History Tsundere / VisualNovels

*** 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 ''LightNovel/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.

** Waver Velvet continues the rather fine [[AuthorAppeal tradition]] in ''LightNovel/FateZero''.
** Shiki Ryougi from ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'' is a hardcore Type Tsun, bordering the SociopathicHero zone, but softens considerably in Mikiya Kokutou's presence.

** Also from ''LightNovel/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.

* ''Sono Hanabira'' has not one, not 2, but 4 Tsunderes. But the one who fits Harsh is Reo. She is about as violent as [[LightNovel/{{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.

** Franziska von Karma is a young woman with an absolutely vile temper, a tendency to WhipItGood at the slightest provocation, and a 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.

* [[PatientChildhoodLoveInterest Naomi Nakashima]] of ''VisualNovel/CorpseParty'' is Harsh and enjoys ribbing her childhood friend. However, instead of presenting this as her CharmPoint, 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]].

*** This tendency of {{Flanderization}} is most apparent in ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'', set an AlternateUniverse, despite Rin being a notably different character in other regards.

*** Likewise, in ''VideoGame/FateExtra'', the lady is not [[NamesTheSame the same one we know of]]... and yet she is a Tsundere, through and through.

** 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 ''[[GrumpyBear 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.

* 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 [[CryCute cry]] when plans to admit her long standing feelings don't work out.

** 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 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, insists on going on a date with him once they leave the game, 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 to seal the deal. 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.

** 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 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; 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, insists on going on a date with him once they leave the game, 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 to seal the deal. 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.

** 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 ([[IncrediblyLamePun considering her Servant]]), 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.

** Aoko Aozaki, back when she was a teenager in ''VisualNovel/MahouTsukaiNoYoru'', 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 ''[[GrumpyBear 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.

** 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 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, it's just she has NoSocialSkills and doesn't filter herself at all when talking. 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 time with her, initially insulting him and telling him he'd better not waste her time, but by the end of their Free Time events she insists on going on a date with him once they leave the game, tries to feed him a pie with her ''hair'' in it (because she wants the person she likes to have a part of her in them) and gives him her panties to seal the deal. She's also very encouraging and supportive to Ki-bo, [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe who is one of the only students who is consistently nice to her.]]

* Mammon of ''VisualNovel/ShallWeDateObeyMe'' 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.

* 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. [[spoiler:Possibly amplified by Monika, as it's more evident in Acts One and Two than in Act Four, where she's more welcoming to the protagonist after Monika is gone.]]

** 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]].

* Natsuki of ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub''. She's feisty, she's [[BrutalHonesty blunt]], and she clearly has a crush on the protagonist. [[spoiler:Possibly amplified by Monika, as it's more evident in Acts One and Two than in Act Four, where she's more welcoming to the protagonist after Monika is gone.]]

* Mizuha in ''VisualNovel/GSenjouNoMaou'', 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 [[CryCute cry]] when plans to admit her long standing feelings don't work out.

-->'''Protagonist:''' [after eating one of her cupcakes] Thank you, Natsuki.\\

'''Protagonist:''' [thinking to himself] Haven't I heard this somewhere before?\\

--> '''Natsuki''': Why are you thanking me? It's not like I made [cupcakes] for you or anything. Well, maybe! But not for you! Dummy!

* [[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.

* [[http://www.ic.daito.ac.jp/~jtogashi/articles/togashi2009a.pdf The earliest available 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.