Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax/DFCI/Ako

Ako (アコ)
Cuteness is justice!

Introduction

[In-Game] A supreme cleric (♀). Cute but weak. A wife dependent on her husband, Rusian. [Real World] An anxious, lonely girl who can't tell reality and games apart. Reality...? What's that? Something you can eat?

Originally from the light novel series Netoge no Yome ha Onnanoko Janai to Omotta?, localized as And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online?.

Gameplay

Ako is a fairly unique character who focuses on the relationship between point character and assist. While Ako boasts very respectable air normals and a strong j.214X series, it may often seem that she is more of the support and "assist" than the actual assist is. This is intentional: Her special ability lies within her 214X series, which "heals" and recharges the assist cooldown timer to allow her to more quickly call out her accompanying assist.

Ako Gameplay Sample

Pros

• Strong air normals with good option coverage
• Unique Heal special allows her to summon assists at a faster rate than other characters, with 214AB increasing her Support Cast level to hasten assist regeneration even further
• Some limited zoning ability with her elemental specials
• 2C low moves forward a fair bit and can literally trip up unsuspecting foes

Cons

• Very reliant on assists to make her toolkit cohesive
• Difficulty escaping pressure; poor mashing/reversal options
• Slow run speed makes fighting against zoners difficult
• Needs large amount of meter to output consistent damage

Recommended Assists

Zero - Zero is a counter assist with setplay capabilities, rolled into one. Furthermore, her 5S can act as a Guard Thrust or Dead Angle for the cost of 2 Meter. 5S is a counter that wallbounces the opponent on contact and checks the opponent’s pokes. 6S is a vine projectile that can be used for cross-up mix-ups and as a combo extender. The preferred combination.

Rusian - Rusian can easily overwhelm opponents with 6S (Monster Train) and completely control the pace of the match. 5S is a counter move with a huge trigger box in case the enemy gets a little too close. It is no exaggeration that Ako is the real assist character in this pairing.

Dokuro - Dokuro-chan is both a powerful neutral tool and a damaging combo extender. 5S is DFCI's greatest anti-air, covering the entire vertical space two character lengths in front of you. This is perfect for catching jump-outs on your offense, and clipping jump-happy opponents on your defense. 6S is a full-screen projectile. Just in case.

Potentials

Universal Potential: Increases damage dealt by 10% for 20 seconds when health falls under 30%. If behind in rounds won, increases damage dealt by 20% instead.

Character Potential: Use 214AB once for Support Cast Level 1 for 10 seconds. Can be activated three times per round.

Move List

L = Low, H = High, A = Air
JC = Jump Cancel, SC = Support Cancel, EX = EX Cancel
ISC = Impact Skill Cancel, TCC = Trump Card Cancel, CAC = Climax Art Cancel

Startup includes the first active frame.

Normal Moves

5A	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 300 6 2 14 -3 +8 (JC) JC, SC, EX, ISC, TCC, CAC HLA -

2A	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 250 6 2 17 -6 SC, EX, ISC, TCC, CAC LA -

5B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 500 9 2 19 -6 +10 (JC) JC, SC, EX, ISC, TCC, CAC HL -

2B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 450 10 3 19 -7 +10 (JC) JC, SC, EX, ISC, TCC, CAC L -

5C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 700 11 3 24 -10 SC, EX, ISC, TCC, CAC HLA -

5[C]	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 1000 19 3 26 -14 SC, EX, ISC, TCC, CAC HLA -

2C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 700 11 4 25 -12 SC, EX, ISC, TCC, CAC L -

j.A	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 250 8 3 X+2 Varies JC, SC, EX HA -

j.B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 450 10 3 X+3 Varies JC, SC, EX HA -

j.C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 650 11 4 X+4 Varies JC, SC, EX HA -

Special Moves

Magic Scroll (100G) 「マジックスクロール(100G)」 236X Air O.K. 236A - Thunder Spear 236B - Ice Bolt 236C - Flame Charge 236AB - Meteor Strike

Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox A 800 950 13 24 2 28 X+9 X+9 -4 -4 -12 at worst -45 at worst SC, EX, TCC, CAC HLA - Key: Ground Ground Charged Air Air Charged If it's not specifically listed, both air and ground versions are the same. You can partially charge this move between frames 13-24 and get a delayed normal version. This rule applies to all Magic Scroll variants other than EX. Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox B 874 992 23 33 22 34 ~34 (until leaves screen) ~21-26 X+9 X+13 ~+20 ~+20 -12 at worst -17 at worst SC, EX, TCC, CAC HLA - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox C 1000 1202 918 1167 37 57 17 30 56 72 24 32 23 14 X+9 X+9 ~+54 +79 -13 at worst -4 at worst SC, EX, TCC, CAC HLA - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox EX 1268 11 13 44 45 16 X+16 ~+11 -17 at worst SC, TCC, CAC HLA -

Heal 「ヒール」 214X 214A/B/C 214AB

Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox A N/A ~13 - ~16 - N/A N/A - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox B 700 13 3 21 -9 SC, EX, TCC, CAC HLA - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox C 800 18 3 18 -6 SC, EX, TCC, CAC HLA - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox EX 1100 13 3 21 -7 SC, TCC, CAC HLA -

Rolling Star 「ローリングスター」 j.214X j.214A/B/C j.214AB

Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox A 834 9 24 X+16 -4 at worst SC, EX, TCC, CAC HLA - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox B 910 10 24 X+16 -5 at worst SC, EX, TCC, CAC HLA - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox C ~972 11 24 X+16 -5 at worst SC, EX, TCC, CAC HLA - Version Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox EX 1260 13 23 X+24 -12 at worst SC, TCC, CAC HLA -

Universal Mechanics

Throw 6C or 4C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 1100 4 1 138 +53 (hit) SC, EX, TCC, CAC N/A -

Impact Skill Twinkle Star 「トゥインクルスター」 5A+B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 1096 12 18 33 -22 Block: TCC Hit: SC, EX, CAC HLA -

Impact Skill Lovely Shot 「ラブリーショット」 2A+B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 1100 12 3 35 -23 Block: TCC Hit: SC, EX, CAC HLA -

Impact Break 4A+B	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox First Hit: 900 Launcher: 800 First Hit: 22 Launcher: 9 First Hit: 8 Launcher: 2 First Hit: 14 Launcher: 50 First Hit: -2 Launcher: -37 First Hit: N/A Launcher: SC, EX, TCC, CAC (on hit) First Hit: HA Launcher: HLA -

Green Onion Sword (Max Strength) 「ネギソード(MAX強化)」 A+C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 3000 25 3 40 -9 N/A H -

Climax Arts

I Love You Rusian! 「ルシアン愛してる！」 41236B+C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 3675 11 5 30 -18 N/A HLA -

Perfect Blizzard (10000G) 「パーフェクトブリザード(10000G)」 63214B+C	Damage Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox 2800 7 23 20 -28 N/A HLA - The mini-game has no effect on the damage or move properties - try to get SSS rank for fun!

Combos

5A > 5B > 5C > 5AB > etc.

• Notes about this particular combo

Assists

Assist

5A > 5B > 5C > 5AB > etc.

• Notes about this particular combo

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