History VisualNovel / KissedByTheBaddestBidder

* IOweYouMyLife: Inui's over-enthusiastic loyalty to Soryu is because Soryu saved him from some yakuza thugs and gave him a place in the Ice Dragons.
* IWillFindYou: On his route, Eisuke eventually reveals that [[spoiler:he's searching for his younger sister, from whom he was separated when they were both children]]. This becomes a major element of his sequel.

* OperationJealousy: Invoked for laughs by Eisuke on Soryu's route, gleefully abetted by Ota and Baba. Observing that Soryu seems to be taking an unusually personal interest in the protagonist, they take advantage of the fact that he's having the protagonist stand in for Mei Ling at her arranged marriage meetings by setting her up to meet a handsome young politician who's known for being popular with women... then sit back and enjoy watching Soryu quietly seethe with jealousy.

* FriendlyAddressPrivileges: Extended by Mitsunari at the start of Eisuke's route when he tells the protagonist she's welcome to call him "[[FirstNameBasis Mitsunari]]" or "[[AffectionateNickname Micchan]]." She declines.

* HonorBeforeReason: Late in Soryu's route, Soryu makes the choice to [[spoiler:refuse the arranged marriage to Mei Ling]], which offends Simon Lee and causes him to lose face to the point that the Ice Dragons have little choice but to hand Soryu over to him to be executed in reprisal. Soryu is no doubt fully aware of the likely consequences of his decision and that his chosen course of action therefore benefits ''absolutely no one'', but he is willing to be executed rather than [[spoiler:marry Mei Ling as a business arrangement]] when he knows that what he really wants is to be with the protagonist.

* StockholmSyndrome: A possible interpretation of the protagonist's relationship with her guy of choice. In Eisuke's route, for example, she gradually gets used to his controlling behavior, to the point that she's happy when he allows her to leave the hotel on her day off and gives her half an hour to answer his pages instead of the usual five minutes. In a moment of self-awareness, the protagonist then notes that this is probably not a healthy response to her situation.

* FriendlyAddressPrivileges: Extended by Mitsunari during the prologue when he tells the protagonist she's welcome to call him "[[FirstNameBasis Mitsunari]]" or "[[AffectionateNickname Micchan]]." She declines.

* PropertyOfLove: The game entirely avoids the ickiest scenarios that its premise could lead into, and instead revolves around the romantic fantasy of being owned by one's lover as its central theme.

* AliceAllusion: The secret auction is at least once referred to officially as The Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and in the prologue Ota compares the protagonist to Alice having fallen down the rabbit hole.

* AlternateCharacterReading: If you're wondering why a Hong Kong gangster has a Japanese name, "Oh Soryu" is the Japanese reading of "王　蒼龍," which in Chinese would be read "Wáng Cānglóng."

* BangFlagGun: During a trip to the shooting range in Soryu's sequel, Soryu offers to let the protagonist try firing a gun... which turns out to be one of these.

* PhantomThief: Baba is an art thief who makes a point of stealing only from those who richly deserve it.

* TheCavalry: Mamoru's main function in routes not his own appears to be to show up at highly convenient dramatic moments to help bail the protagonist and her love interest out of danger.

* EmotionallyTongueTied: The protagonist finally has to come out and ask Eisuke up-front whether or not he loves her, after he makes it through his entire route and most of his epilogue without ever actually saying so. Eisuke, never in the habit of explaining his reasons for doing anything, somewhat huffily responds that it should be obvious without his having to say it. [[spoiler:His opinion on the matter does a quick 180, however, when he discovers that the protagonist finds hearing him say "I love you" a turn-on.]]

* TrueCompanions: The five prospective love interests are all pretty close and willing to help one another out whenever it's needed. Eisuke and Soryu, in particular, are obviously one another's closest friends: Soryu shares insight into Eisuke's character with the protagonist on more than one occasion during Eisuke's route, as well as [[spoiler:protectively shadowing the protagonist on Eisuke's behalf after Eisuke cuts her loose]], and Eisuke (assisted by the other guys) goes to significant lengths at the end of Soryu's route to make sure that Soryu comes out of the situation alive and able to be with the woman he loves.

* PlayingCardMotifs: In menus and promotional images, the main cast are represented with playing cards: Eisuke as the Ace of Hearts, Soryu as the King of Spades, Baba as the Joker, Ota as the Queen of Diamonds, and Mamoru as the Jack of Clubs. In-game, of course, there's the Hotel Tres Spades ("three spades") itself.

* PillarsOfMoralCharacter: The four Japanese concepts of moral character form the backbone of Soryu's characterization, and are a constant undercurrent of most of his storylines. His sense of duty (''giri'') to the Ice Dragons has him convinced that he does not have the right to pursue, or expect, happiness for himself (at least until the protagonist gets hold of him). His compassion (''ninjo''), meanwhile, informs his attitude about not involving innocent bystanders in gang activities and conflicts, and puts him in opposition to less ethical members of the organized crime community, including his grandfather. ''On'' and ''gimu'' are important elements in all of his interactions within the Ice Dragons and with other organizations, and he invokes both in his initial approach to the protagonist - unlike Eisuke, who considers the protagonist his property if he's the one who purchased her from the auction, Soryu considers the $20,000,000 he paid a debt which the protagonist now owes him, and which he expects her to repay either in currency or, failing that, in service.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: The game is clearly designed with this trope in mind. All of the possible love interests are involved in underworld dealings - Eisuke is the head of a ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaibatsu zaibatsu]]'' and does business with TheMafia, Soryu is a member of {{The Triads|AndTheTongs}}, Mitsunari is a thief, Mamoru ignores the others' illegal activities and the existence of the secret auction despite being a police detective, and Ota is a regular at the auction and treats the protagonist like a pet.