UMVC3/Firebrand

Firebrand

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In a nutshell

Firebrand uses flight mixups and projectiles to open an opponent's defenses. While he may not deal much damage, his combos are quite long, and his crossups, divekick, and ability to swoop through the opponent make it so he can frequently start new combos every few seconds. When his abilities are boosted by his speed boost hyper, he becomes one of the fastest and hardest to hit characters in the game, especially with X-Factor activated.

Character Vitals

CHARACTER DATA

Health:

850,000

Base Ground Magic Series:

ZigZag

Double Jump:

No

Air Dash:

No

Air Dash/Jump count:

0

X-FACTOR

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

X-Factor Damage Boost:

15.0 %

35.0 %

55.0 %

X-Factor Speed Boost:

? %

 ? %

 ? %

X-Factor Duration:

11.5 s

16.5 s

21.5 s

MINIMUM DAMAGE SCALING

 

L Attacks

M Attacks

H Attacks

Special Moves

Hyper Combos

Normal:

? %

 ? %

 ? %

 ? %

 ? %

X-Factor Lvl 1:

? %

 ? %

 ? %

 ? %

 ? %

X-Factor Lvl 2:

? %

 ? %

 ? %

 ? %

 ? %

X-Factor Lvl 3:

? %

 ? %

 ? %

 ? %

 ? %

Video Walkthrough

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Move List

Assist Types

Name

Type

Damage

Special Properties

Cross-Over Combination

Hell Spitfire (H)

shot tiltdown

100,000 + 15,000
per Flame Hit

strk otg
proj

Dark Fire

Demon Missile (H)

direct tiltdown

80,000

Dark Fire

Demon Missile (M)

direct front

100,000

Dark Fire

Normal Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Standing Light

l

33,000

rpdfire

Crouching Light

d + l

33,000

low rpdfire

Standing Medium

m

45,000

Crouching Medium

d + m

48,000

low

Standing Heavy

h

35,000 + 45,000

Crouching Heavy

d + h

65,000

low softknockdown

Special

s

75,000

launch nocancel

Jumping Light

air l

35,000

high

Jumping Medium

air m

48,000

high

Jumping Heavy

air h

40,000 + 40,000

high

Jumping Special

air s

70,000

high aircombofinisher
nocancel

Devil's Claw

air d + h

70,000

nocancel
groundbounce
softknockdown ;
Leaves Firebrand in Flight.

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Forward Throw

f + h

30,000 + 30,000
+ 20,000

throw hardknockdown

Back Throw

b + h

20,000 + 60,000

throw hardknockdown

Forward Air Throw

air f + h

80,000

airthrow hardknockdown

Back Air Throw

air b + h

80,000

airthrow hardknockdown

Special Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Hell Spitfire (L/M)

qcf + l / m

100,000

airok proj

Hell Spitfire (H)

qcf + h

100,000 + 15,000
per Flame Hit

airok strk
otg proj ;
strk and otg
only on Flame hit.

Bon Voyage

qcf + s

20,000 per Drag
Hit + 70,000

airok hardknockdown
softknockdown wallbounce ;
wallbounce caused only by last hit.
wallbounce results in a
hardknockdown . However, if
wallbounce has already been used
up in the Combo, a "fake" wallbounce
occurs that results in a softknockdown .
Firebrand will always drag opponent all
the way to the wall. The further from
the wall, the more damage he will do.

Demon Missile (L/M)

dp + l / m

100,000

l version leaves Firebrand in flight.
m version passes through opponent.

Demon Missile

dp + h

80,000

Leaves Firebrand in Flight.

Demon Missile (Fully Charged)

dp + h

100,000

unblockable
stagger (ground only)
softknockdown (air only) ;
Leaves Firebrand in Flight.

Hell's Elevator

qcb + atk

0

Leaves Firebrand in Flight.
l goes straight up.
m goes up/forward.
h goes up/back.

Hell Dive

air qcb + atk

0

Can chain Hell Dive into
another Hell Dive (up to 3).
l goes straight down.
m goes down/forward.
h goes down/back.

Hover

qcb + s

0

airok ;
Leaves Firebrand in Flight.

Hyper Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Dark Fire

qcf + atk + atk

23,000 per hit

airok otg
proj ; Mashable.

Luminous Body

qcb + atk + atk

0

airok ;
When performed in the air,
leaves Firebrand in Flight.

Chaos Tide

dp + atk + atk

0

Level 3 Hyper.

Chaos Tide - L Attack

l during Chaos Tide

100,000

proj

Chaos Tide - M Attack

m during Chaos Tide

100,000

Chaos Tide - H Attack

h during Chaos Tide

80,000

Strategy

Tips and Tricks

• Firebrand has an unlisted move, performed with {{#motion: b}} {{#motion: b}} against a wall. This wall cling is great for avoiding moves and opponents, and saving time on your flight.
• Learn the ranges of all versions of Hell's Elevator and Hell Dive. Not only are these great mobility tools, but at certain ranges they can make for amazing ambiguous cross-ups.
• Perform a ground throw into the corner puts you at exactly the right range for an OTG Hell Spitfire {{#motion: h}}. Use this for relaunches out of your throw.
• While using the Devil's Claw dive kick, you are put into flight mode. On hit, use Hell Dive {{#motion: l}} to land with enough time to easily combo off of the dive kick. If the opponent blocks the dive kick in the corner, you can repeatedly use it (spam it) to add a lot of pressure. Use this in conjunction with assists or the Chaos Tide level 3 Hyper to lock the opponent down, or use Hell Dives to mix the opponent up or escape.
• With X-Factor level 3 and/or Luminous Body, Chaos Tide can be used to effectively lock the opponent down from full screen, causing a lot of chip damage. One way to do this is to press {{#motion: h}} to trigger the Red Arremer clone's Demon Missile {{#motion: h}} swoop, then immediately cancel into a Hell Spitfire {{#motion: l}} , causing a fireball / swoop loop.

Combos

• Firebrand Basic Bread and Butter

L M H S Air M M H Air d + h air qcb + L land d + H S Air M H qcf + S Land Backdash S air M H S Dark Fire

Advanced Strategy

Firebrand is a dangerously fast and mobile character, especially when he activates Luminous Body. The good news is that his overall damage isn't obscene, meaning he'll often have to attempt resets. However, due to his speed, he can often cross you up two times before you realize it, or go for a throw. However, given his relatively short melee range and low health, his approaches can often be stuffed with decent anti-air moves and normal attacks.

...to be continued...