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* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: As Asura the Destructor. He and Chakravartin's ultimate form completely dwarf even Sakra Devanam Indra Deus, and that '''REALLY''' says something.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: The [[Penny Arcade]] pre-order comic has this. Asura throws his house into space while looking for his keys; throws an oil tanker at a gas station, causing the town to explode when a moped cuts him off; punches the ground hard enough that the Earth swallows North America just because an old lady asks him for the date while paying for groceries with a check; and when he receives no-bubble tea with bubbles, he doesn't even tip.
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* [[Bash Brothers]]: Does this with Yasha in Episode 18/True Episode 18. Bonus points for them actually being brothers-in-law. Subverted in that they don't even try coordinating attacks. They just both [[Spam Attack]] the opponent and manage to stay out of each other's way. This does occasionally result in [[Combination Attack|moments of surprising synergy]].
* '''''[[Badass]]''''': [[Up to Eleven|To]] [[Holy Shit Quotient|the extreme.]] He even cancels out [[Street Fighter|Shun]] [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique|Goku]] [[One-Hit Kill|Satsu]] while fighting [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Evil Ryu]] and fights [[One-Winged Angel|Oni Akuma]] to a standstill.
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** As the game revolves around berserking and makes wrath a central theme, it was perhaps inevitable that it would be [[Deconstructed Trope|deconstructed]]: Asura's anger in battle is so obscene and unfocused that he doesn't really get any pleasure from actually killing things. It's like an itch that he can't scratch. At first the fact that he can't calm down bugs him, then it genuinely confuses him, and then it starts freaking him out. In the end, he's able to focus his anger, but can find no way to quell it and even starts cursing his power. That is, until he killed Chakravartin/The Golden Spider in Part IV Nirvana]]. Sure, he died too afterward, but he managed to save Mithra, and [[[[Go Out with a Smile]] that was enough for him.
* [[Catch and Return]]: Does this with a god damned missile, a la [[The Incredible Hulk]].
* [[Clipped-Wing Angel]]: A rare heroic example, Wrath form. He takes this form after his Berserker form took a blast from the Brahmastra, he is covered in black colored armour and looks cracked. Its concept art says that when Asura attacks in this form he does more damage to ''himself'' then he does the enemy. Although that doesn't stop him from gutting and head-stomping Sergei and putting up a decent fight with Yasha.
* [[Character Development]]: His rage at being betrayed and his daughter kidnapped is tempered with indignation at how the innocent masses are treated. He later goes to attack the demigods not only to save his family and get revenge, but also to free humanity from their tyranny. Despite being a [[Jerkass]] ''par excellence'', his [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|instinctive concern for mankind puts him head and shoulders above the rest of the demigods, ethically speaking.]]
* [[Colossus Climb]]: Does one on Wyzen, [[Moment of Awesome|just to give him a good old fashioned punch to the face.]]
* [[Cutlass Between the Teeth]]: The remains of Wailing Dark. He holds it in his teeth due to losing his arms again at that point in the story.
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Asura has the option to [[Shut UP, Hannibal|Shut Hannibals Up]] during cutscenes.
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Yasha is kind to and sort of supportive of Asura, but Asura isn't having any of it. It doesn't help that Yasha also keeps trying to outdo him in battle, which pisses off Asura who sees competition as pointless when in battle. After [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|beating up the Earth's core]] together, Asura is somehwhat less of an asshole to Yasha, a massive accomplishment in itself. Then, Asura is shown to be saddened once Yasha finally dies.
* [[Determinator]]: Keeps on fighting a guy who calls himself [[God]] after losing his freakin' arms! By the end of the game he's been ''killed'', '''four times''', and just keeps coming back on sheer fury and determination.
* [[Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?]]: [[Moment of Awesome|"I refuse."]]
* [[Disappears Into Light]]: After defeating Chakravartin, Mantra no longer exists. Because Asura's very life was tied into his Wrath Mantra, he dies like this, even when Mithra doesn't want it to happen. Definitely a [[Tear Jerker]].
* [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]]: Mantra Asura. An even better example is his planet sized Destructor form, which is his main power source for the final battle even after not using it.
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* [[Evil Laugh]]: Lets one loose after having heard enough out of Chakravartin and before getting ready to fight him in ep 19.
* [[God Couple]]: Was this with Durga.
* [[Go Out with a Smile]]:
{{quote|'''[[Disappears Into Light|Asura]]''': [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|My wrath...Is finally....... Gone.]] [[Tear Jerker|Durga... I'll be home... soon.]]}}
* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: His preferred method of fighting. [[The Juggernaut|He needs nothing else.]]
* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]: Has this permanently since his resurrection. They only return to normal in the [[True Ending]]. See [[Go Out with a Smile]] above.
* [[Handicapped Badass]]: He loses both his arms on a couple occasions, and has to fight without them. Of course [[Determinator|this doesn't]] [[Badass|stop, or even slow, him at all.]]
* [[Heartbroken Badass]]: Was this when he found Durga slain.
** Even more so when The Girl is bombed to death along with her village.
* [[Heroic RROD]]: His RAGE proves to be too much for his own arms to handle. ''Multiple times''. Good thing he can regenerate almost instantly.
** His own power becomes a major problem later on cause he can't go past his Mantra form without his own body being torn apart by his own power.
** His Wrath form is set on this by default
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* [[In a Single Bound]]: Uses his fist to propel himself to extraordinary heights.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: The kindest word he has for his family is "Thanks" (though they sure as hell aren't fooled by the attitude). Nevertheless, he is visibly relaxed around them and fiercely protective of their safety, and it's otherwise clear that he loves them. Likewise, later in the game, though he's gruff to strangers and mostly yells, roars, or curses when he's irritated, he tries to protect The Girl when she follows him around and is deeply affected by the suffering he witnesses.
* [[The Juggernaut]]: Oh good lord... NOTHING will stop him from rescuing his daughter. In gameplay, he's a bit harder to knock down than the typical beat-'em-up protagonist, and he truly lives up to the trope in Unlimited Mode, where he'll more or less [[
* [[Ki Attacks]]: Shaped like his fists, and are his primary projectile.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Temporarily in the beginning of the game after being killed and thrown to earth 12,000 years prior to reawakening. And when [[Unstoppable Rage|he remembers...]]
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* '''[[Like a Badass Out of Hell]]'''
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Much more so than any video game protagonist has any right to be. Somewhat More Bruiser than lightning though, when compared to Yasha, the other playable character. Asura is stronger, better with crowds, and can knock enemies around more easily, including bosses.
** Interestingly, the final act of the game highlights another aspect of his [[Lightning Bruiser]]-dom, his sheer ''agility''. He may not be as fast as Yasha, but he sure as hell is a lot more agile than him. This, more than anything else, is what allows Asura to outfight [[True Final Boss|Chakravartin]], who is borderline ''[[Reality Warper|omipotent]]'', while Asura is at his ''weakest''.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: ''Asura'' can be interpreted as "powerful" or "mighty."
* [[Meditating Under a Waterfall]]: Before the final battle with Chakravartin.
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* [[Tragic Monster]]: Berserker and Wrath Asura, post episode 12.
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: His [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower|Mantra Asura]] form. His anger hasn't diminished in the slightest, but he's much more focused in this form.
* [[Tsundere]]: Type A, before being betrayed. Gentle and kind to his Wife Durga and Daughter Mithra, angry and usually very aggressive towards everyone else.
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: His whole character, but the second half of episode 12 is [[Up to Eleven]].
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: He was used as a scapegoat by the other deities, which quick-starts the plot of the game.
* [[Up, Up, and Away]]: Often does the arms out forward when flying or gliding in the air.
* [[Use Your Head]]: When he has no arms, this is his preferred finisher.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Platinum Silver Hair]]
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: He doesn't seem to wear shirts that often, if at all.
* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Surprisingly, this is one of his greatest strengths, if not the greatest. When fighting Chakravartin, the most powerful being in the universe, he gets kicked all the way down to his base form. When fighting Chakravartin's final form, instead of overwhelming him with strength, he uses his agility to outmaneuver and redirect Chakravartin's attacks.
* [[Wipe the Floor with You]]: Does this to Wyzen at the end of the first part of their fight. Also does this to an [[Elite Mook]] in Chapter 9, and to [[Street Fighter IV|Oni]] in ''Lost Episode 2''.
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* [[Holy Halo]]: Best seen when he powers up.
* [[Jerkass]]: He's described as being condescending towards humans, and in-game, he's shown to be quite the unlikable fellow.
* [[Large Ham]]:
* [[Megaton Punch]]: Tries this against Asura. [[Moment of Awesome|He fails.]]
** While falling from midair and dive bombing no less.
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** Confirmed to be [http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/16/overheard-tgs-just-how-long-is-that-sword-in-asuras-wrath/ 380,000] Kilometers long. Eat your heart out, [[Final Fantasy VII|Sephiroth]]!
** Hell, [[Bleach|Gin]] would be jealous.
* [[Blind Seer]]/[[Disability Superpower]]: Turns out in his profile he actually IS blind. Even [[Lampshade Hanging|Asura says it outright]]. Subtle but noticeable in-game, too, as at first glance Augus' eyes look just like the enraged Asura's, but lack the slightly reddish pupils that mark Asura's eyes. Augus' eyes are pure white.
* [[Blind Weaponmaster]]
* [[Blood Knight]]: Incredibly so, just about every other line that comes out of this guys mouth has something to do about fighting and how much he ''loves'' it. Punctuated by the line:
{{quote|"I don't fight for good, and I don't fight for evil! I just fight!"}}
* [[The Brute]]: The role he's meant to play among the Seven Deities, given that's he relies purely on his strength. That being said, he's actually a pretty good guy when you get right down to it.
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* [[Holy Halo]]: Like the other deities, more prominently seen when powering up.
* [[I Am Not Left-Handed]]: Only draws his sword when the fight is ''worth'' it. Prior to that, he'll fight only using his firsts or with the sheathed blade.
* [[I Fight for the Strongest Side]]: as shown in episode 15.5's interlude, Augus wasn't interested in joining the eight Guardian Generals at first, stating that they were "weaklings". Then Deus came along and fought him to a tie. After the fight, Deus promises Augus that all battles will be like the one they were in if he joins his cause. [[Blood Knight|Augus complies]].
* [[Implacable Man]]: Asura at base strength without any extra arms can't even move him a budge from where he stands.
* [[Klingon Promotion]]: Inherited the position of Guardian General from the one he killed.
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* [[Old Master]]: Asura's and Yasha's, to be exact.
* [[Occidental Otaku]]: His reincarnation in the Japanese version, who came to Japan to collect Japanese swords, and tries his best to speak Japanese to locals that look like former Demi-god minions.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: Augus doesn't care at all for Deus' cause, and actually expresses some disgust at the idea of ending the war with the Gohma. In fact, he's the only Guardian General not present when Deus throws Asura from space.<ref>Save Wyzen, who was busy being unconscious after he tried taking on Asura earlier</ref> He only works with Deus because he promised an endless slew of good fights, with them culminating in his final confrontation with Asura.
* [[Sequential Boss]]: You fight him when he just uses his fists, and then when he uses his sword.
* [[Shut Up, Hannibal!]]: Though when it's done to him, he tanks it while looking amused.
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* [[A God Am I]]: As shown in his Badass Boast, though he proves to be more empathetic to the mortals than the other deities.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Is the only Deity who feels any form of guilt for his actions.
* [[Badass]]: He manages to beat up [[The Juggernaut|ASURA]] for god's sake!
* [[Badass Boast]]:
{{quote|'''Asura:''' Who do you think you are?!
'''Yasha (calmly):''' God. }}
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A Demigod who once was the Commander of the Eight Guardian Generals. After betraying Emperor Strada and framing Asura for his death, Deus took the rest of the generals and formed the Seven Deities.
They rule over Shinkoku Trastrium as self-proclaimed gods. Deus takes much pride in being the "protector" of the world, and believes that his actions are righteous.
He has a brash way of speaking, though since he has absolute confidence in his abilities, it does not come across as offensive or unpleasant.
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* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Avoided with his reincarnation, as he takes time out of his work to help an old man cross a street (who is [[Irony|Emperor Strada reincarnated]]).
* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]
* [[Determinator]]: It took several battles to slow him down at all, with him stepping up his game each time. At many points, you get to see him [[
* [[Expy]]: Looks a lot like Ganondorf from [[The Legend of Zelda]] series.
* [[Fighting with Chucks]]: [[I Call It Vera|The Sakras]], his weapon of choice.
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* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: To Mithra, right down to the japanese voice actress.
** Also Asura supposedly looks a lot like her father.
* [[Too Long; Didn't Dub]]: Just like the random villagers through the game, her dialogue is not translated, having no English VA and no subtitles in her appearances; this appears to have been a stylistic choice. However, you are privy to her lines in episodes 8 and 11's interludes.
* [[What the Hell, Townspeople?|What The Hell Villagers]]
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* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]/[[Maniac Monkeys]]: Gohma Howlers.
* [[Everything's Squishier with Cephalopods]]: Gohma Lashers.
* [[Expy]]: Of the [[Gunbuster|Space]] [[Diebuster|Monsters]].
* [[Flying Aircraft Carrier]]: While not sharing the look, Gohma Carriers have this as a primary funtion of deploying other, smaller gohma into space.
* [[Gaia's Vengeance]]
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* [[Physical God]]
* [[Powers That Be]]: a [[Big Bad]] Example. [[Moment of Awesome|Asura]] [[Asura's Wrath/Awesome|kills him.]]
* [[Pummel Duel]]: When he's been hit one too many times, he absolutely ''looses his shit'' and tries to beat Asura to a pulp with his bare hands.
* [[Rasputinian Death]]: This guy took no less than '''10''' bursts before finally dying.
* [[Reality Warper]]
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* [[Storm of Blades]]: Another one of his Final form's basic Projectiles is this.
* [[Sucking-In Lines]]: His giant form's laser attacks do this before firing.
* [[Time Stands Still]]: One of his attacks does this accompanied with [[
* [[Treacherous Advisor]]
* [[Trickster Mentor]]: Helps Asura to escape Naraka by angering him with probing questions that restore his memory.
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