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* [[Body Count Competition]]: Reiji and Uni had one before the start of ''Black/Matrix II''. Technically, Uni won. Due to him being [[Axe Crazy]], half his kills were those of his own allies. Reiji wasn't abstaining from ally kills either, though he had fewer and would've won if those kills were discounted.
* [[Body Count Competition]]: Reiji and Uni had one before the start of ''Black/Matrix II''. Technically, Uni won. Due to him being [[Axe Crazy]], half his kills were those of his own allies. Reiji wasn't abstaining from ally kills either, though he had fewer and would've won if those kills were discounted.
* [[Bonus Boss]]: Faust. Be prepared to have characters dropped in one hit.
* [[Bonus Boss]]: Faust. Be prepared to have characters dropped in one hit.
* [[Cameo]]: Faust's appearance in ''Black/Matrix 2'' can be considered this. The circus mini-games in ''Black/Matrix 00'' features characters from the earlier two games. Yes, ''B/M 00'' was [[Daddy System|released so late in the PS1's life cycle that it has characters that originated from a PS2 game cameo in it]].
* [[Cain and Abel]]: The protagonist of the first game is named Abel and has an older brother named Cain. ''Black/Matrix 00'' has a protagonist named Cain and a seemingly [[Evil Counterpart|evil look-alike]] named Abel.
* [[Cain and Abel]]: The protagonist of the first game is named Abel and has an older brother named Cain. ''Black/Matrix 00'' has a protagonist named Cain and a seemingly [[Evil Counterpart|evil look-alike]] named Abel.
* [[Cameo]]: Faust's appearance in ''Black/Matrix 2'' can be considered this. The circus mini-games in ''Black/Matrix 00'' features characters from the earlier two games. Yes, ''B/M 00'' was [[Daddy System|released so late in the PS1's life cycle that it has characters that originated from a PS2 game cameo in it]].
* [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation]]: Of the six games, ''AD'' and ''Cross'' are [[Updated Rerelease|updated re-releases]] while ''00'' is a [[Video Game Remake|remake]].
* [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation]]: Of the six games, ''AD'' and ''Cross'' are [[Updated Rerelease|updated re-releases]] while ''00'' is a [[Video Game Remake|remake]].
* [[Council of Angels]]
* [[Council of Angels]]
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* [[Difficulty Levels]]: The first two games let you select between "Beginner" and "Normal".
* [[Difficulty Levels]]: The first two games let you select between "Beginner" and "Normal".
* [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]: Rhipsalis Sapphire
* [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]: Rhipsalis Sapphire
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Master Zero was put in the first game for [[Ho Yay]] and to appeal to [[Yaoi Fangirls]]. Once word of this got around, the subsequent re-releases were ''strangely'' popular with said group.
* [[Expy]]: Syria and Beir from the Zero games to Sapphael and Elrazak from the second game. Both are a younger sister and older brother pair of blond angels, with the younger sister leaning towards [[The Messiah]] and older brother leaning towards [[The Dragon]].
* [[Expy]]: Syria and Beir from the Zero games to Sapphael and Elrazak from the second game. Both are a younger sister and older brother pair of blond angels, with the younger sister leaning towards [[The Messiah]] and older brother leaning towards [[The Dragon]].
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: The angels and devils tend to hate each other as the result of [[Great Offscreen War|some prior great war]]. Humans are the pawns of the angels through the [[Path of Inspiration]] and hate the devils as a result.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: The angels and devils tend to hate each other as the result of [[Great Offscreen War|some prior great war]]. Humans are the pawns of the angels through the [[Path of Inspiration]] and hate the devils as a result.
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: A list can be found [http://www.geocities.jp/write_in_blood/bmlexicon.html here]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: A list can be found [http://www.geocities.jp/write_in_blood/bmlexicon.html here]
** Special mention goes to Reiji of ''Black/Matrix 2'' and Beir of ''Black/Matrix Zero'', whose names can be interpreted multiple meaningful ways.
** Special mention goes to Reiji of ''Black/Matrix 2'' and Beir of ''Black/Matrix Zero'', whose names can be interpreted multiple meaningful ways.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Master Zero was put in the first game for [[Ho Yay]] and to appeal to [[Yaoi Fangirls]]. Once word of this got around, the subsequent re-releases were ''strangely'' popular with said group.
* [[Multiple Endings]]: It's a Flight-Plan game.
* [[Multiple Endings]]: It's a Flight-Plan game.
* [[Multiple Demographic Appeal]]: The [[Shoujo|shoujo-esque]] art style and the [[Gay Option]] in the first two games. The dark tone of games in general. It's all over the place and makes one think what the ''main'' demographic, if there is one, even is.
* [[Multiple Demographic Appeal]]: The [[Shoujo|shoujo-esque]] art style and the [[Gay Option]] in the first two games. The dark tone of games in general. It's all over the place and makes one think what the ''main'' demographic, if there is one, even is.