History Characters / ParadoxLive

* HappilyAdopted: Hajun was adopted by a loving couple who seek to groom him to eventually inherit the Yeon conglomerate...

* ParentalFavoritism: Dongha was greatly favored over Hajun even [[spoiler:as a newborn, because he was the blood-related son and Hajun was not.]]

* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: They don't know who their father is, while their mother [[spoiler:is a prostitute who subjected them to ParentalAbandonment]].

* MysteriousBacker: [[spoiler:Iori and Hajun find out that the Suiseki group had been helping in the funding of Alter Trigger's experiments]].

!Tropes in general
* ConnectedAllAlong: In the Exhibition CD dramas, all 4 teams are heavily implied to be connected to the Phantometal research group Alter Trigger:
** The Yeon conglomerate, whom disowned Hajun from BAE, is a [[spoiler:sponsor for Alter Trigger]], as is the Suiseki group, owners of CLUB CANDY, where Anne, Iori and Zen work.
** [[spoiler:Alter Trigger tried to buy the land that]] Bar 4/7, Saimon's bar, is on.
** Nayuta from cozmez [[spoiler: signed up for their experiments as a shady part-time job, and the same may be true for Ryu.]]
** This is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Zen, who thinks that the 4 groups came together not by coincidence, but because of their implied connections to Alter Trigger.
** Later on, it's revealed that Ryu is from [[spoiler:the same facility as Rokuta and Itsuki.]]
** On a lighter note, [=BAE=] attends Saimon's lectures at university while Shiki, Hokusai, Satsuki and Reo go to the same school, though Shiki notes that he rarely sees the other 3 due to them attending at night compared to him studying in the daytime. Ryu is also familiar with them as beside being friends with Hokusai, he picks up Shiki from school.
** Yohei [[spoiler:was previously part of the Suiseki group with Iori and Zen]]. Zen and Yuto were former colleagues as police officers.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: All of them, which forms the basis of their trauma which they have to relive during their trap reactions.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The motives for cozmez and The Cat's Whiskers for winning ''Paradox Live''; The Cat's Whiskers to buy the land from Alter Trigger and save their bar from closing, cozmez to buy a permanent home and seek better medical treatment for [[IllBoy Nayuta]].
* TraumaButton: Each and every one (with the exception of Ryu, Chisei and maybe Nayuta too) has one - barely mentioning it or going into proximity of the place where said button is located makes them frantic. They also form the basis of the trap reaction that is the side effect of using Phantometal.

** On a lighter note, [=BAE=] attends Saimon's lectures at university while Shiki, Hokusai, Satsuki and Reo go to the same school, though Shiki notes that he rarely sees the other 3 due to them attending at night compared to him studying in the daytime. Ryu is also familiar with them as beside being friends with Hokusai, he picks up Shiki from school. Zen and Yuto were former colleagues as police officers.

Characters from the multimedia series ''Paradox Live''. '''Beware of possible unmarked spoilers.'''

This page is a work in progress.

** On a lighter note, [=BAE=] attends Saimon's lectures at university while Shiki, Hokusai, Satsuki and Reo go to the same school, though Shiki notes that he rarely sees the other 3 due to them attending at night compared to him studying in the daytime. Ryu is also familiar with them as beside being friends with Hokusai, he picks up Shiki from school.

* [[Characters/ParadoxLiveGokuluck Gokuluck]][[note]]Yuto Inukai, Ryoga Tosa, Shion Kaida, Kenta Mikoshiba[[/note]]

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[[folder:In General]]

** The Yeon conglomerate, whom disowned Hajun from BAE, is a sponsor for Alter Trigger, as is the Suiseki group, owners of Bar Candy, where Anne, Iori and Zen work.
** Alter Trigger tried to buy the land that Bar 4/7, Saimon's bar, is on.
** Nayuta from cozmez [[spoiler: is heavily implied to have signed up for their experiments, and the same may be true for Ryu.]]

** On a lighter note, [=BAE=] attends Saimon's lectures at university while Shiki, Hokusai, Satsuki and Reo go to the same school, though Shiki notes that he rarely sees the other 3 due to them attending at night compared to him studying in the daytime.

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* [[Characters/ParadoxLiveBAE BAE]]
* [[Characters/ParadoxLiveTCW The Cat's Whiskers]]
* [[ParadoxLiveCozmez cozmez]]
* [[ParadoxLiveAKYR Akan Yatsura]]
* [[Characters/ParadoxLiveBURAIKAN BURAIKAN]]
* [[Characters/ParadoxLiveVISTY VISTY]]
* [[ParadoxLiveAMPRULE AMPRULE]]
* [[ParadoxLive1Nm8 [=1Nm8=]]]
* [[Characters/ParadoxLiveGokuluck Gokuluck]]

!!BAE
[[folder:Tropes applying to the whole group]]

Formed in a international private university, BAE is a diverse trio that lives for freedom and honesty. Their strong image is emphasized by their trendy hip-hop songs, experimenting with many genres to create a wholly unique sound.
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* AbusiveParents / ParentalAbandonment: Implied to be the case for all of them and the basis for their trauma.
* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1aAMRqvbd0 BaNG!!]]
* PowerTrio: They're a group of three international college students that come together to form a powerful rap trio.
* RedIsHeroic: They are the main group in the franchise and are represented with the colour red.
* RuderAndCruder: In comparison to the other groups of the franchise, they're the most likely to drop a PrecisionFStrike within their songs.
* SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: To emphasize the fact that all three go to an international college, their songs have a mix of Japanese, English and Korean.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Their goal for winning ''Paradox Live'' is to gain approval from their parents and show them that they can achieve their dreams despite falling out with them.
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[[folder:Allen Sugasano (MC Name: Suzaku)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/GakutoKajiwara
* BerserkButton: Insult hip-hop and rap to his face and he'll get ''pissed''. And Lord help you if you bring up [[spoiler: burning his music collection, because that's his trigger for his trap reaction.]]
* BookDumb: Certain tweets reveal that he has difficulties in class.
* ButNotTooForeign: Is quarter-Russian.
* ButtMonkey: The go-to guy for BAE-related humour, especially when his teammates tease him.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: He got really wasted on champagne during the BAE Christmas party according to Anne on twitter. His drunken state during the cozmez celebratory party also kickstarted the plot of the Shuffle Unit [=CDs=].
* ElegantClassicalMusician: His family are these; his mother is an opera singer while his father is a pianist. However, he doesn't want to follow in his family's footsteps and after falling out with them when they disapprove of his music tastes, he runs away from home.
* OddFriendship: As much as Kanata refuses to admit it, he and Allen get along very well whenever hip-hop is concerned.
* {{Otaku}}: For hip-hop and rap. Talk to him about hip-hop and rap music and he can go on for hours. Unfortunately, his parents doesn't approve of it which leads to a massive rift between him and his family, cumulating in him running away from home after [[spoiler: his parents attempted to burn his music collection]].
* {{Tsundere}}: Is described as such.
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[[folder:Yeon Hajun (MC Name: 48)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyumuMurase
* BerserkButton: If you want to live another day, don't call him an 'unneeded child'. [[spoiler: It's what his parents told him when they sent him to live in Japan and forms the basis of his trap reaction.]]
* ADayInTheLimelight: The VIBES Drama focuses on him and his trauma.
* TheGadfly: Especially ''loves'' to tease Allen.
** During the 2nd Shuffle Unit Drama, Hajun had a bit too much fun trolling cozmez when he took them out to an expensive restaurant.
* HappilyAdopted: He was adopted by a loving couple who seek to groom him to eventually inherit the Yeon conglomerate... [[spoiler: until his surrogate mother gave birth to a baby boy, who's eventually revealed to be Dongha from [=AMPRULE=], who would eventually inherit the conglomerate naturally]] and he got disowned as a result.
* IHaveNoSon: He was disowned by the Yeon conglomerate, so he's seeking to topple them in turn.
* LockedIntoStrangeness: His hair is bleached as a side effect of recovering from going too deep into his trap reaction and getting rescued by Allen and Anne. This carries on in his future artworks.
* PrecisionFStrike: Drops an F-bomb in his solo verse in ''[=AmBitious!!!=]'', BAE's song used in the match against cozmez.
* {{Sadist}}: His character hashtags and profile reveals that his true personality is this.
* SupremeChef: He's the one who cooks for BAE since Anne's a LethalChef and Allen's too obsessed with his music to cook. And it's really good too according to them.
* SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: To emphasize his Korean roots, his verses will have some Korean in them. And the pronunciation and grammar is spot on.
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[[folder:Anne Faulkner (MC Name: [=AnZ=])]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' 96Neko
* AbusiveParents: Anne was forcibly separated by their mother, and from their lines in BAE's drama track in ''Opening Live'', she's a case of this.
* AmbiguousGender: Doesn't refer to themselves as either male or female. As they put it in ''[=BaNG=]!!'': "[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]] the border line".
* ButNotTooForeign: Is part-British.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: They have a feminine sense of style and attitude, but they don't define themselves in a set gender.
* TheFashionista: Fashion is one of their passions and is considered to be one of the best-dressed in the group.
* GenderBlenderName: Anne is normally a name used for girls.
* LethalChef: According to their profile.
* PrecisionFStrike: Tends to drop the F-bomb in certain songs, unless Hajun already said it.
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!!The Cat's Whiskers
[[folder:Tropes applying to the whole group]]

Working at the popular jazz bar 'Bar 4/7', The Cat's Whiskers combine four independent personalities in harmony. Lo-fi and jazz dominate their songs, being rather elegant despite their chaotic combination.
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* TheBartender: They work at 'Bar 4/7' outside their day jobs and rapping.
* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TguZixHM2g MASTERS OF MUSIC]]
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[[folder:Saimon Naoakira (MC Name: Kotonoha)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyotaTakeuchi
* BadassBaritone: Has one of the, if not ''the'' deepest voice among the cast.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Will NOT abandon anyone in need - the rest of The Cat's Whiskers were 'picked up' by him.
* CoolTeacher: His day job while not working at the bar is that of a linguistics professor - it's even revealed that BAE attends his lectures in college. Combined with the fact that he raps and you've got an impressive teacher.
* TheDandy: Dresses in a nice suit most of the time.
* TheLostLenore: His wife passed away before the events of the series and her death is implied to be the cause of his trauma.
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[[folder:Yohei Kanbayashi (MC Name: God summer)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuHayashi
* GoodCopBadCop: He had this dynamic with Zen back when both of them worked at Bar Candy as bouncers. Yohei was the 'bad cop'.
* PetTheDog: Despite looking rough, he went to find Shiki after he didn't return to the bar at his usual time.
* SmokingIsCool: Often seen with a cigarette in his mouth.
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[[folder:Ryu Natsume (MC Name: Compra Daimaou)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsukiHanae
* CloudCuckooLander: His mind... is pretty out there.
* DissonantSerenity: In the ''Paradox Live 1st Album "TRAP"'' [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EvJBQJuVEAAnoxX?format=jpg&name=medium cover art]], Nayuta and Ryu are notably the only people not in pain over going through their trap reactions. While Ryu is the sole character prior to the debut of Buraikkan and the units debuting in the 2nd season immune to trap reactions, he's noticeably ''not'' smiling; [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness one of the few times he has a serious expression.]]
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnBirthday: He states in his profile that he doesn't know when his is, so he puts down [[AprilFoolsDay April 1st]] for the time being.
* TheHyena: Befitting his {{Manchild}} personality, he laughs quite a bit at inappropriate times.
* {{Manchild}}: He loves laughing whenever possible and has a very childish outlook on the world, never acting too seriously compared to most of the cast.
* MoodSwinger: Tends to change his moods whenever he feels like it.
* TheNicknamer
* NoSell: Ryu is the only character who doesn't suffer trap reactions no matter how much he uses his Phantometal. However, it's never explained why.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: To pretty much everyone. Especially Shiki.
* OddFriendship: Believe it or not, [[TheQuietOne Hokusai]] and [[TheEeyore Shiki]] get along well with him.
* VagueAge: Even Ryu himself has no clue how old he is.
* WistfulAmnesia: The only things Ryu remembers about his past when asked by someone is [[spoiler: of him playing with people in a white room]]. Other than that his head is all over the place.
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[[folder:Shiki Ando (MC Name: Nanashi)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/JuntaTerashima
* TheAtoner: Shiki's Phantometal resembles a cross due to his desire to atone for [[spoiler: Nayuta's death 2 years ago.]]
* ButtMonkey: Often on the receiving end of Ryuu's antics.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The LOVE drama focuses on his backstory especially.
* TheEeyore: He's a world-weary person who's rarely happy. Later albums reveal that he is getting better thanks to his interactions with the rest of The Cat's Whiskers and, to a lesser extent, Reo, Satsuki and Hokusai of Akan Yatsura.
* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler: Shiki was the last person to see Nayuta the day he fell ill from the Phantometal experiments, and up till this day believes that he let Nayuta die.]] It's most likely the trauma he experiences during trap reactions.
* NoodleIncident: Shiki's afraid of cozmez for some reason, but it's never elaborated on why. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler: Shiki used to be friends with Nayuta and his GuiltComplex from being unable to save him from falling off a rooftop was the cause of his trauma that he has to relive during the trap reaction.]]
* OddFriendship: Despite being victim to Ryuu's shenanigans most of the time, the both of them get along very well.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: The drama from ''Love'' reveals that [[spoiler: Shiki and Nayuta were friends 2 years prior to the events of ''Paradox Live'' and hung out in a secret spot in the slums together. However, one day after Nayuta was scarred from Phantometal experiments, he went to Shiki to return him a record, and then threw himself off a building. This traumatized Shiki leading to his GuiltComplex, but while Nayuta survived, he lost his memories and by the time the two met again Nayuta became hostile to Shiki and doesn't remember him anymore.]]
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!!cozmez
[[folder:Tropes applying to the group]]

Orphaned during their youth, the Yatonokami twins rely fully on each other to get through the hardships of the world, entering stage battles to earn money. cozmez's synth-pop songs heavily contrasts moody, compelling lyrics spun from their past.
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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: No one knows where their parents are.
* DarkerAndEdgier: cozmez's songs are usually more pessimistic and cynical compared to the other teams, but ''Ain't No Love'' takes the cake, fully describing the twins' DarkAndTroubledPast and, compared to The Cat Whiskers' ''Mercy on Me'', a whole lot more depressing. You know the song's contents are serious when it's the only song to have a trigger warning on the fan wiki.
** LighterAndSofter: On the other hand, their Exhibition songs and their winner's song [[https://youtu.be/9g2Xs6OdZUw Better Dayz]] are more optimistic than their usual fare.
* TheDreaded: Shiki is deathly afraid of them to the point where he faints at the mere mention of them.
* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRPCYIxhQag Where They At]]
* RedOniBlueOni: Kanata is the hot-blooded Red Oni while Nayuta is the calmer Blue Oni.
* RealNameAsAnAlias: Their MC names are the same as their real names.
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[[folder: Kanata Yatonokami (MC Name: KANATA)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuusukeKobayashi
* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Kanata insists that Nayuta's alive and with him, despite a few giveaways such as [[spoiler: the plate of gyoza at Ramentei being left untouched despite Nayuta having eaten it]]. Turns out, [[spoiler: the Nayuta during the rap battles wasn't the real Nayuta; he was an illusion made by Kanata after the incident 2 years ago. Kanata, too traumatized by Nayuta's supposed death, suppressed his memories and made the illusion with his Phantometal in the hopes that Nayuta would still be alive.]]
* BerserkButton: Lord help you if you even go near Nayuta, even if it's not for hostile reasons.
* BigBrotherInstinct: For him, Nayuta is his no. 1 priority.
* DespairEventHorizon: After the truth behind [[spoiler: Nayuta]] was revealed, Kanata fell into this; giving back his earnings in the rap battles and declined the match with Buraikkan, intending to disband cozmez [[spoiler: now that he had nothing to live for after Nayuta's death.]] After [[spoiler: Nayuta comes back alive and well though, Kanata bounced back.]]
* HiddenDepths: Despite being lethargic most of the time, he still believes in Santa Claus as indicated by his character hashtags.
* OddFriendship: With Allen ever since the events of ''Desire'', with both of them having the same passion for hip-hop as their only common interest. While Allen wants to take it further by being a closer friend to Kanata, Kanata... doesn't think the same way.
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[[folder: Nayuta Yatonokami (MC Name: NAYUTA)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiToyonaga
* AmbiguousSituation: Nayuta's true TraumaButton - there have been hints on his profile with the Trauma Hashtags, but since the Nayuta we know in the 1st Paradox Live battle [[spoiler: was Kanata's illusion]], we don't actually see Nayuta having a trap reaction.
* DissonantSerenity: In the ''Paradox Live 1st Album "TRAP"'' [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EvJBQJuVEAAnoxX?format=jpg&name=medium cover art]], Nayuta and Ryuu are notably the only people not in pain over going through their trap reactions. In Nayuta's case, he's smiling as he falls from certain heights.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: He attempted to take his life 2 years ago after the Phantometal experiments destroyed his arm. He survived, but lost his memories, including those of Shiki, his old friend.]] However, as it turns out [[spoiler: he did survive but ended up in a hospital during the 1st Paradox Live and the Nayuta we knew was actually an illusion made by Kanata who denied Nayuta's supposed death.]]
* HesBack: Just when Shiki and Kanata believe that [[spoiler: Nayuta really died 2 years ago, he shows up alive and well in the ''Live'' drama and it's revealed that he was being treated at a research facility run by Alter Trigger during the Club Paradox rap battles while Kanata performed alone with an illusion of him.]]
* IllBoy: Is sickly, so Kanata has to take care of him. [[spoiler: He comes back during the events of the ''Live'' album drama where it's revealed that he was actually in the hospital during the duration of the main events of ''Paradox Live'', and the Nayuta that was performing in the battle stages was an illusion made by Kanata.]]
* MoralityPet: Is this to Kanata; during the drama tracks for ''Desire'', after finding out that Kanata stole Allen's Phantometal, he asked him to return it.
* OnlySaneMan: Poor Nayuta is this during the 1st Shuffle Unit CD drama when he, Anne, Ryu and Reo gather for a picnic; him trying to get the other 3 to discuss their song when they start talking about fashion (and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Ryu being Ryu)]] to no avail.
* TheQuietOne: Not exactly one to talk. [[spoiler: He was way more talkative in Shiki's flashbacks, and a lot more sociable too.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: If you're reading this without knowledge of the events that take place during the ''LIVE'' drama section, you've been warned...
* WeUsedToBeFriends: The drama from ''Love'' reveals that [[spoiler: Shiki and Nayuta were friends 2 years prior to the events of ''Paradox Live'' and hung out in a secret spot in the slums together. However, one day after Nayuta was scarred from Phantometal experiments, he went to Shiki to return him a record, and then threw himself off a building. This traumatized Shiki leading to his GuiltComplex, but while Nayuta survived, he lost his memories and by the time the two met again Nayuta became hostile to Shiki and doesn't remember him anymore.]] As it turns out, [[spoiler: the Nayuta in the 1st Paradox Live battle was an illusion made by Kanata]] which explains the hostility and eventually, [[spoiler: once the real Nayuta comes back, the two boys repair their relationship.]]
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: His profile states that he's weak against the rain.
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!!Akan Yatsura
[[folder:Tropes applying to the group]]

Formed from the ashes of a yakuza group, Akan Yatsura is a team of five people who's unity transcends all else. The group create exciting songs with diverse rap styles that draw from a number of genres to get the audience involved.
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* FiveManBand: A group of five men that come together to form a powerful rap group.
** TheLeader: Iori
** TheLancer: Zen
** TheBigGuy: Satsuki
** TheSmartGuy: Hokusai
** TheChick: Reo
* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Uc1wsmcZ5Q BAD BOYZ]]
* MeaningfulName: Their name means 'Those bad guys', reflecting their status as gangsters
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Every member of the team were picked up by Iori, regardless of background.
* UndyingLoyalty: Zen, Satsuki, Reo and Hokusai will follow Iori to hell and back even if it harms them. Their dynamic with each other emphasizes this.
* {{Yakuza}}: They're a group of these.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Iori Suiseki (MC Name: Kashira)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakayukiKondo
* AFatherToHisMen: Views Akan Yatsura as an actual family instead of being just a {{Yakuza}} gang, and it's clear that the feeling's mutual with the rest of the team.
* TheBartender: He owns Bar CANDY, where Anne works part-time.
* TheLeader: Of Akan Yatsura, both as an {{Yakuza}} gang and as a rap group.
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[[folder: Zen Gaho (MC Name: Gazen)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' SHIMA
* GoodCopBadCop: He had this dynamic with Yohei back when both of them worked at Bar Candy as bouncers. Zen was the 'good cop'.
* TheLancer: Iori's number 2.
* TeamMom
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Masaki Hokusai (MC Name: Fuurai BOY)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShunichiToki
* FriendlessBackground: Because [[spoiler: his father's a convicted criminal]], almost everyone refuses to be associated with him. This forms the basis of Hokusai's trauma and is the reason why he prefers cats to people.
* InTheHood
* IntrovertedCatPerson: Loves playing with street cats and is never seen without at least one. Heck, his verse in "Rap Guerrilla" is literally just going on about how cute cats are.
* OddFriendship: He and [[CloudcuckooLander Ryuu]] are strolling buddies.
* TheQuietOne
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[[folder: Satsuki Ito (MC Name: Gaia)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TasukuHatanaka
* BoisterousBruiser: The most fiery of the bunch and has a loud, aggressive rap style to go with it.
* BookDumb: He's not exactly the brightest in the bunch, with his MC name being the name of the goddess of Earth instead of a more masculine one.
* ButtMonkey: For Reo's shenanigans and teasing.
* CovertPervert: This [[https://twitter.com/paradoxlive_PR/status/1357977334675046400/photo/4 illustration for the ''Trap'' album]] has him holding (while blushing, no less) what seems to be porn magazines. [[SarcasmMode Real subtle.]]
* FieryRedhead: A HotBlooded young man with red hair.
* GenderBlenderName: Gaia is the name of the goddess of the Earth in Myth/ClassicalMythology. [[JustifiedTrope In his defense]], he wasn't aware of it.
* ParentalAbandonment: His parents abandoned him for being too wild. Iori and the rest of Akan Yatsura picked him up and taught him the things his parents didn't, so he refers to them as his family instead.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Reo Maruyama (MC Name: Reo-kun)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Shogo Yano
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Is the youngest member of Akan Yatsura.
* TheCutie: Refers to himself as such.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Admits to this in his verse of ''Rap Guerrilla''.
* TheGadfly: With Satsuki on the receiving end.
* RoseHairedSweetie: Pink-haired and self-proclaimed cutie.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He's deathly afraid of cameras when they're pointing at him, especially if it's without his consent. {{Justified|Trope}}, since it's connected to his TraumaButton, namely [[spoiler: the media hounding him after his birth family fell apart]].
[[/folder]]

!!Buraikkan
[[folder:Tropes applying to the group]]
A legendary hip-hop duo, Buraikkan are particularly known for founding the Phantom Lives before disappearing 10 years ago; their influence still being felt through the Phantom Lives of today.
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* GoldColoredSuperiority: A fitting colour for the world's best rap team, is it not?
* HesJustHiding: InUniverse, their disappearance turned out to be this; [[spoiler: Shingu opened up Ramentei which some of the characters frequent; in the meantime, Chisei was working behind the scenes to rescue Nayuta from Alter Trigger.]]
* ImageSong: The aptly-titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jckbhixp_w "BURAIKAN is Back"]].
* LivingLegend: The most famous rap group in the series until their disappearance sometime before the events of ''Paradox Live''.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Purple is part of their colour scheme and they're a pro rap group.
* SopranoAndGravel: Chisei's smooth, slightly boyish timbre compliments Haruomi's husky, rough style.
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[[folder: Chisei Kuzuryu (MC Name: Yasha)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenshoOno
* NoSell: He can use his Phantometal to create powerful illusions and VFX without suffering the drawbacks.
* TraumaButton: One of the hardest aversions within the franchise. His profile states that he doesn't have a trauma or even any weaknesses, allowing him to use Phantometal without any of the drawbacks. Unlike Ryu (who's just plain [[CloudCuckooLander out there]]) and Nayuta (who suffers from amnesia thanks to his DarkAndTroubledPast), Chisei is relatively stable.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Haruomi Shingu (MC Name: Shura)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunichiSuwabe
* BadassBaritone: Has one of the deepest voices amongst the cast (only losing out to Naoakira) and is a skilled track maker and rapper in his own right.
* DisappearedDad: His trauma derives from his [[spoiler:father's suicide]].
* SecretSecretKeeper: He's the only one who knew about the true circumstances of cozmez, though he never said anything about it.
* SupremeChef: His character hashtags indicate that his cooking is as good as his rapping.
[[/folder]]

!!Visty
[[folder:Tropes applying to the group]]
* IdolSinger
* RealNameAsAnAlias: Like cozmez before them, Visty's members use their first names as their MC names.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Shogo Yamato (MC Name: SHOGO)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshikiNakajima
* TheLeader: He's the leader of Visty, both as an idol group and a rap group.
* SweetTooth
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Toma Hikage (MC Name: TOMA)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Kashitaro Ito
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Aoi Kureha (MC Name: AOI)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/AimiTerakawa Aimi]]
* HeroWorship: Of Anne Faulkner from BAE, for living life without being repressed by what society sees as 'normal'.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kantaro Misuji (MC Name: KANTARO)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Tetsuei Sumiya
* TheCutie
[[/folder]]

!!AMPRULE
[[folder:Tropes applying to the group]]
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[[folder:Yeon Dongha (MC Name: lil EMPERA)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarinaInoue
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: With his introduction, he's now the youngest of the cast at 14.
* HeightAngst
* NoSenseOfDirection
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[[folder:Baek Chungsung (MC Name: BATTLER)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Ryutaro Okiyaku
* TooKinkyToTorture: He absolutely enjoys being tortured by Dongha.
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!![=1NM8=]
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* Letters2Numbers: Their unit name reads as 'inmate'. As in, prison inmate.
* PowerTrio
* OnlyOneName: Itsuki and Rokuta's last names, if they have any, are unknown.
* YouAreNumberSix: Their MC names are just numbers. In Rokuta's case, it's literal.
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[[folder:Kei Miyama (MC Name: 7)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Amatsuki
* IdolSinger: A former one; his departure from Visty caused them to drop in popularity.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He used to be Visty's center, but has since left them for currently unknown reasons.
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[[folder:Itsuki (MC Name: 5)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyoKitamura
* MeaningfulName: Itsuki's name contains the gorowase number for 'five'.
* WistfulAmnesia: Like Ryu, Itsuki doesn't remember anything about his past.
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[[folder:Rokuta (MC Name: 6)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShoyaChiba
* MeaningfulName: Rokuta's name contains means 'six'.
* YouAreNumberSix: Literally his MC Name.
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!![=GokuLuck=]
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* TheDreaded: Iori's noted to be scared of some of their members. Unfortunately for him, both GokuLuck and Akan Yatsura will be going up against each other in Round 1 of ''Road to Legend''.
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[[folder:Yuto Inukai (MC Name: HANCHO)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MakotoFurukawa
* OlderThanTheyLook: One of his character hastags is # Baby-faced Old Man
* SplitPersonality: His normal personality is a pacifist, but under certain conditions he becomes violent. Both personalities have no memory of the other, so he's constantly worried about what his other personality gets up to when it's active.
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[[folder:Ryoga Tosa (MC Name: PITBULL)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Shogo Batori
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[[folder:Shion Kaida (MC Name: smokin dog)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinnosukeTachibana
%%* LongHairedPrettyBoy
%%* SmokingIsCool
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[[folder: Kenta Mikoshiba (MC Name: anonymous)]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiakiKobayashi
%%* PlayfulHacker
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%%* PlayfulHacker

* PlayfulHacker

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has striking neon green hair.

* BerserkButton: Insult hip-hop and rap to his face and he'll get ''pissed''.

* {{Otaku}}: For hip-hop and rap. Talk to him about hip-hop and rap music and he can go on for hours. Unfortunately, his parents doesn't approve of it which leads to a massive rift between him and his family.

* HappilyAdopted: He was adopted by a loving couple who seeked to groom him to eventually inherit the Yeon conglomerate... [[spoiler: until his surrogate mother gave birth to a baby boy who would eventually inherit the conglomerate naturally]] and he got disowned as a result.

* HesJustHiding: InUniverse, their disappearance turned out to be this; [[spoiler: Shingu opened up Ramentei which some of the characters frequent; in the meantime, Chisei was working behind the scenes to rescue Nayuta from Alter Ego.]]

* DissonantSerenity: In the ''Paradox Live 1st Album "TRAP"'' [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EvJBQJuVEAAnoxX?format=jpg&name=medium cover art]], Nayuta and Ryu are notably the only people not in pain over going through their trap reactions. While Ryu is the sole character immune to trap reactions, he's noticeably ''not'' smiling; [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness one of the few times he has a serious expression.]]

Orphaned during their youth, he Yatonokami twins rely fully on each other to get through the hardships of the world, entering stage battles to earn money. cozmez's synth-pop songs heavily contrasts moody, compelling lyrics spun from their past.

* DarkerAndEdgier: cozmez's songs are usually more pessimistic and cynical compared to the other teams, but ''Ain't No Love'' takes the cake, fully describing the twins' DarkAndTroubledPast and, compared to The Cat Whiskers' ''Mercy on Me'', a whole lot more depressing. You know the song's contents are serious when it's the only song to have a trigger warning on the wiki.
** LighterAndSofter: On the other hand, their Exhibition songs are more optimistic than their usual fare.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: He attempted to take his life 2 years ago after the Phantometal experiments destroyed his arm. He survived, but lost his memories, including those of Shiki, his old friend.]]

* WeUsedToBeFriends: The drama from ''Love'' reveals that [[spoiler: Shiki and Nayuta were friends 2 years prior to the events of ''Paradox Live'' and hung out in a secret spot in the slums together. However, one day after Nayuta was scarred from Phantometal experiments, he went to Shiki to return him a record, and then threw himself off a building. This traumatized Shiki leading to his GuiltComplex, but while Nayuta survived, he lost his memories and by the time the two met again Nayuta became hostile to Shiki and doesn't remember him anymore.]]

[[folder:Toma Hikage(MC Name: TOMA)]]

[[folder:Aoi Kureha(MC Name: AOI)]]

[[folder: Kantaro Misuji(MC Name: KANTARO)]]

[[folder:Ryoga Tosa(MC Name: PITBULL)]]

[[folder:Shion Kaida(MC Name: smokin dog)]]

* MulticoloredHair: Black with blue tips.

* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* SmokingIsCool

--> '''Voiced by:''' Aimi

* CantHoldHisLiquor: He got really wasted on champagne during the BAE Christmas party according to Anne on twitter. His drunken state during the cozmez celebratory party also kickstarted the plot of the Shuffle Unit CDs.

* TwoGirlsAndAGuy: They're a group of three international college students that come together to form a powerful rap trio.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: Their unit name reads as 'inmate'. As in, prison inmate.

* CantHoldHisLiquor: He got really wasted on champagne during the BAE Christmas party according to Anne on twitter.

[[folder:Yeon Dongha (MC Name: EMPEROR)]]

--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChibaShoya

* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Kanata insists that Nayuta's alive and with him, despite a few giveaways such as [[spoiler: the plate of gyoza at Ramentei being left untouched despite Nayuta having eaten it]]. Turns out, [[spoiler: The Nayuta during the rap battles wasn't the real Nayuta; he was an illusion made by Kanata after the incident 2 years ago. Kanata, too traumatized by Nayuta's supposed death, suppressed his memories and made the illusion with his Phantometal in the hopes that Nayuta would still be alive.]]

* BelieveingTheirOwnLies: Kanata insists that Nayuta's alive and with him, despite a few giveaways such as [[spoiler: the plate of gyoza at Ramentei being left untouched despite Nayuta having eaten it]]. Turns out, [[spoiler: The Nayuta during the rap battles wasn't the real Nayuta; he was an illusion made by Kanata after the incident 2 years ago. Kanata, too traumatized by Nayuta's supposed death, suppressed his memories and made the illusion with his Phantometal in the hopes that Nayuta would still be alive.]]