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Noroko
Noroko's portrait
Creator(s)	Andrés Borghi
Oldest version	Unknown
Newest version	Unknown
Origin	The Black Heart

Noroko is one of the main characters from the MUGEN game, The Black Heart. She is a ghost who lies dormant within an ancient Japanese doll which is currently owned by an antique collector. When the king of the other world is murdered and his heart is ripped out, the power emanating from it was strong enough to awaken Noroko who escapes the doll and kills the collector. Noroko travels through the worlds searching for the heart currently in possetion by Final hoping its power can end her suffering and grudge. Noroko is available from the main game itself or for normal MUGEN versions in the link shown in the infobox.

Gameplay

Noroko's gameplay can be challenging to new players to MUGEN, however when you study her moves and learn how to sequence them together she can be a good player. Most of Noroko's moves has a ghost theme or something relating to Ancient Japan such as Japanese mask spirits projectiles or entering the players soul and violently beating it around the stage before returning it to their body. Some of her moves also have a creepy shocker effect like in some old horror movies such as pretending to be a crying girl before scaring her opponents to death or unhuman actions such as hands where her feet should be.

In Killer mode, she will place her spirit into the doll she was trapped in and will cause spirits to aid her against her opponents, the advantage of being in the doll is she becomes a smaller target to her opponents making it harder for them to hit her, the downsides to this however is that she can't use her other attacks until she leaves the doll.

While her natural speed is quite slow , p erhaps the best thing going for Noroko and what makes her so unique amongst the M.U.G.E.N. roster is her outstanding mobility, specially while in the air. FIrst off she will teleport to the other edge of the screen if backdashing against a corner, allowing her one way to break free from getting pinned against the wall and almost always guaranteeing a sneak counterattack. Noroko can also double jump and perform an air dash, she can do this dash twice if she dashes before her double jump.

This aerial power synergizes with her third and most important mobility skill: Snow woman. Upon performing this move, Noroko will flip upwards into the ceiling, knocking up the opponent along with her. While up there, Noroko can choose to remain in the ceiling and crawl slowly along, drop down ,or lunge ether towards or away from the opponent, damaging them and tripping them over if it connects. The way this synergizes so well is the fact that she can do this move while in the air, granting her huge amounts of aerial mobility and air combo potential. Take note though, while performing Snow Woman and while up in the ceiling, Noroko cannot block and is vulnerable to anti-aerial attacks and specially anti-air projectiles.

Movelist

D = Down

R = Right

L = Left

DL = Down-left

DR = Down-right

P = Punch

K = Kick

(A) = Enter in Air

Special moves

Bloody end - D, DF, F, P

Okiku's cry - D, DB, B, P

Kwaidan - D, DF, F, K

Snow woman - F, DF, F, K (A)

Super Moves

Emma-O mask - D, DF, F, PP (Requires 1 power bar)

Soul punishment - D, DF, F, KK (Requires 1 power bar)

File:Noroko8.gif

Funeral - F, DF, F, KK (A) (Requires 1 power bar)

Deadly Move

Onryou - D, DB, B, PP (Requires 3 power bar + opponent health to 1/4 or less)

Killer Mode

Posession - P + K (Requires 2 power bars)

Vidoes

The Black Heart
Characters	Ananzi • Animus • Final • Hashi • Noroko • Peketo • Shar-Makai
Stages	Chaos • Csejthe Castle - Year 1600 • Hospital • The Attic • The Desert • The Great Tree • The Last Wall • The Prison • Valley of the Kings

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-{{Infobox character|Origin=The Black Heart|Downloadlink=http://www.andresborghi.com.ar/mugen/noroko.html|Creator=Andrés Borghi|Name = Noroko|Image = Image:Noroko-portrait-mugen.jpg|Caption = Noroko's portrait}}Noroko is one of the main characters from the MUGEN game, [http://mugen.wikia.com/wiki/The_Black_Heart The Black Heart]. She is a ghost who lies dormant within an ancient Japanese doll which is currently owned by an antique collector. When the king of the other world is murdered and his heart is ripped out, the power emanating from it was strong enough to awaken Noroko who escapes the doll and kills the collector. Noroko travels through the worlds searching for the heart currently in possetion by [[Final]] hoping its power can end her suffering and grudge, which is so powerful it drives her to attack and kill anyone she comes across.
+{{Infobox character|Origin=The Black Heart|Downloadlink=http://www.andresborghi.com.ar/mugen/noroko.html|Creator=Andrés Borghi|Name = Noroko|Image = Image:Noroko-portrait-mugen.jpg|Caption = Noroko's portrait}}Noroko is one of the main characters from the MUGEN game, [http://mugen.wikia.com/wiki/The_Black_Heart The Black Heart]. She is a ghost who lies dormant within an ancient Japanese doll which is currently owned by an antique collector. When the king of the other world is murdered and his heart is ripped out, the power emanating from it was strong enough to awaken Noroko who escapes the doll and kills the collector. Noroko travels through the worlds searching for the heart currently in possetion by [[Final]] hoping its power can end her suffering and grudge. Noroko is available from the main game itself or for normal MUGEN versions in the link shown in the infobox.
-Noroko is a horror themed character taking inspiration from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onry%C5%8D Onryo ghosts] of Japanese folklore. Often female, these spirits suffered  violent deaths and now seek vengeance upon the living. She also takes inspiration from Japanese horror films as she shares characteristics from the ghost from "Ju-on" and the backdrop for her Super Moves and her Fatal move have a film grain effect.
-Noroko is available from the main game itself or seprarately for regular MUGEN versions in the link shown in the infobox.
 ==Gameplay==
+Noroko's gameplay can be challenging to new players to MUGEN, however when you study her moves and learn how to sequence them together she can be a good player. Most of Noroko's moves has a ghost theme or something relating to Ancient Japan such as Japanese mask spirits projectiles or entering the players soul and violently beating it around the stage before returning it to their body. Some of her moves also have a creepy shocker effect like in some old horror movies such as pretending to be a crying girl before scaring her opponents to death or unhuman actions such as hands where her feet should be.
-Noroko is a four button character ({{HP}} and {{HK}} don't do anything besides work as "shortcuts" for her super moves) with high mobility and  very powerful air combo potential. The relative short range of her command kicks and punches however force her to stay really up-close to her opponent if she is to deal high amounts of damage. This makes her vulnerable to fighters who can zone her out with projectiles and long range physical moves like [[Dhalsim]]
+In Killer mode, she will place her spirit into the doll she was trapped in and will cause spirits to aid her against her opponents, the advantage of being in the doll is she becomes a smaller target to her opponents making it harder for them to hit her, the downsides to this however is that she can't use her other attacks until she leaves the doll.
-With good prediction, her ability to teleport when cornered and access to a counter move gives her an edge against rushdown tactics. While short ranged, she can also do rushdown, using her special moves she can close gaps quickly and then extend her air combo to ridiculous lenghts while pinning enemies against a wall.
+While her natural speed is quite slow , p erhaps the best thing going for Noroko and what makes her so unique amongst the M.U.G.E.N. roster is her outstanding mobility, specially while in the air. FIrst off she will teleport to the other edge of the screen if backdashing against a corner,  allowing her one way to break free from getting pinned against the wall and almost always guaranteeing a sneak counterattack. Noroko can also double jump and perform an air dash, she can do this dash twice if she dashes before her double jump.
-In Killer mode, she will turn from an agile short-range fighter into a slow and small but poweful projectile spammer. While in Killer mode, she relies on creating a gap between her and her opponent to unleash great amount of projectile attacks. She is completely unable to jump or block attacks while in this mode and can be punished harshly if she is caught out of position, she cannot be comboed but the ease in which one can stun her with basic attacks makes this advantage null. Like all killer modes, she performs a special super attack if she transforms in the middle of a combo.
+This aerial power  synergizes with her third and most important mobility skill: Snow woman. Upon performing this move, Noroko will flip upwards into the ceiling, knocking up  the opponent along with her. While up there, Noroko can choose to remain in the ceiling and crawl slowly along, drop down ,or lunge ether towards or away from the opponent, damaging them and tripping them over if it connects. The way this synergizes so well is the fact that she can do this move while in the air, granting her  huge amounts of aerial mobility and air combo potential. Take note though, while performing Snow Woman and while up in the ceiling, Noroko cannot block and is vulnerable to anti-aerial attacks and specially anti-air projectiles.
 ===<u>'''Movelist'''</u>===
+D = Down
-<u>'''Command  moves'''</u>
+R = Right
+L = Left
-{{LP}} - Light Punch
+DL = Down-left
-{{MP}} - Strong Punch, standing and crouching variations knock opponent down. Air variation knocks them upwards a little bit.
+DR = Down-right
-{{LK}} - Light kick
+P = Punch
-{{MK}} - Strong kick, only air and courching variations knock enemies down.
+K = Kick
-{{f}} + {{MP}} (close to opponent) - Grab. Noroko grabs her foe, turns around and a bloody hand comes out from her face, throwing him/her in the opposite direction .
+(A) = Enter in Air
-{{f}} + {{MK}} (close to opponent) - Grab. Noroko levitates the enemy fighter and slams him/her repeatedly against the floor, tossing in the original direction
-{{f}}{{f}} - Run
-{{b}}{{b}} - Noroko vanishes and steps backwards a short distance. If done while cornered against the wall (or the edge of the screen), she will teleport to the other side of the screen.
-{{U}} (mid-air) - Double jump
-{{f}} {{f}} (mid-air) - Air dash, this last roughtly 3 seconds.
-{{Taunt}} = Taunt
 <u>'''Special moves'''</u>
-''Bloody end - {{QCF}} + {{LP}}/{{MP}} ''
+''Bloody end - D, DF, F, P''
 [[File:Noroko7.gif]]
+''Okiku's cry - D, DB, B, P''
-A short  range projectile that hits once and goes roughly 1/3 of the screen. It knocks down opponents and breaks projectiles with lesser or equal priority. The hitbox encompasses the entire animation, so if timed correctly, you can knock down an opponent who is just getting back up.
-{{LP}} takes less to cast than {{MP}} but does less damage.
-''Okiku's cry - {{QCB}} + {{LP}}/{{MP}}''
 [[File:Noroko6.gif]]
+''Kwaidan - D, DF, F, K''
-Noroko's counter move. If she's hit while crying, she will deal damage and knock the attacker far away from her. Projectiles will '''not''' trigger the counter move, this will leave her wide open for more punishment. Variations  modify the duration of the counter state, with {{LP}} lasting 1 second and {{MP}} lasting roughly 2.5 seconds. Both variations deal the same amount of damage
-''Kwaidan - {{QCF}} + {{LK}}/{{MK}}''
 [[File:Noroko5.gif]]
+''Snow woman - F, DF, F, K (A)''
-Noroko lunges forward and if the move hits, she damages and knocks her opponent upwards. Despite feeling like a grab move, Noroko's lunge can be blocked.
-{{LK}} travels a shorter distance, deals less damage but is faster and enables Noroko to perform "Snow Woman" shortly after. {{MK}} is stronger and travels farther but doesn't allow for a combo follow-up.
-''Snow woman - {{DP}} + {{LK}}/{{MK}}''
 [[File:Noroko4.gif]]
-Noroko flips and ascends to the ceiling, damaging and knocking the opponent upwards with her. While in the ceiling , she can choose to do three things:
-*Lunge downwards  to deal damage and knock the opponent into the ground. {{LP}} and {{LK}} lunge away from the opponent while {{MP}} and {{MK}} lunge towards the opponent. This attack is an overhead.
-*Crawl slowly along in the ceiling with {{f}} and {{b}} for up to 5 seconds, Noroko canno't guard against attacks while up here, so be careful.
-*Drop down pressing {{d}}. Her double jump resets after this.
-Noroko can perform Snow Woman while airborne.
 <u>'''Super Moves'''</u>
-''Emma-O mask - {{QCF}} + ({{LP}}+{{MP}})/{{HP}} (Requires 1 power bar)''
+''Emma-O mask - D, DF, F, PP (Requires 1 power bar)''
 [[File:Noroko3.gif]]
+''Soul punishment - D, DF, F, KK (Requires 1 power bar)''
-Noroko sends forwards a flurry of ghostly masks which travel across the screen. Each mask can knockdown the opponent.
-Interrupting her will stop any new masks from appearing but will not stop current ones. Can be comboed into.
-''Soul punishment - {{QCF}} + ({{LK}}+{{MK}})/{{HK}} (Requires 1 power bar)''
 [[File:Noroko8.gif]]
+''Funeral - F, DF, F, KK (A) (Requires 1 power bar)''
-Norko lunges forward and forces her opponent's soul to leave the body, which she will then ravage several times, dealing great amounts of damage. Like Kwaidan, this move can be blocked. Certain opponents, mainly those who cannot be grabbed, will be '''immune''' to this Super (P.O.T.S's [[Bison]] oddly enough is exepmt from this) '''This move has priority over regular attacks'''.
-''Funeral - {{DP}} + ({{LK}}+{{MK}})/{{HK}}  (Requires 1 power bar)''
 [[File:Noroko4.gif]]
+<u>'''Deadly Move'''</u>
-An "EX"  variation of Snow Woman, Noroko will summon several  after-images of herself to mimic the move, each will do damage. The second part of this move is an overhead. Can be performed while mid-air.
+''Onryou - D, DB, B, PP (Requires 3 power bar + opponent health to 1/4 or less)''
-<u>'''Fatal Move'''</u>
-''Onryou - {{QCB}} + ({{LP}}+{{MP}})/{{HP}} (Requires 3 power bar + opponent health to 1/4 or less)''
 ''[[File:Noroko1.gif]]''
-Noroko's cinematic fatality move. Connecting this move is smilar to that of Kwaidan or Soul Punishment but travels a '''much''' shorter distance, and like said moves, it can be blocked.
 <u>'''Killer Mode'''</u>
-''Posession - {LP}} + {{LK}}/{MP}} + {{MK}} (Requires at least 1 power bar)''
+''Posession - P + K (Requires 2 power bars)''
 ''[[File:Noroko2.gif]]''
-Noroko transforms into a doll, losing her ability to do basic moves, super moves, jump or guard but gaining acces to a variety of new moves, mostly porjectiles. Remaining in this mode drains your super meter and can be exited at will by inputting the Killer Mode command again.
-*<u>'''Doll Moves'''</u>
-*{LP}}/{{MP}} - Noroko shoots 1 Mask projectile.
-*{LK}}/{{MK}} - Noroko spins, knocking down enemies. Hits low.
-*{LP}}+{{MP}} - Noroko shoots a group of 4 masks. (Requires half a power bar)
-*{LK}}+{{MK}} - Norko summons 4 spectral hands from the ground. After a short delay, they strike down.(Requires half a power bar)
 ==Vidoes==