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* [[Ahoge]]: [[Lampshaded]] by the mangaka [http://i41.tinypic.com/yypew.gif here] and [http://i41.tinypic.com/2v2a5pi.jpg here].
* [[Ahoge]]: [[Lampshaded]] by the mangaka [http://i41.tinypic.com/yypew.gif here] and [http://i41.tinypic.com/2v2a5pi.jpg here].
* [[Anonymous Benefactor]]: [[Paper Thin Disguise|Hayate tries to be this.]]
* [[Anonymous Benefactor]]: [[Paper-Thin Disguise|Hayate tries to be this.]]
* [[Ass Kicks You]]
* [[Ass Kicks You]]
* [[Attack Hello]]: Hayate's enthusiasm is probably going to kill Akira one of these days.
* [[Attack Hello]]: Hayate's enthusiasm is probably going to kill Akira one of these days.
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* [[Cat Smile]]
* [[Cat Smile]]
* [[Character Title]]
* [[Character Title]]
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]: But not because [[Hard Work Hardly Works]], Hayate has been shown undergoing training either on her own or with other characters.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: But not because [[Hard Work Hardly Works]], Hayate has been shown undergoing training either on her own or with other characters.
* [[Dogged Nice Guy|Dogged Nice Girl]]: When trying to get Ayana to form a partnership with her.
* [[Dogged Nice Guy|Dogged Nice Girl]]: When trying to get Ayana to form a partnership with her.
* [[Friend to All Children]]
* [[Friend to All Children]]
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* [[Happily Adopted]]
* [[Happily Adopted]]
* [[Idiot Hero]]
* [[Idiot Hero]]
* [[In Series Nickname]]: Kuro.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Kuro.
* [[Magnetic Hero]]
* [[Magnetic Hero]]
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: Hayate is this to Ayana, though the latter seems to be only vaguely aware.
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: Hayate is this to Ayana, though the latter seems to be only vaguely aware.
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* [[The Nicknamer]]
* [[The Nicknamer]]
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]
* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: She seems to excel at these, although, somewhat subverted when Yuho didnt recognize her in her duck outfit.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: She seems to excel at these, although, somewhat subverted when Yuho didnt recognize her in her duck outfit.
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|Ridiculously Cute Costume]]: The duck costume Hayate dons in volume 5... [[Tastes Like Diabetes|induces severe tooth pain upon viewing]]
* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|Ridiculously Cute Costume]]: The duck costume Hayate dons in volume 5... [[Tastes Like Diabetes|induces severe tooth pain upon viewing]]
* [[Rubber Face]]
* [[Rubber Face]]
* [[Shonen Hair]]: Not as obvious as Nagi's, but [[Art Evolution|over time]] becomes more noticeable, especially when she's moving quickly.
* [[Shonen Hair]]: Not as obvious as Nagi's, but [[Art Evolution|over time]] becomes more noticeable, especially when she's moving quickly.
* [[Shy Finger Twiddling]]: After Ayana catches her during her secret training.
* [[Shy Finger-Twiddling]]: After Ayana catches her during her secret training.
* [[Snot Bubble]]
* [[Snot Bubble]]
* [[There Was a Door]]: Sometimes.
* [[There Was a Door]]: Sometimes.
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* [[Implied Death Threat]]: Anyone feel like playing with Mr. Nail Bat?
* [[Implied Death Threat]]: Anyone feel like playing with Mr. Nail Bat?
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Ayana treats children ''significantly'' nicer than she treats her schoolmates.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Ayana treats children ''significantly'' nicer than she treats her schoolmates.
* [[Meganekko]], thought to be [[Blind Without Em]]: Subverted, when it is revealed that her glasses are her [[Power Limiter]]. Often also with [[Scary Shiny Glasses]].
* [[Meganekko]], thought to be [[Blind Without'Em]]: Subverted, when it is revealed that her glasses are her [[Power Limiter]]. Often also with [[Scary Shiny Glasses]].
* [[Megaton Punch]]: Ayana is not thrilled at the idea of partnering up with Hayate and often reminds her in rather violent ways. As their partnership progresses, she becomes more accepting, but still hits as hard.
* [[Megaton Punch]]: Ayana is not thrilled at the idea of partnering up with Hayate and often reminds her in rather violent ways. As their partnership progresses, she becomes more accepting, but still hits as hard.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Subverted when Nagi reminds Hayate that she's just a placeholder and as a result Hayate is feeling rather down; Ayana picks up Hayate in what almost seems like an affectionate way only to [[Get a Hold of Yourself Man|suplex her]].
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Subverted when Nagi reminds Hayate that she's just a placeholder and as a result Hayate is feeling rather down; Ayana picks up Hayate in what almost seems like an affectionate way only to [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|suplex her]].
* {{spoiler|[[Power Limiter]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Power Limiter]]}}
* [[Satsuki Yukino]]
* [[Satsuki Yukino]]
* [[Snark Knight]]: Though with bit more violence and Mr. Nailbat.
* [[Snark Knight]]: Though with bit more violence and Mr. Nailbat.
* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo]]: Hayate thinks of Ayana as this, despite her fantasies' constant discrepancy with the real Ayana.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Hayate thinks of Ayana as this, despite her fantasies' constant discrepancy with the real Ayana.
* [[Tall Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Thousand Yard Stare]]: Prompted by the incident with her grandfather.
* [[Thousand Yard Stare]]: Prompted by the incident with her grandfather.
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Tsundere]]
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* [[Clothing Damage]]: Subjected on Ayana.
* [[Clothing Damage]]: Subjected on Ayana.
* [[Cool Big Sis]]
* [[Cool Big Sis]]
* [[Dual Wielding]]: She starts using Yuho's sword as of volume 4.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: She starts using Yuho's sword as of volume 4.
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: Ryoutoutsukai<ref>Japanese for [[Dual Wielding]]; it's also a euphemism for bisexuality.</ref>
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: Ryoutoutsukai<ref>Japanese for [[Dual-Wielding]]; it's also a euphemism for bisexuality.</ref>
* [[Holding Hands]]: Yuho holds hers before their fight with Hayate and Ayana, prompting her to do the same for Ayana before the match with Ensuu.
* [[Holding Hands]]: Yuho holds hers before their fight with Hayate and Ayana, prompting her to do the same for Ayana before the match with Ensuu.
* [[In Series Nickname]]: Jun-Jun.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Jun-Jun.
* [[Instant Awesome Just Add Ninja]]
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja]]
* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: Despite being a walking sexual harassment case, Jun is shown to be on friendly terms with quite a few characters, and pretty much whipped when it comes to Yuho.
* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: Despite being a walking sexual harassment case, Jun is shown to be on friendly terms with quite a few characters, and pretty much whipped when it comes to Yuho.
* [[Megumi Toyoguchi]]
* [[Megumi Toyoguchi]]
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* [[Handicapped Badass]]
* [[Handicapped Badass]]
* [[Ill Girl]]: Partly subverted in that she's willing to head into action, despite the protests of her family.
* [[Ill Girl]]: Partly subverted in that she's willing to head into action, despite the protests of her family.
* [[In Series Nickname]]: Sigma.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Sigma.
* {{spoiler|[[Incest Is Relative]]: Jun and Yuho are half-sisters.}} They are also, according to official polls, the most popular pairing in this series.
* {{spoiler|[[Incest Is Relative]]: Jun and Yuho are half-sisters.}} They are also, according to official polls, the most popular pairing in this series.
* [[The Ojou]]
* [[The Ojou]]
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== Kibi Momoka ==
== Kibi Momoka ==
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Hayate's [[Hot Blooded]] roommate in the same year and the embodiment of what happens when a [[Childhood Marriage Promise]] goes into lololand. Having entered Tenchi expecting to be shinyuu with [[Onee Sama|Riona]], she challenges Ouka with the intention of breaking them up, only to, as Hitsugi put it, win the battle but lose the war. She ends up with Isuzu, whom she calls "Wanko", instead. They later form a [[Four Girl Ensemble]] with Kiji and Michi, a group affectionately known to fans as the Momotaro-gumi.
Hayate's [[Hot Blooded]] roommate in the same year and the embodiment of what happens when a [[Childhood Marriage Promise]] goes into lololand. Having entered Tenchi expecting to be shinyuu with [[Onee-Sama|Riona]], she challenges Ouka with the intention of breaking them up, only to, as Hitsugi put it, win the battle but lose the war. She ends up with Isuzu, whom she calls "Wanko", instead. They later form a [[Four Girl Ensemble]] with Kiji and Michi, a group affectionately known to fans as the Momotaro-gumi.
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* [[Badass Normal]]: She has to be this to balance out her occult-powered partner.
* [[Badass Normal]]: She has to be this to balance out her occult-powered partner.
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* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[Important Haircut]]: After being rejected by Riona.
* [[Important Haircut]]: After being rejected by Riona.
* [[In Series Nickname]]: Moka-chan.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Moka-chan.
* [[Makiko Ohmoto]]
* [[Makiko Ohmoto]]
* [[Returning the Handkerchief|Returning The Towel]]
* [[Returning the Handkerchief|Returning The Towel]]
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* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]
* [[I See Dead People]]: And can summon evil spirits too, apparently.
* [[I See Dead People]]: And can summon evil spirits too, apparently.
* [[In Series Nickname]]: Inu-chan, Wanko, Wan-Wan.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Inu-chan, Wanko, Wan-Wan.
* [[Insult Backfire]]: What it invariably looks like to others whenever Momoka talks about her, since Momoka is very blunt about how creepy and horrifying her partner's powers are. Wanko, however, takes this as [[Nightmare Fetishist|high praise]].
* [[Insult Backfire]]: What it invariably looks like to others whenever Momoka talks about her, since Momoka is very blunt about how creepy and horrifying her partner's powers are. Wanko, however, takes this as [[Nightmare Fetishist|high praise]].
* [[Mamiko Noto]]
* [[Mamiko Noto]]
* [[Nightmare Fuel Stationattendant]]
* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]
** And that's just something we love about her, oddly.
** And that's just something we love about her, oddly.
* [[Shrinking Violet]]
* [[Shrinking Violet]]
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* [[Baguette Beatdown]]
* [[Baguette Beatdown]]
* [[Birds of a Feather]]: With Hayate.
* [[Birds of a Feather]]: With Hayate.
* [[In Series Nickname]]: Ao-chan.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Ao-chan.
* [[Noriko Shitaya]]
* [[Noriko Shitaya]]
* [[Similar Squad]]: She and Mizuchi mimic Hayate and Ayana, respectively.
* [[Similar Squad]]: She and Mizuchi mimic Hayate and Ayana, respectively.
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* [[Houko Kuwashima]]
* [[Houko Kuwashima]]
* [[Similar Squad]]: She and Sou match Ayana and Hayate. She seems to have purposely invoked this.
* [[Similar Squad]]: She and Sou match Ayana and Hayate. She seems to have purposely invoked this.
* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo]]: Who gets mistaken for Sou's ''mother''.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Who gets mistaken for Sou's ''mother''.
* '''[[Unknown Rival]]''': The only time Ayana gets her name right is followed another name, then "Lady Boss", because she thought she'd got it wrong.
* '''[[Unknown Rival]]''': The only time Ayana gets her name right is followed another name, then "Lady Boss", because she thought she'd got it wrong.
* [[Yandere]]: Mizuchi is ''not'' happy after Ayana rejected her twice. [[It Gets Better|She gets over it]].
* [[Yandere]]: Mizuchi is ''not'' happy after Ayana rejected her twice. [[It Gets Better|She gets over it]].
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* [[Childhood Friends]]: With Ayana.
* [[Childhood Friends]]: With Ayana.
* [[Important Haircut]]
* [[Important Haircut]]
* [[Peek a Bangs]]: It hides a prominent scar on the left side of her face and is markedly different from her longer hair in flashbacks.
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: It hides a prominent scar on the left side of her face and is markedly different from her longer hair in flashbacks.
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Her softer side is mostly seen in her interactions with Maki.
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Her softer side is mostly seen in her interactions with Maki.


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* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: Against Ensuu.
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: Against Ensuu.
* [[Naomi Shindo]]
* [[Naomi Shindo]]
* [[Nightmare Fuel Stationattendant]]: Hints of this are dropped during the school festival, with her fatalistic view of what would happen during the duel against Ensuu and Meiko. Later chapters give us even more instances...
* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]: Hints of this are dropped during the school festival, with her fatalistic view of what would happen during the duel against Ensuu and Meiko. Later chapters give us even more instances...
** [http://i33.tinypic.com/14szl7p.jpg From the exhibition match between Mikado/Inori and Shidou/Tonami:]
** [http://i33.tinypic.com/14szl7p.jpg From the exhibition match between Mikado/Inori and Shidou/Tonami:]
{{quote| '''Maki''' ([[Everythings Better With Sparkles|complete with sparkles and dramatic fist-clenching]]): [referring to Akira being struck in the ribs] She's taking such a hit like it's nothing special. Next time, I too shall...!<br />
{{quote| '''Maki''' ([[Everything's Better With Sparkles|complete with sparkles and dramatic fist-clenching]]): [referring to Akira being struck in the ribs] She's taking such a hit like it's nothing special. Next time, I too shall...!<br />
'''Yukari''': Please don't think of injury as a prerequisite. }}
'''Yukari''': Please don't think of injury as a prerequisite. }}
** [http://i38.tinypic.com/2a6tt9u.jpg During the holidays:]
** [http://i38.tinypic.com/2a6tt9u.jpg During the holidays:]
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* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]: Her preferred method of fighting; if she gets serious, don't expect to walk out of the battle with only minor injuries.
* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]: Her preferred method of fighting; if she gets serious, don't expect to walk out of the battle with only minor injuries.
* [[Slasher Smile]]
* [[Slasher Smile]]
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]


== Himuro Meiko ==
== Himuro Meiko ==
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* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]
* [[Shonen Hair]]
* [[Shonen Hair]]
* [[Sibling Yin Yang]]: It is not that difficult to tell the twins apart, actually.
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: It is not that difficult to tell the twins apart, actually.


== Takarada Riona ==
== Takarada Riona ==
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A budding comedian and victim of [[Domestic Abuse]]. Recent appearances have associated her with little else aside those two traits, which is either hilarious or sad, depending on who you ask. This is accentuated with the contrast between that and the way she was introduced, which made her seem more of an [[Onee Sama]] with elements of [[Distressed Damsel]].
A budding comedian and victim of [[Domestic Abuse]]. Recent appearances have associated her with little else aside those two traits, which is either hilarious or sad, depending on who you ask. This is accentuated with the contrast between that and the way she was introduced, which made her seem more of an [[Onee-Sama]] with elements of [[Distressed Damsel]].
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* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]: "Onigashima". Another pun here is that this name ties in to the [[Theme Naming]] of the Momotaro-gumi.
* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]: "Onigashima". Another pun here is that this name ties in to the [[Theme Naming]] of the Momotaro-gumi.
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* [[It Amused Me]]
* [[It Amused Me]]
* [[Large Ham]]: And a most fabulous one at that.
* [[Large Ham]]: And a most fabulous one at that.
* [[Pre Ass Kicking One Liner]]
* [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]]
{{quote| '''Hitsugi''': Now then... {{spoiler|Hoshikawa-san}}... Let us dance!}}
{{quote| '''Hitsugi''': Now then... {{spoiler|Hoshikawa-san}}... Let us dance!}}
* [[Screwy Squirrel]]: There are various instances of her messing with students for her own enjoyment, or sniggering to herself when watching others on camera.
* [[Screwy Squirrel]]: There are various instances of her messing with students for her own enjoyment, or sniggering to herself when watching others on camera.
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* [[Childhood Friends]]: With Hitsugi.
* [[Childhood Friends]]: With Hitsugi.
* [[Determinator]]
* [[Determinator]]
* [[Dual Wielding]]: She is shown using Hitsugi's sheath as a weapon in the council battle.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: She is shown using Hitsugi's sheath as a weapon in the council battle.
** Later on, readers also get to see her using two swords on the hike.
** Later on, readers also get to see her using two swords on the hike.
* [[Hachimaki]]
* [[Hachimaki]]
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: Some think of this because Akira is voiced by Minagawa Junko, otherwise well-known for her role as [[Aria (Manga)|Akira]].
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Some think of this because Akira is voiced by Minagawa Junko, otherwise well-known for her role as [[Aria (Manga)|Akira]].
* [[Aloof Ally]]: She only answers to Hayate's calls of "teacher" 3 volumes later.
* [[Aloof Ally]]: She only answers to Hayate's calls of "teacher" 3 volumes later.
* [[Back to Back Badasses]]: With Sae.
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: With Sae.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass Longcoat]]
* [[Badass Longcoat]]
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* [[Iaijutsu Practitioner]]
* [[Iaijutsu Practitioner]]
* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: Her sword-drawing speed.
* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: Her sword-drawing speed.
* [[In Series Nickname]]: Shisho.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Shisho.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Junko Minagawa]]
* [[Junko Minagawa]]
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* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]
* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]
* [[Pose of Supplication]]
* [[Pose of Supplication]]
* [[Self Made Man]]
* [[Self-Made Man]]
* [[Shout Out]]: "We'll name it [[Nodame Cantabile|Akira Cantabile]]!" Akira, on the other hand, is less than amused.
* [[Shout Out]]: "We'll name it [[Nodame Cantabile|Akira Cantabile]]!" Akira, on the other hand, is less than amused.
* [[Tall Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Tomboy to Sae's girly girl.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Tomboy to Sae's girly girl.
* [[The Unfavorite]]: Her father refuses to acknowledge her because she's a girl.
* [[The Unfavorite]]: Her father refuses to acknowledge her because she's a girl.
* [[Well Done Son Guy]]
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]


== Inori Sae ==
== Inori Sae ==
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* [[Arranged Marriage]]
* [[Arranged Marriage]]
* [[Back to Back Badasses]]: With Akira.
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: With Akira.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Blade On a Stick]]: At the end of the hike.
* [[Blade On a Stick]]: At the end of the hike.
* {{spoiler|[[BFS]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[BFS]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bifurcated Weapon]]: Temporary [[Dual Wielding]] for the win.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bifurcated Weapon]]: Temporary [[Dual-Wielding]] for the win.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Double Weapon]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Double Weapon]]}}
* [[The Gadfly]]
* [[The Gadfly]]
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself Man]]: Attempts this when she thinks Akira's being a touch too sulky.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Attempts this when she thinks Akira's being a touch too sulky.
* [[Hidden Eyes]]: {{spoiler|Right before ditching Ryouichi.}}
* [[Hidden Eyes]]: {{spoiler|Right before ditching Ryouichi.}}
* [[Hyper Awareness]]
* [[Hyper Awareness]]
* [[Hyperspace Mallet]]: Though not as huge as those commonly associated with the trope, a hammer in her hand is a hammer not to be messed with. Just ask Akira, who would have been severely damaged if the hammer in question had really come into contact with her (broken ribs).
* [[Hyperspace Mallet]]: Though not as huge as those commonly associated with the trope, a hammer in her hand is a hammer not to be messed with. Just ask Akira, who would have been severely damaged if the hammer in question had really come into contact with her (broken ribs).
* {{spoiler|[[Impossibly Cool Weapon]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Impossibly Cool Weapon]]}}
* [[In Series Nickname]]: Inorin.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Inorin.
* [[Passive Aggressive Combat]]
* [[Passive Aggressive Combat]]
* [[Say It With Hearts]]
* [[Say It With Hearts]]
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* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Combat Referee]]
* [[Combat Referee]]
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni|Blue Oni]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Blue Oni]]


== Uryuu Ai ==
== Uryuu Ai ==
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* [[Blood Knight]]: Sort of. At any rate, she's very enthusiastic about people getting hurt in their fights.
* [[Blood Knight]]: Sort of. At any rate, she's very enthusiastic about people getting hurt in their fights.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]
* [[Hospital Hottie]]
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni|Red Oni]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Red Oni]]


== Chiharu ==
== Chiharu ==
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* [[Keigo]]: Makoto speaks in a fashion not unlike that of period dramas or gang warfare.
* [[Keigo]]: Makoto speaks in a fashion not unlike that of period dramas or gang warfare.
* [[Peek a Bangs]]
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: She'd rather go by "Yagyuu".
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: She'd rather go by "Yagyuu".


== Tatewaki ==
== Tatewaki ==

Revision as of 09:02, 8 January 2014


This is a list of the absurdly awesome characters that make up the equally awesome series Hayate Cross Blade, by Hayashiya Shizuru.

Please note that names have been listed with family names first.


Sword Bearers

Kurogane Hayate

Template:Quoteleft The titular protagonist, a simple-minded and reckless idiot. One of the most notable things about her fighting style is her incredible speed, and she claims to be a 3-dan in kendo. Many a Fan Nickname in the series actually started from, or are nicknames she gives to other characters. Has a heroic(?) alter ego(?) known as Famima Kamen.

Voiced by Kurumi Mamiya.

Mudou Ayana

Template:Quoteleft Though seemingly unparalleled in ability, Ayana starts out unwilling to take part in hoshitori battles due to guilt from having caused her previous partner injury out of her own conceit. After entering the partnership with Hayate, however, she still spends a good part of her appearances playing video games (usually dating sims) and beating up people that annoy her.

Kuga Jun

Template:Quoteleft Ayana's roommate who acts like a extremely lecherous Cool Big Sis, and often gets beat up by Ayana for it (the lechery). Yet they are also very close, and she seems to know quite a bit about Ayana's past. Self-proclaimed oniwaban to Yuho, her Protectorate.

She becomes the hoshitori's only one-woman team after she and Yuno fight Ayana and Hayate, bearing Yuno's Heaven sword as well as her own Earth sword.

Shizuma Yuho

Template:Quoteleft Having a weak constitution, Yuho was sickly to the point of being in and out of hospitalization for a large part of her childhood, even up to a year for a stretch. Despite that, she is skillful enough to have come up with her own style, and has the odd behavioral tic of doing thumbs-downs when thumbs-ups are expected.

Kibi Momoka

Template:Quoteleft Hayate's Hot Blooded roommate in the same year and the embodiment of what happens when a Childhood Marriage Promise goes into lololand. Having entered Tenchi expecting to be shinyuu with Riona, she challenges Ouka with the intention of breaking them up, only to, as Hitsugi put it, win the battle but lose the war. She ends up with Isuzu, whom she calls "Wanko", instead. They later form a Four Girl Ensemble with Kiji and Michi, a group affectionately known to fans as the Momotaro-gumi.

Inugami Isuzu

Template:Quoteleft First shown as a Stringy Haired Ghost Girl who creeps the heck out of Momoka and those who see or hear about her because of her powerful supernatural abilities, which run in the family. Their eventual teamup comes with a forced makeover that shows her as being Beautiful All Along. She retains that interest in the occult though.


Kijimiya Otoha

Template:Quoteleft Isuzu's classmate who comes from a long line of shamans. A prideful person who stands out due to her often arrogant behavior. Drawn to Isuzu because of their similar backgrounds, she dissolved her pact with Michi to team up with Isuzu instead. They make up in a rather Slap Slap Kiss fashion.

Sagara Michi

Template:Quoteleft Kiji's partner, a innocent, artless person that gets along well with everyone. She acts like a go-between among the group of friends Hayate has in the same year, easily helping them get along with each other. Her family runs a farm.

Takami Sou

Template:Quoteleft An upperclassman who is a good friend of Hayate's and, in modeling terms, on the same scale as the short protagonist. Her family has financial difficulties that she pays off with hoshitori earnings. Though she grudgingly took part in Mizuchi's schemes, she is still decent at heart.

Asakura Mizuchi

Template:Quoteleft An admirer of Ayana whose offers of partnership were repeatedly rejected, embittering her so much she turned against Ayana instead. In a convenient plot twist, she also happens to be the daughter of Smiley Finance's boss, ie. the company Hayate's orphanage owes money to. After trying and failing to sabotage Hayate's money-making efforts, she undergoes a Heel Face Turn and helps them out instead.

Someya Yukari

Template:Quoteleft Former shinyuu of Ayana, who dissolved their pact after a watershed duel left Yukari severely wounded by her own partner. Shown rising up the ranks in earlier volumes with her new partner Maki, she is eventually promoted to A-rank. Although almost always snarky and cold towards Ayana when interacting with her, signs point to Yukari still caring. Probably.


Kamijou Maki

Template:Quoteleft Yukari's current shinyuu and head of the art club. Called a genius because of her capability to paint and fight with the same hand, she was however torn between the two, unable to reach her full capacity in either. After the battle against Ensuu and Meiko, she has started to hold her sword in her left hand.

 Maki (complete with sparkles and dramatic fist-clenching): [referring to Akira being struck in the ribs] She's taking such a hit like it's nothing special. Next time, I too shall...!

Yukari: Please don't think of injury as a prerequisite.

 Maki: Even if my arms get broken,

Yukari: ...eh...

Maki: Or if my legs are broken,

Yukari: That is, Sempai...

Maki: Or if I suffer full-body fractures and I can't move a finger, I'm still going to --

Yukari: Why are you being so masochistic?

 Nancy: (taunting) You'd look good covered in wounds!

Maki: (smile) I'd like to see that. Even if I [lists off a range of violent injuries]

Nancy: (flustered) Shut up already!

Ju Ensuu

Template:Quoteleft The main reason behind Ayana and Yukari splitting up in the past. Has little qualms about causing major injury to her opponents, and even her own partner admits to being afraid of her sometimes. Her speech is usually rendered in either surprisingly grammatically accurate Mandarin, acknowledged by Hayashiya to have been translated by a colleague of her editor's friend; or, as is more often in recent appearances, in differently-outlined speech bubbles.

Himuro Meiko

Template:Quoteleft Ensuu's partner, who, like her, doesn't care for rank, money or Hitsugi's title. When given the opportunity to return to the student council, she turns it down, choosing to fight comers with Ensuu at their current rank. Claims to enjoy observing people.

Kurogane Nagi

Template:Quoteleft First making an appearance (in person) during the events of Volume 8, the older Nagi has been the subject of Twin Switch with her sister on occasion. After being in rehabilitation for an unknown condition, she later enrolls as a student holding the Sword Scholarship as well.

Takarada Riona

Template:Quoteleft A budding comedian and victim of Domestic Abuse. Recent appearances have associated her with little else aside those two traits, which is either hilarious or sad, depending on who you ask. This is accentuated with the contrast between that and the way she was introduced, which made her seem more of an Onee-Sama with elements of Distressed Damsel.

Kiriya Ouka

Template:Quoteleft Riona's partner who smacks her around at least as violently as Ayana does to Hayate, a sign that there is a Double Standard and that All Girls Want Bad Boys, if only for (Riona's perceived) comedic purposes.

Student Council

Amachi Hitsugi

Template:Quoteleft The person behind the concept and implementation of hoshitori, and almost certainly the most powerful person in Tenchi Gakuen, both combat-wise and authority-wise. Has a strong fondness for the things that interest her. Her voice can become loud enough to make mics squeal horribly.

Also, is completely insane.

 Hitsugi: Oh, I'm afraid that my legs... are made of steel.

 Hitsugi: Now then... Hoshikawa-san... Let us dance!

Miyamoto Shizuku

Template:Quoteleft Hitsugi's shinyuu, and thus the one standing beside her in the shared position of that above all in Tenchi. She is the one responsible for ringing the bell that signals the start and end of hoshitori battles. An extreme Determinator who has trained beyond the realms of common sense.

Mikado Akira

Template:Quoteleft Ojou of the reputable Mikado family, with a fixation on defeating Hitsugi. Because of complicated and not-really-elaborated-on reasons, if/when she defeats Hitsugi, Tenchi will "become hers" and the hoshitori system will be abolished.

Inori Sae

Template:Quoteleft Akira's childhood friend and shinyuu, who apparently will be getting married to Akira's cousin Ryouichi after graduating from high school. A sharp character who calmly takes in and sees through the various intriguing affairs around the school.

Hoshikawa Kurea

Template:Quoteleft A former S-ranker who had wanted to take Hitsugi's place, and is said to have bribed her shinyuu Minori with food. Brilliant but Lazy, she lives to oppose things like hard work and determination, preferring to prepare far in advance and master essentials instead.

  • Aloof Ally: Especially after volume 5's council battle.
  • Brains and Brawn: The brains of the Hoshikawa/Tsukishima duo. Not that it helped. At all.
  • Curb Stomped: Leading to a Break the Haughty. She's fighting back up.
  • Hard Work Hardly Works: She became part of the student council mostly because of her modified weapons and Minori, rather than any particular effort.
  • I Broke a Nail: Earlier appearances looked like they were paving the way for this trope to be invoked, as she is shown paying much attention to her nails, and was the one behind her class operating a nail salon in the school festival. Surprise! In the mountain hike arc, she is hardly troubled by her nails becoming dirty and ragged from roughing it out.
  • Yumi Kakazu

Tsukishima Minori

Template:Quoteleft A kentaisei whose small size belies her great physical strength. Simple-minded and has difficulty when it comes to thinking about complex matters. She aims to build a campus made of candy after rising to the top.

Shidou "Sid" Misako

Template:Quoteleft Promoted to S-rank after the position was turned down by Ensuu and Meiko. A self-proclaimed punk that sees the Sex Pistols as her role models and whose English vocabulary seems to consist of slang, swear words and nothing else. Resents Akira for some inexplicable reason, though some theorize that it has to do with the latter's sorta-punkish image and their shared affinity for music.

 Nancy: What's a punk!?

Sid: (gives an "up yours", polishing her bicep) Violence! Disorder! Anarchy&chaos!!!

Nancy: Who's a punk!!?

Sid: (cheering) ME!!!

Tonami "Nancy" Shuu

Template:Quoteleft Sid's partner. Has no idea where the nickname "Nancy" comes from. Born and raised in Yokosuka, which influenced her knife-based fighting style.

Others

Kotake Rina

Template:Quoteleft Leader of the hoshitori judges.

Uryuu Ai

Template:Quoteleft Captain of the Nurse Corps.

Chiharu

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  • Lolicon: Hayate has received multiple marriage proposals from her. It seems to be a regular thing for both of them.
  • Unlucky Childhood Friend: Chiharu has some of this.
    • Or at least, this is the impression one gets until she asks Ayana to marry her.

Benibachi Kiyoko

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Kurogane Nagare

The Kurogane twins' parent.

Yanagi/Yagyuu Makoto

A Retired Badass of sorts, being the first ever kentaisei to graduate. Cool Big Sis to Hayate, who calls her "oyabin".

Tatewaki

Tatewaki Hikaru

Template:Quoteleft Whatever, really.

  • Badass Normal: To an almost pitiful degree; Tatewaki is one of the few characters actually capable of following Hitsugi's impossibly fast movements... but she can't swordfight at all so there isn't much use she can put it to.
  • Butt Monkey: Tatewaki gets no love. At all.
  • Four Is Death: Brought up in an omake; Hitsugi thinks Tatewaki should appear in Volume 4 for this very reason. Tatewaki really gets no love at all.
  • Mayumi Asano
  • Unrequited Love: Can't help but feel sorry for Tatewaki sometimes...
  • Yes Man: Not that Hitsugi cares that Tatewaki thinks everything she says or does is akin to holy testament.
  1. ↑ Japanese for Dual-Wielding; it's also a euphemism for bisexuality.
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