Eternal Fighter Zero/Mizuka Nagamori

Nagamori Mizuka

Introduction

With her strong normals, good reversals, great damage and overwhelming lockdown, Nagamori Mizuka (長森 瑞佳) is widely considered to be the single best character in the game, outside of the last boss Kanna. Her unique ability to set notes, and have them explode when hit with her cello bow not only gives her great space control, but also allows for some extremely strong setups, which are only made stronger by her fast and hard to see overhead. Her trademark corner fortissimo lockdown gives her safe, airtight corner pressure which builds a huge amount of meter and can reset into itself on hit. She is also a character that scales very well with the player, as a beginner can win purely by using her strong normals and fast walk speed, while an expert player has room to grow in learning her more advanced note setups and clean hit combos. If she can be considered to have any weakness, it would be her lack of good long range options, and the difficulty she has converting off mid range hits in the neutral game.

Mizuka is the main heroine of ONE, a visual novel produced by Tactics in 1998. Mizuka is Kouhei's neighbour and childhood friend, and is in the same grade in school. She always worries about Kouhei, acting very maternal-like towards him. Mizuka goes to wake him up every morning, but Kouhei either does not get up or plays some mean tricks to her, causing them to be late for school all the time. During ONE, a pretend confession that Mizuka takes seriously ends up changing things between them forever. And when he discovers inconsistencies in his memories, he struggles to find the truth between him and Mizuka...

Stage: Park on the Path to School (Day) (通学路の公園(昼))

BGM: 8 Cats (8匹のネコ)

Character-Specific Notes

• Mizuka is able to air jump once, and air dash/backstep once.
• Several of Mizuka's moves require her cello bow to be in her hands. If Mizuka's bow is thrown, she will not be able to perform those moves until she recovers the bow again.
• Several of Mizuka's moves create notes on the playing field. These notes can be detonated by various other moves, in order to deal damage. Notes will normally disappear after being detonated or after 10 seconds, whichever comes first.
• Mizuka's Medium attacks are chained either like 5B(c) 5B(f), or like 2B 5B(f).

Normal Moves

The notation for the movelists can be found under Controls.

The normal move table can be found under Mizuka Nagamori/Move Data.

Standing

5A

5A	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 200 - - Low 4 5 4 +2 +1 - Mizuka does a short kick at the opponent's shin.

5B

5B	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 390 - - Ground 7 6 8 +3 +1 - Mizuka does a side kick horizontally out.

f5B

f5B	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 450 - - Ground 10 1+2 14 0 -2 - Mizuka swings her bookbag out in a wide horizontal arc.

6B

Bookbag Decapitation (脳天かばん割り) 6B	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 450 - - High 19 2 18 -3 -5 - Mizuka slowly raises her bookbag, and swings it downward. When used alongside Tone & Setup+ this gives Mizuka access to very powerful high/lows. The startup of the animation is very subtle making this move seem quicker than it actually is.

5C

5C	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 600 - - Ground 10 2+2 18 +2 0 - Mizuka swings her cello in front of her in a large vertical arc upwards.

Crouching

2A

2A	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 220 - - Low 4 4 4 +3 +2 - Mizuka, while sitting on a chair, kicks one foot out.

2B

2B	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 400 - - Ground 7 4 10 +3 +1 - Mizuka kicks out, using a chair to support her unbalanced position.

2C

2C with bow with bow

Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 100 x 6 - - Any 6 22 13 / -14 ~ +4 - Mizuka plays her cello, causing a barrier of music to circle around her. This move will knock down the opponent if it hits, and will cause any notes that touch the barrier to detonate. This move cannot be performed if Mizuka's bow is out of her hands. Instead, Mizuka will perform a dashing crouch strong attack. This move is a decent sweep, and can easily cancel into any number of specials or supers. The multi-hit nature of this move makes it very safe from being Recoil Guarded, and is useful to push the opponent away. It is quite weak against aerial attacks though.

2C

2C without bow without bow	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 600 - - Any 8 16 27 / -20 - Mizuka faceplants.

Dashing

66A

66A	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 250 - - Low 5 6 4 +1 0 - Identical to 5A except has momentum.

66B

66B	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 450 - - Ground 8 1+1 15 0 -2 - Identical to 5B except has momentum. If spaced correctly, this move can be incredibly annoying for the opponent to deal with.

66C

66C	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 650 - - Ground 6 2 25 -3 -5 - Mizuka swings her cello directly above her.

662A

662A	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 220 - - Low 5 6 4 +1 0 - Mizuka, while sitting on a chair, kicks one foot out.

662B

662B	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 400 - - Any 17 12.66 0 +11.66 +9.66 - Mizuka does a short running hop, and does a kick aimed forward and slightly down. Useful to cross-up, as it will go over knocked opponents and hit meaty from either side the moment they wake up.

662C

662C	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 600 - - Any 7 16 31 / -35 - Mizuka leaps toward the opponent hands first, body fully extended and off the ground. This move will wallbounce a midair opponent if it hits.

Jumping

j5A

j5A	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 200 - - High 6 24 4 / / - Mizuka does a weak kneeing motion in the air. The hitbox persists for a very long time if it does not hit, making it Mizuka's go-to tech trap normal.

j5B

j5B	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 400 - - High 6 6 12 / / - Mizuka does a kick aimed forward and slightly down.

j5C

j5C	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 600 - - High 9 1+1 24 / / - Mizuka swings her cello in front of her in a large horizontal arc. Huge hitbox.

Grabs

Close 6C/4C

Ground Grab Close 6C/4C	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 1100 - - None 5 1 18 / / -

Close j6C

Air Grab Close j6C	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 1200 - - None 2 1 / / / -

Special Moves

The notation for the movelists can be found under Controls.

The special move table can be found under Mizuka Nagamori/Move Data.

Specials

236*

Slow & Keying (スロゥ&キーイング) 236*

Version Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel A 600 - - Any 11 ∞ 36 -2 -4 - Mizuka throws her bow out straight forward, like a boomerang. After reaching the maximum distance, the bow becomes harmless and automatically homes in to Mizuka for recovery. While the bow is in the air, any notes the bow touches will detonate. This move cannot be performed if Mizuka's bow is out of her hands. This move is useful projectile. It comes out fast, crosses almost the entire screen, and can detonate far-off notes easily. B 600 - - Any 9 ∞ 30 +3 +1 - Same as the A version, except the bow is thrown diagonally forward-up initially. This move is the anti-air version. It's generally less useful than the A version, but it can be used to hit high-up notes and attack jumping opponents. However, if the bow is Recoil Guarded, the opponent will most likely still be on the offensive, unlike the A version where you at least stop their dash. C 600 - - Any 10 16 16 +1 -1 - Similar to the A version, but will start creating notes during the recovery phase, up to a maximum of 5 notes. This version will not detonate notes. This move is quite useful, letting you fill up the screen with notes while go on the offensive.

Specials

236*

Pitch & Bend (ピッチ&ベンド) 236* During Slow & Keying During Slow & Keying	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel - - - - - - 25, 26, 28 - - - Mizuka waves a conductor's baton, which changes the trajectory of the bow. The A version makes the bow move up, the B version makes the bow move down, and the C version makes the bow move away.

623*

Slash & Prologue (スラッシュ&プロローグ) 623*

Version Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel A 700 - - Any 6 2 38 / -17 - B 450 - - Any 10 2 61.66 / -41.66 - - 400 - - Any 34 2 37.66 / - - C 450 - - Any 6 2 98 / - - - 450 - - Any 30 2 74 / - - - 700 - - Any 54 2 50 / - - Mizuka leaps a number of times up-forward, swinging her cello and bow at the opponent. This move can also be done in the air. This move will detonate any notes that her body touches. The B version has upper body invincibility and can be followed up (normally by 5C -> air combo) The last hit of the C version causes wallbounce if it hits. This move cannot be performed if Mizuka's bow is out of her hands.

214*

Tone & Setup (トーン&セットアップ) 214*	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel - - - - - - 23 - - - Mizuka plays her cello, creating a note on the screen This move can also be done in the air. Any notes that touch a detonating note's explosion will also detonate. This move cannot be performed if Mizuka's bow is out of her hands.

412*

Smash & Sympathy (スマッシュ&シンパティ) 412*

Version Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel A 750 - - Any 31 2 18 / +2 - B 750 - - Any 42 2 17 / +4 - C 350 - - Any 16 12 39 / - - - 750 - - Any 43 2 22 / -2 - Mizuka leaps towards the opponent and swings her bow down to the ground. The A version will detonate any notes that her body or bow touches. The B and C versions will detonate any notes that only her body touches, and will create a new note where the bow is at the end of the move. This move is IC-able even without attacking the opponent. This move cannot be performed if Mizuka's bow is out of her hands.

214*

Note Explosion 音階炸裂	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 600 - - Any 18 4 / / / - Set with 214* Activated with 2C, 236*, 623*, 412* or 214214* Armor breaking

Eternity Specials

236236*

Special Mounting Pillow (スペシャル馬乗り枕) 236236*	Version Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel A 2800 ? - - Ground 16 32 64 / -53 - B 4900 ? - - Ground 16 64 64 / -53 - C 5500 - - Ground 16 64 64 / -53 - Mizuka runs towards the opponent. If the move hits, Mizuka pushes the opponent to the ground and hits them repeatedly with a pillow, ending with an earth-shaking pillow-to-the-face.

214214*

Tone & Setup+ (トーン&セットアップ+) 214214*

Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel - - - - - - - - - - Mizuka plays her cello, creating a special note that has certain unique properties. A: Creates a "forte" (f-note) on the screen. It acts like a regular note, but it will not disappear after detonation. Potentially one of the best supers in the game if used right. B: Creates a treble clef on the screen. It acts like a regular note, but it creates a much larger and much stronger explosion on detonation. C: Creates a triplet on the screen. It bounces forward, creating sets of 3 normal notes at regular intervals until it goes off the screen. It cannot be detonated. This move cannot be performed if Mizuka's bow is out of her hands. This super uses only 1 Level of SP for all 3 versions.

641236*

Reverb & Awaking (リバーヴ＆アウェイキング) 641236*	Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 1800, 2500, 3200 - - Ground 15 15 25 / -17 - Mizuka raises two conductor's batons, one in each hand, and swings them down, producing a huge shockwave of energy. This move causes all of the notes in the environment to detonate without making them disappear.

Final Memory

6BA6A

Eternal Poem (永遠の詩) 6BA6A

Damage Proration Juggle Guard Startup ¹ ² Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Cancel 0 - - None 140 1 0 / / - Mizuka clutches her chest as if in pain, keels over as symbols start to appear around her, and then screams causing the screen to fade into white. Afterwards, the opponent is completely frozen and vulnerable for about 10 seconds. Mizuka can be interrupted during the startup time for this move. The opponent must hit Mizuka before she screams in order to interrupt the move. This move causes all of the notes in the environment to detonate without making them disappear.

Strategy, Tactics, and Combos

Combos

(Tentative, these are probably not optimal) (You might forgo j.623A for airdash, or j.ABC 623A for 8 j.A to tech trap maybe. I don't know how this game works though)

fullscreen/midscreen meterless bnb: 2AB(B)C 214B dash forward. <- Lets you do dumb note mixups

fullscreen note bnb: 214A hits > 5C j.B ad j.A j.B 66C j.ABC j.ABC 623A (you can opt to go for 2C instead of air combo if you want to place notes I think)

fullscreen BIC bnb: buttons > 623A BIC j.B ad j.A j.B land (66C as late as possible) j.B ad j.B j.C j.ABC j.ABC 623A

corner bnb: 2A 2B 2C 214A

corner bnb: 2C 5ABC j.ABC j.ABC 623A -you can hit confirm from a close A or B.

corner IC bnb: buttons 2C 623A IC j.B ad j.B j.C 66B 2A 5AA 5BB 5C j.ABC j.ABC 632A

corner BIC bnb: 2ABC 623A BIC [j.BC 5BC] j.ABC j.ABC 623A

Basic Strategy

Take any opportunity you get to create notes around the opponent.

If you are waking up and you believe that the opponent is going to attack, Slash & Prologue C version is a good wakeup to use.

If you manage to knock down the opponent in the corner, laying an f-note (Tone & Setup+ A version) would be a good idea.

Fun with Notes

Standard Corner Note: This is the most basic note setup that you should learn. While the opponent is downed in the corner, create a note on top of them (214A). From this position, you have the options of attacking low with 2A or 5A, attacking high with 6B, throwing them, or detonating the note with 623A. If you detonate the note, you will retain frame advantage and have a second try to break the opponent's guard.

Deadly Note Crossover: While next to a downed opponent, create a note right on top of them (214A), and just before they wake up, perform an A version Slash & Prologue (623A) to detonate the note. With correct timing, you will either attack them as they stand up, forcing them to block as expected (away from your original position), or whiff and land on the opposite side of the opponent, forcing them to block unnaturally (towards your original position).

Alternatively, the A version Smash & Sympathy (412A) can be used instead, if the 623 motion is too difficult. Also, the B version Tone & Setup+ (214214B) can be used instead, for extra damage.

Follow-up Bow: While far from the opponent, create a note far away (214B), throw the bow high up (236B), and dash toward the opponent. If the opponent tries to be offensive and punish you for that "missed" bow, they will be surprised when the bow loops back behind you and detonates that note on it's way back to you, launching the opponent for an aerial assault.

Win Quotes

Japanese	English
私だって やればそれなりに できるんだよ	[TRANSLATION NEEDED]
少しだらしが 無いかなぁ… 牛乳飲んで 体はもっと 丈夫にしないと ダメだよ	[TRANSLATION NEEDED]
道端で 寝ちゃうのは ちょっと 良くないと 思うんだけど…	Hey, I don't think it's good to fall asleep on the street...
こういう事は 苦手だから… 今回だけにして くれないかなぁ…	[TRANSLATION NEEDED]
これでも 音楽はたくさん 練習してる方だよ	[TRANSLATION NEEDED]
(To Rumi) な、七瀬さん～ そんなに しょげないでよ～ はうー	(To Rumi) Na... Nanase-san～ Don’t be so dejected～ Hauー
(To Mio) 繭ちゃん 続きはまた今度 遊んであげるから 今日はここで おしまいだよ	(To Mio) Mio-chan, we’ll continue playing another time, so let’s stop here for today.
(To Nayuki) 猫が可愛いのは 分かるんだけど… もう少し 落ち着いた方が いいと思うんだよ	(To Nayuki) I know that cats are cute, but… I think it would be better to be a little more calm.
(To UNKNOWN) 悲しい物 いっぱい背負って いるんだね… でも… 諦めなければ 願いは きっと届くよ うん	(To UNKNOWN) [TRANSLATION NEEDED]
(To Mizuka) 二人がかりなら 浩平にかかる世話も 半分になるかな?	(To Mizuka) If two people are at it, even the looking after Kouhei would be halved, wouldn’t it?

Colors

In-game References

ONE References

• Mizuka's "Special Mounting Pillow" move is a reference to how Mizuka sometimes wakes Kouhei up with a pillow.