History Characters / SoulEaterTroubledSoulsClassCrescentMoon

* TheProtagonist: Other characters leave or enter the spotlight, but Maka is the overarching hero of the story.

* {{Expy}}: Their whole dynamic seems strikingly similar to [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic and Knuckles]]. Tsuji and Sonic are the brash speedsters who favor their lower bodies, Rowena and Knuckles are the aggressive heavy-lifters.

* TheTeam:
** TheLeader: Maka.
** TheLancer: Caius and Soul.
** TheBigGuy: Black☆Star and Rowena.
** SupportingLeader: Kid.
** TheHeart: Tsubaki.
** TheSmartGuy: Ox, Maka, and Caius.
** PluckyComicRelief: Tsuji and Rowena.
** TeamChef: Crona.
** TheDitz: Patty.
** SixthRanger: Kilik, Marcellus, Harvar, Nayumi, and Ragnarok due to not entirely fitting other roles.
** TagalongKid: The Pot Twins.

* CanadaEh: Her country of birth. She's even from Quebec. The revelation in Act 1 Chapter 22 leads to this amusing exchange.
-->'''Patty''': If you're a Canadian, why don't you say 'eh' at the end of your sentences?\\
'''Nayumi''': (''jokingly'') That's a stereotype, eh.

* ArcherArchetype: He fits the archetype better than Tsuji himself -- Marcellus is cool, rational, and somewhat aloof.

* StrongGirlSmartGuy: Tsuji is an [[HiddenDepths unapparent]] GeniusBruiser and lover of poetry that fights with archery, a style of fighting that necessities awareness of one's surroundings and the position of his targets. His techniques are more catered towards utility rather than heavy damage, not to say he ''can't'' do that under the right conditions. Rowena is a girl of strong personality and fights by overwhelming her opponents with her [[SuperStrength immense strength]], [[DropTheHammer powerful weapon]], and Nayumi's elemental Mode Changes that allow her to still hit hard in different circumstances.

* DropTheHammer: The Demon Sledgehammer.

* PinkIsFeminine: Her classic outfit has quite a bit of pink.

* TheArcher: Tsuji is a Bow Meister, meaning he specializes in archery. Well, this may be long-range weaponry in general seeing as he can use a javelin quite well too.

* BlessedWithSuck[=/=]CursedWithAwesome: Starts off as the former at first. He can do many amazing and useful things with the Enchanted Eyes, from empowering his bow and arrows to making he himself a deadlier combatant. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, the sheer amount of turmoil the Enchanted Eyes curse subjects him to is decidedly unpleasant. And that's before he can use the Eyes with impunity.]] Becomes the latter once things are resolved. [[TheOptimist Not he particularly cares.]]

* OedipusComplex: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] Tsuji clearly loves his father and seeks his guidance about the Enchanted Eyes, but his love for him is basically understood while Noel ([[TheStoic surprisingly]]) expresses his more. Marcellus and Nayumi have the more tender moments with Noel. Meanwhile, Rosalind is the source of his admiration in [[MommasBoy more]] [[GenerationXerox ways]] [[WhatWouldXDo than]] one.

* BladeOnAStick: A lance.

** [[JavelinThrower Javelin Form]]: Marcellus is converted into, well, a javelin. It’s meant to be thrown for Meteor Javelin, but it seems to have BladeOnAStick properties too.

** TheChick: Kim, Claudia, and Liz.

* TheChick: She lacks the ability to fight and fits this role more than any other female in the main cast. Furthermore, she serves as emotional support for Caius within their pair.

** OCD Freak - [[SuperOCD Kid]].

* SuperOCD: His love for symmetry, of course, but it is explored. During Kid’s fight with his shadow, the latter says this makes Kid “too unique” and that such a radical difference will bring about insurrection and fighting among his peers and underlings. It also aptly demonstrates that Kid, for all his prodigal talents, [[FatalFlaw will waver against very dangerous foes if they show that symmetry he loves so deeply]].

* [[TheHero The Heroine]][=/=]TheProtagonist: Other characters leave or enter the spotlight, but Maka is the overarching hero of the story.

* [[GuileHero Guile Heroine]]: One of her greatest assets is her subtlety, and her willingness to lead others astray to her advantage. For example, in her fight with Medusa, she hides herself in smoke. Medusa attacks her silhouette with [[ThisIsADrill Vector Drill]] only to quickly realize she drove her arm in a fire clone Kim fabricated and gets severe burns for her trouble.

* [[BigBrotherWorship Big Sister Worship]]: Saw his oldest sister Phyllis as a role model.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: No, it doesn't.

* [[WhenSheSmiles When They Smile]]: Nayumi and Marcellus exchange genuine and pure smiles of happiness when they realize they're stuck with each other through thick and thin.

** [[AnAxeToGrind Broadax]]: Nayumi’s and Rowena’s resonation results in a blade of light extending from the blunt end of the Demon Sledgehammer, combining the normal form with the properties of a medieval-style ax.

* DarkSkinnedRedhead: The "redhead" part is a maybe if his hair is a shade of orange and not brown. [[HairColorDissonance It's hard to tell.]]

** OCD Freak: [[SuperOCD Kid]].
** Poindexter: [[{{Nerd}} Ox]].
** Incredible Hulk: [[SuperStrength Rowena]].
** Penguin Suit Freak: [[SharpDressedMan Professor Gregory Matilda]].
** Four Eyes: [[SmartPeopleWearGlasses Caius]].
** Cow or Hag: Maka.

** Wonder Twins: The Pot Twins.
** Sharkboy: Soul.

* {{Foil}}: To Maka, as you would expect of [[TheHero The Heroine]] and her {{Deuteragonist}}. They’re the Meisters of opposite-sex pairs, are both [[BadassBookworm Badass Bookworms]], [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning employ spinning frequently as part of their fighting styles]], have family issues (Maka with her mom and dad’s messy divorce, Caius with his being killed off), and even show similar clothing style (both have [[BadassLongcoat Badass Longcoats]] and wear ties and vests during school hours). No wonder they team up a lot.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Khmer Dragon to Bloody Dragon. Bloody Knight to Madness Fusion.
** SuperiorSuccessor: These brand, spanking-new Soul Resonances are inherently superior to their canon counterparts.

* TheOjou: The Moncharmins aren't royalty or anything, but they're a well-known, high-class family, especially in their home country of France. So Claudia has shades of this trope.

* HiddenDepths: He may know more about literature than he lets on. He reads poems and once perfectly recites a line from ''Literature/GawainAndTheGreenKnight''.

** RapunzelHair: When let down.

* AdultFear: Watching his child partners get snatched up by a giant, scary snake surely left a mark.