History YMMV / Spiral

* BadassDecay: Rio in the anime, after — in fact, ''because of'' — her very badass introduction, becomes an IllGirl but never goes back to her initial level of badassery even after she's discharged from hospital.

** Likewise the Adam/Eve comparison. Yaiba was naturally born with a missing rib and was considered Adam. KIyotaka was born 16 years later and kill Yaiba, so he's Eve?

* BadassDecay: Rio in the anime, after — in fact, ''because of'' — her very badass introduction, [[JustifiedTrope becomes an]] IllGirl but never goes back to her initial level of badassery even after she's discharged from hospital.

** Ayumu refuses to let himself die, even after all the [[TraumaCongaLine quite harrowing events]] of later chapters. [[spoiler: He's more or less using this to guilt-trip the rest of the Blade Children to stop moping, live their lives, and ScrewDestiny. The way it works out makes him into more of a MessianicArchetype.]]

!In the anime:

** Ayumu refuses to let himself die, even after all the [[TraumaCongaLine quite harrowing events]] of later chapters. [[spoiler: He's more or less using this to guilt-trip the rest of the Blade Children to stop moping, live their lives, and ScrewDestiny. The way it works out makes him into more of a MessianicArchetype.]]

!In the film:

* MagnificentBastard: Kiyotaka

!In the film:
* TheDanza: Amber is played by Creator/AmberTamblyn.

* BadassDecay: Rio in the anime, after — in fact, ''because of'' — her very {{Badass}} introduction, [[JustifiedTrope becomes an]] IllGirl but never goes back to her initial level of badassery even after she's discharged from hospital.

* BaseBreaker: Half the fandom finds Hiyono annoying, the other half think she's one of the best characters ever made.

** Ayumi refuses to let himself die, even after all the [[TraumaCongaLine quite harrowing events]] of later chapters. [[spoiler: He's more or less using this to guilt-trip the rest of the Blade Children to stop moping, live their lives, and ScrewDestiny. The way it works out makes him into more of a MessianicArchetype.]]

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* NeedsMoreLove

* BadassDecay (Rio in the anime, after — in fact, ''because of'' — her very {{Badass}} introduction, [[JustifiedTrope becomes an]] IllGirl but never goes back to her initial level of badassery even after she's discharged from hospital.)
* BaseBreaker (Half the fandom finds Hiyono annoying, the other half think she's one of the best characters ever made.)

* TearJerker (There are lots of them, especially by the last three books of the manga (Kanone and Hizumi are good at these). Also Charlotte's backstory in ''Alive''.)

* TheWoobie (Many, but Hizumi is probably the most prominent one. [[TearJerker Just wait to hear from him about his childhood]].)

* HoYay[=/=]FoeYay: Ayumu and Hizumi, Eyes and Kanone.

* {{Wangst}} Pretty much everything Ayumu says about how he can never compare to Kiyotaka, how there's no hope in ever surpassing him [[spoiler:though there's a reason for it, considering what [[GodInHumanForm Kiyotaka]] is]],and how [[BecauseDestinySaysSo destiny always wins]] because [[spoiler:[[AGodAmI Kiyotaka]] says so]].

** WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds (Kanone. Hizumi as well, but he can't help the "destroyer of worlds" part.)

* TearJerker ( there are lots of them, especially by the last three books of the manga (Kanone and Hizumi are good at these). Also Charlotte's backstory in ''Alive''.)
* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Ayumi

* TearJerker (Subjective, but there are lots of them, especially by the last three books of the manga (Kanone and Hizumi are good at these). Also Charlotte's backstory in ''Alive''.)