Guide - Impostor List of special moves Shinnok copies with "Mimicry" special in "Impostor" variation -Updated 3/8/16

[nugava]

BTW, I just played Necromancer without even learning a combo. I think I only lost one match. Necro is by far the funniest noob killers. Even better than Vanilla Deathstroke.

 

[DarksydeDash]

Well then, I think its safe to assume the Scorpion matchup could be in shinnoks favorite with access to the spear. #Shinnokvortex?

 

[Stevie Steelz]

Excellent, I have asked a thousand people now, does he have an Ex Mimicry?????! Or can he Ex stolen special moves??????????

There is no EX Mimicry, and once you've mimicked a special move, you cannot throw out an EX version of that move. (ex. No Ex Mimicked Scorpion Spear).

 

[Stevie Steelz]

BTW does Mimicry have an expiry timer? Or do you keep the stolen move for the entire round?

You keep the special move until you use it. I don't know if you can carry it over to another round though.

 

[Scott The Scot]

F U, Scott. I didn't notice the original comment but now I did because of your all-caps comment, and it's spoiled that for me.



Small doge.

*see's post replying to someone saying they spoiled...*

*...reads the post anyway*

Oh Braindead, stay true to your name

much love fam, no h8 m8 Kappa

 

[nugava]

Unfortunately, in Necromancer and Impostor, Shinnok does not have any overhead. Not even a poke. He has only a string that ends with an Overhead and cause knockdown, and he has not even a string with a low in it. So, no mix ups in that variation.

 

[Stevie Steelz]

For the guns and the ovipositor rush, does he magically have guns and ovipositors?

For D'Vorah, he actually has her legs, spikes or whatever they are called to do the special move. For Ferra/Torr and Cassie, he has hologram guns and a hologram Ferra. But Kung Lao's hat doesn't magically appear during his hat spin, lol.

 

[regulas]

Ya everything I'm seeing suggests Shinnok Imposter is just not that great... the air teleport even seems far better then the mimmick move itself...

Unfortunately, in Necromancer and Impostor, Shinnok does not have any overhead. Not even a poke. He has only a string that ends with an Overhead and cause knockdown, and he has not even a string with a low in it. So, no mix ups in that variation.

Presumably Necro would be a zoner type aiming to bait people into an up fireball or that grab hand ex for combo rather then mix-ups.

 

[Malec]

Unfortunately, in Necromancer and Impostor, Shinnok does not have any overhead. Not even a poke. He has only a string that ends with an Overhead and cause knockdown, and he has not even a string with a low in it. So, no mix ups in that variation.

realy disappointed to hear that

 

[Jack White]

Ya everything I'm seeing suggests Shinnok Imposter is just not that great... the air teleport even seems far better then the mimmick move itself...


Presumably Necro would be a zoner type aiming to bait people into an up fireball or that grab hand ex for combo rather then mix-ups.

Wait, really? The Imposter move seems to force the opponent to stumble towards Shinnok, isn't that a good way to extend comboes? It should be useful for that at least.

 

[regulas]

Wait, really? The Imposter move seems to force the opponent to stumble towards Shinnok, isn't that a good way to extend comboes? It should be useful for that at least.

It has been noted that you cannot combo off mimic at all, see nugava's post quoted below:

You cannot link a combo or even his fastest poke after the mimicry. It leaves the opponent standing like Quan Chi's trance, but it does not combo with anything. That move is a mid, has crazy range and his -16 on block.

 

[STB Shujinkydink]

Thanks, this really helps me out

 

[xXstealthflameXx]

Hmm...well does he at all have a 50/50 mixup out of Mimicry?

 

[DownfouralitY]

when shinnok uses scorpions spear does he say "get over here" in his own voice?

 

[xXstealthflameXx]

when shinnok uses scorpions spear does he say "get over here" in his own voice?

"Get over here, feculent scum!"

 

[ChrispyCream7]

Are instant air NJP a thing in this game? Could I catch someone ducking? He already has a low that cancels into a special.

 

[DownfouralitY]

"Get over here, feculent scum!"

that would be tight tbh lol

 

[Jack White]

It has been noted that you cannot combo off mimic at all, see nugava's post quoted below:

Oh God... Oh God.

 

[Stevie Steelz]

Hmm...well does he at all have a 50/50 mixup out of Mimicry?

Unfortunately, no. After each character's animations finish, the match continues as normal.

 

[zHawken]

are these variation specific steals? like if i fight 2 variations of Ermac do i steal the same move, or does the variation-changed special dictate what i steal?

 

[Eji1700]

Brief thoughts: The only good ones seem to be ones that let you extend combo's or give unique options (command grabs). A lot of these are near worthless/just combo fodder, and not good combo fodder at that. So far i'd say the ones i'd consider using imposter for are:

Ermac- if it's the grab and float them move. If you slam them, or it's any other move of his, forget it.
Ferra/Torr- command grab.
Kenshi- extender
Kitana- extender
Kotal- if Shinnok can zone it could be ok (not sure how that's possible with only triple skulls).
Kung Lao- extender/REALLY good opener
Mileena- extender/good opener
Quan- extender
Scorp- extender
Sub- extender

In short, i'm going to be looking at that teleport REALLY damn hard.

 

[Stevie Steelz]

are these variation specific steals? like if i fight 2 variations of Ermac do i steal the same move, or does the variation-changed special dictate what i steal?

It doesn't matter what variation they are in. For example with Kenshi, he steals the Rising Sword special move from his Kenjitsu variation no matter what variation he's in.

 

[zHawken]

It doesn't matter what variation they are in. For example with Kenshi, he steals the Rising Sword special move from his Kenjitsu variation no matter what variation he's in.

okay thats what i was thinking lol. thanks!

 

[its_ezie]

so much panic and worry and the game technically isnt even out yet. RELAX people for goodness sake lol some of you are so damn depressing its sad. pretty sure theres WAY more to him them what your doing in practice. give it some time

 

[Prinz]

This is such a random special. What was the reasoning behind every stolen move? How would air grab help you fight Kotal Kahn? I don't get it.