Aya Ayase

Aya Ayase (綾瀬アヤ) is the recurring and the playable character in Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Musou and she is from originally appeared in Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo since only appeared in EP. 13 and the ending scenes in anime at the end of each episode. As in Eikyū Alice Musou however, Aya is fully appearance in this game, including her new voice acting, character development, personality and new weapon instead of ones wielded from the original. She is another Alice User in the future who aide Nero and she is shown to be most powerful than most of the other Alice Users. She specializes in long range combat. Her normal attacks are average but she mixes both melee and range combats to eliminate her close range disadvantages.

Nero Scenario
Aya Ayase is exclusively appears in Nero Scenario along with Nero Thompson while any protagonist scenarios are not appear in story mode since Aruto and Kiraha are not appeared in.

Aya is one of the Alice Musou who sent to the future in duty to help Nero. During Nero's tour, into the year 21XX, Aya helps him in battle and eventually befriends him and she guides him through the futuristic cities about hi-tech technologies and weapons. Also she and Nero helps their allies and fights a new evil organization called CREPT.NET (Cipher Reach Evil Program Terrorisim dot Net) army which was lead by Cipher himself who tried to infect the world's computers, using the unknown computer virus to all systems and make the cyborgs go berserk and killing humans.

Appearance
Aya is a elder teenager of 18 years old which has a maroon colored long hair, a blue eyes and a pair of mini glasses.

She first seems as the Alice User outfit consist of white and turquoise color dress with red gem on the center with black belt, a white cape with turquoise color trims on her back and a pair of white and blue fingerless gloves. On her leg wear, she wears a blue long socks that reaches the half way of her legs and a pair of white shoes. As her Alice User outfit, she having a pair of small angel wings on sides of her head.

As in her casual outfit, she wears a long sleeved white shirt underneath her blue long sleeved sweater, a dark brown necktie and a short dark brown skirt. On her leg wear, she wears a pink tights and a pair of brown shoes.

Personality
In Kagihime Monogatari Eikyu Alice Musou and after the completion of The Eternal Alice, Aya gains new personality. She is a smart yet graceful young girl who is easily allured by the future's impressive girls. Even with her skills, she isn't the most experienced or tact person on the field, which sparks occasional teasing from others. Her experiences in technology somewhat matures her flippant tendencies over time, as she eventually values the responsibility of protecting something important to her including Nero.

Gameplay
Stats (without accessories and/or armors and default weapon equipped)

Main Stat: INT (Magical ATK)


 * Speed: Average
 * Attack Range: Long
 * Difficulty: Normal

Movesets
Note: The Normal Attacks and Charge Attacks patterns are changed depending on the distance between the enemies.

Ground Movesets

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 * EX Attack 1: She shoots a several purple energy shots in a wide spread shot like a shotgun that on hit knock the enemies away.
 * EX Attack 2: She launches her 12 small key bits and rotate while flying forward, slashing those nearby.
 * EX Attack 3: Her 12 small key bits will circling around her, shooting a continuous stream of lasers on the ground around her doing area of effect damage to several nearby enemies that inflict damage and at last hit spiral knocks the enemies away from her.

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 * EX Attack 4: Her 12 small key bits will fly around the field and shoot a continuous stream of lasers coming at many directions at the enemies that inflict damage and at last hit spiral knocks the enemies away from her.

Long range

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, , ,, , : Aya shoots a same C1 shots 6 times and the final shot a single powerful shot with a bigger stun.

Aerial Movesets

Close range

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Long range

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, undefined: Aya does a aerial long range version of C1.

, , undefined: Aya does a aerial long range version of C2.

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Counterattacking Movesets

While blocking the attack with L1 button, : After block the enemy attack, Aya does a strong swing that knocks the attacking enemies away from her.

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Other Function

, : Double Jump.

R1: Lock-on the enemy. Tap to change the Lock-on target (but only lock-on targets to the enemy officers and/or bosses).

Skill Attacks
Key Bit Expand: Aya arranges her 12 small key bits of her weapon arm into a circle formation behind her. During her skill attack, these can be fired individually by slowly repeating Square button while holding down the R2 or quickly inputting the R2 + Square button several times will fire them all at once at the target. Each shot hits inflict damage enemies and knocks them up slightly. Also this skill can hit OTG and relaunch the downed enemies. You cannot use this skill while her 12 key bits are still active.


 * Input: R2 + S
 * MP cost: 300
 * Cooldown: 12 seconds

Key Bit Spiral: Aya arranges her 12 small key bits of her weapon arm into a spiral formation around in front of her and they shoot a barrage of rapid fire shoots at the point of target for last 10 seconds. Each shot hits inflict damage enemies and knocks them up slightly. Also this skill can hit OTG and relaunch the downed enemies. You cannot use this skill while her 12 key bits are still active.


 * Input: R2 + T
 * MP cost: 300
 * Cooldown: 12 seconds

Drone Storm Rush: (Acts like the Storm Rush mechanics from Dynasty Warriors 8, execute this skill by pressing  and undefined) Aya stands in a ready shooting position while she arranges her 12 small key bits in a Gatling formation. Press the Square Button to shoot a barrage of rapid fire purple energy shots. Pressing the Triangle Button or let the Storm Rush stance effect is over, Aya shoots a stronger shots in front of her along with her 12 small key bits are fired at the same time. Also can hit OTG and would be relaunch on contact the downed enemies and juggling them.

During Storm Rush stance effect, she can dash a short distance forward via directional pad (not analog stick) during the Storm Rush ready position and she is invincible for a while during the Storm Rush effect. Storm Rush Stance effect last for 8 seconds before launching a final blow Storm Rush attack, canceling the stance and invincibility wears off.


 * Input: S + T
 * MP cost: 300
 * Cooldown: 15 seconds

Arranging Beams: (Chargeable) Aya stands on the ground in place, then arranges her 6 small key bits, then shoots a 7 streams of powerful beams in straight line in front of her to pierce enemies for multi hit damage and afterwards the explosion that blast the affected enemies away from it. However the longer she charged, the more powerful will be and while charging, she grants the hyper armor which cannot be broken by any enemy attacks (except Musou Attacks). Longer charged version deploys additional 6 small key bits, and then then shoots a 13 streams of powerful beams in straight line in front of her, enlarging the skill attack's area line of fire of 8 meters wide, inflict more hits and damage at long charge, but Aya cannot be move while charging. Also this skill can hit OTG and relaunch the downed enemies.


 * Input: R2 + X
 * MP cost: 500 (uncharged), 1000 (charged)
 * Cooldown: 30 seconds (uncharged), 60 seconds (charged)

Key Bit Spread Shoot: Aya arranges her 12 small key bits of her weapon arm and fly around the field over 20 meter area, barraging a area with rapid fire energy shot storm for last 15 seconds. Each shot hits inflict damage enemies and knocks them up slightly. Also this skill can hit OTG and relaunch the downed enemies. You cannot use this skill while her 12 key bits are still active. She can move around as foes are hit by these.


 * Input: R2 + O
 * MP cost: 500
 * Cooldown: 40 seconds

Musou Attacks
(Rending Beams) (Requires 1 Musou bar): Aya arranges her 12 small key bits of her weapon arm, then all of them fly in front, and then shoots a 6 rows of beams of light appear from the ground, hitting all enemies in front of her over 15 meter hit area. Then 2 seconds later, she unleashes a waves of more rows of beams of light appear from the sky and ground rapidly, and then the last row shoots 12 from the ground which creates large explosions that spiral knocks the enemies away from her. All portions are inflict enormous multi hit damage.

, (Arraying Lights) (Requires 1 Musou bar): While in the air, Aya arranges her 12 small key bits of her weapon arm, then all of them fly in front and fires a barrage of beam shots along with her weapon arm rapidly and finishes with an aerial version of her Skill attack Arranging Beams. All portions are inflict enormous multi hit damage.

Direction buttons (not Analog Stick), (Lock-on Shooter) (Requires 1 Musou bar): Aya arranges her 12 small key bits of her weapon arm, and then forming a phalanx formation, while at the same time, Aya stands on the ground in place and enters her weapon' lock-on mode. In lock-on mode, she creates a large lock-on reticle, then locks on the enemies, then Pressing the Musou attack button to fire a multiple sniping key bits shots at a locked on enemies arrows instantly at the enemies even if Aya fails to attaining the lock-on, but less projectiles to be fired. Each shot inflicts enormous multi hit damage.

One enemy can be locked onto multiple times, but the number of times they can be locked on to depends on the amount of health remaining. For example, enemies with low hit point rate can only be locked onto once or more.

Alternate Musou Attack - R1 +  (Auto Key Bit) (Requires 1 Musou bar): Aya arranges her 12 small key bits of her weapon arm, and then forming a phalanx formation. Then shoots a charged beam shots, shooting everything in front of her over a 20 meter range. 12 small key bits floating around her remain for a while after the attack, any small key bits automatically shoot at any enemies within her 20 meter effect radius. This effect last for 15 seconds and you cannot using skill attacks while her 12 key bits are still active (except Drone Storm Rush).

(Array Split) (Requires 2 Musou bars and instead of Rending Beams): Aya arranges her 12 small key bits of her weapon arm, then all of them fly around her, and then shoots a 12 rows of beams of light appear anywhere of the field, hitting all enemies in front of her over 30 meter hit area for last 20 rows. then the last row shoots 12 streams of beams around it which creates large explosions that spiral knocks the enemies away from her.

(Spiral Beams) (Requires all 3 Musou bars and instead of Array Split): Aya spins and arranges her 12 small key bits of her weapon arm, then all of them fly around her in a circular motion as she walks forwards. All small key bits are fire and produces a larger spinning "beam net" of energy that covers all angles that inflicts enormous multi hit damage. Holding the Musou Attack button for longer lasting up to as long as the Musou Attack button is held down (approx. 15 seconds). On the final blow, her small key bits spiral around her along with "beam net" that spin quickly and creates a powerful huge explosion in a nuclear explosion that blast and spiral knocks the enemies into great heights in the sky as they hit by the explosion. K.Oed enemies from Aya’s Spiral Beams explosion will blast violently into low earth orbit and left out from the battlefield.

Burst Musou
(Blasting Formation) (Burst Mode required and instead of Spiral Beams): Aya spins and arranges her 12 small key bits of her weapon arm, then all of them fly around her in a circular motion upon start up. As her Burst Musou starts, Aya shoots a powerful purple energy shots in a wide spread pattern repeatedly several times. As her Burst Musou continues, Aya bombards the enemies with a barrage of beams via her skill attack Key Bit Spiral. Then follows up with Array Split and Spiral Beams at the same time as she readies for the final blow. On the final blow and the burst attack is over, she does the final blow part of her Spiral Beams around her along with "beam net" that spin quickly and creates a powerful huge explosion in a nuclear explosion that blast and spiral knocks the enemies into great heights in the sky as they hit by the explosion. K.Oed enemies from Aya’s Burst Musou explosion will blast violently into low earth orbit and left out from the battlefield.

Special Features
All characters use a Burst Mode.

Burst Mode: Temporally doubles the characters’ movement speed, stats and gain unlimited MP, also able to use Burst Attack.

Burst Mode last for 30 seconds.

All characters use can Dash skill.

Dash: This ability allows the characters to move with increased movement speed.

All characters use can Recovering Force skill.

Recovering Force: (L1 + X, MP cost: 300) Aya upright herself into the air with air burst after being knocked into the air by an enemy attack, juggled by a enemy's air combo from the or being spiral knocked into the air after being hit from a powerful attack via Spiral Hard Knockdown and she temporally window of invincibility for two seconds. While the enemy attacker hits the character if the character's Recovering Force is activated, the enemy attacker is knocked down when it is airborne when flinched.

Fighting Style
Aya Ayase is a long range, trick-to-use character which she specialises in long range combat. Her ranged attacks along with a wide variety of skills and musou make her a very versitile character. She is the only character which has skill that can inflict damage to enemies with automated drones, thus making her harder to punish. She has many combos that can be utilised such as a charge combos and long range charge combos which can be used to quickly distance oppenents and cause massive damage.

Trivia

 * Aya Ayase made her debut in original anime Kagihime Monogatari: Eikyuu Alice Rondo. However, her appearance in that game was slightly different than the anime counterpart.
 * Her movesets are loosely based on Sarara's from Magical Battle Arena complete with same number of her drones just like Sarara's weapon.