Sagat plays similarly to Ken and Ryu, with some notable differences. Foremost is his attack range: his low attacks and standing horizontal kicks have impressive range. In Street Fighter II, his Tiger Shot could be thrown high and low, limiting the opponent's ability to move. This technique is less viable in later games where projectiles do less damage, or can otherwise be avoided. In Capcom vs. SNK 2, Sagat's normal attacks, particularly his crouching fierce punch, have unusually high power and priority, making him one of the easiest characters to use effectively in that game. He is also known for his multiple-hitting Tiger Uppercut (Tiger Blow in the Alpha series) which is similar to Ken and Ryu's Shoryuken/Dragon Punch. Tiger Blow had low priority against Shoryuken, but the priorities of Tiger Blow and Shoryuken were equaled in Alpha 3. Sagat's attacks do much more damage than Ryu or Ken. In Street Fighter II': Hyper Fighting, Sagat gained the Tiger Knee, which allowed him to pass through fireballs and quickly move closer to an opponent.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo gave him the Super Combo Tiger Genocide, which was depicted as a Tiger Knee followed directly into a Tiger Uppercut. In later games, he also had the Tiger Raid, low kicks which were followed by a rushing, firey flaming kick, and the Tiger Cannon, a multi-hitting fireball. In Alpha 3, he also had the ability to do a super taunt which made his scar glow and made his next Tiger Blow very powerful.
The "Old" version of Sagat in Super Street Fighter II Turbo throws fireballs very quickly with short recovery and has a highly damaging one-hit Tiger Uppercut. Despite not having a Super Combo, these abilities have made him powerful enough to be "soft banned" in Japan.
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