Marvel vs Capcom 2/Cyclops

Overview

Combos

Strategy

Resources

Story

Scott Summers, known by his hero alias Cyclops, is a character from the X-Men series by Marvel. A mutant capable of generating concussive force-based beams from his eyes, Cyclops fights for peace and equality between humans and mutants as the leader of the X-Men, fighting to protect mutants in a world that hates and fears them.

In Marvel vs Capcom 2, Cyclops is a jack-of-all-trades type character and Marvel's version of the Shoto, with projectile, uppercut, and tatsu special moves. Generally, he is relegated to an assist, as his anti-air assist is among the best in the game, but this does not mean Cyclops cannot play well on point. He has a great set of powerful normals, a good variety of special moves, and two great supers, and thus he works with a wide variety of playstyles. While not god-tier, Cyclops is extremely solid in both ranged and close-up gameplay. Coupled with characters like Sentinel, he can be a real threat to a number of characters on the roster.

If you like Captain Commando's assist, Cyclops is very similar in respects to assist use, but has a better combo game and much faster meter build, plus having the use of a double-jump and two roundhouse variations.

Gameplay

Cyclops is a jack-of-all-trades, though not nearly as dominant as Storm is. Although he is not god tier, he is in the top 10 for the best characters in the game, and possesses a solid ability to both rushdown and zone out.

If you were thinking about playing a shoto, this is by far the best version in the game.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Great Assist: Gene Splice (Assist β) is a top AAA. The assist is fully invincible and offers great lockdown and combo potential. Amazing Battery: j.HK and his two roundhouse variations give him one of the best batteries in the game. Versatile Moveset: Cyclops has a wide variety of useful normals, specials, and supers that can be used in many situations, both on the ground and in the air. Great Damage: A standard B&B combo for 1 bar of meter can deal over half health to most characters in the game. Zoning: With multiple projectiles and beams with different angles and his aimable super, Cyclops can control space against characters with weak mobility or weak zoning. Double Jump: Allows Cyclops to avoid situations that other characters may not be able to. Infinite: Cyclops has an infinite combo, which nets good damage and meter build.

Hard To Open Up Opponents: Cyclops doesn't have any tools that really open his opponents up. Difficult Infinite: His infinite is not easy to do, and for most people, it's just too hard. Good, But Not Broken: Unlike the god tier characters, Cyclops doesn't have anything specifically that makes him an overpowered character on point.

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Character Summary

Special Moves

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Optic Blast (Air OK)

• Forward: +
• Up: +

Gene Splice

• + or (Mash punches for more hits)

Cyclone Kick

• + or

Optic Sweep

• + or

Rapid Punches

• Charge , + (Mash punches or kicks for more hits)

Running Neckbreaker

• Charge , +

Super Moves

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Mega Optic Blast (Air OK)

• + (Mashable)

Super Optic Blast (Air OK)

• + (Mashable, aim with directional input)

Assist Moves

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Type α - Projectile Type

• Assist: Optic Blast
• Counter: Optic Blast
• Combination: Mega Optic Blast

Type β - Anti-Air Type

• Assist: Gene Splice
• Counter: Gene Splice
• Combination: Mega Optic Blast

Type γ - Expansion Type

• Assist: Cyclone Kick
• Counter: Cyclone Kick
• Combination: Mega Optic Blast

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	6	2	9	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Pretty slow for a light attack.

Medium Punch
5MP //,

Launcher

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	10	5	16	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Cyclops' launcher. You can do this raw with +

Heavy Punch
5HP //

The colors are incorrect, but the hitbox is accurate.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	11	-	29	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	None	-	-	-
Fires an optic bullet from Cyclops' eyes. Travels across the screen at a constant speed. Can have more than one on the screen at once.

Light Kick
5LK //

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	4	2	10	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Kicks his leg out. Good range for a 3 frame startup light.

Medium Kick
5MK // ,

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	5	4	17	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Mostly used as combo filler.

Heavy Kick
5HK //

Great move to cancel from

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	7	10	15	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super, Cancel on Whiff	-	-	-
Great move - good damage, fast, and enough hitstun to combo into his specials.

Heavy Kick 2
5HK, 5HK// ,

Followup to 5HK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	6	3	23	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super, Cancel on Whiff	-	-	-
A followup from his 5HK, combos most of the time, can still cancel into this when 5HK whiffs.

Crouching Normals

Crouching Light Punch
2LP // +

5LP, but crouching

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	6	2	7	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Pretty slow for a light attack, like 5LP.

Crouching Medium Punch
2MP //+,

Combo filler

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	7	2	10	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Keeps the opponent on the ground.

Crouching Heavy Punch
2HP // +

The colors are incorrect, but the hitbox is accurate.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	10	-	27	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	None	-	-	-
Fires an optic bullet from Cyclops' eyes, like his 5HP. Has slightly less recovery than his 5HP.

Crouching Light Kick
2LK // +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	6	2	10	L
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Hits low, which is useful, and pretty ok range. Still pretty slow for a light.

Crouching Medium Kick
2MK // +,

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	4	6	18	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Slightly pops the opponent into the air, not a launcher.

Crouching Heavy Kick
2HK //+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	9	2	29	L
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Special, Super	-	-	-
Cyclops' sweep. Knocks down, as most sweeps do.

Jumping Normals

Jumping Light Punch
Jump+

A downward punch.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	4	10	14	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Fast air normal. Mainly used to combo to jump mediums.

Jumping Medium Punch
Jump+

An upward punch.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	4	6	12	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Fast for a medium, but that doesn't matter all that much.

Jumping Heavy Punch
Jump+

Sends them down if they're in the air.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	7	8	18	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Air combo finisher. Doesn't allow repeated j.hp wall combos like in previous games.

Jumping Light Kick
Jump+

A knee.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	5	10	12	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Good crossup move.

Jumping Medium Kick
Jump+

An upward kick.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	4	13	6	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Quick for a medium, and active for a while.

Jumping Heavy Kick
Jump+

HAH! HAH! HAH! HAH!

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	7	3	15	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Knocks down if they're in the air. Very quick recovery for a heavy; you can build meter quickly by super jumping and repeatedly pressing j.HK.

Command Normals

Jumping Down Medium Punch
Jump+

Looks like his j.HP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	6	10	3	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Used in his infinite. Very quick recovery.

Jumping Down Heavy Punch
Jump+

Sends the opponent down when it hits.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	8	9	7	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Sends the opponent almost straight down when it hits. Fast recovery could potentially be used with his double jump to mixup.

Jumping Down Light Kick
Jump+

Hits pretty far below him

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	5	10	14	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Used in his infinite. Hits pretty far below him, so it can be used as a jump in.

Jumping Down Medium Kick
Jump+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	7	8	10	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Also used in his infinite.

Jumping Down Heavy Kick
Jump+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	8	7	12	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Very robust jump in move. Hits far below Cyclops, which can beat out anti air attempts, with a lot of hitstun.

Universal Mechanics

Universal Launcher (Punch)
3HP// +

Standing medium punch... again.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	10	5	16	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Special, Super	-	-	-
This is just his standing medium punch, but you can do it raw. No difference in hitboxes, frame data, or damage.

Universal Launcher (Kick)
3HK// +

Crouching medium kick, but better.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
9	3	6	18	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Special, Super	-	-	-
Cyclops' fastest grounded normal is this launcher. Good anti-air, decent priority, hits high above his head, and launches the opponent on hit.

Throw (Punch)
4/6HP// or +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
16	-	-	-	N/A
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Throw	None	-	-	-
Cyclops picks up the opponent and slams them to the ground. Holding back will throw them backward.

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

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
16	-	-	-	N/A
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Throw	None	-	-	-
Cyclops picks up the opponent and fires a continuous optic blast into them, knocking them down. Can OTG after this in the corner.

Crouching Throw
7HK// +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
16	-	-	-	N/A
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Throw	None	-	-	-
Cyclops grabs his opponent with his legs and throws them backward over his head, knocking them down.

Special Moves

Optic Blast
236 + P // QCF+P // + (Air OK)

Cyclops' fireball.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
10	13 (LP), 11 (HP), 11 (Air)	-	33 (LP), 33 (HP), 27 (Air)	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	Super	-	-	-
Cyclops shouts "Optic blast!" and fires a beam across the screen. Hits full screen about 5 frames after startup, can be cancelled into supers to punish fullscreen whiffed moves. HP fires at a 45 degree angle, the air version maintains a bit of your initial momentum.

Gene Splice
623 + P // DP+P // +

Yes, he is completely invincible on startup.

Mash buttons to see this part of the move.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6 (punches), 4 (projectile)	6	20	28 (LP), 38 (HP)	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	Super	-	-	-
Cyclops' dragon punch. Fully invincible until and past when it hits, active for a long time, and fires a projectile upward at the 3rd image. Great get-off-me tool, especially as an assist.

Cyclone Kick
214 + K // QCB+K // +

Cyclops' tatsu.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6, 14	11	6, 6	26	HL, HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Super	-	-	-
Cyclops leaps forward with a spinning kick, lands, then does a sweeping kick along the ground. No difference between versions. Good damage, forward movement, and hitstun for super cancelling.

Beam Throw
62314 + P // HCB+P // +

Cyclops' command grab.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
17	1	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Command Grab	-	-	-	-
Cyclops grabs the opponent and lasers them into the sky. You can choose behind, in front, or straight up by pressing the direction after the throw lands. Combo available after throwing into the corner.

Optic Sweep
632 + p // QCFD+p // +

Shoots a beam along the ground.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
14	18	-	31	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	Super	-	-	-
Cyclops lays down and fires a beam along the ground. Knocks down on hit. At point blank range, this can whiff. The worst part is that this isn't even a low attack, it's a mid. Not a great move.

Rapid Punches
[4]6 + p // CHBF+p // Charge , +

A flurry of attacks, mash buttons to get them.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6, 6, 7, 6, 8, 12	18	2, 3, 4, 4, 4, -	44	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	Super	-	-	-
Cyclops rushes forward with a flurry of elbows and knees, ending in an optic bullet. You typically don't see this special move all that much, but it does do very nice damage. Any of the hits before the projectile are cancelable to super.

Running Neckbreaker
[4]6 + k // CHBF+k // Charge , +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
20	32	15	17	N/A
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Command Grab	None	-	-	-
Cyclops gets into a runners stance, and about half a second later, runs at the opponent. If he gets close enough, he will grab them and do a flying slam. Does good damage, and can get an OTG, but you don't see this special move much either.

Assists

Optic Blast
A1 // A2

Assist α

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
10	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	-	-	-	-
Jumps in, shoots an optic blast, taunts, and jumps out. Decent assist for controlling the ground, but not amazing.

Gene Splice
A1 // A2

Assist β

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6, 6, 4	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	-	-	-	-
One of the best anti-air assists in the entire game. Sets up combos for your point character, completely denies attacking opponents, breaks pressure strings, and more.

Cyclone Kick
A1 // A2

Assist γ

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6, 14	-	-	-	HL, HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Tricky, hits for a while. You can snap and combo easily from this.

Hyper Combos

Mega Optic Blast
236 + PP // ++ (Air OK)

You like beams?

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
45 (no mashing, can mash for more)	35	-	48	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Level 1	-	-	-	-
Fills the screen with a massive beam. Hard to combo into, but does good chip damage.

Super Optic Blast
236 + KK // ++ (Air OK)

You like smaller, maneuverable beams?

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
43 (no mashing, can mash for more)	22	-	27	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Level 1	-	-	-	-
Cyclops' better super. Does great damage - especially when mashed - has much faster startup and recovery, and the beam is maneuverable in whatever direction the stick is held. Can be done in the air too, even after something like Gene Splice. Decently safe, but not unpunishable.

Beginner Overview

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General Gameplan

You can do well against most beginners by running away and throwing out Optic Blasts and Optic Bullets until you have levels. When you have levels, use Mega Optic Blast to chip. If they get close, double jump away and mash sj.HK as you go to get more meter. This beats most low tier teams pretty easily.

Infinite

Variation 1: Launch > lp mp (peak of jump)2lk 2mp 2lk 2mp mk land/superjump (lp lk mp (peak of jump) 2lk 2mp 2lk 2mp (double jump) lp lk mp 2lk 2mp 2lk 2mp mk) * Repeat

Variation 2: Launch > ( lp mp (peak of jump) 2lk 2mp 2lk 2mp mk (land/superjump)) * Repeat

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