Hyper hop on a leverless controller
Hold Forward. Tap Down, then tap Up right after it and let go fast. Down must be released before Up lands.
Hyper hop on a leverless controller
Hold Forward. Tap Down, then tap Up right after it and let go fast. Down must be released before Up lands.
- Press Down + Forward.
- Press Forward + Up.
- Let go of every direction (neutral).
Watch it slowed down, then press Try it and do it yourself with a controller or your keyboard (A, S, D and Space, or the arrow keys). Timing is not frame-accurate. The animation shows the order of presses; check exact timing in your game's training mode. The animation assumes the Capcom/Neutral SOCD mode (Left + Right = Neutral, Up + Down = Neutral), which is how the MICRO and SWORL ship. Game and character names belong to their owners.
Pro notes: Hyper hop
Notation 3, 9. Directions are written for a character facing right.
Keys you press vs what the game reads
Top row: the buttons you hold. Bottom row: the direction the game receives. No opposing directions are held together in this input, so every SOCD mode reads it the same way; diagonals are two keys read as one direction.
SOCD modes
| Up priority (Classic)L + R = Neutral, U + D = Up | Capcom/NeutralL + R = Neutral, U + D = Neutral. Shipping mode. | Last priority (2iP)Newest direction wins | NoneBoth sent; the game decides |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works | Works | Works | Works |
Set the mode by holding a direction while you plug in: Up = Capcom/Neutral, Left = Up priority, Down = Last priority, Right = None. Check yours in the controller tester.
Frame and timing notes
- Dream Cancel (KOF XV): hyper hop is press Down, then tap Up lightly within 14F. The Up tap must last 4F or less, or it becomes a normal or hyper jump.
- Hit Box's method holds Down and taps Up, which relies on Up priority (Classic) SOCD. In the shipping Capcom/Neutral mode Up + Down reads as neutral, so release Down before the Up tap, as the steps here show.
Leverless tips for the Hyper hop
The finger map used here: ring finger on Back, middle finger on Down, index finger on Forward, right thumb on Up.
- Keep Forward held with your index finger. Tap Down with your middle finger, then Up with your thumb right after.
- Let go of Up quickly. Holding it turns the hop into a full jump.
More techniques
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Crouching dragon punchIntermediate
Hold Down the whole time and tap Forward twice. An anti-air straight from a crouch.
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Double-tap dashBeginner
Two fingers on one button: slide the middle finger through Forward, then the index finger.
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Down, downBeginner
Two fingers on the Down button, one after the other, with the attack on the second. Orie's Sealing Hoplon (22A/B/C) is the example.
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Dragon punch (no diagonals)Beginner
Forward, Down, Forward, punch. Street Fighter 6 accepts it with no diagonal at all.
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