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| 4 | This page is for characters mentioned in backstories, side stories, and other asides. |
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| 6 | |
| 7 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 8 | !!''Emergency Everyday'' |
| 9 | For characters who appeared in the {{Vaporware}} SpiritualPredecessor to the ''Len'en Project'', ''[[http://lenen.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Emergency_Everyday Emergency Everyday]]''. |
| 10 | [[folder: Lapxus in general]] |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Lapxus is a club of odd, unusual, or otherwise quirky people who work together to, as according to the club decree, "create things". Currently, a large amount of their members disappearing has become a large incident in the real world; their ''real'' situation being that they have been spirited away to a "2D world" for reasons unknown. |
| 13 | ---- |
| 14 | * AmbiguousGender: ''Completely'' averted, as opposed to the way genders work in the current ''Len'en Project''. All featured Lapxus members are clearly male. |
| 15 | * AuthorAvatar: The entire group of Lapxus once existed in real life as a short-lived doujin circle, with all members being given their own seperate [[AuthorAvatar Author Avatars]] within ''Emergency Everyday''. As it stands now, all rights to the ''Len'en Project'' have been given to the current developer, [=JynX=], who saw the members of Lapxus as "upperclassmen" to him. |
| 16 | * ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: The prologue states that they're supposedly dedicated to "creating things", but in practice are more of a "do-nothing club". |
| 17 | * RagtagBunchOfMisfits: What Lapxus as a whole is compromised of. Of the members shown, we have two [[KnowNothingKnowItAll Know-Nothing Know-It-Alls]], one being a GodlikeGamer, and another being a [[CloudCuckoolander nonsensical]] {{Otaku}} with [[IJustWantToBeSpecial wish fulfillment fantasies]], a perverted MadBomber Main/ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/MetalGear'', and a now-deceased VengefulGhost. |
| 18 | * SelfDeprecation: Given that all members of Lapxus in-game are based off of real people, the ways that they are portrayed (described below) should speak volumes. |
| 19 | * SpiritualPredecessor: The group's situation is this to the situation that the cast of ''Evanescent Existence'' is dealing with, especially given [[spoiler:the repercussions of their disappearance from the Outside World, down to the fact that it has become a widely-spread news story.]] |
| 20 | |
| 21 | [[/folder]] |
| 22 | [[folder: Serintsu]] |
| 23 | [[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/serintsu.png]] |
| 24 | ::''Otaku Beyond Human Intellect'' |
| 25 | ::'''Serintsu''' |
| 26 | -->''"Hello?! A whole other world?! Can you say GIT HYPE?!"'' |
| 27 | |
| 28 | An {{otaku}} who is friends with many members of Lapxus, to the point where he is treated as an honorary member. While already an extremely-extroverted oddball from the start, being inexplicably transported to another world as a result of their uncontrollable power to cross dimensions may exacerbate problems further. |
| 29 | ---- |
| 30 | * AuthorAvatar: Implied, given that the other named members of Lapxus are named after the actual developers of ''Emergency Everyday''. |
| 31 | * BookDumb: To the point where he can't bother with understanding the mathematics and physics needed to control his own ability. |
| 32 | * BoyishShortHair: Short gray hair. |
| 33 | * CloudCuckoolander: Even among the weirdos that make up Lapxus, Serintsu stands out by a ''considerable'' margin. Unsurprisingly, many of Serintsu's personality traits would later be passed along to both Yabusame and Clause. |
| 34 | * [[HairColorDissonance Eye Color Dissonance]]: The quality of the video that shows off ''Emergency Everyday'' (the only evidence of its' existence) makes it extremely hard to tell as to what Serintsu's eye color is, with most people seeing his eyes [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow as gray as their hair]], while ''[[VideoGameRemake Re;Emergency Everyday]]'' sees their eye color as yellow instead. |
| 35 | * IJustWantToBeSpecial: Has the desire to be as cool as the person he plays himself up to be; [[ContrivedCoincidence coincidentally]], his sudden warping to "the 2D world" gives him that opportunity. |
| 36 | * KnowNothingKnowItAll: ''Very'' clearly meant to be portrayed as this, given his heavy {{Otaku}} tendencies and his generally-bizarre worldview. Even WordOfGod states that as smart as he makes himself look and sound, he does not have any legitimate academia to back himself up with. |
| 37 | * LeetLingo: Has a tendency to use informal internet slang and odd [[ImageBoards 2ch]] memes in his sentences. |
| 38 | * {{Leitmotif}}: While he has none in the original game, ''[[VideoGameRemake Re;Emergency Everyday]]'' gives him one; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSJpoWuZMqU CROSS the DIMENSION]]. |
| 39 | * MoodSwinger: Will begin to spout LeetLingo nonsense at the drop of a hat. This is also influenced by his current environment; with "the 2D world" being the environment in question, that gives Serintsu a ''lot'' of leeway to act the way he does. |
| 40 | * PortalNetwork: Implied to be how his ability works. Like Yabusame, they cannot fully understand how it works, nor how to control it. |
| 41 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: [[WordOfGod According to his profile]], his normally-gray eyes turn purplish-red when he's angry, but that comes more from his chronic dry eyes than anything else. |
| 42 | * SpiritualPredecessor: |
| 43 | ** To [[Characters/LenEnMainCharacters Yabusame]], being a clueless oddball whose RealityWarper powers aren't easy to figure out. |
| 44 | ** To [[Characters/LenEnEvanescentExistence Kuroji]], who also [[IJustWantToBeSpecial wants to be special]] like their peers, and is suddenly given that chance. |
| 45 | ** To [[Characters/LenEnEvanescentExistence Clause]], who is not only ''extremely'' weird and nonsensical compared to their peers, but is also a KnowNothingKnowItAll to an absurd extent. |
| 46 | |
| 47 | [[/folder]] |
| 48 | |
| 49 | [[folder: Big Boss and Shinkuu]] |
| 50 | [[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/big_boss_and_shinkuu_2.png]] |
| 51 | [[caption-width-right:156:[--'''Left''': Big Boss--] [--'''Right''': Shinkuu--]]] |
| 52 | !!!Common tropes between both characters: |
| 53 | ---- |
| 54 | |
| 55 | * AuthorAvatar: Both characters are this to BIGBOSS, who had a hand in developing ''Emergency Everyday''. According to WordOfGod, "Shinkuu" is an additional pseudonym of theirs. |
| 56 | * DualBoss: They are both fought together. |
| 57 | * {{Leitmotif}}: ''Secretly-Stealthy Sneaking Snake''. |
| 58 | * OhNoNotAgain: Their dialogue states that they were attacked by the fake Daijin prior to Serintsu encountering them. Serintsu ''also'' defeating them is something they find quite annoying. |
| 59 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Big Boss and Shinkuu have no connection between eachother other than the fact that they are Lapxus members who are depending on one another in order to survive in "the 2D world". |
| 60 | ---- |
| 61 | |
| 62 | ::''Brave Vengeful Spirit'' |
| 63 | ::'''Shinkuu''' |
| 64 | -->''"I went without food for just'' one ''day, and boom, I starved to death. 'm hungryyy."''\ |
| 65 | |
| 66 | A member of Lapxus who was transported to "the 2D world" alongside Serintsu, Big Boss, and Daijin. He's become ghost as a result of dying by way of starvation upon being spirited away, but seems fine otherwise. His ability is to have out-of-body experiences. |
| 67 | ---- |
| 68 | * FriendlyGhost: Means no actual harm to people, but only attacks Serintsu with Big Boss for funsies/stress relief. |
| 69 | * GhostlyGoals: He still craves food even after starving to death. This could be analogous to the Buddhist mythological ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preta preta]]''/"hungry ghosts" who, after death, crave food and drink but fail to be satisfied upon consuming them. |
| 70 | * MysticalWhiteHair: Whether his hair color [[LockedIntoStrangeness changed to white after turning into a ghost]] or is his natural color is left unexplained. |
| 71 | * OlderThanTheyThink: Looks like a young child, but is about the same age as the other Lapxus members. |
| 72 | * SleepModeSize: Implied, given his new ghostly form. |
| 73 | * SpiritualPredecessor: |
| 74 | ** To [[Characters/LenEnReactivateMajesticalImperial Iyozane]], who also happens to be a character who previously died, but has been resurrected. |
| 75 | ** To [[Characters/LenEnReactivateMajesticalImperial Shion]], who is a mini-sized supernatural BigEater who always turns the conversation subject to food in some manner. |
| 76 | ** To [[Characters/LenEnBrilliantPagodaOrHazeCastle Kaoru]], whose ThemeNaming for their ''Heated Wind "Simoom"'' spellcard is reminiscent of Shinkuu's ''Sacred Bird "Simurgh"''. |
| 77 | * VengefulGhost: While they are quite-literally called this in their BossSubtitles, [[FriendlyGhost they are anything but "vengeful"]]. |
| 78 | |
| 79 | ---- |
| 80 | |
| 81 | ::''Strong-Willed Child of Man'' |
| 82 | ::'''Big Boss''' |
| 83 | -->''"Why have you come to this world too, though? Nobody ever asked for more 2D boys, yanno."'' |
| 84 | |
| 85 | A member of Lapxus who was transported to "the 2D world" alongside Serintsu, Shinkuu, and Daijin. His ability is to become undetectable whenever he hides under a cardboard box. |
| 86 | ---- |
| 87 | * AnimalMotifs: Snakes -- at least, in in his [[ShoutOut name]] and {{Leitmotif}}. His spiritual successor is ''much'' more obvious about this. |
| 88 | * BrutalHonesty: Big Boss is quite unabashed when he says what he needs to. This is, of course, [[WordOfGod only mentioned in his profile]]. |
| 89 | * InformedAbility: Primarily because hiding under a cardboard box is something that isn't the easiest thing to convey in a BulletHell shoot'em'up; His one spellcard, ''Explosion Card "Disintegration Grenade"'', instead involves artillery. |
| 90 | * MadBomber: Uses grenades in danmaku fights. |
| 91 | * PerceptionFilter: He's unable to be seen or detected when hiding under a cardboard box. |
| 92 | * PowerPerversionPotential: He uses his power to spy on women, creepily enough. |
| 93 | * ShoutOut: [[VideoGame/MetalGear His name is "Big Boss", he is is themed after snakes, and his ability involves hiding under cardboard boxes.]] [[SarcasmMode Golly gee whiz, what could that mean?]] |
| 94 | * SpiritualPredecessor: |
| 95 | ** To [[Characters/LenEnEvanescentExistence Kurohebi]], who is a stealth-based character who has snakes as a primary [[AnimalMotifs Animal Motif]]. |
| 96 | ** To [[Characters/LenEnEvanescentExistence Hooaka]], who is BrutallyHonest when talking with anybody else, even their close peers. |
| 97 | ---- |
| 98 | [[/folder]] |
| 99 | |
| 100 | [[folder: Red-White and White-Black]] |
| 101 | [[quoteright:185:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kouhaku_and_shirokuro.png]] |
| 102 | |
| 103 | ::''Two People Lost in a Dreadful Place'' |
| 104 | ::'''Red-White and White Black'''\ |
| 105 | |
| 106 | ->'''White-Black:''' ''"We've found someone who looks like they could guide us, haven't we?"'' |
| 107 | ->'''Red-White:''' ''"Quit looking for a'' guide ''and start looking for the'' destination ''already!"'' |
| 108 | ->'''White-Black:''' ''"What's that s'posed ta mean? A guide was our destination in the first place, right?"''\ |
| 109 | |
| 110 | A pair of bickering people who are seemingly lost trying to find... whatever it is they're trying to find. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial They are totally not supposed to be]] [[Franchise/TouhouProject Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame]]. |
| 111 | |
| 112 | ---- |
| 113 | |
| 114 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Are literally given color gradients based on their names, to disguise their real identities. |
| 115 | %% * TheCameo: |
| 116 | * CombinationAttack: ''Dream Cannon "Daredevilry"'', which uses Red-White's yin-yang orbs and White-Black's lasers and bullets. |
| 117 | * DualBoss: Their fight initially has them using individual attacks, but they both are fought during the final spellcard. |
| 118 | * LawyerFriendlyCameo: While they only appear as silhouettes, they're obviously meant to be Reimu and Marisa from ''Franchise/TouhouProject''. |
| 119 | * {{Leitmotif}}: ''Eastern Medley'', which is a mashup of songs from ''[[VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight IN]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TouhouSuimusouImmaterialAndMissingPower IaMP]]''. |
| 120 | * MeaningfulName: Are named after the primarily colors used in their clothes; fittingly, some characters from ''Touhou'', like Patchouli, have nicknamed them like this in canon. |
| 121 | * NoSenseOfDirection: White-Black really has no clue as to where to go, especially considering the fact that she was expecting the player characters to guide them. Given [[TheDitz who she is supposed to be]], it's expected. |
| 122 | * OhNoNotAgain: Their dialogue states that they were attacked by the fake Daijin prior to Serintsu encountering them. Serintsu ''also'' defeating them is something they find quite annoying. |
| 123 | * SpiritualPredecessor: |
| 124 | ** To the Stage 4 [[DualBoss Dual Bosses]] from ''RMI'', as their fights have sequential spellcards from both individual bosses, and one final CombinationAttack. The [[{{Leitmotif}} Leitmotifs]] were also mashups of past character themes. |
| 125 | ** To [[Characters/LenEnBrilliantPagodaOrHazeCastle Haiji]], as they also make several obvious references to ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' spellcards. |
| 126 | * WritingAroundTrademarks: While they are clearly who they are meant to be, the game tiptoes around using their real names or where they've come from. |
| 127 | ---- |
| 128 | [[/folder]] |
| 129 | |
| 130 | [[folder: Daijin]] |
| 131 | [[quoteright:185:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daijin.png]] |
| 132 | |
| 133 | ::''True-Born Black Gamer'' |
| 134 | ::'''Daijin''' |
| 135 | |
| 136 | -->''"Ah~, uh... well, hey there. So you came here too?"'' |
| 137 | |
| 138 | A member of Lapxus who was transported to "the 2D world" alongside Serintsu, Big Boss, and Shinkuu... or so you'd think; in reality, the person who appears as Daijin is actually an impostor who is going around and fighting the members of Lapxus as a means of testing their abilities. Their ability allows them to have fun while playing video games. |
| 139 | ---- |
| 140 | * AuthorAvatar: Of the similarly-named main developer, composer, and artist of ''Emergency Everyday''. Fittingly, the real Daijin still holds some influence over the ''Len'en Project'' presently, being [=JynX=]'s main playtester, as well as someone who provides some ideas for the games and stories. |
| 141 | * BadLiar: It's pretty clear that he ''really'' has no clue as to who the Lapxus members really are, even though he's impersonating one of their members. |
| 142 | * BigBad: Given that he's the inspiration for Tsurubami, who was the BigBad of ''Evanescent Existence'', it's pretty obvious as to what his role in ''Emergency Everyday'' would've been. |
| 143 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Black hair and black eyes. |
| 144 | * FunWithAcronyms: Many of Daijin's spell names have an acronym-based suffix, such as FDS ("[[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Flying Disk System]]") and MOD. |
| 145 | * GenderBlenderName: A meta example. Daijin is named after the lead developer of ''Emergency Everyday''. However, while Daijin the game character is a man, Daijin the game developer is a woman. |
| 146 | * GodlikeGamer: The real Daijin has quite the skill with videogames, being called a "capital-G gamer" in [[WordOfGod his profile]]. This even extends into his ''real'' ability of manipulating game consoles themselves, akin to Tsubakura's manipulation of technology. |
| 147 | * HiddenAgendaVillain: While the fact that the impostor is testing the abilities of the spirited-away Lapxus members ha been made clear, ''what'' they're doing it for is left unclear due to the game's life being CutShort. |
| 148 | * ImposterForgotOneDetail: Namely, the real Daijin's mannerisms. This really confuses Serintsu, who expects Daijin to act like his normal, aloof, sporadic self, but is instead witness to his impostor's proactive and reserved personality. |
| 149 | -->'''Serintsu:''' ''"You sound kind of stilted, y'know? Did you lose your lunch or something?"'' |
| 150 | * KnowNothingKnowItAll: Like Serintsu, Daijin has knowledge of many random topics. His [[WordOfGod profile]] even straight-up calls him a "loud-mouthed know-it-all". |
| 151 | * {{Leitmotif}}: ''SAVE the GAME''. |
| 152 | * OptionalBoss: The impostor even said outright that Serintsu would've "[[BreakingTheFourthWall seen them in the Extra Stage]]", implying that their real form would be fought there. |
| 153 | * SpiritualPredecessor: |
| 154 | ** To [[Characters/LenEnMainCharacters Tsubakura]], who is a well-respected person who has considerable control over machinery. They also have a very noticeable hat. |
| 155 | ** To [[Characters/LenEnEvanescentExistence Tsurubami]], who also [[SpotTheImposter impersonates somebody else]] close to the main protagonist, [[ImposterForgotOneDetail acts way out of character compared to who who they're impersonating]], and are fighting the real person's friends as they wander the place they're spirited away to. Daijin's theme was even re-arranged into Tsurubami's in ''Evanescent Existence'', after [=JynX=] was given permission to do so from Daijin. |
| 156 | ** To [[Characters/LenEnEvanescentExistence Kuroji]] and [[Characters/LenEnReactivateMajesticalImperial Sese]], whose spellcards were directly based off of some of Daijin's. |
| 157 | * StraightManAndWiseGuy: According to Serintsu's scenario, he usually plays the straight man to Serintsu's wise guy in standard conversation. |
| 158 | * WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: While the other Lapxus members have abilities that would garner use in some way, "enjoying video games" isn't the coolest-sounding thing... |
| 159 | ** HeartIsAnAwesomePower: ...except, as ''Len'en Project'' abilities are purposefully meant to be vague, this extends to Daijin being able to ''manipulate game consoles'' in the same way as Tsubakura manipulates technology. |
| 160 | ---- |
| 161 | [[/folder]]\ |
| 162 | |
| 163 | !!''Book of the Cafe'' |
| 164 | For characters that debuted in Book of the Cafe. |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[folder: [=NiLU=]]] |
| 167 | |
| 168 | The protagonist of ''Book of the Cafe''. A monochroid created by Tsubakura tasked with collecting information on Mugenri while running a cafe. |
| 169 | ---- |
| 170 | * BigEater: In an official pre-release statement, [=JynX=] claimed they love food. However, this has yet to pop up in game. |
| 171 | * DeadpanSnarker: They make a few remarks here and there to this extent. |
| 172 | * TheStoic: One of their most notable traits is a distinct lack of emotion. |
| 173 | * MeaningfulName: [="NiLU"=] might seems to be an abbreviation of the phrase "(do) Not, I Love U", as seen from a teaser of their character, but also counts as a [[ThemeNaming Theme Naming]] as "Nil" refers to number zero. Their name can also be read as "煮る" - meaning "to cook", [[FridgeLogic fitting for their role in "Book of the Cafe"]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | [[/folder]] |
| 176 | |
| 177 | !!''Miscellaneous characters'' |
| 178 | For characters who exist in the canon of the ''Len'en Project'', but have not made full appearances in any of the games. |
| 179 | |
| 180 | [[folder: Rei]] |
| 181 | [[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reifulldesign.png]] |
| 182 | |
| 183 | ::''Vtuber Android'' |
| 184 | ::'''Rei''' |
| 185 | |
| 186 | -->''"Full-body movement is a huge workload for me, so we'll only be showing our heads from here on out!"''\ |
| 187 | |
| 188 | Full model name "'''Monochroid[Rei] = _Type_iX01[Tsubakura];'''", Rei is a [[VirtualCelebrity virtual android]] that resembles Tsubakura, and who is designated as the "goodwill ambassador" of Mugenri, despite having never even seen Mugenri previously. It's currently unknown as to who created them. They are also considered a member of Trick Nostalgie alongside ''Len'en Project'' creator [=JynX=]. |
| 189 | ---- |
| 190 | * {{Angrish}}: Has done this thrice; once upon accidentally showing Zelo in their EarlyBirdCameo, and twice upon dying while trying to play ''Len'en'' games. |
| 191 | * AprilFoolsDay: [[OnceAnEpisode As per tradition]] for [=JynX=], Rei was initially revealed as a personalized text-to-speech program [[{{Expy}} in the vein of]] [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Voiceroids]], sold on "[[Creator/{{Amazon}} Ama]][[Franchise/TouhouProject zun]].com" for the [[BlatantLies discounted price]] of [[Fiction500 5000 trillion yen]]. |
| 192 | -->'''Rei''' ''"[[BlatantLies It's disgustingly cheap!]]"'' |
| 193 | * ArmoredButFrail: In ''Book of the Cafe'', their HP is tied for the second lowest of any Rank S unit, but their defenses are among the best in the game. |
| 194 | * ArtificialIntelligence: One with enough sapience to be able to be very emotive in shilling a video game series, at that. |
| 195 | * CanonImmigrant: Makes their first in-game appearance as a playable unit in ''Book of the Cafe''. |
| 196 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Black hair and black eyes. |
| 197 | * CharacterBlog: They have their own Website/{{Twitter}} account, [[https://twitter.com/TN_Rei @TN_Rei]], as well as [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSYniDuuSiM-HutLDTBbIlg/ a YouTube channel]]. |
| 198 | * CharacterShilling: Always holds characters like Tsubakura in very high regard. [[spoiler:They also have an unspecified degree of respect for Haru, Hoojiro, and Suzumi, even being aware of the latter's three personalities.]] |
| 199 | * CompositeCharacter: Their design combines various aspects of Tsubakura's primarily-black clothes and Tsurubami's additions of white, green, and red accessories. |
| 200 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: While a [[GenkiGirl hyperactive]] gamer on the surface, they have enough experience with technology to create their ''own'' robot, Zelo. |
| 201 | * {{Expy}}: Of WebAnimation/KizunaAI, much like the ''many'' [[VirtualCelebrity Virtual Celebrities]] that have been created to [[FollowTheLeader follow suit]]. |
| 202 | * [[GamerGirl Gamer Robot]]: They aren't that good at gaming, though. |
| 203 | -->'''Rei:''' Well, I'm a super pro-gamer android. [[TemptingFate I can vomitiously insta-kill games like this...]]\ |
| 204 | ''[[[YetAnotherStupidDeath pichuun]]!]''\ |
| 205 | '''Rei:''' [[{{Angrish}} ABEBAAAAAAAAH!!]]\ |
| 206 | '''Zelo:''' [[EpicFail You've got game over'd at the very early part of the game.]] |
| 207 | * [[GenkiGirl Genki Robot]]: ''Hoooo boy.'' |
| 208 | * GlassCannon: Their inherent trait in ''Book of the Cafe'' turns them into one of these for the first three turns of a battle. After those turns are up, they become a MightyGlacier. |
| 209 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Zelo. |
| 210 | * HiddenDepths: Rei is enough of a technical expert as to create Zelo by themselves, interestingly enough, ''especially'' given Zelo's [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial crossed-out functions for espionage work]]... |
| 211 | * IJustWantToHaveFriends: Made Zelo to satisfy this purpose. |
| 212 | * MightyGlacier: In ''Book of the Cafe'', they have the highest Attack and Special Defense stats in addition to a good Defense stat, but their Speed is rather lackluster. |
| 213 | * MeaningfulName: "Rei" may derive from Tsubakura's SignatureAttack ''Monochrome'' '''''Ray'''''. "Rei", when read out in the kanji 零, refers to the number "zero", possibly referring to Zelo. |
| 214 | * RecursiveCanon: Seemingly exists within the ''Len'en Project'' canon as a character within the universe, ''and'' an out-of-universe character designed to advertise the games. |
| 215 | * RobotMe: Of Tsubakura. Unlike Tsubakura, however, they are much more emotive and imaginative. |
| 216 | * SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler: Implied by Haru and Hoojiro to hold vital information about Mugenri within themselves that they are trying to find out about.]] |
| 217 | -->[[spoiler:'''Hoojiro:''' ''"Even so, I wonder what this AI knows."'']] |
| 218 | -->[[spoiler:'''Haru:''' ''"Moreso, wouldn't they know of'' '''''that''''' ''which we want to know about?"'']] |
| 219 | ** It doesn't help that [[spoiler:Rei already knows who the both of them are, seemingly through being connected in some way to the backup data of the Magritte.]] |
| 220 | * StraightManAndWiseGuy: The wise guy to Zelo's straight man. |
| 221 | * TwoGamersOnACouch: Non-webcomic example with Zelo. Amusingly, Rei is portrayed as being horrible at ''their own games'', dying very quickly on the EasierThanEasy difficulty level when they try to play ''Evanescent Existence''. |
| 222 | * UnfinishedUntestedUsedAnyway: [[spoiler:Haru and Hoojiro both note that Rei, in terms of design and characteristics. resembles an old and abandoned AI program developed back when they worked as lab partners with Tsubakura. ''Why'' Rei's program is so similar to this is unknown for now.]] |
| 223 | * VerbalTic: "Gero", which is the Japanese onomatopoeia of both a frog croaking, or somebody vomiting. The English translations make use of the latter. |
| 224 | ---- |
| 225 | [[/folder]] |
| 226 | |
| 227 | [[folder: Zelo]] |
| 228 | [[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zelofulldesign.png]] |
| 229 | |
| 230 | ::''Super Android's Friend'' |
| 231 | ::'''Zelo''' |
| 232 | |
| 233 | -->''"Don't talk about behind the scenes information too much."''\ |
| 234 | |
| 235 | Full model name "'''Monochroid[Zelo] = _Type_iX02[Yabusame];'''", Zelo is a [[VirtualCelebrity virtual android]] that resembles Yabusame, created by Rei as a means of having a friend to work with. Like Rei, Zelo helps to show off developmental updates for the ''Len'en Project''. They are also considered a member of Trick Nostalgie alongside ''Len'en Project'' creator [=JynX=]. |
| 236 | ---- |
| 237 | * AnimalEaredHeadband: Their cat-eared cap. |
| 238 | * ArtificialIntelligence: One that helps show off various ''Len'en Project'' details, like Rei. |
| 239 | * CatsAreMean: Is designed to be very cat-like, and they can be quite [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] when they want to, especially whenever [[RageAgainstTheAuthor [=JynX=] is involved]]. |
| 240 | * CatGirl: Is obviously meant to give off this sort of vibe, down to their appearance and VerbalTic of "nya~". |
| 241 | * DeadpanSnarker: To play off of Rei's GenkiGirl mannerisms. |
| 242 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Their silhouette first appeared a month prior to their proper introduction, displayed by accident InUniverse by Rei. |
| 243 | -->'''Rei:''' ''"[[{{Angrish}} DAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!]] Er, uhm...! [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Something weird just showed up on the screen~ don't worry about it, don't worry about it.]]"'' |
| 244 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Rei. |
| 245 | * HiddenDepths: Implied to have been designed for espionage work, as [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial crossed-out details]] of their special skills in their introductory video profile state. |
| 246 | * HypercompetentSidekick: Picks up the pace when Rei can't from time to time. |
| 247 | * {{Leitmotif}}: ''Fantasy Automaton ~ Learning Chance!'' |
| 248 | * [[HeKnowsAboutTimedHits They Know About Timed Hits]]: Describes in detail about shoot'em'up standards like hitboxes and grazing, when acting as the co-presenter of a shoot'em'up tutorial alongside Rei. |
| 249 | * RobotMe: Of Yabusame. Unlike Yabusame, however, they are more calm, focused, and [[BrutalHonesty willingly]] [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]]. |
| 250 | * SigilSpam: Their hat inexplicably has a pair of Senri Eyes, as opposed to the standard one eye. |
| 251 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Is specifically called "Zelo", instead of "Zero", due to having the same L/R naming scheme as Yabusame, much like how their surname is "Hou'''len'''", as opposed to "Hou'''ren'''". |
| 252 | * StraightManAndWiseGuy: The straight man to Rei's wise guy. |
| 253 | * TwoGamersOnACouch: Non-webcomic example with Rei. Interestingly, Zelo is less of a gamer and more like the ''game'' itself, appearing as a boss for a shoot-em'up tutorial in one of their videos with Rei. |
| 254 | * [[YouAreNumberSix You Are Number Zero]] / MyHeroZero: Possibly, given their name, as well as Rei's similar MeaningfulName, as explained above. |
| 255 | ---- |
| 256 | [[/folder]] |
| 257 | |
| 258 | [[folder: Hoojiro Shitodo and Haru '''(spoilers)''']] |
| 259 | |
| 260 | -->'''Hoojiro:''' ''"Heeey, can you hear me?"'' |
| 261 | -->'''Haru:''' ''"I can hear you. Well, it's not like I can'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint hear]] ''you."''\ |
| 262 | |
| 263 | [[quoteright:315:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/magritte_cutout_8.png]] |
| 264 | [[caption-width-right:315:[--'''Left''': Hoojiro--] [--'''Right''': Haru--]]] |
| 265 | |
| 266 | Two [[UnknownCharacter mysterious characters]] who Rei brought to the attention of the ''Len'en Project'''s fanbase on Website/{{Twitter}} during the series' fifth MilestoneCelebration. According to the available details, these two characters used to work with Tsubakura in the past as lab partners, before Tsubakura was spirited away to Mugenri, and are currently on a "dimensional tour" of sorts.\ |
| 267 | |
| 268 | After mass speculation, Haru and Hoojiro were officially confirmed to be two characters that predate the existence of all other ''Len'en Project'' characters; Their first appearance came from [[http://lenen.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Critical_Point_Bidding_its_Last_Farewell a one-off music video created by JynX]] a year prior to the development of ''Evanescent Existence'', detailing the characters' travels on a trans-dimensional limited express train called "The Wings of Magritte".\ |
| 269 | |
| 270 | When questioned about their existence during an interview after the release of ''Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle'', [[WordOfGod [=JynX=] specified]] that their identities and motives were "[[MemeticMutation a secret]] to be revealed at a later time". Further details shown [[AllThereInTheManual in the stories included]] in ''A World That Isn't Fantasy'' mention that they both are trying to figure out the whereabouts of Tsubakura and their spirited-away friends, amongst other things.\ |
| 271 | |
| 272 | !!!Common tropes between both characters: |
| 273 | ---- |
| 274 | |
| 275 | * AmbiguousGender: A rare [[AvertedTrope aversion]] for the series: Hoojiro and Haru are canonically female. |
| 276 | * AmbiguousSituation: Only recently appeared out of nowhere, and already have been revealed to possibly have important connections towards ''both'' Mugenri and the Outside World. |
| 277 | * BigGuyLittleGuy: Hoojiro is shown to be clearly taller than Haru, who is almost child-like in terms of height. |
| 278 | * [[ChekhovsGunman Chekov's Gunmen]]: They seem to hold a lot of important information regarding Tsubakura's past, the Outside World, and Rei's origins, for a start. |
| 279 | * [[TheGhost The Ghosts]]: They were initially this, before they were revealed to be the Magritte passengers; their only visual descriptions came from their Website/{{Twitter}} avatars, which only explained so much about them beforehand. |
| 280 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Consider themselves old friends, to the point that them setting up Website/{{Twitter}} accounts was to reconnect with eachother. |
| 281 | ** Certain details from ''A World That Isn't Fantasy'' [[VitriolicBestBuds paint a different picture]] for this, however. |
| 282 | * InterclassFriendship: While it's not stated that the Shitodos are poor in the Outside World, it is made clear that Haru is "loaded", according to Hoojiro on Website/{{Twitter}}. |
| 283 | * [[UnknownCharacter Unknown Characters]]: ''Everything'' about them is considered quite mysterious. |
| 284 | * [[WalkingSpoiler Walking Spoilers]]: Their existence helps shed light as to what the Outside World of the ''Len'en Project'' is like, and connections between them and Tsubakura's MysteriousPast. |
| 285 | ---- |
| 286 | |
| 287 | [[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hoojiro.jpg]] |
| 288 | [[caption-width-right:195:Her avatar on Twitter.]] |
| 289 | ::'''Hoojiro Shitodo''' |
| 290 | -->''Is her spirit of intellectual inquiry awakening? Or is she just gathering information for the sake of the investigation as she has no other choice?''\ |
| 291 | |
| 292 | One of Tsubakura's old lab partners from the Outside World, and the oldest of the Shitodo siblings. She is also a member of the group, the "Fillers of the Ivory Cup", who are a philosophical coalition according to Haru. |
| 293 | ---- |
| 294 | * AmbiguousSituation: Seemingly has her own "situation at home", according to Haru on Twitter. While it isn't explained in any further detail, it may be implied to be her siblings' disappearance from the Outside World. |
| 295 | * AnimalMotifs: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadow_bunting meadow bunting]], a type of bird, much like the bunting-related Bird's Names that her siblings have. |
| 296 | * AffectionateNickname: Much like the other Shitodo siblings, Hoojiro has a [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color-based]] nickname; "Shiro". |
| 297 | * AloofBigSister: Taken to the point of apathy, as she is indifferent to the whereabouts of her younger siblings even though, as confirmed by WordOfGod, their disappearance from the Outside World is a ''very'' publicized incident. What she states in ''A World That Isn't Fantasy'' however, shows that she does trust Kuroji to protect Aoji and Hooaka to an extent. |
| 298 | * CharacterBlog: They have their own Website/{{Twitter}} account, [[https://twitter.com/3DM5r5AOnKN9RPN @3DM5r5AOnKN9RPN]]. |
| 299 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Hoojiro has white hair and white eyes, as befitting of her nickname "Shiro". |
| 300 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Hoojiro's existence was already teased during Suzumi's dialouge with Aoji in the Secret Team's route in ''Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle'', with Aoji asking Suzumi if they really thinks they are "dead weight to Shiro, Kuro, and Aka". |
| 301 | * FishOutOfTemporalWater: A {{Downplayed}} example in that, as having only set up their Website/{{Twitter}} account recently, she doesn't understand as to what it means when Rei says she can "DM" them. |
| 302 | -->'''Hoojiro:''' ''"What's a DM?"'' |
| 303 | -->'''Haru:''' ''"Look it up yourself."'' |
| 304 | -->'''Hoojiro:''' ''"How do I do it?"'' |
| 305 | -->'''Haru:''' ''"[[{{Troll}} Look it]] [[FigureItOutYourself up yourself]]."'' |
| 306 | ** Later Website/{{Twitter}} interactions show that they don't even understand how ''emailing Haru'' works, as well. |
| 307 | * MysticalWhiteHair: With a slight shade of turquoise in it, at that. |
| 308 | * OhCrap: Her reaction to one of Rei's tweets gives off this feeling. |
| 309 | -->'''Hoojiro:''' ''"Wait a second. What is this. Who'' is ''this? They know about Mugenri too.''" |
| 310 | * {{Portmanteau}}: Her first name combines parts of her younger siblings' names; '''Hoo'''aka, Ao'''ji''', Ku'''ro'''ji. |
| 311 | * ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: She doesn't really explain as to what her "Fillers of the Ivory Cup" group do, or how they contribute to philosophy in the Outside World. |
| 312 | |
| 313 | ---- |
| 314 | |
| 315 | [[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hal_lenen_twitter.jpg]] |
| 316 | [[caption-width-right:195:Her avatar on Twitter.]] |
| 317 | ::'''Haru''' |
| 318 | -->''"Yes, I get it, you’re not scientists, you’re'' philosophers''."''\ |
| 319 | |
| 320 | One of Tsubakura's old lab partners from the Outside World. |
| 321 | ---- |
| 322 | * CharacterBlog: She has her own Website/{{Twitter}} account, [[https://twitter.com/EnHaL03472833 @EnHaL03462833]]. |
| 323 | * TheFaceless: In almost all drawings in which she appears, she faces away from the viewer. This was finally subverted in the album cover for ''A World That Isn't Fantasy -Backside-'', as seen above. |
| 324 | * FullNameUltimatum: Refers to Tsubakura rather staunchly by their full name, implying that their previous relationship has since been damaged in some way. |
| 325 | * InconsistentSpelling: For a while, it was unclear wherher her name should be romanized as "Hal" or "Haru", with fans formerly assuming it was the former due to her Twitter handle being "[=En-HaL=]". It doesn't help that the kanji Rei uses to refer to her can be read multiple different ways as well. [[https://lenen.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Len%27en_Wiki:Interview_with_JynX_(2021)#303 In a 2021 interview]], [=JynX=] settled on "Haru" as the official romanization. |
| 326 | * {{Jerkass}}: She is... ''really'' not a pleasant person to talk to, even if you are friends with her. See UngratefulBastard. |
| 327 | * {{Muggle}}: Is explicitly stated to not have any powers, unlike her contemporaries. |
| 328 | * UngratefulBastard: She apparently is '''never''' thankful for anything anyone does for her, to the point that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness telling Hoojiro that she has been a great help in trying to figure out Tsubakura's whereabouts]] causes Hoojiro to have a ''massive'' internal FreakOut about all of the things she has done for Haru and has never been acknowledged for. |
| 329 | ---- |
| 330 | [[/folder]] |
| 331 | |
| 332 | [[folder: Kanae Tabinoki]] |
| 333 | A Vtuber created by [=JynX=] who streams regularly on Platform/YouTube at [[https://youtube.com/@Kanae_Tabinoki?si=LUrMAYa0tKRGUTKs Tabinoki Channel]]. |
| 334 | ---- |
| 335 | * AmbiguousGender: {{Defied|Trope}}: when asked by a viewer on stream whether this trope was in effect like with most other ''Len'en'' characters, Kanae confirmed that he's a boy, but doesn't mind whatever gender or pronouns fans refer to him as. |
| 336 | * AnimalMotifs: He's designed after an [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_wryneck Eurasian wryneck]]. |
| 337 | * GenderBlenderName: Hiragana are considered feminine, and names spelled in hiragana are usually only given to women. Kanae is a boy, but his given name is spelled in hiragana, a decision [=JynX=] made for RuleOfCute. |
| 338 | * TheOneGuy: Not counting [[PosthumousCharacter deceased]] backstory characters such as Fumikado's grandfather or [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Taira no Masakado]], he's the only character in all of ''Len'en'' confirmed to be a guy. |
| 339 | * RapidAging: {{Exploited|Trope}}, and a rare reversible example. Kanae is 9 by default, but has the ability to temporarily age himself up, which he does for the sole purpose of being able to drink alcohol. |
| 340 | * RuleOfCute: [=JynX=] was originally going to spell "Kanae" in kanji, but changed it to hiragana because it was cuter. |
| 341 | [[/folder]] |
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