Mars People (NGBC)

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Body Tosses

Million Leg Lariat - Near opponent, press back or N or forward + C+D

Unique Moves

Mars Slider - Press down-forward + D

- Mars People crouches down and swipes his tentacles across the ground, sweeping his opponent off of the floor.

Before in SVC some may remeber this animation as his crouching HK, while for his Mars Slider he performs a sort of low spinning head attack. Both attacks remain the same but their commands are different. Therefore the Mars Slider from SVC is crouching HK and the crouching HK from SVC is now performed by pressing down-forward + D.

The Mars Slider best use remains in his bread and butter combo - crouching Ax3, Mars Slider. Quick simple damage and knocks down. It also serves for good punishment against whiffed attacks from afar. With that said you should use this attack with some antcipation due to its slow start-up period. Compared to most sweeps, the Mars Slider is extremly dangerous to be whiffed or blocked. Strangely enough this attack hits twice on a block but you may use this to your advantage. For example you perform crouching A, Mars Slider. The opponent blocks the crouching A and begins to Guard Cancel Front Step. They blow through the first hit only to be sweeped by the second hit. Outside of combos and punishment situations you may use this attack in conjuction to his Mars Shot as a poke. Keep in mind though this attack is highly punishable, even from max range with the right move.

Special Moves

Mars Shot - qcf + A or C

- Mars People points and his aims his gun and fires a small particle across the screen.

The A version may have a longer start-up period it travels across the screen faster. While the C version comes out faster to only travel slower. In addition, the A version travels in a straight line and the C version follows a zig-zag like path. The Mars Shot is mainly used as shield to dash behind to enter point blank range or to just pressure your opponent.

Roswell Vanish - rdp + A or C

- Mars People explodes into flames, thus teleporting for a brief moment.

In SVC the Roswell Vanish was overly abuseable. Could be used as an anti-air or combo finsiher. The attack had high prioirity and was invincible upon start-up. Not only that, but it was unblockable when used against a waking up opponent. This has all been removed. The range is slim to none. A mere step out of point blank range equals a whiffed Roswell Vanish. Do this drawback it can no longer be used in combos outside of Plasma Spin juggles. The invincibility frames are completely gone. Mars People is not completely invincible until he fully teleports, and is invisible?? AHA! Due to the poor priority you will almost always trade hits with this special move. The recovery has also been nerfed making this move dangerous to commit to. Another note is the command. In SVC, the command input wat hcb + K, but this slight change did not change anything. Besides that is the fact that the C version teleports Mars People forward and behind his opponent. Before in SVC, he would teleport and reappear further away from his opponent.

You will find yourself to be using this move rather sparingly. It is a possible anti-air but not fully recomended due to its pathetic priority. This move is best used as run-away tactic. After a blocked attack, espcially a Area 801 (B), perform a Roswell Vanish to counter any possible late counter attacks. If it is executed before their attack, yours should surely win without trading hits. Mix it up, use both A and C version. Though the C version is risky to commit to. Not only is the recovery painfully slow but the range is non-existent. The only time you may use a Roswell Vanish (C) is if you see your opponent running at you from full screen range to rush you. This way you can avoid there oncoming offense and retreat to the other side. You may also use it after you perform a Mars Shot or Flatwoods March to cross the opponent up and confuse them. Use Roswell Vanish periodically just to throw your opponent. The only sure plus use for it is in corner Plasma Spin juggles.

Plasma Abduction - Near opponent, hcb + A or C

- Mars People grabs his opponent, slowly levitating his opponent into the air he reaches for a remote. Upon pressing a switch on the remote, electricity surges through the opponent's body.

Strangely enough this move does not combo from strong attacks anymore. Instead, it can only combo from light attacks unlike its SVC counter-part. To add to the differences from SVC, this move now has a whiff animation. The Plasma Abduction is great for punishment situations. The damage is decent, plus it puts some space between yourself and the opponent to restart your Mars Shot pressure or Plasma Spin cross-ups. The Plasma Abduction also works great within tick throws off of crouching A. Since it is a command throw, it also works great as Gard Cancel Front Step counter. Due to the damage, recovery and overall usefulness, you will find yourself using the Million Leg Lariat less than often.

Area 801 - qcf + B or D

- Mars People leaps at his opponent, while smacking them down with his tentacles

Area 801 works great in conjuction with the Mars Shot. Not only does this move get him across the screen quickly, but it is comepletley safe from a Guard Cancel Front Step if a Mars Shot is on screen. The Area 801 is also an over-head. Unfortunatley it cannot be comboed into. The Area 801 (B) travels a smaller distance, shorter height and ends with one-hit knockdown. The Area 801 (D) covers much more ground and hits twice. However, from max range only the first hit will whiff and the second hit will whiff, resulting in no knockdown. This was never a problem before in SVC. The Area 801 now has a tendency to whiff more. Espcially when done against a cornered opponent. It is also possible now for the Area 801 to cross-up but the positioning is rather difficult and can be character specific. Keep in mind, that the Area 801 is the only move Mars People's arsenal that cannot be quick recovered from.

Plasma Spin - dp + B or D(SC)

- Mars People spirals up off the screen only to come back down spiraling.

The start-up has now been reduced from its SVC counter part, however the juggle potential has changed somewhat. In order for this move to present a juggle it must hit on the way down. If Mars People does not hit his opponent on the way down at all, the opponent will simply fall. If it hits both on the way up and the way down you will still recieve a free juggle. In addition, if the Plasma Spin (B) crosses up then it will knock down. You will find yourself using the B version mostly due to it's quick start-up and recovery. The Plasma Spin is great since it sets up juggles, mix-ups and Mars Shot pressure games. Upon blocking a cross-up Plasma Spin (B), Mars People is relatively safe to freely work his opponents guard bar with crouching A. The Plasma Spin (B) is so fast now, that it can juggle a opponent after a Plasma Spin (D). The Plasma Spin (D) on the other hand travels alot further, doing more damage and has a higher chance in juggling opponents, it's one major drawback is its start-up period. An opponent can easily see a Plasma Spin (D) coming from a mile away. With this said, the super cancelable first hit is rather useless. Unless used in Bronze After mix-up's.

Super Desperation Moves

Independence Day My Bleem! - hcfx2 + A or C

- A UFO flies from the side of the screen and starts to fire down rings of energy as it continues its path off screen.

MP12 - hcbx2 + A or C

- Several smaller martians fly across the screen in three various paths before leaving.

Bronze After - qcbx2 + B or D

- Mars People leaps across the screen and fires down a small ring of energy.

Flatwoods March - Press down, down + B + D (requires 2 stocks)

- Mars People lays several eggs that hatch into small baby martians. Upon hatching, the suicidal martians begin to charge the opponent.

Tungus Incident - Press down, down + A + C (requires 3 stocks)

- A UFO flies down from the sky and crash lands on the opponent.

Combos

Jumping deep D, crouching Ax2, Mars Slider

crouching Ax3, Mars Slider

Jumping deep D, crouching A, Plasma Abduction

Jumping deep D, crouching Ax4, DA Assault

Crouching Ax5, DA Assault

Bronze After, juggle with Plasma Spin (B)

Bronze After, juggle with DA Assault

Plasma Spin (D), (SC), Bronze After (D), juggle with Plasma Spin (D), (SC), Bronze After (D), juggle with Plasma Spin (D), (SC), Bronze After (D), juggle with Plasma Spin (B)

Anti-Air crouching C, Tungus Incident

Anti-Air Standing close D, Tungus Incident

Cross-Up Plasma Spin (B), juggle with crouching C, Tungus Incident

Advanced Strategy

Cross-Up Plasma Spin Set-Up's

• Cr. Ax3, Mars Slider, Plasma Spin (D)

• Close Plasma Spin (B), Plasma Spin (B)