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== Celty Sturluson ==
[[File:Durarara20-201320-20Large2021_4909.jpg|frame|"You are not a space alien...right?"]]
{{quote| Voiced by: [[Miyuki Sawashiro]] (JP), [[Kari Wahlgren]] (EN)}}
 
<small>''"The world isn't as cruel as you take it to be."''</small>
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** However, that brings up more questions, as {{spoiler|Sturluson means [[Was Once a Man|"Son of Sturl".]] Assuming she was born in Iceland during those times, and that she was female, [[Did Not Do the Research|her last name would be Sturlusdottir]] ("Daughter of Sturl").}}
* [[Freaky Is Cool]]: Ends up fangirling Shizuo during his fight against Saika's 'children', much like how Shinra did when he and Shizuo were in highschool
{{quote| '''Celty''': He's so strong... No, he's terrifying... No, he's ''awesome!''}}
* {{spoiler|[[Green Eyes]]}}
* [[Green Lantern Ring]]: Celty's shadow constructs can take on a variety of forms and uses, including a scythe, a helmet, and gloves. Supposedly, her black suit is made out of these shadows too.
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* {{spoiler|[[Redheaded Hero|Red Headed Heroine]]: Well, she ''is'' Celtic.}}
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]: People tend not to immediately recognize that Celty is female. Shinra thinks they're blind.
{{quote| '''Shinra:''' ...Eh, Tom-san, What's with that face? Celty? Yeah, that's her name. She's the Black Rider..."So it's a she?" Shizuo, you didn't tell him that part?...Ehhh? You didn't know Celty was a woman either until recently!? But Shizuo, I can't believe it!}}
** In fairness to [[Cloudcuckoolander|him]], she DOES have breasts. One would think someone would notice.
* [[Security Cling]]: She runs to hug Shinra after her first scary encounter with the motor cops.
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== Mikado Ryugamine ==
[[File:Durarara20-200520-20Large2018_951.jpg|frame]]
{{quote| Voiced by: [[Toshiyuki Toyonaga]] (JP), [[Darrel Guilbeau]] (EN)}}
 
<small>''"But at that moment... I felt my body tremble as I sensed that a new world was opening up to me."''</small>
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* {{spoiler|[[Ambition Is Evil]]: Judging from his point of view about humans, what he he apparently wants from all of this is [[The Dark Side|power]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Awakening the Sleeping Giant]]: Aoba experiences firsthand the [[Tranquil Fury|fury]] that Mikado can unleash when he threatened the existence of Dollars and Anri.}}
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Aoba''': Orihara Izaya, have you realized this? You and I, we've probably both underestimated Mikado-sempai. Even with what you and I already know about him... it could turn out that sempai... [[Let's Get Dangerous|had far from shown us his true character.]]}} }}
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Basically reads "Emperor of The Dragon Peak" in English. Lampshaded by Walker, who asks if it's a pen name and remarks that it sounds like it was pulled from some manga.
** [[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?]]: His own impression of his [[Awesome McCoolname]].
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* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: And HOW!
** Namie [[Lampshade Hanging|acknowledges]] this in episode 11:
{{quote| '''Namie''': You're a much quieter kid than I imagined. Or maybe kids like you are much more dangerous nowadays.}}
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Break the Cutie]]: He went through loads and loads of confusion and painful struggles, starting from novel vol. 5 to novel vol. 6. {{spoiler|The result of it, as shown in vol.8, is... [[Face Heel Turn|not nice at all]], [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|to say the least.]]}}
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== Masaomi Kida ==
[[File:Durarara20-200520-20Large2020-1_358.jpg|frame]]
{{quote| Voiced by: [[Mamoru Miyano]] (JP), [[Bryce Papenbrook]] (EN)}}
 
<small>''"I also... swore to myself I wouldn't go over to that side again."''</small>
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== Anri Sonohara ==
[[File:Durarara20-201020-20Large2014_5913.jpg|frame]]
{{quote| Voiced by: [[Kana Hanazawa]] (JP), [[Michelle Ruff]] (EN)}}
 
<small>''"Because it's so much easier to live while depending on someone. And I thought that was the only way for me to live."''</small>
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* {{spoiler|[[I Am a Monster]]: Considers herself this because of Saika.}}
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]
{{quote| '''Anri:''' [[Stepford Smiler|Nothing ever happens]]. [[Blatant Lies|Nothing ever changes]]. [[Third Person Person|This was her daily life]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Kid with the Leash]]: To Saika.}}
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: {{spoiler|Happens at the end of episode 16 when she reveals she's been hiding the true Saika all along.}}
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* [[Nice Girl]]: In spite of [[Dysfunction Junction|her MANY emotional problems]], Anri is a generally kindhearted and well-meaning person.
* [[Plot-Powered Stamina]]: She has terrific agility and stamina, and is quite capable of outrunning people when she needs to. Lampshaded by Shinra in a phone call to Celty:
{{quote| '''Shinra:''' Anri-chan ran out of the apartment after she saw some message on her cell phone......I'm running after her right now......I think she's heading for the abandoned factory. I don't think I can stop her......breathe, I need to breathe.....she's fast! So fast! Anri-chan is so ridiculously fast!}}
* [[The Power of Love]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|Saika's love for humanity [[Love Makes You Crazy|is what makes it so dangerous]] while Anri's ''inability'' to feel love is what keeps Saika from taking control of her.}}
* [[The Quiet One]]
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== Izaya Orihara ==
[[File:Durarara20-20OP20-20Large2008_1339.jpg|frame]]
{{quote| Voiced by: [[Hiroshi Kamiya]] (JP), [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (EN)}}
 
<small>''"Izaya Orihara, the informant, isn't ''that'' bad of a guy. But I'm also not kind enough to stop someone who wants to die."''</small>
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** [[Johnny Yong Bosch]], however, is near fluent.
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: While Orihara's a pretty common name, his first name isn't. His parents named him as such because they wanted to name him after the [[Meaningful Name|Biblical prophet, Isaiah.]]
{{quote| '''Izaya:''' My parents are completely ordinary people. [[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?|Except for when it comes to the taste in children's names, that is.]]}}
* [[Badass]]
** [[Badass Bookworm]]
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* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: He can appear to be a genuinely nice guy, until you realise he's just screwing with you for kicks.
** Even Celty knows there's something not quite right about him in Episode 4:
{{quote| '''Izaya:''' Kudos to you as the deliverer, again. I can get by because you're here, and vice versa.<br />
'''Celty:''' I don't want to agree with the vice versa.<br />
'''Izaya:''' Come on, don't say that. I'll be counting on you again from now on. I want to get along with you. Forever...<br />
'''Celty:''' Is it my imagination that I feel a certain ''eeriness'' from you?<br />
'''Izaya:''' Whoa! It's ''definitely'' your imagination. }}
** And again, in Episode 12:
{{quote| '''Celty:''' And my daily life came back, too. [''sees Izaya''] Running into people I'd rather not see, like always...}}
* [[Break Them by Talking]]: This is how he screws with people. His [[Establishing Character Moment]] is in the second episode where he goads a girl into comitting suicide. {{spoiler|Celty saved her and later asked him why}}. He just said it was for fun He does it to {{spoiler|Masaomi}} in the third arc. Also to {{spoiler|Anri, in episode 24, as part of stopping her from making him one of Saika's "children"}}.
** Also to the two suicidal girls in the novel/manga, and to {{spoiler|Earthworm}}, and {{spoiler|Nakura}}.
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* [[The Chessmaster]]: Izaya is thoroughly amused that you think you're playing chess with him.
* [[Consummate Liar]]: If [[Information Broker|you didn't pay for it]], there's a good chance that whatever Izaya tells you is something he just made up. The same probably goes some of the information you ''did'' pay for, for that matter. Even he acknowledges this truth.
{{quote| '''Izaya:''' It's kinda scary how much people trust me.}}
* [[Deadly Dodging]]: When he's not running from Shizuo, this is usually how he fights him. Also happens in the first OP when Shizuo chucks a mailbox at him and Izaya dodges in time, causing the water pipe behind him to burst open when the mailbox hits it instead and slam Shizuo into the vending machine behind him from the emerging blast of water.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Shows shades of being one in middle school, especially towards Shinra. Occasionally lapses back into this around Shinra and sometimes, Namie.
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* {{spoiler|[[GIRL]]: Disguises himself as such on chatrooms as "Kanra", before he uses a different handle as "Chrome" and drops the [[GIRL]] act.}}
* [[A God Am I]]: Shows shades of this occasionally. Especially noticeable when he sets his [[Calvin Ball|chess board]] ''[[Kill It with Fire|on fire]]''.
{{quote| '''Izaya:''' When I look at it like this, I can't help but feel that I'm just a little bit God-like. And you know what? It feels ''good''! Three way struggles are fun, 'specially when all three leaders are so closely connected. And God attacks!! {{[[[Laughing Mad]] insane giggling}}]. [...] Ahahahahah! Look! The pawns burn like garbage!! [begins to toss cards into the fire, each representing a character in the series].<br />
{{[[[The Stoic]] Namie}} looks on, [[Dull Surprise|with a completely blank expression on her face]].] }}
** Not to mention his hoards of in-story "worshippers," most of whom are young women with [[Dark and Troubled Past|a troubled background]] who whould ''[[My Master, Right or Wrong|take their own lives]]'' [[My Master, Right or Wrong|should he deem it necessary]].
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* [[Insane Troll Logic]]: His whole plan to cause {{spoiler|Ragnarok so he can be taken away by a Valkyrie and avoid the [[Cessation of Existence]] quite frankly reeks of this. The only explanation is he's just lying about it all.}}
* [[Insult Backfire]]
{{quote| '''Girl:''' You are the worst kind of human being in this world. <br />
'''Izaya:''' And isn't that just ''splendid?'' }}
* [[Irony]]: The [[Jerkass]] [[Manipulative Bastard]] who will make a [[Suicide Pact]] [[For the Lulz]]... is afraid of death.
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* [[Le Parkour]]: He teaches it to himself to outrun Shizuo. Naturally, Shizuo teaches it to himself to chase Izaya.
* [[Lonely At the Top]]: Unsurprisingly, being a gigantic, manipulative asshole tends not to win over a lot of friends. {{spoiler|Which is why his only friend is Shinra.}}
{{quote| '''Namie:''' Would you please refrain from using me to comfort your ego just because everybody in the chatroom but you has friends to eat hotpot with?}}
** Though it's worth noting that, unlike most examples, he doesn't just sit around and [[Angst]] about it. He knows that this is the life he's chosen for himself, and if he ever even mentions his loneliness it's simply a passing comment. It might get him down at times (mainly due to [[Green-Eyed Monster|jealousy]]), but it doesn't really bother him that much.
** While he doesn't angst about it openly, there are hints that his loneliness actually bothers him a lot. After all, he {{spoiler|couldn't get over not being invited to hotpot party for 4 volumes and eventually started his own. Not to mention going [[Yandere]] for his [[Only Friend]] Shinra or hiring Namie ,even though earlier he did just fine without having a secretary.}}
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* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]: His grandiose love for the entire human race hasn't exactly made him the most sane of people, but also {{spoiler|his feelings towards Shinra. He was the vice president of his elementary school's student council, and in middle school, [[The Ace|he was a "model student" who excelled in sports, joined clubs and won awards for his writing and research,]] but all that changed when Shinra took a knife wound for Izaya. It's pretty much heavily implied that the reason Izaya turned out the way he did was mainly due to that incident}}.
* [[Love You and Everybody]] ([[My Friends and Zoidberg|Except Shizuo]]):
{{quote| '''Izaya:''' I love humans! They're so appealing and interesting, I just can't help myself... Don't get me wrong though -- I don't actually like ''you''.}}
** The irony of this is that {{spoiler|his opinion of Shinra is completely different from everyone else, and it started out with him being the only annoying human being. In his own words, Shinra is someone that is not on the same scale as his precious humans.}}
* [[Mad Scientist]]: An interesting variation, in that he's not a chemist or biologist, but a [[Psycho Psychologist|Social Psychologist]].
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Based on the biblical prophet Isaiah. Can also mean "one who watches over the crowd".
* [[Mysterious Past]]: Besides claiming he's from a normal family and {{spoiler|having two younger sisters}}, Izaya's backstory remains a mystery. This is not helped by the fact that Izaya is a [[Consummate Liar|lying liar who lies]], and has been known to just make up personal details for the hell of it
{{quote| '''Namie''': You said you graduated six or seven years ago...but didn't you also say you were 21 years old?<br />
'''Izaya:''' I've been telling people I was 21 for ''ages'' - or were you under the impression that I would just feed them my real personal information for free? }}
** Subverted with volume nine, which is an ''entire volume'' on Izaya's past.
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* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky|Of Medium Height, Dark and Snarky]] and [[Tall, Dark and Handsome|Handsome]]
* [[Technically a Smile]]: Izaya's constant grin is frequently described as 'mask-like,' or 'a smile that doesn't reach his eyes.' As written in the ninth novel:
{{quote| It was not even a smile of pleasure - but rather a smile that could be called either eerie or bland, a smile that made the observer think that it only served to conceal his emotions. }}
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: With Namie. Particularly evident in the Akane arc.
** {{spoiler|Subverted in the 9 novel. It turns out that Izaya didn't deal with Akane personally and just made Nakura pretend to be him.}}
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== Shinra Kishitani ==
[[File:shinra.jpg|frame|He only ''looks'' normal.]]
{{quote| Voiced by: [[Jun Fukuyama]] & [[Aoi Yuuki]] (JP), [[Yuri Lowenthal]] (EN)}}
 
The young [[Back-Alley Doctor]] of Ikebukuro who lives with Celty. Shinra is... odd. He has a huge love for supernatural events and loves to run his mouth, especially when Celty is involved. He went to high school with Izaya and Shizuo and knows the two very well.
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** He also spent most of gradeschool and high school fanboying Shizuo's crazy rage fits. Shingen did not raise that boy right.
* [[Friendless Background]]: Both because most people generally regard him as a freak and because he's largely uninterested in forming friendships with normal people. This has not seemed to have changed in adulthood.
{{quote| '''Shiki:''' I called your friend. The one who isn't Shizuo.<br />
'''Shinra:''' You make it sound as if I have no friends besides those two<br />
'''Shiki:''' Do you?<br />
'''Shinra:''' No. }}
* [[Friend to All Children]]: Shinra turns out to be inexplicably good with small children, [[Mistaken for Pedophile|much to everyone's horror.]]
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* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: Shinra's pronoun use is weird in that he'll switch between ''watashi'', ''boku'', and ''ore'' completely at random, for no other reason than because he likes to. Celty thinks it's annoying.
** His explanation of this is as follows:
{{quote| Eh? You want me to "stop switching back and forth between 'boku', 'watashi' and 'ore', pick just one and stick with it"? But I don't want to, Celty. A leopard doesn't want its spots changed. Even if you ask me to change the personality I'm born with, I can't. First-person pronouns are meant to be varied with different conversation partners anyway. The world is filled with all kinds of people. That's why you need to use different pronouns in front of different people......but to me, Celty equals the entire human race, or the entire world. That's right. I have to show every single facet of me in front of you, be it my preferred facade in front of other people or my real self! ......Hmm, where were we?}}
* [[Jerkass]]: In the novels since anime made him much nicer. Shinra isn't nearly half as bad as Izaya but he still has his moments. For example, he openly complains about Shizuo visiting him to treat his injuries or bringing wounded people. Not to mention his treatment of Izaya {{spoiler|after the latter got stabbed. }} And mind you, he considers those two to be his friends.
* [[Just the Way You Are]]: Shinra's opinion on the whole deal with Celty's missing head. {{spoiler|The truth is that he's worried that, with her head and memories, she won't be the same Celty he knows and loves -- if she doesn't disappear altogether, that is.}}
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* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]: He's willing to do so many things in middle school. He even {{spoiler|took a knife wound for Izaya because he thinks that it was heroic and that Celty would notice him more.}}
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: Has explicitly stated that there is absolutely no line he wouldn't be willing to cross for Celty's sake.
{{quote| ''I feel like we hear the phrase "love and justice" a lot, but no one seems to ever mention "love and evil". An evil guys whose love is deeper than the ocean. If the object of affection is narrowed down to Celty, then I am one.''}}
* [[Made of Iron]]: Naturally he qualifies if he's able to survive getting punched across the room by Celty and Shizuo. {{spoiler|This might have saved him from getting brutally attacked by Ruri's stalker.}}
* [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter|Mad Doctor's Handsome Son]]: Although he didn't escape being raised by [[Mad Doctor|Shingen]] without a loose screw or two
{{quote| '''Celty:''' I expected Shinra would never grow up to be a decent human being raised by such a parent...And I was ''right''.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Major Injury Underreaction]]: When Shinra was stabbed in middle school by a student named Nakura, he's rather calm about it as he tells Izaya to stop the bleeding instead of panicking.}}
* [[Man in White]]: Deliberately invokes it with his ever-present labcoat.
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* [[Mistaken for Pedophile]]: Subverted. With Shinra being the very vocal pervert he is, most people tend to assume the worst when it turns out that he's very good with children. Shinra is offended - not because his friends are implying he's a pedophile, but [[I Take Offense to That Last One|because they're implying that he's attracted to anything other than]] [[Single-Target Sexuality|headless eldritch psychopomps named Celty]].
* [[Mister Exposition]]: Shinra's usually the one to throw in [[Hand Wave|a hypothesis or two]] for things like, "How does Celty see and hear without a head?" and, "Just how ''is'' Shizuo that stupidly strong, anyways?" Naturally, he's also the only one who ever seems to ''care'' about this sort of thing, as demonstrated by Shizuo (attempt at) relaying Shinra's explanation for his [[Hollywood Healing]]
{{quote| '''Shizuo:''' I've destroyed my body countless times, but I just kept getting stronger. Shinra says it's because...You know what, ''who gives a crap?''}}
* [[Morality Pet]]: He generally falls into the roll for many character particularly Celty, his father {{spoiler|and Izaya.}}
** Special mention for the last one. {{spoiler|Izaya will go to huge lengths to make sure that person (Nakura) who stabbed him would regret it for the rest of his life.}}
* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]: Perhaps a little more literally than others
{{quote| '''Celty:''' They called me a monster.<br />
'''Shinra:''' How rude! I would have used the term "Naughty Lady" myself... }}
* [[Non-Action Guy]]: {{spoiler|Naturally, this comes to bite him in the ass. See [[Shoot the Medic First]].}}
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* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: [[If It's You It's Okay|If it's done by Celty, it's hot]]. He also doesn't consider regular asskickings a barrier to his [[Vitriolic Best Buds|friendship with Shizuo]].
* [[Too Much Information]]: Usually what gets him in trouble with Celty or Shizuo. Note, it takes supernatural strength to get him to ''shut up'' and even that's temporary. You can knock him unconscious mid-sentence; and he'll continue the conversation upon waking up.
{{quote| '''Shinra:''' But it's not like you to act so faint-hearted! I only really like it when you're frail in be--[WHACK!] }}
** And from the last episode: "I'm going to have to take a shower and change the sheets!" [[Jizzed in My Pants|Really, Shinra?]]
*** To be fair though, the Japanese see it as generally "[[Good People Have Good Sex|proper]]" to shower and wash your sheets before before having sex. Coming from Shinra though, it's hilarious either way.
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* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Celty gets ''pissed'' when she discovers that {{spoiler|Shinra knew exactly where her head was, but deliberately withheld the information}}. Even after he explains his actions to her and they get something of a resolution to the argument, [[My Fist Forgives You|Celty punches him]] [[Punched Across the Room|into a wall]] before she lets herself forgive him.
* [[Wife Husbandry]]: Shinra's really hoping a gender-reversed example with Celty.
{{quote| '''Shinra:''' Shizuo, Celty here is my roommate. Or should I say future wi-AAIIGH! }}
** {{spoiler|Looks like he finally got his wish... er, [[Slap Slap Kiss|sort of]].}}
* [[Yuri Lowenthal]]: [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Hilariously]] [[Lampshaded]] in the [[Hilarious Outtakes]]:
{{quote| '''Shinra''' ([[Yuri Lowenthal|Lowenthal]]): How are you even able to stand?<br />
'''Shizuo''' ([[Crispin Freeman]]): Because you're [[Yuri Lowenthal]].<br />
'''Fangirls''': [[Squee]] }}
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== Shizuo Heiwajima ==
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{{quote| Voiced by: [[Daisuke Ono]] (JP), [[Crispin Freeman]] (EN)}}
 
<small>''"I hate violence... I'm not lying."''</small>
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** Well, they ''were'' more or less being manipulated into doing so by Izaya...
* [[Came Back Strong]]: Though he doesn't have to die for it to activate, this is basically his power.
{{quote| '''Shizuo:''' I come back stronger every time. [[Doing in the Scientist|Shinra says]]...you know what? [[Defied Trope|Screw what he says]]! [[Hand Wave|I COME BACK STRONGER EVERY TIME]]!}}
* [[Character Tics]]: Shizuo usually snaps a small, thin object (like a pencil or cigarette) in half, drops it on the ground, and crushes it underfoot when he's about to go into an [[Unstoppable Rage]].
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: No unconscious limiters + a lifetime of compulsively throwing heavy things at people = [[Super Strength]]
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* [[Distinguishing Mark]]: Shizuo dyed his hair in middle school in order to [[Invoked Trope|invoke this]]. Tom suggested that other kids would be less likely to pick fights with him if they knew who to not piss off. It worked up until Izaya got involved.
* [[Does Not Know His Own Strength]]: Shizuo once lightly tapped Shinra on the forehead for calling him stupid. [[Finger-Poke of Doom|It gave him a concussion]].
{{quote| '''Shinra:''' Shizuo, you realize a flick of your finger in my forehead does as much damage as a knee kick from any other person, don't you? Then try to be more careful, please? What, concussion? How long have I been unconscious?}}
* [[The Dreaded]]: Shizuo terrifies about half of Ikebukuro's population simply with his mere presence. The other half typically fails to connect him with his reputation until it's too late (after which they join the first half).
{{quote| '''Shizuo:''' You know, people can die from being gazed at. There has to be at least a 0.0000000000000675% chance.<br />
'''Luckless thug:''' How many zeroes was that, you punk? Huh, Mr. Bartender? ''[[[Beat]]] '' [[Oh Crap|B-Bartender? No way...!]]<br />
'''Shizuo:''' That said, you can't really complain if you die from being beat up, can you?! }}
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* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Flying vending machines are Shizuo's special way of saying hello.
* [[Expecting Someone Taller]]: When reporter Shuji manages to secure an interview with the most terrifying man in Ikebukuro, he's a little shocked that Shizuo meets almost ''none'' of his physical expectations (except, perhaps ironically, in height) and insists that he [[Hypocritical Humor|hates violence]]. Then Shuji gets the [[Too Dumb to Live|brilliant idea]] of trying to provoke him into action and namedrops [[Berserk Button|Izaya]]. [[Gone Horribly Right|His plan works entirely too well]]. In the anime this scene is altered somewhat with said reporter asking too many questions about Shizuo's brother, the end result is the same.
{{quote| '''Shuji''': I'm... flying...}}
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: In the light novel and in fanworks.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: The GARtender.
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** Mainly only by [[Yaoi Fangirl|Erika]], who appears to have her fangirl glasses on 24/7. The amount of [[Foe Yay]] they get, particularly in the novels, is rather minimal compared to other examples in this show.
** Not necessarily. In the novel it is quite obvious that those two are unhealthily obsessed with each other. While Izaya is much more outspoken about their [[Foe Yay]], Shizuo isn’t entirely devoid of it either. Some fragments of the novel are rather suggestive about it.
{{quote| '''Shizuo's thoughts''': Only one Orihara Izaya approached him - but often only with the intention of using him. Of course, Izaya was male, so it could never have anything to do with affection or love to begin with.}}
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Subverted. Shizuo notes that, his own rage issues aside, his home life and upbringing was positively idyllic. There was no abuse or trauma, his parents were caring, his little brother was probably one of the best you can have -- heck, he didn't even watch any violent TV... And yet it just makes his problems ''more'' troubling for him because it's convinced him that he only has himself to blame.
* [[Friendless Background]]: Shizuo's social circle during his adolescence (excepting one year in junior high where Tom befriended him) was pretty much restricted to [[Vitriolic Best Buds|Shinra]].
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* [[I Am a Monster]]
* [[I Am Not Pretty]]: Shizuo is rather unaware of his own attractiveness.
{{quote| '''Tom:''' You'll find a cute girlfriend sooner or later. You've got a face like your top idol brother's after all.<br />
'''Shizuo:''' Do I really? }}
* [[I Can Still Fight]]/[[Implacable Man]]: Bullets, extensive surgery, and heavy sedatives will ''not'' prevent Shizuo from getting right back up and hunting your ass down
{{quote| '''Shinra:''' You had two bullets in your body, and considerable muscle damage in your legs and abdomen... so why are you walking around like nothing's happened?<br />
'''Shizuo:''' Why? [[Unexplained Recovery|'Cause I can.]] }}
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: He'd rather ''not'' be super strong and violent.
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** Ironically, most uninformed people in universe would accuse of him of using this given how he swears Izaya is behind everything. Even more ironically, [[Properly Paranoid|he's absolutely correct.]]
* [[I Was Just Passing Through]]: inverted; he literally ''was''...
{{quote| '''Shizuo''': [stamps his foot on the ground, bellowing loudly at his phone] DAMMIT! THERE'S TOO MANY MESSAGES!!! IT WON'T STOP BEEPING AND IT'S PISSING ME OFF!! I CAN'T READ THEM FAST ENOUGH! [sees Horada leering at Anri, a nose bleed present on his face] RRRAAGHGHH [screenshot of Horada airborne] }}
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Shizuo has a soft spot for Celty and his brother Kasuka. And pretty much anybody who ''isn't Izaya''. Just don't piss him off.
* [[Just a Flesh Wound]]: Silly Horada, {{spoiler|bullets}} can't kill Shizuo.
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* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Justified -- he literally does have a closet full of bartender suits. [[Memento MacGuffin|They were a gift from his brother]].
* [[Madness Mantra]]/[[Survival Mantra]]: "Kill'em kill'em kill'em kill'em..." This is actually an active attempt on Shizuo's part to ''not'' go into an [[Unstoppable Rage]]. In his words:
{{quote| '''Shizuo:''' You know something, Celty? There's power in words. So what I'm doing now is holding myself back with words so I don't start destroying just about everything.}}
* [[Major Injury Underreaction]] - Not phased at all at a ballpoint pen piercing straight through the palm of his hand. "Hmm... if I pull it out, it'll bleed. Should I get a bandage? Or maybe superglue?"
** Shizuo was shot twice, one bullet in his leg and one in his stomach, {{spoiler|during a scuffle with some Yellow Scarves.}} He completely failed to realize he was shot ''at all'' until he started slipping in his own blood. Before noticing the blood, he thought he was on the ground because he tripped on something. His response? [[Captain Obvious|"... Ah, I was shot."]]
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* [[Noodle Incident]]: Shizuo's has a number of these with Izaya, ranging from an off-hand comment about being framed by him to something called the "Real Flesh In The Art Room" incident.
* [[No Social Skills]]: A lot of Shizuo's general rudeness (such as forgoing [[Hey, You|honorifics]], not remembering people's names, etc.) isn't because he's a jerk, but because he's [[Friendless Background|never really talked to people enough to learn basic social etiquette]]
{{quote| '''Shizuo:''' How many are here? ...let's just go with ''a lot''. Yeah...this should be enough. With this, I finally think I can go all-out.}}
* [[OOC Is Serious Business]]: {{spoiler|After getting out of jail, he completely ''ignores'' Izaya's presence so that he can keep Vorona from fighting him.}}
* [[Le Parkour]]: Shizuo teaches it to himself to chase Izaya.
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* [[Running Gag]]: '''''[[First Name Ultimatum|IIIIIII-ZAAAAAA-YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]]'''''
** Also, his inability to remember who Anri is.
{{quote| '''Anri''': [sees Shizuo bleeding copiously] "Heiwajima-san... what happened to you?"<br />
'''Shizuo''': "Huh? Who're you again?" }}
* [[Say My Name]]: See above.
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* [[Sweet Tooth]]
* [[Too Dumb to Fool]]: Shizuo is far too simple to be manipulated by Izaya. This is the very reason why Izaya detests Shizuo so much.
{{quote| '''Izaya:''' One second he's dumb as an ox and the next he's sharp as a whip...that's why I hate him so much.}}
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Shizuo apparently ''really'' likes milk, as Tom found out when he once agreed to buy him dinner.
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: After finding out that {{spoiler|Izaya told a little girl that Shizuo was going to kill her family.}}
{{quote| '''Shizuo''': Don't worry, Izaya and I are friends. What he told you is a misunderstanding. In fact, I'm going to sort out this misunderstanding right now. ''(To Tom)'' If I get convicted for murder tomorrow, tell everyone that I quit yesterday.}}
* [[Underestimating Badassery]]
* [[Unwanted Harem]]: Shizuo seems to attract dangerous females. His harem includes one yandere katana, an underage Yakuza princess and a certain Russian assassin.
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* [[Ultimate Job Security]]: Lampshaded in a side story. Most people (including and especially Shizuo himself) are surprised that Shizuo hasn't been fired yet.
* [[The Un-Smile]]: At one point in Vol. 5, Shizuo forgoes his usual [[Slasher Smile]] for the most [http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww262/CapZiggy/rrmwec.png uncharacteristically dorky smile imaginable]. Shinra has only one thing to say in response.
{{quote| '''Shinra:''' I'm sorry, Celty, but it may turn out that I have to die before you. Here. ''Now.''}}
** Keep in mind -- this is the angriest Shizuo has ''ever'' been. This is right after Izaya {{spoiler|told a little girl that Shizuo was going to kill her family.}} He's giving this face because he doesn't want to frighten the little girl.
* [[Unskilled but Strong]]
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* [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child]]: Shizuo has it deeply ingrained into his head that [[Children Are Innocent]]. Thus when a small child does something like try to murder him with a heavily modified taser, the event simply doesn't register.
* [[You Will Be Spared]]: Found Seiji attacking him amusing enough that he let him off lightly... by headbutting him (though this was ''after'' he threw him into the side of a truck).
{{quote| '''Shizuo''': I like you a lot more than Izaya, which is why I'm going to let you off the hook with just this.}}
* [[You Won't Like Me When I'm Angry]]: He doesn't like his own anger, and attributes his problems to his temper and resultant strength.
 
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== Kyohei Kadota ==
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{{quote| Voiced by: [[Yuuichi Nakamura]] (JP), [[Steve Blum]] (EN)}}
 
<small>''"If you guys do decide that we're your enemy... if you want a fight, you'll get one."''</small>
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander's Minder]]: For Erika, Walker ''and'' Saburo (Albeit to a lesser extent for the latter).
* [[Defector From Decadence]]: {{spoiler|Kadota and his van gang used to be a part of the Blue Square color gang. Then the Blue Squares kidnapped Saki, tortured her, and sent a runner to Kadota to ask him if he wanted to join in on the "fun" they were going to have with her and... well, Kadota suddenly wasn't a member of Blue Squares anymore. [[Molotov Cocktail|Molotov Cocktails]] were involved}}.
{{quote| '''Kadota''': "When you wake up, tell the boss that I quit!" [punches mook in the face] }}
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: Kadota sometimes forgets that [[Internal Monologue|Internal Monologues]] are supposed to be, well, ''internal''.
* [[Dull Eyes of Unhappiness]]: Usually. Though it's [[Justified Trope|justified]] in that he always wears a thick hood and tend to keeps his head somewhat low.
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== Erika Karisawa and Walker Yumasaki ==
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{{quote| Erika is voiced by: [[Ayahi Takagaki]] (JP), [[Mela Lee]] (EN)<br />
Walker is voiced by: [[Yuuki Kaji]] (JP), [[Brian Beacock]] (EN) }}
 
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander|Cloudcuckoolanders]]: They both launch into a rather extensive conversation in episode 20 where they characterize Chief Chef of Russian Sushi as a character in a cooking manga, and invent a backstory involving him serving with the Red Army and fighting the [[The Mafiya]]. {{spoiler|Which, of course, is [[The Cuckoolander Was Right|distressingly on the mark]].}}
* [[Crack Pairing]]: Not one themselves, but they're certainly not adverse to shipping them in-universe.
{{quote| '''Erika:''' Which one is better -- Fans/Trolls or Trolls/Fans?<br />
'''Walker:''' Are we assuming that's yaoi or yuri? That's important. Very important! }}
* [[Cute and Psycho]]: They enjoy manga, anime, hentai, [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|torture, and bloodshed]]. Thankfully, Kyohei reigns them in pretty well.
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* [[Eyes Always Shut]]: Walker.
** He does open them briefly when he's planning to do something especially devious (like in episode 18 when he sets some Blue Squares on fire), revealing that he possesses [[Eyes of Gold]]. Lampshaded here:
{{quote| '''Walker''': I'd glare at you, but they're closed!}}
* [[Eye Scream]]: {{spoiler|They were going to brand the eyeballs of one of the thugs they caught that work for Yagiri pharmacy.}}
* [[Gratuitous English]]: Walker's ''name'', though the books regularly imply that he's probably [[But Not Too Foreign|biracial]].
* [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]: Both Walker and Erika have very few qualms about doing ''anything'' with their characteristic cheerful nonchalance. They've just figured that being nice is more fun and less trouble.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Walker may rag on Erika for her excessive [[Yaoi Fangirl]] tendencies (particularly her tendency to write her friends into elaborate slash fantasies) but, slash aside, he's just as bad (he once wrote a Kadota/Erika BDSM fic).
{{quote| '''Walker:''' Wait, Karisawa-san, please stop! Why are you fantasizing about Kadota-san and me in a Boys Love relationship!? I've said over and over that people like Karisawa-san are the reason the society has a negative impression of otaku culture in general! I say Kadota-san and I should become heroes in Galgames who win over the hearts of loads and loads of heroines! Actually, we can even do without Kadota-san! I'll be happy as long as I have this bondaged right hand blessed with the power of ancient moe-moe peoples so that every girl who sees my right hand would go 'Woo ~'...}}
* [[I Owe You My Life]]: {{spoiler|Erika states that Kadota saved her from the darkness and that she would follow him anywhere.}}
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: Walker sets the Blue Squares leader's van on fire with molotovs when he and the rest of the gang rescue Saki.
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* [[Strange Minds Think Alike]]: As demonstrated when both came to the conclusion that {{spoiler|[[Hot Chick with a Sword|Anri]]}} was a [[Shakugan no Shana|Flame Haze]] at the exact same time, despite being separated.
* [[Thinks Like a Romance Novel]]: Erika's inner narrative is written in [[Mills and Boon Prose]]. Her [[Combat Commentator|Combat Commentary]] on a fight between Shizuo and Izaya, for example:
{{quote| "The hot fluid flowed into the depths of his throat. While its distinctive smell lingered on Izaya's olfactory nerves, Shizuo's sordid desire was provoked further..."}}
* [[Those Two Guys|Those Two]] [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|Heroic Comedic Sociopaths]]
* [[Too Much Information]]: Erika's never learned that it's in bad form to tell your friends that you fantasize about them having gay sex with each other.
{{quote| '''Erika:''' Speaking of which, seems like [[Foe Yay|Dotachin and that Chikage guy are nurturing some kind of friendship after fighting each other!]]<br />
'''Kadota:''' Stop talking in that way, it makes people twitch when you do. <br />
'''Erika:''' Then I'll just say it! From my point of view, it was totally a "Thanks for the yaoibait, it was delicious" kind of moment! }}
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