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* AsskickingEqualsAuthorityAsskickingEqualsAuthority: Unlike [[GuiltyGear Ky]] [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Kiske]], he ''worked'' his way HARD to "Authority" status, which makes him utterly ''badass''.
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** BadassAbnormal: He is one of the two current wielders of the "Power of Order" (the other being Hakumen). Apparently, this ability makes him so powerful that he can even destroy a whole nation by himself, make Hazama/Terumi run for his life, take down a Brainwashed Tsubaki without even breaking a sweat, dispel Phantom's magic, etc. Damn. Totally Damn, now that's totally {{Badass}}, indeed.
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** FourStarBadass: Oh, yes! There's a perfectly good reason the [[WellIntentionedExtremist NOL]] assigned this young man to the Ikaruga Civil War. You don't just simply get assigned to oblitirate a ''whole'' nation at such a ''young'' age without being recognized for your ''superb'' potential. No, you just don't.
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* ImageSong (Her voice actress sings a vocal version of her theme "Bullet Dance" called "Love so Blue ~Aoi Heartbeats~". [[spoiler:She also speaks as both Noel and Nu during the song after the 2nd verse.]])
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* ImageSong (Her ImageSong: Her voice actress sings a vocal version of her theme "Bullet Dance" called "Love so Blue ~Aoi Heartbeats~". [[spoiler:She also speaks as both Noel and Nu during the song after the 2nd verse.]])]]
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due to being miused for any character with blonde hair regardless if they fit the personality traits required (innocent, pure of heart, good, beautiful, young) . Zero Context Examples, shoehorns, and examples with insufficient context will be removed
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-> Her Arcade and Story Mode may as well be called, "[[AttentionDeficitOohShiny ADHD Quest]]". In ''Continuum Shift'', on the other hand, she's out for a quest to get stronger. After a chance encounter with Hazama, she is beaten to unconsciousness, but is saved by Jubei before he can deal the finishing blow. In her canon ending, Tao is told by the Kaka Elder that in order to protect her village and those dear to her, she must first learn to protect others. Thus, the Elder tells Tao to go forth and venture into the outside world, and Jubei gives a special request for her to stay close to Ragna. As they reach Ibukido, however, she runs off after being distracted by an insect, leading into the events of ''Chrono Phantasma''.
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-> Her ''Calamity Trigger'' Arcade and Story Mode may as well be called, "[[AttentionDeficitOohShiny ADHD Quest]]". In ''Continuum Shift'', on the other hand, she's out for a quest to get stronger. After a chance encounter with Hazama, she is beaten to unconsciousness, but is saved by Jubei before he can deal the finishing blow. In her canon ending, Tao is told by the Kaka Elder that in order to protect her village and those dear to her, she must first learn to protect others. Thus, the Elder tells Tao to go forth and venture into the outside world, and Jubei gives a special request for her to stay close to Ragna. As they reach Ibukido, however, she runs off after being distracted by an insect, leading into the events of ''Chrono Phantasma''.
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* WouldntHitAGirl: One of Ragna's nicer traits. Like most of his interactions with other people, as long as you're not in his way, he won't try to harm you. However even if you do, he'll most likely regret his actions--doubly so if you're female. [[SubvertedTrope However, he still will fight female characters, even if he doesn't like doing so]].
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* WouldntHitAGirl: One of Ragna's nicer traits. Like most of his interactions with other people, as long as you're not {{Double Subverted}}. He ''will'' hit a girl if they attack him, but that's only because holding back against a [[ActionGirl girl]] in his way, this setting [[TooDumbToLive is a good way to get your ass kicked]]. That said, he won't try to harm you. However even if you do, he'll most likely regret his actions--doubly so if you're female. [[SubvertedTrope However, he still will fight female characters, even if he clearly doesn't like doing so]].enjoy fighting them.
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** Alternately, it references the Norse hero Ragnar Lodbrok, who is known for slaying an evil snake. Considering that Terumi is associated with snakes, this probably is not accidental.
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* {{Lolicon}}: In CS [[ButtMonkey he's teased]] and mistaken for being this. To make matters worse he claims he's into young girls, but then explains it came out wrong.
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*{{Lolicon}}: In CS [[ButtMonkey he's teased]] and mistaken for being this. To make matters worse he claims he's into young girls, but then explains it came out wrong.
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* GenderFlipped: Of [[MahouSenseiNegima Evangeline]] [[AnIcePerson AK]] [[BlondesAreEvil Mcdowell]]. Where do we even start? Ice Powers? Check. Blonde Hairs? Check. {{Jerkass}} with [[HiddenHeartOfGold hidden hearts of gold]]? Check. [[SociopathicHero Sociopaths]]? Check. [[LaughingMad Laughs]] [[GigglingVillain crazily]]? Check. [[DeadpanSnarker Snarks]] heavily at people? Check. Troubled Pasts? Check. [[BroughtDownToBadass Powerful even when de-powered]]? Check. [[StoryBreakerPower Story Breaker Powers]]? Check. [[KillItWithIce Freezes their opponents]] and shatters them dead? Double Check. [[{{Tsundere}} Tsunderes]] with [[{{Fanservice}} massive hotness]]? Oh, motherfucking BIG Check!
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* GenderFlipped: Of [[MahouSenseiNegima Evangeline]] [[AnIcePerson AK]] [[BlondesAreEvil Mcdowell]]. Where do we even start? Ice Powers? Check. Blonde Hairs? Check. {{Jerkass}} with [[HiddenHeartOfGold hidden hearts of gold]]? Check. [[SociopathicHero Sociopaths]]? Check. [[LaughingMad Laughs]] [[GigglingVillan crazily]]? Check. [[DeadpanSnarker Snarks]] heavily at people? Check. Troubled Pasts? Check. [[BroughtDownToBadass Powerful even when de-powered]]? Check. [[StoryBreakerPower Story Breaker Powers]]? Check. [[KillItWithIce Freezes their opponents]] and shatters them dead? Double Check. [[{{Tsundere}} Tsunderes]] with [[{{Fanservice}} massive hotness]]? Oh, motherfucking BIG Check!
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* GenderFlipped: Of [[MahouSenseiNegima Evangeline]] [[AnIcePerson AK]] [[BlondesAreEvil Mcdowell]]. Where do we even start? Ice Powers? Check. Blonde Hairs? Check. {{Jerkass}} with [[HiddenHeartOfGold hidden hearts of gold]]? Check. [[SociopathicHero Sociopaths]]? Check. [[LaughingMad Laughs]] [[GigglingVillan [[GigglingVillain crazily]]? Check. [[DeadpanSnarker Snarks]] heavily at people? Check. Troubled Pasts? Check. [[BroughtDownToBadass Powerful even when de-powered]]? Check. [[StoryBreakerPower Story Breaker Powers]]? Check. [[KillItWithIce Freezes their opponents]] and shatters them dead? Double Check. [[{{Tsundere}} Tsunderes]] with [[{{Fanservice}} massive hotness]]? Oh, motherfucking BIG Check!
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* GenderFlipped: Of [[MahouSenseiNegima Evangeline]] [[AnIcePerson AK]] [[BlondesAreEvil Mcdowell]]. Where do we even start? Ice Powers? Check. Blonde Hairs? Check. {{Jerkass}} with [[HiddenHeartOfGold hidden hearts of gold]]? Check. [[SociopathicHero Sociopaths]]? Check. [[LaughingMad Laughs]] [[GigglingVillan crazily]]? Check. [[DeadpanSnarker Snarks]] heavily at people? Check. Troubled Pasts? Check. [[BroughtDownToBadass Powerful even when de-powered]]? Check. [[StoryBreakerPower Story Breaker Powers]]? Check. [[KillItWithIce Freezes their opponents]] and shatters them dead? Double Check. [[{{Tsundere}} Tsunderes]] with [[{{Fanservice}} massive hotness]]? Oh, motherfucking BIG Check!
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* {{And I Must Scream}}: After [[spoiler: Hazama cuts his arms off he ''loses'' it. It goes FromBadToWorse when he sees Saya's music box]].
** [-'''Ragna''': Shit! '''Shiiiiit!'''-]
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* {{And I Must Scream}}: After [[spoiler: Hazama cuts his arms off he ''loses'' it. [[ItGotWorse It Gets Worse]] goes FromBadToWorse when he sees Saya's music box]].
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** While not, full screen, in Chrono Phantasma, Dead Spike's input has changed to the 236/QCF motion, and looks and function more like a projectile
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*{{And I Must Scream}}: After [[spoiler: Hazama cuts his arms off he ''loses'' it. [[ItGotWorse It Gets Worse]] when he sees Saya's music box]].
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* KnightInShiningArmor: for Tsubaki, to a ''crazy'' extent.
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** In ''Remix Heart'', one of the members of his student council, Taro calls him "Jinjin".
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** ImplausibleFencingPowers: GameplayAndStorySegregation While he can't really do it in gameplay]] (his attacks have too much startup delay), Ragna is often seen swatting aside projectiles in cutscenes and story sequences, up to and including stopping ''lasers' with Blood-Scythe.
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** ImplausibleFencingPowers: GameplayAndStorySegregation [[GameplayAndStorySegregation While he can't really do it in gameplay]] (his attacks have too much startup delay), Ragna is often seen swatting aside projectiles in cutscenes and story sequences, up to and including stopping ''lasers' with Blood-Scythe.
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** MasterSwordsman: [[GameplayAndStorySegregation While he can't really do it in gameplay]] (his attacks have too much startup delay), Ragna is often seen swatting aside projectiles in cutscenes and story sequences, up to and including stopping ''lasers' with Blood-Scythe.
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** MasterSwordsman: [[GameplayAndStorySegregation ImprobableFencingPowers: GameplayAndStorySegregation While he can't really do it in gameplay]] (his attacks have too much startup delay), Ragna is often seen swatting aside projectiles in cutscenes and story sequences, up to and including stopping ''lasers' with Blood-Scythe.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Wanted for terrorizing the world government through sheer destructive force, Ragna has of late been pushed into adding dine-and-dashing to his rap sheet.
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* ChickMagnet: [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/701661/blazblue-gii-group_hug-heart_tail-jealousy-kokonoe In Rachel's non-canon joke ending for ''Continuum Shift'']][[spoiler:, by the power of the Spectacles of Eros placed upon him by Rachel as a prank. Her jealous body language, however, speaks much louder than the mocking banter she provides throughout the ending. Supposedly the glasses worked a little ''too'' well for her subconscious comfort.]]
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* ChickMagnet: [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/701661/blazblue-gii-group_hug-heart_tail-jealousy-kokonoe In Rachel's non-canon joke ending for ''Continuum Shift'']][[spoiler:, by the power of the Spectacles of Eros placed upon him by Rachel as a prank. Her jealous body language, however, speaks much louder than the mocking banter she provides throughout the ending. Supposedly the glasses worked a little ''too'' well for her subconscious comfort.]]]] He's also a somewhat muted example in canon, receiving ShipTease with several characters.
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* TrueFinalBoss: Unlimited Ragna in ''Calamity Trigger'' Arcade Mode.
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* [[YouAreNumberSix You Are Number Five]]: Several pieces of official art show a tattoo marking Ragna as number five of something, similar to the Murakumo Units, though it's still unknown just ''what'' he's the fifth of.
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** BadassNormal: He can hold his own even when he is not able to use Yukianesa. He took a lot of beatings, though. But, still...
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* MultiRangedMaster: Bolverk can be a pair of pistols, a BFG, and now even a shotgun - all of which she can wield without issue.
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* CatchPhrase: ''"It's not over yet."'' It's even the name of one of his Special attacks.
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[[caption-width-right:300:Truly the long lost child of [[{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede]] and [[FateStayNight Archer]]]]
-->''"Outta my way, or you're dead."''
-> '''Voiced by:''' TomokazuSugita / PatrickSeitz
-> The main character: a rebel outlaw with a bad attitude, a short temper, and an axe to grind with the Librarium, the international government. After destroying a branch of the Library and having a colossal bounty put on his head, he sets out for the city of Kagutsuchi in order to destroy the last "Cauldron" and prevent the resurrection of the Black Beast. His Drive ability, '''Soul Eater''', drains his opponent's health, adding it to his own. He can also activate the Azure Grimoire in his right arm to strengthen this ability, at the expense of his own health.
-> He's Jin Kisaragi's older brother. Their rivalry stems from when they were younger, when Jin used to bully their sickly sister Saya. One day, Ragna noticed that the church the three of them lived in was set on fire. When he entered, he was ambushed by Terumi (disguised as Jin), who cut his arm off, and was left to die inside the burning building. A combination of the trauma and the Azure being implanted in him caused [[MismatchedEyes one of his eyes to turn red]] and [[LockedIntoStrangeness his hair to turn white]]. He was then taken in and trained by his master Jubei, who gave him his signature coat and sword, as well as the title of "Bloodedge". The Azure Grimoire that he possesses is actually only half of a fake, the other half belonging to Nu-13. His Astral Finish turns his blade into a scythe as he proceeds to smack his opponent in the face with it, then he transforms into... ''something'', and unleashes a final strike that completely erases the opponent from existence.
-> In ''Calamity Trigger'''s true ending, he is saved by Noel from falling into the cauldron and becoming the Black Beast. As such, Nu dies and all is well... until Terumi shows up and observes Noel surviving as a possibility of the Continuum Shift. After a brief scuffle, Noel tags along with Ragna for ''Continuum Shift'', but then Ragna tells her off and sets out on his own to kill Terumi. They fight, but it is revealed that Noel is already being tempered by the cauldron, and he is unable to stop her transformation into Mu -12-.
-> In ''Continuum Shift'''s true ending, after witnessing Noel's transformation he fights Terumi until he can no longer stand. Just as Terumi is about to deliver the killing blow, Lambda, now with the soul of Nu awakened from her slumber, sacrifices herself and her Idea Engine to save him and grant him enough strength to counteract Terumi's Azure Grimoire. He heads to the cauldron and deals with Noel, sacrificing his Azure Drimoire arm in order to undo the tempering that turned her into Mu, but this single moment averts the attention of Takamagahara for just enough time that Terumi can hack the system and shut them down. The Imperator appears before him and Ragna is shocked to see that the Imperator is a beautiful woman who looks just like his sister Saya. Kokonoe builds him a mechanical arm out of Lambda's remnants, and he heads off with Taokaka to investigate Ikaruga, leading to the events of ''Chrono Phantasma''.
-> In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]]'', his Overdrive is '''Blood Kain Idea''', a former super move of his that grants him extra strength on his attacks and life-draining abilities. It used to drain his own life as well, but this is no longer the case in ''Chrono Phantasma''. It also doubles the now-reduced damage of his Devoured by Darkness super.
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* AccidentalMarriage: In Rachel's joke ending, Noel got a marriage certificate for the two of them and faked the seal. Too bad it got anulled by Nirvana. Who ripped up the contract and ''remotely detonated the civil administration building which had the copies.''
* ActorAllusion: He got a [[Manga/{{Gintama}} Gintoki]] costume as DLC, whom Sugita had previously voiced. It also led to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZj2_YelvMg this parody video]].
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Along with his younger brother/rival Jin, this is Ragna's case towards Noel and Rachel.
* AllJustADream: His [[spoiler:joke]] ending in ''CS''.
* AlwaysNight: As the Material Collection and his CT story state, Ragna prefers to attack the NOL when it's dark because "Everyone lets their guard down at night..."
* [[spoiler:[[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And then Ragna was the Black Beast]]]]
** [[spoiler:Until Phase 0 reveals that he was not in fact the actual Black Beast, and Nu simply fused with his false Azure Grimoire arm to form the Black Beast's body, and when he is sent back to the past he loses his memory and becomes the hero Bloodedge, who single-handedly fought against the Beast for a year.]]
** DoubleSubverted. [[spoiler:Ragna gets absorbed into the Beast and becomes part of it after he dies.]]
* AmbidextrousSprite:
** Canonically, he carries his sword in his left hand. In gameplay, the sword always in the hand farthest from the camera. One of his Too Many Belts changes sides as well.
** The character portrait for his younger self is a more noticeable example, as his eyes are larger and the shirt he wears is sleeveless. In flipped version of the portrait for when he's facing toward the left side of the screen, they try to avert the issue by making sure to keep the colors for his MismatchedEyes in their correct positions. However, the bindings for his grimoire still switch to the wrong arm.
* AndIMustScream: One of his alternate endings. [[spoiler:After Ragna fought Nu, Noel enters the scene. Ragna's begging her to run as Nu has apparently taken control of his body. Noel starts to completely freak out and starts firing at him, calling him a monster. Then the player sees what's really happening; Nu merged with Ragna to form the Black Beast as the dominant personality, with Ragna unable to do anything but watch.]]
** [[spoiler:In his CS bad ending, the Azure overpowers him and transforms him into a new Black Beast. Moments before his transformation, he blacks out. It apparently destroyed most of the world, but was stopped by Rachel and several others. When he wakes up, Rachel is cradling him, and though he can hear speaking, he can't speak, though he keeps trying to ask them all what's wrong, and asking Rachel to stop crying.]]
* AnimalMotifs: Strangely enough, he's called a "little puppy" by Terumi and compared to a stray dog by Luna. Perhaps a better way to describe Ragna would be to refer to him as an "underdog" of sorts.
* AnimeHair
* [[spoiler:AntiAntiChrist: CS reveals that he was born to be the Destroyer of the World, though there's a chance he could become the Protector of the Azure instead.]]
* AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type III]].
** OffscreenVillainy: Ragna's zeal for destroying the NOL extends ([[AllThereInTheManual in the Materials Collection]]) to killing without remorse anyone in the employ of the organization, up to and including more or less innocent people just collecting their paychecks. To some, this may push him well down the scale to a Type V or even to VillainProtagonist levels.
* AnticlimaxBoss: '''Non'''-Unlimited Raggy is the final boss for Hakumen's Arcade Mode in ''Calamity Trigger''. Further reinforced by Nu coming right before.
* ArcWords: "I can hear the pulse of the Black Beast..."
* ArtificialLimbs: Ragna's right arm is actually the Azure Grimoire [[spoiler:which is actually a fake, and also the future/past body of the Black Beast]] replacing the arm Terumi cut off. In ''Continuum Shift'' [[spoiler:he loses his OTHER arm by overloading it with power and making it explode while turning Mu back into Noel. Kokonoe builds him a new one from Lambda's spare parts.]]
* AwesomeButImpractical: Devoured By Darkness, where he makes a clawed hand that grabs you and summons a bunch of claws to ravage your body and take away 60 percent of your health, adding 30 percent to his own. This would be awesome if it weren't for the fact that you need to enter [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Blood Kain]] mode first, which requires 50 heat, and then you need to use another 50 heat in order to use this move. [[spoiler:Unless you're using Unlimited Ragna, but even then there's still the issue of range.]]
** In ''Chrono Phantasma'' it seems as though it will be available as a regular Distortion Drive, but weaker than it was before. Using it with Ragna's overdrive Blood Kain Idea will restore it to it's original strength however.
** It '''can''' be used when your opponent isn't expecting it, but since your main goal with Blood Kain is to apply excess pressure and damage, there is almost no chance you'll ever get to use it.
** ''Chrono Phantasma'' is remedying the impracticality by making it his Overdrive, Blood Kain Idea, as it no longer drains his life. The trade off being that as a regular Distortion Drive the less restrictive Devoured by Darkness doesn't deal as much damage. It regains it's original power if used during Blood Kain Idea.
* AwesomeMcCoolName: Considering the source of his name is the norse Ragnarok, his first name means "god".
* {{Badass}}: Being [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Sol]]'s SpiritualSuccessor, this is a requirement.
** BadassCreed: During his Astral Finish:
-->''"I'll show you the power of the Azure! I'll show you fear. There is no hell, only darkness. This is the power of the Azure."''
** BadassLongcoat
** BadassTransplant: His missing right arm was replaced with an ArtifactOfDoom. Can YOU tell the difference? His enemies sure can. The artists? [[AmbidextrousSprite Not so much.]]
** BadassNormal: [[spoiler:An alternate version of Ragna was thrown into the past and had his Grimoire stolen. That Ragna became Bloodedge, whose equipment was given to Ragna, who took on the name as a title in memory of the great hero.]]
*** HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:In ''Blazblue Phase 0'', after getting sent back in time, Ragna's right arm and eye stopped working...]]
*** BadassAbnormal: [[spoiler:... But his powers and memories return to him in the presence of the Black Beast.]]
** OneManArmy: Has destroyed entire NOL installations all on his own.
** TookALevelInBadAss: Much like Jin, in CS Ragna becomes infinitely more badass. [[spoiler:In CS' true ending, after Lambda sacrifices herself and gives Ragna her Idea Engine, he proceeds to defeat Hazama (who has his Azure Grimoire activated) and then manages to convert Mu-12 back into Noel.]]
* BadDreams: He is haunted by his inability to do anything against Terumi in his past.
* [[BadPowersGoodPeople Bad Powers, Bad Reputation, Good People]]: Doombringer and a very violent person by rumor, but he's actually nice when he isn't being screwed over by the universe, angered, or being attacked.
* BestServedCold: Against Terumi for completely ruining his life.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:In the True Ending, when he saves Noel from being killed by v-13 by blocking her attack an instant before it connects.]]
** He pulls it off again and again in ''Continuum Shift''[[spoiler:'s True Ending. Saves Rachel from Hazama and Phantom's trap, saves Jin from Mu, ''and'' reverts Noel to normal at the cost of his left arm.]]
* BigWhat: [[http://youtu.be/G6o1c7rCkt4 Ragna the Whatedge, and all the other moments in Rachel's gag reel.]] Due to playing the OnlySaneMan in Gag Reels, this is expected.
* {{BFS}}: Reaches about half-way up his body when he stands and it's almost as ''thick'' as his head. Litchi even goes as far as to call it a "slab of metal".
* BlessedWithSuck: The Material Collection reveals that he generally avoids humans because his grimoire constantly sucks lives out of his surroundings in order to function.
* BonusBoss: If you beat the final stage in Arcade Mode with enough super finishes, you fight a special version of him called ''Unlimited Ragna'' that is [[SNKBoss permanently in Blood Kain mode and whose stats are heavily increased]].
* BringMyRedJacket: Most of the endings featuring him have him receive some type of injury.
* BruiserWithASoftCenter
* ButtMonkey: ''Continuum Shift'' seems to have turned him into this. The ghost-dream and the Spectacles of Eros scenes are both huge [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Crowning Moments of Funny]]. Not to mention that just about anyone not named Taokaka has something derisive or snarky to say to him.
* CallingYourAttacks: Ragna does an enormous amount of this, at maximum volume and ferocity.
* CatchPhrase: ''"It's not over yet."'' It's even the name of one of his Special attacks.
* ChickMagnet: [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/701661/blazblue-gii-group_hug-heart_tail-jealousy-kokonoe In Rachel's non-canon joke ending for ''Continuum Shift'']][[spoiler:, by the power of the Spectacles of Eros placed upon him by Rachel as a prank. Her jealous body language, however, speaks much louder than the mocking banter she provides throughout the ending. Supposedly the glasses worked a little ''too'' well for her subconscious comfort.]]
* ComesGreatResponsibility: "I know, I know, the grimoire's not mine, great power, great responsibility, blah blah blah."
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: A case of GameplayAndStorySegregation but, if Ragna performs his throw, he lifts his opponent over head, activates his Blood Scythe's extension of the blade, and ''stabs them in the face'', making a cruel remark along the lines of "This'll sting!"
* CutenessProximity: Has a bit of this going on in CS. Even he can't help but be swayed by the cuteness of the Kaka kittens. A flashback reveals that his first reaction upon seeing his master Jubei was "you're a kitty! A big fluffy kitty!"
** While they never meet in the CS main story, Ragna exhibits a bit of this in Arcade mode after fighting Makoto.
* DarkIsNotEvil: However...
** GoodIsNotNice: Especially when you've [[AllThereInTheManual killed every man and woman in sight inside NOL headquarters when you target the NOL branch of the 9th Hierarchical City]].
** DarkIsEdgy: His element, which has some [[PlayingWithFire flamelike]] [[{{Hellfire}} imagery]].
*** {{Foreshadowing}}: If you watch carefully when he uses Dead Spike, you'll see [[spoiler:the head of the Black Beast]].
* [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry The Glorious War Of Brotherly Rivalry]]: He is the destined "Destroyer" who is in constant fight with the destined "Anti-body", who happens to be his younger brother, [[BlueOni Jin]].
* DarkAndTroubledPast
* DeadlyUpgrade: Blood Kain.
* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:In ''Continuum Shift'''s True Ending, he gets a laser through his chest and blows up his left arm to turn Mu back into Noel. And he survives.]]
* DynamicEntry: He has a new attack in ''Continuum Shift'' called 'Belial Edge' which is this.
* EleventhHourSuperpower: In ''Calamity Trigger's'' true ending against Unlimited Hakumen, and once more in ''Continuum Shift's'' true ending. Against the player in Hazama's ''CS'' arcade mode.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Besides Jin, Arakune's CS Gag Reel features Hazama wanting to marry an unconscious Ragna.
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* [[FriendToAllLivingThings Friend To All Living Things That Aren't Bounty Hunters]]: Gets along with Tao, and as seen here, [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100513010611/blazblue/images/1/13/Special_cg_8.png official art shows him with an apparent and natural affinity to cats.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: One of his dislikes is ghosts. And Terumi ''is one''; he's possibly even the reason for this phobia in the first place.
* GlassCannon: He has very low defense - so low, in fact, that despite his huge firepower, even his life-sucking ability will have a hard time keeping it up. A console-exclusive skit had Litchi poke fun of it and compare him to VideoGame/GuiltyGear's Chipp Za-[[SoundEffectBleep GAUNTLET HADES]]!
* GoodIsNotNice
* HatesBeingTouched: Doesn't seem to mind if he's on good terms with people such as Noel or Tao, but if not, contact weirds him out.
* HealingFactor: Hakumen's sword has the ability to nullify it though.
* HighPressureBlood: In Taokaka's ''CS'' story mode, she describes him as looking like a "blood-sprinkler".
* HopelessWithTech: In Valkenhayn's gag reel, he is utterly clueless about operating his smartphone. To put this in perspective, [[TheDitz Tao]] understands the phone perfectly.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: [[spoiler:Restriction 666 released... Dimensional interruption imaginary number formed... BlazBlue (or Azure Grimoire in the dub)... Activated!]]
* ICanStillFight:
** In Hakumen's ''Continuum Shift'' Arcade Mode, after losing to him.
** In the True Ending, to Hazama
* IdiotHero: With his bullheaded determination to charge into trouble, Ragna certainly can come off as this. In all fairness, however, the characters who try to talk him out of such things [[PoorCommunicationKills really are godawful at explaining themselves]] - see OnlySaneMan.
* InstantDeathRadius: Devoured by Darkness really puts the hurt on enemies - pity about the many AwesomeButImpractical issues, starting with the atrocious range.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although it's sometimes''really'' hard to see the heart, though.
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: 'It's Not Over Yet!' has this effect, though it's more like "pick them up while they are down and sock them."
* KindheartedCatLover: According to [[http://images.wikia.com/blazblue/images/1/13/Special_cg_8.png this image]], cats are apparently pretty fond of him. Furthermore, in his story route in ''Continuum Shift'', he gets along better with the Kaka Village inhabitants than he does with pretty much every other character in the series, and is even shown playing with the children. Must have something to do with his master being a cat...
* LargeHam: Just listen to his battle quotes. Both Sugita and Seitz clearly had a lot of fun with them. And then there's the fact that [[http://youtu.be/Azw290XX36o Seitz]] ScreamsLikeALittleGirl...
* LightningBruiser: His Unlimited self is not only faster and stronger than he normally is, he '''out-tanks Tager'''.
* LivingMacguffin: In the first game, practically ''everyone'' wants a piece of Ragna.
* LockedIntoStrangeness: He used to be blond, like the rest of his family.
* [[spoiler: LoveRedeems]]
* MeaningfulName: Ragna comes from the Ragnarok, the Twilight of the gods and the end of the world.
** Alternately, it references the Norse hero Ragnar Lodbrok, who is known for slaying an evil snake. Considering that Terumi is associated with snakes, this probably is not accidental.
* MismatchedEyes: Side materials confirm that his red eye is connected to the grimoire instead of vampirism. Rachel only ever bit him once in the first loop, his eye stops working when his grimoire stops working, and his eye starts working again when his grimoire starts working again in Phase 0. Put two and two together.
* [[DeadLittleSister Missing Little Sister]]: Saya
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Well, this should have been painfully obvious by now.
* {{Nerf}}: ''Continuum Shift'' took the nerf bat to Unlimited Ragna, toning down his health to make him a less ridiculous TrueFinalBoss...and to make Hazama and Mu-12 even more impressive by comparison. [[spoiler:[[GameplayAndStorySegregation This despite Ragna acquiring the Idea Engine story-wise,]] which would seem to [[TookALevelInBadass cause the opposite effect.]] ]]
* NiceGuy: Didn´t expect that one, did you? When the entire world is not trying to fuck him over, he´s actually a pretty cool, compassionate guy who´s also a SupremeChef.
* OneHandedZweihander: How Ragna wields his [[{{BFS}} Blood Scythe]].
* OneManArmy: His backstory.
* OneWingedAngel: Does this during his Astral Finish, where he turns into... something big and covered in shadow.
* OnlySaneMan: Ragna is played as a spectacularly [[LargeHam hammy]] version of this by both voice actors, wildly [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] the absurdity around him while others hardly seem to notice.
* PerpetualFrowner: While [[VideoGame/{{Guilty Gear}} Sol]]'s artworks commonly depicts him smiling/smirking, Ragna is often portrayed as frowning in his artworks. His portrait in the sequel even has him scowling. In his story mode though, he's shown to smile now and then, especially if he's playing with Tao or the other kitties in the Kaka Village.
* PetTheDog: Sharing his dinner with Taokaka, for starters. And buying food for the starving Platinum (except he's actually being ''suckered'' by [[{{Jerkass}} Platinum]]).
* PowerDegeneration: [[spoiler:The more Ragna uses the fake Azure, the greater the chance that it will take control of his entire body and turn him into a humanoid Black Beast.]]
* PowerGivesYouWings: His dark power manifests in a dark angel wing, during his win poses.
* PowerGlows: Blood Kain comes with a black/dark purple glow.
* PowerLimiter / WillfullyWeak: He constantly holds back his true power, apparently because of some unspecified indecisiveness; Rachel admonishes him for this, and remarks upon the change in him when he stops doing so.
* PowerupLetdown: ''Calamity Trigger Reconstruction'' brings back the moment Ragna finally stops holding back (see PowerLimiter above), only this time, for whatever reason, Unlimited Ragna does not become playable. [[OhCrap Cue Unlimited Hakumen and Nu-13.]]
* ThePromise: His promise to Litchi to spare Arakune.
* PunctuatedPounding: He does this to many of his opponents, especially Terumi.
* RealMenWearPink: According to WordOfGod, his hobby is... ''cooking''. Apparently, his specialty is meat dishes... which Jin happens to despise.
* [[{{YouRebelScum}} Rebel Scum]]: How most of the normal NOL see him.
** Also, his theme song? It's called "Rebellion".
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Subverted. He wears red jacket and black vest beneath, but he's more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Unless you count his worst days of 'indiscriminately killing everyone NOL'...
* RedOni
* RedOniBlueOni: The red oni to Jin's blue oni.
* RedRightHand: His right arm is the Azure Grimoire, and he turns it into a giant demonic claw for "Devoured by Darkness".
* ReverseGrip: Might be a nod to [[GuiltyGear Sol Badguy]].
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: In his CS Gag Reel, after realizing that he became what he feared the most: a ghost. Being the ButtMonkey he is, he is mocked relentlessly afterward by Rachel and ''[[OnlySaneMan Tager]]'', of all people. Link to proof is above under LargeHam.
* ScreamingWarrior
* ScrewDestiny: [[spoiler:Basically tells this to Jin in his CS True Ending. He doesn't care if he is destined to be the Destroyer of the World, he's going to fight that destiny, and that if Jin wants to fight him, he should do it as his brother rather than as the World's Antibody.]]
* ShipTease:
** With Noel, [[spoiler: or not, considering Noel's peculiar origins]].
** With Rachel. Both games tease this shipping considerably.
** With Taokaka, having fed her several times, and [[spoiler: since by the end of ''CS'' she and Ragna now travel together]].
*** Does this make him a canon ChickMagnet?
** And again with [[spoiler:Caelica, but then he went and died.]] Yeah, it's probably canon.
* {{Shotoclone}}: Conspicuously averts this with his lack of full-screen projectiles and hurricane kick. [[{{Shoryuken}} Inferno Divider]] on the other hand....
* SinisterScythe: His weapon, Blood-Scythe, converts into one during his Astral Finish, Black Onslaught.
** ''Chrono Phantasma'' gives him a new aerial special that also uses the Blood-Scythe's awakened form.
* SirSwearsALot: Far too much of his dialogue outside of each game's True Ending consists of him cursing and raging at everyone with little to no provocation.
*** When playing his story mode, make sure you're not in a public place with the volume up. It'll happen ''that much''.
** CurseCutShort: In ''Calamity Trigger Reconstruction'', he, like [[Characters/BlazBlueContinuumShift Makoto]], almost slips an F-bomb beneath the radar when Jubei gives him a ghost scare.
* SNKBoss: His "Unlimited" version.
* SuperMode: Blood Kain.
* SwissArmyWeapon: The Blood-scythe, which incorporates {{BFS}} and SinisterScythe. It also has a [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver cylinder]] that [[RuleofCool doesn't seem to get any use.]]
* {{Synchronization}}: ''CS'' reveals he has a "life-link" with Nu, which is why no one could kill her in the previous game. Whatever else a life-link involves, it means that neither he or she can die unless ''both'' of them die at the same time (or something severs the lifelink).
* TallDarkAndSnarky
* TemporalParadox: [[spoiler:Hakumen is not the only AlternateContinuity form around these parts. Thanks to LaserGuidedAmnesia, it turns out that a future version of Ragna was the original Bloodedge.]]
* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: [[spoiler:As the original Bloodedge, he bought the Six Heroes the year they needed to arm humanity against the Black Beast -- by sacrificing himself to put the Black Beast in a coma for a year. Nobody aside from the Six Heroes (and Celica) knew this... and for some reason, Jubei never tells anyone, despite idolizing the man.]]
* ThemeNaming: Ragna's attack names sound dark and demonic (Dead Spike, Belial Edge, Blood Kain, and Carnage Scissors), invoke the imagery of Hell ('Hell's' Fang, 'Inferno' Divider, and Gauntlet 'Hades'), or involve darkness in some way (Devoured by Darkness).
* TheNamesake: Ragna's title, "the Bloodedge," actually comes from the unsung hero, Bloodedge. That coat and sword is also from the same man. [[spoiler: In reality Bloodedge was an semi-amnesic time-displaced Ragna.]]
* TheObiwan: [[spoiler:As "Bloodedge", he was this to Jubei. Jubei's now returning the favor.]]
* ThisIsUnforgivable: He'll shout this at Jin when using some of his specials. [[spoiler:In CS, he shouts it at Hazama during an animated cutscene.]]
* TomatoInTheMirror: While the details are a mystery, [[spoiler:it appears Ragna is not a naturally born human, a point he tries in vain to use to argue Noel back into sanity]]. [[AsYouKnow He's aware of whatever is going on]], but we the audience have to wait on another sequel.
** [[spoiler:Used quite literally in Phase 0, where it is revealed that Ragna '''is''' the original Bloodedge, just without his memory.]]
* TooManyBelts: [[IncrediblyLamePun Two Many Belts]], to be exact.
* TrueFinalBoss: Unlimited Ragna in ''Calamity Trigger'' Arcade Mode.
* TheUnfought: In Tager's story mode.
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy, but good this time.
* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Ghosts?]]
* WhyWontYouDie: "Die Already!"; something he yells out while fighting.
* WouldntHitAGirl: One of Ragna's nicer traits. Like most of his interactions with other people, as long as you're not in his way, he won't try to harm you. However even if you do, he'll most likely regret his actions--doubly so if you're female. [[SubvertedTrope However, he still will fight female characters, even if he doesn't like doing so]].
** ''(To Litchi)'' "*sigh* It just doesn't feel right fighting a woman."
** ''(To Nu, before killing her)'' "I really am sorry...Saya..."
* YoureInsane: He thinks Rachel is insane, calling her a "twisted, evil, blood-sucking rabbit" in her ''Continuum Shift'' Gag Reel when, due to the effect of the Spectacles of Eros, Luna falls madly in love with him and Rachel taunts her by claiming that he's head-over-heels in love with her (Rachel).
-->'''Ragna''': You twisted, evil, blood-sucking rabbit! What the hell do you think you're doing?!
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[[folder:Jin Kisaragi]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[{{Jerkass}} What an asshole]].]]
-->''I don't have the time to waste on you.''
-> '''Voiced by:''' TetsuyaKakihara / DavidVincent
-> TheRival. Major Jin Kisaragi is one of the elite commanding officers of the NOL. Known as the Hero of the Ikaruga War, Jin is aloof, cold, arrogant, borderline sociopathic, and teeters on the edge of insanity, with a disturbing and almost incestuous fixation upon his brother. Despite all this, he genuinely earned his status, and is respected among the NOL's ranks, even though his own opinion of the organization is dubious at best. Jin also has an irrational hatred for his subordinate, Noel Vermillion. When he heard Ragna had been sighted in Kagutsuchi, he actively disobeys the Library's orders and hunts him down by himself. His Drive, '''Reitou (Frost Bite)''', freezes his opponents.
-> Ragna got fed up with his especially needy attitude as a kid, and when Ragna ignored him in favor of Saya (whom Noel resembles, which is why he hates her), Jin's slow path to insanity began. He apparently began having visions of the future, which may or may not have been induced by Terumi or Yukianesa, and this eventually caused him to burn down the church where his family lived after it was revealed to him that Ragna was technically responsible for the world's [[CrapsackWorld current state]]. He watched with satisfaction as Terumi cut off Ragna's arm and left him to die. Terumi then ran off with Saya and Jin, wiped Jin's memory of the incident, and Jin never saw Saya again. He was later adopted into the noble Kisaragi house, joined the academy, and quickly rose up the ranks. His sword, Mucro Algesco: Yukianesa, is a katana with a blade made of pure ice; it's one of the Nox Nyctores, an EvilWeapon that both rekindles his lost memories and inspires homicidal fury around [[{{Yandere}} Ragna]] and [[MurderTheHypotenuse Noel]]. His Astral Finish involves him firing a small but fast wave of ice on the ground that is unblockable. If it connects, the opponent is frozen along with the background, then [[CryonicsFailure shattered]].
-> After the events of ''Calamity Trigger'''s true ending, he wakes up on an NOL airship, which is a trap set by Hazama. After escaping, he sets out to find Ragna again, but in his haste to confront Ragna he forgets exactly how wounded he is. In his canon path in ''Continuum Shift'', he has an encounter with Jubei, whom he doesn't recognize at first and whose advice he brushes off. Rachel intervenes and teleports Jin to her castle to "play with him", and then has Valkenhayn perform a treatment that restores him to peak physical condition for a while, but after it wears off Jin will be in much greater pain than he had been before. He is immediately teleported to Ragna's location and fights him, but realizes that Yukianesa doesn't respond to him. Ragna reveals that the sword has been using Jin and preying on his emotions, increasing his obsession with Ragna and hindering his will to the point where he can no longer utilize his ice powers of his own volition. Jin tries desperately to make his sword respond, but this fails and after trying to chase after Ragna, he is stopped by Tsubaki, who has been given orders to kill him by Hazama. Tsubaki pleads with Jin to return, but he refuses and tells her that he despises the way the Librarium works. Their argument continues until Hazama intervenes and reveals that he had planted a piece of Ouroboros into Tsubaki, which brainwashes her into revealing her hidden emotions of jealousy for Noel. After trying to desperately plead with Jin to come back a final time and being refused, Tsubaki undergoes a transformation and decides to take him in by force, but Jin's newfound resolve to protect his childhood friend allows him to focus his mind and summon Yukianesa's full power. Jin defeats her, but Tsubaki is teleported away by Phantom before he can act. He now understands what Jubei meant, and after having a talk with him heads down into the Cauldron, where he encounters Hakumen and Mu. He fights Mu and holds his own for a while, but is eventually defeated and can do nothing but watch the events that transpire. He is then taken in by Jubei to teach him how to further utilize his Power of Order.
-> In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]]'', his Overdrive is '''Reishi (Frost End)''', which enhances his freezing abilities by causing every attack involving his sword Yukianesa to re-freeze the opponent.
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* AboveGoodAndEvil [=/=] BlueAndOrangeMorality: Not him personally, Jubei states that his [[spoiler:Power of Order]] "... ain't good, but it ain't evil either." We've yet to see how it works in practice, however.
* TheAce: And HOW! According to his backstory, in his Military Academy days. To name, he is a ChildProdigy who earned each and everything any man would fight and die for, is the next in-line inheritor of the Kisaragi Family, was the head of the Student Council in his tenure, was well-respected among his peers and classmates alike (except his adopted siblings), and the youngest individual to earn the title of "Hero". Did we miss anything?
** BrokenAce: Yet all these things mean nothing to him. He saw little to no happiness or purpose in his accomplishments. According to him, his life is decided upon by others, and he is only following what order is placed on him. Couple this with the fact that his siblings mocks and envies him..
* {{Adorkable}}: He starts playing around with his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caD7JHtj25I ice car]], making sound effects along with it.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: An extreme case with [[ClingyJealousGirl Tsubaki]].
** Also applies to his fangirls.
* AloofAlly
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: The first question that came to Jin's mind after Tsubaki's FaceHeelTurn was if he could save her.
** In Makoto's Story Mode in EXTEND, Jin seems to value Makoto's safety more than his and doesn't even mind [[HandicappedBadass freezing Hazama while barely being able to walk]] and then carrying her off to save her. In CS proper, Jin parries a shot against her and still freezes Hazama despite his injuries.
* AmbiguouslyGay / DepravedHomosexual: Jin's fixation upon Ragna has... [[IncestSubtext uncomfortable]] undertones, which is lampshaded in various official sketches or joke ends.
* AmnesiacDissonance: Due to Terumi erasing his memories, he was actually pretty normal during his academy days; though still cold and serious, he could even be nice at times. This all went to hell after the Ikaruga War...
* AnIcePerson: His personality fits his powerset quite well.
* AnimalsHateHim: Whereas CatGirl Taokaka has normal victory quotes when fighting all the other characters, her response to Jin is just growling and hissing and "Tao doesn't like you!"
* [[spoiler:AnnoyingYoungerSibling: According to Ragna, he was always super-needy and scared when he was a kid, always nagging him for help at every turn. It's easy to see why Ragna got so annoyed with him and paid more attention to Saya.]]
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority
* AxCrazy: Becomes this whenever he's around Ragna. [[spoiler:After a psychotherapy session with [[TimeParadox Hakumen]] and Jubei, he has been cured. He's still an aloof [[{{Jerkass}} jerk]], though.]]
* {{Badass}}
** BadassAbnormal: He is one of the two current wielders of the "Power of Order" (the other being Hakumen). Apparently, this ability makes him so powerful that he can even destroy a whole nation by himself, make Hazama/Terumi run for his life, take down a Brainwashed Tsubaki without even breaking a sweat, dispel Phantom's magic, etc. Damn. Totally {{Badass}}, indeed.
** BadassArmfold: One of his intros before a fight where he promptly stands behind a cross-shaped pillar of ice which helds Yukianesa inside.
** BadassBoast: "I am the cold steel... the blade that will restore balance to this world!" Only seen once, but [[spoiler:it's the first time he's activated Yukianesa against its will, signaling that he TookALevelInBadass. Also, afterward, he is one of the few characters that doesn't receive a severe beatdown after fighting Hazama in story mode.]]
** BadassBookworm: See TheAce above.
** BadassCape: Although, they look more like sleeves rather than cape. But still, they can expand in size at will and [[ImprobableWeapon hurt]] you real bad.
** BadassCreed: Shared with Hazama, Tsubaki and Noel, and probably with the rest of their division.
-->''"Dispatched in mankind's darkest hour, we are Knights of the Blue Flame!"''
** BadassArmy: A part of this in the NOL as one of it's most powerful soldiers before his defection, nonetheless. He IS regarded as the "The Hero of Ikaruga", after all.
** BadassLongcoat / BadassLongrobe
** BadassNormal: He can hold his own even when he is not able to use Yukianesa. He took a lot of beatings, though. But, still...
*** HandicappedBadass: Can kick some major asses even when he is heavily wounded.
** OneManArmy: He took down the Ikaruga Federation all by himself. It took him only two days.
** TookALevelInBadass: The first time he broke free of Yukianesa's grip.
* BerserkButton:
** [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou Hurting Ragna]] or getting in the way between him and Ragna. [[spoiler:Tsubaki]] finds this out the hard way in the Drama CD "Wheel of Fortune".
** Mentioning anything remotely bad about Tsubaki is enough for him to slice you right then and there.
** Harming Makoto in any way in front of him. The button won't be pressed hard. But, he will STILL kick your ass.
* BettyAndVeronica: He's the Archie to Tsubaki's Betty and Makoto's Veronica.
* [[BigShutUp Big "Shut Up!"]]: Says this to an extreme when resisting Yukianesa, even to the point of saying it atleast ''three'' times in a row.
* BiTheWay: His feelings towards both Ragna and Tsubaki put him into this catagory now that he's no longer a DepravedBisexual.
* {{Bishounen}}: Being [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Ky]]'s SpiritualSuccessor, this must be a requirement.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Even after being adopted. His adopted siblings in the Kisaragi Family hate and distrust him because of their jealousy towards his accomplishments.
* BlondGuysAreEvil: He may not be an antagonist, but he certainly fits this trope in his less lucid moments. [[spoiler:By ''Continuum Shift'', he's mellowed out considerably, subverting this trope]].
* BlueOni
* [[spoiler:{{Brainwashed}} / GrandTheftMe: It's revealed that Terumi is the one who possessed him to burn down the church and cut Ragna's arm off.]]
* BrokenBird
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: His reaction to Bang's one-sided vendetta.
* ButtonMashing: Sekkajin (Mash C).
* CatchPhrase: "You are...''MY ENEMY!''". When facing those who [[spoiler:threaten the world and trigger the Power of Order.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: [[spoiler:By the end of ''Continuum Shift'', after finally managing to resist Yukianesa's influence, he is significantly more mellow. Even Jubei comments that he "sure has grown."]]
* ChickMagnet: Heavily implied in ''Remix Heart''. Apparently, in the Torifune Festival, he has many competitors vying for the "Izanami" title, and all of them are NOT amused when they suspected [[ClingyJealousGirl Tsubaki]] of cheating.
* ChildProdigy: Being [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Ky]]'s SpiritualSuccessor, this is a requirement. Despite being adopted into a noble and prestigious family with many "siblings", Jin has been appointed the first in-line to inherit the House of the Kisaragi Family because of his outstanding talents. He's earned every one of his accolades, including a promotion to major due to his accomplishments in the war against the nation of Ikaruga.
* [[CoolBigSis Cool Big Bro]]: In Jin's Military Academy Days, he can be referred as this towards his group with Tsubaki, Noel, Makoto and Carl.
* CoolSword: Literally. His sword, named Yukianesa ("snow fairy") has a blade made of ice. It is also stated that the ice created by Yukianesa destroys/absorbs life force.
* CounterAttack: Gains one in ''Continuum Shift''. [[spoiler:Not surprising that it shares its name with Hakumen's.]]
* CreepyCoolCrosses: Jin has these on his boots, which he shares with the rest of the NOL crew. The metallic clasps on his clothing are shaped like these as well.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:Going for Bang's Bad Ending in ''CS''? Just don't expect Jin to put up much of a fight, being unable to use C or D-attacks and specials.]]
** [[spoiler: also his fight with a brainwashed Tsubaki in ''CS'' when he broke free of Yukianesa's influence. Tsubaki ''literally'' has NO chance whatsoever]].
* CursedWithAwesome: Jin is a wielder of the "Power of Order", and deemed as the "World's Antibody". Yet because of this, he has been subjected as an UnwittingPawn by Hazama particularly in the Ikaruga Civil War where he killed Tenjou. Also, take note that [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength Jin is not even aware of this power until recently]]. Sure, he was a hero after the war. But, [[UnknownRival Bang]] claimed he was a murderer.
* CryonicsFailure: His ice powers all enable this, with his Astral being the clearest example thereof.
* DarkAndTroubledPast
* DatingCatwoman: If Jin still has his feelings with [[spoiler:Tsubaki]], this is what he'll end up doing now that [[spoiler:Tsubaki]] has undergone a FaceHeelTurn.
* DeadpanSnarker: Shares ths trait with [[NotSoDifferent Rachel]]. But even more extreme.
** ''Tsubaki in shock of Jin's defection from the Library''
--> '''Tsubaki''': I can't believe someone as loyal as you would... Would defect. Why?
--> '''Jin''': Why? You know how to ask the most important question, don't you? Well Tsubaki, allow me to enlighten you. I did it because those were my orders. Is that not what a soldier is supposed to do?
** ''Bang giving some lecture to an injured Jin inside Ronin-Gai''
--> '''Bang''': However, a true warrior, will never leave an injured man to die.
--> '''Jin''': Your idiocy is truly astounding. There is only one goal in war, and that is to win.
** ''Jin walking with Makoto in Ronin-Gai''
--> '''Makoto''': Everybody is working so hard.
--> '''Jin''': Noisy would be much more accurate.
* {{Determinator}}:
** In ''Continuum Shift,'' [[spoiler:Jin is the walking wounded courtesy of Ragna, yet he protects Makoto from Hazama, receiving further injuries, holds his own against Unlimited Rachel despite barely being able to move, receives an extremely painful healing treatment from Valkenhayn that not even Jubei would be able to handle, challenges Hakumen, gets stomped on, proceeds to get into a fun little love tiff with [[StarCrossedLovers Tsubaki]] (read: she's trying to kill him), ''fights well enough to scare Hazama into a retreat'', fights the incredibly powerful magic user Phantom - who can take out ''Rachel'' without sweating - offscreen and apparently wins, and since that's not nearly enough, he tells Hakumen to go away so he can challenge [[PersonOfMassDestruction Mu]] all by himself.]] Clearly, he's switched one form of insanity for another.
** If Hazama loses to Jin in his Story Path, it's revealed that this is actually a ''superpower'' for Jin. According to Kokonoe, [[spoiler:the Power of Order]] gives him such extreme HeroicWillpower that he can "[[ImmuneToFate deflect phenomena intervention]] [[ScrewDestiny through sheer force of will]]".
* {{Dismotivation}}: The Wheel of Fortune reveals that he often neglects reading important documents that come his way, skips meetings and disappears without notice.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Jin's idea of "fun" in Calamity Trigger seems to have been slowly freezing a challenger to death.
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* ElementalPowers: His power over ice.
* EmotionControl: It is heavily implied that the more Jin is in control of his emotions, the stronger he gets.
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: At least until CharacterDevelopment kicked in.
* FacePalm: He does this when he loses due to Time Up.
* FetishFuelStationAttendant
* [[spoiler:FutureMeScaresMe]]: With Japanese voices switched on, Jin is audibly freaking out at the start of a match against [[spoiler:Hakumen]]. ''Continuum Shift'' takes this up a step further when [[spoiler:Hakumen faces Jin in his Arcade Mode path.]]
* GigglingVillain: When around Ragna. The now legendary "Help me, Professor Kokonoe!" episode had him let out such a high pitched giggle (followed by an even higher pitched "Nii-san~") that it's barely recognisable as the same person.
* [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry The Glorious War Of Brotherly Rivalry]]: He is the destined "Anti-body" who is in constant fight with the destined "Destroyer", who happens to be his older brother, [[RedOni Ragna]].
* GoodIsNotNice: After [[spoiler:being freed of Yukianesa's control]].
* GoodLookingPrivates: Or else how did he garner that much of legions of fangirls in-universe?
* GreenEyes
* HairFlip: In one of his win pose.
* HealingHands: In ''The Wheel of Fortune Drama CD'', it was revealed that Jin can use healing ars. Which he tries to use on Tsubaki after her [[HeroicSacrifice Heroic Sacrifice]]. Sadly, he couldn't use it properly at that time due to his mind's state of panic.
** Doubles up as a subversion of NoCureForEvil.
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]]: As of CS's story mode.
* HeroesWantRedheads
* [[ShesGotLegs He's Got Legs]]: Goddamnit, Jin!
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In [[spoiler:Bang's]] Story Mode, one path has [[spoiler:Yukianesa freeze him.]]
* IaijutsuPractitioner
* [[IceQueen Ice King]]: So much so that he is regarded as "The Ice Prince" in the fandom.
* IHaveManyNames: Well, not that many, but he does have some notable one's like, "The Anti-Body", "The False Hero", "The End Bringer", but the most notable is "The Hero of Ikaruga" or just plain "(Mr. )Hero".
* ImprobableAge: He successfully ended the Ikaruga Civil War and was promoted to Major shortly after graduating from the Academy, which would put him in his late teens at the time.
* ImprobableWeapon: The long sleeves on the sides of his clothing can apparently increase in size and can be used to put on a world of hurt against opponents.
* IncestSubtext: His theme isn't titled "Lust SIN" for nothing.
* IneffectualLoner: According to his Material Collection Information, one of the things he likes is even "Being left alone".
* InSeriesNickname: "Jinny the Kisaragi" or simply "Jinny", which is hilariously made up by [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Tsubaki]] in their childhood days. Apparently, Jin doesn't like it and he scolded her for it.
** In the original Japanese, Tsubaki instead calls him "nii-sama", a respectful word for one's brother which she continues to use as they get older. Jin doesn't seem to find it quite so embarrassing, even though they're not actually related.
* InvulnerableAttack: Part of his power in serious play, as opposed to [[SkillGateCharacters Icecar spam]].
* {{Irony}}: His Nox Nyctores - Yukianesa is clearly a weapon that continuously puts a strain on his mind. Also, it is given to him by [[MissingLittleSister Saya]] - whom he pretty much despises. Yet, he clearly refuses to get rid of the said weapon and continues to use it.
* ItAmusedMe
* JackOfAllStats: He is average for both offence and defense. Which is why is he good for beginners. Also being an expy to [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Ky]] this was inevitable.
* {{Jerkass}}: [[{{Pantheon/Mentalism}} Current God of the trope]]. Once Jin goes into crazy mode, he's ''really'' nasty. [[spoiler:He mellows a bit in his Story Mode ending, which is technically canon and allows his paradox of becoming Hakumen to occur. Though Hakumen is still a {{Jerkass}}. Just less crazy.]]
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his aloofness and icy cold attitude, Jin is deep down, a caring young man towards those he doesn't hold any deeper feelings of resentment. He would snark at them for sure, but he usually means well.
*** HiddenHeartOfGold
* KatanasAreJustBetter: His Nox Nyctores, Mucro Algesco: Yukianesa. It's a Nox Nyctores in the form of a Katana.
** EveryJapaneseSwordIsAKatana
* KickTheDog: He ''hates'' Noel and never wastes an opportunity to insult and belittle her. In his ''CS'' joke ending, he calls her "trash", "garbage", and "compost" that can't do anything right. And it's hilarious.
* KillItWithIce
* KnightInSourArmor
* LaughingMad: Does this '''excessively''' around Ragna and anyone close to Ragna, to extreme lengths.
* LightIsNotGood: As a contrast to Ragna's DarkIsNotEvil nature, Jin dresses in light colors, has blond hair, is celebrated as the "Hero of Ikaruga", and is a {{Bishonen}}. He's also an ''enormous'' jerk. [[spoiler:This is inverted later by his HeelFaceTurn, where he doesn't become a straight example of LightIsGood, but is probably getting there.]]
* LimitedWardrobe: In ''Chrono Phantasma'', despite [[spoiler:no longer part of the NOL, he still wears his uniform.]] WordOfGod states that its because he just doesn't give a damn about it.
* {{Lust}}: His musical theme, "Lust SIN".
* MadeOfIron: Oh, good God!
** Basically, he started his journey in ''Continuum Shift'' all the way through the end with wounds and bruises all over, [[HandicappedBadass yet he can still beat you to a bloody pulp]].
* MagicKnight
* [[LadyOfWar Man Of War]]: Putting aside his [[{{Jerkass}} questionable behavior]]. Aside from being a war hero, Jin is arguably the most attractive male character in the series. Rachel, Litchi and Makoto complimented his elegance. His fighting style is also less about brute power and more about precision, freezing, style.
* [[TheMeanBrit The Mean,]] [[EvilBrit Evil Brit]]: Was born in England, according to WordOfGod, and therefore fits both of these tropes perfectly. [[AllThereInTheManual Not that you'd know from the game]], especially since David Vincent [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent doesn't use the accent]].
* MeaningfulName: Jin's name means "blade". His little sister Saya's name means "sheath". Think about this for a second.
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Supposedly the reason for his obsession with killing Ragna, as noted by his dialogue in Hakumen's route in ''Continuum Shift'':]]
--> '''Jin''': [[spoiler:My brother is suffering in his own private hell. It is for that reason that I intend to kill him, to end his pain forever. To save him from the insanity of this world.]]
** That being said, it's important to [[UnreliableNarrator take everything Jin says about his reason for killing Ragna with a pinch of salt]].
* [[MoralityPet Morality Pets]]: Tsubaki and Makoto.
* MrFanservice: Let's see here. Feminine looks? Check. Sexy body build? Check. Brooding? Check. Is a {{Tsundere}}? Check. Large population of real-world fangirls? Hoo boy, big check.
* NamedWeapons: His Nox Nyctores, Yukianesa. Which literally means "Snow Fairy".
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[spoiler:Mu refers to him as "The Endbringer" in battle dialogue.]]
* NeverLiveItDown: Probably an in-universe example. When it comes to joke ends or extra stuffs, ASW just made sure you never forget that Jin is 'that psychotically brother-obsessed jackass', no matter what kind of development he had over the canon story.
* NietzscheWannabe: Doesn't believe in community, and has no ideological or moral compass beyond himself. Rants sometimes about how meaningless the world and the order of the NOL is. [[spoiler:By the end of his story, he said he gave up on the world.]]
** [[spoiler: Ultimately subverted, as while he believes that the world is worthless, he refuses to fall prey to apathy.]]
* NotGoodWithPeople
* ObliviousToLove: In the Drama CD ''The Wheel of Fortune'', he may be this or may be pretending to be oblivious. Even [[EveryoneCanSeeIt Ragna notices that Tsubaki has a crush on Jin the moment he meets Tsubaki]].
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Pretty much says this word for word to Ragna, despite being in an [[AxCrazy insane]], [[HoYay homoerotic]] manner.
* OnlySaneMan: In his days in the Military Academy days, when everything was good and proper, he is literally this. He is most frequently seen scolding Noel or most especially Makoto whenever they do something improper to his eyes.
* PerpetualFrowner: Lampshaded by [[MsFanservice Litchi]] in her win quote against him in her Arcade Mode in ''Calamity Trigger''.
--> '''Litchi''': I think you'd be a lot more popular if you tried smiling a little more. Hmm... Then again, some people might be into that "as cold as ice" personality...
* PetTheDog: He has his moments.
** Even present-day Jin cares a great deal about Tsubaki. When faced with her either becoming possessed or corrupted by Terumi's influence, he immediately sets out to save her.
** He seems rather friendly to Makoto [[DeadpanSnarker (if a bit snarky at times)]], and saved her from Hazama.
** He is also apologetic to the female officer that he hits to escape the hospital at the beginning of CS.
** In the Drama CD ''The Wheel of Fortune''. [[spoiler:It was shown that when they were kids, he is rather affectionate to Saya before she became sickly]]. The reason for Jin's hatred towards Saya and why she suddenly became ill is as of now unknown.
* PowerGivesYouWings: His ice powers manifests in white angel wings, during his win poses.
* PowerLimiter: [[spoiler:Due to Yukianesa's influence on him, he isn't able to use his power to its full extent. By the end of ''Continuum Shift'', this is fixed and he is the only one so far to actually make ''Terumi'' flee.]]
* PrecisionFStrike: Not that common, but it happens.
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: He wore glasses in his Academy days (and looked damn good in them), but they're never seen or mentioned afterwards.
** TheGlassesComeOff: He got rid of the glasses after his Academy days.
* PsychopathicManchild: Whenever he's around Ragna, his mental state seems to regress to this.
* PsychoticSmirk: When being around Ragna and being controlled by Yukianesa.
** SlasherSmile
* TheRival
* RazorWind: Fubuki/Blizzard, Sekkajin/Snow Flower Storm.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue oni to Ragna's red oni. ''Continuum Shift'' started to give him a few red traits, though.
* [[RideTheLightning Ride the Icecar]]
* SelectiveObliviousness: Lampshaded by Makoto in the drama CD. He is so sociopathic that he won't even raise an eyebrow when someone talk with him with chocolates all over his/her face. However, it's different if he cares about that someone. He still won't react, but he will at least tell you politely.
** Also in "~Teach Me Miss Litchi~", where he doesn't even notice that Noel is wearing a bright orange maid dress until Litchi points him to it.
* SingleStrokeBattle: Yukikaze.
* {{Shotoclone}}: As an {{Expy}} of Ky, this was sort-of inevitable.
* ShipTease: With Tsubaki. ''Lots'' and ''lots'' of it.
** Also with Makoto. He is rather caring towards her, almost to the point of his level of caring towards Tsubaki.
--> '''Jin''': Lieutenant... Are you alright?
--> '''Makoto''': Y-yes! Thank you so much for saving me...!
--> '''Jin''': Your safety is all that... m-matters... ugh...
** Even though it's a joke on the creators behalf, lets not forget Ragna. Jin's "~Help Me, Professor Kokonoe!~" episode in BB:CS, his joke ending, Rachel's CS joke ending, Arakune's joke CS ending, and his general obsession with his dear nii-san make it possibly one of the most hinted at parings in the series (even if, as said, it's usually just for a joke).
* SkillGateCharacters: Jin's "icecarz" are infamous.
* TheSnarkKnight
* SNKBoss: Infinite-heat from story mode deserves a mention, because his infamous cheapness is made insanely worse by infinite special moves.
* SociopathicHero: Very much at his best.
* SoulCuttingBlade: His sword, Yukianesa. Not the blade itself, but the ice Yukianesa creates - it erodes all life.
* TheStoic: For most of the time.
** NotSoStoic: If you value your own life, don't mention Ragna or Noel.
* StudentCouncilPresident: Jin is the Head of the Student Council of the Military Academy before he graduated.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Was this until he found out that the "Grim Reaper" is actually his older brother, Ragna. Then he quickly shifted to a complete {{Tsundere}}.
* SuperSpeed: Hardly a surprise due to being a wielder of a [[KatanasAreJustBetter Katana]]-type weapon. He can quickly draw his weapon out of it's scabbard to slash in less than a second. and if you look closely at his ''Sekkajin/Snow Flower Storm'' move, he even uses one of his ''feet'' - which you can't clearly see in-game due to how fast he executes each slash.
* SwordBeam: One of his Distortion Drives, Touga Hyoujin.
* SwordPlant: His crouching Drive move is basically him planting his sword to the ground emitting a pillar of ice a few feet away from him that also freezes the opponent.
* [[spoiler:TalkingToHimself]]
* TallDarkAndHandsome
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Not really dark. But tall? Yes. Snarky? Double-yes.
* TeenGenius: Taken up a notch in ''Remix Heart'' where he won a Rock, Paper, Scissors game and became the Izanagi of the Torifune Festival. ''Twice''.
* TenderTears: In one of his endings in his Story Mode in ''Calamity Trigger''.
* [[spoiler:TokenEvilTeammate: Despite a Face Turn, he still is a colossal jackass (amped UpToEleven when it comes to Noel) and not exactly letting go of his NietzcheWannabe tendencies. He fared better than the other one, Kokonoe, since with Jubei at helm on training him, he could be losing his 'Token Evil' status.]]
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:He is Hakumen.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: Tsubaki, Makoto, and even Noel noted that he was nicer before his involvement in Ikaruga War compared to his behavior post war, although they mistakenly blamed PTSD (it was actually because of a LaserGuidedAmnesia).
* TragicKeepsake: His Nox Nyctores: Yukianesa, which is given to him by [[spoiler: Saya]]. YMMV if you think he's keeping it in memory of her, or not. [[{{Irony}} Since he refuses to get rid of it]].
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: ''Continuum Shift'' eventually reveals that this is actually a case of LaserGuidedAmnesia inflicted by Terumi.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type A, and how!
** Jin is very heavy on the ''Tsuntsun'' directed towards other people. His ''Deredere'' can only be seen when around Ragna or Tsubaki.
** As if you don't know, Arc Systems Works recently released a Fan CD called: "BlazBlue Fan Disc Tsundere CD" starring Jin and Rachel; proving even more of Jin's [[{{Tsundere}} Tsundere Complex]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Jin is a famous hero in the world of ''BlazBlue'' for his actions in the war against Ikaruga.
* WhiteMage: Combines with MagicKnight. He is shown to be capable of using Healing Ars. So, technically, this makes him one.
* WhyWontYouDie: Says this in one of his ''Calamity Trigger'' Story Mode paths when Nu refuses to stay down.
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Delivered at the end of his ''Continuum Shift'' storyline, and a little heavy on the exclamation marks.
-->[[{{Determinator}} Give up? You have got to be joking.]] [[NietzscheWannabe I've already given up on life... on the world.]] But I've decided to cast aside apathy and fight... not only against this so-called "order," but against the world! Tsubaki, if you insist on preserving this travesty you call order, then from now on, you are my enemy! [[BadassBoast I am the cold steel... the blade that will restore balance to this world!]] [[TookALevelInBadass Nox Nyctores Yukianesca, activate!]]
* {{Yandere}} & CuteAndPsycho: [[spoiler:Blame [[EvilWeapon Yukianesa]] for amping this UpToEleven.]]
--> ''"Long time no see... brother...!"''
** [[spoiler:By ''Continuum Shift'', he is noticeably less {{yandere}}, as a result of him finally being able to resist Yukianesa's influence on him.]]
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-->''"[[MyNameIsInigoMontoya I am Lieutenant Noel Vermillion]]. [[PrepareToDie You're under arrest]]!"''
-> '''Voiced by:''' Kanako Kondou / CristinaValenzuela, LauraBailey ([=CS2=], Arcade Mode)
-> A hapless Lieutenant in the NOL serving under Jin Kisaragi. She trained at the academy along with Jin, Tsubaki Yayoi, Makoto Nanaya, and Carl Clover. When Jin rushes off to hunt down Ragna without permission, Noel is assigned to stop him and bring him back to The Library. The guns she wields are the Arcus Diabolus: Bolverk, and are also a Nox Nyctores. Her drive ability, '''Chain Revolver''', lets her perform a multitude of chain combos. She suffers from amnesia. Her Astral Finish has her creating a magical seal around her opponent and shooting them repeatedly with her guns. She then detonates the seal from within by clashing the butts of the guns together.
-> The Material Collection reveals that she was a war orphan adopted by the noble Vermillion family. When the Vermillion family were at risk from losing their status, Noel made the decision to join the NOL in exchange for ensuring the future of her ailing father and mother. The one condition imposed by her parents was that she had to apply for non-combatant work, but after breaking all existing records for ars magus aptitude (the most important condition for Academy admittance) she was placed into a combatant program against her will. Despite her average grades, after graduation she was placed as secretary to the newly promoted "Hero of Ikaruga", although her actual job is to spy on Jin and kill him if necessary.
-> Throughout the story of ''Calamity Trigger'', it is revealed that Noel is the "Eye of the Azure". She is actually the Murakumo unit Mu -12-, whose memories had been lost due to the attack on Ibukido by the NOL's Nox Nyctores Take-Mikazuchi. Noel is special because she has managed to inherit the powers of the Boundary, and is the only one who can locate the Master Sankishin Unit: Amaterasu. In the end, it is revealed that the entire story of ''Calamity Trigger'' revolves around her existence. Or, rather, it hinges on her not dying during a specific time loop so that Terumi can use her to acknowledge his existence and awaken her power, which happens in the True Ending.
-> In ''Continuum Shift'', she goes to visit Jin in the hospital, but finds that he's gone AWOL and decides to pursue him. She's unaware that her old friend Tsubaki has been given orders by Terumi to assassinate her. Canonically, after defeating Tsubaki, she finds out that Hazama is behind her order of assassination, and remembers his true self as revealed in ''Calamity Trigger''. When Norl confronts Hazama, her efforts in fighting him prove to be pointless, and Hazama shatters her emotional stability by showing her the horrors that the Black Beast inflicted upon humanity. Desperately pleading for him to stop confirming her doubts that she isn't human, Hazama cruelly tells her how the Murakumos are related to the Black Beast. This single act pushes her over the edge, and ends up destroying her Nox Nyctores, which were designed as limiters to prevent her from reverting to her original state. With Bolverk gone, Noel is successfully tempered into becoming Mu -12-. She is eventually restored to her original state by Ragna, and is last seen headed with Tager and Makoto to a safe haven designated by Kokonoe. Unbeknownst to them, Hazama already knows of this and has sent Tsubaki to follow them.
-> In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]]'', she has a completely new outfit which discards her recognizable beret. Her Overdrive is '''Chain Quasar''', which increases the speed of her Drive attacks.
-> Her Astral has also been modified. It is now a CounterAttack, and the animations where she shoots the opponent are done in an anime-style sequence as she creates a different seal from her old one. Otherwise, it is the same as before.
-> [[spoiler: Recent magazine scans have revealed that at some point, Noel willingly allows herself to be transformed back into Mu -12- in order to save Tsubaki.]]
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* ACupAngst: '''''BIG. TIME.''''' It doesn't help her self-esteem that she's mistaken for a boy... and a ''cutting board.''
** Two of her soundbytes in the Gallery are "Don't talk about my breasts!" in differing tones
** And it's getting to be a RunningGag for her in ''Continuum Shift'', where it even comes to a point where she accidentally admits it herself in her victory speech against Taokaka in Arcade Mode:
--> "Ack! Hey! There's nothing there! Ohhh, I admitted it... "
* {{Adorkable}}: Very shy, clumsy and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin adorable]].
* ApologisesALot
* BadassCreed: Shared with Jin, Hazama and Tsubaki, and probably with the rest of their division.
-->''"Dispatched in mankind's darkest hour, we are Knights of the Blue Flame!"''
* BareYourMidriff: In ''Chrono Phantasma'' and while keeping her SexyBacklessOutfit. Sheesh Noel.
* BerserkButton: Do not ever mention [[ACupAngst how small her chest is]] if she's on duty, as Bang found out the hard way (at least Tao got a good workout in the process when she blurted it out).
** The Button even extends to the ''production'', wherein lead producer Mori Toshimichi apparently actively reprimanded designers and artists who gave her a notable bust, as seen in the special illustrations comments.
--> '''Mori's illustration comment''': ''The back is what's important!''
* BigNo: She drops these a lot, like in her winquote against Arakune because of her fear of bugs, and when Nirvana destroys her marriage registration in Rachel's CS joke ending.
* BreakTheCutie: BIG TIME.
* [[spoiler:BrotherSisterIncest]]: Sorta-kinda, if you ship her with Ragna or Jin, as she is [[spoiler:a clone of their younger sister, Saya.]]
* [[spoiler:BroughtDownToNormal]]: After she loses the power [[spoiler:of the "Eye", because [[KickTheDog Terumi no longer has any use for her]]]].
* ButtMonkey
* CallingYourAttacks: A big offender.
* [[CovertPervert Covert Pervert?]]: [[ItMakesSenseInContext There's a scene wherein she (for a split second) contemplates second base because she heard from someone(actually from Makoto) that her chest would be bigger if a dude massages them, but got flustered at the thought.]]
** Additionally, in the Drama CD, she is more savvy about sexual relationships than Jin. [[YoungerThanTheyLook Note that she is way younger than him.]]
* CutenessProximity: In her Calamity Trigger joke ending, [[spoiler:she responds to a [[LadyDrunk very drunk Litchi]]'s pet miniature panda with rapt attention. In fact, she allows Litchi [[CosplayOtakuGirl to dress her up]] if she let's her pet the panda. She completely zones out while she's petting it. "Ooookaaay..."]]
* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Her choice of uniform is a ruffled minidress, apparently apathetic to the idea of getting a PantyShot while using GunKata and GunFu. She switches to a more traditional skirt in ''Chrono Phantasma''.
* DetachedSleeves: Which shows off her back as well. Then she loses the sleeves altogether in ''Chrono Phantasma''.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Both in-universe (Litchi and Makoto, to an extent) and in real life (several female Dustloop members seem to be quite interested in her).
%%Don't add Expy here, see ShoutOut/BlazBlue.%%
* FanServicePack: Looks like her time nearly-completely-naked [[spoiler: as a Murakumo Unit]] helped her self-confidence as far as showing off goes. Compare [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120107214119/blazblue/images/9/93/Noel_Vermillion_%28Calamity_Trigger%2C_Character_Select_Artwork%29.png her CT/CS garb]] with [[http://images.wikia.com/blazblue/images/6/60/Noel_Vermillion_%28Chrono_Phantasma_Trailer%29.png her CP threads]].
* [[spoiler:FishOutOfTemporalWater: She is actually Mu -12-, the predecessor of Nu -13-. Her memories start to fade after her fight with Hakumen, and in her ending, she enters a state of LaserGuidedAmnesia, repeating the words "Who am I?" in a CreepyMonotone, much like her successor. Even creepier when she starts ''acting'' exactly like Nu -13-.]]
* GreenEyes
* GunsAkimbo
* GunFu
* GunKata: To such an extent that many of her moves were actually modeled after stances and attacks used by the warrior-priests of {{Equilibrium}}.
* TheGunslinger: Type C, especially with Unlimited Noel's insane speed in play.
* HairOfGold
* HairDecorations: In ''Chrono Phantasma'' she wears a hair band.
* HammerSpace: Either this, or "Transforming Weapon." Where does Noel hide that gatling gun and the rocket launcher? She doesn't. That's just the [[AWizardDidIt Magitek gun]], Nox Nyctores Bolverk, doing its thing.
* HeroicBSOD: As soon as she sees Lambda in ''Continuum Shift'', a painful reminder of things she wants to forget forces its way forward and she freaks the hell out.
* ImageSong (Her voice actress sings a vocal version of her theme "Bullet Dance" called "Love so Blue ~Aoi Heartbeats~". [[spoiler:She also speaks as both Noel and Nu during the song after the 2nd verse.]])
* LethalChef: On full display in her Joke ending in ''Continuum Shift''; [[spoiler:Everyone but Hazama ends up throwing up when she has to take over as chef for a restaurant.]] Probably because she has [[{{AllThereInTheManual}} no sense of taste]]. Sadly, she enjoys cooking a great deal.
--> (Description of Noel's cooking): "What that 'something' was defied description. It didn't sit on the plate so much as squat malevolently, hating all and being hated by all..."
** Since [[spoiler: Hazama aka Terumi is sustained by hatred]], [[FridgeBrilliance it actually makes sense]] that he would enjoy a dish [[spoiler: that embodies hate so well.]]
** And just to show just how vile her cooking is, "[[OminousLatinChanting RIOT]]" is being played while it's being served.
* LimitedWardrobe: With her own clothes torn to shreds and in possession of odd (if hot) armor, the wanted criminal goes home to find a spare NOL uniform.
** [[spoiler: Well, at the time, they are in an NOL facility. Shouldn't be too hard to find a spare uniform. Plus, because she's wearing the longocat and beret combo, we don't know she's wearing her uniform]]
** Averted in ''Chrono Phantasma'', where she gets a whole new outfit. It makes sense since she's [[spoiler: defected from the NOL following the events of ''Continuum Shift''.]]
* [[spoiler:LivingMacGuffin / MacGuffinGirl: Just as everyone's looking for Ragna in the first game, everyone's looking for Noel in the second.]]
* MadnessMantra: In regards to her chest: "[=ITDOESN'TMATTERITDOESN'TMATTERITDOESN'TMATTERITDOESN'TMATTERITDOESN'TMATTER!!!=]"
* MagicSkirt: As a consequence of constantly fighting in a DangerouslyShortSkirt, the thing swirls around so much, that it's bred a bunch of rumors of her GoingCommando.
* MeaningfulName: She was born on Christmas Day.
* MindControl: Yukianesa isn't the only Nox Nyctores that influences its master's mind; Bolverk does it, too, but in a more positive way. Instead of encouraging her towards sadism, it seems to mute her feelings of nervousness and fear, lending her mechanical efficiency. After losing a fight to her, Bang Shishigami notes that he was thrown off his game by the fact that he detected absolutely no hostile intent from her, despite the beating he recieved. During another loop, Rachel accuses Noel of relying too much on Bolverk to maintain her composure and takes the guns away from her, whereupon Noel collapses into a helpless puddle of tears. [[spoiler: Turns out, Bolverk isn't just muting Noel's fear and indecisiveness in battle; it's also constantly suppressing the subconscious OmnicidalManiac desires attached to her forgotten memories of being a Murakumo unit. Getting her mad enough that Bolverk's seal breaks is all part of Terumi's plan to make her into Kusanagi, the God-Slayer.]] Presumably, Bolverk may be the only reason she can stand to use her [[MurderousThighs Muzzle Flitter]] attack, especially if she really is GoingCommando, but even if she isn't.
* MsFanservice: As the games' poster character, this is unsurprising.
* MysteriousWaif
* NiceHat: So nice it makes Jin less an asshole to her if she's wearing it. Gets rid of it in ''Chrono Phantasma''.
* NorseMythology: Her guns are named Bolverk, her Distortion Drives are called Zero Gun: Fenrir and Zero Gun: Thor, and her Astral Heat is called Valkyrie Veil. She also shouts out the name of various runes from ye olde alphabet while smacking people with her Drive ability. Unused move names (heard in the sound test menu) include Gungnir and Hel.
* PerkyFemaleMinion
* RapunzelHair
* [[spoiler:RealityWarper: In ''Continuum Shift'', Noel gains the power of "the Eye". Essentially, this means that amongst the thousands and thousands of possible timelines, whatever timeline Noel "observes" becomes the "real" timeline. Essentially, she gets the power to create the default timeline, and everything else becomes a mere possibility]].
* [[spoiler:[[RememberTheNewGuy Remember The New Girl]]: She didn't exist in the original timeline, and now that she does, Terumi stuck her in Tsubaki's "original" place, all as part of his plan to use Tsubaki's jealousy as an in-road to [[MindRape mind-raping]] her into a FaceHeelTurn.]]
* [[spoiler:RobotGirl: She's Nu -13-'s predecessor/old sister, Mu -12-.]]
* SexyBacklessOutfit
* ShipperOnDeck: Noel is clearly a fangirl for [[OfficialCouple Jin X Tsubaki]].
* ShipTease: Her ''Calamity Trigger'' ending has this with [[spoiler:Ragna, of all people! But then again, she's possibly a clone of Jin and Ragna's disappeared sister.]] Bet you didn't see that one coming.
** [[spoiler: The idea of having feelings for him actually crosses her mind at the beginning of her Story Mode in ''Continuum Shift'', followed by a SuspiciouslySpecificDenial.]]
* ShrinkingViolet: "[[AllThereInTheManual Likes: shopping over the Internet (so that she doesn't have to talk to people).]]" This is also the personality she reverts to once you take her [[EmpathicWeapon Bolverk handguns]] away from her.
* SkillGateCharacters: Will overwhelm newbies with her spam-friendly Chain Revolvers.
* SmallGirlBigGun: Her Zero-Gun Modes. [[strike:The end.]] Distortion Finish!
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler: Noel's supposed to be dead in the "normal", Phase 0 timeline; as such her very existence messes with the plans of the Takamagahara (and her yanking Ragna out of the cauldron, far more so). Terumi, being one step ahead of everyone, has taken every possible advantage so far, but as of the end of CS, he's also decided he doesn't need her for anything anymore...]]
* SpecialGuest: She appears in ''[[QueensBlade Queen's Gate Spiral Chaos]]'' as a replacement for [[DeadOrAlive Kasumi]] along with WonderMomo, due to Tecmo-Koei's refusal to allow Kasumi to appear in that game. Cue to potential [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]] when she meets [[GagBoobs Cattleya]] along the way.
* SquishyWizard: Her evaluation in ''Remix Heart'' states that, even though she's weak on the athletic and academic fronts, she has the highest ars magus aptitude on record ''in the history of the Academy''. This bleeds over into her armagus synchronization as well.
* [[spoiler: {{Synchronization}}: In ''Continuum Shift'', Hazama established a "life-link" with her, which prevents either of them from being killed unless they both die, and at the same time. This is apparently broken when she loses the power of the "Eye".]]
* ThisIsUnforgivable: She flies into a rage and says this to Hazama when [[spoiler:he reveals to her that he was using Tsubaki to greatly and deeply hurt her so much, for his own amusement. She gets so angry that she breaks Bolverk's seals on her emotions, allowing Hazama to turn her back into Mu -12-, the True Successor of the Azure. JustAsPlanned.]]
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:She's a cyborg clone, the Inheritor of the Azure, the Eye of the Master Unit... and also technically the sister of her queen, her commanding officer and the world's most notorious criminal. That's a lot to take in, in a single day.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia (or LaserGuidedAmnesia)
* [[spoiler:YoungerThanTheyLook: She's five years old. She's physically an adult because she's a clone.]]
* WhatBeautifulEyes: So much that even Hazama is in love with them.
* [[spoiler:WreckedWeapon: The weapon redesign for ''Chrono Phantasma'' indicates that Bolverk was destroyed by the end of ''Continuum Shift''. Whether its parts were incorporated into hew new guns, or if it was repaired, is unknown.]]
* [[spoiler:[[YouAreNumberSix You Are Number 12.]]]]
* ZettaiRyouiki
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[[folder:Rachel Alucard]]
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[[caption-width-right:300: [[RozenMaiden Shinku]], you never told us you were secretly a vampire...]]
-->''"It's such a pain, but I'll play with you."''
-> '''Voiced by:''' KanaUeda / MelaLee, LauraBailey ([=CS2=], Arcade Mode)
-> [[{{Vampire}} Vampiric]] [[LittleMissBadass Badass]] [[ElegantGothicLolita Gothic Lolita]]. Rachel is the rightful heir to the Alucard house. She hates being bored, so she [[RebelliousPrincess heads out to the real world]] with her familiars Nago and Gii in tow to view the current state of events. She's also Ragna's StalkerWithACrush, although it's more out of a mix of concern and boredom than actual love. Her Drive ability, '''Silpheed''', allows her to control the wind and change the trajectory of her movements.
-> It's stated in her ending that she hates her vampiric impulses, but had no choice in using them. By doing so, she ended up biting a young boy with jade-colored eyes, Ragna. She also seems to care for him and the other characters, in a thoroughly backwards fashion. She also knows about the instabilities in the space time continuum, which caused her boredom in the first place, and is attempting to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong. Her Astral Finish lifts the opponent above a [[CreepyCoolCrosses large crucifix]] as a thunderbolt strikes them dead.
-> In the True Ending of ''Calamity Trigger'', when Take-Mikazuchi fires on Kagutsuchi, she abandons her role as an observer and activates her Sankishin: the Tsukuyomi Unit, which is a massive energy shield that can block anything that comes its way. She returns only to find that Terumi has succeeded in making Noel his Observer, and warns Ragna not to face him, stating that there is a "reason" that Ragna cannot defeat him at the moment, but Rachel herself only had suspicions at the time.
-> In ''Continuum Shift'' she is summoned by Takamagahara to answer for directly intervening with the time loops, and resigns from her position as an Observer. She then releases Hakumen from his imprisonment by Kokonoe and both of them work together to find Terumi. When Rachel does encounter him and learns that his plan is to use Noel to locate the Amaterasu Unit, she is lured into a trap created by Phantom, Terumi's mysterious assistant. She endures a taunting session from the Imperator, Relius, and Terumi before being sealed completely. Rachel is saved by Ragna in the True Ending, and is last seen speaking with Hakumen, who states that she is "too soft" for an Observer and breaks their connection.
-> In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]]'', her Overdrive is '''Elfreed''', which increases the recovery rate of her Silpheed gauge.
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* AllPowerfulBystander: A given, being an "observer."
* [[spoiler:BaitAndSwitchBoss: in Hakumen's ''Continuum Shift'' Arcade Mode path, where she makes way for Tager.]]
* AnimalMotifs: Thanks to Ragna's boisterous way of speaking, many fans have started comparing her to a "Rabbit".
* BerserkButton:
** Don't call her a [[StalkerWithACrush stalker]].
** [[spoiler:Implying that she holds feelings for Ragna is another way to invite abuse.]]
* BigGood: The closest the game has to one, sharing the spot with Jubei.
* BlessedWithSuck: [[spoiler:As an Observer, she has a perfect memory and cannot forget anything, even if she tried. Not even a single moment of the hundreds and hundreds of iterations of the StableTimeLoop, or the many thousands of variations caused by the continuum shift.]]
* BlowYouAway: Her Drive, Sylpheed.
* BoringInsult: Says this to Hazama in her bad ending, claiming that Ragna is a more interesting man than he is. She gets a foot in her mouth for it, but props for keeping her cool.
* ButtMonkey: Not her, but Rachel has her familiars whom she cheerfully abuses, uses as both shields, weapons, chairs, and even a cushion when she falls down.
* CreepyCoolCrosses: A giant stone one grinds upwards out of the ground in her Astral Finish, apparently for no other reason than looking awesome.
* CulturedBadass
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Sword Iris is 22A in ''Calamity Trigger'', and 214C in ''Continuum Shift''.
* DarkIsNotEvil: However, it's not exactly ''nice'' either.
* DeadpanSnarker: Her snarkiness is doubled in Tutorial Mode.
* DetachedSleeves: If you look closely at some of her sprites, you'll see that under her shawl her sleeves aren't connected to the rest of her dress.
* DifficultButAwesome: The ''Calamity Trigger'' version.
* ElegantGothicLolita
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* FlowerMotifs: Red Roses, all over the place. Her attacks and even her stage are full of red rose petals splattering everywhere.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: She insults anyone who beats her, with the exceptions of [[{{Samurai}} Hakumen]] and [[{{Yandere}} Nu-13]]. Top-tier in ''CT'', low-tier in ''CS''.
* GirlishPigtails: And [[RapunzelHair quite long ones too]].
* GoodIsNotNice: She loves insulting everyone, regularly abuses her familiars, and picks fights to amuse herself. But she's undoubtedly on the good side.
* GreenEyedMonster: Apparently, towards any girl that captures Ragna's undivided attention in a more normal, relaxed atmosphere.
** This is [[SarcasmMode subtly]] implied with her reaction upon seeing Ragna dining with Platinum, as well as her joke ending.
** Her jealously is joked about with a similar situation in in ''Teach Me, Miss Litchi Reloaded'', where the threat of Ragna dining together with Taokaka coerces Rachel into agreeing to provide Tao with lessons on Ars Magus.
* GuideDangIt: Her aerial down+C attack does more hitstun the faster you're falling when you hit. The in-game description doesn't even ''remotely'' hint at.
* IdiotBall: In ''Continuum Shift''. There's nothing else to call it, considering that [[spoiler:she doesn't even TRY guarding Noel against Terumi, despite knowing that the girl is the inheritor of the True Azure AND the new Eye of the Master Unit.]]
* InASingleBound: Can jump THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE STAGE using her drive.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's an arrogant and spiteful young lady, abusive to her familiars, her friends and allies alike, but nonetheless seems to care for the rest of the cast. Well, except for the villains.
* KarmaHoudini: She blocks with Gii, but when Rachel gets "hurt", she blocks with Nago. Therefore, Rachel virtually remains unhurt in any battle she fights in.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery
* LittleMissBadass
* MemeticOutfit: Net scale. Thanks to a certain Japanese phonecard with official art depicting Rachel with nothing but her underwear and Ragna's coat, imitation fan art has quite a bit of mileage.
* MoralDissonance:
** In ''Calamity Trigger'', she accosts Noel (who, at this point, doesn't even know who she is) without any provocation. Rachel taunts her with all sorts of secrets that she then refuses to share, all the while insulting Noel up and down, before outright attacking and beating up on her. Rachel then steals Bolverk and teleports away, leaving Noel a crying mess, completely unable to function. Since this isn't the cycle where the timeloop is finally broken (and in fact, pretty much singlehandedly ''guarantees'' that it won't be), these actions can't have any consequences, as it will all be erased with the next reset. Which means NONE of this is part of any sort of plan; Rachel apparently does it just because she's ''annoyed'' that Noel isn't what she wants her to be, and so she wastes one cycle to do nothing but [[KickTheDog abuse the poor girl to vent her irritation.]]
** Similarly in ''Continuum Shift'' where she faces Jin (who likewise, at this point, doesn't even know who she is). [[spoiler: Jin is barely able to walk, when she abducts him, insults him, challenges him in a fight. Worse in Jin's Bad Ending, she beats him using her unlimited mode, insults him, and finally throws him into the forest to die. Jin is not exactly Mr. Congeniality but no other character in the game (except Terumi) bullies a heavily injured person [[{{ItAmusedMe}} without any reason nor provocation]]. Unlike Bang (who gets reprimanded by Trinity and Kokonoe), [[WhatTheHellHero no one calls her for this]].]]
* OurVampiresAreDifferent
* OutOfCharacterMoment: While she's disrespectful almost everyone in cast, she finds Bang quite repulsive in particular even on Gag Reels, still some of her lines for the tutorial in ''Continuum Shift'' Rachel calls Bang a ''gentleman'' to outright reffer to him without adding any insults, and said insults towards him are much tamer than the ones found in the main story.
* ParasolOfPain
* ParasolOfPrettiness
* ParachutePetticoat
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:When she tells Ragna to never give up during one of the time loops. Doubles as a ShipTease depending on how one looks at it.]]
** [[spoiler:Her case with Makoto, starting with saving her from Hazama, also counts.]]
* PoorCommunicationKills: She warns Ragna not to fight Terumi, despite the fact that he wants to do so more than anything else, but she doesn't give him a reason. She also warns him not to rely too much on the Azure Grimoire. [[spoiler: For some odd reason, she never sees fit to share her suspicions that his Grimoire is a fake, and that Terumi is the one who MADE it, and thus not only knows how to counter it, but likely has a more complete version. Oh, and that if Ragna uses his fake too much, he'll become half a Black Beast.]] She apparently loves the sound of her own voice except when giving useful explanations.
* RebelliousPrincess
* [[spoiler:[[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Really 72,500 Years Old]]]]: At least.
* RichBitch
* [[spoiler:RippleEffectProofMemory: Herself, along with her familiars/servants Gii, Nago, and Valkenhayn are the only ones whom retain their memories of each time loop. This is because she is an Observer: someone tasked by Takamagahara (or another similar power) to observe the various potential timelines. So she can carry out her duty, Takamagahara excludes her from any alterations it makes to the timeline]].
* ShipTease: ''Calamity Trigger'' has the aforementioned ending with Ragna. ''Continuum Shift'' lays it on thick, however, to the point where it's nearly impossible to deny that the script [[InvokedTrope intentionally does this.]] Especially in her bad and joke endings, which are both punctuated with a final line by Rachel intended to cause readers to question the extent of her feelings toward Ragna.
* ShockAndAwe: Many of her special attacks, as well as her super and her Astral Finish, involve striking the opponent with electricity. All her victims suffer the effect of XRaySparks as a result. A few notable mentions: Arakune, due to his amorphous biology, has no skeleton; Hazama reveals his ghost form in place of a skeleton; Nu -13- proves that she's a cyborg rather than a robot, as she has a skeleton where as Hakumen, a human soul contained in a mechanical body, does not.
* [[spoiler:SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: What she had been attempting to do for the past few hundred repetitions.]]
* SomethingAboutARose
* SpotOfTea: Including ordering it during a boss fight. Really, it sometimes seems like she can't go three minutes without drinking tea.
* StalkerWithACrush: The "crush" part has yet to be fully realized, [[ShipTease though they sure love to imply it quite a bit in ''Continuum Shift'', canon or not.]]
* SugarAndIcePersonality
* TheOjou
* ThemeNaming: Her specials are all named after flowers.
* [[spoiler:TimeAbyss: She remembers 72,500 years of time-looped existence. Her reaction: Boredom.]]
* TokenMiniMoe
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:"Activating Tsukuyomi unit."]]
* {{Troll}}: To everyone. [[spoiler: Even getting bound by Phantom does not discourage her from insulting Terumi and even managing to get his goat in her ''CS'' bad ending.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: Type A.
** In Arc Systems Works recently released Fan CD: "BlazBlue Fan Disc Tsundere CD", Rachel is a host along with the Game's Ultimate {{Tsundere}}, Jin.
* WeirdnessSearchAndRescue: Serves as one for [[spoiler: Makoto]] when she's trapped in [[spoiler: one of the Noel-free timelines]].
* WhatTheHellHero:
** She delivers one to [[spoiler:Litchi, after she executed a FaceHeelTurn out of desperation. Unfortunately for her, this didn't work, partly because all Rachel saw in her was 'obsessed with Arakune', rather than knowing that she's also ''dying'' and really needs the cure. PoorCommunicationKills indeed.]]
** Inverted when facing Hakumen. He delivers one to Rachel in ''Continuum Shift'': [[spoiler:after freeing him and trying to enlist him to her side, she explains that both Takamagahara and Terumi are on the move, due to Noel having become the eye. Hakumen, filled with rage, demands to know why, despite having been through hundreds of time loops and knowing how dangerous Terumi is, she still decides to do nothing but watch.]]
* WillfullyWeak: Story-wise, Rachel's actually one of the most powerful characters, but holds back due to her pride, as well as to avoid being bored. [[spoiler:Her "Unlimited" mode]], [[SNKBoss however...]]
** Also, if you notice, she never actually gets hit in battles -- rather, poor Nago and Gii take all the punishment. And if you hold down 'crouch', she ''falls asleep in the middle of battle''.
* [[spoiler:[[ManBehindTheMan Woman Behind the Man]]: It's implied that she was behind Valkenhayn and Carl's actions in Taokaka's Gag Reel]]
* WomanInBlack
* YaoiFangirl: For Jin/Ragna in her joke ending.
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[[folder:Taokaka]]
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-->''"Meow? Oh! Hey, let's play!"''
-> '''Voiced by:''' ChiwaSaitou / PhileceSampler
-> The resident CloudCuckooLander. Tao is a member of a tribe of cat-people living in a small village underneath Kagutsuchi, and is next in line to become the village's protector. To that end, she is training to become a vigilante. Unfortunately...she's incredibly dim and doesn't even realize that the person she's been travelling with (Ragna) is the most wanted criminal in the world. Her species are actually genetically-engineered clones of Jubei, the original Grimalkin. Can be bribed to do ANYTHING if food is involved, and is good friends with Litchi Faye-Ling, whom she also considers as a teacher.
-> Her Drive ability, '''Dancing Edge''', lets her perform more confusing maneuvers to attack. Her Astral Finish involves her bouncing off of the walls while slashing her opponent, then performing a drill uppercut, which misses due to Jubei coming in from the left-field and being a sneaky BadAss.
-> Her Arcade and Story Mode may as well be called, "[[AttentionDeficitOohShiny ADHD Quest]]". In ''Continuum Shift'', on the other hand, she's out for a quest to get stronger. After a chance encounter with Hazama, she is beaten to unconsciousness, but is saved by Jubei before he can deal the finishing blow. In her canon ending, Tao is told by the Kaka Elder that in order to protect her village and those dear to her, she must first learn to protect others. Thus, the Elder tells Tao to go forth and venture into the outside world, and Jubei gives a special request for her to stay close to Ragna. As they reach Ibukido, however, she runs off after being distracted by an insect, leading into the events of ''Chrono Phantasma''.
-> In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]]'', her Overdrive is '''Almost Becoming Two!''', a former super of hers which produces a shadow image of herself that doubles the amount of hits her attacks dish out.
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Especially when food is involved.
* {{Badass}}: She's the desendant of Jubei, Bang's student and rival, and she's pretty much Chaos Incarnate. Who also stands on even ground with Tager, Jin and Ragna.
* BigEater: Thinks about food pretty much all the time. In fact she's almost always hungry, to the point of emptying someone else's wallet due to a high tab, or she can be bribed into doing anything in exchange for food. Borderlines on ExtremeOmnivore: [[spoiler: In Story Mode, where (given the player's choice) she will even try to eat someone (Ragna and Bang can fall victim to this).]] And even in Arcade Mode, when fighting Litchi, will cause the latter to rant about not eating her [[UnusualEuphemism steamed buns.]]
** She even thinks that ''little girls'' are food.
* BloodKnight: With the sort of innocent enthusiasm that only a childlike, NighInvulnerable SuperSoldier can properly muster.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Mostly during the [[FourthWallMailSlot Teach me, Ms.Litchi]] segments, but she also looks up close into the TV screen during one of her entrances and if you hold down crouch.
* CallingYourAttacks: She doesn't so much ''name'' her attacks, but loves to provide [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud verbal sound effects]] for them.
** Unless she's facing Arakune, in which most cases she has several new names for her attacks, mostly containing 'squiggly' as part of them.
* CatGirl
* CatSmile: When she's not grinning, she often sports one of these, especially if she's being coy.
* CharacterDevelopment: Tao seems to have acquired a bit of an intelligence boost for ''Continuum Shift'', even going as far as reciting a medical fact she "remembered" to Bang in his Arcade story. And let's not forget how you can make her remember things in the new ''Teach Me, Miss Litchi'' segments.
* CheshireCatGrin
* [[spoiler:CloneDegeneration: One possible explanation for the generalized senility of the Kaka. The Elder seems pretty tightly put-together, though.]]
* CloudCuckooLander
** So much of one that she causes [[spoiler: Nu]] to have a BSOD when she tries to comprehend Tao with logic.
* CovertPervert: Taokaka shows signs of this. Her primary target, Litchi, seems completely oblivious, though.
** Exactly what is "covert" about grabbing somebody's [[UnusualEuphemism meat buns]]?
*** The fact that there's a fairly good chance she's innocent enough that she's doing it without even realizing why it's improper to do so.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde
* TheDitz: She has the "special ability" to forget ''anything'' she does... in three steps or seconds, whichever comes first. ''CS'' reveals this includes [[spoiler: meeting Ragna as a child]]. That said, she does seem to be getting better.
* DumbBlonde
* DumbIsGood
* TheFaceless: Possibly subverted: she presumably has a face, but it's... well... always covered with shadow.
** Confirmed to be wearing a mask in ''Calamity Trigger'''s "Teach Me, Ms. Litchi!" segments and later [[WordOfGod by the developers]].
* FastballSpecial: Kitty Litter Special throws random objects, including a very surprised Kaka kitten.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Her joke ending in ''Calamity Trigger'', a trailer for a fake movie, "revealed" that [[spoiler:Litchi would become a villain]]. Guess what happened in ''Continuum Shift''...
* FragileSpeedster: She has two very fast command jumps (including a WallJump), her Drive offers a ''lot'' of mobility options, and she's the only character (other than [[{{Ninja}} Bang]]) with a triple jump. However, with low defense and only one projectile, it easy to be knocked out quick by the opponent if you don't use Tao with care.
* FunPersonified: Even Ragna can't help but smile around her.
* GenkiGirl
* {{Hammerspace}}[=/=]HyperspaceArsenal: Always carries a plate with her in case she comes across food, as well as other things such as fishbones, baseballs, bombs, pillows, apple cores, bowling balls, and even kaka kittens, which she can throw at her opponents.
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: In ''Continuum Shift'', whenever Tao fights Ragna, she proclaims that she's hungry and he says she eats way too much. Regardless of the outcome, Ragna has to pay.
-->'''(If Tao wins) Taokaka:''' "Lunch is on you, Good Guy!"
-->'''(If Tao loses) Ragna:''' "Alright, alright, I'll buy you some lunch."
* HeyYou: Normally doesn't call the characters by their real names. Instead she gives them names like White Guy [[spoiler: Ragna]], Good Guy [[spoiler: Ragna after he feeds her]] (she calls him this at all times in the story mode of CS), Scruffy Man [[spoiler: Bang]], Shorty [[spoiler: Carl]], Super-not-soft person [[spoiler: Ada/Nirvana]], Hat Person [[spoiler: Noel]], Lacking Lady [[spoiler: Noel (After she notices her chest)]], Black Squiggly [[spoiler: Arakune]], Boobie Lady [[spoiler:Litchi]], Flappy [[spoiler: Nu-13 and Mu-12 (Due to their pre-battle outfits)]], Red Lady/Eye Woman [[spoiler: Tsubaki]], Green Guy/Scary Guy [[spoiler: Hazama/Terumi]], Ice Man [[spoiler: Jin]], Bunny Person [[spoiler: Rachel]], Big Guy [[spoiler: Tager]], Tail Lady [[spoiler: Kokonoe]], Cat Person [[spoiler: Jubei]], Mask Man [[spoiler: Hakumen]], Fluffy Lady [[spoiler:Makoto]], and Butter Person [[spoiler: Valkenhayn]].
* IdiotHero: So, very, very, very much...
** To the point that she doesn't realize the "good guy" she's hanging out with is the guy she's supposed to be hunting.
* ''[[InTheNameOfTheMoon In the name of... the big white thingy in the night sky!]] Tao shall punish you!"
* IsItSomethingYouEat: One of her first responses to any new concept.
* TheLancer: Ever since ''Continuum Shift'', she's been evolving into one of these for Ragna. She's also one of the few characters that he seems legitimately ''happy'' to be in the company of.
* LethalJokeCharacter: WordOfGod is that she's supposed be to the game's [[JokeCharacter Dan]], except she doesn't suck quite as badly; in fact, she's rather deadly.
** Ironically, Bang is ''Calamity Trigger'''s Dan.
** Tao's unlimited form is one of the strongest out of everyone in ''CS''. Even though it takes a second longer to charge up, 3 standard D attacks will finish off everyone execpt Tager (who requires 4).
* {{Lolcats}}: "Don't want" (presumably the voice actor ad-libbing a more memetic "do not want") and "* nom nom nom* " appear in her English script.
* LovableSexManiac: Tao will grope ''anyone'' with decent sized boobs, and give her (rather frank) opinion about her victim's chest. At one point, this resulted in her accidentally started feeling up [[RatedMForManly the rock-hard chest of Bang Shishigami]]. She was, of course, looking for Litchi in her clinic, but Bang was the only one there.
** Though, given her personality, it's probably not perverted or sexual in nature. She just finds them fun since they're bouncy and squishy.
* [[spoiler: MaleGaze: Her sprites in ''Continuum Shift'' have been modified with more well-developed boobs like Litchi, meaning she might be starting to [[SheIsAllGrownUp grow up.]]]]
** [[spoiler: [[http://www.giantbomb.com/taokaka/94-7608/official-artwork/52-117826/taokaka/51-1078380/ This]] official piece of art (one of the unlocked gallery pictures in ''CT'') show that Tao has always had a bit of this going on even in the original. She just was wearing a pretty baggy coat this whole time.]]
* MoralityPet: For an AntiHero rather than an outright villain, but in ''Continuum Shift'' she is the only person that Ragna seems to genuinely consider a friend; even promising to play with her some day and taking a nap with her. Everybody else falls between being tolerated and him just not caring about them.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: One of two discernible facial features of Taokaka is a mouth full of lots and lots of sharp, pointy teeth.
** And like [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Kamineko]], she is still hilariously adorable.
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: In one of the ''Teach Me, Miss Litchi'' segments in ''Continuum Shift'', Tao explains that she remembers the general history of how Ars Magus came to be, but still doesn't know the real important stuff like Nox Nyctores. She says that she's close to finding the person who can properly teach her, because her [[SpiderMan spid]]... uhh Kaka senses are tingling.
* TheNicknamer: Since she can't remember anything for long she has a habit of giving other people nicknames right after meeting them, such as "scruffy man" for Bang or "Bunny person" for Rachel. Some of her nicknames for other characters were even adopted by the fandom, the most well-known of which is probably "Boobie Lady" for [[MsFanservice Litchi]].
** ''Continuum Shift'' suggests that she does know peoples' names but prefers to call them by nicknames. By this point she's aware that "good guy" is actually Ragna and actually refers to him as such when someone asks her what she means by "good guy". She learns Tsubaki's name, but still insists on calling her "red lady" because of her hair color.
** It repeats itself in ''Continuum Shift II'', on Platinum's Arcade Mode Tao is asked if she knows a man named Bang Shishigami, Tao replies with "Hmm, Bang Shishigami? Oh, you mean the Scruffy Man!" So it's pretty clear that can keep up with the names, but she just likes the nicknames that much.
*** Sadly, she doesn't spell Bang's name correctly in the english dub of this scene.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: "I'mma Beat The Crap Outta You!" is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* PantyShot: With pretty much every move she makes.
* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: In ''Continuum Shift'', when planting her head on Litchi's boobies:
-->''Boobies are fun! Boingboingboingboing!''
** She also likes to say "Jump!" and "Leap" and the like whenever she's about to do so.
* SnotBubble
* {{Split-Second Blade Spam}}: She can do this with her claws.
* SuperSoldier: The original purpose of the Kaka Clan. [[CloneDegeneration It... didn't work out so well.]]
* ThirdPersonPerson: "Tao is Taokaka, meow!"
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Yep, you saw this coming. In her ''Calamity Trigger'' story mode, this is one the things you can choose to have her say to Rachel after the vampire steps on her tail.
-->'''Taokaka''': I'll nyeeever forgive you! I'll turn you to rust on these claws!
* ThouShallNotKill: Jubei enforces this during her astral finish. Just as she's about to strike the killing blow, he deflects the blow out of nowhere to save the opponent. Tao seems to notice and looks around for him.
* [[TooDumbToFool Too Dumb To Troll]]: She is the only character so far that Hazama has failed trolling.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Meat buns.
* VerbalTic: Often edits words to sound like "meow" and tends to insert cat noises into her dialogue.
* WrapAround: If Tao throws a baseball that fails to connect with her opponent, it'll show up on the other side of the screen a few moments later and try again.
* {{Zipperiffic}}
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[[folder:Iron Tager]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Will be doing a lot of '''REAL SOVIET DAMAGE''' with his '''[[ThisTropeIsBleep GIGANTIC TAGER!!!]]''']]
-->''"You're a second rate soldier."''
-> '''Voiced by:''' KenjiNomura / JamiesonPrice
-> A giant [[HollywoodCyborg man-cyborg]] on steroids. Tager was an Ikaruga Federation commander at one point until he suffered major injuries during the Ikaruga Civil War. He was modified and healed by Kokonoe with cybernetic implants and demon genes, and now works for a secret organization known as "Sector Seven". His main objective involves bringing Hakumen to Kokonoe. After succeeding, Tager is sent out to capture Noel in ''Continuum Shift''.
-> In Tager's ''Continuum Shift'' story, he meets with Makoto, who is revealed as a double agent in the NOL actually working for Sector Seven, and she hands him important data that Kokonoe had ordered to be delivered to him. He accidentally bumps into Hazama, who uses Ouroboros to jog his memories as a soldier in the Ikaruga Civil War. In the True Ending, he is seen escorting the now-deserter Noel and Makoto onto a private airship headed for Ibukido.
-> His Drive ability, '''Voltic Battler''', magnetizes the opponent and allows him to draw him/her closer with certain attacks. His Astral Finish makes him do a ridiculously exaggerated version of his Distortion Drive in which he lifts the opponent high into the sky and crashes them down into the Earth.
-> In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]]'', his Overdrive is '''Voltic Field''', which places a magnetic field around the entire stage and forcing the opponent into a constant state of being magnetized.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Reddish-orange skin. Coupled with his high stature, musculature, and fangs, he looks like a traditional portrayal of a Japanese Oni. Amusingly, while he looks like a ''Red'' Oni, his personality is befitting of a ''Blue'' Oni.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: "You're within my estimates."
* [[spoiler: BaitAndSwitchBoss in Hakumen's ''Continuum Shift'' Arcade Mode path, where Rachel makes way for him.]]
* BadAss
* BodyHorror: The second extra scenario in ''Continuum Shift II'' confirmed what ''Calamity Trigger'' implied in its story modes: Kokonoe "created" Tager by making him part-demon.
* BrainsAndBrawn: With Kokonoe. Though Tager is [[GeniusBruiser far from stupid]], it's fairly obvious which one of them is which.
* ButtMonkey: In several ''Help Me! Prof. Kokonoe!'' segments, especially in Arakune's, where [[spoiler:Kokonoe dresses him up as a {{Meido}}... and then uses him as a vacuum cleaner to clean up the squiggly mess Arakune left behind... ''through his mouth'']]
* CallingYourAttacks: A big offender.
* ChekhovsGun: In ''Continuum Shift'', it was revealed that Tager had witnessed some kind of horrifying event that slaughtered countless people. [[spoiler:In ''Continuum Shift II'', we found out just what it was: the process of creating Nu killed almost everybody in Sector Seven.]]
* TheComicallySerious: Comes with being the straight man to almost everyone else.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: King of Tager is hold A+ B+ C and mash D in ''Calamity Trigger'', [[UpToEleven 1080]]+ D in ''Continuum Shift''. If you like using it...
** AwesomeYetPractical: If you get it off and the opponent is magnetized, it almost always guarantees the end of the match. It's arguably the best Astral Heat in the game if you can pull off the three circles, and if you can build up a full meter and avoid using more than one burst. Even after ''Continuum Shift II'', where many characters lost the ability to put their Astrals to practical use (Jin, Bang, Tsubaki, and Mu, to name a few), Tager can still combo into his Astral off of a Spark Bolt. The only characters left who can combo into their Astrals are Ragna, Noel, Arakune (while opponent is cursed), Tsubaki, Hazama, Makoto, and Valkenhayn. Platinum can do this too but it's ''extremely'' difficult to pull off and requires the opponent be trapped in a Dream Sally bubble.
* [[FaceOfAThug Face Of An Oni]]: Tager's appearance, as noted above, is reminiscent of a Japanese Oni, and he is indeed very intimidating looking, despite being really a nice guy who is just doing his job. Off-game, when the demo of ''Calamity Trigger'' revealed him as one of the playable characters, everyone almost immediately though he would be a villain. In-Game, his menacing appearance makes him stand out like no other, and at least one person attacked him because of his looks. To be fair though, that person was ''[[IdiotHero Bang]]''.
* FirstPersonSmartass: Read his thoughts in his ''Continuum Shift'' story mode. He has a surprising amount of [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] in him.
* GeniusBruiser: He's the SpiritualSuccessor of [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Potemkin]], what else do you expect?
* GentleGiant
* InASingleBound: When using Genesic Emerald Tager Buster, he jumps really, really high. In King of Tager, he jumps out of the atmosphere.
* InformedAbility: He is supposed to be around 550 kg, but everyone else can still toss him around like normal.
* InstantDeathRadius: High-level [=AIs=] or skilled players will make his enemies regret getting into grab range.
* InvulnerableAttack: Had some, gained more as part of ''Continuum Shift'' buffs.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: completely fanboys Valkenhayn
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: ''CSII'''s extra scenario revealed that the injuries he sustained during the creation of Nu erased most of his memory. Hazama temporarily unlocks it during Tager's story path via the power of MindRape.
* {{Meido}}: He shows up in this outfit during Arakune's ''Help Me! Dr. Kokonoe!'' segment.
* MeteorMove
** Doing these online will invoke many an OhCrap / ThisIsGonnaSuck from your opponents.
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* MightyGlacier
** ''Continuum Shift'' speed buffs are shifting him towards LightningBruiser. And then there's Unlimited Tager...
* MindRape: Undergoes one in ''Continuum Shift'', [[spoiler: delivered by - [[SarcasmMode surprise surprise]] - Terumi, who uses Ouroboros to mess with his emotions, which temporarily unlocks his memories from the Ikaruga Civil War]].
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: ''CSII'' revealed him to be a Part-Demon Cyborg.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickName: Litchi and Kokonoe are the only characters that call Tager by his name. Everyone else refers to him as "The Red Devil"
* OnlySaneMan: Tager is erudite and often baffled by the antics of other characters.
* RatedMForManly: Second to only Bang. If they do not rate over to Bang, they rate on Tager. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Could be a reason why he garners more popularity in the West.]]
* RedRightHand: Subverted.
* ScaryShinyGlasses (''All the time.'')
* ShipTease: A noticeable amount, both ways, with Kokonoe.
* SkillGateCharacters: He was low tier in ''Calamity Trigger'' and rarely used except by people who knew how to correctly use him. In ''Continuum Shift'' he's still low tier, but ''much'' easier to use due to being generally faster. His high damage output and his Gadget Finger guessing games make him widely hated by new players, but expert players who know how to keep him at arm's length and not get magnetized can skillfully dissect him.
* SkunkStripe
* StoneWall: He can't dash and moves slow, but has the highest HP and defense of all.
* TalkToTheFist: In his joke ending, he punches Bang while the latter is calling an attack.
* ThisTropeIsBleep: In 'Teach Me, Ms. Litchi', he covered up Kokonoe dreaming up to put enhancement on his [[strike:balls]] [[strike:penis]] '''GIGANTIC TAGER!!!'''
* [[TookALevelInBadass Took A Level In]] CharacterTiers: More like 4 levels. His ''Continuum Shift'' incarnation is ''frightening.''
** As of ''Continuum Shift II'' he's now more frightening than before. Apparently he has new combos, his magnetism pulls in farther and is more accurate, and some of his moves have ''super armor''. Be afraid. '''Very''' afraid.
** While Tager got buffs on CS and CS II, he was still quite craptastic, being always the resident low tier of the game, now on ''Continum Shift Extend'', it seems that even when he still has problematic matchups, he no longer feels like the worst character on the game
* UndyingLoyalty: Kokonoe could be an OmnicidalManiac for all he cared and he would still be loyal to her.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs
* YouAreNumberSix: His code name is TR-0009, though he's the only one who addresses himself as such in-game, and even then it's at the start of his missions.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Normal Tager cannot dash. He compensates by using his magnetism to draw his opponents to him.
** Unlimited Tager ''can'' run... [[{{Narm}} but it's hilarious to watch]].
* {{Zipperiffic}}
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[[folder:Ragna the Bloodedge]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Truly the long lost child of [[{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede]] and [[FateStayNight Archer]]]]
-->''"Outta my way, or you're dead."''
-> '''Voiced by:''' TomokazuSugita / PatrickSeitz
-> The main character: a rebel outlaw with a bad attitude, a short temper, and an axe to grind with the Librarium, the international government. After destroying a branch of the Library and having a colossal bounty put on his head, he sets out for the city of Kagutsuchi in order to destroy the last "Cauldron" and prevent the resurrection of the Black Beast. His Drive ability, '''Soul Eater''', drains his opponent's health, adding it to his own. He can also activate the Azure Grimoire in his right arm to strengthen this ability, at the expense of his own health.
-> He's Jin Kisaragi's older brother. Their rivalry stems from when they were younger, when Jin used to bully their sickly sister Saya. One day, Ragna noticed that the church the three of them lived in was set on fire. When he entered, he was ambushed by Terumi (disguised as Jin), who cut his arm off, and was left to die inside the burning building. A combination of the trauma and the Azure being implanted in him caused [[MismatchedEyes one of his eyes to turn red]] and [[LockedIntoStrangeness his hair to turn white]]. He was then taken in and trained by his master Jubei, who gave him his signature coat and sword, as well as the title of "Bloodedge". The Azure Grimoire that he possesses is actually only half of a fake, the other half belonging to Nu-13. His Astral Finish turns his blade into a scythe as he proceeds to smack his opponent in the face with it, then he transforms into... ''something'', and unleashes a final strike that completely erases the opponent from existence.
-> In ''Calamity Trigger'''s true ending, he is saved by Noel from falling into the cauldron and becoming the Black Beast. As such, Nu dies and all is well... until Terumi shows up and observes Noel surviving as a possibility of the Continuum Shift. After a brief scuffle, Noel tags along with Ragna for ''Continuum Shift'', but then Ragna tells her off and sets out on his own to kill Terumi. They fight, but it is revealed that Noel is already being tempered by the cauldron, and he is unable to stop her transformation into Mu -12-.
-> In ''Continuum Shift'''s true ending, after witnessing Noel's transformation he fights Terumi until he can no longer stand. Just as Terumi is about to deliver the killing blow, Lambda, now with the soul of Nu awakened from her slumber, sacrifices herself and her Idea Engine to save him and grant him enough strength to counteract Terumi's Azure Grimoire. He heads to the cauldron and deals with Noel, sacrificing his Azure Drimoire arm in order to undo the tempering that turned her into Mu, but this single moment averts the attention of Takamagahara for just enough time that Terumi can hack the system and shut them down. The Imperator appears before him and Ragna is shocked to see that the Imperator is a beautiful woman who looks just like his sister Saya. Kokonoe builds him a mechanical arm out of Lambda's remnants, and he heads off with Taokaka to investigate Ikaruga, leading to the events of ''Chrono Phantasma''.
-> In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]]'', his Overdrive is '''Blood Kain Idea''', a former super move of his that grants him extra strength on his attacks and life-draining abilities. It used to drain his own life as well, but this is no longer the case in ''Chrono Phantasma''. It also doubles the now-reduced damage of his Devoured by Darkness super.
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* AccidentalMarriage: In Rachel's joke ending, Noel got a marriage certificate for the two of them and faked the seal. Too bad it got anulled by Nirvana. Who ripped up the contract and ''remotely detonated the civil administration building which had the copies.''
* ActorAllusion: He got a [[Manga/{{Gintama}} Gintoki]] costume as DLC, whom Sugita had previously voiced. It also led to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZj2_YelvMg this parody video]].
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Along with his younger brother/rival Jin, this is Ragna's case towards Noel and Rachel.
* AllJustADream: His [[spoiler:joke]] ending in ''CS''.
* AlwaysNight: As the Material Collection and his CT story state, Ragna prefers to attack the NOL when it's dark because "Everyone lets their guard down at night..."
* [[spoiler:[[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And then Ragna was the Black Beast]]]]
** [[spoiler:Until Phase 0 reveals that he was not in fact the actual Black Beast, and Nu simply fused with his false Azure Grimoire arm to form the Black Beast's body, and when he is sent back to the past he loses his memory and becomes the hero Bloodedge, who single-handedly fought against the Beast for a year.]]
** DoubleSubverted. [[spoiler:Ragna gets absorbed into the Beast and becomes part of it after he dies.]]
* AmbidextrousSprite:
** Canonically, he carries his sword in his left hand. In gameplay, the sword always in the hand farthest from the camera. One of his Too Many Belts changes sides as well.
** The character portrait for his younger self is a more noticeable example, as his eyes are larger and the shirt he wears is sleeveless. In flipped version of the portrait for when he's facing toward the left side of the screen, they try to avert the issue by making sure to keep the colors for his MismatchedEyes in their correct positions. However, the bindings for his grimoire still switch to the wrong arm.
* AndIMustScream: One of his alternate endings. [[spoiler:After Ragna fought Nu, Noel enters the scene. Ragna's begging her to run as Nu has apparently taken control of his body. Noel starts to completely freak out and starts firing at him, calling him a monster. Then the player sees what's really happening; Nu merged with Ragna to form the Black Beast as the dominant personality, with Ragna unable to do anything but watch.]]
** [[spoiler:In his CS bad ending, the Azure overpowers him and transforms him into a new Black Beast. Moments before his transformation, he blacks out. It apparently destroyed most of the world, but was stopped by Rachel and several others. When he wakes up, Rachel is cradling him, and though he can hear speaking, he can't speak, though he keeps trying to ask them all what's wrong, and asking Rachel to stop crying.]]
* AnimalMotifs: Strangely enough, he's called a "little puppy" by Terumi and compared to a stray dog by Luna. Perhaps a better way to describe Ragna would be to refer to him as an "underdog" of sorts.
* AnimeHair
* [[spoiler:AntiAntiChrist: CS reveals that he was born to be the Destroyer of the World, though there's a chance he could become the Protector of the Azure instead.]]
* AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type III]].
** OffscreenVillainy: Ragna's zeal for destroying the NOL extends ([[AllThereInTheManual in the Materials Collection]]) to killing without remorse anyone in the employ of the organization, up to and including more or less innocent people just collecting their paychecks. To some, this may push him well down the scale to a Type V or even to VillainProtagonist levels.
* AnticlimaxBoss: '''Non'''-Unlimited Raggy is the final boss for Hakumen's Arcade Mode in ''Calamity Trigger''. Further reinforced by Nu coming right before.
* ArcWords: "I can hear the pulse of the Black Beast..."
* ArtificialLimbs: Ragna's right arm is actually the Azure Grimoire [[spoiler:which is actually a fake, and also the future/past body of the Black Beast]] replacing the arm Terumi cut off. In ''Continuum Shift'' [[spoiler:he loses his OTHER arm by overloading it with power and making it explode while turning Mu back into Noel. Kokonoe builds him a new one from Lambda's spare parts.]]
* AwesomeButImpractical: Devoured By Darkness, where he makes a clawed hand that grabs you and summons a bunch of claws to ravage your body and take away 60 percent of your health, adding 30 percent to his own. This would be awesome if it weren't for the fact that you need to enter [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Blood Kain]] mode first, which requires 50 heat, and then you need to use another 50 heat in order to use this move. [[spoiler:Unless you're using Unlimited Ragna, but even then there's still the issue of range.]]
** In ''Chrono Phantasma'' it seems as though it will be available as a regular Distortion Drive, but weaker than it was before. Using it with Ragna's overdrive Blood Kain Idea will restore it to it's original strength however.
** It '''can''' be used when your opponent isn't expecting it, but since your main goal with Blood Kain is to apply excess pressure and damage, there is almost no chance you'll ever get to use it.
** ''Chrono Phantasma'' is remedying the impracticality by making it his Overdrive, Blood Kain Idea, as it no longer drains his life. The trade off being that as a regular Distortion Drive the less restrictive Devoured by Darkness doesn't deal as much damage. It regains it's original power if used during Blood Kain Idea.
* AwesomeMcCoolName: Considering the source of his name is the norse Ragnarok, his first name means "god".
* {{Badass}}: Being [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Sol]]'s SpiritualSuccessor, this is a requirement.
** BadassCreed: During his Astral Finish:
-->''"I'll show you the power of the Azure! I'll show you fear. There is no hell, only darkness. This is the power of the Azure."''
** BadassLongcoat
** BadassTransplant: His missing right arm was replaced with an ArtifactOfDoom. Can YOU tell the difference? His enemies sure can. The artists? [[AmbidextrousSprite Not so much.]]
** BadassNormal: [[spoiler:An alternate version of Ragna was thrown into the past and had his Grimoire stolen. That Ragna became Bloodedge, whose equipment was given to Ragna, who took on the name as a title in memory of the great hero.]]
*** HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:In ''Blazblue Phase 0'', after getting sent back in time, Ragna's right arm and eye stopped working...]]
*** BadassAbnormal: [[spoiler:... But his powers and memories return to him in the presence of the Black Beast.]]
** OneManArmy: Has destroyed entire NOL installations all on his own.
** TookALevelInBadAss: Much like Jin, in CS Ragna becomes infinitely more badass. [[spoiler:In CS' true ending, after Lambda sacrifices herself and gives Ragna her Idea Engine, he proceeds to defeat Hazama (who has his Azure Grimoire activated) and then manages to convert Mu-12 back into Noel.]]
* BadDreams: He is haunted by his inability to do anything against Terumi in his past.
* [[BadPowersGoodPeople Bad Powers, Bad Reputation, Good People]]: Doombringer and a very violent person by rumor, but he's actually nice when he isn't being screwed over by the universe, angered, or being attacked.
* BestServedCold: Against Terumi for completely ruining his life.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:In the True Ending, when he saves Noel from being killed by v-13 by blocking her attack an instant before it connects.]]
** He pulls it off again and again in ''Continuum Shift''[[spoiler:'s True Ending. Saves Rachel from Hazama and Phantom's trap, saves Jin from Mu, ''and'' reverts Noel to normal at the cost of his left arm.]]
* BigWhat: [[http://youtu.be/G6o1c7rCkt4 Ragna the Whatedge, and all the other moments in Rachel's gag reel.]] Due to playing the OnlySaneMan in Gag Reels, this is expected.
* {{BFS}}: Reaches about half-way up his body when he stands and it's almost as ''thick'' as his head. Litchi even goes as far as to call it a "slab of metal".
* BlessedWithSuck: The Material Collection reveals that he generally avoids humans because his grimoire constantly sucks lives out of his surroundings in order to function.
* BonusBoss: If you beat the final stage in Arcade Mode with enough super finishes, you fight a special version of him called ''Unlimited Ragna'' that is [[SNKBoss permanently in Blood Kain mode and whose stats are heavily increased]].
* BringMyRedJacket: Most of the endings featuring him have him receive some type of injury.
* BruiserWithASoftCenter
* ButtMonkey: ''Continuum Shift'' seems to have turned him into this. The ghost-dream and the Spectacles of Eros scenes are both huge [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Crowning Moments of Funny]]. Not to mention that just about anyone not named Taokaka has something derisive or snarky to say to him.
* CallingYourAttacks: Ragna does an enormous amount of this, at maximum volume and ferocity.
* CatchPhrase: ''"It's not over yet."'' It's even the name of one of his Special attacks.
* ChickMagnet: [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/701661/blazblue-gii-group_hug-heart_tail-jealousy-kokonoe In Rachel's non-canon joke ending for ''Continuum Shift'']][[spoiler:, by the power of the Spectacles of Eros placed upon him by Rachel as a prank. Her jealous body language, however, speaks much louder than the mocking banter she provides throughout the ending. Supposedly the glasses worked a little ''too'' well for her subconscious comfort.]]
* ComesGreatResponsibility: "I know, I know, the grimoire's not mine, great power, great responsibility, blah blah blah."
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: A case of GameplayAndStorySegregation but, if Ragna performs his throw, he lifts his opponent over head, activates his Blood Scythe's extension of the blade, and ''stabs them in the face'', making a cruel remark along the lines of "This'll sting!"
* CutenessProximity: Has a bit of this going on in CS. Even he can't help but be swayed by the cuteness of the Kaka kittens. A flashback reveals that his first reaction upon seeing his master Jubei was "you're a kitty! A big fluffy kitty!"
** While they never meet in the CS main story, Ragna exhibits a bit of this in Arcade mode after fighting Makoto.
* DarkIsNotEvil: However...
** GoodIsNotNice: Especially when you've [[AllThereInTheManual killed every man and woman in sight inside NOL headquarters when you target the NOL branch of the 9th Hierarchical City]].
** DarkIsEdgy: His element, which has some [[PlayingWithFire flamelike]] [[{{Hellfire}} imagery]].
*** {{Foreshadowing}}: If you watch carefully when he uses Dead Spike, you'll see [[spoiler:the head of the Black Beast]].
* [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry The Glorious War Of Brotherly Rivalry]]: He is the destined "Destroyer" who is in constant fight with the destined "Anti-body", who happens to be his younger brother, [[BlueOni Jin]].
* DarkAndTroubledPast
* DeadlyUpgrade: Blood Kain.
* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:In ''Continuum Shift'''s True Ending, he gets a laser through his chest and blows up his left arm to turn Mu back into Noel. And he survives.]]
* DynamicEntry: He has a new attack in ''Continuum Shift'' called 'Belial Edge' which is this.
* EleventhHourSuperpower: In ''Calamity Trigger's'' true ending against Unlimited Hakumen, and once more in ''Continuum Shift's'' true ending. Against the player in Hazama's ''CS'' arcade mode.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Besides Jin, Arakune's CS Gag Reel features Hazama wanting to marry an unconscious Ragna.
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* [[FriendToAllLivingThings Friend To All Living Things That Aren't Bounty Hunters]]: Gets along with Tao, and as seen here, [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100513010611/blazblue/images/1/13/Special_cg_8.png official art shows him with an apparent and natural affinity to cats.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: One of his dislikes is ghosts. And Terumi ''is one''; he's possibly even the reason for this phobia in the first place.
* GlassCannon: He has very low defense - so low, in fact, that despite his huge firepower, even his life-sucking ability will have a hard time keeping it up. A console-exclusive skit had Litchi poke fun of it and compare him to VideoGame/GuiltyGear's Chipp Za-[[SoundEffectBleep GAUNTLET HADES]]!
* GoodIsNotNice
* HatesBeingTouched: Doesn't seem to mind if he's on good terms with people such as Noel or Tao, but if not, contact weirds him out.
* HealingFactor: Hakumen's sword has the ability to nullify it though.
* HighPressureBlood: In Taokaka's ''CS'' story mode, she describes him as looking like a "blood-sprinkler".
* HopelessWithTech: In Valkenhayn's gag reel, he is utterly clueless about operating his smartphone. To put this in perspective, [[TheDitz Tao]] understands the phone perfectly.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: [[spoiler:Restriction 666 released... Dimensional interruption imaginary number formed... BlazBlue (or Azure Grimoire in the dub)... Activated!]]
* ICanStillFight:
** In Hakumen's ''Continuum Shift'' Arcade Mode, after losing to him.
** In the True Ending, to Hazama
* IdiotHero: With his bullheaded determination to charge into trouble, Ragna certainly can come off as this. In all fairness, however, the characters who try to talk him out of such things [[PoorCommunicationKills really are godawful at explaining themselves]] - see OnlySaneMan.
* InstantDeathRadius: Devoured by Darkness really puts the hurt on enemies - pity about the many AwesomeButImpractical issues, starting with the atrocious range.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although it's sometimes''really'' hard to see the heart, though.
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: 'It's Not Over Yet!' has this effect, though it's more like "pick them up while they are down and sock them."
* KindheartedCatLover: According to [[http://images.wikia.com/blazblue/images/1/13/Special_cg_8.png this image]], cats are apparently pretty fond of him. Furthermore, in his story route in ''Continuum Shift'', he gets along better with the Kaka Village inhabitants than he does with pretty much every other character in the series, and is even shown playing with the children. Must have something to do with his master being a cat...
* LargeHam: Just listen to his battle quotes. Both Sugita and Seitz clearly had a lot of fun with them. And then there's the fact that [[http://youtu.be/Azw290XX36o Seitz]] ScreamsLikeALittleGirl...
* LightningBruiser: His Unlimited self is not only faster and stronger than he normally is, he '''out-tanks Tager'''.
* LivingMacguffin: In the first game, practically ''everyone'' wants a piece of Ragna.
* LockedIntoStrangeness: He used to be blond, like the rest of his family.
* [[spoiler: LoveRedeems]]
* MeaningfulName: Ragna comes from the Ragnarok, the Twilight of the gods and the end of the world.
** Alternately, it references the Norse hero Ragnar Lodbrok, who is known for slaying an evil snake. Considering that Terumi is associated with snakes, this probably is not accidental.
* MismatchedEyes: Side materials confirm that his red eye is connected to the grimoire instead of vampirism. Rachel only ever bit him once in the first loop, his eye stops working when his grimoire stops working, and his eye starts working again when his grimoire starts working again in Phase 0. Put two and two together.
* [[DeadLittleSister Missing Little Sister]]: Saya
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Well, this should have been painfully obvious by now.
* {{Nerf}}: ''Continuum Shift'' took the nerf bat to Unlimited Ragna, toning down his health to make him a less ridiculous TrueFinalBoss...and to make Hazama and Mu-12 even more impressive by comparison. [[spoiler:[[GameplayAndStorySegregation This despite Ragna acquiring the Idea Engine story-wise,]] which would seem to [[TookALevelInBadass cause the opposite effect.]] ]]
* NiceGuy: Didn´t expect that one, did you? When the entire world is not trying to fuck him over, he´s actually a pretty cool, compassionate guy who´s also a SupremeChef.
* OneHandedZweihander: How Ragna wields his [[{{BFS}} Blood Scythe]].
* OneManArmy: His backstory.
* OneWingedAngel: Does this during his Astral Finish, where he turns into... something big and covered in shadow.
* OnlySaneMan: Ragna is played as a spectacularly [[LargeHam hammy]] version of this by both voice actors, wildly [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] the absurdity around him while others hardly seem to notice.
* PerpetualFrowner: While [[VideoGame/{{Guilty Gear}} Sol]]'s artworks commonly depicts him smiling/smirking, Ragna is often portrayed as frowning in his artworks. His portrait in the sequel even has him scowling. In his story mode though, he's shown to smile now and then, especially if he's playing with Tao or the other kitties in the Kaka Village.
* PetTheDog: Sharing his dinner with Taokaka, for starters. And buying food for the starving Platinum (except he's actually being ''suckered'' by [[{{Jerkass}} Platinum]]).
* PowerDegeneration: [[spoiler:The more Ragna uses the fake Azure, the greater the chance that it will take control of his entire body and turn him into a humanoid Black Beast.]]
* PowerGivesYouWings: His dark power manifests in a dark angel wing, during his win poses.
* PowerGlows: Blood Kain comes with a black/dark purple glow.
* PowerLimiter / WillfullyWeak: He constantly holds back his true power, apparently because of some unspecified indecisiveness; Rachel admonishes him for this, and remarks upon the change in him when he stops doing so.
* PowerupLetdown: ''Calamity Trigger Reconstruction'' brings back the moment Ragna finally stops holding back (see PowerLimiter above), only this time, for whatever reason, Unlimited Ragna does not become playable. [[OhCrap Cue Unlimited Hakumen and Nu-13.]]
* ThePromise: His promise to Litchi to spare Arakune.
* PunctuatedPounding: He does this to many of his opponents, especially Terumi.
* RealMenWearPink: According to WordOfGod, his hobby is... ''cooking''. Apparently, his specialty is meat dishes... which Jin happens to despise.
* [[{{YouRebelScum}} Rebel Scum]]: How most of the normal NOL see him.
** Also, his theme song? It's called "Rebellion".
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Subverted. He wears red jacket and black vest beneath, but he's more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Unless you count his worst days of 'indiscriminately killing everyone NOL'...
* RedOni
* RedOniBlueOni: The red oni to Jin's blue oni.
* RedRightHand: His right arm is the Azure Grimoire, and he turns it into a giant demonic claw for "Devoured by Darkness".
* ReverseGrip: Might be a nod to [[GuiltyGear Sol Badguy]].
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: In his CS Gag Reel, after realizing that he became what he feared the most: a ghost. Being the ButtMonkey he is, he is mocked relentlessly afterward by Rachel and ''[[OnlySaneMan Tager]]'', of all people. Link to proof is above under LargeHam.
* ScreamingWarrior
* ScrewDestiny: [[spoiler:Basically tells this to Jin in his CS True Ending. He doesn't care if he is destined to be the Destroyer of the World, he's going to fight that destiny, and that if Jin wants to fight him, he should do it as his brother rather than as the World's Antibody.]]
* ShipTease:
** With Noel, [[spoiler: or not, considering Noel's peculiar origins]].
** With Rachel. Both games tease this shipping considerably.
** With Taokaka, having fed her several times, and [[spoiler: since by the end of ''CS'' she and Ragna now travel together]].
*** Does this make him a canon ChickMagnet?
** And again with [[spoiler:Caelica, but then he went and died.]] Yeah, it's probably canon.
* {{Shotoclone}}: Conspicuously averts this with his lack of full-screen projectiles and hurricane kick. [[{{Shoryuken}} Inferno Divider]] on the other hand....
* SinisterScythe: His weapon, Blood-Scythe, converts into one during his Astral Finish, Black Onslaught.
** ''Chrono Phantasma'' gives him a new aerial special that also uses the Blood-Scythe's awakened form.
* SirSwearsALot: Far too much of his dialogue outside of each game's True Ending consists of him cursing and raging at everyone with little to no provocation.
*** When playing his story mode, make sure you're not in a public place with the volume up. It'll happen ''that much''.
** CurseCutShort: In ''Calamity Trigger Reconstruction'', he, like [[Characters/BlazBlueContinuumShift Makoto]], almost slips an F-bomb beneath the radar when Jubei gives him a ghost scare.
* SNKBoss: His "Unlimited" version.
* SuperMode: Blood Kain.
* SwissArmyWeapon: The Blood-scythe, which incorporates {{BFS}} and SinisterScythe. It also has a [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver cylinder]] that [[RuleofCool doesn't seem to get any use.]]
* {{Synchronization}}: ''CS'' reveals he has a "life-link" with Nu, which is why no one could kill her in the previous game. Whatever else a life-link involves, it means that neither he or she can die unless ''both'' of them die at the same time (or something severs the lifelink).
* TallDarkAndSnarky
* TemporalParadox: [[spoiler:Hakumen is not the only AlternateContinuity form around these parts. Thanks to LaserGuidedAmnesia, it turns out that a future version of Ragna was the original Bloodedge.]]
* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: [[spoiler:As the original Bloodedge, he bought the Six Heroes the year they needed to arm humanity against the Black Beast -- by sacrificing himself to put the Black Beast in a coma for a year. Nobody aside from the Six Heroes (and Celica) knew this... and for some reason, Jubei never tells anyone, despite idolizing the man.]]
* ThemeNaming: Ragna's attack names sound dark and demonic (Dead Spike, Belial Edge, Blood Kain, and Carnage Scissors), invoke the imagery of Hell ('Hell's' Fang, 'Inferno' Divider, and Gauntlet 'Hades'), or involve darkness in some way (Devoured by Darkness).
* TheNamesake: Ragna's title, "the Bloodedge," actually comes from the unsung hero, Bloodedge. That coat and sword is also from the same man. [[spoiler: In reality Bloodedge was an semi-amnesic time-displaced Ragna.]]
* TheObiwan: [[spoiler:As "Bloodedge", he was this to Jubei. Jubei's now returning the favor.]]
* ThisIsUnforgivable: He'll shout this at Jin when using some of his specials. [[spoiler:In CS, he shouts it at Hazama during an animated cutscene.]]
* TomatoInTheMirror: While the details are a mystery, [[spoiler:it appears Ragna is not a naturally born human, a point he tries in vain to use to argue Noel back into sanity]]. [[AsYouKnow He's aware of whatever is going on]], but we the audience have to wait on another sequel.
** [[spoiler:Used quite literally in Phase 0, where it is revealed that Ragna '''is''' the original Bloodedge, just without his memory.]]
* TooManyBelts: [[IncrediblyLamePun Two Many Belts]], to be exact.
* TrueFinalBoss: Unlimited Ragna in ''Calamity Trigger'' Arcade Mode.
* TheUnfought: In Tager's story mode.
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy, but good this time.
* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Ghosts?]]
* WhyWontYouDie: "Die Already!"; something he yells out while fighting.
* WouldntHitAGirl: One of Ragna's nicer traits. Like most of his interactions with other people, as long as you're not in his way, he won't try to harm you. However even if you do, he'll most likely regret his actions--doubly so if you're female. [[SubvertedTrope However, he still will fight female characters, even if he doesn't like doing so]].
** ''(To Litchi)'' "*sigh* It just doesn't feel right fighting a woman."
** ''(To Nu, before killing her)'' "I really am sorry...Saya..."
* YoureInsane: He thinks Rachel is insane, calling her a "twisted, evil, blood-sucking rabbit" in her ''Continuum Shift'' Gag Reel when, due to the effect of the Spectacles of Eros, Luna falls madly in love with him and Rachel taunts her by claiming that he's head-over-heels in love with her (Rachel).
-->'''Ragna''': You twisted, evil, blood-sucking rabbit! What the hell do you think you're doing?!
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[[folder:Jin Kisaragi]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[{{Jerkass}} What an asshole]].]]
-->''I don't have the time to waste on you.''
-> '''Voiced by:''' TetsuyaKakihara / DavidVincent
-> TheRival. Major Jin Kisaragi is one of the elite commanding officers of the NOL. Known as the Hero of the Ikaruga War, Jin is aloof, cold, arrogant, borderline sociopathic, and teeters on the edge of insanity, with a disturbing and almost incestuous fixation upon his brother. Despite all this, he genuinely earned his status, and is respected among the NOL's ranks, even though his own opinion of the organization is dubious at best. Jin also has an irrational hatred for his subordinate, Noel Vermillion. When he heard Ragna had been sighted in Kagutsuchi, he actively disobeys the Library's orders and hunts him down by himself. His Drive, '''Reitou (Frost Bite)''', freezes his opponents.
-> Ragna got fed up with his especially needy attitude as a kid, and when Ragna ignored him in favor of Saya (whom Noel resembles, which is why he hates her), Jin's slow path to insanity began. He apparently began having visions of the future, which may or may not have been induced by Terumi or Yukianesa, and this eventually caused him to burn down the church where his family lived after it was revealed to him that Ragna was technically responsible for the world's [[CrapsackWorld current state]]. He watched with satisfaction as Terumi cut off Ragna's arm and left him to die. Terumi then ran off with Saya and Jin, wiped Jin's memory of the incident, and Jin never saw Saya again. He was later adopted into the noble Kisaragi house, joined the academy, and quickly rose up the ranks. His sword, Mucro Algesco: Yukianesa, is a katana with a blade made of pure ice; it's one of the Nox Nyctores, an EvilWeapon that both rekindles his lost memories and inspires homicidal fury around [[{{Yandere}} Ragna]] and [[MurderTheHypotenuse Noel]]. His Astral Finish involves him firing a small but fast wave of ice on the ground that is unblockable. If it connects, the opponent is frozen along with the background, then [[CryonicsFailure shattered]].
-> After the events of ''Calamity Trigger'''s true ending, he wakes up on an NOL airship, which is a trap set by Hazama. After escaping, he sets out to find Ragna again, but in his haste to confront Ragna he forgets exactly how wounded he is. In his canon path in ''Continuum Shift'', he has an encounter with Jubei, whom he doesn't recognize at first and whose advice he brushes off. Rachel intervenes and teleports Jin to her castle to "play with him", and then has Valkenhayn perform a treatment that restores him to peak physical condition for a while, but after it wears off Jin will be in much greater pain than he had been before. He is immediately teleported to Ragna's location and fights him, but realizes that Yukianesa doesn't respond to him. Ragna reveals that the sword has been using Jin and preying on his emotions, increasing his obsession with Ragna and hindering his will to the point where he can no longer utilize his ice powers of his own volition. Jin tries desperately to make his sword respond, but this fails and after trying to chase after Ragna, he is stopped by Tsubaki, who has been given orders to kill him by Hazama. Tsubaki pleads with Jin to return, but he refuses and tells her that he despises the way the Librarium works. Their argument continues until Hazama intervenes and reveals that he had planted a piece of Ouroboros into Tsubaki, which brainwashes her into revealing her hidden emotions of jealousy for Noel. After trying to desperately plead with Jin to come back a final time and being refused, Tsubaki undergoes a transformation and decides to take him in by force, but Jin's newfound resolve to protect his childhood friend allows him to focus his mind and summon Yukianesa's full power. Jin defeats her, but Tsubaki is teleported away by Phantom before he can act. He now understands what Jubei meant, and after having a talk with him heads down into the Cauldron, where he encounters Hakumen and Mu. He fights Mu and holds his own for a while, but is eventually defeated and can do nothing but watch the events that transpire. He is then taken in by Jubei to teach him how to further utilize his Power of Order.
-> In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]]'', his Overdrive is '''Reishi (Frost End)''', which enhances his freezing abilities by causing every attack involving his sword Yukianesa to re-freeze the opponent.
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* AboveGoodAndEvil [=/=] BlueAndOrangeMorality: Not him personally, Jubei states that his [[spoiler:Power of Order]] "... ain't good, but it ain't evil either." We've yet to see how it works in practice, however.
* TheAce: And HOW! According to his backstory, in his Military Academy days. To name, he is a ChildProdigy who earned each and everything any man would fight and die for, is the next in-line inheritor of the Kisaragi Family, was the head of the Student Council in his tenure, was well-respected among his peers and classmates alike (except his adopted siblings), and the youngest individual to earn the title of "Hero". Did we miss anything?
** BrokenAce: Yet all these things mean nothing to him. He saw little to no happiness or purpose in his accomplishments. According to him, his life is decided upon by others, and he is only following what order is placed on him. Couple this with the fact that his siblings mocks and envies him..
* {{Adorkable}}: He starts playing around with his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caD7JHtj25I ice car]], making sound effects along with it.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: An extreme case with [[ClingyJealousGirl Tsubaki]].
** Also applies to his fangirls.
* AloofAlly
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: The first question that came to Jin's mind after Tsubaki's FaceHeelTurn was if he could save her.
** In Makoto's Story Mode in EXTEND, Jin seems to value Makoto's safety more than his and doesn't even mind [[HandicappedBadass freezing Hazama while barely being able to walk]] and then carrying her off to save her. In CS proper, Jin parries a shot against her and still freezes Hazama despite his injuries.
* AmbiguouslyGay / DepravedHomosexual: Jin's fixation upon Ragna has... [[IncestSubtext uncomfortable]] undertones, which is lampshaded in various official sketches or joke ends.
* AmnesiacDissonance: Due to Terumi erasing his memories, he was actually pretty normal during his academy days; though still cold and serious, he could even be nice at times. This all went to hell after the Ikaruga War...
* AnIcePerson: His personality fits his powerset quite well.
* AnimalsHateHim: Whereas CatGirl Taokaka has normal victory quotes when fighting all the other characters, her response to Jin is just growling and hissing and "Tao doesn't like you!"
* [[spoiler:AnnoyingYoungerSibling: According to Ragna, he was always super-needy and scared when he was a kid, always nagging him for help at every turn. It's easy to see why Ragna got so annoyed with him and paid more attention to Saya.]]
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority
* AxCrazy: Becomes this whenever he's around Ragna. [[spoiler:After a psychotherapy session with [[TimeParadox Hakumen]] and Jubei, he has been cured. He's still an aloof [[{{Jerkass}} jerk]], though.]]
* {{Badass}}
** BadassAbnormal: He is one of the two current wielders of the "Power of Order" (the other being Hakumen). Apparently, this ability makes him so powerful that he can even destroy a whole nation by himself, make Hazama/Terumi run for his life, take down a Brainwashed Tsubaki without even breaking a sweat, dispel Phantom's magic, etc. Damn. Totally {{Badass}}, indeed.
** BadassArmfold: One of his intros before a fight where he promptly stands behind a cross-shaped pillar of ice which helds Yukianesa inside.
** BadassBoast: "I am the cold steel... the blade that will restore balance to this world!" Only seen once, but [[spoiler:it's the first time he's activated Yukianesa against its will, signaling that he TookALevelInBadass. Also, afterward, he is one of the few characters that doesn't receive a severe beatdown after fighting Hazama in story mode.]]
** BadassBookworm: See TheAce above.
** BadassCape: Although, they look more like sleeves rather than cape. But still, they can expand in size at will and [[ImprobableWeapon hurt]] you real bad.
** BadassCreed: Shared with Hazama, Tsubaki and Noel, and probably with the rest of their division.
-->''"Dispatched in mankind's darkest hour, we are Knights of the Blue Flame!"''
** BadassArmy: A part of this in the NOL as one of it's most powerful soldiers before his defection, nonetheless. He IS regarded as the "The Hero of Ikaruga", after all.
** BadassLongcoat / BadassLongrobe
** BadassNormal: He can hold his own even when he is not able to use Yukianesa. He took a lot of beatings, though. But, still...
*** HandicappedBadass: Can kick some major asses even when he is heavily wounded.
** OneManArmy: He took down the Ikaruga Federation all by himself. It took him only two days.
** TookALevelInBadass: The first time he broke free of Yukianesa's grip.
* BerserkButton:
** [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou Hurting Ragna]] or getting in the way between him and Ragna. [[spoiler:Tsubaki]] finds this out the hard way in the Drama CD "Wheel of Fortune".
** Mentioning anything remotely bad about Tsubaki is enough for him to slice you right then and there.
** Harming Makoto in any way in front of him. The button won't be pressed hard. But, he will STILL kick your ass.
* BettyAndVeronica: He's the Archie to Tsubaki's Betty and Makoto's Veronica.
* [[BigShutUp Big "Shut Up!"]]: Says this to an extreme when resisting Yukianesa, even to the point of saying it atleast ''three'' times in a row.
* BiTheWay: His feelings towards both Ragna and Tsubaki put him into this catagory now that he's no longer a DepravedBisexual.
* {{Bishounen}}: Being [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Ky]]'s SpiritualSuccessor, this must be a requirement.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Even after being adopted. His adopted siblings in the Kisaragi Family hate and distrust him because of their jealousy towards his accomplishments.
* BlondGuysAreEvil: He may not be an antagonist, but he certainly fits this trope in his less lucid moments. [[spoiler:By ''Continuum Shift'', he's mellowed out considerably, subverting this trope]].
* BlueOni
* [[spoiler:{{Brainwashed}} / GrandTheftMe: It's revealed that Terumi is the one who possessed him to burn down the church and cut Ragna's arm off.]]
* BrokenBird
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: His reaction to Bang's one-sided vendetta.
* ButtonMashing: Sekkajin (Mash C).
* CatchPhrase: "You are...''MY ENEMY!''". When facing those who [[spoiler:threaten the world and trigger the Power of Order.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: [[spoiler:By the end of ''Continuum Shift'', after finally managing to resist Yukianesa's influence, he is significantly more mellow. Even Jubei comments that he "sure has grown."]]
* ChickMagnet: Heavily implied in ''Remix Heart''. Apparently, in the Torifune Festival, he has many competitors vying for the "Izanami" title, and all of them are NOT amused when they suspected [[ClingyJealousGirl Tsubaki]] of cheating.
* ChildProdigy: Being [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Ky]]'s SpiritualSuccessor, this is a requirement. Despite being adopted into a noble and prestigious family with many "siblings", Jin has been appointed the first in-line to inherit the House of the Kisaragi Family because of his outstanding talents. He's earned every one of his accolades, including a promotion to major due to his accomplishments in the war against the nation of Ikaruga.
* [[CoolBigSis Cool Big Bro]]: In Jin's Military Academy Days, he can be referred as this towards his group with Tsubaki, Noel, Makoto and Carl.
* CoolSword: Literally. His sword, named Yukianesa ("snow fairy") has a blade made of ice. It is also stated that the ice created by Yukianesa destroys/absorbs life force.
* CounterAttack: Gains one in ''Continuum Shift''. [[spoiler:Not surprising that it shares its name with Hakumen's.]]
* CreepyCoolCrosses: Jin has these on his boots, which he shares with the rest of the NOL crew. The metallic clasps on his clothing are shaped like these as well.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:Going for Bang's Bad Ending in ''CS''? Just don't expect Jin to put up much of a fight, being unable to use C or D-attacks and specials.]]
** [[spoiler: also his fight with a brainwashed Tsubaki in ''CS'' when he broke free of Yukianesa's influence. Tsubaki ''literally'' has NO chance whatsoever]].
* CursedWithAwesome: Jin is a wielder of the "Power of Order", and deemed as the "World's Antibody". Yet because of this, he has been subjected as an UnwittingPawn by Hazama particularly in the Ikaruga Civil War where he killed Tenjou. Also, take note that [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength Jin is not even aware of this power until recently]]. Sure, he was a hero after the war. But, [[UnknownRival Bang]] claimed he was a murderer.
* CryonicsFailure: His ice powers all enable this, with his Astral being the clearest example thereof.
* DarkAndTroubledPast
* DatingCatwoman: If Jin still has his feelings with [[spoiler:Tsubaki]], this is what he'll end up doing now that [[spoiler:Tsubaki]] has undergone a FaceHeelTurn.
* DeadpanSnarker: Shares ths trait with [[NotSoDifferent Rachel]]. But even more extreme.
** ''Tsubaki in shock of Jin's defection from the Library''
--> '''Tsubaki''': I can't believe someone as loyal as you would... Would defect. Why?
--> '''Jin''': Why? You know how to ask the most important question, don't you? Well Tsubaki, allow me to enlighten you. I did it because those were my orders. Is that not what a soldier is supposed to do?
** ''Bang giving some lecture to an injured Jin inside Ronin-Gai''
--> '''Bang''': However, a true warrior, will never leave an injured man to die.
--> '''Jin''': Your idiocy is truly astounding. There is only one goal in war, and that is to win.
** ''Jin walking with Makoto in Ronin-Gai''
--> '''Makoto''': Everybody is working so hard.
--> '''Jin''': Noisy would be much more accurate.
* {{Determinator}}:
** In ''Continuum Shift,'' [[spoiler:Jin is the walking wounded courtesy of Ragna, yet he protects Makoto from Hazama, receiving further injuries, holds his own against Unlimited Rachel despite barely being able to move, receives an extremely painful healing treatment from Valkenhayn that not even Jubei would be able to handle, challenges Hakumen, gets stomped on, proceeds to get into a fun little love tiff with [[StarCrossedLovers Tsubaki]] (read: she's trying to kill him), ''fights well enough to scare Hazama into a retreat'', fights the incredibly powerful magic user Phantom - who can take out ''Rachel'' without sweating - offscreen and apparently wins, and since that's not nearly enough, he tells Hakumen to go away so he can challenge [[PersonOfMassDestruction Mu]] all by himself.]] Clearly, he's switched one form of insanity for another.
** If Hazama loses to Jin in his Story Path, it's revealed that this is actually a ''superpower'' for Jin. According to Kokonoe, [[spoiler:the Power of Order]] gives him such extreme HeroicWillpower that he can "[[ImmuneToFate deflect phenomena intervention]] [[ScrewDestiny through sheer force of will]]".
* {{Dismotivation}}: The Wheel of Fortune reveals that he often neglects reading important documents that come his way, skips meetings and disappears without notice.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Jin's idea of "fun" in Calamity Trigger seems to have been slowly freezing a challenger to death.
%%Don't add Expy here, see ShoutOut/BlazBlue.%%
* ElementalPowers: His power over ice.
* EmotionControl: It is heavily implied that the more Jin is in control of his emotions, the stronger he gets.
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: At least until CharacterDevelopment kicked in.
* FacePalm: He does this when he loses due to Time Up.
* FetishFuelStationAttendant
* [[spoiler:FutureMeScaresMe]]: With Japanese voices switched on, Jin is audibly freaking out at the start of a match against [[spoiler:Hakumen]]. ''Continuum Shift'' takes this up a step further when [[spoiler:Hakumen faces Jin in his Arcade Mode path.]]
* GigglingVillain: When around Ragna. The now legendary "Help me, Professor Kokonoe!" episode had him let out such a high pitched giggle (followed by an even higher pitched "Nii-san~") that it's barely recognisable as the same person.
* [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry The Glorious War Of Brotherly Rivalry]]: He is the destined "Anti-body" who is in constant fight with the destined "Destroyer", who happens to be his older brother, [[RedOni Ragna]].
* GoodIsNotNice: After [[spoiler:being freed of Yukianesa's control]].
* GoodLookingPrivates: Or else how did he garner that much of legions of fangirls in-universe?
* GreenEyes
* HairFlip: In one of his win pose.
* HealingHands: In ''The Wheel of Fortune Drama CD'', it was revealed that Jin can use healing ars. Which he tries to use on Tsubaki after her [[HeroicSacrifice Heroic Sacrifice]]. Sadly, he couldn't use it properly at that time due to his mind's state of panic.
** Doubles up as a subversion of NoCureForEvil.
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]]: As of CS's story mode.
* HeroesWantRedheads
* [[ShesGotLegs He's Got Legs]]: Goddamnit, Jin!
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In [[spoiler:Bang's]] Story Mode, one path has [[spoiler:Yukianesa freeze him.]]
* IaijutsuPractitioner
* [[IceQueen Ice King]]: So much so that he is regarded as "The Ice Prince" in the fandom.
* IHaveManyNames: Well, not that many, but he does have some notable one's like, "The Anti-Body", "The False Hero", "The End Bringer", but the most notable is "The Hero of Ikaruga" or just plain "(Mr. )Hero".
* ImprobableAge: He successfully ended the Ikaruga Civil War and was promoted to Major shortly after graduating from the Academy, which would put him in his late teens at the time.
* ImprobableWeapon: The long sleeves on the sides of his clothing can apparently increase in size and can be used to put on a world of hurt against opponents.
* IncestSubtext: His theme isn't titled "Lust SIN" for nothing.
* IneffectualLoner: According to his Material Collection Information, one of the things he likes is even "Being left alone".
* InSeriesNickname: "Jinny the Kisaragi" or simply "Jinny", which is hilariously made up by [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Tsubaki]] in their childhood days. Apparently, Jin doesn't like it and he scolded her for it.
** In the original Japanese, Tsubaki instead calls him "nii-sama", a respectful word for one's brother which she continues to use as they get older. Jin doesn't seem to find it quite so embarrassing, even though they're not actually related.
* InvulnerableAttack: Part of his power in serious play, as opposed to [[SkillGateCharacters Icecar spam]].
* {{Irony}}: His Nox Nyctores - Yukianesa is clearly a weapon that continuously puts a strain on his mind. Also, it is given to him by [[MissingLittleSister Saya]] - whom he pretty much despises. Yet, he clearly refuses to get rid of the said weapon and continues to use it.
* ItAmusedMe
* JackOfAllStats: He is average for both offence and defense. Which is why is he good for beginners. Also being an expy to [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Ky]] this was inevitable.
* {{Jerkass}}: [[{{Pantheon/Mentalism}} Current God of the trope]]. Once Jin goes into crazy mode, he's ''really'' nasty. [[spoiler:He mellows a bit in his Story Mode ending, which is technically canon and allows his paradox of becoming Hakumen to occur. Though Hakumen is still a {{Jerkass}}. Just less crazy.]]
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his aloofness and icy cold attitude, Jin is deep down, a caring young man towards those he doesn't hold any deeper feelings of resentment. He would snark at them for sure, but he usually means well.
*** HiddenHeartOfGold
* KatanasAreJustBetter: His Nox Nyctores, Mucro Algesco: Yukianesa. It's a Nox Nyctores in the form of a Katana.
** EveryJapaneseSwordIsAKatana
* KickTheDog: He ''hates'' Noel and never wastes an opportunity to insult and belittle her. In his ''CS'' joke ending, he calls her "trash", "garbage", and "compost" that can't do anything right. And it's hilarious.
* KillItWithIce
* KnightInSourArmor
* LaughingMad: Does this '''excessively''' around Ragna and anyone close to Ragna, to extreme lengths.
* LightIsNotGood: As a contrast to Ragna's DarkIsNotEvil nature, Jin dresses in light colors, has blond hair, is celebrated as the "Hero of Ikaruga", and is a {{Bishonen}}. He's also an ''enormous'' jerk. [[spoiler:This is inverted later by his HeelFaceTurn, where he doesn't become a straight example of LightIsGood, but is probably getting there.]]
* LimitedWardrobe: In ''Chrono Phantasma'', despite [[spoiler:no longer part of the NOL, he still wears his uniform.]] WordOfGod states that its because he just doesn't give a damn about it.
* {{Lust}}: His musical theme, "Lust SIN".
* MadeOfIron: Oh, good God!
** Basically, he started his journey in ''Continuum Shift'' all the way through the end with wounds and bruises all over, [[HandicappedBadass yet he can still beat you to a bloody pulp]].
* MagicKnight
* [[LadyOfWar Man Of War]]: Putting aside his [[{{Jerkass}} questionable behavior]]. Aside from being a war hero, Jin is arguably the most attractive male character in the series. Rachel, Litchi and Makoto complimented his elegance. His fighting style is also less about brute power and more about precision, freezing, style.
* [[TheMeanBrit The Mean,]] [[EvilBrit Evil Brit]]: Was born in England, according to WordOfGod, and therefore fits both of these tropes perfectly. [[AllThereInTheManual Not that you'd know from the game]], especially since David Vincent [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent doesn't use the accent]].
* MeaningfulName: Jin's name means "blade". His little sister Saya's name means "sheath". Think about this for a second.
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Supposedly the reason for his obsession with killing Ragna, as noted by his dialogue in Hakumen's route in ''Continuum Shift'':]]
--> '''Jin''': [[spoiler:My brother is suffering in his own private hell. It is for that reason that I intend to kill him, to end his pain forever. To save him from the insanity of this world.]]
** That being said, it's important to [[UnreliableNarrator take everything Jin says about his reason for killing Ragna with a pinch of salt]].
* [[MoralityPet Morality Pets]]: Tsubaki and Makoto.
* MrFanservice: Let's see here. Feminine looks? Check. Sexy body build? Check. Brooding? Check. Is a {{Tsundere}}? Check. Large population of real-world fangirls? Hoo boy, big check.
* NamedWeapons: His Nox Nyctores, Yukianesa. Which literally means "Snow Fairy".
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[spoiler:Mu refers to him as "The Endbringer" in battle dialogue.]]
* NeverLiveItDown: Probably an in-universe example. When it comes to joke ends or extra stuffs, ASW just made sure you never forget that Jin is 'that psychotically brother-obsessed jackass', no matter what kind of development he had over the canon story.
* NietzscheWannabe: Doesn't believe in community, and has no ideological or moral compass beyond himself. Rants sometimes about how meaningless the world and the order of the NOL is. [[spoiler:By the end of his story, he said he gave up on the world.]]
** [[spoiler: Ultimately subverted, as while he believes that the world is worthless, he refuses to fall prey to apathy.]]
* NotGoodWithPeople
* ObliviousToLove: In the Drama CD ''The Wheel of Fortune'', he may be this or may be pretending to be oblivious. Even [[EveryoneCanSeeIt Ragna notices that Tsubaki has a crush on Jin the moment he meets Tsubaki]].
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Pretty much says this word for word to Ragna, despite being in an [[AxCrazy insane]], [[HoYay homoerotic]] manner.
* OnlySaneMan: In his days in the Military Academy days, when everything was good and proper, he is literally this. He is most frequently seen scolding Noel or most especially Makoto whenever they do something improper to his eyes.
* PerpetualFrowner: Lampshaded by [[MsFanservice Litchi]] in her win quote against him in her Arcade Mode in ''Calamity Trigger''.
--> '''Litchi''': I think you'd be a lot more popular if you tried smiling a little more. Hmm... Then again, some people might be into that "as cold as ice" personality...
* PetTheDog: He has his moments.
** Even present-day Jin cares a great deal about Tsubaki. When faced with her either becoming possessed or corrupted by Terumi's influence, he immediately sets out to save her.
** He seems rather friendly to Makoto [[DeadpanSnarker (if a bit snarky at times)]], and saved her from Hazama.
** He is also apologetic to the female officer that he hits to escape the hospital at the beginning of CS.
** In the Drama CD ''The Wheel of Fortune''. [[spoiler:It was shown that when they were kids, he is rather affectionate to Saya before she became sickly]]. The reason for Jin's hatred towards Saya and why she suddenly became ill is as of now unknown.
* PowerGivesYouWings: His ice powers manifests in white angel wings, during his win poses.
* PowerLimiter: [[spoiler:Due to Yukianesa's influence on him, he isn't able to use his power to its full extent. By the end of ''Continuum Shift'', this is fixed and he is the only one so far to actually make ''Terumi'' flee.]]
* PrecisionFStrike: Not that common, but it happens.
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: He wore glasses in his Academy days (and looked damn good in them), but they're never seen or mentioned afterwards.
** TheGlassesComeOff: He got rid of the glasses after his Academy days.
* PsychopathicManchild: Whenever he's around Ragna, his mental state seems to regress to this.
* PsychoticSmirk: When being around Ragna and being controlled by Yukianesa.
** SlasherSmile
* TheRival
* RazorWind: Fubuki/Blizzard, Sekkajin/Snow Flower Storm.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue oni to Ragna's red oni. ''Continuum Shift'' started to give him a few red traits, though.
* [[RideTheLightning Ride the Icecar]]
* SelectiveObliviousness: Lampshaded by Makoto in the drama CD. He is so sociopathic that he won't even raise an eyebrow when someone talk with him with chocolates all over his/her face. However, it's different if he cares about that someone. He still won't react, but he will at least tell you politely.
** Also in "~Teach Me Miss Litchi~", where he doesn't even notice that Noel is wearing a bright orange maid dress until Litchi points him to it.
* SingleStrokeBattle: Yukikaze.
* {{Shotoclone}}: As an {{Expy}} of Ky, this was sort-of inevitable.
* ShipTease: With Tsubaki. ''Lots'' and ''lots'' of it.
** Also with Makoto. He is rather caring towards her, almost to the point of his level of caring towards Tsubaki.
--> '''Jin''': Lieutenant... Are you alright?
--> '''Makoto''': Y-yes! Thank you so much for saving me...!
--> '''Jin''': Your safety is all that... m-matters... ugh...
** Even though it's a joke on the creators behalf, lets not forget Ragna. Jin's "~Help Me, Professor Kokonoe!~" episode in BB:CS, his joke ending, Rachel's CS joke ending, Arakune's joke CS ending, and his general obsession with his dear nii-san make it possibly one of the most hinted at parings in the series (even if, as said, it's usually just for a joke).
* SkillGateCharacters: Jin's "icecarz" are infamous.
* TheSnarkKnight
* SNKBoss: Infinite-heat from story mode deserves a mention, because his infamous cheapness is made insanely worse by infinite special moves.
* SociopathicHero: Very much at his best.
* SoulCuttingBlade: His sword, Yukianesa. Not the blade itself, but the ice Yukianesa creates - it erodes all life.
* TheStoic: For most of the time.
** NotSoStoic: If you value your own life, don't mention Ragna or Noel.
* StudentCouncilPresident: Jin is the Head of the Student Council of the Military Academy before he graduated.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Was this until he found out that the "Grim Reaper" is actually his older brother, Ragna. Then he quickly shifted to a complete {{Tsundere}}.
* SuperSpeed: Hardly a surprise due to being a wielder of a [[KatanasAreJustBetter Katana]]-type weapon. He can quickly draw his weapon out of it's scabbard to slash in less than a second. and if you look closely at his ''Sekkajin/Snow Flower Storm'' move, he even uses one of his ''feet'' - which you can't clearly see in-game due to how fast he executes each slash.
* SwordBeam: One of his Distortion Drives, Touga Hyoujin.
* SwordPlant: His crouching Drive move is basically him planting his sword to the ground emitting a pillar of ice a few feet away from him that also freezes the opponent.
* [[spoiler:TalkingToHimself]]
* TallDarkAndHandsome
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Not really dark. But tall? Yes. Snarky? Double-yes.
* TeenGenius: Taken up a notch in ''Remix Heart'' where he won a Rock, Paper, Scissors game and became the Izanagi of the Torifune Festival. ''Twice''.
* TenderTears: In one of his endings in his Story Mode in ''Calamity Trigger''.
* [[spoiler:TokenEvilTeammate: Despite a Face Turn, he still is a colossal jackass (amped UpToEleven when it comes to Noel) and not exactly letting go of his NietzcheWannabe tendencies. He fared better than the other one, Kokonoe, since with Jubei at helm on training him, he could be losing his 'Token Evil' status.]]
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:He is Hakumen.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: Tsubaki, Makoto, and even Noel noted that he was nicer before his involvement in Ikaruga War compared to his behavior post war, although they mistakenly blamed PTSD (it was actually because of a LaserGuidedAmnesia).
* TragicKeepsake: His Nox Nyctores: Yukianesa, which is given to him by [[spoiler: Saya]]. YMMV if you think he's keeping it in memory of her, or not. [[{{Irony}} Since he refuses to get rid of it]].
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: ''Continuum Shift'' eventually reveals that this is actually a case of LaserGuidedAmnesia inflicted by Terumi.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type A, and how!
** Jin is very heavy on the ''Tsuntsun'' directed towards other people. His ''Deredere'' can only be seen when around Ragna or Tsubaki.
** As if you don't know, Arc Systems Works recently released a Fan CD called: "BlazBlue Fan Disc Tsundere CD" starring Jin and Rachel; proving even more of Jin's [[{{Tsundere}} Tsundere Complex]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Jin is a famous hero in the world of ''BlazBlue'' for his actions in the war against Ikaruga.
* WhiteMage: Combines with MagicKnight. He is shown to be capable of using Healing Ars. So, technically, this makes him one.
* WhyWontYouDie: Says this in one of his ''Calamity Trigger'' Story Mode paths when Nu refuses to stay down.
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Delivered at the end of his ''Continuum Shift'' storyline, and a little heavy on the exclamation marks.
-->[[{{Determinator}} Give up? You have got to be joking.]] [[NietzscheWannabe I've already given up on life... on the world.]] But I've decided to cast aside apathy and fight... not only against this so-called "order," but against the world! Tsubaki, if you insist on preserving this travesty you call order, then from now on, you are my enemy! [[BadassBoast I am the cold steel... the blade that will restore balance to this world!]] [[TookALevelInBadass Nox Nyctores Yukianesca, activate!]]
* {{Yandere}} & CuteAndPsycho: [[spoiler:Blame [[EvilWeapon Yukianesa]] for amping this UpToEleven.]]
--> ''"Long time no see... brother...!"''
** [[spoiler:By ''Continuum Shift'', he is noticeably less {{yandere}}, as a result of him finally being able to resist Yukianesa's influence on him.]]
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[[folder:Noel Vermillion]]
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[[caption-width-right:300: What she lacks in the front [[SexyBacklessOutfit she makes up for in the back.]]]]
-->''"[[MyNameIsInigoMontoya I am Lieutenant Noel Vermillion]]. [[PrepareToDie You're under arrest]]!"''
-> '''Voiced by:''' Kanako Kondou / CristinaValenzuela, LauraBailey ([=CS2=], Arcade Mode)
-> A hapless Lieutenant in the NOL serving under Jin Kisaragi. She trained at the academy along with Jin, Tsubaki Yayoi, Makoto Nanaya, and Carl Clover. When Jin rushes off to hunt down Ragna without permission, Noel is assigned to stop him and bring him back to The Library. The guns she wields are the Arcus Diabolus: Bolverk, and are also a Nox Nyctores. Her drive ability, '''Chain Revolver''', lets her perform a multitude of chain combos. She suffers from amnesia. Her Astral Finish has her creating a magical seal around her opponent and shooting them repeatedly with her guns. She then detonates the seal from within by clashing the butts of the guns together.
-> The Material Collection reveals that she was a war orphan adopted by the noble Vermillion family. When the Vermillion family were at risk from losing their status, Noel made the decision to join the NOL in exchange for ensuring the future of her ailing father and mother. The one condition imposed by her parents was that she had to apply for non-combatant work, but after breaking all existing records for ars magus aptitude (the most important condition for Academy admittance) she was placed into a combatant program against her will. Despite her average grades, after graduation she was placed as secretary to the newly promoted "Hero of Ikaruga", although her actual job is to spy on Jin and kill him if necessary.
-> Throughout the story of ''Calamity Trigger'', it is revealed that Noel is the "Eye of the Azure". She is actually the Murakumo unit Mu -12-, whose memories had been lost due to the attack on Ibukido by the NOL's Nox Nyctores Take-Mikazuchi. Noel is special because she has managed to inherit the powers of the Boundary, and is the only one who can locate the Master Sankishin Unit: Amaterasu. In the end, it is revealed that the entire story of ''Calamity Trigger'' revolves around her existence. Or, rather, it hinges on her not dying during a specific time loop so that Terumi can use her to acknowledge his existence and awaken her power, which happens in the True Ending.
-> In ''Continuum Shift'', she goes to visit Jin in the hospital, but finds that he's gone AWOL and decides to pursue him. She's unaware that her old friend Tsubaki has been given orders by Terumi to assassinate her. Canonically, after defeating Tsubaki, she finds out that Hazama is behind her order of assassination, and remembers his true self as revealed in ''Calamity Trigger''. When Norl confronts Hazama, her efforts in fighting him prove to be pointless, and Hazama shatters her emotional stability by showing her the horrors that the Black Beast inflicted upon humanity. Desperately pleading for him to stop confirming her doubts that she isn't human, Hazama cruelly tells her how the Murakumos are related to the Black Beast. This single act pushes her over the edge, and ends up destroying her Nox Nyctores, which were designed as limiters to prevent her from reverting to her original state. With Bolverk gone, Noel is successfully tempered into becoming Mu -12-. She is eventually restored to her original state by Ragna, and is last seen headed with Tager and Makoto to a safe haven designated by Kokonoe. Unbeknownst to them, Hazama already knows of this and has sent Tsubaki to follow them.
-> In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]]'', she has a completely new outfit which discards her recognizable beret. Her Overdrive is '''Chain Quasar''', which increases the speed of her Drive attacks.
-> Her Astral has also been modified. It is now a CounterAttack, and the animations where she shoots the opponent are done in an anime-style sequence as she creates a different seal from her old one. Otherwise, it is the same as before.
-> [[spoiler: Recent magazine scans have revealed that at some point, Noel willingly allows herself to be transformed back into Mu -12- in order to save Tsubaki.]]
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* ACupAngst: '''''BIG. TIME.''''' It doesn't help her self-esteem that she's mistaken for a boy... and a ''cutting board.''
** Two of her soundbytes in the Gallery are "Don't talk about my breasts!" in differing tones
** And it's getting to be a RunningGag for her in ''Continuum Shift'', where it even comes to a point where she accidentally admits it herself in her victory speech against Taokaka in Arcade Mode:
--> "Ack! Hey! There's nothing there! Ohhh, I admitted it... "
* {{Adorkable}}: Very shy, clumsy and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin adorable]].
* ApologisesALot
* BadassCreed: Shared with Jin, Hazama and Tsubaki, and probably with the rest of their division.
-->''"Dispatched in mankind's darkest hour, we are Knights of the Blue Flame!"''
* BareYourMidriff: In ''Chrono Phantasma'' and while keeping her SexyBacklessOutfit. Sheesh Noel.
* BerserkButton: Do not ever mention [[ACupAngst how small her chest is]] if she's on duty, as Bang found out the hard way (at least Tao got a good workout in the process when she blurted it out).
** The Button even extends to the ''production'', wherein lead producer Mori Toshimichi apparently actively reprimanded designers and artists who gave her a notable bust, as seen in the special illustrations comments.
--> '''Mori's illustration comment''': ''The back is what's important!''
* BigNo: She drops these a lot, like in her winquote against Arakune because of her fear of bugs, and when Nirvana destroys her marriage registration in Rachel's CS joke ending.
* BreakTheCutie: BIG TIME.
* [[spoiler:BrotherSisterIncest]]: Sorta-kinda, if you ship her with Ragna or Jin, as she is [[spoiler:a clone of their younger sister, Saya.]]
* [[spoiler:BroughtDownToNormal]]: After she loses the power [[spoiler:of the "Eye", because [[KickTheDog Terumi no longer has any use for her]]]].
* ButtMonkey
* CallingYourAttacks: A big offender.
* [[CovertPervert Covert Pervert?]]: [[ItMakesSenseInContext There's a scene wherein she (for a split second) contemplates second base because she heard from someone(actually from Makoto) that her chest would be bigger if a dude massages them, but got flustered at the thought.]]
** Additionally, in the Drama CD, she is more savvy about sexual relationships than Jin. [[YoungerThanTheyLook Note that she is way younger than him.]]
* CutenessProximity: In her Calamity Trigger joke ending, [[spoiler:she responds to a [[LadyDrunk very drunk Litchi]]'s pet miniature panda with rapt attention. In fact, she allows Litchi [[CosplayOtakuGirl to dress her up]] if she let's her pet the panda. She completely zones out while she's petting it. "Ooookaaay..."]]
* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Her choice of uniform is a ruffled minidress, apparently apathetic to the idea of getting a PantyShot while using GunKata and GunFu. She switches to a more traditional skirt in ''Chrono Phantasma''.
* DetachedSleeves: Which shows off her back as well. Then she loses the sleeves altogether in ''Chrono Phantasma''.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Both in-universe (Litchi and Makoto, to an extent) and in real life (several female Dustloop members seem to be quite interested in her).
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* FanServicePack: Looks like her time nearly-completely-naked [[spoiler: as a Murakumo Unit]] helped her self-confidence as far as showing off goes. Compare [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120107214119/blazblue/images/9/93/Noel_Vermillion_%28Calamity_Trigger%2C_Character_Select_Artwork%29.png her CT/CS garb]] with [[http://images.wikia.com/blazblue/images/6/60/Noel_Vermillion_%28Chrono_Phantasma_Trailer%29.png her CP threads]].
* [[spoiler:FishOutOfTemporalWater: She is actually Mu -12-, the predecessor of Nu -13-. Her memories start to fade after her fight with Hakumen, and in her ending, she enters a state of LaserGuidedAmnesia, repeating the words "Who am I?" in a CreepyMonotone, much like her successor. Even creepier when she starts ''acting'' exactly like Nu -13-.]]
* GreenEyes
* GunsAkimbo
* GunFu
* GunKata: To such an extent that many of her moves were actually modeled after stances and attacks used by the warrior-priests of {{Equilibrium}}.
* TheGunslinger: Type C, especially with Unlimited Noel's insane speed in play.
* HairOfGold
* HairDecorations: In ''Chrono Phantasma'' she wears a hair band.
* HammerSpace: Either this, or "Transforming Weapon." Where does Noel hide that gatling gun and the rocket launcher? She doesn't. That's just the [[AWizardDidIt Magitek gun]], Nox Nyctores Bolverk, doing its thing.
* HeroicBSOD: As soon as she sees Lambda in ''Continuum Shift'', a painful reminder of things she wants to forget forces its way forward and she freaks the hell out.
* ImageSong (Her voice actress sings a vocal version of her theme "Bullet Dance" called "Love so Blue ~Aoi Heartbeats~". [[spoiler:She also speaks as both Noel and Nu during the song after the 2nd verse.]])
* LethalChef: On full display in her Joke ending in ''Continuum Shift''; [[spoiler:Everyone but Hazama ends up throwing up when she has to take over as chef for a restaurant.]] Probably because she has [[{{AllThereInTheManual}} no sense of taste]]. Sadly, she enjoys cooking a great deal.
--> (Description of Noel's cooking): "What that 'something' was defied description. It didn't sit on the plate so much as squat malevolently, hating all and being hated by all..."
** Since [[spoiler: Hazama aka Terumi is sustained by hatred]], [[FridgeBrilliance it actually makes sense]] that he would enjoy a dish [[spoiler: that embodies hate so well.]]
** And just to show just how vile her cooking is, "[[OminousLatinChanting RIOT]]" is being played while it's being served.
* LimitedWardrobe: With her own clothes torn to shreds and in possession of odd (if hot) armor, the wanted criminal goes home to find a spare NOL uniform.
** [[spoiler: Well, at the time, they are in an NOL facility. Shouldn't be too hard to find a spare uniform. Plus, because she's wearing the longocat and beret combo, we don't know she's wearing her uniform]]
** Averted in ''Chrono Phantasma'', where she gets a whole new outfit. It makes sense since she's [[spoiler: defected from the NOL following the events of ''Continuum Shift''.]]
* [[spoiler:LivingMacGuffin / MacGuffinGirl: Just as everyone's looking for Ragna in the first game, everyone's looking for Noel in the second.]]
* MadnessMantra: In regards to her chest: "[=ITDOESN'TMATTERITDOESN'TMATTERITDOESN'TMATTERITDOESN'TMATTERITDOESN'TMATTER!!!=]"
* MagicSkirt: As a consequence of constantly fighting in a DangerouslyShortSkirt, the thing swirls around so much, that it's bred a bunch of rumors of her GoingCommando.
* MeaningfulName: She was born on Christmas Day.
* MindControl: Yukianesa isn't the only Nox Nyctores that influences its master's mind; Bolverk does it, too, but in a more positive way. Instead of encouraging her towards sadism, it seems to mute her feelings of nervousness and fear, lending her mechanical efficiency. After losing a fight to her, Bang Shishigami notes that he was thrown off his game by the fact that he detected absolutely no hostile intent from her, despite the beating he recieved. During another loop, Rachel accuses Noel of relying too much on Bolverk to maintain her composure and takes the guns away from her, whereupon Noel collapses into a helpless puddle of tears. [[spoiler: Turns out, Bolverk isn't just muting Noel's fear and indecisiveness in battle; it's also constantly suppressing the subconscious OmnicidalManiac desires attached to her forgotten memories of being a Murakumo unit. Getting her mad enough that Bolverk's seal breaks is all part of Terumi's plan to make her into Kusanagi, the God-Slayer.]] Presumably, Bolverk may be the only reason she can stand to use her [[MurderousThighs Muzzle Flitter]] attack, especially if she really is GoingCommando, but even if she isn't.
* MsFanservice: As the games' poster character, this is unsurprising.
* MysteriousWaif
* NiceHat: So nice it makes Jin less an asshole to her if she's wearing it. Gets rid of it in ''Chrono Phantasma''.
* NorseMythology: Her guns are named Bolverk, her Distortion Drives are called Zero Gun: Fenrir and Zero Gun: Thor, and her Astral Heat is called Valkyrie Veil. She also shouts out the name of various runes from ye olde alphabet while smacking people with her Drive ability. Unused move names (heard in the sound test menu) include Gungnir and Hel.
* PerkyFemaleMinion
* RapunzelHair
* [[spoiler:RealityWarper: In ''Continuum Shift'', Noel gains the power of "the Eye". Essentially, this means that amongst the thousands and thousands of possible timelines, whatever timeline Noel "observes" becomes the "real" timeline. Essentially, she gets the power to create the default timeline, and everything else becomes a mere possibility]].
* [[spoiler:[[RememberTheNewGuy Remember The New Girl]]: She didn't exist in the original timeline, and now that she does, Terumi stuck her in Tsubaki's "original" place, all as part of his plan to use Tsubaki's jealousy as an in-road to [[MindRape mind-raping]] her into a FaceHeelTurn.]]
* [[spoiler:RobotGirl: She's Nu -13-'s predecessor/old sister, Mu -12-.]]
* SexyBacklessOutfit
* ShipperOnDeck: Noel is clearly a fangirl for [[OfficialCouple Jin X Tsubaki]].
* ShipTease: Her ''Calamity Trigger'' ending has this with [[spoiler:Ragna, of all people! But then again, she's possibly a clone of Jin and Ragna's disappeared sister.]] Bet you didn't see that one coming.
** [[spoiler: The idea of having feelings for him actually crosses her mind at the beginning of her Story Mode in ''Continuum Shift'', followed by a SuspiciouslySpecificDenial.]]
* ShrinkingViolet: "[[AllThereInTheManual Likes: shopping over the Internet (so that she doesn't have to talk to people).]]" This is also the personality she reverts to once you take her [[EmpathicWeapon Bolverk handguns]] away from her.
* SkillGateCharacters: Will overwhelm newbies with her spam-friendly Chain Revolvers.
* SmallGirlBigGun: Her Zero-Gun Modes. [[strike:The end.]] Distortion Finish!
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler: Noel's supposed to be dead in the "normal", Phase 0 timeline; as such her very existence messes with the plans of the Takamagahara (and her yanking Ragna out of the cauldron, far more so). Terumi, being one step ahead of everyone, has taken every possible advantage so far, but as of the end of CS, he's also decided he doesn't need her for anything anymore...]]
* SpecialGuest: She appears in ''[[QueensBlade Queen's Gate Spiral Chaos]]'' as a replacement for [[DeadOrAlive Kasumi]] along with WonderMomo, due to Tecmo-Koei's refusal to allow Kasumi to appear in that game. Cue to potential [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]] when she meets [[GagBoobs Cattleya]] along the way.
* SquishyWizard: Her evaluation in ''Remix Heart'' states that, even though she's weak on the athletic and academic fronts, she has the highest ars magus aptitude on record ''in the history of the Academy''. This bleeds over into her armagus synchronization as well.
* [[spoiler: {{Synchronization}}: In ''Continuum Shift'', Hazama established a "life-link" with her, which prevents either of them from being killed unless they both die, and at the same time. This is apparently broken when she loses the power of the "Eye".]]
* ThisIsUnforgivable: She flies into a rage and says this to Hazama when [[spoiler:he reveals to her that he was using Tsubaki to greatly and deeply hurt her so much, for his own amusement. She gets so angry that she breaks Bolverk's seals on her emotions, allowing Hazama to turn her back into Mu -12-, the True Successor of the Azure. JustAsPlanned.]]
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:She's a cyborg clone, the Inheritor of the Azure, the Eye of the Master Unit... and also technically the sister of her queen, her commanding officer and the world's most notorious criminal. That's a lot to take in, in a single day.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia (or LaserGuidedAmnesia)
* [[spoiler:YoungerThanTheyLook: She's five years old. She's physically an adult because she's a clone.]]
* WhatBeautifulEyes: So much that even Hazama is in love with them.
* [[spoiler:WreckedWeapon: The weapon redesign for ''Chrono Phantasma'' indicates that Bolverk was destroyed by the end of ''Continuum Shift''. Whether its parts were incorporated into hew new guns, or if it was repaired, is unknown.]]
* [[spoiler:[[YouAreNumberSix You Are Number 12.]]]]
* ZettaiRyouiki
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[[folder:Rachel Alucard]]
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[[caption-width-right:300: [[RozenMaiden Shinku]], you never told us you were secretly a vampire...]]
-->''"It's such a pain, but I'll play with you."''
-> '''Voiced by:''' KanaUeda / MelaLee, LauraBailey ([=CS2=], Arcade Mode)
-> [[{{Vampire}} Vampiric]] [[LittleMissBadass Badass]] [[ElegantGothicLolita Gothic Lolita]]. Rachel is the rightful heir to the Alucard house. She hates being bored, so she [[RebelliousPrincess heads out to the real world]] with her familiars Nago and Gii in tow to view the current state of events. She's also Ragna's StalkerWithACrush, although it's more out of a mix of concern and boredom than actual love. Her Drive ability, '''Silpheed''', allows her to control the wind and change the trajectory of her movements.
-> It's stated in her ending that she hates her vampiric impulses, but had no choice in using them. By doing so, she ended up biting a young boy with jade-colored eyes, Ragna. She also seems to care for him and the other characters, in a thoroughly backwards fashion. She also knows about the instabilities in the space time continuum, which caused her boredom in the first place, and is attempting to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong. Her Astral Finish lifts the opponent above a [[CreepyCoolCrosses large crucifix]] as a thunderbolt strikes them dead.
-> In the True Ending of ''Calamity Trigger'', when Take-Mikazuchi fires on Kagutsuchi, she abandons her role as an observer and activates her Sankishin: the Tsukuyomi Unit, which is a massive energy shield that can block anything that comes its way. She returns only to find that Terumi has succeeded in making Noel his Observer, and warns Ragna not to face him, stating that there is a "reason" that Ragna cannot defeat him at the moment, but Rachel herself only had suspicions at the time.
-> In ''Continuum Shift'' she is summoned by Takamagahara to answer for directly intervening with the time loops, and resigns from her position as an Observer. She then releases Hakumen from his imprisonment by Kokonoe and both of them work together to find Terumi. When Rachel does encounter him and learns that his plan is to use Noel to locate the Amaterasu Unit, she is lured into a trap created by Phantom, Terumi's mysterious assistant. She endures a taunting session from the Imperator, Relius, and Terumi before being sealed completely. Rachel is saved by Ragna in the True Ending, and is last seen speaking with Hakumen, who states that she is "too soft" for an Observer and breaks their connection.
-> In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]]'', her Overdrive is '''Elfreed''', which increases the recovery rate of her Silpheed gauge.
[[hardline]]
* AllPowerfulBystander: A given, being an "observer."
* [[spoiler:BaitAndSwitchBoss: in Hakumen's ''Continuum Shift'' Arcade Mode path, where she makes way for Tager.]]
* AnimalMotifs: Thanks to Ragna's boisterous way of speaking, many fans have started comparing her to a "Rabbit".
* BerserkButton:
** Don't call her a [[StalkerWithACrush stalker]].
** [[spoiler:Implying that she holds feelings for Ragna is another way to invite abuse.]]
* BigGood: The closest the game has to one, sharing the spot with Jubei.
* BlessedWithSuck: [[spoiler:As an Observer, she has a perfect memory and cannot forget anything, even if she tried. Not even a single moment of the hundreds and hundreds of iterations of the StableTimeLoop, or the many thousands of variations caused by the continuum shift.]]
* BlowYouAway: Her Drive, Sylpheed.
* BoringInsult: Says this to Hazama in her bad ending, claiming that Ragna is a more interesting man than he is. She gets a foot in her mouth for it, but props for keeping her cool.
* ButtMonkey: Not her, but Rachel has her familiars whom she cheerfully abuses, uses as both shields, weapons, chairs, and even a cushion when she falls down.
* CreepyCoolCrosses: A giant stone one grinds upwards out of the ground in her Astral Finish, apparently for no other reason than looking awesome.
* CulturedBadass
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Sword Iris is 22A in ''Calamity Trigger'', and 214C in ''Continuum Shift''.
* DarkIsNotEvil: However, it's not exactly ''nice'' either.
* DeadpanSnarker: Her snarkiness is doubled in Tutorial Mode.
* DetachedSleeves: If you look closely at some of her sprites, you'll see that under her shawl her sleeves aren't connected to the rest of her dress.
* DifficultButAwesome: The ''Calamity Trigger'' version.
* ElegantGothicLolita
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* FlowerMotifs: Red Roses, all over the place. Her attacks and even her stage are full of red rose petals splattering everywhere.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: She insults anyone who beats her, with the exceptions of [[{{Samurai}} Hakumen]] and [[{{Yandere}} Nu-13]]. Top-tier in ''CT'', low-tier in ''CS''.
* GirlishPigtails: And [[RapunzelHair quite long ones too]].
* GoodIsNotNice: She loves insulting everyone, regularly abuses her familiars, and picks fights to amuse herself. But she's undoubtedly on the good side.
* GreenEyedMonster: Apparently, towards any girl that captures Ragna's undivided attention in a more normal, relaxed atmosphere.
** This is [[SarcasmMode subtly]] implied with her reaction upon seeing Ragna dining with Platinum, as well as her joke ending.
** Her jealously is joked about with a similar situation in in ''Teach Me, Miss Litchi Reloaded'', where the threat of Ragna dining together with Taokaka coerces Rachel into agreeing to provide Tao with lessons on Ars Magus.
* GuideDangIt: Her aerial down+C attack does more hitstun the faster you're falling when you hit. The in-game description doesn't even ''remotely'' hint at.
* IdiotBall: In ''Continuum Shift''. There's nothing else to call it, considering that [[spoiler:she doesn't even TRY guarding Noel against Terumi, despite knowing that the girl is the inheritor of the True Azure AND the new Eye of the Master Unit.]]
* InASingleBound: Can jump THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE STAGE using her drive.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's an arrogant and spiteful young lady, abusive to her familiars, her friends and allies alike, but nonetheless seems to care for the rest of the cast. Well, except for the villains.
* KarmaHoudini: She blocks with Gii, but when Rachel gets "hurt", she blocks with Nago. Therefore, Rachel virtually remains unhurt in any battle she fights in.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery
* LittleMissBadass
* MemeticOutfit: Net scale. Thanks to a certain Japanese phonecard with official art depicting Rachel with nothing but her underwear and Ragna's coat, imitation fan art has quite a bit of mileage.
* MoralDissonance:
** In ''Calamity Trigger'', she accosts Noel (who, at this point, doesn't even know who she is) without any provocation. Rachel taunts her with all sorts of secrets that she then refuses to share, all the while insulting Noel up and down, before outright attacking and beating up on her. Rachel then steals Bolverk and teleports away, leaving Noel a crying mess, completely unable to function. Since this isn't the cycle where the timeloop is finally broken (and in fact, pretty much singlehandedly ''guarantees'' that it won't be), these actions can't have any consequences, as it will all be erased with the next reset. Which means NONE of this is part of any sort of plan; Rachel apparently does it just because she's ''annoyed'' that Noel isn't what she wants her to be, and so she wastes one cycle to do nothing but [[KickTheDog abuse the poor girl to vent her irritation.]]
** Similarly in ''Continuum Shift'' where she faces Jin (who likewise, at this point, doesn't even know who she is). [[spoiler: Jin is barely able to walk, when she abducts him, insults him, challenges him in a fight. Worse in Jin's Bad Ending, she beats him using her unlimited mode, insults him, and finally throws him into the forest to die. Jin is not exactly Mr. Congeniality but no other character in the game (except Terumi) bullies a heavily injured person [[{{ItAmusedMe}} without any reason nor provocation]]. Unlike Bang (who gets reprimanded by Trinity and Kokonoe), [[WhatTheHellHero no one calls her for this]].]]
* OurVampiresAreDifferent
* OutOfCharacterMoment: While she's disrespectful almost everyone in cast, she finds Bang quite repulsive in particular even on Gag Reels, still some of her lines for the tutorial in ''Continuum Shift'' Rachel calls Bang a ''gentleman'' to outright reffer to him without adding any insults, and said insults towards him are much tamer than the ones found in the main story.
* ParasolOfPain
* ParasolOfPrettiness
* ParachutePetticoat
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:When she tells Ragna to never give up during one of the time loops. Doubles as a ShipTease depending on how one looks at it.]]
** [[spoiler:Her case with Makoto, starting with saving her from Hazama, also counts.]]
* PoorCommunicationKills: She warns Ragna not to fight Terumi, despite the fact that he wants to do so more than anything else, but she doesn't give him a reason. She also warns him not to rely too much on the Azure Grimoire. [[spoiler: For some odd reason, she never sees fit to share her suspicions that his Grimoire is a fake, and that Terumi is the one who MADE it, and thus not only knows how to counter it, but likely has a more complete version. Oh, and that if Ragna uses his fake too much, he'll become half a Black Beast.]] She apparently loves the sound of her own voice except when giving useful explanations.
* RebelliousPrincess
* [[spoiler:[[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Really 72,500 Years Old]]]]: At least.
* RichBitch
* [[spoiler:RippleEffectProofMemory: Herself, along with her familiars/servants Gii, Nago, and Valkenhayn are the only ones whom retain their memories of each time loop. This is because she is an Observer: someone tasked by Takamagahara (or another similar power) to observe the various potential timelines. So she can carry out her duty, Takamagahara excludes her from any alterations it makes to the timeline]].
* ShipTease: ''Calamity Trigger'' has the aforementioned ending with Ragna. ''Continuum Shift'' lays it on thick, however, to the point where it's nearly impossible to deny that the script [[InvokedTrope intentionally does this.]] Especially in her bad and joke endings, which are both punctuated with a final line by Rachel intended to cause readers to question the extent of her feelings toward Ragna.
* ShockAndAwe: Many of her special attacks, as well as her super and her Astral Finish, involve striking the opponent with electricity. All her victims suffer the effect of XRaySparks as a result. A few notable mentions: Arakune, due to his amorphous biology, has no skeleton; Hazama reveals his ghost form in place of a skeleton; Nu -13- proves that she's a cyborg rather than a robot, as she has a skeleton where as Hakumen, a human soul contained in a mechanical body, does not.
* [[spoiler:SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: What she had been attempting to do for the past few hundred repetitions.]]
* SomethingAboutARose
* SpotOfTea: Including ordering it during a boss fight. Really, it sometimes seems like she can't go three minutes without drinking tea.
* StalkerWithACrush: The "crush" part has yet to be fully realized, [[ShipTease though they sure love to imply it quite a bit in ''Continuum Shift'', canon or not.]]
* SugarAndIcePersonality
* TheOjou
* ThemeNaming: Her specials are all named after flowers.
* [[spoiler:TimeAbyss: She remembers 72,500 years of time-looped existence. Her reaction: Boredom.]]
* TokenMiniMoe
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:"Activating Tsukuyomi unit."]]
* {{Troll}}: To everyone. [[spoiler: Even getting bound by Phantom does not discourage her from insulting Terumi and even managing to get his goat in her ''CS'' bad ending.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: Type A.
** In Arc Systems Works recently released Fan CD: "BlazBlue Fan Disc Tsundere CD", Rachel is a host along with the Game's Ultimate {{Tsundere}}, Jin.
* WeirdnessSearchAndRescue: Serves as one for [[spoiler: Makoto]] when she's trapped in [[spoiler: one of the Noel-free timelines]].
* WhatTheHellHero:
** She delivers one to [[spoiler:Litchi, after she executed a FaceHeelTurn out of desperation. Unfortunately for her, this didn't work, partly because all Rachel saw in her was 'obsessed with Arakune', rather than knowing that she's also ''dying'' and really needs the cure. PoorCommunicationKills indeed.]]
** Inverted when facing Hakumen. He delivers one to Rachel in ''Continuum Shift'': [[spoiler:after freeing him and trying to enlist him to her side, she explains that both Takamagahara and Terumi are on the move, due to Noel having become the eye. Hakumen, filled with rage, demands to know why, despite having been through hundreds of time loops and knowing how dangerous Terumi is, she still decides to do nothing but watch.]]
* WillfullyWeak: Story-wise, Rachel's actually one of the most powerful characters, but holds back due to her pride, as well as to avoid being bored. [[spoiler:Her "Unlimited" mode]], [[SNKBoss however...]]
** Also, if you notice, she never actually gets hit in battles -- rather, poor Nago and Gii take all the punishment. And if you hold down 'crouch', she ''falls asleep in the middle of battle''.
* [[spoiler:[[ManBehindTheMan Woman Behind the Man]]: It's implied that she was behind Valkenhayn and Carl's actions in Taokaka's Gag Reel]]
* WomanInBlack
* YaoiFangirl: For Jin/Ragna in her joke ending.
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[[folder:Taokaka]]
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-->''"Meow? Oh! Hey, let's play!"''
-> '''Voiced by:''' ChiwaSaitou / PhileceSampler
-> The resident CloudCuckooLander. Tao is a member of a tribe of cat-people living in a small village underneath Kagutsuchi, and is next in line to become the village's protector. To that end, she is training to become a vigilante. Unfortunately...she's incredibly dim and doesn't even realize that the person she's been travelling with (Ragna) is the most wanted criminal in the world. Her species are actually genetically-engineered clones of Jubei, the original Grimalkin. Can be bribed to do ANYTHING if food is involved, and is good friends with Litchi Faye-Ling, whom she also considers as a teacher.
-> Her Drive ability, '''Dancing Edge''', lets her perform more confusing maneuvers to attack. Her Astral Finish involves her bouncing off of the walls while slashing her opponent, then performing a drill uppercut, which misses due to Jubei coming in from the left-field and being a sneaky BadAss.
-> Her Arcade and Story Mode may as well be called, "[[AttentionDeficitOohShiny ADHD Quest]]". In ''Continuum Shift'', on the other hand, she's out for a quest to get stronger. After a chance encounter with Hazama, she is beaten to unconsciousness, but is saved by Jubei before he can deal the finishing blow. In her canon ending, Tao is told by the Kaka Elder that in order to protect her village and those dear to her, she must first learn to protect others. Thus, the Elder tells Tao to go forth and venture into the outside world, and Jubei gives a special request for her to stay close to Ragna. As they reach Ibukido, however, she runs off after being distracted by an insect, leading into the events of ''Chrono Phantasma''.
-> In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]]'', her Overdrive is '''Almost Becoming Two!''', a former super of hers which produces a shadow image of herself that doubles the amount of hits her attacks dish out.
[[hardline]]
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Especially when food is involved.
* {{Badass}}: She's the desendant of Jubei, Bang's student and rival, and she's pretty much Chaos Incarnate. Who also stands on even ground with Tager, Jin and Ragna.
* BigEater: Thinks about food pretty much all the time. In fact she's almost always hungry, to the point of emptying someone else's wallet due to a high tab, or she can be bribed into doing anything in exchange for food. Borderlines on ExtremeOmnivore: [[spoiler: In Story Mode, where (given the player's choice) she will even try to eat someone (Ragna and Bang can fall victim to this).]] And even in Arcade Mode, when fighting Litchi, will cause the latter to rant about not eating her [[UnusualEuphemism steamed buns.]]
** She even thinks that ''little girls'' are food.
* BloodKnight: With the sort of innocent enthusiasm that only a childlike, NighInvulnerable SuperSoldier can properly muster.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Mostly during the [[FourthWallMailSlot Teach me, Ms.Litchi]] segments, but she also looks up close into the TV screen during one of her entrances and if you hold down crouch.
* CallingYourAttacks: She doesn't so much ''name'' her attacks, but loves to provide [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud verbal sound effects]] for them.
** Unless she's facing Arakune, in which most cases she has several new names for her attacks, mostly containing 'squiggly' as part of them.
* CatGirl
* CatSmile: When she's not grinning, she often sports one of these, especially if she's being coy.
* CharacterDevelopment: Tao seems to have acquired a bit of an intelligence boost for ''Continuum Shift'', even going as far as reciting a medical fact she "remembered" to Bang in his Arcade story. And let's not forget how you can make her remember things in the new ''Teach Me, Miss Litchi'' segments.
* CheshireCatGrin
* [[spoiler:CloneDegeneration: One possible explanation for the generalized senility of the Kaka. The Elder seems pretty tightly put-together, though.]]
* CloudCuckooLander
** So much of one that she causes [[spoiler: Nu]] to have a BSOD when she tries to comprehend Tao with logic.
* CovertPervert: Taokaka shows signs of this. Her primary target, Litchi, seems completely oblivious, though.
** Exactly what is "covert" about grabbing somebody's [[UnusualEuphemism meat buns]]?
*** The fact that there's a fairly good chance she's innocent enough that she's doing it without even realizing why it's improper to do so.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde
* TheDitz: She has the "special ability" to forget ''anything'' she does... in three steps or seconds, whichever comes first. ''CS'' reveals this includes [[spoiler: meeting Ragna as a child]]. That said, she does seem to be getting better.
* DumbBlonde
* DumbIsGood
* TheFaceless: Possibly subverted: she presumably has a face, but it's... well... always covered with shadow.
** Confirmed to be wearing a mask in ''Calamity Trigger'''s "Teach Me, Ms. Litchi!" segments and later [[WordOfGod by the developers]].
* FastballSpecial: Kitty Litter Special throws random objects, including a very surprised Kaka kitten.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Her joke ending in ''Calamity Trigger'', a trailer for a fake movie, "revealed" that [[spoiler:Litchi would become a villain]]. Guess what happened in ''Continuum Shift''...
* FragileSpeedster: She has two very fast command jumps (including a WallJump), her Drive offers a ''lot'' of mobility options, and she's the only character (other than [[{{Ninja}} Bang]]) with a triple jump. However, with low defense and only one projectile, it easy to be knocked out quick by the opponent if you don't use Tao with care.
* FunPersonified: Even Ragna can't help but smile around her.
* GenkiGirl
* {{Hammerspace}}[=/=]HyperspaceArsenal: Always carries a plate with her in case she comes across food, as well as other things such as fishbones, baseballs, bombs, pillows, apple cores, bowling balls, and even kaka kittens, which she can throw at her opponents.
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: In ''Continuum Shift'', whenever Tao fights Ragna, she proclaims that she's hungry and he says she eats way too much. Regardless of the outcome, Ragna has to pay.
-->'''(If Tao wins) Taokaka:''' "Lunch is on you, Good Guy!"
-->'''(If Tao loses) Ragna:''' "Alright, alright, I'll buy you some lunch."
* HeyYou: Normally doesn't call the characters by their real names. Instead she gives them names like White Guy [[spoiler: Ragna]], Good Guy [[spoiler: Ragna after he feeds her]] (she calls him this at all times in the story mode of CS), Scruffy Man [[spoiler: Bang]], Shorty [[spoiler: Carl]], Super-not-soft person [[spoiler: Ada/Nirvana]], Hat Person [[spoiler: Noel]], Lacking Lady [[spoiler: Noel (After she notices her chest)]], Black Squiggly [[spoiler: Arakune]], Boobie Lady [[spoiler:Litchi]], Flappy [[spoiler: Nu-13 and Mu-12 (Due to their pre-battle outfits)]], Red Lady/Eye Woman [[spoiler: Tsubaki]], Green Guy/Scary Guy [[spoiler: Hazama/Terumi]], Ice Man [[spoiler: Jin]], Bunny Person [[spoiler: Rachel]], Big Guy [[spoiler: Tager]], Tail Lady [[spoiler: Kokonoe]], Cat Person [[spoiler: Jubei]], Mask Man [[spoiler: Hakumen]], Fluffy Lady [[spoiler:Makoto]], and Butter Person [[spoiler: Valkenhayn]].
* IdiotHero: So, very, very, very much...
** To the point that she doesn't realize the "good guy" she's hanging out with is the guy she's supposed to be hunting.
* ''[[InTheNameOfTheMoon In the name of... the big white thingy in the night sky!]] Tao shall punish you!"
* IsItSomethingYouEat: One of her first responses to any new concept.
* TheLancer: Ever since ''Continuum Shift'', she's been evolving into one of these for Ragna. She's also one of the few characters that he seems legitimately ''happy'' to be in the company of.
* LethalJokeCharacter: WordOfGod is that she's supposed be to the game's [[JokeCharacter Dan]], except she doesn't suck quite as badly; in fact, she's rather deadly.
** Ironically, Bang is ''Calamity Trigger'''s Dan.
** Tao's unlimited form is one of the strongest out of everyone in ''CS''. Even though it takes a second longer to charge up, 3 standard D attacks will finish off everyone execpt Tager (who requires 4).
* {{Lolcats}}: "Don't want" (presumably the voice actor ad-libbing a more memetic "do not want") and "* nom nom nom* " appear in her English script.
* LovableSexManiac: Tao will grope ''anyone'' with decent sized boobs, and give her (rather frank) opinion about her victim's chest. At one point, this resulted in her accidentally started feeling up [[RatedMForManly the rock-hard chest of Bang Shishigami]]. She was, of course, looking for Litchi in her clinic, but Bang was the only one there.
** Though, given her personality, it's probably not perverted or sexual in nature. She just finds them fun since they're bouncy and squishy.
* [[spoiler: MaleGaze: Her sprites in ''Continuum Shift'' have been modified with more well-developed boobs like Litchi, meaning she might be starting to [[SheIsAllGrownUp grow up.]]]]
** [[spoiler: [[http://www.giantbomb.com/taokaka/94-7608/official-artwork/52-117826/taokaka/51-1078380/ This]] official piece of art (one of the unlocked gallery pictures in ''CT'') show that Tao has always had a bit of this going on even in the original. She just was wearing a pretty baggy coat this whole time.]]
* MoralityPet: For an AntiHero rather than an outright villain, but in ''Continuum Shift'' she is the only person that Ragna seems to genuinely consider a friend; even promising to play with her some day and taking a nap with her. Everybody else falls between being tolerated and him just not caring about them.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: One of two discernible facial features of Taokaka is a mouth full of lots and lots of sharp, pointy teeth.
** And like [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Kamineko]], she is still hilariously adorable.
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: In one of the ''Teach Me, Miss Litchi'' segments in ''Continuum Shift'', Tao explains that she remembers the general history of how Ars Magus came to be, but still doesn't know the real important stuff like Nox Nyctores. She says that she's close to finding the person who can properly teach her, because her [[SpiderMan spid]]... uhh Kaka senses are tingling.
* TheNicknamer: Since she can't remember anything for long she has a habit of giving other people nicknames right after meeting them, such as "scruffy man" for Bang or "Bunny person" for Rachel. Some of her nicknames for other characters were even adopted by the fandom, the most well-known of which is probably "Boobie Lady" for [[MsFanservice Litchi]].
** ''Continuum Shift'' suggests that she does know peoples' names but prefers to call them by nicknames. By this point she's aware that "good guy" is actually Ragna and actually refers to him as such when someone asks her what she means by "good guy". She learns Tsubaki's name, but still insists on calling her "red lady" because of her hair color.
** It repeats itself in ''Continuum Shift II'', on Platinum's Arcade Mode Tao is asked if she knows a man named Bang Shishigami, Tao replies with "Hmm, Bang Shishigami? Oh, you mean the Scruffy Man!" So it's pretty clear that can keep up with the names, but she just likes the nicknames that much.
*** Sadly, she doesn't spell Bang's name correctly in the english dub of this scene.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: "I'mma Beat The Crap Outta You!" is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* PantyShot: With pretty much every move she makes.
* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: In ''Continuum Shift'', when planting her head on Litchi's boobies:
-->''Boobies are fun! Boingboingboingboing!''
** She also likes to say "Jump!" and "Leap" and the like whenever she's about to do so.
* SnotBubble
* {{Split-Second Blade Spam}}: She can do this with her claws.
* SuperSoldier: The original purpose of the Kaka Clan. [[CloneDegeneration It... didn't work out so well.]]
* ThirdPersonPerson: "Tao is Taokaka, meow!"
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Yep, you saw this coming. In her ''Calamity Trigger'' story mode, this is one the things you can choose to have her say to Rachel after the vampire steps on her tail.
-->'''Taokaka''': I'll nyeeever forgive you! I'll turn you to rust on these claws!
* ThouShallNotKill: Jubei enforces this during her astral finish. Just as she's about to strike the killing blow, he deflects the blow out of nowhere to save the opponent. Tao seems to notice and looks around for him.
* [[TooDumbToFool Too Dumb To Troll]]: She is the only character so far that Hazama has failed trolling.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Meat buns.
* VerbalTic: Often edits words to sound like "meow" and tends to insert cat noises into her dialogue.
* WrapAround: If Tao throws a baseball that fails to connect with her opponent, it'll show up on the other side of the screen a few moments later and try again.
* {{Zipperiffic}}
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[[folder:Iron Tager]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Will be doing a lot of '''REAL SOVIET DAMAGE''' with his '''[[ThisTropeIsBleep GIGANTIC TAGER!!!]]''']]
-->''"You're a second rate soldier."''
-> '''Voiced by:''' KenjiNomura / JamiesonPrice
-> A giant [[HollywoodCyborg man-cyborg]] on steroids. Tager was an Ikaruga Federation commander at one point until he suffered major injuries during the Ikaruga Civil War. He was modified and healed by Kokonoe with cybernetic implants and demon genes, and now works for a secret organization known as "Sector Seven". His main objective involves bringing Hakumen to Kokonoe. After succeeding, Tager is sent out to capture Noel in ''Continuum Shift''.
-> In Tager's ''Continuum Shift'' story, he meets with Makoto, who is revealed as a double agent in the NOL actually working for Sector Seven, and she hands him important data that Kokonoe had ordered to be delivered to him. He accidentally bumps into Hazama, who uses Ouroboros to jog his memories as a soldier in the Ikaruga Civil War. In the True Ending, he is seen escorting the now-deserter Noel and Makoto onto a private airship headed for Ibukido.
-> His Drive ability, '''Voltic Battler''', magnetizes the opponent and allows him to draw him/her closer with certain attacks. His Astral Finish makes him do a ridiculously exaggerated version of his Distortion Drive in which he lifts the opponent high into the sky and crashes them down into the Earth.
-> In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]]'', his Overdrive is '''Voltic Field''', which places a magnetic field around the entire stage and forcing the opponent into a constant state of being magnetized.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Reddish-orange skin. Coupled with his high stature, musculature, and fangs, he looks like a traditional portrayal of a Japanese Oni. Amusingly, while he looks like a ''Red'' Oni, his personality is befitting of a ''Blue'' Oni.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: "You're within my estimates."
* [[spoiler: BaitAndSwitchBoss in Hakumen's ''Continuum Shift'' Arcade Mode path, where Rachel makes way for him.]]
* BadAss
* BodyHorror: The second extra scenario in ''Continuum Shift II'' confirmed what ''Calamity Trigger'' implied in its story modes: Kokonoe "created" Tager by making him part-demon.
* BrainsAndBrawn: With Kokonoe. Though Tager is [[GeniusBruiser far from stupid]], it's fairly obvious which one of them is which.
* ButtMonkey: In several ''Help Me! Prof. Kokonoe!'' segments, especially in Arakune's, where [[spoiler:Kokonoe dresses him up as a {{Meido}}... and then uses him as a vacuum cleaner to clean up the squiggly mess Arakune left behind... ''through his mouth'']]
* CallingYourAttacks: A big offender.
* ChekhovsGun: In ''Continuum Shift'', it was revealed that Tager had witnessed some kind of horrifying event that slaughtered countless people. [[spoiler:In ''Continuum Shift II'', we found out just what it was: the process of creating Nu killed almost everybody in Sector Seven.]]
* TheComicallySerious: Comes with being the straight man to almost everyone else.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: King of Tager is hold A+ B+ C and mash D in ''Calamity Trigger'', [[UpToEleven 1080]]+ D in ''Continuum Shift''. If you like using it...
** AwesomeYetPractical: If you get it off and the opponent is magnetized, it almost always guarantees the end of the match. It's arguably the best Astral Heat in the game if you can pull off the three circles, and if you can build up a full meter and avoid using more than one burst. Even after ''Continuum Shift II'', where many characters lost the ability to put their Astrals to practical use (Jin, Bang, Tsubaki, and Mu, to name a few), Tager can still combo into his Astral off of a Spark Bolt. The only characters left who can combo into their Astrals are Ragna, Noel, Arakune (while opponent is cursed), Tsubaki, Hazama, Makoto, and Valkenhayn. Platinum can do this too but it's ''extremely'' difficult to pull off and requires the opponent be trapped in a Dream Sally bubble.
* [[FaceOfAThug Face Of An Oni]]: Tager's appearance, as noted above, is reminiscent of a Japanese Oni, and he is indeed very intimidating looking, despite being really a nice guy who is just doing his job. Off-game, when the demo of ''Calamity Trigger'' revealed him as one of the playable characters, everyone almost immediately though he would be a villain. In-Game, his menacing appearance makes him stand out like no other, and at least one person attacked him because of his looks. To be fair though, that person was ''[[IdiotHero Bang]]''.
* FirstPersonSmartass: Read his thoughts in his ''Continuum Shift'' story mode. He has a surprising amount of [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] in him.
* GeniusBruiser: He's the SpiritualSuccessor of [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Potemkin]], what else do you expect?
* GentleGiant
* InASingleBound: When using Genesic Emerald Tager Buster, he jumps really, really high. In King of Tager, he jumps out of the atmosphere.
* InformedAbility: He is supposed to be around 550 kg, but everyone else can still toss him around like normal.
* InstantDeathRadius: High-level [=AIs=] or skilled players will make his enemies regret getting into grab range.
* InvulnerableAttack: Had some, gained more as part of ''Continuum Shift'' buffs.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: completely fanboys Valkenhayn
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: ''CSII'''s extra scenario revealed that the injuries he sustained during the creation of Nu erased most of his memory. Hazama temporarily unlocks it during Tager's story path via the power of MindRape.
* {{Meido}}: He shows up in this outfit during Arakune's ''Help Me! Dr. Kokonoe!'' segment.
* MeteorMove
** Doing these online will invoke many an OhCrap / ThisIsGonnaSuck from your opponents.
%% Don't add MemeticMutation here. It's already in the YMMV tab.
* MightyGlacier
** ''Continuum Shift'' speed buffs are shifting him towards LightningBruiser. And then there's Unlimited Tager...
* MindRape: Undergoes one in ''Continuum Shift'', [[spoiler: delivered by - [[SarcasmMode surprise surprise]] - Terumi, who uses Ouroboros to mess with his emotions, which temporarily unlocks his memories from the Ikaruga Civil War]].
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: ''CSII'' revealed him to be a Part-Demon Cyborg.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickName: Litchi and Kokonoe are the only characters that call Tager by his name. Everyone else refers to him as "The Red Devil"
* OnlySaneMan: Tager is erudite and often baffled by the antics of other characters.
* RatedMForManly: Second to only Bang. If they do not rate over to Bang, they rate on Tager. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Could be a reason why he garners more popularity in the West.]]
* RedRightHand: Subverted.
* ScaryShinyGlasses (''All the time.'')
* ShipTease: A noticeable amount, both ways, with Kokonoe.
* SkillGateCharacters: He was low tier in ''Calamity Trigger'' and rarely used except by people who knew how to correctly use him. In ''Continuum Shift'' he's still low tier, but ''much'' easier to use due to being generally faster. His high damage output and his Gadget Finger guessing games make him widely hated by new players, but expert players who know how to keep him at arm's length and not get magnetized can skillfully dissect him.
* SkunkStripe
* StoneWall: He can't dash and moves slow, but has the highest HP and defense of all.
* TalkToTheFist: In his joke ending, he punches Bang while the latter is calling an attack.
* ThisTropeIsBleep: In 'Teach Me, Ms. Litchi', he covered up Kokonoe dreaming up to put enhancement on his [[strike:balls]] [[strike:penis]] '''GIGANTIC TAGER!!!'''
* [[TookALevelInBadass Took A Level In]] CharacterTiers: More like 4 levels. His ''Continuum Shift'' incarnation is ''frightening.''
** As of ''Continuum Shift II'' he's now more frightening than before. Apparently he has new combos, his magnetism pulls in farther and is more accurate, and some of his moves have ''super armor''. Be afraid. '''Very''' afraid.
** While Tager got buffs on CS and CS II, he was still quite craptastic, being always the resident low tier of the game, now on ''Continum Shift Extend'', it seems that even when he still has problematic matchups, he no longer feels like the worst character on the game
* UndyingLoyalty: Kokonoe could be an OmnicidalManiac for all he cared and he would still be loyal to her.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs
* YouAreNumberSix: His code name is TR-0009, though he's the only one who addresses himself as such in-game, and even then it's at the start of his missions.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Normal Tager cannot dash. He compensates by using his magnetism to draw his opponents to him.
** Unlimited Tager ''can'' run... [[{{Narm}} but it's hilarious to watch]].
* {{Zipperiffic}}
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