Isabella

Isabella Marisa Gardet

Isabella is a key figure in Battle Craze. She is the current head of the Battle Craze Tournament Series and the Gardet Estate.

She is voiced by Shana Perigault

Profile
Full Name	Isabella Marisa Gardet
Pronouns	She/Her
Birthdate	June 22nd; 30 years old
Birthplace	France
Height	6'1"
Weight	171 lbs
Family/Relatives	Mishra Sinha (friend), Reaper X-G0F (housemate)
Job/Occupation	Curator of Battle Craze, Head of the Gardet Estate
Likes	A worthy opponent
Dislikes	Dishonesty, when things go awry
Hobbies	Gardening
Favorite food	Ice cream cake
Forte in sports	Tennis
Special skill	Knows when someone is lying to her really easily
Favorite music	Anything on violin
Fighting style	Iado

Extended Story

Ever since the end of World War II, the esteemed Gardet family of France has held a martial arts tournament every 5 years for all across the world to celebrate. The Battle Craze Tournament Series began as a means to unite the world's countries with a good bout and good sportsmanship. The tournament's rounds would be held in various routes across the world, always ending back up in Paris, France, where it all started. It started small, but ended up becoming one of the biggest martial arts events in the world. Many hope to claim the trophy, the prize money, and the prestige of winning in the finals, and fighting the Curator of Battle Craze in the bonus round.

The Battle Craze Tournament Series is currently run by Isabella Marisa Gardet, the first woman in the Gardet family to do so. At a young age, she traveled the world with her father, taking in the various cultures the countries could bring, and knowledge on the fighting styles that grew there. She took up Iaido very quickly on their visit to Japan, and held onto the style up until adulthood. She would be given the family heirloom after her display of swordsmanship, and once her father had become ill. The katana, Minerva, which was shared between the Gardets and an old friend from Japan after WWII.

The next Battle Craze Tournament is about to begin. Many sponsors wish to throw their hat into the ring. Many fighters register in hopes of winning. Isabella sits in front of her mirror, wondering what will happen to shake up this year's tournament.

"Anything could happen this year. Well then, don't want to keep everyone waiting."

Movelist

Mobility
Run
Unique Trait
Minerva's Light		At certain points during certain sword based normals and specials, the sword will blink white. During this blink, if the opponent clashes a hit with the sword, they will be penalized with a Dire Counter.
Input	Move Name	Description	Dire Counter
Craze Technique
SP+SK	Empress Parry	A counter maneuver that will leave the opponent staggered and open to attacks after a successful counter.
Throws
LP+LK	Mort au Carrefour (Crossroads Killing)	Isabella grabs the opponent, and pushes them forwards for a swooping cut.
b.LP+LK	Adieu (Sendoff)	Isabella grabs the opponent and pushes them behind her for a swooping cut.
j.LP+LK	Rose épineuse (Thorny Rose)	Isabella performs a mid-air issen on the opponent, causing them to plummet to the ground.
Command Normals
6LK	Coup de pied Tornade (Spin Kick)	Isabella’s makeshift “Heavy Kick”. A roundhouse kick with decent range.
3LK	Glissade de la Jonquille (Daffodil Slide)	A low hitting slide kick. Her sweep.
2LK (AO)	Oiseau Moqueur (Mockingbird)	A spin kick in the air. Can cross up.
6SP	Coupe-pin (Pine Cutter)	A jumping sword overhead attack. Hits high.	Stagger
Specials
236P	Coupeuse d’herbe (Trimming Meadow)	A low slice to the ground, which forms a trailing slash that travels across the ground. Button determines distance of the slice.	Power Launch
623P	Eclat de Lune (Glow of Moon)	Circular anti-air slash with a brilliant flash. Minerva’s Light on startup. Button determines startup and power.	Power Launch
236K	Grâce de la Princesse (Princess’ Pardon)	A running shoulder tackle. A low-profile attack that closes in distance.	Tumble
63214P (AO)	Contre de l’hirondelle (Swallow Counter)	Isabella slashes downwards in a big arc. Cross-up potential, LP suspends her in the air, SP version has a slight dive to it.	Groundbounce
63214P	Dispersion de Pétales (Petals Scatter)	Isabella tosses a chrysanthemum into the air before getting into position to cut rapidly. The attack will suck in any opponent if they touch her blade for the full amount of hits. Holding down P has her hold her position before slashing upon release, and pressing K during this has her feint the move altogether.	Wallbounce
All-Out Attacks
236236P	Jardin des Guerriers (Garden of Warriors)	Isabella will cut forth a rapidly spinning disc of energy before cutting it upwards. General damage ender super.
214214P	Envergure de la Libellule (Dragonfly Wingspan)	Isabella will assume the hirakamae stance, allowing her to open up her guard against her opponent. A counter super that follows with a single cut on a successful catch.
All-Out EX
236236LK+SK	Flux de l’Ombre Nocturne (Flow of Nightshade)	Super quick screen-advancing issen attack, where Isabella will dash through the opponent multiple times before sheathing her sword.
All-Out Destruction
632146LP+SP	Prairie Tellurique (Telluric Meadow)	Isabella will advance with an anti-air cut. On successful hit, Isabella will continue with a series of uppercuts, gradually getting closer to the sky to finish with a final downwards slash.

Side-L Changes

Unique Trait
Minerva's Deceit		The startup of Isabella’s heavy normals and certain specials have Auto-Guard. Attacks blocked with Auto-Guard deal her a little damage, grant Isabella Gauge, and allow her use of her Auto-Guard follow-ups during the pause.
Input	Move Name	Description	Dire Counter
Craze Technique
SP+SK	Faultless Guard/Faultless March	A stance with Auto-Guard. Isabella assumes a stance, or will run if you hold forward. Auto-Guard follow-ups can be used during these stances without needing to block any attacks.
New Specials
6LP (During AutoGuard)	Regroupement de Pétales (Petals Gather)	A command throw where Isabella moves forward before grabbing, performing a command grab variant of Dispersion de Pétales on success.	Wallbounce
6SP (During AutoGuard)	Eclat du Soleil (Sun's Brilliance)	An anti-air slash upwards that’s hard to punish.	Power Launch
6LK (During AutoGuard)	Balade en Vent (Stroll in the Wind)	A dash that will place her on the opposite side of her opponent if they are close enough.
6SK (During AutoGuard)	Vague Ecrasante (Crashing Wave)	Isabella will hit the opponent with the end of her sword's sheath. A restand that leaves the opponent staggered. Scales badly in combos.	Stagger
New All-Out Attacks
214214P (During AutoGuard)	Envol de la Libellule (Dragonfly Flight)	Isabella slashes downwards like she does in Envergure de la Libellule during her AutoGuard pause.
Removed Moves
“Dispersion de Pétales (Petals Scatter)"

Side-S Changes

Unique Trait
Minerva's Lust		Counter and Dire Counter hits deal bonus damage, along with bonus hitstun.
Input	Move Name	Description	Dire Counter
Craze Technique
SP+SK	Concentrate/Rage Burst	Isabella will raise her sword and focus for a second. If she has any Purple Health, it will be converted into Craze Gauge. With all three levels of Craze Gauge, you can activate Rage Burst, which causes Isabella to explode, sacrificing her Craze Gauge for more damage. You can also use Rage Burst when getting hit as a combo breaker.
4/6SP+SK	Short Hop	Isabella will jump forwards or backwards to avoid low attacks.
1/3SP+SK	Defensive Roll	Isabella will roll forwards or backwards to avoid high attacks.
2SP+SK	Spot Dodge	Isabella will sway in place, avoiding high attacks.
New Specials
63214P	Regroupement de Pétales (Petals Gather)	A command throw. Isabella slaps the opponent, and then performs a command grab variant of Dispersion de Pétales on success. LP is a command grab in place, SP dashes before grabbing.	Wallbounce
623P	Eclat du Soleil (Sun's Brilliance)	An anti-air slash upwards that’s hard to punish.	Power Launch
236K	Balade en Vent (Stroll in the Wind)	A dash that will place her on the opposite side of her opponent if they are close enough.
214K	Vague Ecrasante (Crashing Wave)	Isabella will hit the opponent with the end of her sword's sheath. A restand that leaves the opponent staggered. Scales badly in combos.	Stagger
New All-Out Attacks
236236P	Jardin des Guerriers (Garden of Warriors)	Isabella shoots out a disc of spinning energy forwards for a multi-hit attack.
214214P	Envol de la Libellule (Dragonfly Flight)	Isabella slashes downwards like she does in Envergure de la Libellule. A good reversal.
All-Out EX
236236P (During Garden of Warriors	Serene Nightfall	Isabella cuts the energy disc in half during its attack on the opponent.
Removed Moves
“Dispersion de Pétales (Petals Scatter)" "Flux de l’Ombre Nocturne (Flow of Nightshade)" "Eclat de Lune (Glow of Moon)" "Grâce de la Princesse (Princess’ Pardon)" "Contre de l’hirondelle (Swallow Counter) "

Concept

Isabella was envisioned as not only a sub boss and host of the tournament, but also as a trans woman character represented by grace and elegance. Her gameplay style is akin to the way Samurai Shodown characters are presented in certain crossovers with their button schemes, such as SvC Chaos, and Neo Geo Battle Coliseum.

Trivia

• Isabella's birthdate, June 22nd, is shared with the Samurai Shodown character, Yumeji Kurokouchi. Isabella takes influence from them in terms of gameplay gimmicks and fighting style.
• Isabella is a trans woman.

Gallery

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  Isabella's In-Game Stance

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  Isabella's Versus Portrait

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  Isabella's Win Portrait