A Ridiculous Street Fighter V Urien Comeback For the Aegis!

Urien has some of the most incredible combos in Street Fighter V for sure, aided of course by his V-Trigger I, Aegis Reflector. Back when the move was a Super Art in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Urien players were notorious for long, stylish combos that did a ton of damage, and suffice to say, nothing’s changed in the new millennium. 

At the Stun City event in Toronto, Ontario, a Urien player named Orphan Crippler had their back against the wall in a match against opponent Thunder on Akuma. In only a moment, Orphan turned the tables and used a literal wall, along with some nasty mixups, to mount a comeback.

After an ill-advised EX Goshoryuken from his opponent, Orphan was able to capitalize with a big damage Crush Counter combo into a setup ending in the first Aegis being summoned. If you blink you’ll miss it, but what OC is able to do is use Urien’s crouching medium punch to “cross-under” the Akuma player, who is then hit by the Aegis which ultimately leads to his demise.

Cross-unders are just like cross-ups, but instead of you jumping over your opponent and hitting them from behind, your character instead travels under an airborne opponent and attempt to hit from the opposite side. Some characters utilize command dashes to accomplish this (think Ibuki,) but others, like Urien, can utilize their forward-moving normals to accomplish this as well. Cross-unders can be more difficult than cross-ups to block, due to being less common and more challenging to identify.

Let the blood of this Akuma player be a lesson to players of all skill levels - online tactics don’t work offline. Get off netplay and go play some offline matches. Don’t have an offline scene near you? Click here to learn how to start your own offline fighting game community!

You can also see more matches from the Toronto Stun City event and study up on playstyles from the full stream below.

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