The main character of the series. Him and his siblings, Jin and Saya lived peacefully being cared for by their guardian at a Church within the forest. One day, the man known as Yuuki Terumi would arrive and burn down the church and sever Ragna's right arm, kidnapping his sister in the process. Ragna is saved by Rachel Alucard when she gives him the Azure Grimoire (aka, the titular "Blazblue") and it replaces the arm that had been sliced off. Ragna swore vengeance and would start a one man crusade against the NOL to find Terumi using the Azure's power, becoming the most wanted criminal ever recorded in NOL history.
Drive: Soul Eater
Soul Eater allows Ragna to absorb a portion of the damage of certain attacks for his own health. This mechanic was to offset the very low health that Ragna has. Soul Eater works regardless of hit or block, but does not work against Barrier Guard. Soul Eater has another mechanic where different percentages are applied to different Soul Eater moves depending on where it was in the combo. More specifically, the lifesteal increases depending on how many Soul Eater hits landed on the opponent before using the move. The formula is as follows:
- 1st to 5th Soul Eater hit = 100% lifesteal
- 6th Soul Eater hit = 110% lifesteal
- 7th Soul Eater hit = 120% lifesteal
- 8th Soul Eater hit = 130% lifesteal
- 9th Soul Eater hit = 140% lifesteal
- 10th Soul Eater hit = 150% lifesteal
- 11th Soul Eater hit = 150% lifesteal
The scaling remains at 150% for any Soul Eater hit beyond the 10th.
Overdrive: Blood Kain IDEA
Ragna's Overdrive augments all of his Soul Eater moves. Not only do all of his Soul Eater moves have higher damage and steal more life from the opponent, but some also have different move properties and different hitboxes.
Pros/Strengths
- Able to drain opponent's life and replace as own
- Great footsies that can be hit confirmed easily
- Becomes very versatile with 50% Heat
- Consistent mid-high combo damage
- Decent Heat Gain off most combos
- Easy to pick up, easy to play character
Cons/Weaknesses
- Few safe and reliable mix-up options make most offensive approaches easy to read
- High risk, moderate reward
- Many defensive options are unsafe
- Tied for third lowest life in the game
- Very weak character without 50% Heat, heavily relies on meter
- Struggles against zoning gameplay, even with movement options
- Highly encourages uncommon tactics to play well (may not be a con if you have the right mindset)