Marvel vs Capcom/Venom

Venom
Difficulty	Difficult
Tier Placement	High Tier (A)
Has an Airdash?	Yes
Standing Hitbox	Tall
Crouching Hitbox	Tall
Best Assists to Pair With	Colossus

Introduction

Edward Charles Allan "Eddie" Brock, the symbiote’s host who first bears the name Venom is an Anti-Hero from the Spider-Man series by Marvel. He was a journalist who bonded with an alien symbiote seeking revenge on their common enemy. Due to the fact that it was grafted to him first, the Symbiote bears many of Spider-Man’s unique abilities and passes them on to its next host. Eddie Brock had, previously to discovering the Symbiote, conditioned his body to lift up to seven hundred pounds. With the Symbiote’s assistance, he could lift up to eleven tons with little strain. He can also increase his strength & mass; Venom has evolved from being a stronger version of Spider-Man, to be able to trade punches with the likes of a weaken Hulk or Juggernaut. He could also cling to walls and fire pieces of the Symbiotes’ substance as webbing at high pressure up to a distance of seventy feet. The tissue is regenerative, so Brock didn’t have to worry about losing the Symbiote as he fired the projectiles. The strands can be incredibly adhesive, and have a tensile strength of one hundred twenty-five pounds per square millimeter of cross section. Venom also possessed a power similar to that of Spider-Man’s “Spider Sense”, though it was more efficientive, as Venom's reflexes were more honed than Spider-Man's.

Spider-Man may have escaped the Venom symbiote, but that didn't stop it from latching onto its next victim: Eddie Brock, and in MVC1, they mean business. As the first game appearance in the Marvel series, Venom already packs a lot of force thanks to his great ability for zoning. At any moment, he can seize control of the screen and force the opponent back into the corner, be it the air or on the ground. Venom can poke the enemy out from anywhere on the screen thanks to his robust toolkit, while also playing a great keepout game. Unfortunately, this is also at the expense of Venom's rather low health pool and pretty slow speed that make Venom rely on decent reads and knowing when and where the opponent will be. He'll also have to watch out for himself, being an easy cross-up target whose specials are unsafe on block. It's very easy to lose any momentum Venom has off of one bad read, but past this is a character whose zoning game is practically unparalleled in MVC1. Venom will make any player second guess their choices.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Zoning and Punish Monster - His zoning is something else with the way his normals are sized, you can easily stuff out the opponent with the stuff he has and once you pair that with Venom Claw? It becomes a whole another level. His punishes are also not something to be taken lightly, Venom can easily win games with an assist to Venom Web which can be OTG'ed to grab reset or st/cr.HP cancel Infinite if you have the execution. He can also punish with a tickgrab to Venom Rush confirm which also deals a great amount of damage which is why Venom is the perfect character if you wanna focus on hitting reads. BnBs are easy to grasp Specials and Hypers can OTG Absurd corner carry Back Corner Throw can start a combo off of LK

Steep Learning Curve - I would say this character is pretty tough to learn because outside of the things below, this character is one that relies on reads and playing keepout due to him having low health. He also has optimal combos that require alot of execution like his Magic Series Carry Infinite or the dreaded Corner OTG st/cr.hp Cancel Infinite. You don't need to learn those but those combos will aid alot in dealing damage with Venom. Stubby and Unsafe Launcher, requires a jump-in, Crouch Cancel, or grab to use. Hyper Combos are unsafe overall Low health Big target, easy to cross-up and combo Slow moves across the board Situational aerials

Move List

Normals

Ground Normals

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground, Launcher

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Air Normals

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Command Normals

Air Dash
+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Air

Throws

Normal Throw
/ + / or /

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground/air

Special Moves

Venom Fang
+

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
+ LP Version	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground/air
Venom's symbiote hops forward in a low arc as a big blob face. Jump distance varies between punch buttons; LP is the lowest jump while HP is the highest jump.
+ MP Version	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground/air
+ HP Version	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground/air

Venom Rush
+

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
+ LK Version	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground
Venom summons the symbiote to attack from far parts of the screen using his standing HK. K strength varies upon how far the symbiote attacks.
+ MK Version	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground
+ HK Version	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Web Throw
+

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
+ LP Version	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground
Venom throws out a web from his wrist and when it connects, he slams the opponent twice on the ground then swings them to the other side of the screen. P strength varies upon how up the web will shoot.
+ MP Version	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground
+ HP Version	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Hyper Combos

Venom Web

Venom Web
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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	Ground/air super
Venom jumps to the middle of the screen and shoots out a large web that catches full-screen. Once it connects, Venom rushes down with a barrage of normals and ends it with a Venom Fang. This super is a must in Venom's punish game, as it allows him to react to almost anything, especially so thanks to its invulnerability frames that let him outright bypass the opponent at points. He is still momentarily vulnerable when he's centered on the screen though. If blocked, Venom will fall straight down from the center so it's much easier to punish him for it. Combos for this super are pretty much non-existent due to its startup, so it's strictly a punish super. Also keep in mind, the super is only active for one frame. The damage is very high though, and it will carry the opponent pretty far into the corner, making it a risk worth taking if you have a read.

Death Bite

Death Bite
+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground super
Venom does an extended version of his Venom Rush which can carry the opponent to the other side of the screen, into the corner. The startup is fully invincible, and for whatever reason has its own hitbox, but the rest of the attack is just Venom Rush with much bigger hitboxes that loops into itself until it travels off-screen. Overall another solid super that can shut out any attempt to approach Venom, while also acting as a reversal. Not as easy to react with whenever the opponent flinches as with Venom Web, but is much better for combos than Venom Web for simply starting up much faster. The ground control Venom gains from this is not quite as threatening as Venom Web though, which gives Venom control of the entire screen, albeit it is also a little safer.

Strategy

Basic Tips

Launchers: MP

Magic Series:

• Ground Magic Series: Punch to Kick
• Jump Magic Series: Punch to Kick
• Super Jump Magic Series: Hunter Series

AC Finisher: HP, HK, Venom Fang

Combos

Easy Combos
Combo	Damage	Notes
c.LP > c.HK > LP Venom Fang (qcf + LP) (OTG)
MP Throw, c.MP > c.MK > Death Bite (qcf + KK)
j.HK, s.MP, sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.MP > sj.MK > AC Finisher
Moderate Combos
j.HP, j.MK, dash, c.MP > c.HK, Death Bite
j.HP, j.MK, s.MP > MP Web Throw (hcb + MP)
j.HP > j.LK, s.MP, sj.LP, sj.LK > sj.MP > sj.MK > sj.HP/HK > HP Venom Fang (air qcf + HP), Web Throw
j.HP > j.LK, s.MP, sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.MP > sj.MK, MP Air Throw, Death Bite (qcf + KK) (OTG)