History VideoGame / AzureStrikerGunvolt3

** True Ending: Defeat the final boss by [[spoiler:using the infinite Talismans granted by Djinn's Wish to full lock Moebius without dealing damage to it]]. [[spoiler:Kirin successfully manages to seal Gunvolt and Moebius' combined power, stabilizing their fusion. Gunvolt, realizing that he must change his own fate to stop himself from bringing the world to ruin, uses the power of Astral Order, transforming into an azure light and vanishing into the night. In the aftermath, Primal Dragon incidents begin to rapidly increase all over the planet as a result of Moebius' awakening. ATEMS reaches a mutual agreement with Sumeragi and depart on peaceful terms, while the Dragon Saviors are set to work subjugating Primal Dragons across the country. Kirin, at peace with the fact that Gunvolt has survived their shared ordeal, resolves to continue fighting for the future that Gunvolt sacrificed himself for.]]

*** While the True Ending got updated to have [[spoiler:a scene giving important context that explains the truth of Gunvolt's disappearance]] in later versions of the game, if the player has the [[spoiler:GV?]] Image Pulse equipped for the final battle, they can see the original version of the True Ending without these alterations.

** While the True Ending got updated to have [[spoiler:a scene giving important context that explains the truth of Gunvolt's disappearance]] in later versions of the game, if the player has the [[spoiler:GV?]] Image Pulse equipped for the final battle, they can see the original version of the True Ending without these alterations.

* JokeItem: One of the Passive Image Pulses that can be obtained after beating the BossRush Secret Mission is GV? (question mark included), which [[spoiler: turns Gunvolt's sealed form into a blonde puppy with a blue ribbon. And yes, it does affect the dialogue portraits too, even in the Chats.]]

** The final main level for Epilogue ATEMS is the Futures Institute, the very first level in the base game. Unlike the original, the level takes place during daytime, the giant barriers have been removed, and all of the Sumeragi infantrymen have been replaced by more threatening MechaMooks.

''Azure Striker Gunvolt 3'' is a RunAndGun game in the ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvoltSeries'' developed by Creator/IntiCreates, with assistance from Creator/KeijiInafune of [[Creator/Level5 Level-5 comcept]] as "Action Supervisor". It is the fifth game in the ''Gunvolt'' series (following ''VideoGame/LuminousAvengerIX2'') and the third main numbered entry (following ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2''). The game was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on July 28th, 2022 and for the UsefulNotes/XboxOne and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS on August 2, 2022. A PC version for UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} was released on October 13, 2022 while the UsefulNotes/Playstation4 and UsefulNotes/Playstation5 versions were released December 15, 2022.

* TakeThat: During the optional boss fight with Teseo and Merak, Kirin goes on to remind the former on how memes, and his way of speaking sprang from the "dark ages" and is considered obsolete today leading to Teseo's ThisCannotBe moment. In other words, she considers the new 10's and 20's as the dark age of the internet.

** One chat has the team checking out the beta for Sumeragi's latest installment in the "September" series, which originally started as an MMO called "September Record" played by Elise and Merak in the voice dramas in the first game. For better or worse, the series has been continuing so long that the latest installment is subject to OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo and OverlyLongTitle: "September Universe Tri-Age Spirits: Prologue of Reminiscence IV (Working Title)".

** In the second half of the game, Apollo is called in during certain stages to use his Septima on crates, turning them into makeshift floating platforms. When asked why he was working on Neptune, he states that his gravity based Septima was obviously well suited for the job.

** In the second half of the game, Apollo is called in during certain stages to use his Septima on crates, turning them into makeshift floating platforms.

** One of the conversations at the base has Gunvolt asking Kirin if she's met any other sword users like her, with him specifically reminiscing about having met a red samurai who also used talismans to fight. While Kirin denies that samurai would even exist outside of cosplayers, this conversation references [[spoiler:the Nightmare Mode ending of ''VideoGame/BloodstainedCurseOfTheMoon'', where Zangestu is suddenly seen in the world the ''Gunvolt'' franchise.]]

* ShootTheShaggyDog: Epilogue ATEMS focuses heavily on the Azure Spirits as the PlotCoupon of the week, implying that they will lead to the secrets behind Primal Dragonization, [[spoiler:culminating in a fight with an EvilKnockoff of Primal Dragon Gunvolt formed from a mass of Azure Spirits. However, just as Kirin and ZedΩ are about to take their haul back fully intent on properly researching them, all the Azure Spirits they've collected suddenly manifest and possess Layla, causing Luxia to go berserk and forcing ZedΩ to fight and save her. Shortly afterwards, all but one of the Azure Spirits vanish to parts unknown, leaving most of their efforts in vain much to ZedΩ's disappointment and regret. The only notable plot development to stick is Layla giving Kirin that final Azure Spirit in what's implied to be a SequelHook.]]

* {{Invocation}}: Whereas ''Luminous Avenger iX 2'' removes skill chants in favor of animated skill cut-ins, ''Gunvolt 3'' brings back skill chants while keeping the animated portraits. [[spoiler:Vanishing World]] is an exception, though considering [[spoiler:[[OurDragonsAreDifferent who]] casts it, you can't really expect any lines.]]
* ItCanThink: The Lumen in this game is a product of the combined powers of the Azure Striker and Radiant Fetters used to create Image Pulses. Unlike other Image Pulse constructs, she is capable of freethought and communication, which GV speculates is due to his strong connection with her original self.

* ShaggyDogStory: Epilogue ATEMS focuses heavily on the Azure Spirits as the PlotCoupon of the week, implying that they will lead to the secrets behind Primal Dragonization, [[spoiler:culminating in a fight with an EvilKnockoff of Primal Dragon Gunvolt formed from a mass of Azure Spirits. However, just as Kirin and ZedΩ are about to take their haul back fully intent on properly researching them, all the Azure Spirits they've collected suddenly manifest and possess Layla, causing Luxia to go berserk and forcing ZedΩ to fight and save her. Shortly afterwards, all but one of the Azure Spirits vanish to parts unknown, leaving most of their efforts in vain much to ZedΩ's disappointment and regret. The only notable plot development to stick is Layla giving Kirin that final Azure Spirit in what's implied to be a SequelHook.]]