Comments on: SFIV: A Closer Look at Crimson Viper’s Special Moves

By: nate

nate — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:26:14 +0000

Just an observation, but her specials remind me a lot of Captain Commando, burning kick/captain kick, seismo hammer/captain corridor. Was this a conscious decision that you know of, or am I just making stuff up?

By: Seth Killian

Seth Killian — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:51:18 +0000

Hi Dan,

1) yes, I mean Capcom’s mid. We still call the Namco/Sega-style mid an overhead

2) I was talking about a special -> super cancel. That said, right now some things can also be linked off of the thunder knuckle under certain circumstances.

By: Spider-Dan

Spider-Dan — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:51:15 +0000

Couple of questions:

1) When you say that Viper’s Strong Thunder Knuckle hits “mid,” I presume you mean Capcom Mid (i.e. will not completely whiff crouchers, but can be blocked high or low) and not Namco/Sega Mid (i.e. cannot be blocked while crouching)?

2) You mentioned comboing Viper’s super off of a successful Thunder Knuckle… is this a super-cancel, or a link?

By: Seth Killian

Seth Killian — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:54:31 +0000

You *can* do burning kick immediately off the ground as a tiger knee, but it doesn’t hit high (you can block burning kick from crouch) so it’s not a big factor.

The main opportunity for trickiness is as a front-to-back crossup, though the move is just strong in general (good setup, fast recovery).

By: Goryus

Goryus — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:58:29 +0000

Once again, all of this information is greatly appreciated. Thanks very much for putting it together!

Can you do the burning kick with a tiger-knee motion, to super-jump cancel into instant overhead? And if yes, can you follow up with a combo?

If yes, it seems very strong, as her low options appear to be plentiful and damaging.