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* ChargedAttack: Her charged attack in ''Desperate Struggle'' lets her unleash her SwordBeam based attacks like Sonic Sword and Genkoken which requires a full charge. Also of note is that unlike Travis, she can run around when charging her attacks. Hell, she actually gets faster once fully charged.



* CruelCheerleader: Dresses as one in the "Very Sweet" Mode of ''Heroes Paradise''.



* FragileSpeedster: She can avoid all of Travis's attacks with ease, vault around the battle arena, dodge so quickly she nearly [[FlashStep turns invisible]] and can outright ignore Travis's own FlashStep technique. The only saving grace of the fight is her HP is relatively low for a boss.

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* FragileSpeedster: She can avoid all of Travis's attacks with ease, vault around the battle arena, dodge so quickly she nearly [[FlashStep turns invisible]] and can outright ignore Travis's own FlashStep technique. The only saving grace of the fight is her HP is relatively low for a boss. She still has shades of this in ''Desperate Struggle'' as her Jump lets her avoid attacks and she has the unique ability to run around when charging attacks.



* {{Cowgirl}}: Dresses as one in Very Sweet Mode of ''Heroes Paradise''.



* MythicalMotifs: Dragons, she takes the dragon motif from Dark Star and is shown to be a professional fighter. This reflects the [[TigerVersusDragon tiger and dragon philosophy with Travis]]; Jeane is a professional fighter who is trained to kill others, while Travis just bought a laser katana and decided to be the number 1 assassin for the thrill of the hunt.

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* MundaneUtility: That awesome and massive energy dragon emanating from Dark Star's beam katana? She simply uses it to form simple fighting ring to fight Travis in. As the battle progresses, she'll make the ring smaller to constrict Travis more while she's capable of dodging in place.
* MythicalMotifs: Dragons, she takes the dragon motif from Dark Star and is shown to be a professional fighter. This reflects the [[TigerVersusDragon tiger and dragon philosophy with Travis]]; Jeane is a professional fighter who is trained to kill others, while Travis just bought a laser beam katana and decided to be the number 1 assassin for the thrill of the hunt.


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** It's little coincidence that a character named Jeane fights pretty much identically to Gene from ''VideoGame/GodHand'', right down to her dodging animation. Then there's her alternate {{Cowgirl}} outfit in the Super Sweet mode ''Heroes Paradise'' which mirrors Gene's Wild West-based outfit.
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* VocalEvolution: There's over a decade of time between Bad Girl's first appearance in which she died and her later appearances. Kathryn Fiore's take on her is a bit shriller these days though it does suit her [[TookALevelInDumbass mental regression]] past her resurrection.
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* FeetFirstIntroduction: Your first view of the man is his snake-skin loafers befitting his expensive-looking and sinister attire.


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* VaderBreath: Audibly breathing somewhat heavily when he first appears though he quiets down once he opens his helmet.

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Travis' ex-girlfriend and half-sister, who he hasn't seen in two years.

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Travis' ex-girlfriend and ex-girlfriend, revealed to be half-sister, who he hasn't seen in two years.



* AchillesHeel: Agile enough to dodge just about anything Travis can throw at her... except for charged attacks which can consistently hit her at close range. Worse, they can even briefly stagger her for basic combos if she gets hit at the right time.



* BareFistedMonk: Unlike the others Jeane is not armed with fancy robots, guns, swords or anything else. Just punches and a few wrestling moves. And she ''will'' kick your ass.

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* BareFistedMonk: Unlike the others Jeane is not armed with fancy robots, guns, swords or anything else. Just punches unarmed punches, kicks, and a few wrestling moves. And she She ''will'' kick your ass.


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* SuperReflexes: The only assassin that can consistently evade and dodge all of Travis' combos aside from very rare moments of weakness like after her telegraphed long-range thrust punch.
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* IShallTauntYou: Does this so much because of her arrogance that it's effectively a gameplay element for her when she's playable. Landing any combo finishers on enemies will have her pause to dramatically mock them, effectively giving these attacks considerable ending lag. While the finisher itself will knock most enemies to the ground long enough for the taunt to pass safely, it leaves her completely vulnerable in a crowd so it's rather situational for 1-on-1 fights against a single mook. Of the two bosses she can fight, it's generally not worth trying to land finishers on them since they recover too quickly for it to be safe.

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* IShallTauntYou: Does this so much because of her arrogance that it's effectively a gameplay element for her when she's playable. Landing any combo finishers on enemies will have her pause to dramatically mock them, effectively giving these attacks considerable ending lag. While the finisher itself will knock most enemies to the ground long enough for the taunt to pass safely, it leaves her completely vulnerable in a crowd so [[AwesomeButImpractical it's rather situational situational]] for 1-on-1 fights against a single mook. Of the two bosses she can fight, it's generally not worth trying to land finishers on them since they recover too quickly for it to be safe. At least this doesn't apply to aerial combos.
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* CrazyInTheHeadCrazyInTheBed: Sylvia is a bizarre woman who's prone to [[MoodSwinger sudden mood shifts]] and often gets violent and demanding, but she's also a highly sexual person, with ''Desperate Struggle'' showing [[SexGoddess all her bragging about her sexual prowess to be no mere boasts]]. Travis finds himself both extremely attracted and annoyed by her.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Sylvia refers to her as a witch in her phone call before the fight, and her letter says that she has powerful magic... but she's really just an old lady with a laser cannon.

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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Her death is played tragically as Travis is unable to kill her, and she decides to go out with a literal bang so that the UAA can't torture her. Travis realizes too late that she's essentially committing ''seppuku'' and is ashamed of unable to let her die a noble death.]]
-->'''Travis:''' Forgive me Number 6, I never meant to shame you.



* IDieFree: [[spoiler:She dies on her own terms instead of letting the UAA get a hold of her.]]



-->'''Travis:''' ''(gently embraces her)'' Forgive me Number 6, I didn't mean to shame you.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Sylvia is usually calm and aloof in everything she does. So the fact that she's downright terrified of FU is a good indicator that things aren't looking good. In the second game, during one of her phone calls, she confides in Travis at how Margaret Moonlight was actually able to make her pass out for a week just by hearing her song from a 100 yards away.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Sylvia is usually calm and aloof in everything she does. So the fact that she's downright terrified of FU is a good indicator that things aren't looking good.good (However she doesn’t have that fear when confronting FU about breaking the League Rules implying her moment of being terrified was just an act). In the second game, during one of her phone calls, she confides in Travis at how Margaret Moonlight was actually able to make her pass out for a week just by hearing her song from a 100 yards away.
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--> Pop quiz. Why am I such an angry bitch? Seriously, no matter how many I kill, it's all the same. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis They're all. Going. To pay.]] Yeah. With their ''fucking lives''.

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--> Pop "Pop quiz. Why am I such an angry bitch? Seriously, no matter how many I kill, it's all the same. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis They're all. Going. To pay.]] Yeah. With their ''fucking lives''."



--> '''Travis''': "You're no assassin, you're just a perverted killing maniac."\\

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--> '''Travis''': "You're You're no assassin, you're just a perverted killing maniac."\\\\
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Lampshaded by his theme song, "Hell On Bare Feet."
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredTatasciore

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredTatasciore
Creator/FredTatasciore (EN), Nobuaki Kanemitsu (JP)
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* {{Engrish}}: Played with. While Thunder Ryu has SurprisinglyGoodEnglish in cutscenes, his words in text (when you meet with him for training, for example) tends to be very insanely broken English.

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* {{Engrish}}: Played with. While Thunder Ryu has SurprisinglyGoodEnglish speaks fluent English in cutscenes, his words in text (when you meet with him for training, for example) tends to be very insanely broken English.
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* CallingYourAttacks: "Destrooooy BEAM!" Deconstructed though, as Destroyman's hammy shouting and posing only serves to open him up for attack and makes him easy to telegraph. Also {{Justified}} in-universe, since [[AllThereInTheManual his suit is powered by a built-in SFX converter,]] meaning he can't use the attacks ''unless'' he yells them out.

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* CallingYourAttacks: "Destrooooy BEAM!" Deconstructed though, as Destroyman's hammy shouting and posing only serves to open him up for attack and makes him easy to telegraph. Also {{Justified}} [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in-universe, since [[AllThereInTheManual his suit is powered by a built-in SFX converter,]] meaning he can't use the attacks ''unless'' he yells them out.
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* NoHeroToHisValet: While Jeane does love Travis, ''III'' reveals that she considers him to be an "immature, little bitch" after he uses that same insult against [[spoiler:Destroyman True Face]], however, even she thinks that her master is ''way'' better then the guy he is insulting.

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* NoHeroToHisValet: While Jeane does love Travis, ''III'' reveals that she considers him to be an "immature, little bitch" after he uses that same insult against [[spoiler:Destroyman True Face]], however, even she thinks that her master is ''way'' better then than the guy he is insulting.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Sylvia is usually calm and aloof in everything she does. So the fact that she's downright terrified of FU is a good indicator that things aren't looking good.
** Likewise, in No More Heroes 2, during one of her phone calls, she confides in Travis at how Margaret Moonlight was actually able to make her pass out for a week just by hearing her song from a 100 yards away.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Sylvia is usually calm and aloof in everything she does. So the fact that she's downright terrified of FU is a good indicator that things aren't looking good.
** Likewise, in No More Heroes 2,
good. In the second game, during one of her phone calls, she confides in Travis at how Margaret Moonlight was actually able to make her pass out for a week just by hearing her song from a 100 yards away.
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** Likewise, in No More Heroes 2, during one of her phone calls, she confides in Travis at how Margaret Moonlight was actually able to make her pass out for a week just by hearing her song from a 100 yards away.
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* BareYourMidriff: Dresses like an MMA fighter, in spandex and a sports bra.



* BareYourMidriff: It's very hard to notice, but it's there.

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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Barring an initial plea for Travis not to kill her, she calmly accepts her loss, saying that she's had enough killing. Her last words before Travis deals the mortal blow is bidding her half-brother goodnight.



* FastForwardGag: Her exposition towards Travis, as a means of slipping in some... [[AwfulTruth heavy truths]] past the age rating system. You can pick up on the general mood of the conversation just by watching Travis's disgusted reactions, but you can also take the audio and slow it back down if you want to hear the gory details.

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* FastForwardGag: Her exposition towards Travis, as a means of slipping in some... [[AwfulTruth heavy truths]] past the age rating system. You can pick up on the general mood of the conversation just by watching Travis's disgusted horrified reactions, but you can also take record the audio and slow it back down if you want to hear the gory details.



* RapeAndRevenge: Amounts to her reasoning for killing her father

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* RapeAndRevenge: Amounts to her reasoning for killing her fatherfather. As she puts it:
-->'''Jeane:''' Ever since I can remember, he molested me. We lived in this rotten apartment. And I was his slave. Every day I cursed his soul. I swore that I would kill him one day. But cursing didn't change anything. That's when I decided to become a killer.
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* FanDisservice: Averted, as she is exempted from the Playstation 3 version's "Sweet Mode" that puts all the female characters in swimsuits.

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* FanDisservice: Averted, as she is exempted from the Playstation 3 version's "Sweet "Very Sweet Mode" that puts all the female characters in swimsuits.
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* FanDisservice: She is ''not'' exempted from the Playstation 3 version's "Sweet Mode" that puts all the female characters in swimsuits.

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* FanDisservice: She Averted, as she is ''not'' exempted from the Playstation 3 version's "Sweet Mode" that puts all the female characters in swimsuits.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck you,]] [[DoesNotLikeMen ya little prick!]]'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck you,]] [[caption-width-right:350:''Fuck you, [[DoesNotLikeMen ya little prick!]]'']]



--> Pop quiz. Why am I such an angry bitch? Seriously, no matter how many I kill, it's all the same. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis They're all. Going. To pay.]] Yeah. With their ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking lives]]''.

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--> Pop quiz. Why am I such an angry bitch? Seriously, no matter how many I kill, it's all the same. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis They're all. Going. To pay.]] Yeah. With their ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking lives]]''.''fucking lives''.

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* SupermodelStrut: Two variations of it during her boss fight, one with dragging the bat and less hip swaying and the other holding the bat like a cane; swinging her hips enough to bounce her skirt side to side.


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* SupermodelStrut: Two variations of it during her boss fight, one with dragging the bat and less hip swaying and the other holding the bat like a cane; swinging her hips enough to bounce her skirt side to side.
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Sexy Walk was renamed/retooled into Supermodel Strut by TRS.


* MiniDressOfPower: Which emphasizes her SexyWalk.

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* MiniDressOfPower: Which emphasizes her SexyWalk.SupermodelStrut.



* SexyWalk: Two variations of it, one with dragging the bat and less hip swaying and the other holding the bat like a cane; swinging her hips enough to bounce her skirt side to side.

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* SexyWalk: SupermodelStrut: Two variations of it, it during her boss fight, one with dragging the bat and less hip swaying and the other holding the bat like a cane; swinging her hips enough to bounce her skirt side to side.
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* HotScientist: She builds Travis' beam katanas, she has the title "doctor" and is extremely easy on the eyes.

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* MeaningfulName: Travis' ex-girlfriend was also named Jeane. Sylvia's daughter is ''also'' named Jeane.



* OneSteveLimit: Averted; Travis' ex-girlfriend was also named Jeane. [[spoiler:[[MeaningfulName This is important.]] Sylvia's daughter is ''also'' named Jeane. This...may or may not also be important]].



* FriendlyFireproof: {{Averted|Trope}}, her laser will damage both Travis and enemies.



* BlockingStopsAllDamage: Completely averted. In fact, while it looks like she's blocking, mechanically it's no different then the other assassins in the game being attacked full on, as you might expect of an entirely unarmed and unarmored fighter forced to block slashes from a beam katana with their bare arms.



* OneSteveLimit: {{Averted}}. Travis named his cat after her. And, confirmed as of ''Travis Strikes Again'', his daughter.
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* {{Gainaxing}}: ''Desperate Struggle'' [[FanservicePack dramatically increasing her bust]] also led to a noticeable use of this.
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RichardMcGonagle (EN, speaking), Brad Holmes (EN, [[NonSingingVoice singing]]) Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka (JP)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RichardMcGonagle (EN, speaking), NonSingingVoice), Brad Holmes (EN, [[NonSingingVoice singing]]) Singing) Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka (JP)
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* NoKillLikeOverkill: He's a ProfessionalKiller, but one has to wonder how exactly he keeps that inconspicuous when his WeaponOfChoice is an enormous EarthquakeMachine.

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* NoKillLikeOverkill: He's a ProfessionalKiller, but one has to wonder how exactly he keeps that inconspicuous when his WeaponOfChoice weapon is an enormous EarthquakeMachine.



* BatterUp: Her WeaponOfChoice. She even says this phrase verbatim when using her most basic attack.

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* BatterUp: Her WeaponOfChoice.weapon. She even says this phrase verbatim when using her most basic attack.

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* LegFocus: Her legs are usually the first thing that appear on-screen whenever she's present.



* ShesGotLegs: Sylvia's long and slender legs are often the primary focus of fanservice in the first two games, with both her outfits and heels showcasing them. Often her legs are the first thing that appear on-screen whenever she's present.

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