Devil Reverse

The Devil Reverse is one of M. Bison's special attacks. Executed by charging down and then pressing up and punch, Bison leaps into the air and towards the opponent. If no further input is made, Bison simply lands in front of his opponent; if, however, punch is pressed while in mid-air, he performs the "reverse": suddenly changing direction in mid-air, flipping upside-down and throwing a Psycho Power-infused punch toward the opponent while descending.

The maneuvre is the textbook example of a "fake-out", as the initial leap looks identical to Bison's Head Stomp attack and may trick the opponent into using an attack such as a Shoryuken to counter that. If they do, the Reverse will suddenly take Bison out of harm's way and punch the now-vulnerable opponent as they descend. Even if they don't try to counter, the Reverse can take Bison backwards away to a relatively safe distance from the opponent, or towards the opponent to punch them where they stand. This is because Bison's position as he descends can be controlled after the Reverse.

Finally, as the attack involves leaping across the top of the screen (and optionally reversing back again), it can be used to avoid fireball attacks while still controlling where Bison lands.