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* BullyingTheDragon: [[spoiler:Unfortunately on the receiving end of this after killing two of Balalaika's men during their rampage through Roanapur, thinking they muscle their way around the city. Coupled with Le Majeur's [[DogBitesBack rightful retaliation]] for their betrayal, the remainder of the group is [[CurbStompBattle swiftly eliminated]] by Hotel Moscow]].

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* BullyingTheDragon: [[spoiler:Unfortunately on the receiving end of this after killing two of Balalaika's men during their rampage through Roanapur, thinking they muscle their way around the city. Coupled with Le Majeur's [[DogBitesBack [[TheDogBitesBack rightful retaliation]] for their betrayal, the remainder of the group is [[CurbStompBattle swiftly eliminated]] by Hotel Moscow]].

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* InconsistentSpelling: Park Seung's name is sometimes incorrectly translated as "Paxon" or "Paxson", with even the official English Viz translation initially using the latter before correcting it to "Park Seung" later on without explanation.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Park Seung's name is sometimes incorrectly translated as "Paxon" or "Paxson", with even the official English Viz translation initially using the latter before correcting it to "Park Seung" later on without explanation.

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* CastAsAMask: The twins have different voice actors in the anime. [[spoiler:Really, each ''role'' has a voice provided by a different actor, which they switch between each other as if they were clothes.]]



* CreepyChildrenSinging: They sing a duet and the quotes for it are above. Gretel also sings shortly before [[spoiler:she dies]], but this time it's not nearly as creepy.

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* CreepyChildrenSinging: They sing a duet and the quotes for it are above. Gretel also sings [[spoiler:for the Lagoon Company]] shortly before [[spoiler:she dies]], but this time it's not nearly as creepy.though that was less creepy by itself.



* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Horrible orphange, snuff films, mercenary work, etc.]]

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Horrible orphange, orphanage, snuff films, mercenary work, etc.]]



* DissonantLaughter: Hansel. [[spoiler:Right after a sniper destroys one of his knees, he laughs at Balalaika stating she planned to watch him bleed out.]]

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* DirtyKid: [[PromiscuityAfterRape Thanks to their sexually-abusive upbringing]], the twins act compulsively sexual to most people they're ''not'' trying to kill... and even some they are. Gretel makes out with her brother, gropes Eda, and can only express any kind of positive feeling to Rock by offering him sexual favors.
* DissonantLaughter: Hansel. [[spoiler:Right Right after a [[spoiler:a sniper destroys one of his knees, he knees]], Hansel laughs at Balalaika stating she planned to watch him bleed out.]][[spoiler:bleed out]].



** There's also an omake scene involving Garcia, but that's more hilarious than fan-servicey or [[BuffySpeak fan-disservicey]].

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** There's also an omake scene involving Garcia, but that's though it's disturbing [[BlackComedyRape in a more hilarious than fan-servicey or [[BuffySpeak fan-disservicey]].comical manner]].



* OfficialCouple: [[{{Twincest}} With each other.]]
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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Despite their vicious backstory, many characters note that it doesn't excuse their casualties.
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* MiddleEasternTerrorists: Made more explicit in the manga, where's he's explicitly affiliated with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine PLFP]]. The anime brushes over this.

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* MiddleEasternTerrorists: Made more explicit in the manga, where's he's explicitly [[https://lagooncompany.fandom.com/wiki/Hezbollah explicitly]] affiliated with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine PLFP]].org/wiki/Hezbollah Lebanese Hezbollah]]. The anime brushes over this.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: It's brief, but it cements Lobos as being [[OnlySaneMan far more situational aware and pragmatic]] than [[StupidEvil Elvis]] and his {{Mooks}}. When Elvis has Jane's counterfeiting killed on a whim, an unamused Lobos (who is outside in his car) notices the gun fire and grumbles to himself that [[HypercompetentSidekick he's the one who is going to have to deal with the situation now.]]

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: It's brief, but it cements Lobos as being [[OnlySaneMan far more situational aware and pragmatic]] than [[StupidEvil Elvis]] and his {{Mooks}}. When Elvis has Jane's counterfeiting partner killed on a whim, an unamused Lobos (who is outside in his car) notices the gun fire and grumbles to himself that [[HypercompetentSidekick he's the one who is going to have to deal with the situation now.]]
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: It's brief, but it cements Lobos as being [[OnlySaneMan far more situational aware and pragmatic]] than [[StupidEvil Elvis]] and his {{Mooks}}. When Elvis has Jane's counterfeiting killed on a whim, an unamused Lobos (who is outside in his car) notices the gun fire and grumbles to himself that [[HypercompetentSidekick he's the one who is going to have to deal with the situation now.]]

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* OnlySaneMan: Le Majeur in comparison to the rest of the group is ''a lot'' more levelheaded and is quick to point out how reckless their decision to keep BullyingTheDragon that is [[WretchedHive Roanapur]] in search of "Le Mouche", only to get basically blown off by everyone in the process. [[spoiler:Fittingly then, Le Majeur becomes the SoleSurvivor as a result when faced with the reality of their situation plus how quickly they tried to betray her once the opportunity presented itself that she has no problems going {{Turncoat}} to [[HeelFaceTurn help eliminate their nuisance]] to the city.]]



* TheSixthRanger: [[spoiler:After the events of her arc, Le Majeur becomes a sort "liaison" between Hotel Moscow and Lagoon Company as part of the arrangement of Balalaika's mercy towards her whenever she has no immediate use for her, becoming an informal member of the Lagoon crew in the process.]]

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* TheSixthRanger: [[spoiler:After the events of her arc, Le Majeur becomes a sort of "liaison" between Hotel Moscow and Lagoon Company as part of the arrangement of Balalaika's mercy towards her whenever she has no immediate use for her, becoming an informal member of the Lagoon crew in the process.]]
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* TheSixthRanger: [[spoiler:After the events of her arc, Le Majeur becomes a sort "liaison" between Hotel Moscow and Lagoon Company as part of the arrangement of Balalaika's mercy towards her whenever she has no immediate use for her, becoming an informal member of the Lagoon crew in the process.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: He barely goes without a snarky retort, especially around Revy. Especially when it's discovered that Rock has the documents. [[spoiler:Or so Revy claims. She actually has them, it's just that she wants to save him.]]

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* DeadpanSnarker: He barely goes without a snarky retort, especially around Revy. Especially when it's discovered that Rock has the documents.documents and they have to get him from the camp that kidnapped him. [[spoiler:Or so Revy claims. She actually has them, it's just that she wants to save him.Rock instead of leaving him out.]]
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* FatalFlaw: Their bloodlust TunnelVision is what ends up causing their downfall, as they fail to notice very obvious traps.

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* FatalFlaw: Their bloodlust TunnelVision bloodlust-filled tunnel vision is what ends up causing their downfall, as they fail to notice very obvious traps.



* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:Gretel, in a nice hat and while thanking Rock with a cute smile, is head shotted.]]

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* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:Gretel, in a nice hat and while thanking Rock with a cute smile, is head shotted. However, it's clear if she was left alive, she would've continued killing.]]

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* FauxAffablyEvil: They're remarkably cheerful even when shooting down hundreds of thousands. When Balalaika confronts Hansel, he talks about his role in two of her men's death.

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* FatalFlaw: Their bloodlust TunnelVision is what ends up causing their downfall, as they fail to notice very obvious traps.
* FauxAffablyEvil: They're remarkably cheerful even when shooting down hundreds of thousands. When [[spoiler:When Balalaika confronts Hansel, he talks about his role in two of her men's death.death rather cheerfully. When Gretel leaves, the hitman Balalaika hires kills her as it's very clear that if she's left alive, she'll continue to murder thousands.]]

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%%%* DeadpanSnarker:

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%%%* * DeadpanSnarker: He barely goes without a snarky retort, especially around Revy. Especially when it's discovered that Rock has the documents. [[spoiler:Or so Revy claims. She actually has them, it's just that she wants to save him.]]



%%* {{Oireland}}

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%%* {{Oireland}}* {{Oireland}}: Well, he certainly has the accent.



* AffablyEvil: They're both bug-fuck insane, but no one ever said that they were impolite.



%%* FangsAreEvil

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%%* FangsAreEvil* FangsAreEvil: It's a reason they're called the "vampire twins".
* FauxAffablyEvil: They're remarkably cheerful even when shooting down hundreds of thousands. When Balalaika confronts Hansel, he talks about his role in two of her men's death.
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* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: It is implied that their genitals are so deformed and mutilated, that this is a terrible sight. In particular, when Gretel took off her panties in front of Rock, he feels sick and runs away in horror.]]

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* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: It is implied that their genitals are so deformed and mutilated, mutilated from their lives as child-porn actors, that this is a terrible sight. In particular, when Gretel took off her panties in front of Rock, he feels sick and runs away in horror. Or it could be the simple fact that a child propositioned the poor guy.]]



* ColdBloodedTorture: What they do to poor [[FriendlyTarget Meshov]]. [[spoiler:And in a sense, what Balalaika does to Hansel as punishment.]]

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* ColdBloodedTorture: What they do to poor [[FriendlyTarget Meshov]].Menshov]]. [[spoiler:And in a sense, what Balalaika does to Hansel as punishment.]]

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* DidntSeeThatComing: He was playing it safe, but he didn't expect her to have a derringer hidden in her belt buckle - it cost him.

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* DidntSeeThatComing: He was playing it safe, doesn't drop his guard around Roberta for even a split second, but he didn't expect her to have a derringer hidden in her belt buckle - it cost him.



* LoveMakesYouDumb: Trained and competent enough to best Roberta, but quickly falls for her seduction.

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* LoveMakesYouDumb: Trained and competent enough to best Roberta, but quickly falls for her seduction. Though it's also {{subverted}} in that, while he ''does'' have the hots for her and doesn't mind taking advantage of her body, he doesn't trust her for even one second. The moment he suspects she's up to something, he steps back. Unfortunately, even he doesn't expect something as sneaky and underhanded as a belt derringer.



* TooDumbToLive: He ''really'' should have known better than to fall for Roberta's "advances".
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* TooDumbToLive: After their brother Rob is thrown in jail, [[DumbMuscle Park Seung]] gets impatient waiting with Montero for the proper time to strike and get him out. He gets the [[SarcasmMode bright idea]] to stage a solo assault on the police station with only his SAW machine gun. Montero, knowing it'd only be matter of time before he'd be outgunned, pleads with him to stop... only for Park Seung to [[ComicallyMissingThePoint totally miss the point]], telling him "the police won't get me." [[spoiler:[[LudicrousGibs It does not end well for him.]]]]
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Park Seung's name is sometimes incorrectly translated as "Paxon" or "Paxson", with even the official English Viz translation initially using the latter before correcting it to "Park Seung" later on without explanation.
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* TotalPartyKill: [[spoiler:The whole group, minus Le Majeur, are utterly decimated by Hotel Moscow at end of the arc after being set up by her as revenge for shooting her and leaving her to die.]]
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Le Majeur resents Le Pouce for a previously mentioned hit that went awry, leading to the death of the previous L'auriculaire, believing her leadershp will get them killed. The current L'auriculaire is hostile to Le Majeur at the start, and as the arc continues starts to believe her emotions and insubordination will get them killed, and conspires to get rid of her before that happens. [[spoiler:Ironically, this is what gets the whole group killed in the end save for La Majeur herself [[SelfFulfillingProphecy when she takes the first opportunity to try and kill her during a chaotic situation]], leading to La Majeur to end up joining Lagoon Company and Hotel Moscow's side to save herself [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal and put down her treacherous team]].

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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Le Majeur resents Le Pouce for a previously mentioned hit that went awry, leading to the death of the previous L'auriculaire, believing her leadershp will get them killed. The current L'auriculaire is hostile to Le Majeur at the start, and as the arc continues starts to believe her emotions and insubordination will get them killed, and conspires to get rid of her before that happens. [[spoiler:Ironically, this is what gets the whole group killed in the end save for La Majeur herself [[SelfFulfillingProphecy when she takes the first opportunity to try and kill her during a chaotic situation]], leading to La Majeur to end up joining Lagoon Company and Hotel Moscow's side to save herself [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal and put down her treacherous team]].team]]]].
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Le Majeur resents Le Pouce for a previously mentioned hit that went awry, leading to the death of the previous L'auriculaire, believing her leadershp will get them killed. The current L'auriculaire is hostile to Le Majeur at the start, and as the arc continues starts to believe her emotions and insubordination will get them killed, and conpsires to get rid of her before that happens.

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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Le Majeur resents Le Pouce for a previously mentioned hit that went awry, leading to the death of the previous L'auriculaire, believing her leadershp will get them killed. The current L'auriculaire is hostile to Le Majeur at the start, and as the arc continues starts to believe her emotions and insubordination will get them killed, and conpsires conspires to get rid of her before that happens.happens. [[spoiler:Ironically, this is what gets the whole group killed in the end save for La Majeur herself [[SelfFulfillingProphecy when she takes the first opportunity to try and kill her during a chaotic situation]], leading to La Majeur to end up joining Lagoon Company and Hotel Moscow's side to save herself [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal and put down her treacherous team]].
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* TattooedCrook: Le Majeur has her back and shoulders inked in the style of Yakuza.
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->Voiced by: Kiyonobu Suzuki (Japanese), Jason Simpson (English)

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->Voiced by: Kiyonobu Suzuki (Japanese), Jason Simpson Creator/JasonSimpson (English)
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* NaiveNewcomer: An ''extremely'' dark example, but an example all the same. He comes to Roanapur having not done his research and has no idea whatsoever how things work there, and his attempts to throw his weight around are brutally rebuffed by the professional criminals he encounters. Despite being told many, many, ''many'' times that he has no idea what he is doing, he absolutely refuses to hear it and keeps pissing off all the people in the city who you are not to piss off under any circumstances, and SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome happens.

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* NaiveNewcomer: An ''extremely'' dark example, but an example all the same. He comes to Roanapur having not done his research and has no idea whatsoever how things work there, and his attempts to throw his weight around are brutally rebuffed by the professional criminals he encounters. Despite being told many, many, ''many'' times that he has no idea what he is doing, he absolutely refuses to hear it and keeps pissing off all the people in the city who you are not to piss off under any circumstances, and SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome happens.circumstances.



* {{Eagleland}}: A type 2, but with surprising amounts of type 1. The rest of the bounty hunters think he's a moronic hick, but he actually turns out to be [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass one of the most competent of all of them]], and the only person who gets the drop on him in a fight is [[spoiler:Eda, another American.]]

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* {{Eagleland}}: A type 2, but with surprising amounts of type 1. The rest of the bounty hunters think he's a moronic hick, but he actually turns out to be [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass one of the most competent of all of them]], and the only person who gets the drop on him in a fight is [[spoiler:Eda, another American.]]

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