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Character page for Granblue Fantasy Versus and its sequel, Rising.

For additional tropes regarding these characters (such as their backstory or lore that aren't covered in great detail by the Fighting Game spin-offs), refer to the general character listing of the original Granblue Fantasy gacha, or to the origin page of the Guest Fighters as stated in their folders.

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Introduced in Versus

    Gran 

Gran (with Lyria, Vyrn, and Proto Bahamut)

Voiced by:
Gran: Yuki Ono (Japanese), Kyle McCarley (English)
Lyria: Nao Tōyama (Japanese), Kira Buckland (English)
Vyrn: Rie Kugimiya (Japanese), Sandy Fox (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_gran.png

The main character and Captain of the Grandcypher crew, accompanied by his best friend Vyrn, and the mysterious blue-haired girl Lyria, whom he shares a life link with. The trio and their crew have since embarked on a journey across the skies, and became acquainted with several individuals of various races or positions. Gran is also a Singularity; an individual whom the fate of the world revolves around. Little did he know, he's not the only Singularity in the world.

  • Ascended Meme: When used as a helper character in Rising, Gran may ask why everyone is always talking about his boots. This is a reference to the "Gran Boot Fantasy Versus" meme from the base game.
  • Charged Attack: Gran's "Power Raise" can be held either for increased damage, or for delaying the attack itself. It can also be cancelled prematurely.
  • Male Might, Female Finesse: The big difference between the two versions of the Captain, Gran and Djeeta. Gran is Unskilled, but Strong, and relatively straightforward, whereas Djeeta adds more acrobatics and finesse to her swordplay. It's even highlighted in their Hurricane Kicks; Djeeta does a deft, skillful sword combo, whereas Gran just throws himself at the opponent, boot-first.
  • Moveset Clone: Downplayed between Gran and Djeeta. They share some similar animations by virtue of them being the male and female versions (respectively) of the original Granblue gacha game's main character, a.k.a. the Grandcypher captain. Both of them can call for the aid of Lyria and Proto Bahamut in one of their Skybound Arts. In terms of general gameplay, they're both Shotoclones, but even if they have some identical button inputs or suspciously-similar attacks (like kicking diagonally down as their crouch attack, or their blue Hadoken fireball move Reginleiv), Djeeta mostly has her own flair of unique animations to at least distinguish her from Gran.
  • Power Trio: The two captains (Gran and Djeeta) are accompanied by Vyrn and Lyria. Although this is downplayed since Gran/Djeeta are doing most of the fighting, Lyria helps in summoning Proto Bahamut, while Vyrn is just there as a sidekick.
  • Schrödinger's Player Character: Due to being each other's opposite gender counterpart, Gran and Djeeta display utter confusion when pitted against each other, compounded with dialogue from Lyria and Vyrn about seeing themselves standing alongside the other Captain. A post-launch story mode chapter depicts them meeting each other, with Djeeta explicitly coming from an alternate continuity; while Gran's crew express confusion, they come to accept her as captain for the time being as well. This carries into the story of Rising, where Gran and Djeeta continue to co-exist with each other.
  • Slap-on-the-Wrist Nuke: Gran's Super Skybound Art has him and Lyria summon Proto Bahamut, who proceeds to lay waste to the opponent with a laser-beam nuke.
  • Unskilled, but Strong: The given description of Gran's ability to fight. He's rough and clearly self-taught, but he's managed to refine it into something that works all the same, and for what he lacks, there's a hefty sum of raw power behind his attacks.

    Katalina 

Katalina Aryze (with Ares)

Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese), Erica Lindbeck (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_katalina.png

A former knight of the Erste Empire who was assigned to be Lyria's guardian, and has formed a pact with the knight-like Primal Beast Ares. She's one of the first individuals recruited to the Grandcypher crew, mostly because of her decision to uphold her duty of protecting Lyria no matter where they go. As such in Versus, she's also the first ally who has been freed from the brainwashing of the Exia. Armed with a rapier, Katalina also has mastery over ice.

  • Combination Attack: In Katalina's Super Skybound Art, she and Ares both make way in slashing the opponent between them.
  • Counter-Attack: Katalina's "Light Wall" conjures a blue shield in front of her and has 40% damage reduction.

    Charlotta 

Charlotta Fenia

Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka (Japanese), Cristina Valenzuela (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_charlotta.png

The Captain of the Holy Knights of Lumiel. Despite her nature as a Harvin, she has a desire to become taller, which is exemplified by her constantly trying to stand over a stack of crates. Don't be fooled by her appearances though, as her rank suggests, she's still a very capable and respected knight.

  • Blade Spam: Charlotta's "Sword of Lumiel", which hits 3-5 times in quick succession.
  • Counter-Attack: Charlotta's "König Schild" has 50% damage reduction, with the counter activating automatically when blocking close-ranged attacks.
  • Gratuitous German: A name of Charlotta's unique abilitynote  is German.
  • Hitbox Dissonance: For the sake of balance, Charlotta's crown has a hurtbox, since it allows other characters to hit over her without whiffing, and stops her from being a game-breaker.
  • Rolling Attack: Charlotta's "Shining Onslaught" attack and "Brilliant Moon" Skybound Art make her roll forward along with her sword, dealing damage upon immediate contact with the opponent.
  • Running Gag: Since Charlotta always trips and falls on top of her boxes, her regular match victory dialogues all get interrupted mid-sentence.
  • Stab the Sky: Charlotta's round Victory Pose simply has her pointing up her sword.

    Lancelot 

Lancelot

Voiced by: Yuki Ono (Japanese), Stephen Fu (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_lancelot.png

One of the four Dragon Knights and captain of the Order of the White Dragon. Lancelot is a very agile warrior who specializes with attacking in quick succession, while incorporating ice-elemental powers.

  • Gratuitous German: Some names of Lancelot's unique abilitiesnote  are German.
  • Harmless Freezing: Lancelot's Super Skybound Art encases the opponent in a large dome of ice before he shatters it. The opponent may still survive, however.
  • In the Back: Lancelot's "Blade Impulse" allows him to slip behind the opponent, but it's only activated once the opponent attempts to block the move.
  • Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: Fellow Dragon Knights Percival and Lancelot are named after the Arthurian figures.
  • Wall Jump: Lancelot can jump to, and bounce off from the nearest stage wall when in mid-air.
  • Weapon Twirling: Lancelot does this with his dual blades whenever he wins the match without using his Super Skybound Art.

    Ferry 

Ferry (with Nicola, Fugee, Beppo, and Geegee)

Voiced by: Madoka Yonezawa (Japanese), Cristina Valenzuela (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_ferry.png

A ghost girl of the Erune race, Ferry has lived far longer than her young appearance suggests, and she's accompanied by her four ghost pets Nicola, Fugee, Beppo, and Geegee. She's one of the first individuals who noticed strange occurences that suddenly spread across the skies, which led to her unfortunate encounter with Belial. The protagonists eventually freed her from being brainwashed.

  • Building Swing: Ferry can swing in mid-air using her whip.
  • Diving Kick: Ferry's "Spectral Dive"
  • Grapple Move: While all of the cast can perform all sorts of standard grabs, Ferry also has a long-ranged grapple where she either holds the opponent in place with her whip while her ghost pets attack, or simply pull them towards her.
  • Gratuitous German: Some names of Ferry's unique abilitiesnote  are German.
  • Parrying Bullets: Ferry's "Gespenst" can neutralize projectiles.
  • Pinball Projectile: Ferry's "Vergiften" move allows her to summon Momo, who promptly turns into an Energy Ball that bounces off the floor and the arena walls.
  • She-Fu: While most female characters do flips in some of their animations, Ferry stands out with even her player 2 intro featuring a sideways flip into the arena. Every single one of her jumps includes a somersault (both forward and backward), her landing recovery animation is her doing a cartwheel and her "wake-up" animation from being knocked on her back is a backwards roll from a lying position into standing - which is impressive, considering she's wearing high-heeled boots.
  • Slap-on-the-Wrist Nuke: Ferry's "Aetheryte Requiescat", while canonically not nearly as powerful as the previous two examples, is still the magical equivalent of barraging some poor individual with guided missiles, culminating in a large explosion with the victim at its center.
    Ferry: We'll see you ... on the other side!
  • Super Mode: "Hinrichten" temporarily powers up Ferry, which gives her the ability to perform follow-up attacks.
  • Whip of Dominance: Ferry is The Beastmaster and wears a pretty revealing outfit with dominatrix overtones and fittingly she uses a magically enhanced whip for fighting, which allows her to do a lot of cool and impossible things like making it float and spin around her, destroy projectiles or pull the opponent towards her. "Whip it good" is even the name of one of her skills!
  • You Will Not Evade Me: Ferry has long-ranged grapple move wherein she pulls her opponent with her whip.

    Lowain 

Lowain (with Elsam, Tomoi, Lady Katapillar, and Yggdrasil)

Voiced by:
Lowain: Minoru Shiraishi (Japanese), Greg Chun (English)
Elsam: Mark Ishiinote  (Japanese), Brian Anderson (English)
Tomoi: Jun'ya Enoki (Japanese), Griffin Burns (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_lowain.png

Lowain is an Erune cook with a massive crush on Katalina. He's always with his best friends Elsam and Tomoi, and they make up the comic relief trio who always love to fantasize about things, even if their imagination is far from what's considered realistic. Such fantasies include mishaps where Katalina is turned into a robot named "Lady Katapillar". Oh, and Elsam has a crush on Yggdrasil, the attractive but mute Primal Beast who inhabits the forests of the Lumacie Archipelago, and is associated with earth and plants.

  • Assist Character: Lowain's buddies Tomoi and Elsam help him out for several of his abilities as well as being able to summon Lady Katapillar. He can also summon Yggdrasil to fight in his place temporarily.
  • Counter-Attack: Lowain's "Come at me bro!" allows him to fully deflect an attack and automatically strike back, useful against especially predictable opponents.
  • Fighting Clown: Lowain is a gimmicky character from a gameplay perspective, in order to match his lore of being the comedic relief from the original game. He doesn't have a recognizable or refined fighting style (Even Percival lampshades that the Lowain Bros' fighting style is unorthodox), he can summon the tiny robot Katapillar as a special move, and when he's on his last legs, he can call on the primal Yggdrasil to help him out.
  • Fourth-Wall Observer: Lowain and his bros will sometimes remark on meta aspects, like how he's Dark elemental (his initial version's element in the mobile game), Zeta's clothing damage from her Super Skybound Art, mirror matches being palette swaps, and Percival's popularity/merchandising.
  • He Knows About Timed Hits: Lowain, due to his Fourth-Wall Observer status in this game:
    • After defeating Beelzebub, Lowain wonders that they could be buff like him if they level-up in the Crimson Horizon.
    • After defeating Charlotta, the boys talk about elements, as in the Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors mechanics of Granblue.
    • After defeating Katalina, he says this line, which makes him poke fun even at this game's UI:
      Lowain: If I were to describe my feelings for Kat, I'd need a few more text boxes...
  • Homing Projectile: Yggdrasil's "Axis Mundi" tracks the opponent's position the moment it's released.
  • Last Chance Hit Point: Yggdrasil provides this for Lowain. No matter how much damage you deal, you can't kill her when she's summoned, which leaves Lowain with a sliver of HP once his Super Skybound Art ends.
  • Power Trio: Lowain is accompanied by his buddies Elsam and Tomoi, even assisting him in some combos and attacks.
  • Switch-Out Move: The main gimmick of Lowain's Super Skybound Art is to switch out with Yggdrasil, allowing the player to take control of her temporarily.

    Ladiva 

Ladiva

Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese), Patrick Seitz (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_ladiva.png

From the Jewel Resort Casino, Ladiva is a wrestler who wants to spread the concept of love, believing that it can solve pretty much any conflict.

  • Belly Flop Crushing: Ladiva's Super Skybound Art spawns a ring which lets her pin down the opposition with her entire body. In an allusion to wrestling rules, a referee will count up to three before declaring Ladiva as the winner. However if the opponent has enough life, they will kick out right before 3.
  • The Coats Are Off: Ladiva removes her fur coat before the match starts.
  • Diving Kick: Ladiva's Skybound Art is a dropkick as expected from a wrestler.
  • Grapple Move: While all of the cast can perform all sorts of standard grabs, Ladiva specializes in these with her several throws and wrestling moves being the focus of her gameplay.
  • Mighty Glacier: Ladiva also has an increased HP value, as she possesses not a single ranged attack and can have a hard time closing in on range-oriented characters like Ferry and Metera. When she does get close however, it may lead to a Curb-Stomp Battle fitting for her grappler archetype.

    Percival 

Percival Wales

Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka (Japanese), Anthony Sitoy (English, Versus), Mark Whitten (English, Versus Rising)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_percival.png

One of the four Dragon Knights and the heir to the nation of Wales. He's also known for his mastery over fire, hence his title "Lord of Flames" (or "Sir Burnsalot", a nickname given to him by Vyrn).

    Metera 

Metera

Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki (Japanese), Faye Mata (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_metera.png

An Erune who's considered a genius when it comes to archery, but Metera's also a playful individual who loves to flirt and tease others, especially men.

    Zeta 

Zeta

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese), Mela Lee (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_zeta.png

A member of the organization known as "The Society" which focuses on hunting Primal Beasts, and is armed with a weapon designed for that purpose, the Spear of Arvess.

  • Button Mashing: Zeta's "Signo Drive" unique action deals more damage and hits if you repeatedly tap the button.

    Vaseraga 

Vaseraga

Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki (Japanese), SungWon Cho (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_vaseraga.png

Another member of the Primal Beast-hunting organization "The Society", Vaseraga is a hulking man with a concealed face and armed with the massive sinister scythe Grynoth. His body is also special by virtue of being modified with the inability to feel pain. Despite all these menacing aspects on the outside, Vaseraga is actually a kind person deep within.

  • Combat Compliment: Vaseraga's such a Nice Guy that most of his intro interactions and win quotes against other characters involve him either praising their current skills, or encouraging them to train more and improve. Also, one of his common win quotes goes like this:
    Vaseraga: "Nothing personal".
  • Gameplay and Story Integration: It is stated that Vaseraga's body no longer feels pain. This translates into his "Soul Forge" ability here, which makes him Immune to Flinching.
  • Glowing Eyes: Vaseraga's eyes glow red from his helmet's visor whenever he uses a Skybound Art or a Super Skybound Art.
  • Mighty Glacier: Vaseraga has one of the highest HP values in the game and is armed with hard-hitting attacks, but he walks quite slowly. He also possesses a few moves that make him temporarily Immune to Flinching.

    Beelzebub 

Beelzebub / Chaos Bringer

Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese), Adin Rudd (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_beelzebub.png

Initially appearing as a mysterious hooded figure, Beelzebub (a.k.a. Chaos Bringer) is a Singularity who considers himself a nemesis to the Singularity of the Sky Realm, Gran (and by extension Gran's alternate counterpart, Djeeta). He already possesses tremendous power but isn't content with that yet, as he aims to obtain Lucilius' "legacy" even if he has to team up with the cunning Belial.

Beelzebub is one of the key recurring antagonists from the "What Makes The Sky Blue" trilogy anniversary arc of the original Granblue gacha, and the "first" villain of the Versus spin-off. As such, his surrounding lore is deeply tied with the other Granblue characters who also have prominent roles in that arc, including the Grandcypher Captain, Belial, Lucilius, Avatar, and even Cagliostro.

  • The Coats Are Off: Beelzebub removes his longcoat before the match starts.
  • Flash Step: Beelzebub's "Shadowstep" is also a fast teleport command at fixed distances.
  • Secret Character: Beelzebub can be unlocked as a playable character after beating RPG Mode for the first time. The other option, however, is to purchase him as a DLC.
  • Slap-on-the-Wrist Nuke: Beelzebub has "Chaos Legion", where he generates a huge red orb, compresses it to a smaller size and then detonates it RIGHT in his victim's face, causing an utterly gigantic explosion.
    Beelzebub: There won't be a shred of you left! Chaos Leeeeeegiooooon!
  • Super Mode: In RPG mode, Chaos Bringer has multiple phases in the Final Boss fight, allowing him to perform additional moves, or even switch out with Avatar.
  • Switch-Out Move: In the Final Boss fight of RPG Mode, a phase allows Beelzebub to switch with Avatar.
  • Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: As retained from the Granblue gacha game, co-villains Belial and Beelzebub are named from Abrahamic demonology.
  • Villain Protagonist: The aptly titled "Villain Series" DLC allows you to play as Chaos Bringer and Belial both being the Big Bads of the "What Makes The Sky Blue" trilogy from "Paradise Lost" to "000", each with their own few episodes in the RPG Mode of Versus. invoked According to Word of God, Chaos Bringer's DLC story will touch up on his secret identity which had not been revealed in the trilogy itself.

    Narmaya 

Narmaya

Voiced by: M•A•O (Japanese), Brianna Knickerbocker (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_narmaya.png

An excellent swordsmaster who has a rather low self-esteem and the tendency to fall asleep while "meditating". Narmaya is also very fond of the Grandcypher Captain, Lyria and Vyrn, and she considers herself their "big sister".

  • Berserk Button: The reason Narmaya is pissed at Lowain and Co. in their intro? They ate some Valentine's Day chocolate she made for Gran.
  • Color-Coded for Your Convenience: For Narmaya's "Butterfly Effect" Stance System, the Kagura stance and Genji stance are each indicated by red and blue butterflies, respectively.
  • Difficult, but Awesome: Narmaya comes with her Signature Move of "Butterfly Effect", which translates to a Stance System. This means that she has way more move variations that the cast. However, despite her above-average speed, she generally has low damage per attack, making her difficult at pokes, having to rely more on combos.
  • Flash Step: Narmaya's "Transient" move is a short-ranged teleport that works like a command dash faster than your typical Video Game Dashing.
  • Parrying Bullets: Narmaya's "Setsuna" can neutralize projectiles.

    Soriz 

Soriz

Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (Japanese), Jamieson Price (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_soriz.png

An old fighter who's eager to see a lot of cute girls. Although he has a habit of doing perverted antics like peeking at hot springs, he also wants to protect women from harm, a chivalrous pervert, if you will. If his muscular build didn't make it obvious, he also has great physical strength, capable of shattering rocks or delivering destructive punches with ease.

  • Counter-Attack: Soriz's unique move allows him to armour through enemy attacks and follow up with "Reactive Muscles" which pushes the opponent to the ground and makes them unable to act for a short amount of time.
  • Super Mode: Soriz's Super Skybound Art "Macho Ultimatum" has him strip down to a fundoshi in a powered up state where his moves are amplified.

    Djeeta 

Djeeta (with Lyria, Vyrn, and Proto Bahamut)

Voiced by:
Djeeta: Hisako Kanemoto (Japanese), Erika Harlacher (English)
Lyria: Nao Tōyama (Japanese), Kira Buckland (English)
Vyrn: Rie Kugimiya (Japanese), Sandy Fox (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_djeeta.png

The female counterpart of Gran (in reference to the original Granblue gacha where the player can choose the gender of the Grandcypher Captain), who mostly shares the same qualities and good-natured personality as him.

However, the Fighting Game spin-off Versus has put on a twist regarding the two; Djeeta is an alternate continuity version of Gran, and she has lived through battles that Gran isn't aware of or haven't experienced at the time being. Namely, Djeeta's story touches on the events of the "What Makes The Sky Blue" trilogy arc of the Granblue gacha.

  • Ascended Meme: Much like her anime episode, Djeeta's existence lives and breathes the in-joke of the Granblue community that she's the avatar of whaling. Case in point, whereas Gran is using pretty standard stuff, save for Reginleiv implying a "free player at a high level", Djeeta rolls in with attacks specifically accessible from the "Conquerer of the Eternals" variant— indicating a whole lot of time and a whole lot of resources sunk in.
  • Fanservice: Djeeta's entire implementation was this. Not only was she given a hyped release here despite only being a skin for Gran in the gacha game, she's depicted as the more experienced protagonist yet again, embodying the "Whales" of the fandom. Her side story also depicts her as having experienced the events of "What Makes The Sky Blue" through "What Makes The Sky Blue: 000", which is one of the most popular event storylines to come out of Granblue Fantasy and was also extremely popular with women.note 
  • Male Might, Female Finesse: The big difference between the two versions of the Captain, Gran and Djeeta. Gran is Unskilled, but Strong, and relatively straightforward, whereas Djeeta adds more acrobatics and finesse to her swordplay. It's even highlighted in their Hurricane Kicks; Djeeta does a deft, skillful sword combo, whereas Gran just throws himself at the opponent, boot-first.
  • Moveset Clone: Downplayed between Gran and Djeeta. They share some similar animations by virtue of them being the male and female versions (respectively) of the original Granblue gacha game's main character, a.k.a. the Grandcypher captain. Both of them can call for the aid of Lyria and Proto Bahamut in one of their Skybound Arts. In terms of general gameplay, they're both Shotoclones, but even if they have some identical button inputs or suspciously-similar attacks (like kicking diagonally down as their crouch attack, or their blue Hadoken fireball move Reginleiv), Djeeta mostly has her own flair of unique animations to at least distinguish her from Gran.
  • Power Trio: The two captains (Gran and Djeeta) are accompanied by Vyrn and Lyria. Although this is downplayed since Gran/Djeeta are doing most of the fighting, Lyria helps in summoning Proto Bahamut, while Vyrn is just there as a sidekick.
  • Schrödinger's Player Character: Due to being each other's opposite gender counterpart, Gran and Djeeta display utter confusion when pitted against each other, compounded with dialogue from Lyria and Vyrn about seeing themselves standing alongside the other Captain. A post-launch story mode chapter depicts them meeting each other, with Djeeta explicitly coming from an alternate continuity; while Gran's crew express confusion, they come to accept her as captain for the time being as well. This carries into the story of Rising, where Gran and Djeeta continue to co-exist with each other.

    Zooey 

Zooey

Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu (Japanese), Laura Post (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_zooey.png

Also known as Grand Order, Zooey is the individual who watches over the world to ensure its proper balance.

  • HP to One: When her HP is reduced to a certain threshold, Grand Order Zooey is scripted to unleash Conjuction, which will forcefully turn you and your partner's HP to 1. You're basically required to have a healing support skill like Panacea in order to keep fighting afterwards.
  • Promoted to Playable: Zooey initially had NPC appearances in the Lumacie Archipelago and final chapters of RPG Mode before she became playable as a DLC character.

    Belial 

Belial

Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese), Matthew David Rudd (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbvsr_belial.png

A cunning fallen angel. Belial is one of the major recurring villains of the "What Makes The Sky Blue" trilogy arc, and the mastermind behind the spread of the Exia that brainwashed skyfarers during the events of Versus. He has seemingly teamed up with Beelzebub to cause destruction, but even the latter isn't fully aware of what Belial actually plans.

  • The Battle Didn't Count: As per Arc System Works tradition, one fighter's lose pose is always smugly lying down on the ground, not giving a damn about the loss. In this game, it's Belial who certainly can take the punishment as a Primal.
  • Counter-Attack: Belial's "Give daddy some sugar" has him walk towards the opponent and automatically stomp on them if anything but a throw "hits" him. This even works against projectiles.
  • Double Entendre: As expected of the resident pervert in Granblue, Belial would say a lot of innuendos. For example, in a cutscene of RPG Mode:
    Belial: This is gonna be the climax to end all climaxes!
  • Grapple Move: While all of the cast can perform all sorts of standard grabs, Belial also has a command walk that leads into a grab if timed right.
  • Multi-Slot Character: The game has two different versions of Belial: regular Belial and Avatar Belial (aka. Belial implanting the Versus Core into himself and turning One-Winged Angel in the process).
  • Promoted to Playable: Belial is one of the two main antagonists in RPG Mode before he became playable as a Season 2 DLC character.
  • Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: As retained from the Granblue gacha game, co-villains Belial and Beelzebub are named from Abrahamic demonology.
  • Villain Protagonist: The aptly titled "Villain Series" DLC allows you to play as Chaos Bringer and Belial both being the Big Bads of the "What Makes The Sky Blue" trilogy from "Paradise Lost" to "000", each with their own few episodes in the RPG Mode of Versus.

    Cagliostro 

Cagliostro (with Ouroboros)

Voiced by: Sakura Tange (Japanese), Sarah Anne Williams (English)

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The founder of Alchemy within the world of Granblue. Despite her cute appearance, Cagliostro is in fact, a powerful individual who has lived very long enough thanks to her backup bodies where she can transfer her soul to. She's also accompanied by her familiar Ouroboros, a pair of giant red and blue snakes.

Versus touches on the fact that Cagliostro was the one who successfully managed to seal Beelzebub away to a different dimension (a nod to the events of "What Makes The Sky Blue"). With Beelzebub's return, this begs the question of how he managed to escape in the first place, and if Cagliostro can repeat what she did before.

  • Charged Attack: Cagliostro's "Conjure (Charge)" unique skill lets her create a floating rock that can be charged for up to five levels, though if the button is released early, the charge level is still kept and can be continued with the same input. It's a reason why there's a different input for launching the rock as a projectile.
  • Teleportation: Cagliostro's "Spare Body" unique skill lets her conjure a spare body in her place while she teleports in a short distance from it.

    Yuel 

Yuel (with Societte)

Voiced by:
Yuel: Kana Ueda (Japanese), Melissa Medina (English)
Societte: Ryōko Shiraishi (Japanese), Lauren Mayfield (English)

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Yuel is the servant of an ancient line of Erune loyalty, specifically the Fox Clan. She's equipped with dual swords and Foxflames (which lets her engulf her swords in flames). She's the best friend of Societte, the white-haired heiress of said royalty. Not only are they able to utilize the Foxflames, they can also perform ritual dances in combat.

  • Counter-Attack: During Yuel's "Third Dance" stance, she will automatically dodge and counter any attack that does not hit low or is not a throw with a quick slash.
  • Sword Plant: Yuel's victory animation has her plant her swords in the ground before doing some pose.

    Anre 

Anre

Voiced by: Ryūsei Nakao (Japanese), Bill Millsap (English)

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The spear-wielding member and a co-founder of The Eternals, a group of ten skyfarers who are infamous in the skies for their strength and for their mastery of their weapons of choice.

    Eustace 

Eustace

Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (Japanese), Kaiji Tang (English)

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The stoic and reserved member of The Society who wields the weapon Flamek Thunder.

  • Wave-Motion Gun: Eustace's seal weapon, Flamek, turns into one of these, complete with a transformation sequence and audible chargeup sound. Subverted in that the brunt of the attack is actually directed at the sky, which then rains down electricity on the opponent.

    Seox 

Seox

Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama (Japanese), Griffin Puatu (English)

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A member of The Eternals who specializes in clawed gauntlets. Seox is also a survivor of a clan of assassins.

    Vira 

Vira Lillie

Voiced by: Asami Imai (Japanese), Tamara Ryan (English)

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The Lord Commander of Albion who's bound to the Primal Beast Luminiera. The beast can merge with Vira to amplify her abilities and let her don a new set of armor. Vira is a fellow classmate of Katalina since their academy days, but she also has an extremely deep obsession with the latter.

  • Super Mode: Vira's Skybound Art, "Luminiera Merge" changes her appearance into wearing a battle armor, and enhances her skills.

    Avatar Belial 

Avatar Belial

Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese), Matthew David Rudd (English)

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Belial implanting the Versus core into himself and gaining new abilities thanks to it.

    Lunalu 

Lunalu

Voiced by: Rumi Ōkubo (Japanese), Elsie Lovelock (English)

A Harvin who can make her artworks come to life. She's also fond of romance between males, and would often draw pictures depicting that if given the chance.

  • Mechanically Unusual Fighter: Lunalu, added to the roster as part of a free update, noticeably stands out amongst the rest of the cast; she herself doesn't fight, but rather creates a random character from the roster via her Art Initiates Life abilities, which the player then controls, making her a Ditto Fighter akin to the likes of Eleven and Mokujin. Lunalu herself stands in the background, cheering her creation on.
  • Promoted to Playable: Lunalu first appeared as a cameo in the background of the Auguste beach stage before she became a post-launch playable character.

Introduced in Rising

    Anila 

Anila

Voiced by: Aoi Yūki (Japanese), Leona Renee (English)

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Since the Granblue gacha game, Anila was the first ever Divine General introduced and made playable. The Divine Generals are shrine maidens themed around the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac, with Anila representing the Ram.

  • Pun: Some of Anila's skills and unique actions are wordplays related to her sheep Animal Motifs or farming, such as "Flock to the Future" (which is in itself, a reference to Back to the Future), "Over the Fence", and "Ramification".

    Siegfried 

Siegfried

Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese), Jordan Reynolds (English)

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One of the four Dragon Knights and the captain of the Order of the Black Dragon. He fights using a massive sword and is known as the Dragonslayer.

    Nier 

Nier (with Death)

Voiced by:
Nier: Noriko Shitaya (Japanese), Jenny Yokobori (English)
Death: Michiko Neya (Japanese), Laura Faye Smith (English)

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The pactbearer of the Arcarum Primal Beast Death. Together, they represent the fourth and thirteenth Major Arcana Tarot Cards, Lovers and Death respectively. Having been resented by her family of magicians, Nier came across a forbidden tome which granted her the dangerous "power over life". This caused her to experiment on, and later kill men just to master her newfound magic hoping that it would grant her approval from her parents. Oh, and these male victims were mostly her former boyfriends.

Nier died but was later revived by Death, and the two formed a pact hoping to create a world where the both of them could be loved. The Grandcypher crew and its captain eventually recruited Nier as a friend, though it turns out, it's not that easy to reform her. In Rising, she still clings to that relationship, but Gran and Djeeta find it difficult to believe what she's implying due to them not having any clear recollection about it.

    Grimnir 

Grimnir

Voiced by: Megumi Ogata (Japanese), Griffin Burns (English)

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The disciple of the Wind Primarch Raphael. Despite being a powerful warrior, Grimnir is also a dorky, hammy individual who loves to speak in purple prose and flowery monologue.

    Lucilius 

Lucilius

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese), Sean Chiplock (English)

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Yet another recurring villain from the "What Makes The Sky Blue" arc of the Granblue gacha, who wished to become the strongest of all creation, so that Lucilius himself could destroy the creations of God.

He never made much of a direct presence in Versus per se, but he still somehow played a role behind-the-scenes thanks to Belial's actions. This changed when Rising made him an on-screen active villain (and a playable one, at that).

  • Promoted to Playable: In Versus, Lucilius first appeared in the Arcade mode ending screen of Beelzebub, then his presence was mentioned as a Sequel Hook in the final chapters of the RPG Mode. In Rising, he's initially fought as a secret True Final Boss of Arcade mode, and is finally made into a Season 1 playable DLC character.
  • True Final Boss: In Rising, if you meet certain conditions after beating Avatar Belial as the Final Boss of Arcade Mode, Lucilius will appear and challenge you.

    2B 

2B

Voiced by: (Japanese), (English)

Origin: NieR: Automata

The main protagonist of NieR: Automata, an android named "YoRHa Unit No. 2 Type B", or simply "2B''.

  • Guest Fighter: 2B has been confirmed to join the roster of Rising as part of its first season of DLC, making this her 2nd crossover appearance in a fighting game after Soulcalibur VI.

    Vane 

Vane

Voiced by: (Japanese), (English)

One of the four Dragon Knights, the vice-captain of the Order of the White Dragon, and Lancelot's childhood friend.

    Beatrix 

Beatrix

Voiced by: (Japanese), (English)

The outspoken member of The Society, mostly wearing blue armor in contrast to Zeta's red. She wields the Embarasque Sword which grants her more power the riskier her situation becomes.

  • Promoted to Playable: Beatrix was an NPC in the original Versus. She would become playable for the sequel as part of its first DLC season.

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