History ShoutOut / BlazBlue

* With his black appearance, rows of sharp teeth always bared, and being a [[AnimatedArmor living armor]] inhabited by a soul, it's not hard to compare his design to [[Franchise/SpiderMan Venom and the symbiotes]].

* Hilariously, Ragna's VA is Creator/PatrickSeitz. [[{{Dracula}} Guess which]] {{Franchise/Castlevania}} [[{{Dracula}} character he did?]]

-->'''Tao''': "My [[SpiderSense kitty senses]] [[Franchise/SpiderMan are tingling!]] You're a bad guy, aren't you?"

* In keeping with the tradition of her sisters, Mu sports a {{Franchise/Gundam}}-related color scheme... and being the alternate form of our {{Deuteragonist}} herself, Mu-Noel gets nothing less than the color scheme of [[http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/RX-78-2_Gundam the granddaddy of them all]].

** In fact, all of Izayoi's moves are named after machines or concepts from {{Franchise/Gundam}}, particularly ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED SEED]]'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Destiny]]'', and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 00]]''.

* Arakune used to be a normal being, but he is now some sort of EldritchAbomination. He is litterally consumed by madness, he isn't aware of what he is doing, and he repeats lines and lines with the same word over and over. In Story Mode, one of his losing scenes shows him as a creepy swirl repeating "Azure" ad nauseam. The resemblance with Giygas from ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' is striking.

** [[Film/BackToTheFuture 1.21 Gigawatts!]]

** Bullet also strongly resembles [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Angel]] in, [[BoobsOfSteel eh... build]], hair colour, dress sense and fighting style, though their personalities couldn't be further from each other.

** Azrael also has quite a bit in common with [[Manga/{{Toriko}} Zebra]]. Both are [[RatedMForManly burly]], [[TheDreaded widely feared]] criminals who [[BloodKnight enjoy combat more than anything else]] and refer to opponents as "prey" and "food." Both were confined to maximum-security prisons for their excessive brutality, and are introduced by being released from said prisons [[WildCard as a last resort]]. Finally, one of Azrael's high-damage combo quotes is "This is my full course!" (a central theme of the Torikoverse).

-->"Kokonoe! Just when did you install this?"

-->ATATATATATATATATATATA!

-->"He who conquers the left[[note]]field[[/note]]... CONQUERS THE WORLD!"

* Tsubaki seems to have similarities to [[TheLancer Lancer]] TropeCodifier [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Kain]]. They're both the best friend of a more important character (story-wise), they are both more skilled fighters than said friend (Noel needs Bolverk to fight, whereas Kain deals more damage than Dark Knight!Cecil due to his Jump), and yet they are both ranked lower than their friend on account of favouritism (although, granted, Cecil was the king's adopted son while Noel is the victim of a ManipulativeBastard), ''and'' in both cases TheLancer is jealous of their friend's close proximity to their LoveInterest. Also? [[spoiler:Their respective [[FaceHeelTurn Face Heel Turns]] are for the most part due to {{Envy}}.]]

--> '''Jin''': [[LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana Shut up, Shut up, Shut up!]] / Urusai, Urusai, Urusai!

--> '''Rachel:''' [[LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana Shutupshutupshutup!]] / Uruchai! Uruchai! Uruchai!

* Platinum has [[spoiler:a male personality, a female personality, and a third personality which is ridiculously powerful. Hmm.]] What we're facing here is essentially [[LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinneres Ryougi Shiki]].

* Design-wise, Naoto resembles Yugo, more resembles to Yugo's spin-off counterpart, Fang from ''VideoGame/BloodyRoar''. The fun fact is that he and Fang are originally from a spin-off book series, before debuting in the main video game counterpart. Said power is also similar to the Branches of Sin from ''Anime/DeadmanWonderland''. And like [[LightNovel/BeyondTheBoundary Mirai Kuriyama]], he can shape his blood in the form of swords and other weapons.

* Rachel: [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]], [[LightNovel/{{Oreimo}} Ruri "Kuroneko" Gokou]], Slayer, Chidori Hoshino, Valkenhayn,

* Hakumen: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]], [[LightNovel/FateZero Berserker]], [[Anime/CodeGeass Zero]], [[VideoGame/MegamanX Zero]], Baiken, [[StealthPun Susano-o]], Tsubaki

* Litchi: Soichiro Unomaru, Venom, [[LightNovel/KonoSuba Aqua]], Taokaka

** [[LightNovel/{{Oreimo}} Our Gauge Can't Be This Easy to Gain]]

* He's looks visually similar to [[Anime/SpiritedAway No Face]], [[VideoGame/YumeNikki Uboa]] and the idle form of a [[Franchise/{{Persona}} Shadow]] (Black Goo / White Face form).

* Terumi: [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreed Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], Chipp Zanuff, Shinjiro Aragaki, Trinity Glassfille

* Her move names have ShoutOutThemeNaming to various MagicalGirl anime. Including, but not limited to [[Manga/SallyTheWitch Dream Sally]], [[Anime/MagicalAngelCreamyMami Mami Circular]] and [[Anime/PrettyCure Cure Dot Typhoon]].

* Makoto's full of ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' references. While her fighting style is already similar to [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen Dudley's]], her [[SNKBoss Unlimited mode]] pretty much gives her his entire moveset (and taunt, with acorn in place of Dudley's rose). In addition, her [[FinishingMove Astral Finish]] is an over-the-top version of the Seichusen Godanzuki, an attack used by [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII her]] [[NamesTheSame namesake]] [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Makoto]]. Unlimited Makoto can also perform the Abare Tosanami and the original Seichusen Godanzuki.

* The demon she summons, Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, looks like a fusion of Asterius from VideoGame/Persona4Arena and [[spoiler:[[NamesTheSame Hinokagutsuchi]]]] from VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax.

--> '''Rachel:''' [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory You are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity]].

** They're two {{Hospital Hottie}}s with leerings to HotScientist (Litchi was before, Kyoko was after) with long black hair. They had an occasion wearing a lab coat too (Litchi on the back stories as her scientist days, Kyoko wears it all the time, even in combat), and both wear glasses all the time. They're also teachers (Litchi taught the Kaka clan, Kyoko is a BadassTeacher)

* Bang: [[VideoGame/{{Strider}} Strider Hiryu]], [[VideoGame/SamuraiShodown Galford]], [[Anime/DragonBallZ Goku]], [[StreetFighter Ryu, Ken, Akuma, Dan]], Anji Mito, Akihiko Sanada, Tager

* Kokonoe: [[Manga/SpiceAndWolf Holo/Horo]], Dr. Paradigm, Ulala Serizawa, Jubei

* He can also be a counterpart to Kefka in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. Both are chaotic beings whose goals involve the destruction of the world, are the evilest beings in their franchise, and seeing despair as the sole truth of the world.

Throughout all the games, the characters have alternate palettes referencing other works. In the third game, they also all have ''GuiltyGear'', ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' and they even exchange colors from each other.

** They're two {{Hospital Hottie}}s with leerings to HotScientist (Litchi was before, Kyoko was after) with long black hair. They had an occasion wearing a lab coat too (Litchi on the back stories as her scientist days, Kyoko wears it all the time, even in combat), and both [[{{Meganekko}} wear glasses all the time]]. They're also teachers (Litchi taught the Kaka clan, Kyoko is a BadassTeacher)

** [[TheSimpsons Twirling Towards Freedom and And That's the End of That Chapter.]]

** [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion We'll Finish This in 62 Seconds, Meow!]]/[[GoneInSixtySeconds Gone In 62 Seconds]]