Katekyo Hitman Reborn/Characters/Protagonists: Difference between revisions

Tsuna was a [[Butt Monkey|useless kid]] whowith wasn'ta good[[Extreme atDoormat|wimpy sportsattitude]], [[Book Dumb|poor grades]], [[This Loser Is You|subpar athleticism]], and [[The Chew Toy|even worse luck]] who ''literally'' [[Cannot Spit It Out|couldn'tcould not talk to girls]]a girl to save his life]]. Well, that's was before he met a particular [[Enfant Terrible|infant]] [[Devil in Plain Sight|hitman]] named [[TricksterSink or Swim Mentor|Reborn]], who turned his life around forever. It just so happens that '"No Good' Tsuna" is the [[Unexpected Successor|future boss]] of [[The Mafia|the Vongola Famiglia]], the greatest mafia family in Italy, and [[Trickster Mentor|Reborn]] has been sent to [[Training from Hell|train]] [[A Boy and His X|him]]. [[Cowardly Lion|He's]] [[Took a Level in Badass|far]] from [[Magikarp Power|no-good]] these days though, [[Beware the Nice Ones|beating down]] anyone who threatens [[Horrible Judge of Character|the people]] [[The Messiah|he]] [[True Companions|loves]] with the power of his [[Like You Were Dying|Dying Will]] [[Heroic Willpower|Flame]]. ButThough the villains always seem to be [[Expecting Someone Taller|cynical about his height]].

==== ''{{spoiler|His brow ever furrowed, he holds his fists up as in prayer ... That is the Vongola Decimo.}}'' ====

* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: In the manga, his eye color is closer to yellow/orange/gold than it is to brown.

* [[All of the Other Reindeer]] used to laugh and call him names. But then Rudolph became a Mafia Boss... {{spoiler|And nothing really changed on that front, presumably due to [[The Masquerade|Omertà]].}}

* [[An Ice Person]]: His Zero Point Breakthrough first{{spoiler|First editionEdition}}, which is primarily used for freezing dyingDying willWill flamesFlames and those who use them.

* {{spoiler|[[Badass Cape]]: Thank you, [[Cool Pet|Natsu]].}}

* [[Benevolent Boss]]: His entire MO as Vongola Decimo. Well that, and kicking ass (obviously).

* [[Book Dumb]]: Getting a "2" on his test, yet he's (when he puts his mind to it) {{spoiler|able to figure out how to properly utilize his X -Burner}} within a few days.

* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: ToHis Kyoko[[Everyone Can See It|blindingly obvious]] crush on Kyōko. Still can't ''really'' tell her what he wants, but he's getting there.

** Subverted, since he does in the very first chapter (with Reborn's [[Boom! Headshot!|little help]]). Unfortunately [[Oblivious to Love|she takes it for a joke]].

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: [[Mundangerous|Falling down stairs one moment]], doing aerial acrobatics the next.

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Brown hair, brown eyes. [[Adaptation Dye Job|At least in the anime]].

* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]: Though he seems to be becoming more of a [[BishounenBishonen]]... hinted to be one in the future (with an impressive voice).

* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: Shamal had to [[Thanks for the Mammary|check Tsuna]]'s [http://www.mangareader.net/284-20236-11/katekyo-hitman-reborn/chapter-15.html chest] to tell that he's not a [[Bifauxnen|girl]]. Perhaps a case of [[Failed a Spot Check]], but then again, Tsuna's almost to KyokoKyōko levels in hisof manliness.

** He especially looks girly [http://www.mangareader.net/284-48114-4/katekyo-hitman-reborn/chapter-281.html here].

* [[The Dulcinea Effect]]: He seems to be subject to this a ''lot''. He's willing to die for KyokoKyōko, despite hardly knowing her at the time or even ''talking'' to her. {{spoiler|And in more recent chapters, there's his interactions and relationship with Uni. The entire thing is made to have a sort of "[[Knight in Shining Armor]] protecting the [[Damsel in Distress]]" feel. In fact, it appears that what pushed and influenced Tsuna to decide to take her under his wing and protect her was herthe [http://www.mangareader.net/284-29905-7/katekyo-hitman-reborn/chapter-255.html tear-filled, self-sacrificing feeling in her eyes].}}

* {{spoiler|[[Energy Absorption]]: His Zero pointPoint breakthroughBreakthrough: customRevised.}}

* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Possibly. Gokudera and Mukuro's [[Ho Yay|actions]] around him certainly saysspeak muchvolumes.

** Manga-wise, his eyes actually are a golden color, as compared to his anime self, who has brown eyes, orange eyes in his Hyper Dying Will Mode.

* {{spoiler|[[Gravity Master]]: :Briefly, when his and Enma"'s rings combined to create the oathOath flameFlame so he could defeat Daemon.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic BSOD]]}}: After {{spoiler|finding out that his own father (supposedly) killed Enma's parents.}} {{spoiler|It was actually the First Generation Mist Guardian, Daemon Spade, in disguise.}}

** {{spoiler|And now after his father defeated him in one hit.}}

* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: Initially, but after the Kokuyo Arc, he's gotten better at this.

* {{spoiler|[[Kamehame Hadoken]]: His X burner-Burner, which shoots a large blast of Dying Will flamesFlames. }} {{spoiler|Taken up[[Up to 11Eleven]] with the XX-burnerBurner as it has the strength of two X-burnersBurners combined. Previously, Tsuna had to use one hand for the X-burnerBurner and the other to keep himself from being blown away. The XX-burnerBurner uses both hands for the attack.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Meaningful Funeral]]: subvertedSubverted. Only TYL Gokudera was there.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Mind Rape|Mind Raped]]-d as part of the Vongola Trial.}}

* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: In an early chapter, poor [[Butt Monkey|Tsuna]] gets mistaken at school for [https://web.archive.org/web/20131106184512/http://www.mangahere.com/manga/katekyo_hitman_reborn/v01/c004/5.html "becoming Gokudera's bitch,"] since Gokudera suddenly became... ''very'' [[Ho Yay|affectionate]] towards Tsuna. Gokudera certainly didn't deny it...

* [[Oedipus Complex]]: Dislikes his father, develops a ''huge'' crush on someone who looks exactly like his mother/[[Dude Looks Like a Lady|him]]? Yup.

** [[Expecting Someone Taller|Expected Toto Be Taller]]

* [[Signature Move]]: Zero Point Breakthrough {{spoiler|and later XburnerX-Burner}}.

* [[The Messiah]]: He'll forgive ''anyone'' - including people who are completely un-remorseful. He won't kill either, although {{spoiler|freezing Xanxus counts as okay. And so does reducing Byakuran intoto nothingness, apparently, but that was sorta justified, a bit.}}

* [[Thou ShallShalt Not Kill]]: {{spoiler|Played straight till he actualy killed Byakuran, who had become pretty inhuman by that point.}}

** {{spoiler|Although now - Surprise, Surprise! Somehow Byakuran's still alive!}}

* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]

* [[Unexpected Successor]]: Everyone else died horrible, gruesome deaths. There were pictures, much to Tsuna's horror.

* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Normal Dying Will Mode.

At first, it seemed as if Gokudera was just your average, [[But Not Too Foreign|foreign]] [[DelinquentDelinquents|delinquent]]. He even came equipped with youyour standard-issue [[Smoking Is Cool|cigarettes]] and the crowd of admiring classmates. But then he was beat by Tsuna, and of course, [[Defeat Means Friendship]], so he started his pursuit of being "the "Tenth's" [[Stalker with a Crush|right hand man]]. This didn't mean that [[Tsundere|he would be nice]] to ''other'' people, though. But when it really comes down to it, his aggressive tendencies have been somewhat pacified due to his interactions with those ''other'' people.

* {{spoiler|[[Action Bomb]]: His vongolaVongola gearGear turns Uri into this, who shrinks afterwards.}}

* [[Ambiguously Bi]]: He has considerable [[Ho Yay]] towards Tsuna, (though itsit's not clear if itsit's really love or just [[Undying Loyalty]]). He also blushed and had a nosebleed upon seeing Lal Mirch (a beautiful woman) naked.

* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III-.]] heHe's a pretty big jerk towards anyone who isn't Tsuna. But he's not so bad [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|after all]]...

* [[Bandage Babe|Bandage]] Dude[[Bishonen]]: Ring Conflict Outfitoutfit. Full Stopstop.

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: IfThere there isnaren't muchmany people out there using ''flying dynamite'' as a weapon...

* [[No Smoking]]: In the anime, where his bombs suffer from spontaneous combustion.

* [[Smart Guy]]: You wouldn't know looking at him, but he is ridiculously smart. Hell, no one else would try to teach a kid how to swim with ''MIT-level arithmetics''.

* {{spoiler|[[The Archer]]: {{spoiler|G's Archery.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Weaponized Animal]]: The Uri bombBomb. See [[Action Bomb]] above}}

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: |Why didDid itIt haveHave to beBe my sisAneki?]]

You're a baseball star. The jock. Everyone loves and admires you. How could your life get any better? [[Everything's Better with Samurai|Give the kid a sword]], and [[Katanas Are Just Better|make that sword a katana]], then [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours|teach him an awesome way to use it]]! And with that, you get the Badass known as Yamamoto. You wouldn't tell how badass he is [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|by looking]], because it's always sunny in Yamamotoville. The kid's been a constant, and [[Double Standard|welcome]] presence in Tsuna's [[Unwanted Harem|family]]. And with a little help, [[Took a Level Inin Badass|he's taken more levels in badass]] than anyone else. [[Foe Yay|Gokudera hates him.]]

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: When this guy gives even the smallest of frowns, ''get the fuck out''.

* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Rather one-sided example. He tried to get to know Squalo better during their first fight, was distressed when it seemed Squalo had been eaten, was delighted to see him alive and well after the timeskip and seemed {{spoiler|genuinely devastated when Squalo was rumoured to be killed.}}

* [[Took a Level Inin Badass|Took Many, Many Levels In Badass]]

Lambo is a [[Enfante Terrible|Five -Year -Old Assassin]] that came from Italy. He has a habit of [[Hairy Hammerspace Hair|pulling weapons out of his]] [[Funny Afro|hair]], most notably when he's either trying to blow himself, or someone else up. He was really out to get Reborn, but every conflict ends up in a [[Nonchalant Dodge]] and [[Non-Fatal Explosions]]. In spite of the constant defeat, it doesn't equal friendship. Just a visit from [[Future Badass|Mr. Future Self]].

** Ryohei used Lambo's feelings for Tsuna's mom to force him to unleash his [https://web.archive.org/web/20100730043031/http://www.onemanga.com/Katekyo_Hitman_Reborn/268/013/ Vongola Box Weapon]

* [[Butt Monkey]]: In the present he is 100% [[Butt Monkey]]. 10 years in the future, it's a 50-50 case. [[Took a Level Inin Badass|But in 20 years...]]

* [[Hairy Hammerspace Hair]]: He once took a pair of bird feet out of it! Well, [[Squick|without the bird]].

* {{spoiler|[[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me]]}}

* [[Unknown Rival]]: To Reborn at the beginning of the story. Currently, though, he seems to have forgotten.

[[Catch Phrase|Ryohei is Extreme]]. His (empty) club is extreme. His mentor is extreme. Everything he does is extreme. The guy is always training, extremely hard, and he gets even more extreme when he ''doesn'''''t'' train. He may seem like something of an extreme virtual airhead sometimes, but there seems to be [[Mook Chivalry|some kind of extreme logic to his madness]]. He seems to always be trying to recruit [[Mistaken for Badass|Tsuna]] into his extreme boxing club. [[Impossible Task|He's just not taking no for an answer]].

* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]

* [[Hot-Blooded]]: So much so that the Dying Will Bullet has ''no effect'' on him!

* [[Large Ham]]: "I'm a Large Ham TO THE EXTREME!"

* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Almost always fights like this - justified, since he's a boxer.

Congratulations. You're the [[Student Council President]] of the [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]]. [[Devil in Plain Sight|You can get away with anything]]. You even have that [[Red Armband of Leadership|Red Armband Of]] [[Delinquents|Leadership]]. [[Hey, Wait!]], thatThat's not ''you''. That's Hibari. The [[Curb Stomp Battle]] personified. He ''will'' be [[In Love with Your Carnage]], so don't fight anywhere near him and his [[Insane Equals Violent|Automatically Violent]] self. Violent to anything and everything other than his [[Loyal Animal Companion|Cute Critters]], whom he won't attack even if they [[Major Injury Underreaction|pierce his hand]]. Remember, don't piss him off or he ''will'' "[[Catch Phrase|bite you to death]]."

* [[AxeAx Crazy]]: He's definitely one of the most [[AxeAx Crazy]] characters in the series. Yes, even more than pretty much all of the [[Big Bad|Big Bads]] so far.

* [[Badass in Distress]]: Thanks to being [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb stompedcurbstomped]] by cherry blossoms and Mukuro {{spoiler|and Enma}}.

* [[Badass Longcoat]]: {{spoiler|His Vongola Gear release.}}

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: In a ''helicopter''.

* [[Blood Knight]]: fightingFighting is pretty much Kyoya'shis sole motivation to be a Guardian.

** Which is indeed an odd catch phrase, and this was made fun in a splash page of the manga. After Hibari says this to Gola Mosca, Ryohei imagines him actually biting Mosca's head off.

* [[Devil in Plain Sight]]: Though it's more that everyone is too terrified to take notice.

* [[Foe Yay]]: With Mukuro. Enough said.

* [[Future Badass]]: If that's even possible.

* [[Loyal Animal Companion]]: Hibird and his hedgehogs.

* [[Married to the Job|Married Toto Thethe School]]

** When Tsuna was suffering from a Heroic BSOD, Hibari tells Tsuna that his face is boring and for Tsuna to watch Hibari's fight closely. For Hibari, this can be seen as his own way of attempting to cheer Tsuna up.

* [[Red Armband of Leadership]]: Wherever he goes. It practically defines him.

** Cute ones. '''Very''' cute ones.

* [[A Handful for Anan Eye]]

* [[Bishounen]]: His astounding semblance to Chrome should give you a hint.

* [[Grand Theft Me]]: His plans for Tsuna as well as his main means of controlling his [[People Puppets]]. {{spoiler|Also in a case of quite glorious [[Irony]], what he temporarily suffered courtesy of D.Spade.}}

* [[Hellish Pupils]]: ''One'', shape shifting hellish pupil.

* [[In the Back]]: His favorite tactic.

* [[People Puppets]]: He controls them via [[Grand Theft Me]].

** He forces himself to smile even when he is clearly ''very'' [http://www.mangareader.net/katekyo-hitman-reborn/348/5 pissed off.]

* [[Thigh-High Boots]]: Rare male example.

* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: Subverted, he wants to destroy the mafia, crime families.

She's [[The Smurfette Principle|the only girl in the group]], equipped with an [[Prongs of Poseidon|infamous]] [[Blade on a Stick|infamous spearpolearm]] and [[Eyepatch of Power|an ambiguous eyepatch]]. She reminds you of someone, right? Oh yeah, that guy with the [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|blue hair]] who tried to [[Grand Theft Me|possess]] [[Cute Shotaro Boy|Tsuna]]. Well, Chrome and Mukuro ''are'' pretty much one in the same; a packaged deal. [[Clingy Jealous Girl|Gokudera]] mistrusts her, especially after she stole away [[Virginity Makes You Stupid|Tsuna]]'s [[First Kiss]]. She gets the sympathy for having [[Nightmare Fuel|imaginary organs]]. Though she hasn't been given much of a chance, she's managed to prove herself competent in battle (her first appearence and her fight with Glo Xinia) and seems to be gaining confidence as the series progresses.

* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: You can ''[[Nightmare Fuel|see]]'' her organs disappearing!

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: {{spoiler|whatWhat she uses after Mukuro was released and took his trident back.}}

* [[Can't Live Without You]]: Chrome is reliant on Mukuro to create/maintain her illusionary organs. In the Future Arc, {{spoiler|she learns how to create them herself, but can only do so by using the Vongola Mist Ring, a fact that Daemon Spade has no qualms taking advantage of.}}

* [[The Chick]]

* {{spoiler|[[Deflector Shields]]: "Cortina Nebia," a mist barrier constructed from Mist Flames that is directly linked to Chrome's life. If it breaks, ''she'' breaks. }}

* [[Faux Action Girl]]: {{spoiler|[[Invoked Trope|Invoked]]. As it turns out, a good deal of the reason she relies so heavily on Mukuro is because she ''[[Willfully Weak|wants to]]''. Once she realizes that she'd rather be his equal and help protect him and their friends, she upgradesgraduates to being a [[A Worldwide Punomenon|full-]][[Owl Be outDamned|fledged]] [[Action Girl]], shocking everyone with her skill.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Go-Go Enslavement]]}}: {{spoiler|While not quite as fanservicy[[Fanservice|fanservicey]] as thethis trope usually implesimplies, Daemon's first order of buisness after he pulls a [[Hypnotize the Princess]] on herChrome is making her change into the Shimon Middle School uniform.}}

* {{spoiler|[[High-Class Glass]]: "Daemon LenseSpade's Devil Lens," which can see through illusions.}}

* [[Ill Girl]]: A good number of her organs are actually [[Nightmare Fuel|illusions created by Mukuro]] to replace the ones she lost in a car accident.

* [[Luminescent Blush]]

* [[Mad Love]]: Of course, Mukuro does seem to love her back in his own twisted way.

* [[Master of Illusion]]: Although not as much of a master as Mukuro,. that{{spoiler|That is, until [[Took a Level Inin Badass|the Future Arc]]. [[I Have Many Names|Mammon/Viper]] even complimented her skills in one of the recent chapters. As it turns out, she is far more powerful then she lets on.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Mind Control Eyes]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[New Transfer Student]]: Chrome officially transfers intoto Namimori in chapter 349.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Owl Be Damned]]: Her and Mukuro's box animal.}}

* [[Parental Neglect]]: Her mother and step-fatherstepfather barely even hesitate before deciding to leave her to die after her car crash. The dad's more concerned with his business meetings, and the mom refuses to do an organ transplant on the grounds that she doesn't want her body chopped up for a child whom saving "[[Kick the Dog|just doesn't seem worth it.]]"

* [[Prongs of Poseidon]]

* {{spoiler|[[Simple Staff]]: Her and Mukuro's Vongola gearGear, which inhancesenhances their illusions.}}

* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Amongst the guardians, at least. {{spoiler|Not so much for the Kokuyo gang once M.M. returns in the Future Arc.}}

* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: {{spoiler|Her fight with Glo- Xinia, when she manages to successfully create realistic illusions of Ken and Chikusa, and aan illusory body for Mukuro to take over instead of her.}}

* [[Undying Loyalty]]: Chrome would rather let herself die than betray or be used against Mukuro.

* {{spoiler|[[Willfully Weak]]: {{spoiler|It is revealed that part of the reason she is a [[Faux Action Girl]] is because she ''wants'' to rely on Mukuro.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Zettai Ryouiki]]: While wearing the Shimon Schoolschool uniform, and what looks to be a Grade A too.}}