History Characters / ParadiseDestroyed

* LudicrousGibs: [[spoiler:The depths of the facility once Rimm murders the adults present.]]

* BerserkButton: Bel comes off as a quiet, bashful, polite man who would rather talk things out than get into a fight. Speak too casually to his brother, though, and he'll begin aggressively berating you on showing the proper amount of respect.

* {{Tsundere}}: Bel always speaks harshly to Butterfly even after they have grown close, refusing to praise him or following up any kindness he shows with a cutting remark. Butterfly often teases about being a tsundere in turn.

* ADogNamedDog: A Butterfly named Butterfly. [[spoiler:Could be considered subverted because God originally called Butterfly the Observer, but that is more of a title than a name.]]

* MasterOfIllusion: Seen in the True Ending. [[spoiler:As the police chase after the party for stealing, it is revealed that Butterfly has made them chase after an illusion instead.]]

* TalkingAnimal: Butterfly is physically a Butterfly, even if he speaks human. [[spoiler:Could be considered subverted considering that God created him in the form of a Butterfly with magic, and he could technically look like Cai, but blue.]]

One of the main characters of Paradise Destroyed. 27 years old. A loud and cheerful man who loves treasures and his younger brother, Bel. He has a lot of conviction in the path he decides is right to take, but sometimes struggles to express himself.

An informant who lives in the World of Idols. He knows a lot about Mimimi.

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Created by [[https://twitter.com/marutoku_ktgi Marutoku Kichi]], [[https://maduzudz.wixsite.com/marutoku/複製-zeno-6 Paradise Destroyed]] (楽園破壊, ''Rakuen Hakai'') is an RPG created with RPG Maker VX Ace that was released on December 13, 2018. The game centers around Cai and Bel Kaneiki, two brothers with supernatural abilities who are notorious thieves. Once they are caught, they are sent to a realm known as Paradise and must make their way through the worlds there, trying to figure out how to escape and return home.

!! Paradise Destroyed contains examples of:

* HundredPercentCompletion: If you complete every subquest, the list in the Mysterious Fanboy's room displays 100%. This has no effect on the endings or anything else in the game.
* AsYouKnow: Cai: "Bel, how about we review the information about the treasure we're about to steal again?"
* BlackAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler:God]], the main antagonist, [[spoiler:is a celestial being who slams a meteorite into Earth, kidnaps a child and turns them into a living vessel, and creates a world dedicated to absorbing the energy of living beings until they die, all for the sake of revenge...]] But Cai, the protagonist, has over a thousand thievery and violence charges on his head.
* BlindedByTheLight: Bel uses his ability to blind the officers when escaping with the pearl, [[spoiler:and Cai uses a flash-bang to escape with Bel after losing to Mimimi]].
* CainAndAbel: Referenced literally, as Cai and Bel are named after Cain and Abel, but subverted because Cai, instead of wanting to kill Bel for his own benefit, would do anything to make sure that Bel is happy.
* CartoonMeat: Manga meat is served at the cafe in the 1st Anniversary Bonus Game.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: A core part of the battle system in the game. Each character is either Red, Blue, Yellow, or Green, and this decides their strengths and weaknesses. In battle, they also display a blue or pink aura to show whether they are categorically an Action or Word esper.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: [[spoiler:Cai and Bel. Their parents die suddenly for unknown reasons, and instead of being taken in by someone else, the two of them live in an abandoned cabin in the woods. This puts them in a perfect position to be master thieves without any family ties to stop them.]]
* EasyAmnesia: Butterfly has complete amnesia, [[spoiler:conveniently forgetting his role in relation to God. Cai and Bel, however, have their own missing memories as well, forgetting their entire childhoods and what their relationship was prior to adulthood. Cai's duty to be an older brother also overrides his duty to destroy, which erases his prior memories of God.]]
* ElementalPowers: Each generic Action skill correlates to an element, with Red incorporating fire, Blue having ice, Yellow having electricity, and Green having wind.
* FallingIntoHisArms: Cai can survive a jump from a four-story building, but Bel can't. Cai encourages Bel to jump anyway, easily catching him in a BridalCarry on the ground.
* FamilyThemeNaming: There are three sets of brothers named with a focus on literature. Cai and Bel are named after Cain and Abel, Rimm and Wil's names are derived from the Brothers Grimm, and Jeky and Hy are named after Jekyll and Hyde.
* FlashbackEffects: Flashbacks are always seen in sepia.
* GoldenEnding: The unlisted secret ending, sometimes officially called the Opportunistic End. You have to fight a boss near the end of the bonus dungeon that is extremely difficult even at maximum level, but if you win, [[spoiler:you can see a scene where Original!Cai is able to live with Bel in the human world again.]]
* GrayRainOfDepression: [[spoiler:When Cai is sent back to Earth without Bel, he slowly walks through the rain as he returns to their old house.]]
* ImStandingRightHere: Bel often turns to his brother to suggest that they cause Butterfly to befall some kind of misfortune, ignoring the fact that Butterfly is there as well.
* LotusEaterMachine: The boss of the 1st Anniversary Bonus Game [[spoiler:is a living drug who believes that everyone should fall asleep and live within their happiest memories forever. Cai and Bel succumb to this, but Cai is able to break through the illusion and take the boss down.]]
* LoveHotels: Present in the World of Idols and the 1st Anniversary Bonus Game. Cai [[spoiler:and Wil]], not understanding the significance behind them, treat them like regular inns, much to Bel's chagrin.
* ManaDrain: Butterfly and Wil can learn the skill MP Drain.
* MassResurrection: In the bonus dungeon, [[spoiler:all the world creators Cai previously killed come back to life and join the party.]]
* MassSuperEmpoweringEvent: A meteorite struck Earth, causing a selective outbreak of supernatural abilities all across the world.
* MetallicarSyndrome: Cai and Bel are wanted for committing hundreds of crimes, but their chosen method of transport is a bright purple car with an open roof.
* MultipleEndings: The game has 8 endings for the main story, and 3 more (+ 1 unlisted) endings in the bonus dungeon.
* MysteriousWatcher: [[spoiler:After Cai and Bel have a chat at night in the village in the World of Siblings, the screen shifts to reveal that one of the children living there was watching them the whole time.]]
* NonGovernmentalOrganization: The World Esper Organization, an organization that works with governments and law enforcement worldwide to manage the problems caused by the appearance of espers on Earth.
* NonLethalKO: If a character becomes unable to battle, it is temporary. They can be revived using a skill or via a stay at an inn.
* SiblingsInCrime: Cai and Bel Kaneiki, brothers and notorious thieves.
* TheLostWoods: The forest in the World of Siblings has plenty of dead ends that will have you wandering about more than you would like.
* ThePowerOfFamily: [[spoiler:When God questions how they were able to be beaten, Cai, Bel, and in some circumstances Butterfly point to the answer being the deep familial relationship and trust they have with each other.]]
* TownWithADarkSecret: [[spoiler:Rimm protects the World of Siblings by turning everyone he deems a threat into "dogs," but Cai and Bel only learn this later.]]
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: A common reason for people to become espers following the meteorite's fall.
* WaitHere: [[spoiler:Cai tells Bel to stay behind while he and Butterfly go to defeat Temple. Cai just wants him to be safe, but Bel, thinking he's been abandoned, attempts suicide instead.]]
* WallOfText: If you decide to listen to the shopkeeper recite Monkey Submarine's history to you in the 1st Anniversary Bonus Game, be ready for an earful.
* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:All the "dogs" in the World of Siblings were once adults who Rimm deemed too dangerous to allow to live as humans. They look less like dogs and more like deformed, quadrupedal humans.]]

Major spoilers in the trope lists for Bel, Butterfly, Cai, and God especially. Finishing the game is recommended before proceeding.

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!!Characters

[[folder:Bel Kaneiki]]
One of the main characters of Paradise Destroyed. 22 years old. Cai's younger brother who thinks he can do no wrong. While often soft-spoken and polite, his speech turns harsh when it comes to those he doesn't respect.

* BerserkButton: Bel comes off as a quiet, bashful, polite man who would rather talk things out than get into a fight. Speak too casually to his brother, though, and he'll begin aggressively berating you on showing the proper amount of respect.
* BlindObedience: Coincides with BigBrotherWorship. Bel believes that Cai is an exalted being who can do no wrong, that every word of his is solid gold, and that all he can do is follow Cai and spread word of his greatness to those around him. [[spoiler:When his faith is shaken, though...]]
* SiblingMurder: [[spoiler:Attempted in all routes, successful in Bel's Destruction route.]]
* TakingUpTheMantle: [[spoiler:After Bel kills Cai in the Destruction Route, Cai gives Bel his power of Destruction. Bel interprets this as Cai telling him to destroy everything in the world in his stead, and he sets off to do so.]]
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[[folder:Butterfly]]
One of the main characters of Paradise Destroyed. Joins the party in chapter 1. An amnesiac butterfly who loves messing with Bel. While a frivolous and noisy individual, he's also fretful and worries for those around him.
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* ADogNamedDog: A Butterfly named Butterfly. [[spoiler:Could be considered subverted because God originally called Butterfly the Observer, but that is more of a title than a name.]]
* CustomBuiltHost: [[spoiler:God created Butterfly so that they could observe the world through his eyes and take over his body when needed.]]
* ExtremeOmnivore: Butterflies are typically herbivores, but that won't stop Butterfly from eating anything he thinks looks tasty, including meat and pastries.
* LiteralSurveillanceBug: [[spoiler:God can see the world through Butterfly's eyes. Having lost his memory, Butterfly is none the wiser.]]
* MasterOfIllusion: Seen in the True Ending. [[spoiler:As the police chase after the party for stealing, it is revealed that Butterfly has made them chase after an illusion instead.]]
* MissingTime: [[spoiler:When God takes over his body, Butterfly has no memory of what they did or said.]]
* TalkingAnimal: Butterfly is physically a Butterfly, even if he speaks human. [[spoiler:Could be considered subverted considering that God created him in the form of a Butterfly with magic, and he could technically look like Cai, but blue.]]
* {{Teleportation}}: Butterfly has the ability to teleport the party to specific locations during the game with his Jump skill.
* TokenNonHuman: Everyone else looks human, and then there's Butterfly. [[spoiler:Technically includes all [[NonPlayerCharacter Non-Player Characters]] as well, if you can consider Rimm's "dogs" to still be human.]]
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[[folder:Cai Kaneiki]]
One of the main characters of Paradise Destroyed. 27 years old. A loud and cheerful man who loves treasures and his younger brother, Bel. He has a lot of conviction in the path he decides is right to take, but sometimes struggles to express himself.
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* AliensLoveHumanFood: [[spoiler:As a creation of God who is sent to Earth with only his mission, Cai is entirely unfamiliar with the human world and its food. In his time spent on Earth, he grows to adore the wide variety of flavors found in human food, having no true preferences and trying whatever he finds interesting.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Though Cai has trouble expressing his affection verbally, he would do anything, [[spoiler:murder included]], to protect Bel and make sure he is happy. [[spoiler:Also a literal presentation, as his big brother instinct is something imposed on him physically by the source of his body.]]
* CopiedTheMoralsToo: [[spoiler:While Cai was created with the duty to destroy espers and bring their energy back to God, the original Cai's desire to protect his younger brother was so strong that it affected even the copy, who forgets his actual duty and takes on the original's instead.]]
* DivingKick: During the fight against Mimimi.
* DontMakeMeDestroyYou: [[spoiler:Cai would rather avoid Destroying Rimm at all if he could, but Rimm has to stop threatening him first.]]
* ImpersonationExclusiveCharacter: [[spoiler:The Cai we know the entire game is actually just a copy of the real Cai, who God says died years ago. In truth, the real Cai is still alive, but kept on the verge of death in a room sustained by supernatural powers. The party has been interacting with him the whole game as the Mysterious Fanboy.]]
* MagicalFloatingShawl: Visual similarities aside, Cai's stole is explicitly referred to as a ''hagoromo'' in the 1st Anniversary Bonus Game. The character design notes confirm that Cai was given a stole to make him visually resemble a goddess.
* NameOfCain: Cai is directly named after Cain from the Bible. He is also an older brother with gray morality, but has a more positive relationship with his younger brother.
* OccidentalOtaku: His last name might be Kaneiki, but Cai apparently isn't from Japan, because he is obsessed with everything Japanese.
* SentimentalShabbiness: Cai's most precious treasure [[spoiler:is a paper Bel gave him when they were children. The paper itself is yellowed and worn, but Cai still has it on display in its own room.]]
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[[folder:God]]
The God of Paradise. Cruel and irritable, they care little for the wellbeing of others and prioritize their own goals.
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* AmbiguousGender: God's true form has no physical body, and they are not human. They consider themself and their older sibling to be brothers, but Japanese lacks a gender-neutral term for sibling, so brothers is as neutral as can be achieved. In a short story, the Mysterious Fanboy doesn't know what pronoun to use when referring to them.
* BigBad: The reason things ultimately go badly for everyone involved with Paradise, [[spoiler:from causing their supernatural abilities in the first place to having them live in worlds that exacerbate their worst qualities.]]
* BodySnatcher: [[spoiler:God, in the form of a meteorite, crashes into Original!Cai's body and begins to control it. They then use its components to create new bodies for themself, Destroyer!Cai, and Butterfly, leaving the body for dead.]]
* GodIsEvil: [[spoiler:God created Paradise in order to kill espers and absorb their energy to regain their power so that they could exact their desired revenge.]]
* PartingWordsRegret: Inverted. [[spoiler:As they die, God cries out for their older brother, who they have been intending to exact vicious revenge on for 15 years.]]
* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:God's desire for revenge against their older brother is what kickstarts the entire plot of the game.]]
* SeeingThroughAnothersEyes: [[spoiler:God to Butterfly.]]
* ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler:In the endings where the party defeats God, they are often indignant and confused at how those they deem far beneath them were able to defeat them despite their power.]]
* UnfeelingHeavens: God considers all mortal emotions and hobbies to be worthless and beneath them, and are described to have a facial expression that barely changes. [[spoiler:The Mysterious Fanboy mentions that in the 15 years God has spent linked to him, they have become "100x more human," though.]]
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[[folder:Mimimi]]
The creator of the World of Idols. 21 years old. Snappish and stubborn. Being an idol and having fans are the most important things to her.
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* UnnecessarilyCruelRejection: When a fan tries to give her red lipstick that he made, she crushes it beneath her heel, tells him that he should have known that she hates red lipstick, and kills him on stage.
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[[folder:Mysterious Fanboy]]
A man who resides in a room that somehow has a door in every world. Cai, Bel, and Butterfly often stop by to rest. Easily exasperated, but lax towards others.
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* ImplicitPrison: Cannot leave his room. [[spoiler:If he tried, he would immediately die.]]
* {{Otaku}}: To be specific, he is an idol fanboy enamored with the group WHITE★knight.
* TouchedByVorlons: A normal human boy [[spoiler:until God kidnaps him to use as a vessel. He is given the ability to float (necessary, as his feet were taken to make Butterfly), frozen in time (so that his organ-less body would not die), and able to prevent the use of abilities in his room. He has no choice in the matter.]]
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[[folder:Rimm]]
The creator of the World of Siblings. Wil's older brother. 14? years old. Always smiling and polite to others, but threatening when it comes to what he feels is necessary to protect his world.
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* ChildSoldiers: Not by choice. [[spoiler:Rimm and Wil were kidnapped by an organization to serve as soldiers for their utopian cause. Rimm, wanting to protect Wil and the other children, took on more tasks so the others wouldn't have to, and was heavily traumatized as a result.]]
* LudicrousGibs: [[spoiler:The depths of the facility once Rimm murders the adults present.]]
* PerpetualSmiler: Rimm is always smiling, even when his words and actions don't suit his expression.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Rimm just wants all siblings to live safely and happily in harmony forever, [[spoiler:so it's fine that he turns every adult that enters the world into a "dog" and punishes those who seem like a threat, right?]]
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[[folder:Temple]]
The creator of the World of Religion. 29 years old. Commanding and bold when in charge, but surprisingly skittish outside his role.
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* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Using the power of his necklace, Temple is able to OHKO the entire party with ease. This will happen every time you fight him unless [[spoiler:you give An the signal in time to attack from afar. Once she does, he falls quickly.]]
* ScamReligion: The central religion of the World of Religion is just a way for Temple to collect excessive amounts of money from the populace, to the point of bankrupting them. [[spoiler:Technically, God is real and Temple knows them personally, but the worship means nothing to either of them.]]
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[[folder:Wil]]
Rimm's younger brother. Lives with him in the World of Siblings. 7? years old. He loves building robots, drawing, and playing with others. He worries about his older brother, though.
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* NeverBareheaded: His helmet never comes off, and we never see what is beneath it. Character design notes state that he looks similar to Rimm, though.
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Major spoilers in the trope lists for Bel, Butterfly, and Cai especially. Finishing the game is recommended before proceeding.

* SiblingMurder: [[spoiler:Attempted.]]

* ImpersonationExclusiveCharacter: [[spoiler:The Cai we know the entire game is actually just a copy of the real Cai, who God says died years ago. In truth, the real Cai is still alive, but kept on the verge of death in a room sustained by supernatural powers. The party has been interacting with him the whole game as the Mysterious Otaku.]]

* UnfeelingHeavens: God considers all mortal emotions and hobbies to be worthless and beneath them, and are described to have a facial expression that barely changes. [[spoiler:The Mysterious Otaku mentions that in the 15 years God has spent linked to him, they have become "100x more human," though.]]

* UnnecessarilyCruelRejection: When a fan tried to give her red lipstick that he made during a performance, she crushes it beneath her heel, tells him that he should have known that she hates red lipstick, and kills him on stage.

[[folder:Mysterious Otaku]]

* {{Otaku}}: It's in the name. To be specific, he is an idol otaku enamored with the group WHITE★knight.

[[folder:Mysterious Otaku]]
A man who resides in a room that somehow has a door in every world. Cai, Bel, and Butterfly often stop by to rest. Easily exasperated, but lax towards others.

* ImplicitPrison: Cannot leave his room. [[spoiler:If he tried, he would immediately die.]]
* {{Otaku}}: It's in the name. To be specific, he is an idol otaku enamored with the group WHITE★knight.
* TouchedByVorlons: A normal human boy [[spoiler:until God kidnaps him to use as a vessel. He is given the ability to float (necessary, as his feet were taken to make Butterfly), frozen in time (so that his organ-less body would not die), and able to prevent the use of abilities in his room. He has no choice in the matter.]]

[[folder:Rimm]]
The creator of the World of Siblings. Wil's older brother. 14? years old. Always smiling and polite to others, but threatening when it comes to what he feels is necessary to protect his world.

* ChildSoldiers: Not by choice. [[spoiler:Rimm and Wil were kidnapped by an organization to serve as soldiers for their utopian cause. Rimm, wanting to protect Wil and the other children, took on more tasks so the others wouldn't have to, and was heavily traumatized as a result.]]
* PerpetualSmiler: Rimm is always smiling, even when his words and actions don't suit his expression.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Rimm just wants all siblings to live safely and happily in harmony forever, [[spoiler:so it's fine that he turns every adult that enters the world into a "dog" and punishes those who seem like a threat, right?]]

[[folder:Temple]]
The creator of the World of Religion. 29 years old. Commanding and bold when in charge, but surprisingly skittish outside his role.

* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Using the power of his necklace, Temple is able to OHKO the entire party with ease. This will happen every time you fight him unless [[spoiler:you give An the signal in time to attack from afar. Once she does, he falls quickly.]]
* ScamReligion: The central religion of the World of Religion is just a way for Temple to collect excessive amounts of money from the populace, to the point of bankrupting them. [[spoiler:Technically, God is real and Temple knows them personally, but the worship means nothing to either of them.]]

[[folder:Wil]]
Rimm's younger brother. Lives with him in the World of Siblings. 7? years old. He loves building robots, drawing, and playing with others. He worries about his older brother, though.

[[spoiler:The God of Paradise.]] Cruel and irritable, they care little for the wellbeing of others and prioritize their own goals.

* {{Otaku}}: It’s in the name. To be specific, he is an idol otaku enamored with the group white★KNIGHT.

The creator of the World of Brothers. Wil’s older brother. 14? years old. Always smiling and polite to others, but threatening when it comes to what he feels is necessary to protect his world.

* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Rimm just wants all brothers to live safely and happily in harmony forever, [[spoiler:so it’s fine that he turns every adult that enters the world into a “dog” and punishes those who seem like a threat, right?]]

Rimm's younger brother. Lives with him in the World of Brothers. 7? years old. He loves building robots, drawing, and playing with others. He worries about his older brother, though.

Major spoilers in the trope lists for Butterfly and Cai especially. Finishing the game is recommended before proceeding.

[[folder:Butterfly]]
One of the main characters of Paradise Destroyed. Joins the party in chapter 1. An amnesiac butterfly who loves messing with Bel.

* TokenNonHuman: Everyone else looks human, and then there’s Butterfly. [[spoiler:Technically includes all NPCs as well, if you can consider Rimm’s “dogs” to still be human.]]

One of the main characters of Paradise Destroyed. A loud and cheerful man who loves treasures and his younger brother, Bel.

[[folder:Mysterious Otaku]]
A man who resides in a room that somehow has a door in every world. Cai, Bel, and Butterfly often stop by to rest.

* ImplicitPrison: Cannot leave his room. [[spoiler:If he tried, he would immediately die.]]
* {{Otaku}}: It’s in the name. To be specific, he is an idol otaku enamored with the group white★KNIGHT.
* TouchedByVorlons: A normal human boy [[spoiler:until God kidnaps him to use as a vessel. He is given the ability to float (necessary, as his feet were taken to make Butterfly), frozen in time (so that his organ-less body would not die), and able to prevent the use of abilities in his room. He has no choice in the matter.]]

[[folder:Temple]]
The creator of the World of Religion.

* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Using the power of his necklace, Temple is able to OHKO the entire party with ease. This will happen every time you fight him unless [[spoiler:you give An the signal in time to attack from afar. Once she does, he falls quickly.]]
* ScamReligion: The central religion of the World of Religion is just a way for Temple to collect excessive amounts of money from the populace, to the point of bankrupting them. [[spoiler:Technically, God is real and Temple knows them personally, but the worship means nothing to either of them.]]

[[folder:Wil]]
Rimm's younger brother. Lives with him in the World of Brothers.

* TouchedByVorlons: A normal human boy until [[spoiler:God kidnaps him to use as a vessel. He is given the ability to float (necessary, as his feet were taken to make Butterfly), frozen in time (so that his organ-less body would not die), and able to prevent the use of abilities in his room. He has no choice in the matter.]]