Melty Blood/MBTL/Mario Gallo Bestino

Overview

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Strategy

Resources

Data

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Story

An Acting Prelate of the Holy Church. A pretty boy with blonde hair and fair skin, Mario tends to dress casually. Although he may not appear so, he holds a position of great responsibility while still in his early teens. He detests the inept and indolent, and often lashes out verbally, but he is also a compassionate, dutiful person at his core. His talents in assessing character and abilities, his skillful balancing of hard and soft power, his leadership and ability to use resources to control the game, and his fighting style using a Piano Machine to control nuns like marionettes, have all earned him the nickname "Mario the Puppeteer."

Gameplay

Mario Gallo Bestino is a new character to Melty Blood, released as free DLC alongside Powered Ciel on April 14, 2022. He is a rushdown/puppet character who works in tandem with his subordinate nuns to create difficult mix-ups.

Mario excels at keeping the opponent pinned down with his own fast close-range moveset and utilizing the large disjointed special attacks from the nuns with good coverage of various parts of the screen; Feroce (236X) allows him to use a nun-centered rekka series that controls space horizontally, while Dance - Corrente (214X) uses nuns to restrict the opponent's movement options with delayed strikes on the ground or axes that cover vertical space and Dance - Polonaise (22X) lets nuns work as either a stagger or counter tool, making defensive mashing/abare attempts against Mario himself dangerous once he gets in. Mario himself is no slouch in the space control game, as he has Phantasm (623X) to help wall off air approaches and yanks Mario upward to start air combos on hit.

However, Mario lacks fast projectiles and does not get meaningful rewards out of stray nun attacks at long range. In order to capitalize on nun strikes, Mario has to stay close to the opponent and constantly pressure them using his stubby normal attacks and clever use of his nuns for coverage. Knowing your reach and how to approach neutral in your match-up(s) are required steps to achieve mastery of this technical character.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Quick normals and high movement speed make Mario difficult to pin down or contest at close-range. Nuns add a fair bit of versatility to his mix and pressure game once he's in close, but can also be used as attackers from ranges where he normally can't fight. Phantasm enables conversions from high-height combos.	Stubby normals make it hard to convert at long ranges.

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Backdash: -

Movement Speed: -

Character Summary

Move list

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Moon Skills

6B+C - Feroce

3B+C - Phantasm

4B+C - Dance - Corrente (Air OK)

2B+C - Dance - Polonaise

Special Attacks

236A - Feroce

> A/B/C - Feroce Pesante

> A/B/C - Feroce Morendo

623A/B/C - Phantasm

214A/B/C (EX OK) - Dance - Corrente

22A/B/C (EX OK) - Dance - Polonaise

j.214A/B/C (EX OK) - Dance - Corrente (Air OK)

Arc Drives

236B+C - Puppeteer (Doll)

Last Arc

A+B+C+D / Successful Shield in Blood Heat - Puppeteer (Human)

Unique Attacks

3C, j.2B

Blowback Edge Moves

j.2[B], 236[B], 214[A], 214[B], j.214[A], j.214[B]

Stats & vitals

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Dash startup:

Dash actionable: 9

Jump startup: 4

Jump airtime: 38

Quick combo reference

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Coming soon.

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

5A

5A

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5A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
160	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
5	2	11	17	-1	-

• 5 frame jab.
• Chains into itself 3 times with 4A.

Mario does a high kick. Can be used as an anti-air, but 2C is far more reliable and better in the case of a trade.

5B

5B

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5B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
260*2 (504)	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
7	2 (8) 2	16	34	-2	-

• Advances forwards a short distance.
• Hits twice.
• Both hits are stubby.

5C

5C

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5C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
420*2 (806)	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	3 (7) 4	22	45	-9	-

• Advances forwards a greater distance forward than 5B.
• Hits twice.
• Less stubby than 5B at the cost of being slower.

Crouching Normals

2A

2A

+

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2A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
140	L	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
5	2	11	17	-1	-

• 5 frame low.
• Chains into itself 3 times.

2B

2B

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ok i pull up

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2B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
420	L	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	10	15	34	-8~+1	-

• Acts as Mario's sweep. Launch and hard knockdown on hit.

Can be plus at max range but Mario's A normals are too stubby to effectively leverage the frame advantage.

2C

2C

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2C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
620	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	4	23	36	-10	-

• Surprisingly good anti-air.
• Leaves standing on ground hit.

Jumping Normals

j.A

j.A

Aerial

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jA

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
130	HA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
6	4	11	20	-	-

• Chains into itself 3 times with j.4A.

Mario kicks directly forwards.

j.B

j.B

Aerial

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jB

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
500	HA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
8	4	until landing	-	-	-

Mario kicks slightly downwards.

j.C

j.C

Aerial

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jC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
560	HA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
9	5	until landing	-	-	-

• Good crossup normal.

Mario kicks below and behind himself.

Command Normals

3C

3C

+

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3C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
700	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	3	25	37	-11	5-12 Head

• Mario's cinematic launcher.

j.2B

j.2B

Aerial +

Affectionately referred to as "goomba stomp"

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j2B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
400	HA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	5	until landing	-	-	-

• Mario bounces upwards on hit and block.

Goomba stomp, useful as an OTG to set up left/right and high/low mixups in the corner.

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j2[B]

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
900	HA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
20	5	until landing	-	-	16-19 Clash

• Mario dives straight downwards.

Causes a ground bounce and can be reverse chained, making it a good combo extender with Bounce Bonus.

Universal Mechanics

Rapid Beat 2

Rapid Beat 2

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No results

• Hits twice.

Very consistent in combos against grounded and airborne opponents.

Rapid Beat 3

Rapid Beat 3

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No results

• Same normal as his 3C.

Ground Throw

Throw

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4/6AD

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
400, 500, 600 (1500)	U	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4	3	18	25	HKD (+53)	-

• Provides enough advantage to set up any Nun.

Air Throw

Air Throw

Aerial/

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j.4/6AD

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
200*2, 800 (1200)	U	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
1	3	until landing + 12	-	-	-

• Gives an easy safejump if Mario still has his double jump.

Special Moves

Feroce

Feroce

+

236A

236B

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236B~X

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236B~X~X

236[B], Will perform 236B and 236BB automatically

236C

236A

236B

236B~X

236B~X~X

236[B], Will perform 236B and 236BB automatically

236C)

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236A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
510*2 (963)	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13 (min)	2 (10) 4	-	47	-2 (min)	-

• Nun is unaffected by projectiles.
• The Nun will run until she is close enough to strike the opponent.
• Air unblockable.

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236B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1000	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
20	3	28	50	-4	-

• Starts the Nun rekka.
• Nun travels a fixed distance but will strike from her current position.
• Air unblockable.

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236B~X

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
480*2 (916)	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
11	3 (12) 2	33	60	-6	-

• Referred to as Feroce Pesante
• Hits twice.
• Extends the Nun rekka.
• Air unblockable.

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236B~X~X

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
800	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
20 (min)	2	-	55	-13 (min)	-

• Referred to as Feroce Morendo
• Ends the Nun rekka.
• Steals the corner.
• Air unblockable.

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236[B]

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
560*3 (1483)	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
40	3 (10) 3 (12) 2	-	58	+36	-

• Does the entire Nun rekka, separate from Mario.
• Nun travels a fixed distance but will strike from her current position.
• Air unblockable.

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236C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
570*4 (1890)	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+8	2 (10) 3	-	41	+13	-

• The nun following Mario travels 1/4 of the screen while performing 2 slashes.
• Hitting one of the two slashes leads to a follow up with 2 more slashes.
• Groundbounces, leading into a nice combo afterwards.

Phantasm

Phantasm

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623A, Does not hit opponents on the ground

623B, but hitting causes Mario to fly at the opponent

623C, Mario will fly even if the move does not hit

623A

623B

623C

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623A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640, 556 (1196)	A	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
11	4	26	40	-	-

• Air blockable, whiffs against grounded opponents.
• Hits upwards at a 60 degree angle.
• Links into air normals with Special Bonus and Airthrow without.
• Pulls Mario upwards towards the opponent on hit.

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623B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640, 556 (1196)	A	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13	4	29	45	-	-

• Air blockable, whiffs against grounded opponents.
• Hits upwards at a shallow 40 degree angle.
• Links into air normals with Special Bonus and Airthrow without.
• Pulls Mario upwards towards the opponent on hit.

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623C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
740, 382, 347, 312, 281 (2062)	A	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+4	4	19	30	-	-

• Pulls Mario upwards towards the opponent on hit and block.
• Hitting cause a followup animation that grants a HKD and leaves you close to the opponent.
• Sideswitches.

Dance - Corrente

Dance - Corrente

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214A, A nun dash punch

214[A], A added uppercut

214B, Throws a slow upward-angled projectile

214[B], Throws 2 projectiles

214C, A nun is summoned in front of the opponent and attacks them with a spear

214A

214[A]

214B

214[B]

214C

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214A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
900	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
11 ~ 27	2	-	40	-3 ~ +13	-

• A Nun appears and does a rush punch.
• Teleports in at a fixed distance in the corner, making it at least +6.

Combos after a fullscreen 236A for a knockdown.

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214[A]

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
780, 582 (1362)	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
20~34	3	-	40	+8 ~ +22	-

• A Nun appears and does a rush punch.
  • On hit, she'll add an uppercut.

Also combos after a fullscreen 236A, but won't knockdown as Special Bonus has already been used.

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214B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
900	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
44	-	-	40	-	-

• A Nun appears and throws a curved sword.

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214[B]

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
900*2 (1485)	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
46	-	-	45	-	-

• A Nun appears and throws two curved swords.

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214C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
450, 418, 387, 355, 328, 301 (2239)	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+6	6 (16) 16 (6) 5	-	71	+12	-

• A Nun appears and performs a short combo with her spear.
• The spear nun appears in front of the opponent on the ground, no matter where Mario is on the screen.
• The first hit can whiff if the opponent is in the air, however the second covers a lot of air space.

Dance - Polonaise

Dance - Polonaise

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22A, A slow uppercut

22B, A long slow sweep

22C, A parry

22A

22B

22C

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22A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
710	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
58	3	-	45	+39	Parry 9-45

• All versions of 22X have their counter boxes on the nun, not Mario. Should the opponent jump over it and hit Mario, the counter won't go off.
• A Nun appears and does an uppercut after a delay.
• Retaliates with a counterattack if hit.
• Counter box isn't low to the ground meaning it can lose to 2Cs and other low-hitbox moves.
• Counter is active on F9.

Inferior in most ways to 22B, but it will always appear close to Mario which makes it harder to jump over.

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22B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
810	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
56	5	-	45	+37	Parry 9-43

• A Nun appears and does a low sword slash after a delay.
• Retaliates with a counterattack if hit.
• Counter's box is low to the ground, making it less suited to Anti-Airs.
• Vacuums opponents on block, which can pull out of the corner.
• Counter is active on F9.

Can appear further away from Mario than 22A if the opponent is distant. Mostly seen as combo filler in certain metered routes. Due to the Vacuum effect it sometimes sees use as a pressure reset. Doesn't hit low however, so no unblockables for Mario.

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22C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
950, 731 (1681)	U	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+0	-	-	48	-	Parry 4-28

• Counter super, but not a reversal.
• Very limited range.
• Counter is active on F4, which is 0F postflash.

Seems pretty bad at first glance. On second glance, it's still pretty bad. No invuln for the 3 frames pre-flash.

Dance - Corrente (Air)

Dance - Corrente (Air)

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j214A, Air version is similar too grounded 214X

j214[A]

j214B

j214[B]

j214C

j214A

j214[A]

j214B

j214[B]

j214C

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j214A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
900	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
11~27	2	until landing + 12	-	-	-

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j214[A]

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
780, 582 (1362)	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
20~34	3	until landing + 12	-	-	-

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j214B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
900	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
45 (min)	-	until landing + 12	-	-	-

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j214[B]

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
900*2 (1485)	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
47 (min)	-	until landing + 12	-	-	-

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j214C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
450, 418, 387, 355, 328, 301 (2239)	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+7	6 (16) 16 (6) 5	until landing + 12	-	-	-

Each version is the same as its grounded variant. 214A and 214[A] stall Mario's air movement. 214B and 214[B] move Mario backwards.

Moon Skills

Feroce

Feroce

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236B but Mario moves forward with the nun

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6BC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
500*3 (1340)	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
14	3 (10) 3 (12) 2	31	79	-2	Clash 1-10 (MD)

• Move happens at the Nun's current location.
• Mario's animation is the same no matter where the Nun is.

Phantasm

Phantasm

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Mario fly's forward even if the strings don't hit the opponent

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3BC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640, 556 (1196)	A	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
11	4	21	35	-	Clash 1-10 (MD)

• Air blockable, whiffs against grounded opponents.
• Hits upwards at a shallow 40 degree angle.
• Links into air normals with Special Bonus and Airthrow without.
• Pulls Mario upwards towards the opponent on hit and block.

Dance - Corrente

Dance - Corrente

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Doesn't track the opponent's location this time

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4BC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
250, 300*5 (1474)	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
16	6 (16) 16 (6) 5	-	40	+49(standing), +3(crouching)	Clash 1-11 (MD)

• Summons the spear Nun to perform a short combo.
• The spear nun is summoned where Mario currently is, before rushing forward and performing the combo.

Dance - Polonaise

Dance - Polonaise

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2BC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
710, 582 (1292)	U	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
12	-	-	45	-	Parry 12-41, Clash 1-13 (MD)

• Counter.
• Counter is first active F12.
• However, it'll activate off Mario's MD Clash Frames, effectively lowering it to 1F startup.
• MD Clash frames can't be jump cancelled with grounded moves, but all other anti-MD Clash Frame counterplay works to beat this.

Super Moves

Arc Drives

Puppeteer (Doll)

Puppeteer (Doll)

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Seagull Abuse

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236BC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1000, 300*5, 1000 (3500	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
1+11 (min)	2	-	59	-21 (min)	All 1 - 10

• Mario summons Noel out of nowhere to perform the startup attack of her Arc Drive (Can be found here:https://wiki.gbl.gg/w/Melty_Blood/MBTL/Noel#Time_to_Repent).
• Upon hitting, Mario starts puppeteering her and throws her into the opponent at the end.
• Really fast Arc Drive that covers 3/4 of the screen, but has a long whiff recovery.
• Noel is summoned from Mario's current position.

Last Arc

Puppeteer (Human)

Puppeteer (Human)

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ABCD

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
160*3 80*4, 160*12, 1120 (4800)	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
1+21	4	27	52	-14	All 1-25

• Usable with 4 full Magic Circuit gauges, at any time in Blood Heat, or with a successful Shield while in Blood Heat.
• Damage in Blood Heat scales with amount of Heat Gauge remaining on activate.
• Uses the animation of his 5A if done manually with 4 magic circuits.

Mario summons a bunch of nuns to attack the opponent rapidly, all while he pose dramatically.

Customization

Palette options

Color 1

Color 2

Color 3

Color 4 (Merem Soloman)

Color 5

Color 6

Color 7

Color 8

Color 9

Color 10

Color 11

Color 12

Color 13

Color 14

Color 15

Mario Gallo Bestino Wiki Roadmap

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