Marvel vs Capcom 2/Juggernaut

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Juggernaut

MVC2 juggernaut art.png

Introduction

Cain Marko is a regular human who was empowered by a gem belonging to the deity Cyttorak, becoming a literal human juggernaut. He possesses superhuman strength and durability, and is virtually immune to most physical attacks; his helmet also protects him from mental attacks. Although not a mutant, Juggernaut has been featured as a prominent member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. He is also the stepbrother of Professor X.

Juggernaut is the great equalizer. With the help of the Power-Up Glitch even a solo Juggernaut can touch of death most of the cast for next to no execution. A simple Headcrush is usually all it takes to force your opponent to adjust their behavior and shift the momentum of the match. Your normal buttons occupy very popular sections of the screen and the hits add up fast, even more if you're already Glitched. Any assist that you chose will be impossible to ignore, offering many characters the damage they need to compete.

On the other hand, Juggernaut has few decent defensive options but ultimately struggles. Juggernaut's Headcrush is great for blowing through projectiles and block strings, Super Armor provides some much needed breathing room when dealing with your opponent's offense, and his Defense is among the highest in the game. However, Juggernaut's large body makes him an easy target for being rushed down, his moves are very slow and punishable, he can't really deal with pressure from above, and he has no strong options for dealing with runaway. These weaknesses really add up against Juggernaut, making him much easier to utilize as an assist.

MVC2Juggernaut.gif

Gameplay

Juggernaut is a simple and powerful character to help with learning the fundamentals of defense in MvC2; A character that is great for beginners and can remain viable in higher level play but might be seen as a gimmick.

Strengths Weaknesses
  • Explosive Damage: A single touch can lead to death under the right circumstances.
  • Big Buttons: Normal buttons that take up huge portions of the screen and last for an extremely long time compared to other characters.
  • Super Armor: Lets Juggernaut absorb a number of non-heavy hits or projectile before entering hitstun, even when he's an assist.
  • Simple Execution: It doesn't get easier than having a raw super be your optimal punish.
  • Heavy Weight: Juggernaut falls faster than average so he's harder for some characters to combo.
  • Ground Throws: Good range and monstrous damage potential in the corner. Provides an outstanding reward for dealing with an opponent's offense.
  • High Defense: Gives Juggernaut more chances to trade and helps his assists deal with being punished.
  • Whiff Punishes: Headcrush and THC Headcrush allow for some punishes that even the best characters might not have access to.
  • Power-Up Glitch: Turns Juggernaut and his damage potential into a serious threat which demands respect from the entire cast.
  • Big Body: Being a larger target means you have to deal with more pressure and mixups than the average character. You'll be stuck on your back unless you can successfully pushblock or call an assist. Makes Juggernaut easier to combo for some characters.
  • Meter Hungry: Headcrush is your best source of damage but Juggernaut cannot easily build meter for himself.
  • Low Mobility: Juggernaut must rely on his assists to help deal with runaway. Body Press might work in a pinch but tends to be unsafe.
  • Slow Recovery: Basically every single move Juggernaut can perform is punishable. All of them are punishable on whiff, most of them on block, even some of them on hit.
  • Defensive Options: While Headcrush and Super Armor are great options, sometimes they aren't enough to deal with a properly layered offense. Especially from above.
  • Power-Up Glitch: Predictable. Some opponents will make changing characters very punishing and very difficult.

Character Summary

Special Moves

Juggernaut Punch
  • Hcf.png + P.png
Juggernaut Body Press
  • Hcf.png + K.png
Earthquake Punch
  • Qcfd.png + P.png
Cyttorak Power-Up
  • Dp.png + Lp.pngHp.png
Super Moves

Juggernaut Headcrush (Dash super)
  • Qcf.png + Lp.png + Hp.png
Assist Moves

Type α - Ground Type
  • Assist: Lp.pngEarthquake Punch
  • Counter: Lp.pngEarthquake Punch
  • Combination: Juggernaut Headcrush
Type β - Dash Type
  • Assist: Hp.png Juggernaut Punch
  • Counter: Hp.png Juggernaut Punch
  • Combination: Juggernaut Headcrush
Type γ - Variety Type
  • Assist: Hk.png Body Press
  • Counter: Hk.png Body Press
  • Combination: Juggernaut Headcrush

Moves List

Normal Moves

Light Punch
Lp.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 5LP.png
yes, your light punch is a poke
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
7 / 10 9 3 20 HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Chain, Special, SJ, Super - - -

a quick short attack. Decent damage for a jab.
Good priority and a nice lead in for low jump pressure to keep them from air throwing you.
Probably one of our my most used attacks. Usually the scariest because after this connects, the follow up is 5Mp.png or Headcrush.
is our most preferred poke / pressure tool


Medium Punch
Mp.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 5MP 3.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
10 / 15 10 6 29 HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Special, Super, SJ cancellable frames 17~33 - - -

This is the second jab hit.
Has a slightly shorter range but and doesn't do much damage (read: would be considered plenty of damage for any other character).


Heavy Punch
Hp.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 5HP 3.png
Hitting this at least 3 times a match is mandatory
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
17 / 25 8 8 41 HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Special, SJ, Super - - -

will stun anything known by man. 5Hp.png > Headcrush Deals insane damage even without the glitch
can be used as a makeshift anti-air


Forward Heavy Punch
F.png + Hp.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 6HP.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
20 / 30 20 8 28 HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Special, SJ, Super - - -

Juggernaut's longest normal
has a very long startup so it is mostly used to extend corner combos


Light Kick
Lk.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 5LK.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
7 / 10 6 1 21 HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Chain, Special, SJ, Super - - -

generic low kick
has good range but is still shorter than 5Lp.png


Medium Kick
Mk.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 5MK 2.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
10 / 15 6 24 22 HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Special, SJ, Super - - -

The stomp!
I don't recommend this move unless you've already won your opponent.


Heavy Kick
Hk.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 5HK.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
17 / 25 14 3 40 HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
Launcher Special, SJ, Super - - -

a pretty powerful, high, slow kick.
Decent range and nice damage and launcher that you can't follow up (except in a corner?).


Crouching Light Punch
D.png + Lp.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 2LP.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
7 / 10 9 3 11 L
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
OTG Chain, Special, Super - - -

5Lp.png but low


Crouching Medium Punch
D.png + Mp.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 2MP.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
10 / 15 13 6 32 HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Chain, Special, Super, SJ Cancellable 22~38 - - -

generic Mp.png filler


Crouching Heavy Punch
D.png + Hp.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 2HP 2.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
17 / 25 11 6 39 HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Special, SJ, Super - - -

Our primary launcher.
Attempting to launch someone is rarely a good idea.
You can either jump up after this and combo away (ending with this same punch for very nice damage) or body splash (the Hk.png version does almost as much damage as his arial rave).


Crouching Light Kick
D.png + Lk.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 2LK.png
footsies
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
7 / 10 6 5 14 L
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Chain, Special, SJ, Super - - -

very fast, has slight advantages compared to 5Lp.png to warrant using it in bnbs vmbut the difference isn't big


Crouching Medium Kick
D.png + Mk.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 2MK.png
psychic footsies
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
10 / 15 10 3 35 L
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Special, Super SJ cancellable 22・42 - - -

is a sweep, generally useless since Juggernaut usually knocks away opponents in combos and doesn't benefit from being super close to his opponents


Crouching Heavy Kick
D.png + Hk.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 2HK 2.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
17 / 25 14 5 44 L
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
- - - - -

slow and not useful.
On a successful hit, this move will stun any opponent it does not launch.


Air Light Punch
j.Lp.png
MVC2 Juggernaut J.LP.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
7 / 10 6 14 8 H
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Chain, Special, Super - - -

5Lp.png but jumping


Air Medium Punch
j.Mp.png
MVC2 Juggernaut J.MP.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
10 / 17 9 5 24 H
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Special, Super - - -

5Mp.png but jumping


Jumping Heavy Punch
j.Hp.png
MVC2 Juggernaut J.HP 2.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
17 / 25 12 5 32 H
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
Flying screen Special, Super - - -

a giant swipe
knocks down aerial opponents and deals amazing damage


Air Light Kick
j.Lk.png
MVC2 Juggernaut J.LK.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
7 / 10 6 12 8 H
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Chain, Special, Super - - -

has an alright downward angle


Air Medium Kick
j.Mk.png
MVC2 Juggernaut J.MK.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
10 / 15 11 5 16 H
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
None Special, Super - - -

filler air combo move


Air Heavy Kick
j.Hk.png
MVC2 Juggernaut J.HK.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
17 / 25 12 6 18 H
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
Flying Screen Special, Super - - -

5Hk.png but useful
deals great damage and can extend an air combo if they are against the corner

Special Moves

First set of damage is for normal. Second set of damage is for Power-Up. Third set of damage is with Power-Up glitch applied.

Lp.png / Hp.png - Power-up Lp.png / Power-upHp.png - Glitched Lp.png / Glitched Hp.png
Juggernaut Punch
Hcf.png + P.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 41236p.png
This isn't a dash, it's a teleport at this point
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
20 / 28 -- 30 / 42 - - - HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
Knock away on hit Chain, Special, SJ, Super - - -

Probably Juggernaut's most important special move, due to its insane range, damage and super armor.
great to end ground combos.
This can be done with either Lp.png, which is faster but stationary or Hp.png, which has a dash and deals more damage but is much slower.
redefines Juggernaut's playstyle and movement the same way Hammer fall does to Potemkin
Hp.png version is very minus on block, but it's so fast it puts the dashes of rushdowns to shame


Juggernaut Body Press
Hcf.png + K.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 41236k.png
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
19 / 25 -- 23 / 29 -- 29 / 38 - - - HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
Airok.pngHigh.pngHardknockdown.png Chain, Special, SJ, Super - - -

Jugg jumps in the air and does a body press
quite situational but deals good damage and knocks downs
has very poor recovery and can't be comboed into easily


Earthquake Punch
Qcfd.png + P.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 2MP.png
you most likely did this while trying to attack low after a dash
MVC2 Juggernaut 632p proj.png
The shockwaves
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
18 / 22 -- 27 / 33 - - - HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
High.png Chain, Special, SJ, Super - - -

Slams the ground and sends shockwaves forward
great for controlling space and punishing reckless dashes, especially as an assist.


Cyttorak Power-Up
Dp.png + Lp.pngHp.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 632p.png
It's not a glitch, it's Cyttorak's blessing
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
N/A - - - HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
- Chain, Special, SJ, Super - - -

Increases damage for Juggernaut's next attack.
The effect is normally canceled whether the attack connects or not, but this effect is permanent when using the Power-up glitch
this makes Juggernaut one of the strongest characters in the game. for example, Headcrush deals 150% damage it normally does, making D.pngLk.png > Hp.png > Headcrush instantly kill a lot of characters
how the glitch works is explained below

  • it isn't frowned upon when used at all, unlike what forums 12 years ago would lead you to believe
  • This glitch was later fixed in the PS3 / Xbox 360 versions, the other versions were not updated so it remains usable

Super Moves

Juggernaut Headcrush
Qcf.png + Lp.pngHp.png
MVC2 Juggernaut 236pp.png
The health bar evaporator
Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard
58 / 63 / 87 - - - HL
Special Property Cancel Adv. Hit Adv. Guard Adv. Pushblock
Mash.png Maximum of 8 hits Chain, Special, SJ, Super - - -

Juggernaut charges forward hitting several times and finally slamming his opponent up into the air
Mashing Punch and Kick buttons will increase the hits and damage.
Landing the full 8 hits will drain well over half of your opponent's life withput the glitch, and using it in conjunction with his Cyttorak Power-Up or in a combo will take off a lot more. This thing is NASTY.
This move will hit through most projectiles (some started supers) and during any opponent's move/dash/non-blocking-jump if you can hit them before their animation ends.
Can be used to cross the screen offensively when an opponent is pressuring you from far away (like Dr. Doom in the air or Spider-Man throwing web balls at you) or to run away from Strider.
Can also be easily chained from any successful Jugg attack that places a stunned body (falling) infront of him.
Careful when mashing buttons...it's comedy to see someone start a headcrush and in their zeal they end up cancelling into another character's super before it even connects, wasting both bars for 0 damage.
Cancel into another character's super before the 4th hit because if the 4th hit is the final one, you cannot cancel into another super when it registers.

  • The one draw back is mashing out the full 8 hits can be — extremely difficult — but considering what the pay off is...

The Mechanics of Mashing Headcrush For All Eight Hits

Juggernaut's Headcrush super is coded in a unique way where the more frames he charges without hitting the opponent builds up a counter. Once he hits, each frame that a punch/kick button (direction doesn't work) isn't pressed counts down from that buffer until it's depleted or it reaches 7 hits total, then it does the final hit. When you headcrush point blank, the counter is at one or very close to zero, so you have to mash a button every single frame in order to get 8 hits. It's probably a little more complicated than that since if you headcrush an enemy that's above the ground, there's a lot more delay between hits. So it could be that each hit counts down a large amount and each button mashed counts up, it's hard to tell - but that's the basic mechanics: mash as soon and as quickly as possible.

Assist Moves

Name
Damage
Cross-Over Combination
Alpha Counter
Notes
Alpha.png Lp.png Earthquake Punch
Juggernaut Headcrush
Lp.png Earthquake Punch
Very easy to use when extending an opening hit into a full combo. Does a decent amount of chip. Not very much range or damage potential but provides a lot of pressure once you're in.
Beta.png Hp.png Juggernaut Punch
Juggernaut Headcrush
Hp.png Juggernaut Punch
Very popular assist because of the damage potential. Sends the point character flying, which typically ends your combo unless you're in the corner. The super armor can help blow through your opponent's offense.
Gamma.png Hk.png Body Press
Juggernaut Headcrush
Hk.png Body Press
High.png One of the only assists in the entire game that has to be blocked high. Can be used as an anti-air or to create an unblockable mixup. Very long recovery so Juggernaut needs a little extra protection compared to his other assists. Has no super armor once Juggernaut is in the air.


Cyttorak Power-Up Glitch

The Power-Up glitch increases the damage for Juggernaut on every attack, not just the very next one. The glitch only needs to be performed once per match unless you accidentally deactivate it later. To activate the glitch Juggernaut needs to Power-Up, then change to a different character without finishing an attack or otherwise canceling the effect. If Juggernaut isn't flashing when he leaves the screen then the glitch probably wasn't executed correctly.

When Juggernaut is brought back into play and uses Power-Up again the glitch is deactivated.


When attempting to setup the glitch, the following moves can be whiffed without removing any of the Power-Up effect:

  • Df.png+Hp.png, Universal Launcher
  • Qcf.png+A1.png, Snapback (Assist 1)
  • Qcf.png+A2.png, Snapback (Assist 2)

Juggernaut will remain flashing if any of these moves hit, but he will not have the increased damage. Also, performing an additional Power-Up in this state will not give the increased damage back. In this exact situation, the only way to be sure you're gaining the damage increase is to remove the original flashing effect by using any other attacks, then performing another Power-Up.


THC Headcrush

The normal Headcrush is one of Juggernaut's most consistent and punishing threats. The THC Headcrush, on the other hand, has some interesting differences that bring some much needed depth to the table. THC Headcrush is unmashable which might mean less damage up-front, but is Juggernaut's fastest attack by a huge margin. This extra speed allows it to punish basically everything your grounded opponent might consider safe and has the added benefit of being unblockable in certain situations.


Unblockable THC

Having Juggernaut on your team grants you access to the THC Headcrush, even when he's an assist, abuse it if you have the meter and your team allows for it. With Juggernaut as an assist you can THC and his Headcrush has a chance to be unblockable as long as your opponent isn't already in blockstun and you are relatively close to them. This works because THC Headcrush will reach the opponent before the super freeze signals that the opponent can block, but frame skip is what ultimately decides if the Headcrush will connect.

Colors

First row: Lp.png, Hp.png, A1. Second row: Lk.png, Hk.png, A2.

Mvc2-juggernaut.png


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