Carl Clover (Canon)/ZeroTC01




 * -|1="...Until next time. Although, I doubt there will be one. If I see you again, Father... I may kill you."

- Carl to Relius Clover


 * -|2="I won’t forgive you if you hurt my sister!"


 * -|3="A young boy who is one of the highest-ranking Vigilantes. Due to his talents, he was invited by the NOL to attend the Military Academy as an honor student. His aptitude for Ars Magus is unprecedented. Although he was in the academy while Noel and Jin were there, he eventually left. His thought process is mature for his age, and he is able to swiftly and cleverly perform in almost any situation. The abandonment by his own kin results in distrust towards all adults, festering certain aggression within him. However, he maintains a graceful façade in front of his targets, never letting them see his true colors. He fights alongside the automation, ‘Nirvana,' and has a deep, abnormal affection for her. Perhaps because his sister Ada is in fact the framework upon which Nirvana is constructed. Carl seeks the Azure Grimoire, believing it is the only way to save his sister Ada from her fate. He sets his sights on two targets: Ragna the Bloodedge and Kokonoe…and his journey takes him to Ikaruga. Though full of hatred towards his father, Relius Clover, Carl lowers his blade with his father's promise that he will one day reconstruct Ada."

- Carl's Library Entry in BlazBlue: Centralfiction

Summary
Carl Clover (カルル＝クローバ, Karuru Kurōbā) is a playable character in the BlazBlue series. A young, talented Vigilante who dropped out of the Military Academy, and the son of Relius Clover, Carl is the current wielder of the Nox Nyctores with whom he has brought many rebels to justice, the Deus Machina: Nirvana, whom he believes to be his elder sister, Ada Clover. He is a former classmate of Noel Vermillion, Jin Kisaragi, Makoto Nanaya, and Tsubaki Yayoi during their time in the Military Academy, although he ended up dropping out unlike the others. Carl's greatest goal is to have revenge on his father over what he did to his sister - turning her into the very weapon that now aids him in battle.

Time to kick the young Vigilante's story off with BlazBlue: Remix Heart. Before coming to realize that Ada had been turned into Nirvana by Relius, Carl attended the Military Academy, coming in one day and being beckoned over to the Detective Team of Pretty Girls: Remix Heart’s table at lunchtime. Though he was introduced to multiple people, including the aforementioned classmates, Carl was particularly astonished by Mai Natsume’s kind and endearing personality, having been reminded of his sister.

Quickly moving on to The Puppeteers -- Carl is shown escaping from his family's household with Ada - having been experimented on and turned into a doll - alongside him. It was 3 days later that they arrived at their Aunt (Rosenne) and Uncle's (Francis) residence during mid-night, and were taken in. It was not long before Rosenne referring to Ada as a “doll”, however, causing the young boy to erupt, claiming that Ada was still as much of a family member as she always has been. This then lead to him explaining what Relius had done to her, driving Carl to tears. Rosenne stared at her niece, unable to imagine how someone so beautiful and bright had been turned into an expressionless doll. The two were hesitant about the boy's safety due to Ada's state, with Rosenne initially asking that Ada is to be kept away from her brother. Not wanting to accept that, however, Carl pleaded with Francis to say otherwise, and eventually, he complied and allowed them two to stay together. When the two went to bed, Ada tilted her head in an attempt to make a gesture, though Carl eventually fell asleep studying it.

Onward to BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. Now a Vigilante in pursuit of Ragna the Bloodedge, Carl stumbled upon Noel Vermillion, one of his former classmates in the Military Academy. The two briefly conversed about the good old days, before Carl eventually caught Noel off-guard by requesting information regarding Ragna. With the Vigilante's request denied, as well as Nirvana awakening and now on the attack, a fight ended up breaking out, though they were eventually overpowered and forced to retreat.

In his Continuum Shift Story Mode, Carl has seemingly taken a sort of drug that made him increasingly violent, especially in his pursuit of Relius, turning down even Bang, who has helped him recover after being knocked out by Ragna, and even called him out for attacking Noel out of blue. His pursuit led him to the Control Organization headquarters, whereas he encounters Litchi Faye Ling. This infuriates Carl even further, as this was at a time where he thought that she is just the same as other adults and his father - insincere, manipulative and selfish. Following his attack on the woman, the mysterious drug’s effect wore off, causing him to start breaking down in tears. Disproving Carl's view of adults, Litchi managed to comfort him, restoring his self-esteem in the process. It wasn't long after that none other than Relius himself along with Ignis arrived and attacked them, infuriating Carl. That said, the attack soon resulted in Nirvana teleporting everyone out of the base and away from Relius and Ignis. Following news that both Relius and Ragna would be heading there, Carl left the 13th Hierarchical City for the Ikaruga, meanwhile thanking both Litchi and Bang Shishigami for being so kind.

Chronophantasma -- Carl and Nirvana arrive at Ikaruga in search of Relius. Carl overhears that his father plans on using Litchi for his dreaded experiments, though that was proven untrue when the man himself admits that her soul is far to unstable for him to work with. Still determined to defeat Relius, Carl also had to avoid Amane Nishiki - a traveler and Observer who insists on drafting him into his dance troupe, taking interest in the boy's youthful appearance. Later on, Carl confronted his father, demanding answers, most notably to a way he could restore Ada to her previous self. Relius states that to be an impossibility, but claims that he could just create her again. Carl was at first shocked at this revelation, but Relius reminds him that, despite his villainous reputation, he has always been honest towards his son. Afterwards, Carl later reappears at Kushinada’s Lynchpin protecting his father from Ragna, which shocks everyone, including Relius himself.

Centralfiction -- Carl was taken inside the Embryo along with Nirvana, with the former's memories changed in a way that caused him to believe Ada was actually ill and bedridden, rather than inside Nirvana. In an alternate Roningai, Carl found Ragna and Tao, whose memories had also been changed. He knocked Tao flying with Nirvana, and demanded the Azure Grimoire. Although he was forced to retreat following his defeat, Nirvana managed to mortally injure the so-called "Grim Reaper". Following the event, Carl encountered Nine the Phantom - one of the Six Heroes who fought the Black Beast - who mocked him for being ordinary compared to his father, which is... one way for her to transition into informing the Vigilante of the following fact. Nine believed he has the right to know, due to both their fathers being former partners, that Relius was partially responsible for bringing the Dark War upon the world. Furthermore, she also told the boy that, by defeating Izanami, he would to secure his piece of the Azure in the 6th Hierarchical City of Yabiko. Later on, Carl and Nirvana encounter Celica A. Mercury, whose memories remain intact, and she told him about Ada being inside Nirvana. Remember his memories being altered, which is the reason he denied Celica's claim. It was then that Carl's memories began to return, reducing him to tears and causing him and Nirvana to flee. Slowly but surely, the boy had fully recovered his memories, thus apologizing to his sister for having forgotten about her. Now that he's back to his old self, what should he do? Why, after some consideration, pursuit Relius of course. A little while later, Carl and Nirvana came across Jin Kisaragi and Trinity Glassfille - another one of the Six Heroes - offering his help with their task to improve Platinum the Trinity's body, allowing them to withstand the Embryo. Soon after, Carl encountered good old Relius again, and demanded all of his knowledge. With Relius complying, he told his son about the Prime Field War. Carl initially rejected this information, before realizing that Relius had witnessed it with his own eyes. Carl proceeds to "see the world". Looking into the Kagutsuchi Cauldron, Carl was nearly swallowed into the Boundary doing so, until Nirvana saved him. This lead to his left eye turning similar to Relius' eyes. It wasn't long before he evaporated into Seithr, though he was reborn in the new world created by Ragna. A mask resembling that of his father's now covering his eye, the Vigilante resumed wandering the world along with his sister, Nirvana.../Ada Clover.

Powers and Stats
Tier: 5-A. At least 2-A, likely High 2-A with the Azure Grimoire.

Name: Carl Clover

Origin: BlazBlue

Gender: Male

Age: Early to mid-teens

Classification: Human, Chosen, Vigilante

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Martial Arts, Weapon Mastery, Aura, Forcefield Creation, Non-Physical Interaction (Capable of affecting Arakune and Izanami), Clairvoyance (Was capable of seeing into the alternate realities of what happened to him), Healing (Via Potions), Air Manipulation (Via Burst), Statistics Amplification (Via Overdrive), Energy Projection and Explosion Manipulation (Capable of creating time bombs and energy balls), Summoning (Can summon and awaken Nirvana at will), Dimensional Travel, Pocket Reality Manipulation and BFR (Via Deus Ex Machina; Can send his foes to his pocket reality). Nirvana possesses the following abilities: Power Nullification (Nullified Relius' Perception Manipulation), Soul Manipulation, Healing Negation and Regeneration Negation (High-Godly; Nox Nyctores like Nirvana can cause irreversible damage to one's soul, effectively negating any potential form of recovery), Empowerment (Feeds on bloodlust), Madness Manipulation (Nirvana induces some form of madness, even to her own user), Instinctive Reactions (Nox Nyctores fight, move and warn their users automatically), Teleportation, Body Control, Shapeshifting, Self-Destruction, Resistance to: Empathic Manipulation (Nox Nyctores can shut down the user's emotions), Paralysis Inducement (Could fight Hakumen without being paralyzed), Transmutation (As a Chosen, Carl is resistant to the Embryo's ability to turn anything into Seithr), Poison Manipulation, Madness Manipulation, Biological Manipulation and Statistics Reduction (Everybody can resist Seithr, which is poisonous, and can induce addiction, as well as deteriorate bodies, at least to some extent. Furthermore, Seither can reduce one's power), Corruption, Chaos Manipulation, Existence Erasure, Mind Manipulation, Corrosion Inducement, Memory Manipulation and Time Stop (Can resist the effects of the Cauldron, as well as the Boundary, which can erase memories and cause time to stop with their mere existence. Furthermore, their effects involve losing everything you were and ever will be, with the Cauldron even being able to corrode others. Finally, when entered or closed, the Boundary results in taking-in infinite information, dating across beginning of time and all possibilities, also corrupting and turning anything into chaos), Perception Manipulation (Resists the effects of Ars Magus, which nullifies the user's senses), Petrification and Gravity Manipulation (As an experienced and competent Ars Magus user, Carl should be able to replicate an Ars Magus barrier, which has been stated to protect its user from these effects), Soul Manipulation, Resurrection Negation, Healing Negation, Regeneration Negation (High-Godly) and Fear Manipulation (Is capable of fighting against Ragna armed with the Azure, which can inflict irreversible damage to one's soul and negate any potential form of recovery, numerous times. Unfazed by Ragna's fear inducement), Power Nullification (Even with Kushinada's Lynchpin active, he can still use his powers), Death Manipulation (Could resist the Immortal Breaker), Explosion Manipulation and Spatial Manipulation (Can withstand shots from Bolverk, which can literally pierce through space). With the Azure Grimoire, Carl obtains the following abilities: Limited Extrasensory Perception (The Azure normally reacts to Murakumo Units), Immortality (Type 3), Regeneration (Mid-High), Immortality Negation (Types 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8), Healing Negation, Resurrection Negation, Regeneration Negation (High-Godly), Power Bestowal, and Heat Manipulation. Resistance to: Reality Warping, Existence Erasure, Time Manipulation, BFR, Information Manipulation, Memory Manipulation, Causality Manipulation, Probability Manipulation, Subjective Reality, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2), Sealing, Quantum Manipulation, Fate Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Precognition, Possession, Power Nullification, Spatial Manipulation, Perception Manipulation, Duplication Inducement, Illusion Creation, Power Mimicry, Information Analysis, Telepathy and Body Puppetry (The Azure Grimoire is capable of resisting the Amaterasu Unit's Phenomenon Intervention)

Attack Potency: Large Planet level (Comparable to his father, Relius Clover, and likely Nirvana herself, who could battle Ignis and mortally injure Ragna. Fought the likes of Amane, Rachel and Noel, who are comparable to Izanami. Battled Nine the Phantom. In Carl's arcade mode, him and Nirvana impressed and even "defeated" Izanami, with Carl having been deemed worthy of the Azure by her). At least Multiverse level+, likely High Multiverse level+ with the Azure Grimoire (The Azure Grimoire was stated by Izanami to contain all the possibilities of the world, of which there is an infinite number. Using it, Carl could create a whole world with just a dream/thought. The Azure should be as powerful as it is durable)

Speed: At least FTL (Can keep up with Bang Shishigami, whom in turn can keep up with Tager, who outran Tsubaki's light attacks. Fought and kept up with the likes of Noel and Izanami), Immeasurable with the Azure Grimoire

Lifting Strength: Class M via powerscaling, Immeasurable with the Azure Grimoire

Striking Strength: Large Planet Class. At least Multiversal+, likely High Multiversal+ with the Azure Grimoire.

Durability: Large Planet level. At least Multiverse level+, likely High Multiverse level+ with the Azure Grimoire (The Azure is capable of withstanding and resisting the Master Unit's Phenomenon Interventions, and thus said ability in general)

Stamina: High

Range: Extended Melee Range. Tens of Meters with Nirvana. Hundreds of Meters via projectiles. At least Multiversal+, likely High Multiversal with the Azure Grimoire.

Standard Equipment: Deus Machina: Nirvana

Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Though slightly inferior, Carl's intellect is comparable to that of his father, Relius Clover, who is the first of the Ten Sages, possesses great knowledge on magic and alchemy, and is capable of creating artificial humans and highly advanced devices with ease. He is noted to be remarkably mature and and calculating for someone his age)

Notable Attacks/Techniques: Weaknesses: At times, Carl can be fairly arrogant. Became obsessed with knowledge by the end of Centralfiction.
 * Automaton: Carl's Drive to activate Nirvana, commanding her at will.
 * Synchronized High Speed: Increases Nirvana’s strength, gives her moves new properties and makes her attacks much faster.
 * Symphony of Lament: Carl sends out his little robot which jumps up and down on the opponent lots of times, Carl then finishes it with dropping a big metal contraption on top of the opponent.
 * Vivace: Carl strides forward in a turn to dodge attacks and move past the opponent.
 * Cantabile: Carl sends a robot on the ground, on hit it then launches and drags opponent towards Carl via a gesture.
 * Allegretto: Multiple strike-stabs forward with Carl’s robot via its pike.
 * La Campanella: Nirvana teleports behind Carl.
 * Con Tenerezza: Ada quickly reels backs and then strikes the opponent twice with whipping arms as she draws back.
 * Con Brio: Nirvana extends her “nails” at an angle.
 * Con Anima: Nirvana walks forward a very far distance and grabs his opponent.
 * Con Fuoco: Nirvana pierces her opponent with her arm drill.
 * Volante: Nirvana launches a projectile in the form of energy ball.
 * Laetabilis Cantata: Carl creates multiple gears in front of him, hitting the opponent and creating massive damage.
 * Rhapsody of Memories: Nirvana rushes at the opponent and hit them 11 times with wild punches.
 * Fermata: Nirvana charges her power then punches her opponent with powerful upper, sending them flying.
 * Arpeggio of Oblivion: Nirvana traps her opponent inside an energy ball then make the ball explode alongside the opponent.
 * Deus Ex Machina: There are two types of Deus Ex Machina; The first one is an attack after a countdown from ten, Nirvana sets off a huge explosion. The second one is an attack that Nirvana will trap the opponent and Carl will shroud them in his cape. Then, a purple curtain opens with the foe caught in a mechanism of large gears. The gears will close in and do massive damage, finishing the foe.

Others
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