History VideoGame / BloodyRoar

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Up until the time of ''3'', characters like Alice and Bakuryu (Kenji) actually had blue hair. Nana from ''4'' also has blue hair. Uriko's hair turns green in her werecat form from ''1'', while Busuzima also has green hair by default.

* BigBadassWolf: Yugo, natch.

** Let's just say Uranus and Cronos are named after deities for a [[PurposefullyOverpowered reason...]]
*** Curiously, [[ClassicalMythology their namesakes]] are parent and child, which just adds more fuel to the "Uranus is Cronos' mother" theory.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Oddly, a clone of Gado gets his moves while ''he himself'' gets this.

* ButtonMashing: You don't need to learn special moves.
** However, if you try this in ''Bloody Roar 2'' or ''3'', you ''will'' simply be destroyed. It's a good "tactic" in ''4'', though.
** Long, Shenlong, and Uriko have fighting styles that focus on large combos, however.

* PutOnABus: Fox and Greg simply disappeared after the first game. Mitsuko is a different case: while she also hasn't been available outside of ''1'', her status as Uriko's mom keeps her gravitating around the game's story.

* RingOut

** Greg, from ''1'', is an exception--in his base form he's [[WalkingShirtlessScene always shirtless]], but has the decency to wear a NiceHat with it. Reiji is also always lacking in the shirt department.

* ShoutOut: Gado's outfit in ''2'' is extremely similar to that of un-tuxedo'd [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Rugal]].

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Shina enjoys fighting in a bra a lot. And then there's Nagi, whose bra is revealed a lot, and fights with a [[ShowSomeLeg SHORT SKIRT]]. And then there's Jenny...

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Reiji. Cronos avoids this, while Xion is more a matter of how decent or nasty he feels like being on any givenday.

* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl: Uranus. It's [[HairColorDissonance more like]] a grayish/silverish-[[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue]], but you should get the general idea.

* BadassLonghair: Long.
** Shenlong had it in his debut, [[ExpositoryHairstyleChange but then cut his hair]], [[ImportantHaircut most likely to distance himself from the real Long]].

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** Long hates his Zoanthrope genetics, as it was this power that [[DeadLittleSister killed his younger sister]].

** Shenlong had it in his debut, [[ExpositoryHairstyleChange but then cut his hair]], [[ImportantHaircut most likely to distance himslef from the real Long]].

* ClothingDamage: Self-inflicted, since they rip their clothes when morphing into animals. The clothes come right back on when they morph back.
** MagicPants do wonders, amirite?

* ComebackMechanic: ''Primal Fury'' aids losing players by expiditing the rate at which their beast gauge fills, regardless whether inflicting or receiving damage. Meaning, the lower their health, the greater the gain per hit.

* CursedWithAwesome: Long hates his Zoanthrope genetics, as it was this power that killed his younger sister

* MrFanservice: Fangirls seem to be crazy for Shenlong.
** Anyone else find it humorous that he's essentially [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Shen Woo]], only two years early?

* EvilLaugh: Xion after winning in beast form, or during his Beast Drive in ''3''.

* Fartillery: In ''Primal Fury'', one of Busuzima's grabs involves him farting in your face. It's one of his more powerful grabs...

* ForgottenChildhoodFriend: Averted with Shina and Cronos. We know that they have a connection (and the two actually remember one another after being separated for so long), [[AbortedArc but the games have yet to divulge anything more than that]].

* KillerRobot: Kohryu, a mindless clone-robot of the first Bakuryu who is a rival/enemy of his successor. Comes complete with a RocketPunch and MacrossMissileMassacre!

** Everything he does is ForScience! That, and getting the rest of the cast to recognize his genius and take him seriously for once. Yeah... not gonna happen.

* PlotRelevantAgeUp: In the first game, Uriko goes from [[http://bloodyroar.wikia.com/wiki/File:UrikoHumanBR.jpg this]] to [[http://bloodyroar.wikia.com/wiki/File:UrikoAnimalBR.jpg this]] upon tapping into her powers. Judging by her ending in ''Extreme''/''PF'', she briefly assumes this form again to save Cronos' life.

* SpinningPiledriver; Bakuryu's 1st Beast Drive, which begins with an [[PetalPower explosion of leaves]].

* SuperMode: In every game except ''2''. Gives the player character massive speed, damage, and regeneration boosts, even allowing them to use multiple Beast Drives (which normally instantly brings them out of beast mode) while it lasts, but at the cost of being unable to transform at all for the rest of the fight.

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Xion, Cronos, and Reiji.

* NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast: Xion the Unborn.

* BadassLonghair: Long and his braids.

** MsFanservice: Jenny.
*** Nagi, too. Her Spurious form retains significantly more human-like traits than any other character. And still she's hot.

* BadassLonghair: Long.
** Shenlong had it in his debut, [[ExpositoryHairstyleChange but then cut his hair]], [[ImportantHaircut most likely to signify his distance from the real Long]].

* {{Dojikko}}: After her [[RedemptionDemotion revamp]] in ''2'', Uriko learns a [[SheFu Kenpo style mimicking Long's]]. However, if a player makes even the slightest mistake during her inputs, Uriko can easily mess up and fall over. Being something of [[TheDitz a ditz]], this makes sense, [[GeniusDitz although Uriko is much more capable than you'd think]], given that she's implied to be the strongest of all the Zoanthropes. In typical LethalJokeCharacter fashion, Uriko (with the right tempo) can whip out infinites that can juggle her opponent to death.

* ActionMom: Mitsuko... eww.
** ApronMatron
** [[MamaBear Mama]] [[JustForPun Boar]]: Let's just say that she doesn't take lightly to Uriko being taken by Tylon.
** DotingParent

* BelligerentSexualTension: Yugo and Alice, natch. One's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, the other's a Type B ("deredere") {{Tsundere}}. She even delivers an ArmorPiercingSlap to Yugo in her ending from ''Extreme/Primal Fury'' [[HowDareYouDieOnMe because he was being reckless and could have gotten them all killed]]. She then turns around [[CryCute and cries]].

** Greg, whose Wind Up Punch is very similar to [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Jack]]'s MegatonPunch.

* CursedWithAwesome: Long hates his Zoanthrope genetics, as it was this power that [[DeadLittleSister killed his younger sister]]

* AntiHero: Xion ([[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes anywhere from Type III to Type V, depending on his mood]]), Cronos (Type I-II).

A [[NeedsMoreLove not so popular fighting game]] franchise co-developed with {{Hudson|Soft}} and [[EightingRaizing 8ing]]. Originally it was called ''Beastorizer''. The story features humans who can [[{{Animorphism}} transform into animals]]. They are called Zoanthropes. And of course there is a [[SeenItAMillionTimes corporation trying to use and brainwash them for world domination]]. So they... fight them of course.

There are 5 games in the whole series, mostly on the {{Playstation}} brand.

* AIBreaker: A viable strategy in ''4'' is simply withdrawing and putting distance between you and your foe, waiting for your opponent to charge, sidestepping, and then hitting their blind side. No jokes.

* AntiVillain: Xion ([[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type I]]). He could convincingly be read as "amoral".

* {{Badass}}: It's a series ''full'' of 'em.

* BelligerentSexualTension: Yugo and Alice, natch. One's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, the other's a Type B ("deredere") {{Tsundere}}. She even delivers an ArmorPiercingSlap to Yugo in her ending from ''Extreme/Primal Fury'' [[HowDareYouDieOnMe because he was being reckless and could have gotten them all killed]]. She then turns around and cries.

* [[BishonenLine Bishounen Line]]: Uranus and Ryoho's Hyper Beast modes allow them to stay human, while Cronos turns into a humanoid phoenix capable of going from 0 to 60 on your ass. To a lesser extent, Uriko exhibits some of this too.

* CaptainErsatz: You're lying to yourself if you say that Nagi isn't [[DeadOrAlive Kasumi]] with less clothing.

** Greg, whose Wind Up Punch is very similar to [[{{Tekken}} Jack]]'s MegatonPunch.

* CloningBlues: Shenlong initially loathes Long, conflicted by the fact that he was cloned from him (the truly noticeable differences in appearance between the two being Shenlong's {{red eyes|TakeWarning}} and [[EvilAlbino white fur]], most likely due to genetic manipulation). He eventually gets over this and mellows out, his role towards Long becoming significantly less antagonistic, to the extent of [[WorthyOpponent a friendly rivalry of sorts]]. It's even implied from the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCxHed_f59o opening]] of ''Extreme''/''Primal Fury'' that he's friends with Uriko, Long's student.

*** Nagi, too. Her Spurious form is NotSoDifferent from her human form. And still she's hot.

* GuestFighter: Yugo pops up in ''[=DreamMix=] TV World Fighters'', a MascotFighter featuring characters from {{Konami}}, Hudson, and Takara.

* LadyInRed: Jenny. Ok, it's more like a hot pink, but close enough.

* LightIsNotGood: Xion. Considering that one of his Beast Drives creates a [[CreepyCoolCrosses Holy Cross]] [[LightEmUp out of light]]...
** Considering that in English, his name would be pronounced "Zion" instead of "Shion" (the Japanese equivalent), [[FauxSymbolism this might be intentional]].

* MeaningfulName: Aside from the obvious implication that as a "Half-Beast", Uriko is a {{cat girl}} (or werecat, as evidenced by her adult form), Nagi is a Spurious. The word spurious (an adjective) means "to be false/not genuine". In biological terms, it means a structure that has a comparable appearance but nonetheless has a diverse structure, thus explaining why Nagi's Beast Form is so distinct from the others and greatly resembles her regular self (in fact, her incomplete transformation seems to resemble a red, feminine version of Xion's Unborn form).

** Let's just say Uranus and Cronous are named after deities for a [[PurposefullyOverpowered reason...]]

* NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast - Xion the Unborn

* NotJustATournament: Each tournament revolves around diplomatic tensions between zoanthropes and humankind due to experiments being conducted on zoanthropes, behind the scenes. The tournament itself is merely a front to [[ShmuckBait lure the strongest of their kind]] to be test subjects, by pitting them against others of their kind with legendary beast power... or genetically enhanced super beings.

** Nagi, thanks to a practically non-existent skirt. At least one cutscene in ''4 blatantly'' focuses on her barely-clothed rear.

* PlotRelevantAgeUp: In the first game, Uriko goes from [[http://bloodyroar.wikia.com/wiki/File:UrikoHumanBR.jpg this]] to [[http://bloodyroar.wikia.com/wiki/File:UrikoAnimalBR.jpg this]] upon tapping into her powers. Judging by her ending in ''Extreme''/''PF'', she briefly assumes this form again to save Crono's life.

* RandomlyGifted: Zoantrhopy is seemingly randomly developed. The exception is Busuzima, who apparently made himself into a Zoanthrope after he began working for Tylon.

* {{Redheaded Hero}}ine: Nagi, [[PowerDyesYourHair in her Spurious form]].

** Xion's beast form is clearly inspired by the Manga/{{Guyver}} while Nagi's is a very clear shoutout to the Anime/WitchBlade anime design.

* SuperMode: In every game except ''2''. Gives the player character massive speed, damage, and regeneration boosts, even allowing them to use multiple Beast Drives (which normally instantly bring them out of beast mode) while it lasts, but at the cost of being unable to transform at all for the rest of the fight.

* WeaksauceWeakness: Ryoho is an obnoxiously cheap SNKBoss. He's got a bunch of extremely easy-to-hit moves with high damage and can chew your life meter out in a few seconds, giving you a game over when you lose. If you're using Uriko, on the other hand, all of his attacks will go over her head and he will be completely vulnerable to all of Uriko's moves, making this the biggest [[AnticlimaxBoss anticlimax of a boss]] since Shang Tsung in the first ''MortalKombat''. Apparently, Catgirls > dragons.

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Jenny, Shina, Nagi, and Uranus. The first three are simply well-meaning women who are somewhat aloof, while the latter is implied to be a tormented soul of sorts.

* TallDarkAndBishoujo: Jenny, Shina, Nagi, and Uranus. The first three are simply well-meaning women who are somewhat aloof, while the latter is implied to be a tormented soul of sorts.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Gado and Busuzima are only ever addressed by their last name in the games. Gado's daughter is also only ever called "Shina" or "Marvel", depending on region.

** Nagi, thanks to a practically non-existent skirt. At least one cutscene in ''4'' ''blatantly'' focuses on her barely-clothed rear.

* RandomlyGifted: Zoantrhopy is seemingly randomly developed.

* FantasticRacism: Much like the ''{{X-Men}}'', humans come to resent the Zoanthropes over time. A good portion of the cast, like their mutant counterparts, are trying to induce peaceful relationships between both species.

* HairOfGold: Shina. Also, Jenny; she's a bit of a seductress, but still a good-natured woman at heart.

** Likewise, Xion's design ''screams'' [[{{Yu-Gi-Oh}} Pegasus]].

After laying dormant for over eight years, a sixth entry in the series is [[https://twitter.com/#!/HudsonSoftLtd/status/119880429175185408 currently in production.]] From what it sounds like, it's a ContinuityReboot...

... Or not. As it turns out, it was somebody {{troll}}ing. Fans are, to say the least, [[BerserkButton not pleased]].

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Kohryu is a ninja robot oni mole. Busuzima is a punk rock scientist chameleon. Uranus is a sexy psychic lava-[[BiologicalMashUp Tyrannosaurus-bull]] lightning clone prisoner.

** Perhaps it's a stretch, but Stun's real name is [[StoneColdSteveAustin Steven]] {{Goldberg}}.
** Some of Stun's moves in his beetle form resemble certain KamenRider attacks.
** Xion's beast form is clearly inspired by the {{Guyver}} while Nagi's is a very clear shoutout to the WitchBlade anime design.