History ShoutOut / BlazBlue

** As far as looks and [[{{Deuteragonist}} pos]][[TheRival ition]] go, Jin is almost identical to Ky (though Jin also takes some design elements from Bridget). But [[JerkAss his personality is]] [[SubvertedTrope completely]] [[EvilIsDeathlyCold different]].

*** She later gets her own expy/lookalike in form of Leo Whitefang.

** Yuuki Terumi[=/=]Hazama shares I-No's role as the sadistic, manipulative {{Troll}}. [[spoiler:Susanoo, on the other hand, is essentially [[OmnicidalManiac Justice]] in both appearance and temperament]].

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

* Platinum: [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]], [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Nia]], Franchise/SailorMoon, [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Miku Hatsune]], [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka Kaname, Homura Akemi]] and some of the [[Franchise/PrettyCure Precure Girls]], Bridget, Nanako Dojima, Hazama

* The plot of Carl's [[TheSevenMysteries joke ending]] resembles the "six mysteries" event in Kingdom Hearts II... with added hilarity. The thirteenth step on a twelve-step staircase? Taokaka, who fell asleep at the top of the stairs. The sound of a crying girl in the restroom? That's the school nurse Litchi trying to get into a miniskirt one size too small. The manicial laughter coming from the music room? Jin Kisaragi practicing for his showdown with Ragna (with an additional shout-out when Jin claims he must shiver with [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Antici...pation]]). It also references Manga/DetectiveConan, for obvious reasons, and even Scooby Doo, since one of the group members calls them "Mystery Inc."

* Carl: Manga/DetectiveConan, [[VideoGame/ArcanaHeart Lieselotte]] (with Nirvana as Elfride), ABA (with Nirvana as Paracelsus), Ken Amada (with Nirvana as Kala-Nemi), Relius (with Nirvana as Ignis)

* [[AnIcePerson Jin's]] personality and powerset makes him similar to [[NotSoDifferent Fatima]] of ''VideoGame/LuminousArc2'' fame. In ''Continuum Shift'', [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np5/blaz-cs/art/jin-s8.png Jin even gains Fatima's color palette.]]

** This is further supported by her [[ThemeNaming attacks being named after]] [[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian legend]].[[labelnote:note (spoilers)]]Saber's identity in the ''Stay Night'' universe is Artoria Pendragon. Saber is, technically speaking, her class name.[[/labelnote]]

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

* Tsubaki: [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Megurine Luka]], [[Anime/MawaruPenguindrum Himari Takakura]], Millia Rage, Yukiko Amagi, Hakumen

* A pretty large one is that Rachel Alucard being to [[Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi Evangeline]], possible right down to the {{Expy}} level. However, her cross shaped attacks are more reminiscent of [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Remilia Scarlet]]. Considering though that [[Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi Evangeline]] herself may be an {{Expy}} of Remilia Scarlet, this may just be a recursive sort of thing.

** She [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} isn't the only vampire to attack with giant laser crosses.]]

* Platinum's Astral Heat is almost identical to [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Marisa Kirisame's]] "Surefire Spark" spellcard from ''Touhou Hisoutensoku''. The way she did it, however, resembles [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha's Starlight Breaker]] with her staff morphing into something resembling Nanoha's Raising Heart.

* His theme ''Plastic Night'', is most likely a reference to the theme of another puppeteer, [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Alice]], with her theme ''Plastic Mind''.

* His drill shawl move is a direct reference to [[Franchise/StreetFighter Rose]], [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Iku Nagae]] and, further away, [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Lisa Lisa]].

* 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/KaraNoKyoukai Ryougi Shiki]].

* A pretty large one is that Rachel Alucard being to [[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Evangeline]], possible right down to the {{Expy}} level. However, her cross shaped attacks are more reminiscent of [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Remilia Scarlet]]. Considering though that [[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Evangeline]] herself may be an {{Expy}} of Remilia Scarlet, this may just be a recursive sort of thing.

** The plot twist is the same as the one of ''Manga/KamikazeKaitouJeanne''.[[note]][[spoiler:The Boing Cards the heroines collected and given to Arakune for him to absorb them didn't make their breasts bigger, but he was working for the Boing Queen all along and gives all the absorbed cards to her, boosting her power. In ''Jeanne'', all the chess pieces Maron has collected in the first half of the series were given to her familiar Finn Fish. But it turns out that Finn was really a FallenAngel working for the Devil and gave all the chess pieces to him instead of God, making the Devil significantly stronger.]][[/note]]

* A pretty large one is that Rachel Alucard being to Evangeline, possible right down to the {{Expy}} level. However, her cross shaped attacks are more reminiscent of [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Remilia Scarlet]]. Considering though that Evangeline herself may be an {{Expy}} of Remilia Scarlet, this may just be a recursive sort of thing.

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

* Azrael's Astral is more or less a [[VideoGame/FZero Falcon]] [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Punch]], with the addition of a scene afterward where he flashes his exposed back to the screen like [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma]].

** This is further supported by her [[ThemeNaming attacks being named after]] [[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian legend]].

** His Drive works a lot like [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Blake's Semblance]]. This is especially notable since [[http://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/05/21/arc-system-works-and-its-fighting-game-legacy-its-all-about-the-cool/?linkId=24754405#2085c2343143 Mori is a confirmed fan of RWBY]].

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

** [[VideoGame/MetalGear Nanomachines, son]]

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

* 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]].

** Crazy genius who wears a mask, hangs out underground on occasion, ''his main interest is opera''... [[ThePhantomOfTheOpera Remind you of anyone?]]

* With Jin's case, Hakumen is the Archer [[spoiler:to Jin's Shirou]] in that he's [[spoiler: a JerkWithAHeartOfGold FutureBadass version of a main character, primarily seen wielding bladed weapons (Hakumen's Ookami & Archer's Kanshou and Bakuya), who acts as a somewhat antagonist to his past self (Hakumen being disgusted with Jin, and Archer wanting to commit suicide by killing Shirou), and each respective past self ends up eventually finding out the identity of their respective future selves]]. This is on top of them having connections with main characters who wear red, and\or are high-class {{Tsundere}}s [[spoiler: {Ragna and Rachel being Hakumen's brother and occasional employer (whom he fights for reluctantly) respectively, and Rin being Archer's Master and, during Unlimited Blade Works as Shirou, LoveInterest}]].

** His rival has similarities to Sasuke. Both are deuteragonists, have an older brother who is sympathetic criminal (Ragna and Itachi), are top students at the academy, being a {{Jerkass}} to their female teammates (Noel and Sakura), are [[PerpetualFrowner always frowning]], have a one-sided rivalry with a hyperactive ninja (Bang and Naruto), and being an UnwittingPawn to a snake-like villain (Hazama and Orochimaru).

* According to WordOfGod, Ragna drew inspiration from another wanted man in red, [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede]]. Also, there's stuff like the psycho-brother, dead female companion, (Rem may not have been Vash and Knives' sister, but damn close enough) [[spoiler:the robot arm]] and [[spoiler:the wing that comes out of his arm.]]

* Blonde/White-Haired Guy with big sword in red trench coat has a brother in a blue coat with katana. [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Sound familiar]]?

** It doesn't help that his theme song also has the same name as Dante's katana.

* The achievement list for Chrono Phantasma has a few, including:

* Likewise for Chrono Phantasma Extend:

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* Likewise for Extend: