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* [[The Determinator]]: Lita is the last holdout in {{spoiler|the plan to storm Charton Manor}}.

* [[Does Not Like Guns]]: Trent, probably because he [[Thou Shalt Not Kill|doesn't like killing]].

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything]]: Mercenary work is a belittled job for fit young people who are short on cash.

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Mercenary work is a belittled job for fit young people who are short on cash.

* [[Ermine Cape Effect]]: The reason why Izzi is more dressed up than the others is that {{spoiler|she's actually the heir of the Charton fortune}}.

* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Lita.

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* [[Hot Chick With a Sword]]: Lita. Downplayed, since her appearance is not exactly flaunted.

* [[Ill Girl]]: Lita's sister Arly.

* [[Infinity ~~Plus One~~ Sword]]: Each character has an ultimate weapon and an ultimate outfit that provides huge stat boosts.

* [[Infinity+1 Sword]]: Each character has an ultimate weapon and an ultimate outfit that provides huge stat boosts.

* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Rigel can be pretty stuck up.

* [[Jack of All Stats]]: Averted, which is unusual for an RPG.

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* [[Palette Swap]]: Justified; the player chooses the colors of most of the character's clothes.

* [[Pettanko]]: Izzi. Used to make her appear younger and more vulnerable than she really is.

* [[Pimped Out Cape]]: A few of the gadgets. Rigel has one by default on his ultimate outfit.

* [[Pimped-Out Cape]]: A few of the gadgets. Rigel has one by default on his ultimate outfit.

* [[The Pollyanna]]: Lita.

* [[Promotion to Parent]]: Lita again. She's had kind of a hard life.

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* [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]]: This is one of the first indicators of Trent's [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|heart of gold]].

* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Tomboy Lita to Girly Girl Izzi.

* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: Trent.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Trent.

* [[The Woobie]]: Everyone has shades of this.

* [[Yamato Nadesico]]: Izzi has shades of this. Surprisingly, so does Rigel.

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==== Magus provides examples of the following tropes: ====

* [[Anti Anti Christ]]: {{spoiler|Naki, after Eana grants her the power of the Destroying Angel.}}

* [[Anti-Anti-Christ]]: {{spoiler|Naki, after Eana grants her the power of the Destroying Angel.}}

* [[Arc Number]]: Six.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't call Naki a witch. Later, {{spoiler|when Zan is killed.}}

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* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: Many of the bosses from levels 31-48 are just whatever happens to be terrifying the [[Muggles]].

* [[Hard Work Hardly Works]]: Averted. Though Naki is a particularly skilled mage, she works hard to master magic.

* [[Hello Insert Name Here]]: Naki is just a placeholder name.

* [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]: Naki is just a placeholder name.

* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: While others wield swords, Naki wields no weapon but her magic.

* [[Heroic Mime]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]]. Naki is physically incapable of speaking.

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* [[The Ingenue]]

* [[Level Grinding]]: Averted, since Naki gains one level per mission. However, there is [[Stat Grinding]].

* [[Magic a Is Magic A]]

* [[Magic A Is Magic A]]

* [[Men Are Generic Women Are Special]]: Defied. Naki and Eana were originally created as male characters, but were gender flipped specifically for this reason.

* [[Men Are Generic, Women Are Special]]: Defied. Naki and Eana were originally created as male characters, but were gender flipped specifically for this reason.

* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: Eana hits it when she {{spoiler|destroys Naki's hometown and kills Zan in the process. Naki is forced to watch.}}

* [[Muggles]]: Deconstructed. Eana intends to {{spoiler|kill them off, since they are dead weight.}}