Gundam Wing: Endless Duel/Mercurius

Mercurius
Classification	Mercurius
Model number	OZ-13MSX2
Height	16.3 meters
Weight	7.3 metric tons
Pilot	Lucrezia Noin

Specials

Shield Crash シールドクラッシュ +	Version Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties or 13 39, or until landing. KD Short and low vertical hitbox Version Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties or 13 42, or until landing 0 -26 or until landing. Multiple hits. Short and low vertical hitbox.

Planet Defensor プラネイトディフェンサー + into Planet Attack プラネイトアタック +

Version Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties + 45 N/A 45 ticks of startup and 25 ticks of non-grab invulnerability. Enables a barrier that drains your meter over time and keeps you non-grab invulnerable until it drains or you complete one of the move's follow-ups. Version Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties + or 23 39 -3 Fires 4 projectiles that launch in all 4 cardinal directions and travel straight. Version Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties + or 19 32 +67 +67 Fires 4 projectiles that track the opponent. Attack box only active while the projectile is moving.

Planet Thunder プラネイトサンダー +	Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties 36 99 +5 -13 Non-grab invincible for the first 34 frames.

Basics

Stand Weak Punch	Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties 10 11 +2 +2 Chains: / / / :: + / / /

Stand Strong Punch	Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties 12 26 +11 -8 Chains: :: + /

Stand Weak Weapon	Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties 10 29 +2 +2 Hits up to 3 times. Chains: / :: + / /

Stand Strong Weapon	Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties 13 11 10 10 Chains: +. Hits OTG.

Crouch Weak Punch +	Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties 7 11 +2 +2 Chains: / / / :: + :: + / / . Hits OTG.

Crouch Strong Punch +	Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties 10 11 KD -13 Hits OTG.

Crouch Weak Weapon +	Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties 4 41 -8 -8 Hits OTG. Chains: / :: + / / Cancels only active after the second hit. Destroys projectiles.

Crouch Strong Weapon +	Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties 4 34 KD -13

Air Weak Punch	Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties 7 Until ground

Air Strong Punch	Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties 9 Until ground

Air Weak Weapon	Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties 4 Until ground Hits OTG. Hits 3 times. Nullifies projectiles.

Air Strong Weapon	Damage Guard Level Startup Active+Recovery Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Properties 13 Until ground Knocks down on the first tick only.

Combos

2WP start

2WPx3 > 2SP

2WPx3 > 5SP

2WP > 5WW > 5SP > 236236X

2WP > 5WW(1) > 5SP > dl.623W > OTG

2WP > 5SP > 5SW > j.SW > j.623X > OTG

2WP Corner-only start

2WPx2 > 5WW(2) > 2WW > 5SP, 5WW > 5SW > j.SW > j.623S > OTG

2WPx2 > 5WW(3) > 2WW(3) > 5SP > 6BS > 2WW > BS > j.WW > j.623S > OTG

5WW start

5WW > 5SP > 6BS > 2WW > BS > j.WW > j.623X

Boost after 2WW may only be needed midscreen.

5SP start

5SP > 6BS > 2WW > 5SW > j.SW > j.623X > OTG

j.SP Corner-only start

j.SP > rejump > dl.j.SP > land > 5SP > BS > j.SP > land > j.SW > j.623S > OTG

Rejump j.SP requires a lot of delay.

623X start

623W > j.SW

623S > j.SP

623X > j.236236X

Vulcan start

(v.WP >) v.SP > 236236X

(v.WP >) v.SP > 236S > 236236X

v.WP combos to v.SP with opponent near corner.

OTG Enders

2WW(2) > 236236X

j.WW > land > j.WW

A dash may be required in most combos for OTG to connect.

Infinites

(2WW > 5SW > 66)xN

Performed in the corner. The trick is to buffer dash at the end frame of the s.sW where its back is facing the screen and its about to start returning to neutral.

Strengths

Multi-hit strong projectiles, which beats Epyon's super. Regular weapon attacks travel across the screen.

• Good mobility.
• Great reach.
• It can dish out some devastating combos.
• One of the best specials around.
• Great when it comes to countering.
• Strong throw regains power. :)

Weaknesses

• Fires less vulcans than everyone else.
• Throw does less damage than everyone else.
• Doesn't combo very effectively away from the corner.
• Damage isn't as overwhelming as you think.
• Inflexible, it doesn't recover from mistakes very well.
• Not that useful against close range opponents.

Advanced Strategy

Mercurius has great tools to annoy the opponent and play strong footsies to push them into the corner where you can really get your offense going. You are going to be using Strong Weapon a lot to poke at the opponent, using j.sW and the grounded version. Crouching Weak Weapon is also very good but you need to Block Dash cancel it to actually be safe. All of your weak weapon buttons also count as projectiles and can destroy the Opponent's projectiles, making a lot of zoning situations easier to deal with.

Mercurius' mixups aren't all too powerful but it is the only character to build meter off throws and has great OTG options with cr.wW and Super which will fully combo off of any hard knockdown. Mercurius' corner game is amazing, it's where you can force the opponent into really bad situations with your great pokes and opportunities to tick throw and where you can get all your stronger combos.

Defensor Shield is one of THE best supers in the game. While active your meter will continuously drain until empty and you are completely invincibility to all attacks except throws. Meaning that your Opponent is forced to wait for your super meter to run out or attempt to throw you. It also gives you access to the Defensor Attack which will cancel you out of the Shield Super and send the Defensor Bits attacking towards your Opponent. The only things you have to be careful of is this Super does have startup before the invincibility takes effect and that throws/throw techs will immediately end the super.

Mercurius is one of the characters who cannot use their super in the air unless you use the air super glitch. During a normal jump only (cannot be done during a vernier jump) if you input the super but with both punches it will come out in the air.

Information

The OZ-13MSX2 Mercurius (aka Mercurius) is a limited production defensive mobile suit, forcefully developed for OZ. The unit is featured in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Wing,

FGT: 150

WEP: 100

SPD: 125

POW: 130

ARM: 130

AMS: Beam Gun*1 (Vulcan), Crash Shield*1, PURANEITODEiFUeNSAA*10 (Can't they just be called 'pucks' instead? :)

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