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And she has ''no'' clue about ''anything'' in the last two paragraphs. All Sonsaku knows is that [[Blood Knight|she likes to fight]], and her mom not only gave her a necklace with a pretty ''magatama'', but also told her to make a good impression by beating up fifty Fighters on her first day. She ''definitely'' doesn't know that she's the "[[Reincarnation]]" of Sun Ce, the ruler of Wu known as the "Little Conqueror (Shou Haoh)" - the one who it's said might have united the Three Kingdoms himself if not for his untimely death.

 

 

''Ikki Tousen'' (Roughly "Strength of a Thousand") is an ongoing (18 volumes and counting) manga series by Shiozaki Yuji that has been adapted into four anime seasons to date, as well as a [[Fighting Game]]. The Tokyopop English release of the manga, ''Battle Vixens'', is notorious for its [[Macekre|Macekred]] translation. There was also a controversy about several panels from early in the series that seemed to be traced from Oh! Great's ''[[Tenjho Tenge]]'' manga. The whole thing originated as story-less PVC figurines in the very late 1990s.

Interestingly, the second through fourth seasons were directed by, of all people, [[MD Geist|Koichi]] [[Genocyber|Ohata]].

 

 

* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl|Accidental Fanservice Girl]]: In ''Dragon Destiny'', having Ryuubi topless is more or less a [[Running Gag]].

* [[Action Girl]]: Of ''course''.

* [[Action Mom]]: Hakufu's mom Goei (Lady Wu) isn't a frontline fighter, but can handle herself well if needed. Especially if you hit her [[Berserk Button]] by calling her old.

* [[Adult Child]]: Goei. Though this also counts as [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]...

* [[Affably Evil]]: To some degree, Toutaku (Dong Zhuo)

* [[The Archer]]: Ten'i

* [[Art Evolution]]: This was the series Yuji Shiozaki polished his artstyle drastically, he improved so much that the first Ikkitousen Volumes just can't compare to recent ones. The anime though, still kept mimicking his earlier style, thus remaining unchanged through all seasons.

* [[Ascended Extra]]: The first season gives Ukitsu (Yu Ji) more scenes and more interaction with Hakufu, {{spoiler|who she's destined to kill}}.

* [[Ax Crazy]]: Kannei.

* [[Baka]]: One of Hakufu's [[Berserk Button|Berserk Buttons]] is being called like this.

* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]: Kouchou Kanshuu (Huang Zhong)

* [[Bathtub Bonding]]: Hakufu does it with Koukin in season one and in ''Great Guardians'' with Chuubou.

* [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]]: So ''averted'', since the girls and the guys get beaten up ''real'' hard. As you see, not only their clothes get ripped. Heck, {{spoiler|in the manga, poor Ten'i is so brutally mauled that ''she loses an arm''}}.

* [[Because Destiny Says So]]: Its never ''really'' explained why people keep passing on those damn magatama beads and consigning their loved ones to brief and violent lives.

* [[Between My Legs]]: Seen fairly often on the heroines.

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: ''Dragon Destiny'' has at least three. First, {{spoiler|Chou'un intervenes in Ryoumou's fight with Ten'i.}} Later, {{spoiler|Kan'u rescues Ryuubi from Gakushin (Yue Ji) and Chuukou (Xu Chu) as she joins the final battle.}} And in the end, {{spoiler|Hakufu pulls the last one during Sousou and Ryuubi's fight.}}

* [[Big Eater]]: Hakufu, Ryuubi, Chouhi.

* [[Big Fancy House]]: Shuuyu (Zhou Yu) Koukin's house (where [[Pretty Freeloaders|Hakufu and Goei are staying as guests]].)

* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: {{spoiler|Saji}}

* [[Blood Knight]]: Hakufu just wants to fight people. However, unlike her [[Super-Powered Evil Side]], she doesn't want to really ''hurt'' anyone. ''Permanently'', anyway.

* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]

* [[Chaste Teens]]: Good luck finding anyone who hasn't got the words "Sonsaku, Hakufu, Ryuubi and Gentoku" in their names who has the trope in this franchise.

* [[Coitus Uninterruptus]]: In ''Dragon Destiny'', Kaku Bunwa (Jie Xu) and Kakuka Houkou (Guo Jia) discuss strategy... while doing the nasty.

* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Bachou Mouki, who in the first episode of ''XX'' finds nothing wrong with [[Groin Attack|shots to the groin]] and using pastries to pad her chest, then turning right around and using the filling of said pastries to blind her enemies while she kicks the crap out of them.

* [[Creepy Child]]: Shokatsuryou Koumei (Zhuge Liang), combined with [[Little Miss Snarker]]

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Several

* [[Cute Little Fangs]]: Hakufu

* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Ryuubi is in this position at first, due to her klutziness and lack of fighting skills. Until her ''ultra powerful'' [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] shows up, that is.

* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]: Saji Genpou (Zuo Ci) and Chouryou Bun'en (Zhang Liao)

* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]]: Sousou (Cao Cao) {{spoiler|And in ''Great Guardians'', Saji, when he retakes his original role as Ouin Shishi)}}

* [[Little Miss Snarker]]: Koumei

* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Hakufu often befriends those she defeats

* [[Dojikko]]: Ryuubi, again. And according to Hakufu, Ryoumou also is one of them when the two work as waitreses.

* [[The Dragon]]: Ryofu (Lu Bu) is introduced as one for Toutaku (Dong Zhuo). {{spoiler|(She betrays him later, though)}}

* [[Expy]]: Sonsaku is basically [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Asuka Soryuu]] but a bit taller and with a [[Gag Boobs|hilariously massive bust]] (oh, and replace the word [[Jerkass|'bitch']] with [[Baka|'idiot']]). Ryoumou ''is'' Rei Ayanami, as noted below, ''straight down to the effing eyepatch''.

* [[Eyecatch]]: In season 1, it's Hakafu kicking into the camera for the "going to commercial" eyecatch, and her skirt lifting for the "back from commercial" eyecatch. Both eyecatches feature a karaoke snippet of the OP, "Driving Through the Night". In seasons 2-4, it's a still image of a character, often in revealing attire, set to a brief rock music cue.

* [[Eye Scream]]: {{spoiler|Poor Kakouton!}}

* [[Facial Markings]]: Koushaji has a small flower-shaped one on her left cheekbone

* [[Fan Disservice]]: Koushaji has a pantyshot-laden battle against Sousou (Cao Cao), which she loses. She then gets killed by ''having her head crushed against a wall'' by Sousou, {{spoiler|who went absolutely APESHIT after she injured Kakouton's eye with a throwing needle}}.

* [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant]]: Ryomou - a [[Tsundere]] Rei Ayanami [[Captain Ersatz|lookalike]] with an [[Eyepatch of Power|eyepatch]], wearing a [[Meido|maid outfit]], who fights by [[Murderous Thighs|grappling her opponents]]...

* [[Finger-Twitching Revival]]

** The [[Dark Chick]]: Chinkyuu (Rakuyou), Ten'i and Chuukou (Kyoushou)

** [[Sixth Ranger]]: The Three Pillared Gods (Kyoushou)

** [[The Hero|The Heroine]]: Hakufu (Nanyou), Ryuubi (Seitou)

** [[The Lancer]]: Ryoumou (Nanyou), Kan'u (Seitou)

** [[The Smart Guy]]: Koukin (Nanyou), Koumei (Seitou)

** [[The Chick]]: Goei and later Chuubou ([[Action Mom]] and [[Yamato Nadeshiko]], Nanyou), Ryuubi (Seitou, doubles as Chick and Heroine)

* [[Flanderization]]: Happens to most characters in the third anime season, but the treatment of Kan'u is especially egregious. Be thankful that this somehow stops after Episode 4.

* [[The Fool]]: Hakufu, Ryuubi.

* [[Gecko Ending]]: The first two seasons (''Ikki Tousen'' and ''Dragon Destiny'') each have an original ending. The third season (''Great Guardians'') is 100% [[Filler]].

* [[Gentle Giant]]: Gakushuu (Yue Jiu); he even has a sweet tooth. Also Kouchuu Kanshou, who blushes intensely when he touches Kan'u and Chuhi's clothes ''which he had to wash'' per instructions of his master.

* [[Girly Run]]: Ryuubi

* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]: If you have a [[Super-Powered Evil Side|dragon spirit]] inside you, you'll have these eyes when your other side manifest. Also, {{spoiler|Saji, when he brainwashes people}}

* [[Handsome Lech]]: Saji, ''so much'' (he's the trope picture, by the way).

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Ukitsu, in the ''Dragon Destiny'' anime, revives the practically dead Hakufu at the cost of her own life.}}

* [[Heroic Sociopath]]: Ryomou started as one of these, evolving into a Type A [[Tsundere]].

* [[Hey, You]]: Hakufu calls others (except Goei, Chuubou and Koukin) by nicknames

* [[Hot Shounen Mom]]: Goei (Lady Wu), Hakufu's mother.

* [[Huge Schoolgirl]]: Kyouchu Chuukou. In the manga, she was even bullied for her huge size by the boys in her and Sousou's ex judo club. {{spoiler|And the first time Sousou's dragon ''ever'' appeared, it was to protect Chuukou from said sempais when he thought they tried to rape her.}}

* [[In Name Only]]: For kicks, show the anime to anybody with even a mild interest in Chinese literature, and watch them vomit blood.

* [[Ki Attacks]]

* [[I Have Your Wife]]: In Episode 12 of the first series, {{spoiler|Toutaku}} tells {{spoiler|Hakufu}} to kill {{spoiler|Ryoufu.}} When she refuses, he grabs her teammate {{spoiler|Ryoumou}} and forces her to fight. Later, {{spoiler|Gakushuu and Koukin}} are captured and held hostage to force {{spoiler|Hakufu}} to fight {{spoiler|Saji}}. And in ''Dragon Destiny'', {{spoiler|Kan'u}} surrenders herself to Kyoushou when {{spoiler|Ryuubi, Chouhi, Koumei and Kanshou}} are threatened by {{spoiler|practically ''all'' the Kyoushou fighters.}}

* [[Ill Girl]]: {{spoiler|Ryoufu has a fatal illness and knows her days are numbered. Whereas Teifu is a ''Crippled and Blind Boy'', and Kakuka is an Ill Boy in the manga.}}

** Played straight: {{spoiler|When Ukitsu and Hakufu fight and Hakufu is dominated by her [[Super-Powered Evil Side]], Koukin tries again despite Ukitsu's warnings. This time, he succeeds.}}

** And again, in ''Great Guardians'': {{spoiler|Not only the returned Sousou de-brainwashed Myousai like this (plus [[Cooldown Hug]]) and Saji did the same to Ryoufu, who then returned the favor by de-brainwashing Ryoumou... Hakufu's "sister" Chuubou gets her [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] by doing this to none other than the [[Big Bad]], [[The Real Remington Steele|the *real* Saji Genpou]], convincing her to abandon her evil ways and stop fighting.}}

* [[I Owe You My Life]]: Myousai, to {{spoiler|Sousou,}} who took her in when she was a child soldier. Ten'i, to {{spoiler|Shibai,}} who rescued her from particularly cruel school abuse.

* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: In ''Great Guardians'', {{spoiler|Chuubou }} tells this to {{spoiler|Hakufu and Koukin}} so they can hook up.

* [[Lazy Artist]]: It came with Yuji's improving of his artstyle, there are times he blatantly copy-and-pastes his panels more than once, they're small panels with no background featuring some character being shocked, surprised, being emotionally strucken by something & etc.

* [[Likes Older Women]]: Kakouton (Xiahou Dun) is mistaken as being like this, much to his embarrassment.

* [[The Messiah]]: Ryuubi, Chuubou to some degree.

* [[Mind Control Eyes]]: Abundant in ''Great Guardians'', as a side effect of characters ending up [[Brainwashed and Crazy]].

* [[Moment Killer]]: Koumei pulls this at least twice towards Kan'u when she wants to be with Ryuubi.

* [[Mooks]]

* [[Only the Chosen May Wield]]: The Hyakuhekitou swords.

* [[Out-of-Clothes Experience]]: {{spoiler|Kan'u and Hakufu}}

* [[Panty Fighter]]: You need to ask?

* [[Panty Shot]]: And according to some tropers, it has some of the most realistic skirt physics around. See [[Shown Their Work]], below.

* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: Kan'u's left eye is always hidden under her bangs

* [[Pet the Dog]]: Ryofu softens quite a bit around her old friend (and girlfriend) Chinkyuu.

* [[Potty Failure]]: Several of the girls pee their panties during fights, and some of them actually consider it an achievement to make their opponent wet herself (however some arguably that this is a case of [[Orgasmic Combat]]). This actually became a plot point at one time as Tanfuko could tell his plan to weaken Kan’u was working because of the liquid coming down between her legs

* [[Pretty Freeloaders]]: Hakufu and Goei (for Koukin). At least Goei handles the housework ''and'' the cooking, so...

* [[Psycho for Hire]]: Kannei (Gan Ning)

* [[Public Domain Artifact]]

** In Dragon Destiny it was revealed that another character, Ten'I, had been gang raped at her old school by a sadistic [[Alpha Bitch]] and her [[Girl Posse]]. They pretty much used this trope to justify their actions

* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: Kan'u.

* [[Rescue Romance]]: Genderflipped. It's hinted that Koukin loves Hakufu ever since, as children, she protected him from bullies.

* [[Sarashi]]: Ryuubi uses this once in a while.

* [[School of Hard Knocks]]: AND HOW.

* [[Screening the Call]]: In the manga, Goei tried to keep Hakufu from picking fights to save her from her fate as a Fighter. In the anime, she goes as far as {{spoiler|actually telling Kakouton how to defeat Hakufu in the tournament}}. It didn't work in any of these cases.

* [[Screw Destiny]]: Many of the major characters try to do this. ''Try''.

* [[Shown Their Work]]: One of the DVD extras for the first season shows a "reference photos" session, wherein the anime staff managed to recruit an actual [[Joshikousei|schoolgirl]] to do a bunch of panty-flashing high kicks.

* [[Skinship Grope]]: Hakufu seems to like groping Ryomou quite a bit. Same goes to Koumei, when she bathes with Ryuubi.

* [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]]: Unlike her [[Super-Powered Evil Side]], Hakufu explicitly rejects fighting just to kill her opponents.

* [[Stripperiffic]]: Ryofu, Kan'u

* [[Super Drowning Skills]]: Ryuubi

* [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: Hakufu, Ryuubi, Sousou (Cao Cao), and {{spoiler|Ryomou}} contain "dragons", berserker spirits, within them.

* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Kan'u (Guan Yu), Kaku (Jia Xu).

* [[Theme Naming]]: All of the characters have the same names as the Japanese reading of their counterparts from ''Three Kingdoms''. To be exact, their surnames are the full, real names of their Chinese counterparts, and their given names are the courtesy names of their Chinese counterparts. (See [[Chinese Names]] for the issue of "real names" and "courtesy names.")

* [[This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself|This Is Something I Have To Do Myself]]: Hakufu tells this to Goei in the first season, before {{spoiler|she goes to face Toutaku.}}

* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]: Hakufu's [[Catch Phrase]], when she ''seriously'' gets pissed off.

* [[Three Amigos]]: Saji, Ryoumou and {{spoiler|Teifu}}. All female version: Ryuubi, Kan'u and Chouhi. All male version: Kakouton, Kakuka and Sousou.

* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Ryoufu and Chinkyuu, Chouhi and Ryuubi, Chuubou and Hakufu.

* [[Too Long; Didn't Dub]] -- Because all translations insist on using the direct Japanese equivalents of the characters' actual Chinese names, most of the international audience don't even know it's based on [[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]], and those who do have an incredibly hard time following along trying to keep track of who everyone's supposed to be. The official subtitles in particular is a mess in this regard, clearly translated by someone who went into the series not having a clue what all these weird names tossed around are supposed to be. Literally the only non-Japanese name in the entire series written the way an English-speaker would recognize is "China".

** Likewise, official English descriptions of the series claims that main character "Sonsaku", whom the entire non-Japanese-speaking world knows as "Sun Ce", is the "reincarnation of a person named "Sho Haou". [[Did Not Do the Research]] on a borderline [[Blind Idiot Translation]] level.

* [[Tournament Arc]]

* [[Tsundere]]: Ryomou

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: {{spoiler|Teifu, to Ryoumou. Chuubou}} is an odd variation: she was "destined" to marry {{spoiler|Koukin}} per their reincarnations and was pining for him before they even met.

* [[The Vamp]]: Kaku often uses her sexiness to get what she wants. Then again, so did Toutaku and Saji...

* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: {{spoiler|Koukin,}} in the anime. Not as lucky in the manga, yet. Also in the anime, {{spoiler|Kan'u}} is a [[Les Yay]] version for {{spoiler|Ryuubi,}} and so was {{spoiler|Chinkyuu for Ryoufu}} before she bit the dust.

* [[Weirdness Censor]]: Hey, nobody seems to notice that hot schoolgirls and schoolboys are beating up each other.

* [[The Worf Effect]]: Poor Gakushuu, Koukin and Kakouton...

* [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: A ''really'' nasty one happens in the manga.

* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: Chou'un Shiryuu, Koushaji

* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]: ''Xtreme Xecutor''

* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: {{spoiler|Hakufu's "sister"}} Sonken Chuubou (Sun Quan) {{spoiler|or to be exact, Shoukyou (Xiao Qiao)}}. Parodied in ''Dragon Destiny'' {{spoiler|where the [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] has Chou'un}} trying her hand at ikebana and failing miserably, as she uses the scissors like a katana of sorts.

 

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