Alex is a character in Street Fighter 5 with some amazing comeback potential. Well, I guess V-Trigger makes almost everyone on the roster have comeback potential, but there's something about Alex's beefy hits that make them feel more intense.

Gunfight is currently the world's highest ranked Alex player online, sitting at Master Rank with 30,995 LP (at the time this article was written). During one of his recent live streams, the top-notch competitor pulled off an epic comeback despite things looking really bleak.

Up against a Laura player, Gunfight found himself stunned, cornered, and at the mercy of an opponent fully stocked with super meter. Because of the damage scaling from the previous combo -- "damage scaling" being a gradual reduction in damage dealt as the number of hits in a combo gets higher -- the Laura player decided to go for a reset using only one bar of meter.

Gunfight managed to cling to life, making his way out of the corner and getting a second chance at victory. In order to get this comeback rolling, Gunfight used a set up that saw him utilizing Alex's standing heavy kick to hit through Laura's EX fireball.

Though he took two hits himself, Alex's kick was able to tag Laura, score a crush counter, and leave her completely open to a punish. The maneuver was incredibly smart, and after a large combo of his own Gunfight read a backdash from the opponent, landed another crush counter, and sealed the deal.

Clips like this always further prove that it's never over until it's over. More often than not, there's a chance to comeback, you just have to find the right opportunity.



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