UMVC3/Super-Skrull

Overview Combos Strategy/Counterstrategy Resources Data

Introduction

The Skrull are a race of alien shapeshifters, who have historically been hostile to denizens of Earth. An enemy of the Fantastic Four, Super-Skrull is a genetically enhanced warrior whose shapeshifting powers have been enhanced to allow him to copy any of the Fantastic Four's abilities.

In UMvC3, Super-Skrull (usually just Skrull, for short) is an unconventional character with many unique moves and a focus on crafty mixups and explosive damage. Skrull can approach from above using his upward-angled airdash and downward-aimed moves like j.2H and 623X. He can also perform hit/throw mixups or even guard breaks from a long range by combining his long-range normals and command normals with his 214X command grab.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Constantly Threatening Range: Is a serious offensive threat from almost anywhere on the screen thanks to extended limbs for both strikes and command grabs, as well via Meteor Smash (623X). Incredible Damage Potential: Very huge damage potential while being fairly self-sufficient, especially in X-Factor. Multiple OTG, Ground Bounce, and Wall Bounce options to confirm almost any hit. Strong Assist: The Tenderizer assist provides a large amount of lockdown, enabling other characters to run deadly mixups or unblockables uncontested.

Limited Aerial Mobility: Super-Skrull can only airdash forwards, and using Meteor Smash for movement outside of X-Factor is unsafe. Assist Complexities: The Tenderizer assist can be awkward to use in combos due to the range it connects, and it causes a significant amount of damage scaling and hitstun deterioration.

Health	1,000,000
Invulnerable Reversal(s)	623XX
Grounded Magic Series	Full
X-Factor Damage Boost (1/2/3)	30% / 47.5% / 65%
X-Factor Speed Boost (1/2/3)	10% / 22.5% / 35%
Air Movement Options
Air Actions	Air Jumps?	Air Dash?	Flight?	WallJump?
1	No	1-Way	No	No
Minimum Attack Scaling
Normals	Specials		Hypers
10	10		35

Move List

Assists

Stone Smite
Assist A

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
120,000	58	6	113, 83
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-	Mid	Invuln (as Crossover Counter) frames 1 - ???, ,
THC Hyper: Inferno. Can be used as a generic OTG assist for combo extensions to support characters who have poor OTG options of their own. However, it is quite slow compared to many other OTG assists, so combos that utilize those assists do not necessarily work with Stone Smite.

Orbital Grudge
Assist B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
30,000 x6	39	19	114, 84
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-	Mid	Armored frames 37-51,
THC Hyper: Inferno.

Tenderizer
Assist Y

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
18,000 x9 + 30,000	42	59(9)3	117, 87
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-	Mid	(final hit only)
THC Hyper: Skrull Torch. Skrull's lockdown assist and one of the strongest assets he brings to a team. Hits at an upward angle which makes it difficult to use against grounded opponents, but is perfect for use in oncoming mixups.

Ground Normals

Stand Light
5L

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
50,000	6	3	11
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
0	-1	Low
Standing low kick. Note that Skrull's crouching L and M attacks hit Mid, so this is his only fast low. Although this attack can chain into itself, attempting to do so can lead to an accidental Tenderizer input, so avoid performing more 5Ls than necessary.

Stand Medium
5M

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
40,000 x2	9	4	21
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-4	-5	Mid	-
Two-hitting normal mainly used as grounded chain filler. Skrull wants to avoid using 5H on hit (it wastes ground bounce) but would prefer to use it on block for better frame advantage, so this attack gives Skrull time to confirm.

Stand Heavy
5H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
90,000	13	4	17
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	+2	Mid
Skrull has other ground bounce tools that are typically more optimal to use, so this attack tends to waste the Ground Bounce resource, and should ideally be avoided in confirms in favor of 2H. This attack hits a good distance behind Skrull during the start of the attack, which means it can actually hit as a cross-up. Standing underneath a character as they arrive on incoming and pressing 5H is a good way to set up a simple left/right mixup against many characters. Holding down the button causes Skrull to charge the attack, ultimately resulting in Stone Smite being performed instead.

Crouching Light
2L

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
45,000	6	3	12
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-1	-2	Mid	-
-

Crouching Medium
2M

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
75,000	8	3	18
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
+8	-3	Mid
-

Crouching Heavy
2H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
80,000	11	4	24
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
+5	-5	Low	,
Standard sweep attack. Holding down the button causes Skrull to charge the attack, ultimately resulting in Flame Kick being performed instead.

Launcher/Special
S

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
100,000	11	4	24
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
Launch	-5	Mid	,
-

Aerial Normals

Jumping Light
j.5L

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
55,000	6	3	14
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
+10	+9	OH	-
-

Jumping Medium
j.5M

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
75,000	9	3	19
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
+17	+16	OH	-
-

Jumping Heavy
j.5H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
85,000	11	7	18
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
+19	+18	OH	-
-

Jumping Special
j.5S

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
90,000	15	4	15
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
+16	+15	OH
Holding down the button causes Skrull to charge the attack, ultimately resulting in Stone Dunk being performed instead. Can hit crossup.

Command Normals

Stone Smite
5[H]

Charging Stone Smite

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
120,000	52	6	22
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-5	Mid	Deals chip,
One of several OTG tools for Skrull. It is possible to connect this after an Air Combo Finishing j.5S, but the long startup makes timing this challenging. Skrull must delay his j.5S as long as possible so that he is not too high up in the air when the opponent lands, and begin charging 5[H] as quickly as possible. Primarily useful as a combo tool because it allows for Skrull to pick up without using groundbounce, and is generally too slow to have much practical use in neutral.

Elastic Punch
6H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
90,000	15	4	22
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-2	-3	Mid	-
Very long range punch, but otherwise fairly unremarkable. Although it can be special-canceled, it is not typically practical to convert this into anything on hit, so it is not a very threatening attack. Can be used for fake-outs by canceling the startup into Elastic Slam to grab opponents who are trying to block the attack.

Rolling Hook
666H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
130,000	24	3	24
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-4	Mid	Deals chip,
Huge advancing swing, partially limited in usefulness by its awkward input. Useful near the end of combos because it is a single, highly-damaging hit that forces a hard knockdown even in high levels of hitstun deterioration. Like with Elastic Punch, its startup can be canceled into Elastic Slam (or other specials) which is useful to punish opponents who try to block it or jump out of the way.

Flame Kick
2[H]

Charging Flame Kick

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
110,000	48	4	34
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-15	Low	Deals chip, , spinout to
Situational OTG tool. Mainly as a combo ender by jump-canceling into j.214XX hyper.

Brutal Pile Bunker
j.2H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
70,000 + 50,000	15	Until Landing +6	16
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-9	OH	Deals chip, (2nd hit), 2nd hit scales by 0.9
Immediately halts Skrull's aerial momentum and causes him to plummet straight down while attacking. Solid airthrow OS when input as j.1H or j.3H, as it will cause Skrull to dive out of harm's way if the throw is mistimed, and is quite difficult to punish. The descent has a hit that can connect on either side of Skrull, making it possibly useful as a crossup attack, and knocks the opponent down. When Skrull reaches the ground, he performs a shockwave as a second hit, which causes a Ground Bounce, allowing for a relatively easy relaunch.

Elastic Uppercut
3H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
90,000	15	4	22
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-2	-3	High	-
Variation of Elastic Punch that is angled diagonally upwards. Can be used as a meaty hit on the opponent's incoming to force them to block.

Stone Dunk
j.5[S]

Charging Stone Dunk

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
120,000	37	6	22
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	+21	OH	Deals chip,
Charging j.5S increases its range forward horizontally and slightly further down, and gives it a Ground Bounce on hit. Difficult to use in combos due to its charge time, except for after a jump-canceled 5[H]. If Skrull starts charging this at the start of a regular jump, he will land-cancel the recovery as soon as he is finished swinging, making this a relatively low-risk neutral tool.

Special Moves

Orbital Grudge
236X

L +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	35,000 x3	10	11	30
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	+1	-10	Mid	Armored frames 8-17,
M +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	30,000 x6	15	19	22
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	+8	-4	Mid	Armored frames 13-27,
H +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	28,000 x9	20	20	21
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	+10	-8	Mid	Armored frames 18-34,
Skrull advances forward while attacking around him. In practice, this move is awkward to use effectively, as its armored property activates quite late and only lasts for a small window. Mainly useful for accessing its follow-up attack, Fatal Buster.

Fatal Buster
236X > 214H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
70,000	15	4	37
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-18	Mid
Follow-up attack to Orbital Grudge. Difficult to use since it requires using Orbital Grudge first. Can be useful for converting stray hits from assists such as Jam Session, as it reaches decently high into the air and leads to an easy Wall Bounce pickup from most screen positions.

Meteor Smash
623X

Skrull quickly disappears upwards off-screen,

Then attacks by plummeting down from the sky.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
80,000 + 50,000	22	26+3	32
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
0	-21	Mid	Invuln frames 6-19, Forced Ground Bounce,
Very important and versatile move. Skrull shoots directly upwards until he is off-screen, then plummets back down towards the ground while attacking (similar to j.2H). Button strength determines where on the screen Skrull descends, and otherwise has no effect: L - Skrull attacks on the left side of the screen M - Skrull attacks the middle of the screen H - Skrull attacks the right side of the screen Meteor Smash is most notable as a combo ender. Skrull can follow up just about any Hard Knockdown with Meteor Smash OTG canceled into Inferno for large damage. It can also be used as a punish tool against some projectile or keepaway options, as Skrull can evade them and then counterattack from above, or as a cross-up tool to attack opponents at almost any time from any screen position. All of these uses become significantly more effective in X-Factor, as the speed boost makes Meteor Smash harder to react to, harder to punish on block, and allows Skrull to pick up afterwards with 5L.

Elastic Slam
214X

L Version

M Version

H Version

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
20,000 x4 + 100,000(180,000)	21	1	44
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-	(Air)Throw
Skrull uses his extended range to attempt a command grab from an exceptional distance away. Button pressed determines the exact range and otherwise has no effect: L - Skrull grabs immediately in front of him, most comparable to more typical command grabs. M - Skrull grabs a large distance horizontally in front of him. This version has a significant minimum distance to work, it will not affect opponents who are close to Skrull. H - Skrull grabs diagonally up-forward a long range ahead of him. This version is spaced such that opponents who attempt to jump out of the way of the M version will place themselves in range of this one. It also can grab characters on incoming provided you have a way to disrupt their throw immunity. On a successful grab, Skrull deals a large amount of damage to the opponent and then finishes with the opponent being placed in a Hard Knockdown state behind Skrull. From there, he can pick up with j.2H or L Tenderizer to start a combo. However, this grab has very lengthy recovery on whiff, which makes it almost as dangerous for Skrull as it is for the opponent.

Worm Squash
22H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
30,000 x3	1	2	29
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-	OTG*	Only hits
Skrull steps on the other character. This move only hits OTG and has little to no followup potential, so it basically exists just to troll, similar to taunts. For combo purposes, it is glitched; only the first hit registers properly(this also causes the 3rd hit to deal the same damage as the 2nd, instead of getting scaled further)

Tenderizer
Mash X

L Version

M Version

H Version

L Mash	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	18,000 x9 + 30,000	18	59(9)3	32
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-5	Mid	, (final hit)
M Mash	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	18,000 x9 + 30,000	18	59(9)3	32
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-5	Mid
H Mash	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	18,000 x9 + 30,000	18	59(9)3	32
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-5	Mid
Skrull unleashes a flurry of repeated punches, ending with one slightly larger punch. The L version is angled diagonally downwards, the M version is aimed straight ahead, and the H version is aimed diagonally upwards. The L version is the most useful, primarily as a combo tool. It allows for relaunches after a hard knockdown similar to using j.2H. This attack attacks 10 times in total, which causes meaningful damage scaling but can also be useful for leveling up Frank West. If the final hit of L Tenderizer does not connect, the opponent will remain in the Hard Knockdown state for a time instead of recovering immediately or being bounced into the air. This is most immediately noticeable when canceling Tenderizer into Death Penalty (623XX). It can also be utilized in a difficult setup where an air Tenderizer done immediately off the ground whiffs the final hit, allowing Skrull to land and OTG again for more damage or a potential infinite.

Hyper Combos

Skrull Torch
236XX (1 bar)

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
18,000 x30	10+1	62	Until Grounded
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-11	Mid	Invuln frames 4-19
Skrull turns himself into a flaming hitbox and advances forward. During the hyper, he can be steered slightly up or down using the stick. This hyper is usually more difficult to combo into than Inferno, and deals less damage than a mashed Inferno, so it is rarely used.

Inferno
214XX (1 bar)

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
9,000 x50 - x99	10+2	57	14
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
+5	-22	Mid	, (every hit except for the final hit), Priority: High, Beam Durability: 3 per frame for 50 frames, scales by 0.98.
Standard combo ender and Skrull's largest source of damage. Mashing raises total raw damage of this hyper to roughly 340,000, making it extremely efficient for 1 bar. If Inferno is canceled before the final hit (mainly via DHC), then the opponent will be placed into a forced Hard Knockdown. This can be utilized purposefully by DHCing into a hyper that whiffs on purpose, or into an install hyper, and then picking up the opponent with an OTG attack from the next character. This hyper's high hit count combined with its ability to force a hard knockdown makes it ideal for leveling up Frank West, although it is also a generically strong hyper on its own merit as well. Due to this hyper's large amount of active frames and high damage, it can also be used as a chip damage tool to force checkmate situations against low-health opponents. Simply performing this hyper on your opponent's incoming will force them to take significant amounts of chip damage if they do not have access to X-Factor, and can kill them outright if their HP is low. Be careful about doing this if it will not kill, as Inferno is decently punishable on block.

Death Penalty
623XX (3 bars)

"Are you having fun yet?"

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
450,000	20+6	8	45
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-24	OH	Invuln until frame 24,
Skrull flies up into the air and then descends down upon the opponent with a falling attack, similar to Meteor Smash. However, Death Penalty tracks anywhere on the screen and does not need to be aimed with specific button combinations. This move has startup invulnerability, which wears off before it becomes active, so it can be used as a reversal or way to punish certain projectiles but carries some risk when used this way (besides the normal risk of being blocked). Death Penalty is mainly used as an alternative combo ender where the large amount of unscaled damage will be important to secure a kill. This hyper ends with a brief window where the opponent falls down to a Soft Knockdown state. Close enough to the corner, Skrull can reach the opponent and attack with either 5L (for an unexpected reset opportunity) or 2M (to potentially continue the combo).

Universal Mechanics

Ground Throw
6H, 4H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
80,000	1	1	-
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-	Throw
Can be followed up with L Tenderizer, which requires well-executed dashes to get in range and leads to a combo, or with Meteor Smash which is easy to time but has limited follow-up potential outside of X-Factor.

Air Throw
j.6H, j.4H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
80,000	1	1	-
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-	Airthrow
Can be followed up with Tenderizer or Meteor Smash.

Snap Back
+/

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
50,000	2	4	17
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	+2	Mid	Snapback
Animation and hitbox based on 5H.

Hard Tag
Hold 14f /

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
30,000	-	20	34
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-16	OH
-

Team Position

Skrull is most commonly picked as an Anchor character. The speed boost from X-Factor upgrades Skrull's mixups from "fairly dangerous" to "nearly inescapable". Additionally, the damage boost makes anchor Skrull very terrifying; he can quickly confirm any hit into an Inferno 214XX hyper, which does huge damage or even huge chip. Although Skrull's assists are not extremely strong neutral tools, Tenderizer provides a lot of lockdown, which can enable some extremely nasty mixups for more mobile point characters.

Skrull has also seen some success as a Point character, primarily when paired with Frank West (see Synergies below).

Notable Synergies

Frank West: Although more unconventional as a point character, Skrull can work as a way to level up Frank. Supported by Shopping Cart and one other assist, Skrull can secure one hit using his decent-sized normals, throws, or command grabs. From there, Skrull's mashable Inferno 214XX can rack up 99 hits by itself, allowing Frank to easily secure even level 5 with a standard DHC -> Picture setup. Skrull's Tenderizer assist also works great to support a leveled Frank, and can create Guard Break situations when combined with Frank's Funny Face Crusher (623XX) grab hyper.

Players to Watch: Vairos (Skrull/Frank/Haggar)

C. Viper/X-23/Firebrand: All of these characters have Unblockable attacks. Skrull's Tenderizer assist can keep an opponent in blockstun for a very long time, especially as an oncoming mixup where Tenderizer's upward angle is less of an issue. This leaves the opponent unable to defend themselves while one of these three characters approaches with their unblockable. Skrull is a solid pick to set up 300%-style teams with any of these characters.

Players to Watch: ApologyMan (Firebrand/Doom/Skrull), Just Hamster (CViper/Akuma/Skrull

Other Players to Watch: Rubeks (Skrull/Spencer/MODOK), IGT (Ghost Rider/Doom/Skrull), Dragoomba (Skrull/Dorm/Haggar), HiImNasty (Cap/Iron Man/Skrull), Skrullian (Hulk/Skrull/Sentinel)

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