UMVC3/C. Viper

Crimson Viper

The woman codenamed Crimson Viper is a secret agent working for the C.I.A. Her latest assignment from her superiors was to infiltrate the S.I.N. organization headed by Seth in order to gather information on the BLECE Project. Outfitted with a special suit armed with all sorts of gadgets and weapons, including afterburners and tasers, she successfully gains favor with Seth and, for the time being, works with him. When on duty, she is known as Ms. Perfect for how seriously and efficiently she gets the job done. Outside of work, however, she is a loving and caring mother.

In a nutshell

Fans have always likened C. Viper's style to that of former veteran Captain Commando, so it made perfect sense to include her in the lineup of MVC3. Just like in SF4, Viper is a mixup and rushdown powerhouse. What makes her unique from other rushdown characters is the inclusion of the EX versions of her moves from SF4. These versions require one stock of meter each, so she is best used in conjunction with a solid battery to supply her with meter. In addition, she has an airdash to make her mixup more potent than before and to extend combos, as well as a Focus Attack. To compensate for her speed and strength, her health is below average.

Character Vitals

CHARACTER DATA

Health:

900,000

Base Ground Magic Series:

Stronger+

Double Jump:

Yes

Air Dash:

Yes

Air Dash/Jump count:

1

X-FACTOR

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

X-Factor Damage Boost:

25.0 %

47.5 %

70.0 %

X-Factor Speed Boost:

15.0 %

22.5 %

30.0 %

X-Factor Duration:

10.5 s

15.5 s

20.5 s

MINIMUM DAMAGE SCALING

L Attacks

M Attacks

H Attacks

Special Moves

Hyper Combos

Normal:

20 %

30 %

60 %

X-Factor Lvl 1:

35 %

60 %

X-Factor Lvl 2:

35 %

60 %

X-Factor Lvl 3:

35 %

60 %

Move List

Assist Types

Name

Type

Damage

Special Properties

Cross-Over Combination

Thunder Knuckle H

direct tiltup

80,000

strk

Emergency Combination

Burning Kick

direct front

90,000

high
proj
softknockdown

Burst Time

Seismic Hammer L

shot tiltdown

80,000

proj
otg

Burst Time

Normal Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Standing Light

l

40,000

low

Crouching Light

d + l

38,000

rpdfire

Standing Medium

m

63,000

Crouching Medium

d + m

60,000

low

Standing Heavy

h

75,000

Crouching Heavy

d + h

72,000

low softknockdown

Special

s

30,000 + 50,000

launch ;
launch and nocancel on 2nd hit only

Viper Elbow

f + m

65,000

high

Jumping Light

air l

43,000

high
djcancel

Jumping Medium

air m

60,000

high
djcancel

Jumping Heavy

air h

73,000

high
djcancel

Jumping Special

air s

75,000

high
aircombofinisher

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Forward Throw

f + h

80,000 (5,000 X 8 + 10,000 X 4)

throw hardknockdown

Back Throw

b + h

80,000 (5,000 X 8 + 10,000 X 4)

throw hardknockdown

Forward Air Throw

air f + h

80,000 (5,000 X 8 + 10,000 X 4)

airthrow hardknockdown

Back Air Throw

air b + h

80,000 (5,000 X 8 + 10,000 X 4)

airthrow hardknockdown

Special Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Thunder Knuckle (L)

qcf + l

90,000

Thunder Knuckle (M)

qcf + m

90,000

Thunder Knuckle (H)

qcf + h

100,000

strk

EX Thunder Knuckle *

qcf + s

150,000

crumple
projnull

Burning Kick

qcb + atk

90,000

airok ; high
softknockdown
proj

EX Burning Kick *

qcb + s

20,000 X 3 + 90,000

airok ; high
softknockdown
proj

Seismic Hammer

dp + atk

80,000

otg
jcancel
proj
strk

EX Seismic Hammer *

dp + s

50,000 X 3

otg
jcancel
proj
softknockdown

Optic Laser

Hold atk

35,000 X 3

proj
softknockdown

Focus Attack lv. 1

atk + s

70,000

armored

Focus Attack lv. 2

hold atk + s

80,000

armored
crumple

Focus Attack lv. 3

hold atk + s

90,000

armored
crumple
unblockable

Hyper Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Emergency Combination

qcf + atk + atk

60,000 + 60,000 + 70,000 + 110,000

softknockdown
projnull

Burst Time

qcb + atk + atk

70,000 + 30,000 X 3 + 150,000

low
otg
projnull ;
projnull on first hit only

Viper Full Throttle

dp + atk + atk

430,000

hardknockdown
Level 3 Hyper.

Mission Mode

Strategy

Tips and Tricks

Thunder Knuckle can be feinted ( {{#motion: s}} ) even on hit. Use this to extend combos or make blockstrings much safer.
Burning Kick {{#motion: h}} is a decently fast, mostly safe overhead that you can combo out of. Using this in mixups, especially with assist backup, allows for big damage.
Viper builds meter extremely quickly, but also consumes it quickly on her EX specials, which are required for most damaging combos. Figuring out how to balance everything is pivotal.
Viper can deal massive damage throughout one combo, but there are many characters that can survive even her most damaging combos. Use Seismos and resets to ensure the kill on the main combo.
Since Seismo is {{#motion: jcancel}} able, you can actually perform "tiger knee" ({{#motion: dp uf + atk}}) Seismos to perform many rapid-fire. This is rather difficult for 100% consistency, but important for her gameplay.
Seismo has abysmal recovery on its own, so be sure to {{#motion: jcancel}} the final one you perform to stay safe.

Combos

Basic Strategy

Advanced Strategy