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According to Street Fighter V director Takayuki Nakayama, Laura's Sunset Wheel special move is based on the Sunset Splash move from the Slam Masters (listed as "Gut Crush" in the English release).

Laura's Sunset Wheel (at 7:39):


https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Sunset_Wheel

https://twitter.com/takaNakayama/status/...0661621761 (Nakayama's statement)

https://archive.is/vYGb1

Google Translate ain't the most accurate thing but here it is:

Nakayama Wrote:Actually, Lara's "Sunset Wheel" is based on Muscle Bomber's "Sunset Splash". The movement is a little (?) Different.

Muscle Bomber is the name of the Slam Masters series in Japan.
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