History VisualNovel / DRAMAticalMurder

* PragmaticAdaptation: The AnimatedAdaptation follows the overall plot of the secret route, but still makes time to involve the plotlines of the four main love interests and integrate it into the main story, albeit in a semi-episodic format.

* EverybodyLives: The AnimatedAdaptation has all of Aoba's love interests get their happy endings, [[spoiler:even though none of them (except possibly Ren) romantically end up with Aoba]]. But given what's implied to happen in the visual novel when only one love interest gets their happy ending, it's considered a fair trade.

* FrozenFace: Sei, except in [[spoiler:Mizuki's route]] in ''re:code''. Also [[spoiler:Ren at first when he became a human]].

* GratuitousEnglish: '''''Everywhere'''''. Most notably, the opening theme song and ending themes for Clear, [[spoiler:Virus and Trip]], and [[spoiler:Ren]].

* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: It's up to Aoba to teach Noiz the PowerOfLove in the latter's route. [[spoiler:[[LonelyRichKid Noiz]] reveals that his parents found him troublesome and basically abandoned him. He was given necessities, but was completely ignored. Others distance themselves from him or use him for his wealth or body.]]
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler:Clear]].

* MagicalNativeAmerican: Mink and his (deliberately nonspecific) tribe have shades of this. Toue's interest in Mink's people stemmed from the belief that they possessed some form of natural, scent-based mind control, and Aoba's narration in his route repeatedly mentions that Mink smells pervasively and pleasantly of cinnamon. It's never confirmed or refuted in the games, but in Mink's drama CD, [[spoiler:Mink spells out that they had no special powers, just some herbal medicines that were good for meditation. Toue only ''thought'' they were magical, and wiped Mink's people out trying to grasp something that never existed.]] Mink's unusual scent is never really explained, however, but Toue mentions though that one possibility for the smell might be the herbs they smoke and Mink is regularly seen smoking his pipe.

%%* MoralMyopia: Noiz.

* ArtShift: Toward the end of the common route, the art briefly switches to a comic-book style when Clear punches out some of the brainwashed mooks.

* ConfessionTriggersConsummation: In Noiz and Koujaku's good endings, they'll confess their feelings to Aoba, which leads to either of them and Aoba having sex.

* EverybodyLivesEnding: The AnimatedAdaptation has all of Aoba's love interests get their happy endings, [[spoiler:even though none of them (except possibly Ren) romantically end up with Aoba]]. But given what's implied to happen in the visual novel when only one love interest gets their happy ending, it's considered a fair trade.

** In [[spoiler:Noiz and Ren's]] routes, Aoba is stuck in the respective character's [[PlaceWorseThanDeath mind]] permanently. In the former's route, [[spoiler:Aoba is subject to intense pain with Noiz in a void, both bleeding as they are stuck with each other]]. In the latter's route, [[spoiler:a berserk Ren continually devours Aoba while sexually assaulting him, obsessed with the idea of being closer to Aoba. Literally]].

** In fact, and surprisingly, the only exception to this trope is [[spoiler:Mink's]] bad ending. When Aoba fails to [[spoiler:correctly use Scrap on Mink and they remain trapped in the other's mindscape, Mink resolves to beheading Aoba (which would render him comatose in the real world)]] in order to ''spare'' him from a long and painful fate.

* InterfaceScrew: In [[spoiler:Noiz' route, as Aoba uses Scrap on him]], he gets to see his memories with Aoba in the form of a visual novel, except with severe discolorations, pixelation and errors in text rendering. Some people in the fandom thought this to be an actual error with their computer or program until they were told otherwise.

* MobWar: While some groups, like Mizuki's, are like a brotherhood and even take care of the people and shops in the area in the district that they make their own, those who do Rib are notorious for their turf wars.
* MoralMyopia: Noiz.

* OnlyOneName: Everyone else is introduced only by a single name, except for the Seragaki family.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Aoba and Granny.
* {{Pixellation}}: Most [=CGs=] of the sex scenes have this. {{Justified|Trope}} since this is a normal rule in most {{Eroge}}, although the official release of the game also has an uncensored version of the [=CGs=] if the players know where to find it.

* [[spoiler:SelfCest: Aoba with Ren. Later evolves into TwinCest once Ren transfers his consciousness into Sei's body.]]

* SequelGoesForeign: In ''re:connect'', Aoba and Noiz fly to Germany in the latter's route after they reveal their relationshipi to Tae. In Mink's route, Aoba leaves Midorijima for an unspecified country in order to search for Mink and confirm whether he's alive or not.

* SeparatedAtBirth: [[spoiler:Aoba and Sei]], since [[spoiler:Aoba had the misfortune -- or fortune -- of being stillborn for a while before eventually coming to life.]]

* FirstPersonPerspective: Compared to the previous nitro+[=CHiRAL=] visual novels, ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder'' is told through a first-person narration rather than a third-person one.

* FriendlyTickleTorture: The epilogue of Koujaku's good ending in the first game has him tickle Aoba awake when the latter repeatedly refuses to wake up.

%%* {{Gayngster}}: Although the gang wars within and between Rib and Rhyme are only a prominent part of the plot in the common route,

** There is also a notable one in [[spoiler:Clear]]'s route, altough it's not that bad since [[spoiler:Clear is [[MadeOfPlasticine a robot]].]]

* {{Yakuza}}: Aside from the numerous gangs populating Midorijima, there are also mentions of yakuza. Koujaku recognizes Virus and Trip as members of the yakuza. Not only that, [[spoiler:Koujaku himself was born into a yakuza family]].

* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:Aoba (and by extension Ren) and Sei were created in a Toue laboratory for the purpose of researching the uses of their powers.]]

* TheCharmer: Koujaku. His legion of female fans is proof of his popularity. [[spoiler:Which, interesting enough, proves to be mostly shallow. When Koujaku is with Aoba he is shocked and red-faced when Aoba invited him to take a shower together]].

* CompellingVoice: It turns out that in truth [[spoiler:Aoba]] can instill his will onto other people with his voice when he drops it to a certain tenor; [[spoiler:when put in situations wherein his life may be in danger, however, an even greater power comes out and his consciousness begins to black out]].

* CoolOldLady: Granny. She can make ''Aoba's'' band of misfits behave.

* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Sei, Aoba's twin brother]]. Also [[spoiler:Mink, [[MindManipulation at least until]]...]]

* DreadlockWarrior: Mink.

** In fact, and surprisingly, the only exception to this is [[spoiler:Mink's]] bad ending. When Aoba fails to [[spoiler:correctly use Scrap on Mink and they remain trapped in the other's mindscape, Mink resolves to beheading Aoba (which would render him comatose in the real world)]] in order to ''spare'' him from a long and painful fate.

* HolodeckMalfunction: This forces Aoba to [[LetsGetDangerous get dangerous]] when pulled into Rhyme without his consent, although he doesn't have complete control over what he's doing due to [[spoiler:his TraumaInducedAmnesia]].

* MistakenForJunkie: When Mink first abducts Aoba, he inquires the latter about the specialized pills he carries with him. He even outright calls the other a junkie.

* MultipleEndings: It's a visual novel, so of course there's more than one possible ending. Thankfully, in contrast to nitro+[=CHiRAL=]'s previous game, ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder'' has a good ending and a bad ending for each of Aoba's potential love interests.
* MythologyGag: In the [[AnimeOfTheGame anime]], a sign in Junk Shop Heibon reads "It's a daisuki shonen," essentially spelling out the series' BoysLove roots.

* NeverTrustATitle: The "Murder" half of the title doesn't really make sense, since there are no murders performed. Though FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize that the "Murder" part actually refers to [[spoiler:Toue's brainwashing plans. Being brainwashed to the point of being brain-dead is the mental equivalent of a murder.]]

* PowerStrainBlackOut: Aoba experiences this frequently. The very first time occurs in-game when he's pulled into a Drive-By game in Rhyme.

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Aoba has one. [[spoiler:So does Koujaku.]]
* SuperSenses: Clear's hearing is... strange. [[spoiler:It's one of the first significant indications that Clear might not be entirely human, and is more than what he seems.]]

* {{Tsundere}}:
** Sure, Noiz doesn't really care for the rest of them, okay, but Aoba asked him really nicely to help him, so he did (...reveal himself to be totally eavesdropping on them)... Tch, whatever...
** Aoba is also definitely this in [[spoiler:Koujaku's]] route.

The fourth [[YaoiGenre BL]] VisualNovel by [[Creator/{{Nitroplus}} nitro+CHiRAL]], ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder'', also known amongst fans as ''DMMD'', features crisp, clean and fluid art style, ElectronicMusic soundtrack, various character expressions and elaborate [=CGs=], a dark sci-fi story rendered bright and colorful, and of course, tons and tons of Boys' Love, with four main routes and one unlockable one. A first press edition was released on March 23, 2012, and a regular edition came out on the 27th of the following May. A sequel, ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder re:connect'' was released on April 26, 2013. ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder re:code'', a UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita remake (with one more route) of the original game tailored for a younger audience, was released on October 30, 2014.

* AmnesiacHero: [[spoiler:Aoba can’t remember his past of being an experiment made by Toue, or his history in Rhyme battles.]]

* BadassBaritone: Mink and Ren.

* BewareOfTheNiceOnes:

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Clear.
* BeYourself: Invoked in [[spoiler:Clear's]] good ending, where the player must [[spoiler:not choose either option when using Scrap on Clear's mind, allowing him to choose for himself]].

* BrattyHalfPint: Kio, Nao and Mio.

* CameFromTheSky: Clear, sort of. Aoba first meets him when Clear seemingly falls out of the sky in front of Heibon. As it turns out, Clear just has a bad habit of falling off of roofs.

* CaughtInTheRain: For Aoba and [[spoiler:Clear]].
* CelebrityParadox: In a Drama CD, Aoba says that he's a huge fan of GOATBED, which is the composer of this game's music. Mizuki is also a fan of them.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Clear thanks Aoba for making him realize that the umbrella he carries around can be used during the rain, too. Clear is very much this, [[spoiler:though for good reason]].

* CrapsaccharineWorld: Thanks to Toue.

* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Sei, Aoba's [[{{Twincest}} twin brother]]]]. Also [[spoiler:Mink, [[MindManipulation at least until]]...]]

* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: Aoba's Coil ringtone is an 8-bit version of the opening theme of the game.

* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:Sei]], who isn't properly introduced until the final route of the game, and Ryuuhou, who appears only on Koujaku's route, appears in the second episode of the anime, when the story is still in the early stages of the common route.

* FirstPersonPerspective: Compared to the previous nitro+[=CHiRAL=] visual novels, ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder'' is told through a first-person rather than a third-person point of view.

* GasMaskLongCoat: Clear, for [[spoiler:initially]] no apparent reason.

* GuideDangIt: Noiz's good ending. It's probably the hardest to get, because some of the answers you must give him are very similar and if you fail once, it's all over. Did we mention he's the only character with two bad endings?

* HatesBeingTouched:
** Aoba feels this about his hair, as his hair seems to carry the same senses as skin -- including pain. ''Especially'' pain, which is why he prefers not to cut his hair. [[spoiler:He'll let Koujaku do it, though.]]
** Also, Noiz.

* ImAHumanitarian: In [[spoiler:Ren]]'s bad ending, [[spoiler:he eats and rapes Aoba over and over in an endless cycle]].

* {{Keigo}}: Clear speaks very politely and is the only main character to use [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns boku]] when referring to himself. Virus is also extremely formal, addressing Aoba as 'Aoba-san'.
* [[BadassLongRobe Kimono-clad Badass]]: Koujaku.

* NakedApron: Clear. ''[[RuleOfFunny With his gas mask still on.]]''

* OnlyOneName: Everyone else is introduced only by a single name, except for Aoba and the rest of the Seragaki family.

* PoliceAreUseless: The police aren't really thought of highly in Midorihima, given they are basically lazy and corrupt. Aoba even points this trope out.

* TraumaInducedAmnesia: For [[spoiler:Aoba]].

* VagueAge: With the exception of Aoba [[spoiler:(and Sei, by extension)]] and Noiz, no one's ages are confirmed. Judging by appearance, Mink would be in his mid or late thirties, and Mizuki would be between Aoba and Koujaku's age. Koujaku is estimated to be at least three years older than Aoba but no exact age is given; [[spoiler:as an android]], Clear's real age isn't specified; and the closest hint you get to Virus and Trip's ages is that they're six years apart.

** The proctor of the Rhyme Games, Usui, whose body is a pretty woman's but voice is a deep-sounding dude's. [[spoiler:Which makes sense, given that Sei is controlling her.]]
** Also, Ren. For a cute, little dog [=AllMate=], he has a really deep voice.
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: It's up to Aoba to teach Noiz the PowerOfLove in Noiz's route. [[spoiler:[[LonelyRichKid Noiz]] reveals that his parents found him troublesome and basically abandoned him. He was given necessities, but was completely ignored. Others distance themselves from him or use him for his wealth or body.]]

* {{Yakuza}}: Aside from the numerous gangs populating Midorijima, there are also mentions of yakuza. Koujaku recognizes Trip and Virus as members of the yakuza. Not only that, [[spoiler:Koujaku himself was born into a yakuza family]].

* YourMindMakesItReal: Prevalent in Rhyme Drive-Bys and in Aoba's excursions into other characters' {{Mental World}}s.

[[Creator/{{Nitroplus}} nitro+CHiRAL]] [[YaoiGenre BL]] VisualNovel, ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder'', also known amongst fans as ''DMMD'', features crisp, clean and fluid art style, ElectronicMusic soundtrack, various character expressions and elaborate [=CGs=], a dark sci-fi story rendered bright and colorful, and of course, tons and tons of Boys' Love, with four main routes and one unlockable one. A first press edition was released on March 23rd, 2012, and a regular edition came out on the 27th of the following May. A sequel, ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder re:connect'' was released on April 26th 2013. ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder re:code'', a UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita remake (with one more route) of the original game tailored for a younger audience, was released on October 30th, 2014.

An English patch for the full game can be found [[http://aarinfantasy.com/forum/f16/t171722-dramatical-murder-complete-english.html online]]. In Anime Expo 2018, Creator/{{JAST}} USA announced an official English localization, released on April 6, 2021.

Creator/{{Nitroplus}}[=CHiRAL's=] [[YaoiGenre BL]] VisualNovel, ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder'', also known amongst fans as ''DMMD'', features crisp, clean and fluid art style, ElectronicMusic soundtrack, various character expressions and elaborate [=CGs=], a dark sci-fi story rendered bright and colorful, and of course, tons and tons of Boys' Love, with four main routes and one unlockable one. A first press edition was released on March 23rd, 2012, and a regular edition came out on the 27th of the following May. A sequel, ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder re:connect'' was released on April 26th 2013. ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder re:code'', a UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita remake (with one more route) of the original game tailored for a younger audience, was released on October 30th, 2014.

* FirstPersonPerspective: Compared to the previous Nitro+[=CHiRAL=] visual novels, ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder'' is told through a first-person rather than a third-person point of view.

* MindScrew: It ''is'' a [=Nitro+CHiRAL=] game after all. [[spoiler:Ren's route gets the lion's share though]].

* MultipleEndings: It's a visual novel, so of course there's more than one possible ending. Thankfully, in contrast to Nitro+[=CHiRAL=]'s previous game, ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder'' has a good ending and a bad ending for each of Aoba's potential love interests.

** Clear's route is this, when taking the events from RE:Connect and the drama CD into account. While Clear [[spoiler: was restored after he self-destructed at the end of the first game]], in the sequel, both Aoba and Clear openly acknowledge that [[spoiler: as a human and an android, Clear will be left alone once Aoba dies]]. But then the drama CD hints that [[spoiler: it may actually be Clear who may expire first, since his systems could not be completely repaired and he's at risk of breaking or shutting down once again, or worse, rebooting and thus lose his memories. In the end, both Clear and Aoba promise to "rest together", but until the day comes when one of them will die (and the other will follow suit), they'll make the best of the time that they still have]].

** RE:Code replaces the sex scenes with tamer content and tones down the violence and gore, but the sexual content was replaced with more homoromantic scenes. General nudity is also censored (e.g. Clear's naked apron scene now has him wearing boxers). Additionally, Mizuki has his own route in RE:Code.

*** Ren's Bad Ending: ''Dear God''. [[spoiler:When Aoba fails to avoid the literal blue screen of death, Ren loses all forms of reason and decides to "become one with Aoba". Aoba is then attacked and raped over and over again while being devoured alive, making for a truly painful scene in ''RE:Connect''. But what really drives it home is that despite everything, Aoba still doesn't hate Ren, and even ''apologizes to him as he's dying'']].

* ColorCodedCharacters: Aoba's color being sky blue, Koujaku's red, Noiz' green, Clear's yellow and Mink's [[RealMenWearPink pink]]. [[spoiler:And, if you'd like to add him, Ren's would be deep blue.]]

* ContemplateOurNavels: Used more effectively than most, as in [[spoiler:Clear's]] route he and Aoba eventually have a quiet conversation about the human perception on life and death, which fits in thematically with his predicament -- and perhaps refreshingly, Aoba answers all his questions in a very honest manner, trying to offer the different kinds of views humans have on the matter, and why he thinks they might have them, without condescension.

* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: Aoba's coil ringtone is the opening theme of the game.

** In an emotionally-engaging use of this trope, Clear's "Jellyfish Song" is never directly sung to the player/viewer, with a soft, ethereal lullaby-like chorus taking its place every time he sings instead, which imparts the wonder and calming effect it has on Aoba on the player as well, whilst never having to bring up how and what he sings (although Aoba will mention that the lyrics are sweet at one point).
*** The anime eventually reveals a portion of the actual lyrics, before the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8c_A_EeVsY full version]] was released.

%%* FriendlyTickleTorture
* FrozenFace: Sei, except in [[spoiler:Mizuki's route]] in RE:Code. Also [[spoiler:Ren at first when he became a human]].

** Also present in one of Noiz's bad endings, where [[spoiler:he and Aoba become trapped in an RPG-like simulation of the real world in his own mind due to his wish for them to be able to live out their lives normally. Forever.]]

%%* {{Gayngster}}

* GoldenEnding: After completing the other routes, you can get the SecretCharacter's ending AKA the true one. Oddly enough, unlocking the true route also unlocks another route at the same time that only has a bad end, no good end. Though it's fairly obvious how to avoid this.
* {{Gorn}}: In the bad endings.

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: During the common route, the [[CorruptCop incompetent Midorijima police]] repeatably miss their shots trying to arrest Aoba, Koujaku, Virus & Trip in an alleyway.

* LiteralAssKicking: In the common route, Aoba gives Clear the boot in an attempt to provoke him and see if he's the one who dragged him in Rhyme.
* MagicalNativeAmerican: Mink and his (deliberately nonspecific) tribe have shades of this. Toue's interest in Mink's people stemmed from the belief that they possessed some form of natural, scent-based mind control, and Aoba's narration in his route repeatedly mentions that Mink smells pervasively and pleasantly of cinnamon. It's never confirmed or refuted in the games, but in Mink's drama CD, [[spoiler:Mink spells out that they had no special powers, just some herbal medicines that were good for meditation. Toue only ''thought'' they were magical, and wiped Mink's people out trying to grasp something that never existed.]] Mink's unusual smell is never really explained, however, but Toue mentions though that one possibility for the smell might be the herbs they smoke and Mink is regularly seen smoking his pipe.
* MentalWorld: Aoba can enter other people's minds by touching them and looking into their eyes. These mental worlds tend to be... disturbing.

%%* MistakenForJunkie

* MultipleEndings: It's a visual novel; of course there's more than one possible ending.

* OnlyOneName: Everyone, except Aoba.

* {{Pixellation}}: Most [=CGs=] of the sex scenes have this. {{Justified|Trope}} since this is a normal rule in most {{Eroge}}.
* PoliceAreUseless: Since they are basically lazy and corrupt. Aoba even pointed this trope out.
* PowerStrainBlackOut: Aoba experiences this frequently; the first time occurs when he's pulled into Rhyme.

* SceneryPorn: Not only there's actual porn in this game, but the backgrounds and locations are ''gorgeously'' drawn.

** Noiz, at the end of his route and throughout RE:Connect.

* ShonenHair: Trip and Virus.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Between Koujaku, Noiz, Mink and Clear when they're forced to work together to find Granny. Koujaku doesn't trust Noiz or Mink at all, Noiz isn't exactly a team player at the best of times, Mink isn't very cooperative either and [[CloudCuckooLander Clear is Clear]]. Aoba is the lone [[OnlySaneMan voice of reason]].

* {{Yandere}}: The bad endings typically involve Aoba or his love interest becoming this and resorting to extreme and graphic measures to keep the other with them forever. Special mention goes to [[spoiler:Clear]], who cuts off Aoba's limbs to take away his free will, and [[spoiler:Mink]], who kills him to be able to keep his severed head as a keepsake.

[[caption-width-right:350: "I will destroy you." [[labelnote: Clockwise from top left]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Clear]], [[TechnoWizard Noiz]], [[TheUnfettered Mink]], [[CanineCompanion Ren]], [[BadPowersGoodPeople Aoba]], and [[TattooedCrook Koujaku]][[/labelnote]]]]

* BittersweetEnding: Clear's route is this overall, when taking the events from RE:Connect and the drama CD into account. While Clear [[spoiler: was restored after he self-destructed at the end of the first game]], in the sequel, both Aoba and Clear openly acknowledge that [[spoiler: as a human and an android, Clear will be left alone once Aoba dies]]. But then the drama CD hints that [[spoiler: it may actually be Clear who may expire first, since his systems could not be completely repaired and he's at risk of breaking or shutting down once again, or worse, rebooting and thus lose his memories. In the end, both Clear and Aoba promise to "rest together", but until the day comes when one of them will die (and the other will follow suit), they'll make the best of the time that they still have]].

* BittersweetEnding: Clear's route is this overall, when taking the events from RE:Connect and the drama CD into account. While Clear [[spoiler: was restored after he self-destructed at the end of the first game]], in the sequel, both Aoba and Clear openly acknowledge that [[spoiler: as a human and an android, Clear will be left alone once Aoba dies]]. But then the drama CD hints that [[spoiler: it may actually be Clear who may expire first, since his systems could not be completely repaired and he's at risk of breaking or shutting down once again. In the end, both Clear and Aoba promise to "rest together", but until the day comes when one of them will day (and the other will follow suit), they'll make the best of the time that they still have]].

* RapunzelHair: [[spoiler:The true forms of Aoba]] and [[spoiler:Sei]] are examples of this, with [[spoiler:an overwhelming length that extends past their feet]].

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[[caption-width-right:300: "I will destroy you." [[labelnote: Clockwise from top left]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Clear]], [[TechnoWizard Noiz]], [[TheUnfettered Mink]], [[CanineCompanion Ren]], [[BadPowersGoodPeople Aoba]], and [[TattooedCrook Koujaku]][[/labelnote]]]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair:
** Aoba and Koujaku.
** Also [[spoiler:Ren in his RE:Connect route.]]

[[caption-width-right:300: '''Clockwise from top left:''' [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Clear]], [[TechnoWizard Noiz]], [[TheUnfettered Mink]], [[CanineCompanion Ren]], [[BadPowersGoodPeople Aoba]], and [[TattooedCrook Koujaku]]]]

* CuteMonsterBoy: Deconstructed, [[spoiler:while Oni Koujaku and Werewolf Ren are completely shirtless and still rather attractive, both of them only take these forms during their respective bad endings, and are completely unintelligible in speech and have gone bloodthirsty berserk.]]

* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler: Trip and Virus, once they reveal themselves as the leaders of Morphine.]]
* [[spoiler: AmnesiacHero: Aoba can’t remember his past of being an experiment made by Toue, or his history in Rhyme battles.]]

* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler: Aoba (and by extension Ren) and Sei were created in a Toue laboratory for the purpose of researching the uses of their powers.]]

** [[spoiler: In the secret route, Aoba must face a berserk Ren in his mind.]]

** [[spoiler: Ren, who has the most brutal bad end of any of the love interests.]]

* BeYourself: Invoked in [[spoiler:Clear's]] good ending, where the player must [[spoiler: not choose either option when using Scrap on Clear's mind, allowing him to choose for himself.]]

*** In [[spoiler: Noiz's]] route, said character is hypnotized using Dye Music and is sent to defeat Aoba.
*** One of the main conflicts in the common route has [[spoiler: Mizuki and Dry Juice being subjected to this, courtesy of Morphine]].
*** Also [[spoiler: Happens to Akushima in Noiz and Mink's routes]].
** BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood: Every character's route reveals their respective anxieties and weaknesses, which they either fail to acknowledge or cannot change. This leaves Aoba [[spoiler: with no choice except to use Scrap]] to prevent them from going berserk.

** There's Mizuki, the leader of Dry Juice who's desperately trying to keep his team together and [[spoiler: ultimately joins the mysterious Rib team Morphine, which leads to him and his team getting brainwashed and him kidnapping Aoba's grandmother. When Aoba tries to use Scrap on him, he fails and Mizuki all but breaks and ends up in a coma]].
** Koujaku [[spoiler: grew up being abused by his father and watching his mother be abused, and he was forced to get tattoos by Ryuuhou as part of his training to become a yakuza boss. However, the tattoos fed his anger and led him to commit total genocide on the entire compound, including his own mother. In his drama CD, it's revealed that Koujaku's been suffering from depression for nearly twelve years]].
** Noiz [[spoiler: can't feel any physical sensation, and rather than helping him, he was ''locked away by his parents''. Even worse, they even said that he shouldn't have been born right ''within earshot''. This has led to him engaging in Rhyme battles just to try and feel pain, even if it's simulated]].

*** Koujaku's Bad Ending: [[spoiler: After failing with Scrap, which results in the tattoos taking over Koujaku's mind and turning him into a bloodthirsty monster, Aoba feels so horrible for failing and completely gives up, allowing Desire to take over completely. From then on, Aoba is now Shiroba: a masochistic, extremely messed-up version of Aoba who gets off on mentally breaking people and having extremely violent and bloody sex with Koujaku]].
*** Noiz's Bad Ending: [[spoiler: When he fails with Scrap, Aoba is trapped in Noiz's mind along with the latter. If that wasn't enough, every touch between them causes severely painful and horrifically bloody lacerations to cut across their bodies, which causes incredible agony. And despite Aoba's pleas for Noiz to stop and to snap out of it, Noiz refuses]].
*** Mink's Bad Ending: [[spoiler: Aoba not only makes the mistake in interfering with the events being shown in Scrap, but he ends up decapitated]].
*** Clear's Bad Ending: [[spoiler: After failing Scrap, Clear breaks down and both him and Aoba are taken away. While Aoba is constantly experimented on, Clear is repaired but reprogrammed into becoming less human and more robotic. Clear then proceeds to not only remove Aoba's eyes, but also his limbs to get rid of his free will. Aoba even gives up at this point, deciding that if turning into a doll is what will make Clear happy, then so be it]].
*** Ren's Bad Ending: ''Dear God''. [[spoiler: When Aoba fails to avoid the literal blue screen of death, Ren loses all forms of reason and decides to "become one with Aoba". Aoba is then attacked and raped over and over again while being devoured alive, making for a truly painful scene in ''RE:Connect''. But what really drives it home is that despite everything, Aoba still doesn't hate Ren, and even ''apologizes to him as he's dying'']].

* TheCharmer: Koujaku. His legion of female fans is proof of his popularity. [[spoiler: Which, interesting enough, proves to be mostly shallow. When Koujaku is with Aoba he is shocked and red-faced when Aoba invited him to take a shower together]].

* CompellingVoice: [[spoiler: It turns out that in truth Aoba can instill his will onto other people with his voice when he drops it to a certain tenor; when put in situations wherein his life may be in danger, however, an even greater power comes out and his consciousness begins to black out.]]
* ConjoinedTwins: [[spoiler: When Aoba and Sei was born, they were connected by the hair. They were separated after Aoba appeared to be stillborn. Aoba opened his eyes after the separation, though]].

** Inverted with [[spoiler: Koujaku]], he mostly appears badass, but his good ending has him being really dorky when confessing his feelings for Aoba; [[spoiler: he even gets a bloody nose during their sex scene!]]

* DeathSeeker:[[spoiler: Sei, Aoba's [[{{Twincest}} twin brother]]]]. Also [[spoiler: Mink, [[MindManipulation at least until]]...]]

* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: Sei]], who isn't properly introduced until the final route of the game, and Ryuuhou, who appears only on Koujaku's route, appears in the second episode of the anime, when the story is still in the early stages of the common route.

** In [[spoiler: Noiz and Ren's]] routes, Aoba is stuck in the respective character's [[PlaceWorseThanDeath mind]] permanently. In the former's route, [[spoiler: Aoba is subject to intense pain with Noiz in a void, both bleeding as they are stuck with each other]]. In the latter's route, [[spoiler: a berserk Ren continually devours Aoba while sexually assaulting him, obsessed with the idea of being closer to Aoba. Literally]].

** [[spoiler: Koujaku]]'s bad ending involves [[spoiler: Aoba losing his mind because of Scrap and obeying Toue's wish for control. Koujaku himself goes insane from his tattoos, being kept like a animal in the basement by Aoba who is engaged in a violent romance with the mad man.]]

* FreudianTrio: Aoba. Yes, just Aoba, since [[spoiler: he has three split personalities. The normal Aoba is TheEgo which cares for morality and other people's perceptions of himself, his SuperpoweredEvilSide is TheId that embodies his more primal and destructive urges, and Ren is TheSuperego who was originally created to maintain balance between the Ego and Id.]]
* FriendlyTickleTorture
* FrozenFace: Sei, except in [[spoiler: Mizuki's route]] in RE:Code. [[spoiler: Also Ren at first when he became a human.]]

* {{Gayngster}}

* ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler: In Ren's bad ending, he eats and rapes Aoba over and over in an endless cycle.]]

* KubrickStare: [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Sly Blue]], everytime [[http://36.media.tumblr.com/10770e21e46349ec0153f008886ff4d4/tumblr_ninde5s81D1s442ulo1_r2_250.png he]] [[http://33.media.tumblr.com/f8c83f8f7f121443612733668d11d851/tumblr_inline_n6bizxOWsS1sxwtts.png manifests]].

* MindScrew: It ''is'' a [=Nitro+CHiRAL=] game after all. [[spoiler: Ren's route gets the lion's share though]].

** Koujaku, when he met [[spoiler: Ryuuhou in his route.]]
** [[spoiler: Ren, in his bad ending.]]
* SeparatedAtBirth: [[spoiler: Aoba and Sei, since Aoba had the misfortune -- or fortune -- of being stillborn for a while before eventually coming to life.]]

* [[SecretCharacter Secret Character Route]]: Not so much of a secret at this point, but [[spoiler:Ren's]] route can be unlocked after completing all the others'. [[spoiler: It doubles as Sei's route as well, who is ''far'' more spoilery]].

** The same can be said for Mink's [=AllMate=] after he finally gives him a name: [[spoiler: Rurakan/Lulakan, Huracan, or Rulacane]]?

* [[spoiler:TraumaInducedAmnesia]]: For Aoba.

** Aoba is also definitely this in [[spoiler: Koujaku's]] route.

* VagueAge: With the exception of Aoba [[spoiler: (and Sei, by extension)]] and Noiz, no one's ages are confirmed. Judging by appearance, Mink would be in his mid or late thirties, and Mizuki would be between Aoba and Koujaku's age. Koujaku is estimated to be at least three years older than Aoba but no exact age is given; [[spoiler: as an android]], Clear's real age isn't specified; and the closest hint you get to Virus and Trip's ages is that they're six years apart.

** The proctor of the Rhyme Games, Usui, whose body is a pretty woman's but voice is a deep-sounding dude's. [[spoiler: Which makes sense, given that Sei is controlling her.]]

* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: It's up to Aoba to teach Noiz the PowerOfLove in Noiz's route. [[spoiler: [[LonelyRichKid Noiz]] reveals that his parents found him troublesome and basically abandoned him. He was given necessities, but was completely ignored. Others distance themselves from him or use him for his wealth or body.]]

An English patch for the full game can be found [[http://aarinfantasy.com/forum/f16/t171722-dramatical-murder-complete-english.html online]]. In Anime Expo 2018, JAST USA announced an official English localization, released on April 6, 2021.

* FiveManBand: TheLeader - Aoba, although he also functions as TheChick / TheHeart, who keeps everyone together and acts as a [[OnlySaneMan voice of reason]] amongst the more hotblooded and strange types in his group.
** TheLancer: Koujaku, though he also has TheBigGuy tendencies and certainly UndyingLoyalty.
** TheSmartGuy: Noiz.
** TheBigGuy: Mink. Can also double as TheTeamBenefactor, since he has... resources.
** TheSixthRanger: Clear and Ren. Clear's a bit of an odd case, in that he's a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} who has a bit of all three of the above supporting characteristics, and kind of acts as an "outside" character to the others (his [[spoiler:past]] also backs this up); his loyalty to Aoba often compliments Koujaku's, he has an incredibly good senses and memory that helps them out even more than Noiz and Mink's info gathering, and he can beat up a man as well as any of them.
** TeamPet: Ren's this if not the SixthRanger.

%%* AmnesiacHero

%%** MassHypnosis

%%* MistakenForJunkie:

Creator/{{Nitroplus}}[=CHiRAL's=] [[BoysLove BL]] VisualNovel, ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder'', also known amongst fans as ''DMMD'', features crisp, clean and fluid art style, ElectronicMusic soundtrack, various character expressions and elaborate [=CGs=], a dark sci-fi story rendered bright and colorful, and of course, tons and tons of BoysLove, with four main routes and one unlockable one. A first press edition was released on March 23rd, 2012, and a regular edition came out on the 27th of the following May. A sequel, ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder re:connect'' was released on April 26th 2013. ''[=DRAMAtical=] Murder re:code'', a UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita remake of the original game tailored for a younger audience, was released on October 30th, 2014.

Twenty years in the future, in Midorijima, an island southwest of Japan, a guy named Aoba lives with his tough-as-nails doctor granny, Tae, and his dog-type [[ArtificialIntelligence [=AllMate=]]][[note]]a form of AI who work primarily as information networks, and implicitly, companions for those who have them[[/note]], Ren. Aoba's always found it odd [[ArousedByTheirVoice how dropping his voice to a certain inflection]] could drive people to call up Heibon, the shop he's working at, to hear it again and again, buying Heibon's mechanical goods every time. But hey, it does its job, so why not make use of it? Sadly, said power can't really help him with that trio of rambunctious children that always show up at the store just to make a mess. He also has to contend with his unusual friends that are involved in gang activity that he's long since left behind. His life is an amicable one, although as with all who've been left to carry their lives out in the Old Resident District in the years of Toue's acquisition of Midorijima, it is by no means prosperous. In those ensuing years, a game called "Ribsteez" (also known as "Rib") rose in popularity, in which gangs of young men would go out of their way to engage in turf wars against one another. More recently, another competitor have been taking over people's interests; a game called "Rhyme," whose participants and their watchers scatter throughout the city to engage in fights that unfold on a virtual reality but are seen right before their eyes. Anyone can play "Rhyme" if they have an [=AllMate=] and the fights are mediated and started by Usui, a judge with a female appearance and a male voice who randomly appears to signal the start of a match. Recently, a trend of "drive-by" matches have started, where people can force others into a "Rhyme" match with no mediation by Usui and most dangerously, any injuries taken during the game can impact the player's health in real life.

Aoba just wants to keep the peaceful life he shares with Tae and Ren, but the accidental download of a mysterious 8-bit game called "Silent Oath" and getting caught in a drive-by "Rhyme" game leads to any real chance of normalcy in his life going out the window...

An English patch for the full game can be found [[http://aarinfantasy.com/forum/f16/t171722-dramatical-murder-complete-english.html online]]. In Anime Expo 2018, JAST USA announced an official English localization, set to be released in 2021.

* ThemeTuneCameo: Aoba's coil ringtone is the opening theme of the game.