History Franchise / BlazBlue

* ''[=BlazBlue=]: Entropy Effect'': A {{Roguelike}} RPG developed by the same team behind ''Revolution Reburning'' that is set to release for UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and mobile devices.

As the events at Kagatsuchi spiral out of control, a tale of godlike cyborgs, legendary magic, ancient conspiracies and all manner of political intrigue ensues, with Ragna and his mysterious "Azure Grimoire" being stuck right at the center of it all. The Wheel of Fate begins to turn, but Ragna slowly gets the feeling he's [[TimeTravel done this all before]]...

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle'': A tag team fighter featuring the casts of ''[=BlazBlue=]'', ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' and, surprisingly, ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' all in one. The game has released in Japan/North America and is set to release in Europe on June 22nd, 2018.
* ''[=BlazBlue=] Alternative: Dark War'': A now defunct mobile game for [=iOS=] and Android.

Long ago, the world was on the brink of destruction. The [[EldritchAbomination Black Beast]] had laid waste to the world and was on the cusp of wiping out the human race before six legendary heroes emerged and, using their magic and martial prowess combined, battled the creature. Teaching the secrets of magic to humanity (and helping them with creating a form of {{Magitek}} to defend themselves), the Six Heroes worked together to kill Black Beast and saved the world from total ruination. But the cost was great- the battle with the creature left much of the world polluted, forcing humanity to move into hastily-constructed cities in the mountains. World governments collapsed, and from them sprang the [[OneWorldOrder NOL]], aka the Novus Orbis Librarium, to help guide humanity into the future.

Several years later, the [=NOL=] has evolved into a full-on dictatorship. A young man named [[TheHero Ragna the Bloodedge]], armed with a strange blade, dark magic, a missing arm and a bad attitude begins systematically destroying dozens of Library outposts for seemingly no reason. His incredible strength leads to the [=NOL=] saddling him with their biggest bounty yet and declaring him wanted dead or alive. Ragna flees to the city of Kagutsuchi, where he is pursued by all manner of warriors and magicians out for the bounty on his head. He also attracts the attention of [[TheRival Jin Kisaragi]], a Library agent with a ''very'' pronounced hatred for Ragna beyond any reasonable measure, and [[NaiveNewcomer Noel Vermillion]], a Library lieutenant with a cloudy past sent to retrieve Jin before he gets himself killed.

As the events at Kagatsuchi spiral out of control, a tale of godlike cyborgs, legendary magic, ancient conspiracies and all manner of political intrigue ensues, with Ragna and his mysterious "Azure Grimoire" being stuck right at the center of it all. The Wheel of Fate begins to turn, but Ragna slowly gets the feeling he's [[TimeTravel done this all before...]]

* ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma]]'' (including its expansion, ''Chrono Phantasma Extend'')
* ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueCentralFiction BlazBlue: Central Fiction]]''

** In episode 10 of the [[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]] story, Rachel talks about a book with a beginning and end but with nothing in between and about how a girl is writing and rewriting it over and over again from her memories in a futile attempt to try and reach a better ending. [[spoiler:This ends up foreshadowing a lot of the plot twists from ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCentralFiction'', especially surrounding the Amaterasu Unit.]] Even before that, Hakumen mentions in CP's Six Heroes storyline that he must "put an end to this God's dream". The phrase "God's dream" is synonymous to the next game's title - Central Fiction, specifically "the dream that God observes".

** ''Chrono Phantasma'' takes this whole thing even further. There are more scenes than ever before where what the characters are saying doesn't match up with what their subtitled dialogue says that they are.

* {{Leitmotif}}: Like VideoGame/GuiltyGear, 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, as well as one for the MirrorMatch. Unlimited Ragna also has an unique leitmotif of his own.
** Continuum Shift adds Ragna vs. Hazama and Noel vs. Tsubaki to the list of rivalry themes. Also for Unlimited Hazama.

** Chrono Phantasma adds Valkenhayn vs. Relius, Ragna vs. Hakumen, Hakumen vs. Izayoi, and universal themes for when members of Sector Seven or members of the Six Heroes fight each other. [[spoiler:Take-Mikazuchi also gets one.]]
** Central Fiction adds Kokonoe/Celica vs Nine, Ragna/Jin vs Izanami, Nine/Celica vs Es, Hakumen vs [[spoiler:Susanoo]], as well as Izanami and [[spoiler:Susanoo]]'s boss themes.

** In ''Chronophantasma'', Celica is wondering if Ragna believes in this trope, both by getting angry when he calls her "normal"[[note]](he meant that she isn't disturbing him unlike many other people, she thinks that he refers to her mostly average chest)[[/note]], becoming enamored by Makoto's BoobsOfSteel, and, if she beats Litchi in a normal Vs fight, she requested Kokonoe to have her breasts enhanced like Litchi so she can impress Ragna.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle'': A tag team fighter featuring the casts of ''[=BlazBlue=]'', ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' and, surprisingly, [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} RWBY]] all in one. The game has released in Japan/North America and is set to release in Europe on June 22nd, 2018.

** In ''CF'', the (now former) Imperator now goes with her plan with bringing out Doomsday while Amaterasu has manifested in the world. Caught in the middle is [[spoiler:Noel, who hosts a part of the girl-in-Amaterasu's soul]]. Also, deep into the story, it's revealed that [[spoiler:the reason the [=BlazBlue=] world come to be is because of Susano'o's own conflict with Amaterasu, specifically with him wanting to see "his sister" suffer and desiring freedom from "her" control.]]

* SequelHook: The true ending of the first game, 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]]. The third one follows suit with [[spoiler:the creation of the Embryo signalling the start of Doomsday]] and the fourth game, despite being the end of Ragna's story, still has these. Namely, [[spoiler:Carl's continued descent into villainy, Rachel beginning a journey to reunite with Ragna and Blood-Scythe disappearing]].

* {{Stripperific}}: First, we had Litchi, who always took the time to move the upper half of her dress out of the way so we could see her ample chest and legs better, as well as Noel. Then we got Mu-12, [[http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/106/1068285/blazblue-continuum-shift-20100210115844717.jpg whose outfit]] consists of a metal thong, some shoulder pads, and a sort of BreastPlate that still allows for a [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]]. Then there's also [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/blazblue/images/1/11/Makoto_Nanaya_%28Centralfiction%2C_Character_Select_Artwork%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20161019133429 Makoto.]] Nine's mage garb also apparently shows off a lot of her cleavage... but only when she's being The Phantom in ''Central Fiction'', her garb covered more when she was still being sane in the Dark War.

* TheOmnipotent: The Amaterasu Unit, pretty much. Other beings can only perform [[RealityWarper Phenomenon Intervention]] only in a smaller place and time, and even Takamagahara, whose intervention can affect an entire world, can only alter major events. Amaterasu, on the other hand, can intervene with any kind of details, no matter how small or numerous they are.

* OffModel: The anime cutscenes in ''Continuum Shift'' were produced by Creator/StudioDEEN. Considering what they have already done to ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' and ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' at that time, the whole OffModel case suddenly becomes nothing more than a DullSurprise. Needless to say, these received flak for this.

* FiveManBand: The Six Heroes in the past:
** TheLeader: Hakumen
** TheLancer: Mitsuyoshi (Jubei)
** TheBigGuy: Valkenhayn R. Hellsing
** TheSmartGuy: Konoe A. Mercury (Nine)
** TheChick: Trinity Glassfille
** SixthRanger: Bloodedge and Clavis weren't part of the main team, but they greatly contributed before and during uthe Dark War (i.e. Bloodedge held off the Black Beast ''for a year'', while Clavis sealed Terumi in the Boundary). Celica Mercury had her own role to play as well.
** SixthRangerTraitor and TokenEvilTeammate: Yuuki Terumi
** Also applies to Team Remix Heart:
*** TheLeader: Mai Natsume
*** TheLancer: Kajun Faycott
*** TheBigGuy: Makoto Nanaya
*** TheSmartGuy: Tsubaki Yayoi
*** TheChick: Noel Vermillion
*** SixthRanger: Shiori Kirihito

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: [[TheChick Noel]], [[TheSmartGal Tsubaki]], and [[TheBigGal Makoto]] respectively.

* ''LightNovel/BlazBluePhaseShift''

* BuxomIsBetter: Many comments flying around the game are about aggrandizing big boobs and girls who have them, and either having the flat-chested ones [[ACupAngst belittling themselves]] or other people belittling them.
** Lampshaded by Taokaka. HilarityEnsues when she names Litchi "Boobie Lady" and Noel "Lacking Lady".
*** Some of her battle quotes enhance the hilarious effect.
--> '''Taokaka:''' ''[To Litchi]'' Hey Boobie Lady!
--> '''Taokaka:''' ''[To Noel]'' Are you sure you're a lady?

--> '''Litchi:''' Tao! Are you alright?!
--> '''Taokaka:''' ''[After being electrocuted in front of Litchi, Makoto, Tsubaki, and Noel]'' Uh... I see three sets of boobies and... one cutting board.
--> '''Noel:''' ''[Utterly embarrassed, sobbing]'' A ... A cutting board? She compared me to a... a cutting board!?

* {{Stripperific}}: First, we had Litchi, who always took the time to move the upper half of half of her dress out of the way so we could see her [[BuxomIsBetter ample chest]] and legs better, as well as Noel. Then we got Mu-12, [[http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/106/1068285/blazblue-continuum-shift-20100210115844717.jpg whose outfit]] consists of a metal thong, some shoulder pads, and a sort of BreastPlate that still allows for a [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]]. Then there's also [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/blazblue/images/1/11/Makoto_Nanaya_%28Centralfiction%2C_Character_Select_Artwork%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20161019133429 Makoto.]] Nine's mage garb also apparently shows off a lot of her cleavage... but only when she's being The Phantom in ''Central Fiction'', her garb covered more when she was still being sane in the Dark War.

* ''Anime/BlazBlueAlterMemory'': AnimeOfTheGame based on the first 2 games, ran in the {{Fall 2013|Anime}} season.

* CosmicHorrorStory: The world of ''[=BlazBlue=]'' is incredibly hostile to its human inhabitants, being overrun by ToxicPhlebotinum fumes spewed by an EldritchAbomination that killed around half of humanity. Said fumes have created all manner of terrifying monstrosities and the places outside of the hierarchical cities are rife with them, and humanity relies on said fumes as a source of energy. The Gods of this world include an AxCrazy {{troll}} who wants to plunge the world into even deeper hell [[spoiler:and is also the one who made the world into what it is to begin with and is secretly its ruler]], and a literal death goddess who [[spoiler:actually managed to plunge the world into deeper hell]]. Compared to the aliens and gods from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse and Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, the heroic godlike characters like Rachel and Hakumen are rather indifferent towards humanity. ''Central Fiction'' goes further by revealing that [[spoiler:the original world (dubbed the Age of Origin) was actually destroyed by a war between humans and Prime Field Devices that gained sentience and TurnedAgainstTheirMasters, which can all be traced to humanity finding the Susanoo Unit and later the Amaterasu Unit [[DugTooDeep after having dug deep into the Earth]] and wanting to explore the Boundary, and that the whole universe is at the mercy of a war between the Master Unit and Terumi]]. Also the universe keeps getting time looped whenever a certain event happens.

* CosmicHorrorStory: The world of ''[=BlazBlue=]'' is incredibly hostile to its human inhabitants. The world is overrun by ToxicPhlebotinum fumes spewed by an EldritchAbomination that killed around half of humanity. Said fumes have created all manner of terrifying monstrosities and the places outside of the hierarchical cities are rife with them, and humanity relies on said fumes as a source of energy. The Gods of this world include an AxCrazy {{troll}} who wants to plunge the world into even deeper hell [[spoiler:and is also the one who made the world into what it is to begin with and is secretly its ruler]], and a literal death goddess who [[spoiler:actually managed to plunge the world into deeper hell]]. Compared to the aliens and gods from Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, the heroic godlike characters like Rachel and Hakumen are rather indifferent towards humanity. ''Central Fiction'' goes further by revealing that [[spoiler:the original world (dubbed the Age of Origin) was actually destroyed by a war between humans and Prime Field Devices that gained sentience and TurnedAgainstTheirMasters, which can all be traced to humanity finding the Susanoo Unit and later the Amaterasu Unit and wanting to explore the Boundary, and that the whole universe is at the mercy of a war between Amaterasu and Terumi]]. Also the universe keeps getting time looped whenever a certain event happens.

''[=BlazBlue=]''[[note]]pronounced "blaze-blue," or "blay-blue" in Japanese[[/note]] is a FightingGame series by Creator/ArcSystemWorks, and a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''. This series has about as large a fandom, if not more, as its technical daddy.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', as a 2D fighting game set in a bizarre post-apocalyptic {{Magitek}} future Earth, with anime-style graphics, an ear-thumping heavy rock[=/=]metal soundtrack, and an ensemble cast of insanely wacky characters with unique abilities and [[TooManyBelts lots of belts]] headed by a red-clad and foul-mouthed AntiHero who fights with an angular sword and oozes snark and angst. Notably ''Blazblue'' was very poorly received by ''Guilty Gear'' fans initially and it took a long time for the game to establish its own identity.

* {{Gainaxing}} JigglePhysics: Any girl with above-average breasts, namely [[strike:[[http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/6722/litchistand.gif Boobie Lady]]]] [[http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/532/litchiwalk.gif Litchi]] and [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/draconicmage/blazblue/jacket-1.gif Squirrel Girl Makoto]].

* FighterMageThief: While none fit the trope fully, Makoto is undoubtedly the fighter with the greatest offensive potential, Tsubaki fits the mage best, though her Unlimited version is the toughest of the three (15,000 HP to the other two's 14,000HP according to Wiki/TheOtherWiki; in normal mode they all get 11,000 according to Dustloop), and Noel the thief noted for her speed, though her reliance on her magic guns leans towards the mage a little.

* {{Stripperific}}: First, we had Litchi, who always took the time to move the upper half of half of her dress out of the way so we could see her [[BuxomIsBetter ample chest]] and legs better, as well as Noel. Then we got Mu-12, [[http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/106/1068285/blazblue-continuum-shift-20100210115844717.jpg whose outfit]] consists of a metal thong, some shoulder pads, and a sort of BreastPlate that still allows for a [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]]. Then there's Makoto, whose outfit is... well, just [[http://www.videogamer.com/videos/blazblue_continuum_shift_makoto_dlc_trailer.html take a look.]] Really, if you're going to go that far, why bother putting clothes on the girl? (In ''Remix Heart'', there's a couple of scenes where they don't bother.) And dear lord, let's not start on short shorts (I'm looking at you, Bullet!), and lolis... Nine's mage garb also apparently shows off a lot of her cleavage... but only when she's being The Phantom in ''Central Fiction'', her garb covered more when she was still being sane in the Dark War.
** TokenWholesome: Tsubaki, Rachel, and Celica.

* CrapsackWorld: Go read the BlackAndGrayMorality entry, then come back and see if you want to say otherwise...

* CosmicHorrorStory: The world of ''[=BlazBlue=]'' is incredibly hostile to its human inhabitants. The world is overrun by ToxicPhlebotinum fumes spewed by an EldritchAbomination that killed around half of humanity. Said fumes have created all manner of terrifying monstrosities and the places outside of the hierarchical cities are rife with them, and humanity relies on said fumes as a source of energy. The Gods of this world include an AxCrazy {{troll}} who wants to plunge the world into even deeper hell, [[spoiler:and is also the one who made the world into what it is to begin with and is secretly its ruler]], and a literal death goddess who [[spoiler:actually managed to plunge the world into deeper hell]]. Also the universe keeps getting time looped whenever a certain event happens.

* ILoveNuclearPower: There are artificial Causality Phenomenon Weapons which uses atomic power instead of human souls, and their power rival that of a Nox Nyctores. This include Tager's enhancements and Lambda's (later Ragna's) Idea Engine.

* CherryTapping: Aside from the game having an animation of being defeated by a weak attack, some of the characters have taunts that do a silver of damage and can be used as this, such as Taokaka and Izayoi. Unlimited Makoto gets a new "taunt" where she throws an acorn in a similar way to [[StreetFighter Dudley's rose taunt]].