Marvel VS Capcom: Infinite/Spencer

Spencer

Spencer is, believe it or not, despite the visual redesign, the same Nathan Spencer from Capcom's NES classic platformer Bionic Commando (known in Japan as Top Secret). This version of Spencer hails, of course, from the 2009 Xbox 360 Bionic Commando sequel, which takes place 10 years after the original game. A government operative working for the Tactical Arms and Security Commission (T.A.S.C.), which trains soldiers in the use of bionic enhancements such as Spencer's. In his original adventure, he was seeking to defeat the military dictator "Master-D", some unspecified time after some unspecified World War.
In a nutshell
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Introduction

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Character Vitals

CHARACTER DATA

Health:

10,000

Double Jump:

No

Air Dash:

No

Air Dash/Jump count:

0

Misc Movement:

Zip-Line

Move List

Unique Trait

Zip-Line: Spencer sports a pseudo air dash with Zip-Line which allows him to fly around the screen at different angles on the ground or in the air. What makes Zip-Line especially good is that his movement doubles as an attack, and many of his corner carry combos rely on this move.

Normals

Standing Light Punch	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	300	Mid	6	3	11	-3	-2
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Standing Heavy Punch	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	Mid	12	9	15	0	-5
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Standing Light Kick	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	500	Mid	9	6	18	-6	-9
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Standing Heavy Kick	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	Mid	10	2	49	-27	-32
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Crouching Light Punch	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	300	Mid	6	3	16	-8	-7
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Crouching Heavy Punch	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	Mid	10	4	25	+25	-4	Launch
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Crouching Light Kick	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	500	Low	8	4	9	+5	+2
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Crouching Heavy Kick	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	Low	15	4	34	+40	-19
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Jumping Light Punch j.	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	300	High	6	5	13	-	-
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Jumping Heavy Punch j.	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	High	10	4	22	-	-
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Jumping Light Kick j.	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	500	High	9	9	16	-	-
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Jumping Heavy Kick j.	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	High	9	7	31	-	-	Groundbounce Hardknockdown
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Command Normals

Throat Shock	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	500	Mid	9	4	20	-6	-9
	-

Leg Breaker	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	750	Low	14	2	21	+23	-4
	This sweep-like low strike knocks grounded opponents off their feet and back towards you, though not for very long.

Right Hook	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	800	High	25	3	21	+4	-2
	Spencer's overhead, and therefore one of his most important mix-up tools. You can link a 214LP (that's right, link, not cancel) after to try to pick up for a combo afterwards.

Head Smasher j.	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	700	High	10	4	22	-	-
	A downward-swinging punch that sends airborne opponents in an air combo towards the ground, but without the Ground Bounce & Hard Knockdown typically associated with such normals. Capable of crossing up, though the range to do so can be a bit narrower than you'd hope for.

Misc

Throw or	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	950 (2 hits)	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

Wire Grapple or or or	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	100	Mid	12	25	43	-43	-25	Projectile
	Spencer shoots a claw from his bionic arm as a 1-hit projectile, latching onto the opponent if it connects. The LP version fires straight ahead, the HP version fires at a 45° up-forward, the LK version fires at a roughly 75° angle up-forward, and the HK version directly up. You only latch on for a brief moment, and you need to input one of the follow-ups if you want anything significant to happen.

Wire Grapple (Air) j. or or or	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	1090 (2 hits)	Mid	14	15	26	+71	-8	Projectile Wall Bounce Hard Knockdown
	In the air, Spencer now automatically pulls the opponent in and kicks off of them when the claw connects on hit. Has a small amount of time to act on the way down. The LP version has the same angle as the ground version, and the others are just mirrored from the ground version, except down instead of up. Does not have any other follow-ups; all the follow-ups listed below are for the ground Wire Grapple.

Reel In Punch when Wire Grapple hits	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	810 (2 hits)	Mid				+65	-	Hard Knockdown
	Spencer pulls the opponent in and swings at them, launching them full screen away from him at the ground. The knockdown lasts a while, but due to his recovery, Spencer can't easily follow up on his own mid-screen, only in the corner. You can tag almost instantly after the punch connects, though, making it trivial to continue the combo mid-screen.

Come 'ere! when Wire Grapple hits	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	0	Mid				0	-
	Spencer pulls the opponent right in front of him. If he had grabbed an airborne opponent, they return to a standing state. This does in fact have a hit that does 0 damage.

Jaw Breaker or	Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
		500	Throw	6	2	30	+37	-
		500	Throw	6	3	29		-
	Spencer's command grab. The LK version grabs grounded opponents, the HK version grabs airborne opponents. Although the knockdown lasts a good bit of time, Spencer's recovery animation is quite long, making comboing off of this version difficult. Use Smash/Critical Kick to do this instead.

Smash Kick when Jaw Breaker hits	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	225	-
	Spencer leaps up and kicks the opponent, adding much more damage and allowing easier combo opportunities after the grab. If you're midscreen or you've cornered your opponent, they land right next to you for easy combos. If your back is to the corner, however, they end up full screen away from you, making it nearly impossible for Spencer to follow up solo, though this becomes trivial with a tag.

Critical Kick just as Jaw Breaker hits	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	675	-
	-

Armor Piercer or	Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
		800	Mid	3	4	30	+79	-15
		1300	Mid	24	6	29	+82	-16	Wall Bounce
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Zip Line (can be directed)	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	200	Mid
	-

Bionic Bomber j. or	Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
		600+700 (1230)	Mid
		600+1000 (1500)	Mid
	-

Hand Grenade or	Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
		800	Mid
		800	Mid
	-

Hypers

Bionic Maneuvers	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	3430 (6 hits)	Mid
	-

Bionic Lancer	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	2300	Mid
	-

Coup de Grâce Lvl 3	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block	Properties
	5190 (2 hits)	Throw
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