Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax/DFCI/Tomoka Minato

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Tomoka Minato

Introduction

Originally from the light novel Ro-Kyu-Bu!

Gameplay

Tomoka is an aggressive character, who utilizes her teammates in order to allow her to get close to the opponent. She has fairly high damage, and generally uses assists to further setup her strong wakeup game. Tomoka likes getting the opponent in the corner where she can have ice and fireworks pressuring the opponent. Her j.C is a very strong air attack both offensively and defensively, and really allows her to keep the pressure, or combo for large amounts of damage. If you like characters that can call a partner to help them, then you'll like playing as Tomoka! Beware of the characters with longer range and assists with long range, though! Tomoka doesn't have any ways to instantly get in or hit the opponent from far (her 214B6C is the closest), so it can feel very grindy and very hard to close in against an opponent that keeps pushing you out, especially due to her lack of an airdash. She also lacks an air attack that gives her extra mobility, giving her possibly the worst air mobility in the game, as every other character that doesn't have an air dash has an attack that can be used to either escape from a certain incoming attack, or to hit an opponent below them. You might find yourself without the ability to do much about a lot of character's anti-air attacks with Tomoka, so be ready to adapt to that playstyle if you want to use this character! However, once you get her offense going, it's very strong and allows her to often loop setup into setup until the opponent blocks correctly or you won the round!

Pros

• Strong Wakeups
• Built in Assists
• Solid Pokes
• High Damage

Cons

• Short range on normals
• No airdash
• Poor anti-air normals

Recommended Assists

Kino - By far the most used by Tomoka players. Kino gives you a full screen quick option outside of 214B6C, and not only that, because Kino's air shot hits the opponent up for a hard knockdown, it's easy to combo into that and setup a charged falling ice! When you use your trump card, Kino is made much stronger not only by the ability to instantly shoot the opponent even if you're in the air, but also because she will not cost anything when you want to cancel into her air shot mid combo. Since Tomoka benefits from using her meter to setup over and over, this could give you a huge advantage, both in damage and in meter!

Koko - Koko's neutral assist hits the opponent up, allowing you to combo into 214A after an A+B. It also steals some of the opponent's meter, giving you not only damage, but slight meter advantage as well. Her secondary walk up can also be very useful for pressure. If the opponent is forced to block all 5 hits, then you can easily mix them up with a 2A or an overhead, and from that you can easily do a 214A into a full combo or a pink burst. There are times when you hit air to air, but don't have enough meter to combo into super, so after letting the combo go after a j.C, you can call Koko and the opponent now has to worry about her while they're on their way down. In the corner, after doing an A+B A+B wall bounce, you can call Koko for free (since you're already recovered) and have plenty of time to set up a 214C, giving you a mixup attempt on the opponent, which would lead into a full combo if you can open up the opponent. All the while, this is stealing meter from them.

Enju - Enju acts functionally similar to Koko, she has a kick that hits the opponent up after A+B or the A+B A+B wall bounce, but it also hits grounded opponents too, unlike koko which just hits opponent's in the air, which is especially strong defensively post-trump card, where you can activate assists in blockstun. Her neutral D will hit the opponent anywhere on screen and allows you to combo as well, like Kino but stronger. If you charge up Enju, then any hit will cause her to hit the opponent instantly (or take out their assist if it's called, whichever comes first, which is also really strong), allowing for a lot of combo possibilities!

Move List

Normal Moves

5A	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Sweeping horizontal hit with a folding fan. Jump cancellable. Generic 5A.

2A

Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Low sweep with a folding fan. Hits low, is jump cancellable and air unblockable. Super solid 2A, and like the other 2As in this game, you can chain it 3 times into itself before it will automatically do 2B. Tomoka crouches pretty low, and hits deceptively far, so you will most likely be tossing out 2A just because you can in a lot of match ups.

5B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Forward push with both hands. Jump cancellable and air unblockable. Doesn't have nearly the hitbox or range of many other character's 5Bs, but dashing up with a 5B if you think the opponent is going to jump is a pretty safe option, as you can jump cancel on either block or hit.

2B

Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Uses some small firework sticks, with a bucket of water nearby. Long reach, does not hit low. Opponent can slip on the bucket after the fireworks are done. Not a low. Has very long recovery when whiffed. This is her longest range normal that you can jump cancel. it's fairly quick and will always hit when a 2A hits. Don't get too predictable with jump cancelling or your opponent will be able to read that and j.A in response to seeing you jump. You can delay after the 2As to try to catch the opponent doing something and bait for the counter hit.

5C

Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Cleans the floor with a mop. While it looks like it should hit low, it does not. Long reach, long recovery. There's a few things to be careful about with this move. It has long range, but due to the opponent getting pushed back on hit, depending on the range, 5C into 5A+B will not always connect, and you're then setting yourself up to get hit for free if your 5A+B is blocked. Also, because you throw with the C button, when the throw whiffs, you're generally open to get hit if you just 5C really close and don't followup with anything, though if you're too close, no matter what you do, you're most likely screwed. In addition, while you can cancel into 236A or 214A or whatever you want after the 5C, it's very easy to 5A+B in reaction to seeing either of those moves come out, so if you start to get predictable, you're going to end up losing more likely.

2C

Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Spins around while holding onto a basketball. Despite its animation, it is a low. Very minus on block. 2A > 2C will combo. Air unblockable. I would recommend using 2A > 2B > 2C over 2A > 2B > 5C because even though Tomoka has terrible range on 2C, if it hits, then no matter how far away the opponent is the 5A+B will always hit. So if the opponent is so far away that 2A > 2B > 2C doesn't connect, at least you're not whiffing a 5A+B that's a little bit out of your range. This move is also useful in a lot of combos where the opponent is bouncing to allow you to combo into 5A+B from her specials.

j.A	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Sweeps folding fan diagonally down. Will hit standing Kirito while rising. Fast startup and can cross up. Can sometimes be used to fuzzy guard. Overall a fast and very good air move. Not as much range as some other character's, but the speed is there.

j.B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Swings her school bag out in front of her. Hits very horizontally, so it’s best used air-to-air. Jump cancellable. Will cross up in some situations, but because it's her longest range air move, it's best used from a somewhat medium range.

j.C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Attacks with an umbrella. Jump cancellable. The hitbox is quite big for this move, and it's pretty fast. Very easy to abuse.

Special Moves

One Handed Jump Shot 「ワンハンドジャンプシュート」 236X

Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox A x x x x x x x - Throws a basketball towards a hoop. The distance she throws depends on the button pressed, with A being the closest. The ball is a projectile as it flies toward the hoop and there is a small burst of energy when it makes it. This attack is good if you know where the opponent is going to land, or what path they're going to jump, as it can allow Tomoka to close distance. On wakeup, this move is very strong and can ensure that the opponent will stay in place in fear of getting hit. Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox B x x x x x x x - fluff Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox C x x x x x x x - fluff Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox EX x x x x x x x - If her opponent is close when the move is activated, they will become the ball and Tomoka will throw them The EX version is always used for turning the opponent into a ball. The reasons being are in the air, if you have 3 meters, then 236A+B into 214B+C is guaranteed. If your opponent is in the corner, you can get a 236B+C instead of a 214B+C if you want! Just be careful as 236B+C will not connect if you turn them into a basketball in the air midscreen. You can also use it on the ground after a throw or an A+B. If you do the 236A+B on the ground, though, then 236B+C will connect, so if you're going for a kill with max damage, then ground 236A+B into 236B+C is the best way to end your combo.

One Handed Jump Shot (Air Version) 「ワンハンドジャンプシュート」 j.236X	Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox A x x x x x x x - fluff Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox B x x x x x x x - fluff Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox C x x x x x x x - fluff Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox EX x x x x x x x - fluff

Innocent Charm 「無垢なる魔性-イノセントチャーム-」 214A

Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x x x x - Passes to Hinata behind opponent. She will dribble back towards Tomoka and then do a reverse shot. Releases pink energy when the shot lands. If Hinata hits the opponent, they will fly up in the air and get hit by the pink energy. This is a staple in Tomoka combos. It's safe if the opponent blocks hinata, but if they clash with her, Tomoka is unable to move for quite a while. In addition, if they jump over Hinata but before the fireworks come out, it's easy to hit Tomoka. Hinata will also disappear if Tomoka gets hit before the pink energy comes out, but once that's out, even if tomoka gets hit, it remains on the screen for a bit. If the opponent blocks the pink energy and you dash up to 5B them, because of the way that the energy hits them when blocked, they will most likely move to the other side, or a place where you're not expecting them, so you must be careful and prepare for them to fall in a strange position if they block the move. On hit, there is quite a lot of hitstun, as the opponent will bounce off the floor and then back into the air, so you can followup with a nice air combo or a pink burst.

Ice Age 「氷の絶対女王制-アイスエイジ-」 214B

Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x x x x - Passes back to Saki. Her shot will freeze the hoop and drop it. Extendable. Follow up determines the range. 4/5A or B: Middle Shot 6A or B: Long Shot The ball is also an active hit. If the opponent gets hit by, or blocks the ball in the air before it makes it to saki, the move will not come out. Once it makes it to Saki, it will turn into an ice crystal and fall. The ice crystal does 2 hits and will bounce the opponent off the ground on hit. If you hold the B button when you do the move, Tomoka will charge the ball and Saki will instead drop an ice crystal doing 5 hits instead of just 2 hits. Aside from that, everything else about the move is identical. With the charge, you don't have to manually let go of the button, as Tomoka will automatically pass the ball when she's done charging. This is extremely useful on wakeup following a 214B+C super, or some other way to knock the opponent down. When she has a little less wakeup time, such as the 236B+C super, then the noncharged version will work just fine. 4/5C: Middle Shot Rebound 6C: Long Shot Rebound Tomoka will pass the ball the same way she would if she was passing to Saki, but instead Airi will show up. Two perpendicular rainbows show up and will hit both vertically below where Airi showed up, and horizontally in the air. If the vertical hit gets the opponent, they'll fly into the air and get hit by the horizontal hit and get sent flying back. Because you can send this full screen pretty safely, it's one of Tomoka's best ways to get in vs characters that zone, such as Mikoto or Miyuki. Your biggest worry before used to be Kino, but now that Enju assist is available, and she can instantly go full screen, you have to be more careful. Kino only did a small single gunshot worth of damage from fullscreen but enju leads into a full combo. Also, if you happen to be close enough or in the right position, you can sometimes catch the opponent after they get hit by the 2nd hit with a j.B and convert into an air combo. It wall bounces as well so you can also catch the opponent with that, too. Similar to the 214B ice drop, you can charge this as well. Instead of just one shot, 4 rainbows will shoot out one at a time. Usually the opponent is forced to sit and block so you can easily dash in during that time.

Fireworks 「打ち上げ花火-ファイヤーワークス-」 214C

Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x x x x - Passes to Maho. Her shot will explode into fireworks. Opponent will bounce off the fireworks, allowing for combos. A: Reverse Shot - Like 214A B: Long Shot C: Rebound This is a really cool move! It's like having a built in assist! The startup is quite slow, and most of the cast can actually 214B+C you and hit you for free if you try to do this on wakeup, but when you can get this out safely, it's very rewarding. There are multiple fireworks, so you're generally pretty well protected. The scaling is also quite low on them, so if a combo starts with the opponent getting hit by a firework, then there will be a lot of damage, even for a very simple combo. The best applications for using this are after a 214B+C super when the opponent has less than 2 meters. They can attempt to A+B if you do it too late, but if you do it fast, then you're safe from that as well. Then you can attempt to jump over them, cross them up, punish or whatever. Once the fireworks are out, even if Tomoka gets hit, they stay out. This is good because if you have a good setup for this in the corner, once the opponent bursts, they might blow you off of them for a bit, but then they get hit by fireworks, bounce a few times, which gives you enough time to dash up and combo them. Same goes for most trump card usage, if you have enough life and they're at very little life, even if you get hit, they're still going to get hit by fireworks, and even then you may be able to combo. There are a lot of very cool assist specific setups you can do to get the fireworks out safely. I prefer to use the B version with the ice dropping, but the other versions have their strong points as well. AB:EX will turn the opponent into the ball, and then Maho will return the pass to Tomoka, allowing for air combos. Tomoka passes to Maho, who then passes back to Tomoka. If the ball hits the opponent, they will turn into a ball, and you are free to do an air combo or super to followup. This is useful after an A+B for a free pink burst, or you can combo into 2A+B after it hits for more possible combos or wakeups depending on your assist. This move is quite fast and can catch the opponent off guard, but not usually worth wasting the meter if you're not guaranteed a hit.

Universal Mechanics

Throw 6C or 4C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Fluff

Impact Skill Steal 「スティール」 5A+B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Fluff

Impact Skill Anti-Air 「日舞演目・『対空』」 2A+B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Fluff

Impact Break 4A+B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Fluff

Trump Card Uhhh……N-noooo! 「ふえ……だ、だめえええ～っ！」 5A+C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x -x x x - Fluff

Climax Arts

Shiny Gift 「雨上がりに咲く花 -シャイニー・ギフト-」 41236B+C

Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x x x x - Short range charge attack. Turns opponent into a ball, dribbles them and then shoots. Combo finisher with lots of minimum damage Very short range No invulnerability After the super hits, Tomoka runs forward, so you can use this to help push the opponent into the corner. While she doesn't get nearly as much wakeup time as she does with her other super, she can still super jump j.C the opponent on wakeup if you're midscreen. If they try to clash, you should be able to block. If they try to push a button or jump, they get hit. If they try to burst or backdash, you can buffer in a 214B+C super and nail them for unscaled damage. In addition, because of the threat ot j.C, you can also superjump land 2A the opponent after you hit with this super. In the corner, you actually have enough time to do a 214B (no charge) into either 2A, 4A+B, or throw. You can also just 236A into wakeup for that as well, or just dont even bother and do a regular jump into j.C and keep them pressured in the corner. This is the super you go to more for raw damage than for setups and getting % back on your burst.

RO-KYU-BU! 「RO-KYU-BU!」 63214B+C

Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox x x x x x x x - Long, invincible rush into and flurry of basketball attacks. Ends with a pose. Longer range than Shiny Gift, but does less damage Can react to some projectiles with it This super goes almost full screen, and is invincible, so against things like Mikoto 5[C] 2A+B, or many character's 5C into special, you can hit this super in between hits and get the opponent. This move charges 20% of your burst meter back, and gives quite a long wakeup time. While it is less damage than her other super, it has potenial for more damage because of the setup and because of being able to get your burst back quickly. It's also often used after an air EX 236A+B, as it is the only thing that will combo afterwards. Midscreen, you can do 214C if the opponent doesn't have 2 meters to be able to do their super against you (not applicable against characters who have too slow of a super, or not enough range, like Miyuki, Shana, or KYH). You can also do a charge 214[B] into a dash 2A 2A 2B 2C (ice crystals hit) A+B, or a 4A+BB on hit, which will lead into tomoka jumping behind the opponent allowing for a land 2C A+B, or even just being able to do a pink burst. You can also run up and throw (6656C) and toss the opponent into the ice and then combo from that as well. Sometimes you can just play it safe and just jump at them, too. Of course, backdashes can sometimes get out of the ice, as well as some character's EX moves (like Mikoto), but you can definitely react accordingly. You can mix it up and toss out the charged Airi rainbow as well if you think your opponent has an answer to the ice dropping. In the corner, i would always recommend doing a 214[B], as there are just way too many options and very litte room for escape from the opponent. In the corner, you can do things like 2A 4A+B to mix it up and keep the opponent guessing how to block, and in the corner, if you hit with the super and then the ice, chances are you have an assist that will keep them in the corner while you continue the mixup game. Overall a very strong super with many uses, and a perfect contrast to her other super, as they both are used for different reasons.

Combos

Midscreen

5A Starter

5A > 5B > 5C > etc

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4A+B Starter

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

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Corner

5A Starter

5A > 5B > 5C > etc

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4A+B Starter

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

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Assists

Assist Character 1

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

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Assist Character 2

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

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Colors

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