November 19, 2025
Street Fighter 6 Player Discovers Wild New E. Honda Combo Featuring Triple Sweeps A surprising hitbox quirk lets Honda chain three sweeps in a single juggle
Sweeps in fighting games typically bring interactions to an end—especially in Street Fighter 6, where most characters can only combo into sweep as a final knockdown finisher. But every now and then, a character has a hitbox or animation quirk that opens up something unexpected.
That’s exactly what lab monster Jick_D uncovered: a bizarre and flashy combo where E. Honda lands three separate sweeps in one sequence.
🥋 Why Honda’s Sweep Can Hit Three Times
Honda’s crouching heavy kick appears standard at first glance, but the animation tells a different story. When Honda swings his entire body forward and twists, the sweep’s hitbox extends behind him, giving it a unique backward-hitting property.
This backward hitbox is the key that makes the entire sequence possible.
⚡ How the Triple-Sweep Combo Works
To make the combo function, the setup requires very specific timing and positioning:
- Honda anti-airs Akuma’s divekick by crossing under and Drive Rushing into a sweep.
- Because the sweep hits behind him, it pops Akuma up in a way Honda can chase.
- Honda then performs three additional Drive Rush cancels, landing a sweep after each one—four Drive Rushes total.
The result? A hilarious, stylish juggle made up almost entirely of sweeps.
🎯 Does This Make Honda Better?
Short answer: not really.
While the tech is extremely fun and shows off how quirky hitboxes can get in SF6, Honda’s low-tier struggles don’t magically vanish because of a fancy combo that requires:
- A specific anti-air scenario
- Four Drive Rushes
- A backward-hitting sweep hitbox
- Tight execution most players won’t use in a real match
But even if it won’t shake up tournaments, it’s the kind of discovery that makes Street Fighter’s lab community so entertaining.
🧠 Final Thoughts
E. Honda is unlikely to skyrocket up the tier list because of this discovery, but the triple-sweep juggle is a perfect example of SF6’s expressive combo system and how deep labwork can get. If you’re a Honda loyalist, it’s the perfect flex clip to drop on social media—or just a fun bit of tech to test in training mode.