History Characters / VividStrike

* SmallRoleBigImpact: They only show up during a flashback in episode 4, but the plot of the entire series can be traced back to them. Rinne would not be the way she was, from a fighter to having fallen out with Fuka, if they had never bullied Rinne at all or even just bullied her in a less brutal way.

* BlatantLies: All of them lie to their families that Rinne was their friend and made themselves seem like victims, conveniently failing to mention how terribly they bullied Rinne, beyond a “little teasing”.

* BlatantLies: Sara lied to her brother and made herself seem like the victim, conveniently failing to mention how terribly she'd bullied Rinne.

** Even after all that, the bullies deny they did anything wrong and lie to their families that Rinne is the bully who attacked them for no reason while denying anything wrong they did to her, while lying over Rinne being their “friend”. This drives one of the bullies’ brother into kidnapping Rinne and beating her up.

** What really sets their beat down on Rinne reaching a new low is that they’re more pissed that she dared to leave their presence because she wanted to visit her ill-grandfather instead of showing concern.
** Then Rinne comes back the next day to beat them all into the hospital since her grandfather died because the bullies beat her into unconscious.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Once Rinne pays each of them back for all the hell they given her, they cry out to their families that Rinne attacked them unprovoked while staying she was their friend, and deny any wrongdoing they put on Rinne, only mention they “teased” her a little bit.

-->'''Vivio:''' "Rinne-san, you don't really like martial arts, do you?"

* FreudianExcuse: Her reasoning for believing the talent and skill has at birth determining their strength comes from how [[spoiler:she came to see herself as someone lacking talent, even mentioning to Rinne in a flashback that eventually she'd always enter the ring feeling pain. This is also why Vivio, someone who lacks a body meant for martial arts, defeating Rinne in their rematch hit her as hard as it did.]]

* SugarAndIcePersonality: She normally acts cold to everyone around her, but her original sweet personality comes to the front whenever she's with her parents.

* BullyingADragon: Sure, go ahead and pick on a girl that you know vastly outstrips you in every manner when it comes to fighting. [[SchmuckBait This certainly won't backfire in any way]].

* SmallRoleBigImpact: They only show up during a flashback in episode 4, but the plot of the entire series can be traced back to them.

* BareYourMidriff: Her Barrier Jacket.

* BareYourMidriff: Her Barrier Jacket.

* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:She took Rinne's second loss to Vivio so hard she doubts Rinne will want to return to fighting under her tutelage... let alone ever again, even briefly considering quitting coaching herself as a result.]]

* TearsOfRemorse: After [[spoiler:Rinne loses again to Vivio]], she cannot help but cry in frustration after angrily slamming a divider in the Frontier Gym locker room.

* DotingGrandparent: While they never got to do much together due to him being confined to his bed, Rinne loved spending time with him when he was alive, and she continues to love him in the present. She didn't take his death well, [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye especially because she wasn't there when he died]].

* CryCute: Even after hardening herself following her experiences, the old, "weakling" Rinne still shows as she breaks down after [[spoiler: not only losing anew to Vivio, but also suffering her first loss by KO]].

* MegatonPunch: [[spoiler: Taken UpToEleven during her final battle with Fuka in Episode 11 when she delivers the titular "breakthrough strike," smashing her with enough force to break through the protection field and knock out some of her teeth. Jill's [[BlasphemousBoast claim that Rinne's fist could destroy God]] apparently had some truth to it, as in the aftermath of the strike Harry wasn't even sure if Fuka ''survived'' it.]]

* HatesRichPeople: Fuka has developed intense hatred towards wealthy folks for being the reason behind the change in her childhood friend Rinne's personality after getting adopted.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is pink.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has purple hair.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has silvery blue hair.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is purple.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: She wears daisy dukes as part of her casual outfit.

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: A downplayed example. Rinne's answer to interview questions about her matches are typical "lip service" statements (her opponents being good fighters, the match was great, etc.), but as Fuka notes, she has the look of disdain. In fact, their falling-out was triggered after Rinne described the recently-defeated Lyra as being "out-of-shape" and "weak", to which Fuka took offense, thinking she was insulting Lyra's efforts. Her greatest flaw is her inability to wrap her mind around the idea that people statistically weaker than her can be just as much of a {{Determinator}} as her. Thus, her loss to Vivio has haunted her ever since, more so [[spoiler:after their rematch]].

* AttackAttackAttack: Rinne's style is basically "hit foe until her defense breaks, then hit her some more until she breaks". During Episode 3, Miura notes that aside from the first hit, Rinne did not have any clean hits. This also explains why she lost to Vivio's dodge-and-counter tactics during their first encounter. Their rematch in Episode 8 escalates it into [[TheBerserker full berserker territory]] as after Vivio lands a clean hit on her face, she shrugs it off and gives Vivio a flurry of devastating blows, all while looking like a woman possessed. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for her, this became her undoing anew after Vivio not only refused to go down, but mustered enough willpower to knock her out.]]

* BeneathTheMask: Rinne may present herself in the public as a stoic, no-nonsense fighter intent on becoming the strongest there is, but underneath this facade lies a mess of anger management issues, fear of losing everyone close to her, and [[spoiler:self-loathing.]]

* BloodUpgrade: During her second fight with Vivio, she doesn't make any sort of headway against her until a shot to the face causes her to bleed from the mouth. [[spoiler:It's not enough to save her, though.]]

* CantCatchUp: Not only did Vivio break her 58-win streak, but in their rematch, [[spoiler:she still can't beat her even after all the training she's had ever since. Needless to say, she does ''not'' take this very well]].

* CryCute: Even after hardening herself following her experiences, the old, "weakling" Rinne still shows as she breaks down after [[spoiler:not only losing anew to Vivio, but also suffering her first loss by KO]].

* DeadGuyJunior: Not her, but her device Scuderia is named and modeled after her late grandfather's keepsake which she couldn't save from being damaged.

* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Vivio was the first person to beat her after 57 consecutive wins. In their rematch, [[spoiler:Vivio goes two for two, not only proving that the first one wasn't just a fluke, but does so with a knockout]].

* HopeSpot: After successfully withstanding Vivio's barrage of jabs, Rinne tries to gain a victory over the only person who has defeated her (albeit due to points) in a match. She manages to NoSell Vivio's supposed knockout blow and turns the tables against her and finally succeeding in knocking her down. Seeing Vivio's difficulty in defending herself because of a leg injury caused by her earlier assault, Rinne continues to attack, knowing it'll only be a matter of time before Vivio falls. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for her, Vivio hits Rinne with a well timed counter, which she follows with [[RapidFireFisticuffs Accel Smash Infinity]]. Rinne is unable to defend herself or endure the barrage of blows to the head, and suffers her first KO defeat.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: First played straight, then subverted. She was genuinely horrified by her NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on her bullies, to the point that she was willing to let the brother of one of the girls inflict the same injuries on her when he came looking for revenge. Then she found out that the girls had lied to their families and claimed she attacked them unprovoked, at which point any sense of guilt she might have felt disappeared. [[spoiler:DoubleSubverted when it turns out that she's been internalizing her guilt the entire time, resulting in severe self loathing.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: Being unable to protect Roy's tiepin, her inability to be by his side when he died, and her falling-out with Fuka has put serious dents on her vow to protect her loved ones, not to mention losing [[spoiler:twice]] to Vivio.

* TraumaButton: Knockout blows seem to have become this to her, as when [[spoiler:Vivio defeats her again, this time by knockout]], she gets StressVomit from it. Justified, as such a blow is what kept her from seeing Roy as he was dying.

* UnskilledButStrong: Rinne is undoubtedly a extremely gifted fighter, and Jill even states that natural talent like hers only comes once in a century. However, her usual strategy in fights is to [[AttackAttackAttack punch, grapple, or blast the opponent until they submit or get knocked out.]] A good example is her strategy to defeat [[spoiler:Miura]] in Episode 6, which is only by tanking her kicks and hitting back harder, which is also the same kind of strategy she uses against Vivio in their first match and during their rematch in Episode 8. [[spoiler:Vivio defeats her in both of their matches because of a difference in technical ability.]]

* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: This plays a major role in her backstory. She was tormented for several months by a trio of bullies, [[BewareTheQuietOnes eventually snaped]], and beat all three of them so bad that they had to be hospitalized. Rather than feel any sort of relief or closure, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she was horrified by her actions]] [[spoiler:to the point that she spent 3 years suffering from extreme self-loathing.]]

* ParentalAbandonment: She grew up in an orphanage, and no mention is ever made of what happened to her parents. Unlike most orphans in the series, she doesn't end up getting adopted (she does live with Nove, but their relationship is that of an employer and employee).

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Vivio is cheerful, loves martial arts, and has grown up in a loving two-mother family. By contrast, Fuka hates martial arts, is somewhat cynical, and grew up an orphan.

* FingerlessGloves: Part of her Barrier Jacket, in the same style as Einhart's.

* TheMaidenNameDebate: He took Lorrie's last name when they got married (which makes sense considering that her family owns a large company).

* AdoptionDiss: They look down on Rinne for being adopted, suggesting that she's not a "real" [[TheOjou rich girl]].

* BullyBrutality: They beat Rinne to the point of unconsciousness, keeping her from making it home before her grandfather died.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Apart from the stupidity of bullying a girl who can easily beat them up if pushed far enough, the bullies were motivated by their anger over Rinne refusing to join their club. Naturally, their cruel treatment of Rinne did nothing to win her over.

* ShrinkingViolet: She used to be a weakling until one bullying session drove her over the edge, though deep down her old personality emerges whenever she reminisces over her happier days with Fuka and [[spoiler:when she drops her cold facade and cries alone after losing again to Vivio]].

* SheWhoFightsMonsters: As a fighter Rinne [[AttackAttackAttack relies on brute force to steamroll her opposition]] and [[ArrogantKungFuGuy is blunt in undermining their efforts]]. Ironically, her obsession with power has unwittingly made her NotSoDifferent from her former bullies.