History Characters / DarlingInTheFranxx

* DespairEventHorizon: Realizing that [[spoiler: you almost killed the first person you ever loved [[{{Irony}} because you were trying to see him again]] won't necessarily do that to a person, but being rejected by them will]].

* DespairEventHorizon: Realizing that [[spoiler: you almost killed the first person you ever loved [[{{Irony}} because you were trying to see him again]] will do that to a person]].

** [[spoiler:This makes a jarring contrast with the first impression we get of him as a kid. A cheerful, curious and charismatic boy who actively went against the rules set in the Garden and gave the other kids names. All those qualities were stripped away when his memory was wiped.]]

* RescueRomance: Forms a [[PrecociousCrush childish]] version of this [[spoiler: with Zero-Two when they were younger. This becomes the basis of their ''actual'' romance when they recover their memories]].

* RescueRomance: Forms a [[PrecociousCrush childish]] version of this [[spoiler: with Hiro when they were younger. This becomes the basis of their ''actual'' romance when they recover their memories]].

* UsingYouAllAlong: [[spoiler:When Hiro gives her his LoveConfession, she responds that he's nothing but fodder to her, a means of becoming human and eventually reuniting with her ''real'' darling. Then she finds out he ''is'' her original darling, and is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone absolutely distraught]] over the fact that she'd been degrading and manipulating the first person she'd ever loved all along. She regrets all that she's done and is clearly willing to cut all ties with him if it means he'll be safe away from her.]]

* EverybodyHasStandards: He might of done some bad things like [[spoiler:experimenting on a young Zero Two and mind wiping her and Hiro's memories]], but even he thought it was foolish of the APE council to use [[spoiler: a Plantation as a bomb to attack the Klexosaurs]].

* ChildhoodFriends: With Ichigo and Goro. [[spoiler:Episode 13 revealed he was also Zero Two's only ChildhoodFriend.]]

* ChildhoodFriends: With Ichigo and Goro. [[spoiler:Episode 13 revealed he was also Zero Two's only ChildhoodFriend as well.]]

* ChildhoodFriends: With Ichigo and Goro.

* RebuiltPedestal[=/=]TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:It's implied in the latter half of the series that Mitsuru is starting to let go of his animosity towards Hiro, as seen when he tells Hiro that apologizing for their forgotten promise isn't necessary, and even smiling with the rest of the gang when Hiro tells them to come back alive in Episode 15.]]

* BadassAdorable: When he was younger. While he didn't get to kill klaxosaurs back then, he had guts and was undeniably tenacious, as seen when [[spoiler: he helps break Zero Two out of prison and help her evade the authorities for a while. Though now that he regained his memories, as can be seen in Episode 14, he's becoming his old self again]].

* ChekhovsGun: Episode 14 implies that [[spoiler: Hiro's inability to pilot with anyone besides Zero Two, despite all his stated potential, is due to licking the blood off her scraped knee when they were children. His scores afterwards began to plummet because of the curse linking him with Zero Two. What helps support this possibility is that the APE refers to him as the "tainted specimen".]]

* ConstantlyCurious: When he was a child, he always asked the adults about the Garden, the other children, and Zero Two. He was even notorious for always asking questions.

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Part of the reason why he's determined to keep on piloting Strelitzia is because he's finally able to fulfill his role as a stamen, to the point that [[spoiler:even when he slowly starts to die from linking with Zero Two, he's willing to die fighting than live another second as a useless civilian]].

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: It's hinted that during his time in the Garden, something was done to him which caused him to have blanks in his memory. Thus, he forgets crucial things such as his promise with Mitsuru, and [[spoiler:the fact that he had previously met Zero Two long before the events of the first episode. Episode 13 confirms this to be the case, but by the end of the episode he finally regains his memories.]]

* PartingWordsRegret: A non-fatal version. When Hiro [[spoiler: comes upon Zero Two attacking the other Plantation 13 members, he tells her that she really is a monster (even though he's referring to her actions). It's clear later on that he regrets saying that.]]

* TookALevelInBadass: Zigzagged. Episode 13 revealed that Hiro was always a fearless badass, although [[spoiler: his memory repression and his ingestion of Zero Two's blood caused him to be nearly useless as a potential pilot. Though after he remembers everything, he becomes the badass that he was and more]].

* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: No matter how much she wishes otherwise, it's obvious that she doesn't stand a chance in winning Hiro's affection. [[spoiler: Especially since Hiro is already in love with Zero Two.]]

* ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler:Hiro forgetting their promise caused Mitsuru to harbor a deep resentment for Hiro. Even after Hiro snapped out of his funk, Mitsuru continues to give him the cold shoulder, even having unpleasant dreams about when he used to look up to him.]] He even states that he doesn't know if he can ever forgive Hiro. [[spoiler: Though by Episode 14, it seems that he's on his way there, since when Hiro brings their promise up after fully remembering his past, Mitsuru implicitly assures Hiro (in his own way) that there's no need to apologize.]]

* OfficialCouple: In Episode 15, [[spoiler:Hiro and Zero Two become this.]]

A heavy weaponry Franxx piloted [[spoiler:initially]] by Futoshi and Kokoro. It is covered with heavy armor and is loaded with bayonet type artillery named "Rook Sparrow," which can cause great damage at close distances.

A support type Franxx for long distance attacks, piloted [[spoiler:initially]] by Mitsuru and Ikuno. Its arms are equipped with the heat sink called "Wing Span," which allows it to fly for a long time.

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* BirdsOfAFeather: How she sees her relationship with Hiro. They're both people who don't have anything other than fighting to have a place to go to.

* LoveConfession: [[spoiler:Gives one to Zero Two in episode 12. Too bad she wasn't in the [[SanitySlippage right mental state]] to hear that. In episode 15 it goes [[{{Understatement}} slightly]] better.]]

** [[spoiler: She pulls a 180 again (this time, permanently) in the following episode, when she finally accepts that Hiro only sees her as a friend and that he's in truly love with Zero Two, and helps him get to her, even if begrudgingly. She even smiles when she sees that them reunited once more.]]

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* PeekABangs: A piece of plating covers the right side of its face in a stylized reflection of Ichigo's hairstyle.

* NiceHat: Looks like she is wearing a bearskin hat.