Really enjoyed this. Very helpful. Could you turn input display on for future videos of this kind? If it's not too much to ask. Would be a big help. Thanks for what you do, David.
Artistry Artistry no doubt. I'll never figure out the one and only combo that's in this video. Yo, if it's that hard for you reply back and I'll type it out for you lil guy.
My friend uses Bison and complains when he loses. After playing against him, I said I simply can't sympathize with his complaints, as Bison gets away with a lot in this game. You need a character with speed and reach to shut him down.
Awesome video, i'm learning a lot here :). I feel like i really need to start using Devil's Reverse and standing roundhouse a lot more. And kick my bad habit of pressuring with crouching strong into short Scissor Kick, as i'm just getting punished left and right on that one :P Also, I wasn't sure if you made it clear in the video, but during V-Trigger, it's not just EX specials that you've canceled from other specials that you don't have to charge for, but ANY special move you cancel from anything. Meaning you can basically rush people down with Bison as soon as you've activate V-Trigger. Such a fun character :)
+CrossfacePanda Totally know the feeling. I still tap out SF4 combo's and getting wrecked because of it. Need to remember standing HK and cr MP as well as the HK scissor kick pressure.
Exandeth Yeah, it's almost a total switch in play style this time around. But i just LOVE the massive amounts of burst damage you can do with him now. One hit with s.HP hit confirmed into a 440 damage V-Trigger combo? YES PLEASE!
7:09 you can buffer CA out of ball there and hit, doesn't have to be up against wall. It will do more damage and you're already taking off 2 bars just for EX moves there.
I actually just started picking up Bison. This guy is an absolute monster I think, especially with V trigger. With the right combo in V trigger, his damage output far exceeds that of just his raw super with less meter used as well. Plus I'm sure everyone has seen him just chunk away at his opponents life bar with crush counter combos alone. I never thought I would have any fun with Bison prior to like a week ago. What's up with Japan rating him so low in the tier list anyway?
The target combo is actually a combo. The easiest way to land it is from a counter hit, but you can actually land it without one. Although it's not necessarily practical. You have to hit at max range with the last active frame of the st.MP and it will in fact combo.
+lemonteabagger no, it's definitely +1 I just tested to be sure. I'm curious where you got yours from, Gilley's spreadsheet is kind of the gold standard: twitter.com/gilley3D
+UltraChenTV I think you should put a note in the video to say that ex.Head Press has 4 frames of strike invulnerability. This isn't really impressive considering it starts up in double digit frames but it's very useful for anti-meaty situations that aren't meaty throw. Feel it's important enough to discuss.
When you say Scissors are safe, what do you mean because I can punish it everytime unless its absolute max distance for Chun-Li for any version except EX
+Roberto Morales Chun Li actually has a 3 frame crouching jab, which allows her to punish scissor kicks, aside from being out-ranged. Lots of characters only have 4 frame jabs, which leaves them unable to punish HK or EX scissor kicks, and in 80% of cases, a Bison player should only ever be using those versions.
+N Ba Yeah. i really wish his df+fp was an overhead. At the moment I think hes a strong character but as the game matures hes going to be found wanting.
+N Ba That has been one of Bison's weaknesses since SF2. The strategy has not changed since. You mix in throws, tick throws, pressure with knee press(scissors) and psycho blast(ball). Chip their health down, take their health out with throws. Problem is that Bison in SF2 and SFIV had a great walk speed to help do this. His walk speed in SFV is ass but his dashes are great, so you gotta use that. Bison is not a mix up character. He's about pressure. Try to bait them into an attack using his walk and dashes. Make them respect your pokes and damage with random well spaced knee press and the like. If they keep blocking, just keep pressure on them. And yeah, due to how he's designed, Bison will always suffer when it comes to dealing with people who can play a damn good defense as well as suffer when he's under pressure since he lack options that don't take meter. Unlike in SFIV, Bison can actually do damage this time around.
+PorterPickUp explain. I think that is not true at all. He doesnt need an overhead. he has the best throw range in the game. he is in throw range after a blocked mk scissor and after a blocked standing or crouching jab. his crysh counters lead to 300 damage with no bar or v trigger and they are not only safe on block, they are frame traps. if you do have vtrigger, thats 400 damage with 1 bar. one of the best v reversals in the game. best forward dash. jRH is one of the best buttons in the game. VTrigger is one of the best in the game. hell the only thing that makes it fair is that his VSkill is only situationally usefull and takes so long to fill him Trigger. so what is gonna fall off for him? how will any of that change?
I liked this video! but being the noob/scrub I am, how do you do his unique moves like the head stomp or the scissors? I looked it up on the game and I can't translate the 2 joysticks + punch/kick. any help would be great!
Bison is a "charge character", so to do his Headstomp, you actually have to hold Down on the pad / joystick for about 2 seconds to "charge" the special move. Then hit Up + Kick at the same time to do the Headstomp. For Scissor Kick, you hold BACK on the pad / joystick for 2 seconds, and the hit FORWARD + Kick at the same time to do that. The trick is that holding Down/Back on the pad / joystick counts as charging for BOTH special moves, so after holding it for 2 seconds, you can choose to use the Headstomp OR the Scissor Kick by going to Up + Kick or Forward + Kick respectively. Really, the trick is just learning the "charge" timing and getting a feel for it. You can charge in the middle of anything: a jump, another move, getting up, etc. As long as you hold that direction for about 2 seconds, you can do the Headstomp or Scissor Kick anytime you're free to move. Hope that helps!
I'm completely new to Street fighter, not fighting games in general, I played slots of Guilty gear and MKX, But do you think Bison would be a good character to pick up?
How did you go? I'm gonna start Bison today... On deciding if he's gonna be good? I gotta pick a character that appeals to me first... ironically Ryu and Bison seem to resonate most with me. I'm not innit to be number one - I know it just wont happen, so I play with characters that I will like to watch while I play.
I really need to practice doing a lot of the special cancels in V Trigger. For some reason I have trouble just tapping out the directions again after hitting, say, a scissor kick.
Bison is a noob bully. Picked him up since none of my mains from SF4 (Akuma, Sakura, Guile) made the cut into SF5 and he can be very fun, but frustrating to play. The only two things I'm not liking about him so far are his weak anti-air and lack of wake-up moves. You have no real way to get people off of you once you get knocked down outside of the CA or V-Reversal, which sucks because the V-Trigger is so good it's hard to commit to burning it to escape pressure.
My absolute nemesis. I absolutely hate this character in this game. Always feels like every move of him is safe and shit. I just have no idea when to punish him
+TheLittleHoller Scissors or Psycho Ball: come at him with a LP/LK. The Claw or inferno: MP/MK. Standing roundhouse: block and just wait for the tech throw or crMP to come out and punish. Do not jump at him unless you have specials in the air like Necali or Cammy. Get as close to him as possible and rush him down, Bison's close-quarters options and defense are his weaknesses. Low kicks especially. Trust me, I play Bison!
Video is 10 mins too long. All you need to do is never stop pressing buttons. Completely stupid character needs to have either less range on attacks or make all of his get in moves unsafe and punishable with 6 Frame moves
great now do a video on how to beat a bison online, I swear he so hard for me to beat. so far the only way I know how to is to play the waiting game with the other player because that's what 99% of these mofos do, they always crouch in the corner and wait for nearly half of the game.
Really enjoyed this. Very helpful. Could you turn input display on for future videos of this kind? If it's not too much to ask. Would be a big help. Thanks for what you do, David.
Guys, please turn on button inputs. I see a lot of tutorials without this on. Puzzling. Thanks for the video though.
Artistry Artistry no doubt. I'll never figure out the one and only combo that's in this video. Yo, if it's that hard for you reply back and I'll type it out for you lil guy.
I really like Bison's idle stance, especially after he finishes an attack and goes back into it.
Thanks Ultra David! I played him for the first time yesterday and kept playing like he was in sf4. This really helps a lot.
"If you like being a jerk" lol
This kind of content is amazing David. Can't emohasie enough how good this is for players.
"Emohazie" XD
Great advice, man! I watch all your videos, but alas cannot hope to match your skill there, man. Can't wait to see the rest of the characters!
For Bison, EVERY DAY shall now be Tuesday!
My friend uses Bison and complains when he loses. After playing against him, I said I simply can't sympathize with his complaints, as Bison gets away with a lot in this game. You need a character with speed and reach to shut him down.
Awesome video, i'm learning a lot here :). I feel like i really need to start using Devil's Reverse and standing roundhouse a lot more. And kick my bad habit of pressuring with crouching strong into short Scissor Kick, as i'm just getting punished left and right on that one :P
Also, I wasn't sure if you made it clear in the video, but during V-Trigger, it's not just EX specials that you've canceled from other specials that you don't have to charge for, but ANY special move you cancel from anything. Meaning you can basically rush people down with Bison as soon as you've activate V-Trigger. Such a fun character :)
+CrossfacePanda Totally know the feeling. I still tap out SF4 combo's and getting wrecked because of it. Need to remember standing HK and cr MP as well as the HK scissor kick pressure.
Exandeth Yeah, it's almost a total switch in play style this time around. But i just LOVE the massive amounts of burst damage you can do with him now. One hit with s.HP hit confirmed into a 440 damage V-Trigger combo? YES PLEASE!
yes it just ex moves u can't cancel reg special into regular specials they will not combo
+priestskorge hes saying that during VTrigger, in combos only, you dont have to charge.
+priestskorge hes saying that during VTrigger, in combos only, you dont have to charge.
Thanks for the guide. I want to compete in a tournament soon, so, this is awesome info.
7:09 you can buffer CA out of ball there and hit, doesn't have to be up against wall. It will do more damage and you're already taking off 2 bars just for EX moves there.
I actually just started picking up Bison. This guy is an absolute monster I think, especially with V trigger. With the right combo in V trigger, his damage output far exceeds that of just his raw super with less meter used as well. Plus I'm sure everyone has seen him just chunk away at his opponents life bar with crush counter combos alone. I never thought I would have any fun with Bison prior to like a week ago. What's up with Japan rating him so low in the tier list anyway?
There are a lot of downsides to Bison... lack of overhead for one.
+MaskedTheMan true, but 2 of his special moves are overheads. Both of which get pretty good with v-trigger.
The target combo is actually a combo. The easiest way to land it is from a counter hit, but you can actually land it without one. Although it's not necessarily practical. You have to hit at max range with the last active frame of the st.MP and it will in fact combo.
ex scissors is actually +1 on block, so you can often press buttons afterward and use it to force situations.
+periodikoSF where are you getting your frame data? I'm seeing a lot of different people with different data. My frame data says its -1 on block
+lemonteabagger same
+lemonteabagger no, it's definitely +1 I just tested to be sure. I'm curious where you got yours from, Gilley's spreadsheet is kind of the gold standard:
twitter.com/gilley3D
Great guide. Bison is pretty sick.
+UltraChenTV I think you should put a note in the video to say that ex.Head Press has 4 frames of strike invulnerability. This isn't really impressive considering it starts up in double digit frames but it's very useful for anti-meaty situations that aren't meaty throw. Feel it's important enough to discuss.
The Time Dictator for a basic introduction video I think maybe the amount of invincibility in the startup frames of a move is beyond beginner.
Can someone please explain how to cancel the specials into ex moves? I'm so stuck on on trial 9. I just can't get my head around it.
Thanks for the video! Very concise and informative.
i love being a jerk
this video helps to understand Bison strategic, thanks :D
Thanks Ultradavid
Going to check this out soon
The 4 dislikes are bums that don't have any Bison Bucks.
OF COURSE!!!
When you say Scissors are safe, what do you mean because I can punish it everytime unless its absolute max distance for Chun-Li for any version except EX
+Roberto Morales Chun Li actually has a 3 frame crouching jab, which allows her to punish scissor kicks, aside from being out-ranged. Lots of characters only have 4 frame jabs, which leaves them unable to punish HK or EX scissor kicks, and in 80% of cases, a Bison player should only ever be using those versions.
SpitefulToast unless there's a secret character in the game with a 2 frame move, no one can punish Hk scissors from any range, as its -2 on block.
and don't forget you can combo DOWN-FORWARD FIERCE into CROUCHING STRONG
Since Bison does not have an overhead, what are some of the best ways to deal with turtling (crouch blocking). I'm having real trouble with this.
+N Ba Yeah. i really wish his df+fp was an overhead. At the moment I think hes a strong character but as the game matures hes going to be found wanting.
+N Ba dash up throw, then mix it up with dash up HK into combo
***** Scissors is not an overhead, neither is his df HP, or his head stomp. You'd think head stomp would be one at least lol.
+N Ba That has been one of Bison's weaknesses since SF2. The strategy has not changed since. You mix in throws, tick throws, pressure with knee press(scissors) and psycho blast(ball). Chip their health down, take their health out with throws. Problem is that Bison in SF2 and SFIV had a great walk speed to help do this. His walk speed in SFV is ass but his dashes are great, so you gotta use that. Bison is not a mix up character. He's about pressure. Try to bait them into an attack using his walk and dashes. Make them respect your pokes and damage with random well spaced knee press and the like. If they keep blocking, just keep pressure on them.
And yeah, due to how he's designed, Bison will always suffer when it comes to dealing with people who can play a damn good defense as well as suffer when he's under pressure since he lack options that don't take meter.
Unlike in SFIV, Bison can actually do damage this time around.
+PorterPickUp explain. I think that is not true at all. He doesnt need an overhead. he has the best throw range in the game. he is in throw range after a blocked mk scissor and after a blocked standing or crouching jab. his crysh counters lead to 300 damage with no bar or v trigger and they are not only safe on block, they are frame traps. if you do have vtrigger, thats 400 damage with 1 bar. one of the best v reversals in the game. best forward dash. jRH is one of the best buttons in the game. VTrigger is one of the best in the game. hell the only thing that makes it fair is that his VSkill is only situationally usefull and takes so long to fill him Trigger. so what is gonna fall off for him? how will any of that change?
Helpful. Thanks.
I liked this video!
but being the noob/scrub I am, how do you do his unique moves like the head stomp or the scissors? I looked it up on the game and I can't translate the 2 joysticks + punch/kick.
any help would be great!
Bison is a "charge character", so to do his Headstomp, you actually have to hold Down on the pad / joystick for about 2 seconds to "charge" the special move. Then hit Up + Kick at the same time to do the Headstomp.
For Scissor Kick, you hold BACK on the pad / joystick for 2 seconds, and the hit FORWARD + Kick at the same time to do that.
The trick is that holding Down/Back on the pad / joystick counts as charging for BOTH special moves, so after holding it for 2 seconds, you can choose to use the Headstomp OR the Scissor Kick by going to Up + Kick or Forward + Kick respectively.
Really, the trick is just learning the "charge" timing and getting a feel for it. You can charge in the middle of anything: a jump, another move, getting up, etc. As long as you hold that direction for about 2 seconds, you can do the Headstomp or Scissor Kick anytime you're free to move.
Hope that helps!
jchensor dude you just answered the question I have had since buying this game and could never find the answer. Thanks alot!
Wow. Glad I could help. ^_^
Cool! Now how to play Ken please!
watch this with captions. I laughed so hard
How to do a normal Psycho Crusher ?
why should you play Bison? . . . . "if you like being a jerk" love it
7:05 Lol
Can we talk about whats going on in the background tho
is this guy UltraDavid ????
I'm completely new to Street fighter, not fighting games in general, I played slots of Guilty gear and MKX, But do you think Bison would be a good character to pick up?
How did you go? I'm gonna start Bison today... On deciding if he's gonna be good? I gotta pick a character that appeals to me first... ironically Ryu and Bison seem to resonate most with me. I'm not innit to be number one - I know it just wont happen, so I play with characters that I will like to watch while I play.
What about medium scissor kick?
lol i love the ending of this lol... "Like being a Jerk"..
This is delicious. I've got a lot of training to do then.
has anybody notice normals doesnt change based on range, like far standing normals or close standing normals
Yes, SFV has no proximity normals
+BIPPITY BAP BOOP BOP i wonder why
+LaMonte Roberson well most crush counters wouldn't work if they had proximity normals.
How do you dash / turn invisible?
please do a video for alex
Can't Bison's CA be used in the air?
Absolutely. There's a lot of fun things you can do with air super.
But where is cammy??? :'(
YES
YES
I really need to practice doing a lot of the special cancels in V Trigger. For some reason I have trouble just tapping out the directions again after hitting, say, a scissor kick.
Bison is a noob bully. Picked him up since none of my mains from SF4 (Akuma, Sakura, Guile) made the cut into SF5 and he can be very fun, but frustrating to play. The only two things I'm not liking about him so far are his weak anti-air and lack of wake-up moves. You have no real way to get people off of you once you get knocked down outside of the CA or V-Reversal, which sucks because the V-Trigger is so good it's hard to commit to burning it to escape pressure.
What do you play on?
His head looks like a ju-jube candy in the thumbnail.
My absolute nemesis. I absolutely hate this character in this game. Always feels like every move of him is safe and shit. I just have no idea when to punish him
+TheLittleHoller
Scissors or Psycho Ball: come at him with a LP/LK.
The Claw or inferno: MP/MK.
Standing roundhouse: block and just wait for the tech throw or crMP to come out and punish.
Do not jump at him unless you have specials in the air like Necali or Cammy.
Get as close to him as possible and rush him down, Bison's close-quarters options and defense are his weaknesses. Low kicks especially. Trust me, I play Bison!
Man they made Bison to strong on this game
james ruffin yea, bisons winning every tournament. Sucks.
Wish sajam would have done this instead
"why should you play bison? If you like being a jerk" - ultradavid
i like being a jerk on sf that is cough cough
Fella all those moves you talk about might as well.speak in Japanese cause how do I make those moves
Lmao @ why should you play bison in the end xDD
How do you do the inputs? This video didn't help at all. I basically watched you play just for fun.
Jeff M pause menu..+..command list = profit. Your welcome.
Video is 10 mins too long. All you need to do is never stop pressing buttons. Completely stupid character needs to have either less range on attacks or make all of his get in moves unsafe and punishable with 6 Frame moves
chester saechao uh huh. All the pros are switching to Bison. I'm with you, he should be nerfed. All I see are bisons everywhere.
great now do a video on how to beat a bison online, I swear he so hard for me to beat. so far the only way I know how to is to play the waiting game with the other player because that's what 99% of these mofos do, they always crouch in the corner and wait for nearly half of the game.
Crouch block and bait throws/ jump attacks because he has zero overhead lol
+MaskedTheMan thanks bro I'll try it!!
Be careful though, Bison has one of the longest throw ranges out of any character
Lmao @ why should you play bison in the end xDD