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** BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:However, the process of activating the Azure Grimoire at full power by removing the Idea Engine's limiter on it to match Susanoo almost destroyed his physical body]].
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** BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:However, the process of activating the Azure Grimoire at full power by removing the Idea Engine's limiter on it to match Susanoo almost destroyed his physical body]].body. By the end of it, he's almost at death's door]].
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** [[spoiler:Averted in ''Central Fiction'' where ''Terumi'' gives him his respect and congratulates him after he rips him out of the Susano'o unit. When [[BigBad someone]] [[{{Pride}} as]] [[{{Narcissist}} self-centered]] [[{{Jerkass}} and monstrous]] as ''this guy'' respects you, you know you've managed to get out of this trope]].
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** [[spoiler:Averted in ''Central Fiction'' where more members of the cast respect him. Even ''Terumi'' gives him his respect and congratulates him after he rips him out of the Susano'o unit. When [[BigBad someone]] [[{{Pride}} as]] [[{{Narcissist}} self-centered]] [[{{Jerkass}} and monstrous]] as ''this guy'' respects you, you know you've managed to get out of this trope]].
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* HealingFactor: He's survived and recovered from being impaled through vital organs. Hakumen's sword has the ability to nullify it though. Also worth noting that despite recovering from lethal wounds and being able to fight immediately afterward, it hurts like hell. As CS shows, he cannot recover missing limbs.
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* HealingFactor: He's survived and recovered from being impaled through vital organs. Thanks to the LifeDrain abilities that Soul Eater and the Azure Grimoire provide him with, he can further increase his healing abilities. Hakumen's sword has the ability to nullify it though. Also worth noting that despite recovering from lethal wounds and being able to fight immediately afterward, it hurts like hell. As CS shows, he cannot recover missing limbs.
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* PowerLossMakesYouStrong: Pretty much his CharacterArc in ''Chronophantasma'', he's unable to use his Azure Grimoire and is forced to fight without it. In the process, he grows to understand the meaning of power [[ComesGreatResponsibility and the responsibility that comes with it.]]
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* PowerLossMakesYouStrong: Pretty much his CharacterArc in ''Chronophantasma'', he's unable to use his Azure Grimoire and is forced to fight without it. In the process, he grows to understand the meaning of power [[ComesGreatResponsibility and the responsibility that comes with it.]]]] After this, he becomes far more powerful and skilled than he ever was prior. See TookALevelInBadass below.
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* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: [[spoiler:[[{{RuleOfFunny}} It's played for laughs]], but he did deck Kagura across the room for flirting with Noel, whom is his reincarnated sister, Saya]].
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* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: [[spoiler:[[{{RuleOfFunny}} It's played for laughs]], but he did deck Kagura across the room for flirting with Noel, whom is half the reincarnation of his reincarnated sister, Saya]].Saya(the other being Izanami)]].
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* WorfHadTheFlu: To be a bit fairer, most of his losses are due to some influence out of his control; Hakumen's sword negates his HealingFactor, Terumi's Azure Grimoire shuts down his own before he acquired the Idea Engine, and he only had use of one arm and eye when he fought Jin and Azrael. Some of his early losses in ''Central Fiction'' were also a result of him suffering through amnesia.
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* WorfHadTheFlu: To be a bit fairer, most of his losses are due to some influence out of his control; Hakumen's sword negates his HealingFactor, Terumi's Azure Grimoire shuts down his own before he acquired the Idea Engine, and he only had use of one arm and eye when he fought Jin and Azrael. Some of his early losses in ''Central Fiction'' were also a result of him suffering through amnesia.amnesia and having no clue what was going on around him.
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** It's also somewhat unlikely that most of the losses he faced are actually canon. Most of them took place in alternate "possibilities" throughout ''Calamity Trigger'' and ''Continuum Shift''. [[StoryBreakerPower Hakumen]], [[TheAce Kagura]], [[SuperPowerLottery Nine]], [[TheJuggernaut Azrael]], [[BigBad Terumi]], [[TheDragon Relius]], [[ImplacableMan Nu-13]], and [[spoiler:[[PhysicalGod Susano'o]]]] are the ones who have officially inflicted him with this trope. Considering that most of these characters are within the highest possible tier of power in the VideoGame/BlazBlue world, combined with his initial [[LeeroyJenkins recklessness]] and the fact that the villains tend to fight him on unfair grounds, his defeats tend to be justified.
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** It's also somewhat unlikely that most of the losses he faced are actually canon. Most of them took place in alternate "possibilities" throughout ''Calamity Trigger'' and ''Continuum Shift''.Shift'', with the timeline following a more defined path afterward. [[StoryBreakerPower Hakumen]], [[TheAce Kagura]], [[SuperPowerLottery Nine]], [[TheJuggernaut Azrael]], [[BigBad Terumi]], [[TheDragon Relius]], [[ImplacableMan Nu-13]], and [[spoiler:[[PhysicalGod Susano'o]]]] are the ones who have officially inflicted him with this trope. Considering that most of these characters are within the highest possible tier of power in the VideoGame/BlazBlue world, combined with his initial [[LeeroyJenkins recklessness]] and the fact that the villains tend to fight him on unfair grounds, his defeats tend to be justified.
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** It's also somewhat unlikely that most of the losses he faced are actually canon. Most of them took place in alternate "possibilities" throughout ''Calamity Trigger'' and ''Continuum Shift''. [[StoryBreakerPower Hakumen]], [[TheAce Kagura]], [[SuperPowerLottery Nine]], [[TheJuggernaut Azrael]], [[BigBad Terumi]], [[TheDragon Relius]], [[ImplacableMan Nu-13]], and [[spoiler:[[PhysicalGod Susano'o]]]] are the ones who have officially inflicted him to this trope. Considering that most of these characters are within the highest possible tier of power in the ''BlazBlue'' world, combined with his initial [[LeeroyJenkins recklessness]], his defeats tend to be justified.
* WorfHadTheFlu: To be a bit fairer, most of his losses are due to some influence out of his control; Hakumen's sword negates his HealingFactor, Terumi's Azure Grimoire shuts down his own before he acquired the Idea Engine, and he only had use of one arm and eye when he fought Jin and Azrael.
* WorfHadTheFlu: To be a bit fairer, most of his losses are due to some influence out of his control; Hakumen's sword negates his HealingFactor, Terumi's Azure Grimoire shuts down his own before he acquired the Idea Engine, and he only had use of one arm and eye when he fought Jin and Azrael.
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** It's also somewhat unlikely that most of the losses he faced are actually canon. Most of them took place in alternate "possibilities" throughout ''Calamity Trigger'' and ''Continuum Shift''. [[StoryBreakerPower Hakumen]], [[TheAce Kagura]], [[SuperPowerLottery Nine]], [[TheJuggernaut Azrael]], [[BigBad Terumi]], [[TheDragon Relius]], [[ImplacableMan Nu-13]], and [[spoiler:[[PhysicalGod Susano'o]]]] are the ones who have officially inflicted him to with this trope. Considering that most of these characters are within the highest possible tier of power in the ''BlazBlue'' VideoGame/BlazBlue world, combined with his initial [[LeeroyJenkins recklessness]], recklessness]] and the fact that the villains tend to fight him on unfair grounds, his defeats tend to be justified.
* WorfHadTheFlu: To be a bit fairer, most of his losses are due to some influence out of his control; Hakumen's sword negates his HealingFactor, Terumi's Azure Grimoire shuts down his own before he acquired the Idea Engine, and he only had use of one arm and eye when he fought Jin and Azrael. Some of his early losses in ''Central Fiction'' were also a result of him suffering through amnesia.
* WorfHadTheFlu: To be a bit fairer, most of his losses are due to some influence out of his control; Hakumen's sword negates his HealingFactor, Terumi's Azure Grimoire shuts down his own before he acquired the Idea Engine, and he only had use of one arm and eye when he fought Jin and Azrael. Some of his early losses in ''Central Fiction'' were also a result of him suffering through amnesia.
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** He also ends up inflicting this on [[TheDreaded ''Nu-13'']] of all people! To add insult to injury, he was actively holding back during that fight while Nu was actively trying to kill him, and she gets [[CurbStompBattle utterly wrecked]]. This is largely to show how powerful he became throughout ''Chronophantasma'' thanks to being [[DramaPreservingHandicap handicapped]] throughout most of the game.
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** He also ends up inflicting this on [[TheDreaded ''Nu-13'']] of all people! To add insult to injury, he was actively holding back during that fight while Nu was actively trying to kill him, and she gets [[CurbStompBattle utterly wrecked]]. This is largely to show how powerful he became throughout ''Chronophantasma'' thanks to being [[DramaPreservingHandicap handicapped]] throughout most of the game.
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* PersonOfMassDestruction: Despite being the series [[{{TheChewToy}} chew toy]], there is a reason why the world [[{{TheDreaded}} fears him]]. He's destroyed entire NOL bases and [[{{OneManArmy}} effortlessly dismantled their armies]]. The anime shows us some of this, as he destroyed a city block and later a construction site with just ''one swing of his sword''.
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* PersonOfMassDestruction: Despite being the series [[{{TheChewToy}} chew toy]], there is a reason why the world [[{{TheDreaded}} fears him]]. He's destroyed entire NOL bases and [[{{OneManArmy}} effortlessly dismantled their armies]]. The anime shows us some of this, as he destroyed a city block and later a construction site with just ''one swing of his sword''.
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* UnskilledButStrong: As noted by Kagura, Ragna really doesn't use any sort of skill or finesse when he fights but just straight up throws his power around against anyone who gets in his way and use the Azure Grimoire when things look bleak. If somebody can negate his Azure Grimoire (which a lot of characters have the ability to do) then he really finds himself in trouble. Though he starts growing out of this in ''Chronophantasma'', as mentioned above in BoxingLessonsForSuperman. By mid to late ''Central Fiction'', he seems to have improved enough that he can outright equal [[{{TheAce}} Kagura]] and [[{{SuperpowerLottery}} Nine]] without relying the Azure Grimoire.[[note]]Though in Kagura's case, he was one of the entitled having his soul drained by the Boundary, though it is worth noting that this doesn't diminish skill. Especially since Kagura was able to fight and defeat ''Azrael'' later down the road relying primarily on skill and finesse(with some help from Jin). He even outright tells the Mad Dog that he trained every day to reach that level. In Nine's case, she's one of the few NOT getting their soul and strength sapped out due to having natural magic, not a drive.[[/note]]
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* UnskilledButStrong: As noted by Kagura, Ragna really doesn't use any sort of skill or finesse when he fights but just straight up throws his power around against anyone who gets in his way and use the Azure Grimoire when things look bleak. If somebody can negate his Azure Grimoire (which a lot of characters have the ability to do) then he really finds himself in trouble. Though he starts growing out of this in ''Chronophantasma'', as mentioned above in BoxingLessonsForSuperman. By mid to late ''Central Fiction'', he seems to have improved enough that he can outright equal [[{{TheAce}} Kagura]] without relying on the Azure Grimoire and fight evenly against [[{{SuperpowerLottery}} Nine]] without relying the Azure Grimoire.Nine]].[[note]]Though in Kagura's case, he was one of the entitled having his soul drained by the Boundary, though it is worth noting that this doesn't diminish skill. Especially since Kagura was able to fight and defeat ''Azrael'' later down the road relying primarily on skill and finesse(with some help from Jin). He even outright tells the Mad Dog that he trained every day to reach that level. In Nine's case, she's one of the few NOT getting their soul and strength sapped out due to having natural magic, not a drive.[[/note]]
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* ZeroApprovalGambit: [[spoiler: What he ultimately decides to do in ''CF'' Act 3 in order to try and change the world. He finally accepts what it truly means to be "the enemy of the world", and chooses to protect the girl in the Amaterasu unit and [[CruelToBeKind create change for the world by denying and devouring everyone's wishes, including her own]], reasoning that the Entitled's desires will all just end with the world "repeating its mistakes again" and thus, he wants people to stop denying their losses and misfortunes (as one sentence in Act 3 opening says: "Leave no regret behind.") He knows full well that by doing this, he will end up having to hurt and sever ties with his friends and even his own brother.]]
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* ZeroApprovalGambit: [[spoiler: What he ultimately decides to do in ''CF'' Act 3 in order to try and change the world. He finally accepts what it truly means to be "the enemy of the world", and chooses to protect the girl in the Amaterasu unit and [[CruelToBeKind create change for the world by denying and devouring everyone's wishes, including her own]], reasoning that the Entitled's desires will all just end with the world "repeating its mistakes again" and thus, he wants people to stop denying their losses and misfortunes (as one sentence in Act 3 opening says: "Leave no regret behind.") He knows full well that by doing this, he will end up having to hurt and sever ties with his friends and even his own brother.]]]]
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** Dishes one out to Tager and later one to Tsubaki in ''Chronophantasma'', largely to show how powerful he became after the events of ''Continuum Shift''.
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** Ironically, he ends up inflicting this trope on most of the cast in ''Central Fiction'', where he trounces them without even trying and uses the Azure to steal their desires.
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** Ironically, Despite how much he's suffered from this trope, he's also been on the giving end a good number of times as well. Jin was hailed as the greatest warrior in the NOL at the time of ''Calamity Trigger'', and their first fight ends with Jin being beaten and left on the floor, with the implication that Ragna held back out of whatever care he had left for his brother at that point. He also inflicts this on Tager and later Tsubaki around the beginning of his story during ''Chronophantasma'' to show how strong he became following the events of ''Continuum Shift''.
** He ends up inflicting this trope on most of the cast in ''Central Fiction'', where he trounces them without even trying and uses the Azure to steal their desires.
** He ends up inflicting this trope on most of the cast in ''Central Fiction'', where he trounces them without even trying and uses the Azure to steal their desires.
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** Dishes one out to Tager and later one to Tsubaki in ''Chronophantasma'', largely to show how powerful he became after the events of ''Continuum Shift''. Tager even lampshades it:
--->'''Tager''':This power. This doesn't match the data I'd collected on you.
--->'''Tager''':This power. This doesn't match the data I'd collected on you.
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** Dishes one out to Tager and later one to Tsubaki in ''Chronophantasma'', largely to show how powerful he became after the events of ''Continuum Shift''.
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--->Tager:This power. This doesn't match the data I'd collected on you.
--->Tager:This power. This doesn't match the data I'd collected on you.
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** Dishes one out to Tager and later one to Tsubaki in ''Chronophantasma'', largely to show how powerful he became after the events of ''Continuum Shift''.
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** Delivers a pretty epic one to Nu-13, ''without using the Azure Grimoire''.
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** Delivers a pretty epic one to Nu-13, ''without using the Azure Grimoire''.Grimoire!''
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** BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:The process of activating the Azure Grimoire at full power by removing the Idea Engine's limiter on it to match Susanoo almost destroyed his physical body]].
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** BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:The [[spoiler:However, the process of activating the Azure Grimoire at full power by removing the Idea Engine's limiter on it to match Susanoo almost destroyed his physical body]].
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* BringMyRedJacket: Most of the endings featuring him have him receive some type of injury. He's also a GlassCannon and even his SuperMode drains his health (although no longer the case in the third game).
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* BringMyRedJacket: Most of the endings featuring him have him receive some type of injury.injury that results in him getting covered in his own blood. It's a really good thing his coat is red, otherwise the series would probably get an M rating with the amount of shit he's been through. He's also a GlassCannon and even his SuperMode drains his health (although no longer the case in the third game).
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* IdiotHero: [[PlayingWithATrope Sorta.]] He has pretty average intelligence, but a really nasty habit of [[LeeroyJenkins blindly attacking any problem head on.]] In all fairness, however, the characters who try to talk him out of such things [[PoorCommunicationKills really are godawful at explaining themselves]] -- see OnlySaneMan.
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* IdiotHero: [[PlayingWithATrope Sorta.]] He has pretty average intelligence, intelligence and even occasions of brilliance, but a really nasty habit of [[LeeroyJenkins blindly attacking any problem head on.]] In all fairness, however, the characters who try to talk him out of such things [[PoorCommunicationKills really are godawful at explaining themselves]] -- see OnlySaneMan.
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** BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:The process of activating the Azure Grimoire at full power by removing the Idea Engine's limiter on it to match Susanoo almost destroyed his physical body]].
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* HealingFactor: He's survived and recovered from being impaled through vital organs. Hakumen's sword has the ability to nullify it though.
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* HealingFactor: He's survived and recovered from being impaled through vital organs. Hakumen's sword has the ability to nullify it though. Also worth noting that despite recovering from lethal wounds and being able to fight immediately afterward, it hurts like hell. As CS shows, he cannot recover missing limbs.
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** [[spoiler:Averted in ''Central Fiction'' where ''Terumi'' gives him his respect and congratulates him after he rips him out of the Susano'o unit. When [[BigBad someone]] [[{{Pride}} as]] [[{{Narcissist}} self-centered]] [[{{Jerkass}} and monstrous]] as ''this guy'' respects you, you know you've managed to get out of this trope]].
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* UnskilledButStrong: As noted by Kagura, Ragna really doesn't use any sort of skill or finesse when he fights but just straight up throws his power around against anyone who gets in his way and use the Azure Grimoire when things look bleak. If somebody can negate his Azure Grimoire (which a lot of characters have the ability to do) then he really finds himself in trouble. Though he starts growing out of this in ''Chronophantasma'', as mentioned above in BoxingLessonsForSuperman. By mid to late ''Central Fiction'', he seems to have entered StrongAndSkilled territory, since he was able to outright equal [[{{TheAce}} Kagura]] and [[{{SuperpowerLottery}} Nine]] without relying the Azure Grimoire.[[note]]Though in Kagura's case, he was one of the entitled having his soul drained by the Boundary, though it is worth noting that this doesn't diminish skill. Especially since Kagura was able to fight and defeat ''Azrael'' later down the road relying primarily on skill and finesse(with some help from Jin). He even outright tells the Mad Dog that he trained every day to reach that level. In Nine's case, she's one of the few NOT getting their soul and strength sapped out due to having natural magic, not a drive.[[/note]]
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* UnskilledButStrong: As noted by Kagura, Ragna really doesn't use any sort of skill or finesse when he fights but just straight up throws his power around against anyone who gets in his way and use the Azure Grimoire when things look bleak. If somebody can negate his Azure Grimoire (which a lot of characters have the ability to do) then he really finds himself in trouble. Though he starts growing out of this in ''Chronophantasma'', as mentioned above in BoxingLessonsForSuperman. By mid to late ''Central Fiction'', he seems to have entered StrongAndSkilled territory, since improved enough that he was able to can outright equal [[{{TheAce}} Kagura]] and [[{{SuperpowerLottery}} Nine]] without relying the Azure Grimoire.[[note]]Though in Kagura's case, he was one of the entitled having his soul drained by the Boundary, though it is worth noting that this doesn't diminish skill. Especially since Kagura was able to fight and defeat ''Azrael'' later down the road relying primarily on skill and finesse(with some help from Jin). He even outright tells the Mad Dog that he trained every day to reach that level. In Nine's case, she's one of the few NOT getting their soul and strength sapped out due to having natural magic, not a drive.[[/note]]
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* HealingFactor: Hakumen's sword has the ability to nullify it though.
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* SuperToughness: Despite his GlassCannon status above, in lore, he is ''way'' tougher than anyone has the right to be. He's taken hits from the powerhouses of his world and kept going, and in the [[{{Anime/BlazBlueAlterMemory}} anime]] shrugged off getting punched by Hakumen through ''several massive stone pillars'' like it was a minor nuisance. Despite all this, he is definitely not invulnerable.
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* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: [[spoiler:[[{{RuleOfFunny}} It's played for laughs]], but he did deck Kagura across the room for flirting with Noel, whom is his reincarnated sister, Saya]].
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* TheWorfEffect: Arguably what contributes to his ButtMonkey status the most. Whenever a powerful new character comes along, their first feats of strength is usually beating the shit out of Ragna to prove how badass they are. Hakumen, Terumi, Kagura, and Azrael are the most notable characters to do this. [[MemeticLoser It's gotten to the point where he's known for this than anything, despite his record not being too bad.]]
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* TheWorfEffect: Arguably what contributes to his ButtMonkey status the most. Whenever a powerful new character comes along, their first feats of strength is usually beating the shit out of Ragna to prove how badass they are. Hakumen, Terumi, Kagura, and Azrael are the most notable characters to do this. [[MemeticLoser It's gotten to the point where he's known for this more than anything, despite his record not being too bad.]]
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** In ''Chronophantasma'', he learns how to fight without relying on the Azure Grimoire's power constantly. This is best shown when he [[{{CurbStompBattle}} effortlessly defeats]] ''[[{{ImplacableMan}} Nu-13]]'' of all people, ''without using the Azure Grimoire'', as stated above. Keep in mind, Nu was actively trying to kill him and Ragna was actively trying to save her(i.e. He was holding back). Before that he managed to defeat Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi when both his brother and Noel (both of whom had also [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} taken many levels in badass]]) where incapable of hurting it. Although Ragna still used Azure Grimoire against Gigant, he still fights with more skill, and Gigant is said to be equal to the [[EldritchAbomination ''Black Beast'']], albeit that time is weakened by both Celica's power and Kushinada's Lynchpin.[[note]]Though this is a bit ambiguous, as while Celica and Kushinada's Lynchpin did weaken it, Izanami did outright state that she would lend Gigant her power. This implies that she kept it at full potential throughout the fight.[[/note]]
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** In ''Chronophantasma'', he learns how to fight without relying on the Azure Grimoire's power constantly. This is best shown when he [[{{CurbStompBattle}} effortlessly defeats]] ''[[{{ImplacableMan}} Nu-13]]'' of all people, ''without using the Azure Grimoire'', as stated above. Keep in mind, Nu was actively trying to kill him and Ragna was actively trying to save her(i.e. He was holding back). Before that he managed to defeat Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi when both his brother and Noel (both of whom had also [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} taken many levels in badass]]) where incapable of hurting it. Although Ragna still used the Azure Grimoire against Gigant, he still fights with far more skill, skill than he did previously, and Gigant is said to be equal to the [[EldritchAbomination ''Black Beast'']], albeit that time is weakened by both Celica's power and Kushinada's Lynchpin.[[note]]Though this is a bit ambiguous, as while Celica and Kushinada's Lynchpin did weaken it, Izanami did outright state that she would lend Gigant her power. This implies that she kept it at full potential throughout the fight.[[/note]]
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*** This one actually gets [[{{LampshadedTrope}} lampshaded]] by many characters during his Arcade and early story mode in ''Chronophantasma''. Tager notes that his power supersedes all data previously acquired on him, and after equaling Hakumen in a fight later down the road, he notes his improvement.
** In ''Chronophantasma'', he learns how to fight without relying on the Azure Grimoire's power constantly. This is best shown when he defeats [[{{CurbStompBattle}} curb-stomp]] ''Nu-13'' of all people, ''without using the Azure Grimoire'', as stated above. Before that he managed to defeat Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi when both his brother and Noel (both of whom had also [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} taken many levels in badass]]) where incapable of hurting it. Although Ragna still used Azure Grimoire against Gigant, he still fights with more skill, and Gigant is said to be equal to the [[EldritchAbomination ''Black Beast'']], albeit that time is weakened by both Celica's power and Kushinada's Lynchpin.
** In ''Chronophantasma'', he learns how to fight without relying on the Azure Grimoire's power constantly. This is best shown when he defeats [[{{CurbStompBattle}} curb-stomp]] ''Nu-13'' of all people, ''without using the Azure Grimoire'', as stated above. Before that he managed to defeat Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi when both his brother and Noel (both of whom had also [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} taken many levels in badass]]) where incapable of hurting it. Although Ragna still used Azure Grimoire against Gigant, he still fights with more skill, and Gigant is said to be equal to the [[EldritchAbomination ''Black Beast'']], albeit that time is weakened by both Celica's power and Kushinada's Lynchpin.
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*** This one actually gets [[{{LampshadedTrope}} lampshaded]] by many characters during his Arcade and early story mode in ''Chronophantasma''. Tager notes that his power supersedes all data previously acquired on him, and after equaling fighting Hakumen in to a fight draw later down the road, he notes his improvement.
** In ''Chronophantasma'', he learns how to fight without relying on the Azure Grimoire's power constantly. This is best shown when hedefeats [[{{CurbStompBattle}} curb-stomp]] ''Nu-13'' effortlessly defeats]] ''[[{{ImplacableMan}} Nu-13]]'' of all people, ''without using the Azure Grimoire'', as stated above.above. Keep in mind, Nu was actively trying to kill him and Ragna was actively trying to save her(i.e. He was holding back). Before that he managed to defeat Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi when both his brother and Noel (both of whom had also [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} taken many levels in badass]]) where incapable of hurting it. Although Ragna still used Azure Grimoire against Gigant, he still fights with more skill, and Gigant is said to be equal to the [[EldritchAbomination ''Black Beast'']], albeit that time is weakened by both Celica's power and Kushinada's Lynchpin.[[note]]Though this is a bit ambiguous, as while Celica and Kushinada's Lynchpin did weaken it, Izanami did outright state that she would lend Gigant her power. This implies that she kept it at full potential throughout the fight.[[/note]]
** In ''Chronophantasma'', he learns how to fight without relying on the Azure Grimoire's power constantly. This is best shown when he
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: A major reason that contributed to his UnskilledButStrong status was that he tended to rush into things without an actual plan. His main strategy being "Rush in. Beat them to a pulp and worry about the rest later". As his fights with [[{{TheAce}} Kagura]], [[{{TheJuggernaught}} Azrael]], and [[{{BigBad}} Terumi]] have shown, this doesn't really work out. Thankfully, he learns from his mistakes and averts this in ''Central Fiction'', coming up with a plan and stopping doomsday almost singlehandedly.
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* AnimalMotifs: Strangely enough, he's called a "little puppy" by Terumi and compared to a stray dog by Luna. Rachel sometimes even refers to him as a mutt. Perhaps a better way to describe Ragna would be to refer to him as an "underdog" of sorts.
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* SuperToughness: Despite his GlassCannon status above, in lore, he is ''way'' tougher than anyone has the right to be. He's taken hits from the powerhouses of his world and kept going, and in the [[{{Anime/BlazBlueAlterMemory}} anime]] shrugged off getting punched by Hakumen through ''several massive stone pillars'' like it was a minor nuisance. Despite all this, he is definitely not invulnerable.
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* UnskilledButStrong: As noted by Kagura, Ragna really doesn't use any sort of skill or finesse when he fights but just straight up throws his power around against anyone who gets in his way and use the Azure Grimoire when things look bleak. If somebody can negate his Azure Grimoire (which a lot of characters have the ability to do) then he really finds himself in trouble. Though he starts growing out of this in ''Chronophantasma'', as mentioned above in BoxingLessonsForSuperman. By mid to late ''Central Fiction'', he seems to have entered StrongAndSkilled territory, since he was able to outright equal [[{{TheAce}} Kagura]] and [[{{SuperpowerLottery}} Nine]] without relying the Azure Grimoire.[[note]]Though in Kagura's case, he was one of the entitled having his soul drained by the Boundary, though it is worth noting that this doesn't diminish skill. Especially since Kagura was able to fight and defeat ''Azrael'' later down the road relying primarily on skill and finesse. He even outright tells the Mad Dog that he trained every day to reach that level. In Nine's case, she's one of the few NOT getting their soul and strength sapped out due to having natural magic, not a drive.[[/note]]
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* UnskilledButStrong: As noted by Kagura, Ragna really doesn't use any sort of skill or finesse when he fights but just straight up throws his power around against anyone who gets in his way and use the Azure Grimoire when things look bleak. If somebody can negate his Azure Grimoire (which a lot of characters have the ability to do) then he really finds himself in trouble. Though he starts growing out of this in ''Chronophantasma'', as mentioned above in BoxingLessonsForSuperman. By mid to late ''Central Fiction'', he seems to have entered StrongAndSkilled territory, since he was able to outright equal [[{{TheAce}} Kagura]] and [[{{SuperpowerLottery}} Nine]] without relying the Azure Grimoire.[[note]]Though in Kagura's case, he was one of the entitled having his soul drained by the Boundary, though it is worth noting that this doesn't diminish skill. Especially since Kagura was able to fight and defeat ''Azrael'' later down the road relying primarily on skill and finesse.finesse(with some help from Jin). He even outright tells the Mad Dog that he trained every day to reach that level. In Nine's case, she's one of the few NOT getting their soul and strength sapped out due to having natural magic, not a drive.[[/note]]
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[[caption-width-right:300: The "[[RedBaron Grim Reaper]]". [[CosmicPlaything Don't]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold fear]] [[DarkIsNotEvil him]].]]
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'''Profile'''
* Height: 185cm (6'0.8")
* Weight: 78kg (172 lbs)
* Blood type: B
* Date of Birth: March 3
* Birthplace: Unknown
* Hobbies: Cooking (meat especially)
* Values: His silver bracelet
* Likes: Tentama udon
* Dislikes: Ghosts, the Novus Orbis Librarium
]
-->''"I'll show you fear. There is no Hell. Just darkness."''
-->''"Take a good look. THIS is the Azure!"''
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomokazuSugita (Teenage-Adult), Creator/RinaSato (Child)(Japanese)[=/=] Creator/PatrickSeitz (Teenage-Adult, ''Calamity Trigger''-''Chronophantasma''), Creator/CaitlinGlass (Child, ''[[Anime/BlazblueAlterMemory Alter Memory]]'' only) (English)
-> TheProtagonist of the series. 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. As the story goes, he becomes more heroic and uses his power towards beating the genuine villains.
-> 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, who took over Jin's mind, cut Ragna's arm off, and left him to die inside the burning building. A combination of the trauma and the Azure being implanted in him caused [[MarkOfTheSupernatural 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."
%%-> In ''Calamity Trigger'''s true ending, he is saved by Noel from falling into the cauldron and becoming the Black Beast, breaking the time loop in the process. 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 left 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 ''Chronophantasma''.
-> His arcade playthroughs are named, in order of the game: ''The end of time'', ''CONTINUUMSHIFT'' and ''nemesishorizon''. His story playthroughs are named, in the first two games[[note]]the third game stops giving each character story playthroughs and instead follows 3 general routes where you play as many kinds of characters[[/note]]: ''Grim Reaper'' and ''stray sheep''.
-> 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. In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chronophantasma]]'', 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 ''Chronophantasma''. It also doubles the now-reduced damage of his Devoured by Darkness super.
-> His Exceed Accel (in ''BBCF''), '''Seed of Tartarus''', has him attack his foe with a chop of his sword. If it hits, he then turns his sword into a scythe and charges a powerful slash. His Astral Finish, '''Black Onslaught''' has him using the fullest might of the Azure Grimoire and turn his blade into a scythe as he proceeds to repeatedly slash his opponent with it, using Soul Eater to empower it. He then transforms into... ''something'', and unleashes a final strike that completely erases the opponent from existence.
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* AccidentalMarriage: In Rachel's joke ending in the second game, Noel got a marriage certificate for the two of them and faked the seal. Too bad it was annulled by Nirvana. Who ripped up the contract and ''[[CrazyPrepared remotely detonated the civil administration building which had the copies.]]''
** In Rachel's joke ending in the third game, Kokonoe appears and wants to give Ragna a new left arm (his left arm is artificial as of the third game). Litchi points out that the left arm(s) that she brought has wedding rings pre-installed that can't be taken off.
* AdaptationalBadass: Minor case in the second manga. He fights off the group of bounty hunters at the restaurant with Tao instead of running away from them
* {{Adorkable}}:In one of the gag reels of VideoGame/BlazblueChronophantasma, when he's at a loss for words after Celica confirmed that she likes him.
* AfraidOfNeedles: If his ''Help Me, Professor Kokonoe'''s session is of any indication, he doesn't like injections.
* AllJustADream: His [[spoiler:joke]] ending in ''CS''. As well as the abridged Continuum Shift's gag reel in ''CPEX''.
* AloofBigBrother: During their childhood, he was this to Jin. Or at least, that's how Jin viewed him.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Let's see... White-haired, red-and-black wearing BadassLongcoat, who's a snarky DarkIsNotEvil AntiHero [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold with a compassionate side to him]] who wields a BFS [[OneHandedZweihander one-handed]], and has an antagonistic relationship with his brother who has a blue coat, a katana and fights using the quick-draw style ''AND'' is a ButtMonkey of epic proportions. It's almost like ''[[Franchise/DevilMayCry Dante]]'' was [[DecompositeCharacter split]] into two characters with ''[[HandsomeLech Kagura]]'' getting the cocky, laidback charisma, [[ChickMagnet reputation with the ladies]], complete with [[ChivalrousPervert shameless ways]] and general status as TheAce; with Ragna getting every other aspect from the DarkAndTroubledPast right down to the general appearance and relationship with his brother.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl:
** Saving the girl is an objective so utterly impossible to attain in ''Continuuum Shift'' in relation to Mu-12 that [[TheOmniscient Takamagahara]] is [[BeyondTheImpossible DISTRACTED]] trying to observe Ragna doing it!
** In Chrono Phantasma, it doesn't matter if [[spoiler:it's the past or the present]], Ragna is always oppossed to the idea of using [[spoiler:Celica to activate the Kushinada Lynchpin]].
** He takes this UpToEleven in Act 3 of ''Central Fiction''. [[spoiler:he chooses to protect Noel and the girl inside the Master Unit from the other Entitled and denying all of their desired worlds, even though he knows it will mean truly becoming the “enemy of the world”]].
* AmbidextrousSprite:
** Canonically, he carries his sword in his left hand. [[note]]However in ''Chronophantasma'' he explicitly states himself to be right handed.[[/note]] In gameplay, the sword always in the hand farthest from the camera. One of his TooManyBelts 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 mismatched eyes in their correct positions. However, the bindings for his grimoire still switch to the wrong arm.
** Given a nod in the anime where he ''is'' ambidextrous.
* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:It's unclear exactly what happened to him at the end of ''Central Fiction'' and there are hints towards several different outcomes. He might have stayed with The Origin in the Master Unit, he might have been erased from the world entirely when he became "possibility" or he might still exist in the new world since his sword was taken from the grave in TheStinger]].
* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler:Ragna's race is never defined. Several sources point out that he is an ArtificialHuman. There's also the fact that he's often mistaken for a Dhampyr. Interestingly, he actually seems to be aware of it.]]
--> [[spoiler: (to Noel/Mu) "Just shut the hell up! So what if you're not human?! I'm just like you! God only knows whose soul this actually is! But it doesn't matter... I'm a person... a Human Being!"]]
** [[spoiler:There's also the presence of a [[http://www.subeimagenes.com/img/ragna-numero-5-wtf-193509.jpg No.5 tattoo]] on his chest, leading many to believe that he is either a male Murakumo unit or something similar.]]
** The fourth game confirms what he is: [[spoiler:He, along with Jin and Saya, is the "child" of the 5th Prime Field Device, making him a natural son of an artificial human.]]
* AnArmAndALeg: Part of his DarkAndTroubledPast is him losing his right arm, which is then replaced by the Azure Grimoire. Then in ''CS'', he lost his other arm in his struggle to save Mu-12. Fortunately Kokonoe gives him a new arm after that.
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: In general, most of the time loops in the first game always involve him turning into a Black Beast.
** [[spoiler:In his ''CS'' bad ending, the Azure Grimoire overpowers him and transforms him into a new Black Beast.]]
** [[spoiler: This actually came to pass in ''Chronophantasma's'' True Ending, where Nu stabs him and Izanami forces his latent power to awaken.]]
* 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.
** A more appropriate one for him would be... the Black Beast itself.
* AnimeHair: His hair is seemingly unaffected by the laws of gravity. He even has it as a kid.
* AntiAntiChrist: ''CS'' reveals that his destiny is to be [[ApocalypseMaiden the Destroyer of the World]], though he's made a vow to become the Protector of the Azure instead. By the end of ''CF'' [[spoiler:he has saved the world from destruction.]]
* AntiHero: Ragna is a good person at heart, but he has a really bad attitude problem and tends to take his frustrations out on other people most of the time. He's basically a terrorist fighting against an established government. And no, he's not doing this for altruistic reasons, but to hunt down one man who royally screwed him over. ''CP'' has him growing out of this.
* ArchEnemy: Yuuki Terumi. Initially, Ragna was motivated purely on his hatred toward the man and while he shifts his focus to other obstacles as the series progresses, its pretty clear that Terumi is at the top of Ragna's hit-list. [[spoiler: To the point where he's the final obstacle Ragna has to overcome to save the world.]]
* 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.
* ArtifactOfDoom: The Azure Grimoire serving as his new right arm, is the remnant of the [[EldritchAbomination Black Beast]] and using it is slowly corrupting him into another beast. Both the Black Beast and the thing is described as "portable Cauldron" capable of devouring souls.
-->'''Ragna:''' (''Talking to Mai'') What are you planning to do when you find it? It's not something you can easily handle.
* 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, including the Idea Engine...which she tells Ragna is a bomb. ForTheLulz.]]
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Whatever happened to him in the end, he's implied to be "somewhere high up".]]
* AttackAttackAttack: His Modus-Operandi, the best way to take down opponents to him is to just beat the shit out of it. If that doesn't work, he just keeps trying until it does. [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration This all holds true to gameplay.]]
* 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. Unless you're using Unlimited Ragna, but even then there's still the issue of range. No longer the case as of the third game where the Blood Kain is safer to use, although there's still the issue of range.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Considering the source of his name is the Norse Ragnarok, his first name means "god." [[spoiler:Which becomes a MeaningfulName with the events of ''Central Fiction'']]. And of course, "The Bloodedge".
* BadDreams: He is haunted by his inability to do anything against Terumi in his past.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: Doombringer by virtue of his Azure Grimoire which may turn him into a Black Beast, with the power to suck the soul of other people, 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.
* 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: His rather distinctive jacket which he inherited from Jubei after completing his training with him. It belonged to Jubei's old friend from the Dark War named "Bloodedge" which Ragna adopts as his title in honor of the man. [[spoiler: In actuality Bloodedge is Ragna himself thrown back to the Dark War by Rachel to learn the true nature of the Azure Grimoire, and simply gave Celica his jacket and sword before leaving to return to the present timeline.]]
* BadassTransplant: After Terumi cut off his right arm as a child, Rachel brought Ragna to the basement of the Church he lived at and presented him with the Azure Grimoire if he chooses it. Ragna wills it to serve as his new right arm and looks almost indistinguishable from his old one, albeit being completely black. Ragna's new right arm makes him one of the most powerful individuals in the series, albeit not [[DeadlyUpgrade without]] [[ArtifactOfDoom some]] [[ArtifactOfDeath problems.]]
* BerserkButton: Ragna gets pissed off at a lot of things, but [[ArchEnemy Hazama]]/[[{{Troll}} Yuuki Terumi]] is the one person who he hates more than anyone. The average match between the two is just them [[HamtoHamCombat shouting for the other to die.]]
** As of ''Chronophantasma'' [[spoiler:Izanami taunting him by mimicking Saya's voice which makes him ''completely snap''.]]
** Also in ''Chronphantasma'', it's revealed that [[spoiler: his other Button is endangering those he holds dear, as seen when Azrael provokes him by attempting to murder Celica during the tournament.]] Also shown in ''Central Fiction'', with Ragna actually going completely berserk on [[spoiler:Hazama]] after he was torturing Rachel. Terumi also (unsuccessfully) tried pressing on this button by talking about all the ways he was going to hurt her.
* BestServedCold: After Terumi burned down his church, cut off his arm, and kidnapped his sister, Ragna dedicated his entire existence towards ending his. By ''Chronophantasma'' however, he realizes that [[VengeanceFeelsEmpty its not worth it.]]
--> "I can't kill you enough times!"
* BettyAndVeronica: Always the Archie, with three possible love interests.
** Noel and Rachel are the traditional Betty and Veronica examples. He feels more "at home" with Noel due to how she resembled and sounds like his long missing sister, and while she's clumsy and irritates him a lot, she's also a good, innocent girl at heart. Rachel is a relatively newer presence in his life, practically acts as his "superior", acts elegant and mature and has a haughty personality, and bickers with him a lot, but she nevertheless cares for him (don't say it in her presence, though).
** There's also a ThirdOptionLoveInterest in form of Celica in the third game. She confuses Ragna about how she's familiar with him but not vice versa. She also inspired Ragna (not-so-willingly at first) to become her protector and improve his mindset. By the later events of the third game he realizes the big reason behind his duty and thus he takes his "protector" job more seriously. This gets lampshaded in one Gag Reel where she isn't affected when Ragna puts on the Spectacles of Eros... because she already loves Ragna a lot. (Also with the implication that Rachel does, too, as she's also shown to be immune.)
* BigBrotherInstinct: Ragna was said to be very protective of Jin and Saya when they were children, and even after all of the crap that's happened between him and Jin, it's implied that whenever they fight, he holds back, mostly likely due to this. He also never goes through with the killing blow should he win. In CS, he's even gives Jin words of encouragement to overcome his EvilWeapon.
** This also extends to Noel as well. [[spoiler:Which makes sense considering she's a clone of Saya.]] To the point where despite only knowing her for a week at most, he's willing to [[spoiler: sacrifice his left arm to restore her after she was BrainwashedAndCrazy.]]
** He eventually returns to being a CoolBigBro during [[spoiler:his final moments in ''Central Fiction'', hugging and encouraging his sobbing siblings to live their lives as best they can, before he steals their memories of him.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:In the True Ending of the first game, 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.]]
* BigNo: In the Continuum Shift retelling in CPEX, he shouts this when Rachel shocks him, Nago and Gii after [[spoiler:Gii showed them the picture of Rachel being bound by the baddies. Earlier Ragna had called her out about that moment but Rachel purposefully ignored him.]]
* BigWhat: Ragna the Whatedge, and all the other moments in Rachel's gag reel. Due to playing the OnlySaneMan in Gag Reels, this is expected.
* BlessedWithSuck: His Azure Grimoire grants him extraordinary abilities, enough to be considered the most wanted criminal in the world by the NOL and wage a one man assault on them. It comes with a ''lot'' of drawbacks despite all that. Using it slowly erodes him into another Black Beast, he needs to devour souls for it to function, and any injury he receives from things outside of logic[[note]]Nox Nyctores, Magic, etc etc[[/note]] will slow his HealingFactor and cannot be undone, even by Phenomena Intervention.
* BodyHorror: While its usually obscured due to his jacket, extra material shows the arm that houses the Azure Grimoire is covering his body in what looks like a shadow.[[note]]His younger character portraits show it only reaching up to a little over his arm, when he's an adult, its reached over the shoulder to his torso.[[/note]] When he uses Devoured by Darkness, said arm becomes a giant, red tipped claw with a pulsing eye. [[spoiler: And in two endings of the series, his clothes start to shred as he turns into a very feral looking monstrosity.]]
* BonusBoss: ''Unlimited'' Ragna is the very first in the series. He even gets a separate theme just for his boss version.
** In ''CT'', get enough super finishes and you will fight him directly after fighting Nu, skipping your character's ending and returning to the Sheol Gate stage. Defeating him rewards the player with a special "Congratulations!" screen.
** In ''[=CS2=]'' and ''CSE'', only Mu-12 can fight him if she has gotten enough super finishes. Jin and Hazama fight him as their FinalBoss.
** In ''CF'', defeating all opponents with Astral Heats will cause the credits to be interrupted and Ragna's Drive symbol to flash on the screen while he shouts his Astral quote. You are then taken to a secret stage known as Judgment Day to fight him.
* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Was subject to this in the third game when he was unable to use the Azure and by extension, the use of his right arm and eye for most of the game. He becomes a much more efficient fighter when he regains the use of his limbs and sight, and is able to even defeat Nu in the True Ending without using the Azure, something he was never able to do prior.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:While he does regain some of his sentience, Izanami makes his Grimoire go wild, turning him into a mindless berserker that injures Jin and Noel before heading off with Izanami.]]
* BringMyRedJacket: Most of the endings featuring him have him receive some type of injury. He's also a GlassCannon and even his SuperMode drains his health (although no longer the case in the third game).
* BroughtDownToBadass: [[spoiler: As Bloodedge in ''Phase 0''.]] Also throughout ''CP'' when his Azure Grimoire his sealed off. Sure, he doesn't exactly fare a whole lot, but he manages to hold his own well enough despite the handicap. Also see BoxingLessonsForSuperman above.
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: He's mainly a crass guy with a penchant for violence, but he's a nice guy deep down who can barely hide his empathy. He also quickly becomes friends with [[FunPersonified Taokaka.]]
* ButNotTooForeign: As shown in ''CF'', [[spoiler:he, Jin and Saya[=/=]Noel are the children of the 5th Prime Field Device, who is implied to be based off of Saya Terumi, who is Japanese. This also applies to Lambda-11, Mu-12, and Nu-13]].
* ButtMonkey: ''Continuum Shift'' seems to have turned him into this. The ghost-dream and the Spectacles of Eros scenes are both huge [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Crowning Moments of Funny]]. Not to mention that just about anyone not named Taokaka or Celica has something derisive or snarky to say to him.
* ByronicHero: A textbook example. He's tall, he's handsome, he has a troubled past and a cynical and occasionally abrasive (but also down-to-earth) attitude to match, and his quest for revenge against Terumi and rebellion against all forms of authority leave him morally questionable, but this is obscured by his surprising compassion. Oh, and chicks dig him.
* CainAndAbel: Because of circumstances outside their control when they children, and the fact that their destinies are at complete odds with each other, there is a ''lot'' of bad blood between him and Jin. Even being on the same side during ''Chronophantasma'' doesn't quell their feud much. They finally do make peace by the time of ''CF'' [[spoiler: and then Ragna has to erase Jin's memory so he can complete his plan on devouring all of the Entitled's dreams...]]
* CallingYourAttacks: Ragna does an enormous amount of this, [[LargeHam at maximum volume and ferocity.]]
** Taken UpToEleven whenever he fights [[ArchEnemy Hazama and/or Terumi]].
* CameBackStrong: An heroic example. He nearly bled to death after Terumi cut off his arm and burned down his home. Then he was bitten by Rachael and fused with the corpse of an EldritchAbomination. This gave him the Azure Grimoire and Soul Eater powers which turned him into a OneManArmy. The bad news is that if he uses them too much, he will ''turn into'' the aforementioned EldritchAbomination.
* TheCameo: In [[spoiler:VisualNovel/XBlazeCodeEmbryo as a Silhouette]].
* CatchPhrase: ''"It's not over yet."'' It's even the name of one of his Special attacks. He is also very fond of variations of "Outta my way!"
* CelibateHero: Despite the vast amounts of ShipTease he gets, Ragna hasn't really shown any romantic interest in anyone. Makes sense, he's got way more important matters to worry about than his love life. He does mention a liking for "young girls" in ''CS'' (when he gets mistaken for liking his own brother, ItMakesSenseInContext), so Ragna isn't exactly ENTIRELY uninterested in the opposite sex. Also, in Jin's Gag Reel in CF, Ragna blatantly states he is into women.
* CharacterDevelopment: Starting with ''Continuum Shift'' and all throughout ''Chronophantasma'', Ragna has slowly gone from an individual motivated purely by revenge and was more than content with destroying everything that pissed him off, to a far more heroic individual willing to protect those he cares about. In ''Central Fiction'', he becomes much more calmer than he was before and shows more resolve to solve the big problem, even getting to make a plan for it: see ZeroApprovalGambit below.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He was far more belligerent and unheroic in the original Calamity Trigger than later on. Notably, the pre-release short stories for CT showed he murdered indiscriminately. After ''Continuum Shift'' however, his more common traits began to show, to the point of that ''Continuum Shift's'' retelling of Calamity Trigger retconned his initial acts of violence and personality.
* ChekhovsGun: Jubei duly warned Ragna to not think of the Azure Grimoire's power as his own. Later, in CP, [[spoiler:Izanami managed to control him against his will by forcing his Azure Grimoire to go berserk]], and in CF, it not being "his" is the reason [[spoiler:he isn't being affected by the Embryo's soul deteriorating effect when everyone else who used Drives got their souls sucked]].
* 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. It magnets a lot of characters, from Noel to Kokonoe... to even ''Nirvana''.[[note]]Amongst playable characters, both [[SingleTargetSexuality Tsubaki]] and [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Taokaka]] were absent from the gag reel.[[/note]] 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. In canon the list of girls having confirmed feelings being Noel, Rachel, Celica, Lambda, Nu, Saya, Izanami, and even Mai was flustered and blushing upon their first meeting.
* CloseRangeCombatant: He excels extremely well the closer he is to the opponent and overwhelms them with his life draining moves and above average damage output.
* ComesGreatResponsibility: Was told by Jubei to never think of the Azure Grimoire's power as his own, but Ragna never seemed to understood what that actually meant considering how willing he is to throw it's power around at anything that remotely pisses him off.
** He ''finally'' understands what he meant by ''Chronophantasma''. [[spoiler: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v0M324v9PE He refuses to use the grimoire against Azrael, acknowledging that it isn't his power to throw around and wants to fight with his own strength]].]]
* CosmicPlaything: Ragna ''never'' catches a break, at all. Whenever he succeeds in something, the universe makes sure for something equally bad or worse to happen afterwards.
** It's bad enough that he's stuck in two unwanted yandere relationships with both of his siblings (well, one real sibling and one "technical" sibling).
** In ''Chronophantasma'', when Rachel warns him that discovering the truth about the Azure Grimoire will decide his future, Ragna states that he believes his future was never really in his hands to begin with.
** [[spoiler:In ''Central Fiction'', it's actually justified: he is the titular Central Fiction, the "dream that God observes", and thus, literally a plaything for The Origin (the girl in the Master Unit). Gloriously averted, though, when he, against all odds, manages to save the world, by making peace with the Origin.]]
* 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!"
* CurbStompBattle: Has been on the giving AND receiving end over the course of the series:
** His first fight with Jin has him on the giving end of this trope. Jin ends up spending most of ''Continuum Shift'' as a HandicappedBadass because of this.
** Was on the receiving end of this from Hakumen...until he activated the Azure Grimoire and turned the fight around.
** Also gives one to Hazama at the end of ''Continuum Shift'', [[spoiler:though it turns out is was JustAsPlanned]].
** Also ends up on the receiving end of one against Kagura, [[spoiler:though to be fair, [[{{DramaPreservingHandicap}} Celica was nearby]]]].
** Delivers a pretty epic one to Nu-13, ''without using the Azure Grimoire''.
** Gets on the receiving end of this with his first fight against Nine in ''Central Fiction'', but he gets better and returns the favor in the last third of the game though.
** Trounces Hazama again in ''Central Fiction''. The best part is that Hazama gets no victories or consolation prizes out of this one.
** Delivers many of these to most of the roster in the last third of ''Central Fiction''.
* 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.
* CynicismCatalyst: His whole DarkAndTroubledPast turns him into a rough man who doesn't care about the world and is obsessed with revenge. However CharacterDevelopment slowly turns him into a better person.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: [[KamehameHadoken Dead Spike's]] input is reversed in Chronophantasma[[note]]From 214D (Quarter-Circle Back), to 236D (Quarter-Cirle Forward).[[/note]] With its old input being his new Bloodscythe move.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: When he was a child, he lost his home, his family, and his arm. He got a replacement for the latter but it's the remains of an EldritchAbomination that ravaged the world years ago and if Ragna overuses its power, threatens to consume him and destroy the world again.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He dresses in [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver Red/Black]], his epithet is TheGrimReaper, and has the potential to destroy the entire world. Is he a good guy? [[AntiHero Sort of...]] This trope is however played straight after some CharacterDevelopment mellowed him out considerably.
* DeadlyLunge: His Hell's Fang move.
* DeadlyUpgrade: Blood Kain. In ''CP'' however it gets a non-deadly upgrade in form of Blood Kain Idea.
* DeadpanSnarker: His story and arcade lines have a lot of this for pretty much everyone he talks to.
* DeathFromAbove: He has a new attack in ''Continuum Shift'' called Belial Edge, where he dives downward with his blade. It's replaced in ''Central Fiction'' with a move named Nightmare Edge, which does a similar thing but has an added attack that restores Ragna's health if it hits.
* DeclarationOfProtection: In Chronophantasma, when Ragna laments not having a reason to fight like Jin and Noel do, Celica gives him the suggestion that he should be her protector. Ragna doesn't really understand what he's protecting her from, but he agrees regardless. He takes this a lot more seriously when Celica's purpose is revealed however, especially [[spoiler:after he returns from a trip to the past, where he met the real Celica there.]]
** Gives a pretty damn impressive one for Noel in ''Alter Memory''.
* {{Determinator}}: Most people would go insane if put through half of the shit Ragna goes through, but he just swears a bit and keeps it moving.
* {{Dhampyr}}: He becomes one after Rachel bit him to save him from his mortal wound in his DarkAndTroubledPast. Though that only happens in the original timeline; in the others, she just gave him the Azure Grimoire to save him.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Despite having ''three'' possible love interests, he doesn't hook up with any of them [[spoiler:because Noel is his resurrected sister, Celica dies and he erases Rachel's memories of him. Oh, and he disappears from reality.]]
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Ragna does not give a single shit about the titles or status of the various characters he knows and pretty much speaks to them with the same attitude he treats everyone with. He also has no problem fighting against those same people either despite the fact that more than half of them are capable of kicking his own ass.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:In the climax of ''CF'', he manages to drag Terumi out of the Susanoo Unit (which give him godly powers) and then [[KillTheGod strike him down to his very soul]]. Terumi is actually impressed at this and he DiedLaughing.]]
* DieOrFly: After getting his arm chopped off, he had two choices; bleed out and die or survive assimilating the Azure Grimoire. Naturally he survives the latter.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: In his ''Continuum Shift'' BadEnding [[spoiler:Rachel does a combination of this and LapPillow for him. After turning into the Black Beast and being defeated, Rachel rests his head on her lap and holds his face, [[CryCute crying]] as he dies]].
* TheDragon: To Boing Queen [[spoiler: Litchi]] in Platinum's gag reel in ''Continuum Shift''.
* DramaPreservingHandicap: Because of her [[spoiler:ability to suppress seithr]], if Celica is in his proximity, his right hand becomes crippled, his red eye unusable and he can't use his Azure powers around 1/3 into the third game's story. Made worse by Kokonoe telling him to stay close with her or his Idea Engine will blow up. This leads to the PowerLossMakesYouStrong below. [[spoiler:Later Kokonoe reveals that the "bomb" thing was a lie, and she later upgrades his Idea Engine so that he'll be immune to Celica's seithr-nullifying ability and he can use his powers again.]]
* TheDreaded: To the NOL. [[spoiler: By the end of ''Central Fiction'', even '''Terumi''' [[{{BigBad}} of all people]] is at least somewhat afraid of him]].
* DudeWheresMyRespect: He really doesn't get as much respect from the cast as his reputation would imply. Not helping is that 1) most of the cast are capable of kicking his ass, 2) he's got that confrontational personality.
** He actually starts getting more respect in ''Chronophantasma'' as he dials down his abrasive attitude and becomes stronger without relying on the Grimoire.
* TheDulcineaEffect: In Remix Heart ch. 11, he agrees to help Mai finding the Azure, claiming that leaving a woman in a place like that (i.e a place with thick seithr concentration and other dangers) would disturb his sleep.
* DyingDealUpgrade: After Terumi cut off his arm, he was [[LeftForDead left to bleed out in the burning Church]] until Rachel came to him. She offered him the Azure Grimoire to get a second chance at life and, in the first time loop, drank his blood.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:After a life of trauma, fighting and constant danger; Ragna manages to reunite with his family, defeat his enemies and save the world. Though the happy ending is more for his family and the world than for him, because he had to [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice]] his own existence in order to save everyone. He's still perfectly willing to go through with it, though.]]
* EleventhHourSuperpower: It seems to happen [[OnceAnEpisode once per game]], but in every True Ending of the series, Ragna will be forced to activate his Azure Grimoire to fight the respective game's final boss.
* EscapedFromTheLab: He, along with his siblings, was rescued from an unknown lab by Jubei and then was brought to Celica's custody.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Besides Jin, Arakune's ''CS'' Gag Reel features Hazama wanting to marry an unconscious Ragna.
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* EvilIsNotAToy: Ragna is constantly told by Jubei to never mistake the power of Azure Grimoire for his own. For good reasons: 1) It endangers him into turning into a Black Beast should he overuses it, 2) if the grimoire is somehow manipulated from outside sources, he's screwed, such as Terumi shutting it down (because he can create Azure Grimoire and thus knows its ins and outs), [[spoiler:Celica's latent ability disables it, and Izanami forcefully turning him berserk with it]].
* FaceOfAThug: Despite looking [[PerpetualFrowner perpetually angry]], he is actually a pretty good guy when you show him some kindness.
* FacialCompositeFailure: In his infamously {{Gonk}} WantedPoster, natch. Taokaka had a hard time differentiating real Ragna with poster Ragna because of it.
* FailureHero: He tries damn hard, but it seems like Ragna's attempt to change anything about his miserable life just end up for naught. He ''does'' win a few times, but they're usually not crucial victories and when the stakes are higher and he does manage to win, it usually furthers the villains' whims. Subverted in ''Central Fiction'' however, where Ragna almost single-handily derails all of the villain's plans.
* TheFettered: Despite his protests, Ragna has a pretty solid moral compass and draws strength from his refusal to give up and his desire to protect what's close to him.
* FightMagnet: Being the main character of a fighting game series, this is kind of expected and he's very annoyed by it.
* FinalFirstHug: [[spoiler:Before he goes off to chase after Susanoo, he hugs Rachel for the first, and last, time, and thanks her for everything. She struggled at first, but then she goes with it and embraces him. He then goes to erase her memories of him.]]
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: He met Tao when she was just a kitten when he and Jubei encountered her Torakaka during training. Ragna eventually remembers, Tao...[[TheDitz doesn't.]]
** In the third game Celica apparently recalls meeting Ragna before; he recalls nothing of the sort. Although, he didn't really forget, so much as he didn't go through the events that led to their first meeting yet... (Hint: time-travel shenanigans.)
* ForceAndFinesse: He's the force to Jin's finesse. While Ragna fights more like a reckless brawler with his power-oriented battle style, Jin fights with elegant swordsmanship an skilled use of his ice powers.
** [[spoiler:Besides [[{{DramaPreservingHandicap}} Celica nullifying his powers]]]], this is also the reason for his initial loss to [[{{TheAce}} Kagura]] in ''Chronophantasma''. While Ragna is strong, Kagura notes that he primarily just throws his strength around until his enemy dies or is defeated. Kagura, meanwhile, is both force AND finesse, having trained his entire life in the Duodecim and applied said training in all his fights. After their battle and his arrest, Ragna seems to have taken this to heart, and now fights with more skill than he ever did previously.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: One of his dislikes is ghosts. And Terumi ''is one''; he's possibly even the reason for this phobia in the first place.
** His specials have a hellish theme to their names. [[spoiler: That, and some of the designs, point towards the Azure Grimoire being the Black Beast]].
* FusionDance: As revealed in ''CT'', the Black Beast comes from a fusion of him and Nu (with 2 halves of an Azure Grimoire and a Murakumo Unit) getting sent back to the past by the Cauldron.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Ragna's personality and fighting style is reflected perfectly in gameplay, focusing on simple, heavy-hitting blows while barely bothering with defense.
** Kinda starts falling under GamplayAndStorySegregation below after ''Chronophantasma''. He now fights with more skill and caution, but his in-game fighting looks the same as it did in the previous games.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: In gameplay Ragna's Soul Eater is considered a Drive but in story it is explicitly only an ability of the Azure Grimoire. [[spoiler:This becomes important in ''Central Fiction'' where most of the cast becomes weaker due to the Embryo sucking in their souls when they use Drives but Ragna remains strong, even when constantly using Soul Eater.]]
* GlassCannon: He has below average health, so much that despite his huge firepower, even his life-sucking ability will have a hard time keeping it up. A console-exclusive skit in Calamity Trigger had Litchi poke fun of it and compare him to ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''[='s=] Chipp Za--[[SoundEffectBleep GAUNTLET HADES]]!
* {{Gonk}}: His wanted poster.
* GoodIsNotNice: Though he and Rachel are not as bad as Hakumen, Jin, or Kokonoe. Apparently he's been abrasive ever since he was a kid, even to the Sister that took care of him and his siblings.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: He tends to get grievously injured, a lot. [[spoiler: However, while his wounds eventually heal over time, they are inflicted on his very soul and cannot be undone even with Phenomenon Intervention.]]
* GrappleMove: His Devoured by Darkness Distortion Drive has him grab his opponent's neck with his enlarged right hand, then [[NeckLift lift them up]] and then suck their life force for himself. Also his Not Over Yet! (See below)
* 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... Jubei never tells anyone, despite idolizing the man, due to immense guilt of not being able to prevent his death.]]
** Taken even further in ''Central Fiction''. [[spoiler: He saves the entire world and reality itself, but had to erase everyone's memories of him in the process. As a result, nobody knows just how hard he fought to ensure everyone's safety and nobody ever will. The simple reason is that Ragna's very existence (as the Central Fiction) is intrinsically and inextricably part of the problem, so removing himself from the picture entirely is the only way to fix it.]]
* GuestFighter: In VideoGame/LostSaga and VideoGame/{{Toukiden}} 2 (for the latter, just as a Mitama/equippable spirit).
* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:In ''[=BlazBlue=]: Phase 0'', after getting sent back in time, Ragna's right arm and eye stopped working. However, it's downplayed as while he can hold his own [[RealityEnsues he notes his center of gravity is off due to not being able to use his arm, and that he has a blind spot on his right side, so his fighting style is severely hindered as a result.]]]]
** Also happens in the third game, where his Azure Grimoire, and by extension his right arm and eye stop functioning. [[spoiler:It's due to Celica's abilities.]]
* HairTriggerTemper: It doesn't take much to piss him off, especially with the weird cast around him.
* HarmfulToMinors: All of those DarkAndTroubledPast above happened while he was still a young kid.
* 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.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Although it's kinda justified. While Ragna is not a bad person ([[GoodIsNotNice Although he certainly isn't very nice]]), he is technically a terrorist who has destroyed many NOL branches and threatens the stability of the world. It's not surprising that he doesn't have a very good reputation to people who don't know him personally. His reputation does get better fortunately, at least among the major characters.
* HeroesPreferSwords: As the main protagonist, it's natural that he gets to wield a sword. In this case, the Blood-scythe.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Ragna has a really hard time recognizing that people see good traits in him, and doesn't see himself as anything more than a murderous scumbag who's only goal in life is to get revenge on Terumi, the man who wronged him. Gets over it after some CharacterDevelopment, see YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre below.
* HeyYou: Has a habit of referring to most of his acquaintances this way; "Rabbit"[[note]]Rachel[[/note]], "Masked Freak"[[note]]Hakumen[[/note]], "Old Man"[[note]]Valkenhayn[[/note]]. Unlike Tao who does it out of playful innocence, there's a lot of irreverence behind Ragna's naming.
* 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.
* HumanoidAbomination: He becomes one when using his Astral [[spoiler:, and after becoming part of the Black Beast. He gets better though.]]
* IAmNotLeftHanded: "Restriction 666 released... Dimensional interruption imaginary number formed... [[TitleDrop BlazBlue]] (or Azure Grimoire in some parts of the dub, [[InconsistentDub or both]])... Activated!" That's when he decides that his enemy is dangerous enough for him to need his dangerous Azure Grimoire and stop fooling around.
* ICanStillFight: If there's one thing Ragna is good at, it's fighting when he realistically has no chance of winning. This literally happens in every game to date. Every one.
* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler: As Bloodedge in ''Phase 0'' and the Six Heroes storyline in ''Chronophantasma''. Happens again in the new true ending of ''Chronophantasma Extend'', where he appears out of the Embryo. This continues into ''Central Fiction''.]]
* IdiotHero: [[PlayingWithATrope Sorta.]] He has pretty average intelligence, but a really nasty habit of [[LeeroyJenkins blindly attacking any problem head on.]] In all fairness, however, the characters who try to talk him out of such things [[PoorCommunicationKills really are godawful at explaining themselves]] -- see OnlySaneMan.
* IHaveManyNames: "The Black Beast", "Grim Reaper", "The World's Nightmare", "Rawrgnya", "Raggy", [[spoiler:"Central Fiction"]].
* ILetYouWin: In one encounter with Bang in the first game, he purposefully let himself lose so that Bang can just go away. He notes that it isn't easy pretending to lose.
* InternalReveal: He had no idea that Jubei and Kokonoe were parent and child and was pretty indignant neither of them told him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He tries very hard to portray himself as a cold and unfeeling hardass, but he really sucks at it. Ragna can't turn the other cheek when someone's in trouble. He's also fairly down to earth when interacting with people not trying to antagonize or kill him. By ''Chronophantasma'' the heart of gold part is given more prominence.
* 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: While he may be a wanted criminal and mass-murderer, 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...
-->'''Young Ragna:''' (''upon meeting Jubei for the first time'') [[CutenessProximity "YOU'RE A KITTY! A BIG KITTY!"]]
* 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azw290XX36o Seitz]] ScreamsLikeALittleGirl...
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Twice. [[spoiler:Rachel sends him back to the past to learn about Kushinada's Linchpin, the process of which leaves gaps in his memories. He still remembers his own name and recognizes Celica and Jubei, but it feels like déjà vu to him]]. The process is reversed when he gets back. The second time is in the ending of ''Chronophantasma Extend'', where he wakes up [[spoiler:with the Embryo high in the sky, with no clue where or ''who'' he is; this continues in ''CF'' up until the end of the Act 2]].
** This is also one of the abilities he can inflict with his Soul Eater [[spoiler:and is how he intends on "devouring" the dreams of the Entitled.]]
* LeeroyJenkins: In a rare case for a Japanese protagonist, this is arguably [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed.]] Ragna's tendency to just attack everything in his way leads him to making some pretty poor decisions. A notable example is when he goes after Terumi in ''Continuum Shift'' despite repeated warnings not to, the reason? [[spoiler: Terumi created the Azure Grimoire, and not only does he know how to shut down Ragna's, he has his own, more powerful version.]]
** To be easier on Ragna though, [[PoorCommunicationKills nobody bothered to tell him any of that because it would worsen his grudge against Terumi, which would make Terumi stronger.]]
** It's even lampshaded in his HMPK session where Kokonoe tells him to stop and actually listen what other characters say to him instead of "being all badass and say 'WHAT DID YOU SAY?!' to everything".
* LegacyCharacter: "The Bloodedge" comes from the unsung hero Bloodedge, who held back the Black Beast for a year before the Six Heroes could defeat it. He took on the name at Jubei's request, him being one of the few who actually knows Bloodedge. [[spoiler:The truth is, Bloodedge is Ragna himself, transported to the past (shown in ''CP'') to create the StableTimeLoop.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: The song rather appropriately named ''Rebellion'', which describes...well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Ragna's rebellion against the world and his fate.]] His boss theme is ''Black Onslaught'', when he really cuts loose with the Azure Grimoire.
* LifeDrain: As noted above, the main ability of his drive. The more attacks he hits you with his drive attacks, the more health he drains. The amount increases even further in [[DeadlyUpgrade Blood Kain]].
* LightningBruiser: His Unlimited self is not only faster and stronger than he normally is, he '''out-tanks Tager''' (at least in ''CT'').
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Noel. [[spoiler:By the events of ''CF'', they actually are: Noel finally becomes Saya's reincarnation and actively refers to Ragna as her brother. On his end, Ragna is quick to sucker punch Kagura when he makes a joke at Noel's expense.]]
* LivingMacguffin: In the first game, practically ''everyone'' wants a piece of Ragna.
* LockedIntoStrangeness: He used to be blond, like the rest of his family. But then due to the combination of trauma he got in his DarkAndTroubledPast, as well as [[spoiler:DiseaseBleach after getting his hand lopped off and replaced by Azure Grimoire]], his hair turned white.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Is aware of being this and extremely annoyed by it. He repeatedly yells at Rachel to "throw him a bone!". Averted in later sequels where he's actually in on what's going on and acting on it.
* LogicalWeakness: His Soul Eater only works when fighting against people that actually have souls. Therefore, he is at a disadvantage against Fuzzies because he summons soulless monsters like ghouls and a Bone Dragon.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: 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.
* TheMcCoy: To Jin's [[TheSpock Spock]] and Noel's [[TheKirk Kirk]]
* 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 and being executed by getting thrown into a SnakePit. Considering that Terumi is associated with snakes, this probably is not a coincidence.
* MessiahCreep: [[spoiler:A grumpy, anti-social wanted criminal becomes the savior of mankind.]]
* MessianicArchetype: [[spoiler: At the end of ''Centralfiction'', Ragna sacrifices everyone's memories of him, in order to save the world]].
* MistakenForPedophile: Just in case he wasn’t enough of a CosmicPlaything already. In ''Continuum Shift'', the waitress at the Chinese restaurant assumes this after he [[ThatCameOutWrong accidentally says he likes young girls]] and he is directly called a pedophile by [[BrattyHalfPint Luna]] and [[ClingyJealousGirl Rachel]].
* MySisterIsOffLimits: [[spoiler:Punches Kagura across the room after he jokingly calls him "Onii-sama" after flirting with Noel. This is after it's revealed that Noel has part of Saya's soul and therefore Saya herself.]]
* MysticalWhiteHair: His hair bleached as a result of the trauma he endured when Terumi chopped off his arm and assimilating the Azure Grimoire.
* NamedWeapons: His BFS, the Blood-Scythe. Somewhat not fitting until you see his Astral Heat. Or, as of the third game, his new special move Blood-Scythe.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Well, this should have been painfully obvious by now.
* 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.]]
* {{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: He's actually a rather decent guy to anyone who gets past his gruff exterior, such as Noel and Celica. Shown off best in Episode 8 of [[Anime/BlazblueAlterMemory the anime]], in his interactions with a lost Lambda.
** In the [[spoiler:"Six Heroes"]] story of ''Chronophantasma'', [[spoiler:his Bloodedge incarnation has amnesia and thus has no memory of all the terrible events of his life. He's a much less aggressive and confrontational guy (although still resorts to swearing a lot), and he's really sweet to Celica, implying that beyond his FreudianExcuse, this is his true personality]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** In ''CS'': [[spoiler:Him managing to turn Mu-12 back to Noel is considered as something nigh-impossible that Takamagahara gets distracted at it, allowing Terumi to hack into their system and taking over them.]]
** In ''CP'': [[spoiler:Him saving Nu-13 instead of killing her (as Hakumen expected) leads to Izanami controlling Nu to stab Ragna while he's distracted, leaving him injured enough for Izanami to control his Azure Grimoire.]]
* NinetiesAntiHero: A rather unique subversion. While he fills the general criteria; has the dark and gritty name, [[CastingAShadow lethal powerset]] and an equally [[{{BFS}} lethal]] [[SinisterScythe weapon]] with names just as gritty as his (Dead Spike, Hell's Fang, Blood-Scythe, Blood Kain, etc.), the bad attitude, is totally committed to whatever his current goal is (often to the point of getting him into some deep shit), and will beat down anyone who gets in the way of said goal. The subversion comes in that...Ragna is taken nowhere near as seriously as other examples; he commands almost no respect from the cast as they generally look down and make snide remarks toward him, most of the series` humor is at [[ButtMonkey his expense]], and despite his attitude, he's one of the kindest characters in the series and generally helps people for no benefit to himself. Really, he's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold masquerading as this trope. As noted above, Ragna eventually gets past this trope once he realizes that he never really accomplished anything by just attacking things head on and seeking out revenge, so he decided to focus on protecting the things that are precious to him.
* NominalHero: Before CharacterDevelopment started to settle in, this was all he really was. It's pretty easy to miss the fact that Ragna wasn't fighting against the NOL for altruistic reasons, but just to get his chance to kill [[ArchEnemy Terumi.]] In fact, he said in no uncertain terms that he hates the world and everything in it and deep down he wanted to destroy it for screwing him over. By the third and fourth games he starts to grow out of this and becomes more genuinely heroic to protect those he cares about.
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: A protagonist example. His path of destruction and vengeance earned him the highest bounty ever put out by the NOL, and the very likely occurrence that he will become another Black Beast has made him a rather feared and hated individual within the series. The misunderstood part comes from the fact he has ''very'' justifiable reasons for his destructive tendencies, and he barely has any control over his grimoire as it is. Almost everyone that gets to know him learn quickly that despite the rough exterior and his questionable actions, he's nowhere near as bad a person as his reputation implies.
* OnceAnEpisode: In pretty much every game, the story mode starts with the hijinks between him and Taokaka. Each also features his [[FacialCompositeFailure hilariously bad]] WantedPoster.
* OneHandedZweihander: In standard Anime fashion, he has absolutely no trouble wielding a sword that's clearly too large to be of reasonable use.
* OneManArmy: Has destroyed entire NOL installations all on his own.
** In [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCentralFiction Central Fiction]], he decides that to save the world, he must deny the entitled their wishes and "devour" them. This translates to going through almost the entire playable roster, beating them and using the Azure to steal their dreams.
* OneWingedAngel: Does this during his Astral Finish, where he turns into... something big and covered in shadow.
* OnlySaneMan: Ragna, usually in the Gag Reels, is played as a spectacularly [[LargeHam hammy]] version of this by both voice actors, wildly complaining and [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] the absurdity around him while others hardly seem to notice. This ranges from all sorts of wacky scenarios, where he dies and becomes part of a ghost pirate crew to forcibly joining Terumi's new rock band and trying to correct Celica's sense of direction. However, in the main story, he's less so, considering that he's got tons of anger-management issues and has the Black Beast stored within him that could turn him into that very beast. He still tries his best to be sane, bless him.
* OrderVersusChaos: His rivalry with his brother Jin[[spoiler:/Hakumen]] is based mostly around this trope, with him obviously being the chaos.
* {{Outlaw}}: with quite the bounty.
* ParryingBullets: [[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.
* PerpetualFrowner: While [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear 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.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Despite being the series [[{{TheChewToy}} chew toy]], there is a reason why the world [[{{TheDreaded}} fears him]]. He's destroyed entire NOL bases and [[{{OneManArmy}} effortlessly dismantled their armies]]. The anime shows us some of this, as he destroyed a city block and later a construction site with just ''one swing of his sword''.
* PetTheDog: As much as he tries to embrace his [[TheDreaded reputation]], he definitely seems to have some morals to himself.
* PhlebotinumOverload: [[spoiler:He deliberately releases the Idea Engine's limiter on his Azure Grimoire in order to fight evenly with Susano'o, nearly destroying his own body in the process. By the time of his final talk with Amane this caused the corruption from the Azure Grimoire to spread to the point where it's covering his eyes.]]
* 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.
* PowerLossMakesYouStrong: Pretty much his CharacterArc in ''Chronophantasma'', he's unable to use his Azure Grimoire and is forced to fight without it. In the process, he grows to understand the meaning of power [[ComesGreatResponsibility and the responsibility that comes with it.]]
* 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.]]
* PreMortemOneLiner: [[spoiler: Right before he devours Terumi's soul for good.]]
-->''[[spoiler: "Be devoured by the infinite darkness...Yuuki Terumi"]]''
* ThePromise: His promise to Litchi to spare Arakune. [[spoiler:Also one for Celica in the past, as Bloodedge, to meet again in the future.]]
* ProtagonistTitle: [[spoiler:He ''is'' the fourth game's Central Fiction]]. Also, to a lesser extent, [=BlazBlue=] refers to the Azure Grimoire (which he, and Hazama, wield).
* PunctuatedPounding: Goes hand in hand with being a LargeHam during gameplay. Any match when he fights Jin or Hazama (but not Terumi strangely enough) is effectively a shouting match between the two.
* RealMenCook: According to WordOfGod, his hobby is... ''cooking''. Apparently, his specialty is meat dishes... which Jin happens to despise. Somewhat justified, as his master Jubei is a SupremeChef, some of his cooking skills might've been passed on to Ragna.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Subverted. He wears a red jacket and a black vest underneath, but he's both TheHero and while a bit of a dick at times, he's positively a messiah compared to Relius and Hazama.
* RedBaron: As mentioned, his moniker is "Grim Reaper" due to his BadassLongcoat and SinisterScythe.
* {{Red Oni|BlueOni}}: 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.
* ResistTheBeast: He's repeatedly told not to overuse his Azure Grimoire to hold him back from being turned into a new Black Beast. He seems to learn his lesson slowly but surely; when he's provoked into unleashing his Azure Grimoire against Azrael, he almost complies - but he forcefully stops in the middle of it. [[spoiler:And when Izanami causes his AG to go berserk, he still tries to hold himself back from killing Jin and Noel.]]
* {{Retgone}}: [[spoiler: In the ending of ''Centralfiction'', he erases everyone's memories of him, then "wakes the Master Unit up from her dreams"; as Ragna himself is the center of the Master Unit's "dream", this causes him to start fading out from existence, as confirmed by Amane. With that, he creates a new "possibility" with the Azure and returns the Master Unit to the boundary.]]
* ReverseGrip: Might be a nod to [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Sol Badguy]].
* RollingAttack: His new move in ''CP'', Blood-Scythe, is him doing this with his scythe form of his weapon.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Him and Celica seem to have this dynamic. She's incredibly [[GenkiGirl Genki]], and Ragna is constantly exasperated at her energy and NoSenseOfDirection. At times, though, they may become BroodingBoyGentleGirl instead.
* SayMyName: '''''TERUMI!!!''''', '''''JIN!'''''[[spoiler:, '''''SAYA!!!''''']]
* ScreamingWarrior: Not a single match using doesn't have him shout at the top of his lungs.
* 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.
* 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.]]
* ShapingYourAttacks: A good number of his specials come out with the imagery of dark claws or beastly heads.
* ShipTease: Ragna is shipped with some of the females of the cast, both in promotions and within the games themselves. It gets PlayedForLaughs in a specific Gag Reel from CS and CP respectively, when almost ''every'' named female character[[note]]And [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Jin]][[/note]] falls in love with him when wears the Spectacles of Eros.
* {{Shotoclone}}: Conspicuously averts this with his lack of full-screen projectiles and hurricane kick. [[{{Shoryuken}} Inferno Divider]] on the other hand....
** While not full screen, in ''Chronophantasma'', Dead Spike's input has changed (to a 236/QCF motion) while looking and functioning more like a projectile.
* SignatureMove: Most of his specials, DD and Astral Heat can be this, but special mention goes to his Dead Spike (where he throws out a monstrous head made of darkness). It even becomes its own character in a spinoff game.
* SirSwearsALot: Someone really needs to wash his mouth out with some soap, and this is taken UpToEleven whenever he's up against someone he ''really'' hates (Jin, Terumi, etc.)
* SkillGateCharacter: Being a main character, it's a given. He has tools for virtually every situation, doesn't have any odd gimmick, and his combos are pretty easy, yet do good amount of damage. However, he also has among the lowest health in the game.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: whenever he has a conversation with Rachel, sit back, grab a popcorn and enjoy the show.
* SNKBoss: His "Unlimited" version in Calamity Trigger's Arcade. [[spoiler:And again as a hidden boss in Central Fiction's Act 3 Arcade.]]
* StableTimeLoop: His existence and major actions revolve around this. [[spoiler:It's through his actions as Bloodedge, aided by Rachel, that he can stop the Black Beast for a year and inspire the Six Heroes to unite and arm humanity with Ars Magus, which defeated the Black Beast. His sword and jacket also has no real origin, as he gives them to Celica to be then given to young Ragna, only for him to grow up and become the Black Beast and then have Ragna (coming from the future) taking them up again. He himself is one, too - the Azure Grimoire he uses is actually his own decapitated corpse, after the Black Beast is decapitated - which is why Azure Grimoire's initial form looks like a little headless humanoid statue.]]
* SticksToTheBack: His Blood-Scythe freely hangs horizontally on the back of his hip when he's not using it.
* StockShonenHero: [[SubvertedTrope Nope]]. While Ragna is visually based on the traditional anime hero ([[AnimeHair spiky hair]], [[RedIsHeroic red outfit]], [[HotBlooded short fuse]]...), he has more in common with the NinetiesAntiHero archetype. He does shed his more negative attributes in the later games, but not enough to fit the trope.
* SuperMode: In terms of gameplay, Blood Kain acted as this for the first two games before it became the standard Overdrive. Story wise, his SuperMode is activating [=BlazBlue=] and unleashing the full power of the Azure Grimoire ([[GameplayAndStoryIntegration which translates to playing as Unlimited Ragna in gameplay]], until ''CF'').
* SuperpowerMeltdown: His Azure Grimoire will damage his soul the more he activates it and makes him more at risk at losing control and turning into a Black Beast. In fact, it does happen in his ''CS'' bad ending.
* SwissArmyWeapon: The Blood-Scythe, which doubles as both a {{BFS}} and, as the name suggests, a SinisterScythe.
* {{Synchronization}} / GeminiDestructionLaw: ''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).
* TemporalParadox: [[spoiler: Ragna went back in time and eventually left his jacket and sword with Celica before he returned to the present and Ragna would eventually inherit said jacket and sword from Jubei. So basically, his jacket and sword have no point of origin. Even stranger, when Ragna eventually returns to the present, he's without the jacket and sword but somehow gains them again in the very next scene. Also, Mitsuyoshi gets his alias "Jubei" from the future Ragna who called him such, being Jubei's disciple.]]
* 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).
* 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.]]
* ThreeStrikeCombo: His Inferno Divider can be followed up by 2 more commands. Meanwhile, Unlimited Ragna can follow up his special Dead Spike by 2 more commands.
* 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: [[JustForPun Two Many Belts]], to be exact.
* TookALevelInBadass: He takes a jump in every game.
** In ''Continuum Shift'', he gains the Idea Engine and is able to overpower Hazama/Terumi's influence on his grimoire.
*** This one actually gets [[{{LampshadedTrope}} lampshaded]] by many characters during his Arcade and early story mode in ''Chronophantasma''. Tager notes that his power supersedes all data previously acquired on him, and after equaling Hakumen in a fight later down the road, he notes his improvement.
** In ''Chronophantasma'', he learns how to fight without relying on the Azure Grimoire's power constantly. This is best shown when he defeats Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi when both his brother and Noel(both of whom had also [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} taken many levels in badass]]) where incapable of hurting it and immediately afterward [[{{CurbStompBattle}} curb-stomp]] ''Nu-13'' of all people! Keep in mind, he did all this without using the Azure Grimoire, as stated above.
** In ''Central Fiction'', after getting his memory back, he's strong enough to fight back the entire roster [[spoiler: since their existences are weaker due to the Embryo's influence, and even then he's able to go toe-to-toe with the full power of the Susanoo Unit after Terumi takes it over, which basically means Ragna's near the level of a PhysicalGod[[note]]although he needed to [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique remove the Idea Engine's limiters on his Azure Grimoire]], which threatened to destroy his body and turn him into the Black Beast, in order to reach that level of power[[/note]].]]
* TookALevelInKindness: In Chronophantasma, see CharacterDevelopment above. But since he's still Ragna at heart, he's still a bit of a smartass, just not a perpetually angry one anymore.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Tentama udon (ball noodles). He's always shown eating it whenever he dine-n-dashes.
* TrueFinalBoss: Unlimited Ragna in ''Calamity Trigger'' Arcade Mode. Reappears with full force in ''Central Fiction'' act 3.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: In covers and promotional ads, Ragna, Jin and Noel are always sided together as the series's main protagonists.
* TheUnchosenOne: ''CF'' has it mentioned that he's not one of the Entitled, i.e those who qualify to have their desire granted in the Embryo with the Azure. [[spoiler:Subverted for the true reasoning behind it: He is the dream that "god" observes, i.e the Central Fiction itself, and thus the hero in the "Story of the World". Not being the Entitled also makes him stay strong while the Entitled slowly get their souls being sucked to the Boundary, making them weaker. He's also the "Man of the Azure", the only one qualifying to walk into the Azure Gate and take the True Azure to create new possibilities.]]
* UnskilledButStrong: As noted by Kagura, Ragna really doesn't use any sort of skill or finesse when he fights but just straight up throws his power around against anyone who gets in his way and use the Azure Grimoire when things look bleak. If somebody can negate his Azure Grimoire (which a lot of characters have the ability to do) then he really finds himself in trouble. Though he starts growing out of this in ''Chronophantasma'', as mentioned above in BoxingLessonsForSuperman. By mid to late ''Central Fiction'', he seems to have entered StrongAndSkilled territory, since he was able to outright equal [[{{TheAce}} Kagura]] and [[{{SuperpowerLottery}} Nine]] without relying the Azure Grimoire.[[note]]Though in Kagura's case, he was one of the entitled having his soul drained by the Boundary, though it is worth noting that this doesn't diminish skill. Especially since Kagura was able to fight and defeat ''Azrael'' later down the road relying primarily on skill and finesse. He even outright tells the Mad Dog that he trained every day to reach that level. In Nine's case, she's one of the few NOT getting their soul and strength sapped out due to having natural magic, not a drive.[[/note]]
* UnstoppableRage: He was ''enraged'' after [[spoiler: Lambda/Nu's HeroicSacrifice and death at the hands of Terumi]] (which is really saying something given his usual attitude). What followed was [[Awesome/BlazBlue one of the most satisfying beatdowns in the series]].
--> ''Time to die, '''you degenerate son-of-a-Bitch!!'''''
** This is actually dangerous if he gets too out of control since [[spoiler: his emotions will only accelerate the progression of his erosion into the Black Beast. This happens first in ''CP'' when Azrael attacks Celica to provoke him into a fight and then in ''CF'' when Hazama taunts him after taking Rachel captive and telling Ragna exactly how he tortured Saya.]]
* UnwantedHarem: Starting from the second game, each game has a Gag Reel devoted to giving Ragna this. All of them involve the [[LovePotion Spectacles of Eros]] given by Rachel, and his harem just increases in size game after game.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: To Hazama/Yuuki Terumi. He used Ragna's battle with Mu to make Takamagahara distracted so he can hack into them.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: He's basically this with all of his associates, particularly with Rachel. He may be constantly annoyed at her attitude, but he always comes through for her when she needs him to. Not to mention she saved him from dying in his past.
* VocalEvolution: Ragna's voice (both in Japanese and English) has gotten slightly deeper over time, most likely as a way of showing his character growth.
* WeaponTombstone: [[spoiler:Leaves behind his Bloodscythe after moving on to the Boundary. TheStinger shows that it's disappeared.]]
* WeaponTwirling: He does this in one of his BattleIntro.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Did not consider any of the Prime Field Devices humans, just things that needed to be destroyed. However, after meeting Noel (and Lambda in the Anime), a Prime Field Device who is almost indistinguishable from a normal human, he starts questioning this stance. After Noel is {{MindRape}}d into her Prime Field personality, Ragna has the epiphany that it doesn't matter if she's human or not and that she has a right to live and this enables him to restore her to her "good" self.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** Near the end of the anime towards Rachel and Kokonoe, calling them out holier than thou attitude but having no alternatives to [[spoiler: save Noel after she's been tempered to her Murakumo personality.]]
** Gives Kokonoe a second one in ''Chronophantasma'' for her plan to use [[spoiler: Celica]] to activate a FantasticNuke, knowing full well it would kill her in the process.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Subverted. Sure, he's a big, swear-prone meanie head with outspoken hatred to the world and has become infamous as a criminal, but at times he can't help but be helpful to people.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He's rather comically afraid of ghosts. Many gag reels play with this.
* WhyWontYouDie: "Die Already!"; something he yells out while fighting. Especially for Terumi/Hazama.
* WistfulAmnesia: [[spoiler:Even during is amnesic phase in CF he can still remember his resolve to save Nu, Noel, and Saya. He also has an extreme urge to murder Hazama and Terumi despite not knowing who they are, and feels extremely uncomfortable around Jin and Hakumen.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Pre-CharacterDevelopment. Really more noticeable in the Anime.
* TheWorfEffect: Arguably what contributes to his ButtMonkey status the most. Whenever a powerful new character comes along, their first feats of strength is usually beating the shit out of Ragna to prove how badass they are. Hakumen, Terumi, Kagura, and Azrael are the most notable characters to do this. [[MemeticLoser It's gotten to the point where he's known for this than anything, despite his record not being too bad.]]
** Ironically, he ends up inflicting this trope on most of the cast in ''Central Fiction'', where he trounces them without even trying and uses the Azure to steal their desires.
* WorfHadTheFlu: To be a bit fairer, most of his losses are due to some influence out of his control; Hakumen's sword negates his HealingFactor, Terumi's Azure Grimoire shuts down his own before he acquired the Idea Engine, and he only had use of one arm and eye when he fought Jin and Azrael.
* WorldsStrongestMan: The Azure Grimiore makes him among the strongest of the people in the Blazblue verse. This, combined with him [[spoiler:staying strong while others are getting weaker due to the Embryo's effects]] are the reason why, in the end, he's the only character that's in the same ball bark as [[spoiler: Susanoo, a PhysicalGod.]]
* WorthyOpponent: Despite his status as the series ChewToy, he does garner some bit of respect for his reputation; The likes of Jin, Hakumen, and Azrael all express a desire to fight him at his best.
* WouldntHitAGirl: Double Subverted. He ''will'' hit a girl if they attack him, but that's only because holding back against a [[ActionGirl girl]] in this setting [[TooDumbToLive is a good way to get your ass kicked]]. That said, he clearly doesn't enjoy fighting them.
** (''to Litchi'') "*sigh* It just doesn't feel right fighting a woman."
** (''to Nu, before killing her'') "I really am sorry... Saya..."
** (''to Lambda'') "This whole thing... just... sucks!"
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After feeling somewhat powerless since he doesn't have access to his powers and sees how hard Jin and Noel are fighting for someone they care about, Celica keeps pressing him with this to the point where it eventually hits home and makes him change his attitude somewhat.
* YouAreNumberSix: Several pieces of official art show a tattoo marking Ragna as number five of something, similar to the Murakumo Units. [[spoiler: Because he is a child of the 5th Prime Field Device.]]
* YouRebelScum: How most of the normal NOL see him.
** Also, his theme song? It's called "Rebellion."
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:At the end of Chronophantasma Rachel reveals that the evil inside of him is slowly consuming him. With the amount of seithr in the world lowered, he has even less time, thus he must be killed before that happens. If that fails, then apparently killing Rachel might help as well.]]
* 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).
-->'''Rachel''': "Ragna is simply head over heels in love with me, of course!"\\
'''Luna''': "Is... is this true?!"\\
'''Ragna''': "No! And in case you missed it the first time, HELL NO! You twisted, evil, blood-sucking rabbit! What the hell do you think you're doing?!"
* ZeroApprovalGambit: [[spoiler: What he ultimately decides to do in ''CF'' Act 3 in order to try and change the world. He finally accepts what it truly means to be "the enemy of the world", and chooses to protect the girl in the Amaterasu unit and [[CruelToBeKind create change for the world by denying and devouring everyone's wishes, including her own]], reasoning that the Entitled's desires will all just end with the world "repeating its mistakes again" and thus, he wants people to stop denying their losses and misfortunes (as one sentence in Act 3 opening says: "Leave no regret behind.") He knows full well that by doing this, he will end up having to hurt and sever ties with his friends and even his own brother.]]
[[caption-width-right:300: The "[[RedBaron Grim Reaper]]". [[CosmicPlaything Don't]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold fear]] [[DarkIsNotEvil him]].]]
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'''Profile'''
* Height: 185cm (6'0.8")
* Weight: 78kg (172 lbs)
* Blood type: B
* Date of Birth: March 3
* Birthplace: Unknown
* Hobbies: Cooking (meat especially)
* Values: His silver bracelet
* Likes: Tentama udon
* Dislikes: Ghosts, the Novus Orbis Librarium
]
-->''"I'll show you fear. There is no Hell. Just darkness."''
-->''"Take a good look. THIS is the Azure!"''
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomokazuSugita (Teenage-Adult), Creator/RinaSato (Child)(Japanese)[=/=] Creator/PatrickSeitz (Teenage-Adult, ''Calamity Trigger''-''Chronophantasma''), Creator/CaitlinGlass (Child, ''[[Anime/BlazblueAlterMemory Alter Memory]]'' only) (English)
-> TheProtagonist of the series. 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. As the story goes, he becomes more heroic and uses his power towards beating the genuine villains.
-> 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, who took over Jin's mind, cut Ragna's arm off, and left him to die inside the burning building. A combination of the trauma and the Azure being implanted in him caused [[MarkOfTheSupernatural 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."
%%-> In ''Calamity Trigger'''s true ending, he is saved by Noel from falling into the cauldron and becoming the Black Beast, breaking the time loop in the process. 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 left 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 ''Chronophantasma''.
-> His arcade playthroughs are named, in order of the game: ''The end of time'', ''CONTINUUMSHIFT'' and ''nemesishorizon''. His story playthroughs are named, in the first two games[[note]]the third game stops giving each character story playthroughs and instead follows 3 general routes where you play as many kinds of characters[[/note]]: ''Grim Reaper'' and ''stray sheep''.
-> 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. In ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chronophantasma]]'', 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 ''Chronophantasma''. It also doubles the now-reduced damage of his Devoured by Darkness super.
-> His Exceed Accel (in ''BBCF''), '''Seed of Tartarus''', has him attack his foe with a chop of his sword. If it hits, he then turns his sword into a scythe and charges a powerful slash. His Astral Finish, '''Black Onslaught''' has him using the fullest might of the Azure Grimoire and turn his blade into a scythe as he proceeds to repeatedly slash his opponent with it, using Soul Eater to empower it. He then transforms into... ''something'', and unleashes a final strike that completely erases the opponent from existence.
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* AccidentalMarriage: In Rachel's joke ending in the second game, Noel got a marriage certificate for the two of them and faked the seal. Too bad it was annulled by Nirvana. Who ripped up the contract and ''[[CrazyPrepared remotely detonated the civil administration building which had the copies.]]''
** In Rachel's joke ending in the third game, Kokonoe appears and wants to give Ragna a new left arm (his left arm is artificial as of the third game). Litchi points out that the left arm(s) that she brought has wedding rings pre-installed that can't be taken off.
* AdaptationalBadass: Minor case in the second manga. He fights off the group of bounty hunters at the restaurant with Tao instead of running away from them
* {{Adorkable}}:In one of the gag reels of VideoGame/BlazblueChronophantasma, when he's at a loss for words after Celica confirmed that she likes him.
* AfraidOfNeedles: If his ''Help Me, Professor Kokonoe'''s session is of any indication, he doesn't like injections.
* AllJustADream: His [[spoiler:joke]] ending in ''CS''. As well as the abridged Continuum Shift's gag reel in ''CPEX''.
* AloofBigBrother: During their childhood, he was this to Jin. Or at least, that's how Jin viewed him.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Let's see... White-haired, red-and-black wearing BadassLongcoat, who's a snarky DarkIsNotEvil AntiHero [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold with a compassionate side to him]] who wields a BFS [[OneHandedZweihander one-handed]], and has an antagonistic relationship with his brother who has a blue coat, a katana and fights using the quick-draw style ''AND'' is a ButtMonkey of epic proportions. It's almost like ''[[Franchise/DevilMayCry Dante]]'' was [[DecompositeCharacter split]] into two characters with ''[[HandsomeLech Kagura]]'' getting the cocky, laidback charisma, [[ChickMagnet reputation with the ladies]], complete with [[ChivalrousPervert shameless ways]] and general status as TheAce; with Ragna getting every other aspect from the DarkAndTroubledPast right down to the general appearance and relationship with his brother.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl:
** Saving the girl is an objective so utterly impossible to attain in ''Continuuum Shift'' in relation to Mu-12 that [[TheOmniscient Takamagahara]] is [[BeyondTheImpossible DISTRACTED]] trying to observe Ragna doing it!
** In Chrono Phantasma, it doesn't matter if [[spoiler:it's the past or the present]], Ragna is always oppossed to the idea of using [[spoiler:Celica to activate the Kushinada Lynchpin]].
** He takes this UpToEleven in Act 3 of ''Central Fiction''. [[spoiler:he chooses to protect Noel and the girl inside the Master Unit from the other Entitled and denying all of their desired worlds, even though he knows it will mean truly becoming the “enemy of the world”]].
* AmbidextrousSprite:
** Canonically, he carries his sword in his left hand. [[note]]However in ''Chronophantasma'' he explicitly states himself to be right handed.[[/note]] In gameplay, the sword always in the hand farthest from the camera. One of his TooManyBelts 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 mismatched eyes in their correct positions. However, the bindings for his grimoire still switch to the wrong arm.
** Given a nod in the anime where he ''is'' ambidextrous.
* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:It's unclear exactly what happened to him at the end of ''Central Fiction'' and there are hints towards several different outcomes. He might have stayed with The Origin in the Master Unit, he might have been erased from the world entirely when he became "possibility" or he might still exist in the new world since his sword was taken from the grave in TheStinger]].
* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler:Ragna's race is never defined. Several sources point out that he is an ArtificialHuman. There's also the fact that he's often mistaken for a Dhampyr. Interestingly, he actually seems to be aware of it.]]
--> [[spoiler: (to Noel/Mu) "Just shut the hell up! So what if you're not human?! I'm just like you! God only knows whose soul this actually is! But it doesn't matter... I'm a person... a Human Being!"]]
** [[spoiler:There's also the presence of a [[http://www.subeimagenes.com/img/ragna-numero-5-wtf-193509.jpg No.5 tattoo]] on his chest, leading many to believe that he is either a male Murakumo unit or something similar.]]
** The fourth game confirms what he is: [[spoiler:He, along with Jin and Saya, is the "child" of the 5th Prime Field Device, making him a natural son of an artificial human.]]
* AnArmAndALeg: Part of his DarkAndTroubledPast is him losing his right arm, which is then replaced by the Azure Grimoire. Then in ''CS'', he lost his other arm in his struggle to save Mu-12. Fortunately Kokonoe gives him a new arm after that.
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: In general, most of the time loops in the first game always involve him turning into a Black Beast.
** [[spoiler:In his ''CS'' bad ending, the Azure Grimoire overpowers him and transforms him into a new Black Beast.]]
** [[spoiler: This actually came to pass in ''Chronophantasma's'' True Ending, where Nu stabs him and Izanami forces his latent power to awaken.]]
* 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.
** A more appropriate one for him would be... the Black Beast itself.
* AnimeHair: His hair is seemingly unaffected by the laws of gravity. He even has it as a kid.
* AntiAntiChrist: ''CS'' reveals that his destiny is to be [[ApocalypseMaiden the Destroyer of the World]], though he's made a vow to become the Protector of the Azure instead. By the end of ''CF'' [[spoiler:he has saved the world from destruction.]]
* AntiHero: Ragna is a good person at heart, but he has a really bad attitude problem and tends to take his frustrations out on other people most of the time. He's basically a terrorist fighting against an established government. And no, he's not doing this for altruistic reasons, but to hunt down one man who royally screwed him over. ''CP'' has him growing out of this.
* ArchEnemy: Yuuki Terumi. Initially, Ragna was motivated purely on his hatred toward the man and while he shifts his focus to other obstacles as the series progresses, its pretty clear that Terumi is at the top of Ragna's hit-list. [[spoiler: To the point where he's the final obstacle Ragna has to overcome to save the world.]]
* 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.
* ArtifactOfDoom: The Azure Grimoire serving as his new right arm, is the remnant of the [[EldritchAbomination Black Beast]] and using it is slowly corrupting him into another beast. Both the Black Beast and the thing is described as "portable Cauldron" capable of devouring souls.
-->'''Ragna:''' (''Talking to Mai'') What are you planning to do when you find it? It's not something you can easily handle.
* 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, including the Idea Engine...which she tells Ragna is a bomb. ForTheLulz.]]
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Whatever happened to him in the end, he's implied to be "somewhere high up".]]
* AttackAttackAttack: His Modus-Operandi, the best way to take down opponents to him is to just beat the shit out of it. If that doesn't work, he just keeps trying until it does. [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration This all holds true to gameplay.]]
* 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. Unless you're using Unlimited Ragna, but even then there's still the issue of range. No longer the case as of the third game where the Blood Kain is safer to use, although there's still the issue of range.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Considering the source of his name is the Norse Ragnarok, his first name means "god." [[spoiler:Which becomes a MeaningfulName with the events of ''Central Fiction'']]. And of course, "The Bloodedge".
* BadDreams: He is haunted by his inability to do anything against Terumi in his past.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: Doombringer by virtue of his Azure Grimoire which may turn him into a Black Beast, with the power to suck the soul of other people, 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.
* 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: His rather distinctive jacket which he inherited from Jubei after completing his training with him. It belonged to Jubei's old friend from the Dark War named "Bloodedge" which Ragna adopts as his title in honor of the man. [[spoiler: In actuality Bloodedge is Ragna himself thrown back to the Dark War by Rachel to learn the true nature of the Azure Grimoire, and simply gave Celica his jacket and sword before leaving to return to the present timeline.]]
* BadassTransplant: After Terumi cut off his right arm as a child, Rachel brought Ragna to the basement of the Church he lived at and presented him with the Azure Grimoire if he chooses it. Ragna wills it to serve as his new right arm and looks almost indistinguishable from his old one, albeit being completely black. Ragna's new right arm makes him one of the most powerful individuals in the series, albeit not [[DeadlyUpgrade without]] [[ArtifactOfDoom some]] [[ArtifactOfDeath problems.]]
* BerserkButton: Ragna gets pissed off at a lot of things, but [[ArchEnemy Hazama]]/[[{{Troll}} Yuuki Terumi]] is the one person who he hates more than anyone. The average match between the two is just them [[HamtoHamCombat shouting for the other to die.]]
** As of ''Chronophantasma'' [[spoiler:Izanami taunting him by mimicking Saya's voice which makes him ''completely snap''.]]
** Also in ''Chronphantasma'', it's revealed that [[spoiler: his other Button is endangering those he holds dear, as seen when Azrael provokes him by attempting to murder Celica during the tournament.]] Also shown in ''Central Fiction'', with Ragna actually going completely berserk on [[spoiler:Hazama]] after he was torturing Rachel. Terumi also (unsuccessfully) tried pressing on this button by talking about all the ways he was going to hurt her.
* BestServedCold: After Terumi burned down his church, cut off his arm, and kidnapped his sister, Ragna dedicated his entire existence towards ending his. By ''Chronophantasma'' however, he realizes that [[VengeanceFeelsEmpty its not worth it.]]
--> "I can't kill you enough times!"
* BettyAndVeronica: Always the Archie, with three possible love interests.
** Noel and Rachel are the traditional Betty and Veronica examples. He feels more "at home" with Noel due to how she resembled and sounds like his long missing sister, and while she's clumsy and irritates him a lot, she's also a good, innocent girl at heart. Rachel is a relatively newer presence in his life, practically acts as his "superior", acts elegant and mature and has a haughty personality, and bickers with him a lot, but she nevertheless cares for him (don't say it in her presence, though).
** There's also a ThirdOptionLoveInterest in form of Celica in the third game. She confuses Ragna about how she's familiar with him but not vice versa. She also inspired Ragna (not-so-willingly at first) to become her protector and improve his mindset. By the later events of the third game he realizes the big reason behind his duty and thus he takes his "protector" job more seriously. This gets lampshaded in one Gag Reel where she isn't affected when Ragna puts on the Spectacles of Eros... because she already loves Ragna a lot. (Also with the implication that Rachel does, too, as she's also shown to be immune.)
* BigBrotherInstinct: Ragna was said to be very protective of Jin and Saya when they were children, and even after all of the crap that's happened between him and Jin, it's implied that whenever they fight, he holds back, mostly likely due to this. He also never goes through with the killing blow should he win. In CS, he's even gives Jin words of encouragement to overcome his EvilWeapon.
** This also extends to Noel as well. [[spoiler:Which makes sense considering she's a clone of Saya.]] To the point where despite only knowing her for a week at most, he's willing to [[spoiler: sacrifice his left arm to restore her after she was BrainwashedAndCrazy.]]
** He eventually returns to being a CoolBigBro during [[spoiler:his final moments in ''Central Fiction'', hugging and encouraging his sobbing siblings to live their lives as best they can, before he steals their memories of him.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:In the True Ending of the first game, 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.]]
* BigNo: In the Continuum Shift retelling in CPEX, he shouts this when Rachel shocks him, Nago and Gii after [[spoiler:Gii showed them the picture of Rachel being bound by the baddies. Earlier Ragna had called her out about that moment but Rachel purposefully ignored him.]]
* BigWhat: Ragna the Whatedge, and all the other moments in Rachel's gag reel. Due to playing the OnlySaneMan in Gag Reels, this is expected.
* BlessedWithSuck: His Azure Grimoire grants him extraordinary abilities, enough to be considered the most wanted criminal in the world by the NOL and wage a one man assault on them. It comes with a ''lot'' of drawbacks despite all that. Using it slowly erodes him into another Black Beast, he needs to devour souls for it to function, and any injury he receives from things outside of logic[[note]]Nox Nyctores, Magic, etc etc[[/note]] will slow his HealingFactor and cannot be undone, even by Phenomena Intervention.
* BodyHorror: While its usually obscured due to his jacket, extra material shows the arm that houses the Azure Grimoire is covering his body in what looks like a shadow.[[note]]His younger character portraits show it only reaching up to a little over his arm, when he's an adult, its reached over the shoulder to his torso.[[/note]] When he uses Devoured by Darkness, said arm becomes a giant, red tipped claw with a pulsing eye. [[spoiler: And in two endings of the series, his clothes start to shred as he turns into a very feral looking monstrosity.]]
* BonusBoss: ''Unlimited'' Ragna is the very first in the series. He even gets a separate theme just for his boss version.
** In ''CT'', get enough super finishes and you will fight him directly after fighting Nu, skipping your character's ending and returning to the Sheol Gate stage. Defeating him rewards the player with a special "Congratulations!" screen.
** In ''[=CS2=]'' and ''CSE'', only Mu-12 can fight him if she has gotten enough super finishes. Jin and Hazama fight him as their FinalBoss.
** In ''CF'', defeating all opponents with Astral Heats will cause the credits to be interrupted and Ragna's Drive symbol to flash on the screen while he shouts his Astral quote. You are then taken to a secret stage known as Judgment Day to fight him.
* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Was subject to this in the third game when he was unable to use the Azure and by extension, the use of his right arm and eye for most of the game. He becomes a much more efficient fighter when he regains the use of his limbs and sight, and is able to even defeat Nu in the True Ending without using the Azure, something he was never able to do prior.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:While he does regain some of his sentience, Izanami makes his Grimoire go wild, turning him into a mindless berserker that injures Jin and Noel before heading off with Izanami.]]
* BringMyRedJacket: Most of the endings featuring him have him receive some type of injury. He's also a GlassCannon and even his SuperMode drains his health (although no longer the case in the third game).
* BroughtDownToBadass: [[spoiler: As Bloodedge in ''Phase 0''.]] Also throughout ''CP'' when his Azure Grimoire his sealed off. Sure, he doesn't exactly fare a whole lot, but he manages to hold his own well enough despite the handicap. Also see BoxingLessonsForSuperman above.
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: He's mainly a crass guy with a penchant for violence, but he's a nice guy deep down who can barely hide his empathy. He also quickly becomes friends with [[FunPersonified Taokaka.]]
* ButNotTooForeign: As shown in ''CF'', [[spoiler:he, Jin and Saya[=/=]Noel are the children of the 5th Prime Field Device, who is implied to be based off of Saya Terumi, who is Japanese. This also applies to Lambda-11, Mu-12, and Nu-13]].
* ButtMonkey: ''Continuum Shift'' seems to have turned him into this. The ghost-dream and the Spectacles of Eros scenes are both huge [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Crowning Moments of Funny]]. Not to mention that just about anyone not named Taokaka or Celica has something derisive or snarky to say to him.
* ByronicHero: A textbook example. He's tall, he's handsome, he has a troubled past and a cynical and occasionally abrasive (but also down-to-earth) attitude to match, and his quest for revenge against Terumi and rebellion against all forms of authority leave him morally questionable, but this is obscured by his surprising compassion. Oh, and chicks dig him.
* CainAndAbel: Because of circumstances outside their control when they children, and the fact that their destinies are at complete odds with each other, there is a ''lot'' of bad blood between him and Jin. Even being on the same side during ''Chronophantasma'' doesn't quell their feud much. They finally do make peace by the time of ''CF'' [[spoiler: and then Ragna has to erase Jin's memory so he can complete his plan on devouring all of the Entitled's dreams...]]
* CallingYourAttacks: Ragna does an enormous amount of this, [[LargeHam at maximum volume and ferocity.]]
** Taken UpToEleven whenever he fights [[ArchEnemy Hazama and/or Terumi]].
* CameBackStrong: An heroic example. He nearly bled to death after Terumi cut off his arm and burned down his home. Then he was bitten by Rachael and fused with the corpse of an EldritchAbomination. This gave him the Azure Grimoire and Soul Eater powers which turned him into a OneManArmy. The bad news is that if he uses them too much, he will ''turn into'' the aforementioned EldritchAbomination.
* TheCameo: In [[spoiler:VisualNovel/XBlazeCodeEmbryo as a Silhouette]].
* CatchPhrase: ''"It's not over yet."'' It's even the name of one of his Special attacks. He is also very fond of variations of "Outta my way!"
* CelibateHero: Despite the vast amounts of ShipTease he gets, Ragna hasn't really shown any romantic interest in anyone. Makes sense, he's got way more important matters to worry about than his love life. He does mention a liking for "young girls" in ''CS'' (when he gets mistaken for liking his own brother, ItMakesSenseInContext), so Ragna isn't exactly ENTIRELY uninterested in the opposite sex. Also, in Jin's Gag Reel in CF, Ragna blatantly states he is into women.
* CharacterDevelopment: Starting with ''Continuum Shift'' and all throughout ''Chronophantasma'', Ragna has slowly gone from an individual motivated purely by revenge and was more than content with destroying everything that pissed him off, to a far more heroic individual willing to protect those he cares about. In ''Central Fiction'', he becomes much more calmer than he was before and shows more resolve to solve the big problem, even getting to make a plan for it: see ZeroApprovalGambit below.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He was far more belligerent and unheroic in the original Calamity Trigger than later on. Notably, the pre-release short stories for CT showed he murdered indiscriminately. After ''Continuum Shift'' however, his more common traits began to show, to the point of that ''Continuum Shift's'' retelling of Calamity Trigger retconned his initial acts of violence and personality.
* ChekhovsGun: Jubei duly warned Ragna to not think of the Azure Grimoire's power as his own. Later, in CP, [[spoiler:Izanami managed to control him against his will by forcing his Azure Grimoire to go berserk]], and in CF, it not being "his" is the reason [[spoiler:he isn't being affected by the Embryo's soul deteriorating effect when everyone else who used Drives got their souls sucked]].
* 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. It magnets a lot of characters, from Noel to Kokonoe... to even ''Nirvana''.[[note]]Amongst playable characters, both [[SingleTargetSexuality Tsubaki]] and [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Taokaka]] were absent from the gag reel.[[/note]] 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. In canon the list of girls having confirmed feelings being Noel, Rachel, Celica, Lambda, Nu, Saya, Izanami, and even Mai was flustered and blushing upon their first meeting.
* CloseRangeCombatant: He excels extremely well the closer he is to the opponent and overwhelms them with his life draining moves and above average damage output.
* ComesGreatResponsibility: Was told by Jubei to never think of the Azure Grimoire's power as his own, but Ragna never seemed to understood what that actually meant considering how willing he is to throw it's power around at anything that remotely pisses him off.
** He ''finally'' understands what he meant by ''Chronophantasma''. [[spoiler: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v0M324v9PE He refuses to use the grimoire against Azrael, acknowledging that it isn't his power to throw around and wants to fight with his own strength]].]]
* CosmicPlaything: Ragna ''never'' catches a break, at all. Whenever he succeeds in something, the universe makes sure for something equally bad or worse to happen afterwards.
** It's bad enough that he's stuck in two unwanted yandere relationships with both of his siblings (well, one real sibling and one "technical" sibling).
** In ''Chronophantasma'', when Rachel warns him that discovering the truth about the Azure Grimoire will decide his future, Ragna states that he believes his future was never really in his hands to begin with.
** [[spoiler:In ''Central Fiction'', it's actually justified: he is the titular Central Fiction, the "dream that God observes", and thus, literally a plaything for The Origin (the girl in the Master Unit). Gloriously averted, though, when he, against all odds, manages to save the world, by making peace with the Origin.]]
* 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!"
* CurbStompBattle: Has been on the giving AND receiving end over the course of the series:
** His first fight with Jin has him on the giving end of this trope. Jin ends up spending most of ''Continuum Shift'' as a HandicappedBadass because of this.
** Was on the receiving end of this from Hakumen...until he activated the Azure Grimoire and turned the fight around.
** Also gives one to Hazama at the end of ''Continuum Shift'', [[spoiler:though it turns out is was JustAsPlanned]].
** Also ends up on the receiving end of one against Kagura, [[spoiler:though to be fair, [[{{DramaPreservingHandicap}} Celica was nearby]]]].
** Delivers a pretty epic one to Nu-13, ''without using the Azure Grimoire''.
** Gets on the receiving end of this with his first fight against Nine in ''Central Fiction'', but he gets better and returns the favor in the last third of the game though.
** Trounces Hazama again in ''Central Fiction''. The best part is that Hazama gets no victories or consolation prizes out of this one.
** Delivers many of these to most of the roster in the last third of ''Central Fiction''.
* 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.
* CynicismCatalyst: His whole DarkAndTroubledPast turns him into a rough man who doesn't care about the world and is obsessed with revenge. However CharacterDevelopment slowly turns him into a better person.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: [[KamehameHadoken Dead Spike's]] input is reversed in Chronophantasma[[note]]From 214D (Quarter-Circle Back), to 236D (Quarter-Cirle Forward).[[/note]] With its old input being his new Bloodscythe move.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: When he was a child, he lost his home, his family, and his arm. He got a replacement for the latter but it's the remains of an EldritchAbomination that ravaged the world years ago and if Ragna overuses its power, threatens to consume him and destroy the world again.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He dresses in [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver Red/Black]], his epithet is TheGrimReaper, and has the potential to destroy the entire world. Is he a good guy? [[AntiHero Sort of...]] This trope is however played straight after some CharacterDevelopment mellowed him out considerably.
* DeadlyLunge: His Hell's Fang move.
* DeadlyUpgrade: Blood Kain. In ''CP'' however it gets a non-deadly upgrade in form of Blood Kain Idea.
* DeadpanSnarker: His story and arcade lines have a lot of this for pretty much everyone he talks to.
* DeathFromAbove: He has a new attack in ''Continuum Shift'' called Belial Edge, where he dives downward with his blade. It's replaced in ''Central Fiction'' with a move named Nightmare Edge, which does a similar thing but has an added attack that restores Ragna's health if it hits.
* DeclarationOfProtection: In Chronophantasma, when Ragna laments not having a reason to fight like Jin and Noel do, Celica gives him the suggestion that he should be her protector. Ragna doesn't really understand what he's protecting her from, but he agrees regardless. He takes this a lot more seriously when Celica's purpose is revealed however, especially [[spoiler:after he returns from a trip to the past, where he met the real Celica there.]]
** Gives a pretty damn impressive one for Noel in ''Alter Memory''.
* {{Determinator}}: Most people would go insane if put through half of the shit Ragna goes through, but he just swears a bit and keeps it moving.
* {{Dhampyr}}: He becomes one after Rachel bit him to save him from his mortal wound in his DarkAndTroubledPast. Though that only happens in the original timeline; in the others, she just gave him the Azure Grimoire to save him.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Despite having ''three'' possible love interests, he doesn't hook up with any of them [[spoiler:because Noel is his resurrected sister, Celica dies and he erases Rachel's memories of him. Oh, and he disappears from reality.]]
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Ragna does not give a single shit about the titles or status of the various characters he knows and pretty much speaks to them with the same attitude he treats everyone with. He also has no problem fighting against those same people either despite the fact that more than half of them are capable of kicking his own ass.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:In the climax of ''CF'', he manages to drag Terumi out of the Susanoo Unit (which give him godly powers) and then [[KillTheGod strike him down to his very soul]]. Terumi is actually impressed at this and he DiedLaughing.]]
* DieOrFly: After getting his arm chopped off, he had two choices; bleed out and die or survive assimilating the Azure Grimoire. Naturally he survives the latter.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: In his ''Continuum Shift'' BadEnding [[spoiler:Rachel does a combination of this and LapPillow for him. After turning into the Black Beast and being defeated, Rachel rests his head on her lap and holds his face, [[CryCute crying]] as he dies]].
* TheDragon: To Boing Queen [[spoiler: Litchi]] in Platinum's gag reel in ''Continuum Shift''.
* DramaPreservingHandicap: Because of her [[spoiler:ability to suppress seithr]], if Celica is in his proximity, his right hand becomes crippled, his red eye unusable and he can't use his Azure powers around 1/3 into the third game's story. Made worse by Kokonoe telling him to stay close with her or his Idea Engine will blow up. This leads to the PowerLossMakesYouStrong below. [[spoiler:Later Kokonoe reveals that the "bomb" thing was a lie, and she later upgrades his Idea Engine so that he'll be immune to Celica's seithr-nullifying ability and he can use his powers again.]]
* TheDreaded: To the NOL. [[spoiler: By the end of ''Central Fiction'', even '''Terumi''' [[{{BigBad}} of all people]] is at least somewhat afraid of him]].
* DudeWheresMyRespect: He really doesn't get as much respect from the cast as his reputation would imply. Not helping is that 1) most of the cast are capable of kicking his ass, 2) he's got that confrontational personality.
** He actually starts getting more respect in ''Chronophantasma'' as he dials down his abrasive attitude and becomes stronger without relying on the Grimoire.
* TheDulcineaEffect: In Remix Heart ch. 11, he agrees to help Mai finding the Azure, claiming that leaving a woman in a place like that (i.e a place with thick seithr concentration and other dangers) would disturb his sleep.
* DyingDealUpgrade: After Terumi cut off his arm, he was [[LeftForDead left to bleed out in the burning Church]] until Rachel came to him. She offered him the Azure Grimoire to get a second chance at life and, in the first time loop, drank his blood.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:After a life of trauma, fighting and constant danger; Ragna manages to reunite with his family, defeat his enemies and save the world. Though the happy ending is more for his family and the world than for him, because he had to [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice]] his own existence in order to save everyone. He's still perfectly willing to go through with it, though.]]
* EleventhHourSuperpower: It seems to happen [[OnceAnEpisode once per game]], but in every True Ending of the series, Ragna will be forced to activate his Azure Grimoire to fight the respective game's final boss.
* EscapedFromTheLab: He, along with his siblings, was rescued from an unknown lab by Jubei and then was brought to Celica's custody.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Besides Jin, Arakune's ''CS'' Gag Reel features Hazama wanting to marry an unconscious Ragna.
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* EvilIsNotAToy: Ragna is constantly told by Jubei to never mistake the power of Azure Grimoire for his own. For good reasons: 1) It endangers him into turning into a Black Beast should he overuses it, 2) if the grimoire is somehow manipulated from outside sources, he's screwed, such as Terumi shutting it down (because he can create Azure Grimoire and thus knows its ins and outs), [[spoiler:Celica's latent ability disables it, and Izanami forcefully turning him berserk with it]].
* FaceOfAThug: Despite looking [[PerpetualFrowner perpetually angry]], he is actually a pretty good guy when you show him some kindness.
* FacialCompositeFailure: In his infamously {{Gonk}} WantedPoster, natch. Taokaka had a hard time differentiating real Ragna with poster Ragna because of it.
* FailureHero: He tries damn hard, but it seems like Ragna's attempt to change anything about his miserable life just end up for naught. He ''does'' win a few times, but they're usually not crucial victories and when the stakes are higher and he does manage to win, it usually furthers the villains' whims. Subverted in ''Central Fiction'' however, where Ragna almost single-handily derails all of the villain's plans.
* TheFettered: Despite his protests, Ragna has a pretty solid moral compass and draws strength from his refusal to give up and his desire to protect what's close to him.
* FightMagnet: Being the main character of a fighting game series, this is kind of expected and he's very annoyed by it.
* FinalFirstHug: [[spoiler:Before he goes off to chase after Susanoo, he hugs Rachel for the first, and last, time, and thanks her for everything. She struggled at first, but then she goes with it and embraces him. He then goes to erase her memories of him.]]
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: He met Tao when she was just a kitten when he and Jubei encountered her Torakaka during training. Ragna eventually remembers, Tao...[[TheDitz doesn't.]]
** In the third game Celica apparently recalls meeting Ragna before; he recalls nothing of the sort. Although, he didn't really forget, so much as he didn't go through the events that led to their first meeting yet... (Hint: time-travel shenanigans.)
* ForceAndFinesse: He's the force to Jin's finesse. While Ragna fights more like a reckless brawler with his power-oriented battle style, Jin fights with elegant swordsmanship an skilled use of his ice powers.
** [[spoiler:Besides [[{{DramaPreservingHandicap}} Celica nullifying his powers]]]], this is also the reason for his initial loss to [[{{TheAce}} Kagura]] in ''Chronophantasma''. While Ragna is strong, Kagura notes that he primarily just throws his strength around until his enemy dies or is defeated. Kagura, meanwhile, is both force AND finesse, having trained his entire life in the Duodecim and applied said training in all his fights. After their battle and his arrest, Ragna seems to have taken this to heart, and now fights with more skill than he ever did previously.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: One of his dislikes is ghosts. And Terumi ''is one''; he's possibly even the reason for this phobia in the first place.
** His specials have a hellish theme to their names. [[spoiler: That, and some of the designs, point towards the Azure Grimoire being the Black Beast]].
* FusionDance: As revealed in ''CT'', the Black Beast comes from a fusion of him and Nu (with 2 halves of an Azure Grimoire and a Murakumo Unit) getting sent back to the past by the Cauldron.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Ragna's personality and fighting style is reflected perfectly in gameplay, focusing on simple, heavy-hitting blows while barely bothering with defense.
** Kinda starts falling under GamplayAndStorySegregation below after ''Chronophantasma''. He now fights with more skill and caution, but his in-game fighting looks the same as it did in the previous games.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: In gameplay Ragna's Soul Eater is considered a Drive but in story it is explicitly only an ability of the Azure Grimoire. [[spoiler:This becomes important in ''Central Fiction'' where most of the cast becomes weaker due to the Embryo sucking in their souls when they use Drives but Ragna remains strong, even when constantly using Soul Eater.]]
* GlassCannon: He has below average health, so much that despite his huge firepower, even his life-sucking ability will have a hard time keeping it up. A console-exclusive skit in Calamity Trigger had Litchi poke fun of it and compare him to ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''[='s=] Chipp Za--[[SoundEffectBleep GAUNTLET HADES]]!
* {{Gonk}}: His wanted poster.
* GoodIsNotNice: Though he and Rachel are not as bad as Hakumen, Jin, or Kokonoe. Apparently he's been abrasive ever since he was a kid, even to the Sister that took care of him and his siblings.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: He tends to get grievously injured, a lot. [[spoiler: However, while his wounds eventually heal over time, they are inflicted on his very soul and cannot be undone even with Phenomenon Intervention.]]
* GrappleMove: His Devoured by Darkness Distortion Drive has him grab his opponent's neck with his enlarged right hand, then [[NeckLift lift them up]] and then suck their life force for himself. Also his Not Over Yet! (See below)
* 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... Jubei never tells anyone, despite idolizing the man, due to immense guilt of not being able to prevent his death.]]
** Taken even further in ''Central Fiction''. [[spoiler: He saves the entire world and reality itself, but had to erase everyone's memories of him in the process. As a result, nobody knows just how hard he fought to ensure everyone's safety and nobody ever will. The simple reason is that Ragna's very existence (as the Central Fiction) is intrinsically and inextricably part of the problem, so removing himself from the picture entirely is the only way to fix it.]]
* GuestFighter: In VideoGame/LostSaga and VideoGame/{{Toukiden}} 2 (for the latter, just as a Mitama/equippable spirit).
* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:In ''[=BlazBlue=]: Phase 0'', after getting sent back in time, Ragna's right arm and eye stopped working. However, it's downplayed as while he can hold his own [[RealityEnsues he notes his center of gravity is off due to not being able to use his arm, and that he has a blind spot on his right side, so his fighting style is severely hindered as a result.]]]]
** Also happens in the third game, where his Azure Grimoire, and by extension his right arm and eye stop functioning. [[spoiler:It's due to Celica's abilities.]]
* HairTriggerTemper: It doesn't take much to piss him off, especially with the weird cast around him.
* HarmfulToMinors: All of those DarkAndTroubledPast above happened while he was still a young kid.
* 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.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Although it's kinda justified. While Ragna is not a bad person ([[GoodIsNotNice Although he certainly isn't very nice]]), he is technically a terrorist who has destroyed many NOL branches and threatens the stability of the world. It's not surprising that he doesn't have a very good reputation to people who don't know him personally. His reputation does get better fortunately, at least among the major characters.
* HeroesPreferSwords: As the main protagonist, it's natural that he gets to wield a sword. In this case, the Blood-scythe.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Ragna has a really hard time recognizing that people see good traits in him, and doesn't see himself as anything more than a murderous scumbag who's only goal in life is to get revenge on Terumi, the man who wronged him. Gets over it after some CharacterDevelopment, see YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre below.
* HeyYou: Has a habit of referring to most of his acquaintances this way; "Rabbit"[[note]]Rachel[[/note]], "Masked Freak"[[note]]Hakumen[[/note]], "Old Man"[[note]]Valkenhayn[[/note]]. Unlike Tao who does it out of playful innocence, there's a lot of irreverence behind Ragna's naming.
* 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.
* HumanoidAbomination: He becomes one when using his Astral [[spoiler:, and after becoming part of the Black Beast. He gets better though.]]
* IAmNotLeftHanded: "Restriction 666 released... Dimensional interruption imaginary number formed... [[TitleDrop BlazBlue]] (or Azure Grimoire in some parts of the dub, [[InconsistentDub or both]])... Activated!" That's when he decides that his enemy is dangerous enough for him to need his dangerous Azure Grimoire and stop fooling around.
* ICanStillFight: If there's one thing Ragna is good at, it's fighting when he realistically has no chance of winning. This literally happens in every game to date. Every one.
* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler: As Bloodedge in ''Phase 0'' and the Six Heroes storyline in ''Chronophantasma''. Happens again in the new true ending of ''Chronophantasma Extend'', where he appears out of the Embryo. This continues into ''Central Fiction''.]]
* IdiotHero: [[PlayingWithATrope Sorta.]] He has pretty average intelligence, but a really nasty habit of [[LeeroyJenkins blindly attacking any problem head on.]] In all fairness, however, the characters who try to talk him out of such things [[PoorCommunicationKills really are godawful at explaining themselves]] -- see OnlySaneMan.
* IHaveManyNames: "The Black Beast", "Grim Reaper", "The World's Nightmare", "Rawrgnya", "Raggy", [[spoiler:"Central Fiction"]].
* ILetYouWin: In one encounter with Bang in the first game, he purposefully let himself lose so that Bang can just go away. He notes that it isn't easy pretending to lose.
* InternalReveal: He had no idea that Jubei and Kokonoe were parent and child and was pretty indignant neither of them told him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He tries very hard to portray himself as a cold and unfeeling hardass, but he really sucks at it. Ragna can't turn the other cheek when someone's in trouble. He's also fairly down to earth when interacting with people not trying to antagonize or kill him. By ''Chronophantasma'' the heart of gold part is given more prominence.
* 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: While he may be a wanted criminal and mass-murderer, 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...
-->'''Young Ragna:''' (''upon meeting Jubei for the first time'') [[CutenessProximity "YOU'RE A KITTY! A BIG KITTY!"]]
* 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azw290XX36o Seitz]] ScreamsLikeALittleGirl...
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Twice. [[spoiler:Rachel sends him back to the past to learn about Kushinada's Linchpin, the process of which leaves gaps in his memories. He still remembers his own name and recognizes Celica and Jubei, but it feels like déjà vu to him]]. The process is reversed when he gets back. The second time is in the ending of ''Chronophantasma Extend'', where he wakes up [[spoiler:with the Embryo high in the sky, with no clue where or ''who'' he is; this continues in ''CF'' up until the end of the Act 2]].
** This is also one of the abilities he can inflict with his Soul Eater [[spoiler:and is how he intends on "devouring" the dreams of the Entitled.]]
* LeeroyJenkins: In a rare case for a Japanese protagonist, this is arguably [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed.]] Ragna's tendency to just attack everything in his way leads him to making some pretty poor decisions. A notable example is when he goes after Terumi in ''Continuum Shift'' despite repeated warnings not to, the reason? [[spoiler: Terumi created the Azure Grimoire, and not only does he know how to shut down Ragna's, he has his own, more powerful version.]]
** To be easier on Ragna though, [[PoorCommunicationKills nobody bothered to tell him any of that because it would worsen his grudge against Terumi, which would make Terumi stronger.]]
** It's even lampshaded in his HMPK session where Kokonoe tells him to stop and actually listen what other characters say to him instead of "being all badass and say 'WHAT DID YOU SAY?!' to everything".
* LegacyCharacter: "The Bloodedge" comes from the unsung hero Bloodedge, who held back the Black Beast for a year before the Six Heroes could defeat it. He took on the name at Jubei's request, him being one of the few who actually knows Bloodedge. [[spoiler:The truth is, Bloodedge is Ragna himself, transported to the past (shown in ''CP'') to create the StableTimeLoop.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: The song rather appropriately named ''Rebellion'', which describes...well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Ragna's rebellion against the world and his fate.]] His boss theme is ''Black Onslaught'', when he really cuts loose with the Azure Grimoire.
* LifeDrain: As noted above, the main ability of his drive. The more attacks he hits you with his drive attacks, the more health he drains. The amount increases even further in [[DeadlyUpgrade Blood Kain]].
* LightningBruiser: His Unlimited self is not only faster and stronger than he normally is, he '''out-tanks Tager''' (at least in ''CT'').
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Noel. [[spoiler:By the events of ''CF'', they actually are: Noel finally becomes Saya's reincarnation and actively refers to Ragna as her brother. On his end, Ragna is quick to sucker punch Kagura when he makes a joke at Noel's expense.]]
* LivingMacguffin: In the first game, practically ''everyone'' wants a piece of Ragna.
* LockedIntoStrangeness: He used to be blond, like the rest of his family. But then due to the combination of trauma he got in his DarkAndTroubledPast, as well as [[spoiler:DiseaseBleach after getting his hand lopped off and replaced by Azure Grimoire]], his hair turned white.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Is aware of being this and extremely annoyed by it. He repeatedly yells at Rachel to "throw him a bone!". Averted in later sequels where he's actually in on what's going on and acting on it.
* LogicalWeakness: His Soul Eater only works when fighting against people that actually have souls. Therefore, he is at a disadvantage against Fuzzies because he summons soulless monsters like ghouls and a Bone Dragon.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: 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.
* TheMcCoy: To Jin's [[TheSpock Spock]] and Noel's [[TheKirk Kirk]]
* 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 and being executed by getting thrown into a SnakePit. Considering that Terumi is associated with snakes, this probably is not a coincidence.
* MessiahCreep: [[spoiler:A grumpy, anti-social wanted criminal becomes the savior of mankind.]]
* MessianicArchetype: [[spoiler: At the end of ''Centralfiction'', Ragna sacrifices everyone's memories of him, in order to save the world]].
* MistakenForPedophile: Just in case he wasn’t enough of a CosmicPlaything already. In ''Continuum Shift'', the waitress at the Chinese restaurant assumes this after he [[ThatCameOutWrong accidentally says he likes young girls]] and he is directly called a pedophile by [[BrattyHalfPint Luna]] and [[ClingyJealousGirl Rachel]].
* MySisterIsOffLimits: [[spoiler:Punches Kagura across the room after he jokingly calls him "Onii-sama" after flirting with Noel. This is after it's revealed that Noel has part of Saya's soul and therefore Saya herself.]]
* MysticalWhiteHair: His hair bleached as a result of the trauma he endured when Terumi chopped off his arm and assimilating the Azure Grimoire.
* NamedWeapons: His BFS, the Blood-Scythe. Somewhat not fitting until you see his Astral Heat. Or, as of the third game, his new special move Blood-Scythe.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Well, this should have been painfully obvious by now.
* 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.]]
* {{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: He's actually a rather decent guy to anyone who gets past his gruff exterior, such as Noel and Celica. Shown off best in Episode 8 of [[Anime/BlazblueAlterMemory the anime]], in his interactions with a lost Lambda.
** In the [[spoiler:"Six Heroes"]] story of ''Chronophantasma'', [[spoiler:his Bloodedge incarnation has amnesia and thus has no memory of all the terrible events of his life. He's a much less aggressive and confrontational guy (although still resorts to swearing a lot), and he's really sweet to Celica, implying that beyond his FreudianExcuse, this is his true personality]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** In ''CS'': [[spoiler:Him managing to turn Mu-12 back to Noel is considered as something nigh-impossible that Takamagahara gets distracted at it, allowing Terumi to hack into their system and taking over them.]]
** In ''CP'': [[spoiler:Him saving Nu-13 instead of killing her (as Hakumen expected) leads to Izanami controlling Nu to stab Ragna while he's distracted, leaving him injured enough for Izanami to control his Azure Grimoire.]]
* NinetiesAntiHero: A rather unique subversion. While he fills the general criteria; has the dark and gritty name, [[CastingAShadow lethal powerset]] and an equally [[{{BFS}} lethal]] [[SinisterScythe weapon]] with names just as gritty as his (Dead Spike, Hell's Fang, Blood-Scythe, Blood Kain, etc.), the bad attitude, is totally committed to whatever his current goal is (often to the point of getting him into some deep shit), and will beat down anyone who gets in the way of said goal. The subversion comes in that...Ragna is taken nowhere near as seriously as other examples; he commands almost no respect from the cast as they generally look down and make snide remarks toward him, most of the series` humor is at [[ButtMonkey his expense]], and despite his attitude, he's one of the kindest characters in the series and generally helps people for no benefit to himself. Really, he's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold masquerading as this trope. As noted above, Ragna eventually gets past this trope once he realizes that he never really accomplished anything by just attacking things head on and seeking out revenge, so he decided to focus on protecting the things that are precious to him.
* NominalHero: Before CharacterDevelopment started to settle in, this was all he really was. It's pretty easy to miss the fact that Ragna wasn't fighting against the NOL for altruistic reasons, but just to get his chance to kill [[ArchEnemy Terumi.]] In fact, he said in no uncertain terms that he hates the world and everything in it and deep down he wanted to destroy it for screwing him over. By the third and fourth games he starts to grow out of this and becomes more genuinely heroic to protect those he cares about.
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: A protagonist example. His path of destruction and vengeance earned him the highest bounty ever put out by the NOL, and the very likely occurrence that he will become another Black Beast has made him a rather feared and hated individual within the series. The misunderstood part comes from the fact he has ''very'' justifiable reasons for his destructive tendencies, and he barely has any control over his grimoire as it is. Almost everyone that gets to know him learn quickly that despite the rough exterior and his questionable actions, he's nowhere near as bad a person as his reputation implies.
* OnceAnEpisode: In pretty much every game, the story mode starts with the hijinks between him and Taokaka. Each also features his [[FacialCompositeFailure hilariously bad]] WantedPoster.
* OneHandedZweihander: In standard Anime fashion, he has absolutely no trouble wielding a sword that's clearly too large to be of reasonable use.
* OneManArmy: Has destroyed entire NOL installations all on his own.
** In [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCentralFiction Central Fiction]], he decides that to save the world, he must deny the entitled their wishes and "devour" them. This translates to going through almost the entire playable roster, beating them and using the Azure to steal their dreams.
* OneWingedAngel: Does this during his Astral Finish, where he turns into... something big and covered in shadow.
* OnlySaneMan: Ragna, usually in the Gag Reels, is played as a spectacularly [[LargeHam hammy]] version of this by both voice actors, wildly complaining and [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] the absurdity around him while others hardly seem to notice. This ranges from all sorts of wacky scenarios, where he dies and becomes part of a ghost pirate crew to forcibly joining Terumi's new rock band and trying to correct Celica's sense of direction. However, in the main story, he's less so, considering that he's got tons of anger-management issues and has the Black Beast stored within him that could turn him into that very beast. He still tries his best to be sane, bless him.
* OrderVersusChaos: His rivalry with his brother Jin[[spoiler:/Hakumen]] is based mostly around this trope, with him obviously being the chaos.
* {{Outlaw}}: with quite the bounty.
* ParryingBullets: [[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.
* PerpetualFrowner: While [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear 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.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Despite being the series [[{{TheChewToy}} chew toy]], there is a reason why the world [[{{TheDreaded}} fears him]]. He's destroyed entire NOL bases and [[{{OneManArmy}} effortlessly dismantled their armies]]. The anime shows us some of this, as he destroyed a city block and later a construction site with just ''one swing of his sword''.
* PetTheDog: As much as he tries to embrace his [[TheDreaded reputation]], he definitely seems to have some morals to himself.
* PhlebotinumOverload: [[spoiler:He deliberately releases the Idea Engine's limiter on his Azure Grimoire in order to fight evenly with Susano'o, nearly destroying his own body in the process. By the time of his final talk with Amane this caused the corruption from the Azure Grimoire to spread to the point where it's covering his eyes.]]
* 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.
* PowerLossMakesYouStrong: Pretty much his CharacterArc in ''Chronophantasma'', he's unable to use his Azure Grimoire and is forced to fight without it. In the process, he grows to understand the meaning of power [[ComesGreatResponsibility and the responsibility that comes with it.]]
* 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.]]
* PreMortemOneLiner: [[spoiler: Right before he devours Terumi's soul for good.]]
-->''[[spoiler: "Be devoured by the infinite darkness...Yuuki Terumi"]]''
* ThePromise: His promise to Litchi to spare Arakune. [[spoiler:Also one for Celica in the past, as Bloodedge, to meet again in the future.]]
* ProtagonistTitle: [[spoiler:He ''is'' the fourth game's Central Fiction]]. Also, to a lesser extent, [=BlazBlue=] refers to the Azure Grimoire (which he, and Hazama, wield).
* PunctuatedPounding: Goes hand in hand with being a LargeHam during gameplay. Any match when he fights Jin or Hazama (but not Terumi strangely enough) is effectively a shouting match between the two.
* RealMenCook: According to WordOfGod, his hobby is... ''cooking''. Apparently, his specialty is meat dishes... which Jin happens to despise. Somewhat justified, as his master Jubei is a SupremeChef, some of his cooking skills might've been passed on to Ragna.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Subverted. He wears a red jacket and a black vest underneath, but he's both TheHero and while a bit of a dick at times, he's positively a messiah compared to Relius and Hazama.
* RedBaron: As mentioned, his moniker is "Grim Reaper" due to his BadassLongcoat and SinisterScythe.
* {{Red Oni|BlueOni}}: 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.
* ResistTheBeast: He's repeatedly told not to overuse his Azure Grimoire to hold him back from being turned into a new Black Beast. He seems to learn his lesson slowly but surely; when he's provoked into unleashing his Azure Grimoire against Azrael, he almost complies - but he forcefully stops in the middle of it. [[spoiler:And when Izanami causes his AG to go berserk, he still tries to hold himself back from killing Jin and Noel.]]
* {{Retgone}}: [[spoiler: In the ending of ''Centralfiction'', he erases everyone's memories of him, then "wakes the Master Unit up from her dreams"; as Ragna himself is the center of the Master Unit's "dream", this causes him to start fading out from existence, as confirmed by Amane. With that, he creates a new "possibility" with the Azure and returns the Master Unit to the boundary.]]
* ReverseGrip: Might be a nod to [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Sol Badguy]].
* RollingAttack: His new move in ''CP'', Blood-Scythe, is him doing this with his scythe form of his weapon.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Him and Celica seem to have this dynamic. She's incredibly [[GenkiGirl Genki]], and Ragna is constantly exasperated at her energy and NoSenseOfDirection. At times, though, they may become BroodingBoyGentleGirl instead.
* SayMyName: '''''TERUMI!!!''''', '''''JIN!'''''[[spoiler:, '''''SAYA!!!''''']]
* ScreamingWarrior: Not a single match using doesn't have him shout at the top of his lungs.
* 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.
* 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.]]
* ShapingYourAttacks: A good number of his specials come out with the imagery of dark claws or beastly heads.
* ShipTease: Ragna is shipped with some of the females of the cast, both in promotions and within the games themselves. It gets PlayedForLaughs in a specific Gag Reel from CS and CP respectively, when almost ''every'' named female character[[note]]And [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Jin]][[/note]] falls in love with him when wears the Spectacles of Eros.
* {{Shotoclone}}: Conspicuously averts this with his lack of full-screen projectiles and hurricane kick. [[{{Shoryuken}} Inferno Divider]] on the other hand....
** While not full screen, in ''Chronophantasma'', Dead Spike's input has changed (to a 236/QCF motion) while looking and functioning more like a projectile.
* SignatureMove: Most of his specials, DD and Astral Heat can be this, but special mention goes to his Dead Spike (where he throws out a monstrous head made of darkness). It even becomes its own character in a spinoff game.
* SirSwearsALot: Someone really needs to wash his mouth out with some soap, and this is taken UpToEleven whenever he's up against someone he ''really'' hates (Jin, Terumi, etc.)
* SkillGateCharacter: Being a main character, it's a given. He has tools for virtually every situation, doesn't have any odd gimmick, and his combos are pretty easy, yet do good amount of damage. However, he also has among the lowest health in the game.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: whenever he has a conversation with Rachel, sit back, grab a popcorn and enjoy the show.
* SNKBoss: His "Unlimited" version in Calamity Trigger's Arcade. [[spoiler:And again as a hidden boss in Central Fiction's Act 3 Arcade.]]
* StableTimeLoop: His existence and major actions revolve around this. [[spoiler:It's through his actions as Bloodedge, aided by Rachel, that he can stop the Black Beast for a year and inspire the Six Heroes to unite and arm humanity with Ars Magus, which defeated the Black Beast. His sword and jacket also has no real origin, as he gives them to Celica to be then given to young Ragna, only for him to grow up and become the Black Beast and then have Ragna (coming from the future) taking them up again. He himself is one, too - the Azure Grimoire he uses is actually his own decapitated corpse, after the Black Beast is decapitated - which is why Azure Grimoire's initial form looks like a little headless humanoid statue.]]
* SticksToTheBack: His Blood-Scythe freely hangs horizontally on the back of his hip when he's not using it.
* StockShonenHero: [[SubvertedTrope Nope]]. While Ragna is visually based on the traditional anime hero ([[AnimeHair spiky hair]], [[RedIsHeroic red outfit]], [[HotBlooded short fuse]]...), he has more in common with the NinetiesAntiHero archetype. He does shed his more negative attributes in the later games, but not enough to fit the trope.
* SuperMode: In terms of gameplay, Blood Kain acted as this for the first two games before it became the standard Overdrive. Story wise, his SuperMode is activating [=BlazBlue=] and unleashing the full power of the Azure Grimoire ([[GameplayAndStoryIntegration which translates to playing as Unlimited Ragna in gameplay]], until ''CF'').
* SuperpowerMeltdown: His Azure Grimoire will damage his soul the more he activates it and makes him more at risk at losing control and turning into a Black Beast. In fact, it does happen in his ''CS'' bad ending.
* SwissArmyWeapon: The Blood-Scythe, which doubles as both a {{BFS}} and, as the name suggests, a SinisterScythe.
* {{Synchronization}} / GeminiDestructionLaw: ''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).
* TemporalParadox: [[spoiler: Ragna went back in time and eventually left his jacket and sword with Celica before he returned to the present and Ragna would eventually inherit said jacket and sword from Jubei. So basically, his jacket and sword have no point of origin. Even stranger, when Ragna eventually returns to the present, he's without the jacket and sword but somehow gains them again in the very next scene. Also, Mitsuyoshi gets his alias "Jubei" from the future Ragna who called him such, being Jubei's disciple.]]
* 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).
* 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.]]
* ThreeStrikeCombo: His Inferno Divider can be followed up by 2 more commands. Meanwhile, Unlimited Ragna can follow up his special Dead Spike by 2 more commands.
* 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: [[JustForPun Two Many Belts]], to be exact.
* TookALevelInBadass: He takes a jump in every game.
** In ''Continuum Shift'', he gains the Idea Engine and is able to overpower Hazama/Terumi's influence on his grimoire.
*** This one actually gets [[{{LampshadedTrope}} lampshaded]] by many characters during his Arcade and early story mode in ''Chronophantasma''. Tager notes that his power supersedes all data previously acquired on him, and after equaling Hakumen in a fight later down the road, he notes his improvement.
** In ''Chronophantasma'', he learns how to fight without relying on the Azure Grimoire's power constantly. This is best shown when he defeats Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi when both his brother and Noel(both of whom had also [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} taken many levels in badass]]) where incapable of hurting it and immediately afterward [[{{CurbStompBattle}} curb-stomp]] ''Nu-13'' of all people! Keep in mind, he did all this without using the Azure Grimoire, as stated above.
** In ''Central Fiction'', after getting his memory back, he's strong enough to fight back the entire roster [[spoiler: since their existences are weaker due to the Embryo's influence, and even then he's able to go toe-to-toe with the full power of the Susanoo Unit after Terumi takes it over, which basically means Ragna's near the level of a PhysicalGod[[note]]although he needed to [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique remove the Idea Engine's limiters on his Azure Grimoire]], which threatened to destroy his body and turn him into the Black Beast, in order to reach that level of power[[/note]].]]
* TookALevelInKindness: In Chronophantasma, see CharacterDevelopment above. But since he's still Ragna at heart, he's still a bit of a smartass, just not a perpetually angry one anymore.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Tentama udon (ball noodles). He's always shown eating it whenever he dine-n-dashes.
* TrueFinalBoss: Unlimited Ragna in ''Calamity Trigger'' Arcade Mode. Reappears with full force in ''Central Fiction'' act 3.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: In covers and promotional ads, Ragna, Jin and Noel are always sided together as the series's main protagonists.
* TheUnchosenOne: ''CF'' has it mentioned that he's not one of the Entitled, i.e those who qualify to have their desire granted in the Embryo with the Azure. [[spoiler:Subverted for the true reasoning behind it: He is the dream that "god" observes, i.e the Central Fiction itself, and thus the hero in the "Story of the World". Not being the Entitled also makes him stay strong while the Entitled slowly get their souls being sucked to the Boundary, making them weaker. He's also the "Man of the Azure", the only one qualifying to walk into the Azure Gate and take the True Azure to create new possibilities.]]
* UnskilledButStrong: As noted by Kagura, Ragna really doesn't use any sort of skill or finesse when he fights but just straight up throws his power around against anyone who gets in his way and use the Azure Grimoire when things look bleak. If somebody can negate his Azure Grimoire (which a lot of characters have the ability to do) then he really finds himself in trouble. Though he starts growing out of this in ''Chronophantasma'', as mentioned above in BoxingLessonsForSuperman. By mid to late ''Central Fiction'', he seems to have entered StrongAndSkilled territory, since he was able to outright equal [[{{TheAce}} Kagura]] and [[{{SuperpowerLottery}} Nine]] without relying the Azure Grimoire.[[note]]Though in Kagura's case, he was one of the entitled having his soul drained by the Boundary, though it is worth noting that this doesn't diminish skill. Especially since Kagura was able to fight and defeat ''Azrael'' later down the road relying primarily on skill and finesse. He even outright tells the Mad Dog that he trained every day to reach that level. In Nine's case, she's one of the few NOT getting their soul and strength sapped out due to having natural magic, not a drive.[[/note]]
* UnstoppableRage: He was ''enraged'' after [[spoiler: Lambda/Nu's HeroicSacrifice and death at the hands of Terumi]] (which is really saying something given his usual attitude). What followed was [[Awesome/BlazBlue one of the most satisfying beatdowns in the series]].
--> ''Time to die, '''you degenerate son-of-a-Bitch!!'''''
** This is actually dangerous if he gets too out of control since [[spoiler: his emotions will only accelerate the progression of his erosion into the Black Beast. This happens first in ''CP'' when Azrael attacks Celica to provoke him into a fight and then in ''CF'' when Hazama taunts him after taking Rachel captive and telling Ragna exactly how he tortured Saya.]]
* UnwantedHarem: Starting from the second game, each game has a Gag Reel devoted to giving Ragna this. All of them involve the [[LovePotion Spectacles of Eros]] given by Rachel, and his harem just increases in size game after game.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: To Hazama/Yuuki Terumi. He used Ragna's battle with Mu to make Takamagahara distracted so he can hack into them.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: He's basically this with all of his associates, particularly with Rachel. He may be constantly annoyed at her attitude, but he always comes through for her when she needs him to. Not to mention she saved him from dying in his past.
* VocalEvolution: Ragna's voice (both in Japanese and English) has gotten slightly deeper over time, most likely as a way of showing his character growth.
* WeaponTombstone: [[spoiler:Leaves behind his Bloodscythe after moving on to the Boundary. TheStinger shows that it's disappeared.]]
* WeaponTwirling: He does this in one of his BattleIntro.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Did not consider any of the Prime Field Devices humans, just things that needed to be destroyed. However, after meeting Noel (and Lambda in the Anime), a Prime Field Device who is almost indistinguishable from a normal human, he starts questioning this stance. After Noel is {{MindRape}}d into her Prime Field personality, Ragna has the epiphany that it doesn't matter if she's human or not and that she has a right to live and this enables him to restore her to her "good" self.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** Near the end of the anime towards Rachel and Kokonoe, calling them out holier than thou attitude but having no alternatives to [[spoiler: save Noel after she's been tempered to her Murakumo personality.]]
** Gives Kokonoe a second one in ''Chronophantasma'' for her plan to use [[spoiler: Celica]] to activate a FantasticNuke, knowing full well it would kill her in the process.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Subverted. Sure, he's a big, swear-prone meanie head with outspoken hatred to the world and has become infamous as a criminal, but at times he can't help but be helpful to people.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He's rather comically afraid of ghosts. Many gag reels play with this.
* WhyWontYouDie: "Die Already!"; something he yells out while fighting. Especially for Terumi/Hazama.
* WistfulAmnesia: [[spoiler:Even during is amnesic phase in CF he can still remember his resolve to save Nu, Noel, and Saya. He also has an extreme urge to murder Hazama and Terumi despite not knowing who they are, and feels extremely uncomfortable around Jin and Hakumen.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Pre-CharacterDevelopment. Really more noticeable in the Anime.
* TheWorfEffect: Arguably what contributes to his ButtMonkey status the most. Whenever a powerful new character comes along, their first feats of strength is usually beating the shit out of Ragna to prove how badass they are. Hakumen, Terumi, Kagura, and Azrael are the most notable characters to do this. [[MemeticLoser It's gotten to the point where he's known for this than anything, despite his record not being too bad.]]
** Ironically, he ends up inflicting this trope on most of the cast in ''Central Fiction'', where he trounces them without even trying and uses the Azure to steal their desires.
* WorfHadTheFlu: To be a bit fairer, most of his losses are due to some influence out of his control; Hakumen's sword negates his HealingFactor, Terumi's Azure Grimoire shuts down his own before he acquired the Idea Engine, and he only had use of one arm and eye when he fought Jin and Azrael.
* WorldsStrongestMan: The Azure Grimiore makes him among the strongest of the people in the Blazblue verse. This, combined with him [[spoiler:staying strong while others are getting weaker due to the Embryo's effects]] are the reason why, in the end, he's the only character that's in the same ball bark as [[spoiler: Susanoo, a PhysicalGod.]]
* WorthyOpponent: Despite his status as the series ChewToy, he does garner some bit of respect for his reputation; The likes of Jin, Hakumen, and Azrael all express a desire to fight him at his best.
* WouldntHitAGirl: Double Subverted. He ''will'' hit a girl if they attack him, but that's only because holding back against a [[ActionGirl girl]] in this setting [[TooDumbToLive is a good way to get your ass kicked]]. That said, he clearly doesn't enjoy fighting them.
** (''to Litchi'') "*sigh* It just doesn't feel right fighting a woman."
** (''to Nu, before killing her'') "I really am sorry... Saya..."
** (''to Lambda'') "This whole thing... just... sucks!"
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After feeling somewhat powerless since he doesn't have access to his powers and sees how hard Jin and Noel are fighting for someone they care about, Celica keeps pressing him with this to the point where it eventually hits home and makes him change his attitude somewhat.
* YouAreNumberSix: Several pieces of official art show a tattoo marking Ragna as number five of something, similar to the Murakumo Units. [[spoiler: Because he is a child of the 5th Prime Field Device.]]
* YouRebelScum: How most of the normal NOL see him.
** Also, his theme song? It's called "Rebellion."
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:At the end of Chronophantasma Rachel reveals that the evil inside of him is slowly consuming him. With the amount of seithr in the world lowered, he has even less time, thus he must be killed before that happens. If that fails, then apparently killing Rachel might help as well.]]
* 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).
-->'''Rachel''': "Ragna is simply head over heels in love with me, of course!"\\
'''Luna''': "Is... is this true?!"\\
'''Ragna''': "No! And in case you missed it the first time, HELL NO! You twisted, evil, blood-sucking rabbit! What the hell do you think you're doing?!"
* ZeroApprovalGambit: [[spoiler: What he ultimately decides to do in ''CF'' Act 3 in order to try and change the world. He finally accepts what it truly means to be "the enemy of the world", and chooses to protect the girl in the Amaterasu unit and [[CruelToBeKind create change for the world by denying and devouring everyone's wishes, including her own]], reasoning that the Entitled's desires will all just end with the world "repeating its mistakes again" and thus, he wants people to stop denying their losses and misfortunes (as one sentence in Act 3 opening says: "Leave no regret behind.") He knows full well that by doing this, he will end up having to hurt and sever ties with his friends and even his own brother.]]
