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5	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anime.png]]
6	[[caption-width-right:350:The title image for Episode 4.]]
7	->''"There are those born with powers known as epithets. Epithets are based on a single word that user holds close to their hearts, like fire, hunter... or soup."''
8	-->--'''The opening narration to Bliss Ocean Curiosities.'''
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10	''Anime Campaign'' is a roleplaying campaign run in [[http://wiki.urealms.com/wiki/Game_Rules Unforgotten Realms]] by [[Creator/BrendanBlaber Jello Apocalypse]] and other guest Game Masters, hosted on the twitch channel [[https://www.twitch.tv/surpriseroundrpg/videos SurpriseRoundRPG]] (formerly Warped Lamp).
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12	In the world of Anime Campaign a select minority of people are born with mysterious magical powers called 'epithets', a randomly selected word that grants (usually) fabulous powers to its bearer. People who do not possess epithets are called 'mundies'. One in every 30-50 people is an epithet user.
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14	Recently, an anti-epithet terrorist cell known as 'Bliss Ocean' has been stirring up trouble in the wake of the emergence of a supposed epithet-stealing necklace. Sparks fly as they clash with an opposing faction known as the Bushido Blasters who are also seeking the necklace for ambiguous reasons, prompting a crack team of epithet-using police to be sent to the sleepy rural town to investigate starting the main plot.
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16	This act of police investigation triggers a spiraling plot of jailbreaks, unusually apathetic police officers, friendly bees, giant robots, magical girls, animated toys, and a guy with the epithet 'soup'.
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18	Every episode, minus 0 (tournament arc), can be found on the Surprise Round RPG twitch channel. Each episode is based on a different anime genre with a randomly-generated title of three words, and lasts longer than the estimated lifespan of the universe. [[note]]For the duration of Jello's web series ''Epithet Erased'', all episodes of ''Anime Campaign'' (sans the filler sessions) have been taken off the channel to prevent spoilers, with plans to reupload them at some point.[[/note]]
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20	All episodes so far (minus zero, one, and two) also have 'Part 0' episodes, which are roughly around two and half hours long, done to help the players get into the mindset of their characters. They are also on the twitch channel.
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22	The main campaign ran by Jello completed in January 2018, with him revealing plans to develop it into a web series, starting with Episode 0 as a way to test if the system works. This would [[ReTool develop]] into the Creator/{{VRV}} animated series ''WebAnimation/EpithetErased'', which made its premiere in November 2019. Tropes for that should go over there.
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24	[[folder:Episode Summaries]]
25	* Episode Zero: Regional Below Ceremony (tournament)
26	** Sadly lost to the ages, but ended with the reveal that the tournament was a farce to facilitate the use of the epithet-stealing necklace and the judges being arrested as a result.
27	* Episode One: Bliss Ocean Curiosities (space western)
28	** A team of epithet users are sent to investigate a gang war between Bliss Ocean and the Bushido Blasters in a ramshackle rural town surrounded by forest.
29	* Episode Two: Monkey Toy Audience (fantasy adventure)
30	** A group of ragtag misfits are trapped in a toy store augmented into its own pocket dimension after a man going by Vincent Murder accidentally hooks up with one of the owners.
31	* Episode Three: Hot! Crispy! Dazzling! (jail break)
32	** After an attempted assassination causes the power to cut out, a team of 4 criminal scumbags (and Ryatt) attempt to escape one of the most high security prisons in the world. It quickly becomes apparent that the world of Anime Campaign has pretty low standards for prisons.
33	* Episode Four: Horizontal Pilot Command (card game tournament/mystery)
34	** A team of investigative journalists (plus Tripwire and Sylvie) are attending a card game tournament informed them that one of the Bliss Ocean core agents will be there. Things start to go off the rails when rules get broken and demons get summoned.
35	* Episode Five: Executive Grin Contest (beach episode/gameshow/[[spoiler:mecha battle]])
36	** Welcome to hour 36 of a continuous stream of Bliss Ocean's hostile takeover of a news station! As a form of entertainment (and way to give the public a winning chance) teams have been fighting continually for a chance to power down a giant mech by playing games for FABULOUS PRIZES!
37	* Episode Six-A: Emergency Mirror Battleground (magical girl/haunted house)
38	** A team of magical girls (some of whom are neither magical nor girls) are gathered to help Phoenica fulfil her destiny of stopping the resurrection of an ancient evil but run into issues when it turns out the venue of the resurrection is currently host to a wedding and under heavy renovation.
39	* Episode Six-B: Wartime Brainwash Beacon (magical girl/nihilism)
40	** The magical girls must escape [[spoiler:from the Moot realm]], a bleak realm full of adorable but morbid shades and in doing so, help Indus to finally [[spoiler:defeat his brother, Moot]]. Things are complicated however, when the girls meet up with a familiar frenemy and [[spoiler:Naven]] decides that Mera apparently hasn't suffered enough.
41	* Episode 7: Exquisite Drunken Candymaker (boss rush/dating sim)
42	** Percy, Trixie, Rick and Molly, just after [[spoiler:the defeat of the songstress]] head to the Bliss Ocean headquarters, passing the guards. Along the way, Ramsey Murdoch joins the party. They enter the HQ, and are set a challenge - defeat every Bliss Ocean core officer, get to Naven, and beat him in combat.
43	* Episode 8: Annihilate Adjustable Flaw (finale)
44	** The party face their final challenge on the rooftop of Bliss Ocean HQ, and are forced to fight their way through a labyrinth of their - and others - memories. Yoomtah tries to figure out her past, and Naven gets called a twink. After that, [[spoiler: everyone goes to get Chinese food.]]
45	* Filler One: Primitive Harbor Concept(separate filler episode from the main series GM'ed by Majinboo0111)
46	** In a country far away from the main plot three Epithet users are taking the Primitive Harbor Concept Exam to be given special access to things normally outside of the grasp of the average citizen... and one who is just looking for his keys.
47	* Filler Two: Amongst Elastic Royal (separate filler episode from the main series GM'ed by Jay and Lamp)
48	** Several criminals belonging to the organisation known as Elastic Royal work to hijack an airship for their bosses. Much like Episode Zero, the main body of this one has been lost, though its 'part 0' episode is still available to be watched. [[spoiler:The [=PCs=] later show up in Brainwash Beacon as shades, referencing their status as lost to the ages.]]
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51	The game rules can be found [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FDjPzvwzjypF0LUFjHpHELCMycIL7NA2g5BFPlEdYTo/edit here]].
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53	!!''Anime Campaign'' contains examples of:
54	* AbhorrentAdmirer: Charles seems to induce this reaction in others thanks to her epithet, physically repelling people with her aura.
55	%%* AmbiguousGender: Percy plays into this trope unintentionally.
56	* AncientEvil: The antagonist of 6-A, the Songstress, is certainly an example of this. As one of the first epithet users, with the power of acapella, she returns on a regular basis to be sealed away again by the most recent holder of the name [[spoiler: Phoenica Felecity.]]
57	* AnimatedArmor: Alcatraz plays this trope straight as a suit of ghostly armour.
58	* AntiHero:
59	** Practically everybody in Episode 3 could count as this, considering, you know, it is a prison break.
60	** Naven, who was one of the main characters in Episode 2 becomes this when you find out [[spoiler:he's the leader of Bliss Ocean.]]
61	* AntiMagic:
62	** Molly's epithet 'dumb' lets her nullify other epithet users powers among other things. This comes in handy whenever Molly's sister, Millie, uses her epithet 'augment' to turn their toy shop into a pocket dimension. It happens a lot.
63	** Wendy from Primitive Harbour Concept can use her epithet to erase someone's knowledge of their epithet, effectively de-powering them.
64	** [[spoiler:Moot]] can also create a reasonable facsimile by using his epithet to erase physical manifestations of epithets.
65	* AmbiguouslyHuman:
66	** Yoomtah. In Episode 3, it's stated that her hands spark with electricity and she performs various other superhuman feats. [[spoiler:She's actually a cyborg.]]
67	** Haboo is also definitely this. Seriously, is this guy a demon or something?
68	%%* ArcVillain: In Episode 0, [[spoiler:Mera]] served as this.
69	* ArcWords:
70	** "No one dies in Anime Campaign!"
71	** [[spoiler: Naven]]'s saying and variations of "If you feel that way, I do hope you try and stop us, I really do" comes up a lot.
72	** “gun safety is very important!” is usually followed by everyone looking at the camera.
73	* ArtisticLicensePhysics: This is the crux of Morrip's epithet: [[spoiler:Quantum]], having a vague mathematics theme and allowing him to warp reality on a whim.
74	* AwesomeButImpractical: Characters who roll high on epithet generation get very powerful epithets, but level up slower and so are initially more inflexible.
75	* BadassNormal:
76	** Despite having no epithet, Howie is physically stronger and faster than almost every other character.
77	** Xerxes is also a powerhouse, able to go toe to toe with giant mecha bareknuckled.
78	* BarrierWarrior: Indus' fighting style to a T. He's a physical powerhouse whose "Barrier" epithet [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin allows him to make barriers]].
79	%%* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: Pretty much every one of the HPC competitors.
80	* BewareTheCuteOnes: Naven is the living embodiment of this trope. Do not be fooled by his friendly smile and [[ProBonoBarter pro bono]] "Interpersonal Communications" classes. This lemon-lime zest cinnamon roll is [[spoiler:the mastermind behind Bliss Ocean, and has a terrifyingly powerful Epithet. His villain reveal in the ending of Episode 3 left a lot of fans (and even players) completely floored.]]
81	* BigBrotherInstinct: What with him joining Moxie at the end of 5 or him refusing to fight the [=PCs=] in 7, Xerxes is a good example of this trope.
82	%%** Calvin Hills. [[spoiler:Shame it didn't last.]]
83	* BigOlEyebrows: Percy's eyebrows are extremely prominent and also [[UnusualEyebrows oddly shaped]] - they resemble crowns or lightning bolts, a reference to her name or her wizard towers, respectively.
84	* BittersweetEnding:
85	** While the main objectives of the characters are completed at the end of every episode, Bliss Ocean [[spoiler:also manages to complete their goal.]]
86	** Averted with the finale. [[spoiler:While the damage done to the characters remains done, the epithet wipe is stopped, and everyone lives relatively happy.]]
87	* BlessedWithSuck: Conceivably an epithet user can end up with a completely useless word or a completely useless interpretation of the word. Some users don't even know they have epithets but are still plagued by random uncontrolled manifestations of their powers. California Slim is [[spoiler:forced to constantly face what he left behind after the death of his sister]] in the form of Alcatraz, for example.
88	* BoringButPractical: How epithet generation works. If a character rolls low on their proficiency when generating an epithet, then their epithet is less powerful but the guide recommends they have frequent upgrades, making them more versatile early on.
89	* BornLucky: Ryatt gains this reputation during episode 3, thanks to rolling an absurd number of critical successes.
90	* BornUnlucky: Dan Gansley. Seriously, the guy rolls 1s as often as Ryatt rolls 20s.
91	* BriefcaseFullofMoney: Dan Gansley can use one of these full of Gansley Bucks to try and bribe people and inanimate objects to do what he wants.
92	* BrokenPedestal: Played straight in the lost episode, in which [[spoiler:Mera - whom Sylvie looked up to as a mentor -]] turned out to just be a criminal who planned to kill Sylvie and the rest of his team.
93	* ButtMonkey: Nathan from the "Primitive Harbor Concept" filler. Not only did he constantly get stuck in holes [[spoiler:he was the only one not to finish the second challenge, in fact he did so bad he got disqualified. He also got his arm cut off, though they were able to reattach it.]]In the last battle he got punched in the dick despite not participating.
94	* CallingYourAttacks: All over the place, but best observed with Warden Grapethroat [[spoiler:in his mecha]], yelling out what attack he's about to use the turn before he uses it. This actually made them do more damage, according to Jello.
95	* CalvinBall: ''Horizontal Pilot Command'' technically has millions of rules, but they’re so convoluted that even the judges can’t remember them. Most players just make things up on the fly, at the risk of an occasional [[DisproportionateRetribution panther mauling]].
96	* TheCameo: Whichaway, a fan-made character by Nikodraws, who fantastically eats shit during the first game of episode 5.
97	* CassandraTruth: For most of the campaign Bellatrix can't get anyone to believe her when she says she can see ghosts, except for Rick
98	* CastFromHitPoints: All abilities use stamina, which is also the player's health and they'll collapse from exhaustion at 0 stamina.
99	** A prime example of this is [[spoiler: Mera's]] epithet, which saps a great deal of her stamina from her every turn it's active.
100	** While this fits any abilities, it's particularly evident in Overclasses and Outclasses, which take a great deal of stamina (ranging from 10-25) to use. A prime example is [[spoiler:Mera]]'s outclass, which, while completely removes an enemy from combat and takes away a great deal of their health, actively saps 10 health from her every round it's active.
101	* ChildProdigy: Sylvie could definitely be seen as this, holding a Doctorate and having apparently written multiple papers. He graduated when he was twelve and, according to Majin, scored a 100% on every test.
102	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Guile Manning's Epithet is based around gaining someone's trust to eventually betray them.
103	* ClassicalAntihero: Alcatraz is a cowardly, easily flustered wreck of a person, but ultimately wants to do good and isn't afraid to put himself in danger to do so. Also serves as Foil to Slim's NinetiesAntihero origin story and attitude.
104	* ClosetGeek: Percy's a big fan of [[ParanormalInvestigation Spooker]] [[ShowWithinAShow Seekers]], a campy, low-budget ghost hunting show. She even edits the wiki.
105	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Quite a few, between Percy's bizarre and ComicallySerious musings, Sierra's all-consuming obsession with playing Mousetrap, and... just about everything Quinton says or does.
106	%%* ColdBloodedTorture: California Slim seems to be a fan of this. Alcatraz does not.
107	%%* ComicalOverreacting: Pretty much the only thing Meryl does.
108	* CompleteImmortality: Lunt, though he's [[WhoWantsToLiveForever not happy about it]].
109	* ContrivedCoincidence: [[spoiler:Delta Caprone]] has the power to invoke these thanks to having the epithet "Coincidental."
110	* CoolOldGuy: Stan definitely counts as one. Apart from being a seasoned reporter and surprisingly good at trading card games, he plays a mean saxophone.
111	* CoolShades:
112	** Rick Shades from Episode 4 is sporting a pair of these.
113	** So does Moot, [[spoiler:one of the Bliss Ocean officers]].
114	* CounterfeitCash: Played for laughs with Dan and his "Gansley Bucks". How, you say? Well, they're "worth" negative money. I.E. the more you have, the more you're in debt.
115	* CreatorInJoke: Lunt and Mr. Nezzer in Horizontal Pilot Command are [[MoeAnthropomorphism gjinkas]] of ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' characters of the same respective names because of one of these.
116	* CulturalTranslation: '''[SUE]''' is quite literally cursed with this trope, with anything pertaining to '''[AMERICANA]''' getting translated ala 4Kids Dubbing.
117	* CursedWithAwesome: Despite some of the less pleasant aspects, even if your epithet physically warps your body or has a debilitating aspect it will almost always come with some powerful and useful abilities... [[CosmicPlaything unless the GM is making a bit out of you]].
118	%%* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Slim certainly fits the bill. Not like he's sane enough to care now, though.]]
119	%%* DespairEventHorizon: California Slim (or, his real name, [[spoiler:Calvin Hills]]) had this after the death of his sister.
120	* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Ryatt]] [[LastStand holds off]] Yoomtah so the prisoners can escape and the last the party hears of him is a massive burst of fireworks in the distance. At least, until Episode 5, where Ramsey sees him again while he's hosting the game show.
121	* DoomMagnet: Wherever Dan Gansley goes, misfortune is soon to follow.
122	* DudeLooksLikeALady: Naven is definitely a pretty boy, and his voice and demeanor don't help much. [[spoiler:He even takes advantage of this to avoid [[AbhorrentAdmirer Charles]] attempting to pursue him.]]
123	* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Percy's buildings let her enhance allies' attacks with elements that are strong against the enemy.
124	%%* EliteMooks: As seen in [[spoiler: The Apple Corps Headquarters.]]
125	%%* EnsembleDarkhorse: Dan Gansley is a side character that is insanely loved by both cast and fanbase and has captivated the watchers attention since ''Hot! Crispy! Dazzling!''(although his original debut is in the lost episode).
126	* ExtraOreDinary: Ramsey Murdoch's power set revolves around turning things into gold and then manipulating them via 'gilding'.
127	* EyesAlwaysShut: Naven. We see them in Episode 4 though, and damn, does he have a reason. Jello said that he sometimes opens them around Yoomtah and Xerxes.
128	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Sylvie]] gradually performs one of these over the course of episodes 4, 5, and 6, becoming increasingly violent and unhinged, to the point where in 6-B, he is a boss fight, eventually losing a semblance of remaining sanity and causing his [[spoiler:'drowsy']] epithet to warp him into a nightmare. However, he does come back around to the heroic side after he's defeated, but Mera apologises and tries to atone, however little it may be, restoring his mental faculties and causing him to reach class 2, gaining his outclass. Not quite enough turns for it to be a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor situation, but it's not far off.
129	* FairCop: Exaggerated. Eros is a sergeant whose entire powerset involves undressing and flirting with enemies.
130	* FelonyMisdemeanor: This is Dan Gansley's entire rap sheet. One notable example is Dan attempting to fill out his state of residence as 'Gansleystan' out of the belief that just committing the act of tax fraud would save him money somehow.
131	* FullFrontalAssault: The less Sergeant Eros is wearing, the more powerful he becomes. Naturally, he strips down completely when things get serious.
132	* FusionDance: Slim and (an unwilling) Al can perform this with 'Get ovah here, Al!', boosting Slim's offensive powers and removing Al's morality for the duration of the fusion.
133	* AFriendInNeed: [[spoiler:Mera]] is prepared to give her life to give [[spoiler:Indus]] a chance against Moot in Episode 6-B. In fact, it was entirely possible that she would die - the players got an achievement for managing to save her.
134	%%* FriendlyRivalry: Percy and Howie fall under this umbrella, judging from their interactions.
135	* GeoEffects: In earlier adventures, Percy's buildings work like this, applying their effects in a radius around them. Starting in Adventure 6, they simply affect all combatants.
136	* GoodLuckCharm: Ryatt's Special Sparkler, which grants anyone who holds it a bonus to their rolls.
137	* GunsAreWorthless: Anime Campaign's firearms are decidedly non-lethal and have poor accuracy compared to melee weapons unless they are the focus of a character's power-set or [[RuleofCool need to be deadly as part of a cutscene]].
138	* HazyFeelTurn: [[spoiler:Rook]] turns coat after the party extends him tokens of genuine affection and friendship after taking pity on him due to being the most ineffectual member of [[spoiler:the SHITENO]] they encounter.
139	* TheHeroDies: Not enforced due to the lighthearted silly nature of the campaign, but the game bible includes rules for character death.
140	* HighlyVisibleNinja: This is '''[SUE'S]''' shtick, constantly futzing around the battlefield and being the designated caster of the highly flashy and attention-getting wild mag- I mean, '''[REPLICAS OF HISTORIC AMERICAN DOCUMENTS]'''.
141	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Milly becomes infatuated with Giovanni at first sight. While he was attempting to rob her store, no less. Repeated attempts to make Giovanni her boyfriend include giving Giovanni a giant dick as he acquires a boner dreaming about Babe Ruth. She then promptly gives herself X-ray vision.
142	* HumbleGoal: Rover and his search for the keys to his van.
143	* {{Hypocrite}}: Zora Salzar is supposed to be working with Bliss Ocean [[spoiler:to remove the worlds epithets]] because she wants everyone to be on an even playing field without [[SuperPowerLottery randomly assigned epithets]] raising people above others. This is undermined when she immediately starts using her powers on the police squad after promising not to in BOC. She also doesn't hesitate to employ underhanded tactics like shooting a bounty in knee when they open the door, burying their comatose form for laughs and [[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking stealing their Chinese takeaway.]]
144	%%** Baron Bushido, to a T. Considering his epithet, this makes sense.
145	* ImprobableWeaponUser: Encouraged in the game bible to make things more interesting, like Sylvie and his yo-yo. Other examples include: just about the entire episode 3 party.
146	** Ramsey Murdoch attacks by throwing crayons at people that he turns into gold midair.
147	** Slim, in addition to his Hollywood boulevard metal bat, throws eggs.
148	** Dixon uses a mop from a supply closet after passing many other more viable weapons.
149	** Jericho has nunchucks, and uses corn to attack a mech in the prison break
150	* InexplicablyAwesome: Jericho can, somehow, use speed runner tactics like glitching through walls and "reloading" to a previous location. How he does this without an epithet is anyone's guess.
151	* IntergenerationalFriendship: Percy and Molly, starting when they share a moment of mutual nerding out over a cult classic television show.
152	* {{Irony}}: California Slim, a serial killer with his gimmick being the killing of epithet-users, has an epithet. Said epithet is [[spoiler:heroic.]] What are the odds? It comes back to bite him in the ass in the form of Alcatraz, the manifestation of his discarded desire to [[spoiler:do good]].
153	** Conversely, Abbot Arbuckle is obsessed with becoming a police officer. ''His'' epithet is [[spoiler:"Crook"]].
154	%%* KickTheDog: Played straight with Slim and Alcatraz. Mostly, it's played for laughs, but it takes on a much darker tone when you find out exactly why Slim hates him.
155	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Naven]] with his epithet 'Flashback' can induce this in others. While only used a couple of times thus far, it has been made clear that unless [[spoiler:Naven]] himself chooses to restore the memory, no amount of exposure to what was forgotten will cause the memories to return.
156	%%* LifeOfTheParty: Played straight with Ryatt.
157	* LimitBreak: When an epithet user reaches class 2, they gain a powerful ability called an Outclass that can only be used once in the entire campaign. If they manage to reach class 3, they gain an even stronger Overclass ability.
158	* LoveAtFirstPunch: During a battle in Redwood Run, [[MrFanservice Eros]] rolls a 20 that not only blows a Bushido Blaster across the field, but manages to turn him gay. Six episodes later, it's mentioned that he and "James" are a couple.
159	* MadScientist: Morrip, one of the exam proctors in the Harbour Concept exams who is responsible for creating the stamina increasing lollipops and numerous other dangerous, poisonous, toxic and volatile creations according to banter between him and the other proctors.
160	%%** [[spoiler: Dr. Luft.]] Dear god, [[spoiler: Dr. Luft.]]
161	* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane:
162	** [[BadassNormal Howie]] lacks an epithet but is a powerful LightningBruiser and skilled builder who can construct entire houses in less than 6 hours single-handed while relating a detailed account of his day.
163	** The Bushido Blaster who could manifest glowing D20 pointers out of thin air.
164	%%* MoralityPet: Alcatraz serves as this for Slim. Not like Slim actually gives a fuck, though.
165	* MrFanservice: Eros, mostly because his epithet is "Nude" and it requires him to strip.
166	* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Warden Grapethroat ends up butt naked in his [[spoiler:mecha]] after getting hit by some wild magic.
167	* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler: Ryatt]] did not die at the end of Episode Three, which is revealed at the beginning of Executive Grin Contest, where he is a co-host.
168	* NoodleIncident: Nearly every mention of Dan Gansley's past amounts to this.
169	* NoSocialSkills: Percy doesn't understand many jokes or hidden meanings, and rarely speaks to any characters outside of the party unless needed - well, except for Howie.
170	* OlderThanTheyLook: Word of God says Naven is 30, despite looking almost like a child.
171	%%* TheOmnipotent: Lunt, much to his disdain.
172	* PaperThinDisguise:
173	** Giovanni Potage? Why, clearly this is the esteemed Vincent Murder, and not at all someone whose epithet is soup!
174	** Dixon Roughhouse did plenty of these during Episode 3, including a lunchlady, and a [[spoiler:giant robotic arm.]]
175	** Guile Manning's entire career path revolves around this trope. His aliases of "Email Gunning" and "Leg Aiming Nun" are excellent evidence of this, as they're both just anagrams of his name.
176	* PlayingWithFire: A DownplayedTrope as Giovanni seems to have twisted his soup powers towards this, throwing 'lava grenades' and manifesting blasts of scalding steam.
177	* ThePowerOfFriendship: A more literal case with Rick Shades, whose dark wizardry is powered by friendship, He even gets a proficiency point upon making a new friend.
178	* PreAsskickingOneLiner: Rover Gadabout [[spoiler:before punching the absolute shit out of a defeated Vicky Rix]] remarks "I'm NOT homeless...I HAVE A VAN!!"
179	* ProBonoBarter: Naven often spreads this kindness to others in the form of "Interpersonal Communications" classes.
180	* PsychopathicManchild: Giovanni, who despite appearing to at the very least be out of high school, is incredibly self-centered, immature, rude, crude and has aspirations of becoming a supervillain just for attention. He seems to have been growing up a little since shacking up with Millie, but they both seem woefully unprepared for adult life.
181	* PunnyName:
182	** Calvin Hill's sister, Beverly Hills, definitely fits the bill for this one.
183	** We also can't forget Noah Finway, either.
184	* QuestGiver: Re's epithet allows him to do this. Don't think he's gonna make this easy on you though, he's got a fucked up sense of humour about it.
185	* QuirkyMinibossSquad:
186	** The four SHITENO of episode six who all rise with the songstress to serve her when she resurrects. They are all suitably wacky and incompetent as the trope implies.
187	** The criminal [=PCs=] in Amongst Elastic Royal would technically qualify, what with being ground shoulders for their criminal organisation sent off to accomplish specific tasks.
188	** The Bliss Ocean Apple Core Officers: [[spoiler:Yoomtah, Zora, Charles, Xerxes and Moot]]. They all play off each other and have quirky personalities and power-sets... doesn't stop them from taking on the [=PCs=] single-handedly and often coming out ahead if not for some gimmick or restriction though.
189	* RandomEffectSpell:
190	** Certain characters have some means of invoking wild magic to make random, bizarre things happen to the target. Quinton's snake oil potions and Dan Gansley's gun are prime examples, though [[DoomMagnet true to form]] the latter usually makes things worse.
191	** Regina Sandbag has the power to summon sports equipment. ''Which'' sport she can summon it from is different every time, and [[CloudCuckooLander she has a fairly loose idea of what qualifies as a sport]].
192	%%* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Howie delivers a huge one to Milly in Episode 4. Not like she didn't have it coming, though.
193	* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Delta Caproni]], having a history of gang activity, a short temper, and aggressive disinterest in speaking to the reporters makes him appear as a likely candidate for the final Apple Corps Officer.
194	* RedStringOfFate: Portrayed very literally as an item in Horizontal Pilot Command that let players make a crack pairing out of two characters.
195	* {{Retcon}}: In Jello's perpetual battle with balancing mundies, Howie lost his outclass ability.
196	* RevolversAreJustBetter: Zora wields two revolvers called 'Sun-Up' and 'Sun-Down' that she uses as focuses for her epithet powers.
197	* RunningGag: In Episode 1, many, ''many'' people ended up jumping into the wishing well.
198	** For another example, every roll of 13 has a member of the cast (usually Roob) make a throwaway line about whatever the roll was for in the voice of Giovanni.
199	* SadistTeacher: Agitha Fuckwhistle, a child-hating geometry teacher who invokes the dark gods of math to punish her students.
200	* SanitySlippage: Sylvie starts off as a friendly and brilliant 12 year old kid, [[spoiler: ends up jaded, bitter and hostile with a fixation on hunting down his former mentor and murdering her. Gets to the point where he goes through a HeelFaceTurn before being talked down by the party. He seems to be doing better in the epilogue.]]
201	* ShaggyDogStory: From Charles' end of things: She gets turned down again, verbally insulted multiple times while people try to guess an epithet she doesn't know she has, [[spoiler:her HPC partner just straight up dies and she fails a mission for Bliss Ocean for the first time.]] Jello confirmed on his Tumblr that Charles considers it the worst day of her life.
202	* ShipperOnDeck: Ramsey Murdoch. Come on, he even drew Alcatraz and Slim spooning.
203	* SingleMindedTwins: Villy and Nelle. They're so similar that they share an epithet - [[spoiler:twofold]]. They are the only example of this thus far, and likely only because they're twins.
204	* SquishyWizard: Compared to her teammates in Adventure 1, Percy has barely any stamina.
205	* TheStoic: Not once does Eros show other emotion than being calm.
206	* SuperEmpowering: Milly can use her epithet to give others a massive power boost, [[spoiler:which is why Naven wants to recruit her.]]
207	* SuperSmoke: Thanks to being used as an ashtray by Slim, Al can produce thick choking clouds of cigarette ash that Slim can use to get the drop on enemies.
208	* TakeThat:
209	** "Not to say that Indus isn't a huge idiot, though."
210	** A lot of the SHITENO in 6-A intentionally poke fun at the characters they're referencing, serving as {{Flanderized}} caricatures.
211	* TeleportersandTransporters: Rover, whose power-set is mainly based around teleporting himself and others around.
212	* TimeMaster: Zora Salzar has an obscure epithet that lets her control the flow of time, leaving objects suspended in thin air and ageing things to dust or returning them to infancy.
213	* TimedMission: The BossFight at the end of 4 against [[spoiler:Charles]] is this. If the players don't defeat her quickly then she'll destroy all the cameras around the boss arena [[spoiler: letting Naven erase everyone's memory without complication.]]
214	* TokenEvilTeammate: Agitha Fuckwhistle, a spiteful and sour school teacher who's trying to gather materials for the 'Ultimate Classroom Punishment'.
215	* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Giovanni]], surprisingly. He puts out a great showing for episode 5 during his competing in the various trails and seems to grow up a little when he becomes responsible for his robot son [[spoiler: Giorno]]. He does this trope once more in Episode 7.
216	* TriggerHappy: Due to her paranoid attitude, Meryl has the occasional moment where she pulls out her gun a tad too fast.
217	* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior:
218	** Despite being only 11, during HPC, Sylvie displays increasingly psychotic and murderous behaviour after meeting the subject of his BrokenPedestal.
219	** [[spoiler:Delta Caprone]] has extremely violent tendencies for a 14 year old boy, as is noted by his history of gang related violence and onscreen beat down of [[spoiler:Giovanni Potage]].
220	* UnmanlySecret: Whether it's just that he appreciates how hard they work, or that they're cute, it's clear that Howie loves bees. Of course, being the strong adult man he is, he'll never admit to it. (No matter how obvious it is to everyone.)
221	%%* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Dr. Luft.]]
222	* WeCanRebuildHim:
223	** It's been hinted at through the course of several episodes that [[spoiler:Yoomtah]], who is now a cyborg, was rebuilt from what remained of [[spoiler:Naven's girlfriend]] after some sort of tragic accident. She seems to be aware of at least some of this, as she herself reveals a significant portion of this information via a conversation with Xerxes in episode 5, but is entirely unfazed by it.
224	** Given [[spoiler:Naven]]'s goal of stopping epithet users from destroying the world by removing their knowledge of their epithets, it's quite likely that what spurred him to this was also what lead to the creation of [[spoiler:Yoomtah]].
225	** As of Episode 8, this trope is actually averted. [[spoiler: Yoomtah's death was a completely different cause altogether, and while parts of her were remade after her death, this was not at all Luft's intention, nor was it to Naven what started Bliss Ocean.]]
226	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Naven]], as the leader of Bliss Ocean, is orchestrating various acts of terrorism and murder, but is ultimately trying to prevent irresponsible and dangerous epithet users from ruining the world.
227	* WhiteMage: Ryatt's firework rave abilities work like this; he even [[spoiler:gets the powers to resurrect fallen allies.]]
228	* YinYangBomb: All over the place in 6-B when Percy starts getting inventive with her epithet and Rick starts using his powers to augment them. In the climatic fight between [[spoiler:Moot and Indus]] after the [=PCs=] start to get involved, [[spoiler:Indus]] ends up punching with the combined power of Light, Dark, Shattering and Barriers among other things.

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