History VideoGame / BlazBlue

** AnimeChineseGirl Litchi is [[{{Tanabata}} Jul 7 (Chinese Valentine's Day)]].[[note]]It also reflects [[StarCrossedLovers her relationship with Arakune.]][[/note]]

** Amazingly, the two different Japanese covers for the PS3/360 ver of CT. PS3 = Ragna/Jin/Noel 360 = Ragna/Hakumen/Nu-13. [[spoiler:It's technically the same three people on the cover.]]

!! ACTION!

->''"The Wheel of Fate is Turning...REBEL 1: ACTION!"''

->''"The Wheel of Fate is Turning..."''

* OffModel: The anime cutscenes in ''Continuum Shift'' were produced by Creator/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.

** ''[=BlazBlue=]: Phase Shift 4'': The fifth novel, released in late September of 2012, this time placing the spotlight on Celica yet again, all the while [[SequelHook setting the stage]] ([[TimeTravel in a rather]] [[NotQuiteDead major way at that]]) for later iterations of the series, ''Chronophantasma'' in particular.
* ''Bloodedge Experience'': In June 2014, another prequel story was released, following a [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute new cast that bears quite a few resemblances to the main story cast]], though younger versions of a few of them appear too.

** As of yet, Arakune, Terumi and Lambda-11 have not had their birthdays revealed. Hibiki's is in Nov 7 but it doesn't have any significance.
** Es' birthday is October 15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

* BlackAndGrayMorality: The world of Blazblue is very cynical to say the least, with very few unambiguously good characters. The world was ravaged in the past by an EldritchAbomination that nearly drove humanity to extinction, and even after it was defeated it left most of the world poisoned and uninhabitable. Humanity was forced to create cities high above the ground to avoid being poisoned and governed by an organization that quickly went oppressive and started subjugating any and all opposition. The heads of said organization are an [[AxCrazy insane]] psychopath bent on plunging the world into chaos, a MadScientist only interested in creating the perfect being, and [[spoiler: a god of death]]. The only ones willing to oppose said organization are TheProtagonist, [[BestServedCold who has his own personal issues to sort out,]] and doesn't really give a damn about the world at large though he is at least growing out of it, a second organization with its own dirty laundry, and a small number of vigilantes.

* NobleMaleRoguishMale: between the protagonist brothers, Jin is the noble one - being adopted to a noble family, taught in refined culture and became a TeenGenius of the Military Academy, and has a refined fighting style with his katana, while Ragna is the roguish one - he never receives proper education, is only thought ways of fighting by Jubei, grew up to become a criminal and fights brutishly with a big sword. Although both share a certain trait: they care little for the world and they're both assholes (although Ragna shows his heart of gold more than Jin does and eventually grows out this to become more heroic).Eventually they both grow out that and became more heroic changing there attitude somewhat.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Six Heroes: [[spoiler:[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot One robot-samurai]], [[FunnyAnimal one bipedal cat]], [[GrandTheftMe one ghost/spirit-thingie]], [[HotWitch one witch]], one [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf butler]], and to top it off, a [[MagicalGirl magical girl]] with a [[SplitPersonality personality disorder]] (well, that's what she is now).]]

*** TeethClenchedTeamwork: In spite of their reputation, The Six Heroes were not a very united force; Nine and Jubei disagreed vehemently [[spoiler: over Kushinada's Lynchpin]] before they eventually became a couple, she and Hakumen dislike each other to this day if ''Central Fiction'' can be believed, and her usual response to seeing Bloodedge could be neatly summarised as 'incinerate on sight'. Hakumen himself is at best VitriolicBestBuds with Valkenhayn and Jubei. And everyone hates Terumi. Even in the present the cast, on the relatively few occasions they are supposed to be working together, seemingly spends more of its time trying to kill each other than stopping the bad guys, which seriously hampers their effectiveness.

** NobodyLovesTheBassist: Tsubaki's popularity pales in comparison to Noel's and Makoto's in the West. Not so in Japan, where she's no 2 behind Noel.

* AlignmentBasedEndings: Both Continuum Shift and Calamity Trigger (and to a degree, Chronophantasma) have alternate endings based upon player decisions during each character story.
* AllMythsAreTrue: This game borrows seiðr (here rendered as "seither"), as well as symbolism of Ragnarök and Ratatoskr from Norse Myth. It also has playable vampires and werewolves. Though the heaviest influence is Shinto, with Murakumo (Nu), Susanooh (Hakumen) and Orochi (Black Beast) being integral to the GroundhogDayLoop of Calamity Trigger. And in Chronophantasma, the GreaterScopeVillain is revealed to be [[spoiler:none other than Izanami herself.]]

** Chronophantasma also allows you to set the (◇)人(∵) emoticon on your D-Card.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: Nu-13 is pretty much the closest thing ''Calamity Trigger'' has to a BigBad, but it turns out in the end that she's just one of [[spoiler:Hazama's]] pawns, and she is quickly discarded. [[spoiler:Ironically, Hazama (and Relius as well) are revealed to be mere pawns for Izanami/Saya, as of ''Chronophantasma'', and she discards them just as easily]].

* BlackAndGrayMorality: The world of Blazblue is very cynical to say the least, with very few unambiguously good characters. The world was ravaged in the past by an EldritchAbomination that nearly drove humanity to extinction, and even after it was defeated it left most of the world poisoned and uninhabitable. Humanity was forced to create cities high above the ground to avoid being poisoned and governed by an organization that quickly went oppressive and started subjugating any and all opposition. The heads of said organization are an [[AxCrazy insane]] psychopath bent on plunging the world into chaos, a MadScientist only interested in creating the perfect being, and [[spoiler: a god of death]]. The only ones willing to oppose said organization are TheProtagonist, [[BestServedCold who has his own personal issues to sort out,]] and doesn't really give a damn about the world at large, a second organization with its own dirty laundry, and a small number of vigilantes.

* NobleMaleRoguishMale: between the protagonist brothers, Jin is the noble one - being adopted to a noble family, taught in refined culture and became a TeenGenius of the Military Academy, and has a refined fighting style with his katana, while Ragna is the roguish one - he never receives proper education, is only thought ways of fighting by Jubei, grew up to become a criminal and fights brutishly with a big sword. Although both share a certain trait: they care little for the world and they're both assholes (although Ragna shows his heart of gold more than Jin does and eventually grows out this to become more heroic).

** NobodyLovesTheBassist: Tsubaki's popularity pales in comparison to Noel's and Makoto's.

*** TeethClenchedTeamwork: In spite of their reputation, The Six Heroes were not a very united force; Nine and Jubei disagreed vehemently [[spoiler: over Kushinada's Lynchpin]] before they eventually became a couple, she and Hakumen dislike each other to this day if ''Central Fiction'' can be believed, and her usual response to seeing Bloodedge could be neatly summarised as 'incinerate on sight'. Hakumen himself is at best VitriolicBestBuds with Valkenhayn and Jubei. And everyone hates Terumi.

*** TeethClenchedTeamwork: In spite of their reputation, The Six Heroes were not a very united force; Nine and Jubei disagreed vehemently before they eventually became a couple, she and Hakumen dislike each other to this day if ''Central Fiction'' can be believed, and her usual response to seeing Bloodedge could be neatly summarised as 'incinerate on sight'.

* RummageSaleReject: Much like its predecessor ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''. Comparatively, however, this series comes off as milder; the only characters with "extreme" clothes are Ragna, Jin, Noel (especially as Mu-12), Litchi and Amane (and arguably Kokonoe and Terumi), the rest are either weird, stylish but simple, or even outright mundane (looking at you, Celica).

* ScrewDestiny: A major underlying theme. Ragna is destined to be the destroyer of the world but seeks to become the protector of the Azure instead. Rachel is defying [[{{God}} Takamagahara]] by trying to stop the time loops. Noel is actually the Murakumo unit Mu-12 but renounces the reason for her creation and instead wishes to be a normal human girl; in fact, by the ending of ''Calamity Trigger'', Noel has already told destiny to screw itself. Litchi wishes to save Arakune from his current physical state even though everyone else categorically tells her he's beyond saving. Tsubaki is falsely led to believe that she was meant to be with Jin but Noel is stopping her. Even Terumi, Relius, [[spoiler:Izanami, and Nine,]] their motivation boils down to trying to destroy Amaterasu's meddling within the world. There's a [[FridgeBrilliance good reason why]] the announcer's opening quote is "the Wheel of Fate is turning! Rebel 1!"

* SigilSpam:
** The crest shown as ''CT'''s logo appears in a lot of things in the story, such as the Black Beast, cauldrons or the Amaterasu Unit.
** Ragna's mysterious tattoo on his chest has also appeared in some character's articles such as on Platinum's hood, Minerva's body, Mai's gloves (after she graduated from the academy), and as of ''CF'', Naoto's body and the Imperator's inner dress.

* 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. CP, naturally, does a similar thing, although the plot structure is somewhat more streamlined this time.

* BlackMagic: The Ars Magus can be considered one as it's powered by seithr, i.e toxic EldritchAbomination fumes. Especially, weapons powered with seithr are all potentially dangerous to the user.

* CharacterRosterGlobalWarning: The first game only has Tager and Hakumen as the resident {{Mighty Glacier}}s, the second game has none, and the third adds Azrael and Kagura. As of the fourth game, that's four against 28 speedier fighters.

* EveryoneIsRelated: To an extent; Ragna and Jin/[[spoiler:]]Hakumen are brothers, and their little sister Saya is [[spoiler:the Imperator of NOL]]. In their childhood, they were all raised in an orphanage by Celica A. Mercury, the sister of Nine (aka Konoe A. Mercury) of the Six Heroes. Jubei (also of the Six Heroes) is Nine's husband, and together, they gave birth to Kokonoe, which means that, technically speaking, Ragna, Jin, and Saya are Kokonoe's foster cousins. Additionally, Jubei's genetic template was used to create the Kaka clan, from which Taokaka hails. On Jin's side, he was adopted into the Kisaragi family (one of the Duodecim, the twelve noble houses descended from the first twelve humans to master Ars Magus during the Dark War) and shares a brother-sister relationship with his love interest, Tsubaki (of the Yayoi family, another one of the Duodecim). All of the Murakumo Units (including Nu, Lambda, and Noel/Mu) are clones of Saya.