Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 – Capcom Characters Assist Guide

Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 – Capcom Characters Assist Guide

The purpose of this guide is to better explain how each of the three assists work for each of the characters. This will not give specific combos of characters but aims to you to better understand how each of the assists work, their range and general versatility of each of the three attacks available from each. It will also tell what hyper combos are used by the character while they are your ally.

Capcom Characters
Trish - Round Harvest or Maximum Voltage
Alpha - (Round Harvest) Trick "Hopscotch"
Ground based trap active for several seconds.

Beta - (Round Harvest) Trick "Peekaboo"
Air-based trap active for several seconds. Will hold opponent briefly.

Gamma - (Maximum Voltage) Low Voltage Heavy
Three projectiles launched, reaching across the screen.

C. Viper - Burst Time or Emergency Combination
Alpha - (Emergency Combination) Thunder Knuckle Heavy
Can block projectiles while active, can be used for anti-air when timed right and able to knock down opponents. Possible to cancel using Special attack.

Beta - (Burst Time) Seismic Hammer
Can knock your opponent down. Short range. Possible to cancel using Special attack.

Gamma - (Burst Time) Burning Kick
Can knock your opponent off the ground and hits high. Possible to cancel using Special attack.

Haggar - Giant Haggar Press
Alpha - Double Lariat
Drains a portion of Haggar's health to Red. Unrecoverable Knockdown. Hits high and can be ducked under or completed dodged by certain characters

Beta - Violent Axe Medium
Raising, ground based strike. Causes spinning knockdown.

Gamma - Pipe Swing
Mid-level attack that ground bounces your foe and puts them into unrecoverable knock down.

Ryu - Shinku Hadoken or Shinku Tatsumaki Senpukyaku
Alpha - (Shinku Tatsumaki Senpukyaku) Shoryuken Heavy
An anti-air assist that can cause knock down.

Beta - (Shinku Hadoken)
Projectile assist.

Gamma - (Shinku Tatsumaki Senpukyaku)
Cross-screen high-level attack.

Chun-Li - Kikosho or Hoyokusen
Alpha - (Kikosho) Kikoken Light
Short lived projectile.

Beta - (Kikosho) Tenshokyaku Medium
Fast anti-air strike that can knock down your opponent

Gamma - (Hoyokusen) Hyakuretsukyaku Heavy
Chun-li's famous kick. Quick recovery and numerous hits capable of knocking down your foe.

Viewtiful Joe - Desperado or Mach Speed
Alpha - (Desperado) Voomerang Light
Standard projectile.

Beta - (Mach Speed) Groovy Uppercut Medium
Anti-air attack.

Gamma - (Desperado) Shocking Pink Light
Throws a bomb,which lasts about a second, that then explodes hitting foes near it.

Amaterasu - Okami Shuffle
Alpha - Solar Shuffle
Reflector that nullifies certain projectiles and reflects beam attacks when properly timed.

Beta - Cold Star
Fires 8 ice projectiles that will frost over your foe.

Gamma - Bloom
Chrarges 30% of Hyper Gauge

Tron - Servbot Surprise
Alpha - Bonne Strike Medium
Forward moving punch that can knock down your opponent

Beta - Gustav Fire Medium
Short range projectile launched.

Gamma - Bandit Boulder
Throws a boulder across the screen. Can nullify other projectiles.

Chris Redfield - Grenade Launcher or Sweep Combo
Alpha - (Sweep Combo) Combination Punch Heavy
A short dash attack that will floor your opponent if you hit them with it.

Beta - (Grenade Launcher) Gun Fire Medium
Fires 8 shots that have very limited durability.

Gamma - (Grenade Launcher) Grenade Toss Light
Plants a mine that, properly timed, can be used for anti-air. Discourages frontal assaults for its short duration.

Dante - Million Dollars
Alpha - Jam Session
Upwards beam that can block projectiles

Beta - Crystal
Short range descending projectiles that can provide some cover.

Gamma - Weasel Shot
Fires 4 shots at while air borne at a low angle.

Morrigan - Finishing Shower or Shadow Servant
Alpha - (Shadow Servant) Shadow Blade Heavy
Anti-air attack that can cause knock down.

Beta - (Finishing Shower) Soul Fist Light
Projectile assist.

Gamma - (Finishing Shower) Dark Harmonizer
Charges Hyper Gauge.

Albert Wesker - Phantom Dance
Alpha - Ghost Butterfly
Fast, lunging attacking that can bounce your foes off walls.

Beta - Lower Samurai Edge
Can knock foes off the ground with this short range, down-angled projectile.

Gamma - Jaguar Dash and Kick
Charges foe and hits with a kick that can cause spinning knock down.

Arthur - Goddess' Bracelet
Alpha - Heavenly Slash
Normal - Quick forward slash that can cause knock down
Golden Armor - Quick forward slash that can cause spinning knock down

Beta - Dagger Toss
Normal - Throws three mid-level projectiles with low durability
Golden Armor - Throws three mid-level projectiles with increased durability

Gamma - Fire Bottle Toss
Normal - Bottle can stagger opponent if it hits, also unleashes a short lived flame that will hit opponents low
Golden Armor - Bottle can stagger opponent if it hits, also unleashes a longer lived flame that will hit opponents low for more damage

Spencer - Bionic Lancer
Alpha - Wire Grapple Light
Projectile assist. If it hits causes unrecoverable knockdown.

Beta - Wire Grapple Medium
Pulls foes from the air.

Gamma - Armor Piercer
A short range attack that will bounce your foe off the wall.

Zero - Rekkoha
Alpha - Ryuenjin Heavy
Anti-air attack.

Beta - Hadangeki Medium
Low durability projectile.

Gamma - Shippuga
Forward charge attack.

Felicia - Dancing flash
Alpha - Rolling Buckle and Slide Light
Two hit cross-over attack. One hits medium and the second hit is low.

Beta - Sand Splash Medium
An anti-projectile assist. Shorter range than one would expect.

Gamma - Cat Spike medium
Leaps at the foe. Can cause ground-bounce when it counters an attack or against an airborne foe.

Akuma - Messatsu-Gohado Agyo or Messatsu-Goshryu
Alpha - (Messatsu-Gohado Agyo) Gohadoken Medium
Standard projectile.

Beta - (Messatsu-Goshryu ) Tatsumaki Zankyaku Medium
Can knock down opponent and destroy some projectiles.

Gamma - (Messatsu-Gohado Agyo) Hyakkishu Medium with Hyakki
Overhead attack, ground bouncing airborne foes while knocking others off the ground.

Hsien-Ko - Chireitou or Tenrai Ha
Alpha - (Chireitou) Senpu Bu Light
Forward rushing attack.

Beta - (Tenrai Ha) Henkyo Ki Medium
A second long "projectile" with the ability to reflect other projectiles.

Gamma - (Chireitou) Anki-Hou Medium
Throws one of eleven items at your foe. These are:
Axe, Chun-Li's Braclet, Kunai, Shuriken, Sword, Yashichi, Bomb (three, six or nine second fuse), Bonsai Tree (causes stun) or Star (causes stun).

Jill Valentine (DLC) - Machine Gun Spray
Alpha - Cartwheel Kick
Can bounce your foe from the ground.

Beta - Arrow Kick
Bounces your foe off the wall, putting then into an unrecoverable knock down

Gamma - Somersault Kick
Fast standard attack.