History YMMV / BlazBlueContinuumShift

* ThatOneLevel:
** In ''Continuum Shift'', any of the fights where you're forced to hold back [[spoiler:Jin being unable to use Yukianesa, Ragna being unable to Distortion Drive, etc.]]
*** [[spoiler:[[FromBadToWorse Made worse]] in both cases because you have to face, respectively, [[SNKBoss Unlimited Tsubaki and Unlimited Hazama]]. [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Have fun]].]]
** Also in ''Continuum Shift'', for some, Score Attack, since it's the new way to unlock Unlimited Characters and it is very difficult to do it with every character.

** Hazama/Terumi himself! A 'shallow' bastard who's... [[LaughablyEvil fun, entertaining and hilarious]]? Or is he just so utterly atrocious that all those 'fun, entertaining and hilarious' factors get squished with extreme prejudice and he is a VillainSue who is devoid of positive qualities even for those beyond the fourth wall, ranking so high up there in depravity and unlikableness like [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Dr. Weil]] and [[Anime/DigimonSavers Akihiro Kurata]]?

** Unfortunately, due to the InconsistentDub continued from the portable releases, the spoken line and the text that appears on the screen do not match. Not that you'd want to hear it anyway, as Bang has a different voice actor who is widely considered to be inferior to the original.

* AccidentalInnuendo: One common way for Western fans to spell out "[[UpdatedRerelease BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend]]" as an acronym is "[[FunWithAcronyms BBCSEX]]". Given that Arcsys is based in Japan and not an English speaking country, this probably wasn't intentional, but [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish we don't know for sure]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Thanks to the events of ContinuumShift a lot of jaded viewers were really unforgiving towards certain characters particularly Litchi and especially Kokonoe in which a portion of the fanbase is convinced they are now either unsympathetic or evil. However some of the new story mode material in Extend (and to a lesser II) have tried to convince the fanbase that characters such as Litchi and Kokonoe are still good.
** The BBCS Extend story modes also try to prove that Rachel is on the side of good as well as she gets to do much more heroic deeds such as aid Makoto and go after Relius.

** Half the fanbase now considers Litchi this especially after [[spoiler:her FaceHeelTurn]]. One base thinks it's good that she's finally in the main meat of storyline, another base think she's a complete idiot for [[spoiler:doing so]]. Another base think she's still tragic in [[spoiler:doing things she didn't want to]], and another base think her true nature is one of being [[spoiler:a completely selfish and obsessive bitch]]. In other words, read the SlidingScaleOfUnavoidableVersusUnforgivable. Some considers Litchi's actions to be in the 'Unavoidable' camp, the rest is in 'Unforgivable' camp.

*** It got so bad that a lot of people didn't buy Extend because "it's the same game with only one new character and a rushed attempt at undoing the butchering of everyone's mid-screen game".

** [[FanNickname Hype]] [[MemeticMutation Dog]], a white, fluffy dog in the background of a stage in CS, is arguably as popular as the rest of the cast.

** Relius, with the wake of the anti-Hazama protests (that Hazama becomes too oversaturated and nearing VillainSue territory), becomes one, thanks to not yet being oversaturated and possibly being the BiggerBad from Hazama. As well as his Astral and jokes about him being a 'family man'.

* GameBreaker: Going by each iteration

*** Bang is hands-down the best character in this version, tied with Valkenhayn, Litchi, and Ragna. During the transition from [=CT=] to [=CS=] he gained several priority and damage buffs which made him able to beat out nearly all other attacks and get insane damage off of wallbounce combos. In addition, if a player knew how to use Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan, this could get even more ridiculous, with even longer and more damaging combos.

** [=CS2=]

** Some of the Continuum Shift joke endings really lay into this, big time, like Arakune's [[spoiler:which has "Storekeeper" Jin falling in-love with "Princess" Ragna... Hazama is apparently meant to be marrying "Princess" Ragna]].

** As it is revealed in Calamity Trigger Reconstruction, it's Tao's ''greeting'' procedure. The first thing she did after meeting Noel is to grope her and thus christening her "Lacking Lady". At the very least Rachel was smart enough to use Gii as a distraction.
* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: ''Continuum Shift Extend''. It's the game you already have, but with more single player content, a new online system that probably isn't all that different, and all the DLC you paid for is already in the game, either unlocked from the beginning or unlockable. Add in the fact that Mori already said they want to wotk on a 3rd part, and now you have a lot of people unwilling to get the game because the aforementioned features being there from the start is essentially a big slap in the face.
* MagnificentBastard: Anything bad that happens in the story of VideoGame/BlazBlue, especially in Continuum Shift, can be traced to none other than Terumi himself. Bonus points for being a Japanese take on SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker... Although as of late, his tendency to not keep his cool in case his plans just went off the rails even in a slight way makes him less magnificent to some. Interestingly, he's also of high VillainSue caliber.

* MemeticMolester: Hazama. The MichaelJackson jokes do not help.

*** This is taken up another notch with his new Astral variant for Tsubaki, and the one for [[http://i.imgur.com/rFIRJ.jpg Bullet]]. As Makoto would say, "Come on, Colonel... what's up with that look?"
*** The most hilarious instance of this, which was probably done intentionally, is when he beats Carl in his story mode. When he begins showing Carl the reason behind his actions, the camera kindly decides to ''[[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120114164437/blazblue/images/thumb/4/40/Relius_Clover_%28Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_1%29.png/1000px-Relius_Clover_%28Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_1%29.png zoom in on his crotch]], which has an extremely visible bulge''.

** Terumi and Relius Clover seem to be in a competition to see who can cross more [[MoralEventHorizon Moral Event Horizons]] faster. Currently, Terumi is winning, but mostly because he's had more time. For Hazama/Terumi:

*** Terumi opened up the game crossing the line, but when [[spoiler: he shoves Noel into the Cauldron to turn her into a Murakumo Unit, or rather the ''Kusanagi'' Unit, that... that was it. That was the line, way back there.]] Made even worse by the fact that in ''Noel's'' ending, [[spoiler: he [[MindRape Mind Rapes]] her and erases her memories of everybody she ever knew or cared about. While laughing and mocking her feeble attempts to resist her temperament into Kusanagi.]]

*** Then there's Carl's bad ending in CS, [[spoiler:where Hazama rips Ada apart while a helpless Carl cries and begs for him to stop. Hazama then picks up Carl by his collar, delivers a brutal BreakingSpeech to him, and ends by killing Carl by tossing him into the Cauldron. It's non-canon, but still.]] [[Film/TheDarkKnight "Why so ''serious'', Carl Clover?]]

*** Read the ManipulativeBastard above for [[spoiler:Litchi. Terumi plans everything to get her into desperation and be dependent on NOL from the start, like a doctor who poisons a population and tells them to get the cure by joining his 'cult'.]]
*** ... You know what, look back at Hazama's opening movie. He just walks casually to the stage of Mu-12... activates the thing there... then cue to NOL branch, lots and lots of NOL soldiers, [[PunchClockVillain random joes just doing their job and earn their living]], being reduced to orbs (those are their souls) and the orbs was sucked into that... thing to activate Mu-12. Cue the psychotic laughter of Terumi. [[spoiler:Long story short, Tsubaki's the only survivor of the Kagutsuchi branch still loyal to the NOL due to [[{{Brainwashed}} brainwashing]]. Noel defected after Ragna broke her tempering, Jin defected after the events of ''Calamity Trigger'', and if Makoto [[ReverseMole hadn't turned traitor prior to her arrival at the Kagutsuchi branch]], she sure did then.]]

* ScrappyLevel:
** In Continuum Shift, any of the fights where you're forced to hold back [[spoiler:Jin being unable to use Yukianesa, Ragna being unable to distortion drive, etc.]]

** Also in Continuum Shift, for some, Score Attack, since it's the new way to unlock Unlimited Characters and it is very difficult to do it with every character.

** Starting in Continuum Shift, each character has a list of 10 challenges, and (with the exception of the first two, which teach you the special attacks your character has) each challenge consists of one or two combos. Some of these combos are short, sweet, and fairly easy to pull off. These combos are often placed in Challenge 3 or 4, or occasionally 5. Challenge 10 for every single character is hell itself. And god help the Arakune players...

** Speaking of, there's also [[spoiler:Relius Clover. While he is an extremely callous individual, to the point of being the secondary CompleteMonster, it is important to note that everything he does, no matter how ghastly, is in the name of science. This ranges from his handling of the Clover ladies to the invocation of the Black Beast in ''That Which Is Inherited'' to even - gasp - the MindRape of Makoto Nanaya. Also, in his Arcade mode, he never acts aggressively towards his designated opponents, and he even warns Carl, the very son who has been unerringly hounding him for the entire story, not to throw his life away in such a mad pursuit. In Relius' Story mode (Darkness Visible), he gives Carl a glimpse of the world through his own viewpoint instead of coldly assailing him as seen in Carl's story. Is it possible that something befell Ada that moving her into Nirvana was necessary, and that events conspired to keep him from explaining to Carl? Maybe not, but that leaves the question where his [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatism]] ends and the [[CompleteMonster monstrosity]] begins.]]

** And lest we forget... Hazama/Terumi himself! A 'shallow' CompleteMonster who's... [[LaughablyEvil fun, entertaining and hilarious]]? Or is he just so utterly atrocious that all those 'fun, entertaining and hilarious' factors get squished with extreme prejudice and he is a VillainSue who is totally devoid of positive qualities even for those beyond the fourth wall, ranking so high up there in depravity and unlikableness like [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Dr. Weil]] and [[Anime/DigimonSavers Akihiro Kurata]]?

* CatharsisFactor: In both games, the player gets control of Unlimited Ragna after dealing with one or more opponents of SNKBoss caliber. Needless to say, getting payback with this ungodly broken monster is ''sweet''.
** Bummed over the heinous actions of [[CompleteMonster Hazama or Relius]]? Set one of them as your training dummy/punching bag and dive in. Catharsis made manifest.

** Makoto seems to be really popular with both the fans and even the producers, despite her limited screentime. When she got her screentime in ''Extend'', however...

* FanDisservice: There have been a few artists who have chosen to draw male characters, such as Ragna, Jin, Bang, Terumi, and even Hakumen in Makoto Nanaya's outfit, the results of which are not pretty.

** Some of the Continuum Shift joke endings really lay into this, big time, like Arakune's [[spoiler:which has "Storekeeper" Jin falling in-love with "Princess" Ragna... Not to mention the fact that Hazama is apparently meant to be marrying "Princess" Ragna]].

* MagnificentBastard: Pretty much anything bad that happens in the story of VideoGame/BlazBlue, especially in Continuum Shift, can be traced to none other than Terumi himself. Bonus points for being a Japanese take on SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker... Although as of late, his tendency to not keep his cool in case his plans just went off the rails even in a slight way makes him less magnificent to some. Interestingly, he's also of high VillainSue caliber.

*** [[spoiler:Creating the Black Beast, for starters. Not to mention creating the Azure Grimoire... both versions.]]

*** Tsubaki seems to have gotten the short end of the stick in her stories already. Cue Hakumen's bad ending. [[spoiler:Hazama beats the blind Tsubaki up to mock Hakumen for having feelings for her. Even though he loses to Hakumen in battle, after Relius Clover gives him a hand and Kusanagi appears, Terumi uses Tsubaki as a hostage to make the H-man surrender - while also reminding him he will enjoy murdering his ex-love either way. All just a while after Haku and Tsubaki share a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming.]] Complete Monster doesn't even begin to describe it.
*** One of his biggest one includes, [[spoiler:trapping Rachel beneath the ground, mocking her hopes of fixing events, and then kicking her full in the face for fun.]] Note that Rachel [[{{Badass}} continues to snark at him the entire time,]] at least until [[KickTheDog the boot to the head]].

*** [[spoiler: Abusing his authority in the NOL to order Tsubaki to kill her best friend and the man she loves. When she fails to do either, he takes it a step further by selectively revealing to her the alternate past in which Noel did not exist and she would have worked with Jin instead of her. This inevitably leads to her FaceHeelTurn. Of course, he fails to mention the fact that, in that alternate past, she would have died a year before the game started.]]

*** Read the ManipulativeBastard above for [[spoiler:Litchi. Basically, Terumi plans everything to get her into desperation and be dependent on NOL from the start, like a doctor who poisons a population and tells them to get the cure by joining his 'cult'.]]

* EvilIsHammy: Terumi. [[NarmCharm And we love him for it.]]
** Also Relius... when played by TravisWillingham. JunichiSuwabe's performance, on the other hand, is more along the lines of EvilIsSexy.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Thanks to the events of ContinuumShift a lot of jaded viewers were really unforgiving towards certain characters particularly Litchi and especially Kokonoe in which a portion of the fanbase is convinced they are now evil. However some of the new story mode material in Extend (and to a lesser II) have tried to convince the fanbase that characters such as Litchi and Kokonoe are still good.

* MagnificentBastard: Pretty much anything bad that happens in the story of BlazBlue, especially in Continuum Shift, can be traced to none other than Terumi himself. Bonus points for being a Japanese take on SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker... Although as of late, his tendency to not keep his cool in case his plans just went off the rails even in a slight way makes him less magnificent to some. Interestingly, he's also of high VillainSue caliber.

* CompleteMonster: Relius Clover. Considering everyone he comes across like test subjects, utter LackOfEmpathy, likes his MindRape, making a GuineaPigFamily out of his own family by turning his wife and daughter into automatons and leaving his son traumatic while he doesn't even give a damn... those horrid activities [[ButForMeItWasTuesday are like Tuesdays to him]].
** Of course, we can't forget Terumi either! He likes causing as much mayhem and destruction as possible [[ForTheEvulz just for fun]], plus the other reason he qualifies is mainly because he needs to be hated in order to continue to exist. That's saying something. WordOfGod even said that Terumi practically has ''zero'' redeeming qualities, and even designed to have none of those, so they probably are really trying hard to invoke the trope.

*** Then there's Carl's bad ending in CS, [[spoiler:where Hazama rips Ada apart while a helpless Carl cries and begs for him to stop. Hazama then picks up Carl by his collar, delivers a brutal HannibalLecture to him, and ends by killing Carl by tossing him into the Cauldron. It's non-canon, but still.]] [[Film/TheDarkKnight "Why so ''serious'', Carl Clover?]]

** Makoto seems to be really popular with both the fans and even the producers, despite her limited screentime.

* [[JerkSue Jerk]] [[CanonSue Canon]] [[MarySue Sue]]: Rachel spends most of ''Continuum Shift'' getting shown up and having the crap kicked out of her. Not only that, but ''everyone'' [[WhatTheHellHero starts calling her out on her]] JerkSue attitude. As of the ending, she seems to have lost most of that arrogance.
** Also, Makoto has been accused of this. Her newly realised "hidden potential" and plot relevance as of ''Extend'', the fact that nearly every character respects and adores her, and her few character flaws (being an [[ManChild immature]] {{Ditz}} with a [[BigEater huge appetite]], her UndyingLoyalty to her friends are [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation seemingly]] leading to unsettling KnightTemplarBigSister and ChronicBackstabbingDisorder tendencies, and [[DarkAndTroubledPast self-esteem]] issues stemming from past [[FantasticRacism racist abuse]]) are either PlayedForLaughs, [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality totally looked over]] or have little effect on the plot. That said, it's a little early in the series to judge: after all, Makoto is a new AscendedExtra EnsembleDarkHorse, so of course she will be given more attention.

** In ''Continuum Shift'', Rachel is so hilariously underpowered that she's considered to be nigh unplayable.

** In ''Continuum Shift 2'', we have Noel's best bud Makoto. With her ridiculously high damage output, high speed, good hit-stun and easy-to-use combos, many people complained when they found that Makoto could easily force them into the corner and then consistently rape them with 5-7k damage combos. She is considerably nerfed for ''Extend''.
* VillainSue: A growing number of people consider Hazama to be one. [[RuleOfCool Memetic outfit, weapon, and trolling skills]]? Check. [[SmugSnake Cool, composed, smug personality that is never fazed]]? Check. [[BoringInvincibleVillain Well beyond every other character in terms of power]]? Check. [[CrazyPrepared Capable of falling back on backup plan after backup plan]]? Check. While it's too early in the series to effectively judge, it seems like Hazama never loses fights, never loses his cool, is always able to [[AssPull come up with an answer]] to anything the heroes try, and [[OnlyTheAuthorCanSaveThemNow seemingly has the plot itself bent towards his every whim]]. [[spoiler:Barring his EvilPlan in the True Ending and his "defeat" in his Gag Reel, only Makoto has genuinely been able to thwart him ([[SpannerInTheWorks by accident, rather than truly guessing his works and countering them]]), and she's not exactly squeaky-clean either (see MarySue for details)]].
** See also GodModeSue.

* GameBreaker:
** Bang is god tier in Continuum Shift.
** Platinum the Trinity. One of her attacks hits you at all ranges, cannot be jumped over, and takes away one-eighth to a full quarter of Hakumen's (the second-highest HP character in the game) healthbar. The rest of her attacks qualify as well, able to lay waste to even the most skilled of Hakumen and Tager players due to their insanely-high damage and spamability.

** Unfortunately, due to the InconsistentDub continued from the portable releases, we are not able to hear the actual line being spoken. Not that you'd want to, anyway, as Bang has a different voice actor who is widely considered to be inferior to the original.

*** This is taken up another notch with his new Astral variant for Tsubaki, and the one for [http://i.imgur.com/rFIRJ.jpg Bullet]]. As Makoto would say, "Come on, Colonel... what's up with that look?"

** Three words: ''Continuum Shift II''. There are people who think that it's the most balanced version of the game yet, and then there are the people who despise the new metagame which, instead of rewarding you for stylish combos, now rewards you for getting your opponent in the corner and raping them. Said people claim that ArcSystemWorks essentially tried turning it into VideoGame/GuiltyGear, and failed.

** Also, Makoto has been accused of this. Her newly realised "hidden potential" and plot relevance as of ''Extend'', the fact that nearly every character respects and adores her, and her few character flaws (being an [[AdultChild immature]] {{Ditz}} with a [[BigEater huge appetite]], her UndyingLoyalty to her friends are [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation seemingly]] leading to unsettling KnightTemplarBigSister and ChronicBackstabbingDisorder tendencies, and [[DarkAndTroubledPast self-esteem]] issues stemming from past [[FantasticRacism racist abuse]]) are either PlayedForLaughs, [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality totally looked over]] or have little effect on the plot. That said, it's a little early in the series to judge: after all, Makoto is a new AscendedExtra EnsembleDarkHorse, so of course she will be given more attention.

* MagnificentBastard: Pretty much anything bad that happens in the story of BlazBlue, especially in Continuum Shift, can be traced to none other than Terumi himself. Bonus points for being a Japanese take on SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker... Although as of late, his tendency to not keep his cool in case his plans just went off the rails even in a slight way makes him less magnificent to some.

*** The most hilarious instance of this, which was probably done intentionally, is when he beats Carl in his story mode. When he begins showing Carl the reason behind his actions, the camera kindly decides to ''zoom in on his crotch, which has an extremely visible bulge''.

** Also Relius... when played by TravisWillingham. JunichiSuwabe's performance is a much more stoic one (equally effective in evil, though)

* MagnificentBastard: Pretty much anything bad that happens in the story of BlazBlue, especially in Continuum Shift, can be traced to none other than Terumi himself. Bonus points for being a Japanese take on SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker.

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:Relius. His actions are basically like [[FullMetalAlchemist Shou Tucker]]'s, but [[UpToEleven even more horrifying]].]]

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:Relius. His actions are basically like [[FullMetalAlchemist Shou Tucker's]], but [[UpToEleven even more horrifying]].]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse:

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: ''Continuum Shift Extend''. It's the game you already have, but with more single player content, a new online system that probably isn't all that different, and all the DLC you paid for is already in the game, either unlocked from the beginning or unlockable. Add in the fact that Mori already said they want to wotk on a 3rd part, and now you have a lot of people unwilling to get the game because the aforementioned features being there from the start is essentially a big slap in the face.

** Also, Makoto has been accused of this. Her newly realised "hidden potential" and plot relevance as of ''Extend'', the fact that nearly every character respects and adores her, and her few character flaws (being an [[AdultChild immature]] {{Ditz}} with a [[BigEater huge appetite]], her UndyingLoyalty to her friends are [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation seemingly]] leading to unsettling KnightTemplarBigSister and ChronicBackstabbingDisorder tendencies, and [[DarkAndTroubledPast self-esteem]] issues stemming from past [[FantasticRacism racist abuse]]) are either PlayedForLaughs, [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality totally looked over]] or have little effect on the plot. That said, it's a little early in the series to judge: after all, Makoto is a new AscendedExtra EnsembleDarkhorse, so of course she will be given more attention.
* MagnificentBastard: Pretty much anything bad that happens in the story of BlazBlue, especially in Continuum Shift, can be traced to none other than Terumi himself. Bonus points for being a Japanese take on TheJoker.

** Relius, however, is the undisputed king of this trope within the series. Doesn't matter who or what you are, he will use his Astral on you, take you to his "secret lab" and "conduct experiments" on you.
*** The most hilarious instance of this, which was probably done intentionally, is when he beats Carl in his story mode. When he begins showing Carl the reason behind his actions, the camera kindly decides to ''zoom in on his crotch, which has an extremely visible bulge''.

*** As mentioned above, Makoto's bad ending. What he does to her will most certainly make your blood boil (or alternatively, finally consider Relius a worthy and powerful villain that needs to be taken into consideration).

** Although this is lessened by the fact she's the game's BreakoutCharacter and number one EnsembleDarkhorse, Taokaka took a drop in popularity in ''Continuum Shift'' for having the [[FanNickname Taunt Loop]], the game's only '''[[GameBreaker infinite combo]]'''. One mistake was all it took for a decent Taokaka player to repeatedly hit you with this combo until you died.

** Of course, we can't forget Terumi either! He likes causing as much mayhem and destruction as possible [[ForTheEvulz just for fun]], plus the other reason he qualifies is mainly because he needs to be hated in order to continue to exist. That's saying something. WordOfGod even said that Terumi practically has ''zero'' redeeming qualities, so they probably are really trying hard to invoke the trope.