History Characters / HypnosisMicPartyOfWords

** She can also be seen as one to Jakurai - they are both highly respected, even outside of their roles as leaders of their respective groups, but while Otome is acting in her own self-interests as Prime Minister (although masking it as "for the greater good"), Jakurai acts selflessly as a doctor.

* [[LukeIAmYourFather Luke, I am Your Mother]]: [[spoiler:Downplayed and subverted. Dice is perfectly aware that Otome is his mother, he simply chooses to not have anything with her unless it's absolutely nessessary.]]

* StatuesqueStunner: Being 5'8, she's rather tall for a woman by Japanese standards (that is without counting the heels.).

* SkeletonMotif: Shared with Samatoki. Nemu's Hypnosis Mic is shaped like a dagger with a skull on it, and her speaker is a colorful skeleton, emerging from a coffin.

* PresidentEvil: She usurped the Prime Minister seat after TheCoup and is arguably the main antagonist of the franchise.

* BloodKnight: She is infamous within the Party for using unsavory methods to complete her missions, and occasionally acts without authorization to use them.

* ManipulativeBitch: She displays uncanny manipulation skills, being able to force a random doctor to falsify reports, to get Doppo fired from his company.

* GratuitousEnglish: "Sucka [=MCs=], you can't test me" line in "Just do it".

** Otome is The Wife, a calm and wise leader, [[spoiler:not to mention that she actuall was someone's wife.]]

* ADayInTheLimelight: One of the bonus drama tracks from the official guidebook focuses on her past, providing a context for her views and beliefs.

** Ichijiku is The Seductress, but only to a degree. She is a designated MsFanservise of the series, but in regards of her behavior it is ''very'' downplayed.

** Ichijiku is The Seductress, but only to a degree. She is a designated MsFanservis of the series, but in regards of her behavior it is ''very'' downplayed.

* LadyLand: The Chuohku District is off-limits for all men, surrounded by TheGreatWall. The only exceptions are the Division Rap Battle participants or those with explicit permission from the Prime Minister herself.
* {{Matriarchy}}: The Party of Words consists entirely of women, as the Party's core ideology states that men are the cause of all wars and violence, hence shouldn't be allowed to run the country. After TheCoup and becoming TheGovernment, the Party separated Japan into Divisions, with some areas where [[SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality men are completely prohibited, as well as enforced a 10x bigger tax for men]].
* PinkMeansFeminine: Hot pink is a ColorMotif of the Party.

* WomenAreWiser: A core Party of Words ideology, coined by Otome. She believes that men are instinctively driven to violence and abuse, and only women are able to create a prospering society.

* TheThreeFacesOfEve: Otome is The Wife, Ichijiku is The Seductress (well, technically), and Nemu is The Child.
* TragicVillain: All three of them went through [[DarkAndTroubledPast a lot in their lives]].
** Otome was mistreated by her immoral SleazyPolitician father, who actively abused his political power for his selfish gains and mistreated his daughter due to his sexism. He even forced Otome's husband to join him in his dirty business, which negatively affected their marriage.
** While working as a reporter (and experiencing a fair share of workplace sexism), Ichijiku tried to expose a CorruptPolitician, who didn't take kindly to her snooping around his business. As a result, Ichijiku's younger sister was killed by the politician, and Ichijiku would have died herself if Otome didn't interfere in time.

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Has dark blue hair and is rather stingy in regards of facial expressions. Although she's not an EmotionlessGirl, Otome acts reserved most of the time.
* AuthoritySoundsDeep: Being the Prime Minister and the Party leader, she has a considerably deep, while soft, voice.

* DoesNotLikeMen: Otome believes that [[AggressiveCategorism all men are inherently prone to violence]] and must be supressed, in order to build the perfect world of peace.
** FreudianExcuse: As revealed in the bonus drama track, Otome's negative attitude towards men stems from her father, a SleazyPolitician who frequently abused his power for his own merits and mistreated his daughter due to his sexist views.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: She appears to be a level-headed person, who acknowledges Honobono's methods as undesirable (although keeping her around for he exceptional skills).

* {{Foil}}: To Rei. Both are cunning [[TheChessmaster chessmasters]], who had to [[spoiler:separate from their children]]. However, Otome puts order and discipline first in any circumstances while Rei is essentially a WildCard.

* [[LukeIAmYourFather Luke, I am Your Mother]]: [[spoiler:Downplayed and subverted. Dice is perfectly aware that Otome is his mother, he simply chooses to not have anything with her unless it's absolutely nessessary. Otome herself does keep the photo of little Dice on her desk, but puts it away, signifying that she wouldn't stop no matter what.]]

* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Otome's father arranged for her to marry an up-and-coming politician Mikado Asuka for his personal gains. Otome was not thrilled by the idea of meeting a man she never met before against her will. However, it turned out that Mikado shares Otome's political views and supported her party, so both of them had a happy life together. For a while, at least...
* PetTheDog: When Jakurai agreed to work with the Party, she had no problems with agreeing to his conditions, such as providing him with the True Hypnosis Mic.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Otome works closely with Rei to achieve her goals, even allowing him to be within Chuohku. Otome doesn't have a high opinion of Rei, being fully aware that he's conspiring behind her back, but works with him out of necessity.
* VisionaryVillain: Otome desires to build a perfect society where violence doesn't exist in any way, shape, or form, while believing men to be a root of violence.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: A society without violence sounds like a noble goal, right? It is for Otome, so she is willing to overthrow the government, enforce an unjust rejime, severely punish anyone who dares to defy her, and even [[spoiler:use brainwashing.]] All in the name of peace.

* BigSisterInstinct: Ichijiku is very fond of Nemu, spending a lot of time together with her outside of the job, despite being her superior. Honobono makes an educated guess that Nemu [[YouRemindMeOfX reminds Ichijiku of her late sister, Natsume]], whom she also cared for a lot.

** FreudianExcuse: The supplementary material reveals that apart from workplace sexism, Ichijiku lost her sister to the corrupt politician who tried to prevent her from exposing his crimes. Otome's words that men are naturally violent resonated with Ichijiku and shaped her current worldview.

* GoingForTheBigScoop: During her days as a reporter, Ichijiku investigated the case of a CorruptPolitician, who was already pressuring her station into dropping the case. Ichijiku refused to let it go and kept digging, but alas, her sister Natsume had to pay a price for that.

* NumberTwo: Ichijiku is stated to be the second person in the Party of Words and the government by extension.

* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Applies to her, giving her status of the high-ranking government official.
* StatuesqueStunner: Being 5'8, she's rather tall for a woman by Japanese standards (as of 2023, the average height for a woman in her 30s in Japan is only 5'2.). That is without counting the heels.

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Ichijiku was a normal reporter with a relatively normal life, save for workplace sexism. However, her pursuit of justice ended up in losing her sister, which prompted Ichijiku to join the Party of Words and become much more ruthless than she ever was. All because she promised Natsume to create a world where no one has to suffer like she did.
* YouRemindMeOfX: As pointed out by Honobono, Nemu reminds Ichijiku of her late sister Natsume, which is one of the main reasons why Ichijiku has a soft spot for her.

* FauxAffablyEvil: At first glance, Honobono is a bubbly and upbeat woman. She dissolves that illusion pretty quickly when talking to someone.

* KarmaHoudini: Despite openly defying the Party on numerous occasions, Honobono didn't get as much as a slap on the wrist due to being too valuable, not to mention all the other terrible things she commited and is yet to face any repercussion for.

* ObviouslyEvil: In her very first appearance, Honobono's unsettling behavior towards Nemu creeped her out, even before she went to threaten Samatoki.

* TheSociopath: Honobono distinctly lacks any sort of empathy or remorse for her actions. She had no remorse watching the [[spoiler:Ramuda clones]] die, which even prompted Kuko to bluntly call her disgusting.

* CorruptBureaucrat: Tsumabira mentions that while working for Chuohku, she frequently observed the criminal organizations and deduced how to use the drug traffic to her own merit. She initially used the money she embezzled from the Party to infest Yokohama with the Grasshopper drug in her ploy to torment the Division rappers, although it backfired and got her in jail. After Haebaru got her out, Tsumabira conspired with her to secretly support the drug business, which would result in more drug busts and bring easy merits for the Criminal Affairs Bureau.
* EvilerThanThou: Being a member of the Party of Words, Tsumabira twisted their ideology against men to the point when she participated in the embezzlement, drug trafficking and child kidnapping, which got her in serious trouble when Ichijiku found out. The imprisonment in the special Chuohku prison didn't teach her any lessons, as was shown later.

* HairTriggerTemper: When Jyuto simply inquired what an official of Tsumabira's rank was doing with the criminals, she lashed out at him, yelling that she never gave a "disgusting filth like him" permission to talk to her.

* SmugSnake: Tsumabira clearly enjoyed herself, gloating in front of the Division rappers who got into her trap... That is until Ichijiku showed up, which terrified Tsumabira to the point she begged for forgiveness on her knees. It didn't help.

* CorruptBureaucrat: With the help of Tsumabira, Haebaru conspired with the {{Yakuza}}, providing them with the drugs to sell, and then busting the very same drug deals for easy merits for the Criminal Affairs Bureau.

* AscendedExtra: When the series was in its early stages, the Party of Words had a fairly background role of BigBad. However, as the series progressed, the [[TerribleTrio Big Three]] of the Party started getting more screentime, their own drama tracks, and even songs.

* TerribleTrio: Otome, Ichijiku and Nemu.

* TragicVillain: The Big Three of Chuohku all went through [[DarkAndTroubledPast a lot in their lives]].

* AscendedExtra: When the series was in its early stages, the Party of Words had a fairly background role of BigBad. However, as the series progressed, the [[TerribleTrio Big Three]] of the Party started getting more screentime, their own drama tracks, and even songs.

[[folder:In general]]

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The female-oriented [[FictionalPoliticalParty political party]], based in Chuohku District, that [[TheCoup overthrew the Japanese government]] and enforced its own [[{{Matriarchy}} regime]] on the country, starting the H Era. Led by the Prime Minister Otome Tohoten, the Party also includes Ichijiku Kadenokoji and Nemu Aohitsugi as two of her closest subordinates.

* ImageSong:
** "[[https://youtu.be/T1h-ykyfqFA Femme Fatale]]"
** "[[https://youtu.be/mgKcAGY0phI Verbal Justice]]"

* TerribleTrio: Otome, Ichijiku and Nemu.
* TheThreeFacesOfEve: Otome is The Wife, Ichijiku is The Seductress (well, technically), and Nemu is The Child.
* TragicVillain: The Big Three of Chuohku all went through [[DarkAndTroubledPast a lot in their lives]].
** Otome was mistreated by her immoral SleazyPolitician father, who actively abused his political power for his selfish gains and mistreated his daughter due to his sexism. He even forced Otome's husband to join him in his dirty business, which negatively affected their marriage.
** While working as a reporter (and experiencing a fair share of workplace sexism), Ichijiku tried to expose a CorruptPolitician, who didn't take kindly to her snooping around his business. As a result, Ichijiku's younger sister was killed by the politician, and Ichijiku would have died herself if Otome didn't interfere in time.
** Growing up with an [[AbusiveParent abusive fahter]], Nemu witnessed her own mother killing him and than herself. She became an orphan and lived with her brother Samatoki, concerned that he is going down the same path of violence as their father.

* VillainsOutShopping: Ichijiku and Nemu became very close to each other, occasionally hanging out and going shopping together. When they had a tea party with Otome, she asked Ichijiku and Nemu take her with them next time.

* PetTheDog: After taking down Misago Haebaru, she reinstated Jyuto's position in the police and had Samatoki's patriarch released from custody to clean up Haebaru's misconduct.

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!!Misago Haebaru

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* CorruptBureaucrat: With the help of Tsumabira, Haebaru conspired with the {{Yakuza}}, providing them with the drugs to sell, and then busting the very same drug deals for easy merits for the Criminal Affairs Bureau.
* EvilerThanThou: Haebaru had no problem with backing the criminals and profiting off of the drug business to the point when Nemu had to step in and put a stop to her crimes.
* {{Jerkass}}: While paying a visit to the Yokohama police precinct, Haebaru immediately went to insult Jyuto before dishonorably discharging him, gloating all the way through.
* TrashTalk: As witnessed by Gentaro, Dice, and Jyuto, Haebaru is a rather bad-mouthed woman who has no qualms with mocking and insulting people in their faces just because she can.

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* TokenGoodTeammate: Nemu doesn't seem to share the Party's attitude towards men in genral, and fully acknowledges the bad state of the Party's integrity, considering its ideology flawed. Her reasoning for staying is her belief that she can improve the Party from the inside and build a better world.

* GratuitousEnglish: "Sucka MCs, you can't test me" line in "Just do it".

* FemmeFatale: Subverted. Despite certainly looking the part, she at no point charms any man, probably finding the mere idea revolting.

The female-oriented [[FictionalPoliticalParty political party]], based in Chuohku District, that [[TheCoup overthrowned the Japanese government]] and enforced its own [[{{Matriarchy}} regime]] on the country, starting the H Era. Led by the Prime Minister Otome Tohoten, the Party also includes Ichijiku Kadenokoji and Nemu Aohitsugi as two of her closest subordinates.

* AscendedExtra: When the series was on its early stages, the Party of Words had a fairly background role of BigBad. However, as the series progressed, the [[TerribleTrio Big Three]] of the Party started getting more screentime, their own drama tracks, and even songs.
* BigBad: The Party of Words is branded as the main antagonists of ''Hypnosis Mic'', as they enforced an unjust regime that most, if not all main characters, desire to bring down.
* TheCoup: Using the Hypnosis Microphones, the Party of Words staged a coup d'état and overthrowned the Government of Japan.

* LadyLand: The Chuohku District is off-limits for all men, surrounded by TheGreatWall. The only exceptions are the Division Rap Battle participants or those with an explicit permission from the Prime Minister herself.

** While working as a reporter (and experiencing a fair share of workplace sexism), Ichijiku tried to expose a CorruptPolitician, who didn't take kindly to her snooping around his business. As a result, Ichijiku's younger sister was killed by the politian, and Ichijiku would have died herself if Otome didn't interfere in time.

* BadassLongcoat: Sports one, after becoming the Prime Minister.

* DisownedParent: [[spoiler:Being focused on her political goals, Otome sent Dice away to her relatives, the Arisugawa family, until he ran away from the house. Dice is rather resentful of what his mother has become, almost never talking about her, and openly insulting her in the face when they meet.]]

* DoesntLikeGuns: Among the first orders Otome issued after becoming the Prime Minister, was to completely ban all firearms in Japan. Instead, men were given the Hypnosis Mics to resolve their issues with each other through words.

** [[spoiler:Subverted in "No one lives forever" drama track, when she forced Rei to provide her with resources to brainwash the entire population of the country and enforce peace, by taking his comatose wife hostage. She even subtly threatened her well-being, if Rei doesn't comply.]]

* {{Foil}}: To Rei. Both are cunning [[TheChessmaster chessmasters]], who had to [[spoiler:separate from their children]]. However, Otome puts order and discipline first in any circumstances, while Rei is essentially a WildCard.
* GratuitousEnglish: "Sucka MC's, you can't test me" line in "Just do it".

* [[LukeIAmYourFather Luke, I am Your Mother]]: [[spoiler:Downplayed and subverted. Dice is perfectly aware that Otome is his mother, he simply chooses to not have anything with her, unless it's absolutely nessessary. Otome herself does keep the photo of little Dice on her desk, but puts it away, signifying that she wouldn't stop no matter what.]]
* MeaningfulName: The name "Otome", that means "Maiden", fits the one who instated a [[{{Matriarchy}} matriarchial government]] quite well.
* NervesOfSteel: She maintains her composure in any circumstances, even when [[spoiler:her own son]] yelled and insulted her in her face, Otome never flinched. [[spoiler:However, when Rei foiled Otome's plan at the most crucial moment, Otome was visibly distraught and angered.]]

* PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: She behaves politely in most cases, even in front of men she openly despises. Compare it to the likes of Ichiro and Samatoki who don't mince words in regards of the Party and its members.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Otome works closely with Rei to achieve her goals, even allowing him to be within Chuohku. Otome doesn't have a high opinion of Rei, being fully aware that he's conspiring behind her back, but works with him out of nessessity.
* VisionaryVillain: Otome desires to build a perfect society, where violence doesn't exist in any way, shape, or form, while believing men to be a root of violence.

The Deputy Prime Minister of Japan, the director-general of the police, and the chief of the Chuohku's Internal Affairs Bureau.

* AdaptationalVillainy: While Ichijiku of the mainline canon has a fairly villanous role, in ''Rhyme Anima'', she straght-up threatens to [[spoiler:cut the financial aid Japan provides to Moralia, if Secret Aliens don't comply to Chuohku's direct orders.]]
* BigSisterInstinct: Ichijiku is very fond of Nemu, spending a lot of time together with her outside of the job, despite being her superior. Honobono makes an educated guess that Nemu [[YouRemindMeOfX reminds Ichijiku of her late sister, Natsume]], whom she also cared a lot.

** FreudianExcuse: The supplimentary material reveals that apart from workplace sexism, Ichijiku lost her sister to the corrupt politician who tried to prevent her from exposing his crimes. Otome's words that men are naturally violent resonated with Ichijiku and shaped her current worldview.

* HairTriggerTemper: Ichijiku's ruthless demeanor often results in her losing her cool, especially when being defied or disobeyed in any way shape or form.
* HiddenDepths: As revealed by Otome, she used to complex due to her height, thinking that cute and girly clothes don't look good on her. Otome suggested this as the reason why Ichijiku likes to pick out cute clothes for Nemu when they go shopping.

* PetTheDog: When Doppo tried to explain Jakurai and Ramuda causing a nusiance to her in a polite manner, she didn't berate him, despite him being a man:

* VictoriasSecretCompartment: At the beginning of the Division Rap Battle, Ichijiku flips a coin to detemine which team gets the first turn. She keeps the said coin in her bra.
* VillainousBSOD: When Otome revealed her plan to [[spoiler:brainwash the Japan's population to achieve her peace]], Ichijiku was very [[ConflictingLoyalty conflicted]], despite her loyalty.

* NiceGirl: Always kind and well-mannered, which made her very likable for a lot of other characters. During the hostage situation when she, Jiro and Saburo were involved, Nemu took it upon herself to reassure the young Yamada brothers that it's going to be okay. Even after joining the Party, Nemu remained nice at heart, albeit becoming stricter than before.

* PetTheDog: After taking down Misago Haebaru, she reinstated Jyuto's position in the police and had Samatoki's patriarch released from custody, to clean up Haebaru's misconduct.
* PowerNullifier: Hs access to the Hypnosis Canceller, which she used to disable Ichijiku's microphone, during her battle with Jakurai.
* PunnyName: In the same way as with Samatoki. "Aohitsugi" translates as "blue coffin" and her speakers are shaped as a coffin with a skeleton.
* SkeletonMotif: Shared with Samatoki. Nemu's Hypnosis Mic is shaped like a dagger with a skull on it, and her speakers is a colorful skeleton, emerging from a coffin.

* TragicKeepsake: Made two bracelets out of their late mother's charm, giving one to Samatoki and keeping one to herself. But after joining Chuohku, she stopped wearing hers, which Samatoki interprets as Nemu [[NotHerself not being herself]].

* EvilIsPetty: Got Doppo fired from his job by forcing a random doctor to commit a fraud, for no apparent reason but to mess with him.
* EvilerThanThou: While the Big Three of Chuohku tread on the TragicVillain territory and have somewhat of a noble goal, Honobono has no respects for her superiors and Otome herself finds her actions unsavory, despite her [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans determination]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: On the first glance, Honobono is a bubbly and upbeat woman. But she dissolves that illusion pretty quickly when talking to someone.

* KarmaHoudini: Despite openly defying the Party on numerous occasions, Honobono didn't get as much as a slap on the wrist, due to being too valuable. Not to mention all other terrible things she commited and is yet to face any reprocussion for.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: [[spoiler:The name of Hifumi's tormenter was absent in "Chaser from the Past" drama track. The fact that she is a Chuohku big shot who shapes to be a threat on par with the Party of Words higher-ups is a big spoiler.]]
* LegalizedEvil: Being in charge of the Kotosarai special unit, Honobono is authorized to use any methods she sees fit to complete her missions, despite both Otome and Ichijiku not approving of her methods. And even so, Honobono frequently defies and disregards their direct orders, usually acting on her own.
* ManipulativeBitch: She displays uncanny manipulation skills, being able to force a random doctor to falsify the reports, to get Doppo fired from his company.

* {{Sadist}}: [[spoiler:Knowing well enough about Hifumi's trauma that she inflicted, she approached him and laughed, when he had an anxiety attack.]]

* TermsOfEndangerment: Always acts overly familiar with other people, frequently using "-chan" to address them. And she rarely (or rather, never) means well, when talking to people.

* EvilerThanThou: Being the member of the Party of Words, Tsumabira twisted their ideology against men to the point when she participated in the embezzlement, drug trafficking and child kidnapping, which got her in a serious trouble when Ichijiku found out. The imprisonment in the special Chuohku prison didn't teach her any lessons, as it was shown later.

* HairTriggerTemper: When Jyuto simply inquired Tsumabira what an official of her rank is doing with the criminals, she lashed out on him, yelling that she never give a "disgusting filth like him" a permission to talk to her.

* SmugSnake: Tsumabira clearly enjoyed herself, gloating in front of the Division rappers, who got into her trap... That is until Ichijiku showed up, which terrified Tsumabira to the point she begged for forgiveness on her knees. It didn't help.

* EvilerThanThou: Haebaru had no problem with backing the criminals and proffiting off of the drug business. To the point when Nemu had to step in and put a stop to her crimes.
* {{Jerkass}}: While paying a visit to the Yokohama police precinct, Haebaru immediately went to insult Jyuto before disohonorably discharging him, gloating all the way through.

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Otome has dark blue hair and is rather stingy in regards of face expressions. Although she's not an EmotionlessGirl, Otome acts reserved most of the time.

& PetTheDog: When Doppo tried to explain Jakurai and Ramuda causing a nusiance to her in a polite manner, she didn't berate him, despite him being a man:

The leader of the Party of Words and the current Prime Minister of Japan. [[spoiler:She is the mother of Dice Arisugawa.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Otome appears to be a level-headed person, who acknowledges Honobono's methods as undesirable, but keeps her for her exceptional skills. [[spoiler:However, it's subverted in "No one lives forever" drama track, when she forced Rei to provide her with resources to brainwash the entire population of the country and enforce peace, by taking his comatose wife hostage. She even subtly threatened her well-being, if Rei doesn't comply.]]
* EvilMatriarch: [[spoiler: First revealed in the supplimentary material, Otome is the mother of Dice Arisugawa. However, she focused on ammasing political power, instead of his son.]]

* NervesOfSteel: Otome maintains her composure in any circumstances, even when [[spoiler:her own son]] yelled and insulted her in her face, Otome never flinched. [[spoiler:However, when Rei foiled Otome's plan at the most crucial moment, Otome was visibly distraught and angered.]]

* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Otome's father arranged for her to marry an up-and-coming politician Mikado Asuka, believing that he would become a valuable addition to the family. Otome was not thrilled by the idea of meeting a man she never met before against her will. However, it turned out that Mikado shares Otome's political views and supported her party, so both of them had a happy life together. Well, that is until Otome's father forced Mikado to work for him, which took a great toll on Mikado and their marriage.
* PetTheDog: When Jakurai agreed to work with the Party, Otome had no problems with agreeing to his conditions, such as providing him with the True Hypnosis Mic.
* PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: Otome behaves politely in most cases, even in front of men she openly despises. Compare it to the likes of Ichiro and Samatoki who don't mince words in regards of the Party and its members.