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* [[Anticlimax]]: If you are paired up with them, Jin and Muneshige will get in a fight. Then Kasumimaru will show up and interrupt them before a real victor is decided. (Presumably, this is to keep the player's subsequent decisions from being influenced by knowing who is the better fighter.) The Bad endings also involve a certain amount of anticlimax since {{spoiler|there's no final confrontation with Harumoto}}.
* [[Anticlimax]]: If you are paired up with them, Jin and Muneshige will get in a fight. Then Kasumimaru will show up and interrupt them before a real victor is decided. (Presumably, this is to keep the player's subsequent decisions from being influenced by knowing who is the better fighter.) The Bad endings also involve a certain amount of anticlimax since {{spoiler|there's no final confrontation with Harumoto}}.
* [[Armor Is Useless]]: Nobody seems to be wearing any. {{spoiler|Mon-Mon subverts it by wearing chain mail under his clothes, which saves him from a kunai in the back.}}
* [[Armor Is Useless]]: Nobody seems to be wearing any. {{spoiler|Mon-Mon subverts it by wearing chain mail under his clothes, which saves him from a kunai in the back.}}
* [[Armor Piercing Slap]]: Sayori does this to Ittosai when he gets to be a real jerk. He doesn't react much other than to complain about being hit. She also does it to Mon-Mon when he feigns a fatal injury to gain sympathy, though it's less surprising that he doesn't strike back.
* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: Sayori does this to Ittosai when he gets to be a real jerk. He doesn't react much other than to complain about being hit. She also does it to Mon-Mon when he feigns a fatal injury to gain sympathy, though it's less surprising that he doesn't strike back.
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Hatsuhime was going to be married off to a ''ten-year-old'' by her retainer.
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Hatsuhime was going to be married off to a ''ten-year-old'' by her retainer.
* [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking]]: A variant when Harumoto is listing off his reasons for getting rid of the princess: She's irresponsible, she'd weaken the clan, her presence ruins the chance for a more suitable heir to take power (and thus for Harumoto to control the puppet heir)... and then he starts going on about how Hatsuhime makes a fuss over yakiniku.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: A variant when Harumoto is listing off his reasons for getting rid of the princess: She's irresponsible, she'd weaken the clan, her presence ruins the chance for a more suitable heir to take power (and thus for Harumoto to control the puppet heir)... and then he starts going on about how Hatsuhime makes a fuss over yakiniku.
{{quote| '''Harumoto:''' "And then, demanding '''MANGO PUDDING!''' Where are we supposed to get the mangos?! Does she think this is a tropical island? Do we live in ''Jakarta?''"}}
{{quote| '''Harumoto:''' "And then, demanding '''MANGO PUDDING!''' Where are we supposed to get the mangos?! Does she think this is a tropical island? Do we live in ''Jakarta?''"}}
* [[Badass Cape]]: Yo and Bo wear capes "because they are cool".
* [[Badass Cape]]: Yo and Bo wear capes "because they are cool".
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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Sayori trips and falls as she and Muneshige are running to first escape the castle. The ninjas have her surrounded and are about to kill her. Enter five [[Casual Danger Dialog|wise-cracking heroes]]. Those poor ninjas never regain their competence.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Sayori trips and falls as she and Muneshige are running to first escape the castle. The ninjas have her surrounded and are about to kill her. Enter five [[Casual Danger Dialog|wise-cracking heroes]]. Those poor ninjas never regain their competence.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|The Bad and Forgotten Dream endings. Hatsuhime is home safe, but Sayori doesn't get her guy.}}
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|The Bad and Forgotten Dream endings. Hatsuhime is home safe, but Sayori doesn't get her guy.}}
* [[Blind Without Em]]: Ittosai, probably. {{spoiler|In his Good ending, Sayori tells him her real self is rather plain, not beautiful like Hatsuhime. Ittosai replies that this is a good thing, as his eyesight is rather weak and he'd be jealous if other men were admiring her beauty when he could not.}}
* [[Blind Without'Em]]: Ittosai, probably. {{spoiler|In his Good ending, Sayori tells him her real self is rather plain, not beautiful like Hatsuhime. Ittosai replies that this is a good thing, as his eyesight is rather weak and he'd be jealous if other men were admiring her beauty when he could not.}}
* [[Blood Knight]]: Ittosai. He ''really'' loves killing.
* [[Blood Knight]]: Ittosai. He ''really'' loves killing.
* [[Bloodless Carnage]]: Averted oh-so-much, but somehow without going ''completely'' overboard.
* [[Bloodless Carnage]]: Averted oh-so-much, but somehow without going ''completely'' overboard.
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* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]: The guys slip into these often, with roles changing hands frequently.
* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]: The guys slip into these often, with roles changing hands frequently.
* [[Bottomless Bladder]]: While hiding under the floor of the enemy castle for several days, Sayori notes that Muneshige snuck out to bring back food and water...and curiously doesn't mention what they did with the waste products of said food and water.
* [[Bottomless Bladder]]: While hiding under the floor of the enemy castle for several days, Sayori notes that Muneshige snuck out to bring back food and water...and curiously doesn't mention what they did with the waste products of said food and water.
* [[Bound and Gagged]]: Mon-Mon asks you to tie Yo's hands so he doesn't thrash around {{spoiler|while he's sewing the gunshot wound closed.}} The result is very much [[Does This Remind You of Anything]].
* [[Bound and Gagged]]: Mon-Mon asks you to tie Yo's hands so he doesn't thrash around {{spoiler|while he's sewing the gunshot wound closed.}} The result is very much [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]].
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: The guys like to tease Mon-Mon about "not being one of the characters you can get at the end of the game".
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: The guys like to tease Mon-Mon about "not being one of the characters you can get at the end of the game".
* [[Bridal Carry]]: Bo does it in one scene. Muneshige and Mon-Mon give piggyback rides.
* [[Bridal Carry]]: Bo does it in one scene. Muneshige and Mon-Mon give piggyback rides.
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* [[But Now I Must Go]]: {{spoiler|The Bad endings, usually thanks to the pendant taking Sayori back to her own time in spite of her wishes. In Jin's Bad ending, he beats it to the jump, taking off without even waiting around to get paid.}}
* [[But Now I Must Go]]: {{spoiler|The Bad endings, usually thanks to the pendant taking Sayori back to her own time in spite of her wishes. In Jin's Bad ending, he beats it to the jump, taking off without even waiting around to get paid.}}
* [[But Thou Must]]: Quite a few decisions seem to have no influence on events. All of them ultimately affect the ending, however.
* [[But Thou Must]]: Quite a few decisions seem to have no influence on events. All of them ultimately affect the ending, however.
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: Everybody does. They usually have [[Non Indicative Name|ridiculously long and convoluted names]], too.
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: Everybody does. They usually have [[Non-Indicative Name|ridiculously long and convoluted names]], too.
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Happens a couple times, but especially with Jin.
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Happens a couple times, but especially with Jin.
* [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]]: The only girl who appears onscreen besides yourself is Hatsuhime (who kinda is still you, in a way). A couple of maids may speak during the endings, but they never get to be in the picture.
* [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]]: The only girl who appears onscreen besides yourself is Hatsuhime (who kinda is still you, in a way). A couple of maids may speak during the endings, but they never get to be in the picture.
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* [[CPR Clean Pretty Reliable]]: {{spoiler|1=In Mon-Mon's ending, Hatsuhime is choked by Nobumasa. Mon-Mon uses CPR to revive her with little to no problems, despite the fact that she had neither breath nor heartbeat. It does result in Sayori and Hatsuhime's minds switching back, though.}}
* [[CPR Clean Pretty Reliable]]: {{spoiler|1=In Mon-Mon's ending, Hatsuhime is choked by Nobumasa. Mon-Mon uses CPR to revive her with little to no problems, despite the fact that she had neither breath nor heartbeat. It does result in Sayori and Hatsuhime's minds switching back, though.}}
* [[Crash Into Hello]]: Hatsuhime literally runs into Jin at the festival. Nearly pulls his haori off, too.
* [[Crash Into Hello]]: Hatsuhime literally runs into Jin at the festival. Nearly pulls his haori off, too.
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]: Jin's fighting stance is said to be wide open and full of holes, prompting much mocking from both friends and enemies, but attempts to attack him are swiftly parried or dodged.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Jin's fighting stance is said to be wide open and full of holes, prompting much mocking from both friends and enemies, but attempts to attack him are swiftly parried or dodged.
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: The guys all have some little secret to discover. How dark and troubled it is varies.
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: The guys all have some little secret to discover. How dark and troubled it is varies.
* [[Dark Skinned Redhead]]: Jin.
* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]]: Jin.
* [[Dead Little Sister]]: Brother, actually. {{spoiler|Mon-Mon's younger brother was killed in retaliation for Mon-Mon defeating a street thug. Worse, it was set up to look like he did it.}}
* [[Dead Little Sister]]: Brother, actually. {{spoiler|Mon-Mon's younger brother was killed in retaliation for Mon-Mon defeating a street thug. Worse, it was set up to look like he did it.}}
* [[David Versus Goliath]]: Nobumasa is bigger than anyone else in the game, but this is especially noticeable if he's facing Yo.
* [[David Versus Goliath]]: Nobumasa is bigger than anyone else in the game, but this is especially noticeable if he's facing Yo.
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* [[The Drifter]]: Ittosai, the loner.
* [[The Drifter]]: Ittosai, the loner.
* [[Drop the Cow]]: Sometimes, the silliness just gets ''random''.
* [[Drop the Cow]]: Sometimes, the silliness just gets ''random''.
* [[Dual Wielding]]: Muneshige does this.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Muneshige does this.
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: Bo claims he should be allowed to guard the Princess during her bath because he "looks androgynous" with his long hair and wouldn't disturb her as much as the other guys. (Nobody else is buying it.)
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: Bo claims he should be allowed to guard the Princess during her bath because he "looks androgynous" with his long hair and wouldn't disturb her as much as the other guys. (Nobody else is buying it.)
* [[The Dulcinea Effect]]: Aside from money, the reason Yo, Jin, Bo, and Mon-Mon take on the assignment of rescuing Hatsuhime is that she's a ''princess'' and they might get a [[Smooch of Victory|reward kiss]].
* [[The Dulcinea Effect]]: Aside from money, the reason Yo, Jin, Bo, and Mon-Mon take on the assignment of rescuing Hatsuhime is that she's a ''princess'' and they might get a [[Smooch of Victory|reward kiss]].
* [[Eating the Eye Candy]]: The Forgotten Dream endings have Sayori able to remember only some small detail of the guy - his hair, his eyes, etc. - and her feelings for him.
* [[Eating the Eye Candy]]: The Forgotten Dream endings have Sayori able to remember only some small detail of the guy - his hair, his eyes, etc. - and her feelings for him.
* [[Economy Cast]]
* [[Economy Cast]]
* [[Eek a Mouse]]: Sayori and Hatsuhime both agree that mice, cockroaches, spiderwebs, and other such nasties are abhorrent.
* [[Eek! A Mouse!]]: Sayori and Hatsuhime both agree that mice, cockroaches, spiderwebs, and other such nasties are abhorrent.
* [[Enemy Mine]]: Ittosai was a former adversary to Yo, Jin, and Bo. ''Especially'' Jin.
* [[Enemy Mine]]: Ittosai was a former adversary to Yo, Jin, and Bo. ''Especially'' Jin.
* [[Epunymous Title]]: "Yojinbo" (more commonly romanized as "yojimbo") is a Japanese word meaning "bodyguard." The three main characters are called Yo, Jin, and Bo. The official English title is "Yo-Jin-Bo: [[Department of Redundancy Department|the Bodyguards]]," making it a combination of this and [[You Are the Translated Foreign Word]].
* [[Epunymous Title]]: "Yojinbo" (more commonly romanized as "yojimbo") is a Japanese word meaning "bodyguard." The three main characters are called Yo, Jin, and Bo. The official English title is "Yo-Jin-Bo: [[Department of Redundancy Department|the Bodyguards]]," making it a combination of this and [[You Are the Translated Foreign Word]].
* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Bo laments a crossdresser hitting on him in the opening at the festival.
* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Bo laments a crossdresser hitting on him in the opening at the festival.
* [[Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs]]: Hatsuhime has a big red bow in her hair.
* [[Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs]]: Hatsuhime has a big red bow in her hair.
* [[Everythings Better With Princesses]]
* [[Everything's Better With Princesses]]
* [[Everythings Better With Samurai]]
* [[Everything's Better With Samurai]]
* [[Everythings Better With Sparkles]]
* [[Everything's Better With Sparkles]]
* [[Everythings Better With Spinning]]: Yo's special attack, Whirlwind Revolution Kick.
* [[Everything's Better With Spinning]]: Yo's special attack, Whirlwind Revolution Kick.
* [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French]]: The English subtitles convert most of Bo's [[Gratuitous English]] into [[Gratuitous French]]; this is presumably why.
* [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French]]: The English subtitles convert most of Bo's [[Gratuitous English]] into [[Gratuitous French]]; this is presumably why.
* [[Evil Eye]]: Kasumimaru's artificial left eye, which is key to the spell he uses to blind his opponents.
* [[Evil Eye]]: Kasumimaru's artificial left eye, which is key to the spell he uses to blind his opponents.
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* [[Face Palm]]: Ittosai has not one, but ''two'' facepalming sprites, due to the fact that he feels he's [[Surrounded By Idiots]].
* [[Face Palm]]: Ittosai has not one, but ''two'' facepalming sprites, due to the fact that he feels he's [[Surrounded By Idiots]].
* [[Fake Out Make Out]]: In Bo and Muneshige's paths, this nearly happens when Nobumasa demands proof that Sayori is her chosen bodyguard's wife and not Hatsuhime. Nobumasa always interrupts before they can actually kiss, however.
* [[Fake Out Make Out]]: In Bo and Muneshige's paths, this nearly happens when Nobumasa demands proof that Sayori is her chosen bodyguard's wife and not Hatsuhime. Nobumasa always interrupts before they can actually kiss, however.
* [[Family Unfriendly Death]]: There are six guys. {{spoiler|Nobumasa}} gets himself killed six spectacular different ways.
* [[Family-Unfriendly Death]]: There are six guys. {{spoiler|Nobumasa}} gets himself killed six spectacular different ways.
* [[Family Unfriendly Violence]]: {{spoiler|Likewise Kasumimaru loses his arm six times, complete with as much blood as is befitting a severed appendage. [[Disney Villain Death|He then plummets over the edge of a cliff]], but you don't see his body.}}
* [[Family-Unfriendly Violence]]: {{spoiler|Likewise Kasumimaru loses his arm six times, complete with as much blood as is befitting a severed appendage. [[Disney Villain Death|He then plummets over the edge of a cliff]], but you don't see his body.}}
* [[Fan Service]]: Six guys + hot spring. You do the math.
* [[Fan Service]]: Six guys + hot spring. You do the math.
** There is also a [[Panty Shot|shot up Sayori's skirt]] in the opening chapter.
** There is also a [[Panty Shot|shot up Sayori's skirt]] in the opening chapter.
** In Jin's Good ending, {{spoiler|Mon-Mon mentions "that bit of fanservice in [[Space Battleship Yamato]] [[Out of Clothes Experience|where all the women lose their clothes after they warp]]." They can't even keep it out of the shoutouts.}}.
** In Jin's Good ending, {{spoiler|Mon-Mon mentions "that bit of fanservice in [[Space Battleship Yamato]] [[Out-of-Clothes Experience|where all the women lose their clothes after they warp]]." They can't even keep it out of the shoutouts.}}.
* [[Fantastic Romance]]: Sayori would never have met any of them if it weren't for that [[MacGuffin|time-traveling pendant]].
* [[Fantastic Romance]]: Sayori would never have met any of them if it weren't for that [[MacGuffin|time-traveling pendant]].
* [[Festival Episode]]: The opening of the game.
* [[Festival Episode]]: The opening of the game.
* [[Finger Lickin Evil]]: One of Ittosai's sprites has him licking his own forearm.
* [[Finger-Lickin' Evil]]: One of Ittosai's sprites has him licking his own forearm.
* [[First Kiss]]: Sayori's a bit of a quiet sort, so she's never kissed a guy before. It's uncertain if any of the guys have any experience.
* [[First Kiss]]: Sayori's a bit of a quiet sort, so she's never kissed a guy before. It's uncertain if any of the guys have any experience.
* [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]]: Subverted, mostly thanks to the [[Purely Aesthetic Era]]: Sayori has no trouble fitting in since everyone else is constantly making modern pop culture references and such anyhow.
* [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]]: Subverted, mostly thanks to the [[Purely Aesthetic Era]]: Sayori has no trouble fitting in since everyone else is constantly making modern pop culture references and such anyhow.
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* [[A Glass of Chianti]]: Harumoto usually has a glass on his desk.
* [[A Glass of Chianti]]: Harumoto usually has a glass on his desk.
* [[Goldfish Scooping Game]]: Hatsuhime plays one... by scooping the fish up in the bowl, instead of with the paper net.
* [[Goldfish Scooping Game]]: Hatsuhime plays one... by scooping the fish up in the bowl, instead of with the paper net.
* [[Gorgeous Period Dress]]: Everyone's costumes are bright and colorful, but their Japan-ness ranges from Hatsuhime's intricate kimono and obi to Yo's more European wear to Ittosai's odd [[Fur and Loathing|fur jacket]], [[Hell Bent for Leather|leather pants, and belt]].
* [[Gorgeous Period Dress]]: Everyone's costumes are bright and colorful, but their Japan-ness ranges from Hatsuhime's intricate kimono and obi to Yo's more European wear to Ittosai's odd [[Fur and Loathing|fur jacket]], [[Hell-Bent for Leather|leather pants, and belt]].
* [[Gotta Catch Em All]]: The game has several CGI scenes and clips of music for you to collect (view/hear them once and they're in your collection for forever).
* [[Gotta Catch Em All]]: The game has several CGI scenes and clips of music for you to collect (view/hear them once and they're in your collection for forever).
* [[Gratuitous English]]: Sprinkled here and there.
* [[Gratuitous English]]: Sprinkled here and there.
* [[Gratuitous French]]: Bo in the English localization.
* [[Gratuitous French]]: Bo in the English localization.
* [[Gratuitous Spanish]]: A photographer in Mon-Mon's Good ending in the subtitles.
* [[Gratuitous Spanish]]: A photographer in Mon-Mon's Good ending in the subtitles.
* [[Green Eyed Monster]]: Jin and Muneshige are especially prone to it.
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: Jin and Muneshige are especially prone to it.
* [[Green Eyes]]
* [[Green Eyes]]
** Hatsuhime, who is always sneaking out of the castle and can be a sharp-tongued spitfire.
** Hatsuhime, who is always sneaking out of the castle and can be a sharp-tongued spitfire.
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* [[Hazel Eyes]]: Yo, and maybe Muneshige.
* [[Hazel Eyes]]: Yo, and maybe Muneshige.
* [[Headbutt Thermometer]]: Sayori does this to Yo as he's sleeping.
* [[Headbutt Thermometer]]: Sayori does this to Yo as he's sleeping.
* [[Hell Bent for Leather]]: Ittosai wears leather pants and boots, and a long strip of leather wrapped around his upper body.
* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]: Ittosai wears leather pants and boots, and a long strip of leather wrapped around his upper body.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]:
* [[Heroic BSOD]]:
** Jin around girls. {{spoiler|Both Jin and Muneshige in Ittosai's good end, when Hatsuhime/Sayori says she's dating him.}}
** Jin around girls. {{spoiler|Both Jin and Muneshige in Ittosai's good end, when Hatsuhime/Sayori says she's dating him.}}
** In a much more serious example, {{spoiler|Ittosai mentally checks out completely for a few minutes thanks to a round of [[Armor Piercing Question|Armor Piercing Questions]] from Bo. He comes out of it to some extent in order to protect Sayori, but remains pretty shaken.}}
** In a much more serious example, {{spoiler|Ittosai mentally checks out completely for a few minutes thanks to a round of [[Armor-Piercing Question|Armor Piercing Questions]] from Bo. He comes out of it to some extent in order to protect Sayori, but remains pretty shaken.}}
* [[Heroic Resolve]]: Happens occasionally towards the end of the game, but ''especially'' in the guys' Good endings.
* [[Heroic Resolve]]: Happens occasionally towards the end of the game, but ''especially'' in the guys' Good endings.
** [[Heroic Second Wind]]: Often part of the above.
** [[Heroic Second Wind]]: Often part of the above.
* [[He Who Must Not Be Seen]]: And she. Any of Sayori's modern-day history club members and any servant girls or vasals in the castle will not have any face at all. Sayori herself is never shown in a full-body shot (outside of special painterly images), but only as a small face beside her speech. She's also unvoiced.
* [[He Who Must Not Be Seen]]: And she. Any of Sayori's modern-day history club members and any servant girls or vasals in the castle will not have any face at all. Sayori herself is never shown in a full-body shot (outside of special painterly images), but only as a small face beside her speech. She's also unvoiced.
* [[Her Heart Will Go On]]: {{spoiler|The Bad endings. Sayori arrives home in the future, with her beau long dead. But she gets to make a little speech to herself about how she'll remember him.}}
* [[Her Heart Will Go On]]: {{spoiler|The Bad endings. Sayori arrives home in the future, with her beau long dead. But she gets to make a little speech to herself about how she'll remember him.}}
* [[Hey You]]: Ittosai calls Sayori "woman" throughout the entire game, up until his Good and Bad endings.
* [[Hey, You]]: Ittosai calls Sayori "woman" throughout the entire game, up until his Good and Bad endings.
* [[Highly Visible Ninja]]
* [[Highly-Visible Ninja]]
* [[High Pressure Blood]]: Certain scenes have blood spurting everywhere, but it's usually from a ''very major'' injury such as a knife to the throat or an arm cut completely off. More minor injuries show less blood.
* [[High-Pressure Blood]]: Certain scenes have blood spurting everywhere, but it's usually from a ''very major'' injury such as a knife to the throat or an arm cut completely off. More minor injuries show less blood.
* [[Hime Cut]]: Hatsuhime, of course.
* [[Hime Cut]]: Hatsuhime, of course.
* [[Hitchhiker Heroes]]: Though we don't know how they met, Yo, Jin, Bo, and Mon-Mon are a wandering band.
* [[Hitchhiker Heroes]]: Though we don't know how they met, Yo, Jin, Bo, and Mon-Mon are a wandering band.
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* [[Hot Springs Episode]]: And you can spy on the guys.
* [[Hot Springs Episode]]: And you can spy on the guys.
* [[Human Shield]]: Harumoto uses Hatsuhime as one.
* [[Human Shield]]: Harumoto uses Hatsuhime as one.
* [[Huge Guy Tiny Girl]]: Mon-Mon and Muneshige are both quite buff, while Hatsuhime is petite and dainty. Bo is tall, but not quite as muscular.
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Mon-Mon and Muneshige are both quite buff, while Hatsuhime is petite and dainty. Bo is tall, but not quite as muscular.
* [[Humble Hero]]: Most of the guys.
* [[Humble Hero]]: Most of the guys.
* [[Hurricane Kick]]: Yo's special attack, Whirlwind Revolution Kick. So fast it can remove body parts.
* [[Hurricane Kick]]: Yo's special attack, Whirlwind Revolution Kick. So fast it can remove body parts.
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* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Muneshige likes to make these. The other guys join in, too.
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Muneshige likes to make these. The other guys join in, too.
* [[Ineffectual Death Threats]]: Jin gets very angry at Yo and Bo, particularly when it comes to women, parties, and his popularity. {{spoiler|Hatsuhime threatens everyone in Yo's Good ending.}}
* [[Ineffectual Death Threats]]: Jin gets very angry at Yo and Bo, particularly when it comes to women, parties, and his popularity. {{spoiler|Hatsuhime threatens everyone in Yo's Good ending.}}
* [[In Harms Way|In Harm's Way]]: It's implied that at least part of why the guys keep moving is just for the simple sake of adventure.
* [[In Harm's Way]]: It's implied that at least part of why the guys keep moving is just for the simple sake of adventure.
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Yo does not wear ''gym shorts'', he wears ''capris'' (or, in the voiceover, ''haafu pantsu'').
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Yo does not wear ''gym shorts'', he wears ''capris'' (or, in the voiceover, ''haafu pantsu'').
* [[Instant Awesome Just Add Ninja]]: {{spoiler|In Yo's Good ending, Sayori herself even decides to become a ninja.}}
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja]]: {{spoiler|In Yo's Good ending, Sayori herself even decides to become a ninja.}}
* [[It Meant Something to Me]]: The Bad and Forgotten Dream endings generally have some flavor of this.
* [[It Meant Something to Me]]: The Bad and Forgotten Dream endings generally have some flavor of this.
* [[I Uh You Too]]: In the endings, {{spoiler|Sayori often asks the guys what they think of her. Their general response is usually something along the lines of, "Er, well...I, uh..."}}
* [[I Uh You Too]]: In the endings, {{spoiler|Sayori often asks the guys what they think of her. Their general response is usually something along the lines of, "Er, well...I, uh..."}}
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* [[Magical Incantation]]: He also requires one of these. {{spoiler|Mon-Mon uses ''the same sequence'' to bring Sayori back to the past in his Good ending.}}
* [[Magical Incantation]]: He also requires one of these. {{spoiler|Mon-Mon uses ''the same sequence'' to bring Sayori back to the past in his Good ending.}}
* [[Martial Pacifist]]: Bo dislikes "pointless bloodshed", but is just as capable of killing as any of the other guys. Actually, most of the guys except Ittosai dislike killing without reason to a fair degree.
* [[Martial Pacifist]]: Bo dislikes "pointless bloodshed", but is just as capable of killing as any of the other guys. Actually, most of the guys except Ittosai dislike killing without reason to a fair degree.
* [[May December Romance]]: Muneshige and Mon-Mon are both a good deal older than the rest of the cast.
* [[May-December Romance]]: Muneshige and Mon-Mon are both a good deal older than the rest of the cast.
* [[Medium Awareness]]: Mon-Mon's response to the previously-mentioned ribbing about not being "one of the guys you can get at the end of the game" is that he has an [[Image Song]] and has spent too much time reading his lines to ''not'' be a "captureable character".
* [[Medium Awareness]]: Mon-Mon's response to the previously-mentioned ribbing about not being "one of the guys you can get at the end of the game" is that he has an [[Image Song]] and has spent too much time reading his lines to ''not'' be a "captureable character".
* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: Kasumimaru. His right eye is naturally [[Eyes of Gold|gold]]; the left is a bright yellow artificial eye which he uses to cast a spell which blinds his opponents while allowing him to function normally.
* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: Kasumimaru. His right eye is naturally [[Eyes of Gold|gold]]; the left is a bright yellow artificial eye which he uses to cast a spell which blinds his opponents while allowing him to function normally.
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* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Several times, both visual and auditory. For example, spy on Muneshige and Mon-Mon in the hot spring and you'll get a scene where Sayori thinks they're doing something and is highly disturbed. Follow Jin and Muneshige's path, and Muneshige will think Jin is doing something when he treats Hatsuhime's snakebite. Etc., etc., etc..
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Several times, both visual and auditory. For example, spy on Muneshige and Mon-Mon in the hot spring and you'll get a scene where Sayori thinks they're doing something and is highly disturbed. Follow Jin and Muneshige's path, and Muneshige will think Jin is doing something when he treats Hatsuhime's snakebite. Etc., etc., etc..
* [[Oddly Visible Eyebrows]]
* [[Oddly Visible Eyebrows]]
* [[Onee Sama]]: Yo addresses Sayori as ''onee-chan''. The English subtitles translate this into "miss" when he's speaking to her and "the lady" when speaking about her to others.
* [[Onee-Sama]]: Yo addresses Sayori as ''onee-chan''. The English subtitles translate this into "miss" when he's speaking to her and "the lady" when speaking about her to others.
* [[One Head Taller]]: Most of the guys are.
* [[One Head Taller]]: Most of the guys are.
* [[Only a Flesh Wound]]: Yo says this when {{spoiler|he's shot in the stomach.}}
* [[Only a Flesh Wound]]: Yo says this when {{spoiler|he's shot in the stomach.}}
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Sayori is highly convinced that all the guys are completely nuts.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Sayori is highly convinced that all the guys are completely nuts.
* [[Ordinary High School Student]]: Sayori
* [[Ordinary High School Student]]: Sayori
* [[Or Was It a Dream]]
* [[Or Was It a Dream?]]
* [[Outdoor Bath Peeping]]: You have the option of either spying on the guys, or just quietly hanging out in the bath all by yourself. (To get the good endings, peeking is the correct choice.)
* [[Outdoor Bath Peeping]]: You have the option of either spying on the guys, or just quietly hanging out in the bath all by yourself. (To get the good endings, peeking is the correct choice.)
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Muneshige is normally a nice guy. Do not threaten Hatsuhime and all will be well.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Muneshige is normally a nice guy. Do not threaten Hatsuhime and all will be well.
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* [[Please Put Some Clothes On]]: Sayori's reaction to the guys undressing before getting in the hot spring. Then she spies on them.
* [[Please Put Some Clothes On]]: Sayori's reaction to the guys undressing before getting in the hot spring. Then she spies on them.
* [[Pose of Supplication]]: In Mon-Mon's Good Ending, {{spoiler|Hatsuhime does this as she pretends to be his disciple monk.}} Jin also mentions it if you speak to him outside the cave.
* [[Pose of Supplication]]: In Mon-Mon's Good Ending, {{spoiler|Hatsuhime does this as she pretends to be his disciple monk.}} Jin also mentions it if you speak to him outside the cave.
* [[Post Kiss Catatonia]]: To help his "motivation", Sayori gives Ittosai a kiss on the cheek. It has the humorous effect of turning not only the recipient into a "moaning zombie", but ''the other guys present as well''.
* [[Post-Kiss Catatonia]]: To help his "motivation", Sayori gives Ittosai a kiss on the cheek. It has the humorous effect of turning not only the recipient into a "moaning zombie", but ''the other guys present as well''.
* [[The Power of Love]]: is capable of bending the puny space-time continuum to its will!
* [[The Power of Love]]: is capable of bending the puny space-time continuum to its will!
* [[Power of Trust]]: Key to [[Defrosting Ice Queen|defrosting]] Ittosai.
* [[Power of Trust]]: Key to [[Defrosting Ice Queen|defrosting]] Ittosai.
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* [[Rain of Arrows]]: {{spoiler|Kills Nobumasa in Ittosai's endings.}}
* [[Rain of Arrows]]: {{spoiler|Kills Nobumasa in Ittosai's endings.}}
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: Yo, Jin, Bo, and Mon-Mon are a bunch of ronin. They were the only ones Yahei could hire on short notice, in addition to Ittosai.
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: Yo, Jin, Bo, and Mon-Mon are a bunch of ronin. They were the only ones Yahei could hire on short notice, in addition to Ittosai.
* [[Rapid Fire Comedy]]: A [[Hurricane of Puns]] may turn into this if it goes on too long.
* [[Rapid-Fire Comedy]]: A [[Hurricane of Puns]] may turn into this if it goes on too long.
* [[A Real Man Is a Killer]]: Ittosai {{spoiler|made so by his father.}}
* [[A Real Man Is a Killer]]: Ittosai {{spoiler|made so by his father.}}
* [[Rebellious Princess]]: Hatsuhime
* [[Rebellious Princess]]: Hatsuhime
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* [[Say My Name]]: Ittosai's Bad ending is called "Call My Name" for this exact reason.
* [[Say My Name]]: Ittosai's Bad ending is called "Call My Name" for this exact reason.
* [[Scenery Censor]]: During the hot springs scene, the four guys who ''don't'' wear [[Modesty Towel|Modesty Towels]] have their naughty bits hidden from camera view by bowls, stray not-so-naughty body parts, or convenient camera angles.
* [[Scenery Censor]]: During the hot springs scene, the four guys who ''don't'' wear [[Modesty Towel|Modesty Towels]] have their naughty bits hidden from camera view by bowls, stray not-so-naughty body parts, or convenient camera angles.
* [[Schrodingers Butterfly|Schrodinger's butterfly]]: Referenced. Sayori once says that Hatsuhime's timeline felt more real to her than her own.
* [[Schrodinger's Butterfly|Schrodinger's butterfly]]: Referenced. Sayori once says that Hatsuhime's timeline felt more real to her than her own.
* [[Schrodingers Gun|Schrodinger's Gun]]: The exact natures of both Harumoto's plot and the power that brought Sayori to the past vary depending on which ending you get. Furthermore, Ittosai {{spoiler|becoming [[The Mole]] for Kasumimaru only seems to happen in his and Bo's paths}}.
* [[Schrodinger's Gun]]: The exact natures of both Harumoto's plot and the power that brought Sayori to the past vary depending on which ending you get. Furthermore, Ittosai {{spoiler|becoming [[The Mole]] for Kasumimaru only seems to happen in his and Bo's paths}}.
* [[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]: Thanks to [[Economy Cast|economy art]], Sayori's sprites show her in her school uniform even when she's taking a shower.
* [[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]: Thanks to [[Economy Cast|economy art]], Sayori's sprites show her in her school uniform even when she's taking a shower.
* [[Security Cling]]: Happens a couple times.
* [[Security Cling]]: Happens a couple times.
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* [[Stable Time Loop]]: Arguably all the endings, but especially Ittosai's Good ending. {{spoiler|He rips through the side of the watchtower with his sword, and Sayori recalls seeing a battered sword in a history exhibit with the story of a split tower. However, in the original time line, Hatsuhime died long before, and so the watchtower would not have been blown up with Ittosai standing on top of it.}}
* [[Stable Time Loop]]: Arguably all the endings, but especially Ittosai's Good ending. {{spoiler|He rips through the side of the watchtower with his sword, and Sayori recalls seeing a battered sword in a history exhibit with the story of a split tower. However, in the original time line, Hatsuhime died long before, and so the watchtower would not have been blown up with Ittosai standing on top of it.}}
* [[Standard Hero Reward]]: Considering that the Good endings have {{spoiler|Sayori, usually still stuck in Hatsuhime's body, marrying or at least getting together with the guy}}, yeah. In Muneshige's Good ending, {{spoiler|Hatsuhime's spirit must haunt Yahei for a week or two in order to convince him that it would be alright for the princess to marry a vasal.}}
* [[Standard Hero Reward]]: Considering that the Good endings have {{spoiler|Sayori, usually still stuck in Hatsuhime's body, marrying or at least getting together with the guy}}, yeah. In Muneshige's Good ending, {{spoiler|Hatsuhime's spirit must haunt Yahei for a week or two in order to convince him that it would be alright for the princess to marry a vasal.}}
* [[Star Crossed Lovers]]: {{spoiler|The Bad endings often have Sayori mentioning how her love for the guy was never meant to be.}}
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: {{spoiler|The Bad endings often have Sayori mentioning how her love for the guy was never meant to be.}}
* [[Stern Chase]]: Ninjas chase you through the forest and only occasionally catch up to fight.
* [[Stern Chase]]: Ninjas chase you through the forest and only occasionally catch up to fight.
* [[The Stoic]]: Ittosai and Harumoto both play at this one.
* [[The Stoic]]: Ittosai and Harumoto both play at this one.
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* [[Tender Tears]]: Sayori occasionally gets a little weepy.
* [[Tender Tears]]: Sayori occasionally gets a little weepy.
* [[Thanks for The Mammary]]: In Yo's Good ending, {{spoiler|Yo mistakenly attacks Sayori, thinking she is a stray ninja. Guess where his hands end up?}}
* [[Thanks for The Mammary]]: In Yo's Good ending, {{spoiler|Yo mistakenly attacks Sayori, thinking she is a stray ninja. Guess where his hands end up?}}
* [[Theme Music Power Up]]: Each of the guys has two image songs. In all but one case, hearing one of these songs is a clue that the guy in question is about to do major damage. (The exception is Bo's "Oh My Love," a love song which plays during his Bad Ending.)
* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: Each of the guys has two image songs. In all but one case, hearing one of these songs is a clue that the guy in question is about to do major damage. (The exception is Bo's "Oh My Love," a love song which plays during his Bad Ending.)
* [[They Call Me Mister Tibbs]]: "Call me...MON-MON!"
* [[They Call Me Mister Tibbs]]: "Call me...MON-MON!"
* [[Think Nothing of It]]: The guys' general response when Sayori/Hatsuhime thanks them for saving her life.
* [[Think Nothing of It]]: The guys' general response when Sayori/Hatsuhime thanks them for saving her life.
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* [[Troubled but Cute]]: Ittosai.
* [[Troubled but Cute]]: Ittosai.
* [[True Companions]]: At the start of the game, Yo, Jin, Bo, and Mon-Mon. By the end of the game, all six guys plus you.
* [[True Companions]]: At the start of the game, Yo, Jin, Bo, and Mon-Mon. By the end of the game, all six guys plus you.
* [[True Loves Kiss]]: Plenty of talk about it, especially from poor Jin. {{spoiler|And then you do get a little kissing scene with your chosen guy in the Good endings. Aww.}}
* [[True Love's Kiss]]: Plenty of talk about it, especially from poor Jin. {{spoiler|And then you do get a little kissing scene with your chosen guy in the Good endings. Aww.}}
* [[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty]]: Kasumimaru. The guys call him a coward for not facing them head-on; he says that's just how a ninja fights.
* [[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty]]: Kasumimaru. The guys call him a coward for not facing them head-on; he says that's just how a ninja fights.
* [[Try Not to Die]]: Sayori's general reaction to splitting the party, though she's usually a little bit wordier in her pleas for them to stay alive. The guys occasionally get in on it, though in a more curt manner.
* [[Try Not to Die]]: Sayori's general reaction to splitting the party, though she's usually a little bit wordier in her pleas for them to stay alive. The guys occasionally get in on it, though in a more curt manner.
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* [[We Can Rule Together]]: Harumoto {{spoiler|in Yo and Muneshige's Good endings, to Yo and Sayori respectively.}}
* [[We Can Rule Together]]: Harumoto {{spoiler|in Yo and Muneshige's Good endings, to Yo and Sayori respectively.}}
* [[We Need a Distraction]]: When everyone [[Let's Split Up Gang|splits into teams of two]], one group's job is to function as a distraction and lead the ninja away.
* [[We Need a Distraction]]: When everyone [[Let's Split Up Gang|splits into teams of two]], one group's job is to function as a distraction and lead the ninja away.
* [[What Does She See in Him]]: The other guys' general reaction in Ittosai's Good ending, though they <s> may be</s> are almost definitely just [[Green Eyed Monster|jealous]].
* [[What Does She See in Him?]]: The other guys' general reaction in Ittosai's Good ending, though they <s> may be</s> are almost definitely just [[Green-Eyed Monster|jealous]].
* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love]]: Ittosai, having never loved anyone, is a bit confused by the funny feeling in his chest.
* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]]: Ittosai, having never loved anyone, is a bit confused by the funny feeling in his chest.
* [[Whip It Good]]: Kasumimaru uses a whip against Jin.
* [[Whip It Good]]: Kasumimaru uses a whip against Jin.
* [[White Haired Pretty Boy]]: Kasumimaru. Mon-Mon's hair is also white (or silver, as he insists), but he's quite masculine and also entirely a nice person.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Kasumimaru. Mon-Mon's hair is also white (or silver, as he insists), but he's quite masculine and also entirely a nice person.
* [[Wicked Cultured]]: Harumoto.
* [[Wicked Cultured]]: Harumoto.
* [[Wife Husbandry]]: Hatsuhime jokes that if she can't find a suitable husband herself, she'll marry Muneshige, who took care of her since she was a little girl. And, of course, following Muneshige's path ends up this way, though it's Sayori's mind that falls for him. {{spoiler|Mon-Mon's Bad ending has the ''real'' Hatsuhime marrying Muneshige.}}
* [[Wife Husbandry]]: Hatsuhime jokes that if she can't find a suitable husband herself, she'll marry Muneshige, who took care of her since she was a little girl. And, of course, following Muneshige's path ends up this way, though it's Sayori's mind that falls for him. {{spoiler|Mon-Mon's Bad ending has the ''real'' Hatsuhime marrying Muneshige.}}