[@Dead Cruiser] Well here's a primer:

Shotoclones are kind of the Marios of fighting games. The classic examples are Ken and Ryu from street fighter. They typically have a fireball like projectile and a few other martial arts strikes. They tend to be a jack of all trades kind.


Rushdowns are characters that workto close the distance between them and their opponents and keep the pressure on their opponent with combos and juggling. They are all offense, all the time. An example of this would be Fox or Yoshi from Smash Brothers.