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The school’s Student Council, who secretly participate in duels for the Rose Bride, with the goal of revolutionising the world.
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The school’s Student Council, who secretly participate in duels for the Rose Bride, with the goal of revolutionising revolutionizing the world.
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* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: Natch. During the Black Rose Duelist arc, it’s implied they’re responsible for ''campus security''.
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* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: Natch. During They apparently have enough pull with the Black Rose Duelist arc, powers-that-be at the school that they can get students expelled, and it’s implied they’re responsible for ''campus security''.campus security. Even school faculty fears ending up on their bad side. And that's before getting into any of the talk about "revolutionizing the world," which is as absurdly powerful as it comes. Beautifully subverted when it turns out that [[spoiler:none of them know what "revolutionizing the world" actually means or what the purpose of the dueling game is. Not even Touga knows those answers, even though he is more-or-less a shill for the End of the World that keeps the others invested in the game.]]
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* EliteFour: The first arc has four duelists competing with Utena: Saionji, Juri, Miki, and Touga. These four make up the Student Council which seems to control the school, they are vying for the power to revolutionize the world, and they are the primary antagonists - in the beginning at least. Later on in the series, the antagonistic dynamic breaks down as the characters go through their respective development arcs.
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* PolarOppositeTwins: With Kozue. He's polite, an excellent student and a skilled pianist, while Kozue is rather blunt, is something of a delinquent due to her tendency to [[ReallyGetsAround sleep around]] and is rather subpar when it comes to playing a piano.
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* PolarOppositeTwins: With Kozue. He's polite, an excellent student He and a skilled pianist, while Kozue are this trope and also one of the several RedOniBlueOni pairs in the series. Miki is mannered, thoughtful, and very accomplished but also very inhibited. Kozue is rather blunt, is something of a delinquent due to her tendency to [[ReallyGetsAround sleep around]] direct, self-centered, and is rather subpar when it comes to playing a piano.does not seek anyone's acknowledgement or permission for anything.
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%%* MementoMacguffin: Her locket.
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* LadykillerInLove: Deconstructed. [[spoiler:His "love" for Utena doesn't keep him from [[ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou trying to control her anyway]], and in the end, she [[DidNotGetTheGirl doesn't love him back]].]]
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* LadykillerInLove: Deconstructed. [[spoiler:His Being rebuffed by Utena causes him to develop genuine feelings for her, but [[spoiler:his "love" for Utena doesn't keep him from [[ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou trying to control her anyway]], and in the end, she [[DidNotGetTheGirl doesn't love him back]].]]
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* ThePornomancer: To a lesser degree than Akio, but we still see a lot of him with his shirt open behind pink curtains.
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* ThePornomancer: To Interestingly, Touga is a lesser degree better example of this trope than Akio, but we still see a lot of him with his shirt open behind pink curtains. based on the many girls depicted throwing themselves at him. He does little to attract them other than ''be Touga Kiryuu''.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: As a child, [[spoiler:she is implied to have not realized the full implications of what she did with Touga's kitten until it was too late, and she was horrified to the point of tears when she ''did'' realize]].
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: As a child, [[spoiler:she is implied to have Her behavior [[spoiler:when she drops the box containing Touga's kitten in the river]] suggests that she did not realized realize the full implications of what she did with Touga's kitten her actions until it was too late, and she late. She tries to justify it to herself by claiming that the kitten was stealing her brother's affections from her, but she's horrified to the point of tears when she ''did'' realize]].nonetheless.
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* CassandraTruth: Near the end of the final arc, Touga finally overgoes something of a HeelRealization and [[spoiler: tries to prevent Utena to fall for Akio's manipulation. Unfortunately by that point Touga's own previous manipulations and LackOfEmpathy had already completely burnt his bridge with Utena and she refuses to believe him.]]
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* CassandraTruth: Near the end of the final arc, Touga finally overgoes undergoes something of a HeelRealization and [[spoiler: tries to prevent Utena to fall for Akio's manipulation. Unfortunately by that point Touga's own previous manipulations and LackOfEmpathy had already completely burnt his bridge with Utena and she refuses to believe him.]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He may be a domestic abuser, but [[spoiler: he called out Akio, of all people for his antics]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He may be a domestic abuser, but [[spoiler: he [[spoiler:he called out Akio, of all people for his antics]]antics.]]
* EvilLaugh: Does this a few times. His English voice actor makes it [[DissonantSerenity rather deranged]].
* EvilLaugh: Does this a few times. His English voice actor makes it [[DissonantSerenity rather deranged]].
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* FriendlyEnemy: To Utena. The rest of the Student Council comes around at some point or another, but Miki and she are buddies from very early on.
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* FriendlyEnemy: To Utena. The rest of the Student Council comes around at some point or another, but He and Utena are fast friends, and Utena is caught off guard each time Miki and she are buddies from very early on.challenges her to a duel. After they duel, they quickly return to their friendly rapport.
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Acts arrogant in his duels and with regards to Anthy, but he's an insecure guy underneath that.
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Acts arrogant in his duels and with regards to Anthy, but he's an a deeply insecure guy underneath that.who lashes out at others and abuses women to cover it up.
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* TroubledAbuser: Is hinted to have issues with self-loathing, and his inferiority complex with regards to Touga drives him to overcompensate and assert his masculinity in horrible ways.
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* TroubledAbuser: Is hinted to have issues with self-loathing, and his inferiority complex with regards to Touga drives him to overcompensate and assert his masculinity in horrible and abusive ways.
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* BigBrotherAttraction: Deconstructed, as her fixation on her older brother Touga is portrayed as tragic since all of her [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex attempts to flaunt her superiority]] hinge on him. On Touga's end, he [[AloofOlderBrother hardly ever gives her the time of day]] and eventually starts screwing her over for his own ends. [[spoiler:Nanami also does feel ''something'' sexual for Touga (such as when she watches him shower), but when she sees a ''real'' case of BrotherSisterIncest, she is so traumatized that all her feelings vanish and she learns to see Touga in a healthier light.]]
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* BigBrotherAttraction: Deconstructed, as her fixation on her older brother Touga is portrayed as tragic since all of her [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex attempts to flaunt her superiority]] hinge on him. On Touga's end, he [[AloofOlderBrother hardly ever gives her the time of day]] and eventually starts screwing her over for his own ends. [[spoiler:Nanami also does feel ''something'' sexual for Touga (such as when she watches him shower), but when she sees a ''real'' case of BrotherSisterIncest, she is so traumatized horrified by it that all she quickly lets go of her feelings vanish towards Touga and she learns to see Touga him in a healthier light.]]
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* DualWielding: Both a sword and a knife. [[spoiler:She only has the sword during her duel in the third arc, however; if you think of the sword/dagger combo as representing Touga and herself, then it makes sense as her relying purely on her own strength in that fight.]]
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* DualWielding: Both a sword and a knife. [[spoiler:She only has the sword during her duel in the third arc, however; if you think of the sword/dagger combo as representing Touga and herself, then it makes sense as her relying purely on her own strength in that fight. Fittingly for her CharacterDevelopment, she actually puts up more of a fight during that duel than her previous one, showing that she's stronger than she thought and doesn't need Touga to be a complete person.]]
