History VideoGame / Misao

* DisproportionateRetribution: In the Truth ending, [[spoiler:Onigawara tasks Aki with saving the people who Misao wanted revenge on, because he believes that Misao has taken it too far]].

** A painful one occurs when you find Saotome in the bathroom. [[spoiler: Aki needs something to stop the demon attacking Saotome. Although she has a baseball bat by this point and proves time and again she's fine with using it to kill, the game forces you to leave Saotome alone while you fetch a fire extinguisher. Of course, Saotome is dead by the time you get back.]]
** Something similar happens in the infirmary. [[spoiler: Aki is forced to leave Ayaka and Sohta alone; by the time Aki gets back, Ayaka is dead.]]

* HumanSacrifice: [[spoiler:In order to appease Misao's spirit, Aki must use sacrifice four people whom Misao despised in life — as well as the pieces of Misao's corpse.]] In the 2017 remake, [[spoiler:it's no longer the pieces of her corpse you need; rather, it's six of her personal effects. Granted, one of them is still her hands...]]
* ILoveTheDead: [[spoiler:Sohta keeps pieces of Misao's corpse in his desk. It's implied that he has ...personal... reasons for doing so.]]

** A decent few of the death scenes count, though it's subverted [[spoiler:in the Truth route, where, when hiding in the closet in Sohta's section, the player is given the choice to exit the closet or stay inside a little longer mere moments after he's tried to kill you. Staying inside leads to him coming in and killing Aki.]]

** Very early in the game, Yoshino mentions a rumor about [[spoiler: a boy in the bathroom getting dragged away into nothingness. Maybe Misao decided to deal with him first...?]]

* ButThouMust: A painful one occurs when you find Saotome in the bathroom. [[spoiler: Aki needs something to stop the demon attacking Saotome. Although she has a baseball bat by this point and proves time and again she's fine with using it to kill, the game forces you to leave Saotome alone while you fetch a fire extinguisher. Of course, Saotome is dead by the time you get back.]]

* {{Determinator}}: Regardless of what she has to go through, Aki is absolutely determined to save Misao's soul. This extends to the point that when she discovers that [[spoiler:somebody else must be sacrificed]], she's willing to volunteer ''herself'' for the role.

* DismantledMacGuffin: In order to break the curse, Aki must find the six parts of [[spoiler:Misao's body]].
** Changed in the re-release. Now, it's six items of Misao's (mostly clothes, but also includes her cellphone; [[spoiler:the item you get from Mr. Sohta is still her severed hands, only they're now in a package that he tells you not to open]]).

** Certain lines here are repeated in ''VideoGame/MadFather'', and the character of [[spoiler:Onigawara reappears as Ogre. Additionally, the MadScientist who kills Yoshino uses the same sprite as Dr. Drevis]].
*** The remake adds some more references: Library's room looks more like Aya's (including having things like the dolls from ''VideoGame/MadFather'', Aya's bow, and even a photo of Aya's mother), a doll room similar to the one that appears in ''Mad Father'', a clone appearing in a similar manner to the reveal in the prior game, and a diary retelling the plot of ''Mad Father''.

** Good Ending: [[spoiler:Aki sacrifices the villain, returning the school to their own world. She then has visions of how Misao died and realizes she made the right choice, but still grieves for her.]]
*** Edited in the remake: [[spoiler:There is an extra scene after they get back to the real world, where Aki heads to the spot where they saw the villain bury Misao, and digs her up. Misao thanks Aki for finding her, and apparently passes on.]]

* NonStandardGameOver: If you enter the large room that contains the [[LockedDoor door]] to the roof, you will be trailed by a little ghost girl that is singing "Kagome, Kagome". Unless you have the key to the door, your only option is to turn around, which will lead to the little girl brutally murdering you.

* SchmuckBait: A decent few of the death scenes count, though it's subverted [[spoiler:in the Truth route, where, when hiding in the closet in Sohta's section, the player is given the choice to exit the closet or stay inside a little longer mere moments after he's tried to kill you. Staying inside leads to him coming in and killing Aki.]]

* UpdatedRerelease: The recent Version 3.00 update, which overhauls the character sprites and map designs, adds new character portraits for dramatic moments, adds a few more things connecting this game with ''VideoGame/MadFather'', throws in even more ways to die horribly, and most importantly, [[spoiler:allows you to play the Truth Scenario with Male!Aki, essentially adding a whole new ending route]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never get to see [[spoiler:the male student who raped Misao in the girls' bathroom again. Shouldn't Misao hold a grudge against him too?]]

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Tohma has a noticeable tan compared to his classmates, matched with spiky, darker blond hair.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]:
** Kudou, making him stand out among all the browns, oranges, and blondes of their classmates.
** Also, Mr. Sohta, who has greenish hair.
** A minor character named Miho who only appears in the bad ending also has green hair.

* SpiritualSuccessor: of ''VideoGame/CorpseParty''.

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Tohma has a noticable tan compared to his classmates, matched with spiky, darker blond hair.

* NeverMyFault: Tohma staunchly insists that he's not to blame for any of the crap happening around them. [[spoiler:This despite stringing along and manipulating Misao, Otome, and Yoshino the whole time. Though he really ''isn't'' to blame for Misao's disappearance; that's all on Mr. Sohta.]]

** Very early in the game, Yoshino mentions a rumor about about [[spoiler: a boy in the bathroom getting dragged away into nothingness. Maybe Misao decided to deal with him first...?]]

* NotSoDifferent: Misao and [[spoiler:Mr. Sohta, her killer]], who both [[spoiler:were tormented and bullied by their peers and coldly rejected by the person they considered a close friend, before proceeding to kill people who slighted them]].

** The Definitive Edition gives Kudoh a line [[spoiler:that foreshadows how he's eventually killed off in that version of the game]].

''Misao'' is a freeware horror game by Miscreant's Room with the WOLF RPG Editor. This same group went on to create ''VideoGame/MadFather''.

* CannotSpitItOut: A tragic example occurs when [[spoiler:Ayaka can't warn Aki about what she's discovered]]. Aki only learns the full truth about what she was trying to say in "Truth".

* CannotSpitItOut: A tragic example occurs when [[spoiler:Ayaka can't warn Aki about what she's discovered]]. Aki only learns the full truth about what they were trying to say in "Truth".

* BatterUp: One of the items Aki finds is a bat. Not very useful against the evil spirits, but good for smashing up other things… Especially grueling when the player attempts to [[spoiler:save Saotome from dying by using the bat to stop the evil spirit that's attacking her, but the plot demands you go all the way back to get the fire extinguisher at the entrance. Naturally, by the time you get back, Saotome is dead.]]

* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:The [[AntagonistTitle titular Misao]]]] is the one who trapped the students in the school in the Other World, and commands the evil spirits, but [[spoiler:she is doing it for revenge on all those who tormented her- particularly Mr. Hideki Sohta/Kurata, her EvilTeacher who [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped]] and [[ALoveToDismember dismembered]] her, and himself seeks revenge on the world for the bullying he experienced when he was young and ugly]].

** [[spoiler:In the good ending, Aki punishes Misao's murderer and helps her spirit find some peace, but Saotome, Yoshino, Kudou and Ayaka all died and were forgotten by the rest of their classmates.]]

* TheBully: Yoshino. [[spoiler: The Good Ending shows the lengths she'd go to. It's not pretty; among other things, she locked Misao in a box and had her raped by another student. No ''wonder'' Fem!Aki is so chill about her horrible death.]]

* {{Determinator}}: Regardless of what she has to go through, Aki is absolutely determined to save Misao's soul. This extends to the point that when she discovers [[spoiler:somebody else must be sacrificed]], she's willing to volunteer ''herself'' for the role.

** Changed in the re-release. Now, it's six items of Misao's (mostly clothes, but also includes her cellphone. [[spoiler:The Item you get from Mr. Sohta is still her severed hands, only they're now in a package he tells you not to open]]).
* DisproportionateRetribution: In the Truth ending, [[spoiler:Onigawara tasks Aki with saving the people Misao wanted revenge on, because he believes Misao has taken it too far]].

** At one point, you find [[spoiler:a piece of Misao's body in a locker that you opened with a key that Sohta dropped.
** In the class cutscene at the beginning of the game, Ayaka mentions that Mr. Sohta is rumored to have a hand fetish. Later on, Mr. Sohta gives you Misao's arms. [[spoiler: After Ayaka found them in his desk.]]
** The Definitive Edition gives Kudoh a line [[spoiler:that foreshadows how he's eventually killed off in that version of the game.]]

* GetAholdOfYourselfMan: [[spoiler:During the Truth ending, Aki attacks Misao with a baseball bat in order to rescue Yoshino ''and'' get Misao to calm down.]]

* ILoveTheDead: [[spoiler:Sohta keeps pieces of Misao's corpse in his desk. It's implied he has ...personal... reasons for doing so.]]

* ItsUpToYou: Onigawara tells Aki she's the only one capable of reaching out to Misao. In the Truth arc, she's supposedly also the only one capable of [[spoiler:helping the others reincarnate as infants]].

* LastSecondEndingChoice: Which ending you get depends who you choose to be the final sacrifice out of the two remaining people who wronged Misao. [[spoiler: Killing Tohma nets you the bad ending, where Mr. Sohta, Misao's real killer, gets away with it and kills you for what you know. Killing Mr. Sohta gets you the Good Ending, where the school is returned from the Otherworld and everyone who was alive at the time stays that way.]]

** Bad Ending: [[spoiler:Aki sacrifices the wrong person and escapes the other world with them. Visions of how Misao died only lead the villain to conclude she knows too much...]]

* NeverMyFault: Tohma staunchly insists he's not to blame for any of the crap happening around them. [[spoiler:This despite stringing along and manipulating Misao, Otome, and Yoshino the whole time. Though he really ''isn't'' to blame for Misao's disappearance; that's all on Mr. Sohta.]]

* ThePowerOfHate: It is Misao's unending hatred of her classmates that drives the curse and kicks off the plot. [[spoiler:Easing her anger by killing off the main targets of her rage (Yoshino, Tohma, Sohta, Kudoh, and Saotome) is the only way to truly end it]].

* ShamefulStrip: In the Truth ending, [[spoiler:it's revealed that Yoshino and her pals once did this to Misao — stripping her naked, painting on her face and body, and taking photos of it all — as one way to torment her.]]

* ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler:When Aki enters Yoshino's hell that Yoshino receives as punishment for what she did to Misao, an image of Misao says "NEVER FORGIVE". Aki then sees that a lot of Misaos are beating up on Yoshino, and probably have been for a long time.]]

* TheBully: Yoshino.

* CharacterPortrait

* CuteGhostGirl: Hanako-san.

** At one point, you find [[spoiler:a piece of Misao's body in a locker that you opened with a key that Sohta dropped. Sohta sends you away to find a tranquilizer that he supposedly keeps in his desk. After you find Ayaka dead and Sohta injured, Sohta gives you more pieces of Misao's body. This is not a coincidence, as it is not the fact that Sohta, who has an obsession with girls' hands, happens to have Misao's arms]].
** At the beginning of the game, Ayaka [[spoiler:mentions it's rumoured that Mr. Sohta has a hand fetish. Later in the game, Aki finds Misao's hands in his desk]]. The Definitive Edition also gives Kudoh a line [[spoiler:that foreshadows how he's eventually killed off in that version of the game.]]

* NeverMyFault: Tohma staunchly insists he's not to blame for any of the crap happening around them. [[spoiler:This despite stringing along and manipulating Misao, Otome, and Yoshino the whole time.]]

* ShoutOut: If Aki tries to get some juice without money, she's told: "But Aki didn't have any coins... [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger And the machine refused to change]]..."

* AlphaBitch: Yoshino.

* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:The [[AntagonistTitle titular Misao]]]] is the one who trapped the students in the school in the Other World, and commands the evil spirits, but [[spoiler:she is doing it for revenge on all those who tormented her- particularly Mr Hideki Sohta/Kurata, her EvilTeacher who [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped]] and [[ALoveToDismember dismembered]] her, and himself seeks revenge on the world for the bullying he experienced when he was young and ugly]].

* BoyMeetsGhoul: [[spoiler:At the end of the "Truth" playthrough, if playing as the male Akito, Misao will ask him to become her boyfriend, to which he rejects her somewhat reluctantly, stating that he cares about her too much to rush into a relationship with her like Tohma did. [[ShipTease He also notes that they should become better friends before ever having a chance as lovers, but then goes on to say that he likes her, and that he'll always be her friend]].]]

* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:The [[AntagonistTitle titular Misao]]]] is the one who trapped the students in the school in the Other World, and commands the evil spirits, but [[spoiler:she is doing it for revenge on all those who tormented her- particularly Mr Hideki Sohta/Kurata, her EvilTeacher who [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped]] and dismembered her and seeks revenge on the world himself for the bullying he experienced when he was young and ugly]].

* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:The [[AntagonistTitle titular Misao]]]] is the one who trapped the students in the school in the Other World, and commands the evil spirits, but [[spoiler:she is doing it for revenge on all those who tormented her- particularly Mr Hideki Sohta/Kurata, her EvilTeacher who raped and dismembered her and seeks revenge on the world himself for the bullying he experienced when he was young and ugly]].

* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:The [[AntagonistTitle titular Misao]]]] is the one who trapped the students in the school in the Other World, and commands the evil spirits, but [[spoiler:she is doing it for revenge on all those who tormented her- particularly Mr Hideki Sohta/Kurara, her EvilTeacher who raped and dismembered her and seeks revenge on the world himself for the bullying he experienced when he was young and ugly]].