TEKKEN 8: Character Essentials & Dynamic Pressure/Mix-Ups Guide | Shaheen The Desert Falcon

[@I3asyl]

Bro this is such a great guide, especially the pressure aspect! Well done!

[@SerFableKnightYT]

You are very welcome!

[@TheZiggaZow]

the real tech is to customize your character to look nothing like shaheen and confuse your opponent into thinking its lars or leo

[@edxlee]

lol one of my Shaheen costumes is him looking like the whitest man ever, blonde blue eyes beach attire , would've never guessed it was Shaheen 😂

[@SerFableKnightYT]

@edxlee 🤣🤣 that was my attempt at a Captain America color scheme. I now have a custom that makes Shaheen look like Robin now. It's probably my favorite one and suits the character very well! I use it on my streams all the time!

[@OctopusH2O]

Even better Claudio since they have a similar face

[@SerFableKnightYT]

There's a couple things I forgot to mention: Stealth step manual input is df3+4. Stealth Step from moves like f2,4 or d3 are simply done by just pressing df after those moves.

[@FerventFourEyes]

This is actually HUGE

[@SerFableKnightYT]

@@FerventFourEyes yeah hahah totally my bad. I got lazy on my double checking of graphics

[@gns4838]

Put the moves on the screen

[@edxlee]

this was by far the BEST Shaheen guide on the tube.. not too many videos for our boy Shaheen unfortunately, but yours is great with all the examples and mixups etc.!

[@SerFableKnightYT]

You are very welcome! And thank you man! I appreciate that compliment! I plan to make more character guides on characters I know as well. I also have a few more Shaheen videos in the pipeline. Thank you again!

[@velvetimpulse]

Great guide! I have to say, I chuckled every time you said "the choice is completely up to you" for some reason, and you did it a lot! XD

[@SerFableKnightYT]

It's part of my cuteness 😂

[@RentonReturns]

Best shaheen guide I’ve seen. I just got him to Tenryu and my goal is to get him at least to flame ruler. Thank you 🤝🏾

[@SerFableKnightYT]

Your very welcome friend!

[@Skeksi_Man]

I’ve literally just started learning Shaheen to help me become more fundamentally sound with my mains ( Feng & Paul ) I’ve found him pretty easy to pick up after just a couple of hours practice and I’m already quite comfortably racking up wins in the purple ranks… Pretty neat character and it’s nice to feel like your truly earning your wins…

[@SerFableKnightYT]

Shaheen is a wonderful character! A lot of people think he's rather weak due to frames and neutral, but he is something that is wicked when you utilize him corrected

[@Skeksi_Man]

@@SerFableKnightYT Totally agree - I don’t find his frames to be that bad or his neutral... The only struggle I find is that he’s quite weak under pressure because he has no evasive gimmicks or quick panic moves... B3+4 is good for getting out of pressure but aside from that you have to rely on blocking & sidestepping.

[@SerFableKnightYT]

@@Skeksi_Man yeah unfortunately Shaheen suffers from having no good defensive options except to capitalize on movement. So you have to condition your opponent for the mix up, or suffer getting in constant blockstun of pressure.

[@FerventFourEyes]

The people who stuck with Shaheen in T7 are getting rewarded HEAVILY for their loyalty. I still can't completely wrap my head around the fact that he is largely the same in how he operated in 7, but now has a LEGITIMATELY SCARY STANCE MIX. This would not happen in any Tekken besides 8. Whats even crazier is that he is pretty tame in comparison to other chars on the roster, but in any other game he would very likely be top 5/S Teir no contest (in my opinion of course). Shaheen main or not, you should definitely give this fella a moment of your time. HE IS SO MUCH FUN AND IS DUMMY STRONG!

[@SerFableKnightYT]

Shaheen compared to the rest of the roster is a really honest character. You can't really mash or abuse stuff with him. You can to play very patient and find your openings. That is exactly why I really liked him.

[@DEANDRE_DTS]

What made him stronger is he is armor move in Tekken 7 Was forward 4 Now it is backward 4 it just is a nice switch for the character being able to deal with high middle high mix ups I don’t feel like I have to just let people flowchart on me now like I did in Tekken 7

[@givemeverything]

Just picked him up and gave him some drip and a fade lol let's see

[@jscotty8383]

Damn good guide!! He is definitely my main and I was looking for a quality guide to help me move forward with him since Miguel is no longer in the game 🤦‍♂

[@SerFableKnightYT]

@@jscotty8383 your very welcome! Also I have a feeling Miguel is gonna be S2 DLC for sure

[@mvshaddymanaig8682]

10f punish> 2 3 11f > 2 3 12f> f 2 3 13f> JF fb 2 14f> fb 2, db 2 1, df 4 1, df 4 3 15f> hopkick, df 2 while rising punish 11f> ws 4 13f> ws 3 3 15f> hopkick 16f> ws2

[@TwinkTekken]

amazing guide man, thankyou !

[@SerFableKnightYT]

Thank you! And your very welcome!

[@mjfonc]

Been trying to main shaheen and stumbled upon this awesome guide! Thanks mate! hope there are notations esp on the mixes, it would be a great help!

[@SerFableKnightYT]

Your very welcome! Yeah I had all my graphics turned off and didn't realize it until it was uploaded 😭

[@mjfonc]

@@SerFableKnightYT No probs! I think you don't like to spoil us too much lol. Need to go to the lab and break those down.

[@mastonykun7777]

I'm learning htplay Shaheen and tried him in rank. Got too much dependant in his slidind moves. This video helped me so much. Thanks and subscribed 😊

[@SerFableKnightYT]

Your very welcome friend!

[@Daposun]

Now the flow chart really helped! Tyty

[@youngpast0228]

I started raining Shaheen after realize draginov does way to much damage and I wanted a more solid character. And I LOVE Shaheen. I've gotten to the last red rank by just playing solid pokes and d3 Into slide like all the time lol. Though my combo game is quite weak. Launch-3,4-bd2 stealth cancel-stealth 3- run - fd41 stealth cancel - stealth 3 lol Thanks for the new combo route and realizing how powerful 23 punish was.

[@SerFableKnightYT]

Absolutely bud! I plan to make a combo guide for him as well. He has a ton of really cool routes!

[@RoyalFlushPoo]

@@SerFableKnightYTplease make the combo vid as I find there’s quite a bit of inconsistency across what combos Shaheens are using!

[@SerFableKnightYT]

@@RoyalFlushPoo no problem! That's actually my next video to work on.

[@majones117]

Do you d3 in FC slide? I try and d3 into snk but always get jabbed out of stance if I try and mix up from that

[@SerFableKnightYT]

@@majones117 typically I d3 to slide quite a bit just to see if they will block low, if they do I u4 for launch. Yeah unfortunately Shaheen can get mashed out of his stance quite a bit. To alleviate this you can cancel the stance by pressing down back. Which will make you able to block if you think they will hit a button

[@SerFableKnightYT]

So another thing I wanna say is that I accidentally forgot to make my titles visible on certain parts of the video. Deeply apologize! However if people are wondering, in stealth step the attacks are: Stealth step 1 is a high punch Stealth step 2 is a mid hit (looks like a karate chop) Stealth step 3 is the mid slide Stealth step 4 is a low slide Stealth step 1+2 is a plus on block mid that forces crouch on opponent. Some of the other buttons I'm using in the video are f3+4 for the combo Oki part. Again I totally apologize for those titles not being visible in the key parts. I had them hidden when I was editing and totally forgot to put them back on...sorry!

[@edxlee]

coming from MK1, Shaheen feels like a MK character to me bc of one thing, crouch jab. If MK taught me one thing, it is the importance of crouch jab (D1) to steal turns lol, and Shaheen is one of the few characters that has great crouch options from what I noticed

[@SerFableKnightYT]

All characters do have a crouch jab, but shaheens primary thing is to be in crouch. Not to mention you can go from so much in crouch. So yeah I absolutely agree with ya 💯

[@itzakii]

wwww video I just don't understand how to do half of the move u doing since it not on screen but , I be back when am more familiar with shaheen moves

[@fookkheongchin4302]

What is the command for this move at 9:03 ? I could not find it in the T8 move list.

[@SerFableKnightYT]

That's his f2,4 (forward 2,4)

[@fookkheongchin4302]

@@SerFableKnightYT my mistake, actually i mean 9:04 - 9:06

[@SerFableKnightYT]

@@fookkheongchin4302 oh! Yeah that's his second heat smash attack. So if you stealth step (snake stance df3+4) and press the heat smash button u will do that attack)

[@fookkheongchin4302]

@@SerFableKnightYT thanks, this second heat smash is much better because of the first low attack.

[@SerFableKnightYT]

@@fookkheongchin4302 absolutely really good for a quick mix up if you are becoming predictable.

[@waalker1206]

Thank you so much for the video, so far I’ve learnt Jun and Jack and I wanted to try more poke-like fundamentals character Shaheem is the way 😊

[@SerFableKnightYT]

You are very welcome! Shaheen is a great character!

[@AbdulRehman-lb6xq]

good job

[@Footslapblack]

You seem like a nice guy in your Vid’s! Good Shaheen

[@SerFableKnightYT]

Hey ggs man. Sorry for the short responses in the lobby, my kids were going nuts. Had to stop the set to address it. They were driving me crazy 😭

[@hahaminenowo7]

8:53 - 8:55 what are the inputs for this sequence?

[@SerFableKnightYT]

That sequence is df4,1 > d,u2

[@hahaminenowo7]

@@SerFableKnightYT ty =]

[@michaelriddick4693]

Ok so what I don't know how to do is the second pop up with the slap... When u do the flip for the pop up then the kick into the back hand to them up... I can't find that in the move list...

[@SerFableKnightYT]

Are you talking about his crouching 4,1 where he low kicks, then hits with a high?

[@rockyourboat1314]

What's the red hit effect at the Start of the video after every hit

[@mccollio0909]

He had counter hit turned on

[@a.alphonso6193]

thank bro

[@Djwilluhlago]

That d3 how are you crouch sliding right after?

[@SerFableKnightYT]

If you just press d3 and let it linger, you can input the slide command after that. Just press 2 dfs and then 3

[@Djwilluhlago]

@@SerFableKnightYT I’m about to be even more OP appreciate it big dawg.

[@SerFableKnightYT]

@@Djwilluhlago Gettem G!

[@AsDf-fq1sh]

Please turn off counter hit and rage unless you're showing off CH/rage specific things, I beg of you. Not only does it skew the damage numbers, It's especially misleading at 7:32 when you list ws1 as a punishment option against Dragunovs db3, where it's >impossible< to land as a counter hit. Ws1 is meant to be a counter hit button against opponents who challenge your full crouch or SNK transitions, it is not a punish.

[@SerFableKnightYT]

I leave on CH so people can see the properties of each move and it makes it easier. WS1 isn't a true punishment button sure. However like you said it's good for when people challenge you. So showing what is does as in CH and the guaranteed follow ups was is reason why I have it on. Players know that the damage high in this guide with everything is because of rage and CH being on.

[@pietro7121]

Amazing video, turn on input display though

[@SerFableKnightYT]

I actually forgot to put back on my graphics I made when I was proofing it. That was completely my fault. Sorry!

[@pietro7121]

@@SerFableKnightYTNo worries man it's a great video anyway :)

[@SerFableKnightYT]

@pietro7121 thank you very much! You are very welcome!

[@SorrowsPrison]

Now y'all know damn well all y'all ain't playing Shaheen I gotta better chance of finding Bigfoot than finding a Shaheen main

[@SerFableKnightYT]

I main Shaheen...try me ;)

[@Wanasek666]

Im a Shaheen main 😁

[@XX-ep5xt]

I picked up shaheen after going 0-2 in tournament and realizing I needed stronger fundementals, I needed to play a character that had next to no cheese. Cuz the king was not getting me anywhere.

[@edxlee]

@@XX-ep5xt good point, I kind of wanted to change chars bc he has no cheese as you say but I think it will help me improve in the long run, plus this video showed me some extra options I could implement that I never thought of :)

[@qorpse]

Shaheen will dominate the meta sooner than later, trust.

[@DEANDRE_DTS]

Shaheen is not a character you can get into high ranks unless you a just a boss at Tekken

[@SerFableKnightYT]

@@DEANDRE_DTS well I made God of Destruction Rank with him. So he's pretty viable 😎

[@DEANDRE_DTS]

@@SerFableKnightYTno that’s not it You are just ELITE at the game I also main Paul and I win way less with Shaheen lol Regular players like me won’t even make Fujin without just being a fundamental god

[@SerFableKnightYT]

@@DEANDRE_DTS I don't believe that man. You just gotta put in the lab time with Match ups. Shaheen has a lot of flaws due to him not having a lot of defensive options. Shaheen also thrives off movement and mixes. The one thing I'll say is that you wanna capitalize on your characters strengths. So Paul for example is better played aggressive and like a hornet. Where Shaheen is a character that is best played with high emphasis on mix ups and good fundamental knowledge.

[@marshinz5696]

I hate that Shaheen is being discussed so Openly but since I'm here I will add one thing: Play Shaheen on Stick. I have used all Three styles. Stick is Best because you can pull df>d>df+3 out of your ass Faster in a Pinch and it's also better Hidden on Stick. The Crouching is less Visible since you can do it pretty fast once you get good at it.

[@austingoyne3039]

Leverless allows quick slides too. Pad is awkward for me.