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Check out the [[Durarara!!/Characters|character page]] [[Loads and Loads of Characters|if you have time]] as well.
<big>'''''Warning!!'' The examples below may include [[
'''If you're only following the latter, proceed at your own risk!'''</big>
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: {{spoiler|Anri's father.}}
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** Professor Nasujima gets clocked by Shizuo after coming at him with a knife and asking for his money. Nobody cares.
** {{spoiler|Earthworm. She's tortured many people in the past and her latest victim was Izaya, but since he's [[The Chessmaster|Izaya]] it turns out that he knew what was going to happen all along. He gets Ran Izumi over, who promptly breaks her legs, hits her fingers repeatedly with a plastic hammer, shoves a linen bag soaked with lamp oil into her mouth and ''lights it on freaking fire''. He also threatens to rape her, but luckily Mikage stops him.}}
* [[
* [[Awakening the Sleeping Giant]]: When the {{spoiler|Blue Squares}} get utterly dominated by {{spoiler|Mikado}}, they wonder if Izaya has any idea [[Let's Get Dangerous|the asskicking he's unleashed.]]
* [[Badass]]: Almost every main character in the series, in some way or another.
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** Also, Simon delivers a whole [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] to Izaya in Russian in episode 24
* [[Bilingual Backfire]]: In one episode, Simon breaks from cheerfully advertising sushi to warn/threaten Izaya with a Russian proverb. Izaya immediately replies in Russian with another proverb.
* [[Bishonen]] : [http://images.wikia.com/durarara/images/9/9f/Kasuka_Heiwajima_OP_2.png Kasuka], [http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/10100000/Shizuo-durarara-10104029-459-604.jpg Shizuo], [http://www.yesanime.com/image/products/11567_1.jpg Izaya], [http://images.wikia.com/durarara/images/5/55/Durarara!!_E04_03m_25s.jpg Shinra] , [http://images.wikia.com/durarara/images/a/ac/Mikado_Ryugamine_EP01_01.jpg Mikado], [https://web.archive.org/web/20141204153550/http://www.animetrack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Durarara-25-sub.jpg Kida], [https://web.archive.org/web/20161024120141/http://images.wikia.com/durarara/images/1/14/Durarara_Kuronuma_Aoba_1_-Small_Wallpaper-.jpg Aoba], [https://web.archive.org/web/20161024120154/http://images.wikia.com/durarara/images/f/f5/Durarara!!_E03_21m_17s.jpg Seiji], [http://static.zerochan.net/full/12/10/210512.jpg Tom], [http://i.imgur.com/THLru.jpg Walker], [http://static.zerochan.net/full/34/21/636084.jpg Chikage], [http://anime-online.tv/upload/pjs/c8f7fd2eee2cbc0f0bb3bd36af7f8cd8.jpg Ryo Takiguchi]{{Dead link}} and [http://i.imgur.com/50mEz.jpg Nasujima-sensei].
* [[Bland-Name Product]]:
** Tons in episode 11. Mikado owns a Mindows 7 desktop computer that runs wbunte and uses it to visit the websites Yohoo! Japan.came, Amezon.shop, [[Image Boards|Niru Channel]], Yo!Tube, [[wikipedia:Mixi|Nixi,]] and NSM, among others.
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* [[Digging Yourself Deeper]]: As one poor bastard learned, flattery will only get you thrown across the skyline if used on Shizuo
{{quote|'''Gin:''' Give me more time, I'll pay it back!... Say, you're pretty handsome. You look just like that actor...Um, Yuuhei Hanejima! That's it!
'''Shizuo:''' [[Berserk Button|...[Growls]]]
'''Gin:''' Er, my mistake. [[Like a Weasel|You don't look like that asshole at all.]]
'''Shizuo:''' [Uproots and throws tree] }}
* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: Anri is STACKED UP. It becomes something of a plot point as when several people are looking for her, they're only able to identify that she's a student wearing glasses that has big breasts.
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** Izaya is the freaking ''god'' of this trope, to the point that it might as well be changed to "Izaya Lecture." He also delivers one to the two suicidal girls upon his introduction in the novels and manga, and to Rio as well in the anime. His smaller lectures tend to be given to Mikado, and apparently {{spoiler|[[Big Brother Bully|his sisters, too]]}}.
* [[Ha Ha Ha No]]: Shinra, after Izaya trolls him by handing his cellphone number to the police
{{quote|'''Izaya:''' How was it? Gave you quite the adrenaline shot, didn't it? Did you and Celty just grow to love each other even more due to the [[wikipedia:Misattribution of arousal|misattribution of arousal?]]
'''Shinra:''' Ah hah hah. Go dive chest-first in a clay ice shaver, Izaya. }}
* [[Hammerspace]]: Apparently one of Celty's abilities with the black matter that forms her suit and the smoke from her neck, and scythe.
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{{quote|'''Erika:''' Ya think maybe that he mistyped "kidnapped"?
'''Saburo:''' Nah! }}
* [[Irony]]: ''[[Troll|Izaya]]'' is on the cover of the [http://loliduo.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/matsushita-yuya-trust-me-limited-edition.jpg "Trust Me" single]{{Dead link}}.
* [[It's Raining Men]]: Simon leaps down from the seventh floor of an apartment building and, of course, lands safely.
* [[I Was Just Passing Through]]: played with in episode 22 when all the dollars are doing this help Anri escape from the yellow squares, then subverted when {{spoiler|Shizuo really was passing through and stop to rant about how there were too many messages on his phone going off, just in time to catch a glimpse of Horada leering at Anri, you get no points for guessing what happens next}}
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* [[Mook Chivalry]]: the Yellow Scarves {{spoiler|actually Blue Square infiltrators}} show this to an odd degree {{spoiler|when Kida comes to challenge Horoda}}. Justified in the next episode though by the reveal {{spoiler|that many in the crowd were actually Dollars members brought by Kadota, thereby explaining why they didn't attack Kida- and presumably, the other Blue Squares/Yellow Scarves just followed their lead.}}
* [[Molotov Cocktail]]: {{spoiler|Walker}} uses one on a van-full of Blue Square members.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: {{spoiler|Walker and Erika as [[Torture Technician|Torture Technicians]].}} Starts out kinda [[Comedic Sociopathy|goofy.]] [[Fridge Horror|Two minutes later, you realized you've stopped taking deep breaths because your brain's trying process what]] [[Eye Scream|just]] ALMOST happened. Yeah, [[Those Two Guys]]. Thankfully cut a bit in the anime ...but cranked [[Up to Eleven]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20161001200945/http://i1.mangareader.net/durarara/7/durarara-1202191.jpg in the manga.]
* [[Car Fu|Motorcycle Fu]]: Celty.
** Also see: Shizuo when he {{spoiler|yanks a motorcycle out from under an idling biker and attempts to beat Simon over the head with it}} and {{spoiler|throws Vorona's motorcycle at her}}.
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** And {{spoiler|Anri is the Slasher, host of the demon sword Saika and mentally controls anyone she cuts with it.}}
** {{spoiler|Erika and Walker are this, to an extent. They're otakus no matter what, but their interrogation skills are a [[Eye Scream|little]] over-the-top. Not to mention they, along with Kyohei and Saburo, are Dollars.}}
* [[Odd Couple]]: Vorona and Slon, [http://anni-fiesta.livejournal.com/24430.html oh so much]{{Dead link}}.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: Shizuo and Tom. In contrast to Shizuo's violent tendencies, self-esteem issues, and general dysfunction, Tom is effectively the most well-adjusted and normal character in the entire series.
* [[Oh Wait, This Is My Grocery List]]: Shinra accidentally gives Celty the shopping list instead of the license plate number he was supposed to in episode six.
* [[One Head Taller]]: Shinra and Celty, a bit more [[Losing Your Head|literally]] than other examples.
* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted with Tom Tanaka and Taro Tanaka, though the latter is just a chatroom handle. Justified in that "Taro Tanaka" is pretty much the Japanese "John Smith".
* [[
* [[Ordinary High School Student]]: Mikado, Kida, and Anri. {{spoiler|And yes, they're ''all'' hiding some pretty serious secrets or abilities -- even from each other.}}
▲* [[OT3]]: Erika has one in the form of Shizuo/Kadota/Izaya. She even ''calls'' it an [[OT3]].
* [[Otaku]]: Togusa, Walker and Erika
* [[The Other Darrin]]: {{spoiler|Isaac and Miria in the dub, played by Sam Riegel and Stephanie Sheh.}}
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* [[Large Ham]]: Shizuo, he's either shouting or breaking something. Kida, to a lesser extent, is also this.
* [[Pac-Man Fever]]: In episode 22 Celty appears to be playing Super Mario Bros on a SNES. Though given the attention to detail, this is probably deliberate. Inexplicably, she and Shinra use [[PlayStation|Dual Shock]] controllers instead of SNES characteristic "[[Fan Nickname|dogbones]]".
* [[Parental Neglect]]: According to [http://anni-fiesta.livejournal.com/24916.html this]{{Dead link}}, Masaomi's parents don't seem to care that he {{spoiler|dropped out of school.}}
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: Shizuo and Celty
* [[Poisonous Friend]]: {{spoiler|Izaya}} to {{spoiler|Shinra.}} This is very evident {{spoiler|during their time in middle school. Hurt Shinra and ''you will regret it.''}}
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* [[Redemption Failure]]: Throughout the first half, we see reference to the original leader of the [[Delinquents|Yellow Scarves]] abandoning the gang after a turf war went bad. Then, in part 2, {{spoiler|Masaomi Kida}} is revealed as that same original leader when he retakes control of the group to defend themselves from The Dollars and The Slasher. While he was never evil, per se, he treats it like an example of this.
* [[Red Shirt]] / [[The Worf Effect]]: Conversed by the traffic cop, Kuzuhara.
{{quote|'''Kuzuhara''': ''I often think about how people like us tend to be weak foils in fiction that stars people like you. Whenever the psychic protagonist appeared, we'd always be lying in a pool of blood, just to emphasize the strength of the opponent. That's fine. That just goes to show how powerful people think we are. But I've always wanted to say one thing. If a monster or an evil [[Psychic Powers|psychic]] or an [[
* [[Red String of Fate]]: Alluded in the ending theme, "Trust Me" ("We're connected by an invisible thread, so feel my warmth by your side").
* [[Relationship Upgrade]]: {{spoiler|Shinra and Celty.}}
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* [[Running Gag]]: '''''IIIIIII-ZAAAAAA-YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA'''''
** Also, Simon's apparent inability to bring any customers to his shop.
* [[Rule 34
** He then decided to screw with the fans by writing a Shizaya story as an April Fools joke. [http://hi.baidu.com/datacat/blog/item/52c6cbfb1c700b68024f5610.html Found Here].
* [[Say My Name]]: See above.
* [[Satchel Switcheroo]]: The whole plot of [[Interquel|episode 12.5]].
* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]: Shinra in the second OP
* [[Scenery Porn]] / [[Real Place Background]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20100617232304/http://kissmygeass.livejournal.com/tag/ikebukuro These pictures] show just how accurate the anime's portrayal of Ikebukuro really is. The vending machines Shizuo throws around ''actually exist.''
* [[Sempai-Kohai]]: This happens when Vorona starts hanging around with Shizuo and Tom, though a bit one-sided. Shizuo(who doesn't recognize her as the person who stabbed him earlier because she was wearing a helmet) decides, quite happily, that she gets to be his Kouhai. Vorona agrees, while plotting to destroy him.
{{quote|'''Shizuo:''' Well um...I switched too many jobs these couple of years...so it's really the first time I've ever had a kouhai.}}
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{{quote|'''Vorona:''' Siberia. The correct pronunciation of which is Сибирь ([sʲıˈbirʲ]), may denote a Federal District of Russia or a wider area. The meanings are many-layered. And in Japan they also call a certain kind of dessert Siberia. Explanations vary as to how the name originated, among which a theory exists that it comes from the delicious fillings inside the Castella resembling the tundra and railways in Siberia. The Castella is said to be the first cake variety to be introduced to Japan. After that the Japanese developed their unique cake culture under various influences from different countries. The variety called the shortcake is also uniquely Japanese. At Christmas the Japanese are especially big on cakes, and on the streets all kinds of cakes send tantalizing smells to my nasal cavity.
'''Shizuo:''' ... Are you craving some? Cake, I mean. }}
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Kinnosuke Kuzuhara admits most fiction's portrayal of cops as Worf compared to rebellious protagonists, but takes it as a compliment as it means that they are considered strong enough to be considered obstacles.
* [["World of Cardboard" Speech]]: Shizuo in Ep. 17, as he {{spoiler|fights the Saika's children}}.
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: Subverted by Izaya ("I don't like hitting girls...Which is why I instead make it a hobby to [[Memetic Mutation|stomp on their cellphones!]]")
** Played straight by Shizuo {{spoiler|...except when Vorona stabs him, thus reminded him of Izaya. }}
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