Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors/Characters

Descriptions of the cast of , and tropes that pertain to them.

Junpei


""Do any of you know what the fuck is going on here?! Who's Zero?! What's this "Nonary Game"!? C'mon! Anybody? Anything?! What the hell is going on?! What are we doing here?!""

The protagonist of the game. He's a college student who is kidnapped by a mysterious masked man one night. He wakes up on in an unknown location with a bracelet strapped to his wrist. From here, he has nine hours to find a way out. His bracelet number is 5.


 * Agent Mulder: Is a staunch skeptic, with a habit of putting down June's occult musings.
 * Batman Gambit: Is capable of quite a few of these, including
 * Deadpan Snarker: Mostly internal, but sometimes he voices it.
 * Despair Event Horizon: Hits this hard in one of the Bad Endings.
 * It happens to him in  too.
 * He doesn't take  very well either.
 * : At least as far as this game is concerned. A sequel may change things though.
 * Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Inverted. He's the only one who is called by his real name because June blurted it out earlier.
 * Friendless Background: If you check the ladder in 3rd class cabin, he
 * Genre Savvy: Can be this depending on what choices you make...
 * Idiot Ball: ...while other choices give him a firm grip on this.
 * Guile Hero
 * The Hero
 * Morality Pet: Arguably for.
 * Only One Name
 * Pungeon Master: Much to the annoyance of the others. Also his self-admitted reason for not having any friends.
 * Surrogate Soliloquy
 * Unfazed Everyman: He's the only member of the cast who neither has a tragic backstory nor is a Complete Monster.
 * Surrogate Soliloquy
 * Unfazed Everyman: He's the only member of the cast who neither has a tragic backstory nor is a Complete Monster.

"Ace"


""What are you going to gain by being so suspicious? That's what Zero wants, you know. This game was set up by Zero, wasn't it? Any game has a winner and loser. Whoever makes it through door [9] is a winner, and those who don't are the losers. Zero is trying to make us fight against one another for that victory. That is why we can't let ourselves fall prey to suspicion. We have to trust one another, and form a strong bond of friendship. Otherwise, we'll end up ensnared by Zero's manipulations.""

An older man with a goatee and graying hair. He generally serves as a voice of calmness and reason in the midst of the terror going on in the ship. His bracelet number is 1, and his name comes from playing cards.

His original Japanese alias was "Ichinomiya" (from the word for "one").


 * Badass Beard
 * Batman Gambit:
 * The Comically Serious
 * Cool Old Guy:
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Offers to leave himself behind at one point when the group has to leave someone behind to go through numbered doors.
 * Cool Old Guy:
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Offers to leave himself behind at one point when the group has to leave someone behind to go through numbered doors.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Offers to leave himself behind at one point when the group has to leave someone behind to go through numbered doors.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Offers to leave himself behind at one point when the group has to leave someone behind to go through numbered doors.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Offers to leave himself behind at one point when the group has to leave someone behind to go through numbered doors.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Offers to leave himself behind at one point when the group has to leave someone behind to go through numbered doors.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Offers to leave himself behind at one point when the group has to leave someone behind to go through numbered doors.

"Snake"


""I am shocked and appalled that guessing at random has not yielded better results.""

A thin, elegant man dressed in a regal fashion. He is blind, but is quite capable of getting around easily enough. Clover is his sister, and his bracelet number is 2. His name comes from the expression "Snake Eyes", a term in the dice game craps that signifies 2.

His original Japanese alias was "Niels", using the pronunciation of "two" and the name of a favorite physicist, presumably Niels Bohr.


 * : His real name, seems rather out of place when standing next to people with obviously Japanese names.
 * Berserk Button: Harming Clover is a really bad idea, and he can be an absolutely terrifying person if that button is pressed.
 * Big Brother Instinct
 * Determinator:
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Disabled Snarker
 * Disability Superpower: Although blind, his other senses are so good that you wouldn't even notice this unless he told you. He even mentions that if you tried to attack him, it would be unlikely that you would win.
 * Expy: He looks an awful lot like Miles Edgeworth.
 * Eyes Always Shut: Snake. Justified in that he's blind. He only ever opens them when:
 * In one of the puzzles, when Seven/Clover/Snake/Junpei spell "pipe" in a cheer-leading fashion. Snake has his eyes wide open as he shouts "Gimme a P and an E!"
 * In the Safe Ending,
 * When they're putting together what happened to Snake, his eyes are open in the still where he's going for the DEAD
 * Handicapped Badass
 * Idiot Hair: Subverted in Snake's case. He's rather smart.
 * Ironic Name: His real name is
 * Only One Name
 * The Smart Guy: He's quite intelligent..
 * Ironic Name: His real name is
 * Only One Name
 * The Smart Guy: He's quite intelligent..
 * Only One Name
 * The Smart Guy: He's quite intelligent..

"Santa"


""You know what I hate most in the world? I got 4 things: Hope, Faith, Love, and Luck.""

A foul tempered young man with white hair. His attitude can make him difficult to deal with, but he's determined to push forward and doesn't like indecisiveness. His bracelet number is 3. His name is derived from "san", the Japanese word for three, and was unchanged for the English-language version.

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 * Cluster F-Bomb: Even moreso than the others.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Whenever Junpei is in a room with him, he is a veritable fountain of sarcasm and deprecation.
 * : His motivation.
 * Expy:
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * The Lancer
 * Meaningful Name: San is Japanese for "three". In addition, he has a few stories to tell about Santa Claus.
 * Nice Shoes: He just bought them, which is why he doesn't want to go through Door 5 after the 9th Man dies.
 * : As he puts it, he
 * Meaningful Name: San is Japanese for "three". In addition, he has a few stories to tell about Santa Claus.
 * Nice Shoes: He just bought them, which is why he doesn't want to go through Door 5 after the 9th Man dies.
 * : As he puts it, he
 * : As he puts it, he

"Clover"


""I would'a thought a guy your size would have bigger balls than that.""

A cheerful girl prone to rapid swings of emotion. She is Snake's sister and her bracelet number is 4. Her name comes from the number of leaves on a four leaf clover.

Her original Japanese alias  was "Yotsuba", which means "clover" (literally, "four leaves").


 * Break the Cutie: It isn't actually the Nonary Game itself that does this,
 * The Chick: Though not as much as June. The two of them are never in Junpei's group at the same time.
 * Despair Event Horizon: She'll cross this in some way in nearly every path. It's only possible to save her from it in the True End path.
 * Hair Decorations: She wears a headband which looks like a headphone.
 * Genki Girl: Sometimes.
 * Giving Someone the Pointer Finger: And how!
 * Mega Twintails
 * Nice Boots: With white fur trim and pink puff balls
 * Only Known by Their Nickname: Subverted in that
 * Pink Means Feminine: Even if not innocent.
 * Rose-Haired Girl
 * She's Got Legs: Just look at the picture above.
 * Tsundere: A rare non-romantic example of a Type B Tsundere. For the most part, she's very friendly and cheerful until someone is trying her patience, at which point she turns very rude and condescending.
 * Rose-Haired Girl
 * She's Got Legs: Just look at the picture above.
 * Tsundere: A rare non-romantic example of a Type B Tsundere. For the most part, she's very friendly and cheerful until someone is trying her patience, at which point she turns very rude and condescending.
 * Tsundere: A rare non-romantic example of a Type B Tsundere. For the most part, she's very friendly and cheerful until someone is trying her patience, at which point she turns very rude and condescending.
 * Tsundere: A rare non-romantic example of a Type B Tsundere. For the most part, she's very friendly and cheerful until someone is trying her patience, at which point she turns very rude and condescending.

Akane "June" Kurashiki ()


An old friend of Junpei's from elementary school. She's always helpful and works hard to make sure no one is left behind, although she is occasionally prone to feverish spells. Her bracelet number is 6, and her name comes from the sixth month of the year.

Her original Japanese alias was "Murasaki", from the word for "six". The word's literal meaning of "purple" also applies to her clothing, her eye color, and certain other aspects of the game.

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 * Agent Scully: Believes in occult tropes like the mummy's curse and automatic writing.
 * A-Cup Angst: Mentioned in a throwaway conversation.
 * Break the Cutie: Akane seems greatly affected by their situation and the mistrust within the group, which combines with her Ill Girl attributes..
 * The Chick: Her personality is basically just liking Junpei and freaking out about the situation. Some players find her cute, others find her and her prior connection to the protagonist irritating.
 * Covert Pervert: Her first thought when Junpei examines a bed in one of the cabins? Blushing and muttering, "Haha, no...it's much too soon for that..."
 * Hair Decorations
 * Idiot Ball: Her decision
 * I Am Not Pretty:
 * Ill Girl: Suddenly comes down with a fever at regular intervals in the game.
 * Innocent Innuendo: Invokes this a lot, bordering on The Tease.
 * Plucky Girl
 * She's All Grown Up: wasn't kidding when he said she was "cute as a button" as a kid. And just look at her now.
 * Idiot Ball: Her decision
 * I Am Not Pretty:
 * Ill Girl: Suddenly comes down with a fever at regular intervals in the game.
 * Innocent Innuendo: Invokes this a lot, bordering on The Tease.
 * Plucky Girl
 * She's All Grown Up: wasn't kidding when he said she was "cute as a button" as a kid. And just look at her now.
 * Innocent Innuendo: Invokes this a lot, bordering on The Tease.
 * Plucky Girl
 * She's All Grown Up: wasn't kidding when he said she was "cute as a button" as a kid. And just look at her now.
 * She's All Grown Up: wasn't kidding when he said she was "cute as a button" as a kid. And just look at her now.
 * She's All Grown Up: wasn't kidding when he said she was "cute as a button" as a kid. And just look at her now.

"Seven"


""H2O... H must mean "hot", and O probably stands for "orphans"... So H2O must be made of 2 hot orphans...""

A towering mountain of a man wearing a beanie and suffering from amnesia. Despite his bumbling nature, he is very dependable and well-equipped for solving problems. His bracelet number is 7. His name comes from... the number seven.

His original Japanese alias was the English word "Seven".

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 * Ambiguously Brown
 * Beergasm: He even drinks the booze
 * That's nothing. He was about to drink pure ethanol in the
 * And actually does drink industrial strength detergent in the same room. How he's still alive is anyone's guess...
 * The Big Guy
 * Easy Amnesia: Justified in that it's probably a side effect of the gas.
 * Genius Bruiser: He comes up with the idea to use tools and other items to hold doors open so that the party can backtrack without having to use the numbered doors.
 * Gentle Giant
 * No Name Given: Even Word of God states that he didn't really think of Seven's real name, unlike Lotus's semi-official name.
 * Scars Are Forever: Word of God reveals that Seven got his scars from an incident before. He fought an evil global organization.
 * Scary Black Man: Subverted. He looks the part, but he's actually a pretty nice guy (though he can be quite a smart ass).
 * Not actually Black either.
 * You Are Number Seven
 * Scars Are Forever: Word of God reveals that Seven got his scars from an incident before. He fought an evil global organization.
 * Scary Black Man: Subverted. He looks the part, but he's actually a pretty nice guy (though he can be quite a smart ass).
 * Not actually Black either.
 * You Are Number Seven

"Lotus"


""Junpei, are you just screwing around?""

A barely-dressed older woman who looks out for number one. Her bracelet number is 8, and her name comes from the number of petals on a lotus.

Her original Japanese alias was Yashiro, from the word for "eight".


 * All There in the Manual:
 * Bare Your Midriff
 * Belly Dancer
 * Berserk Button: Calling Lotus old.
 * Christmas Cake: And not happy about it either.
 * Gag Boobs: They get motion blur.
 * They also bounce a small bit in her one sprite animation.
 * Gainaxing
 * Hidden Depths:
 * Impossibly Low Neckline: Her top.
 * Jerkass: Seems a little too uppity over the prospect of leaving someone behind when the group is forced to. Also tends to be quite abusive.
 * Locked Out of the Loop: She spends most of the true end, and as a result has absolutely no idea what's going on in the final confrontation.
 * Stripperiffic
 * Unfazed Everyman: Arguably even moreso than Junpei,
 * Jerkass: Seems a little too uppity over the prospect of leaving someone behind when the group is forced to. Also tends to be quite abusive.
 * Locked Out of the Loop: She spends most of the true end, and as a result has absolutely no idea what's going on in the final confrontation.
 * Stripperiffic
 * Unfazed Everyman: Arguably even moreso than Junpei,
 * Unfazed Everyman: Arguably even moreso than Junpei,

The 9th Man ()


""A-Ah... Oh my God, oh my God, there's no time left... Listen! I was lied to! He lied to me! He put me in here! It was him! He killed me! It was him!""

A jittery and nervous man with glasses who seems to know more than he should. His bracelet number is 9.


 * Funny Afro: To Junpei, it's a bird's nest.
 * His Name Is--: Before he died, he warned the other 8 people about "him" lying to the 9th Man.  made his last words a lot more clearer during the confession.
 * Jerkass: The only "evil" thing he has actually done is taking Clover hostage so he can try to escape. It just shows you the game is indeed real and not a joke. Then again, you really didn't expect him to be the calm and rational type, didn't you?
 * Nerd
 * Never Trust a Trailer / Covers Always Lie: He seems like he's going to be much more relevant to the plot in the promotional material. However, he dies in the prologue.  So he's pretty much still considered one of the main characters, even if he only has an indirect appearance.
 * No Name Given: He doesn't even get a nickname as he blows up in the first few minutes of the game.
 * Obfuscating Stupidity: He only plays speechless for a few minutes before he acts extremely unreasonable.
 * Posthumous Character
 * Sacrificial Lamb
 * Starter Villain: The first person to blatantly antagonize the others besides Zero, and dealt with quickly.
 * Time Bomb: Played HARD for him. This guy just never catches a break, does he?
 * Unwitting Pawn
 * You Are Number Nine: The 9th Man is the closest thing the rest of them is going to call him.
 * Sacrificial Lamb
 * Starter Villain: The first person to blatantly antagonize the others besides Zero, and dealt with quickly.
 * Time Bomb: Played HARD for him. This guy just never catches a break, does he?
 * Unwitting Pawn
 * You Are Number Nine: The 9th Man is the closest thing the rest of them is going to call him.