Gameplay:Carl Clover BBCF

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Strategy

Carl is a character who fights while controlling the doll Nirvana. He's a technical character who requires controlling two characters at once, with only a step type dash, making him one of the most difficult characters to play in BlazBlue.

Carl can trap an opponent between himself and Nirvana. This gives the opponent little room to move or escape. It's possible to quickly decide a match this way, so you should aim to sandwich the opponent. At mid-range, restrain the opponent with Standing B or Standing C. Then use Con Fuoco or Volante. You can approach safely by attacking along with Nirvana. It's also effective to send Nirvana ahead, then shut her down. If you move Nirvana with ↘ or ↙, Carl himself will crouch and not move. Then, wait for the opponent to come to you, and attack them from both sides.

← + D release and Con Anima withstand enemy attacks, so the action goes uninterrupted. Use this against opponents who are aiming for Nirvana. Once close to the opponent, sandwich them between yourself and Nirvana. If Nirvana is far away, use ↘ + C or normal throws, then La Campanella to call her. If you've close in together with Nirvana, use ← + D release or ↓ + D release to put the opponent on guard, then aerial dash or Vivace to get behind them. Once sandwiching the opponent, put them on guard with ↓ + D, then use Jump attacks, middle attacks like → + C, or Low attacks like Crouching B to break through.

↓ + D release is easier to use after ↓ + B + D into immediately release D into Standing C, or with Nirvana active Standing C into ↓ + D release. Get used to this before looking for various new combinations.

When the opponent attacks from the air, Carl can counter them with → + A or Crouching C. Nirvana's Con Brio is also reliable. When under pressure, a solid choice is to counter with a Counter Assault. If you don't have Heat Gauge, try to escape using backstep.

Command List

Name	Command
	Normal Input	Alternative Input
Drive
Automaton オートマトン Ōtomaton
	Performs attacks using Nirvana
Overdrive
Synchronized High Speed シンクロハイスピード Shinkuro Hai Supīdo	A + B + C + D
	Nirvana's abilities are enhanced
Symphony of Lament 慟哭のシンフォニア Dōkoku no Shinfonia	During OD, A + B + C + D
Special
Vivace ヴィヴァーチェ Vivāche	↓↘→ + A or B	SP or → + SP
Cantabile カンタービレ Kantābire	→↓↘ + C	↓ + SP
Allegretto アレグレット Areguretto	Midair ↓↙← + C	SP in midair
La Campanella ラ・カンパネラ Ra Kanpanera	↓↓ + D release (midair also) while Nirvana is active
Con Fuoco コン フォーコ Kon Fōko	←↙↓↘→ + D release (midair also) while Nirvana is active
Con Anima コン アニマ Kon Anima	→↘↓↙← + D release (midair also) while Nirvana is active
Con Brio コン ブリオ Kon Burio	→↓↘ + D release (midair also) while Nirvana is active
Volante ヴォランテ Vorante	←↓↙ + D release while Nirvana is active
Distortion Drive
Laetabili Cantata 麗しのカンタータ Uruwashi no Kantāta	→↘↓↙←→ + C	← + SP
Rhapsody of Memories 追憶のラプソディ Tsuioku no Rapusodī	↓↘→↓↘→ + D release (midair also) while Nirvana is active
Fermata グネラルパウゼ Generaru Pauze	↓↙←↓↙← + D release (midair also) while Nirvana is active
Arpeggio of Oblivion 忘却のアルペジオ Bōkyaku no Arupejio	→↘↓↙←→ + D release while Nirvana is active during OD
Astral Heat
Deus Ex Machina デウス・エクス・マキナ Deusu Ekusu Makina	→←→←↙↓↘→ + D release while Nirvana is active

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  Relius Clover

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  Early Design

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  May & April (Guilty Gear: The Missing Link)

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  PlayStation

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Notes

Command List

• Vivace (lively) and Allegretto (moderately quickly) are musical tempos.
• Con Fuoco (with fire), Con Brio (with vigor), and Con Anima (with feeling) can be added to a tempo as a modifier, i.e. Presto con fuoco (quickly, with fire).
• Cantabile (songlike) is both an instruction for a tempo and a method of playing, and can also stand alone as the title of a composition.
• Cantatas, rhapsodies, symphonies are types of musical compositions.
• A fermata (𝄐) or General Pause (G.P.) is a rest or note held for a prolonged length of time.

Palettes

Color palette 10: In earlier designs Carl was intened to be a vampire similar to Rachel Alucard. In one design sheet he and Minerva have these colors.

External Links

• BlazBlue: Central Fiction Official Website (US), Characters - Carl Clover
• BlazBlue: Central Fiction Official Website (JP), Carl Clover - Command List