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[[File:mitsumete_knight.png|frame|[[Loads and Loads of Characters|Ten of the sixteen main heroines of the game]]. Starting from the girl at the very top and clock-wise : [[Bokukko|Hanna]], [[Mysterious Waif|Anne]], [[Cool Big Sis|Noel]], [[Emotionless Girl|Rai]][[Ensemble Darkhorse|zze]], [[Token Mini-Moe|Laury]], [[The Hero|Sop]][[The Woobie|hia]], [[Mad Scientist|Menesys]], [[Alpha Bitch|Li]][[Rich Bitch|nda]], [[May-December Romance|Claire]], and ["Everythings Better With Princesses|Priscilla."]]]
[[File:mitsumete_knight.png|frame|[[Loads and Loads of Characters|Ten of the sixteen main heroines of the game]]. Starting from the girl at the very top and clock-wise : [[Bokukko|Hanna]], [[Mysterious Waif|Anne]], [[Cool Big Sis|Noel]], [[Emotionless Girl|Rai]][[Ensemble Darkhorse|zze]], [[Token Loli|Laury]], [[The Hero|Sop]][[The Woobie|hia]], [[Mad Scientist|Menesys]], [[Alpha Bitch|Li]][[Rich Bitch|nda]], [[May-December Romance|Claire]], and [[Everything's Better with Princesses|"Priscilla".]]]]


''Mitsumete Knight'' (みつめてナイト, Mitsumete Naito, lit. « Admire Knight », « Gazing Knight ») is a 1997 [[Dating Sim]] on [[Play Station|Playstation 1]], made in cooperation by [[Konami]], and Red Company (of ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'' fame). [[Spiritual Successor]] of Konami's smash hit ''[[Tokimeki Memorial|Tokimeki Memorial : Forever with you]]'', it uses the same game engine and most of its successful mechanics, but with several twists.
''Mitsumete Knight'' (みつめてナイト, Mitsumete Naito, lit. « Admire Knight », « Gazing Knight ») is a 1997 [[Dating Sim]] on [[PlayStation|Playstation 1]], made in cooperation by [[Konami]], and Red Company (of ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'' fame). [[Spiritual Successor]] of Konami's smash hit ''[[Tokimeki Memorial|Tokimeki Memorial : Forever with you]]'', it uses the same game engine and most of its successful mechanics, but with several twists.


First, ''Mitsumete Knight'' is set, not in a high school setting, but in an odd hybrid medieval/fantasy setting, [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|mixing medieval-heroic diplomacy and politics with modern technology with dashes of high fantasy sprinkled in]], where you play as an Asian who has emigrated to Dolphan Kingdom as a mercenary, to win the war the country is engaged against its neighbour country, the Dukedom of Procchia. Thus, your goals are twofold : gaining the "Holy Knight" title, which will open you the roads towards fame and nobility, by helping Dolphan win the war and accomplishing heroic deeds ; and winning the heart of one of the local ladies you'll be meeting during the 3 years the game spans.
First, ''Mitsumete Knight'' is set, not in a high school setting, but in an odd hybrid medieval/fantasy setting, [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|mixing medieval-heroic diplomacy and politics with modern technology with dashes of high fantasy sprinkled in]], where you play as an Asian who has emigrated to Dolphan Kingdom as a mercenary, to win the war the country is engaged against its neighbour country, the Dukedom of Procchia. Thus, your goals are twofold : gaining the "Holy Knight" title, which will open you the roads towards fame and nobility, by helping Dolphan win the war and accomplishing heroic deeds ; and winning the heart of one of the local ladies you'll be meeting during the 3 years the game spans.
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Fourth, the fighting part is more elaborate than in ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]''. The war battles are divided in two parts : one where you command a battalion made of Cavalry, Infantry and Archers fighting an enemy corps, in a ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' [[Tactical Rock-Paper-Scissors]] style ; then, you get to fight one of the enemy Generals in a one-on-one battle. Other one-on-one fights outside the war battles will occur, so make sure to have enough HP at all times, otherwise you'll be good for spending a week at the Hospital!
Fourth, the fighting part is more elaborate than in ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]''. The war battles are divided in two parts : one where you command a battalion made of Cavalry, Infantry and Archers fighting an enemy corps, in a ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' [[Tactical Rock-Paper-Scissors]] style ; then, you get to fight one of the enemy Generals in a one-on-one battle. Other one-on-one fights outside the war battles will occur, so make sure to have enough HP at all times, otherwise you'll be good for spending a week at the Hospital!


And fifth and probably the most important aspect of the game, since war is a major part of the storyline, ''Mistumete Knight'' has a radically different mood compared to the [[Tastes Like Diabetes]] setting of ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]''. Indeed, this setting is a [[Crap Saccharine World]], with Dolphan Kingdom ruled by xenophobic [[Aristocrats Are Evil|evil nobles]] who abide by the [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]] and [[We Have Reserves]] mottos; war is depicted as gloomy and [[What a Senseless Waste of Human Life|a waste of human lives]], '''and [[Anyone Can Die]]'''. Yes, such an usual thing for a [[Dating Sim]], and this is one of the game's biggest strengths: [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|depending on the player's choices]], down to the type of blood you choose at the beginning of the game, several girls and main characters can die.
And fifth and probably the most important aspect of the game, since war is a major part of the storyline, ''Mistumete Knight'' has a radically different mood compared to the [[Tastes Like Diabetes]] setting of ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]''. Indeed, this setting is a [[Crap Saccharine World]], with Dolphan Kingdom ruled by xenophobic [[Aristocrats Are Evil|evil nobles]] who abide by the [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]] and [[We Have Reserves]] mottos; war is depicted as gloomy and [[What a Senseless Waste of Human Life|a waste of human lives]], '''and [[Anyone Can Die]]'''. Yes, such an usual thing for a [[Dating Sim]], and this is one of the game's biggest strengths: [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|depending on the player's choices]], down to the type of blood you choose at the beginning of the game, several girls and main characters can die.


The girls' storylines are often rich and story-driven, with regular [[Break the Cutie]] and [[Tear Jerker]] moments, very much unlike Tokimemo; yet, despite all this, the game also has lots of [[Crowning Moment of Funny|funny]] and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|romantic]] moments. [[Character Development|The characters have developed and complex personalities]], and have a lot more interaction between them than in most ''Tokimeki Memorial'' games.
The girls' storylines are often rich and story-driven, with regular [[Break the Cutie]] and [[Tear Jerker]] moments, very much unlike Tokimemo; yet, despite all this, the game also has lots of [[Crowning Moment of Funny|funny]] and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|romantic]] moments. [[Character Development|The characters have developed and complex personalities]], and have a lot more interaction between them than in most ''Tokimeki Memorial'' games.


All in all, an excellent game victim of a bad combo of [[Overshadowed By Awesome]] by the more successful ''Tokimeki Memorial'' series, [[No Export for You]] and [[Widget Series]]. Knowledge of Japanese is pretty much needed to enjoy the rich storyline too, as the game is Japanese-only and has no [[Fan Translation]].
All in all, an excellent game victim of a bad combo of [[Overshadowed by Awesome]] by the more successful ''Tokimeki Memorial'' series, [[No Export for You]] and [[Widget Series]]. Knowledge of Japanese is pretty much needed to enjoy the rich storyline too, as the game is Japanese-only and has no [[Fan Translation]].


For the note, ''Mitsumete Knight'' was followed by '''''Mitsumete Knight R : Daibouken Hen''''', an [[Alternate Universe]] RPG game which bears more similarities with ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'' than with ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]'', where you play as a Captain leading a [[Five-Man Band|Five Girl Band]] in a quest for a [[MacGuffin]] which would cure the King. During the quest, you'll be able to try and win the heart of one of the 5 heroines.
For the note, ''Mitsumete Knight'' was followed by '''''Mitsumete Knight R : Daibouken Hen''''', an [[Alternate Universe]] RPG game which bears more similarities with ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'' than with ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]'', where you play as a Captain leading a [[Five-Man Band|Five Girl Band]] in a quest for a [[MacGuffin]] which would cure the King. During the quest, you'll be able to try and win the heart of one of the 5 heroines.


Has a [[Mitsumete Knight (Video Game)/Characters|Character Sheet]], and a [[Mitsumete Knight (Video Game)/Awesome Music|Crowning Music of Awesome page]]. Please add character-specific tropes in the Character Sheet, unless they apply to several characters or can fit in the main article fine.
Has a [[Mitsumete Knight/Characters|Character Sheet]], and a [[Mitsumete Knight/Awesome Music|Crowning Music of Awesome page]]. Please add character-specific tropes in the Character Sheet, unless they apply to several characters or can fit in the main article fine.


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=== ''Mitsumete Knight'' (the original game) provides examples of: ===
=== ''Mitsumete Knight'' (the original game) provides examples of: ===


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* [[Betting Minigame]]: The Blackjack mini-game.
* [[Betting Minigame]]: The Blackjack mini-game.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: The Asian will get quite a number of these, where he saves the day and/or the girls.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: The Asian will get quite a number of these, where he saves the day and/or the girls.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|The best you'll be able to grab in this game, as at the end of the game, the Asian will have to leave Dolphan Kingdom regardless of if you defeated all 8 Generals, got the Holy Knight title or even scored Princess Priscilla, because of the Expulsion of All Foreigners Act [[Deadly Decadent Court|forcefully concluded by the powerful]] [[Aristocrats Are Evil|evil Pixis and Elites aristocrat families]]. The ending will then be bittersweet if you managed to score a girl, as they'll follow the Asian, with the exception of [[Token Mini-Moe|Laury]], who's too young to go, and [[The Ojou|Sarah]], [[Ill Girl|whose body is currently too weak.]]. For those two, the Asian promises them to come back to them a few years later, when they'll be older / healed.}}
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|The best you'll be able to grab in this game, as at the end of the game, the Asian will have to leave Dolphan Kingdom regardless of if you defeated all 8 Generals, got the Holy Knight title or even scored Princess Priscilla, because of the Expulsion of All Foreigners Act [[Deadly Decadent Court|forcefully concluded by the powerful]] [[Aristocrats Are Evil|evil Pixis and Elites aristocrat families]]. The ending will then be bittersweet if you managed to score a girl, as they'll follow the Asian, with the exception of [[Token Loli|Laury]], who's too young to go, and [[The Ojou|Sarah]], [[Ill Girl|whose body is currently too weak.]]. For those two, the Asian promises them to come back to them a few years later, when they'll be older / healed.}}
* [[Book Ends]]: This game uses this narrative method, especially if {{spoiler|you get a Bad Ending where you fail to get both the Holy Knight title and a girl}}. See the entry for a detailed explanation.
* [[Book Ends]]: This game uses this narrative method, especially if {{spoiler|you get a Bad Ending where you fail to get both the Holy Knight title and a girl}}. See the entry for a detailed explanation.
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Unlike Tokimemo, most characters are more sincere with their feelings with the Asian and consider themselves his girlfriend, as there's no legend holding them back. Some of them, such as Sophia, play it straight, though.
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Unlike Tokimemo, most characters are more sincere with their feelings with the Asian and consider themselves his girlfriend, as there's no legend holding them back. Some of them, such as Sophia, play it straight, though.
* [[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience]]: In war battles, your units are the blue ones, and the enemies' are the red ones. And in one-on-one duels, the Eight Generals also wear jet-red armor, while you wear blue-ish armor.
* [[Color-Coded for Your Convenience]]: In war battles, your units are the blue ones, and the enemies' are the red ones. And in one-on-one duels, the Eight Generals also wear jet-red armor, while you wear blue-ish armor.
* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: Many, MANY [[Wide Eyed Idealist|people]] are fooled by the bright graphics, the emphasis on the romance, and the advertising to think this is just another happy-go-lucky dating sim where [[Everybody Lives]], the only opposition will be from the local [[Complete Monster]] bully or bully equivalent, and all that starts well ends well. [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids|The poor fools.]]
* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: Many, MANY [[Wide-Eyed Idealist|people]] are fooled by the bright graphics, the emphasis on the romance, and the advertising to think this is just another happy-go-lucky dating sim where [[Everybody Lives]], the only opposition will be from the local [[Complete Monster]] bully or bully equivalent, and all that starts well ends well. [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids|The poor fools.]]
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: If you train a strict minimum, you'll easy win most of your war battles.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: If you train a strict minimum, you'll easy win most of your war battles.
* [[Crapsack World]]: And how !
* [[Crapsack World]]: And how !
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* [[Deadly Decadent Court]]: The kind King of Dolphan is [[Puppet King|not the real ruler of the Kingdom]] : the effective power is in the hands of Anabel Pixis, [[Complete Monster|the evil]] [[Smug Snake|lead]] of the powerful noble family Pixis, and the man leading the "Old Families's Two Wings" council, a council composed of the Pixis and Elites noble families which are deciding of Dolphan's policies, even though the king participates to sessions held by the council and technically (stress "technically") has a word in the decisions.
* [[Deadly Decadent Court]]: The kind King of Dolphan is [[Puppet King|not the real ruler of the Kingdom]] : the effective power is in the hands of Anabel Pixis, [[Complete Monster|the evil]] [[Smug Snake|lead]] of the powerful noble family Pixis, and the man leading the "Old Families's Two Wings" council, a council composed of the Pixis and Elites noble families which are deciding of Dolphan's policies, even though the king participates to sessions held by the council and technically (stress "technically") has a word in the decisions.
* [[Deconstructor Fleet]]: Goes through Ruritanian, High, and Medieval fantasy like a chainsaw through warm butter.
* [[Deconstructor Fleet]]: Goes through Ruritanian, High, and Medieval fantasy like a chainsaw through warm butter.
* [[Distressed Damsel]] / [[Rescue Romance]] : This game ''likes'' these tropes. There's at least 5 occurences of those, split between 3 girls.
* [[Damsel in Distress]] / [[Rescue Romance]] : This game ''likes'' these tropes. There's at least 5 occurences of those, split between 3 girls.
* [[Do Well, But Not Perfect]]: Several Titles, such as the "Blade of Darkness" one (which needs you to have less than 40 Medals - aka being beaten by most enemies in the game - combined with a Level 60 or more - aka whoring the Part-Time Jobs and having a tight EXP gaining schedule - ), [[Hundred-Percent Completion|which are needed to fill the Titles' Collection]], fit this trope to a T.
* [[Do Well, But Not Perfect]]: Several Titles, such as the "Blade of Darkness" one (which needs you to have less than 40 Medals - aka being beaten by most enemies in the game - combined with a Level 60 or more - aka whoring the Part-Time Jobs and having a tight EXP gaining schedule - ), [[100% Completion|which are needed to fill the Titles' Collection]], fit this trope to a T.
* [[Empathic Environment]]: This game loves using it, especially when it comes to War Battles (it's even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by Piko when you're about to fight Wolfgario {{spoiler|in his masked version}}, and the {{spoiler|unmasked}} version of the fight {{spoiler|is a [[Battle in The Rain]]}}.) and dates to sinister-looking places. Averted however with [[Grave Clouds|the Graveyard]], which is always sunny with a cloudless blue sky.
* [[Empathic Environment]]: This game loves using it, especially when it comes to War Battles (it's even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by Piko when you're about to fight Wolfgario {{spoiler|in his masked version}}, and the {{spoiler|unmasked}} version of the fight {{spoiler|is a [[Battle in the Rain]]}}.) and dates to sinister-looking places. Averted however with [[Grave Clouds|the Graveyard]], which is always sunny with a cloudless blue sky.
* [[Ending Theme]]: The game has 3 of them: "Asu o Yume Mite", the Sophia-specific Ending song; "Koi o Suru To", the Anne-specific Ending song; and "Mitsumete", the regular Ending song used for all the other characters. "Koi o Suru To" is sung by [[Mariko Kouda]], Anne's voice actor; the other two are sung by [[Hiroko Konishi]], the voice actor of Sophia.
* [[Ending Theme]]: The game has 3 of them: "Asu o Yume Mite", the Sophia-specific Ending song; "Koi o Suru To", the Anne-specific Ending song; and "Mitsumete", the regular Ending song used for all the other characters. "Koi o Suru To" is sung by [[Mariko Kouda]], Anne's voice actor; the other two are sung by [[Hiroko Konishi]], the voice actor of Sophia.
* [[Everything's Better With Monkeys]]: In the [[Button Masher]] mini-game where you have to lift a maximum of heavy items in a set time at the Sports Festival, the timer is represented with a male and a female monkey, the male walking towards the female and stopping at times to eat the bananas scattered along the way.
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: In the [[Button Masher]] mini-game where you have to lift a maximum of heavy items in a set time at the Sports Festival, the timer is represented with a male and a female monkey, the male walking towards the female and stopping at times to eat the bananas scattered along the way.
* [[Everything's Worse With Bears]]: During the game, the neighbouring citizens will eventually ask you to defeat a rampaging bear terrorizing the area.
* [[Everything's Worse with Bears]]: During the game, the neighbouring citizens will eventually ask you to defeat a rampaging bear terrorizing the area.
* [[Expy]]: Several characters are obvious [[Expy|Expies]] of characters from ''[[Tokimeki Memorial|Tokimeki Memorial 1]]'', such as Linda (of Mira Kagami), Lesley (of Ayako Katagiri), or Johan (of Rei Ijuin).
* [[Expy]]: Several characters are obvious [[Expy|Expies]] of characters from ''[[Tokimeki Memorial|Tokimeki Memorial 1]]'', such as Linda (of Mira Kagami), Lesley (of Ayako Katagiri), or Johan (of Rei Ijuin).
* [[Fairy Companion]]: The Asian will be always followed by Piko, a being originating from his heart that only he can see, which will give good advices during the game.
* [[Fairy Companion]]: The Asian will be always followed by Piko, a being originating from his heart that only he can see, which will give good advices during the game.
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* [[General Gaming Gamepads]]: ''Mitsumete Knight'' is one of the few games compatible with the [[PS 1]] Mouse.
* [[General Gaming Gamepads]]: ''Mitsumete Knight'' is one of the few games compatible with the [[PS 1]] Mouse.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: Several girls require the player to see a specific event, or to go through a certain course of events : miss them, and it's impossible to win their heart.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: Several girls require the player to see a specific event, or to go through a certain course of events : miss them, and it's impossible to win their heart.
* [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]: [[Playing With a Trope|Done in a creative way]]: As you, the Asian, are arriving to Dolphan, a Customs' Officer will meet you and ask you to fill in the Country Enterance Document, in which you'll have to write your name, birthday and blood type.
* [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]: [[Playing with a Trope|Done in a creative way]]: As you, the Asian, are arriving to Dolphan, a Customs' Officer will meet you and ask you to fill in the Country Enterance Document, in which you'll have to write your name, birthday and blood type.
* [[Hint System]] / [[Player Nudge]] : If you fail to score a girl, after the Bad End's credits, a Hint Screen will show up, giving you slightly veiled hints on elements you could have missed in your playthrough that caused your failure.
* [[Hint System]] / [[Player Nudge]] : If you fail to score a girl, after the Bad End's credits, a Hint Screen will show up, giving you slightly veiled hints on elements you could have missed in your playthrough that caused your failure.
* [[Hired Guns|Hired Swords]]: Both sides on the war make extensive use of mercenaries to complement their respective regular armies. At Procchia's side is Valpha-Valaharian, known and feared as the strongest mercenary brigade of all the continent ; at Dolphan's side, a bunch of foreign mercenaries recruited en masse, the Asian (the player avatar) being one of them.
* [[Hired Guns|Hired Swords]]: Both sides on the war make extensive use of mercenaries to complement their respective regular armies. At Procchia's side is Valpha-Valaharian, known and feared as the strongest mercenary brigade of all the continent ; at Dolphan's side, a bunch of foreign mercenaries recruited en masse, the Asian (the player avatar) being one of them.
* [[Hundred-Percent Completion]]: This game ''loves'' this trope. Aside from the usual [[Dating Sim]] CG gallery (named the "Mitsumete Gallery" in this game), there's a Title Gallery which lists all the Titles you got during the game to complete, two mini-games to unlock, and you'll have to accomplish several quests to unlock all the secret items of the Secret Shop. A lot of playthroughs in prospect indeed.
* [[100% Completion]]: This game ''loves'' this trope. Aside from the usual [[Dating Sim]] CG gallery (named the "Mitsumete Gallery" in this game), there's a Title Gallery which lists all the Titles you got during the game to complete, two mini-games to unlock, and you'll have to accomplish several quests to unlock all the secret items of the Secret Shop. A lot of playthroughs in prospect indeed.
* [[Infinity+1 Sword]]: The Mitsumete Sword, which is actually the most powerful unlockable item [[New Game+|in the Secret Shop]], granting its user a boost of +10 pts in all stats.
* [[Infinity+1 Sword]]: The Mitsumete Sword, which is actually the most powerful unlockable item [[New Game+|in the Secret Shop]], granting its user a boost of +10 pts in all stats.
* [[Joshikousei]]: Even though this game is not in a High School setting like Tokimemo, roughly a third of the datable characters are High School girls (5 out of 16 characters).
* [[Joshikousei]]: Even though this game is not in a High School setting like Tokimemo, roughly a third of the datable characters are High School girls (5 out of 16 characters).
* [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: For Japanese players of this franchise, it's not anymore a secret that Salishuan the Spy is {{spoiler|Raizze Haimer}}. The Drama CDs assume you already have played the game (and more specifically having completed a {{spoiler|Raizze}} Run), as the story is told from the girls' point of view (especially from {{spoiler|Raizze}}'s) instead from the Asian's.
* [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: For Japanese players of this franchise, it's not anymore a secret that Salishuan the Spy is {{spoiler|Raizze Haimer}}. The Drama CDs assume you already have played the game (and more specifically having completed a {{spoiler|Raizze}} Run), as the story is told from the girls' point of view (especially from {{spoiler|Raizze}}'s) instead from the Asian's.
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: ''Mitsumete Knight'' has a total of 38 individual characters having a sprite and appearing in person in the game. Add to this number a few characters who are only mentioned by name but are still crucial to the plot such as [[Smug Snake|Anabel]] [[Complete Monster|Pixis]], and 3 minor Drama CD-only characters. And we're not mentioning the ''Mitsumete Knight R''-exclusive characters here.
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: ''Mitsumete Knight'' has a total of 38 individual characters having a sprite and appearing in person in the game. Add to this number a few characters who are only mentioned by name but are still crucial to the plot such as [[Smug Snake|Anabel]] [[Complete Monster|Pixis]], and 3 minor Drama CD-only characters. And we're not mentioning the ''Mitsumete Knight R''-exclusive characters here.
* [[Lost Forever]]
* [[Lost Forever]]
* [[Comic Book Adaptation|Manga Adaptation]]: A single-tome one, titled ''Mitsumete Knight: Another Story''. [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|As the title says]], it's a side-story telling the tale of two original characters, the sword-wielding Asian mercenary Kojirô (an [[Expy]] of the game's main protagonist), and Alissa, a [[Genki Girl|mischevious]] young girl with [[Dark and Troubled Past|a mysterious past]]. The setting takes place in Dolphan and several (but not all) of the game's characters are present, but they only play for the most part a [[The Cameo|cameo]] role in this story.
* [[Comic Book Adaptation|Manga Adaptation]]: A single-tome one, titled ''Mitsumete Knight: Another Story''. [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|As the title says]], it's a side-story telling the tale of two original characters, the sword-wielding Asian mercenary Kojirô (an [[Expy]] of the game's main protagonist), and Alissa, a [[Genki Girl|mischevious]] young girl with [[Dark and Troubled Past|a mysterious past]]. The setting takes place in Dolphan and several (but not all) of the game's characters are present, but they only play for the most part a [[The Cameo|cameo]] role in this story.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: A number of your opponents in one-on-one duels are of this type.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: A number of your opponents in one-on-one duels are of this type.
* [[Money for Nothing]]: There's an Assets Level system in this game, telling your level of wealth from Commoner-like to Swimming In Dough-type, and you can increase it by doing Part-Time jobs, but it's mostly worthless as very few and minor elements in the game are affected by it.
* [[Money for Nothing]]: There's an Assets Level system in this game, telling your level of wealth from Commoner-like to Swimming In Dough-type, and you can increase it by doing Part-Time jobs, but it's mostly worthless as very few and minor elements in the game are affected by it.
* [[Multiple Endings]]: Aside from the 16 girls's happy endings, there's also 3 Bad Endings {{spoiler|one where you leave Dolphan with the Holy Knight title but without a girl, one where you get neither of them, and one where you fail to get Sophia and Johan marries her, and comes with her as you leave to taunt you}}, as well as {{spoiler|1=three secrets endings with 3 NPCs : Mieu, Prim and Luna, which occur if you get a Bad Ending and have met them during the game}}.
* [[Multiple Endings]]: Aside from the 16 girls's happy endings, there's also 3 Bad Endings {{spoiler|one where you leave Dolphan with the Holy Knight title but without a girl, one where you get neither of them, and one where you fail to get Sophia and Johan marries her, and comes with her as you leave to taunt you}}, as well as {{spoiler|1=three secrets endings with 3 NPCs : Mieu, Prim and Luna, which occur if you get a Bad Ending and have met them during the game}}.
* [[Names to Know In Anime]]: Unlike ''Tokimeki Memorial 1'' which used unknown or starting voice actors for money saving purposes (as it was a low-profile game until it got its sudden and spectacular success), ''Mitsumete Knight'', then aimed to become the next Tokimemo-like [[Cash Cow Franchise]] ([[Overshadowed By Awesome|and in the end failed to become such]]), got [[All-Star Cast|a royal cast]] :
* [[Names to Know in Anime]]: Unlike ''Tokimeki Memorial 1'' which used unknown or starting voice actors for money saving purposes (as it was a low-profile game until it got its sudden and spectacular success), ''Mitsumete Knight'', then aimed to become the next Tokimemo-like [[Cash Cow Franchise]] ([[Overshadowed by Awesome|and in the end failed to become such]]), got [[All-Star Cast|a royal cast]] :
** [[Yumi Touma]] as Raizze Haimer and Luna Angelis,
** [[Yumi Touma]] as Raizze Haimer and Luna Angelis,
** [[Mariko Kouda]] as Anne,
** [[Mariko Kouda]] as Anne,
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** [[Nobutoshi Canna]] as Necselaria of the Gale,
** [[Nobutoshi Canna]] as Necselaria of the Gale,
** [[Hideo Ishikawa]] as Johan Elites.
** [[Hideo Ishikawa]] as Johan Elites.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]] / [[Red Baron]]: All eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian have [[Badass]] and intimidating nicknames. Special mention goes to Wolfgario "The Ravager", leader of the Generals, and Zeelbis "The Bloody", [[Meaningful Name|one hell of a]] [[Complete Monster]].
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]] / [[Sobriquet]]: All eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian have [[Badass]] and intimidating nicknames. Special mention goes to Wolfgario "The Ravager", leader of the Generals, and Zeelbis "The Bloody", [[Meaningful Name|one hell of a]] [[Complete Monster]].
* [[New Game+]]: If you manage to meet and defeat [[The Cameo|Sparkster]] during a playthrough, and save your game in a Memory Card after having completed your run, the Secret Shop will be available in the game's Option, allowing you to start a new game with a stat-boosting item. However, most items need to be unlocked via various specific quests during the game, [[Training From Hell|such as reaching Level 64]] in order to unlock the most powerful item, [[Infinity+1 Sword|the Mitsumete Sword]].
* [[New Game+]]: If you manage to meet and defeat [[The Cameo|Sparkster]] during a playthrough, and save your game in a Memory Card after having completed your run, the Secret Shop will be available in the game's Option, allowing you to start a new game with a stat-boosting item. However, most items need to be unlocked via various specific quests during the game, [[Training from Hell|such as reaching Level 64]] in order to unlock the most powerful item, [[Infinity+1 Sword|the Mitsumete Sword]].
* [[Not Named in Opening Credits]]: The names of the Eight Generals' seiyuu are not displayed in the second version of the game's opening, unlike in the first version which presents the heroines. This is probably ('''HEAVY SPOILERS''') {{spoiler|to avoid busting [[The Reveal]] about [[Ambiguous Gender|Salishuan]] [[Bonus Boss|the Spy]] being [[Emotionless Girl|Raizze]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Haimer]], by showing their seiyuu's name, [[Yumi Touma]]}}.
* [[Not Named in Opening Credits]]: The names of the Eight Generals' seiyuu are not displayed in the second version of the game's opening, unlike in the first version which presents the heroines. This is probably ('''HEAVY SPOILERS''') {{spoiler|to avoid busting [[The Reveal]] about [[Ambiguous Gender|Salishuan]] [[Bonus Boss|the Spy]] being [[Emotionless Girl|Raizze]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Haimer]], by showing their seiyuu's name, [[Yumi Touma]]}}.
* [[Parallel Porn Titles]]: There is a [[Eroge]] called ''Yumemite Knight''.
* [[Parallel Porn Titles]]: There is a [[Eroge]] called ''Yumemite Knight''.
* [[Puzzle Game]]: The "Puzzle de Knight" minigame, unlockable and available in the Options once you finish a playthrough where you fought and beat Menesys at it.
* [[Puzzle Game]]: The "Puzzle de Knight" minigame, unlockable and available in the Options once you finish a playthrough where you fought and beat Menesys at it.
* [[Pyrrhic Victory]]: The Battle of Parsir, where you fight Meehilbis of the Ghosts ; Dolphan wins the battle, but at the cost of one third of its army, due to [[The Plan|a trap masterfully executed]] by [[The Strategist|Meehilbis]].
* [[Pyrrhic Victory]]: The Battle of Parsir, where you fight Meehilbis of the Ghosts ; Dolphan wins the battle, but at the cost of one third of its army, due to [[The Plan|a trap masterfully executed]] by [[The Strategist|Meehilbis]].
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* [[Shown Their Work]] / [[Reality Is Unrealistic]]: While the game has often gotten hammered by certain segments for supposedly being unrealistic, those who have studied feudal/royal politics and history will find tha the game gets a LOT disturbingly right and most of the major events were probably inspired by either medieval history or the history of Imperial Japan. [[Fridge Horror|Yes folks, this stuff actually happened in reality.]]
* [[Shown Their Work]] / [[Reality Is Unrealistic]]: While the game has often gotten hammered by certain segments for supposedly being unrealistic, those who have studied feudal/royal politics and history will find tha the game gets a LOT disturbingly right and most of the major events were probably inspired by either medieval history or the history of Imperial Japan. [[Fridge Horror|Yes folks, this stuff actually happened in reality.]]
* [[Snow Means Love]]: {{spoiler|the Christmas Event in 3rd Year : as you and the girl in love with the Asian are going back home, snow will fall on Dolphan for the first time in the country's history since 38 years ago.}} However, in {{spoiler|Anne}}'s case, it's a case of [[Snow Means Death]], since {{spoiler|she realizes, as a [[Cute Ghost Girl]] who's on the way of getting rid of her regrets, she won't stay for long on this world}}.
* [[Snow Means Love]]: {{spoiler|the Christmas Event in 3rd Year : as you and the girl in love with the Asian are going back home, snow will fall on Dolphan for the first time in the country's history since 38 years ago.}} However, in {{spoiler|Anne}}'s case, it's a case of [[Snow Means Death]], since {{spoiler|she realizes, as a [[Cute Ghost Girl]] who's on the way of getting rid of her regrets, she won't stay for long on this world}}.
* [[Stillborn Franchise]]: ''Mitsumete Knight'' was planned as a ''Tokimeki Memorial''-like [[Cash Cow Franchise]], and it shows: co-created by the two companies responsible of the two lead [[Dating Sim]] franchises of the time, a spectacular voice cast, deep storyline, solid gameplay, a line of goods, favourable critics, lots of built hype ''one year before'' the game's actual release in March 1998... Only to meet average-ish good sales, not the expected killer profit (partially due to the public's vaning interest in [[Dating Sim|DatingSims]] which started around that time). Realizing this, and with ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' around the corner, Konami canned the franchise one year later in 1999.
* [[Stillborn Franchise]]: ''Mitsumete Knight'' was planned as a ''Tokimeki Memorial''-like [[Cash Cow Franchise]], and it shows: co-created by the two companies responsible of the two lead [[Dating Sim]] franchises of the time, a spectacular voice cast, deep storyline, solid gameplay, a line of goods, favourable critics, lots of built hype ''one year before'' the game's actual release in March 1998... Only to meet average-ish good sales, not the expected killer profit (partially due to the public's vaning interest in [[Dating Sim|DatingSims]] which started around that time). Realizing this, and with ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' around the corner, Konami canned the franchise one year later in 1999.
* [[Tactical Rock-Paper-Scissors]]: Used in the corps' battle part of the war battles. Cavalry beats Infantry, who beats Archers, who beat Cavalry. There's a fourth unit type, the Mages, which can replace one of the three unit types if you have a Studies stat superior to your Horse Riding and Sword Fencing stats combined, which have double superiority, and this against all types, but are weaker defensively.
* [[Tactical Rock-Paper-Scissors]]: Used in the corps' battle part of the war battles. Cavalry beats Infantry, who beats Archers, who beat Cavalry. There's a fourth unit type, the Mages, which can replace one of the three unit types if you have a Studies stat superior to your Horse Riding and Sword Fencing stats combined, which have double superiority, and this against all types, but are weaker defensively.
* [[The Cameo]]: Sparkster of the ''[[Rocket Knight Adventures]]'' series appears in this game, as a one-on-one random opponent. If you manage to meet and defeat him, not only you can gain [[Limit Break|his Special Attack]] and the Title "Rocket Knight", but also once your file is complete, you'll gain access to the Secret Shop held by him.
* [[The Cameo]]: Sparkster of the ''[[Rocket Knight Adventures]]'' series appears in this game, as a one-on-one random opponent. If you manage to meet and defeat him, not only you can gain [[Limit Break|his Special Attack]] and the Title "Rocket Knight", but also once your file is complete, you'll gain access to the Secret Shop held by him.
* [[The Peeping Tom]]: If the Asian works part-time as a beach lifeguard in summer, he randomly can get at peeping at girls he knows via a nautical telescope. Aside from getting a safe-for-work CG of the girl peeped at wearing a swimsuit, and [[Relationship Values|a drop in affection from her]], you get the "Peeping Tom" (Nozokiya) Title for [[Hundred-Percent Completion|your List of Titles]].
* [[The Peeping Tom]]: If the Asian works part-time as a beach lifeguard in summer, he randomly can get at peeping at girls he knows via a nautical telescope. Aside from getting a safe-for-work CG of the girl peeped at wearing a swimsuit, and [[Relationship Values|a drop in affection from her]], you get the "Peeping Tom" (Nozokiya) Title for [[100% Completion|your List of Titles]].
* [[The Reveal]]: '''TONS OF THEM'''. Most characters have their secrets, and quite a number of them are groundbreaking storyline-wise. No wonder the Character Sheet is chock-full of masked spoilers.
* [[The Reveal]]: '''TONS OF THEM'''. Most characters have their secrets, and quite a number of them are groundbreaking storyline-wise. No wonder the Character Sheet is chock-full of masked spoilers.
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: Due to the fact the lives of several characters depend on your choices, there's a LOT of moments that fall in this trope.
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: Due to the fact the lives of several characters depend on your choices, there's a LOT of moments that fall in this trope.
* [[Woman Scorned]]: Just like in Tokimemo, except that here it's easier to manage it.
* [[Woman Scorned]]: Just like in Tokimemo, except that here it's easier to manage it.
* [[World Building]]: The game thrives on this just as much as on the [[Anyone Can Die]] factor.
* [[World Building]]: The game thrives on this just as much as on the [[Anyone Can Die]] factor.
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: The Battle of Parsir is this for [[The Strategist|Meehilbis]], turning it to his favor no matter the outcome. If he won the fight, it would have been beneficial for Valpha-Valaharian. But if he lost (as it ultimately becomes the case), this still is beneficial for Valpha-Valaharian, since Dolphan's army was severely crippled with his plan (the fact [[Pyrrhic Victory|that Dolphan "win" was disastrous for them]] is acknowledged [[In Universe]]).
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: The Battle of Parsir is this for [[The Strategist|Meehilbis]], turning it to his favor no matter the outcome. If he won the fight, it would have been beneficial for Valpha-Valaharian. But if he lost (as it ultimately becomes the case), this still is beneficial for Valpha-Valaharian, since Dolphan's army was severely crippled with his plan (the fact [[Pyrrhic Victory|that Dolphan "win" was disastrous for them]] is acknowledged [[In-Universe]]).




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=== ''Mitsumete Knight R : Daibouken Hen'' (the RPG game) provides examples of: ===
=== ''Mitsumete Knight R : Daibouken Hen'' (the RPG game) provides examples of: ===


* [[Action Girl]]: Sophia, Leslie, Linda and Hanna all [[Took a Level In Badass]] in this [[Alternate Universe]] and became this.
* [[Action Girl]]: Sophia, Leslie, Linda and Hanna all [[Took a Level in Badass]] in this [[Alternate Universe]] and became this.
* [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]]: Obviously, a part of this game's [[Virtual Paper Doll]] system.
* [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]]: Obviously, a part of this game's [[Virtual Paper Doll]] system.
* [[Anime Theme Song]] / [[Ending Theme]]: The game has both of them, both sung by [[Hiroko Konishi]], [[Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune|the voice actor of main heroine Sophia]].
* [[Anime Theme Song]] / [[Ending Theme]]: The game has both of them, both sung by [[Hiroko Konishi]], [[Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune|the voice actor of main heroine Sophia]].
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* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]: One of the [[Limit Break|Super Love Attacks]], which is only accessible if both female partners are [[Relationship Values|deeply in love]] with MacLeod.
* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]: One of the [[Limit Break|Super Love Attacks]], which is only accessible if both female partners are [[Relationship Values|deeply in love]] with MacLeod.
* [[Our Fairies Are Different]]: {{spoiler|They actually reside in a parallel world to the Human World, and the access between those worlds is very strict.}}
* [[Our Fairies Are Different]]: {{spoiler|They actually reside in a parallel world to the Human World, and the access between those worlds is very strict.}}
* [[Put On a Bus]]: If you're not named Sophia, Raizze, Leslie, Hanna, Linda, or {{spoiler|Carneau}}, you're a victim of this trope, being reduced as a mere cameo. Especially jarring in the case of Priscilla and Anne, which were poster girls of the original ''Mitsumete Knight'' game, major players in the storyline (even more so for Priscilla when taking the Drama CDs into account), and well-liked characters in the fandom.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: If you're not named Sophia, Raizze, Leslie, Hanna, Linda, or {{spoiler|Carneau}}, you're a victim of this trope, being reduced as a mere cameo. Especially jarring in the case of Priscilla and Anne, which were poster girls of the original ''Mitsumete Knight'' game, major players in the storyline (even more so for Priscilla when taking the Drama CDs into account), and well-liked characters in the fandom.
* [[Replay Value]]: While ''Mitsumete Knight'' loved this trope, ''Mitsumete Knight R'' turns this [[Up to Eleven]], milking this trope for all its worth, thanks to its [[New Game+]] system : depending on if your playthrough number is an odd or an even one (i.e., if your playthrough is your 1st/3rd/5th/etc, or a 2nd/4th/6th/etc one), the epilogue and the endings will be different and [[Hundred-Percent Completion|you'll only get some]] [[Virtual Paper Doll|of the clothes]]. What's more, depending on if you get a specific item at the very beginning of the game, the epilogue will further radically change ! And that's not entering into the fact there's a paired ending for each of the 5 girls, and that specific events will appear during the game only if you have the two required girls needed for them with you, or if you managed to gain high [[Relationship Values]] with a specific girl in a former playthrough.
* [[Replay Value]]: While ''Mitsumete Knight'' loved this trope, ''Mitsumete Knight R'' turns this [[Up to Eleven]], milking this trope for all its worth, thanks to its [[New Game+]] system : depending on if your playthrough number is an odd or an even one (i.e., if your playthrough is your 1st/3rd/5th/etc, or a 2nd/4th/6th/etc one), the epilogue and the endings will be different and [[100% Completion|you'll only get some]] [[Virtual Paper Doll|of the clothes]]. What's more, depending on if you get a specific item at the very beginning of the game, the epilogue will further radically change ! And that's not entering into the fact there's a paired ending for each of the 5 girls, and that specific events will appear during the game only if you have the two required girls needed for them with you, or if you managed to gain high [[Relationship Values]] with a specific girl in a former playthrough.
* [[Shout-Out]]: One of the Printstation (the in-game Purikura system) pictures displays [http://www1.odn.ne.jp/arapon/printstation/index.html several characters from Konami franchises], such as [[Tokimeki Memorial|Shiori Fujisaki and Saki Nijino]], [[Twinbee (Video Game)|Twinbee and Madoka]], [[Ganbare Goemon|Goemon and Ebisumaru]], [[Gradius|Vic Viper and a Moai]], [[Parodius|Takosuke and Koitsu]], and [[Castlevania|Alucard]] to cite a few.
* [[Shout-Out]]: One of the Printstation (the in-game Purikura system) pictures displays [http://www1.odn.ne.jp/arapon/printstation/index.html several characters from Konami franchises], such as [[Tokimeki Memorial|Shiori Fujisaki and Saki Nijino]], [[Twinbee|Twinbee and Madoka]], [[Ganbare Goemon|Goemon and Ebisumaru]], [[Gradius|Vic Viper and a Moai]], [[Parodius|Takosuke and Koitsu]], and [[Castlevania|Alucard]] to cite a few.
** Another Shout Out, this time for ''Twinbee'' : Aqua, a minor character who lives in the last {{spoiler|Human World}} town, punctuates the end of her speech with the characteristic "-bee" [[Verbal Tic]] whenever she loses patience.
** Another Shout Out, this time for ''Twinbee'' : Aqua, a minor character who lives in the last {{spoiler|Human World}} town, punctuates the end of her speech with the characteristic "-bee" [[Verbal Tic]] whenever she loses patience.
* {{spoiler|[[Stable Time Loop]]}}: ('''HEAVY SPOILERS''') ''The whole storyline.'' This also gives an in-game justification to the [[Virtual Paper Doll]] and [[New Game+]] systems. [http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7281/mitsumeteknightrtimelin.png See this chart for more details], but beware, it's spoilertastic. Other tropes created by this situation are:
* {{spoiler|[[Stable Time Loop]]}}: ('''HEAVY SPOILERS''') ''The whole storyline.'' This also gives an in-game justification to the [[Virtual Paper Doll]] and [[New Game+]] systems. [http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7281/mitsumeteknightrtimelin.png See this chart for more details], but beware, it's spoilertastic. Other tropes created by this situation are:
** {{spoiler|[[Adam and Eve Plot]]}}: {{spoiler|1=Christopher MacLeod and Fairy Queen Pako, who become the Saint Genesis Father and Mother, after leaping back to the beginnings of time}}
** {{spoiler|[[Adam and Eve Plot]]}}: {{spoiler|1=Christopher MacLeod and Fairy Queen Pako, who become the Saint Genesis Father and Mother, after leaping back to the beginnings of time}}
** {{spoiler|[[Fantastic Romance]]}}: {{spoiler|1=Christopher MacLeod, a human, and Fairy Queen Pako}}
** {{spoiler|[[Fantastic Romance]]}}: {{spoiler|1=Christopher MacLeod, a human, and Fairy Queen Pako}}
** {{spoiler|[[My Own Grandpa]]}}: {{spoiler|1=Christopher MacLeod and Fairy Queen Pako}}
** {{spoiler|[[My Own Grandpa]]}}: {{spoiler|1=Christopher MacLeod and Fairy Queen Pako}}
* [[The Empire]]: {{spoiler|Orcadia is actually revealed as a ghastly one, [[New Game+|upon a second playthrough]]. The number of people and nations they screwed, and the horrific way they did it, in their thirst for power and continent domination, is astounding.}}
* [[The Empire]]: {{spoiler|Orcadia is actually revealed as a ghastly one, [[New Game+|upon a second playthrough]]. The number of people and nations they screwed, and the horrific way they did it, in their thirst for power and continent domination, is astounding.}}
* [[The Reveal]]: ('''HEAVY SPOILERS''') {{spoiler|1=[[The Hero]] and Captain of Orcadia's Royal Guards, Christopher MacLeod, is actually revealed upon a second playthrough, as [[The Mole|one of the O2 terrorist organisation's Big Four, acting as a mole]] waiting for the right time to strike and destroy Orcadia from within. He does this because he's thirsting for [[Revenge]], being [[Fallen Princess|the Prince of the fallen Kingdom Parmet]], destroyed by Orcadia's schemes, and having seen [[Dead Little Sister|his cute and beloved little sister Melinda]] slowly and horribly tortured to death by Orcadia}}.
* [[The Reveal]]: ('''HEAVY SPOILERS''') {{spoiler|1=[[The Hero]] and Captain of Orcadia's Royal Guards, Christopher MacLeod, is actually revealed upon a second playthrough, as [[The Mole|one of the O2 terrorist organisation's Big Four, acting as a mole]] waiting for the right time to strike and destroy Orcadia from within. He does this because he's thirsting for [[Revenge]], being [[Fallen Princess|the Prince of the fallen Kingdom Parmet]], destroyed by Orcadia's schemes, and having seen [[Dead Little Sister|his cute and beloved little sister Melinda]] slowly and horribly tortured to death by Orcadia}}.
* [[True Final Boss]]: Two of them, who are mutually exclusive since they appear depending on if you're on a License of Heartless odd-numbered playthrough, or a even-numbered playthrough: {{spoiler|General Kurgan of Orcadia}} in the first case, and {{spoiler|Calbares, the [[One-Winged Angel]] form of Dark Prince}} in the second case. Hope you carefully saved up those rare [[Invincibility Power-Up|Mandragore Roots/Magic Mushrooms]] you collected during your quest, [[Nintendo Hard|because you'll]] ''[[Nintendo Hard|need]]'' [[Nintendo Hard|them against those guys]].
* [[True Final Boss]]: Two of them, who are mutually exclusive since they appear depending on if you're on a License of Heartless odd-numbered playthrough, or a even-numbered playthrough: {{spoiler|General Kurgan of Orcadia}} in the first case, and {{spoiler|Calbares, the [[One-Winged Angel]] form of Dark Prince}} in the second case. Hope you carefully saved up those rare [[Invincibility Power-Up|Mandragore Roots/Magic Mushrooms]] you collected during your quest, [[Nintendo Hard|because you'll]] ''[[Nintendo Hard|need]]'' [[Nintendo Hard|them against those guys]].
* [[True Love's Kiss]]: Unlike in ''Mitsumete Knight'', the protagonist of ''Mitsumete Knight R'', Captain MacLeod, can get to kiss the girl [[Relationship Values|closest to him]] in his [[Five-Man Band|Five Girl Band]] in several instances.
* [[True Love's Kiss]]: Unlike in ''Mitsumete Knight'', the protagonist of ''Mitsumete Knight R'', Captain MacLeod, can get to kiss the girl [[Relationship Values|closest to him]] in his [[Five-Man Band|Five Girl Band]] in several instances.
* [[The Coats Are Off]]: Raizze does this in the anime opening sequence.
* [[The Coats Are Off]]: Raizze does this in the anime opening sequence.
* [[Virtual Paper Doll]]: A major game mechanic. In fact, some Japanese fans go as far as describing this game as "a clothes-gathering quest disguised as an RPG". Only partially true, as the plot reveals to be quite deeper and very dark upon the second playthrough. Some of the collectable clothes are the following:
* [[Virtual Paper Doll]]: A major game mechanic. In fact, some Japanese fans go as far as describing this game as "a clothes-gathering quest disguised as an RPG". Only partially true, as the plot reveals to be quite deeper and very dark upon the second playthrough. Some of the collectable clothes are the following:
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* [[Warp Whistle]]: The statues present in nearly every town of the game allow you to warp to any of those towns by touching them, but you first need to activate the system by gathering the 3 Slates of Earth, Sea and Sky scattered throughout the world, and then place them in the machine inside {{spoiler|the Pyramid}}.
* [[Warp Whistle]]: The statues present in nearly every town of the game allow you to warp to any of those towns by touching them, but you first need to activate the system by gathering the 3 Slates of Earth, Sea and Sky scattered throughout the world, and then place them in the machine inside {{spoiler|the Pyramid}}.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Each main character has one. MacLeod and Sophia [[Heroes Prefer Swords|both use a sword]] ; Raizze is a master fencer with [[Royal Rapier|the rapier]] ; Hanna has a [[Battle Boomerang|boomerang]] as a weapon ; Leslie uses [[Power Fist|claws]] ; and Linda's weapon is [[Whip It Good|a whip]].
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Each main character has one. MacLeod and Sophia [[Heroes Prefer Swords|both use a sword]] ; Raizze is a master fencer with [[Royal Rapier|the rapier]] ; Hanna has a [[Battle Boomerang|boomerang]] as a weapon ; Leslie uses [[Power Fist|claws]] ; and Linda's weapon is [[Whip It Good|a whip]].
* {{spoiler|[[Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters]]}}: The true nature of the terrorist organisation O2 (short for "The Opposition to Orcadia"), [[New Game+|revealed upon a second playthrough]].
* {{spoiler|[[Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters]]}}: The true nature of the terrorist organisation O2 (short for "The Opposition to Orcadia"), [[New Game+|revealed upon a second playthrough]].


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Ten of the sixteen main heroines of the game. Starting from the girl at the very top and clock-wise : Hanna, Anne, Noel, Raizze, Laury, Sophia, Menesys, Linda, Claire, and "Priscilla".

Mitsumete Knight (みつめてナイト, Mitsumete Naito, lit. « Admire Knight », « Gazing Knight ») is a 1997 Dating Sim on Playstation 1, made in cooperation by Konami, and Red Company (of Sakura Taisen fame). Spiritual Successor of Konami's smash hit Tokimeki Memorial : Forever with you, it uses the same game engine and most of its successful mechanics, but with several twists.

First, Mitsumete Knight is set, not in a high school setting, but in an odd hybrid medieval/fantasy setting, mixing medieval-heroic diplomacy and politics with modern technology with dashes of high fantasy sprinkled in, where you play as an Asian who has emigrated to Dolphan Kingdom as a mercenary, to win the war the country is engaged against its neighbour country, the Dukedom of Procchia. Thus, your goals are twofold : gaining the "Holy Knight" title, which will open you the roads towards fame and nobility, by helping Dolphan win the war and accomplishing heroic deeds ; and winning the heart of one of the local ladies you'll be meeting during the 3 years the game spans.

Second, while the dating part of the game is basically the same as in Tokimeki Memorial (meet girls, date them, please them, see special events and fight off rumors), Mitsumete Knight was the precursor of the future Tokimeki Memorial games (as it was released between Tokimemo 1 and Tokimemo 2) for an easier management of the girls, introducing several prototype ideas, the most notable being the replacement of the bombing system for a much-easier-to-deal-with Uneasiness Gauge and a MUCH lower frequency of rumor spreading. These ideas favour a more girl storyline specific challenge, a type of challenge Tokimeki Memorial 2 would focus on with great success.

Third, the stats management is slightly different as well. Unlike Tokimemo 1, your character is under a Level-up system, and your stats will only increase during one ; however, this gives you more flexibility in your stats' management, as you're not limited to use one command between two level-ups, allowing you to counter-balance stat-drops of a command by using an opposing-effect command, all while retaining the stat increases of both.

Fourth, the fighting part is more elaborate than in Tokimeki Memorial. The war battles are divided in two parts : one where you command a battalion made of Cavalry, Infantry and Archers fighting an enemy corps, in a Fire Emblem Tactical Rock-Paper-Scissors style ; then, you get to fight one of the enemy Generals in a one-on-one battle. Other one-on-one fights outside the war battles will occur, so make sure to have enough HP at all times, otherwise you'll be good for spending a week at the Hospital!

And fifth and probably the most important aspect of the game, since war is a major part of the storyline, Mistumete Knight has a radically different mood compared to the Tastes Like Diabetes setting of Tokimeki Memorial. Indeed, this setting is a Crap Saccharine World, with Dolphan Kingdom ruled by xenophobic evil nobles who abide by the Screw the Rules, I Have Money and We Have Reserves mottos; war is depicted as gloomy and a waste of human lives, and Anyone Can Die. Yes, such an usual thing for a Dating Sim, and this is one of the game's biggest strengths: depending on the player's choices, down to the type of blood you choose at the beginning of the game, several girls and main characters can die.

The girls' storylines are often rich and story-driven, with regular Break the Cutie and Tear Jerker moments, very much unlike Tokimemo; yet, despite all this, the game also has lots of funny and romantic moments. The characters have developed and complex personalities, and have a lot more interaction between them than in most Tokimeki Memorial games.

All in all, an excellent game victim of a bad combo of Overshadowed by Awesome by the more successful Tokimeki Memorial series, No Export for You and Widget Series. Knowledge of Japanese is pretty much needed to enjoy the rich storyline too, as the game is Japanese-only and has no Fan Translation.

For the note, Mitsumete Knight was followed by Mitsumete Knight R : Daibouken Hen, an Alternate Universe RPG game which bears more similarities with Sakura Taisen than with Tokimeki Memorial, where you play as a Captain leading a Five Girl Band in a quest for a MacGuffin which would cure the King. During the quest, you'll be able to try and win the heart of one of the 5 heroines.

Has a Character Sheet, and a Crowning Music of Awesome page. Please add character-specific tropes in the Character Sheet, unless they apply to several characters or can fit in the main article fine.


Tropes used in Mitsumete Knight include:

Mitsumete Knight (the original game) provides examples of:

  • All There in the Manual: The game does a fine job at giving out a lot of information about the rich universe the story takes place, but just like games like Fire Emblem 4, you'll miss out a lot of information if you're not listening the Drama CDs, and / or are not reading the author's notes published in several Dengeki Playstation Magazine issues. Fortunately, at least the author's notes are compiled in this in-depth Japanese Mitsumete Knight fansite.
  • Anyone Can Die
  • Aristocrats Are Evil: They're frikkin' rampant in this game. Johan is the sole direct representant of them you'll be able to interact with, but quite a few of them are pulling the wires behind the scenes.
  • Badass: The Eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian definitely all apply.
  • Betting Minigame: The Blackjack mini-game.
  • Big Damn Heroes: The Asian will get quite a number of these, where he saves the day and/or the girls.
  • Bittersweet Ending: The best you'll be able to grab in this game, as at the end of the game, the Asian will have to leave Dolphan Kingdom regardless of if you defeated all 8 Generals, got the Holy Knight title or even scored Princess Priscilla, because of the Expulsion of All Foreigners Act forcefully concluded by the powerful evil Pixis and Elites aristocrat families. The ending will then be bittersweet if you managed to score a girl, as they'll follow the Asian, with the exception of Laury, who's too young to go, and Sarah, whose body is currently too weak.. For those two, the Asian promises them to come back to them a few years later, when they'll be older / healed.
  • Book Ends: This game uses this narrative method, especially if you get a Bad Ending where you fail to get both the Holy Knight title and a girl. See the entry for a detailed explanation.
  • Cannot Spit It Out: Unlike Tokimemo, most characters are more sincere with their feelings with the Asian and consider themselves his girlfriend, as there's no legend holding them back. Some of them, such as Sophia, play it straight, though.
  • Color-Coded for Your Convenience: In war battles, your units are the blue ones, and the enemies' are the red ones. And in one-on-one duels, the Eight Generals also wear jet-red armor, while you wear blue-ish armor.
  • Crap Saccharine World: Many, MANY people are fooled by the bright graphics, the emphasis on the romance, and the advertising to think this is just another happy-go-lucky dating sim where Everybody Lives, the only opposition will be from the local Complete Monster bully or bully equivalent, and all that starts well ends well. The poor fools.
  • Curb Stomp Battle: If you train a strict minimum, you'll easy win most of your war battles.
  • Crapsack World: And how !
  • Dating Sim
  • Deadly Decadent Court: The kind King of Dolphan is not the real ruler of the Kingdom : the effective power is in the hands of Anabel Pixis, the evil lead of the powerful noble family Pixis, and the man leading the "Old Families's Two Wings" council, a council composed of the Pixis and Elites noble families which are deciding of Dolphan's policies, even though the king participates to sessions held by the council and technically (stress "technically") has a word in the decisions.
  • Deconstructor Fleet: Goes through Ruritanian, High, and Medieval fantasy like a chainsaw through warm butter.
  • Damsel in Distress / Rescue Romance : This game likes these tropes. There's at least 5 occurences of those, split between 3 girls.
  • Do Well, But Not Perfect: Several Titles, such as the "Blade of Darkness" one (which needs you to have less than 40 Medals - aka being beaten by most enemies in the game - combined with a Level 60 or more - aka whoring the Part-Time Jobs and having a tight EXP gaining schedule - ), which are needed to fill the Titles' Collection, fit this trope to a T.
  • Empathic Environment: This game loves using it, especially when it comes to War Battles (it's even lampshaded by Piko when you're about to fight Wolfgario in his masked version, and the unmasked version of the fight is a Battle in the Rain.) and dates to sinister-looking places. Averted however with the Graveyard, which is always sunny with a cloudless blue sky.
  • Ending Theme: The game has 3 of them: "Asu o Yume Mite", the Sophia-specific Ending song; "Koi o Suru To", the Anne-specific Ending song; and "Mitsumete", the regular Ending song used for all the other characters. "Koi o Suru To" is sung by Mariko Kouda, Anne's voice actor; the other two are sung by Hiroko Konishi, the voice actor of Sophia.
  • Everything's Better with Monkeys: In the Button Masher mini-game where you have to lift a maximum of heavy items in a set time at the Sports Festival, the timer is represented with a male and a female monkey, the male walking towards the female and stopping at times to eat the bananas scattered along the way.
  • Everything's Worse with Bears: During the game, the neighbouring citizens will eventually ask you to defeat a rampaging bear terrorizing the area.
  • Expy: Several characters are obvious Expies of characters from Tokimeki Memorial 1, such as Linda (of Mira Kagami), Lesley (of Ayako Katagiri), or Johan (of Rei Ijuin).
  • Fairy Companion: The Asian will be always followed by Piko, a being originating from his heart that only he can see, which will give good advices during the game.
  • Fortune Teller: The Asian will meet one during the Mid-Summer Festival. She'll tell him his destined person (i.e. the girl with the highest Love Gauge) as well as the girl's who accompanied him. If this girl is the same as the one who appeared in the Crystal Ball, this girl's Love Gauge will get a big boost. On the other hand, if the Asian don't know any girl by the time of this festival, the crystal ball will break and the Fortune Teller will ask for financial compensation.
  • Fragile Speedster: Quite a number of your opponents in one-on-one duels will be of this type.
  • General Gaming Gamepads: Mitsumete Knight is one of the few games compatible with the PS 1 Mouse.
  • Guide Dang It: Several girls require the player to see a specific event, or to go through a certain course of events : miss them, and it's impossible to win their heart.
  • Hello, Insert Name Here: Done in a creative way: As you, the Asian, are arriving to Dolphan, a Customs' Officer will meet you and ask you to fill in the Country Enterance Document, in which you'll have to write your name, birthday and blood type.
  • Hint System / Player Nudge : If you fail to score a girl, after the Bad End's credits, a Hint Screen will show up, giving you slightly veiled hints on elements you could have missed in your playthrough that caused your failure.
  • Hired Swords: Both sides on the war make extensive use of mercenaries to complement their respective regular armies. At Procchia's side is Valpha-Valaharian, known and feared as the strongest mercenary brigade of all the continent ; at Dolphan's side, a bunch of foreign mercenaries recruited en masse, the Asian (the player avatar) being one of them.
  • 100% Completion: This game loves this trope. Aside from the usual Dating Sim CG gallery (named the "Mitsumete Gallery" in this game), there's a Title Gallery which lists all the Titles you got during the game to complete, two mini-games to unlock, and you'll have to accomplish several quests to unlock all the secret items of the Secret Shop. A lot of playthroughs in prospect indeed.
  • Infinity+1 Sword: The Mitsumete Sword, which is actually the most powerful unlockable item in the Secret Shop, granting its user a boost of +10 pts in all stats.
  • Joshikousei: Even though this game is not in a High School setting like Tokimemo, roughly a third of the datable characters are High School girls (5 out of 16 characters).
  • Late Arrival Spoiler: For Japanese players of this franchise, it's not anymore a secret that Salishuan the Spy is Raizze Haimer. The Drama CDs assume you already have played the game (and more specifically having completed a Raizze Run), as the story is told from the girls' point of view (especially from Raizze's) instead from the Asian's.
  • Loads and Loads of Characters: Mitsumete Knight has a total of 38 individual characters having a sprite and appearing in person in the game. Add to this number a few characters who are only mentioned by name but are still crucial to the plot such as Anabel Pixis, and 3 minor Drama CD-only characters. And we're not mentioning the Mitsumete Knight R-exclusive characters here.
  • Lost Forever
  • Manga Adaptation: A single-tome one, titled Mitsumete Knight: Another Story. As the title says, it's a side-story telling the tale of two original characters, the sword-wielding Asian mercenary Kojirô (an Expy of the game's main protagonist), and Alissa, a mischevious young girl with a mysterious past. The setting takes place in Dolphan and several (but not all) of the game's characters are present, but they only play for the most part a cameo role in this story.
  • Mighty Glacier: A number of your opponents in one-on-one duels are of this type.
  • Money for Nothing: There's an Assets Level system in this game, telling your level of wealth from Commoner-like to Swimming In Dough-type, and you can increase it by doing Part-Time jobs, but it's mostly worthless as very few and minor elements in the game are affected by it.
  • Multiple Endings: Aside from the 16 girls's happy endings, there's also 3 Bad Endings one where you leave Dolphan with the Holy Knight title but without a girl, one where you get neither of them, and one where you fail to get Sophia and Johan marries her, and comes with her as you leave to taunt you, as well as three secrets endings with 3 NPCs : Mieu, Prim and Luna, which occur if you get a Bad Ending and have met them during the game.
  • Names to Know in Anime: Unlike Tokimeki Memorial 1 which used unknown or starting voice actors for money saving purposes (as it was a low-profile game until it got its sudden and spectacular success), Mitsumete Knight, then aimed to become the next Tokimemo-like Cash Cow Franchise (and in the end failed to become such), got a royal cast :
  • Names to Run Away From Really Fast / Sobriquet: All eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian have Badass and intimidating nicknames. Special mention goes to Wolfgario "The Ravager", leader of the Generals, and Zeelbis "The Bloody", one hell of a Complete Monster.
  • New Game+: If you manage to meet and defeat Sparkster during a playthrough, and save your game in a Memory Card after having completed your run, the Secret Shop will be available in the game's Option, allowing you to start a new game with a stat-boosting item. However, most items need to be unlocked via various specific quests during the game, such as reaching Level 64 in order to unlock the most powerful item, the Mitsumete Sword.
  • Not Named in Opening Credits: The names of the Eight Generals' seiyuu are not displayed in the second version of the game's opening, unlike in the first version which presents the heroines. This is probably (HEAVY SPOILERS) to avoid busting The Reveal about Salishuan the Spy being Raizze Haimer, by showing their seiyuu's name, Yumi Touma.
  • Parallel Porn Titles: There is a Eroge called Yumemite Knight.
  • Puzzle Game: The "Puzzle de Knight" minigame, unlockable and available in the Options once you finish a playthrough where you fought and beat Menesys at it.
  • Pyrrhic Victory: The Battle of Parsir, where you fight Meehilbis of the Ghosts ; Dolphan wins the battle, but at the cost of one third of its army, due to a trap masterfully executed by Meehilbis.
  • Romance Game
  • Sad Battle Music: "Sorrowful Blade", the battle theme played when fighting the enemy Eight General Salishuan the Spy, alias Raizze Haimer (one of the winnable main heroines), when she's torn between her duty and her love for the protagonist. You actually need to hear this theme to get her ending: if not, she's Lost Forever.
  • Schizo-Tech: Dolphan has a very advanced medecine level for a medieval country: blood transfusion is a common technique, plastic surgery seems to exist and to be effective as Hanna manages to heal a deep claw wound on the face without a single scar in an Event, and researches on heart diseases are already ongoing.
  • Screw the Rules, I Have Money: The Battle Cry of the evil nobles running rampant in this game, Johan leading them.
  • Shown Their Work / Reality Is Unrealistic: While the game has often gotten hammered by certain segments for supposedly being unrealistic, those who have studied feudal/royal politics and history will find tha the game gets a LOT disturbingly right and most of the major events were probably inspired by either medieval history or the history of Imperial Japan. Yes folks, this stuff actually happened in reality.
  • Snow Means Love: the Christmas Event in 3rd Year : as you and the girl in love with the Asian are going back home, snow will fall on Dolphan for the first time in the country's history since 38 years ago. However, in Anne's case, it's a case of Snow Means Death, since she realizes, as a Cute Ghost Girl who's on the way of getting rid of her regrets, she won't stay for long on this world.
  • Stillborn Franchise: Mitsumete Knight was planned as a Tokimeki Memorial-like Cash Cow Franchise, and it shows: co-created by the two companies responsible of the two lead Dating Sim franchises of the time, a spectacular voice cast, deep storyline, solid gameplay, a line of goods, favourable critics, lots of built hype one year before the game's actual release in March 1998... Only to meet average-ish good sales, not the expected killer profit (partially due to the public's vaning interest in DatingSims which started around that time). Realizing this, and with Tokimeki Memorial 2 around the corner, Konami canned the franchise one year later in 1999.
  • Tactical Rock-Paper-Scissors: Used in the corps' battle part of the war battles. Cavalry beats Infantry, who beats Archers, who beat Cavalry. There's a fourth unit type, the Mages, which can replace one of the three unit types if you have a Studies stat superior to your Horse Riding and Sword Fencing stats combined, which have double superiority, and this against all types, but are weaker defensively.
  • The Cameo: Sparkster of the Rocket Knight Adventures series appears in this game, as a one-on-one random opponent. If you manage to meet and defeat him, not only you can gain his Special Attack and the Title "Rocket Knight", but also once your file is complete, you'll gain access to the Secret Shop held by him.
  • The Peeping Tom: If the Asian works part-time as a beach lifeguard in summer, he randomly can get at peeping at girls he knows via a nautical telescope. Aside from getting a safe-for-work CG of the girl peeped at wearing a swimsuit, and a drop in affection from her, you get the "Peeping Tom" (Nozokiya) Title for your List of Titles.
  • The Reveal: TONS OF THEM. Most characters have their secrets, and quite a number of them are groundbreaking storyline-wise. No wonder the Character Sheet is chock-full of masked spoilers.
  • Video Game Cruelty Potential: Due to the fact the lives of several characters depend on your choices, there's a LOT of moments that fall in this trope.
  • Woman Scorned: Just like in Tokimemo, except that here it's easier to manage it.
  • World Building: The game thrives on this just as much as on the Anyone Can Die factor.
  • Xanatos Gambit: The Battle of Parsir is this for Meehilbis, turning it to his favor no matter the outcome. If he won the fight, it would have been beneficial for Valpha-Valaharian. But if he lost (as it ultimately becomes the case), this still is beneficial for Valpha-Valaharian, since Dolphan's army was severely crippled with his plan (the fact that Dolphan "win" was disastrous for them is acknowledged In-Universe).



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