How to complete Zangief's Challenge Mode Trials: Street Fighter 4
Last updated on April 8, 2009
Video walkthrough of Zangief's Trial Challenges in Street Fighter 4. Watch ►
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Challenge Mode Walkthrough Notes
Zangief has some of the easier challenge mode trials to complete. Almost all of the Hard Trials involve the EX-Banishing Flat, so once you've gotten down how to Cancel into it and setting up your Focus Attack Dash Cancels, it's not too bad.
All of the Hard Trials are difficult for every character, but Gief's are one of the easiest.
Leaning the Links and Cancels will take some time and patience, but once you get these down you should have greatly improved your execution skills.
If you're struggling with understanding the string of attacks noted below, make sure you check out the video over on the right so you can see the moves being executed.
Beating all of the Trials here will unlock a few Zangief related Icons and Titles.
| Normal: Trial 1
Down + Hard Kick. Down-towards + Hard Kick. Down + Hard Punch while jumping. Down + Light Kick while jumping. Hold Up while jumping Up and press Hard Punch. (Press button while coming down). |
Normal: Trial 2
Spinning Piledriver. Banishing Flat (Green Glove). Double Lariat (All three punches). Quick Double Lariat (All three kicks). Flying Powerbomb (Running Grab and Slam). This is a 360 motion with Kick outside of close range. Atomic Suplex. This is a 360 motion with Kick in close range. Final Atomic Buster (Super Spinning Piledriver). Ultimate Atomic Buster (Ultra Spinning Piledriver). |
| Normal: Trial 3
Crouching Light Punch, Cancel into Quick Double Lariat. Crouching Light Kick, Cancel into Double Lariat. Standing Medium Punch, Cancel into Banishing Flat. Standing Medium Kick, Cancel into EX-Banishing Flat. |
Normal: Trial 4
Jumping Down + Hard Punch, Crouching Light Kick, Cancel into Double Lariat. Jumping Hard Kick, Standing Medium Punch, Cancel into Banishing Flat. Jumping Hard Punch, Standing Light Punch, Cancel into EX-Banishing Flat. Focus Attack, Ultimate Atomic Buster (Ultra Spinning Piledriver). |
| Normal: Trial 5
(From just outside of close range) Standing Light Punch, Link into Standing Medium Punch. (From just outside of close range) Standing Light Punch, Link into Standing Medium Kick. Crouching Light Kick, Link into Crouching Light Punch. |
Hard: Trial 1 Focus Attack, Dash, Quick Double Lariat, Focus Attack Dash Cancel, juggle with EX-Banishing Flat. |
| Hard: Trial 2 Jumping Down + Hard Punch, Crouching Light Kick, Cancel into Quick Double Lariat, Focus Attack Dash Cancel, juggle with EX-Banishing Flat. | Hard: Trial 3 (Opponent in corner) Jumping Down + Hard Punch, Standing Light Punch 4x, Link into Standing Medium Punch. (You'll want to hit pretty early with the Jumping Splash to land all of the Light Punches.) |
| Hard: Trial 4 Jumping Down + Hard Punch, Crouching Light Punch 3x, Link into Standing Light Kick, Cancel into EX-Banishing Flat. | Hard: Trial 5 Jumping Down + Light Kick, Crouching Light Kick 4x, Cancel into EX-Banishing Flat. |
Posted by dragon on July 15, 2009 at 11:46 a.m. #1
need help with hard trial 5
Posted by TodboT on July 28, 2009 at 4:50 p.m. #2
I sat down today and played Zangiefs normal and hard trials from start to finish in just over 30 mins. All except hard trial 5, Is there any special timing or distance you have to jump from (even though I've tried seemingly all possibilties. Dan just blocks the last 2 crouching LK's every time.
=S
Posted by ShinAkuma on July 31, 2009 at 6:01 p.m. #3
@Dragon
Jump from about 2 squares away then do the knee press at the very last second. While pressing crouching LK move the analog stick/arcade stick in the motion for doing the banishing (without going into stand) and when you land all 4 crouching LK's preform the EX Banishing flat.
It may take time to land the 4 Crouching LK's but you will get it eventually, once you get the 4 kicks in a few times unexpectedly, you will become more prepared for if you do land the kicks and go strainght into the banishing flat with the method I typed above.
Note:this Is the method I used and it worked for me fine after I got the hang of it
Posted by M.Hristof on August 19, 2009 at 7:46 a.m. #4
Hard: Trial 4 Jumping Down + Hard Punch, Crouching Light Punch 3x, Link into Standing Light Kick, Cancel into EX-Banishing Flat. <------- HOW or When ????? cant do the last hit , ??? hit the EX-B Flat to late pls help
Posted by Erockk on September 5, 2009 at 2:25 p.m. #5
Hard Trial 5 is not that hard if you break it up. The hardest part for me was getting the Ex Banishing flat to hit. Start with joystick/dpad down forward then, down + light kick, down foward + PP. And remember to hit at late as possible when jumping in to get the links to work
Posted by easy on October 19, 2009 at 11:57 p.m. #6
buy far the easiest trials
Posted by joe on October 31, 2009 at 8:07 p.m. #7
I'm havin trouble doin his 3rd.I get all
The 4 lite punchesout but when I hit med.p it
Always misses.lol I've done all ofkens &this should
Be cake rarg!
Posted by joe on October 31, 2009 at 8:13 p.m. #8
Lol how embrassing,I was hitting h.p the whole tyme!
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