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Contents 1 Abel 2 Moves 2.1 Unique Attacks 2.2 Throws 2.3 Special Moves 2.4 Super Combo 2.5 Ultra Combos 3 AE ver. 2012 Changes 4 AE Changes 5 The Basics 6 Combos 7 Strategy 8 Matchups 9 Frame Data 9.1 Notes:

Abel

Abel has no recollection of his past. All he knows is that, his father figure from when he awoke with his memory loss, told him to stay away from Shadaloo and from S.I.N. When his father figure died in an accident, Abel had nothing standing in his way from finding out the truth. Now he is on a quest to discover what part he has with Shadaloo and S.I.N. Little does he know that he was actually an early rejected "model" as a replacement body for M. Bison, created in the Living Incubator project. Meant to be disposed of, Abel only managed to survive thanks to Charlie Nash. If Abel discovers the truth, one wonders how he will cope with learning what his true purpose was.

In a nutshell

Abel is a well-rounded melee character who possesses a terrifyingly amazing mixup game. His appearance is deceiving at first glance, as despite his size he can gain momentum easily and utterly confound an opponent with crossups and Marseilles Rolls. His command throw bolsters his mixup even further, and both of his Ultras are very useful depending on the matchup. Despite these strengths, Abel's two greatest weaknesses are his size and his up-close-and-personal fighting style. His size makes him susceptible to easy crossups and character-specific combos, and as a grappler he is outclassed by his more "pure" counterparts, such as Zangief. Still, if you like keeping your opponent on their toes and punishing them hard for their mistakes, give Abel a shot.

Moves

Unique Attacks

Throws

Special Moves

Super Combo

Ultra Combos

AE ver. 2012 Changes

Crouching Heavy Punch

Expanded hitbox upward to ease use as an anti-air move.

Tornado Throw

Changed damage from 150 to 160 for light, 170 to 180 for medium, and 190 to 200 for heavy/EX versions.

Breathless

Made strike-invincible from start of dash to just before hit detection. Eliminated throw invincibility after start of dash.

Second Low

Extended hit stun by 2F, giving a possible +9F advantage when completing EX Focus→Dash in the shortest possible time.

AE Changes

• 2nd hit of Abel's Crouching Hard Punch has a smaller hitbox, both upward and downward.
• Tornado Throw damage reduced.
• Roll lost some of its hit invincibility at the end of it, making it easier to punish.
• Ultra 1 had a 10% damage reduction. Ultra 1's new damage would range from 309-450.
• Ultra 2 10% damage reduction, slower startup, super armor gets removed when Abel starts to run forward and there's a longer recovery time when you cancel out of it. New damage totals for Ultra 2 should range from 295-440.

The Basics

Combos

Strategy

Matchups

Frame Data

	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes
Close	HL	25*15	30*20	20*20	ch/sp/su*su	4	3(8)3	11	-3	0
Close	HL	50*30	50*50	40*20	sp/su*su	5	3(8)2	14	-2	+4
Close	HL	80*30	100*100	60*20	sp/su*su	4	3(8)2	20	-4	0
Close	HL	30	50	20	-	5	2	9	0	+3
Close	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	7	2	16	-4	-1
Close	HL[H]	100[30]	150[50]	60[20]	-	6	6	16	-4	0
Far	HL	30	50	20	ch/su	5	2	6	+3	+6
Far	HL	80	100	40	su	5	6	11	-3	0
Far	HL	130	200	60	-	12	3	17	-2	+2
Far	HL	40	50	20	-	5	3	8	0	+3
Far	HL	80	100	40	-	8	3	15	-4	-1
Far	HL	100	200	60	-	14	2	19	-3	+1
crouch	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	5	2	6	+3	+6
crouch	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	7	3	10	+1	+4
crouch	HL	70*40	100*50	60*20	sp/su	8	2*2	22	-6	-
crouch	L	20	50	20	ch/sp/su	5	3	7	+1	+4
crouch	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	8	5	13	-4	-1
crouch	L	100	200	60	sp/su	11	3	25	-10	-
Jump up	H	50	50	20	-	5	4	-	-	-
Jump up	H	80	100	40	-	5	6	-	-	-
Jump up	H	100	200	60	-	5	4	-	-	-
Jump up	H	50	50	20	-	5	8	-	-	-
Jump up	H	80	100	40	-	4	6	-	-	-
Jump up	H	100	200	60	-	5	4	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	50	50	20	-	5	8	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	80	100	40	-	5	10	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	100	200	60	-	5	8	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	50	50	20	-	4	5	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	70	100	40	-	5	6	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	110	200	60	-	5	5	-	-	-
+	HL	80	100	40	???	7	2	16	0	+3
Focus Attack LVL 1	HL	60	100	20	-	21	2	35	-21	-21
Focus attack LVL 2	HL	80	150	40	-	17+13	2	35	-15	-
Focus attack LVL 3	-	140	200	60	-	65	2	35	-	-
Forward Throw	0.91	130	140	40	-	3	2	20	-	-
Back throw	0.91	130	140	40	-	3	2	20	-	-
Change of Direction	HL	30	50	20/30	su	14	3	25	-3	+2
Change of Direction	HL	35	50	20/30	su	16	3	25	-3	+2
Change of Direction	HL	40	50	20/30	su	17	3	25	-3	+2
Change of Direction	HL	40	50	-250/0	su	16	3	25	-3	+2
Second Mid	H	40	50	10/20	-	15	4	28	-9	-4
Second Low	L	50	50	20/30	su	22	4	24	-5	-1
Finish Mid	H	100	50	10/30	-	10	2	44	-35	-
Finish Low	L	150	100	30/30	-	22	2	53	-44	-
Wheel Kick	H	120	200	30/40	-	20	7	2+19	-10	-5
Wheel Kick	H	140	200	30/40	-	24	7	2+20	-11	-6
Wheel Kick	H	160	200	30/40	-	27	7	1+22	-12	-7
Wheel Kick	H	60*120	100*100	-250/0	--	17	7*3	2+19	-6	0
Marseilles Roll	-	-	-	20/-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Marseilles Roll	-	-	-	20/-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Marseilles Roll	-	-	-	20/-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Marseilles Roll	-	-	-	-250/-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Falling Sky	-	0*140	100	30/0*100	-	5	2	31	-	-
Falling Sky	-	0*150	150	30/0*100	-	6	4	31	-	-
Falling Sky	-	0*160	200	30/0*100	-	9	6	31	-	-
Falling Sky	-	0*160	150	-250/0	-	6	2	31	-	-
Tornado Throw	1.33	150	100	30/80	-	5	2	51	-	-
Tornado Throw	1.13	170	150	30/80	-	5	2	45	-	-
Tornado Throw	0.93	190	200	30/80	-	5	2	39	-	-
Tornado Throw	1.27	190	150	-250/0	-	5	2	54	-	-
Super Combo	HL	0*335	0	-1000/0	-	1+5	2	41	-32	-
Ultra Combo 1	HL	45*416	0	0/0	-	1+13	2	46	-30	-
Ultra Combo 2	2.92	431	0	0/0	-	1+7	6	51	-	-
	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes

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