History Characters / NeoTheWorldEndsWithYou

* SenpaiKohai: He speaks with Joshua at the end of the game and explains he had Shinjuku Erased so as to follow in the Shibuya Composer's footsteps, in the Japanese dialogue referring to Joshua as his senpai.

* PeekABangs: His new messy hairstyle covers one of his eyes.

* AnimalMotifs: Butterflies. He wears a butterfly necklace around his neck, and in his boss fight, butterflies follow him wherever he warps around.

* BadassBaritone: He has a very deep voice that perfectly suits his blunt and stoic nature. The Hishima in Another Day notably has a higher-pitched voice to convey his chipper personality.

* ContraltoOfDanger: Her voice, at least in the English dub, is pretty deep, and she's a formidable team leader and Player.

* SuddenSequelHeelSyndrome: Inverted. He's a clear antagonist throughout ''The World Ends with You'', and displays absolutely no signs of any redemption arc. In ''NEO: The World Ends with You'', he's introduced as an ally and playable character with no explanation. Eventually, this is justified as [[spoiler:he is one of the few characters who caught wind of Kubo's plan to erase Shibuya, which goes against Minamimoto's plan to overthrow the current Composer]].

* LateArrivalSpoiler: The fact that she started her own fashion label should be obvious to anyone who played the first game, given all the Mr. Mew merchandise everywhere. And of course the fact that we finally see her as her real self, albeit older.

* TheNicknamer: Carrying over from the previous game, Beat usually has a nickname for everyone he meets, like "Pinny" for Nagi, "Kitty Girl" for Shoka, and "Hater Skater" for Susukuchi. He averts this for Rindo and Fret though, which is justified in the latter's case since it's also a nickname much like Beat's own. On some occasions, he does call Rindo "Cap'n" and "Champ".

* TheNameIsBondJamesBond: He introduces himself with his surname, then his full name.

* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Played with. In both games, Joshua always appears to be the same age Neku, looking fifteen in the original and eighteen in ''NEO''. However, his Composer form in the first game resembles a young adult, so it may be he doesn't age and is simply altering his appearance.

* BareYourMidriff: She wears long-sleeved, purple crop top; although she wears high-waisted denim jeans, there is shadow mark at top of her pants where her navel would be depending on how she moves.

* SempaiKouhai: He speaks with Joshua at the end of the game and explains he had Shinjuku Erased so as to follow in the Shibuya Composer's footsteps, in the Japanese dialogue referring to Joshua as his senpai.

* ConnectedAllAlong: A sidequest during the final week reveals [[spoiler: she's the beloved granddaughter of croaky panic shopkeeper Tamao Sasai]].

* CoolOldGuy: A very friendly Curry chef who makes food not just to fill his own pockets but also to make his customers happy.

* SupremeChef: After 3 years, and a journey of culinary discovery to India, he's decided to make Curry instead of Ramen. Upon opening shop he's concerned about customers disliking his food. But it turns out that [[spoiler:his customers are acting weird because all of his food looks and smells so delicious that they feel bad they can't eat it all.]]

* PoisonousFriend: Shoka remaining by her side is her priority, [[spoiler:even after Shoka no longer feels comfortable being in the Reapers anymore and joins the Wicked Twisters.]]

* WeaponOfChoice: Like Neku before him, Rindo seems to be a fan of the Jupiter of the Monkey brand as shown by his orange hoodie with the brand's name on it. He also starts out with the [[BladeSpam Shockwave]] pin, a psych heavily associated with the brand.

** His major issue also mirrors Neku's in many ways. Neku's problem was his misanthropy, as he often used his [[HeadphonesEqualIsolation headphones to both block out the sounds of the city around him]] and keep strangers shut out of his life. Rindo, meanwhile, struggles with indecisiveness and making his voice heard, and thus copes with his inability to make meaningful change in his life by wearing his face mask and limiting his need to talk to other people. Tellingly, Rindo has no problems helping other people in side quests from the start. Put together, the pair of them make up 2/3 of the MonkeyMoralityPose. Rindo intentionally or unintentionally makes the last 1/3 of the pose because of his preoccupation with his phone. He is the only character who holds his phone directly in front of his face in the game, nearly covering his eyes, while everyone else has their phone lower. He hides himself behind social media and views the world through the comfort of his phone for the same reasons he wears a face mask. In addition, [=FanGO=] is an AR game, which involves players having to look through their phone screen constantly. [[spoiler: The ending involves him putting away his phone to symbolize his CharacterDevelopment.]]

* CelebrityBlog: Runs one, he even uploads videos!

* AHouseDivided: Pretty much every member of the Shinjuku Reapers is disgusted by Shiba's plan [[spoiler:to erase Shibuya]]. This has resulted in some members' secretly working against him from within ([[spoiler:Susukichi and Tsugumi]]), some members' actively opposing him ([[spoiler:Shoka]]), and some members' choosing to not get involved and observe from sidelines (Kaie and Hishima). [[spoiler:Subverted, as it turns out Shiba wasn't actually doing so of his own free will. When he breaks free, he happily unifies both Reaper factions to save Shibuya.]]

* SignificantBirthDate: Their primary motif is determined by a corresponding animal for the Hanafuda card that represents their month. Shiba has the butterfly for June, [[spoiler:Susukichi has the deer for October, Tsugumi has the crane for January]], and Ayano doesn't have an animal card but she does have the Iris flower for May.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite being called "Gramps" or "an old asshole" throughout the game, he's actually 31. He does at least indulge one character by talking back to them saying "That ain't the tone to take with your elders, kid" and "Kids these days, I'm tellin' ya". [[spoiler:The reveal of what he actually is puts that age into question however.]]