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Rufus showing his Cross Cancel (in picture form).
The Cross Cancel is a guard cancel counterattack mechanic introduced in Street Fighter X Tekken. It is similar in function to the Alpha Counter from previous games.
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Description
Ibuki using her Cross Cancel against Kazuya Mishima.
Executed by moving forward and pressing heavy punch and heavy kick while blocking, the character will use one section of the Cross Gauge to cancel their block and perform a predetermined EX Special attack as a reversal. Cross Cancels deals various damage, have different frame advantages on block and knockdown times, making some safe to Raw Tag afterward while others can be punished
Properties
Cross Cancels do not cause fatal damage. Cross Cancels can be Switch Canceled, however unlike with other attacks the hit opponent can not be Juggled. Pre-2013 patch some characters could combo out of their Cross Cancels, however this was removed in the final patch. While all Cross Counters cause hard knockdowns but have different recovery times on a per character basis. This changes the amount of options each character has after a successful Cross Counter.
Tactics
Unlike the V-Reversal mechanic from Street Fighter V the Cross Cancel mechanic is less uniform and it's usefulness literally varies on a character to character basis. Chun-Li and M. Bison are usually considered to have the overall best alpha counters, Chun-Li due to hitting both sides and having an active hitboxes, while Bison has the most horizontal distance meaning tags could not be delayed to bait his Cross Cancel.
A desired property is access to safe tags, Characters like Ibuki and Jin Kazama provide 100% free safe tags from a successful cross counter. Others like Poison provide situational safeness depending on screen positioning, and lastly characters like Blanka and Craig Marduk are considered to have the worst, due to their avoidable nature, slow startup, and not providing safe tags.
It has to be noted that although many Cross Cancels look visually like attacks already established by the character, the Cross Cancel version is usually different. Ibuki's Cross Cancel looks very similar to her EX Kazakiri but it works totally different. The Alpha Counter version launches the opponent away with a hard knockdown while the EX Kazakiri version leaves the opponent grounded to allow followups.
List of Cross Cancels
Named by the closest resembling attack.
Street Fighter
| Character | Name |
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| Ryu | Tatsumaki |
| Ken | Shoryuken |
| Akuma | Goshoryuken |
| Ibuki | Kazekiri |
| Rolento | Patriot Circle |
| Poison | Kissed by a Goddess |
| Guile | Flash Kick |
| Abel | Shoulder Tackle |
| M. Bison | Psycho Crusher |
| Juri | Fuhajin |
| Zangief | Banishing Flat |
| Rufus | Galactic Tornado |
| Blanka | Amazon River Run |
| Sakura | Shouoken |
| Dudley | Jet Upper |
| Elena | Scratch Wheel |
| Chun-Li | Spinning Bird Kick |
| Cammy | Cannon Spike |
| Dhalsim | Unnamed, combines his standing HK with Yoga Flame |
| Sagat | Tiger Uppercut |
| Balrog | Buffalo Head |
| Vega | Scarlet Terror |
| Abel | Shoulder Tackle |
| Guy | Bushin Senpukyaku |
| Cody | Criminal Upper |
| Hugo | Monster Lariat |
Tekken
Guest Characters
| Guest Character Name | Attack |
|---|---|
| Toro | Unnamed |
| Kuro | Reign of Terror |
| Cole | Amp Combo |
| Bad Box Art Megaman | Mega Uppercut |
| Pac-Man | Flip Kick |
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