History Characters / BlazBlueMakotoNanaya

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!Makoto Nanaya (マコト＝ナナヤ)
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[[caption-width-right:276:[[HiddenDepths A girl of many assets.]] [[labelnote:*]][[DistractedByTheSexy Eyes up]] [[CutenessProximity and front]], damnit.[[/labelnote]]]]
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'''Profile'''
* Height: 163cm (5'4.2")
* Weight: 49kg (108 lbs)
* Blood type: O
* Date of Birth: April 2
* Birthplace: Shinatsu
* Hobbies: Lacrosse
* Likes: All-you-can-eat, Chestnut Parfait
* Dislikes: Discrimination
]

-->''"I'm gonna warn you, I don't pull my punches!"''

-> '''Voiced by:''' Tomomi Isomura (Japanese) / Creator/CindyRobinson (English)

-> A fellow classmate of Noel, Jin and Tsubaki from the Academy. She entered the Academy for the financial benefit NOL provided to her family. She's a [[CuteMonsterGirl Squirrel Beastkin]], giving her incredible physical strength and reflexes. Unfortunately, because of her squirrel-ness she was the victim of extreme FantasticRacism from many others, including her classmates. Noel and Tsubaki protected her from them, and became fast friends. Responds with great {{Squee}} to anything cute, including Taokaka and Noel in one of the "Teach Me, Miss Litchi!" skits, and ''Carl'' in a flashback in Noel's story mode. She ends up in the Intelligence Department of the NOL (the same division as Hazama). She wields a pair of tonfas and [[{{Stripperific}} wears next-to-nothing]].

-> Her Arcade mode playthroughs are named, in second and third game respectively: ''friendship'' and ''Bonds''. Her story mode playthrough in the second game is named ''Slight hope''.

->Her Drive, '''Impact''', charges a meter that when released performs an attack of damage equivalent to the meter (think playing those old-school golf games which require proper timing for maximum efficiency). In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronophantasma Chronophantasma]]'', her Overdrive is '''Galaxia Impact''', which automatically makes all of her Drive attacks Level G, augmenting their damage and granting additional properties.

-> In the fourth game, her Exceed Accel '''Cygnus Combination''' has her stun the foe with a punch to the gut. She then proceeds to do several of her specials, ending with her doing a powerful punch (or two) with a fist aura following her. Her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcBDEfxvfi0 Astral]], '''Planet Crusher''', propels her forward with a dashing gut punch, followed by some RapidFireFisticuffs that would make [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]] and [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Jotaro]] proud, and finally [[MegatonPunch uppercutting]] her opponent all the way to the Moon causing it to [[DetonationMoon break apart into several pieces]].
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* AbnormalAmmo: Her Unlimited self in ''CP'' has a move where she throws an acorn upward which will hit the enemy as it falls. It does ScratchDamage, but it is useful for combos.
* AcePilot: Assumes the role of one in Tager's ''Chronophantasma'' gag reel.
* ActionGirl: Par for the course in a FightingGame series, but Makoto is still a standout even in a a series like [[WorldOfBadass BlazBlue]];, she is more than willing to throw herself in harm's way to protect those she cares about, and has the skills to get herself out of trouble... most of the time.
* AllWomenAreLustful: She's talked the most about picking up guys among the entire cast, is constantly doting on Carl, and it's all but stated that she's slept with Kagura.
* AmbiguouslyBi: While her interest in men is repeatedly referenced throughout the series, it's implied she has more than a passing interest in Tsubaki and Noel. This becomes a SubvertedTrope in one of the spin off manga, where she ''enjoys'' being accidentally kissed by Mai Natsume (who not only became a girl physically but also mentally), thereby ending the "ambiguous" part.
* AndIMustScream: In her bad ending in the second game. [[MadScientist Relius Clover]] gets a hold of her and, in a rather harrowing sequence, tortures her via prolonged MindRape. Relius' last comment implies that he intends to transform her into something like his wife-turned-battle-doll Ignis, and Makoto is still conscious and aware as the ending fades to black. Yikes. Fortunately, it's a bad ending so it's not {{canon}}.
* AscendedExtra: Like Tsubaki, she originally only appeared in flashbacks in Noel's story in the first game before becoming playable and a much more prominent figure in the second.
* AssKicksYou: Her reverse throw knocks her opponents flat on their backs, followed by her jumping on and landing butt-first on them. Also similar looking is her jumping 2C attack (though her tail covers her butt when she does this).
* AwesomeButImpractical: Her Unlimited form in ''Continuum Shift'' has an AwesomeButImpractical secret Distortion Drive, as well. It actually does MORE damage than her [[FinishingMove Astral Heat]] (6601 damage vs OVER 9000 damage), but still takes 100 heat, rather than the 50 heat most Distortion moves use.
* AwfulTruth: Much in the same way as what Noel experienced, but for her, it's a reconstruction. She found out that [[spoiler:Noel is a Prime Field Device amidst a graveyard of her 'predecessors'. Makoto learns from Rachel in the very next sentence that beastkin (like Makoto herself) were also made by human hands. Unlike Noel, Makoto does not break, and in fact uses the experience to strengthen her resolve to save her friends.]]
* BadassAdorable: Awwww, look at those cute little ears and that big bushy tail. Make her angry, and [[OhCrap they'll probably be the last thing you'll ever see]] [[MegatonPunch before you're shot into the next zip code, fist class]].
* BadassCreed: The same one as all the other NOL members, save Relius, in CS. Occasionally {{subverted|Trope}} in that she can't remember the whole thing - it's played straight when she gets it right.
-->'''[[{{Troll}} Hazama]]''': "Don't think this won't show up on your next review!"\\
'''Jin''': "*''sigh''* You just never change, do you?"\\
'''Tsubaki''': "You're gonna practice that until you get it right."\\
'''Noel''': "I had to work really super hard to memorize that, you know?"
** There's also this gem, a parody of Bang's intro:
--->'''Makoto:''' ''The heavens, the earth, and a million squirrels call to me! [[RuleOfFunny ... Huh? What? They don't?]]''
* BadassNormal: She has rather low ars magus ratings, but as a beastkin her physical skills are superior to normal humans and is able to hold her own with that alone. [[spoiler:While there was no hope of victory for her against Es due to the Doomsday's fallout, she managed to impress Amane during her resulting last stand by both rejecting the temptation of the Azure and holding out as long as she did solely from strength of body and will.]]
* BarefootPoverty: House Nanaya has been strapped for money, and Amanefied!Makoto is barefoot. Coincidence?
* BareMidriffsAreFeminine: Her outfit exposes her stomach.
* {{Beat the Curse Out Of H|im}}er: To Tsubaki in ''Chronophantasma''. Two different occasions, in fact.
** Subverted at first. In her arcade path, Makoto tries to beat some sense into her. Two battles later, Tsubaki escapes control, but is quickly overcome again, and only the local TimeCrash prevents the confrontation from escalating into a full-blown deathmatch.
** In the story path, Makoto tries again with Noel and Jin at her side. [[spoiler:Makoto doesn't succeed in directly neutralizing the curse, but that wasn't Jin's plan in the first place; with Tsubaki's strength exhausted and Izanami unable to intervene due to the Eclipse Field, Noel could observe the Zero-Type for Tsubaki to grasp and control on her own terms. Jin pushes her to the point where she has to use the [[OneHitKill Immortal]] [[DeaderThanDead Breaker]] technique or risk dying, except Jin stops trying to fight so he doesn't kill her. The attack fails because [A] the Immortal Breaker is only meant to destroy entities outside of logic (Jin's power of order is tied to the world's logic, which makes him immune) and [B] Jin was forcing a SadisticChoice on Tsubaki to see if her love for true justice and Jin is greater than her devotion to then-Imperator Izanami.]] In the end, [[spoiler:it's less "beat the curse out of her" and more "beat the curse so she can break it herself".]]
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: One of the major reasons she views Noel and Tsubaki as her TrueCompanions with such UndyingLoyalty to them is because they're the ones who accepted her for who she is, including sticking up for her, even if she rebuffed them at first due to the FantasticRacism treatment she gets.
* BerserkButton: Mocking her humanity and/or race will get you a sharp vocal retort in seconds (if not a well-placed hit on the jaw), no matter how well she can deflect other insults or taunts. During her arcade ending in ''Continuum Shift'', she lashes out at Hazama for calling beastmen just mere tools created simply to fight the Black Beast, showing her dislike for being discriminated. This is also revealed when Relius, during Makoto's Bad Ending, messes up with her mind, recalling painful memories of being rejected and ostracized as a beastman.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Makoto is a silly, friendly, generally whimsical and energetic person, and also appears to be somewhat scatter-brained. However, she makes it clear to Tager, "If, for whatever reason. Noel Vermillion is harmed in any way, I will hunt down that person and make them pay... dearly." This is neither hyperbole nor limited to Noel - attack ''any'' of her friends and, unless you're one of them (hi, Carl), you are in for a world of pain. Let's not forget that her [[FinishingMove Astral Heat]] involves punching the opponent so hard it ''shatters the moon''.
* BigEater[=/=]HyperactiveMetabolism: She did that prior to her appearance in the first "Teach Me Miss Litchi" episode (and ''climbed a tree'' just to burn it all out!). Also, one of her victory speeches hints at it:
-->'''Makoto:''' *yawn* Now I'm hungry!
* BigSisterInstinct: Makoto makes it clear that hurting her friends is a bad idea. In contrast to her hyperactivity in battle, when said button is pressed, [[TranquilFury she suddenly gets very serious and quiet in contrast to her regularly ditzy and loud self]].
* BirdsOfAFeather: Forms a quick friendship with Celica because of this, as they're both kind but BookDumb brunettes.
* BlushSticker: Makoto gets a pair after Amane's Astral is done with her. [[http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o299/LoveKuja/1350498280395.jpg Gentlemen... BEHOLD!!]]
* BoisterousBruiser: A rare female example. She's loud, cheerful, excitable and hits like a bullet train.
* BookDumb: Her evaluation in ''Remix Heart'' states that her physical abilities are outstandingly high, but she has no appreciation for studying. [[CharacterDevelopment Doesn't stop her from leveling in IQ]] by the time ''Slight Hope'' rolls around.
* BoxingBattler: A number of her punches resemble boxing techniques.
* BrainBleach: On one episode of ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift Help Me! Professor Kokonoe!]]'', Makoto runs right on in with a tone in her voice and a facial expression that suggests she needs the biggest glass of the stuff the titular professor can offer. Considering that the bad ending required to get here is [[VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters Demon Path lite]], can you really blame her?
* BrainyBrunette: DoubleSubverted. She's a brunette, yes, but she's BookDumb and can act rather wild... but her collection of {{street smart}}s serve her well as an intelligence officer.
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Relius' {{mindrape}} of Makoto in her '''notorious''' [[MultipleEndings Bad Ending]] - her [[DarkAndTroubledPast childhood]] must be particularly brutal if being forced to relive it in mere minutes ''[[DespairEventHorizon shatters]]'' an otherwise PluckyGirl.]]
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Squirrel ears in this case. Makoto's a [[{{Manchild}} kid in an adult's body]] and a (restrained) sexual deviant, but she's a talented and competent Intelligence officer and an equally skilled fighter.
* ButtMonkey: So far, she's been blown up ''twice'' (Tager and Rachel's CS gag reels), drowned in another orgy of violence (Ragna's CP gag reel), been cast as a [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Scooby Doo]] analogue (Carl's CS gag reel), sampled [[LethalChef Noel's]] cooking (Noel's CS gag reel and Ragna's CF gag reel), been pummelled by Platinum's MagicalGirl squad (Platinum's CS and CF gag reels), and been an unwilling participant in an experiment involving swapping bodies with Ragna and Jin (Relius' CS gag reel). Slapstick really does cross gender boundaries.
* CatSmile: Shows from time to time, like in her Astral Heat when she's literally launching her opponent to the moon. Justified, since she's a squirrel beastkin.
* ChargedAttack: Her Drive is pretty much this. By extension, many of her specials that use her D button (including Distortion Drives) can also be charged for further effectiveness.
* CloseRangeCombatant: Unorthodox projectile aside, Makoto's repertoire of attacks have her in arm's reach of the opponent at all times.
* ComedicLolicon: Thanks to her... [[AllWomenAreLustful wide range of tastes]], Makoto almost confesses she has less-than-wholesome interests in Platinum in ''Continuum Shift'' commentary. It's entirely PlayedForLaughs, it goes nowhere in the moment, Makoto beats the dirty thoughts out of herself, and she never entertains the notion at any other point in the series.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: During Makoto's ''Help Me!!'' segment in '''Continuum Shift EXTEND'', Kokonoe demands that Makoto [[ACupAngst explain her shelf]], to which she responds "You want me to explain furniture?" While this would be a typical response from a {{ditz}} and fit this trope under normal circumstances, the look on her face suggested she ''knew'' what Kokonoe was talking about, and she missed the point on purpose.
* ConfusionFu: Since she lacks the range of a lot of characters, Makoto's special attacks are meant to be used in mind games, to surprise and confuse foes and to punish careless approach. [[DopplegangerSpin Asteroid Vision]] has a large number of ways to follow up on its own, [[EnergyBall Comet Cannon]] is laid out as a mine before being (optionally) shot forward, and [[{{Shoryuken}} Corona Upper]] and [[CounterAttack Space-Counter]] come out of nowhere. In story, Makoto appears to be a {{ditz}}, but can show surprising bouts of insight even when not [[TranquilFury triggered]], making it harder to tell if and when her act of ObfuscatingStupidity is just an act, to the point where functional omniscience or blind luck are outright ''required'' to reliably counter her.
* CorruptedCharacterCopy: She is a much more flawed take on [[ComicBook/TheUnbeatableSquirrelGirl Squirrel Girl]], who she clearly takes cues from. Both are AmbiguouslyBi squirrel-themed LittleBitBeastly FunPersonified [[GenkiGirl hyperactive]] girls who originate in a dark, DysfunctionJunction-filled world and stand as a stark contrast with everything else in their respective worlds. Except, while Squirrel Girl is a borderline InvincibleHero and people easily get along well with her, Makoto is what amounts to a NormalFishInATinyPond, being capable against B-tier fodder like Taokaka, Bullet and Tager when the plot requires it but useless against top billers like Ragna and the villains, and has serious trust issues due to being seriously looked down on by everyone else due to her being a Beastkin, which is best showcased [[spoiler:in her Bad Ending in ''Continuum Shift'', where it's shown that, deep down, Makoto doesn't trust her two closest friends Noel and Tsubaki either, and she's just waiting for them to reject her like everyone else.]]
* CounterAttack: Her Space Counter special.
* CrossAttack: Her weapon is a pair of cross-shaped tonfas that she uses to enhance her punches.
* CuteBruiser: Emphasis on the "bruiser" part, her punches can send anyone flying across the screen.
* CutenessProximity: Goes both ways. Younger-minded characters [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Ragna]] are drawn to her tail, and she adores the heck out of Carl Clover.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: A result of wall-to-wall FantasticRacism.
* DeadlyLunge: As her Unlimited self, her normal Drive moves can move her across the screen.
* DeadpanSnarker: Far less frequent than Jin and Rachel, but she displays some when she's the sanest person on the block.
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the PluckyGirl and BadassNormal.
** She's cheery, energetic, hard to upset and is prone to cracking the occasional joke, on top of having friends she's willing to protect no matter what. Unfortunately for her, she's a minority in a system that heavily discriminates against her kind, and ([[NoodleIncident unexplored]]) incidents prior to her attendance at the Military Academy made it difficult for her to get along with her human classmates, which included aforementioned friends until they associated with her for ''who'' she is rather than ''what''. [[spoiler:Her bad ending in ''Continuum Shift'' gives strong implications that she's not entirely trusting of them either, and that her attachment of them runs the risk of extremism which was, thankfully, completely unrealized.]]
** She's physically strong and strong-willed, not to mention street savvy beneath the bubbly exterior, which is part of what made her a shoo-in for the Military Academy in the first place. [[spoiler:While it lacks the raw power Jin's version possesses, said strength of will lets her emulate the power of order enough to defy the Boundary and disrupt Mind Eater.]] And yet, that's the extent of the power available to her; while this lets her knock her friends back to their senses and subdue B-tier fodder like Taokaka, Bullet and Tager when the plot requires it, against top billers like Ragna and the villains she's in over her head.
* DependingOnTheArtist: Only her ''Chronophantasma'' art has lent credibility to Mori's claim she's around Bullet or Litchi's breast size. Otherwise, characters like Nine and Mai (the latter particularly in Remix Heart and Cross Tag Battle) have artwork or models that rival or exceed Makoto's size.
* {{Determinator}}: Don't let the happy-go-lucky demeanor fool you; ''nothing'' [[spoiler:short of Relius's prescribed overdose of MindRape]] will stop her from saving Noel and Tsubaki. She even survives a trip through [[EldritchLocation the Boundary]] with her mind intact, the only other person to achieve that feat was ''Hakumen, one of the Six Heroes''. [[spoiler:Which makes sense, since they both possess the Power of Order.]]
* DetonationMoon: Her Astral Finish smashes the moon to bits with a single punch.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Did this to Terumi twice in ''Slight Hope'', turning his wrath on her instead of a more pressing mark. [[spoiler:The "moxie" to pull this trope twice over was what caught Rachel's attention the second time around.]]
* DisasterDominoes: [[spoiler:Being sent to Ikaruga between ''Calamity Trigger'' and ''Continuum Shift'' enabled her to start knocking these over, and she refused to stop no matter what; by the end of the story, her continued intermeddling in the plot started the final chain of events that led to Terumi's demise at Ragna's hands.]]
* DistractedByTheSexy: Several characters are clearly distracted by her knockers during their intro with her. Even our edgy main character - while Ragna's focus in ''Continuum Shift'' was fixated upon [[CutenessProximity her tail]], in ''Chronophantasma'' it goes to her rack, and Makoto is quite aware. [[MyEyesAreUpHere "Hey! Eyes! Up here!"]]
* DoppelgangerSpin: One of her attacks (Asteroid Vision) splits her in three, where the position of the real Makoto depends on which button the player used to input the command, [[ConfusionFu with a number of different ways to follow up.]]
* DoubleAgent: While working as an Intelligence officer for the NOL, she also doubles as a spy for Sector Seven. Drops out of this in ''CP''.
* DownloadableContent: The first [[DownloadableContent DLC]] playable character in {{fighting game}}s, released on August 5, 2010 and costs 560 Microsoft Points (360) or $7.00.
* DumbAndDrummer: [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=635307 One of the Drama CD covers]] has Makoto depicted as the drummer of a four-man band. Subverted; she's not as dumb as the stereotype suggests. Also being the beastkin on her group, [[AllDrummersAreAnimals it's clear why she's the drummer.]]
* EffortlessAmazonianLift: She has the physical strength to easily carry Tsubaki over her shoulder as if she weighs nothing, and sprint while carrying her. To emphasize, Makoto's roughly 49 kilos, Tsubaki is 47 kilos (possibly without Izayoi), and she ''still'' [[MusclesAreMeaningless dead sprints away from]] [[FragileSpeedster Carl]].
* EnergyBall: Her Comet Cannon has her deploy one. It doesn't immediately move forward unless you do a followup attack.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Makoto draws attention from both genders. Litchi is fascinated with her body in ''Chronophantasma'' commentary, Noel and Luna want to fondle her tail all day, and even Celica cannot help but notice Makoto's breast size.
* ExtremityExtremist: As befits her boxing concept, most of her attacks are strong punches. She only has one or two kicks, and also a few attacks with her tail.
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:In her bad ending, she's turned into an organic doll by Relius, ForcedToWatch as he uses her body for his twisted experiments, [[AndIMustScream with no way to express her terror]].]]
* {{Fetish}}: Makoto has a ''lot'' of turn-ons, ranging from the mundane to the outright bizarre. After fighting Platinum in ''Continuum Shift II'':
-->''"Are you a boy? A girl? Oh man, I'm starting to get a little... NO! Bad Makoto! Now is not the time to embrace a new dirty little fetish... darn it..."''
* FighterMageThief: Of her group of friends, she's The Fighter, being a noted bruiser and not having particularly high Ars Magus aptitude scores.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: In ''Slight Hope''[[note]]Makoto's Extend Story mode[[/note]] she winds up falling into the ''Wheel of Fortune'' timeline (around the time ''Calamity Trigger'' occurs in the active timeline) due to a trip into the Cauldron, where she wasn't tangled up in the events of the story otherwise - Hazama refers to her as an "anomaly" as a result, whereas Tager rejects the password she gives him, both demanding to know who she is. Rachel finds her before long and returns her to the active timeline.
* FlatWhat: As per her role as one of the {{Only Sane M|an}}en of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', Makoto has uttered this trope a few times. The most notorious involved the absurdity of the casting in her gag reel ([[CurseCutShort one of which was silenced by]] [[SirSwearsALot Ragna]] [[HypocriticalHumor of all people]]), but she has done it in canon - namely, after heading off with Noel to get some food after first contact with [[HandsomeLech Kagura]].
-->'''Makoto''': I can't believe that guy.\\
'''Noel''': Makoto... I think Kagura... might be a good person.\\
'''Makoto''': ''*exasperated*'' What the hell. You are one cheap date.
* FlungClothing: Like Noel, she throws off her jacket when entering a battle. She wears a NOL Intel coat and beret in ''CS'' and an independent (Sector Seven?) coat in ''CP''.
* FreakinessShame: She has a rather large and bushy squirrel tail and squirrel ears, and due to ingrained FantasticRacism, she is secretly insecure about her squirrel ears and tail, but her best friend [[{{Moe}} Noel]] [[CutenessProximity Vermillion]] finds her tail extremely attractive, and often asks to fondle it.
* FriendlyRivalry: Makoto refers to Mai as her friend and rival from the academy in her victory quote. They both praise how much the other's fighting skill has improved but then add that they've improved themselves in their victory quotes.
%%* FunPersonified: Who ''wouldn't'' want to hang out with Makoto? [[spoiler:Well, besides Hazama...]]
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Makoto's playstyle is designed to be as honest and straightforward as possible, but packed behind strong impacts from her fists. Pretty much describes her personality to a tee, an energetic NiceGirl but mixed with BewareTheNiceOnes.
* GeniusDitz: She's quite air-headed and actively hates studying, but she ''did'' make it into the Intelligence Department of the NOL, which would obviously require some degree of knowledge and wit.
* GenkiGirl: The best way to describe her would be "hyper", especially [[BoisterousBruiser when she's in a fight]].
* GoodIsNotSoft: Despite being an Intelligence Division Lieutenant (under [[{{Troll}} Captain]] [[BigBad Hazama]] himself, at that) -- it's sundry that her loyalties are more to her friends than any government. [[spoiler:When Hazama tries to assassinate Jin in ''Slight Hope'', she is swift to call him on it and, when negotiations fail, parry the knife and attempt to beat the shit out of him. When that doesn't succeed and Jin has to freeze Hazama to get them both to safety, this only changes her priorities somewhat -- to save her friends ''from him''. In her bad ending, she has the gall to call Relius out on sending a still-injured Jin to what appears to be certain death against Ragna the Bloodedge and, again, demand he step aside lest she knock him on his ass ([[NightmareFuel/BlazBlue for all the good that does her]]), and even in the good ending she has no hesitation in ''demanding'' an explanation from Hazama about all the crap he tried to pull.]]
* GottaGetYourHeadTogether: While not depicted, Makoto usually complains about her head [[spoiler:when something tampers with her soul]], as shown in ''Slight Hope'' and ''Bonds''. Likewise, [[spoiler:Relius' {{mindrape}} is described as "a hand squeezing Makoto's brain".]]
* GutFeeling: One of the sharpest in the entire cast. Makoto almost has a sixth sense about her friends (she can tell if they're in trouble, just not ''what'' the trouble consists of) and she can tell if someone is trustworthy - while she is supportive of many of the cast members, she never trusted Hazama ''for any reason at all'', no deception required.
** Speaking of Hazama, her Arcade commentary with Terumi reveals that [[HateAtFirstSight she hates him more than Hazama]], something she personally never thought possible. Given how Hazama and Terumi are [[LiteralSplitPersonality related]], she is justified in her opinion of him.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Noel and Tsubaki, ever since their academy days.
* HopeBringer: Makoto's presence in Kagutsuchi in ''Continuum Shift'' reinvigorates those who know her best to varying degrees. To drive the point home, her own Story in ''Extend'' is titled ''Slight Hope''. Examples include improving Noel's mood in ''Desperation'' and instilling true courage in her in the month between ''Continuum Shift'' and ''Chronophantasma'', causing Jin to '''stop thinking about his brother''' in proximity to her in ''Decision'' (though this wasn't [[ThePowerOfLove the only force at work]]), and renewing Tsubaki's spirits in ''Slight Hope'' [[spoiler:- the choice to interrogate Hazama after this last act caused [[AllPowerfulBystander Rachel]] to [[WeirdnessSearchAndRescue go out of her way to save her]] when Hazama's patience finally expired]].
* HotBlooded: Almost as much as Bang. She even lampshades this.
--> ''"Noel, please embrace... my overflowing spirit!"''
* IdenticalStranger: Naoto claimed that she looks like his aunt Yuki Hayami.
* {{Idiot|Hair}} HairAntennae: And she's not an idiot.
* ImageSong: Her voice actress sings a vocal version of her theme "Alexandrite" called "Butterfly Sky".
* TheImmune: Downplayed. While nobody is outright ''immune'' to seithr corruption, Makoto's lack thereof is noted on multiple occasions in Arcade mode. This (together with being a PluckyGirl and ThePowerOfFriendship) can be seen as how she can go to the Ibukido cauldron - which is covered in thick seithr, and then go through the [[EldritchLocation Boundary]] and back again - and come back virtually unscathed.
--> '''Lambda''': ...Detecting a high resistance to the effects of seithr... target's rate of degeneration is 0.2% of normal...\\
'''Mu''' (CS): Target's resistance to seithr exceeds established parameters. Executing research protocols...\\
'''Hakumen''' (CP): So there are still souls in this world as pure as yours. I suggest you cherish that rare commodity, for the sake of us all...\\
'''Nu''' (CP): Target has a strong resistance to seithr... Surrounding seithr eroding at a rate of 0.2%.
* InterspeciesFriendship: She's a squirrel girl in a trio with Noel Vermillion, Tsubaki Yayoi, two humans. This has such a great effect that the formerly prejudiced-for-her-race Makoto is incredibly loyal to those two and makes it her mission to ensure no harms come between them, and anyone who does get horribly killed by her hands (Or so she says for the latter), and the mere thought of her friendship to them is the one thing that enables her to survive the Boundary like Hakumen, and be immune to Terumi's infamous {{Troll}}ing. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, while getting {{mind raped}} in her bad ending, it's revealed that deep down, Makoto doesn't trust Noel and Tsubaki either, and she's just waiting for them to reject her like everyone else. Thankfully, [[TrueCompanions their friendship prevails]].]]
* IntimidationDemonstration: A rare instance where this is used to ''end'' a fight rather than start one. When Carl Clover interrogates Tsubaki a little ''too'' roughly, and Makoto, not knowing who the aggressor is but wanting to stop the abuse, jumps out and prepares to punch him. Carl dodges - and good thing, too, as the punch ''[[MusclesAreMeaningless leaves a massive impact crater where he once stood]]''! Unfortunately for Makoto, this causes Carl's attention to shift to her, as she's with Intel and Carl wanted the whereabouts of his father, Relius Clover...
* LastStand: [[spoiler:In ''Centralfiction'', she chose to engage Es (whose job was to remove those whose desires were taken by Ragna) so that Naoto could get to Ragna and the others. She holds out long enough for her data to be archived in the Master Unit before she breaks down, but that was all of which she was capable.]]
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Does this a lot. Example:
-->'''Makoto:''' Press start to continue.
* {{Leitmotif}}: ''Alexandrite''.
* LightningBruiser: Okay defense stats, good mobility, and high offensive power, but tempered by short range.
* LittleBitBeastly: She's a Squirrel Beastkin - A half-human hybrid with the ears and tail of a squirrel.
* LonerTurnedFriend: Makoto's first meeting with Noel and Tsubaki had her greeting the duo with a cold attitude and simply introducing herself as Nanaya and dumping her belongings on the bed. Later, when Makoto is being bullied by other classmates, the duo intervenes and try to know what's happening, Makoto keeps her cold attitude to them and simply asks who puts Tsubaki in charge and she left after Tsubaki silenced the bullies when they started insulting Noel as well. It wasn't until the three fell from a deadly height and Makoto used her tail as a cushion for the impact, and later as a way to keep Noel warm from the cold room they were in. Eventually, Makoto began to argue with the two until Noel innocently asked about [[ArmorPiercingQuestion what was so different between them]]. This led to Makoto breaking down into a flood of emotions and the three finally became the TrueCompanions they are when we met them in the games.
* MadeOfIron: She's a lot sturdier than her frame implies, and her "defeated" pose in story scenes suggests she still has the strength to go another round. [[spoiler:While she only has a visibly bleeding forehead in her bad ending, that's not where Relius is inflicting the worst damage to her...]]
* MagicallyIneptFighter: Her primary means of defeating opponents is punching them, instead of utilizing weapons, magic, or other fancy powers, but she still puts up a solid fight. In story, Jin notes her ars magus aptitude is average[[note]]which reflects in her Comet Cannon special, a rather basic projectile[[/note]], but her physical tests are off the charts. As for actual fights, she handily defeats [[spoiler:a simulacrum of]] Noel or Tsubaki, a match with Tager was interrupted by Kokonoe before a winner could be decided, [[spoiler:and she puts up a lengthy last stand against Es despite the power decay]].
* MartialPacifist: During the Academy days, Makoto was fully aware of the school rules about unsanctioned violence between students and never acted to harm others even when they [[FantasticRacism bullied her]]. The worst that she dispensed was biting snark, but she never lashed out at them even if she could have destroyed the entire group on her lonesome. The same applies to the present day, and she never tries to ''start'' a fight... but if you attack her or her friends, she'll do everthing in her power to ''end'' it. Even if you are one of said friends, and even then she'll resort to violence only if she understands that there's no other solution.
* TheMcCoy: To Tsubaki's [[TheSpock Spock]] and Noel's [[TheKirk Kirk]].
* MeaningfulName: "Makoto" (誠) can mean "honesty" or "sincerity", two traits that she exhibits a lot.
* MegatonPunch: Her DD, Big Bang Smash, in a nutshell. Also at the end of Particle Flare DD.
* MindRape: [[spoiler:Suffers from a nasty case of this in her [[DownerEnding Bad Ending]], courtesy of Relius Clover. It's in the [[NightmareFuel/BlazBlue Nightmare Fuel]] page '''for very good reasons'''. Her ''Help Me, Professor Kokonoe'' segment even starts with Makoto still screaming in agony from that treatment.]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler:She's actually an informant/DoubleAgent for Sector Seven... or rather, Kagura's middleman with Kokonoe]].
* MoralityPet: One of the ''very'' few people that Jin isn't completely abrasive towards.
* MsFanservice: While her outfit and bust size are the most obvious reasons why, a few of Makoto's personality traits are somewhat sexual in nature, making her a different flavor compared to her competition.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Downplayed, as she does have a bit of muscle tone to her but she's still capable of greater feats of strength than her figure would imply. Her entire playstyle revolves around powerful body blows that blow the opponent across the screen, and within the story, she's capable of creating craters just from impact and [[EffortlessAmazonianLift and carry people like there's no problem.]] Beastkin are naturally stronger than humans, so that might explain it.
* NeckLift: Makoto's forward throw has her lift her opponent up this way before boffing them with her tail.
* {{Nerdgasm}}: Literally does this in Tager's ''Continuum Shift'' joke ending, when Tager transforms into a giant gold-plated HumongousMecha in order to fight a giant robot version of resident CatGirl Taokaka. [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment Don't]] [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs ask]].
-->'''Makoto''': "Oh... My... GOD! Commander Kokonoe, that is so awesome! No, seriously, I'm getting a tingly sensation in my naughty bits... Please, can I have control? Please? ''Pretty please''!?"
* NiceGirl: One of the most notable in the series, with a side order of FunPersonified.
--> ''"In nature, oppressed creatures are known to cozy up to those who are controlling them. You're merely doing as the animals do."''
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: She's a Boxing Spy Squirrel.
%%* NotSoAboveItAll
* NoodleIncident: [[spoiler: PlayedForHorror in her bad ending; whatever she went through in the past must be pretty damn awful, enough for Relius to MindRape her into reliving it all over again '''on loop'''. All just to watch her suffer. And we never find out exactly what it was, save for a few hints of FantasticRacism from Relius himself.]]
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Comes across as this, being a GeniusDitz with the ditz part more evident. To wit, she attended the Academy on scholarship, graduated into the NOL's Intelligence Division [[spoiler:and became a DoubleAgent for Sector Seven and NOL Ikaruga, easily discovered the rejected Saya/Noel cache in Ibukido. Even Hazama admits Makoto is [[SmarterThanYouLook smarter than she looks]] prior to their fight at the end of her CS Arcade mode]].
* OnlySaneWoman: She's a BookDumb GeniusDitz who tends to think with her heart rather than her head, but she falls into this surprisingly often. This is particularly apparent for her joke ending, many parts of the main story, and the first episode of ''Teach Me, Miss Litchi: Reloaded!''. Then again, there are a [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment few]] [[CutenessProximity occa]][[GenkiGirl sions]] that show she's NotSoAboveItAll.
** During an Academy flashback, she had to remind Tsubaki that seeing a weapon destroying a city would be "a catastrophe of epic proportions". She did hype up the Nox Nyctores moments beforehand, which is a likely nod to how urban legends can become exaggerated over the years.
** When Shiori first appeared at the Military Academy, the girls spilled the nature of Mai's powers to her; Makoto was the first to recognize their mistake.
* OutdoorsyGal: It's plenty clear that Makoto would rather be out in the world than stuck in some stuffy office if she can help it.
** During one episode of ''Teach Me, Ms. Litchi!'', she felt climbing a tree and swinging from its branches would be the best way to work off the food she ate.
** Her reason for wanting to join the Intelligence Division?
---> ''I've always wanted to see the world, and they sound like the guys who'd make it happen for me."
** The character-themed plates have elements that are attached to the character they're associated with; Makoto's is bordered with tree branches, with a stump in one corner and acorns in two others.
* PennyAmongDiamonds: Makoto was from a poor family and enrolled in the Military Academy, where the vast majority of the students come from the Duodecim.
* PervertRevengeMode: Matches with Kagura are invoked over this. Then again, when you introduce yourself with "Please, just one grope!", ''you're just asking for it''.
** ''Chronophantasma'' Story Mode has Makoto [[GroinAttack violently stuff Kagura's dragon back into his pants]] on multiple occasions.
* PluckyComicRelief: Makoto's presence lightens the mood in many a situation, which is why she makes good Gag Reel fodder. She can and will get serious when the situation demands it, however.
* PluckyGirl: If she can stand to rebuild a positive outlook on life in the wake of a lifetime of wall-to-wall FantasticRacism, you're going to need some heavy ordinance to break her down - physical injury, financial woes, mind games, [[spoiler:a trip through [[EldritchLocation the Boundary]],]] and [[ManipulativeBastard Yuuki Terumi's]] [[MindRape mental penis]] don't work.
* PopCulturedBadass: References ''WesternAnimation/TheTick'', ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' and ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' regularly during matches, with a side order of ''Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse'' in Tager's CS gag reel.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Her primary motivation in ''Continuum Shift'' seems to be the safety of Noel and Tsubaki. [[spoiler:''Especially'' after she discovers the hidden cache of rejected Saya clones in Ibukido and what she saw in the alternate timeline beforehand (read: ''Wheel of Fortune'')]].
** This is actually [[{{Determinator}} half]] the reason she [[spoiler:survived a round-trip through the [[EldritchLocation Boundary]]]].
* PrecisionFStrike: Take the time when Hazama decided to take the role of Makoto's mother, or whenever she's fighting him or Relius.
** CurseCutShort: She narrowly drops the F-bomb in her Gag Reel.
--> '''Makoto''' (Reaction to [[spoiler:Ragna playing the baby]]): What the fuuuuuuu...
* PrehensileTail: Her default throw lets her use her tail to slap her opponent silly, so don't be fooled by how big and fluffy it looks. As her Unlimited self in ''CP'', you can hold the D button in midair to have her [[HeliCritter hover in midair by spinning her tail]].
* PseudoRomanticFriendship: ''Three-way'' example with [[{{Moe}} Noel]] [[CuteClumsyGirl Vermillion]] and [[YamatoNadeshiko Tsubaki]] [[LadyOfWar Yayoi]]. They met in the military academy and watched out for each other, becoming fast friends and helping each other with quite severe issues. The all ended up joining different branches of the [[StateSec NOL]] and don't get the chance to see each other much anymore, but enjoy spending time with each other. Noel and Makoto's main motivation in ''Chronophantasma'' is trying to get Tsubaki back after she was [[MindRape manipulated]] by [[{{Troll}} Terumi]]. Notably, Noel and Tsubaki were originally planned to be a lesbian couple and Makoto has been confirmed to be bi (and felt up Tsubaki's chest in a [[WhatIf gag reel]]). However, Tsubaki [[SingleTargetSexuality only has eyes]] for [[ChildhoodMarriagePromise Jin.]]
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Her Drive moves, when fully charged, can end with this.
* PuppyDogEyes: Much rarer, but also shows. Expect extreme {{squee}} or a {{nerdgasm}} if she shows both this and a CatSmile at the same time.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: During Infinite Rush, [[SuperMode Galaxian Particle Flare]] and [[FinishingMove Planet Crusher]].
* ReassignedToAntarctica: In ''CS'', she was sent to Ibukido by Hazama to investigate an abnormality in its NOL branch, mostly to keep her out of his plans to {{mindrape}} both Noel and Tsubaki. [[spoiler:Long story short, [[ReassignmentBackfire the whole scheme backfired]], Makoto got to know more about the crooked plot and some parallel developments to save Tsubaki, she nearly broke the plot in Arcade mode, and Hazama has been "[[PrepareToDie on sight]]" with her ever since, even after splitting off from Terumi.]]
* {{Reconstruction}}: She reconstructs the very tropes and archetypes she [[DeconReconSwitch deconstructs]]. All the crap she's been through and has adapted around has widened her world view and allowed her to more readily adjust to crumbling circumstances, and also severely blunts Hazama and Terumi's trolling options; while everyone else she knows is ripe for exploitation and psychological abuse and torment, they get no such joy from dealing with her. And while picking a fight with incarnations of divinity is out of her league, it's also enough to draw their eyes away from more pressing targets and objectives, allowing her to ScrewDestiny by proxy through the very people she's trying to save. This, put together, reconstructs the Fixer Sue by giving limitations of what she can and cannot accomplish on her own, which is how and why she's able to topple the DisasterDominoes in the first place. [[Fridge/BlazBlue Hope your brain's ready for a workout with this one.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Tsubaki's Blue. Being eager and energetic while Tsubaki is calm and reserved.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: If it gets her friends into a better position, Makoto will conduct illegal operations without a second thought. Case in point:
-->''(on finding Tsubaki in ''Slight Hope'')'': "Thank goodness I found you! Uh, I've got something for you!" (Orders for you to return to HQ - forged 'em myself! They can bust me for counterfeiting later, so long as it gets you out of harm's way right now...)
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:After losing to Hazama in CP Arcade, Makoto realizes there's nothing to gain in questioning him and makes herself scarce.]]
* ShipTease:
** A small amount with Jin; she seemed to have a bit of a crush on him back in their Academy days, but obviously never acted on it out of respect for Tsubaki's feelings.
** She also has some with Kagura. Not only is it implied that they had a one night stand, but she considers him a close friend (she calls him a "bestie") and has no issue with him finding her cute. It's pretty clear that if he quit [[HandsomeLech womanizing]] they would be much closer.
* ShipperOnDeck: A Jin X Tsubaki Fangirl, based on one of her lines in ''Continuum Shift'':
--> ''"They would really make such a nice couple."''
** Taken up another notch in ''Slight Hope'' - Makoto doesn't try to hide that she ships them.
---> '''Makoto''': "Tsubaki, this is ME you're talking to! Drop the good little cadet shtick and just say it! 'I'm gonna spend every day with Jin, and I couldn't be happier about it! Tra, la la, la la!'"\\
'''Tsubaki''': "I... what...? Why would I say that?"\\
'''Makoto''': "Somebody's blushing! *giggle* Geez, I can read you like a book when it comes to that boy."
* {{Shoryuken}}: Her Corona Upper is one, and can be followed up with [[MeteorMove a powerful downward punch]] (think Spider-Man's Spider Sting -> Spider Bite in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' series) for further combo.
* {{Shotoclone}}: Her uppercut move is standard, but her projectile is unorthodox in that she first deploys it as a stationary projectile and then she can (optionally) punch it forward.
* SignatureMove: Her Drive moves, as well as her Asteroid Vision, Corona Upper and Big Bang Smash.
* SleevesAreForWimps: Makoto's combat outfit and her Amane-induced makeover have no sleeves whatsoever, and she's not afraid to mix it up.
* {{Small Steps Hero}}ine: While Makoto is willing to fight for the world's well-being, she is more primarily concerned with the well-being of her friends, to the point she makes it clear to Tager (and Kokonoe by proxy) that she would turn on them if they brought Noel to harm. Strangely enough, [[spoiler:given how said friends [[SaveThisPersonSaveTheWorld are vital lynchpins for Izanami, Terumi and Relius' game of destiny]],]] one can see the small steps as being from a giant's perspective.
* SmarterThanYouLook: She gives the appearance of a bubbly and scatterbrained [[LittleBitBeastly squirrel beastkin]] with more exposed skin than working intellect... until a flashback in Noel's story mode reveals that she, a mere commoner among individuals of more prestigious families, was attending the NOL Military Academy entirely on scholarship. Were that the extent, she wouldn't qualify, but an ivory tower environment like a classroom is a poor place for her to apply her immense {{street smart}}s, yet work in the Intelligence Division under Captain Hazama [[spoiler:and as a DoubleAgent slash TheMole for Sector Seven]] is.
** ''Continuum Shift'' in general, especially [[labelnote:Slight Hope]] (Makoto's Story mode)[[/labelnote]], is a demonstration of her prowess as an Intelligence officer - put short, had Makoto known that [[spoiler:she had fallen into a timeline where Noel never existed]] and [[spoiler:her activities in ''Slight Hope'' were interfering with his plans]], Hazama would be treating her as something ''much worse'' than [[spoiler:a mere SpannerInTheWorks]].
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: A one-off example happens in ''Continuum Shift'' between her and Jin.
--->'''Makoto:''' Wow, look at them go! It's so peaceful here.\\
'''Jin:''' "Noisy" would be much more accurate.\\
'''Makoto:''' Do you always have to be so cynical?\\
'''Jin:''' Hmph. [[BrutalHonesty Just stating the simple truth.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks: Zig-zagged; Makoto is a recurring nuisance to the villains due to how she's able to undermine the operations of the CosmicChessGame through raw grit and deterministic unpredictability, although she is unaware of the finer details until the damage is done, and sometimes not even then.
** In ''Continuum Shift Extend'', her detour to the ''Wheel of Fortune'' iteration of the story had her gum up the flow of events by interacting with people her native self had no business knowing, saving Jin from a messy end courtesy of Hazama, and stalling out for Tsubaki to chase after Jin instead of whatever Hazama/Terumi had in store for her. [[spoiler:The flow of causality implies that this disruption enforced the events that led to that Jin being installed into the Susano'o unit courtesy of Rachel Alucard, which caused Terumi no end of grief throughout the story; ''Centralfiction'' implies this forced him to hunt down the hihiirokane he would need to free it up for reclamation as a result.]]
** In ''Chronophantasma'', she forced Izanami's gaze away from Noel by taking on Tsubaki, and while phenomena intervention required Kagura to bail her out, he crafted a scheme to fully free Tsubaki using Makoto as an asset; [[spoiler:the second round ended with her, Noel and Jin breaking Mind Eater together, which left Terumi minus one Hakumen-proof shield when he needed it most.]]
** In ''Centralfiction'', [[spoiler:she befriended Naoto Kurogane and worked with him to track Ragna down in the depths of the Azure, only to stall Es so he could do the job in her stead]]. [[spoiler:He got Ragna back to his senses, which ultimately led to Terumi's final demise, but she was ejected from the game of destiny before any of this could come to fruition.]]
* {{Stripperific}}: Makoto's outfit shows far more skin than what is realistically acceptable. And it ends up being hilariously lampshaded by Kokonoe in her HMPK segment:
--> '''Kokonoe''': "Who goes out dressed like that? How do you live, knowing you're one strong breeze or sudden cough away from a massive wardrobe malfunction?"
* StepfordSmiler: Beneath her lively disposition, she hides her dark past issues within. [[spoiler:Being forced to relieve it by Relius in her bad ending pretty much ''breaks'' her.]]
* StreetSmart: What Makoto lacks in book smarts she more than compensates for here, with a GutFeeling instinct that is sharper than anyone else's in the cast. This, plus her deterministic unpredictability, make her a recurring thorn in Terumi's side.
* TailSlap: She uses her tail in one of her throws.
* TakeAThirdOption: If there's a chance Makoto can save all of her friends instead of one or the other, expect her to take it.
** [[spoiler:When Relius makes off with Jin in Slight Hope, she asks Bang to help look for Jin while she deals with Tsubaki (Noel does not exist in this timeline); Hazama and Terumi failed to account for that and their plans go tits-up.]]
** [[spoiler:Whereas most characters in ''Continuum Shift'' Arcade fight either Noel or Tsubaki (especially the two in question), Makoto has business with both and knocks them out to end Terumi's intended quarrel before it begins. It only fails on account of Hazama showing up to drag Noel away before she can heal from the psychological torment.]]
** [[spoiler:Izanami tries to imply in ''Centralfiction'' Arcade Act 2 that Makoto's desire to save both her friends is a paradox. When Relius confronts her on the issue through Izayoi in Act 3, Makoto insists on saving them all.]]
* TheTease: Hinted by one of her [[IShallTauntYou taunt]] lines:
--> ''"You wanna fondle my tail too?"''
* ThemeNaming: Her attacks names all deal with outer space.
* ThreeStrikeCombo: Her Particle Flare DD has 3 parts, which you have to command manually by holding the D button.
* TomatoInTheMirror: Hazama implies in ''Friendship''[[note]]Makoto's Arcade mode[[/note]] that [[spoiler:"you were created for the purpose of defeating the Black Beast" - "you" referring to beastkin in general in all likelihood. Rachel talked her through the whole "crafted by human hands" business at the end of ''Slight Hope'', so this had less of a sting than what Hazama was expecting.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: When she was in Military Academy, she used to be cruel, mean, selfish, and hated humans, but then had a change of heart by Tsubaki's words when she confronted her fellow female classmates who were picking on her.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Chestnut parfait.
* ATwinkleInTheSky: Her Astral Heat ends with this happening to her opponent... in the night sky.
* UnblockableAttack: Sirius Jolt in ''Central Fiction'' cannot be blocked on standing opponents, and is not reliant upon Makoto's Drive to function despite the [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom knockback]].
* {{Underboobs}}: One of her two defining features. The other being her squirrel tail. Her top is explicitly left loose in front after being Amanefied. Makoto under the influence of the Spectacle of Eros in a ''Chronophantasma'' gag reel uses this as a source of pride even. Kokonoe in Makoto's HMPK segment also points this as one of her recognizable features.
* UndyingLoyalty: Makoto would go to the ends of the earth for Noel and Tsubaki. She [[spoiler:betrays the NOL, an organisation that rules most of the world]] and sends a thinly veiled threat to [[spoiler:Sector Seven, the organisation that runs ''the rest'' of it]]. Her loyalty is so strong, that, in her Story Mode, it's implied that her loyalty to her friends [[spoiler:actually stopped her from losing her sanity and semblance of self when she fell into the cauldron, through the Boundary, and into to a different timeline, and '''then''' let her go back to her original timeline]]. To help that sink in, [[spoiler:Arakune]] turned into a... [[EldritchAbomination whatever he is now]] after [[spoiler:being exposed to the Boundary for a few moments]], and the only other character who has survived the Boundary was Hakumen.
* VibrantOrange: Makoto primarily wears orange outside her NOL poncho and her Academy uniform, and she's usually the life of the party whenever she shows up.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Makoto considers Kagura one of her "besties" and is more than willing to work with him, but given implications of prior encounters she's bitter with him over his constant philandering, and is one of the first to "[[PervertRevengeMode correct]]" the problem whenever it arises.
* {{Womanchild}}: While it's not known how old she actually is, she's old enough to partake in high school and then become an army's intel unit member afterward. And she's still pretty ditzy and silly, though she's definitely not naive nor lacking common sense.
* WorstWhateverEver: The ending to her gag reel in '''Continuum Shift EXTEND'' is summed up in this trope due to the myriad events that proceeded to, as Makoto herself said, balls it up.
-->'''Makoto:''' No! That's not what happened at all!'' This was the worst reenactment ever! Y'all '''SUCK'''!''
* YankTheDogsChain: ''Chronophantasma'' Arcade has [[spoiler:Makoto causing Tsubaki's Mind Eater to lapse, only for Izanami to forcibly reinstate it and attempt to turn their fight into an outright deathmatch. Amaterasu decides to just eject Makoto and rewind.]]
** ThrowTheDogABone: [[spoiler:Enduring all that chain yanking in stride ultimately pays off for Makoto in a big way in the ending of ''Central Fiction!'']]
* YouRemindMeOfX: Both Es and Naoto remark that Makoto resembled someone they know.
* YoureInsane: During ''Slight Hope'', Makoto questions Hazama's sanity when the former tried to kill Jin in front of her. His answer cements her suspicions that he was never trustworthy on top of cuing an armed response from her.
--->'''Makoto:''' Have you lost your mind?! Why are you attacking him?\\
'''Hazama:''' To kill him! Duh! Did you need to ask that, or were you being rhetorical and melodramatic?\\
'''Jin:''' Get out of here, Makoto! I'm the one he's after!\\
'''Makoto:''' The hell I will! You know, Hazama, I always figured there was something suspicious about you... I'm dedicating my first punch to women's intuition!
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!![[center: Playable Characters: [[Characters/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger Calamity Trigger]] ([[Characters/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger1 Part 1]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger2 Part 2]]) | [[Characters/BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma ChronoPhantasma]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueCentralFiction Central Fiction]]\\
[-Others: [[Characters/BlazBlueNonPlayerCharacters Non-Player Characters]] | [[Characters/BlazblueRemixHeart Remix Heart]] | [[Characters/BlazblueLightNovelCharacters Light Novel Characters]] | Characters/XBlaze ([[Characters/XBlazeCodeEmbryo Code: Embryo]] | [[Characters/XBlazeLostMemories Lost: Memories]]) | [[Characters/BlazBlueAlternativeDarkWar Alternative: Dark War]]\\

Individual Characters: [[Characters/BlazBlueRagnaTheBloodedge Ragna the Bloodedge]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueJinKisaragi Jin Kisaragi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueNoelVermillion Noel Vermillion]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueRachelAlucard Rachel Alucard]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueLitchiFayeLing Litchi Faye-Ling]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueBangShishigami Bang Shishigami]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueHakumen Hakumen]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueTsubakiYayoi Tsubaki Yayoi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueHazama Hazama]] | '''Makoto Nanaya''' | [[Characters/BlazBlueYuukiTerumi Yuuki Terumi]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueNineThePhantom Nine the Phantom]] | [[Characters/BlazBlueIzanami Izanami]]-]]]

* UnskilledButStrong: Her primary means of defeating opponents is punching them, instead of utilizing weapons, magic, or other fancy powers, but she still puts up a solid fight. In story, Jin notes her ars magus aptitude is average[[note]]which reflects in her Comet Cannon special, a rather basic projectile[[/note]], but her physical tests are off the charts. As for actual fights, she handily defeats [[spoiler:a simulacrum of]] Noel or Tsubaki, a match with Tager was interrupted by Kokonoe before a winner could be decided, [[spoiler:and she puts up a lengthy last stand against Es despite the power decay]].

* AmbiguouslyBi: While her interest in men is repeatedly referenced throughout the series, it's implied she has more than a passing interest in Tsubaki and Noel. This becomes a SubvertedTrope in one of the spin off manga, where she accidentally kisses Mai Natsume (who not only became a girl physically but also mentally), thereby ending the "ambiguous" part.

* BoobsOfSteel: Second largest bust of the cast (surpassed by Litchi) and freakishly strong thanks to her beastkin heritage providing inhuman strength.