Captain America

Difficulty	Easy
Tier Placement	Mid Tier (B)
Has an Airdash?	No
Standing Hitbox	Standard
Crouching Hitbox	Standard
Best Assists to Pair With	Colossus

Introduction

Captain America is a basic rushdown character with almost no thrills, although has powerful normals to counter it. His ease of use makes him a great entry level character for new players.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Shield Slash special can OTG Strong normals Evasive special moves Captain America has a double jump which can make for more flexible maneuverability.	Hyper Combos are unsafe on block Weak zoning options

Move List

Normals

Ground Normals

s.LP

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

s.MP

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

s.HP

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

s.LK

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

s.MK (x2)

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
13 (21 x2)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

s.HK

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

c.LP

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

c.MP

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

c.HP

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground
This is a launcher.

c.LK

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

c.MK

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

c.HK

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

Air Normals

j.LP

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

j.MP

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

j.HP

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

j.LK

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

j.MK

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

j.HK

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

Command Normals

Aerial Kick
j8HK

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Air
Captain America does a kick that's similar to his standing MK.

Heel Kick
j2HK

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Air
Captain America does a heel kick in the air.

Throws

Normal Throw

Normal Throw
4/6 + MP/HP

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

Special Moves

Shield Slash
QCF + P

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
QCF + LP LP Version	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground/air
Captain America throws his shield forward with the shield going back to him whether it hits the opponent or not. LP version aims downwards, MP version aims straight and HP version aims upwards and those being applicable in the air.
QCF + MP MP Version	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground/air
QCF + HP HP Version	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground/air

Stars & Stripes
DP + P

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
DP + LP LP Version	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground
Captain America does a rising attack with his shield in front of his hands.
DP + MP MP Version	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground
DP + HP HP Version	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Charging Star
QCF + K

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
QCF + LK LK Version	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground
Captain America does a rushing attack which can slow him down if he tries go pass through certain attacks or projectiles.
QCF + MK MK Version	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground
QCF + HK HK Version	33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Cartwheel
HCB + P

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
HCB + LP LP Version	N/A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground
Captain America does a cartwheel does makes him invulnerable to most attacks for the timeframe of the animation.
HCB + MP MP Version	N/A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground
HCB + HP HP Version	N/A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Hyper Combos

Final Justice
QCF + PP

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground super
Captain America does a Charging Star which acts as a command grab and when it connects, does a barrage of normals and ends it with a slam thrown from above.

Hyper Stars & Stripes
DP + PP

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground super
Captain America does an extended version of his Stars & Stripes as he does two LP versions and ends it with an HP version.

Hyper Charging Star
QCF + KK

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
60	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground super
Captain America does an extended version of his Charging Star.

Strategy

Basic Tips

Launchers: MP (If opponent is hit out of air), c.HP

Magic Series:

Ground Magic Series: Weakest to Strongest
Jump Magic Series: Weakest to Strongest
Super Jump Magic Series: Hunter Series

AC Finishers: HP, HK, Shield Slash

Advanced

Team Setups

Combos

Combo	Damage	Notes
Easy Combos	-	-
s.LP > s.HP > LP Shield Slash (qcf + LP)
s.LK > s.HP > Charging Star (hcf + K)
c.LK > c.MK > c.HK > Charging Star (hcf + K)
j.HP, c.LK > c.MK > c.HK > LP Shield Slash (qcf + LP) (OTG)
j.HP, c.LK > c.MK > Hyper Stars & Stripes (dp + PP)
Intermediate Combos	-	-
j.HP, c.LP > c.MP > c.HP, sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.MP > sj.MK > AC Finisher
j.LP > j.MP, dash > c.LK > c.MK > s.HK > Hyper Stars & Stripes (dp + PP)
Cartwheel (hcb + P), c.LK > c.MK > Hyper Stars & Stripes (dp + PP)
Final Justice (qcf + PP), c.LK > c.MK > Hyper Stars & Stripes (dp + PP)
s.LK > s.MK > s.HK > Final Justice (qcf + PP) / Hyper Charging Star (dp + PP)
Advanced Combos	-	-
j.LP > j.MP, dash > c.LP > c.MP > c.HP, sj.LP, sj.LP, sj.LP > double jump, sj.LP > sj.LK > sj.MP > sj.MK > sj.HP, sj.LP (OTG), c.LK > c.MP > c.HP
j.LP > j.MP, dash > s.LP > s.MP > s.HP > Final Justice (qcf + PP) / Hyper Charging Star (qcf + KK)

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