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* {{Determinator}}: Mamoru has obsessive determination as the source of his skill, his ''seemingly'' [[MadeOfIron indestructible body]], and his will to [[spoiler:defend Haruka]]. He's had this skill his whole life, it would seem, and after Mamoru has a PostVictoryCollapse, Jesus lampshades this:
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* {{Determinator}}: Mamoru has obsessive determination as the source of his skill, his ''seemingly'' ''[[DentedIron seemingly]]'' [[MadeOfIron indestructible body]], and his will to [[spoiler:defend Haruka]]. He's had this skill trait his whole life, it would seem, and after Mamoru has a PostVictoryCollapse, Jesus lampshades this:
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* ScarpiaUltimatum: An unusual inversion: to stop [[spoiler:Zashid Turus]] from killing [[spoiler:Mamoru, Haruka]] threatens to kill herself if he refuses to let [[spoiler:Mamoru]] go; if [[spoiler:Zashid]] accepts, she will surrender to him, knowing that he intends to use her as a BabyFactory.
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* ScarpiaUltimatum: An unusual inversion: to stop [[spoiler:Zashid Turus]] from killing [[spoiler:Mamoru, Haruka]] [[spoiler:Mamoru]], [[spoiler:Haruka]] threatens to kill herself if he refuses to let [[spoiler:Mamoru]] go; if [[spoiler:Zashid]] accepts, she will surrender to him, knowing that he intends to use her as a BabyFactory.
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* TechnicalPacifist: Thanks to the Element Network's policy of ThouShaltNotKill, their fighting members all qualify. Mamoru tends to push the envelope on that policy several times, being perfectly willing to maim and inflict severe injuries on criminals he thinks deserves it, something most people in the Element Network doesn’t enjoy.
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* TechnicalPacifist: Thanks to the Element Network's policy of ThouShaltNotKill, their fighting members all qualify. Mamoru tends to push the envelope on that policy several times, being perfectly willing to maim and inflict severe injuries on criminals he thinks deserves it, something most people in the Element Network doesn’t don’t enjoy.
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** The first time, in the WholeEpisodeFlashback, immediately after [[spoiler:he loses his sight due to ChildSoldier (whom he had just agreed to MercyKill to free her from a FateWorseThanDeath) getting blown up, when they are alone in enemy territory]]. subverted when his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the arc's BigBad, whom he [[spoiler:defeats, newly blind]].
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** The first time, in the WholeEpisodeFlashback, immediately after [[spoiler:he loses his sight due to ChildSoldier (whom he had just agreed to MercyKill to free her from a FateWorseThanDeath) getting blown up, when they are alone in enemy territory]]. subverted Subverted when his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the arc's BigBad, whom he [[spoiler:defeats, newly blind]].
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* GracefulLoser: This is one of the very few admirable things about [[spoiler:Zashid Turus]]. Now, [[SoreLoser if only his progeny would learn from him]]...
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* GracefulLoser: This is [[EvilVirtues one of the very few admirable things things]] about [[spoiler:Zashid Turus]]. Now, [[SoreLoser if only his progeny would learn from him]]...
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** Same goes for that mercenary's colleague, who uses [[spoiler: tiny invisible boomerangs. Now the boomerang used to be a hunting weapon]], but it still doesn't seem very serious a threat.
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** Same goes for that mercenary's colleague, who uses [[spoiler: tiny invisible boomerangs. Now the boomerang used to be a hunting weapon]], but it still doesn't seem very serious a threat.threat, especially when it's that small.
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* MagneticHero: Haruka is charismatic enough to have whole BATTALIONS willing to assist her. Mamoru has this quality to a lesser degree, especially in the beginning of the story, but he is charismatic enough to have a whole following, not to mention what those who have been taught by him feel (with one exception).
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* MagneticHero: Haruka is charismatic enough to have whole BATTALIONS '''''battalions''''' willing to assist her. Mamoru has this quality to a lesser degree, especially in the beginning of the story, but he is charismatic enough to have a whole following, not to mention what those who have been taught by him feel (with one exception).
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* MoralityKitchenSink: This series has the full range thanks to a cast full of [[AntiHero anti-heroes]], [[AntiVillain anti-villains]], and morally ambiguous figures, along side an example of "White" (Haruka) and at least one example of "Black" (Edge Turus, who is possibly more evil than the BigBad, just a lot less capable).
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* MoralityKitchenSink: This series has the full range thanks to a cast full of [[AntiHero anti-heroes]], [[AntiVillain anti-villains]], and morally ambiguous figures, along side an example of "White" (Haruka) and at least one example of "Black" (Edge Turus, who is possibly more evil than the BigBad, just a lot ''lot'' less capable).capable, thanks to a total absence of EvilVirtues).
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* NonLethalKO: Sometimes taking a guy down in a nonlethal manner in this story involves cutting out his [[BodyHorror lower teeth]]. Later on [[spoiler:Ashe]] explains how aiming for this can be advantageous.
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* NonLethalKO: Sometimes taking a guy down in a nonlethal manner in this story involves cutting out his [[BodyHorror lower teeth]]. Later on [[spoiler:Ashe]] explains how aiming ''aiming'' for this can be advantageous.
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Said blind man, Mamoru Hijikata, had just been taking a walk whilst running a test on [[GlassesDoSomethingUnusual echolocation shades]] when Haruka suddenly asks him to help her, without saying how, and pulls him to an empty lot. Knowing what her powers are attracting, she gets across just how serious she is, and seeing that she’s being pursued by Yakuza, Mamoru accepts. The eye-opener is what she says next: "The contract will last [[TitleDrop 'Until Death Do Us Part.']]"
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Said blind man, Mamoru Hijikata, had just been taking a walk whilst running a test on [[GlassesDoSomethingUnusual [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual echolocation shades]] when Haruka suddenly asks him to help her, without saying how, and pulls him to an empty lot. Knowing what her powers are attracting, she gets across just how serious she is, and seeing that she’s being pursued by Yakuza, Mamoru accepts. The eye-opener is what she says next: "The contract will last [[TitleDrop 'Until Death Do Us Part.']]"
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** Anna discusses the matter at one point with Zelm, the instructor and second-in-command of the Trumps from Duhana. She points out to Zelm that while many of the Trumps’s “invisible weapons” like the invisible boomerangs and the high-kinetic/resiliency ball are deadly, they require expensive cutting edge technology to produce and take a long time to master, making them rather inefficient to use for such expensive tech, making her question why the Trumps don’t use more simple and practical weapons. Zelm refutes her with two points:
*** First, no matter how expensive and efficient the technology is, ultimately it’s human hands and human will that ends a person’s life; the weapon used is just a tool. Zelm points out that while Mamoru’s special blades and Tate’s prosthetic arm being capable of blocking bullets are potent, Zelm notes the former two don’t rely exclusively on them to win fights nor depend solely on them as well. And as for Jesus, the world’s deadliest assassin, he uses a humble .357 revolver and combat knife much of the time rather than more potent weapons. Zelm concludes that ultimately it’s the wielder who matters more rather than the tech, that even if the tech is inefficient a skilled fighter will still find ways to win with them regardless.
*** Zelm’s second point is that it’s preciously because the “invisible weapons” many of the Trumps wield are impractical that it makes them useful for garnering attention. In the mercenary field, it helps to have a well-known and respected reputation because that makes it easier to get higher-paying clientele. In other words, if a person was wielding “awesome but impractical” weapons, yet still gets the job done with favorable results on a reliable basis, then that adds to their legend of how good at their job they are, making the “awesome” part of the weapons help with their image. Altogether, Zelm summed his two points up with the following:
*** First, no matter how expensive and efficient the technology is, ultimately it’s human hands and human will that ends a person’s life; the weapon used is just a tool. Zelm points out that while Mamoru’s special blades and Tate’s prosthetic arm being capable of blocking bullets are potent, Zelm notes the former two don’t rely exclusively on them to win fights nor depend solely on them as well. And as for Jesus, the world’s deadliest assassin, he uses a humble .357 revolver and combat knife much of the time rather than more potent weapons. Zelm concludes that ultimately it’s the wielder who matters more rather than the tech, that even if the tech is inefficient a skilled fighter will still find ways to win with them regardless.
*** Zelm’s second point is that it’s preciously because the “invisible weapons” many of the Trumps wield are impractical that it makes them useful for garnering attention. In the mercenary field, it helps to have a well-known and respected reputation because that makes it easier to get higher-paying clientele. In other words, if a person was wielding “awesome but impractical” weapons, yet still gets the job done with favorable results on a reliable basis, then that adds to their legend of how good at their job they are, making the “awesome” part of the weapons help with their image. Altogether, Zelm summed his two points up with the following:
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** Anna discusses the matter at one point with Zelm, the instructor and second-in-command of the Trumps from Duhana. She points out to Zelm that while many of the Trumps’s “invisible weapons” like the nigh invisible boomerangs and the high-kinetic/resiliency ball are deadly, they require expensive cutting edge technology to produce and take a long time to master, making them rather inefficient to use for such expensive tech, making her question why the Trumps don’t use more simple and practical weapons. Zelm refutes her with two points:
*** First, no matter how expensive and efficient the technology is, ultimately it’s human hands and human will that ends a person’s life; the weapon used is just a tool. Zelm points out that while Mamoru’s special blades and Tate’s prosthetic arm being capable of blocking bullets are potent, Zelm notes the former two don’t rely exclusively on them to win fights nor depend solely on them as well. And as for Jesus, the world’s deadliest assassin, he uses a humble .357 revolver and combat knife much of the time rather than more potent weapons. Zelm concludes that ultimately it’s the wielder who matters morerather than the tech, that even if the tech is inefficient or impractical a skilled fighter will still find ways to win with them regardless.
*** Zelm’s second point is that it’spreciously precisely because the “invisible weapons” many of the Trumps wield are impractical exotic that it makes them useful for garnering attention. In the mercenary field, field it helps to have a well-known and feared, yet respected reputation because reputation; that makes it easier to get higher-paying clientele. In other words, if a person was wielding “awesome but impractical” weapons, yet still gets the job done with favorable results on a reliable basis, then that adds to their legend of how good at their job they are, making the “awesome” part of the weapons help with their image. Altogether, Zelm summed his two points up with the following:
*** First, no matter how expensive and efficient the technology is, ultimately it’s human hands and human will that ends a person’s life; the weapon used is just a tool. Zelm points out that while Mamoru’s special blades and Tate’s prosthetic arm being capable of blocking bullets are potent, Zelm notes the former two don’t rely exclusively on them to win fights nor depend solely on them as well. And as for Jesus, the world’s deadliest assassin, he uses a humble .357 revolver and combat knife much of the time rather than more potent weapons. Zelm concludes that ultimately it’s the wielder who matters more
*** Zelm’s second point is that it’s
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* BadassBoast: Mamoru loves this trope; in fact he practically lives and breathes it. In one notable instance, he pulls off what can only be described as a [[HandicappedBadass Handicapped Bad]][[BadassBoast ass Boast]]:
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* BadassBoast: Mamoru loves this trope; in fact he practically lives and breathes it. BadassBoast:
** In one notable instance,he Mamoru pulls off what can only be described as a [[HandicappedBadass Handicapped Bad]][[BadassBoast ass Boast]]:
** In one notable instance,
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** Jesus also likes this one. His boasts are usually situational and occur after he's gained the upper hand. Aside from responding to something along the lines of "Aw, Jesus!" with something akin to "That's my name!" which he does more than once, he has quite a few ones which comment on the situation he has just inflicted on his targets. For example, after [[OneManArmy single-handedly taking out a whole caravan]], completely decimating them, he only says:
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** Jesus also likes this one. His Jesus’s boasts are usually situational and occur after he's gained the upper hand. Aside from responding to something along the lines of "Aw, Jesus!" with something akin to "That's my name!" which he does more than once, he has quite a few ones which comment on the situation he has just inflicted on his targets. For example, after [[OneManArmy single-handedly taking out a whole caravan]], completely decimating them, he only says:says the following:
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** Other characters will sometimes have one on occasion, including Genda, Zelm, Wau, and Zashid Turus.
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** Other characters Tate has a particular catch phrase he uses whenever he manages to NoSell an enemy’s attack:
--> "Your fangs willsometimes have one on occasion, including Genda, Zelm, Wau, never reach me!"
** After the Trumps of Duhana’s Black Unit successfully infiltrated a school to capture Tooyama andZashid Turus.assassinate Mamoru, Ashe of 24 confronted their second-in-command, Zelm; he wasn’t impressed with her warning to him:
--> '''Ashe:''' “Underestimate them or Jesus... and you’ll very soon regret it."
--> '''Zelm:''' “That makes no sense. Even if we underestimate them, we are too well trained to let that kill us.”
--> "Your fangs will
** After the Trumps of Duhana’s Black Unit successfully infiltrated a school to capture Tooyama and
--> '''Ashe:''' “Underestimate them or Jesus... and you’ll very soon regret it."
--> '''Zelm:''' “That makes no sense. Even if we underestimate them, we are too well trained to let that kill us.”
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Mamoru's [[SharpenedToASingleAtom monomolecular swords]] [[ZigZaggingTrope waver back and forth over the line]] on this one. On one hand, it ''can'' cut through just about anything. On the other hand, in order to do so, it needs to be extraordinarily straight and thin, which makes it exceedingly brittle and causes it to wear down very quickly if he doesn't hit his target exactly right. As a consequence, he breaks several such swords over the course of the series.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: AwesomeButImpractical:
** [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] with Mamoru's [[SharpenedToASingleAtom monomolecularswords]] [[ZigZaggingTrope waver back and forth over the line]] on this one. swords]]. On one hand, it they ''can'' cut through just about anything. anything when in good condition. On the other hand, in order to do so, it needs they need to be extraordinarily straight and thin, which makes it exceedingly brittle and causes it to them brittle; the blades wear down very quickly fast if he doesn't hit his target exactly right. with a clean and straight-sweeping motion. As a consequence, he breaks several such swords over the course of the series.series, requiring backups that Igawa provides, but the swords still end up being game-changers at crucial moments during Mamoru’s fights.
** Anna discusses the matter at one point with Zelm, the instructor and second-in-command of the Trumps from Duhana. She points out to Zelm that while many of the Trumps’s “invisible weapons” like the invisible boomerangs and the high-kinetic/resiliency ball are deadly, they require expensive cutting edge technology to produce and take a long time to master, making them rather inefficient to use for such expensive tech, making her question why the Trumps don’t use more simple and practical weapons. Zelm refutes her with two points:
*** First, no matter how expensive and efficient the technology is, ultimately it’s human hands and human will that ends a person’s life; the weapon used is just a tool. Zelm points out that while Mamoru’s special blades and Tate’s prosthetic arm being capable of blocking bullets are potent, Zelm notes the former two don’t rely exclusively on them to win fights nor depend solely on them as well. And as for Jesus, the world’s deadliest assassin, he uses a humble .357 revolver and combat knife much of the time rather than more potent weapons. Zelm concludes that ultimately it’s the wielder who matters more rather than the tech, that even if the tech is inefficient a skilled fighter will still find ways to win with them regardless.
*** Zelm’s second point is that it’s preciously because the “invisible weapons” many of the Trumps wield are impractical that it makes them useful for garnering attention. In the mercenary field, it helps to have a well-known and respected reputation because that makes it easier to get higher-paying clientele. In other words, if a person was wielding “awesome but impractical” weapons, yet still gets the job done with favorable results on a reliable basis, then that adds to their legend of how good at their job they are, making the “awesome” part of the weapons help with their image. Altogether, Zelm summed his two points up with the following:
--> "The best fighters all rely on the basics to survive and make a name for themselves. That’s my battle creed."
** [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] with Mamoru's [[SharpenedToASingleAtom monomolecular
** Anna discusses the matter at one point with Zelm, the instructor and second-in-command of the Trumps from Duhana. She points out to Zelm that while many of the Trumps’s “invisible weapons” like the invisible boomerangs and the high-kinetic/resiliency ball are deadly, they require expensive cutting edge technology to produce and take a long time to master, making them rather inefficient to use for such expensive tech, making her question why the Trumps don’t use more simple and practical weapons. Zelm refutes her with two points:
*** First, no matter how expensive and efficient the technology is, ultimately it’s human hands and human will that ends a person’s life; the weapon used is just a tool. Zelm points out that while Mamoru’s special blades and Tate’s prosthetic arm being capable of blocking bullets are potent, Zelm notes the former two don’t rely exclusively on them to win fights nor depend solely on them as well. And as for Jesus, the world’s deadliest assassin, he uses a humble .357 revolver and combat knife much of the time rather than more potent weapons. Zelm concludes that ultimately it’s the wielder who matters more rather than the tech, that even if the tech is inefficient a skilled fighter will still find ways to win with them regardless.
*** Zelm’s second point is that it’s preciously because the “invisible weapons” many of the Trumps wield are impractical that it makes them useful for garnering attention. In the mercenary field, it helps to have a well-known and respected reputation because that makes it easier to get higher-paying clientele. In other words, if a person was wielding “awesome but impractical” weapons, yet still gets the job done with favorable results on a reliable basis, then that adds to their legend of how good at their job they are, making the “awesome” part of the weapons help with their image. Altogether, Zelm summed his two points up with the following:
--> "The best fighters all rely on the basics to survive and make a name for themselves. That’s my battle creed."
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* SacrificialLion: In the aftermath of a fight involving a rogue private military group planning to go criminal by murdering people within the Siren, Kirito Tate’s and Anna Riddle’s hideout (of whom the latter was in the building at the time along with Haruka Tooyama and a woman who was researching Mamoru), [[spoiler:Detective Genda gives his life to protect them. His death pushes Mamoru to speed up the plan involving taking down Zashid Turus and helps harden the resolve of several other characters to defeat evil in the world. Even the police officers and detectives who admired Genda band together to take down the group who murdered him]].
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* SacrificialLion: In the aftermath of a fight involving a rogue private military group planning to go criminal by murdering people within the Siren, Siren — Kirito Tate’s and Anna Riddle’s hideout (of whom the latter was in the building at the time along with Haruka Tooyama and a woman who was researching Mamoru), — [[spoiler:Detective Genda gives his life to protect them. His Anna, Haruka, and a woman who had been researching Mamoru which is whom the group was after. Genda’s death pushes Mamoru to speed up the plan involving taking down Zashid Turus and helps harden the resolve of several other characters to defeat evil in the world. Even the police officers and detectives who admired Genda band together to take down the group who murdered him]].
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Many villains behave this way, believing their connections and power will make all authorities powerless. The Wall was specifically formed to take these villains down, including Edge Turus who [[DiplomaticImpunity abuses his diplomatic immunity]] to profit off the black market.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Many villains behave this way, believing their connections and power will make all authorities powerless. The Wall was specifically formed to take these villains down, down among other evildoers, including Edge Turus who [[DiplomaticImpunity abuses his diplomatic immunity]] to profit off the black market.
* SpecsOfAwesome: Mamoru, whose glasses are high tech and grant him a form of echolocation while helping him kick villain ass. Though in reality he doesn’t require them either, having learning to fight while blind a while before he joined the Element Network, but it does make him even more capable in a fight.
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* StoicSpectacles: Mamoru has these.
* SunglassesAtNight: Justified on multiple accounts; see CoolShades.
* SunglassesAtNight: Justified on multiple accounts; see CoolShades.
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* SwordCane: Mamoru's primary weapon most of the time is a shikomizue in a white cane.
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* SwordCane: Mamoru's primary weapon most of the time is a shikomizue in a white cane.cane. Though due to the blade being thin and easily worn out he has to replace it with identical copies several times.
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* TechnicalPacifist: Thanks to the Element Network's policy of ThouShaltNotKill, their fighting members all qualify. Mamoru zig-zags this.
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* TechnicalPacifist: Thanks to the Element Network's policy of ThouShaltNotKill, their fighting members all qualify. Mamoru zig-zags this.tends to push the envelope on that policy several times, being perfectly willing to maim and inflict severe injuries on criminals he thinks deserves it, something most people in the Element Network doesn’t enjoy.
