History Series / ZEROBlackBlood

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Ring eventually winds up killing Nakaima due to his failure and manipulations. Considering the ManipulativeBastard Nakaima was, it's very hard to even shed a tear for him.]]

* PowerTrio: Right off the bat we have Yuna = Id, Rei = Superego, and Kain = Ego, which is particularly ironic considering Rei used to be the Id to Kouga's Superego and Kaoru's Ego.

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Ring, again. It's obvious that he's '''trying''' to do some good.....through [[spoiler: [[HumanSacrifice Human Sacrificial]] [[BreadAndCircuses toward his Horror bretheren]] and taking advantage of those whose lives are in the crapper]]. Unfortunately, he not only implies that he thinks that HumansAreBastards, but Ring knows so little about how Human self-preservation works that he's essentially blurred selfishness and self-preservation together; seeing only in terms of what others can give.
* CompellingVoice: Ring's blind singer, who serves to pacify the masses in quite the literal sense. [[spoiler: Her song is also what keeps Ring's Horror instincts in check. When she stops singing, Ring transforms into his Horror form, and devours her, being unable to suppress his instincts.]]

* HumanSacrifice: Ring wants certain Humans to become this to [[spoiler: Horrors so that Horror attacks on people will dwindle; possibly stifling tensions between Makai Knights and Horrors]].

* ManipulativeBastard: Nakaima. [[spoiler: Finds and drugs Satoshi's girlfriend in an attempt to make her the next Dolce sacrifice, that way he isn't chosen. Rei stops him; and once Ring finds out....[[KarmicDeath guess who becomes the next sacrifice]]]]?

* ManInWhite: Ring's schtick. Unlike other Horrors, he dresses in white.
** WomanInWhite: Iyu, the blind singer who sings the song that calms down everyone.

* AffablyEvil: Ring may be running a cult and sacrificing every one in fifty humans to his Horrors, but he's always polite and friendly to everyone, even Makai Knights.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Ring. Bans Horrors from eating Humans without permission and doesn't take kindly to manipulators.

* ManipulativeBastard: Nakaima. [[spoiler: Finds and drugs Satoshi's girlfriend in an attempt to make her the next Dolce sacrifice, that way he isn't chosen. Rei stops him; and once Ring finds out....[[KarmicDeath guess who becomes the next sacrifice]]]]?

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Ring's mentality concerning the [[spoiler: HumanSacrifice he enforces on the Community]]. Sacrificing some of the population would somewhat safeguard the majority.

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: His mentality concerning the [[spoiler: HumanSacrifice he enforces on the Community]]. Sacrificing some of the population would somewhat safeguard the majority.

* BlackandWhiteMorality: Ring, again. It's obvious that he's '''trying''' to do some good.....through [[spoiler: [[HumanSacrifice Human Sacrificial]] [[BreadAndCircuses toward his Horror bretheren]] and taking advantage of those whose lives are in the crapper]]. Unfortunately, he not only implies that he thinks that HumansAreBastards, but Ring knows so little about how Human self-preservation works that he's essentially blurred selfishness and self-preservation together; seeing only in terms of what others can give.

* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: An inversion in Episode 2. [[spoiler: Yuna]] is introduced possessing skills somewhere close to Zero's. [[note]]Who has shown in the previous seasons to be second only to Garo in ability![[/note]] She [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and her partner]] are then rendered ineffectual against even the most basic of Horror until Rei bails both of them out. [[ItGetsBetter They get better]] in the finale.

A sequel series of sorts, ''ZERO: Dragon Blood'' was released in 2017. It's basically Rei on a different mission, with characters like the bartended in ''Black Blood'' and Rekka from the main series appearing.

* NeedsOfTheMany: His mentality concerning the [[spoiler: HumanSacrifice he enforces on the Community]]. Sacrificing some of the population would somewhat safeguard the majority.

* ManipulativeBastard: Nakaima. [[spoiler: Finds and drugs Satoshi's girlfriend in an attempt to make her the next Dolce sacrifice, that way he isn't chosen. Rei stops him; and once Ring finds out....[[KarmicDeath guess who becomes the next sacrifice?]]]]?

* ManipulatveBastard: Nakaima. [[spoiler: Finds and drugs Satoshi's girlfriend in an attempt to make her the next Dolce sacrifice, that way he isn't chosen. Rei stops him; and once Ring finds out....[[KarmicDeath guess who becomes the next sacrifice?]]]]?

* AssholeVictim: One of Ring's prospective victims Satoshi in Episode 2 is a man named Satoshi who did a hit and run on an innocent woman.

* AssholeVictim: One of Ring's prospective victims in Episode 2 is a man who did a hit and run on an innocent woman.

* OneWingedAngel: Ring's Horror form is an enormous winged monster.
* PowerTrio: Right off the bat we have Yuna = Id, Rei = Superego, and Kain = Ego, which is particularly ironic considering Rei used to be the Id to Kouga the Superego and Kaoru the Ego.
* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: An inversion in Episode 2. [[spoiler: Yuna]] is introduced possessing skills that establish her as an even match for Zero. [[note]]Who is shown to be second only to Garo in ability[[/note]] She ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and her partner]]) is then rendered ineffectual against even the most basic of Horror until Rei bails both of them out.

!!Tropes in this mini-series include:

* {{Expy}}: Thane Camus as Ring is the closest we'll get to DavidBowie as a Toku villain... outside of ''{{Film/Labyrinth}}'' at any rate.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Right before finishing Ring off, Rei stabs him in the eyes with his swords.]]

* PowerTrio: Right off the bat we have Yuna = Id, Rei = Superego and Kain = Ego, which is particularly ironic considering Rei used to be the Id to Kouga the Superego and Kaoru the Ego.
* [[SuicideByCop Suicide By Horror]]: [[spoiler: Iyu decides to stop singing and let herself be devoured by Ring as pennance for serving him and his ideals for the last decade.]]

* [[SuicideByCop Suicide By Horror]]: [[spoiler: Iyu decides to stop singing and let herself be devoured by Ring as pennance for serving him and his ideals for the last decade.]]
* YouLookFamiliar: Iyu, Ring's [[UnholyMatrimony mysterious lady]], actually appeared in Ep. 13 of ''Series/GAROTheOneWhoShinesInTheDarkness'' as a victim of a Horror who serves as a minor plot point. Seems she really can't catch a break.

* [[SuicideByCop Suicide By Horror]]: [[spoiler: Iyu decides to stop singing and let herself be devoured by Ring as pennance for serving him and his ideals for the last decade.]]

* CompellingVoice: Ring's blind singer, who serves to pacify the masses in quite the literal sense. [[spoiler: Her song is also what keeps Ring's Horror instincts in check. When she stops singing, Ring transforms into his Horror form, and devours her, being unable to suppress his instincts

* CompellingVoice: Ring's blind singer, who serves to pacify the masses in quite the literal sense.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: Kain, the other Makai Priest, uses an umbrella to fight.

* ActionHello: Yuna introduces herself to Rei by attacking him with a Makai Sword.

* {{Expy}}: Thane Camus as Ring is the closest we'll get to DavidBowie as a Toku villain... outside of ''Film/TheLabyrinth'' at any rate.

A spinoff mini-series to ''Series/{{GARO}}'', ''ZERO: Black Blood'' follows Suzumura Rei, the titular Makai Knight ZERO, as he works with two Makai Priests