[quote=@BigPapaBelial]
Blaze did have a limited energy projection before SoF4 didn't she?

I don't remember which game but it was after SoR1 I remember she gained a move that well was like a knock off hadoken, very shot range. And in SoR2 Axel had his spinning fist attack and generated a fire like visual now that I think about it.
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Now that you mention it, I think that was a thing... I definitely want to keep those elements at play. Just without them defining the action. SoR characters never really were high tier in terms of powers; just adept fighters with a few bonuses in their moves.