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They [[Custom Uniform|dress]] [[Impossibly Cool Clothes|pretty spiffily]] compared to the rest of the school (except for Vayne and Jessica, who wear the almost-standard uniform). They're also special enough to each get their [[Leitmotif|own theme]]. Might as well hang a sign over them that proclaims "IMPORTANT CHARACTER!"
They [[Custom Uniform|dress]] [[Impossibly Cool Clothes|pretty spiffily]] compared to the rest of the school (except for Vayne and Jessica, who wear the almost-standard uniform). They're also special enough to each get their [[Leitmotif|own theme]]. Might as well hang a sign over them that proclaims "IMPORTANT CHARACTER!"


At times they can appear to barely be [[We ARE Struggling Together|struggling]] through [[Teeth Clenched Teamwork]] on account of maybe a [[Sour Supporter]]/[[Sarcastic Devotee]] or two, but don't let that fool you; like any good [[Nakama]], should you threaten or in any way harm a single one of their members, you'll face the wrath of them as a group. Like that one boss lategame did.
At times they can appear to barely be [[We ARE Struggling Together!|struggling]] through [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]] on account of maybe a [[Sour Supporter]]/[[Sarcastic Devotee]] or two, but don't let that fool you; like any good [[Nakama]], should you threaten or in any way harm a single one of their members, you'll face the wrath of them as a group. Like that one boss lategame did.


Most of the time though, they get along well. Strange how they can manage that, considering only a few of the clashing personalities...
Most of the time though, they get along well. Strange how they can manage that, considering only a few of the clashing personalities...
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* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: By the end of the game, Vayne's depressed and in enough of a funk that he believes doing this will be the best way to avoid hurting the people he cares for. Yeah, and he's blind to the fact that vanishing will probably hurt them more than anything else he could do. Luckily, they talk him out of it, unless...}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: By the end of the game, Vayne's depressed and in enough of a funk that he believes doing this will be the best way to avoid hurting the people he cares for. Yeah, and he's blind to the fact that vanishing will probably hurt them more than anything else he could do. Luckily, they talk him out of it, unless...}}
** {{spoiler|You didn't get anyone to like you enough via character quests. Then Vayne tells them to get out because he 'has something he needs to do', and they leave, though Roxis puts it best: "We'll be waiting for you. You'd better come back!" Guess what Vayne ''doesn't'' do?}}
** {{spoiler|You didn't get anyone to like you enough via character quests. Then Vayne tells them to get out because he 'has something he needs to do', and they leave, though Roxis puts it best: "We'll be waiting for you. You'd better come back!" Guess what Vayne ''doesn't'' do?}}
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[Naruto|Gaara?]] Is that you?
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Naruto|Gaara?]] Is that you?
** In both English ''and'' Japanese, no less.
** In both English ''and'' Japanese, no less.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Vayne has trouble remembering much, if any, of the information pertaining to his past. The info the instruction booklet tells you is practically all you/he knows until the story sheds more light.{{spoiler|Subverted, once you find out that he doesn't HAVE a past; he's an artificial Mana.}}
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Vayne has trouble remembering much, if any, of the information pertaining to his past. The info the instruction booklet tells you is practically all you/he knows until the story sheds more light.{{spoiler|Subverted, once you find out that he doesn't HAVE a past; he's an artificial Mana.}}
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* [[Genius Ditz]]: She's actually a pretty good alchemist (Her synthesis ability is among the best in the team) with a good head on her shoulders, but she's got enough quirks to push her almost into Cloudcuckoolander territory.
* [[Genius Ditz]]: She's actually a pretty good alchemist (Her synthesis ability is among the best in the team) with a good head on her shoulders, but she's got enough quirks to push her almost into Cloudcuckoolander territory.
* [[Genki Girl]]
* [[Genki Girl]]
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: she remind you of [[Naruto|another pink-haired]] [[Combat Medic]]?
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: she remind you of [[Naruto|another pink-haired]] [[Combat Medic]]?
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: in Pamela's Character Quest 4.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: in Pamela's Character Quest 4.
* [[Ill Girl]]
* [[Ill Girl]]
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* [[Power Gives You Wings]]: Wind's Whisper, Jess's Finishing Burst, in which she combines powers with her Mana and sprouts white angel wings.
* [[Power Gives You Wings]]: Wind's Whisper, Jess's Finishing Burst, in which she combines powers with her Mana and sprouts white angel wings.
* [[Rose-Haired Girl]]
* [[Rose-Haired Girl]]
* [[Shout Out]]: Her family name, Philomele, to Greek princess Philomele/Philomela. [[Nightmare Fuel|The least you know about her, the better]]. Accidentally, she becomes a nightingale in the end, a background more fitting for Nikki.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Her family name, Philomele, to Greek princess Philomele/Philomela. [[Nightmare Fuel|The least you know about her, the better]]. Accidentally, she becomes a nightingale in the end, a background more fitting for Nikki.
* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: She likes bombs. She likes experimenting. She's somewhat (very) incompetent while experimenting. She's clumsy. What does this get you? A wrecked workshop. At least twice.
* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: She likes bombs. She likes experimenting. She's somewhat (very) incompetent while experimenting. She's clumsy. What does this get you? A wrecked workshop. At least twice.
* [[Your Days Are Numbered]]
* [[Your Days Are Numbered]]
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* [[The Glomp]]: towards Vayne in the opening theme.
* [[The Glomp]]: towards Vayne in the opening theme.
* [[Green Thumb]]
* [[Green Thumb]]
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: ''[[Naruto|Hinata?!]]''
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: ''[[Naruto|Hinata?!]]''
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Not too idiotic, but prone to impulsiveness. And related...
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Not too idiotic, but prone to impulsiveness. And related...
** [[Idiot Hair]]: Look at that! [[Lampshade Hanging|The manual actually goes to mention her height with and without it!]] During one of her character quests a character mentions her stupid hair...
** [[Idiot Hair]]: Look at that! [[Lampshade Hanging|The manual actually goes to mention her height with and without it!]] During one of her character quests a character mentions her stupid hair...
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* [[Grumpy Bear]]: his Mana, yet again.
* [[Grumpy Bear]]: his Mana, yet again.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: He can give you some very useful advice once in a blue moon and seems to be capable of keeping his [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] together.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: He can give you some very useful advice once in a blue moon and seems to be capable of keeping his [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] together.
* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Impossibly Cool Weapon]]: Honestly, considering the weapons everyone else uses in battle it shouldn't be so strange, but a ''mechanical sword?'' That can transform into humongous drills and shoot shurikens from the tip?
* [[Impossibly Cool Weapon]]: Honestly, considering the weapons everyone else uses in battle it shouldn't be so strange, but a ''mechanical sword?'' That can transform into humongous drills and shoot shurikens from the tip?
** [[Swiss Army Weapon]]: Aside from the features mentioned above, it can also function as a ''[[Wave Motion Gun]]''.
** [[Swiss Army Weapon]]: Aside from the features mentioned above, it can also function as a ''[[Wave Motion Gun]]''.
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* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]:...not quite friendship, but he does join you after you beat him. And then later in his final character quest, this is played straight.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]:...not quite friendship, but he does join you after you beat him. And then later in his final character quest, this is played straight.
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Defrosting Ice King]]: He's not ''too'' bad once Vayne gets to know him.
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Defrosting Ice King]]: He's not ''too'' bad once Vayne gets to know him.
** [[Don't You Dare Pity Me]] comes into effect during his first two character quests, where Vayne attempts to help, but Roxis is enraged when he thinks Vayne looks down on him. It doesn't help that in the beginning, the latter has a sort of inferiority complex.
** [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]] comes into effect during his first two character quests, where Vayne attempts to help, but Roxis is enraged when he thinks Vayne looks down on him. It doesn't help that in the beginning, the latter has a sort of inferiority complex.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]
* [[Heel Face Turn]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: His ending seems to imply this, especially the "I'll follow you until I win (subtext: forever)" aspect.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: His ending seems to imply this, especially the "I'll follow you until I win (subtext: forever)" aspect.
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* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: According to Ms. Isolde, Nurse Melanie's choice of schoolwork is quite...interesting...
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: According to Ms. Isolde, Nurse Melanie's choice of schoolwork is quite...interesting...
* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: Teasing Vayne and Jess, thinking that they're planning to do... "something" in the school infirmary. Their reaction? [[Chaste Hero|...What reaction?]]
* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: Teasing Vayne and Jess, thinking that they're planning to do... "something" in the school infirmary. Their reaction? [[Chaste Hero|...What reaction?]]
* [[Hello Nurse]]: Hellooooooooooooooooo, Melanie!
* [[Hello, Nurse!]]: Hellooooooooooooooooo, Melanie!
** [[Hospital Hottie]]: She actually ''is'' a nurse
** [[Hospital Hottie]]: She actually ''is'' a nurse
* [[Talking to Himself|Talking To Herself]]: With Isolde, though the two never appear in the same scene together...at least, not one with voiceovers.
* [[Talking to Himself|Talking To Herself]]: With Isolde, though the two never appear in the same scene together...at least, not one with voiceovers.
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* {{spoiler|[[Death By Despair]]}}: With the help of his son.
* {{spoiler|[[Death By Despair]]}}: With the help of his son.
* {{spoiler|[[Posthumous Character]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Posthumous Character]]}}
* [[Shout Out]]: To [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus Paracelsus], a German alchemist in the early sixtenth who was born as [[Overly Long Name|Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim]]. Yes, so [[Nippon Ichi|NISA]] once again failed to romanise the kanji. Yes, it's also that [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Hohenheim]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: To [[wikipedia:Paracelsus|Paracelsus]], a German alchemist in the early sixtenth who was born as [[Overly Long Name|Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim]]. Yes, so [[Nippon Ichi|NISA]] once again failed to romanise the kanji. Yes, it's also that [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Hohenheim]].


=== The Mana of Wind ===
=== The Mana of Wind ===