Melty Blood: Type Lumina - Before the Act

The post-release contents of Melty Blood: Type Lumina are downloadable contents which are released after the initial launch of Type: Lumina game. It contains not only downloadable characters, but also an Another Story DLC pack and update patches.

Update Patches

 * Additional character sprite animations: Floor Slide, Pushback, Staggered and T-Pose Bind states
 * Some character moves' damage properties changes.
 * Last Arc can be used as a combo finisher, where the character attack their opponent instead of using EX-Shield, to enter this state.
 * Vlov's gameplay updated with Principle Blood gauge: The more he attack, his element-based moves' damage properties changes as the gauge increases; Level 1 is Ice, while Level 2 is Flame. If not attacking, Flame Level will deplete back to Ice Level

Characters

 * Guest Additions: Artoria Pendragon (Ayako Kawasumi) and Shiki Ryougi (Maaya Sakamoto)
 * Artoria's moveset is both mix and rework between her fighting game appearances in Fate/Unlimited Codes and Nitroplus Blasterz.
 * Alternate-Selves Additions: Shiki Nanaya (same as Shiki Tohno) and Akiha Tohno (Vermillion) (same as Akiha Tohno (Base))
 * To completely differentiate from Tohno (base version), Nanaya version dons Tohno's casual outfit
 * To completely differentiate from Base Akiha (who dons school uniform), Vermillion version dons normal outfit
 * Original Tsukihime Misc. Additions: Neco Arc (same as Arcueid) and Nero Chaos (Sho Hayami)
 * Due to Arcueid's remake appearance, Neco Arc also wears new outfit
 * Original Tsukihime Supporter Additions: Aoko Aozaki (Haruka Tomatsu) and Len (Maria Naganawa)
 * Before the Act Additions: Sion Eltnam Atlasia (Satomi Akesaka) and Riesbyfe Stridberg (Sayaka Ohara)
 * Sion's appearance from Under Night In-Birth is in fact prior to her re-introduced in Remake timeline. Her Infinite Worth (EXS) animation portrait from Under Night is redrawn to Takeuchi's artstyle for both EX and (Last) Arc move portraits in different drawings. Regain her anti-air Barrel Replica as Last Arc once again with reworks to match Instant Kill-scene, as Tri-Hermes Blackland is being given to her alternate Tatari form for sequel game (a remake of Melty Blood Act sub-series)

Before the Act Storyline
This another story DLC is only available after the release of Before the Act DLC Character Pack. It stars Sion's journey before a remake storyline of Melty Blood Act sub-series. Zepia Eltnam Oberon appears as an NPC story cutscene character only.

English Voice Acting
Provided by Arc System Works' North American branch, similar how Arc System Works Japan provived Japanese voice over for Skullgirls.


 * Characters who have yet receive English dub (Ryougi, Kouma, Len, Sion, Riesbyfe, Zepia, Noel and Vlov) (not counting Neco counterparts and alternate forms of base characters)) marks the first time to receive one.
 * Characters who appeared in English dubbing anime, will have their latest English voice actors reprises their roles. Tsukihime is currently only have one anime adaption, while Fate uses their current anime voice actors

Trivia

 * Non-Tsukihime-related Type-Moon title characters (from Fate and Garden of Sinners) has their Japanese voice actors reprises their roles.