Chaos Cardcaptor Sakura/Characters

Kinomoto Sakura / Orchid:


 * Badass Lolita
 * Broken Bird
 * Facing the Bullets One-Liner:
 * Foot Focus: Subverted. Sakura has spent every moment since the close of Chapter 7 barefoot. Because of how little emphasis the author gives outfits, you wouldn't notice it unless you went back to the end of Chapter 7 and looked it up.
 * Gambit Roulette: At some point, Depending on when this all began, Orchid is either schizophrenic, clumsy, or the world's greatest chess master.
 * An Ice Person: Sakura’s own natural kaos manifests like this. Lampshaded at the end of Chapter 7, it was originally played as I'm Cold... So Cold.... More explicitly stated by
 * Limited Wardrobe: Played with. Sakura only wears one 'civilian' outfit, her other two outfits being school uniforms (both fall and, when the fall uniform was, spring). There are two costumes in the story, a leopard-themed battle costume and a cowgirl costume, though .)
 * Not Brainwashed: An Insistent Terminology, especially when accused of being the exact opposite.
 * Transformation Sequence: Sakura absorbing the Elixir of Fire’s magic through her heart, and later expelling it out her eyes and mouth. An unusual instance in that it is described in prose.
 * Unwilling Suspension: In chapter 8.5, Sakura is bound up by a pair of chains, so that . Also to
 * Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World: Played with early on, as Sakura must balance her responsibilities of being a Card Captor with her mundane responsibilities and ethics. Partially subverted as the story takes place during Sakura's summer break.
 * Weapon of Choice: Nightmare, used first and foremost in pretty much every encounter Orchid is involved in.
 * What You Are in the Dark: She also shows slight traces of Super-Powered Evil Side, only without such clear-cut alignment delineation.

Syaoran Li:
 * Big Damn Heroes: Syaoran is on various sides of this throughout the fic. Early on, he is the one coming to Sakura’s aid (and in a larger sense that was the entire premise of Chapter 3), while later on Sakura / Orchid will come to his aid.
 * Blood Oath: The Inferno Crossbow is fastened to Syaoran's arm by using his blood as an adhesive.
 * Cannot Spit It Out, Contractual Immortality: In as much as Season 3's continuity has to be preserved.
 * Depleted Phlebotinum Shells: When Syaoran acquires the Inferno Crossbow, he learns a new way to use his ofuda: the Rites of Kaos.
 * Uncanny Family Resemblance: To . Used as a plot device so that and  could both be played up for angst.

Tomoyo Daidouji:
 * Ms. Exposition: Tomoyo is generally the one who asks questions about whatever magical powers Sakura / Orchid and Syaoran are using.
 * Muggles: Tomoyo has a hidden inferiority complex about this.
 * Obfuscating Stupidity: Her outgoing Kawaiiko personality is just a front to cover up her unhappiness at.
 * Ten-Minute Retirement: In Chapter 7. In the previous chapter, Lycan found a chink in Tomoyo’s plot armor by insinuating that . Thinking about it for a minute, Tomoyo deems that she can’t continue to follow Sakura and Syaoran in their magical adventures.
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend: To the American exchange student Tobias Erikson, according to bonus background material.
 * What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: Tomoyo bemoans her uselessness at helping her friends. A lot of it has to do with Lycan’s gall to break Tomoyo’s Plot Armor, as seen above.
 * Subverted later on when
 * Wise Beyond Their Years: Lampshaded by Damien in Chapter 5, as well as that.

Kero / Keroberos:
 * Big Eater: Justified, in spite of being a Guardian. Clow got Kero addicted to food early in his creation, presumably as a joke (similar to how Eriol deliberately screwed up Spinel). Turns out that
 * Calling the Old Man Out: Kero does this a lot with Clow Reed, even despite Clow being long gone. Yue thinks more idealistically of Clow on account of, but Kero knows better.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Apparently Kero takes more after Clow than he would care to admit…
 * Immortal Immaturity: More of a Really Two Hundred Years Old Immaturity.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Kero’s full name, in proper English pronunciation, is “Kerberus”. (The author went with this so as to avoid confusion with the encryption protocol, Kerberos.)

Yue:
 * Alternate Character Interpretation: Though he will still defend her, Yue still doesn’t think that highly of Sakura as his master. Justified in light that this fic is not only set right after Yue getting stomped in the Final Judgment, but right as.
 * Can't Get Away with Nuthin': No matter what Yue does, Damien always says it’s his fault. Always. And when Damien lets Yue off the hook, you just ‘’know’’ something bad is about to happen...
 * Deadpan Snarker: Particularly when he goes to chew out Damien without ever skipping a beat.
 * An Ice Person: As a Foil to Damien, and vice versa.
 * Kick the Dog: Even some readers found to be a bit extreme!
 * Not So Different: Yue and Damien. It is implied that Damien is dying because of Yue siphoning off his magical sustenance. In actuality, Cue Season 3, when Yue encounters similar difficulties for similar reasons…
 * What Measure Is a Non-Human?: Yue is simultaneously the most human-looking of the Guardians, but the least human-acting.

Lycan / :
 * Appropriated Appellation: Lycan derives his name from the scared, huddled masses that called him such.
 * As the Good Book Says...: While stalking Orchid, Lycan quotes one of pop culture’s more memorable bible verses: “Be sober. Be vigilant. For your adversary the Devil walks about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” (This being the predominantly Shinto Japan, the reference is a bit lost on Orchid, though this does nothing to diminish the return fire.)
 * Attack Its Weak Point: While attacking the rest of Lycan’s body is often utterly useless, his mask is solid, and thus can be hit. After a few fights, everybody picks up on this.
 * Beware the Nice Ones:
 * Breath Weapon: How Lycan uses the Fade Card. He gets his own breath weapon later on in the form of
 * Cursed with Awesome: When ’s idea of a curse is to turn you into a magic hyperspace dragon wolf, What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?
 * Eldritch Abomination
 * Embarrassing Nickname: Lycie-chan (given by Orchid). Gained rapid popularity in the fanbase.
 * Eye Scream: Being largely intangible, Lycan subverted this with ease when Yue shoots him in the eye with a magic arrow. He later plays it straight when Syaoran shoots him in the eye with the Inferno Crossbow Lycan’s reaction: “Do you have any idea how much that stings?!”
 * Fighting a Shadow: What makes fighting Lycan so difficult.
 * Final Exam Boss: Every Kaos Card was either put to use against Lycan at some point during the final fight.
 * Mind Rape: Lycan's favorite pastime.
 * One-Winged Angel: After he.
 * The Reveal: How this works has yet to be revealed.
 * It turns out that
 * To the Pain: Lycan not only screws with your head, but explains what you've done to deserve said screwage, from Orchid to Naoko.
 * You Cannot Grasp the True Form: The most obvious way that Our Werewolves Are Different. You physically cannot shine a light on Lycan’s body such that you can get a clear look at him. Also, any projectile attacks directed at him merely sink into his skin, like shooting at a wormhole. In fact, Lycan uses this power as a Mind Screw in its own right.
 * According to Word of God, light actually ‘’does’’ harm him in large enough quantities. The reason that is because

Damien:
 * Almost-Dead Guy: For the entire story, he believed that Clow Reed created Yue as his replacement and that Yue was siphoning off his magical sustenance and killing him.
 * Ambiguously Brown: Damien is heavily bronzed, either as part of his decay, or as a contrast to Yue’s pasty pale skin tone. Possibly both.
 * Badass Grandpa: He’s as old as Keroberos, yet he can still be just as powerful as he was in his prime. His powers occasionally stall out at incredibly inconvenient intervals, though.
 * Call a Rabbit a Smeerp: Damien is a member of the species.
 * Clipped-Wing Angel: He’s already in this form at the start of the fic, hence his fading, depleted powers, corrupted human form, and incessant lamenting (mostly at Yue) about how he used to be a lot stronger than he is now.
 * Determinator: He has his moments of unbridled implacability.
 * Do Not Go Gentle
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Later becomes a Bald of Awesome.
 * Five Rounds Rapid: Tomoyo’s bodyguard tries this against Damien. Apparently, this is the same kind of greeting he always gets. Is it any wonder why Damien hates humans?
 * Flaming Sharp Things: Damien can summon various kinds of flaming bladed weapons, most commonly knives and javelins. One time he summoned a massive halberd, but Yue cut him off at the pass before he could use it.
 * Gaia's Vengeance: Damien's raison d'etre, or at least why he wants to Kill All Humans.
 * Glass Cannon: Though he looks to be built more like a Mighty Glacier, this is his actual handicap in combat. The glass part comes up a lot.
 * Grumpy Old Man
 * Hot-Blooded: Literally. Especially after
 * Jerkass Dissonance: Damien is the common favorite of the two Kaos Guardians, even though he's a Jerkass. Apparently, when compared to the Eldritch Abomination, Magnificent Bastard, Omnicidal Maniac, Made of Evil Complete Monster that is Lycan, merely calling Damien a "Jerkass" makes him a saint.
 * Leeroy Jenkins: Damien doesn't think a lot of his combat ethos out. Also
 * My Name Is Inigo Montoya: Damien makes it very clear why he hates Yue.
 * Never Hurt an Innocent: He’d beat Yue half to death if he ever got the chance, but he won’t lay a finger on Tomoyo.
 * Nonhuman Humanoid Hybrid: He’s a dragon from the waist and elbows down.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Nobody knows exactly how old Damien is, given that . He's at least a fair bit older than Yue.

The Kaos Cards:
 * Absolute Xenophobe: Other Kaos Cards seem to come off this way (which figures, given that Damien presided over half of them), but Mirage is far more obvious and explicit about it, not caring for people, guardians, Clow Cards, or anybody else who isn't a Kaos Card.
 * Alien Geometries: The seven-pointed star on the back of each of the Kaos Cards.
 * Awesome but Impractical: The Nightmare, being a scythe, is horrendously unwieldy. So much that it even seems to cause Orchid some problems when using it against, well, anybody really.
 * BFS: The Nightmare Card. In this case, Big Fancy Scythe. That can fly.
 * Brown Note: The Life Card's portrait, to those with magical foresight, can act as a very small version of this.
 * Chekhov's Card: The Life Card.
 * Combat Tentacles: Though none of them do anything particularly naughty (well, at least not officially), tentacles, tendrils, and various other binds appear.
 * This is essentially how the Industry functions while in its visible form. What’s especially shocking is when combining the tendril traits of its visible form with the fact that it can conduct electricity.
 * The Dominion Card can also function as a binding mass of threads, though its primary function is what it does to the victim’s heart. Don’t worry, the possibility of Lycan’s mind being in the gutter is the last thing the victim has to worry about.
 * Ghost in the Machine: Industry’s primary power, which can affect and manipulate any forged, inanimate materials like suits of armor, electrical wires or even . A bit useless in a forest, though.
 * Involuntary Shapeshifting: Though independently sentient, Mirage explicitly states that she cannot control her own transformations without the consent of her master, usually keeping her stuck in one form for a long stretch of time.
 * Seven Deadly Sins: Subverted. The fact that there are only seven Kaos Cards is more of an eight-minus-one thing, rather than a reference to this trope.
 * Toxic Phlebotinum: The Fade Card gets weaker and weaker the more it consumes, and yet it’s a glutton.
 * Tsundere: Oh Mirage, always acting so tough, especially when Syaoran is around.
 * Voice for The Voiceless: Mirage. All other Kaos Cards are more bestial.
 * Wave Motion Gun:
 * We Want Our Beloved To Be Happy: All the Kaos Cards are very attached to their master, though are willing to accept their presiding guardian as a suitable surrogate.