Flash Kick


 * Not to be confused with Remy's version, Rising Rage Flash



The Flash Kick, also known as the Somersault Kick or Somersault Shell, is a special move used by Guile and Charlie.

Summary
Flash Kick is executed by charging down and then pressing up and kick, the player performs a backflip, kicking his opponent harshly as he does. The attack is so quick as to be almost instantaneous, and the arc of the kick leaves, as the name would suggest, a flash in its wake. The size of the flash (and so the chance of it hitting the opponent) and the height achieved as performed are usually determined by the strength of the kick used. Whatever the strength, the kick's speed means it is useful as a nigh-impenetrable anti-air counter. A non-charge variation (simply down then up without charging down) of this move exists in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, which is executed only in mid-air. Also, the incarnation in X-Men vs. Street Fighter sends out an arc of energy upwards.

Trivia

 * In Street Fighter Alpha 3, the color of flash changes per color swap of the character using it. For example, if the player uses Charlie's red costume, the flash will be red instead of teal.
 * In Final Fight Streetwise, Kyle have an counterattack that have a striking resemblance to the Flash Kick.
 * In the 1st Street Fighter series, the effect after guile uses his flash kick, wasn't really a flash, the speed of guile's leg made his leg leaves at trace, but in the rest of the series, it became a flash
 * debuting with SF2 to SFA3, guile's leg doesn't hit, the flash hits the opponent, but in SF4 series, guile hits using his leg 1st, and than just spins to make an extra effect