History VideoGame / MeltyBlood

Received a SpiritualSuccessor in 2012 called ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'', where Sion appears a GuestFighter (under the re-tweaked name of Sion ''Eltnum'' Atlasia).

It was announced on March 26th, 2021 in Type-Moon ACE vol. 13 that there would be an official new game planned for worldwide release in 2021 titled ''Melty Blood Type Lumina'' for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/Playstation4, and UsefulNotes/XboxOne.

* ContinuityNod: To other Type:Moon works:

It was announced on March 26th, 2021 in Type-Moon ACE vol. 13 that there would be an official new game planned for release in 2021 titled ''Melty Blood Type Lumina'' for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/Playstation4, and UsefulNotes/XboxOne.

* ''Actress Again'': Added new fighting styles (Crescent/Half/Full Moon) and moves, new Guard Meter, and two new playable characters (Roa and Riesbyfe). The console version gets 3 more characters: [[LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai Shiki Ryougi]], Akiha in her Seifuku outfit, and [[spoiler: "Archetype:Earth", a fully-powered, fully awoken Arcueid]].

* CanonImmigrant: [[LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai Shiki Ryogi]] is in Actress Again, despite WordOfGod saying they were in separate continuities. But then, {{Franchise/Nasuverse}} continuity is a funny thing. In her route, Ryougi says that the events of her route must be AllJustADream.

* CrossOver: [[LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai Shiki Ryogi]] in the console version of Actress Again. Taking bets on how many ports/releases it takes for [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saber]] to find her way in.

* GuestFighter: [[LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai Shiki Ryougi]]. Melty Blood also donated a GuestFighter to French-Bread's next game, ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' - Sion Eltnam ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS spelled Eltnum]]) Atlasia.

* {{Homage}}: Several to scenes in ''Tsukihime'' and ''Kagetsu Tohya'' (and ''LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai'' in ''Actress Again''):

** For [[LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai Shiki Ryougi]]:

** Also already in Act Cadenza: Aoko tells the enemy in one of her winning quotes to beat up a [[LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai teacher-like, smoking woman, who uses her name to get money from the Association.]]

*** Some of her lines come from the movies. The most awesome came from the third movie (where she says that [[BadassBoast she could kill anything that exists, even a god]]), [[spoiler: which she repeats in the end of her story mode in ''Actress Again'' against [[NighInvulnerable [[spoiler: Archetype:Earth.]]]]

* BigBad: Wallachia in the first story, White Len in the second (With Aoko as TrueFinalBoss), and Dust of Osiris in the third.

* AllJustADream: Hisui's route in Act Cadenza.

* CanonImmigrant: [[LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai Shiki Ryogi]] is in Actress Again, despite WordOfGod saying they were in separate continuities. But then, {{Franchise/Nasuverse}} continuity is a funny thing.

** Sion Tatari: Sion if [[spoiler:she completely becomes the next Tatari]]. This is treated as an "AlternateContinuity" character. Sion Tatari and "Good" Sion as playables don't exist in the same timeline. [[spoiler: And the Dust of Osirus is a third Sion.]]

* AltumVidetur: Used often throughout the backgrounds of various stages, such as graffiti under a bridge declaring "Cogito ergo sum", "Dum spiro spero" and "Et arma et verba vulnerant" being carved into the walls of a temple, or a neon sign saying "Nihil sub sole novum".

* AnimationBump: Compared to her appearance in ''Re-Act'', [[spoiler: [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever G-Akiha]] recieved ''quite'' the improvement when it came to her animation, going from a static sprite with only one visible arm to a fluidly-animated monster of a boss character.]]

* EasterEgg: If you play the PC version of ''Act Cadenza'' on a specific date, the game puts itself into HolidayMode, and you'll get an image at the title screen, alusive to that date. [[note]]Or, if you don't want to wait, you can also change the date on your PC[[/note]]

* LargeHam: Neco-Arc Chaos' voice acting. JYAN JYA JYANNNNNN~
** ''[[GratuitousEnglish "HEY, TAXI!"]]''

-->'''Arcueid:''' Look who it is. Are you the real one?\\
'''Ciel:''' That is understandable. I had to kick around many of my fake selves before I came here.\\
'''Arcueid:''' If you're involved in something that troublesome, you're the real one. [[FoeYay So, how are you doing Ciel?]]

* NinjaMaid: Kohaku and Hisui (thanks to Wallachia's reality-warping; they are otherwise total non-combatants).

* {{Titledrop}}: Arcueid's Blood Heat Arc Drive is called "Melty Blood." Though Arc is the main heroine of the franchise, Sion is technically the main heroine of this spin-off, not that it really matters given the nature of this game.

*** Her [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome leitmotif]] makes it into her stage in ''Actress Again'', which is titled "...and nothing heart" (the subtitle of the second chapter and movie).

* EXSpecialMoves: All characters have more powerful variants of their regular special moves, and consume 100% of the Magic Circuit.

* ''Act Cadenza Version B'': Update (later PC port) that tweaked the controls to be a bit more context-sensitive. Introduced Tag-Team Mode, Four-Player Mode, the training dummy, White Len as a playable character, stat changes for many characters, and a hidden storyline for Neko-Arc Chaos that introduced a new hidden boss, known as Neko-Chaos Black G666, that when beaten unlocks a new mode. Released in 2007.
* ''Actress Again'': Added new fighting styles (Crescent/Half/Full Moon) and moves, new Guard Meter, and two new playable characters (Roa and Riesbyfe). The console version gets 3 more characters: [[LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai Shiki Ryougi]], Akiha in her Seifuku outfit, and "Archetype:Earth", a fully-powered, fully awoken Arcueid.
* ''Actress Again Current Code'': Essentially the [=PlayStation=] 2 version of ''Actress Again'' brought back to the arcade with some slight tweaking. Among the differences: different hardware (Sega [=RingWide=] instead of NAOMI), [=HQ2X=] Filtering on sprites, and some new visual effects, but nothing else major. It was later updated to Ver. 1.05 which adds one more playable character in the form of [[SmallGirlBigGun Powerd Ciel]] (yes, it's spelled that way, and the official term is Executioner Ciel). A final update has been released which includes a fully playable, non-broken version of Archetype:Earth. It was later ported to PC in at the end of 2011, based on the latest arcade revision (Ver. 1.07). A [[http://shoryuken.com/index.php?p=7877 demo]] for the PC version is available. The game has been [[http://arcsystemworksu.com/arc-system-works-releasing-5-titles-on-steam-by-summer-2016/ published by]] Creator/ArcSystemWorks for worldwide release through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on 19 April, 2016.

* CoolVersusAwesome: Ryougi's ending [[spoiler:against a fully powered Archetype Earth; a.k.a. "Princess Arcueid."]] [[note]] Hidden because of length: "RS: ........! What is this aura!? You mean I got the wrong one!?\\

*** [[spoiler:Archetype Earth. The Full power of Arcueid Brunestud; not given in to just bloodlust but as a copy of the Crimson Moon itself. As in, the original vampire template.]]

* GlassCannon: [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Vermillion Akiha]] has insanely powerful attacks, but the second lowest defense in the game. The only character lower is Neco-Arc Chaos. Ironically, normal Akiha has the second HIGHEST defense in the game -- the only character who's higher is the horribly-broken Archetype Earth (at least before she got nerfed in Current Code).

*** Some of her lines come from the movies. The most awesome came from the third movie (where she says that [[BadassBoast she could kill anything that exists, even a god]]), [[spoiler: which she repeats in the end of her story mode in ''Actress Again'' against [[NighInvulnerable Archetype Earth.]]]]

* LoveHurts: Archetype:Earth's Last Arc (pre-Current Code) is pretty much a guaranteed KO for any opponent. Any, that is, except for Tohno Shiki. When against Shiki as the opponent, her Last Arc does significantly less damage than usual, only cutting around a quarter of his health.

** Or what about normal Akiha Vs. Vermillion Akiha? Or any of tham against Giant Akiha?
** Or Arcueid Vs. Red Arcueid, or Vs. [[spoiler:Archetype Earth]].

* NoPronunciationGuide: Nrvnqsr?? [[note]]It's pronounced 'Nero'. The weird spelling is because those letters correspond to the Hebrew numbering system (for "Nero Caesar") and they add up to [[NumberOfTheBeast 666]].[[/note]]

* ShoutOut: Neko-Arc Chaos' Last Arc involves dropping a giant [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Kaleidostick ]](from ''Fate/hollow ataraxia'') on the opponent. Neko-Arc's Last Arc does the same, ''but with fricking [[{{Franchise/Nasuverse}} Nasu]]'s mushroom avatar instead.''

* SharedLifeMeter: Hisui & Kohaku, when fighting together, share the same life bar, and it depletes regardless on who's in charge. Actually the girl receiving the last blow will be the one who is knocked down, while the other laments the defeat.

** [[spoiler: Archetype Earth pre-Current Code definitely qualifies with insane frame advantage, high damage output and defense, an exclusive Moon Style (Eclipse) which allows her to Circuit Spark even if she's not in Max Mode and automatically refills her Magic Circuit gauge and not to mention her damn infinite combo.]] Largely why she's banned in tournament play.

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: In ''Current Code'', playing as [[spoiler: Archetype Earth]] through the arcade mode will pit you against 10 stages instead of the usual 9. Also, on the last stage, [[spoiler: you suddenly get to control Arcueid, fighting Archetype Earth as the final boss]].
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: Archetype Earth!]]Arcueid. Although her 'girlfriend' status is questionable, [[spoiler: when Ryougi Shiki kills Tohno Shiki at the end of her story route in Actress Again, the exchange below occurs. Despite the fact that Archetype Earth claims not to have anything resembling sentimentality, the sight of Tohno's corpse is enough for her to have the desire to kill Ryougi.]]
-->'''[[spoiler: Archetype Earth]]:''' Looking at those battered limbs, an awful smile comes over me. Therefore, I am willing to buy into this challenge.\\

* YouWillBeSpared: During [[spoiler: Archetype Earth]]'s story mode, she decides on a whim to try destroying the planet and everyone on it just to see what it's like. Before she does so, she promises that she'll spare the lives of two people - the first is, obviously, [[OfficialCouple Shiki]], and second is her [[FriendlyEnemy sort-of-enemy sort-of-friend Ciel]].

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: G Akiha

** Mystic Eyes of Death Perception: horrible headaches, shortened life, death with frequent use. Then again, can destroy anything that exists under Gaia.

** Vampirism: [[OurSoulsAreDifferent changes your soul]], slowly kills your measly human body, undying thirst for blood. Then again, superhuman strength, perception, agility, and immortality (as long as you drink blood).

* FriendlyEnemy: Due to nature of fighting game, most of people who would have no reason to fight each other ([[AndZoidberg also Ciel and Arcueid]]) fall into this. Most winning quotes of Shikis love interests against him are variation of "huh, huh, I won, now you have to go on date with me <3". Contrast winning quotes [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Shiki]], [[SempaiKohai Ciel]], and [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Arcueid]] have against each other, to that they have against [[EldritchAbomination Nero]] or Roa.

* GlassCannon: [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Vermillion Akiha]] has insanely powerful attacks, but the second lowest defense in the game. The only character lower is Neco-Arc Chaos. Ironically, normal Akiha has the second HIGHEST defense in the game -- the only character who's higher is the horribly-broken Archetype Earth (at least before Current Code).

* LethalJokeCharacter: Neco-Arc, Neco-Arc Chaos. Also, the noncombative characters in the original games -- the twin maids, for example -- are given comedic moves (most of Hisui's are tied to her cleaning of the mansion.

* MirrorMatch: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in [[VideoGame/MeltyBlood Melty Blood Re-Act]] by Ciel and Arcueid in Arcueid's story mode amongst others.

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: In ''Current Code'', playing as Archetype Earth through the arcade mode will pit you against 10 stages instead of the usual 9. Also, on the last stage, you suddenly get to control Arcueid, fighting Archetype Earth as the final boss.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Archetype Earth!Arcueid. Although her 'girlfriend' status is questionable, [[spoiler: when Ryougi Shiki kills Tohno Shiki at the end of her story route in Actress Again, the exchange below occurs. Despite the fact that Archetype Earth claims not to have anything resembling sentimentality, the sight of Tohno's corpse is enough for her to have the desire to kill Ryougi.]]
-->'''Archetype Earth:''' Looking at those battered limbs, an awful smile comes over me. Therefore, I am willing to buy into this challenge.\\

* YouWillBeSpared: During Archetype Earth's story mode, she decides on a whim to try destroying the planet and everyone on it just to see what it's like. Before she does so, she promises that she'll spare the lives of two people - the first is, obviously, [[OfficialCouple Shiki]], and second is her [[FriendlyEnemy sort-of-enemy sort-of-friend Ciel]].

* (Fake) ChineseGirl: Miyako, whose kung fu gets an insane boost because of Wallachia.

* {{Combos}}

* DeathIsDramatic

* OurVampiresAreDifferent

* TragicDream

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: G Akiha nuff' said.

* HornyDevils: Len and White Len, which ups the {{Squick}} since they both ''[[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld look]]'' about [[{{Lolicon}} twelve]].

--> '''Shiki Ryougi''': You're my senior when it comes to these eyes, lady-killer. ''(victory quote over Shiki Tohno)''

* EasterEgg: If you play the PC version of ''Act Cadenza'' on a specific date, you'll get an image at the title screen, alusive to that date.

Spin-off FightingGame based on [[{{Nasuverse}} TYPE-MOON]]'s famous visual novel, ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}''. As a direct sequel to ''Tsukihime'' and ''Kagetsu Tohya'', it is rather story-heavy, expanding the {{canon}} considerably; a surprisingly large amount of content can be taken as correct interpretations of various characters' skills and abilities.

* CanonImmigrant: [[LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai Shiki Ryogi]] is in Actress Again, despite WordOfGod saying they were in separate continuities. But then, NasuVerse continuity is a funny thing.

* ShoutOut: Neko-Arc Chaos' Last Arc involves dropping a giant [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Kaleidostick ]](from ''Fate/hollow ataraxia'') on the opponent. Neko-Arc's Last Arc does the same, ''but with fricking [[{{Nasuverse}} Nasu]]'s mushroom avatar instead.''

* {{Badass}} BloodKnight: Shiki Nanaya.

* ''Actress Again Current Code'': Essentially the [=PlayStation=] 2 version of ''Actress Again'' brought back to the arcade with some slight tweaking. Among the differences: different hardware (Sega [=RingWide=] instead of NAOMI), [=HQ2X=] Filtering on sprites, and some new visual effects, but nothing else major. It was later updated to Ver. 1.05 which adds one more playable character in the form of [[SmallGirlBigGun Powerd Ciel]] (yes, it's spelled that way, and the official term is Executioner Ciel). A final update has been released which includes a fully playable, non-broken version of Archetype:Earth. It was later ported to PC in at the end of 2011, based on the latest arcade revision (Ver. 1.07). A [[http://shoryuken.com/index.php?p=7877 demo]] for the PC version is available. The game has been [[http://arcsystemworksu.com/arc-system-works-releasing-5-titles-on-steam-by-summer-2016/ published by]] Creator/ArcSystemWorks for worldwide release through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} in 19 April, 2016.

* ''Actress Again Current Code'': Essentially the [=PlayStation=] 2 version of ''Actress Again'' brought back to the arcade with some slight tweaking. Among the differences: different hardware (Sega [=RingWide=] instead of NAOMI), [=HQ2X=] Filtering on sprites, and some new visual effects, but nothing else major. It was later updated to Ver. 1.05 which adds one more playable character in the form of [[SmallGirlBigGun Powerd Ciel]] (yes, it's spelled that way, and the official term is Executioner Ciel). A final update has been released which includes a fully playable, non-broken version of Archetype:Earth. It was later ported to PC in at the end of 2011, based on the latest arcade revision (Ver. 1.07). A [[http://shoryuken.com/index.php?p=7877 demo]] for the PC version is available. The game has been [[http://arcsystemworksu.com/arc-system-works-releasing-5-titles-on-steam-by-summer-2016/ published by]] Creator/ArcSystemWorks for worldwide release through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} in the Spring of 2016.

* GratuitousEnglish: Just look at the ''name''. It gets worse, naturally.

* GuestFighter: [[LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai Shiki Ryougi]]. Melty Blood also donated a GuestFighter to French-Bread's next game, UnderNightInBirth - Sion Eltnam ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS spelled Eltnum]]) Atlasia.