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Describe the characters of ''[[~~Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|~~Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' here. Beware of unmarked spoilers!

Describe the characters of ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' here. Beware of unmarked spoilers!

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* [[Verbal Tic]]: "Hoe?"

* [[Who Wears Short Shorts?]]: At least one Tomoyo-designed outfit (which happened to emphasize the "stealth" aspect of that particular mission), worn in episode 7. More such outfits (some combined with [[Zettai Ryouiki]]) appear in the manga.

* [[Women Are Wiser]]: To an extent, she is [[Book Dumb]] and ridiculously naive, but it is hard not to consider her the most normal compared to her teammates. Perhaps best emphasized when she is turned into [[Alice in Wonderland ~~(Literature)~~|Alice]] in one of Eriol's illusions.

* [[Women Are Wiser]]: To an extent, she is [[Book Dumb]] and ridiculously naive, but it is hard not to consider her the most normal compared to her teammates. Perhaps best emphasized when she is turned into [[Alice in Wonderland|Alice]] in one of Eriol's illusions.

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: If Tomoyo designs a particular outfit for her to wear for a particular Clow Card hunt, there's a good chance the outfit will either incorporate this or [[Tights With a Skirt]].

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A distant descendant of Clow Reed that initially views himself as rightful Master Of The Cards, leading him to act as a rival for Sakura in her own attempts to retrieve them. As time passes, Sakura warms herself to Syaoran and treats him as a close friend or consultant, oblivious that by this point he has become disinterested in inheriting the cards and has [[Defrosting Ice King|gained an overwhelming crush on her]].

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* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The anime expands more on the character, gaining [[A Day in ~~The~~ Limelight]] in frequent episodes and his family is even explored (his cousin Meiling acting as a recurring character, then we meet his mother and sisters). His rivalry in capturing the cards is also upgraded (see [[Worthy Opponent]] below).

* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The anime expands more on the character, gaining [[A Day in the Limelight]] in frequent episodes and his family is even explored (his cousin Meiling acting as a recurring character, then we meet his mother and sisters). His rivalry in capturing the cards is also upgraded (see [[Worthy Opponent]] below).

* [[Adorkable]]

* [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders]]: Averted, the fact that Sakura is a cheerleader has nothing to do with his crush.

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* [[Inferiority Superiority Complex]]: Highly arrogant and aloof early on, though it seems to hide his social awkwardness, particularly around girls and romance. Particularly prominent in his treatment of Sakura (see [[Jerkass Facade]] below).

* [[Innocent Prodigy]]: Syaoran is rather knowledgeable, deductive and clever. However, he is also extremely naïve in certain areas, which shows in his beliefs and failure to recognize his own faults.

* [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]

** [[Jerkass Facade]]: With it becoming [[Took a Level In Kindness|increasingly more transparent as time goes by]]. Sakura even points out later on that she can see right through him.

{{quote| '''Sakura:''' You always act like that, but it's never true.<br />

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* [[Say My Name]]: SAKURAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

* [[The Snark Knight]]

* [[Spell My Name ~~With~~ an "S"]]: Syaoran or Shaoran?

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Syaoran or Shaoran?

* [[The Rival]]: In the initial arc. More [[The Lancer]] after he is rejected as Master Of The Cards.

* [[Took a Level In Kindness]]: From [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|arrogant]] [[Tsundere]] to resentful [[Big Brother Mentor]] type to [[Shrinking Violet|meek and gentle]] [[Dogged Nice Guy]]. [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other|Naturally Sakura is happy]].

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* [[Muggle Best Friend]]: To Sakura.

* [[The Ojou]]: Type 1, bordering on [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] with her classic look.

* [[Proper Tights ~~With~~ a Skirt]]: Features in some of her own outfits.

* [[Proper Tights with a Skirt]]: Features in some of her own outfits.

* [[Princess Curls]]

* [[Purple Eyes]]

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* [[Dub Name Change]]: In the English dub, he becomes Aiden Avalon.

* [[Good Parents]]

** [[Parents As People]]: Does what he can, but is almost always consumed by his work and more than once he laments how often he can't be with his children when they need it.

** [[Parents as People]]: Does what he can, but is almost always consumed by his work and more than once he laments how often he can't be with his children when they need it.

* [[Honorifics]]: Has ''very'' formal speech patterns, referring to everyone (including his kids) as "-san." The only exception is Sonomi, whom he calls "Sonomi-kun".

* [[Hot Dad]]

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* [[The Archer]]: An accomplished sportsman, we see him once in an archery competition. {{spoiler|As Yue, his [[Weapon of Choice]] is a supply of beam arrows.}}

* [[Badass in A Nice Suit]]: As {{spoiler|Yue}}.

* [[Badass in a Nice Suit]]: As {{spoiler|Yue}}.

* [[Big Eater]]: At first just for the [[Moe]], then we learn that {{spoiler|it's because his magical energy is getting drained by Yue's latent and then explicit existence.}}

* [[Bishonen]]

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* [[Nice Guy]]

* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man|Sensitive Guy]]: To Touya's Manly Man.

* [[Raised By Grandparents]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. Yukito's grandparents never really existed, as they're a part of his [[Fake Memories]]: he believes they're always traveling instead.}}

* [[Raised by Grandparents]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. Yukito's grandparents never really existed, as they're a part of his [[Fake Memories]]: he believes they're always traveling instead.}}

* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: As {{spoiler|Yue}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Split Personality]]: Sort-of, with Yue. It's... complicated.}}

* [[The Stoic]]: {{spoiler|Yue}}.

** Well, [[Not So Stoic|most]] [[Beneath the Mask|of]] [[Berserk Button|the]] [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold|time.]]

** Well, [[Not So Stoic|most]] [[Beneath the Mask|of]] [[Berserk Button|the]] [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|time.]]

* {{spoiler|[[Tomato in ~~The~~ Mirror]]: When Yukito finds out that he's Yue's false form, he has a minor identity crisis until Touya sets him straight.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Tomato in the Mirror]]: When Yukito finds out that he's Yue's false form, he has a minor identity crisis until Touya sets him straight.}}

* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: {{spoiler|Both his forms.}}

* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Toyed with rather interestingly. Yukito only partially looks the part, as he's rather tall and softspoken but lacks the dark hair, yet he is only about equal with Sakura in kindness and politeness. {{spoiler|(The reason why Sakura liked him was because of Yukito's strong resemblance to Fujitaka, ''the'' YN of the series). As for Yue, he averts this: his language is rather crude (certainly not humble), and in the anime he is even called a foreigner to Japan outright.}}

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* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Though she's more immature and bad-tempered than outright malicious.

* [[The Sixth Ranger]]: A late addition to the Card Captor team.

* [[Took a Level In Kindness]]: From [[Clingy Jealous Girl]], to [[Friendly Rival]], to [[Shipper On Deck]] for Sakura and Syaoran.

* [[Took a Level In Kindness]]: From [[Clingy Jealous Girl]], to [[Friendly Rival]], to [[Shipper on Deck]] for Sakura and Syaoran.

* [[Tsundere]]: She's arrogant to everyone except Syaoran; he's the only one that sees any deredere. The change can be instantaneous. And it scares the crap out of Syaoran.

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]

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* [[Eyes Always Shut]]: Chiharu calls him "lines-for-eyes" due to this. They actually open on a few occasions. Meiling believes that they open every time he tells the truth. {{spoiler|Not really, they were just open because Chiharu was stepping on his foot.}}

* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Poor Chiharu.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Named for producer Takashi Yamazaki, who is a good friend of [[~~CLAMP (Creator)|~~CLAMP]]

* [[Shout-Out]]: Named for producer Takashi Yamazaki, who is a good friend of [[CLAMP]]

* [[The Storyteller]]

* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: In the school play. His role changes depending on the media: in the manga he's the evil fairy, whereas in the anime Meiling becomes the evil fairy and he plays the Queen Mother instead.

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* [[Cool Sword]]: The Sword Card.

* [[Creepy Twins]]: The Twin Card, obviously.

* [[Cry for ~~The~~ Devil]]: Mirror and Nothing.

* [[Cry for the Devil]]: Mirror and Nothing.

* [[Cute Bruiser]]: Fight and Power.

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Literally with Dark but other cards as well notably Shadow and Nothing.

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* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Sorta, since Mirror seems to have developed a onesided crush on Touya since he treated her very kindly {{spoiler|despite how she got him injured}} and kept being nice to her afterwards. {{spoiler|He even got her a Christmas gift! [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Squeeee!]].}}

* [[Jump Physics]]: Jump.

* [[Killer Rabbit]]: The Jump when it fuses with tons of toys to become a giant. However this leads to a [[Hoist By His Own Petard]].

* [[Killer Rabbit]]: The Jump when it fuses with tons of toys to become a giant. However this leads to a [[Hoist by His Own Petard]].

* [[Kung Fu Wizard]]: Fight and Power.

* [[Light'Em Up]]: Light.

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* [[Master of Disguise]]: Mirror.

* [[Master of Illusion]]: Illusion. Works wonders when fused with the Maze Card's powers.

* [[The Maze]]: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]].

* [[The Maze]]: [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]].

* [[Mirror Match]]: The Mirror is used repeatedly by Sakura to take her place when she has conflicting things to do.

* [[Mundane Utility]]: According to Kero, Clow often created cards either for his amusement or to make his chores easier. Bubbles was made to make laundry and ''give Big Kero his baths''!

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* [[Our Werebeasts Are Different]]: The Snow card is a [[wikipedia:Yuki-onna|Yuki-Onna]]

* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: The Power Card. ''Never'' underestimate this cutesy-looking, pink-clad little girl!

* [[Playing ~~With~~ Fire]]: Firey.

* [[Playing with Fire]]: Firey.

* [[Power Glows]]: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Glow,]] which does nothing else.

* [[Power Glows]]: [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Glow,]] which does nothing else.

* [[Power of the Void]]: Nothing.

* [[Reality Warper]]: Create. On a lesser scale, Maze.

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* [[Ret-Gone]]: Erase.

* [[The Sacred Darkness]]: Dark.

* [[Sealed Good in A Can]] / [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: The Clow Cards were sealed due to their destructive powers, but their release allowed them to be tamed by Sakura. The Nothing suffers the latter for then the former.

* [[Sealed Good in a Can]] / [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: The Clow Cards were sealed due to their destructive powers, but their release allowed them to be tamed by Sakura. The Nothing suffers the latter for then the former.

* [[Selective Gravity]]: Float and Windy.

* [[Shock and Awe]]: Thunder.

* [[Sizeshifter]]: Big and Small.

* [[Spell My Name ~~With~~ an "S"]]: [[Playing ~~With~~ Fire|"Firey,"]] not "Fiery."

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: [[Playing with Fire|"Firey,"]] not "Fiery."

* [[Super Speed]]: Dash, and to an extent Fly and Windy.

* [[Super Strength]]: Power.

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* [[Cute Kitten]]: His temporary form.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Dub Name Change]]: To "Spinner Sun". It could count as a case of [[Spell My Name ~~With~~ an "S"]], if it wasn't for the [[Rock Theme Naming]] with "Spinel" and "Ruby."

* [[Dub Name Change]]: To "Spinner Sun". It could count as a case of [[Spell My Name with an "S"]], if it wasn't for the [[Rock Theme Naming]] with "Spinel" and "Ruby."

* [[The Eeyore]]: Stoic and humorless in personality, in contrast to hyperactive and cheerful Nakuru. Of course when he tastes sugar...

* [[Intoxication Ensues]]: Give Suppi even a taste of sugar, and he instantly transforms into a hyperactive, sugar-seeking fiend who gleefully shoots [[Breath Weapon|laser beams from his mouth]] at the drop of a hat.

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A mysterious but [[Cool Teacher]] who starts teaching at Sakura's school, but is actually a powerful magician of some kind.

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* {{spoiler|[[Back for ~~The~~ Finale]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Back for the Finale]]}}

* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Manga personality, where she's more cheerful and spacy than in the anime. She's even this to her ''old flame Touya'', especially when it comes to [[Shipper On Deck|his relationship with Yukito]].

* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Manga personality, where she's more cheerful and spacy than in the anime. She's even this to her ''old flame Touya'', especially when it comes to [[Shipper on Deck|his relationship with Yukito]].

* [[Cool Teacher]]

* [[Dub Name Change]]: In the English dub, she becomes Layla McKenzie.

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* [[Hot Teacher]]: Even the 4th graders think so!

* [[Miko]]

* [[Put On a Bus]]: Twice; once in Touya's backstory, and again after the first arc. Both times she goes to England to study {{spoiler|and meet up with Eriol}}.

* [[Put on a Bus]]: Twice; once in Touya's backstory, and again after the first arc. Both times she goes to England to study {{spoiler|and meet up with Eriol}}.

* [[Shipper On Deck]]: The original Touya/Yukito fangirl.

* [[Shipper on Deck]]: The original Touya/Yukito fangirl.

** [[Yaoi Fangirl]]

* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]] - [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Anime personality, where she's very sweet and gentle but more aloof and shady. {{spoiler|Or more exactly, that's what she wants us to believe.}}

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* [[Merlin and Nimue]]

* [[No Name Given]]: Mahoudoushi only means "Enchantress"

* [[Psycho Ex-Girlfriend]]: Being [[Sealed Evil in A Can]] for centuries would do that to anyone really, but she didn't have to attack people unrelated.

* [[Psycho Ex-Girlfriend]]: Being [[Sealed Evil in a Can]] for centuries would do that to anyone really, but she didn't have to attack people unrelated.

* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]

* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]

* [[Tsundere]]: Can't decide whether to hate {{spoiler|Clow Reed}} or hold onto her love for him. Its a complicated relationship.

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* [[Hot Mom]]

* [[The Ojou]]

* [[Parents As People]]: Even busier than Fujitaka, always feels bad since she's unable to be with Tomoyo as much as she wants.

* [[Parents as People]]: Even busier than Fujitaka, always feels bad since she's unable to be with Tomoyo as much as she wants.

* [[Single-Target Sexuality]]: Nadeshiko-sexual, oh so much. Tomoyo even comments once that Sonomi chose her hairstyle to look like Nadeshiko's.

* [[Tsundere]]: Non-romantic - or so it seems - to Fujitaka.

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* [[Older Than They Look]]: Is most likely in her mid to late 30's or even early 40's, but looks like she's in her mid to late 20's.

* [[The Ojou]]

* [[Parents As People]]: She loves Syaoran, but puts a lot of pressure on him (and in the manga [[Omniscient Morality License|lets him live alone]], though at least it's in a safe town like [[Sugar Bowl|Tomoeda]])

* [[Parents as People]]: She loves Syaoran, but puts a lot of pressure on him (and in the manga [[Omniscient Morality License|lets him live alone]], though at least it's in a safe town like [[Sugar Bowl|Tomoeda]])

* [[Rapunzel Hair]]

* [[Rich Bitch]]: She isn't overtly ''mean'', but is rather cold.

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* [[Cuteness Proximity]]: They go ''crazy'' when in the presence of anything [[Moe]]

* [[Estrogen Brigade]]: An [[In-Universe]] example, towards [[Yaoi Guys|Touya and Yuki]]

* [[Everything's Sparkly ~~With~~ Jewelry]]: Each girl wears ''very'' pretty earrings and lockets.

* [[Everything's Sparkly with Jewelry]]: Each girl wears ''very'' pretty earrings and lockets.

** [[Hair Decorations]]: Feimei adds a hairpin

* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Though not so much in a "raging" fiery sort of way as an "energetic" fiery sort of way