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Captain America

In the time of World War II scrawny illustrator Steve Rogers was given an experimental Super Soldier serum that permanently transformed him into a specimen of perfect health and peak fitness. "Cap" fought against the Nazi threat and was presumed dead following a battle with Baron Zemo, the villain who killed his young sidekick Bucky. Years later Captain was found frozen in a block of ice by the founding members of the Avengers, a team that Captain America would lead ever since. More recently Captain America has been appointed the Head of National Security for the United States and leads the super hero team known as the Secret Avengers.

In a nutshell Captain America is a straightforward character. His Shield Slash is strong for keeping away characters without strong projectiles of their own or sometimes pressuring opponents from mid range. The shield will return for a second hit while the light version can be used as an OTG. Captain can also use his Charging Star to zip through most projectiles and inflict damage. His Cartwheel moves through the opponent, causing crossups with the right assists and is invincible for the first portion of the move. He doesn't have a lot of moves or flashy combos which makes him pretty easy to pick up and play, but limits his versatility. If a high health, brute force character with a few ranged options is for you, then give Captain America a try.

Players to Watch

B3nzor, Wicked X Mage, Frusty, Condor Missile, Hi I'm Nasty,

Character Vitals

CHARACTER DATA

Health:

Base Ground Magic Series:

Stronger+/Stronger/Light Start+

Double Jump:

Yes

Air Dash:

No

Air Dash/Jump count:

1

X-FACTOR

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

X-Factor Damage Boost:

35.0 %

60.0 %

85.0 %

X-Factor Speed Boost:

5.0 %

10.0 %

15.0 %

X-Factor Duration:

10.0 s

15.0 s

20.0 s

MINIMUM DAMAGE SCALING

L Attacks

M Attacks

H Attacks

Special Moves

Hyper Combos

Normal:

20 %

55 %

X-Factor Lvl 1:

35 %

55 %

X-Factor Lvl 2:

35 %

55 %

X-Factor Lvl 3:

35 %

55 %

Video Walkthrough

Move List

Assist Types

Name

Type

Damage

Special Properties

Cross-Over Combination

Shield Slash M

shot front

50,000 X 2
(95,000)

proj
minor stagger

Hyper Charging Star

Charging Star

direct front

53,000 X 3
(143,600)

projnull
softknockdown

Hyper Charging Star

Stars & Stripes H

direct tiltup

50,000 X 3
(135,400)

strk

Hyper Stars & Stripes

Normal Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Standing Light

l

46,000

rpdfire

Crouching Light

d + l

30,000

low

Standing Medium

m

68,000

Crouching Medium

d + m

48,000

Standing Heavy

h

80,000

Crouching Heavy

d + h

75,000

low softknockdown

Special

s

90,000

launch nocancel

Middle Kick

during m : m

60,000

Jumping Light

air l

50,000

high djcancel

Jumping Medium

air m

65,000

high djcancel

Jumping Heavy

air h

70,000

high djcancel

Jumping Special

air s

85,000

high aircombofinisher

Air-Raid Kick

air u + h

73,000

high

Anti-Ground Kick

air d + h

70,000

high

Special Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Shield Slash L

qcf + l

60,000 X 2
(114,000)

airok otg
proj

Shield Slash M / H

qcf + m / h

60,000 X 2
(114,000)

airok
proj
atk determines angle

Stars & Stripes L

dp + l

80,000

strk

Stars & Stripes M

dp + m

55,000 X 2
(104,500)

strk

Stars & Stripes H

dp + h

50,000 X 3
(135,400)

strk

Charging Star L

qcb + l

100,000

softknockdown
projnull

Charging Star M

qcb + m

65,000 X 2
(123,500)

softknockdown
projnull

Charging Star H

qcb + h

53,000 X 3
(143,600)

softknockdown
projnull

Backflip
"Cartwheel"

atk + s

0

Dodge technique

Hyper Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Hyper Stars & Stripes

dp + atk + atk

70,000 x 2 + 60,000 x 3
(290,800)

strk on hits 3-5
* 0 frame hyper

Hyper Charging Star

qcb + atk + atk

30,000 x 10
(274,100 ~ 328,800)

projnull
hardknockdown
mashable
Damage scales by 0.98

Final Justice

qcf + atk + atk

440,000

hardknockdown

Frame Data

Move Name	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. On Guard	Adv. On Hit
	5	3	12	-2	+0
	10	2	20	-4	-2
	16	4	24	-6	-4
Crouch	4	3	15	-5	-3
Crouch	9	4	19	-5	-3
Crouch	13	4	26	-8	-
	10	4	22	-4	-
Jump	5	3	14	+10	+12
Jump	9	4	20	+15	+17
Jump	12	10	16	+17	+19
Jump	15	5	21	+17	+19
Jump +	11	4	21	-	-
Jump / +	12	10	Until Grounded	-	-
Jump +	11	5	17	-	-
Middle Kick	9	4	19	-5	-2
Air-Rage Kick	10	3	23	+17	+19
Anti-Ground Kick	11	5	16	+17	+19
Forward Throw	1	1	-	-	-
Back Throw	1	1	-	-	-
Forward Air Throw	1	1	-	-	-
Back Air Throw	1	1	-	-	-
Assist	41	-	131
Assist	29	11	145
Assist	29	11	138
Snap Back	2	4	24	-6	-
Shield Slash	21	-	30	-	-
Shield Slash	17	-	34	-	-
Shield Slash	13	-	38	-	-
Air Shield Slash	15	-	Until Grounded	-	-
Stars and Stripes	5	5	44	-27	-12
Stars and Stripes	5	11	50	-39	-21
Stars and Stripes	5	12	57	-47	-26
Charging Star	5	9	30	-17	+13
Charging Star	5	11	35	-22	+4
Charging Star	5	163	43	-17	-3
Backflip	-	-	34	-	-
Hyper Stars and Stripes	12+0	11(7)12(7)13	38	-26	+11
Hyper Charging Star	5+2	11	45	-23	-
Final Justice	22+2	16	18	-12	-

Mission Mode

Strategy

Tips and Tricks

Team Hyper Combos with Captain America's Hyper Charging Star in the assist position of the team (not on point) hit on the same frame that the THC activates on (close range only). This means that they cannot be blocked if the opponent is not already blocking when the Team Hyper Combo is executed. This is very powerful.
Team Hyper Combos with Captain America's Hyper Charging Star in the point position often leave him free to move long before his teammates are finished performing their super attacks. Cartwheel behind someone and mess with their head.
Hyper Stars & Stripes is a 0-Frame move. This means that, at point blank range, if the opponent wasn't already blocking by the time of the Hyper Flash animation, they haven't blocked the move: it starts on the same exact frame.

Combos

1) {{#motion: l , m , h , s , air l , air m , air m , air h , djcancel , air h ,
    air d + h , air S (land), qcf + l ,}} follow up with a, or b below...

2) {{#motion: d + l , d + m , d + h , qcf + H , uf , air l ,  air m ,
    air qcf + l (land), S (launch), air l , air m , air h , S (land),
    qcf + l ,}} follow up with a, or b below...

   a) Corner (when Shield Slash hit 1x): {{#motion: qcb  (mashable) or dp or 
    qcf (level 3) + atk + atk}}

   b) Mid-screen (when Shield Slash hit 2x): {{#motion:qcb + h , qcb  (mashable)
    or dp or qcf (level 3) + atk + atk}}

Basic Strategy

The basic goal of Captain America is to get within range of your opponent to cross up with Backflip, while still having access to your primary crossover assist. Backflips are one of the most reliable methods Captain America has to damage an opponent, as he has no fast overhead and lacks GREAT zoning tools. The invincibility backflip should be utilized as the opponent is attempting an attack, otherwise you risk being countered yourself near the end of the backflip.

One way to get into range for this tactic: use Charging Star L at long range to safely pass through projectiles without over committing, and H at mid-range to punish them. You can also apply advancing pressure by jumping forward and using Shield Slash L in the air.

Advanced Strategy

Captain America's shield attack can be very useful in keeping an opponent blocking since it hits on the way out and on the way back. Combing the light air Shield Slice with an assist who has a full screen beam like Dr. Doom's Plasma Bean or Hulk's Gamma Wave can be a very effective way to gain ground on the opponent. As Captain find himself approaching overhead the use of his normal attacks allow for a frame advantage even when guarded which makes the attacks safe and allows for a possible crouch mix up.

While playing Capt keep in mind that Shield Slice combos work best from mid-screen, due to how Shield Slash behaves in the corner. Conversely this means Captain America may often want to find himself backed towards the corner in order to allow for a full screen retaliation with the Shield Slash. Capt has more life than the average character so he is able to take more chip damage from point blank opponents which often allows him to start a high damage combo with standing light or standing medium attack. Beware the opponents who can perform multiple air attacks though. If Capt finds himself backed too far into a corner with a pressuring opponent then the Backflip can be utilized to escape and start a lower damage corner combo.

Capt should not depend on frame advantage as much with command throw opponents such as Haggar and Hulk since he will easily find himself in a reversal and receive heavy damage.

Strategy vs. Captain America

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Revision as of 08:50, 30 July 2014

Captain America

Players to Watch

Character Vitals

Video Walkthrough

Technology

Combos

TACs

Move List

Assist Types

Normal Moves

Special Moves

Hyper Moves

Frame Data

Mission Mode

Strategy

Tips and Tricks

Combos

Basic Strategy

Advanced Strategy

Strategy vs. Captain America