Megaton Press

"Get you! Crush you! Unimpressive.
(掴んでやる！ 吹っ飛べ！ そら見ろ。, Tsukande yaru! Futtobe! Sora miro.^?)"

—Hugo

Megaton Press as it appears in Ultra Street Fighter IV

The Megaton Press (メガトンプレス, Megaton Puresu^?) is one of Hugo's special attacks, introduced as his second Super Art in the Street Fighter III series. It returns as his second Ultra Combo in Ultra Street Fighter IV.

Appearance	Function	Input
Street Fighter III series	Super Art II	+
Ultra Street Fighter IV	Ultra Combo II	+

Damage

Hugo	431

Description

Hugo taking cammy for the ride

Executed by performing two quarter-circle forward motions and pressing punch, Hugo jumps forward into the air, attempting to grab an airborne opponent; if successful, he bearhugs them and performs several moonsault spins in the air before dropping them head-first and crashing down to earth on top of them, shouting out the attack's name.

In Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Megaton Press does almost the same damage as the Gigas Breaker, but comes in two stocks.

Tactics

The attack can be used in exactly the same way as a Shootdown Backbreaker (i.e. as an anti-air or as a juggle, one example being a follow-up to an Ultra Throw).

In Ultra Street Fighter IV, the Megaton Press can be juggled into from a variety of Hugo's special attacks, including his Ultra Throw, Giant Palm Bomber, and even a Monster Lariat if it hits an airborne opponent.

Gallery

Screenshots

Megaton Press in action.

Megaton Press in Third Strike.

Sprites

Videos

Hugo Ultra 2

2nd Impact Hugo death combo

Megaton Press Third Strike

Trivia

• In Ultra Street Fighter IV, the Megaton Press has a startup of 4 frames, making it one of the fastest non-command grab Ultra Combos. There are three other Ultra Combos with a startup of 4 frames, namely Blanka's Lightning Cannonball, Decapre's anti-air DCM and Rose's Soul Satellite.
• Hugo's rival Alex gained a Critical Art that also involves taking his opponent into the air.