BBCF/Arakune

Arakune
Health: 10,500 Combo Rate: 60% Prejump: Backdash Time 32 / Invul: 1-24 Forward Dash Time 40 / Invul: 7-26 Movement Options Double Jump, 2 Airdashes, Command Dashes, Dash type: Teleport Play-style Mode switch, Misdirection, Unorthodox

Overview

A Sector Seven scientist turned insane blob after exposure to the Boundary. Now with thousands of insects inside of him, he haunts the city of Kagutsuchi in search of the Azure. In terms of gameplay, Arakune is a very awkward character with awkward attacks, awkward movement, and an awkward playstyle. The main goal is to put your opponent in a "Cursed" State and deal big damage along with extremely safe block strings, cross-ups, mix-ups and even an unblocklable here and there. This is the offset to a very weak character without curse with lackluster pressure and mix-up, and mediocre and predictable defensive options.

Drive: Crimson

Crimson is the system that calculates curse meter: how much is needed to curse an opponent, what attacks inflict how much curse meter (more details on this below), and how long curse lasts. During curse, Arakune can summon a variety of bugs that help his pressure, combo ability, and damage. Curse lasts for roughly 10 seconds (the meter pauses for non-bug hitstop). Each bug has a cooldown before it can be summoned again (more details on this below) and Arakune cannot summon bugs when he is taking damage, in blockstun, teching, or activating Overdrive or Exceed Accel. Once the curse gauge depletes any further attempts to rebuild curse meter will be prevented until all summoned bugs are off-screen and any ongoing combos have concluded.

Overdrive: Crimson Depths

Upon activation the opponent will be cursed immediately with any existing curse meter, starting the curse gauge's depletion. While overdrive is active the curse gauge depletes at half the usual rate, extending the time the opponent spends cursed. Arakune's Distortion Drives will also apply more hits and do more damage. Outside of curse all Drive moves add 50% curse on hit, and on block add the amount of curse meter they would normally add on a non-Overdrive hit (25% or 33%). Additionally, Zero Vector's curse clouds each build curse at double the normal rate.

Strengths/Weaknesses

Strengths	Weaknesses
Very mobile in the air, with good use of his air dashes. High damage, pressure, keep away, and oki during curse. Good pokes with safe jump cancels.	Below-average health. Limited movement options on the ground. Lack of meterless defensive options. Low combo damage without curse. Lack of reliable oki without curse.

Normal Moves

5A

5A Standard poke. Hit Crouchers. Good for its range.	300 All 6 3 10 - B -

5B

5B Combo filler, really	300x3 High/Low 11 1*8 12 - B -

5C

5C Standard Anti Air, needs a little bit of prediction	1000 High/Low 23 3 18 - B -

2A

2A Funky Attack, reaches a little farther than it looks	300 Low 10 2 11 - F -

2B

2B Secretly also an anti-air	700 Low 8 4 11 - F -

2C

2C The infamous shark	300x5 Low, High/Lowx4 12 45 14 - F -

6A

6A Overhead, not a bad one in fact	600 High 25 2 15 - B -

6B

6B PELVIC THRUST	800 High/Low 10 2 25 - B -

4B

4B Millipede NASCAR	700 Low 19 3 21 - F -

6C

6C Impractical pre-curse overhead. Combo Staple in Curse. Follow up #1 from 6C. Fruitful for its cross-up reset, not too good for anything else other than combo filler. Follow up #2 from 6C. Combo filler. Nothing more.	800 High 27 2 14+19L - H - 1200 High/Low 21 4 25 - B - 900 High/Low 21 4 36 - H -

3C

3C Don't use this move unless you are 100% sure it will hit (or doing an unblockable)	900 Low 26 3 39 - F -

j.A

j.A Pretty good air to air	300 High/Air 7 1 16 - H -

j.B

j.B Arakune's most valuable attack pre-curse	300x5 High/Air 10 3x5 21 - H -

j.C

j.C Combo tool pre-curse, high damage.	1000 High/Air 12 2 20 - H -

j.6A/B/C

j.6A/B/C Air to air confirm and combo filler. With high execution, it's good for pressure.	700 High/Air 11 4 12 + 7 frames landing - H -

j.2A/B/C

j.2A/B/C Combo filler. Never try to use this as a starter.	900 High/Air 21 until landing 19 frames total - H - 900 High/Air 22 until landing 20 frames total - H - 900 High/Air 21 until landing 19 frames total - H -

Drive Moves

Arakune is one of the characters who rely heavily on their Drive effects. Arakune's play is set into two different phases, pre-Curse and Curse. During pre-Curse, the goal is to curse the opponent, so it is essential to include or end your combos with a D attack (or a special attack that can serve as an equivalent) to gain curse meter. The curse gauge is set at 0 at the start of every round and has a maximum capacity of 60000.

5D

5D *Cough*	640 High/Low 17 18 33 - BP -

1/2/3D

1/2/3D Bad Start up, don't use point blank. Kinda unsafe in most situations, but it's a half decent for mid-range zoning.	640 All 19 12 46 frames total - P1 -

6D

6D Headbutt, really.	900 High/Low 14 16 24 - B - 640 High/Low 38 until landing - P1* -

j.D

j.D Combo and zoning tool. Hits mid, don't be fooled.	640 All 28 3 until landing + 7 frames recovery - P1* -

Curse Bugs

Once the curse gauge reaches 100%, it's time to summon bugs, these bugs change the entire scope of Arakune's combo potential, creating a variety of options off of the simplest hits. Although powerful, in curse you are not invincible. All bugs vanish if Arakune takes a hit, and there is a cool down between summoning of the same bug. The fun stops when the Curse gauge depletes. Uninterrupted curse expires after 10 seconds. Do what you can during that time, with good execution, you'll be happy about the outcome.

Each bug is summoned by releasing it's corresponding button (A, B, C, D). Hold left or right during release to alter the bugs horizontal summoning position/trajectory. (See individual bug sections below for alternate trajectories.)

Tip: Bug trajectory is independent of distance to Arakune, use screen landmarks such as lifebars and heat gauges to keep track of bug paths while moving.

A Bug

A Bug Bouncy	500 All 1 until ground + 55 - P1* -

B Bug

B Bug Drill Monster	450x3 All 13 until off-screen - P1* -

C Bug

C Bug Mr. Gaurd Crush Your Girl	940 Barrier 55 24 - P1* -

D Bug

D Bug Bane of everyone's existence	250xN, 940 All, High/Low 1 until ground (18) until off screen - P1* -

Universal Mechanics

Ground Throw

Ground Throw Not bad considering Arakune rarely grabs.	1500 Throw(70) 7 3 23 - T -

Air Throw

Air Throw Hugs	1500 Throw(120) 7 3 23+3 landing - T -

Counter Assault

Counter Assault Better than a throw overall	0 All 13 2 29 - B -

Crush Trigger

Crush Trigger What a calamity	1000 - 20 1 25 - B - 1000 Barrier 30-60 1 25 - B -

Special Moves

Equals Zero

Equals Zero 236B GET IT!?	30 - -

Zero Vector

Zero Vector 236D (Air OK) The Random Cloud	25 900 39 total - - 25 900 33 total+3L - -

Y-Two Dash

Y-Two Dash j.236C Combo Staple	200x8 High/Air 11 3x8 until landing + 11 - H -

Permutation, N, R

Permutation, N, R 22A/B/C, air OK File:BBCP Arakune Permutation.png Sp00der	940 All 19 until ground 48 total - P1 - 940 All 4 until ground 57 total - P1 -

a±b

a±b 236D during Curse (Air OK) Slooooooow	25 45 total - - 25 38 total+3L - -

If p then q

If p then q 214A/B/C, air OK Grounded teleport options. File:BBCF Arakune AirTeleports2.png Air teleport options. (Hut hut hike!)	53 total - - 83 total - - 57 total - - 51 total - - 57 total - - 57 total - -

P Reject

Negating "p" Near opponent during the startup of If p then q Swiggity swooty...	800, 0 13 6 - P* -

Wall Teleport

Wall Teleport j.44 When backed to a wall Pissing off opponents since 2008.	Teleports at 25 47 total - -

Distortion Drives

F-Inverse

F-Inverse 236236C Combo filler or Arakune's only real wake up DP.	640 All 5+2 108 33 - B - 640 All 5+2 162 33 - B - 90x35 All 5+5 3x35 - P2* - 90x53 All 5+5 3x53 - P2* -

F of G

F of G j.214214D Homes in, 100% curse, 50% on block, swag	160x24 All 10+35 ~90 until landing + 31 - P2* - 160x48 All 10+35 ~90 until landing + 31 - P2* -

F equals

F equals 236236D during Curse (Air OK) File:BBCF Arakune F equals.png Basically Volcarona summoning Yanmega	Normal: 500*8 per Bug OD: 500*N per Bug All 7+30 until off-screen 31 total - P2* - Normal: 500*8 per Bug OD: 500*N per Bug All 7+30 until off-screen 31 total - P2* -

Exceed Accel

n Factorial ABCD during Overdrive File:BBCF Arakune nFactorial.png What are you looking at?	600, 0, 400, 1980 All Fast 10 Slow 20 3 34 - B - 600, 0, 400*4, 300*5, 2000 All Fast 10 Slow 20 3 34 - B -

Astral Heat

N-Infinity 632146D You activated my trap card, Gorgon's eye!	DESTROY all 9+81 12 24 - H -

External References

• Japanese Name: アラクネ
• Japanese Wiki
• Japanese BBS
• Arcade Profile Dan Rankings

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