Line #49 Tsundere/VisualNovels


1	{{Visual Novel}}s were [[TropeCodifier the first medium to popularize the phrase]]. You ought to know this, you waste enough time poring over them!
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6	* [[http://www.ic.daito.ac.jp/~jtogashi/articles/togashi2009a.pdf The earliest known use of the term to refer to someone]] (and thus, the TropeNamer) came up in a discussion regarding Ayu Daikuuji of ''VisualNovel/RumblingHearts'', who is abrasive to everyone including the main character, but shows a softer side to him from time to time. The creators ran with it, referring to Ayu as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHRHcaJpryI#t=1m58s 100% tsun, 0% dere]]" in the Ayu-Mayu Theater spinoff shorts.
7	* ''VisualNovel/CinderellaPhenomenon'':
8	** Lucette Britton. She's harsh and abrasive. She's [[BrutalHonesty blunt]]. But, as the story progresses, we see that she can also be caring and even sweet, especially after she solves her trust issues.
9	** Rod Widdensov is an aloof guy and, in his route, he often bickers with protagonist Lucette Britton. There are moments when he is harsh towards her, but it's clear there is BelligerentSexualTension between them. And as the story progresses and they get close, Rod is shown to be caring and protective towards her too. It helps that they are [[BirdsOfAFeather so alike]].
10	* Natsuki of ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' is based on this archetype, since the game is partly DeconstructiveParody, although like everyone else, she gets more depth than that. She's feisty, she's [[BrutalHonesty blunt]], and she clearly has a crush on the protagonist. At least she's aware that she has an anger management problem and is willing to admit it at times. It's suggested she has suffered a lot of bad treatment and has trouble letting her guard down. She's more relaxed if you meet her outside school.
11	-->'''Protagonist:''' [after eating one of her cupcakes] This is really good. Thank you, Natsuki.\
12	'''Natsuki:''' W-why are you thanking me? It's not like I...!\
13	'''Protagonist:''' [thinking to himself] [[LampshadeHanging Haven't I heard this somewhere before]]?\
14	'''Natsuki:''' [resigned] ...made them for you or anything.\
15	'''Protagonist:''' Eh? I thought you technically did. Sayori said-\
16	'''Natsuki:''' Well, maybe! But not for, y-you know, ''you''! Dummy...
17	* Tamara from ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'' is “the real ice queen” who antagonizes people just because, but she wants more than anything to have a romantic relationship with the protagonist, and she will go to great lengths to get one. Lampshaded by Dennis, who uses this exact term to describe Tamara.
18	* Tsugumi of ''VisualNovel/{{Ever17}}'' is straddling the line between this and SugarAndIcePersonality and it's towards everyone except Coco. And Sara, but she ignores her anyway. Obviously, she mellows by the end. Harsh, uses violence, (punches Takeshi at least once) cold shoulder (default. She doesn't answer meaningless questions in her own words) and also the smirk! Actually, she comes off as a bit of a {{jerkass}} a lot of the time so they gave her a {{morality pet}} before letting her officially act dere towards Takeshi.
19	* Touka in ''VisualNovel/SharinNoKuni'' due to [[spoiler:Ririko polluting her brain as a child.]]
20	* Riho towards Shinichi in ''VisualNovel/{{Deardrops}}''. In her route, it is revealed that she'd been impressed with how he managed to dedicate his life to music and play in a professional orchestra in Germany and was disappointed and angry at him for squandering that chance and returning to Japan.
21	* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' has a liking for male tsunderes:
22	** Byakuya Togami, the Ultimate Affluent Progeny. He is a brash man who states multiple times he would have no qualms on killing others to get out of the game, nonetheless, he [[spoiler:survives, and becomes closer to the group, by ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool'', it's clear he actually values and likes the other members of the 78th Class.]]
23	** From the Second game, Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu, the Ultimate Gangster. He also states that he would kill people to get out of the game, refuses to become friends with the group, and you can't actually make his free time events until Chapter 3. It's only through [[spoiler:Peko's death, almost dying during her execution, losing his eye in the process and trying to commit {{Seppuku}} to atone]] he becomes Hinata's [[TheLancer right hand man]], warms up considerably to the group, and the can be befriended. By making his final free time event, Fuyuhiko asks Hinata to perform a small Yakuza ceremony that makes them brothers and also to accompany him once they leave the island.
24	** The [[Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool third installment]] has two: both Juzo Sakakura and Kyosuke Munakata. Both are cruel KnightTemplar that threat and actively try to kill Naegi, believing he is on the side of Despair and recognizing the threat he might represent to their view on the battle against Despair, Juzo particularly, double as a BloodKnight. In the end though, they are also ChildhoodFriends with each other and Chisa Yukizome, having a soft spot for each other and her. Juzo particularly, is revealed to [[spoiler:be in love with Kyosuke, and ends up saving everybody in the end, through a HeroicSacrifice.]]
25	** Female tsunderes are rarer, but they do exist in this series. Mahiru Koizumi from the second game is one example. She has high standards for men [[spoiler:due to an emotionally neglectful father]], and establishes her character by criticizing Hajime and Nagito for not acting like how she feels they should. She's also the TeamMom, doing her best to look out for the group, only she tends to come off like a nagging wife as Nagito jokingly points out. She does argue that Hajime should be protecting her and the other girls when the killing game begins, but is shown to be more reasonable during the investigations and trials. In her Free Time Events and Island Mode, her softer side and HiddenDepths are in more easily seen, though hilariously, her lines when embarrassed tend to be classic tsundere justifications.
26	** Hiyoko Saionji, also from the second installment, shows these traits, specially during her Free Time Events and Island Mode. She is usually seen as TheBully of the bunch, specially towards [[ButtMonkey Mikan and Kazuichi]] with a preference for the former, however, when Hajime manages to get to know her better, she starts showing off her tsundere traits, often insulting Hajime or calling him "her slave". Altought he seems bothered by it at first, Hajime quickly learns [[spoiler:that her personality is a result of having to live in an abusive household, even having to avoid death itself at certain points, with only [[DaddysGirl her father]] being the only one she could trust, which she herself sees in Hajime.]] In the Island Mode, she makes a DeclarationOfProtection to Hajime, who she refers to as her slave, [[spoiler:and her father.]]
27	** And in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' we have [[DefrostingIceQueen Maki]] [[ActionGirl Harukawa]], who is an AloofDarkHairedGirl who prefers to keep her distance from the group and is cold and hostile with everyone at first. However, over the course of the game she starts to open up more thanks to Kaito and Shuichi, referring to the former as "that idiot" and at one point blushing furiously when he hugs her. [[spoiler: The moment before his execution, as he was revealed as Kokichi's killer (as a request from him to end the killing game) she outright confesses that she loves him.]]
28	** We also have [[LovableSexManiac Miu]] [[LargeHam Iruma]], who is a loud, crude girl always making sex jokes and referring to herself as "the gorgeous girl genius" while insulting her classmates. However, her brash personality (which is actually very fragile) hides a much softer, dorkier side to herself and when Kaede spends time with her during Free Time, she notes Miu genuinely isn't trying to cause offense when she talks (at least most of the time); it's just she has NoSocialSkills and doesn't filter herself at all when talking, not helped by her FriendlessBackground, something that Miu hesitantly admits. When [[spoiler: Kaede]] is sentenced to death, Miu's last words to her are calling her a dumbass while [[TryingNotToCry visibly struggling to hold back tears.]] She also softens up to Shuichi if he spends enough time with her. She initially insults him and tells him he'd better not waste her time, but by the end of their Free Time events she falls in love with him, tries to give him a pie with her ''hair'' in it (because she wants the person she likes to eat her), and gives him her panties while insisting on going on a date with him once they leave the game. She's also very encouraging and supportive to Ki-bo, [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe who is one of the only students who is consistently nice to her.]] [[spoiler:After Miu dies, Ki-bo tells Shuichi that he has stored all her deeds into his memory bank, and reveals that she hid a natural innocence.]] In her Love Suite Event, which is a ChildhoodFriendRomance, Miu admits that her crude loud-mouthed persona is an act.
29	* Hiroki in ''VisualNovel/{{Canvas 2}}'' is constantly described as a 'contrarian.' On the heroine side of things, Tomoki ''really'' tries but is too easily distracted to keep it up.
30	* Mr. Bandages in ''VisualNovel/HalloweenOtome''. He constantly has an insult or a retort for another person, and his rudeness is apparent when talking to a waiter. In regards to his "dere" side, at certain points he seems [[spoiler: more lust-struck than love-struck]].
31	* ''Eroge! Sex and Games Make Sexy Games'': Kisara is a classic example of this trope. Momoka too, though it's more of a case of DoesNotLikeMen.
32	* In [=ClockUp=]'s ''Euphoria'', Nemu is a rather cold one. [[spoiler:In the BettyAndVeronicaSwitch in the True Ending route, its Kanae who is this instead. And she's [[BigBad irredeemable.]]]]
33	* [[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} Type Moon]] seems to have a [[AuthorAppeal thing]] for Harsh:
34	** Tohno Akiha in ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' is this, but being the {{Ojou}}, she shows her tsun-tsun side far more often outside her own route [[spoiler:and dips into outright {{Yandere}} in Kohaku's, thanks to a partial possession by an evil ghost and her own demon blood getting riled]]. Interestingly enough, Shiki himself is a pretty clear tsundere, but only for Arcueid. He even says himself that he's nice to everyone else.
35	** White Len in ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood'' for Shiki Nanaya, [[spoiler: whom she summoned as a TATARI avatar,]] mirroring (black) Len's ''dere''-ness for Shiki Tohno.
36	** Rin Tohsaka in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' has earned a somewhat memetic status as a tsundere; however, she is actually a more realistic example than many others. She likes being always competent and never in the wrong, but, under most circumstances, lives up to her own standards. She doesn't act impulsively, admits her (rare) mistakes, and prefers to be on good terms with anyone she can. Those whom she can't stand, though, are humiliated swiftly and decisively, and she is a remarkable DeadpanSnarker; thus she can come off as harsh in "Fate". Starting from "Unlimited Blade Works" (where she's the main love interest, and her dere side comes out) and onwards, though, she is increasingly defined by the trope, as her increasing feelings towards Shirou manifest in increasing AngerBornOfWorry. In the last scenario, "Heaven's Feel", she again plays a WorthyOpponent-turns-TheLancer role, but she's still ''very'' Tsundere. The focus of it just shifts from Shirou to [[spoiler:her sister, Sakura]]. In fact, in some ways, HF is where her Tsundere nature (and the reasons behind it) is most obvious (''especially'' at the end). A perfect example (which made it into the anime) is the scene where she goes from ''trying to blast Shirou senseless'' to tending his Rider-inflicted wounds in the space of a few minutes.
37	*** This tendency of {{Flanderization}} is most apparent in ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'', set an AlternateUniverse, despite Rin being a notably different character in other regards. It's typically in response to [[TheRival Luvia]] who she simply ''cannot'' accept being upstaged by, and the feeling is mutual, the two working together like a well-oiled machine one second and then beating each other senseless the next. Several characters have noted the possibility that they could in fact be tsunderes for each other.
38	*** Likewise, in ''VideoGame/FateExtra'', the lady is not the same one we know of... and yet she is a Tsundere, through and through.
39	*** The same can be said in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', where two goddesses [[note]](Ishtar and Ereshkigal, who are sisters)[[/note]] happen to be using part of her body as a host and are Servants. Even with two dramatically different personalities, they are Tsunderes non par.[[note]]Through the targets of affection change. For Ishtar, it's [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Gilga]][[VideoGame/FateExtra mesh]], whom she [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh has a history and love/hate relationship with]].[[spoiler: For Ereshkigal, it's you... the player character, regardless of gender.]][[/note]]
40	*** If the name Rin Tohsaka is involved, the one big thing that gets carried over (outside of [[ZettaiRyouiki her appearance]]) is her Tsundere nature. The exceptions are ''Literature/FateZero'', where she is noticeably less Tsundere and more of a {{Determinator}} and in a future seen in ''VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia'', where she was very deredere and openly states that she can grant Shirou happiness the most, and vice versa.
41	** Sella gets very little screentime in ''stay night'' and what we do see makes her seem just very reserved, but in spinoffs, starting with ''hollow ataraxia'', she's overtly hostile to Shirou. By the time of ''kaleid liner'' she's [[{{Flanderization}} ready to attack him at the drop of a hat]], while there are moments showing her more tender, caring side for Illya. ''Kaleid liner'' teases her relationship with Shirou anyway, including an angry ArentYouGoingToRavishMe moment in one of the Blu-Ray specials. Nasu has even called her more of a tsundere than ''Rin''.
42	** Aoko Aozaki, back when she was a teenager in ''VisualNovel/WitchOnTheHolyNight'', is practically Rin Tohsaka but with a heavier emphasis on the ''tsun'' since unlike Rin, her harshness and aloofness ''aren't'' a facade; she's ''genuinely grouchy towards everybody'', and the only thing she has to hide from everyone apart from the magus business are her blunders as a teenage girl. Her ''dere'' side is also a little harder to dig out, but the [[HiddenHeartOfGold heart of gold's]] ''definitely'' there.
43	** Waver Velvet continues the rather fine [[AuthorAppeal tradition]] in ''Literature/FateZero''.
44	** Shiki Ryougi from ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'' is a hardcore Type Tsun, bordering the SociopathicHero zone, but softens considerably in Mikiya Kokutou's presence.
45	*** Shiki is a rather interesting case, since she doesn't fit into any one type in the dere family having parts from them all (which mirrors the concept of her powers). Is a Type Tsun, she has hints of a {{Yandere}} (whom is both Possessive and Obsessive to a degree), [[SugarAndIcePersonality Kuudere]] (mostly by Non-Verbal Cues and is a Cynic). That said... the dere is all the same, directed specifically at Mikiya Kokutou and no one else (except maybe Azaka, who she has a strange fondness towards. In her own way at least). Shiki Ryougi can and will fight to keep this status quo with Mikiya, and god help you if you are in the way.
46	*** [[WordOfGod Nasu himself]] has described her as ''tsun[[CuteAndPsycho gire]]''.
47	** Also from ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'' is Azaka, Mikiya's sister, [[BrotherSisterIncest who is in love with him.]] Atypically, she acts almost entirely dere around him- Shiki is the one who gets to see both sides of her. Azaka likes and respects Shiki, but sees her as a rival for Mikiya's affections, which brings out her tsun qualities.
48	* Sawatari Makoto from ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' is one of the rare female examples who eventually becomes a DefrostingIceQueen. In the last few episodes where she appears, she doesn't say one mean word. [[spoiler: Knowing you're going to die]] will do that to you.
49	* Mizuha in ''VisualNovel/TheDevilOnGString'', though you might not realize it at first because of Kyousuke's limited interaction with her until you actually reach the point you can choose to start her story. She actually does a pretty decent job of making it look like she hates him in the events leading up to said point, but once you get Kyousuke close to her you'll find she's a tad spoiled with a tendency to cry when plans to admit her long standing feelings don't work out.
50	* A typical Harsh Tsundere named Saki in the eroge ''VisualNovel/SnowSakura'', with [[MegatonPunch Megaton Punch and Kick.]]
51	* Shizune Hakamichi from ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' is a bit of a subversion. She appears to be this at first, though if you go down her path one sees that she isn't that combative in her personality to really qualify. Doesn't stop the fandom from portraying her as such however.
52	* ''VisualNovel/AnimamundiDarkAlchemist'': Mihail Rampert has shades of this. He dislikes Georik's more [[IDidWhatIHadToDo questionable]] actions, and ''clearly'' wants to [[TheRival beat his ass at fencing]], but he's got a lot more ''deredere'' than usual for his archetype. Oddly, he only goes fullblown ''tsuntsun'' right before his OptionalSexualEncounter... [[spoiler: which is justified since he's about to pull a LastStand.]]
53	* [[PatientChildhoodLoveInterest Naomi Nakashima]] of ''VisualNovel/CorpseParty'' is Harsh and enjoys ribbing her childhood friend. However, instead of presenting this as endearing, it is [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructed]] as her [[FatalFlaw tendency to take her stress out on those around her]] (even when she knows it won't help) [[spoiler:drives her best friend Seiko away, which gets her killed]]. Naomi... [[ItsAllMyFault doesn't take it well]].
54	** Ayumi Shinozaki is a tough girl who seems rude and likes to scare others with her ghost stories. But deep down, she is selfless and fears ghosts herself.
55	* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
56	** Angel Starr from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' goes from angelic to demonic and back again frequently in the course of the case she appears in.
57	** Franziska von Karma is a young woman with an absolutely vile temper, a tendency to [[WhipOfDominance use her whip at the slightest provocation to assert herself]], and a [[ThePerfectionist fixation on perfection]], but a terrific soft spot for the painfully dependent Adrian Andrews, who she eventually helps train into being able to stand on her own two feet. She [[spoiler:finally cracks at the end of ''Justice For All'' and bursts into tears at a display of kindness from Miles Edgeworth, who she considers to be her 'little brother' even though he's older than she is]]. By ''Trials and Tribulations'' she's acting hostile more out of habit than anything else, and shows a soft side around children, being genuinely heartbroken when little Pearl Fey yells at her and calls her out. Phoenix even thinks to himself that her outright hostility is what makes her "cute". Granted, he also notes that he might be thinking that due to having a fever of 102.2, but that doesn't change the fact that the thought is true; that ''is'' one of Franziska's charms. Franziska also follows Phoenix for the investigation and gets pissed at Godot when he refuses to help Nick with evidence. She also ends up displaying a bit of a soft spot for Sebastian Debeste/Yumihiko Ichiyanagi on learning they've got a lot in common, even offering him words of encouragement and stepping down from the stand to let him prosecute in her place.
58	** Edgeworth himself is a platonic ([[HoYay probably]]) version -- he's incredibly blunt and short-tempered with pretty much everyone, but gets downright vulnerable with Phoenix. He's demonstrated quite the protective streak and his inner monologues in ''Trials and Tribulations'' and ''Investigations'' make it clear that he both likes and respects Phoenix as a person and a lawyer...but that's not going to stop Edgeworth from insulting him at every turn.
59	** Ema Skye in ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'' qualifies as a tsundere. She's nearly always in a foul mood, said mood gauged through her incessant munching on snackoos, and the harder she chews the more angry she is until she'll outright throw snacks at Apollo. Offer to help her do something scientific, however, and her sweet side shows up. It is ambiguous in the games as to whether Ema simply does not like Klavier or if she is tsundere for him. This is cleared up in Odoroki Gyakuten where it becomes ''incredibly'' evident that she is actually tsundere. It appears that deep down [[http://www.court-records.net/arts/odogyaku/og3.jpg she likes him but is too afraid to admit it]].
60	** Sebastian Debeste in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations'' is this combined with SmallNameBigEgo. He's prone to being a dick and giving tactless statements whenever he's around Edgeworth. Of course, his tsundere nature actually [[ButtMonkey works against him most of the time]] as the people around him deem him an idiot and tell him to shut up. [[spoiler: And as the game goes on, [[BreaktheCutie his tsundere nature is shattered]] [[AbusiveParents because of his father.]] Of course, after Edgeworth gets Sebastian out of his HeroicBSOD, he starts acting deredere toward Edgeworth after that.]]
61	** Spirit of Justice gives us Princess Rayfa Padma Khura'in. She likes acting all high-and-mighty but deep down she's an ordinary teenager.
62	** Barok van Zieks in ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'' behaves very erratically towards Ryunosuke, just as likely to confide his most personal secrets to him as he is to savagely mock him and disparage his ethnicity. He eventually confesses he was drawn towards Ryunosuke from the day they met but couldn't accept that [[BigotWithACrush he instinctively trusted this "Nipponese stray" more than his own colleagues in the British justice system]].
63	* Gen-san is the only real tsundere in ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously'', as [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by others in the family. He manages to invoke IWasJustPassingThrough pretty much every time he "happens" to lend a hand. The only girl on the heroine side who comes even remotely close is Chris, and even she starts dere-ing it up rather quickly. This may, however, change in the sequel, with the advent of Fushikawa's storyline.
64	** Christiane could also be argued to be a Tsundere, but not really leaning on either side of the spectrum. There are multiple points throughout the different routes where she turns bright red from Yamato teasing her, including "SHUT UP!!" and "YOU IDIOT!" being thrown around.
65	* Puchin in ''VisualNovel/MyGirlfriendIsThePresident''. She carries around a paper fan just for smacking Jun.
66	* ''Sono Hanabira'' has not one, not 2, but 4 Tsunderes. But the one who fits Harsh is Reo. She is about as violent as [[Literature/{{Toradora}} Taiga]] towards her lover Mai, often biting her and acting like a {{Jerkass}}, however as the game goes on, she mellows out and actually cares for Mai.
67	* Rin from ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'' is a bit of a borderline example. Around the people she knows she definitely tends towards a grumpy, blunt personality, but how aggressive she is depends on who she's talking with - around [[ButtMonkey Masato]] she won't hesitate with the high kicks, but protagonist Riki is easily able to get her to smile comfortably - and when she's around people she ''doesn't'' know she acts [[ShrinkingViolet very shy and awkward]] rather than angry or sweet.
68	* Lucia Konohana from ''VisualNovel/{{Rewrite}}''. She even has some special gloves for punch Kotarou.
69	* The protagonist of ''VisualNovel/DraKoi'' is rather tsuntsun towards the dragon, though this is a perfectly reasonable response considering how fond she is of blowing stuff up or forcing him to do whatever she wants.
70	* Ivan Fiore from ''VisualNovel/LuckyDog1'', who starts out as openly disdainful and mocking of Gian, progresses to huffing out a variation of "S-shut up!" whenever Gian teases him or tells him that he's smarter than he initially took him to be, and ends up admitting to Gian that being with him is all the happiness he needs. His tsundereness is best exemplified by the scene immediately following their first full-fledged sexual encounter in which he keeps on accusing Gian of how he must have attracted the sexual favors of various other acquaintances too only to clam up when Gian (correctly) retorts that he's saying all of this out of pure possessiveness.
71	* Icari Isidolde from ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'', so much so that "I'm not doing this because I like you!" is practically her catch phrase and the other characters even acknowledge her as a tsundere.
72	* Takuto from ''VisualNovel/LoveLetterFromThiefX''. He's even identified over a mall loudspeaker as "Takuto the Tsundere."
73	* Mio Shimazu from ''VisualNovel/YuNo'' is of the classic type, combined with {{Ojou}}. She acts offended at her [[TheGadfly classmate Takuya's dirty jokes]], but has a secret crush on him. She even tries to arrange so that she can sit close to him in supplementary classes. Once they spend time together investigating the mysterious Sword Cape and he actually listens to the results of her research, they become more open and romantically close to each other.
74	* ''VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku'' has Yukimura and Ieyasu who both use snark and rude comments to hide what they're really feeling. Yukimura leans more toward the "dere" side, being more capable than Ieyasu of (eventually) being honest with the main character about his feelings, while Ieyasu is more heavily on the "tsun" side.
75	* Liesl from ''VisualNovel/LehelnaAcademy'' is a trademark "tsun" type, who frequently calls the protagonist "dummy" but also clearly has a massive crush on him.
76	* Mammon of ''VisualNovel/ObeyMeOneMasterToRuleThemAll'' acts tsun towards the player but it's obvious he has a huge crush on them, including insisting on being the ''only'' one to save them and getting jealous when his brothers flirt with her, as you might expect from the Avatar of Greed.
77	** Leviathon's not quite as overt as Mammon, but if he shows up as a Surprise Guest after a battle and you pet his hair, he'll vehemently deny he likes it while blushing intently and telling you not to stop.
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81	* Clover from ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'' is a non-romantic version. She's normally very friendly and sweet until someone tries her patience, then she very quickly turns rude and condescending.
82	** Also never make fun of her brother Snake in front of her. Gods help you if you do.
83	* Mashiro Arisaka from ''VisualNovel/AokanaFourRhythmAcrossTheBlue'' is generally a kind girl known to put others' needs ahead of her own, but tends to get temperamental around Masaya Hinata, particularly before the two get to know each other better. This persists on her route where she grapples with processing the romantic feelings she's developed for Masaya, coming to lament her tsun tendencies toward him since earlier on in the course of their relationship yet regularly finding herself [[CannotSpitItOut unable to express her true feelings directly]].
84	* *Mute from ''VisualNovel/AnalogueAHateStory'' is one, as she pretends not to be in love with the player. She suggests that she tag along for non-romantic reasons. Lampshaded in an achievement, named 'TsunderAI'.
85	* Kurisu Makise of ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate'' depicts clear signs of this in her relationship with Rintarou Okabe. It's even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Daru early in the series. Of course, Okabe is hardly better in this respect.
86	-->'''Kurisu:''' Is that ''concern'' I'm hearing in your voice?
87	-->'''Okabe:''' Of course it is! You're important to m- ... [[LastSecondWordSwap our scientific endeavors]].
88	* The female MC from ''VisualNovel/EverAfterAcademy'' is this especially in Ezra’s route. She’s usually sweet except when dealing with someone she finds infuriating like Ezra or Edward.
89	* Shiki Tohno of ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' - an unusual example in that he's a male and the games' protagonist. In ''most'' of the routes he's a classic example of NiceGuy-- cordial and well-mannered towards his love interest and just about anyone he meets - except for the closest-to-canon Arcueid route. There, he spends a large amount of time with Arcueid verbally insulting her, bringing up the fact that she's a vampire and not human, and complaining that he doesn't understand how her brain works. Arcueid being Arcueid, she doesn't mind.
90	-->'''Shiki''': I'm basically nice to everyone. Well, recently there's been an exception to that.
91	-->'''Arcueid''': Ahaha, that's me!
92	** He acts like this towards his friend Arihiko as well-- not in a romantic sense, despite their occasional moments of slight HoYay-- he says that he has "loads of sympathy for anyone but him" and generally they spend most of their time together not getting along and very badly so, but they're quite obviously very close and good friends in spite of that.
93	* Marie Miwa from ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations'' 2. A prison warden who makes a habit of hugging ''everyone'' she meets, and treats the inmates as one big happy family. An [[FriendToAllLivingThings animal lover]] who strongly believes 'animal therapy' will lead prisoners to reform. She is, however, a lot more dedicated to her job that one might think, and is pretty harsh with the guards when she finds out [[spoiler: one of the inmates has escaped. This especially shows when Edgeworth finally confronts her at the end of the case. Unlike most other killers in the series (especially the [[JerkAss one from the preveous case]]) she doesn't make much of an effort to argue back... until Edgeworth REALLY pushes her, and then she proceeds to turn his entire argument on its head with ''one sentence''.]]
94	* Mion Sonozaki from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' is a closet tsundere over Keiichi, though not really a conventional example. Closet because, whenever her "dere" side appears, she's usually [[TwinSwitch impersonating her twin]]. Despite this, she would still be a type B due to her dominant personality being more friendly.
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99	* Fujibayashi Kyou of ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'' is friendly, but she still tends to be aggressive. Easily angered, she also purposely shows her tsun-tsun persona even if she really isn't mad. This is to hide her soft side, of course, leaning her more towards Type A than B. But she's still mixed since she has a friendly side and isn't always confrontational.
100	* Pick any princess from ''VisualNovel/PrincessWaltz''. Except for [[spoiler: Shizuka]] and maybe Lillian. But especially Angela and [[spoiler: Chris]].
101	* Teru Saeki in ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorialGirlsSide 2'' is a complicated example who vacillates between types depending on which persona he's putting forward at the moment. Initially he seems Sweet, nice to most of his classmates but rude to the protagonist; spending more time with him reveals him as more Harsh, since his rude behavior is his [[BeneathTheMask real self]] while his "school idol" persona is just a front. Eventually he softens toward the protagonist, but gets angry and runs off if things get too romantic, ultimately making him Sweet.
102	* In ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', one of the TIPS from the VN pegs another Sonozaki as having the attitude of one: ''Oryou.'' Mion speculates this due to Oni-baba's decision to sell off land in an attempt to get new people to come to Hinamizawa and help erase the extreme prejudice against the Houjous, rather than work against it directly.
103	** Satoko also presents some tsundere-like characteristics.
104	* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'':
105	** Jessica Ushiromiya plays it in a similar way as Mion. Shannon even lampshades it in the game.
106	--->'''Shannon:''' I believe you are what they call a [[IncrediblyLamePun "tsundora"]]. I think this type of personality will be very popular in a few years' time...
107	** Eventually, Battler and Beato are tsundere for each other, as part of their ongoing MindGameShip. And, of course, [[spoiler:before that there is the episode where Beato suddenly goes completely deredere to outmaneuver Battler. When she triumphantly reveals her plan, she explicitly refers to this trope.]]
108	** Satan from the Stakes of Purgatory is described by her sisters as "a tsundere, but without the dere".
109	** Rosa is a non-romantical tsundere towards her daughter, shifting between an AbusiveMom and a MamaBear. [[PlayedForDrama It's heart-wrenching]].
110	* ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' has a couple of male examples, being an ''otome'' game. Sakuya is abrasively Harsh; Nageki is a snarky SugarAndIcePersonality Sweet.
111	* ''VisualNovel/GalaxyAngel'': Ranpha Franboise starts out as a Harsh type in the first game, hot-tempered, aggressive and quick to judge, which causes her to look down on Tact and be hostile to him. If she is chosen as the romantic partner, however, she quickly reveals herself as a hopeless romantic and is incredibly affectionate when she falls for Tact, becoming a full Sweet type. Outside her route she can still act a bit snarky every once in a while, but is always willing to give a hand when needed and cares a lot for her friends.
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114	Back to {{Tsundere}}! [---I swear, the only reason you lust after 2D girls so much is that you're not man enough to handle the real thing...---]N-not that I'd be interested in showing you! Stop grinning like that, pervert!

Context Tsundere / VisualNovels