| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2019082722404700_3d3d2482c14be751424685a3b6256e4f_0.jpg]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:The current roster.]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | This page may contain '''spoilers''' for the characters' native series. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 7 | |
| 8 | !!Code of Princess Characters |
| 9 | Tropes for them include the following: |
| 10 | * RagtagBunchOfMisfits: They were this in their original game, so they'd apply here. It's somewhat [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], as only three of them ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Liongate]]) actually appear here. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | [[folder:Solange Blanchefleur de Lux]] |
| 13 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/002_53.jpg]] |
| 14 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/CodeOfPrincess'' |
| 15 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Hatsune Moriyama |
| 16 | |
| 17 | The main heroine of ''VideoGame/CodeOfPrincess''. Solange is the princess of the [=DeLuxia=] Kingdom. When the monstrous Distron Army invaded her kingdom, she took up her family's sacred sword, the [=DeLuxcalibur=], and fought back in the defense of her homeland. |
| 18 | * {{BFS}}: Her [=DeLuxcalibur=]. |
| 19 | * FinalBoss: [[spoiler:If the player's using Lina in the story mode.]] |
| 20 | * GoldAndWhiteAreDivine |
| 21 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: Just look at her! She actually got mistaken for a prostitute in her home game at one point. Even Noko calls her out on it in her match against her. And then there's the ever so innocent Emiko, who wonders if she's too poor to afford clothes, never mind that she's royalty. |
| 22 | * TooSpicyForYogSothoth: [[spoiler:Apparently she was a bit too much for Lina and Devian to stomach after she had eaten the recreations of the other Blade Stranger candidates, leading her to collapse into a world-deleting implosion.]] |
| 23 | [[/folder]] |
| 24 | |
| 25 | [[folder:Ali-Baba]] |
| 26 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/008_3.jpg]] |
| 27 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/CodeOfPrincess'' |
| 28 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Mao Yamada |
| 29 | |
| 30 | A character from ''VideoGame/CodeOfPrincess''. Once the leader of a band of thieves, Ali would be betrayed and ousted by her lieutenant and trusted friend, Baku Jupponogi. Now a drifting loner, she would go on to join Princess Solange in protecting the [=DeLuxia=] Kingdom, lending her blade to the cause. |
| 31 | * ACupAngst: Doesn't really take Helen saying that her breasts have room to grow pretty well... |
| 32 | * FragileSpeedster: She served this role in her home game, so it's only natural that she'd be the same here. |
| 33 | * IMeantToDoThat: Says this word for word if she flubs an attack. |
| 34 | * ThrowDownTheBomblet: Throws a bomb at her opponent in one of her attacks. |
| 35 | [[/folder]] |
| 36 | |
| 37 | [[folder:Joe the Liongate]] |
| 38 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/009_9.jpg]] |
| 39 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/CodeOfPrincess'' |
| 40 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Hiroki Ikegami |
| 41 | |
| 42 | A character from ''VideoGame/CodeOfPrincess''. With his identity concealed behind a mask, Liongate fights for the Distron Army invading the [=DeLuxia=] Kingdom. Talented in swordsmanship and magic in equal measure, Liongate's motives are shrouded in mystery. |
| 43 | * AnimalMotifs: Lions, unsurprisingly. |
| 44 | * {{BFS}}: Wields a large sword called the Eclipse Calibur. |
| 45 | * CompositeCharacter: Has his Liongate appearance and characterization, although he also has some of Schwartz' from near the end of his game, particularly in his interactions with Solange. [[spoiler:This is actually a plot point in his storyline.]] |
| 46 | * IgnoreTheFanservice: Is clearly unfazed by Solange's {{Stripperiffic}} getup, which is something that he mocks her for. Of course, the fact that he's also her brother may have something to do with this. |
| 47 | -->'''Liongate:''' "Ha ha ha! You can try to hypnotize your opponents with those "weapons", but they won't work on your brother!" |
| 48 | * LateArrivalSpoiler: In the original game, the reveal that Liongate was in fact Solange's long-lost brother Schwartz [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]] into fighting for the Distron Army (although it's a bit more [[TheMole complicated]] than that) was a pretty big plot twist. Here, both characters acknowledge that they are indeed siblings. |
| 49 | * MagicKnight: Is proficient with both his sword and magic. |
| 50 | * MaskOfPower |
| 51 | * PlayingWithFire: Most of his attacks are fire-based. |
| 52 | * SocialDarwinist: Some of his win quotes paint him in this manner, such as one where he says that weakness is a sin. |
| 53 | * SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:The main crux of his story is his inner conflict between his Liongate and Schwartz personalities, with the latter ultimately winning out thanks to Exiva's help.]] |
| 54 | * TokenEvilTeammate: Plays this role as he's shown to be more ruthless compared to his fellow Blade Strangers. Then again, he's pretty much an angel compared to [[EvilerThanThou Lina]]. [[spoiler:[[HeelFaceTurn He however drops this trope in his storyline after becoming Schwartz.]]]] |
| 55 | [[/folder]] |
| 56 | |
| 57 | [[folder:Master T. Drakkhen]] |
| 58 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/003_17.jpg]] |
| 59 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/CodeOfPrincess'' |
| 60 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Keigo Shimizu |
| 61 | |
| 62 | A character from ''VideoGame/CodeOfPrincess''. Master T is a master of the UMA martial arts whose fighting prowess is augmented by the spirits of animals he calls upon. Although he appears intimidating, he is a kind-hearted man who joins Princess Solange's cause when he feels drawn to her [=DeLuxcalibur=]. |
| 63 | * AnimalMotifs: Most of his attacks are named after various animals. |
| 64 | ** In addition, he also sports a tiger-themed chestplate on himself. |
| 65 | * BareFistedMonk |
| 66 | * BraidsOfAction: Has his hair tied into a braid. |
| 67 | * CutenessProximity: Good God, his interactions with Emiko and Shakemaru have to be seen to be believed. And then there's his obsession with the Mimigas that he got from Curly. |
| 68 | * GentleGiant: He might look intimidating, but he's actually a big softie with a love for animals. |
| 69 | [[/folder]] |
| 70 | |
| 71 | !!Cave Story Characters |
| 72 | Tropes for them include the following: |
| 73 | * RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Both characters are a pair of robots, and yet they pretty much behave the same way as other people. |
| 74 | * TrueCompanions: These two are a pair of PlatonicLifePartners in the the most integral way; in each's story the most impactful moment is when the presence of the other manifests for them in some regard. |
| 75 | * WalkingArmory: Both characters carry quite a lot of weapons on them including a sword, a machine gun and even a rocket launcher. |
| 76 | |
| 77 | [[folder:Curly Brace]] |
| 78 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/004_66.jpg]] |
| 79 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/CaveStory'' |
| 80 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Chihiro Yamamoto |
| 81 | |
| 82 | A supporting character from ''VideoGame/CaveStory''. Curly is a robot girl who awoke without her memories on Mimiga Island, surrounded by orphans whom she took under her care. She would go on to encounter Quote, another amnesiac robot whom she would join in his efforts to thwart the villainous Doctor. |
| 83 | * AdaptationalAttractiveness: Curly has more normal human proportions in this game, resulting in her appearing more conventionally attractive. |
| 84 | * AssKicksYou: she bumps her opponent with her butt in her combo attack. |
| 85 | * {{BFG}}: Most of her weapons are this, but special mention should to her super where she whips out a rocket launcher and blasts her opponent with it. |
| 86 | * FanservicePack: Curly's more normal proportions in this game come along with more emphasized curves to her chest and hips, and a noticeably toned stomach. |
| 87 | * GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Played with between her and Quote. Downplayed as well, in that both of them do ''plenty'' of shooting -- but the difference is in their primary firearm. Curly has the long-range semiautomatic Machine Gun, while Quote has the short-range Polar Star, so while Curly plays to a predominate strength in range, Quote has alternative movements based on closing the distance to deliver some GunKata. |
| 88 | * {{Keet}}: In her home game, Curly was either this or a StepfordSmiler when left alone to her thoughts. Thankfully, no subject of her preexisting hangups or worries are present, so she's left with her natural spunky attitude. |
| 89 | * {{Retraux}}: One of her supers sees her transform into her original sprite from her game and start shooting her opponent with her gun. Not only does it transport both her and her foe into a retro version of the current stage, it even includes the Mimigas and her game's enemies in their original sprites! |
| 90 | * RobotGirl |
| 91 | * SayMyName: [[spoiler: In her story mode, after Lina infects the world Exiva and the Motes run, Curly is subjected to [[LotusEaterMachine reliving her experience in the Waterway of the Island]], dragged under without her air tank and fearing she was about to die. Prompted to remember her most cherished bond, one she can vividly feel even when apart, Curly cries out for Quote, giving her the will to snap out of it and get back in the game.]] |
| 92 | * ShoutOut: One of her alternate colours makes her resemble [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Kula Diamond]]. |
| 93 | [[/folder]] |
| 94 | |
| 95 | [[folder:Quote]] |
| 96 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/014_2.jpg]] |
| 97 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/CaveStory'' |
| 98 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Souhei Horikane |
| 99 | |
| 100 | The protagonist of ''VideoGame/CaveStory''. Quote is one of several robots that had been sent to subjugate Mimiga Island, only to lose his memory. He would go on to fight for the Mimigas and protect them from the Doctor, a mad scientist hoping to exploit the island's dark secrets to conquer the world. |
| 101 | * AdaptationalBadass: In his original game, Quote used King's sword mainly by throwing it at people. Here, he's a skilled swordsman who fights with both the sword and his gun. |
| 102 | * GunKata: Some of his attacks with the Polar Star are fired in this manner. |
| 103 | * LateArrivalSpoiler: Quote's name is plainly written out like it's nothing. In the original game, his name was only revealed on the path to the GoldenEnding. It's clear that Nicalis no longer considers it a spoiler. |
| 104 | * MasterSwordsman: Is shown to be very skilled with his sword, which is quite a contrast to how he used it in his game. |
| 105 | * ReverseGrip: Quote can't devote both his hands to use of the Blade, so he uses this style of wielding it for quick underhand slashes, in a way that he can speedily sheath it again and follow up with his firearm. |
| 106 | * TheSpeechless: His mid-fight dialogue consists only of punctuation marks. |
| 107 | * SwordAndGun: Fights primarily using King's sword and the Polar Star blaster. |
| 108 | * WaveMotionGun: The final hit from Quote's super combo is a powerful laser fired from his Spur, the upgraded version of the Polar Star. |
| 109 | * WhenHeSmiles: Quote is by and large stoic and unconcerned with everything going on around him -- but when he runs into Curly in the penultimate fight of his story mode, he gives the biggest and most cheerful smile you could imagine at seeing her again. |
| 110 | * YouWillNotEvadeMe: Quote has a solid movement option to deal with pesky opponents looking to keep just out of the Polar Star's limited range in the form of a swift roll-in, bypassing non-ground projectiles and capping off with a crouching shot to open them up. |
| 111 | [[/folder]] |
| 112 | |
| 113 | !!Umihara Kawase Characters |
| 114 | Tropes for them include the following: |
| 115 | * AdaptationExpansion: Their games didn't exactly have much in the way of plot. Here, they actually get expanded backstories explaining who they are and why they're doing their thing. |
| 116 | * AdaptationalBadass: Their games don't really involve much violence (well, other than reeling in large fish on legs). Here, they can handle their own against the other characters |
| 117 | |
| 118 | [[folder:Umihara Kawase]] |
| 119 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/005_2.jpg]] |
| 120 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/UmiharaKawase'' |
| 121 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Ayumi Jimbo |
| 122 | |
| 123 | The eponymous protagonist of the ''VideoGame/UmiharaKawase'' series. Kawase is a young girl with a passion for fishing, who travels to bizarre realms to test her athleticism and creativity. |
| 124 | * AssKicksYou: Kawase uses her butt to bob foes. |
| 125 | * BadassNormal: Unlike the other characters who rely on firearms, magic, oversized cats and shovels, Kawase doesn't have any special powers or abilities. Doesn't stop her from kicking ass all the same. |
| 126 | * BuxomBeautyStandard: Has quite an impressive rack on her. In fact, even the Motes themselves comment on it. |
| 127 | * ChefOfIron: If the English version of her home game is any indication, she's a wandering sushi chef which means she pretty much fits this trope here. |
| 128 | * CuteButPsycho: If she uses her Level 2 Super, she starts stabbing the everloving crap out of her opponent like a SerialKiller gone off the deep end. |
| 129 | * DualWield: Uses a pair of sushi knives in one super, and boy is she handy with them. This actually gets taken to [[NightmareFuel nightmarish levels]] if she uses two super stocks instead of one. |
| 130 | * [[GrapplingHookGun Grappling Hook Rod]]: Like [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Hazama]] before her, she can use her rod to [[AccidentalPun reel]] herself around the arena. |
| 131 | * IdenticalStranger: Emiko doesn't seem to recognize her even though the opposite is true for Kawase. Then again, this is [[JustifiedTrope justified]], as the Kawase that she knew was the same age as her and the one in front of her [[SheIsAllGrownUp is much older-looking]]. |
| 132 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Her aforementioned fishing rod. She can also use her backpack to smack her opponent about in some of her attacks. |
| 133 | * IsItSomethingYouEat: Assumes Mimigas are something to be cooked and eaten and even starts drooling at the thought, much to Curly's disgust. |
| 134 | * MythologyGag: Her second colour palette gives her blue hair, just like she had in her manga adaptation. |
| 135 | * RodAndReelRepurposed: Her main weapon is a fishing rod. |
| 136 | * StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:Summer Kawase calls her this, saying that she's basically hiding all her pain behind a smile.]] |
| 137 | * SummonBiggerFish: A rather literal example, one of her supers has her summon a giant legged tadpole to attack her opponent. |
| 138 | * YouWillNotEvadeMe: She can pull her opponents in with her fishing rod. |
| 139 | [[/folder]] |
| 140 | |
| 141 | [[folder:Yokoyama Noko]] |
| 142 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/011_0.jpg]] |
| 143 | ->'''Origin:''' ''[[VideoGame/UmiharaKawase Sayonara Umihara Kawase]]'' |
| 144 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Haruka Nagamine |
| 145 | |
| 146 | A character from ''Sayonara Umihara Kawase''. Noko is a time-traveling police officer and a distant descendant of Kawase. |
| 147 | * KidFromTheFuture: She's a descendant of Kawase from the future. |
| 148 | * SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: [[spoiler:Turns out her motivation for joining the TimePolice was to try and save her father during his ill-fated Christmas Day case. It takes a meeting with him in a LotusEaterMachine to give her the will to move on from the past.]] |
| 149 | * ShoutOut: Her intro is pretty much taken from the {{Franchise/Terminator}} movies. |
| 150 | * SwissArmyWeapon: Her weapon, an oversized tonfa, can transform into a rail gun-esque rifle in one of her supers. |
| 151 | * TimeMaster: One of her supers has her stop time for a moment before pulverizing her opponent. |
| 152 | * TimePolice: What she's a member of. |
| 153 | * TimeStandsStill: As mentioned above, her super has her stop time for a while before assaulting her foe. |
| 154 | [[/folder]] |
| 155 | |
| 156 | [[folder:Emiko]] |
| 157 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/006_6.jpg]] |
| 158 | [[caption-width-right:350:'''Left:''' Emiko '''Right:''' Shakemaru]] |
| 159 | ->'''Origin:''' ''[[VideoGame/UmiharaKawase Sayonara Umihara Kawase]]'' |
| 160 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Yuuka Imazeki (Emiko), Asuka Unno (Shakemaru) |
| 161 | |
| 162 | A character from ''Sayonara Umihara Kawase''. Emiko is a little girl who is close friends with Kawase, who fights on the back of her massive cat Shakemaru. |
| 163 | * BigBallOfViolence: One of her supers has Shakemaru do this to her opponent while she gets thrown off for the duration of the attack. |
| 164 | * HomeRunHitter: Does this at the end of one super (specifically, the one where Shakemaru launches the opponent up into the air). If two super stocks are used, then Shakemaru will jump up and do a painful-looking belly flop on the opponent. |
| 165 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Tosses out a soccer ball as a projectile in one attack (or a watermelon in its EX version). |
| 166 | * MegaNeko: Emiko fights on the back of Shakemaru, a cat that is about as large as a bear. Apparently, it wasn't always that huge (official art for ''Sayonara Umihara Kawase'' had it at [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DI80MHHVwAQwGek.jpg a more realistic size]]). It actually gets [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Kawase when she sees it. [[spoiler:Turns out, this was due to a bug that occurred when the Motes transferred her and Shakemaru over.]] |
| 167 | * TokenMiniMoe: Of the whole cast. |
| 168 | [[/folder]] |
| 169 | |
| 170 | [[folder:Summer Kawase]] |
| 171 | ->'''Origin:''' ''[[VideoGame/UmiharaKawase Sayonara Umihara Kawase]]'' |
| 172 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Ayumi Jimbo |
| 173 | |
| 174 | An alternate version of Kawase in a swimsuit, she's mostly the same as the original except with a different moveset. [[spoiler:However, it's revealed in the story that she's in fact a personification of how people see Kawase split off from the original due to a bug when she was transferred]]. |
| 175 | * AlternateSelf: Like [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Evil Ryu]], [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Order Sol]] and [[VideoGame/DragonBallFighterz the absolute glut of Gokus]] before her, she's a different version of the original Kawase. |
| 176 | * AssKicksYou: Her Overhead attck does this. |
| 177 | * CloneAngst: [[spoiler:Originated from a bug that occurred when the original Kawase was brought over and wishes to defeat her, seeing her as her "darkness".]] |
| 178 | * EnemyWithout: [[spoiler:What she ultimately is in the story.]] |
| 179 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: Wears a bikini, shorts, sandals and nothing else. |
| 180 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Her desire to defeat the original Kawase leads to the Motes being deprived of their Blade Stranger, basically leading to Lina having her way with the world.]] |
| 181 | [[/folder]] |
| 182 | |
| 183 | !!Other Characters |
| 184 | Tropes for them include the following: |
| 185 | * TheAce: Along with Quote, the foursome are considered special cases in-story, as they're already Blade Stranger qualified without any awakening needed. Their fights are effectively just to make sure they're warmed up for the task of taking down Lina. |
| 186 | * TheCavalry: They, alongside Quote, play this role in the extended opening when they show up to help Solange against Lina. In addition, they also serve as the Motes' back-up plan just in case the chosen Blade Stranger fails to defeat Lina. |
| 187 | * MyFriendsAndZoidberg: These guys are the only ones who consist of a single character per represented game as opposed to the others (who consist of four for ''Code of Princess'', three for ''Umihara Kawase''[[note]]later four via an update[[/note]] and two for ''Cave Story''), not counting the OriginalGeneration ones. |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[folder:Shovel Knight]] |
| 190 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/015_4.jpg]] |
| 191 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight'' |
| 192 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Komatsu Yutaro |
| 193 | |
| 194 | The eponymous protagonist of ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight''. When the wicked Enchantress abducts his beloved Shield Knight, Shovel Knight takes his weapon, the Shovel Blade, and does battle against the forces of darkness to climb the Tower of Fates and rescue his lover and comrade. |
| 195 | * AdaptationalAttractiveness: Shovel Knight's trips into other games continue to show how hulking big he actually is. |
| 196 | * ButtMonkey: Even though he was qualified to be a Blade Stranger without having to go through the awakening process, dude still doesn't get much respect. One instance would be when Kawase states that the smell of fish is coming from him. His response? |
| 197 | -->'''Shovel Knight:''' "...I see. [[SelfDeprecation That would make sense, since I did go fishing earlier]]." |
| 198 | * DudeWheresMyRespect: Even in his home title, Shovel Knight got flack from unknowing warriors about his choice in weapon. That has ''not'' changed a bit here. |
| 199 | * GoombaStomp: His good ol' signature Shovel Drop. |
| 200 | * GuestFighter: One of two characters not from Nicalis' library (he's from Yacht Club Games). |
| 201 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: His signature weapon is a shovel, hence his name. Even the Motes question why he uses such a weapon as opposed to, you know, a '''SWORD'''. |
| 202 | * MakeMeWannaShout: One of his supers has him pull out his War Horn and blow into it, damaging his foe from the sheer loudness of it. |
| 203 | * ShovelStrike: But of course. |
| 204 | * SummonBiggerFish: In a rather literal example of this trope, one of his supers has him summon the Troupple King to attack the opponent in a tidal wave. |
| 205 | [[/folder]] |
| 206 | |
| 207 | [[folder:Gunvolt]] |
| 208 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/016_2.jpg]] |
| 209 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt'' |
| 210 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Toshiki Ichikawa |
| 211 | |
| 212 | The protagonist of ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt''. An "adept" with the power to control lightning, Gunvolt is a mercenary who uses his skills and powers to protect the world from the notorious Sumeragi Group. |
| 213 | * AdaptationalBadass: Gunvolt's games were primarily run and gun. Here, he gets to show off his hand-to-hand combat prowess. |
| 214 | * BadassLongcoat: Part of his outfit. |
| 215 | * {{BFS}}: His Level 2 super is Spark Calibur/Luxcalibur, a colossal blade of electricity. |
| 216 | * BraidsOfAction: Has his hair tied into a single braid. |
| 217 | * ChainPain: Voltic Chain. Unlike his home series, where Voltic Chain deals full-screen unavoidable damage to all targets on-screen, Voltic Chain in this game temporarily immobilizes the target, allowing Gunvolt to rack up free damage on them. |
| 218 | * DubNameChange: His Offensive Skills in the localization, consistent with his home series. |
| 219 | * GlassCannon: Is very nimble on his feet, too bad that he has the lowest HP out of the roster (9,500). That said, he's also able to replenish his super meter at will if given the opportunity, meaning he's able to use his special attacks more often than any other character, on top of his powerful lockdowns and hit confirms. |
| 220 | * GuestFighter: Another character not from Nicalis (he's from ''Creator/IntiCreates''). |
| 221 | * InformedAttribute: Despite being based on his ''Gunvolt 2'' incarnation, who is accompanied by Joule and [[spoiler:thus has access to limitless Septimal power via Joule's Septima, The Muse]], none of the power he was bestowed with at the end of the first game is ever mentioned or used. This is partially justified as this power itself verges on a StoryBreakerPower. |
| 222 | * {{Invocation}}: Like his home series, an invocation for each Offensive Skill flashes briefly onscreen before they activate. |
| 223 | * MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Gunvolt cannot gain meter by attacking like everyone else can, but he has a special move that allows him to instantly gain a half bar of meter if executed successfully. |
| 224 | * ShockAndAwe: The clue is in the name. Many of his combos end with a jolt of electricity being delivered to his opponent. |
| 225 | * SphereOfDestruction: His Lightning Sphere/Astrasphere. |
| 226 | * SuperMovePortraitAttack: As in his home series. Each of his supers is accompanied by a full screen image of him, with a haiku specific to each attack. |
| 227 | * TronLines: Has a few blue ones on his outfit. |
| 228 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: While his art makes him look like a young adult, he's actually only 14. When he meets Noko Yokoyama in his campaign, she initially assumes that he's a child in need of protection, instead of an opponent to be beaten. |
| 229 | [[/folder]] |
| 230 | |
| 231 | [[folder:Isaac]] |
| 232 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/013_6.jpg]] |
| 233 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' |
| 234 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Tallulah Bossi (Isaac), Matthias Bossi (Narrator) |
| 235 | |
| 236 | The eponymous protagonist of ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac''. Abused by his religiously fanatical mother, poor Isaac found himself in the unenviable position of fighting for his life when she claims to receive a vision from God dictating she sacrifice her son. Isaac runs into the basement of his house, where he must contend with the nightmarish creatures dwelling within while evading his murderous mother. |
| 237 | * AbnormalAmmo: Like in his original game, Isaac can fire his tears at his opponent to damage them. |
| 238 | * AdaptationalBadass: In his original game, Isaac was constantly scared. Not so much here since, while he is still crying, they're BerserkerTears. This is something the Motes also acknowledge in his own story, that his tears aren't strictly out of fear, so much as being overwhelmed with emotion in ''either'' direction. Like the other single-game representatives, he's also noted as ''already'' being more than worthy of being a Blade Stranger; He's just being put through the paces as a formality to prepare him for the threat Lina poses. |
| 239 | * AssKicksYou: One of his basic attacks. |
| 240 | * BadassArmfold: He dons this in the extended opening. |
| 241 | * BerserkerTears: As mentioned above, he's always crying even when he's delivering a CurbStompBattle on his opponents. Even his idle animation shows him fighting through his fearful quivering with a determined glare. |
| 242 | * CastFromHitPoints: Not mechanically, but implied with his wake-up attack being a Black Heart, a form of health that damages all enemies onscreen when depleted. |
| 243 | * CornerOfWoe: His crouching animation has him do this. |
| 244 | * GiantFootOfStomping: Issac can summon his mother to stomp on his opponents. |
| 245 | * GondorCallsFOrAid: Forms an unlikely but powerful cavalry with Shovel Knight, Quote, and Gunvolt to help Solange in the Extended cinematic. |
| 246 | * IntelligibleUnintelligible: Subverted. All he ever says is "Wahhhhhh!", one mote asks translation from the others and they answer..."Wahhhh!". Turns out that, no, it's not another language unique to him, he's just crying. |
| 247 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: Looks pretty much the same as he does in his source game, which really makes him stand out alongside the rest of the cast, who have more standard anime designs and humanoid proportions. |
| 248 | * OcularGushers: One of his crouching attacks has him do this. |
| 249 | * PoorCommunicationKills: Since Isaac can't do anything but cry most of the fights that happen between him and other characters are usually due to misunderstandings. In one case a character tries to interact with Isaac but ends up stinging themselves on the tears running down his face, causing them to believe he's some kind of monster. |
| 250 | * PowerGivesYouWings: One of Isaac's supers has him grow wings, either turning him into an Archangel and launching a bright KamehameHadoken (possibly a reference to a rare item in his home game, Crack The Sky, which drops damaging beams of light on enemies) or turning into a demon and firing redlasers everwhere. |
| 251 | * ShockwaveStomp: One of his moves has him use the High Priestess card to call down Mom's wrath. |
| 252 | * ThrowDownTheBomblet: Like Ali, Isaac can use bombs to attack his opponent. |
| 253 | * TroubledFetalPosition: Does this in his intro, until hearing his mom bellow his name snaps him out of it. |
| 254 | * UseYourHead: His throw has him headbutt his opponent. |
| 255 | * YouDontLookLikeYou: His design in the opening/trailer is way more muscled and angry compared to how he looks in-game. Possibly a shout out his depiction on the cover art of his home game, which is ''overtly'' detailed compared to how it actually looks. |
| 256 | [[/folder]] |
| 257 | |
| 258 | [[folder:Aban Hawkins]] |
| 259 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blastr_aban_portrait.png]] |
| 260 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/OneThousandAndOneSpikes'' |
| 261 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Takamichi Furukawa |
| 262 | |
| 263 | The protagonist of ''VideoGame/OneThousandAndOneSpikes''. Being constantly outdone by his father, Aban Hawkins desperately wants his approval as someone in the field of research and archaeology, but he also can't stand him due to his stubbornness and attitude. When he receives a letter from said father claiming that he died, as well as mocking and challenging him to search the lost ruins of Ukampa, Aban immediately springs into action just so he can find the treasure and rub it in his father's grave. |
| 264 | * {{Expy}}: He's very clearly meant to be designed after Franchise/IndianaJones. |
| 265 | [[/folder]] |
| 266 | |
| 267 | [[folder:Piaa]] |
| 268 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blastr_piaa_portrait_9.png]] |
| 269 | ->'''Origin:''' ''Doki Doki Poyatchio'' |
| 270 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Miki Takahashi |
| 271 | |
| 272 | A character from ''Doki Doki Poyatchio'', she served as one of the potential bachelorettes that the protagonist Raidou can date. |
| 273 | * DimensionalTraveller: [[spoiler:Like Lina, she too is one after getting ejected from her own world, and is currently trying to get enough mana to find a way home.]] |
| 274 | * GoodIsNotNice: While she's not really evil [[spoiler:and does ultimately help the Motes in the end in exchange for finding a way home]], she's still not a very nice person, belittling her opponents and demanding that the Motes call her "Lord Piaa". |
| 275 | * HeroicNeutral: Unlike the other characters[[note]]well, other than Lina and [[spoiler:Summer Kawase]][[/note]], she's not really affiliated with the Blade Strangers or Motes, but [[spoiler:she will help them if needed in exchange for finding a way home]]. |
| 276 | * PowerParasite: She takes mana from whoever she's defeated in order to build up her own. |
| 277 | * ShockAndAwe: She utilizes lightning magic in her moveset. |
| 278 | * {{Stripperific}}: She wears pink harem pants and a shirt that cuts all the way to her underboob, leaving her entire belly exposed. |
| 279 | [[/folder]] |
| 280 | |
| 281 | !!Original Generation Characters |
| 282 | Tropes for them include the following: |
| 283 | * OriginalGeneration: These two were made for this game. |
| 284 | [[folder:Helen]] |
| 285 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/010_4.jpg]] |
| 286 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/BladeStrangers'' |
| 287 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Yuka Tanaka |
| 288 | |
| 289 | An original character in ''Blade Strangers'', Helen is a Greek warrior who fights with a small sword and shield in order to track down a mysterious organization known as the Foundation in revenge for what they did to her. |
| 290 | * CounterAttack: One of her supers allows her to do that, and if the opponent unwisely hits her while it's still active then she'll summon a huge skull to chomp on them. |
| 291 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Apparently, she suffered through some rather nasty moments from the Foundation in her backstory.]] |
| 292 | * {{Expy}}: A female Greek warrior who fights with a short sword and small shield, wears skimpy, diaphanous garments, and is [[BoobsOfSteel stacked]] like a DagwoodSandwich. Are we talking about Helen, or [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Sophitia]]? |
| 293 | ** She also has some [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Pyrrha Nikos]] going on, since both characters are Greek-themed and also use a small sword and shield, although the similarities end here since Pyrrha can change her weapon into different forms unlike Helen. |
| 294 | * GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Well, that's what she wears, so... |
| 295 | * GoryDiscretionShot: The end result of one super, where she slashes her sword across her foe and blood splatters all over the place. [[FridgeLogic Weirdly]], this also applies to Quote and Curly (who are both robots) and Lina (who's more of a data being). |
| 296 | * LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Wields a small shield with her short sword. |
| 297 | * {{Revenge}}: Her primary motivation for going after the Foundation. [[spoiler:Her storyline has her grow out of this in favour of protecting other people from them, though.]] |
| 298 | * ShieldBash: One of her attacks has her tackle her opponent with her shield like [[ComicBook Captain America]] in the ''VideoGame/MarvelVSCapcom'' games. |
| 299 | [[/folder]] |
| 300 | |
| 301 | [[folder:Lina]] |
| 302 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/012_6.jpg]] |
| 303 | [[caption-width-right:350:'''Not shown:''' Devian]] |
| 304 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/BladeStrangers'' |
| 305 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Saki Shimada |
| 306 | |
| 307 | The primary villain of ''Blade Strangers'', Lina is a mysterious and dangerous foe who showed up one day and started devouring data wherever she went, forcing the motes to get their act together. In battle she fights with her cybernetic partner Devian who can take on various forms depending on the situation. |
| 308 | * AmusingInjuries: [[spoiler:Winds up with a [[https://www.gamingboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/40092812_10210181660091888_8093740778389504000_o.jpg comically-oversized band-aid]] on her head after her defeat.]] |
| 309 | * AttackDrone: Her weapon Devian is this. |
| 310 | * AxCrazy: Some of her animations and artwork (and the intro) really drive this point home. |
| 311 | * TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:In her story, though not in the way she had intended.]] |
| 312 | ** Played straight in [[spoiler:Summer Kawase's ending, no thanks to the latter interfering]]. |
| 313 | * BadassAdorable: Looks adorable, and is more than capable of wiping out any army that dares take her on. |
| 314 | * BigBad |
| 315 | * BloodKnight: Whoo boy, she really likes fighting and devouring her opponents, doesn't she? In fact, she's like a {{Moe}} MechaMusume version of [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Azrael]]. |
| 316 | * BlushSticker: Sports a noticeable pair on her face. |
| 317 | * BrattyHalfPint: She's not exactly the most mature of the bunch... |
| 318 | * CrosshairAware: One of her special moves, Giga Mine, has her turn Devian into a sort of sniper rifle which can be aimed at the opponent via crosshairs to damage them. |
| 319 | * CuteAndPsycho: She may look cute and innocent, but don't let that fool you; she's got a mean streak on her. Think [[spoiler:Iris]] from ''VideoGame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' and you might get the idea. |
| 320 | * DeathByGluttony: [[spoiler:Her ultimate fate in her story. Hey, eating a bunch of clones and a recently-awoken Blade Stranger can have that effect on you.]] |
| 321 | * EquippableAlly: Her signature weapon, Devian, is also apparently a character of its own. |
| 322 | * EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler:Is revealed to be this to [[BigGood Exiva]]. While Exiva is responsible for creating and monitoring the worlds, Lina opts to just eat them up. In fact, if the former is the setting's equivalent of God, then Lina would be the analogue to {{Satan}}.]] |
| 323 | ** She could also be seen as this to [[spoiler:Piaa, on the grounds of both of them being [[DimensionalTraveller Dimensional Travellers]] unaffiliated with the Blade Strangers, although there are some differences[[note]]Namely, Piaa simply drains her defeated opponents' mana to try and get back home, whereas Lina opts to just eat them just because. Also Piaa comes from a rather obscure game whereas Lina's an OriginalGeneration character.[[/note]]]]. |
| 324 | * {{Expy}}: Seems to be one to [[VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ Android 21]], as both are female [[HumanoidAbomination Humanoid Abominations]] who delight at the prospect of devouring their victims. |
| 325 | * FailureIsTheOnlyOption: [[spoiler:After defeating and eating Solange in her story, Lina gears up to devour the motes and then the entire world the game takes place in...before her binge [[BadEnding causes her to overload and take the world with her, literally blue-screening the game.]]]] |
| 326 | * FinalBoss: Plays this role in the story and arcade modes. [[spoiler:If you're playing as her however, then Solange will fit the role.]] |
| 327 | * FutureSpandex: Wears a skin-tight spandex suit that, combined with her pale skin, gives the impression of BarbieDollAnatomy. |
| 328 | * GigglingVillain: Giggles quite a lot in some of her attacks. |
| 329 | * IdiotHair: Has a rather large one on her head. |
| 330 | * ImAHumanitarian: Though it's implied there's some conversion of material, Lina straights up eats every one of her opponents in her story as she defeats them. Thankfully, most of them are only clones of the originals, as Solange has already beaten them...save for Solange herself, at the end. And no matter who you fight her with, Lina boasts that she's eaten countless Blade Strangers before them. |
| 331 | * KamehameHadoken: Her Final Laser super is basically her firing a massive laser beam at her enemy for massive damage. |
| 332 | * KillerRabbit: She looks adorable, and is capable of killing you painfully but swiftly if you get on her bad side. |
| 333 | * LongRangeFighter: She can be played this way with some of her attacks. |
| 334 | * MechaMusume: Well, she certainly gives off the appearance of one. |
| 335 | * OmnicidalManiac: Has a bad habit of destroying everything wherever she goes. |
| 336 | * OneManArmy: In the intro, it's stated that she's fought hordes of Blade Strangers and devoured them all all by herself. |
| 337 | * PowerFloats: The only character who actually floats in her animations, and probably the most powerful of the roster. |
| 338 | * PrehensileTail: Sports a fancy USB cable-esque tail that she can use to attack and grab her foes. |
| 339 | * PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:So she's finally defeated Solange and made a meal out of her. Too bad for her that she then promptly implodes on herself and crashes the world before she even got a chance to get at the motes.]] |
| 340 | * RedBaron: Is referred to as the "Stranger Buster" by the Motes for being able to defeat their champions. |
| 341 | * RedEyesTakeWarning |
| 342 | * SinisterScythe: Devian can transform into one in her Karma Flash attack. |
| 343 | * SlasherSmile: Loves to throw these out. In fact her character select icon, super portrait and appearance in the intro all have her grinning maniacally. |
| 344 | * StormOfBlades: One of her heavy attacks has her rapidly impaling her foe with Devian in its sword form. |
| 345 | * SwissArmyWeapon: Her weapon/partner, Devian, can change between a {{BFS}}, a rifle and a drill, amongst others. |
| 346 | * ThisIsADrill: One of her specials, aptly named Drill Smash, has her turn Devian into a drill to skewer her enemies. |
| 347 | * TeleportSpam: Her Teleportation special allows her to do just that. |
| 348 | * ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler:Though she doesn't really say it, [[https://www.gamingboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/40092812_10210181660091888_8093740778389504000_o.jpg the look on her face]] after she's defeated pretty much screams this trope.]] |
| 349 | * TomTheDarkLord: She's a malevolent force bent on devouring data everywhere... and her name's ''Lina''. |
| 350 | * TooKinkyToTorture: She has some shades of this, as she tends to laugh off any small attack that hits her. That, or just get annoyed from them. |
| 351 | * TrapMaster: She can take on this role as an alternative to sniping her foes with Giga Mine if used as a heavy/EX attack. |
| 352 | * TronLines: Sports a good few green-glowing marks all over her body, including one in the shape of a power symbol. They certainly stand out in the intro when she's first shown. |
| 353 | * TheUnintelligible: Not herself, but rather her partner Devian, who only speaks in computer-esque sounds. [[spoiler:We do get a translation of what he says in her story mode... and it's not [[HorrorHunger pretty]].]] |
| 354 | * UnrealisticBlackHole: If she uses a heavy or EX version of her Giga Mine attack, then she can set up a small black hole to act as a trap for her opponent to wander into. She can also turn her Final Laser super into an even bigger hole if she uses two super stocks instead of one. |
| 355 | [[/folder]] |
| 356 | |
| 357 | !!Non-Playable Characters |
| 358 | |
| 359 | [[folder:Motes]] |
| 360 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/motes.jpg]] |
| 361 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/BladeStrangers'' |
| 362 | A collective of sentient computers that are attempting to stop Lina's rampage across the multiverse. When the last Blade Stranger is defeated and consumed, they select 9 candidates from various worlds to become the replacement. |
| 363 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Uploading all of the candidates at once allows Lina to locate the pocket universe in which they're hiding. They're forced to sacrifice several of the candidates to her as a delaying tactic.]] |
| 364 | * NonActionGuy: Since their physical forms are effectively just desktop computers on legs, they are unable to fight directly. |
| 365 | * TimeForPlanB: The characters like Shovel Knight, Gunvolt, and Isaac were summoned as a Plan B in case Exiva's Blade Stranger failed due to them already being fully awakened and capable of facing Lina. |
| 366 | * VerbalTic: Prone to repeating short phrases a few times. Occasionally, the last repeat will have different punctuation. |
| 367 | [[/folder]] |
| 368 | |
| 369 | [[folder:Noko's Father]] |
| 370 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/20180914211933_1.jpg]] |
| 371 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Keigo Shimizu |
| 372 | Noko Yokoyama's father, he was a Time Cop who was involved and died in a case that happened on Christmas Day. It was his death that motivated Noko to become a Time Cop like him in the hopes of finding a way to change the past to save him. |
| 373 | * DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:He vanished on an ill-fated Christmas Day when he was investigating a case.]] |
| 374 | [[/folder]] |
| 375 | |
| 376 | [[folder:Joule]] |
| 377 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/joule_0.jpg]] |
| 378 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt'' |
| 379 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Moe Nakajima |
| 380 | A supporting character from ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt'', Joule was once known as Lumen the Muse, a well-known cyber-diva celebrity. However, the truth behind her was much more sinister: possessing remarkable adept powers, she was being held against her will by the Sumeragi Group in their plans to control the world. After being rescued by Gunvolt, she would go on to assist him in his fight against Sumeragi as well as Zonda and his cult. |
| 381 | * CutenessProximity: Goes gaga over seeing Shakemaru, even going as far as calling it "Minnie". |
| 382 | * FairyCompanion: She plays this role towards Gunvolt in his story. Bonus points for also looking like an actual fairy. |
| 383 | * LateArrivalSpoiler: The beginning of Gunvolt's Story Mode flat out spoils the true ending of ''Azure Striker Gunvolt'', in which [[spoiler:Joule died and merged with Gunvolt, becoming a spirit housed within his body while at the same time becoming an extension of his own Septima]]. The fact that Joule [[spoiler:has Lumen's appearance but is still called Joule]] is also a dead giveaway. |
| 384 | [[/folder]] |
| 385 | |
| 386 | [[folder:Exiva]] |
| 387 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/exiva_scene.jpg]] |
| 388 | ->'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/BladeStrangers'' |
| 389 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Yuka Tanaka |
| 390 | The primary BigGood of the setting, Exiva is a goddess who oversees the simulations across the multiverse alongside the motes with her personal champions, the Blade Strangers, tasked with protecting them from Lina's wrath. |
| 391 | * BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:When Lina shows up and starts infecting the place, Exiva arrives to give the Motes and the player character the help needed to stop her.]] |
| 392 | * BigGood: Plays this role in the setting. |
| 393 | * TheChooserOfTheOne: She plays this role alongside the motes in choosing the next Blade Stranger to bring Lina down. |
| 394 | * FutureSpandex: Like Lina, she too wears a skin-tight cybernetic spandex suit. |
| 395 | * TronLines: Like Lina, she too has several on her, including one shaped like a power symbol on her forehead. |
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