| 1 | A list of characters from the ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'' series. School affiliation is a big part of the characters' identities, so they're grouped by the school they go to (or work for) as of the latest game, ''Project Justice''. |
| 2 | |
| 3 | [[WMG:'''NOTE: Spoilers will be [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff left unmarked]] in the examples below. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!''']] |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ---- |
| 6 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 7 | |
| 8 | !!Taiyo High School |
| 9 | [[quoteleft:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_6483441_24.JPG]] |
| 10 | The "main" school of the series, where (you guessed it) most of the characters central to the series go to school. It's a "jack of all trades" typical Japanese high school. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | [[folder:Batsu Ichimonji]] |
| 13 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/batsu_6.png]] |
| 14 | [[caption-width-right:225:HotBlooded Transfer Student]] |
| 15 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[labelnote:Click here to see Burning Batsu]]\ |
| 16 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bbatsu.png\ |
| 17 | Super HotBlooded Transfer Student[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 18 | |
| 19 | ->'''Fighting style:''' Imawano-style [[{{Ninja}} Ninjutsu]] |
| 20 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobuyukiHiyama |
| 21 | |
| 22 | ->The main protagonist of the series and TheLeader of Taiyo High's main PowerTrio (alongside with Hinata and Kyosuke). A {{hot blooded}} high school student, he starts off the series with his mother Shizuku as his only family. Her disappearance is the reason he transfers to Taiyo High (where she works) at the start of ''United By Fate'', where he sets out to find who kidnapped her. With the help of Hinata and Kyosuke, he not only succeeds in finding his mother, but also learns the principal of Justice High, Raizo, is his father as well as learning Kyosuke and Raizo's ward Hyo are his cousins; Shizuku was the only person who knew it, which was the reason for her kidnapping. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | ->In ''Project Justice'', Batsu is plagued by a look-alike who is randomly attacking students from other schools, sullying his reputation. Depending on how he deals with the situation, he can end up training so that his ki has [[PlayingWithFire properties of fire]]. At the end of Project Justice, he is left with the other Taiyo High students wondering when Kyosuke will return from his disappearance. |
| 25 | ---- |
| 26 | * AllLovingHero: Batsu cares deeply for his family and friends and will do whatever it takes to protect them. |
| 27 | * TheCameo: He appears in Comicbook/IronFist's ending in ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''. |
| 28 | * DeathCryEcho: ''Chikushooooo!!'' ("Damn it!") |
| 29 | * EveryoneIsRelated: He only finds out after he's reunited with his mother, but his classmate (Kyosuke) and the main antagonist (Hyo) are his cousins, and the DiscOneFinalBoss, principal Raizo, is his dad. |
| 30 | * ExtremelyProtectiveChild: His motivation for transferring to Taiyo and getting involved in the events of the first game is due to the fact that his mother, Shizuku, has mysteriously disappeared and all evidence points to Justice High being somehow involved. |
| 31 | * FanBoy: Batsu really loves ninjas, and is also a big fan of ''[[VideoGame/{{Strider}} Strider Hiryu]]''. |
| 32 | * HesBack: A certain story path in ''Project Justice'' has Batsu leave the team for a while. He comes back as Burning Batsu and pulls this alongside a BigDamnHeroes moment in saving Hinata from Kurow (who's [[MasterOfDisguise disguised]] as Vatsu at the time). |
| 33 | * HotBlooded: His main identifying trait. His description in his bio even calls him "The Hot-Blooded Transfer Student!" |
| 34 | * JackOfAllStats: Befitting his role as the main character of a fighting game. |
| 35 | * KamehameHadouken: His team-up as Burning Batsu is a laser projectile. |
| 36 | * LookWhatICanDoNow: When he comes back as Burning Batsu in ''Project Justice'', his first act is to save Hinata from Vatsu with a new, upgraded Kiaidan. |
| 37 | * ManlyTears: In ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom'', if he does his Level 3 super when his teammate is knocked out. |
| 38 | * MeaningfulName: "Batsu" literally means to attack or fell (an opponent). It's also the word for an X-mark, as in the opposite of an "O" in ''TabletopGame/TicTacToe''. |
| 39 | * NewTransferStudent: Started as this in ''United by Fate''. By ''Project Justice'', he's now a full-fledged Taiyo High student. |
| 40 | * {{Ninja}}: Not officially, but Batsu does later learn of his family's ninja heritage and incorporates ninjutsu techniques into his fighting style as Burning Batsu. This includes using a SpinningPiledriver Burning Vigor Attack called "Imawano-Shrike Drop (Imawano-Ryuu Mozu Otoshi)", where he does a traditional Izuna Drop. |
| 41 | * PlayingWithFire: As Burning Batsu, his ki takes on fire-like qualities. |
| 42 | * ShonenHair: Look at all those spikes in his hair! |
| 43 | * {{Shotoclone}}: A lesser example - he's got fireballs, but his uppercut doesn't take him off the ground like other adherents to the trope. |
| 44 | * SuperMode: Burning Batsu in ''Project Justice''. |
| 45 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: As Burning Batsu. Technically he's not completely shirtless, but the ninja gear he wears doesn't leave much to the imagination. |
| 46 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Batsu's profile lists dogs as one of his dislikes, and the date-sim modes reveal it's because a dog bit him when he was a child. This is referenced in ''Tatsunoko vs. Capcom'', where he's not comfortable around [[Anime/NeoHumanCasshern Casshern]] because of the latter's robot dog companion, Friender. |
| 47 | --> '''Batsu:''' I... I can't take it anymore! I absolutely hate dogs! Sorry, but I've got to get out of here! |
| 48 | * XMarksTheHero: Has an X-shaped scar on his forehead. |
| 49 | * YouExclamation: He often uses the word ''temee'' (てめえ?) to address others. This is actually a rude and frowned-on way of saying "you" to other people (sometimes even translated as "you bastard"). This is downplayed in the western versions of the games. |
| 50 | [[/folder]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | [[folder:Hinata Wakaba]] |
| 53 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hinata_64.png]] |
| 54 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[GenkiGirl Stormy High School Girl]]]] |
| 55 | |
| 56 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[Characters/StreetFighterI Masters-style Karate]] (via online correspondence course) |
| 57 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomoeHanba |
| 58 | |
| 59 | ->The main deuteragonist of the series and the obligatory [[{{Joshikousei}} stock seifuku-wearing Japanese schoolgirl]] who serves as TheHeart of Taiyo High's main PowerTrio (alongside with Batsu and Kyosuke). In ''United By Fate'', she is the first to join Batsu in the search for his missing mother, but she also feels obligated to help defend her school from the attacks and kidnapping that have plagued it. She plays a similar role in ''Project Justice'', but she also ends up whacked with the DistressBall a couple times throughout. It's also hinted that she has some feelings for Batsu. |
| 60 | ---- |
| 61 | * ArmedLegs: Has a special move where she kicks off her shoes (in an apparent blooper, all ''three'' of them), wherein they become projectiles aimed at the opponent. |
| 62 | * TheCameo: She appears in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' in the background of the Kanzuki Beach stage. |
| 63 | * DamselInDistress: She's taken hostage by Kurow in the Taiyo High School storyline after she leaves to help Natsu and everyone. Batsu and Kyosuke find out and soon arrive to rescue her. Roy and Tiffany also join in, where they save Hinata from being ''crucified'' by Kurow. |
| 64 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Her skill in martial arts is mostly self-taught and her cute appearance belies her natural gift for combat. |
| 65 | * GenkiGirl: Energetic and chipper compared to her brooding (Batsu) and stoic (Kyosuke) friends. |
| 66 | * HurricaneKick: The Enbukyaku, her variation on this, can set opponents on fire with the hard kick version. |
| 67 | * {{Joshikousei}}: Being the hero girl from the main school, it's not surprising she's a rather straightforward example. |
| 68 | * MeaningfulName: "Hinata" means "Girl in the sunshine", which suits her sunny disposition. |
| 69 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Hinata's height and appearance give off the impression that she's younger than most of the cast, which occasionally disturbs her. |
| 70 | * RapidFireFisticuffs: The hard punch version of her Kikou-Shoutei special has her do this after the initial projectile. |
| 71 | * SweetTooth: According to the character creation games, she really loves her cake. |
| 72 | * WholeCostumeReference: As revealed by co-creator Hideaki Itsuno in [[http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column-112415.html an interview]] on Capcom's Capcom Fighters Network blog ([[http://www.mmcafe.com/cgi-bin/forums/bbs/messages/13594.shtml#74280 English translation here]]), Hinata's uniform is exactly the same one worn by [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Ibuki]] in her ''Street Fighter III'' endings. Itsuno and the ''Rival Schools'' team had liked the design and asked the ''SFIII'' team for permission to use it for Hinata. |
| 73 | [[/folder]] |
| 74 | |
| 75 | [[folder:Kyosuke Kagami]] |
| 76 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kyosuke_6.png]] |
| 77 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[TheStoic Mysterious Public Man]]]] |
| 78 | |
| 79 | ->'''Fighting style:''' Imawano-style [[{{Ninja}} Ninjutsu]] |
| 80 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IsshinChiba |
| 81 | |
| 82 | ->The main tritagonist of the series who serves as TheLancer of Taiyo High's main PowerTrio (alongside with Batsu and Hinata) in the original game. At Taiyo, he is the head of the Morals committee (a student group to create and enforce the school rules, basically a prefect) and joins Batsu and Hinata in investigating the student and teacher disappearances. However, he is actually in cahoots with the main culprit, Hyo (his twin brother) and even was the one who kidnapped Shizuku (Batsu's mom), but working with Batsu and Hinata convinced him that there was a better way to change the world. In ''Project Justice'', he becomes concerned by Hyo's disappearance around the same time new violence around the schools start, and later disappears after Hyo apparently dies. His friends patiently wait for his return. |
| 83 | ---- |
| 84 | |
| 85 | * AlliterativeName: '''K'''yosuke '''K'''agami. |
| 86 | * AssistCharacter: Hinata delivers a spinning kick and Batsu uppercuts his opponent during one of Kyosuke's moves in ''{{VideoGame/Capcom Vs SNK 2|Mark Of The Millennium}}'', before all three of them give their opponent one final blow. |
| 87 | * BecomingTheMask: Comes to really care for the students he pretended to befriend, hence his HeelFaceTurn. |
| 88 | * HeelFaceTurn: He ostensibly volunteers to help Batsu find his mother, but it's later revealed that Kyosuke was behind the kidnapping, working for his twin brother, Hyo Imawano. Ultimately, Kyosuke changes allegiances, and helps Batsu and Hinata defeat Hyo, while convincing his brother that Justice High's methods won't fix Japan's problems. |
| 89 | * HeroicBsod: Melts down after Hyo's apparent death. |
| 90 | * JourneyToFindOneself: Embarks on one at the end of ''Project Justice'', after his brother, Hyo, dies. |
| 91 | * NerdsAreSexy: Kyosuke is the archetypal Japanese high school bookish, yet hot, smart guy. |
| 92 | * {{Ninja}}: Believe it or not, along with Batsu, he is descended from a ninja clan. His special moves are derived from the Iwamano Clan's ninjutsu, which can be seen in the similarities between the movesets of him and Hyo. |
| 93 | * NotSoStoic: When Hyo dies in ''Project Justice'', he screams in horror and sadness. |
| 94 | * PrettyBoy: So much so that Vega throws a rose at him in their intro in VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2, which Vega only performs for female characters, and very few others. |
| 95 | * ShockAndAwe: His special attacks have an electrical component to them. |
| 96 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He's often depicted adjusting his glasses in artwork, and also poses doing as such in-game. Kyosuke is also quite the TeenGenius, with no areas of academic difficulty. |
| 97 | * TheStoic: His personality is the opposite of Batsu's, being cool, calculating, and almost never showing emotions of any sort. |
| 98 | * StoicSpectacles: For the most part, he's pretty calm and collected -- but as noted above, it doesn't always hold. |
| 99 | * TeenGenius: Academically, he excels in math and science, and unlike all of the other students, there is apparently ''no'' subject that he fares poorly in. |
| 100 | [[/folder]] |
| 101 | |
| 102 | [[folder:Hayato Nekketsu]] |
| 103 | [[quoteright:274:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hayato_5.png]] |
| 104 | [[caption-width-right:274:[[HotBlooded Burning Red Jersey]]]] |
| 105 | |
| 106 | ->'''Fighting style:''' UsefulNotes/{{Kendo}} |
| 107 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakumiYamazaki |
| 108 | |
| 109 | ->A character created for the Platform/PlayStation port of ''United By Fate'', Hayato is a physical education teacher at Taiyo High. When the school is the target of kidnappings and attacks, he sets out on his own to find out who is responsible. He doesn't assist his students, believing that they need to find out the problem and solve it on their own. In ''Project Justice'', he teams up with fellow teachers Hideo and Kyoko to investigate the new wave of attacks on the schools. |
| 110 | ---- |
| 111 | * BadassTeacher: A PE teacher who kicks ass and holds his own in a fight. |
| 112 | * BigOlEyebrows: To go with the ShonenHair and HotbloodedSideburns. |
| 113 | * CoolOldGuy: Well, relative to the youth of the average Rival Schools character. |
| 114 | * DrillSergeantNasty: This is most reflected in his Nekketsu Udetatefuse super -- he forces the opponent to do push-ups, then hits them with his shinai after a few reps. |
| 115 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[VideoGame/SamuraiShodown Haohmaru]] and of [[Manga/GetterRobo Ryoma Nagare]]. If you saw Hayato in a temple robe instead of a track suit, he and Ryoma would be indistinguishable. |
| 116 | * FanBoy: Really looks up to [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma]] as the penultimate term of being a MAN. |
| 117 | * HopelessSuitor: To Kyoko. He does not resent Hideo, however, and even appears to be a ShipperOnDeck for the two in the Justice High ending in ''Project Justice'' |
| 118 | * HotBlooded: He's pretty much Batsu's mentor. As noted below, his last name is the Japanese word for "hot blooded". |
| 119 | * HotbloodedSideburns: Very long and spiky ones befitting his hot-bloodedness. |
| 120 | * MeaningfulName: His last name is the Japanese word for "hot blooded". |
| 121 | * OralFixation: Most, if not all of the time, he's chewing on a thistle. |
| 122 | * ShonenHair: See picture. Spiked hair and sideburns! |
| 123 | * WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter: His main weapon is his ''shinai'' (kendo stick). |
| 124 | [[/folder]] |
| 125 | |
| 126 | [[folder:Chairperson / Iincho]] |
| 127 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/iincho.png]] |
| 128 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[ClassRepresentative Mainstay Of The Class]]]] |
| 129 | |
| 130 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[Characters/StreetFighterAlpha Saikyo-style Karate]] |
| 131 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikiNarahashi (''United By Fate''), Creator/MegumiToyoguchi (''Project Justice'') |
| 132 | |
| 133 | ->First appearing in Hinata's ending in ''United By Fate'', she is the class rep for the class the Taiyo students belong to. She is inspired by Hinata to take up karate so she can protect the school, but ends up taking classes for Saikyo-ryu, the martial art of ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' joke character Dan Hibiki. She makes her first playable appearance in ''Project Justice'', working with Ran and the students from Pacific High to investigate the new wave of school violence. |
| 134 | ---- |
| 135 | * ClassRepresentative: It's literally her name in-game, since her real name isn't given. |
| 136 | * CorrespondenceCourse: The means by which she learned Dan Hibiki's Saikyo-style karate. |
| 137 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Her real name is never given; she always insists on being referred to by her position. Even when you have the option to ask her name in ''Nekketsu Seishun Nikki'', she'll tell you not to worry about it and just call her the Chairperson. |
| 138 | * JokeCharacter: Her moves are very basic karate techniques that do only paltry damage. Except that is for her assist, which then makes her a LethalJokeCharacter, as she's the ''only'' one who's able to fill up both gauges when assisting. |
| 139 | * MadeOfPlasticine: One of her victory poses has her injure herself ''while celebrating her win''. |
| 140 | * PromotedToPlayable: Goes from ending extra in ''United by Fate'' to playable character in ''Project Justice'' |
| 141 | * SchoolSportUniform: Her attire is a school T-shirt over navy ''buruma'' and a CoatCape. |
| 142 | * WordsCanBreakMyBones: Her Burning Vigor Attack "Lecture Attack" knocks her opponent on their knees before she starts scolding at them and dealing actual damage with her words. |
| 143 | [[/folder]] |
| 144 | |
| 145 | [[folder:Ran Hibiki]] |
| 146 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ran_34.png]] |
| 147 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[SchoolNewspaperNewsHound Scoop Girl]]]] |
| 148 | |
| 149 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[WeaponizedCamera Photography]] |
| 150 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkikoHiramatsu |
| 151 | |
| 152 | ->Debuts in the UpdatedRerelease of the first game. Ran is a reporter for Taiyo High's schoolnewspaper, who's determined to get the scoop on the kidnappings and attacks going on, so she can win an award for best school paper story, and apparently succeeds. In ''Project Justice'', she and Chairperson tag along with the Pacific High students in investigating the new disturbance. |
| 153 | ---- |
| 154 | * CameraFiend: Lampshaded in one ending. Hyo dies and Kyosuke holds Hyo's body in a PietaPlagiarism pose. The picture is put in the school newspaper and it's mentioned: "Later, Ran felt guilty for taking this photo." |
| 155 | * GoingForTheBigScoop: Her motivation in both games -- she desperately wants to get the big scoop for Taiyo's student newspaper, even if it brings danger on her and her friends. |
| 156 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Her ''camera'' is her weapon, the flash of which acts as a close-range fireball attack. |
| 157 | * PaperFanOfDoom: Her other weapon is a fan used to whap opponents. |
| 158 | * SchoolNewspaperNewsHound: As stated above, her goal is to get a front-page story on the Taiyo school newspaper -- even if she has to [[IntrepidReporter get tangled up in a crazy school-conquering villain's plans]] to do so. |
| 159 | * ThrowTheBookAtThem: She occasionally throws some copies of the school magazine, too. |
| 160 | * WeaponizedCamera: She uses her camera this way. No [[BottomlessMagazines bottomless film rolls]] for her, though -- she has to load new film (either automatically after a set number of shots or manually through a special) and players have to plan their Ran strategies around this limitation. |
| 161 | * YouthfulFreckles: Her most identifying feature. |
| 162 | [[/folder]] |
| 163 | |
| 164 | !!Gorin High School |
| 165 | [[quoteleft:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gorin.jpeg]] |
| 166 | |
| 167 | The athletic school, where just about everybody in the school is on a sports team or is studying a field related to sports. Every character [[IKnowMaddenKombat knows Madden Kombat]] and will not refrain from using it. Has a further education branch in Gorin University. |
| 168 | |
| 169 | [[folder:Shoma Sawamura]] |
| 170 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shoma_1.png]] |
| 171 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[HomeRunHitter Explosive Slugger]]]] |
| 172 | |
| 173 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[IKnowMaddenKombat Baseball]] |
| 174 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YujiUeda |
| 175 | |
| 176 | ->Baseball player at Gorin High. In ''United By Fate'', he sets out to get vengeance on the people responsible for injuring his older brother and fellow baseball player Shuichi. He ends up being captured and brainwashed to work for Justice High, before Nagare snaps him out of it. In ''Project Justice'', he is again a direct target of the villain, as Momo (as TheMole) becomes a ClingyJealousGirl to him in order to divide him from his friends. He eventually returns to them after Momo betrays him. Momo's interference also caught him in a vicious LoveTriangle involving himself, Momo and Natsu (who Shoma has a long-standing [[TheMasochismTango Masochism Tango]] relationship since the first game). |
| 177 | ---- |
| 178 | * AlliterativeName: '''S'''homa '''S'''awamura. |
| 179 | * AnimeHair: Has spikes sticking out of his baseball cap. |
| 180 | * BatterUp: His bat's bigger than he is, to boot. |
| 181 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: Optional in the Gorin storyline but not so in other school's storylines. He is also the only member of Gorin to suffer this since the other two theoretically cannot fall victim to it. However it does use part of Gorin's storyline. Should the player choose Natsu and Roberto as the two main characters there will come a point in the story when Natsu and Shoma get into a rivalry battle. After said battle they apologize to each other but Natsu has injured Shoma quite a bit who stays behind to recuperate. It is most likely at this point that he is kidnapped by Raizo and consequently {{brainwashed}} as the two appear in other school's storylines together. |
| 182 | * CantStandThemCantLiveWithoutThem: Aptly sums up his relationship with Natsu. As much as they bicker (sometimes leading to physical altercations), you'd think he'd call it off with her and find someone else. '''[[MasochismTango Nope.]]''' Still, the Gorin ending of ''Project Justice'' shows him trying to confess his feelings for Natsu before Momo kills the moment. |
| 183 | * CluelessChickMagnet: Somehow obtains the feelings of Natsu and Momo, the former being a Tsundere, while the latter is a Deredere. |
| 184 | * CompensatingForSomething: Shoma's giant baseball bat, which is to compensate for... [[TheNapoleon his height]]. [[JustifiedTrope No, really]] -- he admits in the character creation games that he hopes carrying around and using a bat of that size will force his body to compensate for its size by making him stronger and taller. |
| 185 | * DeathCryEcho: ''Bakayarooooo!!!'' ("You idiot!") It's not clear if he's trying to get one last dig at his opponent before falling, or he's mad at himself for losing. |
| 186 | * DualBoss: For their team's second story mode battle, he and Roberto double-team Natsu after she and Shoma have an argument. Shoma and Roberto start the match with 3 full stocks of super meter[[note]]they start with 5 in the Platform/PlayStation version[[/note]], while hers is empty. Meaning, they get to use their [[LimitBreak Burning Vigors]] and their team-up attack right from the start. So if you're using Shoma as your primary character, it's basically a CurbstompBattle. But if you're using Natsu, [[ThatOneBoss it's one of the most lopsided matches]] [[PerfectPlayAI in the game.]] |
| 187 | * HomeRunHitter: His Team Up and one of his super moves has him do this to the hapless opponent. |
| 188 | * HotBlooded: He's a short, permanently fired-up little bruiser. |
| 189 | * IKnowMaddenKombat: Fights with baseball equipment -- one of his moves is a base slide, and he can bat his baseball at the opponent, as well as whack them with his huge baseball bat. |
| 190 | * InconsistentSpelling: His name is spelled "Syoma" in the arcade version of ''United By Fate''. |
| 191 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: His hot-blooded-ness causes him to make rash or rude decisions, but ultimately Shoma has the concerns of his family and friends at heart. |
| 192 | * LoveTriangle: With Natsu and Momo. |
| 193 | * MasochismTango: Deep down, his heart belongs to Natsu, but given his fiery personality, and the fact that she doesn't stand for any of his shit, their interactions often quickly turn into bickering and then full-on blazing rows. |
| 194 | * TheNapoleon: Never, ''ever'' bug him about his height. |
| 195 | * PintsizedPowerhouse: He hits hard and has more damage despite being shorter, with his trusty bat. Uses his sliding tackle and fast-swinging bat to knock out opponents. |
| 196 | * PointlessBandAid: On the bridge of his nose. |
| 197 | * RecursiveAmmo: One of his super moves has him throwing one baseball which multiplies into five as it hurtles toward his opponent. |
| 198 | * ShonenHair: Three large spikes of hair sticking out of his baseball cap. |
| 199 | * {{Tsundere}}: He's constantly arguing with Natsu, yet he definitely has feelings for her and blushes when she is referred to as his "girlfriend." |
| 200 | [[/folder]] |
| 201 | |
| 202 | [[folder:Natsu Ayuhara]] |
| 203 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/natsu_7.png]] |
| 204 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[AmazonianBeauty Powerful Attacker]]]] |
| 205 | |
| 206 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[IKnowMaddenKombat Volleyball]] |
| 207 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Narumi Tsunoda |
| 208 | |
| 209 | ->The captain of Gorin High's all-girl volleyball team. When her club members become the victims in the attacks, Natsu joins Shoma and Roberto in trying to find the culprits. It's her rather abrasive interactions with Shoma that nearly divides the group, though she also shows some feelings for him. In ''Project Justice'', when Momo shows up, Natsu has serious reservations about her hanging around Shoma all the time, which end up dividing the group of friends. Natsu is joined by Roberto and Nagare to find out the source of the new disturbances. She's one of the first to welcome back Shoma after he's betrayed by Momo and starts to more overtly show feelings for him. |
| 210 | ---- |
| 211 | * AmazonianBeauty: She's the tallest female character, has the most athletic physique of the female cast, and participates in competitive sports. While all of that makes her intimidating, there's no denying that she's a looker, as [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer some of her teammates have crushes on her]], as does her [[MasochismTango sometime boyfriend]], Shoma. |
| 212 | * BoyishShortHair: Wears short hair with side-tail accents. She's [[{{Tomboy}} a tomboy]] and the captain of the school's volleyball team, and so good at it that [[IKnowMaddenKombat she's based her fighting style around it.]] The members of her team all look up to her ([[HugeSchoolgirl literally!]]) as a CoolBigSis and role model. Most of all, [[MamaBear they know she'll protect them.]] |
| 213 | * ClingyJealousGirl: She becomes flustered and possessive when Momo begins flirting with Shoma, which Momo teases her about, much to her chagrin, with the trio forming a tense (albeit one-sided on Momo's part) yet comical love triangle. |
| 214 | * CoolBigSis: To her sports club members. |
| 215 | * EvenTheGirlsWantHer: She's highly idolized by the junior high volleyball players she tutors, and in the character creation modes, gets love letters from some female admirers. Shoma even teases her about it in her Japanese ''United By Fate'' ending: |
| 216 | -->'''Shoma''': ''(while Natsu's speaking with her junior high students)'' Well, if it isn't Natsu! Stop flirting in front of the school! |
| 217 | ** {{Bowdlerise}}d in the English translations where Shoma's sentence is changed to: |
| 218 | --->'''Shoma''': Hey Natsu! What are you doing here? Beating up your club members? |
| 219 | * HugeSchoolgirl: And very awkward about it. At 182cm (a shade under 6 feet), this measurement is a huge deal in Japan, where the average female height is 158 cm, or 5'2". |
| 220 | * IKnowMaddenKombat: She makes use of her volleyball skills in battle, and her main moves include servers and spikes, among other volleyball-themed attacks. |
| 221 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: She fights using her volleyball. She can spike it hard enough to KO her opponents, and can even make it burst into flames! |
| 222 | * MasochismTango: With Shoma, her HotBlooded, much shorter (sometimes) boyfriend. |
| 223 | * MeaningfulName: Her last name, Ayuhara, is a ShoutOut to Kozue Ayuhara, star of the venerable 1960's volleyball manga serial ''Manga/AttackNumberOne''. |
| 224 | * NiceGirl: She's a very calm and virtuous person who protects those who can't defend themselves. |
| 225 | * OneeSama: Serves as one to the junior high students she teaches. |
| 226 | * OneOfTheBoys: Very much so, which is the reason Shoma jokes about her getting love letters from her team members. Naturally, she doesn't take that lying down. |
| 227 | * PassionateSportsGirl: In addition to her interest in volleyball, she's also a strong swimmer and even does a bit of spearfishing; as seen in the ending of the Platform/PlayStation version of the game ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77PXVfkeDGY&feature=related seen at 0:22]]). |
| 228 | * SchoolSportUniform: As captain of Gorin High's volleyball team, she fights in her team uniform, which consists of a [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/natsu-b-udon.jpg jersey, knee pads, and bloomers]]. In the sequel ("Project Justice"), she switches to a regular pair of gym shorts. |
| 229 | * TinyGuyHugeGirl: She is the taller one with Shoma being shorter. |
| 230 | * StatuesqueStunner: She’s a HugeSchoolgirl and the tallest female character in the series, yet is still quite a looker. |
| 231 | * {{Tsundere}}: She argues frequently with Shoma, yet clearly shares his romantic interest, and becomes easily jealous when Momo flirts with him. |
| 232 | * WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: It's a wonder why she puts up with Shoma, let alone dates him. Their friend, Roberto, usually gets stuck playing mediator whenever she and Shoma [[MasochismTango are at each other's throats]], but he ends up exasperated just as often. |
| 233 | [[/folder]] |
| 234 | |
| 235 | [[folder:Roberto Miura]] |
| 236 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roberto_70.png]] |
| 237 | [[caption-width-right:225:Genius Keeper]] |
| 238 | |
| 239 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[IKnowMaddenKombat Soccer]] |
| 240 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa |
| 241 | |
| 242 | ->[[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball Soccer/(association) football]] player at Gorin. He joins Shoma and Natsu in their investigation of the attacks not for any personal reason, but because he's the only one who can mediate [[SlapSlapKiss their constant arguing]]. His ending has him breaking his arm and nearly ruining his career as a goalie, but he gets better (and transitions to a forward position). In ''Project Justice'', he is unable to stop the group splintering and has to hang out with Natsu and Nagare for most of the story. The Gorin High ending has him humorously observe the Shoma-Natsu-Momo love triangle along with Nagare. |
| 243 | ---- |
| 244 | |
| 245 | * ButNotTooForeign: He's a quarter Brazilian, with his first name evidencing his heritage. |
| 246 | * DualBoss: Along with Shoma (see the related entry in his section). |
| 247 | * EyeObscuringHat: His eyes are always hidden behind his visor or some other headgear. |
| 248 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: Roberto has nothing against Natsu, and only teams up with Shoma against her in order to make her settle down. Regardless whether he and Shoma win or not, he apologizes to her in the following cutscene and asks if she feels better now that she's blown off some steam. |
| 249 | * IKnowMaddenKombat: Makes use of his soccer skills in fights; he can punt his football at the opponent, slide-tackle them for a low hit, and leap up as if to save a goal, which acts as a rising attack. |
| 250 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: His soccer ball/football is his weapon of choice, and he can dropkick it at his opponent at lightning speed. |
| 251 | * OnlySaneMan: He usually has to be the voice of reason during Natsu and Shoma's arguments. If only so they'll agree not to kill each other. |
| 252 | * ShoutOut: |
| 253 | ** Two of his outfits are clearly inspired by real soccer teams (the Brazilian national team and Barcelona FC). |
| 254 | ** Also, he is most likely named after soccer players Roberto Baggio (an Italian player very popular in Japan) and Kazuyoshi Miura (one of the first Japanese players ever to play in an European league). |
| 255 | * ShrugTake: His usual reaction [[http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b251/sesshmaru/Roberto%20Miura/untitled.jpg to Shoma and Natsu's arguments]]. |
| 256 | * VisibleSigh: Seen during his shrug takes (link in the preceding entry), whenever Natsu and Shoma are fighting. |
| 257 | [[/folder]] |
| 258 | |
| 259 | [[folder:Nagare Namikawa]] |
| 260 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nagare_5.png]] |
| 261 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[TheQuietOne Sleeping Flying Fish]]]] |
| 262 | |
| 263 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[IKnowMaddenKombat Swimming]] |
| 264 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki |
| 265 | |
| 266 | ->Swimmer at Gorin, debuting in the UpdatedRerelease ''Nekketsu Nikki 2''. In that game, he is a childhood friend of both Shoma and Shuichi Sawamura, and when Shoma disappears while investigating the kidnappings, Nagare sets out on his own to find him. He succeeds in finding Shoma and snapping him out of his Justice High-induced brainwashing. In ''Project Justice'', he joins Natsu and Roberto after Shoma slips from the group to help Momo. In the Gorin High ending, he join Roberto in commenting on the the romantic mess Shoma gets himself into. |
| 267 | ---- |
| 268 | * GayMoment: His hilarious, incredibly camp synchronised swimming attack, where he and his teammates along with the opponent all do a synchronised swimming routine -- ''on dry land''. |
| 269 | * GogglesDoNothing: While it would makes sense that he would have goggles (which are standard equipment for competitive swimmers), Nagare really doesn't use them in fights (nor would he even ''need'' to, given he's fighting on land and not underwater). |
| 270 | * IKnowMaddenKombat: With swimming. Seriously — includes dives, back-stroke, splashing etc, all accompanied with water effects... on land. |
| 271 | * MakingASplash: Nagare's moves are accompanied by splashing water effects, fitting his skills as a swimmer. |
| 272 | * MeaningfulName: "Nagare" means "flow" as in the flow of a river; another very apt name in this series, given his design. |
| 273 | * MrFanservice: Nagare's quite a sight for sore eyes, since he's a very muscularly built athlete with a slim, smooth face, who fights in just a speedo. |
| 274 | * TheQuietOne: It's pretty rare for him to even speak, to the point that he doesn't even speak in his introduction pose, but rather a female announcer introduces him as if he were competing in a swim meet. |
| 275 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: In all fights, Nagare is always clad in a speedo, flippers, swim cap and a jacket with no shirt. |
| 276 | * WhatTheFuAreYouDoing: In a series where fighting styles and special moves are pretty out there across the board, his swimming-based combat techniques take the cake as the weirdest of the bunch. |
| 277 | [[/folder]] |
| 278 | |
| 279 | [[folder:Momo Karuizawa]] |
| 280 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/momo_54.png]] |
| 281 | [[caption-width-right:225:Crash The Heart]] |
| 282 | |
| 283 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[IKnowMaddenKombat Tennis]] |
| 284 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ReiSakuma |
| 285 | |
| 286 | ->Tennis player at Gorin, who debuts in ''Project Justice''. She is introduced in the Gorin High story as the supposed victims of bullying of Batsu, and latches on to Shoma when he saves her from it. In actuality, she is a a minion of the BigBad, Kurow, who uses her stature and cuteness to play out an extended WoundedGazelleGambit to drive Shoma away from his friends and use him to spread chaos among the other schools. She eventually betrays Shoma after she feels he is no longer of use, but [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Kurow then pulls the same on her]] and surprisingly, the Gorin students she messed with earlier come to her defense, and she finally joins them in gratitude. She continues to go to Gorin, but her previously fake affection for Shoma has developed into actual feelings for him, much to the chagrin of Natsu. |
| 287 | ---- |
| 288 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: In the beginning of the Gorin High storyline in ''Project Justice'', Momo had [[BitchInSheepsClothing pretended to like and love Shoma]] as a part of Kurow's EvilPlan to DivideAndConquer the various fighters so that he could eliminate them all with no problem, but after [[UngratefulBastard Kurow]]'s [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness betrayal]] towards her near the end and Shoma [[BigDamnHeroes surprisingly and unexpectedly coming to her aid]] (defending her after Kurow's cruel TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and saving her from [[OffWithHerHead getting her head chopped off by Demon Hyo]]), Momo had truly ended up falling in love with Shoma for real, much to Natsu's own personal dismay. |
| 289 | * BecomingTheMask: Momo's [[RomanticFakeRealTurn fake crush on Shoma turns real]] after he defends her from Kurow's outbursts. |
| 290 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: She's a conniving, scheming little brat who uses her appearance and an apparent attack by Kurow disguised as Batsu to win over friends. |
| 291 | * BlushSticker: Stangely, Momo has these all the time, even [[http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z295/NeoChaosX/Gorin%20HS%20story/shoma-momo.png when she's crying]]. Even stranger, she's the ''only'' character in the series that has a detail like this. |
| 292 | * ClingyJealousGirl: To Shoma, but that's part of her plan to infiltrate Gorin. That it drives Natsu nuts is a bonus to Momo. |
| 293 | * CuteBruiser: She's very strong for her size -- so much so that her racket is reinforced with large bolts to compensate for her strength when she plays tennis. |
| 294 | * DeliberatelyCuteChild: Pretty much how she wins over Shoma as a supporter. |
| 295 | * TheFakeCutie: A prime example, Momo presents as an adorable {{Kawaiiko}}, but she is in fact a scheming brat working for Kurow. |
| 296 | * GenkiGirl: Gives Hinata a run for her money in how energetic she is. |
| 297 | * GirlishPigtails: Which emphasize her OlderThanTheyLook appearance. |
| 298 | * IKnowMaddenKombat: Uses her tennis skills in fights, including powerful volleys, drop-shots, and massive whacks with her racket. |
| 299 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Her tennis racket and ball(s). |
| 300 | * {{Kawaiiko}}: To a rather ridiculous extreme, though it's mostly a ploy to further her goals as Kurow's loyal minion. |
| 301 | * LoveMakesYouCrazy: Her devotion and possible love for Kurow are quite genuine. It doesn't work so well for her in the long run. |
| 302 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 303 | ** ''Karuizawa'' is a famous Japanese holiday/activity spot, and it was here that Emperor Akihito famously met the Empress Michiko... ''on a tennis court''. |
| 304 | ** "Momo" means "peach", and is a typically cutesy, girly name, which suits her look and forced personality. |
| 305 | * [[OlderThanTheyLook Older Than She Looks]]: Is 15, looks about 12. According to her bio she's so GenreSavvy about it that not only she uses it in her cover, but also to become a popular model of ''children's clothes''. |
| 306 | * PerkyFemaleMinion: To Kurow, until her HeelFaceTurn. |
| 307 | * PinkMeansFeminine: As an (ostensibly) sweet GirlyGirl, her outfit is candy-striped pinks and white. |
| 308 | * TaremeEyes: Another feature that adds to her fake cutsey-little-girl image. Compare to her fellow Darkside conspirator Yurika and her TsurimeEyes. |
| 309 | * ThirdPersonPerson: Has a winquote where she refers to herself in the third person as "Momo-chan". This is more apparent in ''Project Justice'''s character creation game. |
| 310 | * TokenMiniMoe: Cetainly not at loli age, but everything else about her fits the trope. |
| 311 | * WoundedGazelleGambit: Pretends to be hurt by [[MasterOfDisguise Vatsu]] to endear herself to Shoma and try get him away from Natsu and Roberto. |
| 312 | * WingdingEyes: Unlike the other characters, her eyes become X's when she's KO'd. |
| 313 | [[/folder]] |
| 314 | |
| 315 | !!Gedo High School |
| 316 | [[quoteleft:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gedo.jpeg]] |
| 317 | |
| 318 | The all-male school of JapaneseDelinquents, where troubled students are sent when they are failing at other schools. Luckily, one student, Daigo Kazama leads a gang made up by most of the student body, where he teaches them the lessons of being a "real man" (or in other words, good upstanding citizens). |
| 319 | |
| 320 | [[folder:Daigo Kazama]] |
| 321 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daigo_0.png]] |
| 322 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[BigManOnCampus Boss of Gedo High]]]] |
| 323 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[labelnote:Click here to see Wild Daigo]]\ |
| 324 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wdaigo.png\ |
| 325 | Berserk Boss]][[/labelnote]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | |
| 328 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[GoodOldFisticuffs Street Fighting]] |
| 329 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoichiYamadera (Japanese, ''United By Fate''), Creator/AkioOtsuka (Japanese, ''Project Justice'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''), Creator/MichaelMcConnohie (English, ''Street Fighter V'') |
| 330 | |
| 331 | ->Leader of Gedo High's gang, Daigo is fiercely determined to protect his hometown, and teaches his follows on how to do so. When the kidnapping and attacks strike local schools prior to the events of ''United By Fate'', Daigo sets out to find out who is behind it. He does find out Hyo is TheManBehindTheMan and challenges him to fight, but is defeated and becomes a brainwashed servant of Hyo. It takes the intervention of his sister Akira and two of his gang's most loyal members, Edge and Gan, to break him out of it. Disappointed by the loss, Daigo set out to train himself to avoid such a loss. During that time, he is somehow turned into a brainwashed sleeper agent of Kurow Kirishima, which segues into ''Project Justice''. Under Kurow's influence, Daigo orders Edge, Gan and the rest of Gedo's gang to attack the other schools, which concern Edge and Gan to the point where they team with Akira again to knock some sense into Daigo. Depending on the ending, either they succeed in breaking Daigo out of his brainwashing and Daigo sets off to train himself again, or he dies from fighting them too many times. |
| 332 | ---- |
| 333 | * BadassLongcoat: Befitting his role as a heroic delinquent leader. |
| 334 | * BigBrotherInstinct: ''Don't'' ever hurt his little sister Akira and his gang. |
| 335 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: Happens to him ''twice'', one for each game no less. |
| 336 | * DistressedDude: During the first game, he's captured and brainwashed by Hyo and has to be rescued by his sister and subordinates. And then it happens ''again'' in the sequel -- and may end up being killed. |
| 337 | * GoodOldFisticuffs: Daigo's style is identified as "street fighting", where he hits his opponent really ''really'' hard. However, he does show skill and finesse despite the name and is able to use ki blasts like his little sister. |
| 338 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a scar running straight down his right eye. Daigo himself is on the side of good, but the scar is manipulated by the clearly evil Kurow to brainwash Daigo into one of Kurow's servants. |
| 339 | * JapaneseDelinquents: Unlike the other students of Gedo, Daigo aims to work these tendencies out of his gang. |
| 340 | * PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Best summarizes his assist move - the unfortunate opponent takes several shots at him that don't even make him flinch, followed by a single powerful punch from him sending the opponent flying. His Wild Daigo version has him throw the opponent against his own partner and ''punching them both''. |
| 341 | * {{Sarashi}}: His Wild Daigo form reveals that he wears this. |
| 342 | * ShonenHair: Well, technically, he's a seinen. |
| 343 | * TheStoic: He's quiet, cool, calm, and collected in a game where most of the characters are rowdy, energetic and passionate. |
| 344 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Anything Akira cooks, especially when it's anything sweet. |
| 345 | [[/folder]] |
| 346 | |
| 347 | [[folder:Edge (Eiji Yamada)]] |
| 348 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/edge_5.png]] |
| 349 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[BladeEnthusiast Bloody Knife]]]] |
| 350 | |
| 351 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[CombatPragmatist Dirty Brawling]] |
| 352 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Yoshiharu Yamada |
| 353 | |
| 354 | ->Student at Gedo, dressed in all-purple and styling his (dyed) blonde hair in tall spikes. When Akira appears at Gedo to search for Daigo, Edge is one of the ones to help out. He is initially skeptical of Akira but after a fight, comes to trust her and is not bothered by [[SamusIsAGirl the revelation of her true gender]]. In ''Project Justice'', he initially followers a returned Daigo but when he notices Daigo orders are getting more violent and asks Akira for help in snapping Daigo out of it. When Daigo leaves again to train, Edge is named as one of the co-leaders of the Gedo gang along with Gan. |
| 355 | ---- |
| 356 | * AnimeHair: His hair is sprayed into vertiginous spikes, which he even uses in a few attacks. |
| 357 | * TheCameo: He appears in the background of the Construction Site stage in ''VideoGame/CapcomVsSNKMillenniumFight2000'', having lunch with the construction crew. |
| 358 | * CombatPragmatist: Wields knives, kicks sand at opponents, and even uses his hair! |
| 359 | * EmbarrassingFirstName: Prefers to go by "Edge", and one of his dislikes is his first name. |
| 360 | * JapaneseDelinquents: A classic example with his sneering, hunched pose, hands jammed into his pockets, and his absolutely ''non''-regulation dyed blond, punk hairdo. |
| 361 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Though he's acts like a hooligan in public, there's [[HiddenDepths a side to Edge]] where he will do what's right, even if he has to break rules to do it. |
| 362 | * TheQuincyPunk: A Japanese take on the Western concept, he sports the big baggy pants and headband typical to JapaneseDelinquents, and has the mandatory shitty, trouble-making attitude to go with it. |
| 363 | * SilverSpoonTroublemaker: Comes from a rich family, and is a delinquent. |
| 364 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Gan, as they pretty much play backup to Akira during both games. |
| 365 | * ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight: Edge is actually afraid of ghosts, and like most people who are afraid of ghosts, he's also a little wary of the dark as well. |
| 366 | [[/folder]] |
| 367 | |
| 368 | [[folder:Gan Isurugi]] |
| 369 | [[quoteright:255:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gan_2.png]] |
| 370 | [[caption-width-right:255:[[StoutStrength Superhuman]] Gang Leader]] |
| 371 | |
| 372 | ->'''Fighting style:''' SumoWrestling |
| 373 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakashiNagasako |
| 374 | |
| 375 | ->Gan is a sizable student at Gedo who is a member of Daigo's gang. When Daigo disappears, Gan is quick to join Akira in helping find the lost leader. Like Edge, he has initial reservations about Akira but becomes accepting to her, even after learning her true gender. In ''Project Justice'', he follows Edge in asking Akira for help dealing with an erratic Daigo and is named co-leader of the Gedo gang along with Edge at the end of it all. |
| 376 | ---- |
| 377 | * AssKicksYou: He has a dash attack where he throws his sizable money-maker at the opponent. |
| 378 | * BigEater: Supplementary materials note that he eats like a sumo-wrestler. |
| 379 | * BigGuy: Of the Gedo team; he towers over his teammates and has a fighting style based around his huge build. |
| 380 | * CountryMouse: Is from the countryside and has a very large (no pun intended) family — he’s one of seven children. |
| 381 | * DumbMuscle: Evidenced in his ''United By Fate'' ending, where he tries in vain to understand a textbook. |
| 382 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII E. Honda]], from his look, to his fighting style borrowing elements of sumo wrestling (including his own rendition of Honda's "Hundred Hand Slap"). |
| 383 | * FatIdiot: Emphasized in his ''United by Fate'' ending, where he struggles in vain to understand a history book and destroys it when he reaches a breaking point, earning him a scolding from Akira. |
| 384 | * GeniusBruiser: Not in terms of intelligence, but according to Chairperson, she discovered that Gan is actually very talented in art. The reason he doesn't develop this talent is out of duty to help support his relatively poor family. |
| 385 | * GentleGiant: Unlike Edge, Gan naturally means well and wants to do right by his humble, country origins but this is impeded by his [[FatIdiot dimwittedness]] and easily riled-up temper. |
| 386 | * JapaneseDelinquents: Like Edge, he's in Gedo because of his delinquent behavior. |
| 387 | * MassiveNumberedSiblings: Gan's the oldest of ''six'' kids, which is not that uncommon around the world, but ''highly'' unusual in Japan nowadays due to the inherent expense and limited space. |
| 388 | * MeaningfulName: "Gan" means "rock" -- which perfectly suits his huge build. |
| 389 | * MightyGlacier: He's the in-game equivalent to [[Franchise/StreetFighter Zangief and T. Hawk]]. He's slow but his sumo-inspired strikes cause lots of damage. |
| 390 | * StoutStrength: Many of his moves are even rooted in sumo wrestling. |
| 391 | * SumoWrestling: The basis of his fighting style. |
| 392 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Edge, as they pretty much play backup to Akira during both games. |
| 393 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Onigiri (rice balls). Eats them in his taunt and in one of his winning poses. He's apparently been given the title of "Dr. Onigiri" because of his knowledge on rice balls. He also supposedly carries chocolate on his person to share with others. |
| 394 | [[/folder]] |
| 395 | |
| 396 | |
| 397 | !!Seijyun Girls High School |
| 398 | [[quoteleft:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seijuyn.jpeg]] |
| 399 | |
| 400 | The all-female DistaffCounterpart to Gedo, introduced in ''Project Justice''. As opposed to Gedo reforming delinquent males, Seijyun instead teaches [[{{Ojou}} its mostly well-off]] female student body [[YamatoNadeshiko the traditional values and virtues a Japanese woman is supposed to have]]. The school is also the base for the Ladies Team, an all-female gang that is occasional rivals with the Gedo High gang, led by Aoi "Zaki" Himezaki. |
| 401 | |
| 402 | [[folder:Akira Kazama]] |
| 403 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akira_17.png]] |
| 404 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[BadassBiker Pure Rider]]]] |
| 405 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[labelnote:Click here to see helmeted/Powered Akira]]\ |
| 406 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pakira.png\ |
| 407 | Kung-Fu Rider[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 408 | |
| 409 | ->'''Fighting style:''' Bājíquán |
| 410 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiharuTezuka (Japanese, ''United by Fate'' and ''Project Justice''), Creator/AkiraSekine (Japanese, ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''), Creator/KayliMills (English, ''Street Fighter V'') |
| 411 | |
| 412 | ->Motorcycle-loving younger sister of Daigo. In ''United By Fate'', she enrolls in Gedo High to search about the whereabouts of her brother but since Gedo is an all-boys school, Akira dresses in a thick motorcycle suit and her brother's motorcycle helmet [[SweetPollyOliver to pass herself off as a boy]]. She convinces Edge and Gan help her out and manages to become good-enough friends with them to the point that when her gender was revealed, they didn't care. She finishes her first year at Gedo but has to transfer to Seijyun High prior to the events of ''Project Justice'', where she befriends Yurika. When Akira receives news of Daigo's erratic behavior, the two girls ask Zaki for help. The three girls become fast friends, and even after Yurika is revealed as TheMole, Akira is more than willing to welcome her back to school. |
| 413 | |
| 414 | ->Appearing as a playable character in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' via DLC, Akira is the first ''Rival Schools'' character to officially cross over into the ''Street Fighter'' series. |
| 415 | ---- |
| 416 | |
| 417 | * BadassBiker: Akira has a passion for motorcycles and is an exceptionally skilled fighter for her age, able to go toe-to-toe not only against her rival fellow students, but also the best fighters in the ''world'' when she enters the ''Street Fighter'' universe. |
| 418 | * BreakoutCharacter: She's the fan favorite of the series and banked a slot for the 5th season of DLC in ''Street Fighter V''. Not only that, she got over half of the votes between the 4 characters on the ''Street Fighter'' Twitter to reveal which of the 4 revealed newcomers fans were most hyped about. |
| 419 | * BlondeBrunetteRedhead: To Zaki's redhead and Yurika's blonde. |
| 420 | * FanGirl: She LOVES ''Franchise/MegaMan''. |
| 421 | * GuestFighter: Returns Sakura's favor of crossing over into her series by appearing in ''Street Fighter V'', after nearly two decades of her franchise lying dormant. |
| 422 | * IdiotHair: Has a noticeable cowlick, but doesn't display the typical character traits associated with it. |
| 423 | * KindheartedCatLover: She would like to have one, but the apartment complex she lives in forbids pets in the premises. |
| 424 | * LateArrivalSpoiler: In ''Project Justice'', you know she's a girl from the start. |
| 425 | * MaskOfPower: Becomes a much stronger and confident character when wearing her brother's motorcycle helmet. In ''Project Justice'', her masked biker-chick form from the first game is available as a secret character called "Powered Akira", and as an optional EleventhHourSuperpower during the Seijyun High storyline. |
| 426 | * NiceGirl: Despite what her intimidating appearance (and to some extent, her personality) when wearing her brother's biker outfit may have you believe, she's actually a very sweet young lady, if not rather shy. |
| 427 | * SamusIsAGirl: The big reveal in her ending in ''United By Fate''. |
| 428 | * ShoutOut: Her assist for her non-helmeted form in ''United By Fate'' looks very similar to the "Synchronized Attack" done by Eva Units 1 and 2 in ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. |
| 429 | * ShipTease: With Yurika. |
| 430 | * ShrinkingViolet: When she's not wearing her brother's biker outfit, she's more or less a downplayed take on this trope. |
| 431 | * SuperDrowningSkills: She couldn't swim until Nagare taught her. |
| 432 | * SweetPollyOliver: Has to disguise herself as a boy in the original ''Rival Schools'' because her brother's school is all-male. Good thing "Akira" is [[GenderBlenderName both a boys and a girls name in Japanese]]... |
| 433 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: As a rough, androgynous biker, she serves as the tomboy to Yurika's girly girl. |
| 434 | %%* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's now like this after her tenure as OneOfTheBoys in ''United by Fate''. |
| 435 | * ToughSpikesAndStuds: She wears a biker jacket with spiked shoulder pads and is as tough as they come. |
| 436 | * TownGirls: The Neither to Zaki's Butch and Yurika's Femme. |
| 437 | * WrenchWench: She not only knows how to ride motorcycles, she's good a fixing them too, having learned the craft from a friend of her family. |
| 438 | [[/folder]] |
| 439 | |
| 440 | [[folder:Zaki (Aoi Himezaki)]] |
| 441 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zaki_9.png]] |
| 442 | [[caption-width-right:225:Cold Female [[JapaneseDelinquents Gang Leader]]]] |
| 443 | |
| 444 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[ChainPain Soubenjutsu]] |
| 445 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiOrikasa |
| 446 | |
| 447 | ->Debuting in ''Project Justice'', Zaki is the [[{{Delinquents}} delinquent]] leader of the Ladies Team gang. Because of this, Akira approaches her to help find out what's up with Daigo. Zaki is a very "chain-whip first, ask questions later" sort of person, hating teachers and is generally very irritable. The Ladies Team is fiercely loyal to her, as she's quick to mobilize and organize them when the Gedo High gang leads an attack on Seijyun High. In the Seijyun ending, she helps cheer up Akira in Yurika's absence and comments on the PseudoRomanticFriendship between the two. |
| 448 | ---- |
| 449 | * ChainPain: Her weapon of choice is a chained whip. |
| 450 | * ChainedByFashion: It's not just a weapon for her -- Zaki wears chains on her uniform and even in her hair. |
| 451 | * CoolMask: You never, ''ever'' see her without her mask. |
| 452 | * EmbarrassingMiddleName: She [[RealWomenNeverWearDresses hates having "hime" (Japanese for "princess") in her name]], hence why she prefers the other half of her surname. |
| 453 | * GrievousHarmWithABody: Zaki's assist ends with her grabbing her partner and using them as a club to beat the opponent with. |
| 454 | * JapaneseDelinquents: Her school uniform includes chains, a mask, and a lengthened skirt with a split seam, the kind typically worn by female delinquents and gang members known as ''sukeban''. |
| 455 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: If she comes to care for you, she'll be your (very stoic and bad-tempered) friend for life. |
| 456 | * RealWomenDontWearDresses: She doesn't seem to be fond of overly feminine girls, despite her friendship with Yurika. |
| 457 | * SensualSpandex: A part of her outfit, which is something of a ShoutOut to the VisualKei artistic movement. |
| 458 | * ShipperOnDeck: Might be one, if her comments on Akira and Yurika in the Seijyun High ending say something. |
| 459 | * TownGirls: The Butch to Akira's Neither and Yurika's Femme. |
| 460 | * TomboyishPonytail: The least feminine of the three Seijyun gals, with the aformentioned chain-styled hairdo to go with it. |
| 461 | [[/folder]] |
| 462 | |
| 463 | [[folder:Yurika Kirishima]] |
| 464 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yurika_0.png]] |
| 465 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[ElegantClassicalMusician Melodic Young Woman]]]] |
| 466 | |
| 467 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[ImplausibleFencingPowers Fencing]] |
| 468 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeikoHan |
| 469 | |
| 470 | ->Demure violin-playing girl, debuting in ''Project Justice''. She is one of of the first friends Akira makes when she transfers to Seijyun High between the events of the two games, and helps her in asking for Zaki's help. In actuality, Yurika is working as an agent of her younger brother Kurow to further his plans. However, Yurika's time with Akira convinces her that her brother's plans are wrong, and she eventually switches sides in order to stop him. In the Seijyun ending, she disappears from school for a period of time out of guilt for what she did, before returning, much to the relief of Akira. |
| 471 | ---- |
| 472 | * AnimeHair: With the ridiculously large OjouRinglets and cinnamon bun-esque ringlets on top of her head, she's the queen of this in the series, if not in Capcom games as a whole. |
| 473 | * AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: In a series set in modern day Japan, she seems to have stepped right out of 19th century Europe. However the interest in period-style European clothing is actually [[ElegantGothicLolita a fairly modern fashion trend in Japan]], so her look is not completely incongruous. |
| 474 | * BecomingTheMask: Like Kyosuke, she was supposed to be TheMole for her brother, but comes to truly care for her teammates. |
| 475 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: There's a slightly disquieting side to Yurika, mostly due to her maudlin expression and dead eyes, and some in-game artwork of her carrying out her brother's evil plans is downright ''creepy'' -- especially the image of her in silhouette playing the flute....''[[http://nabbyfan.deviantart.com/art/Project-Justice-Yurika-Redux-92796807 with glowing eyes]]''. |
| 476 | * BlackEyesOfEvil: Both Kirishima siblings have the same curious eyes, with the iris color bleeding into the whiteness of the sclera, lending them a sullen, dead look. Yurika however turns out not to be as evil as her brother Kurow is, but is rather just an unwilling pawn in his evil plans. |
| 477 | * BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The blonde to Akira's brunette and Zaki's redhead -- if you squint just right, as her hair is more of an ash-brown. |
| 478 | * CombatStilettos: Not exactly obvious [[http://i42.tinypic.com/a0ay6g.jpg at first glance]], but her in-game self clearly shows those clogs of hers have [[https://hg101.kontek.net/rivalschools/projectjustice-14.png a heel on them]]. |
| 479 | * DanceBattler: Her fighting style integrates quite a few ballerina-esque movements. Not surprising that one of her specialized talents listed in her profile includes ballet. |
| 480 | * DefectorFromDecadence: Ends up betraying the Darkside Congress in the interest of her own conscience. |
| 481 | * DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Yurika typically sports a very maudlin expression, with blank, sad-looking eyes, though it's not surprising considering the way her brother treats her. |
| 482 | * ElegantClassicalMusician: A violinist, to be specific. |
| 483 | * ElegantGothicLolita: Her outfit echoes the look, but her colors (sky blue, white, and bright red ribbon and shoes) contrast to the dark colors normally associated with EGL outfits. |
| 484 | * GiantPoofySleeves: On her [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yurika-scary.png school uniform]]. |
| 485 | * GratuitousFrench: During her Minuet of the Abyss special. |
| 486 | -->''Un, deux, trois!'' |
| 487 | * HighClassGloves: White opera ones, to be specific. Considering that she is an ojou, they fit her like, well, a glove. |
| 488 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Her violin, which manifests large, energised musical notes in the manner of a classic fireball attack. |
| 489 | * InstrumentOfMurder: Though she mainly uses manifested musical notes when fighting, Yurika also has several moves where she uses her violin [[InstrumentOfMurder like a fencing foil]]. |
| 490 | * JapanesePoliteness: One of the conversations in ''Project Justice'''s board game implies that Yurika is a very polite speaker, to the point that even Gedo High's numerous {{delinquents}} start speaking more politely around her. |
| 491 | * LadyOfWar: Uses feminine, graceful movements inspired by ballet and fencing in her fighting style and her attitude in fights gives off the air of being above combat. |
| 492 | * LongHairIsFeminine: The most feminine (ridiculously so) of the Seijyun gals, and her OjouRinglets are already [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yurika-scary.png pretty big]] as it is. |
| 493 | * MagicalFlutist: It's apparent that her musical talents also extend to the flute, which she uses (rather creepily) to hypnotise the other students, whilst acting as her brother's mole in the main storyline. |
| 494 | * MeaningfulName: "Yurika" means "Lily flower". As well as being an incredibly feminine name (which suits her personality), it is also one the so-called "Geisha names" -- that is, names (often florally inspired) that follow conventions and forms typical to the {{Geisha}} community. This lends Yurika a further degree of old-fashioned prestige. |
| 495 | * {{Mukokuseki}}: What Japanese girl has ash-blonde hair and gray eyes? |
| 496 | * MusicalAssassin: Fights with her violin, both with the music it generates and the bow as a weapon itself. |
| 497 | * {{Ojou}}: A mix of both major types of the character. |
| 498 | * OjouRinglets: The poster girl for this style, to the point of [[ExaggeratedTrope exaggeration]]. |
| 499 | * ProperTightsWithASkirt: Wears white tights to go with her ensemble. |
| 500 | * SiblingYinYang: Where Yurika is timid, gentle and polite (if occasionally disquieting), her brother Kurow is violent, ruthless and power-mad. |
| 501 | * ShipTease: With Akira. |
| 502 | * SuperSenses: In ''Project Justice'''s character creation [[BoardGames board game]], Yurika reveals to the player character that she can identify people by the sound of their footsteps. |
| 503 | * TokenWholesome: In a series where the female characters are attired in either mini-skirts or tight clothing, Yurika is the most conservatively-dressed and is easily the least sexualised, if at all. |
| 504 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: As a relatively feminine lady, she's the girly girl to Akira's tomboy. |
| 505 | * TownGirls: The Femme to Akira's Neither and Zaki's Butch. |
| 506 | * TrueBlueFemininity: Wears a sky-blue dress. |
| 507 | * TsurimeEyes: Adds to her dour, quiet demeanor. Compare to her fellow Darkside conspirator Momo and her Tareme eyes. |
| 508 | [[/folder]] |
| 509 | |
| 510 | !!Pacific High School |
| 511 | [[quoteleft:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pacific.jpeg]] |
| 512 | |
| 513 | The school of {{foreign exchange student}}s. Typically a haven for rich Western families to send their kids to see the world, although it has opportunities for the less-advantageous such as Boman. Despite this international reach, the characters here are not Japanese, but rather hail from [[{{Eagleland}} the United States]]. |
| 514 | |
| 515 | [[folder:Roy Bromwell]] |
| 516 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roy_65.png]] |
| 517 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[PatrioticFervor Strong-Armed American]]]] |
| 518 | |
| 519 | ->'''Fighting style:''' Personal Style (based on [[IKnowMaddenKombat American football]]) |
| 520 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyotaroOkiayu |
| 521 | |
| 522 | ->American foreign transfer student, and TheRival of Batsu. The son of a high-ranking police detective, Roy is ordered by his father to investigate the kidnappings and violence in ''United By Fate''. Roy reluctantly accepts, as he distrusts Japanese people and hates the country after hearing his grandfather's bitter stories about UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan and World War II - this causes him to clash with much of the mostly-Japanese cast, most notably Batsu. With the help of Tiffany and Boman, Roy traces the attacks to Justice High, but is defeated and becomes a brainwashed servant of the school. It takes the intervention of the Taiyo High students to break them out of it, which convinces Roy that Japanese aren't as bad as it seems, and his burgeoning rivalry with Batsu becomes more of a friendly one. He returns with the United States to Tiffany, determined to change the world. Both he and Tiffany return to Japan during the events of ''Project Justice'', bailing out the Taiyo students and Boman from Kurow's plans. Following Kurow's defeat, Roy returns to the USA, more determined than ever to help change the world. |
| 523 | |
| 524 | ->His ''United By Fate'' ending hints at how he does so -- by becoming '''''[[OurPresidentsAreDifferent President of the United States]]''''' 20 years down the line. Yes, seriously. |
| 525 | ---- |
| 526 | * AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Of [[VideoGame/FatalFury Terry Bogard]]. Roy borrows several of his attacks, complete with liberal use of GratuitousEnglish: |
| 527 | ** His "Touchdown Wave" GroundPunch is a short-ranged version of Terry's "Power Wave". While his [[LimitBreak "Touchdown Spike"]] BV is essentially the same as Terry's 'Triple Geyser'/"Overshoot Geyser". |
| 528 | ** His "Dynamite Straight" PowerFist is a stationary version of the "Burn Knuckle" and, in ''"Project Justice"'', he gains own version of the 'Power Dunk'. |
| 529 | * AmericansAreCowboys: In [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/739457/ at least one supplemental art featuring him]]. He's normally wearing his preppy Pacific High uniform, though. |
| 530 | * BigDamnHeroes: In ''Project Justice'', he and Tiffany arrive just in time to save your team's kidnapped character and join your team in taking Kurow down. |
| 531 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: Along with his classmates in ''United by Fate''. |
| 532 | * CompositeCharacter: Many fans like to call Roy a combination of Terry Bogard and Ken Masters due to him having an appearance and moves that mostly resemble Terry and having shoryukens like Ken. |
| 533 | * ForeignExchangeStudent: He and his team are exchange students from America, who've come to Japan under orders from his father to investigate the rash of kidnappings at the other schools. |
| 534 | * GratuitousEnglish: When he [[CallingYourAttacks yells out his attack names]]: "TOUCHDOWN!", (during Dynamite Straight) "Go, FURY!", (team up attack) "DOUBLE MIGHTY!" |
| 535 | * IKnowMaddenKombat: As the star quarterback of Pacific High's football team, some of his moves are derived from the sport. |
| 536 | * {{Jerkass}}: Roy is very condescending of the Japanese and has a huge superiority complex when it comes to the respective countries. This was toned down a LOT in the western translation which makes it rather odd for gamers who can understand Japanese since only the translation is different. The dialogue is still the same as the original making it somewhat strange to read one thing and listen to something completely different. It should be noted that towards the end of the game Roy has changed his outlook on Japan considerably and seems to view the country with a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold lot more respect]]. |
| 537 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: From the sequel onwards. |
| 538 | * LovableJock: To his friends, at least. Though [[CharacterDevelopment he becomes a legitimate example]] by the first game's conclusion, after losing most of his jerkass tendencies. |
| 539 | * MeaningfulName: The name "Roy" comes from the French word "roi", meaning "King", which suits his status as a big man on campus and future leader of the United States. |
| 540 | * NoPartyGiven: His ''United By Fate'' ending shows him as the President of the United States. Whether he ran on the Democratic or Republican presidential ticket is left unstated. |
| 541 | * OurPresidentsAreDifferent: A budding example, considering that he isn't actually sworn in until [[DistantFinale 20 years later]], but he starts off as a mixture of President Action, President Target and President Jerkass, with the latter two eventually getting dropped to make him a hybrid of President Action and President Personable. |
| 542 | * PatrioticFervor: Loves his country, and admires his WWII-veteran grandfather. In his ''United By Fate'' ending, he ultimately becomes the President. |
| 543 | * {{Shoryuken}}: His "Twister Upper" is an anti-air spinning uppercut that bears resemblance to ''Street Fighter's'' Ken and Dudley's moves, the Shinryuken and Jet Upper respectively. |
| 544 | * TheRival: To Batsu, but it is more friendly post-''United By Fate''. |
| 545 | * TimePassageBeard: His ''United By Fate'' ending takes place 20 years after the game's events, and thus depicts him with one -- after having taken the oath of office. |
| 546 | * TranslationConvention: Despite being an American, he speaks mostly Japanese in his in-game appearances, save for bits of GratuitousEnglish as noted above. |
| 547 | [[/folder]] |
| 548 | |
| 549 | [[folder:Tiffany Lords]] |
| 550 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tiffany_2.png]] |
| 551 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[MsFanservice Sexy Cheerleader]]]] |
| 552 | |
| 553 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[BoxingBattler Kickboxing]] (enhanced by [[SheFu cheerleading acrobatics]]) |
| 554 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikiNarahashi |
| 555 | |
| 556 | ->American transfer student, the daughter of a wealthy businessman and the series' MsFanservice. A member of Pacfic High's cheerleading team, Tiffany joins Roy's investigations of the school violence not out of concern but rather to impress Roy, who she has a crush on. Like Roy, she ends up as a brainwashed servant of Justice High until the Taiyo students break her out of it as well. She returns to the United States with Roy following the events of ''United By Fate'', but when Roy heads off alone to study to get into politics, Tiffany sets out to train to be a bodyguard so she can always be with him. She gets her wish in ''Project Justice'', joining Roy in returning to Japan to help out their classmate Boman and their friends at Taiyo. Afterwards, she returns to the United States to assist Roy in changing the world. |
| 557 | |
| 558 | ->And that ending of Roy's where he becomes US President? Tiffany plays a role in that, too -- she's Roy's ''future wife and First Lady''. |
| 559 | ---- |
| 560 | |
| 561 | * AssKicksYou: Has both an ass attack and a "kiss my ass" taunt. |
| 562 | * BigDamnHeroes: In ''Project Justice'', she and Roy arrive just in time to save your team's kidnapped character and join your team in taking Kurow down. |
| 563 | * BoxingBattler: She's an acrobatic cheerleader who incorporates boxing moves into her fighting style. She's even got large boxing gloves to prove it, which also resemble pom-poms. |
| 564 | * BrainlessBeauty: A gorgeous, bubbly, blonde cheerleader who seemingly struggles to make sense of the situations she finds herself in, with Roy often relaying what’s going on in fatigued deadpan. |
| 565 | * TheCameo: She appears in Comicbook/{{Deadpool}}'s ending in ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', as well as in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' in the background of the Kanzuki Beach stage. |
| 566 | * CleavageWindow: Her outfit in ''Project Justice'' has a star-shaped one on her chest, in an inversion of her star-shaped bikini in the first game. |
| 567 | * CombatStilettos: On the boots of her ''Project Justice'' outfit. How's that's even acceptable for cheerleading boggles the mind... |
| 568 | * DumbBlonde: She shows signs of it in her dialogue, especially in the English translation: |
| 569 | --> '''Tiffany:''' Brainwashing? Hey Roy, what's brainwashing? |
| 570 | * EloquentInMyNativeTongue: '''Part''' of her apparent stupidity can be explained by the fact that her grasp of the Japanese language is much more slippery than Roy or Boman's. For example, the above quote makes her out to be a little less clueless if one remembers that [[TranslationConvention everyone is actually speaking Japanese]] -- the way she ''tries'' to say "you guys" in Japanese is ''you-tachi''; as in the English word "you" to refer to who she's talking to, and 達 (''tachi'') to make it plural. |
| 571 | * ForeignExchangeStudent: Tiffany’s originally from the US, but is spending a term or two studying in Japan. |
| 572 | * GenkiGirl: Compared to the serious Roy and the reserved Boman, Tiffany has a bubbly, energetic vibe to her. |
| 573 | * GorgeousGaijin: Have you ''seen'' her costumes? A blonde, large-breasted, scantily-clad American whose move-set includes a variety of butt-bashes and a throw where she literally smashes her pneumatic ''breasts'' into the opponent to send them flying. |
| 574 | * GratuitousEnglish: All of Tiffany's special's are called in her native English, despite speaking Japanese in all cutscenes. |
| 575 | --> WANDAFUL! BEAUTIFAL! EXCITING! |
| 576 | * IntimateHealing: Tiffany's Team-Up Technique "Love & Peace" has her [[TheGlomp glomping]] the chosen point character, before giving them a literal KissOfLife, healing a portion of their HP. She does this for ''all'' male and female characters of different ages including Hideo, Kyoko, Hayato who are teachers, Hinata and Momo who are shorter characters, and even for Hyo and Kurow who are the villains. If the player makes a team just of Tiffany, she even does this to ''[[ScrewYourself herself]]''. |
| 577 | * JigglePhysics: The only female in the series whose breasts are animated. Of course, since she has the most visible assets as well, it was inevitable. |
| 578 | * MarshmallowHell: One of her throws has her smother the (un)lucky opponent in her impressively bouyant cleavage. |
| 579 | * MeaningfulName: The name Tiffany refers to ''The Trinity'' in the Christian faith, which isn't particularly meaningful for her character. However, the name is inextricably linked with bubbly, all-American type girls in popular culture, and therefore suits her perfectly. The name Tiffany Lords seems quite similar to an infamous pornstar called Traci Lords, who also played up the bubbly blonde angle. Make of that what you will. |
| 580 | * MsFanservice: No, really, have you ''seen'' [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters4/tiffany-hr.jpg her]] [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters4/tiffany-121.gif costumes]]? She was very much designed to be the main fanservice girl of the series. |
| 581 | * MurderousThighs: Her super in ''Project Justice'' is a LighterAndSofter version. |
| 582 | * NiceGirl: Despite being not the smartest of the cast, Tiffany's a very friendly and cheerful student who values her friends. |
| 583 | * PomPomGirl: As she’s the token American girl of the series, she’s designed as a very sexy cheerleader, complete with spirited, cheerful personality and an acrobatic move-set, though Tiffany exhibits none of the oft-encountered cheerleader cattiness. |
| 584 | * ProperTightsWithASkirt: On her alternate costume in ''United by Fate''. |
| 585 | * RedBoxingGloves: Uses comically large ones when she fights. |
| 586 | * SheFu: Her acrobatic move-set is explained by her cheerleading skills. |
| 587 | * SlipperySwimsuit: In ''Shiritsu Justice Gakuen: Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2'''s character creation mode, if you go with Tiffany to the Water Park, she'll ride the giant water slide, and when she reaches the pool at bottom, her bikini top comes off. The end result is that she is shown with [[ToplessnessFromTheBack her back to the viewer]] while she's frantically covering her front. |
| 588 | * TranslationConvention: Like her classmates, she speaks entirely in Japanese, though in-universe it's not as strong as Roy's or Boman's leading to her DumbBlonde moments (as noted above). |
| 589 | * ValleyGirl: Peppers her speech with liberal use of “like” and “totally” as per the stereotype. She’s also got the look down pat. |
| 590 | * WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Or her body, rather, as her cheerleading uniforms all have a very obvious American flag motif to them. |
| 591 | [[/folder]] |
| 592 | |
| 593 | [[folder:Boman Delgado]] |
| 594 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/boman_4.png]] |
| 595 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[ReligiousBruiser Fighting Clergyman]]]] |
| 596 | |
| 597 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[BoxingBattler Boxing]] |
| 598 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakashiNagasako |
| 599 | |
| 600 | ->Middle-class [[TokenMinority black]] student from the United States, going to Pacific High on a scholarship. A deeply religious young man, Boman joins Roy's investigation out of concern for the victims and worries about having to fight other since it conflicts with his Christian values. Like his classmates, he also becomes a brainwashed agent for Justice High until snapped out of it by Taiyo High. Unlike Roy and Tiffany, Boman stays in Japan, seeing the good in the people of Japan and wanting to help bridge relations between Japan and the US. In ''Project Justice'', he teams with Ran and Chairperson to investigate the new wave of school violence, and it later joined by the returning Roy and Tiffany. He continues to stay in Japan after the end of the violence, wanting to help continue to build goodwill over in Japan. |
| 601 | ---- |
| 602 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: Along with his classmates in ''United by Fate''. |
| 603 | * ExtremityExtremist: His style is based in boxing; he has kicks, but all of his specials and supers are punch-related. |
| 604 | * ForeignExchangeStudent: And unlike Roy and Tiffany, he sticks around in Japan to further his studies. |
| 605 | * GentleGiant: The biggest, and most peaceful of the Pacific trio. |
| 606 | * MartialPacifist: A Christian, he prefers to avoid fighting whenever possible and if he does fight when need be, he always [[ApologeticAttacker apologizes]] and prays to God for forgiveness. All his moves' names (at least in Japanese) have "God" in them as well. |
| 607 | * ReligiousBruiser: He's a devout Christian and his burning vigor attacks invoke images of crosses; in one he stretches his arms in a cross as he spins upwards and in the other he delivers an horizontal and then a vertical punch that leave a fiery cross and make the opponent briefly stand in a CrucifiedHeroShot. Plus, when knocked out, he shouts, "AMEN!" |
| 608 | * TokenMinority: Doubled up -- he's the only black student on the token foreign team. |
| 609 | * TranslationConvention: Like Roy and Tiffany, he speaks Japanese in all his quote, but unlike them he does not use any English when calling out his attacks. |
| 610 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite looking like a huge muscular man in his 30's, Boman is still a high school student. |
| 611 | [[/folder]] |
| 612 | |
| 613 | !!Justice High School |
| 614 | [[quoteleft:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/justice.jpeg]] |
| 615 | |
| 616 | The ultra-elite school in town, this school is designed for teaching the best of the best of the best. Unsurprisingly, it is also the launching pad from where many of the villains in the series set their plans in motion. |
| 617 | |
| 618 | [[folder:Hideo Shimazu]] |
| 619 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hideo_6.png]] |
| 620 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[BadassTeacher Mobile Teacher]]]] |
| 621 | |
| 622 | ->'''Fighting style:''' Shimazu-style UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} |
| 623 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Tetsuo Mizutori |
| 624 | |
| 625 | ->A Japanese language teacher at Justice High, Hideo is sent out along with Kyoko to recruit students for the fledgling Justice High. When he and Kyoko start questioning the means for their recruitment and bring it up with the principal Raizo, they are defeated by him and brainwashed by Hyo into unquestioning servants of Justice High. Students from Taiyo High snap him out of it, and [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight he helps snap Kyoko out of it as well (or the other way around)]]. After Hyo and Raizo are defeated, Hideo confesses his feelings for Kyoko and proposes to her, which she accepts. In ''Project Justice'' a random attack from Gedo High students concerns the pair and they join fellow teacher Hayato in looking into the cause of the new school violence. Hideo is injured during their investigation, but it does not stop Kyoko in reminding him of their wedding. |
| 626 | ---- |
| 627 | |
| 628 | * BadassTeacher: He's a Japanese teacher who's formerly the scion of a school of karate. |
| 629 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: What happens to him and Kyoko during ''United By Fate''. Snapped out of it after fighting the Taiyo trio. |
| 630 | * CoolOldGuy: It's implied that's he's a bit older than his colleagues and despite his nerdy, salaryman appearance, Hideo is a badass fighter and heir to a prominent dojo. |
| 631 | * {{Expy}}: Looks like [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Takuma Sakazaki]] with Ryu's move-set. |
| 632 | * HeirToTheDojo: He was heir to the family dojo before becoming a teacher. A feud over his family's fighting style led him to be unfairly ousted from the position, which led him into teaching. |
| 633 | * LoveAtFirstSight: Once finding enough courage to finally speak with Kyoko, he immediately proposes to her. |
| 634 | * NerdGlasses: More like {{Salaryman}} Glasses, but that doesn't take the coolness away from him. |
| 635 | * OfficeRomance: Ends up having a romantic relationship with Kyoko. |
| 636 | * PermaStubble: He's sporting a constant 5-o'clock shadow at all times. |
| 637 | * PunchClockVillain: When he first joined Justice High School, he was just another teacher applying for the job for normal salary, but the distaste of the students he scouted tipped him that something is wrong with his school. When he found out that the school was committing mass-brainwashing for world conquest, he tried booting out, but was subdued and brainwashed into loyalty. |
| 638 | * ScaryShinyGlasses: Rather than RedEyesTakeWarning, he takes this trope as a way to tell he's BrainwashedAndCrazy. |
| 639 | * {{Shotoclone}}: Blatantly so. In ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom'', Batsu inadvertently lampshades this in his winquote against [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]]. |
| 640 | --> '''Batsu:''' Hmm...that's the Shimazu-style karate, isn't it? Seems like everyone's using that these days. |
| 641 | * ShouldersOfDoom: His shoulder pads, which represent his accomplishments in his family's martial art style. |
| 642 | [[/folder]] |
| 643 | |
| 644 | [[folder:Kyoko Minazuki]] |
| 645 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kyoko_6.png]] |
| 646 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[LightIsNotGood Devil in a White Robe]]]] |
| 647 | |
| 648 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[TheGrappler Grappling]] |
| 649 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KotonoMitsuishi |
| 650 | |
| 651 | ->The school nurse and chemistry teacher at Justice High, Kyoko is teamed with Hideo to recruit students to Justice High by Raizo. Like Hideo, when she questions the means by which they do their recruiting, she becomes brainwashed into another servant of the school. Like Hideo, Taiyo high students help break her out of the mind control and later, she accepts Hideo's marriage proposal. Her dealing with the students also inspires her to help change the world more, outing a corrupt former employer and becoming a teacher at Justice High teaching chemistry. In ''Project Justice'' she teams with Hideo and Hayato to investigate the new school violence, and later reminds Hideo of their wedding, as well as their duty to help rebuild Justice High. |
| 652 | ---- |
| 653 | * AttractivenessIsolation: Because she's so tall and beautiful, men are easily intimidated by her, which prevents them from having the courage to ask her out. She's been [[OldMaid eternally single]] because of this, until Hideo gathers the fortitude to propose to her. |
| 654 | * BadassInDistress: She is kidnapped and then [[CrucifiedHeroShot crucified]] during ''Project Justice'', but once rescued, can still fight on. |
| 655 | * BadassTeacher: A chemistry teacher that can easily hold her own in a fight. |
| 656 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: What happens to her and Hideo in ''United By Fate''. Snapped out of it after fighting the Taiyo trio. |
| 657 | * CombatStilettos: Always fights in her high heels. |
| 658 | * TheCynic: Kyoko is quite very aware of and often expresses that Japan as a country is rotting, [[KnightInSourArmor but that won't stop her in having to try and fix the system by showing and teaching the newer generation about what truly and really counts as both good values and morals.]] |
| 659 | * DeadlyDoctor: Okay, school nurse, but she still kicks ass all the same. |
| 660 | * DressedToHeal: Her lab coat, glasses and clipboard. |
| 661 | * FiveMovesOfDoom: Her burning vigor move "The Breaker" is a standing crossface chickenwing, abdominal stretch, wakigatame armbar takedown, boston crab and [[MurderousThighs triangle choke]] delivered in rapid succession. |
| 662 | * HardDrinkingPartyGirl: She ''really'' loves her sake. |
| 663 | * HospitalHottie: A gorgeous school nurse when she's not teaching. Conversations with her and other character in the ''Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki'' modes mention how there's always a line of students outside the nurse's office waiting to see her. In addition, she used to work in a hospital, until at least ''United by Fate'' where she filed malpractice on her corrupt boss after being inspired by the events to take a stand for herself. |
| 664 | * HotTeacher: Kyoko is a tall, attractive, faintly louche woman who many of the students have a crush on. |
| 665 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: She swings around a clipboard in some of her normals and special moves. |
| 666 | * LethalChef: She approaches cooking like a chemist, making her food nutritious but horrific tasting. |
| 667 | * MaamShock: Does ''not'' take being called "old" in any way well. |
| 668 | * MagicSkirt: Somehow despite all her fighting, which includes plenty of high kicks, her skirt never manages to fly up like it does with Hinata, though it's a tight-fitting miniskirt, as opposed to the flowy pleated school skirts Hinata wears. |
| 669 | * MeaningfulName: "Kyoko" has a couple of direct translations, including "mirror" and "child of the capital (Kyoto)". In her case, the meaning is derived from the fact that the name is now out of style amongst the young, which lends her an older, momsy vibe. Anglophonic equivalents would be "Marge", "Pam" or "Carol". |
| 670 | * OfficeRomance: Ends up having a romantic relationship with Hideo. |
| 671 | * OldMaid: Kyoko takes it very personally that she's not married yet at her age. She immediately accepts Hideo's marriage proposal without having dated him, though there's signs of LoveAtFirstSight. |
| 672 | * PunchClockVillain: Like Hideo, she thought she was just doing her job as a normal school nurse, but then she became aware of the corruption running in the school. After getting BrainwashedAndCrazy and being snapped out of it, she goes to set things straight. |
| 673 | * SchoolNurse: As mentioned above, that was her main profession at Justice High before becoming a teacher as well. And despite those new duties, she still performs her nursing job at Justice as well. |
| 674 | * StatuesqueStunner: Kyoko stands at 173cm (5'8"), which is REALLY tall for a Japanese woman (average height 5’2”). |
| 675 | [[/folder]] |
| 676 | |
| 677 | [[folder:Raizo Imawano]] |
| 678 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/raizo.png]] |
| 679 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[LargeAndInCharge Wild Animal Principal]]]] |
| 680 | |
| 681 | ->'''Fighting style:''' [[GoodOldFisticuffs Brawling, taking advantage of his brute strength]] |
| 682 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomomichiNishimura |
| 683 | |
| 684 | ->The principal of Justice High. Originally, Raizo was a member of a clan of assassins led by his family, with his older brother Mugen at the head of it. Mugen's plans for the group was [[TakeOverTheWorld domination of the world]] through force. Raizo however, had other plans to change the world through education, and left the clan to achieve this dream - but had to leave his wife and infant son behind [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies lest the society come after them for his betrayal]]. |
| 685 | |
| 686 | ->His dream is realized in Justice High and Raizo eventually adopts its best student, Hyo, as a surrogate son and eventual heir to run the school. In actuality, Hyo was the son of Mugen, with the same ambition of his father to take over the world by force. When Raizo finds this out, he confronts Hyo, but is turned into yet another brainwashed servant of the young man. It takes Raizo's now grown-up son Batsu to snap the old man out of it. Though his school is tarnished by Hyo's actions and the resulting chaos, Raizo is more determined than ever to teach his students not only how to change the world, but also to be immune to tactics like the ones used by Hyo. |
| 687 | |
| 688 | ->His plans, however, are cut short very early on in ''Project Justice'' -- he is attacked by new student Kurow Kirishima in order to further ''his'' plans, and Raizo spends much of that game on the sidelines incapacitated, appearing only to [[MrExposition explain who is possessing Hyo]] and making a cameo in the Justice High ending. |
| 689 | ---- |
| 690 | |
| 691 | * BadassTeacher: He's the enormously intimidating principal of Justice High, and fights like an outraged bear most the time. |
| 692 | * BeardOfEvil: And a very bushy and spiky one at that. |
| 693 | %%* BigGuy |
| 694 | %%* BrainwashedAndCrazy |
| 695 | %%* DecoyLeader |
| 696 | * DemotedToExtra: In ''Project Justice''. He's not even playable! |
| 697 | * DisappearedDad: To Batsu, who only finds out about his parentage upon defeating Raizo and rescuing his mother, Shizuku . |
| 698 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: To Hyo in ''United By Fate''. |
| 699 | * {{Expy}}: His moveset is almost identical to [[ComicBook/XMen Wolverine]]'s in the VideoGame/CapcomVs games. |
| 700 | * FastballSpecial: Does this for his assist move. |
| 701 | * FemmeFatalons: A ''male'' example, he fights with his huge, bear-like nails. |
| 702 | %%* GeniusBruiser |
| 703 | * HighClassGlass: Has one spiffy monocle (which tends to get knocked off during fights, of course). |
| 704 | * LargeAndInCharge: Do ''you'' know of any school principals built like a grizzly bear? |
| 705 | * LukeIAmYourFather: In ''United By Fate'', we find out Raizo is Batsu's long-lost father, [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies whom he left to not get him and his wife involved in the politics of his ninja clan]]. |
| 706 | %%* SleevesAreForWimps |
| 707 | * UglyGuyHotWife: Have you seen his wife Shizuku? Raizo lucked out on that one. |
| 708 | * TheWorfEffect: When Capcom needed to prove how dangerous Kurow was, Raizo was the one that took a savage beating that sidelined him at the start of ''Project Justice'''s story. |
| 709 | [[/folder]] |
| 710 | |
| 711 | [[folder:Hyo Imawano]] |
| 712 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hyo_3.png]] |
| 713 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[WhiteHairBlackHeart Detestable Madness]]]] |
| 714 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[labelnote:Click here to see Demon Hyo]]\ |
| 715 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dhyo.png\ |
| 716 | The Source of Evil[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 717 | |
| 718 | ->'''Fighting style:''' Imawano-style UsefulNotes/{{Kenjutsu}} |
| 719 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanetoShiozawa |
| 720 | |
| 721 | ->The mastermind of the entire plot of ''United By Fate''. The twin son of Raizo's older brother Mugen along with Kyosuke, Hyo was selected by his father to be trained their clan's ways and to eventually inherit the leadership of the group. Mugen also imprinted on Hyo the belief that the world could only be reformed through sheer force. When his father died, Hyo moved onto the outside world, enrolling at the school started by his estranged uncle. Raizo noticed Hyo's excellence quickly and adopted the young man as a surrogate son and an eventual heir to run Justice High. |
| 722 | |
| 723 | ->Hyo, however, was still imprinted with his father's training and ambitions, and quickly took over Justice High for his own ends. He ordered the kidnapping and coercion of students and teachers for the school, and the attacks and/or brainwashing of those that could be a threat. With the help of his twin brother Kyosuke, Hyo had many schools in a panic and even Raizo under his control. However, it began to fall apart as Hyo's brainwashing was weakened against the teamwork of the other characters, most notably Raizo's son Batsu and his own twin Kyosuke, who turned against him. Hyo was eventually defeated but thanks to Kyosuke, was convinced there could be a better way to change the world. |
| 724 | |
| 725 | ->In ''Project Justice'', Hyo confronts Kurow Kirishima after the latter incapacitates Raizo, and is defeated and turned into a brainwashed servant of the new student... or so Kurow thought. Hyo faked his defeat and pretended to be under Kurow's control, eventually dropping the ruse when Kurow's plans collapsed around him like it had to Hyo a year earlier. Fighting for real this time, Hyo defeats Kurow, but the defeat awakens the spirit of his father Mugen, who possesses Hyo in an attempt to finally realize his plans. It takes the work of Kyosuke and his classmates to defeat the possessed Hyo, but the strain on his body leaves him dying (apparently) in Kyosuke's arms as Justice High burns... |
| 726 | ---- |
| 727 | * BattleAura: As Demon Hyo. |
| 728 | * CustomUniform: Though similar in design to his classmates', Hyo's school uniform is decorated like a weirdo military getup, with jackboots and metal epaulettes. |
| 729 | * DemonicPossession: His Demon Hyo form comes as a result of him being possessed by his father Mugen. |
| 730 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: At the end of Kyosuke's storyline. |
| 731 | * DoppelgangerAttack: One of his supers has him suddenly conjuring a clone of himself which mirrors his moves from behind the opponent to deliver a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown while laughing maniacally, ending with a leaping sword slash. |
| 732 | * EvilerThanThou: In all of the story paths (apart from Kurow's, of course), Kurow is cut down by Demon Hyo at the end of ''Project Justice''. |
| 733 | * FinalBoss: Of both games. In ''United By Fate'', he's the TrueFinalBoss who can only be fought if you finish Raizo with a Team-Up Technique, while he's fought at the end of ''Project Justice'' as Demon Hyo. |
| 734 | * GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The circumstances behind Mugen's ghost, and by extension Demon Hyo, isn't really explained at any point. |
| 735 | * GoneHorriblyRight: Following his own defeat, Kurow races to Justice High to awaken the curse buried within Hyo. He didn't anticipate Hyo being impossible to control, however... |
| 736 | * HeelFaceTurn: After his first defeat at the hands of Kyosuke, Hyo abandons his evil ways. |
| 737 | * IaijutsuPractitioner: Though he uses a sword in combat, he keeps it sheathed until he needs it for a move. |
| 738 | * KatanasAreJustBetter: His weapon of choice is a katana -- and [[DualWielding Demon Hyo wields two katanas]], though one of them is broken with it's tip formed by ki instead. |
| 739 | * KilledOffForReal: Dies from a combination of the strain on his body while possessed and the high amount of injuries inflicted on him to stop his rampage. |
| 740 | * KnightTemplar: His plan in ''United By Fate'' is to take over the schools (and eventually Japan) to convince people that his way of living is correct. This trait gets (literally) beaten out of him by Kyosuke and his Taiyo classmates. |
| 741 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: A very handsome, sharp-faced young man, with the long hair to match. |
| 742 | * TheManBehindTheMan: He was the true mastermind of ''United By Fate'', being behind Raizo all along. |
| 743 | * NietzscheWannabe: "Ha ha ha! So [[ShutUpKirk this is what they call friendship!]]" In Batsu's storyline, Kyosuke helps his brother see the error of his ways. |
| 744 | * NotMeThisTime: Immediately falls under suspicion in ''Project Justice'', after Daigo is brainwashed by the Darkside Congress. |
| 745 | * TheParagonAlwaysRebels: According to his [[WordOfGod school record]], Hyo excels at absolutely ''every'' subject. |
| 746 | * {{Ubermensch}}: Hyo acts according to his own familial code, whether Mugen's or Kyosuke's, not society's own code. |
| 747 | * UnfriendlyFire: His Team-Up Techinique "Brutal Slashing (Zankokuzan)" has him commanding his teammate to grapple his opponent behind before slashing at them and then using a final dashing horizontal slash that hits ''both'' his opponent and teammate. Demon Hyo does the same move, but finishes it off with a double cut to both the opponent and his teammate's heads. |
| 748 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: Bounces around this status; he starts off as the ManBehindTheMan villain, then reforms and becomes a good guy at the end of ''United By Fate''. He's back to being the final boss in ''Project Justice'', but only because he's being possessed by his father. |
| 749 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: Between his long white hair, broad frame, and military uniform-like apparel, you'd have a hard time telling from a glance that he's a teenager. |
| 750 | [[/folder]] |
| 751 | |
| 752 | [[folder:Kurow Kirishima]] |
| 753 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kurow_5.png]] |
| 754 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[MasterOfDisguise Assassin of Darkness]]]] |
| 755 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[labelnote:Cick here to see him as Vatsu]]\ |
| 756 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vatsu.png\ |
| 757 | Fist of Falsehood[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 758 | |
| 759 | |
| 760 | ->'''Fighting style:''' Kirishima-style [[{{Ninja}} Ninjutsu]] |
| 761 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BinShimada |
| 762 | |
| 763 | ->The BigBad behind the events of ''Project Justice''. The assassin group Raizo and Hyo hailed from were not pleased that they had defected to the outside world, and had tossed aside the group's plans for domination. Reorganizing as the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Darkside Society]], it sent their best remaining assassin, Kurow Kirishima, to eliminate them and their families. Bringing along his sister Yurika as well as admirer Momo in his plans, Kurow set out on his assigned mission, but also made his own plans to take over the world for himself. |
| 764 | |
| 765 | ->Enrolling at Justice High, Kurow set himself up as a normal student until he set his plans in motion, making his move when he incapacitated Raizo and apparently defeating and brainwashing Hyo. Kurow set up a plan where a brainwashed Daigo Kazama would have the Gedo gang cause trouble, Yurika infiltrate Seijyun High to distract Daigo's sister Akira, Momo infiltrates Gorin High to split the core characters' friendship and Kurow himself disguising himself as Batsu and openly attacking other students - the goal being to spread mistrust and confusion among the schools, making them easy pickings for his brainwashing. |
| 766 | |
| 767 | ->Of course, like Hyo before him a year ago, Kurow's plans go awry when the friendship of the characters are only strengthened by the chaos instead of weakened, and his moles betray him for their newfound friends. Kurow attempts to use his apparent trump card Hyo, but find out ''that'' didn't work out as well as he thought either, and Hyo defeats him, leaving him severely injured. A few days after the fire at Justice High, however, Kurow's hospital room is found wrecked and empty, implying that he'll be back later... |
| 768 | ---- |
| 769 | * AlliterativeName: '''K'''urow '''K'''irishima. |
| 770 | * AnimeHair: A [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/kurow-sideprof.jpg masculine version]] of his sister Yurika's curls, consisting of a sweeping side-parting combined with a large, tightly curled ringlet. As well as having a penchant for ringlets, both Kirishima siblings share a similar ash-brown hair colour. |
| 771 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Exaggerated. Despite being Yurika's younger brother, he is incredibly domineering and controlling, forcing her to go along with his EvilPlan for world domination. When Yurika betrays him out of conscience, he furiously brands her a traitor. |
| 772 | * BlackEyesOfEvil: Both Kirishima siblings have the same curious eyes, with the iris color bleeding into the whiteness of the sclera, lending them a sullen, dead look. |
| 773 | * BloodyHorror: His attempts at fighting Hyo end up with him lying in a pool of his own blood from Hyo's cuts. |
| 774 | * EvilLaugh: "Nyee-heh-heh-heh!" |
| 775 | * LifeDrain: Kurow has a super move that does this, although he has to combo it off a specific special move to perform it. |
| 776 | * ManipulativeBastard: Kurow's entire plan revolves around sowing mistrust between everyone else to manipulate them into fighting each other -- so he can swoop in and advance his own goals for world domination. |
| 777 | * MasterOfDisguise: Throughout ''Project Justice'', he disguises himself as Batsu in order to get Batsu's friends to mistrust him. This fake's playable as "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Vatsu]]". |
| 778 | * MeaningfulName: "Kirishima" means "island of fog", which has a gloomy, vaguely sinister overtone and suits his duplicitous nature. |
| 779 | * {{Mukokuseki}}: A Japanese man with unexplainable ash-blonde hair and gray eyes, just like his sister. |
| 780 | * MusicalAssassin: Somewhat -- he uses a flute to brainwash his victims, but doesn't use it in actual fighting. |
| 781 | * NeverFoundTheBody: Kurow vanishes from his hospital room in the finale, leaving only ominous claw marks behind... |
| 782 | * PowerCopying: He imitates most moves and ki powers of Batsu in his "Vatsu" form, albeit in his own evil version of course. |
| 783 | * RedRightHand: When disguised as Vatsu, his eyes and grin are the main signs that all is not what it seems... |
| 784 | * SiblingYinYang: Where his sister Yurika is timid, gentle and polite, Kurow is violent, ruthless and power-mad. |
| 785 | * SlasherSmile: Kurow's wide smile is menacing and deranged. |
| 786 | %%* SmugSnake |
| 787 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Has ''all'' of Raizo's special moves, plus a few new ones added in for variety. |
| 788 | * UnfriendlyFire: Like Hyo and his Team-Up Technique, Kurow's Party-Up Technique has him commanding his two teammates to launch the opponent into the air, but he then decides to impale them with his claws and toss them into the air as well, finishing the move with him using a running lunge and extending a long claw through his falling opponent and ''two teammates''. |
| 789 | * WolverineClaws: He fights with a pair of clawed gloves. |
| 790 | [[/folder]] |
| 791 | |
| 792 | !!Tamagawa Minami High School |
| 793 | [[quoteleft:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sakuracrest_removebg_preview.png]] |
| 794 | |
| 795 | A presumably normal high school that is actually not involved in the events of the first game. It's mentioned here because it happens to be the school attended by... |
| 796 | |
| 797 | [[folder:Sakura Kasugano]] |
| 798 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sakura_3.png]] |
| 799 | [[caption-width-right:225:[[PluckyGirl Fighting School Girl]]]] |
| 800 | |
| 801 | ->'''Fighting style:''' Imitation of [[Characters/StreetFighterI Ryu’s Ansatsuken]] |
| 802 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukoSasamoto (Japanese, ''United by Fate'') |
| 803 | |
| 804 | ->This junior Franchise/StreetFighter happens to be a friend of both Hinata and Natsu. For many other tropes regarding to her, check the [[Characters/StreetFighterAlpha Street Fighter Alpha]] character sheet. |
| 805 | ---- |
| 806 | %%* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]] |
| 807 | * GuestFighter: From a different series, though the ''Rival Schools'' and ''Street Fighter'' games take place in the [[SharedUniverse same universe]]. Sakura is childhood friends with Natsu and Hinata. |
| 808 | %%* {{Hachimaki}} |
| 809 | * HeroWorshipper: For Ryu. |
| 810 | * HurricaneKick: Carries over into her ''RS'' appearance. |
| 811 | * MeaningfulName: Her given name means cherry-blossom in Japan, although its officially spelled in hiragana (さくら). Her surname, Kasugano (春日野) means "Sunny Field in Spring". |
| 812 | * {{Shotoclone}}: She retains her fireball/dragon-punch/hurricane-kick triple set of moves from her ''Street Fighter'' appearances. |
| 813 | * ShoutOut: Her team-up technique is very similar to the [[Franchise/StreetFighter Shun Goku Satsu]], except 1. her partner grabs the target from behind so Sakura can freely attack him/her, 2. the attacks are shown as freeze frames interspersed by white flashes, and 3. [[PunnyName cherry blossoms]] fall when she finishes and leaves. |
| 814 | * TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: For having BoyishShortHair and being a GenkiGirl. |
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/context.php
FollowingContext Characters / RivalSchools
Go To
- Show Spoilers
- Night Vision
- Sticky Header
- Wide Load
