Injustice: Gods Among Us/Shazam

Shazam

Unlike most foster children, Billy Batson couldn’t care less about finding a family. He just wants to turn eighteen and finally become an adult. While the boy’s compassionate and kind, he’s gotten used to protecting himself by staying emotionally distant from everybody. But that changes when he meets an ancient wizard who introduces him to one very powerful word.

Just by saying SHAZAM!, Billy is transformed into a magical flying adult superhero, one with the genius of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the unbreakable will of Atlas, the lightning blasts of Zeus, the power of Achilles and the speed of Mercury. But gaining the power of the gods means inheriting their enemies too. With the abilities of the world’s mightiest mortal, Billy will have to struggle with magical threats as well as his own youthful naïveté. To truly tap into his power, this orphan who’s always kept people at arm’s length will have to learn what family really is.

In a nutshell

Strengths: 50/50 mixup. Good damage with meter. Teleports build meter really well. Good dashes, can dash out of certain strings. D2 can interrupt certain strings as well. Meter Burn projectile deals good chip and hits crouchers. Amazing command grab range and speed. Variety of high/low in Combos. Both teleports count as true wakeup, meaning they get full invincibility on startup when used as a wakeup attack. Wakeup teleports easily one of the best wakeups in game. Combos usually end in Hard Knockdown leading to further mixup and interactable shenanigans. Amazing crossup with j2. B2 hits overhead and has really good range, off the ground certain frames (avoids some low attacks if timed). Trait gives large boost to damage in combos. Trait deals huge chip damage. Trait activation easily done at end of combos. Huge corner damage with trait. (Personally a really fun character to play. SHAZAM!)

Weaknesses: Command throws are stance specific, recovery can be punished if opponent is in wrong stance. Gets zoned out easily. Projectile sub par normally, horrible startup for both normal and meter burn versions. B2 whiffs on nearby crouching characters. Combos are pretty timing specific with B3 which most of his higher damage combos rely on. High risk versus characters with certain wakeup moves, has to be very careful dealing with wakeups. Normals are comparatively weak with high startup hurting poking game. Hard time dealing with certain tactics in the air, has to be careful with timing d2. Damage without meter is mediocre or has to sacrifice positioning for damage. Super is garbage. Reliant on meter so has to be wary of clash system. Trait only affects his punching normals limiting combo potential. Corner combos weak without trait or has to sacrifice positioning for damage.

Character Info

Type:

Power

Real Name:

Billy Batson

Debut:

Whiz Comics #2 (February 1940)

Voice Actor:

Joey Naber

Move List

Normal Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

SU

RC

OG

OH

God Punch

l

3.00

High speccancel

Knee Strike

m

3.00

med speccancel

Hook Kick

h

7.00

med speccancel

Hook Punch

b + l

3.00

High speccancel

Thundering Elbow

b + m

3.00

Overhead small groundbounce for a combo. speccancel

Power Cross

b + h

11.00

med wallbounce hold h to charge attack, (pressing Meter Burn makes it an armored move costs 1 bar,) cancel by dashing forward or backwards

Roundhouse Kick

f + l

3.00

High speccancel

Hercules Uppercut

f + m

3.00

med speccancel

Mighty Slam

f + h

11.00

Overhead groundbounce hold h to charge attack, (pressing Meter Burn during charge will make the move armored costs 1 bar,) cancel by dashing forward or backwards

Low Jab

d + l

2.00

med speccancel

Lifting Cut

d + m

5.00

med , launch on hit Note: Scales combos heavily

Sweeping Kick

d + h

7.00

Low hardknockdown

Jumping Strike

l aironly

5.00

Overhead, Note: Decent air to air move

Mercury's Sidekick

m aironly

7.00

Overhead, Note: Very good crossup hitbox

Achilles' Fist

h aironly

11.00

Overhead softknockdown

Combo Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

SU

RC

OG

OH

One-Two Punch

l , l

4.90

High , med speccancel

Solomon's Wisdom

l , m

4.90

High , med speccancel

Hercules' Strength

l , l , m

11.22

High , med , med
knockdown 3/4ths screen away speccancel

Atlas' Stamina

l , m , b + h

11.22

High , med , med
softknockdown half screen away

Zeus' Power

l , m , f + h

11.22

High , med , med
softknockdown 1/4th screen away

Achilles' Courage

f + l , m

5.85

med , Overhead
groundbounce speccancel

Mercury's Speed

b + l , m

4.90

High , med speccancel

Mighty Colossus

b + l , m , h

11.22

High , med , Low
softknockdown

One-Two Kick

m , m

5.85

med , med
Jails softknockdown speccancel half screen away

Mighty Charge

b + m , h

9.30

Overhead
m groundbounce h launch

Mighty Force

f + m , m

5.85

med , med
brief stun on second hit speccancel

Roaring Strike

f + m , m , h

12.17

med , med , med
launch speccancel

Bounce Cancels

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

SU

RC

OG

OH

Mighty Slam

f , f , Meter Burn

Cancel

During a combo, burn two bars to cancel the combo and perform a groundbounce. Can also be done with qcf Meter Burn, alternate controls

Power Cross

b , b , Meter Burn

Cancel

During a combo, burn two bars to cancel the combo and perform a wallbounce. Can also be performed with qcb Meter Burn, alternate controls

Character Power

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

SU

RC

OG

OH

Solomon's Judgement

Trait

-

All of Shazam's punching moves see heavily increased chip and added on damage. This is very important for his easy peasy corner combos.
Lasts 15 seconds
Takes 14 seconds to recharge

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

SU

RC

OG

OH

Forward Throw

f + l + h

11.00

Throw leaves opponent 1/4th screen away

Back Throw

l + h

11.00

Throw leaves opponent 1/4th screen away

Special Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

SU

RC

OG

OH

Atlas Torpedo

b , f + m
Alternate Command:
hcf + m

9.00

Psycho Crusher. Hits Overhead. Punishable by some cast depending on landing space.

Atlas Torpedo (Meter Burn)

Meter Burn during
Atlas Torpedo

5.70

pressing Meter Burn on hit will throw the opponent for additional damage. Hard Knockdown.

Bolt Of Zeus

d , b + m
Alternate Command:
qcb + m

7.00

Throws a bolt of lightning. proj Think High Tiger Shot. Does not hit crouching characters.

Bolt Of Zeus (Meter Burn)

Meter Burn during
Bolt Of Zeus

13.00

Pressing Meter Burn during Bolt of Zeus will increase damage. Now it hits crouching characters. Will also softknockdown on hit.

Herculean Might

d , b , f + l
Alternate Command: qcb f + l

13.00

Command throw only on standing or juggled opponents hardknockdown

Herculean Might (Meter Burn)

Meter Burn during
Herculean Might

9.00

Pressing Meter Burn on successful grab keeps opponent in air and Shazam in a special recovery state. Can follow up with b + h
recovery can be jump cancelled as well

Achilles' Clutch

d , b + l
Alternate Command: qcb + l

14.00

Command throw that only connects with crouching and juggled opponents. hardknockdown

Achilles' Clutch (Meter Burn)

Meter Burn during
Achilles' Clutch

17.00

Pressing Meter Burn during Achilles' Clutch
adds a divekick that causes groundbounce

Advancing Mercury Storm

d , f + h
Alternate Command:
qcf + h

-

Half screen forward teleport True Wakeup Attack

Eluding Mercury Storm

d , b + h
Alternate Command:
qcb + h

-

Half screen back teleport True Wakeup Attack

Super Move

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

SU

RC

OG

OH

The Power of SHAZAM

Super Command

38.50

Mid strk
Armored On hit, Shazam launches opponent into the sky with a haymaker and attacks with a flurry of punches finished with a smashing elbow. He then grabs the opponent as he/she flies downward, spinning them around before throwing them to the ground.
First hit: 10.00 then 4.75, 5.70, 6.65, 11.40

Move Analysis

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Strategy

Basic Strategy

Shazam is a 50/50 grappler. Meaning in spite of their amazing range and speed Herculean Might will whiff(not hit) on crouching and airborn characters who are not juggled(meaning he/she is in one of your combos). And Achille's Clutch will whiff on standing characters and juggled characters who too high in the air (do not even think about using it on airborn characters seriously why would that work? :P). Herculean Might can also be backdashed, meaning if opponent backdashes he/she will not be caught by Herculean Might. The point is that you cannot rely on throwing out those moves on a wild guess to hit your opponent for easy damage like Bane or Grundy. You have to base your choice on using the move by reading the opponent. Meaning if you know they cannot avoid Herculean Might, THEN you use it. For instance if they simply walking backwards or dashing forwards etc. We'll go more in depth later on.

Getting in: Use a combination of walking forward, dashes, teleports, and Atlas Torpedo (Psycho Crusher) to get in. In that order. Shazam's walk speed is decent so simply walking forward not only allows you to get in, but can prepare himself in case the opponent tries to throw out a move as well. His dashes are great for closing in the distance but the opponent can catch the recovery with a long range move. Same problem with his teleport but his teleports suffer from extended recovery and can be hit out of during startup. Finally the unreliable option is Atlas Torpedo, specifically on block. As a movement tool you may feel compelled to use Atlas Torpedo, but be wary. It has no invincibility so projectile characters can and will hit you out of it. The only thing I have found to avoid sometimes is Joker's Gunshot. On block majority of the cast can punish it, the safest you will be is to use it when you close to the opponent so you land far away from them which defeats the purpose of using it as a movement tool... The last option that may come to mind is of course b23 or Thundering Elbow or something like that. Do not use it. It is punishable someone mashing Light attack punishes you every time you do the 3. Test your opponent do the move and try to backdash to see if they punish it, if they do not punish b23. Abuse their stupidity and mash it to get in. Keep in mind that better players can and will punish you for doing it. If you rely on it for whatever reason do b2 and cancel into something to get you out of there either teleport or Atlast Torpedo.

Up Close: You have command grabs and lockdown normals. Use them. Keeping in mind the stances, use Herculean Might and Achille's Clutch appropriately. Not just for the damage but for the hard knockdown for a mixup opportunity. But for now looking at normals.

Light Attacks: 1 is good punishing tool as it leads into 1,1,2 which punished moves that leave the opponent rather close to you.

Advanced Strategy

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Tips and Tricks

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Combos

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Alternate Costumes

Regime

New 52

Unlocking

• Regime- 1 Armory Key in Hall of Justice Archives

• New 52- Complete every Shazam mission

Match Ups

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Frame Data

Move Name	Startup	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit
God Punch	8	17	-2	2
Knee Strike	9	23	1	12
Hook Kick	12	27	3	5
Hook Punch	8	18	-3	17
Thundering Elbow	20	25	-11	39
Power Cross	30	27	7	54
Roundhouse Kick	10	19	-2	20
Hercules Uppercut	16	28	-5	5
Mighty Slam	29	28	7	62
Low Jab	6	15	2	13
Lifting Cut	9	16	-3	60
Sweeping Kick	10	20	-11	25
Jumping Strike	6	24	-10	2
Mercury Sidekick	7	24	-6	15
Achilles' Fist	10	24	-2	53
Forward Throw	10	21	-	-
Back Throw	10	21	-	-
One-Two Punch	7	17	2	16
Solomon's Wisdom	9	24	-2	7
Hercules' Strength	14	22	-1	63
Atlas' Stamina	11	26	1	32
Zeus' Power	13	36	-2	32
Achilles' Courage	15	22	3	37
Mercury's Speed	5	23	-2	8
Mighty Colossus	8	38	-6	6
One-Two Kick	18	25	-9	25
Mighty Charge	12	40	-9	52
Mighty Force	20	25	-1	20
Roaring Strike	9	23	0	47
Atlas Torpedo	17	0	-12	22
Atlas Torpedo (Meter Burn)	0	60	-	60
Bolt Of Zeus	26	-162	-6	1
Bolt Of Zeus (Meter Burn)	39	-165	3	26
Herculean Might	11	17	-	25
Herculean Might (Meter Burn)	0	27	-	26
Achilles' Clutch	13	21	-	23
Achilles' Clutch (Meter Burn)	0	46	-	34
Advancing Mercury Storm	25	11	-	-
Eluding Mercury Storm	25	9	-	-
The Power Of SHAZAM	17	42	-10	6
Trait: Solomon's Judgement	0	43	-	-