History Awesome / BlazBlue

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-P39spWfU#t=533 Sword of the Godslayer]]: And on a similar note, Mu's Astral gets a tremendous upgrade as well. After trapping her opponent in a barrier, Mu flies into the air and transforms her wings into 8 large Kusanagi swords which she then fires at the ground. The swords converge on the trapped opponent and ''explode'', vaporizing the enemy and turning the ground into a '''nuclear wasteland!''' PersonOfMassDestruction indeed.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k9al7YwArQ Kokujin Ogi: Akumetsu]]: As befitting his reprisal-heavy combat style, Hakumen raises Okami before him with a seal between him and his opponent. Should ''anything'' strike the seal, time freezes as Hakumen unleashes the fullest of his available power, rendering slash upon slash on the foe's prone body with blood spraying ''everywhere'' until the screen is doused with it. Overwhelmed by pain and excessive bleeding, the opponent promptly collapses as Hakumen turns away from the audience and sheathes his sword.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYrUDR_ZPrY Judge of Destiny]]: Speaking of Izayoi, her Astral is a variation of Tsubaki's. Izayoi transforms once again and charges at the opponent with a lance. If it hits, a cutscene plays where Izayoi summons an even bigger lance which is propelled into space and strikes the enemy. Her own BadassCreed is just as awesome:
--->''Engaging Lunar Drive! ...With the blade of retribution and scales of judgment, I come to deliver...righteous justice! 'Atone for your sins!' ...You're forgiven.''

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTCFLikQf_8 Unholy Wrath of the Basilisk]]: An upgrade to Hazama's astral finish, Terumi throws 2 chains on the ground that snares the opponent. If caught, he summons a bunch of snakes that attack the opponent. Right after the onslaught, he transforms into a black version of Hakumen (complete with green TronLines) and kills the opponent. This is followed by [[LaughingMad the most insane laughter in video game history.]] Heck, the laugh during the Astral could also count.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-P39spWfU#t=181 Hard Kill Bringer]]: Delivering a hard punch to stun her opponent, Bullet lifts them up and proceeds to bombard them with fire-enhanced punches. She then slams the opponent into the ground and mounts them, revealing a ''PileBunker'' in her gauntlet. She then fires a blast of flame so hot that it not only ''torches'' the opponent, but '''craters the ground''' as well.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtaXAgMKhXc Edge of Eternity]], Naoto's Astral, is pretty much an almost 1:1 homage to Ragna's Astral above. Except instead of darkness, Naoto uses his own blood to deliver the coup de grace. It's about as visually impressive as Ragna's, which is saying something.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4VSY3hDuik Hibiki's Astral]] Its a [[BlackScreenOfDeath Black Screen of Death move]], sending their opponent to a darkest area with a moon, performing a sneak attack from both directions, and ending with a doppelganger slash. He make [[AttackOnTitan the Survey Corps proud.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m3O01CUbrE Colorless Void]]. [[InTheBlood Like daughter, like mother.]] Much like Naoto's astral is a homage to Ragna's, Nine's Astral is a homage to Kokonoe's. Nine commands her demonic servant, Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, to devour the opponent and ensnare them in a cage of fire. As her enemy bricks themselves over their imminent demise, Nine takes to the air and summons a giant portal with a pentagram. But rather than hit the opponent with one ''colossal'' meteor, Nine summons a '''''[[ColonyDrop meteor shower]]''''' to bombard the opponent, utterly destroying them and leaving behind nothing but an ocean of fire. There's a '''reason''' she's one of the Six Heroes.

** In ''Chronophantasma'', when trying to regain her Murakumo powers, she fights herself and Mu-12. She accepts that she isn't a normal human, but her feelings make her an individual. Terumi shows up and tries to taunt her over the fact that she's a mere 'doll', but Noel (Now dressed in her Mu garbs, completely in control) tells him she doesn't care what she is as long as she can save Tsubaki. CharacterDevelopment is a wonderful thing.
** In Mu-12's Arcade Mode ending in ''Chronophantasma'', [[spoiler:Mu/Noel actually succeeds in beating the crap out of Nu, forcing Nu and Terumi to withdraw. This is a drastic change from [[CurbstompBattle every other battle involving Nu]] in which Nu simply tanks all the enemy's damage, repairs herself and then curbstomps her opponent. [[http://blazblue.wikia.com/wiki/File:Mu-12_(Chronophantasma,_Arcade_Mode_Illustration,_1,_Type_B).png The image of Mu standing over the defeated Nu]] is pretty damn satisfying, and also implies how powerful Mu/Noel could become now that she has mastered her powers.]]

* In the ''Sector Seven'' story, [[spoiler:when she manages to meet up with Tager, she finds herself set upon by [[TheDreaded Azrael]] and [[HeroKiller Nu-13]] ''at the same time'', and both are out for blood. Kagura and Kokonoe realize the two of them are utterly screwed as is, so Kagura asks Kokonoe to trans him over... and then asks Litchi to hold Nu while he stalls Azrael (this way, Tager can charge in peace and teleport all three of them back to base). Litchi obliges, and (offscreen) stalls out Nu long enough to pull this off, leaving them alive and Azrael hungry. Do we need to remind you that Nu is the kind of girl who gives the likes of '''Ragna''' trouble? That should say enough.]]

* Hell,the entire "Continuum Shift" is one for Terumi(and Hazama). "No matter what anyone else did,he still succeeded in his plans!"

* Hell,the entire "Continuum Shift" is one for Terumi(and Hazama). "No matter what anyone else did,he still succeeded in his plans"

* At the climax for ''Chronophantasma'', [[spoiler:Relius shows up to ruin Ragna, Noel and Bang's day, with the explicit intent of seizing the Lynchpin for his own devices. The group tries to strike back, but Litchi and Carl deny them, triggering a brief breakdown for Bang. But Carl makes it loud and clear throughout that he is not doing this for Relius' sake, and is only onboard to get Ada uninstalled from Nirvana. Even when Zero-Type Tsubaki and Makoto show up to relieve Ragna and Noel, the group continues to hold, up until Valkenhayn arrives to shift the balance and allow Bang to activate the Lynchpin with Rettenjou, denying Relius his prize. That's not Carl's magnum opus; what is is that, after denying Valkenhayn the privilege of finishing Relius (with the latter not attempting to avert his doom) and getting them out, Carl makes his intentions loud and clear - he intends to keep Relius alive long enough to get Ada restored, upon which Relius will be made to atone for his myriad atrocities. So while Carl did get on the bad side of a lot of people (however long that's going to last), he stalled out two of his closest friends, blocked an attack from one of the ''Six shaggin' Heroes'', and tied the Mad Puppeteer up by his own strings, cutting Litchi loose in the process!]] TL;DR: [[spoiler:while earlier in the story Relius goaded Carl into supporting him in exchange for getting Ada back, Carl is now in the position to ''hold him to his end of the bargain''.]] Best of luck, kid.

%%* Four words: [[spoiler: He. survived. Time. Killer.]] Yes, you heard correctly. [[spoiler: He rendered Hakumen's most awesome moment thus far null and void.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hohyRxBwzE0 Ultimate Impact]]: Very fitting of her "mad scientist" personality, Kokonoe first grabs the opponent, then punches the opponent repeatedly before kicking them into a magnetic device. It doesn't sound that awesome at first, but then she follows it up by summoning a colossal meteor that crushes the opponent [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill and turns the world's landscape into a magma crater.]]. She practically not only Astral finishes you, but ''the rest of the world'' as well!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtaXAgMKhXc Edge of Eternity]], Naoto's Astral, is pretty much an almost 1:1 homage to Ragna's Astral above. Except instead of darkness, Naoto uses his own blood to deliver the coup de grace. Like Ragna's, very visually pleasing.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m3O01CUbrE Colorless Void]]. [[InTheBlood Like daughter, like mother.]] Much like Naoto's astral is a homage to Ragna's, Nine's Astral is a homage to Kokonoe's. Nine commands her demonic servant, Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, to devour the opponent and ensnare them in a cage of fire. As her enemy bricks themselves over their imminent demise, Nine takes to the air and summons a giant portal with a pentagram. But rather than hit the opponent with ''one'' meteor, Nine one-ups her daughter by summoning a '''''[[ColonyDrop meteor shower]]''''' to bombard the opponent, utterly destroying them and leaving behind nothing but an ocean of fire. There's a '''reason''' she's one of the Six Heroes.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m3O01CUbrE Colorless Void]]. [[InTheBlood Like daughter, like mother.]] Much like Naoto's astral is a homage to Ragna's, Nine's Astral is a homage to Kokonoe's. Nine commands her demonic servant, Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, to devour the opponent and ensnare them in a cage of fire. As her enemy bricks themselves over their imminent demise, Nine takes to the air and summons a giant portal with a pentagram. But rather than hit the opponent with ''one'' meteor, Nine one-ups her daughter by summoning a '''''[[ColonyDrop meteor shower]]''''' to bombard the opponent, utterly destroying them and leaving behind an ocean of fire. There's a '''reason''' she's one of the Six Heroes.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m3O01CUbrE Nine The Phantom Astral, Terumi got Trolled]] Summons a beast below the players feet trapping them in fire, she then drop multiple meteors to players ending with big a explosion, leaving the screen burning flames.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtaXAgMKhXc Edge of Eternity]] As expected from a Bloodedge, Naoto knocking off Ragna's astral heat above, summons a red scythe and slashes his opponent multiple times, sending Ragna a message: Fuck you Ragna, I'm the new Bloodedge now!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtaXAgMKhXc Red Onslaught]] As expected from a Bloodedge, Naoto knocking off Ragna's astral heat above, summons a red scythe and slashes his opponent multiple times, sending Ragna a message: Fuck you Ragna, I'm the new Bloodedge now!

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYrUDR_ZPrY Judge of Destiny]]: Speaking of Izayoi, her Astral is a variation of Tsubaki's. Izayoi transforms once again and charges at the opponent with a lance. If it hits, a cutscene plays where Izayoi summons an even bigger lance which is propelled into space and strikes the enemy.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h_LOmyTtik Hungry Darkness of 1000 Souls]]: A truly badass and sinister finishing move for the world's greatest troll. Hazama summons a bunch of chains from the ground which snares the opponent, after which he summons a mass of snake which eventually form one gigantic snake, which then ''devours'' the opponent!

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EAdPX_pGbk Patriot Apocalypse]]: If all the talk about slaughtering hundreds during the Ikaruga Civil War didn't convince you that Azrael was already a born {{Badass}}, his Astral will probably do the trick, showing you what happens when a PersonOfMassDestruction decides to cut loose. Azrael removes his Enchant Dragonov limiters and punches the opponent downwards to the ground, then pulls out the ground from underneath them and tosses them into the air. Summoning his strength into his fist as the opponent descends, he then punches upwards at the opponent with all his power, so much that it causes a giant explosion that annihilates the opponent. What's left of the scene is him laughing at the destruction with his back to the camera, all done in a way that would make [[StreetFighter Akuma]] weep with pride.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-P39spWfU#t=181 Hard Kill Bringer]]: Bullet's Astral is living proof that you [[BadassNormal don't need magic to be a badass]]. Delivering a hard punch to stun her opponent, Bullet lifts them up and proceeds to bombard them with fire-enhanced punches. She then slams the opponent into the ground and mounts them, revealing a ''PileBunker'' in her gauntlet. She then fires a blast of flame so hot that it not only ''torches'' the opponent, but '''craters the ground''' as well.

** At the end of her Story Mode, for [[TranquilFury coldly confronting]] [[TheDreaded Hazama]], calling him out on his bull and trying to kick his ass. Granted, [[DamselInDistress it doesn't go well for her]], but if you know how [[ExtremeDoormat Noel]] usually acts, that's ballsy as hell. Meek little "[[FanNickname Moel]]" has changed quite a bit, and early reports of ''Chrono Phantasma'' seem to confirm a [[CharacterDevelopment much more assertive and confident]] Noel.
** In ''Chronophantasma'', [[spoiler: When trying to regain her Murakumo powers, she fights herself and Mu-12. She accepts that she isn't a normal human, but her feelings make her an individual. Terumi shows up and tries to taunt her over the fact that she's a mere 'doll', but Noel (Now dressed in her Mu garbs, completely in control) tells him she doesn't care what she is as long as she can save Tsubaki.]] CharacterDevelopment is a wonderful thing. [[spoiler:Now if she could put up a better fight against Nu...]]
** [[spoiler: In Mu-12's Arcade Mode ending in ''Chronophantasma'', Mu/Noel actually succeeds in beating the crap out of Nu, forcing Nu and Terumi to withdraw. This is a drastic change from [[CurbstompBattle every other battle involving Nu]] in which Nu simply tanks all the enemy's damage, repairs herself and then curbstomps her opponent. [[http://blazblue.wikia.com/wiki/File:Mu-12_(Chronophantasma,_Arcade_Mode_Illustration,_1,_Type_B).png The image of Mu standing over the defeated Nu]] is pretty damn satisfying, and also implies how powerful Mu/Noel could become now that she has mastered her powers.]]
** Also in ''Chronophantasma'', [[spoiler:after Makoto is done with her, Noel steps up against Tsubaki and draws her aggression squarely on her, as part of the plan to Observe the Zero-Type Izayoi for Tsubaki to evoke. This deserves mention as, while Rachel and Kokonoe are both accomplished Observers, neither of them had to Observe an alternate state of something ''while said something was making an active effort to kill them''.]] Even Jin notices this is better than her usual fare.

* Jin's true path in Continuum Shift [[spoiler: has him being unable to use Yukianesa because it doesn't want to be used. Ragna points out that a Nox Nyctores either controls its user or must be completely overpowered by willpower to be used. He states Jin needs to be stronger if he wishes to win. When he confronts Tsubaki, who is eventually mind controlled by Hazama, Jin states that if she stands in his way, she will be his enemy and activates Yukianesa against its will.]] This is awesome for gameplay reasons as well - [[spoiler:since Jin was locked out of all of his ice attacks up to this point, being able to unload with Unlimited Jin was ''extremely cathartic''.]]
--> Jin: [[spoiler:I am the cold steel, the blade that will restore balance to this world. Nox Nyctores: Yukianesa, Activate!]]
** Jin's entire CS story is one long ode to his [[TookALevelInBadass grinding in badass]]. [[spoiler:After escaping from a hospital ship, he manages to fight off [[BigBad Hazama]] while protecting [[BadassInDistress Ma]][[HeKnowsTooMuch ko]][[SpannerInTheWorks to]], freezes Hazama in his tracks when things start going south, fights Rachel at full power and holds his own despite being too badly injured to stand up straight, receives a [[HarmfulHealing painful healing treatment]], challenges Hakumen and gets stomped on, holds off Ragna ''without Yukianesa'', has that lovely little tiff with a BrainwashedAndCrazy Tsubaki (read: she's trying to kill him) and fends her off despite being unable to use his Nox for most of the fight, encounters Hazama and fights well enough to ''make him retreat'', fights the powerful magic user Phantom (implied in another story mode to be Nine herself) offscreen and apparently wins, and '''then''' tells Hakumen to back off so he can take on Mu all by himself]]. Would you believe this is the same AxCrazy sissy who obsessed over Ragna in ''Calamity Trigger''? [[spoiler:Jubei wasn't kidding when he said Jin had grown.]]

* In the True Ending of ''Continuum Shift'', [[spoiler:after getting the shit torn out of him, Terumi is left to bleed by Ragna the Bloodedge out of CruelMercy. However, he managed to pull his plan off anyway, and the manner is revealed in Relius' Arcade mode ending - Relius, per his coherence with Terumi, sics Ignis on him, tearing him to shreds.]] Shows that these two are a different breed of villain when they ''cooperate so willingly and efficiently''!
* Makoto's bad ending, and Relius' hand in it, is said by many to be either an utterly terrifying thing or TearJerker, and they'd be right. However, one thing that tends to be glossed over is that it serves as Relius' SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, a testament for his villain caliber. Why? [[spoiler:Makoto serves as a massive SpannerInTheWorks for Hazama's plans. She thwarts him several times during her Story Mode, something that no other character has really done - the significance of this is listed in Makoto's section. Relius, understandably, will stand for none of it. He successfully leads her into a trap using Jin as the bait, and proceeds to... ahem, put the spanner back in the toolbox, shall we say. Also, if what he says is any indication, he smelt Makoto's soul into a Nox ''without using a cauldron''.]] Succeeding where goddamn '''Hazama''' of all people failed, succeeding ''spectacularly'' at that, and leaving little doubt he could repeat it in a canon path? Maybe Hazama [[BiggerBad isn't the one to fear after all]].

* Kagura Mutsuki comes up with the idea of hosting a tournament with Ragna as the prize to draw out both Tsubaki and Azrael. [[spoiler:All well and good until Azrael shows up, flattens Bullet like a steamroller, and fights Ragna to the point where he has to fight back his own Azure Grimoire lest Azrael unleash a higher level of Enchant Dragunov and the resulting clash cause untold collateral damage. This leaves Kagura up against the Mad Dog, and how does he fare? After catching Azrael's eye by putting up a decent showing, Kagura [[SheatheYourSword just stops fighting]] and goes on defense - [[BerserkButton this drives Azrael flat-out bonkers, demanding that Kagura go back to fighting him]] [[BatmanGambit and leaving him prone for Kokonoe to teleport him to his new extradimensional cell]] ([[Heartwarming/BlazBlue with a brief lapse so Tager can punch him in the face for what he did to Bullet]]).]] Womanizer and potential sex offender though he may be, there are reasons the Black Knight is a Colonel, and this is one of them.

** Its relatively small, but his first fight could count too. He pretty much makes a fool out of Ragna, and forces him to nearly use the Grimoire to even stand a chance. Kagura keeps his cool the entire time, completely unhindered by Ragna's threats and even tosses out a few one-liners of his own. In the end, he knocks out Ragna and brings him and tosses him in jail. The infamous Grim Reaper of Kagutsuchi finally defeated and apprehended, the story finally brought full circle, by this one man.

* In the True Ending of ''Continuum Shift'', [[spoiler:Terumi gets the absolute ''hell'' beaten out of him by Ragna the Bloodedge, having restored the functionality of his Azure Grimoire courtesy of Lambda's Idea Engine.]] You'd think this is the moment a villain crumbles, but '''no''' - [[spoiler:he proceeds to [[NotSoOmniscientAfterAll infiltrate Takamagahara via a miniscule blind spot during Ragna's encounter with Mu-12]], boast outright that he '''calculated every single possibility of the Continuum Shift''', and infect them with a magical virus that cripples their ability to influence the timeline ''permanently''. To get his ass handed to him and '''''exploit''''' the defeat to ''succeed in his plans anyway'' - especially against an allegedly [[TheOmniscient omniscient supercomputer]] - proves his ability as a MagnificentBastard.]]

* Hakumen's origin cements him as an absolute {{badass}} - basically, Terumi's being his twat self, and since the Six Heroes (down to two due to Terumi turning traitor, Nine dead, Valkenhayn guarding Rachel, and Trinity MIA) are in no shape to take him out, Claudius and Jubei use their combined abilities to open a gate to the Boundary - and Hakumen tackles Terumi through it. Ninety years of confinement in the Boundary later (felt like ten to him), much of it composed of pursuing Terumi until he was paroled by Takamagahara, Kokonoe drags him out at 20% of his former power - and that's still enough to beat the shit out of Ragna. So, basically, he executes a SealedEvilInADuel HeroicSacrifice, their shared prison [[EldritchLocation a nexus between all timelines that fucks up anyone who enters it]], carries on the hunt [[{{Determinator}} through sheer force of will]], and '''''survived''''' the experience. While many others would challenge the Boundary ([[spoiler:with one total success and a few partial successes]]) afterward, Hakumen did it first; Hakumen does it best.
* In ''Wheel of Fortune'', Hakumen wills himself out of the Boundary at a mere 15% of his power, and [[spoiler: '''[[CurbStompBattle absolutely destroys Hazama AND Ignis at the same time EASILY before being dragged back into the Boundary while Hazama is kicking and screaming for help]]''']]. Turns into a TearJerker when you realize why he was there - and what happens next.
* Hakumen's ''Continuum Shift'' story [[spoiler: has him slice time itself so he can view another timeline where he was defeated by Arakune.]]

* The final act of ''Hunting Dog'' shows that Valkenhayn's fangs have not rotted out after ninety years. Valkenhayn's third match is against Hakumen, and after the two of them finish, [[spoiler:Hazama shows up and summons Phantom, who dumps "Fido" into Izayoi's domain - an extracontinuual pocket into which observation is impossible.]] When Valkenhayn realizes where he is, he notes that [[spoiler:Relius is experimenting on Ragna the Bloodedge, proceeds to intervene and send the Grim Reaper on his way to Rachel, facing the Mad Puppeteer's wrath alone in his place.]] That's part of what makes it awesome - the other part is that [[spoiler:Valkenhayn actually ''wins'' against who is otherwise the GameOverMan, and who would have experimented thoroughly on Platinum were it not for the combined efforts of Bang and Hakumen.]] It would have been more awesome if Valkenhayn [[spoiler:defeated Relius thoroughly enough to derail the gambit]], but alas.
** Also worth noting that [[TheSociopath Relius]], the monster who views nearly everyone else in the game as either a tool or a specimen, views Valkenhayn as the WorthyOpponent. That speaks volumes.
--> '''Hakumen:''' ''"You have still not lost your edge"''.

* In ''Chronophantasma'', [[spoiler: He performs a BigDamnHeroes moment and fights Relius in Bang's place so the latter can activate the lynchpin. He then proceeds to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown ''beat the living shit out of him'']], and would have succeed in killing him had it not been for Carl saving him. Never before has ''anyone'' given [[InvincibleVillain Relius]] such a beatdown; it was so devastating that his ego was completely shattered afterward.]] Whilst only slightly mitigated in that it was [[OffScreenMomentOfAwesome offscreen]], it doesn't change the fact that Valkenhayn can still kick some massive ass in his old age.

** In Terumi's Arcade, [[spoiler:while he mocks how easy it was to bag Hakumen, Trinity confesses her own weakness and how she can only help others solve the world's problems. Sounds well and good, but then Terumi finds that he was in the real world all along, and that "Hazama" is speaking to him from behind - Trinity and Rachel orchestrated everything as a trap so Terumi and Hazama's consciousnesses can be switched between his body and soul! Listening to Terumi freak out that Jubei can kill him now must be seen to be believed.]]
*** Bonus points for Trinity evoking [[spoiler:a copy of Terumi ''[[BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame to troll him with]]!'']]
** In the ''Six Heroes'' story, [[spoiler:Trinity does the exact same thing, with Terumi becoming increasingly irate with every simulacrum he hacks down, only to end up in the real world and simultaneously staring down Hakumen, Jubei, and [[PowerNullifier Celica]]. Terumi and the audience both know fully well that without Phantom, all he could do is stand there and await his end.]]

[[AC: Kokonoe - "The Heroes' Daughter"]]
* [[TierInducedScrappy Broken though she may be,]] the end of Kokonoe's Arcade Story, ''Mad Scientist,'' proves well beyond a doubt that the wait for her inclusion as a playable character was worth it. [[spoiler:After getting through a concerned Tager, Kokonoe finds [[{{Troll}} Hazama]] waiting for her in the underground ruins. [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall He remarks how odd it is to see her on the battlefield after all this time, and asks her what she's doing there.]] She replies that she's come to see him. Hazama then remarks how the last time "he" saw her was [[IShallTauntYou right after he had killed Nine,]] at which point [[YouKilledMyFather Terumi]] [[SharingABody decides to tag out Hazama,]] [[BaitAndSwitchBoss wanting to take on Kokonoe himself rather then let Hazzie have all the fun.]] [[ShutUpHannibal She just tells him to shut up and bring it on.]] What happens next is undoubtedly one of the most epic moments in ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' history. Kokonoe, all alone with NO help, no Azure Grimore or any super powerful artifact to rely on and only her skills at her disposal, proceeds to '''''[[HolyShitQuotient utterly wreck Terumi,]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu bringing him to his knees]] [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu all while mocking him on how weak he is.]]''''' [[VillainousBreakdown Terumi, confused and flabbergasted at his defeat, completely loses his shit and eggs Kokonoe on to finish him off while mocking her about her mother and telling her how he'll make her lick the ground,]] [[NoSell to which Kokonoe just ignores him.]] She then proceeds to explain that she figured out how he [[ThePowerOfHate draws his power from people hating him.]] Her solution to the problem? ''[[{{Crazy Awesome}} Rewire her own mind so she felt no emotions towards him]]'', only attacking on instinct rather then emotion and denying him any power he could gain from her hatred. She then leaves him lying on the ground, telling him that this time was just a test of her theory, but that she will kill him the next time they meet. Never before in this story has Terumi been given such a crushing and humiliating defeat, not by [[TheHero Ragna,]] not by [[CosmicChessGame Rachel,]] not even by '''''[[{{Badass}} Hakumen.]]''''' While Hakumen would be the one to finally end Terumi in the storyline proper and deny Kokonoe her chance at personal revenge, this shows that our favorite pink-haired catgirl isn't someone you want to piss off. Between her, Rachel and Kagura, Izanami will certainly have her hands full trying to defeat the good guys by the time the next game comes around.]]
** The main story gives her a pretty comparable moment too. Kokonoe asks [[spoiler: Celica]] to go away from Ragna for a few so she can test out a theory. That's when Terumi shows up to confirm Ragna's location, and by "confirm", I mean beat the ever loving shit out of him. That's when Tager intervenes, and prevents things from escalating further. Kokonoe then unveils [[spoiler: Celica]] to Terumi, and like what happens to Ragna when she's around, his Azure completely shuts down. Unlike Ragna however, Terumi's entire body is his Azure Grimoire, meaning the exposure cripples him completely. Terumi has what is possibly his biggest VillainousBreakdown in the entire series, damning Kokonoe for [[EvenEvilHasStandards going to such extreme measures]] of [[spoiler: cloning Celica's soul from the past and bringing her to the present]]. Kokonoe completely ignores this, and refutes that she would go to any lengths to beat him. In a mirror of his CP Arcade ending, Terumi then requests Phantom for another immediate evac.

* Not really a story moment, but... Azrael's Growler lets him NoSell projectiles, up to and including ''[[{{Kaiju}} Takemikazuchi]]'s mouth beam''. [[http://youtu.be/cTZx50TlUBU?t=1m59s Yep, it's a sight to see]].

** Picking up from where [[spoiler:Ragna's]] ending left off, [[spoiler:Ragna has just found out that Terumi created the VideoGame/BlazBlue, and not only wields a stronger one, but has the ability to keep Ragna's on lockdown (in this case, denying his Drive attacks (the D button)), and kicks Ragna's ass. Ragna's down for the count, and Terumi is about to finish him off when Lambda comes out of nowhere and takes the hit instead. After an exchange between Ragna and a dying Nu/Lambda (in which players get to hear, for the first time, Nu speak to Ragna in a way that wasn't crazy or Yandere), Ragna gets uber-pissed, absorbs Lambda's Idea Drive, uses it to restore his own VideoGame/BlazBlue and render it immune to Terumi's control, then goes Unlimited.]] What follows is one of the most satisfying fights in the game, [[spoiler:finally getting to beat down a guy that deserved more than a simple beatdown, to a slightly-revamped version of Iconoclast.]] The only way that a three-minute period like that (maybe longer, depending on loading times) could be more awesome would be if [[spoiler:it actually was the last fight of the True Ending]]. Or if you actually got to kill him. Or if it [[spoiler:wasn't integral to his plan in any way]].

--> Ragna: [[spoiler:What the hell were you thinking, going down to that level?! Kusanagi? The god-killing sword? Screw '''all''' of that! You're Noel Vermillion, aren't you?!]]

--> Ragna: [[spoiler:But before we do... I'm gonna have to do something about that armor! Bring it on, you idiot!]]
* Even his backstory is a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. Granted, we can't really glorify him slaughtering [[PunchClockVillain Punch Clock Villains]], but c'mon, it's heavily implied that [[OneManArmy he's cleared out whole bases full of well-armed and well-trained NOL personnel, all by himself]]. An organisation that has practically taken over the world is ''utterly terrified'' of him. There is a reason he's called [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "The Gr]][[TheRedBaron im Reaper"]].
* Phase 0 : Ragna [[spoiler:is transported back in time and has to deal with... the Black Beast. On top of that, due to shenanigans, he doesn't have the Azure anymore. He's just BadassNormal now. Still doesn't stop him from stopping it for a year. Yep, ya heard me right. The Six Heroes barely defeated it yet he handled it basically while being human preventing it from causing havoc. Even if in the end his fate is being consumed, or perhaps he's consumed but took about a year to digest,]] it gave him a worthy moment to be referred as the Grim Reaper.

** [[spoiler: In Chronophantasma, it's revealed that ''this'' version of Ragna is actually Bloodedge, not from Calamity Trigger as initially thought, sent using the Tsukoyomi unit. And the disappearing act he pulls at the end f Phase 0? It's him ''returning to the present'', [[DidYouJustScamCthulhu posssibly using the Black Beast itself to do it]].]]
* In ''Chronophantasma'' [[spoiler: He defeats Take-Mikazuchi, [[OneManArmy by himself]]. The weapon that destroyed the ''Black Beast'' in the Dark War, capable of nuking entire cities, and he beat it single-handily. Also keep in mind that Take-Mikazuchi is the ''size of a satellite.'']]
** Then he delivers a CurbStompBattle to [[spoiler:[[ImplacableMan ''Nu'']]]] of all characters. He does this [[spoiler: without even using his Azure Grimoire (he had decided not to rely on its power anymore due to CharacterDevelopment),]] and while [[spoiler: she]] is trying to kill him (and not in [[spoiler: her [[{{Yandere}} usual]]]] way, but as in legitimately angered at at him) even [[spoiler: she]] can't believe how strong he's gotten, and then he tells [[spoiler: her]] that [[spoiler: she's]] [[BadassBoast just weak.]]

** Let us not forget the amazing moment that proceeded this one: [[spoiler: When Ragna, Noel and Celica arrive at the Linchpin, they meet up with Bang, who challenges Ragna to a fight to test his resolve and see what exactly it is that he's fighting for. For a few moments during the fight, Bang manages to '''''completely hand Ragna his ass!''''' Ultimately, the fight ends in a draw. Bang acknowledges that Ragna is not the murderous criminal that he thought he was, but rather a very good person, and declares him worthy of using the Linchpin. In turn, Ragna comes to respect Bang, and trusts him with protecting the Linchpin while calling him by his full name, as a sign of respect. Bang has come a ''long'' ways from the days of Calamity Trigger, and it shows.]]
* Bang manages to pull off two rather impressive moments in his ''Chronophantasma'' Arcade Story, ''KUSHINADA.'' [[spoiler: The first is that he's set up to fight against ''''' [[PersonOfMassDestruction Azrael,]]''''' who has been shown capable of trashing Valkenhayn, Tager, Jin, and Ragna while not even close to his full power, as well as giving Hakumen and Rachel trouble. Bang not only manages to fight him to a standstill, but also ''impresses'' him to boot, to the point where he asks Bang for a rematch if they cross paths again! The second is when he gets to the end of his Arcade path, with his Final Boss being none other than ''[[InvincibleVillain Relius Clover.]]'' Bang doesn't win, but he does get Relius to think of him as "interesting" rather than another "thing". Considering that the only other two people that Relius acknowledges as such are Valkenhayn and Makoto, that says ''a lot.'']]

** The story takes place [[spoiler:in the ''Wheel of Fortune'' timeline]] - what this means is [[spoiler:Makoto was dragged into the Boundary, tossed into this timeline, and found her way back with aid from Rachel, all unscarred both mentally and physically ''both ways''.]] Pretty impressive, considering [[spoiler:Lotte "Roy" Carmine became the [[EldritchAbomination aberration]] known as Arakune within moments of his ''one'' entry, and only the aforementioned '''Hakumen''' managed this feat as well.]] So how did she pull that off?
--->[[spoiler:'''Rachel''':]]The moment one is [[spoiler:pulled into the Boundary, [[CessationOfExistence their consciousness in their original world is usually snuffed out forever, rendering them inert]].]] But you... [[spoiler:you have [[PluckyGirl an unyielding will]], [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments and you cling to something...]] [[ThePowerOfFriendship something you]] [[TrueCompanions hold very dear]]. Thus, you've never lost sight of your true self.]]

** In the interim between those two, Makoto also [[spoiler:met with Tager and Kokonoe and explained her objectives to them, and when Relius helped Jin away from Ronin-gai as bait for Makoto in her absence, she instead asked Bang to look for him while she "put out some other fires".]] As a result, [[spoiler:Relius was indisposed with Bang and his posse]], and that chat with Tsubaki [[spoiler:took her mind off of Hazama's {{mindrape}} as she pondered just what kind of girl Noel Vermillion is (in this timeline, Noel ''was obliterated in Ibukido'') - the collateral damage from ''Continuum Shift'' Makoto's involvement in ''Wheel of Fortune'', coupled with Hazama's [[EvilCannotComprehendGood inability to understand friendship and trust]], '''sent his local plans tits-up'''!]] Long story short, Makoto earned that "Ratatosk" nickname - [[spoiler:she's the only person to date to [[SpannerInTheWorks render Hazama's schemes "fair-to-middling FUBAR"]], and with everything she learned, [[OutGambitted she can willfully do it again]]!]]

** Makoto's designated fights in Arcade mode are, in exact order, Tager, Tsubaki, Noel, U.Hazama. ''This is not coincidental'' - [[spoiler:defeating Tager allows Makoto to pass off her disc and bail, thus leaving Sector Seven off her tail; defeating Tsubaki means she won't attempt to kill Noel; and defeating Noel snaps her out of her {{mindrape}}-induced trance, only for Hazama to show up and pull the poor girl away.]] Look back on ''Slight Hope'', and the truth is clear: [[spoiler:Makoto Nanaya was ''one pep talk away'' from ''pretzelling Hazama's schemes '''again''''', and Hazama had '''no choice''' but to act at this time. Makoto's abilities as a Lieutenant in the Intelligence division and a spy for Sector Seven ''[[InformedAbility are the]] [[AvertedTrope genuine article]]''.]]

** At the end of her Arcade run (''Bonds''), [[spoiler:she has a run-in with [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Tsubaki]], who succumbs and engages Izayoi - which Makoto then proceeds to fight as well... and win.]] While defeating someone [[spoiler:wielding the true power and form of the Murakumo prototype]] would be awesome in itself, what's more so is that [[spoiler:this defeat actually caused Mind Eater to lapse ''without invoking the power of order''! Granted, [[SoreLoser Izanami]] [[YankTheDogsChain seizes control soon after and tries to continue the fight to the death]], but it says enough about Makoto's combat prowess and strength of will to do this much herself. That it's enough for [[DeusExMachina Amaterasu to notice and eject Makoto from that lost possibility]] is icing on the cake.]]
*** A small bonus to the BadassBoast before the match with [[spoiler:Izayoi. Not only does she abort a breaking line, but given how Tsubaki is clearly being controlled, it may be aimed at Izanami herself, whether Makoto herself knows it or not]].
--> [[spoiler:'''Izayoi''']]: I'll kill you... then Noel... and then Jin. I am a judge, appointed by the Imperator herself. Evil must be eradicated... That includes those that obstruct justice. Oh, right... but you are already a traitor. I'm sorry, it seems like I need to kill you after all. [[BreakingSpeech To die for the sake of your friend... That's what you always wanted, right?]]\\

** You would think, given how Arcade stories worked in the last two games, that this wouldn't apply to the main story. ''Think again''. [[spoiler:After the tournament trap for Azrael runs its course, Tsubaki decides to investigate the arena at Kagura's request, only to be sealed in an Eclipse Field with Makoto, Noel and Jin to keep her company. The conditions are set: Tsubaki has free reign over all three of them if she can defeat just one, but if she loses she has to defect on the spot. Makoto is first, and after [[Heartwarming/BlazBlue confessing how similar she and Tsubaki are]], she gives a warning that her fists have a lot of weight behind them this time. The fight makes one thing clear: ''Never Break Your Heart'' and intervention by Izanami notwithstanding, Tsubaki doesn't stand a chance in heaven or hell of defeating Makoto, and that makes Noel's job relatively easy.]] Sometimes you don't need magic to make a difference in this world...

** Extra bonus points: If you consider that [[spoiler:Relius is usually nonchalant and [[PragmaticVillainy doesn't kill or fuck with people unnecessarily unless they of interest to him]] (unlike Hazama), the fact that Litchi made Relius [[BerserkButton drop everything]] ([[TranquilFury as much as you can say that]]) and try to kill her even if she's not 'a person of interest' or even worse, used to praise in the past as seen in the EX Story of Sector Seven, does speak a lot of how much her kind heart is capable of doing something that awesome (Relius is probably only stopped once he is told off-screen that she was supposed to be his ally, from Hazama).]] What's more, the early reports of ''Chronophantasma'' also showed that she still retain her sanity and kindness, when the corruption, by all means, should've stolen that from her. Yes, we probably could see recovery in both terms for her.

* Four words: [[spoiler: He. survived. Time. Killer.]] Yes, you heard correctly. [[spoiler: He rendered Hakumen's most awesome moment thus far null and void.]]

** However, it's a NegatedMomentOfAwesome when you realize [[spoiler:Terumi somehow survived.]] You heard that correctly. [[spoiler:Terumi [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat survived]] Time Killer.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBCc4gSaqIo Black Onslaught]]: Unleashing the fullest might of his Azure Grimoire, Ragna unfolds his [[{{BFS}} Blood-Scythe]] and begins hacking away at the target repeatedly, all the while growing darker in appearance until he assumes the form of a black monster. Fully unleashed, Blood-Scythe draws in the target's soul as fuel to utterly erase their existence in one last swing. Visually astounding to behold, the fact it inflicts 15K+ damage is no laughing matter, either.

-->'''Ragna:''' You damn hunk of muscle, don't you ''dare'' look down on me. You're gonna be dead meat. Idea Engine Linked, Blazblue Activate.\\
'''Azrael:''' Excellent! So that is the Blazblue huh? ''I shall sink my teeth into it'' '''UNTIL I CAN FEAST NO MORE!!'''

* One of Azrael's Blackhawk Stinger quotes: "Sono mi wo motte oshieteyarou, '''SAIKYOU NO BOURYOKU WO'''! (~ "I'll teach your body the meaning of the most powerful and wicked violent force there is!" - "kyou" is written with the kanji for "evil" or vile"; while "saikyou" commonly means "the strongest") It's Yasumoto's priceless delivery that seals it.

** Then he delivers a CurbStompBattle to [[spoiler:[[ImplacableMan ''Nu'']]]] of all characters. He does this [[spoiler: without even using his Azure Grimoire(He had decided not to rely on its power anymore due to CharacterDevelopment),]] and while [[spoiler: she]] is trying to kill him(And not in [[spoiler: her [[{{Yandere}} usual]]]] way, but as in legitimately angered at at him.) Even [[spoiler: she]] can't believe how strong he's gotten, and then he tells [[spoiler: her]] that [[spoiler: she's]] [[BadassBoast just weak.]]

* Makoto's bad ending, and Relius' hand in it, is said by many to be either an utterly terrifying thing or TearJerker, and they'd be right. However, one thing that tends to be glossed over is that it serves as Relius' CrowningMomentOfAwesome, a testament for his villain caliber. Why? [[spoiler:Makoto serves as a massive SpannerInTheWorks for Hazama's plans. She thwarts him several times during her Story Mode, something that no other character has really done - the significance of this is listed in Makoto's section. Relius, understandably, will stand for none of it. He successfully leads her into a trap using Jin as the bait, and proceeds to... ahem, put the spanner back in the toolbox, shall we say. Also, if what he says is any indication, he smelt Makoto's soul into a Nox ''without using a cauldron''.]] Succeeding where goddamn '''Hazama''' of all people failed, succeeding ''spectacularly'' at that, and leaving little doubt he could repeat it in a canon path? Maybe Hazama [[BiggerBad isn't the one to fear after all]].

* Even his backstory is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. Granted, we can't really glorify him slaughtering [[PunchClockVillain Punch Clock Villains]], but c'mon, it's heavily implied that [[OneManArmy he's cleared out whole bases full of well-armed and well-trained NOL personnel, all by himself]]. An organisation that has practically taken over the world is ''utterly terrified'' of him. There is a reason he's called [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "The Gr]][[TheRedBaron im Reaper"]].

--->[[spoiler:'''Rachel''':]]The moment one is [[spoiler:pulled into the Boundary, [[CessationOfExistence their consciousness in their original world is usually snuffed out forever, rendering them inert]].]] But you... [[spoiler:you have [[PluckyGirl an unyielding will]], [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and you cling to something...]] [[ThePowerOfFriendship something you]] [[TrueCompanions hold very dear]]. Thus, you've never lost sight of your true self.]]

* Not really a story moment, but... Azrael's Growler lets him NoSell projectiles, up to and including ''[[{{Kaiju}} Takemikazuchi]]'s mouth beam''. [[http://youtu.be/cTZx50TlUBU?t=1m59s Yep, it's a sight to see]].

* [[TierInducedScrappy Broken though she may be,]] the end of Kokonoe's Arcade Story, ''Mad Scientist,'' proves well beyond a doubt that the wait for her inclusion as a playable character was worth it. [[spoiler:After getting through a concerned Tager, Kokonoe finds [[{{Troll}} Hazama]] waiting for her in the underground ruins. [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall He remarks how odd it is to see her on the battlefield after all this time, and asks her what she's doing there.]] She replies that she's come to see him. Hazama then remarks how the last time "he" saw her was [[IShallTauntYou right after he had killed Nine,]] at which point [[YouKilledMyFather Terumi]] [[SharingABody decides to tag out Hazama,]] [[BaitAndSwitchBoss wanting to take on Kokonoe himself rather then let Hazzie have all the fun.]] [[ShutUpHannibal She just tells him to shut up and bring it on.]] What happens next is undoubtedly one of the most epic moments in ''BlazBlue'' history. Kokonoe, all alone with NO help, no Azure Grimore or any super powerful artifact to rely on and only her skills at her disposal, proceeds to '''''[[HolyShitQuotient utterly wreck Terumi,]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu bringing him to his knees]] [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu all while mocking him on how weak he is.]]''''' [[VillainousBreakdown Terumi, confused and flabbergasted at his defeat, completely loses his shit and eggs Kokonoe on to finish him off while mocking her about her mother and telling her how he'll make her lick the ground,]] [[NoSell to which Kokonoe just ignores him.]] She then proceeds to explain that she figured out how he [[ThePowerOfHate draws his power from people hating him.]] Her solution to the problem? ''[[{{Crazy Awesome}} Rewire her own mind so she felt no emotions towards him]]'', only attacking on instinct rather then emotion and denying him any power he could gain from her hatred. She then leaves him lying on the ground, telling him that this time was just a test of her theory, but that she will kill him the next time they meet. Never before in this story has Terumi been given such a crushing and humiliating defeat, not by [[TheHero Ragna,]] not by [[CosmicChessGame Rachel,]] not even by '''''[[{{Badass}} Hakumen.]]''''' While Hakumen would be the one to finally end Terumi in the storyline proper and deny Kokonoe her chance at personal revenge, this shows that our favorite pink-haired catgirl isn't someone you want to piss off. Between her, Rachel and Kagura, Izanami will certainly have her hands full trying to defeat the good guys by the time the next game comes around.]]

* Another ''Chronophantasma'' moment. [[spoiler: Azrael has just tried to murder Celica in order to provoke Ragna into using the Azure Grimoire against him. It works...right up until he realizes he wants the strength to protect people on his own and not rely on the power that simply steals. Not only does he force it stop from activating, but then he tells Azrael, someone who has been consistently shown forcing the strongest fighters BlazBlue has to offer to retreat at less than an 1/8th of his full power, that he's not worth activating the Azure for.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuLi4Ne0MtM King of Tager]]: He grapples his opponent when using this astral. If he succeeds, he charges up his jet boosters, flies up extremely high, and slams the opponent onto the ground. Sounds like a normal command grab, does it? Did I mention that he starts his descent from the stratosphere?, and that they fall from such a height that it leaves a big crater?, and that he SURVIVES?!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-P39spWfU#t=404 Deus ex Machina II]]: On command from Carl, Ada makes a ball of energy, but this time it isn't a bomb. If the enemy touches the enemy ball, Carl drapes his cape over them, and teleports them to another dimension, a curtain rises, to reveal that the enemy is surrounded by gears and cogs - the gears encroach and proceed to grind the enemy to dust. Like Noel's, a ''vast'' improvement over the original time-bomb.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k9al7YwArQ Kokujin Ogi: Akumetsu]]: As befitting his reprisal-heavy combat style, Hakumen raises Okami before him with a seal between him and his opponent. Should ''anything'' strike the seal, time freezes as Hakumen unleashes the fullest of his available power, rendering slash upon slash on the foe's prone body, with blood spraying ''everywhere'' until the screen is doused with it. Overwhelmed by pain and excessive bleeding, the opponent promptly collapses as Hakumen turns away from the audience and sheathes his sword.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h_LOmyTtik Hungry Darkness of 1000 Souls]]: A truly badass and sinister finishing move for the world's greatest troll. Hazama summons a bunch of chains from the ground which snares the opponent, after which he summons a mass of snake which eventually form one gigantic snake. The gigantic snake would devour the opponent.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EAdPX_pGbk Patriot Apocalypse]]: If all the talk about slaughtering hundreds during the Ikarugan Civil War didn't convince you that Azrael was already a born {{Badass}}, his Astral will probably do the trick, showing you what happens when a PersonOfMassDestruction decides to cut loose. Azrael removes his Enchant Dragonov limiters and punches the opponent downwards to the ground, then pulls out the ground from underneath them and tosses them into the air. Summoning his strength into his fist as the opponent descends, he then punches upwards at the opponent with all his power, so much that it causes a giant explosion that annihilates the opponent. What's left of the scene is him laughing at the destruction with his back to the camera, all done in a way that would make [[StreetFighter Akuma]] weep with pride.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hohyRxBwzE0 Ultimate Impact]]: Very fitting of her "mad scientist" personality, Kokonoe first grabs the opponent, then punches the opponent repeatedly before kicking them into a magnetic device. It doesn't sound that awesome at first, but then she follows it up by summoning a colossal meteor that crushes the opponent [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill and turns the world's landscape into a magma crater.]]. She practically not only Astral finishes you, but the rest of the world as well.

*** Speaking of [[spoiler:Number Thirteen]], Ragna manages to hold his ground without getting hug.exe in ''Chronophantasma'' Chapter 7 [[labelnote:*]]One could say Ragna's CP Arcade ''"nemesishorizon"'', since they're both the same chain of events barring a match with Amane[[/labelnote]], which prior to then was how matches with [[spoiler:her]] always ended. Might have been more awesome if Ragna put [[spoiler:Nu]] in her place[[spoiler: early, but then Izanami intervened and turned it all to shit]].