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** [[BigBad Hazama]]'s plan is to bring about a [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Class 5]].
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* SealedEvilInADuel: The reason the Black Beast goes dormant, allowing the Six Heroes to slay him is because [[spoiler: Ragna is trapped, fighting him endlessly for a year, until his death.]]
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* ArcWords: "The Wheel Of Fate Is Turning" hints at the GroundhogDayLoop.
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* ArcWords: [[ArcWords Arc]] [[IncrediblyLamePun System]] [[ArcWords Words]]: "The Wheel Of Fate Is Turning" hints at the GroundhogDayLoop.
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** Although they aren't {{Canon}}, the [[BadEnd Bad Endings]] for most characters are called that for [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel good]] [[TearJerker reason]]. A lot of them involve the character [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath dying horribly]] ('''[[FateWorseThanDeath or worse]]'''), [[TheBadGuyWins the villains achieving their goals]] or the character otherwise being put in a hopeless situation.
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** Although they aren't {{Canon}}, the [[BadEnd Bad Endings]] for most characters are called that for [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel good]] good [[TearJerker reason]]. A lot of them involve the character [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath dying horribly]] ('''[[FateWorseThanDeath or worse]]'''), [[TheBadGuyWins the villains achieving their goals]] or the character otherwise being put in a hopeless situation.
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* StealthParody: An [[RuleOfCool over-the-top]] [[ShoutOut reference-laden]] fighting game with copious {{Engrish}} and a byzantine plot through which we discover [[spoiler: most every character is [[TraumaInducedAmnesia an amnesiac]], [[CloningBlues a clone]], [[MyFutureSelfAndMe a time-displaced version of another character]] or [[BigScrewedUpFamily in the same family]]]]? [[SarcasmMode Which one?]]
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** Let's see... Jin's either a sociopath or a {{Yandere}}. Carl's walking around with the living corpse of his sister and is scarred for life; his father ''murdered'' his wife and daughter. Tao's hyperactive and is, well, an idiot. Litchi's obsessed with a slime-monster. Arakune lost his mind. Kokonoe comes off as mad at the world. Hazama's a CompleteMonster. Platinum has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder DID.]] Hakumen's an entirely '''different''' level of sociopath. ''And this is just the top of the barrel!''
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** Let's see... Jin's either a sociopath or a {{Yandere}}. Carl's walking around with the living corpse of his sister and is scarred for life; his father ''murdered'' his wife and daughter. Tao's hyperactive and is, well, an idiot. Litchi's obsessed with got a slime-monster.''severe'' case of GuiltComplex. Arakune lost his mind. Kokonoe comes off as mad at the world. Hazama's a CompleteMonster. Platinum has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder DID.]] Hakumen's an entirely '''different''' level of sociopath. ''And this is just the top of the barrel!''
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** However, Litchi wasn't exactly that mentally ill for obsessing with Arakune, in fact, it's one of the more noblest thing in that world, and [[spoiler:it could very well her necessity of survival]], since she is capable of being very sane with Linhua. Her dysfunction comes from the fact that she seems to suffer a very ''huge'' case of GuiltComplex.
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** And later there's also cameos of [[ArcanaHeart Heart Aino]] and [[{{Persona 4}} Yosuke Hanamura]]. Usually when to promote an ASW collab.
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I\'m not sure \'trying to save a lover that turned into a slime when there is a chance\' counts as insane. Plus, are you all forgetting her very very sane relation with Linhua? Come \'\'on\'\', TV Tropes.
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** However, Litchi wasn't exactly that mentally ill for obsessing with Arakune, in fact, it's one of the more noblest thing in that world, and [[spoiler:it could very well her necessity of survival]], since she is capable of being very sane with Linhua. Her dysfunction comes from the fact that she seems to suffer a very ''huge'' case of GuiltComplex.
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** Let's see... Jin's either a sociopath or a {{Yandere}}. Carl's walking around with the living corpse of his sister and is scarred for life; his father ''murdered'' his wife and daughter. Tao's hyperactive and is, well, an idiot. Litchi's obsessed with a slime-monster. Arakune lost his mind. Kokonoe comes off as mad at the world. Hazama's a CompleteMonster. Platinum has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder DID.]] Hakumen's an entirely '''different''' level of sociopath. ''And this is just the top of the barrel!''
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** Let's see... Jin's either a sociopath or a {{Yandere}}. Carl's walking around with the living corpse of his sister and is scarred for life; his father ''murdered'' his wife and daughter. Tao's hyperactive and is, well, an idiot. Litchi's obsessed with a slime-monster. Arakune lost his mind. Kokonoe comes off as mad at the world. Hazama's a CompleteMonster. Platinum has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder DID.]] Hakumen's an entirely '''different''' level of sociopath. ''And this is just the top of the barrel!''
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** Let's see... Jin's either a sociopath or a {{Yandere}}. Carl's walking around with the living corpse of his sister and is scarred for life; his father ''murdered'' his wife and daughter. Tao's hyperactive and is, well, an idiot. Litchi's obsessed with a slime-monster. Arakune lost his mind. Kokonoe comes off as mad at the world. Hazama's a CompleteMonster. Platinum has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder DID.]] Hakumen's an entirely '''different''' level of sociopath. ''And this is just the top of the barrel!''
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* AerithAndBob: This game can't decide whether it wants to be Japanese or not. The NOL would certainly appear to be, if it weren't for all the GratuitousLatin thrown in. While most [=RPG=]s have a decent amount of mixing, it still makes no sense why Jin is meant to be English but has a completely Japanese name, or why he and Saya have Japanese names while their brother Ragna doesn't. Bang comes from the so-far most traditionally Japanese part of the world, even referring to himself in eastern order, but has a western first name. Konoe A. Mercury is the other way around. Also, normal names like Noel, Carl and Rachel are joined by completely made up ones like Litchi, Tager and Valkenhayn. Then everything goes to hell once it's implied that the ''Blaz Blue'' world is actually supposed to be modelled after this one.
** The gratuitous Latin only occurs in the English version, for reasons unknown
** The gratuitous Latin only occurs in the English version, for reasons unknown
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* AerithAndBob: This game can't decide whether it wants to be Japanese or not. The NOL would certainly appear to be, if it weren't for all the GratuitousLatin thrown in. While most [=RPG=]s have a decent amount of mixing, it still makes no sense why Jin is meant to be English but has a completely Japanese name, or why he and Saya have Japanese names while their brother Ragna doesn't. Bang comes from the so-far most traditionally Japanese part of the world, even referring to himself in eastern order, but has a western first name. Konoe A. Mercury is the other way around. Also, normal names like Noel, Carl and Rachel are joined by completely made up ones like Litchi, Tager and Valkenhayn. Then For the DLCs, we also have Makoto Nanaya right next to Platinum the Trinity, who has personalities that go by "Sena" and "Luna". And let's not forget: Hazama/Terumi Yuuki is working next to a man named Relius Clover. ''Then'' everything goes to hell once it's implied that the ''Blaz Blue'' ''BlazBlue'' world is actually supposed to be modelled after this one.
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** Thegratuitous Latin only occurs in the English version, dub makes things a little more confusing. The NOL uses Latin, Jin and Hakumen use Japanese words, Bang uses English words but keeps translated prefixes (Ninja Style Art:) for reasons unknownhis distortions, Carl and Relius use Latin as well, and it just becomes one big mess of GratuitousForeignLanguage mixed with translation issues.
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* CardCarryingVillain: JustifiedTrope. Terumi's presence in the world is maintained by the protagonist's (mainly [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Ragna's]]) hatred of him, so [[KickTheDog keeping a puppy just for kicking]] is actually a ''survival tactic'' for him.
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Would be better placed in the Character sheet.
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* GoodIsNotNice: Hakumen. Considering who he was, this is a MAJOR improvement.
** Now that [[spoiler: he is no longer being controlled by Yukianessa,]] Jin is also heading in this direction.
** Ragna too.
** Now that [[spoiler: he is no longer being controlled by Yukianessa,]] Jin is also heading in this direction.
** Ragna too.
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* CallBack: In Tager's Story Mode, when you go to meet the NOL ReverseMole, you're given a password to initiate the meeting. The password is "Gnu", but you're given a second password, "Baa", [[spoiler:that initiate the [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Gag]] [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment Reel]]]]. In [[spoiler:Makoto's Story Mode, where she falls into the alternate timeline, she bumps into Tager, who's looking for her]]. Guess what the real password is? [[hottip:*: [[DontExplainTheJoke It's Baa]].]]
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didn\'t say it was a fighting game on the description :(
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''[=BlazBlue=]''[[hottip:*:[[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced "blaze-blue", or "blay-blue" in Japanese]]]] is ArcSystemWorks' SpiritualSuccessor series to ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''. This series has about as large a fandom, if not more, as its technical daddy.
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''[=BlazBlue=]''[[hottip:*:[[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced "blaze-blue", or "blay-blue" in Japanese]]]] is ArcSystemWorks' a FightingGame series by ArcSystemWorks, and a SpiritualSuccessor series to ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''. This series has about as large a fandom, if not more, as its technical daddy.
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* DivineChessboard: Everyone seems controlled by Jubei, Rachel, or [[spoiler: as some fans see it, Relius.]]
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* DivineChessboard: Everyone seems controlled by Jubei, Rachel, or [[spoiler: as some fans see it, Relius.]]and Rachel on the protagonists' side. Just about everything else in the story is being controlled by [[spoiler:Hazama and Relius]].
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too shady, it could be \'NOL-manipulated-by-Hazama\' not \'NOL itself\'.
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* GuiltFreeExterminationWar: The Ikaruga Civil War. So far, Bang is literally the only known survivor of a city whose population was in the ''thousands''. [[MoralEventHorizon The NOL murdered them all just because they wanted independence.]]
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* GuiltFreeExterminationWar: The Ikaruga Civil War. So far, Bang is literally the only known survivor of a city whose population was in the ''thousands''. [[MoralEventHorizon The NOL murdered them all just because they wanted independence.]]
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** Hakumen is the legendary hero who defeated the Black Beast. Like Bang, he fights for [[ForGreatJustice justice]], and ''unlike'' Bang, the story doesn't treat him as a joke. And when he learns of Kokonoe's [[NukeEm backup plan]], his reaction is nothing but horror and disgust. ...Unfortunately, he's also got an ego the size of Kagutsuchi and his brand of justice involves killing TheHero. [[KnightTemplar He is not open to alternative solutions.]]
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** Makoto's last name is pronounced in a couple of different ways. Makoto herself says "na-nie-ah," but Hazama says "nan-ee-ah."
*** Actually, it's Noel who pronounce it Na-NIE-ah. The rest of the english dub (Makoto herself included) pronounced it Nan-EE-ah.
*** Actually, it's Noel who pronounce it Na-NIE-ah. The rest of the english dub (Makoto herself included) pronounced it Nan-EE-ah.
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** Makoto's last name is pronounced in a couple of different ways. Makoto herself says and Noel say "na-nie-ah," but Hazama and the rest in the english dub says "nan-ee-ah."
*** Actually, it's Noel who pronounce it Na-NIE-ah. The rest of the english dub (Makoto herself included) pronounced it Nan-EE-ah."
*** Actually, it's Noel who pronounce it Na-NIE-ah. The rest of the english dub (Makoto herself included) pronounced it Nan-EE-ah.
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*** Actually, it's Noel who pronounce it Na-NIE-ah. The rest of the english dub (Makoto herself included) pronounced it Nan-EE-ah.
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* ShoutOut: Has its [[ShoutOut/BlazBlue own page]], [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as it takes place in [[AfterTheEnd the future.]]
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* ShoutOut: Has its [[ShoutOut/BlazBlue own page]], [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as it takes place in [[AfterTheEnd the future.]]page]].
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* VagueAge: Despite the setting having a specific calendar, characters with stated birth dates, and the plot going forth and back in timeline events, none of the characters have canon ages (except Noel); one can make up which character is younger/older than the other, but even this isn't a safe assumption if there's no cemented ages to go by.
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\"Characters\" is a plural. Relius is only one character. Also fixing poor grammar, nuking justified edits because did you know Repair Dont Respond does exist as well as fixing naming mistakes
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** Continuum Shift II Extend slows the escalation somewhat by merely adding one additional characters as well as adding more move pool to the already-broken Unlimited characters. [[spoiler: Is an extension of an extension of a sequel to a game.]]
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** Continuum Shift II Extend slows downsizes the escalation somewhat by merely adding one additional characters character as well as adding more move pool moves to the already-broken Unlimited characters. [[spoiler: Is an extension of an extension of a sequel to a game.]]
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* SinkOrSwimMentor: Kokonoe's preferred method of instruction in the "Help me, Professor Kokonoe!" segments. She borders on simply not being helpful. Due to the nature of the advice room these take place in, this comes to haunt her with a few characters that she *HAS* to give advice or they cannot leave. [[spoiler: She ends up having a ''very'' odd session with Jin, argues with Hakumen, has to yell at Hazama, and only seemed to like about four or five of all of them total.]]
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* SinkOrSwimMentor: Kokonoe's preferred method of instruction in the "Help me, Professor Kokonoe!" segments. She borders on simply not being helpful. helping at all. Due to the nature of the advice room these take place in, this comes to haunt her with a few characters that she *HAS* to give advice to or they cannot leave. [[spoiler: She ends up having a ''very'' odd session with Jin, argues with Hakumen, has to yell at Hazama, and only seemed to like about four or five of all of them total.]]
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* StoryBreakerPower: Many characters have broken powers that never show up in their gameplay. Terumi can MindRape anyone hit by his chain. Mu can create anything (including time and space) out of thin air. Hakumen and Jin can erase anything they want...
** Although, to be fair: Terumi's weapons aren't fully explained, and he's a {{Troll}} by nature. Mu is ''only'' usable in Verses mode. Hakumen is and can only using a small percent of his powers. Finally, Jin didn't know about his Power of Order until three characters nailed it into his head, and it only goes as far as knowing what he ''can'', not ''how''.
** Although, to be fair: Terumi's weapons aren't fully explained, and he's a {{Troll}} by nature. Mu is ''only'' usable in Verses mode. Hakumen is and can only using a small percent of his powers. Finally, Jin didn't know about his Power of Order until three characters nailed it into his head, and it only goes as far as knowing what he ''can'', not ''how''.
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* StoryBreakerPower: Many characters have broken powers that never show up in their gameplay. Terumi can MindRape anyone hit by his chain. Mu can create anything (including time and space) out of thin air. Hakumen and Jin can erase anything they want...
** Although, to be fair: Terumi's weapons aren't fully explained, and he's a {{Troll}} by nature. Mu is ''only'' usable in Verses mode. Hakumen is and can only using a small percentwant. Be glad they limit themselves most of his powers. Finally, Jin didn't know about his Power of Order until three characters nailed it into his head, and it only goes as far as knowing what he ''can'', not ''how''.the time.
** Although, to be fair: Terumi's weapons aren't fully explained, and he's a {{Troll}} by nature. Mu is ''only'' usable in Verses mode. Hakumen is and can only using a small percent
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** Kokonoe wanted to put something in Tager's '''GIGANTIC TAGER''', but she didn't think it was practical.
** Well, first, Kokonoe intended to take Ragna's '''INFERNO DIVIDER''' and put it in a '''CARNAGE SCISSORS.''' Maybe a little '''GAUNTLET HADES''', to go with. We can only image what his '''HELL'S SPADE''' will '''DEATH SPIKE'''... [[http://youtu.be/stDCmiGCsfg No, really, that was pretty much word for word.]]
** Well, first, Kokonoe intended to take Ragna's '''INFERNO DIVIDER''' and put it in a '''CARNAGE SCISSORS.''' Maybe a little '''GAUNTLET HADES''', to go with. We can only image what his '''HELL'S SPADE''' will '''DEATH SPIKE'''... [[http://youtu.be/stDCmiGCsfg No, really, that was pretty much word for word.]]
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** Kokonoe wanted to put something in on Tager's '''GIGANTIC TAGER''', but she didn't think it was practical.
** Well, first, Kokonoe intended to take Ragna's '''INFERNO DIVIDER''' and put it in a '''CARNAGE SCISSORS.''' Maybe a little '''GAUNTLET HADES''', to go with. We can onlyimage imagine what his '''HELL'S SPADE''' FANG''' will '''DEATH '''DEAD SPIKE'''... [[http://youtu.be/stDCmiGCsfg No, really, that was pretty much word for word.]]
** Well, first, Kokonoe intended to take Ragna's '''INFERNO DIVIDER''' and put it in a '''CARNAGE SCISSORS.''' Maybe a little '''GAUNTLET HADES''', to go with. We can only
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** Continuum Shift II Extend slows the escalation somewhat by merely adding one additional characters as well as adding more move pool to the already-broken Unlimited characters.[[Spoiler: The game Continuum Shift Extended which came out this year is also a sequal. It may sound like it's not but in fact its not that different than Continuum Shift II.]]
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** Continuum Shift II Extend slows the escalation somewhat by merely adding one additional characters as well as adding more move pool to the already-broken Unlimited characters.[[Spoiler: The game Continuum Shift Extended which came out this year is also [[spoiler: Is an extension of an extension of a sequal. It may sound like it's not but in fact its not that different than Continuum Shift II.sequel to a game.]]
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* SinkOrSwimMentor: Kokonoe's preferred method of instruction in the "Help me, Professor Kokonoe!" segments. She borders on simply not being helpful. Due to the nature of the advice room these take place in, this comes to haunt her with a few characters that she *HAS* to give advice or they cannot leave.
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* SinkOrSwimMentor: Kokonoe's preferred method of instruction in the "Help me, Professor Kokonoe!" segments. She borders on simply not being helpful. Due to the nature of the advice room these take place in, this comes to haunt her with a few characters that she *HAS* to give advice or they cannot leave. [[spoiler: She ends up having a ''very'' odd session with Jin, argues with Hakumen, has to yell at Hazama, and only seemed to like about four or five of all of them total.]]
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* SlidingScaleOfVillainEffectiveness: '''[[color:red:High.]]''' Terumi and Relius are borderline Infinite levels with the amount of victories they've achieved.
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* SlidingScaleOfVillainEffectiveness: '''[[color:red:High.]]''' Terumi and Relius are borderline Infinite levels with the amount of victories they've achieved. And it is ''not going down anytime soon.''
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* StoryBreakerPower: Many characters have broken powers that never show up in their gameplay. Terumi can MindRape anyone hit by his chain. Mu can create anything (including time and space) out of thin air. Hakumen and Jin can erase anything they want.
* {{Stripperific}}: First, we had Litchi, who always took the time to move the upper half of half of her dress out of the way so we could see her [[BuxomIsBetter ample chest]] and legs better, as well as Noel (they're both FetishFuelStationAttendant). Then we got Mu-12, [[http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/106/1068285/blazblue-continuum-shift-20100210115844717.jpg whose outfit]] consists of a metal thong, some shoulder pads, and a sort of BreastPlate that still allows for a [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]]. Then there's Makoto, whose outfit is... well, just [[http://www.videogamer.com/videos/blazblue_continuum_shift_makoto_dlc_trailer.html take a look.]] Really, if you're going to go that far, why bother putting clothes on the girl?
* SuperDeformed: ''Teach Me, [[strike:Boobie Lady]] Ms. Litchi!'' and ''Help Me, Professor Kokonoe!''
* StoryBreakerPower: Many characters have broken powers that never show up in their gameplay. Terumi can MindRape anyone hit by his chain. Mu can create anything (including time and space) out of thin air. Hakumen and Jin can erase anything they want.
* {{Stripperific}}: First, we had Litchi, who always took the time to move the upper half of half of her dress out of the way so we could see her [[BuxomIsBetter ample chest]] and legs better, as well as Noel (they're both FetishFuelStationAttendant). Then we got Mu-12, [[http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/106/1068285/blazblue-continuum-shift-20100210115844717.jpg whose outfit]] consists of a metal thong, some shoulder pads, and a sort of BreastPlate that still allows for a [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]]. Then there's Makoto, whose outfit is... well, just [[http://www.videogamer.com/videos/blazblue_continuum_shift_makoto_dlc_trailer.html take a look.]] Really, if you're going to go that far, why bother putting clothes on the girl?
* SuperDeformed: ''Teach Me, [[strike:Boobie Lady]] Ms. Litchi!'' and ''Help Me, Professor Kokonoe!''
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* StoryBreakerPower: Many characters have broken powers that never show up in their gameplay. Terumi can MindRape anyone hit by his chain. Mu can create anything (including time and space) out of thin air. Hakumen and Jin can erase anything theywant.
want...
** Although, to be fair: Terumi's weapons aren't fully explained, and he's a {{Troll}} by nature. Mu is ''only'' usable in Verses mode. Hakumen is and can only using a small percent of his powers. Finally, Jin didn't know about his Power of Order until three characters nailed it into his head, and it only goes as far as knowing what he ''can'', not ''how''.
* {{Stripperific}}: First, we had Litchi, who always took the time to move the upper half of half of her dress out of the way so we could see her [[BuxomIsBetter ample chest]] and legs better, as well as Noel (they're both FetishFuelStationAttendant). Then we got Mu-12, [[http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/106/1068285/blazblue-continuum-shift-20100210115844717.jpg whose outfit]] consists of a metal thong, some shoulder pads, and a sort of BreastPlate that still allows for a [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]]. Then there's Makoto, whose outfit is... well, just [[http://www.videogamer.com/videos/blazblue_continuum_shift_makoto_dlc_trailer.html take a look.]] Really, if you're going to go that far, why bother putting clothes on thegirl?
girl? And dear lord, let's not start on fighting, miniskirts, and lolicons...
* SuperDeformed: ''Teach Me,[[strike:Boobie Lady]] Ms. Litchi!'' and ''Help Me, Professor Kokonoe!''
* StoryBreakerPower: Many characters have broken powers that never show up in their gameplay. Terumi can MindRape anyone hit by his chain. Mu can create anything (including time and space) out of thin air. Hakumen and Jin can erase anything they
** Although, to be fair: Terumi's weapons aren't fully explained, and he's a {{Troll}} by nature. Mu is ''only'' usable in Verses mode. Hakumen is and can only using a small percent of his powers. Finally, Jin didn't know about his Power of Order until three characters nailed it into his head, and it only goes as far as knowing what he ''can'', not ''how''.
* {{Stripperific}}: First, we had Litchi, who always took the time to move the upper half of half of her dress out of the way so we could see her [[BuxomIsBetter ample chest]] and legs better, as well as Noel (they're both FetishFuelStationAttendant). Then we got Mu-12, [[http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/106/1068285/blazblue-continuum-shift-20100210115844717.jpg whose outfit]] consists of a metal thong, some shoulder pads, and a sort of BreastPlate that still allows for a [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]]. Then there's Makoto, whose outfit is... well, just [[http://www.videogamer.com/videos/blazblue_continuum_shift_makoto_dlc_trailer.html take a look.]] Really, if you're going to go that far, why bother putting clothes on the
* SuperDeformed: ''Teach Me,
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* ThisTropeIsBleep: Used quite a bit in ''Teach Me, Miss Litchi!'' The Japanese version usually uses Ragna yelling "GAUNTLET HADES!!" and has two occasions. There's only one occasion in the English version and it involves Tager yelling '''"GIGANTIC TAGER!!!"'''. In context of what he tried to ''cover'', it was ''outright hilarious''.
** ''Continuum Shift'' got another hilarious instance, this time in Rachel's joke ending. Ragna ends up wearing glasses that make pretty much every female (and at least one man) in the cast fall in love with him. Kokonoe...well, what she intends to do with Ragna (after attempting to drug him), is censored with the names of various Ragna moves. Judge it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGm6qot7WQ0 yourself]], and see if it's a worthy successor.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Noel, partially Lampshaded by Rachel.]]
** ''Continuum Shift'' got another hilarious instance, this time in Rachel's joke ending. Ragna ends up wearing glasses that make pretty much every female (and at least one man) in the cast fall in love with him. Kokonoe...well, what she intends to do with Ragna (after attempting to drug him), is censored with the names of various Ragna moves. Judge it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGm6qot7WQ0 yourself]], and see if it's a worthy successor.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Noel, partially Lampshaded by Rachel.]]
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** Kokonoe wanted to put something in Tager's '''GIGANTIC TAGER''', but she didn't think it was
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* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Noel, partially Lampshaded by Rachel.
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* DivineChessboard: Everyone seems controlled by Jubei or Rachel.
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* DivineChessboard: Everyone seems controlled by Jubei Jubei, Rachel, or Rachel.[[spoiler: as some fans see it, Relius.]]
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* MyFutureSelfAndMe: Depending on the friends you have and how much they like spoilers, a strangely unsurprising or MindScrew when you find out that [[spoiler: Hakumen is the future Jin Kisaragi, but he's renounced his JerkAss past to become a different kind of [[LawfulStupid Jerk Ass]]]][[Spoiler: In Hakumen's story, it is revealed *when he meets tsubaki* tht the future Ji..Hakumen was in, he and tsubaki were lovers(also revealed in Hazama's story)and he still carries feelings for her.]]
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* MyFutureSelfAndMe: Depending on the friends you have and how much they like spoilers, a strangely unsurprising or MindScrew when you find out that [[spoiler: Hakumen is the future Jin Kisaragi, but he's renounced his JerkAss past to become a different kind of [[LawfulStupid Jerk Ass]]]][[Spoiler: jerk ass.]] In Hakumen's story, it is revealed *when he meets tsubaki* tht that the future Ji..Hakumen original Jin, the one that was in, he kind to Saya, was in love with Tsubaki. Tsubaki, however, ended up sacrificing herself to save Jin.]] However, despite the two showing up ''in the same timeline and tsubaki were lovers(also revealed in Hazama's story)and he still carries feelings for her.]]even meeting one another'', this DOES NOT create a paradox of any kind.
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** Litchi's staff Matenbou
** Jin's katana Hyouken (Ice Sword): Yukianesa (Snow Woman)
** Noel's guns Majuu (Demon Beasts): [[NorseMythology Bolverk]]
** Carl's puppet Kishin (God Machine): [[strike:Nirvana]] [[BerserkButton Ada]]
** Hakumen's sword Zanma (Evil Slayer): Ookami (Howling God)
** Nu's armor/sword dispenser Shinki (Divine Light): Murakumo (Gathering Clouds)
** [[spoiler:Jubei's]] sword Mujin (Nothing Blade): [[MiyamotoMusashi Musashi]][[spoiler:Jubei explains tht Musashi's ability is tht it can cut through objects that can't be normally cut, basically almost anything.]]
** [[spoiler:Hazama/Terumi's]] Jasou (Twin Snakes): {{Ouroboros}}
** Tsubaki's uniform, book and sword are her Ars Magus Fuuin Heishou (Sealed Soldier's Garb): Izayoi (Sixteenth Moon)[[It's a dangerous Ars Magus which steals the light(which includes life force)of the wielder who uses it over time. The process is sped up if the Izayoi's power's used in battle more than often]]
** [[spoiler:Trinity's]] wand Raigou (Roaring Thunder): Muchourin (Untolled Bell)
** [[spoiler:Bang's]]... something Houyoku (Phoenix Wing): Rettenjou (Violent Heavenly Summit)[[Spoiler:Bang's Armagus is an anti-Nox Nyctores weapon, which means Rettenjou has the ability to destroy any Nox Nyctores]]
** [[spoiler:Mu-12's giant sword, the Kamigoroshi no Tsurugi Kusanagi (Sword of the God-Slayer, Kusanagi)]]
** [[spoiler: Relius' puppet Detonator: Ignis]]
** Jin's katana Hyouken (Ice Sword): Yukianesa (Snow Woman)
** Noel's guns Majuu (Demon Beasts): [[NorseMythology Bolverk]]
** Carl's puppet Kishin (God Machine): [[strike:Nirvana]] [[BerserkButton Ada]]
** Hakumen's sword Zanma (Evil Slayer): Ookami (Howling God)
** Nu's armor/sword dispenser Shinki (Divine Light): Murakumo (Gathering Clouds)
** [[spoiler:Jubei's]] sword Mujin (Nothing Blade): [[MiyamotoMusashi Musashi]][[spoiler:Jubei explains tht Musashi's ability is tht it can cut through objects that can't be normally cut, basically almost anything.]]
** [[spoiler:Hazama/Terumi's]] Jasou (Twin Snakes): {{Ouroboros}}
** Tsubaki's uniform, book and sword are her Ars Magus Fuuin Heishou (Sealed Soldier's Garb): Izayoi (Sixteenth Moon)[[It's a dangerous Ars Magus which steals the light(which includes life force)of the wielder who uses it over time. The process is sped up if the Izayoi's power's used in battle more than often]]
** [[spoiler:Trinity's]] wand Raigou (Roaring Thunder): Muchourin (Untolled Bell)
** [[spoiler:Bang's]]... something Houyoku (Phoenix Wing): Rettenjou (Violent Heavenly Summit)[[Spoiler:Bang's Armagus is an anti-Nox Nyctores weapon, which means Rettenjou has the ability to destroy any Nox Nyctores]]
** [[spoiler:Mu-12's giant sword, the Kamigoroshi no Tsurugi Kusanagi (Sword of the God-Slayer, Kusanagi)]]
** [[spoiler: Relius' puppet Detonator: Ignis]]
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** Litchi's staff Matenbou
Matenbou, is a normal pole... with shape-shifting abilities.
** Jin's katana Hyouken (Ice Sword): Yukianesa (SnowWoman)
Woman); it has the ability to form ice, at the price of sanity.
** Noel's guns Majuu (Demon Beasts): [[NorseMythologyBolverk]]
** Carl's puppet Kishin (God Machine): [[strike:Nirvana]] [[BerserkButton Ada]]
** Hakumen's sword Zanma (Evil Slayer): Ookami (Howling God)
** Nu's armor/sword dispenser Shinki (Divine Light): Murakumo (Gathering Clouds)
** [[spoiler:Jubei's]] sword Mujin (Nothing Blade): [[MiyamotoMusashi Musashi]][[spoiler:Jubei explains tht Musashi's ability is tht itBolverk]]. It can cut blast through objects barriers of any kind [[spoiler: and serve as a seal for Noel's emotions that can't be normally cut, basically almost anything.aren't past ACupAngst.]]
**[[spoiler:Hazama/Terumi's]] Carl's puppet Kishin (God Machine): Nirvana; in reality, she's [[BerserkButton Ada]], and is apparently the second.
** Hakumen's sword Zanma (Evil Slayer): Ookami (Howling God). [[spoiler: It can negate Ars and magical powers, which is how it can easy kill Ragna and Arakune despite their HealingFactor.]]
** Murakumo Units' armor/sword dispenser Lux Sanctus (Holy Light): Murakumo (Gathering Clouds). It's just the unit's true form in a {{BFS}}.
** [[spoiler:Jubei's]] sword Mujin (Nothing Blade): [[MiyamotoMusashi Musashi]][[spoiler: Jubei explains tht Musashi's ability is tht it can cut through objects that can't be normally cut - almost anything.]]
** Hazama's Jasou (Twin Snakes):{{Ouroboros}}
{{Ouroboros}}, which take the form of snake-headed chains. [[spoiler: It, apparently, is a MindRape in weaponized form; it can break the psyche of anyone it hits.]]
** Tsubaki's uniform, book and sword are her Ars Magus Fuuin Heishou (Sealed Soldier's Garb): Izayoi (SixteenthMoon)[[It's Moon). [[spoiler: It's a dangerous Ars Magus which steals the light(which includes life force)of light(read: makes you blind and lowers your life) of the wielder who uses it over time. The process is sped up if the Izayoi's power's used in battle more than often]]
a lot.]]
** [[spoiler:Trinity's]] wand Raigou (Roaring Thunder): Muchourin (UntolledBell)
Bell). [[spoiler: Using it apparently steals the memories of the user.]]
** [[spoiler:Bang's]]... something Houyoku (Phoenix Wing): Rettenjou (Violent HeavenlySummit)[[Spoiler:Bang's Summit)[[spoiler: Bang's Armagus is an anti-Nox Nyctores weapon, which means Rettenjou has the ability to destroy any Nox Nyctores]]
Nyctores. It was only mentioned by Platinum herself once, and the form is unknown. People joke that it might be his belt or, more seriously, the nail he carries.]]
**[[spoiler:Mu-12's giant sword, Mu-12's [[spoiler: the reincarnation of the Kamigoroshi no Tsurugi Kusanagi (Sword of the God-Slayer, Kusanagi)]]
Kusanagi), so says Hazama.]]
**[[spoiler: Relius' puppet Detonator: Ignis]]Ignis. Same deal with Carl, except ''he'' isn't screwed up by it.
** Jin's katana Hyouken (Ice Sword): Yukianesa (Snow
** Noel's guns Majuu (Demon Beasts): [[NorseMythology
** Carl's puppet Kishin (God Machine): [[strike:Nirvana]] [[BerserkButton Ada]]
** Hakumen's sword Zanma (Evil Slayer): Ookami (Howling God)
** Nu's armor/sword dispenser Shinki (Divine Light): Murakumo (Gathering Clouds)
** [[spoiler:Jubei's]] sword Mujin (Nothing Blade): [[MiyamotoMusashi Musashi]][[spoiler:Jubei explains tht Musashi's ability is tht it
**
** Hakumen's sword Zanma (Evil Slayer): Ookami (Howling God). [[spoiler: It can negate Ars and magical powers, which is how it can easy kill Ragna and Arakune despite their HealingFactor.]]
** Murakumo Units' armor/sword dispenser Lux Sanctus (Holy Light): Murakumo (Gathering Clouds). It's just the unit's true form in a {{BFS}}.
** [[spoiler:Jubei's]] sword Mujin (Nothing Blade): [[MiyamotoMusashi Musashi]][[spoiler: Jubei explains tht Musashi's ability is tht it can cut through objects that can't be normally cut - almost anything.]]
** Hazama's Jasou (Twin Snakes):
** Tsubaki's uniform, book and sword are her Ars Magus Fuuin Heishou (Sealed Soldier's Garb): Izayoi (Sixteenth
** [[spoiler:Trinity's]] wand Raigou (Roaring Thunder): Muchourin (Untolled
** [[spoiler:Bang's]]... something Houyoku (Phoenix Wing): Rettenjou (Violent Heavenly
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->''The Wheel of Fate is Turning...''
''[=BlazBlue=]''[[hottip:*:[[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced "blaze-blue", or "blay-blue" in Japanese]]]] is ArcSystemWorks' SpiritualSuccessor series to ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''. This series has about as large a fandom, if not more, as its technical daddy.
The games of the series are the following:
* ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger''
* ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift'' (including its expansions, ''Continuum Shift II'' and ''Extend'')
A DSiWare side game named ''BlazBlue: Battle X Battle'' has also been released in Japan featuring {{Super Deformed}} characters and gameplay similar to ''{{Power Stone}}''. A North American version was released under the title ''Blayze Bloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale''.
A light novel entitled ''BlazBlue Phase 0'' written by Komao Mako, illustrated by ''BlazBlue'''s lead artist Katou Yuuki and based on a story from ''BlazBlue'' creator Mori Tochimichi was published by Fujimi Shobo on August 20, 2010 [[http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/official/blog/index.cgi?eid=43]]. The story begins when Ragna has a chance encounter with Caelica, a young lady harboring a mysterious power, and involves the mysteries of the ''BlazBlue'' world.
A sequel, entitled ''BlazBlue Phase Shift 1'', was released in April 2011. This time the focus shifts to Yuuki Terumi, while also elaborating more on Nine and Trinity before she became Platinum.
An official monthly webcomic entitled ''BlazBlue Chimelical Complex'' by Haruyoshi Kob began on August 6 on Famitsu's Comic Clear website. It can be viewed [[http://www.famitsu.com/comic_clear/se_blazblue/ here]]. [[NoExportForYou Too bad]] it's written in Japanese.
Mori has stated that work on a third sequel to the main fighting series has started in 2012.
This series has [[{{Characters/BlazBlue}} character sheets for each sub-series]]. '''Please place all character-specific tropes there.'''
'''Page is currently undergoing a revamp.'''
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!! Rebel 1! ACTION!
* TheAbridgedSeries: It can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/user/goteamazuredrive here]].
* AfterTheEnd
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: You ''did'' read the title, right?
* AerithAndBob: This game can't decide whether it wants to be Japanese or not. The NOL would certainly appear to be, if it weren't for all the GratuitousLatin thrown in. While most [=RPG=]s have a decent amount of mixing, it still makes no sense why Jin is meant to be English but has a completely Japanese name, or why he and Saya have Japanese names while their brother Ragna doesn't. Bang comes from the so-far most traditionally Japanese part of the world, even referring to himself in eastern order, but has a western first name. Konoe A. Mercury is the other way around. Also, normal names like Noel, Carl and Rachel are joined by completely made up ones like Litchi, Tager and Valkenhayn. Then everything goes to hell once it's implied that the ''Blaz Blue'' world is actually supposed to be modelled after this one.
** The gratuitous Latin only occurs in the English version, for reasons unknown
*** Jin's name is somewhat explained in one of the Teach Me, Miss Litchi! segments: since the Kisaragi family's only requirement is high combat ability and skill, they'll accept anyone skilled enough into their family regardless of origins. Presumably Jin got a new name when he joined the family.
* AllThereInTheManual: There is so much of the background information available in the side materials that you can somewhat predict what will happen in the next game if you are up to date with the side materials. Unfortunately none of them are officially translated.
* AnimeThemeSong: "ao-iconoclast" by KOTOKO.
** Continuum Shift continues this by bringing back KOTOKO with the song "Hekira no Sora e Izanaedo"
** The UpdatedRerelease Continuum Shift II has "Shinsou", now by Asami Imai.
* ApocalypseHow: A variant on a Class 1, thanks to the Black Beast. Most of the Earth (at the lower elevations, at least) is still inhospitable to most forms of life, thanks to the high concentrations of [[AppliedPhlebotinum seithr]]. However, unlike most Class 1's, humanity came out with a little extra something: the [[FunctionalMagic Ars Magus]].
* ArcWords: "The Wheel Of Fate Is Turning" hints at the GroundhogDayLoop.
** "[[TitleDrop Continuum Shift]]" in the sequel.
* ArtifactOfDoom: The titular BlazBlue, aka Azure Grimoire and various Nox Nyctores and Armagus. [[spoiler:The only characters who aren't confirmed to possess one or be an EldritchAbomination are [[CatGirl Taokaka]], and [[SquirrelGirl Makoto]].]]
* AscendedFanboy: Apparently, TomokazuSugita and YuuichiNakamura also play BlazBlue on their free time.
* AscendedMeme / SureWhyNot: The vocalist for [[EarWorm Okkusenman]] posted a vocal version of Bang's theme on Nico Nico Douga. It was recently revealed that on the ''Continuum Shift'' OST, Bang's voice actor is singing a vocal version of the theme with ''the very same lyrics as the original version''.
** ''Continuum Shift'''s English translation has an achievement called [[BeeBeeGun BEES]], referencing the "BEEEEEEEEEEEEEES" meme.
* AutobotsRockOut: Daisuke Ishiwatari did the soundtrack, are you surprised in the slightest? It's actually subverted a bit; when the ThemeMusicPowerUp kicks in, the music goes from the rest of the soundtrack's metal to Kotoko's vocal J-Pop.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Most Astral Heats.
* BeyondTheImpossible: This seems to be the intent of the creator of the Calamity Trigger PC hack. Check out the [[GameBreaker Game Breaking]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wihNs63ixEo Distortions]] and the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CilLacZB-dY retelling]] of Ragna's story.
** [[SerialEscalation Now it has a]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsClzTAgzYk part 2]].
* BigBadDuumvirate: Everything bad that's happened within this series can be traced back to Yuuki Terumi and Relius Clover.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Ragna, Jin and Saya lived in an orphanage. Jin's neediness led to depraved insanity, Ragna turned into a half vampire HeroicSociopath and Saya was kidnapped to be used as a template for androids of mass destruction. Eventually we find out that [[spoiler:Ragna is the reincarnation of a beast that once went unto destroying the world labeling him as the destroyer of worlds, Jin being the world's "antibody" and Saya being the Imperator of the NOL.]]
** As of ''Continuum Shift'', the Clover family can also be put in this category. There's the father, Relius Clover, who [[spoiler:is obsessed with creating the perfect puppet, going as far as turning his daughter Ada and his wife to puppets, along with being one of the series' two {{Big Bad}}s]]. Carl, Ada's younger brother, [[spoiler:gets tempted and selfmanipulated into performing acts of violence for his sister and does some pretty fucked up things at times, all to turn his sister back and to find his father to get revenge]].
* BlackAndGrayMorality: There is very little good in the ''BlazBlue'' world. The NOL is an oppressive organization ruled by a menacing, unseen Imperator, which is not such much 'black' as it is an extreme case of [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremism]] that prevents the world from plunging into an age of utter chaos where war can erupt anywhere if the wrong maniac gets ahold of the wrong ArtifactOfDoom. Unfortunately, the 'oppressive' regime looks like it does because it has such wonderful enforcers as a {{troll}} who caused much of the destruction seen thus far in the game strictly ForTheEvulz; a PuppetMaster who transformed his own wife and daughter into weapons with his insane experiments, and a [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking colossal]] [[{{Jerkass}} jack-off]] with a murderous hard-on towards his older brother. And it's supposedly the former two who could be manipulating NOL into the oppressive organization everyone else believes it to be; ([[spoiler:The Imperator herself could very well be a PuppetKing for them]]). On the heroes' side, we have a OneManArmy who will stop at nothing to destroy the NOL, even if this means slaughtering every government worker he comes across, this includes innocent {{Punch Clock Villain}}s who're just getting their paycheck. Then there's Sector Seven, a clandestine organization opposed to the NOL, but with so much dirty laundry they'd need to rent out a whole damn laundromat to clean it out. Of note is the fact that one of their top-ranking scientists is so hellbent on revenge towards one of NOL's enforcers that she is fully prepared to [[NukeEm launch a nuclear strike against a whole city]] should her plan of using a reformatted clone as a weapon for her vengeance go awry. Yep, this is one hell of a CrapsackWorld.
** There are some genuinely good characters who aren't affiliated with both sides though. Litchi is a very nice and compassionate woman... [[spoiler:except [[TokenGoodTeammate she's now on the NOL side]]. Though, to be fair, she could probably just count as yet another victim of [[FlawExploitation manipulation]] and [[ForcedIntoEvil coercion]] by the above CompleteMonster {{Troll}}, being told that the NOL has the cure for her abominized boyfriend (which, for all intents and purposes, they could destroy easily if she does anything they don't want)]]. Taokaka does have good intentions, but she's [[TheDitz a ditz]]. Bang fights [[ForGreatJustice for frigging justice]] and protecting the people! He's the series JokeCharacter story-wise and is never treated seriously, but he's got nothing but good intentions in mind for protecting others. Despite whatever group she gets associated with, Makoto might perhaps be the only genuinely good character in the series, with the only thing that could possibly piss her off is the notion of [[BerserkButton any harm coming to Noel]]. Which might look nice on paper, but also mitigated that she can betray ANYONE for her, so there comes the possibility of her letting the world get destroyed just so long as Noel is well protected... yeah. It's that kind of world.
** Iron Tager is mostly a nice guy as long as you have nothing to do with his mission, (as in, it doesn't require him to pummel you to death,) his biggest problem being that he is loyal to a fault to Kokonoe, the earlier mentioned vengeanceful scientist with plans to NukeEmAll if things don't go as she wants them to, who apparently keep Sector Seven's dirty laundry from being known by him.
** TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil: When it boils down to it, even when The Good is [[BlackAndGrayMorality pretty gray]], it's still based on this:
*** The Good: Anyone opposing the NOL (Sector Seven included).
*** The Bad: The NOL.
*** The Evil: Hazama & Relius.
* BountyHunter: Referred to as "vigilantes" in-game.
* BreakMeter: The Guard Libra/Guard Primer system.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Happens in several episodes of [[FourthWallMailSlot "Teach Me, Ms. Litchi"]].
* ButterflyOfDoom: [[spoiler: This is pretty much the whole basis of the story. Hence "The Wheel of Fate is Turning".]]
* BuxomIsBetter: Played amazingly straight with Litchi and Makoto. Also averted with Noel.
** Lampshaded by Taokaka. HilarityEnsues when she names Litchi "booby lady" and Noel "Lacking Lady".
*** Some of her battle quotes enhance the hilarious effect.
--> '''Taokaka:''' ''[To Litchi]'' Hey Booby Lady!
--> '''Taokaka:''' ''[To Noel]'' Are you sure you're a lady?
** Lampshaded to a hilarious, gut-busting degree in ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]]'' during the new "Teach Me Ms. Litchi" episodes.
--> '''Litchi:''' Tao! Are you alright?!
--> '''Taokaka:''' ''[After being electrocuted in front of Litchi, Makoto, Tsubaki, and Noel]'' Uh... I see three sets of boobies and... one cutting board.
--> '''Noel:''' ''[Utterly embarrassed, sobbing]'' A ... A cutting board? She compared me to a... a cutting board!?
* TheCameo: The Bururaji Radio (BlazBlue radio show) features a cameo by of all people... [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear SOL BADGUY]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-GXfQkHvfM&feature=related Drawn in chibi like other BlazBlue chibi characters.]]
** In a later one, Ishiwatari one-ups Sugita's recurring segment with "Scold Me More, Badguy! (HeartSymbol)"
* CastOfSnowflakes: Not just in terms of the characters themselves, but also in gameplay: every character has a unique game mechanic that no other character has access to.
* CatGirl: People from the Kaka Clan are generally composed of these, with males being a rarity. Kokonoe, on the other hand, is a [[spoiler: half-]]''nekomata''.
* CharacterDevelopment: Quite a bit of it too, particularly in Continuum Shift.
* ChekhovsArmoury: Shows up in the fifth episode of ''Teach Me Miss Litchi Reloaded'' in ''Continuum Shift''. The missing Nox Nyctores will undoubtedly show up in the sequel.
* CrapsackWorld: Heavily implied throughout the story.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: WordOfGod states that red represents rebellion, while blue represents order.
* ComboBreaker: Barrier/Break Burst. Every character also has a counter command usable while blocking, but it uses up 50 Heat.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu: The explanation of how seithr works means this is literally a fundamental law of the universe in ''BlazBlue''; there's only so much in a given area for anyone to use.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: If you came here from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', pressing all four face buttons sets up an Instant Kill. Try that here and you get the defence-lowering (at least in ''Calamity Trigger'') Barrier Burst instead.
* DivineChessboard: Everyone seems controlled by Jubei or Rachel.
* DoingItForTheArt: The only explanation for Idle Animations in a fighting game. They will never be seen in normal/serious gameplay.
* DownerEnding: Both game's true routes and the arcade endings for both games - every single one ends with the character in question ultimately failing to make a difference, except for [[KarmaHoudini Hazama]].
** Although they aren't {{Canon}}, the [[BadEnd Bad Endings]] for most characters are called that for [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel good]] [[TearJerker reason]]. A lot of them involve the character [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath dying horribly]] ('''[[FateWorseThanDeath or worse]]'''), [[TheBadGuyWins the villains achieving their goals]] or the character otherwise being put in a hopeless situation.
* DysfunctionJunction: Easily one of the most screwed up casts of fighters ever.
-> '''Ragna:''' Dear god, why me? Why do I always seem to attract the who's who of mental illness...?
* {{Engrish}}: For whatever reason, none of the announcers, default or DLC, were dubbed into English. This gives us gems such as "LOOK AT TIME"[[hottip:*:When the timer reaches 10 seconds]], "Caruru Crowbar"[[hottip:*:Carl Clover]], "Air-a-koo-nay"[[hottip:*:Arakune]], "REEBOO"[[hottip:*:Rebel]] and many, many more.
* FantasyKitchenSink: Just looking at the playable characters, we have [[BadassNormal normal humans]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]], a [[{{Cyborg}} cyborg]], [[FunctionalMagic magic-wielding]] [[RobotGirl robot girls]], an insect-filled EldritchAbomination, a [[CatGirl cat girl]], a [[PettingZooPeople squirrel girl]], a HighlyVisibleNinja, a MagicalGirl with 3 personalities inhabiting one body, a [[{{Samurai}} samurai]] who's sword is [[{{BFS}} longer than is physically possible to unsheath]], and a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf butler]].
* FinishingMove: Known as Astral Heats, these moves can only be used during the final round, when the opponent has less than 25% life remaining. In the arcade version of ''Calamity Trigger'', only Ragna, Rachel and Nu -13- have Astral Heats, a fact which, according to WordOfGod, was related to the game's plot. [[spoiler:This is, Astral Heats are only unlocked in the console versions when a character completes their Arcade Mode; with each Arcade Mode being one iteration of the GroundhogDayLoop. At the time of the arcade game, only Ragna, Rachel and Nu -13- have completed their "loops" and gained the Astral Heat power]]. ''Continuum Shift'' has raised the maximum health to 35% and allowed their usage in the match point round, but in return you need to burn a Burst.
* FiveManBand:
** Also forming in ''Continuum Shift's'' True End:
*** TheHero: [[spoiler:Ragna The Bloodedge]]
*** TheLancer: [[spoiler:Jin Kisaragi]]
*** TheBigGuy: [[spoiler:Hakumen]]
*** TheSmartGuy: [[spoiler:Rachel Alucard]]
*** TheChick: [[spoiler:Noel Vermillion]]
*** [[spoiler:TheSixthRanger and TeamPet?: Taokaka (isn't really present in the big final battle of CS, only joining in the real end since Jubei asked her. Also can double for TheBigGuy for her lack of brains)]]
** The vigilantes all travel together in Bang's CS story, and are starting to form their own FiveManBand of sorts
*** TheHero: Bang Shishigami
*** TheLancer: Taokaka [[spoiler:(probably left the position to join Ragna in the end)]]
*** TheSmartGuy: Carl Clover
*** TheBigGuy: Nirvana/Ada
*** TheChick: [[spoiler:Platinum The Trinity. Even though she isn't technically a vigilante, she travels with the group enough to be considered a part of it.]]
** The Six Heroes in the past:
*** TheHero: Hakumen.
*** TheLancer: Mitsuyoshi (Jubei).
*** TheBigGuy: Valkenhayn R. Hellsing
*** TheSmartGuy: Konoe A. Mercury[[spoiler:She's Revealed in Phase 0 as Caelica Mercury]]
*** TheChick: Trinity Glasfille
*** SixthRanger: Bloodedge and Clavis weren't part of the main team, but they greatly contributed before and during the Dark War (i.e. Bloodedge held off the Black Beast ''for a year'', while Clavis sealed Terumi in the Boundary).
*** SixthRangerTraitor and TokenEvilTeammate: Yuuki Terumi.
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* FixedFloorFighting
* FlawlessVictory: "Perfect!"
* ForegoneConclusion: The prequel novel Blazblue Phase 0. [[spoiler: If you've played the games you already know whats going to happen. The Black Beast will be unleashed and nearly cause the end of the world. A group of people whom will be known as the Six Heroes will rise up and lead the remnants of humanity to challenge and eventually slay the beast. Hakumen is Jin. Bloodedge will sacrifice himself to save Jubei. Caelica will watch over the Black Beast's remains, but while we know what will happen, we don't know how it happened, which the novel will explain.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Hakumen's Shipuu (Squall) [[LimitBreak Distortion Drive]] is a slower, stronger version of Jin's Touga Hyojin (Arctic Dagger) Distortion Drive.
** Amazingly, the two different Japanese covers for the PS3/360 ver of CT. PS3 = Ragna/Jin/Noel 360 = Ragna/Hakumen/Nu-13. [[spoiler: Its technically the same three people on the cover.]]
** Lambda plays her "Nox Nyctores detected..." intro against BadassNormal Bang. That can't be right?
** A fake (but still made by AKSYS) trailer for A BlazBlue movie had Litchi end up turning evil. Guess what happened in Continuum Shift..
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: The second game reveals that as a student [[TheHero Ragna]] met [[CatGirl Taokaka]] while she was still a kitten (although he ''might'' remember, she doesn't). In this case their relationship is strictly platonic, however.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Makoto is Sanguine, Jin is Choleric, Tsubaki is Melancholic, and Noel is Supine.
* FourthWallMailSlot: Each character who reaches a bad ending in story mode is treated to an episode of ''"Help Me, Professor Kokonoe!"'', where she gives you advice on what you did wrong and how to avoid it the next time around. She's not afraid to berate the player for it either.
--> ''"If you're one of those players who are like "I don't need help", or "I just want to unlock hidden stuff", or "[[GuideDangIt I'll just look up a Flowchart online]]", then you can '''PISS OFF!'''"''
** There's also the ''"Teach Me, Miss Litchi!"'' segments that help explain the story to the player by elaborating some of the backstory of the characters, and what certain things are like seithr, the Boundary, Ars Magus, Nox Nyctorus, etc.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: In game, it's possible for anyone to beat anyone else, and the chance of you winning (theoretically) has more to do with your skill than with a character you're playing.
** PowerupLetdown: Subverted in Story Mode during some fights: Ragna can't use any of his D attacks against [[spoiler: Unlimited Hazama]] when he claims his Soul Eater doesn't work on him and pressing the button just stuns him briefly, Jin can only use A and B attacks normally, no special attacks and his D attacks have a much shorter range and obviously don't freeze when [[LivingWeapon Yukianesa]] refuses to activate but fights the next battle in Unlimited mode when his willpower causes it to reactivate, wounded characters start the match with only half health, some fights end when you reduce your opponent's life to 20% or less instead of depleting it completely to emphasize their strength and so on.
* {{Gainaxing}} JigglePhysics: Any girl with above-average breasts, namely [[strike:[[http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/6722/litchistand.gif Boobie Lady]]]] [[http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/532/litchiwalk.gif Litchi]] and [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/draconicmage/blazblue/jacket-1.gif Squirrel Girl Makoto]].
* GeniusDitz: Yes, Makoto likes doing things like [[BigEater eating way too much food]] and [[AdultChild climbing trees for exercise.]] She also went to the Military Academy ''on scholarship'' and joined the Intelligence Bureau at the Librarium[[spoiler:, not to mention playing as a double agent for Sector Seven]].
* GenreRelaunch: Along with ''VideoGame/StreetFighter4'', it's responsible for reviving the 2D FightingGame genre.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Arakune's research tapes reveal that his research into the Boundary and the nature of seithr led him to slowly lose his mind, as well as his original (humanoid) physical form. [[spoiler: Or so we are meant to believe. In reality, it wasn't the Boundary that made him lose his form, but his experiments on ''himself'' to turn him into an Azure Grimoire, of sorts. He failed. Big time. Hazama/Terumi [[{{Troll}} makes fun of him for it]].]]
* GoodIsNotNice: Hakumen. Considering who he was, this is a MAJOR improvement.
** Now that [[spoiler: he is no longer being controlled by Yukianessa,]] Jin is also heading in this direction.
* GratuitousEnglish: The declaration at the start of every battle: ''The Wheel of Fate is turning. Rebel 1: '''Action!'''''
--> ''"Fainaru Ansaa?"''[[hottip:*:"Final answer?" Sadly, this line was not brought over, being replaced with "Are you sure?"]]
--> ''"KARURU KUROBA!"''[[hottip:*:[[DontExplainTheJoke Carl Clover, for anyone trying to put it together.]]]])
** Taokaka's voice actress (as the announcer) has some horrible ones.
--> ''"Please Slect Yer Kawactur. Laycha Alucrd! Jean Kisooragee! Lambda Leben!"''
** Jin's ''"EKUSAITINGU"''[[hottip:*:Exciting!]] and ''"DANJERUSU"''[[hottip:*:Dangerous!]] pursuit of his brother.
* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Only the Six Heroes seem to know that the only reason the Black Beast didn't make any moves against the world for a year (which bought the Six Heroes the time they needed to teach people the Ars Magus that would eventually defeat the Black Beast) was because it was too busy fighting against the original Bloodedge. The rest of the world has probably never even heard of the name "Bloodedge" -- until Ragna started using it of course. This story is eventually told in ''Phase 0'', which also reveals that [[spoiler: Ragna and the original Bloodedge are one and the same.]]
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Done a ''lot'' in story mode, most notoriously in fights against Hazama.
** Nu has a bad habit of performing her Astral Heat in cutscenes after losing a story mode match.
* HighSchoolAU: [[spoiler: Carl's Gag Reel in ''Continuum Shift''. It doesn't just feature the cast who were former students of the NOL Academy (i.e. Carl, Jin, Noel, Makoto, and Tsubaki), but also Valkenhayn as a Music Teacher, Bang as a Special Ed PE Teacher, Litchi as the School Nurse, Taokaka as a stray cat, Rachel as the vice principal, and Ragna as the principal.]]
* HoistHeroOverHead: Nu, Lambda, and Mu's throws and Tager's [[OneHitKill Astral Heat]].
* {{Homage}}: WordOfGod states that the general setting of BlazBlue draws inspiration from [[{{Trigun}} Trigun]].
* HypnotizeThePrincess: Litchi. To Noel. With a chibi-panda. Noel's blissed out "I'm so happy~" lines only add to the FetishFuel.
** [[spoiler: What Hazama does to her in ''Continuum Shift'' is a much more sinister version.]]
* IdleAnimation: And your character will likely spout a unique line for each opponent.
* InconsistentDub: At several points in ''Continuum Shift'' story mode, the English dub track switches from using "Azure Grimoire" to its original name, "BlazBlue," particularly with scenes with Terumi. The written script still uses "Azure Grimoire" during these instances. There are several other scenes in ''Continuum Shift'' where the spoken dialogue doesn't match the subtitles. Annoying especially because this was not a problem in ''Calamity Trigger''.
** One of the biggest examples would be one scene in Arakune's Story Mode when he [[spoiler:meets Nu-13 in a sort of BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind and she speaks in her yandere voice but the text is written as she's speaking in the usual emotionless-robot-voice.]] This is a subversion, as this was intentional.
** No one can seem to agree on how Arakune's name is pronounced. The English track seems to use "arak-nee" (like the Greek monster Arachne) and the announcer uses "ara-KOO-nay".
** Makoto's last name is pronounced in a couple of different ways. Makoto herself says "na-nie-ah," but Hazama says "nan-ee-ah."
* InferredHolocaust: [[spoiler:The true ending for Bang's story mode is told from the perspective of the Kaka villagers, who revere Bang as a hero for "bringing the sky back" to their underground city. What's touched upon only briefly is the fact that ''his actions caused the destruction of most of Kagutsuchi.'']]
** [[spoiler:Though Continuum Shift took it into a canonical route and Bang SURVIVES the ordeal.]]
* InTheHood: Taokaka and the Kaka Clan's method of being TheFaceless.[[spoiler:in Teach Me Mrs. Litchi during the discussion of the "Wings of Justice"; Tsubaki brings up the masks of the order. Jin makes a reference to Taokaka's face why she wears a mask]]
** Also in ''Continuum Shift'' the new story mode Character Platinum the Trinity is always shown almost completely obscured by a hooded cloak.
* IReadThatAs: Similarly to the confusion around the title of Jam's theme from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' ("Babel Nose" vs. "Babel Noise"), Taokaka's theme is spelled as "[[AltumVidetur Catus]] Carnival" in the soundtrack, but often mistakenly referred to as "Cactus Carnival" by fans.
* [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY It Is Pronounced BLAZE Blue]]: And while we're at it, it's Nu-13, not Vee-13.
* JigsawPuzzlePlot: The first game asks a ''lot'' of questions, and leaves most of them hanging. While CS and other material does reveal a great deal, enough to help make sense of past events and the time-skips (along with solidifying the overarching plot of the series), it also creates even ''more'' unanswered questions.
* KillSat: Take-Mikazuchi, fuelled by magic power for extra destruction, but apparently nothing that [[spoiler:Rachel [[DeflectorShields can't handle]], with almost no visible exertion.]]
* LateArrivalSpoiler: [[spoiler:Ragna and Jin are brothers, Kokonoe's a CatGirl and Tager's creator/boss, Hakumen is Jin from the future]]. They barely even count as spoilers, since they're casually mentioned several times in the story and the FourthWallMailSlot.
** The ''Continuum Shift'' trailers give away that [[spoiler:Hazama]] isn't what he seems. His Arcade Mode opening wall of text casually drops the fact that [[spoiler:he's the one pulling the strings.]]
** If you bothered looking at the voice list, [[spoiler:Jin and Hakumen]] have the same [[TetsuyaKakihara voice actor]]. The extended credits played after the True Ending do list them, when TheReveal is done. Same goes for Continuum Shift's credits, which also point out that Hazama is Terumi. The credits in the console version do try to avert this though, by [[spoiler:replacing the names of Hakumen's and Nu's voice actors with question marks]].
** The ''Continuum Shift 2'' opening FMV shows [[spoiler:Noel turning into Mu-12.]]
* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Distortion Drives have a blue background. Astral Heats have a black one with the character's crest briefly overlaid in red.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Like VideoGame/GuiltyGear, every character has one, in addition to the rivalry/relationship leitmotifs for Ragna vs. Jin, Jin vs. Noel, Rachel vs. Ragna, and Litchi vs. Arakune.
** Continuum Shift adds Ragna vs. Hazama and Noel vs. Tsubaki to the list of rivalry themes.
* LovableSexManiac: If Bururaji is to be believed, Bang's Japanese VA Tsuyoshi Koyama.
* {{Magitek}}: The Ars Magus. True magic, such as that wielded by Phantom, is much more powerful.[[spoiler: in a cutscene in Hazama's story Valkenhayn and Hakumen got away from the phantom and with shock. Hakumen "was that..." Valkenhayn: "how can she be here?". Whom they're referring to is Nine.]]
* McNinja: Bang, to some extent.
* MeaningfulName: ''Calamity Trigger'' refers to Ragna merging with Nu, causing the creation of the Black Beast.
** ''Continuum Shift'' it refers to how [[spoiler:the time loop has been broken as a result of the True Ending, thus changing the time-space continuum of the BlazBlue universe.]]
* MindControlEyes: Subtle, but visible in Story Mode when a character is under the influence of [[spoiler:a Nox Nyctores]]. How much they're [[NotHimself Not Themselves]] at the time varies.
** [[spoiler:Jin, when under the control of Yukianesa, sports a SlasherSmile and gets extremely wide-eyed.]]
** [[spoiler:Noel's expression becomes completely blank and empty when under Bolverk's influence.]]
** [[spoiler:And Carl's eyes get shifty when Nirvana controls him.]]
** [[spoiler:Tsubaki's Izayoi/Terumi MindRape induced FaceHeelTurn causes her and Izaoyi's eyes to turn red. ]]
** [[spoiler:Mu-12's formerly green eyes glow bright blue.]]
** [[spoiler:Worth noting that ''Imperator Saya'' seems to have these. Last time anyone saw her, she was Ragna and Jin's nice little sister. Then Terumi kidnaps her. Flash forward to today, she shows up as the Imperator, red-eyed and sans pupils (unless you zoom in really, really close. Then they're tiny dots).]][[spoiler: In Calamity trigger, Terumi took over Jin's mind and tried to kill Ragna. Which is what has happened with Saya and Tsubaki. But at the end Tsubaki quietly says "....Noel" when she was at Kagatsuchi port. Which suggests that she is fighting Terumi's influence.]]
* MoodWhiplash: In ''Continuum Shift'', after the bad ending, there're some comedic hijinks with Professor Kokonoe!
* MyFutureSelfAndMe: Depending on the friends you have and how much they like spoilers, a strangely unsurprising or MindScrew when you find out that [[spoiler: Hakumen is the future Jin Kisaragi, but he's renounced his JerkAss past to become a different kind of [[LawfulStupid Jerk Ass]]]][[Spoiler: In Hakumen's story, it is revealed *when he meets tsubaki* tht the future Ji..Hakumen was in, he and tsubaki were lovers(also revealed in Hazama's story)and he still carries feelings for her.]]
* NamedWeapons:
** Ragna's sword/scythe Blood-Scythe, special among all the other NamedWeapons in that it is merely a very good sword/scythe, rather than an ArtifactOfDoom.
** Litchi's staff Matenbou
** Jin's katana Hyouken (Ice Sword): Yukianesa (Snow Woman)
** Noel's guns Majuu (Demon Beasts): [[NorseMythology Bolverk]]
** Carl's puppet Kishin (God Machine): [[strike:Nirvana]] [[BerserkButton Ada]]
** Hakumen's sword Zanma (Evil Slayer): Ookami (Howling God)
** Nu's armor/sword dispenser Shinki (Divine Light): Murakumo (Gathering Clouds)
** [[spoiler:Jubei's]] sword Mujin (Nothing Blade): [[MiyamotoMusashi Musashi]][[spoiler:Jubei explains tht Musashi's ability is tht it can cut through objects that can't be normally cut, basically almost anything.]]
** [[spoiler:Hazama/Terumi's]] Jasou (Twin Snakes): {{Ouroboros}}
** Tsubaki's uniform, book and sword are her Ars Magus Fuuin Heishou (Sealed Soldier's Garb): Izayoi (Sixteenth Moon)[[It's a dangerous Ars Magus which steals the light(which includes life force)of the wielder who uses it over time. The process is sped up if the Izayoi's power's used in battle more than often]]
** [[spoiler:Trinity's]] wand Raigou (Roaring Thunder): Muchourin (Untolled Bell)
** [[spoiler:Bang's]]... something Houyoku (Phoenix Wing): Rettenjou (Violent Heavenly Summit)[[Spoiler:Bang's Armagus is an anti-Nox Nyctores weapon, which means Rettenjou has the ability to destroy any Nox Nyctores]]
** [[spoiler:Mu-12's giant sword, the Kamigoroshi no Tsurugi Kusanagi (Sword of the God-Slayer, Kusanagi)]]
** [[spoiler: Relius' puppet Detonator: Ignis]]
* NamesToKnowInAnime: The game has quite a stellar voice cast which includes TomokazuSugita ([[HaruhiSuzumiya Kyon]]), TetsuyaKakihara ([[GurrenLagann Simon]]), Kenji Nomura ([[{{Bleach}} Yammy]]), KanaUeda ([[FateStayNight Rin Tohsaka]]) and many more.
** And thanks to certain videos which show clips of the English dub, we can now hear [[{{Bleach}} Patrick]] [[{{Hellsing}} Seitz]], [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Cristina]] [[LightNovel/ZeroNoTsukaima Valenzuela]], [[DynastyWarriors Jamieson]] [[Anime/CodeGeass Price]], and many more.
* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: Whether it's the truth or just Hazama messing with her head, it's implied that [[spoiler: [[TemporalParadox Noel does not, and is not suppose to exist in the world.]]]] In Lamda-11's story, V-11 briefly makes physical contact with her, who starts remembering everything that has happened to her in the past. That's a very bad thing.
* NintendoHard: SCORE ATTACK MODE. To elaborate, you must face 10 opponents on a single continue, with the last 4 being [[DeadlyUpgrade "Unlimited"]] characters. Oh, and did I mention that the [[UpToEleven difficulty is even higher than the hardest selectable difficulty in the game?]] Even if you have a 2P controller to buzz in when you're low on health and save you from certain death, you might not survive this without having an aneurysm.
* ObviouslyEvil: In the beginning, it's really easy to deem NOL as one, but it turns out that it's [[WellIntentionedExtremist another thing]]. On the other hand, after Continuum Shift, Hazama becomes one so easily. Look at him: [[AnimalMotif Snake Motif]], [[EyesAlwaysShut eyes constantly shut]], gentlemanly but shady personality who offers DealWithTheDevil for poor UnwittingPawn (poor [[spoiler:Tsubaki and Litchi]]), not to mention [[LouisCypher a nickname meaning like "otherworldly"]], openly admitting about the only truth being '''despair'''. Need we say more?
* OffModel: The anime cutscenes in ''Continuum Shift'' were produced by StudioDEEN. Considering what they have already done to ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' and ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' at that time, the whole OffModel case suddenly becomes nothing more than a DullSurprise. Needless to say, these received flak for this.
* OrderVersusChaos: A major recurring theme.
* PersonalityBloodTypes: Most characters official blood types are:
** Type A: Jin, Noel, Tsubaki, Valkenhayn, [[spoiler: Relius]] (NOL members, mostly)
** Type B: Ragna, Bang, Kokonoe (Impulsive People)
** Type AB: Carl, Litchi, Hazama, Platinum (Intellectuals, for the most part)
** Type O: Taokaka, Makoto, Jubei (Beastmen)
** Unknown/Other: [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Rachel]], [[HollywoodCyborg Tager]], [[EldritchAbomination Arakune]], [[AnimatedArmor Hakumen]]
* PhlebotinumOverload: Arakune got too much exposure to the power of the Boundary [[spoiler: along with a heavy dose of extra experimentation a la Terumi]] and got turned into... well, ''that.''[[spoiler:hazama tells arakune*arcade story* that he was a failed cauldron, a partial black beast. "You only know how to devour souls, nothing more."(That's what u get for messing with the Azure Arakune).]]
** [[spoiler: In her bad ending in CS, Litchi also takes too much of the power of the Boundary in and begins to lose her memories and sense of identity.]]
** More generally, seithr addiction is a major problem among soldiers in the NOL, as they overuse their Ars Magus and end up manifesting some... unpleasant symptoms. [[FateWorseThanDeath If you're lucky, death is one of the ones that comes quickly]].
* {{Orochi}}: The Black Beast bears a heavy resemblance to Orochi when seen in Hakumen's Arcade mode ending. Its core is The Murakumo Unit ([[spoiler:Nu-13]]), and it is defeated by the wielder of The Susanooh Unit (Hakumen). [[spoiler:It was a failed attempt to create The Kusanagi Unit, and destroy The Master Unit Amaterasu.]]
** [[spoiler:And the guy who made it has an entire snake motif. Ironically, he used to be in the Susanooh Unit]]
* OutOfFocus: A number of fans say that certain characters, mainly Carl and Bang, "aren't important" to the overall plot, and neither show up in either games true ending. Will likely be averted by the next game, as [[spoiler: Bang's Phoenix Nox is now known to him, and Carl's ArchnemesisDad Relius is half of the game's BigBadDuumvirate.]]
* PinballScoring: A typical one-round score will ''start'' in the low billions of points.
* PowerTrio: In Sector Seven
** Id: [[spoiler:Makoto]].
** Ego: Iron Tager.
** Super Ego: Kokonoe.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: [[spoiler:The Nox Nytores were each made from thousands of human souls used in Nine's human transmutation technique.]]
* PracticalTaunt: Taunting in story or arcade mode completely fills your heat meter (useful in story mode if you have to end a fight with a special move to unlock a given ending).
* RageQuit: In online multiplayer, the game tries to alleviate this behavior by slapping a "Disconnected" counter on anyone who quits in the middle of a ranked match. However, the counter goes up for both the quitter and the non-quitter of the match, no matter the reason.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Six Heroes:[[spoiler: [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot One robot-samurai]], [[FunnyAnimal one bipedal cat]], [[GrandTheftMe one ghost/spirit-thingie]], [[WitchSpecies one witch]], one [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf butler]] and to top it of a [[MagicalGirl magical girl]] with a [[SplitPersonality personality disorder]].]]
** Arguably the whole playable cast could count as this.
* RapunzelHair: A lot. Litchi keeps hers up in a bun, and occasionally [[spoiler: while Platinum keeps hers hidden in that cloak]] but a quick glance reveals that every woman has hair that goes ''at least'' down to the middle of their backs, with most extending past their waists or beyond. Hell, you see those enormous rope-like things hanging off of Tao? ''Those are '''braids.'''''
* RazorWings: The Murakumo units from the BlazBlue series have "wings" made of blades that are used for their heavy attacks.
* RedOniBlueOni: In case you didn't catch on before, the game will even kindly poetically refer to a clash between Ragna and Jin as a fight of "red against blue" in Story Mode.
** The series' dual [[BigBad Big Bads]] [[spoiler:Terumi and Relius]] act as a Red Oni and Blue Oni to each other.
* {{Reincarnation}}: [[spoiler:Ragna is believed to be the reincarnation of the Black Beast]].
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The Kaka kittens. So. ''Cute''.
* RivalsTeamUp: [[spoiler:The second game's true ending, which has Ragna, Jin, and Hakumen all attempting to work together. Hakumen holds his own until Jin shows up, interrupts the fight, and proceeds to fail miserably. The story was phrased as such that Hakumen wasn't beaten when Jin initially arrived and before he had a chance to resume Ragna showed up and defeated Mu, keeping Terumi's XanatosGambit alive.]]
* {{Rotoscoping}}: ''BlazBlue's'' sprites are drawn over 3D models. Not to the same extent as ''KingOfFighters'' XII & XIII though, Arc only uses the un-textured 3D models for the outlines unlike SNK which uses the 3D models for colour and shadowing.
* SavedForTheSequel: The series runs on this. ''Calamity Trigger'' does not explain what exactly happened to Arakune, why Litchi is so bent on rescuing him, what Hazama is up to, who he works for, why Carl is looking for his father, what "Amaterasu" is, who the other five of the Six Heroes are, among many other plot details, creating a Mind Screw in general. ''Continuum Shift'' answers these questions, but brings up more. For instance, now that we know Carl is looking for his father because he's an absolute scumbag, we learn that he is a Chessmaster villain but nothing about what he wants or what he intends to do. Arakune is regaining sentience, but Litchi is about to do to herself what Arakune did before. Bang has the power to close portals to The Edge but has yet to have an opportunity to use it. And so forth.
* SealedEvilInACan: The Black Beast. [[spoiler:Ragna is the can. Nu-13 is the can opener.]]
* SerialEscalation:
** Calamity Trigger, the first game, starts with being a rather standard fighting game, except for its overly absurd PinballScoring: You pick a character, go through 10 fights and have to beat an Unlimited character (essentially an SNKBoss) to win the game. But the game has a bonus boss, which is absurd even for Unlimited standard.
** Then you can try going through the Score Attack mode, which pits you against all 12 playable characters in the game, all at the highest AI difficulty, with the last four bosses being Unlimited characters.
** Then Continuum Shift, the sequel, adds two more characters to the roster, one of which comes with an Unlimited mode as a final boss, and thus adding them to the Score Attack mode. That means 14 characters in a row, with the last five being {{SNK Boss}}es.
** Then Continuum Shift II adds even more characters, but surprisingly its Score Attack mode is reduced to fighting 10 normal characters. The reason for this is (unfortunately) simple: [=CS II=] has a second Score Attack mode named Unlimited Mars mode, where every enemy you fight is in Unlimited mode. To rephrase: that's almost a dozen characters, all of which are {{SNK Boss}}es.
** Continuum Shift II Extend slows the escalation somewhat by merely adding one additional characters as well as adding more move pool to the already-broken Unlimited characters.[[Spoiler: The game Continuum Shift Extended which came out this year is also a sequal. It may sound like it's not but in fact its not that different than Continuum Shift II.]]
* SequelHook: The true ending, and by extension the rest of story mode, is almost nothing but a sequel hook, up to including obvious picks for future playable characters. And little more than a year later, a sequel was indeed announced. The sequel itself also ends in one, with [[spoiler: certain characters banding together to take down the NOL itself]].
* ShoutOut: Has its own [[ShoutOut/BlazBlue page]].
* SignificantBirthDate: ''Noel'''s birthday is on Dec 25 (Christmas). [[{{Irony}} Ragna's birthday is Mar 3 (Girl's Day)]]. [[OfficialCouple Jin's birthday is Feb 14 (Valentine's Day), coupled with Tsubaki being born on March 14 (White Day)]]. Rachel the ''vampire'' is Oct 31 (Halloween). IdiotHero Taokaka is Feb 22 (World Thinking Day). AnimeChineseGirl Litchi is Jul 7 (Chinese Valentine's Day). CuteShotaroBoy Carl is May 5 (Children's Day). Kokonoe the ''scientist'' is Apr 18 (Invention Day). Hazama is Apr 29 (International Dance Day). Nu was born on ''New'' Year's Eve. Finally, Bang was born on New Year's Day, though whether or not this is symbolic is debatable.
* SillinessSwitch: The joke ending for each character's story mode.
* SimultaneousArcs: Continuum Shift's canon paths.
* SinisterScythe: Ragna's sword, Blood-Scythe, lives up to its name during his Astral Heat by turning into a scythe with red energy for its blade.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: Kokonoe's preferred method of instruction in the "Help me, Professor Kokonoe!" segments. She borders on simply not being helpful. Due to the nature of the advice room these take place in, this comes to haunt her with a few characters that she *HAS* to give advice or they cannot leave.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Pretty damn cynical. The characters all live in a CrapsackWorld ruled by an oppressive government, the only person who can actually get any shit done about it accomplishes this by slaughtering almost all of the government employees he sees (And yes, he's the good guy. Did we mention this is a CrapsackWorld?), and the most idealistic characters either exist for mockery or have [[BreakTheCutie so much shit piled on them]] [[TheWoobie that they can barely function]] {{Complete Monster}}s are abound and always get the upper hand (for now). Bits of idealism occasionally shimmer through here and there via the characters' true/joke endings.
* SlidingScaleOfVillainEffectiveness: '''[[color:red:High.]]''' Terumi and Relius are borderline Infinite levels with the amount of victories they've achieved.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: It's implied that the Kaka Clan's claws are of this nature; that is, they have the ability to produce them, rather than them being retractable. Taokaka (the only playable example of the species so far) seems to be able to produce them in a number of shapes.
* SpritePolygonMix
* StoryBreakerPower: Many characters have broken powers that never show up in their gameplay. Terumi can MindRape anyone hit by his chain. Mu can create anything (including time and space) out of thin air. Hakumen and Jin can erase anything they want.
* {{Stripperific}}: First, we had Litchi, who always took the time to move the upper half of half of her dress out of the way so we could see her [[BuxomIsBetter ample chest]] and legs better, as well as Noel (they're both FetishFuelStationAttendant). Then we got Mu-12, [[http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/106/1068285/blazblue-continuum-shift-20100210115844717.jpg whose outfit]] consists of a metal thong, some shoulder pads, and a sort of BreastPlate that still allows for a [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]]. Then there's Makoto, whose outfit is... well, just [[http://www.videogamer.com/videos/blazblue_continuum_shift_makoto_dlc_trailer.html take a look.]] Really, if you're going to go that far, why bother putting clothes on the girl?
* SuperDeformed: ''Teach Me, [[strike:Boobie Lady]] Ms. Litchi!'' and ''Help Me, Professor Kokonoe!''
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:Mu-12, the console exclusive character for ''Continuum Shift'' is Noel after being turned back into her original Murakamo form by Terumi.]]
* SuperMode: Unlimited Mode for everyone.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Bloodedge (Ragna's namesake, not the protagonist) was such a badass, that he was the only person in the world who went to fight the Black Beast when it first awakened. He fought it for an ''entire year'' and bought enough time for the Six Heroes to mount a counterattack. Unfortunately, Jubei is the only source of this information, mentioning him once very briefly, and the game doesn't provide with any kind of visual imagery for this inspiring event.
** [[spoiler: The Prequel Manga, Phase 0, reveals that Ragna WAS Bloodedge. Just without the Azure Grimoire.]]
* TechnicalPacifist: Hazama insists to Noel that [[BlatantLies he's not really the fighting type.]]
* TerminatorTwosome: [[spoiler:In the backstory (and, by extension, [[StableTimeLoop most of the endings]]), the Black Beast passes one hundred years into history and attempts to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt slaughter the world]], only to be thwarted by Jin following it after getting upgraded into Hakumen.]]
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: In most cases, this would be grouped with storytelling tropes, however, all instances occur in gameplay.
* ThemeNaming: Tsubaki and Jin's surnames (Yayoi and Kisaragi, Respectively) are traditional Japanese names for months of the year. In Continuum Shift, it is revealed that the twelve families that serve the Imperator called "The Duodecim" all have surnames that are traditional Japanese months.
** Everyone has a bit of this in their attacks: Litchi has attacks named after mahjongg hands (Thirteen Orphans, Four Winds, All Green), Carl's attacks are musically-themed (Cantata and Crescendo), Rachel has quite a few flowers (Baden Baden Lily and Sword Iris come to mind), Bang has his "Secret" and "Forbidden" techniques, etc.
** The Murakumo Units are all named with one Greek letter and a number, with the number being the letter's position in the Greek alphabet.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill:
--> ''"'''[[CosmeticAward It's The Only Way To Be Sure]]''': Complete a 20-hit combo after already winning the round."''
** Astral Heats. Flashy finishing moves that are by no means practical but are fun to look at.
* ThisTropeIsBleep: Used quite a bit in ''Teach Me, Miss Litchi!'' The Japanese version usually uses Ragna yelling "GAUNTLET HADES!!" and has two occasions. There's only one occasion in the English version and it involves Tager yelling '''"GIGANTIC TAGER!!!"'''. In context of what he tried to ''cover'', it was ''outright hilarious''.
** ''Continuum Shift'' got another hilarious instance, this time in Rachel's joke ending. Ragna ends up wearing glasses that make pretty much every female (and at least one man) in the cast fall in love with him. Kokonoe...well, what she intends to do with Ragna (after attempting to drug him), is censored with the names of various Ragna moves. Judge it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGm6qot7WQ0 yourself]], and see if it's a worthy successor.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Noel, partially Lampshaded by Rachel.]]
* TooAwesomeToUse: It is possible to fall into this trap with Barrier Burst.
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Jin Kisaragi and Noel Vermillion share this. Both cannot remember certain events before the Civil War which causes some issues.
** Justified in Noel's case. [[spoiler: She was only five years old.]]
** And in Jin's case. [[spoiler: Terumi ate his memories.]]
** That last one is something you should never have the oppurtunity to say.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Tsubaki. [[spoiler: Hazama's {partial} revelation that she wouldn't have been so unlucky had Noel never existed was the deciding factor in her FaceHeelTurn.]]
* UnreliableNarrator: It's safe to say that, if the Narrator's talking, things have stopped being canon and a possible FunnyMoment is about to ensue. For example, [[spoiler:In one Taokaka ending, she ends up as the apprentice of Bang. That part is canon. What isn't, is when he says she'll become a great ninja, and then descriptions for an epic ninja movie starring Taokaka, complete with Jin as a mysterious man and [[strike:boobie lady]] Litchi as the villain behind the entire plot. After this long description? "... Okay, that was a lie-nya."]]
** Rachel gives an accurate, but [[LemonyNarrator Extremely Lemony]] account of Hakumen's history in his Arcade mode ending. She also teaches the Tutorial of Continuum Shift, never being afraid to mock you as a player or Ragna or Bang... Especially Bang, since he's used as the training dummy.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: Poor, poor Tsubaki.]]
* WhamEpisode: ''Continuum Shift'''s True Ending is nothing but a non-stop marathon of Whams. Probably the biggest one is the revelation of the Imperator Librarius. It's [[spoiler:Saya]] in case you were wondering.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: Noel's and Tsubaki's seiyuu [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQflzsRomOs fighting using their respective characters.]] Epic button mashing ensues.
* WidgetSeries: The game simply doesn't have the following and lineage StreetFighter does. It's also a popular reason that the game is more popular on Playstation 3 than Xbox 360.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: The Nox Nyctores amplify the psychoses in their users, turning them insane. Or, if you're less unlucky, just purging your memories and reverting you into an emotionless robot.
* WorldOfBadass: Well, this IS a Fighting Game, after all.
* WorldOfHam: Nearly every character (except [[TheStoic Rachel]]) gets the chance to partake of the scenery. [[EvilIsHammy Terumi goes back for seconds, and thirds, and fourths, and fifths...]] Oh yeah, and then there's '''[[MemeticBadass Bang]]'''.
* YourBrainWontBeMuchOfAMeal: [[AndIMustScream Arakune]] [[TheUnintelligible (sort of)]] says this when given the chance to consume [[IdiotHero Bang Shishigami]] when the former wins.
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->''The Wheel of Fate is Turning...''
''[=BlazBlue=]''[[hottip:*:[[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced "blaze-blue", or "blay-blue" in Japanese]]]] is ArcSystemWorks' SpiritualSuccessor series to ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''. This series has about as large a fandom, if not more, as its technical daddy.
The games of the series are the following:
* ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger''
* ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift'' (including its expansions, ''Continuum Shift II'' and ''Extend'')
A DSiWare side game named ''BlazBlue: Battle X Battle'' has also been released in Japan featuring {{Super Deformed}} characters and gameplay similar to ''{{Power Stone}}''. A North American version was released under the title ''Blayze Bloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale''.
A light novel entitled ''BlazBlue Phase 0'' written by Komao Mako, illustrated by ''BlazBlue'''s lead artist Katou Yuuki and based on a story from ''BlazBlue'' creator Mori Tochimichi was published by Fujimi Shobo on August 20, 2010 [[http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/official/blog/index.cgi?eid=43]]. The story begins when Ragna has a chance encounter with Caelica, a young lady harboring a mysterious power, and involves the mysteries of the ''BlazBlue'' world.
A sequel, entitled ''BlazBlue Phase Shift 1'', was released in April 2011. This time the focus shifts to Yuuki Terumi, while also elaborating more on Nine and Trinity before she became Platinum.
An official monthly webcomic entitled ''BlazBlue Chimelical Complex'' by Haruyoshi Kob began on August 6 on Famitsu's Comic Clear website. It can be viewed [[http://www.famitsu.com/comic_clear/se_blazblue/ here]]. [[NoExportForYou Too bad]] it's written in Japanese.
Mori has stated that work on a third sequel to the main fighting series has started in 2012.
This series has [[{{Characters/BlazBlue}} character sheets for each sub-series]]. '''Please place all character-specific tropes there.'''
'''Page is currently undergoing a revamp.'''
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* TheAbridgedSeries: It can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/user/goteamazuredrive here]].
* AfterTheEnd
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: You ''did'' read the title, right?
* AerithAndBob: This game can't decide whether it wants to be Japanese or not. The NOL would certainly appear to be, if it weren't for all the GratuitousLatin thrown in. While most [=RPG=]s have a decent amount of mixing, it still makes no sense why Jin is meant to be English but has a completely Japanese name, or why he and Saya have Japanese names while their brother Ragna doesn't. Bang comes from the so-far most traditionally Japanese part of the world, even referring to himself in eastern order, but has a western first name. Konoe A. Mercury is the other way around. Also, normal names like Noel, Carl and Rachel are joined by completely made up ones like Litchi, Tager and Valkenhayn. Then everything goes to hell once it's implied that the ''Blaz Blue'' world is actually supposed to be modelled after this one.
** The gratuitous Latin only occurs in the English version, for reasons unknown
*** Jin's name is somewhat explained in one of the Teach Me, Miss Litchi! segments: since the Kisaragi family's only requirement is high combat ability and skill, they'll accept anyone skilled enough into their family regardless of origins. Presumably Jin got a new name when he joined the family.
* AllThereInTheManual: There is so much of the background information available in the side materials that you can somewhat predict what will happen in the next game if you are up to date with the side materials. Unfortunately none of them are officially translated.
* AnimeThemeSong: "ao-iconoclast" by KOTOKO.
** Continuum Shift continues this by bringing back KOTOKO with the song "Hekira no Sora e Izanaedo"
** The UpdatedRerelease Continuum Shift II has "Shinsou", now by Asami Imai.
* ApocalypseHow: A variant on a Class 1, thanks to the Black Beast. Most of the Earth (at the lower elevations, at least) is still inhospitable to most forms of life, thanks to the high concentrations of [[AppliedPhlebotinum seithr]]. However, unlike most Class 1's, humanity came out with a little extra something: the [[FunctionalMagic Ars Magus]].
* ArcWords: "The Wheel Of Fate Is Turning" hints at the GroundhogDayLoop.
** "[[TitleDrop Continuum Shift]]" in the sequel.
* ArtifactOfDoom: The titular BlazBlue, aka Azure Grimoire and various Nox Nyctores and Armagus. [[spoiler:The only characters who aren't confirmed to possess one or be an EldritchAbomination are [[CatGirl Taokaka]], and [[SquirrelGirl Makoto]].]]
* AscendedFanboy: Apparently, TomokazuSugita and YuuichiNakamura also play BlazBlue on their free time.
* AscendedMeme / SureWhyNot: The vocalist for [[EarWorm Okkusenman]] posted a vocal version of Bang's theme on Nico Nico Douga. It was recently revealed that on the ''Continuum Shift'' OST, Bang's voice actor is singing a vocal version of the theme with ''the very same lyrics as the original version''.
** ''Continuum Shift'''s English translation has an achievement called [[BeeBeeGun BEES]], referencing the "BEEEEEEEEEEEEEES" meme.
* AutobotsRockOut: Daisuke Ishiwatari did the soundtrack, are you surprised in the slightest? It's actually subverted a bit; when the ThemeMusicPowerUp kicks in, the music goes from the rest of the soundtrack's metal to Kotoko's vocal J-Pop.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Most Astral Heats.
* BeyondTheImpossible: This seems to be the intent of the creator of the Calamity Trigger PC hack. Check out the [[GameBreaker Game Breaking]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wihNs63ixEo Distortions]] and the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CilLacZB-dY retelling]] of Ragna's story.
** [[SerialEscalation Now it has a]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsClzTAgzYk part 2]].
* BigBadDuumvirate: Everything bad that's happened within this series can be traced back to Yuuki Terumi and Relius Clover.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Ragna, Jin and Saya lived in an orphanage. Jin's neediness led to depraved insanity, Ragna turned into a half vampire HeroicSociopath and Saya was kidnapped to be used as a template for androids of mass destruction. Eventually we find out that [[spoiler:Ragna is the reincarnation of a beast that once went unto destroying the world labeling him as the destroyer of worlds, Jin being the world's "antibody" and Saya being the Imperator of the NOL.]]
** As of ''Continuum Shift'', the Clover family can also be put in this category. There's the father, Relius Clover, who [[spoiler:is obsessed with creating the perfect puppet, going as far as turning his daughter Ada and his wife to puppets, along with being one of the series' two {{Big Bad}}s]]. Carl, Ada's younger brother, [[spoiler:gets tempted and selfmanipulated into performing acts of violence for his sister and does some pretty fucked up things at times, all to turn his sister back and to find his father to get revenge]].
* BlackAndGrayMorality: There is very little good in the ''BlazBlue'' world. The NOL is an oppressive organization ruled by a menacing, unseen Imperator, which is not such much 'black' as it is an extreme case of [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremism]] that prevents the world from plunging into an age of utter chaos where war can erupt anywhere if the wrong maniac gets ahold of the wrong ArtifactOfDoom. Unfortunately, the 'oppressive' regime looks like it does because it has such wonderful enforcers as a {{troll}} who caused much of the destruction seen thus far in the game strictly ForTheEvulz; a PuppetMaster who transformed his own wife and daughter into weapons with his insane experiments, and a [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking colossal]] [[{{Jerkass}} jack-off]] with a murderous hard-on towards his older brother. And it's supposedly the former two who could be manipulating NOL into the oppressive organization everyone else believes it to be; ([[spoiler:The Imperator herself could very well be a PuppetKing for them]]). On the heroes' side, we have a OneManArmy who will stop at nothing to destroy the NOL, even if this means slaughtering every government worker he comes across, this includes innocent {{Punch Clock Villain}}s who're just getting their paycheck. Then there's Sector Seven, a clandestine organization opposed to the NOL, but with so much dirty laundry they'd need to rent out a whole damn laundromat to clean it out. Of note is the fact that one of their top-ranking scientists is so hellbent on revenge towards one of NOL's enforcers that she is fully prepared to [[NukeEm launch a nuclear strike against a whole city]] should her plan of using a reformatted clone as a weapon for her vengeance go awry. Yep, this is one hell of a CrapsackWorld.
** There are some genuinely good characters who aren't affiliated with both sides though. Litchi is a very nice and compassionate woman... [[spoiler:except [[TokenGoodTeammate she's now on the NOL side]]. Though, to be fair, she could probably just count as yet another victim of [[FlawExploitation manipulation]] and [[ForcedIntoEvil coercion]] by the above CompleteMonster {{Troll}}, being told that the NOL has the cure for her abominized boyfriend (which, for all intents and purposes, they could destroy easily if she does anything they don't want)]]. Taokaka does have good intentions, but she's [[TheDitz a ditz]]. Bang fights [[ForGreatJustice for frigging justice]] and protecting the people! He's the series JokeCharacter story-wise and is never treated seriously, but he's got nothing but good intentions in mind for protecting others. Despite whatever group she gets associated with, Makoto might perhaps be the only genuinely good character in the series, with the only thing that could possibly piss her off is the notion of [[BerserkButton any harm coming to Noel]]. Which might look nice on paper, but also mitigated that she can betray ANYONE for her, so there comes the possibility of her letting the world get destroyed just so long as Noel is well protected... yeah. It's that kind of world.
** Iron Tager is mostly a nice guy as long as you have nothing to do with his mission, (as in, it doesn't require him to pummel you to death,) his biggest problem being that he is loyal to a fault to Kokonoe, the earlier mentioned vengeanceful scientist with plans to NukeEmAll if things don't go as she wants them to, who apparently keep Sector Seven's dirty laundry from being known by him.
** TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil: When it boils down to it, even when The Good is [[BlackAndGrayMorality pretty gray]], it's still based on this:
*** The Good: Anyone opposing the NOL (Sector Seven included).
*** The Bad: The NOL.
*** The Evil: Hazama & Relius.
* BountyHunter: Referred to as "vigilantes" in-game.
* BreakMeter: The Guard Libra/Guard Primer system.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Happens in several episodes of [[FourthWallMailSlot "Teach Me, Ms. Litchi"]].
* ButterflyOfDoom: [[spoiler: This is pretty much the whole basis of the story. Hence "The Wheel of Fate is Turning".]]
* BuxomIsBetter: Played amazingly straight with Litchi and Makoto. Also averted with Noel.
** Lampshaded by Taokaka. HilarityEnsues when she names Litchi "booby lady" and Noel "Lacking Lady".
*** Some of her battle quotes enhance the hilarious effect.
--> '''Taokaka:''' ''[To Litchi]'' Hey Booby Lady!
--> '''Taokaka:''' ''[To Noel]'' Are you sure you're a lady?
** Lampshaded to a hilarious, gut-busting degree in ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]]'' during the new "Teach Me Ms. Litchi" episodes.
--> '''Litchi:''' Tao! Are you alright?!
--> '''Taokaka:''' ''[After being electrocuted in front of Litchi, Makoto, Tsubaki, and Noel]'' Uh... I see three sets of boobies and... one cutting board.
--> '''Noel:''' ''[Utterly embarrassed, sobbing]'' A ... A cutting board? She compared me to a... a cutting board!?
* TheCameo: The Bururaji Radio (BlazBlue radio show) features a cameo by of all people... [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear SOL BADGUY]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-GXfQkHvfM&feature=related Drawn in chibi like other BlazBlue chibi characters.]]
** In a later one, Ishiwatari one-ups Sugita's recurring segment with "Scold Me More, Badguy! (HeartSymbol)"
* CastOfSnowflakes: Not just in terms of the characters themselves, but also in gameplay: every character has a unique game mechanic that no other character has access to.
* CatGirl: People from the Kaka Clan are generally composed of these, with males being a rarity. Kokonoe, on the other hand, is a [[spoiler: half-]]''nekomata''.
* CharacterDevelopment: Quite a bit of it too, particularly in Continuum Shift.
* ChekhovsArmoury: Shows up in the fifth episode of ''Teach Me Miss Litchi Reloaded'' in ''Continuum Shift''. The missing Nox Nyctores will undoubtedly show up in the sequel.
* CrapsackWorld: Heavily implied throughout the story.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: WordOfGod states that red represents rebellion, while blue represents order.
* ComboBreaker: Barrier/Break Burst. Every character also has a counter command usable while blocking, but it uses up 50 Heat.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu: The explanation of how seithr works means this is literally a fundamental law of the universe in ''BlazBlue''; there's only so much in a given area for anyone to use.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: If you came here from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', pressing all four face buttons sets up an Instant Kill. Try that here and you get the defence-lowering (at least in ''Calamity Trigger'') Barrier Burst instead.
* DivineChessboard: Everyone seems controlled by Jubei or Rachel.
* DoingItForTheArt: The only explanation for Idle Animations in a fighting game. They will never be seen in normal/serious gameplay.
* DownerEnding: Both game's true routes and the arcade endings for both games - every single one ends with the character in question ultimately failing to make a difference, except for [[KarmaHoudini Hazama]].
** Although they aren't {{Canon}}, the [[BadEnd Bad Endings]] for most characters are called that for [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel good]] [[TearJerker reason]]. A lot of them involve the character [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath dying horribly]] ('''[[FateWorseThanDeath or worse]]'''), [[TheBadGuyWins the villains achieving their goals]] or the character otherwise being put in a hopeless situation.
* DysfunctionJunction: Easily one of the most screwed up casts of fighters ever.
-> '''Ragna:''' Dear god, why me? Why do I always seem to attract the who's who of mental illness...?
* {{Engrish}}: For whatever reason, none of the announcers, default or DLC, were dubbed into English. This gives us gems such as "LOOK AT TIME"[[hottip:*:When the timer reaches 10 seconds]], "Caruru Crowbar"[[hottip:*:Carl Clover]], "Air-a-koo-nay"[[hottip:*:Arakune]], "REEBOO"[[hottip:*:Rebel]] and many, many more.
* FantasyKitchenSink: Just looking at the playable characters, we have [[BadassNormal normal humans]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]], a [[{{Cyborg}} cyborg]], [[FunctionalMagic magic-wielding]] [[RobotGirl robot girls]], an insect-filled EldritchAbomination, a [[CatGirl cat girl]], a [[PettingZooPeople squirrel girl]], a HighlyVisibleNinja, a MagicalGirl with 3 personalities inhabiting one body, a [[{{Samurai}} samurai]] who's sword is [[{{BFS}} longer than is physically possible to unsheath]], and a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf butler]].
* FinishingMove: Known as Astral Heats, these moves can only be used during the final round, when the opponent has less than 25% life remaining. In the arcade version of ''Calamity Trigger'', only Ragna, Rachel and Nu -13- have Astral Heats, a fact which, according to WordOfGod, was related to the game's plot. [[spoiler:This is, Astral Heats are only unlocked in the console versions when a character completes their Arcade Mode; with each Arcade Mode being one iteration of the GroundhogDayLoop. At the time of the arcade game, only Ragna, Rachel and Nu -13- have completed their "loops" and gained the Astral Heat power]]. ''Continuum Shift'' has raised the maximum health to 35% and allowed their usage in the match point round, but in return you need to burn a Burst.
* FiveManBand:
** Also forming in ''Continuum Shift's'' True End:
*** TheHero: [[spoiler:Ragna The Bloodedge]]
*** TheLancer: [[spoiler:Jin Kisaragi]]
*** TheBigGuy: [[spoiler:Hakumen]]
*** TheSmartGuy: [[spoiler:Rachel Alucard]]
*** TheChick: [[spoiler:Noel Vermillion]]
*** [[spoiler:TheSixthRanger and TeamPet?: Taokaka (isn't really present in the big final battle of CS, only joining in the real end since Jubei asked her. Also can double for TheBigGuy for her lack of brains)]]
** The vigilantes all travel together in Bang's CS story, and are starting to form their own FiveManBand of sorts
*** TheHero: Bang Shishigami
*** TheLancer: Taokaka [[spoiler:(probably left the position to join Ragna in the end)]]
*** TheSmartGuy: Carl Clover
*** TheBigGuy: Nirvana/Ada
*** TheChick: [[spoiler:Platinum The Trinity. Even though she isn't technically a vigilante, she travels with the group enough to be considered a part of it.]]
** The Six Heroes in the past:
*** TheHero: Hakumen.
*** TheLancer: Mitsuyoshi (Jubei).
*** TheBigGuy: Valkenhayn R. Hellsing
*** TheSmartGuy: Konoe A. Mercury[[spoiler:She's Revealed in Phase 0 as Caelica Mercury]]
*** TheChick: Trinity Glasfille
*** SixthRanger: Bloodedge and Clavis weren't part of the main team, but they greatly contributed before and during the Dark War (i.e. Bloodedge held off the Black Beast ''for a year'', while Clavis sealed Terumi in the Boundary).
*** SixthRangerTraitor and TokenEvilTeammate: Yuuki Terumi.
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* FixedFloorFighting
* FlawlessVictory: "Perfect!"
* ForegoneConclusion: The prequel novel Blazblue Phase 0. [[spoiler: If you've played the games you already know whats going to happen. The Black Beast will be unleashed and nearly cause the end of the world. A group of people whom will be known as the Six Heroes will rise up and lead the remnants of humanity to challenge and eventually slay the beast. Hakumen is Jin. Bloodedge will sacrifice himself to save Jubei. Caelica will watch over the Black Beast's remains, but while we know what will happen, we don't know how it happened, which the novel will explain.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Hakumen's Shipuu (Squall) [[LimitBreak Distortion Drive]] is a slower, stronger version of Jin's Touga Hyojin (Arctic Dagger) Distortion Drive.
** Amazingly, the two different Japanese covers for the PS3/360 ver of CT. PS3 = Ragna/Jin/Noel 360 = Ragna/Hakumen/Nu-13. [[spoiler: Its technically the same three people on the cover.]]
** Lambda plays her "Nox Nyctores detected..." intro against BadassNormal Bang. That can't be right?
** A fake (but still made by AKSYS) trailer for A BlazBlue movie had Litchi end up turning evil. Guess what happened in Continuum Shift..
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: The second game reveals that as a student [[TheHero Ragna]] met [[CatGirl Taokaka]] while she was still a kitten (although he ''might'' remember, she doesn't). In this case their relationship is strictly platonic, however.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Makoto is Sanguine, Jin is Choleric, Tsubaki is Melancholic, and Noel is Supine.
* FourthWallMailSlot: Each character who reaches a bad ending in story mode is treated to an episode of ''"Help Me, Professor Kokonoe!"'', where she gives you advice on what you did wrong and how to avoid it the next time around. She's not afraid to berate the player for it either.
--> ''"If you're one of those players who are like "I don't need help", or "I just want to unlock hidden stuff", or "[[GuideDangIt I'll just look up a Flowchart online]]", then you can '''PISS OFF!'''"''
** There's also the ''"Teach Me, Miss Litchi!"'' segments that help explain the story to the player by elaborating some of the backstory of the characters, and what certain things are like seithr, the Boundary, Ars Magus, Nox Nyctorus, etc.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: In game, it's possible for anyone to beat anyone else, and the chance of you winning (theoretically) has more to do with your skill than with a character you're playing.
** PowerupLetdown: Subverted in Story Mode during some fights: Ragna can't use any of his D attacks against [[spoiler: Unlimited Hazama]] when he claims his Soul Eater doesn't work on him and pressing the button just stuns him briefly, Jin can only use A and B attacks normally, no special attacks and his D attacks have a much shorter range and obviously don't freeze when [[LivingWeapon Yukianesa]] refuses to activate but fights the next battle in Unlimited mode when his willpower causes it to reactivate, wounded characters start the match with only half health, some fights end when you reduce your opponent's life to 20% or less instead of depleting it completely to emphasize their strength and so on.
* {{Gainaxing}} JigglePhysics: Any girl with above-average breasts, namely [[strike:[[http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/6722/litchistand.gif Boobie Lady]]]] [[http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/532/litchiwalk.gif Litchi]] and [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/draconicmage/blazblue/jacket-1.gif Squirrel Girl Makoto]].
* GeniusDitz: Yes, Makoto likes doing things like [[BigEater eating way too much food]] and [[AdultChild climbing trees for exercise.]] She also went to the Military Academy ''on scholarship'' and joined the Intelligence Bureau at the Librarium[[spoiler:, not to mention playing as a double agent for Sector Seven]].
* GenreRelaunch: Along with ''VideoGame/StreetFighter4'', it's responsible for reviving the 2D FightingGame genre.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Arakune's research tapes reveal that his research into the Boundary and the nature of seithr led him to slowly lose his mind, as well as his original (humanoid) physical form. [[spoiler: Or so we are meant to believe. In reality, it wasn't the Boundary that made him lose his form, but his experiments on ''himself'' to turn him into an Azure Grimoire, of sorts. He failed. Big time. Hazama/Terumi [[{{Troll}} makes fun of him for it]].]]
* GoodIsNotNice: Hakumen. Considering who he was, this is a MAJOR improvement.
** Now that [[spoiler: he is no longer being controlled by Yukianessa,]] Jin is also heading in this direction.
* GratuitousEnglish: The declaration at the start of every battle: ''The Wheel of Fate is turning. Rebel 1: '''Action!'''''
--> ''"Fainaru Ansaa?"''[[hottip:*:"Final answer?" Sadly, this line was not brought over, being replaced with "Are you sure?"]]
--> ''"KARURU KUROBA!"''[[hottip:*:[[DontExplainTheJoke Carl Clover, for anyone trying to put it together.]]]])
** Taokaka's voice actress (as the announcer) has some horrible ones.
--> ''"Please Slect Yer Kawactur. Laycha Alucrd! Jean Kisooragee! Lambda Leben!"''
** Jin's ''"EKUSAITINGU"''[[hottip:*:Exciting!]] and ''"DANJERUSU"''[[hottip:*:Dangerous!]] pursuit of his brother.
* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Only the Six Heroes seem to know that the only reason the Black Beast didn't make any moves against the world for a year (which bought the Six Heroes the time they needed to teach people the Ars Magus that would eventually defeat the Black Beast) was because it was too busy fighting against the original Bloodedge. The rest of the world has probably never even heard of the name "Bloodedge" -- until Ragna started using it of course. This story is eventually told in ''Phase 0'', which also reveals that [[spoiler: Ragna and the original Bloodedge are one and the same.]]
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Done a ''lot'' in story mode, most notoriously in fights against Hazama.
** Nu has a bad habit of performing her Astral Heat in cutscenes after losing a story mode match.
* HighSchoolAU: [[spoiler: Carl's Gag Reel in ''Continuum Shift''. It doesn't just feature the cast who were former students of the NOL Academy (i.e. Carl, Jin, Noel, Makoto, and Tsubaki), but also Valkenhayn as a Music Teacher, Bang as a Special Ed PE Teacher, Litchi as the School Nurse, Taokaka as a stray cat, Rachel as the vice principal, and Ragna as the principal.]]
* HoistHeroOverHead: Nu, Lambda, and Mu's throws and Tager's [[OneHitKill Astral Heat]].
* {{Homage}}: WordOfGod states that the general setting of BlazBlue draws inspiration from [[{{Trigun}} Trigun]].
* HypnotizeThePrincess: Litchi. To Noel. With a chibi-panda. Noel's blissed out "I'm so happy~" lines only add to the FetishFuel.
** [[spoiler: What Hazama does to her in ''Continuum Shift'' is a much more sinister version.]]
* IdleAnimation: And your character will likely spout a unique line for each opponent.
* InconsistentDub: At several points in ''Continuum Shift'' story mode, the English dub track switches from using "Azure Grimoire" to its original name, "BlazBlue," particularly with scenes with Terumi. The written script still uses "Azure Grimoire" during these instances. There are several other scenes in ''Continuum Shift'' where the spoken dialogue doesn't match the subtitles. Annoying especially because this was not a problem in ''Calamity Trigger''.
** One of the biggest examples would be one scene in Arakune's Story Mode when he [[spoiler:meets Nu-13 in a sort of BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind and she speaks in her yandere voice but the text is written as she's speaking in the usual emotionless-robot-voice.]] This is a subversion, as this was intentional.
** No one can seem to agree on how Arakune's name is pronounced. The English track seems to use "arak-nee" (like the Greek monster Arachne) and the announcer uses "ara-KOO-nay".
** Makoto's last name is pronounced in a couple of different ways. Makoto herself says "na-nie-ah," but Hazama says "nan-ee-ah."
* InferredHolocaust: [[spoiler:The true ending for Bang's story mode is told from the perspective of the Kaka villagers, who revere Bang as a hero for "bringing the sky back" to their underground city. What's touched upon only briefly is the fact that ''his actions caused the destruction of most of Kagutsuchi.'']]
** [[spoiler:Though Continuum Shift took it into a canonical route and Bang SURVIVES the ordeal.]]
* InTheHood: Taokaka and the Kaka Clan's method of being TheFaceless.[[spoiler:in Teach Me Mrs. Litchi during the discussion of the "Wings of Justice"; Tsubaki brings up the masks of the order. Jin makes a reference to Taokaka's face why she wears a mask]]
** Also in ''Continuum Shift'' the new story mode Character Platinum the Trinity is always shown almost completely obscured by a hooded cloak.
* IReadThatAs: Similarly to the confusion around the title of Jam's theme from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' ("Babel Nose" vs. "Babel Noise"), Taokaka's theme is spelled as "[[AltumVidetur Catus]] Carnival" in the soundtrack, but often mistakenly referred to as "Cactus Carnival" by fans.
* [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY It Is Pronounced BLAZE Blue]]: And while we're at it, it's Nu-13, not Vee-13.
* JigsawPuzzlePlot: The first game asks a ''lot'' of questions, and leaves most of them hanging. While CS and other material does reveal a great deal, enough to help make sense of past events and the time-skips (along with solidifying the overarching plot of the series), it also creates even ''more'' unanswered questions.
* KillSat: Take-Mikazuchi, fuelled by magic power for extra destruction, but apparently nothing that [[spoiler:Rachel [[DeflectorShields can't handle]], with almost no visible exertion.]]
* LateArrivalSpoiler: [[spoiler:Ragna and Jin are brothers, Kokonoe's a CatGirl and Tager's creator/boss, Hakumen is Jin from the future]]. They barely even count as spoilers, since they're casually mentioned several times in the story and the FourthWallMailSlot.
** The ''Continuum Shift'' trailers give away that [[spoiler:Hazama]] isn't what he seems. His Arcade Mode opening wall of text casually drops the fact that [[spoiler:he's the one pulling the strings.]]
** If you bothered looking at the voice list, [[spoiler:Jin and Hakumen]] have the same [[TetsuyaKakihara voice actor]]. The extended credits played after the True Ending do list them, when TheReveal is done. Same goes for Continuum Shift's credits, which also point out that Hazama is Terumi. The credits in the console version do try to avert this though, by [[spoiler:replacing the names of Hakumen's and Nu's voice actors with question marks]].
** The ''Continuum Shift 2'' opening FMV shows [[spoiler:Noel turning into Mu-12.]]
* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Distortion Drives have a blue background. Astral Heats have a black one with the character's crest briefly overlaid in red.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Like VideoGame/GuiltyGear, every character has one, in addition to the rivalry/relationship leitmotifs for Ragna vs. Jin, Jin vs. Noel, Rachel vs. Ragna, and Litchi vs. Arakune.
** Continuum Shift adds Ragna vs. Hazama and Noel vs. Tsubaki to the list of rivalry themes.
* LovableSexManiac: If Bururaji is to be believed, Bang's Japanese VA Tsuyoshi Koyama.
* {{Magitek}}: The Ars Magus. True magic, such as that wielded by Phantom, is much more powerful.[[spoiler: in a cutscene in Hazama's story Valkenhayn and Hakumen got away from the phantom and with shock. Hakumen "was that..." Valkenhayn: "how can she be here?". Whom they're referring to is Nine.]]
* McNinja: Bang, to some extent.
* MeaningfulName: ''Calamity Trigger'' refers to Ragna merging with Nu, causing the creation of the Black Beast.
** ''Continuum Shift'' it refers to how [[spoiler:the time loop has been broken as a result of the True Ending, thus changing the time-space continuum of the BlazBlue universe.]]
* MindControlEyes: Subtle, but visible in Story Mode when a character is under the influence of [[spoiler:a Nox Nyctores]]. How much they're [[NotHimself Not Themselves]] at the time varies.
** [[spoiler:Jin, when under the control of Yukianesa, sports a SlasherSmile and gets extremely wide-eyed.]]
** [[spoiler:Noel's expression becomes completely blank and empty when under Bolverk's influence.]]
** [[spoiler:And Carl's eyes get shifty when Nirvana controls him.]]
** [[spoiler:Tsubaki's Izayoi/Terumi MindRape induced FaceHeelTurn causes her and Izaoyi's eyes to turn red. ]]
** [[spoiler:Mu-12's formerly green eyes glow bright blue.]]
** [[spoiler:Worth noting that ''Imperator Saya'' seems to have these. Last time anyone saw her, she was Ragna and Jin's nice little sister. Then Terumi kidnaps her. Flash forward to today, she shows up as the Imperator, red-eyed and sans pupils (unless you zoom in really, really close. Then they're tiny dots).]][[spoiler: In Calamity trigger, Terumi took over Jin's mind and tried to kill Ragna. Which is what has happened with Saya and Tsubaki. But at the end Tsubaki quietly says "....Noel" when she was at Kagatsuchi port. Which suggests that she is fighting Terumi's influence.]]
* MoodWhiplash: In ''Continuum Shift'', after the bad ending, there're some comedic hijinks with Professor Kokonoe!
* MyFutureSelfAndMe: Depending on the friends you have and how much they like spoilers, a strangely unsurprising or MindScrew when you find out that [[spoiler: Hakumen is the future Jin Kisaragi, but he's renounced his JerkAss past to become a different kind of [[LawfulStupid Jerk Ass]]]][[Spoiler: In Hakumen's story, it is revealed *when he meets tsubaki* tht the future Ji..Hakumen was in, he and tsubaki were lovers(also revealed in Hazama's story)and he still carries feelings for her.]]
* NamedWeapons:
** Ragna's sword/scythe Blood-Scythe, special among all the other NamedWeapons in that it is merely a very good sword/scythe, rather than an ArtifactOfDoom.
** Litchi's staff Matenbou
** Jin's katana Hyouken (Ice Sword): Yukianesa (Snow Woman)
** Noel's guns Majuu (Demon Beasts): [[NorseMythology Bolverk]]
** Carl's puppet Kishin (God Machine): [[strike:Nirvana]] [[BerserkButton Ada]]
** Hakumen's sword Zanma (Evil Slayer): Ookami (Howling God)
** Nu's armor/sword dispenser Shinki (Divine Light): Murakumo (Gathering Clouds)
** [[spoiler:Jubei's]] sword Mujin (Nothing Blade): [[MiyamotoMusashi Musashi]][[spoiler:Jubei explains tht Musashi's ability is tht it can cut through objects that can't be normally cut, basically almost anything.]]
** [[spoiler:Hazama/Terumi's]] Jasou (Twin Snakes): {{Ouroboros}}
** Tsubaki's uniform, book and sword are her Ars Magus Fuuin Heishou (Sealed Soldier's Garb): Izayoi (Sixteenth Moon)[[It's a dangerous Ars Magus which steals the light(which includes life force)of the wielder who uses it over time. The process is sped up if the Izayoi's power's used in battle more than often]]
** [[spoiler:Trinity's]] wand Raigou (Roaring Thunder): Muchourin (Untolled Bell)
** [[spoiler:Bang's]]... something Houyoku (Phoenix Wing): Rettenjou (Violent Heavenly Summit)[[Spoiler:Bang's Armagus is an anti-Nox Nyctores weapon, which means Rettenjou has the ability to destroy any Nox Nyctores]]
** [[spoiler:Mu-12's giant sword, the Kamigoroshi no Tsurugi Kusanagi (Sword of the God-Slayer, Kusanagi)]]
** [[spoiler: Relius' puppet Detonator: Ignis]]
* NamesToKnowInAnime: The game has quite a stellar voice cast which includes TomokazuSugita ([[HaruhiSuzumiya Kyon]]), TetsuyaKakihara ([[GurrenLagann Simon]]), Kenji Nomura ([[{{Bleach}} Yammy]]), KanaUeda ([[FateStayNight Rin Tohsaka]]) and many more.
** And thanks to certain videos which show clips of the English dub, we can now hear [[{{Bleach}} Patrick]] [[{{Hellsing}} Seitz]], [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Cristina]] [[LightNovel/ZeroNoTsukaima Valenzuela]], [[DynastyWarriors Jamieson]] [[Anime/CodeGeass Price]], and many more.
* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: Whether it's the truth or just Hazama messing with her head, it's implied that [[spoiler: [[TemporalParadox Noel does not, and is not suppose to exist in the world.]]]] In Lamda-11's story, V-11 briefly makes physical contact with her, who starts remembering everything that has happened to her in the past. That's a very bad thing.
* NintendoHard: SCORE ATTACK MODE. To elaborate, you must face 10 opponents on a single continue, with the last 4 being [[DeadlyUpgrade "Unlimited"]] characters. Oh, and did I mention that the [[UpToEleven difficulty is even higher than the hardest selectable difficulty in the game?]] Even if you have a 2P controller to buzz in when you're low on health and save you from certain death, you might not survive this without having an aneurysm.
* ObviouslyEvil: In the beginning, it's really easy to deem NOL as one, but it turns out that it's [[WellIntentionedExtremist another thing]]. On the other hand, after Continuum Shift, Hazama becomes one so easily. Look at him: [[AnimalMotif Snake Motif]], [[EyesAlwaysShut eyes constantly shut]], gentlemanly but shady personality who offers DealWithTheDevil for poor UnwittingPawn (poor [[spoiler:Tsubaki and Litchi]]), not to mention [[LouisCypher a nickname meaning like "otherworldly"]], openly admitting about the only truth being '''despair'''. Need we say more?
* OffModel: The anime cutscenes in ''Continuum Shift'' were produced by StudioDEEN. Considering what they have already done to ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' and ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' at that time, the whole OffModel case suddenly becomes nothing more than a DullSurprise. Needless to say, these received flak for this.
* OrderVersusChaos: A major recurring theme.
* PersonalityBloodTypes: Most characters official blood types are:
** Type A: Jin, Noel, Tsubaki, Valkenhayn, [[spoiler: Relius]] (NOL members, mostly)
** Type B: Ragna, Bang, Kokonoe (Impulsive People)
** Type AB: Carl, Litchi, Hazama, Platinum (Intellectuals, for the most part)
** Type O: Taokaka, Makoto, Jubei (Beastmen)
** Unknown/Other: [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Rachel]], [[HollywoodCyborg Tager]], [[EldritchAbomination Arakune]], [[AnimatedArmor Hakumen]]
* PhlebotinumOverload: Arakune got too much exposure to the power of the Boundary [[spoiler: along with a heavy dose of extra experimentation a la Terumi]] and got turned into... well, ''that.''[[spoiler:hazama tells arakune*arcade story* that he was a failed cauldron, a partial black beast. "You only know how to devour souls, nothing more."(That's what u get for messing with the Azure Arakune).]]
** [[spoiler: In her bad ending in CS, Litchi also takes too much of the power of the Boundary in and begins to lose her memories and sense of identity.]]
** More generally, seithr addiction is a major problem among soldiers in the NOL, as they overuse their Ars Magus and end up manifesting some... unpleasant symptoms. [[FateWorseThanDeath If you're lucky, death is one of the ones that comes quickly]].
* {{Orochi}}: The Black Beast bears a heavy resemblance to Orochi when seen in Hakumen's Arcade mode ending. Its core is The Murakumo Unit ([[spoiler:Nu-13]]), and it is defeated by the wielder of The Susanooh Unit (Hakumen). [[spoiler:It was a failed attempt to create The Kusanagi Unit, and destroy The Master Unit Amaterasu.]]
** [[spoiler:And the guy who made it has an entire snake motif. Ironically, he used to be in the Susanooh Unit]]
* OutOfFocus: A number of fans say that certain characters, mainly Carl and Bang, "aren't important" to the overall plot, and neither show up in either games true ending. Will likely be averted by the next game, as [[spoiler: Bang's Phoenix Nox is now known to him, and Carl's ArchnemesisDad Relius is half of the game's BigBadDuumvirate.]]
* PinballScoring: A typical one-round score will ''start'' in the low billions of points.
* PowerTrio: In Sector Seven
** Id: [[spoiler:Makoto]].
** Ego: Iron Tager.
** Super Ego: Kokonoe.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: [[spoiler:The Nox Nytores were each made from thousands of human souls used in Nine's human transmutation technique.]]
* PracticalTaunt: Taunting in story or arcade mode completely fills your heat meter (useful in story mode if you have to end a fight with a special move to unlock a given ending).
* RageQuit: In online multiplayer, the game tries to alleviate this behavior by slapping a "Disconnected" counter on anyone who quits in the middle of a ranked match. However, the counter goes up for both the quitter and the non-quitter of the match, no matter the reason.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Six Heroes:[[spoiler: [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot One robot-samurai]], [[FunnyAnimal one bipedal cat]], [[GrandTheftMe one ghost/spirit-thingie]], [[WitchSpecies one witch]], one [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf butler]] and to top it of a [[MagicalGirl magical girl]] with a [[SplitPersonality personality disorder]].]]
** Arguably the whole playable cast could count as this.
* RapunzelHair: A lot. Litchi keeps hers up in a bun, and occasionally [[spoiler: while Platinum keeps hers hidden in that cloak]] but a quick glance reveals that every woman has hair that goes ''at least'' down to the middle of their backs, with most extending past their waists or beyond. Hell, you see those enormous rope-like things hanging off of Tao? ''Those are '''braids.'''''
* RazorWings: The Murakumo units from the BlazBlue series have "wings" made of blades that are used for their heavy attacks.
* RedOniBlueOni: In case you didn't catch on before, the game will even kindly poetically refer to a clash between Ragna and Jin as a fight of "red against blue" in Story Mode.
** The series' dual [[BigBad Big Bads]] [[spoiler:Terumi and Relius]] act as a Red Oni and Blue Oni to each other.
* {{Reincarnation}}: [[spoiler:Ragna is believed to be the reincarnation of the Black Beast]].
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The Kaka kittens. So. ''Cute''.
* RivalsTeamUp: [[spoiler:The second game's true ending, which has Ragna, Jin, and Hakumen all attempting to work together. Hakumen holds his own until Jin shows up, interrupts the fight, and proceeds to fail miserably. The story was phrased as such that Hakumen wasn't beaten when Jin initially arrived and before he had a chance to resume Ragna showed up and defeated Mu, keeping Terumi's XanatosGambit alive.]]
* {{Rotoscoping}}: ''BlazBlue's'' sprites are drawn over 3D models. Not to the same extent as ''KingOfFighters'' XII & XIII though, Arc only uses the un-textured 3D models for the outlines unlike SNK which uses the 3D models for colour and shadowing.
* SavedForTheSequel: The series runs on this. ''Calamity Trigger'' does not explain what exactly happened to Arakune, why Litchi is so bent on rescuing him, what Hazama is up to, who he works for, why Carl is looking for his father, what "Amaterasu" is, who the other five of the Six Heroes are, among many other plot details, creating a Mind Screw in general. ''Continuum Shift'' answers these questions, but brings up more. For instance, now that we know Carl is looking for his father because he's an absolute scumbag, we learn that he is a Chessmaster villain but nothing about what he wants or what he intends to do. Arakune is regaining sentience, but Litchi is about to do to herself what Arakune did before. Bang has the power to close portals to The Edge but has yet to have an opportunity to use it. And so forth.
* SealedEvilInACan: The Black Beast. [[spoiler:Ragna is the can. Nu-13 is the can opener.]]
* SerialEscalation:
** Calamity Trigger, the first game, starts with being a rather standard fighting game, except for its overly absurd PinballScoring: You pick a character, go through 10 fights and have to beat an Unlimited character (essentially an SNKBoss) to win the game. But the game has a bonus boss, which is absurd even for Unlimited standard.
** Then you can try going through the Score Attack mode, which pits you against all 12 playable characters in the game, all at the highest AI difficulty, with the last four bosses being Unlimited characters.
** Then Continuum Shift, the sequel, adds two more characters to the roster, one of which comes with an Unlimited mode as a final boss, and thus adding them to the Score Attack mode. That means 14 characters in a row, with the last five being {{SNK Boss}}es.
** Then Continuum Shift II adds even more characters, but surprisingly its Score Attack mode is reduced to fighting 10 normal characters. The reason for this is (unfortunately) simple: [=CS II=] has a second Score Attack mode named Unlimited Mars mode, where every enemy you fight is in Unlimited mode. To rephrase: that's almost a dozen characters, all of which are {{SNK Boss}}es.
** Continuum Shift II Extend slows the escalation somewhat by merely adding one additional characters as well as adding more move pool to the already-broken Unlimited characters.[[Spoiler: The game Continuum Shift Extended which came out this year is also a sequal. It may sound like it's not but in fact its not that different than Continuum Shift II.]]
* SequelHook: The true ending, and by extension the rest of story mode, is almost nothing but a sequel hook, up to including obvious picks for future playable characters. And little more than a year later, a sequel was indeed announced. The sequel itself also ends in one, with [[spoiler: certain characters banding together to take down the NOL itself]].
* ShoutOut: Has its own [[ShoutOut/BlazBlue page]].
* SignificantBirthDate: ''Noel'''s birthday is on Dec 25 (Christmas). [[{{Irony}} Ragna's birthday is Mar 3 (Girl's Day)]]. [[OfficialCouple Jin's birthday is Feb 14 (Valentine's Day), coupled with Tsubaki being born on March 14 (White Day)]]. Rachel the ''vampire'' is Oct 31 (Halloween). IdiotHero Taokaka is Feb 22 (World Thinking Day). AnimeChineseGirl Litchi is Jul 7 (Chinese Valentine's Day). CuteShotaroBoy Carl is May 5 (Children's Day). Kokonoe the ''scientist'' is Apr 18 (Invention Day). Hazama is Apr 29 (International Dance Day). Nu was born on ''New'' Year's Eve. Finally, Bang was born on New Year's Day, though whether or not this is symbolic is debatable.
* SillinessSwitch: The joke ending for each character's story mode.
* SimultaneousArcs: Continuum Shift's canon paths.
* SinisterScythe: Ragna's sword, Blood-Scythe, lives up to its name during his Astral Heat by turning into a scythe with red energy for its blade.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: Kokonoe's preferred method of instruction in the "Help me, Professor Kokonoe!" segments. She borders on simply not being helpful. Due to the nature of the advice room these take place in, this comes to haunt her with a few characters that she *HAS* to give advice or they cannot leave.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Pretty damn cynical. The characters all live in a CrapsackWorld ruled by an oppressive government, the only person who can actually get any shit done about it accomplishes this by slaughtering almost all of the government employees he sees (And yes, he's the good guy. Did we mention this is a CrapsackWorld?), and the most idealistic characters either exist for mockery or have [[BreakTheCutie so much shit piled on them]] [[TheWoobie that they can barely function]] {{Complete Monster}}s are abound and always get the upper hand (for now). Bits of idealism occasionally shimmer through here and there via the characters' true/joke endings.
* SlidingScaleOfVillainEffectiveness: '''[[color:red:High.]]''' Terumi and Relius are borderline Infinite levels with the amount of victories they've achieved.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: It's implied that the Kaka Clan's claws are of this nature; that is, they have the ability to produce them, rather than them being retractable. Taokaka (the only playable example of the species so far) seems to be able to produce them in a number of shapes.
* SpritePolygonMix
* StoryBreakerPower: Many characters have broken powers that never show up in their gameplay. Terumi can MindRape anyone hit by his chain. Mu can create anything (including time and space) out of thin air. Hakumen and Jin can erase anything they want.
* {{Stripperific}}: First, we had Litchi, who always took the time to move the upper half of half of her dress out of the way so we could see her [[BuxomIsBetter ample chest]] and legs better, as well as Noel (they're both FetishFuelStationAttendant). Then we got Mu-12, [[http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/106/1068285/blazblue-continuum-shift-20100210115844717.jpg whose outfit]] consists of a metal thong, some shoulder pads, and a sort of BreastPlate that still allows for a [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]]. Then there's Makoto, whose outfit is... well, just [[http://www.videogamer.com/videos/blazblue_continuum_shift_makoto_dlc_trailer.html take a look.]] Really, if you're going to go that far, why bother putting clothes on the girl?
* SuperDeformed: ''Teach Me, [[strike:Boobie Lady]] Ms. Litchi!'' and ''Help Me, Professor Kokonoe!''
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:Mu-12, the console exclusive character for ''Continuum Shift'' is Noel after being turned back into her original Murakamo form by Terumi.]]
* SuperMode: Unlimited Mode for everyone.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Bloodedge (Ragna's namesake, not the protagonist) was such a badass, that he was the only person in the world who went to fight the Black Beast when it first awakened. He fought it for an ''entire year'' and bought enough time for the Six Heroes to mount a counterattack. Unfortunately, Jubei is the only source of this information, mentioning him once very briefly, and the game doesn't provide with any kind of visual imagery for this inspiring event.
** [[spoiler: The Prequel Manga, Phase 0, reveals that Ragna WAS Bloodedge. Just without the Azure Grimoire.]]
* TechnicalPacifist: Hazama insists to Noel that [[BlatantLies he's not really the fighting type.]]
* TerminatorTwosome: [[spoiler:In the backstory (and, by extension, [[StableTimeLoop most of the endings]]), the Black Beast passes one hundred years into history and attempts to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt slaughter the world]], only to be thwarted by Jin following it after getting upgraded into Hakumen.]]
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: In most cases, this would be grouped with storytelling tropes, however, all instances occur in gameplay.
* ThemeNaming: Tsubaki and Jin's surnames (Yayoi and Kisaragi, Respectively) are traditional Japanese names for months of the year. In Continuum Shift, it is revealed that the twelve families that serve the Imperator called "The Duodecim" all have surnames that are traditional Japanese months.
** Everyone has a bit of this in their attacks: Litchi has attacks named after mahjongg hands (Thirteen Orphans, Four Winds, All Green), Carl's attacks are musically-themed (Cantata and Crescendo), Rachel has quite a few flowers (Baden Baden Lily and Sword Iris come to mind), Bang has his "Secret" and "Forbidden" techniques, etc.
** The Murakumo Units are all named with one Greek letter and a number, with the number being the letter's position in the Greek alphabet.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill:
--> ''"'''[[CosmeticAward It's The Only Way To Be Sure]]''': Complete a 20-hit combo after already winning the round."''
** Astral Heats. Flashy finishing moves that are by no means practical but are fun to look at.
* ThisTropeIsBleep: Used quite a bit in ''Teach Me, Miss Litchi!'' The Japanese version usually uses Ragna yelling "GAUNTLET HADES!!" and has two occasions. There's only one occasion in the English version and it involves Tager yelling '''"GIGANTIC TAGER!!!"'''. In context of what he tried to ''cover'', it was ''outright hilarious''.
** ''Continuum Shift'' got another hilarious instance, this time in Rachel's joke ending. Ragna ends up wearing glasses that make pretty much every female (and at least one man) in the cast fall in love with him. Kokonoe...well, what she intends to do with Ragna (after attempting to drug him), is censored with the names of various Ragna moves. Judge it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGm6qot7WQ0 yourself]], and see if it's a worthy successor.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Noel, partially Lampshaded by Rachel.]]
* TooAwesomeToUse: It is possible to fall into this trap with Barrier Burst.
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Jin Kisaragi and Noel Vermillion share this. Both cannot remember certain events before the Civil War which causes some issues.
** Justified in Noel's case. [[spoiler: She was only five years old.]]
** And in Jin's case. [[spoiler: Terumi ate his memories.]]
** That last one is something you should never have the oppurtunity to say.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Tsubaki. [[spoiler: Hazama's {partial} revelation that she wouldn't have been so unlucky had Noel never existed was the deciding factor in her FaceHeelTurn.]]
* UnreliableNarrator: It's safe to say that, if the Narrator's talking, things have stopped being canon and a possible FunnyMoment is about to ensue. For example, [[spoiler:In one Taokaka ending, she ends up as the apprentice of Bang. That part is canon. What isn't, is when he says she'll become a great ninja, and then descriptions for an epic ninja movie starring Taokaka, complete with Jin as a mysterious man and [[strike:boobie lady]] Litchi as the villain behind the entire plot. After this long description? "... Okay, that was a lie-nya."]]
** Rachel gives an accurate, but [[LemonyNarrator Extremely Lemony]] account of Hakumen's history in his Arcade mode ending. She also teaches the Tutorial of Continuum Shift, never being afraid to mock you as a player or Ragna or Bang... Especially Bang, since he's used as the training dummy.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: Poor, poor Tsubaki.]]
* WhamEpisode: ''Continuum Shift'''s True Ending is nothing but a non-stop marathon of Whams. Probably the biggest one is the revelation of the Imperator Librarius. It's [[spoiler:Saya]] in case you were wondering.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: Noel's and Tsubaki's seiyuu [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQflzsRomOs fighting using their respective characters.]] Epic button mashing ensues.
* WidgetSeries: The game simply doesn't have the following and lineage StreetFighter does. It's also a popular reason that the game is more popular on Playstation 3 than Xbox 360.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: The Nox Nyctores amplify the psychoses in their users, turning them insane. Or, if you're less unlucky, just purging your memories and reverting you into an emotionless robot.
* WorldOfBadass: Well, this IS a Fighting Game, after all.
* WorldOfHam: Nearly every character (except [[TheStoic Rachel]]) gets the chance to partake of the scenery. [[EvilIsHammy Terumi goes back for seconds, and thirds, and fourths, and fifths...]] Oh yeah, and then there's '''[[MemeticBadass Bang]]'''.
* YourBrainWontBeMuchOfAMeal: [[AndIMustScream Arakune]] [[TheUnintelligible (sort of)]] says this when given the chance to consume [[IdiotHero Bang Shishigami]] when the former wins.
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