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Ryan Randa, middle-class citizen of Tucson, Arizona, is minding his own business when one day he gets an [[Call to Adventure|unusual message on his phone.]] [[Refusal of the Call|Thinking it a prank, he ignores it.]] This trend goes on for about a week. [[You Can't Fight Fate|He then gets pulled through a gap.]]

 

 

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* [[Asskicking Pose]]: Reimu and Marisa actually strike one of these in a recent chapter... only to find out that the person they thought they were rescuing wasn't impressed.

* [[Failed a Spot Check]]: During Marisa's battle against Cirno, she begins shooting off repeated Master Sparks. She stops firing after a while to take a breather, but finds out that the one tree that ''wasn't'' blown up was where Cirno was hiding.

* [[Feather Flechettes]]: Commander Iza's Spell Cards involve a lot of this.

* [[Head Desk]]: Ryan does this, a lot. Alice has also given in to this when dealing with Marisa.

* [[Hearing Voices]]: Ryan calls it his Common Sense. Utsuho has one as well.

* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: In this canon, Yuyuko ate Mystia.

* [[I'm Cold... So Cold...]]: Although {{spoiler|he}} doesn't actually say anything, {{spoiler|Ryan}} gets this in Chapter 26. {{spoiler|He}} manages to recover in time to make an awesome comeback.

'''Marisa:''' Ha! Yeah, you're totally an endangered species, ze. *[[Head Desk|Ryan headdesks]]* Hey, at least you've plenty of options for shacking up with someone. They'll probably be more willing than you are to get together, considering the limited options. *headdesk* Especially if you're gonna be a fighter. No guys in Spell Card battles till now, ze. *headdesk* Real quick! If you're thinking of getting with a youkai chick, my advice: don't get frisky in the Spring, ze. *headdesk*<br />

'''Reimu:''' Marisa, I think you've messed with the poor boy enough. *Ryan starts to sit up* Although, that last one? ''Really'' keep it in mind. *headdesk*<br />

* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: Commander Iza.

* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: Attempted by Ryan. He fails at it:

'''Ryan:''' "Ow." Again, I fall upon my face. Why must mine poor proboscis be subject to such torture? }}

* [[Literal Split Personality]]: {{spoiler|Ryan's Common Sense, Aka. CS}}

** And when Ryan realises just who knocked out everyone in SDM. Hint: {{spoiler|Flandre thinks Ryan looks tasty.}}

* [[Phrase Catcher]]: "Goddamnit, Yukari!" gets bandied around a bit.

** Ryan's reaction to Satori's mind-reading powers. "GREAT...BARRIER...REEF."

* [[Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl]]: [[Captain Obvious|Ryan's the savvy guy and Utsuho is the energetic girl.]]

* [[Sempai-Kohai]]: Once Flandre and Utsuho meet, it doesn't take long for the former to start referring to the latter as "Okuu-senpai".

* [[Shout-Out]]: Ryan's powers make him very comparable to [[Mega Man X|Ze]][[Mega Man Zero|ro]]. (The gun and sword combo being reminiscent of the [[Mega Man Zero]] titles does NOTHING to help.) This is lampshaded by Yukari, much to Ryan's embarrassment.

* [[The Champion]]: Ryan has shown shades of ''trying'' to be this for Utsuho's sake. Only ''succeeds'' once in a blue moon, however. {{spoiler|Primarily during his first encounter with Chino, in the knowledge that he'd attempted to assault Utsuho for rejecting his offer to join the villains of the second story arc.}}

* [[There Was a Door]]: When told to assist Patchouli in her first appearance in-story, Sakuya attempts to stop time and exit through a window. Remilia stops her and directs her to the door instead.

 

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