History Fanfic / PhantomThievesOfHope

** In Chapter 46, [[spoiler: when she meets Izuru Kamukura's Shadow for the first time, Chiaki compares him to "Victor Valentino from Fun 'n Fantasy VII," a reference to Vincent Valentine from [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy 7]], and "Virgo from Cheval Neigh Cry," a reference to Virgil from [[VideoGame/DeviMayCry Devil May Cry]].]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: BadassNormal she may be, Kyoko is still kind of a liability in fights due to not having a persona, and while it's not usually a big deal due to staying in the rear guard, it does get pointed out when she (and Makoto) get seriously injured by the [[ShockAndAwe Tiger]] [[{{BFG}} Mechabeast]]

** Chiaki's reaction when [[spoiler: Izuru tells her what really happened to Hajime Hinata.]]

** In Chapter 46, [[spoiler: when she meets Izuru Kamukura's Shadow for the first time, Chiaki compares him to "Victor Valentino from Fun 'n Fantasy VII," a reference to Vincent Valentine from [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII]], and "Virgo from Cheval Neigh Cry," a reference to Virgil from [[VideoGame/DeviMayCry]].]]

** Tani Kiyoshi, Bunami Toyosuke, and Suno Kanabe are three original characters who play a role in a case Shuichi takes in in Chapter 21.
** Some detectives at the Kirigiri Detective Agency are given names, like Tachibana, Okita, and Kujo.

** When ''[[WorldsStrongestMan Izuru]] [[TheAce Kamukura]]'' freaks out about something, it might be best to pick a god and pray, something Chiaki does when the [[FinalBoss Fifth]] [[KillerGorilla Monobeast]] appears to [[HeKnowsTooMuch kill them both]] for SequenceBreaking.

* MagneticHero: Makoto is a surprisingly charismatic main character, earning a variety of close friends, teammates, and confidants without much effort.

** Much like Ann, who she shares [[Creator/ErikaHarlacher a voice actress with]], Kaede winds up becoming a Phantom Thief (albeit as the team's sixth member rather than the fourth).

* IdiotHair: Same as in Danganronpa, all of the Phantom Thieves have at least one bit of hair that sticks up on their heads. This includes Toko but excludes Monomi and Kyoko.

** After overcoming his HeroicBSoD, Hajime snaps at his own Shadow and faces his inner weakness.

* HeroicRrod: Through the combination of being on a power high, as well as fueled by determination to stop her mother, Kaede tries to singlehandedly destroy Shadow Akamatsu's onslaught of Shadows, only to end up expending herself off all energy and collapsing, later wake up in the real world.

* GiverOfLameNames: ''Komaru'', to the point of being a RunningGag where nobody will try to factor in her names.

* GibberishOfLove: Komaru, twice. First when she tries to talk to Sayaka Maizono when she cooks her dinner, and second when Toko gets her makeover and she sees how pretty she is.

* DramaBomb: In Chapters 4-5, the Warriors of Hope attempt to commit suicide on the roof of the Hope's Peak building. They are fortunately saved by Junko Enoshima.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Non-videogame example, but in chapter 42, the members of the Phantom Thieves confess to sometimes forgetting the Metaverse and the real world are very different things. Makoto's instance of this, trying to vault over the school gate and faceplanting on the ground, was shown in an earlier chapter, but Toko and Komaru both confess to pressing themselves against the wall when rounding a corner to scout for danger, Shucihi feels weird in doorways due to his Metaverse outfit having a cape and Kaede unintentionally walks like she's still wearing a large ballroom dress, even when in the real world. Even Monomi turns out to sometimes try to stand on her hind legs in the real world.

*** Metal Rear Solid
*** Victor Valentino from Fun 'n Fantasy VII
*** Virgo from Cheval Neigh Cry
*** Dead Red Preemption

* BlandNameProduct: In Chapter 12, when Shuichi asks her about detective-themed anime, Komaru mentions watching "Bungalow Stray Cats"

** Later on Izuru allows Chiaki to explore his Palace and gives advice to keep her safe before fighting to protect her and himself from the Fifth Monobeast

* AssholeVictim: The first two Mementos targets are this.

* AssholeVictim: Toshiro Uzawa is one of many detectives who falls victim to the manipulation and abuse of Fuhito Kirigiri, who practically fires him for doing his job how he's supposed to. However, Uzawa becomes warped as a result of him being let go, and becomes an irrationally violent person, targeting members of the KDA specifically, and serving as the Phantom Thieves' first Mementos target.

** In Chapter 1, The first time Makoto and Toko enter the Metaverse, it happens by Makoto accidentally opens the nav app and Toko unknowingly speaks the keywords.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: The story's fourth arc makes multiple references to Chiaki and Hajime's friendship. Chiaki tells Hajime that while they are ultimately limited to their talent, Hajime can be anything, thus having a talent isn't really that amazing. Despite this, Chiaki doesn't seem to be able to connect with Hajime because one of his major defects is his low self-esteem. Tragically, he takes on the endeavor because he believes he must genuinely improve in order to earn her friendship and possibly more. But Chiaki finally succeeds in reaching him during the last battle in Hajime's Palace, and Hajime awakens as a Persona before expressing regret.

[[spoiler: -->'''Hajime:''' EVERYONE! LET'S STEAL THIS TREASURE AND SHUT THIS GAME DOWN!]]

** [[spoiler: The process of Hajime overcoming his past and awakening to his Persona is almost identical to the sequence in the final trial of ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair''. Most notably with aspects such as his [[FreakOut mental breakdown]] and IdentityCrisis, Chiaki being the one to comfort and rescue him, his hallucinogenic encounter with multiple Izuru's, and his WhamLine after he awakens.
-->'''Hajime:''' EVERYONE! LET'S STEAL THIS TREASURE AND SHUT THIS GAME DOWN!