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Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax/DFCI/Mikoto Misaka
Introduction
A junior high student, she's a powerful Electromaster nicknamed "Railgun". Even though she's in Academy City, she's one of only seven high-powered espers (Level 5).
Originally from the light novel series Toaru Majutsu no Index, localized as A Certain Magical Index.
Gameplay
Mikoto is DFCI's resident zoning character. With multiple moves that hit from half screen away or further, Mikoto excels at punishing players who try to blindly approach, and she has the ability to convert any random hit into hard knockdown with her exceptional EX moves. Since her neutral is already exceptional, she can afford to run punishing setup-based assists to capitalize on these hard knockdowns like Rusian, Ryuuji, Mao or Boogiepop, and as one of the few characters in DFCI to have an airdash, she has a great ability to turn knockdowns into scary pressure situations. On top of that, if the opponent does ever get in on her, Mikoto has arguably the best reversal in the game with EX Magnetic Move (214AB), which can be done during any small gap in pressure to quickly get her high off the ground and put the opponent in a tricky situation.
Mikoto's biggest weakness is the huge dead zones on her zoning normals. 5[C], 2[C] and j.[C] in particular are phenomenal buttons to have, but they only cover a thin part of the screen, and if the opponent can maneuver around them or reads her patterns, she can be easily punished. On top of that, her Impact Skills are basically useless defensively, her fastest normal is 6F, and overall she must generally use EX Magnetic Move or pushblock to escape dangerous situations. Her anti-airs are also somewhat lacking, especially for a character that's so focused on controlling the neutral game.
Pros
- Strong zoning game
- Good mobility with Magnetic Move and airdash
- EX Magnetic Move (214AB) is arguably the best reversal in the game
- Can convert basically any hit into hard knockdown
- Strong neutral game means she doesn't need her support to play neutral, giving her lots of flexibility in assist choice
- Her Railgun Climax Art is one of the best Climax Arts in the game
Cons
- If she misjudges a zoning option in neutral, she usually is stuck in significant lag and can be punished hard
- Mediocre anti-airs and abysmal Impact Skills mean she has to spend meter on 214AB or Blast to escape bad situations caused by small mistakes in neutral
- Difficult (but not insurmountable) matchups against popular top tier characters like Tatsuya and Shana
Recommended Assists
Rusian - Currently the most popular assist in Japan for Mikoto, after the Arcade v2.3 revision. One of the best assists to play Mikoto in a more aggressive way: Lucian doesn't improve her zoning game, but Mikoto's ability to get knockdowns from almost every move allows her to set up Lucian's 6S (Monster Train) safely. You can also summon Lucian 6S in neutral and punish them for trying to hit him, by using your unique moveset and your mobility. Mikoto can cover Lucian from fullscreen with multiple options with 2AB, 236AB, or even her Railgun super to tag people that try to swat him away. Plus, Lucian needs to be hit at least 2 times by the opponent to be cleared. Once Lucian manages to travel safely off-screen thanks to Mikoto's cover, the second phase is guaranteed to come out, giving Mikoto an opportunity to perform a throw/high/low/block mixup just before the goblins hit, with the risk/reward heavily weighted in her favor. 5S is a counter move with a huge trigger box to ward off overly eager opponents.
Mashiro - Mashiro serves as both a potent neutral tool and potentially terrifying setplay. 5S unleashes a murder of baumkuchen that fiendishly roll forward, serving as a projectile to front your approach or as a combo extender. 6S sets out four cats that serve as both ample tick throw and high-low set-ups as well as checks against the opponent's movement and pokes as you close in.
Boogiepop - Boogiepop has a fairly run-of-the-mill 5S for extending combos, but her 6S allows Mikoto to play to her strengths of keepaway. During the 6S flute song, Mikoto gains a 15% damage buff and gains 2/3 of a bar, and when the song finishes Boogiepop does a fullscreen attack that does an enormous 2000 in chip + white damage when blocked. It can only be stopped by hitting Mikoto directly as the assist is intangible. If the opponent somehow gets hit by Boogiepop (or jumps, as her attack is air unblockable), they take 2500 damage and Mikoto can follow up with a full combo. The threat of eating nearly 2000 damage if Boogiepop's song finishes causes most opponents to try and rush Mikoto down as fast as possible, so as long as you're confident in your ability to control your opponent's movements for a few seconds the payoff can be enormous.
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 3 Extend Action attacks (5[C], 2[C] or j.[C]) for Attack Level 1 for 10 seconds. Can be activated twice a round. The attacks do not need to hit the opponent to count.
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 |
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2A |
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5B |
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2B |
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5C |
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5[C] |
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2C |
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2[C] |
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j.A |
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j.B |
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j.C |
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j.[C] |
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Special Moves
Electro Shock 「電撃の槍-エレクトロショック-」 236X |
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Magnetic Move 「電磁機動-マグネティックブムーブ-」 214X Air O.K. |
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Universal Mechanics
Throw 6C or 4C |
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Impact Skill Electro Fencer 「砂鉄剣-エレクトロフェンサー-」 5A+B |
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Impact Skill Biri-Biri Earth 「電震脚打-ビリビリアース-」 2A+B |
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Impact Break 4A+B |
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Trump Card Chaser! 「ちぇいさー!」 5A+C |
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Climax Arts
Railgun 「超電磁砲-レールガン-」 41236B+C |
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Mikoto Special 「電装乱舞-ミコトスペシャル-」 63214B+C |
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Combos
Midscreen
5A Starter
- 5A > 5B > 2C > 5AB/2AB/236C
- Meterless combo. Mikoto's meterless combos are pretty pathetic, and meter is easy to come by in DFCI, so please only use these when desperate. 5B and 2C do slightly more damage than 2B and 5C, though you'll often use 2B instead of 5B due to its greatly increased range.
- 5A > 5B > 2C > 5AB > 214AB~C~6A
- Great 1 bar combo into a long hard knockdown that lets you call a setplay assist with time to spare. This is an essential Mikoto BnB that you'll be using frequently. Note that the inputs after 214AB are performed during the EX Magnetic Move (throw C rock, move forward and throw A rock).
- 5A > 5B > 2C > 5AB > 41236BC
- Typical 2 bar combo into Railgun super. Though the knockdown doesn't last as long as EX Magnetic Move combos, you put the opponent at full screen and should still have the opportunity to call your assist.
Air-to-Air Starter
- j.B > j.C > 7jc > j.B > j.[C] (1244)
- Air-to-air combo into hard knockdown. Meterless. Also works with j.A for slightly less damage but faster startup.
- j.B > j.C > 7jc > j.B > 214AB~C~6A > land > setplay assist (?)
- Air-to-air combo into hard knockdown. Costs 1 bar. The large amount of frame advantage after landing lets you safely call an assist near to the opponent without having to spend meter.
- Alternatively you can OTG the opponent for a tiny bit of extra damage if you need it.
4A+B Starter
- 4A+B > X > j.B > j.C > jc > j.B > j.C (1844)
- Impact Break combo. Meterless. Allows the opponent to tech high in the air, so if you have the meter it's recommended to use the metered combos below to ensure a hard knockdown.
- 4A+B > X > j.B > j.C > 7jc > j.B > 214AB~C~6A > land > setplay assist (2137)
- Impact Break combo into hard knockdown. Costs 1 bar. The large amount of frame advantage after landing lets you safely call an assist near to the opponent without having to spend meter.
- Alternatively you can OTG the opponent for a tiny bit of extra damage if you need it.
- This combo will not work when too close to the corner.
- 4A+B > X > j.B > j.C > jc > j.B > j.C > C.Blast > 236AB > 41236BC (3634)
- Impact Break combo into Combo Blast. Costs 3 bars and Blast (net 2 bars). Unburstable after the Combo Blast.
- 4A+B > X > j.B > j.C > 7jc > j.B > 214AB~C~6A > Lucian 5S > 236AB > 41236BC (4024)
- Impact Break combo into Railgun super. Costs 5 bars and assist. Isn't resource-efficient, so only save this for when you need to finish the round.
- This is not a Lucian-specific combo, he can be replaced with any assist call that can keep the opponent in the air after 214AB~C~6A
- The 236AB is optional if you don't have the meter to spare.
Corner
5A Starter
- 5A > 5B > 5C > etc
- Notes about this particular combo
4A+B Starter
- 4A+B > X > j.B > j.C > 7jc > j.B > 214AB~C~2 > j.[C] > land > setplay assist (2060)
- Impact Break combo into hard knockdown. Costs 1 bar. The midscreen version of this combo doesn't work in the corner, which is why we need this weaker variant.
Assists
Assist Character 1
- 5A > 5B > 5C > 5D > etc
- Notes about this particular combo
Assist Character 2
- 5A > 5B > 5C > 6D > etc
- Notes about this particular combo
Colors
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