Former Evo Champ Xian Hits Nasty Mix-Up in Street Fighter V
By Jeff Kotuby ·
Xian, the Evo 2013 Street Fighter champ is still beating up on poor Street Fighter V players. This play might rank alongside some of his all-timers, as the Ibuki kingpin hits a hapless Kolin player with one nasty mix-up!
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The Evolution 2013 Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition 2012 champion Xian is still hitting people with nasty techniques, and this mixup might rank alongside some of his all-time plays. Against a Diamond-ranked Kolin player, Xian dominates his opponent as only he can. After getting a nice verbal jab at the “stupid Kolin player,” he then says that his mixup is guaranteed to hit. In a true Babe Ruth-esque moment, Xian not only calls his shot, but hits it as well, much to the joy of himself and his viewers.
If you missed it (like I did the first two or three times I watched it) the mixup takes place at the 01:12:10 mark in the above video. Ibuki’s V-Trigger II, Haku, is a giant shuriken that hits its opponent upon activation, then, like a boomerang, comes back and hits the opponent for more damage. Here, Xian uses Ibuki’s forward + medium kick to place himself behind the Kolin, then uses Ibuki’s command dash to cross up the Kolin player and initiate the mixup. Of course, it hits, and Xian takes the first round.
Ibuki is a character known for tricky setups since her debut in Street Fighter III. Her appearance in Super Street Fighter IV was predicated on utilizing her ninja tools to confuse her opponent, then hit them with repeated, strategically placed aerial techniques to win matches. In Street Fighter V, this is no different, as that Kolin player found out the hard way.
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