Blazblue: Short Stories and Novel Discussion

[Suzaku]

鋼 (Hagane) の (no) 錬金術師 (Renkinjutsushi).

Hagane means "steel", no is a possesive marker ("X no Y" means "X's Y" or "Y of X"), and Renkinjutsushi means "alchemist".

However, no can also sometimes be used as a modifier to turn a noun into an adjectival noun (a noun that is used like an adjective, aka noun adjunct). The meaning is basically the same as when it's used as a possessive, but there's a very slight linguistic difference, like "Alchemist of Steel" versus "Steel Alchemist".

Mustang is basically taking the "Hagane no" from "Hagane no Renkinjutsushi" and turning it into "Haganeno." Which is like taking the "of Stink" from "Alchemist of Stink" and turning it into "Stinky", but in this case isn't insulting, since "Fullmetal" is actually a cool nickname.

Oh, and just a note, as far as we know Platinum the Trinity isn't "Trinity" nor is she the Platinum Alchemist. Platinum's a trinity of three personalities (or spirits), which includes Trinity Glasfille, the Platinum Alchemist. The exact makeup / origins of Platinum the Trinity are still a mystery.

[Chsal]

白金 can also be read as Shirogane, which is similar sounding to Hagane (Steel).

Eh... feels like a pretty distant reference... But okay I guess.

Anyway we should probably get back on topic or something >.>...

So Phase 0 is a prequel. And Phase 1 is a prequel of that prequel.

Any word on how many Phases they're going to go back?

I'm guessing 42.

[Mushroom]

I've seen a lot of Kazuma x Trinity art recently. Is it considered canon?

[Michi]

I have no idea what's in the book but as far as I have read in random sites, Trinity took care of Kazuma. Or something along those lines.

Unless I got trolled again. :/

[DeXTeR]

Well, this is art from Blazblue Phase 1 novel. Supposedly all art from it.

http://i.imgur.com/UVYbl.png

http://i.imgur.com/3vdFJ.png

http://i.imgur.com/V3uYf.png

http://i.imgur.com/syb33.png

http://i.imgur.com/AEWOx.png

http://i.imgur.com/oQyil.png

http://i.imgur.com/TQVfP.png

http://i.imgur.com/mpxED.png

http://i.imgur.com/qEyMi.png

http://i.imgur.com/jz0Tm.png

http://i.imgur.com/Aaleg.png

http://i.imgur.com/Xr1yI.png

http://i.imgur.com/73Gzn.png

http://i.imgur.com/5JNdv.png

http://i.imgur.com/pVXSF.png

Unfortunately, I won't be able to scan it.

I also have whole 3DS version phase 0 comic, I will make photos tomorrow I suppose and post it here. This is a crosspost from zepp museum as well.

[Vulcan422]

Trinity looks even more kawaii-uguu-sugoi in her normal form.

[Takoto]

Terumi looks soo badass in the second picture. Trinity is really cute~ and Kazuma is kinda cute :D Even if he has like, no eyes (which looks kinda surreal to me).

[zdravkelja]

Tomonori looks awesome

[Blade]

Digging Mitsuyoshi's bro. Maybe he'll be in the next one.

[Vulcan422]

He's dead. Not gonna happen unless it's a flashback.

[Yukikaze]

He's dead. Not gonna happen unless it's a flashback.

Blade's assuming 'phase 2' will follow trend and be like phase 1 is to phase 0.

[Tong]

Mori said the next batch of confirmed characters will be Kokonoe and "someone known but never seen before" in the history.

If he's talking about console/arcade story, it may be Bloodedge.

Canonically, who knows, maybe Phantom will do something weird to Ragna like what she did to Lambda vs Nu. Iunno, Order Sol happened lol.

[darkblade77]

"known but never seen before"...

my bet's on Bang's young lord

[Moy_X7]

Mori said the next batch of confirmed characters will be Kokonoe and "someone known but never seen before" in the history.

If he's talking about console/arcade story, it may be Bloodedge.

Canonically, who knows, maybe Phantom will do something weird to Ragna like what she did to Lambda vs Nu. Iunno, Order Sol happened lol.

Ragna is Bloodedge, I just hope they don't pull an "Order Ragna" on our ass. If I had to guess, it's probably Lord Tenjo's (sp?) son. We've heard of him yet we've never seen him.

[Tong]

Jin is Hakumen. JK Point is, not everyone read the novel.

Lord's Son might also be a possibility or Ninja D.

[Mumm-Ra]

Hakumen is Jin's soul trapped inside the Susano'o unit, Bloodedge is crippled Ragna with his right sleeve off.

Also Bang's Subordinate B better be in the next update.

[Circuitous]

Bloodedge exists several hundred years before the setting of the games and dies defeating the Black Beast, the only thing he ever does, which is also a situation that no longer occurs since the timeloops have stopped. If he becomes a playable character BlazBlue has officially jumped the shark.

[Blade]

"someone known but never seen before" in the history.

My vote is for Sol. :D

@Circ: If that's the case, Guilty Gear already Jumped the Shark long before.

[Tong]

Ragna/Bloodedge thing is like who came first, Chicken/Egg.

While Ragna origins remain unclear or how Bloodedge exactly "got killed", I could say Ragna is Bloodedge reborn or "Bloodedge's spawn", since the Black Beast probably absorbed him and much later became the false Grimoire.

However, Its also unclear how the other half ended up on Nu, because the BlackB/Grimoire was buried in the church.

[Takoto]

I'm pretty sure the next playable BlazBlue characters will be Kokonoe and Tenjo's Son, maybe more. Tenjo's Son would make the most sense as he used to live in Ikaruga (the setting of the next game, most likely), he was a focus point of Bang's story, and other than by name alone, he's never appeared in any BlazBlue media (not in games, novels, or drama cds). And at that Q&A session in London, Mori made it pretty obvious Kokonoe would be playable because "everyone wanted her to be playable".

[Moy_X7]

I'm pretty sure the next playable BlazBlue characters will be Kokonoe and Tenjo's Son, maybe more. Tenjo's Son would make the most sense as he used to live in Ikaruga (the setting of the next game, most likely), he was a focus point of Bang's story, and other than by name alone, he's never appeared in any BlazBlue media (not in games, novels, or drama cds). And at that Q&A session in London, Mori made it pretty obvious Kokonoe would be playable because "everyone wanted her to be playable".

I wonder how they'll go about making Kokonoe playable. She's the offspring of the most powerful mage + the strongest creature in the world and she's a genius to boot. RTSD + Magical Projectiles? Mecha Install? Heh, that's something to play with.

Agreed on the latter, it just has to be Lord Tenjo's son at this point.

[Chsal]

She'll throw Tagers at you.

But I wonder what excuse they'll give to get her out of the lab. Shes spent the past two games in there, so unlike the other characters she doesn't have a reason to fight, when she can just get Tager to do it.

[Takoto]

I wonder how they'll go about making Kokonoe playable. She's the offspring of the most powerful mage + the strongest creature in the world and she's a genius to boot. RTSD + Magical Projectiles? Mecha Install? Heh, that's something to play with.

My boyfriend said he thinks she'll be a trap-based character, as "BlazBlue hasn't had one yet", or something akin.

I have no idea how she'd play, but I'm looking forward to it if she does 8D She's got a lo of possibilities for awesome attacks, being both really smart in Science and being able to use magic.

[TD]

Bloodedge exists several hundred years before the setting of the games and dies defeating the Black Beast, the only thing he ever does, which is also a situation that no longer occurs since the timeloops have stopped. If he becomes a playable character BlazBlue has officially jumped the shark.

i'd add nine to that list, sadly. i'd love her, but honestly... ALL SIX heroes are all suddenly able to not age after many years, yet alone die? yeaaaa... somethings wrong here.

[Moy_X7]

i'd add nine to that list, sadly. i'd love her, but honestly... ALL SIX heroes are all suddenly able to not age after many years, yet alone die? yeaaaa... somethings wrong here.

Not suddenly, most of them have a reason as to why they haven't aged and some of them have aged. Jubei and Valkenhayn seem to be the ones that aged. Trinity is currently stuck in a kid's body and I'm curious to know what happened to her original body and how she ended up in Platinum's body. Hakumen is Jin's soul possessing a suit of armor. Hazama is a ghost that goes around possessing shit and is currently inhabiting an artificial body. I'll give Nine the fact that she's a witch, so maybe her magical powers have helped slow down the aging process. I will lol so hard if Nine is actually an old lady the day Phantom gets exposed.

@Takoto - Yup, it's all speculation and theory at this point, although we do have some characters that have some sort of trap-like attacks (Rachel with Sword Iris/Mu and her exploding Steins).