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* [[Action Girl]]: Pretty much all of the female Sekirei, with the exception of Matsu, who fills the [[The Smart Guy|Smart Chick]] role.

* [[Aint No Rule|Ain't No Rule]]: That says that an Ashikabi can't fight another Ashikabi. Considering how [[Badass|badass]] Shirou is -- and naturally, [[Combat Pragmatist|he's the one who brought this up]] -- the opposing Ashikabi is pretty much screwed.

* [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking]]:

* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]:

** Shirou's plan for the day in Chapter 13.

{{quote| I would have to start analyzing the information Matsu had gathered, reevaluate my plans on how to go about fighting this war, deal with the fact that I had accidentally started a relationship with multiple partners, try to unravel whatever plot or conspiracy MBI was initiating, attempt to convince a potentially homicidal alien that she really didn't want to kill me and instead wanted to allow me to wing her, and find a kitty.}}

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{{quote| Strangely enough, it was the kitty that really worried me. I was experienced with all the other tasks, but I'd never had a pet before.}}

** Also in [[Wham Episode|Chapter 24]] during one of Haruka's rants:

{{quote| {{spoiler|Well, I've had enough! [[Screw This I'm Outta Here|There's no way in hell I'm going to stay here]], not when this freaking place has some kind of [[The Unfettered|demon murderer]] in it! Or that [[Demon Head|freaky hannya ghost lady]], or [[The Dreaded|'Devil Ashikabi']] or [[Bad Powers Good People|'Grim Reaper' Sekirei]], or [[Bottle Fairy|crazy drunks]]!}}}}

{{quote| {{spoiler|Well, I've had enough! [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here|There's no way in hell I'm going to stay here]], not when this freaking place has some kind of [[The Unfettered|demon murderer]] in it! Or that [[Demon Head|freaky hannya ghost lady]], or [[The Dreaded|'Devil Ashikabi']] or [[Bad Powers, Good People|'Grim Reaper' Sekirei]], or [[Bottle Fairy|crazy drunks]]!}}}}

* [[Art Style Dissonance]]: Kusano's doodles of herself and Shirou would be perfectly typical of her apparent age if not for the swords.

* [[Awesomeness By Analysis]]: Shirou is beginning to show some shades of this trope. When he uses Matsu's information gathering ability to make his point and to esteem the current situation of the Plan, even through [[Word of God]] stated that Minaka would surely let runaway participants get away, he managed to really impress all the people present.

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** Homura ''really'' doesn't like Shirou putting himself in danger. Unfortunately for him, Shirou has a serious [[Hero Complex]] and the skills to back it up, and if Homura doesn't get used to it quick he's going to give himself an ulcer.

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Sure, Shirou is a peaceful and easygoing fellow who will never turn away from people that need help and will go out of his way to be nice to others, but DON'T, under ANY circumstances piss him off. He is a [[Badass|badass]] veteran of an ultra-brutal war who has no qualms about ending his opponents in a quick and violent manner. Now then -- what would you like for dinner?

* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: Shirou acts as a surrogate older brother for [[Token Mini Moe|Kusano]].

* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: Shirou acts as a surrogate older brother for [[Token Mini-Moe|Kusano]].

** When Yukari calls him in chapter 13, claiming that there is a boy in her room, Shirou instantly assumes that it's some kind of pervert and starts to draw up plans of what he'll do to him if he hurts his sister.

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]:

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* [[Broken Bird]]: Akitsu, due to being a scrapped number, and [[The Ditz|Musubi]] [[Cloudcuckoolander|of all people]] has a similar distortion to Shirou's own born from the events of her kidnapping and subsequent rescue. It's only in chapter 26, with her reaction to a superpowered enemy nearly killing Shirou, that you realize just how bad the damage really is. There is something seriously ''wrong'' with that girl.

** In chapter 23 {{spoiler|Shirou has fixed Akitsu's condition.}}

* [[Brother Sister Incest]]: Doesn't happen, but Yukari is ''way'' too fond of the idea for Shirou's comfort.

* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: Doesn't happen, but Yukari is ''way'' too fond of the idea for Shirou's comfort.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: Shirou has "legacy of a misspent youth", his catch-all explanation for all backstory and magic-related issues {{spoiler|though as of late [[The Reveal|not anymore]]}}.

** Kusano has "Onii-chan has swords!" for whenever someone brings up Shirou's fighting skills.

*** Shirou notices that as of the Twenty-Seventh Wing, this phrase {{spoiler|looks set to be modified since he revealed the nature of his magic - ''now'' she says "Onii-chan has magic swords!"}}

** Akitsu has "I like it." Often as not in response to something kinky, sometimes [[Head Tiltingly Kinky|head-tiltingly so]].

** Akitsu has "I like it." Often as not in response to something kinky, sometimes [[Head-Tiltingly Kinky|head-tiltingly so]].

*** Don't [[Incredibly Lame Pun|forget]] about her habit of forgetting things. "Ah, I forgot."

* [[Character Development]]: Loads of it, and not just the main cast - Gabriel Blessing goes out of his way to make even one-off characters from ''[[Sekirei]]'' have some semblance of complexity, mostly by taking what's already there and expanding on it. It mostly works.

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* [[Cry Cute]]: Takami, when she tries to hug Shirou and he shakes her off on pure reflex.

{{quote| '''Shirou''': "Even after so short a period I felt it in my bones that a crying Takami was just somehow an affront to reality as a whole."}}

** And again later during [[The Reveal|Chapter 26]] (though subverted), {{spoiler|when [[Token Mini Moe|Kuu-chan]] is about to cry because Shirou being able to do magic doesn't neccessarily mean he can pull a bunny out of a hat.}}

** And again later during [[The Reveal|Chapter 26]] (though subverted), {{spoiler|when [[Token Mini-Moe|Kuu-chan]] is about to cry because Shirou being able to do magic doesn't neccessarily mean he can pull a bunny out of a hat.}}

{{quote| "I sighed. I knew it wouldn't help my cause, but when confronted with so much cuteness it was either perform or be sentenced to the special hell that only people who made adorable children cry could be condemned to."}}

** However, in that same chapter, it is played straight with {{spoiler|Matsu}}:

{{quote| "{{spoiler|If my limbs weren't so securely held at the moment I probably would have wrapped my arms around her to try and comfort her. As it was, the only thing I could do was crane my head and neck so that I could keep her in view. Even though I had been mad at her for the last few days, I still couldn't repress the biological male urge to comfort a crying female.}}"}}

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: ''Very'' one-sided between Shirou and Yomi. On the one hand, he is an Ashikabi who survived the Holy Grail war, has swordsmanship skills as good as [[Lady of War|Miya]]'s, and came across Yomi in a similar situation to [[My Greatest Failure|his greatest failure]] when directly meeting [[Token Mini Moe|Kusano]] for the first time. On the other, she is a Sekirei, who in Shirou's words is not a true warrior and just follows her Ashikabi's orders. [[Sarcasm Mode|Who do YOU think won?]]

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: ''Very'' one-sided between Shirou and Yomi. On the one hand, he is an Ashikabi who survived the Holy Grail war, has swordsmanship skills as good as [[Lady of War|Miya]]'s, and came across Yomi in a similar situation to [[My Greatest Failure|his greatest failure]] when directly meeting [[Token Mini-Moe|Kusano]] for the first time. On the other, she is a Sekirei, who in Shirou's words is not a true warrior and just follows her Ashikabi's orders. [[Sarcasm Mode|Who do YOU think won?]]

** How about the other part of that battle? Hikari and Hibiki vs. Akitsu and Musubi. We didn't get to see it but if Seo's opinion that they are alive only because Shirou didn't order Akitsu to kill them is anything to go by, the ice lady curbstomped them. Actually, so far ''every'' battle Akitsu fought was a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] on her part. {{spoiler|[[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|And then came The Seventeenth Wing.]]}}

** The Twenty-Fifth Wing? {{spoiler|[[Hero Killer|The Fraga Magus]] [[The Worf Effect|One-Shots Miya]]. '''[[Lady of War|MIYA!]]'''}}

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** Well, Shirou isn't fully immune. Getting hit with it full force still rattles him.

** And, for Shirou, {{spoiler|the trope's name is even more accurate since his Demon Head is that of an Asura!}}

* [[Did Not Do the Research|Did Research,]] [[~~Bellisarios~~ Maxim|But Got Some Of It]] [[A Wizard Did It|Wrong]]: The author admits that he had difficulty finding information on Fragarach, leading to the situation described under [[Counter Attack]] above. In all fairness, Fate/Hollow Ataraxia still hasn't been fully translated, so it's probably best if we just follow the [[MST3K Mantra]] in this case and not get too worked up about it.

* [[Did Not Do the Research|Did Research,]] [[Bellisario's Maxim|But Got Some Of It]] [[A Wizard Did It|Wrong]]: The author admits that he had difficulty finding information on Fragarach, leading to the situation described under [[Counter Attack]] above. In all fairness, Fate/Hollow Ataraxia still hasn't been fully translated, so it's probably best if we just follow the [[MST3K Mantra]] in this case and not get too worked up about it.

** {{spoiler|A more literal example would be the people who left reviews complaining about how Bazett was killed in chapter 25, [[Did Not Do the Research|despite the fact that GB explicitly stated, both in his Author's Notes and on the forums, that it was not her.]]}}

* [[Do Not Call Me Paul|Do Not Call Me Minato]]: Shirou refuses to go back to using his birth name of Minato Sahashi. The one fight he had with his mother over the subject nearly destroyed any chance of them having a relationship, {{spoiler|and he even goes so far as to attack Karasuba when she uses it one too many times}}.

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* [[The Dreaded]]: [[Invoked Trope|The reputation Shirou tries to attain for himself]] and is doing quite well. Opponents who have faced him so far definitely won't be enthusiastic about repeating the experience. He is SO DREADED that {{spoiler|Seo WARNED Sanada, The Ashikabi of the West, not to cross paths with Shirou, The Asura Ashikabi of the North, when he was starting to admit wanting to hit on his sister Yukari. ALL ON CAMERA!!!}}

* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: Seo exhibits a worrying disregard for speed limits, safe distances between the cars and street lights. Not as bad as some other examples of this trope, though.

* [[Dude Not Funny]]: [[In Universe]] Shirou's opinion of the Sekirei Plan. With the way the plan is set up, the only logical conclusion he can draw is that the entire thing is [[For the Evulz|just one giant exercise in sadism on the part of MBI's director]]. This also extends to any mistreatment of Sekirei. As far as he's concerned, they're ''people'', dammit, [[What Measure Is a Non Human|regardless of the fact that they're not human.]]

* [[Dude, Not Funny]]: [[In Universe]] Shirou's opinion of the Sekirei Plan. With the way the plan is set up, the only logical conclusion he can draw is that the entire thing is [[For the Evulz|just one giant exercise in sadism on the part of MBI's director]]. This also extends to any mistreatment of Sekirei. As far as he's concerned, they're ''people'', dammit, [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|regardless of the fact that they're not human.]]

* [[Dual Wielding]]: The bread and butter of Shirou's fighting style. And it is Awesome.

* [[Dual-Wielding]]: The bread and butter of Shirou's fighting style. And it is Awesome.

* {{spoiler|[[Dying Alone]]: Shirou's original belief that he would eventually end up doing this (on a hill of swords) is the worst fear of ALL of his Sekirei.}}

* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Courtesy of {{spoiler|a member of the Fraga clan}}, whose explosive entrance was stopped only by a timely (and desperate) application of Rho Aias.

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** She is slowly getting better thanks to Shirou's kindness. {{spoiler|[[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Her loyalty eventually paid off.]] She became an official Sekirei after a [[Deus Sex Machina]].}}

* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]: It is bad enough that Shirou {{spoiler|is discovered by the Clock Tower}}, but now {{spoiler|the Second Stage of the Sekirei Plan has begun and he cannot leave Shin Tokyo without MBI going after him. Shirou sums up this [[Sarcasm Mode|very nicely]] in one word:}}

{{quote| '''Shirou:''' {{spoiler|"[[Precision F Strike|Fuck]]."}}}}

{{quote| '''Shirou:''' {{spoiler|"[[Precision F-Strike|Fuck]]."}}}}

** And in chapter 23, {{spoiler|Matsu found out about the Holy Grail War, and used a [[Batman Gambit]] in order to force Shirou to spit things out. It worked, [[Awful Truth|but unfortunately it probably would have been better off not being said]], [[Tear Jerker|and Matsu is subsequently punished for it]].}}

** Also Shirou's opinion on Yukari and Haruka's escape plan despite [[Crazy Prepared|having six different escape routes that do not raise any suspicions.]]

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* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Numbered Sekirei react like this when they learn [[An Ice Person|Akitsu]] is a scrapped number. Unsurprisingly, Shirou has [[Berserk Button|minimal tolerance]] for such behavior.

* [[Finger Snap Lighter]]: [[Playing With Fire|Homura]] does this as a bar trick to impress his clients and light cigarettes.

* [[Five Man Band]]: The residents of Izumo Inn.

* [[Five-Man Band]]: The residents of Izumo Inn.

** [[Big Good]] - Miya

** [[The Hero]] - Shirou

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** {{spoiler|Or rescuing [[Ill Girl|Chiho]] from [[Manipulative Bastard|Higa]] BEFORE Uzume's [[Canon|Canonal]] [[Killed Off for Real|Termination]].}}

* [[Flat What]]: Shirou's reaction to Yukari's call in chapter 13.

** As well as Yukari's reaction to Shirou telling her [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|what exactly is more important]] than giving her a life counseling two chapters later.

** As well as Yukari's reaction to Shirou telling her [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|what exactly is more important]] than giving her a life counseling two chapters later.

* [[Food As Bribe]]: {{spoiler|What Shirou does to unleash Karasuba, of all people, on a bloody rampage at Higa's home base.}}

* [[Forgets to Eat]]: Akitsu was so obedient to Shirou at first that she didn't even eat without his permission.

{{quote| I asked her something that I was suspicious about from the night before. "Last night, was the reason you didn't tell me you were still hungry because I didn't ask?" Was she so determined to obey me that she was willing to even let her body suffer for it?<br />

"Ah," Akitsu murmured, and from the corner of my eye I caught her blushing. "I forgot," she admitted in a tone that I was beginning to suspect was Akitsu-speak for sheepish. }}

* [[For Science]]: Shirou shows shades of this trope sometimes.

* [[For Science!]]: Shirou shows shades of this trope sometimes.

** The moment Shirou saw Miya's [[Demon Head|Hannya technique]] he decided to make it his own. [[For Science]]. No matter if he died in the process! {{spoiler|And out of his research, he created his Asura mask!}}

** The moment Shirou saw Miya's [[Demon Head|Hannya technique]] he decided to make it his own. [[For Science!]]. No matter if he died in the process! {{spoiler|And out of his research, he created his Asura mask!}}

** In the 20th chapter he went and literally kissed the hell out of Akitsu to research her apparent inability to be winged. Akitsu [[Luminescent Blush|didn't]] [[Post Kiss Catatonia|mind]].

** In the 20th chapter he went and literally kissed the hell out of Akitsu to research her apparent inability to be winged. Akitsu [[Luminescent Blush|didn't]] [[Post-Kiss Catatonia|mind]].

* [[Friendly Enemy]]: As of the Twenty-Seventh Wing, [[Badass|Shirou]] {{spoiler|and [[Blood Knight|Karasuba]]}} are heading towards this.

** He sent her a ''fruit basket.''

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* {{spoiler|[[Good People Have Good Sex]]}}: Shirou and Akitsu {{spoiler|in the Twenty-Third Wing, and for a good reason too.}}

** Though it was {{spoiler|a bit painful for her at first, being a virgin and all, and she [[Does Not Know His Own Strength|breaks four of Shirou's ribs]].}}

* [[Good Scars Evil Scars]]: Shirou has a starburst shaped scar on his chest and back, showing the entry and exit wounds he received from Lancer before he joined the Holy Grail War proper.

* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Shirou has a starburst shaped scar on his chest and back, showing the entry and exit wounds he received from Lancer before he joined the Holy Grail War proper.

* [[Guile Hero]]: Shiro gets a lot of use out of Matsu's information-gathering abilities and [[Invoked Trope|deliberately establishes]] a reputation as [[The Dreaded]] to discourage other Ashikabi from attacking him. Ironically enough, it is because of this trope he felt like he became {{spoiler|the Caster}} of the Sekirei Plan.

** {{spoiler|Shiro created three possible endgames of the Sekirei Plan; [[Honor Before Reason|a Saber plan]] (Go by the rules of the Sekirei Plan. Cons: Although normally planned to have the LEAST casualties in comparison to the other plans, not every Ashikabi, [[Cough Snark Cough|*cough* Higa *cough*]], would follow its rules and even then there is the possibility that even the [[True Companions]] would fight each other to the DEATH), [[The Unfettered|a Kiritsugu plan]] (Using guerrilla warfare and assassination to become the last Ashikabi standing and the winner by process of elimination. Cons: Results in the most death and possibly a [[Kill Em All]] ending), and [[Screw the Rules I'm Doing What's Right|an Archer plan]] (Destroy MBI in order to free the Sekirei. Cons: Although it would cause fewer Sekirei casualties than the Kiritsugu plan, it would kill a larger number of humans, and with the destruction of MBI, [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero|the Sekirei may get in danger with the Magus Association]]).}}

** {{spoiler|Shiro created three possible endgames of the Sekirei Plan; [[Honor Before Reason|a Saber plan]] (Go by the rules of the Sekirei Plan. Cons: Although normally planned to have the LEAST casualties in comparison to the other plans, not every Ashikabi, [[Cough Snark Cough|*cough* Higa *cough*]], would follow its rules and even then there is the possibility that even the [[True Companions]] would fight each other to the DEATH), [[The Unfettered|a Kiritsugu plan]] (Using guerrilla warfare and assassination to become the last Ashikabi standing and the winner by process of elimination. Cons: Results in the most death and possibly a [[Kill'Em All]] ending), and [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right|an Archer plan]] (Destroy MBI in order to free the Sekirei. Cons: Although it would cause fewer Sekirei casualties than the Kiritsugu plan, it would kill a larger number of humans, and with the destruction of MBI, [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|the Sekirei may get in danger with the Magus Association]]).}}

*** {{spoiler|With the introduction of the Jinki, Shirou finally has a bridge for ending the Sekirei Plan. By gathering at best case five Jinki or at least three Jinki during Phase 3 of the Sekirei Plan, when all Eight Jinki are at one location Shirou can destroy it or at least hide it all so the MBI CANNOT continue the plan.}}

** {{spoiler|If you are able to strike a deal with [[Blood Knight|Kara]][[Dark Action Girl|suba]] of all people, or in this case Sekirei, you are THIS.}}

* [[Harem Hero]]: Shirou is a type two, much to Homura's dismay.

* [[Head Tiltingly Kinky]]: Akitsu's reaction to one of the videos Matsu was showing Shirou in Chapter 16. If his description was anything to go by, this isn't that surprising.

* [[Head-Tiltingly Kinky]]: Akitsu's reaction to one of the videos Matsu was showing Shirou in Chapter 16. If his description was anything to go by, this isn't that surprising.

{{quote| I wasn't quite sure what was happening to the female lead in this one and I had trouble believing that anyone could really enjoy what was being done to her, but from the expression on her face either she was an incredible actress or as depraved as they come.<br />

"So that's what that was for," I muttered, feeling my own case of shock setting in as I recognized one of the contraptions that Yukari had gotten for me nearly a month ago being put to use, feeling lightheaded when I discovered precisely what the toy was meant for. }}

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** And he's actually ''much better'' about technology than most magi. Which is in and of itself kind of sad.

* [[Humiliation Conga]]: Shirou so far is building one for {{spoiler|[[Manipulative Bastard|Higa]]}}. {{spoiler|He first denies Higa of [[Tsundere|Tsuki]][[Making a Splash|umi]] in his own territory, backfired his bounty attempt so badly that it WORSENED Shirou's status as [[The Dreaded]], sent [[Blood Knight|Kara]][[Dark Action Girl|suba]] over to cause chaos at his home base, rescued [[Ill Girl|Chiho]] from his hospital and even gave a warning to NEVER enter the North to one of his Sekirei.}} This may not even be the LAST of it.

* [[Idiot Savant]]: Noted by the author. Shirou is extremely skilled at combat and his areas of magical expertise, but is comically inept when it comes to social situations, or pretty much anything besides combat, tactics, and magic. [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|And]] [[Chef of Iron|cooking]].

* [[Idiot Savant]]: Noted by the author. Shirou is extremely skilled at combat and his areas of magical expertise, but is comically inept when it comes to social situations, or pretty much anything besides combat, tactics, and magic. [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|And]] [[Chef of Iron|cooking]].

** To be fair, he's quite the mechanic as well.

* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: The chapters are called "Wings".

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* [[Mysterious Past]]: Initially Shirou is a complete mystery to Matsu.

{{quote| '''Matsu''': "Shirou Emiya," she interrupted me, still staring at me. "True age: unknown, speculated at twenty. Birthday: unknown. True family: unknown, presumed dead. Adoptive father: Kiritsugu Emiya. Status: dead. Grades from elementary school to high school: average. Observed personality during that time: altruistic, extremely accommodating. Upon graduation from high school departed for England." During this rapid summation of my life the newcomer had began marching towards me, her hands swinging wide as she tromped audibly to where the rest of us were gathered. I grimaced, nonplussed by the sudden and rather blunt summation of my life by a complete stranger. "Activities during England: unknown. Returned to Japan five months ago and began living in Shin Tokyo and immediately enrolled in preparatory school for Shin Tokyo University. First attempt: failure. Second registry already filed for future attempts."}}

** Matsu eventually attempts to pry into it, {{spoiler|[[Wham Episode|with devastating results]]. See [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero]].}}

** Matsu eventually attempts to pry into it, {{spoiler|[[Wham Episode|with devastating results]]. See [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]].}}

* [[Mythology Gag]]: In Chapter 14, Shirou, when attacked by the Sekirei Toyotama with the sun at her back to blind him, compares it with other old tricks such as saying his shoes were untied. Which brings to mind a certain [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] in [[The Hill of Swords|Gabriel Blessing's previous work]].

** In Chapter 3 when Yukari visits Shirou and almost breaks his back with a flying tackle, Akitsu seems prepared to attack Yukari thinking that Shirou, her Master, is being attacked but relaxes when she realizes it's only his sister. A similar scene happened in [[The Hill of Swords]] when Eleanor, Louise's sister, attacked her in her room and the only thing that stopped Shirou from painting the wall with the blond's blood was the realization that it was Louise's sister.

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{{quote| They became fragile. They became dangerous. They became broken.}}

* [[Naked Apron]]: Kazehana in chapter 27. Miya is predictably Not Amused.

* [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero]]: Matsu's little plot of forcing Shirou to reveal more of his past. {{spoiler|She just wanted to make her Ashikabi open up so he would know that his Sekirei are there for him ready to help him. [[Awful Truth|It resulted in traumatizing some people]], [[He Knows Too Much|threatening their lives because now they know way too much about Shirou's enemies to be left alive by those enemies]], driving Yukari out of Izumo Inn where she was safe, plus she may reveal everything to Takami which will open an entirely new can of worms.}} [[Sarcasm Mode|Way to go, Matsu.]]

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Matsu's little plot of forcing Shirou to reveal more of his past. {{spoiler|She just wanted to make her Ashikabi open up so he would know that his Sekirei are there for him ready to help him. [[Awful Truth|It resulted in traumatizing some people]], [[He Knows Too Much|threatening their lives because now they know way too much about Shirou's enemies to be left alive by those enemies]], driving Yukari out of Izumo Inn where she was safe, plus she may reveal everything to Takami which will open an entirely new can of worms.}} [[Sarcasm Mode|Way to go, Matsu.]]

* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: In-universe, Shirou's detailed explanation on how he got injured so many times nearly drove most of his Sekirei into having a heart attack in Chapter 28.

* [[~~Noblewomans Laugh|~~Noblewoman's Laugh]]: Matsu does this in Chapter 9 after bragging about her hacking abilities. Shirou even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] it!

* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: Matsu does this in Chapter 9 after bragging about her hacking abilities. Shirou even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] it!

* [[No Indoor Voice]]: Yukari's way of greeting Shirou over the phone is shouting "ONII-CHAAAAAN!!!" at the top of her lungs. In chapter 14, he [[Genre Savvy|holds the phone away from his ear to preserve his hearing]], but Yukari stays quiet until he puts the phone to his ear. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|She admits (without an ounce of shame) that she waited until she heard his breathing before attempting to deafen him.]]

* [[No Just No Reaction]]: Shirou has two of these in Chapter Three, both courtesy of Yukari. The first is when she tells him that she got into college, then asks if he'll "make her a woman now". Shirou is [[Squick|squicked]].

* [["No. Just... No" Reaction]]: Shirou has two of these in Chapter Three, both courtesy of Yukari. The first is when she tells him that she got into college, then asks if he'll "make her a woman now". Shirou is [[Squick|squicked]].

{{quote| "No!" I snapped, trying not to blush. "That one is completely inappropriate! Absolutely not!" I ordered her immediately.}}

** Later, at the end of the chapter, she reveals that she took Akitsu clothes shopping at a ''sex store''. She thinks that Shirou and Akitsu are in an S&M relationship and got him "everything a beginner needs".

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* [[Nothing Is the Same Anymore]]: After 23 chapters where arguably nothing happened, we have a [[Wham Episode]]. Ouch.

** [[It Got Worse]]. ''Two'' [[Wham Episode|Wham Episodes]], back to back, with the second one arguably worse than the first.

* [[The Not So Harmless Punishment]]: Matsu's punishment of {{spoiler|being written off the whiteboard}}. It doesn't look that bad, until you think about the fact that {{spoiler|Sekirei live for their Ashikabi}}, when you realize it's quite a sadistic one.

* [[The Not-So-Harmless Punishment]]: Matsu's punishment of {{spoiler|being written off the whiteboard}}. It doesn't look that bad, until you think about the fact that {{spoiler|Sekirei live for their Ashikabi}}, when you realize it's quite a sadistic one.

* [[Offscreen Teleportation]]: Miya ''literally'' does this in chapter 27 when Kazehana pulls her [[Naked Apron]] stunt.

{{quote| "Oh," a new voice interrupted, and I realized that at some point the figure of Miya in the courtyard had disappeared. Musubi was still in the courtyard, hand poised to block an attack that would never come and blinking in surprise as where her sparring partner had apparently vanished mid strike. "God isn't here right now," Miya continued from where I assumed she was standing directly behind Kazehana and I, her voice deceptively cheerful as she did so.}}

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* [[Pettanko]]: Yukari gets called this despite being 81cm in the bust, though it is Kazehana who, measuring in at 98cm, gives her the nickname.

* [[Playing Tennis With the Boss]]: The fight between Shirou and {{spoiler|the Fraga magus. The "racket" is Fragarach.}}

* [[Post Kiss Catatonia]]: Akitsu in chapter 20 after Shirou has a makeout session with her.

* [[Post-Kiss Catatonia]]: Akitsu in chapter 20 after Shirou has a makeout session with her.

{{quote| [[Word of God]] says that: "For any references on what she looked like after Shirou was done accidentally making out with her, please refer to [[Mahou Sensei Negima]], the scene where Chachamaru {{spoiler|finally gets her pactio}}. Or whenever the cute little android girl is getting 'screwed', pun intended."}}

* [[The Power of Love]]: Musubi and Kazehana are the ones who are most vocal about it, but all Sekirei are technically powered by love.

** A very subtle, yet poignant example occurs in chapter 28. Uzume has always backed down from whatever she was doing when Miya even ''starts'' to conjure up her [[Demon Head|Hannya Mask]]. It's probably one of the most terrifying things in the world for her. When she's questioning Shirou about how powerful [[Healing Factor|Avalon]] is, she mentions that it didn't heal [[Scars Are Forever|the scar]] Miya received from Fragarach, something the landlady is a bit touchy about. Miya remarks that Uzume should probably pick her words more carefully and begins to summon the mask. Uzume just ''brushes her off'' like it's ''nothing!'' {{spoiler|Her Ashikabi is hospitalized with a terminal, incurable disease, and she wants to know if Avalon could succeed where medicine couldn't. Considering that Saber was likely ''immortal'' when she carried it, this might actually work.}}

* [[Precision F Strike]]: Shirou has not one but two "F_ck"s in chapter 17, after {{spoiler|the Clock Tower finds him and Minaka announces the second phase of the Sekirei Plan, meaning that Shirou can no longer freely leave the city}}.

* [[Precision F-Strike]]: Shirou has not one but two "F_ck"s in chapter 17, after {{spoiler|the Clock Tower finds him and Minaka announces the second phase of the Sekirei Plan, meaning that Shirou can no longer freely leave the city}}.

** Shirou is very much a [[Nice Guy]], the moment he uses this trope in pure anger he is '''[[OOC Is Serious Business|DEAD SERIOUS]]'''. {{spoiler|Just like the first [[Wham Episode]].}}

* {{spoiler|[[Properly Paranoid]]: Shirou in explaining WHY he didn't abandon the Sekirei Plan.}}

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** Neither is avoiding the [[Department of Redundancy Department]].

* [[Running Gag]]: [[Brass Balls|"Giant brass bowling balls"]] and all its derivatives.

** Shirou's attempts to copy Miya's [[Demon Head]] ability [[For Science]].

** Shirou's attempts to copy Miya's [[Demon Head]] ability [[For Science!]].

** Also Shirou's complete ignorance concerning modern technology, which never fails to provide amusement to his Sekirei (and frequently, exasperation from Homura). Even ''[[The Ditz|Musubi]]'' thinks it's sad!

** [[Token Mini Moe|Kusano's]] "Onii-chan has {{spoiler|magic}} swords!"

** [[Token Mini-Moe|Kusano's]] "Onii-chan has {{spoiler|magic}} swords!"

** Shirou will always find something that would surprise Homura no exceptions.

* [[Scars Are Forever]]: Shirou's scar from where Lancer got him at the Grail War's start. That this trope is played ''very'' straight {{spoiler|upsets Miya, who gets a scar of her own from the Fraga magus and it will always be a reminder of her first true defeat.}}

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* [[Shoo Out the Clowns]]: When was the last time Yasaka showed up?

** Considering the meta example of [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]] below, he [[Flip Flop of God|mi]][[Word of God|ght]] make a return soon.

* [[Silly Me Gesture]]: [[Cloudcuckoolander|Musubi]] does this when she realizes that she did something weird/foolish.

* [["Silly Me" Gesture]]: [[Cloudcuckoolander|Musubi]] does this when she realizes that she did something weird/foolish.

* [[Skinship Grope]]: Yukari to Shirou's Sekirei, ''constantly'', with the only exception being [[Token Mini Moe|Kusano]].

* [[Skinship Grope]]: Yukari to Shirou's Sekirei, ''constantly'', with the only exception being [[Token Mini-Moe|Kusano]].

** And now Musubi has revealed that she does this to Akitsu. And they both like it.

* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Most of the Good Sekirei lean towards the Idealism side while some of the older ones are a bit cynic but still lean more on Idealism. Shirou has some idealism but is very heavy on Cynicism due to the Holy Grail War {{spoiler|and the fact that the Magus Association is after his head}}. A good part of the story is about the differences between those two sides [[Cerebus Rollercoaster|and to determine where the scale is currently scaled at]]. {{spoiler|For example, [[Wham Episode|The Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Wings]] tipped the scale quite a bit towards the Cynical end and as of [[Breather Episode|The Twenty-Seventh Wing]] tipped the scale towards the middle with Idealism being favored.}} As calm as it is now it is just another [[Wham Episode]] away before [[It Got Worse|possibly turning]] [[Gotta Catch Them All|the Sekirei Plan]] [[Tournament Arc|into the]] [[Kill Em All|Holy Grail War]]. {{spoiler|And Shirou himself recognized this possibility.}}

* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Most of the Good Sekirei lean towards the Idealism side while some of the older ones are a bit cynic but still lean more on Idealism. Shirou has some idealism but is very heavy on Cynicism due to the Holy Grail War {{spoiler|and the fact that the Magus Association is after his head}}. A good part of the story is about the differences between those two sides [[Cerebus Rollercoaster|and to determine where the scale is currently scaled at]]. {{spoiler|For example, [[Wham Episode|The Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Wings]] tipped the scale quite a bit towards the Cynical end and as of [[Breather Episode|The Twenty-Seventh Wing]] tipped the scale towards the middle with Idealism being favored.}} As calm as it is now it is just another [[Wham Episode]] away before [[It Got Worse|possibly turning]] [[Gotta Catch Them All|the Sekirei Plan]] [[Tournament Arc|into the]] [[Kill'Em All|Holy Grail War]]. {{spoiler|And Shirou himself recognized this possibility.}}

* [[The Smart Guy]]: Homura is well versed in Mythology, he identified Saber's true identity and legends with ease, serving as the one who explains things to Sekirei when Shirou loses them.

* [[Spared By the Adaptation]]: Mitsuha (Sekirei number 38), [[Canon|canonically]] terminated early in the game by Karasuba while she and Akitsu were hunting unwinged Sekirei for her Ashikabi Hayato Mikogami, ends participating in the first match of the Third Stage.

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* [[Third Person Person]]: Matsu and Musubi frequently refer to themselves in the third person, and in chapter 27 Uzume and Miya get into it as well, though that was unintentional on their part.

* [[Tim Taylor Technology|Tim Taylor Magic]]: Turns out that all {{spoiler|Scrapped Numbers}} need is MORE POWER...er, MANA. And given that this is a Nasuverse, crossover, well, no prizes for guessing [[Deus Sex Machina|the best way to give them that mana...]]

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Junichi Tanigawa. While attacking the Ashikabi normally isn't such a bad idea, [[What an Idiot|taking him on with a switchblade when the opposing Ashikabi (Shirou) happens to be a]] [[Master Swordsman]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|IS]].

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Junichi Tanigawa. While attacking the Ashikabi normally isn't such a bad idea, [[What an Idiot!|taking him on with a switchblade when the opposing Ashikabi (Shirou) happens to be a]] [[Master Swordsman]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|IS]].

* [[Tsundere]]: Tsukiumi in spades. Shirou was so shocked by the revelation that he threw the accusing "You're a Tsundere!" in her face.

* [[Underestimating Badassery]]: Like ''[[The Hill of Swords]]'', Shirou is underestimated before he starts fighting.

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* [[Wham Line]]: {{spoiler|In Twenty Third Wing:}}

{{quote| {{spoiler|[[Playful Hacker|Matsu]]: "I mean the tournament that happens in [[Fate Stay Night|Fuyuki]] [[Nasuverse|City]] of course!"}} [[It Got Worse|Cue]] [[Wham Episode]].}}

* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: Shirou's MBI Card. Now that he has his own job, he seems to have forgotten he possesses a card that has virtually unlimited funds. Canonical, Miya doesn't honor the MBI money: she practiced the Work or Get Out policy in Izumo Inn. "In Flight" brings this up in chapter 18.

* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: Shirou's MBI Card. Now that he has his own job, he seems to have forgotten he possesses a card that has virtually unlimited funds. Canonical, Miya doesn't honor the MBI money: she practiced the Work or Get Out policy in Izumo Inn. "In Flight" brings this up in chapter 18.

* [[What Measure Is a Non Human]]: As far as Shirou is concerned, the Sekirei may not be human, but they're still people who deserve to be treated with dignity and kindness. Behaving otherwise is a sure way to [[Berserk Button|piss him off]]. {{spoiler|Matsu starts to point this out as a potential problem for Shirou.}}

* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: As far as Shirou is concerned, the Sekirei may not be human, but they're still people who deserve to be treated with dignity and kindness. Behaving otherwise is a sure way to [[Berserk Button|piss him off]]. {{spoiler|Matsu starts to point this out as a potential problem for Shirou.}}

* [[What Might Have Been]]: Gabriel said in the forum that one idea for why Shirou was on the run was that he became an apostle. There were also plans of using apostle Shirou in a crossover with Rosario + Vampire. However this was dropped after he did some research.

{{quote| " I was cruising through the wiki for facts about apostles and it turned out the idea would never have worked, not without the type-lunatics destroying me forever." }}

* [[What the Hell Hero]]: During the attempt to convince Tsukiumi to join Shirou's harem he chews out Musubi and Homura for suggesting that he should force the unwilling Tsukiumi to join, describing the process as very close to [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil|rape]]. Which, in a way, it ''is''.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: During the attempt to convince Tsukiumi to join Shirou's harem he chews out Musubi and Homura for suggesting that he should force the unwilling Tsukiumi to join, describing the process as very close to [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil|rape]]. Which, in a way, it ''is''.

** Matsu, {{spoiler|[[Wham Episode|the Twenty Fourth Wing]]}}, that is all.

** {{spoiler|Shirou himself has one in [[The Reveal|the Twenty Sixth Wing]]. His Sekirei are tired of how Shirou keeps holding down his burdens all the while telling them it was all his responsibility, even if it means that he would [[Dying Alone|die alone]]. '''They want''' to stand besides him in both the good moments and the serious moments. '''They want''' to help ease the burden and let him know that '''they''' are here for him. '''They want''' him to know that [[You Are Not Alone|he is not alone]].}}

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* [[The Worf Effect]]: The first thing {{spoiler|the Fraga magus does is burn down Izumo Inn.}} The second? {{spoiler|[[Curb Stomp Battle|One-shot]] [[Lady of War|Miya]], goddess of the Sekirei.}}

* [[Would Hit a Girl|Would Hit Girls and Sekirei]]: If you are on Shirou's opposing side, he will take you seriously. Gender be '''DAMNED'''!

* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Shirou's experience with the Holy Grail War leads him to ''drastically'' misunderstand the nature of the Sekirei Plan for quite some time. {{spoiler|And once he understands (or thought he did, see Shirou's [[What the Hell Hero]] above) and recovers from his [[Freak Out]], [[Genre Savvy|he sees the obvious differences between them]] and is terribly disappointed and angry with the MBI (see [[Dude Not Funny]] above). [[Word of God|GB]] wants to make Shirou [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] in the combative parts in the Sekirei Plan.}}

* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Shirou's experience with the Holy Grail War leads him to ''drastically'' misunderstand the nature of the Sekirei Plan for quite some time. {{spoiler|And once he understands (or thought he did, see Shirou's [[What the Hell, Hero?]] above) and recovers from his [[Freak Out]], [[Genre Savvy|he sees the obvious differences between them]] and is terribly disappointed and angry with the MBI (see [[Dude, Not Funny]] above). [[Word of God|GB]] wants to make Shirou [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] in the combative parts in the Sekirei Plan.}}

* [[Yaoi Fangirl]]: Matsu breaks out in perverted giggling/panting when Miya asks if Homura's reaction to Shirou was as enthusiastic as the rest of the girls'. Shirou explicitly compares her laugh to that of a [[Dirty Old Man]].

* {{spoiler|[[You Are Not Alone]]: Shirou's Sekirei pull this on him in chapter 26.}}