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* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:Kyon]] invokes this trope by name to [[spoiler:Wataru.]]
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* KillSat: Gungnir isn't quite orbital, but the effect is the same.
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* BeamSpam: Enough to fire lasers at 65535 targets at once.
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* BeamSpam: Enough Gungnir can to fire lasers at 65535 targets at once.
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* BeamSpam: Kyon eventually gains the capability to fire lasers at 65535 targets at once.
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* BeamSpam: Kyon eventually gains the capability Enough to fire lasers at 65535 targets at once.
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* BeamSpam: Kyon eventually gains the capability to fire lasers at 65535 targets at once.
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** Most of the girls in the Big Damn Harem ship each other with Kyon, but Haruhi makes a conscious effort to do this.
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* ShipTease:
** Kyon is teased with most single female characters. Especially Kanae, who has dated Kyon before in an AlternateUniverse.
** Kyon is teased with most single female characters. Especially Kanae, who has dated Kyon before in an AlternateUniverse.
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* ShipTease:
**ShipTease: Kyon is teased with most single female characters. Especially Kanae, who has dated Kyon before in an AlternateUniverse.
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* FlatWhat: Being a DeadpanSnarker, Kyon is pretty much expected to use these from time to time.
** An example from Calm Before the Storm, Chapter 3:
--->'''Haruhi:''' You slacker! Making me feel like that when you weren't that upset-- [[InsaneTrollLogic Okay, for that, I can no longer trust you to put your costume on by yourself!]] Yuki-chan, hold him down!
--->'''Kyon:''' What.
** An example from Calm Before the Storm, Chapter 3:
--->'''Haruhi:''' You slacker! Making me feel like that when you weren't that upset-- [[InsaneTrollLogic Okay, for that, I can no longer trust you to put your costume on by yourself!]] Yuki-chan, hold him down!
--->'''Kyon:''' What.
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** Additionally, in a later chapter, Mikuru's thoughts indicate that [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Tsuruya never bothers with one of these.]]
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** Additionally, in a later chapter, Mikuru's thoughts indicate that [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Tsuruya never rarely bothers with one of these.]]
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* MoralityChain: While Kyon retains this role for Haruhi earlier on, he also serves as this for Tsuruya.
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** Kyon is teased with every single female character. Especially Kanae, who has dated Kyon before in an AlternateUniverse.
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** Kyon is teased with every most single female character.characters. Especially Kanae, who has dated Kyon before in an AlternateUniverse.
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* AccidentalInnuendo: In Calm Before the Storm, Chapter 3, after Nonoko discovers [[spoiler:Kanae's BedmateReveal]].
-->'''Nonoko:''' (excitedly) What's going on? More undercover work?
-->'''Nonoko:''' (excitedly) What's going on? More undercover work?
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* AccidentalInnuendo: In Calm Before the Storm, Chapter 3, after Nonoko discovers [[spoiler:Kanae's BedmateReveal]].
-->'''Nonoko:''' (excitedly) What's going on? More undercover work?
-->'''Nonoko:''' (excitedly) What's going on? More undercover work?
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--->'''Haruhi:''' "This is your penance for letting me have my way with Mikuru-chan!" Haruhi declared.
--->'''Kyon:''' "W-what kind of crazy justice is that!"
--->'''Kyon:''' "W-what kind of crazy justice is that!"
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--->'''Haruhi:''' "This This is your penance for letting me have my way with Mikuru-chan!" Haruhi declared.
Mikuru-chan!
--->'''Kyon:'''"W-what W-what kind of crazy justice is that!"that!
--->'''Kyon:'''
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-->'''Tsuruya:''' So he practiced with you! That's why he was so good .... Er.... Um....Um, I have a picture of me in a junihitoe on that SD card!
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-->'''Tsuruya:''' So he practiced with you! That's why he was so good .... Er.... Um....Um, I have a picture of me in a junihitoe [[CostumePorn junihitoe]] on that SD card!
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** His coat also doubled as [[spoiler:a MagicalGirl's battle garb]]. Seriously.
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* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Kyon's BadassLongcoat is equipped with shields and a [[MasterOfDisguise disguise]] [[ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction and]] [[InvisibilityCloak invisibility]] function. His watch has some [[GravityMaster gravity manipulators]] that allow RoofHopping and can project a tactical armor which can double as an emergency medical compress.
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* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Kyon's BadassLongcoat is equipped with shields and a [[MasterOfDisguise disguise]] [[ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction and]] [[InvisibilityCloak invisibility]] {{invisibility|Cloak}} function. His watch has some [[GravityMaster gravity manipulators]] that allow RoofHopping and can project a tactical armor which can double as an emergency medical compress.
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* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Kyon's BadassLongcoat is equipped with shields and a [[MasterOfDisguise disguise]] [[ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction and]] {{invisibility}} function. His watch has some [[GravityMaster gravity manipulators]] that allow RoofHopping and can project a tactical armor which can double as an emergency medical compress.
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* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Kyon's BadassLongcoat is equipped with shields and a [[MasterOfDisguise disguise]] [[ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction and]] {{invisibility}} [[InvisibilityCloak invisibility]] function. His watch has some [[GravityMaster gravity manipulators]] that allow RoofHopping and can project a tactical armor which can double as an emergency medical compress.
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** The Yakuza refuse to say that Kyon kicked someone's ass. He "chastized" them, he "rebuffed" them, etc.
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* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Kyon's BadassLongcoat is equipped with shields and a [[MasterOfDisguise disguise]] [[ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction and]] {{invisibility}} function. His watch have some [[GravityMaster gravity manipulators]] that allow RoofHopping and can project a tactical armor which can double as an emergency medical compress.
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* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Kyon's BadassLongcoat is equipped with shields and a [[MasterOfDisguise disguise]] [[ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction and]] {{invisibility}} function. His watch have has some [[GravityMaster gravity manipulators]] that allow RoofHopping and can project a tactical armor which can double as an emergency medical compress.
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* ScreamingAtSquick: Haruhi when Tsuruya shows her the pictures of her investigation. Later Yanagimoto Ai she's shown the same pictures.
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* ScreamingAtSquick: TheScream[=/=]ScreamingAtSquick: Haruhi when Tsuruya shows her the pictures of her investigation. Later Yanagimoto Ai she's shown the same pictures.
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* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Kyon's BadassLongcoat is equipped with shields and a [[MasterOfDisguise disguise]] [[ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction and]] {{invisibility}} function. His watch have some [[GravityMaster gravity manipulators]] that allow RoofHopping and can project a tactical armor which can double as an emergency medical compress.
* CombatByChampion: Defied after the battle against the 24 {{Yakuza}}. Fujiya Masao, their boss who proposed himself as his own champion was convinced he doesn't have to keep fighting (and losing); instead, he only had to promise never work again with pictures of changing high school female students.
* CombatByChampion: Defied after the battle against the 24 {{Yakuza}}. Fujiya Masao, their boss who proposed himself as his own champion was convinced he doesn't have to keep fighting (and losing); instead, he only had to promise never work again with pictures of changing high school female students.
* LockedOutOfTheFight: While the whole SOS Brigade was in class when the enemy slider attacked North High the battle was inside Kuyou's [[PhantomZone shadow song]]. Koizumi can't enter those spaces by himself.
* MasterOfDisguise: Kyon, by [[ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction using]] [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman his greatcoat]].
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* TheScream: Haruhi when Tsuruya shows her the pictures of her investigation. Later Yanagimoto Ai when they show the same pictures to her.
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* LoopholeAbuse: The only option left to [[spoiler:Asakura]] in The Open Battles chapter 4 to circumvent [[spoiler: "good-child mode"]] and alert the brigade of [[spoiler:the [[HalfLife2 Combine's]] [[AlienInvasion invasion]]]] was get [[spoiler:Nonoko]] to [[spoiler:speak to her first]] and convince [[spoiler:her]] to [[spoiler:activate Kyon's tools and deliver them to him]].
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* TongueTied: [[spoiler:Asakura]] in "good-child mode" can only talk when she is spoken to, which worked against the brigade in The Open Battles chapter 4. To elaborate, she received prompt warning of [[spoiler:[[HalfLife2 Combine's]] [[AlienInvasion invasion]]]] from [[spoiler:Kuyou]], but she couldn't alert anyone because [[spoiler:[[WeHaveForgottenThePhlebotinum Kyon didn't bring her or his tools to school that day]]]].
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* JustInTime: In Open Battle Chapter 1, Kyon and Yuki are forced to fight over thirty Sumiyoshi-rengo while most of Kyon's equipment is disabled and Yuki is BroughtDownToNormal. The ''second'' katana Kyon took from his assailants eventually shatters, which is when the Yakuza decide to stop holding back and draw their guns. It is at this moment that Koizumi bursts through the ceiling while destroying the ceiling cameras [[spoiler:that were set up to allow [[PowerNullifier Sasaki to watch the fight]]]].
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* JustInTime: In Open Battle Chapter 1, Kyon and Yuki are forced to fight over thirty Sumiyoshi-rengo while most of Kyon's equipment is disabled and Yuki is BroughtDownToNormal. The ''second'' katana Kyon took from his assailants eventually shatters, which is when the Yakuza decide to stop holding back and draw their guns. It is at this moment that Koizumi bursts through the ceiling while destroying the ceiling cameras [[spoiler:that that were set up to allow [[PowerNullifier Sasaki a PowerNullifier to watch the fight]]]].be in effect.
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** Durandall in general doesn't shy away from Haruhi's bisexuality; she gets flustered when [[spoiler: Yuki offers to help her get better at kissing]], and even more so when [[spoiler: Kanae calls her ''sempai'' for the first time]].
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** Durandall in general doesn't shy away from Haruhi's bisexuality; she gets flustered when [[spoiler: Yuki offers she is offered a chance to help her get better at kissing]], kissing, and even more so when [[spoiler: Kanae calls her ''sempai'' for the first time]].
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Iyouji is shocked to realize that Kyon dismissed being [[spoiler:shot]] so easily. Justified, because of ChekhovsGun.
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** Via GratuitousJapanese: The surname [[spoiler: Michikyuu]] is commonly written with two kanji: 道給. Among others meanings, the first kanji can be read as ''journey'' or ''teachings'' and the second one as ''gift'' or ''grant''. Like this, the name [[spoiler: Michikyuu]] can be read as ''the gift of journey'' or ''to grant teachings''. The given name of [[spoiler: Kanae]] has many possible readings, but one of them (かな映) contains the kanji for ''reflection''.
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** Via GratuitousJapanese: The surname [[spoiler: Michikyuu]] Michikyuu is commonly written with two kanji: 道給. Among others meanings, the first kanji can be read as ''journey'' or ''teachings'' and the second one as ''gift'' or ''grant''. Like this, the name [[spoiler: Michikyuu]] Michikyuu can be read as ''the gift of journey'' or ''to grant teachings''. The given name of [[spoiler: Kanae]] Kanae has many possible readings, but one of them (かな映) contains the kanji for ''reflection''.
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* MemoryGambit: [[spoiler: Haruhi provokes one on herself about how she remembers her own powers including Closed Space, effectively preventing the formation of Closed Space and giving herself a better protection against PowerIncontinence, until she can learn to be responsible with them. Meanwhile, MindOverMatter abilities are the only ones she can access by herself.]]
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* MemoryGambit: [[spoiler: Haruhi [[spoiler:Haruhi provokes one on herself about how she remembers her own powers including Closed Space, effectively preventing the formation of Closed Space and giving herself a better protection against PowerIncontinence, until she can learn to be responsible with them. Meanwhile, MindOverMatter abilities are the only ones she can access by herself.]]
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** In-universe example: Kanae hears about the "ear incident" involving Mikuru and Haruhi. She has no idea what happened, though anybody who has read or watched the source material would.
** Another in-universe, lampshaded example: In Open Battles Chapter 2, Kuyou eats a plate of noodles far too fast, and winds up choking. When Kyon gives her the Heimlich, she almost hits Achakura with a noodle. In the next chapter, Kyon turns it into a literal example of this by not "going over the noodle incident."
** Another in-universe, lampshaded example: In Open Battles Chapter 2, Kuyou eats a plate of noodles far too fast, and winds up choking. When Kyon gives her the Heimlich, she almost hits Achakura with a noodle. In the next chapter, Kyon turns it into a literal example of this by not "going over the noodle incident."
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** In-universe example: Kanae hears about the "ear incident" involving Mikuru and Haruhi. She has no idea what happened, though anybody who has read or watched the source material would.
** Another in-universe,In-universe, lampshaded example: In Open Battles Battle Chapter 2, Kuyou eats a plate of noodles far too fast, and winds up choking. When Kyon gives her the Heimlich, she almost hits Achakura with a noodle. In the next chapter, Kyon turns it into a literal example of this by not "going over the noodle incident."
** Another in-universe,
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* PairTheSpares: In Calm Before The Storm Arc I, it's implied that Sakanaka has a crush on [[spoiler: Kunikida]].
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** This may also be played with in the future with [[spoiler: Asakura's "[[JustForPun cardboard prison]]"]].
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* JustInTime: In Open Battle Chapter 1, Kyon and Yuki are forced to fight over thirty Sumiyoshi-rengo while most of Kyon's equipment is disabled and Yuki is BroughtDownToNormal. The katana Kyon took from the first attacker eventually shatters, which is when the Yakuza decide to stop holding back and draw their guns. It is at this moment that Koizumi bursts through the ceiling while destroying the ceiling cameras [[spoiler:that were set up to allow [[PowerNullifier Sasaki to watch the fight]]]].
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* JustInTime: In Open Battle Chapter 1, Kyon and Yuki are forced to fight over thirty Sumiyoshi-rengo while most of Kyon's equipment is disabled and Yuki is BroughtDownToNormal. The ''second'' katana Kyon took from the first attacker his assailants eventually shatters, which is when the Yakuza decide to stop holding back and draw their guns. It is at this moment that Koizumi bursts through the ceiling while destroying the ceiling cameras [[spoiler:that were set up to allow [[PowerNullifier Sasaki to watch the fight]]]].
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* ShoutOut: There's a ton. So much so that we've set up a [[{{ShoutOut/Ptitle0028gzjm}} page for it.]]
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* ShoutOut: There's a ton. So much many so that we've set up [[ShoutOut/KyonBigDamnHero a [[{{ShoutOut/Ptitle0028gzjm}} page for it.]]them]].
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* FictionalDocument: The [[{{Epigraph}} beginning of every chapter]]. Mostly EncyclopediaExposita-like self-help books on being a hero, with the occasional poetry thrown in, and implied to be from future documents/books. Until the author [[WordOfGod states outright who wrote what]], it will remain an extremely popular topic in [[{{WMG/Ptitle0028gzjm}} the WMG]].
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* FictionalDocument: The [[{{Epigraph}} beginning of every chapter]]. Mostly EncyclopediaExposita-like self-help books on being a hero, with the occasional poetry thrown in, and implied to be from future documents/books. Until the author [[WordOfGod states outright who wrote what]], it will remain an extremely popular topic in [[{{WMG/Ptitle0028gzjm}} [[WMG/KyonBigDamnHero the WMG]].
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[[caption-width-right:300: {{Fanservice}}, [[LaserBlade Beam Sabres]], {{Stable Time Loop}}s, and the [[LoveDodecahedron Unsubtle Harem Plot]].]]
->''"Count the tropes! Save, collect, trade for swell prizes!"''
[[http://www.pishoque.net/brian/fanfic/kbdh/index.htm Kyon: Big Damn Hero]] is the result of creating a crossover between [[TropeOverdosed Haruhi Suzumiya]] and ''TVTropes''. It starts with an InMediasRes prologue and moving swiftly on to an [[AnachronicOrder Anachronic Arc]] before finally settling into as chronological an order as possible when a StableTimeLoop shows up every few chapters.
First featured on the [[FanficRecs/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi fanfic recommendations page]].
As for the plot, it started with Haruhi being told about her powers in order to save Nagato. Then came time travel, breaking up crime rings, a harem plot, [[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Higurashi characters]] and a subplot involving a Slider and the Sky Canopy Dominion.
Is it worth mentioning that the series frequently mentions much of the cast being fans of the '[[TropeTan Trope-tan]] anime'?
Consists of 11 arcs so far:
* Obligatory Anachronic Order Explanation (2 Chapters)
* Straightforward Flashback and Exposition (3 Chapters)
* Heroic Antics Begin (5 chapters)
* Filler (4 chapters)
* Fanservice (4 Chapters)
* Gearing Up (5 Chapters)
* Initial Conflict (5 Chapters)
* Thwarted Lull (5 Chapters)
* Calm Before The Storm (5 Chapters)
* Storm Begins (5 Chapters)
* Open Battle (4 Chapters and counting)
Due to negative reception on [[{{ptitle2ugbrwb8sjn4}} Fanfiction.net]] (for his opinions, not his works) the [[http://pishoque.net/brian/ author's website]] will be the only source for new chapters. Chapters up to number 46 (Open Battle Arc, chapter 3) can still be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5844698/1/Kyon_Big_Damn_Hero on Fanfiction.net]] (Warning: there will be '''no new updates there''').
And now has [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=3m4uvlo3cr9ksrpsdzmzhd78 a dedicated forum thread]].
'''When adding tropes, be sure they aren't used just like in the very {{Troperiffic}} source material. Those go [[HaruhiSuzumiya there]].'''
''Remember to add future examples on the pages being linked to.''
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!!'''This fic contains examples of the following tropes, in addition to those already present in the source material:'''
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* OneHundredAndEight: Tsuruya will be the 108th family head when she assumes that position.
* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: Subverted. Kyon raised his PDA to take a picture of some police officers while invisible in Calm Before The Storm Chapter 1. To his surprise, it made an audible click, because all cellphones and cameras are required to make a sound, ostensibly to make things harder for voyeurs. It nearly blew his cover.
** Played straight with the NPA, who act more like the United States FBI than the real NPA because it makes a better story.
* ActionPrologue: [[InMediasRes The]] [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment prologue]].
* ActorAllusion: When discussing ''LuckyStar'' Taniguchi mentions that Konata's voice creeps him out for some reason--[[AyaHirano most likely because it's so similar to Haruhi's.]]
* ACupAngst: Kanae tends to feel this way towards the other girls in the brigade, except for Yuki.
* ADayInTheLimelight: [[spoiler:Koizumi finally gets to use his [=ESPer=] powers in real life due to Haruhi, much to his delight. Moments ago, he was TemptingFate by saying that he was the most normal now, since Kyon's actions ultimately led to Closed Spaces - originally the sole environment in which he could use his powers - no longer manifesting.]]
* AdaptationDecay: In-universe example. A BrokenBase of Trope-tan formed due to the second season of the anime adaptation because it diverged from the manga a lot, according to Haruhi in Thwarted Lull Chapter 4.
* AdultsAreUseless: Kyon's parents.
* AfterSchoolCleaningDuty
* AgentScully: Sasaki seems to delight in coming up with sensible explanations for the strangeness around her, even though the rest of the Anti-SOS brigade has explicitly informed her of their backgrounds and Kyon seems to have a habit of [[SarcasticConfession telling her exactly what he's doing.]]
** So much so that it is [[spoiler:the basis of her own [[PowerNullifier special power.]]]]
* AIIsACrapshoot: Kyon fears that his new PDA could become [[{{Terminator}} Skynet]] after Yuki said that it was capable of learning and that it was formed from remnants of [[spoiler:Ryoko's data]]. However, this doesn't stop him from [[TemptingFate naming the device exactly that]].
* AmusingInjuries: Among other things, [[spoiler: Achakura]] has been drowned (by Yuki) and hit across the room (by Yuki) within two chapters. She is nothing more than data, so it's somewhat justified.
* AlienInvasion: In [[spoiler: Michikyuu Kanae]]'s backstory, it's the reason she started sliding through universes.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: [[spoiler: Kanae]] and several other nameless girls at the school while [[spoiler: Kyon]] happens to be in 'delinquent mode'.
** Mikuru, on the other hand, prefers [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan 'domestic mode']].
* [[AlliterativeName Alliterative Nickname]]: During his apology [[BadassNickname Masao addresses Kyon as Kowa-Keigo Kyon]].
* AllPartOfTheShow: See BavarianFireDrill below.
* AllJustADream: Inverted in Thwarted Lull arc 2 with Kanae, who doesn't realize she was awake until [[spoiler:after she kisses Kyon]].
* AnachronicOrder: The [[ShapedLikeItself Anachronic Order Explanation arc]].
* AncestralWeapon: The hilt of Kyon's {{laserblade}} was used by one of his ancestors ([[spoiler:Usui Sadamitsu[=/=]Taira no Tadamichi]] to be precise).
* AnswerCut: The ''InMediasRes [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Prologue]]'' includes, among other things, Kyon being attacked by Asakura Ryouko, having possession of a lot of supernatural tools his canon counterpart doesn't have and Haruhi not batting much of an eye to Kyon's admission Asakura is an humanoid interface like Yuki. At some point after that Kyon asks himself "It started off such a nice day, too. How had it come to this, anyway...?". Cue scene change to the first non-prologue scene.
* ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler:Tsuruya and Kyon realize it [[hottip:*:and end up engaged]]]] in Initial Conflict Chapter 5. The marriage part of the trope is justified by the parents as beneficial because both families used to be extremely powerful a millennium ago. Disregarding that, also because both of them like the effect and skills the other parents' child has.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Kyon mentions casually to Sasaki that he has to meet several past instances of people, fight 12 thugs at once, arrange to deliver an alien artifact and study for a math test. It scares the crap out of adult Mikuru, [[SarcasticConfession but Sasaki doesn't take it seriously]].
* AugmentedReality: It's how the SOS Brigade can perceive and interact with [[spoiler:the chibified Asakura]].
** As part of her preparations, Mikuru was given an AugmentedReality system. It doesn't seem to interact very well when watching some movies.
* BabiesEverAfter: For the {{Higurashi|NoNakuKoroNi}} cast.
* BackToBackBadasses: Kyon and Yuki in The Open Battles Chapter 1. [[spoiler: The horde of Sumiyoshi-rengo they dismantled were less than pleased at this arrangement.]]
* {{Badass}}: Kyon. His coat itself is also badass.
** BadassAbnormal specifically.
* BadassLongcoat: Kyon's greatcoat.
* {{Baka}}: Yanagimoto calls Taniguchi ''Taniguchi-baka'' after they became boyfriend/girlfriend.
* BatmanGambit: Kyon asks Koizumi to mail Haruhi when they are going to meet the Student Council President, so he may have just enough time [[spoiler: to talk with Kimidori Emiri about the IDSE's goals and reasons, but not to do anything before Haruhi shows up]]. [[MeaningfulEcho Works better than expected.]]
* BavarianFireDrill: After [[spoiler:Kyon is shot and in retaliation Haruhi uses her MindOverMatter powers]], Haruhi simply acts as she were the Director of a movie to invoke AllPartOfTheShow. Bystanders start applauding.
* BeachEpisode: It starts in the second chapter of the Thwarted Lull arc, and ends in the next chapter.
* BedmateReveal: Happens to Kyon when he wakes up one day just to find Kanae sleeping at his side. [[spoiler:Turns out that she teleported herself to his bed while sleeping after she learned to slide within the same world.]]
** Happens to Kyon again in Storm Begins 2. [[spoiler:With a twist. This time Kanae teleported herself to his bed on purpose, but after she woke up she discovered that Yuki had the same idea.]]
* BerserkButton:
** Do not [[spoiler: try and harm any of Kyon's friends, let alone push Tsuruya out of a window. He will suspend you by the ankle with one hand and invoke DissonantSerenity.]]
** In a similar vein, do not [[spoiler:shoot Kyon. Haruhi will gladly try to kill you.]]
* BetaCouple: Yanagimoto describes Taniguchi's attempts to describe their relationship as one.
** The cast of Higurashi serves as a sort of beta harem to Kyon and the SOS brigade.
* BetterThanABareBulb: Given the ridiculous number of [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades hung]] over the course of every chapter, it's safe to say this is in effect.
* BigBrotherInstinct:
** Threaten Kanae like Ryuguu did, and Kyon will come after you with a vengeance. In fact, he'd fix up most problems in the Brigade, mostly with force because of circumstances.
** Don't even insinuate that you will harm any of his friends in front of Kyon. He will practically ''teleport'' in front of you.
* BigDamnHeroes: In the prologue. Also happened at some other point, we finally get to see over twenty chapters after we first learned about it.
* BigEater: [[spoiler: Kyon]] becomes this with varying severity after undertaking training centered around physical activities.
* BlahBlahBlah: In Anachronic Order Explanation Chapter 1.
-->'''Haruhi:''' Blah blah blah, Skip the speeches - if I don't know the complete back story, it's all meaningless to me.
* BlessedWithSuck:
** Haruhi. She not only gets to know she has a power, also the magnitude and sensitivity of it.
--->'''Haruhi:''' But more and more, this 'power' I've got really seems to suck! It's too dangerous to use, and just for having it, I endanger the world?
*** Subverted later on. [[spoiler: Haruhi uses a MemoryGambit on herself about her power while still keeping some basic telekinesis to play around with. This coupled with Yuki acting as a buffer for her subconscious wishes allows Haruhi to effectively keep the blessing and drop the suck.]] \\
[[spoiler:Ultimately, the limitations are self-imposed: if she somehow loses control (e.g. by being sufficiently angry or depressed), she still might destroy the world.]]
** Koizumi, due to being mentally connected to Haruhi’s emotional state, is especially aware of each time [[spoiler:Haruhi and Kyon kiss]]. In Thwarted Lull Chapter 4, [[spoiler: Yuki cuts the link per Koizumi's request to Haruhi, who only then realized she didn’t have mental privacy.]]
* BlindIdiotTranslation Hanyuu with her "it is so"
* BodySurf: [[spoiler: Kanae's sliding through worlds]] [[FridgeHorror is revealed to be this]]. The surfer is unaware of this, but she was constantly trying to escape so she kept doing this periodically.
* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: Kanae and Kunikida think that Yanagimoto and Taniguchi are trying to invoke this.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Yamane Jun, due to being infected by the data remains of Asakura, tried to kill Kyon]]. Bizarrely, the brainwashing was completely unintended and it's dubious if the brainwasher even knew of its existence.
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: After [[YakuzaPrincess Tsuruya]] comments to Haruhi that she learned calligraphy because it's an important thing to know in the business:
-->'''Haruhi:''' What else did you learn? Back to the beginning... I know you mentioned that you had some martial arts training, too?
-->'''Tsuruya:''' All proper things! Tea ceremony, calligraphy, social behaviors, ninkyo dantai formality, martial arts, interrogations ... that kinds of stuff.
* BrickJoke: Kyon's analogy in the prologue for being hit by Ryoko is about being hit by a speeding minivan. Guess what happened in the Initial Conflict arc.
** Also used in conjunction with the StealthPun in Heroic Antics Begin Arc, Chapter 4, which is titled: [[UpToEleven Chapter Eleven]]: ''Yes, It Goes There [=/=] Yeah, It Went There'' (depending on whether you're looking at the Table of Contents or the chapter itself). If you recall, the title for Straightforward Flashback and Exposition Arc, Chapter 1 is called: Chapter Three: ''It Goes To Eleven''.
* BrilliantButLazy: Kyon used to be, but not anymore. He scored 96 on a math test[[hottip:*:Haruhi got 97]], and is almost as good as Haruhi in studies.
** [[ZigZaggingTrope Kyon actually can't really care about his studies. He only gets these scores because Haruhi is making him study after receiving an ultimatum from his mother about getting 90 or better on each test, or stop being part of the SOS Brigade so he can go to cram school.]]
* BrokenMasquerade: Kyon pulls this on Haruhi so she can save Yuki. Also, that chapter's FictionalDocument refers to how to prepare for this trope as well.
* BuffySpeak: To avoid mentioning exactly what it was that he and Yuki swiped from Yamane Jun's room [[spoiler:(i.e. Asakura's gym shorts)]], Kyon [[VerbalBackspace stops himself halfway through the word]] and calls it "the corrupted data thingy."
* ButtMonkey: [[spoiler: Ryouko has been turned into this after becoming Achakura.]]
* CallAHumanAMeatbag: In Thwarted Lull Arc, Chapter 2, Wataru repeatedly refers to Kyon as a "monkey" during their initial encounter.
* CannotTellALie: [[spoiler:Achakura]].
* CampbellCountry: Hinamizawa.
* CaptivityHarmonica: One of the inmates has one when Kyon visits Masao in jail. They use it to drown out their conversation in case of eavesdroppers.
* CassandraTruth: Kyon's sister frequently has tried to tell her parents and friends that her brother is a hero but nobody believes her. In part this is also because [[GenreSavvy Kyon]] [[InvokedTrope tells her enough to know but not enough for her to be believed if she tells someone else]].
** Sasaki doesn't believe in aliens, time travelers, espers, or sliders and recently convinced herself that they're code words used by Yakuza.
* CelebrityParadox: In addition to this wiki apparently existing in the fic's universe, Taniguchi mentions LuckyStar in Thwarted Lull Arc V.
* ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction: After getting a new PDA, [[spoiler:Kyon can make it appear that he's]] wearing different clothing just by going into a menu. The outfit needs to be scanned first, though.
* [=~Chekhov's Gun~=]:
** Yuki checks out Kyon's wristwatch. A few chapters later, [[spoiler:it turns out she installed a program to create a impenetrable skinsuit in case Kyon gets attacked.]] It works, [[spoiler: except a bullet managed to slip in before it activated.]]
*** Nah, that was part of the design function. [[spoiler: She says that it was intended to act as body armor OR a first-aid measure to prevent him from bleeding out if he was attacked before he could activate it. It only activates automatically if he becomes injured, otherwise he has to turn it on manually.]]
** During Haruhi's second time in Closed Space with Kyon, she made several unmentioned changes to reality, including a limit to her powers. A notable one showing up later is [[spoiler:removing Koizumi's limitations so that he can use his [=ESPer=] powers outside of closed space]].
* ChekhovsSkill: Mikuru's learned some paramedic skills starting in the Gearing Up arc. It became useful when Kyon was injuried and [[PowerNullifier Yuki wasn't able to heal him]].
* ChickMagnet: Kyon, so much. For starters, all girls in the brigade like him. And even if he acknowledges some things that happened are beyond friendship he isn't actively looking for a romantic relationship.
* ChunkySalsaRule: The enemy slider from Thwarted Lull Chapter 2 may not understand fighting very well, but he knows that threatening to reduce Kyon into a chunky salsa is the same as a death threat.
* ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive: In the 3rd chapter of Gearing Up, when Masao realizes the trouble Watanabe got into with the law for [[spoiler:shooting Kyon]], he steeples his hands and asks the messenger, Iyouji to apologize on his behalf. Subverted because Masao honestly wants to apologize, even if he has to play this trope straight because of [[{{Yakuza}} his work]].
* ClingyJealousGirl: Rika in her backstory. Haruhi is doing her best to avoid being one [[spoiler: since it would ruin the TenchiSolution.]]
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In Gearing Up arc chapter 5 when returning from training Kyon was received with a pillow thrown to his face, making him fall. This conversation followed:
-->'''Kyon:''' Haruhi? Was that you?
-->'''Haruhi:''' Wah! Seriously? You can tell it's me because of how the pillow hit you?
-->'''Kyon:''' I can tell it's you because you hit me with a pillow at all.
* CompanionCube: Apart from calling it Skynet, Kyon has talked to his PDA at least twice.
** Of course, it has voice recognition and artificial intelligence, to the point where it [[spoiler: switches to Minesweeper after Kyon beats it at chess several times]]
* CompressedHair: Just before her battle in Heroic Antic Begins arc 5, Tsuruya reveals her identity by pulling off her blonde wig, letting them see her green hair.
* ContinuityCameo: It seems that [[spoiler:Kyon and Kanae]] made a brief but intriguing appearance in the chapter 7 of [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6631517/1/Later Later]], another Durandall's fanfic, in front of [[spoiler:the adult version of Kyon]], who reacts in a [[GenreSavvy savvy]] and [[OlderAndWiser very sensible]] [[JustIgnoreIt way]].
-->'''[[spoiler:adult!Kyon]]:''' [[spoiler:I suppose it's none of my business, whatever it was. Perhaps there's something strange and amazing there ... but as I've learned, there's no reason - really - to search for it. If I have to be involved, I'm confident that whatever is to happen will find me. And, really ... it doesn't bother me too much if it doesn't.]]
* ContinuityNod:
** In the 3rd chapter of Gearing Up arc, Haruhi congratulates Mikuru on being the first to accomplish her Tanabata wishes.
** Also, Koizumi explains his Esper powers over a cup of coffee with [[spoiler:Haruhi]], just like how he explained it to Kyon.
** At Tsuruya's house in Calm Before the Storm Chapter 3, Koizumi reminded Kyon of the events of the [[AudioAdaptation Drama CD]], where Haruhi wrote a literal EarWorm and Hare Hare Yukai. Then they perform Hare Hare Yukai for everybody.
** In the HeroesGoneFishing scene in Fanservice Arc Chapter 4, Keiichi warned Kyon to not go near a abandoned quarry. That's a reference to "[[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Nekogoroshi-hen]]" (Cat Killing Chapter), a [[BonusEpisode single episode scenario]] of the anime based on the homonymous LightNovel.
** Most times Kyon has to time travel he notes how he is getting more used to it.
* ContrivedCoincidence: The IDSE created tools for theoretical interactions with [[AlternateUniverse Alternate Universes]], with a dimensional anchor being between those items. The last one created dates from millions of years. The item found in Tsuruya's backyard during the seventh book? Guess what it is.
* ConversationalTroping: In Kyon and Sasaki's backstory it was the usual topic of conversation: Kyon presented a trope and Sasaki [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructed it]].
* CoolSword: Kyon's {{Laserblade}}, whose hilt was used by [[AncestralWeapon one of his ancestors]] and blade was made of the remains of a robot from another world.
* CooldownHug: Haruhi does that on Tsuruya. It's not the only time characters have invoked this trope.
* CovertPervert: [[spoiler: Yuki and [[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Hanyuu]].]] They shared their time together "enjoying the view".
* CowerPower: After Haruhi's reaction to Tsuruya's report on what she and Kyon did to disband a illegal photographic ring (which included sleeping and bathing together -- ItMakesSenseInContext), Mikuru automatically hides behind Tsuruya. Kanae, noting that Tsuruya isn't the safest cover in this circumstance, decides not to follow this trope and only hide behind the table.
* {{Crackfic}}: It crosses over with ''tropes''. It should also be noted that nobody knows how to cross a story with a concept.
* CrashIntoHello: The introduction of Michikyuu Kanae.
* CrazyPrepared: The Integrated Data Sentient Entity. It had prepared various tools for theoretical encounters, one of the tools happened to be a dimensional anchor. [[spoiler:Kanae]] uses it for training her sliding.
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* CurbStompBattle:
** [[spoiler: Kyon, Yuki, and Tsuruya, vs. 24 Yakuza. [[BlatantLies Poor Yakuza.]]]]
** Once more in the Initial Conflict arc. [[spoiler:You know the twelve {{Yakuza}} he beat on that Sunday? He defeated them all spectacularly easily.]]
* CurseCutShort:
** Kyon's first meeting with Ryuguu in Heroic Antics Begin, Chapter 1. Kyon smashed his nose against the equipment shed, making him curse. Before Ryuguu could finish [[PrecisionFStrike the curse]], Kyon smashed his nose in again.
** On second thoughts, search for any mention of "fu-". That's a CurseCutShort. For example, Heroic Antics Begin, Chapter 2, when Kyon's ''sternly chastising'' Watanabe.
* CutenessOverload: Mikuru when Kyon first calls her by her first name. [[spoiler:As a result, she kisses Kyon while giving the "it's forbidden" speech.]]
** Also happens to Haruhi when Kanae [[spoiler:first calls her Suzumiya-sempai.]]
--->'''Mikuru:''' Eh? Suzumiya-san? Are you alright? You look dazed!
--->'''Haruhi (in a faint voice):''' S...something amazing happened.
** And to Yuki, of all people, when [[spoiler:Kyon calls her ''Yuki-rin'']].
* CutenessProximity: [[spoiler: When Kyon sees Hanyuu he had to keep himself from laughing at how "adorably cute" she looked. Bonus cute points for [[SweetTooth Hanyuu when she eats a sweet bun.]]]]
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[[folder: D-F]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Kanae]], constantly having to escape from the AlienInvasion since they attacked her home world as a child.
* DaydreamBeliever: Kyon's sister believes that {{Magical Girl}}s exist, and hopes to become one someday. Considering how {{Troperiffic}} the fanfic is, it remains to be determined what will become of the field trip that she will go on. [[spoiler:Confirmed earlier than expected.]]
* DeadlyEuphemism: Iyouji in Heroic Antics Begin arc 5 who, while he had no practice experience, knew about the theory about how to deal with certain girl: 'subdue' her, drug her, ship her off to someone who could find a 'use' for her, and never speak of it again.
* DeadpanSnarker:
** Whilst Kyon is normally this (as in the original), one occasion deserves special mention: ''towards a man who had just pulled a knife out.''
--->'''Kyon:''' Oh, wow, the fight went bad, [[NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight so you pulled out a knife!]] [[SarcasmMode What a brilliant and wholly original tactic!]]
** Koizumi's real personality looks like to be one, as shown in Thwarted Lull Arc 3. He's shown the snarkiest when [[spoiler:he was using his ESP, which is fueled by keeping himself in contact with his true personality]].
* {{Deconstruction}}: Sasaki's part of her ConversationalTroping with Kyon in their backstory.
* [[DeniedFoodAsPunishment Denied Lunch As Punishment]]: to Kyon when he's grounded.
* DenyingTheAntecedent: Kyon's sister resorted to this to get herself invited to the [[BeachEpisode beach trip]] in Thwarted Lull Chapter 1. Kyon immediately noticed it, but it turns out that she goes anyway.
-->'''Kyon:''' So ''if'' I tell you, that means you can't go. Understand?
-->'''Kyon's sister:''' Okay! So, don't tell me! That means I can go!
-->'''Kyon:''' That's not what--
* DidNotDoTheResearch: Lampshaded when the writer realized that Sasaki was the character's last name, rather than first name. Apparently, this is important enough that a chapter has to be rewritten.
** However, Durandall has been very good at keeping the story close to canon and he did the research every other time.
** Technically DoublySubverted. To clarify: the research was done, it was just the wiki where the research was executed was incorrect.
** FridgeBrilliance: Maybe it was done on purpose. They had to shoehorn this trope in somehow.
** Ironically, the eleventh novel ([[{{Jossed}} which is]] ''[[{{Jossed}} not]]'' [[{{Jossed}} canon for this fic, but still]]) reveals that Sasaki is not the character's original name.
* DiscussedTrope:
** Kyon once discussed ThoseTwoGuys with ([[SarcasmMode surprise!]]) [[ThoseTwoGuys Taniguchi and Kunikida]] after school. To wit: each of them claims that he's the real main character and that the other two are ThoseTwoGuys.
** Mikuru, Koizumi and Haruhi discuss ObliviousToLove in front of [[ObliviousToLove Kyon]]. He doesn't get the hint.
* DissonantSerenity: Right after Yamane [[spoiler: nearly kills Tsuruya by throwing her out the window, Kyon dangles him out the window by the ankle with a hand.]] He proceeds to interrogate Yamane for information, while acting as the Bad Cop. Justified, because Yamane did press Kyon's BerserkButton.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Nagato and Hanyuu stopped fighting because Kyon got out of the bath.
* DoWellButNotPerfect: Kyon mentions that Yuki's average is only short of being perfect by the four percent of answers she simply didn't bother completing. A perfect score would attract unneeded attention to her.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength:
** [[spoiler: Kyon.]] Because of the nature of his training he knows martial arts but he doesn't remember any experience with them, including the specific effects of his attacks on opponents. After the fight on Heroic Antics Begin Chapter 4, Iyouji was surprised when he had to ask how bad the injuries he made on the {{Mooks}} were.
** In Calm Before The Storm Chapter 2's FictionalDocument, it warns you to be careful of one's new powers.
* DoomMagnet: [[spoiler:Michikyuu Kanae.]]
* {{Doorstopper}}: As of the end of the Calm Before the Storm arc, the story is ''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=3m4uvlo3cr9ksrpsdzmzhd78&page=32#792 over 600 A4 pages]]''.
* DramaticIrony: Used for comedy with the "very special hell" RunningGag. [[spoiler:Kyon has had make out sessions with Haruhi, Yuki, Tsuruya, Mikuru and Kanae, and as a result he's troubled because he thinks he's cheating Haruhi even if they aren't even dating. His ArrangedMarriage with Tsuruya doesn't help. He doesn't know all the girls agreed on forming a Type-2 TenchiSolution with him]].
* DreamSequence: In Gearing Up Chapter 4 Haruhi was shown dreaming about flying through the sky, sentai-style, with Kyon the rest of the brigade, to fight evil aliens.
* DroppingTheBombshell: Haruhi and Tsuruya are chatting about [[spoiler:Kyon and kissing]] in the presence of Yuki, who was silently reading:
-->'''Tsuruya:''' [[spoiler: Would kissing be within those boundaries?]]
-->'''Haruhi:''' I already did, so I'd be a hypocrite if I said no.
-->'''Tsuruya:''' So he practiced with you! That's why he was so good .... Er.... Um....Um, I have a picture of me in a junihitoe on that SD card!
-->'''Haruhi:''' You and him!? Er.... I mean.... Yeah, he's really ''really'' good, isn't he?
-->'''Tsuruya:''' I thinks so.
-->'''Yuki:''' I also think so.
** Why it's an example? Because it made Haruhi and Tsuruya realize that [[spoiler:Yuki and Kyon being in a nightly YearInsideHourOutside training for weeks gave Yuki the chance of being kissed by Kyon many times before and made him become the excellent make-out partner, even if [[LaserGuidedAmnesia he can't remember it afterwards]]]].
* DynamicEntry: One of the fictional documents advise this, and [[spoiler:Kyon used it on one of the twelve {{Yakuza}}.]]
* ElectricSlide: When Kyon wanted to get from his school to the meeting point with Future!Mikuru in Storm Begins Chapter 4, he performed this trope. Achakura was found it interesting, but quite inferior compared to teleportation.
* ElegantGothicLolita:
** Tsuruya's most recent costume. Though admittedly, her cheerful demeanor doesn't complement it well.
** In Thwarted Lull Chapter 5, Yuki gets her costume, and she pulls it off quite well.
* EmpathicWeapon: When Kyon genetically imprints [[spoiler: his new weapon, courtesy of future Kyon]], he feels a highly disconcerting awareness of the weapon.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Kyon's sister gets hers in Filler Arc 3 when Kyon tells her about his heroic antics. It really shows how much she cares for her brother and is afraid of losing him, as it's the first time [[SwitchingPOV the story is told from her perspective]].
* EurekaMoment: In Calm Before the Storm Arc I, Mikuru realizes [[TrickedOutTime a loophole to allow a time traveler to change history without violating causality exists]] after commenting to Kyon about the dinner she had just cooked, saying that she had "added some things from outside of the normal recipe."
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin:
** Guess what the InMediasRes prologue was named?
** Most arc names are like this too (Heroic Antics Begin includes the first time Kyon is shown being "hero", in Gearing Up there's new equipment and so on) with the exception of, ironically, the {{Filler}} and {{Fanservice}} arcs.
* ExcaliburInTheRust: Kyon's AncestralWeapon. Subverted in that it actually ''is'' in a state of disrepair and data manipulation is needed to make it a functional weapon. Of course, it probably wasn't a LaserBlade in its original incarnation...
* ExpospeakGag: Yuki in Filler Arc 3:
-->'''Yuki:''' At this juncture, I will attempt to communicate something to you, though I am uncertain as to the accuracy of the transmission. Words remain a weak vector for communicating vital information. Despite the lack of adherence to social norms and the correct protocols for this procedure, I am attempting to convey to you the positive emotive content of my current condition and regards for you. The outcome is uncertain; no accurate prediction can be made. Regardless of the fact that determination is unclear, I have resolved to continue due to the content of the emotive concept I wish to relay. Despite the fact that I have no comparable metric, I am currently unable to conceive a greater intensity than the one I experience at this moment in relation to you.
-->''*beat*''
-->'''Yuki:''' I attempted to use more words. It appears that the data was not conveyed accurately.
-->'''Kyon:''' C...can you try it again with less, maybe?
-->'''Yuki:''' Yes. [[spoiler:I like you. A lot.]]
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Deconstructed with Yuki when the IDSE scheduled her deletion because she became a liability given she could go astray again. ''The concept of having a will to live'' was so alien to her she wasn't fazed with the IDSE's decision, to the point she tries to object Kyon's decision to call the SOS Brigade to help her (Yuki only informed Kyon because [[StayWithMeUntilIDie she wanted to be with him in her last moments]]).
* {{Facepalm}}: Haruhi when she realized Kyon will get in trouble with the Student Council again [[spoiler: by dangling Yamane out a window.]]
* {{Fanservice}}: Constantly played straight, and subverted in the actual 'fanservice arc'.
** More like constantly [[InvokedTrope invoked]]. With fanservice played straight, there's often no particular in-story reason why it's there, and the characters themselves aren't aware of it. Here, the fact that there ''will be'' fanservice is so well established that nobody even questions it anymore; the remaining issue is ''who'' gets to do it.
* FanservicePack: Haruhi wishes for one in chapter three of the Anachronic Exposition Arc.
* FascinatingEyebrow: Part of Kyon's answer to Fujiwara's declaration of not giving up the [[SwissArmyWeapon slider's weapon]] to him. The other part was Kyon showing Fujiwara the very same weapon, meaning it's a [[StableTimeLoop predetermined event]] Kyon will receive it.
* FearLeadsToAnger: Haruhi reacts this way after seeing the injuries Kyon got from fighting some {{Yakuza}} [[PowerNullifier with all his supernatural tools disabled]].
* FictionalDocument: The [[{{Epigraph}} beginning of every chapter]]. Mostly EncyclopediaExposita-like self-help books on being a hero, with the occasional poetry thrown in, and implied to be from future documents/books. Until the author [[WordOfGod states outright who wrote what]], it will remain an extremely popular topic in [[{{WMG/Ptitle0028gzjm}} the WMG]].
* {{Filler}}: Subverted in the so-called FillerArc.
* FingerTwiddling: Kanae.
** Miyoko, before she asks Kyon about [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname being stuck with a nickname]].
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: The IDSE scheduling Yuki's deletion, forcing Kyon to use his TrustPassword on Haruhi thus making her be aware of her powers.
* FirstGirlWins: Haruhi calls it a cliché, since she believes that one can always fix the situation, as in [[spoiler: Sakanaka's case]].
* FirstNameBasis: At the same time the SOS Brigade strengthens their {{Nakama}} relationship, characters start addressing others differently:
** Kyon refers to Tsuruya by ''Tsuruya-san'' the first time she sees him fight (as he does in {{Canon}}), then ''Tsuruya-sempai'' after that fight when he volunteered himself to help her, and a few days later ([[TimeTravel from her perspective]]) ''Tsuruya-kun'', regarding themselves as equals.
** Mikuru starts calling Nagato ''Yuki-chan'' after [[spoiler:they comfort each other when Kyon is recovering from being shot.]]
** Tsuruya had called both Haruhi and Mikuru that they both should drop the formalities (''Tsuruya-san'') when talking to her. Haruhi has been calling her ''Tsu-chan'' since then, and Mikuru(big) calls her the same way.
** Kyon finally called Mikuru ''Mikuru-chan'' after watching a movie together and being ''asked''.
** Tsuruya started calling Yuki ''Yuki-chan'' in Thwarted Lull Chapter 3.
** In Calm Before the Storm Chapter 2, Kyon first calls Yuki ''Yuki'' when Haruhi asks her to make the club's filing cabinet secure. When visiting her later in the day, he calls her [[spoiler:''Yuki-rin'']], before finally settling on ''Yuki-chan''.
** Kanae starts calling Mikuru ''Mikuru-nee'' in Calm Before the Storm Chapter 5.
** Mikuru calls Haruhi ''Haruhi-chan'' in Storm Begins Chapter 3 after Haruhi tells her to stop calling her ''Suzumiya-san''.
* FiveRoundsRapid: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] after [[SwitchingPOV Sumiyoshi-rengo member Taiso]] signals to the other Yakuza members to pull out their guns when Koizumi uses his esper power to destroy Taiso's gun just as Taiso tries to fire it. Played straight when fellow Sumiyoshi-rengo, Senzo, fires five shots at Koizumi in his red energy form. Of course, this [[ImmuneToBullets fails to work]].
* FlechetteStorm: Used twice by [[KnifeNut Asakura]] in Obligatory Anachronic Order Explanation Chapter 1.
* FootPopping: [[spoiler:Mikuru]] when kissing [[spoiler:Kyon]] in Thwarted Lull Chapter 1.
* ForcefulKiss: [[spoiler: Haruhi to Kyon while holding him by a NecktieLeash.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Kyon mentions that his uncle is called Keichii in one chapter. It later turns out that's the same one in {{Higurashi}}.
** Also this, from Filler Arc, Chapter 2:
-->'''Yuuto:''' There's no way you could come home from school one day and announce that you had, say, rescued an heiress from rampant hoodlums and secured a position at her father's company.
** And then, in Filler Arc, Chapter 3, after the photography ring is shut down, Tsuruya's father visits Kyon's family and tells them that Kyon has secured a position at his company, due to Kyon rescuing his daughter from rampant hoodlums.
* FountainOfYouth: After each [[YearInsideHourOutside training session]] Yuki restores the trainees' age, otherwise they'd age a year each night.
* FreudianSlip:
** Mostly from Kanae, followed by her [[LuminescentBlush blushing]].
--->'''Kanae:''' You got to take a bath with Sempai! I'm jealous! Er, I mean, that is... (claps hands over her mouth)
** Though Haruhi usually catches herself before letting something slip, she got one for the same scene as above, after prompting from Tsuruya.
--->'''Tsuruya:''' Understood! Next time I want to take a bath with Kyon, I'll invite you over to join us!
--->'''Haruhi:''' You'd better! ... (realizing) I mean, don't think like that!
** Mikuru has her own share when asked about the movie she went to watch with Kyon and Yuki.
--->'''Tsuruya:''' So, how was your date~?
--->'''Mikuru:''' W...wonderful. Ah! It, I mean, we had fun, er, the three of us! [[NotADate It wasn't a date]], Tsuruya!
* FuroScene:
** A few times, first with [[spoiler: Kyon and Tsuruya, then Kyon, Tsuruya and Yuki, and later Kyon and Haruhi]].
** Then there's another in the Thwarted Lull arc.
* {{Futureshadowing}}: Mori didn't go to the first meeting Kyon had with Organization members because she was intimidated by something Kyon did a few days before. In Initial Conflict Arc 3 Kyon is shown [[spoiler:bursting into a secret Organization meeting (falling through the skylight in a 10 meter drop) while carrying a man beneath an arm and calmly saying "Don't mind me dropping in," as if it is normal for someone to do this. He left through the skylight too.]]
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* {{Gainaxing}}: Tsuruya bounced excitedly at the thought of going for the Trope-tan movie. What happened under her dress made Miyoko rather jealous.
** Happens to Tsuruya earlier, as well. She cosplays as [[UruseiYatsura Lum]] one day, and when she got excited about something, she bounced up and down on the balls of her feet, and Kyon had to sit quickly, as he noted that action "had an interesting side effect."
* GeniusLoci: [[spoiler: The Agents of the Sky Canopy Domain are the avatars of living, sapient stars. The (part of) reason they don't get along with the IDSE is because the way the stars perceive time, matter, and thought are so vastly different.]]
* GenderBlenderName: Tsuruya's family doctor is named Sakura. Yes, he knows that his name usually belongs to females.
* GenreBlindness: Sakanaka-san, the owner of Rousseau the terrier, demonstrates devastating GenreBlindness ([[HaremSeries given a certain genre the fic has incorporated]]) in The Thwarted Lull Chapter 5: she pulls Haruhi out of class [[spoiler: to embarrassedly tell her that she thinks Kyon likes Haruhi]].
* GenreSavvy: Many characters already are in the source material, but Haruhi turns this UpToEleven: [[spoiler: she uses her powers to give herself a limitation on them so she doesn't destroy the world accidentally; and while she learns to be responsible with her full powers she'll have a limited version of them so she can still have fun. Of course, things can go bad, as explained in BlessedWithSuck.]]
** Even Kyon's sister is starting to become this, though in her case it borders on WrongGenreSavvy. [[spoiler: She was able to deduce that Kyon was visiting an enemy to draw him to their side, but at the same time [[DaydreamBeliever she ardently believes that she will become a Magical Girl on her next field trip.]]]]
*** [[spoiler: She's not wrong yet.]]
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Taniguchi's 'voice acting' job requires him to be eighteen. Given what we all know about Taniguchi, it's kinda obvious [[{{Hentai}} what kind of job that is...]]
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Kyon once had a dream of [[TimeTravel present!Mikuru]] [[ScrewYourself and]] [[TwinThreesomeFantasy future!Mikuru]] which he started reminiscing about. He cuts himself off before he invokes DiggingYourselfDeeper.
* GirlsHaveCooties: Shutaro from the Fanservice arc:
-->The dusty blue-haired boy gave Matsuri a skeptical look, and with great decorum noted, "Icky."
* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: Kyon's sister to Sasaki in Thwarted Lull arc chapter 3 when she accused her of making her brother lose his smile.
* [[TheGlomp Glomp]]:
** Haruhi and Tsuruya to the already hugging Mikuru and Yuki [[spoiler:when Kyon is recovering from being shot at the hospital.]]
** Kyon is in the receiving end of one from his sister as a greeting in Calm Before The Storm Chapter 2.
* GoingCommando: Given how often Tsuruya wears a {{kimono}}, this trope is likely to be in play more often than would be immediately apparent.
* [[GonnaNeedMoreTrope Gonna Need More Milk]]: Milk is Kyon's calming beverage of choice. How does he respond when he hears Yuki's slated for deletion?
-->'''Kyon:''' There isn't enough milk in the world.
* GoodCopBadCop: In the Heroic Antics Begin arc.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Kasai has a long scar above both eyes that crossed the bridge of his nose, usually concealed beneath his glasses. Somewhat appropriate for Tsuruya's driver and bodyguard.
* GoofyPrintUnderwear: Kimidori Emiri wears Trope-tan character print panties.
* GoToYourRoom: Kyon's mother to her son in Filler Chapter 3.
* GravityMaster: Kyon's upgrades make him this.
* GratuitousEnglish: Kyon can speak perfect English, and uses it when Haruhi makes him cosplay. Mikuru nearly squealed in delight at it.
* GratuitousJapanese: Aside from using Japanese honorifics, the author uses a lot of Japanese words, especially with regards to the {{Yakuza}}.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Kyon and Yuki use this trope a lot in both [[CurbStompBattle of their fights with the Yakuza]].
* GrowlingGut: Kyon in Open Battle arc 2, after Mikuru asks him if he's hungry.
* HalfTruth: Kyon tells a Yakuza that his PDA is custom [[hottip:*:Yuki made it from Asakura's data remnants]], and says that he got Akasaka's picture because if you do it right, people just look right through you. [[hottip:*:He made himself invisible.]]
** [[spoiler:Achakura]] invokes this in order to get [[spoiler:Nonoko]] to bring Kyon his gear after he [[WeHaveForgottenThePhlebotinum left it behind at home]].
-->'''[[spoiler:Nonoko]]:''' And it's going to [[JumpedAtTheCall turn me into a magical girl]]?
-->'''[[spoiler:Achakura]]:''' For values of 'turning you into a magical girl' equal to 'you having a costume that protects you and operates on principles most people won't understand, and wielding equipment that few on Earth have ever seen, let alone held,' yes, this will turn you into a magical girl!
* HaremHero: Kyon.
* HeadPet: DeadpanSnarker Kyon + TeamPet [[spoiler:Achakura]] = Inevitability.
* TheHeart: Kyon, as only the mention of his nickname could calm down an UnstoppableRage from Haruhi.
* HeelFaceBrainwashing: ''Averted'' at Haruhi's insistence.
* HeroAntagonist: Akasaka Miyuki is portrayed as a competent and experienced NPA Officer, respected by her peers and possible candidate to replace the department chief's current aide. However, her current case happened to be [[spoiler: Kyon's murder attempt]]. She's eager to PullTheThread.
* HeroesGoneFishing: Kyon goes fishing with his uncle Keiichi when he goes visit for golden week.
* HeroicBSOD:
** Subverted, as the pressure of knowing the implications of her own power almost provokes one on Haruhi.
** Kyon suffers this on his backstory without realising it: after Sasaki [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife constant deconstructionism]], culminating with the {{deconstruction}} of ThePowerOfLove, Kyon's sister notes her brother lost his smile, only to be regained after Kyon met Haruhi.
* HeroSecretService: The SOS Brigade, including the Organization and [[spoiler: Tsuruya's {{Yakuza}}]] for Kyon, for mostly non-action roles. Haruhi'd like to be in the action though.
-->'''Haruhi:''' *chuckling* Damn, I just realized, I'm stuck with Kyon's paperwork again!
* HesitationEqualsDishonesty: Kyon does this in Heroic Antics Begin chapter 1 when Tsuruya asked why he had to return to the clubroom despite him telling her earlier that he was dismissed for the day. It turns out he had to find Mikuru to TimeTravel.
-->'''Kyon:''' Well, I have to head back in anyway, since ... I forgot my shoes. Yeah. I'll see you tomorrow, alright, Tsuruya-sempai?
* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: A very practical example. [[spoiler: Haruhi reluctantly agrees to put a leash on her powers by requiring that her wishes be approved by Yuki and Kyon. She later realizes it was good she did.]]
* HoldMe: Yuki asks this to Kyon after rescuing him from falling into a black hole which was created accidentally [[spoiler:when Kuyou Suou tried to protect Kyon]]. Unlike Kyon, she wasn't shielded from the strong gravitational forces and radiation.
* HolyBacklight: Kyon is seen that way by Kanae in after fighting a giant robot at the beach.
* [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Aunts]]: [[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Mion, Rena, Shion and Satoko]] to Kyon.
* HowDoIShotWeb: [[spoiler:Kanae]] never had time to practice her sliding abilities. Her chance of learning is a plot point in the story.
* [[HowMuchDidYouHear How Much Did You Hear?]]: In Fanservice arc chapter 4 Kyon discovers his sister eavesdropping Haruhi when [[spoiler:she's outlining Mikuru her plan for a type 2 TenchiSolution]]. While Tsuruya wonders what she overheard, Haruhi doesn't really care about how much exactly she knows: she just cares that she doesn't tell anybody else.
* HumanityIsInfectious: This is the main reason the IDSE decided to delete Yuki.
** In Initial Conflict Arc 4 Yuki notes that there was evidence to suggest that the IDSE living humanoid interfaces may in fact be a [[DefiedTrope defiance to this trope]], being intended as insulative measures to protect the entity from contamination.
* HumiliationConga: [[spoiler: Yamane Jun.]] After him being caught off-guard by Tsuruya in the idol research club room [[spoiler: and tried to kill her]] Kyon held him by an ankle, his body dangling outside a third floor window, making people who was passing by take photos with their phones. Then he just had to wet himself.
-->'''[[TheHyena Tsuruya]]:''' That's precious! I'll make sure one of those pictures of you that's being taken down there now is right next to the article about this that'll be in the paper!
* HyperspaceArsenal: Somehow, Kyon tucked his slider weapon into his shirt from Haruhi's point of view.
* HypocriticalHumor: Haruhi's rant in Initial Conflict Chapter 4 about long and/or ongoing series. She's especially unhappy that [[MahouSenseiNegima Negima]] is that long, but the part that sticks out most is that she doesn't like light novels that go on for more than 10 novels. The source material is releasing its 10th novel, and it's only the start of the Brigade's second year.
** In addition, this fanfic is about 412,000 ''words'' long as of The Storm Begins Arc 2 (chapter 40), and the longest Haruhi fanfic on fanfiction.net. The shortest novel [[OtherWiki the Other Wiki]] lists on its longest novels page is about 510,000 words long, for reference.
* IAmYourOpponent: Inverted by Fujiwara in Calm Before the Storm Arc I. Played straight and lampshaded by Kyon in The Initial Conflict Arc III.
* [=~If It's You, It's Okay~=]: In the first chapter of the Initial Conflict arc.
-->'''Mikuru(big):''' Oh, Kyon-kun ... I don't have a [[{{Shotacon}} shouta complex]], but for you, well...
** Kyon is too old to be really considered {{Shotacon}}. Hmmmm...
* [[IHatePastMe I Hate Past and Future Me]]: Kyon thinks that Future!Kyon is arrogant and condescending and that Past!Kyon is incompetent. This is [[PlayingWithATrope played with]], as Kyon [[DiscussedTrope tells Koizumi]] that he mostly [[InvokedTrope annoys himself so that he'll remember things that he'll have to do later]], but after Kyon's encounter with Wataru and Kuyou in Calm Before the Storm IV, this was played straight when Future!Kyon sent a text to Kyon calling him an idiot for not involving Yuki.
** And now we have [[spoiler:Yuki sharing the same sentiment, agreeing with his assessment of his future self's "jerkness" by commenting that her own future self is "insensitive" to her past self in [[StableTimeLoop the notes that she sends via Kyon's PDA to her past self]]]].
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Tsuruya in her backstory. While she wasn't shown angsting about being a LonelyRichKid, knowing fully the reasons behind that ([[spoiler:that is, being a YakuzaPrincess]]), she feels doubly grateful to Mikuru: for being her friend and for introducing her to the [[{{Nakama}} SOS Brigade]].
* IKissYourHand: In Thwarted Lull arc 5, Kyon, [[InstantCosplaySurprise wearing a Victorian-style suit]], plays along with Yuki's, wearing an ElegantGothicLolita outfit, offer of tea making this gesture (ItMakesSenseInContext). While he makes the gesture his lips don't actually touch Yuki's hand.
* ImagineSpot:
** In Filler Arc chapter 3, after Kyon phoned Yuki.
--->He stared a minute longer, imagining her in her apartment, kneeling by the phone, her cheeks pink-tinged as she daydreamed about him... But he dismissed that thought. This was Yuki, after all. As much as he might wish that...
** Kanae dreamed of kissing a shirtless Kyon in a shadowy wooded glade surrounded by bunnies and flowers, not [[spoiler:on a beach, after fighting off an inter-dimensional robot.]]
* InASingleBound: Kyon becomes capable of this after a series of upgrades.
* ImGoingToHellForThis: Kyon [[RunningGag keeps telling himself]] he's going to go to [[Series/{{Firefly}} a very special hell]] when he does things he realize go beyond friendship. Later events ([[spoiler:like him being engaged to Tsuruya and the reaction he expects from Haruhi]]) makes him wonder if he's already in it.
* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: Performed by the TropeNamer, Ryuguu Rena, on a cosplaying Yuki in Storm Begins Chapter 4. [[BadassAbnormal Kyon]] ''barely'' held her back from {{glomp}}ing Yuki, but [[DoubleSubversion she swept her up anyway the moment Kyon let go]].
* InconvenientSummons: [[spoiler:When they start training]] Yuki teleported Mikuru two nights in a row to her apartment just after Mikuru took a bath, still wearing her ModestyTowel. After complaining about being teleported while bathing [[LiteralMinded the next teleport was while she was eating]].
* IndirectKiss: Kyon and Yuki. Kyon's aunt observes no real hesitation on his part when he has to share a teacup with Yuki.
* INeedToGoIronMyDog: In Thwarted Lull arc 3 [[spoiler: after Yuki teleports Kyon with the intention of letting Haruhi having a make out session with him]].
-->'''Kanae:''' We have to take care of that ... thing in the kitchen, right Asahina-san?
* InMediasRes: The prologue.
** We finally reached the events it covers [[BrickJoke after 41 intervening chapters]].
* InnocentFanserviceGirl:
** Tsuruya happily undresses in front of Kyon, after they slept together ([[InnocentInnuendo No, not that way]]). She also bathes with him, and almost gives him a nosebleed the first time.
** Yuki offers to teach Haruhi how to kiss better. Haruhi's mind goes into overdrive.
** If Mikuru's thoughts are to be trusted, Tsuruya never bothers with a ModestyTowel. Ever.
* InnocentInnuendo:
** Crops up on occasion. First between [[spoiler: Kanae and Kyon]], then later with [[spoiler: Kyon, Yuki, and Tsuruya]].
** In the prologue, Haruhi asks Kyon eagerly to "see it", asking in the process "Doesn't that get hot?" with a wide smile. [[spoiler: It's his [[LaserBlade beam saber.]]]]
** [[spoiler:Kanae slept with Kyon, and Haruhi immediately lampshades everything when she meets them]].
---> [[spoiler:'''Haruhi:''' Wow. Just ... around you, Kyon, that slider turns into a living innuendo ''factory''. Kanae-chan's little 'you wore me out last night' comment, her constant Freudian slips, and now, 'accidentally falling into your bed'? I can't even bring myself to get worked up over the things that get said between the two of you - what ''really'' happened? And where'd the Trope-tan cosplay come from?]]
* InsaneTrollLogic: Haruhi in Calm Before The Storm Chatper 3, while she and Yuki are forcibly undressing Kyon.
--->'''Haruhi:''' "This is your penance for letting me have my way with Mikuru-chan!" Haruhi declared.
--->'''Kyon:''' "W-what kind of crazy justice is that!"
* InstantCosplaySurprise: Haruhi modified[=/=]learnt that Skynet, Kyon's PDA and controller of [[ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction the stealth function on Kyon's greatcoat]], can scan pictures from the Internet. The first thing she does is make Kyon wear a Victorian suit, followed by various outfits from the same era.
* InsistentTerminology: When Kanae first met Kyon she insists to be called by her first name by him (instead of her last name).
* InSpiteOfANail: In almost every world the slider has been her Sempai was there. And every time he was there he tried to help her, even if he doesn't believe her.
* InstantExpert: [[spoiler: Haruhi and her MindOverMatter powers, as shown when she made lunch four times faster the morning after she got them.]]
** [[spoiler: Though it was after her MemoryGambit, so perhaps she now thought she'd had practice with it?]]
* InvisibilityCloak: [[spoiler: Kyon's equipment]] provides him with one of these at will. Well, so long as he's not too cold.
* ItGotWorse: Inverted. [[spoiler: Kyon gets a clip full of bullets emptied at him, thus resulting in the aforementioned BavarianFireDrill.]] Turns out ChekhovsGun just came into play.
* [=~It's A Long Story~=]: In Straightforward Flashback arc 2, after Kyon returns to the clubroom with a little cut in the head, a faint line of blood trickling down one cheek:
-->'''Haruhi:''' What happened?
-->'''Tsuruya:''' You're still bleeding? But I put a bandage on that for you yesterday!
-->'''Kyon:''' Long story.
* [[ItWasADarkAndStormyNight It Was A Dark And Stormy Morning]]: Averted, though Kyon really wants that when he wonders whether Haruhi will end the world after the previous night's incident in Initial Conflict Chapter 5.
* ItWasAGift: When Kyon goes with Yuki to buy a phone to her in the fourth chapter of the Initial Conflict arc Yuki acknowledges that, even if she could emulate the functions of a phone without effort, she would treasure it as a gift from him.
** Also, Mikuru's mail and photo to Kyon in Fanservice Arc Chapter 1. [[spoiler: Kyon finally admits to Mikuru keeping her photos without her consent and deletes them in front of her, thinking he's being hypocrite after breaking the illegal photo ring. After a really uncomfortable day for both of them, Kyon receives a [[ShipTease mail from Mikuru with a photo of herself with a very shy look and skimpy clothing]], implying she forgives him.]] In a later chapter Kyon comments adult!Mikuru that photo is meaningful to him.
* [=~It's Not You, It's My Enemies~=]: In Gearing Up chapter 4, [[spoiler: Kanae makes a teary speech about how she refuses to cause any more trouble to the SOS Brigade. Just before she slides away,]] [[DefiedTrope Yuki engages the dimensional anchor, locking her.]]
* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Haruhi thinks Kyon's nickname for his beam saber in its tool mode will never catch on. He calls it his sonic screwdriver.
* IWasJustJoking: In Kyon and Haruhi's first meeting with [[spoiler:[[OCStandIn Michikyuu Kanae]]]], Kyon jokingly suggests that she's a slider who knows them from a parallel universe after she ran away from them. Haruhi starts chasing her before he could say the line. [[spoiler: He was right.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: J-L]]
* JawDrop:
** This is the reaction of Kyon's father on how Tsuruya's father reacted to his negative to change jobs due to loyalty to his company (so Kyon's father could work under Tsuruya's father): buying the company where Kyon's father works.
** Koizumi in Thwarted Lull Arc chapter 1 when he's told [[spoiler: Kyon got [[ArrangedMarriage engaged]] to Tsuruya]].
* {{Jerkass}}: Kyon's mother, Full Stop.
* JumpedAtTheCall: When it's time, [[spoiler:Kyon's little sister]] is off like a shot.
* JumpPhysics:
** Yuki jumps from the ground floor, hops off the wall several times, and hangs on the roof one-handed before she slides [[spoiler:Yamane Jun's window open.]] Kyon looks at that and decides that his chance of mimicking her is nonexistent.
** Later, Kyon invokes this trope via gravity manipulation and his training.
* JustInTime: In Open Battle Chapter 1, Kyon and Yuki are forced to fight over thirty Sumiyoshi-rengo while most of Kyon's equipment is disabled and Yuki is BroughtDownToNormal. The katana Kyon took from the first attacker eventually shatters, which is when the Yakuza decide to stop holding back and draw their guns. It is at this moment that Koizumi bursts through the ceiling while destroying the ceiling cameras [[spoiler:that were set up to allow [[PowerNullifier Sasaki to watch the fight]]]].
* KimonoFanservice: Tsuruya, of the PimpedOutDress variety.
* KimonoIsTraditional: Tsuruya's wardrobe appears to be mostly kimono for this reason.
* [[SexByProxy Kiss By Proxy]]: Koizumi gets this when Haruhi and Kyon are making out.
* KleptomaniacHero: Haruhi has a lot of SD cards. She ''liberated'' them from the illegal photography club, sent the relevant data to the authorities, then had Yuki format all of them.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: From all the members of the photography ring Daimonji was the least scathed after its break. He was also the only one who decided to surrender himself and give all the information he knew when asked so he could have a better way out, as shown in Heroic Antics Begin chapter 3.
* [[{{ptitlea50k2rj99g16}} Koizumi's Problem]]: When Kyon doesn't know how to solve a problem, he passes it to Koizumi, whose organization usually has the resources to force a solution out.
* LampshadeHanging: If every time something was lampshaded was listed, we'd probably make the page four times longer.
* LargeAndInCharge: Tsuruya's father.
* LargeHam: In Thwarted Lull Chapter 5, Taniguchi suddenly stands up during lunch and proclaimed across the classroom that he would improve his grades if Yanagimoto studied with him. Then, he spewed a flowery speech about his quest for better grades, much to Haruhi and Kunikida's amusement.
* {{Laserblade}}: Kyon wields one in the prologue and finally gets it in Thwarted Lull Chapter 3.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: After [[YearInsideHourOutside each session of training]], Yuki clears out "all non-necessary mental data to prevent unintentional corruption or trauma" from the trainees.
* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: Yuki in Thwarted Lull Chapter 1, when she left [[spoiler:Mikuru and Kyon]] alone by the entrance of Tsuruya's house.
* LesYay: Yuki and Mikuru, even more so than in the original.
** Durandall in general doesn't shy away from Haruhi's bisexuality; she gets flustered when [[spoiler: Yuki offers to help her get better at kissing]], and even more so when [[spoiler: Kanae calls her ''sempai'' for the first time]].
** Tsuruya and Mikuru, too, although it could be argued that's more [[LikeBrotherAndSister Like Sisters]].
* LetMeGetThisStraight: In the third chapter of the Initial Conflict arc, a high-ranked member of the Organization questioned Itsuki's motives to side with the SOS Brigade instead of them using this trope.
* LiteralMinded: Kyon's PDA. In Thwarted Lull Arc 1, when Kyon starts chatting with Sasaki she brings up that most of his events were most probably organized by someone else. His PDA, being able to learn and adapt, brings up his event planner immediately. He then tries to avoid meetings with her with lame excuses that Skynet (his PDA) obligingly fills his schedule with as it doesn't understand Kyon is lying.
** An alternate interpretation is that Skynet knew Kyon was lying, but was helping him out anyway - as Kyon never makes any mentions of Skynet reminding him of any of his false excuses. Either he deleted them later or Skynet did it for him.
* LittleBlackDress: Tsuruya is shown wearing one in Calm Before The Storm Chapter 2.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: The males in the SOS Brigade don't know that [[spoiler: the females in the brigade are aiming for a TenchiSolution with Kyon.]]
** As of Storm Begins Arc Chapter 2, Kyon has been [[TenchiSolution brought into the loop]].
* {{Lolicon}}: Kyon isn't pleased to note that Taniguchi thinks Kanae's cute, in a lolicon sort of way.
** And a running gag has Kyon denying that he feels this way for younger girls like Miyoko and his cousin.
* LonelyRichKid: Tsuruya in her backstory. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by [[spoiler:her family's yakuza business.]]
* LoveDodecahedron: Kyon-centered. Putting aside the already established (semi-){{canon}} pairings of [[OfficialCouple Haruhi]], Mikuru and Yuki, {{Ascended Extra}}s Miyoko ("Miyokichi" in source materials) and Kanae have crushes on him, [[spoiler:Tsuruya]] Haruka eventually admits to harboring similar romantic feelings to him, and [[spoiler:as of Thwarted Lull Chapter 2, the normally unflappable Sasaki is undeniably distressed by news of his engagement to Tsuruya, although [[ObliviousToLove she's unable to identify why she's distressed by that in the first place]]. Furthermore Kuyou's love has been confirmed. Aside from those centering Kyon, Sakanaka is implied to like Kunikida, who in turn harbor's an unrequited crush towards Sasaki.]]. Gosh, this is a worthy rival to SchoolRumble.
* LuminescentBlush:
** Kanae. Almost always when the situation involves Kyon.
** Also Mikuru in the picture she sent to Kyon in Fanservice arc 1.
** And Haruhi, after kissing Kyon in Thwarted Lull Chapter 1. Also Koizumi because he's linked to Haruhi.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: M-O]]
* MagicalGirl: [[spoiler:Kyon's little sister]] is the enthusiastic, trigger-happy Nanoha type.
* MagicSkirt: Averted by Kuyou in Calm Before The Storm Part 4 during a DynamicEntry. Both the trope and the aversion are surprisingly underplayed, all considered.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Iyouji is shocked to realize that Kyon dismissed being [[spoiler:shot]] so easily. Justified, because of ChekhovsGun.
* ManlyTears: Kyon, after [[spoiler: his aunt Rika told him [[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi her backstory.]]]]
* MarshmallowHell:
** [[spoiler: Haruhi pulls Mikuru onto Kyon]] while wrestling for control of a letter in his jacket. The result is this trope.
--->'''[[spoiler: Kyon]]:''' I might have died happy.
** Also, Mikuru pulls one on Yuki, leading to a rather deadpan comment from Yuki. ItMakesSenseInContext.
--->'''Yuki:''' It becomes difficult to breathe. Is this ... appropriate?
* MathematiciansAnswer:
** Yuki and Kanae use this trope while at Tsuruya's house in Calm Before the Storm Chapter 3, when Yuki and Haruhi are forcibly undressing Kyon, while Kanae is getting out the various layers of his kimono out of a bundle.
--->'''Kyon:''' Y...Yuki! Kanae-chan! Come on! H...help me- Waaah! Help me out!
--->'''Yuki:''' I am helping.
--->'''Kanae:''' I'm trying!
** Yuki gets another, amazingly cute one in Storm Begins Chapter 2. [[spoiler:Kyon wakes up to find both Yuki and Kanae in his bed.]]
--->'''Kyon:''' Um...Good morning?
--->'''Yuki:''' Yes.
* MeaningfulEcho: In Heroic Antic Begins arc 1.
-->(In a reunion with the Student council)
-->'''Kyon''': I don't really believe that last part, but it's nice of you to say. I just want to point out, though, that a challenge against any one of us is a challenge against all of us(...).
-->(Immediately after Kyon stops talking Haruhi barges in the room)
-->'''Haruhi''': Trying to pick us apart by calling out my underlings when I'm not around, eh? Well, you've got a lot to learn! A challenge against one of us is a challenge against all of us!
** Also, Mikuru's response to Kyon getting a minor injury with "Kyon, don't die!" Then, after [[spoiler: Kyon is shot]], Mikuru responds with the same line, just before fainting.
* MeaningfulName:
** Via GratuitousJapanese: The surname [[spoiler: Michikyuu]] is commonly written with two kanji: 道給. Among others meanings, the first kanji can be read as ''journey'' or ''teachings'' and the second one as ''gift'' or ''grant''. Like this, the name [[spoiler: Michikyuu]] can be read as ''the gift of journey'' or ''to grant teachings''. The given name of [[spoiler: Kanae]] has many possible readings, but one of them (かな映) contains the kanji for ''reflection''.
** And again for Kyon's name, as revealed in the beginning of some chapters. Taira no Tadamichi (aka Usui Sadamitsu) is the real name of a samurai involved in a Japanese legend, who was from one of the four families that held the power behind the Japanese throne from the 9th to 12th centuries. The other three families were Fujiwara (the other time traveler), Tachibana (the other esper), and Minamoto (which was historically based in the same geographic region as Nishinomiya). As for the meanings of the names, Tadamichi 直方 can mean ''straightaway/honest/frank/fix/repair'' | ''person/alternative/direction'' and Kyousuke 恭典 can mean ''respect/reverent'' | ''law/rule/ceremony/code''. Think how Kyon has affected Haruhi.
*** In the fifth chapter of the Initial Conflict arc [[spoiler:it's discovered that Kyon is descended from Usui Sadamitsu and has the remains of Sadamitsu's sword. Meanwhile, it's also said that the Tsuruya family is descended from the Minamoto family.]]
** Tsuruya's maid is called Shinobu, which sounds suspiciously close to shinobi.
*** Actually, the name Shinobu 忍 is spelled with the same kanji used to write the word ''shinobi'' 忍び, which is also the first kanji in the word ''[[NinjaMaid ninja]]'' 忍者. A BilingualBonus, you might say.
* TheMedic: Recent training sessions with Yuki have had Mikuru training to become this.
* MegaNeko: [[spoiler:Shamisen.]]
* MemoryGambit: [[spoiler: Haruhi provokes one on herself about how she remembers her own powers including Closed Space, effectively preventing the formation of Closed Space and giving herself a better protection against PowerIncontinence, until she can learn to be responsible with them. Meanwhile, MindOverMatter abilities are the only ones she can access by herself.]]
* MindOverMatter: [[spoiler: Haruhi.]]
* MissionControl: Haruhi and Tsuruya for Kyon when he and Sasaki go to meet the Anti-SOS Brigade.
* ModestyTowel:
** Mikuru is wearing this when she is teleported for the first training session.
** Additionally, in a later chapter, Mikuru's thoughts indicate that [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Tsuruya never bothers with one of these.]]
*** Kyon sees her wearing one of these in The Heroic Antics Begin Chapter 2, but she loses it ''very'' quickly.
* MomentKiller: The enemy slider in Thwarted Lull arc 2. [[spoiler:He found Kanae just when she was going to kiss Kyon]].
* MorphWeapon: One of the slider's enemies has one. [[spoiler: Kyon receives it later as a present from his future self.]] Also, in Thwarted Lull Chapter 2, one of the enemy sliders attack, only for Fujiwara and Kuyou to perform a VillainousRescue. [[spoiler: Kuyou reprograms one of the weapons for Kyon, only for Fujiwara to take it. She reprograms another one for Kyon anyway.]]
* MundaneUtility:
** Yuki used data manipulation to slow relative time around a kettle to preserve tea and prevent it to cool down in Thwarted Lull arc 4.
** Haruhi often makes random items such as knives, forks, and pencils move on their own simply because she doesn't feel like cooking/writing physically.
** Kyon turned one of his [[MorphWeapon slider guns]] into a cosplay prop in Storm Begins Chapter 4.
* MyOwnGrampa: Kyon hopes that this isn't the case, after realizing that he time travels a lot, and that he wouldn't have to go back in time [[StableTimeLoop and ...]]
* MythologyGag: [[spoiler:Asakura gets [[{{Haruhi-Chan}} chibified]]]].
* {{Nakama}}: Of course the SOS Brigade is one. Everybody, including Tsuruya and Kanae was relieved when Kyon woke up from his [[spoiler:gunshot-caused unconsciousness]]. Kyon even points this out.
* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: The [[spoiler:Tsuruya]] {{Yakuza}}, especially since their current oyabun and his YakuzaPrincess daughter [[hottip:*:Tsuruya Haruka (Tsuruya-san), if you don't already know.]] take the "Neighbourhood Friendly" part literally.
** The Yamaguchi-gumi (the [[spoiler: Tsuruya family]] {{Yakuza}} is a branch of it) were responsible for most of the relief and aid efforts after the Kobe earthquake, as Kyon commented in Filler arc 1.
* NeuroVault: Mikuru keeps a mental journal of her time with Kyon for when she has to return to the future. Since she can't access them until she returns to her own time she relies on "good old fashioned chemical memories" until then.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Subverted. Kyon initially thinks this is the case after accidentally informing Fujiwara that the latter cannot die until after traveling back to the previous Saturday, however [[spoiler: Fujiwara did a VillainousRescue on that day, so if he had not gone back in time due to Kyon's information, Kyon would have died.]]
** What ultimately makes Tachibana decide for [[spoiler:trapping Kyon halfway into Sasaki's closed space]] was Mori's [[ShameIfSomethingHappened implicit threat to her grandfather]].
* NoodleIncident:
** Kyon travelled back in time to defeat 12 Yakuza single-handedly, complete with BadassLongcoat, and on the same trip did something that was said to have intimidated Mori severely. Later on, readers discover that Mori is extremely intimidating already, as seen in the PsychoticSmirk entry.
*** Subverted even later in Initial Conflict Chapter 3 where the events are described in detail.
** In-universe example: Kanae hears about the "ear incident" involving Mikuru and Haruhi. She has no idea what happened, though anybody who has read or watched the source material would.
** Another in-universe, lampshaded example: In Open Battles Chapter 2, Kuyou eats a plate of noodles far too fast, and winds up choking. When Kyon gives her the Heimlich, she almost hits Achakura with a noodle. In the next chapter, Kyon turns it into a literal example of this by not "going over the noodle incident."
* NotADate: In Thwarted Lull Arc 2, Mikuru tried to deny to Haruhi that her going to see a movie with Kyon and Yuki was a date, despite the fact that she asked Haruhi for permission about this appointment ''as a date''. Implicitly subverted, as [[spoiler:Haruhi and the rest of the girls explained her the plan to achieve a type 2 TenchiSolution, making the attempt to hide it was a date a moot point]].
* NotSoStoic: In Thwarted Lull Arc 2, Kuyou wants to help Kyon, and he sees the satisfaction in her eyes when he takes the weapon. She also wishes him good luck.
** Yuki after the events of Storm Begins arc 1. It's the first time that she's visibly ''scared'', trembling and asking Kyon to [[HoldMe hold her]].
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Kyon's reaction after being photographed with Kanae sleeping against him and his arm around her (an absent movement, he does the same to his sister). Actually a subversion since who took the photo is just teasing him.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Haruhi notes that Kyon has a flair for languages, as he learns German from Tsuruya. He is also fluent in English, to the point where he easily beats Haruhi in Scrabble. She doubts he is as dumb as he claims, especially considering how he forced Fujiwara into traveling back in time to save him at the beach.
* ObliviousToLove:
** [[UpToEleven Kyon, even more so than in the original.]]
---> Already Kyon had garnered unsettled looks from passing students ... and just as worryingly, more than a few enthusiastic and interested smiles from various girls. Best not to let that get back to Haruhi, though Kyon fortunately seemed to be totally blind to such things.
** As of the Thwarted Lull Arc, Kyon has taken this BeyondTheImpossible.
** As of Thwarted Lull Chapter 3, [[spoiler:Sasaki]] proves to be the same; seems that those two have more in common than previously believed. [[spoiler:She knows she wants desperately to talk with Kyon, but she doesn't know why, being oblivious to her own feelings for him.]]
* OCStandIn: The then-unnamed girl that appeared prominently in ''Dissociation''. Who then gets a canon name in ''Astonishment''. Durandall said that he was tempted to update Kanae's ''appearance'' to match Yasumi's, but the name and backstory he created will definitely be staying.
* OhCrap: Yamane after realizing Yanagimoto led Kyon to his clubroom and he just opened her the door.
* OlderThanTheyLook:
** Zigagged with. All participants of Yuki's training session have trained [[YearInsideHourOutside for about a year at least each night]] for weeks. However, Yuki [[LaserGuidedAmnesia deleted all their irrelevant memories]] except hers and [[FountainOfYouth reverted their aging process]]. So they don't remember anything except the results of training, even if they have lived all these years.
** Kyon time-travels so much, even he isn't sure how old he'd be at the end of everything.
** As a consequence of [[spoiler: Kanae using Mental Interdimensional Travel]], Haruhi believes she is quite a bit older than she thinks she is.
* OneDialogueTwoConversations:
** In Gearing Up chapter 4, Kyon and his father have a chat. Kyon thinks his father found out about his [[spoiler:criminal connections and activities]]. His father is actually talking about the [[spoiler:arranged marriage]] both families have planned.
** Also, in Heroic Antics Begin, chapter 4, Kyon mentions that he went to Nagato's place to [[spoiler:learn martial arts]]. Mori thinks they had sex. When Kyon mentions that he also slept in the same room as Tsuruya, Mori thinks that, they too, had sex. Kyon thus thinks that Mori is getting him armor because she starts moaning about it when he mentions he's going to meet with [[spoiler:20+ Yakuza in a CurbStompBattle]]. Mori instead gets him [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean other forms of protection]].
* OneLiner:
** [[DeadpanSnarker Kyon]] in Filler Arc 3: "Anyway, you were reminding me that I don't have a future?"
** Koizumi in Initial Conflict arc 3: "I believe my point has been significantly punctuated."
* OneSteveLimit: Averted due to the crossover. There are two characters named Keiichi: [[Characters/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Kyon's uncle]], and one of the Tamaru brothers.
* OperaGloves: Yuki's new costume has elbow-high gloves that act as an arm-version of ZettaiRyouiki.
* OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe: Parodied. After Kyon received his new PDA and [[AIIsACrapshoot deadpanned about it being like]] [[{{Terminator}} Skynet]], while the phone is still on his hand:
-->'''Tsuruya:''' Is that the end of the world in your pockets, or are you just happy to see us?
* OurHeroIsDead: The first chapter of the Gearing Up arc ends with [[spoiler:Kyon being shot]].
* OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope: The author helpfully mentions in Thwarted Lull Chapter 3 that his LaserBlade is legally distinct from a [[StarWars lightsaber]].
* OverprotectiveDad: Kyon realizes his father will be that way in regards of his sister on Initial Conflict Chapter 4.
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[[folder: P-R]]
* PairTheSpares: In Calm Before The Storm Arc I, it's implied that Sakanaka has a crush on [[spoiler: Kunikida]].
* PaperThinDisguise: Kyon calls Tsuruya and claims he's his uncle Kintaro. Justified because [[TimeTravel he was asleep with her at the moment,]] though she remarks they have the same voice.
* ParentalObliviousness:
** Kyon's parents are told, point-blank, that their son replaced a schoolmate's fully trained bodyguard with years of experience who got injured in the job. They don't appear to think why the schoolmate needs protection or how their son got the skills to replace the bodyguard without being injured himself.
** Some time later Kyon's sister tells his dad that her brother had lost his smile in middle school due to Sasaki's overzealous deconstruction of every single trope she meets and Haruhi "fixed" him. Her father hadn't realized.
* PeekABoo: During [[spoiler:Kyon]]'s first FuroScene in [[spoiler:Hinamizawa]], [[spoiler:Hanyuu]] notes that [[spoiler:her]] and [[spoiler:Yuki]]'s linked hands (long story, ItMakesSenseInContext) would prevent anyone standing at the doorway from seeing [[spoiler:Kyon]]'s "most interesting areas".
* [[spoiler:PerfectlyArrangedMarriage]]: Initially resisted due to risk of apocalypse, but all involved parties come around to the idea quite quickly.
* PimpedOutDress: After Haruhi declares they can take turns at mascot duty, Tsuruya ends up wearing one of these, as does Yuki.
** Tsuruya also has a collection of formal kimonos with elaborate designs and enough layers and accessories to require at least one other person's help to put them on.
* PinkySwear: Kyon's sister promises her brother not to tell Haruhi [[spoiler:Tsuruya kissed Kyon]]. While Kyon's sister didn't tell Haruhi, she acknowledged it's her fault Haruhi learned that because she slipped when talking with a cousin.
* {{Polyamory}}: [[spoiler: Keiichi and Kyon's aunts.]] They even have the schedule in the closet. [[spoiler: Haruhi is ''actively angling'' toward this exact setup with the other female members of the SOS-Dan]].
* PornStash: Kyon deleted the one on the SOS Brigade computer. He now has a small one in his phone, courtesy of Mikuru and Tsuruya.
* PostKissCatatonia:
** The one who provoked the ForcefulKiss example above took a few moments to recover from it.
** [[spoiler:Adult!Mikuru]] also pulls this off on [[spoiler:Kyon]].
** In Initial Conflict Chapter 5, [[spoiler:Kyon]] pulls this on [[spoiler:teen!Mikuru]], with the latter also "suffering" FootPopping.
* PowerIncontinence: In order to keep Haruhi's power from affecting the world randomly, Yuki has to work full-time as control mechanism for them; however, closed space still occurs and Yuki has to clear junk data periodically. [[spoiler: After the MemoryGambit closed space stops happening but Yuki still has to control Haruhi's power full-time.]]
* PowerNullifier: This seems to be [[spoiler: Sasaki's]] power.
* PowerOfFriendship: A recurrent element through the story, especially after Kyon is shot.
* PowerOfTrust:
** This is what moved Haruhi into [[TakeAThirdOption taking a third option]], preventing her HeroicBSOD.
** The older Mikuru's WorldOfCardboardSpeech is based on this.
* PowerPerversionPotential: A very mild example: It's been pretty much confirmed in story that during Yuki's [[YearInsideHourOutside training sessions]], she used some of that time to [[spoiler:make-out with Kyon]].
-->'''Kyon:''' Um ... what ... do you get out of this, exactly? I know to us, we each go ... somewhere else to practice. What about you?
-->*Yuki says nothing and blushes*
-->'''Kyon:''' *realization hits* A...actually, forget about that for now.
** In Initial Conflict Arc, Chapter 5, with over a month of training sessions:
--->'''Haruhi:''' *[[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger pointing to Yuki]]* Kyon got so good [[spoiler:at kissing]] because of ''you''!
--->'''Yuki:''' That is probable. However, I have no comparable metric for comparison. But I do find the sensation ... very enjoyable.
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Subverted in Calm Before The Storm chapter 5. Just after Kyon delivers the line to three [[{{Yakuza}} yakuza]], he gets teleported out of there [[spoiler:by Kuyou]].
* PsychicBlockDefense: Haruhi, Yuki, Mikuru and [[spoiler:Kyon]] blocks their mind from Koizumi.
** Haruhi's block feels like a strong wind that prevents him from approaching.
** Yuki's block feels like a wall, though he still can detect her presence.
** Mikuru's block is more solid, and haphazard than Yuki's and more than enough.
** [[spoiler:Kyon]]'s block prevents Koizumi from even detecting his presence. [[spoiler:Not even Haruhi running her powers in safe mode can bypass it.]]
* PsychoticSmirk: All the Yakuza can do it, mainly because it implies that they can give you hell. Mori's smirk, on the other hand, can cause fear-induced paralysis, as seen in Gearing Up chapter 4, and she isn't even a Yakuza.
* PuppyDogEyes: Miyoko when asking Kyon to see a movie in Heroic Antics Begin Chapter 5.
* QuizzicalTilt:
** Tsuruya when Kyon received a greatcoat as a gift from Mikuru, and realized it's the same coat she saw [[TimeTravel him wearing some weeks ago]].
** Mikuru in Thwarted Lull arc 2's FuroScene when [[spoiler:Haruhi is explaining the plan for a type 2 TenchiSolution with Kyon]].
* RagnarokProofing: The dimensional anchor worked perfectly fine in spite of being millions of years old.
* RankInflation: Tsuruya gave an S rank to Kyon's speech when she asked him if she should learn about the supernatural in the SOS Brigade.
* RecurringDreams: Kanae's favorite dream includes kissing Kyon at a beach and magically teleporting to a shadowy wooded glade surrounded by bunnies and flowers. [[spoiler: After the fight with a robot at the beach Kanae, still somewhat dazed, believes she's dreaming when Kyon [[HolyBacklight shows himself]] like in her dream, and decides to kiss him only to realize later everybody is watching them.]]
* RecurringExtra: There's an unnamed underclassman of Kyon who [[RunningGag usually runs into him]] at innopportune moments, like [[GoodCopBadCop interrogating a member of an illegal photography ring]] and talking how breaking a {{Yakuza}} thug's hand was the most impressive display of a fight.
* ReferenceOverdosed: Mainly to trope names.
** An avid ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' fan would also catch the multiple subtle references to Higurashi, even in chapters that have nothing to do with Hinamizawa.
* RefugeInAudacity: And its buddy, RuleOfCool, are the two primary forces responsible for keeping Kyon from becoming a MartyStu.
* RefusalOfTheCall: After Kyon admits he kinda remembers seeing that [[spoiler:ancestral samurai sword of his clan]] sitting in storage at his house, Haruhi accuses him of this.
-->'''Haruhi:''' You are actively trying to pretend you don't hear the call.
* RedBaron: Kowa-Keigo[[hottip:**:[[GratuitousJapanese Terrifying guardian]]]] Kyon.
* RepetitiveName: Due to the DidNotDoTheResearch mishap mentioned above, the author has decided to go with this option for Sasaki's name, since it ''can'' be both a given name and a surname, and it's not clear which is it in the source material.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Played with Koizumi's powers. In the [[HaruhiSuzumiya source material]] it's explained he was given innate knowledge of the uses and limitations of his powers. [[spoiler:When Haruhi changed his ESP so he can use them outside closed space she didn't update that information. It took an [[DieOrFly unconscious reflex in the middle of a battle]] to realize he could use them ([[MemoryGambit she doesn't remember changing them or Koizumi couldn't use ESP in normal space]]). ]]
* RetCon: There have been a few, mostly involving the author changing the names of certain characters. The original first name he gave Tsuruya was Kaede, but changed it to Haruka because he liked [[MeaningfulName its meaning]] better. He was also originally mistaken about the name of [[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Akasaka's]] daughter, and fixed the mistake (Momoko to Miyuki) once he was informed. Also, back when he thought that "Sasaki" was the character's given name, the surname he chose for her was Matsumoto. He changed that to a RepetitiveName in order to TakeAThirdOption.
* RoofHopping: In the third chapter of the Initial Conflict arc, [[spoiler:after getting a powerup which allowed him to control gravity, Kyon]] started jumping from roof to roof for the fun of it.
* RunningGag:
** "I am keeping this picture."
** Also the content from the letters from the future.
--->'''Haruhi:''' Can I go (time travelling) with you?
--->'''Kyon:''' (reading his first letter) "No, she can't."
** Also Kyon's dual habits of saying his future self is annoying and then mocking his past self's incompetence, in addition to saying 'hi' to himself.
** Kyon thinks that he has a very special hell waiting just for him.
** Every time an adult has an important conversation with Kyon, he initially thinks they're accusing him of being a {{Lolicon}}.
*** As a slight variation on the gag, Kyon's uncle asked about his relationship with his female friends in one such conversation, and Kyon interpreted it as asking if he was gay.
---->'''Kyon:''' Don't get the wrong idea. I like girls just fine. That is ''not'' the problem.
** Kyon keeps telling himself that Shinobu, the Tsuruya family maid, is a ninja.
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[[folder: S-U]]
* SaidBookism: The characters ''allow'' and ''offer'' a whole lot more than they ''say''.
* SarcasticConfession:
** At the end of Filler Arc, Chapter 2, [[spoiler: Kyon joins the Yamaguchi-gumi as an honorary member.]] When his mother asks if he's through being a delinquent (which wasn't his fault in the first place), he answers that he's moved on to joining the Yakuza. His mother doesn't believe him. Obviously.
** Also, Kyon mentions casually to Sasaki that he has to meet several past instances of people, fight 12 thugs at once, arrange to deliver an alien artifact and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking study for a math test]]. It scares the crap out of adult Mikuru, but Sasaki doesn't take it seriously.
** Inverted in Thwarted Lull Chapter 2, Sasaki tells Haruhi about the Anti-SOS Brigade's identities. Sasaki thinks that they're delusional or pulling her leg, but Haruhi is now aware of enemy espers, time travelers, and aliens, since immediately after hearing this she wants to speak with Koizumi.
* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack:
** Kyon keeps falling into this and just when it looked like he'd got something to replace his uniform, he ended up wearing the uniform as well as his default.
** Nagato seems to have gotten out of this. Well, if she wears any of the clothes she and Mikuru bought.
* TheScottishTrope: In Open Battle Chapter 1, during the POV of one of the Sumiyoshi-rengo, at one point he refers to Kyon as '[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial the boy who he absolutely had not heard the name of]].' This was immediately after Yuki said something that 'not a single man would acknowledge what they had heard.'
* TheScream: Haruhi when Tsuruya shows her the pictures of her investigation. Later Yanagimoto Ai when they show the same pictures to her.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Tsuruya's father takes this UpToEleven. Tsuruya even lampshades her father's techniques in Initial Conflict Chapter 5. [[spoiler:Also, the {{Yakuza}} thing doesn't hurt.]]
* ScrewYourself: Implied that Kyon dreamt of a situation involving Mikuru and this trope. He cuts himself off though...
* SecretKeeper:
** [[spoiler: Miyoko (who went by Miyokichi in the novels)]] after she gets to know about Kyon and time travelling.
** And before that [[spoiler: his aunt Rika, but she had to [[TheReveal reveal]] [[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi her own story first.]]]]
** Kyon's sister is aiming to gain enough trust from her brother to become one.
*** Currently, Tsuruya and Mikuru trust her enough to reveal Kanae's identity to her casually when prompted by her. Kyon, on the other hand, still doesn't trust her.
* [[SealedEvilInATeddybear Sealed Evil In A Chibi]]: [[spoiler:Achakura.]]
* SecurityCling: [[spoiler: Haruhi]] specifically tries to invoke this trope by [[spoiler: having Kyon take Mikuru to see a [[{{Saw}} gory movie]]]]. [[spoiler:Mikuru ends up in Kyon's lap, with Haruhi clinging to one arm and his sister's friend clinging to the other.]]
* SelectiveObliviousness: Kyon's mother refuses to acknowledge the possibility of her son had to get into fights because of Tsuruya (by replacing her injured bodyguard), and instead she become a ShipperOnDeck between them. That was days after scolding Kyon because of getting into fights.
* SempaiKohai: Kyon and Kanae. [[spoiler:And as of Thwarted Lull Chapter 4, Suzumiya-sempai as well.]]
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Mori threatened Kyouko's grandfather during the BeachEpisode to remind her to keep the masquerade up.
-->"The two of you are quite welcome," a cheerful voice from behind her noted, as an older woman in a modest one-piece swimsuit clapped a hand on Kyouko's shoulder. The twin-tailed girl stiffened, her face a forced smile barely concealing utter terror beneath. "We haven't had time to properly chat in a while, Kyouko-chan! How is your grandfather doing in Osaka?"
-->"He's f...fine, M...Mori-san," Kyouko stuttered, looking anxiously towards Sasaki.
* ShipperOnDeck: Kyon's parents want to ship him with [[spoiler:Tsuruya via ArrangedMarriage]].
* ShipSinking: Subverted in Storm Begins Arc 1. Yuki comments "It is not ... mutual" when Kyon stayed to comfort her (Yuki had to save Kyon from something that makes her afraid). After Kyon's answer - he believed she was talking about their relationship and even had to give ''himself'' a BetterAsFriends inner monologue - Yuki explains that what she really wanted to say is that her own actions aren't on par of what she expected Kyon to do.
* ShipTease:
** Kyon is teased with every single female character. Especially Kanae, who has dated Kyon before in an AlternateUniverse.
* ShoutOut: There's a ton. So much so that we've set up a [[{{ShoutOut/Ptitle0028gzjm}} page for it.]]
* ShowWithinAShow: There is a {{Trope-tan}} anime and movie.
-->'''Trope-tan''': Chekhov ... BEEEEEEAM!
** Also "Brave Detective Sasha" novel series, written by Rena.
* SillyMeGesture:
** Tsuruya in Filler arc 4 when she had to explain about "kinship rituals" to Haruhi.
** Adult!Mikuru in Initial Conflict arc 1 when she told Kyon she lost certain photo of hers.
* SixthRanger: Tsuruya and [[spoiler: Michikyuu Kanae]] join the SOS Brigade.
* SkewedPriorities: The Computer Society President finds strange that Haruhi's biggest priority on Kyon's [[UnusualEuphemism "encounter"]] with Yamane on Heroic Antics Begin arc 4 is Kyon's record, and preventing this event getting back to Kyon's mother.
* [[TheSlowPath Slow Path]]: Kyon is sent about half a day back in time so he could help Tsuruya (and then staying at her house) while being grounded without trouble. Future Kyon had to stay the night at home.
* [[BigBlackout Small Blackout]]: To Hinamizawa. Apparently happens a lot.
* SoundEffectBleep: In the form of a car horn when Fujiwara calls Tachibana a bitch.
* SquareCubeLaw: The robot Kyon fought violates that law with its spindly legs.
* {{Squee}}: Mikuru after being shown a photo of Kyon in an apron.
* {{Squick}}: In-universe example: this is Kyon's reaction to Yuki taking the remnants of Ryoko's data for future use. [[spoiler:From Ryoko's old bloomers.]]
* StableTimeLoop: There's one every few chapters.
** Also, due to the nature of time loops and causality, Kyon knows the only thing preventing the IDSE from getting revenge on him for making Yuki disconnect is the fact that he's involved in several loops, and killing him might cause tons of trouble to time.
---> "I'm putting that off for now," he said with another shrug. "I need to keep a time loop open to occupy the IDSE anyway."
* StalkerWithACrush: Yamane Jun for Asakura Ryouko, until she "moved to Canada."
* StayWithMeUntilIDie: In the first chapter of the Obligatory Anachronic Order Explanation Arc Yuki invoked this trope by calling Kyon after she learns the IDSE scheduled her deletion so she can be with him in her last moments. She never considered telling Kyon about this would make him subvert this trope by using his TrustPassword on Haruhi so he could convince her to save Yuki.
** [[TooDumbToLive Which is exactly what canon Kyon said he would do.]]
* StealthPun: Chapter ''Eleven's'' name is ''Yeah, It Went There'', as it's saying this chapter will get [[spoiler:UpToEleven]].
** In the Table of Contents, the chapter's name is also listed as ''Yes, It Goes There''. The difference in tense might be due to Durandall's practice of adding the next chapter's title (or working title, if he changes it later) to the Table of Contents whenever uploading a new chapter.
* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:Tsuruya]], as seen in the first chapter of the Initial Conflict arc. A minor case, since she really is as happy as she looks most of the time.
* SuperWindowJump: [[spoiler: Kyon does this]] in the Initial Conflict arc [[spoiler: whilst holding a spy.]]
* SupremeChef: Mikuru.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial:
** [[spoiler:Hanyuu watched Kyon while he was bathing because he disappeared the night before.]] She had no ulterior motive to keep an eye on him, or admire his surprisingly toned physique as he patiently watched over one of his younger cousins. She was just ensuring he was okay, unhurt after the mysterious events, and that was the only reason she was staring at him so closely!
** Kanae swore that her sliding into Kyon's bed and sleeping with him was a complete accident. Haruhi lampshades her constant InnocentInnuendo around Kyon.
--->'''Kanae:''' I didn't mean to fall into Sempai's bed! We weren't sleeping together on purpose - it was an accident!
* SweatDrop: Mikuru after telling Haruhi about when Kyon accompanied her buying cloth and a sewing machine.
* SwitchingPOV: Changes in character focus are signaled by a break.
* TakeAThirdOption:
** Haruhi can't unbottle her feelings about the consequences of her powers because it will cause even more strain to others, and she can't ignore it either because she cares about the SOS Brigade. In order to prevent an HeroicBSOD she [[spoiler: runs a MemoryGambit on herself so she doesn't destroy the world on an accidental whim.]]
** [[spoiler: What do you do if you are part of an UnwantedHarem but don't want anybody to lose? A Type 2 TenchiSolution.]]
* TalkingInYourSleep: In the first Chapter of the Straightforward Flashback arc, Yuki teleports Kanae, Mikuru and Kyon into her home. Kanae was asleep throughout the teleportation and starts talking in her sleep.
-->"Mmm, Sempai," Kanae murmured in her sleep with a quiet giggle.
* TattooedCrook: Tsuruya's father.
** Kasai as well. He has to wear a long-sleeved shirt during the beach trip because he has the same "skin condition" as Tsuruya's dad.
* TeamPet: Haruhi designates this role to [[spoiler:Achakura]].
* TearsOfJoy: Kanae in Thwarted Lull Arc 2, when she realizes [[spoiler:[[TiredOfRunning not only she doesn't have to run from the Combine anymore]], but also [[{{Nakama}} Haruhi and the SOS Brigade]] had been waiting for her all this time to make that decision. Then she calls Haruhi ''Suzumiya-sempai'' for the first time.]]
* {{Technobabble}}: Standard during Suou's narration.
* {{Telepathy}}[=/=]PsychicPowers: Koizumi experiments with his powers, learning that now that Haruhi made the change, he derives his power from people around him, and as a side-effect, can read them.
* {{Teleportation}}: As of the Storm Begins Chapter 4, Kanae can "jump" without Yuki's help, but only to the location of people she knows. She can also teleport to known places, but that is a little more difficult for her.
* TemptingFate:
** Sure, Kyon, name the piece of sophisticated technology capable of self-advancement and [[spoiler: created from the data of AxCrazy Asakura Ryoko]] [[{{Terminator}} Skynet]]. [[SarcasmMode What could possibly go wrong?]] [[hottip:*:Note that Kyon ''is'' expecting it to betray him. It also got itself hooked up to the Internet already.]]
** In the beginning of Thwarted Lull Chapter 3, Koizumi muses that he is the most normal among the extended SOS Brigade. He soon realizes he can use his powers outside closed space.
* TenchiSolution: [[spoiler: Keichii has ended up in one of these despite being married to Rika, and Haruhi is aiming for one.]]
** This is actually deconstructed and then reconstructed in the same chapter. [[spoiler: According to Rika, the romantic situation at the end of [[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi the Higurashi series]] turned into a Type-1 version for several years until Rika was physically old enough to make her move on Keiichi, but [[ClingyJealousGirl the way she tried to catch Keiichi's notice]] nearly destroyed her and Keiichi's relationship with [[FirstGirlWins Mion]] and the rest of their friends (and considering that this is Higurashi, [[MurderTheHypotenuse it's not hard to imagine]] how ''that'' might've played out). Disaster was only averted at the last moment when a Type-2 solution was proposed by Rena and Satoko and accepted by the rest of the group.]] Even then, it's not an easy relationship to have; it only works because the whole group was an iron-clad {{Nakama}} before they were a harem, and each of the girls has enough self-esteem and love for their partners to not worry about him ever abandoning them.
* ThatCameOutWrong: When Tsuruya and Kyon are disguising themselves as students of another school:
-->'''Tsuruya:''' Now, Kyon-kun, can you get on your knees?
-->'''Kyon:''' *shrugs* Somehow, I really expected to hear that from Haruhi, first.
-->*beat*
-->'''Tsuruya:''' *chuckles* I have to do your hair.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee : Koizumi towards the writer of [[ShowWithinAShow Brave Detective Sasha]], [[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Ryuugu Rena]]. He is surprised when they meet, as Rena also falls victim to this trope, [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe having her typical reaction]] over Yuki cosplaying as Sasha.
* TheThingThatGoesDoink: There's one at the restaurant where Tsuruya and her father invite Kyon's family for a formal dinner in Initial Conflict Chapter 5.
* TheTropeWithoutATitle: Haruhi's favorite website is never mentioned by name. However, as it's mentioned it's a wiki, it inspired the {{Trope-tan}} [[ShowWithinAShow anime]], and has an entry for HeadPet, [[TvTropes the name of this website]] isn't exactly a mystery for the reader.
* TheReveal: In Fanservice Arc II, Rika Fuurude tells Kyon about the events of HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi, hoping he'll reveal his story after that. Understanding that [[SecretKeeper she'll believe him and will keep his secret]], Kyon tells Rika afterwards about the SOS Brigade and the supernatural events he had lived through.
* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: Future Kyon likes to do this with his instructions to Past Kyon, probably since it helps avoid spoilers.
-->'''Haruhi:''' Can I go [back in time] with you?
-->'''Kyon (reading note):''' "No, she can't."
* TheyFightCrime: She's a wealthy [[{{Yakuza}} heiress]]. He's a [[KidWithTheLeash role model]] for a [[RealityWarper so-called goddess]].
* ThisIsReality: Tsuruya dismissed using her anime collection as reference about how to tell Kyon she likes him, as it "seemed the real world would be more complicated than that, somehow".
* ThroughHisStomach: Haruhi starts making lunch for Kyon [[DeniedFoodAsPunishment when he is grounded]]. She still keeps making them after it's lifted though.
* ThrowingDownTheGauntlet: Wataru gives one to Kyon by causing what seemed like a small earthquake and shouting "Kyon! Face me!" that probably everyone in North High could hear.
* TiredOfRunning: One FictionalDocument refers to what to do in this case.
* TooDumbToLive: Haruhi thinks that of Taniguchi. He doesn't realize that using his scale in front of Haruhi to rate Kanae an A- would arouse her curiosity. And that Kyon would most probably explain it cynically. And that Haruhi might be offended to find out Taniguchi's view of girls.
-->'''Kyon''': Taniguchi's a living perv-wiki. He's rated all the girls on a grading scale and only learns the names of those who get an 'A' or better.
-->'''Haruhi''': ''[turning to Taniguchi]'' Oh? I wonder what I ranked on that scale. Too bad you didn't even make fifteen minutes on mine. BURN!
* TookALevelInBadass: Kyon + YearInsideHourOutside + AppliedPhlebotinum = TookALevelInBadass. Repeat the next day, every single day.
* TooMuchInformation: By Kyon's request, Koizumi explained that he gained his ESP powers when both Haruhi and him were undergoing puberty. At the beginning, he found it extremely difficult separating their feelings at first, which led to highly awkward situations. Kyon realizes his mistake and declares that he never wants to clarify that.
* [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Trademark Favorite Drink]]: Kyon and milk.
* TranquilFury:
** Masao, after having all of his subordinates flattened in a fight. Nothing came of it.
** Also one interpretation of [[spoiler: how Kyon was acting after seeing Tsuruya dangled out of a window.]] It was this or DissonantSerenity.
* TrickedOutTime: Since Fujiwara declares that he is effectively immortal until he travels back in time to the beach in Calm Before The Storm, [[spoiler:Kyon takes out his PDA, scans him, and notes that he now has a perfect image. Since Kyon wouldn't know the difference back then, he just made "killing Fujiwara" a viable option again.]] [[ConversationalTroping Mikuru thus wonders whether she could alter time by changing events as predetermination is set by observations and records.]]
* TriggerPhrase: Kyon is given one if he needs to revert the MemoryGambit.
* {{Troper}}: Haruhi.
* {{Troperiffic}}: Need it be repeated what it has crossed over with?
* TrustPassword: The story starts by Kyon using his TrustPassword so Haruhi can believe him and help Yuki.
* TVTropesWillRuinYourLife:
** Kyon's optimism and interest in the supernatural was destroyed by Sasaki's incessant [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructionism]]; likewise, Sasaki's automatic {{Deconstruction}} of the PowerOfLove appears to have been what ruined her relationship (and chances of romance with) Kyon.
** It also occasionally causes Haruhi difficulty when it comes to explaining things.
** [[spoiler: Achakura]] thinks it might eventually become sentient. She doesn't expect it to be very sympathetic to her, but until then, she finds it helpful for understanding human culture.
* UnbrokenVigil: After Kyon [[spoiler:had a bullet surgically extracted]], [[{{Nakama}} Haruhi, Yuki, Mikuru and Tsuruya]] stayed the night in the hospital keeping him company, even if Yuki had already healed him. As a bonus, both Haruhi and Yuki sleep in the bed with him.
* UndeadTaxExemption: The slider always had a complete identity in every world she visited, including school records, friends and family. Later it's deconstructed when it's revealed that [[spoiler: she slides mentally, replacing or [[FridgeHorror overwriting the local Kanae with her]] thus never needing to have an identity-- she uses the local Kanae's]]. She doesn't realize it.
* UnstoppableRage: [[spoiler: Haruhi especially, coming dangerously close to killing people when Kyon is in danger. Kyon is prone to this as well when anybody from the SOS Brigade is threatened.]]
* UnusualEuphemism: Masao's men, as told by Iyouji, didn't get into a fight, they ''had an encounter with an opposite faction''. In the same vein his men weren't beaten into a pulp in those encounters, they were ''subdued'' or ''sternly chastised'' depending of the gravity of their injuries.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Kyon's response to [[spoiler:Haruhi remaking the world again.]]
--> '''Kyon:''' (yawning) This again?
* UnwantedHarem: Deconstructed and reconstructed [[spoiler: in the {{Higurashi}} cast backstory.]]
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* VerbalBackspace: After Kyon receives a greatcoat as gift from Mikuru in Gearing Up Chapter 3:
-->'''Kyon:''' I won't be able to get much use out of this until next winter, but I know once I do, I will greatly appreciate this! Asahina-san, I don't know what I've done to deserve such a fine present, but I am very grateful.
-->'''Tsuruya:''' I've seen that coats before. [[TimeTravel You had it on when you beat up those Sumiyoshi-rengo fellows who hurt Kasai!]]
-->'''Koizumi:''' Y...yes. I've seen that once before, as well, that day you left even Mori-san impressed.
-->'''Kyon:''' Or, you know, maybe even sooner than that.
* VerbalTic: In addition to Tsuruya, from the source material, her father also has it. Both of them lose it when they are stressed though.
* VillainousRescue: Fujiwara and Kuyou [[spoiler:come to save Kyon and Kanae from an enemy slider. Kuyoh wipes two of the weapons and Fujiwara takes one of them back to (presumably) his original time. Kyon takes one for himself.]]
* VSign: Haruhi and Sakanaka to each other in Heroic Antics Begin I after Kyon and Haruhi return from a Student Council session.
* WeHaveForgottenThePhlebotinum: In Open Battle Arc, Chapter 4, after [[spoiler:Tsuruya and Haruhi's BedmateReveal]], Kyon was so distracted taking care of his sick sister that he left his coat behind in her room, along with pretty much everything else in it.
* WeHaveToGetTheBulletOut: Played straight when Kyon is shot despite his going to a hospital where they could be expected to know better.
* WeirdnessCensor: [[spoiler:It is revealed in Open Battle arc 1 that this is Sasaki's power.]] She controls probability in a way that if she's there to observe it, anything she doesn't think is possible, isn't. This is directly exploited when the enemy esper organization makes her watch when they hire a bunch of {{Yakuza}} to jump Kyon and Yuki so they are unable to use any of the supernatural powers and weapons both of them usually utilize in combat.
* WelcomeToMyWorld: On the third chapter of the Heroic Antics Begin arc:
-->'''Kyon:''' I assume that the Organization is reasonably aware of what we're doing?
-->'''Koizumi:''' I haven't a clue! I suppose you can fill me in on the way? I feel a bit clueless about this right now...
-->'''Kyon:''' Welcome to my world.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Averted. Koizumi absolutely refuses to use his new powers on unwilling subjects, fearing that he might lose his principles.
* [[WhamEpisode Wham Chapter]]: [[http://pishoque.net/brian/fanfic/kbdh/kbdh19.htm Gearing Up Arc I.]]
* WhamLine:
** "But then, by that logic, if ''I'' had subordinates, they could help, too?"
** "Not half as monstrous as that thing you're trying to kiss."
* WhatDidIDoLastNight: Mion in Fanservice Arc, Chapter 3. [[spoiler:It was a three-way between Keiichi, Mion, and Rena.]] Rena's blush at that statement indicates that she remembers, and the others' reactions indicate that they know what happened, anyway.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: How [[StarfishAlien Kuyou]] views the world. Her reaction to baking cookies makes it seem like it's an awe-inspiring process that people would give their right hands to see.
* WhatTheHellHero: Kyon thinks this as he was climbing across the peaked roof of a two-story house in the dead of night with Yuki. ItMakesSenseInContext.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Averted with Kyon on Heroic Antics Begin Chapter 4, when he was worried about [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength how bad he had harmed]] the {{Mooks}} he just fought.
* WhatWouldXDo: To force Nonoko to go home, Kyon asked her, "What would a defender of justice do?". It actually worked as she had to be sure her friend get home safely.
* WhenHeSmiles: Kyon, according to Tsuruya.
--> And then he ''did'' smile, and it was worth it. That sense of security she got when he gave her an almost identical smile after saving her from [[spoiler:enemy yakuza]], or reassurance that he didn't regret being involved with her.... It was ''that'' smile, so everything was okay after all.
* WhoAreYou: Right after Kyon [[DynamicEntry arrives to rescue Tsuruya and her bodyguard from a dozen Yakuza]]:
-->'''Yakuza Mook:''' You've bought yourself ten seconds, and a one-way ticket to a world of hurt, kid. Who the hell do you think you are?
-->'''Kyon:''' Today, I'm a defender of justice, and that girl's guardian. Cliche though it may sound ... from this point on if you want to get to her, or him, you go through ''me''.
* WildCard: Fujiwara.
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: In the second chapter of the Initial Conflict arc:
-->'''Mikuru(big):''' So ... in a roundabout way, you and I, together, even though I still stumble a little bit, are forging towards a brighter future. One that isn't predetermined to you, that doesn't damage the future I come from. If you understand what I said earlier ... you have the power to change me. Not my past self, so directly ... but your influence ends up helping me become the person I am. I could tell you everything; try to make it predetermined... I could say things were better or worse then they truly will be, and try to trick you into changing things for me. Once, I did - sort of - tell you about the goals of the people I work for. Instead, though, this time I'll do what Yuki-chan did. I'll tell you nothing, even if you ''would'' believe me. But I'm not trying to keep you in the dark because I want to manipulate you ... I'm telling you as little as possible because I ''believe'' in you. I have absolute confidence that if I don't limit you, you will achieve something wonderful. And maybe, just in small, selfish bits ... I might lead you towards something that I think we both would like...
** This may also be played with in the future with [[spoiler: Asakura's "[[JustForPun cardboard prison]]"]].
* XanatosGambit: Kyon suspects Ryoko was planning one, after he finds out that Yamane was being controlled by Ryoko via her [[spoiler:bloomers]]. Yuki thinks that Yamane was just stupid enough to accidentally corrupt the data inside, accidentally letting Ryoko control him.
* XanatosRoulette: Mori proposes Kyon that the threat of deleting Yuki (and thus the events of this story) may be a plan of the IDSE to make Haruhi use her power safely. Kyon disagrees because he doesn't believe any of them is predictable enough for the IDSE to risk it.
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* {{Yakuza}}: [[spoiler: Tsuruya, later Kyon, and later still the entire SOS Brigade.]]
* YakuzaPrincess: [[spoiler:Tsuruya]] Haruka.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Tsuruya's father thinks that of her while she's dressing up for the formal event.
* YaoiFangirl: Kanae.
--> "I didn't hear that story!" Kanae said, giggling herself, a tiny blush coming to her cheeks. "Ooh, Sempai with another boy! Such a naughty thought!" Her eyes turned distant and her blush deepened. "Hum, Sempai and Koizumi-san..."
* YearInsideHourOutside: Part of Yuki's training sessions. [[spoiler:She creates pocket dimensions and uses Kanae and the dimensional anchor to slide into them. That's where Kanae, Mikuru and Kyon practice sliding, sewing and cooking, and martial arts respectively. After a year, Mikuru uses her TPDD to send them back to the correct time and Yuki de-ages them]], thus also invoking TookALevelInBadass at the same time.
* YearsTooEarly: In Straightforward Flashback Chapter 2, after Kyon's sister awakens her brother by trying to tickle him, he says her she's a hundred years too young to try that on him.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: When Haruhi learns about her powers, she also learns the world is in constant threat of destruction because of closed space and how hard times has Kyon lived because of her. All of this makes her worry if she's forcing Kyon against her will if not outright breaking him, bordering a HeroicBSOD in Straightforward Flashback Arc I. Kyon counters by mentioning her own growth and whatever trouble she's causing, it isn't intentional on her part.
* YouAreGrounded: Kyon's parents enjoy invoking this trope.
* YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler: Michikyuu Kanae]] concludes that [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies staying in this world will put the SOS Brigade in risk]]. [[{{Nakama}} The rest of the brigade]] tell her that she can trust them with her troubles, the same way she has helped them before.
* YouCanSayThatAgain: In Initial Conflict Chapter 4.
-->'''Kyon:''' Lost your excuse to sneak out and grab a smoke without mom noticing?
-->'''Kyon's father:''' What she doesn't know won't hurt her.
-->'''Kyon:''' You can say that again.
* YouCanSeeMe: [[spoiler:Hanyuu and Yuki (by that time existing only in as data in order to watch over Kyon)]] are able to see and touch each other. The surprise is for the former.
** Kyon to Haruhi when he saves her from being run over by a minivan.
* YouDidEverythingYouCould: Yuki blames herself for not foreseeing events that could injure Kyon. He reminds her that she trained him, gave him most of his weapons, and that he's still alive.
* YouHaveNoIdeaWhoYoureDealingWith: Said to Kyon in Initial Conflict arc Chapter 3 the first time ([[TimeTravel chronologically speaking]]) he fights {{Yakuza}}.
-->'''Mook:''' You don't know who you're messing with.
** Of course, since he is time travelling, Kyon already knows.
* YouJustToldMe: Used by Haruhi against Kyon in the Calm Before the Storm Arc, Chapter 5.
* YouNeedToGetLaid: In Fanservice Chapter 3 Shion commented Keiichi his sister going to a hotel once or twice a week would make her much happier.
* YouWontGetAwayWithThis: In the Heroic Antics Begin arc 4. Yamane tells Kyon [[WhatAnIdiot while being dangled outside a third floor window]] "You're never going to get away with this!"
** Right after his [[UnhandThemVillain Unhand Me Hero]].
* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: In Fanservice Chapter 2, after being convinced to tell his stories about the supernatural.
-->'''Kyon:''' (through ManlyTears) I...it's... It's nothing nearly that bad. I wouldn't... You may still think I'm crazy, and... Well, parts of this are secrets I don't really tell anyone else, but...
* YuriFan:
** When Yuki offers to teach Haruhi how to kiss better, her mind starts providing images. She immediately tries to wave them away.
** Tsuruya considers a threesome with Kyon and Kanae in Calm Before The Storm Chapter 2, notes how awkward it might be, then files it away for later consideration.
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