Rick Strowd overview & gameplay guide

Rick Strowd is Fatal Fury’s take on the beloved speed boxer archetype. Using his amazing mobility, this technical rushdown character ducks and weaves his way in before tearing foes apart with an endless barrage of strikes and combinations.

Rick’s game plan is a simple one: get in and don’t stop ‘til they drop. He can keep going seemingly endlessly with his great close normals, stagger pressure, stance transitions, and command dashes with various follow-ups. To open up stubborn opponents, he can go high or low from his Aggressor Stance (4AC/6AC), or keep the advantage with Blazing Sunburst (236P); he’s even equipped with a powerful, Brakable anti-air in Hellion (623P). When they cave and take the hit, use his numerous offensive sequences to confirm his high combo damage, and use Shooting Star (236K) to keep up the attack even after you’ve knocked them down.

As you may have guessed, a character who’s so strong up close, isn’t very capable from afar. Rick relies heavily on his advancing specials to close the gap, and they are easily stuffed or baited to whiff. When things go south for Rick, they go south fast, as he has no invincible reversal aside from his supers. While his one-dimensional neutral can make keeping him out rather easy, he can at least ignore projectiles with Full Moon Fever (214P), or even punish them with Howling Bull (236236K).

All in all, Rick is a very fun character, but he is by no means an easy one — his highly technical gameplay will challenge your execution, game knowledge, and adaptability. But master this deep character, and you might just “Exceed the Limit” you thought you had as a player!