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* BeachEpisode: The Chicago IX chapters are this.


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* FanserviceCarWash: ''Inverted.'' The Royce car wash is a rundown rust bucket, and instead of getting your car cleaned by a scantily clad woman as this trope usually entails, it gets cleaned by a [[GiantSpider Giant Spider's]] OverlyLongTongue.


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* {{Muggle}}: The staff of Chicago IX call individuals without Stands Lonelys. Though unlike many versions of this trope, the Lonely guests at the resort seem to at least be aware of Stands.


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* SmallSecludedWorld: Chicago IX, a beach resort for Stand users, is tucked away in an unknown pocket of the world and guarded by a [[ItMakesAsMuchSenseInContext giant spider monster living inside a rundown car wash]].

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* ShoutOut: To a few non-JJBA properties.
** In Chapter 1, Giorno briefly wishes that the arrow's theft was all [[Memes/FireEmblemThreeHouses some kind of twisted joke.]]
** Michelle mentions watching reruns of Manga/{{Baoh}} at the start of Chapter 3, continuing the trend of JJBA's anime adaptation using it on comic book covers.
** Right before his car gets stolen, Cab spots a [[Anime/LupinIII yellow fiat]] parked right in front of him.
** Cab [[Memes/DokiDokiLiteratureClub gently opens the door]] to check in on his dad. [[spoiler:You know how [[DrivenToSuicide this]] ends.]]
** Chapters 8 and 9 are titled The Emperor's New Group, an obvious play on ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove.'' Interestingly, the VillainOfTheWeek in said chapters is named after Music/{{Sting}}, who provided songs for the movie.
** While being taught Hamon and Sendo under Tangerine, Rumor mentions that he "[[Film/TheKarateKid woke up every morning half expecting to]] [[WaxOnWaxOff wax Tangerine's car]]."
** Sara identifies the ZZR 250 as the same motorcycle that Creator/UmaThurman rode in ''Film/KillBill'', then as the same motorcycle on the cover of ''Film/PurpleRain'' (though she quickly adds that she's not too sure about that last one).
** Yuya mentions being a guest on ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel.''

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* ShoutOut: To a few non-JJBA properties.
** In Chapter 1, Giorno briefly wishes that the arrow's theft was all [[Memes/FireEmblemThreeHouses some kind of twisted joke.]]
** Michelle mentions watching reruns of Manga/{{Baoh}} at the start of Chapter 3, continuing the trend of JJBA's anime adaptation using it on comic book covers.
** Right before his car gets stolen, Cab spots a [[Anime/LupinIII yellow fiat]] parked right in front of him.
** Cab [[Memes/DokiDokiLiteratureClub gently opens the door]] to check in on his dad. [[spoiler:You know how [[DrivenToSuicide this]] ends.]]
** Chapters 8 and 9 are titled The Emperor's New Group, an obvious play on ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove.'' Interestingly, the VillainOfTheWeek in said chapters is named after Music/{{Sting}}, who provided songs for the movie.
** While being taught Hamon and Sendo under Tangerine, Rumor mentions that he "[[Film/TheKarateKid woke up every morning half expecting to]] [[WaxOnWaxOff wax Tangerine's car]]."
** Sara identifies the ZZR 250 as the same motorcycle that Creator/UmaThurman rode in ''Film/KillBill'', then as the same motorcycle on the cover of ''Film/PurpleRain'' (though she quickly adds that she's not too sure about that last one).
** Yuya mentions being a guest on ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel.''
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** During Chapter 1, Giorno mentions [[LightNovel/PurpleHazeFeedback Sheila E and Cannolo Murolo]].

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** During Chapter 1, Giorno mentions [[LightNovel/PurpleHazeFeedback [[Literature/PurpleHazeFeedback Sheila E and Cannolo Murolo]].

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* CensoredChildDeath: Averted ''hard'' in Chapter 30. [[spoiler:Not only do we see a seven-year-old die, but we see it from ''his perspective'']].



* CensoredChildDeath: Averted ''hard'' in Chapter 30. [[spoiler:Not only do we see a seven-year-old die, but we see it from ''his perspective'']].
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* CensoredChildDeath: Averted ''hard'' in Chapter 30. [[spoiler:Not only do we see a seven-year-old die, but we see it from ''his perspective'']].


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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Happens twice with [[NighInvulnerability Boney]]:
** In Chapter 22, Fergie and Bufala don't so much as bat an eye when they see their commander [[spoiler:shoot himself point blank with a Desert Eagle]], instead [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]] at the situation.
** In Chapter 30, Boney barely flinches when [[spoiler:Ben stabs him in the back with a knife, not even noticing the knife still lodged in his back until it bumped against the back of his chair]].
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* VillainOpeningScene: Subverted; Chapter 1 starts from Giorno's POV, but he opens the chapter by recounting the arrow's theft.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Depeche starts throwing books at Michelle after losing his temper during their interview, one of which hits her in the head.


* CrossesTheLineTwice: At the start of Michelle's interview in Chapter 14, Depeche Mode calls her a bimbo, which she takes offense to. Hol Horse advises her to tell him [[BittersweetSeventeen how old she is,]] to which Depeche casually responds that he owns a brothel that will accept girls [[{{Ephebophile}} as young as sixteen.]]

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* CrossesTheLineTwice: At the start of Michelle's interview in Chapter 14, Depeche Mode calls her a bimbo, which she takes offense to. Hol Horse advises her to tell him [[BittersweetSeventeen [[Bittersweet17 how old she is,]] to which Depeche casually responds that he owns a brothel that will accept girls [[{{Ephebophile}} as young as sixteen.]]
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* NamesTheSame: Michelle’s ex-boyfriend Luca has the same name as a minor character from [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Part 5]].
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* GenFic: While there are ''some'' ships, they're not the focus of the story and mostly involve OriginalCharacters.

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* GenFic: While there are ''some'' ships, they're not the focus of the story and mostly involve OriginalCharacters.{{Original Character}}s.
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* DirtyCop: Quite a few pop up, though the duo in Chapter 27 that [[spoiler:try to steal Yuya's (already stolen) motorcycle]] stand out in particular.


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** Sara's affinity for [[spoiler:Akira's music]] is hinted at in Chapter 16, where she [[spoiler:blasts a Japanese rock song with many "upbeat electric guitar riffs"]].
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** Giorno alludes to the possibility of a mole or traitor being responsible for the arrow's theft in both Chapter 1 and Chapter 21. In Chapter 22, [[spoiler:[[{{Turncoat}} Bufala]] shows up]]

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** Giorno alludes to the possibility of a mole or traitor being responsible for the arrow's theft in both Chapter 1 and Chapter 21. In Chapter 22, [[spoiler:[[{{Turncoat}} Bufala]] shows up]]up]].
* GenFic: While there are ''some'' ships, they're not the focus of the story and mostly involve OriginalCharacters.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Yuya is able to [[{{Pun}} sniff]] out that Sara had been masturbating earlier the morning she met him.



** Yuya casually tells Sara that a friend of his has gone missing, one whose [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJosephJoestar father]] lives in New York. While he never shares his friend's name in the story, the readers all know [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakableHeroes who this character is]].



* SceneryPorn: Particularly when they reach New York; several paragraphs are devoted to describing Times Square and the different parts of Central Park.



** Chapters 8 and 9 are titled The Emperor's New Group, an obvious play on WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove. Interestingly, the VillainOfTheWeek in said chapters is named after Music/{{Sting}}, who provided songs for the movie.

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** Chapters 8 and 9 are titled The Emperor's New Group, an obvious play on WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove. ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove.'' Interestingly, the VillainOfTheWeek in said chapters is named after Music/{{Sting}}, who provided songs for the movie.


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** Sara identifies the ZZR 250 as the same motorcycle that Creator/UmaThurman rode in ''Film/KillBill'', then as the same motorcycle on the cover of ''Film/PurpleRain'' (though she quickly adds that she's not too sure about that last one).
** Yuya mentions being a guest on ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel.''

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* DismantledMacguffin: [[spoiler:Policy of Truth is cut into a bunch of small pieces in accordance to Depeche Mode's will after he dies. The pieces are then shipped off to everyone on his payroll, including Hol Horse and Lovestrong. Interestingly, it still retains its LivingLieDetector status in this state, but no longer functions as a PhantomZonePicture]].



* PerkyGoth: [[RichBitch While she's not still exactly pleasant to be around]], Fergie acts more like this than the traditional moody {{Goth}}.



* PerkyGoth: [[RichBitch While she's not still exactly pleasant to be around]], Fergie acts more like this than the traditional moody {{Goth}}.

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* PerkyGoth: [[RichBitch While she's not still exactly pleasant to be around]], Fergie acts more like this than PlaneAwfulFlight: Initially averted in the traditional moody {{Goth}}.Aces High arc, despite Michelle's anxiety over flying. [[spoiler:Then Red Hot Chili Pepper shows up and crashes the plane]].


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** While being taught Hamon and Sendo under Tangerine, Rumor mentions that he "[[Film/TheKarateKid woke up every morning half expecting to]] [[WaxOnWaxOff wax Tangerine's car]]."


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* SubwaysSuck: The UsefulNotes/NewYorkCitySubway has been flooded by a burst sewage pipe by the time the group get to The Big Apple.
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* FamilialFoe: Discussed but ultimately averted twice over. Michelle ''thinks'' that Giorno and Hol Horse are this, but the former is actually friends with her father and the latter doesn't want anything to do with him anymore.


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* MeditatingUnderAWaterfall: Downplayed, Rumor does this in an ice cold shower in Chapter 23.


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* ObviousVillainSecretVillain: Boney establishes himself as a major villain as early as Chapter 1, [[spoiler:being the leader of the arrow heist]]. The Grand Marshal, meanwhile, is so secretive that they're only ever referred to by their code name.


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* RunningGag:
** As a carryover from [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders part 3]], Michelle has a habit of running into trouble in public bathrooms.
** Hol Horse getting his shit kicked in every time he runs into an [[WomanScorned old girlfriend]] (or their KnightTemplarBigBrother).
* SceneryCensor: When Rumor's [[MeditatingUnderAWaterfall meditating in the shower]] in Chapter 23, lower half is blocked off by the shower's embedded bathtub.


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* UnexpectedInheritance: After [[spoiler:Depeche Mode]] dies, Hol Horse receives a phone call saying that he left him something in his will, which Hol Horse suspects is a trap. Chapter 23 is even called "Surprise Inheritance."


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* WomanScorned: [[HandsomeLech Hol Horse's]] former girlfriends have all become this, with Lovestrong breaking his nose on his sister's behalf and Lindy giving him a BitchSlap when he comes knocking on her door.
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* BeggarWithASignboard: One shows up in Chapter 22, asking Fergie for some spare change. She promptly beats him to near death.


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* CreepyBasement: [[spoiler:Boney's base of operations gives off this vibe]].


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* EveryManHasHisPrice: Giorno is easily able to bribe the police officer guarding [[spoiler:Depeche's mansion]] with a hundred dollar bill into letting him in.


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** Giorno alludes to the possibility of a mole or traitor being responsible for the arrow's theft in both Chapter 1 and Chapter 21. In Chapter 22, [[spoiler:[[{{Turncoat}} Bufala]] shows up]]


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* MotiveRant: Boney's dagger speech in Chapter 22.
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* ConvictionByContradiction: [[spoiler:While he had always been suspicious of her, what solidifies Michelle as involved in the arrow heist in Giorno's mind is her counterfeit passport because it had been commissioned by Depeche Mode shortly before he was killed by Fergie]].


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* EveryonesInTheLoop: Despite Giorno's efforts to keep the arrow's theft a secret, much of the key cast knows about it anyways. Downplayed in that some characters, like Hol Horse and Depeche Mode, only know that Passione had been robbed, not specifically what had been stolen (though Hol Horse does correctly guess that Passione's treasure is a Stand arrow) and [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that characters like Fergie and Boney M. [[spoiler:''are'' the thieves responsible]].


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* SwitchingPOV: While the fic is mostly told from Michelle's perspective following her BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro in Chapter 1, it does occasionally switch between other characters, usually for their TroubledBackstoryFlashback.
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* ComingInHot: When the [[spoiler:suitcase raft]] lands at the end of Chapter 20.


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* EpunymousTitle: Downplayed, Chapters 8 and 9 are titled "The Emperor's New Group," which is both a pun of Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes and WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove as well as a pun of [[TarotMotifs Emperor]], Hol Horse's Stand name.


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* LogicalWeakness: During the Aces High chapters, [[spoiler:the plane becomes riddled with StaticElectricity that keeps the group stuck to the floor]]. Their solution? [[spoiler:Turn on a humidifier to dispel some of the static]].


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* OutsideRide: Taken to its logical extreme in Chapter 20; [[spoiler:where Michelle and co. put together a makeshift raft out of their ''suitcases'', a couple of parachutes, and several layers of The Chain.]]


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* SurpriseCarCrash:
** This is a part of Michelle's backstory, specifically, [[spoiler:it's how her grandmother and former boyfriend bite the dust]].
** Narrowly averted at the end of Chapter 20 when the protagonists' [[spoiler:luggage raft]] almost crashes into a truck.


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* VoicesAreMental: In Chapter 20, [[spoiler:Chili Pepper speaks in a voice "that did not belong to its user" with a slight Russian accent, the same one Boney is described with in Chapter 17, implying that he's possessing the Stand in some way]].
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* YouGetMeCoffee: Inverted in Chapter 15, where Hol Horse jokingly offers to get Depeche a coffee in exchange for [[spoiler:Michelle's passport]], but he declines and gives him [[MissionBriefing a real]] [[NeverOneMurder job]].
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* DisposableIntern: Depeche Mode doesn't seem to care when his intern [[spoiler:is absorbed by Policy of Truth]].
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* CoverIdentityAnomaly: This is how basically all of Chapter 14 plays out. [[spoiler:At first, Michelle is able to use her DeadPersonImpersonation of her grandmother to her advantage while interviewing Depeche Mode for her passport, but it falls apart as the conversation drags on and she's forced to stretch the truth out as far as she can]].
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* CreepyCemetery: {{Downplayed}} and {{Inverted}} in Chapter 1; where the [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost]] Polnareff goes to ''visit'' a cemetery.
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* EpisodeOnAPlane: The Aces High arc takes place almost entirely on a plane, with the latter half focusing on [[spoiler: how to escape the plane after it starts to lose altitude]].
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* CheckpointCharlie: Downplayed. Saxon airpark serves as this for Michelle, as travelling to the United States means she has to have a passport with her.



* DeadlyRoadTrip: Much like [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders part 3]] before it, the protagonists go through a lot of shit while traveling around Europe. Even in her first day away from France, Michelle [[spoiler:witnesses two of her friends nearly die at the hands of a Masquerader assassin, then almost dies herself to the hands of a LivingLieDetector PhantomZonePicture]].



* GlorifiedSpermDonor: [[spoiler:Seems to be the case for whoever Sara's biological father is, as she tells Michelle that she's never even met him.]]

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* GlorifiedSpermDonor: [[spoiler:Seems to be the case for whoever Sara's biological father is, as she tells Michelle that she's never even met him.]]him]].
* GravityScrew: In Chapter 19, [[spoiler: the StaticElectricity running through the plane is strong enough to keep Hol Horse standing upside down on the fuselage]].



* PowerOutagePlot: In Chapter 19, [[spoiler:Red Hot Chili Pepper drains the plane the protagonists are on of its electricity ''while they're still airborne.'' To make matters worse, he turned it all into StaticElectricity to keep them all from jumping off with a parachute.]]

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* PowerOutagePlot: In Chapter 19, [[spoiler:Red Hot Chili Pepper drains the plane the protagonists are on of its electricity ''while they're still airborne.'' To make matters worse, he turned it all into StaticElectricity to keep them all from jumping off with a parachute.]]parachute]].
* PrematurelyMarkedGrave: Polnareff and Marylou both share a grave at Cimetière de Belleville...except Polnareff's date of death hasn't been engraved onto it, he's not buried there, and his remaining family wasn't even sure if he ''was'' dead or not.
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* {{Blackmail}}: Hol Horse and Depeche Mode end up blackmailing each other when the former tries to get the latter to make a fake passport for Michelle, [[spoiler:with Hol Horse threatening to expose Depeche's money laundering scheme and hit on the mayor while Depeche threatens to expose Hol Horse as the one that actually killed the mayor.]]

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* {{Blackmail}}: Hol Horse and Depeche Mode end up blackmailing each other when the former tries to get the latter to make a fake passport for Michelle, [[spoiler:with Hol Horse threatening to expose Depeche's money laundering scheme and hit on the mayor while Depeche threatens to expose Hol Horse as the one that actually killed the mayor.]]mayor]].
* BloodIsSquickerInWater: In Chapter 17, [[spoiler: Depeche's decapitated head rolls into his jacuzzi and ends up turning the water red with blood]].


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* FoodPorn: Chapter 8 opens up on a mouthwatering description of the group's first breakfast in Belgium.


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* PoolScene: Chapter 17 starts with Depeche Mode lounging in his private hot tub, complete with a couple of cute maids relaxing with him. It ends with [[spoiler:Depeche's [[OffWithHisHead decapitated head]] [[BloodIsSquickerInWater floating around in the water]] and the implication that the rest of his staff share a similar fate]].
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* NobleMaleRougishMale: Rumor and Cab lean into this dynamic but never fully embrace it.

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