Melty Blood/MBAACC/Nero Chaos/Full Moon

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General Gameplan

Defense

Okizeme

Normal Moves

5A	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 300 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 6 5 6 +1 - - Elbow poke. Has greater horizontal range and hits a little higher than the other 5As.

5B	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 700 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 6 6 23 -11 - - Antlion. Antlion angles up and is a 1-hit anti-air.

5C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 600*2 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 7 3,6 18 -6 - - Rhino. Hits very far out in front, no vertical range. EX cancelable.

5[C]	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 600*4 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 19 3*3,6 18 -7 - - Charged Rino. Extra hits and launches.

2A	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 300 - - - L First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 6 4 6 +2 - - Elbow spike. Hits low. Single hit poke with decent horizontal range.

2B	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 350*4 - - - L,HL*3 First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 9 4,2,4,2 15 -2 - - Centipede. First hit is low. Hits multiple times and may clash at odd moments.

2C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1100 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 14 4 18 -4 - - Needlenose. Neco-Arc Chaos's old 2C. Is chargeable, hits at a curve. Hits mid. This move is much easier to combo with than other version's 2C.

2[C]	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1500 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 25 4 18 -4 - - Charged Needlenose. Reaches out far and launches on hit.

6C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1100 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 14 8 12 +7 - - Mouth. Extremely short range, seems to deal quite a bit to the guard bar. Very plus, but is not used as much as charged version.

6[C]	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1400 - - - H First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 31 8 14 +10 - - Charged Mouth. Becomes an overhead that gives a great damage combo.

4C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 800, 600 - - - HL, HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 10 7(6)4 18 -4 - - Mantis - The second hit is air-blockable. Has a lot of clash frames and is more safe than it appears.

3C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1000, 500 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 9 3(9)3 20 -17 - - Bull. Both hits are air-unblockable, hits past the top of the screen. Jump cancellable. Only hit non-airbone opponents once.

j.A	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 350 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 7 4 12 - - - Nail. Hits mid. Has good air to ground reach.

j.B	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 600, 500 - - - HA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 8 3,2 18 - - - Tentacle. Hits high. Has potential to cross up if you are above the enemy, good horizontal range.

j.C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 300*3, 700 - - - HA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 9 2*3,4 22 - - - Nightmare. Hits high. Four hits. You can combo this move into itself but only three times. (Only counted when the last hit connects) Its reach is very deceptive.

Universal Mechanics

Throw 6 or 4+QA	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 400*9 - - - - First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 3 1 22 - - - Nero lifts the opponent up and lets his pet birds do some damage. Launches the opponent.

Air Throw j.6 or j.4+QA	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1200 - - - - First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 2 1 10 - - - Nero grabs and punches them to the ground for a bounce.

Guard Bunker 214D	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 500 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 26 4 22 -5 - - Nero steps to the side and throws some shade. Costs 50.0% meter during blockstun.

Special Moves

Chaos Release - Black Wings 236X

A Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 800 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 9 Till Offscreen 39 Total - - - A crow will travel quickly in a horizontal line. This move has amazing speed but a terrible recovery. This crow may be run underneath by some characters. B Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 800 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 27~257 Till Offscreen 39 Total - - - A crow will float in front of Nero acting as a "mine." When approached, the crow will activate and travel horizontally. Goes away if Nero gets hit. One of F-Nero's more abusable moves. EX Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 210*13 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 3+44 47 17 Total - - - Costs 100% Meter. Summons many 236B crows. Recovery is deceptively fast and is a great tool to keep opponents in place or to keep them afraid while you try to throw them.

Chaos Exposure - Neuropteran Form 214A/B

A Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1200 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 62 4 39 Total - - - A snake will travel slowly across the ground. This snake is controlled by negative edge: releasing the A button will "activate" it. Upon being hit the opponent will be launched similar to the B antlion. B Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1200 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 62 4 39 Total - - - A snake will travel quickly across the ground. This snake automatically activates when it is near an opponent. Untechable on counter hit.

Chaos Exposure - Reptile Form 214C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 2000 - - - HL First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 7+58 4 40 Total - - - Costs 100% Meter. Summons a gigantic crocodile that is air-unblockable and takes a while to come out. Don't use it.

Chaos Exposure - Premature Egg 421X

A Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 300*2 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 13 20(18)[2(8~10)2]*N 47 Total - - - A dark cloud will appear in front of Nero before traveling behind him for a half screen distance. It will then travel back to where you were standing when you summoned it and then disappear. B Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 500*N - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 48 [2(8~10)2]*N 63 Total - - - A dark cloud will go in front of Nero and travel across the ground until it hits the edge of the screen where it will disappear. This version of Unripe Egg will not hit upon summoning and will not return. EX Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 400*2 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 7+40 [2(8~10)2]*N 63 Total - - - A dark cloud will travel back and forth across the ground three times. This version of Unripe Egg will disappear upon Nero getting hit. The startup of this move is high but it is a useful tool to prevent an opponent from going anywhere.

Chaos Exposure - Compound-Eye Swarm 63214C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 450*6 - - - HLA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 7+8 79 91 total - - - Costs 100% meter. Nero summons a swarm of bees to attack opponents directly in front of him. Can be used as a reversal, hits four times. If the opponents move is fast enough they can block the bees after you summon them. Is safe on block, mostly.

Arc Drive

Armament 999 41236C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 3500 - - - - First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 2+60 8 81 - - - Can only be used in Max or Heat. Lengthy startup, but unblockable and unshieldable.

Another Arc Drive

Armament 999 41236C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 3000*2 - - - - First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 2+40 Till edge of screen (78) Till edge of screen 86 - - - Improved version. Startup is a bit faster, and Chaos comes back around for a second tackle.

Last Arc

Number of the Beast	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 700*15 - - - - First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 1+6 100 39 - - - Can be standing or low shield. The laser that Nero fires is unblockable.