Falke, the Guardian Hawk, vaults into Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition on April 24! With the ability to infuse Psycho Power into her staff, Falke keeps opponents at range before swooping in.
Andy Wong said:Falke was built to be an alternative clone for M. Bison. She was heavily experimented on by Shadaloo and was forced to train day in, day out to achieve perfection. Falke has the unique ability to infuse Psycho Power into objects and release it through them, mainly through her staff, which she named Harmony. Years of harsh training went by, causing Falke to spiral deep into despair, wishing for it all to end. Finally, Ed came to her rescue and they both were able to escape Shadaloo. Now, the two have a sibling-like bond and are searching for others like them in need of help.
Andy Wong said:Like Ed, some of Falke's special moves only require either two punch or two kick buttons – no special inputs required. Pressing two punches will result in Psycho Schneide, which is her version of an uppercut. Pressing two kicks is Katapult, which sees Falke pole vaulting towards the opponent in a kick motion.
Andy Wong said:Falke extends one arm and spins her staff in front of her. Psycho Trombe on its own can be cancelled into by a variety of normal moves and can also be used to absorb projectiles.
Andy Wong said:In this two-block V-Trigger, Falke powers up her ability to infuse and release Psycho Power from her staff and will allow her to use additional versions of her special moves without needing to charge up in advance.
Pressing HP+HK again during this V-Trigger will cause Falke to use Psycho Shrot, a powered up version of Psycho Kugel that emits three bullets and travels further. Pressing down and HP+HK will see Falke using Psycho Panzer, a powered up version of Psycho Kanonen that deals more damage. Finally, pressing HP+HK in the air will cause Falke to use Psycho Jaeger, a stronger Psycho Feder that can ricochet off the ground. Psycho Shrot and Kanonen can be cancelled into each other and can leave the opponent prone to a Critical Art.
Andy Wong said:In this three-block V-Trigger, Falke increases her ability to utilize her staff in various ways. Upon activation, Falke will immediately twirl around hitting the opponent into the air, which she then follows up with a surge of Psycho Power.
Pressing HP+HK during this V-Trigger will result in Falke using Psycho Sturm, a sweeping hit with her staff that can be cancelled into to extend combos. Pressing down and HP+HK will see Falke using Psycho Klinge, where she jumps diagonally into the air before slamming her staff down on the opponent and can be followed up with normal moves. Falke's V-Skill, Psycho Trombe, can also reflect projectiles during Psycho Angriff.
Finally, each of the new moves Falke gains during Psycho Angriff can be cancelled into from special moves like Psycho Schneide and Katapult, increasing her combo potential and damage.
Andy Wong said:With a Psycho Power-charged staff, Falke launches opponents into the air. She then pole vaults up to meet her opponent, whacks them sideways with her staff, then slams them down with a final overhead swing.
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Falke looks fanastic. Love her.
Also Psycho Angriff after Falke(Falcon)? She must be german.
Yeah, this really bugged me.
I'll say that her CA looks horrible, but other than that she's fine.pretty cool concept but her animation seems really bad compared to the rest of the cast.... and her CA looks terrible as well.
Yes! Came here to say this. Reminds me of a Mortal Kombat game.Is it just me or are these the weakest key poses of any SFV characters?
It makes her animations look really uninteresting and lethargic.
I dunno, her animations looked awful. Been pretty impressed with the last few characters but this one just looked really bad to me.
Her regular animations are alright, but something seems off with her Critical Art.
Her moveset animations look pretty dull. Her super is Billy's super from KoF, and honestly I feel like it could've looked better if she just did a mega slam with her staff :S
Glad I wasn't the only one who read it that way XPThose are ... pretty good costumes =O
Also, I totally read that as a fake trailer reveal for the Arcade mode for Street 5 xD