Ragna the Bloodedge

“	But, because I lost that power, my head had cleared a little... now, I've had time to reevaluate that power. So I'm thankful, actually. Lately, whenever something happened, I would use the Azure Grimoire right away... I was relying on that power. Not my own- someone else's. So, what's MY power then? What can I be proud of and say 'this is my power' about?	„
	~ Ragna

Summary

Ragna the Bloodedge is a wanted criminal with an extraordinarily large bounty on his head (well in the trillions) for attempting to destroy the Novus Orbis Librarium, and is Jin and Saya's older brother. He is one of the original 12 playable characters and the main protagonist of the BlazBlue series from Calamity Trigger to Centralfiction.

Powers and Stats

Tier: At least 7-C, likely much higher | 5-A | At least 5-A | Unknown physically. At least Low 2-C via Hax

Name: Ragna the Bloodedge, "Grim Reaper", "Good Guy", "Bloodedge"

Origin: BlazBlue

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown (Likely in his early 20s)

Classification: Dhampir (Human-Vampire Hybrid), Wanted Criminal

Power and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Regeneration (Mid-Low, Can recover from lethal wounds but cannot regenerate lost limbs), Master Swordsman and Martial Artist, Immense Willpower, Energy Manipulation, Can use Ars Magus to manipulate Seithr, Possesses a minor sixth sense, Barrier Generation, Can utilize Concealment Ars Magus to hide his presence from others, Can manifest parts of the Black Beast's body, Can inflict extremely heavy soul damage and absorb soul energy to restore himself, Acausality, Resistance to Time, Mind, Soul, Probability, and Spatial Manipulation, Can prevent his powers from being sealed or interfered with by Phenomena Intervention via the IDEA Engine, Statistics Amplification with his Azure Grimoire | Same as before, plus improved Soul Manipulation, likely exists outside of Logic, attacks inflict Seithr Poisoning

Attack Potency: At least Town level, likely much higher (Even in his weakened state, is superior to the likes of Taokaka and Iron Tager) | Large Planet level (Fought on-par with Jin Kisaragi and the Gigant:Take-Mikazuchi, as well as 20% Hakumen and Azrael) | At least Large Planet level (Drastically stronger with the Black Beast's power, nearly killed Jin with mere collateral damage. Has additionally been stated to be a threat capable of destroying the world on multiple occasions, though whether if this means the entire planet or not is uncertain) | Unknown physically. At least Universe level+ via hax (Created a timeline that even the Master Unit cannot reset)

Speed: At least Massively Hypersonic+, possibly higher (Considerably faster than Iron Tager, who can fly at these speeds) | Massively Hypersonic+, possibly higher, with Relativistic to SoL reactions/combat speed (Like Jin, is capable of reacting to the Gigant: Takemikazuchi's blasts at point-blank range) | At least Massively Hypersonic+, possibly higher, with Relativistic to FTL reactions/combat speed (Significantly faster than in base) | Unknown

Lifting Strength: At least Class 5+ (Should be no physically weaker than Iron Tager's casual displays of lifting strength) | At least Class K (Able to match the muscle of beings as large as Take-Mikazuchi) | Class M+ (The Black Beast's sheer size is sufficient to lift this sort of mass) | Unknown

Striking Strength: Town Class | Large Planet Class | At least Large Planet Class | Unknown

Durability: At least Town level, likely much higher (Almost, if not as, durable as Iron Tager) | Large Planet level (Can take attacks from Jin, 20% Hakumen, and the Take-Mikazuchi) | At least Large Planet level (Only a full-power Hakumen and Kokonoe's Ars Magus have been able to stop the Black Beast) | Unknown

Stamina: Superhuman; fights whole armies without tiring, and can take multiple stab wounds and lose his arm and still stand up.

Range: Extended melee range with Blood-Scythe. At least tens of kilometers with energy attacks. Possibly planetary with the Black Beast's power.

Standard Equipment: His sword, Blood-Scythe, and an Azure Grimoire. | The Idea Engine.

Intelligence: Above average; an expert in combat, though he usually doesn't strategize unless it is necessary, preferring to leave such to others.

Weaknesses: Ragna is short-tempered and easily provoked. The Azure Grimoire will eventually either kill him or turn him into the Black Beast (no longer the case after receiving the Idea Engine). Loses the ability to use his right eye and arm when in close proximity to a ChronoPhantasma, such as Celica A. Mercury. Has consistently poor luck.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Drive: Soul Eater: As Ragna was born without a drive, his Azure Grimoire bestows upon him the drive Soul Eater. Soul Eater allows his seithr-based attacks to marr the opponent's soul itself, feeding upon it to restore his own vitality. The Azure Grimoire itself functions like a cauldron, giving Ragna a virtually infinite supply of seithr.

• Hell's Fang: Dashes forward, delivering a black seithr-infused punch, he can follow this through with a stream of seithr in the shape of one of the Black Beast's heads forward.

• Inferno Divider: Ragna performs an uppercutting slash sword hilt first, knocking his opponent into the air. He can follow it up with further uppercuts, punches, and slamming his opponent to the ground.

• Gauntlet Hades: Ragna jumps, then delivers an overhead strike of two whirling, black seithr-infused hammer fists to his opponent. He can follow this attack with a kick.

• Dead Spike: Ragna swings his sword upward along the ground, creating a rolling wave of dark seithr on the ground, it resembling one of the Black Beast's heads. In some cases, this attack can simply manifest as a large spike in front of him, shaped like one of the Black Beast's head, instead of a rolling wave. When his Grimoire is activated, he creates a much larger spike, and can follow it up with another seithr strike similar to the followup from Hell's Fang, albeit larger. He then can finish it with a sword slam sending a massive wave of dark seithr onto his opponent.

• Blood Scythe: Ragna leaps forward, then extends his sword into a scythe to perform an overhead swing on his opponent. Can be done while in the air.

• Not Over Yet: Grabs a prone opponent, holds them in the air, and delivers a punch to their gut.

• Belial Edge: Ragna brandishes his sword, then performs a diagonal attack bladefirst, hitting multiple times.

• Nightmare Edge: Drags out his sword from above his leading shoulder, falling straight down from above with both hands on the sword for a slamming slash of darkness, with Ragna swinging the blade behind himself upon landing. Can follow through with an additional blow that sends a wave of energy.

• Carnage Scissors: Performs a very fast, dashing reverse-grip sword slam, then releases two crossing spikes of dark energy (hence the name "scissors") from slashing the ground with his sword in reverse-grip.

• Devoured by Darkness: Ragna's hand turns into a claw of the Black Beast as he snatches the opponent, lifts them up over his head and bombards them with dark tendrils, finishing with an explosion of darkness.

• Darkness Fang: Can only be used while his Grimoire is active. Ragna dashes forward with a seithr infused punch. If he manages to hit the opponent, he will then grab them, holding them in the air and creating an explosion of darkness.

• Inferno Eradicator: Can only be used while his Grimoire is active. Ragna performs an upward swing, then performs an enhanced version of Inferno Divider, hitting the opponent multiple times and sending them up into the air.

• Black Onslaught: Ragna unleashes the power of his Azure Grimoire. After a short charge-up period, performs a reverse-grip upward swing. If it connects, Ragna goes berserk, unleashing a massive combo of brutal scythe swings before transforming the Blood-Scythe into a black hole-like void of darkness that rips an opponent apart; to conclude the attack, Ragna reclaims his sword and performs one final stab that causes the target's physical form to disintegrate into nothing and completely annihilates their soul, leaving only a trail of black seithr feathers floating in the air.

Key: Weakened | Base | As the Black Beast/Channeling the Black Beast's Power | Central Fiction Endgame

Gallery

Ragna's select portrait in Calamity Trigger.

Ragna's select portrait in Continuum Shift.

Ragna's select portrait in Chronophantasma.

Ragna's select portrait in Cross Tag Battle.

Blazblue Rebellion-Ragna The Bloodedge's Theme

Rebellion, the theme song of Ragna the Bloodedge.

Unlimited Ragna's theme-Black Onslaught

Black Onslaught, the theme of Unlimited Ragna.

BlazBlue Calamity Trigger Under Heaven Destruction (Ragna VS Jin)

Under Heaven Destruction, the theme of Ragna and Jin's fights.

BlazBlue Calamity Trigger Music - White Requiem ~ Ragna Vs. Rachel-0

White Requiem, the theme of Ragna and Rachel's fights.

Silver's Favorite VGM 145 - Nightmare Fiction

Nightmare Fiction, the theme of Ragna and Hazama's fights.

Blazblue Chrono Phantasma OST - Black & White

Black and White, the theme of Ragna and Hakumen's fights.

BlazBlue CentralFiction - Bloodline (Jin or Ragna Vs Izanami theme)-1

Bloodline, the theme of Ragna and Jin's fights against Izanami.

Others

Notable Victories:

Notable Losses:

Inconclusive Matches:

Hyde (Under Night In-Birth) Hyde's Profile (7-C Ragna was used and speed was equalized)