Melty Blood/MBAACC/Nero Chaos/Full Moon

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Additional Resources

F-Nero Match Video Database
Nero Combo Compilations
Nero's Compendium

Players to watch/ask

JP:

• Luckystar

Plays mostly C/F. Technically a solid player, if for all the wrong reasons. His entire playstyle is unorthodox and optimized for style.

• Yuuki

A sort of rising star F-Nero player. Has been improving a lot lately and should be a go-to player to look for mid-high-level F play

• Masa

• Amber

EU

• Asciux - Found in main melty server

Overview

Strengths Weaknesses

Strengths

Good corner carry combos. Low commitment, summons will almost always cover you. Decent damage overall, and F can get a lot of it in the right situations. Big, overall very good buttons. Fourth highest health in the game. High damaging reward off of shield counter. Decent (not great) reversal option. Arc Drive can go into unblockable setups. Good anti airs. Very solid, few unfavorable matchups. Uses Meter very well for pressure and Okizeme. Frightening pressure with tons of advantage and guard bar damage.

Weaknesses

Really tall, opens up Nero-Specific pressure on him. Poor ground mobility, F only teleports from either forward dash or back dash. Needs meter for his pressure/Okizeme to be threatening. Polarizing match ups such as H-Roa, Hime, C-Ciel's 236C, etc.

CHARACTER IN ONE SENTENCE: Unfair, insurance-based brute force space denial character.

General Gameplan

Unleash the entire zoo while you sit back not committing and when you finally get hit you get a free combo because your summons bailed you out. Nero alone is not a spectacular character. His summons, however, make him one of the strongest in the game simply for how little you have to commit with them. Has easily the best insurance in the game, enough to be defined by it.

F-Moon Specifics

Where C is the unstoppable force, F is the immovable object. 421X replaces deer with filth, a different and equally important tool to keep people still and a big factor in making people approaching you a huge risk. Also has a significantly larger 2C, so he has an easier time hitconfirming from longer range. 236B lets you cover yourself fairly well in neutral, and coupled with 6C it lets you bully people for days. F is also capable of getting very high damage from the right situations, thanks to 6C and 214C. Better set of normals overall for playing a longer range than C.

No landing recovery on j.B only makes the button stronger.

Neutral

MOVEMENT: Nero is a slow character. There is no denying that. He doesn't have traditionnal ground dashes at all. His air dash is a slow, fully horizontal one that can go for quite long if you hold it, and will be his main movement tool.
Saying that Nero is slow is more of a lack of being able to cover small amounts of ground fast. His air dash still goes fairly far and since everyone gets a forward super jump, he can still cover alarming amounts of space very fast. He cannot, however, adjust his position nearly as well as basically any other character.

Instead of a conventional dash, Nero’s dash is a teleport, similar to Slayer’s. It is invulnerable from frame 1, but very slow to recover, although the timing to punish it is also very late, so late that people not accustomed to it might in fact whiff a premature punish.

In F-moon this also becomes his back dash, with identical properties.
The teleport is useful as either a reversal, (be very sure that your opponent is committing to the wrong direction and hard or you will likely get punished) or moving to a safe position covered by one of your summons, usually EX Crows.

With Nero you'd want to first find a suitable space and time to produce 1-2 summons and use those to approach in a safe manner. Most times the summons will cause the opponent to jump to avoid them and that's where your super jump j.C/j.B comes into play. IF you need the time to produce a summon you can hit the opponent with 236A (crow fireball) to gain the time to produce at least one summon against an high mobility opponent and approach from there.

Pressure

With all Neros, pressure via screen control is the name of all Nero's game. Using his 214A/B series in conjuction with 236B for F-Nero to cover your approach and airdash j.C or j.B your way in. All Neros want to be acquainted with both j.C and j.B, especially j.B because its a two hit large normal that fast for an aerial of its caliber. From there you can either IAD j.B again or do 2A pressure.

Frankly, in any positioning outside of the corner Nero's main goal is to obstruct the opponent's path, denying them of invading space, usually forcing mistakes on opponents who overextend and from there perform the corner carry combo to brind them to the corner where you can begin to perform his pressure/okizeme. His pressure truly shines in the corner after either an AT ender or a j.C ender as the last wallslam to be used. where he can freely land and plant a 421A to cover forward tech

Pressure is simple to understand with F-Nero as he has stagger 2A, IAB j.B, IAD j.C, 6[C] that is +10 on block, and 6C that is +7 on block and is commonly special cancelled into 236B which is +15. with all of this at your disposal you also have one of the larger grabs in the game to boot that deals a good deal of damage for a throw, even with reduce taken into account. Now moving on to what to do for Okizeme or post j.C ender.

Okizeme

Any time with F-Nero that you score a AT ender and have 100% meter minimum you can so very similar things to what C-Nero does. Your initial options are listed below:

• AT, 236C
• AT, 5[C] > 236C

There are reasons to doing one over the other: the former option is to get maximum frame advantage while the latter option is for a meaty 5[C] to keep people in check, such as using 5[C] against characters that have good sweep options like Tohno with 214X or Satsuki with 2C.
After that point you got a few ideas from there and they are also listed below.

• (2A/2B >) 214[A] IAD fuzzy(j.C dj j.B) Use 2B generally just to be on the safe side
• 2A, 9 late j.B or empty jump 2A
• walk up Throw/bait

The ones in bolded are to illustrate the important of doing 2A/2B after 236C as it keeps the opponent in check if they try to dash out. If they try to jump out, you can guard crush them with 2C as it is air unblockable and go straight into an aerial sequence that is listed in the normal combos. if they try to either ground shield or Air shield the crows, you can ground and air throw them accordingly.

Next is j.C ender used for the last wall slam ender so if you look at the sequence below this is how it follows

• j.BC > dj.BC, land j.C, (land 421A)

From here, this is where F-Nero places his trap, filth (421A) to monopolize the space behind him. If the opponent happens to tech forward, they are now sandwiched between Nero and filth and you can do the following:

• 2AA, empty jump low
• 2AA > 6[C]
• 2AA, late j.B
• 2AA, 2AA, Throw

This is just a short list of things he is able to do with the former option leaving him +10 and close enough for a 2A to follow up among other options. If they neutral or back tech, depending on how many air options they used up or have left are put into a dangerous spot of getting AUB by 3B, 5B or just face another round of pressure into 5[C] > 236C if resources permits you to do so. With his simple yet robust its encouraged to try and be creative with how you apply this information based on the MU to prioritize j.C ender or Air throw ender

A rule of thumb

if the character has moves that let them stall in the air such as Hime's float you don't want to go for the 421A ender if the opponent can rps you post 236C ender meterless such as satsuki 2C you'd rather not go for that.

Defense

Make good friends with downback. Nero has slower than average normals, no dashes, a mediocre airdash . If you cannot commit insurance fraud with an already active summon, you’re going to play the same blocking simulator the rest of the roster has to, except worse. Again, do not be afraid to part with meter. Nero is not a meter-dependent character, he simply uses it very well. He has some very strong reversals to play with in every moon, so make use of them.

F’s own reversal, the insect swarm (63214C), is an interesting case. It is invincible very slightly into active and will, again, always at least trade. Notable traits however are the fact that it is plus on block and hit, and the insects keep going even if Nero himself is hit, meaning it acts as a very strong starter, netting you upwards of 4-5k on trade. However, it is also tiny vertically and easy to clear with a strong jumpin. However, opponents actively baiting this now risk getting shielded or even mashed out, so don’t underestimate the psychological power of simply having 100 meter. Has no pushback on shield, but is only punishable up close as the insects getting shielded so late into recovery means you will recover possibly even before your opponent. A strong reversal, and at its strongest when simply threatened, rather than used. If your opponent doesn’t respect the threat of it, however, feel free to make them.

F’s shield deserves its own paragraph. The shield counter is nothing special in itself, being identical to H. What is special, however, is the sheer reward of landing one. For the low low price of 100 meter, you can easily break 4k on lower defense characters with little effort from one. On high enough air hits you can even get this damage meterless if you’re quick. Keep this in mind, and combined with the threat of insect swarm, intimidate any potential offense with simply the fact that you have 100 meter in stock. A single slipup is going to hurt much more when you can mix up between having to eat 4k from a shield, a high reward trade-oriented reversal or bait shields and possibly give you your turn. 5B is an absolutely divine antiair, especially up close and can catch sloppy aerial approaches which are very much a possibility with how unnerving playing around your defensive options already is.

Also keep in mind that you can IH shielding, giving you what’s essentially a real, extremely expensive parry if you’re in MAX.

Combos

Combo Notation Help
Disclaimer: Combos are written by various writers, so the actual notation used in pages can differ from the standard one. For more information, see Glossary and Controls.
X > Y	X input is cancelled into Y.
X > delay Y	Must wait for a short period before cancelling X input into Y.
X, Y	X input is linked into Y, meaning Y is done after X's recovery period.
X+Y	Buttons X and Y must be input simultaneously.
X/Y	Either the X or Y input can be used.
X~Y	This notation has two meanings. Use attack X with Y follow-up input. Input X then within a few frames, input Y. Usually used for option selects.
X(w)	X input must not hit the opponent (Whiff).
j.X	X input is done in the air, implies a jump/jump cancel if the previous move was done from the ground. Applies to all air chain sections: Assume a forward jump cancel if no direction is given. Air chains such as j.A > j.B > j.C can be shortened to j.ABC.
sj.X	X input is done after a super jump. Notated as sj8.X and sj9.X for neutral and forward super jumps respectively.
dj.X	X input is done after a double jump.
sdj.X	X input is done after a double super jump.
tk.X	Stands for Tiger Knee. X motion must be buffered before jumping, inputting the move as close to the ground as possible. (ex. tk.236A)
(X)	X is optional. Typically the combo will be easier if omitted.
[X]	Input X is held down. Also referred to as Blowback Edge (BE). Depending on the character, this can indicate that this button is held down and not released until indicated by the release notation.
]X[	Input X is released. Will only appear if a button is previously held down. This type of input is referred to as Negative Edge.
{X}	Button X should only be held down briefly to get a partially charged version instead of the fully charged one.
X(N)	Attack "X" should only hit N times.
(XYZ)xN	XYZ string must be performed N times. Combos using this notation are usually referred to as loops.
(XYZ^)	A pre-existing combo labelled XYZ is inserted here for shortening purposes.
CH	The first attack must be a Counter Hit.
Air CH	The first attack must be a Counter Hit on an airborne opponent.
66	Performs a ground forward dash.
j.66	Performs an aerial forward dash, used as a cancel for certain characters' air strings.
IAD/IABD	Performs an Instant AirDash.
AT	Performs an Air Throw. (j.6/4A+D)
IH	Performs an Initiative Heat.
AD	Performs an Arc Drive.
AAD	Performs an Another Arc Drive.

Video examples

All videos have inputs on

• The go-to combo
• Second one is generally off of counterhit 2A
• Third one you generally don't go for and is mostly a confirm off of a raw j.C starter
• This is your standing confirm
• This is a harder but way more stable corner to corner route for Lens/Ryougi
• Corner BnB
• The standing corner option
• This is a corner combo for when you want to squeeze the extra damage with a j.B since on certain characters you'll be too far away on the go to BnB
• This is what you should go for off of a 6[C] starter in the corner
• This is your general midscreen 6[C] confirm
• Easier version for miscreen 6[C]
• And easier version for corner 6[C] starter
• Go to version for a 5[C] starter (alongside a hitstop OS)
• Easier version of 5[C] starter (can't hitstop OS here)
• This is in case you didn't OS and went for 236C no matter what
• This you will use either to squeeze that extra damage to close the round or if you're in max mode
• Meterless bunker conversion corner to corner
• Harder version with higher damage
• Unlikely to happen corner version
• Metered bunker corner to corner
• Metered midscreen version
• Unlikely metered corner version
• Post throw OS, covers no tech and neutral tech
  • Puts most characters in a bad position in back tech. Forward tech is the best option against this OS but it's basically a 50/50 (since he can just jump back j.C to catch forward tech) and you still have to use either double jump or airdash to not go into the 5B.
  • 421A is also an ok option after throw
• This is a very easy throw combo
• Throw airthrow combo
• This is an unblockable setup
• I honestly don't know if i should even post this but this is the optimal combo period this also requires you to do a 1f link 2A after the 6C, unlikely to use
• Forgot to put an example of 421A ender

Starters

Condition Notation Damage vs V.Sion Notes
Normal starter, grounded opponent 2A(A) > 2B(1) > 2C > 3C ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? Common H/F-Nero ground starter.
Normal starter, grounded opponent 5B ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? A starter that is seen when F-Nero AA's an opponent or guard crushes them after an IAD j.B is blocked in some cases.
Normal starter, grounded opponent 4C ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? A starter that is seen among new nero players. Best used to call out something since its fast but very - on block.
Overhead starter, grounded opponent 6[C] ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? A +10 on block overhead that is unshieldable and also has clash to absorb heat hitboxes, very common to use this when in the corner or after a j.C ender into 421A and they happened to be sandwiched between Nero and Filth after they air tech.
Normal starter, airborne opponent j.BC ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? This can be seen usually when you are meeting the opponent in the air if they are trying to jump out or to avoid the summon approaching them from the ground.
Normal starter, airborne opponent 2C > 3C ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? CH 2C starter if you anti air'd an opponent with this.

Enders

Condition Notation Damage vs V.Sion Notes
Normal starter, grounded opponent AT ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? usually your ender after your last j.C rep in your combo. In the corner it then leads to your Okizeme. Otherwise if C-Nero doesn't end in air throw it lets Nero set up a 421B/A to cover spaces where the opponent techs upon landing.

Normal Combos

Condition Notation Damage vs V.Sion Notes
Normal starter, grounded opponent 2A(AA) > 2B(1) > 2C > 3C > j.BC > dj.AAC, land sj8/9.C > dj.B(1)C, (land 421A) ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? Normally the combo F-Nero players will use along with the other one below. The part in parenthesis is that you land on the ground still facing the corner, 421A goes behind nero then comes back to his original position. If you want to get an Air throw ender you need to sdj.C instead of dj.B(1)j.C
Normal starter, grounded opponent 2A(AA) > 2B(1) > 2C > 3C > j.BC > dj IAD j.C, land sj8/9.C > dj.B(1)C, (land 421A) ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? Another variation other combo F Nero players will use along with the other one above. The part in parenthesis is that you land on the ground still facing the corner, 421A goes behind nero then comes back to his original position. If you want to get an Air throw ender you need to sdj8/9 j.C instead of dj j.(B(1)j.C
Normal starter, grounded opponent (6C >) 236B > 3C(1) > j.BC > dj.BC, (rejump/sj) j.C, (land 421A) ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? A conversion from doing 6C 236B string, usually seen in the corner but can work anywhere.
Normal starter, airborne opponent (j.A/B >) j.C > dj IAD j.C, land sj.C (> sdj.C AT/ dj.B(1)C, land 421A) ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? a simple air-to-air confirm.
CH Shield Counter starter, grounded opponent D~236D > 214C, 2C > 214A, 6[C], 6C > j.BC > dj.BC, land sj.C > sdj j.C, (land 421A) ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? A high damaging shield counter combo. Looks like this.
CH Shield Counter starter, grounded opponent D~236D > 214C, 6C > 214A, (walk under) 5B > 3C(1) > j.B > dj8.BC, land j.C > sdj.BC, (land 421A) ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? A side switch variant. Looks like this.

Corner Combos

There's not much in terms of corner specifics outside of 5[C] starters, but here are some below:

Condition Notation Damage vs V.Sion Notes
Overhead starter, grounded opponent 6[C], 5[C] > 6[C], 6C > j.BC, land sj8.C(3) > sdj.B(1)C > AT ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? Your damaging 6[C] combo.
Normal starter, grounded opponent 5[C] > 236C, 3C > j.BC > dj.BC, (land 421A) ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? Simple conversion from 5[C] meaty, below are more.
Normal starter, grounded opponent 5[C] > 236C, walk up 6C, 6[C] > j.BC > dj.BC, (land 421A) ??? Meter Gained:  ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? More damage from your corner meaty. Don’t try this at max range.

Move Descriptions

Frame Data Help
Header	Tooltip
Move Box Colors	Light gray = Collision Box (A move lacking one means it can go through the opponent's own collision box). Green: Hurt Boxes. Red: Hit(/Grab) Boxes. Yellow: Clash Boxes (When an active hitbox strikes a clash box, the active hitbox stops being active. Multi-hit attacks can beat clash since they will still progress to the next hitbox.) Magenta: Projectile-reflecting boxes OR Non-hit attack trigger boxes (usually). Blue: Reflectable Projectile Boxes.
Damage	Base damage done by this attack. (X) denotes combined and scaled damage tested against standing V. Sion.
Red Damage	Damage done to the recoverable red health bar by this attack. The values are inherently scaled and tested against standing V. Sion. (X) denotes combined damage.
Proration	The correction value set by this attack and the way it modifies the scaling during a string. See this page for more details. X% (O) means X% Overrides the previous correction value in a combo if X is of a lower percentage. X% (M) means the current correction value in a combo will be Multiplied by X%. This can also be referred to as relative proration.
Circuit	Meter gained by this attack on hit. (X%) denotes combined meter gain. -X% denotes a meter cost.
Cancel	Actions this move can be cancelled into. SE = Self cancelable. N = Normal cancelable. SP = Special cancelable. CH = Cancelable into the next part of the same attack (Chain in case of specials). EX = EX cancelable. J = Jump cancelable. (X) = Cancelable only on hit. -X- = Cancelable on whiff.
Guard	The way this move must be blocked. L = Can block crouching H = Can block standing. A = Can block in the air. U = Unblockable.
Startup	Amount of frames that must pass prior to reaching the active frames. Also referred to as "True Startup".
Active	The amount of frames that this move will have a hitbox. (x) denotes frame gaps where there are no hitboxes is present. Due to varied blockstuns, (x) frames are difficult to use to determine punish windows. Generally the larger the numbers, the more time you have to punish. X denotes active frames with a duration separate from its origin move's frame data, such as projectile attacks. In this case, the total length of the move is startup+recovery only.
Recovery	Frames that this move has after the active frames if not canceled. The character goes into one frame where they can block but not act afterwards, which is not counted here.
Advantage	The difference in frames where you can act before your opponent when this move is blocked (assuming the move isn't canceled and the first active frame is blocked). If the opponent uses a move with startup that is at least 2 frames less than this move's negative advantage, it will result in the opponent hitting that move. ±x~±y denotes a range of possible advantages.
Invul	Lists any defensive properties this move has. X y~z denotes X property happening between the y to z frames of the animations. If no frames are noted, it means the invincibility lasts through the entire move. Invicibility: Strike = Strike invincible. Throw = Throw invincible. Hurtbox-Based Properties: Full = No hurtboxes are present. High = Upper body lacks a hurtbox. Low = Lower body lacks a hurtbox. Miscellaneous Properties Clash = Frames in which clash boxes are active. Reflect = Frames in which projectile-reflecting boxes are active. Super Armor = Frames in which the character can take hits without going into hit stun.

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

5A

5A	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 300 151 78% (O) -SE-, -N-, -SP-, -EX-, (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 5 5 6 1 2.7% - Elbow poke. Has greater horizontal range and hits a little higher than the other 5As.
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5B

5B	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 700 606 70% (O) N, SP, EX (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 5 6 23 -14 6.3% Clash 6-11 Antlion. Antlion angles up and is a 1-hit anti-air.
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5C

5C 5[C]

5C Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 600*2 (1122) (755) 90% (O) N, SP, EX (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 11 15 18 -6 5.4%*2 (10.8%) - Rhino. Hits very far out in front, no vertical range. EX cancelable. 5[C] Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 600*4 (2115) (1424) 90% (O) N, SP, EX (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 18 9 18 -6 5.4%*4 (21.6%) - Charged Rino. Extra hits and launches.

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Crouching Normals

2A

2A	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 300 202 78% (O) -SE-, -N-, -SP-, -EX-, (J) L First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 5 4 6 2 2.7% - Elbow spike. Hits low. Single hit poke with decent horizontal range.
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2B

2B	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 350*4 (911) (522) 65% (O) N, SP, EX (J) L (1), LH (2-4) First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 8 12 15 -2 3.6%*4 (14.4%) - Centipede. First hit is low. Hits 4 times.
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2C

2C 2[C]

2C Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1000 808 80% (O) N, SP, EX (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 12 4 18 -4 9.9% Clash 13-16 Needlenose. Neco-Arc Chaos's old 2C. Is chargeable, hits at a curve. Hits mid. This move is much easier to combo with than other version's 2C. 2[C] Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1500 1414 80% (O) N, SP, EX (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 24 4 18 -4 9.9% - Charged Needlenose. Reaches out far and launches on hit.

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Jumping Normals

j.A

j.A	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 350 202 78% (O) SE, N, J LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 6 4 10 - 2.88% - Nail. Hits mid. Has good air to ground reach.
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j.B

j.B	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 600, 500 (987) (537) 80% (O) N, J HA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 7 5 - - 5.98%, 6.3% (12.28%) - Tentacle. Hits high. Has potential to cross up if you are above the enemy, good horizontal range.
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j.C

j.C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 300*3, 700 202*3, 404 100%, 90% (M) J HA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 8 10 - - 0.9%, 1.8%, 3.6%*2 (9.9%) - Nightmare. Hits high. Four hits. You can combo this move into itself but only three times due to wallslam count (Only counted when the last hit connects). Its reach is very deceptive.
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Command Normals

3C

3C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1000, 500 (1319) (1000) 75% (O) SP, EX, (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 8 3 (9) 3 20 -17, -5 9.0%, 4.5% (13.5%) Clash 21-23 Bull. Both hits are air-unblockable, hits past the top of the screen. Jump cancellable. Second hit will most likely not reach if done on a grounded opponent.
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4C

4C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 800, 600 (1106) (710) 60% (O) (SP), (EX), (J) LH, LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 9 7 (6) 4 18 -17, -4 7.2%, 5.4% (12.6%) - Mantis. The second hit is air-blockable. Safer than it appears.
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6C

6C 6[C]

6C Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1100 888 80% (O) SP, EX, (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 10 8 12 7 9.9% - Mouth. Extremely short range, seems to deal quite a bit to the guard bar. Very plus, but is not used as much as charged version. 6[C] Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1100 888 80% (O) SP, EX, (J) H First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 31 8 14 10 13.5%*2 (27.0%) Clash 24-30 Charged Mouth. Becomes an overhead that gives a great damage combo.

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Universal Mechanics

Throw 6 or 4+QA	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 400*9 - - - - First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 3 1 22 - - - Nero lifts the opponent up and lets his pet birds do some damage. Launches the opponent.

Air Throw j.6 or j.4+QA	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1200 - - - - First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 2 1 10 - - - Nero grabs and punches them to the ground for a bounce.

Guard Bunker 214D	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 500 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 26 4 22 -5 - - Nero steps to the side and throws some shade. Costs 50.0% meter during blockstun.

Special Moves

Chaos Release - Black Wings 236X

A Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 800 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 9 Till Offscreen 39 Total - - - A crow will travel quickly in a horizontal line. This move has amazing speed but a terrible recovery. This crow may be run underneath by some characters. B Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 800 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 27~257 Till Offscreen 39 Total - - - A crow will float in front of Nero acting as a "mine." When approached, the crow will activate and travel horizontally. Goes away if Nero gets hit. One of F-Nero's more abusable moves. EX Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 210*13 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 3+44 47 17 Total - - - Costs 100% Meter. Summons many 236B crows. Recovery is deceptively fast and is a great tool to keep opponents in place or to keep them afraid while you try to throw them.

Chaos Exposure - Neuropteran Form 214A/B

A Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1200 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 62 4 39 Total - - - A snake will travel slowly across the ground. This snake is controlled by negative edge: releasing the A button will "activate" it. Upon being hit the opponent will be launched similar to the B antlion. B Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1200 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 62 4 39 Total - - - A snake will travel quickly across the ground. This snake automatically activates when it is near an opponent. Untechable on counter hit.

Chaos Exposure - Reptile Form 214C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 2000 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 7+58 4 40 Total - - - Costs 100% Meter. Summons a gigantic crocodile that is air-unblockable and takes a while to come out. Don't use it.

Chaos Exposure - Premature Egg 421X

A Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 300*2 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 13 20(18)[2(8~10)2]*N 47 Total - - - A dark cloud will appear in front of Nero before traveling behind him for a half screen distance. It will then travel back to where you were standing when you summoned it and then disappear. B Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 500*N - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 48 [2(8~10)2]*N 63 Total - - - A dark cloud will go in front of Nero and travel across the ground until it hits the edge of the screen where it will disappear. This version of Unripe Egg will not hit upon summoning and will not return. EX Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 400*2 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 7+40 [2(8~10)2]*N 63 Total - - - A dark cloud will travel back and forth across the ground three times. This version of Unripe Egg will disappear upon Nero getting hit. The startup of this move is high but it is a useful tool to prevent an opponent from going anywhere.

Chaos Exposure - Compound-Eye Swarm 63214C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 450*6 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 7+8 79 91 total - - - Costs 100% meter. Nero summons a swarm of bees to attack opponents directly in front of him. Can be used as a reversal, hits four times. If the opponents move is fast enough they can block the bees after you summon them. Is safe on block, mostly.

Arc Drive

Armament 999 41236C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 3500 - - - - First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 2+60 8 81 - - - Can only be used in Max or Heat. Lengthy startup, but unblockable and unshieldable.

Another Arc Drive

Armament 999 41236C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 3000*2 - - - - First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 2+40 Till edge of screen (78) Till edge of screen 86 - - - Improved version. Startup is a bit faster, and Chaos comes back around for a second tackle.

Last Arc

Number of the Beast	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 700*15 - - - - First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 1+6 100 39 - - - Can be standing or low shield. The laser that Nero fires is unblockable.