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'''Ragna the Bloodedge''' is the main protagonist of the ''[[BlazBlue series]]''. He is the current wielder of the [[Azure Grimoire]] and the former wielder of [[Aramasa]]. Ragna is also one of the twelve original playable characters who debuted in ''[[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger]]''.
{{Quote|"I am the enemy to the entire world... The Grim Reaper, Ragna the Bloodedge."}}
{{Character Tabs|Ragna the Bloodedge}}
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| birthday        =March 3
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| birthplace      =Unknown
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'''Ragna the Bloodedge''' (ラグナ＝ザ＝ブラッドエッジ) is the main protagonist of the ''[[BlazBlue (Franchise)|BlazBlue]]'' series. He is the wielder of the [[Azure Grimoire]] and [[Aramasa]]. Ragna is the older brother of [[Jin Kisaragi]] and [[Saya]], having also spent most of his adolescence in the care of [[Jubei]]. Known as the '''Grim Reaper''', Ragna opposes the [[Novus Orbis Librarium]] and aims to destroy their [[cauldron|cauldrons]]. Coarse, yet good natured, he searches for Saya as the NOL, [[Vigilante|vigilantes]], and creatures pursue him for the Azure Grimoire.
 
Ragna is one of the twelve original playable characters who debuted in ''[[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger]]''.


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
Ragna is a tall, muscular, pale young man with shocking white and spiky hair. He left eye is naturally green, while his right eye is a bright red, caused by the Azure Grimoire. He wears his long-sleeved signature red jacket over a simple black shirt. On both the top and bottom of his sleeves are silver fixtures, one of which has the inscription ''-No.5-Es''; this jacket also has two red ribbons that flow freely with silver ends. On his jacket are two belts, and he wears two more belts over the jacket and his [[wikipedia:hakama|hakama]]. His clothing is completed with red shoes with steel toecaps and a green studded earring in his left ear. Because his right arm is the Azure Grimoire, his right arm is completely black - there are [[seithr regulator]] on the back of his black gloves, one for each hand, and on his clavicle is a mysterious mark. Towards the end of his life in the ''BlazBlue'' world, the Azure Grimoire had corrupted most of his right side, leaving even half of his face covered black with bright red veins.
[[File:BlazBlue Ragna the Bloodedge Model Sheet 01.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Ragna's usual attire]]
Ragna is a tall, muscular young man, with fair skin, spiky white hair, a pitch black right arm and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterochromia_iridum heterochromia]; in Ragna's case his left eye is green, while his right eye is red. These distinguishing features are a side effect caused by the Azure Grimoire when it replaced his lost arm. His left ear has a green, studded earring and on his chest and he has a black, half-sun-shaped symbol with the inscription -No.5- above it tattooed on his chest. This symbol also appears on parts of his clothing, but without the inscription. Towards the end of his life in the BlazBlue world, due to overusing the Azure Grimoire, the right side of his body had become corrupted, leaving even half his face covered in black with bright red veins.


During his tenure as Bloodedge, Ragna's right eye was constantly shut because of [[Celica A. Mercury]]'s presence. He wore his jacket normally on his left side, but kept the right side tied to his waist, showing his [[grimoire]] fully. His Azure Grimoire was covered in black wraps, partially obscuring his regulator on his hand; on his bicep was a golden buckle where the wraps stopped.
Ragna's usual outfit consists of a red, long-sleeved jacket with padded shoulders and multiple silver plates fastened on the arms and sides. Attached to the lapels of his jacket are two black straps with silver buckles that wrap under his arms and intersect at the back, they are connected to his shoulder pads by small gold buttons. On the back of his jacket are a set of two red straps with silver tips hanging from it, which reach down to his ankles. Underneath the jacket is a simple, long-sleeved black shirt with a white trim. He also wears a pair of black gloves which have [[Seithr Regulator|seithr regulators]] on the back of them, as well as a black hakama, two large black belts with silver belt buckles and a pair of red boots with steel toecaps.


As a child, Ragna had blonde hair and both his eyes were green. He often wore a white shirt with blue shorts.
During his tenure as Bloodedge, Ragna's right eye was constantly shut because of [[Celica A. Mercury|Celica A. Mercury's]] presence and her ability to unconsciously suppress seithr. He wore his jacket normally on his left side, but kept the right side tied to his waist. His right arm, which also didn't work due to Celica, was covered in several black and white straps; these partially obscured the grimoire and the regulator on his hand, and were secured at the top of his arm with a golden buckle.


While training with [[Jubei]] as a teenager, Ragna wore a variation of his black shirt where it was primarily red with black rims. He wore a black glove on his right arm, and kept his grimoire visible at all time. Ragna also wore black, baggy trousers and a simple brown belt.
As a child, Ragna had spiky blond hair and green eyes, and wore a white shirt with black trousers and black shoes.


In one gag reel, Ragna is seen in beachwear. He has swimming trunks colored red, orange, and black with a white waistband. Instead of his usual jacket, he wears a crimson sports jacket with black stripes on the arms and a black hood. It also has a chibi version of dead spike on a white badge.
While training under Jubei as a teenager, Ragna wore a red and black sleeveless turtle neck top, with a tight black shirt underneath it. Ragna also wore black, baggy trousers and a simple brown belt, just like during his time as Bloodedge, Ragna's Azure Grimoire was covered in belts secured with golden buckles.
 
In one gag reel, Ragna is seen in beachwear. Instead of his usual jacket, Ragna wore a crimson zip hoodie with black stripes on the arms and a black hood. It also has a chibi version of Dead Spike on a triangular white badge. He also wore swimming trunks with a color gradation from orange to red to black, with a white waistband and black flip flops.


==Personality==
==Personality==


Often, Ragna is described as being rough around the edges. He frequently swears and displays antisocial behaviour. Deep down, however, he is actually kind to those who he cares about, and will stop at nothing to make sure they are safe. He's rarely open about his feelings towards others, most notably with [[Rachel Alucard]] and his brother, [[Jin Kisaragi]]. Ragna doesn't often think ahead, and charges in blindly, but there have been times where this attitude has worked out for him. Few people mean more to Ragna than his family.
{{Quote|Although Ragna himself is proactive, Ragna's battles are often rough and unplanned, and the times he has won through force alone are many. He may speak rudely and act conspicuously violent, but at his roots, he is not a bad person. That he is a wanted criminal with a hefty bounty on his head is something that he himself doesn't remember at all. <ref name="bbcf-jp-ragna"/>}}
 
Even though he can come off as serious most of the time he interacts with people, Ragna does have a sense of dry humor and often displays it when he's around [[Taokaka]]. He's also understanding of the younger cast, and has been seen playing with the [[Kaka Kittens]] and going along with Tao's eccentric behaviour. Ragna has also been known to buy meals for both Tao and [[Platinum the Trinity]] when he thought they were starving, despite not knowing either of them at the time.
 
Ragna used to have a large stigma against all [[Boundary Interface Prime Field Devices]] but over time, he came to accept them. Before he moved onto the [[World of the Gods]], he began to drop his antisocial behaviour, and was willing to sacrifice himself in order to save everyone from [[Doomsday]] and [[Susano'o]]. He forgot about no one during this time, even saving [[Tenjou Amanohokosaka]], whom he had never met.
 
==Biography==
A powerful criminal who has a burning hatred for the world government the [[Norvus Orbis Librarium]]. Due to this hatred, Ragna uses his knowledge of combat, the weapon Aramasa, and the powerful Azure Grimoire to destroy military branches around the world, possibly killing hundreds every time. The Librarium labelled him an SS class criminal and issued him the largest bounty in recorded history, 90,000,000 platinum dollars, which, according to Jin, is enough to buy a small country.
 
===Early Life===
Ragna and his siblings were first found by [[Jubei]] in [[Relius Clover's|Relius Clover]] workshop, where they were confined for unknown reasons. Jubei decided to save the three, gaining several wounds in the process, and left the three with Celica A. Mercury. Ragna grew up in her [[church|Celica A. Mercury's Church]] along with his younger brother [[Jin Kisaragi]] and his younger sister, [[Saya]]. Jin was dependent on his older brother, and frequently demanded a high level of affection and play time from Ragna. However, Saya became very ill and Ragna decided to care for her. Jin became jealous of this and began bullying Saya, causing Ragna to spend even less time with him. Jin was driven mad by the [[Nox Nyctores]] [[Mucro Algesco: Yukianesa]], and learned of his future. [[Yuuki Terumi]] used this to convince the boy to burn down the church, while Ragna was out gathering water. He rushed home to check on his family within the burning home, but was instead confronted by Jin, who was posessed by Terumi. The two cut off his arm and Terumi proceeded to mock Ragna, killed Celica, and then kidnapped Saya to use as a vessel. He soon blacked out from the pain and shock of losing his arm. Ragna woke up as the rain put out the fire and heard Saya's music box in the wreckage. He cried out until he fell unconscious again.
 
Ragna tried to crawl out from the wreckage and find help some time after, but couldn't manage to prop himself up to stand. [[Rachel Alucard]] appeared before him, looked into his eyes and saw that he wanted to live. She offered Ragna the Azure Grimoire which, once he touched it, saved him. The new Grimoire took the shape of a human arm and replaced the arm that had been severed. Rachel then took Ragna to Jubei, who agreed to care for him. Jubei became both his caretaker and his trainer, teaching him proper sword fighting and how to control and use the Azure Grimoire. Out of respect for him, he started calling Jubei "Master." At some point with Jubei, Ragna was introduced to both [[Taokaka]] and [[Torakaka]].
 
===Evergreen Eyes===
 
Ten days after arriving at Celica's church and sometime before Relius and Terumi destroyed his young life, Ragna was forced, along with Saya and Jin, to go foraging for strawberries with Celica to make jam. Unfortunately, they ended up lost thanks to Celica's navigation. Despite this, they soldiered on, with Ragna carrying Saya and Jin complaining about the distance. Ragna noticed something wrong with Saya as she detected the presence of someone, but he dismissed her worry and claimed it was likely a rabbit; eventually, the smell of strawberries lead the search to a close.
Sunset loomed and Ragna stood back in the kitchen as Saya and Celica made strawberry jam. He laid the table with Jin when asked, but was offered up Saya's jam to eat. Even though the jam itself looked akin to black sludge, Ragna still consumed it once prompted. He was knocked unconscious as a result.
 
===Remix Heart===
 
Ragna makes a brief cameo appearance in the manga ''[[BlazBlue: Remix Heart]]''. He appears at the end of chapter 10 and is present until the middle of chapter 11.
Ragna is sent by Jubei to look for the [[Adesqui Grimoire]], which is located beneath the Librarium's [[military academy in Torifune|15th Hierarchical City of Torifune]]. While searching for the [[Grimoire]], [[Mai Natsume]], dropped in front of him from the levels above. Ragna is initially worried when Mai reveals that she is searching for the Azure, but is relieved when she says that she is looking for it to help her friends. He agrees to help her look for it, since she doesn't know he possesses it, and he couldn't "''leave a woman alone in a place like this without losing sleep.''" After a short while looking for each respective Grimiore, the two run into the Adesqui Grimoire. A defense system is activated that summons minions to stop Ragna and Mai from getting the Grimoire. Ragna manages to dispatch a few of them, but is taken by surprise when he tries to activate his Azure Grimoire. He is grabbed and thrown down a garbage shoot, where he is found by his master, Jubei, who is annoyed with Ragna for not searching for the Grimoire on his own.


===Variable Heart===
Often, Ragna is described as being rough around the edges. He frequently swears and displays antisocial behaviour. However, he is actually kind to those who he cares about, and will stop at nothing to make sure they are safe. He's rarely open about his feelings towards others, with this trait most notably displayed in his interactions with [[Rachel Alucard]] and his brother, [[Jin Kisaragi]]. Ragna often charges in blindly without thinking ahead, but there have been times when this attitude has worked out for him. Few people mean more to Ragna than his family.


Alongside Jubei, Ragna went to the outskirts of Kagutsuchi searching for a Prime Field Device. He was separated from his master, but managed to find the unit, known as [[Bell]] alongside Mai, whom he did not recognise after their brief meeting in Torifune. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 6''</ref> Even though Bell was a child, Ragna was still determined to kill her; he disarmed Mai and held her by her throat, but let her go when Bell reminded him of Saya. [[Kajun Faycott]], [[Shiori Kirihito]] and [[Taro Sasagae]] immediately tried to stop Ragna from doing anymore harm, but he shrugged off Taro's attacks with relative ease, shocking everyone. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 7''</ref> Before Ragna could continue in his attempts to get Bell, he was stopped by [[Fuzzy]] who had been patiently watching the events unfold. The two of them began fighting as Fuzzy summoned [[ghouls]] for the others to fight instead. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 8''</ref>
Even though he can come off as serious for most his interactions with people, Ragna does have a sense of dry humor and often displays it when he's around [[Taokaka]]. He's also understanding of the younger cast, and has been seen playing with the [[Kaka Kittens]], as well as going along with Tao's eccentric behaviour. Ragna has also been known to buy meals for both Tao and [[Platinum the Trinity]] when he thought they were starving, despite not knowing either of them at the time, albeit Ragna was threatened to be cursed and haunted by the latter.


Wounding Fuzzy seemed to do nothing as he would heal the wounds inflicted, something that Ragna hates about fighting [[vampires]]. Annoyed that Ragna would not activate his Azure Grimoire, Fuzzy summoned a [[Bone Dragon]], a being which has no soul, and thus cannot be affected by Ragna's Soul Eater, in order to provoke him. By this time, the other group had defeated the ghouls and they rendezvoused to tackle the dragon and vampire. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 9''</ref>
Ragna used to hold a stigma against all [[Boundary Interface Prime Field Device|Boundary Interface Prime Field Devices]] but over time, he came to accept them, with the notable moment being the one where he watched [[Lambda-11]] got killed by [[Hazama]] right in front of him. Before he moved on to the [[World of the Gods]], he began to drop his antisocial behaviour, and was willing to sacrifice himself in order to save everyone from [[Doomsday]] and [[Susano'o]]. He forgot about no one during this time, even saving [[Tenjo Amanohokosaka]], whom he had never met.


Mai's spear, the [[Legacy Weapon]] - [[Gallia Sphyras: Outseal]] had landed a nasty wound on Fuzzy, so Ragna congratulated Mai by calling her "big tits", which made Bell uppercut him, and Shiori kick him. As Fuzzy was launching an unavoidable attack towards Mai, Ragna grabbed it, and held onto it to stop it from tearing through the rest of the group and they began fighting one-on-one. Ragna was losing the fight, so he began to activate the Azure Grimoire before being interrupted by the group, and he caught Bell as she was blown away by Fuzzy's attacks. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 10''</ref>
==Powers and Techniques==
Befitting of his title as the ''Grim Reaper'', Ragna possesses great power, although he seldom uses it to its full extent. Having spent nearly all of his adolescence under Jubei, Ragna is at the peak of physical fitness, and finds little difficulty in wielding his oversized sword - the Aramasa. Aramasa can deliver heavy blows with large blade, and can transform into a scythe at Ragna's command. Even with Aramasa alone, Ragna can defeat scores of NOL soldiers without exerting himself.<ref>''[[Memory of BLUE]]''</ref>


The fight finally ended as [[Meifang Lapislazuli]] and the Zeroth Squadron arrived to apprehend the group. Ragna expressed glee with being able to take Meifang on, but Rachel mass-teleported the group away from the situation. Because of his angry behaviour towards Rachel and Jubei for failing the mission and stopping him from fighting, [[Valkenhayn R. Hellsing]] teleported him away to an unknown location. <ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart. Chapter 11''</ref>
What defines Ragna as the Grim Reaper is the power of the Azure Grimoire. Having had the device for most of his life, Ragna demonstrates great mastery over it. The [[grimoire]] has an aura that drains the [[soul|souls]] of those around it, and heals Ragna with the lives it takes. This ability also extends to being able to absorb the wishes and dreams of the [[chosen]], although his body has to pay a heavy toll to continuously do so. This is an artificial [[Drive]] given to Ragna, as he was born without one. It is called '''{{h|[[Soul Eater]]}}''', and in gameplay, it performs the same function by restoring health to Ragna every time he lands a successful Drive attack. Because the Azure Grimoire is essentially a [[cauldron]], Ragna has an endless supply of [[seithr]] at his disposal, and he has demonstrated the ability to summon various dark energies that resemble parts of the [[Black Beast]], such as the Beast's claws, breath, or heads, like with his signature '''{{h|Dead Spike}}''' ability. Aramasa works well with the Azure Grimoire as Ragna channels the latter's power through the sword.


===Memory of BLUE===
Before the incident at the church, Ragna had no gift in [[Ars Magus]], and was completely unable to use it. The Azure Grimoire has remedied his aptitude, and he is capable of using several different Ars. One allows him to become completely invisible to man and beast, and is something he uses to move between [[Hierarchical City|Hierarchical Cities]] without being detected<ref>''BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend, Story Mode - Calamity Trigger Reconstruction - Starting Over''</ref>; another allows him to drastically slow his descent from high falls.<ref>''BlazBlue: Alter Memory, Episode 03 - The Spectating Eye''</ref> In order to contain the incredible power from the Azure Grimoire, Ragna wears a [[Seithr Regulator|seithr regulator]] on the back of each hand, but their limits can be released, which is represented as him being in Unlimited mode in gameplay if he does so. To a further extent, he can also remove his [[Idea Engine]] limiter, which made him strong enough to match the God [[Susano'o]], but also makes him uncontrollable and had a risk of destroying his physical body.


Ragna arrived at the [[9th Hierarchical City of Akitsu-Kō]] in the dead of night, he noted how dull and unremarkable the city was until the looming figure of the NOL headquarters stood overhead. Coming close to the building, he was met with several NOL officers issuing warnings for him to turn back; Ragna came too close and a trap designed for feral beasts was raised, however, he easily dispelled it. Ragna was met with dozens of armed Praetorian Guards, but they were easily defeated as he blasted them and the gate down.
As an artificial human, Ragna is capable of resisting the power of the Azure Grimoire, and takes time for it to completely corrupt and destroy his body. Furthermore, Ragna has an accelerated healing factor because of the device, and has survived numerous attacks that would kill an ordinary human. He has survived having lost both of his arms, and being stabbed by a [[Nox Nyctores]]. Ragna's will to survive is what has allowed him to withstand incredible pain. Despite his brutish nature, Ragna can come up with quick plans and solutions, and occasionally displays flashes of academic brilliance, such as immediately recognising [[Fuzzy]] as a [[vampire]].<ref>''BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 8''</ref> Years under Jubei's tutelage has taught him much about the world and its history, and Ragna is a capable cook who specialises in barbecue.<ref>''BlazBlue Official Cosplay Information''</ref>
Leisurely walking down the interior of the branch, Ragna was eventually met with an army of 300 plus armed officers, awaiting him on the staircase connected to the central hall. He launched himself recklessly into the crowd, effortlessly massacring each and every soldier without much of a struggle from the opposition. Afterwards, Ragna descended into the area that contained the Cauldron and effortlessly destroyed it. The weather control in the city was destroyed alongside the [[Gate|Cauldron]].
Becoming slightly lost in the labyrinth that was the lower levels of the City, Ragna encountered Rachel, who teleported in front of him and gestured towards the northwest, whispering that he should go to the [[13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi]]. Rachel then abruptly left as Ragna managed to find his way out of the City. Shortly afterwards, Ragna earned his moniker - the 'Grim Reaper'.


===Calamity Trigger===
Unfortunately, Ragna has many weaknesses, though most of his weaknesses have been solved over time. His headstrong nature leads him to make rash decisions, although he has mellowed over time and become more level-headed. The Azure Grimoire will certainly kill him, or worse, turn him into a Black Beast, which contributes to the reason he rarely using his power to its full extent, essentially forcing him to hold back at many occasions. At first, Hazama can nullify his Azure Grimoire with his own superior version, but this has been solved with Idea Engine which he got from a dying Lambda. Whenever he is around [[Celica A. Mercury]], he loses sight in his right eye and cannot use the Azure Grimoire, including merely moving it - his right arm, practically paralyzing it, but [[Kokonoe]] has since solved this with a [[Noise Canceller]]. Connected to the weaknesses above, as stated by Kagura, Ragna also relied too much on the Azure Grimoire, throwing his power around without skills or precision, which put him at disadvantage on the scenario where he can't use his Azure Grimoire, like when he's around Hazama or Celica, but Ragna has grown out of that after understanding the meaning of his power, becoming a much more powerful and efficient fighter, starting with him besting Nu without the Azure Grimoire. His Soul Eater also only works when fighting against people that actually have souls. Therefore, he is at a disadvantage against someone like Fuzzy, because he summons soulless monsters like ghouls and a Bone Dragon.


While walking through the forest on the way to the Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi, Ragna uses an [[Ars Magus]] that conceals his presence, thinking that someone was following him from the shadows. This person turns out to be Jubei, who wanted to check up on his pupil. He warns Ragna that "he" is here, but does not clarify who "he" is, to Ragna's annoyance. Before leaving, he cautions Ragna not to mistake the Azure's power as his own, which Ragna brushes off. The man then continues toward the city.
==Relatives==
   
===Biological===
Ragna arrives at Kagutsuchi a few days before New Year's Eve, hoping to destroy the [[Cauldron]] at the NOL base before the year ended. He ends up taking a nap in the Junkyard, and dreams about the fire that caused him to be maimed. He is awoken by Rachel, who taunts him until he agrees to battle her. Once the battle ends, her butler, [[Valkenhayn R. Hellsing]], escorts her back to the castle.
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Ragna enters the sewers to try and reach the rest of the town and then moves on to [[Orient Town]]. There he encounters Taokaka, who pesters him for food, eventually forcing him into a lose-lose match where, regardless of if he wins, he still has to pay for her meal. He takes her to a restaurant, where she reveals her mission to capture him and shows his inaccurate wanted poster, causing him to spit out his food in shock and disgust. Tao orders so much food that Ragna scolds her, saying he can't possibly pay for this, which gets the two in trouble. They run to the [[Kaka Village]], with Tao guiding him. There he meets the kittens as well as the elder, [[Totokaka]], who recognizes him as Jubei's pupil and offers to help him escape and continue on his mission. She orders Tao to take him to their secret tunnel to Orient town, which she happily agrees to. Ragna is warned by Taokaka about [[Arakune]], and later he feels his presence following him as he attempts to leave. The creature attacks him and Ragna is disgusted to learn it was once human. He defeats Arakune and attempts to mercy kill him, but is stopped by [[Litchi Faye-Ling]]. She fights Ragna to buy Arakune time to escape. After the fight, she asks about Ragna's grimoire, saying she wants it to grant her wish to save Arakune. Ragna says that it takes the souls of those around the wearer if they stay near anyone for too long, and that Arakune is too far gone to be saved. He complains about her tapping into the Boundary for power, but agrees not to harm Arakune any longer. She says he is far nicer than the stories make him out to be. He finds the comment amusing, but still leaves, troubled by her story.
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Ragna is then interrupted by Valkenhayn on his way to the NOL base as he complains that he might not make it to the top by nightfall. Valkenhayn insists on fighting Ragna to see if he is worthy of Rachel's interest, eventually goading him into a battle. Rachel interrupts the fight and scolds Ragna before sending Valkenhayn away. She attempts to give advice, but is too cryptic for Ragna to understand. Annoyed, she takes him to her castle to punish him and fights him. Upon his victory, Rachel insults Ragna many times before saying he is marginally better than "last time" and showing some trust in him. She tells him to never give up and teleports him in front of the NOL base.
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At the NOL Base, he is initially unsettled by the lack of people there and proceeds with caution. As he enters a room within, he sees Jin and immediately attacks. The two fight, with Ragna defeating the man. However, he spares him, insisting that he has questions to ask Jin. His brother insists that he's too soft, telling him that this is why he cannot protect anyone. Ragna attacks him again and leaves, angered with how soft he's been with his brother.
===Foster (Mercury)===
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As he descends into the NOL base, he is suddenly frozen with fear as [[Hakumen]] arrives. Hakumen refers to Ragna as the Black Beast and insists that he will destroy Ragna. During the time loop that occurs within the story, Hakumen severely weakens Ragna, but is suddenly transported away by [[Kokonoe]]. Ragna leaves to challenge [[Nu-13]], who defeats him. She stabs a sword through the both of them and they fall into the Cauldron, sending the two back in time, merged as the [[Black Beast]]. However, in the True Ending, Hakumen wills himself to remain where he is, causing Ragna to activate the Azure Grimoire so that they may finish their fight. Meanwhile, [[Noel Vermillion]] confronts Nu, but regains her sense of self mid-battle, and is nearly killed. Ragna intervenes just in time to save her, but cannot defeat Nu, and is once again stabbed and thrown into the cauldron. Noel has a flashback to memories of Saya's and decides to save Ragna from the cauldron by grabbing him and pulling him up. She then punches him in the chest and scolds him for being stupid before crying herself to sleep in his lap. Rachel arrives and explains that something has greatly changed and tells Ragna that his Grimoire is artificial, but does not elaborate on that point.
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Terumi calls to Noel to look at him as she wakes up, and despite Rachel's warning, she does that, bringing Terumi back to life. Ragna immediately attacks him, but misses and is mocked by Terumi for his attempts. Rachel warns him that he cannot possibly defeat Terumi, which Terumi agrees with, saying that Rachel is the only one that could possibly keep up with him. Terumi leaves and Noel cries out in confusion before calling Terumi "The Dark Susano-o." Rachel asks Kokonoe if she has seen what just happened and Kokonoe replies that she had been waiting her whole life for this. The story ends on her declaration that she will erase Terumi from the world.
==Official Profiles==
===''[[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger]]'' Official Site Profile===
''An SS-class traitor to the NOL, known on the streets as the "Grim Reaper," in possession of the most powerful grimoire, with the highest-ever bounty in history on his head. He harbors a deep hatred of the Novus Orbis Librarium and aims to annihilate the organization. The Grim Reaper appears in the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi, and that is the moment when everything begins.''<ref name="bbct-jp-ragna"/>


Since Rachel left both Ragna and Noel inside the collapsed interior of the NOL branch, the Grim Reaper was forced to burrow himself out of the rubble, being slowed progressively by Noel's repeated clumsiness. Finally, they made it outside of the building, despite Noel's slow movements.
===''[[BlazBlue: Continuum Shift]]'' Official Site Profile===
''An SS-class traitor to the NOL, known on the streets as the "Grim Reaper," with the highest-ever bounty in history on his head. Knowing of the appearance of "Terumi," the one responsible for Ragna's abominable past and also the one who holds the key to the mysteries of the world, Ragna suppresses his quivering right hand and quietly bides his time in the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi.''<ref name="bbcsex-jp-ragna"/>


===Continuum Shift===
===''[[BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma]]'' Official Site Profile===
''An SS-class traitor to the NOL, known on the streets as the "Grim Reaper," in possession of the most powerful grimoire, the "BlazBlue," with the highest-ever bounty in history on his head. Ragna, having saved Noel from Hazama's clutches, heads towards a new location — the Ikaruga Federation — to face his destiny and settle everything once and for all.''<ref name="bbcp-jp-ragna"/>


===''[[BlazBlue: Central Fiction]]'' Official Site Profile===
;Story
''An SS-class traitor to the NOL, known on the streets as the "Grim Reaper," in possession of the most powerful grimoire, with the highest-ever bounty in history on his head. He awoke having lost all of his memories, and not even knowing his own name. And then, as if having been led towards something, the Grim Reaper appears once again in the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi....''<ref name="bbcf-jp-story-ragna"/>


After the incident with Terumi and Nu-13, Ragna allows Noel to travel with him for a short time. Ragna brings her to the top of a desolate, abandoned building, where he asks Noel why she is still there, clearly annoyed with her. After Noel says she "just wants to talk," he tells her that there is nothing he wants to talk with her about and that she should just get lost. She leaves, but only after declaring that they would be enemies when next they met. Shortly afterward, Ragna calls out and tells a hidden entity to stop stalking him and come out from the shadows. The figure slinks out and turns out to be [[Carl Clover]]. Carl attacks Ragna, claiming that he needs his Azure Grimoire, but Ragna manages to fend him off. Ragna loses focus for a moment, flashing back to his brother's cries for help when Carl cries for his sister. In that moment, Carl's weapon, the [[Deus Machina: Nirvana]] stabs Ragna, sending him falling down to the lower levels of Kagutsuchi.
;Personality
''Although Ragna himself is proactive, Ragna's battles are often rough and unplanned, and the times he has won through force alone are many. He may speak rudely and act conspicuously violent, but at his roots, he is not a bad person. That he is a wanted criminal with a hefty bounty on his head is something that he himself doesn't remember at all.'' <ref name="bbcf-jp-ragna"/>
Ragna then wakes up in the Kaka village near Tao, who asks if he's napping before he falls unconscious. He spends the next few days resting and recovering. While there, he befriends the residents and grows closer with Taokaka. While eating lunch with her, he remembers that the two had met before when they were children, but does not tell Tao. Tao offers to spar with him to aid in his recovery and he agrees. He leaves shortly after meets [[Platinum the Trinity]], who swindles him into feeding them by loudly shaming him and declaring that they will haunt him until he dies. While eating with the child, Ragna asks Sena who's the other spirit in their body, to Sena's surprise, and says that the the staff wrapped in cloth is a Nox Nyctores. Sena introduces himself and forces Luna to do the same. Luna however, repeatedly insults Ragna and calls him a pedophile. Luna storms off angrily, and while Ragna is attempting to pay the bill for their food, [[Lambda-11]] appears after a sudden power outage. Ragna assumes that she is after the grimoire, but Kokonoe denies this, once again reminding Ragna that his grimoire is nothing but an imitation. She decides to have Lambda spar Ragna for battle data. After giving Kokonoe some "useful data", she tells Ragna that he shouldn't fight Terumi, but doesn't elaborate on why before suddenly being interrupted and leaving. She mentions Noel Vermillion, which Ragna notices, and thus calls out for Rachel, demanding answers from her. She only will give him information if he proves determined enough, so they end up fighting. When Ragna wins she tells him not to fight Terumi because there is a reason he cannot win, but does not say why. She explains that he is the destroyer of the Order of the world and that Jin Kisaragi is an antibody that is attempting to destroy him for that.
Ragna does not listen to her warning however, and goes to the NOL headquarters to locate Noel Vermillion, and runs into Jin. Jin demands a fight, but Ragna defeats him once more and says that if Jin is to kill him, Ragna wants Jin to kill him as himself, not while acting as the world's antibody. He also says that if he has to be killed, he would want Jin to be the one to do it. Jin claims that his actions are entirely his own and insists that he will kill his brother. Ragna leaves after feeling a heart beat from a Murakumo the Azure Grimoire doesn't seem to recognize.
Ragna arrives to the top of the Kagutsuchi branch and meets the man calling himself [[Hazama]]. Hazama inquires if Ragna agrees that the power of the Azure Grimoire is 'wonderful' to which a scornful Ragna replies he had nothing to say to him. Ragna demands to know where Noel Vermillion is and Hazama mentions that Ragna already knows before pointing out the Cauldron behind the monolith on the floor. Hazama taunts him about how divine it is to see Ragna's despair as he angrily—almost desperately—asks him to stop smelting. Eventually Hazama leads to Ragna into releasing the Azure Grimoire to fight him, just before Hazama shifts to Terumi and unveils himself as the creator of the BlazBlue. He unleashes his own Azure Grimoire and locks Ragna's, preventing Soul Eater or use of his Azure. Ragna loses some control in shock over this while Terumi relishes in his reaction, he mentions it's why Ragna couldn't beat him. Despite the disadvantage, Ragna fights on.
Ragna scarcely manages to hold off Hazama without his power, deflecting a shot from the [[Geminus Anguium Ouroboros]]. Hazama then comments he was doing better then he thought he would. The Cauldron hits a crescendo in its pulse and Ragna asks if he's planning on reviving the Black Beast. Hazama says he has no use for the Black Beast as it was a failure--merely an experiment with a Cauldron gone haywire while he was trying to make the sword. While gathering souls and 'foundational Azure energy' from the [[Boundary]], it went insane and became the Black Beast. He explains to Ragna what the Cauldron is also considered: The Gate to the Boundary, the entrance to the Origin, and Ragna himself. He further explains the Cauldron is used to make a sword as it gathers souls to smelt itself in its body and that this is the purpose of Ragna's own BlazBlue, which is said by Hazama to be a sort of prototype. Hazama mentions that Noel Vermillion is different from other Units (citing Nu as an example) and doesn't need the Grimoire-- instead, she contained the True Power of the Azure all on her own. He then summons the Sword of the Godslayer: Kusanagi from the Cauldron and Ragna looks on in anger.
After Kusanagi is summoned, Terumi mentions how he wanted to make Kusanagi in the appearance of Ragna's little sister, Saya, which infuriates Ragna. When Terumi asks Kusanagi to go kill Amaterasu, Ragna tries to tell Noel not to go-- to which Terumi responds by injuring him further, countering that Noel is only a puppet and is just like Ragna in that aspect. Since Ragna doesn't respond how Terumi evidently expected (presumably with despair), and he gathers Jubei already told Ragna the truth which annoys him. Ragna mentions he made a promise to fight until the very end as a human being and challenges Terumi with renewed vigor, telling him it was 'Time to Play.' He takes several injuries from an angered Terumi as a result as the man brutally attacks him for having the nerve to think he could talk like that to him. Just before Terumi delivers what appears to be a final blow to Ragna, Lambda-11 comes in and is struck from behind by Ouroboros instead and Ragna recongnizes her now to be part of Nu. Terumi strikes her again, telling them to die together. The dying Lambda falls into a surprised Ragna's arms, her last words being that she always dreamed of Ragna while she was alone in the Boundary and this was why she wasn't lonely. She tells him that she will always be by his side. Ragna breaks down, asking her why she would even die for him. As Ragna cries out in anger for her choice to die for him, Kokonoe manages to get in contact with what she thought was Lambda, instead reaaching Ragna and getting inside his head. In surprise, she says that Ragna absorbed Lambda's [[Idea Engine]].
Ragna furiously exclaims he will never forgive Terumi and begins to release his Grimoire. Terumi mentions it to be useless, but Ragna engages the Idea Engine and somehow bypasses Terumi's restriction over his Grimoire's power to tap into the Azure. Through the Idea Engine, Ragna's BlazBlue accesses the True Azure and he uses it to beat Terumi severely, very nearly killing him. Terumi, after freaking out over it, calms down and laughs mentions that it was what he'd been looking for all along, and demands Ragna continue. However, Ragna doesn't kill him and simply leaves him there to suffer, stating that he had questions for him still.
Ragna hurries down and rescues Rachel Alucard from the seal put on her by Phantom before explaining he beat Terumi, which Rachel commends him on. After Rachel tells him to be cautious and subtly complimenting him on his perseverance and efforts so far, Ragna goes down to the level of the Sheol Gate once more, where [[Mu-12]] is facing off with Jin. Ragna catches his little brother and asks him to stay back while he fights Mu-12 with the True Azure's power in an effort to save her. Mu reads Ragna's data identifying him as the Azure Grimoire, but most of his data is restricted, forbidden, or unknown. Ragna then faces off with her--adamantly saying she's still Noel Vermillion.
When Mu is defeated, she explains she can't understand and repeats she's a doll. She continues stating her hatred. Ragna responds that he's the same way, but he still fights as a human being to his last. Rachel asks him to use his BlazBlue to shatter Mu's soul from within, but Ragna ends up refusing that request, instead, he counter-currents the tempering with his own power and destroys a part of his body (his left arm) to restore her control as Noel Vermillion. Rachel and Noel both call him an idiot for it continuously, and a heavily wounded Ragna lays at Noel's lap. Hazama ends up reappearing completely unharmed as he commends Ragna's work and growth and mentions he took away [[Takamagahara's|Takamagahara]] power thanks to Ragna's efforts. Hazama then comments on how he could kill all of them at once, but is stopped by Relius, who shares that the Imperator has arrived, who Ragna sees and recognizes as Saya.
After the Imperator departs, Ragna curses the situation, saying that he knew that this was the case. Jin comes over and tells his brother that Saya was the one to give him Yukianesa. Ragna is later seen with Kokonoe, who builds him a new right arm from Lambda's regeneration tank's spare parts and asks him to take care of it. Ragna then heads off to [[Ikaruga|Ikaruga Federation]], but not before being spotted by Tao, who exclaims she's going with him at Jubei's request. When Tao asks why he was going there, Ragna mentions there was something he needed to 'do' there. The two then venture off together toward Ikaruga.


===Chrono Phantasma===
===''[[BlazBlue: Central Fiction]]'' Library Entry===


While Tao and Ragna are traveling to Ikaruga, Ragna brings an unknowing Taokaka to the church where he had grown up. Upon arrival, Ragna asks Tao to give him some alone time with the site, and Tao agrees, though a bit reluctantly, as she thinks something "fishy" is going on. After her departure, Ragna turns and heads to the location of the grave of his dead foster mother. There, Ragna talks to the grave as though he were talking to a real person, and he tells his caretaker of that he met his siblings, how Jin has grown a little, yet is basically the same, and how he won't be able to keep a promise he made to her about Saya. Ragna is then confronted by Rachel, and Ragna asks Rachel how he would go about acquiring [[Kushinada's Lynchpin]]. Rachel reveals that while the original technique to activate the lynchpin has been lost, there may be a secondary activation method, and explains that Kushinada's Lynchpin's is capable of halting the flow of [[seithr]] if it comes into contact with a cauldron. Rachel says that with the lynchpin, it would be possible to defeat both Saya and Terumi in one shot. She also tells Ragna that the only person capable of obtaining it is Noel Vermillion, as [[Tenjou Amanohokosaka]], the previous owner of the lynchpin, sealed it in a room that can only be accessed by the [[Successor of the Azure]]. Ragna says that he will use the lynchpin against Saya, and Rachel questions whether or not he is capable of killing his own sister. Ragna brushes her question aside and says he will kill his own sister, but Rachel laughs at his claim, saying that there is no possible way to "kill" Saya. Elaborating, Rachel claims that Saya is the host of [[Hades: Izanami]] and that there is no way to kill the god of death. Going even further, Rachel says that it will be near impossible to even defeat Saya, claiming that the Imperator is more powerful than the Black Beast
;Ragna the Bloodedge
The Imperator Librarius, Saya, and [[Nine the Phantom]] appear before the duo and Rachel is subdued by a powerful Gravity Seed before she can do anything. Saya then turns to Ragna to makes an outlandish request, that Ragna swear fealty and eternal loyalty to only her. A confused Ragna angrily declines the offer, but Saya says that in return for him being at her side, Saya will allow Ragna to kill Terumi. Ragna still refuses and attacks Saya, but she easily injures him with a single attack. Saya says she is dissapointed because having him around would've put her vassal at ease, but leaves when she realizes that Ragna will not accept any offer. A time later, Ragna and Rachel are able to stand, and Tao arrives. Rachel gives Ragna a grim warning, that if the Azure Grimoire continues to corrode at this rate, it will "remember" his wounds, transcending even [[Phenomena Intervention]]. Basically, if he continues to use the Azure, any injury he sustains will not heal, even if the event that caused his injury has been voided. She then instructs Tao to take Ragna away so he can heal, and Tao follows her instructions.
Some time later, Ragna and Tao arrive in Ikaruga, and Ragna treats Tao to some food, where they run into [[Bullet]]. Bullet recognizes Ragna as the Grim Reaper, but decides against a public confrontation. Until Tao calls Bullet "naughty" for her clothing and Ragna insults her wardrobe, calling her shorts "butt floss." Bullet then says that she will take down Ragna when next they meet. Ragan then tells Tao that he is looking for Noel, and so Tao says that she will find her and runs out of the restaurant before Ragna can tell her how foolish it is to look for one person in such a huge, densely populated as the four Hierarchical cities that make up Ikaruga. Ragna then leaves the the resraurant and runs into [[Iron Tager]], and Ragna inquires him on the whereabouts of Noel. However, Tager refuses to answer and the two engage in a short battle, where Ragna emerges victorious. Kokonoe then calls Ragna and Ragan then asks her where Noel is, and Kokonoe says that not even she knows her location. Ragna leaves Tager behind and soon encounters [[Amane Nishiki]]. Amane then challenges him to a battle, and an angry Ragna complies and the two fight. Afterwards, Amane says that Ragna "dances wonderfully" and that he is always welcomed in his troop.
Ragna soon gets sight of [[Tsubaki Yayoi]], who then confronts the rebel. Tsubaki says that she has orders to arrest Ragna so she confronts him in another fight. Ragna easily beats Tsubaki, claiming that he has "a lot of experience" fighting weapons like the [[Izayoi|Sealed Weapon Izayoi]]. Tsubaki blames Ragna for [[Makoto Nanaya]], Jin, and Noel deserting from the NOL. Ragna senses the [[Mind Eater|Mind Eater (Interfectum Malice)]] spell and decides that it would be best to destroy the Izayoi, while not harming Tsubaki, there and now. Before he can deliver the final blow, Hakumen arrives and stops Ragna, purposefully allowing Tsubaki to escape. Ragna angrily snaps at his rival, telling him that the spell that's been cast on Tsubaki isn't something she can break on her own, but Hakumen tells Ragna that the only one that can break the spell is Tsubaki herself. Hakumen questions Ragna attempt to acquire Kushinada's Lynchpin and says that he will stop him, no matter what his goal is. The two battle each other yet again and for the first time, Ragna is able to duel Hakumen to a standstill without using the Azure Grimoire.
Hazama then appears before the two and throws his usual insults at the two. Hazama then requests that Phantom remove the two from his sight; Hakumen is teleported to an unknown location and Ragna is teleported to a separate location that is unknown to Ragna. Confused, he looks around, when Hazama's voice appears in his head and tells him that Ragna is to help him in his "preparations." Calling her "The Sword of Izanami," Hazama instructs Nu to attack Ragna, and the two engage in combat. After a while of fighting her, Ragna decides to activate his Azure Grimoire, but before he can, Saya uses the Takamagahara system to initiate a Phenomena Intervention. However, before it can take full effect, Nu manages to injure Ragna greatly. Time rewinds and sets the clock all the way back to when Ragna and Tao are at the restaurant.
Rachel's warning rings true, as Ragna's Nu induced wound suddenly opens up. Ragna falls to the ground and passes out, just as Tao begins to freak out over his sudden injury. Bullet rushes to the commotion, and much to his surprise, Ragna finds that he can vaguely recall her who she is, despite never actually meeting her in that timeline. A confused Ragna runs from the restaurant and remembers that he was fighting Nu and recalls Rachel's warning about the Azure Grimoire remembering wounds across timelines. Ragna falls onto the street and passes out yet again. Ragna recalls his time talking to his foster mother and remembers the warmth of her hands. Upon awakening, Ragna finds that he is being healed by Celica A. Mercury, who is using magic for the healing. He asks her for her identity but she says that doesn't matter right now, Celica even calls Ragna by his name. Ragna then stands up and finds out that he has lost the use of both his right arm and right eye. He asks Celica again for her name and how she is using [[magic]], but is interrupted by Taokaka. Feeling better, Ragna leaves the two girls and heads out in search of Noel Vermillion.
After he searches for a while, Ragna regains the use of his arm and eye. Ragna becomes enraged when he doesn't make any ground to find either Noel or the Lynchpin, and starts to pick a fight with a local man. Rachel teleports him away from his would-be victim and begins to scold him as if he were a child. Ragna genuinely insults her, and Rachel turns her back and begins to leave. He tries to stop her, but Rachel leaves without saying another word, which only serves to frustrate him even further. He soon runs into Noel and he tells her and tells her that he needs her for something. Being too excited, Ragna accidentally hurts Noel, and an angry [[Kagura Mustuki]] intervenes to help Ragna calm down. The two battle, ending with Kagura's easy victory, he actually calls Ragna "disappointing." Ragna attempts to activate the Azure Grimoire, but he looses control of his arm and eye yet again when Celica steps onto the scene. Kagura knocks Ragna out and brings him to the NOL branch at the top of the Hierarchical city.
Ragna awakens within a jail cell and sees none other then Kokonoe, Kagura, Celica, and Noel staring at him from outside the cell. Kagura asks Ragna why he shouldn't execute him now, and Celica readily jumps to his aide, vouching for his character. After a little banter, Kagura tells Ragna that there is a favor he needs him to do, but Ragna declines the offer. However, Kagura offers Kushinada's Lynchpin as an incentive for Ragna's cooperation. Ragna reluctantly agrees to help Kagura, but he isn't let out of his cell. Kagura leaves Celica in charge of guarding Ragna and takes the others with him to his office.
Kokonoe returns to the cell, telling Ragna to get out and follow her. After some discourse, Kokonoe threatens Ragna by stating she's attached a bomb to his left arm that is set to explode and kill him should he venture too far from Celica. Reluctantly, Ragna follows Kokonoe to Kagura's room for a mission briefing. Kokonoe and Kagura explain that they need Ragna as bait for Azreal, to subdue him for a certain time. [[Hibiki Kohaku]] tells Ragna that news of his arrest has spread throughout Ikaruga, and that a tournament has been organized at the colloseum with his bounty as the prize. The tournament is set to have Ragna battle against the participants, giving Azreal an even bigger incentive to join. Kagura bribes Ragna with the promise of the Kushinada's Lynchpin. When Ragna asks if he actually had the Lynchpin, Kagura says that they already have the key to activating it; Celica. Kokonoe confirms this. Ragna then agrees to the mission, but asks what the big plan is. Kagura responds saying that he wants to take over the Novus Orbis Librarium and take down the Imperator.
As Noel is gaining control of her abilities as Mu-12, a dimensional barrier prevents Ragna, Celica, Kagura, Kokonoe and Makoto from entering her subconscious state. This barrier is breached, however, when Arakune is seen absorbing her. As Noel is unable to escape, she subconsciously calls out to Ragna, calling him "Brother". Ragna senses this, and is able to pass through the barrier. Ragna attempts to attack Arakune, but Kagura manages to drive Arakune off first. The breach was described by Kokonoe as being caused by her own frailty, and past relationship with Arakune. She warns them that this frailty may cause the death of an ally in the future. Jin is quickly seen investigating, but leaves shortly after. Celica says that Jin isn't being honest, but Ragna laments that he's always been like that.
 
==Library Entry==
 
===Ragna the Bloodedge===
''The protagonist of our story.
''The protagonist of our story.


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''Fast forward to the present, and Ragna saves ν from the Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi. Nevertheless, the Black Beast's power is unleashed when in the course of battle with the Imperator, ν's sword pierces its body...'' <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, Character #001</ref>
''Fast forward to the present, and Ragna saves ν from the Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi. Nevertheless, the Black Beast's power is unleashed when in the course of battle with the Imperator, ν's sword pierces its body...'' <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, Character #001</ref>


===Bloodedge===
;Bloodedge


''The man who is responsible for stopping the Black Beast's activity for one year during the Dark War. His signature piece is the red jacket and massive white blade he wields.
''The man who is responsible for stopping the Black Beast's activity for one year during the Dark War. His signature piece is the red jacket and massive white blade he wields.
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''Those items are left with the sister upon his departure, and is passed onto Ragna, when he completes his training with Jubei.'' <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, Character #035</ref>
''Those items are left with the sister upon his departure, and is passed onto Ragna, when he completes his training with Jubei.'' <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, Character #035</ref>
===''[[BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle]]'' Official Site Profile===
''Known on the streets as the Grim Reaper and an SS-class traitor, the one in possession of the most powerful grimoire with the highest-ever bounty in history on his head.<ref name="bbtag-jp-ragna"/>''
===[[BlazBlue 10th Anniversary]] Official Site Profile===
''Protagonist of the "BlazBlue" series. Known as the Grim Reaper, an SS-class traitor to the NOL,the one in possession of the most powerful grimoire with the highest-ever bounty in history on his head.''<ref name="BB 10th Ragna"/>


==Appearances in other Media==
==Appearances in other Media==
*The mobile game ''Seven Knights'' stars Ragna as a playable character.
*The mobile game ''Seven Knights'' stars [http://sevenknights.netmarble.jp/notice/view.aspx?idx=2637 Ragna] as a [https://twitter.com/sevenknights_jp/status/703387495212277760 playable] [https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/276771/Netmarbles_Seven_Knights_Releases_BlazBlueInspiredUpdate.php character].
*The mobile game ''Mabinogi Duel'' stars Ragna as a playable card.
*The mobile game ''Mabinogi Duel'' stars Ragna as a playable card.
*The MMO Action Game ''Lost Saga'' stars Ragna as a playable character.
*The MMO Action Game ''Lost Saga'' stars Ragna as a [https://www.4gamer.net/games/088/G008877/20120322041/ playable character].
*The MOBA game ''Chaos Heroes Online'' stars Ragna as a playable character.
*The MOBA game ''Chaos Heroes Online'' stars [https://youtu.be/0HVPI0lEGTc/ Ragna] as a playable character.
*The mobile game ''Fantasy War Tactics'' stars Ragna as a playable unit.
*The mobile game ''Fantasy War Tactics'' stars [https://www.facebook.com/notes/fantasy-war-tactics-r/developers-note-fantasy-war-tactics-x-blazblue-set-item-rebalancing/1824383921109252/ Ragna as a playable unit].
*The horror game ''White Day: A Labyrinth Named School'' has an outfit based on Ragna's appearance.
*The horror game ''White Day: A Labyrinth Named School'' has an [http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/whiteday/privilege/early/ outfit] based on Ragna's appearance.
*The action role-playing game ''Toukiden 2'' has Ragna as a downloadable Mitama.
*The action role-playing game [https://www.gamecity.ne.jp/toukiden/toukiden2/tieup.html ''Toukiden 2'' has Ragna] as a [https://store.playstation.com/ja-jp/product/JP0106-PCSG00834_00-TKD2MITAMA001800 downloadable Mitama].
*The arcade collectible card games ''Lord of Vermilion Re: 2'' and ''Lord of Vermilion 3'', from Square Enix, have Ragna as a card.
*The arcade collectible card games ''Lord of Vermilion Re: 2'' and ''Lord of Vermilion 3'', from Square Enix, have [http://www.lordofv.com/lovre2/collaboration/blazblue.html Ragna as a card].
*The PSVita music app ''NAX Music Player'' has Ragna as purchasable background skin.
*The PSVita music app ''NAX Music Player'' has Ragna as [http://www.nax-mp.net/dlc_info/index.html purchasable background skin].
*The mobile rhythm-game ''GROOVE COASTER 2'' has Ragna's theme 'Rebellion' as purchasable track.
*The mobile rhythm-game ''GROOVE COASTER 2'' has Ragna's theme 'Rebellion' as a [https://twitter.com/groove_coaster/status/547970137446309888 purchasable track].
*The arcade rhythm-game ''GROOVE COASTER 3'' has Ragna's theme 'Rebellion' as purchasable track.
*The arcade rhythm-game ''GROOVE COASTER 3'' has Ragna's theme 'Rebellion' as a purchasable track.
*The MMORPG ''Phantasy Star Online 2'', by SEGA, features Ragna's outfit, hairstyle (only male avatar) and voice (only male) as customization for the player character.
*The MMORPG ''Phantasy Star Online 2'', by SEGA, features Ragna's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTQCkddTkI&feature=youtu.be&t=75 outfit, hairstyle (only male avatar), voice (only male)] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL8aS1M0G7M&feature=youtu.be&t=125 weapon] as customization for the player character.
*The iOS/Android game ''Medal Masters: Call of destiny'' has Ragna as a playable character
*The iOS/Android game ''Medal Masters: Call of destiny'' has Ragna as a [http://www.gpara.com/infos/view/38253 playable character].
*The iOS/Android game ''Venus Eleven Vivid!'' has a character which uses Ragna's outfit and signature move Dead Spike for a special attack.
*The iOS/Android game ''Venus Eleven Vivid!'' has a character which uses Ragna's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6SHUs4nS_8&feature=youtu.be&t=1m24s outfit and signature move Dead Spike] for a special attack.
*In the fighting game ''Them's Fighting' Herds'', the avatars in "Pixel Lobby" can wear Cosplay cosmetics based on Ragna's jacket and hairstyle (unlocks if the player [https://twitter.com/ManeSix/status/960648161927843840 owns a copy of BBCF] on Steam)
*Ragna is a [https://twitter.com/safasufi_jp/status/1059704688977702912/ playable unit] in the mobile game ''Sapphire Sphere''.
*Ragna is a playable character in the 2D action game, [https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/codeshifter/en/ ''CODE SHIFTER''].
*The action-RPG [https://fallenlegiongame.com/revenants/ Fallen Legion Revenants] features a DLC in which the Exemplar Aleister receives an [https://youtu.be/4xXDcDQ37_I outfit based on Ragna]. This collaboration was likely made possible due to Arc System Works publishing the Japanese version.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:NeoGAF BBCT EU Cover Competition 2009 Winner.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The winning piece for the ''BBCT'' EU cover competition. Art by [http://radiantdreamer.net| radiantdreamer].]]
*In the [[Polls/BlazBlue_Character_Popularity_Poll_(Arc_Festival_Commemoration_Event)|Arc Festival BlazBlue Character Popularity Poll]], Ragna ranked 4th out of 48 characters. He was one place above [[Jin Kisaragi]] and one place below [[Hazama]].
*In the [[Polls/Arc System Works 25th Anniversary Poll]], Ragna ranked 1st out of 36 candidates across multiple franchises. He had 9,002 votes and scored one place above Sol Badguy from ''Guilty Gear''.
*In the [[Polls/BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Character Popularity Poll|BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Character Poll]], Ragna placed 1st out of the 84 candidates. He scored one place above [[Hazama]]. He had 6,620 votes.
*In a [[Polls/Weekly_Famitsu_Magazine_Survey_(June_14,_2018)|poll held by the ''Weekly Famitsu'' magazine]] for the ''BlazBlue'' series' 10th anniversary, Ragna ranked 2nd out of 9 listed characters. He scored one place above [[Jin Kisaragi]] and one place below [[Hazama]]. He had 92 votes.
*Ragna had several dishes themed after him in ''BlazBlue'' collaboration cafes: his favorite "[[Merchandise/Kitchen_Goods#BBCF_Cafe_Menu|Tentama Udon]]", a kimchi-udon dish called "[[Merchandise/Kitchen_Goods#GGxBB_Cafe_Menu|Ragna's Celestial Orb of the Day]]", and a chicken dish named "[[Merchandise/Kitchen_Goods#BBCafe_Menu|Ragna's I'll Show You, The Power Of Meat!]]"
*Most of Ragna's moveset has a dark naming convention, with references to Hell, [[wikipedia:Hades|Hades]], nightmares, and death to name a few.
*Ragna's white hair is caused by [[wikipedia:Marie_Antoinette_Syndrome|Marie Antoinette Syndrome]].
*Ragna's white hair is caused by [[wikipedia:Marie_Antoinette_Syndrome|Marie Antoinette Syndrome]].
*Ragna's recorded bounty is P$90,000,000,000, the highest ever recorded. He is also the second SS-class criminal, but many believe him to be the first after [[Kokonoe]] erased records of her being the first.
*One of Ragna's hobbies is cooking. His speciality is barbecue.
*Ragna is one of two characters to have canonically used their [[Astral Heat]], the other being Jin. Ragna used ''Black Onslaught'' towards the ending of ''[[BlazBlue: Central Fiction]]''.
*Despite Jin's birthplace being stated as the United Kingdom, it is unknown if either Ragna or Saya were also born there.
*Because of the [[Looping World]], one possibility occurred where Ragna and [[Nu-13]] became a [[Black Beast]] that was sent back in time to become the one that terrorized the world during the [[Dark War]]. When it began to die, it became Ragna again but was decapitated by Hakumen. That corpse is now the Azure Grimoire which functions as Ragna's arm.
*In [[Abyss Mode]], Ragna will always be found on Floor 666. This is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Number of the Beast|Number of the Beast]] in the [[Wikipedia:New Testament|New Testament]].
*In 2009, a competition was held on NeoGAF for artists to design the cover for ''[[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger]]''. The winner was user 'radiantdreamer', who created a piece that featured Ragna. The artwork was popular, with over double the amount of votes to the runner-up.<ref>[http://radiantdreamer.net/my-art-is-on-blazblue-uk-cover/| My art is on the BlazBlue UK Cover!]</ref> Her website is featured [http://radiantdreamer.net| here].
*Ragna is petrified of ghosts.
*Despite being on the main artwork for ''[[BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War]]'' and also having his silhouette in the opening, Ragna never debuted in the game, and is the only character with this distinction. On December 28th, 2021, nearly a month before the end of service for ''BBDW'', creator [[Mori Toshimichi|MORI Toshimichi]] revealed that Ragna was planned and showed his main artwork on Twitter.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/zatuyoP/status/1475798685107769349/photo/1 Twitter, zatuyoP]''</ref> 
* In ''XBlaze Code: Embryo'', Ragna cameoed as a silhouette.
*Ragna is illustrated in the following [[Grimoires (BBDW)|Grimoires]] for ''[[BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War]]'':
**[[Gameplay:手配書 BBDW Grimoire|手配書 (''Wanted Poster'')]].
**[[Gameplay:次元干渉虚数方陣 BBDW Grimoire|次元干渉虚数方陣 (''Dimensional Interference Imaginary Number Field'')]].
**[[Gameplay:黒き獣 BBDW Grimoire|黒き獣 (''Black Beast'')]].
**[[Gameplay:ブラッドエッジ BBDW Grimoire|ブラッドエッジ (''Bloodedge'')]].


==References==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="BB 10th Ragna">''BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Official Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/10th/characters/ragna/ Ragna the Bloodedge]''</ref>
<ref name="bbct-jp-ragna">''BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Official Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/ct/ragna.html Ragna the Bloodedge]''</ref>
<ref name="bbcsex-jp-ragna">''BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend Official Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/bb_ex/ragna.html Ragna the Bloodedge ]''</ref>
<!--<ref name="bbuniverse-ragna>''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (US), [http://blazblueuniverse.com/ragna Ragna the Bloodedge]''</ref>-->
<ref name="bbcp-jp-ragna">''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/cp/chara_ragna.html Ragna the Bloodedge ]''</ref>
<ref name="bbcf-jp-ragna">''BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/cf/cs/character/ragna.php Ragna the Bloodedge]''</ref>
<ref name="bbcf-jp-story-ragna">''BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), Story - [http://www.blazblue.jp/cf/cs/story/ Ragna the Bloodedge]''</ref>
<ref name="bbtag-jp-ragna">''BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Official Website (JP), Characters, [http://www.blazblue.jp/tag/character/bb01.php Ragna the Bloodedge]''</ref>
</references>
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Latest revision as of 12:41, 19 October 2023

"I am the enemy to the entire world... The Grim Reaper, Ragna the Bloodedge."
ラグナ＝ザ＝ブラッドエッジ
Ragna the Bloodedge
Name

Ragna the Bloodedge

Birthday

March 3

Species

Artificial Human

Voice Actors

SUGITA Tomokazu (Japanese)
SATŌ Rina (Japanese, young)
Patrick Seitz (English)
Caitlin Glass (English, young)

Blood Type

B

Height

185 cm

Weight

78kg

Hair Color

White

Eye Color

Green (left eye), red (right eye)

Drive

Soul Eater (gameplay)
None (lore)

Birthplace

Unknown

Likes

Tentama udon

Dislikes

Ghosts, the Novus Orbis Librarium

Hobbies

Cooking (his specialty is whole roast)

Affiliation

Independent

Character Titles

Grim Reaper (死神)
Central Fiction
Man of the Azure

Character Themes

Rebellion, II, LA
Black Onslaught, II, LA
Under Heaven Destruction, II, LA
White Requiem, II
Nightmare Fiction, II
Black & White
Bloodline

Appearances
Games

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (playable)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (playable)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (playable)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (playable)
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (playable)
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (playable)
BlazBlue: Central Fiction (playable)
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (playable)
BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War (cameo)
XBlaze Code: Embryo (cameo)

Manga

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

Novels

BlazBlue: Phase 0
BlazBlue: Phase Shift 1
BlazBlue: Phase Shift 3
BlazBlue: Phase Shift 4
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Part 1
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Part 2
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift - Part 1
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift - Part 2

Short Stories

Evergreen Eyes
Scarlett Rose
Endless Waltz
Memory of BLUE
Trigger Shift

Drama CDs

BlazBlue: The Wheel of Fortune
BlazBlue: Happy Trigger – Blue Drama Rebel One
BlazBlue: Happy Trigger – Blue Drama 2 Rebel Two

Ragna the Bloodedge (ラグナ＝ザ＝ブラッドエッジ) is the main protagonist of the BlazBlue series. He is the wielder of the Azure Grimoire and Aramasa. Ragna is the older brother of Jin Kisaragi and Saya, having also spent most of his adolescence in the care of Jubei. Known as the Grim Reaper, Ragna opposes the Novus Orbis Librarium and aims to destroy their cauldrons. Coarse, yet good natured, he searches for Saya as the NOL, vigilantes, and creatures pursue him for the Azure Grimoire.

Ragna is one of the twelve original playable characters who debuted in BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger.

Appearance

Ragna's usual attire

Ragna is a tall, muscular young man, with fair skin, spiky white hair, a pitch black right arm and heterochromia; in Ragna's case his left eye is green, while his right eye is red. These distinguishing features are a side effect caused by the Azure Grimoire when it replaced his lost arm. His left ear has a green, studded earring and on his chest and he has a black, half-sun-shaped symbol with the inscription -No.5- above it tattooed on his chest. This symbol also appears on parts of his clothing, but without the inscription. Towards the end of his life in the BlazBlue world, due to overusing the Azure Grimoire, the right side of his body had become corrupted, leaving even half his face covered in black with bright red veins.

Ragna's usual outfit consists of a red, long-sleeved jacket with padded shoulders and multiple silver plates fastened on the arms and sides. Attached to the lapels of his jacket are two black straps with silver buckles that wrap under his arms and intersect at the back, they are connected to his shoulder pads by small gold buttons. On the back of his jacket are a set of two red straps with silver tips hanging from it, which reach down to his ankles. Underneath the jacket is a simple, long-sleeved black shirt with a white trim. He also wears a pair of black gloves which have seithr regulators on the back of them, as well as a black hakama, two large black belts with silver belt buckles and a pair of red boots with steel toecaps.

During his tenure as Bloodedge, Ragna's right eye was constantly shut because of Celica A. Mercury's presence and her ability to unconsciously suppress seithr. He wore his jacket normally on his left side, but kept the right side tied to his waist. His right arm, which also didn't work due to Celica, was covered in several black and white straps; these partially obscured the grimoire and the regulator on his hand, and were secured at the top of his arm with a golden buckle.

As a child, Ragna had spiky blond hair and green eyes, and wore a white shirt with black trousers and black shoes.

While training under Jubei as a teenager, Ragna wore a red and black sleeveless turtle neck top, with a tight black shirt underneath it. Ragna also wore black, baggy trousers and a simple brown belt, just like during his time as Bloodedge, Ragna's Azure Grimoire was covered in belts secured with golden buckles.

In one gag reel, Ragna is seen in beachwear. Instead of his usual jacket, Ragna wore a crimson zip hoodie with black stripes on the arms and a black hood. It also has a chibi version of Dead Spike on a triangular white badge. He also wore swimming trunks with a color gradation from orange to red to black, with a white waistband and black flip flops.

Personality

Although Ragna himself is proactive, Ragna's battles are often rough and unplanned, and the times he has won through force alone are many. He may speak rudely and act conspicuously violent, but at his roots, he is not a bad person. That he is a wanted criminal with a hefty bounty on his head is something that he himself doesn't remember at all. [1]

Often, Ragna is described as being rough around the edges. He frequently swears and displays antisocial behaviour. However, he is actually kind to those who he cares about, and will stop at nothing to make sure they are safe. He's rarely open about his feelings towards others, with this trait most notably displayed in his interactions with Rachel Alucard and his brother, Jin Kisaragi. Ragna often charges in blindly without thinking ahead, but there have been times when this attitude has worked out for him. Few people mean more to Ragna than his family.

Even though he can come off as serious for most his interactions with people, Ragna does have a sense of dry humor and often displays it when he's around Taokaka. He's also understanding of the younger cast, and has been seen playing with the Kaka Kittens, as well as going along with Tao's eccentric behaviour. Ragna has also been known to buy meals for both Tao and Platinum the Trinity when he thought they were starving, despite not knowing either of them at the time, albeit Ragna was threatened to be cursed and haunted by the latter.

Ragna used to hold a stigma against all Boundary Interface Prime Field Devices but over time, he came to accept them, with the notable moment being the one where he watched Lambda-11 got killed by Hazama right in front of him. Before he moved on to the World of the Gods, he began to drop his antisocial behaviour, and was willing to sacrifice himself in order to save everyone from Doomsday and Susano'o. He forgot about no one during this time, even saving Tenjo Amanohokosaka, whom he had never met.

Powers and Techniques

Befitting of his title as the Grim Reaper, Ragna possesses great power, although he seldom uses it to its full extent. Having spent nearly all of his adolescence under Jubei, Ragna is at the peak of physical fitness, and finds little difficulty in wielding his oversized sword - the Aramasa. Aramasa can deliver heavy blows with large blade, and can transform into a scythe at Ragna's command. Even with Aramasa alone, Ragna can defeat scores of NOL soldiers without exerting himself.[2]

What defines Ragna as the Grim Reaper is the power of the Azure Grimoire. Having had the device for most of his life, Ragna demonstrates great mastery over it. The grimoire has an aura that drains the souls of those around it, and heals Ragna with the lives it takes. This ability also extends to being able to absorb the wishes and dreams of the chosen, although his body has to pay a heavy toll to continuously do so. This is an artificial Drive given to Ragna, as he was born without one. It is called Soul Eater, and in gameplay, it performs the same function by restoring health to Ragna every time he lands a successful Drive attack. Because the Azure Grimoire is essentially a cauldron, Ragna has an endless supply of seithr at his disposal, and he has demonstrated the ability to summon various dark energies that resemble parts of the Black Beast, such as the Beast's claws, breath, or heads, like with his signature Dead Spike ability. Aramasa works well with the Azure Grimoire as Ragna channels the latter's power through the sword.

Before the incident at the church, Ragna had no gift in Ars Magus, and was completely unable to use it. The Azure Grimoire has remedied his aptitude, and he is capable of using several different Ars. One allows him to become completely invisible to man and beast, and is something he uses to move between Hierarchical Cities without being detected[3]; another allows him to drastically slow his descent from high falls.[4] In order to contain the incredible power from the Azure Grimoire, Ragna wears a seithr regulator on the back of each hand, but their limits can be released, which is represented as him being in Unlimited mode in gameplay if he does so. To a further extent, he can also remove his Idea Engine limiter, which made him strong enough to match the God Susano'o, but also makes him uncontrollable and had a risk of destroying his physical body.

As an artificial human, Ragna is capable of resisting the power of the Azure Grimoire, and takes time for it to completely corrupt and destroy his body. Furthermore, Ragna has an accelerated healing factor because of the device, and has survived numerous attacks that would kill an ordinary human. He has survived having lost both of his arms, and being stabbed by a Nox Nyctores. Ragna's will to survive is what has allowed him to withstand incredible pain. Despite his brutish nature, Ragna can come up with quick plans and solutions, and occasionally displays flashes of academic brilliance, such as immediately recognising Fuzzy as a vampire.[5] Years under Jubei's tutelage has taught him much about the world and its history, and Ragna is a capable cook who specialises in barbecue.[6]

Unfortunately, Ragna has many weaknesses, though most of his weaknesses have been solved over time. His headstrong nature leads him to make rash decisions, although he has mellowed over time and become more level-headed. The Azure Grimoire will certainly kill him, or worse, turn him into a Black Beast, which contributes to the reason he rarely using his power to its full extent, essentially forcing him to hold back at many occasions. At first, Hazama can nullify his Azure Grimoire with his own superior version, but this has been solved with Idea Engine which he got from a dying Lambda. Whenever he is around Celica A. Mercury, he loses sight in his right eye and cannot use the Azure Grimoire, including merely moving it - his right arm, practically paralyzing it, but Kokonoe has since solved this with a Noise Canceller. Connected to the weaknesses above, as stated by Kagura, Ragna also relied too much on the Azure Grimoire, throwing his power around without skills or precision, which put him at disadvantage on the scenario where he can't use his Azure Grimoire, like when he's around Hazama or Celica, but Ragna has grown out of that after understanding the meaning of his power, becoming a much more powerful and efficient fighter, starting with him besting Nu without the Azure Grimoire. His Soul Eater also only works when fighting against people that actually have souls. Therefore, he is at a disadvantage against someone like Fuzzy, because he summons soulless monsters like ghouls and a Bone Dragon.

Relatives

Biological


5th Boundary Interface Prime Field DeviceA Black Beast
Ragna the Bloodedge
(Raised by the Sister)		Jin Kisaragi
(Raised by the Sister, later adopted by Kisaragi household)		Saya
(Raised by the Sister)
Lambda-11
(Clone of Saya)		Noel Vermillion/Mu-12
(Clone of Saya, adopted by Edgar and Claire Vermillion)		Nu-13
(Clone of Saya)


Foster (Mercury)


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: Calamity Trigger Official Site Profile

An SS-class traitor to the NOL, known on the streets as the "Grim Reaper," in possession of the most powerful grimoire, with the highest-ever bounty in history on his head. He harbors a deep hatred of the Novus Orbis Librarium and aims to annihilate the organization. The Grim Reaper appears in the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi, and that is the moment when everything begins.[7]

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Official Site Profile

An SS-class traitor to the NOL, known on the streets as the "Grim Reaper," with the highest-ever bounty in history on his head. Knowing of the appearance of "Terumi," the one responsible for Ragna's abominable past and also the one who holds the key to the mysteries of the world, Ragna suppresses his quivering right hand and quietly bides his time in the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi.[8]

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site Profile

An SS-class traitor to the NOL, known on the streets as the "Grim Reaper," in possession of the most powerful grimoire, the "BlazBlue," with the highest-ever bounty in history on his head. Ragna, having saved Noel from Hazama's clutches, heads towards a new location — the Ikaruga Federation — to face his destiny and settle everything once and for all.[9]

BlazBlue: Central Fiction Official Site Profile

Story

An SS-class traitor to the NOL, known on the streets as the "Grim Reaper," in possession of the most powerful grimoire, with the highest-ever bounty in history on his head. He awoke having lost all of his memories, and not even knowing his own name. And then, as if having been led towards something, the Grim Reaper appears once again in the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi....[10]

Personality

Although Ragna himself is proactive, Ragna's battles are often rough and unplanned, and the times he has won through force alone are many. He may speak rudely and act conspicuously violent, but at his roots, he is not a bad person. That he is a wanted criminal with a hefty bounty on his head is something that he himself doesn't remember at all. [1]

BlazBlue: Central Fiction Library Entry

Ragna the Bloodedge

The protagonist of our story.

He bears the weight of the Azure Grimoire on his right hand, and is commonly known as the 'Grim Reaper'

His personality is rough around the edges, and he hardly plans ahead. His fighting style reflects this, and most of his attacks involve charging at the opponent and swinging wildly, rather than with precision. He has a bit of a foul mouth, but he cares deeply about those close to him.

During his younger years, he lived with his brother Jin, his sister Saya, and the Sister that was taking care of them in a small church. But that all came to an end when Yuuki Terumi murdered the Sister in cold blood, and took Jin and Saya with him. Ragna lost his right arm during this encounter. As a result of the shock, his blonde hair turned white, and his fusion with the remains of the Black Beast turned his right eye red.

Originally, he was not adept in Ars Magus, but with the Azure Grimoire now bound to his body, he is able to wield it effectively. With Jubei's teachings, his combative prowess grows formidable, and he decides to rebel against the Librarium on his own.

His goal? Destroy all the cauldrons, in which the Murakumo Unit can be smelted. In the process of taking down all the NOL branches, he becomes the most wanted man, with the highest bounty in the world. Some say, however, that his true motive is to find Saya's whereabouts.

As if beckoned by Rachel's call, he makes his way to the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi, and fights the mysterious girl known as ν-No.13-. As he's about to fall into the cauldron himself, Noel saves him, breaking the previously infinite loop of time.

Ragna returns the favor not long after, saving Noel in exchange for his left arm, when Terumi turns her into μ-No.12-. And to his surprise, after saving Noel, he encounters the 'girl' for whom he was searching. Only she... was the Imperator.

After Kokonoe regenerates his left arm, he heads to the Hierarchical City that was home to Ikaruga Federation to face his fate. With... Taokaka.

Overcoming the Boundary with help from Rachel, Ragna then falls through the fabric of time, landing in the Dark War. There, he meets Celica, Nine, and Mitsuyoshi, who will one day become Jubei. In Celica's stead, Ragna becomes the turning point of the Dark War - halting the Black Beast's movement for an entire year, giving mankind a fighting chance.

Fast forward to the present, and Ragna saves ν from the Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi. Nevertheless, the Black Beast's power is unleashed when in the course of battle with the Imperator, ν's sword pierces its body... [11]

Bloodedge

The man who is responsible for stopping the Black Beast's activity for one year during the Dark War. His signature piece is the red jacket and massive white blade he wields.

His identity? Is none other than Ragna himself, sent back to the past by Rachel.

Those items are left with the sister upon his departure, and is passed onto Ragna, when he completes his training with Jubei. [12]

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Official Site Profile

Known on the streets as the Grim Reaper and an SS-class traitor, the one in possession of the most powerful grimoire with the highest-ever bounty in history on his head.[13]

BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Official Site Profile

Protagonist of the "BlazBlue" series. Known as the Grim Reaper, an SS-class traitor to the NOL,the one in possession of the most powerful grimoire with the highest-ever bounty in history on his head.[14]

Appearances in other Media

Trivia

The winning piece for the BBCT EU cover competition. Art by radiantdreamer.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), Ragna the Bloodedge
  2. ↑ Memory of BLUE
  3. ↑ BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend, Story Mode - Calamity Trigger Reconstruction - Starting Over
  4. ↑ BlazBlue: Alter Memory, Episode 03 - The Spectating Eye
  5. ↑ BlazBlue: Variable Heart, Chapter 8
  6. ↑ BlazBlue Official Cosplay Information
  7. ↑ BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Official Site (JP), Ragna the Bloodedge
  8. ↑ BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend Official Site (JP), Ragna the Bloodedge
  9. ↑ BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (JP), Ragna the Bloodedge
  10. ↑ BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), Story - Ragna the Bloodedge
  11. ↑ BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, Character #001
  12. ↑ BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, Character #035
  13. ↑ BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Official Website (JP), Characters, Ragna the Bloodedge
  14. ↑ BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Official Site (JP), Ragna the Bloodedge
  15. ↑ My art is on the BlazBlue UK Cover!
  16. ↑ Twitter, zatuyoP


Characters
Playable (C-series)
BBCT
Ragna the Bloodedge
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Jin Kisaragi
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Noel Vermillion
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Rachel Alucard
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Taokaka
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Iron Tager
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Litchi Faye-Ling
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Arakune
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Bang Shishigami
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Carl Clover
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Hakumen
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ν-No.13-
BBCS
Tsubaki Yayoi
·
Hazama
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µ-No.12-
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Makoto Nanaya
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Valkenhayn R. Hellsing
·
Platinum the Trinity
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Relius Clover
BBCP
Izayoi
·
Amane Nishiki
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Bullet
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Azrael
·
Kagura Mutsuki
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Yuuki Terumi
·
Kokonoe
·
Celica A. Mercury
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λ-No.11-
BBCF
Hibiki Kohaku
·
Naoto Kurogane
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Nine the Phantom
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Izanami
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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
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Homura Amanohokosaka
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Ignis Clover
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Kaka Kittens
· Lao Jiu ·
Linhua
·
Lotte Carmine
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Nago
· Pakumen & Terumen ·
Raquel Alucard
·
Saya
·
Seven
·
Shuichiro Ayatsuki
·
Takamagahara System
·
Tenjo Amanohokosaka
·
The Origin
· Three ·
Torakaka
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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
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Karenjina Parsett
Bloodedge Experience
Clavis Alucard
·
Haruka Hayami
·
Hazama
·
Kana Kirishima
·
Kiiro Hikagami
·
Mei Amanohokosaka
·
Naoto Kurogane
·
Rachel Alucard
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Raquel Alucard
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Relius Clover
·
Saya Terumi
·
Shinnosuke Fukuda
·
Spinner Superior
·
Tadayuki Isa
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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
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Lord Stroheim
·
Mei Amanohokosaka
·
Ringo Akagi
·
Ripper
·
Ryouko Kagari
·
Sechs
·
Souichiro Unomaru
·
Sui Amanohokosaka
·
Touya Kagari
·
Yuki Himezuru
Lost Memories
Artillery
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Brain Cat
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Father
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Kiri
·
Little Sister
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Mother
·
Myself
·
Nobody
Alternative: Dark War
BBDW
Another Dark Kagura
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Another Dark Mai
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Ciel Sulfur
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Hearn
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Kagami Hajou
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Oliver
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Raabe
·
Rei
·
Semia
·
White Justice
·
Zara
Crossover Characters
BBTAG
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
BBDW
Granblue Fantasy
Djeeta
·
Narmaya
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Tweyen
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