Phoenix (Marvel vs. Capcom)

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|-|Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds=
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|-|Dark Phoenix=
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==Summary==
Jean Grey AKA Phoenix is a protagonist from the Marvel vs. Capcom series. Originally known as Marvel Girl, she was a member of the X-Men, born with powerful telekinetic and telepathic abilities. During her time as a superhero, she would fall in love with fellow ally Scott Summers, who she went on to marry. Jean's life would take a drastic turn however, when see was met with lethal levels of solar radiation during an event in outer space. She would return to Earth, having been saved by the Phoenix Force, a cosmic entity that made her its avatar. With this new status, she was made immensely more powerful, but at the constant risk of being consumed by her abilities and transforming into the Dark Phoenix.
Phoenix would later find herself allying with several heroes and villains from the Marvel and Capcom universes to aid in the battle against the World Eater known as Galactus.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher as Dark Phoenix, even higher with X-Factor
Name: Jean Grey-Summers, Phoenix, Dark Phoenix, Black Angel, Chaos Bringer, Marvel Girl (formerly)
Origin: Marvel vs. Capcom
Gender: Female
Age: Unknown
Classification: Mutant, X-Man, Avatar of the Phoenix Force
Powers and Abilities:
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Multiple Selves (Types 1 and 3; As its avatar, Jean holds the Phoenix Force within her. When losing complete control of this power, a persona known as the Dark Phoenix manifests, who is far more malicious and violent behaviour wise. Dark Phoenix has been described by Jean as a voice inside that pushes her to kill and destroy), Martial Arts, Acrobatics (Often performs flips and agile maneuvers, which she incorporates into her attacks), All Marvel vs. Capcom characters can pull off a Super Jump, which involves leaping high into the air in a single bound), Telekinesis (Jean specializes in telekinesis,Marvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works which she uses in combat to grasp and toss opponents from a distanceMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Telepathy and Mind Manipulation (Jean possesses telepathy so potent that she can control the thoughts of others), Sleep Manipulation (Can force targets into unconsciousness with her telepathic abilities), Fire Manipulation (Possesses several fire-based attacks, such as imbuing parts of her body in flames or sending out different fiery projectilesMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Explosion Manipulation (TK Shot explodes upon making contact with its target), Homing Attack (Phoenix's TK Shot is capable of tracking her opponentsMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Breath Attack (Phoenix can casually blow fire from her mouthMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Flight (Jean's telekinetic abilities as well as empowerment from the Phoenix Force allow her to flyX-Men: Children of the AtomMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Teleportation, Health Recovery (Phoenix will heal from any damage suffered if an opponent steps within her Healing FieldMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Self-Sustenance (Type 1; Can fight in space undeterredUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Aura (Even before becoming an avatar for the Phoenix, Jean donned a purple glow around her body whenever flying.X-Men: Children of the Atom Whenever flying as Phoenix, her body will be surrounded in a fiery auraMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Extrasensory Perception (Capable of detecting the Satsui No Hado within Akuma, as well as the fact that he had not yet tapped into the full potential of its powerMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Empowerment (The Phoenix Force is responsible for augmenting Jean's abilities to tremendously powerful levelsMarvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works), Transformation (Can change into the Dark Phoenix), Resurrection (Claimed to have died and come back to life several timesMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Statistics Amplification and Healing (Activating X-Factor temporarily increases its user's strength and speed while healing them at a rapid pace.Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 ManualUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Blocking attacks in this state also prevents chip damageUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Resistance to Fire Manipulation (Phoenix often covers herself in flames, remaining completely undeterred in the processMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Cosmic Radiation (Capable of fighting in space unharmed.Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Upon attaining the powers of the Phoenix, Jean was saved from lethal levels of solar radiation that would have killed her otherwise)
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Power Bestowal (Each card grants a certain ability or buff to whoever holds itUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Statistics Amplification (Certain cards have the ability increase health, power-up hypers and X-Factor time, movement speed, flight time, and defenseUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3) Absorption (Certain cards have the ability to absorb an opponent's vitality or hyper meterUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Damage Boost (Many cards offer an attack boostUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Attack Reflection (The Ms. Marvel card reflects damage received from attacksUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Invisibility (The Demitri, Nightcrawler, and Spider-Ham cards give the user the ability to turn invisibleUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Poison Manipulation (The Rathalos, Rathian and Red Skull cards may poison an opponentUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Healing (Certain cards have the ability to recover health or Hyper MeterUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Limited Healing Negation (Certain cards have the ability to decrease the amount of recoverable health their opponents haveUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Limited Invulnerability (Certain cards have the ability to grant invincibility to projectile attacksUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), Resurrection (The Astaroth card can revive the user with full health when defeated as the last member of their teamUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3)
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Attack Potency: Galaxy level (As an avatar of the Phoenix Force, Jean's abilities have been augmented to the degree at which she wields the strength to destroy entire galaxiesMarvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works), higher as Dark Phoenix (Stronger than before), even higher with X-Factor
Speed: FTL (Claims that her powers are impossible for Chun-Li to comprehend, meaning Phoenix should be comparable if not superior to her in speed. Kept up with GalactusMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3), higher as Dark Phoenix, even higher with X-Factor
Lifting Strength: Class Y (Every character capable of beating Galactus should be able to break out of his attempt to crush them in the boss fight, with the latter being capable of holding an entire planet in his handsMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3)
Striking Strength: Galaxy level, higher as Dark Phoenix, even higher with X-Factor
Durability: Galaxy level, higher as Dark Phoenix, even higher with X-Factor
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range; Galactic with special attacks
Standard Equipment: None notable
*Optional Equipment: The Heroes & Heralds Cards
Intelligence: Gifted (As a member of the X-Men, Professor Xavier has trained Jean to combat mutants with malicious intent by honing her abilities, allowing her to efficiently utilize her powers in battle.X-Men: Children of the Atom Manual As a result, she effectively specializes in her telekinetic and telepathic abilities, using them to help her fellow X-Men in the field.Marvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works Gaining the abilities of the Phoenix Force proved to be no challenge in terms of adapting her combat style. Utilizing her agility, flight, teleportation, and fire-based attacks together, Jean has proven herself to be a surprisingly mobile combatant)
Weaknesses: Due to the threatening nature of Dark Phoenix's powers, Jean is reluctant when entering battles unless she feels the need to fight seriously, going as far as to silently hope her opponents kill her.Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Jean's ability to hold off her Dark Phoenix persona is described by herself as only somewhat under control.Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Phoenix can only equip up to three card effects at a time.
Feats:
*Toted as the "destroyer of worlds".Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
*Has destroyed whole planets in the past.Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
*Could aid in the battle against Galactus and was even capable of defeating him.Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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Base
*Prominence Heel: Phoenix raises her leg and sends a fiery kick downwards.
*Flare Sword: Phoenix lunges forward while aiming her hand in front, attacking the opponent while her hand is covered in fire, leaving a trail of flames behind. This can also be performed aerially.
*Burn Out Beak: While airborne, Phoenix halts all of her momentum, plummeting straight downward while her feet are covered in beak-shaped flames
Dark Phoenix
*Feathers: When performing any of her normal attacks, a batch of flames in the shape of feathers will be send outwards. This same property applies to her aforementioned attacks.
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*Throw: Phoenix telekinetically lifts the opponent before tossing them away.
*Air Throw: While airborne, Phoenix telekinetically lifts the opponent and tosses them away a further distance than her regular throw.
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*TK Shot: Phoenix sends out a fireball, which travels forward and explodes upon once making contact with her opponent, burning them. A faster variant, as well as one that homes in on the opponent can also be used. As Dark Phoenix, two fireballs instead of one.
*TK Overdrive: Phoenix covers her body in flames as she spins while flying at the opponent. Performing this move has the additional benefit of protecting Jean from enemy projectiles during its course. This attack can also be aimed diagonally upwards.
*TK Trap: Phoenix creates a burning phoenix emblem, which flies out as a projectile, catching them off guard in specific directions depending on the version used. The first two versions fire upon activation, triggered after the opponent crosses the path which the emblem is facing. It can either be placed on the ground in front of Jean and fire upwards when activated or be placed in the in front of her in the air and fire forwards when activated. The final variant of the attack be placed directly in front of Phoenix and fire diagonally upwards, requiring no actions from the opponent when used. As Dark Phoenix, this technique covers a greater area.
*Teleportation: Phoenix teleports from her current location to another, closing the distance between her and the opponent. She can reappear in front of, behind, or above her enemy.
*Flight: Similar to other fighters, Phoenix can utilize flight to deal deadly air combos. Unique to herself, Phoenix is surrounded by a fiery aura when flying.
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*Phoenix Rage: Phoenix surrounds herself with a massive flaming bird before sending it forward from her position as a projectile.
*Healing Field: Phoenix activates a flaming orb around her body. If her opponent is within the orb's radius, Jean will replenish her health at an incredibly fast rate.
*Dark Phoenix Rising: When Phoenix's life is depleted in battle, she fails to hold back her other self, transforming into Dark Phoenix. Upon her transformation, she releases a shockwave that pushes away any nearby opponents. In this state, all of Jean's attacks are enhanced
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Note: Avoid scaling other characters to Phoenix through Onslaught. While Onslaught was stated to be superior to Thanos and Galactus,Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Manual the latter of which was confirmed to exist in the Marvel vs. Capcom continuity as far back as Marvel Super Heroes,Official Sega Saturn Magazine Issue 23 Jean had not yet become the Phoenix during this era. This is shown during X-Men: Children of the Atom, in which she is still Marvel Girl.X-Men: Children of the Atom
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers) Morrigan's Profile (Post-Lilith Merging Morrigan was used. The battle took place in the X-Men's Danger Room and the starting distance was 2 meters)
Inconclusive:
Thanos (Marvel Future Fight) Thanos' Profile (Speed was equalized)
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