UMVC3/Nemesis T-Type

Nemesis

TBW

In a nutshell

The horrifying tanks among monsters, Nemesis is an absolute beast. What he lacks in mobility, he makes up for by one of the highest health values in the game, armored attacks, and sheer damage output. By using his various armored attacks, Nemesis can get the one hit he needs to go into surprisingly long combos using wall bounces and ground bounces, doing obscene damage. And thanks to his Tentacle Slams, the possibility of resets into instant death is extremely high. And thanks to his ranged attacks, he can play a surprisingly strong keepaway game as well.

Character Vitals

CHARACTER DATA

Health:

1,150,000

Base Ground Magic Series:

Stronger

Double Jump:

No

Air Dash:

No

Air Dash/Jump count:

0

X-FACTOR

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

X-Factor Damage Boost:

40.0 %

65.0 %

90.0 %

X-Factor Speed Boost:

? %

X-Factor Duration:

12.5 s

17.5 s

22.5 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

Move List

Assist Types

Name

Type

Damage

Special Properties

Cross-Over Combination

Clothesline Rocket (M)

direct front

80,000 +
150,000

wallbounce (1st hit)
softknockdown (2nd hit)

Bioweapon Assault

Rocket Launcher

shot front

150,000

softknockdown
proj

Bioweapon Assault

Launcher Slam (M)

direct front

130,000

softknockdown
groundbounce

Bioweapon Assault

Normal Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Standing Light

l

70,000

Crouching Light

d + l

65,000

low

Standing Medium

m

90,000

Crouching Medium

d + m

85,000

Standing Heavy

h

110,000

strk
armored

Crouching Heavy

d + h

100,000

softknockdown
armored

Special

s

100,000

launch nocancel

Deadly Reach

f + h

40,000 x 3

Jumping Light

air l

75,000

high

Jumping Medium

air m

90,000

high

Jumping Heavy

air h

100,000

high

Jumping Special

air s

110,000

high nocancel
aircombofinisher
softknockdown
groundbounce

Air Deadly Reach

air f + h

40,000 x 3

high

Angled Deadly Reach

air d + h

40,000 x 3

high

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Forward Throw

f + h

80,000

throw hardknockdown

Back Throw

b + h

80,000

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)

Clothesline Rocket (L)

qcf + l

120,000

softknockdown
wallbounce

Clothesline Rocket (M/H)

qcf + m / h

80,000 + 150,000

softknockdown
wallbounce
proj ;
wallbounce caused only by first hit.
Only second hit is proj .

Rocket Launcher

qcf + s

150,000

softknockdown
proj

Air Rocket Launcher

air qcf + s

150,000

otg softknockdown
proj

Anti-air Rocket Launcher

dp + s

150,000

softknockdown
proj

Launcher Slam (L)

dp + l

130,000

strk
armored

Launcher Slam (M)

dp + m

130,000

softknockdown
groundbounce
armored

Launcher Slam (H)

dp + h

130,000

hardknockdown
wallbounce
armored

Tentacle Slam (L)

qcb + l

150,000

throw hardknockdown
groundbounce

Tentacle Slam (M/H)

qcb + m / h

150,000

airthrow hardknockdown
groundbounce

Hyper Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Bioweapon Assault

qcf + atk + atk

80,000 x 3 + 80,000

hardknockdown
proj
forcedgroundbounce ;
Only first three hits count
as proj .
forcedgroundbounce on last hit only.

Biohazard Rush

dp + atk + atk

50,000 x 4 + 80,000 x 2

softknockdown
forcedgroundbounce
armored ;
forcedgroundbounce caused only by
second to last hit.

Fatal Mutation

hcb + atk + atk

450,000

throw hardknockdown ; Level 3 Hyper.

Strategy

Tips and Tricks

Angled Deadly Reach (air{{#motion: d}}+{{#motion: h}}) is one of Nemesis' best approach tools. Abuse it.
Launcher Slam {{#motion: l}} is very good for setting up resets, especially in the corner. You can often reset the opponent directly into Tentacle Slam {{#motion: m}} or {{#motion: h}}.
"Tiger Knee" Air Rocket Launcher {{#motion: qcf}}{{#motion: uf}}+{{#motion: s}} allows you to shoot your Rocket at a downward angle. This allows you to hit opponents that crouch under your rocket, {{#motion: OTG}} your opponent, and even set up {{#motion: OTG}} loops on your opponents' assists. This is an incredibly powerful tactic when used carefully.
The Bioweapon Assault Hyper has several ranges that will cause some of its attacks to miss, sometimes allowing the opponent to recover, block the final hit, and punish Nemesis. This can almost always be avoided by dashing towards the opponent before firing the weapon. In all cases, you should learn the ranges and scenarios that cause this problem, so that you can avoid it.
The final punch of Biohazard Rush is two hits. The first is a {{#motion: forcedgroundbounce}}, and the second is an explosion that sends the opponent flying. However, the explosion actually hits BEFORE the opponent can bounce, effectively resetting your ground bounce! Using a DHC or X-Factor cancel after the last hit allows you to use another ground bounce in your combo!
Fatal Mutation is a Level 3 grab Hyper with no invincibility. Use very cautiously.
Nemesis has a very strong wake-up reset game. If you knock the opponent down, "meaty" crouching {{#motion: h}} is a strong tool to keep them blocking. Then cancel into Clothesline Rocket {{#motion: l}} to make it safe or combo from the crouching {{#motion: h}} if it wasn't blocked!
Another option for Nemesis' wakeup game is Tentacle Slam {{#motion: l}} . This is Very effective on any knockdown, especially after his Bioweapon Assault Hyper.
The Biohazard Rush Hyper has a lot of armor, but has pretty poor startup. One way to make the armor useful is to DHC into Nemesis' Biohazard Rush from another character. The armor starts immediately!

Combos

Basic Strategy

Advanced Strategy

Strategy vs. Nemesis

Nemesis is extremely slow, both in movement and start-up for his normal attacks. In most cases he should be easy to block, punish, or counter.
Clothesline Rocket {{#motion: l}} is surprisingly safe on block. The only decent punish for it is a throw. Keep in mind, however, that a normal throw attempt can still be teched out of by Nemesis, and if he mashes {{#motion: h}} more than you, he may get a throw instead, leading to a free combo or Hyper.
Nemesis has only one attack that can hit low (crouching {{#motion: l}} ), and his main method of approach is Angled Deadly Reach, so blocking high and jumping blocks will save you from most problems. Just be careful of his Tentacle Slam throws.
Nemesis has very strong reset options, especially in the corner, so if you get into these situations, be very cautious about how you air tech. Forward and Neutral air techs are almost always your best bet.
Many of Nemesis' reset options come from his Launcher Slam {{#motion: l}}. If you ever see this move, your opponent is almost definitely setting up a reset.