Line #46 Characters/HungryHeartsDiner


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2	!!Main Characters
3	[[folder:Grandma]]
4	TheProtagonist of the story "Hungry Hearts Diner".
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6	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: You can see it in the first game where she's bickering with Grandpa either about him refusing to meet their daughter or other things like being stubborn to borrow their neighbor's pestle. But behind their bickering, they actually worried and love each other.
7	* BewareTheNiceOnes: It takes a lot to make Grandma really angry, but as Missy finds out, people who are both prideful and stubborn can set her off
8	* CoolOldLady: She's ''very'' spirited for an old woman and she has a knack for guessing some of her customer's backgrounds before they actually reveal them.
9	* SupremeChef: She makes the foods and drinks in the game. Even people compliment her cooking and chowing down on it happily.
10	[[/folder]]
11	[[folder:Grandpa]]
12	The husband of Grandma, and one of two owners of the diner.
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14	* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:After unlocking the last chapter with him, it's revealed he's been dead since last New Year's.]]
15	* GrumpyOldMan: He's a bit prickly into his old age, but Grandma still loves him dearly.
16	* PromotedToPlayable: He becomes playable in the prequel ''Memories'', [[spoiler: unfortunately he's DoomedByCanon]].
17	* SupremeChef: As the chef in ''Memories'', Grandpa is just as skilled of a cook as Grandma.
18	[[/folder]]
19	[[folder:Sue]]
20	The {{Deuteragonist}} of the third game of the story "Hungry Hearts Diner".
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22	* AerithAndBob: Subverted, it's actually short for "Subaru".
23	* FormerTeenRebel: Well, more [[TroubledTeen misguided than rebellious]]. Officer Hiro introduced her to Grandma prior to the events of ''Neo''. [[spoiler:She became this after her Grandma's passing.]]
24	* LikeASonToMe: Inverted; she eventually comes to consider Grandma like one of her own. [[spoiler:In the DistantFinale, Grandma eventually becomes her grandma-in-law, though Grandma has long passed away when the letter was written out.]]
25	* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler: She knew all along that Catherine was Fudeko.]]
26	[[/folder]]
27
28	!!Recurring Characters
29	[[folder:Mabo]]
30	Grandma's beloved grand son.
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32	* NearDeathExperience: [[spoiler:In ''Moonlit Memories'', shortly after he mentions seeing Grimm, the abandoned building he keeps hanging out at eventually burns down. Thankfully, Mabo ''didn't'' go to the building that day, otherwise he would have met a fiery end.]]
33	* PrecociousCrush: In ''Neo'', the soon-to-be high-schooler Mabo [[spoiler:develops a crush on Sue, who's twenty-one. He eventually marries her in the DistantFinale.]]
34	* TroubledChild: Mabo is prone to bratty behaviors due to having issues with his mom and dad expecting a child, which is why he's a regular customer at Grandma's diner. Eventually becomes a TroubledTeen in ''Neo''.
35	* TroubledTeen: Mabo is noticeably more irritable as his family living situation worsened near the end of his middle school years. He even considered skipping high school to get a job, abandoning his dreams of becoming an astronaut. [[spoiler:He's doing this in a desperate attempt to keep his family together, but thankfully Grandma's advice helped his parents reconcile.]]
36	[[/folder]]
37	[[folder:Officer Hiro]]
38	The local policeman with a smile on his face wherever he goes.
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40	* FormerTeenRebel: [[spoiler:As JD in ''Memories'', he really had it out for his family, wanting nothing to do with his family as their attention was focused on his baby brother.]]
41	* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: His lost his wife Sakura some time ago, and his mourning over her causes most of his character issues.]]
42	* StepfordSmiler: Hiro's got some issues that he buries underneath that smile and work. [[spoiler:He's mourning the loss of his wife Sakura, who died in a traffic accident. This causes him some hang-ups in ''Neo'', struggling to move on even after he found another wife.]]
43	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Salisbury Steak, [[spoiler: something his late wife cooked for him.]]
44	[[/folder]]
45	[[folder:Mr. Jizo]]
46	A mysterious monk that evokes spiritual thought with his presence. [[spoiler: Possibly the spirit of a statue.]]
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48	* BreakingTheFourthWall: He talks about how the game flow works to Grandma and Sue, from how cooking a dish enough times can unlock another, to the stamina system. The problem is that he describes it as if it's some natural occurrence or spiritual enlightenment, and it is how it is because it's an idle game app. Naturally, it leaves Grandma and Sue confused.
49	* ExpositionFairy: Exposition Customer, in this case. When you unlock his story (which bears no relevance to any of the games' main plot or themes), he explains gameplay mechanics that don't quite make sense to the protagonists, but makes sense to you, the player.
50	[[/folder]]
51	[[folder:Dr. Mondo]]
52	A doctor who's appetite shows in his weight. He's an old friend and a ''very'' frequent customer at Grandma's diner.
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54	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler: He develops feelings for Catherine/Fudeko, but she rejects him at first. She later reciprocates after [[BewareTheNiceOnes he]] [[StoutStrength punched]] the guy who was cheating on her.]]
55	* BewareTheNiceOnes: As if the spoilers weren't enough, even Officer Hiro was shocked when it happened.
56	* BigEater: Grandma chides him for his repeat visits and voracious appetite making him overweight. He's as fat as ever in ''Neo''. [[spoiler:He has his reasons for it. He's eating what his friends could not when they died from disease or starvation. He survived because he was given rations to ensure he did, and he felt guilty he only saved himself. It's only until a visit from one of his deceased comrade Furrows that the good doctor would finally break the habit and move on.]]
57	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: When he discovers that Catherine/Fudeko is seeing someone, he chooses to respect her new relationship. When he discovers that the guy she was dating is cheating on her, the good doctor knocked him out.]]
58	* ShellShockedVeteran: [[spoiler: Being a former CombatMedic, his time in the war has given him an increased appetite as he feels like he's eating for those who can't no more.]]
59	* ShipTease: [[spoiler: With Catherine/Fudeko in A Fresh Start, being the one man who isn't superficially interested in her. He even went so far as to punch out a guy that was hurting her.]]
60	[[/folder]]
61	[[folder:The Salaryman]]
62	A businessman from a local megacorp.
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64	* FlatCharacter: He has no story at all, and is simply just a generic customer.
65	[[/folder]]
66	[[folder:The Bluecollar]]
67	A factory worker with a big appetite from his line of work.
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69	* FlatCharacter: Like the Salaryman, he is a generic customer with no backstory.
70	[[/folder]]
71
72	!!Hungry Hearts Diner: A Tales of Star-Crossed Souls
73	[[folder:Pigtails]]
74	A schoolgirl whose resting scowl scares people away.
75	[[/folder]]
76	[[folder:Scarlett]]
77	A city girl prettied up and looking for love.
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79	* GoldDigger: She's looking to find a wealthy man, [[spoiler: but only so she can provide for her son.]]
80	[[/folder]]
81	[[folder:Slick]]
82	A shady-looking man whose motivation is an enigma.
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84	* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Chronologically, he's Grandma's second customer who has that nickname.
85	[[/folder]]
86	[[folder:Ol' Tokei]]
87	An old clockmaker and childhood friend of Grandma. Sakura's father.
88	[[/folder]]
89
90	!!Hungry Hearts Diner 2: Moonlit Memories
91	[[folder:Rika]]
92	Mabo's cousin.
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94	* MissingMom: Her mom had passed sometime ago, and her death has caused her relationship with her dad to be estranged.
95	* PickyEater: She has trouble eating food since she's not used to eating around people anymore. That's why she come to Grandma's to eat.
96	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She loves the way her Mom made her curry.
97	* WhenYouComingHomeDad: She hates how her dad is always busy with work.
98	[[/folder]]
99	[[folder:Mr. Zeni]]
100	Rika's estranged father. A businessman trying to make microwavable curry.
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102	* CharacterDevelopment: [[spoiler: He eventually stops his curry idea, realizing he's just been alienating his daughter more and strives to become a better father.]]
103	* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: The reason he's been working so hard is because he wants to recreate the taste of his late wife.]]
104	[[/folder]]
105	[[folder:Grimm]]
106	An ex-yakuza who claims to be a grim reaper of sorts.
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108	* InvisibleToNormals: [[spoiler:He's not making that reaper talk up. He really can only be seen by people who's close to the end of their life. Then it gets alarming when it's revealed ''Mabo'' can see him.]]
109	* UnfinishedBusiness: [[spoiler:Despite not taking any life, he's somehow still stuck haunting Grandma in the epilogue. He finally passes on when he learns his son is actually still alive.]]
110	[[/folder]]
111	[[folder:Kiyoko]]
112	A rather proper woman.
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114	* BirdsOfAFeather: [[spoiler: The main reason she fell for Hiro? She also has someone else she misses and still loves.]]
115	* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: She and Hiro get married, and is pregnant in the third game.]]
116	* FishOutOfWater: She ran away from a rich family to elope with someone, so she has trouble
117	* SecondLove: [[spoiler: To Hiro.]]
118	[[/folder]]
119	[[folder:Casanova]]
120	A charming con man.
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122	* FreudianExcuse: He admits to Grandma that he started swindling after [[spoiler:''his'' grandma ended up cheated out of house and home by ruthless relatives, and she kept apologizing to them even on her deathbed - so he felt he needed to be just as cruel to compete and survive in an equally cruel world.]]
123	[[/folder]]
124	[[folder:Chuckles]]
125	A comedian who tries to bring smiles to everyone's faces. "Tries" being the keyword, though, as his jokes are met with less than stellar results.
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127	* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler: He lost his sister some time ago due to starvation, and as such he can't seem to finish a meal.]]
128	[[/folder]]
129	[[folder:Sapphire]]
130	A mysterious, beautiful lady who just started her night club career.
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132	* TheReveal: [[spoiler:She's revealed to be transgender. However, since the game takes place in the 1960s, she can't legally change her gender.]]
133	[[/folder]]
134
135	!!Hungry Hearts Diner Neo: A Fresh Start
136	[[folder:Jesse]]
137	A sumo wrestler packing an appetite for his career.
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139	* AerithAndBob: Justified, due to to his heritage (see below).
140	* ChildOfTwoWorlds: He's actually raised in Hawaii, despite his grandmother being Japanese.
141	[[/folder]]
142	[[folder:Catherine]]
143	A cabaret woman, fresh in the night club scene.
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145	* AerithAndBob: [[spoiler:Subverted in that it's actually an alias.]]
146	* NaughtyByNight: [[spoiler:Catherine is her stage name. Her real name is Fudeko, the manga artist.]]
147	* WalkingSpoiler: :You want to know why this folder's heavily marked? See below.
148	[[/folder]]
149	[[folder:Fudeko]]
150	A plain and unkempt manga artist who, despite illustrating popular manga, is working two jobs to make ends meet.
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152	* ItsForABook: [[spoiler:Her second job is so she can research for her new manga.]]
153	* NaughtyByNight: [[spoiler:The second job she has? It's a night club gig as Catherine.]]
154	* OlderThanTheyLook: Grandma mistakes her for being middle school-aged, when she's really in her thirties.
155	* WalkingSpoiler: You want to know why this folder's heavily marked? See above.
156	[[/folder]]
157	[[folder:Missy]]
158	A spirited factory worker with a noticeable baby bump in her belly.
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160	* BigEater: Her first visit to the diner has her clean some noticeably big plates of food. Justified in that she's pregnant; she's feeding for two.
161	* FatalFlaw: Pride and stubbornness. Much to Grandma's irritation.
162	* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: [[spoiler:Grandma snaps at her after one too many tirades of being abandoned and having to do thing on her own, telling her that there ''are'' people out there that can help. She's just too stubborn to take it.]]
163	* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:She was raised in an orphanage, and resents her mother for having abandoned her.]]
164	* TeenPregnancy: She's actually seventeen, working herself to the bone to be able to care for her unborn child.
165	[[/folder]]
166	[[folder:Furrows]]
167	A city official.
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169	* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: It's strongly implied he's actually a ghost of one of Mondo's old war buddies.]]
170	* SweetTooth: All of his favorite foods are desserts.
171	[[/folder]]
172	[[folder:Grouse]]
173	A grumpy old man. Furuta's husband.
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175	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: Subverted. His son never returned home from the war, but it turns out he's alive all along.]]
176	[[/folder]]
177	[[folder:Mrs. Furuta]]
178	A scatterbrained woman. Grouse's wife.
179	[[/folder]]
180	[[folder:Mr. Haku]]
181	A depressing-looking but wealthy man living in a nearby estate.
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183	* MistakenForMurderer: [[spoiler:Officer Hiro suspects him to be a murderer, considering he tries to get Sue to discard evidence in trash bags, and was caught with dirtied clothes trying to bury something in his backyard. Thankfully he is not, but he caused a lot of miscommunication trying to keep a secret.]]
184	* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler:He could have avoided all his issues if he didn't try so hard to hide his crossdressing hobby and came clean to his wife.]]
185	* UnmanlySecret: [[spoiler:He's into crossdressing, but takes drastic measures to hide his hobby, which makes him come off as more suspicious than he should be.]]
186	[[/folder]]
187	[[folder:Kit]]
188	A country girl from the mountains. [[spoiler: Also heavily implied to be a real kitsune.]]
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190	* AerithAndBob: Averted. Kit's name is never mentioned in the cutscenes.
191	* DoesNotLikeSpam: She hates Kitsune Udon because she thinks it's made from real kitsune.
192	* StealthHiBye: Whenever Sue's attention is elsewhere, Kit disappears without another word.
193	[[/folder]]
194
195	!!Hungry Hearts Diner: Memories
196	[[folder:JD]]
197	A local street ruffian.
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199	* CallForward: [[spoiler:He's actually a teenage Hiro. This is when he started bonding with Sakura.]]
200	* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler: You'd be hard-pressed to believe that JD and Hiro were the same guy.]]
201	* UsedToBeASweetKid: Grandma remembered him being much sweeter in his youth. [[TroubledTeen Now he's an abrasive man who has issues with his family]]. [[spoiler:As a younger Hiro, though, he eventually comes around.]]
202	[[/folder]]
203	[[folder:Maverick]]
204	A tough-looking man with a perpetually furrowed brow.
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206	[[/folder]]
207	[[folder:Yumemi]]
208	A cheerful girl with big dreams.
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210	[[/folder]]
211	[[folder:Kino]]
212	The neighborhood high-schooler with a big secret.
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214	* BecomingTheMask: Kino comes to the diner so she could focus on her studies to get into the prestigious Todai University, with a focus on agriculture. [[spoiler:In spite of her efforts being driven by her desire for approval, she comes to enjoy her subject matter, wanting to take up mycology regardless of what university she ends up in.]]
215	* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler:Kino lost her brother in a house fire, and often feels worthless to her own father who refuses to talk to her.]]
216	* WellDoneSonGuy: She's trying to get into the prestigious Todai University [[spoiler:just so she can get the attention of her father, Professor Toki, who keeps burying himself in his work and pays little attention to her. The immense amount of neglect has led her to believe that her father doesn't care about her at all [[YouShouldHaveDiedInstead wanted her to die instead of her brother.]] She and her father eventually come to terms with the tragedy, with Kino continuing to study hard on her own terms and eventually makes it to Todai.]]
217	[[/folder]]
218	[[folder:Slick]]
219	A travelling salesman of various things of dubious quality.
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221	* ConMan: Whatever he's trying to sell, the way he plays up his goods makes them more sketchy than useful. [[spoiler:That's what he was taught to do by his boss. He was taught to scam others, and eventually realizes the emotional robbery he's doing isn't worth the profit.]]
222	* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Grandma's would later have another customer who has that nickname.
223	[[/folder]]
224	[[folder:Mr. Showbiz]]
225	A man that is a bit of a schemer, aptly named for his work in television.
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227	* BeenThereShapedHistory: [[spoiler: Some advice from Grandma would inspire him to create what would become Main/{{Tokusatsu}} tv shows.]]
228	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [[spoiler: Judging by his comments regarding creating a superhero with a [[Series/{{Ultraman}} red and silver motif]], Mr. Showbiz may be the in-universe counterpart to Creator/EijiTsuburaya. If that's not enough, then the collectible that is unlocked by completing his story heavily resembles the SSSP logo/badge.]]
229	[[/folder]]
230	[[folder:Headmaster Hari]]
231	The former teacher of Grandma's daughter, retired from his position.
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233	[[/folder]]
234	[[folder:The Traveler]]
235	A tourist from afar, with a basic grasp on Japanese.
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237	* AlienAmongUs: [[spoiler: It's all but outright stated that he's actually an alien on a mission to retrieve advanced technology from Earth before knowledge of it becomes widespread.]]
238	* FunnyForeigner: His Japanese is initially quite rough, and it come off as entertainingly broken. Thankfully, his later scenes shows that his grasp of Japanese becomes more coherent if not still a bit janky.
239	* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: Years after he first met Granny, he stops by the diner to drop off something important he rescued for her: her shrine box, which contains various sentimental items such as Mabo's umbilical cord, and Grandpa's naming certificate for his grandson.]]
240	[[/folder]]
241	[[folder:Sweetie]]
242	The young granddaughter working at the nearby candy shop.
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244	* AdorablyPrecociousChild: She's a hard worker at the candy shop, trying her best to help her grandma and papa since her mama's away from home.
245	* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler: She's a younger Sue.]]
246	[[/folder]]
247	[[folder:Professor Toki]]
248	A shut-in scientist that never leaves home to focus on his work.
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250	* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler:He lost his son in a house fire, and threw himself into his work to try and undo that tragedy. However, in doing so, he neglected his own daughter, Kino.]]
251	* {{Workaholic}}: He is so focused on his work, the only times he's ever stepped out is to pick up his food delivery orders. [[spoiler:He's trying to cope with the loss of his son, but doesn't realize his work has caused a huge rift with his daughter, Kino, who's studying obsessively to get his attention.]]
252	[[/folder]]
253	[[folder:Serina]]
254	A cabaret singer idolized for her beauty.
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256	[[/folder]]
257	[[folder:Maestro]]
258	A man that claims to be a world famous author. He's ordinary otherwise.
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