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2'''Main [=CPUs=]''' | [[Characters/NeptuniaCandidates CPU Candidates]] | [[Characters/{{Neptunia Other CPUs}} Other [=CPUs=]]] | [[Characters/NeptuniaOracles Oracles]] | [[Characters/NeptuniaMakers Makers]] | [[Characters/NeptuniaGoldThird Gold Third]] | [[Characters/NeptuniaAntagonists Antagonists]] | [[Characters/NeptuniaOthers Other Characters]] | [[Characters/NeptuniaSpinoffCharacters Spin-off Characters]]-]]]]]
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5%%(Should we also include tropes for the spin-offs (Producing Perfection, Action Unleashed, Hyperdevotion Noire, MegaTagmension Blanc, Superdimension Neptunia VS Sega Hard Girls (for Neptune at least), Cyberdimension/4 Goddesses Online, Super Neptunia RPG, Virtual Stars, and Ninja Wars, since GameMaker isn't out yet), 2013 anime, and other material (e.g. Megami Tsuushin)?)%%
6%%Sure, guess they could go in a "tropes from spin-offs and other media" section?%%
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10!Console Patron Units ([=CPUs=])
11-->'''Debut''': VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptunia
12The leaders of the four nations in Gamindustri, representing major home consoles. In battle, they all have a transformation called Hard Drive Divinity (HDD).
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15* ActorAllusion:
16** In ''Victory'', Noire gets flustered when MAGES.' calls her an "Assistant", referencing how [[VisualNovel Kurisu Makise]] - another role from Creator/AsamiImai (Noire's Japanese voice actress) - reacts to Rintarou calling her his "Assistant".
17** Also in the Japanese dub, Vert shares the same weapon as [[VideoGame/CrossEdge Mikoto]], another character voiced by Creator/RinaSato.
18* AdaptationalNiceGuy:
19** Noire and Blanc are much nicer in ''[=Re;Birth1=]'' compared to the first game, thanks to their characterizations borrowing heavily from their Hyper Dimension counterparts.
20*** In the original game, Noire was very pessimistic about her job as a CPU and suffered from a case of ItsAllAboutMe. In ''[=Re;Birth1=]'', while still a {{Tsundere}}, she's more openly friendly to the people she interacts with, and is more than willing to put her pride aside when her nation is in danger.
21*** Blanc in ''[=Re;Birth1=]'' is significantly more social than first game's Blanc, as though she does see Neptune as a nuisance, she is able to get along with her just fine, whereas in the original game she spent most of the Lowee segment acting belligerent to and pursuing Neptune and co., hellbent on killing them. She also genuinely cares for her citizens to almost MamaBear levels and has a particular soft spot for Financier; the original Blanc would often chastise Financier for doing her job. Even in her White Heart form, she sincerely thanks [[spoiler:MAGES.]] for saving them in their fight with Ganache.
22** In ''Super Neptunia RPG'', because of their collective amnesia, they are notably nicer than usual, with Noire seemly lacking her usual prideful attitude, Vert being nowhere near as clingy (likely due to the Candidates [[AdaptedOut not existing in this continuity]]) or self-obsessed as her canon self, and Blanc appearing less temperamental than her usual characterization. Neptune is largely the same though.
23* TheAgeless: A CPU never ages, though they can be killed.
24* AlternateSelf: The Ultra Dimension timeline (i.e. [[Characters/NeptuniaOtherCPUs Plutia's]] world) versions of each of the goddesses, from Gamindustri in TheEighties, are their counterparts to the main goddesses we know in the main Hyper Dimension timeline (i.e. Neptune's world). Neptune's counterpart goes further into being an entirely different person with the same color scheme and base personality. [[spoiler:Neptune's actual Ultra Dimension counterpart appears in TheStinger for the True End, and would later make her franchise debut in the [[VideoGame/MegaDimensionNeptuniaVII next canon game]]]].
25* AmnesiacHero:
26** The first game and its remake starts with Neptune losing her memories after being bested by the three goddesses. At one point, Neptune refers to herself as one.
27** In ''RPG'', they notably all lack their memories from their past lives, with Neptune even stating she doesn't remember anything past her name.
28* BadassAdorable: They are goddesses after all, with potentially impressive fighting prowess to match that status.
29* BadassInDistress:
30** They're all defeated and captured by CFW Magic in the prologue of ''mk2'', with the first half of the plot focusing on their sisters rescuing them.
31** Happens twice in ''Victory II''. [[spoiler:Affimojas [[ISurrenderSuckers pretends to surrender]] so he can slash them all with an anti-Share crystal, leaving them powerless hostages until [[BigDamnHeroes Gold Third arrive to give them a Hyper Share Crystal]]. Later, Kurome disguised as Uzume captures them with Dark Purple to brainwash them and empower the Dark [=CPUs=], so the remaining playable cast have to rescue them]].
32* BigSisterInstinct: All of them have shown to be protective of their respective sisters, with Vert in particular serving as a big sister mentor to all four of them due to not having a sister on her own.
33** Neptune truly loves Nepgear unconditionally, and is willing to defend her when the latter is down. Even with all the crap she gives Nepgear in ''Victory'' she will quickly jump to her defense if anyone else, aside from Plutia, does anything to her intentionally or not. When Rei ends up [[CatapultNightmare headbutting Nepgear waking up from a nightmare]] she snaps at her for it.
34-->'''Neptune''': [[DeathGlare Yo, lady!]] What's the big idea, waking up and headbutting my totally awesome little sister!?
35** Despite her {{aloof|BigSister}}ness to Uni, Noire deeply cares for the latter's well being, which is shown further in ''Sisters'' where she tries to make amends with Uni after the latter [[BrokenPedestal becomes disillusioned by her cold and outwardly unfriendly demeanor]].
36** Blanc is especially protective of her twins Rom and Ram, as while she can get irritated by [[TricksterTwins the pranks her sisters pull on her]] (especially from [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling Ram]]), she wholeheartedly cares for the safety of their welfare and will do anything in her way to make them happy. Attempting to harm either or both of them will incite her anger and send her into a RoaringRampageOfRescue in order to save them. [[PaedoHunt CFW Trick]] learned this the hard way in [[Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation the anime]] when he kidnapped and attempted to groom them.
37** While Vert's obsession with sisters can be annoying to other characters, she does care for their safety, as shown in ''Sisters'' where she takes Ram to a safer spot.
38* BoundAndGagged: ASIC keeps the [=CPUs=] and Nepgear like this for three years. It's even the name of the trophy you get for viewing the CG image of them.
39* BreastExpansion: Nearly all of the [=CPUs=] increase in bust size when activating their HDD forms. Neptune, for instance, is a small-chested, young-looking girl in her human form, but as Purple Heart, is a tall, mature woman with big breasts.
40* BrokenPedestal: Choosing to go to Planeptune rather than Lastation to figure out what's going on with counterfeit consoles, the Failure Goddesses are incredibly nervous about meeting with such important people right up until they find Neptune and Vert just lounging around in their human forms playing games and eating junk food instead of doing anything to solve the problem, shattering the highly professional image they had of them. Once it comes out that the two of them were hoping the situation would just blow over because the Gold Third was looking into things, Pippih completely loses it and starts demanding that they transform so they'll start taking things seriously.
41* CharacterBlog: Noire, Blanc, and Vert all have one in the first game. They're mostly just SeinfeldianConversation material.
42-->'''White Heart:''' Tangerines kick ass.
43* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Their personalities from the first game were significantly different from later entries.
44** Neptune was more serious, calm, and responsible, instead of being a [[TheDitz ditzy]] and energetic girl.
45** Noire was less of a [[TheWorkaholic workaholic]] with a {{Tsundere}} personality and more open about being a CosplayOtakuGirl. Her arc also culminates in her wanting to retire from her post as a CPU due to her self-percieved weakness and failure, when later games would portray being a borderline [[TheDeterminator Determinator]] who takes great pride in her status as a CPU as one of her defining characteristics.
46** Blanc still had her [[SirSwearsAlot foul mouth]] and HairTriggerTemper, but she was also a jaded, anti-social PerpetualFrowner who would belittle anyone she'd meet even if they were her loved ones, instead of just having the former two traits, but otherwise being friendly and sociable. Additionally while she still had her ACupAngst it wasn't as prominent as later games made it out to be, only being mentioned twice throughout the whole story. She also had to be tricked into joining the party, with Histoire's advice on how to do so mentioning that she's similar to Arfoire.
47** Vert was also more serious, calm, and responsible, instead of being a teasing LoveFreak. Her CovertPervert side was relegated to one or two side events, rather than her being an open LovableSexManiac who wouldn't think twice about [[HarmfulToMinors showing porn to prepubescents or having them dress up in revealing clothing for her ogling pleasure]]. While her being a GamerChick was part of her character, her learning ''not'' to prioritize her gaming over her goddess duties was a major part of her CharacterDevelopment arc. Later games would portray her as a borderline {{NEET}} and play it for laughs.
48* ColorfulThemeNaming: [[OddNameOut Aside from Neptune]], their names are French for the color heavily associated with the consoles they represent. All of them in HDD are named "[insert color] Heart".
49* CoolBigSis: Neptune, Noire and Blanc have a beloved little sister known as a CPU Candidate, whom they all love back. Vert likes to dote over all the Candidates because she doesn't have one of her own.
50* CombinationAttack: Guardian Force, which requires all four of them to be deployed in the battle.
51* DoesNotLikeMen: Ultra Dimension Noire and Blanc.
52** When [[spoiler:Anonydeath showed up outside of his armor masquerading as Peashy's father, everyone besides Noire and Blanc found him cute, and Noire had to remind everyone that he is a ''man'']]. She also responds "men are the worst" when she hears that Tekken was harassed by men that she beat at the arcade. The only moment she showed some interest in men was in the non-canon CD ''If A Goddess Was Your Wife CD Track 02 - Noire'', which doesn't take place in any universe since [[WordOfGod Tsunako clarified in one of her 4-komas that it's just the goddesses roleplaying as if they were married]] so she actually have never show any interest in the opposite gender.
53** Blanc gives off this vibe when [[spoiler:she sees Plutia holding the baby IF, Compa, and Peashy]], saying she "hadn't detected the stench of a man" the last time she was there (though she'd only used the word "presence" in the Japanese version). Considering that [[spoiler:the only man she's seen to have ever dealt with stabbed her in the back and stole her country from her]], you can't blame her. Then again, when RED all but proposes to her, Blanc says she doesn't mind either way.
54-->'''Blanc:''' I don't care. It kind of soothes my soul to be called someone's wife, male or female.
55* DubNameChange: They're called Guardian Goddesses, or simply Goddesses, in the Japanese version, though the English version retains occasional mentions of godhood. ''Sisters'' would later discard the CPU name all together.
56* ExoticEyeDesigns: All [=CPUs=] and CPU Candidates have a power symbol in their eyes when in HDD. NEXT Form also turns their pupils into plus signs.
57* EyeColorChange: The eye color of the [=CPUs=] changes when they transform. Neptune goes from purple to blue, Noire goes from red to light blue, Blanc goes from light blue to {{red|EyesTakeWarning}}, and Vert goes from [[PhenotypeStereotype blue]] to purple.
58* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
59** Neptune is '''Sanguine''', being the most outgoing and cheerful of the four.
60** Noire is '''Melancholic''', being solitary and prone to hide her feelings.
61** Blanc is '''Choleric''', being the quickest to anger.
62** Vert is '''Phlegmatic''', being the voice of reason in the group and generally the nicest.
63* FunWithAcronyms: CPU stands for "Console Patron Unit".
64* GamerChick: The four [=CPUs=] have at least played a game in their spare time. Not surprisingly, given that they represent gaming consoles. Vert in particular often spends days shut up in her room playing. It's also SeriousBusiness, with the quartet almost coming to blows in ''mk2'' simply over whose nation has the best party games.
65* TheGodsMustBeLazy:
66** The goddesses spend more time on their personal affairs and bonking heads than actually running their lands. Neptune and Vert in particular tend to prioritize their hobbies (eating pudding in Neptune's case, playing [=MMOs=] in Vert's) over their goddess duties, though the latter averted this later in the first game by going out and actively fighting monsters.
67** Taken to hilarious effect in the ''Megami Tsuushin'' manga, where Neptune's laziness has made her [[BagOfSpilling level down]] [[EpicFail and not even be able to take out a common mook]]. Of course, she ends up having to leech the XP from the others while she stays in the back.
68--->'''Neptune:''' ''Ooh, I didn't do anything, yet the level up jingle doesn't stop!''
69*** What's even more hilarious is that this very same manga later shows that [[LetsGetDangerous if Neptune ever gets serious]], she skips "[[ReasonableAuthorityFigure capable]]" and jumps straight to "[[TheAce hyper-competent]]", proving that Neptune is [[BrilliantButLazy brilliant but very, very lazy]].
70** ''VII'' eventually demonstrates that [=CPU=]s are absolutely ''vital'' to Gamindustri's survival. [[spoiler:On top of a RealityWarper messing around with everyone's memories, it's basically the goddesses losing their positions that drives most of Gamindustri into varying states of dystopia during the G arc]].
71* GodsNeedPrayerBadly:
72** Goddesses gain power with belief. [[spoiler:Arfoire uses this to gain power again by spreading false overlord rumors and harvesting their fear in the first game]]. In the second game, ASIC buys support by giving out modchips.
73** This is actually a gameplay mechanic in the form of shares. More shares translates to more faith and power in a goddess. A certain amount is needed in order to recruit the goddess of each land. In the case of ''mk2'', shares allow you to recruit the [=CPUs=] and affect the ending.
74** In ''Victory'', it turns out there used to be a certain CPU a long time ago, but she ended up destroying her believers' faith (and by extension, her nation) through her tyranny. [[spoiler:[[AmnesiacGod She's still around]], and once she gets her [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity power back]] ultimately becomes the TrueFinalBoss]].
75** The overall {{Nerf}} imposed over most of everything in ''VII'' is justified in-game by the fact that for most of the game, you play when the goddesses have access to only minuscule amounts of faith compared to the usual. The moment they get a huge Share boost thanks to [[spoiler:the Hyper Crystal gifted by Gold Third]], they get their [[NextTierPowerUp NEXT Forms]].
76* HappyPlace: In ''VII'''s Heart Dimension arc, [[spoiler:they're kidnapped by Kurome and subject to a LotusEaterMachine, which the other characters get to see due to how the Heart Dimension works]].
77** Turns out Neptune's ideal of happiness [[spoiler:isn't her own, but the happiness of others. And her dream world isn't different from her current one, so her only desire is to keep living out her peaceful days]]. IF is understandably confused considering her normal behavior.
78** Noire's idea of happiness is [[spoiler:to be a famous idol and voice actress who doesn't have to worry about the responsibilities of ruling a nation]]. [[BrokenPedestal Uni and K-Sha are not pleased to say the least]].
79** Unsurprisingly, Blanc's idea of happiness involves [[spoiler:[[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=1480797 having a large pair of breasts]]]]. Rom and Ram's reaction is less than amused, thanks to Blanc [[ProudBeauty being a bit]] of a [[BigBreastPride prick about it]].
80** Vert's idea of happiness? [[spoiler:Having siblings, as she is the only Hyper Dimension [=CPU=] who doesn't have siblings since Microsoft has never made a handheld console to complement the Xbox family and compete with the Vita and 3DS. Additionally, her dream siblings are actually younger versions of herself, to the point where they're also named Vert. [[HiddenDepths This shows that she also wants the experience of being a younger sibling]] and helps to explain her fixation on Nepgear, who takes traits associated with both younger and older siblings as the situations with Neptune demand, since she usually takes the older sister role among the [=CPUs=]. It's also worth noting that her two hypothetical sisters look an awful lot like younger, blonde versions of Noire and Blanc, at least in terms of clothing]].
81* HeroesPreferSwords: Neptune and Noire both wield swords, but Neptune focuses on two-handed katanas while Noire prefers one-handed, double-edged swords.
82* HeroicSacrifice:
83** [[spoiler:In the normal endings, the four goddesses sacrifice their lives to destroy Arfoire for good. However, [[SurprisinglyHappyEnding after Nepgear finishes her speech, the four goddesses turn out to be A-OK]]]].
84** In ''Sisters'', when Arfoire was revived in the PC Continent, Neptune decides to fight her alone so the other three [=CPUs=] can evacuate citizens before the spacetime rift consumes everything. She never came back, and was presumed to have been swallowed by the rift along with Arfoire. [[spoiler:She was actually saved by Grey Sister, but then gets captured by Arfoire while asleep in the sealing device]].
85* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Ultra Dimension [=CPUs=] stops aging the moment they obtain a CPU Memory.
86* ImmortalImmaturity: The [=CPUs=] are ReallySevenHundredYearsOld goddesses who guard over their nation, but are also [[GodIsFlawed flawed]] [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny-Eared Lawyers]] who often get on each others nerves from time to time, even in the more tense situations.
87* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Noire and Vert's dresses are designed this way. They look like they could've easily fallen off if they weren't tightly worn.
88* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe:
89** Hyper Dimension Leanbox is the only one of the four nations without a Candidate, so Vert is always eager to snatch up one of the other [=CPUs'=] little sisters, particularly Nepgear. Ultra Dimension Vert also claims Nepgear as her little sister on the basis of providing the CPU Memory that brings back her ability to transform, though she later sets her eyes on Peashy.
90** Neptune also gains this trait in ''Victory''. When she figures out who the baby IF and Compa are, she immediately requests that she be allowed to take them back to her world. Histoire shoots the idea down, so she decides to just make the most of the time she has with them there. She also reacts this way when she first meets Mini-Histy, nearly strangling the poor thing to death with a bear hug.
91** Even Blanc gains this trait in ''Victory''. In the True Ending, [[spoiler:Ultra Dimension Blanc outright requests that Hyper Dimension Blanc give her one of her sisters to raise in her dimension. Needless to say [[MamaBear Hyper Dimension Blanc]] will hear nothing of it]].
92* InSeriesNickname:
93** Neptune has no less than '''5''' of them, the most of any character in the series, largely stemming from others finding her name hard to pronounce.
94*** Nep-Nep / Nepu-Nepu (Japanese) : Used by Compa and B-Sha
95*** Nep / Nepu-ko (Japanese) : Used by IF
96*** Neppy / Nep-chan (Japanese): Used by Plutia / Pururut
97*** Neptuna / Neputenu (Japanese) : Used by Peashy
98*** Nepsy / Nep-chi (Japanese): Used by Uzume
99** Vert is nicknamed "Thunder Tits" by Blanc, as a derision to her BigBreastPride.
100* LeotardOfPower: In HDD, they all gain what appear to be high-tech leotards.
101* LittleMissAlmighty: They're ageless deities who have the appearances of young girls, adolescent teenagers, or older women who look like they're reaching their mid 20s.
102* MoeAnthropomorphism: Of various home consoles.
103* MySisterIsOffLimits: Neptune, Noire and Blanc are all quite picky about their sister's love lives.
104-->'''Neptune:''' "Nepgear ain't never going to marry! I'm banning the idea forever!"
105* MythologyGag:
106** Ultra Dimension Blanc is more antagonistic to the other [=CPUs=] because of what happened during the Platform/{{SNESCDROM}}. Furthermore, Nintendo decided ''not'' to join the bandwagon of [=CDs=], and implemented ''strict'', almost KnightTemplar levels of guidelines for releasing games (the Seal of Quality, for example), but the decision had even worse expenses (cartridges would go for 70 USD each). Finally, one of the weirdest case examples of swearing? ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay''.
107** For Ultra Dimension Vert, the original Xbox went public [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)#History early 2000 at Game Developer's Conference]] somewhere close to the same time as the [=PS2=] had successful sales. Original development started in ''1998''. Microsoft also wanted to focus on Japan due to [[FollowTheLeader successful video game sales there]].
108* OddJobGods: Create a nation, guide its technological growth, and do mercenary work for the people. There's a reason for that last part.
109* OutOfCharacterMoment:
110** Done intentionally in ''[=Re;Birth1=]'', when Blanc and Vert are trying to seduce the Lastation Basillicom Staff Member, Blanc uses the "cute little sister" routine, calling him "Onii-chan". Of course, Vert mocks her later for her unexpected performance, with Blanc claiming that she read in a book that some men like that kind of girls.
111** In ''VII'', Vert shows moments of extreme clinginess for Nepgear, such as where she tries to claim her as her own little sister, that she didn't have in earlier games. In fact, this personality quirk of hers originated from her [[VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory Ultra Dimension counterpart]]. Though it may be a nod to her ending in ''mk2'', where she considers adopting Nepgear as a sister.
112* PhysicalGod: They're explicitly called "Guardian Goddesses" or simply "Goddesses" in the Japanese version. They're biologically immortal, skilled fighters, and some of them have extra abilities on top of that.
113* PowerFloats: Once transformed, their feet never touch the ground.
114* PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep: [=CPUs=] generally get deeper voices upon transforming. This is most apparent with Neptune, as she physically goes from early teens at best to an adult woman.
115* PowerDyesYourHair: HDD provides a radically different hair color from their base form, usually matching their transformed name.
116* PureMagicBeing: Hyper Dimension [=CPUs=] are not only powered by Share Energy, but born from it, hence why anything that cancels it out is extremely debilitating to them.
117* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: This primarily only applies to the Super Dimension timeline [=CPUs=], as the first game states that they've been fighting for "thousands of generations", indicating that they've been around Gamindustri since the world's birth. Of the Ultra Dimension [=CPUs=] only Blanc [[spoiler:and Rei Ryghts]] apply as the rest only recently became immortal so they are at most only a few decades older than they appear by the end of the game. The reveal of a child from [[spoiler:Uzume's time as Planeptune's [=CPU=]]] being an old man in ''VII'' shows that Hyper Dimension's Neptune falls a bit short of this, [[OlderThanTheyLook pushing around 100 at most]] due to her time in Ultra Dimension, while the others from Hyper Dimension are [[VagueAge likely close in age to their appearance]].
118* ShipTease: Many of the official art in ''[=Re;Birth1=]'' has Neptune and Noire flirting with or teasing each other. Unlike the first game (and subsequent games), were most of the teasing is done through supplementary materials, the sexual tension between them in the remake is far more obvious. Ultra Dimension Noire also has this with Plutia in ''Victory''.
119* SiblingRivalry: Very notable in ''Victory''.
120** Neptune has a rather one sided one with Nepgear. Her [[TookALevelInJerkass increasingly inconsiderate treatment of Nepgear]] comes after her sister screws things up, both accidentally and not, for her. Notably [[VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2 taking her job]] but trying to still push that work onto Neptune, indirectly getting her trapped in the alternate dimension ''twice'', [[spoiler:stabbing her in the back for trying to make it so she could safely stay with the group]], and blaming Neptune for something Plutia did.
121** Despite neither characters being related, Neptune and Ultra Dimension Vert have this dynamic, due to the latter making Nepgear a CPU, and, by Neptune's logic, this making Nepgear Vert's little sister due to being born from the same memory core.
122* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: In the True Ending of ''mk2'', [[spoiler:both Blanc and Vert think about the idea of giving one of the former's sisters to the latter]].
123* SuicideForOthersHappiness: During the Conquest Ending, [[spoiler:most of the CPU Candidates voluntarily let you kill them after their CPU sisters force Nepgear to kill them. Uni gets a special mention, as she says she wants to die because her older sister is already dead, so she has nothing left to live for except her sister's dying words of hope that Gamindustri can be saved, which requires that Uni allows herself to be killed by Nepgear. Neptune plays this straight, smiling and stating simply that Nepgear has to kill her or all of their efforts until then will be for nothing]].
124* SuperMode: Transforming into HDD provides a huge buff to their stats. Then ''Victory II'' [[NextTierPowerUp takes it up a notch]] with the NEXT Forms, which facilitates the use of skills and comes with a super powerful EXE Drive, [[DeathOrGloryAttack though it depowers them completely out of HDD after use, whether or not it hits]].
125* TookALevelInJerkass:
126** Neptune becomes this in ''Victory''. While she was apathetic about her job and would get on her friends nerves, she still meant well to them and her citizens. In this game, she's significantly more lazier and egotistical, more than willing to put her wants over others. Her occasional jabs towards Noire is much more mean-spirited, and she is rather uncaring to her sister Nepgear - whom she devoted her love to in the previous game - to the point that she [[spoiler:deliberately leaves her in the Ultra Dimension for a day - which, in Ultra Dimension times, is a ''ten years'']]. Understandably, she is [[WhatTheHellHero called out for this behavior]].
127** Vert is significantly more self-centered and mean-spirited in ''VII'' than in previous games. While she still retains her lady-like aspects, she is more than willing to prioritize her gaming over the safety of her citizens, is considerably more willing to bully [[ACupAngst Blanc]] about her chest at every opportunity she can find, and won't hesitate to force Nepgear into being her sister regardless of how the latter feels about that.
128* TookALevelInKindness:
129** In contrast to how she acted in ''Victory'', Neptune in ''VII'' seemed to have mellowed out quite a bit, and her jabs aren't as insensitive as they were before.
130** Ultra Dimension Blanc started off as a being significantly more [[AdaptationalJerkass unpleasant]] and [[AdaptationalVillainy antagonistic]] that her Hyper self. Following her defeat in chapter 3, however, she becomes more open and friendly to the rest of the team, although she still has bad blood with Noire. Iris Heart also states that beneath her tough and easily angered personality is a shy and sensitive young girl.
131* TrademarkFavoriteFood: All of the [=CPUs=] at least have one food they enjoy.
132** Neptune just loves pudding. In ''[=Re;Birth1=]'', pudding was the first thing Compa fed Neptune when they met, and the girl had never had it before. She'll even eat an Antidote if it's made in pudding form. In ''Cyberdimension'', [[spoiler:she shares one to Purple Heart in-game and her goddess self starts craving for more]].
133** In the ''[=Re;Birth1=]'' continuity, Noire loves pudding. It gets to the point where Neptune and Noire have a contest where the prize is pudding.
134** Blanc loves tangerines. In the first game she even says they kick ass.
135** Vert loves tea, to the point of naming some of her attacks after various types of it.
136* TrueCompanions: For all of their faults, they really do seem to care about one another. Neptune even considers the Ultra Dimension [=CPUs=] to be this, as she always trusts that they'll do the right thing or they aren't really plotting something morally dubious.
137* UnskilledButStrong: The four goddesses. To put it in a nutshell, they have very few skills despite having the best stats of the whole team. DLC and ''[=Re;Birth2=]'' fixed this by turning them all into [[GameBreaker Game Breakers]].
138* VerbalTic:
139** Neptune often uses "Neppu!" ("Nep!" in the English dub) as an exclamation when surprised.
140** Only in the Japanese version, Noire yells "Nowa~!" when startled. It started with Ultra Dimension Noire, but was carried over to her Hyper Dimension self in later installments.
141* VisualPun: The size of the girl's breasts are relative to the size of the console they're based on. For example, since the Wii is smaller than the Xbox 360 and [=PS3=], Blanc is shorter than Noire and Vert and has the smallest bust size of the main quartet ([[ACupAngst which bothers her to no end]]). Meanwhile, Vert has the largest bust size since the original Xbox was one of the biggest consoles during its launch (hence the "XBOX HUEG" {{meme|TicMutation}}).
142* VitriolicBestBuds:
143** Noire often butts heads with Neptune when she's teased for being a friendless {{Tsundere}}, and Blanc is often enraged by Vert's jabs at her small chest, but the four are still very close-knit and face many challenges together.
144** The Ultra Dimension [=CPUs=] are overall more selfish and rude to each other compared to their Hyper Dimension counterparts, with [[TokenEvilTeammate Iris Heart]] being just as dangerous to them as she is to her enemies (such as using Noire, ''her childhood friend'', as an outlet for her pent-up aggression), to the point of bordering on WithFriendsLikeThese. That said, they still manage to be helpful allies to each other, courtesy of Neptune.
145** Also in ''Victory'', Neptune invokes this with Noire and Blanc, as much as they try to deny it. Considering this is [[TheGadfly Neptune]] and Blanc and Noire constantly argue whenever they're together, it's not surprising.
146* WhatTheHellHero:
147** Neptune gets called out ''a lot'' in ''Victory'', as a result of her unpleasant and apathetic behavior.
148*** After [[spoiler:abandoning her in the Ultra Dimension for an entire decade]], Nepgear calls Neptune "stupid big-sister-who-abandoned-me-in-a-different-dimension".
149*** Histoire has a much more scathing opinion of Neptune in the Japanese dialogue [[spoiler:where she bluntly states that Neptune is absolutely unqualified to even be Nepgear's elder sister]].
150*** Neptune even calls ''herself'' out on it (very briefly though) when she claims that she fails as a big sister in the prologue. Nepgear however forgives her because they finally get to be alone together (even if it's just the prologue).
151*** In true 4th-Wall-Breaking-Neptune fashion, she even goes as far as to use ''the trophy descriptions'' (in the original game) to apologize to Nepgear. That's some hardcore guilt.
152** In the same game, Noire gets chewed out by Neptune, who quickly and accurately figures out why Noire would suddenly be not only okay with, but actually encouraging, Plutia's transformation into Iris Heart.
153* WorfHadTheFlu: What happens when they’re low on Share Energy.
154** ASIC takes most of their shares, allowing CFW Magic to single-handedly wipe the floor with all of them at the start of ''mk2''.
155** The slander of the CPU Shift Period in ''VII'' puts their Shares at an all-time low, leading to them getting trashed by Gold Third at the beginning of the Hyper Dimension G arc.
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158[[folder:Neptune/Purple Heart/NEXT Purple]]
159!![[Platform/SegaGenesis Neptune/Purple Heart/NEXT Purple]]
160
161[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/neptune_v2.png]]
162[[caption-width-right:225:Parka Dress]]
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164[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:Jersey Dress (Victory)]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hyperdimension_neptunia_victory_neptune.png[[/labelnote]]]]
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166[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:Purple Heart (Purple Core)]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/purple_heart_hdn.png[[/labelnote]]]]
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168[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:Purple Heart (Lost Purple)]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_607.png[[/labelnote]]]]
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170[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:NEXT Purple (VII)]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_4324.png[[/labelnote]]]]
171
172-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RieTanaka (Japanese), Creator/MelissaFahn (English)
173
174The CPU of Planeptune, and the self-aware titular protagonist. She transforms into Purple Heart.
175----
176!!General Tropes:
177* ACupAngst: While Neptune normally doesn't mind her flat chest, likely because she's perfectly aware of [[SheIsAllGrownUp how she looks while in HDD]], there are moments where she acts like this.
178** In ''Re;Birth 1'', when Younger and Older Brother begin to pretend she doesn't exist purely because she's flat, she's not above transforming to gain a bit of favor.
179** In ''Victory'', she also reacts negatively when Vert mocks her by calling them raisins.
180--> '''Neptune''': *mumble, grumble* I'll raisin your face...
181** In ''VII'', she is shown to be quite relieved when she sees that her physically older Ultra Dimension counterpart grew in both height and bust size.
182* AccidentalMisnaming: Neptune's name is laughably unpronounceable by Compa and random [=NPCs=] until IF comes along and lampshades it. This is why she's nicknamed Nep-Nep early on. And those people, who cannot pronounce her name, [[FridgeLogic can pronounce Planeptune totally fine]], which doesn't make sense as IF lampshades this.
183* AllLovingHero: Neptune befriends everyone, she's got a big heart and she loves Nepgear.
184* BraidsOfAction: Purple Heart mostly retains Neptune's hairstyle, but it grows out at the back and is tied into two long braids.
185* BrilliantButLazy: Though she's the least active of the [=CPUs=], she makes up for it by having wit and charisma, though most of the time she's a KnowNothingKnowItAll.
186** In ''Victory'', when she actually sets her mind to it she is incredibly productive, and at one point breaks down days into hours, minutes, and finally seconds and starts to try to calculate the difference for leap years over the [[YearInsideHourOutside difference in time flow between the two dimensions]].
187** In the same game, child IF becomes impressed with her when she shows more of it. She managed to understand all the references IF made in her notebook, and showed quite a bit of knowledge that no one can be blamed for lacking such as the fact that Beelzebub is the demon of gluttony.
188** She also starts [[MouthfulOfPi reciting pi]] in lieu of counting down from ten, and shows some political savvy every now and then.
189* CoolShip: One of her attacks transforms her into one. As a bonus, you can get Plutia to do it with her for [[CombinationAttack a double helping of]] [[WaveMotionGun purple laser death]]... or at least its "[[EarthShatteringKaboom dramatization]]".
190* ChildishOlderSibling: In the main games sans the first and spin-offs, Neptune is the older of the two Planeptune sisters; but not only does she look younger than Nepgear, she even behaves more childishly than her. This, however, only applies to her human form; her [[SuperMode goddess form]] is a [[LadyOfWar completely different story altogether]].
191* CleavageWindow: Purple Heart has much of her chest exposed.
192* TheComicallySerious: Despite being a LadyOfWar, Purple Heart still has many of Neptune's mannerisms, like loving pudding and getting Arfoire's name wrong.
193* ContraltoOfStrength: Neptune's high-pitched voice drops down considerably whenever she transforms into Purple Heart, a LadyOfWar capable of cutting down waves of enemies.
194* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Neptune's normally a BrilliantButLazy [[TheSlacker slacker]] who would rather goof around and eat [[TrademarkFavoriteFood pudding]] than due her job ([[BerserkButton much to the chagrin of Histoire]]), but when the situation calls for it, she becomes the serious, [[HeroesPreferSwords sword-wielding]] LadyOfWar Purple Heart.
195* DoesNotLikeSpam:
196** Neptune ''hates'' eggplants, insisting that they're not "human food" and turn your eyes purple ([[HypocriticalHumor Neptune has purple eyes, by the way]]). Even Purple Heart recoils from them. In ''Victory'', Arfoire creates eggplant minions just to torment her, and then transforms into a giant eggplant monster... but by that point, it's becomes so absurd that Neptune stops caring. In ''Re;Birth 1'', her loathing of eggplants returns from ''Victory'' despite not having any memory to remember she hates it. And IF and Noire exploit the hell out of it.
197** Unsurprisingly, Ultra Dimension Neptune also hates eggplants, even after they've been cooked. Interestingly, she didn't even know what an eggplant was, but practically vomited from a single bite.
198* FriendlessnessInsult: Neptune has a tendency to call Noire a "loner" due to her pompous {{Tsundere}} attitude. However, most of Neptune's comments come off as playful teasing and [[InformedLoner Noire]] herself actually ''does'' have friends, she [[SugarAndIcePersonality just isn't really open about it]].
199* FourthWallObserver: One of Neptune's most defining character traits. Being a MetaGirl and all, she makes no attempts to hide the fact that she's a character in a video game that specializes in the most common anime tropes, and is often the one to point out how the scene is going to play out or how weird everyone is acting. Granted, this is generally true to most of the cast, but they at least generally pretend they are not aware until they need to get her to stop it. It gets to an extent that she doesn't even consider alternate versions of any given character to be separate from themselves, as shown when she makes the claim of the group having defeated Afoire a billion times across the various games and anime releases.
200* GenkiGirl: By far the most cheerful, fun-loving and immature of the four main [=CPUs=]... at least when she's not transformed. Creator/RieTanaka admits that playing Neptune puts some strain on her voice.
201* GondorCallsForAid:
202** In the original, Neptune wants the other goddesses to help, but they don't want to. She has to beat the crap out of them again to make them help.
203** A minor example occurs in ''VII'' when Neptune needs to find an obscure and borderline mythical item to [[spoiler:heal Histoire]]. She stumbles upon Noire and Uni, and the other two [=CPU=]s soon follow into helping her out, [[TrueCompanions this time with no petty infighting]].
204* KatanasAreJustBetter: Neptune primarily uses katanas, but also has the option of [[{{BFS}} Broadswords]], and {{Laser Blade}}s. Ultimately many will agree with this trope; turns come up sooner, [[ElementalPowers gun attacks]] become stronger, and Purple Heart only uses katanas regardless of what she had equipped as Neptune.
205* LadyOfWar: While Neptune is a total goofball, Purple Heart is much more mature, and wields her katana with skill and grace.
206* MacrossMissileMassacre: Her second [[LimitBreak EXE Drive]] "CPU Neptune", which sees Nep transforming into a CoolShip. Her boss-enemy-only extension takes it a step further by delivering another payload.
207* MagneticHero: Her friendly personality and strong will to help other people unites all four goddesses despite their hostile past of the Console War. The Ultra Dimension Makers also join her party because they are friends with the Neptune they met in ''Victory''.
208* MeaningfulName: Her name comes from the Sega Neptune, a failed Genesis/32X hybrid that was supposed to be an add-on to the Sega Saturn, but was never released to the public.
209* MetaGirl: Neptune knows all the conventions of the RPG she's in, and often boasts about being the protagonist.
210* OddNameOut: She's the only one of the four goddesses who is not named after a color.
211* OlderAlterEgo: Neptune physically and mentally matures into a completely different person as Purple Heart.
212* ThePollyanna: Neptune is a perpetually cheerful girl who always tries to make light of the situation.
213* PurpleIsPowerful: She’s got purple hair and eyes, with a particular emphasis on the color when transformed, and she’s quite strong in both of her forms. Has one of the highest strength stats in the game, and is the only character naturally able to surpass the damage limit.
214* RotatingProtagonist: Despite her claim of being the protagonist of the series, this role has been shared with Noire, Blanc, Nepgear, IF, Plutia (who outright claims Neptune isn't the protagonist for ''Victory''), Uzume, and even her alternate selves. Also Vert for one brief section of ''VII''. Her Hyper Dimension version in particular takes offense to this, [[RageAgainstTheAuthor threatening to sue to developers for "Protagonist Fraud" at one point]].
215* SignatureHairDecs: Her personal class of head accessories is an arsenal of hair decorations, typically based on video games (such as her default D-Pad ones). She even fits the trope of "young girl with double hairclips".
216* TheSlacker: Would really like to just laze around playing games and eating pudding all day.
217* SplitPersonality: Neptune is a GenkiGirl, while her alter ego Purple Heart seems to be more of a LadyOfWar. While it's usually downplayed since Neptune and Purple Heart are the same person, in ''[=Re;Birth1=]'' there are instances where Neptune is seen talking to Purple Heart, indicating that their different people.
218* TheStoic: As Purple Heart, she becomes serious and calm, though she has her moments.
219* StormOfBlades: Her "32-bit Mega Blade" SP Skill summons a large sword that she fires at her target. Several of her {{Combination Attack}}s will have her summon multiple copies of this sword.
220* SweetTooth: While she's particularly vocal over her fondness of pudding, she loves eating sweets in general.
221* TotallyRadical: She tends to use some 80s/90s slang such as "bad dude", her death cry of "I'm... outies...", and even "totally rad" at one point. She also has a tinge of ValleyGirl in her voice. Keep in mind that she is supposed to represent Creator/{{SEGA}}, who were all about being TotallyRadical in the 90s.
222* WeakToMagic: Her low MEN makes her weak against magic attacks.
223* WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter: Her starting weapon. She found it in a dumpster. Still loves it.
224
225!!Super Dimension Neptune (Hyperdimension Neptunia/[=Re;Birth1=]/[=reVerse=])
226* AmnesiacGod: After she falls from Celestia, she’s left completely unaware of her identity as Purple Heart. Neptune remembers only her own name (and a few assorted foods), as well as how to fight, but nothing else. [[spoiler:In ''[=Re;Birth1=]'', she decides to stay an amnesiac because regaining her memories could make her regain the feelings she previously had towards the other Goddesses. In the original, however, she regains her memories and this allows her to remember the truth about why it all started. She stays pretty much the same though]].
227* BadassBoast:
228** Actually manages to pull a few off, the most notable also being the most hilarious.
229-->'''Neptune:''' One! A game goddess appears to rid the world of the wrong! Two! To rid the world of pirated copies! And three! To be rid of the grumpy old lady! I am Neptune, at your service!
230** In the True Ending, she, as Purple Heart, brags about herself before facing the FinalBoss.
231-->'''Purple Heart:''' (''English'') "Who do you think I am? I am the main character of the game, Neptune!"
232-->'''Purple Heart:''' (''Japanese'') "Who do you think I am? I am the main character of main characters, Neptune!"
233** After Neptune shows off in Lowee and transforms, Purple Heart then comments that she should have done it in that goddess form.
234* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: It is shown throughout the game that her train of thought is not a sturdy one.
235* {{Crunchtastic}}: She sometimes uses this, as seen with this line addressed to White Heart:
236-->'''Neptune:''' Seriously, what's up with you? You were super mad, and now you're all smirkalicious.
237* DeclarationOfProtection: Neptune told Noire she wants to protect everyone in front of her, and would be happy just seeing the faces of the people she saved...and pudding.
238* DrivesLikeCrazy: Took Compa as a passenger when they flew in goddess form to Lastation, and apparently traumatized the poor girl. The Barrel Roll, Cuban Eight, and Immelmann didn't help.
239* GlassCannon: Neptune is a pure physical fighter. She has one of the highest STR stats, has high AGI and VIT, a decent amount of HP and she possesses the Passive Skill ''Break Damage Limit'', which allows her to deal damage past the 9999 damage per-hit cap. However, her INT and MEN stats are the lowest, which makes her not only weak against magic attacks, but her own magic attacks are rather weak as well.
240* HeroicSafeMode: Neptune goes on a fight-or-flight mode after her attempt to get the other goddesses to help her fight Arfoire.
241* HypocriticalHumor: Though it might go unnoticed, Neptune told Compa that a character wielding a giant weapon is cliche...and yet her weapon as Purple Heart is a giant katana. Later on, Neptune herself can also yield swords twice her own size.
242* IfItsYouItsOkay: Neptune outright told Noire that, even though they're both girls, if Noire loves her, she'll accept her. Given this is Neptune, how serious she was is debatable.
243* InstantExpert: Neptune can wield any weapon ''vaguely shaped'' like a sword. Even when she finds a bokutō in the dumpster, and has no memory of how to fight, she wields it flawlessly.
244* InTheNameOfTheMoon: One of Neptune's battle quotes in the first game is a parody of [[Characters/SailorMoonUsagiTsukino Sailor Moon]]'s own line.
245-->'''Neptune:''' "Pretty and mysterious Neptune of love and justice! In the name of the Basilicom, I'll punish you!"
246* KonamiCode: Can occasionally be heard reciting part of this while using her first LimitBreak, only to stop and decide that [[CheatersNeverProsper she has no use for codes anyway]].
247* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Loses her memories after falling from Celestia.
248* {{Moe}}[[invoked]]: IF calls her some sort of a "moe blob" in one of the cutscenes.
249* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: After seeing Black Heart in her human form for the first time, Neptune proceeds to hug Noire from the back, not knowing how embarrassed the latter feels.
250* PokemonSpeak: Despite not being a Pokemon, Neptune engages in this.
251-->'''Compa:'''" We'll be serious, then! Go! Nep-Nep, I choose you!"\
252'''Neptune:''' "[[PokemonSpeak Pika!]]"
253* PornStash: When she thinks she's dead at the beginning of the game she despairs that she should have finished her game backlog and deleted her hard drive. When Histore tells her to calm down she asks how she can possibly stay calm when someone can see her "special" collections.
254* SwordAndGun: Neptune seems to keep a sword and a gun on her, but we never see [[HyperspaceArsenal where she gets the gun]]. Her appearances in later games write out her handgun proficiency.
255* TakeAThirdOption: Neptune does this as a result of losing her memory. Histoire offers to return it, but she decides not to, as she's gotten friendly with quite a few people with her new personality, and would rather not go back to her former self. [[spoiler:She also does this when the other goddesses are debating the Deep Fry debate in chapter 8. None of them like her stance, and declare "war" on her as well]].
256
257!!Hyper Dimension Neptune (mk2/[=Re;Birth2=], Victory/[=Re;Birth3=], VII/VIIR, Sisters)
258* AgeLift: While the original game put the Goddesses in the ReallySevenHundredYearsOld range, this particular Neptune is at most [[OlderThanTheyLook pushing 100]] thanks to her time in the Ultradimension, given that a child from [[spoiler:Uzume's time as Planeptune's CPU]] is still around as an old man in ''VII''.
259* AloofBigSister: In ''Victory'', for the most part, she doesn't seem to care what happens to Nepgear anymore. From everyone making fun of her, to Iris Heart torturing her ''right in front of everyone'', even thinking its a suitable punishment, after Nepgear fought against her alongside Vert because the latter was actually giving her some sisterly attention. The Good Ending even has her [[spoiler:leaving Nepgear in the Ultra Dimension when she makes it back to the Hyper Dimension and just spending her time sleeping with Plutia, taking a while to remember that Nepgear is trapped in the past]]. However, there are also several instances where she shows [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone genuine regret over her treatment of Nepgear]].
260* AscendedExtra: A kind of weird example, since although the first game had another Neptune as the main character, ''this'' Neptune had only a supporting role in ''mk2'', making ''Victory'' technically her first time in the protagonist role.
261* BrokenPedestal: In ''Victory'', Nepgear loses faith in her sister after she gets abandoned ''again''. This is, however, after she manages to make it to the alternate dimension her sister is in...and her sister leaves her with babies to go to Leanbox.
262* BroughtDownToNormal: When she is sent into the Ultradimension, she loses her ability to transform into HDD. She initially doesn't mind, seeing it as freedom from being forced to work, but quickly realizes [[GrowingUpSucks she doesn't like the full implications]] and [[ImmortalitySeeker decides to rectify it]].
263* CharacterNarrator: Noire even has to lampshade the fact that she's just mumbling to herself in ''Victory''.
264* CoolShip: Neptune has the ability to transform into one for one of her special attacks.
265* CovertPervert: Even as Purple Heart, she couldn't resist peeking at the porn Steamax spread around.
266* DeadpanSnarker: In ''mk2'', she shows a sarcastic side when talking to Noire after she learns that she was voted the most popular in the other world.
267-->'''Neptune:''' I See. Even with Noire there it's bad times. Not even the great Popular Heart can help?
268* DistractedByMyOwnSexy: Her first reaction to seeing a clone of her Purple Heart by [[spoiler:Ultra Dimension Rei]] is to fawn over how "good-looking" she is in her own HDD form.
269-->'''Neptune:''' Oh, wow! Who ''is'' this stylish, cool, beautiful girl!?\
270'''Neptune:''' *with sparkling eyes* Still, I approve of me. I look pretty hot!
271* DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength: When trying to keep Rei from running away because she didn't want to be lonely, she nearly chokes the poor girl.
272* DualWielding: While this is a trait normally related to her counterpart, in her "Nep Nep Combination" Coupling Skill with Older Neptune this Nep gets in on the action by wielding dual-wielding her regular weapon and a smaller 32-bit Mega Blade for a brief portion of the combo.
273* DuetBonding: In ''mk2'', when Neptune and Nepgear produce their IdolSinger video, the two are shown to be very close to each other.
274* DullSurprise: Invoked; she deliberately acts unsurprised when Ultra Dimension Vert reveals herself as Leanbox's CPU.
275-->'''Neptune:''' Oh my gosh. Impossible, you guys. Like seriously. Vert's the CPU of Leanbox? Mind: blown.\
276'''Plutia:''' Neppy, you don't sound very surprised to me...
277* {{Egopolis}}: In ''Victory'', Neptune decides that Planeptune needs to have more things Nep, so she convinces Plutia to declare that the new national base measurement be based on Neptune's height (The Nep is equal to 146cm for those who are curious).
278* FanservicePack: Over the TimeSkip between ''mk2'' and ''Victory'', her Purple Heart form has grown in the right places, with her chest in particular being bigger than what it was in ''mk2'' (and by extension the first game). This makes sense, as the Ultra Dimension disables the ability for Hyper Dimension [=CPUs=] to transform, and thus a foreigner CPU would need a CPU memory to regain their powers.
279* FastballSpecial: [[spoiler:Neptune gets tossed by the three goddesses towards Nepgear in one of the endings]].
280* FatalFlaw:
281** Pride, Pettiness, and Laziness. The first two are discussed shortly after [[spoiler:Peashy is kidnapped by Anonydeath]] as the cause of the fight between the two. And while not directly stated, is implied to be part of the growing SiblingRivalry with Nepgear.
282** Her laziness comes closer to being an InformedFlaw. While it is repeatedly said that she doesn't do much, it takes very little to actually get her working on anything. [[ChronicHeroSyndrome This]] is actually [[KansasCityShuffle exploited]] by the Seven Sages.
283* GrowingUpSucks: She ''really'' does not want to grow older. She admits that she'd likely be totally sexy if she grew up a bit ([[ShesAllGrownUp as proven by her adult self]] in ''[[VideoGame/MegadimensionNeptuniaVII VII]]''), but she enjoys being young and adorable, and can get all the sexiness needed when she transforms.
284* HealingFactor: She has the Regenerate passive as her final of three unlockable passives in ''VII'', which restores 10% of her total health at the start of her turn. This pairs well with her strong defenses in this title to compensate for lower health.
285* IAmNotShazam: [[InvokedTrope Neptune mentions this problem]]. She tries to teach the babies how to properly pronounce her name, and among their mistakes is Neptunia. She's actually fine with various nicknames just so long as they're ''not the localized English title of the game''. Before anyone asks, this happens in both the Japanese and English audio tracks.
286-->'''Neptune:''' "I'm teaching these kids how to properly pronounce my name. It's important not to confuse my name with the title of the game, so this'll save me some trouble."
287* IaijutsuPractitioner: NEXT Purple's EXE Drive has her charge up her sword before unleashing a single slash that can reportedly cut through concepts.
288* ImmortalitySeeker: She loses her powers upon first arriving in the Ultra Dimension. While initially glad to be rid of the responsibilities that come with being a CPU she decides that she wants to become one again due the fact that she doesn't want to start aging.
289* {{Irony}}: The [[Platform/SegaGenesis S32X]] Processor Unit is not one of hers, but rather Plutia's, despite being based on the system she was named for.
290* LightningBruiser: In contrast to the previous games where she's a GlassCannon, she's this in ''Victory'' even in her HDD form. Dishes out good damage, is the only one who can break the [[{{Cap}} damage limit]] naturally, is a good tank, and moves pretty fast. She also has a large array of [[StatusBuff buffs]] that are useful, and she's got a lot of [[LimitBreak EXE Attacks]]. Her problem? She can't heal unless you use an item, she has problems dealing a lot of damage thanks to enemy traits that stops her from attacking at full power (even if Neptune has a bigger strength stat than Noire when they have the same levels), and not a lot of debuffs (which in this game, is [[NintendoHard pretty bad]]). Most tactics with the OptionalBoss fights will involve her almost tanking instead of attacking while the rest of the characters wail on the enemy.
291* LimitBreak: This entry is notable in Neptune because she has so many of them--no less than ''fifteen''. Neptune is the only character who gets two EXE Drives of her own, and she also gets {{Combination Attack}}s with nearly every single non-DLC character in the game -- including being required for the single most overpowered one of them all: '''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill Guardian Force]].'''
292* {{Malaproper}}: She has a habit of screwing up common turns of phrase like saying that Nepgear is "wet behind the years" or that she's not about to "spin the bucket" after her crash landing on Ultra Dimension Noire. It goes well with her ditzy personality.
293* MaliciousMisnaming: In ''Sisters'', her mispronunciation of Arfoire’s name gets increasingly ridiculous (and she continues to do it as Purple Heart, who had no issue getting her name right in previous games). Not that this Arfoire seems to care.
294* MsViceGirl: As shown in ''Victory'', Neptune does not like working, gets easily riled up, is petty and a bit insensitive. However, she also knows when it's time to suck it up and do what she has to do, is very friendly to anyone who isn't murderously hostile, is easygoing, cheerful and optimistic, generally assumes the best of others and will become downright heroic when the chips are down. Sometimes it's hard to see because of her carefree approach to life and difficult personality, but Neptune keeps reminding you she's the protagonist for a reason.
295* MultiMeleeMaster: Thanks to the new gameplay mechanic "[[EquippableAlly Final CPU Form]]", Neptune gets to use a {{BFS}}, a spear, an axe, a [[MixAndMatchWeapon gunblade]], an ''[[RefugeInAudacity airplane]]'', and a PowerFist.
296* MundaneUtility:
297** In an optional ''mk2'' scene, the CPU Candidates encounter Neptune in HDD form and assume trouble is afoot. Neptune then says that she transformed just to meet the height requirement of an amusement ride. Nepgear and Uni lampshade it. Even funnier, due to Purple Heart being a LadyOfWar, she doesn't share the same excitement as her human personality does, which makes the ride less enjoyable for her.
298** In the Revival Ending of ''VII'', she decided to rapidly switch in and out of HDD to burn calories.
299* OnlySaneWoman: Surprisingly enough, she is forced into this role quite a lot in ''Victory''. During story segments she's usually the one keeping a level head, and in a few comedy scenes she was made into the straight-man. This is a result of being TheOlderImmortal in a world where her juniors all have several [[VagueAge hundred or thousand years]] less experience than her, and conflicting attitudes to match.
300--> '''Neptune''': How did I become the only one with any common sense?
301* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: During the Conquest ending, she completely drops her joker act and actually calls Nepgear by her [[FullNameBasis full name]] instead of referring to her as [[InSeriesNickname Nep Jr.]]; understandable, since she is trying to convince Nepgear to [[spoiler:kill her]].
302-->'''Neptune:''' It's time to grow up, Nepgear!
303* PiggybackCute: After being forced by Plutia, Neptune (as Purple Heart) gives the former a ride on her back.
304* PillarOfLight: The finisher extension of her "[[LimitBreak Neptune Break]]" EXE Drive is topped off by [[RammingAlwaysWorks ramming the enemy into the ground]] [[DynamicEntry at high speed]] and creating a huge cross-shaped pillar of purple power.
305* PaperFanOfDoom: Her DLC weapon is of a giant paper fan she uses to strike enemies down.
306* ShootTheDog: In ''Victory'', shortly after meeting up with Uni, Ram, and Rom, she tells Plutia to just go ahead and transform and do what she's going to do so as to avoid having her traumatize them in the middle of battle where it would cost them their lives.
307* SiblingYinYang: Her relationship with her sister Nepgear gets played up quite a bit. In addition to their personalities, there are mechanical and visual contrasts between them. Neptune naturally ignores the damage cap and enables her partner to ignore enemy traits, Nepgear naturally ignores enemy traits while granting her partner the ability to ignore the damage cap. On a tier by tier basis their HDD forms contrast each other with black and white color schemes.
308* SlapOnTheWristNuke: The CPU Neptune attack has her transform into a spaceship, fly out into space, and then has the scene zoom out to show the entire landmass you're currently on before firing off a WaveMotionGun, destroying the entire thing. However there's a disclaimer down on the bottom of the screen:
309--> [[LampshadeHanging *This isn't actually happening.]]
310* SkewedPriorities: In ''Sisters'', her immediate concern with [[spoiler:sleeping through two years]] is which games and tv shows she's missed.
311* TheTease: Purple Heart gets touchy-feely with [[CannotTalkToWomen Steamax]] to stop him from getting away with the Swirl Console, continuing to flirt with him for fun until he faints from overstimulation.
312* TemptingFate:
313** In ''mk2'', she promised Nepgear she'd never leave her again, and now she's TrappedInAnotherWorld.
314** She later worries that Mini-Histy will show up panicking about something terrible happening again, [[LampshadeHanging noting]] that [[RunningGag it's becoming a pattern]]. She's proven right immediately after.
315* TooDumbToLive: According to the other [=CPUs=] anyway. When she starts to wonder where the Ultra Dimension Neptune is at they point out that, if the Ultra Dimension Neptune had the same general personality as the Hyper Dimension Neptune, she has very likely ended up starving herself to death or worse without the immortality from being a CPU. [[spoiler:Hilariously enough, Ultra Dimension Neptune is not only alive and well in TheStinger of the True Ending. Not to mention, as ''VideoGame/MegadimensionNeptuniaVII'' reveals, she's the one who gets to solve the final problem about [[ForTheEvulz Croire]] without even knowing what was going on and just wanted to show it off to her friends in that dimension when she caught her]].
316* TrappedInThePast: What kicks off ''Victory'''s plot is that a dimension rift sucks Neptune into the 1980's.
317* WaveMotionGun: ''Twice.'' The earliest is when using the "Who Done It?! Nova", a mixture of eye lasers and mouth beam from the [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Inafune Face Ship]]. The second is a CombinationAttack with Plutia, "CPU: Plutia", in which whatever the hell the second part of their attack is is "dramatized" as a ''[[EarthShatteringKaboom Gamindustri-destroying]]'' giant [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]] laser beam.
318* TheWonka: Neptune is ''very'' eccentric, and others often find it difficult to keep track of her logic. Though she needs a little motivation first to get off her rear, she'll get pretty much ''anything'' done once she does.
319* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Neptune regularly calls Nepgear "Nep Jr.", but during the Conquest route, where Nepgear [[spoiler:is ready to kill her sister with the Gehaburn]], she tries to convince the latter to grow-up by using her real name.
320
321!!Spin-offs and Other Media:
322* AmnesiacsAreInnocent: In ''RPG'', after losing her memories, she is notably naive and easily tricked with promises of snacks.
323* AwesomeButImpractical: In ''Game Maker'', Little Neptune built a hybrid console/pudding maker. While it's certainly an interesting plan, being able to have a steady supply of a snack while gaming that you don't have to leave to go get, it is also incredibly unhygienic and gets pulled from stores almost immediately for being a health hazard. [[spoiler:So unlike the other Goddesses' consoles requiring the Pirate Makers' sabotage to get the Gold Third to interfere with their distribution, Neptune screwed things up all on her own]].
324* ButtMonkey: Poor Nep-Nep. She REALLY got the short end of the stick in ''Superdimension Neptune''.
325** Her body is erased from time not too far in, she eventually merges with IF's bike, and it only goes [[FromBadToWorse downhill]] from there.
326** Neither IF nor Segami treat her well.
327** IF and Segami told Neptune that she's weak which Nep [[CantTakeCriticism doesn't take criticism well]] because she likes to think that she's the "ultimate protagonist" when in truth [[TheHero IF]] is in that game.
328** Nobody likes Bike Neptune or her color scheme for that matter, in fact most of the characters, especially Segami, [[MaliciousMisnaming derisively call her "Crap bike!" Nepgear's nickname of "Maniacal Mechanic" isn't any more flattering]].
329** [[RunningGag IF and Segami telling Neptune to either shut up or to stop changing topics]].
330* CombatMedic: Her [[MagicKnight Paladin]] class in ''Cyberdimension'' gives her access to [[WhiteMagic Sea of Healing]] to keep the party's health up, while also letting her dish out quite a bit of damage.
331* ForcedTransformation: The only way she's able to survive the Time Eater in ''Superdimension Neptune'' is by merging her soul with IF's bike.
332* JackOfAllTrades: In ''Cyberdimension'', her class, Holy Knight, is noted to be skilled in pretty much everything combat wise.
333* MagicKnight: Can use Fire, Ice, Wind, and Lightning magic alongside her physical fighting skills in ''Cyberdimension''.
334
335!!Ultra Dimension Neptune (Victory/[=Re;Birth3=], VII/VIIR, Game Maker)
336!!!'''Warning: Due to the spoiler-heavy nature of this character, this entire section is Administrivia/SpoilersOff. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!'''
337[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/adult_neptune.png]]
338
339[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:Generator Unit (Game Maker)]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/adult_neptune_generator_unit_gmre.png[[/labelnote]]]]
340
341-->''"Wow, you have 'Nep' in your name, too?! Crazy!"''
342
343Debuting in the True End of ''Victory'', she is a bug catcher from the Ultra Dimension who captures Croire after mistaking her for an overgrown fly. She makes a proper appearance in the sequel ''Victory II'', assisting Nepgear and Uzume in the Zero Dimension with her "Nep-Note", a special specimen book capable of sealing beings that catch her interest by shrinking them down to an appropriate size for the pages. While she is physically older than her Hyper Dimension counterpart, their personalities are quite similar, including fourth-wall breaking and an inability to pronounce Arfoire's name properly.
344
345She doesn't make another appearance again until 8 years later with ''Game Maker R:Evolution'', where she becomes the president/CEO of the [[Characters/NeptuniaOtherCPUs Failure Goddesses]]' company. She also has her own processor unit in the form of the Generator Unit, which originated from the anime.
346----
347* AscendedExtra: In a way, considering her first actual appearance in the series was during TheStinger of ''Victory''.
348* BadLiar: When she deems Croire too dangerous to be let free of the Nep-Note, Croire retorts that Neptune really just wants to continue taking advantage of her dimension hopping. Neptune's denial of this is incredibly forced, as is her attempt to feign ignorance when Croire notes that she'd been sabotaging [=AffimaX=].
349* BadassNormal: Unlike the main Neptune, this one doesn't have the powers of a CPU at her disposal. Which makes the fact that she can fight toe to toe against both Vert and Nepgear all the more startling. In fact, one of her early-game weapons is a two-handed greatsword turned into a set of aptly-named Twin Blades, with the description suggesting that whoever is capable of wielding this thing is probably more terrifying than the weapon itself.
350* BatmanGambit: In ''Game Maker'' she assigns Pippih the task of handling a talkshow appearance to help sell Mushikaiser over F-Sha's Elel Ring despite PR activities being Jagaa's job. Jagaa was seriously considering quitting Victory, fearing that Mushikaiser would not be able to even compete with Elel Ring, so having her handle it when her heart wasn't in it would've ruined things. Pippih on the other hand would completely botch the interview and debate even as early as the rehearsal due to her [[PerformanceAnxiety fear of public speaking]] and F-Sha would exploit that to make Pippih miserable in an attempt to put an end to Mushikaiser entirely, an action that would enrage Jagaa enough to have her step up to defend her friend and their game with extreme passion rather than abandon them. If any of that had played out any differently, Victory would have very likely ended up collapsing and Mushikaiser being guaranteed to be a failure. That this also resulted in F-Sha demanding a Maker's Duel with an end to her intentional InUniverse DuelingWorks and information on the Cursed Discs and the Zaikopath on the line was a happy bonus.
351* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: "N" in her case after finishing her boss-exclusive LimitBreak where the purple N shows up.
352* BugCatching: She was just a random girl who wanted to catch bugs when she caught Croire during TheStinger in ''Victory''.
353* ButNowIMustGo: A DownplayedTrope. Having made Victory a successful company, successfully taught the Failure Goddesses how to run it and make good games, and recaptured Croire she decides it's time to leave for another dimension to continue her search for bugs. However, she does request that she get to keep Reedio's bike that she's been using the whole game as a roundabout way of getting a reason to revisit as the latter is the only one who can properly maintain the bike.
354* CallBack: Her gun is identical to the one used by her [[VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptunia Super Dimension counterpart]].
355* CollectorOfTheStrange: Her hobby is collecting rare and strange insects to study as specimens.
356* CoolBike: In ''Game Maker'', she is given a bike that resembles the Nep Bike from ''Superdimension Neptune'' by Reedio. The opening scene has her crashing it through a window to protect the Failure Goddesses from F-Sha. She also uses this during gameplay when you need to travel, as well as a couple of racing minigames where you race to the finish line either against the clock or various enemies.
357* DimensionalTraveler: Unlike other characters who largely wind up crossing dimensions by accident, she apparently does so routinely on her hunt for more things to add to her collection, though she's actually using her captive Croire to do so.
358* TheDrifter: Despite being from the Ultra Dimension, this Neptune doesn't call any place home and just goes from one to the next in search of new bugs, though she'll be willing to stop and help the people of whatever world she's ended up on.
359* DualWielding: To further differentiate her from the normal Neptune, this Neptune wields two swords at the same time, although it turns out the other Neptune can also dual wield as shown in their CombinationAttack but just chooses not to.
360* EasilyForgiven: Sorta. Despite the trouble she caused throughout the Hyper Dimension G arc, Nepgear and the other Candidates save her from Arfoire, even before learning that she was a FakeDefector.
361* EnigmaticMinion: Unlike the main Neptune who remains loyal to her friends despite her antics, this Neptune's true loyalty is somewhat confusing at times to say the least, and is frustratingly aloof to a great deal of characters. In the Heart Dimension H arc, it turns out that she has been siding with Hyper Dimension Neptune and her companions all along.
362* EvilWearsBlack: Her outfit is a black version of Hyper Dimension Neptune's, and despite starting out as an ally, she joins the antagonists midway through. However, she was secretly messing with their plans.
363* FakeDefector: While on Kurome's side, she secretly undermines them by misplacing the millionth ran-pig for a mass sacrifice ritual and leaving the portal to Heart Dimension open. Unfortunately, the bad guys saw through her act from the start and attempt to kill her in the 3rd arc.
364* FightingYourFriend: Nepgear and Vert have to fight against her during Vert's story in the Hyper Dimension G arc.
365* FriendlyEnemy: After her casual greeting and providing a drink, it takes a moment for Vert and Nepgear to process her proclamation of having joined [=AffimaX=] and coming to fight them.
366* GoingNative: ''Game Maker'''s dimension is the first one she's even remotely treated as a home since leaving the Ultra Dimension. Though she does ultimately decide to move on, she makes sure to give herself a reason to constantly revisit unlike her one time trip back to the Hyper Dimension to drop Uzume off.
367* GratuitousEnglish: In the Japanese dub, she says "Ride On!" when she gets on her CoolBike.
368* HeroOfAnotherStory: She brings up events from other dimensions she's stopped by on occasion.
369* MundaneUtility: The Nep-Note is capable of capturing any sort of creature of any size, [[PowerCopying draining out its power, and giving it to the wielder]]. Aside from a single use capturing a transformed Arfoire she's never been shown to use it to capture anything larger than a bug and the only power she's ever been shown to make use of is Croire's dimension hopping ability. Outside of that, she only ever makes use of it as a completely mundane bug specimen book. One might assume her [[DualWielding combat]] [[OneHandedZweihander style]] owes to drawing on some insects' SuperStrength, but she's capable of doing that without it in ''Game Maker'' where she loses not only Croire but the entire Nep-Note right away.
370* NeverMyFault: After learning that Arfoire tricked her, Uzume and Umio into feeding her their disliked foods so she could restore her strength and escape from the Nep-Note, Uzume and Umio berate themselves for being such picky eaters... while Neptune simply throws the blame on eggplants for tasting so bad.
371* NonIndicativeName: Officially she's known as "Adult Neptune" in Japan and both that and "Older Neptune" in English to distinguish her from the other Neptune, yet she is the younger one of the two and [[VagueAge may not even actually be an adult in the first place]].
372* ObfuscatingStupidity: She's what happens when Neptune stops slacking off and starts to manipulate events to work out in favor for the heroes. Turns out leaving S-Sha's ritual one ran-pig short of the necessary million and leaving her and Kurome's escape portal open wasn't just her being careless. Unfortunately, both Arfoire and Kurome caught on to her by the early Heart Dimension arc. Meanwhile, Croire is very surprised at how manipulative this Neptune really is.
373* OneHandedZweihander: Some of her weapons are meant to be used with two hands, yet she uses two with one hand each.
374* PerkyFemaleMinion: Despite helping Nepgear and Uzume fight Arfoire in the Zero Dimension, she later works with that same Arfoire under Kurome, but she remains as friendly as ever and was actually trying to sabotage their plans.
375* SealedEvilInACan: Neptune owns such a can, which is a book that can capture a weakened enemy and use some of their abilities. It constantly drains the energy of its prisoners, but they can break out if they eat enough food. Sadly, this doesn't seem to have any applications in actual gameplay.
376* SheIsAllGrownUp: Others mention that older Neptune is quite the looker. Neptune herself is quite happy to see how she'd look if she grew up.
377* SkinshipGrope: She was pretty taken with Vert's boobs when they were in a spa together, and took quite a bit of time feeling them up. [[BigBreastPride Vert didn't mind though, and was in fact proud when she complimented them]].
378* SpannerInTheWorks: The first time she ever captured Croire, putting an end to her plans in Victory's Stinger, she was just some random bug hunting kid rather than one of the Goddesses or Makers she had been in conflict with previously.
379* SummonMagic: Whereas other characters call forth mechas or weapons from out of nowhere, this Neptune can summon...a giant helping of [[TrademarkFavoriteFood pudding]] to flatten the enemy. Even more noteworthy is the fact that she brings out two giant spoons to replace her two swords for this one attack.
380* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: At the start of ''Game Maker'', she jumps her bike and rams through a window to save the Failure Goddesses from F-Sha. While it first appears to have survived the stunt, a conversation while exploring the first dungeon reveals that she wrecked it and will have to wait for Reedio to finish repairing it before she can use it to speed up exploration.
381* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Much like Uzume towards Plutia, she plays the similar role like Peashy, despite the fact that she's not a goddess; although the execution is somewhat darker.
382* SwordAndGun: A CallBack to the first game's battle system, in which each of the 4 [=CPUs=] wielded a pistol alongside their melee weapon. In the case of adult Neptune, she mainly attacks with her dual swords, and uses her pistol only during special attacks.
383* SwordBeam: Her Bash Slam and EX Line combo skills as well as her EXE Drive in ''Game Maker'' produce waves of energy from her swords for most of her ranged attacks.
384* SympathyForTheDevil: In the VR segments, she expresses pity toward Kurome for being so obsessed with revenge and laments not being able to talk her out of it, but was happy when Uzume (who underwent a SplitPersonalityMerge in the Revival Ending) said that Kurome didn't dislike the time they spent together.
385* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Her "Nepnicle Combination" [=EXE=] Drive starts with her throwing her swords at the enemy, then close the range with pistol fire, before catching the swords followed by a multi-slash combo on the target. Finally she finishes it off with a final pistol shot.
386* TokenEvilTeammate: While she is not evil, her confusing loyalty makes it hard to pinpoint to whom she had sided with.
387* TronLines: The blue lines on her outfit glow in the dark.
388* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She stumbled into Heart Dimension by accident and agreed to retrieve the Console for Kurome, then accidentally activated it while taking a closer look in town - leaving it in an alley for her counterpart to find while she ended up in Zero Dimension. Thus, her legitimate accidents set of the events of the game.
389* VagueAge: By the official site's own admission, it's not clear whether she's an actually an adult or not.
390* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: After figuring out that Neptune has been sabotaging her plans, Kurome decides that Neptune herself has little value as long as they can take Croire away from her, and orders Arfoire to dispose of her. Fortunately for her, Uzume and the CPU candidates arrive just in time to save her.
391[[/folder]]
392
393[[folder:Noire/Black Heart/NEXT Black]]
394!![[Platform/Playstation3 Noire/Black Heart]][[Platform/Playstation4 /NEXT Black]]
395
396[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/noire_v2.png]]
397
398[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:Black Heart]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_5799.png[[/labelnote]]]]
399
400[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:NEXT Black (VII)]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_545.png[[/labelnote]]]]
401
402[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:Ultra Dimension Noire]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/noire_37.png[[/labelnote]]]]
403
404[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:Ultra Dimension Black Heart]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_9489.png[[/labelnote]]]]
405
406-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AsamiImai (Japanese), Creator/ErinFitzgerald (English, first game - ''[=MegaTagmension=]''), Creator/EricaMendez (English, ''Cyberdimension'' onwards)
407
408The CPU of Lastation who can't be honest with her feelings. She transforms into Black Heart.
409----
410!!General Tropes:
411* {{BFS}}: Black Heart's sword is about as large as her body.
412* ButtMonkey:
413** She's the prime target out of the main four for being the butt of jokes or bad luck. Even when finally getting to cosplay openly in ''VII'', it gets ruined for her due to a partial WardrobeMalfunction that she didn't notice, and unsurprisingly, she has the lowest LUK stat in the game.
414** Her Ultra Dimension counterpart isn't much better. A RunningGag throughout ''Victory'' has a character be introduced by [[CrashIntoHello falling on her]], the first being Neptune, then Nepgear, and finally Yellow Heart, as well as being Iris Heart's favorite whipping girl. It's not to the extent of Nepgear, but it's still noticeable.
415** Even in [[VideoGame/HyperdevotionNoireGoddessBlackHeart her own game]], she isn't safe. Almost every time a new character joins, there's a scene with her and said character where something embarrassing/humiliating happens to her.
416* CharacterCatchphrase: Usually a variation of "Only does everything", which is a reference to how the [=PS3=] was advertised. It's worth mentioning that as the games went on, [[AbandonedCatchphrase she never says this phrase ever again]].
417* ClosetGeek: She enjoys cosplaying and making costumes, though will deny this any time it's brought up.
418* CosplayOtakuGirl: She designs her own clothing, some of which is admittedly meant to be reminiscent of something or someone else. The default design is by her own admission what she imagined a CPU would wear before she ever even became one. Her Face Visor outright says it's intended for cosplay, [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial which she doesn't do or anything]].
419* DarkIsNotEvil: Her main colour is black, and in spite of her arrogance, she's one of the main heroines.
420* {{Expy}}: Somehow, Noire really resembles Azusa from ''Manga/KOn''. It's mildly implied that the resemblance was what inspired her to learn how to play a guitar. In the anime, Noire can be seen cosplaying as Azusa in a rapid-fire montage.
421* GirlishPigtails: Typical for a {{Tsundere}}, her hair is tied into two waist-length pigtails. Ultra Dimension Black Heart retains this hairstyle, and Hyper Dimension Black Heart gains two small tails as NEXT Black.
422* ItsAllAboutMe: She's very full of herself when it comes to her status as a CPU. Her pridefullness is further emphasized by her Black Heart, who strives to be the best at anything.
423* JackOfAllStats: The most balanced character in the game, being neither strong nor weak at anything. This makes her the perfect allrounder, since she can endure more than Neptune (especially against magic attacks) and Vert, while she can still deal a good amount of damage. Although her LUK is pretty lackluster.
424* TheLancer: To the slacky, air-headed and energetic Neptune; Noire is more serious, level-headed and competent as a CPU. Also, Noire has problems with befriending people unlike Neptune.
425* LonersAreFreaks:
426** Neptune constantly jokes that she has no friends. Noire panics any time she hears that, and tries to claim that she totally has friends to hang out with.
427** When the three other goddesses visit Lastation, Neptune introduces Noire by commenting that she has no friends. While IF reminds the group that Neptune is the only one saying that, the other goddesses comment that it wouldn't be surprising if it were true given Noire's personality.
428** Amusingly, in gameplay terms, Noire is the only goddess to not have any friendly relationship with ''any'' of the other goddesses in terms of Lily Rank. At least Vert and Blanc start off neutral and barely favorable to Neptune, respectively.
429* MysticalWhiteHair: Her goddess form turns her hair white.
430* OnlySaneWoman: For the most part, Noire tends to be the most rational and level-headed [=CPUs=], considering that the others consist of a BrilliantButLazy GenkiGirl with a knack for smashing the fourth wall, a calm but ''easily'' angered bookworm who swears like a sailor, and a GamerChick who wants to claim the others sisters as her own. [[OnlySaneByComparison That's not to say Noire herself is immune from being out there, however]].
431* RavenHairIvorySkin: Her followers consider her attractive due to having black hair and pale skin.
432* RoyalRapier: Her weapon in human form are one-handed short swords.
433* {{Tsundere}}: Type A. She cares a lot about her fellow [=CPUs=], but she can't be upfront with it, especially toward Neptune. Because of this, Neptune has taken to calling her Ultra Dimension counterpart "Lonely Heart" whenever she falls into her Tsun personality.
434* VocalEvolution: Black Heart originally sounded about the same as Noire, but her voice got deeper after ''Victory''.
435* TheWorkaholic: Compared to the other goddesses, who would rather loaf around (Neptune), read and write novels (Blanc), or play games (Vert), Noire overworks herself to near death.
436
437!!Super Dimension Noire (Hyperdimension Neptunia/[=Re;Birth1=]/[=reVerse=])
438* BloodKnight: The ''[=Re;Birth1=]'' iteration of Black Heart seems to enjoy showing her moves a lot. Not only that, she is shown to have the most fun when fighting in comparison to the other three [=CPUs=], and she is the only one of the four who is laughing during battles. And she does that a lot.
439* CrutchCharacter: To an extent when she joins in Chapter 2. While the lack of a transformation stops her from adding too much firepower to the party, she comes with a level 2 EX finisher, some nice SP moves, a weapon with wide range and the fourth party member allows experimenting with partner setups.
440* ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself: When Chian recognizes her as her goddess, Noire tells her that she is cosplaying herself, so she can keep her cover. Then, Noire tries ClarkKenting after that. Ganache and Singe can tell that she is not cosplaying.
441* FakingAmnesia: She does this when she encounters Neptune as Noire, not wanting to reveal her identity.
442* {{Hypocrite}}: After the Black Heart boss battle, Black Heart states that Neptune only won because it was a 3-on-1 as Purple Heart was backed by IF and Compa, before saying that 1-on-1, it would be a whole 'nother story. When the 4 [=CPUs=] were battling in the intro, Purple Heart was dominating the fight and it took Black Heart teaming up with Green Heart and White Heart in a 3-on-1 EnemyMine against Purple Heart to get her out of the picture.
443* NiceGirl: Tsundere personality aside, she's quick to help anyone in danger and is one of the most selfless members of the cast. She spends the most time making sure her nation is well off before eventually joining the party.
444* PutOnABus: After her chapter is finished, she leaves the group for a long time. Though the in-game explanation is that she has to take care of the issues plaguing Lastation, the other two goddesses join your group and oddly enough stick with you [[FridgeLogic despite having just as big of a problem to take care of in their lands]]. Then you remember [[FridgeBrilliance Noire doesn't really have a trustworthy subordinate to take care of matters]], unlike Vert who has Yvoire and Ran-Ran, and Blanc who has Financier. Consider, also, that Avenir actually put their people in the Basillicom, and they're the problem Noire's trying to solve.
445* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Which is why Avenir had to fill her Basilicom with [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Obstructive Bureaucrats]] to stop her interfering.
446* RevolversAreJustBetter: Her pistol of choice.
447* SoLongAndThanksForAllTheGear: When Noire joins the party in chapter 2, she will leave at the end... taking any items you equipped along with her. Thankfully, she rejoins the group later on, and [[DevelopersForesight thanks to thoughtful item distribution]] she can only be equipped with one item that cannot be replaced.
448* WakeUpCallBoss: Black Heart in Chapter 2. It doesn't help that you fight her immediately after another boss with no chance to heal or save. She is actually pretty standard for a boss, and players who know what they are doing can beat her a few levels under par.
449* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Has an opportunity to finish off an amnesiac Neptune, and even considers it for a moment. She discards the idea quickly as such a thing is beneath her. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation While she is sincere in having a "friendly" challenge against Neptune rather than wanting to outright kill her, if the player loses it is still a game over]].
450* WillfullyWeak: While pretending to be an amnesiac, Noire refuses to use her [=HDD=] form.
451
452!!Hyper Dimension Noire (mk2/[=Re;Birth2=], VII/VIIR, Sisters)
453* AlcoholHic: Her bonus dialogue's first Other option in ''VII'' has this happen to her.
454* CantHoldHerLiquor: In one of her voice clips in ''VII'', she can't hold her [[DrunkOnMilk Root Beer]] of all things. Combined with DrowningMySorrows due to having (supposedly) no friends.
455* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: [[Characters/NeptuniaGoldThird K-Sha]] most certainly does, at least.
456* HeroicSuicide: [[spoiler:In the Conquest Ending, once she gives up on trying to take Gehaburn from Nepgear, she simply tells Nepgear to hold the sword still... then impales herself, kicking off the bloodbath necessary to prepare Gehaburn for slaying Arfoire]].
457* KindheartedCatLover: In ''VII'', she befriends a cat early on in her Hyper Dimension G Arc that helps her out several times, such as tricking soldiers looking for her away by making them think it was the source of the noise they heard. K-Sha names it "Blanc", to both Noire and Uni's worry.
458%%* LaserBlade: Her weapon in NEXT Form. - ZCE
459* ObliviousToLove: In ''VII'', she never figures out K-sha's in love with her before the later outright confesses to her. Uni compares her to a harem protagonist.
460* PowerStrainBlackout: After protecting a group of evacuating mine workers Noire collapsed due to her Share Energy being really low.
461* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: She ''tries'' to claim to [[{{Yandere}} K-Sha]] that she's not in love with her, but K-Sha doesn't agree and Noire has to resign herself to accepting this as part of being her "close friend".
462* SourOutsideSadInside: In ''Sisters'', when the party first encounters her, she occupies herself with work, refuses to help save Planeptune, and barely bats an eyelash at her sister returning after 2 years. Deep down, she's actually quite distraught about Neptune's disappearance
463
464!![[Platform/{{Playstation}} Ultra Dimension Noire]] (Victory/[=Re;Birth3=])
465%%* CrashIntoHello: How ''anyone'' meets Ultra Dimension Noire. (ZCE)
466* EveryoneHasStandards: As much as she and Blanc butt heads, even she was appalled when Plutia admitted that she (initially) befriended Blanc [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk just to make her cry more later]].
467%%* FashionableAsymmetry: Her [[Platform/PlayStation4 Orbital-S]] Processor Unit.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Named for the system's codename Orbis[[/labelnote]] - ZCE
468* KickTheDog: She unleashed verbal hell on and demanded an apology from the de-powered and emotionally broken Blanc. This happened ''right'' after the latter was publicly defeated, humiliated and betrayed on national TV and finally had her nation seized from her in a political coup. This causes Neptune of all people to step in to prevent her from raining any more abuse on Blanc. When the latter finally cracked and broke down into a crying mess, Neptune makes it clear that she's ''very'' upset with Noire.
469 -->'''Neptune:''' You've done it again. I'm telling. Teacher, Noire made Blanc cry!
470* MadLibsCatchPhrase: PhraseCatcher variant: Noire is ___ Heart. Inserting words poking fun at her supposed lack of friends or attitude problems. Lonely Heart being one of the more common ones.
471* MadnessMantra: After a few hours of Iris Heart giving "her most popular lecture", she comes out of the room babbling like a broken record. It actually continues onto the CPU Hotel and Basilicom maps if you try to talk with her there, your save files for that portion of the story, and [[OverlyLongGag finally ends shortly into the next story event involving her]].
472--> '''Noire:''' "I AM GOING TO LOWEE. I AM GOING TO LOWEE. THEY WILL HEAR ME COMPLAIN DIRECTLY. IN LOWEE. TO LOWEE... I AM GOING... COMPLAIN DIRECTLY...GOING AND GOING AND GOING AND GOING AND GOING AND GOING AND..."
473--> '''Noire:''' "I WILL GO TO LOWEE. I WILL SAY MY COMPLAINTS DIRECTLY TO HER. GO TO LOWEE. GO TO. GO. TO. GO... GO TO. GO. TO. GO..."
474* MakeAnExampleOfThem: Fires a Lastation Soldier because he didn't completely listen to a report.
475* MeanBoss: As Black Heart, she commands her soldiers in a rather harsh way and threatens to fire them if they mess up at their job.
476-->'''Black Heart:''' (during a report of someone attacking Lastation) [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall You certainly know the foe's number and the scale of damage…?]]
477-->'''Lastation Soldier:''' Oh, no, sorry… I… uh… didn't listen to the whole report.
478-->'''Black Heart:''' [[MakeAnExampleOfThem As soon as we're done here, this guy's fired.]]
479* MotorMouth: When she realizes that she's about to become a landing pad for the ''third time'', courtesy of Yellow Heart.
480* StraightMan: Much to her eternal chagrin, she has to play this role for the two {{Plucky Comic Relief}}s, Neptune and Plutia, who seem to see their adventure as an opportunity to set up a three CPU comedy act while she desperately tries to take their mission seriously and keep things on track. She even explicitly tries to pass the role of straight man off to Blanc at one point. Blanc refuses, however, preferring to be, as she puts it, an audience member.
481* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: She ends up playing the same general role in this game as IF did in the previous games. Blanc points this out in Chapter 8, though from her perspective it's the other way around, by calling IF Noire-II.
482* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: She's not lonely, not at all.
483* ThousandYardStare: Her eyes become {{blank|WhiteEyes}} after her "long, intimate discussion" with Iris Heart at the start of chapter 3.
484-->'''Neptune:''' Noire?! Your eyes are staring way beyond the horizon...
485
486!!Spin-offs and Other Media:
487%% * HeroicBSOD: During Chapter 8 of ''Hyperdevotion''.
488* MagicallyIneptFighter: One of the two playable characters in ''Cyberdimension'' that don't have elemental or magic based skills.
489* MistakenForSpies: In ''Super Neptunia RPG'', [[spoiler:while searching the Ancient Archive in Lowee, she gets captured and is seen as a spy for the Resistance]].
490* SweetPollyOliver: In one ''Hyperdevotion'' CG scene where she is portraying a male character in a play, she is ''very'' handsome.
491* ThroughHisStomach: In the non-canon CD ''If A Goddess Was Your Wife CD Track 02 - Noire'', one of the things Noire's husband enjoys most is her cooking.
492%%* WithFriendsLikeThese: Several of the Generals in ''Hyperdevotion'' give this vibe.
493[[/folder]]
494
495[[folder:Blanc/White Heart/NEXT White]]
496!![[Platform/NintendoWii Blanc/White Heart]][[Platform/WiiU /NEXT White]]
497
498[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blanc_v2.png]]
499
500[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:White Heart]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_0692.png[[/labelnote]]]]
501
502[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:NEXT White (VII)]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_9843.png[[/labelnote]]]]
503
504[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:Ultra Dimension Blanc]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hdnv_blanc.png[[/labelnote]]]]
505
506[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:Ultra Dimension White Heart]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_201.png[[/labelnote]]]]
507
508-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaAsumi (Japanese), Creator/WendeeLee (English)
509
510The normally soft-spoken, yet surprisingly ill-tempered CPU of Lowee. She transforms into White Heart.
511----
512!!General Tropes:
513* ACupAngst: Her petite figure and small breasts, which stay the same in HDD, is a sore spot, especially when teased by Vert. Can actually double as a reference to how Nintendo is frequently derided as kiddie trash, while the Playstation and [=XBox=] counterparts are more heavily stacked (''especially'' the [=XBox=]) since they're the more "cool and mature" consoles.
514* BadassBookworm: In her spare time, she references reading a lot, and has even written some embarrassing novels in her spare time. When in battle, she becomes a BloodKnight wielding a giant weapon, pounding her enemies to the dust.
515* BerserkButton:
516** Commenting on her [[ACupAngst small breast size]] in a derogatory manner is a sure way to set off Blanc, especially since the person doing it is Vert, who [[BigBreastPride takes pride in her buxom figure]]. These outbursts mostly range from her [[IllKillYou threatening to kill the person who insulted her]] to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown straight-up beating them up]], though the latter is less common to happen as Blanc usually holds herself back from any forms of violence.
517** She'll also get greatly upset if her books were to be messed up in any way, usually by [[TricksterTwins Ram and Rom]] drawing on them. A notable example would be in ''VII'', where she becomes enraged when she finds out that her twins were sketching on her novels without her knowing [[spoiler:in order to snap C-Sha out of Kurome's brainwashing]]. Unlike the first one, she doesn't react as violently as she doesn't want to hurt her sisters, but that doesn't mean she won't angrily scold them for doing so.
518* BewareTheQuietOnes: Blanc is normally quiet, calm, and bookish, but she is prone to anger, has a potty mouth, and as White Heart, is brutish and crude.
519* BloodKnight: Out of the main [=CPUs=], Blanc is the most eager to get into battle, especially as White Heart. As displayed through her voice lines, she really enjoys getting into a fight and is quick to resort to violence at first whim. In ''[=Re;Birth1=]'' though this only applies to her White Heart; Blanc claims, by statement of admission, that she prefers negotiation over fighting.
520* BrutishCharacterBrutishWeapon: She wields a hammer or an axe depending on her current form, which matches her tough personality.
521* ClusterFBomb: She can be prone to spewing f-bombs from time to time. In ''[=Re;Birth1=]'', [[spoiler:she hilariously wins the Q&A contest between her and fake Blanc precisely because of this. She also gets mad at Financier for asking embarrassing questions about her novel writing, which fake Blanc revealed to them earlier]].
522* ComicalAngryFace: Whenever she gets very angry ([[HairTriggerTemper which is often]]), her face will be shadowed over with a single glowing red eye.
523* GlacierWaif: She has a petite body and is rather slow, but that doesn't stop her from wielding an oversized weapon.
524* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Her eyes glow red when she's really angry.
525* GratuitousGerman: Her attacks are in bad German.
526* HairTriggerTemper: Blanc normally sounds quite sedate, but it doesn't take much to send her into a profane fury.
527* AnIcePerson: Most of her elemental Combo and SP Skills are Ice-based, which is fitting given Lowee tends to be located in a northern and snowy area.
528* IdiotHair: Has a large string of hair as White Heart, though she isn't stupid to the least.
529* LadySwearsALot: Despite representing the family-friendly Nintendo Wii, she has quite the potty mouth whenever she gets mad, or is simply transformed.
530* MostFanficWritersAreGirls: Her hobby is writing light novels, and one of her aspirations in life is to get the Gamindustri Amateur Writer's Prize.
531* TheNapoleon: The shortest and most temperamental of the four main [=CPUs=].
532* NeverBareheaded: All her incarnations wear a hat, possibly influenced by Lowee's perpetual snowfall. White Heart doesn't, but NEXT White gains a cap... which is blown away by her EXE Drive.
533* NotSoStoic: Most of the time, Blanc appears to be calm, serious and emotionless on the outside, but she gets angry very easily and often ''explodes'' out of rage.
534* PrettyInMink: Her coat has sleeves trimmed with brown fur.
535* RedEyesTakeWarning: When she's extremely angry, her face is obscured by shadow to highlight a glowing red eye. Her transformation into White Heart also gives her red eyes and far less inhibition with her temper.
536* SilkHidingSteel: She does her best to appear proper and ladylike, but her White Heart form is violent, foul-mouthed and tomboyish, and even in her civilian form she has a noticeable temper.
537* TheStoic: Blanc is normally calm and inexpressive, often serving as the more [[TheSpock logical member of the group]]... just as long as you don't make her mad.
538* StoneWall: Her offense is only decent, but thanks to her high HP, VIT and MEN stats and her Physical Resist + and Magic Resist + skills, she can take a serious beating, more so than most other physical attackers. [[FridgeBrilliance Which is rather appropriate for the character representing]] [[MadeOfIndestructium the infamously durable Nintendo consoles]]. But she is also the slowest character.
539* SugarAndIcePersonality: She's mostly either calm or pissed off but she has a soft side.
540* TomboyishVoice: Blanc's normally soft tone gets aggressive and vulgar once she's mad, which becomes her default tone as White Heart.
541* TokenWholesome: ACupAngst aside, she is the only CPU to not wear revealing clothing in HDD, having a leotard that covers up her aside from her [[SexyBacklessOutfit back]].
542
543!!Super Dimension Blanc (Hyperdimension Neptunia/[=Re;Birth1=]/[=reVerse=])
544* AintTooProudToBeg: Outright begs Neptune and the others to help save Lowee. Keep in mind, this includes two Goddesses she had been at war with for centuries. Although she refused their help at first.
545* BadButt: In the beginning of the game; mercifully, Blanc never refrains from using her very colourful vocabulary afterwards.
546%%* ButchLesbian: Neptune calls Blanc this in her recruitment scene.
547* CrackPairing: Neptune [[InvokedTrope suggests]] that maybe Blanc has a thing for Compa, just because Blanc was complaining that Neptune doesn't get upset over being insulted like Compa would.
548* LaResistance: [[spoiler:Leads one to regain her nation from Conversation/Arfoire]].
549
550!!Hyper Dimension Blanc (mk2/[=Re;Birth2=], VII/VIIR, Sisters)
551* AngerBornOfWorry: In ''VII'''s Hyper Dimension G Arc, she gets separated from Ram and Rom after the CosmicRetcon, and joins a hunter guild that they're also part of in the hope that she'll run into them. When she finds them just in time to save them from a monster they couldn't handle, she chews them out for putting themselves in such danger in the first place.
552* {{Fangirl}}: Surprisingly, as shown in ''mk2'', she's a huge fan of Falcom, even asking for her autograph.
553* EmbarrassingNickname: She dislikes C-Sha calling her "Blanny" (Blanc-chan in Japanese) and their team the "Golden Pair", though she warms to both over time. The Nepstation at the end of the G arc has Neptune teasingly using the former over and over again until Blanc threatens to [word banned on Nepstation] her if she doesn't shut up.
554* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:During the Conquest Ending. After getting run through with the demon sword, she smiles and comments on how it hurts less than she expected, before breathing her last]].
555* LetsGetDangerous: Once you get Lowee's shares to 50% and go into the city, she immediately greets Nepgear by saying she'll get serious.
556* MamaBear: In addition to being a [[BigSisterInstinct protective older sister]] to Ram and Rom, Blanc is shown to be protective of her nation, acting like a ParentalSubstitute to all of her citizens (especially [[FriendToAllChildren children]]), or at least the ones who aren't backstabbing {{Jerkass}}es. As such, it's never a good idea to insult her nation, lest you want a giant hammer (or axe) thrown at you.
557* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Being an UnwittingPawn and having a new friend [[EtTuBrute think you're a traitor]] tends to do that. She planned to break into the Basilicom with Rom and Ram to get C-Sha out as penance, but she had to scrap that when the monsters started attacking and leave it to Financier.
558* OddFriendship: Much like the previous games, she and Neptune get along quite well despite the large contrast in their personalities. She also develops a similar, if more one-sided vitriolic on her end, with C-Sha.
559* SeeYouInHell: In the side event mentioned in DecidedByOneVote, Blanc says that she will follow Underling to hell for the vote that will make her the most popular of all the [=CPUs=].
560* TalkToTheFist: When she finally has enough of [[CorruptPolitician Azna=Leb's]] talking, she decks him in the face. [[spoiler:She also does it to the possessed C-Sha to snap her out of it]].
561* UnwittingPawn: She's used by a Lowee CorruptPolitician to reveal C-Sha [[spoiler:is the source of the fog that empowering monsters around the nation]] and get her captured by the Revolutionary Army. She is ''[[RoaringRampageOfRevenge pissed]]'' when she finds out.
562%%* VitriolicBestBuds: Becomes this with C-Sha, though the vitriol is entirely from her own end.
563* WaveMotionTuningFork: Her NEXT Form's EXE Drive caps off with a large cannon that [[FunnyBackgroundEvent blows her hat off]].
564* WeaksauceWeakness: Due to her abysmal magic defense, magic attack drops her very quickly. This makes the start of her chapter a bit like LuckBasedMission.
565
566!![[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Ultra Dimension Blanc]] (Victory/[=Re;Birth3=])
567* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Implied to be the reason she's so fond of Plutia.
568* BreakTheHaughty: She challenges Neptune, Noire and Plutia to a televised 3-on-1 to prove herself as the only worthwhile CPU. What instead goes public is her losing the battle, and consequently Lowee's faith, her CPU powers, and [[spoiler:Lowee itself as Mister Badd overthrows her. When Noire rubs in how her arrogance caused all this, she finally bursts into tears]].
569* BruiserWithASoftCenter: As Iris Heart points out, she acts aggressive and hostile, but is actually shy and insecure.
570%%* CharacterExaggeration: This Blanc has an even bigger ego and an even shorter fuse.
571* DefeatEqualsFriendship: [[spoiler:Summed up by Iris Heart easily when they're in prison after defeating Blanc due to Mister Badd, although this might just be Plutia's way of making up to her over the humiliation of being defeated in combat on live TV that essentially stripped her of all her faith and forcibly reverting her into a powerless girl]].
572--> '''Iris Heart:''' [[spoiler:Let me get to my point. We will be your friends.]]
573* DefrostingIceQueen: [[CharacterDevelopment Throughout the game]], she gradually opens up to the other [=CPUs=].
574* DidntWantAnAdventure: While imprisoned with the others she reveals that, like Plutia, she never intended to become a CPU and became one by accident.
575* GoodIsNotSoft: Just like Iris Heart, just because she's a good guy, doesn't mean she'll show mercy to an enemy.
576* HeroicBSOD: For a brief period after she gets beat up by Neptune, Noire, and Plutia live on camera.
577* HumanizingTears: Having suffered a humiliating defeat against the other goddesses and being insulted by Noire, she immediately drops her cold and hostile attitude and breaks down crying. It's later revealed by Iris Heart that her [[SourOutsideSadInside abrasive behavior was just a facade]].
578* HypocriticalHumor: She says that Noire has a short fuse... while simply looking at Blanc funny can piss ''her'' off.
579* IHatePastMe: She's ashamed of her past self for acting like she was the only worthwhile goddess who didn't need any friends, especially when she sees similar behavior from [[spoiler:Rei]].
580* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A {{Downplayed|Trope}} example. This Blanc is more openly rude and hostile than the Blanc from the Hyper Dimension, but is also friendlier and more openly sociable once she opens up to the others.
581%%* {{Miko}}: Her redesign seems to be based on this. In fact, very close to [[Franchise/TouhouProject another red-white miko]].
582* TheOlderImmortal: When it comes to the main Goddesses of the Ultra Dimension, Blanc is the oldest, having been a [=CPU=] for several centuries, while Vert, Plutia, and Noire have only been a CPU for a few years (bordering on decades). The audience and cast are constantly reminded of her age by her habit of referring to the other Goddesses as "brand-new baby [=CPUs=]", "newbie", or anything referring to how much younger than her they are. [[spoiler:Her age, however, is nothing compared to Rei...]]
583* RedIsViolent: One of the most noticeable design differences with her Super and Hyper Dimension counterparts is that she has red in her robes and her HDD form has red highlights. This also highlights her aggressive attitude.
584* SourOutsideSadInside: She acts aggressive and hostile to cover up her insecurities.
585
586!!Spin-offs and Other Media:
587* TheRedMage: In ''Cyberdimension'', she uses both healing/support spells (such as buffing team offense or defense) and elemental spells (of the fire, ice, lightning, and wind varieties.
588* WhiteMage: In ''Super Neptunia RPG'', her weapons, specifically her hammers, typically have healing or defensive skills.
589[[/folder]]
590
591[[folder:Vert/Green Heart/NEXT Green]]
592!![[Platform/Xbox360 Vert/Green Heart]][[Platform/XboxOne /NEXT Green]]
593
594[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vert_v2_0.png]]
595
596[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:Green Heart]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_471.png]][[/labelnote]]
597
598[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:NEXT Green (VII)]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_1704.png]][[/labelnote]]
599
600[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:Ultra Dimension Vert]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hdnv_vert.png]][[/labelnote]]
601
602[[quoteright:225:[[labelnote:Ultra Dimension Green Heart]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_444.png]][[/labelnote]]
603
604-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RinaSato (Japanese), Creator/TaraPlatt (English, first game - ''[=Re;Birth3=]''), Creator/CarrieKeranen (English, ''VII'' onwards)
605
606The busty, (seemingly) refined CPU on Leanbox. She transforms into Green Heart.
607----
608!!General Tropes:
609* BigBreastPride: She's quite boastful about being the most well-endowed of the [=CPUs=] in their default states, taking particular joy in mocking [[ACupAngst Blanc]] for not getting any bigger even after transforming. This leads to frustration for Ultra Dimension Vert when the even bigger Yellow Heart shows up, even wanting to ''kill her'' just so she can reinstate herself as the largest bust.
610* BlowYouAway: Her elemental Combo and SP Skills tend to default to Wind-based attacks, which fits with her [[WindIsGreen color choice]].
611* BoobsAndButtPose: Her victory pose in HDD.
612* ComedicLolicon:
613** There are several scenes in ''VII'' that show her interest in the candidates, ''including'' [[TokenMiniMoe Rom and Ram]], isn't exactly platonic.
614-->'''Vert:''' I can't stand this slightly immoral feeling exuding from those immature, soft bodies wrapped in those naughty, adult costumes!
615** This is carried over in ''Cyberdimension'', albeit aimed at Bouquet this time. Notably, there's a scene where Vert starts audibly drooling and panting at the idea of getting to spend time with Bouquet.
616* EdibleThemeNaming: Several of her attacks and skills are named after types of tea, like "Darjeeling Red" and "Assam Link".
617* FormalCharactersUseKeigo: Vert speaks in a highly formal manner, using the pronoun "watakushi'' and ending many sentences with "desu wa".
618* FragileSpeedster: Her AGI, TEC and LUK are pretty high, and she possesses the Passive Skill ''Cooldown Reduction'' to decrease her wait time, but her low HP and VIT hamper her durability.
619* HairIntakes: Gains small intakes as Green Heart.
620* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Played with. Her blonde hair has remained consistent in her human form, and how nice she is depends on the universe.
621** In every other dimension, she has a motherly and regal-like exterior, but BeneathTheMask she's a haughty, perverted, [[SiblingsWanted sister-obsessed]] GamerChick. However, she ''does'' mean-well deep down, and would put her desires aside when the situation calls for it.
622** In the Super Dimension, she's a hedonistic but friendly girl whose worst sin is being rather demanding when playing co-op, and later on develops into a more responsible leader of her nation. She even confesses that she doesn't actually care about the Console Wars, and only fights to keep her Shares up.
623** In ''[=MegaTagmension=]'', she's a full on NiceGirl who is friendly to everyone she meets, not once teasing Blanc about her bust size (and when she does it's about her ''writing'') or chasing after the Candidates, instead serving as the ShipperOnDeck. In fact, she goes along with their goals.
624** In ''RPG'', she's also friendly to Neptune, Noire and Blanc when they first meet her, but that was the result of the collective amnesia they all suffered through.
625* {{Hikikomori}}: Vert often shuts herself in for days on end to focus on gaming. In ''Sisters'', while most of the world has been reduced to this in the face of the Trendi Phenomenon, Vert was already such a shut-in that her Basilicom has a hidden passage just to deliver food and drinks to her so she won't have to leave.
626* LadyOfWar: Her calm personality, formal speech pattern, majestic appearance and strong offensive power makes her this.
627* MsFanservice: She has the largest bust among the four [=CPUs=], and her HDD shows off much more skin than anyone else's.
628* {{Otaku}}: She loves video games, anime, manga and movies. Most of the time, she is talking about stuff related to them.
629* PhenotypeStereotype: She is a busty blue-eyed blond representing America's Xbox 360.
630* SiblingsWanted: One of her most defining traits is a desire of wanting a sister (or sisters) of her own, due to being the only CPU without one. She is very open about her fixation towards the other Candidates, particularly Nepgear.
631* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her HDD outfit is consistently the most revealing of the four, including her NEXT Form and Ultra Dimension counterpart.
632* ThisIsADrill: Green Heart's spears can transform into these.
633* {{Underboobs}}: On display as Green Heart.
634* VaporWear: There's clearly no room for a bra under that dress.
635* YaoiFangirl: Her Basilicom is filled with erotic magazines and posters of naked, muscular men. It's a rude awakening for any man who wants to ask her out.
636
637!!Super Dimension Vert (Hyperdimension Neptunia/[=Re;Birth1=]/[=reVerse=])
638* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler:Very temporarily, when Conversation/Arfoire stole her powers]].
639* CowardlyLion: After [[spoiler:losing her powers]], she hides in her room and plays games all day, despite swiftly proving she was perfectly able to help herself when the party gets involved. [[spoiler:When Arfoire [[BreakThemByTalking calls her on this]] at the climax, she [[ShutUpHannibal calmly admits its true]], but [[CharacterDevelopment has resolved to not be so weak again]]]].
640* CrossPlayer: In the [[ShowWithinAShow game "Four Goddesses Online"]], she is stated to play a male character.
641* GenreSavvy: Comes with being an avid gamer in-universe. After being chased away by Blanc/Lady White Heart, they met with the leader of the rebels against Lady White Heart [[spoiler:who is none other than Blanc herself. While everyone else was confused, she immediately knew that the one they are speaking to is the REAL Blanc/Lady White Heart and the one they met before was a fake. A plot-twist that most seasoned gamers would recognize]].
642* HeavySleeper: When you see Green Heart for the first time, she's just waking up and ''goes back to sleep'' while IF was talking with her. A [[MythologyGag funny nod]] to the "Red Ring of Death".
643-->'''Vert:''' [[NonSequiturThud Most people speak like you at first... but... I don't like... bald people...]]
644* TheHedonist: Green Heart is not just a gamer girl but also a hedonist. Most of her blog talks about her recent parties and the banquets she had.
645* MarshmallowHell: [[BigBreastPride Vert]] to IF, twice. The first time gets its own CG image as she hugs her during a chapter break. The second time, Vert takes advantage of a cramped space to deliberately smother IF in her chest. IF spends the rest of the scene with a dopey expression and lovehearts pouring out of her head.
646* TheNicknamer: She doesn't create them herself, but she picks up upon nicknames Compa assigns characters, and enjoys using them as a means to be less formal.
647* TheSmartGirl: She is the goddess who always figures quickly out what is going and is very smart. Makes sense, since she's more a magical fighter, thus her INT (intelligence) is much higher than of the other three goddesses.
648* TheTease: Loves to fluster IF. She's fairly mild about it, but that's only because of how easy it is for her to press IF's buttons.
649* VictoriasSecretCompartment: PlayedForLaughs with Vert. When given a heat pack to help with Lowee's climate, she puts it "between [her] endowments" and goes back to hugging IF.
650
651!!Hyper Dimension Vert (mk2/[=Re;Birth2=], VII/VIIR, Sisters)
652* AmbiguouslyGay: On the one hand, she's definitely fixated on Nepgear in a way that's implied to go beyond just wanting her as an adorable little sister (but only if Nepgear consented). On the other hand, she's NotDistractedByTheSexy when Dogoo Lady attempts to use a "sexy pose" to distract her and Nepgear during their fight and is more confused than anything.
653* CosplayOtakuGirl: [[spoiler:Forces Nepgear to wear her costumes in her ''mk2'' ending]].
654* {{Determinator}}: Takes a lot of punishment [[spoiler:before she finally is killed in the Conquest Ending]].
655* DisappointedByTheMotive: When she and Nepgear confront S-Sha in Leanbox's Golden Summit to hear her motives, S-Sha explains that she suffered an accident while filming a movie... and initially stops there. Vert rants about S-Sha getting her hyped up for nothing until Nepgear insists on letting S-Sha continue.
656* HornedHumanoid: NEXT Green has a unicorn-like horn on her forehead.
657* MercyKill: [[spoiler:During the Conquest Ending route, she requests Nepgear to finish her off with the cursed sword since she has no hope of surviving after the beating Linda gives to her]].
658* NoseBleed: Vert gains a new sprite in ''VII'' that depicts her nose bleeding, often the result of her obsessing too much. This is definitely indulged when she sees the Steamax x Affimojas ship.
659* OneeSama: Nepgear points out that she is the one most like a big sister among the goddesses, and that it's rather ironic considering she actually has no real sisters. Vert explains that it's merely because [[CloudCuckoolandersMinder she had to keep the other three in line]].
660* SkewedPriorities: After Gamindustri's rewrite, one of her first actions was making sure her games' save files were intact. Later, Nepgear is appalled when she requests a bunch of games from S-Sha as a reward for capturing the Demon King instead of ''asking for her nation back''.
661* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: In ''VII'', she claims her wish to S-Sha to order her every single game in Gamindustri complete with pre-order DLC was just her idea of a joke when Nepgear reminds her she was supposed to use it to take back Leanbox while nervously playing it off.
662* YankTheDogsChain: In ''Sisters'', Vert finally gets a "little sister" in Aneeta Job, a rogue AI turned Vtuber, and both are quite happy with the relationship. [[spoiler: The True Ending has Nepgear delete the entire timeline by way of a massive paradox with Aneeta and Ziri's help in order to stop Arfoire, meaning the two never met to start that relationship]].
663
664!![[Platform/{{Xbox}} Ultra Dimension Vert]] (Victory/[=Re;Birth3=])
665* CainAndAbelAndSeth: While not Nepgear's true sister (except by her own logic), Ultra Dimension Vert plays this trope up when she makes Nepgear a CPU, claiming her as her little sister. It's mostly played for laughs.
666* TheConqueror: Vert, this time around, plans on invading other countries to solve her country's problems.
667* DisproportionateRetribution: The reason why she wants to kill Yellow Heart? The latter has a bigger rack than her, feeling as though her status as the most voluptuous CPU was taken away from her. [[ACupAngst Blanc]] also follows suit, albeit for a different reason.
668* {{Foreshadowing}}: Only MMO shut-ins with no lives could get a CPU Memory indeed.
669* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: In one of the Nepstation segments, there was a scandal involved with her photo shoot revealing her three sizes and her age. The one thing she was complaining about? ''Her public age revealed.''
670* MaamShock: If Yellow Heart having a larger bust than her hadn't already angered her enough, she then proceeds to address her as "Mommy". Meanwhile, Noire and Neptune can barely contain their laughter. She was later concerned that [[spoiler:Peashy]] might call her this again when they're testing if she remembers their names.
671* MistakenForGay: Her quick attachment to Nepgear raises several eyebrows, but she insists that it's platonic. She actually wants a little sister.
672* NeverMyFault: During the True End both Verts fight over who gets to be Peashy's "big sister" at what times. When she snaps at the two of them for it, each Vert insists that it was the other's fault for making Peashy upset with them.
673* NoblewomansLaugh: On at least one occasion, she displays this, which is honestly quite expected.
674* SecretIdentity: When Neptune reveals that she knows who she is, Vert pulls her aside and orders her to keep it to herself so as to not ruin it for [[FourthWallObserver the people on the other side of the screen]] and [[DiscussedTrope because a maiden has to have her secrets]].
675* SoreLoser: She reacts ''extremely'' poorly to her and [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe Purple Sister]] being bested by the other goddesses, complete with a CG of her bawling her eyes out. The other [=CPUs=] even call her out for just ''how'' sore she is as a loser.
676* SpannerInTheWorks: Mr. Badd's plan to be rid of the goddesses [[spoiler:went perfectly. The only thing he couldn't foresee was that a goddess no one knew existed would bail them out]].
677* UrbanLegendOfZelda: {{Invoked}} during one Nepstation segment. She reports that somewhere in the game is a hidden minigame "Rock, Paper, Strippers", where you can strip Nepgear by winning. Histoire informs her that there is no such thing in the game.
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679!!Spin-offs and Other Media:
680* BridalCarry: In ''Cyberdimension'', she gives one to Blanc in a cutscene, who ends up embarrassed by it.
681* FlechetteStorm: Her [[LimitBreak Awakening]] SpecialAttack in ''Cyberdimension'' showers the area in front of her with magical spearlike projectiles. Think "[[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} Gate of Babylon]]".
682* RoyalRapier: Uses this as her main weapon for the Enchanter class in ''Cyberdimension'', which might be a not-so-subtle way of [[HeroesPreferSwords showing she's the star of this spin-off]].
683* SpellBlade: In ''Cyberdimension'', she has spells to enhance the team's weapons with elemental damages.
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