History Characters / ReignOfTheSevenSpellbladesTheSwordRoses

* MeaningfulName: One of the possible meanings of "Nanao" is "seven", [[spoiler:{{foreshadowing}} her invention of the Seventh Spellblade]]. (The actual kanji for her name aren't known: the series only gives characters' names in katakana.)

* VirtuousCharacterCopy: He resembles the troll from the first Harry Potter book, both physically and in narrative role (both trolls attack (one of) the girl(s), and defeating him solidifies the main cast's years-long friendship), but Marco eventually forms a bond with Katie, while the troll who attacked Hermoine disappears from the narrative after he's defeated.

* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Even after coming out as reversi, Pete still uses he/him pronouns and prefers to present as masculine even while in female form. However, Oliver notes that gender dysphoria is sometimes an early sign of being a reversi, and Pete recalls "not fitting in" among nonmagicals.

* DrivenByALoveInterest: Nanao falls in LoveAtFirstPunch with Oliver when they spar in their first class, and has essentially been attached to him at the hip ever since. She firmly believes they're destined to be together and has been known to decline offers from other groups on campus simply because he did. For his part, Oliver returns her feelings, but is wary of the fact that, by her own admission, she also still can't fully kick the desire for a DuelToTheDeath with him.
-->'''Nanao:''' My heart lies with you, Oliver. For every moment, sleeping or awake, from now until evermore.

* BisexualLoveTriangle: Before the end of the first week of classes he's become the apex of one, with Katie crushing on him (due to him being a NiceGuy) and Nanao convinced he's her destined partner (due to the connection they forged when they sparred in class). He doesn't mind too much, although he doesn't return Katie's feelings. Pete has also admi

* LoveTriangle: Before the end of the first week of classes he's become the apex of one, with Katie crushing on him (due to him being a NiceGuy) and Nanao convinced he's her destined partner (due to the connection they forged when they sparred in class). He doesn't mind too much, although he doesn't return Katie's feelings.

* LikeBrotherAndSister: He and Chela are the de facto co-leaders of the Sword Roses and are societal peers who get along very well, but there's no romantic attraction between them, or at least nothing to the level of what Nanao and Katie feel for Oliver. [[spoiler:Amusingly, her father once dated his mother.]]

* LikeBrotherAndSister: She and Oliver are roughly social peers (both are {{Blue Blood}}s, though her family is much more prominent than his) and get along very well, but there's no romantic attraction between them. She sometimes teases him by flirting with him, but the IntimateHealing scene is motivated by her worrying about her friend, and she feels deeply guilty about manipulating him into it afterwards. [[spoiler:Amusingly, her father once dated his mother.]]

* {{Expy}}: {{Downplayed}}. Oliver is loosely based on Franchise/HarryPotter: he strongly resembles him physically and is a competent all-round mage with few deficiencies, and his MissingMom and DisappearedDad are very important to his character. However, Oliver was raised as a mage whereas Harry had MuggleFosterParents; Nanao got Harry's FishOutOfWater traits and abilities as a FlyingBroomstick rider, whereas Oliver is relegated to playing broomsports as her catcher (i.e. his job is literally to catch her with magic if she's knocked off her broom). [[spoiler:Also, the deaths of Oliver's parents drive his SeriesGoal much more directly than Harry: Harry mostly fought Voldemort in self-defense, whereas Oliver is conspiring with other students to kill seven of Kimberly's faculty to avenge Chloe]].

* {{Expy}}: {{Downplayed}}. Oliver is loosely based on Franchise/HarryPotter: he strongly resembles him physically and is a competent all-round mage with few deficiencies, and his MissingMom and DisappearedDad are very important to his character. However, Oliver was raised as a mage whereas Harry had MuggleFosterParents; Nanao got Harry's FishOutOfWater traits and abilities as a FlyingBroomstick rider. [[spoiler:Also, the deaths of Oliver's parents drive his SeriesGoal much more directly than Harry: Harry mostly fought Voldemort in self-defense, whereas Oliver is conspiring with other students to kill seven of Kimberly's faculty to avenge Chloe]].