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'''Ringo Akagi''', real name '''Marceline F. Mercury''' and also known as '''Zwei''', is a character introduced in ''[[XBlaze Code: Embryo]]''. Ringo is [[Touya Kagari|Touya Kagari's]] senior at [[Maha Raja]]. In truth, she is actually one of the [[Ten Sages]] who left [[Ishana]] to travel the world learning about curry.
'''Ringo Akagi''' (赤城林檎) , real name '''Marceline F. Mercury''' and also known as '''Zwei''', is a character introduced in ''[[XBlaze Code: Embryo]]''. Ringo is [[Touya Kagari|Touya Kagari's]] senior at [[Maha Raja]]. In truth, she is actually one of the [[Ten Sages]] who left [[Ishana]] to travel the world learning about curry.
 
Ringo, as Zwei, was revealed for ''[[BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War]]'' on February 10th, 2021.


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
[[File:XBlaze Ringo Akagi Model Sheet 01.png|150px|left|thumb|Ringo's usual attire.]]
A tall and curvy woman with long pink and red hair, light blue eyes, and fair skin. This hair is usually wrapped into a messy bun with two golden ropes while Ringo is working at Maha Raja, but she lets it down when assuming her identity as Zwei, also letting both ropes dangle freely. Ringo is usually seen in a white shirt with most of its tops buttons undone, revealing her cleavage. Over her chest are black cloths that also wrap around her thighs and arms. Ringo also wears a short light blue skirt and bangles of a similar color. Her main look is completed with black and pink platform shoes. When at Maha Raja, Ringo wears a black apron over her main attire.


To be added.
When at the swimming pool, Ringo wore a tight black two-piece bikini. The top piece had three blue triangles and the bottom piece had one. She also wore a pair of matching black bands and a black choker. She had a small white jacket on top.


==Personality==
==Personality==
Ringo is eccentric and completely obsessed with curry. After trying it just once she left Ishana and dedicated her life to learning about curry. She will ramble on about curry to her junior Touya. Additionally, she has developed a strange opinion on "curry mannerisms," judging a man's enjoyment and etiquette based simply on the state he left his plate in. Ringo also likes to tease Touya about the girls in his life. However, Ringo has a hidden serious side. She believes that life is all about learning things for oneself and hates things like [[TOi]] that take the work out of it.
Ringo is eccentric and completely obsessed with curry. After trying it just once she left Ishana and dedicated her life to learning about curry. She will ramble on about curry to her junior Touya. Additionally, she has developed a strange opinion on "curry mannerisms," judging a man's enjoyment and etiquette based simply on the state he left his plate in. Ringo also likes to tease Touya about the girls in his life. However, Ringo has a hidden serious side. She believes that life is all about learning things for oneself and hates things like [[TOi]] that take the work out of it.


==Biography==
==Powers & Techniques==
As one of the Ten Sages, Ringo is an incredibly powerful [[mage]], said to be one of the greatest to have ever lived. She seems to specialize in Fire magic. One of her spells, '''{{h|Azure Requiem}}''', creates a blue flame strong enough to instantly cremate Drei's body. She also knows some healing magic, but admits it is not her forte.


===Early Life===
In ''BBDW'', Ringo is able to fully demonstrate her mastery over offensive magic. Her preference is in fire and lightning spells, using both to great effect in order to incinerate her foes. However, Ringo is not just a ranged fighter, and is capable of fighting up close; her "''Burn all to Cinders, Calamity Entombed in Indigo Binds''" (燃え盛る藍銅の獄葬災禍 ''Moesakaru Aidō no Hitoyasou Saika'') Distortion Drive involves her downing an opponent with lightning before delivering repeated stomping kicks so powerful that the earth behind her opponent is visibly raised several feet.
==Relatives==
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{{chart| TO| | JU | y | NI  | | | | CE | | |TO='''[[Tomonori]]''' †|JU='''[[Jubei]]'''|NI='''[[Nine the Phantom]]''' †|CE='''[[Celica A. Mercury]]''' †}}
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{{chart| | | | |KA | | | | | | | | LM || NO || NU ||KA='''[[Kaka|Kaka Clan]]'''<br><small>Created from Jubei's genes</small>|NO='''[[Noel Vermillion]]/[[Mu-12]]'''<br><small>(Clone of Saya, adopted by [[Edgar and Claire Vermillion]]. Merged with Saya and Izanami)</small>|LM='''[[Lambda-11]]'''<br><small>(Clone of Saya)</small>|NU='''[[Nu-13]]'''<br><small>(Clone of Saya)</small> }}
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As Zwei, Ringo became legendary even among the Ten Sages. During her time at Ishana, she mentored both [[Drei]] and [[Kuon Glamred Stroheim|Kuon Glamred Stroheim's]] mother. Seven years before the [[Embryo]] incident, Kuon's mother made curry for Ringo with a recipe she brought back from Japan. Ringo fell in love with it, so much so that she decided to abandon Ishana and travel the world to learn how to make the perfect curry around a year later.
==Official Profiles==
===''[[XBlaze Code: Embryo]]'' Character Report===
;Ringo Akagi


===Embryo Incident===
''Touya's co-worker and the source of esoteric trivia regarding all things curry. Drives Touya insane with her less-than-admirable work ethic. Actually the legendary Zwei of the Ten Sages and thought to be one of the most gifted mages of all-time, she disappeared without a trace six years ago. She also served as mentor to both Drei and Kuon's mother. Her real name is Marceline F. Mercury.'' <ref>''XBlaze Code: Embryo, Character Report''</ref>
====Code: Embryo, Lost: Memories====


Ringo was first seen working alongside Touya Kagari at Maha Raja. She distracted Touya from working by rambling on about a customer’s etiquette based on the state he left his plate in before the manager made her stop. <ref>''XBlaze Code: Embryo, Episode 1''</ref>
===''[[XBlaze Lost: Memories]]'' TIPS Entry===
;Zwei


Two days later, Ringo complained about all the police activity and wondered what was going on. Noticing Touya was being vague with his answers about the danger, she asked him about it but he just said he’d seen disturbing articles on TOi. Ringo had no idea what TOi is and when Touya explained it, she found it suspicious, saying people should seek out information for themselves. Ringo stopped working when she saw [[Es]] inside, wondering about her relationship with Touya. Ringo asked Es if she ws Touya's girlfriend but Es didn’t know what that means. <ref>''XBlaze Code: Embryo, Episode 4''</ref>
''Considered to be one of the greatest of the Ten Sages, she abandoned her responsibilities without any warning and seemingly disappeared. Her current whereabouts are unknown. Once served as mentor to both Drei and Kuon's mother. It turns out she was masquerading as the curry-obsessed waitress known as Ringo Akagi.'' <ref>''XBlaze Lost: Memories, TIPS, #52''</ref>


A few days later, she greeted Touya and [[Mei Amanohokosaka]] when they went to Maha Raja, teasing Touya for bringing a different girl with him. Mei said Ringo looked similar to Zwei of the Ten Sages, but there’s no way she’d be working at a curry restaurant. Ringo said she had no idea what Mei was talking about. <ref>''XBlaze Code: Embryo, Es & Hinata Route Episode 7''</ref>
===[[BlazBlue 10th Anniversary]] Official Site Profile===
''A colleague of Touya's from his part-time job. She always makes Touya listen to her comment on the preparations of esoteric curry. Drives Touya insane with her less-than-admirable work ethic.''<ref name="BB 10th Ringo"/>


Several days later, Ringo approached a near-dead Drei in her Zwei attire. Drei initialially assumed it was an illusion, but she insisted she is real. Drei wanted to know what Ringo was doing in a place like this and she said it was because the truth exists in places like this. Drei assumed she was talking about the [[Azure]] but Ringo insisted she had no interest in it; that being able to know and do everything is boring and life is only interesting if you discover things for yourself. Drei said that she was always so free from the rules of the Ten Sages while Ringo countered that he was too bound by them. Drei said he wished he could have been more like her before dying. Ringo decided to send him off, disintegrating his body with her Azure Requiem spell and praying that his soul would find peace. Ringo then found [[Avenge]] in the sewers. She claimed to just be a curry restaurant waitress but Avenge recognized her and asked if she wa there to avenge Drei. Ringo said she wanted to thank him and used healing [[magic]] on him, but said that healing magic wasn’t her specialialty so all she could do was patch him up. Avenge wanted to know what she wanted in exchange so Ringo asked him to protect Touya and his friends. Since they were about to attack the [[Mitsurugi Agency]] she wanted him to clear out the foot soldiers. Avenge said that Ringo should be able to do that easily but she said she was in hiding and that it was not her fight. Avenge promised to repay his debt. Ringo offered to make him curry if he succeeds but he declined. <ref>''XBlaze Code: Embryo, Es Route Episode 10''</ref>
===''[[BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War]]'' Official Profile===
;Zwei


One month after the Embryo Incident, Ringo was at the Himezuru residence and tried [[HInata Himezuru|Hinata Himezuru’s]] curry, praising her skill. Ringo soon interrupted a phone call between Touya and Kuon, saying she would leave now that she’d stolen Hinata’s recipe, which relieved Touya. Ringo said she didn’t expect to see Touya any time soon and left. <ref>''XBlaze Lost: Memories, Black Stone Sub Memory 02''</ref>
''The original holder of the title Zwei (Two) of Ishana's Ten Sages.''
''Her passionate and energetic personality is matched only by her intense passion for curry. A retired sorceress, she spends her days on a quest to achieve the pinnacle of curry.''


==Powers & Techniques==
''While she works at a certain curry shop, she simply goes by the name Ringo Akagi.''<ref>''BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War, Zwei Profile''</ref>


As one of the Ten Sages, Ringo is an incredibly powerful [[mage]], said to be one of the greatest to have ever lived. She seems to specialize in Fire magic. One of her spells, '''Azure Requiem''', creates a blue flame strong enough to instantly cremate Drei's body. She also knows some healing magic, but admits it is not her forte.
==Trivia==
*In the [[Polls/BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Character Popularity Poll|BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Character Poll]], Ringo placed 58th out of the 84 candidates. She scored one place above [[Ripper]] and one place below [[Saya]]. She had 47 votes.
*It is never outright stated that Ringo is related to [[Nine the Phantom]] and [[Celica A. Mercury]]. However, given Ringo's similar appearance to Nine, that they share the same last name, are from Ishana, and the ability to use sorcery is genetic, they are likely related.
*In ''Lost: Memories'', Ringo wears a brown paper bag over her head with one hole open for her eye. This is a reference to Faust from ''[[Wikipedia:Guilty Gear|Guilty Gear]]'', another one of ASW's properties and the spiritual predecessor to ''BlazBlue''.
*Ringo shares her voice actress, Chie Matsuura, with [[Mother]].
*As Zwei, her movelist in ''BBDW'' has a naming motif based around the [[Azure]]. Most of her moves and traits reference it in some way, and use the kanji found in either the [[Azure Grimoire]] (蒼) or the [[Blue Grimoire]] (碧).
*Ringo is illustrated in the following [[Grimoires (BBDW)|Grimoire]] for ''[[BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War]]'':
**[[Gameplay:果て無き探求 BBDW Grimoire|果て無き探求 (''Endless Pursuit'')]].


==Character Report==
==References==
 
<references>
===Ringo Akagi===
<ref name="BB 10th Ringo">''BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/10th/characters/ringo/ Ringo Akagi]''</ref>
 
</references>
''Touya's co-worker and the source of esoteric trivia regarding all things curry. Drives Touya insane with her less-than-admirable work ethic. Actually the legendary Zwei of the Ten Sages and thought to be one of the most gifted mages of all-time, she disappeared without a trace six years ago. She also served as mentor to both Drei and Kuon's mother. Her real name is Marceline F. Mercury.'' <ref>''XBlaze Code: Embryo, Character Report''</ref>
 
==TIPS Entry==
 
===Zwei===
 
''Considered to be one of the greatest of the Ten Sages, she abandoned her responsibilities without any warning and seemingly disappeared. Her current whereabouts are unknown. Once served as mentor to both Drei and Kuon's mother. It turns out she was masquerading as the curry-obsessed waitress known as Ringo Akagi.'' <ref>''XBlaze Lost: Memories, TIPS, #52''</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 26 April 2022

"If you could know everything and do everything, life would be hellishly boring. It's all about discovering things on your own."
赤城林檎
Ringo Akagi
Name

Ringo Akagi

Birthday

November 5

Species

Human

Voice Actors

Chie Matsuura

Height

173cm

Weight

55kg

Hair Color

Pink and red

Eye Color

Light blue

Likes

Freedom, curry

Dislikes

Irritations

Hobbies

Travelling, The Way of Curry

Affiliation

Magic Guild
Ten Sages

Character Titles

Marceline F. Mercury
Zwei
Mage of the Blue Flame

Appearances
Games

XBlaze Code: Embryo
XBlaze Lost: Memories
BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War

Ringo Akagi (赤城林檎) , real name Marceline F. Mercury and also known as Zwei, is a character introduced in XBlaze Code: Embryo. Ringo is Touya Kagari's senior at Maha Raja. In truth, she is actually one of the Ten Sages who left Ishana to travel the world learning about curry.

Ringo, as Zwei, was revealed for BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War on February 10th, 2021.

Appearance

Ringo's usual attire.

A tall and curvy woman with long pink and red hair, light blue eyes, and fair skin. This hair is usually wrapped into a messy bun with two golden ropes while Ringo is working at Maha Raja, but she lets it down when assuming her identity as Zwei, also letting both ropes dangle freely. Ringo is usually seen in a white shirt with most of its tops buttons undone, revealing her cleavage. Over her chest are black cloths that also wrap around her thighs and arms. Ringo also wears a short light blue skirt and bangles of a similar color. Her main look is completed with black and pink platform shoes. When at Maha Raja, Ringo wears a black apron over her main attire.

When at the swimming pool, Ringo wore a tight black two-piece bikini. The top piece had three blue triangles and the bottom piece had one. She also wore a pair of matching black bands and a black choker. She had a small white jacket on top.

Personality

Ringo is eccentric and completely obsessed with curry. After trying it just once she left Ishana and dedicated her life to learning about curry. She will ramble on about curry to her junior Touya. Additionally, she has developed a strange opinion on "curry mannerisms," judging a man's enjoyment and etiquette based simply on the state he left his plate in. Ringo also likes to tease Touya about the girls in his life. However, Ringo has a hidden serious side. She believes that life is all about learning things for oneself and hates things like TOi that take the work out of it.

Powers & Techniques

As one of the Ten Sages, Ringo is an incredibly powerful mage, said to be one of the greatest to have ever lived. She seems to specialize in Fire magic. One of her spells, Azure Requiem, creates a blue flame strong enough to instantly cremate Drei's body. She also knows some healing magic, but admits it is not her forte.

In BBDW, Ringo is able to fully demonstrate her mastery over offensive magic. Her preference is in fire and lightning spells, using both to great effect in order to incinerate her foes. However, Ringo is not just a ranged fighter, and is capable of fighting up close; her "Burn all to Cinders, Calamity Entombed in Indigo Binds" (燃え盛る藍銅の獄葬災禍 Moesakaru Aidō no Hitoyasou Saika) Distortion Drive involves her downing an opponent with lightning before delivering repeated stomping kicks so powerful that the earth behind her opponent is visibly raised several feet.

Relatives

Shuichiro AyatsukiMotherMarceline F. Mercury
Unknown relation
TomonoriJubeiNine the PhantomCelica A. Mercury
KokonoeRagna the Bloodedge
(Fostered)
Jin Kisaragi
(Fostered, later adopted by the Kisaragis. Becomes Hakumen in different timeline)
Saya
(Fostered, merged with Noel, Izanami, and Mu. Identifies as Noel)
Kaka Clan
Created from Jubei's genes
Lambda-11
(Clone of Saya)
Noel Vermillion/Mu-12
(Clone of Saya, adopted by Edgar and Claire Vermillion. Merged with Saya and Izanami)
Nu-13
(Clone of Saya)
SuzukakaTotokakaChachakakaTorakakaTaokakaKaka Kittens
Cali-Kaka, Feisty-Kaka, Fluffy-Kaka, Spotty-Kaka

Official Profiles

XBlaze Code: Embryo Character Report

Ringo Akagi

Touya's co-worker and the source of esoteric trivia regarding all things curry. Drives Touya insane with her less-than-admirable work ethic. Actually the legendary Zwei of the Ten Sages and thought to be one of the most gifted mages of all-time, she disappeared without a trace six years ago. She also served as mentor to both Drei and Kuon's mother. Her real name is Marceline F. Mercury. [1]

XBlaze Lost: Memories TIPS Entry

Zwei

Considered to be one of the greatest of the Ten Sages, she abandoned her responsibilities without any warning and seemingly disappeared. Her current whereabouts are unknown. Once served as mentor to both Drei and Kuon's mother. It turns out she was masquerading as the curry-obsessed waitress known as Ringo Akagi. [2]

BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Official Site Profile

A colleague of Touya's from his part-time job. She always makes Touya listen to her comment on the preparations of esoteric curry. Drives Touya insane with her less-than-admirable work ethic.[3]

BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War Official Profile

Zwei

The original holder of the title Zwei (Two) of Ishana's Ten Sages. Her passionate and energetic personality is matched only by her intense passion for curry. A retired sorceress, she spends her days on a quest to achieve the pinnacle of curry.

While she works at a certain curry shop, she simply goes by the name Ringo Akagi.[4]

Trivia

  • In the BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Character Poll, Ringo placed 58th out of the 84 candidates. She scored one place above Ripper and one place below Saya. She had 47 votes.
  • It is never outright stated that Ringo is related to Nine the Phantom and Celica A. Mercury. However, given Ringo's similar appearance to Nine, that they share the same last name, are from Ishana, and the ability to use sorcery is genetic, they are likely related.
  • In Lost: Memories, Ringo wears a brown paper bag over her head with one hole open for her eye. This is a reference to Faust from Guilty Gear, another one of ASW's properties and the spiritual predecessor to BlazBlue.
  • Ringo shares her voice actress, Chie Matsuura, with Mother.
  • As Zwei, her movelist in BBDW has a naming motif based around the Azure. Most of her moves and traits reference it in some way, and use the kanji found in either the Azure Grimoire (蒼) or the Blue Grimoire (碧).
  • Ringo is illustrated in the following Grimoire for BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War:

References

  1. XBlaze Code: Embryo, Character Report
  2. XBlaze Lost: Memories, TIPS, #52
  3. BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Site (JP), Ringo Akagi
  4. BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War, Zwei Profile