Why Gambit is stronger than you think in Marvel vs Capcom 2.

[@paorasimon4957]

His character design model is S+tier. Coat blowing animation is S+tier also.

[@jaynycejay]

I was thinking the same thing. So freakin cool

[@Cha0s808]

FACTS

[@TheRealChigs]

Definitely he looks like a bad ass. It’s a shame there’s a lot of awesome characters but people only use like 8 of them.

[@txta786]

He was my favorite as a kid even though I completely sucked at his character in MVC

[@GG256_]

@@TheRealChigs True, but I think the biggest shame are characters that break the meta. (Which is why I stopped playing dbfz.)

[@YouGuessIGuess]

One of the coolest sprites Capcom ever put in a game.

[@tmmnago2722]

It looks like he's turning his back to his opponent.

[@DCBiscuit]

@@tmmnago2722 You could say that that’s his… “Gambit.”

[@drmalfunction1349]

that and jotaro, dio and avdols sprites in hftf

[@PrincessNine]

People like gambit because he's frickin gambit. Also the art work is the perfect representation of the that era's design of gambit

[@khatdragon7694]

I'll bet if suddenly Gambit "came out as gay" he'd skyrocket in ratings.

[@cyrusbrown2275]

@@khatdragon7694 Gay as hell for Rogue

[@khatdragon7694]

@@cyrusbrown2275 nah. Them dudes had access to latex body suits. Surely they had condoms too.

[@dwf6431]

@@khatdragon7694 Didn’t work for iceman, he’s still garbage just like he was when he was straight.

[@I_AM_BAYTOR]

This desogn is why I can't accept Channing's Gabit, that dude is way too thick in the face.

[@mistawicket]

You can also combo into his Royal Flush from his launcher. When he knocks the opponent is in the air, Gambit hurls his stall straight up in the air at the start of his super, knocking them down into the barrage of cards being thrown from the super. I always loved that inclusion of the staff lol

[@luislaracuente]

This might seem silly but besides the solid technical content of your videos what makes your content great to watch is your happy smiling energy vibe you always have during your videos. Keep it up!

[@DarthBerial]

That's actually true, I couldn't understand why I would rather watch him than most others. It makes sense lol. Plus he actually makes us smarter as players.

[@ulyseeskillingsworth2071]

Right! I love watching this guy do his thing. I think he'll do very well in the future.

[@bigmac5241]

It’s weird like I’ve seen many of his vids, I don’t like him enough to sub but this happens to be something I picked up on and I could really care less for someone’s joy lol. But his does beam through. I’m currently in a good mood atm guess I’ll sub lol.

[@julioarcaiko]

@@DarthBerial it’s true. He’s usually having such a fun time, plus he’s into the oldies so it gives us some fighting game know-how. Def a great follow for gaming enthusiasts.

[@jamesramirez523]

Man I was just noticing that when I read you’re comment. Ditto, keep up the good work man.

[@GatsuRage]

Gambits design is top tier... even to this day! He looks 100% badass

[@kristopherhirabara6167]

Be honest, how many other people besides me though gambit was saying “credit card” as a kid instead of kinetic card lol

[@witnessprotection430]

i thought i was the only one. lol

[@guilexrp6993]

Thought it was genetic card

[@JR.......]

@@guilexrp6993 genetic card ❓😆

[@yakthekuza7296]

I thought he was saying “playing card”

[@djimanufacture7682]

I thought it was debit card

[@NeoBoneGirl]

Marvel 2 chars be like “Yeah, this guy is pretty strong because of how this glitch interacts with the 5 other glitches the character has. Don’t use his 7th glitch though, that one is banned.”

[@user-wy1et9dk9w]

Old school fighting games in a nutshell...

[@MrGoodboyjoy]

The "combo" is a glitch in programming that was coded into every fighting game since sf2

[@chicco5033]

@@MrGoodboyjoy alright, but MvC2 is a dumb mess of glitches, don't get me wrong it's super fun anyways but I generally don't like getting my health bar melted by 5 HVB.

[@MrGoodboyjoy]

@@chicco5033 I understand

[@Wolfie1262]

@@MrGoodboyjoy not really. SF2 was hard to combo in, because it really had no combo system in place. Sure, you could get moves to hit in a combo, but it wasn’t counted and had no real impact on the game. I could combo in MK II using Reptile by doing a low punch, low kick, acid spit, his orb move into an uppercut then round house. It’s not a “glitch.” It’s just how the game works. And it’s a glitch programmed into every fighting game since? Um...no. Code is proprietary, even glitched code. No way is another company going to use stolen code. That’s just asking to get bent over the plaintiff’s courtroom table and letting them have their way with you.

[@Setteri_]

Gambit's style is S tier.

[@Zx14rrrrrrrrrrr]

The wind always blows for his coat

[@jromofo]

You'll notice this comment has no dislikes because it is straight facts.

[@icecatti]

I mained this dude back in the day as a wee lad solely because he was so stylin

[@rewrose2838]

😂 ay man that's all it takes to win me over too, just wanna have a stylish main

[@brandogtv9650]

I think all the cool kids did

[@gabrielcastejon7914]

Same, and Hayato too

[@reid1388]

Alright, hear me out: A video about servbot Goodnight

[@jasonortiz28]

And or Roll

[@santisantillan9179]

I didn't know i needed a video of this in my life... i mean sure there are many of Servot out there but someone that makes it clear... i need it

[@seokkyunhong8812]

Lowest HP, certain supers don't connect, bam. Better than Roll

[@Ludzig]

I like you. You're an ideas guy. We need more of those

[@MoluskToeCheese]

YESYESYES THIS!

[@greencomet2011]

Gambit is probably my favorite X-men character. Such a shame he isn't in MVC3.

[@JulianVR4]

Such a shame mvc3 even existed in the state that it did. They REALLY dropped the ball on that

[@rush99]

He's playable now!

[@TonyTheTGR]

His Kinetic Card assist is not only fast and very flexible, it also resets damage scaling in combos!

[@theedwardian]

Gambit's style of cool doesn't even exist anymore

[@solemagus4761]

Gen X " Dawg, Gambit is dope asf " Gen Z - Who's Gambit BruHuh?! GuCcI GaNg GuCcI GaNg GuCci GaNG... 💀💀💀

[@420kiwiwarrior]

Because everyone's sense of style died,it's all stupid man buns n fricken one direction dress code,gay asf style these days,

[@generalwashingtoad6516]

@@420kiwiwarrior Hey, don't drop shade on man buns, those can look just as cool. And besides, you clearly don't know fashion nowadays, because it's "Wear whatever the fuck you want."

[@420kiwiwarrior]

@@generalwashingtoad6516 it's my personal opinion lol,Nope I will never agree with man buns haha,Yeah you're right wear whatever the fuck you want style lol

[@fightingforce8498]

Lol. I remember back in the arcade days almost everyone has a Gambit in their team.

[@Jendalk]

When he does royal flush, the staff has a hit box. If I remember correctly, you can launch the opponent and go into the super and the staff will knock them back down. I might be confusing this with MVC1 but I think it works in this game.

[@Crabchann]

No you’re right

[@ednd301]

Remy is my boy used him in xmen vs sf and mvc1

[@deverinshaille7427]

My favorite feature of Gambit's is that if you launcher into Royal Flush, his staff will knock the opponent down into the super, albeit for reduced damage. Still, style points and awesome character design.

[@mikelong2756]

3:20, hit storm so hard with the pimp hand she actually didn't know what to do

[@whoisitgoodfor]

Great video! As an added bonus for his supers - You can actually hit someone with his staff when he throws it in the air for the royal flush. I believe it will knock them into his cards. You can also choose which side to do the Cajon explosion, though it's risky because he will flip to the other side of the screen and can get hit while doing so.

[@gi1bert139]

Bro this game came out in the 90’s. Look At The Animations

[@blackaspitch631]

loved me some gambit, cyclops, wolverine, cable, iron man and sentinel in this game.

[@no7412]

I tried getting into mvc but I feels more fast paced than what I can deal with, I'm not sure how people do it but I'm impressed.

[@karot1137]

Ah man I agree, sometimes there's just way too much going on

[@benjiroberts4434]

Play on normal speed and get comfortable with a team until you can beat abyss on hard. Nulldc bear, google it

[@tyler-xo3rb]

everyone thinks that when they start out and it never lasts that long. plus a lot of what you’re seeing on screen is assists doing the work and your scouting out an opening, that’s it. just play the game, you won’t not have fun

[@Gailardia_Galan]

This is why back then, there were fighting game players and then there were MvC players. MvC players were always in a different class. Just like how anime game fighters were.

[@1jazz3]

maybe street fighter is more of your type of games i guess?

[@DaysipleUchiha777]

I think amingo has a 1f cr.lk that beats out Magneto. He's such a funny cool character. Nice video dude

[@Augmintt]

Shuma has a one frame, Amingo doesn't have any 1 or 2 frame attacks.

[@DaysipleUchiha777]

@@Augmintt I could've sworn he beats out Magneto

[@Augmintt]

@@DaysipleUchiha777 Posted a link but comment didn't come up 😩 Go to preppys site and click the technical data link on the left. Has the frame data for all normals

[@DaysipleUchiha777]

@@Augmintt I'll go look that up right now. Thanks for informing me dude

[@454Casull]

Mega Man has a 1-frame s.lp that'll beat or trade with any Magneto normal

[@ulyseeskillingsworth2071]

I like watching this guy,You can tell he really loves what he does. I always become joyful when I come to his channel. Content is great also!

[@Fausto_4841]

Idk Y I watch your channel, I don't give a damn about fighting videos games or tournaments, but I find myself coming back time and time again. I think that's a testament to the way you present such in depth information in an easy to understand way. Well done big guy.

[@macmayne12]

KINETIC CARD

[@TwinDaggerOokazi]

For the longest time I thought he was saying Credit Card

[@deandramarshall5524]

@@TwinDaggerOokazi yo me too ,now it's just stuck there forever in my brain

[@thrillhouse4151]

Credit card!

[@mattgoo]

i had a friend who thought he said "credit card" i always teased him and told him hes saying "gambit card"...i guess we were both wrong haha

[@algladyou]

@@TwinDaggerOokazi lol. I thought I was the only one.

[@Yuber187]

I would love a vid on Hayato and Silver Samurai! Jmcrofts vids are always fun, I love that he’s not afraid to show his losses and that’s it’s all fun, unlike some content creators who only show matches against scrubs that are clueless

[@r1konTheAutomator]

I second the Silver Samurai video! He was a staple in my low tier team. His chip is GOD LIKE, and he builds super really quick. Pair him with Doom rocks assist, you can do a simple block string into Doom, then do his projectile which I think does just as much (if not more) damage when you block it. Plus you can change the direction of it once you've thrown it, so you can arch it up to stop jump outs and stuff. It's seriously Strider/Doom level chip. Then when you build enough meter, his lightning super fills the whole screen and has super fast start up. I switch it up and do a block string into a sweep with Doom assist once I have super, and if I catch them with a sweep, immediately cancel into lightning super (and MASH!!!). Silver Samurai doesn't get near enough credit I think.

[@Yuber187]

I always chose Gambit as a kid in X-men vs street fighter because they look straight from the Fox tv show that I also loved!

[@jasongarrett768]

“A character who’s not quite as good as Sentinel but it’s Gambit” Really hits different as of last week.

[@AJSalem93]

haha yeah, too soon

[@NMRH258]

Don't forget: During startup on Royal Flush, Gambit throws his rod up into the air and can cause knockdown into the super attack if opponents attempt to jump over the initial attack and over him (or behind if you're unlucky). Might be useful if your opponent avoids a ground-based DHC or you believe Cajun Explosion won't hit or push back on position.

[@hentaipanda07]

You can even combo the stick part from the launcher too if you really want and I think maybe from a DHC from a hyper has the opponent directly above you point character too. ( Examples maybe (Haven't played it in years , unsure if they connect , or just fly out of the combo and the stick misses : Jin's Ulimate Cyclone , Sakura's vertical super hurricane hyper , Dr Doom's Sphere flame , Akuma's vertical rising Hurricane hyper ... etc ...)

[@corpsecandy2076]

#11: He's motherfuckin' Gambit.

[@FightersGen]

Gambit is good in every MVC game! 😁 *Kinetic Card!* While Gambit is low/mid-tier in MvC2, his 2D sprite is always top-tier. Exploring the lower-tier characters of MvC2 never gets old to me. Great video man! 🔥

[@ramiabdalla2661]

Yes, I love this Marvel vs Capcom 2 content, I'm just now getting into this game, so it's great timing. I really hope to see more of these kinds of videos!

[@trmwbk]

Gambit is part of my main 3. Cyclops, Guile and Gambit. I've had streaks with this team in local arcades.

[@antoniocruz4045]

Kinetic card?!!! All this years i thought he said "credit card " :0

[@WizardOfAfrica]

WHAT!?

[@vayneml5080]

HAHAHA, same

[@devinewynder5443]

His power is called Kinetic energy. Which he can tranfer into anything and make it an explosive. He uses cards because his power can tranfer to them the fastest...and it looks cool.

[@LemonRush7777]

He could energize a credit card if he wanted. It would be pretty funny.

[@Capnsensible80]

@@devinewynder5443 Mostly he uses cards because it's a cheap, compact and lightweight conduit for kinetic energy that can be re-supplied pretty much anywhere.

[@asil.sings30]

Here, one of the best fighting channels right here bro

[@84TZ]

I think he's beloved since he's always been pretty good in the vs. Game. I remember running Charlie and Gambit for scoops to combos and such in xmen vs SF etc.

[@Nebulisreconx]

Don’t preach the old texts to me. I was there when they were written. Everyone slept on gambit and doom back in the day, those two plus black heart were my team, and they are a nasty ass combo

[@er1115]

Black heart was top tier with doom

[@Nebulisreconx]

@@er1115 you already know; blackheart, doom and gambit were my go to.

[@devro312]

@@Nebulisreconxwho was the main character of that team

[@Strizz484]

Watch that combo video for MVC2 Justin just put up. There's some seriously insane Gambit tech and infinites in there that might put some new life into this character when MVC2 gets re-released

[@Cirrimus]

I'm surprised he didn't mention that during his Royal Flush, Gambit's stick hits on the way up and perfectly smacks the opponent into his card barrage.

[@thetonebox]

also if you time it so it hits at the peak of of an otg bounce it does like 20% more damage. for reasons.

[@wreday720]

"You know how long I've been waiting for this"

[@jenpachi2408]

Man it was so hype playing as all my favorite marvel superheroes in a single game as a young kid it blew my mind I still remember my first time seeing my brother playing it in the arcades with his iceman sentinel magneto team lol

[@p4rt_t1me_g0d]

Me and my opponent were both down to a sliver of health, he jumped in to try and cross me up, I did the Royal Flush. When activated Gambit throws his staff into the air before throwing the cards, that staff saved the match for me, that was the most stylish and dopest finish I have ever performed!

[@Superamp777]

Conspiracy Post: I’m hoping with the sudden surge in replay with Marvel vs Capcom 2, that means the game is being re-released this year.

[@UsernamerAlreadyTakn]

🙌🙏🙏🙏

[@killahill88]

If anything, we need a Marvel vs Capcom Legacy Collection.

[@sinnystyles6604]

@@killahill88 ;)

[@killahill88]

@@sinnystyles6604 This has definitely aged well hasn't it???

[@CertifiedUltraEgo]

Wish granted

[@joseaguirre4642]

One thing you forgot to mention that is also good is gambits cajun strike. The light one comes out quick and it is also one of his assits. His cajun strike has three different variations and you can even do an otg combo with it

[@thetonebox]

lp mp mk hk light cajun and you get hard knock/oki. Pretty sure you can flush super off light cajun in the corner too it's sooooo fuckin' gooood.

[@Tha9artist]

I remember playing this when I was younger I always used gambit cause I love gambit and now seeing how you guys play makes me nervous I need to get good lol

[@shiftybat7318]

My go-to Gambit is projectile type/Ruby Heart on anti-air/ War Machine also anti-air. The reason for this is they are all fun to play, have tricky flexibility to keep people guessing, and the assists all hold enemies in place, setting up War Machine's jumping infinite, allowing all of his super missiles to hit instead of juggling, and Incredible DHC matchups. Cajun Strike while Repulsor Blast is on-screen might not phase the CPU but is sure as hell tricks live opponents.

[@FakirWise]

Enjoyed the video. My experience has shown me, most players stick to top tier characters and usually don't play well outside of moved to keep you at a distance.

[@dragonmaster951753]

I absolutely appreciate that you explained why players always swap in tournament. I realized it while you were explaining it but I never knew this. J played this game of dreamcast and was never aware of this interaction. So for almost 2 decades I've been wondering why do players do that. Thank you

[@doug_man_x]

I haven't had a good opportunity to get into 2 until now and this video is actually some solid examples of how to play my favorite xmen. Thanks!!

[@dealpha3698]

Whoa, I love playing fighting games, but I did not know that its like rocket science, I'm a Gmabit fan, I love using him in X-men VS Street Fighter and MVC1 he is top tier in that series

[@ShinRyojin]

Everytime I see Gambit in MVC2, I’m reminded of Joey Zaza. The best Gambit player ever!

[@mugshot1978]

Can we get a video about the awesomeness of Cyclops in this game? I have had a lot of success with him.

[@charlesjohnson8234]

Gambit is absolutely one of the best characters in Marvel vs. Capcom 2. And he's personally one of my favorites of All-time in Marvel vs. Capcom games!!!

[@r1konTheAutomator]

heya jmcrofts, good shit as always! Just a little tip if you didn't know, when you're doing Doom's air combo into super, if you dash up just before you do the super, it won't combo, but all of the finger lasers hit the blocking character, which does just as much (if not more) damage than if they didn't block. Plus if you do it on an assist character (at 12:57 in your video), has the added bonus of resetting the combo, and doing hella damage to them.

[@isaacgrier8679]

I loved playing Gambit in Xmen vs Street Fighter

[@chriskeepit100]

My 1st time stumbling on your channel,just the way you broke down the tiers as boxing weight classes,dope.earned my sub for sure

[@T769-r8s]

I like your boxing analogy to explain the tier list in this game

[@TheRealBDouble]

Tronne Bonne's laugh and pose when she does her assist cracks me up

[@KarlMarkyMarxx]

Finally. Justice for my boy.

[@__aythami]

As a newcomer to mvc2 and fg in general i find these videos very useful and entertaining, keep it up and keep em coming!

[@idrisettalbott]

Love it!!! Cammy, Morrigan, and Gambit is one of my teams too

[@beepx2]

I don't even play fighting games but damn man, your videos are so fun, wholesome, and entertaining! Keep up the great work!

[@LAZLO189]

Gambit was always my fave super hero

[@smackyaself4931]

If you played this game like I did in the arcade you know why gambit is a top tier character

[@nycj360]

Great video! Gambit is a great mid tier with great hitboxes. One thing regarding the switch glitch, the normal comes out on the 2nd possible frame if held. The same normal manually timed can beat a switch glitch.

[@andrewcota7916]

I always used Gambit he was a beast

[@NhBleker]

Wooo he’s about to make a name for himself here

[@OHBOBBYSLUG]

You can actually flip behind them with Cajun explosion… depending on what direction you input. It’s the original command and then the direction you want gambit to flip.

[@_dallinsouthwick_4605]

It’d be cool to see a video like this about megaman in mvc2!

[@justincurcio6710]

One thing I didn't see mentioned about his Cajun explosion super is that it can be used to cross up too, since it can be done to either wall

[@patk4498]

I'd like to see a video on shuma-gorath! My favorite character!

[@jaymailk5733]

Please more marvel we are thirsty ❤️

[@jamaillee9933]

You can use his Cajun explosion on the other side of the screen just aim behind the opponent

[@TSNMLitoFightingGamesPassion]

I can never forget the Gambit Glitch XD

[@indianax2shots925]

I dont play fighter games. But.... you made a fan. Thank you for your awesome content. I just subscribed. You're amazing.

[@BoneBeastKimimaro]

I don't know if you know this, but at least in X-Men vs. Street fighter, you can combo into his Royal flush by doing his launcher into Royal Flush. the stick thrown upward will knock them back down right into the Royal Flush. I assume it's the same in this game too.

[@jamo3976]

Amazing we have new MVC2 content in 2021

[@azynooky11]

Strider combos are insane too. I have seen people using gambit, strider & magneto. For me i like using guile, iceman & storm

[@jeliason17]

Such a good character dude. I always use him

[@calmguru1274]

So I just found your channel and I will definitely say this game is really cool to see with your commentary.

[@roberthudley2548]

Man I can beat the breaks off someone with Gambit.One of my favorite comic characters.

[@kevinsapokguy]

Love this analysis please do more!! I watched and never played MvC2 being young and broke. So this is sort of the next best thing lol (huge fan of UMVC3 watched plenty of tourney play on that)

[@VCV95]

Marvel vs Capcom 2 is a magical game. How many other franchises converted 3d characters into amazing sprites? Such a fun game

[@t3hNEWhypro50]

5? I can give you one He's too cool for tier lists

[@ichabodcrane6198]

Tiers are for jabronis. Play the characters you like and get good with the unexpected.

[@Aya_is_a_gamer]

Lol i personally think tiers ruin the game cause people would only play the 'top tiers' and just forget about everybody else, i can't tell u how many times i have fought msp today

[@dyb368]

It's important to note that encouraging people to pick any character to like is a good thing, but also that if they want to get good with a lower tier character (depending on the game), how good they can get is limited.

[@humbledpanda2997]

The tiers exist for a reason. Low/mid tier character have to work harder for the win because they have less tools than top/high tiers. Let me put it to you this way. Top tiers have a gun, mid tiers have a sword and low tiers have a stick. Sure they can all kill u but how much work do they all have to put in to get the kill.

[@seokkyunhong8812]

Tiers are real.

[@ChauncyTalon]

Then get bodied because the characters you like get bodied by Cable. #datSTROKElife

[@WanderingTayson]

@jmcrofts i cant believe you didnt mention the fact that gambit’s super 1, the royal flush, has him throw his stick up in the air and it knocks the enemy straight down into the flush

[@BBHood217]

If anyone's wondering, doing the glitch at the right (as in not the left) side causes him to go straight down instead of up.

[@HaidesTunicaRoja]

You can combo crouched hard punch and then Royal flush. Or kinetic card with hard punch+ kinetic card with soft punch+ Royal flush (if you're in one screen corner and the enemy in the other one).

[@ekut1922]

Man I liked the text boxes so much for some reason :P love ya content!

[@MFBandit]

Think just i found my last character for my team Gambit/Storm/Cyclops. Also can we talk about his cape idle animation oh my godness

[@Nuchallengr]

2 things. U didn't mention you can do his Shockwave super either direction for diff set up or cross up mix up attempts. Also his assist sets up iron man inf perfect. Used to play Ken iron man gambit for fun. Like ur vids. Any tutorial on how to play this online and what ur using?

[@celuiquipeut6527]

Gambit, Strider, Wolverine was one of my go to. Silver samurai and Jin were also some of my dudes. Shit i miss this game. And my bro with who i was playing it.

[@matthewmorrison7882]

You can combo his royal flush super from his launcher. As you go up, he throws his staff and it knocks you back down into the super.

[@salimufari]

Gambit's wall game is no joke. He has a fee options for kick, punch & side switches.

[@mrbrakelol]

I could be remembering wrong but back in the day when I played this on arcade I'm sure Gambit had an infinite combo. From memory it came off his throw (or maybe there were other ways to instigate it, but the throw may have been the easiest) and it was just something simple like a walking forward light punch and light kick repeated...

[@JIMBO8472]

I main Gambit since the first marvel he good

[@raymondabdon]

I really love gambit using royalX card throw.Anti air and follow up combo air is great and with Ken I think it is pretty perfect both.

[@andyblanton6570]

The best part of the X-Men cartoon is when Gambit says anything.