Shiizu has won this month's Marvel vs. Capcom 3 guide competition here on EventHubs with this Viper submission and takes home the $50 prize for July.C. Viper has many ways of scoring an overhead attack on the opponent, Burning Kick is her best non-aerial option if you want to surprise the opponent immediately rather than jumping first. Hard Burning Kick is the best version by far, simply because it is completely safe on block, and it can cross-up a crouching opponent at close range! This is a valuable asset since whenever Viper is having trouble opening up opponents that like to crouch and block her ground attacks, throwing this out will mean that they will not only have to block an instant overhead attack, but they will have to block the opposite direction.
What makes it even better is that you can initiate a combo after it hits, [landing a lot of damage]. Be careful about using it too often though, it has fairly long startup, so other attacks can beat it out easily. Use it only when you know the opponent is going to block.
Just like Thunder Knuckle, Viper can cancel this move at anytime as well by inputting S. Doing so will leave her in a recovered aerial state, from which you can perform an aerial attack. This is great, and allows Viper to go into an instant overhead attack without having to telegraph an aerial attack by jumping. At close range, mixing up between a BK feint and a Hard BK will have the opponent guessing and make it difficult for them to block.
Good luck to future guide writers! Here's one sample and another sample to get you guys started with an outline.
(Keep writing these guides for chars - it's nice to see information you can't find elsewhere. Just wish it was for characters I use. And that MVC3's online worked. But that's a different story for a different thread...)
I feel pretty cheated that a half finished guide won over my Dante guide, which I definitely put more time into.
Ah well, I guess.
@DAVIDSIRLOIN
Our apologies for not making this clearer, but you must place it in the character specific sub-forum. The main area is for MvC3 general discussion only; your guide was not noticed.
If you put it into the Dante section, and no one steps up to try and beat you, you will have an incredibly strong showing for the August contest that people will have a tough time to beat.
@David
Ive moved your guide for you if you need something like that done again pm me or another mod.
I also think Silentbob will have a strong showing for his Urien 3S guide its coming along nicely
Great news, it will definitely help my C.Viper gameplay. Thanks.