SonSon

==Summary==
SonSon III, or simply SonSon, is a primary protagonist from the Marvel vs. Capcom series. As the granddaughter to the original SonSon, the Monkey King, she comes armed with his Nyoi Golden Cudgel bo staff. When her village becomes infected with a mysterious illness, she sets off on a journey to discover the cause of this strange and dangerous problem. Unexpectedly, the root of this issue ultimately originated from the being known as Abyss having awoken, as well as threatening the environment on a global scale.
During her journey, the sky pirate known as Ruby Heart would enlist SonSon as well as several others from Marvel and Capcom's worlds to aid in the battle against Abyss. Following the battle, in which this team was victorious, SonSon seemingly formed an odd friendship with Marrow, the latter of which taking a liking to the Monkey Girl.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher as a Giant Ape
Name: SonSon, SonSon III
Origin: Marvel vs. Capcom
Gender: Female
Age: Unknown
Classification: Monkey Girl
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Base=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery, Martial Arts, Acrobatics (Known to be quite agileMarvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works, often performing acrobatic maneuverers in combatMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes. All Marvel vs. Capcom characters can pull off a Super Jump, which involves leaping high into the air in a single bound), Bodily Weaponry (Utilizes her tail and nails for physical attacksMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Size Manipulation (SonSon can change the size of her bo staff at well, ranging from having it become slightly larger to enhancing its size to rival buildingsMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Elasticity (SonSon's bo staff is capable of bending to her likingMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Surface Scaling (SonSon can run up walls and ceilings, sticking to them effortlesslyMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Weapon Control (SonSon can freely control her bo staff without having to touch or look at itMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Flight (Commonly travels on her Magical Cloud, which traverses the skyMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Explosion Manipulation (At the end of Kingin no Hisago, SonSon's opponent explodes inside a large potMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Summoning (Can summon her magical cloud whenever she pleases, including a kappa who rides alongside it.Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes After the Tenchi Tsuukan Hyper Combo, SonSon will call the Nyoi Golden Cudgel back to her handsMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Healing (The Life-Up Peach recovers a small percentage of damageMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Afterimage Creation (Can move fast enough to leave behind afterimagesMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Air Manipulation and Sealing (SonSon's gourd sucks up opponents, trapping them within it), Toon Force (Can shoot out text reading "POW" from her mouthMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Creation (Capable of creating smaller replicas of herself from her hair strands to use as projectilesMarvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete WorksMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Transmutation (SonSon's POW Hyper Combo turns her opponent into a giant fruitMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Transformation (SonSon can transform into a giant apeMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Resistance to Temperature Manipulation (Can endure having a giant pot filled with water exploding in her faceMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Death Manipulation (Was completely unaffected when traversing Ruby Heart's Earth and encountering Abyss,Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes the latter of which caused global winds that inflicted death onto inland life, animals, and plant life just by existingMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes ManualMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes Official SiteMonthly Arcadia Issue 002Marvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works), Disease Manipulation (Was completely unaffected when traversing Ruby Heart's Earth and encountering Abyss,Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes the latter of which spread a mysterious illness to SonSon's village just by existingMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes Official SiteMarvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works)
|-|Giant Ape=All previous abilities, Large Size (Type 0), Breath Attack and Fire Manipulation (Can unleash beams of fire from her mouthMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes), Limited Invulnerability (SonSon gains Super Armour in this state, allowing her to withstand the hit-stun from attacksMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes)
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Attack Potency: Large Country level (Comparable to Zangief, who could create an explosion that could be seen from space with his Red CycloneMarvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes), higher as a Giant Ape
Speed: Supersonic (Comparable to Wesker, who can dodge bulletsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3Marvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 5 (Comparable to Gustaff, who can rip chunks of the terrain from the groundMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3)
Striking Strength: Large Country level, higher as a Giant Ape
Durability: Large Country level, higher as a Giant Ape
Stamina: Superhuman (Can eat giant fruits in two seconds with no loss in stamina whatsoever)
Range: Standard Melee Range; Extended Melee Range to Tens of Meters with Nyoi Golden Cudgel; Extended Melee Range as a Giant Ape; Tens of Meters with fire beams
Standard Equipment:
*Nyoi Golden Cudgel:Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes Official Site SonSon's personal melee weapon. Given to her by her grandfather, it is a bo staff that possesses the ability to change in shape and length in an instant, lending it a strong element of unpredictability.
*Magical Cloud: SonSon's primary method of transportation. She can call upon it at any time and even use it to crash into her opponents.
*Gourd: Used by SonSon to suck opponents inside of it.
*Pot: Used by SonSon to cook her opponent inside of, in which they will explode within it soon after.
*Banana Fan
*Life-Up Peach: A healing item SonSon carries, which she can also use to heal her allies in the midst of combat.
Intelligence: Gifted (While less experienced than her grandfather, SonSon is certainly a skilled fighter. Her fighting style has allowed her to effectively wield the highly versatile Nyoi Golden Cudgel, effortlessly changing its form and directly it in succession to each of her attacks, pairing well with her acrobatics.Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes Additionally, she incorporates martial arts as well as her nails and tail in close-quarters combat. SonSon also integrates her bizarre set of abilities and secondary equipment into combat, such as using her ability to run up surfaces as a means to suddenly attack from a vantage point, or summoning her Magical Cloud in the middle of the air to fly into her foes.Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes In response to Abyss, Ruby Heart would recruit SonSon to assist in preventing the Earth from being faced with environmental destructionMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes)
Weaknesses: SonSon's transformation into a Giant Ape is temporary. Furthermore, SonSon does not block attacks in this state.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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|-|Command Normals=
*Gansai Hekiretsu: SonSon quickly thrusts her hand forwards, controlling her bo staff so that it jabs forwards, slightly growing larger in size while attacking.
*Air Dash: While airborne, SonSon can summon a cloud to stand on, which is rowed forwards or backwards in the air by a kappa. After leaping off the cloud, it will still act as a projectile against enemies.
|-|Throws=
*Throw: SonSon grabs the opponent, pulling herself up and onto their backs, before clawing into her opponent using her nails multiple times.
*Air Throw: While airborne, SonSon grabs the opponent, pulling herself up and onto their backs. She then quickly hops off of them, using a downward clash with both hands to send the opponent plummeting to the ground.
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*Fuusetsuzan: SonSon drills her staff forward, hitting the opponent multiple times. Can also be performed aerially.
*Shienbu: SonSon rips out three strands of hair and blows them out of her hand, turning them into three small monkeys that travel forwards. The centre monkey moves straight forward while the other two move in the same direction while circling the centre one. Can also be performed aerially.
*Seiten Rengeki: SonSon spins her staff while flying high upward, with the staff growing slightly larger during the course of the attack.
*Kingin no Hisago: SonSon takes out the gourd and sucks the opponent in the gourd, cooks it on a bonfire with a banana fan, before it explodes, sending the opponent flying into the air.
*Hofuku Zenshin: SonSon crawls very low across the ground. This allows her to sneak by opponents as well as several kinds of attacks.
*Wall Walk: SonSon walks around the walls and ceilings. During this, she can drop herself to the ground whenever she pleases, or perform and diagonally downwards kick, useful for landing sneaky attacks on her opponent or repositioning herself in a desirable location.
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*Tenchi Tsuukan: SonSon throws her staff into the air and enlarges it to a ginormous size, before the giant end of it comes down to smash the her opponent. If performed at a close range, the initial staff toss will actually strike her enemy, sending them up into the air. This Hyper Combo can also be performed aerially.
*POW: SonSon spawns the text "POW" from her mouth, travelling towards the opponent. Should the attack make contact with her opponent, they will turn into a giant fruit, which SonSon promptly eats and then spits out a seed of.
*En'ou: SonSon transforms into a Giant Ape, growing significantly in size, as well as power. Along with a boost in brute strength, SonSon gains the ability to fire a beam of fire from her mouth, as well as giving her super armor, making the opponent unable to trip, throw and launch her with their attacks. However, she will not be able to block attacks in this state.
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==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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