You’re right Mullah but let me clarify…
I use it with a high rate of success to get over fireballs. THEN, you can get away with the tricks I noted above. Once I figure out what my opponents tendencies are, I break their patterns with different strength rainbow balls and then it gets ugly. LK rainbow ball is very good. I use that as part of my lockdown with Blanka.
~Decoy
More importantly, how do i choose red blanka that we saw in those screenshots vs guile?
I just got an ex2 stick on loan from a buddy of mine so i’m still getting used to being able to hop and do combos so i haven’t really messed around with the rainbow roll much to be honest
There’s a red Blanka? Like really red Blanka? I’m interested. I always use LK red shorts and hair grey blanka.
i like yellow blanka
erick found something pretty tricky, close standing strong> crouching Forward> hop back> Ball(MP) puts you right in front of their face.
Hey all. I’m wondering if somebody could show me some high-level Blanka videos. I enjoy playing Blanka more than any other character but can’t seem to get the hang of him…mainly because most of his moves are from charge (so I end up spending most of my time crouching and turtling, which doesn’t seem right).
I’m a noob but got this game because I used to play SF2ST in the local Pizza Hut with my brother all the time…just never at a high level (we were around 10-years-old).
I’ve been really getting my butt kicked by fireballers, and to be honest, haven’t been able to beat Ryu in the third match of arcade (I know, that’s how terri-bad I am).
If you’d like to suggest some things for me to work on in practice mode, that would be great as well. Thank you.
does blanka have any corner crossup options?
strangely, that’s one thing i NEVER thought about since I started playing ST…
did hop always cross up standing opponents in the corner? it didn’t on my xbox sfae.
Was red blanka only for the dev team? 
Look at that screenshot again. It was a really dark orange, not red, with green hair and pants. Should be “forward kick” or “roundhouse kick.” Blanka’s colors all looks so much better now :wgrin:
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what red blanka pic?
Blanka’s safe balls are huge.
red pic is really just orange blanka, its on page 4 of the sfHD pics at gamespot.
oh ok
I’m a little late, but thanks everybody for giving me some combos. I’ll try them today when I have access to my PS3, and I’ll also try to get his throw range down. Thanks everybody.
And while we’re on the topic of colors, my favorite color way is blue skin with green hair. You hit start to get that color way.
Blanka vs Sagat.
Thoughts?
I haven’t had that much experience with him, but I know an advantage for Blanka is that he can walk under Sagat’s high tiger shots. You could try doing rainbow rolls above the low tiger shots, but taking advice from me probably isn’t the best idea. I’m a scrub.
i feel like blanka can punish tiger shots from a good distance (maybe about 2/3 screen?) with j.rh because those legs extend so far and sagats limbs reach out really far.
Also i know that rh upball can hit sagat standing. dunno how useful it is but its nice to know all the tools in your arsenal
Yeah, I really feel that Sagat loses. Maybe 40/60 I just wanted to know other people’s reasoning.
I haven’t played decoy yet so I can’t say for sure but with the blankas I’ve played thus far I can definitely say it’s roughly even, remember sagats fb’s are still really good and his new tk is hella scary (did you see the thread 75% damage wtf!.)
Still blankas jab roll whiff into bite and easier electricity alone seem to make this matchup a lot better for blanka then it was before.
Whats your GT lets get some matches I need to play more blankas he’s definitely toptier so far imo.
Blanka can jump in on Sagat when he does a tiger shot on reaction from the looks of it and just do j.hk. Unless Sagat did jab tiger shot then he can’t block in time.
I don’t play Blanka. I play Sagat. And I wanted to know why I was having tough time vs my friend other then the fact that I can’t punish Blanka Ball anymore which is super lame btw. lol