Ryu Notes (Mika-Centric)

Fastest Normal - Stand LP (3f)

VSkill
- 3f startup
- cancels into itself upon successful parry
- counterhit recovery state

+ on block
c.LP
c.MP
s.MP
s.LP

Neutral
c.LK
b.HK

- on block
s.HP
s.LK
s.HK
c.MK
f.HP

unsafe
c.HP
c.HK
f.MP (point-blank)
TC1, TC2

Antiairs
c.HP
b.HK
s.HK
Dragon Punch

Throws
advantage after forward throw; has time to meaty
Disadvantage after backthrows, creates space

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vs Mika
Dropkick

	* DP on reaction
	* Loses to b.HK
	* Loses to s.HP
	* VSkill can setup bigger punishes

c.HP

	* Whiff punish with s.MP, links to super
	* Eats medium and light pokes
	* Can pre-empt hadoukens thrown at closer ranges

f.MK

	* Dodges c.MK
	* whiff punish with s.mp or s.MK

EX Peach

	* Can react to normal Hadoukens or make hard read on Denjin mode hadoukens

Peach

	* Eats normals, or trades favorably for Mika
	* Goes over hadoukens, but requires a pre-emptive input


AntiAirs
c.HP

	*
		* Beats most jumpins that aren't crossups
		* Can be baited by divebomb


Dragon Punch

	*
		* Good against all aerial options
		* Crosscut input to beat crossups
		* Divebomb may cause it to miss if done from further away.



Punishes
Stomp Chop TC

	* s.MP punish
	* MP or EX Shoryu can punish up close and also beat canceled peach
	* Can punish with CA from any spacing, but canceling TC into peach may avoid it

EX Peach

	* Full punish with s.MP into link combos

Peach

	* Punish with s.MP if blocked during upward arc
	* Punish with c.MP if blocked during late in arc

Wingless Escape

	* Can punish with CA

Divebomb

	* On Block, Punish with s.MP c.MP link
	* Whiff punish with sweep or EX Hadouken

Defending Vtrigger Mixups

	* c.HP activation on guard
	*
		* MP Dragon Punch can escape throw and trade/w nadeshiko vs crossup attempts
		* EX DP can escape throw and beat crossup attempts

	* Corner
	*
		* Has to guess like the rest of the cast, but has the option to DP
		* Mika-side dropkick assist will hit non-EX DP

	* Throw traps
	*
		* EX DP can escape throw traps
		* Regular DP may lose out to assist before DP can hit Mika


Hadoukens

	* React-able with EX Peach or Slide
	* Peach can hop over but requires a hard read
	* Dropkick goes over but requires a hard read
	* c.HP can counter-hit at closer ranges


Fighting Ryu
Mika's Advantages

	* V-Trigger Potential
	* Longer range normals
	* Jump angle alteration


Ryu's Advantages

	* Meterless reversal
	* Projectile
	* Damage output


Effective Whiff Punishes
s.MP

	* Standing normals can whiff punish from more ranges
	* c.MK works but Mika has to be just outside of range to catch it

c.MP

	* Whiff punish with c.MK or s.MP
	* f.MP also works
	* s.HP works but requires precise spacing

c.MK

	* Can't whiff punish on reaction reliably except for s.LK
	* Can attempt to bypass with s.MK or s.HK

b.HK

	* Often used from ranges to screen Mika's approach angles
	* Can whiff punish closer with sweep, c.HP, c.MK
	* EX Peach works from further out

Anti Airs
     c.MP

	* Reliable against all frontal jump ins. j.LK can potentially trade
	* Loses to crossups

     c.HK

	* Loses to j.LK, so it's better suited to use this against farther-out jumps
	* Rewards with knockdown

     c.MK

	* Loses to j.LK, so it's better suited to use this against farther-out jumps
	* Risky to use up close

     s.HP

	* Reliable against all frontal jump ins, but gives less advantage than c.MP
	* Whiffs against crossups

     Wingless

	* Risky to use as it may trade with j.LK

     Ex Wingless

	* Also reliable against jump ins from further out


Punishes
     Target Combos

	* Kick ender whiffs against crouching Mika
	* punish with s.MP (easy) or f.MP (tight)

     Sweep

	* Most reliable punish EX Peach
	* Closer range: Passion Press (doesn't work against max range sweep)

     Tatsu

	* Block standing and punish
	* If crouching and it whiffs, safely confirm with s.MP or c.LPx2

     Dragon Punch

	* Crush Counters on recovery; even for non-EX
	* Standard punish with f.HP or s.MP links

     Shinku Hadouken (CA)

	* EX Peach punishes reliably
	* If in range and with the CA or VT, punish with c.HP

     VT Super

	* Guard crushes
	* When blocking point-blank use V-Reversal to avoid the guard break


VTrigger

	* Avoid jumping or doing dropkick or Ryu can VT and punish


Other tips

	* Block after low forward, wait for the fireball
	* Delay wakeup after Ryu does forward throw