History Roleplay / DoubtAcademy

** If [[http://media.tumblr.com/05d1b7ea4686e1d7da9243cfd2be7a97/tumblr_inline_mnkw6bn6HX1qz4rgp.jpg this]] picture is to be believed, then [[spoiler: Jack and Suzaku too]]

* AHouseDivided
* AcquittedTooLate:
** A tragic variation during the first trial: [[spoiler:though Jack acknowledges before the voting even ends that Akari probably isn't responsible, she ends up being executed anyway]].
** [[spoiler:Emilia]] suffers a similar fate.

* BaitAndSwitch: During [[spoiler:Akari]]'s execution, Monobear makes it appear [[spoiler:he's going to run her over with his Mono-zamboni, when he's secretly herding her towards thin ice]].
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler:Tama and Kuu. Possibly Jack as well.]]
* BreakTheHaughty:
** Akari's extremely used to being praised, and doesn't take any sort of criticism well. During the first trial, she winds up [[spoiler:melting down when her classmates fixate on something completely unrelated to the murder, and respond to her [[NotHelpingYourCase rage]] at the accusations by voting for her, causing her execution]].
** Misaki comes off to others as an IceQueen, and the game puts her through an outright TraumaCongaLine, including [[spoiler:unintentionally helping two innocents get executed, seeing both her love interests murdered right after they got together, nearly causing ''another'' innocent death by doubting where the evidence had led, and having all her efforts to see justice done rewarded by learning the hard way everyone suspects her of being the Mastermind]].
* CartwrightCurse: So far, [[spoiler:any {{Relationship Upgrade}}s are soon followed by at least one of the newly formed pair dying]].
* ChastityCouple: Nanase and Ryo.
* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Some of the characters are reaching this point.
* CrashIntoHello: Akari and Roxy.

* CycleOfRevenge:
** Cited during the first trial as justification for [[spoiler:lynching Akari]], the idea being that doing so would prevent them from taking their vengeance later on.
** Despite this, a vicious cycle DOES follow: [[spoiler:Saiko kills Jack, and a mourning Misaki tells Monobear to make it HURT. Seeing that makes Seiichi snap, and he kills Kuu explictly to hurt Misaki.]]

* DyingClue: Left by [[spoiler:Jack]] during the [[spoiler:second trial.]]
* DyingLikeAnimals: The students are repeatedly compared to sheep throughout the game.
* ElaborateUniversityHigh: Which doubles as a GildedCage.
* FourIsDeath: Invoked in the third executions with the four [[spoiler:Mono-marbles]].
* HannibalLecture: Monobear gives quite a few of these, including a particularly epic one when the students hold a Mastermind Vote and [[spoiler:utterly fail]].
* HopeSpot: Monobear has included these in each of the executions so far:
** The first: [[spoiler:waiting until Akari has ''just'' reached the hole she fell through before freezing it over with the Mono-zamboni]].
** The second: [[spoiler:setting a plane at the end of Saiko's obstacle course. It's only a model, though she doesn't get close enough to realize that before getting yanked back to face her demise.]]
** The third: [[spoiler:the death coaster completes its circuit, ''her seatbelt unlocks'', and Emilia has a moment to catch her breath and stretch before the last marble catches up with her cart.]]
** The fourth: [[spoiler:Ryo reaches the 'exit' of the claustrophobic labyrinth, only to find it leads right into an iron maiden]].
** Defied, however, during the fifth: [[spoiler:Seiichi's GenreSavvy enough to realize that while he COULD escape the ropes, there's doubtlessly a failsafe built in to ensure his demise]].

* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Roxy and Akari, respectively.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** Delivered by [[spoiler:poor Akari]] during the first trial when it becomes clear [[spoiler:she's about to be killed for a crime she didn't commit]].
** In the second trial, [[spoiler:the murderer calls them all out after confessing]], pointing out how stupid they all are that it takes [[spoiler:them coming clean for them to pinpoint the right culprit]].
** After the fourth trial, Monobear gives the students one after they [[spoiler:botch their first Mastermind vote]], claiming they've been focusing on the wrong things all along and hadn't given any real thought to [[spoiler:who could be behind him]].
* The fifth trial keeps getting derailed by these, with [[spoiler:Jack and Misaki]] calling each other out, followed by [[spoiler:Saiko and Misaki, with Kuu and Akari]] getting involved.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Misaki with both [[spoiler:Jack and Kuu]]. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:both boys end up being murder victims.]]
* RevengeByProxy: [[spoiler:Poor Kuu]]'s death is NothingPersonal, as their murderer informs them; they're just out to hurt [[spoiler:Misaki]] instead.

** Monobear even spells this out that he follows this while explaining to the students they only have [[spoiler:one]] Mastermind Vote opportunity left.
* LoveTriangle: Jack and Kuu for Misaki.
* MiscarriageOfJustice
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: How Misaki feels about [[spoiler:the others offering her up as their first candidate for being the Mastermind]].
* NotSoDifferent:
** The second trial gives us [[spoiler:Jack and Saiko. Jack coldly argued for Akari's death because he deemed she'd be a major threat to him and Misaki if she survived. Saiko killed him because he seemed like the biggest threat during the trials. It doesn't help either of them.]]
** During the fifth trial, [[spoiler:Saiko]] tells [[spoiler:Misaki]] they're more similiar than either of them would like. The latter silently comes to concede the point, but is too {{Pride}}ful to admit it aloud. ([[spoiler:Poor Ryo]] finds those claims resonate with them a lot as well.)
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Anyone who dies at Doubt Academy becomes a ghost bound to the school, able to interact with each other and observe, but unable to show themselves to or communiciate with the living... [[spoiler:except for by the fountain, or when Monobear opens up the channels at the trial]]. On top of this, ghosts can still cast votes during the trials.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Frequently.

* ShipSinking: As of the fifth trial, [[spoiler:Misaki is less than thrilled with Jack's apparent dismissal of her thoughts, and shares a LoveConfession with Kuu]].
* TakeMeInstead: During the second trial, [[spoiler:Seiichi]] offers themselves up as a suspect instead of their friends. Ironically, this leads to their friends trying to argue the same thing themselves, and [[spoiler:the real culprit confessing]].
* TakingTheHeat: A confession in one trial is followed by accusations of this, as it seems too ''easy''. Turns out [[spoiler:they weren't lying]].
* ThanatosGambit: {{Discussed}} during one trial, when [[spoiler:Ghost!Tama]] notes how dying could lead to the Mastermind going undetected.

* TranquilFury: Misaki's response to [[spoiler:the others picking her as their first choice for who the Mastermind might be]].

* CycleOfRevenge: Cited during the first trial as justification for [[spoiler:lynching Akari]], the idea being that doing so would prevent them from taking their vengeance later on.

* AcquittedTooLate: A tragic variation during the first trial: [[spoiler:though Jack acknowledges before the voting even ends that Akari probably isn't responsible, she ends up being executed anyway]].

* ChastityCouple: Nanase and Ryo

* CrashIntoHello: Akari and Roxy

* NotSoDifferent: The second trial gives us [[spoiler:Jack and Saiko. Jack coldly argued for Akari's death because he deemed she'd be a major threat to him and Misaki if she survived. Saiko killed him because he seemed like the biggest threat during the trials. It doesn't help either of them.]]

* AnyoneCanDie: The nature of the game.

* LoveTriangle: Jack and Kuu for Misaki

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Anyone who dies at Doubt Academy becomes a ghost bound to the school, able to interact with each other and observe, but unable to show themselves to or communiciate with the living... [[spoiler:except for by the fountain.]]

* AcquittedTooLate: A tragic variation during the first trial: [[spoiler:though Jack acknowledges before the voting even ends that Akari probably isn't responsible]].

* TimedMission: To keep the game moving along, all investigations must be concluded before a realtime deadline. Same goes for the trials.

** Murderers can still [[DeadlyGraduation graduation]] by killing their fellow students. However, they need to get away with it ''three times''.

* RuleOfThree: The students can attempt a Mastermind vote three times. If they fail to correctly determine [[TheManBehindTheMan who's behind the bear]] before those three shots are used up, though, the game will end.

* BloodfromtheMouth: [[spoiler:Tama and Kuu. Possibly Jack as well.]]

* RelationshipUpgrade: Misaki with both [[spoiler:Jack and Kuu]]. Unfortunately, [[spoilers:both boys end up being murder victims.]]

* BloodfromtheMouth: [[spoilers:Tama and Kuu. Possibly Jack as well.]]

* AcquittedTooLate: A tragic variation during the first trial: [[spoiler:though Jack acknowledges before the voting even ends that Akari probably isn't responsible, ''he still pushes for her to be executed'' so she won't get a chance to take revenge]].

* CycleOfRevenge: Cited during the first trial as justification for [[spoiler:lynching Akari]], the idea being that doing so would prevent them from taking their vengeance later on. [[spoiler:Myoji apparently changed his mind about this later when he revealed who killed Tama in hopes of getting the murderer killed]].

* SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler:Jack effectively argued Akari should die despite her innocence so she couldn't seek revenge. He was the next victim anyway.]]