Melty Blood/MBAACC/Nero Chaos/Half Moon

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Additional Resources

H-Nero Match Video Database
Nero Combo Compilations
Nero's Compendium

Notable Players

Name	Color	Region	Common Venues	Status	Details
alicecolor		Japan	Play Spot BIG ONE 2nd	Active
(The) Burning Moon (Web Booby Cop#4605 on discord)		Europe	Netplay	Inactive	Found in every Melty server. A bit lacking on the footage front but can tell you a lot about the character if asked, particularly regarding pressure and strike/throw setups. Not really active anymore but will probably play you if asked.
Canceris (Canceris#7506)		South America	Netplay	Active	Found in main Melty server and Melty Sud.
Grungrah		North America	Netplay	Inactive	THE H Nero player NA. Found in main Melty server when he's around.
LuckyStar		Japan	A-cho	Inactive	The original MBAACC shark. Often goes for unorthodox and stylish plays but is more than competent when he needs to be.
MaSa		Japan	Play Spot BIG ONE 2nd	Active	The modern diamond standard for Nero. Often seen playing this character over C for difficult matchups such as F-Hime and C-Mech.
Misty		Japan	KorewaMelty	Inactive
SAT		Japan	A-cho, KorewaMelty	Inactive	The original diamond standard for Nero.
WATERWORKS (NO PAIN NO GAIN#6847 on discord)		North America	Netplay	Inactive	Found in main Melty server and the Melty Blood Community server.

General Gameplan

Strengths Weaknesses

Strengths

Good corner carry combos. Good meter gain Low commitment, summons will almost always cover you. Big, overall very good buttons. Fourth highest health in the game. Good anti airs. Has a standard forward dash for ground mobility. Has both crouching and standing specific with enhanced reward. Fireball can't be dashed under at most ranges. Can play more with frame traps, staggers and pressure resets due to his ground mobility and long 0 on block 2A.

Weaknesses

Some summons go away on hit and even one goes away if Nero blocks. Mobility is still pretty below average overall Really tall, opens up Nero-specific pressure on him. Polarizing match ups such as H-Roa, Hime, etc. Because of H moon, not as many opportunities to use the meter he gains. Worst 5a6aa in the game No EX Guard or reversal options universal half moon mechanics.

General Gameplan

Unleash the entire zoo while you sit back not committing and when you finally get hit you get a free combo because your summons bailed you out. Nero alone is not a spectacular character. His summons, however, make him one of the strongest in the game simply for how little you have to commit with them. Has easily the best insurance in the game, enough to be defined by it.

H-Moon Specifics

H is easily the weakest of Nero’s moons. H trades 5[C] as well as the significantly better variants of 421X and 236C for something unique, a regular dash. This, coupled with his very big 2A and 214X gives him a fairly strong ground poke and tick throw/frametrap game. H’s unique tools unfortunately go away if you get hit, and one even if you block, so H has to play the most “honest” out of the Neros. This moon can work out in matchups where you might need the extra mobility but is generally outdone by the good moons. By no means weak as a character but significantly weaker than Nero generally is.

Neutral

MOVEMENT:

Nero is a slow character. There is no denying that. His air dash is a slow, fully horizontal one that can go for quite long if you hold it, and it will be his main movement tool.
Saying that Nero is slow is more of a lack of being able to cover small amounts of ground fast. His air dash still goes fairly far and since everyone gets a forward super jump, he can still cover alarming amounts of space very fast. He cannot, however, adjust his position nearly as well as basically any other character.

With Nero you'd want to first find a suitable space and time to produce 1-2 summons and use those to approach in a safe manner. Most times the summons will cause the opponent to jump to avoid them and that's where your super jump j.C/j.B comes into play. IF you need the time to produce a summon you can hit the opponent with 236A (crow fireball) to gain the time to produce at least one summon against an high mobility opponent and approach from there.

One thing to note about this Nero is that since he has a proper forward dash it does allow him to be a bit more aggressive in terms of his pressure by being able to induce staggers and pressure reset by dashing back in.

Pressure

With all Neros, pressure via screen control is the name of all Nero's game. Mainly 214B a to cover your approach and airdash j.C or j.B your way in. All Neros want to be acquainted with both j.C and j.B, especially j.B because it's a two hit large normal that is fast for an aerial of its caliber. From there you can either IAD j.B again or do 2A pressure.

Frankly, in any positioning outside of the corner Nero's main goal is to obstruct the opponent's path, denying them of invading space, usually forcing mistakes on opponents who overextend and from there perform the corner carry combo to brind them to the corner where you can begin to perform his pressure/okizeme.

With H-Nero, things are a bit different since he now has a proper ground dash. This does let him take advantage of his rather large 2A and lets him stagger accordingly. A few ideas should help illustrate a few points:

• 2A2A dash 2AA
• 2AA dash 2A > 5C > 22X/421A
• 2AA dash 5B > 5A(w) walk up Throw
• 2AA dash 5B > 5A(w) > 2C/5C
• 2AA IAD j.B

Okizeme

Oki in H-Nero's case is unique in that he has a ground dash and the lack of the aforementioned tools that C or F have, 236C, C's 421X is not there for H. Despite that, H-Nero does have ways to sneak in a summon during his pressure listed above and allows so some mixups to happen such as:

• 22X, jump late j.B
• 22X, empty jump 2AA
• 22X, 2A jump j.C/j.B

The challenge now is that either from AT ender, his pressure can be challengend by jumps if he tries to summon during a blockstring. Fortunately that's where j7.C, 3C and 2[C] to counter jump outs will come in handy. It is advised that you establish H-Nero's fundamental melty pressure with 2A staggers and pressure resets via dash before attempting to use summons during blockstrings otherwise the opponent will see right through you and attempt to escape.

Defense

H-Nero doesn’t have a character specific reversal per se, but H-Moon’s universal out of blockstun bunker is easily the best in the game and one of the stronger universal reversals around. Barely safe on block, fully invincible and hard knockdown, this is what you use when you need something to turn things around Right Now. Not doable on wakeup, for obvious reasons, but still a very strong option. Besides, wakeup is when most things are baited anyway.

Combos

Combo Notation Help
Disclaimer: Combos are written by various writers, so the actual notation used in pages can differ from the standard one. For more information, see Glossary and Controls.
X > Y	X input is cancelled into Y.
X > delay Y	Must wait for a short period before cancelling X input into Y.
X, Y	X input is linked into Y, meaning Y is done after X's recovery period.
X+Y	Buttons X and Y must be input simultaneously.
X/Y	Either the X or Y input can be used.
X~Y	This notation has two meanings. Use attack X with Y follow-up input. Input X then within a few frames, input Y. Usually used for option selects.
X(w)	X input must not hit the opponent (Whiff).
j.X	X input is done in the air, implies a jump/jump cancel if the previous move was done from the ground. Applies to all air chain sections: Assume a forward jump cancel if no direction is given. Air chains such as j.A > j.B > j.C can be shortened to j.ABC.
sj.X	X input is done after a super jump. Notated as sj8.X and sj9.X for neutral and forward super jumps respectively.
dj.X	X input is done after a double jump.
sdj.X	X input is done after a double super jump.
tk.X	Stands for Tiger Knee. X motion must be buffered before jumping, inputting the move as close to the ground as possible. (ex. tk.236A)
(X)	X is optional. Typically the combo will be easier if omitted.
[X]	Input X is held down. Also referred to as Blowback Edge (BE). Depending on the character, this can indicate that this button is held down and not released until indicated by the release notation.
]X[	Input X is released. Will only appear if a button is previously held down. This type of input is referred to as Negative Edge.
{X}	Button X should only be held down briefly to get a partially charged version instead of the fully charged one.
X(N)	Attack "X" should only hit N times.
(XYZ)xN	XYZ string must be performed N times. Combos using this notation are usually referred to as loops.
(XYZ^)	A pre-existing combo labelled XYZ is inserted here for shortening purposes.
CH	The first attack must be a Counter Hit.
Air CH	The first attack must be a Counter Hit on an airborne opponent.
66	Performs a ground forward dash.
j.66	Performs an aerial forward dash, used as a cancel for certain characters' air strings.
IAD/IABD	Performs an Instant AirDash.
AT	Performs an Air Throw. (j.6/4A+D)
IH	Performs an Initiative Heat.
AD	Performs an Arc Drive.
AAD	Performs an Another Arc Drive.

Starters

Condition Notation Damage vs V.Sion Notes
Normal starter, grounded opponent 2A(A) > 2B(1) > 2C > 3C 1743 Meter Gained: 9.4% Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? Common H/F-Nero ground starter.
Normal starter, grounded opponent 4C 1106 Meter Gained: 9.8% Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? A starter that is seen among new Nero players. Best used to call out something since it's fast but very - on block.
Normal starter, airborne opponent j.BC 1853 Meter Gained: ??? Meter Given (vs C-Moon): ??? This can be seen usually when you are meeting the opponent in the air if they are trying to jump out or to avoid the summon approaching them from the ground.

Enders

Condition Notation Damage vs V.Sion Notes
Normal starter, grounded opponent AT 1200 Meter Gained: 7.0% Meter Given (vs C-Moon): 3.0% Usually your ender after your last j.C rep in your combo. In the corner it then leads to your Okizeme.

Normal Combos

Condition Notation Damage vs V.Sion Notes
Normal starter, grounded opponent 2AA > 2B(1) > 2C > 3C(1) > j.B > dj.BC > j.66 j.C, land sj8.C > sdj.B(1)C > AT 3836 Meter Gained: 82.4% Meter Given (vs C-Moon): 55.6% Very much like C-nero's combos, the BnB.
4C starter, grounded opponent 4C, j.C(1) > sdj.C > j.66 j.C 2509 Meter Gained: 25.9% Meter Given (vs C-Moon): 11.1%
CH 4C starter, grounded opponent CH 4C > j.B(1) > sdj.BC > j.66 j.C, land sj8.C > sdj.BC > AT 3812 Meter Gained: 71.3% Meter Given (vs C-Moon): 35.3% a combo for when you hit 4C as a call out against someone that was overextending in their approach. Does a bit more damage and meter gain with this particular combo.
CH starter, airborne opponent CH 2C, 2C > 3C > j.B > dj.BC > j.66 j.C, land sj8.C > sdj.BC > AT 5274 Meter Gained: 86.0% Meter Given (vs C-Moon): 46.3% Counter hit combo starting with 2C, skip air dash cancel if you're close to the corner.
Normal starter, airborne opponent j.C > j.66 j.C, land sj.C > sdj.BC > AT 4227 Meter Gained: 47.3% Meter Given (vs C-Moon): 20.2% Basic air-to-air confirm.

Corner Combos

Condition Notation Damage vs V.Sion Notes
Normal starter, standing opponent 2A > 5A6AA > 2[C] > j.B > dj8.BC > land sj8.C > sdj.BC > AT 4288 Meter Gained: 82.8% Meter Given (vs C-Moon): 42.5% Slightly more damaging twist on the typical BnB. Only works in the corner on standing opponents.

Air Dodge Combos to burn meter

Condition Notation Damage vs V.Sion Notes
Normal starter, full corner carry 2AA > 2B(1) > 2{C} > jB > jA > dj9 > jB > jC > adc > jC, land sj9 > jC > Air Dodge Cancel > dj9 > jC > AT 3549 Meter Gained: 64.5%(-50.0%=14.5%) Meter Given (vs C-Moon): 46.9% Full corner carry combo variation with Air dodge cancel to burn 50.0% meter and prevent entering in Heat mode when you don't want to. This combo can be tricky to nail down, generally you don't want to add any kind of delay on the air normals.
Max range starter, full corner carry 2A > 2B(1) > 2{C} > jB > jA > sdj9 > jB > dl.jC, land sj9 > jC > Air Dodge cancel > sdj9 > (jB) > jC > AT 3659 Meter Gained: 56.5%(-50.0%=6.5%) Meter Given (vs C-Moon): 31.7% Full corner carry combo variation with Air dodge cancel to burn 50.0% meter and prevent entering in Heat mode when you don't want to. This combo can be tricky to nail down. On the final sdj9 you can skip jB for more stable AT ender.
Normal starter, corner or near corner 2AA > 2B(1) > 2{C} > 3C(1) > jB > dj8 > jB > jC, land sj8 > jC > Air Dodge Cancel > sdj9 > (jB) > jC > AT 3821 Meter Gained: 63.7%(-50.0%=13.7%) Meter Given (vs C-Moon): 39.0% Corner or near corner combo variation with Air dodge cancel to burn 50.0% meter and prevent entering in Heat mode when you don't want to. If you're not in the corner and instead near the corner, do dj9 on the first dj; If you miscalculate this distance from the corner and do dj9 leaving you next to the corner you will have to fix the combo, after the Air Dodge Cancel you have to instead do dj8 > jC > AT.

Move Descriptions

Frame Data Help
Header	Tooltip
Move Box Colors	Light gray = Collision Box (A move lacking one means it can go through the opponent's own collision box). Green: Hurt Boxes. Red: Hit(/Grab) Boxes. Yellow: Clash Boxes (When an active hitbox strikes a clash box, the active hitbox stops being active. Multi-hit attacks can beat clash since they will still progress to the next hitbox.) Magenta: Projectile-reflecting boxes OR Non-hit attack trigger boxes (usually). Blue: Reflectable Projectile Boxes.
Damage	Base damage done by this attack. (X) denotes combined and scaled damage tested against standing V. Sion.
Red Damage	Damage done to the recoverable red health bar by this attack. The values are inherently scaled and tested against standing V. Sion. (X) denotes combined damage.
Proration	The correction value set by this attack and the way it modifies the scaling during a string. See this page for more details. X% (O) means X% Overrides the previous correction value in a combo if X is of a lower percentage. X% (M) means the current correction value in a combo will be Multiplied by X%. This can also be referred to as relative proration.
Circuit	Meter gained by this attack on hit. (X%) denotes combined meter gain. -X% denotes a meter cost.
Cancel	Actions this move can be cancelled into. SE = Self cancelable. N = Normal cancelable. SP = Special cancelable. CH = Cancelable into the next part of the same attack (Chain in case of specials). EX = EX cancelable. J = Jump cancelable. (X) = Cancelable only on hit. -X- = Cancelable on whiff.
Guard	The way this move must be blocked. L = Can block crouching H = Can block standing. A = Can block in the air. U = Unblockable.
Startup	Amount of frames that must pass prior to reaching the active frames. Also referred to as "True Startup".
Active	The amount of frames that this move will have a hitbox. (x) denotes frame gaps where there are no hitboxes is present. Due to varied blockstuns, (x) frames are difficult to use to determine punish windows. Generally the larger the numbers, the more time you have to punish. X denotes active frames with a duration separate from its origin move's frame data, such as projectile attacks. In this case, the total length of the move is startup+recovery only.
Recovery	Frames that this move has after the active frames if not canceled. The character goes into one frame where they can block but not act afterwards, which is not counted here.
Advantage	The difference in frames where you can act before your opponent when this move is blocked (assuming the move isn't canceled and the first active frame is blocked). If the opponent uses a move with startup that is at least 2 frames less than this move's negative advantage, it will result in the opponent hitting that move. ±x~±y denotes a range of possible advantages.
Invul	Lists any defensive properties this move has. X y~z denotes X property happening between the y to z frames of the animations. If no frames are noted, it means the invincibility lasts through the entire move. Invicibility: Strike = Strike invincible. Throw = Throw invincible. Hurtbox-Based Properties: Full = No hurtboxes are present. High = Upper body lacks a hurtbox. Low = Lower body lacks a hurtbox. Miscellaneous Properties Clash = Frames in which clash boxes are active. Reflect = Frames in which projectile-reflecting boxes are active. Super Armor = Frames in which the character can take hits without going into hit stun.

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

5A

5A 5A~6A~6A

5A Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 300 144 78% (O) -SE-, -N-, -SP-, -EX-, (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 5 4 10 -2 2.1% - Elbow poke. Will whiff on all crouching characters but is a very quick anti-air. 5A~6A Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 600 384 80% (M) N, SP, EX (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 8 4 16 -5 4.2% - Has the same animation as F's 5B but whiffs crouchers. 5A~6A~6A Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1000 768 60% (O) (N), SP, EX (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 10 6 17 -5 7.0% Clash 10-15 Combination - Nero uses three summons with increasing range ending with the opponent airborne, You can use 2[C] to launch.

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5B

5B

Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 300, 200*2, 300*3 (1259) (778) 100%, 60% (O) N, SP, EX, (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 5 1 (6) 14 18 -7 2.1%, 1.4%*2, 2.8%*3 (13.3%) - Wolf. Tied with 5A as your fastest normal but long recovery on whiff. Has a very slight blind spot underneath, Ciel's dash can go underneath it. The number of hits in this move make it very difficult to shield. Sweeps crouchers.

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5C

5C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 300, 500, 800 (1234) (700) 60% (O) N, SP, EX, (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 10 3 (6) 2 (3) 3 19 -7 2.1%*2, 6.3% (10.5%) - Crocodile. B normal levels of blockstun so still at -4 disadvantage on 5A rebeat and launches on hit, also cannot be cancelled until the final hit on hit or block.
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Crouching Normals

2A

2A	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 170*2 (293) (165) 75% (O) -SE-, -N-, -SP-, -EX-, (J) L First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 6 5 9 0 1.19%*2 (2.38%) - Lobster claw. Hits low. Two-hit poke with longer range than C-Moon 2A but less vertical range.
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2B

2B	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 350*4 (911) (498) 65% (O) N, SP, EX (J) L (1), LH (2-4) First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 9 12 15 -2 2.8%*4 (11.2%) - Centipede. First hit is low. Hits 4 times. Even though this move has a lot of hits, most of the time you will want to only hit with the first hit due to very high proration.
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2C

2C 2[C]

2C Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 900 480 80% (O) N, SP, EX (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 11 8 20 -10 6.3% - Horn. Hits mid. The angle on this is nearly vertical and is a great anti-air. 2[C] Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1600 1008 90% (O) N, SP, EX (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 25 8 20 -10 8.4% - Charged horn. Much harder to contest hitbox and launches on grounded hit with better proration but pretty slow for an antiair. Does noticeably more guard damage and pushes out more on block. Also your greatest source of damage off 214A hitting an opponent. Less untech time on hit than C's for some reason.

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Jumping Normals

j.A

j.A	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 350 192 78% (O) SE, N, J LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 7 4 10 - 2.24% - Nail. Hits mid. Has good air to ground reach. Falling or IAD j.A 2A can sometimes open opponents up due to Nero's other air normals hitting multiple times and having different amounts of hitstop on block.
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j.B

j.B	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 600, 500 (987) (511) 80% (O) N, J HA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 8 5 - - 4.65%, 4.9% (9.55%) - Tentacle. Hits high. Has potential to cross up if you are above the enemy, good horizontal range. Your go to air button for creating space against airborne and grounded opponents.
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j.C

j.C

Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 300*3, 700 192*3, 384 100%, 90% (M) N, J HA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 9 10 - - 0.7%, 1.4%, 2.8%*2 (7.7%) - Nightmare. Hits high. Four hits. You can combo this move into itself but only three times due to wallslam count (Only counted when the last hit connects). Its reach is very deceptive. Causes you to land faster off of an iad than any other button allowing you to safejump shield counters. Whiffs all crouchers except Tohno, Nanaya, Hime, Wara, and Nero.

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Command Normals

3C

3C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1000, 500 (1363) (977) 75% (O) SP, EX, (J) LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 9 3 (9) 3 20 -17, -5 7.0%, 3.5% (10.5%) Clash 21-23 Bull. Both hits are air-unblockable, hits past the top of the screen. Jump cancellable. Second hit will most likely not reach if done on a grounded opponent.
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4C

4C 4[C]

4C Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 800, 600 (1106) (676) 60% (O) (N), (SP), (EX), (J) LH, LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 10 7 (6) 4 18 -17, -4 5.6%, 4.2% (9.8%) - Mantis. The second hit is air-blockable, but whiffs on all crouching opponents. Safer than it appears. The following is a (non-exhaustive) list of punishes to be aware of when using 4C: Meterless Punishes: Arc Drive Punishes: Cannot Punish: Moons Character Punishes Character Moons Character HF Hime 236B Aoko CH V. Sion CF Nanaya f.214B Kouma F Wara CH Sion 214A Roa CF Warc F V. Sion 22C Hisui/HisuiMaids C Satsuki H Roa 236A Akiha CHF Len CHF KohaMaids Most Assists Vaki H W. Len CF Mech 236A Neco Arc C KohaMech 421A H KohaMech 623A/B 150 Meter Punishes: F KohaMech 623A H-Warc 624C CHF Tohno Microdash 2C 100 Meter Punishes: Can Only Punish Poorly Spaced 4C: Moons Character Punishes Moons Character Punishes F Aoko 624C HF Kouma 236 CHF Hime tk.236C HF Miyako 236C H Nanaya 623C CHF Ries AD C Miyako 236C CH Wara 5C CHF Ciel 623C CHF Koha/KohaMaids 2C CH Ciel 236C CH Arcueid 236C CHF Sion 236C HF Arcueid 421C CH Roa 236C CHF P. Ciel 236A H Mech 623C H Satsuki 22B/C CHF Seifuku 623C CH Ryougi 623A F Seifuku 214C F W. Len 236A F Satsuki 214C C Nero 624C CHF Ryougi 214C/22C CHF Nero 4C C W. Len 421C CHF NAC 3C F NecoMech 623C C NecoMech 623C 4[C] Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 800, 600 (1106) (676) 60% (O) (N), SP, EX, (J) LH, LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 25 7 (6) 4 22 -21, -8 5.6%, 4.2% (9.8%) - Charged Mantis. The first hit becomes special cancelable. Why though.

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Universal Mechanics

Ground Throw

Ground Throw 6/4A+D	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 200*9 (1572) (573) 100% - U First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 3 1 22 - 0.0% - Nero lifts the opponent up and lets his pet birds do some damage. Launches the opponent in an air-tech state.

Air Throw

Air Throw j.6/4A+D	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1200 (1056) 506 30% - U First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 2 1 12 - 7.0% - Nero grabs and punches them to the ground for a bounce. Hard knockdown if done as a combo ender.

Shield Counter

Shield Counter Auto after a successful Shield (Air OK)

Standing Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 500 (345) 198 50% (SP), (EX), (J) LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 9 4 18 -4 3.5% - Same animation as Shield Bunker. Crouching Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1500 (1117) 714 50% (SP), (EX) LA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 9 4 18 -4 10.5% - Same animation as 2B. Aerial Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 500 (345) 198 50% - HA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 9 4 - - 3.5% - Same animation as j.B.

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Shield Bunker

Shield Bunker 214D in neutral or blockstun

Neutral Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 500 192 50% - LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 26 4 19 -5 0.0% Clash 1-10 (Clash) Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 500 192 50% - LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 8 4 19 -5 0.0% Strike 1-7 Nero steps to the side and throws some shade. Blockstun Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 0 0 100% - LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 19 3 22 -7 -100.0% - H-Moon specific reversal bunker.

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Circuit Spark

Circuit Spark In Heat: Auto during hitstun A+B+C during blockstun

Ground Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 100 0 100% - U First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 11 10 20 - removes all Full 1-39 Air Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 100 0 100% - U First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 12 10 15 - removes all Strike 1-30 Universal burst mechanic. Unlike Crescent/Full Heat activation, the hitbox and frame data doesn't vary between characters. However, you can be thrown out of this move if you input it in the air.

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Special Moves

236X

Chaos Release - Black Wings 236A/B/C

A Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 800 336 100% - LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 9 X (16) 31 -6-2 5.6% - A crow will travel diagonally downward. This move is better in some ways than the standard A crow of the other moons because opponents cannot dash under it. It will not reach all the way across the screen. Can be + if spaced. B Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 800 240 40% (O) - LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 122 19 42 - 5.6% - A crow will float above Nero and descend at a 45 degree angle after a bit. This move will not hit until its descent. EX Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 230*12 (2070) (1463) 90% (O) - LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 4+6 X 81 7 -100.0% - Costs 100% Meter. Summons crows that fly horizontally. Untechable in the air, can be comboed from upon air hit.

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214X

Chaos Discharge - Reptilian (EX: Chaos Discharge - Large Tsunami) 214A/[A]/B/C "hmm today I will jump in on H-Nero" "hmm today I will jump in on H-Nero"

A Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 400, 160*10 (1725) (659) 100% - LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 68 (min) 3 39 - 5.6%, 0.42%*10 (9.8%) - 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 chewed and then dropped from the top of the screen in a ground-tech state. You can hit the opponent with other attacks while he is being chewed. Important note: A nice knowledge check is that if you have the snake out, it won't disappear on hit. That means if you're hit by an IAD or dash button with snake out, you could end up winning the trade. Against unknowing opponents, this might get you games. During 214A's chewing animation, Nero can't use special moves, command normals, airdash, or superjump. You can't do a floor summon (214X, 22X) when another is already out. However, there is a delay before a floor summon is counted as being "out", so you can do two summons in quick succession. B Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1000 384 87% (O) - LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 56 (min) 3 34 - 7.7% - A snake will travel quickly across the ground. This snake automatically activates when it is near an opponent. Air techable on hit, untechable on counter hit. EX Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 1500 1152 75% (O) - LH First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 7+29 3 2 23 -100.0% - Costs 100% Meter. Summons a mouth that covers most of the screen. Is air unblockable but easily shielded.

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421X

Chaos Release - Horned Beasts 421A/B/C

A Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 600 384 75% (O) - LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 31 10 4 14 3.5% - A single deer will jump towards the opponent. Useful for surprising opponents who try to jump or airdash behind you. All deers have faster startup than in C-Moon, but B/EX deers won't change the direction they are facing when behind the opponent. B Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 800*3 384*3 75% (O) - LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 81 10 (39) 10 (39) 10 52 - 5.6%*3 (16.8%) - A single deer will take its time jumping forwards for three attacks and then disappear. This deer takes a while to get out. EX Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 800*5 384*5 75% (O) - LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 2+61 10 (39) x5 2+50 - -100.0% Full 1-5 Costs 100% meter. Quickly summons a deer that will hop its way to the opposite end of the screen and will cover more ground than the B deer. Attacks 5 times.

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22X

Chaos Discharge - Scaled Insect Form 22A/B/C (Hold OK, No EX)

Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 400*4 (1074) (773) 60% (O) - LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 53 (min) 320* 43 - 2.8*4 (11.2%) - A snake will travel across the ground for as long that player holds the corresponding button. The button choice only affects the snake's travelling speed, with A being the slowest and C the fastest. Upon releasing the button, a trap will be set at that location. When the enemy steps on it, it will be triggered and will do a total of four hits. The trap disappears if Nero is hit. Note: Once the trap has been triggered, it only disappears if any of the following conditions hold: It does 4 consecutive attacks (including blocked and whiffed). Half a second has elapsed since the last attack connected, and the trap was not retriggered. If it hasn't done four attacks in a row, and it gets retriggered, the hitcount resets. This can be used for an infinite blockstring: Crouching hitboxes are larger than standing hitboxes, so if the opponent crouchblocks three hits, is forced to stand up before the fourth is triggered, and is then forced to crouch again, it will reset the trap's attacks. Note: You can't do a floor summon (214X, 22X) when another is already out. However, there is a delay before a floor summon is counted as being "out", so it is possible to summon twice in quick succession.

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63214C

Chaos Discharge - Flying Poisonous Insect 63214C	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 500*4 384*N 70% (O) - LHA First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 12+194 16 (106) 16 (106) 16 (106) 16 12+26 - -100.0% - Costs 100% meter. Summons a poisonous flying creature with needle that follows the enemy around and stings occasionally for 4 hits. The hornet flies away if Nero is hit. Not a reversal.
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Arc Drive

Armament 999 41236C during Heat	Damage Red Damage Proration Cancel Guard 3500 2208 100% - U First Active Active Recovery Frame Adv Circuit Invuln 2+60 8 81 - removes all Full Nero transforms and charges forward. Lengthy startup, but unblockable and unshieldable.
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