Shoryuken: Difference between revisions

If a player uses a heavy up tilt and then inputs a Shoryuken (by either Up B or Input), the end lag cancels out and immediately makes Ryu use the move. This is a very effective combo at low percentages, although useless later on. However, many combos can come out of it at higher percentages.

{{anchor|Heavy Shoryuken}}While [[Ken]]'s Shoryuken sends at a more diagonal angle (making it KO opponents later than Ryu's), it remains powerful throughout the entire attack as opposed to the later hits of Ryu's, deals more damage on a full connect, travels more horizontally, and has noticeably lower landing lag, making it a useful anti-air option. His medium Shoryuken hits twice instead of only once. Ken can also perform a '''Heavy Shoryuken''' ({{ja|強昇龍拳|Kyō Shōryūken}}, ''Strong Rising Dragon Fist'') when using the fully-held version of the move, which has a [[flame]] effect and hits multiple times.

As with all of Ryu's special moves excluding his down special, performing the move's original arcade input (→ ↓ ↘ + attack/special) increases its power, to 15% and 18% for the tapped and held version respectively. When the player successfully performs an Input Shoryuken, Ryu's fist will flash at the peak of his jump, the attack gains a white ink-like trail, and he announces the attack's name in a fiercer voice. Additionally, the Input Shoryuken gains 6 frames of [[intangibility]] (instead of the 3 frames with the default version), and halved landing lag is given as a bonus. Since the input version's intangibility starts on frame 1 (as opposed to frame 3 for the default version), it is a potent combo breaker. In ''Ultimate'', Ryu gets only 3 frames of intangibility (versus just one frame for the default version), which doesn't start until frame 4, although his fist remains intangible for the move's entire duration if input.

The heavy Input Shoryuken is Ryu's strongest move, KOing as early as 66%. However, the jagged diagonal pattern required makes it quite complicated to perform even compared to Ryu's other Input specials, as wrongly moving the control stick will penalize the player with either an accidental dash attack, [[Focus Attack]] or [[Hadoken#Input Hadoken|Input Hadoken]]. It is common for players to miss the input (especially offstage, which can cause an accidental [[SD]]) or use it too late as an attack despite its incredible power. Generally, the easiest way to perform it is when standing still, running towards the opponent, or after a tapped tilt attack.