The Tomahawk Buster (トマホークバスター Tomahooku Basutaa?), also known informally as the Rising Hawk, is one of T. Hawk's special attacks, introduced along with him in Super Street Fighter II. This would also be passed down to Lily in Street Fighter 6.
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Description
- "Use the momentum of swinging your arms to diagonally leap into the air with a tackle. It is invincible against jumping attacks, making it useful as an anti-air attack."
- —Street Fighter 6
Executed by performing a "Shoryuken" motion (forward, downward then down-forward) and pressing punch (or pressing forward and Special Attack for Modern Control), this move is essentially an upwards-oriented version of the Condor Dive. The user ducks down and crosses their fists in front of his face, then rapidly stretches their arms out behind himself like wings and jumps diagonally up, ramming their opponent with their head and/or shoulder.
The reach of the attack is determined by the punch button pressed: the Heavy version has the longest diagonal range (around 45°), while the Light punch version is much more vertical (around 25°). The Medium version is the most balanced of them (around 35°).
The EX Special version introduced in Super Street Fighter IV has enhanced (albeit still limited) invincibility on startup and travels upwards faster at the same angle as the Medium version, but T. Hawk can only execute an EX Condor Dive immediately after an EX Tomahawk Buster.
Lily also has this move in Street Fighter 6. If she performs this move with at least one Windclad stock, Lily then spins like a tornado while ascending.
Updates
In the Arcade Edition update, performing the EX Tomahawk Buster is no longer mandatory to perform the EX Condor Dive - thus making both EXs independent from each other, just like any other move in the game -, but the chaining still exists as being now purely optional. This was likely done as a method for rebalancing T. Hawk's moveset.
Tactics
This attack is a go-to anti-air for T. Hawk, and the brief invincibility on startup can be used to evade projectiles if timed correctly. It can also finish combos and punish opponent mistakes at close range. However, like all other anti-air moves, the attack can be easily punished during the descent if it is blocked or misses the opponent.
While Lily's version is much the same to the Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition version, though with the use of Windclad stocks, Tomahawk Buster becomes enhanced in terms of range, damage output, and startup. While the regular version hits the opponent once, an OD or enhanced Tomahawk Buster hits the opponent up to three times, thus increasing the overall damage. Additionally, the amplified version has a faster startup, allowing Lily to finish juggle combos in the corner after hitting the opponent with a Condor Spire. If Lily hits the opponent with an OD Tomahawk Buster, she can cancel into an OD Condor Dive for additional damage.
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| T. Hawk's Move List | |
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| Throws | Neck Hanging Tree • Mexican Throw • Elbow Stomping • Condor Hunting |
| Unique Attacks | Thrust Peak • Heavy Shoulder • Heavy Body Press • Hunting Hawk |
| Special Attacks | Condor Dive • Tomahawk Buster • Mexican Typhoon • Condor Spire • Condor Rise • Earth Rage • Thunder Bird |
| Super Combos | Double Typhoon • Raging Typhoon • Canyon Splitter |
| Ultra Combos | Raging Typhoon • Raging Slash |