For me I wanted to play him when I saw he was a grappler type char, then I decided to play him for real when I saw a vid about a command grab reset. I wanted to have a sick thor that was able to mix up for big damage and pretty much just throw people around. So I made a team just for him, and hopefully with more practice I can make all of my ideas and setups translate to my game.
I get that, ideally he’s supposed to be the Vs version of Street Fighter’s Makoto. It just feels like he’s a couple of tweaks away from being mid-tier. I personally see another patch coming after EVO. I’m not sure what will happen but if SF4 -> SSF4 is any indication they are at least paying attention to what people are doing. They showed Rose and Fuerte some love in Super. Hopefully Thor will receive the same…
They took that love right away from Rose and Fuerte in Arcade Edition too…Don’t jinx Thor man!
True true…
Okay, I’m gonna take back the “Thor bein bad” comment now, Thor is designed primarily to attack from directly overhead in the air. Once you’re doin that you’re good. As far as team synergy is concerned, all he really needs is Tron and some DHC glitch character. I would look for someone that has an assist that helps Thor move in or someone who plays a different style then Thor. I ran Thor/Storm/Tron all lastnight. Storm’s whirlwind doesn’t really do anything special but when it’s blocked it pushes people back. I was fighting SheHulk/Amaterasu/Tron. When I throw sparks I try to have the whirlwind there too so the push back keeps Ammy/SheHulk from advancing. As far as the order, I start with Thor because 1 of 2 things will happen.
A. Thor lands a hit on whoever and at the end of the air combo, aerial exchange into Storm and DHC Glitch them, resulting in a dead character. Once people are worried about me doing that it feels like the corner resets are easier to get, you just have to train them first. Either way, somebody died
B. Thor gets beaten down. In the process of beating Thor, Storm now has meter to burn. If Thor isn’t completely dead, Storm touches you once…you die. If you’re better up close then her, I’ll lame it out with Whirlwinds.
The only reason I say you need Tron is because after a push block, call her out and they can’t stop you from going to the skies. For people that like Storm/Thor/Sent though, I would actually start Thor first. Even in a losing effort with Thor, Storm will come in with more meter. Plus she can’t really take a hit anyway, so you wanna have ammo when she’s on screen. Just makes your decisions easier. Plus with that team Storm’s got 2 characters to glitch from. I’ll sometimes go to that team but generally speaking my teams will be Thor/DHC Glitch character/(sent/tron). Felt like I always had meter and FYI…my Storm sucks. It was all basic stuff…
RoyalFlush has a very nice thor, saw it yesterday on the Revelations stream
There was an awesome Thor at CEO too…check the last 30 minutes of Part 2 on Day 1 of that tourney.
Thor’s not bad at all. Def. not bottom tier or anything. He actually works as a lead character as he can build meter with a reset.
Saw Mike Ross use Thor today but he started Hulk and used Thor as No. 2. Was a mistake IMO because Hulk struggles with mobility, especially against zoning characters. Plus, Thor’s Mighty Tornado flows seamlessly with the Gamma Crush.
Ross seemed to get things going when he subbed in Thor than got Hulk back in via DHC…
Are the videos saved anywhere? I was away from a computer all day…
That was me actually XD I dropped some of the resets I tried in the second match, soooo nervous playing on stream against a player as good as Andre haha.
What setups would you guys use to fight against Phoenix with Thor on your team?
I know H mighty smash is immune to the transformation but I’m not sure what how I could apply that.
Lookin good there man…
I borrowed your corner combo that you used on sentinal today in a few matches. People sent me messages saying good thor lol.
I like how you had the handicap down, and you still spanked Wolverine/Sent/Phoenix into the Sunset with Thor. In legit competition.
True skills right there.
Which of the Avengers are better for Thor?
im willing to play Steve and Stark, but id like to know who the odinson benifits more from.
My team would be (Cap/Stark)/Thor/Wesker
I would say Iron Man. He’s a better character overall than Cap and his beam covers more distance allowing Thor to get in easier. One beam across the screen can get Thor in via tri-dash + crouching heavy.
I tried to rock the Avengers with Thor on point but realized Cap just couldn’t cut it.
Stark is a good anchor, his beam assists aid thor in being more effective at zoning, you can rush down with his beam up it pushes back the opponent. Hen why I go for cap’s shield slash over uni beam when I have thor out, unless I wanna zone with mighty spark. Shield slash keeps your opponent blocking and allows you to pressure them in the meantime. It also allows for some unique crossups that gimpy posted on his channel. Anyways, that’s just my view. Oh yea, cap is pretty good at building meter with greater ease since Stark isn’t an easy pick up.
Hey guys,
I recently switched to Storm/Thor/Doom. My question is which Doom assist should I use? I like hidden missiles for zoning for storm and approaching but I hate how it leads to dropped combos. I like plasma beam but Akuma assist just blows right through it. Any ideas?
all of them work fine rly, i personally dont like molecular shield though. Hidden missiles works just fine and gives you a chance to land a mighty hurricane before the missiles start coming down, it will occasionally ruin your combos but shouldnt happen that often and if it does you could always try to go for a reset. Plasma beam is pretty awesome as well, there’s nothing you can do about the akuma assist because that beats out pretty much all projectiles, maybe you could snap in akuma if it rly annoys you that much.
What time on the Revelations stream is RoyalFlush on?