Glitch Exhibition
In Street Fighter 2: World Warrior, Guile could perform this infamous glitch which shackled the opponent to him
Handcuffs
This Brazilian was extremely strong in Street Fighter 3: Second Impact, but got knocked all the way down to bottom tier in Third Strike
Sean
"You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance"
Ryu (Street Frighter 2)
Killer Instinct is famous for this mechanic which also shares the name with a large fighting game tournament
Combo Breaker
Named for Sagat's special move in Street Fight 2, this technique refers to entering a jump input at the end of a special move
Tiger Knee
This game's Roll Cancel glitch allowed you to add invincibility frames to your special moves, a requirement to play the game at a high level
Capcom vs SNK 2
This character is considered so weak in Marvel vs Capcom 2 that some tier lists put her in her own tier below bottom tier
Roll
"Whether in the courtroom or cleaning my toilet, it's always nice to feel like I've fought a good fight."
Phoneix Wright (Marvel vs Capcom 3)
Marvel vs Capcom 2 introduced this mechanic that allows you to switch from one character's super to another
Delayed Hyper Combo
The input for Geese Howard's infamous Raging Storm is often compared to this salty snack
Pretzel (motion)
In Marvel vs Capcom 2, this character has a glitch where one of his charge moves flies offscreen, where he cannot be touched until time runs out
Gambit
This character, whose games are also developed by HAL Laboratory, went from top tier in Smash 64 to bottom tier in Melee
Kirby
"You may have speed, but I got this big steel ball!"
Chang (King of Fighters)
Instead of traditional supers, Mortal Kombat 9 let you spend meter for these grisly attacks
X-Rays
This 2-word term means performing a special move by releasing a button rather than pressing it
Negative Edge
In Street Fighter 2: the World Warrior this boss character is the only character in the game that can be hit OTG (on the ground). Most likely due to the unique mechanics of his stage
Vega (claw)
Despite being quite strong in Super Turbo, this character was never able to "max out" his potential in Street Fighter 4, ending up bottom tier in most versions
Dee Jay
"You are a master of the Stand...it would be a waste to destroy you."
Dio
Press B+C in king of Fighters 2k2 to activate this mecahic which allows you to cancel special moves into each other
Max Mode
Crouch Tech is an example of this technique-Executing a single series of inputs that can result in multiple outcomes depending on what the opponent does
Option Select
In Street Fighter x Tekken, this guest character had a bizarre glitch when he flew off into space, never to return
Mega Man (Bad box art)
MightyMar won the Vampire Savior tournamanet at Combo Breaker 2017 with this character considered by many to be the worst in the game
Anakaris
Ibuki (third strike)
Tatsunoko vs Capcom introduced this mechanic which allows you to spend the red portion of your lifebar to deal extra damage
Baroque
This fighting game franchise features Vatista, a character who uses unusual charge-forward and charge-up inputs for her special moves
Under Night In-Birth (UNIST)