50 Fun Facts About BlazBlue

What is the family relationship between the bitter BlazBlue rivals Ragna the Bloodedge and Jin Kisaragi?

Brothers who grew up together in a church, the pair were torn apart as children. Jin was later adopted into the powerful and respected Kisaragi family.

What kind of supernatural being is Rachel Alucard, the small but formidable head of a noble BlazBlue family?

A vampire who loathes her own bloodthirsty impulses, Rachel is secretly an Observer, tasked with watching the main characters while claiming she only wants to escape boredom.

Which element does Jin Kisaragi command in BlazBlue through Yukianesa, the sword blamed for his madness?

Ice is the gift of Yukianesa, but the sword also inflames its owner's most primal feelings. Jin's signature Drive, Frost Bite, freezes an opponent in place.

Which food-obsessed BlazBlue catgirl hides her face beneath a large coat, showing only red eyes and teeth?

Taokaka belongs to the Kaka tribe, whose village lost its sky when humans built a city above it. She never realises the stranger who buys her meals is the outlaw she was sent to catch.

Which subtitle belongs to the very first BlazBlue game, released in Japanese arcades in November 2008?

Calamity Trigger launched with only ten playable fighters. Every main sequel kept its habit of a two-word subtitle beginning with the letter C.

By which ominous nickname is Ragna the Bloodedge, the most wanted criminal in BlazBlue, also known?

The Grim Reaper earned the name by wiping out whole branches of the world government, which put the largest bounty in its history on his head.

Which Yokohama-based studio develops both the BlazBlue and Guilty Gear fighting game series?

Arc System Works was founded in 1988 by Minoru Kidooka with a handful of developers who had mostly come from Sega, and it made its name with arcade 2D fighters.

Which animated series joined BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle as its only franchise that began outside video games?

RWBY caught the producer's eye because each of its heroines has a signature colour and a personal theme. Two of the four team members were handed out as free downloads after fans complained.

Which animal nickname, inspired by her hairstyle, never fails to irritate Rachel Alucard in BlazBlue?

Rabbit is what several characters call her, a name she cannot stand. Ragna seems to be the only one who gets away with using it.

Which loud BlazBlue ninja from Ikaruga proclaims himself a champion of love and justice and adores Litchi Faye-Ling?

Bang Shishigami lost his home and his master in the Ikaruga Civil War. The giant nail he carries turns out to be a legendary weapon, which astonishes nobody more than him.

Which artifact do BlazBlue's bounty hunters hope to seize from Ragna the Bloodedge along with the price on his head?

The Azure Grimoire in his possession is only a fragment of an imitation. The true one is destined to be wielded by Noel Vermillion.

What is the profession of Litchi Faye-Ling, the staff-wielding BlazBlue fighter who lives in Orient Town?

Doctor is her second career: she was a researcher until a colleague she loved was transformed into a monster, and she now runs a clinic while searching for a way to restore him.

Which animal's features does Makoto Nanaya, the hyperactive tonfa-wielding beastkin of BlazBlue, display?

Squirrel traits come with inhuman reflexes and a short attention span, but Makoto is sharper than she looks: she serves undercover as an informant inside military intelligence.

Which enormous BlazBlue cyborg, rebuilt by Kokonoe after a mortal wound in battle, is nicknamed the Red Devil?

Iron Tager led a combat unit until he was mortally wounded in the Ikaruga Civil War. His Drive magnetises opponents for a short time, pulling the fight to close range.

Which governing body does Ragna the Bloodedge set out to destroy in BlazBlue, blaming it for ruining his family?

Novus Orbis Librarium, usually shortened to the Library, was created to govern the world after a great war. Resentment of its rule later boiled over into the Ikaruga Civil War.

Which match format sets BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle apart from the one-on-one duels of the main series?

Two-on-two team battles let players switch between their fighters on command. As in Marvel vs. Capcom, a team fights on until both of its members are down.

Which armoured BlazBlue swordsman, known as the White Knight, is really Jin Kisaragi from another time cycle?

Hakumen fell into a cauldron and was flung into the distant past, where Rachel saved him by sealing his spirit inside a suit of divine armour. He went on to lead mankind against the Black Beast.

Valkenhayn R. Hellsing, the elderly butler of Rachel Alucard in BlazBlue, can transform into which animal?

A wolf is the form his Drive unlocks. The dignified butler was once a hired assassin who tried to kill Rachel's father before changing his ways and serving the family.

Which fedora-wearing BlazBlue intelligence captain fights with butterfly knives and a chain weapon called Ouroboros?

Hazama is an artificial human, made to be the host body for a far older villain. When that spirit takes control, the hat comes off and his hair spikes up.

What is the name of the maid-like puppet that Carl Clover believes to be his sister Ada in BlazBlue?

Nirvana is a legendary weapon in the form of a marionette, and it amplifies its owner's desire to kill. Carl's own father made it from the girl's body.

Which BlazBlue fighter is a black blob-like creature with a white mask whose body houses countless insects?

Arakune was once a researcher named Lotte Carmine, who fell into the Boundary while trying to study it. The accident left him virtually insane and barely able to speak.

What collective name is given to the legendary warriors who defeated the Black Beast in the backstory of BlazBlue?

The Six Heroes wielded magic and helped humanity combine it with science, the breakthrough that finally beat the creature. One of them later betrayed the rest.

Which part of Ragna the Bloodedge's body is a prosthetic in BlazBlue, replacing one cut off in his youth?

His right arm was cut off by Jin, whose mind was under a villain's control at the time. Rachel then revived the dying boy, which turned one green eye red and his blond hair white.

Which Drive lets Ragna the Bloodedge drain an opponent's health to restore his own in BlazBlue?

Soul Eater steals a portion of the damage he deals and returns it as health. He channels it through a giant sword that extends into a scythe.

What is the name of BlazBlue's instant-win finishing move, usable only on a nearly beaten foe in a match-winning round?

In the original game an Astral Heat needed a full Heat gauge and an opponent at a fifth of their health or less. Landing one ends the match on the spot.

Which Murakumo Unit, murderously in love with Ragna the Bloodedge, is the main antagonist of the first BlazBlue game?

Nu-13 normally speaks like an emotionless machine, but his presence flips her into a bubbly and highly murderous personality. Her giant sword breaks apart into armour and floating blades.

Which younger sister of Ragna the Bloodedge becomes the vessel of the death goddess Izanami in BlazBlue?

Saya was born with a frail body, yet proved one of the few hosts able to hold the goddess without quickly decaying. She was kidnapped for exactly that purpose.

Which BlazBlue arch-villain, whose true form is the god Susano'o, grows stronger the more other people hate him?

Yuki Terumi feeds on hatred, so Kokonoe learned to temper her grudge until he was powerless against her. He also caused the creation of the Black Beast.

Which organization in BlazBlue employs Kokonoe and once counted Litchi Faye-Ling among its researchers?

Sector Seven later set free a caged berserker as a check on Kokonoe, once its leaders began to doubt her loyalty. He promptly went on a warpath of his own.

What name does BlazBlue give to the fusion of magic and science that humanity used to defeat the Black Beast?

Ars Magus spread into nearly every facet of society, and the widening gap between people who could use it and people who could not helped to spark a civil war.

In which Hierarchical City, the thirteenth of its kind, do bounty hunters converge on Ragna in the first BlazBlue game?

Kagutsuchi hides a cauldron and a sealed gate beneath it, and a creature teeming with insects lurks in its lowest levels. The raid shook the city so badly that it forgot to celebrate New Year.

Which Nox Nyctores does Noel Vermillion wield in BlazBlue, harming foes by distorting space instead of firing bullets?

Bolverk takes the form of a pair of handguns, and her skill with them made the young cadet a lieutenant. Her Drive, Chain Revolver, launches different attacks from an active stance.

Which sense does Tsubaki Yayoi risk losing by wielding her sealed weapon, the Izayoi, in BlazBlue?

Sight is the price of the Izayoi, which grants control over light but can leave its user blind. Its full power turns Tsubaki into a form designed to kill beings that normally cannot die.

What are the names of the two personalities, one rude and one polite, sharing Platinum the Trinity's body in BlazBlue?

Luna and Sena are a girl and a boy in one young body. A third spirit, the alchemist who created that body, lives on inside the legendary weapon they carry.

Which fist-fighting BlazBlue soldier craves life-or-death battles and places limits on his own unnatural strength?

Azrael was locked away after fatally wounding a squad captain, then released by leaders who wanted a counterweight to one of their own. His Drive finds weak points on an opponent to exploit.

Which beastkin BlazBlue swordsman trained Ragna the Bloodedge and is the father of the half-beastkin Kokonoe?

Jubei fights with a pair of short blades said to cut what cannot normally be cut. An entire clan of cat-people was genetically engineered from his DNA.

What kind of magic makes Celica A. Mercury, the aunt of Kokonoe, so valuable to her allies in BlazBlue?

Healing is her gift, rooted in a power over the flow of life itself. The Celica of the main story is a short-lived copy, created long after the original died.

Es, the XBlaze heroine who joined BlazBlue: Central Fiction, retains a deep love of which dessert?

Pudding survives even though her memories are repressed for her duty as a gatekeeper. In her own series she posed as a high school student named Es Mitsurugi.

Which weapon does Mai Natsume throw and then steer in mid-flight in BlazBlue: Central Fiction?

A spear named Outseal is her weapon, a replica said to be as powerful as the legendary arms of the main cast. Mai first appeared as the lead of the Remix Heart manga.

Which feature of the three earlier main BlazBlue games is missing from the fourth, Central Fiction?

An English dub was dropped for that chapter, so its story plays out with Japanese voices only. English voices returned for the crossover Cross Tag Battle.

In the BlazBlue fighting games, what unusual name is given to each round of a one-on-one match?

A rebel is the series' word for a round, and a match can be set anywhere from one to five of them. A fighter takes one by emptying the opponent's health or having more left when time runs out.

Written in Japanese katakana, the title BlazBlue joins the word blue to which other word?

Brave is the katakana reading, while the Roman-letter spelling suggests blaze. Japanese speakers follow the katakana, so the z goes unspoken and the first half sounds like bray.

Which title belongs to the supreme ruler of the world government in BlazBlue, a post that Izanami abandons?

Imperator is the highest political and military office in that world. After the goddess walked away from it, the son of a predecessor killed in the civil war took his rightful place.

Which mechanic, introduced in BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, stops the round timer and lasts longer at low health?

Overdrive replaced the Gold Burst of the previous game. Several existing super moves, including one of Ragna's, were retooled to become their fighters' Overdrives.

Which producer created BlazBlue, left its studio in 2022 and founded Studio Flare the following year?

Toshimichi Mori had joined the company in 2003 and stayed for almost two decades. He also wrote several of the series' spin-off manga himself.

Which voice actor plays Ragna the Bloodedge in the localized Western releases of the BlazBlue games?

Patrick Seitz also voices Bloodedge, the man who held off the Black Beast alone for a year and whose sword and jacket the outlaw inherited.

Which Japanese voice actor plays Ragna the Bloodedge, the main protagonist of the BlazBlue fighting games?

Tomokazu Sugita voices the adult outlaw, while the anime adaptation cast Rina Satō as the boy he once was.

Amane Nishiki fights in BlazBlue with a seemingly living piece of cloth that his Drive transforms into what?

Drills spin out of the cloth through a Drive called Spiral. The kimono-clad fighter is drawn to battle as if it were a dance stage, and it is hinted that he is immortal.

Which witch created the Nox Nyctores in the backstory of BlazBlue before returning disguised as the enigmatic Phantom?

Nine married a fellow war veteran and had a daughter, then fell into the Boundary after an attempt on her life. What she learned there set her on a plan to remake the world.

What is the title of the 2013 anime television series that adapts the first two BlazBlue games?

Alter Memory was animated by Hoods Entertainment and retells the two opening chapters of the saga. Funimation licensed it for streaming and home video in North America.