Umineko: When They Cry: Difference between revisions

* [[Cooldown Hug]] - Ange toward Battler in the fourth arc. {{spoiler|Unfortunately, its double purpose is to [[Go Out with a Smile|keep him from seeing her as she's ripped apart]] for having said her name as Bernkastel's piece}}.

* [[Cosmic Chess Game]]

* [[Creepy Cathedral]] - Kinzo had a special chapel built near the mansion, where the first twilight of the second arc takes place. Happy Halloween for Maria indeed.

* [[Creepy Child]] - Maria has these moments from time to time, [[Evil Laugh|kihihihihihihi!]] It was turned [[Up to Eleven]] in the anime.

* [[Faceless Goons]] - The goat-headed butlers.

** Played in multiple episodes where it is shown that the goat heads are actually wearing "masks." {{spoiler|1=EP2 shows Bern taking off a goat head; EP4 had Goat-kun which, as mentioned above, reflects on his life; and EP6 has the entire Ushiromiya family taking off goat heads during Beato and Battler's wedding}}.

* [[The Fair Folk]] - While they're called "witches" and have all the traditional trappings, their existence, playing with reality and fiction and following seemingly nonsensical rules, has many similarities.

* [[Fair Play Whodunnit]] - This work is somewhat [[Tsundere|bipolar]] towards this trope. The very first trailer started with the words "No [http://www.diogenes-club.com/knoxrules.htm Knox]. No [http://gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca/vandine.htm Dine]. No [[Clueless Mystery|Fair]]". Then it begins with a fairly normal mystery plot which flies out of the window as witches and other magical beings keep appearing. But upon rereading earlier episodes it becomes obvious that all revelations were hinted at.

* [[Geodesic Cast]] - With the exception of Maria's branch, most of the cousins' families work kind of like this - one mother, one father, and one child. It gets more confusing later, with the introduction of Ange.

* [[Geometric Magic]] - The blood runes.

* [[Gilded Cage]] - Kuwadorian.

* [[Glove Slap]] - In EP6, {{spoiler|Beatrice throws a white glove at Erika}}, challenging her to a duel. Refusing would forever mark her a coward in the eyes of the entire magical community.

** In EP5, {{spoiler|Beato and Kinzo's phantom can be thought of as imaginary friends to Natsuhi.}}

** A recurring theme in the story is how the creation of one or more of these is actually a perfectly healthy way of coping with psychological stress. Maria's case especially is discussed in detail by Ange in EP4, and aside from Eva and {{spoiler|Natsuhi}}, this is eventually revealed to be how {{spoiler|Yasu, the real Beatrice, dealt with [[Ambiguous Gender|his/her]] orphan's ordeal and the injuries to his/her body.}}.

* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]] - {{spoiler|Beatrice}} during the EP4 tea party. And {{spoiler|1=Battler during EP5, complete with [[Ironic Echo]].}}

* [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]] - All of the Ushiromiyas have utterly impeccable fashion sense, as do the witches and demons. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that the former are [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job|all fabulously wealthy]], while the latter [[A Wizard Did It|have magic]].

* {{spoiler|[[Last Stand]]}} - EP8. {{spoiler|Ange-Beatrice crashes the afterparty, summons Eva-Beatrice, who in turn summons an infinite horde of goats that begin devouring the game board, forcing the fantasy characters to fight for their lives until the Golden Land opens up.}}

* [[Law of Inverse Fertility]] - Partially fed into issues between Natsuhi (unable to conceive for 12 years) and Eva (who gives birth earlier and thinks her son should be the heir).

* [[Legacy Immortality]] - Battler's hypothesis as to how [[Exact Words|the figure known as Kinzo Ushiromiya]] could take so much hands-on action in the fourth game {{spoiler|despite dying before the start of any game}} is that {{spoiler|someone took on his name and that the rest of the family acknowledged this}}.

* [[Legions of Hell]] - Beatrice's furniture.