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* AmbiguousDisorder: Choi Chi-hoon has a neurological condition that prevents him from feeling emotion. The exact condition is never named.
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* HollywoodPsych: Surprisingly [[AvertedTrope averted]] for the most part. While some aspects are PlayedForDrama, psychologist Kim Yo-han does retain a lot of TruthInTelevision when it comes to psychological counseling and development in adolescence. He is even seen engaging with each of the students and assessing their individual needs, tailoring his approach to each of them. He even engages in rhythmic EMDR therapy with Yoon Su as it appears to be most effective in helping him process his childhood trauma.
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* LackOfEmpathy: Choi Chi Hoon says he has trouble feeling emotion like regular people, and he is the least emotionally expressive of the students.
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* LackOfEmpathy: Choi Chi Hoon says he has trouble feeling emotion like regular people, and he is the least emotionally expressive of the students. This is a non-villainous example, however, as he is firmly on the side of good throughout the duration of the show.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Choi Chi-hoon has a neurological condition that prevents him from feeling emotion. The exact condition is never named.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Mi Reu is an eccentric, loud-mouthed, attention-seeking punk with fire engine-red hair, but he's an accomplished hacker and is the only student who ever succeeded in beating [[TheSmartGuy Choi Chi Hoon]] for top spot.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Kang Mi Reu is an eccentric, loud-mouthed, attention-seeking punk with fire engine-red hair, but he's an accomplished hacker and is the only student who ever succeeded in beating [[TheSmartGuy Choi Chi Hoon]] for top spot.spot. Also, Jo Young Jae, who is a DirtyCoward and a bully who jumps to conclusions before thinking, and seems to have a few screws loose, is someone whose grades are good enough to attend the elite school.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:Saving the life of Kim Yo-han after he racks up a deadly fever. If they hadn't succeeded in saving his life, a lot of death could have been prevented.]]
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** [[spoiler: Lee Jae Kyu,]] who sent the core characters the mysterious letters in the first place. Without them, everyone (except for Chi Hoon, who'd planned to stay anyways) would have gone home and the killer's experiment would never have come to pass.[[note]]Though it is possible the killer would still have killed Chi Hoon and the supervising teacher to evade capture[[/note]]
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** [[spoiler: Lee Jae Kyu,]] who sent the core characters the mysterious letters in the first place. Without them, everyone (except for Chi Hoon, who'd planned to stay anyways) would have gone home and the killer's experiment would never have come to pass.[[note]]Though it is possible the killer would still have killed Chi Hoon and the supervising teacher to evade capture[[/note]]capture[[/note]]
* Wild Card: Kang Mi-reu. He isn't related to the letters in any way, and he does provide the others with crucial information along with some help in their times of need, but he also has it out for many of the others, and they never quite know what he's going to do next. Most of the help he provided the group wasn't even something he was doing on purpose.
* Wild Card: Kang Mi-reu. He isn't related to the letters in any way, and he does provide the others with crucial information along with some help in their times of need, but he also has it out for many of the others, and they never quite know what he's going to do next. Most of the help he provided the group wasn't even something he was doing on purpose.
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* The prettiest girl in school [[TheHeart Yoon Eun Sung]]
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* The prettiest girl in school [[TheHeart [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Yoon Eun Sung]]
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* The prettiest girl in school [[TheChick Yoon Eun Sung]]
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* The prettiest girl in school [[TheChick [[TheHeart Yoon Eun Sung]]
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* FreudianExcuse: Deconstructed. It's discussed as one explanation for how monsters can be made, though some of students don't consider it a valid excuse for committing crimes.
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* FreudianExcuse: Deconstructed. It's discussed as one explanation for how monsters can be made, though some of students don't consider it a valid excuse for committing crimes.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Park Moo Yul has twoL
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Park Moo Yul has twoL two:
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* NotSoDifferent [[spoiler:An unanswered question at the end is whether the students have become just like Kim Yo Han.]]
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* NotSoDifferent [[spoiler:An NotSoDifferentRemark:[[spoiler:An unanswered question at the end is whether the students have become just like Kim Yo Han.]]
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* TheAce: Choi Chi Hoon, who is not only the best student at Susin academically but also comes up with multiple solutions to the student's dangerous situations using his smarts.
* AdultsAreUseless: And the ones who aren't are either psychotic or don't live very long.
* AdultsAreUseless: And the ones who aren't are either psychotic or don't live very long.
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* TheAce: Choi Chi Hoon, who is not only the best student at Susin academically but also comes up with multiple solutions to the student's students' dangerous situations using his smarts.
* AdultsAreUseless: And the ones who aren'tare either are psychotic or don't live very long.
* AdultsAreUseless: And the ones who aren't
** Mi Reu actually did beat him in the rankings once, but was so exhausted by the attempt that he never tried again.
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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: This ''used'' to be the case for Eun Sung, who is widely acknowledged as the prettiest girl in school and had a warm present people were drawn to. Since sliding into depression, however, she's become harsh and cynical.
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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: This ''used'' to be the case for Eun Sung, who is widely acknowledged as the prettiest girl in school and had a warm present presence people were drawn to. Since sliding into depression, however, she's become harsh and cynical.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Oh Jung Hye first appears onscreen halfway through the series, by which point the viewer has almost certainly forgotten that [[spoiler: Kim Yo Han listed her as his emergency contact.]]
* ForeShadowing: Choi Chi Hoon casually reveals he threw away his note without a second thought and only stayed at school to get some work done. [[spoiler: Lee Jae Kyu]] seems particularly upset by his disregard for the letters, which makes sense [[spoiler: he was the one who sent them.]]
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Jo Young Jae has an abrasive exterior, but under that he's complicated, going from aiding some students, to admitting to despising others and being okay if they die. His little scraps with people are sometimes playful or out of a sincere desire to hurt them.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Jo Young Jae has an abrasive exterior, but under that he's complicated, going from aiding some students, students to admitting to despising others and being okay if they die. His little scraps with people are sometimes playful or out of a sincere desire to hurt them.
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* MotorMouth: Yang Kang Mo is noted as a compulsive chatter especially when under duress. During a one-on-one session he ends up rattling on about Die Hard and Brad Pitt. Kim Yo Han theorizes it is a defense mechanism and possibly compensation for his disability.
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* MotorMouth: Yang Kang Mo is noted as a compulsive chatter chatterer, especially when under duress. During a one-on-one session he ends up rattling on about Die Hard and Brad Pitt. Kim Yo Han theorizes it is a defense mechanism and possibly compensation for his disability.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Park Moo Yul has two
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Park Moo Yul has two twoL
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** Jae Kyu feels this way about the entire student body of Susin. At his old school, he was the top student everyone turned to for help. At the most demanding high school in Korea, he's a shrimp no one has ever heard of.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Mi Reu is an eccentric, loud-mouthed, attention-seeking punk with fire engine-red hair, but he's an accomplished hacker and is the only student who ever succeeded in beating [[TheSmartGuy Choi Chi Hoon]] for top spot.
* FreudianExcuse: Deconstructed. It's discussed as one explanation for how monsters can be made, though some of students don't consider it a valid excuse for committing crimes.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: None of these kids like each other, but they have to collaborate to stay alive. Results are mixed.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: None of these kids like each other, but they have to collaborate to stay alive. Results are mixed.mixed.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: A wad of bright pink chewing gum is a surefire sign Mi Reu has been by.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Chi Hoon and Moo Yul's lunchtime debate about whether monsters are born or made in episode 1 inspires the killer's "experiment".
** [[spoiler: Lee Jae Kyu,]] who sent the core characters the mysterious letters in the first place. Without them, everyone (except for Chi Hoon, who'd planned to stay anyways) would have gone home and the killer's experiment would never have come to pass.[[note]]Though it is possible the killer would still have killed Chi Hoon and the supervising teacher to evade capture[[/note]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: A wad of bright pink chewing gum is a surefire sign Mi Reu has been by.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Chi Hoon and Moo Yul's lunchtime debate about whether monsters are born or made in episode 1 inspires the killer's "experiment".
** [[spoiler: Lee Jae Kyu,]] who sent the core characters the mysterious letters in the first place. Without them, everyone (except for Chi Hoon, who'd planned to stay anyways) would have gone home and the killer's experiment would never have come to pass.[[note]]Though it is possible the killer would still have killed Chi Hoon and the supervising teacher to evade capture[[/note]]
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* [[TheChick Yoon Eun Sung]], "the prettiest girl in Susin"
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* The prettiest girl in school [[TheChick Yoon Eun Sung]], "the prettiest girl in Susin"Sung]]
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* Hearing-impaired aspiring journalist Yang Kang Mo
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* Quiet, unobtrusive [[TheLancer Lee Jae Kyu]]
* Hearing-impaired aspiring journalist [[DisabledSnarker Yang KangMo
* Quiet, unobtrusive Lee Jae KyuMo]]
* Hearing-impaired aspiring journalist [[DisabledSnarker Yang Kang
* Quiet, unobtrusive Lee Jae Kyu
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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: This ''used'' to be the case for Eun Sung, who is widely acknowledged as the prettiest girl in school and had a warm present people were drawn to. Since sliding into depression, however, she's become harsh and cynical.
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* DirtyCoward: Bully Young Jae is the likeliest to throw others under the bus to protect himself. He was also the only one visibly frightened by the gym teacher's spooky story.
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* model student [[TheHero Park Moo Yul]]
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* troublemaker [[TheBigGuy Jo Young Jae]]
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* model Model student [[TheHero Park Moo Yul]]
*troublemaker Troublemaker [[TheBigGuy Jo Young Jae]]
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* hearing-impaired aspiring journalist Yang Kang Mo
* quiet, unobtrusive Lee Jae Kyu
* and [[CloudCuckooLander Yoon Su]], who is nicknamed "Angel"
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* the The cold genius [[TheSmartGuy Choi Chi Hoon]]
*hearing-impaired Hearing-impaired aspiring journalist Yang Kang Mo
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* AlwaysSecondBest: Choi Chi Hoon is essentially a good grades machine, and the more ambitious students at Susin, like Moo Yul or Mi Reu, struggle in vain to surpass him.
** Mi Reu actually did beat him in the rankings once, but was so exhausted by the attempt that he never tried again.
** Mi Reu actually did beat him in the rankings once, but was so exhausted by the attempt that he never tried again.
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%%* TheBeautifulElite: The entire student cast.
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%%* BlackAndGreyMorality
* BrokenPedestal: Eun Sung went through a deep depression after discovering her mother [[spoiler: was having an affair.]]
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: Choi Chi Hoon,]] faced with execution by the killer, makes no attempt to beg or barter information, only stares, stone-faced. It's implied this unnerved the killer so badly he [[spoiler: chose not to kill him.]]
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%%* HopeSpot: Episode 6.
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* MexicanStandoff: In episode 7, between [[spoiler: Kim Yo Han, Oh Jung Hye, Moo Yul and Chi Hoon]]
* MotorMouth: Yang Kang Mo is noted as a compulsive chatter especially when under duress. During a one on one session he ends up rattling on about Die Hard and Brad Pitt. Kim Yo Han theorizes it is a defense mechanism and possibly compensation for his disability.
* MotorMouth: Yang Kang Mo is noted as a compulsive chatter especially when under duress. During a one on one session he ends up rattling on about Die Hard and Brad Pitt. Kim Yo Han theorizes it is a defense mechanism and possibly compensation for his disability.
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* MexicanStandoff: In episode 7, between [[spoiler: Kim Yo Han, Oh Jung Hye, Moo Yul and Chi Hoon]]
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* MotorMouth: Yang Kang Mo is noted as a compulsive chatter especially when under duress. During aone on one one-on-one session he ends up rattling on about Die Hard and Brad Pitt. Kim Yo Han theorizes it is a defense mechanism and possibly compensation for his disability.
* MotorMouth: Yang Kang Mo is noted as a compulsive chatter especially when under duress. During a
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%%* TheSixthRanger / TheLancer: [[spoiler: Kang Mi Reu]]
%%* SerialKiller: [[spoiler: Kim Yo Han]]
%%* SnowMeansDeath
* SpannerInTheWorks: Kang Mi Reu [[spoiler:he stays hidden and thus Kim Yo Han never finds him, and when he sneaks back in, he accidentally knocks out Kim Yo Han in one of his pranks, and that allows the kids to take back the school. Oh Jung-hye also throws a wrench into their victory by reclaiming the gun and freeing Yo Han.]]
%%* PyrrhicVictory
%%* TheSixthRanger / TheLancer: [[spoiler: Kang Mi Reu]]
%%* SerialKiller: [[spoiler: Kim Yo Han]]
%%* SnowMeansDeath
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* TheSixthRanger / TheLancer: [[spoiler: Kang Mi Reu]]
* SpannerInTheWorks: Kang Mi
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* StrawVulcan: Averted with Choi Chi Hoon. He's consistently portrayed as the smartest and most rational student, keeping his head when the situation seems to boil over, always coming up with plans when problems arise, and [[spoiler:figuring out who sent the letters, then having a calm discussion with them because of it]]. Even with his fight [[spoiler:with Park Moo Yul]] despite Choi Chi Hoon's inability to understand why [[spoiler:he's completely correct in calling out Park Moo Yul giving away the gun, as it leaves the weapon and ammunition in the same location, and the killer get's ahold of it again.]]
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%%* XanatosSpeedChess
%%* YankTheDogsChain
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* TheStoic: Choi Chi Hoon. Justified, as he reveals he has a neurological condition that inhibits him from experiencing strong emotion.
* StrawVulcan: Averted with Choi Chi Hoon. He's consistently portrayed as the smartest and most rational student, keeping his head when the situation seems to boil over, always coming up with plans when problems arise, and [[spoiler:figuring out who sent the letters, then having a calm discussion with them because of it]]. Even with his fight [[spoiler:with Park MooYul]] Yul,]] despite Choi Chi Hoon's inability to understand why why, [[spoiler:he's completely correct in calling out Park Moo Yul giving away the gun, as it leaves the weapon and ammunition in the same location, and the killer get's ahold gets a hold of it again.]]
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* StrawVulcan: Averted with Choi Chi Hoon. He's consistently portrayed as the smartest and most rational student, keeping his head when the situation seems to boil over, always coming up with plans when problems arise, and [[spoiler:figuring out who sent the letters, then having a calm discussion with them because of it]]. Even with his fight [[spoiler:with Park Moo
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