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MT : 01:00 JST, May 22, 2026 to 07:00 JST, May 22, 2026

SPOILERS FOR ROY AND OLIVIER'S FATE EPS

I've got a Dermatology exam the day after tomorrow but if I wasn't doing this I'd be procrastinating some other way so fuck it. Anyways, to clarify, I guess how I'd define an industry plant is a character whose amount of content given (units/alts, appearances in events and other characters' Fate Episodes, etcetera) is incongruent with their actual popularity with the public. Then again, the concept is kind of hard to define: the DKs are always given a minimum of one piece of content basically every year and are treated incredibly kindly both in the main game and in supplementary material, but they are also incredibly popular, so it's kind of a chicken-and-egg situation in that I honestly don't know whether they started getting that much content because they were that popular or whether they got so popular because they received that much content.

Anyways, I was making my way through the few Fate Eps I had today, and as it turns out, who features in Roy Mustang's Fate Episodes? None other than Juri, who even gets to receive some pretty grand praise from Mustang himself. And in Olivier's episodes, after some scenes with Noa, he recommends that she go visit Mahira: with her, of course, is none other than Joy, who becomes their guide and blah blah blah. Both these appearances got me thinking.

I don't dislike Juri, far from it, but I don't think there's any denying that he gets far more special attention than one would expect compared to his contemporaries: hell, anyone who was involved in his event gets special attention. I still remember the reactions Grand Poseidon received. And of course, Joy was given the anni-SSR title (promptly wasting it by being awful and dragging Summer Mahira down with him in an attempt to make them synergize), and has also had quite a few appearances in other characters' Fate Episodes and whatnot. Other characters whom I've seen referred to as industry plants include Cassius and Raziel. But to be honest, I'm not really in-touch with the broader GBF community, and I have no true idea as to these characters' actual popularity.

So I'd like to ask: what character do you think is the biggest industry plant in Granblue? Could be your personal opinion (on some character you dislike or think is unpopular but which receives a lot of attention), or you could try to be as objective as possible (as far as you can be objective with something like popularity, anyways).

Here is the ones I found so far (spoilered from smaller to bigger hint):

1. -
2. >!Valtz Duchy!< / >!Chapter 122!< / >!Lucky Charm Hunt (SR only)!<
3. -
4. >!Agastia!< / >!Secret Underground Lab!< / >!Chapter 55!< / >!Hidden Away p.4!<
5. >!Sierokarte Academy!< / >!Unlocked Story!< / >!Let the Lessons Begin !!<
6. >!Lumacie Archipelago!< / >!Nameless Ruins, Blackmoon Forest!< / >!(Chapter 49)!< / >!Remembering the Past!<
7. >!Silverwind Stretch!< / >!Tefnut/Gabriel/...!<
8. >!Swap a Class to another Outfit (I did Berserker > Fighter)!<

Stumped on the 1 and 3. Here is what I tried:

>!Zinkenstill, Albion, Ebisu, did the "Girl named Mika" quest and hosted Proto Bahamut.!<

>!Uncapped a dupe Grimnir to 1, 2, 3 and FLB, raised it to level 150, tried crossing a Summon (Yggdrasil with my Uriel in a Tefnut)!<

• 5/12: Yuel (Grand)
• 5/14: The Sun, Alanaan, Heat of The Sun
• 5/15: Luffy
• 5/16: Sato
• 5/17: Bellum Series Summons (Artemis, Charybdis, Mammoth, Owlcat, Red Hare, Zirnitra)

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GBF Wiki: https://gbf.wiki/Parashurama

The unchangeable body of a beast, and the ever-changing mind of a mortal. Though this conflicting disposition brings his soul unbearable pain, the man accepts his suffering as punishment, proving his past as a foolish, ordinary mortal. He continues to seek the truth, forever wandering the skies to eradicate all evil and never to repeat the mistake from bygone days.

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• 5/5: Ragazzo
• 5/12: Yuel (Grand)
• 5/14: The Sun, Alanaan, Heat of The Sun
• 5/15: Luffy
• 5/16: Sato

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GBF Wiki: https://gbf.wiki/Bellum_Series_Summons

This maidenly goddess runs through fields and valleys on a hunt with her wild companion, never failing to hit any target with her arrow. Despite her placid gaze, she releases her arrows with the warmth and devotion a mother feels toward her beloved children.

A mysterious light floats hazily on the still surface of the water, its twinkle enchanting those who catch sight of it. But beware—those who reach out to it will find themselves wrapped in delicate tentacles and pulled into the water, breathing their last as they sink into the clutches of the sea queen herself.

One day, a farmer thought he must be dreaming as he swore he saw a mountain move right before his eyes. The realization that the object before him was a giant beast, however, made him wish what he saw was merely a dream.

How'd this critter end up like this? Not really an owl, is it? Not much of a cat either. Then again, it's got kitty brains, so it's probably more cat than bird. But it does have a respectable wingspan, so I could see an argument in favor of its avian side too. What's it matter? A primal beast of its nature couldn't give a rat's behind what us wee mortals think anyway.

This fiery steed, capable of galloping a thousand miles a day, awaits amid fitful slumber for a brave cavalier to come and temper its raging flames. It's said that there can be only one valiant enough to tame the Red Hare.

Powerful and magnificent—and not shy about showing it—one dragon soars above the rest, reigning supreme in a family that sustains itself on pride.

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• How helpful will Red Hare be in the upcoming Unite and Fight?
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Mostly just thoughts that came to mind but I started thinking about how weird (positive) granblue is in terms of how it handles its characters and the ones that are a focus but also seems to still have normal stuff you'd anticipate from an anime game

In general, typically most anime fans I notice these days tend to be into different camps. Some dislike older tropes and thinks they should do away with them completely, others embrace these tropes still, and one thing I also notice is that these groups tend to be pro/anti lgbt (at least the louder parts of them)

The thing is with granblue, it seems to unapologetically stick to older tropes and character design types as well. An easy example is the "loli" design trope. I don't think genshin really has those sexualized, but then you look at some of granblue's (wind lily) and its pretty obvious its a design trope that they arent too shy about creating.

There is also archetypes such as yandere (Nier, Lobelia) that are popular and prevalent for gbf, that can be seen as cringy in more western spaces these days.

https://preview.redd.it/e6fbhyzcqb1h1.png?width=960&format=png&auto=webp&s=38e21485b60d4b3c46a830df18ba62a5d65c3555

https://preview.redd.it/pjstju1dob1h1.png?width=960&format=png&auto=webp&s=fbcea6fc3b605a054ffb1461a34a791bb16c0da2

On the flip side though, you also have designs like spinnah. Thats just straight up a black guy. Hairstyle and all.

The thing is, gbf doesnt do these often for obvious reasons, but the existence of them and going all the way is also appreciated. There is another leader in shadowverse thats actually designed to BE black instead of simply having dark skin when considering cygames other games, as well as the recent JP uma stuff.

https://preview.redd.it/aryqho1jpb1h1.png?width=480&format=png&auto=webp&s=54e7a0e90714e4e7f62f59c2122fd07caea79a9d

There is also lgbt rep as well, people generally agree Ladiva and Cagliostro are both transgender with Cag being a very popular character overall. The thing is, both of them are very different types of ways to approach trans people. Ladiva can be seen as stereotypical, but cygames treats her generally pretty seriously, and shes well liked on the cast, even with an explanation on WHY she wants to keep her body. Even Cag mentions she could give Ladiva a different one and Ladiva just simply refuses for her personal reasons.

All in all I think gbf is really interesting. It includes more progressive mindsets with some of its designs, not enough to say that they actively 100% push for them (especially in spinnahs case, not many full on black characters among cygames rosters), but they also seem to both want some degree of inclusiveness, while also not abandoning common tropes in the anime

Ill sometimes see talk about "gatekeeping" these days and granblue seems to me like it fits in a weird spot where it gatekeeps itself by both being a bit more progressive compared to other gachas, while also still showing its age in a way. Anyway rambling over