- "Leap into the air and charge forward while remaining low to the ground. Useful as a way of approaching from a distance."
- —Street Fighter 6
The Condor Spire (コンドルスパイア Konduro Supaia?) is one of T. Hawk and Lily's special attacks, introduced in Street Fighter Alpha 3.
Description[]
The move is executed by performing a "reverse Shoryuken" motion and pressing punch. This was changed to a "Shoryuken" motion and pressing kick in Ultra Street Fighter IV. In OMEGA Mode, as well as Street Fighter 6 for Lily, the input for this move is performing a quarter-circle motion and pressing kick (or pressing down and Special Attack for Modern Control).
Originally, the move was a jumping, double-handed overhead chop; in recent appearances, it has essentially become a horizontal version of his Condor Dive: T. Hawk spreads his arms like wings and glides over the ground in an attempt to ram the opponent, with an accompanying eagle screaming background sound effect. The original version from Alpha 3 returned in OMEGA Mode as a new unique attack named Hunting Hawk, done by holding forward and pressing heavy punch.
The distance covered is determined by the punch button pressed (light going the least distance and heavy going the most), but no version travels very far. Increased distance leads to increased recovery time, and the light punch version is generally favored, as it is the safest if blocked. The EX Special version introduced in Super Street Fighter IV has even less recovery than light punch, goes as far as heavy punch, goes through projectiles and does more damage than the standard version.
In the case of Lily, she spins around while rushing forward, still holding onto her war clubs. With subsequent Windclad stocks, the amount of hits landed during Condor Spire increases, with a further attack added using Overdrive while Windclad - from a minimum of 1 hit (no Windclad Stocks) to a maximum of 3 (1+ Windclad stocks).
Tactics[]
The attack's main usefulness is to approach the opponent on foot (as opposed to his more predictable aerial approach in Condor Dive) in relative safety, as it normally glides over low attacks, and the EX Special is also immune to projectiles.
And with the added properties of Windclad, Lily's Condor Spire is amplified in terms of range, damage output, and frame advantage. Compared to the regular version, an enhanced Condor Spire has Lily traveling further to quickly close the distance or to push the opponent closer to the corner. It also increases the number of hits to three, thus increasing the overall damage. Even if the opponent blocks the attack, Lily is +1 on block; allowing her to follow up with another attack or go for a command grab. She is able to follow up into Tomahawk Buster, and then Condor Dive should she Overdrive the attack. She can even link into her Level 2 Super Art.
Gallery[]
| T. Hawk's Move List | |
|---|---|
| Throws | Neck Hanging Tree • Mexican Throw • Elbow Stomping • Condor Hunting |
| Unique Attacks | Thrust Peak • Heavy Shoulder • Heavy Body Press • Hunting Hawk |
| Special Attacks | Condor Dive • Tomahawk Buster • Mexican Typhoon • Condor Spire • Condor Rise • Earth Rage • Thunder Bird |
| Super Combos | Double Typhoon • Raging Typhoon • Canyon Splitter |
| Ultra Combos | Raging Typhoon • Raging Slash |