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Carmine

Profile

Name:

Carmine (カーマイン)

Gender:

Male

Birthday:

May 8th

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lbs)

Bloodtype:

B

Affiliations

Alias:

The Crimson Origins, "Carmine-Prime"
原初の赤(カーマイン・プライム)

Battle Style

Ability:

The EXS of Lifeblood: Blood Spike

Weapon:

Rein Blood

Voice Acting

Japanese Voice:

Takashi Kondo

English Voice:

Greg Chun[1][2]

"Heh heh heh... Yeah, I love that look.
It's beautiful, how it gets all twisted!"

Carmine (カーマイン) is an unallied In-Birth who fights just for fun. On the streets, his ability to manipulate blood, as well as his violent and almost sociopathic tendencies, quickly earned him a reputation under the alias of the Crimson Origins (原初の赤(カーマイン・プライム)). His real name is unknown.

He is one of the twelve characters introduced in the original version of UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH.

Background[]

On the border of madness and pleasure, "Crimson Origins"

UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH

In exchange for his own life force, this warrior has mastered a forbidden and dangerous technique. Making a show of his power, his only objective is to seek fights. He attacks other In-Births because they rub him the wrong way. Another Night... But tonight, the man he defeated belonged to Amnesia. With his final breath, he utters the name, Hilda -- the strongest In-Birth of them all. Carmine is ecstatic with the news, and makes his way to where she is.[3]

UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II [Sys:Celes]

Carmine is a brash young man who uses his EXS for his own amusement.

Thus far, no one has been able to defeat him; in Carmine's eyes, they're all hideous failures--including the so-called strongest In-Birth of all. That changed one Night, however, when Carmine was utterly defeated by a Re-Birth who suddenly appeared before him. For the first time ever, Carmine experienced fear... but it didn't last for long. "Someone out there's pissin' me off... I'll feel better once I crush 'im. That's for sure."

Carmine heads out into the final Night with nothing on his mind but the person he hates most.

Information[]

Carmine is a 3rd year student in the same high school that Hyde goes to. He refers to himself as the "trash of society" and only wishes to do the one thing he is good at - beating others. Carmine views the teachers at school who keep lecturing about his violent ways as a nuisance.

After he awakened to his powers as an In-Birth, he has been living just for fighting. However, Carmine is also well aware of the conflict between Licht Kreis and Amnesia, even though he hasn't joined any organization.  

Appearance[]

Carmine is a lean young man with long white hair and black eyes. His most recognizable attire consists of a black, sleeveless jacket that goes down to just above his waist, giving him somewhat of a midriff. The jacket is zipped up halfway, revealing some of his chest. Carmine's legwear consists of a pair of baggy, blood red pants, which are held up by a black and silver belt. Carmine also wears some similarly colored shoes.

Carmine also likes to turn the skin of his arms, his hair and the whites of his eyes red with his own blood before a battle, a fear tactic used to intimidate his enemies.

Carmine's school uniform is the same as Hyde's but worn arguably even more loosely. Underneath the uniform, Carmine wears a grey shirt and two necklaces featuring a dog tag and a crucifix.

Personality[]

Carmine's most prominent trait is his thirst for violence. Cruel, sadistic, foul-mouthed, short-tempered, and prone to maniacal laughter, Carmine is very proud of his ability and doesn't hesitate to use it to inflict as much pain as possible to anyone who "pisses [him] off". He will, however, not administer the killing blow if his anger is sated shown with both Hyde and Hilda in his story, showing that Carmine tends to be quite moody at times.

He is aware of the presence and activities of Licht Kreis and Amnesia, possibly showing some hidden insight; yet doesn't care for either of them due to his seething hatred of people who group together, seeing it as a sign of weakness and actively goes out of his way to hunt down small gangs while maintaining a loner's disposition. To Carmine, all he seeks is defeating those that irritate him; survival of the fittest is all that matters even though he has never bothered to develop his social standing with any effort.

Even though Carmine has gained a nickname thanks to his unique ability, he himself doesn't see any meaning in that name. It is just something others use to refer him. Carmine doesn't use the alias to introduce himself in a similar fashion like other In-Births such as Chaos do.

Carmine is also very prone to getting bored and can easily lose interest in whatever it is he's doing. He also has a very low opinion of himself despite his Japanese pronoun usage ("ore"), referring to himself as trash and states that he wouldn't care if he died on top of a pile of garbage, nor does he care about being referred to as "a mere animal" showing how he's self-aware he is of being only interested in battle. Given certain implications, he also lives by himself and overall has a lonely existence in general. As a result via his pride for battle, mocking his EXS is one of the few ways to get him legitimately angry.

Despite his sour personality and easy penchant for getting bored, Carmine is able to hold a somewhat civil conversation with certain people, as seen with Roger and Azel. Carmine also refuses to harm Azel at first due to him being a child, but he isn't afraid to threaten him should he annoy him. Likewise, he also tends to use video game terminology to refer to how his life works.

Story[]

Carmine's past is widely unknown. It is unknown as to whether a certain trigger has made him such a violent person or he has simply been like it throughout his whole life. Carmine himself doesn't see any particular meaning in his past.

Before the main story, Carmine had a habit of going around at night and getting into fights with random gangs. One day, he came across a member of a gang who had the strange ability to fire blasts of energy from his hands, however, his lack of skill with this power quickly got him defeated. Intrigued by this power, Carmine interrogated the man, who told him about the Voids and the Hollow Night. After this, Carmine sought out a Void in order to gain powers for himself, and soon got his wish.

Episode: The Sage Cometh In The Night (賢者は深き夜に)[]

While Carmine isn't explicitly mentioned, Chaos does think back to one of the Night's he has visited and recalls a memory of having to run away from a particularly violent In-Birth, which is most likely referring to him.

Episode: "You're really pissing me off!" (血が騒ぎやがるんだよ!)[]

Late winter, about eight months before the start of Hyde's story, Carmine decides to seek out and fight fellow amateur In-Births in the city out of boredom. After dispatching of one of the last few left in the area, Carmine decides to seek out more opponents to fight in another area. At a riverside overlook, Carmine reflects on how he's lost track of how long it's been since he first discovered his EXS powers and once again gets into a fight with another In-Birth, threatening him that he'll be back soon.

On the walk back, Carmine complains about the same daily activities he goes through in his school life and how he much rather enjoys violent back alley fights, and once again tries and fails to reflect on his violent past, only remembering how he discovered EXS.

Even after getting bitten by a Void, Carmine believes that he hasn't gained any powers aside from being able to dye his eyes, hair, and arms red and expresses his frustration on the fact and how he may potentially need to train in order to get anything worthwhile. However, he notes that he can feel some sort of strength gathering within him if he concentrates enough. He ends up spotting a lone person heading in his direction and goes to confront him. The stranger is intimidated by Carmine's appearance, which annoys him, believing the stranger to be weak. Carmine threatens the stranger and decides not to attack him after his startled reaction. After a few more back-and-forth remarks, the man introduces himself as Roger, who starts referring to Carmine as the "red one" after he refuses to give out his name. Roger asks if Carmine could tell him a bit more about the Night and the rules behind it, to which Carmine tells him that it's mostly about survival of the fittest.

A few minutes pass of Carmine and Roger conversing about random topics, much to the annoyance of the former. Carmine tries to leave but is brought back. Roger talks about wanting to seek out the Abyss, the center of the Night and asks Carmine about his goal in the Night, to which he has trouble explaining. After talking about it for a bit longer, Roger heads off, wishing Carmine the best of luck. Carmine does the same, despite finding him annoying.

Moments later, a small child comes into view and expresses his worry for Roger. Carmine considers attacking the child, but decides against it because due to him being young. The child asks if Carmine is going to help him, but before he can give a full answer, the child disappears, saying that he will go and ask someone else. Surprised by this, Carmine goes to look for him tomorrow but states that he may just forget all about it.

The next day, Carmine goes through a few small Nights and getting into fights with more people, one of which was a lower ranking member of Amnesia, which has been slowly growing in notoriety. Once again feeling bored, Carmine decides to head home but is put off focus by some strange humming. Realising that it's the child from yesterday, Carmine thinks about ignoring him and heading off, but his curiosity involving his strange vanishing gets the better of him. Carmine goes over to greet the child, only for child to ask who he is. Confused by this, Carmine berates him and accuses him that he believes that he isn't "worth remembering". The child explains that he loses certain memories whenever he falls asleep. The child soon ends up remembering Carmine, calling him by the nickname given to him by Roger. This angers Carmine enough to briefly lash out at the child. He manages to calm down enough to ask for the child's history, but when the child gets confused, Carmine threatens him. After laughing his threat off, the child introduces himself as Azel. Carmine then goes on to ask him about how he vanished yesterday, to which Azel says that he cannot give out any details. Carmine goes to brush off Azel, who wishes to continue their conversation, much to his chagrin.

Azel proceeds to ask Carmine about a jewel known as Void Red and if he has seen it, he explains that a friend of his is looking for this jewel, which is said to be hidden in the depths of the Abyss. During their conversation about this jewel, Carmine is cut off by a strange presence. When he tries to leave, Azel tries to forcibly keep Carmine with him, their scuffle attracts the attention of Gordeau, who is curious about a supposed aura in the area. After pushing Azel out of the way, Carmine prepares for a fight, but doubts himself on whether he can actually take down someone like Gordeau, however, his opponent stands down. Gordeau asks if Carmine would care to join Amnesia, to which he swiftly refuses due to his hatred of working in a group. When Gordeau goes to make his leave, Carmine asks him to tell his boss that he will not hesitate to take down her and the organization she leads and also questions Gordeau on why he obeys his boss' orders, despite her lack of intelligence. Carmine makes his leave, with Azel staying behind to talk to Gordeau for a moment.

Azel quickly rejoins Carmine, much to his already increasing frustration. Azel asks if he thought of fighting Gordeau, but Carmine says that he'll simply be annoyed fighting him. The two walk through the city, with Carmine hoping to further distance himself from Gordeau. Carmine reflects on his encounter with him and begrudgingly admits in his head that he would most likely have no chance against him in a fight. When he goes to say goodbye to Azel, he finds out that he's already gone.

Finally alone, Carmine decides to head home and thinks about Amnesia. He promises that he will take all of them down in the next Night, starting with Paradox.

Arcade Story (アーケードモード)
Carmine senses several In-Births gathering in the Hollow Night. He explains that he is after the leader of Amnesia, Hilda, on this night and views her as an annoyance. On his way to the Altar of Light And Darkness, he encounters Hyde and mockingly refers to him as a clownfish, however, the insult is thrown back at him when Hyde calls him a crawfish and insults his EXS powers, angering him. Hyde notes that Carmine doesn't seem to be affiliated with any faction within the Night, to which Carmine brushes off the factions and the two find some mutual ground on his basic motives. The two fight and Carmine is victorious, beating Hyde within an inch of his life.

Next, he runs into Seth and immediately starts teasing him, referring to him as a catfish. Once again, the insult is thrown back in his face and Seth coincidentally compares him to a crawfish. Angered by his remark and confused as to if the crawfish comparisons are some sort of trend, Carmine and Seth begin their fight.

The final opponent standing between Carmine and Hilda is Gordeau, who engages conversation with Carmine. Carmine at first has some issues as to remembering exactly who Gordeau is but soon comes around.

Arriving at the Altar, Carmine encounters Hilda and the two exchange insults before fighting, with Carmine winning the fight. After she is defeated, Hilda swears revenge on Carmine who casually brushes off her threats. He then feels that there is someone much stronger than Hilda behind the Altar's gate and opens it despite her pleas not to.

Upon opening the doors, he sees that there is no one inside and that the equipment Hilda possessed behind them has vanished. Carmine then leaves, telling Hilda to give the person who ran away a message: that he would be after him next.

Abilities[]

Carmine possesses a rare and powerful ability known as the "EXS of Lifeblood" (命血のEXS): Blood Spike (ブラッドスパイク) which makes it possible for him to manipulate a strange, blood-like liquid[4] that manifests from his very body.

Blood Spike is an incredibly powerful ability, the EXS gained from it being similar in nature to that of a Void, hence its red coloration. It is, however, too powerful of an ability for Carmine to wield properly; his arms, eyes and hair turning red from over-excitement or anger is, in actuality, a sign of him partially losing control of his power[4].

Carmine himself doesn't know the exact details of his power, believing that the strange liquid he forms is in fact his own blood[4]. This ends up forming a sort of Placebo Effect; Carmine knows that losing too much blood can be fatal, and since he believes he's genuinely using up his own blood, he's bringing himself closer to fatigue the more he uses up.

He can use this liquid in many different forms. Carmine can control the movements of the liquid and use it as a remote-controlled weapon, or he can solidify the liquid to use as sharp tools. His weapon is, of course, his own "blood", but the actual weaponized form of it is referred to as Rein Blood (レインブラッド).

Outside of his EXS abilities, Carmine has shown himself to be incredibly athletic and strong in close quarters, fighting via agility and powerful kicks and is even able to take down an In-Birth in combat without his powers. Despite this, much of his overall fighting style relies on brute strength needed to stamp out his foes into submission in order to display his own power above them, yet he is aware of his own limitations in power and when faced with a possibility that he will lose (such as his first meeting with Gordeau), he knows when to fold and come back stronger with less risk involved given his penchant for constant physical conflict.

Musical Theme[]

Title Description
Bad Surface Carmine's theme (UNI1)
Bad Surface [UNI2 Mix] Carmine's theme (UNI2)

Title Description
On the Surface Carmine's theme

Composer Commentary[]

Bad Surface
Carmine who uses his own blood as a weapon. He doesn't seem to care about rushing to his own death. Instead, he even finds pleasure in it. I expressed this madness of his with the guitar focus. This is kind of a rare song for me since it doesn't use the tension chord, but instead the power chord riffs keep the song going. [5]

Bad Surface
血を代償に戦うカーマイン。 死に急ぐことを厭わない、むしろそれを快楽とさえ思う狂気をギター中心に表現しました。

私の曲としては珍しくテンションコードを使わない、パワーコードのリフで押していく曲です。

Introduction Text[]

He hungers. His body drenched in blood thirsts for more, but nothing can satiate his desire
for violence. He must show that none are more powerful than he. His fangs and claws
pierce his enemies in their entirety. Still, he cannot let his blood go
dry and he hunts for more prey to satisfy his lust.

He hungers. His body, drenched in blood thirsts for more, but nothing can satisfy his desire
for violence. He must show that none are more powerful that he. The fangs and claws that
flow through his veins pierces his enemies in their entirety. Still, he cannot let his blood go
dry, and he hunts for more prey to satisfy his lust.

He is hungry. The body which dyes red craves for blood continuously.
There is no pleasure which excel violence. Display of the power of its reason.
The fang and nail which live in the body. An enemy is pierced into by the all.
Dryness of the blood which is not stopped. The partner who fills it is looked for tonight.

He craves. His crimson body is endlessly bloodthirsty.
No pleasure overcomes violence. So he shows off.
The fangs and claws reside in his body. Penetrates his enemies with everything he has.
Unstoppable thirst for the blood. Tonight, he seeks a sacrifice.

Something by which his ability shows his own wandering and distraction.
Something to use the life and blood and attack an enemy.
The blood by which the character does and a warped movement of piercing
a partner cruelly.

Movelists[]

UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH[]

Name Command
Unique Attacks
Unique Attack
特殊技
→ +B > → +B
Unique Attack
特殊技
↘ + B
Unique Attack
特殊技
→ + C
Unique Attack
特殊技
↘ + C
Unique Attack
特殊技
Midair → +B > → +B
Unique Attack
特殊技
B > B
Unique Attack
特殊技
C > C
Force Function
Twist!
捲け!
Simultaneously B + C
*Air OK
Special Attacks
Spin!
まわれェ!
↓↘→ + A or B or C
*Air OK *EX Able
Pulverize!
すり潰せ!
→↓↘ + A or B or C
*EX Able
Thrust!
ブチ抜け!
↓↙← + A or B or C
*EX Able
Launch!
突き上げろ!
↓↓ + A or B or C
*EX Able
Give Me That!
そいつをよこしやがれ!
→↘↓↙← + C
*Consumes 100% EXS
Infinite Worth (Consumes 200% EXS)
Hahahaha! Be Devoured!
ヒャハハハハハ!喰らい尽くせ!
←↙↓↘→ + D
Infinite Worth EXS (Consumes 200% EXS)
You Shit! This is the END!
クソが!これで仕舞だァ!
A · B · C · D simultaneously
Usable when below 30% health

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle[]

Name Command
Smart Combos
Smart Combo 1
スマートコンボ1
A · A · A · A
Smart Combo 2
スマートコンボ2
B · B
Smart Combo 3
スマートコンボ3
Midair A · A
Smart Combo 4
スマートコンボ4
Midair B · B
Reversal Action
Pulverize!
すり潰せ!
Simultaneously A + D
Skills
Spin!
まわれェ!
↓↘→ + A or B
*Air OK
Launch!!
突き上げろ!!
↓↙← + A or B or C
Extra Skills
EX Spin!
EXまわれェ!
↓↘→ + C
*Air OK *Consumes Skill Gauge by 1
Distortion Skill
Hahahaha! Be Devoured!
ヒャハハハハハ!喰らい尽くせ!
↓↘→ + B · C simultaneously
*Consumes Skill Gauge by 2
No Escape...!
もう逃がさねぇ…!
↓↙← + B · C simultaneously
*Consumes Skill Gauge by 2
Distortion Skill Duo
Hahahaha! Be Devoured!
ヒャハハハハハ!喰らい尽くせ!
P during the main character's Distortion Skill
*Consumes Skill Gauge by 2
Astral Heat (Consumes Skill Gauge by 9 via Level 4 Resonance Blaze)
You Shit! This is the END!
クソが!これで仕舞だァ!
↓↓↓ + B · C simultaneously
Usable with only one partner remaining on both sides

Check the details about Carmine's gameplay from here!

Gallery[]

Official Art
 
Profile-carmine
Character Select
 
Victory-car
Victory Portrait
 
Profile-carmine-2
Character Select (UNI2)
 
Sd-car
SD Character
 
BBTAG Carmine
Character Select (Cross Tag Battle)
 
Ed car
Arcade Mode Ending (UNI)
 
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Arcade Mode Ending (UNI2)
 
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Normal (通常)
 
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Happy (喜)
 
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Angry (怒)
 
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Sad (哀)
 
Story-car4
Comfort (楽)
 
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Story-car18
 
Story-car19
 
Story-car20
 
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Official Illustrations
 
Hb-car2012
Happy Birthday by Seiichi Yoshihara (2012)
 
Hb-car2013-1
Happy Birthday by Seiichi Yoshihara (2013)
 
Hb-car2013-2
Uniform Design by Seiichi Yoshihara (2013)
 
Hb-car2014
Happy Birthday by Takehiko Wagatsuma (2014)
 
Hb-car2015
Happy Birthday by 6sec (2015)
 
Hb-car2016
Happy Birthday by Yuusuke Nakahara (2016)
 
Hb-car2017
Happy Birthday by Shiratori (2017)
 
Carmine 2018
Happy Birthday by Makoto Satou (2018)
 
Hb-car2019
Happy Birthday by Seiichi Yoshihara (2019)
 
Hb-car2020
Happy Birthday by Seiichi Yoshihara (2020)
 
Carmine 2021
Happy Birthday by Seiichi Yoshihara (2021)
 
WhiteDay2022s
Happy White Day by Seiichi Yoshihara (2022)
 
WhiteDay2022s car
Happy White Day by Seiichi Yoshihara (2022, Carmine only)
 
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Happy Birthday by Seiichi Yoshihara (2022)
Guest Illustrations
 
Clr-guest06
By Suzunashi (UNIclr)
Concept Art
 
Pv-car
Carmine from the First Trailer
 
Concept-car1
Design Sheets from Mook
 
Concept-car2
Design Sheets from Mook
 
03car-concept1
Concept art from Exe:Late[cl-r] gallery
 
03car-concept2
Concept art from Exe:Late[cl-r] gallery
 
03car-concept3
Concept art from Exe:Late[cl-r] gallery
 
03car-concept4
Concept art from Exe:Late[cl-r] gallery
 
03car-design
Concept art from Exe:Late[cl-r] gallery
Store Icons
 
Character colors 1
Additional colors (Playstation Store)
 
Character colors 5
Additional colors 2 (Playstation Store)
 
Carmine system voice
System Voice (Playstation Store)
Videos
 
Gameplay from an Early Build
 
Gameplay from 1.00 Build
 
Gameplay Tutorial for Exe:Late

Creation & Development[]

Carmine is one of the four character that Yoshihara had created during his school days for a "Fighter Maker" project[6]. Visually he is the very definition of a juvenile delinquent. Yoshihara was worried that the design could be found offensive for being a bit too stereotypical. Carmine's personality was originally a bit more narcissistic, but eventually settled to his current self.

His ability to wield blood was decided from the start, but French-Bread tell they struggled a lot to make it visually acceptable. There were several debates whether the blood was too disgusting, but eventually the graphic team landed on the current "blood-like liquid" design[6].

Trivia[]

  • Carmine's abilities are strongly reminiscent of a hemomancer; a sorcerer who utilizes blood for various purposes.
  • While rarely touched upon and confirmed outside of Q&A's, Carmine often lives off of reheat-able convenience store food given his lonely existence.

References[]

  1. (@greg_chun) I’m happy to announce I am the English voice for Carmine.
  2. (@greg_chun) Psyched to reprise my role as blood-boy Carmine in BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle 2.0
  3. Introduction on the official site
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Details about his ability were confirmed during French-Bread Information Station on May 10th 2019 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "liquid" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "liquid" defined multiple times with different content
  5. Raito's Youtube Channel
  6. 6.0 6.1 Dengeki interview

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