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[[File:blazblue_calamitytrigger_6824.jpg|thumb|350px| ''The Wheel of Fate is Turning...'']]

''[[Blaz Blue]]'', [[It Is Pronounced Tro PAY|pronounced "blaze-blue", or "blay-blue" in Japanese]], is a [[Fighting Game]] series by [[Arc System Works]], and a [[Spiritual Successor]] to ''[[~~Guilty Gear (Video Game)|~~Guilty Gear]]''. This series has about as large a fandom, if not more, as its technical daddy.

''[[Blaz Blue]]'', [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"|pronounced "blaze-blue", or "blay-blue" in Japanese]], is a [[Fighting Game]] series by [[Arc System Works]], and a [[Spiritual Successor]] to ''[[Guilty Gear]]''. This series has about as large a fandom, if not more, as its technical daddy.

The games of the series are the following:

* ''[[~~Blaz Blue Calamity Trigger (Video Game)|~~Blaz Blue Calamity Trigger]]''

* ''[[Blaz Blue Calamity Trigger]]''

* ''[[~~Blaz Blue Continuum Shift (Video Game)|~~Blaz Blue Continuum Shift]]'' (including its expansions, ''Continuum Shift II'' and ''Extend'')

* ''[[Blaz Blue Continuum Shift]]'' (including its expansions, ''Continuum Shift II'' and ''Extend'')

A [[DSiWare]] side game named ''[[Blaz Blue]]: Battle X Battle'' has also been released in Japan featuring [[Super-Deformed]] characters and gameplay similar to ''[[Power Stone]]''. A North American version was released under the title ''Blayze Bloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale''.

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Mori has stated that work on a third sequel to the main fighting series has started in 2012.

This series has [[Blaz Blue ~~(Video Game)~~/Characters|character sheets for each sub-series]]. '''Please place all character-specific tropes there.'''

This series has [[Blaz Blue/Characters|character sheets for each sub-series]]. '''Please place all character-specific tropes there.'''

'''Page is currently undergoing a revamp.'''

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** The [[Updated Rerelease]] Continuum Shift II has "Shinsou", now by Asami Imai.

* [[Apocalypse How]]: A variant on a Class 1, thanks to the Black Beast. Most of the Earth (at the lower elevations, at least) is still inhospitable to most forms of life, thanks to the high concentrations of [[Applied Phlebotinum|seithr]]. However, unlike most Class 1's, humanity came out with a little extra something: the [[Functional Magic|Ars Magus]].

** [[Big Bad|Hazama]]'s plan is to bring about a [[The End of the World As We Know It|Class 5]].

** [[Big Bad|Hazama]]'s plan is to bring about a [[The End of the World as We Know It|Class 5]].

* [[Arc Words]]: "The Wheel Of Fate Is Turning" hints at the [[Groundhog Day Loop]].

** "[[Title Drop|Continuum Shift]]" in the sequel.

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** Iron Tager is mostly a nice guy as long as you have nothing to do with his mission, (as in, it doesn't require him to pummel you to death,) his biggest problem being that he is loyal to a fault to Kokonoe, the earlier mentioned vengeanceful scientist with plans to [[Nuke Em All]] if things don't go as she wants them to, who apparently keep Sector Seven's dirty laundry from being known by him. He does have a justification that Kokonoe programmed him to be all loyal to the tee, he can argue with her amoral decisions, but he always would obey, and no plans for fixing that no matter how called out he is.

** Hakumen is the legendary hero who defeated the Black Beast. Like Bang, he fights for [[For Great Justice|justice]], and ''unlike'' Bang, the story doesn't treat him as a joke. And when he learns of Kokonoe's [[Nuke'Em|backup plan]], his reaction is nothing but horror and disgust. ...Unfortunately, he's also got an ego the size of Kagutsuchi and his brand of justice involves killing [[The Hero]], and if his [[Badass Boast]] and words at the end of CS, 'cleaning up the world from humans and restart it anew' is part of the brand. [[Knight Templar|He is not open to alternative solutions.]]

** [[The Good, ~~The~~ Bad, ~~And~~ The Evil]]: When it boils down to it, even when The Good is [[Black and Gray Morality|pretty gray]], it's still based on this:

** [[The Good, the Bad, and The Evil]]: When it boils down to it, even when The Good is [[Black and Gray Morality|pretty gray]], it's still based on this:

*** The Good: Anyone opposing the NOL (Sector Seven included).

*** The Bad: The NOL.

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{{quote| '''Taokaka:''' ''[To Litchi]'' Hey Booby Lady!<br />

'''Taokaka:''' ''[To Noel]'' Are you sure you're a lady? }}

** Lampshaded to a hilarious, gut-busting degree in ''[[Blaz Blue Continuum Shift ~~(Video Game)~~|Continuum Shift]]'' during the new "Teach Me Ms. Litchi" episodes.

** Lampshaded to a hilarious, gut-busting degree in ''[[Blaz Blue Continuum Shift|Continuum Shift]]'' during the new "Teach Me Ms. Litchi" episodes.

{{quote| '''Litchi:''' Tao! Are you alright?!<br />

'''Taokaka:''' ''[After being electrocuted in front of Litchi, Makoto, Tsubaki, and Noel]'' Uh... I see three sets of boobies and... one cutting board.<br />

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** Makoto's section of "Help Me! Professor Kokonoe!" confirms this trope to be in play. Kokonoe is, let's just say, very pissed off and jealous at Makoto's boob size... and she's number two.

* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: [[Justified Trope]]. Terumi's presence in the world is maintained by the protagonist's (mainly [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|Ragna's]]) hatred of him, so [[Kick the Dog|keeping a puppy just for kicking]] is actually a ''survival tactic'' for him.

* [[The Cameo]]: The Bururaji Radio ([[Blaz Blue]] radio show) features a cameo by of all people... [[Guilty Gear ~~(Video Game)~~|SOL BADGUY]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-GXfQkHvfM&feature=related Drawn in chibi like other BlazBlue chibi characters.]

* [[The Cameo]]: The Bururaji Radio ([[Blaz Blue]] radio show) features a cameo by of all people... [[Guilty Gear|SOL BADGUY]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-GXfQkHvfM&feature=related Drawn in chibi like other BlazBlue chibi characters.]

** In a later one, Ishiwatari one-ups Sugita's recurring segment with "Scold Me More, Badguy! ([[Heart Symbol]])"

** And later there's also cameos of [[Arcana Heart ~~(Video Game)~~|Heart Aino]] and [[Persona 4|Yosuke Hanamura]]. Usually when to promote an ASW collab.

** And later there's also cameos of [[Arcana Heart|Heart Aino]] and [[Persona 4|Yosuke Hanamura]]. Usually when to promote an ASW collab.

* [[Call Back]]: In Tager's Story Mode, when you go to meet the NOL [[Reverse Mole]], you're given a password to initiate the meeting. The password is "Gnu", but you're given a second password, "Baa", {{spoiler|that initiate the [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Gag]] [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment|Reel]]}}. In {{spoiler|Makoto's Story Mode, where she falls into the alternate timeline, she bumps into Tager, who's looking for her}}. Guess what the real password is? <ref> [[Don't Explain the Joke|It's Baa]].</ref>

* [[Cast of Snowflakes]]: Not just in terms of the characters themselves, but also in gameplay: every character has a unique game mechanic that no other character has access to.

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* [[Combo Breaker]]: Barrier/Break Burst. Every character also has a counter command usable while blocking, but it uses up 50 Heat.

* [[Conservation of Ninjutsu]]: The explanation of how seithr works means this is literally a fundamental law of the universe in ''[[Blaz Blue]]''; there's only so much in a given area for anyone to use.

* [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!]]: If you came here from ''[[~~Guilty Gear (Video Game)|~~Guilty Gear]]'', pressing all four face buttons sets up an Instant Kill. Try that here and you get the defence-lowering (at least in ''Calamity Trigger'') Barrier Burst instead.

* [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!]]: If you came here from ''[[Guilty Gear]]'', pressing all four face buttons sets up an Instant Kill. Try that here and you get the defence-lowering (at least in ''Calamity Trigger'') Barrier Burst instead.

* [[Devil but No God]]: Terumi is the closest you can get for a [[Satan]] [[Expy]] who's pretty active in ruining everyone's lives. A benevolent God? Don't even think about it (Takamagahara is quite the [[Jerkass God]]).

* [[Divine Chessboard]]: Everyone seems controlled by Jubei, and Rachel on the protagonists' side. Just about everything else in the story is being controlled by {{spoiler|Hazama and Relius}}.

* [[Doing It for ~~The~~ Art]]: The only explanation for Idle Animations in a fighting game. They will never be seen in normal/serious gameplay.

* [[Doing It for the Art]]: The only explanation for Idle Animations in a fighting game. They will never be seen in normal/serious gameplay.

* [[Downer Ending]]: Both game's true routes and the arcade endings for both games - every single one ends with the character in question ultimately failing to make a difference, except for [[Karma Houdini|Hazama]].

** Although they aren't [[Canon]], the [[Bad End|Bad Endings]] for most characters are called that for good [[Tear Jerker|reason]]. A lot of them involve the character [[Family-Unfriendly Death|dying horribly]] ('''[[Fate Worse Than Death|or worse]]'''), [[The Bad Guy Wins|the villains achieving their goals]] or the character otherwise being put in a hopeless situation.

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{{quote| '''Ragna:''' Dear god, why me? Why do I always seem to attract the who's who of mental illness...?}}

* [[Engrish]]: For whatever reason, none of the announcers, default or DLC, were dubbed into English. This gives us gems such as "LOOK AT TIME"<ref>When the timer reaches 10 seconds</ref>, "Caruru Crowbar"<ref>Carl Clover</ref>, "Air-a-koo-nay"<ref>Arakune</ref>, "REEBOO"<ref>Rebel</ref> and many, many more.

* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]]: Just looking at the playable characters, we have [[Badass Normal|normal humans]], [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampires]], a [[~~Cyborg|~~cyborg]], [[Functional Magic|magic-wielding]] [[Robot Girl|robot girls]], an insect-filled [[Eldritch Abomination]], a [[Catgirl|cat girl]], a [[Petting Zoo People|squirrel girl]], a [[Highly-Visible Ninja]], a [[Magical Girl]] with 3 personalities inhabiting one body, a [[~~Samurai|~~samurai]] who's sword is [[BFS|longer than is physically possible to unsheath]], and a [[Our Werewolves Are Different|werewolf butler]].

* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]]: Just looking at the playable characters, we have [[Badass Normal|normal humans]], [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampires]], a [[cyborg]], [[Functional Magic|magic-wielding]] [[Robot Girl|robot girls]], an insect-filled [[Eldritch Abomination]], a [[Catgirl|cat girl]], a [[Petting Zoo People|squirrel girl]], a [[Highly-Visible Ninja]], a [[Magical Girl]] with 3 personalities inhabiting one body, a [[samurai]] who's sword is [[BFS|longer than is physically possible to unsheath]], and a [[Our Werewolves Are Different|werewolf butler]].

* [[Finishing Move]]: Known as Astral Heats, these moves can only be used during the final round, when the opponent has less than 25% life remaining. In the arcade version of ''Calamity Trigger'', only Ragna, Rachel and Nu -13- have Astral Heats, a fact which, according to [[Word of God]], was related to the game's plot. {{spoiler|This is, Astral Heats are only unlocked in the console versions when a character completes their Arcade Mode; with each Arcade Mode being one iteration of the [[Groundhog Day Loop]]. At the time of the arcade game, only Ragna, Rachel and Nu -13- have completed their "loops" and gained the Astral Heat power}}. ''Continuum Shift'' has raised the maximum health to 35% and allowed their usage in the match point round, but in return you need to burn a Burst.

* [[Five-Man Band]]:

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* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: The prequel novel Blazblue Phase 0. {{spoiler|If you've played the games you already know whats going to happen. The Black Beast will be unleashed and nearly cause the end of the world. A group of people whom will be known as the Six Heroes will rise up and lead the remnants of humanity to challenge and eventually slay the beast. Hakumen is Jin. Bloodedge will sacrifice himself to save Jubei. Caelica will watch over the Black Beast's remains, but while we know what will happen, we don't know how it happened, which the novel will explain.}}

* [[Foreshadowing]]: Hakumen's Shipuu (Squall) [[Limit Break|Distortion Drive]] is a slower, stronger version of Jin's Touga Hyojin (Arctic Dagger) Distortion Drive.

** Amazingly, the two different Japanese covers for the [[PS 3]]/360 ver of CT. [[PS 3]] = Ragna/Jin/Noel 360 = Ragna/Hakumen/Nu-13. {{spoiler|Its technically the same three people on the cover.}}

** Amazingly, the two different Japanese covers for the [[Play Station 3]]/360 ver of CT. [[Play Station 3]] = Ragna/Jin/Noel 360 = Ragna/Hakumen/Nu-13. {{spoiler|Its technically the same three people on the cover.}}

** Lambda plays her "Nox Nyctores detected..." intro against [[Badass Normal]] Bang. That can't be right?

** A fake (but still made by AKSYS) trailer for A [[Blaz Blue]] movie had Litchi end up turning evil. Guess what happened in Continuum Shift..

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* [[Idle Animation]]: And your character will likely spout a unique line for each opponent.

* [[Inconsistent Dub]]: At several points in ''Continuum Shift'' story mode, the English dub track switches from using "Azure Grimoire" to its original name, "[[Blaz Blue]]," particularly with scenes with Terumi. The written script still uses "Azure Grimoire" during these instances. There are several other scenes in ''Continuum Shift'' where the spoken dialogue doesn't match the subtitles. Annoying especially because this was not a problem in ''Calamity Trigger''.

** One of the biggest examples would be one scene in Arakune's Story Mode when he {{spoiler|meets Nu-13 in a sort of [[Battle in ~~The~~ Center of ~~The~~ Mind]] and she speaks in her yandere voice but the text is written as she's speaking in the usual emotionless-robot-voice.}} This is a subversion, as this was intentional.

** One of the biggest examples would be one scene in Arakune's Story Mode when he {{spoiler|meets Nu-13 in a sort of [[Battle in the Center of the Mind]] and she speaks in her yandere voice but the text is written as she's speaking in the usual emotionless-robot-voice.}} This is a subversion, as this was intentional.

** No one can seem to agree on how Arakune's name is pronounced. The English track seems to use "arak-nee" (like the Greek monster Arachne) and the announcer uses "ara-KOO-nay".

** Makoto's last name is pronounced in a couple of different ways. Makoto and Noel say "na-nie-ah," but Hazama and the rest in the english dub says "nan-ee-ah."

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* [[In the Hood]]: Taokaka and the Kaka Clan's method of being [[The Faceless]].{{spoiler|in Teach Me Mrs. Litchi during the discussion of the "Wings of Justice"; Tsubaki brings up the masks of the order. Jin makes a reference to Taokaka's face why she wears a mask}}

** Also in ''Continuum Shift'' the new story mode Character Platinum the Trinity is always shown almost completely obscured by a hooded cloak.

* [[I Read That As]]: Similarly to the confusion around the title of Jam's theme from ''[[~~Guilty Gear (Video Game)|~~Guilty Gear]]'' ("Babel Nose" vs. "Babel Noise"), Taokaka's theme is spelled as "[[Altum Videtur|Catus]] Carnival" in the soundtrack, but often mistakenly referred to as "Cactus Carnival" by fans.

* [[I Read That As]]: Similarly to the confusion around the title of Jam's theme from ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' ("Babel Nose" vs. "Babel Noise"), Taokaka's theme is spelled as "[[Altum Videtur|Catus]] Carnival" in the soundtrack, but often mistakenly referred to as "Cactus Carnival" by fans.

* [[It Is Pronounced Tro PAY|It Is Pronounced BLAZE Blue]]: And while we're at it, it's Nu-13, not Vee-13.

* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"|It Is Pronounced BLAZE Blue]]: And while we're at it, it's Nu-13, not Vee-13.

* [[Jigsaw Puzzle Plot]]: The first game asks a ''lot'' of questions, and leaves most of them hanging. While CS and other material does reveal a great deal, enough to help make sense of past events and the time-skips (along with solidifying the overarching plot of the series), it also creates even ''more'' unanswered questions.

* [[Kill Sat]]: Take-Mikazuchi, fuelled by magic power for extra destruction, but apparently nothing that {{spoiler|Rachel [[Deflector Shields|can't handle]], with almost no visible exertion.}}

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** The ''Continuum Shift 2'' opening FMV shows {{spoiler|Noel turning into Mu-12.}}

* [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]]: Distortion Drives have a blue background. Astral Heats have a black one with the character's crest briefly overlaid in red.

* [[Leitmotif]]: Like [[~~Guilty Gear (Video Game)|~~Guilty Gear]], every character has one, in addition to the rivalry/relationship leitmotifs for Ragna vs. Jin, Jin vs. Noel, Rachel vs. Ragna, and Litchi vs. Arakune.

* [[Leitmotif]]: Like [[Guilty Gear]], every character has one, in addition to the rivalry/relationship leitmotifs for Ragna vs. Jin, Jin vs. Noel, Rachel vs. Ragna, and Litchi vs. Arakune.

** Continuum Shift adds Ragna vs. Hazama and Noel vs. Tsubaki to the list of rivalry themes.

* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: If Bururaji is to be believed, Bang's Japanese VA Tsuyoshi Koyama.

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** Litchi's staff Matenbou, is a normal pole... with shape-shifting abilities.

** Jin's katana Hyouken (Ice Sword): Yukianesa (Snow Woman); it has the ability to form ice, at the price of sanity.

** Noel's guns Majuu (Demon Beasts): [[Norse Mythology|Bolverk]]. It can blast through barriers of any kind {{spoiler|and serve as a seal for Noel's emotions that aren't past [[A Cup Angst]].}}

** Noel's guns Majuu (Demon Beasts): [[Norse Mythology|Bolverk]]. It can blast through barriers of any kind {{spoiler|and serve as a seal for Noel's emotions that aren't past [[A-Cup Angst]].}}

** Carl's puppet Kishin (God Machine): Nirvana; in reality, she's [[Berserk Button|Ada]], and is apparently the second.

** Hakumen's sword Zanma (Evil Slayer): Ookami (Howling God). {{spoiler|It can negate Ars and magical powers, which is how it can easy kill Ragna and Arakune despite their [[Healing Factor]].}}

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** Mu-12's {{spoiler|the reincarnation of the Kamigoroshi no Tsurugi Kusanagi (Sword of the God-Slayer, Kusanagi), so says Hazama.}}

** Relius' puppet Detonator: Ignis. Same deal with Carl, except ''he'' isn't screwed up by it.

* [[Names to Know In Anime]]: The game has quite a stellar voice cast which includes [[Tomokazu Sugita]] ([[Haruhi Suzumiya ~~(Light Novel)~~|Kyon]]), [[Tetsuya Kakihara]] ([[Gurren Lagann|Simon]]), Kenji Nomura ([[Bleach|Yammy]]), [[Kana Ueda]] ([[Fate ~~Stay Night~~|Rin Tohsaka]]) and many more.

* [[Names to Know In Anime]]: The game has quite a stellar voice cast which includes [[Tomokazu Sugita]] ([[Haruhi Suzumiya|Kyon]]), [[Tetsuya Kakihara]] ([[Gurren Lagann|Simon]]), Kenji Nomura ([[Bleach|Yammy]]), [[Kana Ueda]] ([[Fate/stay night|Rin Tohsaka]]) and many more.

** And thanks to certain videos which show clips of the English dub, we can now hear [[Bleach|Patrick]] [[Hellsing|Seitz]], [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha|Cristina]] [[Zero no Tsukaima ~~(Light Novel)~~|Valenzuela]], [[Dynasty Warriors|Jamieson]] [[Code Geass ~~(Anime)~~|Price]], and many more.

* [[Never the Selves Shall Meet]]: Whether it's the truth or just Hazama messing with her head, it's implied that {{spoiler|[[Temporal Paradox|Noel does not, and is not suppose to exist in the world.]]}} In Lamda-11's story, V-11 briefly makes physical contact with her, who starts remembering everything that has happened to her in the past. That's a very bad thing.

* [[Nintendo Hard]]: SCORE ATTACK MODE. To elaborate, you must face 10 opponents on a single continue, with the last 4 being [[Deadly Upgrade|"Unlimited"]] characters. Oh, and did I mention that the [[Up to Eleven|difficulty is even higher than the hardest selectable difficulty in the game?]] Even if you have a 2P controller to buzz in when you're low on health and save you from certain death, you might not survive this without having an aneurysm.

** By EXTEND, Score Attack Mode gets lighter that the AI is just very high and you don't fight any Unlimited characters. On the other hand, say hi to UNLIMITED MARS, where you fight a series of all-Unlimited, all-High AI. Good luck with that, mate!

* [[Obviously Evil]]: In the beginning, it's really easy to deem NOL as one, but it turns out that it's [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|another thing]]. On the other hand, after Continuum Shift, Hazama becomes one so easily. Look at him: [[Animal Motif|Snake Motif]], [[Eyes Always Shut|eyes constantly shut]], gentlemanly but shady personality who offers [[Deal ~~With~~ the Devil]] for poor [[Unwitting Pawn]] (poor {{spoiler|Tsubaki and Litchi}}), not to mention [[Louis Cypher|a nickname meaning like "otherworldly"]], openly admitting about the only truth being '''despair'''. Need we say more?

* [[Obviously Evil]]: In the beginning, it's really easy to deem NOL as one, but it turns out that it's [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|another thing]]. On the other hand, after Continuum Shift, Hazama becomes one so easily. Look at him: [[Animal Motif|Snake Motif]], [[Eyes Always Shut|eyes constantly shut]], gentlemanly but shady personality who offers [[Deal with the Devil]] for poor [[Unwitting Pawn]] (poor {{spoiler|Tsubaki and Litchi}}), not to mention [[Louis Cypher|a nickname meaning like "otherworldly"]], openly admitting about the only truth being '''despair'''. Need we say more?

* [[Off-Model]]: The anime cutscenes in ''Continuum Shift'' were produced by [[Studio DEEN]]. Considering what they have already done to ''[[Fate ~~Stay Night (Visual Novel)~~|Fate Stay Night]]'' and ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ~~Ni (Visual Novel)|Umineko no Naku Koro Ni~~]]'' at that time, the whole [[Off-Model]] case suddenly becomes nothing more than a [[Dull Surprise]]. Needless to say, these received flak for this.

* [[Off-Model]]: The anime cutscenes in ''Continuum Shift'' were produced by [[Studio DEEN]]. Considering what they have already done to ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]'' and ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' at that time, the whole [[Off-Model]] case suddenly becomes nothing more than a [[Dull Surprise]]. Needless to say, these received flak for this.

* [[Order Versus Chaos]]: A major recurring theme.

* [[Personality Blood Types]]: Most characters official blood types are:

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** Ego: Iron Tager.

** Super Ego: Kokonoe.

* [[Powered By a Forsaken Child]]: {{spoiler|The Nox Nytores were each made from thousands of human souls used in Nine's human transmutation technique.}}

* [[Powered by a Forsaken Child]]: {{spoiler|The Nox Nytores were each made from thousands of human souls used in Nine's human transmutation technique.}}

* [[Practical Taunt]]: Taunting in story or arcade mode completely fills your heat meter (useful in story mode if you have to end a fight with a special move to unlock a given ending).

* [[Rage Quit]]: In online multiplayer, the game tries to alleviate this behavior by slapping a "Disconnected" counter on anyone who quits in the middle of a ranked match. However, the counter goes up for both the quitter and the non-quitter of the match, no matter the reason.

* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: The Six Heroes: {{spoiler|[[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|One robot-samurai]], [[Funny Animal|one bipedal cat]], [[Grand Theft Me|one ghost/spirit-thingie]], [[Witch Species|one witch]], one [[Our Werewolves Are Different|werewolf butler]] and to top it of a [[Magical Girl~~|magical girl~~]] with a [[Split Personality|personality disorder]].}}

* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: The Six Heroes: {{spoiler|[[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|One robot-samurai]], [[Funny Animal|one bipedal cat]], [[Grand Theft Me|one ghost/spirit-thingie]], [[Witch Species|one witch]], one [[Our Werewolves Are Different|werewolf butler]] and to top it of a [[Magical Girl]] with a [[Split Personality|personality disorder]].}}

** Arguably the whole playable cast could count as this.

* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: A lot. Litchi keeps hers up in a bun, and occasionally {{spoiler|while Platinum keeps hers hidden in that cloak}} but a quick glance reveals that every woman has hair that goes ''at least'' down to the middle of their backs, with most extending past their waists or beyond. Hell, you see those enormous rope-like things hanging off of Tao? ''Those are '''braids.'''''

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* [[Rivals Team Up]]: {{spoiler|The second game's true ending, which has Ragna, Jin, and Hakumen all attempting to work together. Hakumen holds his own until Jin shows up, interrupts the fight, and proceeds to fail miserably. The story was phrased as such that Hakumen wasn't beaten when Jin initially arrived and before he had a chance to resume Ragna showed up and defeated Mu, keeping Terumi's [[Xanatos Gambit]] alive.}}

* [[Rotoscoping]]: ''[[Blaz Blue]]'s'' sprites are drawn over 3D models. Not to the same extent as ''[[King of Fighters]]'' XII & XIII though, Arc only uses the un-textured 3D models for the outlines unlike SNK which uses the 3D models for colour and shadowing.

* [[Saved for ~~The~~ Sequel]]: The series runs on this. ''Calamity Trigger'' does not explain what exactly happened to Arakune, why Litchi is so bent on rescuing him, what Hazama is up to, who he works for, why Carl is looking for his father, what "Amaterasu" is, who the other five of the Six Heroes are, among many other plot details, creating a Mind Screw in general. ''Continuum Shift'' answers these questions, but brings up more. For instance, now that we know Carl is looking for his father because he's an absolute scumbag, we learn that he is a Chessmaster villain but nothing about what he wants or what he intends to do. Arakune is regaining sentience, but Litchi is about to do to herself what Arakune did before. Bang has the power to close portals to The Edge but has yet to have an opportunity to use it. And so forth.

* [[Saved for the Sequel]]: The series runs on this. ''Calamity Trigger'' does not explain what exactly happened to Arakune, why Litchi is so bent on rescuing him, what Hazama is up to, who he works for, why Carl is looking for his father, what "Amaterasu" is, who the other five of the Six Heroes are, among many other plot details, creating a Mind Screw in general. ''Continuum Shift'' answers these questions, but brings up more. For instance, now that we know Carl is looking for his father because he's an absolute scumbag, we learn that he is a Chessmaster villain but nothing about what he wants or what he intends to do. Arakune is regaining sentience, but Litchi is about to do to herself what Arakune did before. Bang has the power to close portals to The Edge but has yet to have an opportunity to use it. And so forth.

* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: The Black Beast. {{spoiler|Ragna is the can. Nu-13 is the can opener.}}

* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: The Black Beast. {{spoiler|Ragna is the can. Nu-13 is the can opener.}}

* [[Sealed Evil in A Duel]]: The reason the Black Beast goes dormant, allowing the Six Heroes to slay him is because {{spoiler|Ragna is trapped, fighting him endlessly for a year, until his death.}}

* [[Sealed Evil in a Duel]]: The reason the Black Beast goes dormant, allowing the Six Heroes to slay him is because {{spoiler|Ragna is trapped, fighting him endlessly for a year, until his death.}}

* [[Serial Escalation]]:

** Calamity Trigger, the first game, starts with being a rather standard fighting game, except for its overly absurd [[Pinball Scoring]]: You pick a character, go through 10 fights and have to beat an Unlimited character (essentially an [[SNK Boss]]) to win the game. But the game has a bonus boss, which is absurd even for Unlimited standard.

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** Continuum Shift II Extend downsizes the escalation by merely adding one additional character as well as adding more moves to the already-broken Unlimited characters.

* [[Sequel Hook]]: The true ending, and by extension the rest of story mode, is almost nothing but a sequel hook, up to including obvious picks for future playable characters. And little more than a year later, a sequel was indeed announced. The sequel itself also ends in one, with {{spoiler|everyone going to Ikaruga as the next stage of the eventual battle}}.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Has its [[Blaz Blue ~~(Video Game)~~/Shout Out|own page]].

* [[Shout-Out]]: Has its [[Blaz Blue/Shout Out|own page]].

* [[Significant Birth Date]]: ''Noel'''s birthday is on Dec 25 (Christmas). [[Irony|Ragna's birthday is Mar 3 (Girl's Day)]]. [[Official Couple|Jin's birthday is Feb 14 (Valentine's Day), coupled with Tsubaki being born on March 14 (White Day)]]. Rachel the ''vampire'' is Oct 31 (Halloween). [[Idiot Hero]] Taokaka is Feb 22 (World Thinking Day and Cat's day in Japan). [[Anime Chinese Girl]] Litchi is [[Tanabata|Jul 7 (Chinese Valentine's Day)]]. Cute little boy Carl is May 5 (Children's Day). Kokonoe the ''scientist'' is Apr 18 (Invention Day). Hazama is Apr 29 (International Dance Day). Nu was born on ''New'' Year's Eve. Finally, Bang was born on New Year's Day, though whether or not this is symbolic is debatable.

** Makoto's birthday is The International Children Book Day. See the [[Blaz Blue ~~(Video Game)~~/Fridge|Fridge Page]] for more details.

** Makoto's birthday is The International Children Book Day. See the [[Blaz Blue/Fridge|Fridge Page]] for more details.

* [[Silliness Switch]]: The joke ending for each character's story mode.

* [[Simultaneous Arcs]]: Continuum Shift's canon paths.

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** {{spoiler|The Prequel Manga, Phase 0, reveals that Ragna WAS Bloodedge. Just without the Azure Grimoire.}}

* [[Technical Pacifist]]: Hazama insists to Noel that [[Blatant Lies|he's not really the fighting type.]]

* [[Terminator Twosome]]: {{spoiler|In the backstory (and, by extension, [[Stable Time Loop|most of the endings]]), the Black Beast passes one hundred years into history and attempts to [[The End of the World As We Know It|slaughter the world]], only to be thwarted by Jin following it after getting upgraded into Hakumen.}}

* [[Terminator Twosome]]: {{spoiler|In the backstory (and, by extension, [[Stable Time Loop|most of the endings]]), the Black Beast passes one hundred years into history and attempts to [[The End of the World as We Know It|slaughter the world]], only to be thwarted by Jin following it after getting upgraded into Hakumen.}}

* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: In most cases, this would be grouped with storytelling tropes, however, all instances occur in gameplay.

* [[Theme Naming]]: Tsubaki and Jin's surnames (Yayoi and Kisaragi, Respectively) are traditional Japanese names for months of the year. In Continuum Shift, it is revealed that the twelve families that serve the Imperator called "The Duodecim" all have surnames that are traditional Japanese months.