Vertex

The Vertexes (バーテックス, Bātekkusu^?) are a malevolent lifeform, created by the heavenly gods during the Anno Domini era for the purpose of exterminating mortal life.

Purpose[]

Vertexes were created as cleansers with the purpose of passing down divine judgment upon humanity. They first appeared on Earth during 2015 AD. They succeeded in destroying much of the world, apart from the Shikoku island of Japan which was protected from certain destruction by the Shinju-sama, a conglomeration of gods that sided with humanity during the humanity-Vertex war. In order to further continue protecting the remnants of humanity from certain extinction, Shinju-sama borrowed chunks of their divine powers to young girls, which eventually became known as Heroes.

They initially stopped their attacks after the Taisha agreed to cease usage of the Hero System, and only resumed their attacks after they notice that the Taisha did not completely get rid of the System.

List of known Vertex types and their appearances in the series[]

Name	Katakana name on official website	Kanji name on characters' phone	Chapter they appeared in WashioSumi	Episode they appeared in Yuuki Yuuna
Virgo Vertex	ヴァルゴ・バーテックス	乙女型	Chapter 5	Episode 1	Episode 11
Scorpion Vertex	スコーピオン・バーテックス	unknown	Chapter 4	Episode 2
Cancer Vertex	キャンサー・バーテックス
Sagittarius Vertex	サジタリウス・バーテックス
Capricorn Vertex	カプリコーン・バーテックス		Chapter 3	Episode 3
Aries Vertex	アリエス・バーテックス	牡羊型	Chapter 8	Episode 5
Pisces Vertex	ピスケス・バーテックス	魚型	Chapter 8		Episode 11
Aquarius Vertex	アクエリアス・バーテックス	水瓶型	Chapter 1
Libra Vertex	ライブラ・バーテックス	天秤型	Chapter 2
Taurus Vertex	タウラス・バーテックス	雄牛型
Leo Vertex	レオ・バーテックス	獅子型	Chapter 8		Episode 11
Gemini Vertex	ジェミニ・バーテックス	双子型			Episode 8
Stardust	星屑			Episode 10	Episode 11 Episode 12

Additionally, Vertex can form Starclusters, such as the Leo Starcluster (レオ・スタークラスター; Reo Sutākurasutā). These Starclusters gain the abilities and appearance of the Vertex they're made out of. The Vertex seen in Nogi Wakaba is a Hero are referred to as Arrow Evolver (矢のようなものを発生させたもの), Horn Evolver (角のように硬質化して隆起したもの), Snake Evolver (巨大な蛇のような姿のもの), and Centipede Evolver (ムカデのように長い体型のもの).

Bouquet of Brilliance[]

In Bouquet of Brilliance, there are many new Vertex types introduced.

Bold names indicate mobage-exclusive Vertexes.

Name	Versione Base	Bassa	Alta	Var4	Appearance	Threat	Details	Special Move	Note
Stardust		N/A	N/A		Big maggot with mouth	★	Nothing special. Both Zucca (Halloween) versions are not specifically named within the game.	N/A Zucca version: Trick:Circular Small Green + DEF Down
Aries		N/A	N/A	N/A				Cross Assault: Damage to cross area + Lower accuracy Accelerate: Circular area damage + enemy (vertexes) within area movement speed +20% (+100% during Invasion?)
Taurus		N/A	N/A	N/A
Gemini		N/A	N/A	N/A	Bipedal legs	★★★	DROP
Aquarius		N/A	N/A	N/A	Cup + 2 water balls + emerging water ball			Water Shield: Weak Horizontal 1 line Blue + Movement sealed Water Heal: (Recover?) 20% HP for enemies (Vertexes?) within circular range (Only when as inavasion event sub-boss?) Water Prison: Circular damage + to heroes within range, reduce speed by 40% and movement speed by 40% (60% for both during Invasions?)	Horizontal = parallel to Vertex's incoming direction
Libra		N/A	N/A	N/A	A balance			Repar Spin: Circular Small Yellow + Self Def Up
Sagittarius		N/A	N/A	N/A				Sting Needle: Weak Horizontal 1 line Green + Self CRT Up Sting Needle: Horizontal 1 line large damage Tear Needle: Front Vertical 2 lines + 10s enemy(heroes) attack pace -50% (+ movement ban during Scorpion invasion event?)
Capricorn		N/A	N/A	N/A				Earthshake: Screen-wide AoE (Green) + Hero accuracy down Earthquake: Screen-wide AoE (+ Shadow in some occasions?)
Cancer		N/A	N/A	N/A	Stacked shields with surrounding shields			Reflect Mirror: Weak Horizontal 1 line Yellow + Area movement speed up Reflect Mirror: Cross Large Yellow + Area defense up in 10 seconds Reflect Mirror: Slanted line Yellow + Area defense up in 10 seconds Shields Grant: 10s damage cut 5000 for friendly side (vertex) exclude self Grand Reflection: For 10s, friendly side (Vertexes) within area, attack peace +50% Irregular Reflection: Circular medium Yellow + Large knockback Irregular Interrupt: Circular damage to heroes within range + Large knockback Assist Reflection: Movement speed up for enemies (vertexes) other than self + Self DEF Up (Only during invasion session as non-main boss?)	Slanted line: Could either be Top Left - Bottom Right, or Top Right - Bottom Left.
Pisces		N/A	N/A	N/A				Ground Plunge: Weak Horizontal 1 line Blue + Area attack up Dive to Earth: Damage to heroes within range + Self DEF up (to infinite) + Self pushback-resist up Storm Plunge: Damage to heroes within range + reduce movement speed of heroes within range
Scorpio		N/A	N/A	N/A	A station with a smiling face and fishball tail	★★★★		Needle Tail: Circular Small Red + Area Attack up Cheer Force: 10s atk +10% for friendly side (vertex) exclude self Force Grant: 10s atk +30% for friendly side (vertex) exclude self Torment Death: damage for heroes within area for 50% max hp + Toxic Lethal Hero Killer: Instant kill level huge damage to heroes within range. (displayed hitbox: tiny cell directly in front of Scorpion; during Scorpion Invasion Event actual hitbox: inclulde everywhere after itself) Doom Hero Killer: Instant kill level huge damage to heroes within range. (straight line)
Virgo		N/A	N/A	N/A				Ground Slam: (Green) Vertical line at front -50% + Hero pushback resist -50% (or -30%) Bomb Generate: Weak Horizontal 1 line Red + Self attack up (Another version: Weak Horizontal 1 line Red + 10s Hero attack pace -40%) Flutter Slap: Circular Medium Yellow	Vertical: a vertical row in term of screen orientation, perpendicular to vertex incoming direction. Front: From Heroes' perspective
Leo		N/A	N/A	N/A				Flame: Circular small Red + Self Attack up Flame Splash: Circular medium Red + Self Attack Up Flame Blow: Circular small Red + Self Attack Up (Note: Before this special move occurs, the warning area on the ground would be incorrectly displayed as a line)
Leo Starcluster		N/A	N/A	N/A	Similar to Leo but with many components from other Vertexes	★★★★★		Howling Tone: Circular small Green + Self Push resist UP + Enemy Push Resist Down Water Shield: Weak Horizontal 1 line Blue + Movement sealed Heavy Ray: Strong Horizontal 1 Line Yellow + Self Attack Up
Arrow Evolver (矢のようなものを発生させたもの)		N/A	N/A	N/A	Spine-y body	★★★	Uses ranged attacks and moves towards the Shinju. Low HP. Kill it before the map is clogged.	Arrow Blast: Weak horizontal 1 Line Yellow + Self CRT Up	N/A
Horn Evolver (角のように硬質化して隆起したもの)		N/A	N/A	N/A	Skewered ball with halo			Horn Blast: Weak horizontal 1 Line Blue + Self defense Up	N/A
Snake Evolver (巨大な蛇のような姿のもの)		N/A	N/A	N/A	Spinal cord with a snake mouth and tail			Heavy Tail: Circular Small Green + Self CRT Up	N/A
Centipede Evolver (角のように硬質化して隆起したもの)		N/A	N/A	N/A	Centipede-like			Rim Blast: Weak horizontal 1 Line Yellow + Self knockback resistance up	N/A
Attacca				N/A	Flying tadpole	★★	Above average HP, will try to change lanes after clashing with your Hero. Could cause great damage to your Hero when clashing.	N/A	N/A
Fermata				N/A	Skeleton bird	★★★★	Similar to Attacca, but does not move as fast and usually does not change lanes. Has high attack and HP. Often comes in packs. Occassionally will also perform circular explosions if left untouched.	N/A	N/A
Tacet				N/A	Drum-like	★	High knockback status, high defense with very low HP. Provides a high amount of experience.	Poison Sting: causes damage to Heroes within range + 30 seconds toxic	N/A
Cadenza				N/A	Bean-like with sharp spine	★★★★	Mob: will use ranged attack in frontline, then stay in position via movement debuff. Kill it before the map is clogged.	Horizontal Line Attack: (Mob) Grant Strength: Circular Small Green + 8 seconds Friendly side (Vertexes) all member attack +10% (boss) Accelerate: Circular Damage + Movement speed for enemies (Vertexes) +20%	N/A
Portamento				N/A	Keyring	★★★	Will perform circular explosion with self destruct with very high damage. Try to kill it or get out range before it explodes.	(Large Bassa version mobs:) Overflow Power: All enemy (vertexes) movement speed -10% attack +30% (come with high knockback) As a boss, it can perform circular explosion without self destruct. However, no cut in for such move.	N/A
Maestoso				N/A	Jellyfish	★★★	Will perform circular explosion with self destruct with very high damage. Try to kill it or get out range before it explodes.	Pulse Lightning: Circular Small Yellow + Stun (Alta variant only?) Bomb Drop: Damage to Heroes within range (X-shaped/Circular/Slanted) Float Guard: For enemies (Vertexes) within range, damage cut 85% for damages from melee type and area type Heroes	N/A
Glissando				N/A	Halberd with ball	★★★	Bassa: performs circle aoe poison Alta: performs circle aoe stun	N/A	N/A
Requiem				Forte			Gain immunity at HP 25% when as a boss. Must use hissatsu waza. In a mob, killing it gives HP regeneration.	Dark Explosion: Circular Large Purple + Attack Sealed + Increase Attack Range Heavy Ray: Strong Horizontal 1 Line Yellow + Self Attack Up	Its baseline version's look is rather similar to the bassa version, please pay attention to purple colored parts in the bassa version to differentiate them.
Pesante	N/A			N/A	Armored slug	★★	Very high HP, moves slowly, can buff its attack.	Hard Impact: Circular Small Green + Self Attack UP Circular Small Purple + 8s friendly side all member defense +1000	N/A
Con Fuoco			N/A	N/A				Fire Spark: Damage to Heroes within range + self damage up 1.37x	N/A
Giocoso			N/A	N/A				Liquid Spray: Circular Small Purple (Alta: Red) + Area CRT UP	N/A
Rondo				Coda				Cyclone Edge: Circular Small Yellow + ATK down + Defense down
Dolce				N/A				Weak Seed: Circular Small Purple + Stun + Toxic Weak Seed: Circular Small Purple + Toxic ??? Seed: Circular Small Blue + Friendly side all members movement speed +??? Poison Seed
Scherzo		N/A		Coda				Poison Sting: Damage to heroes within range + 30 seconds toxic
Capriccio		N/A		Zucca	Floating desk with tentacles			Poison Tail: Circular Small Purple + Toxic (The same skill is named Jack-O'-Lantern for Zucca variant)
Canon				Duo Rosso Duo Verde				Homing Blizzard: Screen-wide AoE (Blue) + Pushback resist up for every friendly side (vertex) Freezing Blizzard: Screen-wide AoE (Blue) + Heroes side movement speed and attack speed -30% in 10 seconds
Septet		N/A		N/A		★★★★★		Black Fog: Circular Small Purple + Exp Down + Attack Pace Down

Trivia[]

In the earliest drafts of the series, Vertexes were able to talk.^[1]
It is speculated that the Vertexes resemble torture devices.

In the final battle of Washio Sumi is a Hero, the anime depicts incomplete evolved Vertexes invading the barrier, which includes :
- 4 Libra
- 1 Cancer
- 1 Aquarius
- 2 Aries
- 2 Sagittarius
- 1 Gemini
- 2 Pisces
- 2 Capricorn
- 2 Scorpion
- 1 Virgo
- 2 Taurus (Both missing their signature horns and only having the bell portion)
- 1 Leo at the head of the group.