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* {{Jerkass}}: Seiji is this at first, treating Nicholas like dirt and coldly dismissing his teammates as third-rate fencers. Fortunately, he does slowly move away from the trope as time passes.


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* AmbiguouslyGay: Expresses his attraction towards Aiden upon seeing him.


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* {{Jerkass}}: Is perhaps the most unpleasant character in the story due to his smug arrogance and antagonism towards Nicholas. The fact that he makes Seiji look nice by comparison says a lot.


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* OpposingSportsTeam: Exton fulfills this role by being the biggest target of the protagonists. However, the trope is downplayed by them being depicted as more arrogant and less villainous.


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* GentlemanAndAScholar: Marcel is this, being both charming and intelligent. He is one of the few people to get along with Seiji and even attracts Harvard's attention with his kind demeanor.

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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The current crop of members in the school's fencing team vary greatly in terms of skill and personality, giving way to some rather hilarious situations or drama.



* BookDumb: He doesn't do so well with academics which only compounds his inferiority complex.



* {{Determinator}}: Despite his lack of experience, Nicholas is determined to best Seiji and prove his worth in the world of fencing.

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* {{Determinator}}: Despite his lack of experience, Nicholas is determined to best Seiji and prove his worth in the world of fencing. He even has his own DeterminedExpression to match.



* InsufferableGenius: Seiji isn't afraid to say he's more skilled than anyone in Kings Row which ruffles the feathers of many students during the tryouts. This also contributes to Nicholas's motivation in defeating him.



* LogicalWeakness: Due to Seiji's overconfidence and perfectionist personality, he gets easily caught off-guard by opponents who psyche him out.



* LGBTAwakening: In ''Striking Distance'', Harvard realizes that he is gay after he goes on a date with a girl that his mother help set up. Aiden is encouraging and is thinking this is his chance to finally be with Harvard -- only for Harvard to call up his mother and [[YankTheDogsChain ask her if she can set up a date with a boy]].

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* LGBTAwakening: In Harvard used to date a lot of girls in the past, though these relationships never really lasted. ''Striking Distance'', Harvard realizes Distance'' has him finally realize that he is he's gay after he goes going out on a date with a another girl that his mother help set up. Aiden is encouraging and is thinking thinks this is his chance to finally be with Harvard -- only for Harvard to call up his mother and [[YankTheDogsChain ask her if she can set up a date with a boy]].


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* OnlySaneMan: Has the most normal personality among the main cast and often has to bring everyone together on the same page.


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* CuteSportsClubManager: Although Bobby didn't make it in tryouts, he becomes ecstatic when Coach Williams makes him team manager after recognizing his talent for presentations and organizing.
* FirstFriend: Happens to be the first friend Nicholas made upon entering Kings Row.


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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loves eating peaches.


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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: His favorite food is arroz caldo.


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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Kyle's need to boast about himself and Jesse stem from not being able to match up to his cousin's prowess during their childhood, preferring to instead piggyback on the latter's success as a way to boost self-esteem.

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!!Halverton High
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[[folder:Scott Langtree]]!!Halverton High
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* TheAce: He's the 4th best fencer in the national ranking for competitors within the range of 16 years old or below.



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[[folder:Gian Torres]][[folder:Sungchul Park]]



* TheAce: He's the 4th best fencer in the national ranking for competitors within the range of 16 years old or below.



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!!Exton Boys Academy
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!!Exton Boys Academy
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* ElaborateUniversityHigh: Compared to Kings Row, Exton is a high school that revolves around fencing and has pumped out a large number of high-quality fencers within the country.



[[folder:Jesse Coste]]
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Jesse is the legitimate son of Olympic medalist Robert Coste and Nicholas's half brother. He is 1st in the national ranking for competitors under 16 and currently serves as the captain of the Exton fencing team. As Seiji's former friend and rival, he wants Seiji to join him at Exton.

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Jesse is the legitimate son of Olympic medalist Robert Coste and Nicholas's half brother. He is 1st in the national ranking for competitors under 16 and currently serves as the captain of the Exton fencing team. As Seiji's former friend and rival, he wants Seiji to join him at Exton.
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Jesse is the legitimate son of Olympic medalist Robert Coste and Nicholas's half brother. He is 1st in the national ranking for competitors under 16 and currently serves as the captain of the Exton fencing team. As Seiji's former friend and rival, he wants Seiji to join him at Exton.
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* CustomUniform: An odd example in that Bobby typically wears female versions of the standard uniform even though Kings Row is an all-boys school.

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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Has this attitude whenever someone confronts him for playing with their hearts.



* BrilliantButLazy: Aiden puts off training and practicing a lot, but still manages to win matches and be competitive due to his talent and penchant for mind games.

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* BrilliantButLazy: Aiden puts off training and practicing a lot, but still manages to win matches and be competitive due to his talent and penchant for mind games. He also has a good grasp of his teammates' flaws and provides tips on how to better aid them.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Has this attitude whenever someone confronts him for playing with their hearts.



* NotAMorningPerson: He is often the last person in the team to wake up and hardly participates in practice sessions.



* CustomUniform: An odd example in that Bobby typically wears female versions of the standard uniform even though Kings Row is an all-boys school.



[[folder:Coach Williams]]
The coach of Kings Row's fencing team.

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The coach of Kings Row's fencing team.
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!!MLC
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!!MLC
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[[folder:Coach Williams]]
The coach of Kings Row's fencing team.



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!!Lowther Hall
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!!Lowther Hall
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* EarlyBirdCameo: The Lowther Hall quartet first appear in volume 1 as minor characters who get on Nicholas's case for underestimating Seiji.



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[[folder:Kyle Allen]]!!Lowther Hall
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* EarlyBirdCameo: The Lowther Hall quartet first appear in volume 1 as minor characters who get on Nicholas's case for underestimating Seiji.



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!!Macrobertson Boys School
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[[folder:Hector Ramirez]]!!Macrobertson Boys School
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!!Halverton High
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[[folder:Scott Langtree]]!!Halverton High
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* TheAce: He's the 4th best fencer in the national ranking for competitors within the range of 16 years old or below.



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[[folder:Gian Torres]][[folder:Sungchul Park]]



* TheAce: He's the 4th best fencer in the national ranking for competitors within the range of 16 years old or below.



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!!Exton Boys Academy
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[[folder:Jesse Coste]]
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Jesse is the legitimate son of Olympic medalist Robert Coste and Nicholas's half brother. He is 1st in the national ranking for competitors under 16 and currently serves as the captain of the Exton fencing team. As Seiji's former friend and rival, he wants Seiji to join him at Exton.

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[[folder:Jesse Coste]]
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Jesse is the legitimate son of Olympic medalist Robert Coste and Nicholas's half brother. He is 1st in the national ranking for competitors under 16 and currently serves as the captain of the Exton fencing team. As Seiji's former friend and rival, he wants Seiji to join him at Exton.
!!Exton Boys Academy
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* ElaborateUniversityHigh: Compared to Kings Row, Exton is a high school that revolves around fencing and has pumped out a large number of high-quality fencers within the country.
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Jesse is the legitimate son of Olympic medalist Robert Coste and Nicholas's half brother. He is 1st in the national ranking for competitors under 16 and currently serves as the captain of the Exton fencing team. As Seiji's former friend and rival, he wants Seiji to join him at Exton.
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The father of both Nicholas and Jesse, he's a former fencing champion who's eager to help the latter follow in his footsteps.

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* BoardingSchool: Kings Row is a private school that requires its students to wear the proper uniform for each class and imposes a strict curfew for those living in the dorms.
* TrueCompanions: The fencing team becomes this for one another as they get progressively better in both fencing and camaraderie.



* MagneticHero: Nicholas eventually becomes this after winning for the first time and earning the respect of his teammates through hard work and determination. Even some of the fencers from other schools including Jesse take a keen interest in his budding potential.



* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Seiji initially butts heads with the more senior members of the fencing team at Kings Row. Fortunately, he gets taken down a peg by Aiden.

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* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Seiji initially butts heads with the more senior members of the fencing team at in Kings Row. Fortunately, he gets taken down a peg by Aiden.



* CunningLinguist: Can fluently speak French due to having lived in France for over a year prior to his enrollment at Kings Row.



* LightningBruiser: From a fencing standpoint, he serves as this due to being both effective at speed and offense. It's due to his honed prowess that he's made a closer for the team duels against MLC.



* ChildhoodFriends: With Aiden.

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* ChildhoodFriends: With Aiden. He was also classmates with Arune during their grade school years.



* TheHeart: Assumes this role throughout the story.




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* TheStoic: Dante is rather stoic compared to the more emotional members of the fencing team.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loves his mother's pasta e fagioli.


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* EarlyBirdCameo: The Lowther Hall quartet first appear in volume 1 as minor characters who get on Nicholas's case for underestimating Seiji.


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* ExperienceEntitlement: Due to having been groomed into greatness since his childhood years, Jesse has a tendency to be rather smug especially when facing lesser opponents. That being said, he's sharp enough not to underestimate those who catch his eye as demonstrated by him witnessing Nicholas's potential.
* GenerationXerox: Jesse fits this example far more than his half-brother when it comes to inheriting their father's looks and skills.

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!!Halverton High
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!!Halverton High
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* TheAce: He's the 4th best fencer in the national ranking for competitors within the range of 16 years old or below.



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[[folder:Emmett Scott]]!!Lowther Hall
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!!Exton Boys Academy
[[folder:Jesse Coste]]
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Jesse is the legitimate son of Olympic medalist Robert Coste and Nicholas's half brother. He is 1st in the national ranking for competitors under 16 and currently serves as the captain of the Exton fencing team. As Seiji's former friend and rival, he wants Seiji to join him at Exton.

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!!Exton Boys Academy
[[folder:Jesse Coste]]
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Jesse is the legitimate son of Olympic medalist Robert Coste and Nicholas's half brother. He is 1st in the national ranking for competitors under 16 and currently serves as the captain of the Exton fencing team. As Seiji's former friend and rival, he wants Seiji to join him at Exton.
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* TheAce: He is considered the strongest competitor in the story, having attained 1st rank for his age bracket. This makes him a primary obstacle for Seiji and later Nicholas to overcome.
* LeftHandedMirror: Jesse was this to Seiji growing up.
* OpposingSportsTeam: Exton is this to Kings Row.
* PrivilegedRival: To Nicholas. Jesse is the acknowledged son of Robert Coste, who personally taught him everything he knew about fencing throughout childhood. He is also financially well off.
* StalkerWithoutACrush: Jesse shows up multiple times to ask Seiji to join him at Exton. [[StalkerwithaCrush It could be interpreted as Jesse asking Seiji back as his boyfriend too, but their former relationship is unclear.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Seiji.



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* TheAce: He's the 3rd best fencer in the national ranking for competitors within the range of 16 years old or below.



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!!Other Characters
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!!Halverton High
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!!Exton Boys Academy
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[[folder:Jesse Coste]]
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Jesse is the legitimate son of Olympic medalist Robert Coste and Nicholas's half brother. He is 1st in the national ranking for competitors under 16 and currently serves as the captain of the Exton fencing team. As Seiji's former friend and rival, he wants Seiji to join him at Exton.
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* TheAce: He is considered the strongest competitor in the story, having attained 1st rank for his age bracket. This makes him a primary obstacle for Seiji and later Nicholas to overcome.
* LeftHandedMirror: Jesse was this to Seiji growing up.
* OpposingSportsTeam: Exton is this to Kings Row.
* PrivilegedRival: To Nicholas. Jesse is the acknowledged son of Robert Coste, who personally taught him everything he knew about fencing throughout childhood. He is also financially well off.
* StalkerWithoutACrush: Jesse shows up multiple times to ask Seiji to join him at Exton. [[StalkerwithaCrush It could be interpreted as Jesse asking Seiji back as his boyfriend too, but their former relationship is unclear.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Seiji.
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* TheAce: He's the 3rd best fencer in the national ranking for competitors within the range of 16 years old or below.
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[[folder:Aster Levantis]]
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!!Other Characters
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* BadBedroomBadLife: Before moving to his dorm at Kings Row, Nicholas was forced to live in a squalid room with cracks to solidify his status as a low-income worker.



* TwoferTokenMinority: He's both Black and gay.



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* AsianAndNerdy: He's Indian-American and very studious.
* BestFriend: His best friend is Tanner.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Tanner's red.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Kally wears glasses and happens to be one of the smartest students in school.



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* BestFriend: Tanner cares for Kally quite deeply. During the tryouts, he even gets his family to wear banners with Kally's name on them as a way to further rally him.
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