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This character can be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right. Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do and can work in other fields. Note that his position and his approach towards it is the core of the archetype and forms the basis of it. While they are motivated by earning money, it is not their primary motivation, which is to do good. They also have a strong code of ethics, so there ''are'' clear lines that will not cross. Thus, the Odd Jobs Hero cannot be a PrivateMilitaryContractors or a PsychoForHire. They will not take hitman jobs and will only kill someone if they deem that they have to during their job.
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This character can be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right. Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do and can work in other fields. Compare KnightErrant, can fit as an Odd Jobs Hero, but the typical example of a Knight Errant falls more under LawfulGood than Chaotic Good. Note that his position and his approach towards it is the core of the archetype and forms the basis of it. While they are motivated by earning money, it is not their primary motivation, which is to do good. They also have a strong code of ethics, so there ''are'' clear lines that will not cross. Thus, the Odd Jobs Hero cannot be a PrivateMilitaryContractors or a PsychoForHire. They will not take hitman jobs and will only kill someone if they deem that they have to during their job.
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This character can be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right. Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do and can work in other fields. Note that his position and his approach towards it is the core of the archetype and forms the basis of it. While they are motivated by earning money, it is not their primary motivation, which is to do good. They also have a strong code of ethics, so there ''are'' clear lines that will not cross. Thus, the Odd Jobs Hero cannot be a PrivateMilitaryContractors or a PsychoForHire.
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This character can be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right. Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do and can work in other fields. Note that his position and his approach towards it is the core of the archetype and forms the basis of it. While they are motivated by earning money, it is not their primary motivation, which is to do good. They also have a strong code of ethics, so there ''are'' clear lines that will not cross. Thus, the Odd Jobs Hero cannot be a PrivateMilitaryContractors or a PsychoForHire.
a PsychoForHire. They will not take hitman jobs and will only kill someone if they deem that they have to during their job.
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* [[Anime/CarriedByTheWindTsukikageRan Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran]]: the titular character is a female example of this archetype. She's an easygoing Ronin that scours around looking for money, and will bring herself to help people out when they're in need of it.*
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This character can be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right. Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do and can work in other fields. Note that his position and his approach towards it is the core of the archetype and forms the basis of it. While they are motivated by earning money, it is not their primary motivation, which is to do good. They also have a strong code of ethics, so there ''are'' clear lines that will not cross.
cross. Thus, the Odd Jobs Hero cannot be a PrivateMilitaryContractors or a PsychoForHire.
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* A PrivateDetective, BountyHunter, [[TheDrifter Drifter]], VigilanteMan, or something similar (or a combination of this). Their position can put them in conflict with authority.
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This character can be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right. Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do and can work in other fields. Note that his position and his approach towards it is the core of the archetype and forms the basis of it. While they are motivated by earning money, it's it is not their primary motivation, which is to do good. They also have a strong code of ethics, so there ''are'' clear lines they won't that will not cross.
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* The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]] is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. His life revolves around the odd jobs he takes on, typically jobs on matters that can't be take to the <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">traditional, lawful factions of the Bracer Guild and the police..
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* The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]] is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. His life revolves around the odd jobs he takes on, typically jobs on matters that can't be take to the <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">traditional, the traditional, lawful factions of the Bracer Guild and the police..
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* A PrivateDetective, BountyHunter, [[TheDrifter Drifter]], VigilanteMan, or something similar. Their position can put them in conflict with authority.
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If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]] work, he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]. And while they are few and far between, this character can be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right.
Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do and can work in other fields. Note that his position and his approach towards it is the core of the archetype. Those that typically work in their position would fall under ChaoticNeutral
* Only from a quick glance, I haven't gotten into this piece of media.
Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do and can work in other fields. Note that his position and his approach towards it is the core of the archetype. Those that typically work in their position would fall under ChaoticNeutral
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* Joseph Joestar from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency]]'' regularly picks fights with authority and his enemies, likes to cheat but has lines that he won't cross in doing so, is pretty cool as is typical for the series' protagonists, and has generally strong convictions that he's passionate about.
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* The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]] is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. He plays an important role as a middle ground between the criminal, villanious organizations of the series like Ouroboros and Heiyue, and the traditational, lawful factions like the Bracer Guild and the police.
* [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]'s protagonist, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]].
* [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]'s protagonist, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]].
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* The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]] is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. He plays an important role as a middle ground between His life revolves around the criminal, villanious organizations of the series like Ouroboros and Heiyue, and the traditational, odd jobs he takes on, typically jobs on matters that can't be take to the <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">traditional, lawful factions like the of the Bracer Guild and the police.
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* [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]'s protagonist, Yuri Lowell, is asnarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]].nobility]]. He end ups helping lots of people along the way, more so because of his ChronicHeroSyndrome than anything else.
* [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]'s protagonist, Yuri Lowell, is a
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* An outfit that primarily features cool or dark colors.
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* Particularly lazy and irresponsible, but is devoted and diligent to his work.
* Has a dry and sarcastic, and often rude exterior. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and more altruistic than he initially comes across.
* Laid-back and reserved most of the time, but becomes bold and passionate in times of crisis.
* Has a dry and sarcastic, and often rude exterior. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and more altruistic than he initially comes across.
* Laid-back and reserved most of the time, but becomes bold and passionate in times of crisis.
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* Has a dryand or sarcastic, and often rude exterior. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and more altruistic than he initially comes across.
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*Laid-back and reserved most Laid-back most of the time, but becomes bold can become bold and passionate in times of crisis.
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If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]] work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]. And while they are few and far between, this character can be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right.
Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do and can work in other fields.
Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do and can work in other fields.
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If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]] work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), Morality]] work, he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]. And while they are few and far between, this character can be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right.
right.
Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do and can work in other fields. Note that his position and his approach towards it is the core of the archetype. Those that typically work in their position would fall under ChaoticNeutral
*Only from a quick glance, I haven't gotten into this piece of media.
Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do and can work in other fields. Note that his position and his approach towards it is the core of the archetype. Those that typically work in their position would fall under ChaoticNeutral
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* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': Gintoki Sakata. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Spike Spiegel is BountyHunter that is primarily motivated by money and is slightly lazy. That being said, there's seem to be a good amount of altruism to him.
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Spike Spiegel is BountyHunter that is primarily motivated by money and is slightly lazy. That being said, there's seem to be a good amount of altruism to him.
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* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': Gintoki Sakata. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Spike Spiegel is BountyHunter that is primarily motivated by moneypachinko]]. Nonetheless, he's a badass that's very determined to get the job done and is slightly lazy. That being said, there's seem to be a good amount of altruism to him.doing the right thing.
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Spike Spiegel is BountyHunter that is primarily motivated by money
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* Vash the Stampede from ''Anime/TrigunStampede'' is a badass gunslinger that's very depressed and lonely. He drifts around, helping people out and trying to earn money whoever he can. He also refuses to kill anyone, regardless of the consequences.
* Yato from Characters/{{Noragami}} is arrogant, self-centered, and irresponsible, aiming to build a shrine for himself (since he's a god). He works towards this by taking on a lot of odd jobs, helping people in the process. And, he's surprisingly easygoing, considering his past.
* Yato from Characters/{{Noragami}} is arrogant, self-centered, and irresponsible, aiming to build a shrine for himself (since he's a god). He works towards this by taking on a lot of odd jobs, helping people in the process. And, he's surprisingly easygoing, considering his past.
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* Vash the Stampede from ''Anime/TrigunStampede'' is a badass gunslinger that's very depressed and lonely. He drifts around, helping people out and trying to earn money whoever he can. He also refuses to kill anyone, regardless of the consequences.
consequences.*
* Yato from Characters/{{Noragami}} is arrogant, self-centered, and irresponsible, aiming to build a shrine for himself (since he's a god). He works towards this by taking on a lot of odd jobs, helping people in the process. And, he's surprisingly easygoing, considering his past.*
* Yato from Characters/{{Noragami}} is arrogant, self-centered, and irresponsible, aiming to build a shrine for himself (since he's a god). He works towards this by taking on a lot of odd jobs, helping people in the process. And, he's surprisingly easygoing, considering his past.*
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Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do.
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* Yato from Characters/{{Noragami}} is <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">arrogant, self-centered, and irresponsible, aiming to build a shrin<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">e for himself (since he's a god). He works towards this by taking on a lot of odd jobs, helping people in the process.
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* Yato from Characters/{{Noragami}} is <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">arrogant, arrogant, self-centered, and irresponsible, aiming to build a shrin<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">e shrine for himself (since he's a god). He works towards this by taking on a lot of odd jobs, helping people in the process.
process. And, he's surprisingly easygoing, considering his past.
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The Gintoki Expy is a character that's based on and or inspired by Gintoki Sakata from ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' (who [[TropeMakers started]] or [[TropeCodifier codified]] the trope). The common characteristics of this archetype include:
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* An [[AntiHero Anti-Hero]] with ChaoticGood morality.
* He's an orphan, occasionally with some kind of [[DarkAndTroubledPast Dark and Troubled Past]].
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* Has a dry and sarcastic, and often rude exterior. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and more caring than he initially comes across.
* Works in a legally and morally grey position doing odd jobs or something similar.
* A badass.
* Particularly lazy and irresponsible, but is dedicated and diligent in his work.
* Has a dry and sarcastic, and often rude exterior. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and more caring than he initially comes across.
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colors.
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similar that can put him at odds with authority.
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​A badass or otherwise very cool.
* Particularly lazy and irresponsible, but isdedicated devoted and diligent in to his work.
* Has a dry and sarcastic, and often rude exterior. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and morecaring altruistic than he initially comes across.
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* A [[PragmaticHero Pragmatic decision-maker]].
If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]] work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]. Gintoki Sakata himself exhibits every characteristic, and the variations of the archetype that have spawned from him don't tend to stray too far from his core, defining traits. And while they are few and far between, this character will be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right.[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Spike Spiegel can be counted as a notable predecessor of the archetype. He's a BountyHunter that is primarily motivated by money and is slightly lazy.
If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]] work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]. Gintoki Sakata himself exhibits every characteristic, and the variations of the archetype that have spawned from him don't tend to stray too far from his core, defining traits. And while they are few and far between, this character will be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right.[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Spike Spiegel can be counted as a notable predecessor of the archetype. He's a BountyHunter that is primarily motivated by money and is slightly lazy.
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* A [[PragmaticHero A [[PragmaticHero Pragmatic decision-maker]].
If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]] work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]].Gintoki Sakata himself exhibits every characteristic, and the variations of the archetype that have spawned from him don't tend to stray too far from his core, defining traits. And while they are few and far between, this character will can be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right.right.
Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do.
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* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': GintokiSakata, the codifier of the trope.Sakata. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Spike Spiegelcan be counted as a notable predecessor of the archetype. He's a BountyHunter that is BountyHunter that is primarily motivated by money and is slightly lazy.lazy. That being said, there's seem to be a good amount of altruism to him.
* Joseph Joestar from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency]]'' regularly picks fights with authority and his enemies, likes to cheat but has lines that he won't cross in doing so, is pretty cool as is typical for the series' protagonists, and has generally strong convictions that he's passionate about.
* Vash the Stampede from ''Anime/TrigunStampede'' is a badass gunslinger that's very depressed and lonely. He drifts around, helping people out and trying to earn money whoever he can. He also refuses to kill anyone, regardless of the consequences.
* Yato from Characters/{{Noragami}} is <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">arrogant, self-centered, and irresponsible, aiming to build a shrin<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">e for himself (since he's a god). He works towards this by taking on a lot of odd jobs, helping people in the process.
If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]] work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]].
Contrast [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Hero]], who will ''only'' do the good that they're paid to do.
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* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': Gintoki
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Spike Spiegel
* Joseph Joestar from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency]]'' regularly picks fights with authority and his enemies, likes to cheat but has lines that he won't cross in doing so, is pretty cool as is typical for the series' protagonists, and has generally strong convictions that he's passionate about.
* Vash the Stampede from ''Anime/TrigunStampede'' is a badass gunslinger that's very depressed and lonely. He drifts around, helping people out and trying to earn money whoever he can. He also refuses to kill anyone, regardless of the consequences.
* Yato from Characters/{{Noragami}} is <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">arrogant, self-centered, and irresponsible, aiming to build a shrin<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">e for himself (since he's a god). He works towards this by taking on a lot of odd jobs, helping people in the process.
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* TheProtagonist and TheLeader. He is AlwaysMale.
* Always an [[AntiHero Anti-Hero]]. He falls into a morally grey zone, and YMMV on whether he leans more towards the black or the white, but he is always ChaoticGood. When push comes to shove, expect him to always do the right thing.
* He starts off as a BadassNormal that ultimately winds up being TheUnchosenOne.
* [[ConvenientlyAnOrphan Conveniently an Orphan]], occasionally with a [[DarkAndTroubledPast Dark and Troubled Past]]. His past often starts off as a mystery, though it is gradually revealed to the audience as the story goes as it is relevant to his character arc and or the overall story.
* Older than most of the other main characters, and never a teenager. This means that he's [[ExperiencedProtagonist decidedly more worldly and experienced]] than the younger main characters he ends up becoming a mentor to. If he's dealing with kids, he will likely [[FriendToAllChildren expect him to be good with them]] and act as their [[BigBrotherMentor Big Brother figure]] or a ParentalSubstitute.
* An outfit that primarily features a cool or dark color, such as blue or purple... but usually black.
* Works in a legally and morally grey position doing odd jobs or something similar, and [[IWorkAlone he prefers to work this job by himself]]. Such a position might mean he's in the underworld, and if he is, the Gintoki Expy will usually have a far stronger code of ethics than those in it.
* Being a badass is one of his most prominent traits. Expect him to have several [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Moments of Awesome]].
* He can be known to be particularly lazy and irresponsible, often spending his free time lounging around or indulging in his hobbies. But when it comes to the matter of work, he is incredibly dedicated and diligent.
* Always a passionate SweetTooth, a RunningGag throughout the story. He can have a few other passions too, but sweets is his biggest one.
* He's dry and sarcastic, and often rude. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and cares much more about his TrueCompanions than he initially lets on. He will happy sacrifice himself for them, though you'd be hard-pressed to get him to admit it.
** And despite his status as an [[AntiHero Anti-Hero]] that claims he's only OnlyInItForTheMoney, he always suffers from ChronicHeroSyndrome.
* Being incredibly charismatic/a MagneticHero.
* They're pretty laid-back and reserved most of the time, and in times of crisis (or in fights) they can become especially bold and [[HotBlooded Hot-Blooded]].
* He is known to be [[PragmaticHero pragmatic in his decision-making]], and also [[CombatPragmatist pragmatic in combat]] to a lesser extent.
* In an Action Series, he's typically a swordsman that [[WeaponAcrossTheShoulder holds it across his shoulder]].
* ChickMagnet.
* Typically pretty modest about himself, typically in regards to his skills and accomplishments.
* Always an [[AntiHero Anti-Hero]]. He falls into a morally grey zone, and YMMV on whether he leans more towards the black or the white, but he is always ChaoticGood. When push comes to shove, expect him to always do the right thing.
* He starts off as a BadassNormal that ultimately winds up being TheUnchosenOne.
* [[ConvenientlyAnOrphan Conveniently an Orphan]], occasionally with a [[DarkAndTroubledPast Dark and Troubled Past]]. His past often starts off as a mystery, though it is gradually revealed to the audience as the story goes as it is relevant to his character arc and or the overall story.
* Older than most of the other main characters, and never a teenager. This means that he's [[ExperiencedProtagonist decidedly more worldly and experienced]] than the younger main characters he ends up becoming a mentor to. If he's dealing with kids, he will likely [[FriendToAllChildren expect him to be good with them]] and act as their [[BigBrotherMentor Big Brother figure]] or a ParentalSubstitute.
* An outfit that primarily features a cool or dark color, such as blue or purple... but usually black.
* Works in a legally and morally grey position doing odd jobs or something similar, and [[IWorkAlone he prefers to work this job by himself]]. Such a position might mean he's in the underworld, and if he is, the Gintoki Expy will usually have a far stronger code of ethics than those in it.
* Being a badass is one of his most prominent traits. Expect him to have several [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Moments of Awesome]].
* He can be known to be particularly lazy and irresponsible, often spending his free time lounging around or indulging in his hobbies. But when it comes to the matter of work, he is incredibly dedicated and diligent.
* Always a passionate SweetTooth, a RunningGag throughout the story. He can have a few other passions too, but sweets is his biggest one.
* He's dry and sarcastic, and often rude. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and cares much more about his TrueCompanions than he initially lets on. He will happy sacrifice himself for them, though you'd be hard-pressed to get him to admit it.
** And despite his status as an [[AntiHero Anti-Hero]] that claims he's only OnlyInItForTheMoney, he always suffers from ChronicHeroSyndrome.
* Being incredibly charismatic/a MagneticHero.
* They're pretty laid-back and reserved most of the time, and in times of crisis (or in fights) they can become especially bold and [[HotBlooded Hot-Blooded]].
* He is known to be [[PragmaticHero pragmatic in his decision-making]], and also [[CombatPragmatist pragmatic in combat]] to a lesser extent.
* In an Action Series, he's typically a swordsman that [[WeaponAcrossTheShoulder holds it across his shoulder]].
* ChickMagnet.
* Typically pretty modest about himself, typically in regards to his skills and accomplishments.
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* Always an [[AntiHero Anti-Hero]]. He falls into a morally grey zone, and YMMV on whether he leans more towards the black or the white, but he is always ChaoticGood. When push comes to shove, expect him toTheProtagonist (and always do the right thing.
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Past]].
* Older than most of the other maincharacters, and never a teenager. This means that he's [[ExperiencedProtagonist decidedly more worldly and experienced]] than the younger main characters he ends up becoming a mentor to. If he's dealing with kids, he will likely [[FriendToAllChildren expect him to be good with them]] and act as their [[BigBrotherMentor Big Brother figure]] or a ParentalSubstitute.
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* Works in a legally and morally grey position doing odd jobs or somethingsimilar, and [[IWorkAlone he prefers to work this job by himself]]. Such a position might mean he's in the underworld, and if he is, the Gintoki Expy will usually have a far stronger code of ethics than those in it.
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* In an Action Series, he's typically a swordsman that [[WeaponAcrossTheShoulder holds it across his shoulder]].
* ChickMagnet.
* Typically pretty modest about himself, typically in regards to his skills and accomplishments.A [[PragmaticHero Pragmatic decision-maker]].
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* <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. He plays an important role as a middle ground between the criminal, villanious organizations of the series like Ouroboros and Heiyue, and the traditational, lawful factions like the Bracer Guild and the police.
* [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">'s protagonist, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.
* [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">'s protagonist, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.
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* <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak the VideoGame/TrailsSeries' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> is arc]] is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. He plays an important role as a middle ground between the criminal, villanious organizations of the series like Ouroboros and Heiyue, and the traditational, lawful factions like the Bracer Guild and the police.
* [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales ofVesperia]]<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">'s Vesperia]]'s protagonist, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.nobility]].
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[[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]'s protagonist, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]].
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[[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]'s protagonist, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]].
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* <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The protagonist ofthe VideoGame/TrailsSeries' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak the VideoGame/TrailsSeries<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]] is arc]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. He plays an important role as a middle ground between the criminal, villanious organizations of the series like Ouroboros and Heiyue, and the traditational, lawful factions like the Bracer Guild and the police.
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* [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]'s Vesperia]]<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">'s protagonist, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]].
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[[/folder]][[folder:Video Games]]The Games]]* The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]] is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. He plays an important role as a middle ground between the criminal, villanious organizations of the series like Ouroboros and Heiyue, and the traditational, lawful factions like the Bracer Guild and the police.police.
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* <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]'s protagonist, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]].
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[[/folder]][[folder:Video Games]]* <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Games]]The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak the VideoGame/TrailsSeries' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">is arc]] is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. He plays an important role as a middle ground between the criminal, villanious organizations of the series like Ouroboros and Heiyue, and the traditational, lawful factions like the Bracer Guild and the police.
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[[/folder]][[folder:Video Games]]* <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> is 255);"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. He plays an important role as a middle ground between the criminal, villanious organizations of the series like Ouroboros and Heiyue, and the traditational, lawful factions like the Bracer Guild and the police.
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* <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The protagonist of [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.
* <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The protagonist of [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.
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[[/folder]][[folder:Video Games]]* The <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak the VideoGame/TrailsSeries<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]] is arc]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. He plays an important role as a middle ground between the criminal, villanious organizations of the series like Ouroboros and Heiyue, and the traditational, lawful factions like the Bracer Guild and the police.
* <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255,255);">The protagonist of [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia 255);">[[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, Vesperia]]'s protagonist, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.nobility]].
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[[/folder]][[folder:Video Games]]* The protagonist of [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]], Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]].
* The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]] is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. He plays an important role as a middle ground between the criminal, villanious organizations of the series like Ouroboros and Heiyue, and the traditational, lawful factions like the Bracer Guild and the police.
* The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]] is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. He plays an important role as a middle ground between the criminal, villanious organizations of the series like Ouroboros and Heiyue, and the traditational, lawful factions like the Bracer Guild and the police.
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[[/folder]][[folder:Video Games]]* The protagonist of [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]], Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]].
*The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]] is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. He plays an important role as a middle ground between the criminal, villanious organizations of the series like Ouroboros and Heiyue, and the traditational, lawful factions like the Bracer Guild and the police.police.
* <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The protagonist of [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.
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* <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The protagonist of [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the matter of the law into his own hands for the sake of the greater good after becoming disgusting and filled with ire towards [[AristocratsAreEvil the cruel nobility]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.
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[[/folder]][[folder:Video Games]]* ''Tales Series'':<ul style="border-left-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.5);">[[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Tales of the Abyss]]
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[[/folder]][[folder:Video Games]]* ''Tales Series'':<ul style="border-left-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.5);">[[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss The protagonist of [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]], Yuri Lowell, is a snarky Vigilante Man that decided to take the Abyss]]
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If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]] work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]. Gintoki Sakata himself exhibits every characteristic, and the variations of the archetype that have spawned from him don't tend to stray too far from his core, defining traits. And while they are few and far between, this character will be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right.[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* Manga/{{Gintama}}: Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].
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If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]] work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]. Gintoki Sakata himself exhibits every characteristic, and the variations of the archetype that have spawned from him don't tend to stray too far from his core, defining traits. And while they are few and far between, this character will be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right.[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* Manga/{{Gintama}}: Manga]]
* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].
* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].
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If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]] work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]. Gintoki Sakata himself exhibits every characteristic, and the variations of the archetype that have spawned from him don't tend to stray too far from his core, defining traits. And while they are few and far between, this character will be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right.[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* <em style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;">
* Manga/{{Gintama}}<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.
* Manga/{{Gintama}}<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.
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If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]] work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]. Gintoki Sakata himself exhibits every characteristic, and the variations of the archetype that have spawned from him don't tend to stray too far from his core, defining traits. And while they are few and far between, this character will be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]] when done right.[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* <em style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;">
* Manga/{{Gintama}}<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">:Manga/{{Gintama}}: Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.pachinko]].
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The Gintoki Expy is a character that's based on and or inspired by Gintoki Sakata from Manga/{{Gintama}} (who [[TropeMakers started]] or [[TropeCodifier codified]] the trope). The common characteristics of this archetype include:
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The Gintoki Expy is a character that's based on and or inspired by Gintoki Sakata from Manga/{{Gintama}} (who [[TropeMakers from ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' (who [[TropeMakers started]] or [[TropeCodifier codified]] the trope). The common characteristics of this archetype include:
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If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. Gintoki Sakata himself exhibits every characteristic, and the variations of the archetype that have spawned from him don't tend to stray too far from his core, defining traits. And while they are few and far between, this character will be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> when done right<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.<hr> open/close all folders[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* <em style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;">Manga/{{Gintama}}</em>: Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].
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If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> work Morality]] work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.Nemesis]]. Gintoki Sakata himself exhibits every characteristic, and the variations of the archetype that have spawned from him don't tend to stray too far from his core, defining traits. And while they are few and far between, this character will be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]]<span fans]] when done right.[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* <em style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;">
* Manga/{{Gintama}}<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255,255);"> when done right<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.<hr> open/close all folders[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* <em style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;">Manga/{{Gintama}}</em>: 255);">: Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].pachinko]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.
* Manga/{{Gintama}}<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
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If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. Gintoki Sakata himself exhibits every characteristic, and the variations of the archetype that have spawned from him don't tend to stray too far from his core, defining traits. And while they are few and far between, this character will be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> when done right<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.<hr> open/close all folders[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* <em style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;">Manga/{{Gintama}}</em>: Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].
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* TheProtagonist<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> and TheLeader<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. He is AlwaysMale<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.
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* TheProtagonist<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> and TheLeader<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. TheProtagonist and TheLeader. He is AlwaysMale<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.is AlwaysMale.
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* He's dry and sarcastic, and often rude. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and cares much more about his TrueCompanions than he initially lets on. He will happy sacrifice himself for them, though you'd be hard-pressed to get him to admit it.<ul style="border-left-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.5);">And despite his status as an [[AntiHero Anti-Hero]] that claims he's only OnlyInItForTheMoney, he always suffers from ChronicHeroSyndrome.
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* He's dry and sarcastic, and often rude. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and cares much more about his TrueCompanions than he initially lets on. He will happy sacrifice himself for them, though you'd be hard-pressed to get him to admit it.<ul style="border-left-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.5);">And despite his status as an [[AntiHero Anti-Hero]] that claims he's only OnlyInItForTheMoney, he always suffers from ChronicHeroSyndrome.
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. Gintoki Sakata himself exhibits every characteristic, and the variations of the archetype that have spawned from him don't tend to stray too far from his core, defining traits. And while they are few and far between, this character will be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> when done right<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.<hr> open/close all folders[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* <em style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;">Manga/{{Gintama}}</em>: Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Gintoki Expy is a character that's based on and or inspired by Gintoki Sakata from <em style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;">Manga/{{Gintama}}</em><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> (who [[TropeMakers started]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> or [[TropeCodifier codified]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> the trope). The common characteristics of this archetype include:<ul style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;">* TheProtagonist and TheLeader. He is AlwaysMale.
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Gintoki Expy is a character that's based on and or inspired by Gintoki Sakata from <em style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;">Manga/{{Gintama}}</em><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> (who [[TropeMakers started]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> or [[TropeCodifier codified]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> the trope). The common characteristics of this archetype include:<ul style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;">* TheProtagonist and TheLeader. He is AlwaysMale.
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* He's dry and sarcastic, and often rude. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and cares much more about his TrueCompanions than he initially lets on. He will happy sacrifice himself for them, though you'd be hard-pressed to get him to admit it.<ul style="border-left-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.5);">And despite his status as an [[AntiHero Anti-Hero]] that claims he's only OnlyInItForTheMoney, he always suffers from ChronicHeroSyndrome.
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* He's dry and sarcastic, and often rude. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and cares much more about his TrueCompanions than he initially lets on. He will happy sacrifice himself for them, though you'd be hard-pressed to get him to admit it.<ul style="border-left-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.5);">And despite his status as an [[AntiHero Anti-Hero]] that claims he's only OnlyInItForTheMoney, he always suffers from ChronicHeroSyndrome.
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. Gintoki Sakata himself exhibits every characteristic, and the variations of the archetype that have spawned from him don't tend to stray too far from his core, defining traits. And while they are few and far between, this character will be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> when done right<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.<hr> open/close all folders[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* <em style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;">Manga/{{Gintama}}</em>: Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].
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[[/folder]][[folder:Video Games]]* ''Tales Series'':<ul style="border-left-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.5);">[[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales of Vesperia]]'s protagonist, Yuri Lowell is a VigilanteMan that decided to take the Abyss]]
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Gintoki Expy is a character that's based on and or inspired by Gintoki Sakata from <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Gintama<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (who <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;">started<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> or <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;">codified<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> the trope). Common characteristics of this archetype include: * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">The Protagonist<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> and <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">The Leader<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. He is <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Always Male<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Always an <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Anti-Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. He falls into a morally grey zone, and YMMV on whether he leans more towards the black or the white, but he is always <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chaotic Good<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He's a <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Badass Normal<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> that ultimately winds up being <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">The Unchosen One<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Conveniently an Orphan<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, occasionally with a <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Dark and Troubled Past<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. His past often starts off as a mystery, though it is gradually revealed to the audience as the story goes as it is relevant to his character arc and or the overall story.
<ul style="padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">If his past is relevant to the story, expect his <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Childhood Friends<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> to show up and meet the Gintoki Expy for the first time in a long time. They're usually in bigger positions than the Gintoki Expy and their relationship with him will also play a significant role in the story.
** <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">If his past is relevant to the story, expect his <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Childhood Friends<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> to show up and meet the Gintoki Expy for the first time in a long time. They're usually in bigger positions than the Gintoki Expy and their relationship with him will also play a significant role in the story.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Older than most of the other main characters, and never a teenager. This means that he's <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">decidedly more worldly and experienced<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> than the younger main characters he ends up as a mentor to. If he's dealing with kids, <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">expect them to be good with them<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">An outfit that primarily features a cool or dark color, such as blue or purple... but usually black.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Works in a legally and morally grey position doing odd jobs or something similar, and <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">he prefers to work this job by himself<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. Such a position might mean he's in the underworld, and if so the Gintoki Expy will usually have a far better sense of morality and or a stronger code of ethics than anyone else in it.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Being a badass is one of his most prominent traits. Expect him to have several <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Moments of Awesome<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He can be known to be particularly lazy, often spending his free time lounging around or indulging in his hobbies. But when it comes to the matter of work, he is incredibly dedicated and diligent.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Always a passionate <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Sweet Tooth<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, a <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Running Gag<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> throughout the story. He can have a few other passions too, but sweets is his biggest one.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He's dry and sarcastic, and can be rude at times. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and cares much more about his <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">True Companions<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> than he initially lets on. He will happy sacrifice himself for them, though you'd be hard-pressed to get him to admit it.
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** <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">And despite his status as an <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Anti-Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> that claims <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">he'll only help out if he's paid for it<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, he will always suffer from <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chronic Hero Syndrome<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Being incredibly charismatic, making him the <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Magnetic Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">They're pretty laid-back and reserved most of the time, and in times of crisis (or in fights) they can become especially bold and <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Hot-Blooded<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He is known to be <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">pragmatic in his decision-making<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, and also <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">pragmatic in combat<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> to some lesser extent.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">In an Action Series, he is always a swordman that <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">holds it across his shoulder<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chick Magnet<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, with most of the female main cast having some level of romantic interest in him. Despite this, the Gintoki Expy doesn't make any serious or direct advances towards them.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">This character is always very modest about himself, typically in regards to his skills and accomplishment
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Always an <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Anti-Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. He falls into a morally grey zone, and YMMV on whether he leans more towards the black or the white, but he is always <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chaotic Good<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He's a <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Badass Normal<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> that ultimately winds up being <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">The Unchosen One<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Conveniently an Orphan<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, occasionally with a <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Dark and Troubled Past<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. His past often starts off as a mystery, though it is gradually revealed to the audience as the story goes as it is relevant to his character arc and or the overall story.
<ul style="padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">If his past is relevant to the story, expect his <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Childhood Friends<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> to show up and meet the Gintoki Expy for the first time in a long time. They're usually in bigger positions than the Gintoki Expy and their relationship with him will also play a significant role in the story.
** <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">If his past is relevant to the story, expect his <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Childhood Friends<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> to show up and meet the Gintoki Expy for the first time in a long time. They're usually in bigger positions than the Gintoki Expy and their relationship with him will also play a significant role in the story.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Older than most of the other main characters, and never a teenager. This means that he's <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">decidedly more worldly and experienced<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> than the younger main characters he ends up as a mentor to. If he's dealing with kids, <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">expect them to be good with them<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">An outfit that primarily features a cool or dark color, such as blue or purple... but usually black.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Works in a legally and morally grey position doing odd jobs or something similar, and <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">he prefers to work this job by himself<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. Such a position might mean he's in the underworld, and if so the Gintoki Expy will usually have a far better sense of morality and or a stronger code of ethics than anyone else in it.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Being a badass is one of his most prominent traits. Expect him to have several <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Moments of Awesome<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He can be known to be particularly lazy, often spending his free time lounging around or indulging in his hobbies. But when it comes to the matter of work, he is incredibly dedicated and diligent.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Always a passionate <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Sweet Tooth<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, a <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Running Gag<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> throughout the story. He can have a few other passions too, but sweets is his biggest one.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He's dry and sarcastic, and can be rude at times. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and cares much more about his <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">True Companions<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> than he initially lets on. He will happy sacrifice himself for them, though you'd be hard-pressed to get him to admit it.
<ul style="padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">And despite his status as an <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Anti-Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> that claims <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">he'll only help out if he's paid for it<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, he will always suffer from <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chronic Hero Syndrome<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
** <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">And despite his status as an <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Anti-Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> that claims <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">he'll only help out if he's paid for it<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, he will always suffer from <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chronic Hero Syndrome<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Being incredibly charismatic, making him the <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Magnetic Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">They're pretty laid-back and reserved most of the time, and in times of crisis (or in fights) they can become especially bold and <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Hot-Blooded<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He is known to be <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">pragmatic in his decision-making<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, and also <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">pragmatic in combat<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> to some lesser extent.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">In an Action Series, he is always a swordman that <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">holds it across his shoulder<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chick Magnet<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, with most of the female main cast having some level of romantic interest in him. Despite this, the Gintoki Expy doesn't make any serious or direct advances towards them.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">This character is always very modest about himself, typically in regards to his skills and accomplishment
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If he's in a [[BlackAndGrayMorality Black-and-Gray Morality]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> work (which is most common for this archetype to appear in), he will likely have a [[NoNonsenseNemesis No-Nonsense Nemesis]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. Gintoki Sakata himself exhibits every characteristic, and the variations of the archetype that have spawned from him don't tend to stray too far from his core, defining traits. And while they are few and far between, this character will be [[BreakoutCharacter wildly popular with fans]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> when done right<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.<hr> open/close all folders[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* <em style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;">Manga/{{Gintama}}</em>: Gintoki Sakata, the codifier of the trope. He runs Yorozuya Odd Jobs and is usually behind on paying rent due to a lack of consistent business, often spending his free time enjoying sweets, reading Shonen Jump, or [[TheGambler losing money playing pachinko]].
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Spike Spiegel can be counted as a notable predecessor of the archetype. He's a BountyHunter that is primarily motivated by money and is slightly lazy.
[[/folder]][[folder:Video Games]]* ''Tales Series'':<ul style="border-left-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.5);">[[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Tales of the Abyss]]
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* The protagonist of the VideoGame/TrailsSeries' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak Calvard arc]] is Van Arkride, a private detective that resides in the country's capital. He plays an important role as a middle ground between the criminal, villanious organizations of the series like Ouroboros and Heiyue, and the traditational, lawful factions like the Bracer Guild and the police.
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Gintoki Expy is a character that's based on and or inspired by Gintoki Sakata from <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Gintama<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (who <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;">started<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> or <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;">codified<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> the trope). Common characteristics of this archetype include: * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">The Protagonist<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> and <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">The Leader<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. He is <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Always Male<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Always an <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Anti-Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. He falls into a morally grey zone, and YMMV on whether he leans more towards the black or the white, but he is always <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chaotic Good<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He's a <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Badass Normal<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> that ultimately winds up being <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">The Unchosen One<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Conveniently an Orphan<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, occasionally with a <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Dark and Troubled Past<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. His past often starts off as a mystery, though it is gradually revealed to the audience as the story goes as it is relevant to his character arc and or the overall story.
<ul style="padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">If his past is relevant to the story, expect his <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Childhood Friends<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> to show up and meet the Gintoki Expy for the first time in a long time. They're usually in bigger positions than the Gintoki Expy and their relationship with him will also play a significant role in the story.
** <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">If his past is relevant to the story, expect his <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Childhood Friends<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> to show up and meet the Gintoki Expy for the first time in a long time. They're usually in bigger positions than the Gintoki Expy and their relationship with him will also play a significant role in the story.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Older than most of the other main characters, and never a teenager. This means that he's <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">decidedly more worldly and experienced<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> than the younger main characters he ends up as a mentor to. If he's dealing with kids, <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">expect them to be good with them<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">An outfit that primarily features a cool or dark color, such as blue or purple... but usually black.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Works in a legally and morally grey position doing odd jobs or something similar, and <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">he prefers to work this job by himself<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. Such a position might mean he's in the underworld, and if so the Gintoki Expy will usually have a far better sense of morality and or a stronger code of ethics than anyone else in it.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Being a badass is one of his most prominent traits. Expect him to have several <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Moments of Awesome<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He can be known to be particularly lazy, often spending his free time lounging around or indulging in his hobbies. But when it comes to the matter of work, he is incredibly dedicated and diligent.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Always a passionate <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Sweet Tooth<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, a <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Running Gag<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> throughout the story. He can have a few other passions too, but sweets is his biggest one.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He's dry and sarcastic, and can be rude at times. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and cares much more about his <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">True Companions<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> than he initially lets on. He will happy sacrifice himself for them, though you'd be hard-pressed to get him to admit it.
<ul style="padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">And despite his status as an <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Anti-Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> that claims <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">he'll only help out if he's paid for it<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, he will always suffer from <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chronic Hero Syndrome<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
** <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">And despite his status as an <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Anti-Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> that claims <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">he'll only help out if he's paid for it<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, he will always suffer from <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chronic Hero Syndrome<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Being incredibly charismatic, making him the <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Magnetic Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">They're pretty laid-back and reserved most of the time, and in times of crisis (or in fights) they can become especially bold and <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Hot-Blooded<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He is known to be <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">pragmatic in his decision-making<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, and also <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">pragmatic in combat<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> to some lesser extent.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">In an Action Series, he is always a swordman that <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">holds it across his shoulder<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chick Magnet<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, with most of the female main cast having some level of romantic interest in him. Despite this, the Gintoki Expy doesn't make any serious or direct advances towards them.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">This character is always very modest about himself, typically in regards to his skills and accomplishment
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Always an <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Anti-Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. He falls into a morally grey zone, and YMMV on whether he leans more towards the black or the white, but he is always <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chaotic Good<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He's a <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Badass Normal<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> that ultimately winds up being <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">The Unchosen One<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Conveniently an Orphan<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, occasionally with a <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Dark and Troubled Past<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. His past often starts off as a mystery, though it is gradually revealed to the audience as the story goes as it is relevant to his character arc and or the overall story.
<ul style="padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">If his past is relevant to the story, expect his <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Childhood Friends<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> to show up and meet the Gintoki Expy for the first time in a long time. They're usually in bigger positions than the Gintoki Expy and their relationship with him will also play a significant role in the story.
** <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">If his past is relevant to the story, expect his <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Childhood Friends<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> to show up and meet the Gintoki Expy for the first time in a long time. They're usually in bigger positions than the Gintoki Expy and their relationship with him will also play a significant role in the story.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Older than most of the other main characters, and never a teenager. This means that he's <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">decidedly more worldly and experienced<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> than the younger main characters he ends up as a mentor to. If he's dealing with kids, <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">expect them to be good with them<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">An outfit that primarily features a cool or dark color, such as blue or purple... but usually black.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Works in a legally and morally grey position doing odd jobs or something similar, and <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">he prefers to work this job by himself<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">. Such a position might mean he's in the underworld, and if so the Gintoki Expy will usually have a far better sense of morality and or a stronger code of ethics than anyone else in it.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Being a badass is one of his most prominent traits. Expect him to have several <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Moments of Awesome<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He can be known to be particularly lazy, often spending his free time lounging around or indulging in his hobbies. But when it comes to the matter of work, he is incredibly dedicated and diligent.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Always a passionate <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Sweet Tooth<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, a <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Running Gag<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> throughout the story. He can have a few other passions too, but sweets is his biggest one.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He's dry and sarcastic, and can be rude at times. Nevertheless, he's far kinder and cares much more about his <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">True Companions<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> than he initially lets on. He will happy sacrifice himself for them, though you'd be hard-pressed to get him to admit it.
<ul style="padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">And despite his status as an <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Anti-Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> that claims <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">he'll only help out if he's paid for it<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, he will always suffer from <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chronic Hero Syndrome<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
** <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">And despite his status as an <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Anti-Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> that claims <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">he'll only help out if he's paid for it<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, he will always suffer from <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chronic Hero Syndrome<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Being incredibly charismatic, making him the <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Magnetic Hero<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">They're pretty laid-back and reserved most of the time, and in times of crisis (or in fights) they can become especially bold and <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Hot-Blooded<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">He is known to be <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">pragmatic in his decision-making<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, and also <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">pragmatic in combat<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;"> to some lesser extent.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">In an Action Series, he is always a swordman that <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">holds it across his shoulder<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">Chick Magnet<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">, with most of the female main cast having some level of romantic interest in him. Despite this, the Gintoki Expy doesn't make any serious or direct advances towards them.
* <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc24e4cf-7fff-0563-073d-80ecc761b004" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-wrap: wrap;">This character is always very modest about himself, typically in regards to his skills and accomplishment
