Streets of Rage 4 - Stage 9 Full Combo - Mania+ v8 Axel

This isn't my usual game, but this game is awesome and incredibly difficult. This is my favorite stage and I just had to FC it, though it took ~13 hours of attempts.
To get an FC in this game, you need to defeat all the enemies without getting hit, and without letting the combo drop (which happens a few seconds after not hitting anything). Certain moves use up your meter (turning it green), and if you're hit in that state, you'll lose all of that health. Non-special moves recover the green meter. Certain moves have invincibility frames (blitz, neutral special, throws, and jumps), and it's critical to use these well. Axel's strongest option in many situations is blitz into neutral special, since it's invincible the whole time. However, if your meter is empty and you don't hit anything during the blitz, you won't be able to neutral special, and you will likely get hit and die. It's crucial to understand the enemy AI and patterns.
Pretty much any wave of enemies can end an FC on this stage. Getting the combo extension with the purple broom is also tricky. There were some very close calls in this run.
I have ~275 hours in this game (currently 100 hours more than Pikmin 4!), but some people out there are way better than I am, and can FC any stage reasonably consistently.

[@Metalman200xdamnit]

Damn,you made short work of Max. He was the first boss that regularly kicked my ass.

[@jyhu_]

Congrats boo!!!! You did it!! Couple of scary bits but elevator and max were smooth 😳

[@Yee-jr6ki]

Hey with that kind of precision I bet you could golden strawberry farewell 🤔

[@MrJHawk4]

😆

[@rodrickscott5683]

Bravo! 👍

[@Pastregulation]

🐐 shit