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* CrazyJealousGuy: Borders on this to Nadja, once he sees that she leans more towards Francis than himself. He accuses Francis of wanting to trap Nadja in the world of the aristocracy -- [[{{Hypocrite}} while acting like HE perfectly knows what Nadja needs and wants]]. [[spoiler:Fortunately, he realizes how pointless this is and soon focuses on his and Francis's broken bonds.]]



* RebelPrince: All that's known about him is that he walked out on the family [[spoiler: after the death of the Countess aka his and Francis's mother.]]
* TheRunaway: Left his family 6 years before the start of the series,as a result of [[spoiler: his mother's death]] and at some point became [[spoiler: The Black Rose]].

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* RebelPrince: All that's known about him is that he walked out on the family [[spoiler: after the death of the Countess aka his and Francis's mother.]]
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* TheRunaway: Left his family 6 years before the start of the series,as series, as a result of [[spoiler: his mother's death]] death and at some point became [[spoiler: The Black Rose]].Rose]].
* SiblingTriangle: Keith struggles between his feelings for Nadja and his loyalty to his little brother Francis.



* LadykillerInLove: [[spoiler:After Antonio starts wooing his fiancèe Julietta, Leonardo finally snaps and starts paying actual attention to her.]]

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* LadykillerInLove: [[spoiler:After Antonio starts wooing his fiancèe Julietta, Leonardo finally snaps has a GreenEyedEpiphany and starts paying actual attention to her.]]



* BigBrotherWorship: When Kennosuke insults Harvey in the middle of an until-then more or less PlayedforLaughs verbal slapfight with T.J, he gets ''very'' angry and tells him that he will NOT tolerate any insults towards [[PromotionToParent his brother.]]

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* BigBrotherWorship: When Kennosuke insults Harvey in the middle of an until-then more or less PlayedforLaughs PlayedForLaughs verbal slapfight with T.J, he gets ''very'' angry and tells him that he will NOT tolerate any insults towards [[PromotionToParent his brother.]]



* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: Borders on this to Nadja, once he sees that she leans more towards Francis than himself. He accuses Francis of wanting to lock Nadja away -- [[Hypocrite while acting like HE perfectly knows what Nadja needs and wants]]. Fortunately, he realizes how pointless this is and soon focuses on his and Francis's broken bonds.]]



* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:Keith believes the upper class is inherently selfish and ineffectual after seeing his mother's philanthropy be stifled because her husband found it improper.]]



* RebelPrince: [[spoiler: He is Keith, the eldest son and heir of the Harcourt family, and left them after their mother died.]]
* SiblingTriangle: [[spoiler: With the girl whom he loves for considering her naive but still kind, and the younger twin brother whom he also cares for but thinks of as a MartyrWithoutACause and worries a lot for.]]



* TheMasochismTango: [[spoiler: Him and Carmen]]

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* TheMasochismTango: [[spoiler: Him and Carmen]]Carmen. They truly love each other, but Carmen refuses to be with anyone who can't give her financial stability and Jose can only do that by risking life and death in the bullring.



* GoldDigger: [[spoiler: Married an old man for his riches. Now that she's parted from him, she's back to Spain and to Jose's life.]]

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* GoldDigger: [[spoiler: Married an old man for his riches. Now that she's parted from him, she's back to in Spain and to Jose's life.]]












* {{Butt Monkey}}s: While at times they can be truly dangerous, they end up comically failing more than once.

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* {{Butt Monkey}}s: ButtMonkey: While at times they can be truly dangerous, they end up comically failing more than once.

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* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: Borders on this to Nadja, once he sees that she leans more towards Francis than himself. He accuses Francis of wanting to lock Nadja away -- [[HypoCrite while acting like HE perfectly knows what Nadja needs and wants]]. Fortunately, he realizes how pointless this is and soon focuses on his and Francis's broken bonds.]]

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* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: Borders on this to Nadja, once he sees that she leans more towards Francis than himself. He accuses Francis of wanting to lock Nadja away -- [[HypoCrite [[Hypocrite while acting like HE perfectly knows what Nadja needs and wants]]. Fortunately, he realizes how pointless this is and soon focuses on his and Francis's broken bonds.]]


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* SpitefulSpit: When he's captured by Hermann, at one point Hermann comments on his looks. Keith's response is to spit in his face, which only enrages him into continuing whipping him.


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* ATasteOfTheLash: When Hermann successfully captures him, he is subjected to a very violent whipping.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: When a ShrinkingViolet snaps... ''snap she does''.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: When a ShrinkingViolet snaps... ''snap she does''.



* BreakTheCutie: Again -- when a ShrinkingViolet snaps, she massively does.

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* BreakTheCutie: Again -- when Again—when a ShrinkingViolet snaps, she massively does.



* PetTheDog: Her words of advice towards Nadja about seizing a happy life for yourself rather than becoming confined to a life handed to you by noble birthright before she [[spoiler:departs from the mansion, leaving her on good terms even. This actually ends up informing the decision Nadja makes in the following episode.]]

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* PetTheDog: PetTheDog:
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Her words of advice towards Nadja about seizing a happy life for yourself rather than becoming confined to a life handed to you by noble birthright before she [[spoiler:departs from the mansion, leaving her on good terms even. This actually ends up informing the decision Nadja makes in the following episode.]]



* ShipperOnDeck: [[spoiler: Subverted, she does NOT tell Nadja to go for one love interest over another. She just says "choose the guy YOU want for yourself, NOT the one you feel obligued to like back!"]]

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* ShipperOnDeck: [[spoiler: Subverted, she does NOT tell Nadja to go for one love interest over another. She just says "choose the guy YOU want for yourself, NOT the one you feel obligued obliged to like back!"]]



* SpoiledBrat: A completely unlikeable rich boy, who treats everyone around him like shit and specially a cute little maid who likes him a lot. [[spoiler: That maid is Rosemary.]]

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* SmallRoleBigImpact: For a character who doesn't appear all that much, the events of the second half of the series probably wouldn't have happened had he not blackmailed Nadja into attending his birthday party under the pretense that he'll fire [[spoiler:Rosemary]] if she refuses.
* SpoiledBrat: A completely unlikeable rich boy, who treats everyone around him like shit and specially shit, in particular a cute little maid who likes him a lot. [[spoiler: That [[spoiler:That maid is being Rosemary.]]]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Played with in that he blackmails Nadja into attending his birthday party and threatening to fire [[spoiler:Rosemary]] if she refuses his invitation, but he had no way of knowing that doing so would kick off not only [[spoiler:Rosemary]]'s StartOfDarkness, but the events of the rest of the series.



* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He might be a JerkAss, but he truly loves his mother as he occasionaly sends her expensive gifts.

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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He might be a JerkAss, but he truly loves his mother as he occasionaly occasionally sends her expensive gifts.



* LoanShark: All but stated to be this, if not bordering on CorruptCorporateExecutive. [[spoiler: it turns out to be vital, as one of the people who owe him money? ''Hermann Preminger''.]]
* SelfMadeMan: [[spoiler: From an orphan who helped his mother to survive in the canals of Venice, to a very rich tycoon]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler: Was rather sweet and nice a a boy, but his heart hardened as he learned to survive in the outside world.]]

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* LoanShark: All but stated to be this, if not bordering on CorruptCorporateExecutive. [[spoiler: it [[spoiler:It turns out to be vital, as one of the people who owe him money? ''Hermann Preminger''.]]
* SelfMadeMan: [[spoiler: From [[spoiler:From an orphan who helped his mother to survive in the canals of Venice, to a very rich tycoon]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler: Was rather [[spoiler:Was a sweet and nice a a boy, but his heart hardened as he learned to survive in the outside world.]]



* BoardingSchool: Attends one of these in Paris

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* BoardingSchool: Attends one of these in ParisParis.



* BigBrotherMentor: Nadja's

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* BigBrotherMentor: Nadja'sNadja's.



* KnightInSourArmor: He has lost faith in philantrophy and the good of normal people, and thus he robs the rich [[JustLikeRobinHood to give their stuff to the poor]].

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* KnightInSourArmor: He has lost faith in philantrophy philanthropy and the good of normal people, and thus he robs the rich [[JustLikeRobinHood to give their stuff to the poor]].
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* PluckyGirl: Her evil plans to become a princess [[spoiler:failed in the end? Pfft, the life of nobility was boring and restrictive anyway. So she vows to move foreward and work hard to [[EarnYourHappyEnding earn her happy ending]], becoming a princess on her own terms.]]

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* PluckyGirl: Her evil plans to become a princess [[spoiler:failed in the end? Pfft, the life of nobility was boring and restrictive anyway. So she vows to move foreward forward and work hard to [[EarnYourHappyEnding earn her happy ending]], becoming a princess on her own terms.]]
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* ParentalSubstitute: When her older sister [[spoiler: aka the mom of Francis and Keith]] died, she helped raise the kids.

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* ParentalSubstitute: When her older sister [[spoiler: aka Amelia, the mom of Francis and Keith]] died, she Emma helped raise the kids.
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* TheRunaway: Left his family 6 years before the start of the series, and at some point became [[spoiler: The Black Rose]].

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* TheRunaway: Left his family 6 years before the start of the series, series,as a result of [[spoiler: his mother's death]] and at some point became [[spoiler: The Black Rose]].
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* [[spoiler: FaceHeelTurn]]: In the sequel novel, "Ashita no Nadja: A 16 Year Old's Journey", when he and Nadja reunite, he reveals to her that in the past 3 years after [[spoiler: living in India and witnessing abject poverty there]], Keith became [[spoiler: a successful businessman, but refuses to hand out a single dime]].

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* [[spoiler: FaceHeelTurn]]: FaceHeelTurn: In the sequel novel, "Ashita no Nadja: A 16 Year Old's Journey", when he and Nadja reunite, he reveals to her that in the past 3 years after [[spoiler: living in India and witnessing abject poverty there]], Keith became [[spoiler: a successful businessman, but refuses to hand out a single dime]].
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* TheoryTunnelVision: Believed wholeheartedly that his [[and Keith's mother]] was happy and was able to do what she wanted by her own means.

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* TheoryTunnelVision: Believed wholeheartedly that his [[and [[spoiler: and Keith's mother]] was happy and was able to do what she wanted by her own means.

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