Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel/Heart

Heart
I hope this will touch your very Heart and Soul!

Profile

Name: Heart Aino (愛乃 はぁと)

Debuted in: Arcana Heart

Voice Actor: Mikako Takahashi (高橋 美佳子)

Introduction: Full of energy. Pure and innocent. Simple-minded. She really believes that there are no bad people in the world. For the sake of love and peace, she runs all throughout Japan with the guidance of the love arcana, Partinias, who was with her ever since her childhood.

Summary

Heart is a mobile rushdown-style character who excels at opening opponents up with ambiguous mixups. Her primary tool for this gameplan is her unique aerial homing dash (as taken from the Arcana Heart franchise) which allows her unparalleled flexibility in choosing her approach. She also has decent tools for zoning with her Arcana projectiles, which can also act to cover her homing dash at full screen. On the other hand, her ground game is quite limited, with short-ranged normals and lack of access to her homing dash mixups.

Command List

If you are having trouble reading inputs, check out the Notation section!

NOTE: Frame data is not tested exactly, and may be slightly off.

Movement

Homing Dash jD I am speed I am speed

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv - - - - - - This is "homing", a.k.a. "homing dash", Heart's unique movement option. If you seen the Arcana Heart (AH) series, you may have an idea of it already. In this game, Heart can only use homing from the air, and it completely replaces her air roll. After homing is initiated, you fly towards the opponent and can somewhat control where you're flying and landing by pressing/holding a direction. Like the air roll it replaces, homing is invulnerable to projectiles for a short period after initiation. Unlike AH3, canceling a move into homing does not cost anything. In AH3, homing-cancels cost 1 bar, but in Nitroplus Blasterz it's totally free. Also unlike AH3 you cannot speed up your homing by pressing D again, but using a normal after homing startup does give you some more momentum (?). See this Arcana Heart comic for a quick visual representation.

Normals

5A 2A [6A / cl.B] st.B 2B 5C 2C [5E/2E] is basic chain route. Any deviations from that route will be noted as an additional or limited.

5A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 400 HLA 5 - - - Jump cancelable. Doesn't hit crouchers unless they have a taller crouching hitbox, can catch some jump-ins but don't rely on it as an anti-air.

6A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1700 HLA 9 - - - Jump cancelable. Anti air with a good amount of range. Does not hit crouchers. Also used in combos, can be chained into from almost all grounded normals.

c.5B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 900 HLA 7 - - - Jump cancelable. Mainly combo material.

f.5B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 900 HLA 8 - - - Jump cancelable. One of Heart's longer range moves.

5C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1500 HLA 11 - - - Jump cancelable, good normal for both pressure and combo material. Hits crouching opponents.

5E	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1800[2500] HLA* 13[37] - - - Not jump cancelable, but still special cancelable. Shoulder rush that's slightly unsafe but the special cancel trait allows for certain frame traps. It's on the slow side, so be careful about over using it. Not bad to use once in awhile, especially if you escape or special-cancel it. Full charged version will break guard.

2A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 400 L 6 - - - Not jump cancelable. Standard 2A, hits low and combos into itself.

2B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 900 L 8 - - - Jump cancelable, similar to 2A but has some more range.

2C

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1500 HLA 14 - - - Jump cancelable. Used in combos but also good as an anti-air. In combos on grounded opponents, this move has short horizontal range, so you need to be close. As an anti-air, it will catch things almost on top of you and in front and above. Has some start up so be mindful when using it as an anti-air. Compared to 6A, it lacks the head-invincibility making it harder to use, but has a lot more un-techable time on hit to make up for it. If this move hits later in its active frames, it is not jump cancelable.

2E	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1400 L 15 - - - Not jump cancelable, but still special cancelable. Standard sweep, knocks down. Cancel into a special to do a combo.

jA	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 500 HA 5 - - - Double jump cancelable. While it lacks range, it's very good an air-to-air or even air-to-ground. The knee and the arm both have hitboxes.

jB	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1000 HA 7 - - - Double jump cancelable. Standard j.B, can cross up, Really good for air-to-ground.

j4B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 900 HA 7 - - - Double jump cancelable at jump height. Cannot jump cancel when blocked/hit low enough to the ground. Heart has sticks her arm out at shoulder-level. Your main recommended option for air-to-air normals. Decent start up, combine this with homing and you could easily win most air-to-air situations. Will not hit crouching opponents.

jC	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1400 HA 10 - - - Not double jump cancelable, but still special cancelable. Has some horizontal range but not much, works well as a air to ground, can cross up but not reliable as a cross up.

jE	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1600 HA 13 - - - Not double jump cancelable, but still special cancelable. Causes a soft-knockdown.

BC	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1800 UNB 4? - - - Fluff

jBC	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1800 UNB 4? - - - Fluff

Specials

Iron Fist Punch 236+A/B/C

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv A 1600 HLA 13 - - - Only knockdowns on airborne opponents, meaning standing or crouching opponents will stay standing. Slightly unsafe but not easily punishable. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv B 1800 HLA 19 - - - Heart winds up a little before hitting the opponent, will knockdown standing and crouching. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv C 2000 HLA 27 - - - Heart winds up even more before the punch. Wallbounces on hit, mainly combo fodder.

Heartiful Punch 623+A/B/C

Reversal. Air OK. The heart at the end does have a hitbox. First hit is grounded. Second and third hit is anti-air. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv A 2696(1100,840,756) HLA* 6 - - - 1st hit is air unblockable. Goes vertical the least, has the least amount of recovery, unsure of amount of invulnerability. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv B 2896(1300,840,756) HLA* 7 - - - 1st hit is air unblockable. Goes a little bit higher, unsure of amount of invulnerability. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv C 3096(1500,840,756) HLA* 9 - - - 1st hit is air unblockable. Goes vertical the least, has the least amount of recovery, unsure of amount of invulnerability.

Air Heartiful Punch j.623+A/B/C

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv A 2340(1500,840) HLA 6 - - - 1st hit is air unblockable. Goes vertical the least, has the least amount of recovery, unsure of amount of invulnerability. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv B 2640(1800,840) HLA 8 - - - 1st hit is air unblockable. Goes a little bit higher, unsure of amount of invulnerability. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv C 2840(2000.840) HLA 10 - - - 1st hit is air unblockable. Goes vertical the least, has the least amount of recovery, unsure of amount of invulnerability.

Ribbon Beam 421+A/B/C

Heart hops forward and fires a close-range heart projectile. Hits mid, and can avoid lows. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv A 1200 HLA 17 - - - Shortest and fastest movement. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv B 1200 HLA 22 - - - Medium movement and slightly slower. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv C 1200 HLA 30 - - - Furthest movement, can cross over at certain distances and whiff completely at close range.

Arcana Special 22+A/B/C (Air OK)

The projectiles used from the Love Arcana of Arcana Heart. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv A 1200 HLA 19 - - - Heart produces a single love ball. Has tracking properties. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv B 1600 HLA 21 - - - Heart produces a laser that hits full-screen. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv C 2563(1100,770,693) HLA 33 - - - Heart produces three love balls this time.

Special Kick j214+A/B/C

A dive kick. Hits overhead. Air-stalls for a bit before diving. Can be useful for creating a double-overhead with the same timing as an overhead-into-low jump-in. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv A 1600 HLA 21 - - - The version that stays in place before kicking. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv B 1600 HLA 21 - - - Version that moves forward about half of Heart's character width before kicking. Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv C 1600 HLA 21 - - - Version that moves forward about Heart's character width before kicking.

Supers

Iron Fist Punch of Love 236AB	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 5000 HLA 6+[56]+11 - - - Super version of Iron Fist Punch. Wallbounces on hit and can be picked up after it lands.

Amazing Heartful Punch 623AB	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 6000 HLA 6+[45]+7 - - - Super version of Amazing Heartful Punch. Still a reversal.

Special Kick of Love j214AB	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 4400(3000) HLA* 6+[53]+9 - - - Super version of Special Kick. If the move whiffs, it produces a shockwave which hits low.

Elpis Tóxo 222+AB (Air OK)	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 5052(4500) HLA 5+[49]+12 - - - Heart shoots a bunch of love lasers. Equivalent to the Love Arcana eclipse from Arcana Heart. Likewise, it is a good combo tool. The second laser can be crouched and then be punished with an invul move. Combo will not drop if opponent is in crouching state on hit, but only do 4500 damage.

Variable Rush

CE - 10 frames

All Variable Rushes allow you to do a sequence of attacks depending on if you hit the A, B, or C button. If you press nothing, the VR will end. If your VR is blocked, you have the option to press nothing, or keep attacking. Even if you keep attacking, you could still stop at any time, assuming you don't execute the final attack.

Depending on what combination of buttons you use, you can come up with some useful strings.

Lethal Blaze

Perfect Superduper Amazing Iron Fist Punch of Love 236236+BC

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Iron Fist Punch 7500(3000,4500) HLA 8 - - - Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Arcana Infused 11200(4000,0,7200) HLA 8 - - - Heart winds up and punches diagonally upwards. There are two versions, the double Iron Fist Punch version and the Arcana-infused version. The latter does more damage and requires you to input a 1080 (236987412 three times) during the initial windup animation for it to take place. There seems to be no difference frame-wise between the two versions, aside from the Arcana-infused version giving the opponent more time to think about how they will punish you if it gets blocked, so you should probably always be spinning the stick.

Combos

Please check out the Notation section, for help on understanding how to read and write combos!

Meterless

throw 6D 5B jC jD jC land 6A jBE214x

5E 22B

5A (anti air) jC jD jCE 214x

Metered Extensions

starter 236x 236A+B dash jAB djc JBE 214x (mid screen to corner carry)

starter 236A+B 623A+B near corner side switch after 236AB

22A+B 22A+B 22A+B

5B>5C Blast> 2C 421C 236B 6D 5B 236A 6D 5B jB jC jD jB jC land 236236B+C

Assist Extensions

2A 2B 2E 236A Amy 236B 236C dash 6A JC JD JCE

5B 5C 236B Amy dash JC jD jC land 6A JbE

starter 623AB Alushia 623AB

5B 5C 236B Kaigen Finish

Strategy

Okizeme

On a close knockdown, start a homing dash and begin the mixup games. If the opponent is knocked down at a distance, you may want to fire a 22A projectile instead, and wait to see what the opponent does.

Recommended Assists

Yoishi (jump sealing) - Heart's strongest tool is her approach mixups against a grounded opponent. This assist, which prevents the opponent from jumping even when blocked, will allow Heart a decent amount of time to open the opponent up.

Alushia (vertical bouncing strikes) - This assist can easily combo after Heart's 623XX super, allowing for more high-damage burst-safe combo extensions.

Henri or Franco (lockdown gunners) - These assists can be used in a more direct way than Yoishi, locking down the opponent while Heart initiates a homing mixup. They are also a useful combo extension tool.

Links

JP: Heart page on the Japanese seesaawiki wiki

Archived NPBlasterz-Wiki page from Jan-2017, which should be on version 1.09?

Heart v1.09 combo examples + bonus, with Alushia/Franco assists

Heart v1.09 blast combo video, with Alushia/Franco assists

Heart v1.02 combo collection, with Alushia/Amy assists

(2019-03-19) Heart v1.09 tournament footage of pet (#1 ranked Heart at recording), with Alushia/Yoishi assists

Heart trial combo collection

Colors

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