When I got this game, I remember asking a friend "he's just like Zato, right?" and my friend just looked at me with this 1000 yard stare and replied "no"
From the perspective of someone who has played very very little blazblue, but a ton of other fighters, i have absolutely no idea what's going on when arakune is on screen.
Arakune is a character that I call 'Mind of a Madman' Archetype. You have to be insane to main this character, but if you master him, he's so ridiculous.
He feels like the type where you're with friends, piss drunk and you have a line or two up your nose and you get that one round where you ruin some poor bastard and one of your friends starts filming on his handy halfway through and you never manage to get anywhere close to ever again
As someone who gravitates to the wierd characters in fighting games, i can say that Arakune is what happens when you turn the "monster" of monster characters to 11 How to be Arakune 1:go apeshit
Arakune is an evasion based zoner with a gauge gimmick. If he hits you with specific attacks, the gauge goes up. If the gauge hits max, Arakune can spawn bugs to attack you with every button press, alongside his normal attacks and he gains access to a powerful super to help keep up the pressure. Getting in this state often means death for the opponent with only two outs: One, Arakune cannot spawn bugs when being hit and Two, the gauge does not last for a very long time. One of the reasons people hate him is because he’s a massive knowledge check for both players and he relies heavily on fake outs with almost no tells other than player behavior. His movement is so jank it works to his advantage. Characters are basically defined in part by how well they can out zone him. He’s the best designed character in the game.
@@itz_mattqsg2454 I main him. If my posts get him nerfed, t̷̯̲͂̐͝h̴̘̱̳̄́a̸͓͖͑t̷̟̞̮͋̓̈́ ̵̬̎͊̅ọ̶͚͒̑n̵͖̺̰̄l̶̙̻̈́ỳ̵͉͋ ̷̫̝̗̆̋m̸̟̟̐͗å̶̦͆̓ķ̷͓̇̿ë̴̻̞́̐͒͜s̴̬̳̆͊͋ ̸̨͖͐̈h̵̟͇͊i̷̤͛ͅm̸̢̤̈́̾ ̵̺̲̗̏m̵̢̝̫͠ó̵͎̘̺r̷̥̝̼̓̿ȩ̸͔̀͑͠ ̶̛͖̘̃p̷̳̈́̓̕o̸̮͗w̶̧̤͋̕e̴͇̭͗̉r̴͈̣͖͐f̶͙̦͔͒̓͐ủ̴̧̘̥̾͒l̷̞̣̊ͅ.̴̧͓̲͛̇͋
From what I've heard, they did that. Several times. Arakune is infamous for flip-flopping between the top and bottom of the tier list across the like a dozen full games and who knows how many patches due to the devs' failed attempts to balance him. It's almost like making such a bizarre character also have a very direct "I Win" mode had horrible knock-on consequences! But ArcSys NEVER made any decisions in the first game that trapped them in permanent balance nightmares! Isn't that right, Nu-13? Or is she Lambda-11 this week?
@@pyromaniacforhire Ah yes, I forgot about the other two Sayas involved in this convoluted mess of a plot. Because there just weren't enough of them already! Somewhere in introducing all these extra Sayas, though, they kind of forgot to give the "original" ones - Ragna's Saya and the one in the god-machine - any screentime or character development whatsoever. Because somehow this series got LESS coherent after the time loops stopped!
YEAH! Character design is so cursed it caused the creator to leave to newer, more Arakune less, ventures. Hopefully he makes another character that is equally/more cursed to play :)
i love this guy! Thankfully, i'm not good at him yet, so my friends still didn't develop hate for him But they are trash at the game so they sometimes get upset anyways :(
arakune stands in defiance of both god and man, he is hubris untethered, he is a taker of joy and harbinger of darkness, he is proof of mans apparent willingness to go against natural world and foster creatures and horrors beyond the wildest visions of our kinsmen, he is the unnatural.
It's strange, but one of the things I like most about Arakune is how bouncy his precurse stuff is. Him and Amane are the main ones who have this, but just watching the enemy get pingponged around the screen is endlessly entertaining. It fits well with the "flying puddle of goop and pain" bit he has going on.
When I got this game, I remember asking a friend "he's just like Zato, right?" and my friend just looked at me with this 1000 yard stare and replied "no"
Zato, but more gimmicky and with 4 EDDIES!!!
He does have Eddie's Guilty Gear color swap.
Nah the equivalent is Zappa from Accent Core
Isn't he more of a Testament
@@justsomeguywithkaminasshad7145 no 😭
From the perspective of someone who has played very very little blazblue, but a ton of other fighters, i have absolutely no idea what's going on when arakune is on screen.
Don’t worry the kune players don’t know what’s going on either
Constant pressure, guessing games, shield breaks, and the occasional invis.
You'd be surprised to see how many people guess wrong on a Arakune TP.
as an arakune player, i thought i knew what was happening but ive never seen that straight flying bug from the beginning in my life
@@vonvonkarmz I forget the input, but it's a curse only, and maybe overdrive exclusive attack. Might be wrong on that last part.
@@That_One_Sunshine_Knight went on dustloop, i think it is a curse only move that essentially turns him into a moth for a second
Arakune is what happens when a MUGEN character gets added into a real fighting game.
Arakune is a character that I call 'Mind of a Madman' Archetype. You have to be insane to main this character, but if you master him, he's so ridiculous.
He feels like the type where you're with friends, piss drunk and you have a line or two up your nose and you get that one round where you ruin some poor bastard and one of your friends starts filming on his handy halfway through and you never manage to get anywhere close to ever again
Basically a stupid character.
As someone who gravitates to the wierd characters in fighting games, i can say that Arakune is what happens when you turn the "monster" of monster characters to 11
How to be Arakune
1:go apeshit
I laugh as much as arakune while watching him
coming back though you may be right. he's the only character I saw that didn't get a birthday retweet from mori very sad
arakune is my silly little boy hes so cute and did nothing wrong
Ikr
you’re so right
How to Beat arakune : 1:uninstall blazblue
Arakune is an evasion based zoner with a gauge gimmick. If he hits you with specific attacks, the gauge goes up. If the gauge hits max, Arakune can spawn bugs to attack you with every button press, alongside his normal attacks and he gains access to a powerful super to help keep up the pressure. Getting in this state often means death for the opponent with only two outs: One, Arakune cannot spawn bugs when being hit and Two, the gauge does not last for a very long time. One of the reasons people hate him is because he’s a massive knowledge check for both players and he relies heavily on fake outs with almost no tells other than player behavior. His movement is so jank it works to his advantage. Characters are basically defined in part by how well they can out zone him. He’s the best designed character in the game.
Cease this wall of text and start downplaying. It’s an anime fighter after all 😭
@@itz_mattqsg2454 I main him.
If my posts get him nerfed, t̷̯̲͂̐͝h̴̘̱̳̄́a̸͓͖͑t̷̟̞̮͋̓̈́ ̵̬̎͊̅ọ̶͚͒̑n̵͖̺̰̄l̶̙̻̈́ỳ̵͉͋ ̷̫̝̗̆̋m̸̟̟̐͗å̶̦͆̓ķ̷͓̇̿ë̴̻̞́̐͒͜s̴̬̳̆͊͋ ̸̨͖͐̈h̵̟͇͊i̷̤͛ͅm̸̢̤̈́̾ ̵̺̲̗̏m̵̢̝̫͠ó̵͎̘̺r̷̥̝̼̓̿ȩ̸͔̀͑͠ ̶̛͖̘̃p̷̳̈́̓̕o̸̮͗w̶̧̤͋̕e̴͇̭͗̉r̴͈̣͖͐f̶͙̦͔͒̓͐ủ̴̧̘̥̾͒l̷̞̣̊ͅ.̴̧͓̲͛̇͋
As one can tell with that V-13 fight, it just needs 1 choke for either to just bite it. More riskier for the Arakune than the V-13
And dont forget that Overdrive slows down the gauge depletion and can activate curse no matter how much gauge there is
Don't forget; Arakune has a nasty air attack that acts as a proper air dash so you can pressure the opponent.
As one who plays Arakune, Azrael, and Susano’o, I can confirm this video was absolutely amazing!
He really do be hittin the yoinky sploinky tho
as a wise man once said "just dont get hit lol"
It's terryfing to see, how Hakumen is just forced to block, sitting in the corner and dying.
Have these players ever considered just not getting cursed?
The bag full of bees is fun.
0:17 Will the Mortal Kombat Breakers PLEASE enter the Chat?
IT WILL NOT HELP! HE CAN JUST CONTINUE! NO ONE IS SAFE!
Fair and balanced frfr
ambatakune
POV: You being interrogated by the CIA
Very kute and funny video
very kune and funny video
I just kuned
But I agree
threw up 3 times while watching this, thanks
He killed himself in the end as well lorewise. Truly no one enjoy arakune
Dammit, my throw whiffed. Should have done 5C instead.
The disrespect is flawless lmfao
I actually like fighting arakune ngl. Susan/Hakumen literally has to play Swat-the-Fly simulator but it's fun.
Arakunny
arakune.
how would you even go about balancing this god forsaken character honestly without making him ass cheeks
He is balanced what are you talking about
From what I've heard, they did that. Several times. Arakune is infamous for flip-flopping between the top and bottom of the tier list across the like a dozen full games and who knows how many patches due to the devs' failed attempts to balance him. It's almost like making such a bizarre character also have a very direct "I Win" mode had horrible knock-on consequences! But ArcSys NEVER made any decisions in the first game that trapped them in permanent balance nightmares! Isn't that right, Nu-13? Or is she Lambda-11 this week?
@@alexanderkosten7611 delusional
@@alexanderkosten7611 Nah. Saya is cosplaying as Izanami this week.
@@pyromaniacforhire Ah yes, I forgot about the other two Sayas involved in this convoluted mess of a plot. Because there just weren't enough of them already! Somewhere in introducing all these extra Sayas, though, they kind of forgot to give the "original" ones - Ragna's Saya and the one in the god-machine - any screentime or character development whatsoever. Because somehow this series got LESS coherent after the time loops stopped!
Best character.
You had burst
😭😭😭
I know Exceed! I know that guy lol!
how do play netreal with out the buggy 🤤
People don't believe me when I say Arakune used to be worse than this.
Bbct one d button hit is curse :)
@@Imanifestchaos The fucking nightmares of BBCT Online.....Arakune, Nu, Tager, Ragna, and Litchi (especially those first two).
Show them Calamity Triger arakuner, they'll believe you.
YEAH! Character design is so cursed it caused the creator to leave to newer, more Arakune less, ventures.
Hopefully he makes another character that is equally/more cursed to play :)
I would love to play arakune but he just triggers my arachnophobia. I just feel uneasy looking at him play
I dont have arachnophobia but Arakune still triggers my anxiety
Understandable
I was playing as arakune yesterday and fighting cpu it was fun to play arakune
@@Imanifestchaos I mean even Relius clover, the guy who mutilates people to turn them into marionettes called Arakune an abomination
@@raikasha8152 Yet still enhanced the motherfucker anyway (he said so in ChronoPhantasma). Ain't that some shit?
I wanna see the behind the scenes of how they went about making this character cause wow is he a sight to behold.
this is activating a fear inside me i didnt know i had, no character is safe from arakune
2:35 look I made it in :)
Block the wack ass mix
i love this guy!
Thankfully, i'm not good at him yet, so my friends still didn't develop hate for him
But they are trash at the game so they sometimes get upset anyways :(
As a dedicated man of the mask, every Arakune match should be reduced to a handful of coin tosses. Great work!
Arakune: *Exists*
The whole fanbase: HE POISONED OUR WATER SUPPLY, BURNED OUR CROPS, AND DELIVERED A PLAGUE UNTO OUR HOUSES!
i see this and it really calls me to play with it, but.... WTF IS HAPPENING IN THIS GAME???
Do not associate with arakune players
@@itz_mattqsg2454 @itz_mattqsg i'm one of them... i have 1 hour with him in the training mode >:)
arakune stands in defiance of both god and man, he is hubris untethered, he is a taker of joy and harbinger of darkness, he is proof of mans apparent willingness to go against natural world and foster creatures and horrors beyond the wildest visions of our kinsmen, he is the unnatural.
There are many ways to commit various warcrimes. Such as murder and destruction, and then there's maining and becoming a very good Arakune player
Me when arakune
Me when naoto combos don’t work on arakune
@@itz_mattqsg2454 Sad but true bruther, but we can still beat them. I believe in you
It's strange, but one of the things I like most about Arakune is how bouncy his precurse stuff is. Him and Amane are the main ones who have this, but just watching the enemy get pingponged around the screen is endlessly entertaining. It fits well with the "flying puddle of goop and pain" bit he has going on.
Arakune players don't deserve rights
Lmao i know the Bunny girl. I dont blame her. 😂😂
Bruh
How did you got the shining arakune of death skin from 4:45? o.o
As an Arakune main......i regret nothing
this is so fun to watch, I loved the vine booms lmaooooo 🤣🤣🤣.
Haha yes
This video is just cope for the ultimate truth that no arakune player can accept.
Thin Red Line is bottom 5 blazblue songs
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