History Characters / Misao

* GoodIsNotNice: Downplayed. On the whole she's benevolent and courageous, but she won't hesitate to be blunt and tell someone if she doesn't care about what they're saying, and if she feels you're hindering her on her mission to help Misao, she'll plainly tell you to get lost and that it's not her concern if your stupidity gets you killed.

* GoodIsNotNice: On the whole she's benevolent and courageous, but she won't hesitate to be blunt and tell someone if she doesn't care about what they're saying, and if she feels you're hindering her on her mission to help Misao, she'll plainly tell you to get lost and that it's not her concern if your stupidity gets you killed.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Has a crush on Tohma, despite his reputation. She gets over it.

* LoveMakesYouEvil: It’s implied that she started tormenting Misso because of her crush on Tohma. When Misao and Tohma started dating, her bullying only gets worse from there, especially after Misao tells Yoshino that Tohma will not like her more because she’s bullying Misao.

* YourCheatingHeart: At the same time as he was supposedly dating Misao, he was also going for Saotome. Ultimately, neither girl is pleased about this.

* NiceGuy: Even nicer than Female!Aki, as he seems upset even when Yoshino is killed. Aki would only know how bad Yoshino is when there are no guys around if they were a girl themself.

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Probably part of what makes him so attractive to girls.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: She spends the whole game lusting after Sohta/Kurata, clearly wanting to get with him in a room, alone. She gets her wish- [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil unfortunately]]. And then gets killed by him.

* RetGone: Unlike the others, this is her fate in only the Good Ending. In the "Truth" ending, she is revived by Onigawara, due to her being the only one out of those who were killed that ''wasn't'' a target of Misao's revenge.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: She defends Misao to the other girls when they make fun of her... but she's also implied to be the one who posted Misao's love poem on the bulletin board for all to see. Also, in the "Truth" ending, when Saotome praised Misao for her looks in the past, Misao believes she doesn't really mean it and just said it out loud to humilliate her. It's implied Misao assumed the worst of her due to her jealousy over being Tohma's real girlfriend.

* BigBrotherInstinct: According to WordOfGod, his love for Misao mostly falls under this.

* ClingyJealousGirl

* TheBully

* LoveMakesYouEvil: It starts with her revealing Misao's crush on Tohma and only gets worse from there.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold

* ShadowArchetype: To Aya Drevis from ''VideoGame/MadFather''. Just like her, she's cheerful, curious and is very devoted to her father. She also takes out her anger violently when things don't go as she wants (like when she kills Aki and Rohma in bad ends due to mere annoyance). The difference is that Aya eventually learned to have empathy for her father's victims and befriended Maria, while Library didn't change.

[[folder:Tohma]]

[[folder:Ayaka]]

[[folder:Saotome]]

* BitchInSheepsClothing: She defends Misao to the other girls when they make fun of her... but she's also implied to be the one who posted Misao's love poem on the bulletin board for all to see. Also, in the "Truth" ending, when Saotome praised Misao for her looks in the past, Misao believes she doesn't really mean it and just said it out loud to humiliate her.

[[folder:Kudoh]]

[[folder:Yoshino]]

* RetCon: He's renamed "Kurata" in the Definitive Edition.

[[folder:Misao]]

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Of the Unlucky kind: She apparently has a one-sided crush on Misao.

* HeroicSacrifice: They attempt this near the end of the game when it's revealed that one more person has to die before Misao can be saved. It doesn't work, since Misao bears no ill will against them.

* {{Hypocrite}: At one point, he tells Yoshino off for bullying someone, only to ignore Misao's bullying in the same room (and at the same time).

* AndYourRewardIsInfancy: [[spoiler:She, along with Yoshino and Kudoh, is reincarnated into a baby after Aki is able to free her soul from Misao's curse.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:She defends Misao to the other girls when they make fun of her... but she's also implied to be the one who posted Misao's love poem on the bulletin board for all to see.]]
** Also, in the "Truth" ending, when Saotome praised Misao for her looks in the past, Misao believes she doesn't really mean it and just said it out loud to humiliate her.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She acts rather sweet to others. [[spoiler:Subverted by the end of the game; she's hinted to be the sort of person who would cause a classmate embarrassment leading to severe bullying out of jealousy. However, it's never made clear if she truly posted the text on the wall or if Misao was assuming the worst of her due to her jealousy for Tohma.]]

* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:Possibly, although not at the same level as Yoshino.]]

* RetGone: [[spoiler:After dying, she, alongside the others who died in the other world, gets erased from existence and nobody in the real world remembers them.]]

* WomanScorned: [[spoiler:In the Truth scenario, she beats an illusion of Tohma with a baseball bat after realizing that he left her to die and was just playing with her and Misao all along.]]

* AndYourRewardIsInfancy: [[spoiler:He, along with Yoshino and Saotome, is reincarnated into a baby after Aki is able to free his soul from Misao's curse.]]

* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler:[[SayMyName "MISAOOOOOOO!"]]]]
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:The callous way in which he cuts off his friendship with Misao is what earned him her posthumous wrath.]]

* RetGone: [[spoiler:After dying, he, alongside the others who died in the other world, gets erased from existence and nobody in the real world remembers them.]]

* AndYourRewardIsInfancy: [[spoiler:She, along with Kudoh and Saotome, is reincarnated into a baby after Aki is able to free her soul from Misao's curse.]]
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Yoshino's bullying is so bad that Female!Aki is not the least bit upset about being unable to save her from a horrible death-by-chainsaw. This is in contrast to Male!Aki, who ''is'' genuinely distressed about it.]]

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: When she tells the entire class that Misao has a crush on Tohma, it ends up with Tohma asking Misao out. [[spoiler:However, this doesn't end well for anyone involved.]]
* RetGone: [[spoiler:After dying, she, alongside the others who died in the other world, gets erased from existence and nobody in the real world remembers them.]]

[[folder:Others]]
!!Onigawara

* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: [[spoiler:Though the end points out that he took the place of the real president in order to help Aki with her quest.]]
* BaldOfAwesome

* DarkIsNotEvil: While he's definitely not human, he is actually pretty nice.
* MeaningfulName: His name means "Protecting Demon".
* NiceGuy: Despite what his otherworldly origins might lead you to believe, Onigawara is a very nice man, providing moral support and offering forgiveness to unfortunate victims.

* ReusedCharacterDesign: Those who played ''Mad Father'' before this game may remember him as Ogre, a recurring character who appeared throughout the game to aid Aya on her journey. Here, he is pretty much doing the same thing for Misao.

!!Miss Library

The vice-president of the Student Council and most likely the assistant of Onigawara. She is also a guiding force in the game, much like Onigawara, and a supporting character. Like Aki, [[HelloInsertNameHere players can name her]], though the English version adds Novella as her default name.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: If Aki refuses to befriend her, [[spoiler:[[DisproportionateRetribution she kills them]]]]. Also, when Male!Aki has the chance to [[spoiler:kill Tohma, but refuses to do it, the Library Girl does it in his place, simply because Tohma was annoying her]].
* ContinuityNod: In version 3.0, if you name her [[spoiler:Maria]], she tells you that she doesn't like the name, but will use it anyway. This implies that [[spoiler:she is an older Aya, or possibly even the clone seen during the true end of ''VideoGame/MadFather'']].
** In the Definitive Edition, you can no longer name her [[spoiler:Aya; she will say that "only Father is allowed to call her that name."]]

* HelloInsertNameHere: You get to name her when you first meet her. You can't give her the same name as another character in the game or the same name you gave your own player character, and she gives unique reactions to a few names. [[spoiler:In the Definitive Edition, she will not allow you to call her Aya, saying that only her father can call her by that name.]]

* NotQuiteHuman: As she appears to be working with Onigawara rather than the school, this is a fair assumption.
** Also the fact about how despite everything about her fragile personality (she's scared of Tohma at first-sight basis), [[spoiler:she's pretty unphased about killing someone else. Be it you for [[DisproportionateRetribution not accepting her sudden friendship request]], or Tohma for ''[[UpToEleven teasing her about her glasses...!]]'']]

!!Takano

Takano was Sohta's first [[spoiler:and last]] friend during high school. She took pity on him after seeing him getting bullied and they often ate lunch together.

* WasItAllALie: After turning Sohta down, she declares that she only took pity on him all the time...[[spoiler:Which causes his FaceHeelTurn.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It is unknown what happens to her afterward. [[spoiler:Given his tendencies towards every girl who rejects him, she is probably dead.]]

As always, beware of '''SPOILERS'''.

[[folder:School Members]]

!!Aki Narukami

* BatterUp: Their instrument of choice. Useful against flowers...boulders... [[spoiler:people whom the ghost girl holds grudges against...]]
* {{Determinator}}: Will stop at nothing in order to save Misao. [[spoiler:Male Aki will draw the line at murder, however.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: They attempt this near the end of the game [[spoiler:when it's revealed that one more person has to die before Misao can be saved.]] It doesn't work since Misao bears no ill will against them.

* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Zigzagged. Both versions of Aki have gold eyes, but they don't seem to have any supernatural qualities. [[spoiler:Female!Aki is implied to be half demon, but seeing her without her contact lens reveals her eyes are actually {{red|EyesTakeWarning}}.]]

* DissonantSerenity: She retains the same plain smile while [[spoiler:murdering people against whom Misao wanted revenge]]. This is downplayed in Version 3 and Definitive Edition due to more facial expressions being given to her.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With [[spoiler:Misao by the end of "Truth".]]
* NotQuiteHuman: [[spoiler:Implied by WordOfGod.]]

* ButThouMust: [[spoiler:When he has the chance to kill Tohma and Sohta, he refuses to do it, as it goes against his principles. In the first case, it is Library who kills Tohma, and in the other case, it’s a voice in his head (implied to be Female!Aki) who forces him to kill Sohta.]]
* NewGamePlus: Initially unlockable in a second playthrough in Version 2. The Definitive Edition and Version 3 of the free version avert this, [[spoiler:even allowing you to play the “Truth” ending with him. You still have to go through the main story as him first, though]].
* NiceGuy: Even nicer than Female!Aki, as he seems upset [[spoiler:even when Yoshino is killed. FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize that Aki would only know how bad Yoshino is when there are no guys around if they were a girl themself]].

* ShipTease: With [[BoyMeetsGhoul Misao]]. [[spoiler:The "Truth" ending confirms it, though Aki says they should become better friends before ever having a chance as lovers.]]

!!Tohma

Aki and Misao's classmate. He is very popular with girls and he is dating Saotome.

* DarkSkinnedBlond
* DirtyCoward: Abandons Saotome when a zombie is about to attack her, [[spoiler:which leads to her death]].
* HandsomeLech
* ItsAllAboutMe
* {{Jerkass}}: Mostly just a rude, cowardly asshole for most of the game, but...
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:In the Good Ending, he shows genuine remorse for his misdeeds towards Misao.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:In the Good Ending. Subverted, since he is punished in the continuation of the game, the "Truth" ending, after Misao drags him to the other world and he gets trapped there, presumably forever.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: All in all, he gets off relatively scot-free. His major sin was being a coward and being unfaithful. In the end, he never really intended to hurt anyone. [[spoiler:And once we find out what [[RapeAsDrama some of the others did to Misao]], it's easier to understand why he is merely trapped in the other world instead of being killed.]]
* NeverMyFault: When he learns [[spoiler:Saotome died after he abandoned her]], he tries to blame Misao for it.
* PromotionToParent: [[spoiler:A very odd version of the trope appears in the credits. With his friends reincarnated as babies and him imprisoned in the other world, he is basically forced to help raise the kids.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:At the same time as he was supposedly dating Misao, he was also going for Saotome. Ultimately, neither girl is pleased about this.]]

!!Ayaka

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Unlike the other students who were killed, she is revived in the "Truth" Ending by Onigawara, due to the fact that she was the only victim who Misao ''wasn't'' out for revenge against.]]
* CovertPervert
* {{Fangirl}}
* InnocentBystander: [[spoiler:She's the only character whom Misao did not have any plans for at all; Misao wants Aki to help her get her revenge against just about everyone else. Ayaka just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and she gets killed by Sohta after learning what he did to Misao.]]
* RetGone: [[spoiler:Unlike the others, this is her fate in only the Good Ending. In the "Truth" ending, she is revived by Onigawara, due to her being the only one out of those who were killed that ''wasn't'' a target of Misao's revenge.]]
* [[HeKnowsTooMuch She Knows Too Much]]: [[spoiler:The reason that Mr. Sohta killed her. She discovered pieces of Misao's body in his desk, and quickly realized what it meant.]]

* StalkerWithACrush: Towards Sohta; she's going through his personal belongings to find out his secrets. According to WordOfGod, stalking people she likes has always been a habit of hers, and [[spoiler:after Onigawara revives her in the "Truth" ending, she becomes quite smitten with him. Her stalking will continue]].

!!Saotome

!!Kudoh

!!Yoshino

!!Hideki Sohta/Hideki Kurata

Homeroom teacher of Aki's class. He is known by his students to be a kind and caring teacher.

* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:In his self-inflicted hell during the Truth ending.]]

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:In the "Truth" Ending.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:He is responsible for Misao’s death. Technically, the entire plot of the series is his fault.]]
* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Anyone who rejects his romantic advances is probably going to regret it. [[IfICantHaveYou If they even live long enough to, that is.]]]]
* BerserkerTears: [[spoiler:Sheds these in his youth when Takano rejects him.]]
* BrokenAce: He's a kind, handsome teacher who is adored by his students, [[spoiler:who also happens to be a murderer with an inability to tolerate rejection and a complex about his appearance]].
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Had a crush on his classmate Takano, [[spoiler:because she was the only person who was kind to him then]]. It didn't quite pan out, as she revealed that she [[spoiler:only talked to him out of pity]].
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:He went out of his way to be kind to people despite everyone hating him, tried to save a dying cat, and yet could never be happy. What broke him was when Takano, the one person who was ever kind to him, rejected him when he declared his love for her and she confessed she only hanged out with him out of pity.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:After being rejected by Takano.]]
* DissonantSerenity: [[spoiler:He is extremely calm and collected when killing someone unless his berserk buttons are pushed. [[NonStandardGameOver If he kills Aki in the Truth Ending, he calmly enters the closet they are hiding in and swiftly kills them.]]]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:After his HeelRealization moment, he age-regresses back into his younger appearance and disappears. Yes, Sohta was still a scared, damaged teenager underneath his mask.]]
* FaceOfAThug: When he was younger, he was very odd-looking, and by no means a bad kid.
* {{Fetish}}: Has a fetish on hands. [[spoiler:When Ayaka finds Misao's severed hands in Sohta's desk, he comes along and Ayaka learns that Sohta apparently does things with the hands.]]
** [[spoiler:When he was young, the first thing he liked about his FirstLove, Takano, were her hands.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:Bullied by his classmates for being plain and ordinary? Check. Turned down by his FirstLove and OnlyFriend, who actually just pitied him? Check. Goes through a face surgery so he would be loved and accepted, only to realize that people only love him for his looks? Check and check.]]
* GoneHorriblyWrong: [[spoiler:Anything he did as a teenager. He tried to give a classmate her handkerchief, but she didn't want it after he touched it. He tried to save a dying cat, but the vet couldn't save her. He tried to engage his OnlyFriend in a romantic relationship, but she rejected him because she pitied him and didn't feel the same way towards him.]]
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:He kills Ayaka after she found Misao’s severed hands in his desk. In the Bad End, he kills Aki after they find out that he's Misao’s true murderer.]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:After Aki enters into his self-inflicted hell in the "Truth" ending, they convince him that his students loved him for who he was and not for his good looks. Complete with a CooldownHug and Sohta shedding TearsOfRemorse.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:In the Bad End. He not only kills Aki and gets away with it, but he never gets caught for murdering Misao and it is heavily implied that he will continue with his rampages if another girl accidentally pushes his BerserkButton again...]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:In the Good Ending, combined with RetGone.]]
* IAmNotPretty: [[spoiler:It turns out that Sohta was unattractive in his youth. When he overheard Ayaka and her friends talking about Sohta as her homeroom teacher, they complimented him on his "beauty". He then stormed off to the bathroom and started punching the mirror.]]
* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler:He nearly chokes Takano after she rejected him in high-school. And he brutally kills Misao in cold blood after she rejects his advances.]]
* KindheartedCatLover
* LonersAreFreaks: [[spoiler:When he was young.]]
* MagicPlasticSurgery: [[spoiler:When he was a teenager, he was chubbier and plain. It is thanks to surgeries that he gets the appearance he has now. He is not very happy about it, though...]]
* NiceGuy: [[spoiler:Subverted.]]
** [[spoiler:Double Subverted in the “Truth” Ending. He is genuinely a NiceGuy, at least until his BerserkButton is pushed.]]
* NotGoodWithRejection: He's tried making friends ever since he was a young man. But his peers, mostly girls, were repulsed by his apparent unattractive features. Finally, when he thought he made a genuine friend, it turns out that she didn't care about him and befriended him out of pity. He snaps and demands to know why he can't make any friends. [[spoiler:Later, when he attempted to "comfort" Misao after she was raped, he killed her after she freaked out.]]

* RetGone: [[spoiler:His fate in the Good Ending, as he, alongside the others who died in the other world, gets erased from existence and nobody in the real world remembers them.]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid
* StepfordSmiler: Type A when he was young. [[spoiler:Type C as an adult.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It’s difficult to talk about Sohta without spoiling the whole story.
* {{Yandere}}

!!Misao

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Before she got murdered,]] the universe seems to be out to get her despite her being a very kind person.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:Befriends Aki after the True Ending.]]
* GenericCuteness: WordOfGod was surprised by how many players thought Misao was cute. It's possible that the "Truth" scenario (which was added in version 2) gave her a gloomy personality to justify her social status amongst her peers.
* HimeCut: The hairstyle is perfect for this trope, but [[spoiler:she's a yandere and lacks the connotations of grace and class that go with it]], so she [[SubvertedTrope doesn't truly fit]].

* {{Nice G|uy}}irl: Aki views her this way and was sad when she disappeared since they'd always wanted to try to befriend her. WordOfGod is that [[spoiler:before dying and becoming a vengeful spirit,]] she's probably the nicest character in the whole game.
* [[spoiler:PlotTriggeringDeath]]
* [[spoiler:RapeAsBackstory]]

* WalkingSpoiler: Like Sohta, it is hard to talk about her without spoiling half of the story.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:After suffering trauma after trauma at the hands of bullies and then getting murdered by Mr. Sohta, Misao curses the whole school and starts picking off everyone who ever wronged her one by one.]]
* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler:For Tohma. She'd intended for Aki to kill Tohma instead of Mr. Sohta because even though Mr. Sohta ultimately wronged her far more, she's afraid of him. She would much rather be with Tohma forever.]]

* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Zigzagged. Both versions of Aki have gold eyes, but they don't seem to have any supernatural qualities. [[spoiler:Female!Aki is implied to be half demon, but seeing her without her contact lens reveals her eyes are actually [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]].]]

* RetGone: [[spoiler:Unlike the others, this is her fate in only the Good Ending. In the "Truth" ending, she is revived by Onigawara, due to her being the only one out of those who were killed that ''wasn't'' a target of Misao's revenge.]]

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Apparently has a one-sided crush on Misao.

* UnluckyChildhoodFriend

* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Anyone who rejects his romantic advances is probably going to regret it. [[IfICantHaveYou if they even live long enough to, that is.]]]]

* IJustWantToBeLoved

* NiceGirl: Aki views her this way and was sad when she disappeared since they'd always wanted to try to befriend her. WordOfGod is that [[spoiler:before dying and becoming a vengeful spirit,]] she's probably the nicest character in the whole game.

* PaleSkinnedBrunette

* HairOfGold

[[quoteright:163:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Aki_9136.png]]

* BatterUp: Her instrument of choice. Useful against flowers...boulders... [[spoiler:people whom the ghost girl holds grudges against...]]
* {{Determinator}}: Will stop at nothing, [[spoiler:including unprovoked murder]], in order to [[spoiler:save Misao]].
* DissonantSerenity: She retains the same plain smile while [[spoiler:murdering people against whom Misao wanted revenge]].
** Averted as of version 3, due to her having more facial expressions.
* HelloInsertNameHere: The player can change her name.

* GirlishPigtails: Big, poofy ones.

* PlayerCharacter
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Akito's blue.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Played with. Aki's eyes are gold... [[spoiler:but it's the revelation that they're colored contacts and her eyes are really red that hints that she's part demon]].

!!Akito
[[quoteright:125:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Akito_8093.png]]
The male counterpart of Aki. He is much calmer and more nice and mature than his female counterpart.

* BatterUp: His instrument of choice. Useful against flowers...boulders... [[spoiler:people whom the ghost girl holds grudges against...]]
* ButThouMust: [[spoiler:When he has the chance to kill Tohma and Sohta, he refuses to do it, as it goes against his principles. In the first case, it is the Library Girl who kills Tohma, and in the other case, it’s a voice in his head (implied to be Aki) who forces him to kill Sohta.]]
* {{Determinator}}: Like his female counterpart. [[spoiler:However, he refuses to kill Tohma or Sohta, even knowing it is for the sake of Misao.]]
* HelloInsertNameHere: His default name is Aki, much like his female counterpart. He is called Akito here because WordOfGod considered calling him Akito when adding him in Version 2.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Like Aki, he initially offers himself when he learns that one more sacrifice is needed to appease Misao. He even goes to the altar and begs Misao to take his life, but she refuses to harm him.]]
* NewGamePlus: Initially unlockable in a second playthrough in Version 2. The Definitive Edition, and Version 3 of the free version, avert this, [[spoiler:even allowing you to play the “Truth” ending with him. You still have to go through the main story as him first, though]].
* NiceGuy: Even nicer than Aki, as he seems upset [[spoiler:even when Yoshino is killed. FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize that of the two, only Aki would know how Yoshino acts without any guys around]].
* PlayerCharacter
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Aki's red.
* ShipTease: With [[BoyMeetsGhoul Misao]]. [[spoiler:The "Truth" ending confirms it, though Akito says they should become better friends before ever having a chance as lovers.]]
* StraightMan

!!Tohma
[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Tohma_1412.png]]
Aki and Misao's classmate. He is very popular with girls and he is dating Saotome.
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* ChickMagnet: Saotome, Misao, Yoshino, and even Aki all have some form of crush on him, though Aki's is toned down and goes away when she gets a good look at his personality.

* DirtyCoward: Abandons Saotome when a zombie's about to attack her, [[spoiler:which leads to her death]].

* LaserGuidedKarma: All and all, he gets off relatively lightly. His major sin was being a coward and being unfaithful. In the end, he never really intended to hurt anyone. [[spoiler:And once we find out what [[RapeAsDrama some of the others did to Misao]], it's easier to understand why he is merely trapped in the other world instead of being killed.]]

[[quoteright:147:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ayaka_765.png]]

* InnocentBystander: [[spoiler:Is the only character whom Misao did not have any plans for at all; Misao wants Aki to help her get her revenge against just about everyone else. Ayaka just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and she gets offed by Sohta after learning what he did to Misao.]]

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Aki and Misao's classmate. She was also the then-girlfriend of Tohma.

* BetaCouple: With Tohma.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:She defends Misao to the other girls when they make fun of her... but she was possibly the one who posted Misao's love poem on the school wall for all to see.]]
** Also, in the "Truth" ending, when Saotome praised Misao for her looks in the past, Misao believes she doesn't really mean it and just said it out-loud to humulliate her.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She acts rather sweet to others. [[spoiler:Potentially Subverted; she's hinted to be the sort of person who would cause a classmate embarrassment leading to severe bullying out of jealousy. However, it's never made clear if she truly posted the text on the wall or if Misao was assuming the worst of her due to her jealousy for Tohma.]]
* InSeriesNickname: She is called Otome.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:Possibly. Although not at the same level as Yoshino.]]
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Downplayed. In the male version of the game, she's the one the player character apparently has a crush on.

* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Sure, it's learned that she played a small part in Misao's tragic fate, but she still logs all of the introductory scene and her death before the ending.]]
* WomanScorned: [[spoiler:In the Truth scenario, she beats an illusion of Tohma with a baseall bat after realizing that he left her to die and was just playing with her and Misao all along.]]

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* BigBrotherInstinct: According to WordOfGod, his love for Misao fits more this trope.
* BullyHunter: He stuck up for Misao when she was bullied as a child. Subverted when he stopped associating with her in order to avoid being bullied himself.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler:Apparently has a one-sided crush on Misao.]]

* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler:"MISAOOOOOOO!"]]
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:His sheer meanness and callousness in ceasing his friendship with Misao is what earned her posthumous wrath.]]

* SayMyName: [[spoiler:Before getting killed.]]

* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Like Saotome and Yoshino, his only appearances in the game proper (outside of the Truth) are in his introduction and death. Unlike them, he does absolutely nothing in the flashbacks in the normal endings.]]
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]

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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Yoshino's bullying is so bad that Aki is not the least bit upset about being unable to save her from a horrible death-by-chainsaw. This is in contrast to Akito, who ''is'' genuinely distressed about it.]]

* LoveMakesYouEvil

* SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler:She only has her introductory and death scenes in the non-Truth segments of the game, but ''boy'' did her bullying (an InformedTrait until the endgame flashbacks) leave its mark on Misao's fate.]]

!!Hideki Sohta
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: When he was young, he was ostracized by his classmates for his plain appearance.

* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:If his good looks are pointed out or if he is romantically rejected.]]

* DissonantSerenity: [[spoiler:He is extremely calm and collected when killing someone, unless his berserk buttons are pushed. [[NonStandardGameOver If he kills Aki in the Truth Ending, he calmly enters the closet she is hiding in and swiftly kills her.]]]]

* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:He kills Ayaka after she found Misao’s severed hands in his desk. In the Bad End, he kills Aki after she finds out that he's Misao’s true murderer.]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:After Aki enters into his self-inflicted hell in the "Truth" ending, she convinces him that his students loved him for who he was and not for his good looks. Complete with a CooldownHug and Sohta shedding TearsOfRemorse. AlasPoorVillain, indeed.]]

* [[spoiler:KnifeNut]]

** [[spoiler:Averted in the “Truth” Ending. He is genuinely a NiceGuy, at least until his BerserkButton is pushed.]]
* NotGoodWithRejection: [[spoiler:Somewhat justified, knowing his backstory. He's tried making friends ever since he was a young man. However, people were repulsed by his apparent unattractive features, mostly girls. Finally, when he thought he made a genuine friend, it turns out that she didn't care about him and befriended him out of pity. He snaps and demands to know why he can't make any friends. Later, when he attempted to "comfort" Misao after she was raped, he killed her after she freaked out.]]

* [[spoiler:UsedToBeASweetKid]]
* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:Type A when he was young. Type C as an adult.]]

* [[spoiler:WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds]]
* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler:If his affections aren't returned.]]

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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Before she got murdered, the universe seemed out to ''get'' her despite her being a very kind person.]]

* NiceGirl: Aki views her this way and was sad when she disappeared, since she'd always wanted to try to befriend her. WordOfGod is that [[spoiler:before dying and becoming a vengeful spirit]], she's probably the nicest character in the whole game.

* WalkingSpoiler: Like Sohta, it is hard to talk about her without spoiling half of the plot.

* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler:For Tohma. She'd intended for Aki to kill Tohma, not Mr. Sohta, because even though Mr. Sohta ultimately wronged her far more, she's afraid of him. She would much rather be with Tohma forever.]]

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Onigawara is the student council president at Aki and Misao's school. He guides Aki/Akito through the game. He seems to be Ogre from ''VideoGame/MadFather''.

* CanonImmigrant: Can also be seen in ''Mad Father'', operating under the alias of Ogre.
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:He is apparently a demon, but he is actually pretty nice.]]

* ReusedCharacterDesign: Those who played ''Mad Father'' before this game remember him as Ogre, a.k.a. the one responsible for the curse on the Drevis household. Here, he is pretty much doing the same thing for Misao.
* [[spoiler:SpiritAdvisor]]

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: If Aki/Akito refuses to befriend her, [[spoiler:[[DisproportionateRetribution she kills them]]]]. Also, when Akito has the chance to [[spoiler:kill Tohma, but refuses to do it, the Library Girl does it in his place, simply because Tohma was ''annoying'' her]].

** Also the fact about how despite everything about her fragile personality (she's scared of Tohma at first-sight basis), [[spoiler:she's pretty unhinged about killing someone else. Be it you for [[DisproportionateRetribution not accepting her sudden friendship request]], or Tohma for ''[[UpToEleven teasing her about her glasses...!]]'']]

Takano was the first and last friend of Sohta, during high school. She took pity on him after seeing him getting bullied and befriended him.

* [[spoiler:FirstLove]]
* [[spoiler:OnlyFriend]]

* WalkingSpoiler
* WasItAllALie: [[spoiler:After turning down Sohta, she declares that she only took pity on him all the time... Which causes his FaceHeelTurn.]]
* [[WhatBeautifulEyes What Beautiful Hands]]: As noted by Sohta. Though, given the fact that he has a hand fetish...
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It is unknown what happens to her afterwards. Given [[spoiler:his tendencies towards every girl who rejects him, she is probably dead]].

* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler:A seemingly normal guy who is actually a serial killer who has a hand fetish due to an incident in his younger days, kills everyone who finds out who he is (including a SatelliteCharacter who found his secret by accident), the ghost of one of his victims manipulates events so he could be punished for his acts, is HoistByHisOwnPetard when he dies, and in the end, his spirit cannot enter Heaven or Hell?]] Sounds like [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Yoshikage Kira]]!

* BewareTheNiceOnes: If Aki/Akito refuses to befriend her, [[spoiler:she kills them]]. Also, when Akito has the chance to [[spoiler:kill Tohma, but refuses to do it, the Library Girl does it in his place, simply because Tohma was ''annoying'' her]].

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She acts rather sweet to others. [[spoiler:Potentially Subverted; she's hinted to be the sort of person who would cause a classmate embarrassment leading to severe bullying out of jealousy. However, it's never made clear if she truly posted the text on the wall or not.]]

* {{Determinator}}: Will stop at nothing, [[spoiler:including unprovoked murder,]] in order to [[spoiler:save Misao.]]
* DissonantSerenity: She retains the same plain smile while [[spoiler:murdering people against whom Misao wanted revenge.]]

* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Played with. Aki's eyes are gold... [[spoiler:but it's the revelation that they're colored contacts and her eyes are really red that hints that she's part demon.]]

* {{Determinator}}: Like his female counterpart. [[spoiler:He refuses to kill Tohma or Sohta, even knowing it is for the sake of Misao, however.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Like Aki, he initially offers himself when he learns that one more sacrifice is needed to appease Misao. He even goes to the alter and begs Misao to take his life, but she refuses to harm him.]]
* NewGamePlus: Initially unlockable in a second playthrough in Version 2. The Definitive Edition, and Version 3 of the free version, avert this, [[spoiler:even allowing you to play the “Truth” ending with him. You still have to go through the main story as him first, though.]]
* NiceGuy: Even nicer than Aki, as he seems upset [[spoiler:even when Yoshino is killed. FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize that of the two, only Aki would know how Yoshino acts without any guys around.]]

* DirtyCoward: Abandons Saotome when a zombie's about to attack her, [[spoiler:which leads to her death.]]

* StalkerWithACrush: Towards Sohta; she's going through his personal belongings to find out his secrets. According to WordOfGod, stalking people she likes has always been a habit of hers, and [[spoiler:after Onigawara revives her in the "Truth" ending, she becomes quite smitten with him. Her stalking will continue.]]

* WomanScorned: [[spoiler: In the Truth scenario, she beats an illusion of Tohma with a baseall bat after realizing that he left her to die and was just playing with her and Misao all along.]]

* SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler:She only has her introductory and death scenes in the non-truth segments of the game, but ''boy'' did her bullying (an InformedTrait until the endgame flashbacks) leave its mark on Misao's fate.]]

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Had a crush on his classmate Takano, [[spoiler:because she was the only person who was kind to him then.]] It didn't quite pan out, as she revealed that she [[spoiler:only talked to him out of pity]].

* DissonantSerenity: [[spoiler:He is extremely calm and collected when killing someone. Unless his berserk buttons are pushed.]] [[spoiler:[[NonStandardGameOver If he kills Aki in the Truth Ending; he calmly enters the closet she is hiding in and swiftly kills her.]]]]

* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler:A seemingly normal guy who is actually a serial killer who has a hand fetish due to an incident in his younger days, kills everyone who finds out who he is (included a SatelliteCharacter who found his secret by accident), the ghost of one of his victims manipulates events so he could be punished for his acts, is HoistByHisOwnPetard when he dies, and in the end, his spirit cannot enter Heaven or Hell?]] Sounds like [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Yoshikage Kira]]!

* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:He kills Ayaka after she found Misao’s severed hands in his desk. In the Bad End, he kills Aki after she finds out Misao’s true murderer.]]

* NotGoodWithRejection: [[spoiler:Somewhat justified, knowing his back-story. He's tried making friends ever since he was a young man. However, people were repulsed by his apparent unattractive features, mostly girls. Finally, when he thought he made a genuine friend, it turns out that she didn't care about him and befriended him out of pity. He snaps and demands to know why he can't make any friends. Later, when he attempted to "comfort" Misao after she was raped, he killed her after she freaked out.]]

* HimeCut: the hairstyle is perfect for this trope but [[spoiler: she's a yandere and lacks the connotations of grace and class that go with it]] so she [[SubvertedTrope doesn't truly fit]].

* BewareTheNiceOnes: If Aki/Akito refuses to befriend her, [[spoiler:she kills them.]] Also, when Akito has the chance to [[spoiler:kill Tohma, but refuses to do it, the Library Girl does it in his place, simply because Tohma was ''annoying'' her.]]
* ContinuityNod: In version 3.0, if you name her [[spoiler:Maria]], she tells you that she doesn't like the name, but will use it anyway. This implies that [[spoiler:she is an older Aya, or possibly even the clone seen during the true end of VideoGame/MadFather.]]
** In the Definitive Edition, you can no longer name her [[spoiler: Aya; she will say that "only Father is allowed to call her that name."]]

* HelloInsertNameHere: You get to name her when you first meet her. You can't give her the same name as another character in the game or the same name you gave your own player character, and she gives unique reactions to a few names. [[spoiler: In the Definitive Edition, she will not allow you to call her Aya, saying that only her father can call her by that name.]]

** Also the fact about how despise everything about her fragile personality (she's scared of Tohma at first-sight basis), [[spoiler:she's pretty unhinged about killing someone else. Be it you for [[DisproportionateRetribution not accepting her sudden friendship request]], or Tohma for ''[[UpToEleven teasing her about her glasses...!]]'']]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It is unknown what happens to her afterwards. Given [[spoiler:his tendencies towards every girl who rejects him, she is probably dead.]]

* NiceGuy: Even nicer than Aki, as he seems upset [[spoiler:even when Yoshino is killed. FridgeLogic kicks in when you realize that of the two, only Aki would know how Yoshino acts without any guys around.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: If Aki refuses to befriend her, [[spoiler:she kills her.]] Also, when Akito has the chance to [[spoiler:kill Tohma, but refuses to do it, the Library Girl does it in his place, simply because Tohma was ''annoying'' her.]]

* NotQuiteHuman: As she appears to be working with Onigawara rather than the school, this is a fair assumption. Also the fact about how despise everything about clumsiness and shyness (she is scared of Tohma at first-sight basis), [[spoiler:she's pretty unhinged about killing someone else. Be it you for [[DisproportionateRetribution not accepting her sudden friendship request]], or Tohma for ''[[UpToEleven teasing her about her glasses...!]]'']]