History VideoGame / AzureStrikerGunvolt3

[[TimeSkip Many years later]], Shadow Yakumo, a sister organization of Sumeragi, receives word of a dangerous threat lurking in the depths of Sumeragi's facilities. Kirin, a Battle Maiden from Shadow Yakumo, is sent to assess the situation, and uses her power, Radiant Fetters, to stop a transformed Gunvolt on the verge of rampage. Now with Gunvolt by her side, Kirin sets forth to stop an outbreak of Primal Dragon incidents caused by Gunvolt's rampant power.

* DemotedToExtra: Grand Strizer returns from ''2'', but is relegated to paid DLC and is mutually exclusive with Luxcalibur.

** The Version 1.3 update added a boss fight against Nova, which can only be accessed by [[spoiler:equipping Nova's 3* Image Pulse and then being hit by Moebius' [[LimitBreak Damnatio Memoriae]] while playing as Gunvolt]]. Unlike the above boss battles, however, Nova's fight is almost completely revamped, with Nova using an updated moveset, lacking Lumen's DeflectorShield, and gaining both of the MiniMecha of his OneWingedAngel form as two {{Attack Drone}}s aiding him.

** In order to get access to the bosses added in later updates, the player has to jump into a specific pit during [[spoiler:Sunrise Palace 2]] in order to trigger a teleport or get hit by [[spoiler:Moebius' special move Damnatio Memoriae]] while playing as GV and holding a specific Image Pulse [[spoiler:(Nova's 3* from completing Sunrise Palace 1 on Hard). The only way of finding these methods given by the developers is by checking the game's website.

* BonusBoss: The Version 1.2 update added a secret boss fight against Teseo and Merak, which can only be accessed by [[spoiler:jumping into a certain bottomless pit in Golden Palace 2, in the third area right after the last checkpoint before the Hexapyle]]. The fight also includes additional new dialogue. After encountering them once, the fight is unlocked as a Secret Mission.

** In order to get access to the bosses added in later updates, the player has to jump into a specific pit during [[spoiler:Sunrise Palace 2]] in order to trigger a teleport or get hit by [[spoiler:Moebius' special move Damnatio Memoriae]] while playing as GV and holding a specific Image Pulse. The only way of finding these methods given by the developers is by checking the game's website.

** The Version 1.2 update added an additional boss battle with Merak and Teseo tag-teaming.
** The Version 1.3 update added a boss fight against Nova. Unlike the above boss battles, however, Nova's fight is almost completely revamped, with Nova using an updated moveset, lacking Lumen's DeflectorShield, and gaining both of the MiniMecha of his OneWingedAngel form as two {{Attack Drone}}s aiding him.

** In order to get access to the bosses added in later updates, the player has to jump into a specific pit during [[spoiler:Sunrise Palace 2]] in order to trigger a teleport or get hit by [[spoiler:Moebius' special move Damnatio Memoriae]] while playing as GV and holding a specfic Image Pulse. The only way of finding these methods out given by the developers is by checking the game's website.

** 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:As Kirin successfully manages to seal Gunvolt and Moebius' combined power, Gunvolt suddenly transforms into an azure light and takes flight, seemingly vanishing. 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.]]

** [[OneHundredPercentCompletion Collect 150 non-DLC Image Pulses thoroughout the game]] and defeat the FinalBoss while getting the True Ending. [[spoiler:This unlocks a fully-voiced Joke Ending parodying a MagicalGirl show where Mytyl reveals she was given back the pendant containing her Septima by Xiao and is now journeying through the world of Adepts in "Striker Princess Mytyl".]]

** Defeat the final boss. [[spoiler:Although Kirin successfully manages to defeat Gunvolt, it's not enough as Moebius continues to rampage out of control. At risk of losing himself permanently and causing the complete annihilation of the world, Gunvolt musters the last of his strength to impale himself on Kirin's blade, fatally wounding him. As Gunvolt fades away into nothingness, Kirin collapses in shock and disbelief.]]
** 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:As Kirin successfully manages to seal Gunvolt and Moebius' combined power, Gunvolt suddenly transforms into an azure light and takes flight, seemingly vanishing. 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.]]
** [[OneHundredPercentCompletion Collect all the Image Pulses in the game]] and defeat the FinalBoss on [[HarderThanHard Merciless]]. [[spoiler:This unlocks a fully-voiced Joke Ending parodying a MagicalGirl show where Mytyl reveals she was given back the pendant containing her Septima by Xiao and is now journeying through the world of Adepts in "Striker Princess Mytyl".]]

** The Version 1.3 update added a boss fight against Nova. Unlike the above boss battles, however, Nova's fight is almost completely revamped, with Nova using a brand-new moveset and gaining both of his MiniMecha of his OneWingedAngel form as {{Attack Drone}}s.

** The Version 1.3 update added a boss fight against Nova. Unlike the above boss battles, however, Nova's fight is almost completely revamped, with Nova using a brand-new moveset and gaining one of his MiniMecha as an AttackDrone.

* DramaticDisappearingDisplay: If Gunvolt tags in via Anthem, all HUD elements disappear. This is a subtle indicator of Gunvolt's power in this state, as he's invincible due to permanent prevasion, can fire his skills anytime he wants, and is not bound to the Fetters gauge that normally will tag him out after some time.

* {{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. There is one exception: [[spoiler:Vanishing World, though considering [[OurDragonsAreDifferent who]] casts it, you can't really expect any speech.]]

* LuckBasedMission: Image Pulses can turn into a bit of a LastLousyPoint for this reason, as they are completely RNG. It's easy to end up grinding the same stage multiple times because it just refuses to drop the missing Image Pulses you want. The upside being the grinding can quickly build up the Credits to upgrade Image Pulses.

Eden's defeat at the end of ''Gunvolt 2'' put a temporary halt to the disaster looming over the planet. However, the myriad trials Gunvolt has endured caused a metamorphosis within him to activate, evolving his Azure Striker powers beyond those of mere Septima. When word of Gunvolt's evolution reaches Shadow Yakumo, a hidden sect to Sumeragi, the secret organization moves to act and deploys their most powerful agent, an Adept shrine maiden named Kirin, to seal away Gunvolt's powers.

* ButNowIMustGo: Gunvolt reveals that he left Quinn after accidentally harming her with his Primal Dragon powers.

''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}} will release October 13, 2022 while the UsefulNotes/Playstation4 and UsefulNotes/Playstation5 versions will release December 15, 2022.

* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: As with previous titles in the series, the highest level you can reach is 99.

* HundredPercentCompletion: Obtaining all non-DLC Image Pulses and beating the FinalBoss on the hardest difficulty rewards you with [[spoiler:the Joke Ending]].

''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 will release in Winter 2022 while the UsefulNotes/Playstation4 and UsefulNotes/Playstation5 versions will release December 15, 2022.