Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars/Morrigan Aensland

Overview

Combos

Matchups

Strategy

Misc.

Introduction

Morrigan Aesland from the VS series is here again. Does VS stand for Versus or Vampire Saviour? You should probably ask Capcom.

Gameplay

Strengths	Weaknesses
Extremely fast movement Hard to punish supers Launcher is a fantastic anti-air Shell Kick can dominate neutral Biggest fireball in the game Very good Assist Great for crossover combinations Extremely fast Instant overheads, and generally good air control Fantastic DHCs	Very simple combos and no real routes Fantastic movement but requires its own execution to properly use Actually has an infinite but good luck performing it Has two supers that are extremely hard to punish and even harder to hit with As usual, there is not a ground dash; she immediately goes airborne

Move List

Normal Moves

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
5A	5	4	-	-	-	Low	Proud Member of the standing low club, use this normal with PRIDE
2A	5	4	-	-	-	-	Hits twice
5B	10	-	-	-	-	-	Sticks her whole leg out.
2B	9	-	-	-	-	Low	Decent low poke
6B	15	-	-	-	-	Hard Knockdown	Morrigan produces spikes and shoots them slightly forward, very slight anti-air properties. Causes hard knockdown.
5C	12	-	-	-	-	-	Morrigan spins and hits the opponent 4 times, hits mostly in front of her. If the opponent pushblocks the third hit, Morrigan's entire animation will cancel and she will not be pushed at all. Having this in mind, Morrigan can punish anyone pushblocking with an IAD j.A. However, if the Morrigan player isn't aware of this, they'll be eating a punish if they aren't ready to block or tech.
3C	9	-	-	-	-	Launcher	Morrigan's launcher, hitbox is that entire stupid spike, insane good and fast anti-air, use it fast, use it often, be full degenerate.
2C	10	-	-	-	-	Low/Hard Knockdown	Decent range sweep, doesn't cancel to any other normals
6C	14	-	-	-	-	Launcher	Morrigan leans back as she raises her foot which just turned into a scythe. Launches slightly lower than 3C.
j.A	5	9	-	-	-	Overhead	Air jab, comes out fast, really good hitbox, hits crouching chars, this is a yes.
j.B	7	5	-	-	-	Overhead	Air kick, decent range, another yes.
j.C	10	8	-	-	-	Overhead/Forced Roll	Morrigan makes a little tentacle shield. Very hard normal to challenge, a third yes.

Universal Mechanics

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
VAR starter	10	-	-	-	3200	-
Crossover Counter	22	-	-	-	2400	-
Forward Throw	-	-	-	-	4800	Throw
Back Throw	-	-	-	-	4800	Throw
Air Forward Throw	-	-	-	-	5600	Throw
Air Back Throw	-	-	-	-	5600	Throw

Special Moves

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Soul Fist 236X Air Soul Fist j.236X	16	-	-	-	-	Projectile	Morrigan shoots out a fireball that is honestly way too big for this game. She can have multiple fireballs out at once. If she gets hit, all fireballs disappear. All strengths determine the speed, so you can shoot a slow Fireball A then shoot a fast fireball C right through it. Useable in air
Shadow Blade 623X	7	-	-	-	-	-	MorriShoryu, heavier shoryu adds more hits, it comes out insanely fast. Only real issue is how unsafe Morrigan is afterwards. Useable in air
Shell Kick j.214C	12	-	-	-	-	-	Morrigan turns around and turns her legs into a drill, really good offensive tool. There is no hitbox under her so you can't jump shell kick and land, it has to be a targeted effort towards the opponent. She gets a slight boost if shell kicking from IAD.
Vector Drain 63214X	5	-	-	-	-	Throw	Morrigan does an izuna drop. It is what it is. Her 2A is extremely fast so you can tick throw with this Useable on giants

Super Moves

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Finishing Shower 236XX	17+1	-	-	-	14231	Aimable	Morrigan shoots a bunch of missiles, she can direct them up or down. There are very, very, very few setups to make this land, and the missiles are so slow you will rarely land it raw. This super is best used for chipping out or DHC. A very common use is to get hard knockdown and then perform this super. When the opponent wakes up, whether they roll toward or away from Morrigan, they have to eat the missiles, and if they roll into Morrigan they have to take every single missile. The recovery on this is good enough where you will rarely be punished for using it so that's a bonus. Usable in air
Valkyrie Turn 63214XX Attack 63214XX -> X	17+1	-	-	-	-	Invincible until button press	Morrigan jets off-screen and comes back on the opposite side. Holding up or down can change her height when she reenters. As long as no button is pressed, Morrigan is 100% invincible from everything in the game. After she presses a button she becomes vulnerable, but gains a heavy-hitting multihit shell kick. Useable in air
Darkness Illusion j.421XX Darkness Illusion j.421XX	11+1	-	-	-	19951	-	Her only useful super, extremely easy to setup, good damage. Not too much to argue on this one. Useable on giants