History Characters / Monsterhearts

* OurGhoulsAreCreepier: Ghouls can hunger for different things rather than just eating people, some feed on fear or chaos, while others hunger for power. Their sex move also causes sex with their partner to count as something they hunger for, and What the Right Hand Wants can turn the ghoul from an undead into a monster that was constructed and feeds on something different.

* PinocchioSyndrome: Many of the Hollow's insecurities revolve over not having a sense of self, and therefore yearning to be a person. The Hollow's perchance for Conditions reflect the Skin's trajectory toward assembling an identity.

* RantInducingSlight: While The Witch is normally an ExtremeDoormat, their Darkest Self drives them to hex anyone at the smallest slight with a power more effective and unexpected.

* FleshEatingZombie: As the Skin's description suggests, the Ghoul can be played as a flesh-eating zombie, especially with the "resecurrected" origin and a focus on their (un)death. However, the flesh eating kicks in full force when a Ghoul goes Darkest Self.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: One of the signature traits of the Serpentine skin, as a dysfunctional, controlling family is central to their metaphorical and literal monsterity.

* {{Intangibility}}: The Limitness move allows The Ghost to walk through walls and enable the Skin's more voyeuristic aspects.

* ResurrectiveImmortality: They've already died once, so they can die again and again. With the move No Rest for the Wicked, a Ghoul can wait out death and wake up with zero Harm a few hours later. While the other Skins [[DeathIsCheap have their options]] for Skirting Death, The Ghoul begins with the ability to avoid the other methods' mechanical downsides.

* PinocchioSyndrome: Many of The Hollow's insecurities revolve over not having a sense of self, and therefore yearning to be a person. The Hollow's perchance for Conditions reflect the Skin's trajectory toward assembling an identity.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Through the Strings Attached move, The Infernal can ask for what they really want, but not only does it come with a price, but also an undesired twist.
* DealWithTheDevil: The crux of The Infernal is the Soul Debt to their Dark Pact. The Infernal racks up debts with dark powers in exchange for what they desire.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Every Bargain made with the Dark Power brings the player closer to their Darkest Self. In The Infernal's case, their Darkest Self makes them feel even more dependent on their master.

* TurnTheOtherCheek: On the cynical side, The Mortal can weaponize forgiveness. Through the Sympathy Is My Weapon move, they can forgive someone's harm and base nature in exchange of gaining a string, representing the emotional leverage gained through this [[TheFarmerAndTheViper (often unwise)]] forgiveness.
* {{Yandere}}: The Mortal's moves encourage the player to play either an obsessive or possessive lover, hurting others in the name of one's Lover. But when their Darkest Self triggers, The Mortal will betray their Lover [[IfICantHaveYou and possibly kill the Lover in the process]].

* AssimilationPlot: Possible with The Queen. They can be just your typical highschool popular/mean girl or they can be mind-controlling parasites or demonic puppet masters or really any kind of being that fits this trope. It's one of the reasons they're popular choices for antagonist characters.

* WizardsAndWitches: The Witch Skin about judging others and casting cool spells. They also rely heavily on SympatheticMagic.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Every Bargain made with the Dark Power brings the player closer to their Darkest Self. In The Internal's case, their Darkest Self makes them feel even more dependent on their master.

* {{Polyamory}}: Averted. While Mortals are mechanically required to have just one "True Love," this doesn't prevent them from having multiple partners in practice. The section on "Queer Content" encourages players to pick a couple as their "True Love" to explore polyamorous relationships.

* DealWithTheDevil: The crux of the Infernal is the Soul Debt to their Dark Pact. The Infernal racks up debts with dark powers in exchange for what they desire.

* MagicallyBindingContract: The Fae's main schtick. Any promise they make or is made to them they treat as one and if anyone goes back on their word their powers kick in to completely fuck the oath-breaker up.

* MagicallyBindingContract: The Fae's main schtick. Any promise they make or is made to them they treat as one and if anyone goes back on their word their powers kick in to completely fuck the oath-breaker up.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: One of the signature traits of the Serpentine skin, as a dysfunctional, controlling family is center to their metaphorical and literal monsterity.

* {{Expy}}: The Skin's description and the game's website admits that the Cerberus is "an elaborate metaphor" for Jughead from ''Series/Riverdale'', which most of their moves being {{Shout Out}}s to the television series.

* Must Be Invited: If a Vampire's player takes the move Invited, the Vampire cannot enter a home without invited. On the flip side, anyone who invites the Vampire in gives a String to them, representing the power that the inviter grants to the monster.

** TheFairFolk: Specificially, the Fae skin focuses on extracting promises from others.

Unless otherwise stated, tropes and descriptions apply to the second edition.