Guile Street Fighter 6 Guide – Moves, Backstory & Pro Play Guide

Guile is one of Street Fighters’ most iconic characters. The American has made up a key part of the roster since the very early days of the series. Guile in Street Fighter 6 looks set to be a fun evolution of these past designs, and a nice update to the character.

If you want to get off to the best start maining this one of the Street Fighter 6 characters, there’s already a lot of info on how he handles out there. This is everything you need to know about Guile Street Fighter.

Guile Street Fighter

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Key Info and Backstory

  • Height – 6’0
  • Weight – 218 lbs
  • First Appearance – Street Fighter II

Lore for Guile from Street Fighter is naturally quite substantial after so many games in the series. At the very start though, Guile was a colonel in the US army. Here he learnt a unique fighting style from Charlie Nash. Over the course of all the games he’s appeared in, his story has developed for quite a while, including trying to hunt down Bison to get revenge of the loss of his mentor and friend.

How his story will proceed in 6 is still a mystery. Once we get to the Street Fighter 6 release date, we’ll know more about what’s coming with him.

Guile Stats

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  • Life Points – 10000
  • Forward Walk Speed – 4.3
  • Forward Dash Speed – 2.1
  • Backward Dash Speed – 23
  • Forward Dash Distance – 156.700
  • Backward Dash Distance – 74.013
  • Back Jump Speed – 4+38+3
  • Neutral Jump Speed – 4+39+3
  • Forward Jump Speed – 4+38+3
  • Forward Jumping Distance – 190
  • Backward Jump Distance – 152

Guile Street Fight 6 Moves List

The moves list for Guile in Street Fighter 6 builds on what the character has been in past games. He’s a pretty solid fighter, with heavy use of his trademark Sonic Booms. His moves take inspiration from all over the character’s past appearances, but with some key innovations. These are the Guile Street Fighter moves.

Normals

  • Light Punch (5LP) – 300 Damage, chains into 5LP, 2LP, and 2LK
  • Medium Punch (5MP) – 600 Damage
  • Heavy Punch (5HP) – 900 Damage
  • Light Kick (5LK) – 300 Damage
  • Medium Kick (5MK) – 700 Damage
  • Heavy Kick (5HK) – 800 Damage

Crouching Normals

  • Light Punch (2LP) – 300 Damage
  • Medium Punch (600 Damage)
  • Heavy Punch (2HP) – 900 Damage
  • Light Kick (2LK) – 200 Damage, Chains into 5LP, 2LP, and 2LK
  • Medium Kick (2MK) – 500 Damage
  • Heavy Kick (2HK) – 450*450 Damage, 2 hits

Jumping Normal

  • Light Punch (j.LP) – 300 Damage
  • Medium Punch (j.MP) – 700 Damage
  • Heavy Punch (j.HP) – 800 Damage
  • Light Kick (j.LK) 300 Damage
  • Medium Kick (j.MK) – 500 Damage
  • Heavy Kick (j.HK) – 800 Damage
Guile Street Fighter

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Command Normals

  • Full Bullet Magnum (6MP) – 800 Damage
  • Spinning Back Knuckle (6HP) – 800 Dmage
  • Burning Straight (4HP) – 800 Damage
  • Knee Bazooka (4LK) -500 Damage
  • Rolling Sobat (4MK/6MK) – 700 Damage
  • Reverse Spin Kick (6HK) – 1000 Damage
  • Guile High Kick (3HK) – 1000 Damage

Target Combos

  • Recoil Cannon (5MP-4HP) – 600*600, Two hits
  • Double Shot (2MP-2MP) – 600*360, Two Hits
  • Drake Fang (2MK-6MP) – 500*750
  • Phantom Cutter (2HK-3HK) – 450*600 Damage

Drive Moves

  • Impact (HPHK) – 800 Damage
  • Reversal (6HPHK) – 500 Damage
  • Parry (MPMK) – Parry
  • Rush (66) – Rush, 189 min distance, 360.4 max

Special Moves

  • Sonic Boom (4)6P) – 550 Damage
  • Somersault Kick ([2]8LK) – 1000 Damage
  • Sonic Blade (214P) – 400 Damage
  • Sonic Cross (214P-6P) – 600(800*400)

Super Arts

  • Sonic Hurricane (4646P) – 200×6*800 Damage
  • Solid Puncher (214214P) – Drains 200f for each Sonic Break
  • Sonic Break (PP or [4]6p-p) – 600 damage
  • Crossfire Somersault ([4]646K) – 4000(3000)
Guile Street Fighter

Source: Capcom

Best Guile Players in Street Fighter

If you’re looking to main Guile in Street Fighter 6, watching the performance of the top pro players is a great way to start. While we haven’t had many events for SF 6 yet, the top Guile players from SF V are a good starting point. These are some of the best pros from the past that are worth watching for the highest-level gameplay of Guile from Street Fighter in the sequel.

  • NuckleDu
  • Daigo

More pro players are likely to pick up Guile in Street Fighter 6, but he had lower character usage in SF V. Daigo is probably the most notable out of the Guile players in recent years.

Guile Street Fighter

Source: Capcom

FAQ

How old is Guile in Street Fighter 6?

Guile Street Fighter is supposed to be in his early 30s.

Who is Guile based on?

Guile is based on a fighter called jean Pierre Polnareff from the popular manga series JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure! He has more in common with protagonists of the top anime fighting games than you might expect.

Is Guile a human?

Guile is an ordinary human character, like a lot of the SF roster!