[BBCF] Yuuki Terumi's True Desire -Yuuki Terumi's Goal EXPLAINED-

[@7ChaosDGF]

6:53, After all the mess that he went through out the whole mess (all the interventions, BS Losses, trinity cockblocks, lol) i don't blame him for doing it for that reason. and that one quote is how i feel everytime someone tells me something i can't do anything. THE UNIVERSE IS THE LIMIT FAM

[@RamixTheRed]

This scene is actually sort of poignant, especially when Terumi says "I belong to myself! No one else!" Like, a lot of crazy villains have "I was bored" as a motive, but when you consider the ABSURD length of time that he was alive, and how much of that was spent in an empty void protecting the master unit, or stuck in an endless time loop, its not hard to see how he might've lost his shit. Terumi is an awesome villain.

[@lonelywolf5659]

tehraider123 I always hated that I was bored excuse it makes me so mad that's the same reason junko had from Danganronpa the world is boring to me let me just destroy it and despair so unpredictable.

[@Fureiji88]

tehraider123 nah I say hazama was more interesting since unlike terumi he can hide his motives even at the finale of this story

[@25shadow11]

Well, hazama DID explain his actions to both ragna and rachel on separate occasions during cf

[@zerochi2119]

Yeah it makes it relatable since that could happen to anyone under those conditions

[@ReSV1]

Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is? Insanity is doing the exact... same fucking thing... over and over again expecting... shit to change...

[@comicallycorrect4042]

What I take from this is: Terumi wants to be Terumi, but like, everywhere in the multiverse all at once.

[@rustkarl]

Terumi wants to be free. Without he restrictions of living in creation of Amaterasu, he’s been so much more embittered however that he wants to create his own Creation to torment.

[@rustkarl]

I can respect his desire to be free. It makes his absolute disgust over the world that binds him more interesting. Also being alive for so long, trapped in time loops etc and being subservient to godlike beings that just use him, that would make many people resentful and so his feral struggle to be free of that is individually noble, if it wasn’t for the sadism and fearmongering that he desires once he has freedom.

[@rustkarl]

GT012345tube He is affected by the time loops the same way Rachel is. He keeps seeing it happening over and over and over again. Rather than never remembering he remembers everything and he hates it all. He hates Amaterasu for having power over him and keeping him as her tool, the only way he can get back at her is destroying her creations. It’s less petty when one considers that very few people ever want to be a slave.

[@The-Endo-SymArmor]

​@@rustkarlso he's the anime version of Agent Smith from The Matrix right?

[@rustkarl]

@@The-Endo-SymArmor In concept yes. A creation that grows beyond its remit and abandons its creator/master, in the process affecting a parasitic existence that isn’t easily removed from the world and grows to the point of threatening the known universe driven by hate and resentment for being used, directed at both the creators and the chosen one made to stop them. Albeit with some caveats. Smith grows by assimilation and doesn’t need an anchor to remain existent. His break from control came from outside interference, an anomaly affecting him which gives him his opportunity to go rogue. Ultimately his goal is looking to wipe out everything other than himself, (though from what I remember of the most recent one he seems to have gone off omnicide in favour of focusing on revenge for being used?) Terumi survives by accumulating fear and hatred towards himself and needs a vessel or host to stabilise his existence but pointedly desires to destroy the world and remake it over and over again to act out his revenge in perpetuity. His sentience was an anomaly either created by some burgeoning consciousness or accident on Amaterasu’s part in creating something so powerful and complicated as the Susanō Unit. For all his power he still cannot harm Amaterasu and is forced to settle for hurting her by destroying her creations even if he did cross the gate and dictate the fate of the world, like the Matrix the world in Blazblue is a creation, like a program after the original reality was destroyed. Unlike the Matrix there is no Real World to return to, there’s just the Boundary. There’s a fundamental irony in Terumi’s existence in that what he does is destroy, even in his rebellion his nature is fundamentally still what he was designed to do, his deviation from it being that he makes it suffer first to feed his individuality before destroying it. The thing that gave him a soul was his hate, rage and fear of being controlled and used and it’s those same feelings directed toward him that he feeds on to grow, quite literally, being hateful gave him sentience.

[@DandyAntagonist]

Terumi being a god, lmao. Who would've thought such a sadistic bastard to be a god?

[@KalavinkaK]

It explains so much of his psychology when you think about it. Can you imagine the size of the ego bruise when a busty zoophiliac *mortal* mage traps Terumi - a *god* - under a mind control spell?

[@vikingfromnorth45]

Escpically since he is based on the actual susanoo but even more of a douche

[@bruced09]

I had a feeling in CP that he was some godly being

[@GrahamChapman]

I do wonder how many people reflect upon that very same question every time they read the Bi(b)le...?

[@RamixTheRed]

Its such a fucking amazing twist because you spent the entire series thinking Terumi was just some guy who went nuts and had a huge ego. Then it turns out his ego is actually very justified because he's an ACTUAL Capital-G God and its fucking amazing. Along with the way his personality and mannerisms start to change while he's inhabiting the Susanoo unit and it just really drives it home that Terumi is a God of Destruction.

[@Darkyan97]

Looking back at the story after years, I can safely say that Terumi was easily the best part of CF.

[@RamixTheRed]

Agreed

[@DeathandRepublic]

Fr

[@coolblackeagle1063]

It makes sense. People chase after power not for selfishness, but protection. Imagine living, knowing there's a higher power that can do whatever it wants with your life. Take away your loved ones, ruin your home, drive you insane. People seek power so they can go beyond that power, so no one can control their fate. They want to be free from the higher power...to be free from fear. If I were to do that, I'd make sure everyone was "free."

[@coolblackeagle1063]

That's the second reason people want power. What about his upbringing? You can find a villain's reasons for being evil if you look in their past.

[@neardarkroad1347]

I don't think Terumi want to be the same as Amaterasu. He just want to be free

[@GrahamChapman]

It isn't so much that Terumi wants to be "free", it's rather that he wants _complete_ freedom without being held back by _anything,_ not even the laws of physic or logic... Even the Master Unit didn't have that kind of freedom since it was only limited to possibilities. But with the combined power of the Azure and the Master Unit, Terumi wouldn't even be limited by possibility since the Azure would allow him to create all new possibilities if the available ones didn't appeal to him... You can compare Terumi to a human who isn't content with merely being "free," but also doesn't want gravity and the flow of time to be able to tell them what they can and cannot do.

[@xhenjinndk2810]

CoolblackEagle10 let's put this into perspective (if in using this word correctly), let's say I am "free" to make that other guy who is also "free" to suffer for my amusement..... would he still be free? or is this a paradox?

[@ShadowAssassin-nw3el]

Especially true now in Dragon ball super where Kai's, Assholes of destruction and even essentially god can wipe you out of existence just for any arbitrary whim. Could you imagine a universe where a 4 year had the power to wipe out everything on a whim? This made me think about Terumi's goal to obtain "true" freedom. It's a relate-able goal wanting to have nothing tying down your decisions and choices in reality. The problem isn't really obtaining freedom or power, the problem is what you're planning to do with it? In Terumi's case we see him wanting to create the ultimate dystopian future. It goes to show that without restrictions people like Terumi can do whatever they want for better or worse but with too much restrictions making any meaningful choice becomes a laughable impossibility. As one is punished for the slightest provocation and all their actions are carefully studied, and planned move by move (Destiny in most anime).

[@unrevealedshadows9000]

The imperator doesn't have shit on Terumi.

[@kelseytrapp9974]

Seeing this knowing that the dub may never come back makes my heart hurt. Doug Erholtz would’ve delivered this scene so much

[@xingtheevil363]

Say whatever you want about Terumi, for me, he is the most badass character in the Blazblue series.

[@ImmaNort]

Terumi just wanted to be a free. He did nothing wrong.

[@Zappy_C]

Are we starting the #Susanoodidnothingwrong train now?

[@neardarkroad1347]

#Terumilivesmatter

[@Youcancallmeishmaell]

If he wasn't dragging the multiverse into his own personal drama I'd respect and admire him ,for his pursuit of freedom.

[@Youcancallmeishmaell]

I was going to disagree with the Satan allusion. But it might just work.

[@azureheart2846]

Metaphysicist kind of like Lucifer in SMT?

[@BardockSkywalker]

I Kinda Have Sympathy For The Man... Still Doesnt Make Up For All The Shit He Caused

[@Slayerofall21]

NO NINGENS ALLOWED

[@ronaldshelny9439]

funny enough he would most likely be the biggest problem for Zamas and black goku

[@joshualowe1821]

So, Terumi was SUSANO'O, one of the Original Sankishin who was Amateurasu's enforcer.

[@TenebrisGladius]

He is the "Soul" of the Susano'o unit, born from the hatred of being a slave for Amaterasu for all eternity

[@joshualowe1821]

Thanatos True. Terumi just wanted to be free.

[@Hectotane]

YFW you start rooting for the bad guy more than you do for the protagonist(s)

[@rustkarl]

Considering that three of those protags are Jin, Noel and Tsubaki it’s hardly surprising.

[@edgerp4300]

10:16 "Exit Though the gate" "Exit Though "Though" Nice grammar

[@yukich6957]

That slowpoke understanding of what I am... But hey, not everyone understands moonlish Still tsk,tsk,tsk....

[@armandomunoz-fy5tb]

Terumi is the best villain I’ve ever seen in games

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

Now this is a man after my own heart.

[@dedded101]

That's all well and good.. But who is Azrael and why is he so strong??

[@2side1coiniskandaraslar69]

This dude has been called maddog for a reason even just look at his name it has been called azrael in based on legend azrael is archangel of death based in islam

[@windofchaosblows]

He's a descendent of Wolfgang krauser and reincarnation of akuma (At least in my head canon)

[@u.a.perfectace7786]

I havent seen all of CF story mode [just a few key scenes snd the ending section] but i am pretty sure his insane power isn't explained. Hes strong because....anime. I can admit i could be wrong. CP didnt bother explaining Azrael's power either and that game was his debut. Or hes simply a Sector 7 science experiment gone wrong. I don't know. Im willing to stand corrected here.

[@KurotsuchiShiShi]

In CF or CP story mode Relius Clover says to Carl that isolation or solitude makes a soul stronger and also if your soul and body are in complete sync or harmony you will get EVEN stronger. My theory is that since Azrael is always locked up and separated from people whether it be in the Dog House or wherever he stays alone for so long that he actually grows stronger from that. Also if you make Relius fight Azrael in CF or CP in VS mode and let Relius "win" in his win quote he comments that Azraels "soul and vessel" are in complete harmony. So i think that's where all of his power comes from.

[@hazzydahaka13]

@@KurotsuchiShiShi In short, Azreal is literally built different. Soul and all. I mean think about it. He's built like a shit brick house, and on top of that, his soul and body are in complete sync which makes his soul as strong as his physical body, which in turn makes his body stronger again, and it just keeps looping out of control. Which is probably the actual reason why he has his limiters on him. To keep his power in check because he himself fears it getting out of control and consuming him.

[@sonicshot55]

This is…not surprising actually.

[@jordanr.7593]

Terumi did nothing wrong

[@walterzx230]

Keep going, that's his weakness, I mean, I don't blame him

[@Abigdummy4life]

You mean Hazama too lol

[@otobot45]

Is Susanoo voiced by All-Might?

[@tavanijorge2175]

otobot45 yep

[@TitanJonkler]

Yes

[@rickycontra3703]

but terumi died in devil hands

[@monsunoguy19]

So he's Parallax?

[@zerochi2119]

I never watched Green Lantern, is that what parallax is like?

[@gabrielabreu7609]

Name song 2:31?

[@enid22ful]

Isn't rachel technical on the same boat? Didn't she do what she did do to her being bored too?

[@bnashtay2278]

Mhm

[@asuratakehaya6884]

Susano'o vs Lucifer who wins

[@ImmaNort]

Depends on what version of Lucifer your using for various fiction. Detective Comics Lucifer (Way too damn powerful and way too damn smart. The dude can create Multiverses. Also never ages, and go only really be erased by an Omnipotent being such as the Prescence) as well as Shin Megami Tensei Lucifer (Regular take on people with power over entire dimensions and reality warpers) would stomp, and of course Judeo Christian Mythology.

[@SuperBrunout]

There's several Lucifer in fiction (and most of them are OP as fuck) You need to be more specific

[@azureheart2846]

Imma Xehanort I feel that Terumi would thrive in SMT. Nobody said he needed his hate to be from humanity specifically like the other gods or demons. If he can obtain the divine anger of any god or unholy demon, he’d probably get a major power boost from it.

[@haz2077]

'Be free, and destruction', pretty much your average bad guy. I thought his goals would be much more complex, I honestly was waiting for something more. Oh, well.

[@TenebrisGladius]

It's actually more complex...

[@azuresword360]

Yes, me too waits for something, due to all what he does since beginning and the fuck of takamagahara just makes terumi super badass

[@TERPormf]

I don’t see anything wrong with his goals not being complex as long as the motivation and end is written well.

[@kuanlimputera]

Terumi became Abrahamic's God. He is psychomaniac description of bible god, yahweh and allah.

[@mr.hazamayukiterumi2909]

🤦