History VisualNovel / PrincessWaltz

** Liesel uses a [[DropTheHammer freaking huge hammer]], obviously in reference to her being a blacksmith. Arata actually notes that it looks rather odd wielded by the [[EmotionlessGirl emotionless]] and small framed girl.

** Most [[NotSafeForWork after-fight CG]] subverts it, oh-so-blatant ClothingDamage, numerous visible bruise, and LITTLE blood for that much damage... of course!

** Angela uses a [[BladeOnAStick lance]], counter to her BloodKnight personality. [[spoiler:Though, she later becomes TheLancer to Arata.]]

** The [[SixthRanger Sixth Princess]], [[spoiler:Shizuka]], uses a Halberd, a different kind of BladeOnAStick. [[spoiler:Appropriately enough, there is some antagonism between her and Angela, due to their personalities being stark opposites.]]

* CovertPervert: Suzushiro and Shizuka are the standout examples. Suzushiro tries to be proper but her sex scene is the kinkiest in the game. Shizuka styles herself Arata's bodyguard/maid, but she...[[ADateWithRosiePalms comforts]] herself daily [[spoiler:while thinking of Arata]].

* ChristmasCake: [[spoiler:Liliana spends most of the game pretending to be a middleschooler, yet rather pointedly asks Arata if he likes 'older women'. His mother on the other hand outright accuses her of being a cradle-snatcher.]]

* WeaponOfChoice:

* WarriorPrincess: The Princesses who beat the living daylights out of each other, using humongous bizarre weapons.

** [[spoiler:Princess Liesel, the ice-cold CombatPragmatist of the group. It turns out that the {{Meganekko}} HugeSchoolgirl Kanada who's willing to run into a damaged building to save a classmate is her true personality.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Suzushiro and Liesel.

** Liesel isn't actually isn't a real princess, as her homeland is a republic without a nobility. For that matter, [[spoiler:she's not the official competitor either. The girl chosen for Waltz was disqualified for... taking the celebration about the fact she was [[DoubleEntendre chosen too far]]. Liesel, who made her dress, was the only one who could have mastered it in the remaining time... And she did, wiping the floor with two arguably strongest princesses in the Waltz, only losing to a Love Power-up and getting eliminated first.]]

* CombatPragmatist: Liesel. This pisses off the other Princesses, who lecture her about using dirty tricks instead of fighting with her heart.

* DeliberateInjuryGambit: Arata beats [[spoiler:Suzushiro]] this way, [[spoiler:along with a [[CantHaveSexEver hefty dose]] of mostly justified MoralDissonance. He allows her to punch him (breaking two of his ribs) before tacklehugging her, binding her with power neutralizing bandages and at the same time breaking her [[CelibateHero Can't Touch Men]] promise. Still, he feels bad about doing it, and she was the one who picked a fight with him.]]

* BadassNormal:
** OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Arata manages to do some pretty badass things, though he often has to suffer afterwards. He never tires of going after monsters who could kill him with a look, armed with some ImprovisedWeapon.
** Liesel isn't actually isn't a real princess, as her homeland is a meritocracy without a nobility. For that matter, [[spoiler:she's not the official competitor either. The girl chosen for Waltz was disqualified for... taking the celebration about the fact she was [[DoubleEntendre chosen too far]]. Liesel, who made her dress, was the only one who could have mastered it in the remaining time... And she did, wiping the floor with two arguably strongest princesses in the Waltz, only losing to a Love Power-up.]] Gah.

* GratuitousPrincess: Since the country Palmied is run by a merchant oligarchy rather than a monarchy, "princess" is simply the designation for whichever girl is selected to participate in the Waltz, rather than an actual noble title...though it's hinted that the princess is usually upper-class, since [[spoiler:Riko was only a lowly engineer, but the only one qualified to use the Dress after the original girl [[SurprisePregnancy was disqualified]]]].

* WhamEpisode: Chapters 12-13 : Those that Fall.

* YaoiFangirl: All the schoolgirls except Nodoka, and at least one Princess.

''Princess Waltz'' is a Visual Novel by Pulltop, notable for being easily the most graphically intensive and text heavy example of the genre to be published in the West. Localized by publisher Peach Princess, a subdivision of Creator/{{JAST}}.

* {{Bifauxnen}}: Chris, who makes all the girls {{Squee}}. Even Arata feels like a moron after the reveal. It's THAT obvious. On the official English site, [[spoiler:Chris]] is referred to as "she". This is strange, because it also mentions that Iris always appears when Chris is in danger, but is never around him. The reason is Heavily implied in the first chapter. Just turn off Male voices, and Chris still talks.

-->'''Shizuka:''' Ah...ah, no. [[BlatantLies That was a slip of the tongue. I meant to say weekly]].

* DiabolusExMachina: How [[spoiler:Shichiou beats Angela in his first appearance. We suddenly learn that Angela's clan's deity, the King of Dragons, contracted with Shichiou so all dragons must obey him. Instead of fighting Angela fair and square, Shichiou uses the magical contract to command Angela not to move, and then he just keeps stomping on her and grinding his heel into her while she lays down helplessly on the ground, screaming in frustration]].