If Alex were to be based around stun he’d get nerfed to the ground. Not because he would be too good, but because Capcom unity would crash from all the crying. Scrubs hate stun.
I’m starting to think offline and online have separate tier lists.
2 bar is different than red bar or 4 bar etc.
You guys got me all hype when I woke up this morning thinking “WTF? There’s DLC character threads now? Are the trailers up or did something leak?” NOPE. Fuck you people. Got my hopes up.
I think he’ll have good stun, probably on par with Mika. If Mika lands one jump in BNB that’s easily 50% stun. One Passion Press combo can also be 50% stun. So there’s that.
He’ll probably keep the Stomp and it’ll be faster than Bison’s because Capcom LOVES anti-fireball shit in this game. Everyone can agree on that I think. It probably won’t crossup because scrubs will cry and say they don’t even play Street Fighter seriously after getting Stomp Trolled.
I could see his V-Trigger being a status effect where he does more Stun/Damage or it’s Stun Gun Headbutt and it homes in on them. It would be like Birdie’s jump in grab. But it’s a free AA and it’s there specifically to counter fireballs.
I’d like him to have his fast dash. He’s never been a “slow” character except in TVC where he’s the only non-giant character who can’t double jump.
It’d be hilarious if Alex’s v trigger turned his body to look like gill for a split second
I’d take that over the TVC voice any day :neutral:
Flash Chop can be an amazing tool if done correctly. Less startup, less recovery, bigger hitbox.
Alex was mid in 3S but everyone in 3S is strong. The difference between low mid high and top all depends on how much abusable bullshit your character has, but to call him weak would be an insane understatement. Hes fast, powerful and ridiculous stun. I can defeat opponents in under 5 seconds, not even Makoto has that kind of power in the game (unless with full SA2).
No grappler has a free get in move. They have to earn it. I expect it to be -1 on block. Maybe the ex on can be safer or give an advantage.
2 things:
Shirt obliteration v trigger
Beard Alex skin
May the gods allow me to cross up stomp fools into a ragequit. Please capcom.
His parry bait b+hp will be worthless if they don’t make it so he can combo into it or something off of things other than hp chop or stun.
Neither stomp or lk.elbow slash really allow him to get in “for free”, since there is push back. It’s also not like he can throw you if you block either one. But they do put him in a somewhat advantageous position, specifically elbow slash. In 3s they were both pretty much only punished by reversal super on block, -3 and -2 respectively. I think you can throw stomp or something on block.
What if they make it one of his Crush Counters(the other being the BOOT)? If it Crush Counters then it does even more stun.
V Trigger: Brooklyn Rage, Alex becomes more powerful and feels that everything is a slur against him. Must be filled by pressing the V Trigger command where Alex eats pizza. It’s randomized like Birdie’s, Brooklyn style pizza fills the bar while Chicago Deep Dish he chucks at the opponent.
He has to yell it when he activates. Nyeehhhh.
Mika has the same tool with her Passion Press blockable grab. I dunno if Alex needs it. I would like Flash Chop being a bit more versatile. DevilJin suggested that you could hold the Flash Chop down and it would be an unblockable. Which is apparently something from TvC. I like that idea because the Flash Chop combo (I.E. doing Fierce Flash Chop and then end with Powerbomb) has never been ideal. In 3S, it made far more sense to do MK into SA2 or EX Shoulder or EX Flashchop after a fierce Flashchop. If you combo into Powerbomb the damage wasn’t worth it.
I’d prefer alex retain his b fierce personally even if mika has it technically
His B+HP headbutt is one of my favourite moves. I keep using it as a poke. Get the timing and spacing right and you’ll be surprised the things you can catch people out of, Chun-Li’s Hyakuretsu Kyaku, fireball startups etc. I think I once managed to catch Ken out of SA3. Very trollish.
HP flash chop into b+HP choke hold is so satisfying. Hope he still has the back turned choke hold.
I’m just hoping the back fierce has more utility in this game is all I’m saying. Because without parry it loses quite a bit of it’s worth.
I hope they give him a charge on flash chop like TvC. The setup I can come up with.
b+HP really wasn’t that good, dudes. It worked in 3S because of the Parry system and you could use it catch dudes who love to buffer parry and shit (works well against Dudley players in particular).
It’s fun, but dudes could mash out of it, especially if they’re using turbo input like certain players.
Well, the Alex model is already in the game, so we know what he looks like.
In a game so filled with grapplers, I wonder how Alex will stand out.