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And with the game hitting arcades in less than a week anyway, much of that is subject to change. We can just withhold on any information until it becomes set in stone to be safe. But loketest vids are still there, so I can add them to the OP if you guys want.

At least we got some good info, like this: Since lvl 3 drill hits low and will probably have some serious utility.

This thread will be used for any discussion of Amane himself. Keep it on topic (preferably gameplay but story is also relevant to some extent as long as it doesn't stray into general story/wishlist/etc.) so it doesn't become chaos in here. General Information Normals A Moves 5A- High slap/punch attack, whiffs on crouching 6A- Anti air move with upper body invincibility. Jump cancelable 2A- Crouching jab (not a low), surprisingly low reach j.A- Jumping jab, can chain in itself in whiff and is the only overhead Amane has. Good for air to air to convert into a combo or bring the opponent in blockstun with you as you land and start pressure. B Moves 5B- Good move that covers a lot of area in front of Amane. Builds good meter. Hits 3 times. 6B- Sends Amane diagonally upwards and back after using this move. Causes Fatal on CH. Lower body invincible on frame five. Throw invincible on frame 1 to 4. Allows air dash options afterwards, even on whiff. 2B- Hits low and a good starter j.B- Scarf whip attack. Hits three times and has good range to hit down below. Not an overhead. Pretty long startup. j.2B- Downwards spike. Amane interrupts his current air movement and goes straight down. He bounces back on hit or block unless done low enough to the ground. If used that way, lots of frame advantage. Not an overhead. Will not remain active until you land. C Moves Long range multi-hit pokes with slow startup. Hit 2 times from about 5 character lengths away (the knot at the end of the scarf). Second hit pulls opponents in. Will whiff at close range since there's no hitbox in between the knot and Amane. No hurtbox as well. 5C- Scarf extends forward at about head level. Whiffs on crouching 2C- Long range attack along the ground. First hit is low. Forces stand on hit. 6C- Diagonally upwards reach. Causes fatal on CH. Pretty unreliable as an anti-air due to it's slow startup. Very useful in combos. 3C- Sweep attack that slightly moves Amane forward. Only C attack that only hits once and isn't a long range attack like the rest. It's a regular normal. j.C- Diagonally downwards striking scarf attack. Has good utility at neutral. Not an overhead. j.6C- Scarf extends horizontally from Amane in the air. Mostly used for combos. j.2C- Downward/down-forward striking attack. Not an overhead. Drive: Spiral 3 levels of drill gauge. Gauge increases upon using D attacks and decreases over time. Drill attacks last longer and do more damage with higher level. A drill stays active for a maximum of 16 frames. Drill meter builds on whiffed D attacks solely when you have level 3. Drill can overheat if charged for too long. When overheated, D moves and D specials cannot be used for around 2-3 seconds. After the overheat, you will return to level 1. Each attack will deal more hits if button is held down, with each hit contributing to the drill gauge. Can stop holding moves at any time by releasing the button. Level 3 D moves do a very high amount of chip damage on block. They also have increased frame advantage On hit, they'll do significantly more damage due to increase of both damage and proration. On drill level 3, your gauge will actually raise faster making it easier to maintain it as well as overheating it. All drills cannot cancel into specials on block. Overdrive: Drill gauge is fixed at level 3 and rapidly builds up to it if lower. Note that you can still overheat if you push the drill too much, but that should be pretty hard since it'll try to maintain your drill at level 3 the whole time. Drive Moves 5D- Lunges forward with drill arm. Long startup and existing hurtbox makes it risky to use it as a poke. 2D- Thrusts drill upward. Can be used as anti-air, but the head invulnerability comes pretty late making it less reliable. Works great during combo. 6D- Drill dropped from above about 3-4 characters away. Isn't an overhead. Easiest way to charge drill meter. Can be held indefinitely until overheat. j.D- Downwards drill leg attack. Least damaging drill in Amane's drive attacks. Good pressure tool at level 1, fastest startup of all drill moves. j.6D- Horizontal drill arm attack. Similar to 5D. Most damaging drive normal and should solely be used as a combo tool Specials: Hariken (236D)- Drill charge stance. Pressing A/B/C will summon a drill a set distance away from Amane (A being closest and C being farthest). Pressing D cancels the stance. Summoned drills will last 1.5/2/4 seconds depending on current drill level. Drills can be hit to be nullified as they have a hurtbox. Any summoned drill will maintain the drill level from going down during active frames. Maximum active frames of 15 despite active time. Gekiren (623C)- Summons cloth fist from underground. On hit it grabs the opponent and slams them to the ground. It's an unblockable strike that only hits airborne opponent. Will come out at a fixed distance from Amane unless used in the corner. Will be on screen next to the corner if the fixed distance would be off screen. Raibu (236C)- A charging attack. Multi-hitting and with great knockback. Causes wallstick on corner hit. Unsafe on block so should be used in combos or to end them. Gosei (j236C)- Air charging attack, like Raibu. Amane first goes diagonally downward then continues with one more hit on the ground. On last hit, Amane will autocorrect to face the opponent of ot applies. Unsafe on block at -7, but with 50 meter, you can make it safe or convert into a combo by using a Rapid Cancel into 2C. Zettou (214A/B and 236A/B)- Command IAD-like hop move. The hop changes depending on the button used, A version is a smaller hop while B goes slightly higher and further. 236X hops forward while 214X hops backward. Can followup with normals after a little cooldown. You cannot cancel into anything besides movement and blocking options before a certain time. On ground Zettou, this is about 14-16 frames depending on the version. On air Zettou, this is 7 frames. Excellent pressure tool and useful in combos. Seijuu (632146C)- Charging super. Damage is inflicted after the dash is complete on hit and is based on drill level. Has invuln and Amane will be a medium distance behind the opponent after the move has completed. Can followup into a combo with level 2 or 3 drill meter. Level 2 followup is 3C, level 3 is 6C. This super will cause overheat on hit of your drill level unless it's rapid canceled correctly. Goukai (632146D)- Super that summons many drills that travel across the screen. No invuln frames. Pushes the opponent to the edge of the screen. Causes drill overheat. This super does really good damage even on level 1 and can be used to make combos burstsafe. You can increase damage by using Rapid cancel and by using Zettou into forward airdashes. That way the opponent eats more drills. Misc: Astral info: Wiki links (contribute if you can) Amane Color Palettes [*]1-6 [*]7-16 [*]Main page [*]Full frame data [*]222D [*]Amane [*]Azrael [*]Platinum [*]Bang [*]Tsubaki [*]Bullet [*]Tager [*]Arakune [*]Rachel [*]Taokaka [*]Litchi [*]Carl [*]Makoto [*]Relius [*]Jin [*]Noel [*]Ragna [*]Hakumen [*]Valkenhayn [*]Hazama [*]Nu-13 [*]Mu-12 [*]Ground throw causes wall stick in the corner. Can be special canceled. Very versatile combo routes offered afterwards with good damage. [*]Amane uses his scarf as a bow and himself as an arrow for his air throw. Followup will vary depending on the height at which you throw. Basic one should be 6A jump canceled into air combo. [*]Taunt- Amane takes out a fan and fans himself. [*]Counter Assault uses 5B animation.

For Lumin: Your childhood and your adulthood are now one in the same.

Yes it is! You guys are doing it right.

What the fuck, why do you guys do all these fun things? Eating contests are the best way to determine anything. And you guys should add a twist to it- You can only wash it down with whiskey or vodka.

Thank you for the new sig.

That story easily just made my day.

No, you want to stay on Dustloop for the next several hours without a break. And Dustloop wants your soul.

Now now kids, everyone play nice. I'd hate for you to see what happens if you don't~

I knew this thread would be fun!

For what my scene lacks in FG skills, I make up for in smelling good. Which is really saying something because I'm from MI. :3

You guys should all watch it in a group then. That sounds pretty gdlk.

Oh hey Glitch! I bet you're real excited for season 3 of ponies next month. Won't it be great? :3 @Katz: Don't worry, it looks like they have no means of escape. Sorta...

Oh Katz, ever so tsun~ The experiments were a success in that I can now detect someone standing still, but they had no way of knowing I could use it to escape. Don't worry though, the others have no way of getting out :3

Oh, I just make posts on Dustloop and doesn't afraid of anything.

Oh hey Katz! I think now I'll stick around for awhile~

Well hello again, New England thread. It's been too long~

I keep hearing this too. Do we have any sort of confirmation? I think it would be a really interesting feature if it's true.

Is this confirmed? If it is, I think it could add a bit more of a strategic element to bursting. Eating an OD combo can't be good (especially from some characters), and if there's no obvious way to see them you'd have to consider when the opponent might go into OD and burst before it. And it could also make ODs used in combos that would not necessarily win you the round since the opponent might not expect it to be used earlier in a match, but then of course you run the risk of not having it when you could use it for an unburstable combo at low health, or even not having a burst of your own if you end up in a situation where you'd have wanted to burst. I can see the OD system leading to a bunch of new mind games.

I just wanted to say that this is one of the most amusing things I've read here in awhile. Stay gdlk Dacid.

It seems like he got more buffs than nerfs with the first loketest, so I'm assuming they're just testing out what severe nerfs would do to him. Also if they want to change the entire flow of the game, it would make sense to take away some combo tools from everyone anyway. At the worst, I'd say he would just end up having to be played differently. In the end, I think he'll be fine, though I know I'm being very optimistic. Relius AND Amane? I can tell you have good taste in characters. :3

Yay! A happy ending to the fairy tale of the boy who did not age!