The Prince of Tennis/Characters: Difference between revisions

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* [[Instant Fanclub]]: Which embarrasses him a LOT.

* [[Signature Move]]: 'Moon Volley.'

* [[Spell My Name ~~With~~ an "S"]]: Shuichiro, Syuichiro or Syuuichiro. Which one is it?

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Shuichiro, Syuichiro or Syuuichiro. Which one is it?

* [[Takayuki Kondo]]

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]

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* [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships]]: ...is there someone he has NOT been paired up with in fanwork?

* [[Signature Move]]: 'Higuma Otoshi, Tsubame Gaeshi.'

* [[Spell My Name ~~With~~ an "S"]]: Spelled either Shuusuke, Syusuke or Syuusuke within the fandom.

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Spelled either Shuusuke, Syusuke or Syuusuke within the fandom.

* [[Stepford Smiler]]: He has more issues than you'd think at first sight, but rarely lets his mask fall.

* [[Teen Genius]]

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* [[Weak but Skilled]]: His lack of physical strength has repeatedly been remarked upon, yet he makes up for it with his incredible techniques. It's quite telling when he's one of the top three players in Seigaku.

* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: In the chibi episodes he's usually portrayed as a female, be it as the grandmother of the Tenipuri family or the pretty girl searching for the "Lone Gunman".

** A lot of fanart has him in women's clothing as well, such as [http://carmenmcs.deviantart.com/art/Lady-Fujiko-chan-109771803 "Lady Fuji-ko"] which is a non-chibi version of the "Lone Gunman" Fuji, and [http://kyu-chanwich.deviantart.com/art/C-Tenisu-no-Sukaato-66995968 "Tennis Skirt"] which is Fuji playing tennis... [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|in a skirt.]]

** A lot of fanart has him in women's clothing as well, such as [http://carmenmcs.deviantart.com/art/Lady-Fujiko-chan-109771803 "Lady Fuji-ko"] which is a non-chibi version of the "Lone Gunman" Fuji, and [http://kyu-chanwich.deviantart.com/art/C-Tenisu-no-Sukaato-66995968 "Tennis Skirt"] which is Fuji playing tennis... [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|in a skirt.]]

* [[Yuki Kaida]]

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* [[Hiroki Takahashi]]

* [[Keet]]: Cheery, cute, sometimes squealing. Still, thanks to [[Character Development]], he gradually loses some of the shallow traits.

* [[Shipper On Deck]]: Along with Momo, he ships Sakuno/Ryoma.

* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Along with Momo, he ships Sakuno/Ryoma.

* [[Signature Move]]: 'Kikumaru Beam, Kikumaru Bazooka.'

* [[Verbal Tic]] "-nya!"

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* [[Kenjiro Tsuda]]

* [[Megane]]

* [[Shipper On Deck]]: Another Ryo/Saku fan.

* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Another Ryo/Saku fan.

* [[Sugar and Ice Guy]]

* [[Teen Genius]]

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* [[Purple Eyes]]

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The Red Oni to Kaidoh's and Ryoma's Blue.

* [[Shipper On Deck]]: Ships Sakuno/Ryoma fervently, and may dabble a little in [[Ho Yay|Eiji/Oishi]].

* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Ships Sakuno/Ryoma fervently, and may dabble a little in [[Ho Yay|Eiji/Oishi]].

* [[Signature Move]]: 'Dunk Smash, Jack Knife.'

* [[Wife-Basher Basher]]: Really hates it when a girl gets threatened.

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* [[Face of a Thug]]

* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: Kids might fear him, but animals love him (but sometimes they get scared away because of his [[Face of a Thug|face.]])

* [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]]: The ''very'' odd mix of this and [[Tsundere]].

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: The ''very'' odd mix of this and [[Tsundere]].

* [[Kohei Kiyasu]]

* [[Perpetual Frowner]]

* [[Plot Powered Stamina]]

* [[Plot-Powered Stamina]]

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: His Blue Oni to Momo's Red. The Red Oni to Inui's Blue.

* [[Signature Move]]: 'Boomerang Snake.'

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* [[Curtains Match the Window]]

* [[Kick the Dog]]: His treatment of Yuuta.

** {{spoiler|[[Hoist By His Own Petard]] and [[Humiliation Conga]]}}

** {{spoiler|[[Hoist by His Own Petard]] and [[Humiliation Conga]]}}

*** {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]].}}

* [[Smug Snake]]

* [[Stalker ~~With~~ a Crush]]: To Yuuta, at least in fanon. Considering his behavior to him [[Likes Older Women|and his sister Yumiko]], it's not that hard to see where it comes from.

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: To Yuuta, at least in fanon. Considering his behavior to him [[Likes Older Women|and his sister Yumiko]], it's not that hard to see where it comes from.

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Tropes associated with Nomura:

* [[The Short Guy ~~With~~ Glasses]]

* [[The Short Guy with Glasses]]

* [[Takayuki Kondo]]

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* [[Eyes of Gold]]

* [[Jerkass]]

** [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]]

** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Nozomu Sasaki]]

* [[Underaged Smoking]]: [[All There in the Manual|In one of the fanbooks]] there's a section on what some of the characters carry in their bags. It's blurred out, but you can faintly tell that it's a packet of cigerettes. Also, he's 15.

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* [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Before the Nationals, he hones his insight to create World of Ice, a technique that can see any given player's blind spots. At first, you'd wonder why the creator chose ice. Hyotei actually means 'Ice Emperor'.

* [[Gorgeous George]]: Fanfiction often flanderize him as one of these.

* [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]]: So much. The biggest example is "Atobe kara no okurimono", in which he organizes a whole festival to {{spoiler|cheer up Kabaji after his beloved older sister gets engaged.}}

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: So much. The biggest example is "Atobe kara no okurimono", in which he organizes a whole festival to {{spoiler|cheer up Kabaji after his beloved older sister gets engaged.}}

** What he spends his allowance on? Treating out his club members.

* [[Junichi Suwabe]]

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* [[Crazy Jealous Guy]]: [[Ho Yay|With Oshitari Yuushi]].

* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Can jump very high, even higher than Eiji... but his stamina is terrible.

* [[Jerkass]] <- -> [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]].

* [[Jerkass]] <- -> [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]].

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Red Oni to both Oshitari's and Hiyoshi's Blue Oni.

* [[Sempai-Kohai]]: With Hiyoshi

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* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: The sensitive guy to Shishido's manly man.

* [[Signature Move]]: 'Scud serve.'

* [[Spell My Name ~~With~~ an "S"]] Ohtori/Ootori/Otori... and then Choutarou/Choutaroh/Chohtarou.

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]] Ohtori/Ootori/Otori... and then Choutarou/Choutaroh/Chohtarou.

* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Although he is ''much'' nicer than what the trope suggests.

* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Gender flipped, but otherwise an almost perfect example.

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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Gekokujou!"

* {{spoiler|[[Cry Cute]]}}

* [[Heir to ~~The~~ Dojo]]: Comes from a martial arts-centered clan. His ending in ''Gakuensai no Oujisama'' game has him actually inviting the lead girl, now his girlfriend, to the dojo so she watch him practice and then meet his family.

* [[Heir to the Dojo]]: Comes from a martial arts-centered clan. His ending in ''Gakuensai no Oujisama'' game has him actually inviting the lead girl, now his girlfriend, to the dojo so she watch him practice and then meet his family.

* [[Kung Fu Kid]]: He bases his tennis style on martial arts.

* [[Masami Iwasaki]]

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* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]

* [[Chick Magnet]]

* [[Everything's Better ~~With~~ Sparkles]]

* [[Everything's Better with Sparkles]]

* [[Fiery Redhead]]

* [[Large Ham]]

* [[Masami Kikuchi]]

** [[Playing Against Type]]: Come on it, [[Ahy Goddess|Keiichi]] and [[Tenchi Muyo|Tenchi]]!

** [[Playing Against Type]]: Come on it, [[Ahy Goddess|Keiichi]] and [[Tenchi Muyo!|Tenchi]]!

* [[Nice Hat|Nice Cap]]

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* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: Slaps his companions around instead of assigning laps or lectures.

* [[Brown Eyes]]

* [[Born in ~~The~~ Wrong Century]]: He acts like an old man in a teenager's body. Or as a [[Samurai]] [[Fish Out of Temporal Water|stuck in the modern times.]]

* [[Born in the Wrong Century]]: He acts like an old man in a teenager's body. Or as a [[Samurai]] [[Fish Out of Temporal Water|stuck in the modern times.]]

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Tarundoru".

* [[Heir to ~~The~~ Dojo]]: Of a famous ''kendo'' one. His endings in the dating sims often involve bringing the lead female to the Sanada dojo.

* [[Heir to the Dojo]]: Of a famous ''kendo'' one. His endings in the dating sims often involve bringing the lead female to the Sanada dojo.

* {{spoiler|[[Hit Me Dammit]]}}

* [[Kendo Team Captain]]: Subverted: he has the looks, attitude ''and'' skills, but prefers tennis rather than kendo.

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* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: He once fell asleep on the bus while on his way to school... and crossed all the way from Kanagawa to Tokyo. In his ''Sanroku no Mystic'' route he actually falls aleep on Tsugumi more than once.

* [[I Can Still Fight]]: In the anime, during his match with Kevin Smith he injures his shoulder by colliding with the net pole. {{spoiler|After so long he's forced to forfeit the match as the pain becomes too unbearable to carry on.}}

* [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]]: His violent and cocky behavior in courts contrasts with his child-like naivete.

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: His violent and cocky behavior in courts contrasts with his child-like naivete.

* [[Showtaro Morikubo]]

* [[Signature Move]]: 'Knuckle serve.'

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* [[Jerkass]]

** [[Jerkass Woobie]]

*** [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]]

*** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Reiko Kiuchi]]

* [[Unknown Rival]]

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Tropes associated with Shiranui and Aragaki:

* [[Plot Powered Stamina]]

* [[Plot-Powered Stamina]]

* [[Those Two Guys]]

* [[Stone Wall]]: They can't use Okinawan Tennis techniques, but they make up for it with sheer staying power that could give [[Plot Powered Stamina|Kaidoh]] a run for his money.

* [[Stone Wall]]: They can't use Okinawan Tennis techniques, but they make up for it with sheer staying power that could give [[Plot-Powered Stamina|Kaidoh]] a run for his money.

== Other Characters ==

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* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]

* [[Love At First Punch]]

* [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: His tennis abilities haven't diminished, but he loves acting like a moron until he's got to comment on tennis or play.

* [[Perma Stubble]]

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* [[Dojikko]]

* [[Informed Ability]]

* [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Ted Baxter]]

* [[The Scrappy]]

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* [[Hot-Blooded]]

* [[Jerkass]]: Especially at the beginning.

** [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]]: Sparsely, but it's there.

** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Sparsely, but it's there.

* [[Norihisa Mori]]