MAKOTO TRANSCRIPT
ARCADE MODE
DESCRIPTION
"A lieutenant in the NOL Intelligence Department. She is one of the beastkin, creatures created to fight the Black Beast. As one must assume, she is a fusion of human and squirrel. Although her mission has sent her to Ikaruga, she head instead to Kagutsuchi--and her friends."
[ WIN AGAINST LAMBDA - 11 ]
MAKOTO
So Sector Seven is trying to play the Library's game now...? That's really wonderful.
[ WIN AGAINST CARL CLOVER ]
MAKOTO
Carl, you shouldn't push yourself so hard. Don't worry about a thing. I'll take really good care of you.
[ WIN AGAINST TAOKAKA ]
MAKOTO
Hwauuugh! I'm definitely not a cat person! It must be in my DNA or something! Ouchie! Stop nibbling on my tail!
[ AGAINST TAGER ]
MAKOTO
Whoa! You're huge!
TAGER
That uniform.... you're an officer in the NOL, are you not? What are you doing here?
MAKOTO
Huh? What, you ask? Why, waiting of course... Mr. Red Devil of Sector Seven.
TAGER
What?
MAKOTO
I was looking for someone to help me find something "Gnu". Or was it to look for a "Gnu"? But that's stupid. Gnus are extinct. You'd only see one in a museum or history book now.
TAGER
Gnu... Don't tell me... you're the one Kokonoe was--
MAKOTO
Haha... Now, I wonder! I'm sorry, but I'm gonna need you to participate in a little... experiment.
[ WIN AGAINST TAGER ]
TAGER
Hmph... Not bad.
MAKOTO
I should be saying that about you! You're much stronger than the rumors say... Or should I be complimenting Professor Kokonoe right now?
Wait, don't answer that. I really don't care. But you are definitely you. Here you go, this is what you came for, right?
TAGER
What are you trying to pull?
MAKOTO
Actually, I have all sorts of reasons. I don't want to bore you. Oh, but there is one thing. If Noel Vermillion is ever hurt in any way.... I would hunt that person down.
TAGER
Nice to know.
MAKOTO
Well, that's all for now! See you later!
[ WIN AGAINST RAGNA ]
MAKOTO
Noel and Tsubaki are the only ones allowed to touch my tail! Now shoo with you! Shoo!
[ WIN AGAINST ARAKUNE ]
Oh, gross... You're so squiggly and yucky! Noel would burst into tears if she saw you!
[ WIN AGAINST VALKENHAYN ]
a cornered mouse will bite the cat, and the adorable squirrel will beat the wolf. I hope you learned something from this old man
[ TSUBAKI ]
MAKOTO
Tsubaki! Damn, you're a hard one to track down!
TSUBAKI
Makoto?! W--what are you doing here?
MAKOTO
Don't "what are you doing here" me! Here, I have a direct order for you.
TSUBAKI
What...? Orders to withdraw?
MAKOTO
Really? I wonder if the situation changed somehow...
TSUBAKI
What is going on here...?
MAKOTO
Um, I was afraid you'd ask. My orders said that I was to deliver this to you. I don't know anything else.
... huh? What's the matter, Tsubaki?
TSUBAKI
Makoto.... my orders came directly from the Imperator. I've never heard of a case of an order of the Imperator being countermanded. Not even the main branch would dare do such a thing. Say, Makoto, who gave you this order? Was it captain Hazama?
MAKOTO
.... I'd expect nothing less from a former honors student. Right now, you just reminded me of the time I tried to cheat in class and you caught me in the act.
TSUBAKI
Makoto...! You...!
MAKOTO
I didn't want it to come to this. But I guess none of us have a choice, huh?
[ BEAT TSUBAKI ]
TSUBAKI
Ugh.. Makoto, why?
MAKOTO
I'm sorry, Tsubaki. But I can't let you run around Kagutsuchi. To have friends kill each other would be nothing more than tragic. As long as I'm here, I won't let you and Noel fight each other!
[ NOEL ]
MAKOTO
Noel... why are you here?!
NOEL
...
MAKOTO
Don't tell me you met Hazama?! Auuurgh, I told you to stay away from him!
... Ooh crap. This might actually be pretty bad. Will I... even be able to stop you now?
NOEL
...
MAKOTO
No! Pull yourself together, Makoto! You can't back down now!
[ BEAT NOEL ]
NOEL
...
MAKOTO
[ she approaches, and kneels beside noel's BEATEN UP CORPSE ] Noel? Are.. are you OK?
Oh... thank goodness! You're just unconscious. I'm sorry, Noel, but... I'm so relieved.
HAZAMA
I'm sorry to interrupt such a touching moment, but--
MAKOTO
!
HAZAMA
I, uh, actually kind of need that girl there. She's the leading actress for my show, you see. Heheh.
[ HAZAMA ]
MAKOTO
Captain Hazama!
HAZAMA
Oh... Lieutenant Makoto Nanaya? I could've sworn I ordered you to go to Ikaruga? Or is it my memory?
MAKOTO
I did go. which is why I'm here. Captain Hazama, tell me, why are you-- no, what is the Library trying to do?! What was that thing doing in Ikaruga!
HAZAMA
Ahh, so you've found "that". I see you're actually somewhat competent. As your commanding officer I must say I'm proud of you.
MAKOTO
"Found it"?! You might as well have erected signs, put out banners and charged for admission... That thing was almost screaming for attention!
HAZAMA
Wow, you really are smarter than you look. To still come here after realizing that means you're a courageous one. And of course I just have to repay courageous soldiers.
[ bla bla blazblue chant here too lazy to type this CODE 666 BLAH]. I'll show you... the true power of the Azure! Code = SOL. Blazblue, activated.
MAKOTO
Just as I thought!
HAZAMA
Hahahaha. Let's go you little bitch!
[ POST HAZAMA ]
HAZAMA
I have to say that as an opponent, you were almost adequate.
MAKOTO
[ pant, pant ] What about... Noel...?
HAZAMA
Oh come on, you saw it, right? All those test subjects in Ikaruga? All the failed versions of Noel Vermillion.
MAKOTO
Does screwing around with people's lives get you off that much--
HAZAMA
"Lives"? Hah! What are you talking about? Dolls don't have "lives". They got jackshit!
MAKOTO
A... doll...?
HAZAMA
Soul or not, if it was made by human hands then obviously it was made to be used as a tool! Wait a second.. I guess that would make beastkin tools too!
MAKOTO
Shut the hell up! We were never tools, you stupid asshole!
HAZAMA
Oh my dear little chipmunk. You were created to fight the Black Beast... SHE was created for the purpose of killing a GOD. Observe! The perfect sword forged and tempered in the fires of despair! Murakumo.... Awaken!
and then there's the cookie-cutter scenes shared in every arcade mode. Something about showing Hazama another possibility.
GAME OVER.
DESCRIPTION
"A lieutenant in the NOL Intelligence Department. She is one of the beastkin, creatures created to fight the Black Beast. As one must assume, she is a fusion of human and squirrel. Although her mission has sent her to Ikaruga, she head instead to Kagutsuchi--and her friends."
[ WIN AGAINST LAMBDA - 11 ]
MAKOTO
So Sector Seven is trying to play the Library's game now...? That's really wonderful.
[ WIN AGAINST CARL CLOVER ]
MAKOTO
Carl, you shouldn't push yourself so hard. Don't worry about a thing. I'll take really good care of you.
[ WIN AGAINST TAOKAKA ]
MAKOTO
Hwauuugh! I'm definitely not a cat person! It must be in my DNA or something! Ouchie! Stop nibbling on my tail!
[ AGAINST TAGER ]
MAKOTO
Whoa! You're huge!
TAGER
That uniform.... you're an officer in the NOL, are you not? What are you doing here?
MAKOTO
Huh? What, you ask? Why, waiting of course... Mr. Red Devil of Sector Seven.
TAGER
What?
MAKOTO
I was looking for someone to help me find something "Gnu". Or was it to look for a "Gnu"? But that's stupid. Gnus are extinct. You'd only see one in a museum or history book now.
TAGER
Gnu... Don't tell me... you're the one Kokonoe was--
MAKOTO
Haha... Now, I wonder! I'm sorry, but I'm gonna need you to participate in a little... experiment.
[ WIN AGAINST TAGER ]
TAGER
Hmph... Not bad.
MAKOTO
I should be saying that about you! You're much stronger than the rumors say... Or should I be complimenting Professor Kokonoe right now?
Wait, don't answer that. I really don't care. But you are definitely you. Here you go, this is what you came for, right?
TAGER
What are you trying to pull?
MAKOTO
Actually, I have all sorts of reasons. I don't want to bore you. Oh, but there is one thing. If Noel Vermillion is ever hurt in any way.... I would hunt that person down.
TAGER
Nice to know.
MAKOTO
Well, that's all for now! See you later!
[ WIN AGAINST RAGNA ]
MAKOTO
Noel and Tsubaki are the only ones allowed to touch my tail! Now shoo with you! Shoo!
[ WIN AGAINST ARAKUNE ]
Oh, gross... You're so squiggly and yucky! Noel would burst into tears if she saw you!
[ WIN AGAINST VALKENHAYN ]
a cornered mouse will bite the cat, and the adorable squirrel will beat the wolf. I hope you learned something from this old man
[ TSUBAKI ]
MAKOTO
Tsubaki! Damn, you're a hard one to track down!
TSUBAKI
Makoto?! W--what are you doing here?
MAKOTO
Don't "what are you doing here" me! Here, I have a direct order for you.
TSUBAKI
What...? Orders to withdraw?
MAKOTO
Really? I wonder if the situation changed somehow...
TSUBAKI
What is going on here...?
MAKOTO
Um, I was afraid you'd ask. My orders said that I was to deliver this to you. I don't know anything else.
... huh? What's the matter, Tsubaki?
TSUBAKI
Makoto.... my orders came directly from the Imperator. I've never heard of a case of an order of the Imperator being countermanded. Not even the main branch would dare do such a thing. Say, Makoto, who gave you this order? Was it captain Hazama?
MAKOTO
.... I'd expect nothing less from a former honors student. Right now, you just reminded me of the time I tried to cheat in class and you caught me in the act.
TSUBAKI
Makoto...! You...!
MAKOTO
I didn't want it to come to this. But I guess none of us have a choice, huh?
[ BEAT TSUBAKI ]
TSUBAKI
Ugh.. Makoto, why?
MAKOTO
I'm sorry, Tsubaki. But I can't let you run around Kagutsuchi. To have friends kill each other would be nothing more than tragic. As long as I'm here, I won't let you and Noel fight each other!
[ NOEL ]
MAKOTO
Noel... why are you here?!
NOEL
...
MAKOTO
Don't tell me you met Hazama?! Auuurgh, I told you to stay away from him!
... Ooh crap. This might actually be pretty bad. Will I... even be able to stop you now?
NOEL
...
MAKOTO
No! Pull yourself together, Makoto! You can't back down now!
[ BEAT NOEL ]
NOEL
...
MAKOTO
[ she approaches, and kneels beside noel's BEATEN UP CORPSE ] Noel? Are.. are you OK?
Oh... thank goodness! You're just unconscious. I'm sorry, Noel, but... I'm so relieved.
HAZAMA
I'm sorry to interrupt such a touching moment, but--
MAKOTO
!
HAZAMA
I, uh, actually kind of need that girl there. She's the leading actress for my show, you see. Heheh.
[ HAZAMA ]
MAKOTO
Captain Hazama!
HAZAMA
Oh... Lieutenant Makoto Nanaya? I could've sworn I ordered you to go to Ikaruga? Or is it my memory?
MAKOTO
I did go. which is why I'm here. Captain Hazama, tell me, why are you-- no, what is the Library trying to do?! What was that thing doing in Ikaruga!
HAZAMA
Ahh, so you've found "that". I see you're actually somewhat competent. As your commanding officer I must say I'm proud of you.
MAKOTO
"Found it"?! You might as well have erected signs, put out banners and charged for admission... That thing was almost screaming for attention!
HAZAMA
Wow, you really are smarter than you look. To still come here after realizing that means you're a courageous one. And of course I just have to repay courageous soldiers.
[ bla bla blazblue chant here too lazy to type this CODE 666 BLAH]. I'll show you... the true power of the Azure! Code = SOL. Blazblue, activated.
MAKOTO
Just as I thought!
HAZAMA
Hahahaha. Let's go you little bitch!
[ POST HAZAMA ]
HAZAMA
I have to say that as an opponent, you were almost adequate.
MAKOTO
[ pant, pant ] What about... Noel...?
HAZAMA
Oh come on, you saw it, right? All those test subjects in Ikaruga? All the failed versions of Noel Vermillion.
MAKOTO
Does screwing around with people's lives get you off that much--
HAZAMA
"Lives"? Hah! What are you talking about? Dolls don't have "lives". They got jackshit!
MAKOTO
A... doll...?
HAZAMA
Soul or not, if it was made by human hands then obviously it was made to be used as a tool! Wait a second.. I guess that would make beastkin tools too!
MAKOTO
Shut the hell up! We were never tools, you stupid asshole!
HAZAMA
Oh my dear little chipmunk. You were created to fight the Black Beast... SHE was created for the purpose of killing a GOD. Observe! The perfect sword forged and tempered in the fires of despair! Murakumo.... Awaken!
and then there's the cookie-cutter scenes shared in every arcade mode. Something about showing Hazama another possibility.
GAME OVER.