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"Muscle Power! Muscle power fully open! (マッスルパワー!筋力全開!Massuru pawā! Kinryoku zenkai!"
—Zangief

Bolshoi Russian Suplex (ボリショイ・ロシアン・スープレックス Borishoi Roshian Sūpurekkusu?) is Zangief's Critical Art in Street Fighter V.

Street Fighter V Arcade Stick 360Arcade Stick 360+Arcade Button Punch

Description[]

BolshoiRussianSuplex

Zangief delivering the Bolshoi Russian Suplex to Cammy.

Executed by performing two full-circle motions in either direction and pressing punch, Zangief attempts to grab his opponent. If successful, he gets behind his opponent with his head under the arm and performs an incredibly powerful Belly-to-Back Suplex. Still in position, Zangief keeps adding pressure to his opponent that has enough power to forcibly drive them through the ground, creating a small crater.

If the opponent is knocked out during the move, the opponent will continue to lay motionless inside the crater, with their legs comically sticking up from the ground.

Tactics[]

Like most Critical Arts, this move is used to end combos to deal large amounts of damage to the opponent. The Bolshoi Russian Suplex is tied for the fastest Critical Art in the game with both versions of the Shun Goku Satsu at one frame, making it particularly devastating as a punish and as a mixup option. However, unlike most characters in the game, Zangief cannot cancel his special moves to confirm his Critical Art. Instead, he can use its incredible speed to link from his normal attacks, such as a Crouching Light Kick or his Knee Hammer.

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Trivia[]

  • This move is arguably based on a popular professional wrestling move called the Belly-to-Back Suplex, or commonly know as the Back Suplex.
  • Zangief's Bolshoi Russian Suplex is one of a few Critical Arts where the opponent's legs are sticking out of the ground if the move results in a knockout. The other's include Birdie's Skip To My Chain, and Alex's Heavy Hammer.
  • Bolshoi means "Big", therefore the name of the Critical Art means "Big Russian Suplex".
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