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Introduction

Marvel Overview

Sabretooth is a well balanced low tier character with talents in chip, trapping, meter building and damaging comboes. He has some speed (fast walking animation for throws) average stamina and good damage when you land one of his comboes that involves a hyper combo. His B assist is also very useful in trapping which helps makes Sabretooth more of a balanced character with many small advantages instead of a one or two very pronounced ones.

Colors

First row: LP, HP, A1. Second row: LK, HK, A2.

Normal Moves

Light Punch
5

yes, your light punch is a poke

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	4	2	6	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super, SJ	-	-	-
Storm will throw out a quick jab with a bit of lightning on it, not much added range by it. Good for a combo starter.

Medium Punch
5

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	7	4	14	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Storm’s cross, general combo filler

Heavy Punch
5

Chomp

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	11	12	10	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super, SJ	-	-	-
Storm will do an open palm thrust with both hands this move has very, very nice range thanks to the lightning that comes from her palms and goes a pretty lengthy distance in front of her.

Light Kick
5

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	5	3	8	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
OTG	Chain, Special, Super, SJ	-	-	-
Storm throws out a little kick towards her opponents shin and knee area (Or their head if it’s Kobun) can OTG someone and then be linked to her and launch them into another combo.

Medium Kick
5

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	8	4	13	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Special, Super	-	-	-
Storm throws out her left hand at her opponents waist and then generates a whirlwind from her hand you can link this to a for air comboing.

Heavy Kick
5

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	11	8	16	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Launcher, Otg	Special, Super, SJ	-	-	-
our main launcher, she does a high kick and generate a large tornado this move has nice range and probably the most favored way to start an air combo.

Crouching Light Punch
2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	4	3	7	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
5 but crouching

Crouching Medium Punch
2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	7	6	16	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Storm brings her fist overhead and then slam it down to her opponent great move alone but can’t say much because you can’t use middle punches or kicks freely in this game.

Crouching Heavy Punch
2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	11	5	16	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Launcher	Special, Super, SJ	-	-	-
One of Storm’s launchers, it’s a lightning uppercut. no real added range on this attack because she throws her fist upwards, but could make a decent anti air if you need one and don’t have time to call for an assist.

Crouching Light Kick
2

footsies

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	6	5	14	L
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super, SJ	-	-	-
Storm slides one leg at her opponent and strikes their ankles.

Crouching Medium Kick
2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	7	6	30	L
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super, SJ cancellable 22-42	-	-	-
Storm raises herself on one hand and strike both legs out to sweep her opponent, with wind coming from her feet this will make them fall and if you are fast enough, cancel into the lightning storm be careful is they roll though.

Crouching Heavy Kick
2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	9	4	24	L
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Otg, Launcher	Special, Super, SJ	-	-	-
Another one of Storm’s launchers, it’s just like her standing roundhouse but crouching, and she doesn’t kick as high, nor is the tornado nearly as large as it was before. it's wider but will knock either Storm or her opponent back just a little making it a bit harder to jump after them and combo.

Air Light Punch
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	6	14	8	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Storm throws her jab out at a slightly downward angle. An air combo filler, and all it’s good for

Air Medium Punch
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	9	5	24	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Special, Super	-	-	-
Storm will bring one hand behind her head and swing the other pretty good range but nothing notable

Jumping Heavy Punch
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	12	5	32	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Flying screen	Special, Super	-	-	-
Think of it as Magneto’s Fierce punch, but this one is lightning attached. This is probably Storm's best air attack.

Air Light Kick
j.

2LK but jumping

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	6	12	8	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
She does the pose of Lui Kang's flying dragon kick but does not fly across the screen sadly. It's quick and easy to combo, but does very little damage, outshined by the other options.

Air Medium Kick
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	11	5	16	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Special, Super	-	-	-
Guile’s summersault kick in reverse.

Air Heavy Kick
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	12	6	18	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Flying Screen	Special, Super	-	-	-
Storm does a little back flip in air and leaves a trail of wind as her feet a nice air-to-air attack if they’re above or in front of you. the kick is a gust that becomes about the size of Sentinal. it does good damage and has great range

Special Moves

Typhoon
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	Chain, Special, SJ, Super	-	-	-
Storm summons a typhoon, which is her main projectile. Can do up to 4 hits . Will bypass and ignore other projectiles This is one of the best projectiles in the game since it can’t be canceled, not even by a hyper combo. it’s slow to come out and recover, but it’s wide so it can be a little hard to jump over if it isn’t timed right basically Storm will throw her hands towards the ground and shout "Typhoon!" and then send a get the screen to herself onent, this can be used to stop dash ins, hyper combos, projectiles, and getting through Doom’s rockets and canceling Spiral’s swords in the sword dance trap.

Vertical Typhoon
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	Chain, Special, SJ, Super	-	-	-
She sends out the tornado shaped wind out from under the opponent all the way up the screen in a vertical motion, doing up to 6 hits. This move is a great move to use against those pesky Cable players. useless on the most part unless done in runaway or countering runaway, those are the only time this move is done since it's quite slow, easy to see coming and can actually be walked away from.

Lightning sphere
+ J.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	Chain, Special, SJ, Super	-	-	-
Can only be preformed in air. She sends out an electricly charged sphere across the screen. version goes diagonally down while version flies horizontaly across the screen. They both do the same amount of damage so it just depends on which direction you want it to go.

Lightning Attack
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	Chain, Special, SJ, Super	-	-	-
Storm launches at her opponent with a hand full of lightning, very similar to Wolverine's Drill Claw. This can be done in any direction and also performed in the air. From the ground she cannot angle it downwards though. This plays a big part in both combos and running away. This attack can be done three times in a row, but must be pressed again before it stops completely, the third time you do this the move will no longer be hyper-cancelable so make sure to cancel it on thefirst, or second one.

Fly mode
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
N/A	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	Chain, Special, SJ, Super	-	-	-
enters Fly mode Storm’s flight isn't as useful as the others She flies pretty quick, but to start it she has to hop into the air and spin around once slowly before she actually begins to fly

Super Moves

Lightning storm
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	Chain, Special, SJ, Super	-	-	-
Great super. does nice chip damage, can be comboed into fairly easily, can be DHC’ed perfectly Storm will Spin around quickly and yell “Lightning Storm!” and lightning bolts will fill the entire screen.

Hail storm
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	Chain, Special, SJ, Super	-	-	-
Iconic MvC super Storm will take her sweet time raising from the ground and to the edge of the screen behind her, then summons raining pieces of ice on her opponent, this super is almost inescapable unless you are directly under Storm since that’s the only place the hail doesn’t hit this move has literally 0 recovery so it is the safest Hyper combo to DHC to in the entire game. Widely used since even on block it deals absurd chip damage

Assist Moves

Name

Damage

Cross-Over Combination

Alpha Counter

Notes

Typhoon

Lightning Storm

Typhoon

Storm appears behind and throws out a horizontal typhoon that hits multiple times, ignoring other projectiles. Strong tool for controlling the ground to apply pressure or allow a mixup. This is a good default assist to use because it is very straightforward and flexible.

Lightning attack

Lightning Storm

Lightning attack

Storm does a single, horizontal Lightning attack and then does a long pose where she finishes. If she hits with this, the opponent will be launched in the air, but will be able to block on the way down.
Storm is very exposed after the attack, so it is safest to apply this strings or combos.

Vertical typhoon

Hail Storm

Vertical typhoon

Storm summons a vertical typhoon. This is a very slow assist but it applies a very heavy amount of blockstun, making it a strong trap setup.
Doing a THC starting with Storm will have the startup of Hail Storm.

Command normals

Wall bounce (aironly): Press forward when you touch the wall.

Special Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Berserker Claw

+

Wild Fang

+

Birdie

+

Super Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Berserker Claw X

+

Weapon X Rush

+

Hyper Birdie

+

Hyper Berserker Claw

+

For 'a' type Sabretooth only.

Assist Moves

Name

Damage

Cross-Over Combination

Alpha Counter

Notes

Berserker Claw

Hyper Berserker Claw

Berserker Claw

Birdie

Hyper Birdie

Birdie

c.

Hyper Birdie

c.

His B assist is commonly consider his best assist because of its blockstun and its usefulness in traps. Also because of the fast recovery time (which is balanced out by its ample start out time) B assist can usually be called back out immediately after the last bullet has reached the opponent (usually if the opponent is full screen distance away).

His A assist is also useful because it causes dead weight hit stun much like Psylocke AAA assist. (although the attack itself is relatively low priority) It can also be useful to punish attacks with poor recovery on the opposite side of the screen due to the ammount of distance it covers in a short period of time. If the counter connects it is common for it to be cancelled into the Beserker Claw X hyper combo.

The Basics

Beginner Overview

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Round Start Strategy

Block, neutral jump and block. He has four frame light attacks and it is not advisable that you try to beat out the top 4's attacks.

Combos

-Jump HK \/ d.c.LK > c.HP /\ sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.HP

-Jump HK \/ d.s.LK > s.LP > s.HP XX qcf + LP XX f,d,df + PP

-Corner hcb + LK /\ Jump HK \/ d.s.LK > s.LP > s.HP XX qcf + LP XX f,d,df + PP, s.LK XX qcf + LP XX f,d,df + PP

Advanced Strategy

You are in for a uphill battle but Sabretooth can still be of value to his team. He has a very good B assist that can help in trapping via perpetual block stun. Sabretooth on point has a decent dash to get in and try to throw (which opens up wake up roll mix up options since if they decide not to roll he can HP beserker claw them in punishment for laying still). He can also encourage someone to come to him by building meter with backwards jumping roundhouses. You can call a assist at anytime during a normal jump and in addition he is free to block after any jumping kick attack. A advantage to building meter is that you can use setups in conjuction with assists to get safe significant block damage off his Hyper Birdie hyper combo or just save it for another character on your team that can use it more effeciently. Another useful thing about Sabretooth is his wall jump which can delay your jump and help throw off when people expect you to land.

Overall, Sabretooth is a competent low tier character and is not recommended to those who lack experience within the game.

Misc. Things

• His normal jump kick attacks are glitched; If you do a kick attack while normal jumping you get a additional action.

• His infinite (although he could have more than one) is in the corner [CR.LK, CR.MK, HCB+LP]

• Canceling a Birdie call into the 'B' THC gives him recovery as soon as the first Birdie leaves. Thus you can just do HK Birdie, THC, THC (or regular super), repeat.

• When he is the last character on your team and you have him on projectile assist you can do THC followed by a HCB+HK/LK then another THC until you run out of meter.

• When you tag out his sprite stays on screen longer than usual making it look very strange.

• His DP+PP super can stop in the middle of itself if you're doing it on Roll or some other characters due to the spacing of you and the other character.

• His jumping roundhouse can be used as a instant overhead against larger characters. Due to the glitch Sabretooth has with his jumping kick attacks it is possible to block on the way down or to call a assist after the initial roundhouse and then hit another roundhouse on the way down (the assist helps provide extra hit stun so the second roundhouse can combo) which will then lead to the player's combo of their choice.