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PizzaMasta

Hellblazer
I can't wait to work on them stance cancels with Nightwing. The possibilities are limitless... going from Escrima into a staff knockdown and OTG with Ground Spark in the corner and keeping them in check with long range pokes.
Yeah, Nightwing seems like a very solid character, even though he hasn't got much exposure either since Comic-Con. He's one of my planned secondaries, I'm going to be poking people in the face with my staff all day long, and then jump in with the sticks and pop out these crazy combos.
 

KombatNerd

Justice 4 Firestorm
Yeah, Nightwing seems like a very solid character, even though he hasn't got much exposure either since Comic-Con. He's one of my planned secondaries, I'm going to be poking people in the face with my staff all day long, and then jump in with the sticks and pop out these crazy combos.

He does have a lot going for him, and his multi-hitting moves will do great against armor characters.
 

STB Sgt Reed

Online Warrior
It's gonna be funny reading all these "he's got a lot going for him" stuff when characters turn out to be not that great. Not saying nightwing won't be good. It'll just be funny.
 

CCVengeance

The one guy hoping for Kai
Thanks, and ok I'll fix that, I wasn't really sure about it.
No problem.I wasnt sure either but in the Superman vs Sinestro video he got hit the instant he activated the gimmick but he still kept glowing red after it and was even comboed and still had it.
 

PizzaMasta

Hellblazer
No problem.I wasnt sure either but in the Superman vs Sinestro video he got hit the instant he activated the gimmick but he still kept glowing red after it and was even comboed and still had it.
Oh right. I'll check if GL's does the same thing, we still don't know what it does but at least we'd know that.

EDIT: He doesn't even get hit during his buff, so I guess we won't know until at least Friday.
 

KombatNerd

Justice 4 Firestorm
It's gonna be funny reading all these "he's got a lot going for him" stuff when characters turn out to be not that great. Not saying nightwing won't be good. It'll just be funny.
</3. It happens. I'm maining him no matter what, so it's whatevs.
 

PoweredbyProtein

Eternal student
If there are any "anime" fighters here. I think that Hawgirl may turn out to be a mix-up character, like Painwheel or Aigis, if she can cancel her normals into flight mode, as well as cancel out of flight mode quickly.
 

CCVengeance

The one guy hoping for Kai
Okay I woke up from my nap with a hit of inspiration!
Okay so Shazam's gimmick is to call down lightning on his hands.We dont know what it does or whatever.
What I think SHOULD have been Shazam's gimmick should have been a buff wheel system were everytime you pressed the trait buttom you increased one of Billy's stats while nerfing the others.Sort of like iron fist's Chi Charges except they are based around the six attributes based on Shazam's name:
-Wisdom of Solomon: Meter gain Buff.Defense nerf.
-Strength of Hercules: Power buff.Speed Nerf.
-Stamina of Atlas: Defense buff.Meter gain nerf.
-Power of Zeus: His specials do more damage but his normals do less.
-Courage of Aquilles: Armor on his normals.
-Speed of Mercury: Speed Buff.Power Nerf.

I'm also trying to come up with a trait for Doomsday since he's been confirmed and stuff.
 

IceNine

Tired, But Strong
I came up with an idea for Doomsday, but it might be too complex/encouraging of comebacks or turtling.

Hyper-Adaptation:

Doomsday evolves and adapts as he takes hits (or blocks them, perhaps). He gains points above his special meter at certain thresholds of damage, indicating that he can use his trait button and a directional input to "evolve" a single special move (depending on the input). Moves gain benefits specific to itself, such as increased damage or changed properties such as armor or comboability.

Done well, this could create a lot of flexibility and variety in Doomsday play, which'd certainly offset the idea that most people have that he'd be a very boring character.

Implement poorly though, and it could end up being... well, DARK DOOMSDAY RISES.

But I thought it was a neat idea, at least.
 

CCVengeance

The one guy hoping for Kai
So....Doomsday's trait.....
Looks like it gives him completely invincible armor.Maybe it just negates hitstun so he still takes damage wont give a fuck.
 

RYX

BIG PUSHER
Looks like he just can't be launched since he 'flinched' when Billy was wailing on him.
 

CCVengeance

The one guy hoping for Kai
What an eventful day it has been.
Raven:His trait makes her go even more demonic and gives her acess to a teleport and Shan Tsung like up fireball.Interesting.
Black Adam:Considering he is all but confirmed what will his trait be?I hope it's something visually distict like Sinestro's Turret and not just a power-up where we will have to wonder what the hell he does.
 

theend1114

Mortal
I have a feeling Hawkgirl's is her ability to charge her mace by holding down the trait button then throw it. It sounds simple enough but as we saw in the Battle Arena video, she was able to throw this charged(when she is spinning her mace around) mace on the ground, while jumping, and even during flight. The thing behind it to is that when it lands it leads to a juggle state that Hawkgirl could easily swoop in and combo from.
Interesting theory. I myself doubted the flying as being her character trait unless it is more deadly than it seems. The control is nice, and the moves if you get a free juggle on the mace throw. But the charging mace could also be just a stance..the very first move she does is the mace charge and it just knocks them down.
 

theend1114

Mortal
  • Catwoman - Unblockable Claws
    After a certain number of hits have been landed on the opponent, Catwoman has the opportunity, by pressing B, to unleash an unique combo. This combo starts off with two normal hits (possibly overheads) followed by an unlockable hit, a sort of command grab that lets you pierce your enemy's defenses. It is still unknown whether initiating the combo before the hit counter is maxed does anything at all.
Just saw something where catwoman didn't have her combo scratch, point, things... and she did the move. She had three and did the first two hits followed by an upward scratch instead of the grab. Im not sure if its unblockable or not
 

Spinky

Neutral Skipper
Raven:Her trait makes her go even more demonic and gives her acess to a teleport and Shan Tsung like up fireball.Interesting.
It also turns her from a gadget character to a power character. Earlier on in the trailer she bounces off the Bat-symbol-light-thingy (can't remember what it's actually called), then later on she throws an explosive barrel while her trait is in effect (as opposed to rolling it).
 

CCVengeance

The one guy hoping for Kai
So if I understand this correctly then Selina's trait is after stacking hits use a 3 hit combo were the last one is unblockable?
 

CCVengeance

The one guy hoping for Kai
It also turns her from a gadget character to a power character. Earlier on in the trailer she bounces off the Bat-symbol-light-thingy (can't remember what it's actually called), then later on she throws an explosive barrel while her trait is in effect (as opposed to rolling it).
Fantastic!That is very interesting.Good thing her trait does more than just power-up!