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Asskicking Leads To Leadership is the new name of the trope.


* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: After defeating everyone in verbal discourse, they begin to respect her.

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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: After defeating everyone in verbal discourse, they begin to respect her.
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* {{Asexuality}}: Seems not to show any form of attraction towards anyone, and those that do hit on her, she's reluctant to answer.
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* HistoryWithCelebrity: It's revealed in the main story that the acclaimed [[spoiler:Professor Chet Chatters]] is directly related to her.]]

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* HistoryWithCelebrity: It's revealed in the main story that the acclaimed [[spoiler:Professor Chet Chatters]] is directly related to her.]]



* [[spoiler: RulingCouple]]: [[spoiler: Seymour seems to want to become this with her, although her answer is left as a simple [[MaybeEverAfter maybe.]]]]

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* [[spoiler: RulingCouple]]: [[spoiler: Seymour RulingCouple: [[spoiler:Seymour seems to want like he]] wants to become this with her, although her answer is left [[spoiler:left as a simple [[MaybeEverAfter maybe.]]]]{{maybe|EverAfter}}]].
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* Determinator: Goes through verbal discourse with people even if she doesn't have enough level to [[CurbStompBattle put up a decent fight.]]

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* Determinator: {{Determinator}}: Goes through verbal discourse with people even if she doesn't have enough level to [[CurbStompBattle put up a decent fight.]]



* [[spoiler: HistoryWithCelebrity]]: [[spoiler: It's revealed in the main story that the acclaimed Professor Chet Chatters is directly related to her.]]
* [[spoiler: ImThinkingItOver]]: [[spoiler: Takes a long time while thinking about whether or not to accept Seymour's marriage proposal, only to respond with a vague maybe.]]

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* [[spoiler: HistoryWithCelebrity]]: [[spoiler: HistoryWithCelebrity: It's revealed in the main story that the acclaimed Professor [[spoiler:Professor Chet Chatters Chatters]] is directly related to her.]]
* [[spoiler: ImThinkingItOver]]: [[spoiler: ImThinkingItOver: Takes a long time while thinking about whether or not to accept [[spoiler: Seymour's marriage proposal, only to respond with a vague maybe.]]maybe]].



* ObliviousToLove: Has shades of this, considering that she [[spoiler: will become much more reluctant and hesitant with Holden and Seymour when they both show interests in her.]]
* [[spoiler: ManicPixieDreamGirl]]: Seems to be this to [[spoiler: Seymour, since he proposes marriage to her by the end of the game, in an attempt to get her to do the work of raising the Saymore house's reputation.]]
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] Whitty is masculine in dress only, while [[spoiler: Seymour, who proposes marriage to her by the end of the game]] seems to be much more sensitive and caring than the other male characters. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the case of Whitty and [[CasanovaWannabe Holden]], who is masculine.

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* ObliviousToLove: Has shades of this, considering that she [[spoiler: will become much more reluctant and hesitant with Holden and Seymour when they both show interests interest in her.]]
* [[spoiler: ManicPixieDreamGirl]]: ManicPixieDreamGirl: Seems to be this to [[spoiler: Seymour, since he proposes marriage to her by the end of the game, in an attempt to get her to do the work of raising the Saymore house's reputation.]]
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] Whitty is masculine in dress only, while [[spoiler: Seymour, who proposes marriage to her by the end of the game]] seems to be much more sensitive and caring than the other male characters. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] {{Averted|Trope}} in the case of Whitty and [[CasanovaWannabe Holden]], who is masculine.
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* TheHeroine: [[CaptainObvious She's the heroine of the story.]]

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* TheHeroine: [[CaptainObvious She's the heroine of the story.]]
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The protagonist and main playable character. Works as a photographer for a bottled water company.

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The protagonist and main playable character. Works as a photographer for a bottled water wine bottling. company.
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* EveryoneIsSingle: Seems to be the case, and two of the characters [[spoiler: (both Holden and Seymour, respectively)]] seem to show some form of interest in Whitty.

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* EveryoneIsSingle: Seems With the exception of Mrs. Prattle, who's husband has been away in the the army, this seems to be the case, and two of the characters [[spoiler: (both Holden and Seymour, respectively)]] seem to show some form of interest in Whitty.
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* Asexuality: Seems not to show any form of attraction towards anyone, and those that do hit on her, she's reluctant to answer.

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* Asexuality: {{Asexuality}}: Seems not to show any form of attraction towards anyone, and those that do hit on her, she's reluctant to answer.



* BreakThemByTalking: After she [[spoiler: learns the Last Word]], she cannot lose, meaning that every battle she has will eventually result in this.

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* BreakThemByTalking: After she [[spoiler: learns the Last Word]], she cannot lose, meaning that every battle she has will eventually result in this. [[spoiler: However, when facing The Mouth at the end of the game, this immunity weakens every time she would lose to it, and can be broken.]]



* NervesOfSteel: After [[spoiler: she has the Last Word]], she has this, as she can't lose any combat scenarios, no matter what.

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* NervesOfSteel: After [[spoiler: she has the Last Word]], she has this, as she can't lose any combat scenarios, no matter what. [[spoiler: Except for the final battle with The Mouth, where this immunity gets weaker every time she would lose.]]

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* DefeatMeansFriendship: Will usually do whatever the person that won against them in verbal discourse wants them to do, and by the end of the story, [[spoiler: everyone is allied with Whitty.]]



* PaleFemalesDarkMales: [[InvertedTrope Inverted.]] Whitty and Falar are both depicted with tanned skin, whereas the only male that's shown with any form of tan is Holden.

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* PaleFemalesDarkMales: [[InvertedTrope Inverted.[[GenderInverted Gender-Inverted.]] Whitty and Falar are both depicted with tanned skin, skin and Sandhoff is shown as pale, whereas the only male that's shown with any form of tan is Holden.Holden and Seymour and Boastings seem to be very pale, along with Will Banter and Chet Chatters.


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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Is arguably one of the nicest characters in the game, and, considering that two of the guests can flirt with her over the course of the story, it can be assumed that she's easy on the eyes. (Her conversation sprite is good-looking as well, which enforces this.)


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* GoodIsNotDumb: Whitty is very clever, and she's arguably one of the kindest characters in the game.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Isn't afraid of using a few strong words to go against others.

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* EveryoneIsSingle: Seems to be the case, and two of the characters [[spoiler: (both Holden and Seymour, respectively)]] seem to show some form of interest in Whitty.



* MasculineLinesFeminineCurves: The guys seem to be drawn much blockier than the girls, if their conversation sprites are any indication. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] by their walking sprites.
* PaleFemalesDarkMales: [[InvertedTrope Inverted.]] Whitty and Falar are both depicted with tanned skin, whereas the only male that's shown with any form of tan is Holden.



* HartmanHips: Compared to the rest of her conversation sprite, her hips are quite large.



* [[spoiler: MultigenerationalHousehold]]: Her cousin is [[spoiler: Chet Chatters]], who seems to be much older than she is.

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* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] Whitty is masculine in dress only, while [[spoiler: MultigenerationalHousehold]]: Seymour, who proposes marriage to her by the end of the game]] seems to be much more sensitive and caring than the other male characters. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the case of Whitty and [[CasanovaWannabe Holden]], who is masculine.
* MultigenerationalHousehold:
Her cousin is [[spoiler: Chet Chatters]], who seems to be much older than she is.


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* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Wears a tuxedo.
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* FamilyHonor: Every character seems to put this above all else, with verbal discourse essentially being made solely to establish their house's reputation.


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* Asexuality: Seems not to show any form of attraction towards anyone, and those that do hit on her, she's reluctant to answer.


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* CulturedBadass: Becomes this after [[spoiler: she learns the Last Word]], if her knowledge of fine wine and her sophisticated manner is any indication.


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* TheHeroine: [[CaptainObvious She's the heroine of the story.]]


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* [[spoiler: ManicPixieDreamGirl]]: Seems to be this to [[spoiler: Seymour, since he proposes marriage to her by the end of the game, in an attempt to get her to do the work of raising the Saymore house's reputation.]]
* [[spoiler: MultigenerationalHousehold]]: Her cousin is [[spoiler: Chet Chatters]], who seems to be much older than she is.

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* SnarkToSnarkCombat: The combat system in the game seems to be this, with all of the characters actively trying to render the other speechless through their constant arguing.




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* WeaponsGradeVocabulary: An unusual example of this trope, as the words themselves aren't used as weapons. However, the speech bubbles that appear in combat turn into knives or fireballs accordingly.


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* DefrostingIceQueen: Seems to show this, as in the beginning, she seems quite apathetic, but throughout the course of the game, she begins to show much more emotion.


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* NervesOfSteel: After [[spoiler: she has the Last Word]], she has this, as she can't lose any combat scenarios, no matter what.
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* PunnyName: All of them have names that relate to conversation.


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* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Is on the receiving end of this when [[spoiler: Chet Chatters reveals that he's actually part of the Gawship house.]]


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* PunnyName: Whitty Gawship = Witty Gossip.

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* BreakThemByTalking: They try to use this to their advantage during discourse.



* BreakThemByTalking: After she [[spoiler: learns the Last Word]], she cannot lose, meaning that every battle she has will eventually result in this.



* CommitmentIssues: Is implied to have them if [[spoiler: her reluctance into marrying Seymour even though it would help her out immensely and restore her to her house's former glory.]]

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* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: Uses this to try and break the tension between Will and Seymour twice in the beginning.
* CommitmentIssues: Is implied to have them if [[spoiler: her reluctance into marrying Seymour even though it would help her out immensely and restore her his house to her house's it's former glory.]]glory]] is any indication.



* Main/Determinator: Goes through verbal discourse with people even if she doesn't have enough level to [[CurbStompBattle put up a decent fight.]]

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* EnemyChatter: [[spoiler: Has this with Chet Chatters.]]


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* GentlemanSnarker: [[GenderInverted Gender-inverted.]]


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* [[spoiler: ImThinkingItOver]]: [[spoiler: Takes a long time while thinking about whether or not to accept Seymour's marriage proposal, only to respond with a vague maybe.]]

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!! Tropes that pertain to the entire cast:
* BrutalHonesty: All of the characters are prone to exposing this in conversation with others.
* DeadpanSnarker: To varying degrees, all of the characters have some of this in their dialogue.
* EtiquetteNazi: They all seem to be obsessed with proper manners and speaking etiquette.
* HatesSmallTalk: None of them seem to enjoy conversation unless it's a discourse.
* PassiveAggressiveKombat: They all seem to use their conversations as a means of achieving higher social status.
* SeriousBusiness: Treat normal conversation and banter as such. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that this seems to be the norm for their entire country.
* SkewedPriorities: All of them seem to have priorities that fit more to their own goals than to any upstanding moral value.
* SlaveToPR: They all seem to be obsessed in maintaining the good names of their houses, and their goals are mainly centered around that.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Seems to be the main theme of the game, and the characters seem to believe this wholeheartedly. This even extends to the entire setting of the game, as the armies even seem to only fight using words.
* TrashTalk: Everyone seems to engage in this as a part of verbal discourse.



* Determinator: Goes through verbal discourse with people even if she doesn't have enough level to [[CurbStompBattle put up a decent fight.]]

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* Determinator: Main/Determinator: Goes through verbal discourse with people even if she doesn't have enough level to [[CurbStompBattle put up a decent fight.]]


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* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Her main MO, shared with the rest of the cast.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Seems to believe in this along with most of the cast.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Despite coming across as being rather apathetic in the beginning, throughout the story, she does show genuine acts of kindness, especially [[spoiler: not outright refusing to marry Seymour on the grounds of them not knowing each other well. [[RulingCouple She only considers it because she knows that Seymour could never restore the former glory of his house on his own,]] [[ShrinkingViolet as he's usually extremely shy]] [[BoomerangBigot and doesn't seem to want to play by the rules of the others, despite seemingly doing so.]]]]

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* DisapprovingLook: Her in-game conversation sprite seems to constantly be giving one of these.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Her in-game conversation sprite appears to have dirty blonde hair, and [[spoiler: both Holden and Seymour seem to show some form of romantic interest in her throughout the course of the main story.]]

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* BrutalHonesty: Is a fan of delivering this, but considering the cast of characters, this is to be expected.
* CommitmentIssues: Is implied to have them if [[spoiler: her reluctance into marrying Seymour even though it would help her out immensely and restore her to her house's former glory.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Some of her lines (and her conversation sprite) are dripping with this.
* Determinator: Goes through verbal discourse with people even if she doesn't have enough level to [[CurbStompBattle put up a decent fight.]]
* DisapprovingLook: Her in-game conversation sprite seems to constantly be giving one of these.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Her in-game conversation sprite appears to have dirty blonde hair, and [[spoiler: both Holden and Seymour seem to show some form of romantic interest in her throughout the course of the main story.]]]]
* EtiquetteNazi: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]]
* HatesSmallTalk: When building up to having discourse with Holden, she claims that she isn't one for small talk.


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* IWorkAlone: Has hints of this, as she [[spoiler: is reluctant to make alliances with anyone, such as Chet Chatters trying to get her to work with him or Seymour asking her to marry him in an attempt to restore the Saymore house to its former glory.]]
* ObliviousToLove: Has shades of this, considering that she [[spoiler: will become much more reluctant and hesitant with Holden and Seymour when they both show interests in her.]]

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* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Her in-game sprite appears to have dirty blonde hair, and [[spoiler: both Holden and Seymour seem to show some form of romantic interest in her throughout the course of the main story.]]
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: After defeating everyone in verbal discourse, they begin to respect her.
* BoomerangBigot: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] While Seymour tries to convince her not to like the group, she seems to firmly support their system of managing disputes, and thus tends to take after them and join their group.
* DisapprovingLook: Her in-game conversation sprite seems to constantly be giving one of these.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Her in-game conversation sprite appears to have dirty blonde hair, and [[spoiler: both Holden and Seymour seem to show some form of romantic interest in her throughout the course of the main story.]]
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* [[spoiler: HistoryWithCelebrity]]: [[spoiler: It's revealed in the main story that the acclaimed Professor Chet Chatters is directly related to her.]]
* [[spoiler: RulingCouple]]: [[spoiler: Seymour seems to want to become this with her, although her answer is left as a simple [[MaybeEverAfter maybe.]]]]
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!! Whitty Gawship

The protagonist and main playable character. Works as a photographer for a bottled water company.

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* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Her in-game sprite appears to have dirty blonde hair, and [[spoiler: both Holden and Seymour seem to show some form of romantic interest in her throughout the course of the main story.]]
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