Marry Them All: Difference between revisions

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[[File:TenchiSolutionGXP.jpg|link=Tenchi Muyo! GXP|frame|So, wait, did he hook up with the cat thing too?]]

 

{{quote|'''Anime Tenchou:''' If you're a man, score all the heroines at once!

'''Hayate:''' Please hold on. "Score all the heroines at once"? Am I a rapist?

 

{{quote|'''Joey:''' I got two words for you: threesome!

 

In [[Love Triangle]]s and [[Love Dodecahedron|more complicated]] [[Unwanted Harem|situations]], selecting just one suitor can prove to be a toughie. After all, the situation is there because he usually [[Love You and Everybody|likes every girl to a degree]] and doesn't want to break anyone's heart or make them leave his company. Even if he likes one particular girl, there's little guarantee that the rest will be [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|willing to accept his choice]], especially in long-running harem series. This often happens when the love polygon devolves into [[True Companions]] and infatuations become close friendships instead.

The happiness of those involved depends on where on the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] the series is; the ''only'' way this kind of ending will not end in a perpetual warzone of a [[Dysfunctional Family]] with an emotionally-dead [[Henpecked Husband]] (''[[Tenchi Muyo! GXP]]'') or a bloodbath within the year (''[[School Days]]'') is if the wives are also close friends who love ''each-other'' like sisters ([[Double Entendre|or something]] [[Yuri|else]]).

 

 

See also [[One True Threesome]] and [[Polyamory]]. Contrast [[Dump Them All]], where none of the girls get him and/or chooses someone outside the circle and [[No Romantic Resolution]] where there is no conclusion between the love interest and the circle and he remains a [[Celibate Hero]].

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* ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'': The discovery in the [[OVA]] that Juraians practice polygamy implies that Tenchi could ''hypothetically'' also go the other route if he wished, although he seems too old-fashioned to notice or consider the idea. In the original series, he tends towards [[No Romantic Resolution]] by remaining friendly with all of the girls but not favoring any of them.

** Both the OVA and GXP justify this by stating that the marriages are political: Ayeka and Sasami are granddaughters to Seto, the most powerful noble in Jurai who bosses the King {{spoiler|and Sasami herself [[Fusion Dance|is gradually merging]] with Tsunami, the patron goddess of Jurai and one of three known 11-dimensional entities named the Choushin (literally "super-deity"), into a singular being}}; Noike is adopted daughter of aforementioned Seto, {{spoiler|female half of Kagato, which also means that she is Naja Akara clone and as result have same genetic makeup with Seto-no-onihime}}; Mihoshi is a member of the Kuramitsu family, one of the most powerful families in the universe; Washu is {{spoiler|a Choushin}} and sister to {{spoiler|the aforementioned patron deity of the Juraians as well as Mihoshi's ancestor}}; {{spoiler|Tokimi eventually decides to live in Tenchi's house with her sisters, though she apparently doesn't have a romantic relation with him}}; Ryoko is technically Washu's daughter {{spoiler|and therefore technically half-choushin}}; and Ryo-ohki is Ryoko's ship. As the third OAV quickly points out, Tenchi's household is <s> potentially</s> the single highest concentration of power, Physical, Political, ''and'' Supernatural in the universe.

* Despite the implications of the opening quote from ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'', it seems that he's probably going to take the [[Dump Them All]] route. Or at least take the next 40 years to clear his debt before he tries to choose anyone. Doubtful that any of the girls would be willing to wait until they're 50 for a conclusion.

** Except for his true love (whoever that is)! So actually, its a pretty good plan.

** Of course they did and of course she wasn't. Moka actually stands the best chance to "win" all on her own, having Tsukune completely to herself (well, if you don't count her ''split personality'') and leaving the others out. None of the other girls have much of a shot at winning individually, but as a harem, they can avoid losing entirely. Yukari deserves a special mention, as she was already aiming to achieve a [[One True Threesome]] with herself, Moka and Tsukune—a harem solution gets her that, even if she has to tolerate sharing with Kurumu and Mizore (and possibly Ruby).

** Complicating things further is that the one he has already chosen {{spoiler|isn't the real Moka -- it's technically a personality constructed by the rosary itself. So the ''rosary'' is a haremette.}}

* Brutally averted in the ''[[School Days]]'' anime: Things do not work out between the [[Love Triangle]] and it ends with Makoto {{spoiler|being [[Knife Nut|stabbed to death by Sekai]], who just [[Break the Cutie|can't take it anymore]]. Kotonoha later [[Ax Crazy|kills Sekai with a cleaver]], cuts her open to confirm she wasn't pregnant, and, apparently completely insane, leaves with [[Off with His Head|Makoto's severed head]] in a gym bag.}}

** Though it should be noticed that, in the [[Visual Novel]], [[OT3|it's not THAT deconstructed.]] Not only there's the possibility of having Makoto, Kotonoha and Sekai engage in a three-way sex scene (with bonus [[Les Yay]] snowballing between the girls), but there is at least one ending in which Kotonoha and Sekai DO reach an agreement and decide to "share" Makoto's affections.

** In the sequel/expansion Shuffle! Essence+ this is explicitly the ending for Kareha that Rin agree to marry both her and her sister Tsubomi and more specifically in Tsubomi's end that she refuses to have a relationship with Rin unless he agree to marry EVERY girl who's in love with him as well.

* In the hentai manga ''Tayu-Tayu'' by Yamatogawa, this option is forced on the [[Official Couple]] by, basically, all the other girls in the harem.

* ''[[Yomeiro Choice]]'' ends this way when the male lead gets over his indecisiveness and realizes that he loves his daughters from the future too much to allow any of them to vanish from the timestream. The series ends with the daughters now arguing about which one should be conceived ''first''.

* ''[[Asobi ni Iku yo!|Asobi Ni Iku Yo]]'' this is how Eris suggests resolving the love triangle with herself, Aoi, and Manami over Kio. Since Earth doesn't have a law against mistresses it's ok to share Kio. The other girls are ok with it.

 

* The concept of the [[OT3]] (or OT4, OT5, etc.) in fanfiction is much like an [[OTP]], but with three or more characters together rather than two. It's quite handy for reconciling opposing ships.

* This is how ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' fanfic ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unit&agrave; Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unit&agrave;]'' ended. After spending months together in a [[Polyamory|polyamorous]] relationship, Italy proposed to both Germany and Japan in front of all the other countries during one of their World Meetings. Everyone cheered as Germany and Japan tackled Italy to the ground and showered him with kisses.

** "theme-park version of Vegas?" How could you tell?

** Honestly, this resolution would not make the [[Tangled Family Tree]] noticeably more complicated.

** This occurs in a large number of ''Harry Potter'' fanfics, due to so-called "Pureblood marriage contracts", and almost always to Harry. It even has a ship name: Harem!Harry.

* In ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', the odd situation in Hinamizawa was resolved this way. {{spoiler|This inspired Haruhi to start aiming for it herself, between all the girls in the SOS Brigade and Kyon.}}

* Discussed in ''[[Rosario to Kiva]]'' - as Wataru is {{spoiler|Fangire royalty}}, he can legally, by the laws of his {{spoiler|people}} marry ''all'' the haremettes.

 

* Happens at the end of M.A.R. Barker's ''The Man of Gold'' with {{spoiler|Hársan, Eyil, and Tlayesha}}.

 

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* Possible in the second generation of ''[[Agarest Senki]] Mariage'', [[Yuri|even when playing as a girl, which makes the party all female]]. In fact this is the ''only'' way to marry ''any'' of the party members when playing as a girl.

 

 

* A [http://arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0414.htm version of this] is the solution for Guenevire's affair with Lancelot in the Space Arc of ''[[Arthur, King of Time and Space]]'', and [http://arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0811.htm seems to be leading to that] in the Modern Arc, especially as {{spoiler|it seems Guenevire's second child (named Galahad) is Lancelot's}}.

 

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