MARVEL VS. CAPCOM FAQ for the PSX
by Joseph Christopher sirlordjoseph@icqmail.com
version 1.0
Nov. 24, 1999
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* I always told everyone that Megaman is just the worst character ever
to be included in a seemingly "serious" fighting game, then I saw Roll
and took back what I said. I also once said that Megaman is the smallest
and at the same time most annoying MVC character that ever existed, and
again I remembered Roll, and again I took back what I said. Finally I
concluded that Megaman is the cheapest character in MVC, and then I
taught of Roll, and then...NOOO WAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY! I won't take back
what I said! Roll can NEVER!, EVER, EVER! be a cheap character no matter
WHAT anyone else says! I just like her so much! ;) I can't give you much
reason to choose her since she really is just an expert's choice and
lacks what other players have at least TWO of: range, speed, priority,
and damage. BUT, there's still some chance you could beat an above average
player's butt with Roll because of these advantages:
1. Roll is THE evasion queen cause she's too small to get easily hit
2. Roll is the chipping princess (where Shadow Lady is queen, of course)
3. Roll is soooooo cute! (hey, there's some strategy to it!)
4. Roll is equipped with a lot slow yet I-didn't-see-it-coming moves
5. Roll's Beat Plane crosses out the Mech Zangief types from those who
have a possibility to beat you.
* how to access: just finish the game once with Megaman and Roll will
appear to his right.
Why read this guide:
I. Legend
II. General Moves
III. Normal Moves
IV. Special Moves
V. Supers
VI. Combos
VII. Vs. Computer
VIII. Vs. Human
IX. Ending
X. Credits
XI. Revision History
XII. (lotsa) Final Words
dash - F,F / B,B (goes in direction you choose)
super jump - D,U / D,UF / D,UB (goes in direction you choose)
guard push - LP+MP+HP (while blocking)
taunt - press select
call helper- MP+MK
tag super - D,DF,F+HP+HK
team work - D,DB,B+HP+HK
* let me explain a few things about some of the general moves:
* first of all, in the PSX version, you'll have to choose only ONE partner,
either one of the conventional characters ("partner heroes") or one of
the helpers ("special heroes").
call helper - your helper is the character you choose after you have chosen
the special heroes option. He/she basically, when called,
just enters the screen, does an attack, and leaves. Fighters
available in the character select screen are not available
as helpers and vice versa. In the PSX version, choosing a
helper does not require much effort since the cursor is at
your command. Beware of the time limit though, and be sure
of who you'll choose before you enter that menu. Oh, and
even the secret helpers are no secret no more---just press
down on Iceman to select Shadow and down on Colossus to
select Sentinel. One last reminder, helpers in the PSX version
are no longer limited to a certain number of strikes so,
in my opinion, rammers will RULE.
tag super - common to crossover fans, this move needs at least two levels
of super charged up. It will allow both fighters to execute
their respective supers at the same time, though the resting
one, in the PSX version, will no longer be left behind as if
they already "tagged"
team work - a clone of your opponent enters the screen, and after that
you can control both your fighters at the same time! (they'll
both respond to your controls.) What's more, your super gauge
is set to infinite. Yeah! This state is timed though, so use
it wisely. The length of time you stay in this state is determined
by the amount of super you have charged up when you did it.
Oh and I did say you can choose a helper as a partner right?
Well if you do, and use this move, he/she'll just enter the
screen, do his/her thing, exit, and repeat the whole process
over and over while you do YOUR thing and until the time runs
out---again one of the reasons why rammers would RULE. (cause
they'll be the ones repeating their entrances most before
time runs out).
1) LP - They're all alike! $#%&! Goes to show Capcom didn't put much time
and effort on including Roll in this game. Makes me sad. But maybe
they just want to establish the fact that Roll isn't trained to
fight and doesn't have much variety in her moves, no? Anyway...
a) standing - she throws a punch that's just as useful as any normal
or small sized player's jab in the game. Used to confuse
high-blocking opponents to continue blocking high when
you decide to do a Slide K.
b) crouching - well, she just crouches and does basically the same
attack as her standing LP. This time you use it to
confuse opponents to block when you decide to do a chipping
move or a throw.
c) jumping - well, she just jumps and does basically the same attack
as her standing LP. You can use it to start an air combo,
but other than that I don't see any reason to do it.
2) MP - Again, (!) They're all alike! $#%&! Goes to show Capcom didn't
put much time and effort on including Roll in this game. Makes
me sad. But maybe they just want to establish the fact that Roll
isn't trained to fight and doesn't have much variety in her moves,
no? Anyway...
a) standing - you know what? I still consider this, as well as all her
other MPs, as jabs! This time, however, she delivers a
punch with her farther arm that aims at a 30degreee angle.
b) crouching - well, she just crouches and does basically the same
attack as her standing MP. This time you use it to
confuse opponents to block when you decide to do a chipping
move or a throw.
c) jumping - well, she just jumps and does basically the same attack
as her standing LP. You can use it to continue an air combo,
but other than that I don't see any reason to do it.
3) HP - This time only one of them is unique. Should have been combo enders
but I'd rather use special moves. Can also be used to charge up
your super meter but still, I'd prefer another move, the HKs.
a) standing - She raises her nearer arm, and swings it all the way down,
slapping (!) your opponent in the process. Good in speed
and priority but the HK version is just better.
b) crouching - from a squating position, Roll sends forth a powerful
(well, not really) uppercut that looks much like Sakura's
in the SFA series. Doesn't launch any opponent so don't
use it much.
c) jumping - well, she just jumps and does basically the same attack
as her standing HP. You can use it to end an air combo
and/or to charge up your super meter but other than that
I don't see any reason to do it.
4) LK - Only two are alike, but the other one mimics another of her normal
moves. These are the longest-reaching of her moves, but still relatively
ULTRA short in range.
a) standing - this is just how Roberto (from Rival Schools) or any other
soccer player kicks a free ball. Nothing much can be done
with this move 'cept to confuse, like the standing LP.
b) crouching - remember Ryu's Joudan Sokutou Geri? This is a similar
move, with range and damage the only BIG difference.
And in case you didn't know, it's some sort of side-
forward kick, so just see it for yourself to understand
me better.
c) jumping - well, she just jumps and does basically the same attack
as her crouching LK. It's highly efficient in starting
or filling (but more on starting) an air combo but other
than that I don't see any reason to do it.
5) MK - They're NOT all alike! Yes! but, they all just mimic another normal
move and that, once again, sickens me.
a) standing - well, she just stands and does basically the same attack
as her crouching(and jumping) LK. You can use it to continue
an air combo, but other than that I don't see any reason
to do it.
b) crouching - she leans backwards and does what is supposed to be an
an axe kick, but because of her position turns out to
be a sweep with much force (yet still, doesn't knock
the opponent down).
c) jumping - it's just a slower yet higher damaging version of her
standing LK, complete with scream. More force comes with
this move, and the kick is aimed high, reaching her head,
while the standing LK only reaches her waist.
6) HK - again, They're NOT all alike! Yes! but, they all just mimic another
normal move and that, for the Nth time, just sickens me.
a) standing - this is what every MVC character has---a launcher. It's
an even slower and yes, even higher(though not notably)
damaging version of her standing LK, also complete with
scream. As with the jumping MK, More force comes with
this move, and the kick is aimed high, reaching her head,
while the standing LK only reaches her waist.
b) crouching - this is should be a special move, but I'll include it
here for completeness' sake. In this move, Roll does
a slide that can be comboed into a good number of moves,
both normal (in corner) and special, making it one of
her best moves, not to mention its confusing potential.
c) jumping - well, she just jumps and does basically the same attack
as her crouching MK. You can use it to end an air combo,
and/or to charge up your super meter but other than that
I don't see any reason to do it. (it CAN counter some moves
but don't rely on that)
d) up - it looks like Sean's Ryuubi Kyaku, but then again more like
Guy's heel K. Anyway, Roll just does an unorthodox-looking
axe K in this move. I basically prefer the plain jumping HK
to this move so maybe you should too.
* In a nutshell, her only moves worth using outside combos are the LPs
(standing and crouching), MPs(standing and crouching), LKs(crouching and
jumping), and HKs(all except crouching and "up").
* I'm not an avid Megaman fan and the only Megaman game I've ever played,
and mastered, is Megaman(or Rockman) 3 on the NES. And this is the
first time I got to meet Roll. My point? I'm not sure if these are the
correct names for her moves so help me if you can...
1) Roll Buster - D,DF,F+P
It's a fireball, alright, but it's NOT cheap! For starters, you
can't rain an opponent with this move because it has a lame execution
time compared to Ryu's and the others'. Second, you have to do the down-
forward motion to do this move and that just makes it a lot more honorable
compared to Megaman's HP-is-already-a-fireball. Finally, Roll's too
weak to have any cheapy strategy and if ever some of you still think
her moves are cheap, why don't you consider that as a compensation for
her many disadvantages.
2) Bouquet Bomb - D,DB,B+P
Roll pulls up a bunch of flowers from beneath her skirt(no wonder
they explode) and throws it at an arc depending on which P you used.
LP will make her throw high yet with short range. MP will make you apply
the standard arc and distance of your throw while the HP will just
throw at a 10degree arc but this move reaches ALMOST across the screen.
3) Item Call - D,DB,B+K
Some nutcase with legs falls from the sky, opens his head, and
out pops an item depending on which K you used. LK will yield a Megaball
while the MK and HK will yield a Tornado Hold and a Leaf Shield repectively.
This item falls on the ground and you have to walk to it to be able
to pick it up. Once that is done, refer to the next move.
4) Item Use - D,DF,F+K
a) Megaball - you drop a pink-and-blue ball on the ground and nothing
happens. What to do? Kick it! The ball will bounce back
about three times on the sides of the screen and hopefully
hit the opponent in the process.
b) Tornado Hold - Roll drops some kind of propeller on the ground and
in an instant a mini-tornado is formed, Inflicting
some four hits of damage. Best done after a slide
K and before a corner air combo.
c) Leaf Shield - a circle of leaves suddenly surround you in an attempt
to make you invulnerable to ANYTHING as long as that
anything doesn't combo. You can also repeat the item
use code to launch your leaves, and even do it on the
rooftop.
She turns all white, grows up to be taller than the average MVC
player, and unleashes a number of attacks, namely, a lightning bolt
from her antennae, which is the ONLY useful and damaging aspect of this
super, a lot of powered-up robo animals, and pairs of giant missiles
that come from her ... well ... *blush* see for yourself! I bet you
won't notice her winking at YOU before and after the super, but she
does! Use this super only on opponents trying to execute a jump-in
or better yet a stomp because you'll NEED to connect the growing part
of the super to get maximum damage.
2) Rush Drill - D,DF,F+2K
Roll calls out, "Wush-y!" (meaning Rush, the robo-dog) and...
boom! She's already in a drill-vehicle of some sort. Mash the buttons
to increase number of hits and damge as well. This super has four
main advantages: One, you are totally INVULNERABLE while doing this
super and even a Shinkuu Hadouken won't land you a scratch, two, it
does WAY too much chip, (not cheap) damage, three, you can turn around
and nail any opponent who tries to jump his way out of your wrath,
and four, you can add an LK-> HK-> air combo afterwards if you end
up cornering the opponent (which is VERY likely)
3) Beat Plane - D,DB,B+2K
Roll calls out, "Beat-ow!" and out comes this dumb-looking bump
car with wings, loading our heroine in the process. You then HAVE TO
mash the buttons since this super is practically useless if you don't.
Mashing the Ps will let you fire a whole lotta low damaging, small
sized fireballs while the Ks will yield missiles that don't fly; they
just drop. Of course, you CAN(and should) mash both Ps and Ks to throw
everything your flying bump car can. Oh, I forgot; you can, and again
should, use the directions to control the Beat Plane while firing all
its missiles. A good strategy would be to start the super, fire like
crazy, and fly behind the opponent while firing to make sure he doesn't
block all of it.
Universal Jump-in: HK - yes, that's all you should do to start a jump-in
combo. You may want to do a LK-> MK-> HK combo
to start a jump-in but, can the LK really hit
the opponent before he does something else?
* I don't usually include corner combos but with Roll, you'll need all
the help you can get.
* a jump-in you MAY add while a dash-in you MUST add to any of these combos:
1. LK-> MK-> D+HK-> Tornado Hold
(in corner) -> HK-> UF-> LP-> LK-> MP-> MK-> HP throw-> HK-> Roll Buster
2. LK-> HK-> UF-> LP-> LK-> MP-> MK-> Roll Buster
3. (in corner) Rush Drill-> LK-> HK-> UF-> LP-> LK-> MP-> MK-> HP throw->
HK-> Roll Buster
* sigh...no combos that end in supers, sorry.
* BUT, her Beat Plane can be linked to her Hyper Roll though you have
to be extremely quick to pull it off.
Well, pull off all the combos I just taught you! If you block all day,
computer opponents will most likely do a dumb attack that'd leave them
open for a combo that ends in a super! If, however, they walk forward
for no reason, they're planning to throw you so do what you want to counter
that! Simple enough?
Oh, yeah, how to beat Onslaught:
First, cool-looking form: Hahaha! you're IMMUNE to his mega optic blast
so keep that in mind and run for him when he
does this move and repeatedly HP his foot(though
it looks a lot wackier if you use HKs, trust
me :D
Second, cheap@$$ form: jump and HK his face until you're all charged up
for a super then Hyper Roll or Beat Plane his face
and make his neck crack! Block right after your
every move to avoid his eye beams.
*Well, there won't be any universal rules for fighting against humans cause
no two humans think identically. There are, however, general rules that
could apply to at most 80% of your encounters with human challengers.
1. Use Iceman as a helper - You may replace him, but make sure the replacement
pretty much does the same thing---drop a lotta
$%#& from the sky! Using this kind of attack
can force the opponent to block, not knowing
the fact that you're already closing in for
a throw or a slide K-> Tornado Hold.
2. Remember her moves' main strategies
a) Roll Buster - chip, chip, chip. That's the only thing this move
is supposed to do. Best done when jumping (not SUPER-
jumping) backwards.
b) Bouquet Bomb - this is one of the I-didn't-see-it-coming moves I
was talking about. Throw a LOT of these in mid-air
whenever your opponent thinks he's safe on the ground.
Also a good "break" move to prevent you from landing
into an opponent's ground trap.
c) Item Call - only for fellow Roll users(which is VERY rare) and
Megaman users as well. Use it to give them an item they
DON'T want to use(like a Megaball which in my opinion
is really useless) cause they CAN get what you dropped.
d) Slide K (D+HK) - always follow this move up with something else,
preferably a Tornado Hold and again, if opponent
is cornered, follow up with an HK to air combo.
Tornado Hold is also the best thing to do after
this move is blocked because if its chipping damage.
e) Hyper Roll - as mentioned above, use this super only on opponents
trying to execute a jump-in or better yet a stomp because
you'll NEED to connect the growing part of the super
to get maximum damage. Not to be done as air combo
ender or helper complement because it simply won't
work.
f) Rush Drill - for even MORE chipping! The opponent will most probably
be able to block this, so chipping would be its main
thing. Are YOU the one being chipped by a team work
super? Never fear! Use this super and drill two birds
with one...drill!(sorry, that's the only word that fits)
g) Beat Plane - if you seriously want to land a hit or two, no matter
how low damaging those hits are, (e.g whenever your
opponent has 1% life left), then use this super. You
won't get a chessy win cause you DID land a clean hit!
Added note: Never use any other super if you'd be
dealing with the Golden War Machine type cause this
is enough to make them crack.
3. Abuse your Jumping HK even if it doesn't have a very high priority
Whenever you just don't know what to do, or whenever every attack
of yours ends up being countered, pull yourself together while buying
time using a ton of HKs while repeatedly super jumping. Not only will
your supers get charged up in no time, you'll also be quite sure it'll
take some time before he could think of a way to stop you, and by that
time you've already thought of a way to stop HIM! If he tries to meet
you in the air, switch to delivering a ton of HPs since it's these that
can turn into an air throw when close enough.
4. Know which super to use
I already told you the use of her supers, but just for a quick
overview, her Hyper Roll is only for those who try to jump-in or stomp,
the Rush Drill is for those who block all day and those who abuse the
power of the team work super, and the Beat Plane is for finishing off
a hopeless opponent and for those who can't block like Golden War Machine.
5. Never underrate Roll's weight-lifting strength
Roll may be the weakest when it comes to delivering punches and
kicks, (her hardest actually does equal damage to Ryu's jab!) but her
throws, which lift the opponent and slam them on the ground, are just
as damaging as any normal player's (e.g Ryu) throw in the game. Throwing
with other players may be considered cheap, but with Roll, as I've
mentioned time and again, there is NO cheapness! A good strategy would
be to repeatedly tickle the opponent with your little attacks and close
in for a throw when he least expects it. While it may be harder to
land a throw with Roll in terms of distance required, it is definitely
a whole lot harder to DETECT a Roll who's planning a throw. Most people
would let Roll come close to be able to block and retaliate, not knowing
the fact that Roll can easily throw them out of a block! If all else
fails, repeatedly jump back and throw whenever someone gets close
enough---and don't forget to follow up with an HK-> Roll Buster for
a three-hit combo, ok?
6. Character-specific strategies:
Captain America - if there's anyone who could counter your air HKing strategy,
it's him. His jumping HP does a lot more damage, reaches
further, and all that without having to sacrifice
execution time. Don't be the first one to super jump,
as he would most likely meet you in the air with the
accursed HP. Stay on the ground, dash forward and back
and lure him to miss a standing HP cause that's when
you call on "Beat-ow" (though you have to be very quick
at that). Use a confuser's throwing strategy, guard
push his supers, and retaliate with a Hyper Roll.
Captain Commando - ahh...this captain must be dealt with in a rather
opposite manner than the first one. With this captain,
ALWAYS super jump and air block to avoid getting hit
by the heavily damaging Captain Corridor or the Captain
Sword super. Being able to block these would mean a
free Rush Drill for you. DON'T use a confuser's game
with this captain because he'll just Captain Corridor
you out of it.
Chunli - two problems: avoiding her launcher when you're air-borne and
avoiding her low combo to Lightning K super when you're on dry
land. Two solutions: never be the first to super jump and if
you ever will, hit the HK button rapidly during the whole air
trip. Second, dash to low combo to special and make use of my
confuser strategy, but with extra care. Missing would prove fatal...
Gambit - just avoid his cheappy infinite(which you'd be probably immune
to but, still, be prepared) and you'll be fine. That's the only
thing he can do to beat you so if you've mastered the art of
avoiding it, and everything he can do set you up for it, (like
a launcher, a ramming helper, or a throw in the corner) then
you'll be fine. He can be a good confuser but has his options
limited to low attacks and throws so show-off YOUR confusing
skills and win! (well, actually your confusing skills will also
have the same limits as his but your throws will have lower
precitability) He may use a rain of Kinetic Cards as a chip
away strategy but that can easily be countered: Just dash right
below him, and what else but Hyper Roll!
Hulk - Block, block, block! Eventually he'll grow impatient and hit you.
Then attack, attack, attack! He'll be wide open after just about
ANYTHING he does so it's time to combo a dashing D+LK-> D+HK->
Tornado Hold. Air combos will also work on him fine, just remember
to hit him once before launching otherwise he won't budge. Hulk
is big, but remember that all your supers make bigger look dumber
rather than stronger. And don't underrate your standing HP cause,
in certain positions, it can stuff any normal move he tries to
pull off.
Jin - obviously cannot even dream of having Hulk's reach, but would definitely
be faster. Other than that, Jin would have all of Hulk's advantages
and disadvantages as well. He'll pack power with his attacks, especially
if he's all yellow! That doesn't give him much of an upperhand,
though, as his attacks have a lame recovery time and could easily
be punished by an aerial combo. Just use the same strategies you
would on a Hulk user and watch out for that hurricane super whenever
you jump!
Megaman - two words: Keep Away. Yep, that's the NES freak's cheapy strategy!
Let him use his X buster all he wants, while you constantly super
jump and HK all the way. There'll be four kinds of Megaman
users, and only two will you find challenging. The first one
just hammers away with a stream of X busters that's easy to
jump over and punish with a combo. The second one will always
charge up his X buster and use it as part of an air combo. Just
dash back and forth to confuse him into giving up that hold
then welcome his fireball with a mid-air Bouquet Bomb. The third
Megaman user would be using a rammer as a helper, slide kick
you, and hope that you'll retaliate with a combo as he summons
his helper afterwards. He'll surely get hit, but you'll be punished
by his helper as well, giving him enough time for a Hyper Megaman
super. Just don't counter the slide kick and wait for him to
run out of helpers, THEN attack! The fourth, most challenging
one would be a Megaman that X busters low, then X busters high,
then low, then high, then you lose your sanity---WRONG!! Fight
on! Block his low X busters and dash forward when he does the
high one. Eventually you'd be near him. Time to use your confusing
skills. If he manages to escape, which would only be possible
via super jump, wait for him on the ground then launch with
the all powerful and highly undetectable standing HK! By the
way, don't worry bout his supers, just block and do your version
afterwards.
Morrigan - will fight like you do, being a good confuser and all that.
She will, however, have her options limited to low attacks
and throws so show-off YOUR confusing throw skills and win!
(well, actually your confusing skills will also have the same
limits as hers but your throws will have lower precitability)
If she does something you won't, namely raining you with air
fireballs, Dash in and punish her with your Hyper Roll or
launch her if you don't have the extra charged super bar.
Ryu - If he's using strategies found in my Ryu faq, then may the best
confuser win! If he's not, you're in for a cheapy fireball game.
Again, you'd be needing your invaluable jumping HK to chrage up
your super, mid-air Bouquet Bomb his ground fireballs and dash-in
to Hyper Roll his air fireballs wherever he may be.
Spiderman - Even his Maximum Spider has a high chance of getting countered
by a Hyper Roll in progress so abuse that fact to your advantage.
Master the art of rolling and you'll be avoiding his Crawler
Assaults forever! His Ultimate Web Throw will be his only
super that could counter a Hyper Roll but you can easily
detect that. If he uses an air combo that knocks you down
and falls right behind you as you get up, just hit the HK
and launch him!
Strider Hiryu - I don't believe I'm hearing myself say this, but I advise
you to STAY in the corner when pitted against this teleport
master. That way he wouldn't be able to use an Ouroboros-
and-teleport-behind-you strategy. But with you in the
corner, he'll try two things: combo you like crazy, wherein
the guard push feature would prove most useful, and chip
away some nice damage with his robo dog, which you should
super jump to avoid and charge up your super meter. Use
your helper whenever he jumps for you then launch him
and air combo throw to HK-> Roll Buster. If he doesn't
have a single super charged up yet, hell, forget all I've
just said about him and engage in a confuser's game instead.
Venom - Just super jump and HK all the way and as you land, choose from
two landing sites: as far away from him as possible to be able
to continue super jumping and charging up your meter, or a little
behind him so you could switch to delivering HPs which could out
prioritize ANYTHING he whips up and give you an opportunity to
do a D+LK-> D+HK-> Tornado Hold combo whether he blocks it or
not. If he's able to block all of it, engage in a confuser's game
but beware, he may not have an overhead but his throw allows him
to combo you afterwards so get ready for that.
War Machine - Just block his ground combos, D+LK to combo his throw attemps,
and do a dash in to Hyper Roll if he abuses his mid-air
smart bombs. If he's dumb enough not to include his War
Destroyer super in a combo, dash to Rush Drill him one moment
after all his missiles are launched from his armor. I guarantee
you the missiles will drop where you WERE before you dashed
but you have to time it right, though. The Proton Cannon,
if not done as an ender to a helper attack, would be easily
detected and therefore super jumped from and punished with
what else but a Hyper Roll. If your opponent doesn't make
flaws like this, then you better stick to your good 'ol
jumping HK to mid-air HP throws to do the trick.
Wolverine - until recently have I thought that Wolvie users (including
me, once) were just plain good at it but now I know Wolvie
was just too advantaged to be defeated by a mere above average
player. I hate to be called cheap, so now I have stopped
using Wolverine, and started taking him as a challenge to
defeat with my Roll. There'll be two things any "challenging"
Wolvie user would do: stomp you like crazy until you open
up for a combo to super, or dash in like crazy also until
you open up for a combo to super! With the first strategy
you'll again have to utilize your Hyper Roll and your helper
and mix them up so you wouldn't get too predictable. For the
second strategy, you'll have to assess yourself. If you think
you can pretty much predict what he's doing, then combo him
if he tries to throw and use the guard push otherwise. If
he doesn't give up and still dashes in like crazy, smile
and surprise him with a risky but rewarding Hyper Roll to
turn his healing factor off for good!
Zangief - Just charge up the way I've been telling you since the beginning
of this section and guard push all his attacks so that he couldn't
link them to a grapple or worse, SUPER grapple! He'll be using
blocks much, so you'll just have to play a risky confuser's game
with him. Remember that in a confuser's game, you'll have to
succeed over him in a LOT of times before you can be at an advantage.
One successful confuser from him and you're back to where you
started, a draw. Whenever you're charged up and can't land a
combo, just chip away with your every projectile including your
Beat Plane's.
6. Strategies on secret characters:
Golden War Machine - Just block his ground combos, super jump from his
throw attemps, and do a sudden dash in to Hyper
Roll if he abuses his mid-air smart bombs. If he's
dumb enough not to include his War Destroyer super
in a combo, dash and give him a Rush Drill one moment
after all his missiles are launched from his armor.
I guarantee you the missiles will drop where you WERE
before you dashed but you have to time it right, though.
The Proton Cannon, if not done as an ender to a helper
attack, would be easily detected and therefore super
jumped from and punished with what else but a Hyper
Roll. If your opponent doesn't make flaws like
this, then you better stick to your good 'ol jumping
HK to mid-air HP throws to do the trick.
Morrigan's Lilith Mode - as with her "older" counterpart, she'll be best
dealt with a confuser's strategy. This time she
can't use a rain of fireballs to annoy you because
she'll only have short range ones but still beware
her confusing skills and counter as you see fit.
Orange Hulk - Block, block, block! Eventually he'll grow impatient and
hit you. Then attack, attack, attack! He'll be wide open after
just about ANYTHING he does so it's time to combo a dashing
D+LK-> D+HK-> Tornado Hold. You'll be needing this combo
much to chip away some nice damage in case it turns out
your opponent is a lot more patient than you are. Orange
Hulk is big, but remember that all your supers make bigger
look dumber rather than stronger.
Roll - She's so cute, I wouldn't dare land a jab on her face, but, sadly,
MVC is survival of the fittest and Roll, as many would say, is
not "fit". I'd choose her over Megaman anytime but I must admit
I find the always-give-you-a-stupid-look boy much harder to defeat.
Refer to my Megaman strategies for dealing with her and adjust
them according to these added notes: One, Roll's X buster CAN chip
some block damage but it would need a down to forward motion so
it'll come out slow. Two, you can low block against her Hyper Roll
and you wouldn't get a bruise. And three, all her other supers
are easy to block and retaliate with your own afterwards.
Shadow Lady - Chunli minus the ability to combo a super but plus the
ability to chip away with her butt missiles. Keep an eye
out for your life bar cause these farts can cut it down
to half without even you noticing. Don't super jump, as
that would mean a free chip from those accursed butt bombs.
If she's stupid enough to do it while you're on the ground,
and up close then it's Rush Drill time! Anticipate her
missle super and again use your Rush Drill to counter.
She'll also be using a ramming helper to easily connect
with her Big Bang Laser so you'll have to predict when
she'll use it. Knowing all these, engage in a confuser's
game and she'll definitely be the first to short-circuit.
Venom's Carnage Mode - I really am not very observant on who takes more
damage than who but I definitely noticed the Carnage
Mode's belief in the quote, "The best defense is
a strong offense." (did I say it right?) Anyway,
Carnage Mode concentrates on speed and power, but
gives up stamina in return. Don't try a confuser's
game for him cause he's already confused!(heh)
Seriously though, his tremendous speed just gives
him the ability to jab his way out of any confusing
strategy you may have in mind. Let him combo you
like crazy, (while you block, of course), abuse
your guard push, and make him feel he's just another
big sucker for the Rush Drill!
Roll defeats Onslaught(!) and Dr. Light is very pleased. Roll is so happy
that she beat Megaman in this..."stage"(!) and has finally proven the
fact that she can also kick some metallic butt. She is given lots o' nice
upgrades by Dr. Light and so, I think, she permanently becomes Hyper Roll!
Megaman arrives after all's gone and realizes he has lost the race to
Onslaught. He then sheds a single tear, but that's still enough to make
me call him a ... CRY BABY!!! Hahahaha! (sorry)
Please feel free to email me if there's something about Roll I left out
or if you just want to comment on my work. Thank you. If ever I revise
this faq and add something you feel came from one of your emails to me,
email me again and remind me bout it so I can give you credit. Thanks
again.
Roll has the reputation(though I beg to disagree) of being the joke character
of MVC. She's known to have to weakest of attacks, the shortest of limbs,
and the lamest of combos. Hey, that's just all the more reason to USE her!
If she has such an awful reputation, then losing a game with her won't
be shame, but winning...ahhh glory! Remember that she is an experts choice,
and if you want to master her, you'll have to be prepared to spend a little
more than usual.
Roll's Cuteness:
999,999 out of a million Roll users (well, assuming there ARE a million,...)
choose Roll partly, mainly, or ONLY because she's sooooo cute! And since
that's the case, I've decided to add a semi-section on the little details
that take part in making Roll the cutest fighting game character ever!
1. Colors - LP: ribbon - green
hair - gold
dress - red
sleeves - grey
socks - grey
shoes - red
MP: ribbon - dark green
hair - blonde
dress - dark grey
sleeves - grey
socks - grey
shoes - dark grey
LK: ribbon - dark green
hair - blonde
dress - dark grey
sleeves - grey
socks - grey
shoes - dark grey
MK: ribbon - dark green
hair - blonde
dress - dark grey
sleeves - grey
socks - grey
shoes - dark grey
HK: ribbon - white
hair - light yellow
dress - white
sleeves - blue
socks - blue
shoes - white
2. Entrances -
a) Rush(the robo-dog) enters the screen from the opponent's side with
Roll sitting on it. Roll then hops down at her starting point.
b) A mini Beat Plane enters the screen with Roll hanging on to its
talons. Roll then lets go and drops exactly at her starting point.
c) That nutcase who brings Roll her items is shown repeatedly opening
then closing its head. Roll then kicks it to its senses, then it
stops and looks left and right. Roll then fixes her ribbon a bit
like in her taunt as that nutcase leaves the scene.
3. Taunt - Roll looks at her hair, fixes the knot of her ribbon a bit,
and says, "Boku re nai wa?" which means, "Can't you hit me?"
(!) My, my,... ain't she the cutest? ;)
4. In-game actions
a) Hyper Roll - her head is still looking at her opponent, but her
eyes stray on you and then she winks. She does this
before and after she pours out all her energy to the
opponent.
b) supers - Roll always kinda morphs before executing a super, and
afterwards she has to "morph" back. Just one moment after
she stabilizes and before you can control her again, she
turns her back on you but still looks at you, gives a very
happy look on her face, and raises one of her arms straight
up with her hand opened while the other arm is pointing
opposite direction.
c) guard push - using both her wide-open hands, she pushes the opponent
with much force while raising one leg backwards, closing
her eyes, looking the other way, and leaving a trace
of pain in her face.
d) time-over - she sits on the ground, knees together and feet apart.
(get it? like a top view of her would resemble a letter
"T" ?) Her hands hold her shins, and she starts crying
out loud. You'll notice her mouth is about half the size
of her face in this animation!
5. Background Song - "Kaze yo Tsutaete"
(Wind, Let Him Know)
* the words in ( ) are obviously the English translations while the words
in [ ] ,I think, are just added to complete the sense in the English
sentences and wasn't directly translated from Japanese.
I
Tsutaetai kono om oi
(I want to let you know, know just what I feel)
Tomaranai modorenai
(I'm not gonna stop, I can't ever go back)
Dakishimete Tsukamaete
(I want you to hold me, want you to catch me)
Moh hanasanaide
(And never let me go...)
II
Machi no akari Yureru om oi terashite
(The lights of the city shine on the trembling thoughts I possess.)
Hitogomi ni anata no Yasashisa kanjite
(Even amid the crowds, I [clearly] feel your gentleness.)
Namida no ashiato sae
(Before the tracks of tears [on my face])
Kiete shimau mae ni
(Have a chance to [dry and] disappear)
Anata to ita jikan wo
(Just once again, I want to be sure)
Moh inchido tashikamete
(Of the time that I spent with you, [dear])
III
Aitakute samishikute
([Now] I want to see you, [cause] I'm lonely)
Nukum ori ga kienai yoh ni
(So [I can be sure] that your warmth won't depart.)
Kono mune ga sakeru hodo
(I want to feel it [now, want] it so badly)
Kanjite itakute
(That it's breaking my heart.)
6. Winning Poses -
a) Roll changes her outfit to that of a school girl, holds the straps
of her back pack, and looks at YOU in a very, very cute way.
b) The ever so reliable nutcase enters the screen, runs toward her,
opens its head, and offers her flowers. Roll then picks up and smells
these flowers in appreciation.
c) Megaman comes running for Roll and does his taunt (THE most annoying
taunt in the game! I personally make sure anyone who does that taunt
to me gets a butt load of Shinkuus in his face) Roll then sheds
some tears, but does not cry out loud.
d) Megaman is flying the Beat Plane as he swoops down for Roll, making
her skirt fly up. Roll holds her skirt back down and Megaman looks
at you for approval. ($#%& you Megaman, you little...)
e) Rush, being originally made for Megaman, is still loyal to his original
master as he practically the same thing---make Roll's skirt fly!
This time, however, he also projects a holographic image of a blabbing
Dr. Light.
f) Roll raises one of her arms, the other one resting on her bicep,
(like a not-so-good sign) and yells a lot of Japanese words while
raising one of her feet a little backwards.
7. Quotes -
a) "Are you hurt? Maybe my doctor can fix you......"
b) "Hehe...... I did it! Girl power!"
c) "I didn't mean to hurt you badly!"
d) "I should learn that absorption thing from Dr. Light."
e) "I think you're due for an upgrade!"
f) "Now all I need is my own series..."
g) "Now how does Megaman do that absorption thing?"
h) "See? I should have been in Power Battle!"
8. Pre-fight conversation with Onslaught:
Roll : "Don't get mad at me...... I'm just a girl!"
Onslaught: "You shall be the first to fall, little one."
9. Partners you should really try, and why:
Venom - Venom has always been a good partner because of his "interactive"
ending, but is especially wacky when it comes to Roll. This
ending starts out just the same as Venom's normal ending,
which features him(Venom) praising his partner and inviting
him/her to be his tag teammate for their next adventures.
But then after they both do their winning pose, the symbiote
takes control of Venom and he starts saying bad things to
Roll and that makes her cry.
- additional reason: Try finishing the opponent with Venom
doing a tag super; the resulting name? "Death Roll!" (Ha!)
- another additional reason: for the obvious contrast: Venom
being the scariest and most disgusting while Roll being the
cutest and most adorable.
Zangief - now, just you try his Double Final Atomic Buster with Roll
and see her take part in the SLAM! (though I think she looks
more like just trying to hold on for the ride of her life!
hehe)
Ryu - this is strictly for an MVC expert only! Try executing a team
work super and theennnnn....TAUNT!! TAUNT!! TAUUUUUNT!!!
Bwahaha! Both do practically the same thing! Roll would look
much like Ryu's daughter-student in this scene ;) But that
does not come without strategy(!)...pull off a Shinkuu Tatsumaki
Senpuu Kyaku (also activating Roll's Beat Plane) and manuever
Roll into getting behind the opponent while he's being whacked
by both Ryu's foot and the Beat Plane's projectiles then
repeat the code for the Shinkuu Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (which
will now activate Roll's Rush Drill) and watch the opponent
scream in sandwiched pain! But wait, if Roll's the daughter,
then who's the mother? ;) That's simple: Roll has blonde
hair right? She wouldn't have gotten that from Ryu, so it
must've come from her mom! And who else in MVC is a blonde-haired
babe, may I ask? (forgive my sick mind, ok?)
Hulk - well, just for the contrast of it. Imagine the biggest oaf
in the game teammed up with the smallest doll. I think Roll
here is just about as big as Hulk's foot!
Megaman - no! I hate this team, mainly because I HATE Megaman and partly
because I honestly think you'll lose if you choose them as
a team (unless maybe if you go ULTRA cheap with the blue boy
and take care of both your opponents!) Then why did I list
Megaman here? Cause he and his sis looks plain cool in a tag
super, nothing else.
