Line #18 Trivia/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle


1	* AcclaimedFlop: While reception to the game was positive, [[http://www.siliconera.com/2018/06/06/week-sales-debuts-liar-princess-blind-prince-blazblue-cross-tag-bomba/ the opening sales have been proven to be lower than any baseline BlazBlue game]].
2	* ActingForTwo:
3	** As in the main series, Creator/KanakoKondo and [[Creator/CristinaValenzuela Cristina Vee]] voice both Noel Vermillion and Nu-13 while Creator/TetsuyaKakihara and Creator/DavidVincent voice both Jin Kisaragi and Hakumen.
4	** Creator/AmiKoshimizu voices both Yukiko and Yang.
5	** Creator/SaoriHayami voices Ruby, Orie and Mai. And just to make it literal, Ruby and Mai even have [[https://youtu.be/Cu73Uw9B6j8?t=325 special interactions]] with each other!
6	** Before version 2.0, Creator/AyumiFujimura voiced both Nine and Yuzuriha.
7	** In the English dub, Creator/CindyRobinson voices both Makoto and Labrys.
8	** Creator/TaraPlatt voices both Mitsuru and Elizabeth, and they have [[https://youtu.be/QdAuGWFf_rk?t=61 special interactions]] with each other as well.
9	** Once again, Creator/JohnnyYongBosch voices both Yu and Adachi.
10	** It's brief (as Terumi appears in a few of Susanoo's intros), but both Creator/YuuichiNakamura and Creator/DougErholtz voice Hazama and Terumi. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since they are (or were) technically the same person.
11	** As of Arcade version 2.0, Creator/RieTanaka voices both Mitsuru and Nine.
12	* AllStarCast:
13	** The game features characters from seven different franchises, most of which with many established voice actors. On the Japanese side you have: Creator/TomokazuSugita, Creator/TetsuyaKakihara, Creator/KanaUeda, Creator/YuuichiNakamura, Creator/HirokiYasumoto, Creator/KenjiNomura, Creator/AoiYuuki, Creator/MasakiTerasoma, Creator/AyumiFujimura, Creator/AsamiImai, Creator/NobunagaShimazaki, Creator/IoriNomizu, Creator/KentaMiyake, Creator/DaisukeNamikawa, Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo, Creator/YuiHorie, Creator/AmiKoshimizu, Creator/TomokazuSeki, Creator/MaayaSakamoto, Creator/RomiPark, Creator/HikaruMidorikawa, Creator/RieTanaka, Creator/AyanaTaketatsu, Creator/KappeiYamaguchi, Creator/MiyukiSawashiro, Creator/MitsuakiMadono, Creator/RyoheiKimura, Creator/AyaneSakura, Creator/KoujiIshii, Creator/KosukeToriumi, Creator/TakashiKondo, Creator/NaoTouyama, Creator/HidenobuKiuchi, Creator/AyaSuzaki, Creator/YuukiKaji, Creator/SaoriHayami, Creator/YokoHikasa, Creator/YuShimamura, Creator/MikakoTakahashi, and Creator/YumiHara to name a few. And this isn't the entire cast yet.
14	** The English cast is no slouch either, bringing the most well-known anime and game dubbing talents from LA and Texas from the early 21 century up to present day. You have: Creator/PatrickSeitz, Creator/DavidVincent, Creator/CristinaValenzuela, Creator/MelaLee, Creator/DougErholtz, Creator/DCDouglas, Creator/JamiesonPrice, Creator/CindyRobinson, Creator/EdenRiegel, Creator/AlexisTipton, Creator/KirkThornton, Creator/StephanieSheh, Creator/AmandaCelineMiller, Creator/JulieAnnTaylor, Creator/BillyKametz, Creator/CarrieSavage, Creator/RayChase, Creator/JohnnyYongBosch, Creator/YuriLowenthal, Creator/ErinFitzgerald, Creator/AmandaWinnLee, Creator/MatthewMercer, Creator/KarenStrassman, Creator/LiamOBrien, Creator/TaraPlatt, Creator/SamRiegel, Creator/KyleMcCarley, Creator/SarahAnneWilliams, Creator/KeithSilverstein, Creator/IanSinclair, Creator/EricaMendez, Creator/GregChun, Creator/XantheHuynh, Creator/BenDiskin, Creator/EricaLindbeck, Creator/CassandraLeeMorris, Creator/AllegraClark, Creator/KiraBuckland, Creator/KaijiTang, Creator/CarrieKeranen, and like the Japanese cast, it's not the full one yet.
15	* AscendedFanon: Vatista's [[EnsembleDarkhorse popularity]] regularly sees her be included by fans as the fourth member of Hyde's inner circle. Considering that she gets included in Hyde, Linne, and Waldstein's ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' themed color pallete set, [=ArcSys=] wholeheartedly embraces this notion.
16	* AuthorsSavingThrow:
17	** In the midst of the controversy over half the roster being locked behind DLC, producer Toshimichi Mori [[http://www.siliconera.com/2018/01/24/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-director-talks-dlc-pricing/ stated in an interview]] that the prices of every single piece of DLC for the game combined won't exceed the game's retail price. Additionally, the total cost of the base game and all the DLC wouldn't be much more expensive than a full-priced game. [[note]]Indeed, the U.S. pricing of ''Cross Tag Battle'' was later revealed to be $50 for the base game with the all-inclusive season pass for all characters being $20, making for a collective total of $70. Not much different than the price of other ''[=BlazBlue=]'' titles, DLC included.[[/note]] Further sweetening the deal, [[https://twitter.com/ArcSystemWorksU/status/961062016164286465 ArcSys later announced on Twitter]] that both Blake and Yang would be free DLC after all, and also specifically ''apologized'' for their marketing misstep.
18	* ChristmasRushed: It has been noted that the game's release has been timed in such a way to make it available by the time [[MediaNotes/FightingGameCommunity Evolution 2018]] takes place, as ''BBTAG'' ended up getting into the Evo 2018 lineup and was the most recently released game on the roster, dropping just three months before the event. Many fans theorize that the fact that the game was out in time for Evo played a major role in the game's highly controversial DLC management. Specifically, the fact that the DLC characters from the three DLC packs that were announced prerelease appear and are fought in the game's story mode is being pointed to as evidence.
19	* CrossRegionalVoiceActing: A special case with the ''RWBY'' characters in the original Japanese track, with both sets of actors, Japanese and English, credited from the get-go. The English voices listed first to denote the characters' origins as being from an American-made series.
20	* DescendedCreator: ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' singer Casey Lee Williams does the voice of Neo.
21	* DoNotSpoilThisEnding: In the week leading to the game's release, Arc System Works released [[http://arcsystemworks.com/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-streaming-guidelines/ guidelines for streaming and video content]]. The one thing the guidelines prohibit (aside from uploading the game's soundtrack) is videos and streams of Episode Mode outside of brief clips, and even then, nothing after Chapter 2.
22	* DuelingWorks:
23	** With Creator/{{Capcom}} and Creator/MarvelComics' ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'', another crossover tag-team fighting game. Notable in that this is the ''second'' Creator/ArcSystemWorks game to be competing with ''Infinite'', following ''VideoGame/DragonballFighterz''.
24	** News that it'll have a Story Mode that surrounds the whole MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover nature of the game has drawn comparisons to ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' and ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', more so the former since both titles are {{Fighting Game}}s that cross over multiple games by the same company (though all the games represented here are only connected due to Arc System Works publishing them and because ''[=BlazBlue=]'' had given a ShoutOut to ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' before).
25	** Also was in a duel with ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' in terms of each being a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover fighting game released six months from each other that are easy to pick up and play.
26	* ExecutiveMeddling: After 2.0 went up, an interview with Mori saw him admitting that Rooster Teeth pushed strongly for Neo to be ''RWBY's'' first post-launch rep over other characters (Mori has admitted in the past that Adam Taurus and Penny Polendina are his and the staff's favored characters from the show to appear in a game).
27	* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: Depending on region...
28	** In Japan, there is a "Limited Box" edition of the game that, in addition to a DLC product code that bundles character packs 1-7, it also comes with an artbook and, depending on version, acrylic standees ([=PS4=]) or a pouch/case (Switch). JP version pre-orders previously offered the OST.
29	** In Asia, there's a physical Deluxe edition which comes with the game and the DLC character bundle product code ([=PS4=] only). There's also the limited edition which includes the artbook, steelcase, and OST, and depending on version, the character DLC bundle ([=PS4=]) or the DLC (product code for) Character Pack 1 (Switch).
30	** For the U.S. Limited Edition, it includes the game itself (with reversible cover art based on the JP standard version), a steelcase, the game's soundtrack with 15 songs, acrylic standees, and a nice box to go with it. However, it will ''not'' include the DLC character bundle (packs 1-7), and was exclusive to the Arc System Works and Rooster Teeth stores. (It is no longer available.) Pre-orders with the standard edition previously offered a mini-soundtrack with 7 songs.
31	** For Europe and PAL regions, it'll include the game, OST, and artbook, however, what's different from other versions is that this one includes a "battle bag" and 4 posters of the main characters of each respective series (Ragna, Yu, Hyde, Ruby). However, this too will not include the DLC character bundle. This LE is exclusive to the Rice Digital online store. All Day 1 standard edition copies will also include the mini-OST, but this will have 5 songs instead.
32	** The Steam version used to include the 15-track OST and the artbook digitally, along with DLC Character Pack 1 for basic purchasers free until 7/6/18. However, the DLC has since reverted back to paid, and the OST/artbook is no longer offered.
33	** While not an actual ''Limited Edition'' in a sense, the physical ''Special Edition'' of BBTAG includes all the DLC so far (character packs 1-7, along with DLC colors 14-16 on the disc/cart) up to the 2.0 content pack, which however, is a DLC code. Pre-orders in JP/Asia regions previously offered the ''Special Edition'' Artbook. EU/PAL regions will also have a physical ''Special Edition'' but its [=PS4=] only. However, it will include the game with the non-2.0 DLC's on the disc, the 2.0 content pack DLC code and the SE artbook all inside as the ''Day One'' edition there.
34	* MilestoneCelebration: While probably unintentional, ''Cross Tag Battle's'' release coincides with the 10 year anniversaries of ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4'', the 6 year anniversary of ''Under Night In-Birth's'' first iteration and the 5 year anniversary of ''RWBY's'' first episode.
35	* TheOtherDarrin:
36	** Creator/AlexisTipton replaces Creator/LauraBailey as Platinum the Trinity in the dub of this game. While this was also the case in ''Anime/BlazBlueAlterMemory'', this is the first time it happened in one of the ''[=BlazBlue=]'' video games.
37	** Creator/RieTanaka takes over as Nine as of version 2.0 due to Creator/AyumiFujimura being on indefinite hiatus from voice acting. [[TheOtherMarty All of Nine's old battle dialogue was re-recorded]]. Strangely, Fujimura retains her other role as Yuzuriha.
38	** Yumi is now voiced by Megan Taylor Harvey as opposed to Creator/MallorieRodak (her voice actor in the anime).
39	* PlayingAgainstType: A few English voice actors for the ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' cast are playing outside their typical casting roles:
40	** Creator/SarahAnneWilliams is often casted as hyperactive [[GenkiGirl Genki Girls]]. Compare that to Linne, a cynical and snarky princess.
41	** Creator/GregChun is mostly known for portraying calm and intellectual characters like [[VideoGame/NierAutomata Adam]]. Many did not expect him to voice the AxCrazy and [[BloodKnight bloodthirsty]] Carmine Prime.
42	** Creator/EricaMendez is known for voicing young boys such as [[Manga/HunterXHunter Gon Freecss]] and [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] with a tomboy personality. Orie Ballardiae on the other hand is much more LadyOfWar-like.
43	** Creator/XantheHuynh tends to voice shy or NiceGirl characters. Vatista is adorable, but she's also a stoic {{Cloudcuckoolander}}.
44	* PromotedFanboy: A posthumous example; ''RWBY'' creator Creator/MontyOum was a noted fan of ''[=BlazBlue=]''. This can be seen with ''[=BlazBlue=]'' creator Toshimichi Mori as well. Mori has stated before that he's a fan of ''RWBY'' and wanted to make a fighting game with ''RWBY'' characters... and lo and behold.
45	* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Yang's lacking position in the story mode, alongside the other nine [=DLC=] characters in the base roster not being in it period, can be traced back to them not being ready by the time of the game's launch.
46	%% Please only put down examples if the characters are from different franchises. If they're from the same one, put it on the respective franchise's Trivia page.
47	* RoleReprise: Every single character is voiced by their original voice actor in Japanese. For the English cast, everyone has their most recent voice actors since some of them (like Hazama, Chie, Kanji and Naoto Shirogane) have been [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] for several years in their home series. Even for Creator/AlexisTipton, this is only her first time voicing Platinum the Trinity in a game, not overall, since she also replaced Creator/LauraBailey in ''Anime/BlazBlueAlterMemory''. Chie is a notable one since after the SAG-AFTRA voice actor strike, Creator/ErinFitzgerald has announced that she can only accept union works... [[AwesomeDearBoy yet she still came back for Chie anyway]].
48	* SpoiledByTheMerchandise: The 2.0 update trailer announced four of the nine new characters set to join the roster as of November, intending to reveal the other five later. [[https://ebten.jp/arc/p/s/7015019112101 A special edition release]] inadvertently revealed that 2 of them hailed from ''[=BlazBlue=]''.
49	* ThrowItIn: Chie's "[[https://twitter.com/animegirlnoises/status/1219418872522035200 slurping noises]]" in her victory quote with Hilda was [[https://twitter.com/ErinFitzgerald/status/1219422440960323584 improvised]] by Creator/ErinFitzgerald. She said she did it for fun and never thought they'd put it in.
50	* TrollingCreator: Of course, we have Mori, but then there's also Arc System Works's Twitter. Someone asked if they could see a clip of the English Dub version of the game. And [=ArcSys=] obliged... [[https://twitter.com/LdragoSasuke/status/979726564052144128 by showing the game's home screen with no voice clips.]]
51	** As of the 1.5 update, dataminers found announcer calls for almost 80 characters currently not on the roster, including several from ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'' and ''VideoGame/AkatsukiBlitzkampf''. Given the size of the list, the fact that it contains the remaining ''[=BlazBlue=]'', ''Persona'', and ''Under Night'' characters, and the fact that some characters were confirmed to have a low chance of appearing due to being clones or {{Puppet Fighter}}s, the list is largely suspected to be a placeholder to avoid leaking any future additions through datamining.
52	*** And now both Senran Kagura and Akatsuki are actually represented in a 2.0 trailer.
53	* UncreditedRole: With the exception of the ''RWBY'' cast as a result of being in the original release, none of the English voices are credited.
54	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
55	** With regards to DLC characters, the developers have noted that they cannot implement more traditional {{Puppet Fighter}}s (Carl and Nirvana, Relius and Ignis, Shadow Labrys and Asterius, Ken and Koromaru, Chaos and Azhi Dahaka) due to how their system mechanics cannot be properly translated into the game's current engine.
56	** What with how Rooster Teeth pushed for Neo to be the first and only ''RWBY'' rep after the main four girls, it's likely that another character from the series could have made it in the first place (especially as Mori has admitted that he and one of his crew love Adam and Penny respectively).

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