Disappointed that “plump” (as mentioned in Famitsu) did not translate into thick.
You don’t know what a loli is. Honoka is no loli.
Now for my hopelessly stupid theories on her game play and/or possible origins…
I take it that she is likely to have a i10 frame jab strings. From whatever implications provided in the earlier descriptions, Honoka was supposed to make use of the game’s graphic system, probably to a larger degree anyway. Curiously, it looks there is a dark red projectile coming out of her right hand. Her right hand has that skull-marked glove on it. She is probably using that glove to showcase whatever her “secret” power is. I’m assuming that is either a high damaging Throw/Hold with an elaborate input or a Power Blow.
This kind of reminds of how K’ operates in the KOF series when he first appeared, using that glove to conceal a bit of his own flame based abilities (or rather to keep himself from dying from the explosive nature of the said flames, considering where they come from cough Kyo cough Kusanagi cough)
Also… Raidou has the same issue. He had presented the same dark red orbs and funky aura in the past, too… Honoka is doing the same thing. That means they may either be related or she is just “associated” with whatever… martial arts gimmick that Raidou was into.
… I don’t know what else her play style will consist of.
EDIT:
Uh… then I realized something. One of my battle buddies (Jyakotu) mentioned Genra. Genra is a boss character who originates from DOA3.
An odd trend started taking place as of DOA5; boss characters had been making a indirect return.
Nyotengu is based on the Bankotsubo, the boss from DOA2. Raidou made his return as a new DOA5LR character (yet, in terms of the lore, he apparently lost his memory). Alpha-152 is already present in the game, returning from DOA4. That leaves one boss. There is a chance that Honoka would end up having some similarity to the likes of… Genra.
Side ponytail? Somebody’s been watching too much Bible Black.
/kappa
The frontpage comments showed how similar this Honoka is to Love Live’s Honoka in design
First print bikini outfit.
I actually like the character, with all things considered.
Welp, another character that really pique’s my interest, alongside Raidou.
Check THIS out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvXh_qLWCIw
She has…
- A variant of Helena’s Bokuho stance with the appropriate moves to follow up with and the low profile intact for crushing highs (and some mids).
- Earlier in the video, you will notice Honoka using one of Kokoro’s strings as a combo finisher in the same manner as the Kokoro herself does.
- Even has Kokoro’s transitions within the said strings.
- Has a throw that will leave the opponent vulnerable for a few frames, seemingly providing a free hit (though the opponent would probably still be capable of holding against Honoka).
- Apparently has a stance similar to the likes of Brad, consisting of the same functions.
- Some of her own unique moves will transition into her stances, according to the video above and the trailer that @Hecatom provided.
- Has Helena’s 8K which transitions to Bokuho respectively, exactly as Helena’s does.
- Has Tina’s mid and low drop kick moves…
- One of her Critical Bursts has her emitting red colored flames
- Has a CB within a few of her other stance’s as well. Judging from the fact that she is using Bokuho, that probably means that she has Helena’s Bokuho 6+P+K CB as well.
- … So in retrospect; she has Zack’s, Brad’s, Helena’s and Kokoro’s stance transitions
- Honoka’s game play appears to consist of both confusion and versatility. She also gives the appearances having a moderately high damage output from how her moves function. She has a odd combination of other characters’ moves as well as having a lot of her own… also seems to have relatively nasty wall game, due to the possible mix ups from the stance’s that she has in her possession.
Theoretically, this character sounds like she is a top tier on paper…! XD
Spoiler
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Snap, iirc this girls could be the fruit of the collab between Team Ninja and the people behind Senran Kagura, maybe they designed her.
This girl suppose to Marie Rose best friend?
N00b question and very put of place. Does the youtube/match recording features of DOA5U were present in Vanilla DOA5?
Let me rephrase it then, preteen looking girl that appeals to pedophiles.
BOING BOING
Apparently has:
- Lei Fang’s 6PK
- Hitomi’s P+KPP 236 P
- Zack’s Ducking PP and 66P+K
- Helena’s 8K Bokuho series
- Bass’ H+K
- Kokoro’s Heichu P+K
- Ein’s 236P and H+K
- Jann Lee’s P+K, 7K, PPP6P
- Brad’s 3K
- Christie’s 3PP
… Japanese version of Honoka trailer with some extra goodness towards the end. Her taunt suggests that she tries to play Rock- Paper-Scissors with opponent.
Here’s a thought, maybe she either a) just copies whatever moveset her opponent has or b) is like Mokujin and starts each round with a different moveset.
Here’s her move list.
I really like her. Not a shining example of imagination, but she looks fun.
A demo will be put on showcase later. Just keep in mind that the individuals who are playing the game might not be… overly familiarized with the competitive side of DOA. I would still at least keep my eyes open for anything new in relation the game mechanics and the characters themselves…
Now, according to that command training video, the only weakness that my battle buddies and I can pinpoint is her range in the neutral (though, it might not be saying too much). There is a chance that Honoka’s weaknesses are going to revolve around her ability to get “in” on the opponent.
It’s like Kyo95 from KOFXIII… according to the aspects of Honoka’s game play in comparison to Kyo Kusanagi, you notice that Kyo has a few issues playing at the neutral (as well as dealing with hop pressure but that is a story for another day) and that he needs to either go in… or go out completely (as if, he can not stay the mid range for too long and the player needs to address his offensive game play via fundamentals, j2C, hit confirms, etc).
Honoka seems to have that sort of thing established to her but on the “DOA” game play terms; she would have to get close to implement her stronger options (though she would still have a few moves that would cause stun on hit)
… I notice that Honoka has a launcher out from Kokoro’s Heichu…
I know I mentioned this before, but notice that she is playing rock-paper-scissors. That’s kind of funny in a way because of the implications of the DOA fundamentals (Holds > Strikes > Throws > Holds… plus there are offensive holds, crushes, movement options but several of those aspects will depend on the character that you chose to play). And, the taunt will actually hurt other people. Imagine a mirror match… it’s possible to win and/or play a match just using these taunts…
Not that you would but that’s a minor note that was also mentioned on FSD at some point.
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Should we have the title updated to DOA5 Last Round ?
The Honoka Combo Challenge Video:
Shaping up to be more like an Orge. Has the identifiable moves of each character and built a moveset around it.