Alice Gear Aegis CS/Yotsuyu

比­良坂 夜露
(Hirasaka Yotsuyu)

Overview

Yotsuyu kind of feels like what Altlene from Busou Shinki: Battle Masters would play like if she had an actual projectile game since her "exclusive" equipment were all melee weapons.

Anyway, Yotsuyu's exclusive kit is tuned to be the "Temjin" of this game. While the official Japanese website says that she's meant to be a close-range melee fighter, that's sort of true; she's actually more of a well-rounded Actress that's slightly better at mid-ranged firefights who can do close-range combat in short bursts. Her shots don't look as flashy but have pretty high accuracy.

Unlike the Temjin, her combat performance scales very well with player skill. The effectiveness of her charged T-Skill lives or dies on how well the player's good at preventing Yotsuyu from taking knockback damage dealt by the opponent. And you really want to make sure her charged T-Skill is working for as long as possible.

On top of all this, Yotsuyu's exclusive kit has one final trait unique only to her: they'll deal less damage compared to similar weapons in the same class, but also means the opponent won't get a lot of Red HP in return.

Evaluation

Strengths

Weaknesses

Exclusive Gear has strong fundamental properties. Has one of the best charged shots in the entire game. Is really scary if her charged T-Skill is left unchecked and in range of the opponent. L-Skill makes Yotsuyu viable in close range combat. Only Actress in the game whose exclusive equipment generates less Red HP per hit, making it harder for the opponent to recover damage received from her. Inherent Skill module compensates for the slight damage reduction her exclusive gear deals once she drops below 50% HP. Is still a viable Actress at higher levels of play.

SP Skill has short range. Normal projectiles are reactable at higher levels of play when fired without a game plan. Cannot endure sustained close-range combat when her L-Skill isn't ready. Can be left really vulnerable if her charged T-Skill and her L-Skill are shut down early by the opponent. Inherent Skill Module enforces a skill check on the player to see if they can win the match without Yotsuyu's SP skill as she accumulates less meter when her HP falls below 50%.