If you'll recall, not too long ago, I hinted that this blog will not be updated forever. I am currently in the process of composing a finale, if you will. As of this moment, I have no responses worth responding to. As such, I will work on the finale. If I should finish the finale before I receive another palatable response, I will upload the finale, and never update this blog again. It is safe to say that I am becoming bored of updating this blog, and if I should so bored as to discontinue it, then so be it.

However, I was not bored of writing in response to this lengthy set of questions I have received. These are the questions now.

"Greetings Madam Alucard,

I will start right off the bat by saying that I'm not really your biggest fan (heck, to be truthful, most of the time characters like you annoy the hell out of me), but I still consider you to be a vital character of the story and your antics with the other characters usually instill a laugh with me, so, yeah. -shrugs- In any case, I shall get right to the point - The questions.

Question 1) Not so much of a question, I'll admit. But in one of your earlier posts, you referred to one of my favorite characters - Bang Shishigami (yes, he's my favorite character in the game, but I have good reason that I don't have to tell you as to why) as a cartoon character. I actually believe that he is more based on Kamen Riders, with the scarf, the poses, and even his astral finish remind me of that excellent series. And since I'm willing to be that you're looking up Kamen Riders to make the comparison, I might as well tell you that there's a Kamen Rider based on Vampires - Kamen Rider Kiva, which has a classical music theme to it.

Question 2 (or should it be question 1? Meh) Where did Ragna get his sense of style from? I've seen in the Blazblue fan book that he was holding onto the sword known as Rebellion, which is the main weapon of choice of Dante from the Devil May Cry series (Same hair color and same taste in color for clothing and even more so in bradishing large weapons which seem to overcompensate for something)... Which actually brings up another question if you don't mind. I'm looking at the main cast and I see that there are some more similarities to the DMC franchise with Blazblue - Noel's guns are on comparable with Dante's Ebony and Ivory, Jin's choice in blue clothing and weapon choice with Vergil's (and there's personality wise to a degree, save for the brother complex), and even Nu's sword attacks with Vergil's ability to summon swords and attack opponents. Heck, throw in the fact that Ragna's arm could be even be comparable to Nero's demonic arm (the name escapes me at the moment, but -shrugs-), there's got to be more comparisons, but frankly, I'm willing to bet
that I'm starting to annoy you now with this question.

Question 3) What languages are actually spoken in the Blazblue world? I'm willing to bet English and Japanese, considering the names that people have, but what languages were 'killed off' during the dark times this world had to face? Just curious.

And finally, Question 4) ... Are you actually certain that the Spectacles of Eros didn't work on you in that Gag Reel? And a side question, where can I get a pair of those?

Sincerely, Lux-Nero

P.S. Have you ever been curious about Taokaka's face? I mean, is that hood overshadowing her face or is that goofy black shadow with the doofus grin really her face?"

In regards to your first comment, perhaps I was erroneous in not mentioning that Bang Shishigami also in based off of protagonists from so-called Sentai programs. I question your statement of Kamen Rider being "excellent", but people question my tastes as well, so nevermind that. Given Bang's behavior, I can now see how he would be influenced by Kamen Rider; his style and presentation is boisterous enough to notice a comparison between the two.

For question number 2, one can certainly find stylistic references to the Devil May Cry series in my own series. I think it's say to say that storywriters like to liberally borrow from earlier works if this is the case. Though it's safe to say that the characters of Blaz Blue don't borrow from Devil May Cry in terms of personality, outside of Jin and Vergil. Could you imagine how intolerable Ragna would be if he kept spouting witless one-liners left and right? I daresay I would lose all respect for him if that really happened.

As for question 3, it's really hard to say. If you listen to the games in either Japanese or English, it's safe to assume the game is translating into either language for your convenience. As for your question? If I were to answer truthfully, I would be giving away important plot details, which goes against my rules.

And for question four, I already told you, the Spectacles of Eros are not canon. I am very close to having an emotional outburst just by having this written up. Oh? Did you ask where to find these non-existent spectacles? Nago, do your sales pitch.

"Hello, (name of reader)! Do you love Blaz Blue as much as you say you do? Then come to the Blaz Blue gift shop site, where you can purchase models, replicas, artwork, and more! Buy highly articulate action figures of every character, even the obscure ones! Purchase replicas of actual Blaz Blue items, such as Ragna and Jin's swords, Noel's guns, even the Spectacles of Eros! (Warning: The Spectacles of Eros will not attract women to you if you wear them.) Buy artwork of the characters that was deemed too hot for the actual games! (Gainax ain't got nuthin' on us!) Act now and we will throw in an authentic Kaka hoodie ABSOLUTELY FREE! No refunds, all we want is your credit information."

There you have it; information on obtaining the Spectacles of Eros of legend itself.

And for your last question, who can say? It is truly one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. I have no clue as to what Taokaka's face truly looks like. Any statement I make would be pure conjecture.

Even despite saying that I was not bored in composing this, I cannot find the zeal for writing this as I once did in the past. Unless if someone were to ask something that would jettison me out of this newfound sense of ennui, then this truly will be the last entry I ever finish, barring the finale. What happens now is up to you.