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* SamusIsAGirl: Not a strict use of the trope as Revi isn't an ActionGirl, but in the remake manga and ''Decode'' no one, not even Birdy, outside a few people know that she is a woman. Averted in the original manga and OVA where it's pretty well-known what gender Revi is. In the remade manga, [[spoiler:Tsutomu and his family even end up staying at Revi's house for a little without him or Birdy realizing it]].
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* SamusIsAGirl: Not a strict use of the trope as Revi isn't an ActionGirl, but in the remake manga and ''Decode'' no one, not even Birdy, outside a few people know that she is a woman. Averted in the original manga and OVA where it's pretty well-known what gender Revi is. In the remade manga, [[spoiler:Tsutomu and his family even end up staying at Revi's house for a little without him or Birdy realizing it]].it -- though that's because in the remake, Revi was born male and is only female due to being the result of a failed case of TwiBeingOneBody herself]].
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* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: [[spoiler: Birdy initially assumes that Revi is male based on Federation data, only to be shocked to learn Revi is female — and then learn that Revi was born male and her current gender is because of a failed attempt to save Tunica Cephon's life by merging her with Revi, much like Birdy was able to do with Tsutomu. Granted, the original manga and OVA, like Decode after them, never finished their stories, but given Birdy not only doesn't express confusion about Revi's gender, but also refers to Revi with female pronouns from the start and even recognizes Revi on the spot the first time she sees her on Earth in those, it does suggest that those incarnations of Revi were born female.]]
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* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: [[spoiler: Birdy initially assumes that Revi is male based on Federation data, only to be shocked to learn Revi is female — and then learn that Revi was born male and her current gender is because of a failed attempt to save Tunica Cephon's life by merging her with Revi, much like Birdy was able to do with Tsutomu. Granted, the original manga and OVA, like Decode ''Decode'' after them, never finished their stories, but given Birdy not only doesn't express confusion about Revi's gender, but also refers to Revi with female pronouns from the start and even recognizes Revi on the spot the first time she sees her on Earth in those, it does suggest that those incarnations of Revi were born female.]]
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Tsutomu complains about how frustrating it can be sharing a body with Birdy since he doesn't have the privacy to take care of his... needs.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Tsutomu complains about how frustrating it can be sharing a body with Birdy since he doesn't have the privacy to take care of his... needs.
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* BookEnds: For the franchise as a whole: Birdy starts off chasing alien smuggler Geega. Her last on-screen solo mission in the epilogue sees her chasing down an unnamed alien smuggler.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler: The Sanctum Sanctorum plead with Birdy to reconsider her actions of destroying them at the end.]] It doesn't work.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler: The Sanctum Sanctorum plead with Birdy to reconsider her actions of destroying them at the end.]] It doesn't work.
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* ArmiesAreEvil: The Federal Army, natch.
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* CuteAndPsycho: Capella is monstrously evil, but Birdy says she at least looks cute when she isn't exhibiting her psychotic personality (sleeping).
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* ReligionOfEvil: The department of worship, dedicated to serving the malevolent Sanctum Sanctorum, is one of the main antagonistic forces of the series.
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** MotiveRant: Mace explodes into these when his subordinates question him, raving about their duties to their gods, how they must "avenge" Nechla, and so on.
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* NervousWreck: Akutsu, who is a weak-willed man that is easily intimidated into subordination.
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* NervousWreck: NervousWreck:
** Akutsu, who is a weak-willed man that is easily intimidated intosubordination.subordination.
** After his initial bombardment on Earth misses thanks to Gomez's intervention, Mace spends his remaining screentime as a stuttering wreck, knowing how screwed he is when the Federation gets word of what he did.
** Akutsu, who is a weak-willed man that is easily intimidated into
** After his initial bombardment on Earth misses thanks to Gomez's intervention, Mace spends his remaining screentime as a stuttering wreck, knowing how screwed he is when the Federation gets word of what he did.
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* PrettyLittleHeadshots: Averted. The blaster shot goes right through Mace's left eye and splatters his brains all over his throne.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact:
** While Bacillus really doesn't accomplish much of anything, his atrocities set most of the first half's plot in motion by injuring Chigira and him subsequently being transferred over to Hikawa's hospital. Also, his actions set the police and Natsumi on leads of discovering Tsutomu's condition and ties to Birdy very late into the story.
** Yukari Takayanagi, the Agni mole who is killed to shut her up, awakens Birdy in the second half of the manga and sets the protagonists back on the path of Christella Revi.
** Mace [[spoiler: doesn't last long, but his actions make Earth's military forces recognize the Federation as a hostile force, kickstarting the war arc. There's also the fact Mace is why Nechla is the way she is now.]]
** Neith as precious minimal screentime after the timeskip, but [[spoiler: her death is the catalyst Capella uses to justify the Federation's aggressive invasion of Earth.]]
** While Shyamalan has vastly lesser screentime here compared to Decode, only appearing in volume six and thirteen (the final volume), the importance of his role there retroactively [[spoiler: makes his character the true chief antagonist of the Birdy the Mighty franchise.]]
** While Bacillus really doesn't accomplish much of anything, his atrocities set most of the first half's plot in motion by injuring Chigira and him subsequently being transferred over to Hikawa's hospital. Also, his actions set the police and Natsumi on leads of discovering Tsutomu's condition and ties to Birdy very late into the story.
** Yukari Takayanagi, the Agni mole who is killed to shut her up, awakens Birdy in the second half of the manga and sets the protagonists back on the path of Christella Revi.
** Mace [[spoiler: doesn't last long, but his actions make Earth's military forces recognize the Federation as a hostile force, kickstarting the war arc. There's also the fact Mace is why Nechla is the way she is now.]]
** Neith as precious minimal screentime after the timeskip, but [[spoiler: her death is the catalyst Capella uses to justify the Federation's aggressive invasion of Earth.]]
** While Shyamalan has vastly lesser screentime here compared to Decode, only appearing in volume six and thirteen (the final volume), the importance of his role there retroactively [[spoiler: makes his character the true chief antagonist of the Birdy the Mighty franchise.]]
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* TheCorrupter: Flashbacks to Nechla's childhood also illustrate Mace was in charge of indoctrinating her into worship of the Sanctum Sanctorum.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Mace attempts to nuke Earth because, in his twisted mind, Nechla undermined his authority and made a fool of him. He tries to use the OrbitalBombardment meant for Revi as an excuse to take Nechla with her.
* EntitledBastard: Mace is very touchy about his authority, repeatedly asserting his role as leader to force his workers into doing his bidding.
** Also inverted with Mace. When he fires the first orbital laser down upon Earth, his subordinates are left absolutely stunned while Mace is indifferent until he realizes he missed. When he attempts it again, his crew kills him to salvage the newfound diplomatic crisis on Earth.
* GeneralFailure: Mace demonstrates to be a lousy commander in chief and Nechla undermines his authority fearing his incompetence. [[DisproportionateRetribution He does not take this well.]]
* GivingSomeonethePointerFinger: Mace points his finger this way when bossing others around.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Bacillus and Hikawa are defined by their lack of foresight and intense selfishness, and it's commentated on by Gomez in conversation with Revi.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: ItsAllAboutMe:
** Bacillus and Hikawa are defined by their lack of foresight and intense selfishness, and it's commentated on by Gomez in conversation withRevi.Revi.
** Everything Mace does is to improve or preserve his position of power. His planned second bombing of Earth is out of desperation to finish Revi so he can save face with his superiors and not get demoted for his initial screwup.
** Bacillus and Hikawa are defined by their lack of foresight and intense selfishness, and it's commentated on by Gomez in conversation with
** Everything Mace does is to improve or preserve his position of power. His planned second bombing of Earth is out of desperation to finish Revi so he can save face with his superiors and not get demoted for his initial screwup.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Even as the president of his own company, Hikawa is hated and feared by all his employees. Apart from some halfassed reassurances to keep them in line, Hikawa does nothing to make them feel better. Unsurprisingly, the remnants of his staff are much happier under Agni after the time skip.
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** Even as the president of his own company, Hikawa is hated and feared by all his employees. Apart from some halfassed reassurances to keep them in line, Hikawa does nothing to make them feel better. Unsurprisingly, the remnants of his staff are much happier under Agni after the timeskip.skip.
** Despite his high standing and how conscious he is of his authority, none of Bishop Mace's subordinates on-screen are shown to respect him, only fearing the trouble he might cause. Nechla even subverts his leadership by doing her job her own way.
** Even as the president of his own company, Hikawa is hated and feared by all his employees. Apart from some halfassed reassurances to keep them in line, Hikawa does nothing to make them feel better. Unsurprisingly, the remnants of his staff are much happier under Agni after the time
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* AssholeVictim:
** Subverted with Nagase Goro, the nosy {{Jerkass}} police detective hounding Tsutomu for suspicions of causing trouble in the neighborhood. While he's not a nice man, he was only doing his job and didn't deserve to be killed by Bacillus.
** Bacillus himself is set on fire by Salamander and dies screaming of how Gomez could betray him. Considering what a selfish, mass-murdering bastard he is, there's no pity to be had.
** Bishop Mace gets his brains blown out by one of his subordinates in the middle of ranting over a justification for nuking Earth again.
** While Neith was thoroughly provoked into acting out of line for a propaganda piece and the actions of the JSDF are portrayed negatively, it's hard to feel bad for her knowing she was a vicious war criminal and TortureTechnician herself.
** Subverted with Nagase Goro, the nosy {{Jerkass}} police detective hounding Tsutomu for suspicions of causing trouble in the neighborhood. While he's not a nice man, he was only doing his job and didn't deserve to be killed by Bacillus.
** Bacillus himself is set on fire by Salamander and dies screaming of how Gomez could betray him. Considering what a selfish, mass-murdering bastard he is, there's no pity to be had.
** Bishop Mace gets his brains blown out by one of his subordinates in the middle of ranting over a justification for nuking Earth again.
** While Neith was thoroughly provoked into acting out of line for a propaganda piece and the actions of the JSDF are portrayed negatively, it's hard to feel bad for her knowing she was a vicious war criminal and TortureTechnician herself.
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* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler: After Gomez gives her brain damage, Nechla's mind regresses to a child-like state for most of volume nine before Revi pieces it back together.]]
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* MsFanservice: The looks of the women in this series are often emphasized for {{Fanservice}}, much more than the other continuities.
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* NobleDemon: Gomez may work for Christella Revi but harbors no real ill will. He lends advice and helps Birdy on a number of occasions. He also undermines the interests of villains like Hikawa should they prove to be enough of a threat to his values.
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* NobleDemon: NobleDemon:
** Gomez may work for Christella Revi but harbors no real ill will. He lends advice and helps Birdy on a number of occasions. He also undermines the interests of villains like Hikawa should they prove to be enough of a threat to hisvalues.values.
** Nechla is definitely this compared to others in the department of worship, always wanting to avoid as many casualties as possible and having no real faith in her superiors.
** Gomez may work for Christella Revi but harbors no real ill will. He lends advice and helps Birdy on a number of occasions. He also undermines the interests of villains like Hikawa should they prove to be enough of a threat to his
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* NotAfraidToDie: Nechla is completely flippant about the prospect of death, infrequently making morose jokes of not surviving her missions to Kashu.
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Nechla tells Birdy her assassination of Revi is not involved with the police or out of any personal moral obligation. His masters told her to kill Revi, and that's it. [[PunchClockVillain Nothing more, nothing less.]]
* NotSoAboveItAll: [[EmotionlessGirl Nechla]] demonstrates a comedic side in front of Birdy when she threatens she'll beat up Kashu for not coming to her rescue instead, exasperating Birdy.
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Nechla tells Birdy her assassination of Revi is not involved with the police or out of any personal moral obligation. His masters told her to kill Revi, and that's it. [[PunchClockVillain Nothing more, nothing less.]]
* NotSoAboveItAll: [[EmotionlessGirl Nechla]] demonstrates a comedic side in front of Birdy when she threatens she'll beat up Kashu for not coming to her rescue instead, exasperating Birdy.
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* StrikeMeDownWithAllYourHatred: Invoked. [[spoiler: Nechla acts callous over Kashu's death and goads Birdy with evil rhetoric, only so she will clear her mind of doubt and end her life.]]
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** Nechla's [[spoiler: terrifying form unleashed during her brainwashed rampage. Birdy fearfully even expresses Nechla is no longer anything resembling a humanoid. After Kashu removes the head of this form, it even further devolves into literally looking like an eldritch monster.]]
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoiler: Nechla sports these for most of volume nine in her brain damaged state.]]
* EmotionlessGirl: As a result of her horrible upbringing, Nechla expresses she cannot feel emotions like normal people do. Only Kashu brings out feelings of love and empathy in her. The same for Tunica until she befriended Revi.
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: What Nechla views happening to her if she failed in her mission to capture or kill Revi, and thus she goads Gomez into killing her. Unfortunately, Gomez is aware of this as well and gives her brain damage over killing her, citing it's more fitting for her to live with the shame.]]
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* ForcedIntoEvil: It's made clear that [[EvenEvilHasStandards regardless of how he feels,]] Hikawa will not take Akutsu's resignation. After Hikawa seemingly dies, Shigenobu reassures Akutsu he isn't going to hunt him down.
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* ForcedIntoEvil: ForbiddenLove: Nechla's love for Kashu is viewed as this by her superiors, and they believe he leads her astray. As a result, Nechla and Kashu are frequently spied upon. They are also only allowed to continue their relationship if Nechla continues to perform her duties as an assassin.
* ForcedIntoEvil:
** It's made clear that [[EvenEvilHasStandards regardless of how he feels,]] Hikawa will not take Akutsu's resignation. After Hikawa seemingly dies, Shigenobu reassures Akutsu he isn't going to hunt him down.
** As we learn more about Nechla's past, it's clear she is what Birdy would have become without the love of people like Violin and Megius: A slave to the Sanctum Sanctorum.
* ForcedIntoEvil:
** It's made clear that [[EvenEvilHasStandards regardless of how he feels,]] Hikawa will not take Akutsu's resignation. After Hikawa seemingly dies, Shigenobu reassures Akutsu he isn't going to hunt him down.
** As we learn more about Nechla's past, it's clear she is what Birdy would have become without the love of people like Violin and Megius: A slave to the Sanctum Sanctorum.
* GetItOverWith: [[spoiler: Nechla goads Gomez to simply kill her instead of sparing her when he considers what to do with her in captivity.]]
* GladToBeAliveSex: Nechla's first time with Kashu was this, being overwhelmed by the influx of emotions, namely love, after living her life up to then as a machine.
* GlassCannon: By her own admittance, Nechla is nowhere near as strong or durable as Birdy, but believes she is more refined in her fighting style. With skill alone, she handily beats Birdy in a real fight.
* GlassCannon: By her own admittance, Nechla is nowhere near as strong or durable as Birdy, but believes she is more refined in her fighting style. With skill alone, she handily beats Birdy in a real fight.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler: Nechla intends on defecting from the department of worship and running off with Kashu, but the sanctum's mental conditioning on her turns Nechla into a mindless slave solely dedicated to her objective of killing Revi.]]
* IDieFree: [[spoiler: As she's dying, Nechla makes peace with her split consciousness, embracing her and saying they will finally depart to a world free of pain.]]
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Hikawa pierces through Birdy's chest with his sword in their last battle, mortally wounding her. In her subsequent crazed state, she returns the favor by impaling her entire arm through his torso.]]
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice:
** [[spoiler: Hikawa pierces through Birdy's chest with his sword in their last battle, mortally wounding her. In her subsequent crazed state, she returns the favor by impaling her entire arm through his torso.]]
** [[spoiler: Birdy impales Nechla her with her arm then uses Crash, killing her.]]
** [[spoiler: Hikawa pierces through Birdy's chest with his sword in their last battle, mortally wounding her. In her subsequent crazed state, she returns the favor by impaling her entire arm through his torso.]]
** [[spoiler: Birdy impales Nechla her with her arm then uses Crash, killing her.]]
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* KillTheOnesYouLove: [[spoiler: [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Nechla]] can't help herself and murders Kashu in his attempts to reason with her.]]
* KnifeNut: Although they resemble needles or spikes, Nechla's signature weapons are functionally knives. She grips at them between her fingers to slash opponents and tosses them like throwing knives.
* KnifeNut: Although they resemble needles or spikes, Nechla's signature weapons are functionally knives. She grips at them between her fingers to slash opponents and tosses them like throwing knives.
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* BaitTheDog: Nechla introduces herself to Birdy on Earth attacking her with seemingly lethal intent, then seems to be intent on killing Tsutomu's dad when he notices them. When Birdy questions what the hell her problem is, she claims she was just planning on putting him to "sleep." All this gives the impression Nechla is as AxCrazy as Capella. As we later learn, her weapons are capable of inducing sleep without serious harm and Nechla is thoroughly a NobleDemon.
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler: Nechla's conscience is literally split into two personalities fighting for control after her brainwashing.]]
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler: Nechla's conscience is literally split into two personalities fighting for control after her brainwashing.]]
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler: Nechla's conscience is literally split into two personalities fighting for control after her brainwashing.]]
* BaitTheDog: Nechla introduces herself to Birdy on Earth attacking her with seemingly lethal intent, then seems to be intent on killing Tsutomu's dad when he notices them. When Birdy questions what the hell her problem is, she claims she was just planning on putting him to "sleep." All this gives the impression Nechla is as AxCrazy as Capella. As we later learn, her weapons are capable of inducing sleep without serious harm and Nechla is thoroughly a NobleDemon.
* BaitTheDog: Nechla introduces herself to Birdy on Earth attacking her with seemingly lethal intent, then seems to be intent on killing Tsutomu's dad when he notices them. When Birdy questions what the hell her problem is, she claims she was just planning on putting him to "sleep." All this gives the impression Nechla is as AxCrazy as Capella. As we later learn, her weapons are capable of inducing sleep without serious harm and Nechla is thoroughly a NobleDemon.
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* BullyingADragon: Senator Shigenobu the receiving end of this. Hikawa brazenly believes because he curries favor with Mido, he can pettily torment Shigenobu all he likes. Despite Shigenobu reminding him he is the one providing him all his resources and security, Hikawa mocks him and continues to do as he pleases. Unsurprisingly, Shigenobu has his limits and decides to get rid of Hikawa.
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* BullyingADragon: BullyingADragon:
** Senator Shigenobu the receiving end of this. Hikawa brazenly believes because he curries favor with Mido, he can pettily torment Shigenobu all he likes. Despite Shigenobu reminding him he is the one providing him all his resources and security, Hikawa mocks him and continues to do as he pleases. Unsurprisingly, Shigenobu has his limits and decides to get rid ofHikawa.Hikawa.
** [[spoiler: When Gomez is faced with the dilemma of killing Nechla against Birdy and Chigira's pleas, as she may reveal his deception to Revi in interrogation, she endlessly ridicules him over the possibility. To be fair, she doesn't care about her life and tells him to hurry up and kill her already.]]
** Senator Shigenobu the receiving end of this. Hikawa brazenly believes because he curries favor with Mido, he can pettily torment Shigenobu all he likes. Despite Shigenobu reminding him he is the one providing him all his resources and security, Hikawa mocks him and continues to do as he pleases. Unsurprisingly, Shigenobu has his limits and decides to get rid of
** [[spoiler: When Gomez is faced with the dilemma of killing Nechla against Birdy and Chigira's pleas, as she may reveal his deception to Revi in interrogation, she endlessly ridicules him over the possibility. To be fair, she doesn't care about her life and tells him to hurry up and kill her already.]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: From what we once see of her recurring nightmares, Lee lived in poverty and was in debt to the wrong people. As a person prior to her transformation, Lee was in love with Hikawa for rescuing her from her terrible life, believing he would never hurt her. He would obviously never return any affection for her, and of course, he would do more than just hurt her.
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** From what we once see of her recurring nightmares, Lee lived in poverty and was in debt to the wrong people. As a person prior to her transformation, Lee was in love with Hikawa for rescuing her from her terrible life, believing he would never hurt her. He would obviously never return any affection for her, and of course, he would do more than just hurther.her.
** Nechla was indoctrinated into worshipping the Sanctum Sanctorum since childhood and envied the carefree life Birdy lived. When her faith began to waver, Nechla was severely punished and made to beg for forgiveness so she does not suffer the same fate as Maxwell Peridan. Her role was promptly repurposed into that of an assassin for her masters, being told killing "heretics" is the only way she could attain "redemption." After all that, it's no surprise Nechla is so screwed up deep down
** From what we once see of her recurring nightmares, Lee lived in poverty and was in debt to the wrong people. As a person prior to her transformation, Lee was in love with Hikawa for rescuing her from her terrible life, believing he would never hurt her. He would obviously never return any affection for her, and of course, he would do more than just hurt
** Nechla was indoctrinated into worshipping the Sanctum Sanctorum since childhood and envied the carefree life Birdy lived. When her faith began to waver, Nechla was severely punished and made to beg for forgiveness so she does not suffer the same fate as Maxwell Peridan. Her role was promptly repurposed into that of an assassin for her masters, being told killing "heretics" is the only way she could attain "redemption." After all that, it's no surprise Nechla is so screwed up deep down
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* AloofAlly: In the instances she helps Birdy, Nechla is very distant and makes it clear she's on her own business.
* AndThisIsFor: [[spoiler: Birdy specifically namedrops Kashu and Nechla before putting an end to the Sanctum Sanctorum.]]
* AndThisIsFor: [[spoiler: Birdy specifically namedrops Kashu and Nechla before putting an end to the Sanctum Sanctorum.]]
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* BaitTheDog: Nechla introduces herself to Birdy on Earth attacking her with seemingly lethal intent, then seems to be intent on killing Tsutomu's dad when he notices them. When Birdy questions what the hell her problem is, she claims she was just planning on putting him to "sleep." All this gives the impression Nechla is as AxCrazy as Capella. As we later learn, her weapons are capable of inducing sleep without serious harm and Nechla is thoroughly a NobleDemon.
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler: Nechla's conscience is literally split into two personalities fighting for control after her brainwashing.]]
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** Nechla [[spoiler: When Gomez decides to give her brain damage instead of killing her.]]
** [[spoiler: The Sanctum Sanctorum's last words.]]
** Nechla [[spoiler: When Gomez decides to give her brain damage instead of killing her.]]
** [[spoiler: The Sanctum Sanctorum's last words.]]
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* NecessaryEvil: [[spoiler: As the Sanctum Sanctorum the backbone of interstellar travel and Federation technology, Birdy wiping them out at the end effectively strands a large portion of the Federation and other spacedwellers on Earth, forever without a means of returning home, forcing them to make peace and migrate. This is a key reason Revi is imprisoned for life afterward, regardless of his reasonings.]]
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* OrderVersusChaos: [[spoiler: What the Sanctum Sanctorum's conflict vs Christella Revi essentially is: the former represents order under their absolute jurisdiction to ensure the same mistakes of Satyajit Shyamalan are not repeated. Revi represents chaos in that, regardless of their reasonings, humanity should learn from their mistakes and be given back the freedom to make their own choices.]]
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* AlternateUniverse: [[spoiler: What the alien star systems bordering our Earth is revealed to be by the end of the story. The "holy star" El Kazan where the first Altan was born was actually Earth of the future. A disastrous experiment into interdimensional travel in 2040 conducted by Satyajit Shyamalan and Robert Woodman created a wormwhole that swallowed up Earth and overlapped it with the past, wiping out all life on it. The surviving computer systems of the research city, Yggdrasil, used genetic research to restart life; this is why Altans and the other alien races seen bear such an uncanny resemblance to the species of Earth.]]
* ProperlyParanoid: Chamberlain, Altoros' dragon, is extremely wary and distrustful of Revi, believing she does not have the interests of the Empire at heart. His concerns fall on deaf ears to Altoros, who wholeheartedly trusts Revi for giving him a new body. [[spoiler: As it turns out, he has every reason to be suspicious of Revi.]]
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* ProperlyParanoid: Chamberlain, Altoros' dragon, is extremely wary and distrustful of Revi, believing she does not have the interests of the Empire at heart. His concerns fall on deaf ears to Altoros, who wholeheartedly trusts Revi for giving him a new body. [[spoiler: As it turns out, he has every reason to be suspicious of Revi.]]
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* ProperlyParanoid: Chamberlain, Altoros' dragon, is extremely wary and distrustful of Revi, believing she does not have the interests of the Empire at heart. His concerns fall on deaf ears to Altoros, who wholeheartedly trusts Revi for giving him a new body. [[spoiler: As it turns out, he has every reason to be suspicious of Revi.]]
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* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Yukari Takayanagi, a mole in Agni who tried to find justice for her deceased brother, who was killed in one of Hikawa's experiments. She is murdered by Agni and the incident is written off as lover's suicide, spurring Birdy and Tsutomu into action and getting involved with the second half of the manga.
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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Altoros wants Birdy to be his wife after learning of her Etania heritage, so that she can give birth to a fit successor. She wants absolutely nothing to do with it.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Revi brainwashes Altoros when he wholly opens up to her, making absolutely sure he serves her every need.]] [[HeelFaceBrainwashing This actually turns out better for the world, as a whole,]] when he gives up his dreams of revenge against the Federation.
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* CloningBlues: Altoros, The 192nd generation emperor, of a now scattered Altan empire. He is a young man but dying of illness as a result of being the product of a failing cloning process used to produce new heirs with Etania's blood.
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* {{Keet}}: Altoros becomes a very lively kid after gaining his Marionette body and enjoying the life he previously never had.
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* TheRemnant: The holdout of the Altan Etania Empire that eventually make their way to Earth.
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* SuccessionCrisis: Since Altoros was dying, it was a question of who would succeed him as emperor with Wyrm being ill fit. The issue is not resolved even after he gained a new body, as his Marionette form is unable to procreate. [[spoiler: By the end of the manga, Altoros is still leading the remnants as a healthy boy, but his successor is not named.]]
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* AdaptationalSexuality: Shyamalan is homosexual in this continuity, whereas he didn't have any known sexuality in ''Decode.''
* ArmsDealer: PMI (Playmaker Industries), an Agni-affiliated neuroscience corporation, is behind the production and advancement of Marionettes and selling them to militaries across the globe.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Shyamalan and Robert Woodman take advantage of Sayaka's naivety and lack of willpower with false kindness and lucrative prospects.]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Plenty, but notably, Shyamalan, who has twisted a neuroscience company that intended to advance A.I technology for helping humanity into a weapons manufacturer that creates killing machines to fuel conflicts across the globe.
* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: Robert is very possessive of Sayaka and deeply resents Tsutomu for his relationship with her. It's to a point Sayaka believes Robert has been looking through her emails to see if she's still in touch with him.]]
* DemotedToExtra: A notable subversion with Shyamalan. While he has vastly lesser screentime in Evolution compared to Decode, only appearing in volume six and thirteen (the final volume), the importance of his role there retroactively makes the concept of his character here [[spoiler: the true chief antagonist of the Birdy the Mighty franchise that includes previous continuities LeftHanging.]]
* GodhoodSeeker: [[spoiler: Robert and Shyamalan in the AlternateUniverse after Sayaka's scientific breakthroughs. [[ApocalypseHow It ends very badly.]]]]
* GoldDigger: [[spoiler: In the AlternateUniverse, Robert claims to Sayaka he has no genuine bond with Shyamalan and is just using him to get rich.]]
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* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Gomez has little to no tolerance for loose ends that threaten his security. This is a key reason as to why Birdy dislikes him.
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* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Gomez has little to no tolerance for loose ends that threaten his security. This is a key reason as to why Birdy dislikes him. Also extends to his affiliate, Agni, in regards to whistleblowers and traitors: They WILL hunt you down, something not lost upon its general workers even with their cover stories.
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* SinisterSchnoz: Ackerman has a comically large nose and is a ruthless Pentagon agent.
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* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler: From the AlternateUniverse, Robert implores Sayaka to join him and Shyamalan in their unethical research and become gods. When she refuses, they kick her out and take everything from her.]]
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* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Although still a sinister corporation dabbling in immoral science, Agni is notably more redeeming and complex as an organization without a megalomaniacal bastard like Hikawa at the helm. While involved with illegal human experimentation, with many of its employees not being kept under the dark over it, Agni is still a large corporation with people of all different kinds of morals and motivations joining it. As Revi notes, as the company continues to grow larger, she will inevitably be unable to control everyone to her desires. This is why she contemplates soon taking the fruits of its research and finally departing Earth for her endgame.
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* EvilInc: Hikawa Chemistry and its successor Agni, pharmaceutical empires that performs horrendous human experiments under the cover.
* EvilPaysBetter: It's repeatedly mentioned, notably by Hazumi herself, Agni treats their employees incredibly well, with compensations and a very high salary. Some of its disgruntled workers refuse to quit even under pressure from Birdy due to the pay.
* EvilPaysBetter: It's repeatedly mentioned, notably by Hazumi herself, Agni treats their employees incredibly well, with compensations and a very high salary. Some of its disgruntled workers refuse to quit even under pressure from Birdy due to the pay.
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* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler: Mido is horrified and feels deeply betrayed when Hikawa attempts to chop right through him to kill Birdy.]] Birdy calls him a monster for it.
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* FatBastard: Pencil, doubling with FourEyesZeroSoul, works with Shyamalan on militarizing Marionettes. He is also responsible for weaponizing alien technology provided by the Empire remnants. At one point, he's even seen chowing down on pizza while shooting down a Federation starship.
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* {{Gonk}}: Mido looks like a toad, with a big mouth and gag-like lips. Fittingly, [[spoiler: his monstrous form is akin to that of a salamander, using its massive mouth to devour people whole.]]
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* HumanoidAbomination: Hikawa's faulty beast men and, notably, [[spoiler: Gozo Mido.]]
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* ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler: Mido devours the prostitutes attending to him whole after he's finished having sex.]]
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* DirtyOldMan: Played for absolute horror. [[spoiler: Mido's monstrous libido as a result of Hikawa's treatments sees him unable to control himself in any way, demanding waves of prostitutes that he either tears apart or devours after he's through having sex.]]
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* AlasPoorVillain:
** For a measure of "villain" considering his state of mind, but [[spoiler: Gozo Mido meets a pitful end feebly, tearfully reaching out for Hikawa's corpse in the burning wreckage of his manor.]] He is given this treatment by his friends and Shigenobu, [[MercyKill who finally decided to let him go with how far gone he is.]]
** [[spoiler: Nechla wasn't willingly evil in almost anything she did, nor did she choose her path in life, and finally finds peace in death after murdering her lover. The grief of killing her sends Birdy into mental shock.]]
** For a measure of "villain" considering his state of mind, but [[spoiler: Gozo Mido meets a pitful end feebly, tearfully reaching out for Hikawa's corpse in the burning wreckage of his manor.]] He is given this treatment by his friends and Shigenobu, [[MercyKill who finally decided to let him go with how far gone he is.]]
** [[spoiler: Nechla wasn't willingly evil in almost anything she did, nor did she choose her path in life, and finally finds peace in death after murdering her lover. The grief of killing her sends Birdy into mental shock.]]
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* ButtMonkey: Kred's re-introduction to the story sees him hilariously failing to adjust to Earth customs, being promptly chased around by both Federation agents and local police officers, then getting captured by Neith and sexually assaulted during her interrogation.
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* ButtMonkey: ButtMonkey:
** Toshiro Akutsu, Hikawa's leading scientist, whom he constantly bullies around due to his meek nature. Later, he's similarly pushed around by Lee into subordination.
** Kred's re-introduction to the story sees him hilariously failing to adjust to Earth customs, being promptly chased around by both Federation agents and local police officers, then getting captured by Neith and sexually assaulted during her interrogation.
** Toshiro Akutsu, Hikawa's leading scientist, whom he constantly bullies around due to his meek nature. Later, he's similarly pushed around by Lee into subordination.
** Kred's re-introduction to the story sees him hilariously failing to adjust to Earth customs, being promptly chased around by both Federation agents and local police officers, then getting captured by Neith and sexually assaulted during her interrogation.
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* DeathOfPersonality: [[spoiler: Although his memories remain intact, his advisor makes it clear to Shigenobu that Mido was never the same since Hikawa's treatment, being an entirely different man in personality. This is the reason they ultimately decide to let him die with Hikawa in the assault on his manor.]]
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* TheDogBitesBack:Akutsu [[spoiler: sells out both Hikawa and Lee to Shigenobu and Chigira on separate occasions out of fear for his life, directly leading to their deaths.]]
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* ForcedIntoEvil: It's made clear that [[EvenEvilHasStandards regardless of how he feels,]] Hikawa will not take Akutsu's resignation. After Hikawa seemingly dies, Shigenobu reassures Akutsu he isn't going to hunt him down.
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* ForScience: Compared to many other antagonists with far-reaching or megalomaniacal goals, this is Akutsu's sole motivation for being involved with evil science.
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* NervousWreck: Akutsu, who is a weak-willed man that is easily intimidated into subordination.
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* TheStarscream: Akutsu [[spoiler: betrays Hikawa over to Shigenobu and subsequently gains top control of his Spirits research.]] After the timeskip, he's living the high life.
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* VillainHasAPoint: Although the scene is not intended to make him seem too sympathetic, flashbacks to Shigenobu's life as a bum shows he does have a point in how Japanese society unfairly holds the homeless in contempt; he went from a man people bowed to, to a nobody random people regularly wished dead.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Shigenobu is outraged by Hikawa's complete disregard for the lives of his men. [[spoiler: It's a key reason as to why he decides to dispose of him sooner than later.]]
* BullyingADragon: Senator Shigenobu the receiving end of this. Hikawa brazenly believes because he curries favor with Mido, he can pettily torment Shigenobu all he likes. Despite Shigenobu reminding him he is the one providing him all his resources and security, Hikawa mocks him and continues to do as he pleases. Unsurprisingly, Shigenobu has his limits and decides to get rid of Hikawa.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou:
** Shigenobu planned to kill Hikawa a long time ago, considering only doing so when his research on superhumans is concluded. In the past, Mido requested Shigenobu to get along with him, knowing he resents him. He begrudgingly complied, but his patience eventually runs out.
** Revi and Gomez [[spoiler: planned to kill Nechla after capturing her, but find more uses for her in her delirious state and begrudingly let her live. In Gomez's case, it's because Birdy pleaded with him not to kill her.]]
** Shigenobu planned to kill Hikawa a long time ago, considering only doing so when his research on superhumans is concluded. In the past, Mido requested Shigenobu to get along with him, knowing he resents him. He begrudgingly complied, but his patience eventually runs out.
** Revi and Gomez [[spoiler: planned to kill Nechla after capturing her, but find more uses for her in her delirious state and begrudingly let her live. In Gomez's case, it's because Birdy pleaded with him not to kill her.]]
* CorruptPolitician: Every political involved with Revi's conspiracy is this, notably Ackerman of the US Pentagon, and everyone from the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare.
* DespairEventHorizon:
** Shigenobu suffered a mental breakdown between the timeskip from the events of the first half of the story. He's replaced in the JSDF by Senator Tsubaki.
** [[spoiler: Nechla after murdering Kashu.]]
** Shigenobu suffered a mental breakdown between the timeskip from the events of the first half of the story. He's replaced in the JSDF by Senator Tsubaki.
** [[spoiler: Nechla after murdering Kashu.]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Gomez is frequently taken aback by the depravity of some of his clients, namely Hikawa and Bacillus, or other villains like Capella. Although it's subverted in that the audience discovers Gomez isn't evil at all as the story progresses.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Gomez is frequently taken aback by the depravity of some of his clients, namely Hikawa and Bacillus, or other villains like Capella. Although it's subverted in that the audience discovers Gomez isn't evil at all as the storyprogresses.progresses.
** Everything about Hikawa shakes Shigenobu to his core.
** Gomez is frequently taken aback by the depravity of some of his clients, namely Hikawa and Bacillus, or other villains like Capella. Although it's subverted in that the audience discovers Gomez isn't evil at all as the story
** Everything about Hikawa shakes Shigenobu to his core.
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* GetOut: [[spoiler: When Hikawa crawls back to Shigenobu out of hiding and pleads to take him back in, Shigenobu is impressed by his hubris and sics his men on him. It doesn't do him much good, as Hikawa kills all of them and drags the man back to Mido.]]
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* HesBack: [[spoiler: Shigenobu excitedly comes out of his deep slump when the Federation officially arrives on Earth.]]
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* NightmareSequence:
** Shigenobu [[spoiler: has a dream in which Hikawa succeeded in his goals and he is standing by his side on the frontlines. Hikawa abruptly betrays Shigenobu, and as he's torn apart by his beast men, he dies cursing him.]]
** Birdy [[spoiler: after killing Nechla has a nightmare where she destroys Japan and Tsutomu curses her for it.]]
** Shigenobu [[spoiler: has a dream in which Hikawa succeeded in his goals and he is standing by his side on the frontlines. Hikawa abruptly betrays Shigenobu, and as he's torn apart by his beast men, he dies cursing him.]]
** Birdy [[spoiler: after killing Nechla has a nightmare where she destroys Japan and Tsutomu curses her for it.]]
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* TheVamp: After her falling out with Hikawa, Lee uses her looks to seduce his erstwhile right-hand, Akutsu, to manage the Type-L samples for her schemes.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: From what we once see of her recurring nightmares, Lee lived in poverty and was in debt to the wrong people.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: From what we once see of her recurring nightmares, Lee lived in poverty and was in debt to the wrong people. As a person prior to her transformation, Lee was in love with Hikawa for rescuing her from her terrible life, believing he would never hurt her. He would obviously never return any affection for her, and of course, he would do more than just hurt her.
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* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Lee eventually ditches Hikawa and starts a street gang that sells Type-L blood examples as recreational drugs, which makes her just as much of a threat to Gomez's eyes.
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* FanDisservice: Lee is hot and strips naked in front of Chigira upon meeting him the first time, but then promptly undergoes a very unsexy monstrous transformation to provoke him into doing the same.
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* ImmortalitySeeker: MadScienist Agata Juuzou's whole motive for helping Agni out. To a lesser degree, while immortality isn't exactly what he's seeking, Altoros gained physical immortality through the Marionette body provided by Revi.
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* ImmortalitySeeker: MadScienist MadScientist Agata Juuzou's whole motive for helping Agni out. To a lesser degree, while immortality isn't exactly what he's seeking, Altoros gained physical immortality through the Marionette body provided by Revi.
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* VillainousLegacy: Hikawa's actions and work cast a massive shadow over the second half of the manga.
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* VillainousLegacy: Hikawa's actions and work cast a massive shadow over the second half of the manga. Muroto describes it as a "curse."
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Hikawa is famous in Japan and runs a respected pharmaceutical company. After the time skip, he is posthumously villified and his company was subjected to intense legal investigations before being quietly absorbed into Agni.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Hikawa is famous in Japan and runs a respected pharmaceutical company. After the time skip, he is posthumously villified and his company was subjected to intense legal investigations before being quietly absorbed into Agni.
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* TheDragon: Lee is a standard example of this to Hikawa [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal before she defects due to his horrendous cruelty towards her.]]
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* KilledOffscreen: We don't see Chigira kill Lee on-screen, but a NightmareSequence in the timeskip confirms she was killed by him.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: From what we once see of her recurring nightmares, Lee lived in poverty and was in debt to the wrong people.
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* WhatTheHellAreYou: When Hikawa lays out a speech detailing his goals to a demoralized Akutsu, the man says this verbatim to Hikawa in complete disbelief of who or what he exactly is.
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* WineIsClassy: Hikawa is often seen with a bottle of red wine at hand, which at least makes him seem sophisticated on the surface.
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* WouldHurtAChild: As Chigira is at the center of advancing his research, Hikawa tortures him with the most heinous experiments imaginable simply to test his limits.
* WouldHitAGirl: Hikawa routinely sexually and psychologically abuses Lee on top of often beating her.
* WouldHitAGirl: Hikawa routinely sexually and psychologically abuses Lee on top of often beating her.
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* {{Sadist}} Capella, Neith, and Hikawa are all extremely sadistic monsters and relish in hurting others.
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* SmugSnake: Ultimately, this is what Hikawa is at his core despite all his bluster. He has delusions of far-reaching goals, but they are undermined by his impulsive bloodlust, sadism, and actions of wanton evil.
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* TakingYouWithMe: Said verbatim. [[spoiler: Hikawa screams that he refuses to die in such an undignified way in his last battle with Birdy, and proclaims that if he is to die to his wounds, he will at least take her with him.]]
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* TookALevelInJerkass: As we see in flashbacks to Hikawa's earlier life [[spoiler: as Seichiro Hikawa, he was a more friendly man as a young adult but years of no progress on his work dulled him into a cynical man. After rejuvenating his youth, anything decent about him went out the window.]]
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* VillainousLegacy: Hikawa's actions and work cast a massive shadow over the second half of the manga.
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* WeHaveReserves: Hikawa's belief on his supply of test subjects. He's eventually proven wrong [[LaserGuidedKarma and it leads directly to his downfall.]]
