Line #104 Characters/D4DJMerm4id


1	[[WMG:[[center:[-''Franchise/D4DJ'' '''Character Index'''\
2	[[Characters/D4DJHappyAround Happy Around!]] \| [[Characters/D4DJPeakyPkey Peaky P-key]] \| [[Characters/D4DJPhotonMaiden Photon Maiden]] \| '''[=Merm4id=]''' \| [[Characters/D4DJRONDO RONDO]] \| [[Characters/D4DJLyricalLily Lyrical Lily]] \| [[Characters/D4DJUniChord UniChØrd]] \| [[Characters/D4DJAbyssmare Abyssmare]] \| [[Characters/D4DJABadCynicDoggo A Bad Cynic Doggo]] \| [[Characters/D4DJCallOfArtemis Call Of Artemis]] \| [[Characters/D4DJOtherCharacters Other Characters]]]]-]]]
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4	This is the character sheet for [=Merm4id=] from ''Franchise/D4DJ''.
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6	'''Beware of spoilers.'''
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8	'''NOTE:''' This page is a work in progress.
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11	[[foldercontrol]]
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13	![=Merm4id=]
14	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/merm4id.png]]
15	[[caption-width-right:350:We are the strongest big wave!]]
16	->''"Yay! Come enjoy life with me, [=Merm4id=]!"''
17	A trendy new DJ unit with a goal of becoming famous and living the luxury life. The group consists of Rika on vocals, Saori as DJ, and Marika and Dalia as backup and dance. Their musical genres are EDM, electro house, and progressive trance.
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19	[[folder:General]]
20	* TheBackwardsR: Some of their card and event names substitute Roman characters with those from other alphabets, which can lead to this. For example, if you were to read "Tαke Me GЯOOMY!" (as in the event) "correctly", it would be "Take me GYAOOMY!"
21	* ColorCodedCharacters: The unit as a whole is associated with golden yellow.
22	** Rika - Light Red
23	** Marika - Neon Green
24	** Saori - Raspberry
25	** Dalia - Lemon Yellow
26	* DareToBeBadass: "LOVE BITE"'s lyrics are all about this, with the narrator accusing the listener of being a coward and not being an "ideal boyfriend"[[note]]more specifically, ''supadari'' (スパダリ, derived from "super darling"), a Japanese pseudo-Anglicism term that roughly means this[[/note]] due to their meek flirting attempts and daring them to be more aggressive, up to and performing the titular act on her.
27	--> ''[[GratuitousEnglish LOVE BITE hickey! Try and do it!]]''
28	* DarkerAndEdgier: Most of their songs are about partying or themes of romance and sex, but a few go into more deprssing themes that are on par with RONDO's. For example, "I will never die" is much more grim in tone, with the lyrics suggesting an episode of depression, with mentions of SelfHarm[[note]]the lyrics mention self-destructive habits, although it's not clear if it means overt habits like cutting oneself[[/note]] and possibly even implying suicidal ideation, as one of the lines in the chorus is "I don't choose 'give up'."
29	* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
30	** Rika (Choleric)
31	** Marika (Sanguine)
32	** Saori (Melancholic)
33	** Dalia (Phlegmatic)
34	* GratuitousGreek: Several of their cards in ''Groovy Mix'' have specific letters in their names substituted by Greek letters.
35	* HotterAndSexier: They have a much more sexy and mature aesthetic, their choreography is more provocative, and their songs tend to have themes of romance, alcohol and partying ("LOVE BITE", for example, is about the narrator wanting to get ''hickey kisses''). [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that unlike the other groups (minus RONDO and Call of Artemis) they're adult women in college.
36	* Letters2Numbers: The unit's name replaces the a in "mermaid" with the number 4, in reference to the fact that it has four members.
37	* MsFanservice: Their unit outfits show off more skin compared to the other units, and quite a few of their cards give them revealing one-off outfits and seductive poses and expressions.
38	[[/folder]]
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40	[[folder:Rika Seto]]
41	! Rika Seto
42	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rika_illust_new.png]]
43	[[caption-width-right:300:"Gotta dream big and aim high!"]]
44	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsumiHirajima (Japanese), Creator/AyasaItou (Japanese, Childhood Voice), Creator/KiraBuckland (English)
45	->''"Let’s have a great time, PARTY, maybe a bit too boldly?\
46	By way of greeting, Shot! Shot! Shot! We’re the cool [=Merm4id=]!""''
47	\
48	Holding "Life's too short not to have fun!" as her motto, Rika leads a positive university life. She loves to dance and sing with her friends at parties. She started her DJ activities with her best friend Marika along with Saori and Dalia who she met by chance. She is a gifted individual who overcomes anything with luck and charm.
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50	* BeneathTheMask: Although she's usually cheerful, she feels that she hasn't done enough to help Tsubaki.
51	* ChildhoodFriends: She was Tsubaki's classmate in elementary school.
52	* FieryRedhead: Super cheerful, a total party animal and has flaming red hair.
53	* TheFool: Rika is definitely not the brightest bulb in the unit, and she often comes up with spur-of-the-moment plans, often without running them through her unitmates first; it's only thanks to her overflowing enthusiasm and cheer that the other three are swept on board (with [[ThePessimist Saori often being the last to agree]]). However, her endeavors always somehow manage to work themselves out, often with her kinder side coming through:
54	** The whole reason she founded the unit was because she found a flyer for a DJ contest where the winner would become the resident DJ at a luxurious island hotel, and she was really just in it for the "live in island paradise" part and had no idea what being a DJ even entailed. Nonetheless they manage to pick up Saori, a talented DJ (albeit not entirely with her consent), and Dalia, a graceful dancer who also saves the other three from harassment during a night at the club she works security for, and they're now a highly successful DJ unit.
55	** In ''All Mix'', Rika gets the idea to collaborate with a music producer from the United States, which forces Saori to quickly learn English so that the collaboration can go over more smoothly. Unfortunately Saori has severe difficulty communicating over video call, causing their meetings to get nowhere, even after Rika's assurances that everything will somehow turn out fine. After several days of scattershot attempts to help out Saori, Rika gets the idea to take Saori out to a nightclub, reasoning that Saori has spent her whole life ''making'' music but never really taking the time to be a listener of music. Saori is met with a wave of inspiration that allows her to communicate much better with her American partner and finish the track, which is met with much praise at the unit's next performance.
56	** In their portion of the "side:nova" arc, she turns [=Merm4id=] into an outright business, and the unit scopes out a club to use as their new home base. [[spoiler:Their inaugural live ends up being a disaster due to not realizing the club floor is not designed to handle shows of their intensity, and Dalia is passed over for an audition for a production in Broadway that she was hoping to take part in. When NARUKO hears about this, it turns out she had the perfect club to pass down to [=Merm4id=], which gives them a chance to redeem themselves. Not only is their inaugural live there a success, but the recruiter who was evaluating Dalia's performance now considers bringing the rest of the unit over as well, which could help make them a smash hit in other countries.]] Lampshaded when Rika apologizes for not thinking things through and Saori, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness in a rare moment of positivity]], counters by saying that her impulsive, "this seems fun, let's do it" thinking is ''exactly'' what the unit needs.
57	* GenkiGirl: One of the more energetic and lively girls, though in contrast to Rinku’s innocent nature, Rika’s energy gives off more “party animal” vibes. Her fiery charisma is what allows [=Merm4id=] to use up all the flyers for their first event, generating a big crowd for their successful debut. This even bleeds over into her attire, where her casual outfit features the word "HOORAY" printed on it.
58	* GirlishPigtails: To accentuate her carefree personality.
59	* TheLeader: Of [=Merm4id=].
60	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: She's normally [[GenkiGirl perky]] and prone to taking charge and swaying her unit-mates with her charisma. So in the event story "side:origin Season 5 -[=Merm4id=]-", during a meeting after [[spoiler:a live at what was to be their new home venue [[GoneHorriblyWrong got shut down due to severe property damage caused by the floor being unable to physically support the event and springing a pipe breakage that floods the club]]]], the other three are concerned that [[spoiler:[[HeroicBSOD she isn't giving her input or mustering her usual hyperactive assertiveness]].]]
61	* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Saori and Tsubaki's respective blues.
62	\|\|* ShesGotLegs: While she’s not the only member of [=Merm4id=] who has her legs accentuated, [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/d4dj/images/1/18/Burning_Neon_Yin_Qipao_T.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20220112021941 this card of her and Saori wearing Qipaos]] particularly puts a lot of focus on her bare legs.
63	* {{Workaholic}}: She works a variety of part-time jobs to fund her hobbies, including her DJ unit.
64	[[/folder]]
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66	[[folder:Marika Mizushima]]
67	! Marika Mizushima
68	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marika_illust_new.png]]
69	[[caption-width-right:200:"I have a teensy favor to ask..."]]
70	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MeiOkada (Japanese), Creator/KellyBaskin (English)
71	->''"All eyes on me, watch my style\
72	Posture and nails, oh, a melty carnival!"''
73	\
74	Marika is an easygoing girl with a comforting atmosphere. Besides being a university student, she also works as a model. She was the center of attention upon entering university, but she became friends with Rika, who was able to talk to her despite all the attention. She has a calm and carefree personality, but loves concerts and is dedicated to her DJ activities.
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76	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Her untrained card from the ''Tαke Me GЯOOMY!'' event reveals that in high school, her classmates and teachers perceived her differently to everyone else due to her modelling career, resulting in her being alone before she met Rika in university.
77	* DyeHard: An InUniverse example. Her untrained ''Tαke Me GЯOOMY!'' card shows her with black hair in high school, suggesting that brown is not her natural hair color.
78	* FriendlessBackground: Played with. She did have friends in her childhood, but she lost them all during high school after becoming a model. It wasn't until she met Rika that she made friends again.
79	* MsFanservice: Downplayed; all the [=Merm4id=] girls qualify to this to some extent, but Marika is considered this in-universe as she's a model who is very pretty and admired by several of the other girls.
80	* NiceGirl: Very gentle and unconditionally sweet.
81	* StepfordSmiler: She always smiles, even when she is upset or troubled, such as when she gave up on her dream of becoming an actress or when she was isolated during high school. The only time her smile is genuine is when she's with her unit, [[TrueCompanions with whom she feels confident sharing her honest feelings]].
82	* ThirdPersonPerson: Often refers to herself as "Marika" rather than "I"/"me".
83	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She's the cute, gentle and pretty girly girl to her sporty party animal friend Rika.
84	* TrashOfTheTitans: She's quite lazy at home and doesn't tidy her room.
85	* TrueCompanions: She considers her unit-mates as these, being the only people with whom she can express her true feelings around and also smile genuinely, as opposed to [[StepfordSmiler a forced smile of hardship endurance]].
86	[[/folder]]
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88	[[folder:Saori Hidaka]]
89	! Saori Hidaka
90	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saori_illust_new.png]]
91	[[caption-width-right:200:[[ThePessimist "I've got to work harder, until everyone respects me!"]]]]
92	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HimariHazuki (Japanese), Creator/JackieLastra (English)
93	->''"Are you hyped? Or are you getting too carried away?!\
94	Heading towards my dream step by step"''
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96	Saori started her DJ career in high school, and due to her hardworking nature, she's built up a certain level of technique. She decided to become a DJ after listening to a remix made by a person who worked at the club FROLIC. Her pessimistic thinking held her back from [=DJing=] actively, even as a university student. Rika forced her to join the unit, but has made up her mind to change her mentality and achieve her goals.
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98	* AmbiguouslyGay: She tends to get flustered around Aoi, and occasionally Dalia. Could be a case of AmbiguouslyBi however, since she has called men 'handsome' before.
99	* DeadpanSnarker: Being the OnlySaneMan, she can be this, especially towards Rika.
100	* TheEeyore: Downplayed; she tends to be more pessimistic and anxious than the other members of her unit, but she's slowly learning to lighten up and take more risks with their encouragement.
101	* {{Foil}}: Is one to Rika; unlike Marika and Dalia, she tends to question Rika and try to get her to listen to reason, though usually she is overpowered by Rika.
102	* HeroicSelfDeprecation: She balks when Rika and Marika first ask her to be their DJ, believing she's not nearly good enough to perform professionally.
103	* LargeHam: She can be shy and pessimistic in everyday life, but once she takes to the stage, she can be quite bombastic, especially when she gets out her megaphone.
104	--> '''Saori:''' ''(in the full version of "High-tension BPM")'' "[=MERM4ID=]! IN THE HOUUUUUUUUUUUUSE!!"
105	* NervousWreck: She's far from the most confident character in the series, and being on-stage as the unit's DJ only pressures her even more. For example, during a [=D4FES=] setlist, she intends to start off with a mellow song to warm up the crowd, but out of stage fright, she ends up picking the considerably more peppy "Floor Killer" by mistake.
106	* OnlySaneMan: She's much more responsible and level-headed than her unitmates, who are usually quite spontaneous and carefree.
107	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In the event story "side:origin Season 5 -[=Merm4id=]-", during a meeting after [[spoiler:their latest live causes massive property damage and sours their relationship with what was to be their new home venue]], she finds herself having to be the positive and consoling one for a change when [[spoiler:the otherwise-perky Rika is unable to take charge and breaks down believing that [[ItsAllMyFault her leadership ruined the future of the unit]], a role reversal that even Saori finds herself surprised by.]]
108	* ThePessimist: Easily one of the less confident characters in the series, usually being the only one to keep the impulsively-thinking Rika in check and having a low opinion of herself and her skills, even with her unit-mates' reassurances. In ''Groovy Mix'', one of the titles unlocked by raising her Dig Rank is "Negative Thinking".
109	* RedOniBlueOni: The pragmatic, level-headed blue to Rika's wild and spontaneous red.
110	* StupidSexyFlanders: In one card story, she is unable to help but feel flustered when [[{{Bifauxnen}} Aoi]] flirts with her.
111	[[/folder]]
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113	[[folder:Dalia Matsuyama]]
114	! Dalia Matsuyama
115	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dalia_illust_new.png]]
116	[[caption-width-right:200:"Ooh, sounds fun. I'm in!"]]
117	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiNegishi (Japanese), Creator/LaurenLanda (English)
118	->''"All roads lead to dance\
119	Everything’s a clue, I have to be on my toes"''
120	\
121	Dalia devotes herself to practicing ballet, traditional Japanese dance, contemporary dance, and any other dance form in order to become a genre-exceeding dancer. She sees something that she lacks in Rika's positivity, and decides to join the unit. She is also a grade holder in martial arts, and acts as the bodyguard of the unit.
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123	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Like Maho, she has a tan complexion. It’s unknown whether or not it’s from foreign roots, though her seiyuu, Ai Negishi, is part Filipino.
124	* TheBigGuy: Not only is she the tallest member of [=Merm4id=], she’s also the physically strongest due to her experience with martial arts, and it’s to the point where she serves as their bodyguard.
125	* DeathGlare: Marika describes her focusing glare as looking like a wolf about to pounce. She's also been known to do this when she isn't wearing her contact lenses.
126	* FaceOfAThug: She's been trying to ease up due to believing her resting face is too intimidating. In ''Groovy Mix'', one of her menu lines has her verbalizing her attempts to loosen her face up.
127	* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite being the most levelheaded member of [=Merm4id=], she’s afraid of ghosts because she doesn’t know what she’d do if she were to encounter one.
128	* PassionateSportsGirl: Like Ibuki, she's a dancer, and also practices martial arts.
129	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: All of the [=Merm4id=] members are this in shades, but Dalia in particular makes it a point to have "sexy" as her primary charm.
130	--> '''Dalia:''' ''(summer menu dialogue)'' Nothing beats outdoor shows in the summer. Showing off your moves, getting nice and sweaty... Makes you feel sexy.
131	* TheStoic: The calmest and most rational member of the group.
132	* TsurimeEyes: She has the sharpest eyes of [=Merm4id=], and it shows with her being the most rational of the group.
133	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She's afraid of ghosts.
134	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / D4DJMerm4id