The Criminal Upper (クリミナルアッパー Kuriminaru Appaa?) is one of Cody's special attacks, introduced along with him in Street Fighter Alpha 3.
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Description[]
Executed by performing a quarter-circle backward motion and pressing punch, Cody turns quickly and throws an uppercut ("Take that!") which creates a white cyclone that can land up to 8 hits.
The startup time, execution interval between uppercut and tornado and total damage dealt are determined by the punch button pressed, with heavier punches meaning more startup time and bigger execution interval but greater damage as well.
The EX Special version introduced in Super Street Fighter IV comes out faster, has lesser execution interval and does more damage.
In Street Fighter V, an upgraded version appears as Cody's Critical Art, called Criminal Punisher. Executed by performing two quarter-circle forward motions and pressing punch, Cody creates a larger tornado that extends to the top of the screen, hitting the opponent up to eight times. Criminal Punisher originally first appeared in Final Fight: Streetwise, demonstrated by Cody when he was Father Bella’s newest Horseman of Death.
Tactics[]
The tornado can negate projectiles, and is good for use in juggling combos, particularly when the foe is cornered.
Trivia[]
- Cody's Criminal Upper is similar to The King of Fighters character Joe Higashi's Hurricane Upper.
- Its anti-air and close range combo attributes are similar to the technique Reppa Fujin Ken or Twisted Twister, as performed by Shinobu Sensui in his Sacred Energy Armor form in the Yu Yu Hakusho anime and manga series, specifically from the Namco developed Super Famicom fighting game installment Yu Yu Hakusho FINAL.
- In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Dodoria has a move called "Critical Upper"[1] that is very similar to Cody's Criminal Upper.
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Cody's Move List | |
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Throws | Prisoner Throw • Bad Stomp • Trash Out • Crime Throw• Secret Work |
Unique Attacks | Stomach Blow • Crack Kick • Knife Pickup • Jaw Crusher • Hammer Hook • Crime Sway • Final Combination• Axel Knuckle •Hammer Kick • Air Raid Punch • Air Raid Kick |
V-Skills | Double Kick • Crime Sway |
V-Reversal | Prison Breaker |
V-Shift Break | Payback |
V-Triggers | Side Arm • Dirty Coach |
Special Attacks | Bad Stone • Fake Throw • Ruffian Kick • Criminal Upper • Bad Spray • Zonk Knuckle • Mega Crash • Tornado Sweep • Strike Fist • Rapid Punch • Sobat Combo • Somersault Kick • Judo Catch |
Super Combos | Final Destruction • Dead End Irony • Hyper Active • Punch-Out |
Super Arts | Final Destruction |
Ultra Combos | Final Destruction • Last Dread Dust |
Critical Arts | Criminal Punisher |