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X-Factor Mechanic
X-Factor is a new game mechanic utilized in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds. It is activated by pressing all four attack buttons at once and can only be activated while your character is standing on the ground. While activated, X-Factor causes characters to gain increased damage, increased movement speed and attack speed, increases the rate of health regeneration, and makes characters invulnerable to chip damage. These increases are different for each individual character and are percentage based. There are three levels of X-Factor, increasing from 1 to 3 each time a character on your team dies. The level of X-Factor determines the amount of the damage and speed increase as well as its duration, with level 1 being lowest and level 3 being highest. Any red health accrued by the characters on your team will also regenerate faster while X-Factor is active, including the character currently in use. Normally, only characters not being used will regenerate red health.

Activating X-Factor also causes what is known as an X-Factor Cancel, often abbreviated 'XFC'. This causes a momentary interrupt of the game and resets your character to a neutral state. An X-Factor Cancel allows you to do things like canceling a super move animation directly into another super move without switching characters or canceling out of block-stun to counter your opponent's combo with one of your own.