Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax/DFCI/Kuroko Shirai

Kuroko Shirai

Introduction

Originally from the light novel Toaru Majutsu no Index, but was also featured prominently in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. She's a lesbian who's in love with Mikoto.

Gameplay

Kuroko has average dash speed, a somewhat slow/noticeable airdash, a few stubby buttons, and some other flaws. However, her pressure (especially in potential) can be scarier than a lot of the cast.

Kuroko's potential allows her dashes to become teleports. You can grab immediately out of teleport or do a low. Her airdash and ground dash are both teleports, so with trump and air-assist call, you can blind the opponent into which teleport you are using. Her potential also allows you to react to things full screen with 5A+B and trump (they become homing moves). Her teleport dash also moves her farther with a dash with a bit of momentum, so dash 2A might catch people playing footsies walking backwards.

Getting air unblockable moves is useful for Kuroko because her j214 series allows her to bring them back down to get more damage with super without an assist. 5B and 2B are both jump cancellable and can be used to catch opponents chicken-blocking and are only -6 and -5 respectively. Due to the large cancel window on jump-cancellable normals and the fact a blocked 2B/5B push your far enough that a move faster than 5-6 frame startup can't punish you, you may be able to run back in for further pressure.

The uncharged needle specials are good zoning tools, but like other attacks that hit far in this game, they have massive recovery. Doing charged needles is okay, but they can easily be ranbu'd/full-screen punished by characters who can do that.

Kuroko can do double overhead outside of trump using her airdashes, making this another thing to look out for during pressure. Doing a falling low-to-ground j236A is also plus on block, and it leaves a slight gap if you cancel it from an air normal.

Pros

• Air mobility (air dash, 214X for forward moving, 236X for air stall)
• Potential causes Kuroko to teleport during dashes, allowing for scarier pressure
• Potential also allows 5A+B and A+C to track full screen, allowing for full screen punishes with strong damage
• Needles can be used for zoning while also contributing to potential
• Charged needles are plus on block
• Can solo combo into powerup blast
• j.214X allows you to get them back to the ground after an air combo for a follow-up super/assist/etc
• Full screen snipes (236A+B and 63214B+C)

Cons

• Does far less damage than other characters
• Some stubby normals and/or slow normals
• Whiffing needles (do to missing or getting pushblocked) is very punishable
• Trump punishable if blocked in corner (both facing towards and away)
• Low-to-ground air dashes reactable enough to be punishable without assist cover

Recommended Assists

Zero - 6D launches them really high in the air. When they're at the peak height you can use trump for a really funny looking OTG. Also, she lets you have an alpha counter, which is pretty nice

Mashiro - Easy confirms from 214X 5S into combo blast. 5S also acts as a fast anti air in a spot Kuroko is awkward dealing with. Cat pressure (6S) off most knockdown moves (214A+B, 236A+B, 41236+C, 63214B+C).

Dokuro - Everyone works will with Dokuro.

Potentials

Universal Potential:

Character Potential: Hit the opponent with 236x series three times (on block is OK) to gain a dash teleport. 5AB and trump will also home on the opponent. Attack is increased by 10%. Can be activated twice per round. Effects last for 20 seconds.

Move List

L = Low, H = High, A = Air
JC = Jump Cancel, SC = Support Cancel, EX = EX Cancel
ISC = Impact Skill Cancel, TCC = Trump Card Cancel, CAC = Climax Art Cancel

Startup includes the first active frame.

Normal Moves

5A	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 300 5 2 14 -3 +8 (JC) JC, SC, EX, ISC, TCC, CAC HLA -

2A	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 250 5 2 15 -4 SC, EX, ISC, TCC, CAC LA -

5B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 500 7 3 19 -6 +10 (JC) JC, SC, EX, ISC, TCC, CAC HL -

2B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 450 8 3 17 -5 +10 (JC) JC, SC, EX, ISC, TCC, CAC HL -

5C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 700 9 4 21 -8 SC, EX, ISC, TCC, CAC HLA -

2C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 700 10 4 21 -8 SC, EX, ISC, TCC, CAC L -

j.A	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 250 7 2 X+2 Varies JC, SC, EX HA -

j.B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 450 9 3 X+3 Varies JC, SC, EX HA -

j.C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 650 10 4 X+4 Varies JC, SC, EX HA -

Special Moves

Steel Darts 「－スティールダーツ－」 236X Air O.K.

Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox A 758 to 1012 Ground: 15-51 Air: 14-53 15 to 22 Ground: 25 to 8 Air: X+12 Ground: -2 to +13 Air: -6 to -15 Ground: SC, EX, TCC, CAC Air: SC, EX HLA - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox B 758 to 1012 Ground: 17-51 Air: 19-53 15 to 22 Ground: 25 to 8 Air: X+12 Ground: -2 to +13 Air: -6 to -15 Ground: SC, EX, TCC, CAC Air: SC, EX HLA - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox C 758 to 1012 Ground: 19-51 Air: 21-53 15 to 22 Ground: 25 to 8 Air: X+12 Ground: -2 to +13 Air: -6 to -15 Ground: SC, EX, TCC, CAC Air: SC, EX HLA - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox EX 1136 to 1418 Ground: 20-79 Air: 20-81 36 Ground: 19 Air: X+12 Ground: -7 to +2 Air: -27 to -3 Ground: SC, TCC, CAC Air: SC HLA - Homes onto the opponent regardless of position.

Sexy Teleport 「」 214X Air O.K.

Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox A 998 Ground: 10 Air: 8 13 Ground: 15 Air: X+15 Ground: -11 to +1 Air: -21 to -11 SC, EX, TCC, CAC HLA - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox B 1048 Ground: 11 Air: 9 13 Ground: 15 Air: X+15 Ground: -11 to +1 Air: -21 to -11 SC, EX, TCC, CAC HLA - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox C 1098 Ground: 12 Air: 10 13 Ground: 15 Air: X+15 Ground: -11 to +1 Air: -21 to -11 SC, EX, TCC, CAC HLA - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox EX 1355 8 13 Ground: 20 Air: X+15 Ground: -16 to -4 Air: -23 to -11 SC, TCC, CAC HLA -

Universal Mechanics

Throw 6C or 4C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 1107 4 1 85 +53 (hit) SC, EX, TCC, CAC N/A -

Impact Skill Teleport Arts 「」 5A+B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 1056 12 10 43 -20 Block: TCC Hit: SC, EX, CAC HLA -

Impact Skill Elegant Impact 「」 2A+B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 1107 12 8 42 -27 Block: TCC Hit: SC, EX, CAC HLA -

Impact Break 4A+B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox First Hit: 900 Launcher: 800 First Hit: 22 Launcher: 9 First Hit: 8 Launcher: 2 First Hit: 14 Launcher: 50 First Hit: -2 Launcher: -37 First Hit: N/A Launcher: SC, EX, TCC, CAC (on hit) First Hit: HA Launcher: HLA -

Passionate Kiss 「情熱のベーゼ」 A+C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 3000 34 6 41 -8 N/A H -

Climax Arts

Justice Enforcer 「」 41236B+C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 3510 12 29 47 -36 N/A HLA - Kuroko moves in a straight line like a Ranbu Climax Art.

Steel Phalanx 「」 63214B+C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 2520 14 ~89 20 -49 N/A HLA - Hits full screen.

Combos

Midscreen

5A Starter

• Notes about this particular combo

5A > 5B > 5C > 2AB > 236(A+B) > 5B > j.B > j.C > j.ABC

• Solo powerup combo for one meter.
• If too far away for 5C > 2AB to connect you can remove the 5C or replace the 2AB with 5AB
• If you're having trouble linking the j.ABC then removing the 5C makes it easier

5A > 5B > 5C > 2AB > 236(A+B) > 5B > j.B > j.C > j.B > j.C > j.214C > 214A+B

• Max damage off two meter and ends in hard knockdown.

5A > 5B > 5C > 2AB > 236(A+B) > 5B > j.B > j.C > j.B > j.C > j.214C > 41236B+C

• Max damage off three meter

5A > 5B > 5C > 2AB > 236(A+B) > A+C

• High damage for one meter and puts you in trump state.

5A > 5B > 2C > 5C > j.B > j.C > j.236A > j.236(A+B) > 236A

• Requires trump state. Potential off one bar.

5A > 5B > 2C > j.A > j.B > j.C > j.236A > j.236(A+B) > 236A

• Requires double ignition. Potential off one bar.

j.C > j.236A > j.236(A+B) > 5B > j.B > j.C > j.236A

• Potential off one bar. j.C can be from an IAD

4A+B Starter

4A+B > B > j.A > etc

• Notes about this particular combo

4A+B > B > j.B > j.C > j.236A > j.236(A+B) > 236A

• Potential off one bar

Assist

• Notes about this particular combo

Corner

5A Starter

• Notes about this particular combo

5A > 5B > 5C > 236A > 236(A+B) > 5B > j.B > j.C > j.B > j.C > j.236A

• Potential off one bar.

4A+B Starter

4A+B > B > j.A > etc

• Notes about this particular combo

Assists

Assist Character 1

5A > 5B > 5C > 5D > etc

• Notes about this particular combo

Assist Character 2

5A > 5B > 5C > 6D > etc

• Notes about this particular combo

Colors

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