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* ObviousVillainSecretVillain: While Nova and the Sumeragi group are the obvious villain Gunvolt needs to defeat, Asimov is a secret villain who is only revealed at the end of the game.
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On inspection of the character art, I don't think the "dull eyes of unhappiness" thing is true


* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: A trait shared by every antagonist in the franchise, including Copen.
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* PayingItForward: Gunvolt was a tortured test subject for a superhuman project (that creates [[PsychicChildren Adepts]]) before being saved by Asimov, who would become his father figure. Some time after, in the events in the game, he decides to do the same to another young Adept named Joule, citing his past as why he wants to.
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* SystematicVillainTakedown: In the game, the protagonist's main mission, aside from protecting Joule, is to defeat the Sumeragi Swordsmen, a part of the Sumeragi group that is led by Nova and his direct underlings, the Sumeragi Seven, a group of Adepts who had their powers physically extracted into swords known as Glaives, with the intention of controlling and weaponizing Adepts. Each of the game's seven major missions is about finding and taking down the Sumeragi seven in each mission, with the final one going after Nova. [[spoiler:It's revealed that the Sumeragi group could clone the Sumeragi Seven, so there's a BossBonanza in the game's final missions, defeating those seven bosses again. Nova also turns out to not be the FinalBoss of the game, with a TrueFinalBoss after him in the true ending.]]
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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, [[HumansArePsychicInTheFuture people possessing a supernatural power known as Septima (Sevens in Japan) start appearing]], and the general populace quickly comes to fear these people with extra-personal power. The Sumeragi Group, an enormous Japanese conglomerate with world-wide influence, tasked itself with bringing peace and order to the country by rounding up these people known as adepts (psychics in Japan). But, unbeknownst to the world, this "Adepts Protection", as the conglomerate calls it, takes the form of concentration camps, where [[PlayingWithSyringe the adepts have horrific experiments performed on them on a daily basis]]. Opposing them is a resistance group known as QUILL (FEATHER in Japan). Upon learning of the atrocities done by the Sumeragi Group, they started working as a human rights organization to protect the adepts. One of their newest members is a 14-year old boy [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname known only by his nickname]]: Gunvolt. He, too, is an adept, with the [[ShockAndAwe Septimal power to control lightning, called "Azure Striker" (or "Armed Blue" in Japan).]]

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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, [[HumansArePsychicInTheFuture people possessing a supernatural power known as Septima (Sevens in Japan) start appearing]], and the general populace quickly comes to fear these people with extra-personal power. The Sumeragi Group, an enormous Japanese conglomerate with world-wide influence, tasked itself with bringing peace and order to the country by rounding up these people known as adepts (psychics in Japan). But, unbeknownst to the world, this "Adepts Protection", as the conglomerate calls it, takes the form of concentration camps, where [[PlayingWithSyringe [[PlayingWithSyringes the adepts have horrific experiments performed on them on a daily basis]]. Opposing them is a resistance group known as QUILL (FEATHER in Japan). Upon learning of the atrocities done by the Sumeragi Group, they started working as a human rights organization to protect the adepts. One of their newest members is a 14-year old boy [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname known only by his nickname]]: Gunvolt. He, too, is an adept, with the [[ShockAndAwe Septimal power to control lightning, called "Azure Striker" (or "Armed Blue" in Japan).]]
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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, [[HumansArePsychicInTheFuture people possessing a supernatural power known as Septima (Sevens in Japan) start appearing]], and the general populace quickly comes to fear these people with extra-personal power. The Sumeragi Group, an enormous Japanese conglomerate with world-wide influence, tasked itself with bringing peace and order to the country by rounding up these people known as adepts (psychics in Japan). But, unbeknownst to the world, this "Adepts Protection", as the conglomerate calls it, takes the form of concentration camps, where the adepts have horrific experiments performed on them on a daily basis. Opposing them is a resistance group known as QUILL (FEATHER in Japan). Upon learning of the atrocities done by the Sumeragi Group, they started working as a human rights organization to protect the adepts. One of their newest members is a 14-year old boy [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname known only by his nickname]]: Gunvolt. He, too, is an adept, with the [[ShockAndAwe Septimal power to control lightning, called "Azure Striker" (or "Armed Blue" in Japan).]]

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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, [[HumansArePsychicInTheFuture people possessing a supernatural power known as Septima (Sevens in Japan) start appearing]], and the general populace quickly comes to fear these people with extra-personal power. The Sumeragi Group, an enormous Japanese conglomerate with world-wide influence, tasked itself with bringing peace and order to the country by rounding up these people known as adepts (psychics in Japan). But, unbeknownst to the world, this "Adepts Protection", as the conglomerate calls it, takes the form of concentration camps, where [[PlayingWithSyringe the adepts have horrific experiments performed on them on a daily basis.basis]]. Opposing them is a resistance group known as QUILL (FEATHER in Japan). Upon learning of the atrocities done by the Sumeragi Group, they started working as a human rights organization to protect the adepts. One of their newest members is a 14-year old boy [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname known only by his nickname]]: Gunvolt. He, too, is an adept, with the [[ShockAndAwe Septimal power to control lightning, called "Azure Striker" (or "Armed Blue" in Japan).]]
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''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' was succeeded by a direct sequel, ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2'', in 2016.

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''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' was succeeded by a direct sequel, ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2'', in 2016.
2016. A second sequel, ''Azure Striker Gunvolt 3'', was announced at [=BitSummit=] Gaiden 2020; you can watch the "first look" trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjYTwG2_mI here]].


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''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' is the first game in the ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvoltSeries''. Created as a SpiritualSuccessor to Inti Creates' previous work on the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'' series as well as a sister game to Keiji Inafune's ''VideoGame/MightyNo9'', ''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' was released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS in August 2014, with a later Steam port released in August 2015 It was also [[CompilationRerelease bundled together]] with [[VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2 it's sequel]] in the ''Striker Pack'', released for the 3DS in 2016 and then the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in 2017.

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''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' is the first game in the ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvoltSeries''. Created as a SpiritualSuccessor to Inti Creates' previous work on the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'' series as well as a sister game to Keiji Inafune's ''VideoGame/MightyNo9'', ''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' was released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS in August 2014, with a later Steam port released in August 2015 It was also [[CompilationRerelease bundled together]] with [[VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2 it's its sequel]] in the ''Striker Pack'', released for the 3DS in 2016 and then the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in 2017.
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* ElevatorActionSequence: The Babel stage has Gunvolt going up the SpaceElevator as he fights 3 bosses consecutively.

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* ElevatorActionSequence: The Babel stage has Gunvolt going up the SpaceElevator as he fights 3 bosses consecutively. [[spoiler: The TrueFinalBoss battle takes place on the same elevator, but on the way back down to Earth]].
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* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: A trait shared by every antagonist in the franchise, including Copen.
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* MascotsNameGoesUnchanged: While many supporting characters get a name change in the overseas version (Cyan to Joule, Acura to Copen, etc), Gunvolt keeps his name.
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** Upon infiltrating the Pharma Lab, Gunvolt reports his success with an interesting choice of words.
---> '''Gunvolt:''' Gunvolt here. I managed to [[WebVideo/TheMisadventuresOfSkooks swooce on in]].
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* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:In the Normal Ending.]]

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* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:In the Normal Ending. This ultimately results in the ''VideoGame/LuminousAvengerIX'' timeline.]]
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* ChallengeRun: [[ScoringPoints The Kudos System]] is where you score points during each mission, and then [[GameplayGrading get ranked by the end]]; higher rank will give you more chances at opening random gift boxes which contain rare materials. You score points by doing things like killing more than 1 enemies at the same time, or scoring a kill while airborne, etc. The challenge part comes in how the points will be reset to 0 when 1) it's banked (by using the more powerful Special Skills or touching a CheckPoint), 2) you get hit (depending on the setting, the points will only get reset when you get hit the third time). A common way to maximize the point you get, thusly, would be a special skill-less (at least before the boss fight), no checkpoint, NoDamageRun so that all of the points are only "banked" at or near the end.
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* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Copen is the Franchise/MegaMan equivalent for the game given that he can [[PowerCopying copy the abilities]] of the bosses he fights. Unlike the many incarnations of Mega Man, however, he's a FantasticRacist who aims to [[FinalSolution hunt down and exterminate all Adepts.]]
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* ResurrectionRevenge: In a variant, in the TrueEnding, Asimov shot both Gunvolt and Joule. The latter, because of her powers, manages to survive as a psychic being, and she decides to fuse herself with an almost dying Gunvolt to save him. After he wakes up, he goes right to Asimov, both as payback for killing them and to stop Asimov from committing genocide.
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* NeonCity: One level, Sinner's Row, is a RedLightDistrict filled with tall buildings and neon signs.
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* BloodIron: Gibril's Septimal power, "Metallon", lets her manipulate metals. She usually uses blood as her source of iron, whether taken from draining people's blood or (when she's desperate enough) her own.
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* BloodIron: Gibril's Septimal power, "Metallon", lets her manipulate metals. She usually uses blood as her source of iron, whether taken from draining people's blood or (when she's desperate enough) her own.
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''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' is the first game in the ''Franchise/AzureStrikerGunvolt'' series. Created as a SpiritualSuccessor to Inti Creates' previous work on the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'' series as well as a sister game to Keiji Inafune's ''VideoGame/MightyNo9'', ''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' was released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS in August 2014, with a later Steam port released in August 2015 It was also [[CompilationRerelease bundled together]] with [[VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2 it's sequel]] in the ''Striker Pack'', released for the 3DS in 2016 and then the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in 2017.

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''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' is the first game in the ''Franchise/AzureStrikerGunvolt'' series.''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvoltSeries''. Created as a SpiritualSuccessor to Inti Creates' previous work on the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'' series as well as a sister game to Keiji Inafune's ''VideoGame/MightyNo9'', ''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' was released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS in August 2014, with a later Steam port released in August 2015 It was also [[CompilationRerelease bundled together]] with [[VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2 it's sequel]] in the ''Striker Pack'', released for the 3DS in 2016 and then the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in 2017.
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* ArrangeMode: In the Speedrun Mode featured both in this game and the sequel, you have to play the entire game as quickly as possible, with different kinds of modifications:
** In "Kudos Keeper", collecting [[ScoringPoints Kudos]] in various ways will also empower your attacks. If you lose the Kudos (by getting damaged), however, you'll also lose the powerup.
** In "Point Blank", you gain extra damage multiplier the closer you are from the enemies.
** In "Perma-Anthem", Joule's [[SuperMode Anthem]] is permanently on, but the stages will be littered with OneHitKill SpikesOfDoom.
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* BlandNameProduct: Merak mentions wanting to play some [[Videogame/WorldOfWarcraft "Realms of Robocraft"]][[note]]For whatever reason, this reference is excised in the [[UpdatedRerelease Steam version]], where Merak simply says "[=MMORPGs=]"[[/note]].

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* BlandNameProduct: Merak mentions wanting to play some [[Videogame/WorldOfWarcraft "Realms of Robocraft"]][[note]]For whatever reason, this Robocraft"]]. The revised translation removes the reference is excised in the [[UpdatedRerelease Steam version]], where Merak and simply says "[=MMORPGs=]"[[/note]].has him say "[=MMORPGs=]".
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** Azure Striker Gunvolt on Steam allows you to play it with the top or bottom screen zoomed in, or with both screens visible at the same time, allowing you to use the benefits of the 3DS version's touch screen controls using the mouse.

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** Azure Striker Gunvolt on The Steam allows version originally allowed you to play it with the top or bottom screen zoomed in, or with both screens visible at the same time, allowing you to use the benefits of the 3DS version's touch screen controls using the mouse.mouse. This was removed in the same update that implemented the ''Striker Pack'' features, as the features of the bottom screen were merged with the top screen.
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''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' was succeeded by a direct sequel, ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2'', in 2017.

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''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' was succeeded by a direct sequel, ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2'', in 2017.
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''Gunvolt'', while taking cues from Inti's previous games, plays a little bit differently from your typical RunAndGun game. Unlike most games of the genre, Gunvolt's gun is not the main method of attack, as it fires needles that do mere scratch damage to enemies. Instead, by shooting enemies, Gunvolt can "Tag" them, allowing him to use his signature "Flashfield" ability to pump electricity into enemies until they're burned to a crisp. The game also features a Kudos system that awards the player with Kudos for dealing damage and performing particularly notable feats in gameplay; these Kudos are transformed into points upon hitting a checkpoint or using a Skill but are lost when Gunvolt is hit, emphasizing player skill in earning high amounts of points.

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''Gunvolt'', while taking cues from Inti's previous games, plays a little bit differently from your typical RunAndGun game. Unlike most games of the genre, Gunvolt's gun is not the main method of attack, as it fires needles that do mere scratch damage ScratchDamage to enemies. Instead, by shooting enemies, Gunvolt can "Tag" them, allowing him to use his signature "Flashfield" ability to pump electricity into enemies until they're burned to a crisp. The game also features a Kudos system that awards the player with Kudos for dealing damage and performing particularly notable feats in gameplay; these Kudos are transformed into points upon hitting a checkpoint or using a Skill but are lost when Gunvolt is hit, emphasizing player skill in earning high amounts of points.

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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, [[HumansArePsychicInTheFuture people possessing a supernatural power known as Septima (Sevens in Japan) start appearing]], and the general populace quickly comes to fear these people with extra-personal power. The Sumeragi Group, an enormous Japanese conglomerate with world-wide influence, tasked itself with bringing peace and order to the country by rounding up these people known as adepts (psychics in Japan). But, unbeknownst to the world, this "Adepts Protection", as the conglomerate calls it, takes the form of concentration camps, where the adepts have horrific experiments performed on them on a daily basis. Opposing them is a resistance group known as QUILL (FEATHER in Japan). Upon learning of the atrocities done by the Sumeragi Group, they started working as a human rights organization to protect the adepts. One of their newest members is a 14-year old boy [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname known only by his nickname]]: Gunvolt. He, too, is an adept, with the [[ShockAndAwe Septimol power to control lightning, called "Azure Striker" (or "Armed Blue" in Japan).]]

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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, [[HumansArePsychicInTheFuture people possessing a supernatural power known as Septima (Sevens in Japan) start appearing]], and the general populace quickly comes to fear these people with extra-personal power. The Sumeragi Group, an enormous Japanese conglomerate with world-wide influence, tasked itself with bringing peace and order to the country by rounding up these people known as adepts (psychics in Japan). But, unbeknownst to the world, this "Adepts Protection", as the conglomerate calls it, takes the form of concentration camps, where the adepts have horrific experiments performed on them on a daily basis. Opposing them is a resistance group known as QUILL (FEATHER in Japan). Upon learning of the atrocities done by the Sumeragi Group, they started working as a human rights organization to protect the adepts. One of their newest members is a 14-year old boy [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname known only by his nickname]]: Gunvolt. He, too, is an adept, with the [[ShockAndAwe Septimol Septimal power to control lightning, called "Azure Striker" (or "Armed Blue" in Japan).]]
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''Gunvolt'', while taking cues from Inti's previous games, plays a little bit differently from your typical RunAndGun game. Unlike most games of the genre, Gunvolt's gun is not the main method of attack, as it fires needles that do mere scratch damage to enemies. Instead, by shooting enemies, Gunvolt can "Tag" them, allowing him to use his signature "Flashfield" ability to pump electricity into enemies until they're burned to a crisp. The game also features a Kudos system that awards the player with Kudos for dealing damage and performing particularly notable feats in gameplay; these Kudos are transformed into points upon hitting a checkpoint or using a Skill but are lost when Gunvolt is hit, emphasizing player skill in earning high amounts of points.

''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' was succeeded by a direct sequel, ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2'', in 2017.
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''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' is the first game in the ''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' series. Created as a SpiritualSuccessor to Inti Creates' previous work on the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'' series as well as a sister game to Keiji Inafune's ''VideoGame/MightyNo9'', ''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' was released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS in August 2014, with a later Steam port released in August 2015 It was also [[CompilationRerelease bundled together]] with [[VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2 it's sequel]] in the ''Striker Pack'', released for the 3DS in 2016 and then the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in 2017.

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''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' is the first game in the ''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' ''Franchise/AzureStrikerGunvolt'' series. Created as a SpiritualSuccessor to Inti Creates' previous work on the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'' series as well as a sister game to Keiji Inafune's ''VideoGame/MightyNo9'', ''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' was released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS in August 2014, with a later Steam port released in August 2015 It was also [[CompilationRerelease bundled together]] with [[VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2 it's sequel]] in the ''Striker Pack'', released for the 3DS in 2016 and then the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in 2017.

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