Noel Vermillion

**Noel Vermillion** (ノエル＝ヴァーミリオン*Noeru Vāmirion*), also known as the **Calamity Trigger** (*Karamiti Torigā*), **Successor of the Blue** (蒼の継承者 *Ao no Keishōsha*), and **Eye of the Blue** (蒼の眼 *Ao no Me*), is a former second lieutenant of the World Void Information Control Organization, who was a soldier in the 4th Magic Division, and a member of the Imperial Guards. She is a playable character in the *BlazBlue* series.

## Appearance

Noel is a young girl with long back length blond hair (although she covers her hair in her blue balmoral cap, making it seem like she has short hair), and green eyes. She wears a Control Organization blue cloak with hood, long black socks, and blue military boots. When she is in battle, she wears a jolting sapphire Control Organization uniform dress with a white collar and a short red tie, with two separate long sleeves that have two heavy metal bands and a long red strap, white gloves, and carries two giant pistols linked together, the Bolverk. As a replica of a young Saya, Noel shares her physical appearance, save that her hair is of a darker color.

She later wears this outfit when Ragna requests Trinity to use her magic to give her some clothes while she was nude after she fuses with the last remaining soul.

In the end of her gag ending in *BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger*, she wears Litchi’s standard outfit. But the outfit she wears is orange instead of red and her hair is tied in pigtails.

When she was adopted by the Vermillion family, she had her hair cut short and wore a white shirt with long sleeves, a black tie, a long, black skirt, and white stockings with dark brown shoes. However, in Amane’s Astral Heat, she is shown wearing a red tie and blue skirt.

When she was in the Military Academy, she had slightly shoulder-length hair and wore the standard school uniform with a short skirt, long white stockings and brown shoes. Her P.E uniform was a simple white shirt and black panties.

When using the Golden Angel gel, Noel gained a bright green two-piece bikini; the centerpiece of the swimsuit was held together by orange straps in a mesh-like fashion. Noel also possessed a standard Academy issued swimsuit, which was full body in its design, and was colored black, white, and blue. The Academy’s insignia was inscribed on the breast.

While doing her survival training, Noel wore a short jacket over her school shirt and tie, with the jacket having the Academy emblem emblazoned upon its back. She wore short shorts held together by a pocket belt, and knee length, military-grade boots.

In *BlazBlue: Chronophantasma*, Noel is given a new outfit by Kokonoe so that she isn’t associated with the Control Organization. It is somewhat similar to her original outfit but doing away with the sleeves, replacing it with a sleeveless collared cloth, leaving only a pair of white gloves and has a short skirt. She now wears two large holsters on her back, which house Bolverk. Her long hair now flows freely with the addition of two blue hairpieces on opposite sides of her head, which are meant to restrain her power as the Eye of the Blue.

In Episode 5 of *BlazBlue: Alter Memory*, Noel is seen wearing a pink swim top and bikini and her long blond hair is tied in a high ponytail.

Her swimsuit in *BlazBlue: Chronophantasma* is different than in *BlazBlue: Alter Memory*, and she now wears a white and gray high-neck two-piece bikini with black line designs.

In the end of *BlazBlue: Centralfiction*, Noel dresses as a nun and now works at the reconstruction of Celica’s church along with Lambda.

## Personality

Noel is the definition of the “shrinking violet” archetype. She is shy, clumsy, and tends to get worked up over the smallest things. Noel is extremely self-conscious, especially regarding her notoriously flat breasts. She can be socially awkward at times, but this has actually served as an endearing trait, which earned her Tsubaki and Makoto’s friendship. In spite of this, she is shown to be quite passionate and determined when motivated, and is loyal to her friends and allies.

Then there’s the soft and unfettered side to her personality that shows compassion to every person and being, and how everyone is being treated. With her job out of the way, she enjoys relaxing with friends and reminiscing, nostalgically. When she cares for others’ well-being, she overlooks her traits and is much more responsible.

Noel also has many girly traits to her character including an interest in cute animals. Noel says that she can only recognize Makoto by her tail, which she cuddles with if given the chance. Noel is also obsessed with the panda Lao Jiu because of its adorable appearance. Noel also writes her own poems about finding true love.

She apologizes for everything she does, and is extremely shy. All of this changes when she is reverted into her true form: Mu-12. In *BlazBlue: Chronophantasma*, the experiences Noel has gone through have caused her to develop a new level of self-confidence and a determination to protect her friends.

The term Lacking Lady, by Taokaka, directed at Noel Vermillion, is one thing she can’t seem to stand, though being called a boy or a man is worse. Each sets off a domino effect. The first makes her feel vulnerable and then *ponder* her role as a **woman** as she looks to other woman with bigger breasts. The second triggers a dormant volcano of emotion that is then directed at the person who makes the remark. When she is finally angry, she puts aside all shame and forlorn and builds up the confidence to abuse her title of position to call it, “Obstruction of Justice!”

## Powers and Abilities

Noel appears to be a professional gunslinger, effectively wielding the Event Weapon, Bolverk with incredible effectiveness under the Drive, **Chain Revolver** (チェーンリボルバー *Chēn Riborubā*); her Overdrive is **Chain Quasar** (チェーンクェイサー *Chēn Keisā*), which increases the speed of her Drive. Bolverk appears as a pair of large-barrel handguns, though it can take on other forms. Her style of fighting is a direct reference to the fictional fighting style known as 'gunkata', in which the practitioner uses stylized moves using firearms with the conclusion of the battle involving clashing the hammers together. Unfortunately, the Bolverk is Noel’s only mean of offense, becoming utterly helpless when stripped of it. Being the true Successor of the Blue and the perfect Murakumo Unit, Noel can assume a stronger form and persona known as **Mu-12**. However, when she inherited the power of the Blue, her unstable thoughts caused the Continuum Shift.

Being awakened as “the Eye of the Blue” in *BlazBlue: Continuum Shift*, Noel has gained the ability to see the distant and recent memories of people she touches, as seen with Carl Clover, Tsubaki Yayoi and Lambda-11. Another power she gained as she awakened was the ability to create the Imagined Landscape - an artificial world that takes on the form of the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi; its purpose is to help Noel with Event Interference.

Noel, being a replica of Saya, is also shown to have inherited some of Saya’s memories from her childhood, although the memories appear to be far more prominent in her than any of the other replicas known thus far.

## TMNT X Pokemon

Noel is kind to her friends and will do anything to protect them. Even if it cause her her life. She is close with Erza due to her honor and will work with her most of the time.

## Trivia

Naming
* “Noël” is French for “Christmas”, from Latin “nātālis” (“birth[day]”). It is a unisex name traditionally given to French children born near or on Christmas Eve. It can be inferred that Noel is named so because of her birthdate; December 25. “Vermillion” is a brilliant red scarlet pigment that is usually made from the powdered mineral cinnabar. The word “vermilion” came from the Old French word “vermeillon”, which was derived from “vermeil”, from the Latin “vermiculus”, the diminutive of the Latin word “vermis”, or “worm”.
* When **Zero-Gun: Fenrir** initial hit connects, causing to give an additional blow, she will yell “Nemesis Stabilizer” (ネメシススタビライザー *Nemeshisu Sutabiraizā*), implying that **Nemesis Stabilizer** is the name of Fenrir’s additional blow.
* Noel’s Exceed Accel, Distortion Drives and Astral Heat have names that allude to Norse mythology. Thor is a Norse god, Fenrir is a Norse wolf, and the Valkyrie is a Norse holy warrior. When using her Drive, Noel will shout out various runes from the old Norse alphabet.

Appearance
* In her sprites and artworks, she is the only playable female character not to have any undergarments that are directly shown, aside from those whose cannot be seen because of their outfits. However, her concept artwork shows that she wears white underpants.
* In *BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger*, Noel had a green aura surrounding her when she used her Drive, but as of *BlazBlue: Continuum Shift* onwards, she now has a black aura surrounding her.
* Despite them being referred to as revolvers by her Drive, **Chain Revolver**, and her **Revolver Blast** move, Bolverk is actually a pair of pistols, not revolvers. However, in one prototype sketch of Noel in the Material Collection, she is seen wielding a pair of revolvers instead. Noel also tends to drop used shells while finishing her **Chain Revolver**, the same as with revolvers and shotguns.

Other
* Noel, alongside Makoto, will guide the player in *Chronophantasma’s* Tutorial Mode, specifically through the classes *Beginner- Offense* and *Beginner- Defense*.
* Noel’s cooking is notoriously atrocious, having been referred to as “Death Dinner” in *BlazBlue: Remix Heart*.
* She holds an inferiority complex about her breast size, which is referred to quite often.
* Noel is comically obsessed with Lao Jiu, the panda that Litchi wears on her hair, even going as far as yelling “Hands off the panda!” (パンダさんを放しなさい！*Panda-san wo hanashinasai!*, Let go of Mr. Panda!) when using **Optic Barrel**against her.
* Noel, along with Jin, Tsubaki, and Terumi, is one of the only characters in the series with a playable alternate form, with her alternate form being the Successor of the Blue, Mu-12.
	+ When she is fighting against Nu in *Calamity Trigger*, she says “Target… annihilation… destruction… recognition” (対象…殲滅…破壊…認識 *Taishō… semmetsu… hakai… ninshiki*) instead of the runes.

Appearances in other media
* Noel and Nu-13 were featured in a montage of characters who were voiced by their current voice actress, Cristina Valenzuela. The montage was drawn by Alex Ahad, art director from the fighting game *Skullgirls*.[1]

* Noel is featured as a playable character in the spin-off of *Queen’s Blade;* *Queen’s Gate*. She appears as the *BlazBlue* representative and is one of two Arc System Works characters (with Dizzy representing the *Guilty Gear* series).[2]
* Noel, as well as Ragna, Jin and Rachel, was a playable character in the MOBA game; *Chaos Heroes Online*.
* Noel is featured in *Lord of Vermillion Re: 2* as a playable character along with Ragna the Bloodedge and Jin Kisaragi.
* Noel, alongside Ragna and Tsubaki, appears in the mobile game *Seven Knights*. She starts with her Military Academy attire, after reaching five stars she will wear her Control Organization outfit, and upon reaching six stars, Noel will wear her outfit from *BlazBlue: Chronophantasma* and *BlazBlue: Centralfiction*.
* Noel appears in *Fantasy War Tactics* alongside Rachel, Ragna, and Jin.
* Noel’s outfit appears as downloadable content in *Dead or Alive 5 Last Round*, as a part of collaboration between Arc System Works and Koei Tecmo, and is worn by Kasumi.
* Noel, in her new outfit, is also an obtainable character for a limited time during a crossover event in the Chinese mobile game *Girls Frontline*, along with Elphelt of the *Guilty Gear* series. Despite her leaving the world of *Girls Frontline* again at the end of the events storyline, the player gets to keep the Noel that they either get as a drop from beating the bosses of the last two stages, or by collecting 99 units of magic element and opening them for various goodies. Given that she can be outfitted with equipment for Tactical Dolls and like any T-doll, the player can “dummy link” up to five identical Noel’s together for a more powerful squad, its a fair assumption that the Noel the player gets to keep is actually just a T-doll with her personality, rather than the actual Noel Vermillion.
	+ Mu-12 also appears in *Girls Frontline* as a purchaseable costume. Both her and Noel use their Distortion Drive as a skill in battle.