Pendulum Upper (振り子アッパー Furiko Appā?) is one of Sakura's unique attacks, introduced in the OMEGA Mode in Ultra Street Fighter IV. In Street Fighter V, the move would be renamed as Furiko Upper.
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Description[]
Ultra Street Fighter IV (OMEGA Mode)[]
Executed by pressing back and Heavy Punch, Sakura clasps her hands together and swings her arms upward.
Street Fighter V[]
Once again executed by pressing back and Heavy Punch, Sakura clasps her hands together, spins toward her opponent, and swings her arms upward.
Tactics[]
Ultra Street Fighter IV (OMEGA Mode)[]
Pendulum Upper is great as an anti-air, due to its upward hitbox. It's also good for combos as the last hit. It can be used with the first Ultra Combo.
Street Fighter V[]
Furiko Upper has a 7-frame startup, making it Sakura's fastest Heavy attack. It can be served as one of her many anti-air tools. However, it has a upwards hitbox only on the last active frame of the attack. Proper spacing and timing is required in order to interrupt the opponent's jump-in attempts. Furiko Upper is also one of Sakura's Crush Counter moves. Scoring a Crush Counter hit with this attack launches her opponent into the air. Sakura can then follow-up with a fully charged Tengyo Hadoken to juggle her opponent, creating some potential damaging combos.
Furiko Upper is one of Sakura's best combo extender. It can be linked from Standing Medium Punch. This attack can also be cancelled into Sakura's special attacks, such as Shouoken and Shunpukyaku. While this unique attack is -7 on block, she can link into Light or EX Shunpukyaku, or cancel into her V-Trigger to make it difficult for her opponent to punish.
Gallery[]
| Sakura's Move List | |
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| Throws | Sakura-jime • Sailor Shot • Sailor Fly • Choba Throw • Hanakaze • Sakura Shoulder Throw • Sailor Hop |
| Unique Attacks | Flower Kick • Pendulum Upper • Floral Kick • Furiko Upper • Chin Buster Kick |
| V-Skills | Haru Kaze • Haru Hayate |
| V-Reversal | Floral Spin |
| V-Shift Break | Floral Side-Kick |
| V-Triggers | Haru Arashi • Sakura Senpu |
| Special Attacks | Hadoken • Shouoken • Shunpukyaku • Sakura Otoshi• Hadosho • Okakyaku • Tengyo Hadoken • Zanku Hadoken • Ashura Senku • Shunka Shuutou |
| Super Combos | Shinku Hadoken • Midare Zakura • Haru Ichiban • Sakura Fubuki • Shun Goku Satsu |
| Super Arts | Haru Ranman |
| Ultra Combos | Haru Ranman • Shinku Hadoken |
| Critical Arts | Sakura Rain |
| Hyper Combos | Shinku Hadoken • Midare Zakura • Haru Ichiban • Shun Goku Satsu |
| Meteor Combos | Nekketsu Hadoken • Genki Ichiban |
| Mighty Combos | Shinku Hadoken • Midare Zakura |