Darkstalkers 3/Morrigan

Introduction

Morrigan was born in 1678 in Scotland as one of the few remaining succubus. She was the Dark Lord Belial's chosen successor to oversee and maintain balance in Makai. Born as an S class noble demon, her immense power was beyond her control as a child. Belial, her adoptive father, saw that if left alone her power would destroy herself and the land around her. Unbeknownst to her, He split her power in thirds to protect her, one third she kept, another third he held within himself, and the last he kept in a pocket dimension. She made frequent visits to the human world, as life in the Aensland castle bored her, and she requires stimulus to survive. On her adventures, she would encounter the other Darkstalkers, including the vampire Demitri Maximoff, who sees her as his rival because she was chosen to be the successor to Belial. One night, in the human world, she was drawn to a strange power, Pyron, the final boss of The Night Warriors. When she returned, she found that Belial had died, and that she had to succeed the throne. With Belial's death, she received the 1/3 power which was held within him. She avoided her duty as ruler of Makai, as she was distracted by more amusing things on her outings, but when Jedah creates the Majigen, she and her castle are pulled into Jedah's dimension. There, she merges with Lilith, who was Morrigan's 1/3 power from the pocket dimension given sentient form by Jedah. She defeats Jedah, ending his reign or terror over the human and demon worlds.

Sexy, and playful, but still friendly and approachable. A mainstay character of Capcom fighters who's popularity has almost certainly exceeded the games from which she originated.

In a nutshell

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Moves

Normal Moves

<a name="attack1">Normal Moves</a>
	Button	Startup	Hit Adv	Grd. Adv	After Pos	Gauge Growth (Whiff/Block/Hit)	Guard Direction	Cancelable?	Remark
Standing (Close)	Jab (LP)	5	+6	+5	Standing	0/3/6	Ground	yes	Consecutive links H: +9F G: +8F
	Strong (MP)	6	-3	-4	Standing	3/9/15	Ground	yes
	Fierce (HP)	9	+3	+2	Standing	6/15/24	Ground	no
	Short (LK)	6	+6	+5	Standing	0/3/6	Ground	yes	Consecutive links H: +9F G: +8F
	Forward (MK)	6	+5	+4	Standing	3/9/15	Ground	no
	Roundhouse (HK)	8	-5	-6	Standing	6/8+2x3/11+5x3	Ground	no
Standing (Far)	Jab (LP)	5	+6	+5	Standing	0/3/6	Ground	yes	Consecutive links H: +9F G: +8F
	Strong (MP)	8	+4	+3	Standing	3/9/15	Ground	yes
	Fierce (HP)	9	-1	-2	Standing	6/15/24	Ground	no
	Short (LK)	6	+6	+5	Standing	0/3/6	Ground	yes	Consecutive links H: +9F G: +8F
	Forward (MK)	6	+5	+4	Standing	3/9/15	Ground	no
	Roundhouse (HK)	11	-3	-4	Standing	6/15/24	Ground	no
Crouching	Jab (LP)	5	+7	+6	Crouching	0/3+3/6+6	Ground	yes	Consecutive links H: +10F G: +9F
	Strong (MP)	6	+3	+2	Crouching	3/9/15	Ground	yes
	Fierce (HP)	9	+1	0	Crouching	6/15/24	Ground	no
	Short (LK)	5	+6	+5	Crouching	0/3/6	Crouching	yes	Consecutive links H: +9F G: +8F
	Forward (MK)	6	+5	+4	Crouching	3/9/15	Crouching	yes
	Roundhouse (HK)	8	?	-5	Crouching	6/15/24	Crouching	no

Jumping Attacks

<a name="attack-air">Jumping Normals</a>
	Button	Startup	Hit Adv	Grd. Adv	After Pos	Gauge Growth (Whiff/Block/Hit)	Guard Direction	Cancelable?	Remark
Vertical / Diagonal	Jab (LP)	5			Air	0/3/6	Standing	yes
	Strong (MP)	6			Air	3/9/15	Standing	yes
	Fierce (HP)	8			Air	6/15/24	Standing	no
	Short (LK)	5			Air	0/3/6	Standing	yes
	Forward (MK)	6			Air	3/9/15	Standing	yes
	Roundhouse (HK)	7			Air	6/15/24	Standing	no

Throws and Other Stuff

<a name="throw">Normal Throw</a>
Moon Tracer <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/4(1).gif" border="0" > or <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/6(1).gif" border="0" > + Strong (MP) or Fierce (HP)	Startup	Hit Adv	Throw Adv	After Pos	Gauge Growth	Throw Direction	Remark
	1	Knockdown	+17	Standing	9	Left or Right
Breast Anguish <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/4(1).gif" border="0" > or <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/6(1).gif" border="0" > + Forward (MK) or Roundhouse (HK)	Startup	Hit Adv	Throw Adv	After Pos	Gauge Growth	Throw Direction	Remark
	1	Knockdown	-18	Standing	9	Left or Right

<a name="throw-air">Air Throw</a>
Sexual Embrace (Air Only) <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/4(1).gif" border="0" > or <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/6(1).gif" border="0" > + Strong (MP) or Fierce (HP)	Startup	Hit Adv	Throw Adv	After Pos	Gauge Growth	Throw Direction	Remark
	1	Knockdown		Air	9	Front

<a name="pursuit">Pursuit</a>
Pursuit (Knockdown Only) <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/8.gif" border="0" >+ P or K	Strength	Startup	After Pos	Gauge Growth (Whiff/Hit)	Remark
	Normal	42	In	6/10+4x3
	ES	42	In	0/0

<a name="other">Special Skills</a>
Vertical Dash <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/2.gif" border="0" > <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/8(1).gif" border="0" >	After Pos	Remark
	Air	During the dash.

Special Moves

<a name="sp-move">Special Moves</a>
Soul Fist <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/2.gif" border="0" > <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/3.gif" border="0" > <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/6.gif" border="0" > + P	Strength	Startup	Hit Adv	Grd. Adv	After Pos	Gauge Growth (Whiff/Block/Hit)	Guard Direction	Remark
	low	18	-1	-2	Standing	12/16/21	All	Knocks down on air hit.
	middle	18	-1	-2	Standing	12/16/21	All
	high	18	-1	-2	Standing	12/16/21	All
	ES	20	Knockdown	+22	Standing	0/0/0	All
Air Soul Fist (Air Only) <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/2.gif" border="0" > <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/3.gif" border="0" > <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/6.gif" border="0" > + P	Strength	Startup	Hit Adv	Grd. Adv	After Pos	Gauge Growth (Whiff/Block/Hit)	Guard Direction	Remark
	low	19			Air	12/16/21	All	Knocks down on air hit. Landing time: 1F
	middle	20			Air	12/16/21	All
	high	21			Air	12/16/21	All
	ES	18	Knockdown		Air	0/0/0	All
Shadow Blade (GC) <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/6.gif" border="0" > <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/2.gif" border="0" > <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/3.gif" border="0" > + P	Strength	Startup	Hit Adv	Grd. Adv	After Pos	Gauge Growth (Whiff/Block/Hit)	Guard Direction	Remark
	low	5	Knockdown	-17	Air	22/26/31	All	Invincible frames Normal: 7F, ES: 10F Landing time: 4F
	middle	5	Knockdown	-20	Air	22/26/31	All
	high	5	Knockdown	-33	Air	22/26/31	All
	ES	5	Knockdown		Air	0/0/0	All
Vector Drain <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/6.gif" border="0" ><img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/3.gif" border="0" ><img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/2.gif" border="0" ><img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/1.gif" border="0" ><img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/4.gif" border="0" > + P	Strength	Startup	Hit Adv	Grd. Adv	After Pos	Gauge Growth (Whiff/Hit)	Guard Direction	Remark
	low	-	-	-	-	-	-	Invincible frames: 4F
	middle	5	Knockdown	-	Standing	12/21	Throw
	high	5	Knockdown	-	Standing	12/21	Throw
	ES	5	Knockdown	-	Standing	0/0	Throw

EX Moves

<a name="ex">EX Super Moves</a>
Valkyrie Turn (Air) <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/6.gif" border="0" > <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/3.gif" border="0" > <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/2.gif" border="0" > <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/1.gif" border="0" > <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/4.gif" border="0" > + K + K	Gauge	Startup	Hit Adv	Grd. Adv	After Pos	Guard Direction	Remark
	1	Variable	+10	+9	Air	All
Darkness Illusion (Air) Jab (LP), Jab (LP), <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/6.gif" border="0" >, Short (LK), Fierce (HP)	Gauge	Startup	Hit Adv	Grd. Adv	After Pos	Guard Direction	Remark
	1	4	Knockdown	-23	Air	All
Finishing Shower Forward (MK), Short (LK), <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/4.gif" border="0" >, Strong (MP), Jab (LP)	Gauge	Startup	Hit Adv	Grd. Adv	After Pos	Guard Direction	Remark
	1	47			Standing	All	Startup is when the first hit comes out
Cryptic Needle <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/6.gif" border="0" >, Fierce (HP), Strong (MP), Jab (LP), <img src="./Vampire Savior Data - Morrigan_files/6.gif" border="0" >	Gauge	Startup	Hit Adv	Grd. Adv	After Pos	Guard Direction	Remark
	1	31	Knockdown	-11	Standing	All

Dark Force

<a name="df">Dark Force</a>
Astral Vision Same Strenght P+K	Startup	Invincibility	Ending	After Pos	Contents
	58	60	18	Standing	Creates a mirror image.
No pushback from moves while in this mode.

Combos & Patterns

- c.lk c.mp c.mk c.hk: remember that you can play Morrigan without illusion combos. She doesn't rely on illusion like Lilith does, and doesn't get as much damage as Lilith does with hers. This is her close chain combo.

- c.lk, +c.lk s.mk c.hk: used to avoid GC's at a distance. if they GC'd the s.mk, the c.hk animation will go under the GC and make it whiff. the first c.lk can be used to fish GC's, then the 2nd c.lk will go under and whiff and you can punish after.

- dash mk, chain combo: you can pick any of the chain combos to do after you hit with the dash mk overhead. mk is the best because it gives you the least recovery time allowing you to combo.

- dash hold a little longer mk, +lp, land chain combo. this is good against Bishamon and Victor since their crouch is like a Bulleta or Felicia standing up, and hits them high. this can work good to pressure standing characters when they get used to trying to block your dash mk overheads.

- dash hold a little longer lp lk: the same thing as the previous one, not much differences.

- c.lk c.mp c.mk c.hp illusion: her corner illusion combo. good for damage.

- c.lk s.mk illusion: this is her mid screen illusion combo. i think it's pointless to go for this. it's hard to confirm consistently and loses momentum if hit. just go for the knockdown to mix up and get more damage opportunities. even the top Morrigans don't go for this.

- j.lk mk hp hk: see Demitri's air chain.

-ground chain->DI(darkness illusion) ~c.lk->s.rk -is something variable to rely on, but useable nonethaless ~c.lk->hp -is best for midscreen DI connections ~c.lk, +c.lp

• • • NOTE-connecting the DI- Buktooth has a bloody awesome morrigan faq in the arcade section of cvs2 in gamefaqs.com... ya, cvs2.. but either way his meathods of application for comboing DI are useable here too. Tho, one thing he didnt address that helped me alot, was the buffering of the forward in the [lp, lp, fwd, lk, hp] command set.

more often times than not you'll be crouching... make sure, you're either holding down or down back, so your inputs are gunna be something like: c.lk->c.hp[during hp animation quickly do (lp, lp, qcf, lk, hp)]

maybe he addressed it and I missed it ^_^... but either way, its good to know... any other problems you may have w/ the consistency of DI combos, just refer to his faq.

-d.mk, +lp

• another link. that goes backwards in the air...

-DF, [+c.lp]xN,(near end of df) DI

-DF, [+c.mpxx mp.fireball], finisher near end

• I couldn?t reproduce thisone? the other character in SS was in df mode(likely modifier), also I think this combo is VERY depended on distance from enemy

-DI DF doesn?t cause knockback

-connected teleport super(hcb+k) can links to ground combo, though super is more useful when kick extension is not used(she maintains invincibility).

• • • Skillsmith vids seem more impractical for morrigan in rltime games

Strategy

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