History Characters / DoubtAcademyTelosRoster

%% * WidowWoman: Goodbye, Chou Nakahara.

* TechnicolorEyes: Bright hot pink. Though, they do appear to be red in some pictures. They are revealed to be a lie; Yuka's natural eye colour is chocolate brown.]]

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%% * ImposterExposingTest: G a r f i e l d you l a z y cat

%% * VengefulWidow

%% * GrumpyBear: What a rude girl.

%% * NiceHat: The Nicest Hat.

%% * BlindingBangs: At the beginning of the chapter 2 investigation, until Holly gives him hairclips.

%% * RantInducingSlight: Basically, the entire end of Trial 2 was this for her. And when Hanako and Veronica came after her? Then it really began.

%% * RapunzelHair: Down to around her upper leg.

%% * {{Meganekko}}

* AdjustingYourGlasses: Usually from on top of his head to his eyes and back again.

* MulticoloredHair:
** Brown with streaks of blonde and blue.
** After Chapter 3, she switches to brown with streaks of red and green, to match her Christmas motif.

* BeautyMark: Has two vertical beauty marks underneath his left eye.

%% * BeautyMark: Right below her right eye.

* BeautyMark: On the left side of her face, under her lips.

%% * BeautyMark: Below her right eye.

* BeautyMark: Has one right under her mouth.

The odd mangaka Ai Kimoto started off uploading fanart, 4komas and miscellaneous sketches until she began to develop her own characters and build them up into a small series of her own, eventually becoming published on Weekly Young Jump--all under the alias “LACE”. Her popularity spiked online on her blog and pixiv, especially among high school boys, when her first and main series “Double-Edged Rebound” won the Manga Taisho Award when she was fifteen. Many were drawn by the mix of a detailed and stylistic art style and fell head over heels for its gritty characters and their designs. Now that her real name is released alongside the news of her acceptance into Hope’s Peak, only now is she becoming a little more open towards her fans online. She is the victim of Chapter 9's case, stabbed and pushed over the onsen rockside by Tadashi.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: The nature of her and Yuka's relationship is still ambiguous as of endgame. It could be RomanticTwoGirlFriendship, or something more.

%% * ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Toward Eisuke.

%% * ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Toward Michiko.

* MurderInTheFamily: Not accomplished by him, but by his brother, who committed matricide.

%% * WeddingDay: His job is ensuring that couples get the perfect shot of their special day.

The odd mangaka Ai Kimoto started off uploading fanart, 4komas and miscellaneous sketches until she began to develop her own characters and build them up into a small series of her own, eventually becoming published on Weekly Young Jump--all under the alias “LACE”. Her popularity spiked online on her blog and pixiv, especially among high school boys, when her first and main series “Double-Edged Rebound” won the Manga Taisho Award when she was fifteen. Many were drawn by the mix of a detailed and stylistic art style and fell head over heels for its gritty characters and their designs. Now that her real name is released alongside the news of her acceptance into Hope’s Peak, only now is she becoming a little more open towards her fans online. [[spoiler:She is the victim of Chapter 9's case, stabbed and pushed over the onsen rockside by Tadashi.]]

* AfterActionHealingDrama: Participates in this after [[spoiler:Genta crawls into her room through the window, wounded]]. She patches [[spoiler:him]] up with water and toilet paper.
%% * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:A lot of her classmates seem somewhat on the fence about whether or not Kaito's attack was justified because of this.]]
%% * BloodOnTheDebateFloor: [[spoiler:Causes this after attacking Ryouji with EBULLIENCE.]]
%% * ClearMyName: [[spoiler:Must do this after being framed for Mamimi's murder in Chapter 2.]]

%% * KickThemWhileTheyreDown: [[spoiler:To Ryouji after EBULLIENCE's punch knocks him to the ground.]]

* PenName: Goes by "LACE" (yes, in all caps) online and on her manga. [[spoiler: This is used against her to try to incriminate her in chapter 2.]]

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: '''Custard pudding'''.
* WorkingThroughTheCold: In chapter 3. She shuts down once the trial ends, though.
* YouWouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses: [[spoiler:Maybe not, but she'd definitely kick a guy who's glasses had just been knocked off of his face.]]


!! Ailani Fan/[[spoiler:Yōujì Fēn]]

Everybody enjoys a good scare every once in a while, and the enigmatic author known as Ailani Fan is here to deliver. While her entrance into the world of fiction was nothing incredibly noteworthy, only gaining the chance to have her debut novel published following its submission to a contest, her entrance was met by a small cult following. ''The Outsider'' received little to no advertising, but whispers spread among her followers, and through word of mouth and her own presence on social media, her name became more well-known. What followed was ambition and dedication to realizing her next idea for a novel, with Ailani securing a deal with the publishing company to bring her next work, ''Airlock Requirem'', to life. And whether it was the result of careful and clever advertising or the foothold she already held in the genre, the book of short stories she published after a period of silence about further projects was a sleeper hit, and amassed a slightly larger following around the still-secretive author. Increased demand caused her to make appearances at schools and bookstores to promote her next full-length novel, and while her presence is mostly limited to social media and the bookstore visit, it’s undeniable that quiet as she is, she holds a certain level of charisma and charm. It was only natural, then that her latest release, ''The Minion'', would take the horror scene by storm - if not that, then the news ''The Outsider'' was being turned into a film by a big-name studio firmly cemented Ailani in the public’s eye as a master of the genre... despite only being eighteen!
[[spoiler: She is the killer of the eight case, having tampered with the bomb that malfunctioned and killed Yuka Kagome. This is revealed after trial, where she narrowly escapes being voted for.]]

** [[spoiler: She did not intend to kill Yuka by messing with the bomb the pair was making.]]
** [[spoiler: It is revealed she accidentally killed a friend of hers in her backstory. Probably accidentally.]]

* BigDamnKiss: [[spoiler: Goes over to Yuka's podium during trial 5 and kisses her. That it's happening to ''Yuka'' of all people is "big" enough for this trope.]]
* CoincidenceMagnet: [[spoiler:In trial 6. She has a jacket that looks remarkably similar to Captain Adachi's -- a copy of that jacket went missing the night of the murder. It also had a pocket to conceal a knife or firearm, and both were used during the murder. Has a collection of knives that raised suspicion. She also had a time period where she was relatively unaccounted for -- the time period where Tomoka would've died. Despite this evidence stacking up, she wasn't the murderer.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Hinted at in-game, though details are yet to be revealed. It turns out that she [[spoiler: was raised in a neglectful household, endured ableism regarding her Deafness, and saw her cousin injured in front of her eyes, which was followed by a move to Japan shortly thereafter. Then, her friend was murdered by her. Wow.]]

%% * EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Has the look down, and the character to match. [[spoiler: Subverted slightly when it turns out the hair's a wig, though her natural colour is still brown, though much lighter.]]

* ImportantHaircut: Or... hair change. Her black hair is actually a wig that she removes to reveal short, brown hair.

* NotHelpingYourCase: Admits that she [[spoiler:doesn't have much of a confirmable alibi during case 6 after she's suspected.]]

* RoboticReveal:[[spoiler: Subverted in that this was a farce to avoid being voted for by confusing everyone.]]

** Upon talking to Piney Pines in Trial 2 and seeing he’s writing out notes for her so she can understand him better, she perks right up and the two start doodling and dancing together. It’s as tooth achingly cute as it sounds.
** [[spoiler: Several times have caused her to start yelling, the most prominent example being in trial 7 where she drew multiple knives and told the room to calm down.]]

When people saw works under the online handle of ''Kokamome'' many imagined an old hand at the industry of visual novel arts, someone who has faced many trials and practiced many hours at the craft to perfect their style that has become beloved by many. They are then surprised to learn that in fact, that online handle and the work attached to it belongs to a young high school student in Kobe. Andrew Nyotei is the son of a Hyoga native and an Olympic athlete, both now deceased, he now lives and operates out of his aunt's home. The young prodigy has been an artist for 100 and counting visual novel titles, using his skill to blend his own personal style with the overall style of the novel, creating a unique artistic experience for each project he is a part of. His most well-known work is the art he contributed to the now mega-popular otome game, ''Fool's Love''. His work there lead him to acquiring many fans, to the point any project claiming to have Andrew's handle attached to it as either a contributing or head artist, will have fans of ''Kokamome'' drawn to it. [[spoiler:Is punished by execution at the end of the trial 6 Monotheater after shooting Monobear with a nailgun.]]

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: [[spoiler:Seemed to be ruthlessly mocked by peers in school before Hope's Peak.]]

* BunnyEarsLawyer: A world renown visual novel artist...and an adorable little guy who looks like a human hug and starts his Trial career with a colorful shonen-anime style speech.
* CloudCuckooLander: If his introduction is any indication, seems to believe that anime-style speeches are the key to motivation, or when he puts his three kirugumis together to create the ‘Kiru-mera.’
* CoincidenceMagnet: [[spoiler:During chapter 6. Not only was he seen firing a gun earlier in the night, but he had the strongest public motive to want to bring someone back to life. He is also, by his own admission, a good shot, and the bullet in Tomoka's head was right in the center of her forehead.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:His pre-execution speech and execution allude to this. He lost his parents and was subjected to bullying at a young age, over time he may have had several controlling older partners.]]

--> “If you made that kind of promise ... I'm going to do the same for you. I'm not strong, but! Please let me protect you too! “

* FriendlessBackground: [[spoiler:Seems to come from one, and is more use to being bullied and laughed at than anything else.]]
* ForeignLanguageTirade: Starts one in English after witnessing [[spoiler:Ryouji come back to life.]]
* HateSink: In-Universe; [[spoiler:Seems to think he is one, and defaults to believing that people hate him.]]
%% * IJustWantToBeLoved: [[spoiler:Part of his reasoning for his intentional attack on Monobear.]]
%% * Keet

* CreepyShadowedUndereyes: Has very noticeable ones under his eyes and only seem to be getting ''worse'' as the story progresses.

* GentleGiant: One of the taller students in the class and is pretty easy-going. [[spoiler: He also doesn't seem to bear any ill-will to anyone that tried accusing him as the Trial 1 culprit.]]

%% * LongHairedPrettyBoy:
%% ** His hair reaches down to his waist, but it's mostly unseen due to his jacket.
%% ** In Chapter 5 he finally ditches the jacket and let's his hair down. His new appearance did have someone comment on how he looked, "pretty for a guy".

%% * TheScapegoat:[[spoiler: Nearly becomes one in Trial 1, all over the style and fit of an entirely unrelated jacket.]]

* TapOnTheHead: [[spoiler:Knocked out by Kanon, as he walked by the room where Sosuke was being kept. Thankfully, this only left him concussed.]]

%% * BreaktheCutie: [[spoiler:Trial 2 has really shown its wear and tear on the kid...]]
* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[spoiler:Confesses this in Trial 2. Not to take away his title, just, go to school like he was supposed to.]]
%% * IJustWantToHaveFriends: [[spoiler:Same as above. This poor kid...]]

* SummonBackupDancers: His job is to BE the backup dancers.
%% * ThousandYardStare: [[spoiler:Gets this upon seeing Madoka’s execution.]]


!! EBULLIENCE/[[spoiler:Tomiko Shoji]]
!!! Super High School Level Guardian/[[spoiler:Guardian]]

But hey -- that kind of mystery is part of the fun, right? Whoever she is, it’s clear that EBULLIENCE truly is a creature unlike any other!

[[spoiler: She's a direct accomplice in the final case, and used her strength to subdue Ai Kimoto for Tadashi Matsuo. She was able to establish a false alibi by enlisting the help of her twin sister, Michiko Shoji.]]

* AcronymAndAbbreviationOverload: Has a tendency to pepper her speech and text with needless abbreviations from her [=MMOs=]. While some of these make sense ([=BRB=], [=G2G=], etc), others (such as repeatedly spamming people with "r") ... are less obvious.
* AFatherToHisMen: Gender flipped version. If the class are her ‘team’ she certainly counts as this: among other things, she sends silk flowers and chocolates to her classmates at the end of trials.
* AnimalMotifs: Bulls — to an almost absurd degree.
* AnimalStereotypes: The bull--a creature of incredible power, stamina, drive and stubborness; if a bull decides it’s charging somewhere, it WILL get there.

%% * BloodOnTheDebateFloor: [[spoiler:Causes this after attacking Ryouji with Ai.]]
* BreakingTheFellowship: After going to Hope's Peak, she was separated from her support, BYE✮BYE, that she partially attributes her own talent to. [[spoiler: Or not. The two were only separated until the merge, after all.]]

* ChallengeSeeker: The hum drum and every day are not enough for this bull!!
* CuteBruiser: She’s very attractive, almost adorable, and she’ll take you DOWN.
%% * DaddysGirl: Has said she's one to a few people.[[spoiler:Her affinity for baseball even coincides with her dad's career.]]

* FearlessFool: She doesn’t fear meeting anyone one on one, even hanging out with the openly homicidal Sawako.

%% * GirlPosse: Has formed many of these throughout her time in [[spoiler:the [=VR=]. They just keep dying, though, don't they?]]
* HeroicBSOD: Undergoes a mild one at the end of Trial 2, when people are fighting and the weight of [[spoiler: sending Madoka to her death]] weigh in on her. She’s good enough friends with most by now that multiple people offer her their help.
* HopelessWithTech: Plays games competitively as her talent, but doesn't understand computers herself. [[spoiler: Turns out that having a sister who works with tech for your benefit makes this less of a weakness.]]
* IdenticalTwinIdTag: [[spoiler:Her wig aside, Tomiko also has a belly ring while Michiko has a star tattoo.]]

* TheSocialExpert: Arguably. She reads the situations and feelings of her classmates to make appropriate calls during trials.
* ThemeTwinNaming: [[spoiler:MichIKO and TomIKO, and their nicknames Chiko and Miko. To a lesser extent, their screen names are meant to sound distinct but flow nicely together.]]
* TwinBanter: [[spoiler:Often seen teasing and having fun with Michiko in group chats.]]
%% * NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: Or anyone, really.

* SuperReflexes: A good bulk of the reason as to why she's such a capable tank. She doesn't even know what wiping a group — or letting a non-DPS die — could possibly entail!
%% * YouWouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses: [[spoiler:Definitely would, and would do it hard enough to knock them off of his face!]]


!! Genta Sugai/[[spoiler:Φ]]

[[caption-width-right:350:my sweet handsome boy]]

In spite of his affluent lineage, however, Genta himself is said to be a bit of an enigma; reporters seeking personal accounts of his person have found descriptions of the author to be just as varied as his subject matter. Whether the one attending Hope’s Peak is the genuine article or not has remained up for debate, in spite of proof of his identity being secured otherwise. [[spoiler: He is the chapter 5 victim, pushed out of a window by Sarara Orikasa.]]

* AfterActionHealingDrama: Runs away from [[spoiler:Sarara]] after [[spoiler:she]] injures him with a glass bottle. He climbs through Ai's window, gets help, leaves, and is chased throughout the hotel until he [[spoiler:enters Michiko's room and is subsequently pushed out of the window when Sarara follows.]]
* AlmostDeadGuy: [[spoiler:Observed by Ai and Michiko pre-window-push, and then drags himself into the hotel to attempt to say his final words after he's pushed.]]

* Chuunibyou: Yuka believes that he represents this so much that she affectionately calls him "chuuni".

* ClonesArePeopleToo: [[spoiler:He is a clone of the original Genta Sugai, but embraces the philosophy of choice above all else. This is likely in reference to his own desire to be a unique person and avoid feeling as though he is an ExpendableClone.]]
* DeathBySecretIdentity: [[spoiler: Killed directly so that he does not reveal Sarara's secret.]]

* GrievousBottleyHarm: [[spoiler:Sarara attacks him with a bottle.]]

%% * PistolWhipping: [[spoiler:Poor guy.]]

* TechnicolorEyes: Bright yellow!
* TheDeadHaveNames: Keeps accounts of each dead student in his room.
%% * TheDitherer
%% * ThePhilosopher: As per his title.
%% * WouldntHitAGirl: [[spoiler:Which results in his death.]]

* MurderInTheFamily: [[spoiler: Not accomplished by him, but by his brother, who committed matricide.]]
* BigScrewedUpFamily: [[spoiler: His brother committed matricide and attempted to frame it on someone else in their family. Eisuke doesn't bat an eyelash after hearing about his death because of this.]]

%% * AgreeToDisagree: States this several times during and post Trial 1. [[spoiler: Trial 2 however...]]

* BerserkButton: Don’t call her by her first name unless she’s given you permission. DON’T call her a spoiled princess. And DO NOT call her short.
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: [[spoiler:After the heartache of losing Hana Trial 1]], she seems to have taken this approach. It either Is or Is Not--and anyone saying otherwise is an idiot she has no time for, sans the time it takes to straighten them out.
* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: An interesting case where the break actually happens, and as a RESULT she becomes Haughty.]]
* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: Finding out her new friend Hana was a murderer and losing her to execution has left Haruna’s already fragile trust in tatters.]]
* BrutalHonesty: Though what is ‘truth’ and just ‘truthfully her belief’ depends, either one she will state unflinchingly, and the amount she’ll go out of her way to make it polite depends.
* ChildProdigy: Has been winning awards since she was a child, and has been able to read at a high school level since she was 10. [[spoiler: This left her with a distance between herself and her peers she’s bitterly regarded ever since.]]
%% * CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler:Seeing her new friend executed for a murder she actually committed was this for Haruna.]]
%% * FirstNameBasis: With Hana and Kanon, as a sign of their friendships.
%% * GildedCage: Grew up in one. [[spoiler: she resented it, and the distance it made between herself and her peers and parents.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Has been accused of this by her classmates. A notable example is [[spoiler:Veronica in Trial 2, calling her on her viciousness towards Madoka when her motive was very close to the motive of previous murderer Hana, whom Haruna still regards with total fondness.]]

%% * InsufferableGenius: Been accused of this by peers in the past. How ‘insufferable’ she actually is depends on who you ask...

* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler: After Hana is outed as the murderer, Haruna breaks down and starts to sob.]]
%% * Ojou

* OnlyFriend: In her past, only a girl named Kotone was Haruna’s friend. This bleeds directly into...
* TheOnlyOneITrust: Despite the group of acquaintances she is making, Kotone is still the only person she trusts [[spoiler: and says as much during her backstory speech in Trial 2.]]
* ParentalNeglect: [[spoiler:Suffered this during her childhood, as she told the class in Trial 2, and only saw her parents during her birthdays.]]
%% * RantInducingSlight: [[spoiler: Basically, the entire end of Trial 2 was this for her. And when Hanako and Veronica came after her? THEN it REALLY began.]]

* RichBitch: The impression people often get of her pre-murder game. How accurate this statement is depends on who in the class you ask.

* SkewedPriorities: Debatable. [[spoiler: In Trial 2, she spends the end of the trial defending her own caustic point of view over paying any attention to the soon-to-be-executed or her last words. But one could also argue that if one considered a murderer not worth the time or sympathy, these priorities line right up. ]]
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: In the group chat, she promises she can do this even with people she is arguing with. [[spoiler: Then comes Trial 2...]]
* TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason:
** [[spoiler: She and Hanako get into a Backstory Reveal contest at the end of Trial 2, revealing her lonely childhood and Only Friend. They’re both called on this by multiple people, most memorably by Tadashi:]]
** [[spoiler:“Madoka Tojo is about to die, and you’re all out here playing shit parent bingo..?”]]
%% * ThisIsUnforgivable: Her reaction to [[spoiler:Hana’s ‘betrayal’ of her trust in Trial 1.]]

%% * AllUpToYou: Stands in for Michiko to help the sick and injured class at the end of trial 3.

%% * BigSisterInstinct: To Ai Kimoto.
* BoisterousBruiser: She is one of the most unerringly energetic and positive people in first the Tora, and then Telos classes.
* CynicismCatalyst: As chapter 6 reveals, hers was [[spoiler: losing Hisae when the castle fell]]. Ever since, her worldview has...significantly darkened, and she's become a lot more unhappy and reckless.

* DespairEventHorizon: Reveals through narration at the end of chapter 6 that [[spoiler: Hisae's death]] at the beginning of chapter 5 led to her snapping and attempting to attack one of the chaperones, [[Main/DrivenToSuicide fully aware that this will result in her death]].

* HairTriggerTemper: Subverted. Doesn't actually have one, it's just that her assorted BerserkButton just get pressed...a lot.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Holly's week 2 and 5 outfit is inspired by America Chavez.

* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Is in a relationship with Michiko Shoji as of Chapter 4. Spicy!]]

* PassionateSportsGirl: Her introduction to Tadashi had him coming across her doing pull ups to stay in shape...from an enormous tree growing in the middle of the street.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Normally she's against this, but does it herself following [[spoiler: Hisae's death]], losing all sense of self-preservation and [[spoiler: attacking Peri]].
* SickEpisode: Is sick throughout chapters 2, 3, and 4, the latter two being with pneumonia and then despair fever.

%% * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The bold and energetic tomboy to Michiko's girly girl.

* AllLovingHero: He doesn't tend to dislike people and does his best to see the best in everyone! [[spoiler: Or at least was the case up until Chapter 4's motive.]]
%% * Bishonen: Very feminine in looks and actions.
%% * Bookworm

* ButNotTooForeign: Despite his English name, he was born and raised in Tokyo, having had an American father however.

* TechnicolorEyes: Bright yellow!
%% * Workaholic: Had to get his talent somehow, being a ghostwriter isn't easy.

!! Kanon Kurosawa[[spoiler:/Kazuko Kagami]]
!!! Super High School Level Weapons Engineer[[spoiler:/Body Double]]

Daughter of a former Japanese politician and a talented Russian inventor, everyone knew Kanon Kurosawa would take after her parents. What nobody would expect was for her to be utterly fascinated by the military and weapons in general. She began tinkering with firearms when she was seven and constructed her prototype rifle, the Kurosawa 11, when she was eleven. Since then, she’s been recruited by the military to begin producing weapons. Since then, her work has been heavily requested across the globe and she is tied into many top secret projects. These secrets are sought after by many groups. As such, she has received a multitude of threats, and spends most of her time under heavy guard. However, after receiving an invitation to Hope’s Peak, she has chosen to forgo that guard for the protection the school can provide her. [[spoiler:She's the killer of Chapter 7, killing Sosuke and injuring Ayato.]]

%% * BeautyMark: On the left side of her face, under her lips.

* ButNotTooForeign: She's half Russian. [[spoiler:Or not.]]

* DisproportionateReward: [[spoiler:In Chapter 1, she showed she'd die for anyone who so much as became her friend.]]

* IShouldHaveBeenBetter: [[spoiler:Blames herself for what happened with Hana in the first trial, and apologizes to her memory on her relationship blog.]]

%% * LossOfIdentity
* MamaBear: [[spoiler:In Trial 1, fights to protect her friend Hana even when Hana has already confessed guilt. In Trial 2 she similarly tells off everyone involved in the ‘overshare debacle’ except for her friend Haruna, who started it in the first place. Word of God states that Kanon is biased towards her friends.]]

** Kanon, pronounced like cannon, makes weapons... Strangely enough, her creator didn't notice this until it was pointed out.
** [[spoiler:Her real name, Kazuko Kagami, translates roughly to "harmony child mirror", which pretty much points directly to her talent.]]

* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:Goes into a boiling rage at the end of Trial 1, promising swift vengeance on anyone who dares vote for her friend.]]

%% * RecruitedFromTheGutter: [[spoiler:Her description and hatred of loan sharks heavily implies this.]]

%% * ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler: Her feelings towards the end of Trial 1 and the loss of Hana.]]

* WhatIsThisFeeling: [[spoiler: Kanon is not used to any strong emotion aside from anger. So when she feels something that is closer to sadness after Hana’s execution is announced, she can’t understand it and tries instead to see it through the lens of anger at the class that voted her friend to her death.]]

* AwkwardKiss: [[spoiler:Sort of. Holly begs Masashi to let her die when he prevents her from punching Peri in the fifth chapter. He kisses her and expresses how important she is to him, and she panics and explains that she's already in a relationship with Michiko. Oops. To make matters even worse, Michiko finds them not long after. Awkward indeed.]]

* TheGadfly: Seems to take pleasure in being, what's the word...? A little shit. To everyone. Regardless of the setting. [[spoiler:At least after the fourth motive.]]

%% * NiceGuy: Tries to be, at least. [[spoiler:Hasn't been doing such a great job since the fourth motive.]]

%% * TakingTheBullet: For Twelve, but really for Holly - if she'd been allowed to punch him in the first chapter (and [[spoiler: Peri in the fifth chapter]]) she would have died.

* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: [[spoiler:Muses that if people had voted to kill Sarara during the fourth trial, Genta would not have died and the previous murderer would have died from sickness.]]
%% * WhiteHairBlackHeart: Subverted, for now.

What? No, she’s not a fashion designer. You’re thinking about her mother -- she’s the daughter of the international fashion designer, Shoji Erika, and while she does frequently travel alongside her, she doesn’t do any of that herself.

She’s known for her ability to aid those in almost any sort of environment, so she prefers the title “Travelling Medic.”

[[spoiler:Although her talent isn't technically wrong, she's actually the MMO medic BYE✮BYE, EBULLIENCE's other half and twin. She assisted her sister and Tadashi in the final case, acting as an accomplice to grab supplies and create false alibis.]]

%% * AllUpToYou: [[spoiler:She's told as much right before and directly after Akio's death.]]
* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: She's a bit young to be practicing medicine on the level that she is. [[spoiler: Or not, considering she's a glorified school nurse.]]

* BilingualBonus: She speaks Korean, and will often text simple phrases such as "haha" or "omg." [[spoiler:This was to participate in Korean gaming tournaments.]] Dislikes the nickname 'Michi' for herself given its rude usage in Korean.
* BreakTheBeliever: She's the strongest defender of both Akio and Sarara, and even purposefully derails the trial in an attempt to acquit them. [[spoiler:They're both guilty.]]

%% * DefensiveFailure: [[spoiler:But if she actually shot Sarara with that gun, would she really be happy either?]]

* IdenticalTwinIdTag: [[spoiler:Has a star tattoo on her torso while her sister has a belly piercing. Up until the last case, they also had different hair with the help of Tomiko's wig.]]
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Pulls out a wine bottle during trial 5, but doesn't get to drink because Holly confiscates it. [[spoiler:Offers it to Sarara as a parting gift, completely forgetting that Sarara incapacitated Genta with a glass bottle before.]]
* LastOfHisKind: As of chapter 4, [[spoiler: she's the last medic in Tora and Telos]].

* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Is in a relationship with Holly Fuentes. Spicy!]]

* TheFashionista: Tends to wear beautiful designer clothes, from lines that haven't even been released yet!
* TheMedic: One of a few, but it's literally her title.

* ThemeTwinNaming: [[spoiler:MichIKO and TomIKO, and their nicknames Chiko and Miko. To a lesser extent, their screen names are meant to sound distinct but flow nicely together.]]
* TwinBanter: [[spoiler:Often seen teasing and having fun with Tomiko in group chats.]]

* SnarkToSnarkCombat: After that argument during Chapter 4, and even prior to it, both Michiko AND Yuka are extremely deserving of this trope. After {{Volleying Insults}}, lets hope they learn how to shape up!

We’ve all heard of it before, whether it’s been from a younger sibling or a suggested video on Youtube….Minecraft. Chances are, you haven’t played it yourself; after all, a large fraction of the audience tends to be people under the age of 10, but you might’ve seen Misuto’s videos floating around Youtube. Though the majority of Minecraft [=LPers=] target a younger audience with their videos in order to gain popularity, Misuto (also known by their gamer tag, xXMisut0_the_MinerXx) has managed to collect a large following of members from all generations. In addition to this, due to their fluency in Japanese, English, and French, his popularity reach has spread to many reaches of the world. Combined with their clever commentary, their heartfelt relationship with their audiences and stellar gameplay skills, Mitsuno’s skill at the game has revived it’s once-deceased fanbase and launched them to the top of the charts on several video sharing websites.

!! Piney Pines/[[spoiler:Yuji Matsumoto]]

* AmbiguousGender: Piney has outfits for both genders, has played opposite male and female mascots in skits featuring romance, and when asked their gender they respond “Piney is a tree.” Their pronouns swap between ‘he’ and ‘they’, but ‘she’ is never off the table. They even put on big goofy eyelashes and blush for certain looks!

* CrimeMagnet: [[spoiler:He's been directly framed for two murders since the two places merged, and has been the intended victim of one murder.]]
* CrowdPleaser: As one of his talents as a mascot, he can gauge 'audience' reaction and respond accordingly--this was the main bulk of his job.

%% * GivenNameReveal: [[spoiler:Yuji Matsumoto]]

* TheHeart: In trials, it’s this tree that seems to be reminding people to respect the soon-to-be-deceased and to hear them out. They also offer moral support to classmates like Charmayne and assistance to sick peers like Andrew and Miho in their Chapter 3 Relationship updates.
* ImYourBiggestFan: Reacts this way to meeting Ryouji Nomiya, their favorite Viner, in person. Luckily for them, Ryouji feels just the same way!
* LimitedWardrobe: Averted, surprisingly. One wouldn’t expect a Tree to have that much to wear, but a baseball outfit and a maid outfit have both been featured, with a closet full of more clothing to be found to anyone who looks through his room...
* LoveItOrHateIt: In universe. For all the popularity, there's always going to be people who think he's annoying, a corporate tool, or downright creepy.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [[spoiler:Yuji's design is based off of Vincent from Catherine and Shaggy from Scooby Doo.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler:When Ryouji, the first person he was growing close to, died. His scream apparently broke vocal character.]]
* PlayingATree: Literally.

* SlaveToPR: Has been accused of this by detractors, which was replied to with a resounding 'duh'--he's a company mascot, of COURSE he is!

* TheGimmick: Is this to his company, Bando Eco Logging.
* TheOneWhoWearsShoes: Piney's not like OTHER trees--his magical red shoes allow him to walk around!
* ThirdPersonPerson: Piney’s incredibly notable for this, and it depends on the person how long they can stand to listen to it. Moments where they slip up and use ‘I’ are not unheard of however, though they seem to be important.

* TragicBromance: [[spoiler:It's true for the first time Ryouji dies, but even moreso for the second time. It's revealed that Yuji still cares for Ryouji despite the betrayal, but Ryouji only realizes this before he's executed.]]
* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:Keeps Ryuoji's necklace after he is killed]]

...That would have been their fate had Hope's Peak Academy kept their distance from the situation. Known for being a prestigious institution throughout the whole world, Hope's Peak Academy, with the permission from the Japanese government, had officially declared that they would take Ryan in and rehabilitate them into a functional, member of society. A second chance at conforming to society, in other words. The fabricator has officially agreed under oath to the heavy restrictions placed on them, and that they would only use their criminal knowledge to assist in the identification of fabricated objects. According to a few more sources, they have also agreed to attend, and remain at the school under surveillance as well. It is certain to all that they've landed a place in Japan's blacklist after their capture.

* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Identifies as nonbinary, and dislikes being mistaken for a male, such as when Haruna used ‘he’ pronouns with them during Trial 1.

%% * CombatCommentator: Does this when [[spoiler:EBULLIENCE and Ai hurt Ryouji.]]

* FameThroughInfamy: Became well known for a false information leak that allowed a serial killer known as ‘The Widower’ to get away from authorities

* NotMeThisTime: Stated almost word for word Trial 1, when blame was passed to them right off the bat by Hana. [[spoiler: They were right, and it was in fact the accuser.]]

* TheScapegoat: In universe, mentioned multiple times: as a former criminal, they are very susceptible to this should a better candidate not be tracked down in time...
* ShoutOut: Receives a ‘Skull Chariot’ moterbike from [=DA3E’s=] Gorou Inoue and a silk magician’s top hat from [=DA1′s=] Seiichi Ichikawa.
%% * StepfordSmiler: Hints of this, such as when their smile drops after the first death.

Vine user [=RyoujiNMY=] (often simply called Ryouji) has been an instantly recognizable Internet presence worldwide for the past three years, and his popularity only continues to grow. With vines in both English and Japanese, Ryouji's antics with friends, family, and his beloved cat Mimi have taken the social media world by storm, even sparking several memes (such as the infamous 'pets versus humans' meme wherein owners attempt to imitate behaviors that come naturally to their pets with varying degrees of success). Ryouji's easygoing personality and sharp intuition for humor have earned him sponsorship deals with brand-name companies, invitations to events in exchange for coverage, and other offers to use his popularity for business purposes. But even when obviously promoting products, Ryouji always manages to put an entertaining spin on it - one of the essential skills that earned him his place at Hope's Peak Academy. Which he, of course, commemorated with a vine. [[spoiler:The first victim, killed for talking back to Monokuma. This is reverted after he is brought back to life to demonstrate the possibility of resurrection for the week 6 motive. He is executed in the chapter 6 trial for the murder of Tomoka Hamazoe.]]

%% * BigBadFriend: [[spoiler: Toward Piney Pines.]]
%% * BloodOnTheDebateFloor: [[spoiler:His own, after being attacked by EBULLIENCE and Ai.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Sliced in half, but only just--still intact enough to spend a few seconds gasping for life, even as he begins to accordion in on himself unnaturally...brr.]]
* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:Indirectly. Guy dies a few days after the Vine app is announced ‘dead’. ]]

%% * HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler: Pretty much, from how he was described to 'accordion' after Monobear was through with him.]]
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Presumably killed off for this: after referring to something on his keycard, Peri takes the card and panics, stating he 'shouldn't have seen that'. He is killed immediately afterwards by Monobear. ]]
* ImYourBiggestFan: Reacts this way upon seeing Piney Pines for the first time--his little sister is a big fan. Luckily enough for him, Piney’s a big fan of his too!

* ThePollyanna: The male version. Nothing gets this guy down for longer than a minute!

* SympatheticMurderer: [[spoiler:To some, notably to Piney Pines/Yuji. According to Ryouji, someone absolutely had to be killed in a timely fashion "or else," so he did it to prevent the unnamed bad consequence.]]

%% * ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:Or... kills, to be more precise.]]
* ThoseTwoGuys: Had the potential to be this or even HeterosexualLifePartners with Piney Pines from starting chemistry alone. [[spoiler:Then Monobear got his claws on him...literally.]]
* TragicBromance: [[spoiler:With Piney/Yuji. It's true for the first time Ryouji dies, but even moreso for the second time. It's revealed that Yuji still cares for Ryouji despite the betrayal, but Ryouji only realizes this before he's executed.]]
* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:Piney keeps Ryuoji's necklace after he is killed.]]
* UnfriendlyFire: [[spoiler:Attempts to shoot Piney Pines at first out of fairness -- he didn't want his own personal feelings preventing him from killing someone at random.]]
%% * YouWouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses: [[spoiler:...Only EBULLIENCE and Ai definitely would, it turns out.]]

!!! Super High School Level Art Curator/[[spoiler: Forger]]

The Orikasa family-owned art gallery had kept the small town of Nakata alive with its tourist revenue for over a century — until one day, its elderly owner fell sick, sending the long-time cultural landmark into a deep financial decline. Right when all hope seemed lost, the owners’ teenage granddaughter Sarara took over operations, not only managing the gallery but using the expertise she’d acquired from her grandparents all her life to promote art history as a genuine curator. While the reserved girl couldn’t be called a superstar, her revival of a historic gallery and her entry into classical arts academia at such a young age has gained super-high-school-levels of attention from cultural organisations worldwide. [[spoiler: She is the killer of Chapter 5, having pushed Genta out the window of the Atetis hotel after stabbing and chasing him, and is caught and executed.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler: Well, she did kill Genta after all.]]

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: "I agree with... all of you?"
* CostumeCopycat: Dresses to resemble [[spoiler:Piney Pines.]]
* DoomedAppointment: [[spoiler:Makes plans with several people before committing murder.]]
* DressingToDie: [[spoiler:She wears funeral clothing for her execution.]]

%% ** Quite a bit in reference to [[spoiler:how she would eventually murder Genta.]]
** She has a habit of adopting people's emoticon use and acronym use. [[spoiler:This also helps to reveal her true talent. She uses this to impersonate Yuka, Genta, and Piney.]]
** Many people from the Tora class had no problem seeing her one-on-one to comfort her after [[spoiler:Chou's death]]. [[spoiler:This doesn't end well]].

* GrievousBottleyHarm: [[spoiler:Attacks Genta with a bottle.]]
* HumanPincushion: [[spoiler:Would her insect pinning girlfriend be proud of how she went out, or...?]]
%% * ImposterExposingTest: [[spoiler:G a r f i e l d you l a z y cat]]
%% * MonaLisaSmile: Befitting of her obsession with Mona Lisa. [[spoiler:Sports one as she's executed.]]

* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: Is in an relationship with Chou Nakahara, however shortly after the "official" reveal of this fact, Sarara was quickly widowed due to Chou being executed. Tragic love story.]]
* OutlawCouple: [[spoiler:With Chou. Not only accompliced when Chou murdered two people, but murdered someone in her own right.]]
%% * PistolWhipping: [[spoiler:Poor, poor Genta.]]

%% * StalkerWithoutACrush: [[spoiler:Elevator goblin Orikasa....]]
* TakeCareOfTheKids: [[spoiler: Akio places her in charge of looking after his dolls before he's executed.]]
* TechnicolorEyes: They're purple.
* TheOphelia: She's emotionally absent and grief stricken for the entirety of the time that the Praetis group knows her. Some of her arguments in trial also revolved around seemingly nonsensical points, such as Genta secretly being a dryad.
%% * TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:With Chou.]]

* WhamLine: [[spoiler:“I would have adored spending a future with you, Chou.”]]

%% * WidowWoman: [[spoiler:Goodbye, Chou Nakahara...]]

!!! Super High School Level Personal Assistant[[spoiler:/Loan Shark]]

Hope’s Peak Academy is renowned for selecting their pupils from only Japan’s best and brightest: it is the norm to find the names of up-and-coming athletes, actors, and scholars, among the list of incoming transfer students. But every now and again, someone appears on the roster who seems to be virtually unknown by the world at large. Sosuke Nakazawa, the personal assistant to the president of Oishi Consumer Finance Co., is just one such example of such a student. Searching for his name yields no pertinent results online, but then again, it’s hardly surprising to learn that someone with a title like that would be mostly absent from the public eye. Personal assistants mostly work behind the scenes, taking minutes, making appointments, keeping track of finances and travel arrangements… perhaps the fact that there is no news about Sosuke Nakazawa simply means that he has been doing his job exceptionally well. [[spoiler:The victim of Chapter 7, killed via blunt force trauma.]]

%% * LockedInADungeon: [[spoiler:Well. Sort of!]]
* TapOnTheHead: [[spoiler:His wound was so severe that it injured his inner brain, killing him over time.]]

Some say that a great wedding photographer is a near impossible-to-balance mix of many different kinds. Tadashi Matsuo is becoming a clear argument against that supposed impossibility. Whether it's aesthetic shots outside, close ups of all the finer touches that were so carefully picked by the organisers, or simple but stunning portraits of the happy couple- Tadashi's able to capture it all for you. With the ability to record a day, a ceremony, a bond in a wide range of unique styles, and standing out as a strong choice on a global network of wedding photographers even before he started to be hired by celebrities, it's perhaps no wonder that ''Matsuo''; is now a go-to name in Japan for recording the start of a couple's next special stage in life. [[spoiler:He's the killer of Ai in Chapter 9, and correctly caught in trial, though doesn't get taken through to execution as the masterminds are both caught.]]

--> '''Tadashi:''' No, Sasaki-san. Clearly I’ve been defending Shoji-san - and maybe EBULLIENCE-san by extension - up until this point because I thought it might be fun to count leaves or talk to myself instead of fucking watching them.
* AttentionWhore: [[spoiler:To the extremes of faking a personality entirely for at least ''two years'' so people talk to him more, and killing Ai without a motive in place and making himself look like a victim ''partly just so people would remember and talk about it.'']]
%% * Bridezilla: His job is dealing with these. Daily. Joy.

* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional:
** He seethes under a thin layer of politeness to his clients and his classmates, likely to remain professional.
** It's to remain professional from his true bitter self, and [[spoiler:come across as a nicer person so people like him more in general, and thus pay attention to him. He's stunned when multiple people in game prove to like the real him more.]]

* CondescendingCompassion:
** His ‘nice guy’ routine can be seen as this, though how much it is for appearances sake versus how much of a genuine change he’s trying to enact in himself is up in the air.
** [[spoiler:Turns out to be a case of trying to pull BecomingTheMask: originally for appearances sake, Tadashi has since been trying to actually make this act his true personality to make a change. Slowly begins to drop this plan under EBULLIENCE's encouragement from Chapter 4 onward though, and by endgame, it's been given up on entirely in favour of his true personality.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Of what kind is still unsure, but several allusions to it have been made in internal dialogue. Turns out [[spoiler: Tadashi's life until mutual killing has just been one long bitter string of never feeling included and growing disdain for relationships of any kind, hammered in by his beloved mother killing his father, and having to move in with other relatives to work on a job he sees as completely idiotic while being instructed to keep up a fake personality to get along with it all.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Especially when his ‘face’ starts to slip. Used to deliver his particularly bitter two cents when he can’t help himself.
* FalseReassurance: Frequently apologizes for things he does not feel the real need to apologize for. It's part of his act to appear much more gentle and professional, though [[spoiler:it's one of the first traits to be toned down once he decides to start weaning off it.]]

* LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler:Decides in desperation to try and invoke this in the last mastermind trial to become a KarmaHoudini, under the logic that if he helps catch the mastermind now, the mutual killing game will end and he won't be executed for killing Ai. Appears to actually have worked, probably to some people's chagrin.]]
* LoveIsAWeakness: [[spoiler:Starts out very much believing this of not just love, but ''all kinds'' of relationships, to the point of being downright terrified of people trying to get to know him in the event he reciprocates and screws himself over.]]
%% * MiddleChildSyndrome: ''In spades.'' [[spoiler: It actively contributed to his disdain for relationships and constant feeling that he never had or has a place anywhere.]]

** [[spoiler:EBULLIENCE is this towards him, on several levels: her work in growing closer to him stopped Tadashi from feeling as put out about the idea of relationships, something which could have spurred bitterness in ''many'' places, and also kept him from focusing solely on killing the ''entire class'' to win the game and leave- because he couldn't leave her, or the people she was attached to in game.]]
** [[spoiler: Comes off the chain a little bit in Chapters 8 and 9 when EBULLIENCE agrees to help him try to and actually commit murder respectively- though by endgame he's firmly back on, with Michiko and Ryan also counting further murder as being a dealbreaker for their friendship.]]

* OddFriendship: Arguably ''anyone'' Tadashi befriends, given his social skill troubles, but special mention likely goes to Holly and EBULLIENCE by sheer virtue of them both being energetic and friendly athletes.
* OrphansOrdeal: [[spoiler:Believes that he falls into this by late game: his father was killed before Tadashi accepted his Hope's Peak invite, and after six years, he thinks it's likely for his mother to have finally been executed for the crime that started a lot for Tadashi.]]
* SecretRelationship: [[spoiler:Or secret build up to relationship. Tadashi and EBULLIENCE decided to keep the fact they were growing close a secret to avoid revealing embarrassing details they'd learnt about the other and for possible advantages in working together. The only decided to give up on their 'secrets pact' for good when they finally became an OfficialCouple. Still doesn't stop them not declaring the relationship though.]]
* ShoutOut: Received a broken tablet from [=DA4O=]’s Hirashi Abe, a cult pamphlet from Zoombi Malware of [=DA5M=] and a collection of guro manga from [=DA3E=]’s Koharu Amashiro. Poor guy...
* SurroundedByIdiots: Almost word for word in Trial 2. Tadashi believes that his classmates are complete morons who don’t listen to him, and has a very hard time not raking them over the coals. [[spoiler:By late game he has absolutely no problems holding back against some he deems idiots though.]]
%% * StealthInsult: Very fond of these.

** But actually averted for [[spoiler: the masterminds, of all people: Tadashi becomes one of the original advocates for the idea of stalling the game out as long as possible to buy time to figure out how to prevent the masterminds from being executed when caught.]]

%% * WeddingDay: His job is ensuring that couples get the PERFECT shot of their special day.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: [[spoiler:Has EBULLIENCE and Michiko 'trap' him in the Greenhouse to try and convince the class that he was also attacked by someone and had been stuck there for hours before Ai died, making it impossible for him to be her killer. It works in confusing the class' timeline of events until proof is found that he's been sneaking between the Greenhouse and the crime scene.]]

Japan’s latest karuta champion is a shameless loudmouth who always speaks her mind. And most unfortunately of all, she’s just a bratty little kid! Tomoka Hamazoe is the rising star among the niche but highly dedicated society of competitive karuta players, taking last winter’s Queen title with skill hailed to be well beyond prodigious. Despite rubbing much of the older crowd the wrong way, few would challenge that her vigorous style and lightning fast hands are a force to be reckoned with. [[spoiler:She is the victim of trial 6, shot in the head by Ryouji.]]

%% * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:To some. Her brash personality didn't seem to win her favors with a large portion of her class.]]

* CutenessProximity: Gets friendlier the closer she gets to something or someone she sees as ‘cute’ and has a hard time staying mad at them.
* DumbBlonde:
** She has her moments, but is certainly not the brightest bulb in the pack. In fact, her reputation as a karuta champion is built off of her use of intuitive play to counter more strategic players.
** This is subverted, as she frequently paves the way to a verdict or deduces the correct culprit in most trials.
* EurekaMoment: Has one of these during the [[spoiler:first trial, and it's due to this that the class ends up convicting the actual culprit.]]

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Says what she thinks, which right after someone’s friend gets sent to the chopping block, can be seen as harsh or worse...not that she particularly cares.
* KimonoIsTraditional: Wears traditional clothes as her everydays.

* MultipleGunshotDeath: [[spoiler:Is shot both in the leg and in her head.]]
* NoSympathy: As far as she’s considered, a murderer is a murderer and a murderer is to be caught, simple as that!
* PaperTiger: Despite her feisty reputation, she's only 5'2" and not exactly imposing. [[spoiler:Further justified by being killed in her attempt to protect Piney Pines and herself.]]

* SweetTooth: Tomo is regularly seen munching away on snacks she has stashed on her person. [[spoiler:When she dies, the investigation finds tons of candies literally up her sleeves.]]
* Tearjerker: [[spoiler:Tomoka is only 16 years old and tried to singlehandedly protect one of her classmates against her attacker, who had a gun. Her expression in death suggests that she was determined until the end.]]

%% * FlagBikini: ...Or speedo.
%% * TransparentCloset

* SouthernGentleman: Tennessee born, and sweet as apple pie!
%% * YouthfulFreckles: In reference to the fact that he is currently the youngest born into the Mckinney political family.

* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:A pre-despair example. Her secret for the first Telos case disclosed that she had already murdered before the events at Hope's Peak, though she clarifies that it was in self defense and non-intentional.]]

%% * BerserkButton: Seems to have one for [[spoiler:being in close proximity to violence or sudden emotional outbursts.]]

* ConsummateProfessional: In the trial room, it pays to be professional. And in the executions. And in the personal life. Uh...

* EmotionsVsStoicism: VERY FAR on the scale leaning ‘Stoic’. This leaves a lot to be desired in her bedside manner, and seemingly strips her of the ability to consider the case from a human-heart perspective, leaving her questioning the motive and chalking it up as her classmates being ‘illogical.’
* IntimidationDemonstration: Pulls out her weapon during [[spoiler:trial 6 to deter further violence.]]

* Omniglot: Speaks Japanese, English, and Italian. She can interpret ancient languages like Latin, Old Egyptian, and Old Norse, and has rudimentary knowledge of many other languages!

* WhatIsThisFeeling: Has a few points where she seems near to experiencing an emotion, especially in trials. [[spoiler: When casting her vote for Madoka in Trial 2, she felt a twinge of something like disappointment, or even sadness.]]

A quiet, bedridden gal from a small town in Japan caught the eye of many scientists when she managed to command a swarm of giant hornets that she supposedly trained, resulting in a high interest of her insect related studies. The sickly Yuka Kagome says she always had an interest in insects, but has also always publically stated to the scientific public eye that she would rather be left alone and not be bothered. Her studies are mostly always behind closed doors, giving her an air of mystery. But when her study of aggressive giant hornets took a dark turn resulting in a swarming attack against an unnamed individual, the public began to take a bigger interest in the shut-in. Much to her obvious annoyance. However, this gained enough interest to land an invitation to the highly praised Hope’s Peak Academy. This garnered some surprise to the few scientific names that knew of Yuka’s studies, but since then, she has remained ever vigilant in her solitude. She refuses to speak to many people at all, while beginning her new start at the renowned hope driven academy- there are rumors she is picking up her hornet study once more...
[[spoiler: She is the victim of chapter eight, being blown up with a bomb by Ailani.]]

* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: Makes a very stark effort to detach from her emotions during trials, [[spoiler:however this sort of doesn't apply during Genta's case.]]
* BreakTheBeliever: Trusts in her own ability to solve cases and the nightwatch that she spearheads, but this shatters [[spoiler:after her nightwatch system is taken advantage of to assist in murder twice.]]
%% * BrokenBird: Prevalent even from the outset, but especially after [[spoiler:Genta's death.]]

* ClearMyName: Has to do this aggressively in the fourth trial, as she was the person who [[spoiler:made the cup of coffee that Chou poisoned to kill Kaito Adachi.]]

* DrowningMySorrows: Brings cases of alcohol to events following [[spoiler:Genta's death.]]

* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Yuka has an incredible interest with the insectile arts, all while appreciating all of the most pink and frilly things in the world- though, she doesn't mind getting said beautiful frills a mess. While she has {{Messy Hair}} on a usually basis, her typical style would be {{Girlish Pigtails}}, until Chapter 4 where she impulsively (and regrettably) gave herself an undercut.
%% * GrannyClassic: The teenage equivalent, for sure!

* JapaneseDelinquents: Ripped up seifuku, short skirt, and a tendency to speak in a thuggish tone when irritated denotes her deliquent personality. Not to mention her bad history in not bothering to attend class... It is also revealed that Yuka has traditional Japanese irezumi, the staple tattoo that yakuza tend to wear.
* JerkassWoobie: Yuka is sort of obvious in her attempts to be rude and cruel to others. While her anger and toxic behaviour is legitimate, her other personality traits make it obvious she is purposefully trying to keep others away, by being an incredibly rude girl.
* LonersAreFreaks: Yuka has a public habit of being a loner, and wanting nothing to do with topics that aren't related to her studies. Because of this, she has {{No Social Skills}}.
* NervousWreck: [[spoiler: This changes as the game goes on, as the more as she works together with a few choice classmates, she learns to become braver.]]
* ProperlyParanoid: In light of Yuka taking her contributions to the Nightwatch Crew up a notch by doing nightly surveillance despite being ill, it is to be noted that it is her paranoia that drives her to be {{Crazy Prepared}} for upcoming trials.

* TraumaCongaLine: [[spoiler:Yuka loses her idol, her closest friend, and then someone she supported back to back to back.]]
%% * SnarkToSnarkCombat: After that argument during Chapter 4, and even prior to it, both Michiko AND Yuka are extremely deserving of this trope. After {{Volleying Insults}}, lets hope they learn how to shape up!
%% * StoppedCaring: Implied to have done this [[spoiler:following Genta's death.]]
* SugarAndIcePersonality: While the ice is particularly prominent, it should be noted that with her (very few) friends, Yuka becomes an absolute teddy bear. Unless... you're Michiko. Then you get affection via carefully crafted snarky comments.
* TechnicolorEyes: Bright hot pink! Though, they do appear to be red in some pictures. [[spoiler: They are revealed to be a lie! Yuka's natural eye colour is chocolate brown.]]
* TheSleepless: Staying up at night for 8-10 hours, just to do Nightwatch with Adachi, [[spoiler: before he passed on.]]
* UnlimitedWardrobe: Her outfit keeps changing every chapter, sometimes multiple times a Chapter... all due to the mun being indecisive. They are almost always pink outfits, as {{Pink Means Feminine}} and is her favourite colour. Her wardrobe is quite extensive... as she is a {{Rich Bitch}}.

* WorkingThroughTheCold: She's very sick but very determined in Chapter 3.

* TwinThemeNaming: [[spoiler:MichIKO and TomIKO, and their nicknames Chiko and Miko. To a lesser extent, their screen names are meant to sound distinct but flow nicely together.]]

* HairTriggerTemper: Subverted. Doesn't actually have one, it's just that her assorted BerserkButtons just get pressed...a lot.

---> '''Holly:''' Al mal tiempo, bueno cara. [[labelnote:Translation]]To bad times, a good face - be positive even in bad situations.[[/labelnote]]

* ShoutOut: Receives Kenshin Takayuki from DA4O's severed head from the Monokuma machine. She did not take it well.

* TwinThemeNaming: [[spoiler:MichIKO and TomIKO, and their nicknames Chiko and Miko. To a lesser extent, their screen names are meant to sound distinct but flow nicely together.]]

We’ve all heard of it before, whether it’s been from a younger sibling or a suggested video on Youtube….Minecraft. Chances are, you haven’t played it yourself; after all, a large fraction of the audience tends to be people under the age of 10, but you might’ve seen Misuto’s videos floating around Youtube. Though the majority of Minecraft LPers target a younger audience with their videos in order to gain popularity, Misuto (also known by their gamer tag, xXMisut0_the_MinerXx) has managed to collect a large following of members from all generations. In addition to this, due to their fluency in Japanese, English, and French, his popularity reach has spread to many reaches of the world. Combined with their clever commentary, their heartfelt relationship with their audiences and stellar gameplay skills, Mitsuno’s skill at the game has revived it’s once-deceased fanbase and launched them to the top of the charts on several video sharing websites.

* ShoutOut: Received an incredibly fancy bottle of wine mixed with blood from Shuu Shimura of DA4U.

Vine user RyoujiNMY (often simply called Ryouji) has been an instantly recognizable Internet presence worldwide for the past three years, and his popularity only continues to grow. With vines in both English and Japanese, Ryouji's antics with friends, family, and his beloved cat Mimi have taken the social media world by storm, even sparking several memes (such as the infamous 'pets versus humans' meme wherein owners attempt to imitate behaviors that come naturally to their pets with varying degrees of success). Ryouji's easygoing personality and sharp intuition for humor have earned him sponsorship deals with brand-name companies, invitations to events in exchange for coverage, and other offers to use his popularity for business purposes. But even when obviously promoting products, Ryouji always manages to put an entertaining spin on it - one of the essential skills that earned him his place at Hope's Peak Academy. Which he, of course, commemorated with a vine. [[spoiler:The first victim, killed for talking back to Monokuma. This is reverted after he is brought back to life to demonstrate the possibility of resurrection for the week 6 motive. He is executed in the chapter 6 trial for the murder of Tomoka Hamazoe.]]

---> '''Tadashi:''' No, Sasaki-san. Clearly I’ve been defending Shoji-san - and maybe EBULLIENCE-san by extension - up until this point because I thought it might be fun to count leaves or talk to myself instead of fucking watching them.

* ShoutOut: Gets bloody scrubs from Yuuto Ikeda, DA3A’s Mastermind.

* ShoutOut: Got, of all things, shark themed condoms from Aqua Ooshima of DA3E.

* ShoutOut: Yuka receives Yori Tahara's (DA5K) picture of Vladimir Putin from the Item Machine.

* TarotCards: The motif to his band, ARC/\NA. His friends/band mates all have stage names relating to the Major Arcana and his is (ominously enough), "Death".

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:A lot of her classmates seem somewhat on the fence about whether or not Kaito's attack was justified because of this.]]
* [[spoiler:BloodOnTheDebateFloor: Causes this after attacking Ryouji with EBULLIENCE.]]
* [[spoiler:ClearMyName: Must do this after being framed for Mamimi's murder in Chapter 2.]]

* {{Girly Girl}}
* KickThemWhileTheyreDown: [[spoiler:To Ryouji after EBULLIENCE's punch knocks him to the ground.]]

* {{Meganekko}}
* PenName: Goes by "LACE" (yes, in all caps) online and on her manga.
** [[spoiler: This is used against her to try to incriminate her in chapter 2.]]
* SequentialArtist

* TheSleepless: As with everyone else, this comes with the job description.

* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler: She did not intend to kill Yuka by messing with the bomb the pair was making.]]

* AnimalMotifs: Minks.

* CoincidenceMagnet: [[spoiler:In trial 6. She has a jacket that looks remarkably similar to Captain Adachi's -- a copy of that jacket went missing the night of the murder. It also had a pocket to conceal a knife or firearm, and both were used during the murder. Has a collection of knives that raised suspicion. She also had a time period where she was relatively unaccounted for -- the time period where Tomoka would've died. Depsite this evidence stacking up, she wasn't the murderer.]]

* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Complete with Creepy Shadowed Undereyes.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Has the look down, and the character to match.
** [[spoiler: Subverted slightly when it turns out the hair's a wig, though her natural colour is still brown, though much lighter.]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Behind her helpful facade is a girl who is extremelly bitter... and is genuinely unpleasant and bitter, no hidden hearts of gold.

* ReadingLips: How she understands other students. Because of this, she asks others to look at her when they are speaking.
** Of course, this doesn't always work out for her, and she is prone to misunderstanding others' words.
* [[spoiler:RoboticReveal]]
** [[spoiler: Subverted in that this was a farce to avoid being voted for by confusing everyone.]]
* MessyHair: Braided, but the trope is still in effect.
* NotSoStoic: Upon talking to Piney Pines in Trial 2 and seeing he’s writing out notes for her so she can understand him better, she perks right up and the two start doodling and dancing together. It’s as tooth achingly cute as it sounds.

* [[spoiler:AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Seemed to be ruthlessly mocked by peers in school before Hope's Peak.]]
* BlushSticker

* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast: His pre-execution speech and execution allude to this. He lost his parents and was subjected to bullying at a young age, over time he may have had several controlling older partners.]]

** “If you made that kind of promise ... I'm going to do the same for you. I'm not strong, but! Please let me protect you too! “

* [[spoiler:EyeScream]]
* [[spoiler:FriendlessBackground: Seems to come from one, and is more use to being bullied and laughed at than anything else.]]

* [[spoiler:HateSink: Seems to think he is one, and defaults to believing that people hate him.]]
* [[spoiler:IJustWantToBeLoved: Part of his reasoning for his intentional attack on Monobear.]]
* Keet
* RomanceGame: What the genre of the work he's most recognized for belongs to.
* RousingSpeech: Attempts one at the start of the first Trial. It...didn’t quite have the effect he’d hoped for.

* TheUnwittingComedian
* WideEyedIdealist: Has shades of this, seen in his speech.

* ElegantClassicalMusician

* IdiotHair
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: His hair reaches down to his waist, but it's mostly unseen due to his jacket.
** In Chapter 5 he finally ditches the jacket and let's his hair down. His new appearance did have someone comment on how he looked, "pretty for a guy".
* NonIdleRich

* PerpetualSmiler: His sprite (and most art of him) has him always smiling, for whatever reason.
** Including when he’s being nearly indited of murder, leading to the possibility of StepfordSmiler.
* TheScapegoat:[[spoiler: Nearly becomes one in Trial 1, all over the style and fit of an entirely unrelated jacket.]]
* ShoutOut: Got a neon-pink beanie from Wataru Mishina of [=DA2B=].

* [[spoiler:TapOnTheHead: Knocked out by Kanon, as he walked by the room where Sosuke was being kept. Thankfully, this only left him concussed.]]

* [[spoiler:BreaktheCutie: Trial 2 is really starting to show it’s wear and tear on the kid...]]
* [[spoiler:IJustWantToBeNormal: Confesses this in Trial 2. Not to take away his title, just, go to school like he was supposed to.]]
* [[spoiler:IJustWantToHaveFriends: Same as above. This poor kid...]]
* NiceGuy
* PrettyBoy

* [[spoiler:ThousandYardStare: Gets this upon seeing Madoka’s execution.]]

* BareYourMidriff: Just as feasibly as any female model in an [=MMO=]!
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The brawn of this trio with Yuka and Michiko.
* BeautyMark: Right below her right eye.
* BashBrothers: With Tomoka.

* BerserkButton: Seems to have one for most murders, but notably ones where the victims were people that the murderer liked or trusted.
**[[spoiler:This reaches a breaking point in trial 6.]]
* [[spoiler:BloodOnTheDebateFloor: Causes this after attacking Ryouji with Ai.]]
* BreakingTheFellowship: After going to Hope's Peak, she was separated from her support, BYE✮BYE, that she partially attributes her own talent to.
** [[spoiler: Or not. The two were only separated until the merge, after all.]]
* BoisterousBruiser: Gives this impression off, and is apparently quite strong in real life.

* DaddysGirl: Has said she's one to a few people.
** [[spoiler:Her affinity for baseball coincides with her dad's career.]]
* ExtravertedNerd: She tries to get on with her class and she plays [=MMOs=] as a talent.

* FunPersonified
* GamerChick: when ur gaming with a game girl ur gaming with the best.
* GirlPosse: Has formed many of these throughout her time in [[spoiler:the [=VR=]. They just keep dying, though, don't they?]]

* [[spoiler:IdenticalTwinIdTag: Her wig aside, Tomiko also has a belly ring while Michiko has a star tattoo.]]

* [[spoiler:TwinThemeNaming: MichIKO and TomIKO, and their nicknames Chiko and Miko. To a lesser extent, their screen names are meant to sound distinct but flow nicely together.]]
* [[spoiler:TwinBanter: Often seen teasing and having fun with Michiko in group chats.]]
* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: Or anyone, really.

* PluckyGirl

* YouWouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses: [[spoiler:Definitely would, and would do it hard enough to knock them off of his face!]]

* [[spoiler:AlmostDeadGuy: Observed by Ai and Michiko pre-window-push, and then drags himself into the hotel to attempt to say his final words after he's pushed.]]
* BlindingBangs: At the beginning of the chapter 2 investigation, until Holly gives him hairclips.

* [[spoiler:ClonesArePeopleToo: He is a clone of the original Genta Sugai, but embraces the philosophy of choice above all else. This is likely in reference to his own desire to be a unique person and avoid feeling as though he is an ExpendableClone.]]
* [[spoiler:DeathBySecretIdentity: Killed directly so that he does not reveal Sarara's secret.]]

* [[spoiler:DoomedHurtGuy]]

* LethalChef

* [[spoiler:PistolWhipping: Poor guy.]]

* TheDitherer
* ThePhilosopher: As per his title.
* [[spoiler:WouldntHitAGirl: Which results in his death.]]

* CreepyCute
* NonIdleRich
* [[spoiler:MurderInTheFamily: Not accomplished by him, but by his brother, who committed matricide.]]
* [[spoiler:BigScrewedUpFamily: His brother committed matricide and attempted to frame it on someone else in their family. Eisuke doesn't bat an eyelash after hearing about his death because of this.]]

* ActingYourIntellectualAge
* AgreeToDisagree: States this several times during and post Trial 1. [[spoiler: Trial 2 however...]]
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer

* [[spoiler:CynicismCatalyst: Seeing her new friend executed for a murder she actually committed was this for Haruna.]]
* FirstNameBasis: With Hana and Kanon, as a sign of their friendships.
* GildedCage: Grew up in one. [[spoiler: she resented it, and the distance it made between herself and her peers and parents.]]
* Hypocrite: Has been accused of this by her classmates. A notable example is [[spoiler:Veronica in Trial 2, calling her on her viciousness towards Madoka when her motive was very close to the motive of previous murderer Hana, whom Haruna still regards with total fondness.]]
* IceQueen
* InsufferableGenius: Been accused of this by peers in the past. How ‘insufferable’ she actually is depends on who you ask...

* NonIdleRich

* Ojou

* [[spoiler:ParentalNeglect: Suffered this during her childhood, as she told the class in Trial 2, and only saw her parents during her birthdays.]]
* RantInducingSlight: [[spoiler: Basically, the entire end of Trial 2 was this for her. And when Hanako and Veronica came after her? THEN it REALLY began.]]
* RavenHairIvorySkin

* ShorterMeansSmarter

* [[spoiler:TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason: She and Hanako get into a Backstory Reveal contest at the end of Trial 2, revealing her lonely childhood and Only Friend. They’re both called on this by multiple people, most memorably by Tadashi:]]

* ThisIsUnforgivable: Her reaction to [[spoiler:Hana’s ‘betrayal’ of her trust in Trial 1.]]
* [[spoiler:TroubledButCute]]

* AllUpToYou: Stands in for Michiko to help the sick and injured class at the end of trial 3.

* BraidsOfAction: In her week 2 outfit, and reappears when she dons the same outfit in weeks 5 and 6.

* BigSisterInstinct: To Ai Kimoto.
** BoisterousBruiser: She is one of the most unerringly energetic and positive people in first the Tora, and then Telos classes.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Brown eyes and brown hair, more or less.

* LargeHam

* MulticoloredHair: Brown with streaks of blonde and blue.

* [[spoiler:OfficialCouple: Is in a relationship with Michiko Shoji as of Chapter 4. Spicy!]]
* {{Omniglot}}: Speaks Spanish, English, and Japanese. She'll often talk to other English-speaking classmates in English, or refer to people by Spanish words of affection. When she finds out Ryan speaks a little Spanish, she's openly delighted.

* TheHeart: Tries very hard to convince everyone to be friends and get along, by setting up a pool party in the first chapter and later getting frustrated and telling everyone to stop fighting so much and just work together. She doesn't seem to be very effective, however.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The bold and energetic tomboy to Michiko's girly girl.

* TrueCompanions: With Michiko and Masashi.

* Bishonen: Very feminine in looks and actions.
* Bookworm

* CovertPervert: Made allusions to wanting to sleep with TWELVE in Chapter 1
* Goth: Or at least he dresses in all black. He reveals in his relationship page that he thinks he has no sense of fashion.

* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: He doesn't seem to keep company all too long.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Inspired by The Looking Glass's character Faceless.
* PeekABangs: When his hair is unstyled, his bangs cover his right eye.
* ShoutOut: Jamie receives a crossbow from the Item Machine, referencing the show Game of Thrones.
* TallDarkAndSnarky

* Workaholic: Had to get his talent somehow, being a ghostwriter isn't easy.
* WorkingThroughTheCold: Or eats through it in chapter 3!

* AlliterativeName
* AloofDarkHairedGirl
* AnimalMotifs: Black cats.
* BeautyMark: On the left side of her face, under her lips.
* BecauseImGoodAtIt
* [[spoiler:BodyDouble]]
* ButNotTooForeign: She's half Russian.
** [[spoiler:Or not.]]

* ClassicalMusicIsBoring: States as such in her Relationships page regarding several classical music specialists.
* CutenessProximity: Has a thing for cats, as her Relationship page motif proves.

* DefrostingIceQueen
* [[spoiler:DisproportionateReward: In Chapter 1, she showed she'd die for anyone who so much as became her friend.]]
* EccentricMillionaire: Apparently likes to photoshop pictures of herself with cats. Not well but she does it.
* FirstNameBasis: though she prefers this with everyone, specific mention goes to Haruna, as a sign of their friendship.
* GadgeteerGenius
* GunNut
* HimeCut
* [[spoiler:IShouldHaveBeenBetter: Blames herself for what happened with Hana in the first trial, and apologizes to her memory on her relationship blog.]]
* KindheartedCatLover
* [[spoiler:LostInCharacter]]
* [[spoiler:LossOfIdentity]]

* MeaningfulName: Kanon, pronounced like cannon, makes weapons... Strangely enough, her creator didn't notice this until it was pointed out.

* [[spoiler:NotSoStoic: Goes into a boiling rage at the end of Trial 1, promising swift vengeance on anyone who dares vote for her friend.]]
* RavenHairIvorySkin
* [[spoiler:RecruitedFromTheGutter: Her description and hatred of loan sharks heavily implies this.]]

* ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler: Her feelings towards the end of Trial 1 and the loss of Hana.]]
* UndyingLoyalty

* [[spoiler:AwkwardKiss: Sort of. Holly begs Masashi to let her die when he prevents her from punching Peri in the fifth chapter. He kisses her and expresses how important she is to him, and she panics and explains that she's already in a relationship with Michiko. Oops.]]
** [[spoiler:To make matters even worse, Michiko finds them not long after. Awkward indeed.]]

** '''''YEE HAAAAW!'''''
* NiceGuy: Tries to be, at least. [[spoiler:Hasn't been doing such a great job since the fourth motive.]]
* PassThePopcorn: While neither literally nor outwardly, he generally feels this way toward the trials.

* TakingTheBullet: For Twelve, but really for Holly - if she'd been allowed to punch him in the first chapter (and [[spoiler: Peri in the fifth chapter]]) she would have died.
* TrueCompanions: With Holly.
* [[spoiler:YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Muses that if people had voted to kill Sarara during the fourth trial, Genta would not have died and the previous murderer would have died from sickness.]]
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Subverted, for now.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Toward Eisuke.
* [[spoiler:AllUpToYou: She's told as much right before and directly after Akio's death.]]
* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: She's a bit young to be practicing medicine on the level that she is.
** [[spoiler: Or not, considering she's a glorified school nurse.]]
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The beauty of this trio with Yuka and EBULLIENCE.
* BeautyMark: Below her right eye.
* BilingualBonus: She speaks Korean, and will often text simple phrases such as "haha" or "omg." [[spoiler:This was to participate in Korean gaming tournaments.]]
** Dislikes the nickname 'Michi' for herself given its rude usage in Korean.

* ClearMyName: Must do this in case 5 when her room becomes the scene of a crime.
* CombatMedic: She won't hesitate.

* CurtainsMatchTheWindows
* [[spoiler:DefensiveFailure: But if she actually shot Sarara with that gun, would she really be happy either?]]
* [[spoiler:GirlsWithGuns]]
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine
* GossipyHens: Specifically with Sarara, but also just in general.
* [[spoiler:IdenticalTwinIdTag: Has a star tattoo on her torso while her sister has a belly piercing. Up until the last case, they also had different hair with the help of Tomiko's wig.]]

* NonIdleRich: Ridiculously wealthy, but studied exceptionally hard to become a medic at her age. [[Spoiler: Or maybe this is played straight?]]
* [[spoiler:OfficialCouple: Is in a relationship with Holly Fuentes. Spicy!]]
* TeamMom: But don't tell her that you think so or else you'll make her upset.

* [[spoiler:TwinThemeNaming: MichIKO and TomIKO, and their nicknames Chiko and Miko. To a lesser extent, their screen names are meant to sound distinct but flow nicely together.]]
* [[spoiler:TwinBanter: Often seen teasing and having fun with Tomiko in group chats.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Yuka.
* WorkingThroughTheCold: She's sick during chapter 3.

* AlliterativeName
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows

* CatchPhrase: "Goooooo fighting pines!"
* ChasteHero: Assumed. He's a tree! And a company mascot to boot!
* [[spoiler:CrimeMagnet: He's been directly framed for two murders since the two places merged, and has been the intended victim of one murder.]]

* FamousForBeingFamous: Like Funashi before them.

* [[spoiler:GivenNameReveal: Yuji Matsumoto]]

* [[spoiler:OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Ryouji, the first person he was growing close to, died. His scream apparently broke vocal character.]]

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Piney has been stated in his 30 facts to be a big fan of melons and melon or green tea flavored treats and sweets. However, people note that Piney’s own food choices when left to their own devices are incredibly simple in comparison and that it’s likely only melons because his company has some kind of contract with melon farmers to say that and promote the product.

* [[spoiler:TragicBromance: It's true for the first time Ryouji dies, but even moreso for the second time. It's revealed that Yuji still cares for Ryouji despite the betrayal, but Ryouji only realizes this before he's executed.]]
* [[spoiler:TragicKeepsake: Keeps Ryuoji's necklace after he is killed]]

* AffablyEvil: Whether actually evil or not remains up in the air, but whatever they are they are certainly affable.
* CatSmile
* CombatCommentator: Does this when [[spoiler:EBULLIENCE and Ai hurt Ryouji.]]

* DullSurprise

* TheGadfly
* LackOfEmpathy: Seems to display some of this when interacting with fellow students.
* LovableRogue

* ReformedCriminal: Supposedly. This was one of the many conditions for entering Hope’s Peak.
* TattooedCrook

* StepfordSmiler / StepfordSnarker: Hints of this, such as when their smile drops after the first death.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Possibly. They are a criminal.

* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead]]
* [[spoiler:BigBadFriend: Toward Piney Pines.]]
* [[spoiler:BloodOnTheDebateFloor: His own, after being attacked by EBULLIENCE and Ai.]]
* [[spoiler:CruelAndUnusualDeath: Sliced in half, but only just--still intact enough to spend a few seconds gasping for life, even as he begins to accordion in on himself unnaturally...brr.]]
* [[spoiler:DeathByIrony: Indirectly. Guy dies a few days after the Vine app is announced ‘dead’. ]]
* [[spoiler:DoNotTauntCthulhu]]
* [[spoiler:HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Pretty much, from how he was described to 'accordion' after Monobear was through with him.]]
* [[spoiler:HeKnowsTooMuch: Presumably killed off for this: after referring to something on his keycard, Peri takes the card and panics, stating he 'shouldn't have seen that'. He is killed immediately afterwards by Monobear. ]]

* InstantWebHit: Where his fame comes from.

* [[spoiler:Sacrificial Lion]]
* [[spoiler:SympatheticMurderer: To some, notably to Piney Pines/Yuji. According to Ryouji, someone absolutely had to be killed in a timely fashion "or else," so he did it to prevent the unnamed bad consequence.]]
* [[spoiler:TheWorldsExpertOnGettingKilled: :^)]]
* [[spoiler:ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Or... kills, to be more precise.]]

* [[spoiler:TragicBromance: With Piney/Yuji. It's true for the first time Ryouji dies, but even moreso for the second time. It's revealed that Yuji still cares for Ryouji despite the betrayal, but Ryouji only realizes this before he's executed.]]
* [[spoiler:TragicKeepsake: Piney keeps Ryuoji's necklace after he is killed.]]
* [[spoiler:UnfriendlyFire: Attempts to shoot Piney Pines at first out of fairness -- he didn't want his own personal feelings preventing him from killing someone at random.]]
* YouWouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses: [[spoiler:...Only EBULLIENCE and Ai definitely would, it turns out.]]

* BigOlEyebrows

* [[spoiler:DoomedAppointment: Makes plans with several people before committing murder.]]
* [[spoiler:DressingToDie: She wears funeral clothing for her execution.]]
* Foreshadowing: Quite a bit in reference to [[spoiler:how she would eventually murder Genta.]]

** She's a vocal Piney Pines fan.
* [[spoiler:GirlsWithGuns]]
* GoshDangItToHeck: Well, goodness, that's enough cussing for one bullet point.
* GossipyHens: With Michiko.

* [[spoiler:HumanPincushion: Would her insect pinning gf be proud of how she went out or...?]]
* [[spoiler:ImposterExposingTest: G a r f i e l d you l a z y cat]]
* MonaLisaSmile: Befitting of her obsession with Mona Lisa. [[spoiler:Sports one as she's executed.]]
* NeatFreak
* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: Is very concerned with presenting herself as an inoffensive person to others, as a result of anxiety.
** [[BewareTheNiceOnes]]: [[spoiler: Well, she did kill Genta after all.]]

* [[spoiler:OfficialCouple: Is in an relationship with Chou Nakahara, however shortly after the "official" reveal of this fact, Sarara was quickly widowed due to Chou being executed. Tragic love story.]]
* [[spoiler:OutlawCouple: With Chou. Not only accompliced when Chou murdered two people, but murdered someone in her own right.]]
* [[spoiler:PistolWhipping: Poor, poor Genta.]]
* RaisedByGrandparents
* RapunzelHair: Down to around her upper leg.

* [[spoiler:StalkerWithoutACrush: Elevator goblin Orikasa....]]
* [[spoiler:TakeCareOfTheKids: Akio places her in charge of looking after his dolls before he's executed.]]

* [[spoiler: TogetherInDeath: With Chou.]]
* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Though the Monaquin movie might not fit the "true art" bill.
* [[spoiler:VengefulWidow]]
* [[spoiler:WhamLine: “I would have adored spending a future with you, Chou.”]]
* WhatDidIDoLastNight
* [[spoiler:WidowWoman: Goodbye, Chou Nakahara...]]

* CondescendingCompassion: Subverted. He seems to go out of his way to avoid this.
* [[spoiler:LockedInADungeon: Well. Sort of!]]
* SurroundedByIdiots: He's happy to let the rest of the class tear each other apart. He even avoided pursuing a suspicious, potentially critical piece of evidence because he assumed it was someone's stupid joke.
* [[Spoiler:TapOnTheHead: His wound was so severe that it injured his inner brain, killing him over time.]]

* [[spoiler:AttentionWhore: To the extremes of faking a personality entirely for at least ''two years'' so people talk to him more, and killing Ai without a motive in place and making himself look like a victim ''partly just so people would remember and talk about it.'']]
* Bridezilla: His job is dealing with these. Daily. Joy.

* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: He seethes under a thin layer of politeness to his clients and his classmates, likely to remain professional.

* CondescendingCompassion: His ‘nice guy’ routine can be seen as this, though how much it is for appearances sake versus how much of a genuine change he’s trying to enact in himself is up in the air.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Of what kind is still unsure, but several allusions to it have been made in internal dialogue.
** Turns out [[spoiler: Tadashi's life until mutual killing has just been one long bitter string of never feeling included and growing disdain for relationships of any kind, hammered in by his beloved mother killing his father, and having to move in with other relatives to work on a job he sees as completely idiotic while being instructed to keep up a fake personality to get along with it all.]]

* FalseReassurance: Frequently apologizes for things he does not feel the real need to apologize for.
** It's part of his act to appear much more gentle and professional, though [[spoiler:it's one of the first traits to be toned down once he decides to start weaning off it.]]
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Immediately follows up one particular investigation with this.
* [[spoiler:LoopholeAbuse: Decides in desperation to try and invoke this in the last mastermind trial to become a KarmaHoudini, under the logic that if he helps catch the mastermind now, the mutual killing game will end and he won't be executed for killing Ai. Appears to actually have worked, probably to some people's chagrin.]]
* [[spoiler:LoveIsAWeakness: Starts out very much believing this of not just love, but ''all kinds'' of relationships, to the point of being downright terrified of people trying to get to know him in the event he reciprocates and screws himself over.]]
* MiddleChildSyndrome: ''In spades.'' [[spoiler: It actively contributed to his disdain for relationships and constant feeling that he never had or has a place anywhere.]]
* [[spoiler:MoralityChain: EBULLIENCE is this towards him, on several levels: her work in growing closer to him stopped Tadashi from feeling as put out about the idea of relationships, something which could have spurred bitterness in ''many'' places, and also kept him from focusing solely on killing the ''entire class'' to win the game and leave- because he couldn't leave her, or the people she was attached to in game.]]

* [[spoiler:OrphansOrdeal: Believes that he falls into this by late game: his father was killed before Tadashi accepted his Hope's Peak invite, and after six years, he thinks it's likely for his mother to have finally been executed for the crime that started a lot for Tadashi.]]
* [[spoiler:SecretRelationship: Or secret build up to relationship. Tadashi and EBULLIENCE decided to keep the fact they were growing close a secret to avoid revealing embarrassing details they'd learnt about the other and for possible advantages in working together. The only decided to give up on their 'secrets pact' for good when they finally became an OfficialCouple. Still doesn't stop them not declaring the relationship though.]]

* SurroundedByIdiots: Almost word for word in Trial 2. Tadashi believes that his classmates are complete morons who don’t listen to him, and has a very hard time not raking them over the coals.
** [[spoiler:By late game he has absolutely no problems holding back against some he deems idiots though.]]
* StealthInsult: Very fond of these.
* NoSympathy: Takes this stance in trials against the murderers, especially if they try to play a sympathy card.

* TallDarkAndSnarky
* TwitchyEye: When his ‘nice guy’ mask starts to slip.
* WeddingDay: His job is ensuring that couples get the PERFECT shot of their special day.

* [[spoiler:WoundedGazelleGambit: Has EBULLIENCE and Michiko 'trap' him in the Greenhouse to try and convince the class that he was also attacked by someone and had been stuck there for hours before Ai died, making it impossible for him to be her killer. It works in confusing the class' timeline of events until proof is found that he's been sneaking between the Greenhouse and the crime scene.]]

* [[spoiler:AssholeVictim: To some. Her brash personality didn't seem to win her favors with a large portion of her class.]]
* BashBrothers: With EBULLIENCE.

* DumbBlonde: She has her moments, but is certainly not the brightest bulb in the pack. In fact, her reputation as a karuta champion is built off of her use of intuitive play to counter more strategic players.

* FaceOfAThug
* GeniusSweetTooth
* GenkiGirl

* GyaruGirl

* [[spoiler:MultipleGunshotDeath: Is shot both in the leg and in her head.]]

* PaperTiger: Despite her feisty reputation, she's only 5'2" and not exactly imposing.
** [[spoiler:Further justified by being killed in her attempt to protect Piney Pines and herself.]]

* FlagBikini: ...Or speedo.
* TransparentCloset

* SouthernFriedGenius: A prodigal diplomat talented enough to become an honorary ambassador before the age of 20.

* YouthfulFreckles: In reference to the fact that he is currently the youngest born into the Mckinney political family.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Toward Michiko.
* [[spoiler:AccidentalMurder: A pre-despair example. Her secret for the first Telos case disclosed that she had already murdered before the events at Hope's Peak, though she clarifies that it was in self defense and non-intentional.]]
* AloofDarkHairedGirl

* BerserkButton: Seems to have one for [[spoiler:being in close proximity to violence or sudden emotional outbursts.]]
* ButIDigress: She uses this pretty often, word for word.

* CulturedBadass
* DisapprovingLook: Excels in these, in the incredibly dispassionate flavor.

* NiceHat: The Nicest Hat.

* RavenHairIvorySkin

* TheSpock
* TheStoic

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Add her {{Creepy Shadowed Undereyes}}, and you got the recipe for Yuka Kagome.

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The brains of this trio with EBULLIENCE and Michiko.

* BrokenBird: Prevalent even from the outset, but especially after [[spoiler:Genta's death.]]
* BrutalHonesty: Frequently. This doesn't exactly endear her to her classmates.

* ChildProdigy