Artwork of Sagat performing the Tiger Uppercut.
The Tiger Uppercut (タイガーアッパーカット Taigā Appākatto?), also known as the Tiger Blow in the Street Fighter Alpha series and the EX series, is one of Sagat's signature special attacks. This move also exists in Street Fighter: The Storytelling Game.[1]
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Description[]
Gameplay[]
Sagat using Tiger Uppercut, powered up by Angry Charge, in Street Fighter V.
Executed similarly to a Shoryuken, both in input and execution, Sagat jumps into the air and turns his body while hitting his opponent with a rising uppercut - although with the opposite knee raised - followed by a backwards somersault at the apex of his jump to land back on the ground. In the Street Fighter Alpha series and the EX series, the move instead is done as the Tiger Blow, where it hits multiple times, as well as having a different recovery animation where Sagat spirals in a turn instead (like the Shoryuken itself).
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Has short range jump. |
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Longer than the light version. |
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Longer than the medium version and, starting with Super Street Fighter II Turbo, hits 5 times. |
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Essentially a "revamped" Tiger Blow; it has a slightly wider hitbox, smaller startup time, hits multiple times, and finishes with the spiral turn at the apex of the jump just like Ryu's and Ken's Shoryuken. It can also be used to combo into the Tiger Destruction. In Street Fighter V, Sagat turns his body in a spiral motion during the punch itself and somersaults at the apex before falling back to earth. |
Also notable is that in the Alpha games (specifically Alpha 3), selecting Sagat with the X-ISM gauge has him use the traditional Tiger Uppercut instead, having being based on his original II incarnation like with many of the other SFII veterans. In the Game Boy Advance version, Sagat says "Tiger-Tiger Blow!" as he lands a Tiger Uppercut, most likely due to limited voice clip capacity.
Origin[]
Sagat using Tiger Blow.
When Sagat was scarred by Ryu's Shoryuken during the events of the first World Warrior Tournament, he decided to create a similar move for himself, possessing the Tiger Blow in the Street Fighter Alpha series and perfecting it by the time of the second World Warrior Tournament.[2][3][4] He has been seen practicing the move on a waterfall.
Tactics[]
Sagat delivering a Tiger Uppercut to Cammy.
In the games, it can act as an anti-air attack, combo ender, or as a close-range punish, similar to the Shoryuken while Sagat's tall frame gives it an insane vertical hitbox. However, it does not have the same priority, and a well-placed normal attack can stop the move due to its less overall invincibility. Tiger Uppercut also requires very close range, unless the opponent is in the air already. As with the Shoryuken, whiffing or having the move blocked leaves Sagat vulnerable as he falls and lands.
It should also be noted that Tiger Uppercut tends to have more start up frames than Shoryuken, Shoryuken and its variants tend to start up in 3 frames while Tiger Uppercut starts up in 4 (while his EX occasionally gets a 3 frame startup). This makes Tiger Uppercut more vulnerable to Safe Jumps than its counterpart.
In the Street Fighter II series, the move did massive damage as did his Tiger Shot, making Sagat a very dangerous opponent in those games, as he was able to (and still can) zone very effectively by hitting his opponent with a Tiger Uppercut should they decide to jump over his Tiger Shots.
Trivia[]
- In Resident Evil 5, Albert Wesker possesses a move with the same name with he does a jaw-aimed palmstrike upwards; only in Japanese media it is known instead as the Shoukou Shouda (昇甲掌打? "Rising Shell Palm Strike"). In Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, this acts as his standing S in terms of animation, but is also the name of one of his special moves (where only the L version uses the actual animation that the S version uses as well).
- Keeping in with his tiger motif, the motion of the attack is akin to a tiger rising up in the air with one its paws reaching upward; Sagat also instead somersaults backward akin to a tiger's flip as opposed to the usual spiraling recovery motion at the apex of his jump.
- In the Seba Games Dev beat 'em up game Fight'n Rage, one of Ricardo's special moves, Tauro Uppercut, resembles the Tiger Uppercut, except that Ricardo himself hides his left forearm in front of his chest rather than having his left forearm raised near his head.
- The World Warrior incarnation of Tiger Uppercut may have been the prototype for the future Crush Counter mechanic, as in this version while it did do more damage than the playable version of the Champion Edition Sagat, if Sagat was hit in any point of the attack, even recovery, he would take double damage. Similarly to how in the later game Sagat (or most Invincible Reversals) would be counter hit if hit at any stage of the attack.
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References[]
- ↑ Street Fighter RPG Brazil
- ↑ Sagat's SF2 Bio from All About Capcom: The original king of fighters, he lost to Ryu in the previous game. During the fight with Ryu he suffered a Shoryuken to the chest in which he receives a massive scar.Through extensive training he devised a new special move to counter Ryu’s Shoryuken, dubbed the “Tiger Uppercut”, he tirelessly seeks a rematch with Ryu. He’s in this game as a CPU only character and is featured as one of Shadaloo’s 4 Kings. (前作 で リュウ に 敗れ た 、 元格闘技 の 帝王。 リュ ウ と の 闘い で 昇龍拳 を 受け 、 胸 に 大きな傷 を 負 っ た。 リュウ の 昇龍拳 に 対抗 す べく 修練 を 重ね た すえ 昇龍拳 に 改良 を 加え た 新必殺技 「 タイガ ー アッパー カット 」 を 編み出し リュウ に 再戦 を 挑 む 。 対 CPU 戦 で は 、 シャドルー 四天王 の ひとり として 登場)
- ↑ Sagat's SF2CE Bio from All About Capcom: He can now be used as a playable character. The configuration is the same as “SF2”, after losing to Ryu’s Shoryuken, desiring to fight Ryu now as a rival…has now been added to the plot. In his ending he regains his title as Emperor, but his interest in it is already lost as he prepares for his rematch with Ryu to come. (プレイヤー も 使用可能 に。基本的 な 設定 は 『 スト Ⅱ 」 と 同じ だ が, リュウ の 昇龍拳 に 敗れ た の ち , 今度 は 良き ライバル として リュウ と 闘い たい と の 思い で 立ち上がっ た …… という 設定 が 追加 さ れ た。 エン ティング で は 帝王 の 座 に 返り咲く も, すでに 称号 へ の 興味 は 失せ て おり 、 きたる べき リュウ と の 再戦 に 備え て もっと 強く なろ う と 決意。 根本的 に リュウ と 似 た タイプ らしい。)
- ↑ Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World Sagat loses the fight against Ryu thanks to Shoryuken and promises to take revenge. (サガット、隆に「昇龍拳」で敗れ、復響を誓う Sagatto, Takashi ni `shō ryū ken' de yabure, fuku hibiki o chikau)
| Sagat's Move List | |
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| Throws | Tiger Carry • Tiger Rage • Tiger Hang • Tiger Swing |
| Unique Attacks | Tiger Heavy Elbow • Step Low Kick • Step High Kick • Fake Kick • Edge Knee Strike |
| V-Skills | Angry Charge • Hanuman Charge |
| V-Reversal | Tiger Revenge |
| V-Shift Break | Tiger Tornado |
| V-Triggers | Tiger Charge • Tiger Assault |
| Special Attacks | Tiger Shot •Tiger Uppercut • Tiger Knee • Angry Charge • Tiger Claw • Evil Eye |
| Super Combos | Tiger Genocide • Angry Charge • Tiger Raid • Tiger Cannon • Tiger Crossfire |
| Super Arts | Tiger Genocide |
| Ultra Combos | Tiger Destruction • Tiger Cannon |
| Critical Arts | Tiger Rampage |
| Exceeds | Tiger Genocide |
| Meteor Combos | Tiger Storm |