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* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: In his final moments, he confesses to Aguni that his actions were the only way he could think of to [[ShootTheDog save the players]] from the misery of the Borderlands.]]
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* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: In his final moments, he confesses to Aguni that his actions were the only way he could think of to [[ShootTheDog [[MercyKill save the players]] from the misery of the Borderlands.]]
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* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: When confronted by the protagonists in the penultimate episode, he casually makes quick work of everyone in the fight, leaving Ann, Kuina and Akane mortally wounded while severely wounding Usagi and Aguni in the melee. Were it not for Arisu defeating the Queen of Hearts and ending the games, it would have only been a matter of time until they all bled out.]]
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* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: When confronted by the protagonists in the penultimate episode, he casually makes quick work of everyone in the fight, leaving Ann, An, Kuina and Akane mortally wounded while severely wounding Usagi and Aguni in the melee. Were it not for Arisu defeating the Queen of Hearts and ending the games, it would have only been a matter of time until they all bled out.]]
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* VillainRespect: [[spoiler: As unhinged as Niragi is, even he can't downplay Tatta's HeroicSacrifice, and posthumously thanks him from afar for saving his life in the King of Clubs game.]]
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* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: In his final moments, he confesses to Aguni that his actions were the only way he could think of to [[ShootTheDog save the players]] from the misery of the Borderlands.]]
* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler: In his final moments, he apologizes to Aguni for all the deaths he caused, admitting that his only motivation to do so was his desperate attempt to save the players from the Borderlands in the only way he could.]]
* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler: In his final moments, he apologizes to Aguni for all the deaths he caused, admitting that his only motivation to do so was his desperate attempt to save the players from the Borderlands in the only way he could.]]
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: After being incapacitated by Arisu and Aguni, he calmly hands Aguni his pistol to finish him off and becomes visibly relieved when Aguni tells him that despite everything he did, he never truly ''hated'' him for what he did.]]
* TheHeavy: While the Queen of Hearts ultimately becomes the FinalBoss, the King of Spades becomes unquestionably the most dangerous and feared challenge in the Borderlands, with his game racking up by far the largest kill count of the entire series.
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: When confronted by the protagonists in the penultimate episode, he casually makes quick work of everyone in the fight, leaving Ann, Kuina and Akane mortally wounded while severely wounding Usagi and Aguni in the melee. Were it not for Arisu defeating the Queen of Hearts and ending the games, it would have only been a matter of time until they all bled out.]]
* TheHeavy: While the Queen of Hearts ultimately becomes the FinalBoss, the King of Spades becomes unquestionably the most dangerous and feared challenge in the Borderlands, with his game racking up by far the largest kill count of the entire series.
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: When confronted by the protagonists in the penultimate episode, he casually makes quick work of everyone in the fight, leaving Ann, Kuina and Akane mortally wounded while severely wounding Usagi and Aguni in the melee. Were it not for Arisu defeating the Queen of Hearts and ending the games, it would have only been a matter of time until they all bled out.]]
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Mutilates his hand to remove his bracelet so Arisu can use it to score 500 points to close the gap against the King of Clubs and save everyone from inevitable death, bleeding out shortly after the game ends.]]
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Mutilates his hand to remove his bracelet so Arisu can use it to score 500 points to close the gap against the King of Clubs and save everyone their team from inevitable death, bleeding out shortly after the game ends.]]
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Mutilates his hand to remove his bracelet so Arisu can use it to score 500 points to close the gap against the King of Clubs and save everyone from inevitable death, bleeding out shortly after the game ends.]]
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* MagnificentBastard: When Arisu and his companions try to challenge him in the treasure hunt Game, Ginji and his companions actually outwit Arisu's team several times despite their advantages over Ginji's team at first, which leaves Arisu and his companions in complete disarray.
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* BandageMummy: [[spoiler: During season 2, his attire is mostly bandages mixed with burnt clothing (also used as bandages)]]
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* BandageMummy: [[spoiler: During season 2, his attire is mostly bandages mixed with burnt clothing (also used as bandages)]]bandages).]]
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: Is shown coughing up blood during most of his appearances in season 2, but he manages to last until the end of the game and survive until it develops into an IncurableCoughOfDeath.]]
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: Is shown coughing up blood during most of his appearances in season 2, but he manages to last until the end of the game and survive until it develops into an IncurableCoughOfDeath.]]
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* KansaiRegionalAccent: She speaks in the Kansai dialect.
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* HidingBehindYourBangs: Has a long streak of hair that covers his right eye, which is replaced with a device that shows which suit is on his collar. This reflects his manipulative nature.
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* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Breaks a rule of the game he hosts, justifying that he's technically not a player.
* PeekABangs: Has a long streak of hair that covers his right eye, which is replaced with a device that shows which suit is on his collar.
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* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Breaks In the manga, he clearly breaks a rule of the game he hosts, justifying that he's technically not a player.
* PeekABangs: Has a long streak of hair that covers his right eye, which is replaced with a device that shows which suit is on his collar.player.
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* ParentalNeglect: [[spoiler: In his manga backstory, his parents never paid any attention to him.]]
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* RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler: After being beaten and shot multiple times, he survives being blown out of a second story window in a fiery explosion. It takes a final headshot when he's lying helpless to put him down for good.]]
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* RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler: After being beaten and shot multiple times, he survives being blown out of a second story window caught in a fiery explosion.explosion that blows him out of a window. It takes a final headshot when he's lying helpless to put him down for good.]]
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* MadeOfIron: The King of Spades takes a lot of punishment. Overall, he's shot, beaten, stabbed, impaled with arrows and blown up. [[spoiler: However, he's still human, and when he's finally defeated, a simple headshot kills him easily.]]
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* MadeOfIron: The King of Spades takes a lot of punishment. Overall, he's shot, beaten, run over by a car, stabbed, impaled with arrows and blown up. out of a window. [[spoiler: However, while very durable, he's still human, a human being, and when he's finally defeated, defeated a simple headshot easily kills him easily.him.]]
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* TheDreaded: Once his presence is revealed, he becomes this to every living survivor in the Borderlands, as he hunts and mercilessly kills people with almost supernatural efficiency. It's telling that he's so feared that practically everyone [[spoiler: save Aguni]] puts off facing him until the very end.
* MadeOfIron: The King of Spades takes a lot of punishment. Overall, he's shot, beaten, stabbed, impaled with arrows and blown up. [[spoiler: However, he's still human, and when he's finally defeated, a simple headshot kills him easily.]]
* MadeOfIron: The King of Spades takes a lot of punishment. Overall, he's shot, beaten, stabbed, impaled with arrows and blown up. [[spoiler: However, he's still human, and when he's finally defeated, a simple headshot kills him easily.]]
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* RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler: After being beaten and shot multiple times, he survives being blown out of a second story window in a fiery explosion. It takes a final headshot when he's lying helpless to put him down for good.]]
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* PetTheDog: When Usagi intervenes to save Arisu from Mira's manipulations, giving him a heartfelt speech on why he shouldn't give up and even cutting her own arm with a shard of glass to prove her point, Mira's genuinely touched by the display and calls it a truly beautiful act. She even sheds a tear at the sight, demonstrating that [[SincerityMode she's now being genuine in her words]]. From that point forward, she finishes the last croquet game with Arisu and drops any further manipulations, even saying that she's doing it for Usagi's behalf.
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* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:When he loses his game, he takes it extremely well. He accepts his death without regrets, and spends his last few moments exchanging friendly words and advice with Arisu. His team, who clearly view each other as TrueCompanions in their last few moments, similarly accept their losses with smiles and little fear, spending their last few moments thanking him for leading them through several victorious games up until this point.]]
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* TheWonka: it's difficult to draw a line on where her ObfuscatingInsanity mind games end and the actual {{Mood Swing|er}}ing PsychopathicWomanchild tendencies begin, but the result is a manipulative sadist gleefully toying with the lives of everyone around her.
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* MeaningfulName: 'Usagi' is the Japanese word for "rabbit". Aside from the AliceAllusion by extension, it also befits her agility and endurance.
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* MeaningfulName: 'Usagi' is the Japanese word for "rabbit". Aside from the AliceAllusion by extension, it also befits her agility agility, endurance, and endurance.companionship with Arisu (Alice).
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"Hikari" is a gender neutral name; it is not her "deadname" as she never changed her name after transitioning.
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** The end of Netflix's Season 2 implies that [[spoiler:their relationship will improve after she sees her parents at the hospital, starting with her father calling her Hikari instead of using her deadname]].
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** The end of Netflix's Season 2 implies that [[spoiler:their relationship will improve after she sees her parents at the hospital, starting with her father calling her Hikari instead of using her deadname]].hospital]].
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* AliceAllusion: She's a reference to the Caterpillar character: in her first few appearances she's shown constantly smoking (like the Caterpillar and his hookah) and after her past is revealed [[spoiler:she displays a theme of growth and transformation, as she goes from a sad and abused "boy" into a strong and confident trans woman, akin to a caterpillar becoming a butterfly]].
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* AliceAllusion: She's a reference to the Caterpillar character: in her first few appearances she's shown constantly smoking (like with a fake cigarette (referencing the Caterpillar and his Caterpillar's hookah) and after her past is revealed [[spoiler:she displays a theme of growth and transformation, as she goes from a sad and abused "boy" into a strong and confident trans woman, akin to a caterpillar becoming a butterfly]].
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* AliceAllusion: Her name references the March Hare.
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* AbusiveParents: Her father was a brutally traditional martial arts instructor, who didn't show his child any special treatment. [[spoiler:He
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* AbusiveParents: Her father was a brutally traditional martial arts instructor, who didn't show his child any special treatment. [[spoiler:He
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* AliceAllusion: 'Chishiya' is a Japanese approximation of "Cheshire", referencing the Cheshire Cat.
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* AliceAllusion: 'Chishiya' is a Japanese approximation of "Cheshire", referencing the Cheshire Cat. Fittingly, he's initially introduced as a smiling figure who prefers to stay in the background at a higher vantage point than anyone else.
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* {{Deuteragonist}}: Shares the role with Usagi in the second season. Save for the main duo, Chishiya is the only player whose games are given their own focus episodes [[spoiler:and he independently defeats two Faces.]]
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* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Downplayed, as his DespairEventHorizon still makes him a prime mover during the Beach massacre, but he spent his time at the Beach trying to rein in the military faction.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:In the second round of games.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:In the second round of games.]]
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* ForTheEvulz: Often engages in pointless cruelty. Although he objects to being labelled as "evil".
* HiddenDepths: Despite everything, [[spoiler:he chooses to return to the real world rather than continue his depraved tear across Borderland.]]
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* SixthRangerTraitor: Well, fifth. [[spoiler:Circumstance forces him to support a team comprised of Arisu, Usagi, Kuina, and Tatta; but when their defeat appears sealed, he abandons hope and resumes his aforementioned rape attempt.]]
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* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler: Chooses to become a Borderlands citizen when given the option to go back to the real world.]]
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Not really. She's a very skilled martial artist, and he gives her a pretty hard fight.
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* PaperTiger: While shown to be third in command of the Beach enforcers and implied to be a major badass, Last Boss's backstory shows he was an unathletic shut-in who got his CoolSword and tattoos after his arrival to reinvent himself. His fight against Kuina, a skilled martial artist shows him [[TheBerserker flailing his katana around wildly]] before being defeated and he's only shown killing people by stabbing them InTheBack.
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Pretending to be nice to hide a true nature is what a Bitch in Sheep's Clothing does.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: One could argue that her game is less bloody than the other games and the fact that you still win if you lose the game of croquet may make it relatively easy (at least compared to others), but make no mistake SHE wants you to feel that sense of security so she could manipulate you into giving up and she does everything she can do to make the game of croquet as painful psychologically as it can be.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: BitchInSheepsClothing: One could argue that her game is less bloody than the other games and the fact that you still win if you lose the game of croquet may make it relatively easy (at least compared to others), but make no mistake SHE wants you to feel that sense of security so she could manipulate you into giving up and she does everything she can do to make the game of croquet as painful psychologically as it can be.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Even someone as skilled as the King of Clubs is going to struggle hitting anything when trying to shoot an AR-15 one handed in a car chase.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Even someone as skilled as the King of Clubs Spades is going to struggle hitting anything when trying to shoot an AR-15 one handed in a car chase.
