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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: During the second culprit's breakdown, he clings to hope that a loved one would be saved because he'd asked LC if [[ExactWords one person could survive]] the mass execution, and she'd answered in the affirmative. But rather than a culprit getting to pick someone to spare, she just meant that the Fabricator would be spared.
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* AbsurdPhobia: When Akira invites her to the cat cafe, LC admits that she's a little scared of cats - despite the other Masterminds' mania for putting them everywhere, and her best friend in the Mall literally being a giant robot cat. [[spoiler: Though the latter is slightly justified when you see that Nyaf-ya can project a less "scary" human form.]]

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* AbsurdPhobia: When Akira invites her to the cat cafe, LC admits that she's a little scared of cats - despite the other Masterminds' mania for putting them everywhere, and her best friend in the Mall literally being a giant robot cat. [[spoiler: Though the latter is slightly justified when you see that Nyaf-ya can project a less "scary" human humanoid form.]]
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: His bedroom is disgustingly littered full of wrappers and bottles of his favorite snacks, [[BlandNameProduct Honey Buddha Chips and Ph.D. Pepper]], especially the latter - the masterminds even have a literal fountain of the aforementioned soda in their conference room. [[ImprobableWeaponUser He also rained down Ph.D. Pepper Vending Machines as one of his attacks.]]

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: His bedroom is disgustingly littered full of wrappers and bottles of his favorite snacks, [[BlandNameProduct Honey Buddha Chips and Ph.D. Pepper]], especially the latter - the masterminds even have a literal fountain of the aforementioned soda in their conference room. [[ImprobableWeaponUser He also rained down Ph.D. Pepper Vending Machines as one of his attacks.]]
]] The chips were available as [[AndYourRewardIsEdible a gacha prize]].
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* SmartPeopleBuildRobots: Though he comes off like a [[GeniusDitz Genius Ditz]], he's the Executioner's creator, and his robot lab is one of the areas that could be explored in the final trial.
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* EasternZodiac: [[spoiler: The ears on her hood are described as 'mouse ears', to slot her as the Rat in the Eastern Zodiac theme the Reapers have going on. Her phobia of cats is a play on cats and mice in general.]]

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* EasternZodiac: [[spoiler: The ears on her hood hoodie are described as 'mouse ears', to slot her as the Rat in the Eastern Zodiac theme the Reapers in canon have going on. Her phobia of cats is a play on cats and mice in general.]]

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* AbsurdPhobia: When Akira invites her to the cat cafe, LC admits that she's a little scared of cats - despite the other Masterminds' mania for putting them everywhere, and her best friend in the Mall literally being a giant robot cat. [[spoiler: Though the latter is slightly justified when you see that Nyaf-ya can project a less "scary" human form.]]



* EasternZodiac: [[spoiler: The ears on her hood are described as 'mouse ears', to slot her as the Rat in the Eastern Zodiac theme the Reapers have going on. Her phobia of cats is a play on cats and mice in general.]]



* AbsurdPhobia: When Akira invites her to the cat cafe, LC admits that she's a little scared of cats - despite the other Mastermind's mania for putting them everywhere, and her best friend in the Mall literally being a giant robot cat. [[spoiler: Though the latter is slightly justified when you see that Nyaf-ya can project a less "scary" human form.]]

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* AbsurdPhobia: When Akira invites her to the cat cafe, LC admits that she's a little scared of cats - despite the other Mastermind's mania for putting them everywhere, and her best friend in the Mall literally being a giant robot cat. [[spoiler: Though the latter is slightly justified when you see that Nyaf-ya can project a less "scary" human form.]]
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* AbsurdPhobia: When Akira invites her to the cat cafe, LC admits that she's a little scared of cats - despite the other Mastermind's mania for putting them everywhere, and her best friend in the Mall literally being a giant robot cat. [[spoiler: Though the latter is slightly justified when you see that Nyaf-ya can project a less "scary" human form.]]
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: His bedroom is disgustingly littered full of wrappers and bottles of his favorite snacks, [[BlandNameProduct Honey Buddha Chips and Ph.D. Pepper]]. The masterminds even have a literal fountain of the aforementioned soda in their conference room.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: His bedroom is disgustingly littered full of wrappers and bottles of his favorite snacks, [[BlandNameProduct Honey Buddha Chips and Ph.D. Pepper]]. The Pepper]], especially the latter - the masterminds even have a literal fountain of the aforementioned soda in their conference room.
room. [[ImprobableWeaponUser He also rained down Ph.D. Pepper Vending Machines as one of his attacks.]]
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: His bedroom is disgustingly littered full of wrappers and bottles of his favorite snacks, [[BlandNameProduct Honey Buddha Chips and Ph.D. Pepper]]. The masterminds even have a literal fountain of the aforementioned soda in their conference room.
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* RecruitmentByRescue: [[spoiler: Coco was originally from the universe of The World Ends With You: Live Remix, a social game set in an alternate universe of TWEWY that was discontinued in 2014. As a nod to that, it turns out her reality/version of Shibuya had been destroyed by the Ringleader Noise, and an Angel (implied to be Sanae Hanekoma) had evacuated her to the world of the main game. This fostered her interest in and loyalty to the Angels, which eventually lead to her becoming the Life Coach for the killing game.]] Because of this, LC claims that rather than receiving compensation for her help, she is instead repaying a debt.

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* RecruitmentByRescue: [[spoiler: Coco was originally from the universe of The ''The World Ends With You: Live Remix, Remix'', a social game set in an alternate universe of TWEWY that was discontinued in 2014. As a nod to that, it turns out her reality/version of Shibuya had been destroyed by the Ringleader Noise, and an Angel (implied to be Sanae Hanekoma) had evacuated her to the world of the main game. This fostered her interest in and loyalty to the Angels, which eventually lead to her becoming the Life Coach for the killing game.]] Because of this, LC claims that rather than receiving compensation for her help, she is instead repaying a debt.
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* RecruitmentByRescue: [[spoiler: Coco was originally from the universe of The World Ends With You: Live Remix, a social game set in an alternate universe of TWEWY that was discontinued in 2014. As a nod to that, it turns out her reality/version of Shibuya had been destroyed by the Ringleader noise, and an angel (implied to be Mr. H) had evacuated her to the world of the main game. This fostered her interest in and loyalty to the Angels, which eventually lead to her becoming the Life Coach for the killing game.]] Because of this, LC claims that rather than receiving compensation for her help, she is instead repaying a debt.

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* RecruitmentByRescue: [[spoiler: Coco was originally from the universe of The World Ends With You: Live Remix, a social game set in an alternate universe of TWEWY that was discontinued in 2014. As a nod to that, it turns out her reality/version of Shibuya had been destroyed by the Ringleader noise, Noise, and an angel Angel (implied to be Mr. H) Sanae Hanekoma) had evacuated her to the world of the main game. This fostered her interest in and loyalty to the Angels, which eventually lead to her becoming the Life Coach for the killing game.]] Because of this, LC claims that rather than receiving compensation for her help, she is instead repaying a debt.
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* RecruitmentByRescue: [[spoiler: Coco was originally from the universe of The World Ends With You: Live Remix, a social game set in an alternate universe of TWEWY that was discontinued in 2014. As a nod to that, it turns out her reality/version of Shibuya had been destroyed by the Ringleader noise, and an angel (implied to be Mr. H) had evacuated her to the world of the main game. This fostered her interest in and loyalty to the Angels, which eventually lead to her becoming the Life Coach for the killing game.]] Because of this, LC claims that rather than receiving compensation for her help, she is instead repaying a debt.
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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: InvokedTrope as Dio tells Helena about some events from his canon.
--> The Myrmidons make the prophesied revelations a reality by cleansing the current corrupted world to usher in the great change. Basically what any unenlightened person would call terrorism.

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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: InvokedTrope LampshadeHanging as Dio tells Helena about some events from his canon.
--> '''Dio:''' The Myrmidons make the prophesied revelations a reality by cleansing the current corrupted world to usher in the great change. Basically what any unenlightened person would call terrorism.
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* GildedCage: Ultimately how [[spoiler: Mr. H]] was punished for his actions [[spoiler:in canon]]. He can still help out as he normally would have due to there being [[TheOnlyOne no one else]] who can replace him at the moment. However, h's still branded a criminal and if he so much as sneezes wrong he'll have no second chance. Like in canon, [[IDidWhatIHadToDo he's fine with this compromise]].

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* GildedCage: Ultimately how [[spoiler: Mr. H]] was punished for his actions [[spoiler:in canon]].during [[spoiler:the Shibuya Reaper's Game]]. He can still help out as he normally would have due to there being [[TheOnlyOne no one else]] who can replace him at the moment. However, h's he's still branded a criminal criminal, and if he so much as sneezes wrong he'll have no second third chance. Like in canon, [[IDidWhatIHadToDo he's fine with this compromise]].
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!![[spoiler: [[Videogame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu & Sanae Hanekoma]]]]
!!!The [[spoiler: Composer & Producer of Shibuya]]

Individuals appearing only in flashback, but still important to Round 2.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: [[spoiler:Joshua]] outright admits this, since he only left [[spoiler: Sho]] alive was because [[ItAmusedMe he was always fun to watch]].
* GildedCage: Ultimately how [[spoiler: Mr. H]] was punished for his actions [[spoiler:in canon]]. He can still help out as he normally would have due to there being [[TheOnlyOne no one else]] who can replace him at the moment. However, h's still branded a criminal and if he so much as sneezes wrong he'll have no second chance. Like in canon, [[IDidWhatIHadToDo he's fine with this compromise]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero


!![[spoiler: [[Videogame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Sho Minamimoto]]]]
!!! The [[spoiler:GreaterScopeVillain]]

* FanNickname: "Tabooty" may not have appeared in the Round proper, but you better believe the players gave him a nickname!
* TheDreaded: Especially since [[spoiler:Taboo Noise]] is ''much'' stronger than the usual, [[spoiler: Noise in general]] gets stronger when left unchecked, and it's been a ''decade'' since he started reality-hopping...

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* DoesntTrustThoseGuys: Towards "old men", demonstrating IrrationalHatred to the point that it is one of just two dislikes on his profile. He's practically more vitriolic towards ''Ren'', who is [[ExaggeratedTrope barely 40]] and never did anything wrong the entire time in the mall, than towards their captors themselves.



* [[spoiler: Main/FashionVictimVillain: The attributes of his Impossibly Tacky Clothes are detailed below. Combined with Dio being the first culprit, you get this trope, which definitely serves its narrative purpose as an extension from the dysfunctional elements of his personality.]]

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* [[spoiler: Main/FashionVictimVillain: The attributes of his Impossibly Tacky Clothes are detailed below. Combined with Dio being the first culprit, culprit,]] you get this trope, which definitely serves its narrative purpose as an extension from the dysfunctional elements of his personality.]]



* Main/IgnoredEpiphany: When he first regains his memories, he's shocked that his actions in the mall were a SenselessSacrifice, and he's also very critical of certain people. He keeps coming this close to concluding that he might be NotSoDifferent, going about things the wrong way in general... and then Dio just goes home after the game, returning to the exact same career and lifestyle. The possibility is left open for a DoubleSubversion of HeelRealization after he learns that even his comrades won't entirely agree with him about what happened out there in the multiverse.



* [[spoiler: Main/NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He seemed to believe that he would "save humanity" by committing the first murder, getting the other thirteen strangers executed, and escaping to complete his "mission". However, he accepts this "mission" with no critical thought whatsoever, implying that his real concern is the pursuit of glory and the avoidance of punishment for disobeying orders, and his approach is merciless. Instead of coming off superheroic, Dio's demeanor towards the other strangers is almost completely callous, sometimes even sadistic. The Life Coach summarizes that he may not have been motivated by money, but his actions were still the epitome of greedy.]]

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* [[spoiler: Main/NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He seemed to believe that he would "save humanity" by [[spoiler: committing the first murder, getting the other thirteen strangers executed, and escaping to complete his "mission". However, he accepts this "mission" with no critical thought whatsoever, implying that his real concern is the pursuit of glory and the avoidance of punishment for disobeying orders, and his approach is merciless. Instead of coming off superheroic, Dio's demeanor towards the other strangers is almost completely callous, sometimes even sadistic. The Life Coach summarizes that he He may not have been motivated by money, but his actions were still the epitome of greedy.]]greedy]], as the Life Coach [[AnAesop summarizes]].




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* WrongGenreSavvy: Dio believes that the gamerunners are serious about enforcing punishments fatally and selecting motives that will provoke at least some murderous stranger, so emotional attachments will only make the inevitable deaths more awkward. [[spoiler:This is practically DeathByGenreSavviness, because he was strictly speaking ''right'' that someone was going to murder eventually, but nothing directly said that ''Dio'' had to be the one who committed that murder and put himself at risk of getting executed.]] He's also just straight up wrong about believing that forensic evidence would be insufficient in accordance with his previous experience. There was at least a slim chance for things to go differently, but his character was deliberately written into the game to depict these ramifications of his ruthless personality, making this an EnforcedTrope.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: InvokedTrope as Dio tells Helena about some events from his canon.
--> The Myrmidons make the prophesied revelations a reality by cleansing the current corrupted world to usher in the great change. Basically what any unenlightened person would call terrorism.
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* CrowningMomentofHeartwarming: Post-Endgame, when [[spoiler:she accepts Kana's friendship]].
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* MeaningfulName: The name she uses in the Mall is in fact referring to an important part of a bigger name. Just as [[spoiler:Madoka ''Kana''me]] herself is an important part of something bigger.

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* MeaningfulName: The name she uses in the Mall is in fact referring to an important part of a bigger name. Just as [[spoiler:Madoka ''Kana''me]] '''Kana'''me]] herself is an important part of something bigger.
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* MeaningfulName: The name she uses in the Mall is in fact referring to an important part of a bigger name. Just as [[spoiler:Madoka ''Kana''me]] herself is an important part of something bigger.
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* [[spoiler: Main/FishOutOfTemporalWater: By over fifty years relative to the setting of the mall,]] leading him to take such unusual actions as try to play CDs ''without removing them from their packages''.

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* Main/DrivenByEnvy: As early as Week 2, Dio had independently decided to make a few attempts at training his psychic powers and organizing meetings, but his efforts kick into overdrive Week 3 onwards, when he starts consciously comparing himself with Akechi.
* [[spoiler: Main/FashionVictimVillain: The attributes of his Impossibly Tacky Clothes are detailed below. Combined with Dio being the first culprit, you get this trope, which definitely serves its narrative purpose as an extension from the dysfunctional elements of his personality.]]
* [[spoiler: Main/FishOutOfTemporalWater: By over fifty years relative to the setting of the mall,]] leading him to take such unusual actions as try to play CDs ''without removing them from their packages''.
* Main/ImpossiblyTackyClothes: He splurges on other outfits in the mall, but these garments all retain the ridiculous themes of his canon default get-up. For example, he still wears a top hat. His clothes scream "who let him dress himself?" that Helena, who had forsaken, has no qualms about befriending someone whose profile says he likes "fashion".
* Main/KindHeartedCatLover: An example of the AntiVillain variation where this behavior is one of the few bright points in an otherwise sour personality. He sneaks out at night to avoid attention as he feeds the apparently unsupervised cats in the cat cafe, and he's one of the two people who undertakes the mission to return three of those cats who wandered out of the cafe and got lost in the mall.
* [[spoiler: Main/NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He seemed to believe that he would "save humanity" by committing the first murder, getting the other thirteen strangers executed, and escaping to complete his "mission". However, he accepts this "mission" with no critical thought whatsoever, implying that his real concern is the pursuit of glory and the avoidance of punishment for disobeying orders, and his approach is merciless. Instead of coming off superheroic, Dio's demeanor towards the other strangers is almost completely callous, sometimes even sadistic. The Life Coach summarizes that he may not have been motivated by money, but his actions were still the epitome of greedy.]]
* RealMenEatMeat: He expresses great enthusiasm about the steak available for purchase in the mall, and he shared multiple such meals with Britt as a masculine bonding activity.
* TheResenter: Towards the second culprit. [[spoiler: Akechi hailed from an affluent metropolis and actively decided as a young adult to enter the life of crime that would rapidly consume and coerce him. In the mall he was admired as a leader of the group, forging friendships and even a romantic relationship. Many of the strangers forgave Akechi to some extent for murdering two people, and three went so far as to risk their lives protecting him from execution. Dio expected since his birth to continue a lineage of crime, and he was expressly forbidden from forming interpersonal connections of any kind, a principle that he carried into the mall, leading the strangers to lament his death by execution a lot less. Though Akechi had endured many difficulties, he still was resented for seeming to squander several significant privileges that Dio had been denied his whole life. ]]



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[[spoiler: * Main/MakeSureHesDead: After the culprit throws Yuuri over a second floor railing, he comes downstairs to check that Yuuri is dead. When it's obvious the poor guy is still alive and suffering, the culprit gives him a merciful, quick end by slitting his throat.]]

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* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Revealed in her memories and in her journal entries. She wonders if [[spoiler: Homura]] actually hated her existence, and struggles to reconcile her own feelings about what happened to her. Nevertheless, she still supported [[spoiler: Homura]] handling their home universe as long as it works.

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* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Revealed in her memories and in her journal entries. She wonders if [[spoiler: Homura]] actually hated her existence, and struggles to reconcile her own feelings about what happened to her. Nevertheless, she still supported [[spoiler: Homura]] handling their home universe for as long as it works.works, and hopes to reconcile one day.
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* AllLovingHero: She does her best to improve everyone's lives during the duration of the game.

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* AllLovingHero: She does her best to improve everyone's lives during the duration of the game. This even those who were culprits, who she believes can improve themselves.



* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: She wonders if [[spoiler: Homura]] actually hated her existence, and struggles to reconcile her own feelings about what happened to her. Nevertheless, she still supported [[spoiler: Homura]] handling their home universe as long as it works. She also treats everyone kindly - even those who were culprits, who she believes can improve.

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* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Revealed in her memories and in her journal entries. She wonders if [[spoiler: Homura]] actually hated her existence, and struggles to reconcile her own feelings about what happened to her. Nevertheless, she still supported [[spoiler: Homura]] handling their home universe as long as it works. She also treats everyone kindly - even those who were culprits, who she believes can improve.
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* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: She wonders if [[spoiler: Homura]] actually hated her existence, and struggles to reconcile her own feelings about what happened to her. Nevertheless, she still supported [[spoiler: Homura]] handling their home universe as long as it works. She also treats everyone kindly - even those who were culprits, who she believes can improve.
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* DamagedSoul: [[spoiler: The Law of Cycles is post-''Rebellion'', and so she lacks the presence of Madoka Kanam save for a faint connection spanning the universes]].

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* DamagedSoul: [[spoiler: The Law of Cycles is post-''Rebellion'', and so she lacks the presence of Madoka Kaname.]]

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* DamagedSoul: [[spoiler: The Law of Cycles is post-''Rebellion'', and so she lacks the presence of Madoka Kaname.]]Kanam save for a faint connection spanning the universes]].
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: In her case, she takes the form of [[spoiler: Madoka Kaname]] as it's who created her to begin with.
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* RecruitmentByRescue: The [[spoilers: Angels]] essentially did this for her, making her the only character of the four Masterminds who didn't [[spoiler: die]] to gain their power and position.

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* RecruitmentByRescue: The [[spoilers: [[spoiler: Angels]] essentially did this for her, making her the only character of the four Masterminds who didn't have to [[spoiler: die]] to gain their power and position.

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