Rhino Horn

The Rhino Horn (ライノホーン, Raino Hoon^?) is one of Elena's special attacks, introduced along with her in the Street Fighter III series.

Input

All appearances	+
Street Fighter 6 (Classic)	+
Street Fighter 6 (Modern)

Description

Rhino Horn hitting Hakan in Ultra Street Fighter IV.

"A series of quick, forward-moving kicks. Effective at sending the opponent flying back and into the corner."

—Street Fighter 6

Executed by performing a half-circle forward motion and pressing kick, Elena turns around, does a spinning roundhouse kick, and launches herself foot-first at the enemy. The distance and recovery time are determined by the kick button pressed.

The EX Special version introduced in Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact goes almost the length of the entire screen, and land more hits.

In Street Fighter 6, the input for this move is changed to a quarter-circle motion forward and pressing kick (or pressing Special Attack for Modern Control).

Tactics

Rhino Horn in Street Fighter 6.

While the attack can be used to catch the opponent off-guard, it can be easily and severely punished if blocked. It also can be used as an anti-air (although risky and not very reliable).

In Street Fighter 6, this move is essential to Elena's offense and combos. During the active frames of this Rhino Horn, Elena is considered airborne. This allows her to leap of low attacks and whiff punish the opponent. While Rhino Horn whiffs if the opponent is crouching, Elena can use Crouching Heavy Kick to force them into a standing position to make the combo hit. If Elena hits her Rhino Horn against her opponent in the corner, then she can link into Scratch Wheel for extra damage. Each version of Rhino Horn can be cancelled into her Level 3 Super Art.

The OD version of this move has a faster startup and launches the opponent higher for more combo opportunities. After hitting the opponent with Hind Kick, Elena can perform OD Rhino Horn to juggle them on the first kick while flying underneath them for the follow-up kicks; while still have enough time to link into Scratch Wheel. She can cancel the OD version into her Level 2 Super Art.

Sprites

Gallery

Elena's Light, Medium, Heavy, and EX Rhino Horn in Street Fighter IV.

Elena's Light, Medium, Heavy, and OD Rhino Horn in Street Fighter 6.