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* AmericanFootball: His motif.

* BigBadassWolf: His AnimalMotif.

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* EvilCounterpart: Each one to a member of the Bancho Alliance
* FiveBadBand: They formed one as a temporary alliance to defeat Akira

* QuirkyMiniBossSquad: First one in the series

* [[spoiler: BareYourMidriff]]: [[spoiler: [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Yoruko_and_Asako2_7117.jpg the real identities of Douke Bancho wear this]]]]
* [[spoiler: BlondesAreEvil: Asako]]
* CallingYourAttacks: Betrayer's Pain, Living Doll and "Hide and Seek"
* CoolMask: Two of them
* CatchPhrase: I hate serious people to death
* ConjoinedTwins: Looks like this [[spoiler: but turns out to be two separate women]]
* [[spoiler: CreepyTwins: the true identity of Douke Bancho]]
* [[spoiler: DarkActionGirl: Two of them]]
* EvilLaugh: "Kukukuku" and "Ufufufuha" [[spoiler: a clue that Douke's actually two people]]

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: The fact that people payed no attention to their hard work and thus went to become gang members]]
* [[spoiler: GagBoobs: Two sets of them which results in a {{Nosebleed}} from Iai Bancho. To be fair, this is not the only [[{{Stripperiffic}} contributing factor]].]]
* HollywoodVoodoo: Betrayal's Pain seems to be this [[spoiler: it's a a [[RingsOfDeath small discus]]]]
* KnifeNut: Uses a knife on to injure Akira, and is primary weapon for [[spoiler: them]]
* MalevolentMaskedMan: [[spoiler: Actually masked women]]
* MarionetteMaster: Living Doll
* MonsterClown: [[spoiler: Subverted, turns out to be two stage magicians]]
* MultipleHeadCase: [[spoiler: Turns out it's just two people disguising in one costume]]
* QuirkyMiniBossSquad: As a member of the Five Dark Vows
* RedBaron: Douke (Clown) Bancho
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: not only that Douke is a girl, but actually two of them]]
* [[spoiler: SamusIsAGirl: Two actually, called Yoruko and Asako]]

* [[spoiler: StageMagician/ LovelyAssistant: The real identities of Douke Bancho]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Being two stage girls will do this for you]]
* VillainousHarlequin: [[spoiler: Subverted, turns out to be two stage magicians]]

** "Let's have a fair cowardly fight"!!

** "Let's have a fair cowardly fight"!

** SpinToDeflectStuff: By spinning his whole body he deflects anything thrown at him.
* RedBaron: Kaiten (Spinning) Bancho

* [[spoiler: TheWorfEffect: Along with the rest of the Wolf Pack by Kenpei Bancho]]
* [[spoiler: WeHardlyKnewYe: Offed by Kenpei Bancho along with the rest of the Wolf Pack]]

* CallingYourAttacks: Artistic Weld
* MadArtist: The given description of his abilities
* RedBaron: Tekkou (Iron) Bancho
* TheSmartGuy/ EvilGenius: For the Wolf Pack
* [[spoiler: TheWorfEffect: Along with the rest of the Wolf Pack by Kenpei Bancho]]
* [[spoiler: WeHardlyKnewYe: Offed by Kenpei Bancho along with the rest of the Wolf Pack]]

* CallingYourAttacks: Burst Candy
* EvilCounterpart: To Gouriki Bancho
* HavingABlast: With Explosive Candy
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Explosive Candy
* InformedAbility: Creates explosions using explosive candies, thereby taking away opponents ability to attack and causing absolute fear and agony.
* RedBaron: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Candy Bancho]]

* [[spoiler: TheWorfEffect: Along with the rest of the Wolf Pack by Kenpei Bancho]]
* [[spoiler: WeHardlyKnewYe: Offed by Kenpei Bancho along with the rest of the Wolf Pack]]

* CallingYourAttacks: Chain Crush Kicks
* DemBones: He's a bone man
* MadeOfIron: His skeleton is four times thicker than a normal person's one, greeting great resistance and the ability to resist any strike.
* RedBaron: Dokuro (Skull) Bancho
* SkullForAHead: Implied to be a skeleton though
* [[spoiler: TheWorfEffect: Along with the rest of the Wolf Pack by Kenpei Bancho]]
* [[spoiler: WeHardlyKnewYe: Offed by Kenpei Bancho along with the rest of the Wolf Pack]]

!! Kyouya Shiga

* AnimalMotif: Wolf
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Within Wolf Pack
* BadassLongcoat: Wears one with fur outlines
* BattleAura: That of a wolf
* BigBadassWolf: His AnimalMotif
* CallingYourAttacks: Fenrir Claw and Fenrir Hunt
* CatchPhrase: "Hear the howl of death"!
* LightningBruiser: Wild Warning
* PapaWolf: To his Wolf Pack
* RedBaron: Ourou (Wolf King) Bancho

!! Kasauga Sora

* {{Acrofatic}}: [[spoiler: Except he's not]]
* AnimalMotif: Frog [[spoiler: especially with his true form have a very long tongue]]
* BodyHorror: Covers his body in slimy mucus, but even without it, he has an extremely long tongue
* [[spoiler: BishonenLine]]: [[spoiler: Played straight then defied Goes from the image above to [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kasuga_Sora_4006.jpg this]], but immediately [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kasuga_Sora_Tongue_1368.jpg defies it]]]]
* CallingYourAttacks: Never Bind, Tallow Fossil, [[spoiler: Tongue]] and Batou Kouron
* CatchPhrase: "Eat bugs to survive!" and Persistence

* EvilLaugh: "Dororo"
* FatBastard: Looks like one [[spoiler: except he's not]]
* {{Gonk}}: [[spoiler: Turns out to be a disguise for a prettier boy form, only to be defied immediately afterwards]]
* InsultBackfire: Tries to insult Raionji by calling him bald, only for the latter to grow hair instantly to prove him wrong
* HumanoidAbomination: He emit enough mucus to cover himself, [[spoiler: walking on all fours and has a tongue that is razor sharp as well as long even when he's in his true cute form.]]
* [[spoiler: OverlyLongTongue: It can go 3 meters and is very sharp]]
* QuirkyMiniBossSquad: He's apart of the Five Dark Vows
* RedBaron: Nenchaku (Adhesion) Bancho
* RunningOnAllFours: Sometimes
* YouFightLikeACow: What Batou Kouron amounts to

!! Haruya Kaburagi

* CallingYourAttacks: Thousand Stabs of the Thousand Armed Goddess and Thousand Slashes of the Holy King's Ring
* CatchPhrase: "I can't stand cowardly bastards"

* DirtyCoward: The use of puppet arms [[spoiler: and the fact he rigs an explosion to leave his teammates to die]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He uses hidden puppet arms, yet cities Yuu for being a coward which he hates most of all
** [[spoiler: Especially when he tries to have his own team and Akira's group die in an explosion, and rule over their territories after being defeated by Yuu]]

* LargeHam: Kinda obvious for a Kabuki actor

* QuirkyMiniBossSquad: As a member of the Five Dark Vows
* RedBaron: Kabuki Bancho
* WhipItGood: By combining the arms, he can make a bladed whip

!! Komori Shizuka

* BodyHorror: He can bend and twist his body to dodge attacks
* TheBrute: Looks like one anyways
* CallingYourAttacks: Wandering Prisoner, Judgment Cube, Illusionary Cube and Mudra
* EvilLaugh: "Puhohoho"
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: His box's power is actually very effective
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Boxes
* MasterOfIllusion: Illusionary Cube- Using his body weight while inside his box to quickly move randomly he creates the illusion of multiple boxes.

* OurGiantsAreBigger: Or at least smaller than Onji and Homura, but still bigger than Akira
* QuirkyMiniBossSquad: Definitely a quirky member to the Dark Vows, preferring to stay in boxes and have others be in boxes
* RedBaron: Kangoku (Prisoner) Bancho
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Wears his shirt open

!! Homuraya Ryougen

* AnimeHair: One that looks like it's on fire
* AxCrazy: Due to the HotBlooded nature of his, he comes off as very psychotic
* BigBad: of the Five Dark Vows arc
* BlackEyesOfEvil/ RedEyesTakeWarning: His natural eye color
* BloodKnight: Elated when Akira defeated his men, seeing him as a WorthyOpponent from then on
* CatchPhrase: "anyone whose not hot-blooded should die"
* CallingYourAttacks: Heavy Burst Attack, Burning Barbarian Burst Attack and Direct Drop Burst Attack
* {{Determinator}}: Due to his HotBlooded nature, he doesn't give up ever
* [[spoiler: DisneyDeath: Along with Akira, even does the image in the sky parody before they return on the next page]]
* EvilCounterpart: Akira's first one along with Takeshi
* EvilLaugh: "Fuhahahaha"
* HairTriggerTemper: As a result of being HotBlooded
* HonorBeforeReason: Bakunetsu Bancho's "reason" for [[spoiler:saving everyone else after Kabuki Bancho activates the SelfDestructMechanism]] is because he couldn't call himself hotblooded otherwise.
** In the final issue, Bakunetsu Banchou [[spoiler: becomes a member of the Japanese government,and he has been causing quite a lot of commotion.]] He's made good on his promise to inject Japan with hot-blooded spirit.
* HotBlooded: He shouts everything and goes full throttle into everything he does
* HavingABlast: Most of his techniques involve gunpowder resulting in explosions
* LargeHam: Due to his NoIndoorVoice
* NoIndoorVoice: Shouts everything he says
* MadeOfIron: Not even a state of the art missile can harm him
* PlayingWithFire: Uses gunpowder to cause fiery explosions
* QuirkyMiniBossSquad: He along with Kangoku Bancho have the quirkiest traits among the Five Dark Vows, he also has a TerribleTrio version under him called the "3 Enjou Brothers"
* RedBaron: Bakunetsu (Heart Burst) Bancho
* SuperStrength: Almost as strong as Akira's

!!Harito Takaradzuka

* AgentPeacock: Very flamboyant
* BishieSparkle: With his introduction
* CallingYourAttacks: Rose Blizzard and Rose Emblem, the latter of which leaves a scar of a rose of the victims' chest
* CatchPhrase: Beautiful
* DirtyCoward: Holds Yuu's brother hostage after being outmatched by both him and Akira and tries to get them to kill each other
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He stopped attacking Yuu the first time because the latter threatened to harm his ma and pa with his resources

* ImplausibleFencingPowers: To make a rose mark on Yuu
* ManipulativeBastard: Has shades of this,but nothing compared to Hikyo Bancho
* MasterSwordsman: Of the western variety, using his sword to cut through his enemies
* {{Narcissist}}: Very Vain
** TheFightingNarcissist: Can fight though
* RedBaron: Shirobara (White Rose) Bancho
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Wears his outfit open to flaunt his perfect body
* WeakButSkilled: His status is low on the power charts, but is very skilled in swordsmanship

!!AT-KM-100

* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead]]: [[spoiler: Due to nano-machines]]
* BadassBookworm: Looks like one anyway
* {{Bishonen}}: Don't let that fool you, he's actually very dangerous
* CallingYourAttacks: Lightning Fist, Double Lightning Fist, Solid Screw, Riot Piercer, Assault Fist, Riot Hold, Crisis Cannon [[spoiler: and Punishment Bolt]]
* CreepyMonotone: Complete with RoboSpeak
* CurbStompBattle: Dishes this out regularly to the remaining Banchos of the 23 project, the Bancho Alliance [[spoiler: and Kongoh Bancho]]
** [[spoiler: gets one from Akira after being defeated]]
* DeceptivelyHumanRobots: Looks normal even by this series' standards, but is actually a robot
* [[spoiler: DiedInYourArmsTonight: In Tsukime's]]
* TheDragon: To Dr. Kagimiya
** DragonInChief: Much more dangerous than his boss
* EvilAlbino: Has white hair and red eyes
* [[spoiler: HealingFactor: Due to nano-machines]]
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: Briefly kills Akira]] as well as defeating several other Bancho
* [[spoiler: HandicappedBadass: annihilates the Bancho alliance with only one arm, since the other was torn off by Yuu]]
* HollyWoodCyborg: Looks very human, but is a cold, logical machine obeying his master [[spoiler: at first anyway]]
* KillerRobot: Designed this way by his master
* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler: Kills Akira once]] and the story gets darker from there
* ImplacableMan: [[spoiler: Nothing except Yuu and Akira's moves could harm him]]
** TheJuggernaut: Nothing can stop him [[spoiler: short of Akira and a really big robot]]
** MadeOfIron: Quite literally
** NighInvulnerability: Nobody [[spoiler: except Akira and Yuu]] were able to put a dent in him
* InTheirOwnImage: Created to resemble his creator, Dr Kagimiya
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Machine Bancho seems to be suffering from this, but it would be [[JustifiedTrope justified]] since he's, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a machine.]]
* MoralityPet: Dr. Tsukina before she died, and later Tsukime
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Does this to Akira and kills him in the end]]
* OneManArmy: Just ask what he did to the Bancho Alliance
* OurRobotsAreNonstandard: Well,not only looking the most normal out of all the Bancho except for his hair and eye color [[spoiler: he learns to have emotions by the end of his character arc]]
* PetTheDog: Saves a cat from horrible weather
* PerpetualFrowner: Due to not having emotions
* QuirkyMiniBossSquad: The Proto Pawns, created by his master
* RedBaron: Machine Bancho
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Especially after his VillainousBreakdown
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: when coming to grips to the value of life
* RocketBoots: Uses them for his Crisis Cannon attack
* RocketFist: Complete with wire connecting it to his to retract it, the Lightning Fist
* ScaryShinyGlasses: Somethimes
* ShockAndAwe: Riot Piercer [[spoiler: and Punishment Bolt]]
* TheStoic: Due to being a cyborg, it results as this
** NotSoStoic: When he realizes the contradictions of his dual desires
** StoicSpectacles: Since he wears glasses
* ThisIsADrill: Solid Screw
* [[spoiler: TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Died right after admitting he's a nice person]]
* [[spoiler: TragicMonster: Oh very much]]
* VillainousBSOD: Initially from the pondering on whether killing is right or not
** VillainousBreakdown: What the realization of Tsukime and Dr. Kagimiya's desires contradict one another, leading to

* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: His character arc involves coming to learn about emotions [[spoiler: before his demise]]
* TheWorfEffect: Does this to the Bancho Alliance
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He looks like a teenager, but his mindset is that of a child, plus the implications that he was built recently

! Mikio Makishima

* BandageMummy: looks like one
* CallingYourAttacks: Gauze Crusher
* PokemonSpeak: All he can say is "Anti Trust Law" which is then translated for the readers
* RedBaron: Dokusen (Monopoly) Bancho
* {{Yandere}}: To Soara

!! Arashi Kodai

* AnimalMotif: TyrannosaurusRex
* CallingYourAttacks: Archeo Charge
* CoolMask: A T-Rex one
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: If only it were for him
* RedBaron: Kyouryuu (Dinosaur) Banchou
* StockDinosaurs: T Rex
* TyrannosaurusRex: His AnimalMotif
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gets beaten by Machine Bancho before we learn anything about him
* TheWorfEffect: Loses to Machine Bancho along with Kyokumon Bancho
* WolverineClaws: [[InformedAbility likely uses them as his fighting style]]

!! Zakuro Hariyama

* AmericanFootball: His motif
* CallingYourAttacks: Death Bounding
* CoolMask: A spiked football type helmet

* RedBaron: Kyokumon (Thorn Gate) Bancho
* SpikesOfDoom/ SpikesOfVillainy: Wears them and since he was trying to complete the 23 district project, it's designated to be this.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gets beaten by Machine Bancho before we learn anything about him
* TheWorfEffect: Loses to Machine Bancho along with Kyouryu Bancho

!! Anga Darutani

* CallingYourAttacks: CBJ Shot
* {{Cowboy}}: His motif
* TheGunslinger: Shageki Bancho, who wants to use guns to protect people. He's got GunFu and GunsAkimbo, as well as a team of other gunmen, one of which is a teammate with a SniperRifle for backup. [[spoiler: Predictably, the GunsAreWorthless against Machine Banchou.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Wants to make a safe gun society with guns

* PetTheDog: saves a father and son before being offed by Machine Bancho
* QuirkyMiniBossSquad: His Three Gunmen
* RedBaron: Shageki (Gunshot) Bancho
* WeHardlyKnewYe: To be fair, we at least knew he was an AntiVillain and his goals before he was offed, unlike the ones defeated by Machine Bancho earlier
* TheWorfEffect: Loses to Machine Bancho after he saves a father and son

* AffablyEvil: Both creepy, but genuinely polite at the same time
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He seems to be a person who gets excited very easily and when he gets too excited he recklessly spreads his seeds with complete disregard for those around him, although he does apologize after he calms downs.
* CallingYourAttacks: Housenka (Flash of Flower Cannon)
* GreenThumb: having a great knowledge of plants, he alters plants to create his no poisonous weeds, and he is a flower master who uses poisonous flowers.
* PoisonousPerson: Via poisonous flowers
* RedBaron: Hanasaka (Blooming Flower) Bancho
* [[spoiler: TheWorfEffect: Along with the rest of the Wolf Pack by Kenpei Bancho]]
* [[spoiler: WeHardlyKnewYe: Offed by Kenpei Bancho along with the rest of the Wolf Pack]]

* CallingYourAttacks: Zangiri (Slicing Out)
* CatchPhrase: "Not So Violent Now"
* InformedAbility: Using the large scissors attached to her arms she can cut through metal like it was paper, her attack power is said to be number one or two among Wolf Fang.
* RedBaron: Hasami (Scissor) Bancho
* [[spoiler: TheWorfEffect: Along with the rest of the Wolf Pack by Kenpei Bancho]]
* [[spoiler: WeHardlyKnewYe: Offed by Kenpei Bancho along with the rest of the Wolf Pack]]

* AnimeHair: A twirl of one
* BattleTops: How he fights
* CallingYourAttacks: "Tornado Proof"
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: has an abnormal body that allows for 360 degree rotation of any part of his body, the rotation he generates can even deflect bullets.

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!! Master Raionji

* BaldOfAwesome: Which he can grow hair from just to prove that he isn't completely bald
* BaldOfEvil: Back when he was a bad guy
* BalloonBelly: The expanded diaphragm is the secret of his power
* BlowYouAway: The secret behind his mystical powers is the manipulation of breath
** BreathWeapon: The true nature of his power
* {{Brainwashed}}: Can do this to others, but its PlayedForLaughs post-HeelFaceTurn
* ButtMonkey: To say he's not taken seriously after his HeelFaceTurn is an understatement
* CallingYourAttacks: Lotus Pedestal, Divine Retribution: Katsugeki and Prayer Bead Strike
* DefeatEqualsFriendship: After being beaten by Akira, he cleans up his act
* CatchPhrase: "The doors to the afterlife are always open"
* HeelFaceTurn: Very meaningful since he was actually evil and manipulative rather than misguided
* KickTheDog: Has his minion be eaten alive by piranhas for his failure, thankfully Akira saved him before it resulted in a FamilyUnfriendlyDeath
* ManipulativeBastard: He used his powers to earn people's faith for his own purposes until Akira beat him
* LargeAndInCharge: In his cult, but not as big as Seitaka

* RedBaron: Nenbutsu (Buddist Prayer) Bancho
* SellOut: Tries to get people to follow his cult with little success
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: As a bad guy, he uses his powers to earn a cult following
* YouHaveFailedMe: See KickTheDog for more details
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Seriously, he does not look like he's in high school.

!! Haruka Kodama

* ActionGirl: The second one in Akira's group
** ActionMom: Even though Rai's not her child
* AnimeHair: One shaped like a scorpion tail
* BareYourMidriff: Her outfit
* CallingYourAttacks: Crazy Machine Gun, Rising Shell and Entwining Evil: God Piercer, [[spoiler: Hell's Gate]], [[spoiler: Divine Thrust Spiritual Sea Black Dragon]]
* CatchPhrase: "Cleanse me of Regret!"
* [[spoiler: HappilyMarried: To Yuu in the epilogue]]

* PoisonousPerson: Her power
* PromotedToParent: To raise Rai in the memory of his mother, the past leader of the Red Scorpion and while his father was trying to shape the shape the county to his will
* RedBaron: Sasori (Scorpion) Bancho
* SixthRanger: During the Dark Student Council Arc
* [[spoiler: TookALevelInBadass: Invoke this onto the Bancho Alliance to get them strong enough to face the Dark Student Council via her Hell's Gate technique]]

* EnemyMine: Villainous example

!! Tropes that Apply to all
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Combined with ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin
** Subverted With Gouriki Bancho
* BadassLongCoat: Most Bancho
* CodeName: [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep people usually call themselves by their titles rather than their real names]]
* ContestWinnerCameo: Most of the Banchos are this
* NoNameGiven: Played with; all the Bancho have names that they freely give out when they introduce themselves, but then they say what their [[CodeName code names]] are and we never hear their real names again, leading to [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Them Bancho]]. Subverted with Kongoh, whose CodeName ''is'' his MeaningfulName.
* OfficialFanSubmittedContent: Most Banchos are this
* {{Ubermensch}}: Ostensibly, the goal of the 23 District Project [[spoiler: and its larger, nation-spanning expansion]] is to create one of these that will lead Japan into greatness. Whether the leader of this program [[spoiler: Takeshi Kongou]] is an {{Ubermensch}} himself or simply a NietzscheWannabe remains to be seen. [[spoiler: Turns out to be the latter]].

Banchou's who eventually become allies with Akira.

** TheChick: Nenbutsu Bancho. Only gets here by being a psuedo-Buddhist priest. Does however cover the philosophical side.
** SixthRanger: Sasori Bancho, along with [[spoiler: Drill Bancho, Remodel Bancho, Dinosaur Bancho, Machine Bancho, Thorn Gate Bancho, the Five Dark Vows and Gunshot Bancho]]

* [[spoiler: ArtificialLimbs: Grenade Gun Arm]]
* BareYourMidriff: His combat outfit
* {{Bishonen}}: Underneath his mask
* [[spoiler: BladeBelowTheShoulder: More like Grenade Gun artificial limb]]
* CallingYourAttacks: Dirty Execution, [[spoiler: Ayatori, Dirty Rondo and Grenade Gun Arm]]
* CatchPhrase: "For the things, I want to protect, I'll be as cowardly as it takes"
** " Let's have a fair cowardly fight"!

* CombatPragmatist: Uses traps to take care of his enemies
* CrazyPrepared: Hikyou Banchou takes the cake here. Seriously this guy is like a Japanese Batman. Before a fight he ends up giving a guy diarrhea by poisoning his food HOURS before the fight! Not to mention how much he is prepared to protect those he cares about [[spoiler: He makes the orphans swallow pills that will nullify poison, has a freaking machine gun under his own fake arm (which a lot of people had assumed was real for quite some time) oh and he has a bomb in the shape of a kid just in case his enemy will take hostages. This guy is Batman with a penchant for using guns and explosives on people!]]

* DirtyCoward: Initially seems to be this, but has a FreudianExcuse of why he does this
* DominoMask: his CoolMask
* [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller Expecting A Complete Monster]]: The preview prior his debut make him out to one of the most evil character in shonen history, but he turns out to a CombatPragmatist and likable character.
** His EvilCounterpart, Gedou Bancho is this though
* {{Expy}}: Hikyou Banchou looks like [[GreenHornet Kato]] with shorter shirt.

* [[spoiler: HappilyMarried: In the epilogue to Haruka]]

* TheLancer: Interchangeable with TheSmartGuy
* ManipulativeBastard: Prior HeelFaceTurn, but he also has elements of this even after this.

* RedBaron: Hikyoku (Cowardly) Bancho
* [[spoiler: RazorFloss: Ayatori, connecting threads of synthetic fiber between each of his fingers to sever opponents ligaments]]
* SayItWithHearts: A couple of times, though Hikyo Bancho is a repeat offender.
* TheSmartGuy: TheStrategist within the group
* TokenEvilTeammate: Likes to think himself as this, but he cares for his teammates
** He still treats his enemies brutally though
* TranquilFury: Hikyou Bancho after [[spoiler: Kongoh's death]].

!! Kiryu Touya

* {{Bishonen}}: So much, he looks like a woman at first glance
* [[spoiler: BlindWeaponMaster: He becomes this after slashing his eyes. Thankfully, his wounds recover later.]]

* CallingYourAttacks: Flicker, Bloom, Rain, Grave, Oborodachi, White Feather Twist

* DiagonalCut: Does this regularly
* DistractedByTheSexy: Played with;He [[ChasteHero can't look at the sexy]] and [[spoiler: [[EyeScream pays dearly for it]]]].
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Being far too {{Bishonen}} leads to this
* [[spoiler: EyeScream: To not be DistractedByTheSexy]]

* MasterSwordsman: An Iai swordsman

* RedBaron: The Iai Bancho
* {{Samurai}}: Iai Bancho, though he has traits of a KnightInShiningArmor as well considering [[ChasteHero how he treats women]].
** And his general motif

!! Shirayukinomiya Kobushi

* ActionGirl: When Sasori Bancho isn't ready to fight
* BigEater: Presumably because of the calories she wears off, she eats huge helpings of food
* CallingYourAttacks: Divine Fist, Falling Impact and Chase Pendulum
* TheCape: Believes herself to be this at first

* ClothingDamage: During her fight with Kangoku Bancho
* CuteBruiser: Very cute as well as strong

* DropTheHammer: Her technique

* HeelFaceTurn: Since technically she was evil

* NiceJobFixingItVillain/ NiceJobBreakingItHero: Went around destroying polluting factories with no idea on the after effects of such disasters, she learned her lesson by the end of her arc though.
* OverlyLongName: Her surname
* RedBaron: Gouriki (Herculean Strength) Bancho
* RedHerring: A subordinate called Onji Kairiki who looked like someone who had Herculean Strength, cue to the end of his debut to the real one that is Kobushi

* SuperStrength: Especially for her size

!!Yuu Akiyama

* CrazyPrepared: Hikyou Banchou takes the cake here. Seriously this guy is like a Japanese Batman. Before a fight he ends up giving a guy diarrhea by poisoning his food HOURS before the fight! Not to mention how much he is prepared to protect those he cares about [[spoiler: He makes the orphans swallow pills that will nullify poison, has a freaking machine gun under his own fake arm (which a lot of people had assumed was real for quite some time) oh and he has a bomb in the shape of a kid just in case his enemy will take hostages. This guy is Batman with a pension for using guns and explosives on people!]]

* FiveManBand: When Kongoh teams up with some other Bancho, they form a five person band.
** TheHero: Kongou Bancho. Leader simply for never having been beaten. And being a total {{Badass}}.
** TheLancer: Iai Bancho. A level-headed and honorable swordsman.
** TheSmartGuy: Hikyou Bancho: Uses trickery and deception. Fights smarter, not harder.
** TheBigGuy: Gouriki Bancho. Considering the fact that she swings around two iron balls on sticks that are as big as she is, it counts.
** TheChick: Nenbutsu Bancho. Only gets here by being a psuedo-Buddhist priest. Does however cover the philosophical side.
** SixthRanger: Sasori Bancho, along with [[spoiler: Drill Bancho, Remodel Bancho, Dinosaur Bancho, Machine Bancho, Thorn Gate Bancho, the Five Dark Vows and Gunshot Bancho]]

* RedBaron: Th Hikyoku (Cowardly) Bancho

* {{Otaku}}: Nenbutsu Bancho is revealed to be one.

!!Harito Takaradzuka
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* AgentPeacock: Very flamboyant
* BishieSparkle: With his introduction
* CallingYourAttacks: Rose Blizzard and Rose Emblem, the latter of which leaves a scar of a rose of the victims' chest
* CatchPhrase: Beautiful
* DirtyCoward: Holds Yuu's brother hostage after being outmatched by both him and Akira and tries to get them to kill each other
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He stopped attacking Yuu the first time because the latter threatened to harm his ma and pa with his resources
* GreenThumb: Rose Blizzard involves sending thousands of roses to stab his enemy.
* ImplausibleFencingPowers: To make a rose mark on Yuu
* ManipulativeBastard: Has shades of this,but nothing compared to Hikyo Bancho
* MasterSwordsman: Of the western variety, using his sword to cut through his enemies
* {{Narcissist}}: Very Vain
** TheFightingNarcissist: Can fight though
* RedBaron: Shirobara (White Rose) Bancho
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Wears his outfit open to flaunt his perfect body
* WeakButSkilled: His status is low on the power charts, but is very skilled in swordsmanship

!!Five Dark Vows

Tropes Associated With The Five Dark Vows

* EvilCounterpart: Each one to the Bancho Alliance, but especially Bakunetsu

** TheDragon: Douki Bancho

Though alternatively:

** BigBad: Bakunetsu Bancho.
** TheDragon: Nenchaku Bancho. Interchangeable with The Brute.
** EvilGenius: Kabuki Bancho. Also likes to fight smart and stylishly.
* *TheBrute: Kangoku Bancho. Interchangeabbe with The Dragon
** TheDarkChick: Douke Bancho. [[spoiler: Actually two Dark Chicks]]

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: [[spoiler: Yuu's tactics leave him unable to eat his favorite foods again]]

* RedBaron: Ouou (Wolf King) Bancho

* CallingYourAttacks: Tornado Proof

** Tornado Proof: By spinning his whole body he deflects anything thrown at him

Five-Bad Band: The Five Dark Vows.
* BigBad: Bakunetsu Bancho.
* TheDragon: Nenchaku Bancho. Interchangeable with The Brute.
* EvilGenius: Kabuki Bancho. Also likes to fight smart and stylishly.
* TheBrute: Kangoku Bancho. Interchangeabbe with The Dragon
* TheDarkChick: Douke Bancho. [[spoiler: Actually two Dark Chicks]]

* [[spoiler: WeHardlyKnewYe/ TheWorfEffect: Lose easily to Kenpei Bancho]]
* [[spoiler: NotQuiteDead]]

* OlderThanTheyLook: Seriously, he does not look like he's in high school

* ThisisADrill: Solid Screw

* [[spoiler: SingleMindedTwins: A variation; [[spoiler:Yoruko and Asako had to train to gain the ability to invoke this at will.]]

* [[spoiler: BlindWeaponMaster]]

* TheUnintelligible: Due to not having a mouth