BBTag/Nine the Phantom

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Nine
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Movement Options
  • Double Jump, Teleport Airdash, Dash Type: Step

Overview

Backstory

Konoe Ayatsuki Mercury, more commonly known as Nine the Phantom, is one of the main antagonists of BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Jubei's estranged wife, and one of the few wielders of true Magic in her home series. A member of the Six Heroes and Ten Sages; Nine's work on creating the Nox Nyctores, weaponry derived from the true Magic she held mastery in, allowed her and her colleagues to stave off the world ending calamity known as "The Black Beast". While victorious in her endeavors at fighting the monster back, a traitor amongst the Six Heroes' ranks caused her death and subsequent descent into madness.

Having been brought back to life years later with the knowledge of her world's endless cycles of life and death, Nine would fight with the fervor of a wrathful phantom so that she might burn it all to ash for the sake of creating it anew for her and her little sister. All those who don't fall in line with her plans would be incinerated like the rest.

Playstyle

Due to the changes to her Spell system from her home series, Nine has went from being an oppressive force that can control 100% of the screen to being a bit more limited and defensive in nature. Given the time and the right setup, however, she can easily begin to snowball due to her still impressive slew of Spells.

While she lacks a run, her unique movement in her teleport dash allows her to force opponents to whiff attacks and disorient them, while each of her variety of attacks gives her a host of options to deal with many situations that could threaten her. While on point, Nine can take advantage of her partner's assists to begin taking advantage of her variable spell system and bombarding the opponent with spells left and right. As an assist, she lends valuable aid with a powerful anti-air, a 2-hitting charge that works well for cross combos, and a large, delayed projectile that tracks along a good portion of the screen.

If there were one glaring weakness in the Phantom's options, it would be that she is best only at mid-ranges during neutral situations. Her normals are significantly slower than most, leading to her struggling if the opponent gets too close. Still, with the wide array of spells, potential for high damage, and even unblockables at her disposal, this witch has the ability to grind anyone under her heel.

Strengths/Weaknesses

Strengths Weaknesses
  • Rather long range on her spells and normals.
  • Two anti airs to help discourage jump ins, if 4A is blocked she can continue into a blockstring.
  • Has an unblockable setup in the corner, that also leads into safe jump and catches all techs.
  • Style.
  • Variety of spells can make her pressure and active switch abilities dangerous.
  • A LOT of oki options.
  • Can teleport, which is invul till she stops.
  • She is more defensive than some characters, as her buttons are slow.
  • Is more difficult to play compared to other characters.
  • Needs to call people out well or make good reads, reacting too slow will get her murdered.
  • A floaty jump and bad mobility outside of teleport.


Ability: The Abyss Diver

Continuing her trend from Central Fiction of being like nobody else, Nine does not possess static 236x specials. Instead, her specials are dynamic and are, again, tied to her normal attacks.

Unlike in her home series, she does not gain differing spells depending on the specific combination of normal attacks she uses. Instead, she has a new secondary bar (which will be called her 'Mana Gauge' for simplicity's sake) that will begin to fill up with every normal attack that Nine connects with, with her spells changing depending on how much Mana she has stored. This change removes the need to worry about having to press specific buttons to get your desired spell, and streamlines the spellcasting process as a whole.



Normal Moves

4A
4A
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1700 All 11 - - - 1700 All 13 - - - 1600/
1800/
2000
All 13 - - -
5A
5A
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1200 All 8 - - - 1500 All 12 - - - 1500 All 9 - - - 2000/
2500/
3000
All 10 - - - 2000/
2200/
2400
All 16 - - -
5B
5B
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1700 All 12 - - - 1500/
800,1200/
300,600,1500
All 13 - - -
5C
5C
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AW SHIT, A COCKROACH
800+ High 26 - - -
2A
2A
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Come swim, the water's fine!
1000 Low 10 - - -
2B
2B
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1500 Low 11 - - -u
2C
2C
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1700 Low 13 - - -
j.A
j.A
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1500 High 8 - - - 1500 High - - -
j.B
j.B
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1700 High 13 - - - 1700 High - - -
j.C
j.C
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Yep, the Rock is here too.
2100 High 21 - - -


Universal Moves

Ground Throw
Ground Throw
5B+C
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Kicc
0, 2000 Throw 7 - - -
Flax Nurture
Flax Nurture
5A+D (air OK)
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Formerly an enhancement move, now a DP.
2000 Air Unblockable 13 - - - 2000 All 13 - - -


Skills

Everlasting Schorl
Everlasting Schorl
236A/B/C (air OK) while Element Lv 0
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If you see this then you're probably either desperate or forgetful.
1500 All 9 - - - 1500 All 9 - - -
Amethyst of Annihilation
Amethyst of Annihilation
236A (air OK) while Element Lv 1-4
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1800 All 16 ~ 76 - - - 1800 All 16 ~ 76 - - -
Andradite of Accord
Andradite of Accord
236A (air OK) while Element Lv 5-9
400, 300x8, 400x8 All 19, 48 - - - 400, 300x8, 400x8 All 19, 48 - - -
Taaffeite of Temptation
Taaffeite of Temptation
236A (air OK) while Element Lv 10
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Tinkerbell, I choose you!
1500x3 All 92 (1st hit) - - - 1500x3 All 92 (1st hit) - - -
Citrine of Change
Citrine of Change
236B (air OK) while Element Lv 1-4
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Weiss would worship Nine if she found out about this.
1500 All 17 - - - 1500 All 17 - - -
Morganite of Malice
Morganite of Malice
236B (air OK) while Element Lv 5-9 In Soviet Russia, lawn mows YOU!
400, 1500x2 All, Low*2 28, 67 - - - 400, 1500x2 All, Low*2 28, 67 - - -
Uvarovite of Undoing
Uvarovite of Undoing
236B (air OK) while Element Lv 10
350xN All 148 - - - 350xN All 143 - - -
Crimson Raider
Crimson Raider
214A (air OK)
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1000, 1500 All 13 ~ 18 (1st), 28 (2nd) - - - 1000, 1500 All 13 ~ 18 (1st), 28 (2nd) - - -
Mauvette Roar
Mauvette Roar
214B (air OK)
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GET OFF MA LAWN!
2000 All 13 ~ 15 - - - 2000 All 13 - - -


Extra Skills

Nephrite of Nullification
Nephrite of Nullification
236C (air OK) Element Lv 1 or higher
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Make a Witch Time joke, I dare you.
1500x5 [1750*5] All 352+2 - - - 1500x5 [1750*5] All 352+2 - - -
Nephrite of Nullification - Dual
Nephrite of Nullification - Dual
236C (air OK) during Nephrite of Nullification
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Tick tock you'd better block
1500x5 [1750*5] All 24+4 - - - 1500x5 [1750*5] All 24+4 - - -
Scarlet Vein
Scarlet Vein
214C (air OK)
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HERE COMES THE GIANT FISTS
2000, 1500 All 26 - - - 2500 All 23 - - -

Partner Skills

5P
5P
Crimson Raider
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1500x2 - - -
6P
6P
Scarlet Vein
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2300 - - -
4P
4P
Mauvette Roar
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1800 - - -


Distortion Skills

Flame Punisher
Flame Punisher
236B+C
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IMMA FIRIN MA LAZAAAH
600x5, 900x8
[600x5, 900x8, 200x12]
1+19 - - -
Azurite Inferno
Azurite Inferno
214B+C *smacks you with broom* STOP! EATING! THE! SOUP!
100, 0, 150, 0, 150x3, 1050x4/
100, 0, 150, 0, 150x5, 1050x12/
100, 0, 150, 0, 150x7, 360x18
1+13 - - -

Distortion Skill Duo

Cardinal Nova
P during Partner Distortion By the pricking of my thumbs.
- - -


Astral Heat

Colorless Void
222B+C
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"I bring you despair. Ruination to all."
- - -