BBCF/Arakune

Arakune
Health: 10,500 Combo Rate: 80% Prejump: Backdash Time 34 / Invul: 1-24 Movement Options Double Jump, 2 Airdashes, Command Dashes, Dash type: Teleport Play-style Very Passive and Evasive Pre-curse - Very Offensive During Curse

Overview

A Sector Seven scientist turned blob after insane 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), how long curse lasts, and the cap of meter gain after curse ends. During curse, Arakune can summon a variety of bugs that helps his pressure, comboability and damage. Curse lasts for roughly 10 seconds. 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 or in blockstun (but he can summon bugs in the few frames that he is not in blockstun in usual blockstrings). When the curse gauge depletes while bugs are hitting the opponent, any attempt to rebuild curse meter will be capped at 50%. There is no cap if bugs hit the opponent after the gauge is already depleted.

Overdrive: Crimson Depths

All drive attacks (and specials that build curse meter) will add 100% curse on hit, 50% on block during pre-curse. If Overdrive is used before curse, the opponent will be cursed inmediately, the duration dependent on the amount of curse meter. On the other hand, if used during curse, the period that the opponent is cursed will be extended for the duration that Overdrive lasts. Arakune's Distortion Drives will also apply more hits and do more damage.

Pros/Strengths

• 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.

Cons/Weaknesses

• 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.

This data is all copied over from BBCP 1.1. Replace with 2.0 data as it becomes available (and delete this warning)

Normal Moves

5A

5A Standard poke. Hit Crouchers. Good for its range.	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 300 CSOJR All 6 3 12 -3 B - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

5B

5B Combo filler, really	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 300x3 SO(J)R HL 11 2, 3, 3 12 +2 B - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

5C

5C Standard Anti Air, not a very good one though	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 800 SOJR HL 23 3 18 -2 B 4-25 Head List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

2A

2A Funky Attack, namely used now for combo filler	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 300 CSOR LA 10 2 12 -2 F - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

2B

2B Another funky move, but not as funky	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 460 CSOR L 11 3 10 +2 F - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

2C

2C The infamous shark	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 240x5 R L, HLx4 13 9, 6, 9, 9, 3 16 -9 (0 if spaced) F - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

6A

6A Overhead, not a bad one in fact	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 600 SOJR H 23 2 15 0 B - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

6B

6B PELVIC THRUST	Version Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 5a/6a > 6b 500 SO(J)R HL 6 2 25 -10 B - standalone 6b 500 SOJR HL 10 2 25 -10 B - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

4B

4B Standing low	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 600 SOJR L 19 3 21 -7 F - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelinesw. Goes into decent damage, rare usage so it's hard to see coming. Nothing too special about it.

6C

6C Impractical pre-curse overhead. Combo Staple in Curse.	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 1000 R H 27 2 32 -17 H 4-41 Foot List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

6C > 5C

6C > 5C Follow up #1 from 6C. Fruitful for its cross-up reset, not too good for anything else other than combo filler.	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 1000 R HL 21 4 32 -17 B - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

6C > 5C > 2C

6C > 5C > 2C Follow up #2 from 6C. Combo filler. Nothing more.	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 1000 R HL 24 4 36 -21 H - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

3C

3C Don't use this move unless you are 100% sure it will hit (or trolling)	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 800 SOR L 26 3 37 -21 F 13-26 All List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

j.A

j.A Pretty good air to air	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 300 CSOJR HA 7 1 16 - H - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

j.B

j.B Arakune's most valuable attack pre-curse	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 180x5 SOR HA 10 3x5 21 - H - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

j.C

j.C Combo filler pre-curse, high damage starter during curse.	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 700 SOR HA 12 2 20 - H - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

j.6A/B/C

j.6A/B/C Air to air abare and combo filler. With high execution, it's good for pressure.	Version Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul j.6A 600 SOJR HA 13 3 13 + 7 frames landing - H - j.6B 600 SOJR HA 14 4 14 + 7 frames landing - H - j.6C 600 SOJR HA 15 5 14 + 7 frames landing - H - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

j.2A/B/C

j.2A/B/C Combo filler. Never try to use this as a starter.

Version Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul j.2A 600 R All 21 until landing 20 frames total - H - j.2B 600 R ALL 22 until landing 21 frames total - H - j.2C 600 R All 21 until landing 20 frames total - H - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

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 Interesting move	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 480 SOR HL 17 18 44 -35 BP - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

2D

2D Bad Start up, don't use point blank. Kinda unsafe in most situations, but it's a half decent for mid-range zoning.	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 400, 520 R All 19 11 (15) 12 46 frames total - HBFPr - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

6D

6D Headbutt, really.

Version Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul Headbutt 560 R HL 14 16 48 frames total -18 B, HBFPr - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines Bell Bug 880 R HA 38 until landing - - BP - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

j.D

j.D Combo ender, zoning tool. Hits mid, don't be fooled.	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 500 R All 34 3 until landing + 7 frames recovery - HBFPr - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

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, 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. The 60000 points of curse goes down at a rate of 30 per frame, which amount to a little less than 33 seconds without summoning bugs. 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 to alter the bugs horizontal summoning position/trajectory. Keep in mind that bugs now use up curse meter, see below for specific amounts.

A Bug

A Bug Bouncy	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 220 - All 1 until ground + 55 - - HBFPr - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

B Bug

B Bug Drill Monster	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 200x3 - All 7 until ground - - HBFPr - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

C Bug

C Bug Nom for massive hitstop	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 650 - All 40 24 - - HBFPr - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

D Bug

D Bug Bane of everyone's existence	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 150xN, 500 - All, HL 1 until ground (33) until off screen - - HBFPr - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

Universal Mechanics

Ground Throw

Ground Throw Not bad, since Arakune rarely grabs. Good Range too.	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 1400 SOR T(90) 7 3 19 - T - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

Air Throw

Air Throw Hugs	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 1400 SOR T(120) 7 3 15+3 landing - T - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

Counter Assault

Counter Assault Better than a throw overall	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 0 -.R All 13 2 29 -12 B - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

Crush Trigger

Crush Trigger What a calamity	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 1000 R B 30-60 1 26 0 B - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

Special Moves

Equals Zero

Equals Zero 236B GET IT!?	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul - - - - -- 30 - - - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

Zero Vector

Zero Vector 236D (Air OK) The Random Cloud	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul - - - 33 390 46+11 landing total - - - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

Y-Two Dash

Y-Two Dash j.236C Combo Staple	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 200x8 R HA 11 3x8 until landing + 11 - H - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

Permutation, N, R

Permutation, N, R 22A/B/C, air OK File:BBCP Arakune Permutation.png Spider.....Sting?

Version Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul Ground 500 - All 57 until ground 48T - HBFPr - Air 500 - All 33 until ground 75+7 landing - HBFPr - Start up frames listed are at apex of double jump Fills curse gauge - 20000 on hit, 10000 on block The "spider move". Arakune summons a giant spider to hit the opponent. The button used only affects where the spider is summoned.

a±b

a±b 236D (Air OK) Slooooooow	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul - - - 31 - 54 total - - - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

If p then q

If p then q 214A/B/C, air OK

Version Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul 214A - - - - - 48 total - - 1-5T, 39-37T, 38-39 Inv 214B - - - - - 48 total - - 1-5T, 6-25 All 214C - - - - - 85 total - - 7-62 All j.214A - - - - - 46 total - - 24-33 All j.214B - - - - - 52 total - - 28-39 All j.214C - - - - - 56 total - - 28-43 All List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

P Reject

P Reject Near opponent during the startup of If p then q Swiggity swooty...	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul - - - 31 - 54 total - - - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

Wall Teleport

Wall Teleport j.44 When backed to a wall Pissing off opponents since 2008.	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul - - - - - 47 total - - 25-32 All List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

Distortion Drives

F-Inverse

F-Inverse 236236C Combo filler or Arakune's only real wake up DP.

Version Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul Body 640 R All 5+0 107 33 -121 B 1-12 All Body (OD) 640 R All 5+0 160 33 -175 B 1-12 All Laser 90x35 R All 5+2 3x35 - - HBFPr(2) - Laser (OD) 90x53 R All 5+2 3x53 - - HBFPr(2) - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

F of G

F of G j.214214D Useful now. Homes in, hits low, 100% curse, swag	Version Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul Normal 350x15 R LA 20+4 15 until landing + 32 - HBFPR(2) 1-26 All Overdrive 350x25 R LA 20+4 15 until landing + 32 - HBFPR(2) 1-26 All List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

F equals

F equals 236236D during Curse (Air OK) File:BBCF Arakune F equals.png Coralian Mothra	Version Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul Normal - R - - - - - - - Overdrive - - - - - - - - - List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

Exceed Accel

n Factorial ABCD during Overdrive File:BBCF Arakune nFactorial.png What are you looking at?

Version Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul Normal 2040 - All - - - - - - Active Flow 4020 - All - - - - - - Does not cost Heat, but inmediately ends Overdrive if used. Becomes stronger and flashier with Active Flow. Arakune lunges at the opponent on startup. On hit, he then swallows and chomps down on the opponent. Puts Arakune in Active Flow if he hasn't already been in it already. Has full invul and is safe on block, but it has no minimal damage and cannot be rapid-canceled.

Astral Heat

N-Infinity 632146D Troll move, really	Damage Cancel Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Attribute Invul DESTROY - all 5+81 12 25 - H 1-97 All List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

External References

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

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