Marvel vs Capcom 2/Thanos

Overview

Combos

Strategy

Resources

Introduction

Want to use the Infinity Gauntlet to perfectly balance your opponent's face? Pick this guy!

Previously, Thanos appeared as a boss in Marvel Super Heroes, but he got screwed up in the transition to MVC2 because this game doesn't have the gem system that was in his debut. He's considered to be somewhere around a lower middle tier character in this game, despite how powerful he is in the comics. That said, he's still dangerous if used right, since he's got four awesome supers.

He does amazing damage, but really needs super levels to be effective. His mobility is also very limited, and he cannot air throw, unlike most of the cast. He is also one of the only characters in the game with access to a run as opposed to a dash. If you'd like to use Thanos on your team, make sure he has someone come out before him to help build up meter.

TODO- Everything, man. Replace the beatbox video with something that isn't a placeholder, frame data, and so on. Currently, images are in progress, but they're not done yet. I think I uploaded the images for 5LK and 5MK, but their links are currently broken because I borked something somewhere.

Character Summary

Normals & Special Moves

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High Kick

• +

Knee Dive

• + (Air Only)

Titan Crush

• + or

Death Sphere

• + /

Super Moves

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Gauntlet Power

• + +

Gauntlet Reality

• + +

Gauntlet Space

• + +

Gauntlet Soul

• + +

Assist Types

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Type α - Capture Type

• Cross-Over Assist: Death Sphere
• Cross-Over Counter: Death Sphere
• Cross-Over Combination: Gauntlet Power

Type β - Dash Type

• Cross-Over Assist: Titan Crush
• Cross-Over Counter: Titan Crush
• Cross-Over Combination: Gauntlet Reality

Type γ - Launch Type

• Cross-Over Assist: +
• Cross-Over Counter: +
• Cross-Over Combination: Gauntlet Space

Thanos wields the Infinity Gauntlet to squash enemies with his selection of powerful super moves. While he does great damage with his whole kit, his biggest weaknesses are his lack of mobility and his reliance on meter.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Very nice set of supers- all of them do good damage, come out pretty quick, and can be used back to back Death Sphere is a pretty good move whether on point or as an assist. It holds the target in hitstun, meaning you can extend combos with it and even do an infinite, too. Good range- he's pretty big, so his normals have a lot of reach, and all of his supers can hit you from afar Good team player- his alpha assist, the bubble, allows just about anyone to extend their combos with ease, and that's before he even comes out and blows your enemy up with supers Good defense- he takes about 7% less damage than everyone else, allowing him to tank a few more hits than some of the other characters

Not very mobile- he has a run, which is helpful, but he's got very little in the way of air mobility. Big target- he's not as big as Sentinel or Juggernaut, but he's quite a bit fatter than Cable. Reliant on meter- as mentioned, he needs it. He can't really build it that well himself, so he has to wait for someone else to do it before he can reign Outside of his supers, he doesn't have much he can do about zoning, especially not if he gets snapped in before he's ready.

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Moves List

Normal Moves

Ground Normals

Light Punch
s.

One punch

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Medium Punch
s.

Two punches- similar animation to LP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7 (5 + 2)	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Heavy Punch
s.

Excellent range!

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Light Kick
s.

Same animation as 5MK, but quicker

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Medium Kick
s.

Same animation as 5LK, but slower

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Heavy Kick
s.

Big boot, big range

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Light Punch
cr.

Left hook

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Medium Punch
cr.

Not enough launch for an air combo, but enough for a super cancel

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Launcher	-	-	-	-

Crouching Heavy Punch
cr.

Less damage than 3HP, but much easier to combo into

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Light Kick
cr.

Boot

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Medium Kick
cr.

Looks the same as 2LK, but knocks down

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Heavy Kick
cr.

If you land this, you can land a super afterward

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Normals

Air Light Punch
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Medium Punch
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Heavy Punch
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Light Kick
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Medium Kick
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Heavy Kick
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Command Normals

Direction + Button Name
Direction + Button Icon

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	None	-	-	-

Universal Mechanics

Universal Launcher (Punch)
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Launcher (high)	-	-	-	-
Every character has at least one of the two, sometimes both.

Universal Launcher (Kick)
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Launcher (away)	-	-	-	-
Every character has at least one of the two, sometimes both.

Throw (Punch)
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Every character has at least one of the two, sometimes both.

Throw (Kick)
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Every character has at least one of the two, sometimes both.

Variable Attack (raw tag)
+ // +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Special Moves

Special Move Name
Motion + Button Icon

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Hyper Combos

Hyper Combo Name
Motion + Button Icon

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Variable Assists

Assist Type
A1 // A2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Variable Assist move. Variable Counter is X. Variable Combination super is Y.

Assist Type
A1 // A2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Variable Assist move. Variable Counter is X. Variable Combination super is Y.

Assist Type
A1 // A2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Variable Assist move. Variable Counter is X. Variable Combination super is Y.

Other

Direction + Button Name
Direction + Button Icon

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	None	-	-	-

Taunt

"Thanos reigns!"

Colors

First row: , , A1. Second row: , , A2.

The Basics

Thanos needs levels to be effective. You may be able to superjump and Titan Crush around for a while to build a little meter, but that doesn't build much. As such, consider having a battery first, and using Thanos-A to set up great combos.

Fun Stuff

Gauntlet Power glitch

Do the Gauntlet Power super but DHC out before it leaves his hand. It won't leave but will instead stick to him.