Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3/Vergil

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Vergil

The second Son of Sparda, and Dante's older twin brother who was thought to be dead by him but in reality was merely separated after their mother's murder. Unlike Dante, who is cocky, hot-blooded, and carefree, Vergil is his polar opposite - cold, aloof, and power-hungry. Blaming himself for his mother's death, he adopted the philosophy that without power, no one can accomplish anything, and journeyed in search of more demonic power. In contrast to Dante, a gun-wielder, Vergil prefers his father's katana, Yamato, as well as a variety of bladed weapons. After briefly reuniting with Dante to defeat Arkham and clashing with Dante, he decided to stay in Hell to gain more power, but was unceremoniously ambushed by his father's enemy Mundus, captured, and brainwashed to become the Dark Knight, Nelo Angelo, and would eventually be killed several years later by Dante. Unbeknownst to all, he is succeeded by Nero, his son from an affair with an unknown woman.

In a nutshell Vergil is a high-damage mixup character. Boasting some of the longest combos in the game, as well as the most powerful Hyper in the game, Vergil is a combo-crazy maniac when on the field. However, he must be played carefully, as many of his normal attacks are easily punished and his overall health is relatively low. Technical players will have a new friend in Vergil.

Character Specific Information

Video Walkthrough

Move List

Assist Types

Name

Type

Damage

Special Properties

Cross-Over Combination

Judgement Cut

30,000 x 5

Dimension Slash

Rising Sun

50,000 +
80,000

Dimension Slash

Rapid Slash

35,000 x 5

Dimension Slash

Normal Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Standing Light

40,000

Crouching Light

+

45,000

Standing Medium

60,000

Crouching Medium

+

63,000

Standing Heavy

85,000

Crouching Heavy

+

80,000

Special

90,000

Stinger

+

80,000

(air only)
(air only) ;
Cannot be used to cancel any
whiffed Normal Moves.

High Time

+

100,000

no  ;
Whenever you this move
into his Dimension Slash, you are
not technically canceling it directly.
The very beginning of his Trick follow-up
is actually what is being canceled. Thus,
if you try to High Time into
the Hyper by using only and to
activate the Hyper, it will never come
out. Be sure to activate Hyper only
by using + , + ,
or + + .

Trick

towards the end
of Time,

0

Teleports Vergil back to the ground.

Upper Slash

after a
connected

75,000

 ;
Can be chained back into .

Jumping Light

air

43,000

Jumping Medium

air

65,000

Jumping Heavy

air

88,000

Jumping Special

air

90,000

Helmet Breaker

air +

75,000

Trick

the moment Helmet Breaker
hits the ground, / /

0

teleports Vergil in front of
opponent. teleports Vergil
behind opponent. teleports
Vergil above opponent.

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Forward Throw

+

30,000 + 50,000

Back Throw

+

80,000

Forward Air Throw

air +

10,000 x 4 + 40,000

Back Air Throw

air +

10,000 x 4 + 40,000

Special Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Judgement Cut

+

30,000 x 5

Rising Sun

+

50,000 + 80,000

Trick

towards the end of
Rising Sun,

0

Teleports Vergil back to the ground.

Lunar Phase

+

25,000 x 7 + 50,000

Rapid Slash

+

35,000 x 5

 ;
softkncokdown caused only by last hit.

Trick

+

0

Teleports Vergil in front of
opponent.

Trick Down

+

0

Teleports Vergil behind opponent.

Trick Up

+

0

Teleports Vergil above and in front
of opponent.

Round Trip

hold for 1.5
seconds, release

20,000 per Hit

 ;
You'll know when it's charged
up as Vergil's sleeve will start
to glow. While charging by holding
any button, you can switch
the button you are holding down to
another button is you start to
hold other button before releasing
original button.

Hyper Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Dimension Slash

+ +

17,000 per Hit

 ;
Mashable.

Spiral Swords

+ +

15,000 per Hit

 ;
Summons 6 swords that circle Vergil
that can hit opponent. Each sword
capable of 3 hits.

Sword Storm

with Spiral Swords
active, +

50,000 per Sword

 ;
Costs 1 Level of Hyper Meter.
Positions all 6 Swords so that they
float above opponent and strike down
one at a time after a period of time.

Blistering Sword

with Spiral Swords
active, +

60,000 per Sword

 ;
Costs 1 Level of Hyper Meter.
Positions all 6 swords Swords behind
Vergil. Swords will fire straight from
Vergil one by one after a small amount
of time.

Summoned Swords

during Blistering Sword,
/ / +

60,000

 ;
Fires off one of the Swords
manually. + fires sword
diagonally down. + fires
sword straight. + fires
sword diagonally up.

Devil Trigger

+ +

0

Regains Red Health, 20% damage
bonus and gains Air Dash and
Double Jump during Devil Trigger.

Dark Angel

while in Devil Trigger,
+ +

610,000

 ;
Level 3.

Mission Mode

Strategy

Tips and Tricks

• Many players view that Vergil should be played as the first member of your team as he needs solid assists to compensate for his weaknesses (such as whiffed moves), as well as making teleports safer and better for mixups.
• When using Vergil as a battery or anchor, always remember that he can be extremely deadly with meter. With the right partners he can DHC straight into Spiral Swords or Devil Trigger to extend the combo while keeping the momentum he desperately needs.
• Vergil's Sword Storm (follow up to Spiral Swords) is one of the few projectiles / traps in the game that will not disappear when the user is hit. Bear this in mind, as some scenarios can make this a useful tool.
• If the opponent is high enough after the Dimension Slash Hyper is used (such as during an Air Combo), Vergil can actually use High Time and get a second Dimension Slash within the same combo.
• Normally, Lunar Phase causes a or when used. However, Spiral Swords is active, the opponent will juggle on the swords, allowing entirely new combo potential.

Combos

Basic Strategy

Advanced Strategy