Steve Fox

Stinging Hook

A cool, handsome boxer who is currently the reigning middleweight champion of the world. He is a serious and strong-hearted character who hates when others meddle in his matches. His match against Hwoarang was stopped as the Mishima Zaibatsu and Shadaloo reduced the tournament grounds to a wasteland with their fighting. Steve decides to team up with Hwoarang to get revenge on both companies for interfering with their fight.

Voice: Yoshimasa Hosoya, Gideon Emery

Stamina	Fwd Walk	Back Walk
1000	A	B-

Basics
Gut Wrencher (throw)
Armlock Throw (throw)
Skyscraper (launcher)
Normals
Weave Out
Weave In
— Shoulder Rush
Albatross Spin
— Gut Punch
— Low Hook
Chopping Straight
Dirty Smash	or
Ducking Body Hook
— Flicker Stance
British Edge
Specials
Flicker Stance
— Spitfire Jab
Peekaboo Stance
— Patella Smash
— Cutting Elbow
— Albion Combination
Ducking
— Fox Hunt
— Skyscraper
— Gatling Gun
Swaying / Billy Club
Sonic Fang
Hellfire
Cross Art
Ten Count
Super Art
Hellfire Rush

Steve is going to be a pest. The other boxers all get their kick buttons assigned to hooks instead of jabs; Steve’s kicks have been turned into his various ducks and weaves. Alternating between Weave In and Weave Out gives him a high degree of high and mid invulnerability; enough even to dodge a point-blank Super from the likes of Ryu. And not only that, it’s as easy as pressing Light Kick and Medium Kick. When Steve players master their stance work, landing a hit on him is going to be a tough ordeal.

One weakness of Steve’s is his lack of a decent anti-air. His cr.HP is fairly slow coming out, and trades often, while the only real special option he has requires him to be in Flicker stance first. Attacking from the air will also help get a hit deep enough his to bypass his Weave invulnerability.