Marvel vs Capcom 2/Dan

Overview

Combos

Strategy

Resources

Introduction

Dan Hibiki, master of the Saikyo Style, is ready to jump right into the mix in Marvel vs. Capcom 2! Like his other appearances, Dan is a deliberately underpowered character who uses a fighting style of his own creation. If you pick him up after playing Ryu or Ken, he might throw you off, because he just doesn't work the same way they do. He was trained for a short time by the same guy who trained those two, so he has modified versions of their moves in his kit. For example, he's got a fireball called the Gadoken, but it lacks range, making it behave more like a command normal than a projectile. He has a Shoryuken he calls the Koryuken, but it doesn't always have invincibility, making it better suited to use in combos rather than as a pure anti-air. MvC2 is an interesting game for Dan, as he isn't the worst character in the game. Depending on who you ask, he might not even be a bottom tier... but also not much higher than low tier at best. He does have some pretty good combos and hit-confirms, but they're often situational. If you want to play Dan to any serious effect, you need to learn to use his Dankūkyaku, since it's just as useful here as it is in his other appearances.

TODO: Images for specials and supers, fix misplaced character image

Dan is a comedic character who uses his self-taught fighting style to beat the brakes off the competition, Saikyo style. Though his moves are generally lacking, he makes up for it somewhat by his overall decent damage, deceptive cancel windows, and his terrifying level 3 super.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Good Damage: Quick and powerful, despite being a low tier. He lacks range, but he hits quite hard when he gets in. Incredible Hyper: Otoko Michi is an insane level 3 Hyper. Having a suicide attack that renders his health critical in exchange for a whopping 100 points of damage to your opponent is one hell of a trump card for a joke character. Taunt Mastery:Legendary Taunt can be used to throw the opponent off. Dan can let one of his teammates jump in with a DHC at any point while he's performing it. Valuable Specials: His specials have some utility. Gadoken can be used to defend against an opponent's fireball and does OK damage on its own and his Koryuken is invincible on every 4th use. Dankūkyaku: Dankūkyaku is slower than Tatsu, but is still a great move to have. Both versions can be used for combos, or for some limited air mobility. God Tier Taunt: If taunting mattered in this game's meta, he'd be the fifth of the Four Gods- he's got a super taunt, for God's sake!

Lacking Aerial Mobility: Air mobility is sort of there, but it's not very good. About all he's got is his Dankuukyaku, which still isn't a double jump or an air dash. Low Defense: He takes more damage than most of the cast, about 13% more, same defense as Psylocke. Underwhelming Specials: His special moves are OK sometimes, but they're either underpowered or they aren't used the same way that other shoto special moves are used. Gadoken lacks range, Koryuken isn't typically invincible, and Dankūkyaku is slower than the other shotos' Tatsus. Struggles Against Zoning: Like the other shotos, he struggles against hard zoning. He's gonna suffer if he has to fight Sentinel, for example. Middling Assists: His assists aren't amazing. They're the same as his specials, for better or worse. Anti-Air is probably your best bet. Vulnerable Supers: His supers leave him pretty open if you miss them, meaning he needs to be sure before he throws that Otoko Michi. Otoko Michi: Otoko Michi is even slower than Akuma's Raging Demon is in this game, even if the reward is awesome.

Character Summary

Special Moves

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Gadoken

• + /

Koryuken

• + /

Dankuukyaku

• + / (Air OK)

Premium Sign

• + /

Shami Chouhatsu

• + Taunt

Kuuchuu Chouhatsu

• Taunt (In air)

Zenten Chouhatsu

• + Taunt

Kouten Chouhatsu

• + Taunt

Super Moves

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Shinkuu Gadoken

• + +

Koryu Rekka

• + +

Hissho Buraiken

• + +

Chouhatsu Densetsu

• + Taunt

Otoko Michi

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Assist Types

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Type α - Projectile Type

• Cross-Over Assist: Gadoken
• Cross-Over Counter: Gadoken
• Cross-Over Combination: Shinkuu Gadoken

Type β - Anti-Air Type

• Cross-Over Assist: Koryuken
• Cross-Over Counter: Koryuken
• Cross-Over Combination: Koryu Rekka

Type γ - Ground Type

• Cross-Over Assist: Premium Sign
• Cross-Over Counter: Premium Sign
• Cross-Over Combination: Hissho Buraiken

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Colors

First row: LP, HP, A1. Second row: LK, HK, A2.

Moves List

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

Light Punch
5LP //

Quick punch

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	4	5	4	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-

Medium Punch
5MP //

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	5	7	13	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-

Heavy Punch
5HP //

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	13	13	8	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-

Light Kick
5LK //

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	5	5	9	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-

Medium Kick
5MK //

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4, 3	7	11	13	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-

Heavy Kick
5HK //

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	16	5	12	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
None	Chain, Special, Super, Cancel on Whiff	-	-	-

Crouching Normals

Crouching Light Punch
2LP // +

Caption

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	4	6	6	L
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-

Crouching Medium Punch
2MP // +

Caption

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	5	5	17	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Heavy Punch
2HP // +

Punch your opponent into the air

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	5	13	13	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super, Cancel on Whiff	-	-	-
Sends them up at about a 75 degree angle- good corner carry.

Crouching Light Kick
2LK // +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	6	7	9	L
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-

Crouching Medium Kick
2MK // +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	6	7	9	L
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-

Crouching Heavy Kick
2HK // +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	7	7	27	L
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Jumping Normals

Jumping Light Punch
j.LP // Jump+

One punch.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	6	10	10	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Quick air normal

Jumping Medium Punch
j.MP // Jump+

Another punch.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	6	9	3	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-

Jumping Heavy Punch
j.HP // Jump+

Sends them down if they're in the air.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	15	7	5	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-

Jumping Light Kick
j.LK // Jump+

Kick

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	10	8	10	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
Quick air normal

Jumping Medium Kick
j.MK // Jump+

Kick

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	9	11	5	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-

Jumping Heavy Kick
j.HK // Jump+

Sends them down if they're in the air.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	9	9	10	H
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-

Universal Mechanics

Launcher
3HK // +

Dan's universal launcher- like 2HP but more damaging for some reason

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
14	5	13	13	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Does slightly more damage than 2HP, so a little better.

Special Moves

Gadoken
236 + P // QCF+P // +

Not much range for a fireball

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Special, Super	-	-	-
This is less a projectile and more of a long-range normal, but it can beat other projectiles if timed

Koryuken
623 + P // F,D,DF+P // +

Note the hitbox- Dan isn't invincible during this

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
14 (Light) / 16 (Heavy)	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Super	-	-	-
Normally, this move isn't invincible.

Dankuukyaku
214 + K // QCB+K // +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
14 (Light) / 16 (3 hits total, Heavy)	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Air OK	Super	-	-	-
Now we're talking. The LP version bounces him up into the air a little bit, functioning something like

Premium Sign
236 + K // QCF+K // +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
2 (holding out sign), 8/9 (projectile, depending on kick)	-	-	-	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Air OK	Super, Cancel on Whiff	-	-	-
Can be cancelled to super during its startup, so has potential for some mindgames.

Assists

Gadoken
A1 // A2

Assist A

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Pretty quick, but lacks range.

Koryuken
A1 // A2

Assist B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Yes, this version is invincible every fourth time you use it, too.

Premium Sign
A1 // A2

Assist Y

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
9	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
It's got more range than a Gadoken, but pretty situational nonetheless.

Supers

Shinkuu Gadoken
236 + PP // ++

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
45 (max)	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Level 1	-	-	-	-
It juggles on hit- useful for extending combos in the corner since you can launch afterward

Koryu Rekka
236 + KK // ++

Sort of like an off-brand version of Ryu's Shin Shoryuken

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
10 (first hit), 30 (second hit, OTG hit)	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Level 1	-	-	-	-
If you cancel into this from a sweep, you will land the second hit OTG.

Otoko Michi
5HP, 5LK, 4, 5LP, 5LP // , , , ,

Glacially slow

Colossally damaging

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
100	-	-	-	Unblockable
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Grab, Level 3	-	-	-	-
Reduces Dan to 1 health point- but they take 100 damage in return! Very slow.

Taunt

TODO

Other

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