Azrael

Azrael is a fist-fighting pure bred soldier with super human strength who is a 'member' of Sector Seven. He debuted as a playable character in BlazBlue: Chronophantasma

Information
Azrael is a member of Sector Seven who spends most of his time moving from one battlefield to the next in search of a strong opponent. He is entirely obsessed with using his own raw power to fight, and has never used a weapon. However, due to his super-human strength, he cannot go all out in battle; thus, he has imposed a limiter on himself called Enchant Dragunov. During the Ikaruga War, he was known as the Mad Dog, who attacked friends and foes indiscriminately for entertainment; his actions resulted in him being captured by Kokonoe and was thrown into a Sector Seven jail known as 'The Dog House'. In order to prevent him from easily breaking out as no physical barrier can possibly stop him, they placed a field in his cell which lowered the temperature to a point even atoms cannot move. He swore to have his revenge on Kokonoe and would not rest until he personally took her down.

Chronophantasma
After an anonymous phone call to Sector Seven by Relius Clover, Azrael is released from his prison by Sector Seven's higher-ups to take Ragna the Bloodedge's Azure Grimoire, although they placed a limiter on him that makes it so he cannot fight those without a fighting will; with the sole exception of Ragna, Kokonoe and Iron Tager. After being told that he has been frozen for roughly two years, Azrael becomes extremely agitated and attempts an attack on the staff who released him, but fails as his finds out the extent of his limiter, after accepting his fate, he is debriefed on his missions. As well as his mission to take the Azure, Azrael was commanded to take out Kokonoe and Tager after a suspected treason, something that he accepts with glee. Despite his limiter, Enchant: Dragunov and the fact he was kept in stasis for so long, Azrael easily shatters a Sector Seven soldier's arm with what he described as 'a gentle pat', merely minutes after his release.

Immediately following his mission, Azrael begins his hunt for Kokonoe and soon arrives at her recently locked down laboratory and easily breaks in; after a brief battle between the two, Kokonoe launches her Assaulting Broken Bunker towards Azrael and uses the time bought to activate an emergency teleport away from him. Subsequently, Azrael continues his hunt for the scientist and TR-0009.

During his search for the traitors and the Azure, Azrael encounters Bullet and recognises the emblem on Bullet's clothing, stating that he remembers it from a long time ago; Bullet immediately asks where he last saw the emblem and Azrael responds coldly, saying that he cannot give any answers since he never remembers anyone he has "eaten". Azrael then reveals that he has heard that Bullet is also searching for Kokonoe, and asks her where she might be; refusing to give up the information anyway and hoping for answers about her squad, Bullet engages Azrael in combat; he gladly accepts. After realising that she could never win this fight and that battling him was practically suicide, Bullet pulls out a smoke grenade and uses the smokescreen as a cover for her to escape from the Mad Dog. Azrael begins his hunt once again, this time, a little more entertained after his battle.

Personality
Azrael obsesses over strength and treats the battlefield as a "feeding ground" in his lust for power. He refers to the act of defeating his opponents as 'eating' them. He seems to be entertained by strong opposition. In battle he can not contain himself, and he will attack anyone, friend or foe. For him the battle is not about victory or defeat, but rather life and death.

Appearance
Azrael is a large, powerfully built man with long, dark blue hair, a goatee, and blood red eyes. He wears a white trench coat with white buttons that barely cover his body. His trousers are pure white with a black cover over his right leg. His shoes are a bright golden hue and large, seemingly ceremonial, tattoos decorate a great deal of his body, including his back; chest and even forearms.

As a child, his appearance is almost identical, only lacking his goatee.

Powers and Abilities
Azrael possesses immense natural strength which he uses to combat opponents instead of weapons or mystical advantages. Azrael also possesses equally immense durability to complement his drive to battle powerful opponents. His raw physical power is so great he must wear multiple limiters to limit himself from quickly killing his foes. In his Arcade ending, it is revealed that the power limiters he uses are in fact the tattoos that adorn his body, which are actually a seal known as Enchant: Dragunov.

Azrael's drive is The Terror. Drive attacks reveal weak points on his opponent.

His Overdrive, Mind Colosseo, makes his drive attacks reveal weak points even on block.

Azrael has been shown to be one of the most powerful beings in the BlazBlue universe. Even with Enchant: Dragunov limiting his power, he easily defeats Jin Kisaragi, Iron Tager, and Valkenhayn R. Hellsing. He also overpowers Rachel Alucard and is strong enough to force Ragna into activating the Azure Grimoire to fight him.

Etymology
Azrael (عزرائيل ʿIzrāʾīl or عزرایل Azra'eil in Arabic) is the name of the Archangel of Death in Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity and Islam; in their beliefs, Azrael separates the body and soul upon death. It is considered as a synonym to the personification of death, like Shinigami and Grim Reaper. The name's actual meaning is God is my aide.

Trivia

 * In battle, Azrael can best be described as a berserker in both mannerisms and unquenchable bloodlust.
 * Azrael's birthday, October 10, is derived from the original date for the Japanese Health and Sports Day, representing Azrael's physique.
 * Azrael's move names are all themed on missiles:
 * Gustaf Buster: Carl Gustav recoilless rifle, a missile launcher, or a bunker buster.
 * Tiger Magnum: Tigercat missile, or a Magnum, a large firearm cartridge.
 * Growler Field: Growler missile.
 * Sentinel Dump: Possible reference to the Sentinel program, a scrapped American missile defense system.
 * Valiant Crush / Valiant Charge: Project Valiant, a scrapped Indian project to create an intercontinental missile.
 * Hornet Bunker: Hornet missile, or a bunker buster.
 * Blackhawk Stinger: Stinger missile / Black Hawk-model helicopter.
 * Scud Punishment: Scud missile.
 * Patriot Apocalypse: Patriot missile.
 * Enchant Dragunov: Dragunov sniper rifle.