Nasu Grave

Nasu Grave
	; Nasu Grave, as he appears in Puyo Puyo!! Quest
	Name
Kana	ナスグレイブ
Romanization	Nasu Gureibu
Other Names	Blue Ghost ('92EN)
	Personal Info
Gender	Male
	Notable Appearances
First appearance	Madou Monogatari 1
Latest appearance	Puyo Puyo!! Quest
	Voice Actor(s)
Japanese	Ryo Horikawa (Puyo Puyo CD, Tsu); Makoto Yasumura (Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary - present)
	Puyo Puyo!! Quest information

Nasu Grave is a bespectacled eggplant. He can't run very fast due to his stubby little legs, and thus usually bounces to get around. He has strong fear of being eaten by others, or being crushed by Zoh Daimaoh. His catchphrase, otankonasu, is often interpreted as "fool" or "potato-head". He tends to mention his name at the end of his sentences. His name is a pun on the words "nasu" (eggplant) and "Musgrave".

History

Madou Monogatari series

Nasu Grave debuted as a random enemy in Madou Monogatari 1. When using fire spells, it damages itself. In the SNES game, he is a boss battle. He was planned to appear in Madou Monogatari (Saturn) as a boss and can be seen in prerelease footage for the game, but was cut entirely for unknown reasons. His voice clips can still be found in the game’s files.

Puyo Puyo (1992)

Nasu Grave is the second opponent in the Beginner's course. He scares Arle by suddenly jumping out of a bush.

In the English version, he is known as Blue Ghost. The cutscene is nearly identical.

Puyo Puyo Tsu

Nasu Grave resides on the third floor. He appears out of nowhere and bounces off of Arle's head.

Puyo Puyo~n

Nasu Grave is not playable in any console version of the game, but makes a cameo in Pocket Puyo Puyo~n. He is seen performing trapeze in the opening cutscene.

Puyo Puyo Box

In addition to the standard Nasu Grave, Box contains a more powerful version named Yaki Nasu Grave.

Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary

Nasu Grave returns in 15th Anniversary. Having never previously been in a Puyo Puyo game with spell cut-in animations or unique chants for every character, his spells are directly pulled from his attacks in the Madou Monogatari series. His three wishes were to become taller, wear contacts, or not be an eggplant. But since the medal heard more than three wishes, none came true.

Trivia

He is based on Kazunari Yonemitsu, the eggplant-hating Compile employee who created the Madou Monogatari and Puyo Puyo series.
In Kirby's Avalanche Bronto Burt uses his AI.
Outside of the playable characters who debuted in Puyo Puyo Tetris, Nasu Grave is the only character playable in a mainstream SEGA-created Puyo game to not be available as an icon in Puyo Puyo eSports. In Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, he is outright the only character without a card previously in a SEGA-era Puyo Puyo title.
Nasu Grave's peduncle and sepals appear to simply rest on his head, similarly to a hat. In Madou Monogatari: Tower of the Magician, enemy Nasu Graves can attack by sending them spinning at Schezo like propellers.
- This attack returns as one of his spells in Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary, now called Boomerang of Eggplant, though seemingly without the spinning.
Nasu Grave has the 3rd biggest dropset, right behind Carbuncle and Baldanders.

Appearances

Puyo Puyo

Madou Monogatari

Madou Monogatari I
Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Dai Youchienji
Madou Monogatari: Tower of the Magician
Madou Monogatari: Chaotic Final Exam
Madou Monogatari (Saturn) (Prerelease footage; cut from final game)

Spinoffs

Character specific mechanics

Dropset

Pieces																Total
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16					Puyo
																8	3	3	2	45

Ice Blocks Nuisance Pattern

Pieces

Chants

Puyo Puyo

Stage Start

Dialogue
Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
おたんこなーす	Otankonasu	Potato-head.	Moron!

Puyo Puyo 2

Arcade/Genesis

Results	Dialogue
Results	Japanese	Romanization	Translation
Appearance	なーす	Nasu	Eggplant.
Defeated	言うことなーす	Iu koto nasu	I'll tell you nothing.

Saturn/SNES/PS1/PS2

Results	Dialogue
Results	Japanese	Romanization	Translation
Appearance	おたんこなーす	Otankonasu	Potato-head.
Defeated	言うことなーす	Iu koto nasu	I'll tell you nothing.

Puyo Puyo CD 2

Player Chain
Enemy Chain
Character Select/Match Result

15th Anniversary

Player Chain

Combo	Dialogue
Combo	Japanese	Romanization	Translation
Chain 1	ほっ	Ho	Hehe
Chain 2	やっ	Ya	Yay
Chain 3	とおっ	Too	Toooo
Chain 4	やややっ！	Yayaya!	Yayaya!
Repeater	気合いだなぁーす！	Kiai da nasu!	Determination of eggplant!
Counter	反撃だなぁーす！	Hangeki da nasu!	Counterattack of eggplant!
Spell 1	ファイヤだなす	Faiya da nasu	Fire of Eggplant
Spell 2	ブーメランだなぁーす	Buumeran da nasu	Boomerang of Eggplant
Spell 3	ぶちかますんだなぁーす！	Buchikamasu da nasu!	Thump of the Eggplant!
Spell 4	燃え燃えだなぁーす！	Moemoe da nasu!	Burning of the Eggplant!
Spell 5	ぼけなぁ～っす！	Bokenasu!	You fool!

Enemy Attack

Attack	Dialogue
Attack	Japanese	Romanization	Translation
Light	あっちいー！	Atchii!	Hot!
Heavy	あちゃちゃちゃちゃちゃちゃ！！	Achachachachachacha!!	Hot-hot-hot!!

Character Select/Match Result

Results	Dialogue
Results	Japanese	Romanization	Translation
Character Select	おたんこナース	Otankonasu	You're a potato-head.
Win	勝利だナ～ス！	Shouri da naasu!	It's an eggplant victory!
Lose	言うことナース	Iu koto nasu	I have nothing to tell you.

Fever Mode

Results	Dialogue
Results	Japanese	Romanization	Translation
Entered	覚悟だナース！	Kakugo da nasu!	Prepare yourself!
Succeed	じょうずだナース！	Jouzu da nasu!	I did it well!
Failed	しっぱいだナース…	Shippai da nasu...	I failed...

Unused

Gallery

Madou Monogatari

Manual artwork from Madou Monogatari 123 (MSX2)
Madou Monogatari 123 (MSX2)
Madou Monogatari: ARS (PC-98)
Madou Monogatari I Honoo No Sotsuenji (PC Engine)
Madou Monogatari I (Mega Drive)
Madou Monogatari: Final Exam
Madou Monogatari: Tower of the Magician
Shogaku Sannensei, for Madou Monogatari (Saturn)

Puyo Puyo (1992)

Game Boy version
Game Boy version

Puyo Puyo Tsu

Game Gear version
Puyo Puyo Tsu Ketteiban (PlayStation)

Puyo Puyo Sun

Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary

Manzai demo
Victory animation
Quest: [★2] Nasu Grave
Counter cut-in
Quest: [★3] Nasu Grave
Spell 2, Spell 5 cut-in
Quest: [★4] Nasu Grave
DS Winning sprite
Quest: [★5] Nasu Grave

Puyo Puyo!! Quest

Quest: [★6] Nasu Grave
Quest: [★7] Nasu Grave

Other Puyo Puyo spinoffs

Other media

Disc Station #32 (MSX2)
Pocket Puyo Puyo~n

Merchandise

Set of prize slippers by SEGA
Set of prize plushies by SEGA
Set of prize keychain plushies by SEGA
Set of various cutlery by SEGA
Set of dust rollers by SEGA
Set of prize inside-out plushies by SEGA
Set of wind chimes by SEGA
Set of prize magic boxes by SEGA
Set of miniature prize plushies by Banpresto
Set of Super Puyo Puyo 33 prize plushies by Banpresto (1996)

Nasu Grave
Nasu Grave, as he appears in Puyo Puyo!! Quest
Name
Kana	ナスグレイブ
Romanization	Nasu Gureibu
Other Names	Blue Ghost ('92EN)
Personal Info
Gender	Male
Notable Appearances
First appearance	Madou Monogatari 1
Latest appearance	Puyo Puyo!! Quest
Voice Actor(s)
Japanese	Ryo Horikawa (Puyo Puyo CD, Tsu) Makoto Yasumura (Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary - present)
Puyo Puyo!! Quest information