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<center>"''Everything is for the sake of the Imperator...''"</center>
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'''Meifang Lapislazuli''' is a colonel of the [[Novus Orbis Librarium]] and the leader of the Zeroth Squadron. She was a great threat during the [[Ikaruga Civil War]], and had murdered and tortured a great many people to achieve her goals.
'''Meifang Lapislazuli''' (メイファン=ラピスラズリ) is a colonel of the [[Novus Orbis Librarium]] and the leader of the Zeroth Squadron. She was a great threat during the [[Ikaruga Civil War]], and had murdered and tortured many people to achieve her goals.


Meifang is the main antagonist of ''[[BlazBlue: Variable Heart]]''.
Meifang is the main antagonist of ''[[BlazBlue: Variable Heart]]'' and a major antagonist of ''[[BlazBlue: Spiral Shift – Hero of the Frozen Blade]]''. She was revealed for ''[[BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War]]'' on the 26th of May, 2021.


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
[[File:BlazBlue Meifang Lapislazuli Model Sheet 01.png|thumb|left|200px|Meifang's usual attire]]
Meifang is a woman with a fair complexion, light blue eyes, and black hair. Her hair is tied back by a large crimson ornament, which resembles horns, into two tails. She wears a simple, tight-fitting red NOL dress with a large cream NOL coat over it, signifying she is a member of the Zeroth Squad. The coat has two crosses on the shoulders and several brown straps running around itself. She also wore black tights and the standard issue NOL boots, albeit cream colored.


Meifang is a woman with a fair complexion, light blue eyes, and black hair. Her hair is tied back by a large crimson ornament, which resembles horns, into two tails. She wears a simple, tight-fitting red NOL dress with a large cream NOL coat over it, signifying she is a member of the Zeroth Squad. The coat has two crosses on the shoulders and several brown straps running around itself. She also wore black tights and the standard issue NOL boots, albeit cream colored.
Inside her [[Phantom Field]], Meifang's sclera turned black and her long hair was let loose, flaying in multiple directions. Multiple black lines ran across her cheeks.
 
In ''BBDW'', Meifang has an alternate outfit where she wears a revealing sleeveless black dress. This dress has golden rimming and two crosses in the centre. The dress has a thin, see-through black fabric across its length. She also wears two long sleeves that start at her biceps and comes down to her wrists. These sleeves reach down to her legs and have an ornate design along the rim. Meifang's nails are painted black in this outfit.


==Personality==
==Personality==
A masochist without remorse for her victims, Meifang was devoid of most emotions and only sought to do what she believed was right. The only goal she had was to make [[Izanami]] come into the world, and she cared for little else. Everyone around her is disposable in her eyes, no matter how important they may be, and how affectionate she may have seemed towards them in the past.
A masochist without remorse for her victims, Meifang was devoid of most emotions and only sought to do what she believed was right. The only goal she had was to make [[Izanami]] come into the world, and she cared for little else. Everyone around her is disposable in her eyes, no matter how important they may be, and how affectionate she may have seemed towards them in the past.


Meifang has deeply rooted feelings for [[Tenjo Amanohokosaka]], willing to do everything and anything for her and her goals in life. She was disgusted with the [[Ikaruga Civil War]] and why it began, finding the pursuit of a [[Black Beast|Black Beast's]] power foul. To this end, Meifang believes that the only way to protect Tenjo is with power to fight against power.
Meifang has deeply rooted feelings for [[Tenjo Amanohokosaka]], willing to do everything and anything for her and her goals in life. She was disgusted with the [[Ikaruga Civil War]] and why it began, finding the pursuit of a [[Black Beast|Black Beast's]] power foul. To this end, Meifang believes that the only way to protect Tenjo is with power to fight against power.
==Biography==


===Early Life===
In her own time, Meifang enjoys gardening.


15 years before the end of the Ikaruga Civil War, the Lapislazuli family was a weak noble family. Meifang’s father saw her as little more than a tool to help increase their families' social status. One day while meeting with nobles at the NOL headquarters, Meifang got sick of it and went outside. In the garden, Meifang saw Tenjo and called her beautiful. Tenjo, however, assumed she was talking about the garden. Tenjo asked Meifang to introduce herself and she did so, with Tenjo saying that Meifang had a good name. Suddenly, a young [[Kagura Mutsuki]] appeared and put a sword to Meifang’s throat, demanding to know who she was. However, Tenjo punched Kagura in the head and told him he was being rude to her guest. [[Houichirou Hazuki]] then arrived and hit Kagura as well, dragging him away and apologizing to the Imperator. From then on, Meifang spoke with Tenjo in the garden every time she visited the NOL headquarters.
==Powers and Techniques==
 
Meifang is a deft user of Ars Magus, and has displayed several abilities exclusive to her, such as Pain Killer, which makes her completely immune to all forms of pain - it doesn't seem to be an ability she can turn off, however, as she actually enjoys the pain which is inflicted upon her. As well as this, she is capable of using a mysterious technique that allows her to instantly deal a blow strong enough to punch a clean hole through the average person. Additionally, she is able to use strengthening Ars Magus on her body, which can even block attacks from Outseal (although not completely).
However, the year Meifang entered the [[Military Academy]], the Ikaruga Civil War began. The last time Meifang met Tenjo, she told Meifang that the war happened because of her own weakness. After that Tenjo was moved to a safe place and Meifang was unable to see her.


After graduating from the Military Academy, Meifang joined the Ikaruga Civil War to try and end it, but then the destruction of [[5th Hierarchical City of Ibukido|Ibukido]] occurred. Meifang broke down, wanting to know why something like that happened if the Imperator didn’t want conflict. [[Relius Clover]] arrived and asked Meifang why she was still alive and that she had an interesting soul. A broken Meifang replied that a devil would of course be in hell but she wouldn’t hand over her [[soul]]. [[Ignis Clover]] tried to grab her, but Meifang said not to touch her since her body belonged to the Imperator, so Relius decided to observe her.
In ''BBDW'', Meifang primarily fights using strikes with her hands and legs. She demonstrates her power with kicks that can launch the opponent into the air and her flexibility with high kicks that reach above her head. Despite all her powers, according to [[Houichirou Hazuki]], it's disgraceful to the Hazuki name that Mai was defeated by Meifang, and that the latter is weak.


Later, Meifang led the Zeroth Squadron in an invasion of an NOL meeting discussing the destruction of Ibukido. Meifang saw a member of [[Sector Seven]] and asked why he was there, with one of the people saying he wished to defect. Someone else said the Zeroth Squadron didn’t need to get involved so Meifang killed him and commanded her men to capture everyone.
==Official Profiles==
===[[BlazBlue 10th Anniversary]] Official Site Profile===
''Captain of the Zeroth Squadron (Wings of Judgement) of the Novus Orbis Librarium. Possessing a loyalty to the Imperator that borders on insanity, she learned her lesson during the Ikaruga Civil War and aims to create an absolute world for the Imperator's sake. She is trying to obtain Mai Natsume's body (the No-Name Grimoire) for this reason.<ref name="BB 10th Meifang"/>


While Meifang was alone, [[Hazama]] came in and was surprised that she was trying to stop the war. However, Meifang laughed at him, saying the war was already over and she was just cleaning up for the Imperator and that she would create a world without conflict. At some point, Meifang began to open up various facilities and commanded the [[Fuzzy]] line of [[Vampire|vampires]].
===''[[BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War]]'' Official Profile===
 
''The NOL's Zeroth Division (Wings of Judgment)'s leader. Her loyalty to the Imperator borders on zealotry, and for the Imperator, she aims to create a world without war. She possesses the Pain Killer, a power that can offset all kinds of pain.''<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0qRiUxjH7s BlazBlue Lab 25/01/2021]''</ref>
===Spiral Shift===
 
Just as the Ikaruga Civil War was about to end, Meifang had been tipped, presumably by [[Hazama]], about the Ninth Squadron coming too close to discovering Kushinada's Lynchpin and their leader, [[Grimwood Huster]], colluding with Sector Seven and [[Kokonoe]]. She found them and personally wiped out most of his squad, and held Grimwood by his neck in front of their newest recruit, [[Jin Kisaragi]]. Grimwood insulted her, and Meifang, without hesitation, decapitated him. She later knocked out Jin and then presumably ordered the torture of [[Karenjina Parsett]].
 
===Variable Heart===
 
Immediately following the conclusion of the civil war, Meifang began to take an interest in the [[Hazuki]] heir, [[Mai Natsume]]. She had tricked her into coming into a storage unit in which she declared that she wanted Mai's body; Meifang was preparing to assault her but her blow was blocked by Kagura Mutsuki. Not being deterred, Meifang defeated her fellow general, and chased after Mai who had met up with [[Kajun Faycott]]. To her surprise, Mai was now wielding the [[Legacy Weapons|Legacy Weapon]] - [[Gallia Sphyras: Outseal]]. The two battled but Mai was teleported away by Kokonoe, the latter knowing that Mai would be unable to fight Meifang and live otherwise. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 2''</ref>
 
Later on, Hazama paid Meifang a visit while she was bathing. She complimented him for giving her information on Mai and her [[No-Name Grimoire]]. He told her that he was interested in what she was transporting to the [[13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi]], prompting her to exit the bath and ask him to get out of her way. More teasing from Hazama about her love for pain, yet inability to feel it, caused her kick him, but this made [[Yuuki Terumi]] appear and he began strangling her while telling her that he would cut her up and feed her to pigs - Meifang began laughing and lamenting on how it might hurt. Their encounter was cut short as an NOL officer entered the room and both Hazama and Terumi disappeared. Meifang ordered him to awaken the 16th Fuzzy and that information had been leaking. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 4''</ref>
 
Meifang would be later seen in the outskirts of Kagutsuchi, investigating how the train carrying [[Bell]] had suddenly stopped and why she was missing. She inspected the snow, wondering if it was why communications were down, and began to ask the nearby NOL officers questions about what happened. One of them spoke about being presented papers that looked as if they were signed by the Imperator, but his tone annoyed Meifang and she executed him on the spot. She spoke down to the other officers, reminding them that speaking badly of the Imperator is treason and punishable by death. Fuzzy appeared and hugged Meifang and they used [[Ars Magus]] to share information. She left Fuzzy to deal with the officers as she had branded them traitors. Meifang began making her way to a facility that she believed [[Jubei]] would be infiltrating.<ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 5''</ref>
 
Meifang would return to the outskirts, finding that Fuzzy was fighting Mai, Kajun, [[Ragna the Bloodedge]], [[Taro Sasaga'e]], and [[Shiori Kirihito]]. She blocked an attack from Mai, taking the blow of Outseal onto the palm of her hand, shocking Kajun who thought it impossible. Meifang explained that she used Ars Magus to stop it from piercing her skin, but it had still damaged her arm. After comforting Fuzzy, she turned to Ragna, being shocked that the [[Azure Grimoire]] would be present. The Zero Squadron had arrived and surrounded them all, and Meifang ordered that Bell, Ragna, and Mai be captured, and that the others should taste the "''best Hell''". Sadly for her, however, [[Rachel Alucard]] appeared and teleported the group away from Meifang and her squadron. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 11''</ref>
 
Because of Fuzzy's failure to complete his mission, Meifang disposed of him and used the data he accumulated to overwrite the 17th and 18th unit of an unknown line. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 12''</ref>
 
On an airship, Meifang received a report from Hazama that Mai was with the Hazuki family and Meifang said it was as she thought. She ordered her men to continue surveillance. She then said she knew Houichirou and [[Rin Hazuki]] would get in her way one day and started thinking about how to deal with them. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 14''</ref> She soon awakened the other Fuzzy units, having them bring Bell to her at the [[cauldron]] at the [[11th Hierarchical City of Shinatsu]], who was followed by Mai. She gleefully stared at the captured girls. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 15''</ref> She toyed with them, and revealed her goal to create another [[Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi]] using No-Name and Bell, briefly being contacted with Kokonoe and threatening to destroy Sector Seven the instant she would gain control of the Nox. Meifang and the Fuzzy were soon interrupted by Jin, who froze one of the vampires. <Ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 16''</ref>
 
==Powers and Techniques==
 
Meifang is a deft user of Ars Magus, and has displayed several abilities exclusive to her, such as Pain Killer, which makes her completely immune to all forms of pain - it doesn't seem to be an ability she can turn off, however, as she actually enjoys the pain which is inflicted upon her. As well as this, she is capable of using a mysterious technique that allows her to instantly deal a blow strong enough to punch a clean hole through the average person. Additionally, she is able to use strengthening Ars Magus on her body, which can even block attacks from Outseal (although not completely).


Despite all her powers, according to Houichirou Hazuki, it's disgraceful to the Hazuki name that Mai was defeated by Meifang, and that the latter is weak.
==Trivia==
*In the [[Polls/BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Character Popularity Poll|BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Character Poll]], Meifang placed 43rd out of the 84 candidates. She scored one place above [[Saya Terumi]] and one place below [[Cypher Albar]]. She had 248 votes.
*In an interview with series creator [[Mori Toshimichi]] in the ''[[BlazBlue: Central Fiction Official Setting Material Collection]]'' he described having developed Meifang as a character who should be worthy of the role of villain. He explained that this was done by giving her depth and making her understandable despite having chosen the wrong methods.<ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction Official Setting Material Collection, Mori Toshimichi interview''</ref>
*Meifang's unusual attack that creates large holes was never explained in the series. It was also copied by [[Rin Hazuki]] at one point, but when they met is unknown.
*In the ''[[BlazBlue: Central Fiction Official Setting Material Collection]]'' Meifang's height is listed as 160cm.<ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction Official Setting Material Collection''</ref> Her height was changed to 164cm in ''BBDW''.
*In ''BBDW'', Meifang has a moveset with a naming theme based around torture and the devices used for it.
*Meifang originally debuted in ''BBDW'' as a non-playable character, first appearing in the [[Gameplay:Wondrous Glasses and A Test of Love ~Spectacles of Eros CARNAGE~ BBDW Event|Wondrous Glasses and A Test of Love ~Spectacles of Eros CARNAGE~]] event.
*Meifang shares her birthday, March 3rd, with [[Ragna the Bloodedge]]
*Meifang is illustrated in the following [[Grimoires (BBDW)|Grimoire]] for ''[[BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War]]'':
**[[Gameplay:ペインキラー BBDW Grimoire|ペインキラー (''Pain Killer'')]].


==References==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="BB 10th Meifang">''BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/10th/characters/meifang/ Meifang]''</ref>
</references>


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Latest revision as of 03:43, 19 May 2022

"To grant my longstanding wish, I shall take that body of yours."[1]
メイファン=ラピスラズリ
Meifang Lapislazuli
Name

Meifang Lapislazuli

Birthday

March 3

Species

Human

Voice Actors

ITO Shizuka

Blood Type

B

Height

164cm[2]

Weight

46kg

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Light blue

Likes

Feeling pain
The Imperator

Dislikes

Lies

Hobbies

Gardening

Affiliation

Novus Orbis Librarium
Lapislazuli noble family

Appearances
Games

BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War

Manga

BlazBlue: Variable Heart

Novels

BlazBlue: Spiral Shift – Hero of the Frozen Blade

Meifang Lapislazuli (メイファン=ラピスラズリ) is a colonel of the Novus Orbis Librarium and the leader of the Zeroth Squadron. She was a great threat during the Ikaruga Civil War, and had murdered and tortured many people to achieve her goals.

Meifang is the main antagonist of BlazBlue: Variable Heart and a major antagonist of BlazBlue: Spiral Shift – Hero of the Frozen Blade. She was revealed for BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War on the 26th of May, 2021.

Appearance

Meifang's usual attire

Meifang is a woman with a fair complexion, light blue eyes, and black hair. Her hair is tied back by a large crimson ornament, which resembles horns, into two tails. She wears a simple, tight-fitting red NOL dress with a large cream NOL coat over it, signifying she is a member of the Zeroth Squad. The coat has two crosses on the shoulders and several brown straps running around itself. She also wore black tights and the standard issue NOL boots, albeit cream colored.

Inside her Phantom Field, Meifang's sclera turned black and her long hair was let loose, flaying in multiple directions. Multiple black lines ran across her cheeks.

In BBDW, Meifang has an alternate outfit where she wears a revealing sleeveless black dress. This dress has golden rimming and two crosses in the centre. The dress has a thin, see-through black fabric across its length. She also wears two long sleeves that start at her biceps and comes down to her wrists. These sleeves reach down to her legs and have an ornate design along the rim. Meifang's nails are painted black in this outfit.

Personality

A masochist without remorse for her victims, Meifang was devoid of most emotions and only sought to do what she believed was right. The only goal she had was to make Izanami come into the world, and she cared for little else. Everyone around her is disposable in her eyes, no matter how important they may be, and how affectionate she may have seemed towards them in the past.

Meifang has deeply rooted feelings for Tenjo Amanohokosaka, willing to do everything and anything for her and her goals in life. She was disgusted with the Ikaruga Civil War and why it began, finding the pursuit of a Black Beast's power foul. To this end, Meifang believes that the only way to protect Tenjo is with power to fight against power.

In her own time, Meifang enjoys gardening.

Powers and Techniques

Meifang is a deft user of Ars Magus, and has displayed several abilities exclusive to her, such as Pain Killer, which makes her completely immune to all forms of pain - it doesn't seem to be an ability she can turn off, however, as she actually enjoys the pain which is inflicted upon her. As well as this, she is capable of using a mysterious technique that allows her to instantly deal a blow strong enough to punch a clean hole through the average person. Additionally, she is able to use strengthening Ars Magus on her body, which can even block attacks from Outseal (although not completely).

In BBDW, Meifang primarily fights using strikes with her hands and legs. She demonstrates her power with kicks that can launch the opponent into the air and her flexibility with high kicks that reach above her head. Despite all her powers, according to Houichirou Hazuki, it's disgraceful to the Hazuki name that Mai was defeated by Meifang, and that the latter is weak.

Official Profiles

BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Official Site Profile

Captain of the Zeroth Squadron (Wings of Judgement) of the Novus Orbis Librarium. Possessing a loyalty to the Imperator that borders on insanity, she learned her lesson during the Ikaruga Civil War and aims to create an absolute world for the Imperator's sake. She is trying to obtain Mai Natsume's body (the No-Name Grimoire) for this reason.[1]

BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War Official Profile

The NOL's Zeroth Division (Wings of Judgment)'s leader. Her loyalty to the Imperator borders on zealotry, and for the Imperator, she aims to create a world without war. She possesses the Pain Killer, a power that can offset all kinds of pain.[3]

Trivia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Site (JP), Meifang
  2. BlazBlue: Central Fiction Official Setting Material Collection
  3. BlazBlue Lab 25/01/2021
  4. BlazBlue: Central Fiction Official Setting Material Collection, Mori Toshimichi interview
  5. BlazBlue: Central Fiction Official Setting Material Collection