Marvel VS Capcom: Infinite/Venom

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Venom

After missing out on Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Venom is ready to return in all his symbiotic glory. Venom is the result of reporter Eddie Brock, whose life is unintentionally ruined by fellow newshound Peter Parker, seeking vengeance and finding an unexpected new ally in the alien symbiote that once inhabited Parker's body. This symbiote, a sentient liquid-like life form, grants him enhanced strength and shapeshifting abilities.

In a nutshell
Although Venom's moveset bears a few minor similarities to his rival Spider-Man's, he's much more of a bruiser and heavyweight than Parker ever could be. In Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite, on top of his Venom Rush and Venom Throw attacks granting him approaches and combo conversions, he now has Venom Barrel, a new aerial special that extends his air combo game with wall bounces, and Venom Trap, where he sends a puddle of symbiotic goo through the floor, ready to ensnare anyone who passes over it and trapping them for easy combo conversion much akin to Spider-Man's Web Ball.

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Character Vitals

CHARACTER DATA

Health:

10,000

Double Jump:

No

Air Dash:

No

Air Dash/Jump count:

0

Misc Movement:

Move List

Normals

Standing Light Punch	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	500	Mid	7			+3	0
	-

Standing Heavy Punch	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	350x2	Mid	14			-11	-16
	Venom takes a small step forward during this move.

Standing Light Kick	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	Mid	10			+1	-4
	-

Standing Heavy Kick	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	300x3(870)	Mid	16			-5	-10
	-

Crouching Light Punch	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	500	Mid	7			+3	0
	-

Crouching Heavy Punch	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	Mid	11				-15	Launch
	-

Crouching Light Kick	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	500	Low	7			-6	-9
	-

Crouching Heavy Kick	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	Low	17				-12
	-

Jumping Light Punch j.	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	300	High	6			-	-
	-

Jumping Heavy Punch j.	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	High	9			-	-
	-

Jumping Light Kick j.	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	500	High	7			-	-
	-

Jumping Heavy Kick j.	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	High	13			-	-	Groundbounce Hardknockdown
	-

Venom Predate	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	800	Mid	21				-13	Crumple
	Venom's longest-reaching grounded normal, but also his slowest. The crumple gives you time to set up a Venom Trap.

Venom Creep j.	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	200x4 (780)	High (1st hit), Mid (the rest)	15			-	-
	-

Misc

Throw or	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	1000	Throw	3	1	-	-	-
	Additional damage scales by 50%.

Air Throw or	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	1000	Throw	3	1	-	-	-
	Additional damage scales by 50%.

Tag	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	500	Mid	6	8	44	+33	+28
	Hit/Block adv is dependent on when you your tag-in.

Specials

Venom Fang or	Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
		200x7(1320) (ground) 200x6(1140) (air)	Mid	20/18			+2/-	-3/-
		200x8(1480) (ground) 200x6(1140) (air)	Mid	30/18			+6/-	+1/-
	Frame data is listed as ground/air. Venom turns into a large version of his face and hurtles towards the opponent. The ground LP version moves him forward, while the ground HP version moves him forward with a slight parabolic arc. The air versions move him forward towards the ground, with the LP version being closer to purely vertical and the HP version going significantly farther horizontally. A good combo ender in air combos, dragging the opponent down with you right beside for a quick OTG follow-up. The ground HP version can also be used at times for blockstrings, as it pushes you forward and leaves you +1 on block.

Venom Rush or	Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
		200x9(1640)	Mid	29				+9
		200x9(1640)	Mid	29				+9
	Venom creates a puddle swarming with serpentine symbiote mouths that quickly strike in circular arcs. The LK version creates a puddle near Venom, the HK version creates one at almost full screen but not quite. Both versions are plus on block, allowing you to safely harass from afar with the HK version.

Venom Throw or	Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
		1860(5 hits)+500(2210)	Mid	18				-35
		1860(5 hits)	Mid	18				-35
	Venom takes a page from Spider-Man and launches a long string of web to ensnare the opponent before thrashing them around and tossing them aside. The LP version is angled horizontally while the HP version is angled at a 45-degree angle up-forward. If the LP version is used from afar, when Venom rushes in from off-screen towards the opponent's tossed body, he'll actually have a hitbox that connects with the opponent, adding damage and follow-up potential.

Venom Barrel j. or	Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
		100x6+900(1410)	Mid	14			-	-	Wall Bounce
		100x6+900(1410)	Mid	14			-	-	Wall Bounce
	Venom charges ahead, covered in writhing symbiotic appendages, before those appendages burst out as spikes as he halts. Travels about half-screen. The LP version moves forward, while the HP version moves at a moderate angle up-forward. Great for ending air combos with, primarily in either Venom Web, or j.HK for potential further extensions.

Venom Trap	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	Mid	38				+21	Capture
	Venom places a puddle of symbiotic goo in front of him, acting as a trap. This trap will go off after about 6 seconds or whenever the opponent passes over an invisible vertical line starting from the puddle all the way to the top of the playable area, causing a mouth to jut out, snag the opponent, and drag them down to the ground, trapped, allowing ample time for a combo. Can easily be set-up mid-combo with a 6HP crumple, and a great part of Venom's neutral, forcing opponents to be careful approaching him, especially if they superjump (making them unable to visually keep track of the puddle anymore).

Venom Trap (can be charged)	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	Mid	39				+12	Capture
	This version of the trap allows you to hold HK in order to push the puddle forward. It stops moving once it either reaches the opponent or goes as far as the screen shows. Otherwise identical to the LK version. You can only have one trap out at a time; attempting to make a new one deletes the old one.

Venom Glide (can be directed)	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	100	Mid	16/18			+6/+16	0/+6
	Frame data is written as air/ground. Hit/block data is based on point-blank range, gets worse the farther you get from your opponent. Another Spidey-inspired move, Venom shoots web in a direction you choose then zips across the screen. Can choose to go straight up, up-forward, or up-back if you start from the ground, and straight down, down-forward, and down-back in the air. This means you lack Spidey's ability with his equivalent move to go even further up once already airborne, but you also gain the ability to move in a non-diagonal direction in the air. Does extremely little hitstun and damage, is used moreso to move than to strike your opponent, especially from afar.

Hypers

Venom Web	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	3300 (19 hits)	Mid	22				-23
	Venom moves to the middle of the screen and engulfs it entirely in a giant web. Any opponent on this screen with Venom not blocking will get wrapped up before getting repeatedly struck by Venom. Note, that while this resembles a cutscene, it is not, meaning if some form of projectile or ranged attack (such as the Reality Storm HP flames) began before Venom captures his prey, it can still hit him and prematurely end this hyper. Can be used to punish random far away whiffs and openings. Despite its poor frame advantage on block, it can be a bit tricky to punish sometimes, and gets trickier the further Venom was from his opponent before he began it. At max distance, it generally requires either a very long range starter or a dash up before the opponent can begin punishing Venom.

Death Bite	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	200x21+500(3450)	Mid	21				-37 ~ +13
	Venom performs a larger, long-lasting, traveling version of Venom Rush. Drags the opponent away with it if there's space to do so, but in the corner it continues traveling off-screen, making this hyper extremely unsafe on block and dealing much less damage there; avoid using it without the appropriate space for it. Deals a bit more damage than Venom Web.

Venom Bash Lvl 3	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	5300 (8 hits)	Mid	20				-42
	Venom performs a Venom Fang that triggers a cutscene upon contact. Travels about 3/4ths of the screen. Has invuln frames throughout its startup and active windows.

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