Captain Marvel - 10. Mind Over Matter (32% Very Difficult)

Kombo Challenge: Jump Forward Triangle, Down Back O, Triangle, Back Square, Down Square, X, Square, Square, Back Forward O

Jump Smack Down (Jump Forward Triangle)
Solomon Escape / Jump Smack Down (Down Back O, Triangle)
Sky Scraper (Back Square)
Low Punch (Down square)
Hurtful Justice (X, Square, Square)
Mercury Bearing Hug (Back Forward O)

1/31/09 - 6:00 PM - This move took me half the day to complete. This is one of those moves where you need to move forward a bit to complete the rest of the Kombo. Below are the steps:

1. By now you should be comfortable with the Jump Smack Down to Solomon Escape. See my Stroke of Genius post for a technique to do this as one move: http://mkdc-pro-moves.blogspot.com/2009/01/captain-marvel-9-stroke-of-genius-30.html

2. Remember to immediately press the Triangle after the Escape move to get the second Smack Down.

3. Time the Sky Scraper (Back Square) for when your opponent begins their descent.

4. OK, now for the hard part. To actually connect the low punch you have to move Captain Marvel forward a step and time the huge Sky Scraper punch so that you hit the opponent right before they hit the ground. This takes practice to time.

5. OK, now the even harder part. I found it extremely difficult to begin the Hurtful Justice sequence after the low punch. After practicing and practicing I found that: A) I did not need to move Captain Marvel forward again to get the first knee to land. B) I needed to press X, Square, Square quickly after the low punch but it would not work if I pressed X multiple times to try to start this sequence. You need to press X, Square, Square and nothing else and do it quickly. If you find yourself pressing these buttons multiple times stop and practices these first. That's what I had to do to get confident in pressing them deliberately but quickly after the low punch. Even doing this I still had low success rates.

6. You should probably practice the X, Square, Square, Back Forward O all together before you try and do the whole thing. These all need to be pressed in sequence with no other button interferance and done quickly.

This move is so hard. I'm hoping someone out there can post a reply to share some successes.

Captain Marvel - 3. Power Descends (21% Very Easy)

Kombo Challenge: Back Square - Down Back Square, * Back Forward Triangle

Sky Scraper (Back Square)
Power of Zeus (Down Back Square)
Strength of Hercules (Back Forward Triangle)

1/31/09 3:30 PM - Like the Summonded Smack down this move is pretty easy. The only difference between the two moves is that this one starts off with a Sky Scraper. After you execute the Sky Scraper (Back Square) there is a very very brief pause before you start the Power of Zeus (Down Back Square). Like I said in my Summonded Smackdown post, to finish this Kombo you can skip pressing back on the Strength of Hercules and simply press Forward Triangle. Apparently the game still recognized teh back button from the Power of Zeus and counts it towards the Strength of Hercules move as well. Please post a reply if you find that is not the case for you.

Captain Marvel - 2. Catastrophic (30% Moderate)

Kombo Challenge: Back Square - Square, Square, O, Down Back Square

Sky Scraper (Back Square)
Punted Death (Square, Square, O)
Power of Zeus (Down Back Square)

1/31/09 2:55 PM - This is a moderately difficult move. Note: Make sure you do not have you opponent close to or pinned to the wall. If you do, this Kombo will not work as you practice it normally.

1. OK to start the move off you are going to execute the Sky Scraper which is a big backhand that knocks your opponent way in the air. In live game play don't try to execute this unless you've blocked a special move of your opponent and they are vunerable to this slow move.

2. After you knocked your opponent high in the air, execute the Punted Death Kombo (Square, Square, O) when you opponent is about mid way down from their decent. If you execute this too early you may miss the Punt at the end. If you execute this too late you will miss your opponent with the first Gut Crusher (Square) and your opponent will fall to the ground. This takes a little practice to get the timing down, but it's not too difficult.

3. Finally, end the Kombo with Power of Zeus (Down Back Square). This move should be executed immediately after the Punted Death Kombo (no pause).