Lightning Cannonball

(hold to control the timing)

The Lightning Cannonball is Blanka's first Ultra Combo in the Street Fighter IV series. Executed by charging back, then pressing forward, back, forward and all three punches, Blanka crouches, electrifies himself, then somersaults forward into a rolled-up position on the ground. If the player has not let go of the punch button, Blanka will remain there, rapidly spinning in place while electrified, until the punch button is released or until a small time limit elapses. Once one of these occur, or if the player did no hold down punch, Blanka will immediately roll forward a short distance. The attack is difficult to use correctly due to the precise timing and planning required; one way of ensuring that the second half of the move is not blocked is to execute it at extreme close range; the intial somersault will send the foe flying, and the ability to delay to follow-up roll allows Blanka to wait until the opponent is on the way down.