Diva (
Most Divas are based on other cards in the game, aesthetically and effect-wise. Some Divas directly reuse characters from previous cards, and some Divas are completely original, mostly released as Promo cards. However, for the Divas with motifs from other cards, it's unknown whether they have direct relationships in-lore. Another fact to note is that since the Divas take motifs from other cards of all six colors, they can possess effects which are normally signatures from the other colors, despite all Divas being Yellow cards.
Divas usually have the second family in common, which are Private Wear, Stage Style, School Style, Grand Style or Idol. These families can only be found in Diva cards.
Background[]
The Divas were introduced during the Ultimate era, playing a crucial role in defeating the Ultimates. As explained through Battle Spirits' only visual novel ever, a portal was needed to send the Ultimates back to their world, but a tremendous energy was needed to open it. As such, Diva concerts were held under the suggestion of Hocha, in order to generate the energy from the cheering of their fans. Their plan eventually succeeded, and the Spirit world was temporarily saved from the Ultimates' assault.
Along with the visual novel, the Divas were also given an original song, Happy New World☆, which would be played as background music in the visual novel, as well as being used in the commercials of Diva booster sets. The song was also canonically sung by the Shiny Hearts team during the concert.
During the Burning Soul era, the Divas also played a minor role by assisting Makina in holding a concert in order to bait out the mischievous Kashaneko after its actions caused a disruption in electing the next monarch for the Flowering Yellow Providence.
Since then, the Divas don't have a solid lore, with each set mostly featuring an event happening among the Divas. All flavor texts on the Diva cards are featured as dialogues, either being monologues of each individual, or conversations between multiple Divas.
Being the largest family (placement interchangeable with the "Kamen" family, depending on the time of your reading), the power level of the Divas is largely oppressed in order to avoid unexpected card combos dominating the environment, especially since all 700+ Diva cards are in the Yellow color as well. In fact, the cards were so rarely used that even regular top players featured in the Battle Spirits Extreme Game programme were unfamiliar with the effects when they saw the cards. However, as expressed by Seiichirou Yamashita, the voice actor of Yukimura Rekka, the family remains popular among male adult players due to the cute and beautiful illustrations. As time passed, the power level has been gradually increased. Currently, some Diva decks have the ability to compete against collaboration decks, but that's still at least one level lower than most decks from the main sets.
In December 16th 2017, the "Battle Spirits Anthology: Diva Designs" was released along with the promo card ［No.1 Center］Noa Fleur, featuring all illustrations of the Divas up to that point. In December 26th 2019, a second art book called the "Battle Spirits Anthology: Diva Cuties" was released along with the promo card ［Diva Academy］Rei-Ohba.
Since 2019, the family also took in the collaboration series, Aikatsu!, an anime series about aspiring idols. This was also when the "Idol" family was introduced. Being collaboration cards, the Diva cards from the Aikatsu! series were levelled to compete with the rest of the collaboration cards in the game. As such, in the process, they had also indirectly raised the power level of the overall "Diva" family.
In January 2022, the Fongneena necklace and Noa necklace were sold as premium Bandai products, with ［Chocolate Operation］Fongneena and ［Chocolate Operation］Noa Fleur being given out along with the respective necklaces.
Diva Polls[]
After each Diva booster set, the official would hold a poll for players to vote for their favourite Divas, similar to the popularity polls for real life idol groups like AKB48. The Divas at the top placements would receive special treatments, such as receiving more supports in the next set, or having non-card products released (like the necklaces mentioned above).
After the 4th poll, Rei-Ohba has entered the hall of fame after winning the poll thrice in a row, and has become unable to be voted for until further notices.
After the 5th round in 2019, the polls were paused temporarily, and returned in 2022 after the release of BSC39.
| Polls | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Diva Symphony" 1st poll | Diana Fleur | ［Top Idol］Trickster | Fongneena | Ryune Mato | The EternityDiva Kotone |
| "Soul Hymn of War" 2nd poll ~Sengoku Fest~ | Rei-Ohba | Fongneena | Diana Fleur | Jeanne Doraniece | Blackster |
| "Diva Academy" 3rd poll ~End of 1st Semester~ | Rei-Ohba | Noa Fleur | Fongneena | Trickster | Diana Fleur |
| "Summer School" 4th poll ~End of 2nd Semester~ | Rei-Ohba | Diana Fleur | Fongneena | Rias Urovorun | Noa Fleur |
| "School Story" 5th poll ~End of 3rd Semester~ | Noa Fleur | Rias Urovorun | Fongneena | Diana Fleur | Jeanne Doraniece |
| "Shining Song" 6th poll | Rias Urovorun | Fongneena | Flamme Sandria | Noa Fleur | Diana Fleur |
| "Monochrome Fantasia" 7th poll | Blackster | Fongneena | Noa Fleur | Trickster | Flamme Sandria |
Teams[]
The introduction of the "Diva" family also came with the introduction of teams, a new keyword exclusive to the family. To learn more, click here.
Remarks[]
- Technically, the "Diva" family has contained the most archetypes in the game, as each Diva's name is considered an archetype for often being referenced in effects.
- Along with the "Private Wear" and "Stage Style" families, these three families were the first families to use katakana in their furigana.
- The "Diva" family has introduced a lot of unique keywords over the years. These keywords alone took over half the number of Yellow-only keywords in the game.
- The "Diva" family is also currently the only family using the term "Name" (詩名) (localised as "Stage Name" on this wiki to avoid confusion), first appeared on ［Monochrome Fantasia］Trickster in BSC40. The term refers to the Divas' names specifically, and doesn't apply to card names outside of the Spirit cards/Ultimate cards/Grandwalker Nexus cards of the "Diva" and "Idol" families.
