Best Character Guide

Streets of Rage 4 features 12 playable characaters in total. Each of these characters comes complete with strengths and weaknesses and are unlocked around an in-game point system. Check out our Best Character Guide to get help choosing the best protagonist for your playstyle.

Best Character

There is not much difference between the five main characters, there is not one character that is clearly better than the others as each of them has been designed to suit a specific type of gameplay. If pushed to make a choice, the best character is aruably Blaze because of her short physical combo and blitz move which can be spammed. Blaze is also the only character that can run and her speed and jumping are invaluable for escaping sticky situations. Axel is probably the best character to choose if you are a new player and unfamiliar with the mechanics of the game. Axel is a versatile type of character that doesn't excel in any area but is good at everything. If you like playing tank-type characters then you should consider playing Lloyd who is the strongest character in the game and able to sustain the most damage. The downside to Lloyd is he is slow and lacks mobility.

1st - Blaze Fielding

• Strength: Mid.

• Speed: High (quickest in the game).

• Blitz Move: Forward, jumping double flip kick.

• Offensive Special: Forward Hadouken.

• Defensive Special: Backwards handstand kick.

• Jumping Special: Flying kick.

• Physical Combo: 2 punches then a back punch.

2nd - Axel Stone

• Strength: Mid-High.

• Speed: Mid-Low.

• Blitz Move: Super uppercut.

• Offensive Special: 9-hit punch combo.

• Defensive Special: 360-degree punch.

• Jumping Special: Flying punch into a forward rolling, whilst punching.

• Physical Combo: 3 low damage punches and then 2 kicks.

3rd - Adam Hunter

• Strength: Mid-High.

• Speed: Mid-High.

• Blitz Move: Dashes forward performing 2 punches.

• Offensive Special: Double kick.

• Defensive Special: 360 kick.

• Jumping Special: Jumping 360 kick.

• Physical Combo: 2 punches, uppercut, and a roundhouse kick.

4th - Lloyd Iraia

• Strength: High (best in the game).

• Speed: Low (worst in the game).

• Blitz Move: Double, sideways punch.

• Offensive Special: Ranged fist grab, then he can either electrocute an enemy for a couple of seconds or can punch them 4 times.

• Defensive Special: Shockwave electricity attack.

• Jumping Special: Hops into the ground producing a small shockwave, and he can continually keep hopping into the ground (causing shockwaves) with continual button presses – at the continued expense of life.

• Physical Combo: 4 punches.

5th - Cherry Hunter

• Strength: Low-Mid (worst in the game).

• Speed: Mid.

• Blitz Move: Flying knee.

• Offensive Special: Smashes guitar into the floor.

• Defensive Special: Plays a chord with the guitar which creates a shockwave.

• Jumping Special: Slams guitar into the ground.

• Physical Combo: 3 punches, 1 uppercut, and then jumps up with the enemy and punches them into the ground.

Check out our How to Unlock Characters guide to find out what the requirements are to unlock the various playable characters that are in Streets of Rage 4.