History Manga / YamiNoAegis

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Zero looks ''exactly'' like [[Creator/JeanReno Leon]] in Film/TheProfessional. Chihiro looks like [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei]] with black hair and GenkiGirl tendencies.

* BadassGrandpa: Sakakai Souhei, the old sniper who [[spoiler:managed to ScopeSnipe while dying,]] and with a comparatively outdated rifle to boot.

* ArtificialLimbs

* BadassGrandpa: Sakakai Souhei, the old sniper who [[spoiler: managed to ScopeSnipe while dying,]] and with a comparatively outdated rifle to boot.
* BadassLongcoat: sported by Tate, Zero, [[spoiler: and Jesus.]]

* BladeBelowTheShoulder: [[spoiler: Tate's got a blade hidden and ready to use if his robotic arm is out of use.]]

* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: Hitomi-chan. An actual gunman, no less.]]
* ChickMagnet: Tate.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting / {{Expy}}: Zero looks ''exactly'' like [[Creator/JeanReno Leon]] in Film/TheProfessional. Chihiro looks like [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei]] with black hair and GenkiGirl tendencies.
* {{Crossover}}: Some characters appear in ''Manga/UntilDeathDoUsPart.'' The manga also has a shared universe with [[spoiler: the author's previous work.]]
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler: Some of the police officers Tate meet are corrupt, working in an organization called "Angel" as they sell evidence from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's evidence vault to criminals. One of them tries to coerce a young detective to join them before he was killed. But not all of them are bad as a few of them are [[{{Blackmail}} forced]] to join "Angel."]]

* EvilCounterpart: Zero to Tate. He's not really evil though. [[spoiler: Jesus joins in later on, still not really evil. It's just a case of one side being the shield and the other side being the spear. Their philosophies also contrast each other in that one side vows to never kill while the other will kill whenever it's deemed necessary.]]

* FeelsNoPain: Zero
** BlessedWithSuck: Zero actually tells Tate that he's jealous of him because he can still feel.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler: Angel, a LivingLieDetector, has this effect on most people she met as she reveals their darkest desires and lies. She's also able to break their minds, apparently.]]
* HarmfulToMinors: [[spoiler: Zero's past. His family was killed in cold blood, and he became a hitman in order to exact revenge of the murderers.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Chihiro]]

* LivingLieDetector: [[spoiler: Angel. No, not the group. Her.]]

* ShowSomeLeg
* SniperDuel: part of the aptly-named "Sniper's Requiem" arc.
* TheStoic: Tate

* {{Yakuza}}

* {{Crossover}}: Some characters appear in ''Manga/UntilDeathDoUsPart.''

* BadAss: Tate, obviously. Zero can qualify, even if he IS a bad guy.
** In later chapters, many, ''many'' characters qualified. Even [[TokenMiniMoe Anna]] has her moment, too.

!!This series provides examples of:

-->'''Zero''': God created Adam from a lump of earth; Eve was created from Adam's rib. Death is nothing but returning to the start of life. Therefore, I mutter prayers... "Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust".

* BadassGrandpa: Sakakai Souhei, the old sniper who [[spoiler:managed to ScopeSnipe while dying]], and with a comparatively outdated rifle to boot
* BadassLongcoat: sported by Tate, Zero, [[spoiler: and Jesus]].
* BarehandedBladeBlock: Tate does this with ''bullets'', thanks to his ArtificialLimbs.

* BulletCatch: more like "deflecting", but close enough.
* ButNotTooForeign: Anna is half-Japanese, half-Sicilian

* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Hitomi-chan. An actual gunman, no less.]]

* ComicBookFantasyCasting / {{Expy}}: Zero looks ''exactly'' like Creator/JeanReno[=/=][[Film/TheProfessional Leon]] in Film/TheProfessional. Chihiro looks like [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei]] with black hair and GenkiGirl tendencies.
* {{Crossover}}: Some characters appear in ''Manga/UntilDeathDoUsPart''.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler: Some of the police officers Tate meet are corrupt, working in an organization called "Angel" as they sell evidence from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's evidence vault to criminals. One of them tries to coerce a young detective to join them before he was killed. But not all of them are bad as a few of them are [[{{Blackmail}} forced]] to join "Angel"]].
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted. Tate is so respected in the [=SAT=] that he was allowed to be in one of their exercises as an Op-For. He's also a legendary bodyguard in the criminal underworld.
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: The National Police Agency's Special Assault Team. And yes, they're the elite civilian anti-terrorist/crime unit. Like most elite military/police units, their names are protected so no one knows who they are.

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* {{Crossover}}: Some characters appear in UntilDeathDoUsPart.

* ComicBookFantasyCasting / {{Expy}}: Zero looks ''exactly'' like JeanReno/[[Film/TheProfessional Leon]] in Film/TheProfessional. Chihiro looks like [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei]] with black hair and GenkiGirl tendencies.

* StrangeGirl: Anna. She's a bit...odd.

* DirtyCop: [[spoiler: Some of the police officers Tate meet are corrupt, working in an organization called "Angel" as they sell evidence from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's evidence vault to criminals. One of them tries to coerce a young detective to join them before he was killed. But not all of them are bad as a few of them are [[{{Blackmail}} forced]] to join "Angel"]].]]

* DirtyCop: [[spoiler: Some of the police officers Tate meet are corrupt, working in an organization called "Angel" as they sell evidence from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's evidence vault to criminals. One of them tries to coerce a young detective to join them before he was killed. But not all of them are bad as a few of them are [[{{Blackmail}}forced to join "Angel"]].]]

Tate Karito is a freelance bodyguard and former operative of the National Police Agency's Special Assault Team, who's a bit of a SecretKeeper, and has a high-tech artificial metal arm that serves as his weapon of choice. With a shady past and a penchant for protecting anyone, so long as they solve his bosses' riddles and can pay his fee, Tate follows whatever path is laid before him.

* ChickMagnet: Tate.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting / {{Expy}}: Zero looks ''exactly'' like JeanReno/[[TheProfessional Leon]] in TheProfessional. Chihiro looks like [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei]] with black hair and GenkiGirl tendencies.

** BlessedWithSuck: Zero actually tells Tate that he's jealous of him because he can still feel.

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler:Zero, Jesus and Aki.]] Friends today, enemies tomorrow describes their relationship with Tate perfectly.

* PunchClockVillain: Zero. He'll stop at nothing to kill his target, but he'll drop whatever it is he's doing if his employer cancels the contract or became unable to pay him.

* SniperDuel: part of the aptly-named "Sniper's Requiem" arc.
* StrangeGirl: Anna. She's a bit...odd.

* BarehandedBladeBlock

* ComicBookFantasyCasting / {{Expy}}: Zero looks ''exactly'' like JeanReno/[[TheProfessional Leon]] in TheProfessional.

* DirtyCop: [[spoiler: Some of the police officers Tate meet are corrupt, working in an organization called "Angel" as they sell evidence from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's evidence vault to criminals. One of them tries to coerce a young detective to join them before he was killed. But not all of them are bad as a few of them are forced to join "Angel".]]
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted. Tate is respected in the [=SAT=] that he was allowed to be in one of their exercises as an Op-For.
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: The National Police Agency's Special Assault Team. And yes, they're the elite civilian anti-terrorist/crime unit. Like most elite military/police units, their names are protected that no one knows who they are.

** Uno, an ex-JGSDF soldier who specializes in hunting humans in his officer days, puts down his K-9 dog after being wounded by Tate.

* ScopeSnipe: how [[spoiler:Hitomi-chan]] is killed

* BladeBelowTheShoulder: [spoiler: Tate's got a blade hidden and ready to use if his robotic arm is out of use.]]

* {{ptitletgwk4nyi}}: Averted. Tate is respected in the [=SAT=] that he was allowed to be in one of their exercises as an Op-For.