Nam Mo

Nam Mo
Romaji	Nam Mo
Japanese Name	蓮南無 / ナン・モ
Original Story	Kalachakra
Age	21
Height	148cm
Weight	40kg
Side	Warriors of Twilight
Weapon	Staff
EX Mode	Manipadme
EX Burst	Dharmachakra
Dissidia Calamitas Infinita Character

"An exile seeking purpose and atonement."

—Description

Nam Mo is a DLC character in Dissidia Calamitas Infinita, originating from Kalachakra. Once a chosen leader of her people, thought to be the reincarnation of Guanyin, Nam Mo was exiled forever from her homeland for a mistake born of youthful arrogance. Now she wanders the world as an itinerant nun.

For Nam Mo's DCI NT appearance, please see Nam Mo/NT.

Appearance

Nam Mo is a short, slim woman with dark brown eyes and close-cropped black hair. She wears a saffron and maroon wrap resembling a Buddhist nun's robes and simple wooden clogs. Her only adornments are a set of prayer beads hanging from her robes and a jade anklet around her left leg. On her shoulder is a black tattoo of a lotus.

Nam Mo is usually accompanied by a perfectly normal barn owl, which she inexplicably refers to as "Aunty".

Gallery

Nam Mo's tattoo

Nelo artwork

Associates

• Korem Taylan
• Greed
• Sloth
• Envy

Battle

Nam Mo
The Inner Gate – Swift melee attacks in the same area create gates with various effects.

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Nam Mo's basic attacks are unaugmented by magic, consisting mostly of relatively weak strikes delivered bare-handed or with her wooden staff. Her attacks are simple and delivered with alarming speed. She also possesses significant mobility, with multiple dashes and slows in her kit.

Each successful Brave or HP attack on an enemy generates a gate. The first gate appears as a floating square above the terrain. Subsequent attacks within this square generate additional gates as concentric squares within the initial. At four gates, the construction is deemed a complete mandala, generating an effect based on the last attack that completes it. Gates cannot move or be overlapped, but do not fade unless completed.

Before her mandalas are constructed, she must rely on her swiftness and small size in order to avoid taking too much damage whilst harassing the enemy. As her mandalas require her to stay in the same area, however, she must limit her natural mobility to effectively attack. Nam Mo works best if she is able to entrap the opponent in a small area with several nearly completed mandalas. She can then complete several gates in swift succession to devastating effect.

In essence, Nam Mo is a unique melee trap character with a high risk, high reward style. She struggles against ranged, mobile characters and more traditional trap characters, but is able to abuse her mobility against slower enemies. An opponent should seek to either move the battlefield continually or overwhelm her weak defences to combat her.

Brave Attacks

Move	Type	CP (Mastered)	AP	Priority	Effect	Damage type	Obtained
Single Whip	Ground/Aerial	20 (10)	100	Melee Low	N/A	Physical	Initial
	A basic sideways strike with bare hands. Very fast.
Lower Spear Thrust	Aerial	20 (10)	100	Melee Mid	Dash	Physical	Initial
	Nam Mo thrusts her staff forward and downwards, also dashing a short distance in the same direction.
Repulse Monkey	Ground/Aerial	20 (10)	100	Melee High	Wall Rush	Physical	5
	A barehanded forward strike which repulses the enemy.
Full Circle of Flowers	Ground/Aerial	20 (10)	100	Ranged Low	Teleport	Physical	10
	Nam Mo throws her staff in a straight line in front of her, causing it to spin through the air. At its maximum range, the staff reverses direction and returns to her location. Brave damage is dealt on both forwards and backwards paths. Nam Mo can reactivate the ability to blink to the staff's location, also ending its movement.
Pound Mortar	Aerial	20 (10)	100	Melee High	Wall Rush (floor only)	Physical	16
	A high priority attack from above. Nam Mo strikes with both feet and staff, driving the opponent downwards.
Tornado Kick	Ground/Aerial	20 (10)	100	Melee Mid	N/A	Physical	22
	A swift, powerful kick.
Skyward Thrust	Ground	20 (10)	100	Melee Mid	Chase	Physical	Initial
	Nam Mo sweeps her staff upwards, dealing damage to airborne enemies. Initiates a Chase sequence.
Golden Hoop	Ground/Aerial	20 (10)	100	Ranged Low	Slow	Physical	25
	Nam Mo's staff is transformed into a small, golden hoop, which she throws in a straight line in front of her. If the hoop encounters an enemy, it deals light Brave damage and inflicts a slow for 4 seconds. The staff reappears in her hands once the hoop reaches its maximum range.
Cloud Hands	Ground/Aerial	20 (10)	100	Melee Low	N/A	Physical	27
	An unusual two-handed strike with low priority, but which deals heavy damage. More effective if performed in the air.

HP Attacks

Move	Type	CP (Mastered)	AP	Priority	Effect	Damage type	Obtained
White Crane	Ground/Aerial	20 (10)	100	Melee Mid	N/A	Physical	Initial
	An overhead bare-handed strike.
Crescent Kick	Ground/Aerial	20 (10)	100	Melee Low	Wall Rush	Physical	8
	A sweeping kick in a 270 degree arc in front of Nam Mo. Knocks the enemy back.
Eagle Swoop	Aerial	20 (10)	100	Melee Mid	Dash	Physical	20
	Nam Mo swoops down from above, striking the enemy and launching herself into the air again. This attack describes a short arc in the air.
Azure Dragon	Ground/Aerial	20 (10)	100	Melee High	N/A	Physical	30
	Nam Mo sweeps her staff up, disrupting enemy attacks, then delivers a vicious thrust forwards.

Brave to HP Attacks

Move	Type	CP (Mastered)	AP	Priority	Effect	Damage type	Obtained
Six Sealing and Four Closing	Ground/Aerial	20 (10)	100	Melee Low	N/A	Physical	23
	Nam Mo attacks with a flurry of hand and feet strikes, followed by four sweeps with her staff.

Mandalas

Mandala	Final move	Effect
Wood Mandala	Single Whip	Deals heavy Brave damage. Magical damage.
Fire Mandala	White Crane	Inflicts HP damage over time for 5 seconds, equal to 25% of Bravery at activation of the mandala.
Earth Mandala	Pound Mortar	Deals a moderate amount of Brave damage and slows the enemy for three seconds. Physical damage.
Metal Mandala	Cloud Hands	Deals a moderate amount of Brave damage and grants Nam Mo a speed buff for five seconds. Magical damage.
Water Mandala	Azure Dragon	HP damage. Cannot be blocked.

EX Mode

Nam Mo's EX Mode is Manipadme. Manipadme awakens the power of her incarnation, unlocking the Inner Gate. Under its effects, Nam Mo gains three sets of ethereal arms, and her weapon is transformed into a willow branch. Each of Nam Mo's unsuccessful attacks in Manipadme generate one gate, whilst successful attacks generate two. In addition, she gains the ability Grasping Stems, activated with R + . This ability deals no damage, but causes green lotus stems to appear from the mandala closest to the opponent, which reach out and bind the opponent for three seconds if in range.

Nam Mo's EX Burst is Dharmachakra. The field pulses with an elaborate mandala, which spins into an eight-spoked wheel. A lotus marker appears at the top of the wheel. As the wheel turns, the player must time their button presses as each spoke crosses the lotus. Once a full revolution has passed, damage is dealt to the opponent based on the number of correctly timed presses.

Equipment

Nam Mo can equip the following: Staves, Headbands, Clothes and Robes.

Exclusive Weapons

Name	Level	Description
Worn Staff	1	A simple walking stick, much weathered by seasons.
Khaṭvāṅga	50	A good quality staff made of wood.
Khakkhara	90	An intricately carved staff with six rings.
Ruyi Jingu Bang	100	The legendary weapon of Sun Wukong. Even the monkey found enlightenment.

Related Accessories

Name	Description	Effect	Obtained
Everblooming Lotus	Wisdom blooms eternal above the mud	LUK+4	Shop, Duel Colosseum Lunar Whale Course
Prayer Beads	Worn by age and use	LUK+4	Battlegen from the Aunty Friend Card
Exile's Desire	N/A	LUK+1	Battlegen
Exile's Dream	N/A	LUK+2	Battlegen
Exile's Hopes	N/A	LUK+3	Battlegen

Musical themes

• Main Theme: Om Mani Padme Hum
• World Map Theme: 土著神醮
• Battle: Walking the Streets of a Former Hell
• Story: Mononoke-Hime

Quotes

Encounter "May you find happiness." "Om mani padme hum!" "Let me show you the world." "Let me show you the self." "I wonder what's for dinner?" — If HP is low "Rice is a highly acceptable donation." — If HP is low "Ahh...I'd rather sleep, wouldn't you?" — If opponent is stronger "Er...do you want a blessing or something?" — If opponent is stronger "Talking is a lot more fun than fighting, you know." — If opponent is weaker "Arrogance only causes pain." — If opponent is weaker

Victory "May we meet in the next life." "There is no true victory in this world." "If you are hurt, I will aid you." "Aunty, please stop eating my beads." "Today, I truly know suffering [sweatdrop]" — If HP is low "I should have died that day." — If HP is low "I'm just a simple travelling nun, I swear" — If opponent is stronger "I may not have exactly been refraining from incorrect speech." — If opponent is stronger "Oh, bad karma, bad karma." — If opponent is weaker "This time, I can save you." — If opponent is weaker

Defeat "All things are impermanent." "Existence is disquietude." "The self is illusory." "Do you know where home is?" "I pass to the next realm." — If opponent is stronger "Avalokiteśvara, have mercy on me." — If opponent is stronger "Karma is so weird sometimes." — If opponent is weaker "I am not the chosen." — If opponent is weaker

Default specific

Cynthia: "If you want a chicken to be a duck, you will suffer." Rain: "Why build walls around yourself? As pointless as to wall the ocean." Cinis: "Mmm...is dry food vegetarian?" Yuan: "No light lasts forever." Kayle: "Love to a shade is not love at all." Jessie: "If you fear hell, you cannot face it." Kasumi: "Ahh...the wistful awareness of the transience of things." Deryk: "If you could love both, would you?" Crono: "Forget guilt. Learn remorse." Jarkko: "I have bad news for you. The tasks don't end." Clair: "Illusion clouds your eyes." Victor: "The flesh is weak." Vylinn: "You must be very good at mindfulness."

April: "Ignorance is true blindness." Akito: "The cycle turns. The chair awaits you." 0: "Is your suffering still from the way things end?" 8: "Life is dukkha." Noelle: "Inaction is also action." Alice: "Your mind is still in hell." Ryuu: "Why are you boys all so angry, la?" Coatl: "How did a hungry ghost escape?" Gin: "No life without pain. No pretence without failure." Richter: "I'm very wealthy too. I have some beads." Zane: "Arrogance clouds your eyes." Oavyce: "The flesh is rotten." Insiminy: "You understand, but do not accept."

Avec: "A friend for Aunty!" Ike: "Strength is not in fighting." Nex: "An ant trying to make a mark on a mountain." Nelo: "This is not what is meant by balance." Hale: "They told me that choosing me was wrong." Max: "Hell is emotion." Sokutei: "Um...do you think you could make the Buddha statue laugh?" Selena: "There is nothing but change." Lance Knight: "You know the emptiness within your loyalty." Seike: "Metal is flesh. Metal rusts." Scarlet: "Envy clouds your eyes." Meagan: "Forgive yourself." Fick: "Namaste!"

Boss Specific

Ragnarok: Genesis: As cruel as life.

Eris: The Embodiment:

Amaterasu:

DLC specific

Faethin: "Disciple of Light, have you ever questioned it?" Padma: "A lotus by any other name..." Taarin: "You are better than pure need." Alexandra: "If it passed to you, then you were meant to rule." Gluttony: "{{{gluttony}}}" Lust: "This one refrains from sexual misconduct." Greed: "This one refrains from taking what is not mine." Sloth: "This one refrains from overindulgence in rest." Envy: "This one refrains from superficial beauty." Wrath: "This one refrains from killing and harm." Pride: "This one refrains from false speech." Mother: "Paradise is poisoned and you are the toxin." Avilis: "The cosmos is in us."

Iocus: "Jester, you most of all should know impermanence." Azazel: "I pray your soul passes from the realm of rage." Concord: "My self is no less illusory than yours." Bolverk: "The farmer comes before the soldier." Inōhime: "Has being half-divine ever brought you any joy?" Flora: "The ability to grow bamboo whenever you want? Truly a blessing." Kaliriya: "Chant with me now: om mani..." Maribelle: "Your wealth is dust." Korem: "All things fade. Even God." Keruziel: "Maybe you would have more luck if you weren't quite so scary?" Ruriko: "Calm defeats rage." Draken: "Beneath brilliant scales lies the same decaying flesh." Rodger: "I strongly recommend celibacy." Uiharu: "If you shave your head, you could look like a monk instead!" Vainia: "Who dreams of ruling when kingdoms are dust?" Sanadus: "You're Vainia's son? Oh- oh no..." Friend: "I already have everything I could possibly want."

Argence: "Attachment leads to dukkha." Ruger: "Letting go is very hard, I know." Faye: "Sometimes it is better to live in anonymity." Sanna: "Your creation has no bearing on your humanity." Divina: "The realm of gods fades like ours." Noa: "How do you make your owl behave? Please enlighten me." Klaytaza: "Even you will end." Katja: "{{{katja}}}" Iae: "Your attachment is keeping him from rest." Reni: "I think meditation would really help you. That, and some tea." Evon: "I heard you are very devoted to bamboo and lotus root...?" Rei: "{{{rei}}}" Nam Mo: "This is a very special sort of meditation, I see." Caesura: "The answer to cryptic riddles is always "nothingness", right?" Solace: "HELLO FRIEND; LET US DISCUSS THE SUTRAS." Sabik: "In this case, I would recommend skipping meditation and going straight to exorcism." Zadimortis: "Look outwards, not within." Artemis: "Peace is waiting for you." Sorrell: "{{{sorrell}}}" Hanji: "{{{hanji}}}" Delta: "{{{delta}}}"