Here’s a list detailing the entire cast’s movement speeds, both forward and backward. Speeds are organised into groups; all members of a specific group move at an identical speed, the exact value of which is shown next to the group’s letter. Unlike some similar comparisons which use an inaccurate visual method, these values are the same ones the game uses internally.
The decimal value represents the amount of movement per frame. As reference, the horizontal length of the stage is 15, and the distance between characters at the start of the round is 3.
v2012 Updated Values:
Cody’s forward speed increased to 0.038, backward speed increased to 0.024.
Guy’s backward speed increased to 0.035.
The previous values can be found in the list below, marked with an asterisk (*).
FORWARD MOVEMENT
A: 0.055
Akuma
Cammy
Chun-Li
Dee Jay
Gen (Crane)
M. Bison (Dictator)
Vega (Claw)
B: 0.054
Yang
C: 0.050
Adon
Balrog (Boxer)
Blanka
C. Viper
Dudley
Evil Ryu
Guile
Sakura
Yun
D: 0.048
El Fuerte
E: 0.045
Fei Long
Gen (Mantis)
Gouken
Guy
Honda
Rose
Rufus
Ryu
F: 0.04125
Ibuki
G: 0.040
Dan
Ken
Oni
H: 0.035
Abel
Cody *
Juri
Zangief
I: 0.031
T. Hawk
J: 0.030
Hakan
K: 0.025
Dhalsim
Seth
L: 0.024
Sagat
M: 0.020
Makoto
BACKWARD MOVEMENT
A: 0.050
Vega (Claw)
B: 0.045
Blanka
Cammy
Chun-Li
Gen (Crane)
C: 0.043
El Fuerte
D: 0.040
Akuma
Balrog (Boxer)
Dee Jay
Dudley
Evil Ryu
Guile
M. Bison (Dictator)
Oni
Yang
E: 0.035
Adon
C. Viper
Rose
Sakura
Yun
F: 0.03125
Ibuki
G: 0.030
Abel
Dan
Fei Long
Gen (Mantis)
Gouken
Guy *
Hakan
Honda
Juri
Ken
Rufus
Ryu
T. Hawk
Zangief
H: 0.020
Cody *
Dhalsim
Sagat
Seth
I: 0.015
Makoto