Normal Moves

Explore the normal punch and kick moves for Balrog in Street Fighter II. Learn button inputs for SNES and Genesis to master his unique fist-based fighting style.

Balrog fights very differently from the other characters, because he has no kick moves at all, relying exclusively on his fists to do the talking. This provides him six whole buttons dedicated to punching. In mid-air, for instance, the kick buttons will use his left hand for downward punches, but the punch buttons also perform the same moves with his other hand. On the ground, the kick buttons are used for elbow jabs, and the punch buttons will perform actual punch attacks.

Ground-Based Punch Attacks

• The Right Hook: Press the middle punch button while either moving or standing. Within touching distance of the opponent, the animation changes to perform it with his left hand. (SNES Default: X or > + X or < + X; GENS Default: Y or > + Y or < + Y)
• The Freight Train Jab: Press the high punch button while either standing or moving to perform this long-reaching punch attack. (SNES Default: L or > + L or < + L; GENS Default: Z or > + Z or < + Z)
• The Arrowhead Jab: Press the low punch button while either standing or moving to perform this fast, straight-forward punch. (SNES Default: Y or > + Y or < + Y; GENS Default: X or > + X or < + X)
• Underhanded Wack: Press the middle kick button while either standing or moving to perform this underhanded punch attack. (SNES Default: A or > + A or < + A; GENS Default: B or > + B or < + B)
• The Wrecking Ball: A slow, but powerful elbow jab. Press the high kick button while either moving or standing. (SNES Default: R or > + R or < + R; GENS Default: C or > + C or < + C)

Mid-Air Punch Attacks

• Crashing Fortress Punch (Right): While in mid-air, press any punch button to perform a downward, long reaching punch. Its strength is effect by the button used, from low to high. (SNES Default: X (Mid-Air); GENS Default: Y (Mid-Air))
• Crashing Fortress Punch (Left): Same as the right-handed version, just with the kick buttons instead. (Except the animation doesn't change in SF:II Turbo version!) (SNES Default: B or R (Mid-Air); GENS Default: A or C (Mid-Air))
• Open Mouth of the Bobcat: While in the air, press the middle kick button to perform this open palm strike attack. (SNES Default: A (Mid-Air); GENS Default: B (Mid-Air))

Crouching Punch Attacks

• Crouching Arrowhead Jab: Same as the standing version, and just as fast. Hold Down and press either the low punch or kick button to perform the move. (SNES Default: v + Y or v + B; GENS Default: v + X or v + A)
• Raised Arrowhead Jab: Same as the above, but slower, more powerful, and longer reaching. Hold Down and press the middle punch button to perform the move. (SNES Default: v + X; GENS Default: v + Y)
• Downward Strike: A powerful downward punch, striking at the feet. Hold Down and press the high kick button to perform it. (SNES Default: v + R; GENS Default: v + C)
• Crouching Left Hook: Same as standing version, just with the left hand. Simply hold Down and press the high punch button. (SNES Default: v + L; GENS Default: v + Z)