History VideoGame / PrincessConnectReDive

** After Karyl [[spoiler: attempts to kill Pecorine ''twice'' under MoreThanMindControl, the rest of GourmetEdifice [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind dive into her mind]] to rescue her from her plight]], and plead Karyl to come back to them. Karyl is in disbelief at how nonchalant they are about everything she's done and how readily they accept her back with open arms.

* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler: It's eventually revealed by Mana that she has already experienced multiple loops where Yuuki and his allies have defeated her. The player can choose to trigger the loop in Chapter 15 after Yuuki is mortally wounded by Mana and Labyrista presents him with a choice to activate his DeadlyUpgrade and continue fighting at great risk or go back and do it all over again.]]

* PowerGivesYouWings: A universal feature of all [[SuperMode Princess Forms]] is the energy wings emitted while it is active, each user having their own unique set of wings. Said wings are implied to be related to those of the Navigational Fairies, as improper usage of Princess Form temporarily turns the user into a tiny fairy instead, as Nanaka unfortunately found out when she tried to force the transformation for fun. Said wings also have lead the fanbase to label each Princess Form as an {{Expy}} of certain protagonist mobile suits from {{Franchise/Gundam}}, due to the resemblances in the shape of their wings.

* StandardFantasyRaces: In ''Princess Connect'', there are five races present in Landsol. The [[LittleBitBeastly beastfolk]] are generally associated with the Stout archetype, being known for their physical strength, the Fairy archetype is represented by the [[FairyCompanion navigational fairies]] and the [[OurElvesAreDifferent elves]], envoys of Minerva and the most magically proficient race, respectively, and the Mundane archetype contains the [[HumansAreAverage humanfolk]] and somewhat surprisingly, the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demonfolk]]. In ''Re:Dive'', the Navigational Fairies have disappeared from the face of Landsol, with Nebia being more or less LastOfHerKind, and the fifth slot has been replaced with the dragonfolk.

''Princess Connect! Re:Dive'' (プリンセスコネクト！Re:Dive), is an [[GameplayAutomation auto battler]] EasternRPG developed by Creator/{{Cygames}} as a sequel to ''Princess Connect''.

* {{Wutai}}: The town of Oedo (named after the Edo period of Japan) is the source of all Japanese-esque culture in the Astraea continent. Ironically, it is Ninon who ends up explaining the culture of Oedo to her fellow guild members Ayumi and Yuki, despite the fact that in That World, Ayumi and Yuki are Japanese while Ninon is a [[OccidentalOtaku French ouiaboo]].

* VaguenessIsComing: Upon being defeated, [[spoiler: [[BigBad Mana]] informs the protagonists that the [[BiggerBad fearsome enemy]] that she had intended on fighting with her accumulated power is now their problem instead, but fails to elaborate before passing out.]]

* HateSink: Much like VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls, another {{Creator/Cygames}} title, the [[{{Lootbox}} gacha]] mechanic in the game is operated by a [[{{Expy}} green-haired secretary character]] named Karin, whose sole reason for existence is to pretty much serve as a target for all the rage players will inevitably feel when they fail to pull the character they desire from the gacha.

** Yuuki, to ''himself''. In ''Princess Connect'' and certain flashbacks in ''Re:Dive'', he can be a bit of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and often is the OnlySaneMan. Following his memory loss in ''Re:Dive'', he more or less becomes a completely different person, becoming extremely innocent and openly kind towards others with his DeadpanSnarker tendencies being replaced with {{Cloudcuckoolander}} ones (though the attentive will notice, in the game, that certain traces of the snark remain, which sometimes leads to [[ObsfucatingStupidity questions about how changed he truly is]]).

* CognizantLimbs: Multi-target bosses have several target markers under various parts of their body, which all can be damaged separately but share a single health bar. This is to encourage the usage of characters with AreaOfEffect attacks, as they otherwise lose out in terms of damage output against single-target bosses. The most recognizable multi-target boss is probably Wrath Dragon, the boss of the EX3 dungeon, as once players become strong enough, they will be defeating him everyday as part of their daily dungeon clear.

* StandardFantasyRaces: In ''Princess Connect'', there are five races present in Landsol. The [[LittleBitBeastly beastfolk]] are generally associated with the Stout archetype, being known for their physical strength, the Fairy archetype is represented by the [[FairyCompanion navigational fairies]] and the [[OurElvesAreDifferent elves]], envoys of Minerva and the most magically proficient race, respectively, and the Mundane archetype contains the [[HumansAreAverage humanfolk]] and somewhat surprisingly, the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demonfolk]]. In ''Re:Dive'', the Navigational Fairies have disappeared from the face of Landsol, with Nebia being more or less LastOfHerKind, and the fifth slot has been replaced with the dragonfolk, who are a whole race of [[VideoGame/RageOfBahamut Grea]] {{expies}}.

* FiveRaces: In ''Princess Connect'', there are five races present in Landsol. The [[LittleBitBeastly beastfolk]] are generally associated with the Stout archetype, being known for their physical strength, the Fairy archetype is represented by the [[FairyCompanion navigational fairies]] and the [[OurElvesAreDifferent elves]], envoys of Minerva and the most magically proficient race, respectively, and the Mundane archetype contains the [[HumansAreAverage humanfolk]] and somewhat surprisingly, the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demonfolk]]. In ''Re:Dive'', the Navigational Fairies have disappeared from the face of Landsol, with Nebia being more or less LastOfHerKind, and the fifth slot has been replaced with the dragonfolk, who are a whole race of [[VideoGame/RageOfBahamut Grea]] {{expies}}.

* AnachronismStew: Landosol is a [[MedievalEuropeanFantasy fantasy kingdom vaguely based on Medieval Europe]] that also happens to contain [[MoreDakka gatling guns]], VideoGames, and GiantRobots. [[spoiler:Given that it's a virtual construct, it makes sense that the players would engage in more than a little bit of genre-bending where possible.]]

** Yuuki, to ''himself''. In ''Princess Connect'' and certain flashbacks in ''Re:Dive'', he can be a bit of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and often is the OnlySaneMan. Following his memory loss in ''Re:Dive'', he more or less becomes a completely different person, becoming extremely innocent and openly kind towards others with his DeadpanSnarker tendencies being replaced with {{Cloudcuckoolander}} ones.

* CultureChopSuey: takes place in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy with an extremely large dose of Japanese culture. Notably, despite the written language being original, the characters canonically speak Japanese, a large number of characters have Japanese names, and many Japanese foods such as onigiri, yakisoba bread and taiyaki are present. [[{{Foreshadowing}} This is an early indication that perhaps something is strange about the world.]]

* AnachronismStew: Landsol is a [[MedievalEuropeanFantasy fantasy kingdom vaguely based on Medieval Europe]] that also happens to contain [[MoreDakka gatling guns]], VideoGames, and GiantRobots.

* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler: It's eventually revealed by Mana that she has already experienced multiple loops where Yuuki and his allies have defeated her. The player can choose to trigger the loop in Chapter 15 after Yuuki is mortally wounded by Mana and Labryista presents him with a choice to activate his DeadlyUpgrade and continue fighting at great risk or go back and do it all over again.]]

* DramaticIrony: Kyaru envies, despises, and [[spoiler: loves]] Pecorine for being so cheerful and honest no matter the circumstance, everything Kyaru herself isn't. What she isn't aware of is the fact that Pecorine is merely ''very'' good at hiding her insecurities under her StepfordSmiler mask.

** After Kyaru [[spoiler: attempts to kill Pecorine ''twice'' under MoreThanMindControl, the rest of GourmetEdifice [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind dive into her mind]] to rescue her from her plight]], and plead Kyaru to come back to them. Kyaru is in disbelief at how nonchalant they are about everything she's done and how readily they accept her back with open arms.

* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Happens with ''distressing'' frequency to Mana. [[spoiler: In the original ''Princess Connect'', [[TykeBomb Novem]] and [[ForcedIntoEvil Octo]] backstab her during the final battle and join the protagonists, smugly revealing that they’ve been [[DoubleAgent working with]] [[ArtificialIntelligence Minerva]] the entire time to free themselves from [[NebulousEvilOrganization Wisdom’s]] clutches. In ''Re:Dive'', Kyaru ''also'' betrays her during the final battle, pretending to accept Mana’s offer of reconciliation to return to her side, only to attempt a TakingYouWithMe via magical explosion. Christina also goes from fanatically loyal to Mana in ''Princess Connect'' to furiously trying to gut her in the final battle of ''Re:Dive'' after one too many betrayals.]]

* AuthorAppeal: Many of the girls have a tendency to [[ParentalSubstitute dote]] [[PromotionToParent on]] [[{{Manchild}} Yuuki]] [[TeamMom in]] [[AdoptivePeerParent a]] [[ReverseHikaruGenjiPlan motherly]] [[ParentalIncest fashion]]. Chief among them is Kokkoro, who interprets Ameth's oracle to serve her master faithfully as a sign to baby Yuuki and spoil him rotten, more or less becoming an unofficial adoptive mother to him. Despite being [[ImprobableAge eleven years old]].

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Yuuki, to ''himself''. In ''Princess Connect'' and certain flashbacks in ''Re:Dive'', he can be a bit of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and often is the OnlySaneMan. Following his memory loss in ''Re:Dive'', he more or less becomes a completely different person, becoming extremely innocent and openly kind towards others with his DeadpanSnarker tendencies being replaced with {{Cloudcuckoolander}} ones.

* CoolAirship: Akino's family owns one, which she regularly uses to make a BigEntrance from the skies. At the climax of the first arc, Tamaki pilots it on a SuicideMission and rams it into a massive monster, only surviving due to Hatsune pulling her out of the ship at the last second.

* DoItYourselfThemeTune: The main theme for ''Re:Dive'', "Lost Princess", is sung by the voice actors for the Gourmet Guild. They also sing the chapter end theme, "Connecting Happy!!".

* EasilyForgiven: In the original ''Princess Connect'', Muimi is a member of the Seven Crowns' GoldfishPoopGang who is ultimately revealed to be [[spoiler:an orphaned TykeBomb that they performed plenty of unethical experimentation on while researching her PsychicPowers, causing a great deal of resentment which ultimately leads to her betrayal near the end of the game.]] In ''Re:Dive'', however, she is overjoyed whenever she reunites with one of her old comrades, all of her former misgivings against them seemingly water under the bridge.

* ImprobablyFemaleCast: All named playable characters, save for the main character, are female, making him TheOneGuy in the cast.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Tenrou Hadanken, Muimi's trademark weapon. It boasts offensive power beyond any normal weapon and upon losing it in ''Re:Dive'', she becomes significantly more useless in a fight. [[spoiler: Upon regaining it, she immediately displays its awesome power by wiping out an enormous horde of monsters in a single swing.]]

* LotusEaterMachine: [[spoiler: The kingdom of Landsol and its surrounding world are actually part of the [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame VRMMO]] ''Legend of Astrum''. In an event that eventually became known as "Minerva's Imprisonment" in the real world, the minds of the players were [[InsideaComputerSystem trapped inside]] and {{brainwashed}} into believing it to be reality. Much of the overarching plot deals with trying to return to the real world.]]

* MagicalGirl: When Yuuki, Kasumi, and Shiori meet the magical mascot Mora, he offers the latter two the ability to transform into magical girls. For unexplained reasons, however, the actual trigger for the transformation becomes tied to Yuuki's Princess Knight power, which allows him to trigger their transformation whenever he pleases, [[InvoluntaryTransformation even against their will]]. Later on, the two are joined by Tomo and [[ReusedCharacterDesign Monika, who was actually Mora's original partner]] from VideoGame/RageOfBahamut, forming a four-person magical girl squad.

* PsychicPowers: Hatsune has these, and can use them in tandem with her magic to ''drop meteors'' on her unsuspecting enemies. The problem is that even light usage of her psychic abilities will cause her to fall asleep afterwards... and start floating in the air during her nap. Though she may not stand out that much in Landsol, where magic users are a common sight, Hatsune ''also'' possesses her psychic powers in That World, where she is terrified that she may wake up one day StrappedToAnOperatingTable as a science experiment. [[spoiler: It turns out her fears are somewhat justified, as another fellow psychic, [[TykeBomb Muimi]], grew up in a lab as a guinea pig after being discovered and taken in by [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Wisdom]].]]

* OrphanedEtymology: Yuni presents a project proposal to Mercurius Foundation dubbed "the Pikapika Yunicopter", a magical flying drone. The name immediately elicits confusion, and Tamaki asks what the "-copter" part of the name is supposed to stand for. Yuni herself has no idea.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: A considerable number of minor characters in the story are actually [[spoiler: non-sentient, [[VideoGameAI low-level]] [[ArtificialIntelligence AI]]]], and as such are treated with rather casual indifference by characters who aware of the truth of their world. At one point, a massive number of them are killed and converted into magical power and this is treated as a minor tragedy at worst.

It was announced that ''Re:Dive'' would be localized by Website/{{Crunchyroll}} via their game branch on December 3rd, 2020. A soft launch was released in certain territories on December 15, 2020 with a projected official release date of March 2021.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The main story contains several abrupt segues away from the main characters' journey simply to give the other playable girls some screentime, even if said screentime has nothing to do with the main plot. Most egregious is when the story abruptly cuts away from Muimi's explanation of the truth behind the world to focus on... Little Lyrical waking up in the middle of a pack of monsters and using Misogi's smoke bombs to sneak away from them.

* FailedASpotCheck: The Kingdom of Landsol discriminates heavily against Beast people, yet the ruling regent is a Beast and nobody seems to mind at all. Christina, the ex vice captain of the palace guards, hints that there is something sinister at play by pointing this out to Tomo, her former subordinate, who is shocked at how she failed to see something so obvious up until now.

* FantasticRacism: The human and Beast races have been at odds for as long and anyone can remember on the Astraea continent, and the kingdom of Landsol in particular has been known for pushing human supremacist policies and discriminating against its Beast citizens. The elves, true to form, are distrustful of all other races and tend to keep to themselves in their HiddenElfVillage. On the other hand, contrary to their AlwaysChaoticEvil depiction in other works, ''nobody'' seems to have a beef against the fiends in Landsol and they have good relations with every other race, making them the sole exception to this. Ironically, this can be partially attributed to them ''waging war'' on every other race many centuries ago under Ilya's rule, which eventually led to their homeland being destroyed, forcing them to integrate into the surrounding kingdoms.

* FiveRaces: In ''Princess Connect'', there are five races present in Landsol. The [[LittleBitBeastly Beasts]] are generally associated with the Stout archetype, being known for their physical strength, the Fairy archetype is represented by the [[FairyCompanion Navigational Fairies]] and the [[OurElvesAreDifferent Elves]], envoys of Minerva and the most magically proficient race, respectively, and the Mundane archetype contains the [[HumansAreAverage humans]] and somewhat surprisingly, the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Fiends]]. In ''Re:Dive'', the Navigational Fairies have disappeared from the face of Landsol, with Nebia being more or less LastOfHerKind, and the fifth slot has been replaced with the Dragonfolk, who are a whole race of [[VideoGame/RageOfBahamut Grea]] {{expies}}.

* PowerGivesYouWings: A universal feature of all [[SuperMode Princess Forms]] is the energy wings emitted while it is active, each user having their own unique set of wings. Said wings are implied to be related to those of the Navigational Fairies, as improper usage of Princess Form temporarily turns the user into a tiny fairy instead, as Nanaka unfortunately found out when she tried to force the transformation for fun. Said wings also have lead the fanbase to label each Princess Form as an {{Expy}} of certain protagonist mobile suits from Franchise/Gundam, due to the resemblance in the shape of their wings.

* AscendedExtra: Ayumi started out as a RecurringExtra who would appear in various cutscenes and CGs as "mob" character. During the game's original run, she was the last playable character released before the game's termination. In ''Re:Dive'', she once again serves as "mob filler", even showing up as early as Chapter 1 of the main story, before being made playable once more after being a main character in the ''Great Detective'' event, though she still serves her original "mob character" role. Hilariously, they justify her always being around in the background by making her a StalkerWithACrush on Yuuki.

* BoomerangBigot: Despite Mana being a Beast herself, discrimination against Beast citizens in Landsol only gets worse under her rule, though this is moreso a result of apathy and her general misanthropic nature than anything else.

* InvoluntaryTransformation: After Kasumi and Shiori gain the ability to transform into magical girls, Yuuki is able to force them to transform against their will, [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull embarrassing catchphrase]] included. This ability is only ever used on Kasumi, however, as Shiori is more than willing to transform into a magical girl at any moment's notice.

** Princess Form is also pretty much a magical girl transformation by another name, each Princess Form being accompanied by a lovingly animated transformation sequence and an outfit adorned with [[FrillyUpgrade tons of frills.]] and [[PowerGivesYouWings multi-colored wings]]

* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The Seven Crowns, the villains of the original ''Princess Connect'', are the seven leaders of Wisdom, a powerful, shadowy U.N. organization behind the creation of Legend of Astrum. However, the united front they present at the start of the game slowly crumbles as the story proceeds until they become more of a NotSoOmniscientCouncilOfBickering. In ''Re:Dive'', the Seven Crowns remain scattered until Mana sufficiently antagonizes the other members to unite ''against'' her on the side of the protagonists.
* OnlineAlias: Averted to an incredibly illogical degree. Almost every character uses their real name as their online handle, despite being able to freely choose any username, which makes recognizing each other in real life incredibly easy. The only characters who play it straight are the Seven Crowns, especially Neneka and Akira. The former even gives a lecture at Yuuki's school about the importance of data privacy, while the latter stresses the importance of using an online alias to keep yourself safe on the internet to Kokkoro, which only makes every other character's avoidance of this trope even more strange.

* PretendPrejudice: [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Despite being the vice captain of a police force known for discriminating against Beasts]] and ''launching an unprovoked assault on a Beast guild herself for the explicit purpose of starting a race war'', Christina doesn't ''actually'' hold a beef against Beast people. No, she just likes provoking racial tensions because [[BloodKnight war is fun and she's bored out of her mind]].

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Despite being the villain, Mana is no slouch when it comes to being a competent ruler, merely very selfish in her agenda. [[spoiler: Pecorine too tries her best to keep the kingdom on course after her allies depose Mana and seat her on the throne, but realizes just how difficult the job of running a nation is, her royal court overflowing with corrupt nobles who Mana had previously purged but ended up returning after her downfall.]]
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: the series contains numerous people and places named after Greek mythology, such as the Astraea continent, Elpis Island, Hecate of the Hurricane, and Eris. Notably, Minerva is the odd one out, being named after a Roman goddess, despite being presumably the inspiration for the rest of the ThemeNaming, which all came after her.

* {{Wutai}}: The town of Ooedo is the source of all Japanese-esque culture in the Astraea continent. Ironically, it is Ninon who ends up explaining the culture of Oedo to her fellow guild members such as Ayumi and Yuki, despite the fact that in That World, Ayumi and Yuki are Japanese while Ninon is a [[OccidentalOtaku French ouiaboo]].