EXVSFB/Messala

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PMX-000 Messala

Pilot: Paptimus Scirocco

Cost: 2000

Durability: 600

Red Lock Range: 8.9 (Long Range)

MA Mode: Yes

Equip Change: No

Dustloop Thread: Messala Discussion

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Moveset

Ranged	Name	Ammo	Damage	Reload/Charge	Down Value	Notes
[A] Main	Mega Particle Cannon	6	90	1 ammo/3s	1.4 x2	Fires 2 beams. Thick beam and high power, but in all other departments not good Performance is improved in MA Mode
[CSa]	Missile Pod	--	55/hit	1.5s	??/hit	Fires 8? missiles Not effective at close range Performance is improved in MA Mode
[AB] Sub	Mega Particle Cannon Max Output	1	166	10s (+2s CD)	(0.3 x10) x2	Fires 2 beams; "thin" gerobis with high performance Ammo increased to 2 during EX Burst Performance is improved in MA Mode
[AC]	Gabthley Assist	5	145?	NONE	0.2/hit?	Jerid and Mouar appear in their Gabthleys and fire 3? shots at the enemy with their double beam cannons (6+6 beams total) Damage can often vary based on how many beams hit
[BC]	Rapid Transform	--	--	--	--	Immediately transforms into MA Mode If used during MA Mode immediately cancels back into MS Mode

Melee (Input)	Name	Total Damage	Total Proration	Total Down	Reach	Notes
5BBB	Beam Sabers	167	53%	3.05	??
4/6B	Toss-Up	134	65%	2.7
4/6B~A	→Missiles	169	20%	5.3?		Fires 8 missiles for a high launched Down
8B	Issen	95				Excellent startup and priority
2B	Spinning Throw	143	65%	2.7
BD8B	Double Corkscrew Kick	95	80%	1.8		Non-umeki Down 1-stage launch with good proration Actually 2 kicks, similar to Unicorn's 8B
[MA]~B	Tackle	100	82%	1.8		Special Down High-damage combo part

Cancel Routes

MS Mode Cancel Routes

[A] Main → Sub, AC, BC, 2B

[CSa] → Sub, BC

[AB] Sub → BC

[AC] → BC

[BC] → Main, Sub, AC, BC

Any melee → BC

MA Mode Cancel Routes

[A] → Main, Sub, AC, BC, B

[CSa] → Sub? BC

[AB] Sub → BC

[AC] → BC

[BC] → ?

Ranged Moveset Details

Overview

[AB] Sub - MPC Max Output

2000 Cost MS Gerobis

Suit Button Available every Max Damage Notes Zeong AC 11s 194 Thin beam Hyaku Shiki AC (hold) AC (detach) 20s 303 261 Bendable Messala Sub 12s 166 Medium-thickness beam One extra ammo during EX Burst Hambrabi CSa 3s 159 Thin beam Mk II Super Gundam Sub CSb ??s 5s? 200 135 Only available during Super Gundam, so long CD must be considered Can shoot while moving Sumo Sub 8/2AC 5s 10s 119 123 Quickly whips around body (non-standard use) Short range, actually fired by assist (non-standard) Launcher Strike CSa 3.2s 241 Bendable Gunner Zaku CSa 2.5s 231 Bendable Rozen Zulu CSa 2s 40 Thin beam with very short range Sweeps across the body (non-standard use) Kshatriya AC 10s 235 Short range X2 AC 10s 195 Medium-thickness beam

Melee Moveset Details

Overview

5B - Beam Sabers

5B Attack Properties
Stage Hit# Attack Total Damage Total Proration Total Down ~BC? Notes 1 1 Slash 60 80% 1.7 ? Stagger 2 2 Slash 116 65% 2.0 ? Stagger 3 3 X-Slash 167 53% 3.05 ? Down

8B - Issen

8B Attack Properties
Stage Hit# Attack Total Damage Total Proration Total Down ~BC? Notes 1 (1-5) Iai Slash 50 90% 1.0-1.05? ? 5hit grind. Stagger (6) (Knockaway) 95 ??% 1.7-2.0? ? Down

4/6B(~A) - Toss-Up (→Missiles)

4/6B Attack Properties
Stage Hit# Attack Total Damage Total Proration Total Down ~BC? Notes 1 1 Grab 70 80% 1.7 ? Grab 2 Toss-Up 134 65% 2.7 ? Special Down ╚A 3 Missiles 169 20% 5.3? ? (Forced) Down

2B - Spinning Throw

2B Attack Properties
Stage Hit# Attack Total Damage Total Proration Total Down ~BC? Notes 1 1 Grab 75 80% 1.7 ? Grip 2 Throw 143 65% 2.7 ? Down

BD8B - Double Corkscrew Kick

BD8B Attack Properties
Stage Hit# Attack Total Damage Total Proration Total Down ~BC? Notes 1 1 Kick 50 90% 0.9 ? Non-ukemi Down 2 Kick 95 80% 1.8 ? Non-ukemi Down

[MA-B] - Tackle

[MA-B] Attack Properties
Stage Hit# Attack Total Damage Total Proration Total Down ~BC? Notes 1 1 Tackle 100 82% 1.8 ? Special Down

EX Burst

EX Attack

Pressure

???/???

Burst Selection

Messala is able to use either Burst type effectively, allowing you to choose based on partner and self preference.

Assault Burst: +8% Damage, +20% Defense

The larger boost recovery amount allows Messala to instantly extend its amount of time in MA mode, and furthermore, allows you to instantly use two Sub shots easily. Although, it should be noted that the shorter time span of Assault Burst compared to Blast doesn't permit you as much to stay in MA Mode for a long time. On a separate note, of course after using Pressure you can do a high deal of melee damage thanks to the increased performance you are still granted after using your EX attack in Assault Burst.

Blast Burst: +0% Damage, +30% Defense

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Info and Tactics

Partner Considerations

Messala is able to easily draw attention to itself, but has low self-defense ability. Therefore, though seemingly unorthodox, Messala pairs well with a suit that is also able to easily draw attention to itself, particularly while having high shooting performance, playing in a sort of double front formation.

3000 Cost

Standard partner tier

• Unicorn:
• Turn-A/Xi:
• Master/Epyon/Quanta:
• Nu/Hi-Nu?

2500 Cost

If Messala is the first to die in this comp...

• The O: Double Scirocco team. Performs very well in the double front style of play with Messala.
• GP02A:

2000 Cost

Fundamentally troublesome.

• Messala:

1000 Cost

Also fundamentally troublesome

• Zaku Kai

Combos

Normal Combos

Input	Damage	Notes
[A] Main Starter
A>>A	153	"Zunda" Forced Down
A(1hit)>>A>>A	171
A>>Sub A→Sub	??? 126?
A>>AC A→AC
A>>5BB>A	178
A>>6B	179
A→2B	186
	A>>BD8B>A	202
A>>BD8B→8BC→MAB	207
[MA-A]→MAB>>BD8B	209
[AB] Sub Starter
MAAB>>BD8B	170?	Damage and followup possibilities will vary based on how MA-Sub hits
MAAB>>BD8B→8BC→MAB	197?	Same
MAAB>>BD8B→8BC→MAB→6BC→MAB	220?	Same
MAAB→6BC→MAB→6BC→MAB→6BC→MAB	244?	Same
MAAB→5/6BC (land)→8B(5hit)>5BBB	187-202	Same
MAAB→5/6BC (land)→8B(5hit)>5BBB>A	221?
[AC] Starter
AC>>A AC>>A>>A	176 165

Input	Damage	Notes
5B Starter
5B>2B>>BD8B	???
5B→6BC→MAB→6BC→MAB 5BB→6BC→MAB→6BC→MAB	202 228
5BB>5BB>A	220
5BB>5BBB	211	BnB #1
5BB>2B>A	206
5BB>>BD8B→8BC→MAB	224
5BBB>A	211	BnB #2
8B Starter]
4/6B Starter
2B Starter
BD8B Starter
[MA-B] Starter
MAB→

EX Combos

Input	Damage	Notes
[ABC] EX	???/???	Damage Reference
5B Starter
5BBB>5BBB	242
8B Starter
8B>8B>8B
[MA-B] Starter
MAB→6BC→MAB→6BC→MAB→6BC→MAB	315/294

External Links

Gundam Wiki Page

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