Must know tactics for Blanka

Question

So, my Blanka is pretty weak right now. What are some of the key things I need to use to be a good Blanka player? For example:

1. What is Blanka's poke(s)?
2. How do I keep people from hammering on me when I'm getting up (is this called a wake-up game?)
3. Should I be keeping the pressure on or should I be turtling?
4. What moves have the least number of frames / highest priority?
5. Nice bread-and-butter combos?

I'm probably missing stuff, so please enlighten me! :)

Answer

Here's a 1UP article on Blanka.

Also, here are some excerpts from the article:

Strengths

Very quick and tricky, enables him to punish and mix up his opponent in a number of ways Great assortment of command normals to help him deal with numerous situations Ultra does great chip damage, hits low then high so great for using on unsuspecting opponents.

Weaknesses

Limited combos mean most of his damage comes from single attacks and throws. Cannot juggle into Ultra like some other characters can, and the Ultra itself is a bit of a gimmick once people understand it's tricks.

Notable Normal Moves

• Standing Hard Punch
• Crouching Hard Punch
• Down-Forward Hard Punch
• Crouching Hard Kick

Combos

Crouching LK, Standing LP, Hard Punch Rolling Attack
Standard close range combo. Useful after you cross up with jumping MK.

Crouching Medium Kick cancel into Hard Punch Rolling Attack or Hard Kick Vertical Roll
A combo to use when you are too far to land the crouching LK combo, and you can land either his Rolling Attack or Vertical Roll off the crouching Medium Kick

Crouching Medium Kick cancel into Hard Punch Rolling Attack, Level 1 Focus Attack
The Focus Attack does a bit more damage, but this is useful if they end up blocking the combo, you can still stay on the offensive. You can even try charging the Focus Attack to level 2 or 3 and try to land a a crumple!

Crouching Medium Kick, Ultra
This is a great way to land Blanka's Ultra if you have the timing down, just keep in mind you aren't canceling from the crouching Medium Kick, but instead you are waiting fr the MK to recover and then doing the Ultra. Your opponent will still be recovering from the C. MK attack and will end up being hit by the Ultra if you do it right!

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