Fuma Shuriken

Fuma Shuriken (風魔手裏剣, Fūma Shuriken) is Ibuki's second V-Trigger in Street Fighter V.

Fuma Shuriken

Haku	+
Kokufu	++

Description

Ibuki using her V Trigger

Executed by pressing Heavy Punch and Heavy Kick simultaneously, Ibuki throws a large, four-bladed shuriken at her opponent that circles back to hit them again. By pressing back, with Heavy Punch and Heavy Kick together, Ibuki throws the shuriken upward, causing it to return straight behind her opponent.

Tactics

Since its release, Fuma Shuriken has become the V-Trigger of choice for Ibuki players. It is one of Ibuki's primary mix-up tools she can use to help her mount a comeback or to put her opponent in precarious situations. Though Ibuki only has one shuriken per V-Trigger as opposed to her first V-Trigger's two bombs, Ibuki's low health and stun make it much less risky to utilize in a match and start a comeback, and can even activate her V-Trigger twice in the same round.

Fuma Shiriken in mid flight.

The shuriken's flight path and return is determined depending on the direction pressed during the activation. The neutral shuriken is thrown straight at the opponent, before returning from above, while the backward shuriken goes upward.

Fuma Shuriken can also combo from almost all of Ibuki's normals as well as various unique attacks. Ibuki takes a step forward as she throws the shuriken, which helps her remain close to her opponent. The upward shuriken serves as a decent anti-air tool. In addition, Ibuki can cancel into EX Raida to juggle her opponent into the returning projectile, allowing her to extend the combo to inflict more damage. The shuriken is +8 on hit, then knocks down on the way back, making this V-Trigger a solid combo extender. Ibuki can then link a combo, which in turn juggles her opponent into the returning shuriken. From there, Ibuki can reset her opponent by hitting them with Agemen. As they land on the ground, Ibuki can Dash while her opponent falls to put them in a left-right mix-up situation, forcing them to guess which side she will attack from.

Bear in mind that though Fuma Shuriken is +2 on block, V-Shift offers a reliable defense against it. Proper usage of Fuma Shuriken requires awareness of every option the opponent has, such as invincible reversals, V-Reversals, V-Shift, and even throws.

Trivia

• The release of this V-Trigger might have been foreshadowed through Laura's win quote against Ibuki; she asks Ibuki about her shuriken despite her having access to no such weapons as early as when Ibuki was first released. In addition, Ibuki's win quote against Lucia has her correcting the officer that she is using Kunai, stating that "You can't cut a sandwich with a shuriken".
• The Fuma Shuriken is a fictional weapon named after the real-life Fuuma ninja clan. It is most famously used in the Final Fantasy video game series and Naruto, a manga series centered around ninja, with its iconic massive size and four-pronged shape.

Gallery

Fuma Shuriken (Haku)

Fuma Shuriken (Kokufu)

Fuma Shuriken

An example of a reset combo of this attack against Cammy.

A view of the Fuma Shuriken.

Fuma Shiriken near the ground.

Ibuki attacking Seth with her Shiriken.

Videos

Ibuki V Trigger 2 Mixup

A common mix-up off Ibuki's 2nd V-Trigger; using Agemen to reset Damage Scaling.

Fuma Shiriken

Both incarnations of Fuma Shiriken.