Sagat: Street Fighter 4 Character Guide
Last updated on Nov. 17, 2008
Character Overview
Sagat is a defensive master. Most people are comparing him to a cross between his Super Street Fighter 2 and Alpha 2 versions. His juggling ability seems to be very good, and coupled with his usual strength... well, he hurts people, bad.
Also some of his normal moves like crouching Hard Punch and standing Hard Kick are really good.
He's looking very strong early on.
Special Moves
• Tiger Shot (High) •
These come out a bit slower than most Sagat players are probably used to, but they're still pretty good overall projectiles. Sagat can also combo into them with a Light Punch if he's close enough.
• Grand Tiger Shot (Low) •
Again, a bit slower than previous versions of Sagat's Tiger Shots, but still not too bad, and the combo potential has been increased.
• Tiger Uppercut •
If you trade hits with this, you can go into your Ultra to juggle the other fighter.
• Tiger Knee Crush •
This move is very safe to pull off in a match if your opponent blocks it, because Sagat's recovery time is very, very fast. After a knock down you can also use this to cross over to the other side of your opponent to confuse them. This thing is nice.
EX Moves
• EX-Tiger Shot (High) •
• EX-Grand Tiger Shot (Low) •
• EX-Tiger Uppercut •
Some people are calling this a God-Uppercut. Really high damage, high priority.
• EX-Tiger Knee Crush •
Super and Ultra Moves
• Tiger Genocide (Super) •
• Tiger Destruction (Ultra) •
Combos
• Crouching Light Kick, Crouching Light Punch, Cancel into Tiger Uppercut •
This is Sagat's bread and butter combo.
• Crouching Medium Kick, Low Tiger Shot •
Works well at a distance, solid damage even though it's only two hits.
• Crouching Medium Kick, Super Move •
You can hit confirm this and pull it off from long range. Nifty.
• Standing Hard Kick (Anti Air), Ultra •
This is a good anti air combo. Hard Kick knocks them up so you can juggle with your Ultra.
Normal Moves
Note this is not a complete list of all of Sagat's normal moves, just the ones we think are noteworthy.
• Crouching Light Kick •
Your basic combo starting move. Cancels into a lot of attacks.
• Standing Hard Kick •
This is a nice attack. Good anti air priority, the hit box is huge and you can juggle with it into his Ultra. Plus it hits crouching characters when close.
Contributions to this guide by Henaki.
Posted by Tony on October 30, 2008 at 3:39 p.m. #1
Does anyone know any combos for Sagat? He is listed as a very strong character, but no combos are listed here. Thanks in advance for any help.
Posted by Paul on November 8, 2008 at 1:43 p.m. #2
A quick strike I use is to jump in with Hard punch, crouching medium punch, directly into EX Tiger Uppercut. Good for half of your opponent's life bar. Sagat is an absolute monster.
Posted by garyoak99 on November 8, 2008 at 9:48 p.m. #3
Thanks! I'll use that combo! I also agree that Sagat is an absolute monster too; the first time I played him in this game; I got four wins! Then NO ONE wanted to challenge me! I'm a victim of Sagat's success!
Posted by ED on November 10, 2008 at 4:21 a.m. #4
I'ld play you, if I got the chance, Garyoak. And if you were to win, better yet. Strong opponents makes our gameplay improves until you find a way to win. There's always a way.
Anyway, is Sagat a boss in this game?
Posted by garyoak99 on November 14, 2008 at 11:26 p.m. #5
I would probably get owned by a Zangief user before you could challenge me! Hehehe...No, Sagat is NOT a boss in this game. There are only three bosses in this game and they are: Seth, Akuma and Gouken.
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