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* [[Always Chaotic Evil]]: Majority of [[Delinquents]] and other gangsters seem to exist only to cause trouble.
** Yuu has admited several times that he doesn't know if he's on the "good" side, there's a time when he recognizes that even those who picked fights on him where posibly "protecting their holyland". This goes to the point that Izawa comments on how stupid is to gather up to just "commit crimes".
** Yuu admits that [[Sympathy for Thethe Devil|he is similar to them]]; they too are just looking for a place to belong to and protecting that place. The biggest difference between him and them is that due to him being bullied, he developed a shy, timid, humble, and more considerate personality, which is the opposite of most of the hot-headed, conceited, jackass thugs.
* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]: Lots of them all around, especially the actual martial artists who start taking over for the delinquents.
* [[Attack Its Weak Point]]: Where to aim for on humans to do this is mentioned from time to time.
* [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: The moves shown. Nothing crazy that you need to be a ballerina to use, just the straightforward and effective.
* [[Beauty Equals Goodness]]: Mostly played straight in that villains who look physically ugly are a lot more likely to be [[Jerkass|Jerkasses]] (and generally don't get [[Sympathy for Thethe Devil]] moments) compared to villains who look more normal.
* [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]]: No matter how many fights he's been in and how many times he's been beaten up, Yuu has yet to lose or chip a visible tooth, hasn't broken his jaw or nose or gotten any permanent scars (he gets plenty of scratches and bruises, but never any permanent ones). Averted by some of the villains, who meanwhile get these things.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't hurt Yuu's friends unless you want to have the shit beaten out of you, and out of everyone you know too.
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* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: {{spoiler|Iwado and Midorikawa Shougo,}} obviously. {{spoiler|Also Taka and Tsuchiya seem to be going this way.}}
* [[Delinquents]]: Lots. Well, just about everyone, with few exceptions.
* [[Desperately Looking for Aa Purpose In Life]]: Yuu, which is why he started going into the streets for fights.
** It eventually comes to light that practically all the street fighters are this way, hanging around the streets because they've got nowhere better to be. Many of the more skilled ones talk about 'graduating from the streets' and taking their skills into the realm of professional martial arts. In the end, {{spoiler|Masaki takes this step and becomes a pro kickboxer, leaving Yuu to fill in his shoes as [[Big Brother Mentor]] to a new generation of street fighters.}}
* [[Determinator]]: Yuu.
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* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Yuu, right after {{spoiler|Shin gets attacked.}} He also BSODs again several chapters later and takes a while to regain his old fighting form. Hell, Yuu before the series even starts.
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: Yuu struggles with the reality of turning the tables on his bullies.
* [[Hope Spot]]: The ending. {{spoiler|Yuu has beaten King and had his final showdown with Masaki, where he admits Yuu's the better fighter. Then, on the way back from his final fight in the series, [[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him|Yuu is stabbed with a knife by a nobody and left to die alone in an alleyway]]. The final [[Time Skip]] volume plays with whether or not he's really dead, as nobody has seen him in the interim and they [[Never Found the Body]], [[Subverted Trope|until Yuu finally shows up alive in the last two pages]].}}
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: Yuu, often.
* [[I Am Not Left-Handed]]: {{spoiler|King, who appeared to be just a drug trafficking boss, is quite the fighter, he is disciplined in Chinese Kenpo and even managed to strike fear in Shougo's heart}}.
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* [[Mr. Exposition]]: The author himself. Also, sometimes Masaki, Shougo, or any of the more experienced fighters.
* [[My Greatest Failure]]: Masaki's is {{spoiler|begging forgiveness from thugs that he could have fought}}, while Yuu's is {{spoiler|getting Shin attacked.}}
* [[Never Bring a Knife Toto A Fist Fight]]: Masaki calmly takes on a knife-wielder and dismantles him - all without disarming him. Notes mention how blind focus on trying to wrestle away the weapon is unwise. The author does mention that fighting bare-fisted against someone with a weapon is generally unwise, Masaki is exceptional after all.
* [[Oh Crap]]: In chapter 27 Yuu's old bullies have this when they realise he's [[Took a Level In Badass]]. In chapter 35 it's Shougo's turn when {{spoiler|Katou tackles him and takes him to ground.}}
* [[One-Hit Kill]]: Chapter 29 mentions that the best way if forced to fight multiple opponents is to take out lesser fighters as fast as possible.
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* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: Invoked by Yuu in his speech before he {{spoiler|fights Taka}}. "All I know is that I will answer malice... with violence."
* [[Poor Communication Kills]]: Another common theme, and a serious source of drama.
* [[Reality Ensues]]: The gangsters often don't respect their loss in [[Combat Byby Champion]] and gang up on the victor.
* [[The Red Baron]]: Yuu, "the Thug Hunter". Masaki, "the Charisma of the Streets".
* [[The Resenter]]: {{spoiler|Shougou eventually becomes this.}}
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