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| 3 | !Terminal Disc |
| 4 | |
| 5 | [[folder:Jyotaro Amagi]] |
| 6 | -->Voiced by: Creator/YuyaUchida (Japanese) |
| 7 | ''World Identity:'' None. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | ''Real Identity:'' A young but already well-respected genius programmer that co-headed the Restore Aura Plan for CC Corp when Aura's disappearance caused instability for The World. Despite warnings, he believes himself to be at least a match for Harald Hoerwick's genius...to disastrous consequences |
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| 11 | ''Appears in:'' ''Terminal Disc'', ''.hack//LINK'', ''.hack//Quantum'' (flashback) |
| 12 | |
| 13 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 14 | * AGodAmI: Bansyoya seemed to think Amagi thought of himself as such [[spoiler: and ''LINK'' validates his belief]]. More than simply planning to restore Aura, on top of already wanting to surpass Harald's genius, Amagi wanted to control the ultimate AI, which would put him in a position to control the entire network. [[spoiler: His plan to corrupt Aura and enact mass Real Digitization in ''LINK'' is basically his revenge for being denied what he felt was the godhood that came from his genius]]. |
| 15 | * CrazyPrepared: He had a Dummy Morganna Factor ready, expected Bansyoya to do something drastic like steal one of the Phases. While it failed, we're not told if it did because of the Dummy Factor or if the plan was doomed from the beginning. |
| 16 | * GreaterScopeVillain: Of both G.U. [[spoiler: and Link]]. |
| 17 | ** In G.U. alone, he is responsible for deleting and harvesting Mia in front of Elk's eyes, forever traumatizing the already mentally fragile kid. Moreover, that sacrifice was in vain anyway, since the Plan failed, deleting 80% of R:1's data in the process, and, in his ensuing insanity from being brain-fried from the botched program, set fire to CC Corp, irreparably damaging the servers of The World, thus The World R:2. The seven remaining Epitaphs (Bansyoya stole Tarvos and Amagi replaced it with a dummy) were then scattered, randomly attaching themselves to certain players. |
| 18 | ** [[spoiler: He made Geist in his image, and everything the evil jester does is his programming. He's ultimately the reason Tokio was subtly bugged with a virus that would infect and corrupt Aura once Tokio unsealed her]]. |
| 19 | * IncestSubtext: One-sided, but he seems to be a bit too attached to the memory of his late young aunt and effectively adopted mother Ayaka. There's also the fact that [[spoiler: the image of the princess in one of his earlier games, from whom AIKA would take her form from, was subconsciously designed after Ayaka, and also that his online consciousness' dying words are her name, and notably, he uses no honorific[[note]]which is only reserved for those one is romantically close to[[/note]]]]. |
| 20 | * LaserGuidedKarma: Amagi simply saw the R.A. Plan as a vehicle to advance his own ego and genius, clearly irreverent of Harald's visions and ideals for Aura. His ego trip is rewarded with severe mental damage, and being primarily responsible for the destruction of R:1 |
| 21 | * SmugSnake: He seriously thought he was as great, if not better than Harald, who he was severely envious of. Oh boy was he wrong. He also ultimately causes much more direct harm than his predecessor does, whose only real wrongdoings were that his programs went out of control. |
| 22 | * SuperiorSuccessor: Amagi certainly thought himself to be so, to the point that he laughed off the idea of Cubia as nothing more than faulty programming on Harald's part. In the end, he was anything but. |
| 23 | * TeenGenius: Already a world-renowned programmer at 19. Deconstructed as this clearly went to his head, well, see SmugSnake above. |
| 24 | [[/folder]] |
| 25 | |
| 26 | [[folder:Jun Bansyoya]] |
| 27 | -->Voiced by: Shigenori Soya (Japanese); Creator/RichardEpcar (English) |
| 28 | ''World Identity:'' An unknown PC that he used to see The World R:1 on its last days. |
| 29 | |
| 30 | ''Real Identity:'' The other head of the Restore Aura Plan. However, when realizing that their plan to recreate the 8 Phases would also recreate Cubia, after his pleas fell on deaf ears, he stole Tarvos and later passed it to his younger stepsister, Reiko Saeki, the player of Pi. |
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| 32 | ''Appears in:'' ''Terminal Disc'' ''.hack//Quantum'' (flashback) |
| 33 | |
| 34 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 35 | * ApocalypticLog: The ''Terminal Disc'' serves as one, serving as the framing device for a pretty concise recap of the original games and the backstory of how R:2 came to be. |
| 36 | * BrokenPedestal: His young assistant Kazumi came to hate him when the older man abandoned the R.A. Plan, as he was so sure of the plan's success. |
| 37 | * CassandraTruth: Amagi laughed off his concerns about the power of the Eight Phases potentially causing an Anti-Existence, as he was convinced his program was perfect enough for such a thing not to happen, even going as far to say that Cubia was merely the result of Harald's faulty programming. It's here when Jun realizes how far gone Amagi was in his delusions of superiority. |
| 38 | * DefectorFromDecadence: Though he resigned from CC Corp from taking the fall of the cavalcade of disasters that resulted from the failure of the R.A. Plan, he knew for a fact that his former bosses themselves nothing but ignorant, greedy, and corrupt dirtbags, especially after having seen their complete bungling of the Second Network Crisis and the many cover-ups to protect their assets. It's not known if Bansyoya already had misgivings about the company even during the days of the Plan or only by the time he made his ApocalypticLog. |
| 39 | * GenreSavvy: Having personally researched the events of the original quadrilogy, he rightfully suspected that their Plan could also recreate Cubia or worse. Sadly, he was the only one who was aware of that fact...or cared. |
| 40 | * HeroWorshipper: Downplayed, but Bansyoya clearly thought highly of Kite and [=BlackRose=]'s endeavors, and the burden they shouldered, doing on their own without any corporate knowledge or backing, unlike himself and the members of Project G.U. |
| 41 | * JacobMarleyWarning: The final two videos of his ApocalypticLog contain this. The first shows him to suddenly freaking out once he starts talking about Ovan, particularly, him being the bearer of Corbenik, the unusual nature of his sealed left arm, and more importantly, Ovan naming his guild as the Twilight Brigade could possibly indicate the man knowing about more than just the Epitaph of the Twilight, possibly even the dark history of The World. The second is a direct letter to Reiko, which contains the stolen Tarvos for her to use. |
| 42 | * NotSoStoic: For most of the ''Terminal Disc'', he recounts most of the story with a calm tone. However, in the second-to-last video, once he begins talking about Ovan starting up the Twilight Brigade, he starts freaking out due to the potential implications, and the video starts futzing as if to add to that. |
| 43 | * OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: Downplayed. Bansyoya's not quite a hero, but he was certainly more benevolent, cautious, and rational than his younger partner. He was out to restore the stability of the net as he was supposed to do, wasn't driven by a desire to surpass the genius of Harald, had done enough research to know that their endeavor might have unwanted consequences, and knew from that research that his bosses were dirty bastards. |
| 44 | * ProperlyParanoid: Due to being GenreSavvy, he became fearful of what their Plan could also potentially unleash. It's really only in late ''Redemption'' that we see he was correct. |
| 45 | * SpannerInTheWorks: Arguable. It's not known whether Amagi would have been driven insane from the experiment anyway had Bansyoya not stolen Tarvos. |
| 46 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: Though he and Amagi worked very closely and mostly pretty well, they actually did not get along. While Bansyoya admitted to feeling resentful and envious towards the younger and much talented man, it's pretty clear the latter's ego certainly wasn't helping. Things only got rougher between the two men as time went on. |
| 47 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Bansyoya went missing some time during early ''Roots''[[note]]He singled out Sora and Sieg among the original comatose victims in the sense that he knew they later became the Avatar Users Haseo and Kuhn, respectively, the former one he couldn't have known until after Haseo's first log-in[[/note]] and we never learn what happened to him. However, [[spoiler: he might be dead and his spirit, somehow, is inhabiting Pi's Lost Weapon, as she feels him residing in it]]. |
| 48 | [[/folder]] |
| 49 | |
| 50 | !.hack//Roots |
| 51 | |
| 52 | [[folder:Haseo the Terror of Death]] |
| 53 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/13c63e50541ac61238a5ba7f48540ea671615acf.jpg]] |
| 54 | [[caption-width-right:300:Haseo in his Xth Form]] |
| 55 | -->Voiced by: Creator/TakahiroSakurai (Japanese); Creator/YuriLowenthal (English, video games); Creator/AndrewFrancis (English, anime) |
| 56 | |
| 57 | ''World Identity:'' The main character of ''Roots'' and the G.U. games, an aggressive and self-centered Adept Rogue. He finds a mentor in Ovan and a love interest in Shino, but when Ovan disappears and Shino is [=PK=]ed and put into a coma, Haseo begins a personal quest to find and beat Tri-Edge, the name given to Shino's killer. Holds the avatar of the first Phase, Skeith, The Terror of Death. |
| 58 | |
| 59 | ''Real Identity:'' Ryou Misaki, a high school student and the same person who played the player-killer Sora back in SIGN. Though he's older, his general personality has changed little. |
| 60 | |
| 61 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//Link'' |
| 62 | |
| 63 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 64 | * AllYourPowersCombined: Skeith's absorption of all the other Epitaphs across the games results in this. In Volume 4, Haseo's 5th form invokes this, allowing him to summon forth different Epitaphs and wield their power directly. |
| 65 | * AloofAlly: To both G.U. and Canard, before gradually warming up to both. |
| 66 | * AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Haseo's single-minded obsession with saving Shino without care for anything else drives most of his early {{Jerkass}} behavior. |
| 67 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: By the end of the story, Haseo has become the leader of a well-known (though still small) guild and a three-time Arena Emperor, mostly through beating the tar out of everything that's come his way. |
| 68 | * TheAtoner: Haseo's driven by self-loathing over his failure to save Shino [[spoiler:and later Alkaid]] as much as anything else. |
| 69 | * AtopAMountainOfCorpses: In the .hack//Link manga. |
| 70 | * AwesomeButImpractical: [[TheBerserker B-st Form]], exclusive to the Trilogy OVA retelling of the story, is a feral version of Haseo's third form brought on by giving in to his raw fury. It possesses the ability to dual-wield Broadswords, unleash a StormOfBlades, and rip open holes in space. It's also completely useless against the target of his rage, who defeats Haseo in this form without breaking a sweat. |
| 71 | * AxCrazy: Unlocking his Avatar is incredibly bad for Haseo's already-unstable psyche, leading him to spend much of the second half of Rebirth with this sort of characterization as he uses it recklessly in the Arena. |
| 72 | * BadassBiker: One benefit of being a guildmaster is access to a Steam Bike, a CoolBike which gets even cooler in subsequent volumes as upgrade parts for it become available. |
| 73 | * BadassLongcoat: 5th Form features a prominent one. |
| 74 | * BadSamaritan: Haseo is on the unkind end of this trope a lot. The first ''four'' people we see him interact with in G.U. all present themselves as friends and allies, and each one is a villain. This rather strongly influenced his loner tendencies, as he feels keeping friends away means they can't betray you. Lampshaded [[spoiler:ironically]] by Sakaki. |
| 75 | -->'''Sakaki''': Isn't it hard to think of every person you meet in this game as an enemy? |
| 76 | * BattleCouple: With Atoli as their romantic arc progresses. He also partakes in a two-player training session with Alkaid that has decided shades of it. |
| 77 | * BerserkButton: Shino in particular is one, though just about anything will set Haseo off. |
| 78 | * TheBerserker: His B-st Form. |
| 79 | * {{BFS}}: 2nd Form grants access to Edge Punisher weapons, massive broadswords that often double as gigantic chainsaws. In its non-extended form, his 5th Form's sword, Gate of Ouroboros, is taller than he is, putting its length at an average of six feet at best. Unlike a typical Edge Punisher broadsword, Haseo wields it with the swiftness of a Blade Brandier's sword, making a distinction between them. |
| 80 | * BlessedWithSuck: Played with. Being a Jerkass to Harald pumps him up to level 133 with his third form unlocked, making him incredibly powerful by normal player standards, but also seals away Skeith, making him completely unable to put up any kind of meaningful resistance against Tri-Edge. |
| 81 | * BloodKnight: Part of his initial characterization is an intense bloodlust, which he matures out of by the end of Rebirth. |
| 82 | * BountyHunter: Haseo can become one who tracks down and kills [=PKs=] in a side quest. He can get rewards for the number of [=PKs=] he kills and can get special rewards for killing specific [=PKs=] known as chaotic [=PKs=] because they are the worst of the worst [=PKs=], and therefore are placed on a blacklist of the most wanted [=PKs=]. |
| 83 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: In the .hack//Link manga. |
| 84 | * BroodingBoyGentleGirl: The Brooding Boy to Shino's Gentle Girl in Roots, then to Atoli's Gentle Girl in the games. |
| 85 | * BottomlessMagazines: In the OVA and .hack//Link. Averted in the games, where he has a set number of bullets before having to reload by tapping the Guard button. Alchemizing his Dual Guns weapons increases their magazine capacity in addition to the usual benefits. |
| 86 | * BullyHunter: Haseo is famous as the PKK, or "Player Killer Killer", who targets and kills [=PKs=] like a vigilante. He's not doing this for moral reasons, but because he's hunting the specific PK Tri-Edge. |
| 87 | * ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "Come on, come on! I'm right here. SKEITH!" |
| 88 | * TheCaptain: Of the Canard Guild. |
| 89 | * TheCassandra: Unintentionally. [[spoiler:He berates Atoli a couple of times for her blind Faith in Sakaki, claiming that the guy doesn't give a lick about her well being and is just using her.]] He ends up being right. |
| 90 | * {{Catchphrase}}: "Guess I'll log out and check my email or something" |
| 91 | * CharacterDevelopment: Haseo has probably seen more character development than any other character in the franchise when you take Sora's personality into consideration. In the R:2 timeline alone, he went from a hopeless beginner to a revenge-obsessed [[{{Jerkass}} jerk]] in Roots, then started the GU games as a NominalHero, evolved into a Type 2 AntiHero, and eventually made pure [[TheHero hero]] status by the end of the series. Overall, he becomes much, ''much'' more likable as the series goes on. |
| 92 | * ChickMagnet: Haseo ends up with two canon fangirls (Atoli and Alkaid), one obsessed stalker ([[spoiler: Bordeaux]]) and one [[GayOption fanboy]] (Endrance). RelationshipValues allow him to additionally marry nearly all of the game's female characters in the various Promise Card endings. |
| 93 | * TheChosenOne: By both Skeith and Ovan. Much of the plot of the games is the latter's carefully orchestrated scheme to goad Haseo into fighting every other Avatar. |
| 94 | * CombatPragmatist: Haseo sees his use of his Avatar in the Arena as being this, failing to grasp the dangers until Kuhn shows him the hard way. |
| 95 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Kite was a kind, sincere NiceGuy from start to finish, who brought out the best in his allies and won over his rivals with diplomacy and empathy; his colour scheme strongly highlighted that RedIsHeroic. Haseo is a rude, dismissive JerkWithAHeartOfGold who pushes others away and has serious issues with the concepts of friendship and betrayal; his quite literally DarkerAndEdgier design, inclining more to RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver, emphasizes the difference. |
| 96 | %%* CoolBigBro: To Bo. |
| 97 | * CoolDownHug: Given to the AIDA-infected Atoli in the Trilogy OVA, which is a little different from how it went in the games. |
| 98 | %%* CoolSword: See Swiss Army Weapon below. |
| 99 | * TheCorruption: Subverted. He's almost corrupted by AIDA from Taihaku's sword, but Atoli calls his name, making him strong enough to reject AIDA. |
| 100 | * CutscenePowerToTheMax: During the prologue FMV of Rebirth. ''Awesome.'' |
| 101 | * DarkIsNotEvil: [[DesignatedHero Dark actually]] ''[[DesignatedHero is]]'' [[DesignatedHero pretty evil early on]], but Haseo's completed most of his CharacterDevelopment by the time he reacquires his 3rd Form, which is a suit of almost completely black armor adorned with [[SpikesOfVillainy spikes]]. Most of both Volume 2 and Volume 3 is spent with this appearance. His 5th Form is a return to a black color scheme, but is significantly a lot less edgy looking than his first three forms, and retains a lot of white from Xth Form, allowing him to retain a much more heroic look. [[spoiler: The black color scheme and wave tattoos on his face and chest are a result from Zelkova using the data from Kusabira/Tri-Edge to act as Restraining Bolt for Skeith so its power can be used with no fear of Cubia showing up again]]. |
| 102 | * DeathFromAbove: His Plasma Blade Divine Awakening, Avatar Awakening, and all of his ultimate Arts. |
| 103 | * DeathOfAThousandCuts: As his primary class is Twin Blade, naturally his initial fighting style is built around this. Xth Form's Dual Guns focus on it even more, capable of grinding opponents down under an endless hail of bullets. |
| 104 | * {{Determinator}}: For all of Haseo's flaws that he learns to grow out of, one thing that never changes is his determination to save the Lost Ones; if anything, it grows even stronger. His most prominent feat of willpower comes in Redemption, where he forces an AIDA out of his body, the only person ever to succeed in doing so. |
| 105 | * DifficultButAwesome: Adept Rogues are most charitably thought of as this by most players. |
| 106 | * DiscardAndDraw: 5th Form basically switches Haseo's weapons and skills from his four previous forms, with a new weapon and ability set allowing Haseo to use attacks from the Eight Phases that Skeith has absorbed. In essence, Haseo's arguably not even an Adept Rouge anymore, but an entirely new class of his own. |
| 107 | * DualWielding: Begins with Dual Blades in his Adept Rogue 1st Form, and eventually gains Dual Guns in his Xth as well. |
| 108 | * DramaticGunCock: Every time he reloads his Dual Guns. |
| 109 | * DramaticIrony: During flashbacks/''Roots'', Shino introduces the story of Aura to Haseo, who's not quite buying such a fanciful story of something existing beyond The World's lore. [[ArbitrarySkepticism Even after all the business with Epitaphs and AIDA]], he's still initially skeptical when Yata suggest trying to contact her in the hopes that she may help them deal with Cubia, though. What's funny is that Ryou was there when Aura was born...as Sora. In fact, turning on Morganna to help the newly born Aura escape from Morganna is Ryou's final act as Sora before getting Data Drained by Skeith, falling into a coma, and losing his memories. One wonders if Aura knows who he is when they meet her. |
| 110 | * TheDreaded: He was known as the Terror of Death for good reason before the time he was data drained back to level 1. The status quickly disappeared after he was data drained. The status comes back if Haseo starts a side quest of being a BountyHunter of [=PKs=] and starts killing more and more [=PKs=] including several which are identified as chaotic [=PKs=], or the worst of the worst [=PKs=], in The World R:2 even in ''Rebirth'', or the first volume. |
| 111 | * EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler: 5th Form is this, as Haseo only acquires it a few days before the The World R:2 is permanenly shut down]]. |
| 112 | * EveryoneHasStandards: For as much as a [[{{Jerkass}} complete and utter prick]] that Haseo started ''Rebirth'' as, his moments with characters like Bo and realizing that his impulsive actions have consequences significantly humble him. Perhaps the biggest cases are when Pi is endangered by an AIDA and he genuinely saves her with full concern for her well-being, despite being such a douche to her most of the time before, and his seeing Gaspard's crying self that gets him to immediately work to protect Canard as a guild. This HiddenHeartOfGold ends up being the crux to his [[CharacterDevelopment finding a way]] to grow and evolve into TheHero in full. |
| 113 | * EvilCostumeSwitch: B-st Form, featured in the Trilogy OVA and some other media. A more animalistic version of 3rd Form, it adds CombatTentacles and the ability to dual-wield Broadswords. |
| 114 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Compare his hair in the first his 3 Forms to his Xth Form. |
| 115 | * {{Expy}}: The late parts of G.U., and slightly later the Trilogy OVA, already begin to show the style and cinematic scope that Creator/CyberConnect2 would later expand into ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', a game that stars another silver-haired man with red eyes, anger issues, and multiple forms. |
| 116 | * FacialMarkings: Most characters in the franchise have these, but Haseo's are notable in that they disappear and are redrawn as the last step of assuming each new form. |
| 117 | * FlashStep: Among the abilities Xth Form grants is the ability to dash by double-tapping the Guard button. The weight of the weapon type that Haseo's holding determines the distance of the dash. |
| 118 | * FriendlyEnemy: To Midori and Matsu. |
| 119 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: Completing the Forest of Pain turned him from an irrelevant novice to the feared [[RedBaron Terror of Death]] overnight. He doesn't take going back to being a nobody well. |
| 120 | * FreudianExcuse: On top of the fact that he was exploited and screwed over by a severe case of BadSamaritan right after logging into The World for the first time, his first guild in the Twilight Brigade fell apart hard due to the other guilds practically waging war on them, close friends going into hiding or outright quitting the game, his first love interest of Shino being put into a coma by Tri-Edge, and Ovan spontaneously abandoning him and what was left of the guild. Combine this with the fact that [[spoiler: though mentally suppressed, he's also one of the Lost One coma victims of Skeith from The World: R1 and has thus always been a troubled individual even as a kid]] and it's easy to see why Haseo would be a bit of a {{Jerkass}} when pretty much everything that could've gone wrong, did. |
| 121 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: Haseo's eyes glow whenever Skeith is exerting influence over him, which is much more common in the OVA. |
| 122 | * GoodIsNotNice: While he becomes one of the nicest characters over the course of the G.U. games, Haseo is still sarcastic if not ruthless to anyone who falls pretty squarely in the morally ambiguous territory; Yata, Ovan, and Sakaki all end up being targets early on for various reasons and remain there [[spoiler:especially as the games progress and hidden motives become revealed.]] |
| 123 | ** He also often takes a "tough love" approach to his teammates, caring for them while also wanting them to be strong enough to defend themselves sometimes; a few parts of each volume can almost be construed as "Haseo drags his teammates to various areas to level them up for whatever comes ahead". |
| 124 | * GratuitousEnglish: Creator/TakahiroSakurai can actually pronounce English well! |
| 125 | ** In the OVA he use the word "faker". |
| 126 | ** In Versus he speak the words "Justice" and "Judgment". |
| 127 | ** Subverted too because he uses {{Engrish}} in "Second" and "Third" lines. |
| 128 | * TheGrimReaper: As the Terror of Death. |
| 129 | * TheGunslinger: His Xth form. |
| 130 | ** GunFu |
| 131 | ** GunsAkimbo |
| 132 | * HateAtFirstSight: Not that Haseo likes most people he meets at first, but his immediate hatred of Sakaki is particularly strong. [[spoiler:[[BitchInSheepsClothing And justified.]]]] |
| 133 | * HiddenDepths: He's certainly not on anywhere on the level of Pi or Yata, but the former helping him get a job at the Network Analysis Bureau post-''Redemption'' reveals he's got a better knack for programming than expected. At the very least, it's something Pi and Yata can better refine while still crediting him for his major contribution. |
| 134 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: By Atoli in the OVA. |
| 135 | * InfinityMinusOneSword: [[SinisterScythe Ticking Death]] and the Doppelganger equipment. |
| 136 | * InfinityPlusOneSword: Empty Skies for Twin Blades, Silad for Broadswords, Shadowy Death for Scythes, DG-Z for Dual Guns. |
| 137 | * IronicHell: The World R:2 as a whole is one for him: the powerful and well-known PK Sora now lives in a world where far too many others are just like he was. And just to drive the point home, while he becomes one of the most powerful and feared [=PKs=] ever to walk R:2, he ''still'' manages get [=PKed=] by someone far more powerful than he is. |
| 138 | * {{Irony}}: As a Level 133 Adept Rogue with some obscenely overpowered gear and all his Job Extensions, Haseo was an absolute monster in [[PlayerVersusPlayer PvP]] but evaded teamwork and social things like guilds after what happened to the Twilight Brigade. His Avatar was also sealed, and this resulted in Tri-Edge utterly thrashing him with no effort. By the rematch at the end of Rebirth, at best Haseo is level 50 and only has his first Job Extension, but he's taken the time to actually build up genuine skill, [[ThePowerOfFriendship gained trusty allies]] and started to learn how to reign in his more violent habits which lets him control his Avatar and triumph. |
| 139 | * JackOfAllTrades: The Adept Rogue's hat is being mediocre at everything. Protagonist privileges, though, mean Haseo is actually more of a LightningBruiser. |
| 140 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Initially was just rough around the edges, but his early experiences in The World ''really'' soured him into thinking power was everything, and became a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk. Once he got humbled by Tri-Edge and was all but forced to start socializing with other players to hope to get his revenge, he gradually softens up into a nicer person. ''[[KickTheDog Gradually]]'' being a key word. Amusingly enough, his e-mail responses to others can be either [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential more like his in-game self]], or surprisingly humble, curious and even occasionally somewhat ''pleasant'', implying a lot of his excess assholery is mostly a front he puts up [[{{Tsundere}} to look tougher on the outside than he really is.]] |
| 141 | * KickTheDog: Frequently, before his CharacterDevelopment, and poor [[ChewToy Atoli]] gets the worst of it. The player can also exaggerate this through rude and sometimes downright cruel email responses and forum posts. |
| 142 | * LargeHam: Possibly the biggest in the entire franchise, even more so than Piros. He has plenty to ham over and both of his voice actors take full advantage. |
| 143 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: Thanks to Skeith's data drain back in SIGN, he remembers nothing about being Sora. |
| 144 | * LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:In his previous role as Sora in "The World R:1", he was a notorious player killer. When he starts playing "The World R:2", he is almost immediately ganked by some player killers who taught him the basics of this game and then immediately player killed him as soon as they finished his first playing field.]] |
| 145 | ** [[spoiler: Sakaki's entire existence seems to be one as well, as like Ryou himself seven years prior, he's a ten-year-old malcontent that causes trouble for others. Except Sakaki is far, ''FAR'' more dangerous than Sora was in threat level and evil]]. |
| 146 | ** On the flip side, [[spoiler: despite having resigned to let the players take care of Cubia, Aura decides to give one or two nudges to tip the scales in Haseo's favor. One wonders if she knows who Haseo is and remembers what he did, that he as Sora was there when she was born and effectively helped her escape from Morganna with Tsukasa, Subaru, and Mimiru, getting Data Drained and falling into a coma in the process]]. |
| 147 | * LaughingMad: Haseo gets plenty of evil laughter during his descent into VillainProtagonist in the second half of Rebirth. |
| 148 | * LightIsGood: Appropriately, after he goes through much of his character arc, he gains his [=Xth=] form, which, in contrast to all his previous ones, is predominately white. |
| 149 | * LightningBruiser: Unlike most Adept Rogues, Haseo lacks the poor stats the class is supposed to have, and being the main character grants him a number of advantages when it comes to inflating those stats even further through quest rewards and unique weapons. |
| 150 | * LiteralSplitPersonality: In the scene where he achieves Xth Form, Haseo briefly speaks with Skeith, who appears to have permanently absorbed the personality of Haseo's former identity Sora after stealing that part of his mind for itself all the way back in SIGN. Unlike most examples of such a reveal, no SplitPersonalityMerge occurs, and Haseo never gets those memories back, nor does he appear to realize that Skeith took them; it exists purely as a bonus for the audience. |
| 151 | * LonerTurnedFriend: At first to Shino and Ovan, then to Silabus and Gaspard and through them the rest of The World. |
| 152 | * LoveMakesYouEvil: Shino being rendered comatose by Tri-Edge marks Haseo's StartOfDarkness. |
| 153 | * LoveTriangle: At first between Shino and Atoli, then later between Atoli and Alkaid. |
| 154 | * LuminescentBlush: On rare occasion, typically when one of the women in his life is involved. Link features it as part of his Cross Rengeki. |
| 155 | * MadnessMantra: "It's here, it's here, it's here, IT'S HERE!" |
| 156 | * MagicallyIneptFighter: Because he wears heavy armor due to choosing that kind of armor when he created this character, he is strong against physical attacks but weak against magic attacks. Furthermore, he cannot learn spells by levelling up his weapons. He has only two methods of using magic himself: using a consumable spell scroll that casts a spell when it is consumed, or using scrolls that permanently teach him magic. Because all of the classes he chose to create his adept rogue deal in physical attacks, his magic attacks are weaker than those cast by players who naturally use magic like shadow warlocks, macabre dancers, and harvest clerics. |
| 157 | * MagicStaff: The novel retelling of the G.U. story has Haseo gain a different form in lieu of the Xth Form, which provides him with Skeith's Celtic cross-shaped staff. |
| 158 | * MagikarpPower: While he's quite serviceable as a Twin Blade or Edge Punisher in his first two forms, Haseo's Adept Rogue class doesn't really come into its own until he regains his 3rd Form in Volume 2 and gains the ability to put multiple weapon types on one Skill Trigger, allowing him to swap weapons as part of attacking and thus greatly improving the practicality of doing so mid-battle. |
| 159 | * MagneticHero: With the pull strengthening with CharacterDevelopment. Comes to a head in late ''Redemption'' when [[spoiler: Haseo, through Zelkova, has emails sent out for players who are willing to help cull the numbers of Cubia Gomorras down. Forum posters are skeptical at first, but not only do many of the former PKK's allies come to his aid, so do some of his PK enemies, but most of all, many Arena Rankers, merely because Haseo called for their aid, likewise proving that Sakaki's attempt to defame Haseo as a cheater ultimately amounted to nothing]]. |
| 160 | ** Comes to an even more amazing head in the post-game, when [[spoiler: he is voted as the greatest online gamer, due to his feats at the Arena and his reputation as a PKK, up to including a lot of fangirls, calling him "mysterious, yet cool"]]. |
| 161 | * MeaningfulName: Haseo's title of ''The Terror of Death'' reflects the fear he inspires as a [=PKK=], certainly, but it also reflects his own fears, especially with regards to Shino. When confronted with the possibility of a berserk Skeith actually taking a life, he panics more than the guy in danger of being killed. He actually rejects the title in Vol. 3, signifying his CharacterDevelopment, and when he claims it again before summoning Skeith to battle Cubia, it's in reference to calling himself as his Phase. |
| 162 | ** Haseo itself is a reference to the Japanese poet Matsuo Bashou (via AlternateCharacterReading), whose disciple was named Kawai Sora. In other words, a subtle clue to Haseo's player also being Sora's player. |
| 163 | * MementoMacGuffin: The Lit Honeysuckle Twin Blades act as one to Shino, even though he doesn't get them from her. They also act as one to [[spoiler:Alkaid, who's rendered a Lost One as well not long after giving them to him]]. |
| 164 | * MixAndMatchWeapon: Dual Guns take the form of pistols with LaserBlade bayonets pointing downward, as if being held ReverseGrip like Twin Blade weapons usually are. |
| 165 | * MorphicResonance: Skeith changes appearances with him, even to the point of becoming mostly white after Haseo gains his [=Xth=] form. |
| 166 | * MultiMeleeMaster: His Adept Rogue class grants him the ability to wield [[DualWielding Twin Blade]], [[{{BFS}} Edge Punisher]] and [[SinisterScythe Flick Reaper]] weapons, while Xth Form adds the exclusive [[GunsAkimbo Dual Gunner]] weapons. 5th Form in the UpdatedRerelease not only adds a WhipSword to his already vast arsenal, but also the ability to manifest temporary weapons based on each of the Eight Phases. |
| 167 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Skeith going berserk against Kuhn and Magus is the first major step in Haseo's growth for the better, as he's shown the consequences of his actions for the first time in his life and is horrified at what he sees. |
| 168 | * MyGreatestFailure: Failing to save [[spoiler:Alkaid]] drives Haseo almost as strongly as Shino from the second half of Reminisce onward. |
| 169 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast / RedBaron: "The Terror Of Death" |
| 170 | * NobodyCallsMeChicken: Multiple times in Volume 1. Like most of Haseo's {{Jerkass}} traits, he grows out of it. |
| 171 | * NominalHero: Though Haseo has his moments of kindness, he clearly starts out only wanting power for selfish reasons and fully exploits his position as an Epitaph User as such - something others around him are quick to notice, Pi in particular. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone This blows up in his face when it gets out of control and alienates his allies,]] forcing him to have to fix his own ideology and [[CharacterDevelopment grow into a genuinely heroic individual.]] |
| 172 | * NoSell: Haseo has precisely zero tolerance for Endrance wallowing in self pity over Mia. |
| 173 | * NotQuiteDead: His first time being [=PKed=] by IYOTEN and Asta, Azure Kite's Data Drain, and being at ground zero of [[spoiler: Corbenik's Rebirth ability]] all leave Haseo face-down on the ground and dead-eyed, but naturally he survives all three. |
| 174 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In Vol.1 watching Skeith going absolutely out of control and giving arguably the most violent beatdown of the ''entire series'' is enough to make even, a then BloodKnight, Haseo to '''panic'''. He goes from thinking he can cow Skeith into stopping by screaming at his avatar until it finally hits him that Skeith wouldn't stop until he annihilated his enemy [[spoiler:Kuhn's avatar, Magus, which could possibly turn him into a Lost One]]. |
| 175 | * OneManArmy: Haseo was exclusively a solo player during his PKK days. |
| 176 | * PapaWolf: To Canard in Volume 3, after embracing his role as its guildmaster and having grown to care about the people in it. |
| 177 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: Among the Avatars, Skeith is the smallest by a considerable margin, with even Gorre being twice his height. |
| 178 | * PowerGivesYouWings: Xth Form is commonly portrayed as being able to manifest Skeith's LaserBlade wings. |
| 179 | * PowerGlows: When summoning his Avatar. |
| 180 | * ThePowerOfFriendship: The point of the 3rd Form quest. Haseo nearly bungles it. |
| 181 | * PsychoticSmirk: Haseo has quite the number of them in Rebirth, at first from his high-level PKK status and later from his Avatar. |
| 182 | * PowerupLetdown: Haseo's 5th form has him lose the ability to use his normal three weapons in favor of a WhipSword. Since this sword is not one of the game's normal weapons classes, Haseo becomes unable to target enemies' weaknesses to certain weapons. One of the potentially biggest positives to being an Adept Rogue is that an Adept Rogue is able to target weaknesses to three different weapon types. |
| 183 | * RageBreakingPoint: Haseo's attempts to put up with Atoli during their trip to Δ Blurry Obsessive Slacker so that he can recruit her for the Arena involve an ever-increasing amount of teeth-gritting. At the end, when she both declines his offer and inadvertently insults his motivations, Haseo blows up at her. |
| 184 | * RealTimeWeaponChange: Adept Rogues like Haseo are able to change their weapons in real time once they complete their second job extension. In Haseo's case, he can change between twin swords which are great at dealing a high amount of damage per second against most ground-based enemies via DeathOfAThousandCuts against a single enemy but are nearly worthless against flying enemies, a broadsword which is great at destroying armor and damaging the hardest enemies and is long enough to make hitting flying enemies somewhat easier but have tough times dealing enough hits in a combo to open enemies up to rengeki attacks, a scythe which excels at damaging many enemies surrounding Haseo and as an excellent AntiAir weapon but is slow in dealing damage per second against a single ground-level enemy unless the enemy is weak to scythes, and dual guns which are quite weak but are long range and AntiAir weapons. Most enemies are weak against one of the first three weapons, allowing one to score weapon critical hits with enhanced damage by choosing the correct weapon. |
| 185 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: |
| 186 | ** Gives a scathing one to Atoli when his frustration at her boils over. |
| 187 | -->'''Haseo:''' 'Slow down? Stop and to enjoy?' [[RageBreakingPoint Ha...haha! It's impossible! I can't take this anymore!]] What are you, an ''idiot''?! All of this...all of this, ''all of this''...is nothing more than a bunch of computer data! It's just a bunch of fake stuff made by slapping textures on top of polygons! How the hell do you find any part of this made-up world beautiful?! There's only one thing that's real about this world, and that's us! The players! [[BloodKnight Getting stronger and defeating your opponent]], those are the ways that all of us keep connected! [[StopHavingFunGuys That's the way this game is played!]] What's wrong with that, huh?! ANSWER ME! ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion TELL ME: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?!]]''...[[GetOut leave.]] Damn, you're so irritating! Don't show your face again! |
| 188 | ** He later delivers an epic one to [[spoiler:Ovan before he goes into a coma.]] |
| 189 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His original color scheme fits the part, and there's a period where his attitude fits as well. |
| 190 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: His default eye color is a dark red. Summoning Skeith once he unlocks his Avatar turns them a blood red. Being ''possessed by Skeith'' during a few instances in volume 1 and being unable to control what Skeith is doing makes them glow red like Skeith's cross from R1. |
| 191 | * [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni]]: To Ovan's Blue Oni. |
| 192 | * SayMyName: Haseo wouldn't have his reputation as the franchise's largest ham if it didn't include him shouting people's names at every given opportunity. |
| 193 | * ScreamingWarrior: Haseo has the loudest battle dialogue of any party member, with a kiai delivered on nearly every strike. |
| 194 | * ScrewDestiny: He's determined enough in this regard to even defeat Cubia, something his predecessor was unable to accomplish without destroying the Twilight Bracelet that had spawned it. |
| 195 | * SecondLove: Shino was his first, Atoli is his second, and when given the choice he chooses the latter. |
| 196 | * ShutUpHannibal: To Sakaki. |
| 197 | %%* SinisterScythe: His 3rd |
| 198 | * SkywardScream: Shino, Pi and Alkaid each get him to give one for various reasons. |
| 199 | * SlasherSmile: One of Haseo's most common expressions in Rebirth as he goes mad with power, right up until his HeelRealization. |
| 200 | * SpinAttack: Scythes are built around this sort of move, and the revised Twin Blade attack routine introduced in Reminisce has them as well. |
| 201 | * StormOfBlades: Skeith the 3rd does it with its array of laser blades, while B-st Form in the OVA does it with a massive stream of broadswords. |
| 202 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: Warms up once you get to know him. A male example, for real. |
| 203 | * TerrorHero: Enough so that it's in his nickname. He stops relying on fear after the Data Drain resets his progress. |
| 204 | * TooAwesomeToUse: Shortly after the events or ''Redemption'' Zelkova had Skeith sealed away, as its transformation into a Key of the Twilight could recreate Cubia once again. [[spoiler: Using Kusabira's AIDA data, Zelkova creates an anomalous factor that acts as a RestrainingBolt for the unsealed Skeith, allowing Haseo to use its power again without the risk of recreating Cubia]]. |
| 205 | * TooManyBelts: 1st Form has a shirt made entirely out of belts, with 52 belts on his body overall. Each successive form eases up on the belt count. |
| 206 | * TookALevelInKindness: It takes him a bit to start, but once his CharacterDevelopment gets going Haseo steadily transforms from a DesignatedHero to the genuine article. |
| 207 | * TransformationSequence: Each Job Extension Haseo undergoes comes with a suitably flashy cutscene to display the transformation into the new form. |
| 208 | * TraumaButton: The primary reason he goes out of his way to save Pi from an AIDA infection, is because he feared her going into a coma like Shino did. He noticeably becomes ''far'' more emotional after defeating her Avatar. |
| 209 | * {{Tsundere}}: Male, type A. |
| 210 | * UnstoppableRage: Subverted. His rage is ''very'' stoppable and his SuperPoweredEvilSide is a pushover (albeit a ''freaking scary'' one) compared to his [[SuperMode Xth Form]]. |
| 211 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Ovan]]. |
| 212 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: 5th Form is basically him in a long black trenchcoat and pants with a design to give the illusion of being low-cut, all to proudly display the [[spoiler: AIDA-based]] wave tattoos on a very sculpted torso. |
| 213 | * WarriorTherapist: Not that he means to be, but just as Haseo grows from a {{Jerkass}} to a kind and noble hero through his interactions with others, those same interactions push many of them to overcome traumas in their lives or otherwise become better people. |
| 214 | * WhatTheHellHero: On the receiving end multiple times throughout Rebirth, and on the giving end to Ovan in Redemption. |
| 215 | * WhipSword: The new weapon he gains with his new form in ''Vol.4: Reconnection''. |
| 216 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: Initially plays this straight, but subverts it more as time goes on. |
| 217 | * WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: Any time Haseo's shocked. Notable examples include all of his Arena fights in Rebirth except the one with Matsu, TheReveal near the end of Reminisce, and the stinger after the credits in Reminisce. |
| 218 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Unlocking his Avatar causes Haseo to regress as a character to the point of becoming a VillainProtagonist, using it recklessly in most of his Arena matches until his fight with Kuhn brings about a HeelRealization that marks the start of his change for the better. |
| 219 | * TheWorfEffect: His enormous level and skill as a player mean nothing when he first tries to take on Tri-Edge at Hulle Granz Cathedral. |
| 220 | * WouldHitAGirl: He does not care about the sex of a [=PKer=] that he finds. He kills them all, especially if that girl's name is Bordeaux. |
| 221 | * YinYangBomb: Technically, 5th Form counts, because of [[spoiler: purified AIDA data in him acting to keep Skeith's power in check, reflected on the distinctively black dot-based wave tattoos on his bare chest and face, and a return to black clothing]]. |
| 222 | [[/folder]] |
| 223 | |
| 224 | [[folder:Ovan]] |
| 225 | [[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ovan.jpg]] |
| 226 | |
| 227 | -->Voiced by: Creator/HirokiTochi (Japanese); Creator/JamiesonPrice (English, video games); Creator/MichaelKopsa (English, anime) |
| 228 | |
| 229 | ''World Identity:'' A famously powerful Steam Gunner, easily distinguished by the massive cylinder locked over his left arm. He's the founder and leader of the Twilight Brigade, a guild dedicated to finding the Key of the Twilight, which most other players have long since discounted as pure fantasy. Holds the avatar of the eighth Phase, Corbenik, The Rebirth. |
| 230 | |
| 231 | ''Real Identity:'' Masato Indou, a young man, and the older brother of Aina. According to one of the Newsbreak segments in the G.U. games, CC Corp has accused him of creating the AIDA "virus," resulting in mass protests by players in his defense. |
| 232 | |
| 233 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//Link'' |
| 234 | |
| 235 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 236 | * AffablyEvil: Ovan's never anything less than cordial and helpful towards Haseo with regards to chasing the mystery of Tri-Edge. |
| 237 | * AntiVillain: Ovan's ultimate goal of stopping Tri-Edge and reviving the Lost Ones is legitimately good. The things he does and forces Haseo to do in order to get there, less so. |
| 238 | * BadassLongcoat: A white coat, too. |
| 239 | * BadPowersGoodPeople: [[spoiler:He continues wielding an admittedly more benevolent form of AIDA even as a teammate.]] |
| 240 | * BayonetYa: The weapon of the Steam Gunner class. |
| 241 | * BeingEvilSucks: [[spoiler:AIDA <Tri-Edge> forces him to act as a serial killer. He very much wants to stop.]] |
| 242 | * {{BFG}}: [[spoiler:In the second encounter with Corbenik, its left arm is completely consumed by AIDA <Tri-Edge> and mutates into a gigantic cannon.]] |
| 243 | * BigBad: [[spoiler:Or rather, the AIDA sealed in his left arm is.]] |
| 244 | * BigBadFriend: One of the people Haseo most admires, and [[spoiler:the true identity of Tri-Edge from the very beginning]]. |
| 245 | * BodyHorror: [[spoiler:His AIDA-infected left arm is grotesque even by the standards of infectees, with a CombatTentacle growing from his shoulder and his hand mutated into some kind of bandage-wrapped axe.]] |
| 246 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: Not always, but [[spoiler:he can't always control the bloodlust of the AIDA in his arm.]] |
| 247 | * BreakingSpeech: Ovan proves extremely good at delivering these in a way that motivates people to do what he needs them to do. One delivered to Atoli near the end of Rebirth spurs the events of the entire next volume, and another in Redemption is essential to finding the last Epitaph User. |
| 248 | * ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "[[spoiler:Come the Rebirth! Corbenik!]]" |
| 249 | * TheCaptain: To the Twilight Guild in Roots. |
| 250 | * CatchPhrase: [[spoiler:[[LargeHam "BURN THIS SIGHT INTO YOUR EYES!!"]]]] |
| 251 | * TheChessmaster: One way or another, almost everything in Roots and the G.U. games was planned or anticipated by him. [[spoiler: Except for [[OutsideContextProblem Cubia]] that is.]] |
| 252 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Although he and Morganna Mode Gone have several similarities in both [[AffablyEvil personality]] and [[TheChessmaster tactics]], Ovan stands in contrast to his predecessor by being a human, taking ''much'' longer to [[BigBadFriend reveal his true role in the plot]] and then [[WellIntentionedExtremist subverting that role]] [[GoodAllAlong by revealing his bengin endgame]]. [[spoiler: To summarize: Morganna was willing to destroy both the online and the real world to [[OffingTheOffspring kill her daughter]] Aura and [[DirtyCoward escape deletion]]. Ovan, meanwhile, was willing to ''risk'' destroying the online and real world in a HeroicSacrifice to ''[[BigBrotherInstinct save]]'' [[HeroicSacrifice his sister]] Aina.]] |
| 253 | %%* TheCorruption: [[spoiler:His left hand.]] |
| 254 | * CrazyPrepared: Nearly everything Ovan does is part of his grand scheme. He even manages to incorporate [[spoiler: his AIDA's homicidal tendencies]] into it by giving Haseo the means to reach areas he couldn't otherwise go. |
| 255 | * DeathSeeker: The only way out of his predicament is for Ovan to die, but forces conspire to make this extremely difficult for him. |
| 256 | * DespairEventHorizon: He doesn't show it, but he hit it long before the games or anime started. |
| 257 | * TheDragon: [[spoiler:Directly to AIDA - [[TheStarscream which he loathes with every fiber of his being]].]] |
| 258 | %%* EvilLaugh: In the OVA. |
| 259 | * EvilMakeover: Played straight and inverted. [[spoiler:AIDA gives him an evil arm of the RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver flavour when he's the BigBad, but when he's redeemed, AIDA/Kusabira gives him a BlueIsHeroic version.]] |
| 260 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: The Twilight Brigade was created to find the Key of Twilight, and eventually it does, from a certain point of view. |
| 261 | * FriendlyEnemy: [[spoiler:Justified. He doesn't actually want to be a host for AIDA, but he can't help it, so a lot of his dialogue post-reveal is encouraging Haseo to beat him and to help his confidence.]] |
| 262 | * GambitRoulette: For as much as his grand master plan involved putting Haseo through one ordeal after another to make him stronger, there's one point where it could have very easily, and almost did, go very wrong: [[spoiler: Giving Sakaki a powerful AIDA and possibly the means to usurp Yata as system administrator almost ended in the madman abusing his privileges to ban him for good. Only Taihaku's intervention and desire to beat Haseo himself nipped that in the bud]]. It's not clear if Ovan could have accounted for that. |
| 263 | * GayOption: In Vol 4, where he finally joins Haseo's party, he can be sent the Promise Card. Uniquely, he can do both the Forever in Love and Best Wishes endings, which depends on a dialouge choice. The Forever in Love ending however is played for laughs, as he misinterprates what Haseo means by "More then a regular freind", causing Haseo to freak out, and the ending slides show them at the wedding event with an upset Haseo wearing the wedding the dress. |
| 264 | * GodzillaThreshold: Ovan's entire plan is the dangerous, desperate scheme of a man running out of time and options alike. |
| 265 | * GoodAllAlong: In the end, Ovan's goal is [[spoiler: to save his sister Aina and exterminate the threat of AIDA]]. |
| 266 | * GoodIsNotNice: Even though Ovan's ultimate goal is noble, he does some truly awful things in pursuit of it. Of particular note is delivering a BreakingSpeech to Atoli that's calculated to set off the entire events of ''Reminisce'', all for the sake of provoking one fight. |
| 267 | * GunFu: Notably in Versus. |
| 268 | * GunsAkimbo: In addition to his main bayonet, he carries a pistol in his left hand. |
| 269 | * HappyFlashback: [[spoiler:Several times in Redemption, about his peaceful days with his little sister Aina before AIDA ruined their lives.]] |
| 270 | * HeroicSacrifice: Performing one is the lynchpin of his entire scheme. |
| 271 | * JekyllAndHyde: [[spoiler:AIDA <Tri-Edge> occasionally breaks out of it's seal an takes over his body; .]] |
| 272 | * KickTheDog: Has a habit of manipulating everyone he finds relevant to his plans, sure, and the cast are aware of it. [[spoiler:Then his true cause is revealed, and while the AIDA infection may be perverting some element of his normal self, he straight up admits to Haseo and Yata's faces that everything he did with them was solely to control and tame their Epitaphs for resurrecting his sister. Yata has a HeroicBSOD that leads to his Awakening, Haseo straight up [[ThisIsUnforgivable loses his shit]] and goes on his own [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech rant]] about it after beating the hell out of him.]] |
| 273 | * INeedYouStronger: Everything Ovan does throughout all three games is for the sake of building Haseo up by getting him into fights with every other Avatar. |
| 274 | * InfinityPlusOneSword: Coming Reincarnation. |
| 275 | * LargeHam: Normally Ovan is quite sedate, but when the situation calls for it, he's fully capable of engaging Haseo in HamToHamCombat. |
| 276 | * LetsGetDangerous: Not that Ovan's weak ordinarily, but you ''really'' don't want to be around when he unlocks that cylinder... |
| 277 | * MadeOfIron: One of the few player-type enemies who can't be knocked down by Broadsword attacks. |
| 278 | * MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:His title of ''The Rebirth'' reflects the way he changes the lives of those around him.]] |
| 279 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:The first thing his AIDA infection did was make him PK his own sister, which sent her into a coma.]] |
| 280 | * NoKillLikeOverkill: While the details of Ovan's battle with the Azure Knights aren't seen, Ovan giving Haseo one of Kite's severed arms as a trophy suggests it went very badly for the trio. |
| 281 | * NoSell: Ovan shrugs off attacks from Haseo's B-st Form in the OVA, as well as during the boss battle with him in Reminisce. |
| 282 | * NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Ovan survives Rebirth's usage, if only just.]] |
| 283 | ** BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:The now-noncanon ''Returner'' OVA features Ovan's return without much explanation, while ''Last Recode'' offers a bit of a longer story as to how it happens.]] |
| 284 | * OffscreenVillainy: Nearly all of Ovan's villainous actions take place offscreen until TheReveal. |
| 285 | * OneManArmy: Ovan's condition may be terrible, but it comes with the benefit of truly monstrous strength. |
| 286 | * OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:With his AIDA arm acting as the wing]]. |
| 287 | * PoorCommunicationKills: And how. [[spoiler:Haseo rightfully chews him out for being such a relentlessly opaque, cryptic secret keeper in Vol 4.]] |
| 288 | * PowerGlows: [[spoiler:When summoning his Avatar.]] |
| 289 | * PromotedToPlayable: [[spoiler:In .hack//G.U. Last Recode's fourth volume, Ovan finally joins Haseo as a party member.]] |
| 290 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: On the receiving end from Haseo after he's had ''enough'' of Ovan's vague bullshit and manipulations. Primarily that [[spoiler:the way he had his plans unfold where collateral damage was totally acceptable, giving at least some of himself to AIDA for his goals despite the hell it put him through, and manipulating every single person he came across completely tanked Haseo's sympathy for Ovan trying to rescue Aina. ''Everybody suffers and grieves'', but Ovan taking everything to such absurdly dickish degrees to get what ''he'' wants over anything else while inflicting suffering on everyone around him and causing PoorCommunicationKills hard, with Haseo being a trouble magnet for this ''on purpose'', is simply not justifiable. As Haseo puts it, FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse, Ovan is just a selfish jerk that ended up in a horrible situation, and that he's not any more [[IJustWantToBeSpecial unique or special]] than anyone else to justify it. It takes RedemptionEqualsDeath for Ovan to start realizing he really did go too far.]] |
| 291 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:"Become stronger, Haseo. Strong enough to kill me..."]] |
| 292 | * ResetButton: [[spoiler:His Avatar's ability.]] |
| 293 | * RestrainingBolt: [[spoiler:The lock on Ovan's left arm is a seal, designed to contain the Tri-Edge AIDA so he can still control his PC. However it can't keep AIDA contained forever; the lock's already failed a couple of times (which is how Shino wound up in a coma), and it's just a matter of time before it completely overwhelms him.]] |
| 294 | * TheReveal: Most of the plot of the first two volumes is the buildup to Ovan revealing what's inside that cylinder on his arm. |
| 295 | * ScaryShinyGlasses: The shinier they are, the more scared you ought to be. |
| 296 | * SpreadShot: One of his attacks in .hack//Versus. |
| 297 | * SoulJar: [[spoiler: As the original host of AIDA, the coma victims can see what he sees.]] |
| 298 | * StealthHiBye: Tends to appear out-of-the blue, talk mysteriously about things with Haseo that he might know a little too much about, then vanish before anyone else can drop in. He also has a habit of doing this at the exact right moment when major events are happening [[spoiler:to make sure things go his way]]. Interestingly, this is shown to make Haseo ''more'' infuriated with him as the series goes, both leaving without a full explanation and his disappearing again. |
| 299 | * TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: The whole point of his scheming is to eliminate AIDA, even if that means killing himself as well.]] |
| 300 | * TalkingToThemself: [[spoiler: AIDA <Tri-Edge>]] can speak through his voice, and does so in order to taunt him. |
| 301 | * TwoBeingsOneBody: In the fourth volume of ''Last Recode'', [[spoiler:Kusabira reintegrates into him]]. |
| 302 | * {{Ubermensch}}: Ovan has both a deep understanding of human nature, a heavy skepticism towards conventional morality, naturally draws people towards him with his strength and ultimately does what he wants, in a rational manner and without remourse. Also provides a ''very'' subtle deconstruction, in that while his Ubermensch traits do lead him to perform [[TheChessmaster superhuman feats of social engineering]] and [[{{Determinator}} to accoplish the near-impossible]] [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl at great cost to himself and the world at large]], his confident dismissal of the PowerOfFriendship and his fundamental refusal to acknowledge trust outside of control actually prevent him from finding a less-destructive solution to his problems or from acquiring the full benefit of the skills of the people he manipulates. |
| 303 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler:Before AIDA took everything from him.]] |
| 304 | * UsingYouAllAlong: [[spoiler:Haseo is his UnwittingPawn. Downplayed, in that he wants the same thing as Haseo; a lot of his scheming is due to trying to work around AIDA <Tri-Edge>.]] |
| 305 | * VillainTakesAnInterest: It's unclear if Ovan knew immediately that Haseo was the host of Skeith. |
| 306 | [[/folder]] |
| 307 | |
| 308 | [[folder:Shino]] |
| 309 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Shino_831.jpg]] |
| 310 | |
| 311 | -->Voiced by: Creator/KaoriNazuka (Japanese); Creator/KariWahlgren (English, video games); Creator/KellySheridan (English, anime) |
| 312 | |
| 313 | ''World Identity:'' A Harvest Cleric and second in command of the Twilight Brigade, she's an all-around wonderfully pleasant girl who's almost as affectionate toward Haseo as she is admiring of Ovan. Halfway through ''Roots'', she's [=PKed=] and put in a coma by Tri-Edge. |
| 314 | |
| 315 | ''Real Identity:'' Shino Nanao, a seemingly lonesome young college student. She doesn't reveal much about herself, save that she lives in a small apartment with a lot of books and not much else, other than that she keeps houseplants (wanting a big enough house to house corn dracaena) and that she has health problems. |
| 316 | |
| 317 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//Link'' |
| 318 | |
| 319 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 320 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Made more confusing by her PaletteSwap partway through the story. Prior to said swap, Shino wears white with pink hair, switching to a black outfit with silver hair later on. The G.U.+ manga gives Shino ''blue'' hair to go with her black outfit instead, with the black-and-white pages causing it to appear black as well. |
| 321 | * AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Shino was lucky enough to get a front seat to Ovan's carnage thanks to her mind being trapped in his arm.]] |
| 322 | * AlwaysWithYou: [[spoiler:She spent the majority of the series with her awareness inside Ovan's arm.]] |
| 323 | * AngelicBeauty: Her first appearance, with its primarily white palette and angelic wings. |
| 324 | * AsleepForDays: The exact amount of time Shino spends comatose is unclear, but it spans roughly a five-month period from February to mid-late summer 2017. |
| 325 | * BackFromTheDead: Like most other coma victims in the franchise, she re-awakens once the problem that caused the coma is fixed. |
| 326 | * TheBaroness: To Ovan in Roots. |
| 327 | * BroughtDownToNormal: The noncanon G.U.+ manga declares that Shino was the original Epitaph User of Innis, but it abandoned her in favor of Atoli upon Shino falling comatose. Even after her reawakening, Innis remains with Atoli. In all other forms of media, Atoli had Innis from the beginning. |
| 328 | * BroodingBoyGentleGirl: The first Gentle Girl to Haseo's Brooding Boy. |
| 329 | * CreepyChild: Her brief appearance in the last episode of Online Jack sees her deliver a rather cryptic statement about AIDA before leaving. |
| 330 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: After her palette swap, her hair and eyes both turn silver. |
| 331 | * DidNotGetTheGuy: Though she still flirts a bit with Haseo, Shino's accepting of the fact that he chose Atoli over her. |
| 332 | * IWasJustPassingThrough: She claims this when saving Haseo at the start of Roots, though given later events it's more likely Ovan planned ahead. |
| 333 | * LivingEmotionalCrutch / OnlyFriend: To Haseo after the Twilight Brigade disbanded. Shino letting Haseo treat her like this [[LoveMakesYouEvil proved to be a terrible mistake]]. |
| 334 | * MeaningfulName: Just like Atoli, [[spoiler:she really earns the title of ''The Mirage of Deceit'']]. |
| 335 | * MissedTheCall: Only in the noncanon G.U.+ manga, where she was the original host for Innis before it abandoned her in favor of Atoli. |
| 336 | * MoralityPet: To both Haseo and Ovan in Roots. |
| 337 | * NiceGirl: Shino's chief defining character trait. |
| 338 | * PerpetualSmiler: She's often seen with a smile on her face. |
| 339 | * SecondLove: Haseo's her second, with Ovan her first, but Haseo ultimately rejects her in favor of ''his'' second. |
| 340 | * StepfordSmiler: She might seem composed to the casual observer, but inside her mind is a very depressed young woman. |
| 341 | * TurnTheOtherCheek: [[spoiler:She forgives Ovan for [=PKing=] her unintentionally.]] |
| 342 | * WhiteMagicianGirl: As a Harvest Cleric, she specializes in healing magic, but learns a few offensive spells and can be taught more. |
| 343 | [[/folder]] |
| 344 | |
| 345 | [[folder:Sakisaka]] |
| 346 | [[quoteright:125:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sakisakabody.jpg]] |
| 347 | -->Voiced by: Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (Japanese); Alistair Abell (English) |
| 348 | |
| 349 | ''World Identity:'' A Steam Gunner fond of mysteries, wordplay, and good old-fashioned adventure. One of the first members of the Twilight Brigade, he becomes increasingly frustrated by their apparently fruitless quest, but remains loyal until its disbanding, and quits the game soon after. |
| 350 | |
| 351 | ''Real Identity:'' Shinnosuke Sakamaki. A young man who says he lives in a bachelor apartment with few windows. He quits The World to join his friends in a new online game called Riot Gun. |
| 352 | |
| 353 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'' |
| 354 | |
| 355 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 356 | * BeneathTheMask / HiddenDepths: Sakisaka's a much more serious character than his goofy appearance suggests. |
| 357 | * CatchPhrase: In Japanese, Sakisaka is fond of particular puns and wordplay the Brigade calls "the Sakisaka catchphrase." The translators couldn't (or just didn't) render this in English, so it became "I'm perplexed at X and I'm surprised at Y." |
| 358 | * CoolTeacher: Tabby likes to think so. |
| 359 | * ExpressiveMask: His goggles are able to flash words or symbols on their lenses, especially when he's surprised. |
| 360 | * HiddenEyes: On the rare occasion he's being sincere and serious, the lens flare on his goggles fades to expose his eyes underneath. |
| 361 | * ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: He always uses his bayonet as a melee weapon, never as a gun. |
| 362 | |
| 363 | [[/folder]] |
| 364 | |
| 365 | [[folder:Tabby]] |
| 366 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/redemptiontabby.jpg]] |
| 367 | -->Voiced by: Creator/MegumiToyoguchi (Japanese); Creator/StephanieSheh (English, video games); Creator/MarykeHendrikse (English, anime) |
| 368 | |
| 369 | ''World Identity:'' A Tribal Grappler designed to look like a Cat Girl, complete with cat ears and a ponytail that looks like a cat's tail due to being a member of Lei Tribe. Tabby is fairly naive and new to the experiences of ''The World.'' Despite her lack of experience, she always tries to find the best out of any situation and is always cheerful and perky. She only uses her "Feline Soul Gauntlets" weapon and nothing else because Shino gave them to her as a gift. |
| 370 | |
| 371 | ''Real Identity:'' Moe Kubo, age 16. Her parents admit they named her Moe after a "popular anime craze when she was born." Being the younger of the two sisters in her family, she often has to compete for attention. It makes it hard that her sister is smarter and better than her in school. Tabby's encounters in ''"The World"'' soon helped her gain self confidence. She is studying to become a nurse so that she can help Shino in real life, or others who fall comatose from similar situations. |
| 372 | |
| 373 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.Hack//G.U. 3: Redemption'', ''.hack//Link'' |
| 374 | |
| 375 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 376 | * AllForNothing: Subverted. [[spoiler: When she finally gets in her head that trying to help Haseo in The World won’t get anything done (and she certainly hasn't really helped him in any meaningful way anyway), she takes a break from the game to study nursing in the hopes of helping Shino’s comatose body. Except Shino, as well as all the Lost Ones, are saved long before she even concludes her first semester courses. However, Tabby isn't bothered by this, as she feels she's finally found something she wants to do in her life]]. |
| 377 | * BraidsOfAction: The end of the braid even resembles a tail! |
| 378 | * BreakTheCutie: Ender PK'ed her. |
| 379 | * CatGirl: Designed as such. |
| 380 | * CleavageWindow: Her profile picture. |
| 381 | * CombatStilettos: Can't be seen here but an artwork of Roots confirms this. |
| 382 | * GenkiGirl: There's a reason why she's so energetic. [[spoiler: It's not like she wants to be. She's medicated in order to deal with depression from family issues.]] |
| 383 | * TheGlomp: Give this to Haseo in Redemption when he finds her in the Forest of Pain. (Earlier she mailed Haseo to come and see her at the entrance, but then she go inside the forest by herself.) |
| 384 | * IdiotHero: ''In spades!'' Aside from the explanations listed under TheLoad and NiceJobBreakingItHero, you wanna know how much of one she is? Despite saying in her email that she'd meet Haseo at the entrance to the Forest of Pain, ''she decides to go 50 floors in'', only getting that far in on her own through using Smoke Screens, and then decides to take a catnap to wait for Haseo. All just so she can talk with him (and Shino if she's in your party) one more time before saying she's quitting the game for good...but then backpedals almost immediately after. |
| 385 | * IJustWantToBeSpecial: Justified. Given her family problems, she thinks that nobody ever believes in her, but Wool and Kuhn helped her overcome that issue when they befriended her. |
| 386 | * [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy I Want My Friends To Be Happy]]: She just wants to help Haseo and try and help Shino in any way she can, in the game or out. Naturally, Haseo doesn't care and thinks she just gets in the way. While one would think that's ''his'' problem though, and that it's usually never her fault for anything, how ''Roots'' plays out shows otherwise. |
| 387 | * InnocentFanserviceGirl: She didn't even protest when Tokio touched her breasts unintentionally, instead she's confused. |
| 388 | * TheLoad: Tabby throughout ''Roots'' did not amount to anything at all, and, in fact, many times, she exacerbated problems due to being an oblivious and gullible IdiotHero that jumped to conclusions without thinking at all. Even when her actions ultimately do lead to some actual good, namely the Medic Union, the guild they started out as was railroaded by her to just help just Haseo, which ultimately went nowhere very quickly, leading to her two guildmates to abandon her[[note]]Even Seisaku, who crushed on her and tried to get her to come with him instead, to no avail, though talking to him in Root Towns show he's not bitter about it[[/note]]. Yes, she is such a massive case of The Load that ''she’s still one even when actually spearheading something''. [[spoiler: Is it any wonder why Haseo thought everyone else was as unhelpful as she was? The most helpful she actually gets to be is when she finally puts playing The World on hiatus to study being a nurse in the hopes of caring for Shino, but see AllForNothing]]. |
| 389 | * MeaningfulName: Tabby is a name that can be found in some colors of cat. |
| 390 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: Oh boy, where to begin with her… [[spoiler: Much of Haseo’s extreme isolationist, borderline psychotic, mentality following Shino falling comatose can be pinned largely on her being even more of TheLoad than she already was to the Brigade. It’s her sheer ineffectual attempts to be of any use that convince him that everybody is equally as ineffectual as her in actually trying to save Shino. And in general, she often caused conflicts due to her constant misunderstandings, gullibility, and obliviousness. It's telling that Haseo's personality only improves after being surrounded by more pleasant company that happen to be more useful and smarter than her. See also TheLoad]]. |
| 391 | ** {{Irony}}: Her general uselessness ultimately drove Haseo into the arms of Naobi and Ender anyway...but now as Yata and Pi, and they and others, prove much more pleasant and competent friends than Tabby does. |
| 392 | * OptionalPartyMember: In ''G.U.'', she can join Haseo in Vol. 3's post-game content if he clears at least half of the Forest of Pain BonusDungeon. [[{{Aversion}} Averted]] in ''last Recode'', as she'll join automatically in Vol. 4 if not already recruited. |
| 393 | %%* PowerFist: Her |
| 394 | * ShipperOnDeck: On The World's last day she tries to get Haseo to agree that Shino and Ovan would make a cute couple. |
| 395 | * TookALevelInBadass: Subverted. Going 50 floors into the superdungeon known as the Forest of Pain alone, with level far lower than yours would likely be (at least in the 130s) would seem awesome, but then you learn she used monster avoidance items (Smoke Screens) to get in that far. |
| 396 | [[/folder]] |
| 397 | |
| 398 | [[folder:Phyllo]] |
| 399 | [[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/imagesCA0EI4MY481_jpg_100.png]] |
| 400 | |
| 401 | -->Voiced by: Junpei Takiguchi (Japanese); Russel Roberts (English) |
| 402 | |
| 403 | ''World Identity:'' A small Harvest Cleric who's almost always seen sitting at the bridge of Mac Anu, simply watching people go by, and striking up conversation with anybody who's interested. Considered an excellent source of advice and wisdom by anybody who knows him. |
| 404 | |
| 405 | ''Real Identity:'' Kojirou Nakamura, aged 62, widowed and owning two cats and a pet dog, who like to meddle with his gaming. As he tells Haseo, he's just there to kill time. He dies of cancer at the end of ''Roots'', but continues to assist Haseo through his last will. |
| 406 | |
| 407 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//G.U.: Reminiscence'' |
| 408 | |
| 409 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 410 | * BrainUploading: A more mystical example than the norm for the franchise. His last scene in ''Reminisce'', seen only if the player unlocks all of the Lost Weapons, teases that Phyllo's soul lives on in The World. |
| 411 | * CoolOldGuy: So old in fact that he's a PosthumousCharacter instead by the time of the games. |
| 412 | * TheManBehindTheMan: To [[spoiler: Antares]], who helps Haseo as the executor of Phyllo's last will. |
| 413 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: A clue that stuff ain't right offline is that he mentions that he's rehomed his pets. This is the first sign that his offline persona is dying. |
| 414 | * TheVoiceless: In the games he communicates exclusively through emails and text chat, since he's already dead. In his last appearance, he speaks, but what he says is only written onscreen without being heard by the player. |
| 415 | [[/folder]] |
| 416 | |
| 417 | [[folder:Naobi]] |
| 418 | |
| 419 | -->Voiced by: Creator/TakumiYamazaki (Japanese); Creator/PaulDobson (English) |
| 420 | |
| 421 | ''World Identity:'' A hulking Macabre Dancer, and the guildmaster of [=TaN=]. Has a rivalry against Ovan and appears to be using the guild only for its resources, with which he can monitor and oppose the Twilight Brigade, delegating [=TaN's=] daily business to Tawaraya. |
| 422 | |
| 423 | ''Real Identity:'' See Yata. |
| 424 | |
| 425 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'' |
| 426 | |
| 427 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 428 | * TheCaptain: Of the guild [=TaN=]. |
| 429 | * TheRival: To Ovan. |
| 430 | * SockPuppet: One of at least two controlled by Yata. This one's purpose seems to be mainly to antagonize Ovan. |
| 431 | [[/folder]] |
| 432 | |
| 433 | [[folder:Ender]] |
| 434 | |
| 435 | -->Voiced by: Creator/SanaeKobayashi (Japanese); Creator/LisaAnnBeley (English) |
| 436 | |
| 437 | ''World Identity:'' A Blade Brandier and player-killer, working against the Twilight Brigade at the behest of Naobi. Whatever her motivation is, she ''really'' loves her work. |
| 438 | |
| 439 | ''Real Identity:'' See Pi. |
| 440 | |
| 441 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'' |
| 442 | |
| 443 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 444 | * BloodKnight: She's a PK'er. |
| 445 | * BreakTheCutie: She PK'ed Tabby. |
| 446 | * DeadpanSnarker: Towards the Twilight Guild. |
| 447 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: The reason she loves her job is because she's playing with Takumi Hino (Yata & Nala's player).]] |
| 448 | [[/folder]] |
| 449 | |
| 450 | [[folder:Tawaraya]] |
| 451 | [[quoteright:196:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tawarayafull.jpg]] |
| 452 | -->Voiced by: Creator/KentaMiyake (Japanese); Mark Acheson (English) |
| 453 | |
| 454 | ''World Identity:'' A Shadow Warlock dressed as a traditional Japanese merchant. As the public face of [=TaN=], he runs the guild's routine business: trading everything from rare items to information. When the guild is dissolved for illegal activity and his account banned, he later manages to return as Tohta, playing essentially the same character with a different appearance (and trying unsuccessfully not to be recognized as his former self). |
| 455 | |
| 456 | ''Real Identity:'' A young man in college, eventually getting the opportunity to study overseas. Apparently considers his work in The World as good practice. Even while doing [=TaN's=] dirty work, he takes his role as an honest and ethical businessman very seriously. |
| 457 | |
| 458 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'' |
| 459 | |
| 460 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 461 | * CatchPhrase: "Come again!" |
| 462 | * ADayInTheLimelight: The episode ''Return'' takes a break from Haseo and focuses entirely on Tohta. |
| 463 | * MeaningfulName: Both his characters are inspired by the Japanese folk hero they're named after. Phyllo immediately figures out they share the same player because of this. |
| 464 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: The English dub of ''Roots'' calls him "Tawalaya," probably just because it's much easier for an English speaker to say. |
| 465 | * YouAreTheNewTrend: Intentionally. [=TaN=] must stay on the cutting edge. |
| 466 | [[/folder]] |
| 467 | |
| 468 | [[folder:Saburo]] |
| 469 | |
| 470 | -->Voiced by: Creator/ShizukaIto (Japanese); Creator/RebeccaShoichet (English) |
| 471 | |
| 472 | ''World Identity:'' An Edge Punisher enlisted by Pi and Yata to observe and occasionally interfere with Haseo. In the end though, she does exactly what she wants to, and nothing else. Very fond of baffling and nonsensical metaphors. |
| 473 | |
| 474 | ''Real Identity:'' A 24-yo male stock trader named Yasuo Nagai |
| 475 | |
| 476 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'' |
| 477 | |
| 478 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 479 | * CrossPlayer: Saburo's real identity is Yasuo Nagai, a male stock trader. |
| 480 | [[/folder]] |
| 481 | |
| 482 | !.hack//Alcor & .hack//CELL |
| 483 | |
| 484 | [[folder:Midori]] |
| 485 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/midori_dothack.jpg]] |
| 486 | -->Voiced by: Creator/SatsukiYukino (Japanese); Creator/SaffronHenderson (English) |
| 487 | |
| 488 | ''World Identity:'' A "Professional Victim" who lets people fight and kill her in return for payment. Her Class is Edge Punisher and she used to be a [=PKer=]. |
| 489 | |
| 490 | ''Real Identity:'' Midori was born from a "virtual cell" in a medical computer. The cell was taken from a girl named Midori Shimomura who was suffering from a mysterious degenerative disorder. In an attempt to understand her condition, the doctors used a blood sample from her to create the virtual cell. However, the cell took on a life of its own and escaped into the network, where it grew and became sentient. "She" eventually arrived in The World R:2, where "she" created the PC Midori. With the exception of the blood sample, Midori does not exist outside of the worldwide computer network and the electronic devices attached to it. She is, however, able to use those devices to observe and interact with the real world. The original Midori creates an identical character once she recovers and it is unknown which of them appears in Link. |
| 491 | |
| 492 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Cell'', ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack///Link'' |
| 493 | |
| 494 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 495 | * AnimalMotifs: Dragonfly. |
| 496 | * BloodKnight: She's a PK'er before she met Adamas. |
| 497 | * FacialMarkings: Novel illustrations only. |
| 498 | * FashionableAsymmetry: In the novel. |
| 499 | * {{Foil}}: To Bordeaux. |
| 500 | * FriendlyEnemy: To Haseo in the end. |
| 501 | * ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Her clothes is this in the novel illustrations. |
| 502 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: The reason she searches Tri-Edge/Azure Flame Kite. |
| 503 | * LightningBruiser: She's quite fast for being an Edge Punisher. |
| 504 | * LonersAreFreaks: Described by other player when she pass the Chaos Gate in Mac Anu. Suddenly she feels pain in her chest and smiles on her own. |
| 505 | * MeaningfulName: Midori usually translates to "green", but it's written as "blue" for her case, which is her color scheme. |
| 506 | * MistakenForBadass: She's not even a skillful player. But due to her calm nature, people mistaken her as badass. |
| 507 | * NamedWeapons: Dragonblossom. |
| 508 | * NavelDeepNeckline: Her Xth Form in .hack//Link has a plunging neckline. |
| 509 | * PerpetualFrowner: Don't judge a character by her illustrations. |
| 510 | * PinkMeansFeminine: Not really, but this is the color of her {{BFS}}. |
| 511 | * ShockAndAwe: In LINK, she demonstrate a very destructive attack during her Cross Rengeki with Tokio. Much to Tokio's amazement and fear. |
| 512 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: While she generally displays cool personality, she actually have soft side for [=PCs=] like Silabus and Gaspard. |
| 513 | * TookALevelInBadass: She holds no fear when being challenged by the PKK [[BloodKnight Haseo]]. |
| 514 | [[/folder]] |
| 515 | |
| 516 | [[folder:Sakubo (Saku)]] |
| 517 | [[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sakubo-1.jpg]] |
| 518 | [[caption-width-right:240: Bo (left) and Saku (right)]] |
| 519 | |
| 520 | -->Voiced by: Creator/MegumiToyoguchi (Japanese); Creator/ErinFitzgerald (English) |
| 521 | |
| 522 | ''World Identity:'' Saku is a bratty and aggressive Shadow Warlock who is one of Endrance's most rabid fangirls. She is a member of a rumor-maniac guild called Trifle. She shares her PC with her younger twin brother, Bo. They hold the Avatar of the fifth Phase, Gorre, The Machinator. |
| 523 | |
| 524 | ''Real Identity:'' Sakura Nakanishi is the elder twin sister of Iori, the player behind Bo. They are both 10 years old. |
| 525 | |
| 526 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Alcor'', ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//Link'' |
| 527 | |
| 528 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 529 | * BlackMagicianGirl: Being a Shadow Warlock, she specializes in offensive magic. |
| 530 | * BrattyHalfPint: The shortest and youngest Epitaph User, and abrasive at best to everyone but her crush Endrance. |
| 531 | * CompositeCharacter: Sakubo's role is merged with Silabus and Gaspards's in the G.U. novels. |
| 532 | * CoolCrown: Her Xth Form in Link adds a ridiculously massive crown to the top of Saku's hat. |
| 533 | * TheCorruption: Saku spends a chunk of Volume 2 infected by AIDA, though it only seems to make her slightly more possessive of Endrance than normal. |
| 534 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Starts out as mostly being a self-proclaimed PerkyFemaleMinion to Endrance until the latter pulls a HeelFaceTurn. Though she follows Endrance, it's more of an EnemyMine in her case as she never really displays loyalty to Haseo or the other Epitaph Users like he does. [[spoiler: When Endrance fakes a FaceHeelTurn and appears to join Sakaki, unaware that it isn't real, Saku pulls one herself and even gloats about it. When she learns that he was just being TheMole the whole time, the fact that her genuine turn was pointless breaks her, now convinced that neither Bo nor Endrance need her when they have Haseo. If Haseo (i.e. the player) chooses to dissuade her from disappearing from Bo's consciousness through an email chain, she pulls a true HeelFaceTurn, though remains a {{Tsundere}} towards him[[note]]Much heavier on the ''tsun'' than ''even Bordeaux'' at that[[/note]]]]. |
| 535 | * HotBlooded: Compared to her brother, Saku's intensely aggressive. It extends to gameplay, as her default AI setting is [[AttackAttackAttack Rage]] compared to Bo's default setting of Free-Will, and her Favorite Action triggers when she gets a kill as opposed to Bo's preference for Haseo to rack up combos. |
| 536 | * IJustWantToBeSpecial: Not in the sense that she wants an Avatar, although she has one, but Saku is desperate to have a place in Endrance's heart, and thus deeply jealous of Haseo for having it instead. It becomes especially pronounced after the Sage Palace Tournament, prompting her to run away. |
| 537 | * InfinityMinusOneSword: Infinite Spiral. |
| 538 | * InfinityPlusOneSword: Eternal Light. |
| 539 | * KidsAreCruel: While not quite up to [[AlphaBitch Bordeaux's]] levels, Saku gets more than her share of nasty actions and dialogue, including giving Negimaru a rather savage verbal and magical beatdown. |
| 540 | * LiteralSplitPersonality: Avatar Gorre allows both Saku and Bo to control it simultaneously during certain attacks, the only time they're seen together aside from one cutscene in Volume 3. |
| 541 | * MeaningfulName: Her half of the character name means "new moon". Her title of ''The Machinator'' reflects her tendency to resort to underhanded tactics to get what she wants and her schemes for Endrance's affections. |
| 542 | * PowerGlows: When summoning her Avatar. |
| 543 | * PrecociousCrush: Saku's madly in love with Endrance, who's twice her age. |
| 544 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments She utterly rips Negimaru]] ''[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments apart]]'' at the end of a quest. |
| 545 | -->"I'll say it again! Guys who are.. losers offline.. are big losers.. online too!!!!" |
| 546 | ** Followed by [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown brutally blasting the hell out of him]] [[SparklingStreamOfTears as he runs away in tears]]. |
| 547 | * TheReveal: [[spoiler:Saku actually does not exist in the real world. The "real" Sakura was stillborn. Saku is Iori's alternate personality that came to be when Iori heard that his mother wished that his sister had lived instead of him.]] |
| 548 | * SplitPersonalityMakeover: Saku taking control of their character results in Sakubo's skirt and hair flaring outward, her backpack changing color, and her motif changing from moon-dominated to sun-dominated. |
| 549 | * SplitPersonalityMerge: By December 2018, Saku has steadily begun to disappear as Bo's home life improves, though she's not outright gone yet. |
| 550 | * StalkerWithACrush: She acts this way towards Endrance at the best of times. When AIDA gets involved, well: |
| 551 | -->"[[ClingyJealousGirl Haseo... You...]] [[RevengeBeforeReason You've come here to steal Master En from me, haven't you?!]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Ohhhhhhh no you don't!]] [[UnstoppableRage No you don't!]] [[BerserkButton No you don't!]] [[SuperPoweredEvilSide No you dooooooooon't!!!]]" |
| 552 | [[/folder]] |
| 553 | |
| 554 | [[folder:Sakubo (Bo)]] |
| 555 | |
| 556 | -->Voiced by: Creator/MegumiToyoguchi (Japanese); Creator/ErinFitzgerald (English) |
| 557 | |
| 558 | ''World Identity:'' Bo is a timid boy who shares his character with his sister Saku. In contrast to Saku's outgoing nature, Bo is shy and withdrawn. Through the events of the game, he comes to view Haseo as a big brother of sorts. They hold the Avatar of the fifth Phase, Gorre, The Machinator. |
| 559 | |
| 560 | ''Real Identity:'' Iori Nakanishi is Sakura's younger twin. He is physically frail, often having to stay home from school due to illness. This is a source of strife for his parents. |
| 561 | |
| 562 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//Link'' |
| 563 | |
| 564 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 565 | * AmbiguouslyGay: Given their situation, it's unclear if Saku's intense crush on Endrance is actually reflective of Bo. |
| 566 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: His relationship with Haseo is partially this; Haseo sold him the Dusty Miller he wanted at an extreme discount in one of his first genuinely nice moments, and Bo's never anything but nice to him afterwards. |
| 567 | * [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]]: To Saku's Red. |
| 568 | * ChildMage: His temperament, character model, and class culminate into this. |
| 569 | * CompositeCharacter: See Saku's entry of the same trope. |
| 570 | * CoolBigBro: Sees Haseo and Tokio as this. |
| 571 | * CoolCrown: His Xth Form in Link adds a ridiculously massive crown to the top of his hat. |
| 572 | * TheCorruption: Gets infected by AIDA alongside his sister. |
| 573 | * CrossdressingVoices: In both versions. |
| 574 | * CrossPlayer: The in-game character itself is still a girl, regardless of the flattened skirt and hair whenever Bo plays. |
| 575 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: Though the character model is actually female. |
| 576 | * InfinityMinusOneSword: Infinite Spiral. |
| 577 | * InfinityPlusOneSword: Eternal Light. |
| 578 | * LogicBomb: Thanks to his SplitPersonality he proves to be one toward AIDA. [[spoiler: In particular the AIDA using Aina's character that he spends some time with becomes hung up on the fact that "one is two" and just [[VillainExitStageLeft leaves]].]] |
| 579 | * MeaningfulName: His half of the character name means "full moon". His title of ''The Machinator'' is more obviously applicable to Saku than himself, but he's still indicated to be intelligent and serves as a SpannerInTheWorks for Saku's more selfish plans. |
| 580 | * MoralityPet: Even at Haseo's worst, he never treats Bo anything short of kindly, and said acts of kindness are some of the first positive steps in his character growth. |
| 581 | * NiceGuy: While Saku almost immediately starts out chastising and belittling Haseo, Bo is unfalteringly nice to him. |
| 582 | * PowerGlows: When summoning his Avatar. |
| 583 | * TheReveal: [[spoiler:He has no sibling in reality, and it was his frustrated mother's anger that created the alternate personality of Saku.]] |
| 584 | * SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:The original half.]] |
| 585 | * SplitPersonalityMerge: By December 2018, Bo's home life has improved to the point where Saku has mostly faded from his psyche, though she's not quite gone yet. |
| 586 | * YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: [[spoiler:His mother wishes it was Sakura who lived instead of him, which is why he creates Saku.]] |
| 587 | [[/folder]] |
| 588 | |
| 589 | [[folder:Endrance]] |
| 590 | [[quoteright:218:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Endrance.jpg]] |
| 591 | |
| 592 | -->Voiced by: Creator/MitsukiSaiga (Japanese); Creator/LiamOBrien (English) |
| 593 | |
| 594 | ''World Identity:'' Endrance is a famous Blade Brandier who is the Emperor of the Demon Palace Arena in the beginning of the games. His beauty and aloof attitude attracts many fans, but he shows no interest in anything but the small cat on his shoulder that he calls "Mia". Fittingly, he holds the avatar of the sixth Phase, Macha, The Temptress. |
| 595 | |
| 596 | ''Real Identity:'' Kaoru Ichinose is a 20-year old hikikomori who was behind the character of Elk from the previous games. Despite his reclusive lifestyle, he supposedly has the looks of a fashion model. |
| 597 | |
| 598 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Alcor'', ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//Link'' |
| 599 | |
| 600 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 601 | * AgentPeacock: He's magnificently campy and effete (and very explicitly bisexual, as an aside), but is one of the ace fighters that Haseo relies on in his quest to save the Lost Ones. |
| 602 | * AlwaysWithYou: Never once realizes that the Mia he's always known and been constantly been looking for has been with him ever since he became Endrance, made more obvious that Macha's design here is very obviously Mia-like. Unfortunately, being unaware of this fact leads him to associate a cat-like AIDA as her. Even after joining forces with Project G.U., he's never told this, and Yata, formerly being his old comrade Wiseman, and thus also knew the original Mia, is never shown to tell him about his Avatar being Mia nor brings up the possibility of it. However, if you do his Lost Weapon sidequest in Vol. 2, he gets a scene with a very strong implication that he learns that Mia is his Avatar and has always been with him[[note]]While a sidequest in ''LINK'' involves Endrance finally learning this, Avatar Macha briefly regaining her Mia form to talk to him, the characters there aren't the actual ones, merely AI recreations, so it doesn't apply to ''Kaoru himself''[[/note]]. |
| 603 | * ArcVillain: Of the Demon Palace tournament arc. |
| 604 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: He was an Arena Emperor before he was defeated by Haseo. |
| 605 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler:To Haseo, falling in love with him in all but name after Haseo emotionally picks him up after his defeat.]] |
| 606 | * BigDamnHeroes: Once each of the JustInTime and ChangedMyMindKid variety, followed by an awesome put-down. |
| 607 | * BraidsOfAction: In his Xth form in Link. |
| 608 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: He first appears to be TheFightingNarcissist. He's actually a lot less obnoxious. |
| 609 | * CampyCombat: An effeminate long-haired, bisexual man who carries a rose and indulges in prose about beauty. He also happens to be a famed Blade Brandier, wielding a flashy purple blade and fighting with graceful twirls. |
| 610 | * CloudCuckoolander: He's usually in his own little world (with the sun of that world being "Mia" and later, Haseo) and generally speaks in a detached, resigned tone about whatever's going on (while fawning over Haseo). [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness It makes the times where he's actually focused and not zoned out all the more poignant.]] |
| 611 | * CombatPragmatist: Use his Avatar to win with ease in the Arena and become the Emperor. Good going! But thank goodness he didn't made it to the [[spoiler:top three]]... |
| 612 | * ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: When he goes [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn towards Sakaki.]] |
| 613 | * TheCorruption: Infected by AIDA through [[spoiler: Mia.]] |
| 614 | * CrossdressingVoices: In the Japanese version only. He's voiced by Creator/LiamOBrien in the English version. |
| 615 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: Averted. Defeating him ''helped'', but what really [[HoYay bonds]] him to Haseo is the subsequent YouAreNotAlone speech. |
| 616 | * DisproportionateRetribution: Inverted. Endrance is remarkably petty and hostile towards Haseo during their first meeting, giving him a rather scathing insult with little provocation. This makes such a bad first impression that it gives Haseo all the impetus he needs to knock Endrance off his throne. |
| 617 | * DepravedBisexual: Subverted. The "depraved" aspect of his personality was a result of his AIDA infection, and he's perfectly nice after being cured. [[spoiler:The bisexual aspect also only comes into focus after his HeelFaceTurn, where he develops an obvious attraction to Haseo.]] |
| 618 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: Not a fan of meat due to being AfraidOfBlood, which it reminds him of. |
| 619 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: His Xth Form in ''Link''. Kaoru is not that much less pretty than his PC, as validated by the ''Ragtime'' novel, backing up the whole "fashion model" looks. |
| 620 | * DullEyesOfUnhappiness: After he loses Mia. |
| 621 | * EffeminateMisogynisticGuy: Less misogynistic, but more very socially awkward and shy. In fairness, he's generally withdrawn from everyone that isn't Haseo. |
| 622 | * ExperiencedProtagonist: He's a former .hacker, originally being the player of Elk in R1. Unfortunately, unlike the other returning .hackers[[note]]Yata, Piros the 3rd, and Natsume[[/note]], his own status is never brought up, nor is the fact that he was a key factor why the .hackers didn't flat out lose the final battle against Morganna (See Elk's entry for more details). |
| 623 | * FakeDefector: Pretends to [[spoiler:side with Sakaki]] in ''Redemption'', followed by a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. |
| 624 | * FlowerMotifs: Roses. |
| 625 | * {{Hikikomori}}: According to Yata, he's in The World 24/7, only logging out enough to get some sleep. Probably due to the psychological trauma of losing Mia to the Restore Aura Plan, likely Mia being ripped from literally in front of him. [[spoiler:Later resolves to going out of his house more often, if only for Haseo]]. |
| 626 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: He doesn't care at all whether [[spoiler:Haseo]] returns his affection or not. |
| 627 | * InfinityMinusOneSword: Tempting Rose. |
| 628 | * InfinityPlusOneSword: Seductive Rose. |
| 629 | * {{Irony}}: In the cutscenes during the Avatar Macha battle, Endrance expresses his dislike of being in Avatar Space as "she isn't there". He's referring to the AIDA cat who he believes is Mia...when in fact, the real Mia is right there with him, as the Avatar he freely uses. |
| 630 | * KirkSummation: Haseo breaks him out of his depression in ''Reminisce'' with one of these. Afterwards, ''he'' starts getting fond of using them against the villains, particularly in situations where twisted love, admiration, or affection are involved in the motive. |
| 631 | * LadyOfWar: Gender flip. |
| 632 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy. Even offline too. |
| 633 | * MeaningfulName: Not his character name, but his title of ''The Temptress'' reflects his obsession with love. |
| 634 | * PowerGlows: When summoning his Avatar. |
| 635 | * PurpleProse: Will wax lyrical about beauty and his love for Mia and [[spoiler:Haseo]]. |
| 636 | * PurpleIsPowerful: This dude proves it. |
| 637 | * SingleTargetSexuality: First Mia (sort of), then [[spoiler:Haseo]]. |
| 638 | * SpikesOfDoom: In his Xth Form in Link. |
| 639 | * SomethingAboutARose: Roses are Endrance's overall motif. He sometimes carries a rose and his Macha form has a rose for a lower half of a body. |
| 640 | * StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler:Not nearly as bad as Saku, but he ''does'' appear to scare the hell out of Haseo. Leads to something of an unrequited LoveTriangle in which Saku hates Haseo because she thinks he stole Endrance.]] |
| 641 | * TookALevelInBadass: Zigzagged. Kaoru plays Endrance as a much more audacious and aggressive character than he did Elk, reflected by his new choice of class. While Elk was a ShrinkingViolet SquishyWizard, Endrance is a [[AgentPeacock flamboyant]] front-line fighter. As an Epitaph user, Endrance is also imbued with much more power and potential than the Elk character enjoyed. Personality-wise, though, he's just as, if not more vulnerable than he was as Elk -- a tunnel-visioned loner who requires a LivingEmotionalCrutch to function. |
| 642 | * TookALevelInKindness: Acts much nicer to the team, especially Haseo, following his defeat. Being cured of the HatePlague probably helped. |
| 643 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Haseo. |
| 644 | * VillainRespect: In Volume 1. [[PlayingWithATrope Not for Haseo]], but for Alkaid. Endrance acknowledges her as a powerful rival and claims that Haseo won't be able to win unless he unleashes his Avatar. |
| 645 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: Prior to his HeelFaceTurn.[[spoiler:Justified since he was possessed by [[HatePlague AIDA]] and was unwittingly [[FantasticDrug high off his ass for most of the first game]].]] |
| 646 | [[/folder]] |
| 647 | |
| 648 | [[folder:Alkaid]] |
| 649 | [[quoteright:231:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Alkaid_GU_8535.jpg]] |
| 650 | |
| 651 | -->Voiced by: Creator/MasumiAsano (Japanese); Creator/ErinFitzgerald (English) |
| 652 | |
| 653 | ''World Identity'': The former Emperor of the Demon Palace, before Endrance took the title. She at first hates Haseo for "cheating" to defeat her in the InevitableTournament, but after getting to know him better, she quickly warms up to him and becomes one of his allies. She is PK'ed and put into a coma by an AIDA-possessed Bordeaux late in ''Reminisce'', and his failure to protect her is something that weighs heavily on Haseo for some time afterward. |
| 654 | |
| 655 | ''Real Identity'': Chika Kuramoto, a high school girl and something of a bookworm. She's highly fond of ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''. |
| 656 | |
| 657 | ''Appears In'': ''.hack//Alcor'', ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//Link'' |
| 658 | |
| 659 | ''Tropes Associated With'': |
| 660 | |
| 661 | * AscendedExtra: She plays important role for Nanase's CharacterDevelopment in .hack//Alcor. |
| 662 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: She's one of the Arena Emperors. |
| 663 | * BadassBookworm: She is this in the real world. |
| 664 | * BadassBoast: Many of them. In .hack//Link manga for example; "The strongest one in here is no other than me!" |
| 665 | * BattleCouple: With Haseo in a Quest. |
| 666 | * BigDamnHeroes: Saves Nanase and Silabus from Bordeaux and her men in .hack//Alcor. |
| 667 | * {{Brainwashed}}: Alongside Haseo in .hack//Link manga. |
| 668 | * {{Chickification}}: Averted. She gets more gushy as she grows closer to Haseo, but also enjoys much more success than she did as an antagonist. |
| 669 | * CoolBigSis: To Nanase in .hack//Alcor. |
| 670 | * CutscenePowerToTheMax: It doesn't matter if Haseo is level 50 in ''Rebirth'' by the time he fights her, which would be able to wipe the floor with her in gameplay within seconds. Get her down to a threshold, and she cuts off the fight to ''thrash'' Haseo [[spoiler:which causes him to unwittingly use his Avatar in desperation on her.]] She later does this again in ''Redemption'' to [[spoiler:take down Cubia Gomoroas left and right shortly after waking up from her coma, despite the fact that she's actually been massively left behind in level due to being inactive for so long. ''Last Recode'' automatically puts her to your party's level average to fix this and keep her relevant in the endgame.]] |
| 671 | * DamselInDistress: She's put to coma by [[spoiler: infected Bordeaux]] through the last half of Reminisce to the end of Redemption. |
| 672 | * DeathOfAThousandCuts: Twin Blades in general focus on hit count over raw damage. Her initial weapon, Dorje Hatchet, is a rapid attack type which only further emphasizes that style. |
| 673 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: Averted. Haseo had to cheat to defeat Alkaid, and she spends the rest of the volume hating him for it. He grows on her through unrelated circumstances in Volume 2. |
| 674 | * DemotedToExtra: In the games she's fine however... [[spoiler:both G.U.+ and G.U. Novels she shows up simply to get beat by Endrance and in G.U. Trilogy only to stop Haseo's winning streak in the Arena in either case she never shows up again.]] |
| 675 | * DeterminedDefeatist: When she was defeated by Endrance in .hack//Alcor, she strives to defeat him. The result? [[spoiler: In Reminisce, she's one of the top three Arena Emprors of Icolo.]] |
| 676 | * DualWielding: She's a Twin Blade. |
| 677 | * EvilCostumeSwitch: In .hack//Link manga. |
| 678 | * {{Fangirl}}: Of Salvador Aihara. Alkaid's player is also a huge fan of Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms, as revealed if you send her the right greeting cards. |
| 679 | * TheGadfly: She really gets a kick out of teasing Atoli in Vol.2 dubbing her training with Haseo as "super secret training" with a flirtatious tone. |
| 680 | * GenkiGirl: After Haseo manages to befriend her. |
| 681 | * HollywoodHeartAttack: Being [=PKed=] by an AIDA infected Bordeaux didn't just render her comatose, it stopped her heart. |
| 682 | * {{Irony}}: She was friends with Nanase, who, unknown to her, became Sophora of Moon Tree. Definitely unknown to both girls, though, Chika was classmates with Nanase/Sophora's player Yuasa, who idolized the former, before the latter moved away. |
| 683 | * IdiotHair: More a sign of being a GenkiGirl than with being dumb or naive, though. |
| 684 | * LethalChef: Possibly — Haseo is skeptical of her cooking abilities from the start, and she ''definitely'' sucks at cooking ramen. Although, it's not outright proven, considering the lack of information regarding the subject. |
| 685 | * LittleMissBadass: Her height is 153cm. |
| 686 | * LoveTriangle: Subverted. One seems to be forming between her and Atoli (over Haseo, naturally), but the two reconcile and become good friends fairly quickly. |
| 687 | ** She fully acknowledges that Haseo likes Atoli more, but that won't stop her from trying to win him over. She still likes Atoli, though — it's more just her competitive spirit. |
| 688 | ** After the Vegalta has been dealt with she and Atoli begin butting heads over this again as they try to drag Haseo off onto different types of dungeons for the last day of The World. |
| 689 | * LuminescentBlush: Twice, in .hack//G.U. after she do a Quest together with Haseo and give him the reward (the Honeysuckle blades) and after Haseo tells her what Honerysuckle means she turns red. In .hack//Link when she become dere-dere after Tokio touches her breasts unintentionally. |
| 690 | * MsFanservice: After Pi. |
| 691 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: After ''Redemption'', she [[spoiler:became emperor of all three palaces and defended the title for half a year.]] |
| 692 | * PintsizedPowerHouse: She's the tiniest of all the Arena Emperors. |
| 693 | * ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Certainly acts the part. She's dismissive of anyone whom she considers weak, and absolutely despises cheaters. But earn her respect and she's one of the most loyal and dependable friends you could have. |
| 694 | * ShipTease: Holy crap, is there ever. |
| 695 | ** Haseo even ''[[TheGlomp glomps]]'' her at one point! |
| 696 | ** She also rather openly talks about her feelings for him in Emails if prompted to in a light hearted manner. And the track that plays [[spoiler: When's she's falling comatose]] is entitled "For you my dearest." [[spoiler:She also takes to referring to Haseo as her "Prince Charming" after he revives her.]] |
| 697 | * TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Delivered straight when you meet her in a quest after your tournament fight. |
| 698 | * ThemeNaming: As with the other Emperors, she's named after a star in both languages. Youkou[[note]]romanized as "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Yowkow]]" (揺光 ''twinkling light'') is the Japanese name of the star Alkaid, the tip of the Big Dipper.[[/note]] |
| 699 | * ThirdOptionLoveInterest: Alongside Atoli and Shino, who both can interchangably be the BettyAndVeronica. |
| 700 | * {{Tomboy}}: Subverted. She admits that it's more just her online persona and she's actually a slightly introverted bookworm offline. |
| 701 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Atoli's Girly. |
| 702 | [[/folder]] |
| 703 | |
| 704 | [[folder:Zelkova]] |
| 705 | [[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/280px-Zelkova_1691.jpg]] |
| 706 | |
| 707 | -->Voiced by: Creator/AkikoKimura (Japanese); Creator/WendeeLee (English) |
| 708 | |
| 709 | ''World Identity'': A young-looking Flick Reaper, and the leader of Moon Tree. Though he is kind and seems carefree, he is actually one of the game's most advanced and powerful players, and is much more aware of what's happening than he lets on. He takes a rather lax attitude toward governing Moon Tree, allowing Sakaki to build up support against him. When he isn't acting as Moon Tree's leader, he spends his time as the caretaker of the Netslum, further hinting that he's far more than he appears. |
| 710 | |
| 711 | ''Real Identity'': A complete mystery to everyone. There are hints that he may in fact be an AI. |
| 712 | |
| 713 | ''Appears In:'' ''.hack//Alcor'', ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//Link'' |
| 714 | |
| 715 | !!Trope Associated With |
| 716 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: The more Zelkova reveals about his true abilities, the less human he seems. [[spoiler:It's eventually confirmed in the fourth volume that he is, in fact, a Rogue AI from Netslum.]] |
| 717 | * BigGood: Moon Tree's members certainly see him as this, and he picks up a lot of elements of the role for G.U. in Vol. 3. |
| 718 | * CrossdressingVoices: In both versions. |
| 719 | * GeniusBruiser: Like Helba before him, he's an exceptionally powerful party member in battle while also being a brilliant hacker. |
| 720 | * HeroicSacrifice: A temporary version in the UpdatedRerelease ''last Recode'', as [[spoiler:he sacrificed himself to Vegalta to delay the destabilization of The World, but is recovered by Haseo, with help from Kusabira]]. |
| 721 | * HiddenDepths: He seems a lot more naive than he actually is. |
| 722 | * KnowledgeBroker: He knows A LOT. |
| 723 | * {{Motifs}}: Moon. |
| 724 | * MysteriousProtector: For the G.U., a role he takes most prominently in Volume 3. |
| 725 | * PlayfulHacker: If anything, he's an even better hacker than Helba before him, able to directly modify the abilities of an Epitaph PC, completely rewrite their appearance, and create a whole new class in the process. Normally [=PCs=] with Epitaph-based abilities are invulnerable to hacking by anything short of Data Drain, making this a superhuman feat. His horns are also mentioned to be the product of hacking. |
| 726 | * ReplacementGoldfish: Sort of plays this role for Kaede, [[spoiler:whose son died in a car accident]]. |
| 727 | * SinisterScythe: His weapon of choice as he's of the Flick Reaper class. Very, very much a good guy though. |
| 728 | * SureLetsGoWithThat: [[spoiler: After insisting that Kusabira isn't his sister, he backtracks on it and just accepts it after figuring out what she really is as that would cause less problems than calling out the fact that she's an AIDA.]] |
| 729 | * TheCaptain: Of Moon Tree [[spoiler:and Net Slum Tartarga]]. |
| 730 | * TheStrategist: [[spoiler: Towards the final battle against Cubia.]] |
| 731 | * UnusualEars: The horns. |
| 732 | [[/folder]] |
| 733 | |
| 734 | [[folder:Bordeaux]] |
| 735 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rebirthbordeaux.jpg]] |
| 736 | -->Voiced by: Akiko Hiramatsu (Japanese); Allison Matthews (English, ''Roots''), Mary Elizabeth [=McGlynn=] (''G.U.'') |
| 737 | |
| 738 | ''World Identity:'' A Blade Brandier PK from the Kestrel guild. |
| 739 | |
| 740 | ''Real Identity:'' Nina Kircheis, a young half-German, half-Japanese girl that uses The World as an outlet for her bitterness and stress over her parents' divorce. |
| 741 | |
| 742 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack/Alcor'', ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 743 | |
| 744 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 745 | * ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire: Her clothes and and initial weapon are spider-themed. [[spoiler:Oswald, the AIDA that Sakaki infected her with, is also shaped like a spider.]] |
| 746 | * AxCrazy: She is a violent maniacal PK. [[spoiler:Her AIDA infection made her violent tendencies worse. This is not unexpected for a troubled teenage girl using an online game to take her stress out on.]] |
| 747 | * BirdsOfAFeather: She feels she has this going on with [[spoiler: Haseo, hence her obsession with him]], but their respective dysfunctions only result in them becoming bitter enemies. [[spoiler: She has better luck after the Cubia incident]]. There's even a non-forum wallpaper you get post-game of them (with Grein and Negimaru in the background), both genuinely smiling and enjoying the other's company called "Two of a Kind" |
| 748 | * EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: Her turning Alkaid into a Lost One is oddly swept under the rug by both her and Haseo, though probably due to her being AIDA-infected and not actually a malicious person like Sakaki, just a severely dysfunctional and emotionally stunted teenage girl, and was somewhat trying to reform (at least as much as an otherwise proud PK such as her can be]]. |
| 749 | * HeroKiller: [[spoiler: [=PKs=] Alkaid while AIDA-infected, thus rendering her a Lost One]] |
| 750 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 751 | ** [[spoiler: She's much like how Haseo started: an emotionally stressed teen with an unfortunate penchant for lashing out with violence. When tensions between them finally cool, she reveals herself to be a {{Tsundere}}, between her lines and even body language]]. Enough that a bonus wallpaper for the desktop showing [[spoiler: Haseo's harem includes her and ''she's more plainly flustered than '''SAKU''', the other {{Tsundere}} of the harem, is''. Keep in mind that the wallpaper is ''not'' among the ones gained from in-universe fanart]]. |
| 752 | ** [[spoiler: She's implied to be more aware of her dysfunction than she normally lets on, based on her wording in her Promise Card email reply, where she recognizes that she may just cause Haseo aggravation and difficulty if he chooses t be with her]]. |
| 753 | * FireForgedFriends: She eventually grew used to having Negimaru around after first beating him up for insulting her, then not wanting him to tag along with her. |
| 754 | ** This also applies to [[spoiler: Haseo, hence her giving her member address in ''Redemption'''s post-game. Of course, [[{{Tsundere}} she won't immediately admit it, claiming she just wants to PK him]].]] |
| 755 | * KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: She's apparently hurt Alkaid long before the former turned the latter into a Lost One, as she made Alkaid think Nanase betrayed her, leading them to break off their friendship, and the latter to become Sophora of Moon Tree]]. Given the scant references of the events of ''Alcor'' in the game, this is never resolved after [[spoiler: Bordeaux's HeelFaceTurn]]. |
| 756 | * ReformedButNotTamed: Downplayed. [[spoiler: She's not about to give up PK-ing or her reputation about it, but it's clear that she's stopped antagonizing Haseo or his friends, because she genuinely wants to start over in connecting with him, [[{{Tsundere}} proud and not completely honest as she is about it]].]] |
| 757 | * SecretCharacter: [[spoiler:Sends Haseo her member address at the start of ''Redemption'''s post-game content.]] |
| 758 | * SpidersAreScary: Her motif, and even the form her AIDA takes. Even her [[spoiler: attempt to befriend Haseo in ''Redemption'''s post-game with the excuse of wanting a better chance to PK him sort of reminiscent of BlackWidow tendencies]]. |
| 759 | * StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler: Giving her the Promise card gets her to reveal that her obsession with Haseo was indeed romantic in nature and she was jealous of the bonds he was forming with others, scared he would be taken away from her, but given her issues, their interactions tragically ended up being antagonistic...at least at first]]. |
| 760 | * TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Guess who her Arena team name of "Only 1 Target" is referring to. |
| 761 | * {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler: Her failure to properly connect with Haseo initally while becoming jealous of the bonds he was forming, thus afraid someone would take him away from her, [[IfICantHaveYou making her target those close to him]], like Silabus, Gaspard, and Alkaid. Her PK-ing of the last one has strong shades of MurderTheHypotenuse. Thankfully, she gets over this after her recovery, at most, develops into a {{Tsundere}}. Her Promise Card ending finally has her drop all roughness entirely, probably the first time Nina has felt comfortable doing so]]. |
| 762 | [[/folder]] |
| 763 | |
| 764 | [[folder:Grein]] |
| 765 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rebirthgrein.jpg]] |
| 766 | -->Voiced by: Katsuhika Houki (Japanese), Daran Norris (English) |
| 767 | |
| 768 | ''World Identity:'' A member of Kestrel, and one of Bordeaux's lackeys. He's the strong, silent type. |
| 769 | |
| 770 | ''Real Identity:'' A 17 year old male named Souji Komiyama. |
| 771 | |
| 772 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//Alcor'', ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 773 | |
| 774 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 775 | * FatBastard: His character model is fat, and he is a PK. |
| 776 | * FireForgedFriends: ''Reminisce'' reveals that he first attracted Bordeaux's attention after beating up a mouthy Negimaru. This also applies to Negimaru himself. |
| 777 | * HiddenDepths: He's a [[spoiler: ShrinkingViolet, unable to muster the nerve to contact or approach the still-active Negimaru without external help from Antares and the prospect of being able to PK Haseo together.]] He's also [[spoiler: the most civil of the trio. Not PunchClockVillain level, but capable of putting aside any aggression towards Haseo to thank him for helping him and Negimaru reunite through being motivation for them both]]. |
| 778 | * IntelligibleUnintelligible: He communicates mostly in grunts, but Negimaru is somehow able to interpret his meaning from this. [[spoiler: Haseo gets to hear him say ONE word]]. |
| 779 | * PetTheDog: [[spoiler: After the Chaotic PK quest in ''Redemption'', he appears behind Haseo when he is alone in Breg Epona...and just waits for him to turn around, says "thank you" (for inadvertently helping him reunite with Negimaru, even as a common motivation for them to PK), and then leaves, without a hint of aggression]]. |
| 780 | * ScaryBlackMan: He is this to his victims of his player killing activities. |
| 781 | [[/folder]] |
| 782 | |
| 783 | [[folder:Negimaru]] |
| 784 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rebirthnegimaru.jpg]] |
| 785 | -->Voiced by: Creator/MitsuoIwata (Japanese), Kirk Thomton (English) |
| 786 | |
| 787 | ''World Identity:'' A Twin Blade PK whose green hair is styled to make his head look like an onion. Formerly the leader of his own gang, he became one of Bordeaux's lackeys after losing a challenge to her (even though she didn't want him tagging along at first). He is a bully, yet terrified of those stronger than him. |
| 788 | |
| 789 | ''Real Identity:'' An 18 year old male named Kazushige Ooyama. |
| 790 | |
| 791 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//Alcor'', ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 792 | |
| 793 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 794 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: His character's skin is green. |
| 795 | * {{Determinator}}: After Bordeaux and Grein's disappearance following the Holy Palace Tournament, he resolves to be a notorious PK, even a Chaotic PK, in his own right and get revenge on Haseo. Both in the hopes that his missing comrades will hear of him, and thus find their way back to him again. Naturally, both utterly fail, but he does get to reunite with Grein then Bordeaux anyway. |
| 796 | * FireForgedFriends: ''Reminisce'' shows that he's this for Bordeaux and Grein, having been beaten up by both in the past, and genuinely respecting them in the present. |
| 797 | * GoldfishPoopGang: He appears several times across the trilogy. Haseo doesn't consider him a threat. [[spoiler: Antares sets up his much-desired reunion with Grein to teach Haseo against simply seeing him as this]]. |
| 798 | * LeanAndMean: His model is skinny, and he is a PK. |
| 799 | * RedBaron: {{Invoked|Trope}}. To try and make a big name for himself, Negimaru began callimg himself, "the Lone Azure Negimaru". No one takes it seriously or mishears it as "the Lone Negi", to his annoyance. |
| 800 | [[/folder]] |
| 801 | |
| 802 | [[folder:Silabus]] |
| 803 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/silabus_gu.jpg]] |
| 804 | -->Voiced by: Daisuke Sakaguchi (Japanese); Sam Riegel/Reece Thompson (English) |
| 805 | |
| 806 | ''World Identity:'' A Blade Brandier, and the guild master of Canard following Kuhn's departure, though he passes that role on to Haseo soon after becoming allies. |
| 807 | |
| 808 | ''Real Identity:'' Yuuichi Morino, a college student studying Liberal Arts. |
| 809 | |
| 810 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//Alcor'', ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//CELL'', ''.hack//Link'' |
| 811 | |
| 812 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 813 | * BadassNormal: He's not an Epitaph User, but will go toe-to-toe against the bad guys as much as he can alongside Haseo. He'll be the one most likely to contribute to plot-relevant events of the "normal" players after Antares and Alkaid. |
| 814 | * ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter: He can see Haseo's hidden leadership abilities and immediately promotes him to the Guildmaster of Canard. Haseo, despite his grumblings, ends up being a magnificent leader. |
| 815 | * FatAndSkinny: The skinny to Gaspard's fat. |
| 816 | * TheLancer: To Haseo in Vol. 1 of ''G.U.'', before the Epitaph Users become more prominent, although he still is one of Haseo's closest allies beyond that. |
| 817 | * LetsGetDangerous: He and Gaspard join Haseo for the final battle once they realize the danger that both the real world and the game are in. They both hold their own alongside people like the Emperors, Zelkova, and Gabi. |
| 818 | * MentorArchetype: A {{Subversion}}; he and Gaspard eagerly assist new players learn how to play, but Haseo already knows the game's mechanics when they attempt to give him a tutorial. [[DoubleSubversion Except Awakening, which Haseo had never used due to never forming a party.]] More importantly, what they actually teach Haseo is how to enjoy the game like normal players do. |
| 819 | * NiceGuy: He's unfailingly kind and gentle to almost everyone - he's one of the few characters to never lose his temper at Haseo, despite the verbal abuse the latter slings at him and Gaspard. |
| 820 | * PrettyBoy: His good looks are noted by a good amount of players on the forum. |
| 821 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Gaspard. |
| 822 | [[/folder]] |
| 823 | |
| 824 | [[folder:Gaspard]] |
| 825 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reminiscegaspard.jpg]] |
| 826 | -->Voiced by: Akiko Yajima (Japanese), Dave Wittenberg/Richard Ian Cox (English) |
| 827 | |
| 828 | ''World Identity:'' A Shadow Warlock of the Tu Tribe, and Silabus' partner. |
| 829 | |
| 830 | ''Real Identity:'' Kouta Maki, a Hokkaido middle school student. |
| 831 | |
| 832 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Alcor'', ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//CELL'' |
| 833 | |
| 834 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 835 | * BigFun: He is fat and a nice guy to be around. |
| 836 | * CowardlyLion: Despite playing a game centered around fighting, he actually dislikes getting into battles - despite that, he's a very good fighter when he needs to be. |
| 837 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Fat, short, goofy-looking, the best Crimson VS player in the world, and a scarily talented salesman. |
| 838 | * CutenessProximity: It's noted that Gaspard is able to sell the stuff Haseo gives him at an outrageous markup in part because he's so cute. |
| 839 | * FatAndSkinny: The fat to Silabus's skinny. |
| 840 | * LetsGetDangerous: Like Silabus, he joins up with the final battle when he realizes the dangers posed [[spoiler:by Cubia]], and he manages to hold his own. |
| 841 | * NiceGuy: Like Silabus, he's unfailingly kind to almost everyone. |
| 842 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Silabus. |
| 843 | [[/folder]] |
| 844 | |
| 845 | !.hack//G.U. |
| 846 | [[folder:Asta]] |
| 847 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/astafull.jpg]] |
| 848 | -->Voiced by: Yoko Honna (Japanese, in-game), Creator/NozomuSasaki (Japanese, real identity), Creator/TabithaStGermain (English, ''Roots''), Creator/SandyFox (English, ''G.U. Vol. 1-2'') Creator/KateHiggins (English, ''G.U. Vol. 3'') |
| 849 | |
| 850 | ''World Identity:'' A female Blade Brandier from the Kestrel guild. One of the first players that Haseo met, alongside her partner IYOTEN, they are actually [=PK=]s that intended to kill Haseo after showing him how to play. |
| 851 | |
| 852 | ''Real Identity:'' Tatsumi Hori, a male that enjoys playing The World outdoors with a laptop. |
| 853 | |
| 854 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 855 | |
| 856 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 857 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: This character wears black and red, and [=PKs=] newbies. |
| 858 | * {{Griefer}}: His preferred method of playing is to PK newbies. |
| 859 | * {{GIRL}}: Picked a female character model just to help lure PK targets. |
| 860 | [[/folder]] |
| 861 | |
| 862 | [[folder:IYOTEN]] |
| 863 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/iyotenfull.jpg]] |
| 864 | -->Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese), Creator/SteveBlum (English, Vols. 1 and 2), Creator/VicMignogna (English, Vol. 3) |
| 865 | |
| 866 | ''World Identity:'' A male Blade Brandier that works as Asta's PK partner. |
| 867 | |
| 868 | ''Real Identity:'' Naoya Sakai, a teenager that knows Asta's real-life player. |
| 869 | |
| 870 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 871 | |
| 872 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 873 | * EyesOutOfSight: White hair always covers his character's eyes. |
| 874 | * {{Griefer}}: His preferred method of playing is to PK newbies. |
| 875 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: He has white hair, and he loves to PK newbies. |
| 876 | [[/folder]] |
| 877 | |
| 878 | [[folder:Atoli]] |
| 879 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Atoli_GU.jpg]] |
| 880 | |
| 881 | -->Voiced by: Creator/AyakoKawasumi (Japanese); Creator/BridgetHoffman (English) |
| 882 | |
| 883 | ''World Identity:'' A Harvest Cleric who just wants everybody to get along. She has an obsessive loyalty to Sakaki, her immediate superior in the anti-player-killer Moon Tree guild, but quickly attaches herself to Haseo in order to "fix" him. Holds the avatar of the second Phase, Innis, The Mirage of Deceit. |
| 884 | |
| 885 | ''Real Identity:'' Chigusa Kusaka, a young high school girl. Being constantly bullied in school and oppressed by her parents - who believe girls should be quiet and unnoticable - led her to browsing suicide websites where she met Sakaki's player, who invited her to play The World. |
| 886 | |
| 887 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//Link'' |
| 888 | |
| 889 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 890 | * AllGirlsWantBadBoys: A bit of an inversion. Haseo is a rude and dismissive jerk when he first meets Atoli, but she is intrigued enough by the encounter to follow around and befriend him. However, this is less an attraction to him treating her like dirt and more a desire to bring out the [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold good heart]] she's certain lies under the surface. |
| 891 | * AllOfTheOtherReindeer: She is constantly bullied in real life. |
| 892 | * AnimalMotifs: Birds. |
| 893 | * AttentionWhore: [[spoiler:Subverted, in the real life only. Lampshaded by her screams during Avatar battle with Haseo. "Nobody wants to look at me!!"]] |
| 894 | * BadassAdorable: [[spoiler:She can fight Haseo on even terms when she awakens her Epitaph.]] Also, out of the mage classes, Harvest Clerics are only outmatched by Macabre Dancers in usefulness, and you don't get another one of either until late in Vol. 3. |
| 895 | * BattleCouple: In Rebirth, Atoli requested Haseo to go on a quest together with just both of them. |
| 896 | * BeneathTheMask: [[spoiler:She's actually a mobidly depressed, embittered, occasionally suicidal girl desperate for recognition and acceptance. Her LoveFreak persona is largely her trying to appeal to ''everybody''. Adding a few guilt issues to the mix [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds pushes her over the edge]]...]] |
| 897 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: In Volume 3, you can unlock a series of parody videos based on the spinoff comic .hack//4koma. In one of them, Atoli brutally beats a rather cute-looking monster, and when Haseo restrains her at the end of the video, she's giggling maniacally. Granted, this is an exaggeration of her personality overall, but [[spoiler:this comes into play ''quite seriously'' in Volume 2, when she gets infected with AIDA and turns out to [[{{Emo}} not be]] [[BerserkButton as nice]] [[UnstoppableRage as she seems]], summoning her Avatar to attack Haseo.]] |
| 898 | * BodyHorror: OVA only, after infected by AIDA in the BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind with Haseo. |
| 899 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Thanks Sakaki.]] |
| 900 | * BreakTheCutie[=/=]BrokenBird: By being on the receiving end of KickTheDog her whole life. |
| 901 | * BungledSuicide: [[spoiler:In real life, her left wrist has marks from failed suicide attempts, at least as shown in the non-canon manga. She has stopped trying to take her own life after meeting Haseo.]] |
| 902 | * CharacterDevelopment: Not as extreme an example as Haseo, but pretty close. She starts out fairly diminutive, with a naive, sweet, overly trusting and submissive personality that annoys Haseo to no end. Later, [[spoiler:after showing what's BeneathTheMask relentlessly in Volume 2 (and being infected with AIDA),]] she becomes somewhat of a {{Determinator}}, standing up for herself to the point where ''Haseo'' can't tie her down [[spoiler:(to make a point, she summons her Avatar in front of Haseo to try and convince him to let her join his team in the Sage Palace arena tournament, and when he stubbornly refuses to let her in out of concern for her, she basically forces her way onto his team). Even before that, she's still chewing out Sakaki for betraying her (see TheReasonYouSuckSpeech)]]. |
| 903 | * CoolDownHug: Given this by Haseo in the OVA. |
| 904 | * TheCorruption: OVA only. |
| 905 | * CuteMute: She's the only PC to be muted when [[spoiler:The World was moved into AIDA Server where no one can Log Out.]] |
| 906 | * {{Deuteragonist}}: Of the first two games. She's OutOfFocus in Vol 4, and to a lesser extent in Vol 3. |
| 907 | * DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She's actually tried and failed a few times to commit suicide.]] |
| 908 | ** It even extends to her Avatar, which is the only opponent in any of the games that will stun itself if its attacks are blocked, though this behavior may also be what remains of Atoli's sanity fighting back. |
| 909 | * {{Fangirl}}: Definitely towards Sakaki [[spoiler:until he crosses his MoralEventHorizon]]. And quite a bit for Haseo. |
| 910 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Although her favorites are birds, she apparently likes all sorts of other animals. In The World, this manifests as her finding Lucky Animals and Chim Chims incredibly cute, to the point of restraining Haseo from kicking one in an early quest. |
| 911 | * GenericCuteness / InformedDeformity: One of the reasons she is bullied by her classmates in real life is because she is "unattractive", but when we see her offline self in G.U.+ manga and the art of her offline self and some of the others in the ''Ragtime'' novel, she's actually rather cute. Of course, it's also possible this is more due to [[GirlPosse who are bullying her]] rather than her being "unattractive" by nature. |
| 912 | * GenkiGirl: A timid one, but definitely upbeat. [[spoiler:On the outside.]] |
| 913 | * GrowingASpine: As the story continues. |
| 914 | * GuiltComplex: After being freed by Haseo. |
| 915 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Fully abandons Sakaki after having used her and Innis for his mad schemes. She does try once to talk him down, but by ''Redemption'', even she understands he cannot be reasoned with]]. |
| 916 | * HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:One of her Epitaph's primary abilities is deceit, allowing her to create a ''perfect'' façade. As such, she's probably the best example of this trope ''in the entire series''.]] |
| 917 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Give this to Haseo when she's infected by AIDA. |
| 918 | * InfinityMinusOneSword: [[MagicStaff Dancing Haze]]. |
| 919 | * InfinityPlusOneSword: Flame Dancer. |
| 920 | * ItsAllMyFault: More or less her mindset after [[spoiler:she is attacked by AIDA and has her Epitaph stolen. And then Sakaki proceeds to MindRape her using this argument...]] |
| 921 | * TheKlutz / CuteClumsyGirl: When she met Haseo for the first time. But later it disappears from her character. |
| 922 | * LoveFreak: To the ''max''. [[DeconstructedTrope Love is all she wants]], partly thanks to bullying in her school and detached home life. Then we find out where she met Sakaki. And then G.U. Vol. 2 happened... |
| 923 | * LoveRedeems: In the OVA. |
| 924 | * MadnessMantra: While [[spoiler:under AIDA's influence.]] [[spoiler:'''I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT ME!''' (...) '''NO ONE EVER LOOKS AT ME!''']] |
| 925 | %%* MagicStaff: |
| 926 | * MagicalGirlfriend: In some ways, Atoli is a deconstruction of this. She latches onto Haseo when he's at his nadir and tries desperately to be his friend despite all the anger and abuse he heaps on her. But rather than be some unrealistic saint, [[spoiler:it's more of a manifestation of the incredibly low self-worth that drives her seek to please people in spite of or perhaps because of abuse]]. |
| 927 | * MagikarpPower: Left with her default spells and AI settings, Atoli is your standard healbot with very little utility otherwise. Trade {{Non Player Character}}s in Mac Anu for spellbooks to teach her the elemental spells, and switch her AI from Life to Free-Will so she'll use them, and she becomes a very solid alternative to Gaspard who can also heal when needed. |
| 928 | * MasterOfIllusion: Her Avatar. |
| 929 | * MeaningfulName: Her name is derived from "Atori", which means "brambling". Her Avatar's title of ''The Mirage of Deceit'', meanwhile...where to even start? |
| 930 | * TheMedic: She's a Harvest Cleric. |
| 931 | * MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler: Towards Sakaki at the end of Reminisce, now that she knows he'd just been using her the whole time]] |
| 932 | * TheMole: Sakaki assigns Atoli to spy on Haseo. [[spoiler:She stops spying on Haseo when Sakaki infects her with AIDA and then Haseo is forced to use Skeith to Data Drain her infection away.]] |
| 933 | * NiceGirl: But then again, see BewareOfTheNiceOnes. |
| 934 | * PowerGlows: When summoning her Avatar. |
| 935 | * {{Protectorate}}: To the whole G.U. members, since she's the weakest in the terms of Job Class. Lampshaded in Reminisce. |
| 936 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: Possibly applies, as she ''acts'' rather silly, ditzy and naive, but she can actually be fairly intelligent sometimes (and that's not even taking into account [[spoiler:how she acts underneath the mask]]). |
| 937 | * OfficialCouple: With Haseo [[spoiler: if the ending of G.U.+, the ending of G.U. Trilogy, the side story Peaco's Story from 4koma & the G.U. mission #19 from LINK are anything to go by]]. |
| 938 | * RavenHairIvorySkin: In the real world. |
| 939 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Yes, she ''actually delivers one of these''. [[spoiler:To ''Sakaki''. Who had just betrayed her and used every method in the book to crush her mind and spirit. And then proceeded to ''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome whoop his ass]]'' afterward.]] Granted, she did it in her own [[TechnicalPacifist special way]], but it was still awesome coming from ''her''. |
| 940 | * ReplacementGoldfish: Atoli deeply fears being this to Haseo after finding out how much she resembles Shino. [[spoiler:To make matters even worse for her, they even both had the Avatar Innis as a consequence of Atoli's resemblance to Shino.]] In actuality, while she believed that her resemblance to Shino was why Haseo even bothered to talk to her, Haseo actually was at his ''cruelest'' towards her because of her resemblance to the girl he lost, and his better treatment of her later on was him overcoming his perception of Atoli as Shino's substitute. |
| 941 | * TheScream: [[spoiler: When AIDA take her Morganna Factor, unables her to summon her Avatar and loses her voice.]] |
| 942 | * SexierAlterEgo: Actually inverted, in a rare case for the genre: while Atoli's certainly cute, her offline self is arguably even more so, her crippling lack of self-esteem aside. |
| 943 | * StepfordSmiler: As imposed by her parents. |
| 944 | * StockingFiller: She has fairly notable garters. |
| 945 | * SupremeChef: One of Atoli's few sources of pride is her cooking ability. She's also a bit of a PickyEater, though. |
| 946 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly to Alkaid's Tomboy. |
| 947 | * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Unlike most people under [[HatePlague AIDA influence]], Atoli directs her rampage against the people she perceived as having rejected her.]] |
| 948 | * WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: [[spoiler:Her parents harassed her for her failing grades and her attitude, as they believe girls should be quiet and unnoticed. Her peers likewise harassed her for not keeping up with the trends or meeting their expectations.]] |
| 949 | * YouRemindMeOfX: One thing that Haseo was quick to notice about her was that she looked just like [[LoveInterest Shino]]. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because Atoli is using the same in-game avatar. |
| 950 | [[/folder]] |
| 951 | |
| 952 | [[folder:Kuhn]] |
| 953 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kuhn_GU.jpg]] |
| 954 | |
| 955 | -->Voiced by: Creator/ShinichiroMiki (Japanese); Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (English, video games); Louis Chirillo (English, anime) |
| 956 | |
| 957 | ''World Identity:'' A member of G.U., Kuhn is a Steam Gunner who is friendly to newbies and fond of hitting on girls at every opportunity. Holds the Avatar of the third Phase, Magus, The Propagation. |
| 958 | |
| 959 | ''Real Identity:'' Tomonari Kasumi, a 24-year old who has been trying, and failing, to join CC Corp proper. He is the player behind Sieg from the original games. |
| 960 | |
| 961 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 962 | |
| 963 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 964 | * BashBrothers: Eventually forms this kind of relationship with Haseo. It helps that, from a gameplay prospective, he's one of the best companions since his long-range specials act as a good counterpart to Haseo's close-range brawling, and his Lost Weapon is one of the best in the game with its gigantic bonuses to his damage output. |
| 965 | %%* BayonetYa |
| 966 | * BigBrotherMentor: To Silabus, Gaspard ''and'' Haseo. |
| 967 | * BigDamnHeroes: His first appearance in Volume 1. Also he saved Nanase from a monster in .hack//Alcor. |
| 968 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: His online persona, at least. |
| 969 | * ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "Come on, my Magus!" |
| 970 | * TheCaptain: Averted, he's a former guild master of Canard, but he's left and Silabus is in charge though they still refer to him as Guildmaster. |
| 971 | * CasanovaWannabe: Confesses to Haseo that although his skirt-chasing personality makes him a hit in ''The World'', he has trouble forming relationships offline and hasn't had a serious girlfriend since high school. |
| 972 | * ChivalrousPervert: [[spoiler: There's actually a reason for this behavior. His girlfriend dumped him in between the first games and G.U.]] |
| 973 | ** "Girls I like: All kinds! Girls I don't like: None!" |
| 974 | * FiringOneHanded: Initially, but there are some skills that requires him to hold his bayonet with two hands. |
| 975 | * TheGunslinger: The only pure Steam Gunner who joins Haseo's party. |
| 976 | * HealingFactor: The benefit of Magus's ''Propagation'' ability, allowing Kuhn to endure a Data Drain by regenerating the lost data. |
| 977 | * IdiotHair: Just see the hair animation when he runs. |
| 978 | * InfinityMinusOneSword: Silent Jade. |
| 979 | * InfinityPlusOneSword: Silent Eden. |
| 980 | * {{Irony}}: [[spoiler: The "Propagation" technique is introduced when he restores himself after being Data Drained by an out of control Skeith. Tomonari probably wishes he could have had that ability last time Skeith did that to him back in R1.]] |
| 981 | * MeaningfulName: Not his character name, but his title of ''The Propagation'' refers to both his skirt-chasing attitude and the way he propagates his ideals through others, seen in both [[spoiler:Kestrel and Canard]]. |
| 982 | * TheMedic: His Avatar, among the eight. |
| 983 | * NiceGuy: Loyal, kind, and a lot more idealistic than most of his teammates. |
| 984 | * NotWhatItLooksLike: In the sidequest where a girl Kuhn insists on "helping" turns out to be grade-school age. He's thoroughly scorned by Haseo and Pi (though they might have just been teasing), but his chivalrous nature persists nevertheless. |
| 985 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Kuhn's only ever seen to completely lose his temper when faced with Haseo's reckless abuse of his Avatar because he ''knows'' how dangerous that is and how easily it not only it can backfire but also put non-Epitaph Users at real life risk. |
| 986 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: He's a generally silly person that does a few really stupid themes, but he's also the most noble-minded and straightforwardly heroic of the Epitaph Users by a considerable margin until Haseo's had most of his CharacterDevelopment - development, it should be noted, that has its first major leap forward because of Kuhn. [[spoiler:He also doesn't come across as the type who would have been the assistant guildmaster of Kestrel.]] |
| 987 | * PowerGlows: When summoning his Avatar. |
| 988 | * SpikesOfDoom: In his Xth Form in Link. |
| 989 | * SuperPrototype: The ''Terminal Disc'' reveals that, as Magus was the first of the Phases to be retrieved for the R.A. Plan, Kuhn's character was the first successfully made Epitaph PC, though it would only be Tomonari who would be able to handle Magus even remotely safely. |
| 990 | * TheOneThatGotAway: [[spoiler: Mai is this to him, according to him in the manga version. He still carries feelings for her, but it's one-sided. He does admit to Pi that he wants to confess to her again should they ever meet, to which Pi notes that he seems confident that she's waiting for him]]. |
| 991 | * UnknownRival: An inverted and ironic application of this trope. Kuhn clearly does not notice anything familiar about Azure Balmung despite, barring the liberties to his design, should otherwise be a dead ringer for the one person he as Sieg 7 years ago was obsessed with rivaling, the original Balmung. It sadly reinforces the idea that the appearances of the former .hackers have been forgotten. |
| 992 | [[/folder]] |
| 993 | |
| 994 | [[folder:Yata]] |
| 995 | [[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Yata-GU.jpg]] |
| 996 | |
| 997 | -->Voiced by: Creator/TakumiYamazaki (Japanese); Creator/SteveBlum (English, video games); Creator/PaulDobson (English, anime) |
| 998 | |
| 999 | ''World Identity:'' Yata is the mysterious leader of G.U.. He is observing the AIDA phenomenon for CC Corp, but his amoral stance on player safety earns him Haseo and Kuhn's disrespect. Also plays Nala, an officer of the Moon Tree guild, and Naobi, former Guildmaster of [=TaN=]. Holds the Avatar of the fourth Phase, Fidchell, the Prophet. |
| 1000 | |
| 1001 | ''Real Identity:'' Takumi Hino returns, having previously played the character of Wiseman. In real life he is a 17-year old stock broker who lives on his own in Tokyo. |
| 1002 | |
| 1003 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1004 | |
| 1005 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1006 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Yata spends almost the entire trilogy as MissionControl, but when he joins he proves to be a potent fighter in his own right. |
| 1007 | * BulletHell: ThatOneAttack of his Avatar. |
| 1008 | * CantCatchUp: Not his abilities as a player, but regarding being an Epitaph PC. As of Ovan revealing to have Corbenik, he's the only one yet to awaken his own Phase, and it eats at him, aggravating his deeper issues. His TraumaCongaLine in ''Redemption'' is the bursting point, but he gets over it thanks to Haseo and Pi. |
| 1009 | * TheCaptain: Of Raven Guild, or rather G.U. |
| 1010 | * TheChessmaster: While sometimes outplayed by [[BigBad Ovan]] and [[TheHeavy Sakaki]], Yata is a highly competent strategist in his own right, including taking advantage of the options SockPuppet accounts give him to do things he can't otherwise. |
| 1011 | * CombatStilettos: Wears wedge pump sandals. While this could be a trait of the otherwise elegantly-designed Macabre Dancer class, the only other member of the class seen with both the heels and the fairly scant upper-body clothing is the definitely intentionally effeminate Hiiragi. |
| 1012 | * CharacterDevelopment: Which Haseo notices by the end. Yata starts out even more cryptic and almost AmbiguouslyEvil compared to his Wiseman days, but after having his admin position taken away from him, and undergoing a HeroicBSOD-induced FreakOut when he returns to The World, resulting in Fidchell awakening and going nuts, he starts being less of a manipulative and snobby dick, citing with conviction his genuine desire to protect and save The World, with neither his previous obsession with gaining Aura or AIDA's attention nor his resentment towards Ovan for having both present. As if to cement this, he joins the party for real. Also, his voice and speech pattern become more passionate, speaking much less cryptically. |
| 1013 | * ClearTheirName: After Cubia is dealt with, Takumi anonymously leaks information that disproves CC Corp's claim of Ovan being responsible for AIDA, forcing the company to retract making him TheScapegoat. He cites being unhappy with their treatment of the incident, and knowing what CC Corp did to him personally, among other things, who can blame him? |
| 1014 | * DualWielding: He's a Macabre Dancer and dual-wields fans. |
| 1015 | * TheFaceless: Yata is among the characters with his offline self shown in picture in the ''Ragtime'' novel. Unlike the others, however, 17-year old Takumi's face is never seen, and the cover only shows that he's as tall as Endrance and has scraggy hair, but his eyes are obscured by his hand holding either his glasses or shades. And that's actually the first time Takumi Hino has ever been depicted offline in any media. |
| 1016 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: Pi is the only character who actually ''likes'' Yata, with everyone else coolly indifferent towards him at best. Yata doesn't seem to mind this status, except that he's aware it even extends to Aura and AIDA, whose favor he ''does'' want and is frustrated that he can't have. This kind of changes after his TraumaCongaLine, and while everyone but Pi still don't fully like him as a friend, they, especially Haseo, begin to respect him a lot more. It helps that after being booted and his FreakOut, he becomes more honest and less arrogant. |
| 1017 | * IJustWantToBeSpecial: [[spoiler:Yata confesses to Ovan that he spent all of "The World R:2" frustrated that despite his determination and conviction neither AIDA, the invasive god, nor Aura, the absent god, had shown him any favor. He's apparently over it when he and Haseo finally meet Aura at Hulle Granz, thanks to finally awakening Fidchell and some words and care from Pi]]. |
| 1018 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Macabre Dancers have the most unusual weapons of any class, dual-wielding gigantic war fans. |
| 1019 | * InfinityMinusOneSword: Voice Usurper. Not counting Ovan, unlike the other six, Yata already has it with him when he joins as ''Redemption'' starts with all Lost Weapons given to their assigned characters if they weren't unlocked in ''Reminisce''. |
| 1020 | * InfinityPlusOneSword: Voice Cleanser. |
| 1021 | * KarmaHoudini: Haseo never finds out he was [[spoiler:Naobi, or that he's partially responsible for Shino being attacked.]] |
| 1022 | * MadOracle: Fidchell, as with its original incarnation, has a habit of spitting out prophecies when it goes berserk. |
| 1023 | * ManipulativeBastard: And he's damn proud of it, at least at first. |
| 1024 | * MeaningfulName: Twofold: his character name is a shortened form of Yatagarasu, a bird whose appearance signals divine intervention, reflecting his status as a member of CC Corp. His default Dark Crow weapon pays further homage to the name. [[NotSoAboveItAll It also reflects his love of soccer]] established back as Wiseman[[note]] the bird being the symbol of the Japan Football Association[[/note]] despite suffering a CareerEndingInjury. His Epitaph title of ''The Prophet'', meanwhile, reflects his desire to know everything about The World. |
| 1025 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: In Roots when he and Pi try to brute force the black box around Ovan's arm. It causes the [[spoiler:security lock to fail and the AIDA inside to go berserk, leading to it [=PKing=] Shino and thus sending Haseo on his quest for revenge]]. |
| 1026 | * NotSoAboveItAll: [[spoiler: Though he doesn't say it out loud, Haseo isn't fooled by Yata's obvious {{Tsundere}} attitude towards Ovan freezing himself and his survival throughout the course of ''Reconnection'']]. |
| 1027 | * PerpetualFrowner: There are rare occasions that prompt a smirk, but Yata isn't seen to smile much if at all under normal circumstances. |
| 1028 | * PowerGlows: When summoning his Avatar. |
| 1029 | * TheRedMage: His job allows him to learn many of the spells used by Harvest Clerics and Shadow Warlocks (including debuff/bad status types) but he doesn't gain the high-level spells of either class. He is the only one, however, that gains a ''very'' useful party-wide +50% speed/movement boost spell. |
| 1030 | * RefusedByTheCall: Yata resents Ovan deeply for having the favor of both Aura and AIDA, unaware that he ''had'' been chosen but was just looking in the wrong place. Or rather, he was chosen, had yet to awaken his Phase while the other seven already did. Being unceremoniously sacked by CC Corp in favor of Sakaki, and [[spoiler: Ovan rubbing all of it in his face]] just made his resentment worse. Ironically, the emotional stress of it all finally activated Fidchell, and when he finally does meet Aura again, he seems to be over it. |
| 1031 | * SupportingLeader: By late ''Redemption'', after he's joined the party for real, talking to him as a party member reveals that, even if he has the actual authority in the group, he prefers to entrust Haseo to lead them in battle. |
| 1032 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: The voice is a little more fitting now than it was as Wiseman, but Yata's still only 17 and sounds like a man in his 40s. |
| 1033 | [[/folder]] |
| 1034 | |
| 1035 | [[folder:Pi]] |
| 1036 | [[quoteright:140:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Pi_Dot_Hack_GU.jpg]] |
| 1037 | |
| 1038 | -->Voiced by: Creator/SanaeKobayashi (Japanese); Jessica Straus (English, video games); Creator/LisaAnnBeley (English, anime) |
| 1039 | |
| 1040 | ''World Identity:'' Pi is Yata's assistant, and a field agent of sorts for G.U. and their official C.C. Corp contact. Pi is a down-to-earth, no-nonsense woman who is focused on the mission at hand. Unlike Yata, however, she is genuinely concerned for the safety of the players of The World. She is also the player behind Ender during the events of Roots, working under Naobi (Yata) in the [=TaN=] guild. Their actions during this time are are of questionable morality, as [=TaN=] was shut down and many members banned as a result. It's unknown if CC Corp is aware they were the same player. Holds the avatar of the seventh Phase, Tarvos, The Avenger. |
| 1041 | |
| 1042 | ''Real Identity:'' Reiko Saeki is 24 years old, and a former programmer. She quit her job suddenly to work for CC Corp in order to find out information about her half-brother Jun Bansyoya. |
| 1043 | |
| 1044 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//GU'' |
| 1045 | |
| 1046 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1047 | * ActionGirl: A prominent female ally in the ''G.U.'' series that personally handles a lot of danger. |
| 1048 | * TheBaroness: A strange, protagonist version of the trope. She definitely has the dominatrix overtones in her insistence on obedience and her B&D avatar, and she is fanatically devoted to Yata who protagonist status is quite questionable [[spoiler:until Vol. 3]]. Her outfit's pretty {{Stripperiffic}} too, even if it lacks the black leather/vinyl fashion normally associated with the trope, and she's got the coldness and refusal to actual make use of her sex appeal that's common to this trope. Lastly, [[spoiler:she's a villain and TheDragon for Yata/Naobi in .hack//Roots]]. Despite all this, she's one of the good guys. |
| 1049 | * BerserkButton: In the early days of their meeting, Haseo calls her "old hag" and she's certainly not happy about it. |
| 1050 | * BigBrotherAttraction: [[spoiler:She ''may'' have some form of this trope, although it seems for the most part more like BigBrotherWorship. The fact that she responds to Haseo asking what her "type" is by saying that she follows in the footsteps of her older brother is a bit suspicious, though, especially since that card is generally reserved for asking what kind of person someone is looking for in a romantic relationship.) [[InterspeciesRomance She says the only gentleman allowed to ride in her car is her cat.]] Of course, it's likely that that's not what she meant. It helps that, as the ''Terminal Disc'' reveals, Jun was a doting older brother, expressing strong lament of never seeing her again in his final message to her, and is easily a moral man among the den of snakes that was CC Corp]]. |
| 1051 | * CoolBigSis: Serves this role to Haseo after they become allies. In ''Last Recode'', she even [[spoiler:gets him a job at Network Analysis Bureau after she starts working there]]. |
| 1052 | * TheCorruption: She's infected by AIDA in Rebirth but then saved by Haseo. |
| 1053 | * DeadpanSnarker: To [[spoiler:Sakaki]]. |
| 1054 | * {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler: CC Corp may stripped Yata from his position, but that's not going to stop Pi to do everything for Yata and the rest of the G.U. member.]] She deserves applause. |
| 1055 | * DoubleAgent: Non-antagonist/evil example. In .hack//Link [[spoiler: work for Yata and a staff of CC Corp.]] |
| 1056 | %%* GoodOldFisticuffs / PowerFist: |
| 1057 | * HeroicBreakdown: In manga only, where she finds [[spoiler: Yata PK'ed by Tri-Edge.]] |
| 1058 | * IdiotHair: Same case as Kuhn. |
| 1059 | * InfinityMinusOneSword: Stained Wing. |
| 1060 | * InfinityPlusOneSword: Blinding Wing. |
| 1061 | * TheInformant: Passing along information from both Yata and C.C. Corp, as she's their only actual employee among the Epitaph Users. |
| 1062 | * IOweYouMyLife: Incredibly downplayed, but once Haseo manages to save her from an AIDA when she [[TakingTheBullet saved Zelkova from being hit instead]], not only does this earn Haseo her trust finally, but she starts going out of her way to be a MamaBear whenever someone starts trying to step on him while she's around. |
| 1063 | * KarmaHoudini: Haseo never finds out she was [[spoiler:Ender, or that she's partially responsible for Shino being attacked]]. |
| 1064 | * LeotardOfPower: Did you see it, in the picture? |
| 1065 | * MeaningfulName: In-universe, Pi chose the character name for the mathematical term, seeing it as indivisible and unbreakable. Her title of ''The Avenger'', meanwhile, reflects her undying loyalty to her brother and to Yata. |
| 1066 | * MsFanservice: Clearly. Reiko herself is definitely easy on the eyes, as we see in ''Quantum'' seven years later. |
| 1067 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: In ''Roots'', when she and Yata try to brute force the black box around Ovan's arm. It causes the [[spoiler:security lock to fail and the AIDA inside to go berserk, leading to it [=PKing=] Shino, and Ovan no longer being able to trust himself around other players, thus sending Haseo on his quest for revenge]]. |
| 1068 | * PowerGlows: When summoning her Avatar. |
| 1069 | ** TronLines: When it's summoned. |
| 1070 | * ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:While Yata is incapacitated in Volume 3, Pi takes his place as TheCaptain of G.U.]] |
| 1071 | * RightHandHottie: To Yata, at least concerning Project G.U. |
| 1072 | * TheScream: Manga only, when she finds out that [[spoiler: Yata was already killed by Tri-Edge.]] |
| 1073 | * ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: [[spoiler:She manages to un-ban a member of TaN that served under her doing black ops, Saburou, due to her sway as an admin in exchange for some tasks she needed done that "Pi" can't do.]] |
| 1074 | * TheStrategist: She's the one who strategizes the G.U. members meeting in [[spoiler: a hacked area in-between The World to evade from Sakaki's observation from the Serpent of Lore.]] She also builds some strategies for the G.U. there. |
| 1075 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: Are you Yata? Then she'll follow your every order. If you're not? She'll remain reserved as much as possible for a sense of distant professionalism from those around her. But get close to her and she can be remarkably kind, it just takes a bit of effort. |
| 1076 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: Her PC model doesn't leave much to the imagination. |
| 1077 | * {{Tsundere}}: She tries to act cold and distant, but once Haseo saves her from an AIDA, she manages to cause a LuminescentBlush from Haseo when she points out he's calling her by her name for the first time. She softens up considerably afterwards and as time goes on, but mostly keeps up the tsun tsun with bouts of dere dere. |
| 1078 | * TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: She plans to quit CC Corp in the epilogue, and by ''Reconnection'' and 7 years later in ''Quantum'', she's working for the NAB. Considering CC Corp's complete fowl up of the entire mess, plus Project G.U. now having no purpose, it's easy to see why she'd bail. |
| 1079 | ** An even earlier example is her completely refusing to work with [[spoiler: Sakaki, when CC Corp unceremoniously replaces Yata with him]]. In fact, this was likely one of many reasons for her completely quitting after ''Redemption''. |
| 1080 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Yata. |
| 1081 | * YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler:Gives this speech to a depressed Yata.]] |
| 1082 | [[/folder]] |
| 1083 | |
| 1084 | [[folder:Piros the 3rd]] |
| 1085 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/piros3.jpg]] |
| 1086 | -->Voiced by: Creator/MasayaOnosaka (JP), Daran Norris (EN) |
| 1087 | |
| 1088 | ''World Identity:'' An overly dramatic Lord Partizan. Wears heavy armor similar to his previous incarnation, albeit gold-plated this time, and with a red visor. |
| 1089 | |
| 1090 | ''Real Identity:'' Hiroshi Matsumaya, the graphical designer behind the original Piros in The World: R1. It turns out, offline, he looks EXACTLY as the original Piros with the exact same bowl cut. |
| 1091 | |
| 1092 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1093 | |
| 1094 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1095 | * AffectionateParody: Like his previous incarnation, he's one to the president of Creator/CyberConnect2, Hiroshi Matsuyama. |
| 1096 | * BlingOfWar: His previous incarnation wore bright green armor. This one wears bright ''gold'' armor. With ''sunglasses''. |
| 1097 | * BoisterousBruiser: The only party member whose capacity for ham approaches Haseo's own. |
| 1098 | * DoItYourselfThemeTune: ''Three of them'', one for each volume of the original trilogy, all performed by his namesake. |
| 1099 | * IHaveThisFriend: Piros tells Haseo a [[BlatantLies hypothetical]] story about a graphics designer who logged into the game, only to find the environments he slaved over [[BerserkButton defaced]] with [[CallingCard Tri-Edge signs]]. Haseo is unconvinced of the story's hypothetical nature. |
| 1100 | * LetsGetDangerous: A forum post reveals that he easily took down a group of PKers that ambushed him despite his continued buffoonery. He's not a veteran of The World R:1 and the .hackers for nothing. |
| 1101 | * LegendaryInTheSequel: He and Natsume, being the only .hackers unchanged (in online identity, at least) between versions are recognized by other gamers, though many understandably doubt Piros' status, given his appearance and behavior. |
| 1102 | * NoIndoorVoice: It's rare for Piros to speak at any volume below a shout. |
| 1103 | * PunnyName: "Piroshi-''san''". |
| 1104 | [[/folder]] |
| 1105 | |
| 1106 | [[folder:Antares]] |
| 1107 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rebirthantares.jpg]] |
| 1108 | -->Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji (Japanese), Creator/KirkThornton (English) |
| 1109 | |
| 1110 | ''World Identity:'' An Arena Champion, and founder of the guild Icolo. |
| 1111 | |
| 1112 | ''Real Identity:'' Mikihisa Ogata, former wrestler, and current editor of a professional wrestling magazine. He lives in Tokyo with his wife and two young daughters. |
| 1113 | |
| 1114 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1115 | |
| 1116 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1117 | * DeadpanSnarker: If in the party and you let enemies get too close he'll let out a rather sarcastic "oops!" for your clumsiness. |
| 1118 | * DrunkenMaster: Ogata enjoys his whiskey in real life, and proclaims Haseo as his student. |
| 1119 | * MentorArchetype: Assists Haseo in regaining his 2nd and 3rd Adept Rogue forms, [[spoiler:and in unlocking the Lost Weapons]]. |
| 1120 | * ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Like the other Arena Emperors, though Antares is more focused on the need for continual self-improvement and the importance of teamwork, facts which led him to become disillusioned with the [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered attitudes]] of the other Emperors. |
| 1121 | * SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:He knows a lot more than he lets on, having been a friend to the late Phyllo. He later helps Haseo unlock the Lost Weapons as per Phyllo's last will and testament.]] |
| 1122 | * StealthMentor: He acts like an over-the-top, self-appointed mentor to Haseo, taking him on quests and other mundane activities in order to "train" him. [[spoiler:In reality, he actually is fulfilling Phyllo's last request to make Haseo strong and heroic.]] |
| 1123 | ** Possibly the biggest example of this is the Chaotic PK quest, where he initially promises that it's just a fun quest for them without any lecturing. [[spoiler: In reality, he organizes Grein's return as the 10th Chaotic PK candidate to allow him to finally reunite with Negimaru, but more importantly to teach Haseo not to simply underestimate even the pitifully weak, because his "mercy" could backfire on him]]. |
| 1124 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: After [[spoiler: Sakaki exposes Skeith to the public and framing Haseo as a cheater]], Antares assures his apprentice that [[spoiler: said power is not a cheat and having it means that Haseo has a bigger purpose to fulfill in The World]]. |
| 1125 | * {{Tengu}}: His appearance most definitely evokes one, with the long-nosed mask, red skin, and geta, befitting his status as a gruff and proud sage who mentors other fighters. |
| 1126 | * ThemeNaming: As with the other members of Icolo, he's named after a major star. His Japanese name Taika (大火, ''great flame'') is what Antares is called in that language. |
| 1127 | [[/folder]] |
| 1128 | |
| 1129 | [[folder:Sirius]] |
| 1130 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sirius_gu.png]] |
| 1131 | -->Voiced by: Creator/IsshinChiba (Japanese), Creator/MichaelMcConnohie (English) |
| 1132 | |
| 1133 | ''World Identity:'' A Tribal Grappler from the Lei Tribe, he is a member of Icolo, the guild of champions, and the Holy Palace Emperor. |
| 1134 | |
| 1135 | ''Real Identity:'' Myeon-do Min, a Korean working in Japan. |
| 1136 | |
| 1137 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1138 | |
| 1139 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1140 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: Like most of the other Emperors, Sirius is obsessed with his status in the Holy Palace Arena. And like the rest of them, he grows out of it. |
| 1141 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The only character besides Haseo to pull off a [[LimitBreak Divine Awakening]]. |
| 1142 | * TheCorruption: He's [[spoiler:possessed by AIDA during a tournament and becomes murderously covetous of remaining the Emperor]]. |
| 1143 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When he finds out what happened to Alkaid. |
| 1144 | * ThemeNaming: As with the other members of Icolo, he's named after a major star. Sirius and his namesake's name in Japanese is Tenrou (天狼, ''heavenly wolf''). |
| 1145 | [[/folder]] |
| 1146 | |
| 1147 | [[folder:Taihaku]] |
| 1148 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/taihaku.png]] |
| 1149 | -->Voiced by: Kazuhiro Nakata (Japanese), Creator/DCDouglas / Ross Douglas (English) |
| 1150 | |
| 1151 | ''World Identity:'' The current guild master of Icolo, and the Sage Palace champion. Was also the first player to complete the "Forest of Pain" quest. He admires personal strength above all else, and respects Haseo for his past reputation as a solo [=PKKer=]. |
| 1152 | |
| 1153 | ''Real Identity:'' Keisuke Kurokai, a 28-year-old man. |
| 1154 | |
| 1155 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1156 | |
| 1157 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1158 | * AntiMagic: His sword Maxwell possesses the unique ''Riddle Me That'' ability, which boosts all of his damage output by 50% and makes him completely immune to magic. He gives Haseo the Silad broadsword, whose ''Riddle Me This'' ability is the same thing but halved. |
| 1159 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: Like most of the other Emperors. Although Taihaku's arrogance is more restrained in its brazenness than the rest, he's still steeped in pride. As with them, he also loses the arrogance, but once again, it's subtle. |
| 1160 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: The status of Icolo's guildmaster belongs to him because he's the Sage Palace Emperor. |
| 1161 | * CoolSword: Silad, the best Broadsword that Haseo can use in ''Redemption''. It also somehow resembles his now-destroyed Maxwell, on top of carrying a somewhat weaker version of Maxwell's AntiMagic property. |
| 1162 | * {{Determinator}}: So powerful is Taihaku's will that he can rebel against the control of AIDA, making him one of only three characters to ever put up any meaningful resistance to it and the only one who did it without the benefit of an Epitaph. |
| 1163 | * EvilWeapon: Maxwell becomes one after an AIDA infects it. |
| 1164 | * OddNameOut: In two ways. Unlike the other three, his name isn't changed in translation because of the other way this trope applies. Taihaku (太白) means 'great white'', a moniker for "the morning star", aka the planet Venus instead of an actual star, neither of those translations obviously working for [[BiblicalBadGuy respective]] [[GenderBlenderName reasons]]. |
| 1165 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler: Overrules Sakaki's attempt to ban Haseo on grounds of cheating in the previous two tournaments in favor of wanting to defeat latter himself. We're not sure if he really meant it or it was a ruse, but the fact that he treats Haseo with nothing but respect after the tournament, plus Haseo noting that Taihaku's message in the tournament announcement email being very OutOfCharacter implies the latter]]. |
| 1166 | * RestrainingBolt: The AIDA embedded in his sword Maxwell acts as one to enslave him to Sakaki. |
| 1167 | * SoProudOfYou: Displays pride to Haseo after the Sage Palace Tournament after seeing how much the latter has grown and changed for the better, especially when the latter refuses the Sage Emperor's room in Icolo, preferring being the guildmaster of Canard. |
| 1168 | [[/folder]] |
| 1169 | |
| 1170 | [[folder:Gabi]] |
| 1171 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rebirthgabi.png]] |
| 1172 | -->Voiced by: Kouji Ishii (Japanese), Creator/DCDouglas (English) |
| 1173 | |
| 1174 | ''World Identity:'' A male Ya Tribe Edge Punisher, and master of the PK guild Kestrel. |
| 1175 | |
| 1176 | ''Real Identity:'' Daijirou Washio, an elderly, retired professor of cultural anthropology that started playing The World to experience a society unlike any in the real world. He is also a novelist under the pen name Shoutarou Mayuzumi. |
| 1177 | |
| 1178 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1179 | |
| 1180 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1181 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He is a guildmaster and the strongest member of Kestrel. |
| 1182 | * BadassNormal: Among the characters who know nothing of AIDA or Epitaphs, Gabi is one of the strongest and most knowledgeable. |
| 1183 | * CatchPhrase: "This too is part of The World" |
| 1184 | * FlashStep: Whether due to his level or stats, or just sheer capability as a player, he can pull these off casually to the point that he reappears in different positions in his introduction cutscene [[OffScreenTeleportation before anyone realizes he's even moved.]] |
| 1185 | * CoolOldGuy: Elderly, yet good enough at video games to be respected by [=PKs=] and in charge of his own guild. |
| 1186 | * LargeAndInCharge: Even among Ya Tribe players, he's huge! And his very larger-than-life personality helps. |
| 1187 | * TheMostWanted: He becomes a Chaotic PK in .hack//LINK. |
| 1188 | * RedHerring: He's presented in ''Rebirth'' as much more of a major player than he actually becomes, [[NeverTrustATrailer particularly in the trailer at the end of it]], and his guild is similarly built up as a major antagonistic faction. Both of these turn out to apply much more to Zelkova and Moon Tree than to Gabi and Kestrel, who recede from the spotlight. |
| 1189 | * SlidingScaleOfLibertarianismAndAuthoritarianism: He ''heavily'' leans towards Libertarianism in his management of Kestrel: he mostly lets his members do as they please in the pursuit of the freedom that The World provides. |
| 1190 | * SmarterThanYouLook: He's a big burly type who lets his guild members run wild and doing little to nothing to restrain them. He has a strange way of talking, he makes a policy of never reading any email that's more than three lines long. He's also a cultural anthropologist! |
| 1191 | [[/folder]] |
| 1192 | |
| 1193 | [[folder:Tri-Edge/Azure Kite]] |
| 1194 | [[quoteright:255:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Azure_Knight_Kite.jpg]] |
| 1195 | |
| 1196 | -->Voiced by: Sayaka Aida (Japanese); Creator/MonaMarshall (English) |
| 1197 | |
| 1198 | ''World Identity:'' A player-killer named for the three-line scars he leaves in the background graphics of places where he's taken victims, who go into comas in the real world. Little is known of him, but most players believe he's a small Twin Blade wreathed in blue fire, who never speaks. |
| 1199 | |
| 1200 | ''Real Identity:'' Exactly who or what Tri-Edge is remains a mystery through ''Roots'' and most of the G.U. games... but [[TheReveal it turns out]] he's an [=AI=] made by Aura to ''protect'' the system, and the true Tri-Edge is someone else. |
| 1201 | |
| 1202 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//LINK'' |
| 1203 | |
| 1204 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1205 | |
| 1206 | * AnArmAndALeg: His zombie nature means he gets torn up pretty regularly without lasting harm. His first stage of his Azure Flame God transformation has him dismember himself, while one of his severed arms is part of TheReveal. |
| 1207 | * BackFromTheDead: Complete by awaking from inside a coffin. |
| 1208 | * BigDamnHeroes: In the ''.hack//Link manga'' to Tsukasa, when he's attacked by {{Brainwashed}} Haseo. |
| 1209 | * CurbStompBattle: He mops the floor with Haseo upon their first encounter. Not only is Haseo defeated, but Tri-edge even knocks him back down to level one. |
| 1210 | * CreepyChild: Just look at him. |
| 1211 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: Literally. |
| 1212 | * DisproportionateRetribution: If you send him the 'Challenge' card, he responds with what can be interpreted as "You must die". |
| 1213 | * DualWielding: Wields Dual Blades akin to the player he's inspired by. |
| 1214 | * {{Expy}}: Tri-Edge looks like a zombified Kite. [[spoiler:This is intentional, as he was created from Aura's memories of Kite.]] |
| 1215 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: During his DiscOneFinalBoss battle, Azure Kite will occasionally perform an unblockable cutscene attack in which he attacks Haseo from three sides, creating a Sign mark on the ground below him at the end of the combo. [[spoiler:Except the shape is wrong.]] |
| 1216 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: In the OVA. |
| 1217 | * GoodIsNotNice: Azure Kite's only goal is to defend the system from the cataclysmic threat of AIDA, something he does without particular care for who gets hurt along the way. |
| 1218 | * TheGrimReaper: Subverted. [[spoiler: Although he sometimes appears in random area and PK'ed someone there, he only cleans The World from harmful things to protect The World.]] |
| 1219 | * HelloInsertNameHere: If data from the original four games is carried over, his name will be whatever the player named Kite. ''Last Recode'', which doesn't feature carryover, instead names him [[CanonName Azure Kite]]. |
| 1220 | * HiddenEyes: Subverted, sometimes they're visible in several cutscenes. Averted in the OVA. |
| 1221 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: He has the reason why he Data Drained Haseo. |
| 1222 | * ImplacableMan: ''Nothing'' will stop him. No matter how many times he's beaten in combat, he'll regenerate and return soon after. |
| 1223 | * ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: His ''Empty Skies'' Twin Blades open up into a signature three-clawed shape. |
| 1224 | * IncendiaryExponent: He's called [[spoiler:Azure Flame Kite]] for a reason. |
| 1225 | * {{Irony}}: Being the [[spoiler:knight of Aura]], he can't beat AIDA and [[spoiler:Ovan]] to protect The World. In other words, he actually powerless to [[spoiler:protect Aura.]] |
| 1226 | * MadeOfIron: Haseo himself can't make him move from the place he stand on. Averted in case of [[spoiler: Ovan]] though. |
| 1227 | * MistakenForMurderer: [[spoiler:He is NOT Tri-Edge, as Tri-Edge was actually referred to a type of AIDA.]] |
| 1228 | * OneWingedAngel: His "Azure Flame God" form. |
| 1229 | * PerpetualFrowner: The only time he shows any kind of emotion is during a fight. [[spoiler:He smiles during his Promise ending, though.]] |
| 1230 | * PlayingWithFire: Azure flames. |
| 1231 | * PowerFloats: During his boss battle, and [[spoiler: as a party member.]] |
| 1232 | * TheQuietOne: Never speaks, in fights he only shouts and outside of battle he tends to make zombie-like groaning and hissing noises. [[spoiler:His conversation balloons only contain ellipses, and his responses to being sent cards are usually one word long and special characters tend to replace letters in ways [[TheUnintelligible that don't make sense]].]] |
| 1233 | --> [[spoiler:...I re#$%se]] |
| 1234 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: In Roots. |
| 1235 | * RedHerring: Pretty much Azure Kite's entire role is to distract from TheReveal. |
| 1236 | * ReverseGrip: How he wields his Dual Blades. |
| 1237 | * SecretCharacter: [[spoiler: After destroying Cubia in ''Redemption'', Aura gives you the member addresses of Azure Kite, along with Azure Orca and Azure Balmung. They can't change equipment but you can raise their affection for Haseo like any of his other party members. Haseo can even do the Promise Ending with them]]. |
| 1238 | * ShootTheHostage: [[spoiler: Not the brightest or most moral AI, Azure Kite fires a Data Drain straight through Haseo to get Ovan, who had been secretly been hiding right behind him. Of course this doesn't hurt Haseo all that much (compared to the last time where he fell into a Coma), but it does undo his grueling eight months of level grinding by making him go from level 133 to level 1.]] |
| 1239 | * SoulJar: [[spoiler:For the original Kite in .hack//Link manga.]] |
| 1240 | * TheStoic: For most of the time. |
| 1241 | ** NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:Sometimes he'll say "Th#%ks" if we give him a Gift or Trade items with him.]] |
| 1242 | ** Also, in [[spoiler:.hack//Link. In his Cross Rengeki he says "gomen..." (sorry) to Tokio for making him exhausted evading the Data Drain.]] |
| 1243 | * UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:To Aura.]] |
| 1244 | * UnskilledButStrong: He's not really one for finesse or tactics, as shown by his initial fight with Haseo. Whereas Haseo does his best to assault using his various weapons, all Azure Kite does is block with only his arm, and even uses Data Drain while [[spoiler:his actual target was behind Haseo]]. Justified because, [[spoiler:as an AI, and one nowhere near as advanced as Aura, his use of nuanced thought is limited]]. |
| 1245 | * WithAFriendAndAStranger: Tri-Edge is later joined by zombified versions of Orca and Balmung. |
| 1246 | [[/folder]] |
| 1247 | |
| 1248 | [[folder:Azure Balmung and Azure Orca]] |
| 1249 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3005661_azurebalmung.jpg]] |
| 1250 | [[caption-width-right:250:Azure Balmung]] |
| 1251 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/azureorca.png]] |
| 1252 | [[caption-width-right:150:Azure Orca]] |
| 1253 | -->Voiced by: |
| 1254 | |
| 1255 | ''World Identity:'' Two familiar-looking entities that guard Azure Kite's coffin as he regenerates from the battle at the end of ''G.U. Vol. 1''. |
| 1256 | |
| 1257 | ''Real Identity:'' Similar to Azure Kite, their true identities and motivations are unknown... but [[TheReveal it turns out]] they're also [=AI=] made by Aura to ''protect'' the system. |
| 1258 | |
| 1259 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1260 | |
| 1261 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1262 | * {{Expy}}: Of Balmung and Orca from The World. [[spoiler:This is intentional, as they were created from Aura's memories of them.]] |
| 1263 | * EyesOutOfSight: Balmung's eyes are covered by his hair. |
| 1264 | * SecretCharacter: [[spoiler: After destroying Cubia in ''Redemption'', Aura gives you the member addresses of Azure Kite, along with Azure Orca and Azure Balmung. They can't change equipment but you can raise their affection for Haseo like any of his other party members. Haseo can even do the Promise Ending with them]]. |
| 1265 | * UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:To Aura.]] |
| 1266 | * WithAFriendAndAStranger: With Azure Kite. |
| 1267 | [[/folder]] |
| 1268 | |
| 1269 | [[folder:Aina]] |
| 1270 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ainaart.jpg]] |
| 1271 | -->Voiced by: Creator/AtsukoEnomoto (Japanese); Rachel Hirschfeld (English, Vol.3 ), Creator/JennieKwan ([[TheOtherDarrin English, Vol.4]] |
| 1272 | |
| 1273 | ''World Identity:'' A Shadow Warlock, seen on rare occasions. Yata reveals toward the end of ''Roots'' that he'd seen her talking with Phyllo, because it was through her that Phyllo met Ovan. She later appears and spends some time with Sakubo in ''Redemption'', while somehow also attracting the attention of Piros the 3rd. |
| 1274 | |
| 1275 | ''Real Identity:'' Aina Indou, Ovan/Masato's younger sister. Already sick and hospitalized, she lapsed into a coma when [=PKed=] by Tri-Edge. After Ovan apparently dies to activate Corbenik's Rebirth ability, she returns to normal, but resents Haseo for separating them, believing it was better to be trapped with her brother than to be apart from him completely. |
| 1276 | |
| 1277 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'' (sort of), ''.hack//G.U.: Redemption'' |
| 1278 | |
| 1279 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1280 | * AngerBornOfWorry: Given her age, [[spoiler: she can understandably be rather irrational when emotional, mostly when it comes to Ovan's survival and them being together, most of it directed at Haseo]]. She does apologize for her behavior when calmed down and given more information. |
| 1281 | * AlwaysWithYou: [[spoiler:Literally to Ovan]], until she recovers. |
| 1282 | * BlackMagicianGirl: She is a Shadow Warlock, after all. |
| 1283 | * ElegantGothicLolita: Her PC's appearance includes plenty of lace and frills. |
| 1284 | * EmptyShell: [[spoiler:Coma caused her PC to this.]] |
| 1285 | * EmotionlessGirl: [[spoiler:Before she recovers from coma.]] |
| 1286 | * LongDistanceRelationship: A Platonic example; she had to be moved to Germany for proper medical treatment, and can only experience hanging out with her brother Ovan through The World. |
| 1287 | * TheScream: [[spoiler:When she's PK'ed by AIDA whose controlled Ovan.]] |
| 1288 | * SeenItAll: [[spoiler:Through Ovan's left arm.]] |
| 1289 | * WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:She was Ovan's first victim as Tri-Edge, and the whole reason he wanted to find the Key of the Twilight.]] |
| 1290 | * UngratefulBitch: Initially. She lashes out at Haseo for "not saving Ovan". [[spoiler: Her consciousness was trapped within Tri-Edge after becoming a Lost One and she still had moments of lucidity then. However, if her recovery meant the potential loss of her brother, then she'd have preferred to have stayed comatose. In fact, she thinks of damning The World if it can no longer be a place where she can be with him]]. It takes Bo to talk her out of it. |
| 1291 | [[/folder]] |
| 1292 | |
| 1293 | [[folder:Sakaki]] |
| 1294 | [[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/280px-Sakaki_8737.jpg]] |
| 1295 | |
| 1296 | -->Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Japanese, PC); Creator/JunkoMinagawa (Japanese, player); Creator/CrispinFreeman (English, PC); Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn (English, player) |
| 1297 | |
| 1298 | ''World Identity:'' One of the Seven Council of the Moon Tree guild, and among the most influential of them. He's seen as an inspiration by most of Moon Tree and an annoying, preachy busybody by everyone else. Becomes a major antagonist in Volumes 2 and 3 after he is given control of AIDA by Ovan. |
| 1299 | |
| 1300 | ''Real Identity:'' Tooru Uike, a precociously intelligent young boy who wants to be taken seriously despite his youth. |
| 1301 | |
| 1302 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1303 | |
| 1304 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1305 | |
| 1306 | * AllTakeAndNoGive: Of the controlling giver type. [[spoiler:Oh ''dear lord,'' '''''poor Atoli.''''']] |
| 1307 | * AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Even after his (online) demise, it initially seems that he was still successful at destroying Haseo's general reputation by exposing his initial abuse of Skeith. However, as proven by Haseo's GondorCallsForAid moment later, when it comes down to it, many players who should've otherwise refused the call answered simply because Haseo asked for their help in saving The World, cheating accusations be damned. It helps that Haseo had the help of Zelkova, who remains well-respected after the entire collapse of Moon Tree's reputation, itself due to Sakaki]] |
| 1308 | * AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:When about to be killed by Azure Flame Kite.]] |
| 1309 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:It's seriously nice to see him begging Ovan for AIDA seeds on his hands and knees, getting cornered by the Azure Knights, screaming for help like a coward, and being finally killed for good by Azure Kite.]] |
| 1310 | * AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Any good intentions he might have had in the beginning are gone by ''Redemption'', as he's been infected with AIDA himself and desires nothing more than to make Haseo suffer for the "crime" of defying him.]] |
| 1311 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:In Redemption and he's getting worst.]] |
| 1312 | * BeneathTheMask: [[spoiler:He was kind to almost anybody, but in reality he's a son of a--.]] |
| 1313 | * {{BFS}}: As an Edge Punisher, naturally he wields one. |
| 1314 | * BigBadWannabe: Sakaki plays the role of TheHeavy as soon as he becomes a villain, with roughly one and a half volumes' worth of content dedicated to fighting him, but ultimately proves nothing more than a disposable pawn. |
| 1315 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:A male example. The AllLovingHero facade breaks down fast once he thinks he no longer needs it.]] |
| 1316 | * BodyHorror: [[spoiler:Sakaki <Zenith> is almost completely corroded by AIDA.]] |
| 1317 | * BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler:His final scene in Redemption is one hundred percent distilled ''break''. And it is awesome.]] |
| 1318 | * BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Poor Atoli thought Sakaki was actually a noble paragon until she finally got a peak at what he was BeneathTheMask. She completely abandons all faith in him even having an ounce of good left inside after he personally betrays her and attempts to break her body and spirit.]] |
| 1319 | * DisneyVillainDeath: His last stand in ''Reminisce'' takes place on the high cliffs of Briona Gwydion, and ends in him falling off the bridge into the mists below. [[spoiler: It happens ''again'' in ''Redemption'', only this time we see what's waiting for him at the bottom.]] |
| 1320 | * DrunkOnTheDarkSide: [[spoiler:As Sakaki <Zenith>, he abandons any pretense of virtue. Justified in that an AIDA possession is overtly compared to [[FantasticDrug a crippling drug addiction]].]] |
| 1321 | * EasyAmnesia: [[spoiler:The final episode of Online Jack, taking place after AIDA and Cubia are dealt with, shows him carefree with no memory of his activities.]] [[{{Irony}} This is almost exactly what happened to another malcontent of a child seven years prior in R:1.]] Who is this kid? [[spoiler: Ryou Misaki, Haseo himself]]. |
| 1322 | * EnfantTerrible: Even before AIDA and the possibility of using it to control people's minds entered the picture, Sakaki was a twisted schemer and manipulator. He is ten years old. |
| 1323 | * EverythingsBetterWithSamurai / KatanasAreJustBetter: [[spoiler:In ''Link''.]] |
| 1324 | * EvilCounterpart: To Takumi Hino. Like him seven years ago as Wiseman, Sakaki is a ten-year old that is clearly far more intelligent than your average one and is able to amass a network of people that is directed towards a greater goal. Both also have issues with not being noticed by others for their talents, Tooru not being [[JustAKid taken seriously by adults]], while Takumi [[IJustWantToBeSpecial not being noticed by Aura OR AIDA]]. Both are also rather manipulative towards people. Naturally, the difference is that Takumi, even as the more morally dubious Yata, kept his resentment under control and directed his talents towards actually solving the greater crisis and the betterment of The World and its players, while Tooru reveled in his supposed superiority and takes advantage of the crisis for more nefarious means and causes untold amounts of harm for the sake remaking the world in his image of a utopia. |
| 1325 | * EvilLaugh: Lets one out a few times, such as when [[spoiler:he has an AIDA-possessed Atoli try to devour Haseo]]. |
| 1326 | * EvilMakeover: [[spoiler:Gets a nasty one thanks to AIDA.]] |
| 1327 | * {{Expy}}: Listen to his speeches about the "ideal world" and tell me he's not [[spoiler: channeling [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]]. "I am Sakaki! The god of The World!"]] |
| 1328 | * FacialMarkings: Among the various aspects of his EvilMakeover. |
| 1329 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: TheReveal is hinted at rather strongly if you keep up with Salvador Aihara's show. |
| 1330 | * GoodHairEvilHair: His goes from a tidy high tail, fitting his character as a noble, upright samurai, to wild and wind-swept when [[spoiler:corrupted by AIDA.]] |
| 1331 | * GodhoodSeeker: [[spoiler:His plan in ''Reminisce'' is to use AIDA to rule the digital and real worlds and make it a paradise under his rule.]] |
| 1332 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: Twice over. |
| 1333 | ** In Reminisce, [[spoiler:his schemes towards Atoli ultimately cause her to overcome her dependency, awaken her Avatar, and fighting Innis brings Haseo a step closer towards fulfilling the plan to destroy AIDA, which Sakaki wants to use to take over the world.]] |
| 1334 | ** In Redemption, [[spoiler:his ego causes him not to ban Haseo when he has the chance, ultimately leading to his downfall.]] |
| 1335 | * HumiliationConga: He had it coming a long way. [[spoiler:After getting his ass handed to Haseo in ''Reminisce'', he is betrayed by Endrance in ''Redemption'' and after getting his AIDA form Data Drained by Skeith he has to beg for another chance from TheManBehindTheMan just to face '''Azure Kite''', one of the most ruthless anti-AIDA programs in The World who kills him.]] |
| 1336 | * KidsAreCruel: [[spoiler:He's only ''ten years old.'']] |
| 1337 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:By Azure Flame Kite.]] |
| 1338 | * ManipulativeBastard: For God's sake, [[spoiler:he recruited Atoli as his personal cheerleader after finding her on a ''suicide site'']]. |
| 1339 | * LaughingMad: [[spoiler:During the final battle against him in his AIDA form, Victorian, he tends to laugh maniacally while trying to fry Haseo with his attacks just to show how lost he is]]. |
| 1340 | * MindRape: [[spoiler:What he does to Atoli through AIDA, in an attempt to gain control of her Epitaph]]. |
| 1341 | * MotiveDecay: [[spoiler:He goes from a WellIntentionedExtremist who wanted to remake the real world from the online world to create a world where nobody hurts and oppresses each other to basically trolling Haseo and his friends and doing everything he can to make them miserable for shits and giggles. Justified as AIDA is likely amplifying his hatred towards Haseo.]] |
| 1342 | * NiceGuy: [[spoiler: His mask.]] |
| 1343 | * NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:In the end of Reminisce.]] |
| 1344 | * ObviouslyEvil: [[spoiler:Post-AIDA infusion. The fact that his PC can go around looking like ''that'' and still convince anyone – including CC Corp, who make the guy a system admin! – that he's the good guy is nothing short of astounding.]] |
| 1345 | * OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:His AIDA infested form, figuratively and literally.]] |
| 1346 | * SanitySlippage: How sane he was in the first place is up for debate, but before [[spoiler:fusing with AIDA]] he was an efficient ManipulativeBastard who kept his cool and [[FauxAffablyEvil presented a kind and empathetic mask]] to better influence those around him; after [[spoiler:the fusion, he gives up on this approach in favour of throwing his power around like a madman, given to much ranting and raving, and the charisma that brought him so far evaporates for the most part.]] |
| 1347 | * SmugSnake: While certainly intelligent, Sakaki isn't nearly the mastermind he thinks he is. All of his plans follow [[spoiler:Ovan's]] script to the letter, [[spoiler:and that script doesn't call for Sakaki to survive the closing act]]. |
| 1348 | * TheHeavy: Most of ''Reminisce'' and the first half of ''Redemption'' focus on Sakaki as the main antagonist. |
| 1349 | * {{Troll}}: After [[spoiler:becoming an administrator,]] he [[EvilIsPetty blocks you from checking your opponents' info]] before one of the tournament matches, and will infrequently send Haseo [[EvilGloating taunting, passive aggressive emails]] complete with insincere emojis. |
| 1350 | * TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: He has an impressive vocabulary for a ten-year-old and the casual self confidence of someone far older. [[spoiler:Both of which clearly helped him groom a depressed Atoli on a suicide website.]] |
| 1351 | * TyrantTakesTheHelm: [[spoiler:In Volume 3, he becomes a system admin and replaces Yata as leader of G.U.]] |
| 1352 | * {{Ubermensch}}: Subverted. His Charisma, strong attatchment to his ideals and willingness to do the unthinkable in service to those ideals certainly imply he's got a lot more going for him than the average PC. However, his JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope and descent into megalomania, and [[spoiler: the reveal that Ovan has been spoonfeeding him instructions and AIDA seeds]] make it clear that he's just an egotistical brat with a talent for manipulation and a distinctly naive belief in having a magnificent destiny. |
| 1353 | * VillainHasAPoint: [[spoiler:The guy is a manipulative prick who only gets worse, but he's completely right when he tells Haseo that his [[{{Jerkass}} initial personality]] only made enemies of everyone. Of course, he continues to view Haseo through this lens after Haseo has undergone hefty CharacterDevelopment.]] |
| 1354 | * WalkingSpoiler: Just reading anything tagged is almost sure to spoil a '''HUGE''' part of his role in ''.hack G.U Volume 2 and 3''. |
| 1355 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:What he is [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope at first...]]]] |
| 1356 | * WiseBeyondTheirYears: The issues of morality and ideology he's grappling with are far beyond what most individuals his age spend time thinking about. [[spoiler:He's only ten years old.]] |
| 1357 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: Listen to his speeches and word usage and realize they're supposed to be from a [[spoiler:10 year old]]. |
| 1358 | [[/folder]] |
| 1359 | |
| 1360 | [[folder:Kaede]] |
| 1361 | [[quoteright:118:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rebirthkaede.jpg]] |
| 1362 | -->Voiced by: Sayaka Oohara (Japanese), Creator/KariWahlgren (English) |
| 1363 | |
| 1364 | ''World Identity:'' The captain of the Moon Tree guild's Third Division. |
| 1365 | |
| 1366 | ''Real Identity:'' Kyouko Kaga, a lady currently working in the nursing field. Was previously married and had a son, but a car crash caused by her own carelessness led to her child's death and a divorce. |
| 1367 | |
| 1368 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1369 | |
| 1370 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1371 | * RightHandHottie: To Zelkova. Averts any romantic connotations, despite rumors, due to viewing him as a ReplacementGoldfish for her deceased son. |
| 1372 | * MyGreatestFailure: She already lost her biological son at a young age as a young mother, she doesn't want anything bad happening to [[ReplacementGoldfish Zelkova]]. So, of course, [[spoiler: she's beside herself with the idea that Zelkova gets captured and nearly deleted, even lying to her to keep her and the rest of Moon Tree from danger, and then, after he's rescued, the idea that he may disappear once The World R:2 is shut down for good]]. |
| 1373 | * MyGreatestSecondChance: Her attachment to Zelkova is clearly her penance for apparent carelessness. |
| 1374 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. She likely knows that [[spoiler: Zelkova is an AI since she knows Netslum is his home domain and it's implied it's not been her first time there. For that matter, the fact that she knows of Netslum's existence, and also very likely is equally aware of everything about the Epitaph of the Twilight and the Phases, all thanks to him. That Zelkova brings her in shows how much he trusts her and how much she herself is devoted to him]]. |
| 1375 | * TeenPregnancy: Potentially, given that she got married as a teen and her son's death and her divorce happened when she was 24. |
| 1376 | * YamatoNadeshiko: She's a prim and well-mannered woman wearing a sleeveless kimono. |
| 1377 | [[/folder]] |
| 1378 | |
| 1379 | [[folder:Nala]] |
| 1380 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nara_hack_gu.jpg]] |
| 1381 | -->Voiced by: |
| 1382 | |
| 1383 | ''World Identity:'' The captain of Moon Tree's Fourth Division. |
| 1384 | |
| 1385 | ''Real Identity:'' A mystery, until TheReveal. |
| 1386 | |
| 1387 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1388 | |
| 1389 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1390 | * TheMole: [[spoiler:He's an alter-ego for Yata to allow him to spy on, and manipulate, Moon Tree.]] |
| 1391 | * SockPuppet: [[spoiler:One of Yata's.]] |
| 1392 | [[/folder]] |
| 1393 | |
| 1394 | [[folder:Hiiragi]] |
| 1395 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hiiragi_hackgu_vol_2reminisce_498.jpg]] |
| 1396 | -->Voiced by: Taiki Matsuno (Japanese), Creator/DougErholtz (English) |
| 1397 | |
| 1398 | ''World Identity:'' The captain of Moon Tree's Fifth Division. |
| 1399 | |
| 1400 | ''Real Identity:'' A fashion designer named Fumihiko Yuki. He works in Kyoto. Originally created Hiiragi from a fashion perspective, and considered the character simply to be role-play until he met the attractive Sakaki. |
| 1401 | |
| 1402 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1403 | |
| 1404 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1405 | |
| 1406 | * CampGay: He's highly devoted to Sakaki, is extremely effeminate and dresses like a woman. |
| 1407 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: And he prefers it that way. |
| 1408 | * HeelFaceTurn: He's probably the least sympathetic of Sakaki's followers, but still pulls this later in the story. |
| 1409 | * ImportantHaircut: InvokedTrope; Hiiragi says he'll be editing his character's appearance to have one of these after the final battle, as a metaphor for moving past Sakaki. |
| 1410 | * InsistentTerminology: He doesn't care for people referring to him as 'he,' and flies into a rage whenever it happens. |
| 1411 | * SuddenlyShouting: He goes from soft-spoken to flipping out at the drop of a hat and for any small provocation. |
| 1412 | * WholesomeCrossdresser: He wears women's clothes and is a member of Moon Tree, a guild that opposes [=PKing=]. |
| 1413 | [[/folder]] |
| 1414 | |
| 1415 | [[folder:Sophora]] |
| 1416 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sophora_gu.png]] |
| 1417 | -->Voiced by: Creator/HoukoKuwashima (Japanese), Lia Sargent (English) |
| 1418 | |
| 1419 | ''World Identity:'' The captain of Moon Tree's Sixth Division. |
| 1420 | |
| 1421 | ''Real Identity:'' A high school girl from Sapporo with the surname Yuasa. Turns out, she was classmates and friends with Chika Kuramoto, the player behind Alkaid, before moving elsewhere. |
| 1422 | |
| 1423 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1424 | |
| 1425 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1426 | * AllThereInTheManual: Nothing at all in-game hints of Sophora's former identity of Nanase and anything about it, from her former membership of Kestrel and Canard, her crush on Silabus, and her friendship with Alkaid. Only the existence of the ''Alcor'' manga is what connects Moon Tree's ruthless captain of the Sixth Division to a shy girl who joined Canard to be closer to her crush. |
| 1427 | * {{Ninja}}: Leader of Moon Tree's black ops, under the cover of being their Medics Division |
| 1428 | * RogueProtagonist: She was formerly Nanase, protagonist of the ''.hack//Alcor'' manga and a member of Canard, mostly to get Silabus' affections. Seems that in the process of switching schools and becoming more confident, she [[spoiler: becomes a loyal agent of Sakaki. Like all the other captains who sided with him, however, she pulls a HeelFaceTurn once more]] |
| 1429 | * ThemeNaming: In addition to having the name of a species of tree to fit with the other captains, her former identity Nanase has one tied to her former friendship with Alkaid. "Nanase" (七星) means "seven stars", and considering Alkaid's namesake, is clearly a reference to the seven stars of the Big Dipper. Even the title of the manga she starred in, ''Alcor'', is named after one of the binary pair "next" to Alkaid. Fittingly enough, it means "the neglected/forgotten one". |
| 1430 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: As Nanase, she was once friends with Alkaid and Silabus, even having a crush on the latter, but ever since becoming Sophora, there's no word on whether she maintains contact with them. One would think Bordeaux's machinations making Alkaid think Nanase betrayed her might have something to do with that, but Alkaid was able to apologize for believing the PK's setup. |
| 1431 | [[/folder]] |
| 1432 | |
| 1433 | [[folder:Matsu]] |
| 1434 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/matsu_gu.png]] |
| 1435 | -->Voiced by: Hiroshi Yanaka (Japanese), Creator/DaveWittenberg (English) |
| 1436 | |
| 1437 | ''World Identity:'' The captain of Moon Tree's Seventh Division. A male Adept Rogue capable of using Steam Gunner and Edge Punisher weapons. Formerly a notorious PK, he renounced his old ways, and has forbidden himself from using the Edge Punisher weaponry he'd PK'd so many with. |
| 1438 | |
| 1439 | ''Real Identity:'' Shingo Kudou, Japanese high school student. Formerly a delinquent, but a motorcycle accident left him temporarily bedridden. He gained an interest in playing The World during that time, which helped curb his real-life violent tendencies. |
| 1440 | |
| 1441 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1442 | |
| 1443 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1444 | * TheAtoner: In ''Redemption''. |
| 1445 | * BadassBiker: He is the top ranking biker in all of the motorcycle/unicycle time trials until Haseo beats his times. |
| 1446 | * CantCatchUp: Chooses to only use Steam Gunner weapons, but being an Adept Rogue means that he'll always have lower stats than a pure Steam Gunner such as Kuhn. |
| 1447 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Despite being one of Sakaki's main followers, he gets better through a little CharacterDevelopment, makes peace with Haseo after being defeated, and finds respect for Zelkova again; he then resolves to be a better man. [[spoiler:He then supports Sakaki's Moon Tree coup, despite knowing about AIDA and its link to Sakaki.]] After that... well, consult the first sentence again. |
| 1448 | * IAmNotLeftHanded: Matsu is alleged to be much stronger with his Broadsword than with his gun, but he only ever uses his sword during a single story match with him. This includes once he becomes a playable character, where he'll actively refuse to equip or use his Broadsword. |
| 1449 | * JapaneseDelinquents: Specifically, a ''Bosozoku'', or motorcycle racer. [[spoiler: During GondorCallsForAid moment in late ''Redemption'', in the Japanese audio, he specifically uses the word ''oyabun'', the term for the absolute leader of a yakuza clan, in reference to Haseo, showing his level of respect toward his rival]]. |
| 1450 | * MyMasterRightOrWrong: Matsu more or less realises that [[spoiler:Sakaki]] is behind the AIDA epidemic, but remains loyal to him regardless out of personal gratitude until his defeat in Vol 2. |
| 1451 | * RedBaron: Was known as the "Flame Sword Demon" when he was a PK. |
| 1452 | * ILetYouWin: Based on his dialogue after the fact [[spoiler: this was his solution to the dilemma with the Moon Tree coup as he owed too much to Sakaki to not help him but really didn't approve of what he was doing, so he supports it but deliberately throws the fight against Haseo when he appears to stop it by not using a sword against him even though they both know he stands no chance against him without it.]] |
| 1453 | [[/folder]] |
| 1454 | |
| 1455 | [[folder:Natsume the Edgemaniac]] |
| 1456 | [[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ccd15edc6f87ed10941e3b786bf49125_game_art_hack.jpg]] |
| 1457 | -->Voiced by: Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Japanese), Lia Sargent (English, ''G.U. Vol. 3''), Creator/KateHiggins (English, ''G.U. Last Recode [[TheOtherDarrin Vol. 3]] & 4'') |
| 1458 | |
| 1459 | ''World Identity:'' Similar to her character in The World: R1, Natsume is a female, green-haired Twin Blade. However, she also has a violent PK side that surfaces when she sees rare items whose names contain the word "Edge". |
| 1460 | |
| 1461 | ''Real Identity:'' Natsume Oguro, returning from the original game quadrology. |
| 1462 | |
| 1463 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1464 | |
| 1465 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1466 | * BossSubtitles / RedBaron: "The Edgemaniac", when she is a Chaotic PK. |
| 1467 | * BreatherBoss: She is a boss that shows up after Haseo defeats [[FinalBoss Cubia]] and slaughtered the other Chaotic [=PKs=], but she is nothing compared to how strong Haseo had to get to beat Cubia. |
| 1468 | * TheCallPutMeOnHold: Of all the returning .hackers, only Natsume missed out on both the AIDA infection and the return of Cubia, something she's a little disappointed about when she finds out. It's not until the Vegalta appears that she finally gets a chance to live up to the reputation of being a .hacker. |
| 1469 | * ContinuityNod: The "Spiral Edge" weapon she starts with has the same name as the first blades Kite gave her in the original game quadrology. |
| 1470 | * TheDreaded: Much to her confusion. Chaotic [=PKs=] will even go after Haseo with little hesitation. Natsume's only encounter with Chaotic [=PKs=], that she's aware of, had the player in question immediately surrender and hand over their weapon rather than risk a fight with her. She just assumed they were being nice. |
| 1471 | * EyesAlwaysShut: The only time they open is when her SuperPoweredEvilSide takes over. |
| 1472 | ** RedEyesTakeWarning: For extra emphasis on the danger of her Edgemaniac personality. |
| 1473 | * FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:In the VideoGame/DotHackR1Games, she is a member of the celebrated .hackers. In the [[VideoGame/DotHackGU .hack//G.U. games]], she is a Chaotic PK that Haseo can PKK due to her SuperPoweredEvilSide. Other players treat her as a supervillain to be feared. They do not know about her SplitPersonality. Yet in the below-mentioned wallpapers, her status as a .hacker is still well known]]. |
| 1474 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: While she makes no direct appearance until Vol. 3's post-game, she appears in various wallpapers and Crimson VS cards that can be collected. Unlike any of the callback wallpapers and cards, however, she is repeatedly depicted along side Piros the 3rd rather than characters of the original quadrology. |
| 1475 | * {{Foil}}: To [[spoiler: Bordeaux. Natsume's obsession with Kite over seven years has only given her a Yandere AxCrazy SplitPersonality. And while Bordeaux does also become violently antagonistic towards Haseo due to their mutual dysfunction at first, tensions between them cool enough that she tries to start over with attempting to connect with him, if roughly]]. |
| 1476 | * IdiotHair: Has a prominent strand that's as long as her head is tall. |
| 1477 | * NamedWeapons: She's under the assumption that Tri-Edge is this, associating the name with neither Azure Kite nor AIDA. |
| 1478 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The title "The Edgemaniac" shows that you really need to stay away from her unless you are prepared to PKK her, especially if she thinks that you have some equipment with the word "Edge" in it which she will steal. |
| 1479 | * OptionalBoss: She cannot be fought until the post-game of Vol. 3. |
| 1480 | * OptionalPartyMember: Joins Haseo in Vol. 3 if he beats all eight Chaotic [=PK=]s, including herself, and then has Piros the 3rd properly introduce her to him. |
| 1481 | * PlatonicLifePartners: Likely due to retaining her crush on Kite, she's actually the only female character Haseo can't marry, as she receives a "best wishes" ending variant shared with the male characters that's mostly PlayedForLaughs if her relationship values are maxed out. |
| 1482 | * SecretCharacter: Doesn't make a single appearance until her optional fight with Haseo. |
| 1483 | * SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:She has two personalities who are unaware of each other: the nice one from the VideoGame/DotHackR1Games and a SuperPoweredEvilSide that Haseo can PKK.]] |
| 1484 | * StalkerWithACrush: Piros the 3rd makes mention of her stalking Kite over the last seven years. She denies it but, given her constant mentioning of him, it's hard to doubt Piros here. |
| 1485 | * SuperPoweredEvilSide: Natsume has no control over her PK side, and isn't even sure how it exists, guessing that a hacker might be involved. |
| 1486 | [[/folder]] |
| 1487 | |
| 1488 | [[folder:AIDA]] |
| 1489 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aida_anna.jpg]] |
| 1490 | [[caption-width-right:250:The "Anna" strain, with ordinary AIDA behind it]] |
| 1491 | ''World Identity:'' Artificially Intelligent Data Anomalies, appearing as clusters of undulating black spots. How they were created and what they want is unknown, but they've recently become hostile toward humans, infecting players and compelling them to pursue their natural - usually negative - impulses beyond reason. |
| 1492 | |
| 1493 | ''Real Identity:'' None. AIDA victims, however, become little more than lifeless drones in reality, serving the will of AIDA and exhibiting superhuman power on one occasion. |
| 1494 | |
| 1495 | ''Appears in:'' |
| 1496 | |
| 1497 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1498 | * AIIsACrapshoot: The aggressive AIDA are malicious artificial intelligences. |
| 1499 | * AlwaysChaoticEvil: [[spoiler:Averted, actually. ''GU Returner'' reveals that the hostile AIDA that were causing all the problems had discovered aggression and went a little crazy with it. The Rebirth didn't wipe out all of AIDA... just the aggressive ones. The rest of AIDA is peaceful and non-interfering, preferring to remain hidden in the background rather than interact directly with humans.]] |
| 1500 | ** [[spoiler:Also averted in ''Vol. 4: Reconnect''.]] |
| 1501 | * BigBad: [[spoiler:AIDA <Tri-Edge> is the true BigBad of the G.U. trilogy. It is the malicious AI that infected and [[ForcedIntoEvil forced Ovan into evil]].]] |
| 1502 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: On any account you're being touched (eventually infected) by them, you'll be this. |
| 1503 | * DarkIsEvil: The only visual indication normal players have to the presence of AIDA is a mass of black spots, and the blackened mutated limbs of those infected. |
| 1504 | * EmotionBomb: AIDA's effect on people. AIDA is curious about human emotion, so it bonds itself to people's consciousnesses to experiment with it. It often amplifies those emotions in the process, to disastrous levels. |
| 1505 | * EvilKnockoff: AIDA <Oswald> and <Victorian>, the latter especially, act much like a poor man's Avatar. |
| 1506 | * EvilMakesYouMonstrous: [=AIDA-PCs=] without Epitaphs tend to undergo heavy mutation of their PC's appearance. Even an Epitaph User and their Avatar can have their appearance corrupted if the AIDA is powerful enough. |
| 1507 | * {{Expy}}: A mostly formless, malicious digital entity that dwells within a digital world, but can also manifest in the real world by possessing people, and whose name is written in all caps. Are we talking about AIDA, or [[WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko XANA]]? |
| 1508 | * FantasticDrug: Lampshaded in the G.U. manga. Rather than conforming to the typical implications of "[[DemonicPossession possession]]", they instead hold out [[MoreThanMindControl a (poor) substitute for whatever it is you're desperate for and cloud your judgment so you don't notice the lie]]. As long as you're infected, you're both [[PowerHigh higher than a kite]] and [[TheUnfettered has zero self-restraint]]. |
| 1509 | * TheHeartless: [[spoiler: Subverted in ''last Recode'' and ''Link''.]] |
| 1510 | * ImmuneToBullets: Any normal weapons can't hurt them, as they can only be hurt and defeated by Avatar. |
| 1511 | * InvisibleToNormals: As stated above the only thing most people can see of AIDA are black spots and mutated characters. The various monstrosities they become go unseen much like the Avatars. |
| 1512 | * NonstandardCharacterDesign: Averted only for the case of Helen, for she was spider shaped. |
| 1513 | * RedRightHand: Or, more specifically, black left arms. |
| 1514 | * TheCorruption: AIDA are this to humans, but humans are also this to AIDA. An AIDA without a host is basically harmless. |
| 1515 | * ThemeNaming: AIDA variants are basic human names (Anna, Helen, Victorian...), and most of their attacks are named after programming languages. Victorian's attacks are instead named after terms of grandiosity, befitting the immense ego of its user. |
| 1516 | [[/folder]] |
| 1517 | |
| 1518 | [[folder:Hetero Team]] |
| 1519 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hack_gu_vol_3_conceptart_pjdbn.jpg]] |
| 1520 | [[caption-width-right:250:From left to right: Axanthic (Osamu), Hetero (Hajime), Leucistic (Sei)]] |
| 1521 | |
| 1522 | ''World Identity:'' An Arena Team that Sakaki forcefully infected with the Grunwald AIDA, hoping to use them against Haseo. Responsible for turning Sirius into a Lost One during the Sage Palace Tournament. They are not seen again after Haseo defeats them. |
| 1523 | |
| 1524 | ''Real Identity:'' Siblings Hajime, Osamu, and Sei Maekawa. |
| 1525 | |
| 1526 | ''Appears In:'' ''.hack//G.U. Vol. 3: Redemption'' |
| 1527 | |
| 1528 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1529 | * TheDragon: Briefly serve this role to Sakaki. |
| 1530 | * EvilMakeover: [[spoiler:Once Grunwald is Data Drained, it's revealed that their [=PCs=] look completely different without it.]] |
| 1531 | * ForcedIntoEvil: Over the course of the match, it becomes pretty clear that they don't want any of this, even Axanthic weakly pleading to Haseo for help, in a brief moment of lucidity |
| 1532 | * FashionableAsymmetry: The only way to tell Axanthic and Leucistic apart is which of their legs is covered. |
| 1533 | * ThemeNaming: All three are named after genetic phenotypes. |
| 1534 | [[/folder]] |
| 1535 | |
| 1536 | [[folder:Kusabira]] |
| 1537 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kusabira_characterartcopy_thumb.jpg]] |
| 1538 | -->Voiced by: Creator/SumireUesaka (Japanese), Creator/JaniceKawaye (English) |
| 1539 | |
| 1540 | ''World Identity:'' A new character introduced in the UpdatedRerelease ''last Recode''. A resident of the Netslum that claims to be Zelkova's younger sister, and has problems matching people's faces with their names. |
| 1541 | |
| 1542 | ''Real Identity:'' As with Zelkova, it's a complete mystery to everyone, until TheReveal. |
| 1543 | |
| 1544 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U. Vol. 4: Reconnect'' |
| 1545 | |
| 1546 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1547 | * BigBad: [[spoiler:of the first three episodes, since, as the Tri-Edge [=AIDA=], she's the ultimate reason why Shino became a Lost One]]. |
| 1548 | * ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:As mentioned above in Bo's section, AIDA became rather hung up on the concept of two as one. This ultimately ends up being her method of curing Ovan.]] |
| 1549 | * DeathEqualsRedemption and RedemptionEqualsLife: Manages to be both of this. [[spoiler: As the Tri-Edge [=AIDA=], she was purified by Corbenik's Rebirth, and reconstituted herself as a cute Zelkova-like girl to be able to safely interact with players without causing panic or harm to them. Her appearance is part of a plan to rescue the captured Zelkova and ultimately save Ovan's consciousness. While she sacrifices her independence, she lives on fused once more to Ovan, proof that humans, AI, and AIDA may be able to peacefully coexist after all]]. |
| 1550 | * EnemyWithout: [[spoiler:Ovan's, though the 'Enemy' part doesn't really apply anymore.]] |
| 1551 | * {{Foil}}: Is this to AIKA from ''LINK'', [[spoiler: herself a sapient and peaceful [=AIDA=] who also sacrifices herself for the greater good, meaning Kusabira also acts as a CallForward]]. While AIKA is sweet, bubbly, and can socialize with others well, Kusabira is soft-spoken, sedate, and has an inability to properly interact with players. |
| 1552 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Helps save The World and Ovan's life, rather than continuing to send players into comas as Tri-Edge.]] |
| 1553 | * NoSocialSkills: Constantly addresses the wrong people as Haseo before the real one has to correct her, with [[RunningGag a routine apology and explanation of being unable to match names with faces]]. While certainly not unexpected from a denizen of Netslum, it seems odd from her being Zelkova's sister [[spoiler: until the reveal that she's actually a reborn and purified Tri-Edge; cognition's pretty much new to her]]. |
| 1554 | * TheReveal: [[spoiler:She is the Tri-Edge [=AIDA=], having survived and gained intelligence after Ovan caused Rebirth. She is looking for a way to reunite with him and help him regain consciousness, and succeeds with Haseo's help.]] |
| 1555 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Definitely looks the part of someone claiming to be Zelkova's sister. [[spoiler: Done somewhat deliberately to safely interact with the player cast and convince Haseo to save the AI boy she claims to be her brother]]. |
| 1556 | * TwoBeingsOneBody: [[spoiler:She has to return to being a part of Ovan for him to regain consciousness.]] |
| 1557 | * WalkingSpoiler: Due to her being a major part of ''Reconnect'''s resolution. |
| 1558 | [[/folder]] |
| 1559 | |
| 1560 | [[folder:Vegalta]] |
| 1561 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hack_gu_last_recode_gate_of_ouroboros_14.jpg]] |
| 1562 | -->Voiced by: |
| 1563 | |
| 1564 | ''World Identity:'' A new danger introduced in the UpdatedRerelease ''Last Recode''. A monster originating from outside The World, rampantly consuming its data and causing it to destabilize before its planned server shutdown. It is attempting to preserve The World's data within itself, while also deleting anomalies such as the Netslum and [=AIDA=], which is why it tracked Kusabira. |
| 1565 | |
| 1566 | ''Real Identity:'' None, as it is made of corrupted data. |
| 1567 | |
| 1568 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U. Vol. 4: Reconnect'' |
| 1569 | |
| 1570 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1571 | * BossSubtitles: [[spoiler:"Visitor from Hades" as Moralta.]] |
| 1572 | * FusionDance: [[spoiler: Its OneWingedAngel form is a mishmash of its body along with Duke Orius, Cernunnos, and The One Sin]] |
| 1573 | * FlunkyBoss: In every encounter with it, the player will have to defeat the enemies it summons to dismiss an invincible barrier protecting Vegalta. |
| 1574 | * OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:Its multi-stage Moralta form, which is fought by an enhanced Skeith.]] |
| 1575 | [[/folder]] |
| 1576 | |
| 1577 | !Online Jack |
| 1578 | [[folder:Salvador Aihara]] |
| 1579 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/salvadorfull.png]] |
| 1580 | -->Voiced by: Masashi Ebara (Japanese), Daran Norris (English) |
| 1581 | |
| 1582 | ''World Identity:'' Kazubolo, guild master of Soulmates. Tends to describe himself as "The World's last hope". |
| 1583 | |
| 1584 | ''Real Identity:'' Carlos "Salvador" Aihara is an eccentric news reporter, born in Brazil and currently residing in Saitama Prefecture. During ''G.U.'', he is the host of web show "Online Jack", investigating the recent string of coma victims caused by Doll Syndrome. Though he is able to trace the cause to The World, he is severely injured and hospitalized during his investigation while protecting teacher Michiru Tajima from student affected by [=AIDA=]. Additionally, accidental property damage and his lack of hard evidence leads to people calling for the cancellation of his show. |
| 1585 | |
| 1586 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1587 | |
| 1588 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1589 | * ChivalrousPervert: Relentlessly so. |
| 1590 | * GoingForTheBigScoop: He does not let things like social norms or laws against burglary get in the way of his investigations. |
| 1591 | * HeroOfAnotherStory: Though "hero" may be stretching it. His adventures in Online Jack never directly interact with Haseo's, but brush on some of the same events. [[spoiler: It's through his show that we learn Sakaki is an unusually hypercompetent elementary school kid[[note]]something only learned in game if randomly talking to Pi while she's in your party during early ''Redemption'', while this fact is learned by ''Reminisce'''s Online Jack segments[[/note]], that his machinations do indeed affect the real world, and, most importantly, what his vision of a utopia actually looks like]]. |
| 1592 | * HiddenDepths: He seems like a hopeless IdiotHero throughout most of his show, but some news the player can read delves into his backstory a bit. |
| 1593 | * IntrepidReporter: He is a rate news reporter whose investigation into Doll Syndrome wrecks CC Corp's attempts to cover it up. |
| 1594 | * NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Shares this with Professor Sugai and Michiru, but moreso he, as both his break-ins of both the latter's school and CC Corp's lab result in public outrage, temporary arrest, and the cancellation of the show, even though the former was [[spoiler: to save Michiru, who initially went in alone, was attacked by her mind-controlled students]], and the latter was all three wanting to save the vanished children. However, see VindicatedByHistory. |
| 1595 | * PaperThinDisguise: Zigzagged. On the forums, he generally does an excellent job of hiding who he really is, despite not acting differently. When interacting with players in The World, he tends to inadvertently promote "Salvador Aihara's" movies in only a way it should be obvious that he's Aihara, but nobody picks up on it somehow. The only exception is [[spoiler: Haseo, who can encounter him in a mini-sidequest unlocked after viewing the Online Jack episode where he's knocked out by Tooru "Sakaki" Uike. What gives him away is the fact that he name drops Michiru and the fact that he's secretly logged in from his hospital room. Chasing him around gets him to spill and bribes you with a wallpaper to keep his identity a secret]]. |
| 1596 | * VindicatedByHistory: [[spoiler: In-Universe, charges against him and his companions are dropped following respective leaks of information by Prof. Sugai and an anonymous Takumi Hino that reveal CC Corp's wrongdoings. Moreover, Online Jack is UnCancelled, and while many continue to criticize Aihara's recklessness, defenders cite that he managed to cover the AIDA incident long before it actually started making major headlines, and ultimately was one more source of evidence in the long list of CC Corp's corruption]]. |
| 1597 | [[/folder]] |
| 1598 | |
| 1599 | [[folder:Taichiro Sugai]] |
| 1600 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/taichirofull.png]] |
| 1601 | -->Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura (Japanese), Richard Epcar (English) |
| 1602 | |
| 1603 | ''World Identity:'' N/A |
| 1604 | |
| 1605 | ''Real Identity:'' An assistant professor at Chikuba University Medical School, who authored a book on Doll Syndrome. Salvador attempts to interview him and identify his information source. Following Kawaguchi's hospitalization, he is able to identify the writing left behind on the walls as names from the Epitaph of Twilight; this, the revelation that all the victims in Michiru's class were in the Moon Tree guild, plus abnormal electrical energy radiating from Syndrome victims, helps identify The World as a cause. Following his appearances on Online Jack, his book became a bigger hit, though he puts his focus towards trying to help the victims. |
| 1606 | |
| 1607 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1608 | |
| 1609 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1610 | * ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Was willing to risk his career and break in CC Corp's facility to save the children. Unfortunately... |
| 1611 | ** NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: They not only not find the kids, but seeing [[spoiler: the activation of Corbenik's Rebirth knocked them out and only got them arrested. Among many reasons they're let off the hook is Professor Sugai's leaking of information, forcing charges to be dropped.]] |
| 1612 | [[/folder]] |
| 1613 | |
| 1614 | [[folder:Michiru Tajima]] |
| 1615 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/michirufull.png]] |
| 1616 | -->Voiced by: Atsuko Enomoto (Japanese), Bridget Hoffman (English) |
| 1617 | |
| 1618 | ''World Identity:'' N/A |
| 1619 | |
| 1620 | ''Real Identity:'' A fourth-grade school teacher whose had several students in her class fall victim to Doll Syndrome. She crosses paths with Salvador during his investigation, and after mistaking him for a predator, reluctantly lets him follow her to the house of one of her students, Kawaguchi. Finding the student comatose in front of his computer, they take him to a hospital, only for him to vanish and leave behind nothing but strange writing on the walls. Receiving a strange text from him later, Michiru and Salvador attempt to meet Kawaguchi at her school, only to be attacked by Doll Syndrome victims being led by another student of hers, Tooru Uike (Sakaki in The World:R2). Salvador saves her, but is hit by an electrical attack in the process, leaving him hospitalized. Michiru was fired from her position due to the damage to the school and lack of evidence on what actually happened, but after helping to use Online Jack to warn others about The World:R2's dangers, she became a popular net idol. |
| 1621 | |
| 1622 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1623 | |
| 1624 | !!Tropes Associated With: |
| 1625 | * HotTeacher: [[ChivalrousPervert Aihara]] certainly thinks so, and he's clearly not wrong, as the many angles of her figure will tell you. She's pretty enough to garner attention as a net idol after [[spoiler: she's unfairly fired for breaking and entering her school to find her missing students]]. |
| 1626 | * ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Despite trying to stick to the rules, [[spoiler: and a series of misfortunes result in her unfairly getting fired anyway, she willingly teams up with Aihara to solve the mystery and rescue the kids, even if she's no longer their teacher]]. |
| 1627 | [[/folder]] |
| 1628 | |
| 1629 | [[folder:Osamu Kawaguchi]] |
| 1630 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/osamufull.png]] |
| 1631 | -->Voiced by: Touko Aoyama (Japanese), Dave Wittenberg (English) |
| 1632 | |
| 1633 | ''World Identity:'' Unknown, but was in the Moon Tree guild, part of the Second Division. |
| 1634 | |
| 1635 | ''Real Identity:'' An elementary school student taught by Michiru Tajima that is affected by Doll Syndrome. When Michiru and Salvador first check on him, he is only able to utter the word "Sakaki" before going comatose. Though he was rushed to the hospital after, he soon vanished after leaving messages on the walls, turning up later controlled by Tooru Uike (Sakaki). |
| 1636 | |
| 1637 | ''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' |
| 1638 | |
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| 1640 | * |
| 1641 | [[/folder]] |
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