History VideoGame / BlazBlueCentralFiction

* '''Es''': The main heroine of the ''XBlaze'' series. According to a Famitsu interview, her playstyle will be easy to use, wielding a big sword with good reach. Story-wise, she'll only appear as small flashes in the beginning before making a big appearance in the middle. She'll also have her own Arcade stories.

* WorldOfActionGirls: Out of 35 playable characters, we have 17 males and 18 females, so, ''Central Fiction'' qualifies by a difference of 1.

* '''Izanami'''[[note]]Added in the game's 2nd Act, "Nightmare Memory"[[/note]]: Imperator Librarius of the NOL, de facto ruler of the world. The true mastermind behind the series' plot, Izanami is a [[spoiler:divine]] entity occupying the body of Saya, Ragna & Jin's little sister. [[spoiler:As her name suggests, she's the Shinto Goddess of Death]]. Her desire is to create a bleak, desolate world where nothing can survive. She utilizes a strange ring-like structure that floats behind her known as the Yasakani no Magatama to summon projectiles and magical barriers.

* '''Susanoo''': [[spoiler:Terumi's true form after possessing the Susano'o Unit that Hakumen occupies.]] He fights with a very aggressive and feral style with the ability to unlock more moves. Unlocked by completing the Story Mode or be purchased as DLC.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: After all of the horror and trauma that the cast endure throughout the entire series, nearly everyone gets a happy and satisfying ending, living their lives and rebuilding the world. [[spoiler: All except Ragna, who had to erase his own existence for everyone to get said happy ending, and Carl, who becomes like his father.]]

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: In-story, Susanoo is every bit the PhysicalGod he builds himself up to be; on the gameplay front, he's... not great. His lack of defensive options forces him to constantly be on the offensive, and his offence takes so long to start that a normal character would've won with the amount of hits he takes to get started. His only redeeming feature is a fullscreen poke that unlocks one of his seals.

'''Franchise/BlazBlue: Central Fiction''' is the fourth and final main entry of ArcSystemWorks popular fighting game franchise. As with every new title, it comes with many new features and mechanics. There are two main mechanics like '''Active Flow''', which rewards continuous offense with a 10% damage increase and happens once per round; Active Flow also makes your Burst stock recover faster. The second is '''Exceed Accel''', which is a new, Overdrive only LimitBreak that every cast member possess, which does further damage (as well as gain new visuals) in Active Flow. Both seem to be inspired by the Vorpal and Infinite Worth EXS mechanics from VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth, a game which Arcsys themselves published on consoles.

* ArtEvolution: The art itself remains unchanged, but this time around the devs have created new stills of the character that they use to frame the standard dialogue scenes differently, such as framing a shot from behind of one character standing between an attacker and someone they're protecting.

* HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler: Ragna and Noel defeat Izanami just over four fifths of the way through the game, only for Terumi to spring his trap, causing and already {{ax crazy}} Nu to go [[UpToEleven even more crazy]] by casting a Mind-Eater on her. He uses Nu's attacking Tsubaki to distract Hakumen, use the opening to rip his soul out of the Susano'o Unit, and steal it back from him to return to his true form: Takehaya Susano'o, brother of Amaterasu and one of the gods. The last fifth of the game is about Ragna and everyone else trying to stop Terumi once again.]]

* HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler: Ragna and Noel defeat Izanami just over four fifths of the way through the game, only for Terumi to spring his trap, causing and already {{ax crazy}} Nu to go [[UpToElevel even more crazy]] by casting a Mind-Eater on her. He uses Nu's attacking Tsubaki to distract Hakumen, use the opening to rip his soul out of the Susano'o Unit, and steal it back from him to return to his true form: Takehaya Susano'o, brother of Amaterasu and one of the gods. The last fifth of the game is about Ragna and everyone else trying to stop Terumi once again.]]

* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: By the end, this trope ends up in play. Master Unit Amaterasu was considered a benevolent God until it was revealed that [[spoiler:the one at helm of the Master Unit, while sympathetically portrayed as a frightened little girl, has been causing the cycle of repetition without care for anyone else [[ItsAllAboutMe as she keeps trying to get what wants: Her 'hero' (Ragna) saving her from being put in the Unit]]. At her worst, The Origin/Master Unit Amaterasu's selfishness justifies Nine's [[GoMadFromTheRevelation madness]] and determination to destroy her]]. On the other hand, if the past games haven't told you already, then [[SatanicArchetype Terumi being the Satan figure]] should confirm that ''he's'' a complete jerk too.

** [[spoiler:Valkenhayn returns to his service as the Alucard family butler, pouring tea for an absent Rachel, who is on a cliff with Ragna's WeaponTombstone. An "alternate" version of Tsubaki who wields Hakumen's sword visits her, and questions who the sword belongs to. Despite losing her memories of Ragna, Rachel swears to find him.]]

* ArcWords: Expect to see "dream/desire" come up a lot. Act 1 has Nine trying to see all of the cast's desires while Act 2 has Izanami challenging the Qualified so they could take the Azure to materialize everyone's dreams, and Act 3 has people getting worked up about their dreams and Ragna vowing to devour everyone's wishes. It also shows up in what the "Central Fiction" refer to, i.e "the dream that god observes".

** Naoto Kurogane's inclusion and his search for Raquel has him reference several details from the light novels in relation to the main series. The game is also the GrandFinale of the ''Bloodedge Experience'' series, which had been LeftHanging.

** To further emphasize this, there are only ''four'' Gag Reels and only one of them is completely new; the rest are rehashes of old Gag Reels, like the story just doesn't want to give you fresh laughs anymore and prefers you concentrate on the serious matter. "Teach Me, Miss Litchi" segments, which are usually comedic, are also gone and the recaps the segments usually do are done by Kokonoe at the very start of the story mode in a straightforward manner.

* GambitPileup: While the villains' plans all involve the destruction of the Master Unit, what they wanted from it differ, and coincide, with each other.

* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: By the end of it, this trope ends up at play. Master Unit Amaterasu, for the longest time, was known as a benevolent God, until it was revealed that [[spoiler:the one at helm of the Master Unit, The Origin, while sympathetic and looks like a frightened little girl, has been repeating the cycle of repetition without care of anyone's feelings [[ItsAllAboutMe as long as she gets the results she wants: the one she designated as 'hero' (Ragna) saving her from being put in the unit]]. In a way, at her worst, The Origin/Master Unit Amaterasu can be a really selfish git that Nine [[GoMadFromTheRevelation justifiably went mad on realizing it]] and becomes hell-bent on destroying her]]. On the other hand, if the past games haven't told you already, then [[SatanicArchetype Terumi being the Satan figure]] should be of no brainer to confirm that he's a complete jerk too.

* MakeAWish: In Act 2, in most characters' routes, after they defeat the boss, they're given a piece of Azure that they use to materialize their wish. [[spoiler:However, the wishes are immediately undone, unconsciously, by the "highest Qualified", Noel, who "doesn't desire a change" according to Relius.]]

** [[spoiler:Noel and Lambda become nuns, taking care of a comatose Nu.]]

** [[spoiler:A newly-masked Carl leaves a Cauldron with Nirvana, having fallen down the same dark path his father took.]]

* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: By the end of it, this trope ends up at play. Master Unit Amaterasu, for the longest time, was known as a benevolent God, until it was revealed that [[spoiler:the one at helm of the Master Unit, The Origin, while sympathetic and looks like a frightened little girl, has been repeating the cycle of repetition without care of anyone's feelings [[ItsAllAboutMe as long as she gets the results she wants: the one she designated as 'hero' (Ragna) saving her from being put in the unit]]. In a way, at her worst, The Origin/Master Unit Amaterasu can be a really selfish git]]. On the other hand, if the past games haven't told you already, then [[SatanicArchetype Terumi being the Satan figure]] should be of no brainer to confirm that he's a complete jerk too.

* AlternateUniverse: The world in this game seems to be one to the previous games due to the Embryo's influence. Only a few members of the cast are aware of this fact (in particular, Relius is doing his own research over its nature) due to most of them believing they're just living their lives normally. [[spoiler:It's revealed in Act 2 that this trope is actually played with: It's the same time and the same place, but a "different causality".]]

** The Six Heroes theme no longer plays in matches involving Hazama or Platinum with the other heroes [[spoiler: due to Terumi and Trinity respectively not residing within either character anymore.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: Much darker than the previous installments. There are three terrifying characters in Nine the Phantom, Izanami and Susanoo, all with disturbing goals of their own: Nine wants to destroy the whole world and make a new one where she and Celica can live happy without regard to everyone else, [[spoiler:Hibiki is revealed as an insane killer with a deep-seated desire to kill Kagura]], and Izanami aims to "give death to the world". [[spoiler:Then there's Terumi outright killing Hakumen and taking his armor to become the being he originally was: Takehaya Susanoo, who plans to destroy all creation.]]

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: In-story, Susanoo is every bit the PhysicalGod he builds himself up to be; on the gameplay front, he's...not good at all. His lack of defensive options forces him to constantly be on the offensive, and his offence takes so long to start that a normal character would've won with the amount of hits he takes to get started. His only redeeming feature is a fullscreen poke that unlocks one of his seals.

* PaintingTheMedium: Any time you get the Duel Field background, you'll notice it actually recognises the mode you're playing and always has 'The Wheel Of Fate Is Turning' visible on the stage itself, with glitchy images of the fight happening appear on the monitors.

'''{{Blazblue}}: Central Fiction''' is the fourth and final main entry of ArcSystemWorks popular fighting game franchise. As with every new title, it comes with many new features and mechanics. There are two main mechanics like '''Active Flow''', which rewards continuous offense with a 10% damage increase and happens once per round; Active Flow also makes your Burst stock recover faster. The second is '''Exceed Accel''', which is a new, Overdrive only LimitBreak that every cast member possess, which does further damage (as well as gain new visuals) in Active Flow. Both seem to be inspired by the Vorpal and Infinite Worth EXS mechanics from VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth, a game which Arcsys themselves published on consoles.

-->''[[GrandFinale Now time to rebel against the end]]''

** [[spoiler:Amane continues his observation of the world while travelling with his troupe.]]

** [[spoiler:Valkenhayn returns to his service as the Alucard family butler, pouring tea for an absent Rachel, who is on a cliff with Ragna's WeaponTombstone. An alternate version of Tsubaki who wields Hakumen's sword visits her, and questions who the grave is for. Despite losing her memories of Ragna, Rachel swears to find him.]]
** [[spoiler:TheStinger reveals that the Blood-scythe is missing, hinting at Ragna's possible fate.]]

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler:The epilogue shows us what the surviving characters do after Ragna fixes the world: Noel and Lambda become nuns, Nu is being treated in their church, Makoto and Tsubaki work for NOL, Kagura and Hibiki protect Homura, as does Jin, who's getting a promotion, Bang leads his ninjas in the reconstruction of Ikaruga, Litchi adopts Platinum after she's brought to Orient Town by Mai and Kajun, Jubei watches over them, Amane travels with his troupe, Es goes back to guarding the Azure Gate, Naoto falls back into his timeline and meets Raquel, Taokaka plays with the Kaka kittens, Tager and Bullet are going on a mission, Kokonoe is watching over Azrael's prison, Carl visits a Cauldron with Nirvana and sports a brand new mask over his left eye, and Valkenhayn goes back to butlering.]]

The game's setting has gone back once again to the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi, but also includes areas from the Ikaruga Federation introduced in ''Chronophantasma''. This time, however, things are...different. ''Very'' different. Several aspects of history have been suddenly and drastically changed, and everything is at odds with what we've come to know. And to top it all off? ''We're back in the year 2199.'' Prepare for a brand-new, twisted retelling of ''Calamity Trigger'' like you've never seen before, and for the long, twisting saga of Ragna the Bloodedge to reach its conclusion at last.

* '''Naoto Kurogane''': A CanonImmigrant from a novel series titled ''Bloodedge Experience''. He is searching for the Azure to undo his transformation into a vampire and can utilize his blood as a weapon.

* '''Izanami'''[[note]]Added in the game's 2nd Act, "Nightmare Memory"[[/note]]: Imperator Librarius of the NOL, the de facto ruler of the world. The true mastermind behind the series' plot, Izanami is a [[spoiler:divine]] entity occupying the body of Saya, Ragna & Jin's little sister. [[spoiler:As her name suggests, she's the Shinto Goddess of Death]]. Her desire is to create a desolate, bleak world where nothing can survive. She utilizes a strange ring-like structure that floats behind her known as the Yasakani no Magatama to summon projectiles and magical barriers.

Unlike previous entries, the game's Arcade mode is divided into three different acts, the first of which was available on release, named ''Phantom of Labyrinth'', released in Japanese Arcades on November 19th, 2015. The last two acts were released with updates after the game's initial release, with the second act being called ''Nightmare Memory'', released on January 28, 2016. The third act, named ''The Replacement Blue'', was released on March 31, 2016. A subtitled version of the first trailer can be seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtGQvjaaOf0 here]]. The console versions released on October 6th, 2016 in Japan on the UsefulNotes/Playstation3 and UsefulNotes/Playstation4 consoles. ''Aksys'' once again provides the localization ([[NoDubForYou alas without a dub this time as of release]]) and brought the US version of the game over on November 1st, 2016, with ''P-Qube'' following suit with the PAL version on November 4th, 2016.

* AlternateUniverse: The world in this game seems to be one to the previous games, because of the Embryo's influence. Only a few members of the cast are aware of this fact (in particular, Relius is doing his own research over its nature) due to most of them believing they're just living their lives normally. [[spoiler:It's revealed in Act 2 that it's played with: It's the same time, the same place, but "different causality".]]
* AmbiguousSituation: It's up to the air on the things that ''exactly'' happened near the ending. [[spoiler:What kind of "Saya" Ragna is talking to when he talks to the Master Unit, considering The Origin (the girl in the Master Unit) was merged with Noel earlier and also took on Ragna's sister's memories and soul? Does that mean her consciousness (or a part of it) is still there? When Ragna talks to Amane for the last time and disappears, what exactly happened? Do they walk into the Azure Gate? Is Ragna really in the Master Unit or just close to it? Did something happen between Ragna and the True Azure? What does the Tsubaki and Rachel scene at the end imply? What happened to Ragna's disappearing sword in TheStinger? Is Ragna even "alive" at this point?]]

* ArcWords: Expect to see "dream/desire" to come up a lot. Act 1 has Nine trying to see all of the people's desires, while Act 2 has Izanami challenging the Qualified so they could take the Azure to materialize everyone's dreams, and Act 3 has people getting worked up about their dreams and Ragna vowing to devour everyone's wishes. It also shows up in what the "Central Fiction" refer to, i.e "the dream that god observes".

* TheChosenMany: The "Qualified" apparently are this. They're all people who are chosen to live in the next world, to have their wishes granted by being given the Azure to be used to manifest said wish. Most of the playable characters are Qualified, with the exception of [[spoiler:Ragna and Litchi.]]
* CanonWelding: The biggest example in the entire franchise. Besides obviously being a continuation of the storyline, ''Central Fiction'' ties in together all side material and plot elements previously unacknowledged into this GrandFinale.
** Naoto Kurogane's inclusion and his search for Raquel has him reference several details from the light novels in relationship to the main series. The game is also the GrandFinale of the ''Bloodedge Experience'' series since it was LeftHanging before this game.

** Nine may or may not be using [[spoiler: "Burning Red", the Crimson Grimoire]] from ''Remix Heart'', and main character Mai Natsume herself is a playable character in the console version. One wonders the exact scope of this trope...

** Due to [[spoiler: Ragna having amnesia]], he doesn't recognize or negatively react to half of the cast such as Jin, Terumi, or Hakumen. It's reverted in Act 3, however.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Much darker than the previous installments. There are three terrifying characters, Nine the Phantom, Izanami and Susanoo. And their reveal goal is disturbing such as Nine wanting to destroy the whole world and make a new one where she and Celica can live happy without regards to everyone else, [[spoiler:Hibiki being revealed as an insane killer who has a deep-seated (as in subconsciously) desire to kill Kagura]], and Izanami aims to "give death to the world". [[spoiler:And Terumi outright killing Hakumen and taking his armor to become the being he originally was: Takehaya Susanoo, who aims to destroy all creation.]]
** The various endings on some characters on all acts are much darker due to the few [[CharacterDevelopment character developments]] as the story progresses.
** Also the fact that everyone has been warped into the Embryo while it's implied that the real world is in ruins and facing an impending apocalypse. The conflicts between the characters have become increasingly complex. Master Unit Amaterasu is also more closely involved this time.
** To further emphasize this, there are only ''four'' Gag Reels, and only one of them is completely new, the rest are rehashes of old Gag Reels, like the story just doesn't want to give you fresh laughs anymore and prefers you concentrate on the serious matter. "Teach Me, Miss Litchi" segments (which are usually comedic) are also gone, the recap the segments usually do instead is done by Kokonoe at the very start of the story mode in a straightforward manner.
* TheDayOfReckoning: Izanami aims for this (called Doomsday, or exactly Day of Reckoning in the opening) where the world will end. The game depicts what the characters are doing [[JustBeforeTheEnd in the time before this day]], mainly trying to stop Izanami.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After all of the horror and trauma that the cast endure throughout the entire series, nearly everyone gets themselves a happy and satisfying ending with them living their lives and rebuilding the world. [[spoiler: All except Ragna, who had to erase his own existence in order for everyone to get said happy ending, and Carl, who becomes like his father.]]
* EasilyForgiven: [[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronophantasma Previously]], Bang was heartbroken when Litchi attempted to steal his Rettenjou and endangering the whole world for the sake of 'a world where Roy lived' while working with Relius. By the time his memory returns in this game, Bang has completely forgotten about that and [[spoiler:gave his all to help Litchi get over her problem with Arakune/Roy, to the point of willingly taking her place to fight Arakune to spare her the burden of killing a loved one.]] Considering [[IdealHero the kind of person Bang is]], it makes sense.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Makoto's act 3 arcade mode has Relius tell her that a strong enough soul can give birth to a "new possibility". Note how souls and the Azure are connected in the universe. [[spoiler:This foreshadows the ending where Ragna, with his Azure powers, is going to make "new possibility" with the Azure, and so he takes on the Master Unit and becoming the new "god" with new possibilities he took from other people, i.e what the previous "god" lacks.]]

** Both Nine and Relius want to destroy the Master Unit to RestartTheWorld and then install a new Master Unit from there. The difference is that Nine desires a world for herself and Celica, and using [[spoiler:her specially-made Nox Nyctores, Requiem]] as the Master Unit, while Relius desires to replace all humans with "perfect dolls" and plans to use Ignis as the Master Unit.
** Izanami wants to create a "world of death" where every deaths are final and the world will slowly turn into a desolate place.

** Of course, this is not counting the plans of the prime defenders of Amaterasu, such as Rachel, Es, Ragna and most other heroes.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Yea, while in story Susanoo is every bit the PhysicalGod he boasts himself as, on the gameplay front he's...not good at all. His lack of defensive options forces him to constantly be on the offensive, and his offence takes so long to start that a normal character would've won with the amount of hits he takes to get started. his only redeeming feature is a fullscreen poke that unlocks one of his seals.
* GeniusLoci: In the story mode, Kokonoe explains that, if the [[PocketDimension Embryo]] was made from Take-mikazuchi, a Nox Nyctores, and all Nox have a will, then it can be safely assumed that the Embryo thus would have a will of its own. Also shown in how the Embryo does a lot of Phenomenon Interventions inside of itself.
* GottaCatchThemAll: In Act 3, several characters go collect other Nox Nyctores, notably Nu, Arakune and Nine. With them, Nu wants a "true merge" with Ragna, Arakune wants to become a Black Beast, and Nine wants to complete Take-Mikazuchi to achieve its true power.

* ImmediateSequel: The story mode starts right at the epilogue of the previous game.

** The game also occasionally mistype Raquel as "Raquelle".
* InMediasRes: The arcade mode starts with everyone suddenly being inside the Embryo. The story mode explains how: [[spoiler:Izanami activates the Embryo, causing every Qualified to be sucked in.]]

** The only ones confirmed to not have amnesia are Izanami, Jin, Terumi, Relius, Azrael, Amane, Hakumen, Rachel, Celica, Izayoi, Naoto, Mu and Nine. Also downplayed with Noel in that, while she does act like she was in ''CT'', she also feels that she has done similar things before. Similarly, Kokonoe knows something is wrong, but she doesn't exactly know ''what''. [[spoiler: Hazama, as well, since it revealed his amnesia was a fake; still a remarkable manipulator, and has his own agenda.]]

* LesserOfTwoEvils: [[spoiler: Sure, Nine's a {{Jerkass}} who wants to destroy the Master Unit and create a perfect utopia for her and Celica, and ''only'' her and Celica. However, it's hard not to sympathize with her a bit because her primary targets are [[CardCarryingVillain Terumi]] and [[UltimateEvil Izanami]], individuals who killed and revived her as their puppet, and who have ''worse'' motives than hers.]].

** Near the end of the story mode, it is revealed that [[spoiler:The Azure is just pure power, and can turn possibility into reality]], so it essentially exists for this purpose.
* MoodWhiplash: In story mode, just when Ragna has a light-hearted scene with the Kaka kittens, Bang barges in, screaming "this is terrible!" Lash #2: But then the Kaka kittens ask Bang to play with them and he agrees... Lash #3: But then Ragna reminds him that he was so urgent before. Bang promptly stops and apologizes for the kittens, then goes on with the news (that some NOL agents are coming to their place).
* MythologyGag: Makoto's Arcade mode play in Act 1 has her being beaten by Hazama and getting stepped on. It actually first happens in the AnimeOfTheGame, then the novel adaptation before it's shown in the actual game.
* NotHimself: Several characters somehow becomes this when they're inside the Embryo. What's more confusing is that characters fought in a certain character's Arcade play-through may display different behaviors from another character's own Arcade play, or even their own (e.g Kagura is his usual flirty/good-leader self in some plays and quite a ruthless one in others). Most of them are explained by how some characters' memories are reverted, while some are actually just images either they created subconsciously or Nine made.
* PaintingTheMedium: Any time you get the Duel Field background, you'll notice it actually recognises the mode you're playing, plus always has 'The Wheel Of Fate Is Turning' physically visible on the stage, and glitchy images of the fight happening appear on the monitors.
* PreviouslyOn: In the story mode's start, Kokonoe helpfully explains to Kagura (and by extension the audience) about the key events of the previous games, right from Ragna entering Kagutsuchi. Kagura lampshades it, saying that everyone would be familiar with them because most of them are pretty big events in-universe.

* SequelHook: [[GrandFinale This game ties up the major plot lines and concludes the majority of the character arcs of the cast]]. However, there are some loose ends that are clearly meant to lead somewhere. Since the devs have been careful to specify this game as the end of "Ragna's story", it is relatively safe to assume that they aren't quite done with the BlazBlue setting yet.
** [[spoiler:Relius gave Carl his ability to see souls and Hazama likens him to a "bomb" being left in the world. Relius himself also retreats to his own hideout in the Boundary.]]
** [[spoiler:Rachel is deadset on finding Ragna despite not being able to remember him.]]
** [[spoiler:Azrael makes it clear that he is only letting his defeat this time count as a loss. And he is merely trapped in Sector Seven once again, and him being released in the future is a very real possibility.]]

* SpoilerOpening: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFP3pKyg0bI The console version's opening]] spoils a lot of confrontations that occur in story, namely [[spoiler: Jin and Kagura vs. Azrael, Carl getting his left eye struck, the mere appearance of Susanoo, Ragna and Terumi's final battle over the Azure.]]
* StayingAlive: [[spoiler:Terumi (who was effectively ''erased from existence'' by Hakumen) reappears here, playing his own part. It's because he still manages to "observe" himself. [[LivingOnBorrowedTime But he's only got a week]] to fuse with Hazama again or he'll be erased for real. And to make matters worse, two more problems have arisen: Trinity's spell prevents him from fusing with Hazama again, and Hazama himself has no intention of being his puppet again. But, cunning mastermind he is, Terumi has a backup plan: The Susanoo Unit.]]
* TitleDrop: Much like the other games, the title for this one is central to the plot. However it also comes forth as a WhamLine, as Ragna says that [[spoiler: HE]] is the Central Fiction.

** Later on, [[spoiler: Terumi rips Hakumen's soul out of the Susano'o Unit so he can take it for himself.]] It's only ''after'' he starts transforming when Ragna decides to intervene and is quickly brushed aside for his trouble.
* VillainHasAPoint: All of the baddies may have selfish goals for trying to destroy the Master Unit, but they were right about how said unit has repeated the world over and over for no good reason and left the world stagnant. [[spoiler:Ragna later takes the point and solves the problem by pacifying the Origin's soul, thus allowing the world to naturally progress.]]
* VillainTeamUp: After hearing Azrael's [[ChallengeSeeker reason]] for fighting, Izanami finds it intriguing enough to want to contract Azrael. She offers an opponent worthy of his tastes: [[spoiler: the Black Beast itself]].
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler:The epilogue is about showing what the (surviving) characters do after Ragna fixes the world. Noel and Lambda become nuns, Nu is being treated in their church, Makoto and Tsubaki work again for NOL, Kagura and Hibiki protect Homura, as does Jin who's getting promotion, Bang leads his ninjas in the reconstruction of Ikaruga, Litchi adopts Platinum after she's brought to Orient Town by Mai and Kajun, Jubei watches over them, Amane travels with his troupe, Es goes back to guard the Azure Gate, Naoto falls back into his timeline and meets Raquel, Taokaka plays with the Kaka kittens, Tager and Bullet are going on a mission, Kokonoe is watching over Azrael's prison, Carl visits a cauldron with Nirvana and sports a brand new mask over his left eye, and Valkenhayn goes back to his butler job.]]