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(She wasn't playable until Chronophantasma. CSEX even made a joke on it.)
 
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{{Quote|"Alright, I got a new high score... Now then, shall we get started?"<ref>''BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/10th/characters/kokonoe/ Kokonoe]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|"Alright, beat my high score.... Let's get started."<ref name="BB 10th Kokonoe"/>}}
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| Music            =[[Science Fiction]] <br/> [[Sector7]] <br/> [[Reincarnation]]
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Professor '''Kokonoe Mercury''' (ココノエ＝マーキュリー) is a leading member of [[Sector Seven]] and the daughter of the [[Six Heroes]] [[Jubei]] and [[Nine the Phantom]]. She is an accomplished scientist and helped organize the coup d'etat to put [[Homura Amanohokosaka]] on the throne of the [[Novus Orbis Librarium]]. Kokonoe is nearly always seen communicating with [[Iron Tager]].
Professor '''Kokonoe Mercury''' (ココノエ＝マーキュリー) is a leading member of [[Sector Seven]], the daughter of two of the [[Six Heroes]], [[Jubei]] and [[Nine the Phantom]] and niece of [[Celica A. Mercury]]. She is an accomplished scientist and helped organize the coup d'etat to put [[Homura Amanohokosaka]] on the throne of the [[Novus Orbis Librarium]]. Kokonoe is nearly always seen communicating with [[Iron Tager]].
 
Kokonoe first appeared as an NPC in ''[[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger]]'' and was made playable as the second DLC character for ''[[BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma]]''. She was announced for ''[[BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War]]'' on March 30th, 2021.


Kokonoe first appeared as an NPC in ''[[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger]]'' and was made playable as the second DLC character for ''[[BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma]]''.
==Appearance==
==Appearance==
Kokonoe is a slim, pale cat-type [[half-beastkin]]. Her hair is bright pink and tied into two pigtails with a yellow ribbon, while two parts of her hair form large "ears" over her chubby, pink cat-like ears. Large bags rest under her amber eyes from lack of sleep, and she wears small glasses over her nose. Kokonoe wears a modified [[Kaka]]-style hoodie, which is pure white with black lines running down its sides; on the paws of this jacket are three red dots and three black lines, possibly symbolising knuckles and claws. The jacket is open at Kokonoe's midriff, showing her navel and the top of a black thong. Underneath her jacket, Kokonoe wears a black sports bra. <Ref>''BlazBlue: Alter Memory, Episode 08 - The Mechanical Soul''</ref>  
[[File:BlazBlue Kokonoe Model Sheet 02.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Kokonoe's usual attire.]]
Kokonoe is a slim, pale cat-type [[Half-Beastkin|half-beastkin]]. Her hair is bright pink and tied into two pigtails with a yellow ribbon, while two parts of her hair form large "ears" over her chubby, pink cat-like ears. Large bags rest under her amber eyes from lack of sleep, and she wears small glasses over her nose. Kokonoe wears a modified [[Kaka]]-style hoodie, which is pure white with black lines running down its sides; on the paws of this jacket are three red dots and three black lines, possibly symbolising knuckles and claws. The jacket is open at Kokonoe's midriff, showing her navel and the top of a black thong. Underneath her jacket, Kokonoe wears a black sports bra. <Ref>''BlazBlue: Alter Memory, Episode 08 - The Mechanical Soul''</ref>  


Her quarter-length jeans are bright red with green rims, and are fastened onto her hips with a black belt with a large bell hanging from the center - underneath this bell is the strap for the belt. Kokonoe's look is finished with white wedge sandals, large golden bracelets on both wrists, and her signature lollipop. Kokonoe also has two pink tails with white tips.
Her quarter-length jeans are bright red with green rims, and are fastened onto her hips with a black belt with a large bell hanging from the center - underneath this bell is the strap for the belt. Kokonoe's look is finished with white wedge sandals, large golden bracelets on both wrists, and her signature lollipop. Kokonoe also has two pink tails with white tips.
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==Personality==
==Personality==


{{Quote|She is usually in a bad mood and acts very unfriendly and listless. Also, she's a Mad Scientist. She researches without end and skips even sleep, able to continue only because of the special candy she's always licking to maintain her strength.<ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/cf/cs/character/kokonoe.php Kokonoe]''</ref><ref>''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (US), [http://blazblueuniverse.com/kokonoe Kokonoe]''</ref><ref>''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (EU), [http://www.blazblue.jp/eu/chara_kokonoe.html Kokonoe]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|She is usually in a bad mood and acts very unfriendly and listless. Also, she's a Mad Scientist. She researches without end and skips even sleep, able to continue only because of the special candy she's always licking to maintain her strength.<ref name="bbcf-kokonoe-personality-jp"/><ref name="bbcpex-kokonoe"/><ref name="bbcpex-kokonoe-eu"/>}}


The definition of grouchy, Kokonoe is nearly always in a foul mood and ready to let anyone know about it. She is stubborn, sharp, and cocky to the point of hubris. However, every vice she possesses is backed by considerable skill and knowledge across many subjects. From metaphysics to bionics and [[Ars Magus]] to chemistry, Kokonoe knows it all. However, science is Kokonoe's true love and she dedicates herself to it. Her dedication is so intense that she often forgoes sleep, and will cross moral lines with little to no hesitation. Kokonoe believes that that science is superior to Ars Magus, since there is too little information about and too few studies into Ars Magus, and she believes science is ultimately a safer power. This philosophy of hers permeates Sector Seven.  
The definition of grouchy, Kokonoe is nearly always in a foul mood and ready to let anyone know about it. She is stubborn, sharp, and cocky to the point of hubris. However, every vice she possesses is backed by considerable skill and knowledge across many subjects. From metaphysics to bionics and [[Ars Magus]] to chemistry, Kokonoe knows it all. However, science is Kokonoe's true love and she dedicates herself to it. Her dedication is so intense that she often forgoes sleep, and will cross moral lines with little to no hesitation. Kokonoe believes that science is superior to Ars Magus, since there is too little information about and too few studies into Ars Magus, and she believes science is ultimately a safer power. This philosophy of hers permeates Sector Seven.  


Underneath her gruff exterior is a caring side, however seldom it surfaces. She cares greatly for her subordinates, and in particular for Tager, whom she shares a special bond with. The death of her [[Nine the Phantom|mother]] greatly influenced her life, and she has a deep seated hatred for [[Yuuki Terumi]], her mother's murderer. Her bond with her father, Jubei, is greatly strained and the two do not get along despite her father's efforts. For the most part, this is due to Jubei's absence during Kokonoe's upbringing.
Underneath her gruff exterior is a caring side, however seldom it surfaces. She cares greatly for her subordinates, and in particular for Tager, whom she shares a special bond with. The death of her [[Nine the Phantom|mother]] greatly influenced her life, and she has a deep seated hatred for [[Yuuki Terumi]], her mother's murderer. Her bond with her father, Jubei, is greatly strained and the two do not get along despite her father's efforts. For the most part, this is due to Jubei's absence during Kokonoe's upbringing.
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There are times when Kokonoe can seem as if she is not paying attention, and most of the time, she doesn't. The easiest way to grab her attention is with something that interests her, and everything else may as well not matter. She often swears and only shows respect to those who she believes deserves it, regardless of their status; even [[Rachel Alucard]] and [[Hakumen]], despite their feats in history, are not safe from her sharp tongue.  
There are times when Kokonoe can seem as if she is not paying attention, and most of the time, she doesn't. The easiest way to grab her attention is with something that interests her, and everything else may as well not matter. She often swears and only shows respect to those who she believes deserves it, regardless of their status; even [[Rachel Alucard]] and [[Hakumen]], despite their feats in history, are not safe from her sharp tongue.  


According to Tager, she has an addiction to [[Silvervine candy]]. Like her mother, Kokonoe is nearly always seen consuming sugary delights, especially sweetened coffee, the aforementioned Silvervine, and [[wikipedia:Ferrero Rocher|Ferrero Rochers]], the last of which is her favorite among all. Due to this sweet tooth, Kokonoe collects various types of sweets from around the world in her spare time.
According to Tager, she has an addiction to [[Silvervine Candy|silvervine candy]]. Like her mother, Kokonoe is nearly always seen consuming sugary delights, especially sweetened coffee, the aforementioned Silvervine, and [[wikipedia:Ferrero Rocher|Ferrero Rochers]], the last of which is her favorite among all. Due to this sweet tooth, Kokonoe collects various types of sweets from around the world in her spare time.


==Biography==
==Powers & Techniques==
===Early life===
Even though she is reluctant to commit to combat and does her best to personally avoid it, Kokonoe is competent in it. She uses various machines of her own design to help her best her opponents, including two exploding gauntlets and a large hammer with a drill on the head. She can summon either at will. Among her inventions also includes a small gun which fires a large ball of fire, a gun that shoots ice, a machine gun, and a large rocket, if only to name a few. During a fight, her in game [[Drive]] is '''{{h|Graviton}}''', which allows the control of gravity with a small device; however, these only last so long.
Kokonoe was born to two of the Six Heroes, Jubei and Nine, almost immediately after the end of the [[Dark War]] in 2100. Although she should have been born in a peaceful time, this was not the case. Not long after her birth, Nine was thrown into the [[Boundary]] by one of the Six Heroes, [[Yuuki Terumi]]. Terumi soon set his sights on the infant Kokonoe and found her, but before she could be murdered, she was saved by the [[Kaka|Kaka Clan]].<ref>''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, Arcade Mode, Kokonoe - Mad Scientist''</ref>


Jubei became a single parent whose majority of family and friends had been killed by either the Black Beast or Terumi. Jubei became a wanted fugitive and left Kokonoe in the care of the [[Novus Orbis Librarium|Novus Orbis Librarium's]] Intelligence Department. The Department never let her out of its sight as she grew up.<ref>''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, Story Mode, Six Heroes, Episode 01''</ref> Jubei's absence throughout her childhood strained the two's relationship.
As Kokonoe rarely actually fights, she spends much of her time assisting Tager on missions, making her a competent coordinator for him. She can easily hack the mainframe of the NOL and surveillance cameras. Even when both Tager and Lambda were given to her in states of near death, she was able to resurrect both of them with science alone, although the methods used were morally dubious.


At some point, Kokonoe left the care of the NOL and involved herself with Sector Seven, having become a member of the [[Committee]]. She ensured that their headquarters would be built on top of the [[First District]] to seal access to her mother's workshop, which even Kokonoe herself had struggled to enter. At some point, Kokonoe also became the first SS-criminal wanted by the NOL, but she hacked into their database and erased all traces of herself from their system.<ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 001, Chapter 001''</ref>
Despite being personally against the use of Ars Magus and [[sorcery]], Kokonoe is skilled in both, having a natural talent for them as Nine's daughter. She has to be pushed to her extremes in order to use either, however, but she has enough latent sorcery power to seal the core of a Nox Nyctores, and enough Ars Magus aptitude to actually wield one. Her own ability in Ars Magus is so great that she created a sealing mechanism that not only kept Hakumen bound, but gave Rachel difficulty in undoing. Kokonoe also has incredible natural instincts, owing to her feline heritage, and will always land on her feet after a fall.


===Ikaruga Civil War===
There are, however, a few weaknesses that Kokonoe possesses. At times, her cockiness can cloud her judgement and cause a fatal error, and despite her powerful bloodline, her body is weaker than both Nine's and Jubei's. As she is always pushing her body to its limits with Silvervine to constantly stay awake, she would inevitably collapse without it.
====Spiral Shift, Remix Heart, Collisions, Determination, The Rat, that which is inherited, Trust You====
 
After successfully retrieving Nirvana, Kokonoe took in a squadron captain who had barely survived an encounter with Azrael. She performed multiple operations on him and found that he was a compatible match with [[Demon|demon cells]]. She injected him with them and used cybernetics to replace what the cells failed to regenerate. When the captain finally awoke, Kokonoe gave him the name "[[Iron Tager]]" that she had invented on the spot and wrote some code to help him move more smoothly, ignoring his surprise at her beastkin heritage. Kokonoe performed subsequent experiments on Tager under the pretext of searching for a way to return him to how he previously was.
 
Before long, she sent Tager to Ibukido with the objective of retrieving the Prime Field within one of its laboratories. Tager managed to retrieve [[Lambda-11]], and immediately returned to Sector Seven after Kokonoe warned him that Lambda-11 would rot if left for too long. <ref>''BlazBlue Material Collection, Iron Tager Short Story - Trust You''</ref>
 
In 2196, upon learning that the [[Burning Red Grimoire]] was possibly within the [[15th Hierarchical City of Torifune]], Kokonoe sent [[Kajun Faycott]] as an undercover spy to the academy. She contacted her once to tell her that readings of the [[Azure Grimoire]] had surfaced within the facility. <ref>''BlazBlue: Remix Heart, Chapter 10''</ref> Kajun herself later contacted Kokonoe to give her a reading of a sample from an [[alchemy]]-based creature. The two deduced that a [[Cypher Albar|former Sector Seven researcher]] was lurking within the facility. <ref>''BlazBlue: Remix Heart, Chapter 19''</ref> Later, Kajun reported to Kokonoe that both the incomplete Burning Red and the researcher had escaped. Kokonoe revealed that she had been planning to use the Grimoire to fuel Tager and resigned herself to finding an alternative. <ref>''BlazBlue: Remix Heart, Chapter 25''</ref>
 
Sometime later that year, Kokonoe began to prepare for a salvage operation to retrieve [[Hakumen]], one of the Six Heroes, from the Boundary. <ref>''BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Part 2, Chapter 1 - Orient Town''</ref> She also outfitted Tager with an [[Artificial Causality Phenomenon Weapon]].
 
===Variable Heart===
Kokonoe traveled with Litchi to the [[11th Hierarchical City of Shinatsu]]'s [[Hazuki]] estate. Once there, she announced her presence by launching a projectile at [[Mai Natsume]] and [[Houichirou Hazuki]], managing to make the latter step backwards. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 13''</ref> She offered Mai the choice to either join her, or to be protected by her father <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 14''</ref>. Mai chose to join her.
 
Kokonoe led Mai, Kajun, Litchi, [[Bell]], [[Taro Sasaga'e]], and [[Shiori Kirihito]] to [[11th Hierarchical City of Shinatsu|Shinatsu's]] cauldron to use it to travel to Sector Seven, as teleportation was not an option with such a large group. However, they were assaulted by a group of [[Fuzzy]] who took Bell and Mai to Meifang and prevented the rest of the group from following. Kokonoe teleported Tager directly to her in order to help them fight off the Fuzzy.<ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 15''</ref>


In reality, Kokonoe had intended for the two girls to be bait for Meifang. She had already planned out the whole situation and arranged for help from Kagura, who sent [[Jin Kisaragi]] to assist Mai in fighting Meifang and the vampires. Through an Ars Magus, Kokonoe was able to listen in on Meifang and learned of her plan to recreate [[Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi]] by smelting the [[No-Name Grimoire]] with Bell. After an incredulous outburst from Kokonoe, Meifang claimed that Kokonoe was actually curious about the smelting and said she would destroy Sector Seven with Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi first.<Ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 16''</ref>
==Relatives==
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{{chart| | | | | | | | | | DAD |y| MOM | | | MA |MOM='''[[Mother]]''' †|DAD='''[[Shuichiro Ayatsuki]]''' †|MA='''[[Marceline F. Mercury]]'''<br><small>Unknown relation</small>|}}
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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| | | | | |!| KO | | RG | | JN || SY |KO='''{{h|Kokonoe}}'''| RG='''[[Ragna the Bloodedge]]'''<br><small>(Fostered)</small>|JN='''[[Jin Kisaragi]]'''<br><small>(Fostered, later adopted by the [[Kisaragi|Kisaragis]]. Becomes [[Hakumen]] in different timeline)</small>|SY='''[[Saya]]'''<br><small>(Fostered, merged with Noel, [[Izanami]], and Mu. Identifies as Noel)</small>|}}
{{chart| | | | | |!| | | | | | | | | |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.|}}
{{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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{{chart| SUK || TTK || CHK || TRK || TAK || KKA |SUK='''[[Suzukaka]]''' †|TTK='''[[Totokaka]]'''|CHK='''[[Chachakaka]]'''|TRK='''[[Torakaka]]'''|TAK='''[[Taokaka]]'''|KKA='''[[Kaka Kittens]]'''<br><small>Cali-Kaka, Feisty-Kaka, Fluffy-Kaka, Spotty-Kaka</small>}}
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Eventually, the Fuzzy army crumbled into dust just as Kokonoe had predicted, allowing her to conclude that they were remnants of the Black Beast. With the assistance of Tager and Litchi, Kokonoe teleported Taro, Shiori, and Kajun into a [[Phantom Field]] created by Meifang so that they could aid Mai. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 18''</ref>
==Official Profiles==
===''[[BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma]]'' Official Site Profile===
''A genius of a scientist working at Sector Seven and the "mother" of Tager, whom she created. She led the operation to salvage Hakumen, who had fallen into the Boundary, and although she stayed silent on Hakumen's actions afterwards, she did send Tager to monitor him from afar. Like so, she continues to experiment day and night, so that she may defeat "Yuuki Terumi."<ref name="bbcp-kokonoe-jp"/>''


===Calamity Trigger===
===''[[BlazBlue: Central Fiction]]'' Official Site Profile===
In the [[13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi]], Tager followed Kokonoe's orders, placing various nodes across the [[Hierarchical City]] to retain Hakumen when he would appear. She interfered with the fight between Ragna the Bloodedge and the Hero, using [[Phenomenon Intervention]] against the latter. She continued to watch as Hakumen was defeated, and then secured him, transporting him back to Sector Seven. She asked Tager to retrieve all the nodes he had placed earlier since she did not wish to detonate them, and gave him the secondary objective of watching the events that were about to unfold next to the [[Sheol Gate]].
;Story
''A genius of a scientist working at Sector Seven and the "mother" of Tager, whom she created. She was born with the ears and tail of a cat. Although she sent Bullet and Tager to detain the "Grim Reaper" who had appeared in Kagutsuchi, she harbors doubt about the very world itself. Following the mystery of "Who exactly is the Hakumen of the Six Heroes that I salvaged?" she decides to head to Kagutsuchi herself.<ref name="bbcf-kokonoe-story-jp"/>
;Personality
''She is usually in a bad mood and acts very unfriendly and listless. Also, she's a Mad Scientist. She researches without end and skips even sleep, able to continue only because of the special candy she's always licking to maintain her strength.<ref name="bbcf-kokonoe-personality-jp"/><ref name="bbcpex-kokonoe"/><ref name="bbcpex-kokonoe-eu"/>''


Through Tager, Kokonoe saw that [[Yuuki Terumi]] was revived - the man who had killed her mother and corrupted Roy. She taunted him but the encounter was cut short as the cauldron was set to detonate, so Kokonoe relented and ordered Tager to retreat. <Ref>''BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Part 2, Chapter 5 - Calamity Trigger, Successor to the Azure''</ref>
===''[[BlazBlue: Central Fiction]]'' Library Entry===
 
;Kokonoe
===Chrono Phantasma===
''A feline beastkin born between two of the Six Heroes, Jubei and Nine. She's currently the lead scientist at Sector Seven, and she is a genius.
 
{{Quote|A genius of a scientist working at Sector Seven and the "mother" of Tager, whom she created. She led the operation to salvage Hakumen, who had fallen into the Boundary, and although she stayed silent on Hakumen's actions afterwards, she did send Tager to monitor him from afar. Like so, she continues to experiment day and night, so that she may defeat "Yuuki Terumi."<ref>''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/cp/chara_kokonoe.html Kokonoe]</ref>}}
 
===Central Fiction===
 
{{Quote|A genius of a scientist working at Sector Seven and the "mother" of Tager, whom she created. She was born with the ears and tail of a cat. Although she sent Bullet and Tager to detain the "Grim Reaper" who had appeared in Kagutsuchi, she harbors doubt about the very world itself. Following the mystery of "Who exactly is the Hakumen of the Six Heroes that I salvaged?" she decides to head to Kagutsuchi herself.<ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), Story - [http://www.blazblue.jp/cf/cs/story/ Kokonoe]''</ref>}}
 
Kokonoe gave an explanation of the events surrounding the last few months to Hibiki, Makoto, and Tager. Celica reported to her the details of Jin’s injuries – before long, Kokonoe noticed that Noel had been teleported out of the facility, but before she could act on it, she was absorbed into the Embryo. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 001, Chapter 002 – 006''</ref> Her memories were altered so that she never remembered salvaging Hakumen, reviving Celica, Lambda’s death, and also believed that Bullet had always been a member of Sector Seven. She too was forced to believe the date was 12/31/2199.
 
Inside the Embryo, Kokonoe began searching for the Azure Grimoire, and deployed both Tager and Bullet to find it. Mai had volunteered to go down to assist in their mission, and Kokonoe gave her some data pertaining to her objectives, but warned her to not go near the Azure Grimoire whatsoever due to her state. Mai went to make the scientist coffee, reminding the latter of when she had Roy under her wing. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 003, Chapter 015, Sub Scenario 1''</ref> When Tager found Ragna, she asked him some questions, buying time for Kagura and an NOL squadron to arrive to apprehend him. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 003, Chapter 021''</ref>
 
Personally, Kokonoe made her way to Kagutsuchi, and stayed inside the NOL branch where Hibiki issued her a fake ID. She came because of the appearances of Celica, Hakumen, and [[Naoto Kurogane]] – the former two, to her distorted memory, should not be in the time-period, and the latter does not show up on any database. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 004, Chapter 023''</ref>
 
A massive phenomenon event occurred, forcing Kokonoe into Ikaruga where she heard the voice of her mother, Nine, calling her to kill Izanami and claim her piece of the Azure, Initially shook by hearing her voice, a voice she had not heard for over 85 years, she contacted Tager and began a rendezvous plan, making her way to Yabiko. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 005, Chapter 036, Sub Scenario 1''</ref> She received another call from Tager later on when he encountered Arakune; she initially ordered that he capture the monster, but after seeing that he had a compressed core of seithr in him, similar to a Nox, she ordered that he retreat as they had no new data on him. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 005, Chapter 038, Sub Scenario 2''</ref>
 
Tager found Hakumen wandering around Ikaruga. She asked him to come back to her laboratory so she could gather data, but he refused, telling her to find her own path <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 006, Chapter 042, Sub Scenario 1''</ref> Now in Yabiko, Kokonoe, Kagura, Hibiki, and Tager all discussed the differences in their memories. Again, she looked back on how Hakumen and Celica could still be in the timeline and how too many coincidences were lining up with one another. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 006, Chapter 049''</ref> Kagura came back with both Mai and Noel in tow, and the conversation continued. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 007, Chapter 055''</ref> Kokonoe later spent her time fixing the differences in data using her memories, now fully returned to her. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 008, Chapter 063, Sub Scenario 1''</ref>
 
In time, Celica returned to the Yabiko branch where Kokonoe was staying. She explained to her aunt that she was unable to find her due to her teleporter’s coordinates being distorted by the Embryo’s landscape. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 009, Chapter 067''</ref>, She found Celica’s memories unaffected by the Embryo and deployed Tager to tackle Ragna, knowing that he could be starting something serious. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 009, Chapter 069''</ref> Rachel later asked her to help with locating Ragna and she complied, finding him near Ibukido and bringing him back to Yabiko. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 010, Chapter 07''</ref> She performed maintenance on his arm and the Idea Engine. She warned him about the power he was using, and about Celica’s existence having the probability of disappearing at any moment. She explained to everyone about the hidden eleventh Nox Nyctores, the [[Corpus Sepulcro: Requiem]] and how she built Sector Seven’s headquarters over her mother’s workshop. It would not be long until both Jin and Jubei arrived to tell her that it would be impossible to break into the workshop through brute strength alone. Kokonoe realised this, knowing she could not use her blood to enter the workshop due to her beastkin heritage. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 010, Chapter 079''</ref>
 
The following morning, Kokonoe was part of the strike squad sent to Nine’s workshop. Inside the workshop, Nine defeated Jubei and told the group her desire, about the world, the [[Prime Field War]], and why she created Requiem. She watched as her mother was defeated by Ragna and sent on her deathbed, understanding why as she opposed her mother’s ideals to create a new world. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 010, Chapter 081''</ref>  Kokonoe defended Nine when Izanami arrived to kill them all, but had no choice but to watch her use the [[Radiance of Extinguishment]] and teleported out of the area after she watched her mother die – she was forced to leave her father behind in the area as well. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 010, Chapter 082''</ref>
 
Kokonoe arrived at her [[Celica A. Mercury’s Church‎|aunt’s church]], completely intact. She marvelled at it for half-an-hour before the others arrived, presumably because of the desynched time caused by Requiem. She soon left for Yabiko, handing Rachel a communicator in case anything should happen to Celica and Noel. Back at her lab, Kokonoe realised the only way to access the frozen space-time to save Jubei and destroy Requiem would be to take measurements from [[Naoto Kurogane]] <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 010, Chapter 084, Sub Scenario 1''</ref>. She teleported to his location in Ikaruga and battled him to take data measurements, but scared him off when she was unable to have him return to the laboratory. She teleported back and deployed Makoto to capture him. She did have enough measurements to form a hypothesis. <Ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story mode, Chapter 084,  Sub Scenario 1''</ref>
 
With her hypothesis, Kokonoe gave her master plan to kill Izanami, destroy Requiem and save Jubei to a group consisting of Kagura, Lambda, Minerva, Ragna, Noel, Jin, Trinity, Hakumen, Tsubaki, Tager, and Rachel. An Embryo floated above Ikaruga, and they would enter it to venture to end up above the frozen space-time where Requiem existed. Tsubaki would create a [[Zanki Barrier]] to ignore phenomenon intervention, and Hakumen would cut through time to save Jubei. Furthermore, Kagura would deal with Azrael, Ragna and Rachel with Terumi, Lambda and Tager with coordinates, Minerva with Requiem’s destruction, and Noel with Izanami. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 011, Chapter 088 – 089''</ref> Her plan fell apart, however, when Izanami managed to scatter the group across the space-time and took Requiem, transporting it elsewhere. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 011, Chapter 090''</ref>
 
Makoto succeeded in her mission, and Kokonoe deployed both her and Naoto into the frozen space-time to back up the others. She heard of Kagura and Jin’s success in defeating Azrael. She was visited by [[Es]], who backed up her data and told her that the Doomsday was still commencing. Kokonoe contacted Ragna and Noel afterwards, knowing that Requiem was now destroyed and Izanami absorbed, warning Noel to be careful with what she remembers, and ordering them to find the Amaterasu Unit and send it back into the Boundary so a new possibility can be born. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 011, Chapters 090 – 091''</ref>
 
Almost immediately after Es left, Kokonoe began evaporating into seithr. She created a backup of herself using accumulated data and Sector Seven’s remaining energy. The backup guided the remainder of the group after [[Susano’o]] was reborn, and passed on all the data it could to Trinity. She told Jubei to apologize for his parenting to the real Kokonoe, and not the backup, in the next world. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 011, Chapter 092''</ref>
 
In the new world created by Ragna, Kokonoe gave assistance to Tager and Bullet on a mission in Yabiko. She kept watch over the Dog House where Azrael slept. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 012, Chapter 100''</ref>
 
==Powers & Techniques==
Even though she is reluctant to commit to combat and does her best to personally avoid it, Kokonoe is competent in it. She uses various machines of her own design to help her best her opponents, including two exploding gauntlets and a large hammer with a drill on the head. She can summon either at will. Among her inventions also includes a small gun which fires a large ball of fire, a gun that shoots ice, a machine gun, and a large rocket, if only to name a few.
 
As Kokonoe rarely actually fights, she spends much of her time assisting Tager on missions, making her a competent coordinator for him. She can easily hack the mainframe of the NOL and surveillance cameras. Even when both Tager and Lambda were given to her in states of near death, she was able to resurrect both of them with science alone, although the methods used were morally dubious.
 
Despite being personally against the use of Ars Magus and magic, Kokonoe is skilled in both, having a natural talent for them as Nine's daughter. She has to be pushed to her extremes in order to use either, however, but she has enough latent magical power to seal the core of a Nox Nyctores, and enough Ars Magus aptitude to actually wield one. Her own ability in Ars Magus is so great that she created a sealing mechanism that not only kept Hakumen bound, but gave Rachel difficulty in undoing. Kokonoe also has incredible natural instincts, owing to her feline heritage, and will always land on her feet after a fall.
 
There are, however, a few weaknesses that Kokonoe possesses. At times, her cockiness can cloud her judgement and cause a fatal error, and despite her powerful bloodline, her body is weaker than both Nine's and Jubei's. As she is always pushing her body to its limits with Silvervine to constantly stay awake, she would inevitably collapse without it.
==Library Entry==
===Kokonoe===
''A feline beastkin born between two of the Six Heroes, Jubei and Nine. She’s currently the lead scientist at Sector Seven, and she is a genius.


''Kokonoe created Tager and is the professor of both Litchi and Arakune. Her knowledge and understanding of the world is unprecedented, and she was the first non-Observer to realize the loop in the world.
''Kokonoe created Tager and is the professor of both Litchi and Arakune. Her knowledge and understanding of the world is unprecedented, and she was the first non-Observer to realize the loop in the world.


''She is level-headed and calm, unless her buttons are pushed. Then be prepared for the wrath of the heavens itself. After salvaging Hakumen, she secretly assigned Tager to keep a watchful eye on Hakumen’s actions.  
''She is level-headed and calm, unless her buttons are pushed. Then be prepared for the wrath of the heavens itself. After salvaging Hakumen, she secretly assigned Tager to keep a watchful eye on Hakumen's actions.  


''To fulfill her ultimate goal, destroying Yuuki Terumi, she works day in and day out, continuously researching. Currently, she has made a pact with Kagura to further expand her resources.<ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, character #027''</ref>
''To fulfill her ultimate goal, destroying Yuuki Terumi, she works day in and day out, continuously researching. Currently, she has made a pact with Kagura to further expand her resources.<ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, character #027''</ref>
===[[BlazBlue 10th Anniversary]] Official Site Profile===
''A genius scientist belonging to Sector Seven. She has the ability to use sorcery, but is fixated on using the power of science to fight. She was also the one to bring Tager and Lambda to life, as well as the developer of Artificial Causality Phenomenon Weapons, which rival even Nox Nyctores.''<ref name="BB 10th Kokonoe"/>


==Appearances in other Media==
==Appearances in other Media==
* The mobile game ''Mabinogi Duel'' stars Kokonoe as a playable card.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:BlazBlue_Mori_Toshimichi_Staff_Extra_68.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kokonoe's design from the scrapped story.]]
*In the [[Polls/BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Character Popularity Poll|BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Character Poll]], Kokonoe placed 16th out of the 84 candidates. She scored one place above [[Hakumen]] and one place below [[Platinum the Trinity]]. She had 1,756 votes.
*Kokonoe's birthday is [[wikipedia:Invention Day|Invention Day]].
*All of Kokonoe's movelist is named after various "Armaments" of her own design.
*''Kokonoe'' (ココノエ) can be written as 九重, meaning "ninefold"
*There were plans for a story that focused on Kokonoe while she was younger. In this story, she would be on an adventure with the objective of killing [[Yuuki Terumi]], and would use high-frequency swords and martial arts on this journey. Unfortunately, it was scrapped as the story was too simple. On February 12th, 2019, creator MORI Toshimichi revealed on Twitter a sketch for Kokonoe's design as well as details concerning the scrapped story in a series of tweets.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/zatuyoP/status/1095256235727712256 MORI Toshimichi's Twitter - scrapped Kokonoe story]''</ref>
*According to Tager, Kokonoe has an addiction to [[Silvervine Candy]].
*Kokonoe is the one who gave Tager his current name. She apparently created it on a whim. She is also the creator of his glasses.<ref>''BlazBlue Official Cosplay Guide - Tager''</ref>
*[[Naoto Kurogane]] has noted that Kokonoe has an extraordinarily high [[Eye of the Hunter|life-force value]].
*Kokonoe was the first ever SS-class Criminal wanted by the NOL. She personally erased all traces of her existence on their system.
*Kokonoe shares her English voice actress, [[wikipedia:Julie Ann Taylor|Julie Ann Taylor]] with [[Tsubaki Yayoi]] and [[Izayoi]].
*Like her mother, Kokonoe has an insatiable sweet tooth.
*Kokonoe was the first person who was not an [[Onlooker]] to notice the [[Looping World]].
*Given that she was born after the [[Dark War]] and her mother went missing less than a year later, Kokonoe is likely 89 - 90 years old by the end of ''[[BlazBlue: Central Fiction|Central Fiction]]''.
*Kokonoe is the fifth DLC character in the series, and the second introduced for ''[[BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma|Chrono Phantasma]]'' after Terumi.
*Kokonoe is illustrated in the following [[Grimoires (BBDW)|Grimoires]] for ''[[BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War]]'':
**[[Gameplay:セクターセブン BBDW Grimoire|セクターセブン (''Sector Seven'')]].
**[[Gameplay:コーヒー係り BBDW Grimoire|コーヒー係り (''Coffee Duty'')]].


==References==
==References==
 
<references>
{{#tag:references}}
<ref name="bbcp-kokonoe-jp">''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/cp/chara_kokonoe.html Kokonoe]''</ref>
<ref name="bbcf-kokonoe-personality-jp">''BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/cf/cs/character/kokonoe.php Kokonoe]''</ref>
<ref name="bbcf-kokonoe-story-jp">''BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), Story - [http://www.blazblue.jp/cf/cs/story/ Kokonoe]''</ref>
<ref name="bbcpex-kokonoe">''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (US), [http://blazblueuniverse.com/kokonoe Kokonoe]''</ref>
<ref name="bbcpex-kokonoe-eu">''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (EU), [http://www.blazblue.jp/eu/chara_kokonoe.html Kokonoe]''</ref>
<ref name="BB 10th Kokonoe">''BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/10th/characters/kokonoe/ Kokonoe]''</ref>
</references>


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Latest revision as of 04:48, 19 October 2023

"Alright, beat my high score.... Let's get started."[1]
ココノエ
Kokonoe Mercury
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Birthday

April 18

Species

Half-Beastkin

Voice Actors

MATSURA Chie (Japanese)
Julie Ann Taylor (English)

Blood Type

B

Height

155cm

Weight

42kg

Hair Color

Pink

Eye Color

Gold

Drive

Graviton

Birthplace

8th Hierarchical City of Wadatsumi

Likes

Ferrero Rocher chocolates

Dislikes

Stereotypes

Hobbies

Collecting candy from around the world

Affiliation

Sector Seven

Character Themes

Science Fiction
Sector7
Reincarnation

Appearances
Games

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (non-playable)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (non-playable)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (non-playable)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (non-playable)
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (playable)
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (playable)
BlazBlue: Central Fiction (playable)
BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War

Manga

BlazBlue: Remix Heart
BlazBlue: Variable Heart
BlazBlue: Chimelical Complex
BlazBlue

Novels

BlazBlue: Phase Shift 4
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Part 1
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Part 2
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift - Part 1

Short Stories

Trust You
Borderline
Trigger Shift

Professor Kokonoe Mercury (ココノエ＝マーキュリー) is a leading member of Sector Seven, the daughter of two of the Six Heroes, Jubei and Nine the Phantom and niece of Celica A. Mercury. She is an accomplished scientist and helped organize the coup d'etat to put Homura Amanohokosaka on the throne of the Novus Orbis Librarium. Kokonoe is nearly always seen communicating with Iron Tager.

Kokonoe first appeared as an NPC in BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and was made playable as the second DLC character for BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma. She was announced for BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War on March 30th, 2021.

Appearance

Kokonoe's usual attire.

Kokonoe is a slim, pale cat-type half-beastkin. Her hair is bright pink and tied into two pigtails with a yellow ribbon, while two parts of her hair form large "ears" over her chubby, pink cat-like ears. Large bags rest under her amber eyes from lack of sleep, and she wears small glasses over her nose. Kokonoe wears a modified Kaka-style hoodie, which is pure white with black lines running down its sides; on the paws of this jacket are three red dots and three black lines, possibly symbolising knuckles and claws. The jacket is open at Kokonoe's midriff, showing her navel and the top of a black thong. Underneath her jacket, Kokonoe wears a black sports bra. [2]

Her quarter-length jeans are bright red with green rims, and are fastened onto her hips with a black belt with a large bell hanging from the center - underneath this bell is the strap for the belt. Kokonoe's look is finished with white wedge sandals, large golden bracelets on both wrists, and her signature lollipop. Kokonoe also has two pink tails with white tips.

Personality

She is usually in a bad mood and acts very unfriendly and listless. Also, she's a Mad Scientist. She researches without end and skips even sleep, able to continue only because of the special candy she's always licking to maintain her strength.[3][4][5]

The definition of grouchy, Kokonoe is nearly always in a foul mood and ready to let anyone know about it. She is stubborn, sharp, and cocky to the point of hubris. However, every vice she possesses is backed by considerable skill and knowledge across many subjects. From metaphysics to bionics and Ars Magus to chemistry, Kokonoe knows it all. However, science is Kokonoe's true love and she dedicates herself to it. Her dedication is so intense that she often forgoes sleep, and will cross moral lines with little to no hesitation. Kokonoe believes that science is superior to Ars Magus, since there is too little information about and too few studies into Ars Magus, and she believes science is ultimately a safer power. This philosophy of hers permeates Sector Seven.

Underneath her gruff exterior is a caring side, however seldom it surfaces. She cares greatly for her subordinates, and in particular for Tager, whom she shares a special bond with. The death of her mother greatly influenced her life, and she has a deep seated hatred for Yuuki Terumi, her mother's murderer. Her bond with her father, Jubei, is greatly strained and the two do not get along despite her father's efforts. For the most part, this is due to Jubei's absence during Kokonoe's upbringing.

Unlike her renowned parents, Kokonoe exists within public discourse as a myth, of which little is known; not even her heritage as a half-beastkin is public knowledge. Kokonoe herself has, like others of her species, also experienced racial prejudice.

There are times when Kokonoe can seem as if she is not paying attention, and most of the time, she doesn't. The easiest way to grab her attention is with something that interests her, and everything else may as well not matter. She often swears and only shows respect to those who she believes deserves it, regardless of their status; even Rachel Alucard and Hakumen, despite their feats in history, are not safe from her sharp tongue.

According to Tager, she has an addiction to silvervine candy. Like her mother, Kokonoe is nearly always seen consuming sugary delights, especially sweetened coffee, the aforementioned Silvervine, and Ferrero Rochers, the last of which is her favorite among all. Due to this sweet tooth, Kokonoe collects various types of sweets from around the world in her spare time.

Powers & Techniques

Even though she is reluctant to commit to combat and does her best to personally avoid it, Kokonoe is competent in it. She uses various machines of her own design to help her best her opponents, including two exploding gauntlets and a large hammer with a drill on the head. She can summon either at will. Among her inventions also includes a small gun which fires a large ball of fire, a gun that shoots ice, a machine gun, and a large rocket, if only to name a few. During a fight, her in game Drive is Graviton, which allows the control of gravity with a small device; however, these only last so long.

As Kokonoe rarely actually fights, she spends much of her time assisting Tager on missions, making her a competent coordinator for him. She can easily hack the mainframe of the NOL and surveillance cameras. Even when both Tager and Lambda were given to her in states of near death, she was able to resurrect both of them with science alone, although the methods used were morally dubious.

Despite being personally against the use of Ars Magus and sorcery, Kokonoe is skilled in both, having a natural talent for them as Nine's daughter. She has to be pushed to her extremes in order to use either, however, but she has enough latent sorcery power to seal the core of a Nox Nyctores, and enough Ars Magus aptitude to actually wield one. Her own ability in Ars Magus is so great that she created a sealing mechanism that not only kept Hakumen bound, but gave Rachel difficulty in undoing. Kokonoe also has incredible natural instincts, owing to her feline heritage, and will always land on her feet after a fall.

There are, however, a few weaknesses that Kokonoe possesses. At times, her cockiness can cloud her judgement and cause a fatal error, and despite her powerful bloodline, her body is weaker than both Nine's and Jubei's. As she is always pushing her body to its limits with Silvervine to constantly stay awake, she would inevitably collapse without it.

Relatives

Shuichiro Ayatsuki †Mother †Marceline F. Mercury
Unknown relation
Tomonori †JubeiNine the Phantom †Celica 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)
Suzukaka †TotokakaChachakakaTorakakaTaokakaKaka Kittens
Cali-Kaka, Feisty-Kaka, Fluffy-Kaka, Spotty-Kaka

Official Profiles

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site Profile

A genius of a scientist working at Sector Seven and the "mother" of Tager, whom she created. She led the operation to salvage Hakumen, who had fallen into the Boundary, and although she stayed silent on Hakumen's actions afterwards, she did send Tager to monitor him from afar. Like so, she continues to experiment day and night, so that she may defeat "Yuuki Terumi."[6]

BlazBlue: Central Fiction Official Site Profile

Story

A genius of a scientist working at Sector Seven and the "mother" of Tager, whom she created. She was born with the ears and tail of a cat. Although she sent Bullet and Tager to detain the "Grim Reaper" who had appeared in Kagutsuchi, she harbors doubt about the very world itself. Following the mystery of "Who exactly is the Hakumen of the Six Heroes that I salvaged?" she decides to head to Kagutsuchi herself.[7]

Personality

She is usually in a bad mood and acts very unfriendly and listless. Also, she's a Mad Scientist. She researches without end and skips even sleep, able to continue only because of the special candy she's always licking to maintain her strength.[3][4][5]

BlazBlue: Central Fiction Library Entry

Kokonoe

A feline beastkin born between two of the Six Heroes, Jubei and Nine. She's currently the lead scientist at Sector Seven, and she is a genius.

Kokonoe created Tager and is the professor of both Litchi and Arakune. Her knowledge and understanding of the world is unprecedented, and she was the first non-Observer to realize the loop in the world.

She is level-headed and calm, unless her buttons are pushed. Then be prepared for the wrath of the heavens itself. After salvaging Hakumen, she secretly assigned Tager to keep a watchful eye on Hakumen's actions.

To fulfill her ultimate goal, destroying Yuuki Terumi, she works day in and day out, continuously researching. Currently, she has made a pact with Kagura to further expand her resources.[8]

BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Official Site Profile

A genius scientist belonging to Sector Seven. She has the ability to use sorcery, but is fixated on using the power of science to fight. She was also the one to bring Tager and Lambda to life, as well as the developer of Artificial Causality Phenomenon Weapons, which rival even Nox Nyctores.[1]

Appearances in other Media

  • The mobile game Mabinogi Duel stars Kokonoe as a playable card.

Trivia

Kokonoe's design from the scrapped story.
  • In the BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Character Poll, Kokonoe placed 16th out of the 84 candidates. She scored one place above Hakumen and one place below Platinum the Trinity. She had 1,756 votes.
  • Kokonoe's birthday is Invention Day.
  • All of Kokonoe's movelist is named after various "Armaments" of her own design.
  • Kokonoe (ココノエ) can be written as 九重, meaning "ninefold"
  • There were plans for a story that focused on Kokonoe while she was younger. In this story, she would be on an adventure with the objective of killing Yuuki Terumi, and would use high-frequency swords and martial arts on this journey. Unfortunately, it was scrapped as the story was too simple. On February 12th, 2019, creator MORI Toshimichi revealed on Twitter a sketch for Kokonoe's design as well as details concerning the scrapped story in a series of tweets.[9]
  • According to Tager, Kokonoe has an addiction to Silvervine Candy.
  • Kokonoe is the one who gave Tager his current name. She apparently created it on a whim. She is also the creator of his glasses.[10]
  • Naoto Kurogane has noted that Kokonoe has an extraordinarily high life-force value.
  • Kokonoe was the first ever SS-class Criminal wanted by the NOL. She personally erased all traces of her existence on their system.
  • Kokonoe shares her English voice actress, Julie Ann Taylor with Tsubaki Yayoi and Izayoi.
  • Like her mother, Kokonoe has an insatiable sweet tooth.
  • Kokonoe was the first person who was not an Onlooker to notice the Looping World.
  • Given that she was born after the Dark War and her mother went missing less than a year later, Kokonoe is likely 89 - 90 years old by the end of Central Fiction.
  • Kokonoe is the fifth DLC character in the series, and the second introduced for Chrono Phantasma after Terumi.
  • Kokonoe is illustrated in the following Grimoires for BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Site (JP), Kokonoe
  2. ↑ BlazBlue: Alter Memory, Episode 08 - The Mechanical Soul
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), Kokonoe
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (US), Kokonoe
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (EU), Kokonoe
  6. ↑ BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (JP), Kokonoe
  7. ↑ BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), Story - Kokonoe
  8. ↑ BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, character #027
  9. ↑ MORI Toshimichi's Twitter - scrapped Kokonoe story
  10. ↑ BlazBlue Official Cosplay Guide - Tager
Characters
Playable (C-series)
BBCT
Ragna the Bloodedge
·
Jin Kisaragi
·
Noel Vermillion
·
Rachel Alucard
·
Taokaka
·
Iron Tager
·
Litchi Faye-Ling
·
Arakune
·
Bang Shishigami
·
Carl Clover
·
Hakumen
·
ν-No.13-
BBCS
Tsubaki Yayoi
·
Hazama
·
µ-No.12-
·
Makoto Nanaya
·
Valkenhayn R. Hellsing
·
Platinum the Trinity
·
Relius Clover
BBCP
Izayoi
·
Amane Nishiki
·
Bullet
·
Azrael
·
Kagura Mutsuki
·
Kokonoe
·
Yuuki Terumi
·
Celica A. Mercury
·
λ-No.11-
BBCF
Hibiki Kohaku
·
Nine the Phantom
·
Naoto Kurogane
·
Izanami
·
Susano'o
·
Es
·
Mai Natsume
·
Jubei
Non-playable
Other
(C-series)
Ada Clover
· Edgar and Claire Vermillion · Ellen Nelson ·
Ex Machina: Minerva
· Four · Francis and Rosenne ·
Gii
·
Homura Amanohokosaka
·
Ignis Clover
·
Kaka Kittens
· Lao Jiu ·
Linhua
·
Lotte Carmine
·
Nago
· Pakumen & Terumen ·
Raquel Alucard
·
Saya
·
Seven
·
Shuichiro Ayatsuki
·
Takamagahara System
·
Tenjo Amanohokosaka
·
The Origin
· Three ·
Torakaka
·
Totokaka
·
Trinity Glassfille
· Two
Manga
Remix Heart
Akane Teruhiko
·
Chachakaka
·
Cypher Albar
· Elina ·
Estella McKenzie
· Guardian ·
Kajun Faycott
·
Shiori Kirihito
·
Taro Sasaga'e
Variable Heart
Bell
·
Fuzzy
·
Houichirou Hazuki
· Julian ·
Meifang Lapislazuli
·
Rin Hazuki
Novels
Phase Shift
Ayame Yayoi
·
Clavis Alucard
·
Eight
·
Kazuma Kval
·
Seven
·
Suzukaka
·
Three
·
Tomonori
·
Trinity Glassfille
Spiral Shift
Grimwood Huster
·
Karenjina Parsett
Bloodedge Experience
Clavis Alucard
·
Haruka Hayami
·
Hazama
·
Kana Kirishima
·
Kiiro Hikagami
·
Mei Amanohokosaka
·
Naoto Kurogane
·
Rachel Alucard
·
Raquel Alucard
·
Relius Clover
·
Saya Terumi
·
Shinnosuke Fukuda
·
Spinner Superior
·
Tadayuki Isa
·
Valkenhayn R. Hellsing
·
Yuki Hayami
XBlaze
Code Embryo
Acht
·
Akio Osafune
·
Akira Kamewari
·
Avenge
·
Azure Shrine Maiden
·
Drei
·
Elise von Klagen
·
Es
·
Es-N
·
Goro Joizumi
·
Hinata Himezuru
·
Kuon Glamred Stroheim
·
Lord Stroheim
·
Mei Amanohokosaka
·
Ringo Akagi
·
Ripper
·
Ryouko Kagari
·
Sechs
·
Souichiro Unomaru
·
Sui Amanohokosaka
·
Touya Kagari
·
Yuki Himezuru
Lost Memories
Artillery
·
Brain Cat
·
Father
·
Kiri
·
Little Sister
·
Mother
·
Myself
·
Nobody
Alternative: Dark War
BBDW
Another Dark Kagura
·
Another Dark Mai
·
Ciel Sulfur
·
Hearn
·
Kagami Hajou
·
Oliver
·
Raabe
·
Rei
·
Semia
·
White Justice
·
Zara
Crossover Characters
Cross Tag Battle
Persona 4 Arena/
Arena Ultimax
Yu Narukami
·
Yosuke Hanamura
·
Chie Satonaka
·
Yukiko Amagi
·
Kanji Tatsumi
·
Teddie
·
Naoto Shirogane
·
Mitsuru Kirijo
·
Akihiko Sanada
·
Aegis
·
Elizabeth
·
Labrys
·
Tohru Adachi
Under Night In-Birth
Hyde
·
Linne
·
Waldstein
·
Carmine
·
Orie
·
Gordeau
·
Merkava
·
Vatista
·
Seth
·
Yuzuriha
·
Hilda
·
Mika
RWBY
Ruby Rose
·
Weiss Schnee
·
Blake Belladonna
·
Yang Xiao Long
·
Neo Politan
Arcana Heart
Heart Aino
Senran Kagura
Yumi
Akatsuki Blitzkampf
Akatsuki
·
Blitztank
Alternative: Dark War
Granblue Fantasy
Djeeta
·
Narmaya
·
Tweyen
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