Blaz Blue/Awesome

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Astral Heats
Astral Heats are ultra-powerful attacks available to the cast that allow them to instantly end a fight. The restrictions are steep - 100.00 Heat, a Burst Node, the target must be in the red (<35% stamina), and only on your match round - but the sheer graphical display makes connecting them, especially the following, worthwhile. Note that any attack with a damage value listed is the base damage - the target survives all but the last blow with 1 HP, which is noted on the finishing strike.

"White feathers for innocence... black feathers for darkest sin...! We are the messengers and hammers of God, come forth to deliver righteous justice! Let sinners be punished...! Let justice be done!!"
 * Black Onslaught: Unleashing the fullest might of his Azure Grimoire, Ragna unfolds his Blood-Scythe and begins hacking away at the target repeatedly, all the while growing darker in appearance until he assumes the form of a black monster. Fully unleashed, Blood-Scythe draws in the target's soul as fuel to utterly erase their existence in one last swing. Visually astounding to behold, the fact it inflicts 15K+ damage is no laughing matter, either.
 * Nine Gates of Heaven: Launching the enemy skyward, Litchi vaults after them, slams them with her feet repeatedly, and delivers one last devastating kick to blow them back to the ground. This doesn't appear too impressive... until you realize it inflicts a whopping 20K+ damage, easily more than any other Astral Heat in the game! Not bad for a human, eh?
 * The Ultimate Bang: Bang opens in a not-so-impressive manner by jabbing the enemy with his ginormous nail. He then proceeds to plow through several oriental-style doors, screaming at the top of his lungs, and slamming a fist, burning out of his sheer Hot-Blooded nature, head-on into the misfortunate victim - said flames burn so hot that even Bang's clothes are incinerated! Then again, what did you expect from the mortal incarnation of ham?
 * Kokujin Ogi: Akumetsu: As befitting his reprisal-heavy combat style, Hakumen raises Okami before him with a seal between him and his opponent. Should anything strike the seal, time freezes as Hakumen unleashes the fullest of his available power, rendering slash upon slash on the foe's prone body, with blood spraying everywhere until the screen is doused with it. Overwhelmed by pain and excessive bleeding, the opponent promptly collapses as Hakumen turns away from the audience and sheathes his sword.
 * Requiem Aeternam: Unleashing Izayoi's power, Tsubaki turns into an angel and charges the foe, immobilizing them in a magic circle. The scene shifts to the goddess statue in Library headquarters, which moves to form a magic spearhead in tandem with Tsubaki's Badass Creed. As if on cue, both move in sync, the spear jabbing into the victim's prone body and felling them instantly. This almost makes Izayoi worthwhile...


 * Planet Crusher: It is part and parcel that Makoto's physical strength is phenomenal, but this move shows what happens if and when she cuts loose. Rushing through the onslaught, she plows a fist into the target's stomach to disorient them before letting loose with a flurry that would make Kenshiro and his ilk proud, only to finish the matter with a monster uppercut that casts the victim into orbit. That's not where it stops - said final punch is powerful enough to leave a massive fist imprint on the moon before it subsequently shatters! Between this and Nine Gates of Heaven, maybe there's room for two boobie ladies after all...
 * Blut Vollmund: Harkening back to his vigilante days, Valkenhayn flash kicks the opponent airborne. After a brief pause, he fully transforms into the bipedal werewolf that our lore has accustomed us with, leaps after the prone victim, strikes from multiple directions only to, like Hakumen, saturate the screen in blood. How his outfit stays clean through all that will always remain a mystery...
 * Puppeteer's Altar: As if by command, Ignis lunges outward and catches the opponent in a Face Palm of Doom. The scene then cuts to the nightmare house they call Relius' lab, where the opponent is bound in a very secure fashion, only for the man himself to rise, approach, and announce his intent before the doors slam shut. Each character is bound in a different fashion designed around their equipment and their powers - clear-cut cred for Relius (due to him being Crazy Prepared in this fashion) and for the art team (for going out of their way to design all of these in the first place).
 * Hungry Darkness of 1000 Souls: A truly badass and sinister finishing move for the world's greatest troll. Hazama summons a bunch of chains from the ground which snares the opponent, after which he summons a mass of snake which eventually form one gigantic snake. The gigantic snake would devour the opponent.

The Villains
If a story can be defined by its villains, then BlazBlue is a hell of a read. Between Yuuki Terumi and Relius Clover, there is enough madness and malice to keep the series going for a long time - and with both of them having solid fanbases, the moments where they show just how evil they really are will just keep piling up.

Yuuki Terumi, aka Hazama - "The Smooth Criminal"

 * In the True Ending of Continuum Shift, You'd think this is the moment a villain crumbles, but no -
 * Hazama vs Ragna in Arcade mode (both of theirs) is suitably epic. . Hazama scores one in general when he unleashes the Azure Grimoire, as he manages to catch a sizable portion of the cast - from Carl and Taokaka to Noel and Tsubaki to even Tager and Kokonoe (via Lambda) - by total surprise in the process! With one exception, the only characters in control of themselves are those who lived before the Dark War.

Relius Clover - "The Mad Puppeteer"

 * In the True Ending of Continuum Shift, Shows that these two are a different breed of villain when, despite being complete monsters (or, perhaps because they are), they cooperate so willingly and efficiently!
 * Makoto's bad ending, and Relius' hand in it, is said by many to be either an utter High Octane Nightmare Fuel or Tear Jerker, and they'd be right. However, one thing that tends to be glossed over is that it serves as Relius' Crowning Moment of Awesome, a testament for his villain caliber. Why? Succeeding where goddamn Hazama of all people failed, succeeding spectacularly at that, and leaving little doubt he could repeat it in a canon path? Maybe Hazama isn't the one to fear after all.
 * On that note, while, he does manage to collect enough combat data to make the ordeal worthwhile. Whereas gambits of any stripe and/or level of complexity require defeats to be planned for, battle data with which to study the opponent is always welcome, and it shows that Relius is flexible enough that can be turned into a possibility of victory at a later date.

The Six Heroes
The Six Heroes are a gathering of the most Badass individuals who ever lived in this world and Yuuki Terumi. Amongst the playable cast are two of them - Hakumen and Valkenhayn R. Hellsing - and while some of the cast may aspire to be more awesome than the two of them were (and let's be honest, taking down the Black Beast is a crowning moment in any light), Valkenhayn has much to show the younger generation yet, and Hakumen is not giving up his claim to badassery without a fight.

While Platinum the Trinity is another Six Heroes member, Trinity Glassfield has too little influence in the world to make a lasting mark on her own, but she makes every second count regardless. Luna and Sena, however, have much work to do to aspire to their counterpart's greatness.

Hakumen - "The end has come!!"
"Hazama: "Blah Blah Blah BlazBlue, activate!"
 * Hakumen's Continuum Shift story
 * His "alternate truth" path in Calamity Trigger.
 * There are protagonists who are not horrified or otherwise startled when Hazama unleashes his Azure Grimoire in Arcade Mode. Unsurprisingly, Hakumen is one of them, and while he's not completely suppressed, he makes it clear it will take more than the Azure Grimoire to cause him to lose his cool.

Hakumen:

Hazama:"

Valkenhayn R. Hellsing - "The Silver Wolf"

 * The final act of Hunting Dog shows that Valkenhayn's fangs have not rotted out after ninety years. Valkenhayn's third match is against Hakumen, and after the two of them finish, When Valkenhayn realizes where he is, he notes that  That's part of what makes it awesome - the other part is that  It would have been more awesome if Valkenhayn, but alas.

Brothers in Arms
Ragna the Bloodedge and Jin Kisaragi are deep in their own Sibling Rivalry, orchestrated by outside events and factors to pit them against each other and keep them from uniting. What they do have in common, however, is that they are two of the most Badass individuals to come from the younger generation, and two of the most powerful - between Ragna's Azure and Jin's Order, there is enough rolling around that Terumi and Relius are monitoring them very closely, either to factor in how to manipulate them for their own ends or to annihilate them before they can pose a greater threat or, worse, wholly unite under a common banner.

Ragna the Bloodedge - "The Grim Reaper"
"Ragna:
 * For all the treatment Ragna gets throughout the story, he shows just how capable he is at kicking ass and taking names throughout the True Ending. Heartwarming also ensues.
 * Picking up from where ending left off,  What follows is one of the most satisfying fights in the game,  The only way that a three-minute period like that (maybe longer, depending on loading times) could be more awesome would be if . Or if you actually got to kill him. Or if it.
 * And then he shines yet again in the build-up in the True ending to his fight with  which actually is the True Final Boss of the story.

Awesome Music starts playing

Ragna:

Ragna:

Ragna:

Ragna:"


 * Even his backstory is a Crowning Moment of Awesome. Granted, we can't really glorify him slaughtering Punch Clock Villains, but c'mon, it's heavily implied that he's cleared out whole bases full of well-armed and well-trained NOL personnel, all by himself. An organisation that has practically taken over the world is utterly terrified of him. There is a reason he's called "The Grim Reaper".
 * Phase 0 : Ragna it gave him a worthy moment to be referred as the Grim Reaper.

Jin Kisaragi - "The Hero of Order"
"Jin:"
 * Jin's true path in Continuum Shift  This is awesome for gameplay reasons as well -


 * Jin's entire CS story is one long ode to his grinding in badass. . Would you believe this is the same Ax Crazy sissy who obsessed over Ragna in Calamity Trigger?

The Underdogs
Compared to the raw power that the above three groups throw around, Bang Shishigami and Makoto Nanaya are having trouble staying competitive. But what they lack in output, they make up for in more subtle ways - and if their Hazel Eyes are any indication (and rest assured, they are), both of them have factors that stand to close that power gap significantly. Once those factors are settled, that sudden burst of power, plus the factors that make up these moments, will make it significantly harder for the villains, especially the Big Bad Duumvirate, to plan around or suppress their actions.

Bang Shishigami is the least augged person in Blaz Blue history, bar none. He makes up for it by being Weak but Skilled, utilizing the fullest of his ninjitsu training to engage, trap, and overcome his opponents. His endurance is nigh-unrivaled, surviving the worst the rest of the cast can throw at him, and even Hakumen - the Hero Antagonist who exemplifies Good Is Not Nice - speaks very highly of his undying spirit.


 * In Calamity Trigger, Bang . Pardon the pun, but to come out from that means that Bang is clearly hard as nails.
 * Bang only gets two fights in his CS story, the last one against . In what can only be described as, after colliding head-on with.
 * Taking things even further, ends with a battle against, and while there's a hell of a stand,  lack the power needed  The awesome doesn't come from the fact Bang  To wit, Bang  Coupled with , it's clear that Bang's  is on the up-and-up  Godspeed, Bang Shishigami...

While Makoto is more augged than Bang, being a squirrel beastkin, there is still much that is unknown about her. However, despite having no role in the events of Calamity Trigger, only appearing in flashbacks experienced by Jin and Noel, and a minimalist role in vanilla Continuum Shift, it isn't until Extend - and her story in Slight Hope - that her Action Girl credentials are put on paper and show why she is not to be ignored.

"The moment one is But you..."
 * Let's get the big factor out of the way now. Barring the opening moments and the closing moments, the entirety of Slight Hope takes place . What this translates into is that Considering that, she's already looking impressive. And how did she pull that off?

"Hazama: "Blah Blah Blah BlazBlue, activate!"
 * Starting off, Makoto lands at Kagutsuchi and finds Jin in very bad shape, only to promptly block a coup de grace attack from Hazama himself. A battle ensues (this is Makoto's first fight in Story mode), What makes this awesome is that, later in the story, Makoto chats with Tsubaki and
 * So what warranted in the first place? His hit on Jin screwed up, Hazama  And that meeting with Tsubaki?  Sure, Makoto may not have known about any of it, but  As evidenced in  Long story short, Makoto's the only person to date to
 * If Arcade mode is to be trusted, the detour paid off beyond knowledge alone. As one would expect, the final battle is against U.Hazama, and All of the above speak highly of Makoto's potential, and should help you understand just why.

Makoto:

Hazama:"

"Hakumen: To refine untainted power to this level... You are truly impressive."
 * Also, a minor CMOA in Arcade Mode if she loses to Hakumen. It seems Bang isn't the only one who impresses Hakumen:

"Makoto: Dear god, you're strong...! And it was almost like you could predict my attacks... Don't tell me... you've mastered the power of your mind's eye?!"
 * Inversely, if she takes him down, it turns out the respect is mutual:

The Rest

 * Honorable mention goes to Rachel for her handling of a noncombat Hazama encounter.
 * Tsubaki gets one in Heart to Heart, for delivering a particularly Badass Kirk Summation on some Jerkass noble students, calling them out on their bigotry and arrogance, and causing them all to turn away in shame. Badass Pacifist, much?