Melty Blood/MBTL/Noel

Story

She recently transferred to Shiki's school as a new teacher. She metes out judgment to all blasphemers as an executor for the Holy Church. She may not have the battle experience Ciel does, but she's prepared to fight. Whenever faced with a weak opponent, she shows no mercy, claiming to be “weak against the strong, but overwhelmingly strong against the weak”.

Gameplay

Noel is a new character to Tsukihime and to Melty Blood: Type Lumina. She uses her far-reaching halberd to control the midrange.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Heavy Punishment: The range and conversion ability of Noel's C normals, Black Keys, and 4BC Moon Skill, among others, give her extremely flexible, long-range punishes against opponent overcommitments, be they whiffed normals (air or ground), predictable air trajectories, or slow projectiles. Elusive Hurtboxes: Noel's C normals are extremely disjointed, with her 5C additionally shifting her hurtbox backwards, and her Black Key specials all cause Noel to take a step backward before throwing them. This complements her whiff punish game, additionally causing short-ranged DPs, Heat, and Shield Counter to whiff simply by using spaced C normals in pressure. Keys: Noel's Black Keys are an extremely flexible tool in any matchup: they are extremely advantageous on block with low recovery if shielded, ignore projectiles, and convert into a full combo from any distance with 236C. As a result, she only has 10 per round, but this is more than enough as long as you use them frugally.	High Recovery: The majority of Noel's grounded moves have very high recovery, making her prone to whiff punishment if she guesses wrong about the opponent's position. YOUR C BUTTONS ARE NOT FOR POKING. Low-Hitting Normals: All of Noel's long-range normals hit very close to the ground and will almost always whiff against airborne opponents. ONCE AGAIN, YOUR C BUTTONS ARE NOT FOR POKING. This requires her to use more committal options such as 623X/3BC or shorter-range pokes such as rising j.A or falling j.C to cover the air.

Character Summary

Move list

Moon Skill

6B+C - Black Key (Simple) (Air OK)

3B+C - Heavy Punishment

4B+C - Heavy Thrust

2B+C - Noel Somersault

Special Attacks

236A/B/C (EX OK) - Black Key (Simple): Projectile.

> A/B/C - Additional input 1: Additional projectile.

> 66 - Additional input 2: Ground dash-cancel.

623A/B/C (EX OK) - Heavy Punishment: Combo tool, anti-air, overhead (B and B+C ver. only).

214A/B/C (EX OK) - Heavy Thrust: Poke and combo tool.

> A/B/C - Rampaging Sister: Follow-up attack.

22A/B/C (EX OK) - Noel Somersault: Anti-air, reversal (EX ver. only).

j.236A/B/C (EX OK) - Black Key (Simple): Air projectile.

Arc Drive

236B+C - Time to Repent: High damage invincible attack.

Last Arc

A+B+C+D / D in Blood Heat - Heavenly Trinity: Very high damage invincible attack.

Unique Attacks

6C, 3C

Blowback Edge Moves

j.[C], 22[A]

Stats & vitals

11,000 Life. Limited to 10 Black Key uses per round.

Quick combo reference

Coming soon.

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

5A

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5A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
160	LH	-N-, -SE-, -SP-, -RB-, -EX-, -MD-, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
5	2	11	17	-1	-

Fast startup and good frame advantage.
Similar whiff data to 2A allows them to be used interchangeably.

One frame faster than 2A. Generally you'll be using 2A for pressure, but 5A makes for a great fast poke in neutral. It's by far her least committal move and its low total duration makes it great for rebeat pressure.

5B

/Data#5B

5B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
420	LH	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
9	3	19	30	-7	-

Great vertical reach.

Noel does an upwards kick. Great combo tool as it links after special moves that C buttons are too slow for. 5B also makes for a good run-up button as it's not nearly as committal as 5C or 2C while also having a good upwards hitbox to potentially catch jumping opponents.

5C

/Data#5C

5C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
610	LH	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	4	25	38	-12	-

Vacuums opponents closer to Noel.

Looks like a poke, but you'll mainly be using it for pressure. The vacuum properties make it good for stabilizing combos and adjusting the opponent's position in blockstrings. Keep in mind that because this button hits so low to the ground it's vulnerable to jumps, IADs, and low crushing moves.

Crouching Normals

2A

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2A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
140	L	N, -SE-, -SP-, RB, -EX-, -MD-, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
6	2	10	17	0	-

0 on block.

Amazing 2A with great range and frame advantage. Part of what makes her throw game so scary, as her 2A is one of, if not the best 2A in the game.

2B

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2B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
240*2 (468)	LH, L	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
8	2 (5) 3	20	37	-7	-

Hits twice.
First hit is a mid, second hit is a low.

Big, two-hitting normal. The first hit is bigger vertically, and the second is bigger horizontally and scoots Noel slightly forwards. The first hit is a decent anti-air due to the angle it hits at, but be careful not to whiff it as it's more committal than her C normals. If used after 2C, whiffing the first hit will make the second hit frame trap 5-frame A buttons.

2C

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/Data#2C

2C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
620	L	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
9	4	24	36	-11	-

Half-screen low sweep.

Looks like a poke, but you'll mainly be using it for pressure. It's one frame faster than 5C and doesn't vacuum, making it better for pushing opponents away from you. Also makes for a great dash-under anti-air thanks to its reach. Keep in mind that it hits just as low as 5C (if not lower), making it even more vulnerable to jumps, IADs, and low crushing moves

Jumping Normals

j.A

Aerial

/Data#jA

jA

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
130	HA	N, SE, SP, RB, EX, MD, J	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
5	4	-	-	-	-

Excellent rising air-to-air for opponents right above you.

j.B

Aerial

/Data#jB

jB

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
400	HA	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, J	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
8	4	-	-	-	-

Air-to-air for opponents more in front of you.

j.C

Aerial

/Data#jC

jC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
560	HA	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, J	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	5	-	-	-	-

Jump-in and used in safejumps.

/Data#j[C]

j[C]

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
900	HA	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, J	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
20	6	-	-	-	16-19 Clash

Jump-in and situational combo tool.

Command Normals

3C

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/Data#3C

3C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
700	LH	SP, EX, MD, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	3	25	37	-11	Air 5-12

Enters a cinematic and automatically jump-cancels on hit.

Noel's anti-air and launcher. Most of your combos will use this normal.

6C

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/Data#6C

6C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
700	LH	SP, EX, MD	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13	8	16	36	-4~+3	-

Wallbounces on hit.
Corner combo filler.

Closes space well after her 236X moves, but as of writing it's unsure whether the frame advantage improves significantly over distance or not.

Universal Mechanics

Rapid Beat 2

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1st hit ground bounces, 2nd hit sends outwards.

Two-hit Rapid Beat and a core part of Noel's combo game. Guaranteed ground bounce that brings opponents into either 3C or 214B range.

Rapid Beat 3

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Same animation as 3C

Ground Throw

throw

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/Data#4/6AD

4/6AD

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
300, 600*2 (1500)	U	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4	3	19	25	+35	-

Sets up a safejump anywhere with [8]j.C.

Air Throw

airthrow

Aerial

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/Data#j.4/6AD

j.4/6AD

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1200	U	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
1	3	31	34	-	-

Universal air combo ender.

Noel wants to keep her double jump in air combos as she can then use j.236A as a meaty. The easiest setup is double jump > j.236A, which tends to lose against horizontal reversals and Shield. Delay IAD j.236A beats every reversal in the game (save for 22s), Shield Counter A, is safe against Shield Counter B, beats mashing, and is plus on block.

Special Moves

Black Key (Simple)

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/Data#236A

236A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1000	LHA	(CH), (EX), (MD)	-	1 Black Key	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13	X	19	31	+13 [-3]	-

Dash cancelable.
Uses one Black Key.

Noel dashes back and throws a key. Hard to blockstring into but highly plus on block and useful for pressure resets. Generally it will frame trap if your opponent is pressing something or they'll airblock it if they try to jump. IAD is generally safer to go for than redash pressure due to how ground dash startup works.

Note: for every version of this move, the Key counter is ticked very early in startup. If you get counterhit, the Key is counted as used.

/Data#236B

236B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1000	LHA	(CH), (EX), (MD)	-	1 Black Key	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
8	X	30	37	+1 [-6]	-

Dash cancelable.
Uses one Black Key.

Faster than the A version but also less advantageous. Less useful in pressure but slightly more useful in neutral. No results

Uses an additional Black Key.

Noel jumps and throws another key. Forces Noel back in but the cost makes it generally less useful. Saving keys for oki is a better idea.

/Data#236C

236C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
880, 651 (1531)	LHA	-	-	1 Black Key, 1 Magic Circuit	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+4	X	19	26	+8 [-9]	-

Dash cancelable.
Uses one Black Key.

Noel throws a large, explosive Black Key. This is your go-to damage extension super at the end of a combo thanks to its huge hitstun. Usually you'll want to dash-cancel it into 3C and get an airthrow ender from there.

Heavy Punishment

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/Data#623A

623A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1200	LH	-EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
16	3	20	38	-6	-

Links into 5A on airborne opponents.

Not an overhead, but actually a somewhat reliable anti-air. Gives a decent conversion on counterhit or high enough anti-air.

/Data#623B

623B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1350	LH, H	-EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
9	15 (4) 3	19	49	-5	-

Links into 5B on airborne opponents, and 5A on grounded opponents.

Noel's long-range overhead and core combo tool due to its ground bounce. Quite slow by itself, but allows for a combo on grounded normal hit where 623A would not.

/Data#623C

623C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
700*4 (2324)	LH	MD	-	1 Magic Circuit	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+4	17	27	51	-1	-

Combo ender.
Gives a basic safejump with 5A(whiff) microwalk 9j.C.

Alternate ender to 236C, usually gives less damage but leads to a safejump and doesn't spend keys.

Heavy Thrust

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/Data#214A

214A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640, 556 (1196)	LH	-CH-, -EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13	2 (9) 3	18	44	-4 [-10]	-

Restands airborne opponents.
Links into 5A early in combos.

Restands opponents hit by the first hit, but not the second.

/Data#214A~X

214A~X

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1000	LH	-EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13	3	20	35	-6	-

Soft knockdown, sometimes useful as a last-resort ender.

Combos into EX specials but generally deals less damage than 214BB. In some routing it can be utilized due to less hitstun scaling than 214BB to allow more followups after 236C, however. Be wary using it in extended routing as it has a tendency to drop and reset the opponent on the last hit, leaving you punishable at -6 on block.

/Data#214B

214B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
680, 556 (1236)	LH	-CH-, -EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
16	2 (8) 3	18	46	-4 [-10]	-

Restands airborne opponents.
Links into 5A early in combos.

Slower than 214A but deals more damage. Follow-up also deals more damage.

/Data#214B~X

214B~X

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
430*3 (1186)	LH	-EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	11 (15) 3	20	58	-6	-

Good damage and cancels into super.
Links into 214A midscreen early in combos.

This is generally the move you want to route into if you're spending meter. Almost always combos out of Rapid Beat 2, and from there it combos into any of her EX specials as well as her Arc Drive for great damage. The last hit is an overhead which can catch people who don't know the matchup.

/Data#214C

214C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
450*5, 600 (2340)	LH	MD	-	1 Magic Circuit	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+5	2 (7) 2 (11) 10 (20) 2 (18) 3	23	105	-4	-

Wallbounces in the corner, adds damage early in combos.

Noel Somersault

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/Data#22A

22A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
520, 400*2 (1200)	LH	-EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
6	5 (5) 4	35	54	-16	-

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/Data#22[A]

22[A]

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
520*3 (1392)	LH, H, H	-EX-, -MD-, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
6	5 (17) 4	35	66	-16	-

Overhead.
Don't let them block this if you don't have Moon Drive available.

Excellent if you have the resources to make it safe. 22[A] > Moon Drive leads to some nasty mixups and 22[A] has some clash frames to stop 2A mashers.

/Data#22B

22B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
440*3 (1200)	LH	(EX), (MD)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
6	12	37	54	-18	1~13 All

Basic AA but will lose against more disjointed jump-ins.
Also loses to armored jump-ins (Kouma j.C).

/Data#22C

22C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
430*4 (1517)	LH	MD	-	1 Magic Circuit	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+2	15	47	67	-31	1-15 All

Noel's reversal special.

Hits at about a 45 degree angle upwards with a lot of momentum. This is both a blessing and a curse as it can hit pretty far above and away from Noel but potentially whiff against opponents directly above her.

Black Key (Simple) (air)

Aerial

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/Data#j236A

j236A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1000	LHA	-EX-, -MD-	-	1 Black Key	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
15	X	Until Landing + 7	-	+10 (TK)	-

Uses one Black Key.
Noel throws the key at a steep angle downwards.

Saving your double jump in air combos lets you meaty with this after airthrow. TK j.236A is not as plus as 236A, but it doesn't push Noel back as far which lets her use the plus frames better.

/Data#j236B

j236B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1000	LHA	-EX-, -MD-	-	1 Black Key	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
12	X	Until Landing + 7	-	+4 (TK)	-

Uses one Black Key.
Noel throws the key at a shallow angle downwards.

Better for neutral due to the angle it's thrown at. Still plus if TK'd but j.236A is better for that purpose.

/Data#j236C

j236C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
880+651 (1531)	LHA	MD	-	1 Black Key, 1 Magic Circuit	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+8	X	Until Landing + 7	-	+5 (TK)	-

Uses one Black Key.

Noel throws a large, explosive Black Key, thrown at a similar trajectory to j.236B. The explosion has a long untech time for combo extensions or pickups.

Moon Skills