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* ExtremeOmnivore: Rawberry. If you can name it, she'll eat it. Apple pie, caterpillars, flaming bats, [[spoiler:''her best friend'']].



* ExtremeOmnivore: Rawberry. If you can name it, she'll eat it. Apple pie, caterpillars, flaming bats, [[spoiler:''her best friend'']].


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* GlassCannon: Macarona. Noted to be extremely tough, with an appropriately high Attack stat (particularly after [[spoiler:she hands Emalf's ass back to him]]) and [[ForMassiveDamage hard-hitting special attacks]], but her HP is laughably low compared to the other girls.
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* DieOrFly: Used literally when [[spoiler:Froze's wing is injured and she's shoved off a cliff, forcing Yosafire to rescue her. It's zig-zagged in that Yosafire has always had wings, but an accident as a young girl rendered her hopelessly afraid of flying]]. Afterwards, she's able to do it no problem.


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* TranquilFury: Macarona, very briefly after seeing [[spoiler:Emalf stab Froze and push her off the cliff]]. It doesn't last very long, however, before she launches into [[spoiler:a NoHoldsBarredBeatDown]].
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* BookEnds: The game starts with Yosafire frolicking alone in the garden, and Froze retrieving her for some apple pie at Dialo's house. [[spoiler:During the Good Ending, Yosafire is sent by the other girls to fetch Froze from the garden for a trip to Apple Forest so they can make more pie. And this time, Yosafire manages to not fall in the hole]].

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* BookEnds: The game starts with Yosafire frolicking alone in the garden, and Froze retrieving her for some apple pie at Dialo's house. [[spoiler:During the Good Ending, Yosafire is sent by the other girls to fetch Froze from the garden for a trip to Apple Forest so they can make more pie. And this time, Yosafire manages to not fall in the hole]]. Also, right after this, just before the credits start, [[spoiler:when Kcalb and Etihw stand together in the garden near the castle]], you can see the same two birds fly by that flew overhead right at the start of the game.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Macarona. Literally and figuratively when she [[spoiler:beats Emalf to a pulp for stabbing Froze, resulting in both her and Yosafire falling off a cliff together]]. After aforementioned event, she says she's brimming with new-found confidence, and the game notes that her Attack and Defence stats have increased greatly.
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* HeroicSafeMode: [[spoiler:Seeing Froze getting stabbed in the wing and shoved off a cliff is enough to send Yosafire into this. It's zig-zagged in that she jumps without thinking instead of freezing up, comes out of it long enough to recognise her folly (i.e. she can't fly either), but then re-enters it when she realises that her handicap means Froze is about to die. Next thing she knows, Yosafire is flying, with Froze in her arms]].
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* IWasJustPassingThrough: The M.O. of the [[MeaningfulName Passing Demon]], who [[spoiler:spends all her time screwing with Ivlis' plans behind the scenes]], but insists she's just a 'passing demon'. Turns out [[spoiler:as a Devil of another world, she owes Kcalb one]], and she eventually concedes that a world like theirs is fragile, rare and definitely worth protecting.
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* InTheNameOfTheMoon: "This'll be the end of you!"[[note]]The phrase Yosafire yells before her FinishingMove, Final Yosa-Fire.[[/note]]
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* CreepyCute: Rawberry's abilities invoke this aspect of her character purposefully, ForMassiveDamage.
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* CreepyCute: Rawberry's abilities invoke this aspect of her character purposefully, ForMassiveDamage.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Halfway through the game, Etihw speaks to Dialo and Chelan about [[spoiler:all of the terrible things she did to Kcalb and the demons]], leading Chelan to assure her (through Dialo) that she loves her, regardless of her past. [[spoiler:At the end, Yosafire tells Kcalb the exact same thing - with CoolDownHug - to restore his will to live]].
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* WillfullyWeak: Etihw. While still the most powerful entity in the game, she remains in her (vulnerable to capture and non-omniscient) human form [[spoiler:as a way of making sure she will never forget her own folly during her conflict with Kcalb and risk starting another war]].

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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: None of the village girls have parents and they all (aside from Dialo and Chelan and the Preserves sisters) live on their own. [[spoiler: Justified in that they are the reincarnations of the angels and demons who died in the great war as silhouetted in [[https://31.media.tumblr.com/04fe234ba6d0f9b5f2cc4fc0797c205f/tumblr_inline_n0bzh4SrV91qgji20.png this CG]].]]

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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: None of the village girls have parents and they all (aside from Dialo and Chelan and the Preserves sisters) live on their own. [[spoiler: Justified in that they are the reincarnations of the angels and demons who died in the great war as silhouetted in [[https://31.media.tumblr.com/04fe234ba6d0f9b5f2cc4fc0797c205f/tumblr_inline_n0bzh4SrV91qgji20.png this CG]].]] ]]



* HellInvadesHeaven: In a way. The gray garden has demons living alongside angels in peace until the Flame World full of more violent demons decided to invade.

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* HellInvadesHeaven: In a way. The gray garden Gray Garden has demons living alongside angels in peace until the Flame World full of more violent demons decided to invade.invade.
* HighPressureBlood: Several of Rawberry's attacks invoke this in the pre-move cutscene, usually after she does something cute.
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* BookEnds: The game starts with Yosafire frolicking alone in the garden, and Froze retrieving her for some apple pie at Dialo's house. [[spoiler:During the Good Ending, Yosafire is sent by the other girls to fetch Froze from the garden for a trip to Apple Forest so they can make more pie. And this time, Yosafire manages to not fall in the hole]].


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* CuteClumsyGirl: Yosafire, whose first significant action in-game is to fall down a hole. [[spoiler:It's a sign of CharacterDevelopment by the end [[BookEnds when she nearly falls into the same hole, but uses her wings to stop herself and leap across the gap]]]].
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* BirdsOfAFeather: Dialo and Chelan, who are both quiet ([[TheStoic though for]] [[CuteMute entirely different reasons]]) and [[OnlySaneMan the most level-headed]], [[TeamMom motherly members of the main group]]. Contrast with the other two pairings, who [[OppositesAttract couldn't be more different from one another]].

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* BirdsOfAFeather: Dialo and Chelan, who are both quiet ([[TheStoic though for]] [[CuteMute entirely different reasons]]) and [[OnlySaneMan the most level-headed]], [[TeamMom motherly members of the main group]]. The only difference is that the former is a demon and the latter is an angel. Contrast with the other two pairings, who [[OppositesAttract couldn't be more different from one another]].
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* BirdsOfAFeather: Dialo and Chelan, who are both quiet ([[TheStoic though for]] [[CuteMute entirely different reasons]]) and [[OnlySaneMan the most level-headed]], [[TeamMom motherly members of the main group]]. Contrast with the other two pairings, who [[OppositesAttract couldn't be more different from one another]].
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** AnimalStereotypes: In-fitting with their association with bats, [[CloudCuckooLander both sisters are quirky]], [[OrangeAndBlueMorality detached from the morality and worries of others and]], if the ''Raspel's Secret'' bonus video is indicative of anything, [[spoiler:liable to [[IAmAHumanitarian snap and devour whomever they can get their hands on at any moment]], pegging Rawberry as the TokenEvilTeammate]].


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* OrangeAndBlueMorality: Arguably, Rawberry, whose top priorities throughout the story are food (most often, finding more delicious Flame Bats to devour), sleep, Macarona and [[spoiler:[[BerserkButton the safety of her sister, Raspel]]]]. Nothing else seems to matter to her. When things get serious, she does manage to pull it together and be serious, but it's very rare.

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* AnimalMotifs: The Preserves Sisters are associated closely with bats; they're Rawberry's favourite food, both wear all black and red, they wear bat-shaped accessories (choker and hair-ribbon) and their own ''hair'' forms into bat-wing shaped segments at the waist.



* RapunzelHair: The Preserves Sisters, Rawberry and Raspel. Both have bat-wing-shaped hair reaching their knees, and the former's is tied up in a ponytail too. [[spoiler:They both grow massive spikes/fangs from their hair when their ExtremeOmnivore tendency is pushed to [[IAmAHumanitarian its logical conclusion]]]].



** [[spoiler:Several of the girls' ancestors also share a themed-name; Yosafire/flame (Fire), (St)Rawberry and Cranber(ry) (fruit), Macarona and Rigatona (pasta).]]

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** [[spoiler:Several of the girls' ancestors also share a themed-name; Yosafire/flame (Fire), (St)Rawberry (St)Rawberry, Raspel(/berry) and Cranber(ry) (fruit), (fruit/preserves), Macarona and Rigatona (pasta).]]
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** Ater and Arbus, [[spoiler:Kcalb's pet cats]], are also very straight forward in their speech, particularly after they [[spoiler:destroy Emalf's 'Ultimate' Familiar]] and proclaim rather simply that it was an easy kill for them. To [[spoiler:Emalf]]'s face.

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** Ater and Arbus, [[spoiler:Kcalb's pet cats]], are also very straight forward in their speech, particularly after they [[spoiler:destroy Emalf's 'Ultimate' Familiar]] and proclaim rather simply that it was an easy kill for them. To [[spoiler:Emalf]]'s face.



* FangsOfEvil:

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* FangsOfEvil: FangsAreEvil:
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** Ater and Arbus, [[spoiler:Kcalb's pet cats]], are also very straight forward in their speech, particularly after they [[spoiler:destroy Emalf's 'Ultimate' Familiar]] and proclaim rather simply that it was an easy kill for them. To [[spoiler:Emalf]]'s face.

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** Ater and Arbus, [[spoiler:Kcalb's pet cats]], are also very straight forward in their speech, particularly after they [[spoiler:destroy Emalf's 'Ultimate' Familiar]] and proclaim rather simply that it was an easy kill for them. To [[spoiler:Emalf]]'s face.



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* EvilFangs: FangsOfEvil:
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** Yosafire, when told that all she has to do to [[spoiler:get her and her friends out of the Flame World Prison]] is agree to be [[spoiler:Emalf]]'s girlfriend, she proceeds to bluntly tell him that she couldn't be less interested and, besides, [[SingleTargetSexuality she's Fru-oooooze-sexual]].
** Ater and Arbus, [[spoiler:Kcalb's pet cats]], are also very straight forward in their speech, particularly after they [[spoiler:destroy Emalf's 'Ultimate' Familiar]] and proclaim rather simply that it was an easy kill for them. To [[spoiler:Emalf]]'s face.

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** Yosafire, when told that all she has to do to [[spoiler:get her and her friends out of the Flame World Prison]] is agree to be [[spoiler:Emalf]]'s girlfriend, she proceeds to bluntly tell him that she couldn't be less interested and, besides, [[SingleTargetSexuality she's Fru-oooooze-sexual]].
Froze-sexual]].
** Ater and Arbus, [[spoiler:Kcalb's pet cats]], are also very straight forward in their speech, particularly after they [[spoiler:destroy Emalf's 'Ultimate' Familiar]] and proclaim rather simply that it was an easy kill for them. To [[spoiler:Emalf]]'s face.
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* BrutalHonesty:
** Yosafire, when told that all she has to do to [[spoiler:get her and her friends out of the Flame World Prison]] is agree to be [[spoiler:Emalf]]'s girlfriend, she proceeds to bluntly tell him that she couldn't be less interested and, besides, [[SingleTargetSexuality she's Fru-oooooze-sexual]].
** Ater and Arbus, [[spoiler:Kcalb's pet cats]], are also very straight forward in their speech, particularly after they [[spoiler:destroy Emalf's 'Ultimate' Familiar]] and proclaim rather simply that it was an easy kill for them. To [[spoiler:Emalf]]'s face.


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* EvilFangs:
** [[spoiler:Ivlis has an impressive set, which are best seen when he's [[SlasherSmile smiling maniacally]]]].
** [[spoiler:Rawberry ''grows massive sets from her hair'' if her dark side comes out to play]].

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* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler:When Yosafire is at Ivlis' mercy near the end, the screen goes dark and Yosafire's lines imply he is touching her inappropriately. Froze's reaction when Yosafire alludes to what happened later only makes it far worse]].

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* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler:When Yosafire is at Ivlis' mercy near the end, the screen goes dark and Yosafire's lines imply he is touching her inappropriately. Froze's reaction when Yosafire alludes to what happened later only makes it far worse]].worse. [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Notably, it's at this point that Kcalb manages to get up, stop Ivlis and retake his powers]]]].



* BreathWeapon: Yosafire's speciality, starting with a small amount of fire, to [[SphereOfDestruction her finisher, Final Yosa-Fire]].



* DramaPreservingHandicap: At several points, the girls make mention of the fact that they can all fly, and therefore walking and/or fighting is a waste of time. That is until they remind themselves of Yosafire's fear of flying or they find that [[spoiler:so many Flame Demons have entered their world that flying is too dangerous]].

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* DramaPreservingHandicap: At several points, the girls make mention of the fact that they can all fly, and therefore walking and/or fighting is a waste of time. That is until they remind themselves of Yosafire's fear of flying or they find that [[spoiler:so many Flame Demons have entered their world swarmed the sky that flying is too dangerous]].



* ThemeNaming: Kcalb and Etihw (black and white). Wodahs and Kcalb may also fit (shadow and black). Also the Preserves sisters (Raspberry and Strawberry) [[spoiler: along with their ancestor, Cranber(ry). Macarona and her ancestor Rigatona are pasta-themed.]]

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* ThemeNaming: ThemeNaming:
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Kcalb and Etihw (black and white). white).
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Wodahs and Kcalb may also fit (shadow and black). Also the black).
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Preserves sisters sisters, Raspel and Rawberry (Raspberry and Strawberry) [[spoiler: along with their ancestor, Cranber(ry). Strawberry).
** [[spoiler:Several of the girls' ancestors also share a themed-name; Yosafire/flame (Fire), (St)Rawberry and Cranber(ry) (fruit),
Macarona and her ancestor Rigatona are pasta-themed.(pasta).]]
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* DramaPreservingHandicap: At several points, the girls make mention of the fact that they can all fly, and therefore walking and/or fighting is a waste of time. That is until they remind themselves of Yosafire's fear of flying or they find that [[spoiler:so many Flame Demons have entered their world that flying is too dangerous]].
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* DualBoss: Late in the game, [[spoiler:Poemi and Emalf]] fight the party together.

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* AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: Characters often allude to the war between the angels and demons, but we never hear all the details about it.

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* AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: Characters often allude to the war between the angels and demons, but we never hear all the details about it. it.
* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler:When Yosafire is at Ivlis' mercy near the end, the screen goes dark and Yosafire's lines imply he is touching her inappropriately. Froze's reaction when Yosafire alludes to what happened later only makes it far worse]].


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* BerserkButton:
** [[spoiler:Stabbing Froze and pushing her off a cliff]] was the straw that broke the camel's back for Macarona.
** [[spoiler:Attacking Raspel]] is a sure-fire way to turn Rawberry into a mindless ([[spoiler:[[IAmAHumanitarian and cannibalistic]]]]) killing machine.


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* ExtremeOmnivore: Rawberry. If you can name it, she'll eat it. Apple pie, caterpillars, flaming bats, [[spoiler:''her best friend'']].


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* RareCandy: The [Attribute] Candy items scattered in the hidden chests.


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* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: A full-heal (for 10G) is always placed right before a serious fight. Around Daybreak Forest, the game also starts bombarding you with RareCandy and very useful equipment. [[spoiler:This comes just before [[WhamEpisode the party is captured and imprisoned inside the Flame Demon world]]]].


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* WhamEpisode: About halfway through the game, there are a series of short scenarios which comprise of [[spoiler:your party being imprisoned in another world, Dialo and Chelan blown away by Ivlis, and ''Etihw'' being captured. The brief trek through the ruined village - with TheReveal of Rawberry's dark side - also counts]].
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* RunningGag: No one being able to recognise the girls after they don aforementioned [[PaperThinDisguise disguises]]. Even Dialo and Chelan don't see it's them.

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* BleakLevel: The Graveyard and The Wasteland immediately after it. It begins with finding [[spoiler:a bloodied and [[CurbStompBattle stomped]] Grora]], and only goes downhill from there.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler:Grora after the castle is attacked and she [[CurbStompBattle has her ass handed to her offscreen]]. Even her text-box avatar throws up blood at dramatic moments during the conversation]].



* KnightOfCerebus: Arguably, the first Flame-Bat that appears and [[spoiler:beats Yosafire to death's door]].



* NiceHat: Macarona wears one. [[CrazyPrepared And has at least 21 spares.]]

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* SailorFuku: Macarona wears a green and red version, with matching NiceHat.

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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Yosafire introduces herself and most of the other characters directly to the reader. Froze will ask who is she talking to while Yosafire introduces her.

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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Yosafire introduces herself and most of the other characters directly to the reader. Froze will ask who is she talking to while Yosafire introduces her. The character(s) displayed on the CGs between 'chapters' also comment on the events we've just seen and wonder aloud what will happen next.


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* DarkReprise: The cheery tune that plays in between 'chapters' has its pitch and speed lowered around the time [[spoiler:Yosafire, Froze, Macarona and Rawberry are captured and taken to the other world]], giving the tune a much more solemn feel to reflect how dark things have gotten.
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* GirlyBruiser: Macarona. She is the most stereotypically girly member of the party, yet she is also said to have the most formidable grip of all. Her skill set also matches this, most closely following that of a BareFistedMonk.

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