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Ultimately, she understands what is necessary and is willing to sacrifice herself to save others, even if they are not her mistress.
Ultimately, she understands what is necessary and is willing to sacrifice herself to save others, even if they are not her mistress.
==Biography==
Minerva was in development around the time of 2199, several years after Kokonoe obtained the blueprints for Ignis during the [[Phenomenon Weapon Dispossession Operation]]. In the February of 2200, she was created and put into an artificial reality with Celica A. Mercury - the two became quick friends inside this space and began training against copies of [[Lambda-11]], [[Carl Clover]], and Nirvana. They eventually stumbled across [[Relius Clover]] and Ignis, who they believed to be data copies but were an Observed reality. Kokonoe soon implemented herself in the program and battled against the duo to continue adjustments before deleting the world. In the real world, Kokonoe continued the adjustments on Minerva and asked her to protect Celica at all costs. <ref>''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend, Arcade Mode, Celica A. Mercury - reason for being''</ref>
===Chrono Phantasma===
Kokonoe finally deployed Minerva in the real world to protect Celica when she was near the [[Kushinada's Lynchpin]]. Upon arriving, she blocked an attack from [[Nu-13]] that had been aimed at [[Noel Vermillion]]; Minerva evacuated her wielder to the surface, the [[5th Hierarchical City of Ibukido]]. <ref>''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, Story Mode, Chrono Phantasma, Episode 17 - Doomsday''</ref> There, Minerva helped take Celica inside of the [[Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi]] by following [[Ragna the Bloodedge]]. Upon watching Ragna defeat Nu inside the Nox, Minerva took Celica outside of it and to the surface. <Ref>''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, Story Mode, Chrono Phantasma, Episode 18 - Beginning of the End''</ref> She watched as [[Izanami]] sent Ragna berserk and as [[Mu-12]] and [[Jin Kisaragi]] fought against him. <ref>''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, Story Mode, Chrono Phantasma, Episode 19 - Epilogue''</ref>
===Central Fiction===
Minerva accompanied Celica before they were both taken inside the [[Embryo]]. Her memories were not affected by the intervention and nor were Celica’s. Through her wielder’s terrible sense of direction, they ended up in [[Bascule]], in the [[13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi]] and met [[Naoto Kurogane]] whom they ended up travelling with. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 004, Chapter 026''</ref> Thanks to Celica, however, they eventually lost their newfound travelling companion in the [[6th Hierarchical City of Yabiko]]. Minerva also gave her mistress some reassurance when she believed she had deeply upset [[Carl Clover]]. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 007, Chapters 051 – 054''</ref>
Eventually, both Celica and Minerva found Ragna. Because of her mistresses’ terrible direction, Minerva was forced to lead the way for her so she would not end up lost. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 009, Chapter 065''</ref>Under Kokonoe’s orders, she stopped Celica from leaving the building to find Ragna herself. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 009, Chapter 069''</ref> Minerva accompanied Celica to [[Nine the Phantom|Nine the Phantom's]] workshop, and witnessed Nine’s explanation of the world, the [[Prime Field War]] and why she created the [[Corpus Sepulcro: Requiem]]. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction Story Mode, Episode 010, Chapter 81''</ref> Like everyone else, Minerva was teleported out of the area and to [[Celica A. Mercury’s Church]], where she carried her mistress inside to a bed. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 010, Chapter 083''</ref> She was made aware of Kokonoe’s plan to use herself to blow up the Requiem, and through Celica, said for them to leave it to her. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 010, Chapter 086''</ref> She would later watch her mistress and only owner die. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 010, Chapter 087''</ref>
Minerva was later with Noel and Ragna in the frozen space-time, sent there by Kokonoe. They were separated from [[Kagura Mutsuki]], Jin, [[Tsubaki Yayoi]], [[Hakumen]] and [[Rachel Alucard]]. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 011, Chapter 090''</ref> She helped navigate the Embryo with Ragna and Noel, eventually sacrificing herself to destroy the Requiem – she promised them both that she would send Celica their regards in the next life. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Story Mode, Episode 011, Chapter 091''</ref>


==Powers & Techniques==
==Powers & Techniques==

Revision as of 00:56, 19 March 2018

自動人形ミネルヴァ
Ex Machina: Minerva

Minerva Profile.png

Name

Ex Machina: Minerva

Species

Artificial Causality Phenomenon Weapon

Hair Color

Gray

Eye Color

Red

Appearances
Games

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (NPC)
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (NPC)
BlazBlue: Central Fiction (NPC)

Ex Machina: Minerva (自動人形ミネルヴァ) is an Artificial Causality Phenomenon Weapon created by Kokonoe with the explicit purpose of protecting Celica A. Mercury. She is based off of the Nox Nyctores - Deus Machina: Nirvana and the Detonator - Fluctus Redactum: Ignis. She is the Embryo Storage Number. 03.

She debuted in BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma.

Appearance

Personality

Like the other automatons, Minerva does not possess a voice module, and only Celica and Noel Vermillion can actually understand her. She apparently possesses a dry sense of humour and has a steadfast dedication to her mistress and keeping her safe. Minerva can be brash at times, attacking anyone she deems a threat to Celica, even if they have good intentions.

Ultimately, she understands what is necessary and is willing to sacrifice herself to save others, even if they are not her mistress.

Powers & Techniques

Library Entry

Minerva

The white automation with an IDEA Engine equipped. Its physical appearance resembles Nirvana -- and it was created by Kokonoe to protect Celica. It was built using data left behind by Nine and Relius.

Relius mentions how 'well it's built' during one of their encounters. [1]

Appearances in other Media

  • Minerva stars as a playable card in the mobile game Mabinogi Duel.

Trivia

  • In gameplay, Minerva is the one who takes damage instead of Celica and does the majority of the fighting. This is similar to Nago and Gii when Rachel is being used.
  • In BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, Minerva's story sprite was quite literally a color swap of Nirvana's, but this was changed in BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend where she received an entirely new model.

References

  1. BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, Character #080