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* FakeCrossOver - Nabeshin, AuthorAvatar of ShinichiWatanabe, made an appearance.

* ForgottenBirthday - Ayumu's birthday arc is several chapters of this. She wants to get her friends (but mostly Hayate) to wish her a happy birthday but feels it's too cheap to just come out and say it's her birthday. Naturally, this series being what it is, this leads to an epic battle between her and Hayate of her trying to trap him into asking her about her birthday and him dodging tricky questions...all with Miki and Risa [[CombatCommentator commenting on their tactics from outside]]. Obviously Hayate has long since memorized everyone's birthdays and they're trying to keep her surprise party a secret.
** Wataru later experiences the other side of this when he realizes that he forgot Saki's birthday was a couple days ago. Sakuya and Hayate show up to help him remember exactly why that day is marked on the calendar, though Hayate inadvertently makes Wataru feel worse since he made Saki cupcakes. Wataru tries to subtly make it up to her but Saki instantly remarks that he finally figured it out, but it all works out in the end.
* ForegoneConclusion: The author has gave us some hints that the latest anime and movie are both canon. From this we can already see the result of bet between Nagi and Luca. In chapter 400, Nagi points out directly that since the anime aired everyone already knows [[spoiler: she's going to win, since Hayate wasn't married to Ruka in the flash-forward]].
* Foreshadowing - Chapter 404 provides the most concrete and definitive example yet in the series. During a conversation with Ruka, Hayate says that[[spoiler: he doesn't plan to be Nagi's butler forever and will quit the day that his debt is paid off and Nagi can live on her own]]. And as he says this the panel shows the wind blowing a calender resulting in a close up of the date [[spoiler: December 24th]], confirming a [[BookEnds popular fan-theory]] for when the series would end.

* ForegoneConclusion: The author has gave us some hints that the latest anime and movie are both canon. From this we can already see the result of bet between Nagi and Luca.

* HerCodeNameWasMarySue - In Chapter 400, Nagi once again recalls her promise with the author and gets to show off her manga, now based on her real life experiences as per the advice she got a couple chapters back. Her character (the manly-looking 'Brittney' from previous versions) is apparently the only normal one surrounded by heavily [[Flanderization flanderized]] versions of the other characters. Hayate is a nagging robot, Maria is a witch that repeats the same thing over and over, Chiharu insisted she wasn't an otaku and continues Nagi's odd belief that she's a YaoiFangirl, Ayumu was a hamster/squirrel, and Alice and Kayura were hanging around. By far the worst though was Hina's character, who was not only flat but had a literal hole through her chest (like a [[Bleach hollow]]) and gave vicious tsukkomis at the slightest provocation. Needless to say, Nagi was whacked over the head and forbidden from using this version.

* HeyItsThatVoice : Out and IN of the show. One of the chapter(which is made after the show has been made) has Hayate mentions that the voice of a character in Sentai costume(which is really Hinagiku} being simmilar to [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Boota]] which is voiced by ShizukaIto

** Given the kinds of things he says to her without thinking, it's amazing that Hinagiku seems to be the only one who hasn't noticed that he certainly [[{{ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe}} holds ''some'' kind of affection for her]]. While he mentions what he likes about her several times (at least once to her even), chapter 302 really takes the cake as [[spoiler: he tries to convince her to stay at the apartment by 'expressing his love for her'. Yes, he actually said that out loud to her. Needless to say it was priceless and of course was messed up at the last second]].

* EverythingsWorseWithBears - When the class goes on a hike up Mt.Takao as part of class orientation, Hayate, Kotetsu, and Azumamiya run into, and away from, a[[http://www.mangaeden.com/En/Hayate+the+Combat+Butler/149/15/ HUGE]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_faced_bear almost pre-historic looking bruin]] that obviously wants 'em for lunch.
** Which Isumi then turns into her pet!

** In actuality, he just doesn't want to [[{{Dropped A Bridget On Him}} reveal to Luca]] that he's actually a guy.

* HouseHusband - One of Hinagiku's ImagineSpots in chapter 301 seems to depict Hayate like this as she's thinking about [[spoiler: why it would be too embarrassing to move into the Violet Mansion where Hayate is. Not because the guy she's in love with will see her off-guard or anything logical like that. She's afraid their going to start playing Newly-Weds. Again]]. An interesting case as prior to this her fantasies had Hayate being quite masculine, much like most of Nagi's. While he's still sparkly and cool-looking and she's still girlier than usual it does seem to indicate that she likes Hayate's girly side despite her complaints.

* EvilLaughter - When Ruri asks the resident {{Otaku}} (Nagi, Chiharu and Kayura) what manga should she read first. They start to chuckle sinsterly.

* IUhYouToo - During the Golden Week vacations, Karou gets a chance to be alone with his crush, Yukiji, and tries to confess to her. He can't finish the statement, and so turns it into a question about her little sister's relationship status. It seems that Yukiji seems to understand what the statement was originally (and 'responds' later in the arc), but her immediate responce is to turn to her {{Bottle Fairy}} ways and offer him a drink. She then (probably teasingly) asks him what he likes about Hinagiku (the little sister), as if he had just confessed affection for her instead.

** Also it would appear Isumi knows about his ability to speak also, in one chapter it is heavily implied that she was the one who gave him the ability to talk and read in the first place.

*** Hinagiku also has started to extend this ability to the rest of what Hayate says to her, by picking up a bit of his thoughts from his casual compliments while learning not to take things at face value when he sticks his foot in his mouth yet again. They've been shown to have gotten quite a bit closer since he picked this up.

* {{Flaw Exploitation}} - In the Golden Week arc, Gilbert Kent, Sakuya's illegitimate brother, tries to use this with a dash of {{boobs of steel}} and fails, picking Hinagiku (at least, [[ACupAngst she sees it]] as a [[{{even the girls want her}} flaw]]) as Hayate's partner for a beach volleyball match. He thinks that she's the weakest of the girls. Hayate wins against an army of volleyball robots, presumably without even touching the ball.

* GretzkyHasTheBall - The so-called Beach Volleyball game against Gilbert in the Greece Arc. Hayate says that he doesn't know how to play, to which Nagi replies that it's fine [[BreakingTheFourthWall since the author has no idea either]]. While he gets Hinagiku for a partner due to Gilbert's [[BoobsOfSteel very poor]] [[{{Pettanko}} attempt]] [[BerserkButton at being]] GenreSavvy, Gilbert's partner turns out to be a giant volleyball robot. When Hinagiku one-shots it, he tries to call foul as she's breaking the rules by not wearing a swimsuit (which [[SchoolGirlLesbians Miki]] wholeheartedly supported on the pretense of shaming the sport). When she revealed that she had a swimsuit on underneath already - and thus didn't have to forfeit to go change...or something - Gilbert broke out an army of giant volleyball robots. After they all got wasted effortlessly, team Hayate-Hinagiku chalked it up as their win.

* TheGrovel - Several times in ''HayateTheCombatButler'', Hayate thinks he has done something to make Hinagiku angry with him and he invokes this trope in an attempt to smooth things over. This usually suprises her, both because he hasn't done anything of the sort and she would have forgiven him instantly anyway.