History VerbalTic / VisualNovels

* Played with in ''[[VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia Fate/hollow ataraxia]]'' when the cast gets drunk and then adds animal tics to their speech such as nya! (cat) or wan (dog) based on what their favorite animal is.
** In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' itself, Saber has a particular way of pronouncing Shirou's name (she stresses the wrong syllable) that is subtle enough that many English speakers don't pick up on it, but in-story is said to be very distinctive. Rider makes a similar mispronunciation.
* Moran in ''VisualNovel/ShikkokuNoSharnoth'' often answers statements or questions with either 'Yes. No.' or 'No. Yes.' followed by an explanation.
* Misuzu Kamio in ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'', who is fascinated with dinosaurs, often says "Gao" (the sound a dinosaur makes in Japanese) when surprised, distressed or embarrassed.
* ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' is full of such characters: Nayuki ("nyuu"), Makoto ("auu"), and Ayu ("uguu"), to the point of being overdone. It adds tremendously to the [[{{Moe}} moe factor]] of the girls though, especially in Ayu's case - it's just ''so'' darn cute, which it is also helped by the marvelous performance of Creator/YuiHorie, Ayu's voice actress.
** Though not a heroine, Sayuri Kurata from ''Kanon'' tends to say "ho-e?" in addition to her more usual "ahaha." Whether or not this is influenced by Sakura from ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' is unclear; although, due to Sakura's GenkiGirl personality, her ho-es are usually much more verbal.
* ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'':
** Nagisa Furukawa is fond of ending her sentences with desu~.
** Also used for a DeconstructiveParody: Tomoya suggests that Sunohara add 'and a toilet seat cover' at the end of every sentence. Sunohara does so, but later frustratedly complains that it's ruining every serious sentence of his.
** Kotomi Ichinose has a habit of ending her sentences with "-no".
* ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'' has 'wafu~' for Kud, which she uses all the time, and 'fuee' for Komari, mostly as an expression of surprise.
* Several characters in ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'':
** Rena Ryuuguu has a habit of repeating the final words of sentences, most famously ''kana, kana'' (I wonder, I wonder). More to the point, "kana kana" is supposed to be the sound higurashi cicada make. She also has her "Hau!" exclamation whenever she goes into "ImTakingHerHomeWithMe-mode". At one point Keiichi directly tells her "Stop 'hau'-ing, already!"
** Satoko Hojo has a habit of speaking with over-formal grammar and ending her sentences with ''wa'', giving the impression she's trying very very hard to sound like TheOjou. Her actual reason is [[spoiler:her family was hated by the villagers so she tries to sound ultra-polite so that others won't hate her]]. Satoko also uses "nii nii" to refer to her older brother, which sounds childish, but is also the name of a different kind of cicada.
** Rika Furude likes to use ''nipaa~'' (an onomatopoeia for 'smiling') and ''mii'' (a kitten meowing, translated in the English release of the manga as "mew"). Technically, not onomatopoeia but phenomime. Rika also has a habit of saying "nano desu" after her sentences, which is translated as "Sir" in the official manga translation (she uses sir for everyone, including her friends, no matter their gender).
** Hanyuu's trademark is a cry of ''au au au!'' when she is upset.
** In the second episode of ''Higurashi Kira'', Fairy Hanyuu ends most of her sentences by saying her own name.
* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'':
** Maria has her trademark "Uu~." There's a reason she makes that sound so often; one day she forgot the words to a song, so she replaced the words with an "uu-" sound. It made her mother Rosa smile, so from that point on Maria believed that saying "uu-" was a spell for happiness, so she'll use it even more when she's feeling unhappy or stressed. It's also deconstructed; if Rosa is to be believed, the weird speech pattern is one of the reasons why Maria is bullied in school and has no friends. Rosa herself no longer finds Maria's "uu~" sound as cute as she once did and can become very easily irritated by it, to the point of [[AbusiveParents hitting Maria when she says it too much]].
** In the English translation of the visual novels, [[SdrawkcabName Dlanor]] A. Knox always puts emphasis on the last word of every SENTENCE. Which is written in UPPERCASE. The Japanese version has her end her sentences in copulas written in katakana.

* In ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously'', Haguro likes to add -kei in random places.
* In ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'', Misha loves to add "Wahaha~" to the ends of her sentences. And her beginnings. For that matter, she'll just randomly say it.

* In ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'', Sigma has a rather unusual tic of "talking like a cat whenever talking about cats". This results in a good number of cat puns, and a number of interesting reactions from the other characters.
---> Sigma: Oh that? It's a book meow-ht cats.
---> Alice: A...meow-ht, cats?
---> Sigma: Oh, sorry. It's a sorta...tic I've had since I was a kid. Can't help talking like a cat when talking meow-ht cats.
---> Alice: ...
---> Phi: ...
** On the same page, "Zero Jr.", an A.I rabbit, has a tic that he speaks in rabbit puns.
---> Zero Jr: All you need to know is that anybunny who tries to sneak out gets hit with a biiiig penalty.
---> Luna: Umm...
---> Zero Jr: Yeeeeees?
---> Luna: Why did you start making..rabbit..puns?

* ''Franchise/AceAttorney''

* In ''VisualNovel/MajiDeWatashiNiKoiShinasai'', Haguro likes to add -kei in random places.

* ''VisualNovel/GrisaiaNoKajitsu'':

* ''{{Franchise/Danganronpa}}'':

** [[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 Chiaki Nanami]] tends to end her sentences with "...I think". The one time she expresses certainty about something the other characters note how out-of-character it is.
** ''VisualNovel/NewDanganRonpaV3'':

* ''VisualNovel/{{Grisaia No Kajitsu}}'':

** Maria has her trademark "Uu~." There's a reason she makes that sound so often; one day she forgot the words to a song, so she replaced the words with an "uu-" sound. It made her mother smile, so from that point on Maria believed that saying "uu-" was a spell for happiness, so she'll use it even more when she's feeling unhappy or stressed. It's also something of a deconstruction; if her mother is to be believed, the weird speech pattern is one of the reasons why she's bullied in school and has no friends. It's certainly the reason [[AbusiveParents said mother smacks her]] because she finds it irritating.

** Also used for a {{Deconstruction}} which is then PlayedForLaughs: Tomoya suggests that Sunohara says 'and a toilet seat cover' at the end of every sentences. Sunohara did so, but in the end, frustratedly complain that it's ruining every serious sentences that he'd say.

* Misuzu Kamio in ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'', who is fascinated with dinosaurs, often says "Gao" (her idea of the sound a dinosaur makes) when surprised, distressed or embarrassed.
** Gao ''is'' the sound a dinosaur makes in Japanese. (For extra credit, look up the Japanese word for a dog's barking.)

** Maria has her trademark "Uu~." [[spoiler:This actually has some significance to the plot. One day she forgot the words to a song, so she replaced the words with an "uu-" sound. It made her mother smile, so from that point on Maria believed that saying "uu-" was a spell for happiness]]. It's also something of a deconstruction; if her mother is to be believed, the weird speech pattern is one of the reasons why she's bullied in school and has no friends. It's certainly the reason [[AbusiveParents said mother smacks her]] because she finds it irritating.

* [[VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa}} Yasuhiro Hagakure]] ends a few of his sentences with "-be". This has been translated by the thread as "'right" (which is as close to the connotations of "be" in a Tohoku dialect that one can get with a single English word). Monobear/Monokuma's "upupupu" could possibly also count as one, to a lesser extent.
** In the official English localization, Hagakure's tic is translated as "for serious".

** [[VisualNovel/NewDanganRonpaV3]] has Himiko Yumeno, who has, "Nyeh", though thankfully she starts using it less when her CharacterDevelopment sets in.
** Angie has one too, she likes to repeat words to emphasize her point, like "No, no!" or "How come, how come?"
** Korekiyo tends to end his questions with, "yes?"

** Dis everyone forget Simon Keyes? Nowaynowaynoway!

** Satoko Hojo has a habit of speaking with over-formal grammar and ending her sentences with ''wa'', giving the impression she's trying very very hard to sound like TheOjou. She also uses "nii nii" to refer to her older brother, which sounds childish, but is also the name of a different kind of cicada.

** In the second episode of Higurashi Kira, Fairy Hanyuu ends most of her sentences by saying her own name.
* In ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', Maria has her trademark "Uu~." [[spoiler:This actually has some significance to the plot. One day she forgot the words to a song, so she replaced the words with an "uu-" sound. It made her mother smile, so from that point on Maria believed that saying "uu-" was a spell for happiness]]. It's also something of a deconstruction; if her mother is to be believed, the weird speech pattern is one of the reasons why she's bullied in school and has no friends. It's certainly the reason [[AbusiveParents said mother smacks her]] because she finds it irritating.

** Also used for a {{Deconstruction}} which is then PlayedForLaughs: Tomoya suggests that Sunohara says 'and a toilet seat cover' at the end of every sentences. Sunohara did so, but in the end, frustratedly complain that it's ruining every of serious sentences he's saying.

* [[VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa}} Hagakure]] ends a few of his sentences with "-be". This has been translated by the thread as "'right" (which is as close to the connotations of "be" in a Tohoku dialect that one can get with a single English word). Monobear/Monokuma's "upupupu" could possibly also count as one, to a lesser extent.

* Lilli of ''{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' uses such a word as "Hunya" during a lot of her sentences, so much so that it's practically her {{Catchphrase}}.
** Zeppy, being a little squid and all that, is unable to say anything other than "Kwui-kwui."
** [[spoiler:The resident [[AGodAmI god wannabe]], Iris,]] has a habit of singing as she talks, indicated by the eighth note (♪) placed at the end of her sentences.

** Rena Ryuuguu has a habit of repeating the final words of sentences, most famously ''kana, kana'' (I wonder, I wonder). More to the point, "kana kana" is supposed to be the sound higurashi cicada make.

* In the Perpetual Testing Initiative of ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'', it turns out one alternate universe Cave Johnson is an extremely nice guy who randomly says "Chariots" at the end of his sentences. This is much to the annoyance of Cave Prime, who had chosen that word as the sign that you're talking to him and not any alternate Caves.

* ''LittleBusters'' has 'wafu~' for Kud, which she uses all the time, and 'fuee' for Komari, mostly as an expression of surprise.

** In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' itself, Saber has a particular way of pronouncing Shirou's name (she puts the emphasis on the wrong syllable) that is subtle enough that many English speakers don't pick up on it, but in-story is said to be very distinctive.

** Det. Gumshoe ends most of his sentences with "Pal" when he's addressing someone, Pal. In the Japanese version he slurs the end of his sentences. He doesn't like it when someone tries to copy his verbal tic:

** ShrinkingViolet Ron [=DeLite=]'s speech tends to trail off off into nothing, which also affects other characters in the area.....

** [[FullNameBasis Ms Franziska von Karma]] ''has'' no verbal tic, and if you think even for a moment that she does, then you are [[YouFool more foolish than the fool's fool]] [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment who foolishly speaks the foolish words]] [[ShapedLikeItself of a fool]].
** Detective Badd has a... nonverbal tic. His sentences... are usually broken up... by ellipses. (possibly to represent... sucking on his lollipop, the tic stops... when it's not in his mouth).
** Sss, sss, sss! Myriam Scuttlebutt has a [[SssssnakeTalk snakelike]] hissing laugh!

** Florent L'Belle absolutely LOVES to PEPPER his speech with ALL-CAPITAL LETTERS, likely to simulate him EMPHASIZING those words when SPEAKING.

** Blaise Debeste might be able to create his own truths whenever he wants, but the real truth is that he has a verbal tic, y'see.

** In ''VisualNove/FateStayNight'' itself, Saber has a particular way of pronouncing Shirou's name (she puts the emphasis on the wrong syllable) that is subtle enough that many English speakers don't pick up on it, but in-story is said to be very distinctive.

* ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' is full of such characters: Nayuki ("nyuu"), Makoto ("auu"), and Ayu ("uguu"), to the point of being overdone. It adds tremendously to the [[MoeMoe moe factor]] of the girls though, especially in Ayu's case - it's just ''so'' darn cute, which it is also helped by the marvelous performance of Creator/YuiHorie, Ayu's voice actress.

** Spark Brushel is a reporter who likes to ends most phrases with "End Quote", ''End Quote''.

** Director Hotti, hmm, yes? It even rubs off on Phoenix temporarily.

** Detective Badd has a... nonverbal tic. His sentences... are usually broken up... by elipses. (possibly to represent... sucking on his lollipop, the tic stops... when it's not in his mouth).