Marvel vs Capcom 2/Sakura

Introduction

The disciple to Ryu, Sakura has her powerful "Dark Sakura" form return to the franchise, although it takes three bars of meter to change into this form.

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Colors

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

Moves List

Normal Moves

Command normals

Flower kick (overhead): f + hk

Special Moves

As Regular Sakura

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Shouoken

+

Hadouken

+

Shunpuu Kyaku

+

As Dark Sakura

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Hadouken

+

Shunpuu Kyaku

+

Shouoken

+

Ashura Warp

or + + or +

N/A

invincible Instant: can be looped.

Super Moves

As Regular Sakura

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Shinkuu Hadouken

+ +

Midare Zakura

+ +

Haru Ichiban

+ +

Dark Sakura Transformation

+

N/A

Level 3.

As Evil Sakura

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Shinkuu Hadouken

+ +

Mash buttons for more damage.

Midare Zakura

+ +

Haru Ichiban

+ +

Raging Demon

, , , ,

Unblockable. Level 3.

Transform to regular Sakura

+

N/A

Assist Moves

Name

Damage

Cross-Over Combination

Alpha Counter

Notes

Shouoken

Haru Ichiban

Shouoken

Hadouken

Shinkuu Hadouken

Hadouken

Shunpuu Kyaku

Midare Zakura

Shunpuu Kyaku

The Basics

Combos

Sakura

-Jump LK > LK \/ d.s.LK > s.LK /\ sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.LP > sj.LK XX qcf + LP/qcb + P

-Jump HP \/ d.s.LK > s.LK /\ sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.LK XX qcb + LK, sj.LP XX qcf + LP

-Jump HP \/ d.s.LK > s.LK /\ sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.LK XX qcb + LK, sj.HP/HK

-c.HK, c.LK (OTG) > c.HP /\ qcb + HK

Her main air combos. You may have to adjust timing and buttons depending on the height of the character to get the hurricane kick to connect.

-d.c.LK > c.LK XX qcf + LP XX qcb + KK

-d.c.LK > c.LK XX qcf + LP XX qcb + PP

-Jump HP \/ d.s.LP > s.LP > s.HP XX qcf + LP XX qcb + KK

-Jump HK \/ d.s.LP > s.LP > s.HP XX qcf + LP XX qcb + PP

-d.s.HP XX qcf + PP

-(Corner) Jump HK > qcb + HK \/ c.LP XX qcb + LP XX qcf + PP

-(Corner) Jump HK > qcb + HK \/ c.LK > c.HP XX qcb + KK

Her main ways to land super.

-Jump LK > HK \/ d.s.LP > s.LP + Assist > s.HP XX b,d,db + LK, (f,f, uf) /\ Jump LK > HK \/ d.s.LK > s.HK XX qcf + P XX qcf + PP

Combo incorporating her transformation. Many capture and projectile assists will work for this combo.

Dark Sakura

-d.s.HP XX qcf + KK

-On medium/large opponent Jump LK > LK \/ /\ Jump LP > LK XX f,d,df + LP

-Jump LK > LK \/ d.s.LP > Hold LK, press Start

-Jump LK > HK \/ d.s.LK > s.LK /\ sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.LP > sj.LK XX qcf + LP

-Jump LK > HK \/ d.s.LK > s.LK /\ sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.LK XX qcb + LK, sj.HP/HK

-Jump LK > HK \/ d.s.LK > s.LK /\ sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.HP

-Jump HP \/ d.s.LK > s.HP XX qcf + P XX qcf + PP

-Jump HK \/ d.s.LP > s.LP > s.HP XX f,d,df + HP XX qcf + PP

-Corner Jump LK > HK \/ d.s.LK > s.LP > s.HK XX qcf + P XX qcf + KK

-Jump HK \/ d.s.LP > s.LP > s.HP XX f,d,df + HP XX qcb + KK

-Jump HP \/ d.c.LK > LK XX f,d,df + LP XX qcf + PP

-Jump HP \/ d.s.LK > s.LK /\ sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.LK XX qcb + LK, sj.LP XX qcf + LP

-d.c.LK > c.LK XX qcf + HP XX qcb + KK

Strategies

Learn how to use the "Shouoken". This attack can block most projectile moves, and can be used in the air.

Her air hurricane kick does lots of damage (15 pts per hit), similar to the other shotos, and helps her change her jump arc. Incorporate it in her air combos and jump ins whenever you can.

Dark Sakura is very good and can do tons of damage with her Hadouken super. However, getting three levels without dying is a problem for her. If you want to build levels to become Evil, sj rh xx Shunpuu Kyaku works pretty well and is hard to catch.

Advanced Strategy