Ultra Street Fighter 4 producer details new fighters

Ultra Street Fighter 4 producer Tomoaki Ayano recently gave an overview of each new fighter's signature moves.

November 11, 2013 2:00 PM

Like any Street Fighter revision worth its salt, Ultra Street Fighter 4 is adding a handful of fighters to the mix, sure to disrupt the tournament balance. Capcom recently outlined each of their signature moves, with a little more detail about the fighting styles of each competitor. A post from producer Tomoaki Ayano on the Capcom Unity blog details each of the four new fighters: Poison, Rolento, Hugo, and Elena. All of them will be familiar for series fans, but they're new to the Street Fighter 4 mix. Poison is said to be the easiest new character to pick up, and her move is a projectile called the "Aeolus Edge." It's pretty versatile, as you can change the speed and distance with different strength buttons, or even delay its timing. Rolento's "Stinger" move lets him throw the knife at different angles to control the pace of the fight, keeping opponents from getting too close. The giant-sized Hugo uses a "Giant Palm Breaker" to keep his opponents down in the corner, though his sheer size would appear to help with that as well. Finally, Elena returns with her "Rhino Horn" move from Street Fighter 3, a quick attack that helps her close gaps. Ayano notes that all of these moves will be subject to change, and that more information is coming about field testing the game to make sure it strikes the right balance.

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Ultra Street Fighter 4 producer Tomoaki Ayano recently gave an overview of each new fighter's signature moves.
- EnhancedInterrogator
  
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  November 11, 2013 2:10 PM
  
  I'm more excited about watching Justin Wong play these new character than I am about playing them myself.
  - OzzieMejia
    
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    November 11, 2013 2:12 PM
    
    Has he teased that he's going to switch? Because he's already pretty godlike with Rufus.
    - EnhancedInterrogator
      
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      November 11, 2013 2:15 PM
      
      Ha, I don't know, I just picked a random name that I know from the pro-scene. I haven't followed the scene a while. It's always fun to see someone kick ass with a new or unpopular character at EVO.
      - OzzieMejia
        
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        November 11, 2013 2:18 PM
        
        I'm personally waiting to see who starts dominating with Hugo. I remember working THQ QA back in the day and my lead was a Third Strike pro that owned face with Hugo.
        
        Mr.RGP
        
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        November 11, 2013 5:07 PM
        
        Infiltration will figure it out soon.
    - bcyde
      
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      November 11, 2013 2:17 PM
      
      He's also brought Adon out in tourneys.
      
      With the way Wao has been tearing up the Topanga A League, I'm betting we're going to see a bunch of Onis esepcially if he gets buffs in Ultra. We've already seen Infiltration use Oni a few times in tourney too.
    - melkore
      
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      November 11, 2013 2:30 PM
      
      I was watching Alex Valle last night tear it up with T.Hawk so who knows. I hope the pros pick up the new characters so it's fresh again.
- smackpiece
  
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  November 11, 2013 2:23 PM
  
  Poison all day. Come at me bros.
  - Mr.RGP
    
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    November 11, 2013 5:08 PM
    
    No doubt.