Idol Showdown/Aki Rosenthal

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Half-Elf From Another World - Magical Pressure From Afar

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Introduction

Aki graces the stage with her otherworldly space control and evasive movement. She can summon the all-mighty MukiRose to assist her in battle.

Playstyle

Aki is a hybrid zoner and mixup character who utilizes the all-mighty MukiRose and teleports to get the drop on her opponents.

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Mobility: Aki has good mobility with her fast run and backdash, supported by her teleports with 22L/M/H and jS. She can both easily close distance and run away from her opponents. Mix-Ups: Aki is able to set up a plethora of mix-ups and resets off of nearly any touch, either on hit or block. She can setup 50/50 high/lows, strike/throw setups, and formidable okizeme. Zoning: Aki has good zoning options with 236L/M/H and 214M. These options allow Aki to safely fight from a distance. Numerous Anti-Airs: Aki has several decent anti-air options to deal with opponents jumping at her in 2L, 5M, 2M, 2H, and situationally 3M. 5M is air unblockable, and 2H is jump cancellable. Ridiculous Meter Economy: Aki builds both meters very quickly with her heavy special usage, but she does not use Superchat Cancels or Star Specials very often. This leads to her often having a surplus of meter that can be used for assists and her Super Star Attack, Bottoms Up!

Dubious Abare: Most of Aki's normals either have limited range, start up slower than average, or are easily low-profiled. This makes mashing out of pressure and punishing certain options very difficult for her. Weak Reversal Options: Aki has no Star Special or Idol Move reversals, none of her teleports are frame 1 invulnerable, and her only true reversal option, 236S, has terrible range. Bad Pressure: Aki's L normals have terrible range and her 5L has 70% starter proration. In addition, she has no DP-safe blockstrings starting from those light normals. Almost every normal both is unsafe enough on block for a DP to punish and has low enough blockstun that gatlings are not gapless.

Recommended Collabs

• Roboco - Hidden Missiles; gives her 3 way mix-ups/resets, very good for lockdown, and gives her access to double super. Beam gives her high damage combos, oppressive roundstarts, and hard-to-blockables.
• Marine - Teleport, off-collab, profit, can also act as a cheap combo breaker with her hug, can setup unblockables.
• Mio - Recommended beginner assist choice, gives easy to convert from wallbounce combos and burst safe combos.

Stats

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HP: 950
Backdash: 22F (1~15F Grab Invuln)
Movement Speed:

Moves

Standing Normals

5L

5L You read right, it's not a low. You read right, it's not a low.	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 20 Mid 6 2 12 -2 - None Aki stomps the ground near her. Surprisingly not a low.
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5M

5M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 50 Mid 9 4 14 -7 - None Aki waves above her heard with one of her twintails. Decent anti-air and air unblockable
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5H

5H frame 13 Either hit is safe alone... frame 25 ...but they are unsafe together.	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 20, 110 Mid, Mid 13[25] 2(10)3 Total: 34 -2 [-8] {+4} - None Aki attacks with both palms outstretched and then summons MukiRose for a giant stomp that groundbounces. Values in [ ] denote the frame data of MukiRose's attack. Values in { } denote the frame data of MukiRose's attack if Aki whiffs.
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Crouching Normals

2L

2L Don't try to hit slides with this. Don't try to hit slides with this.	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 25 Mid 6 3 10 -3 - None Aki attacks above her head with her hands. This move does not have much range and will whiff on some low-profiles, but it is a decent anti-air.
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2M

2M frame 12 frame 20	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 75 Mid 12 8 19 -11 - None Aki flips one of her twintails for a decently ranged attack that is jump cancellable. This move is a decent anti-air, but it will whiff on some low-profiles.
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2H

2H frame 17 Don't whiff this... frame 25 ...or you'll probably whiff this.

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 25, 115 Low, Mid 17 [25] 3(5)5 Total: 35 -7 [+2] {+5} - None Aki hits the ground near her with her hand and then summons MukiRose for a giant kick that wallbounces. MukiRose's kick whiffs on crouching opponents and even some standing opponents. Values in [ ] denote the frame data of MukiRose's attack. Values in { } denote the frame data of MukiRose's attack if Aki whiffs.

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3H

3H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 55 Low 12 6 17 -11 - None Sweep
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Jumping Normals

j.L

j.L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 30 High 6 6 2 after landing - - None Can hit crouchers as an instant overhead while rising.
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j.M

j.M Not an overhead frame 13 (hit 1) frame 21 (hit 2) frame 22 (hit 2) frame 29 (hit 3)	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 30*3 Mid, Mid, Mid 13 4(4)4(4)4 3 after landing - - None Aki stabs in front of herself with her twintails three times. Longest-ranged of her air normals with a good number of active frames. Great for keeping the opponent out and will also hit crouchers, although it is not an overhead.
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j.H

j.H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 100 High 16 4 4 after landing - - None Aki performs an axe kick. Causes a hard knockdown on air hit.
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Command Normals

j.2M

Aki-Drill j.2M Don't press this. Don't press this.	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 60 Mid 13 50 15 after landing +1 at lowest height +4 at lowest height None Dive kick. Causes a techable knockdown on air hit. Usually unsafe, even on hit.
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6M

Twin Tail Hook 6M Get over here Get over here	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 60 Mid 11 4 17 -8 - None Aki spins with her twintails for a decently ranged attack that vacuums the opponent on hit or block.
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3M

Aki-Chopper 3M frame 16 frame 19

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 75 Mid 16 4 23 -11 - None Aki flips one of her twintails for a long-ranged, jump cancellable attack that visually looks very similar to 2M. However, it has a large deadzone in front of Aki and only actually hits at a very specific range. This move can also anti-air at that range, but it's not a hitbox for the entire rising portion of the animation.

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Throw

Throw L+M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 140 Mid 7 2 14 N/A - None
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Overhead

Overhead M+H Same animation as jL. Wait, why is this hitbox more disjointed than jL? Same animation as jL. Wait, why is this hitbox more disjointed than jL?	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 60 High 26 3 19 +1 - (6~35) Grab
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Special Attacks

236L/M/H

Good Boy 236L/M/H Good Boy Good Boy Bad Boy Bad Boy Hey Baby! Hey Baby!

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 236L 60 Mid - - Total: 35 - - None Aki produces a light beam projectile that starts high and then travels downwards. This projectile will hit grounded opponents further away but will actually whiff against crouching opponents somewhat close to Aki and against grounded opponents directly in front of her. Use 236M or 236H to hit in those instances. This move has a very fast animation, so Aki can make great use of it for zoning and counter-zoning, as she can often perform the attack and then block as the light beam goes to punish her opponent. Using Hypnotic Hips causes the next projectile to home in on the opponent. 236M 60 Mid - - Total: 36 - - None Aki produces a light beam projectile that starts low and then travels upwards. This projectile will hit jumping opponents further away. It will also hit grounded opponents in front of Aki from point blank to most of the screen away but will start whiffing against crouching opponents around half-screen. Use 236L or 236H to hit in those instances. If you want to use a fireball in a blockstring, this will probably be the one you want to use as 236L is liable to whiff. This move has a very fast animation, so Aki can make great use of it for zoning and counter-zoning, as she can often perform the attack and then block as the light beam goes to punish her opponent. Using Hypnotic Hips causes the next projectile to home in on the opponent. 236H 60, 60 Mid, Mid - - Total: 33 - - None Produces both 236L and 236M light beams in quick succession, making the move difficult to crouch under or jump over. Using Hypnotic Hips causes both projectiles to home in on the opponent if 236H is the next fireball move that is used.

214L

Muki Specials 214L/M/H Summons her own personal assist Summons her own personal assist

Muki Fist! 214L Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 90 Mid 18 3 10 -3 +2 None Aki summons MukiRose to perform a fast, decently ranged gut punch. This move has slightly more range than 2M and is a solid blockstring and hit-confirm tool for her pokes. Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes Muki Pound! 214M frame 30 frame 37 frame 39 Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 100 Mid ~30 ~11 Total: 18 +29 +33 None Aki summons MukiRose to perform a dive kick from the sky. Extremely early into the summon animation (but not frame 1), MukiRose's attack will be guaranteed. Thus, he will come out even if Aki is hit and can function as a combo breaker. However, he tracks to where the opponent was when she started the summon animation, so any horizontal movement from the opponent will often avoid this attack. Aki's summon animation is very fast, so she can teleport while MukiRose performs his attack. Using Elven Flash after this move will leave her at +5 on block (+9 on hit) after the teleport on both same side and crossup. Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes Muki Knock-Up! 214H Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 80, 100 Mid, Mid 18-20 4(16)2 - - - None Aki summons MukiRose to perform a spinning backhand into an uppercut. Extremely early into the summon animation (but not frame 1), MukiRose's attack will be guaranteed. This allows the move to function somewhat as a pseudo-reversal, as even if Aki is hit he will come out and can function as a combo breaker. The startup of MukiRose's first attack (backfist) is actually slightly affected by Aki's distance from the opponent. It will come out up to 2 frames later the further away Aki is from her opponent. The second attack (uppercut) whiffs on crouchers if the first hit doesn't connect. These attributes of the two strikes make this move somewhat unreliable in fully connecting with the opponent. Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

22L

Elven Flash 22L/M/H The mix starts here The mix starts here

Elven Flash 22L Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability - - - - Total: 24 - - None Aki will teleport a set distance forwards with very low recovery. If she is close to the opponent, she will cross them up. However, at most ranges further than that, this teleport can be used as the same-side option in her left-right teleport mix-ups. Elven Flash 22[L] Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability - - - - Total: 24 - - None Aki will teleport behind the opponent with very low recovery. This teleport can be used as the cross-up option in her left-right teleport mix-ups. For some currently unknown reason, this move will corner steal in the left corner but not in the right corner. However, it will corner steal in the right corner if the opponent is walking backwards. Elven Flash (Vertical) 22M Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability - - - - Total: 25 - - None Aki will teleport high above and in front of the opponent with very low recovery that leaves her actionable in the air. In mix-up setups, this teleport can be used to bait out and punish certain mash and jump out attempts. Elven Flash (Vertical) 22[M] frame 19 frame 21 Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability - - 19 5 6 after landing - - None Aki will teleport directly above and in front of the opponent and perform a quick kick that causes a techable knockdown on air hit before entering recovery that lasts until she lands. This teleport can be used to catch the opponent off-guard, especially to close out a round, but it is quite unsafe on block and is even punishable on grounded hit. This variant sees use mostly in Aki's infamous re-stand loops. Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes Elven Hyper Flash 22H Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability - - - - Total: 25f - - None Aki will teleport high above and behind the opponent with very low recovery that leaves her actionable in the air. However, if she is further than about 3/4 of the screen away, then she will only teleport into the air a short distance in front of herself. For some currently unknown reason, this move will corner steal in the right corner but not in the left corner (OPPOSITE of 22L). However, it will corner steal in the left corner if the opponent is walking backwards. Elven Hyper Flash 22[H] Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability - - 20 6 6 after landing - - None Aki will teleport directly above and behind the opponent and perform a quick kick that causes a techable knockdown on air hit before entering recovery that lasts until she lands. This teleport can be used to catch the opponent off-guard, especially to close out a round, but it is quite unsafe on block and is even punishable on grounded hit. This teleport will consistently corner steal. Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

22S

Hypnotic Hips 22S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability - - - - Total: 85 - - None Aki performs a belly dance that powers up her next 236L/M/H so that the light beams created home in on the opponent.
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j.S

Going Down j.S

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability - - - - Total: 30 - - None Aki will teleport down from the air to the ground with very low recovery. This is the only attack that she can cancel her air normals into. There is no minimum height for this teleport, so Aki can tiger knee it to perform a grounded 'fake-out' teleport that doesn't go anywhere. This is very useful as the same-side option in her left-right teleport mix-ups at close distances where 22L will always cross up. This move is also extremely useful for getting out of the air back down to the ground without having to protect yourself with an air normal that would project a hurtbox.

Super Star Attack

Bottoms Up! 236S

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv. on Block Adv. on Hit Invulnerability 205 Mid 4 5 238 - - None Minimum damage: 106 Aki's only frame 1 invincible reversal, she waves her hand up with her drink to perform a short-ranged attack that initiates a bombardment of attacks from a wave of Rosetai and MukiRose on the opponent if it hits. If it is blocked or whiffs, Aki will perform a very long drinking animation that is extremely punishable.

Colors

Original Outfit

Cosplay 1

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Natsuiro Matsuri (Hololive)

Cosplay 2

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Himemori Luna (Hololive)

Cosplay 3

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Roboco (Hololive)

Cosplay 4

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Yozora Mel (Hololive)

Cosplay 5

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Alternate 2D Outfit

Cosplay 6

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Morrigan (Darkstalkers)

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