

Arc Systems clearly didn't forget about the second half of Team RWBY. Even though Blake and Yang are both DLC characters, they are still present alongside Ruby and Weiss in the intro. This is one of the warmest gestures Ragna has ever given Jin and the fact that all three of them fighting together as a family is heartwarming as well. In the cinematic intro, Ragna gives Jin a shoulder tap, before the two of them, alongside Noel presumably enter the fray.All 4 represented franchises also have no shortage of shippers among their ranks, all of whom are naturally delighted that this game allows them to team up such popular pairings as Ragna/Rachel, Kanji/Naoto, Hyde/Orie, Hyde/Vatista, Ruby/Weiss, Blake/Yang, Chie/Yukiko, Chie/Yosuke, and Yu/any other P4 character, among many others, and make them genuine Battle Couples.Really lets you showcase their respective bonds with one another.
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Crossing over with awesome and funny, the thought of of teaming up characters with their respected friends and loved ones from their home series certainly counts: You have Ragna/Noel, Ragna/Jubei, Noel/Makoto, Platinum/Jubei, Hakumen/Jubei, the entire Investigation Team with one another, Hyde with any of his friends/extended family, and Team RWBY.All of Hyde's "family" are present in the game with Vatista's inclusion.When the Persona 4 VA cast were dubbing, they said it felt like a "high school reunion." Considering Persona 4 will be turning 10 years old not too long after the release of Cross Tag Battle, it feels fitting.He even refers to him as "Ragna-san", showing how respectful Yu is to him and that he looks up to him. Yu then tells Ragna that they are already forming bonds. Ragna tells Yu he doesn't care about his Power of Friendship but affirms that as long as Yu keeps his eyes forward, he'll watch his back. Narukami is polite to Ragna and encourages him to fight alongside him in battle, earning a rare moment of Ragna responding rather calmly that he'll fight with Narukami, causing them both to shout in unison: "Let's go!" Ragna and Narukami's intro is surprisingly heartfelt when you consider Ragna is a bit rough around the edges.Crossing over with funny, Ruby fangirling over Ragna's Aramasa is just plain adorable.Considering all the shit most other BlazBlue characters have given him over the years, treating him like a pathetic joke at best and a blight that needs to be destroyed at worst, it's nice to see other characters give him some dignified attention. Some jokes are still made at his expense, but never to the point of how it got in his home series Yu and Ruby's interactions with him in their respective campaigns show them treating him as a Big Brother Mentor if anything. The fact that this is the first game in the BlazBlue series where Ragna is finally given respect.If Ragna, who has possibly one of the most traumatic and scarring backstories in fiction, has something to smile about, things must be looking up for him. Up until this game, none of Ragna's official artworks (even in spin-offs and guest appearances) depicted him smiling. The fact that Ragna's official artwork has him smiling.ArcSys really wants to pay their respects. The fact that Central Fiction had palette swaps based on RWBY characters both shows that and it was a nice tribute, but Ruby clashing with Ragna the Bloodedge is beyond awesome.
