Kongoh Bancho: Difference between revisions

** Rai has "Don't sweat the small stuff." {{spoiler|This is a case of [[Like Father, Like Son]].}}

* [[Celibate Hero]]: Iai Bancho, which is hinted very early on when he insists Hinako wear a kimono and comments that she shouldn't be showing her legs, played for comedy when he sees girls in skirts, and then [[Chekhov's Gun|played for plot]] against a later Bancho, who gives him a [[Nosebleed]] when he so much as looks at her, {{spoiler|causing him to slash his eyes out and [[Handicapped Badass|fight that way]]}}.

* [[Code Name]]: All the Bancho have one, which is [[lampshaded]] before we even see one when Kongoh labels a [[Mook]] "Homerun Bancho" but then realizes his mistake afterwards.

* [[Contest Winner Cameo]]: The author holds contests for original characters, redraws his favorites in his own style, and puts them on chapter covers. So far, a lot of different ones have made it into the story, three as part of a [[Five-Bad Band]] and others to [[Worf Effect|lose]] to new villains. {{spoiler|Though it seems like the Dark Student Council is composed of contest winners that weren't part of the Twenty-Three District Project.}}

* [[Healing Factor]]: Kongoh is implied to have one of these, as other characters get beaten up and they take a while to heal. Oyanana even got [[Put on a Bus]] he was beaten so badly at one point, whereas Kongoh treats {{spoiler|[[Look Both Ways|getting hit by a truck]]}} as [[I Can Still Fight|only a]] [[Only a Flesh Wound|flesh wound]], and even recovers from it by the end of the battle.

** {{spoiler|His heart was stopped for a DAY and he still got up.}}

* [[Hikikomori]]: Appears in one chapter. Kongoh straightens him out.

* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Bakunetsu Bancho's "reason" for {{spoiler|saving everyone else after Kabuki Bancho activates the [[Self-Destruct Mechanism]]}} is because he couldn't call himself hotblooded otherwise.

* [[Needs More Love]]

* [[Nigh Invulnerability]]: Gouriki Bancho and her "Hyperion Constitution", which pretty much means she's made of titanium.

* [[No Name Given]]: Played with; all the Bancho have names that they freely give out when they introduce themselves, but then they say what their [[Code Name|code names]] are and we never hear their real names again, leading to [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Everyone Calls Them Bancho]]. Subverted with Kongoh, whose [[Code Name]] ''is'' his [[Meaningful Name]].

* [[No One Could Survive That]]: Used repeatedly in the Five Dark Vows arc, especially in the final fight.

** The Dark Student Council plays this straight, though it's not surprising since {{spoiler|all of its members are the banchous who've come out on top in their own prefectures. As a testament to their strength, one was able to take out six Banchou with a [[One-Hit Kill]], and later on defeat Ourou and Iai Banchou. The other one took on Nenbutsu, Gouriki, Hikyou and Sasori Banchou, losing only when Kongoh himself kicked his ass -- and even then he still managed to escape.}}

* [[Stage Magician]]: Douke Bancho is this but with great emphasis put on the magic.

* [[Tear Jerker]]: The shot of Machine Bancho {{spoiler|[[The Hero Dies|killing Kongoh]]- and Tsukimi is standing RIGHT THERE. Some of the blood even [[Blood-Splattered Innocents|spills on her]]. Her [[Heroic BSOD|non-reaction]] tugged the heart strings far more than Hinako's [[Big No|screaming]].}}

** {{spoiler|What's worse is when Machine Bancho dies, Tsukimi still cries for him, and Machine Bancho finally sheds (oil) tears.}}

** [[Chekhov's Gun|Noticeably]], we know that this shouldn't be the case, as Machine Banchou identifies humans by their voice patterns and with a retina scan instead of just, you know, looking at them.

* [[Tokyo Is the Center of the Universe]]: [[Justified]], since the 23 District Project was conceived by the Japanese Government, the ultimate intended result being the rebirth of Japan. The rest of the world (so far, anyways) doesn't even factor into the equation.

* [[Tournament Arc]]: The entire series is nothing but this.

* [[Tranquil Fury]]: Hikyou Bancho after {{spoiler|Kongoh's death}}.

** "My blood has never boiled this hot before. But... My heart is cold and calm, like an ocean of darkness." {{spoiler|Said while he's holding Machine Bancho's [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|FREAKING ARM]] in his hand.}}

* [[Use Your Head]]: In two different situations, Kongou was blackmailed into staying still while his opponent beat him, due to them holding one of his friends hostage. The first time this happened, the blackmailer specified "Don't move your arms or legs". Kongou used this trope and reminded them afterwards [[Catch Phrase|"That wasn't very smart at all"]]. However, the second time this happened the blackmailer was [[Genre Savvy]] enough to tell him not to move his head either.

* [[Villainous Harlequin]]: Douke Bancho's name makes you think they'll be this, though <s>he</s> <s>she</s> <s>it</s> {{spoiler|''they'' are}} more of a [[Stage Magician]].

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Gouriki Bancho, who believes herself to be a superhero on the side of justice. The people she "saves" don't really think so.

* [[Whip It Good]]: Hikyo Bancho