Blooming Madness
Legendary (1.0%)Blooming Madness is a Legendary Soul Reaper element in VV: Ultimatum, rolled at a 1.0% chance, whose Shikai forces opponents into win-or-lose 'games' - Shadow Game and Mountain Game - and builds toward the executing ultimate Irooni.
Blooming Madness is one of the two Legendary Soul Reaper elements, and easily the most unusual: its Shikai literally challenges opponents to games. Shadow Game (Ctrl + M1) makes both players' shadows visible and starts a timer - whoever steps on the other's shadow first wins, and the loser eats a barrage of slashes. Mountain Game (Ctrl + M2) declares that whoever holds the higher position when the timer ends wins, with the loser again punished by multiple slashes. During each game your moveset changes to game-specific tools: Shadow Slash and Shadow Fall for shadow play, Tokeoni and Flash Flip for the height battle.
Outside the games, the base critical stabs and pins an opponent before driving them away for a rushdown window - and if the initial stab misses, the second hit crumples instead. The Shikai critical, Bushogoma, spins both blades to launch a wind gust that carries opponents away and counts as Kido damage. Dealing enough damage makes your body flash, signalling that Irooni is ready: it replaces Ctrl + M2, teleports you to the opponent with both blades, and executes targets on low health.
Upgrades sharpen the gambling theme - both games can deal bonus damage to the loser and eventually execute on a loss, game durations can be extended, Irooni charges much faster in Shikai, and at Reiatsu Efficiency Level 10 your normal critical attack is always Bushogoma. No variants are listed in the community documentation.
Details
| Faction | Soul Reaper |
| Awakening | Shikai |
| Variants | None documented |
Base kit
The base critical stabs your opponent, holding them down before driving them away and opening a rushdown window. If the initial stab misses, the second hit crumples the opponent instead.
Shikai moveset - the games
Shadow Game (Ctrl + M1) forces your opponent into a game: your moves change, a timer bar begins, and both players' shadows become visible. Whoever has their shadow stepped on first is hit with a barrage of slashes, ending the game. While it runs you gain Shadow Slash (vanish into the shadows and reappear in front of the opponent with a double-blade slice that opens a rushdown window) and Shadow Fall (vanish and reappear right in front of the opponent to close the gap).
Mountain Game (Ctrl + M2) points your blade forward and declares that whoever is higher wins. Your moves change and a timer bar begins; the player at lower height when it resolves takes multiple slashes. Its tools are Tokeoni (spin forward into a downward double-blade slash that crumples, slightly raising your own height) and Flash Flip (a swift mid-combat shunpo into the air to gain height).
Shikai critical and Irooni
Bushogoma, the Shikai critical, spins both blades forward and sends a wind gust that carries the opponent away; it is treated as Kido damage. After dealing a certain amount of damage your body flashes - the Irooni indicator. Irooni then replaces Ctrl + M2: both blades slash forward as you teleport to the opponent, executing them if their health is low.
Milestone upgrades
Damage: Level 4 makes both Shadow Game and Mountain Game deal more damage to the opponent if they lose; Level 7 lets both games execute opponents on a loss.
Reiatsu Efficiency: Level 10 makes your normal critical attack always Bushogoma.
Rate: Level 3 gives both games a longer duration; Level 7 makes charge toward Irooni build much faster during Shikai mode.
FAQ
How do Blooming Madness's games work?
Shadow Game is won by stepping on the opponent's visible shadow first; Mountain Game is won by being at the higher height when the timer ends. The loser of either game takes a barrage of slashes, and upgrades can turn a loss into an outright execution.
What is Irooni?
Blooming Madness's ultimate. After dealing enough damage your body flashes, and Irooni replaces Ctrl + M2 - a double-blade teleport slash that executes opponents on low health.
How rare is Blooming Madness?
It rolls from the Legendary bracket of the Soul Reaper element pool at 1.0%, alongside Senbonzakura.