Following the events of Continuum Shift, Noel Vermillion has deserted the NOL and fled to the land of Ikaruga. Under the guidance of Sector Seven, Noel now seeks the strength to save her friend, Tsubaki Yayoi, who has been brainwashed by the NOL.
Drive: Chain Revolver
Noel's Drives function two different ways. Upon initial Drive press, Noel uses a Drive attack, once the attack is triggered, Drive functions more like an active stance, where every button is now a different drive move.
Noel's Drive state has the potential to use one drive starter(Initial button press), up to 4 drive follow ups(Every normal button pressed after the initial button press), and one special drive ender(any special move used after the initial button press).
In drive state, Noel can use any special move she previously had access to, as well as 3 special moves exclusive to Drive: Spring Raid, Bloom Trigger, and Assault Through.
Overdrive: Chain Quasar
Activating Noel's Overdrive has numerous positive effects:
- Faster startup speed for drive moves
- Faster recovery on drive moves (Loses "Reload" animation)
- Distortion Drive damage increase
- Thor allows Noel to recover in the air after the missile fires
- Bloom Trigger hits more than twice
- Assault Through has increased invuln and short invisibility before going active
- Spring Raid has increased untech time allowing for combos
Strengths/Weaknesses
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Weaknesses
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- Speed based character
- Can somewhat nullify the threat of Exceed Accel with 6D / d.6D & 4D / d.4D drives without sacrificing offensive momentum
- Has a variety of Sideswitch & Corner Push Combo methods leading into the corner most of the time
- Has a somewhat decent matchup against Zoner characters (such as Nu-13, Lambda 11 etc.)
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- Short Range
- Unsafe Mixup
- Average Reversal Options
- Heavily Meter Dependent; Is needed to do any sophisticated mix up attempts to effectively open up opponents
- Inconsistent hit confirm transitions into practical combos especially off of odd stray hits
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