Real Bout Fatal Fury 2/Rick Strowd

Gameplay Overview

One of the titular newcomers to Real Bout 2, Rick is a notorious offensive powerhouse with great pressure, loads of combo chains, and the ability to cash out obscene amounts of damage and corner carry on a clean hit. He has pretty much everything he could need to win, sans a projectile. Some of his attacks are easy to bait out and Breakshot, but playing defense against Rick means letting him get his game started, so you're playing with fire the entire time. He sits deservedly in the top tier.

Pros	Cons
Strong suite of normals and combo chains High combo damage, and also an infinite Smothering pressure Multiple special moves with evasive properties, invincibility, or built-in movement Two unblockables, one of which is a Breakshot and can lead to a juggle Sick stage theme	Slow overhead that's easily reacted to, limiting his high/low mixup No special ways to get around zoning, and his only projectile is his P-Power Attacks are commonly easy to Breakshot

Normals

Standing

5A	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle 7 3/11 5 4 8 4 0 HL Y - -

n.5A (within 49px)	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle 7 3/11 5 4 8 4 0 HL Y - -

5B	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle 11 3/11 6 4 17 1 -3 HL Y - -

n.5B (within 57px)	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle 11 3/11 8 4+4 13 1 -3 HL Y - -

5C	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle 23 6/22 11 6 21 -1(6) -7(1) HL Y - -

n.5C (within 59px)	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle 23 6/11 8 6 20 0(7) -6(1) HL Y - -

Crouching

2A	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - - - - -

2B	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - - - - -

2C	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - - - - -

Command

One Two 6A	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - H, H - - -

Uppercut 3A	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - HL - - -

Punisher 66C	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - HL N - -

Step Punch 5AB High Avoid Attack	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - HL - - -

Jumping

j.A	Version Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle Neutral Hop - - - - - - - H - - - Diagonal Hop - - - - - - - H - - - Neutral Jump - - - - - - - H - - - Diagonal Jump - - - - - - - H - - -

j.B	Version Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle Neutral Hop - - - - - - - H - - - Diagonal Hop - - - - - - - H - - - Neutral Jump - - - - - - - H - - - Diagonal Jump - - - - - - - H - - -

j.C	Version Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle Neutral Hop - - - - - - - H - - - Diagonal Hop - - - - - - - H - - - Neutral Jump - - - - - - - H - - - Diagonal Jump - - - - - - - H - - -

Oversway Actions

5D (opponent in oversway) File:RBFF2 Rick 5d2.jpg	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - H - - -

2D (opponent in oversway) File:RBFF2 Rick 2d2.jpg	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - L - - -

A (from oversway)	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - H - - -

B (from oversway)	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - L - - -

C (from oversway)	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - - - - -

Throw

Punching Bag 4/6C	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle 26 - - - - - - - - - -

Feints

Feint Shooting Star 6AC	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - - - - -

Special Moves

Shooting Star 236A/C

Version Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle A - - - - - - - - - Y N Your most common combo tool and also a way to quickly move forward. When input, Rick will dash forward, and if he reaches the opponent within a 9 frame period, he will launch into a four-hitting combo, and undergo 11 frames of recovery if he doesn't. The attack itself is basically safe on block outside of lightning fast punishes, but very easy to Breakshot. The sheer distance this move covers lets Rick threaten an approach from a great distance away, and he can space it to get in without attacking and go for a cheap throw. Be warned that hitting an airborne opponent with this will frequently leave Rick open for a punish. C - - - - - - - - - N N Can't combo into it, unsafe on block, slow as hell. Don't use it. EX - - - - - - - - - - Y

Blazing Sunburst 214A	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - HL - Y -

Full Moon Fever 214B	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - - - - -

Divine Blast 214C	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - UNB - Y -

Hellion 623A	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - - - Y Y

Desperation Move

Gaia Breath 641236BC	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - - - - -

Super Desperation Move

Howling Bull 641236C	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel BS Juggle - - - - - - - - - - -

Chain Attacks

Punch Starters

P (*)  --------> K (*)      -----> S (E)
           |     S (*, E)
           |     
           |
           |
           ----> d + P (*)  -----> d + K (*, _)---> d + S (_, E) 
           :                       S (*, E)
           :
           :
           :
           ----> P (*)      -----> K (*)     -----> S (E)
                                   S (*, E)
                  

P close (*)----> K (*)      -----> S (E)
           |     S (*, E)         
           |     
           |
           |
           ----> d + P (*)  -----> d + K (*, _)---> d + S (_, E) 
           :                  :    S (*, E)
           :                  :    
           :                  :
           :                  :
           :                  ---> d + P (*) -----> d + K (*, _)-> d + S (_, E)
           :                  :                     S (*, E)
           :                  :
           :                  :
           :                  :
           :                  ---> P (*)     -----> K (*)   -----> S (E)
           :                                        S (*, E)
           :
           :
           ----> P (*)      -----> K (*)     -----> S (E)
                              :    S (*, E)
                              :
                              :
                              :
                              ---> P (*)     -----> K (*)   -----> S (E)
                              :                     S (*, E)
                              :
                              :
                              :
                              ---> d + P (*) -----> d + K (*, _)-> d + S (_, E)
                                                    S (*, E)
            
           
d + P (*)------> d + K (*, _)----> d + S (_, E)
           |     S (*, E)
           |
           |
           |
           ----> P (*)      -----> K (*)     -----> S (E)
           :                  :    S (*, E)
           :                  :
           :                  :
           :                  :
           :                  ---> P (*)     -----> K (*)   -----> S (E)
           :                  :                     S (*, E)
           :                  :
           :                  :
           :                  :
           :                  ---> d + P (*) -----> d + K (*, _)-> d + S (_, E)
           :                                        S (*, E)
           :
           :  
           ----> d + P (*)  -----> d + K (*, _)---> d + S (_, E)
                              :    S (*, E)
                              :
                              :
                              ---> d + P (*) -----> d + K   -----> d + S (_, E)
                              :                      (_, E)
                              :                     S (*, E)
                              :  
                              :
                              ---> P (*)     -----> K (*)   -----> S (E)
                                                    S (*, E)
                          
                              
df + P (*)-----> K (*)      -----> f + S     -----> d, d + S (O, E)
                 df + K (O, <, E)
                 b + S (^, E) 

P in air (O)---> S (1, H, O, E)

Kick Starters

K (*)  --------> f + S      -----> d, d + S (O, E)
                 S (*, E) 

K close (*)----> K (*)      -----> S (*, E)
           |     S (*, E)          df + S (*, A, E)
           |
           |
           |
           ----> d + K (*, _)----> d + S (_, E)

d + K (*, _)---> d + S (_)  -----> f + S (E)
                 K (*, E)

K in air (O)---> S (1, H, O, E)

Strong Starters

S close (*)----> S (*, 1, E)

Dash Forward,--> S (*, 1, E)
  f + S