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* [[Important Haircut]]: Once he arrives back in Tokyo in the second season, he does this to illustrate his return to his former self.
* [[Important Haircut]]: Once he arrives back in Tokyo in the second season, he does this to illustrate his return to his former self.
* [[Jason Liebrecht]]
* [[Jason Liebrecht]]
* [[Jerkass]]: On a bad day. The second season [[Took a Level In Jerkass|has a very long string of bad days]], though.
* [[Jerkass]]: On a bad day. The second season [[Took a Level in Jerkass|has a very long string of bad days]], though.
* [[Jerkass Facade]]: The entire Black Reaper personality.
* [[Jerkass Facade]]: The entire Black Reaper personality.
* [[Just a Flesh Wound]]: He doesn't tend to get slowed down much by stuff like a bullet through his leg or a spar of wood a foot long stuck in his shoulder.
* [[Just a Flesh Wound]]: He doesn't tend to get slowed down much by stuff like a bullet through his leg or a spar of wood a foot long stuck in his shoulder.
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* [[Mugging the Monster]]: Pro tip: if you're going to try to walk out of a restaurant without paying, make sure that the [[Adorkable|cute, clumsy]] waiter you attack for getting in your way isn't a [[Badass Abnormal|superpowered ninja]] known and feared throughout the criminal underworld who can [[Deadly Dodging|"accidentally" send you careening into furniture]].
* [[Mugging the Monster]]: Pro tip: if you're going to try to walk out of a restaurant without paying, make sure that the [[Adorkable|cute, clumsy]] waiter you attack for getting in your way isn't a [[Badass Abnormal|superpowered ninja]] known and feared throughout the criminal underworld who can [[Deadly Dodging|"accidentally" send you careening into furniture]].
* [[Mundane Utility]]: He can use his abilities to zap people, crack locks, knock people out, {{spoiler|defibrillate his own heart}}... or fix a TV. (Though [[Fridge Brilliance|it might take you a while to realize that's what he did]])
* [[Mundane Utility]]: He can use his abilities to zap people, crack locks, knock people out, {{spoiler|defibrillate his own heart}}... or fix a TV. (Though [[Fridge Brilliance|it might take you a while to realize that's what he did]])
* [[Nice Guy]]: As Li. Even as himself, he's [[Took a Level In Jerkass|usually]] way nicer than most Contractors, and given {{spoiler|[[Reality Warper|the full extent of his abilities]]}}, he could be much, ''[[A God Am I|much]]'' worse.
* [[Nice Guy]]: As Li. Even as himself, he's [[Took a Level in Jerkass|usually]] way nicer than most Contractors, and given {{spoiler|[[Reality Warper|the full extent of his abilities]]}}, he could be much, ''[[A God Am I|much]]'' worse.
* [[No Koreans in Japan]]: Subverted; Hei uses a Korean alias, Lee Hyeonsik, as a civilian disguise in Season 2.
* [[No Koreans in Japan]]: Subverted; Hei uses a Korean alias, Lee Hyeonsik, as a civilian disguise in Season 2.
* [[Not So Stoic]]: Though he's deeply in denial about most of his feelings, they show through occasionally.
* [[Not So Stoic]]: Though he's deeply in denial about most of his feelings, they show through occasionally.
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* [[Superpower Lottery]]: A low-key win at first glance; he's got a pretty powerful attack that can also be scaled back for [[Static Stun Gun|nonlethal takedowns]], and doesn't have to go line up pebbles or anything similarly inconvenient every time he uses it. However, {{spoiler|it turns out he ''really'' hit the jackpot-- his powers are from his sister, so he's got ''no'' remuneration, and under the right circumstances he's an honest-to-god [[Reality Warper]].}}
* [[Superpower Lottery]]: A low-key win at first glance; he's got a pretty powerful attack that can also be scaled back for [[Static Stun Gun|nonlethal takedowns]], and doesn't have to go line up pebbles or anything similarly inconvenient every time he uses it. However, {{spoiler|it turns out he ''really'' hit the jackpot-- his powers are from his sister, so he's got ''no'' remuneration, and under the right circumstances he's an honest-to-god [[Reality Warper]].}}
* [[Supreme Chef]]: Oddly enough. Presumably it's due to [[Big Eater|a lot of practice]].
* [[Supreme Chef]]: Oddly enough. Presumably it's due to [[Big Eater|a lot of practice]].
* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: ''Something'' happened between him and Yin in the [[Time Skip]] between the two seasons, and as a consequence for much of the second season he acts like a [[Drowning My Sorrows|drunken]], violent jerk.
* [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: ''Something'' happened between him and Yin in the [[Time Skip]] between the two seasons, and as a consequence for much of the second season he acts like a [[Drowning My Sorrows|drunken]], violent jerk.
* [[Touch of Death]]: If he can touch you, he can zap you to death.
* [[Touch of Death]]: If he can touch you, he can zap you to death.
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: When he's angry, it's a vicious, cold anger.
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: When he's angry, it's a vicious, cold anger.
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* {{spoiler|[[Living MacGuffin]]}}: In the second season.
* {{spoiler|[[Living MacGuffin]]}}: In the second season.
* [[Mission Control]]
* [[Mission Control]]
* [[Morality Chain]] / [[Morality Pet]]: Hei cares for her and gets pretty violent whenever someone tries to kidnap her, and losing her between the [[Interquel|interquels]] and the second season drove him to [[Drowning My Sorrows|start drinking]] and [[Took a Level In Jerkass|act like a complete jerk]].
* [[Morality Chain]] / [[Morality Pet]]: Hei cares for her and gets pretty violent whenever someone tries to kidnap her, and losing her between the [[Interquel|interquels]] and the second season drove him to [[Drowning My Sorrows|start drinking]] and [[Took a Level in Jerkass|act like a complete jerk]].
* [[Misato Fukuen]]
* [[Misato Fukuen]]
* [[Mysterious Waif]]
* [[Mysterious Waif]]
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* [[Token Mini-Moe]]
* [[Token Mini-Moe]]
* [[Tomato in the Mirror]]: {{spoiler|When she finally meets her mother, she learns that the real [[Dead All Along|Suou died years ago]]. She's a clone with [[Fake Memories]]. Then she meets her ''father'', who says she's an [[Opposite Sex Clone]] of Shion.}} The timing makes these stories mutually contradictory. [[Mind Screw|Much confusion was had]].
* [[Tomato in the Mirror]]: {{spoiler|When she finally meets her mother, she learns that the real [[Dead All Along|Suou died years ago]]. She's a clone with [[Fake Memories]]. Then she meets her ''father'', who says she's an [[Opposite Sex Clone]] of Shion.}} The timing makes these stories mutually contradictory. [[Mind Screw|Much confusion was had]].
* [[Training From Hell]]: Hei is a sucky teacher, at least when [[Took a Level In Jerkass|depressed, drunk, and angry at the world]].
* [[Training From Hell]]: Hei is a sucky teacher, at least when [[Took a Level in Jerkass|depressed, drunk, and angry at the world]].
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: You don't want to see her mad. Seriously.
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: You don't want to see her mad. Seriously.
* [[Twin Switch]]
* [[Twin Switch]]
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* [[Blessed with Suck]]: He's a former stage magician and received the power to do real magic, something which would make him the greatest magician ever. Unfortunately, his Remuneration is to give away how magic tricks work, something which hurts his pride as a former magician and takes away any professional benefit he could get from his powers.
* [[Blessed with Suck]]: He's a former stage magician and received the power to do real magic, something which would make him the greatest magician ever. Unfortunately, his Remuneration is to give away how magic tricks work, something which hurts his pride as a former magician and takes away any professional benefit he could get from his powers.
* {{spoiler|[[Disney Death]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Disney Death]]}}
* [[Expy]]: He has often been compared to Cornelius Alba of ''[[Karano Kyoukai|Kara no Kyoukai]]''.
* [[Expy]]: He has often been compared to Cornelius Alba of ''[[Kara no Kyoukai:|Kara no Kyoukai]]''.
* [[Hollywood Tactics]]: If you're effectively immune to ranged attacks and you're up against a ninja known for ingenuity, it would seem like a good idea ''not to let him get close''.
* [[Hollywood Tactics]]: If you're effectively immune to ranged attacks and you're up against a ninja known for ingenuity, it would seem like a good idea ''not to let him get close''.
* [[Magicians Are Wizards]]
* [[Magicians Are Wizards]]