Marvel vs Capcom 2/Cable

Overview

Combos

Strategy

Resources

Story

Nathaniel Christopher Charles Summers, better known as Cable, is a character from the X-Men series by Marvel. An incredibly powerful telekinetic mutant from the future, he was infected with the Techno-Organic virus when he was a baby and must constantly use his telekinetic powers to contain the virus, lest his body from terraforming into a machine like his left arm and eye have.

Gameplay

Cable is one of the four god-tier characters in Marvel Vs. Capcom 2. He possesses a decent - if not obnoxious - zoning game, and combined with certain assists allow him to zone effectively. The main star of Cable's moveset, though, is the Air Hyper Viper Beam (AHVB), which almost single-handedly puts him in the top 4. With almost no startup, high damage, hard to counter, and loopable for massive damage on any opening it’s undoubtedly the best Hyper Combo in the game. If you want a character that can slowly chip your opponent down and then severely punish the slightest mistake with death, Cable is for you.

Gameplay

Cable is mainly known for zoning and his Air Hyper Viper Beam. Knowing how to use AHVB effectively is a crucial part of this character.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Air Hyper Viper Beam (AHVB): This move is one of the best supers in the game. 1 frame startup, full screen, massive damage, loopable... the list goes on. This move is the reason to play Cable, and the reason why he's a god. Winning matchup against Sentinel: This is another good reason to play the character, as many characters simply do not have a good matchup. Cable is an exception. Low skill floor: Learning AHVB x3 alone makes Cable dangerous, making him easy to learn how to play. Guard breaks: Cable has an easy guard break, and combined with AHVB, can kill a character before they even hit the ground. Zoning with a purpose Grenades, Fierce gunshots, and viper beam cover a lot of space, layered with a strong assist and backed by AHVB makes some of the most potent zoning in the game Alpha Counter AHVB Cable's scimitar assist lets you bring in Cable off of any blocked attack and cancel into AHVB. One of the most unique things about Cable, it can allow any character access to an incredibly smothering punish game.

Bad mobility: Outside of universal movement mechanics, Cable has poor mobility. Meter hungry: AHVB is the reason to play Cable... but he needs meter to do it. Cable with 1 or fewer meters is a totally different character than Cable with 3+ bars. Limited solo defensive options: Outside of Psimitar, which is a DP (though not a great one), Cable has few options for escaping pressure. No mixup: Solo cable has no mixup and doesn't do a lot of chip. This can make comebacks on short time very difficult if the opponent is willing to just run away.

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Character Summary

Special Moves

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Viper Beam (Air OK)

• + or (Mashable, aim with directional input)

Psimitar

• + or

Electrap

• + or

Psy-Charge

• +

Crackdown

• + or

Super Moves

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Hyper Viper Beam (Air OK)

• + (Mashable, aim with directional input)

Time Flip

• +

Assist Moves

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Type α - Projectile Type

• Assist: Viper Beam
• Counter: Viper Beam
• Combination: Hyper Viper Beam

Type β - Anti-Air Type

• Assist: Psimitar
• Counter: Psimitar
• Combination: Hyper Viper Beam

Type γ - Variable Type

• Assist: Electrap
• Counter: Crackdown
• Combination: Hyper Viper Beam

Colors

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

Moves List

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

Light Punch
5LP //

Quick punch.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	4	2	8	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Just a standard quick punch. Nothing much to say.

Medium Punch
5MP // ,

An uppercut.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	7	2	13	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
An uppercut. Your grounded launcher.

Heavy Punch
5HP //

Bang bang bang bang!

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12, 6, 6, 6, 6	9, 12, 9, 9, 9	2, -, -, -, -	25	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	Special, Super	-	-	-
Cable points his gun forward and fires once. This shot is invisible, but the hitbox travels at a constant speed across the screen. Shorter characters are able to crouch under these shots. The initial attack has a hitbox, and by mashing HP, you can fire up to 3 more times after the first shot.

Light Kick
5LK //

A quick knee.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	5	2	14	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
A quick knee. Nothing too special. Tied for your fastest grounded attack.

Medium Kick
5MK // ,

A side kick.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	7	3	21	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
A side kick. Combo filler, for the most part.

Heavy Kick
5HK //

A high kick.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	11	3	24	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Special, Super	-	-	-
A high kick. Crucial to his B&B combos. After this move hits, there is an unusually long time where a super jump can be inputted.

Crouching Normals

Crouching Light Punch
2LP // +

A low punch.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	4	2	10	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
A low punch. Also not that special. Tied for your fastest grounded attack.

Crouching Medium Punch
2MP // + ,

A hit with the end of his gun.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	9	2	18	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
A flashy looking move, though generally also just combo filler.

Crouching Heavy Punch
2HP // +

Skeet shooting, anyone?

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12, 6	9, 8	2, -	34	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	Special, Super	-	-	-
Cable hits opponents up, then fires a shot into them, sending them back down. Good for his zoning game, but connecting with this normal up close causes characters to gain unfly, so be careful about when you use it.

Crouching Light Kick
2LK // +

A low kick.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	4	2	10	L
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
A low kick. Being a low is useful, otherwise not much to write about. Tied for your fastest grounded attack.

Crouching Medium Kick
2MK // + ,

A crouching side kick.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	9	2	22	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
A crouching high kick, mainly combo filler and a hitconfirm tool into his St. HK.

Crouching Heavy Kick
2HK // +

Sweep.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	13	3	24	L
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Special, Super	-	-	-
A sweep. Knocks down, as most sweeps do.

Jumping Normals

Jumping Light Punch
Jump+LP // Jump +

A quick aerial punch.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	4	10	11	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
A quick punch. Not really much to talk about, and you won't see this very often, as Cable very rarely does air combos.

Jumping Medium Punch
Jump+MP // Jump + ,

Another aerial gun hit.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	8	2	20	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Mostly used as air combo filler.

Jumping Heavy Punch
Jump+HP // Jump +

Aerial gunshot.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6	17	-	25	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Special, Super	-	-	-
A pretty useful move. Like his other HP buttons, this shoots an invisible projectile across the screen. Used in guard break setups a lot, and generally really good in his zoning game. An invaluable move.

Jumping Light Kick
Jump+LK // Jump +

A knee.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	6	3	19	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
A quick knee. Air combo starter.

Jumping Medium Kick
Jump+MK // Jump + ,

A flying kick.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	8	2	19	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
A flying kick. Air combo filler.

Jumping Heavy Kick
Jump+HK // Jump +

A downward kick.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	12	6	18	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Special, Super	-	-	-
Your main jump-in move. Pretty good hitbox, and lasts for a while. Can sometimes crossup.

Command Normals

Forward Heavy Kick
6HK // +

A grounded leaping kick.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	20	3	31	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Special, Super	-	-	-
A pretty useless move. You can theoretically kara cancel this into special moves, but it's not even really good for that. Try to avoid this one, unless you're styling.

Universal Mechanics

Launcher
3HP // +

Launcher

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
10	7	2	13	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Special, Super	-	-	-
Standing medium punch launcher, but it does slightly more damage, and you can do it raw.

Throw (Kick)
4/6HK // or +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
16	-	-	-	N/A
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Throw	None	-	-	-
Cable grabs his opponent and sends them flying over him with a push. Press backward to throw the opponent behind you.

Special Moves

Viper Beam
QCF+P // + or (Air OK, Mashable, aim with directional input)

Gun not present.

Air version.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
15 (LP), 18 (HP)	19 (LP, ground) 20 (HP, ground) 16 (LP, air) 18 (HP, air)	11 (LP), 31 (HP)	41 (Ground), 29 (Air)	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	Super	-	-	-
Cable takes out a beam rifle, and fires it across the screen. Decent for zoning, but unsafe on block, unless you're in the air.

Psimitar
DP+P // + or

Completely invulnerable on startup.

First active frame.

Projectile thrown. Colors are not correct, hitbox is.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
21 (LP), 24 (HP)	5	10, -	30 (LP), 46 (HP)	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	Super	-	-	-
Cable takes out a halberd-like weapon charged with psionic energy and throws it into the sky. A good reversal option, as it is invincible until (but not as) it hits. Kara cancelling this into AHVB is a good way to start learning them, if Tiger Knee motions are too tough.

Electrap
QCB+K // + or (Air OK, hold to delay detonation)

Air version.

Projectile thrown.

Explosion hitbox. Colors are not correct, hitbox is.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	36 (Ground), 23 (Air)	-	11 (Ground), 22 (Air)	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	Super	-	-	-
Cable pulls the pin on a time grenade, and throws it forward. A great zoning tool, as the explosions linger for a while, and the grenades can be detonated at any time by holding until after Cable has thrown one, then releasing. Keeps pressure up, denies rushdown and trijumps, and more. A very good move, especially when Tiger Knee'd. LK on the ground throws it further, HK throws it more vertically. LK in the air throws it closer, and HK in the air throws it farther. Learn to use this move.

Psy-Charge
HCB+P // +

Command grab.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
24	15	5	17	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	None	-	-	-
Cable reaches out, and if he hits the opponent, sends psionic energy into them, then throws them away. Not a true command grab, this move is a hitgrab instead. This move is bad. According to the old page, "The Psy-Charge is generally considered to be one of the most insulting moves in the game. In Florida you had to pay your opponent a quarter if you got hit by it." On the plus side, he does go into a really cool animation if you land it... It's hard to combo into, and can be used as a poor anti-air option. It has one other very niche use - by cancelling a multishot 5HP into this special, you can slightly shorten the recovery. Besides that, try to avoid this move.

Crackdown
QCF+K // + or

Projectile hitbox. Colors are not accurate, hitbox is.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
17 (LK), 20 (HK), 4 (Projectile)	14	2, -	32	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	Super	-	-	-
Cable rushes forward, swinging with an overhand strike. Launches a projectile in front of Cable's fist. Not a move used very often, not that great. Try to avoid this move.

Assist Moves

Viper Beam
A1 // A2

Assist α

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
15	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	N/A	-	-	-
Cable takes out a beam rifle, and fires it across the screen, then jumps out. Used when more of a ground game is needed, which isn't too often.

Psimitar
A1 // A2

Completely invulnerable on startup.

Assist β

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
21	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	N/A	-	-	-
Cable takes out a halberd-like weapon charged with psionic energy and throws it into the sky. Not really used as a traditional anti-air assist. However, a big thing to note with this assist is the utility of Variable Counter (, , + A1/A2, while blocking) XX AHVB, which is a VERY good tool for punishing attacks on block, as this can do MASSIVE damage, and with the invulnerability, blow through other attacks that may be close.

Electrap
A1 // A2

Assist γ

Projectile thrown.

Explosion hitbox. Colors are not correct, hitbox is.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	N/A	-	-	-
Cable pulls the pin on a time grenade, and throws it forward. Mainly used as a surprise assist pick.

Super Moves

Hyper Viper Beam
QCF+PP // + (Air OK, mashable, aim beam with up or down + mashing)

"What? It's just an ordinary Hyper-"

"WHAT AN ANSWER!"

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
56	20 (Ground, 4 pre-freeze, 16 post-freeze) 2 (Air, 1 pre-freeze, 1 post-freeze)	-	63 (Ground), When landing (Air)	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	N/A	-	-	-
Oh boy. This is THE Cable super. Buckle up for a paragraph. Hyper Viper Beam on the ground is not too special. The beam travels across the screen instantly after about 20 frames of startup. You can mash buttons to wiggle the beam, and mash buttons while holding up or down to aim the beam. The air version, though, is a different beast. This version is just 2 frame startup, and you can do it as soon as you leave the ground. This super punishes a lot of things that were probably intended to be safe. (Example: AHVB punishes Blackheart's midscreen Heart of Darkness on HIT.) Additionally, AHVB recovers as soon as Cable touches the ground. The lower he is, the safer he is. Tiger Knee (, , , + ) AHVBs are usually safe on block (keyword usually, watch out for Variable Counters), and on hit, Cable can loop AHVBs for all 5 bars if he wants to. Cable can also punish poor assist calls with this move, and it's very hard to contest as the opposing point character. This super is what DEFINES Cable. Most people won't try to threaten your zoning because if you cancel into this move, it punishes their mistakes MASSIVELY. Learn to love, use, and abuse this move. This is Cable, and what makes him a god.

Time Flip
QCF+KK // +

Time Flip!

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
30	30	-	13 (whiff), 0 (hit, block)	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	N/A	-	-	-
Cable creates a shadow clone that rushes forward. If it hits the opponent, the clone will perform an autocombo, while the original Cable is free to move around and do whatever he wants. If it's blocked, the clone will shake its fist and fade away, this will also happen if it doesn't hit anything or hits an assist. Most players will time an Electrap so that it hits the opponent on the last hit of the combo, keeping them in place. Cable cannot perform another Time Flip, a Hyper Viper Beam, or call assists while the clone is performing the autocombo.