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* BitchInSheepsClothing: A male example. The AllLovingHero facade breaks down fast once he thinks he no longer needs it.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: A [[spoiler:A male example. The AllLovingHero facade breaks down fast once he thinks he no longer needs it.]]


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* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Poor Atoli thought Sakaki was actually a noble paragon until she finally got a peak at what he was BeneathTheMask. She completely abandons all faith in him even having an ounce of good left inside after he personally betrays her and attempts to break her body and spirit.]]

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* TooAwesomeToUse: Shortly after the events or ''Redemption'' Zelkova had Skeith sealed away, as its transformation into a Key of the Twilight could recreate Cubia once again. [[spoiler: Using Kusabira's AIDA data, Zelkova creates an anomalous factor that acts as a RestrainingBolt for the unsealed Skeith, allowing Haseo to use its power again without the risk of recreating Cubia]].



* TooPowerfulToUse: Shortly after the events or ''Redemption'' Zelkova had Skeith sealed away, as its transformation into a Key of the Twilight could recreate Cubia once again. [[spoiler: Using Kusabira's AIDA data, Zelkova creates an anomalous factor that acts as a RestrainingBolt for the unsealed Skeith, allowing Haseo to use its power again without the risk of recreating Cubia]].
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* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Although he and Morganna Mode Gone have several similarities in both [[AffablyEvil personality]] and [[TheChessmaster tactics]], Ovan stands in contrast to his predecessor by being a human, taking ''much'' longer to [[BigBadFriend reveal his true role in the plot]] and then [[WellIntentionedExtremist subverting that role]] [[GoodAllAlong by revealing his bengin endgame]]. [[spoiler: To summarize: Morganna was willing to destroy both the online and the real world to [[OffingTheOffspring kill her daughter]] Aura and [[DirtyCoward escape deletion]]. Ovan, meanwhile, was willing to ''risk'' destroying the online and real world in a HeroicSacrifice to ''[[BigBrotherInstinct save]]'' [[HeroicSacrifice his sister]] Aina.]]

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* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: [[spoiler:As Sakaki <Zenith>, he abandons any pretense of virtue.]]

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* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: [[spoiler:As Sakaki <Zenith>, he abandons any pretense of virtue. Justified in that an AIDA possession is overtly compared to [[FantasticDrug a crippling drug addiction]].]]


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* Ubermensch: Subverted. His Charisma, strong attatchment to his ideals and willingness to do the unthinkable in service to those ideals certainly imply he's got a lot more going for him than the average PC. However, his JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope and desent into megalomania, and [[spoiler: the reveal that Ovan has been spoonfeeding him instructions and AIDA seeds]] make it clear that he's just an egotistical brat with a talent for manipulation and a distinctly naive belief in having a magnificent destiny.
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* {{Ubermensch}}: Ovan has both a deep understanding of human nature, a heavy sketicism towards conventional morality, naturally draws people towards him with his strength and ultimately does what he wants, in a rational manner and without remourse. Also provides a ''very'' subtle deconstruction, in that while his Ubermensch traits do lead him to perform [[TheChessmaster superhuman feats of social engineering]] and [[{{Determinator}} to accoplish the near-impossible]] [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl at great cost to himself and the world at large]], his confident dismissal of the PowerOfFriendship and his fundamental refusal to acknowledge trust outside of control actually prevent him from finding a less-destructive solution to his problems or from acquiring the full benefit of the skills of the people he manipulates.
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* SinisterScythe: His 3rd WeaponOfChoice.

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* PowerFist: Her WeaponOfChoice.

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* MagicStaff: Her WeaponOfChoice.

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* BayonetYa: His WeaponOfChoice.

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* BayonetYa: His WeaponOfChoice.%%* BayonetYa



* GoodOldFisticuffs / PowerFist: Her WeaponOfChoice.

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* TraumaButton: The primary reason he goes out of his way to save Pi from an AIDA infection, is because he feared her going into a coma like Shino did. He noticeably becomes ''far'' more emotional after defeating her Avatar.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: For as much as a [[{{Jerkass}} complete and utter prick]] that Haseo started ''Rebirth'' as, his moments with characters like Bo and realizing that his impulsive actions have consequences significantly humble him. Perhaps the biggest cases are when Pi is endangered by an AIDA and he genuinely saves her with full concern for her well-being, despite being such a douche to her most of the time before, and his seeing Gaspard's crying self that gets him to immediately work to protect Canard as a guild. This HiddenHeartOfGold ends up being the crux to his [[CharacterDevelopment finding a way]] to grow and evolve into TheHero in full.
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* UsingYouAllAlong: [[spoiler:Haseo is his UnwittingPawn.]]

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* UsingYouAllAlong: [[spoiler:Haseo is his UnwittingPawn. Downplayed, in that he wants the same thing as Haseo; a lot of his scheming is due to trying to work around AIDA <Tri-Edge>.]]
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* RareGuns: Haseo and Doppelgangers of him are the only characters able to wield Dual Guns, which function entirely differently from the rifles used by Steam Gunners.



* RareGuns: [[spoiler:His Lost Weapon, ''Coming Reincarnation''.]]



* RareGuns: His Lost Weapon.



* RareGuns: Maxwell, obtained from the Forest of Pain as a reward from Harald and one of the most powerful weapons in the game.

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* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Directly to AIDA.]]
** DragonWithAnAgenda

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* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Directly to AIDA.]]
** DragonWithAnAgenda
AIDA - [[TheStarscream which he loathes with every fiber of his being]].]]


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* FriendlyEnemy: [[spoiler:Justified. He doesn't actually want to be a host for AIDA, but he can't help it, so a lot of his dialogue post-reveal is encouraging Haseo to beat him and to help his confidence.]]
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* CrossdressingVoice: In both versions.

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* CrossdressingVoice: CrossdressingVoices: In both versions.
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* IllGirl: By virtue of being in a coma. She's fine otherwise.



* IllGirl: A GenderFlip version.



* IllGirl: Was sick and hospitalized even before her fateful encounter with Tri-Edge.
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* CryCute: Subverted. In the OVA, she was just about to cry but not.

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Absolute Cleavage was renamed Navel Deep Neckline. Removing examples that don't fit the trope.


* AbsoluteCleavage: Her Xth Form in .hack//Link.



* NavelDeepNeckline: Her Xth Form in .hack//Link has a plunging neckline.



* AbsoluteCleavage: You can's see it from here, though. Definitely shows it off when she bends over when she leans forward while being flirty.



* AbsoluteCleavage: Notably in ''.hack//Link''. Reiko's business suit in ''Quantum'' also clearly shows her own assets.
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-->Voiced by: Creator/AtsukoEnomoto (Japanese); Rachel Hirschfeld (English, Vol.3 ), Jennie Kwan ([[TheOtherDarrin English, Vol.4]]

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-->Voiced by: Creator/AtsukoEnomoto (Japanese); Rachel Hirschfeld (English, Vol.3 ), Jennie Kwan Creator/JennieKwan ([[TheOtherDarrin English, Vol.4]]
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dewick Nice Hat


* NiceHat: Similar to the original Kite's, but sharing the patchwork appearance of the rest of him.



* NiceHat: A stylized ''amigasa'', as expected of a {{Ninja}}. [[spoiler: She actually throws it off before battling you during Sakaki's coup, and it's still gone when she and the remaining Moon Tree captains battle Cubia Gomorras]]
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* KickTheDog: Frequently, before his CharacterDevelopment, and poor [[ChewToy Atoli]] gets the worst of it. The player can also take this UpToEleven through rude and sometimes downright cruel email responses and forum posts.

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* KickTheDog: Frequently, before his CharacterDevelopment, and poor [[ChewToy Atoli]] gets the worst of it. The player can also take exaggerate this UpToEleven through rude and sometimes downright cruel email responses and forum posts.



* MultiMeleeMaster: His Adept Rogue class grants him the ability to wield [[DualWielding Twin Blade]], [[{{BFS}} Edge Punisher]] and [[SinisterScythe Flick Reaper]] weapons, while Xth Form adds the exclusive [[GunsAkimbo Dual Gunner]] weapons. 5th Form in the UpdatedRerelease takes this UpToEleven by not only adding a WhipSword to his already vast arsenal, but also the ability to manifest temporary weapons based on each of the Eight Phases.

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* MultiMeleeMaster: His Adept Rogue class grants him the ability to wield [[DualWielding Twin Blade]], [[{{BFS}} Edge Punisher]] and [[SinisterScythe Flick Reaper]] weapons, while Xth Form adds the exclusive [[GunsAkimbo Dual Gunner]] weapons. 5th Form in the UpdatedRerelease takes this UpToEleven by not only adding adds a WhipSword to his already vast arsenal, but also the ability to manifest temporary weapons based on each of the Eight Phases.



* TheLoad: Tabby throughout ''Roots'' did not amount to anything at all, and, in fact, many times, she exacerbated problems due to being an oblivious and gullible IdiotHero that jumped to conclusions without thinking at all. Even when her actions ultimately do lead to some actual good, namely the Medic Union, the guild they started out as was railroaded by her to just help just Haseo, which ultimately went nowhere very quickly, leading to her two guildmates to abandon her[[note]]Even Seisaku, who crushed on her and tried to get her to come with him instead, to no avail, though talking to him in Root Towns show he's not bitter about it[[/note]]. Yes, she is such a massive case of The Load that ''[[UpToEleven she’s still one even when actually spearheading something]]''. [[spoiler: Is it any wonder why Haseo thought everyone else was as unhelpful as she was? The most helpful she actually gets to be is when she finally puts playing The World on hiatus to study being a nurse in the hopes of caring for Shino, but see AllForNothing]].

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* TheLoad: Tabby throughout ''Roots'' did not amount to anything at all, and, in fact, many times, she exacerbated problems due to being an oblivious and gullible IdiotHero that jumped to conclusions without thinking at all. Even when her actions ultimately do lead to some actual good, namely the Medic Union, the guild they started out as was railroaded by her to just help just Haseo, which ultimately went nowhere very quickly, leading to her two guildmates to abandon her[[note]]Even Seisaku, who crushed on her and tried to get her to come with him instead, to no avail, though talking to him in Root Towns show he's not bitter about it[[/note]]. Yes, she is such a massive case of The Load that ''[[UpToEleven she’s ''she’s still one even when actually spearheading something]]''.something''. [[spoiler: Is it any wonder why Haseo thought everyone else was as unhelpful as she was? The most helpful she actually gets to be is when she finally puts playing The World on hiatus to study being a nurse in the hopes of caring for Shino, but see AllForNothing]].



* DudeLooksLikeALady: Taken UpToEleven with his Xth Form in ''Link''. Kaoru is not that much less pretty than his PC, as validated by the ''Ragtime'' novel, backing up the whole "fashion model" looks.

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* DudeLooksLikeALady: Taken UpToEleven with his His Xth Form in ''Link''. Kaoru is not that much less pretty than his PC, as validated by the ''Ragtime'' novel, backing up the whole "fashion model" looks.
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* CoolHat: With roses stitched on for extra [[{{Bishonen}} bishie]] points.
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* IOweYouMyLife: Incredibly downplayed, but once Haseo manages to save her from an AIDA when she [[TakingTheBullet saved Zelkova from being hit instead]], not only does this earn Haseo her trust finally, but she starts going out of her way to be a MamaWolf whenever someone starts trying to step on him while she's around.

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* IOweYouMyLife: Incredibly downplayed, but once Haseo manages to save her from an AIDA when she [[TakingTheBullet saved Zelkova from being hit instead]], not only does this earn Haseo her trust finally, but she starts going out of her way to be a MamaWolf MamaBear whenever someone starts trying to step on him while she's around.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Initially was just rough around the edges, but his early experiences in The World ''really'' soured him into thinking power was everything, and became a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk. Once he got humbled by Tri-Edge and was all but forced to start socializing with other players to hope to get his revenge, he gradually softens up into a nicer person. ''[[KickTheDog Gradually]]'' being a key word. Amusingly enough, his e-mail responses to others can be either [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential more like his in-game self]], or surprisingly humble, curious and even occasionally somewhat ''pleasant'', implying a lot of his excess assholery is mostly a front he puts up [[{{Tsundere}} to look tougher on the outside than he really is.]]

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* BlindingBangs: White hair completely covers his character's eyes.

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* BlindingBangs: EyesOutOfSight: White hair completely always covers his character's eyes.



* BlindingBangs: Balmung's eyes are covered by his hair.



* WithAFriendAndAStranger: With Azure Kite.

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* WithAFriendAndAStranger: With Azure Kite.EyesOutOfSight: Balmung's eyes are covered by his hair.


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* WithAFriendAndAStranger: With Azure Kite.
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* StaticCharacter: Neither he nor his partner changes in the slightest; in fact, on the very final day of The World R:2, they're ''still'' hanging out by Mac Anu's gate looking to give noobs a “proper welcome.” According to Asta, no matter what version of The World comes along, they'll still be there doing their thing.



* StaticCharacter: See above.
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* CutenessProximity: It's noted that Gaspard is able to sell the VendorTrash Haseo gives him at an outrageous markup in part because he's so cute.

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* CutenessProximity: It's noted that Gaspard is able to sell the VendorTrash stuff Haseo gives him at an outrageous markup in part because he's so cute.

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* AdultFear: She already lost her biological son at a young age as a young mother, she doesn't want anything bad happening to [[ReplacementGoldfish Zelkova]]. So, of course, [[spoiler: she's beside herself with the idea that Zelkova gets captured and nearly deleted, even lying to her to keep her and the rest of Moon Tree from danger, and then, after he's rescued, the idea that he may disappear once The World R:2 is shut down for good]].


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* MyGreatestFailure: She already lost her biological son at a young age as a young mother, she doesn't want anything bad happening to [[ReplacementGoldfish Zelkova]]. So, of course, [[spoiler: she's beside herself with the idea that Zelkova gets captured and nearly deleted, even lying to her to keep her and the rest of Moon Tree from danger, and then, after he's rescued, the idea that he may disappear once The World R:2 is shut down for good]].
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* [[Catchphrase]]: "Guess I'll log out and check my email or something"

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* [[Catchphrase]]: {{Catchphrase}}: "Guess I'll log out and check my email or something"
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''World Identity:'' A "Professional Victim" who lets people fight and killer her in return for payment. Her Class is Edge Punisher and she used to be a [=PKer=].

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''World Identity:'' A "Professional Victim" who lets people fight and killer kill her in return for payment. Her Class is Edge Punisher and she used to be a [=PKer=].
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: You Gotta Have Pink Hair



* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: You Gotta Have Green Hair.
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* MulticoloredHair: Her hair has shade of green and blue.

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* ShipTease: Holy crap, is there ever. Haseo even ''{{Glomp}}s'' her at one point! [[spoiler:If it doesn't make you cry, it will make you laugh. It's a bit [[{{Narm}} narmy]] as well due to the somewhat over-the-top voice acting on Haseo's part. Not quite as bad, though, as it's still dramatic enough to qualify as a tear-jerker]].

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* ShipTease: Holy crap, is there ever. ever.
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Haseo even ''{{Glomp}}s'' ''[[TheGlomp glomps]]'' her at one point! [[spoiler:If it doesn't make you cry, it will make you laugh. It's a bit [[{{Narm}} narmy]] as well due to the somewhat over-the-top voice acting on Haseo's part. Not quite as bad, though, as it's still dramatic enough to qualify as a tear-jerker]].point!

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