History Characters / BlazBlueCalamityTrigger

!![[center: Playable Characters: '''Calamity Trigger''' | [[Characters/BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma ChronoPhantasma]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueCentralFiction Central Fiction]]\\

Individual Characters: [[Characters/BlazBlueRagnaTheBloodedge Ragna the Bloodedge]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueJinKisaragi Jin Kisaragi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueNoelVermillion Noel Vermillion]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueRachelAlucard Rachel Alucard]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueLitchiFayeLing Litchi Faye-Ling]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueBangShishigami Bang Shishigami]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueHakumen Hakumen]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueNu13 Nu-13]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueTsubakiYayoi Tsubaki Yayoi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueHazama Hazama]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueMakotoNanaya Makoto Nanaya]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueYuukiTerumi Yuuki Terumi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueNineThePhantom Nine the Phantom]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueIzanami Izanami]]-]]]

* [[Characters/BlazBlueRachelAlucard Rachel Alucard]]
* [[Characters/BlazBlueLitchiFayeLing Litchi Faye-Ling]]
* [[Characters/BlazBlueBangShishigami Bang Shishigami]]
* [[Characters/BlazBlueHakumen Hakumen]]
* [[Characters/BlazBlueNu13 Nu-13]]

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[[folder:Taokaka]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:'''[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} THISISFORTHETUNA!]]''']]
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'''Profile'''
* Height: 165cm (5'5")
* Weight: 42kg (92.6 lbs)
* Blood type: O
* Date of Birth: February 22
* Birthplace: Kagutsuchi
* Hobbies: Taking naps, boiled rice (she loves steamed meat buns)
* Values: Friends
* Likes: Steamed meat buns
* Dislikes: Squiggly (Arakune)
]

-->''"Meow? Oh! Hey, let's play!"''

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiwaSaito (Japanese) [=/=] Creator/PhileceSampler (''Calamity Trigger''-''Chronophantasma'') (English)

-> The resident {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. Tao is a member of a tribe of cat-people living in a small village underneath Kagutsuchi, and is next in line to become the village's protector. To that end, she is training to become a vigilante. Unfortunately... she's incredibly dim and doesn't even realize that the person she's been traveling with (Ragna) is the most wanted criminal in the world. Her species are actually genetically-engineered clones of Jubei, the original Grimalkin. Can be bribed to do ANYTHING if food is involved, and is good friends with Litchi Faye-Ling, whom she also considers as a teacher.

%%-> Her ''Calamity Trigger'' Arcade and Story Mode may as well be called, "[[AttentionDeficitOohShiny ADHD Quest]]." In ''Continuum Shift'', on the other hand, she's out on a quest to get stronger. After a chance encounter with Hazama, she is beaten unconscious, but is saved by Jubei before he can deal the finishing blow. In her canon ending, Tao is told by the Kaka Elder that in order to protect her village and those dear to her, she must first learn to protect others. Thus, the Elder tells Tao to go forth and venture into the outside world, and Jubei gives a special request for her to stay close to Ragna. As they reach Ibukido, however, she runs off after being distracted by an insect, leading into the events of ''Chronophantasma''.

-> Her arcade playthroughs are named, in order of the game: ''afternoon sunbathe'', ''Deja vu'' and ''Growth''. Her story playthroughs are named, in the first 2 games: ''Innocent heart'' and ''Journey''.

-> Her Drive ability, '''Dancing Edge''', lets her perform more confusing maneuvers to attack. In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chronophantasma]]'', her Overdrive is '''Almost Becoming Two!''', a former super of hers which produces a shadow image of herself that doubles the number of hits her attacks dish out.

-> In the fourth game, her Exceed Accel is named '''Kaka Clan's Hospitality!''' where she summons multiple Kaka Kittens to carry the opponent off-screen... who then proceeds to violate the opponent before a big cat head falls in front of her, which opens and reveals the opponent. Her Astral Finish, '''Attack Meow Pow!''' involves her bouncing off of the walls while slashing her opponent, then performing a drill uppercut, which misses due to Jubei[[note]]Replaced with Torakaka as of if used against Jubei[[/note]] coming in from the left-field and being a sneaky badass.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Minor case, but in the second manga she helps Ragna fight off the group of bounty hunters at the restaurant instead of being carried away by a fleeing Ragna.
* AirplaneArms: Her forward dash.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Her fixation on boobs notwithstanding, artwork from the [=BlazBlue=] Material Collection shows her getting awfully... cuddly with Litchi Faye-Ling in a hot-spring. It could just be her childlike innocence though. In addition, ''Central Fiction'' shows her being affected by the Spectacles of Eros, but thanks to that gag reel being non-canon, it makes a case of her being AmbiguouslyBi as well.
* AnimalBattleAura: Her crest (which appears during her Distortion Drives/Astral Heat) resembles that of a cat's face.
* AscendedMeme: "Don't want" (presumably the voice actor ad-libbing a more memetic "do not want") and "*nom nom nom* " appear in her English script.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Especially when food is involved.
* AudienceSurrogate: She becomes this in ''Teach Me Ms. Litchi!'' where she asks about what the various things in the story are, from Sector Seven to Ars Magus.
* BigBallOfViolence: One of her Distortions, which is appropriately named "I'm Gonna Beat the Crap Outta You!"
* BigEater: Thinks about food pretty much all the time. In fact she's almost always hungry, to the point of emptying someone else's wallet due to a high tab, or she can be bribed into doing anything in exchange for food. Borderlines on ExtremeOmnivore: [[spoiler: In Story Mode, where (given the player's choice) she will even try to eat someone (Ragna and Bang can fall victim to this)]]. And even in Arcade Mode, when fighting Litchi, will cause the latter to rant about not eating her [[UnusualEuphemism steamed buns]].
** She even thinks that ''little girls'' are food.
** Cat Spirit Encore, a move introduced in ''Chronophantasma'' has her swiping an item that the opponent drops and eating it, not caring if the item is even food. She does show if the item isn't edible (or is a chili pepper from Bullet or a rotten octopus from Arakune) by being disgusted by what she just ate.
* BloodKnight: With the sort of innocent enthusiasm that only a childlike, [[NighInvulnerability nigh-invulnerable]] SuperSoldier can properly muster.
* BouncingBattler: Her new "Aerial Dancing Edge!!" DD in ''CP'' has her bouncing and flying around the screen as she slashes the midair enemy multiple times. Inverted with her Astral which has the ''opponent'' bouncing around as she warps all over the place to knock the foe over and over.
* BraidsOfAction: Those dangling rope-like things under her hood? Those are really long braids.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Mostly during the [[FourthWallMailSlot Teach Me, Ms. Litchi!]] segments, but she also looks up close into the TV screen during one of her entrances and if you hold down crouch. One of her intro poses has her sticking her face to the screen.
* CallingYourAttacks: She doesn't so much ''name'' her attacks, but loves to provide [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud verbal sound effects]] for them.
** Unless she's facing Arakune, in which most cases she has several new names for her attacks, mostly containing "squiggly" as part of them.
* CatGirl: She is a Kaka, a race of Beastkin cloned from Jubei and thus has more catlike traits than [[HalfHumanHybrid Kokonoe]].
* CatNinja: She becomes an actual ninja ([[HighlyVisibleNinja Bang's]] apprentice to be exact) in some joke endings.
* CatSmile: When she's not grinning, she often sports one of these, especially if she's being coy.
* CharacterDevelopment: Tao seems to have acquired a bit of an intelligence boost for ''Continuum Shift'', even going as far as reciting a medical fact she "remembered" to Bang in his Arcade story. And let's not forget how you can make her remember things in the new ''Teach Me, Miss Litchi'' segments.
* ChargedAttack: A few of her normals can be charged for more damage and greater hitstun.
* CheshireCatGrin: Pretty much her default expression.
* CloneDegeneration: One possible explanation for the generalized senility of the Kaka. Notice how the Elder seems to be still put together - she was the last surviving member of the Kakas' very first generation.
* CloseRangeCombatant: Mostly fights at close range, aided by her high speed.
* {{Cloudcuckooland}}: The... place that Taokaka's Astral takes place in is... very strange. White, fluffy clouds, giant fish flying through the sky, randomly appearing Chibikaka... you just have to question whether this is supposed to be some place for real, or you've been trapped in the kitten's dream world or something.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: So much of one that she causes [[spoiler: Nu]] to have a BSOD when she tries to comprehend Tao with logic.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Ragna or Litchi usually do this job for her. As do Torakaka and Jubei, though less frequently.
* CoolBigSis: Torakaka is this to her.
* CovertPervert: Taokaka shows signs of this. Her primary target, Litchi, seems completely oblivious, though.
* DarkIsNotEvil: She has claws, [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red eyes]], a dark silhouetted face, and a CheshireCatGrin, but despite her frightening appearance, she's one of the nicest characters in the games.
* DeadlyLunge: Her Drive is pretty much this.
* DemotedToExtra: While she's still playable, she gets less and less spotlight over time. Especially glaring in ''CP'' story mode where she's never fought nor playable, and disappears entirely near the climax and ending.
* DevelopersForesight: In Taokaka's Astral Finish, it ends with Jubei delivering the final blow to the opponent. However, in ''Central Fiction'', if Jubei happens to be Taokaka's opponent, Torakaka instead finishes the opponent off.
* TheDitz: She has the "special ability" to forget ''anything'' she does... in three steps or seconds, whichever comes first. ''CS'' reveals this includes [[spoiler: meeting Ragna as a child]]. That said, she does seem to be getting better.
* DoppelgangerAttack: One of her Distortion Drives has her making a copy of herself that copies her attacks. In ''CP'', it's her Overdrive.
* DumbBlonde: She is the ''dumbest'' character in the entire series by a huge margin.
* DumbIsGood: Definitely not one of the smarter members of the cast, but still one of its nicest...as long as you feed her that is.
* TheFaceless: Possibly subverted: she presumably has a face, but it's... well... [[FaceFramedInShadow always covered with shadow]]. Her face and CheshireCatGrin can at least [[ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes be seen through the shadow]].
** Confirmed to be wearing a [[ExpressiveMask mask]] in ''Calamity Trigger'''s "Teach Me, Ms. Litchi!" segments and later [[WordOfGod by the developers]].
* FastballSpecial: Kitty Litter Special [[RandomEffectSpell throws random objects]], including a very surprised Kaka kitten.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Her joke ending in ''Calamity Trigger'', a trailer for a fake movie, "revealed" that [[spoiler:Litchi would become a villain]]. Guess what happened in ''Continuum Shift''...
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Same deal as Ragna, except she never realizes the guy she met before and "good guy" are one in the same
* FragileSpeedster: She has two very fast command jumps (including a WallJump), her Drive offers a ''lot'' of mobility options, and she's the only character (other than [[{{Ninja}} Bang]]) with a triple jump. However, she's tied with Carl for the lowest health in the game, so she can be taken out fairly quickly once she's caught.
* FunPersonified: Even [[PerpetualFrowner Ragna]] can't help but smile around her.
* GenkiGirl: Always energetic, and often drags poor Ragna with her.
* GrappleMove: One of her Distortion Drives is this, that leads to the BigBallOfViolence.
* HyperspaceArsenal: Always carries a plate with her in case she comes across food, as well as other things such as fishbones, baseballs, bombs, pillows, apple cores, bowling balls, and even kaka kittens, which she can throw at her opponents.
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: In ''Continuum Shift'', whenever Tao fights Ragna, she proclaims that she's hungry and he says she eats way too much. Regardless of the outcome, Ragna has to pay.
-->'''Taokaka''' (''if she wins''): "Lunch is on you, Good Guy!"
-->'''Ragna''' (''if Tao loses''): "Alright, alright, I'll buy you some lunch."
* HiddenBuxom: She's actually quite stacked underneath that hoodie, with Mori listing her as the fifth largest big-breasted girl in the franchise.
* IdiotHero: So, very, very, very much...
** To the point that she doesn't realize the "good guy" she's hanging out with is the guy she's supposed to be hunting.
* ImAHumanitarian: Her victory line against herself indicates she [[ExtremeOmnivore intends on eating her double's corpse.]]
* IngestingKnowledge: Parodied in one of Teach Me, Miss Litchi segments where Tsubaki suggests to make her eat a dictionary so she could get smarter. The result, is, well, just like you'd expect...
-->'''Taokaka:''' Meow, this tastes horrible! Tao is very disappointed!\\
'''Makoto:''' Yeah. [[DeadpanSnarker I kinda suspected as much.]]
* InnocentFanserviceGirl: There's only a slingshot bikini on beneath that coat, and a sizable chunk of Tao's screen time involves groping boobies without the target's permission. What keeps her from being [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl the other trope]] is that she genuinely has no clue her conduct is inappropriate.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: She never realizes that grabbing other females' "meat buns" is not a right thing to do.
* InTheHood: She has her hood up at all times and her face is always obscured, although that effect is most likely a result of wearing a mask as opposed to this trope.
* InTheNameOfTheMoon: "In the name of... the big white thingy in the night sky! Tao shall punish you!"
* IsItSomethingYouEat: One of her first responses to any new concept.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Catus Carnival", which is pretty much her randomness in music form.
* LethalJokeCharacter: WordOfGod is that she's supposed be to the game's [[JokeCharacter Dan]], except she doesn't suck quite as badly; in fact, she's rather deadly.
** Ironically, Bang is ''Calamity Trigger'''s [[Franchise/StreetFighter Dan]].
** Tao's Unlimited form is one of the strongest out of everyone in ''CS''. Even though it takes a second longer to charge up, 3 standard D attacks will finish off everyone except Tager (who requires 4).
* LovableSexManiac: Tao will grope ''anyone'' with decent sized boobs, and give her (rather frank) opinion about her victim's chest. At one point, this resulted in her accidentally started feeling up the rock-hard chest of Bang Shishigami. She was, of course, looking for Litchi in her clinic, but Bang was the only one there.
** Though, given her personality, it's probably not perverted or sexual in nature. She just finds them fun since they're bouncy and squishy.
* MaleGaze: [[spoiler:Her sprites in ''Continuum Shift'' have been modified with more well-developed boobs like Litchi, meaning she might be starting to [[SheIsAllGrownUp grow up]]]].
** [[spoiler:[[http://www.giantbomb.com/taokaka/94-7608/official-artwork/52-117826/taokaka/51-1078380/ This]] official piece of art (one of the unlocked gallery pictures in ''CT'') show that Tao has always had a bit of this going on even in the original. She just was wearing a pretty baggy coat this whole time]].
* MinionMaster: As her Unlimited self she gains new Distortion Drives that make use of the Kaka kittens.
* MistakenForObjectOfAffection: In one part of ''CS'', she comes to Litchi's clinic, expecting to grab her boobies as usual. She didn't realize for a moment that what she grabs now is the rock-hard chest of Bang.
* MixedMetaphor: In Episode 1 of "Teach Me, Ms. Litchi! <Reloaded>!":
-->'''Tao''' (''upon learning about the NOL Military Academy's entrance tests''): "Tao's really good at beating up people meow! It's like the green grass that horses use to make silk purses on the other side of fence!"
-->'''Litchi''': "Huh? I think you're going for 'easy as pie.'"
* MoralityPet: For an AntiHero rather than an outright villain, but in ''Continuum Shift'' she is the only person that Ragna seems to genuinely consider a friend; even promising to play with her some day and taking a nap with her. Everybody else falls between being tolerated and him just not caring about them.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: One of two discernible facial features of Taokaka is a mask with a mouth full of lots and lots of sharp, pointy teeth. And like [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Kamineko]], she is still hilariously adorable.
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: In one of the ''Teach Me, Miss Litchi'' segments in ''Continuum Shift'', Tao explains that she remembers the general history of how Ars Magus came to be, but still doesn't know the real important stuff like Nox Nyctores. She says that she's close to finding the person who can properly teach her, because her ComicBook/{{Spid|erMan}}... uhh Kaka senses are tingling.
* {{Nice G|uy}}irl: Simple minded as she may be, she's one of the nicer characters in the series.
* TheNicknamer:
** Since she can't remember anything for long she has a habit of giving other people nicknames right after meeting them, such as "Scruffy Man" for Bang or "Bunny Person" for Rachel. Some of her nicknames for other characters were even adopted by the fandom, the most well-known of which is probably "Boobie Lady" for [[MsFanservice Litchi]].
** ''Continuum Shift'' suggests that she does know peoples' names but prefers to call them by nicknames. By this point she's aware that "good guy" is actually Ragna and actually refers to him as such when someone asks her what she means by "good guy." She learns Tsubaki's name, but still insists on calling her "red lady" because of her hair color.
** It repeats itself in ''Continuum Shift II''; in Platinum's Arcade Mode, Tao is asked if she knows a man named Bang Shishigami, Tao replies with "Hmm, Bang Shishigami? Oh, you mean the Scruffy Man!" So it's pretty clear that she can keep up with the names, but she just likes the nicknames that much.
*** Sadly, she doesn't spell Bang's name correctly in the English dub of this scene.
** Further explained in Makoto's ''CP'' Arcade Mode, where Taokaka states that Noel's nickname is [[ACupAngst partly]] because she doesn't like her given name, which may be the case for the others. Notably, she never gives Torakaka a nickname beyond "Tora".
** As shown in her system voice lines for ''CF'', she has one for every playable character (except herself, Platinum and Naoto). [[note]]Ragna is "Good Guy" (alternatively "White Guy"), Jin is "Ice Guy" (alternatively "Creepy Guy"), Noel/Mu is "Lacking Lady", Rachel is "Rabbit Person", Tager is "Big Guy", Litchi is "Boobie Lady", Arakune is "Black Squiggly", Bang is "Scruffy Man", Carl is "Shorty" (and Nirvana is "Hard Person"), Hakumen is "Mask Man", Nu is "White Lady", Lambda is "Quiet Lady" (and both of them are "Flappy-Flaps"), Tsubaki is "Average Lady", Hazama is "Green Guy", Makoto is "Squirrrel Lady" (or "Furry Girl"), Valkenhayn is "Dog Person" (or "Butter Man"), Relius is "Mask Guy" (or "Big Fat Fibber Guy"), Izayoi is "Red Lady", Amane is "Troupe Leader", Bullet is "Butt Lady", Azrael is "Macho Guy", Kagura is "Black Guy", Kokonoe is "Cat Sister" (or "Tail Lady"), Terumi is "Bad Guy", Celica is "Stupid Hair Lady" (or "Antenna Lady"), Jubei is "Cat Person", Hibiki is "Gloomy Guy", Nine is "Hat Person", Izanami is "Bossy Lady", Es is "Pudding Person", Mai is "Ribbon Lady" and Susanoo is "Hooligan Guy".[[/note]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: "I'mma Beat The Crap Outta You!" is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* NothingUpMySleeve: Her long sleeves hide her claws, and she can also throw multiple random items from them.
* OddFriendship: Ragna is a wanted man who wants nothing to do with anyone, Tao is a ditzy {{Catgirl}} who only thinks about food. And yet, she's one of the few people Ragna can call a friend.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: She's this in ''CF''. [[spoiler: Like Ragna, she is one of the few in the cast who don't want the world change. Her desire is for the Kaka Clan to live in riches, but it won't be a village she'll be living in]].
* PluckyComicRelief: She's either the giving or the receiving of jokes whenever she's involved, and she's almost always happy throughout it all.
* RandomEffectSpell: Visually, at least, her new Cat Spirit Encore move has her swiping different items from each opponent that she'll then eat.[[note]]Ragna drops tentama udon, Jin drops shaved ice, Noel, Nu and Mu drops "[[LethalChef Death Dinner]]", Rachel drops a cup of tea, another Taokaka drops a fish, Tager drops a bottle of oil, Litchi drops a meatbun, Arakune drops one of his bugs, Bang drops an onigiri, Carl drops a bolt, Hakumen drops Pakumen, Lambda drops Tartar, Tsubaki drops a picture of herself and Jin, Hazama drops an egg, Makoto drops a hazelnut, Valkenhayn drops a pocket watch, Platinum drops a Jubei cookie, Relius drops a different bolt, Izayoi drops a picture of her, Noel and Makoto, Amane drops a sakuramochi, Bullet drops a chili pepper, Azrael drops a meat on the bone, Kagura drops an ero magazine, Kokonoe drops a bag of chips, Terumi drops a newly-hatched snake, Celica drops a sweet roulade, Hibiki drops a vase, Naoto drops a CD box, Nine drops a bowl full of sugar cubes, Izanami drops a skull, Es drops a pudding, Mai drops her gym uniform's T-shirt, and Susanoo drops his own version of Pakumen.[[/note]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Averted; she's innocent and playful. If you make her angry, however, then the red eyes should tell you that she means business.
* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: In ''Continuum Shift'', when planting her head on Litchi's boobies:
-->''"Boobies are fun! Boingboingboingboing!"''
** She also likes to say "Jump!" and "Leap" and the like whenever she's about to do so.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: In her section of ''Help Me, Professor Kokonoe'', Taokaka suddenly talks like this after eating Kokonoe's silvervine candy. It's only temporary, though.
* ShooOutTheClowns: Don't expect her to show up whenever the tone shifts to something more serious. Notably, she's absent in almost every True Ending of the series. Also a reason why she's quickly OutOfFocus early at ''Chrono Phantasma''.
* {{Shotoclone}}: Her Drive moves have both "forward rush" and "anti-air" variants while her Kitty Litter Special acts as her variable projectile.
* SnotBubble: Can be seen during one of her intro poses, where she stars sleeping.
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:In Tao's ''CP'' Arcade run, a brief "scuffle" with Lacking Lady sends the latter away from a Main Branch restraining squad sent to rein her in. Terumi is not a happy camper when he finds out]].
* SpeciesSurname: A variation. Tao [[OnlyOneName doesn't have a last name]], but the name of her species, Kaka, is a part of her full name, with Tao being a shortened version of it without the "kaka" part.
* SplitSecondBladeSpam: She can do this with her claws.
* SuperSoldier: The original purpose of the Kaka Clan. [[CloneDegeneration It... didn't work out so well]].
* ThemeNaming: Cats, for her special moves.
* ThirdPersonPerson: "Tao is Taokaka, meow!"
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Yep, you saw this coming. In her ''Calamity Trigger'' story mode, this is one the things you can choose to have her say to Rachel after the vampire steps on her tail.
-->'''Taokaka''': "I'll nyeeever forgive you! I'll turn you to rust on these claws!"
* TooDumbToFool: She is the only character so far that Hazama has failed trolling.
* TookALevelInBadass: In her Continnum Shift Story Mode, she tried to fight Hazama only to fail spectaculary. Her CP Arcade Mode has her [[spoiler: [[SpannerInTheWorks unknowingly break Hazama's plans by luring Noel away from a trap he had laid out for her]], as well as seeing her hold her own against him until he's forced to leave with Phantom, a spectacular improvement. Her Arcade Run isn't called ''Growth'' for nothing]].
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Meat buns.
* UnblockableAttack: Unlimited Taokaka has one DD where she summons a Kaka Kitten to bring out a bomb. The bomb explodes in 10 seconds and its explosion is unblockable.
* UseYourHead: Taokaka's front grab has her latch on to the opponent and reel them in for a headbutt.
* VerbalTic: Often edits words to sound like "meow" and tends to insert cat noises into her dialogue.
* WallJump: Her Trick Edge special lets her do this. Meanwhile she can also do a Wall Cling with her Sticky Kitty special and then jump away from it.
* WolverineClaws: Her main weapon.
* WrapAround: If Tao throws a baseball that fails to connect with her opponent, it'll show up on the other side of the screen a few moments later and try again.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Her back throw is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Bulldog bulldog]].
%%* {{Zipperiffic}}
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[[caption-width-right:350:'''[[MemeticMutation GIGANTIC TAGER!!!]]''']]
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'''Profile'''
* Height: 240cm (7'10.5")
* Weight: 550kg (1,212.5 lbs)
* Blood type: Natural oil
* Date of Birth: November 23
* Birthplace: Unknown
* Hobbies: Bottleships
* Values: Kokonoe (creator)
* Likes: Mystery novels
* Dislikes: Salt water
]

-->''"You're a second-rate soldier."''

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiNomura (Japanese) [=/=] Creator/JamiesonPrice (''Calamity Trigger''-''Chronophantasma'') (English)

-> A giant man-{{cyborg}} on steroids. Tager was an Ikaruga Federation commander at one point until he suffered major injuries during the Ikaruga Civil War. He was modified and healed by Kokonoe with cybernetic implants and demon genes, and now works for a secret organization known as "Sector Seven." His main objective involves bringing Hakumen to Kokonoe. After succeeding, Tager is sent out to capture Noel in ''Continuum Shift''.

%%-> In Tager's ''Continuum Shift'' story, he meets with Makoto, who is revealed as a double agent in the NOL actually working for Sector Seven, and she hands him important data that Kokonoe had ordered to be delivered to him. He accidentally bumps into Hazama, who uses Ouroboros to jog his memories as a soldier in the Ikaruga Civil War. In the True Ending, he is seen escorting the now-deserter Noel and Makoto onto a private airship headed for Ibukido.

-> His arcade playthroughs are named, in order of the game: ''Revival the One'', ''Forget Past'' and ''INCEPTION''. His story playthroughs are named, in the first 2 games: ''Blind warrior'' and ''loyalty''.

-> His Drive ability, '''Voltic Battler''', magnetizes the opponent and allows him to draw him/her closer with certain attacks. In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chronophantasma]]'', his Overdrive is '''Voltic Field''', which places a magnetic field around the entire stage and forcing the opponent into a constant state of being magnetized.

-> In the fourth game, his Exceed Accel is '''Charged Lightning''' where he stuns the opponent with his fist, then grabs them and then emits electricity from his body that fries the opponent. His Astral Finish, '''King of Tager''', makes him do a ridiculously exaggerated version of his Distortion Drive in which he lifts the opponent high into the sky and crashes them down into the Earth.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Reddish-orange skin. Coupled with his high stature, musculature, and fangs, he looks like a traditional portrayal of a Japanese Oni. Amusingly, while he looks like a ''Red'' Oni, his personality is befitting of a ''Blue'' Oni.
%%* AmbiguouslyBrown: [[spoiler: Before his remodeling by Kokonoe]].
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: "You're within my estimates."
* BadassNormal: In the past, before he became a cyborg. [[spoiler:When he was the captain of Bullet's mercenary squad he fought against [[PersonOfMassDestruction Azrael]]. Despite being a normal soldier, potentially using Ars Magus, he was able to hold his own against Azrael for a long time and it is implied that he managed to wound [[MadeOfIron Azrael's]] arm and that this wound still causes him pain]].
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: [[spoiler:In Hakumen's ''Continuum Shift'' Arcade Mode path, where Rachel makes way for him]].
* BellyFlopCrushing: He gains a new move in ''Chronophantasma'' where he smacks the airborne enemy to the ground and then crushes them under his weight. His Unlimited-only Distortion Drive takes it up a notch.
* BerserkButton: He really doesn't like it when people question his loyalty to Kokonoe. In ''CP'', he's also angry when Bullet gets thrashed by Azrael, but he doesn't know why. [[spoiler:It's because Bullet was his subordinate]].
** In ''CF'', as now Bullet is his subordinate, he will exact punishment to anyone who threaten or hurt her in any way, as Kagura and Azrael show.
* BigDamnHeroes: In his ''CF'' arcade, he saves Bullet from Kagura.
* BigRedDevil: In looks only mind you.
* BoringButPractical: His Gadget Finger is a non-damaging move that merely resets the oppoent, and magnetizes them. [[https://youtu.be/CIJEgT1kOG0?t=506 As explained here]], though, it's one of his best moves, regardless.
* BrainsAndBrawn: With Kokonoe. Though since Tager is [[GeniusBruiser far from stupid]], it's closer to Tager making up for Kokonoe's frailty.
* ButtMonkey: In several ''Help Me! Prof. Kokonoe!'' segments, especially in Arakune's, where [[spoiler:Kokonoe dresses him up as a {{Meido}}... and then uses him as a vacuum cleaner to clean up the squiggly mess Arakune left behind... ''through his mouth'']]
* CallingYourAttacks: A big offender.
* CensoredForComedy: In 'Teach Me, Ms. Litchi', he covered up Kokonoe dreaming up to put enhancement on his '''GIGANTIC TAGER!!!'''
* ChekhovsGun:
** In ''Continuum Shift'', it was revealed that Tager had witnessed some kind of horrifying event that slaughtered countless people. [[spoiler:In ''Continuum Shift II'', we found out just what it was: the process of creating Ignis killed almost everybody in Sector Seven]].
** He also mentioned once that Tsubaki's weapon, the Sealed Weapon Izayoi, is a prototype to the Lux Sanctus Murakumo. [[spoiler:In the third game, Tsubaki called upon the hidden power of her weapon and then it transforms into its true form: a set of pike and shield that then forms her armor, in a similar way to a Murakumo Unit]].
* CloseRangeCombatant: Due to being a grappler character. He does have a projectile, but he can't use it nilly-willy due to it requiring to fill a gauge first. His magnetism ability really helps in this case.
* TheComicallySerious: One of the most "normal" characters in entire cast, which makes him hilarious in the gag scenarios.
* CompensatingForSomething: Commented at by Rachel in one of her winquotes for him. Although we probably wouldn't know the truth.
-->"That is quite an impressive body you've built. But I believe only 30% of it is truly necessary. Are you perhaps, compensating?"
* ContainmentField: Pre-installed by Kokonoe, he can project one named Eclipse Field. Aside from being physically impenetrable, it can also prevent observations or phenomenon interventions from the outside. It is used when Jin, Noel and Makoto start their plan on bringing Tsubaki back to her senses, to prevent the Imperator from interfering. It uses most of Tager's energy.
* CraterPower: His Genesic Emerald Tager Buster creates quite a big crater as he slams his foe hard to the ground. His Astral Heat takes it up a notch.
* {{Cyborg}}: Tager was once a human but has been converted into an Artificial Causality Phenomenon Weapon and implanted with Demon Cells by Kokonoe.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: King of Tager is hold A+B+C and mash D in ''Calamity Trigger'', 1080+D in ''Continuum Shift''. If you like using it...
* DeadlyLunge: One of his drive moves has him lunging forward, arms stretched and magnetized.
* EnergyBall: His Spark Bolt move has him firing a very fast electric ball that has priority over other projectiles. It needs to be recharged after every shot, however.
* {{Expy}}: An obvious one of [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Potemkin]], due to them both being [[GentleGiant surprisingly docile]] burly grapplers with an UndyingLoyalty to another character and huge metal gauntlets. Ironically, Potemkin would start incorporating more aspects of Tager into his design starting with ''VideoGame/GuiltyGearXrd''.
* FaceOfAThug: Tager's appearance, as noted above, is reminiscent of a Japanese Oni, and he is indeed very intimidating looking, despite being really a nice guy who is just doing his job. Off-game, when the demo of ''Calamity Trigger'' revealed him as one of the playable characters, everyone almost immediately thought he would be a villain. In-Game, his menacing appearance makes him stand out like no other, and at least one person attacked him because of his looks. To be fair though, that person was ''[[IdiotHero Bang]]''.
* FangsAreEvil: Subverted; see FaceOfAThug above.
* AFatherToHisMen: [[spoiler: As the captain of Bullet's former squad. He unhesitatingly engaged ''Azrael'' of all characters to ensure their safety, and if the latter's words are to be trusted, he gave him one hell of a fight too. In ''CF'', when he meets Azrael again, he tries to hold him back from hurting Bullet. His desire is to be with his squad again]].
* FirstPersonSmartass: Read his thoughts in his ''Continuum Shift'' story mode. He has a surprising amount of [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] in him.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: It becomes increasingly obvious throughout all of ''Chronophantasma'' that he's the captain of Bullet's squad that was slaughtered by Azrael. Kokonoe knows too and she's trying to desperately keep it from getting out, especially because she was the one who modified Tager to begin with. Confirmed in his Arcade play in ''CF'' where Bullet calls him "Captain"]].
* GeniusBruiser: He's highly analytical in battle and often assists Kokonoe in her research.
* GentleGiant: His hobby? Building ships in a bottle. He also avoids conflict if possible, and will only attack if provoked or ordered.
* GoldenSuperMode: Parodied in one of his gag reels, where, after he becomes a HumongousMecha, he then becomes the more powerful '''Golden Tager X.''' Somewhat played straight in one of Kokonoe's DD, where, if done in Overdrive, she'll summon the Golden Tager instead of the regular Mecha Tager that deals heavier damage.
* GrappleMove: He specializes in these.
* TheGrappler: He is a MightyGlacier who uses magnetism to aid in grabbing, throwing, and slamming his opponents.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: with Kokonoe.
* HumanHammerThrow: He gains this move in the fourth game, called Wedge Catapult.
* HumanWeapon: It is mentioned that his cybernetic implants are artificial Causality Phenomenon Weapons.
* TheIgor: To Kokonoe.
* InASingleBound: During his Gigantic Tager Buster command grab, he jumps high enough to briefly jump off the screen. When using Genesic Emerald Tager Buster, he jumps really, really high. In King of Tager, he jumps out of the atmosphere.
** His Unlimited Form in ''CP'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhrRW4DBvlk#t=2m59 gains access to his own spin on]] [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Maxima's Bunker Buster]].
* InformedAbility: He is supposed to be around 550 kg, but everyone else can still toss him around like normal. Of course, this might just be GameplayAndStorySegregation.
* InstantDeathRadius: High-level [=AIs=] or skilled players will make his enemies regret getting into grab range.
* InvulnerableAttack: Had some, gained more as part of ''Continuum Shift'' buffs.
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: Much like Ragna, he can pick up grounded opponents for further attacks. The move is also magnetized.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Completely fanboys Valkenhayn. Unsurprisingly, [[LampshadeHanging Kokonoe calls him out on it]], but relents to letting Tager have a quick spar.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: ''CSII''[='s=] extra scenario revealed that the injuries he sustained during the creation of Ignis erased most of his memory. Hazama temporarily unlocks it during Tager's story path via the power of MindRape.
* LeaveHimToMe: In Kokonoe's arcade mode in ''CP'', he asks her to leave Terumi to him, out of concern for her safety. While she'd love to, she also has something to "test" about with Terumi. Tager still insists though (with him claiming that he's under Kagura's orders), so Kokonoe had to put Tager down first. In the end Tager can only ask for her to come back safely, and she promises him she will.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "MOTOR Head", with the slow build up depicting his massive size and ferocity.
* MagnetismManipulation: Pretty much what his Drive does.
* {{Meido}}: He shows up in this outfit during Arakune's ''Help Me! Dr. Kokonoe!'' segment.
* MeteorMove: The Gigantic Tager Driver and its stronger variants are this. And his Crimson Meteor air move from Chronophantasma. Doing these online will invoke many an OhCrap[=/=]ThisIsGonnaSuck from your opponents.
%% Don't add MemeticMutation here. It's already in the YMMV tab.
* MightyGlacier: Being the quintessential grappler of the series, he's naturally a slow-moving but hard-hitting powerhouse. He's also the only character without a dash or even a step (outside of [[PurposelyOverpowered Unlimited]] anyway).
* MindRape: Undergoes one in ''Continuum Shift'', [[spoiler:delivered by - [[SarcasmMode surprise surprise]] - Terumi, who uses Ouroboros to mess with his emotions, which temporarily unlocks his memories from the Ikaruga Civil War]].
* MoralityPet: While Kokonoe often puts him in embarrassing position and/or forces him to do things that he doesn't like, it's shown that she really cares about him.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: He often disagrees with many of the plans that Kokonoe is enacting, and even questions her on occasion, but can't do anything but obey her orders.
* NiceGuy: One of the few genuinely nice people in the Blazblue world. Sadly, his jobs are the ones that involved turning people into mush.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: ''CSII'' revealed him to be a Part-Demon Cyborg.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:The prologue to ''Chronophantasma Extend'' has Tager (then captain of the merc squad) infiltrating Naobi with his group to seize Nirvana. When he arrives to claim it, he and his squad notice that everyone in the facility is gone or dead. It's when they are just about to claim Nirvana that [[PersonOfMassDestruction they find out why]]]].
--->[[spoiler:'''Azrael''']]: [[spoiler:''"Let the hunt BEGIN!!"'']]
* {{Oni}}: Tager is called "Red Oni" in Japan because of his big red body and big fangs. Ironically enough, his personality is more that of a [[RedOniBlueOni blue oni]].
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Litchi and Kokonoe are the only characters that call Tager by his name. Everyone else refers to him as [[RedBaron "(The) Red Devil."]]
* OnlySaneMan: Tager is erudite and often baffled by the antics of other characters.
* PowerFist: He can magnetize his forearms to do powerful punches or to drag enemies towards him.
* RedBaron: The Red Devil.
* RedRightHand: Subverted. He may have oni features but he's a rather NiceGuy.
* {{Revenge}}: He really wants Azrael to pay back for slaughtering his subordinates. He's so angry about it that he even feels overwhelmed by his own anger.
* RocketPunch: In one of ''Teach Me Ms. Litchi!'' segments, Kokonoe reveals that his arm can do this. He can't do it in gameplay though.
* SatelliteCharacter: Subverted. Tager ''does'' have a lot of potential going on and it seems that ''Chronophantasma'' will put that in light. However, he's completely bound to Kokonoe, and since Kokonoe is pretty damn important story-wise, Tager is mostly used in the story as merely a medium for Kokonoe to interact with the world outside her lab, and Tager can't even do anything about it due to his programming.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: ''All the time.''
* ShipTease: A noticeable amount, both ways, with Kokonoe.
* {{Shotoclone}}: Somewhat. He has a normal projectile, but his "uppercut" move is instead an anti-air grab.
* SignatureMove: His Gigantic Tager Driver and its DD and Astral variants. Also to a smaller extent, his Gadget Finger and Spark Bolt.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Otherwise you wouldn't know this hulking mass of monstrosity is actually intelligent.
* SpinAttack: His Magna Tech Wheel Distortion Drive is him spinning while his arms are covered in magnetic current. He can then continue it with a MegatonPunch.
* SpockSpeak: Often speaks like this. Gag reels has him break out of this on occasion. In one of ''Teach Me Ms. Litchi!'' segments, he's criticized for this as it makes Taokaka confused.
* TalkToTheFist: In his joke ending, he punches Bang while the latter is calling an attack.
* ThemeNaming: Electricity, magnetism and technology for his moves.
* UndyingLoyalty: Kokonoe could be an OmnicidalManiac for all he cared and he would still be loyal to her. Justified that he's specifically programmed to do so. [[spoiler:He's taking Hakumen's warning about the nuke silo Kokonoe had, and while Tager is horrified, he knew that he has no place or ability to protest]].
* UseYourHead: One of his jumping attacks has him do this.
* WeCanRebuildHim: Kokonoe did this to him in the past, when he was mortally wounded. She then fitted him with demon cells and cybernetic implants.
* TheWorfEffect: Tager is generally the character used to show off a character's strength; is used as a guinea pig for Relius to test out Ignis in his Continuum Shift Bad Ending, for Ragna in Chronophantasma, and Hazama in the Anime.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Being a grapple character he specializes in this, with several of his specials, most of his Distortion Drives and even his Astral Heat being based on wrestling throws.
* YesMan: To go with his UndyingLoyalty, a negative interpretation. Tager will do everything Kokonoe says without complaint, though he's programmed to do so.
* YouAreNumberSix: His code name is TR-0009, though he's the only one who addresses himself as such in-game, and even then it's at the start of his missions.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Normal Tager cannot dash. He compensates by using his magnetism to draw his opponents to him.
** Unlimited Tager ''can'' run... [[{{Narm}} but it's hilarious to watch]].
* {{Zipperiffic}}: While he only actually has two of them, the ones he does have are ''way'' too big. Presumably so he can operate them with his giant hands.
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[[folder:Arakune]]
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'''Profile'''
* Height: 20~200cm (7.9" ~ 6'6.7")
* Weight: 5~1000kg (11~2,2204.6 lbs)
* Blood type: Unknown
* Date of Birth: April 1
* Birthplace: Unknown
* Hobbies: Unknown
* Values: Knowledge
* Likes: Knowledge
* Dislikes: Ignorance
]

-->''"In the end both you and I...are pointless Pointless POINTLESS, AHAHAHAH!!!"''

-> '''Voiced by:''' Takashi Hikida (Japanese) / Creator/SpikeSpencer (''Calamity Trigger''-''Chronophantasma'') (English)

-> Arakune was once a human scientist, real name Lotte "Roy" Carmine, who worked with Tager and Litchi to study the Boundary, a strange realm inaccessible normally to humans. After a horrible accident involving being exposed to seithr for too long, Arakune slowly transformed into the horrifying monster that he is now: a strange, black, blob-like creature that thrives on information. To sustain himself, he has no choice but to become a cannibal and devour the members of Taokaka's tribe, among others. He has also been driven completely insane by his transformation, which has eroded his mind and made his speech incomprehensible and fragmented. He now wants to find Ragna because of his Azure Grimoire, which he believes to be an immense source of life for him to devour. As the story goes, he seems to gain some amounts of coherency and sanity, but still too far from being saved.

%%-> The Material Collection reveals that during his tenure in Sector Seven, he used to be close to Litchi, but after a bad argument, their relationship broke apart. His specialty is alchemy.

%%-> His story in ''Continuum Shift'' is pretty much the same. Still looking for the Azure Grimoire, with new and ([[{{Nerf}} not-so]]) improved BEES in tow. In his canon path, it is revealed that Arakune's real name is Lotte "Roy" Carmine (almost always called "Roy", when characters familiar with his human form speak of him), and he served as Kokonoe's assistant when he was still human. His current state is the result of his desire to upstage Kokonoe and fuel his own ego. In his canon path, Arakune briefly regains his sanity and ability to speak coherently, warning Litchi to not pursue him any further, lest she end up like him. In an attempt to help ease her suffering, he requests to die by her hand, but Litchi refuses and he becomes insane again. After Arakune suddenly has a breakthrough from the encounter with Litchi, he is detained by Relius and captured for Hazama to use as bait for Litchi. [[spoiler:In truth, however, he was instead modified into a weapon or attack dog for Relius, armed with an engine similar with Ragna's Idea Engine and became a potent force, not to mention, able to speak more coherently. Relius then sent him to Ikaruga to obtain Bang's Phoenix Rettenjou, believing that Litchi is too useless for the job, and promising the 'Truth' for his job. As of Arakune's story mode, he ''succeeded''. As mentioned in Litchi's paragraph, he now required an Observer to stay in the realm, and Relius has become his Observer.]] In the Story Mode, however, [[spoiler:he's just set off to Ikaruga and not playing a very large role.]]

-> His arcade mode playthroughs are named, in order of the game: ''Voicerecorder'', ''Incomplete'' and ''to the madness''. His story mode playthroughs are named, in the first two games: ''Solve equation'' and ''dilectus''.

-> His Drive ability, '''Crimson''', allows him to curse the opponent and activate "Fever Mode", letting him summon insects to attack them. In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chronophantasma]]'', his Overdrive is '''Crimson Depths''', which extends the duration of his Fever Mode.

->In the fourth game, his Exceed Accel is named '''n factorial''' where he stuns the foe, then devours them, "chews" them and then pukes them out. His Astral, '''N to Infinity''' has also been modified. Now when he hits the opponent, they are trapped in a giant spider web. Then, several giant eyes appear in the background as centipedes begin to fill the screen and close in on the opponent. When the screen is fully covered in centipedes, a horrible crunch sound is heard as the centipedes devour the opponent alive. The screen then begins to rain blood all over it until it fades.
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* AndIMustScream: Sums up what he really is. [[spoiler:Subverted. Turns out Roy appears fine and content in researching the Boundary from afar.]]
* AnimalMotifs: Spiders. From [[MeaningfulName his name]], to [[AnimalBattleAura his crest]], to 2 of his specials, all of them shows it.
* ApocalypticLog: His arcade mode ending is an audio diary of his slow transformation into... ''[[EldritchAbomination that]]''.
* AxCrazy: His personality. [[spoiler:Even as Relius fixed his speech coherency, he still is very crazy]].
* BadassBookworm: Even after his transformation, he seeks information.
** One of his entry poses even has him sitting amidst a pile of books, which he promptly absorbs.
* BeeBeeGun: His B Curse bug in ''Calamity Trigger'' has him summoning a bee-like insect from top of the screen, and ''F of G'' Distortion Drive causes entire swarm of bees to come from the ground. And that is not accounting [[PestController the other insects he can summon of spew out]].
* BerserkButton: Has a very ''nasty'' reaction to the name "Kokonoe". Ask Tager.
* BlobMonster: He is a nearly mindless pile of liquid seithr.
* BowelBreakingBricks: During Arakune's "Help Me, Professor Kokonoe" segment, Kokonoe mentions how he had been toned down since the first game. She comments that "the other players always ended up shitting bricks whenever you showed up."
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:It is hinted in ''CP'' that he's NotHimself, presumably from Relius' modifications of him]].
* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: [[spoiler:After Litchi confronted him with what would be the definitive way to restore him, Roy instead tells her that he knew those methods already and [[IChooseToStay prefers staying in this state near the Boundary]], while telling her to destroy his vessel, Arakune, finally getting Litchi to commit herself to destroying Arakune for good even if her eyes are full of tears when that happens. It's not known if this is Roy's true feelings, but he probably knows that if he dissuades her the normal way like he did before, it will never get through her head and she'll continue her path of self-destruction.]]
* CantCatchUp: It is heavily implied that the reason Arakune sought the power of the Boundary was because he felt constantly overshadowed by Kokonoe.
* TheCasanova: ''The Irresistible Arakune'', which is only seen in "Help me! Professor Kokonoe!", where he dons a 'handsome man' face and starts flirting with everyone. Even comes complete with BishieSparkle. Even Kokonoe, who's rather annoyed by him, admitted that he's "kinda.... cute."
* ConfusionFu: Considering that he's a sentient, drippy blob, it's hard to read what he's going to do next. A lot of his attacks come from unexpected angles. Oh, and he can instantly teleport across the stage.
* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Many of his attacks deal a lot of weak hits. This is also his chief strategy with his Drive.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: If you turn on the option to display his text in full, you'll notice that a lot of his dialog is like this.
* DifficultButAwesome: He's got some unorthodox moves and maneuvers, lacking in defensive measures other than dodging, and his offensive power is not much. However, his Drive can help him deal a lot of damage once the Curse Gauge is full, provided that you know how each bug he summons works (which have different amounts of startup and hitstun). The Curse Gauge mechanic are also nerfed inbetween games, but a skilled Arakune is still fearsome because of that.
* EldritchAbomination: Continuous research and exposure to Boundary and seithr slowly turned him into one. [[spoiler:Hazama, however, says that it's because Arakune is actually a failed attempt to recreate the Black Beast]].
* EvilIsNotAToy: Dabbling with the sheer knowledge of the Boundary, for any reason, is not advised - Kokonoe, a MadScientist herself, even told him to not do it. Yet he goes on, and then becomes Arakune because of his corruption.
* ExpressiveMask: Go watch the opening to ''Continuum Shift II'' and look closely when Arakune and Bang look up the roof Litchi is on. Arakune's mask blinks.
%%Don't add Expy here, see ShoutOut/BlazBlue.%%
* FanBoy: [[spoiler:During the EX Story, it's safe to say that he 'idolizes' Relius for his achievements. Then again, this is ''Relius'' we're talking about - [[BrokenPedestal this pedestal came broken]]]].
* FantasticRacism: Somewhat {{downplayed|Trope}}. His quotes against Makoto and past experiences with Kokonoe reflect his views and interests of beastkin in general.
--> '''Arakune''' (after defeating Makoto in CS) ''"So you're [[spoiler:a]] 'beastkin'...? [[spoiler:I]] don't... [[spoiler:have...]] good memories [[spoiler:of]]... beast...[[spoiler:kin crea]]tures... Disapp[[spoiler:ear]]!"''
--> '''Arakune''' (after defeating Makoto in CP) ''"Beastkin...you... Not interested...Not... Not... Get out of...way."''
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:WordOfGod states that by deciphering what Arakune's cut-up unintelligible sentences mean, one can figure out "the secret behind the Boundary". As it turned out by ''Central Fiction'', this claim was NotHyperbole. Several bits of Arakuna's dialogue, when deciphered, effectively gave away several critical details about the plot, all of which turned out to be true.]]
** For example, some of his broken up lines when interacting with Hakumen, foreshadow the fact that [[spoiler:Terumi was the original being inside the Susano'o unit]].
** Another example of this is one of his idle quotes: "Why don't you understand? We're all being watched." [[spoiler: The entire cast ''is'' being watched by the Origin, the girl within the Amaterasu Unit who resets everything when she doesn't get the outcome she wants.]]
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Arakune is incapable of talking in coherent sentences like a normal person...except when fighting, when he talks coherently.
%%* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
* GigglingVillain: He's a monster who terrorizes citizens of Orient Town and murders members of the Kaka Clan, and he has that insane cackle he throws every now and then.
* GodzillaThreshold: Figuratively. Despite his immense hatred of Kokonoe, his ''CS'' arcade conversation with Litchi has him beg for her to give up on him and get help from their old master so that she doesn't die from her exposure to the Boundary.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: All that wisdom he got from the Boundary turned him insane, and his transformation into...''that'', which took away his ability to speak, only furthered his insanity. It's gotten to the point where he has no reliable memory of anything anymore.
* GreenEyedMonster: He wants to be the supreme scientist. Unfortunately, Kokonoe is way too superior, which irritates him. Compounded that in the EX Story, Relius considers him an imbecile, but when Kokonoe makes a reference to Litchi's work, Relius instead mentions that he thought Kokonoe enjoys a company of full imbeciles but he's wrong. Which... didn't sit well for Roy, considering that Litchi is much more junior than him as a researcher.
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:In the Story Mode of ''Central Fiction'' and the third part of Litchi's arcade, he (Roy) reveals that he chooses to stay being Arakune, and after that, stay in the Boundary, so he can do more research, even if nobody would ever find out about his studies. He also tells Litchi to stop pursuing him and go back to her loved ones because they'll need her, and to kill his vessel.]]
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Every time he fights Litchi, it becomes this. She never seem to succeed for long.
* ImAHumanitarian: But he won't eat [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth Bang]], because Bang "looks l[[spoiler:ike]] [[spoiler:a]]n im[[spoiler:be]]cile".
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: As a researcher, he harbored some ambition that he'd surpass his superior Kokonoe in scientific breakthrough, but for some reason, Kokonoe dismissed him that badly and even refused to support him in a particular research about seithr. Not knowing to give up and even dismissing the support of his partner Litchi, he went on through the research and ended up as Arakune. And even as Arakune, what remains of him was his hatred for Kokonoe's superiority and his desire to become supreme scientist.
* IntelligibleUnintelligible: For some reason, neither Kokonoe or Hazama have any trouble understanding him.
** It probably helps that both of them are fully aware of the subject matters he is spouting. Other characters wouldn't have the meta knowledge, or the desire to sit down and try to chat with him.
* {{Invisibility}}: His "Equals 0" special turns him invisible.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:His bad ending in ''Continuum Shift'', where he erases Litchi's memories of him so that she would stop hunting after him and eventually end up like him. The end result is similar to Litchi's own bad ending, except that he still lives, taking one last look at her from hiding before disappearing into the night]].
** [[spoiler:This could end up as a {{Deconstruction}} if you keep your fridges in tact. As Litchi stated, Arakune's knowledge is jumbled thanks to the Boundary corruption. Thanks to that, eating Litchi's memories instead dooms her to at best a slow death, at worst turning into the next Arakune, since memories about him are what drove her to get better, as she's also plagued by Boundary problems. In short, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero he's instead making it worse]]]].
*** [[spoiler:Not quite. Litchi was already established as suffering from Boundary corruption, even if it wasn't visible yet. She was on a timer well before he did anything; all he did was remove the distraction that was preventing her from getting treatment]].
* LaughingMad: Descends into this quite often, usually before a fight and after some incoherent rambling about the Azure.
* {{Leitmotif}}: ''Thin Red Line'', with a rather notable ScareChord at the beginning.
* LetThemDieHappy: [[spoiler:That's what he actually thought, as someone who has been thrown into despair into thinking that there's no way out for people like him. Since he knew that it would be impossible for Litchi to get out of the situation, decided to at least give Litchi happiness before what he thought to be the inevitable end. But as said above, Litchi found out that that 'end' wasn't really inevitable for her and she refused to give in to his despair]].
* LongRangeFighter: His Drive lets him be played this way with his curse bugs.
* MalevolentMaskedMan: He's more "crazy" than "malevolent", but still, his mask plays up his creepy factor.
* MaskOfPower: In a way. He created the mask he is wearing now so he could communicate with others... [[LogicalFallacies but it still doesn't work]]. In fact, it may have just made it ''worse''.
** "Of cour[[spoiler:se i]]f [[spoiler:I]] don'[[spoiler:t]] ha[[spoiler:ve a]] face, I[[spoiler:'ll]] make one."
* MeaningfulName: Arakune sounds similar to "arachnid", the family that includes spiders. On that note, "Arachne", pronounced much the same way, is a character from Greek mythology who was turned into a spider. Granted, that Arachne's female, but still.
** Further, [[spoiler: "Rot" (i.e how Lotte is pronounced) is German for "Red". "Carmine" is a shade of red. Considering his Drive ability is called "Crimson", his BGM is "Thin RED Line"... there's a trend here]].
** [[spoiler: Speaking of "Thin RED Line", the expression "Red Line" usually refers to a point of no return, a line than can only be crossed once, which may or may not be an accurate description of Arakune's condition...]]
** Also, [[spoiler: "Rot" could refer to "decay", much as what has happened to his body, his memories, and his sanity. And it's only getting worse]].
* MySkullRunnethOver: Part of his insanity is attributed to acquiring too much knowledge from the Boundary. He might sometimes blabber about things that he knows but others unable to figure out, usually relating to the Azure. Interestingly, Mori has said that if one can make sense of what Arakune said, one can uncover some secrets of the Blazblue world.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Hakumen notes that [[spoiler: Arakune has reached such a point that he could almost be a Sankishin like Hakumen and Rachel if he tried to. Of course, this would involve stepping back and generally staying out of everyone's business like them too. [[SarcasmMode And we all know THAT'S gonna happen...]]]]
* ObliviousToLove: In the Material Collection, in his diary, he wondered why Litchi was so nice to him. Now he can't even remember her most of the time, and is driven to confusion and frustration by this strange woman who won't leave him alone.
* PowerDegeneration: Continuous tapping into the boundary, again, but it's inferred that he doesn't even have his former body.
* RainOfBlood: His Astral Heat in ''CP'' ends with this.
* RollingAttack: His "y, two dash" special is this, done in midair.
* SanitySlippage: His descent into madness and growing erratic behavior before he turned into a blob can be seen in flashbacks throughout the series.
* ScareChord: His {{Leitmotif}} begins with one. [[ForegoneConclusion This being a Daisuke Ishiwatari composition,]] it naturally leads into a [[AutobotsRockOut badass metal riff]].
* ShapingYourAttacks: Being a BlobMonster he can freely shape himself into various things (commonly animal heads/appendages) as he attacks.
* SignatureMove: His curse clouds and curse bugs, natch.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: At least when he was human scientist, he wears a pair.
* TheSwarm: He can summon one in his "F of G" DD.
* TeleportersAndTransporters: Has a teleport move as one of his specials.
* ThemeNaming: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_vector Zero Vector]]; [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modus_tollens If P, then Q]]; [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartesian_coordinate_system Y, Two Dash]]; [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_fallacy#All_numbers_equal_all_other_numbers Equals 0]]; [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_composition F of G]]; [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse_function F Inverse]], and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limit_(mathematics) N to Infinity]].
%%Someone check my links. I'm not too sure if I'm right on some of those.%%
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Post-modification with Relius, he is far more powerful and is capable of doing Relius' jobs well enough]].
* TroubleMagnetGambit: Pretty much what his "curse" Drive works like.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Unlike the other characters, he doesn't appear in the epilogue of ''CF'' with no reason. He was last seen fighting against Bang with the latter having full intent to kill him (after Litchi okays it). The outcome of their battle is not shown, but it's implied he turned into seithr like the others... but those who turned into seithr come back in the ending, except for him. Possible explanations include 1) his soul (Roy) was already in the Boundary and chooses to stay there, 2) Arakune's existence is already wonky to begin with. It is worth noting however, that before turning into seithr, Bang did manage to hit Arakune with Rettenjou, a weapon designed to destroy Nox Nyctores, while Arakune's body itself was said to be very similar to a Nox, possibly indicating he inflicted a fatal wound.]]
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** Creator/SpikeSpencer was literally only told 4 words of direction when he recorded the character. "Go Bat-Shit Crazy". Arakune's broken dialogue is NOT a result of technical editing. He really acted it out just as you hear him.
*** WordOfGod has revealed that ''Chronophantasma'' has granted him CharacterDevelopment, and his speech is no longer randomly cut off. He can now speak coherent sentences, but is still very much batshit insane so no one will bother listening to him anyway.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: He has been a puppet throughout series. Terumi corrupted Roy's mind about the Azure to become Arakune. In Continuum Shift, he was captured by Relius, then Hazama uses him to get Litchi to join the NOL, then in ''Chronophantasma'', he became this again to Relius]].
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Not as distorted as most, just with an [[PowerEchoes echoed filter]].
* WasOnceAMan: Was exposed to the boundary which drove him insane, and was pulled into the cauldron by [[spoiler: Terumi]] resulting in his current form.
* WaveMotionGun: He can fire a purple laser upward as one of his Distortion Drives.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Was this as Roy Carmine. When thousands of people died in the Ikaruga War, he didn't revel in the massacre, but he did consider it an acceptable loss considering all the scientific data Sector Seven gained from it]].
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: He wears one. It is the only part of him that is actually solid. He created it because he thought it would allow others to understand what he is saying, not realizing that his words are complete gibberish.
* WhosLaughingNow: [[spoiler:Was once overshadowed by Kokonoe and had his insecurities dragged out by Hazama and Relius. Subverted that in the end, it still garnered him not respect but instead ridicules and everyone else except Litchi still treat him like a pathetic monster or trash]].
** [[spoiler:Becomes more of this trope once Relius modified him. He TookALevelInBadass and possibly can be as powerful as Ragna + Idea Engine]].
* TheWormThatWalks: A variant; he houses various insectoid limbs inside his blob body.
* YouGetMeCoffee: In the past, Kokonoe often orders him to make coffee for her.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Carl Clover & Ada Clover/Nirvana]]
!!Carl Clover
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blazblue_central_fiction_carl_clover_main.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Just a boy and his automaton sister.]]
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'''Profile'''
* Height: 144cm (4'8.7")
* Weight: 35kg (77.2 lbs)
* Blood type: AB
* Date of Birth: May 5
* Birthplace: Iwatsuchi
* Hobbies: Violin, chess
* Values: Sister
* Likes: Sister
* Dislikes: Lies
]

--> ''"Allow me to show you... what they call a virtuoso."''

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (Japanese) / Creator/MichelleRuff (''Calamity Trigger''-''[=ChronoPhantasma=]'') (English)

-> Don't let the [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Cute Shotaro Boy]] looks fool you. Carl is a vigilante seeking Ragna's bounty, which pretty much everyone in the world wants. [[MarionetteMaster He controls an autonomous puppet called Deus Machina: Nirvana]].

-> He claims Nirvana is actually his sister, Ada Clover. Obviously, [[CassandraTruth no one believes him]], especially the people who knew Nirvana from the Dark War when it was first created, but he's actually telling the horrible truth. Her current state stems from the fact that their father, Relius, was a gifted alchemist who used her in one of his experiments, surgically combining Ada and Nirvana together to make it into an improved "Organic" Nox Nyctores. Carl watched it happen; worse, when his father gave up and left half-way through, Carl had to ''finish the job himself'' to save what was left of her. Because of all this, Carl is now pursuing his father to find out why he did what he did, but apparently, Relius seems to have dropped off the face of the earth. He was formerly a student along with Noel and Jin at the academy, but he dropped out while Jin and Noel graduated. His glasses allow him to talk with machines, which explains why he can talk to Nirvana.

%%-> In his canon path in ''Continuum Shift'', it is revealed that the incident involving his father traumatized him to the point where he is extremely distrustful of adults. As such, Carl refuses help from Bang and Litchi at first after a run-in with Ragna, but relents for a while. During his treatment, Carl leaves halfway through and makes his way to the main Library office, only to be met by Litchi again who, unbeknownst to him, has already sided with the NOL at this point to save Arakune. After they fight, Carl cries for the first time in years, having kept his emotions bottled up due to Nirvana's influence. As he is comforted by Litchi, who explains that not all adults are bad people, their moment is short-lived when Relius appears and reveals his latest creation - Fluctus Redactum: Ignis, formerly Ignis Clover, the wife of Relius and mother of Carl and Ada. Litchi defends Carl from Relius' attack and both are teleported away by Phantom. Carl now heads to Ibukido to stop whatever his father is up to, with a new desire to hopefully follow in Litchi and Bang's example.

-> [[WordOfGod It has been confirmed by Mori that Carl is the strongest of the three vigilantes]] (the other two being [[CatGirl Taokaka]] and [[HighlyVisibleNinja Bang]], of course).

%%-> Story-wise, while he is less crazy than before, he is still visibly angry at Relius. On learning that Litchi was amongst the NOL, Carl already had gathered enough sanity to deduce that she's not a liar for siding with Relius, and decided to protect her, thinking that Relius might have nefarious plans on her like he did with Ada. But it won't be easy for Carl, since there's this suspicious DudeLooksLikeALady named Amane Nishiki who near-obsessively wants to put Carl as a part of his acting group. [[spoiler:His Arcade mode consist of running off from Amane, feeding Taokaka, having to knock Litchi down to prevent her going with Relius further, and once again a good ol' showdown with Relius in which Carl reaffirms that he will protect both Litchi and Bang, the two adults that helped him restore his humanity. However, that resolve was shaken when Relius instead makes an offer that Carl would have a hard time to resist: He'll turn Ada back to the way she was before.]]

%%->The Story Mode skips right through [[spoiler:Carl's encounter with Relius. After thinking hard of what he must do, he decided to pull a FaceHeelTurn and assisted Relius, despite Litchi's warnings. He remorsefully beat up Bang until Izayoi interrupts and squared off with him. However, Relius' plan crumbled and he was beaten to near death by Valkenhayn. Carl opted to save both him and Litchi and left from the vicinity. After having Litchi patch up Relius, Carl reveals that he's not going to let Relius die until he cured Ada and that he has a plan that requires Relius to live, but once he's done, Relius will pay for what he has done, and that Carl's nothing like his father. Dispirited, Relius accepts the offer and looks forward to 'paying for what he's done'. As of current, Carl travels with both Litchi and Relius, to restore Ada, and possibly to claim the Azure Grimoire from the hands of Izanami... ''with him in charge''.]]

-> His arcade mode playthroughs are named, in order of the game: ''Cross Road'', ''Kalmah'' and ''Present Danger''. His story mode playthroughs are named, in the first two games: ''Promise'' and ''Relatives''.

-> His Drive ability, '''Automaton''', lets him control Nirvana. His Astral Finish makes Nirvana produce a time bomb with a large radius, but the opponent has to be lured into it. In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma [=ChronoPhantasma=]]]'', his Overdrive is '''Synchro High Speed''', which overclocks Nirvana and improves her speed and power.

-> In the fourth game, his Exceed Accel '''Symphonia of Lament''' has his small robots stun the foe. If it hits, the robots then knock them down, then the small robot [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown stomps on the opponent multiple times]], ending with the big rook robot (the one Carl uses to block) falling onto the foe. His Astral Finish '''Deus Ex Machina''' in the first game has Nirvana form an exploding ball of energy [[TimeBomb after seconds passed]], while in the third game it's changed: she uses a different ball of energy that sucks the opponent in like a vacuum. If the opponent hits the ball, Carl drapes his cape over them and it is shown that the ball sucks them into another dimension where they are crushed by giant cogs.
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: Scarily in ''Central Fiction'', he clearly stated to Bang in the latter's Act 3 that normal Good vs Evil means absolutely nothing to him, and [[BlueAndOrangeMorality his term of justice is 'Can help him restore Ada or not.']]
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: He was this while attending the Military Academy. [[BreakTheCutie Then Relius happened]].
* AdultsAreUseless: Carl's general view on grown-ups is basically this, except replace "useless" with "evil". [[spoiler:He learns from Litchi and Bang that this isn't entirely true...up until Act 3 of ''Central Fiction''. Except replace "adults" with "[[MaddenIntoMisanthropy people in general]]".]]
* AffablyEvil: A genuinely polite, and kind boy. Unlike [[FauxAffablyEvil Hazama]], Carl never stops being polite, and simply wants to be with his sister. Though, in the end of his path in CS, he started flipping off due to drugs, calmed down by Litchi and at ''[=ChronoPhantasma=]'', he's no longer of this trope, now a good boy that rediscovered his humanity. [[spoiler:Except he goes right back into it in Act 3 of CF.]]
* AlliterativeName: '''C'''arl '''C'''lover.
* AntagonisticOffSpring: To say [[ArchEnemy he hates his father]] would be putting it mildly.
* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:Carl loses his eye and gains all the knowledge in the universe, while gaining a silver-half mask similar to Relius. Fans speculate whether he'll turn out an evil successor to Relius, a neutral enigma, or even a good counterpart to Relius.]]
* AntiHero: He just wants to restore his sister and take revenge on his father. He's also a bit of a sociopath.
* AxCrazy: If what Hakumen says during Carl's arcade story is to be believed, then Nirvana is ''not'' affecting Carl's mind, and it is Carl's own bloodthirst that is moving Nirvana. Everyone else seems to think Nirvana ''is'' the reason for his craziness, but they're probably thinking of the original Nirvana. Carl seems to have mellowed out some, if some of his CS arcade win quotes are any indication. In CP, he definitely has. [[spoiler:And then he goes insane again in CF.]]
* BadassAdorable: Pretty capable for a little boy. [[spoiler:Come ''CF'', he gets even more badass (if his gameplay buffs is anything to go by), but also less adorable in the end.]]
* BadassBookworm: His main hobbies, according to his profile, are reading, chess, and playing the violin. On the side, he just happens to be a near-fearless vigilante.
* BadassCape: Somehow, it can hold a knight-and-horse puppet that is just as big, if not bigger, than Carl himself.
* BadassTyke: He might be an ordinary human, but her battle puppet "sister" Nirvana/Ada helps him becoming a competent vigilante. He's even stronger than Bang Shishigami and Taokaka, fellow bounty hunters.
* BerserkButton: Saying that Ada is Nox Nyctores or a puppet, not his sister or even calling her Nirvana is a quick way to anger out of him. Interestingly, however, it's reversed in ''CF'' (but the trope's still played straight): [[spoiler:His sister apparently is still alive according to him, and is sick and needing a cure. Nirvana is now just a tool he uses for combat. When Celica calls Nirvana his sister, he gets pissed off. Unfortunately for Carl, Celica was telling the truth.]]
* BigSisterWorship: He absolutely idolized and looked up to his sister and would ramble on about how nice she was. This makes his all-consuming desire to save her all the stronger.
* BreakTheCutie: His father turned his sister into Nirvana and then abandoned it half-done, forcing Carl to finish Nirvana up all by himself. This scarred poor Carl for life.
* BrotherSisterTeam: The brother half.
* CallingTheOldManOut:
** [[spoiler:He tries to do so in CS's story for turning his mom and sister into puppets. However, Relius is a lot stronger, and Carl had to escape with Nirvana and Litchi with their lives, so the conclusion to this trope will have to wait]]
** In CP he's going to do this again. [[spoiler:This time, he managed to beat his father, but after that Relius says that he's gonna try to restore Ada.]]
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: He'd love to kill his Dad, but Relius is likely the only person who knows how to restore Ada and Carl needs him alive for that information.
* CassandraTruth: No one seems to believe Carl when he says that Nirvana is his sister.
* ChargedAttack: One of his normal moves can be charged for more damage and an additional effect.
* CheerfulChild: In the initial stages of ''CT''. [[spoiler:Gets averted by the end of ''CF''.]]
* ChessMotifs: Carl's dolls are likely base on chess pieces. The small doll is a pawn, the doll with a flag is the bishop, the lance-wielding doll on a horse is the knight, the large doll with a shield (when he blocks attacks) is the rook, Ada is the queen and Carl himself is the king.
* ChildProdigy: Carl is a gifted vigilante, despite being seemingly much younger than the rest of the cast.
* CompanionCube: Nirvana
* ConsultingMisterPuppet: He does this with Nirvana. Justified in the sense that she really is his sister, and that he can apparently speak to machines with his glasses.
* CooldownHug: [[spoiler:He receives one from Litchi in CS story mode after their story mode fight. Too bad the cooldown period is cut short by none other than Relius, who [[KickTheDog shoves her away casually]] and then summons Ignis (Carl's mom) to fight him.]]
* CreepyChild: Once the player sees past the next few examples. Carl is disturbingly erratic and prone to acts of seemingly random murderous violence, usually when "sis" tells him to do something. His ''Help Me, Professor Kokonoe'' segment has Kokonoe telling him to be a bit more cheerful. [[spoiler:Fully becomes this as of his ''CF Act 3'' story, where he starts acting ''exactly like his father''.]]
* CryIntoChest: His ending of ''CS'' with Litchi.
* DissonantSerenity: [[http://www.aksysgames.com/blazblue/carl/ Ever courteous, Carl always has a smile on his face, even when he's staring down a target.]] Or threatening to kill them.
%%Don't add Expy here, see ShoutOut/BlazBlue.%%
* CulturedBadass: As well as some of the hobbies mentioned above, he enjoys drinking tea, as proven in his Material Collection art.
* DifficultButAwesome: Carl probably has the steepest learning curve in the game, but once you learn how to properly use him, you can look forward to pummeling opponents in tandem with your sister for some nice big damage, especially through some disjointed sandwich combos. This nets him the highest damage output in the game through very very long combos.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:By the end of CF, Carl has become almost exactly like Relius, Relius gets away scot-free, and Carl isn't any closer to finding a cure for Ada. Subverted in that this may not be the end of his story overall.]]
* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:Carl either realizes or did not realize that Litchi is in NOL, siding with Relius despite chastising his parenting skills (if the former, then it's the reason he snapped at her in the first place). However, thanks to CharacterDevelopment, he has a better chance to finally not take things in face value and probably find that she's actually ForcedIntoEvil and perhaps try to help in the future. As a result in Relius' story in ''[=ChronoPhantasma=]'', Carl demanded to know what Relius planned to do on Litchi, which shows that he didn't feel betrayed, but instead concerned. In his story, he tried his best to protect Litchi from Relius, and to some extent also Bang.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:During CF, when he tries to look into the Cauldron to figure out the structure of the world, he gets his left eye shot out. In the end of the game, Carl is forced to wear a monocle for his good eye and a partial mask for his bad eye.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: Initially opposed his father for his actions, but ultimately ends up joining him because he holds information that's valuable to Carl.
* FindTheCure: In ''CF'' [[spoiler:he's going around, trying to find the Azure Grimoire to cure his (apparently still alive) sick sister.]]
* FlashStep: His Vivace move is used like this.
* FreudianExcuse: In her past, he found out that his dad has inserted her sister into Nirvana. Worse, it was still unfinished and Carl had to finish it himself, else his sister would meet with worse complications. He then ran away to his uncle and aunt's house and became bitter, dropped out of the NOL Academy and later grow up to become a CreepyChild vigilante.
* GlassCannon: Carl has limited mobility options, most notably lacking a run-type dash, has a measly 9,500 health (10000 in CF), and his biggest source of damage is done via Ada. Also, he's reduced to a walking stance when he's directing Ada to attack.
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: His glasses let him talk to machines.
* HatesTheirParent: Considering his main character focus is revenge on his father, Relius? Yeah, this is a given.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:After Carl learns that his mom was turned into a robot much like his sister, he has a "blank, empty expression on his face, befitting someone who has lost everything."]]
* HyperspaceArsenal: Carl can pull off flags and several puppets from his cloak, some of them as big as he is. And apparently all of them are based on chess figures, which is one of his biggest hobbies. Most probably an ability learned from [[LikeFatherLikeSon his]] [[ArchnemesisDad father]].
* IdiotHair: Underneath his hat he is shown to have this. He is by no means a total fool, though, it's more representative of his naivete.
* ImCryingButIDontKnowWhy: In the first arc of CF, after fighting with Celica for calling Nirvana "Ada", he starts angrily telling her that Nirvana is just a weapon and in no way his sister. Unknowlingly, this causes AGlitchInTheMatrix and suddenly starts crying, but he can't put his finger on why.
* {{Irony}}: For most of the series, his biggest BerserkButton was when people call his doll "Nirvana" instead of Ada. In CF, he gets pissed when Celica treats Nirvana like it was Ada.
* KidDetective: In his CS gag reel, he works to solve "The 7 Mysteries of the Academy".
* KidHero: [[spoiler:If his true ending in ''Continuum Shift'''s story is to be believed, this is what he wishes to become.]]
* KidWithTheRemoteControl
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Inverted somewhat, as he's the younger brother. His main goal in the series is restoring his sister back to human form. He's very protective of her, and sometimes threatens those who try to take her away.
* LackOfEmpathy: [[spoiler:The one major trait he shares with his father, as shown in ''Central Fiction Act 3''. There were actually signs of this before ''CF'', such as innocently brushing off his friends at the Academy, and not deciding to work with them throughout the stories of the first three games despite their interests clearly intertwining. ''Act 3'' finally shows this in full.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: ''Marionette Purple'', kinda self explanatory really.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Both he and Relius are genius puppeteers. [[spoiler:Despite spending the entire series trying to kill Relius and angrily spouting that he's nothing like his father and never will be, Carl ultimately succumbs to this in Act 3 of ''Central Fiction''. And the root cause of this? When Carl actually decides to use his wits to put the two and two of what exactly is going on together, his deductive reasoning skills and aptitude are ''exactly the same as those of Relius'', to the point where he eventually stops seeing people as people, and merely things to be used and discarded when no longer necessary. It's just as scary as one could possibly imagine.]]
* MarionetteMaster: He fights primarily with puppets. Not just Nirvana, but also the minor ones stuffed in his suit and hat.
* MarshmallowHell: A borderline example. When Litchi gives Carl a CooldownHug in CS's story mode, the side of his head is pressed right up against her chest.
* MechanicalHorse: Hides a small one of these in his cape along with a knight puppet, which he uses as his primary weapons.
* MindControlEyes: His eyes get shifty when he is being influenced by Nirvana.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:He was really working with [[BigBad Rachel]] and [[DastardlyWhiplash Valkenhayn]] in Taokaka's gag reel.]]
* MostWritersAreAdults: With the exception of Litchi, no one seems concerned or worried at the fact Carl's just a vagrant child roaming around Kagutsuchi with access to an extremely deadly ancient weapon. On top of that, his manner of speaking, vocabulary [[spoiler:and deteriorating personality down the line]] is ''very'' far-fetched, even for a child prodigy like him.
* NamedWeapons: Since Nirvana/Ada IS his weapon, this does apply.
* OneHitKill: Unlimited Carl in ''CP'' has the pre-CP Deus Ex Machina as an Overdrive-only DD. Its damage exceeds 10500 HP, meaning that it can take out quite a number of characters from full health in one go.
* OnlySaneMan: In Noel's joke end.
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:Despite his dramatic character changes in Central Fiction, Carl has shown in story mode that he's unwilling to kill Noel to restore Ada, even considering her a friend once more.]]
* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: As an inversion of his CharacterDevelopment in ''Continuum Shift'', [[spoiler:by the end of ''Central Fiction'', he's become a lot more like his very NeutralEvil father, at least on the surface. Only time will tell where his character will lead to next]].
* PuppetFighter: Both literally and in the sense of the trope. Activating Carl's Drive allows Nirvana to move, and pressing the Drive button with various inputs causes her to attack on her own while Carl does his own moves. Nirvana can only be used as long as her gauge lasts, though. From there, a skill Carl player or any solid user of any [[FightingSpirit avatar-based]] fighter can easily land some nasty and long combos, and sandwich their opponent in between.
* ShorterMeansSmarter: The shortest guy in the cast and one of the smartest, even [[spoiler:inheriting Relius's genius '''and''' his twisted research habits]].
* TheShortGuyWithGlasses: Is only 4'7" and wears large, round glasses.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: According to his profile, chess is one of his main hobbies, and he was at the top of his class before he disappeared.
* SociopathicHero: He certainly shows shades of this throughout both his Arcade and Story modes, especially when dealing with Relius (duh), Noel (for her connection to the Azure) and Tsubaki (For her connection to the NOL, and subsequently his father). It should be noted that the last two were once ''his closest friends''. [[spoiler:The "hero" part slowly decays over the course of ''Central Fiction'', but it's unclear by the end if it's fully destroyed.]]
* SpamAttack: His Alegretto special has his robot does this with its flag.
* StageMagician: He very much looks the part.
* TellMeAboutMyFather: Tries this on Tsubaki in CS arcade mode.
* ThemeNaming: His specials are all [[MusicalThemeNaming related to music]]. Vivace, Cantabile, Laetabilis {{Cantata}}, etc.
* ThisCannotBe: In Noel's ''Continuum Shift'' Gag Reel, he receives a big shock when he sees Hazama enjoying the Kagutsuchi puffer fish which took out the rest of the VideoGame/BlazBlue cast and left them twitching on the ground, covered in their own vomit.
--> '''Carl''': Im...possible! How can you possibly eat THAT?!
* TokenMiniMoe: Male example, sharing the spot with Platinum.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cookies, [[AllThereInTheManual according to both his profile and comments from the producer]].
* TragicHero: Despite his initial motivation of wanting to take revenge on his father for his crimes and looking up to the likes of Bang and Litchi, [[spoiler:Carl ultimately walks down a path similar to Relius himself, becoming concerned with research and his own goals at the expense of others.]]
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: There is something seriously unnerving about a little boy going on a revenge quest against his father, and his completely sociopathic ways in doing so. What makes it creepier is how he still maintains his polite attitude, even as he threatens someone's life.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Indeed; a few years ago, Carl (as seen in flashbacks) ''is'' adorable. You can thank Relius for his eventual descent.
--> '''Noel''': Carl...you were such a kind and gentle kid...there must be some kind of mistake...please, think about what you're doing!
* WeakButSkilled: Compared to Ada, he needs to rely on speed and combo ability to do decent damage.
* WhatTheHellHero: As mentioned above, others sometimes try to tell Carl that some things he does are wrong. However, he usually doesn't listen, most likely due to his mistrust of adults.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: [[spoiler:Carl does this in Taokaka's joke ending, as he sets a trap for the heroes while working with Valkenhayn.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: In the ''Remix Heart'' manga, he claims that Mai's attitude reminded himself of his sister.

!!Nirvana (Ada Clover)
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[HiddenDepths Beneath her]] [[RobotGirl metallic breastplate]] beats a heart of gold.]]

--> ''"Don't say stuff like that, Carl..."'' [[note]]Her only spoken line in the whole game.[[/note]]

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiakiTakahashi / Creator/LaurenLanda [[note]]Only for about one line, in a slight flashback in Carl's story.[[/note]]

-> Carl's older sister. As a human, she was very kind and nurturing towards her little brother, causing Carl to idolize her. She baked him cookies, offered him games to play, had an amazing sense of humor, and was overall a genuinely kind person, according to Carl. However, two years before the events of ''Calamity Trigger'', her body parts, and most likely [[SoulJar her soul]], were incorporated into the Nox Nyctores Nirvana by their father Relius.

-> Currently, she serves as Carl's weapon, partner, and drive ability, acting on his commands and protecting him. Despite her being a mechanical puppet, she has an unusual amount of sentience, acting on her own to protect Carl or attacking a dangerous enemy, such as Hazama. She also can speak to Carl, despite her dialogue consisting of nothing more than ellipses. This causes others to doubt Carl's sanity, even though it has been stated that his glasses allow him to talk to machines, including her.

-> It is revealed later that during the Dark War, Nirvana (note: not Ada) was assigned as Celica's guardian.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Carl says that she has an amazing sense of humor in his Gag Reel, but it's such a shame we'll never hear the answer to "How many dead hamsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" Also in Noel's Gag Reel, when Noel, Bang, and Carl hear about how the chef slipped on the Peking Duck and got messed up in the process, Nirvana/Ada supposedly said something 'pwn-worthy' at the chef's expense.
--> '''Carl''': Now that's just going too far! It's bad enough you're making jokes at the poor man's expense, but must you do so with that arrogant smirk on your face as well?\\
'''Bang''': Master Carl... What... Did your sister say?\\
'''Carl''': Eh? Oh yes. She just asked, "What does a chef who slips on a duck and Kagutsuchi's seithr have in common?"
* AntiAir: She does [[ShockwaveClap a big clap]] upwards as one of her drive moves. Also, the Con Brio special where she extends her claws diagonally upward.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Subverted. While Carl's arcade ending in Act 2 makes it look like she comes back, it is revealed to be nothing but a vision of what happens. And the fact that she gets turned into Nirvana anyway in that one.]]
* BigSisterInstinct: If Carl is in danger, she ''will'' protect him. [[spoiler:Subverted in ''CF'', however, as it shows that she's also capable of refusing to listen to Carl's commands, such as when he calls her a tool in Act 1, or when he tries to torture Noel in Act 3.]]
* BrotherSisterTeam: The sister half.
* CoolBigSis: Is described like this by Carl.
* CreepilyLongArms: Which, combined with her LimpAndLivid state, makes for a CreepyDoll indeed.
* DeadpanSnarker: Considering her joke involved comparing the chef's accident to what is essentially a poisonous gas, one can infer a rather snarky and cynical punchline.
* DeathOrGloryAttack: Their pre-CP Astral Heat is this; if the explosion fails to hit the enemy, Carl will be unable to use her for the rest of the round.
* TheFaceless: In her human form, her face isn't shown. Even in Carl's Act 2 ending, where we see her again in human form, her face is obscured by her hair.
* GlassCannon: Ada has become this in CF, where her gauge runs out noticeably quicker than before, but she also recovers much faster to compensate.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: A number of attacks, most notably [[RapidfireFisticuffs Rhapsody of Memories.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In Carl's bad ending in CT, she protects him from Nu. Thankfully, this isn't canon in the current timeline.]]
* {{Kamehamehadoken}}: Her Volante special.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: She may be even more protective of Carl than he is of her, which says a lot about her devotion.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Downplayed. [[spoiler:Act 1 of ''Central Fiction'' has Celica call Nirvana Carl's sister, causing him to get pissed off and describes her as just a tool. Ada is not amused and refuses to listen to him after fighting Celica. She gets better the next round.]]
* MarionetteMotion: Moves this way when activated.
* MegatonPunch: The Fermata DD sends the opponent flying off the top of the screen if it connects.
* MightyGlacier: She moves and attacks rather slowly, but they do quite some damage whenever they hit. [[LightningBruiser She becomes faster]] if Carl activates his Overdrive. ''Very'' much averted when playing as Unlimited Carl.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Nirvana, one of the incredibly powerful Nox Nyctores, is primarily purple.
* PromotionToParent: She looks after Carl more than her parents do, and provides a maternal figure for him.
* TheQuietOne: For obvious reasons. Most certainly NOT TheStoic, however.
* RippleEffectProofMemory: Appears to be completely immune to the effect of the embryo in Central Fiction, based on her actions.
* RobotGirl: An Automaton version.
* RobotMaid: Nirvana sort of looks the part.
* {{Shotoclone}}: She has a projectile special, an anti-air special and a straight rush special. Thing is, she's rarely (if at all) played like a regular "shoto".
* SignatureMove: Her 8D (up + Drive) move where she claps upwards. Used in Carl's infamous "Clap Loop".
* SignificantDoubleCasting: The reason why Nirvana shares the same voice as Litchi can be traced in ''Calamity Trigger'' in Carl's story, when he was being tended by Litchi, he flashed back on how Ada said the same kind thing as Litchi. Subsequently, as the story progressed, Carl became fond to Litchi and sees a very similar soul within her like Ada. [[note]]She only has one line, though[[/note]]
* SoulJar: Nirvana holds the soul of Carl's sister, Ada.
* SphereOfDestruction: In ''CP'' she gains a new DD where she traps her opponent in a sphere and then the sphere bursts, dealing high damage. Also her pre-CP Astral Heat.
* SpinAttack: One of her Drive moves is a slow version of this with her long arms.
* TeleportersAndTransporters: She can teleport to Carl's side with a special move.
* ThisIsADrill: Her Con Fuoco special morphs her hand into a drill as she punches an opponent with it.
* TimeBomb: She pulls a 10-second one out for Carl's Astral. It apparently gets juiced up in ''[=ChronoPhantasma=]'', especially as Unlimited Carl's Distortion Drive; although it loses the 10-second delay.
* UndyingLoyalty: Towards Carl.
* UnskilledButStrong: Compared to Carl's relative combo ability, her options (outside of her {{Kamehamehadoken}}) are "punch, or slash, as hard as possible," with almost no combo ability unless working in tandem with Carl. Hakumen once mentioned that Nirvana "wasn't supposed to dirty her hands". Indeed, her purpose when she was made was being Celica's guardian, who is a pacifist, and Nirvana didn't have much combat capabilities on her own, beyond her raw strength.
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Due to page length, this page has been split into the following six pages, covering each an amount of the 12 original characters.

Individual Characters: [[Characters/BlazBlueRagnaTheBloodedge Ragna the Bloodedge]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueJinKisaragi Jin Kisaragi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueNoelVermillion Noel Vermillion]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueRachelAlucard Rachel Alucard]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueLitchiFayeLing Litchi Faye-Ling]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueBangShishigami Bang Shishigami]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueHakumen Hakumen]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueTsubakiYayoi Tsubaki Yayoi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueHazama Hazama]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueMakotoNanaya Makoto Nanaya]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueYuukiTerumi Yuuki Terumi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueNineThePhantom Nine the Phantom]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueIzanami Izanami]]-]]]

!![[center: Playable Characters: '''Calamity Trigger''' ([[Characters/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger1 Part 1]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger2 Part 2]]) | [[Characters/BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma ChronoPhantasma]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueCentralFiction Central Fiction]]\\

* Characters/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger1 (Taokaka, Tager, and Arakune)
* Characters/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger2 (Carl & Nirvana, and Nu)

'''WARNING:''' Some character sheets contain spoilers.

'''WARNING:''' Some arts that are linked here (Canon or Fanon) are maybe [[NotSafeForWork NSFW]]. Some also contain spoilers.

It may also contain '''unmarked spoilers'''. You may wish to finish the game's story modes before reading. Go [[Characters/BlazBlueContinuumShift here]] for characters introduced in ''Continuum Shift'', [[Characters/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma here]] for characters introduced in ''Chronophantasma'', [[Characters/BlazBlueCentralFiction here]] for characters introduced in ''Central Fiction'', [[Characters/BlazBlueNonPlayerCharacters here]] for non-player characters, [[Characters/BlazBlueLightNovelCharacters here]] for light novel characters and [[Characters/BlazBlueRemixHeart here]] for manga characters.

[-Others: [[Characters/BlazBlueNonPlayerCharacters Non-Player Characters]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueRemixHeart Remix Heart]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueLightNovelCharacters Light Novel Characters]] | Characters/XBlaze ([[Characters/XBlazeCodeEmbryo Code: Embryo]] | [[Characters/XBlazeLostMemories Lost: Memories]])\\

Individual Characters: [[Characters/BlazBlueRagnaTheBloodedge Ragna the Bloodedge]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueJinKisaragi Jin Kisaragi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueNoelVermillion Noel Vermillion]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueRachelAlucard Rachel Alucard]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueLitchiFayeLing Litchi Faye-Ling]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueBangShishigami Bang Shishigami]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueHakumen Hakumen]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueTsubakiYayoi Tsubaki Yayoi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueHazama Hazama]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueMakotoNanaya Makoto Nanaya]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueYuukiTerumi Yuuki Terumi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueNineThePhantom Nine the Phantom]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueIzanami]]-]]]

Individual Characters: [[Characters/BlazBlueRagnaTheBloodedge Ragna the Bloodedge]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueJinKisaragi Jin Kisaragi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueNoelVermillion Noel Vermillion]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueRachelAlucard Rachel Alucard]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueHakumen Hakumen]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueTsubakiYayoi Tsubaki Yayoi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueHazama Hazama]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueMakotoNanaya Makoto Nanaya]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueYuukiTerumi Yuuki Terumi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueNineThePhantom Nine the Phantom]]-]]]