History NightmareFuel / BlazBlue

** Her role in the story is terrifying enough, but once she becomes playable, her attacks involve utilizing all sorts of arcane necromancy magic, like conjuring will-o-the-wisps and summoning skulls to trap her opponent. Her Exceed Accel, however, is a perfect example of the terror she brings: ''her face becomes a skeleton with a SlasherSmile''. Even worse? The Active Flow version involves chains surrounding the opponent and the screen ''turning red''. Izanami is everything you fear about the concept of death made manifest, and she wants you to know it. An even more frightening prospect occurs when you realize that unlike Nine's trailer, ''Izanami's Astral Heat isn't shown''.

* [[PersonOfMassDestruction Azrael]] is walking, talking NightmareFuel. The fact that ''[[{{Badass}} Hakumen]]'', the very same Hakumen who can cut through time itself and is the de facto leader of a group of six beings considered to be the strongest warriors on the planet, flees from him rather than fight him should tell you everything you need to know about him. And don't get started on what he's like when he really starts getting worked up and into a fight.

-->[[spoiler:'''Carl:''' '''''I said, step aside, NIRVANA!''''']]

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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXAJb5zNeqM Her Astral]] was left out of the trailer for ''very'' good reasons. She grabs the opponent and opens a portal to the land of the dead, which sends dozens of spirits spiraling upward in a hurricane. As they fall, a picture of Izanami [[JumpScare suddenly appears]] with [[ScareChord an appropriate sound effect]] showing her with '''completely blank, GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath''' and a '''''nightmare-inducing SlasherSmile on her face!''''' As if that wasn't terrifying enough, she starts fading away into shadow with the background turning into skulls, then seven gigantic skulls crash down on the opponent, devouring them and sending them into the underworld as an afterimage of a skull flashes upon the screen and the same scream from her Exceed Accel blaring in the background. The way she suddenly appears is framed so that she's not focusing on her opponent. '''''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou SHE'S LOOKING AT YOU.]]''''' It's now the page image. Sweet dreams!

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** As of Carl's Act 2 Arcade ending, thankfully it's just a glimpse, but ''boy is it a terrifying one.'' The only thing we see is ''Ada's top half of her body.'' And the fact that she already looks mechanical, making it much more unsettling. Poor, ''poor Carl...'' [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/8e372f89cb17fdcf1117966414bfd19f/tumblr_od86e0ancv1ucv9buo7_1280.png Pictured here for your viewing displeasure.]] Making it worse: Picture Nirvana. Now realize that, in the linked image, it looks like Ada's head and [[BodyHorror most of her torso]] are ''still organic''. Pretty sure ''anyone'' would be scarred for life after seeing THAT.

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** As of Carl's Act 2 Arcade ending, thankfully it's just a glimpse, but ''boy is it a terrifying one.'' The only thing we see is ''Ada's top half of her body.'' And the fact that she already looks mechanical, making it much more unsettling. Poor, ''poor Carl...'' [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/8e372f89cb17fdcf1117966414bfd19f/tumblr_od86e0ancv1ucv9buo7_1280.png Pictured here for your viewing displeasure.]] Making it worse: Picture Nirvana. Now realize that, in the linked image, it looks like Ada's head and [[BodyHorror most of her torso]] are ''still organic''.

* Carl's entire story. Even if he does become a adult, even if everything is okay for Carl, [[BreakTheCutie the kid's gone through enough crap to rival Ragna]]. He dropped out of the Academy after his father [[PoweredByAForsakenChild integrated his sister into Deus Machina: Nirvana]] [[BodyHorror and left her half-done for the boy to finish]], and was effectively abandoned to grow up on his own terms making a living as a vigilante. On top of that trauma, it is implied that Nirvana amplifies the bloodlust of its wielder and stymies other emotions to that end, leaving him cold and emotionless on missions and a broken wreck that distrusts the adults around him otherwise. While Bang and Litchi did comfort him to a degree, he nearly broke all over again when he realized that Relius' improved detonator doll was built using ''[[SoulPoweredEngine his mother's soul]]''. The kid's about as stable as [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji]], and who can blame him?

* [[spoiler: For all his talk about how he's nothing like his father and never will be, Act 3 shows that the apple really doesn't fall far from the tree with Carl's story, sending his characterization into a full 180 in the creepiest way imaginable. It's shown that when he actually does decide to piece together the truth, his methodology and line of deductive reasoning is ''exactly the same as Relius''. This means that he eventually just starts seeing people as merely things to be used and discarded when no longer necessary. By the time he reaches Noel in the end, he just tells her to shut up and just let him experiment on her, and that she doesn't have a choice in the matter. Not "kill", despite that being what would allow him to save Nirvana. "''Experiment''". Like Hibiki, he intends to '''torture her while she's still conscious''' until he gets results. It gets to the point where Nirvana has to step in and stop him. First, Carl assumes it's a joke, but when she refuses to move, he gets PISSED and demands that his sister move aside in a cold, commanding tone, as if he no longer sees Nirvana as his sister, but a malfunctioning machine that refuses to obey orders. Although Noel gets away, Carl muses to himself that things are getting interesting while sporting a PsychoticSmirk and [[LaughingMad laughing maniacally]]. He's officially [[GoMadFromTheRevelation gone insane from trying to find out the truth]].]]

-->[[spoiler:'''Carl:''' '''''I said, step aside, Nirvana!''''']]

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* What Relius did to his daughter and wife.

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* [[spoiler: '''''DARK SUSANO'O''''']]

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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXAJb5zNeqM Her Astral]] was left out of the trailer for ''very'' good reasons. She grabs the opponent and opens a portal to the land of the dead, which sends dozens of spirits spiraling upward in a hurricane. As they fall, a picture of Izanami [[JumpScare suddenly appears]] with [[ScareChord an appropriate sound effect]] showing her with '''completely blank, GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath''' and a '''''nightmare-inducing SlasherSmile on her face!''''' As if that wasn't terrifying enough, she starts fading away into shadow with the background turning into skulls, then seven gigantic skulls crash down on the opponent, devouring them and sending them into the underworld as an afterimage of a skull flashes upon the screen and the same scream from her Exceed Accel blaring in the background. Sweet dreams!
*** The way she suddenly appears is framed so that she's not focusing on her opponent. '''''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou SHE'S LOOKING AT YOU.]]'''''

*** The full picture is now the page image, and it's even more terrifying in full without the static. You can see the effects of the deterioration on Izanami's body. '''There's no skin on her right arm.'''

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** Even more frightening is how similar she and Terumi have become. Though Nine would be loathe to admit it, she and Terumi have become much alike. Having seen the "truth" of the world, she has become extremely nihilistic and seeks to destroy the world. She has also begun to imitate some of Terumi's traits, being more prone to malicious taunts, [[EvilLaugh Evil Laughs]], and taking a disturbingly sadistic glee in her psychological torture of the heroes. Also, in contrast to the emotionless glare she gives most characters at the end of their arcade runs, Hakumen's, Hazama's, Nu's, Amane's, and Arakune's endings replaces it with an '''''[[http://www.famitsu.com/images/000/097/190/l_56964830a6389.jpg absolutely terrifying]]''''' SlasherSmile. Clearly, her time in the Boundary and as Terumi's puppet has had a detrimental effect on her sanity.

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** As of Carl's Act 2 Arcade ending, thankfully it's just a glimpse, but ''boy is it a terrifying one.'' The only thing we see is ''Ada's top half of her body.'' And the fact that she already looks mechanical, making it much more unsettling. Poor, ''poor Carl...'' [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/8e372f89cb17fdcf1117966414bfd19f/tumblr_od86e0ancv1ucv9buo7_1280.png Pictured here for your viewing displeasure.]] Making it worse: It looks like Ada's head and ''[[BodyHorror most]]'' of her torso is ''still organic''.

* Want more? Use his Astral Heat (Puppeteer's Altar). The opponent is trapped in one of Relius' labs and restrained in some way. If you'll notice, the walls are smeared with the blood of past subjects, who are hanging above on swinging crosses, the shadows of which can be seen. Relius then nonchalantly alludes to what he's going to do to him/her and the doors slam. All you can hear over the announcer is the death cry of the victim. For even more horror, some of the "experiments" are particularly gruesome. While Hazama is dying of boredom ("Not like I don't deserve a hundred times worse..."), it's heavily implied that some characters are brutally killed or abused. Many of the characters are literally bound into torture implements or positions. Platinum is trapped in a barrel with holes in it, after which numerous swords skewer her through those holes. Carl and Nirvana are ''strung up like '''literal puppets.''''' Yeah, he's [[MadScientist that kinda person]].

* Some say that nightmares can begin with a sense of safeness. In that very case, the combination of Litchi and Arakune's Bad Ends count. We were lured into a sense of happiness and heartwarming that we saw Arakune still has enough heart and care about Litchi's welfare, trying his best to remove her from his curse, and she is able to live on her life normally without any memory of him... in which we later learn that the corruption within Litchi is similar to Alzheimer's disease. Without a cure, it will continue to rot her until she dies, and all Arakune took was memories of him, and without his memory, Litchi becomes unmotivated to find the cure and blissfully unaware of it, awaiting the day she withers and die with her memories being jumbled here and there, or at worst, become the next Arakune and then start eating everyone nearby until someone kills her. Now then, when your choices are keep making bad decisions of continually working for ObviouslyEvil guys to pursue the cure as it's the only way or forget the cure and then get inflicted with this... Her desperation and 'obsession' would look justified, you ''don't'' want to get into her situation! At least those bad decisions still let you be in full control, not show that you actually like working for that bastard and show remorse sooner or later...

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* Want more? Use his Astral Heat (Puppeteer's Altar). The opponent is trapped in one of Relius' labs and restrained in some way. If you'll notice, the walls are smeared with the blood of past subjects, who are hanging above on swinging crosses, the shadows of which can be seen. Relius then nonchalantly alludes to what he's going to do to him/her and the doors slam. All you can hear over the announcer is the death cry of the victim. For even more horror, some of the "experiments" are particularly gruesome. While Hazama is dying of boredom ("Not like I don't deserve a hundred times worse...") and Tsubaki's appears humane (despite her facing the wrong way due to blindness, with Relius being savvy about Tsubaki's utter loyalty), it is heavily implied that some characters are brutally killed or abused. Many of the characters are literally bound into torture implements or positions. Platinum is trapped in a barrel with holes in it, after which numerous swords skewer her through those holes. Carl and Nirvana are ''strung up like '''literal puppets.''''' Yeah, he's [[MadScientist that kinda person]].

** As of Carl's Act 2 Arcade ending, thankfully it's just a glimpse, but ''boy is it a terrifying one.'' The only thing we see is ''Ada's top half of her body.'' And the fact that she already looks mechanical, making it much more unsettling. Poor, ''poor Carl...'' [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/8e372f89cb17fdcf1117966414bfd19f/tumblr_od86e0ancv1ucv9buo7_1280.png Pictured here for your viewing displeasure.]] Making it worse: It looks like Ada's head and ''[[BodyHorror ''most'']]'' of her torso is ''still organic''.

** As of Carl's Act 2 Arcade ending, thankfully it's just a glimpse, but ''boy is it a terrifying one.'' The only thing we see is ''Ada's top half of her body.'' And the fact that she already looks mechanical, making it much more unsettling. Poor, ''poor Carl...'' [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/8e372f89cb17fdcf1117966414bfd19f/tumblr_od86e0ancv1ucv9buo7_1280.png Pictured here for your viewing displeasure.]]
* We finally get to see exactly how Ragna lost his arm, and it is not pretty. Seeing a young Ragna, his arm cut off, surrounded by a ring of fire as a Yukianesa-possessed Jin looms over him, all while Terumi's silhouette watches with twisted amusement is beyond freaky. [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120114163205/blazblue/images/thumb/1/14/Calamity_Trigger_Reconstruction_%28Continuum_Shift_Extend%2C_Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_5%29.png/786px-Calamity_Trigger_Reconstruction_%28Continuum_Shift_Extend%2C_Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_5%29.png Picture here]]. Making it worse: It looks like Ada's head and, uh, [[BodyHorror ''most'' of her torso]] is ''still organic''.

* We finally get to see exactly how Ragna lost his arm, and it is not pretty. Seeing a young Ragna, his arm cut off, surrounded by a ring of fire as a Yukianesa-possessed Jin looms over him, all while Terumi's silhouette watches with twisted amusement is beyond freaky. [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120114163205/blazblue/images/thumb/1/14/Calamity_Trigger_Reconstruction_%28Continuum_Shift_Extend%2C_Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_5%29.png/786px-Calamity_Trigger_Reconstruction_%28Continuum_Shift_Extend%2C_Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_5%29.png Picture here]].

* Want more? Use his Astral Heat (Puppeteer's Altar). The opponent is trapped in one of Relius' labs and restrained in some way. If you'll notice, the walls are smeared with the blood of past subjects, who are hanging above on swinging crosses, the shadows of which can be seen. Relius then nonchalantly alludes to what he's going to do to him/her and the doors slam. All you can hear over the announcer is the death cry of the victim. For even more horror, some of the "experiments" are particularly gruesome. While Hazama is dying of boredom ("Not like I don't deserve a hundred times worse...") and Tsubaki's appears humane (despite her facing the wrong way due to blindness, and more about Relius being savvy enough that Tsubaki's utter loyalty assures that she's not going to rebel), it is heavily implied that some characters are brutally killed or abused. Noel (and Murakumos) is trapped, naked, in a large structure, with a spike positioned in between her legs pointing directly up at her crotch. Platinum is trapped in a barrel with holes in it, after which numerous swords skewer her through those holes. Yeah, he's [[MadScientist that kinda person]].
** His Astral Finish on Rachel isn't especially gruesome, but is rather tragic if you think about it. Nago and Gii, despite the abuse she heaps on them, are clearly very loyal to Rachel. During the Astral Finish, the two (or at least Nago) are forced to keep her bound so Relius can do whatever he want's to her.