Blazer (
Summary
A visualization of a Blazer.
In the past, Blazers were referred to as Magicians and Witches, special people found in one-in-a-thousand capable of manifesting their soul as a weapon and wields magic power. As time passed, all natural militaries and local police force requires Blazers, resulting in the development of the Mage-Knight System, where such people are all required to graduate from Mage-Knight Schools approved by the League of Mage-Knight Nations to license and social status as Mage Knights, thus recieving full permission to use their powers without the usual limitations. Because of the responsibilities that comes with being a Blazer, even as Student Knights, they're recognized as being adults at the age of 15, allowing them to drink and get married, unlike regular people.
Although, a Blazer could wield amazing powers, which can go against the natural law of the world, their magic power is fixed at the moment of their birth and cannot be increased no matter the training. During the rematch between Ikki and Stella, Edelweiss explained that as the "limit of their potential that the world permitted them", meaning after reaching the full extent of their potential, it would be impossible for improve behind that point. This limit is referred to as their Destiny (
Ranking
In order to both evaluate and manage Blazer, their traits are determined and placed among the most appropriate spots among their hierarchical system to maintain balance. As such, things such as their ranks and attributes are fixed and rarely changes unless the situation called for it.
The ranks are determined from six attributes:
- Attack Power (攻擊力 Kōgeki-ryoku)
- Defense Power (防御力 Bōgyo-ryoku)
- Mana Quantity (魔力量 Maryoku-ryō)
- Mana Control (魔力制御 Maryoku Seigyo)
- Physical Ability (身体能力 Shintai Nōryoku)
- Luck (運 Un)
Each of the Blazers' attributes is rated from A (the highest) and F (the lowest), with Amane Shinomiya, who was giving an S rating in Luck, because of his irregular abilities. These ratings are used to determine whether or not a Blazer will be ranked as either A to F Rank.
C-Rank Blazers and higher are considered "Rare", more so A-Rank Blazers, who are considered geniuses, among them there are at least 5 C-Rank Studens present among the 250 students and for at least one of the Mage-Knight Schools in Japan, having at least 1 B-Rank Student is considered lucky. As per the introduction of the Desperado, B and A-Rank Blazers are considered to be rather talented, born with greater fates, having great magic potential and are quick learners. However, Stella Vermillion, an A-Rank Blazer, who was born with 30× the amount of magic power as a normal Blazer and the "power of the Dragon" has such tremendous power that she couldn't control it without training.
The current system, however, doesn't evaluate mundane skills, such as martial arts, as Kurono explained to Stella, Blazers are ranked based on their magic power and Noble Art, which could accomplish things like manipulating "Time" or "Fate". Itsuki elaborates that such a hierarchal system exists to maintain and organize Blazers in a time, where things needed to be united, because such people were Superhumans existing beyond normal Humans, requiring them to know their individual roles. It is situated to protect E-Rank Blazers, who are incapable of enduring gunfire, because their magic power isn't enough to act as a barrier that leaves at least a faint bruise.
Ikki Kurogane, however, is someone who goes against that ranking as one who is reliant on martial arts to overcome his weaknesses, proving himself capable of handling Blazers with superior magic power and/or irregular abilities. As such, this leaves most in disbelief that an F-Rank, like him can perform superhuman feats with martial arts alone. However, even after defeating Iris Ascarid, the 4th-ranked in the KOK League and an A-Rank, his evaluation as an F Rank hasn't changed.
Known Blazers
| A-Rank | B-Rank | C-Rank |
|---|---|---|
| D-Rank | E-Rank | F-Rank |
|---|---|---|
Unknown Ranks
- Bakuga Tsukikage
- Bishou
- Edelweiss
- Itsuki Kurogane
- Adam Goetia (Unknown)
- Arthur Bright
- Abraham Carter (Deceased †)
- Norman Creed
- Or-Gaule (Deceased †)
- Naseem Al-Salem
- Ein
- Big Baby
- Daniel Dandalion
- Kagami Kusakabe
- Mamoru Akaza
- Ryouma Kurogane (Deceased †)
- Nangou Torajirou
- Wallenstein (Deceased †)
- Mikoto Tsuruya
- Renji Kaga
- Luke
- Mira
- Enalis
- Lid
- Fu Xiaoli
- Ranbalt Raab
- Yoshikazu Kiba
- Great Teacher
Trivia
- Mundane skills, such as martial arts, aren't included in the evaluation since they are viewed as being useless against magic and Noble Arts. As such, normal humans who practice swordsmanship such as Kaito Ayatsuji don't receive recognition for their accomplishments, while Blazers who practice martial arts are rare and are viewed as "oddballs" such as Yuuri Oreki by other Blazers.
- Despite their treatment of Ikki Kurogane, the Kurogane Household are the exception who realize that skills such as martial arts are still essential.
- The League has theorized that the "demons" from ancient times must've been Desperados who lost their humanity, which means that Blazers existed for much longer than they initially thought.
- Blazers are called "Psychics" in the US and "Warriors" in China.
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