History YMMV / DarwinsGame

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Wang]], the leader of the notorious Eighth clan, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduces himself]] by massacring a {{Yakuza}} gang and slicing off their fingers, before putting them in a jar and forcing his men to consume them. Wang would continue to kill countless more people in similar cruel fashions whether they were playing the game or not, including Ryuji Maesaka's kid brother. Already killing 32 people during the treasure hunt, Wang sends his men to attack the Shibuya Tower, which ends up exploding and killing his men off--much to [[LackOfEmpathy Wang's indifference]], as he goes to Shibuya Station in search of the real treasure, torturing Rein Kashiwagi and Ryuji for its whereabouts. When he gets tricked by Kaname Sudou, Wang responds by kidnapping his best friend, Shinozuka Youta, sending Kaname Shinozuka's severed fingers and a video torturing him. [[CopKiller Slaughtering a SWAT team]] before killing Shinozuka and presenting his butchered corpse to Kaname, Wang abandons his men when Kaname tries killing him, whereupon Wang threatens to kill Kaname and his allies in the most horrific fashions.

** It also has a few similarities to ''Manga/FutureDiary'': powers being granted through phones, a major antagonist [[spoiler:using time travel and knowledge of a timeline to commit SaveScumming]], and [[spoiler:the ending creating a timeline where the premise never existed]].

*** [[spoiler:A villain sees the world as a simulation, and has an ability to edit the "data" of informational beings. Shirogane here is arguably delusional, but Luther Lansfield ''made the whole universe''. Imagine them interacting.]]

*** An antagonist rigs events to ensure their continued existence ([[spoiler:the Greed here, and the respective masterminds of ''Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors'' and ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'']]).

** It has few things in common with ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'' as well ('''massive spoilers''' for the latter):
** [[spoiler:A villain sees the world as a simulation, and has an ability to edit the "data" of informational beings. Shirogane here is arguably delusional, but Luther Lansfield ''made the whole universe''. Imagine them interacting.]]
** [[spoiler:The world ends, but a higher power restores it in its own little corner, separate from the source that formed it. The First Guardian here, and Blair Lansfield.]]

* AccidentalInnuendo: Considering the depths of his villainy, 'Wang' is certainly a 'dick'. Possibly intentional.

* TooCoolToLive: Hiragi Ishiro proved to be both a formidable opponent and ally to Kaname during the first event. Willing to both puppeteer from behind the scenes and charge into battle himself decked out in a suit of armor made from tree roots, he was involved in Darwin's Game solely to make enough money for his daughter's heart transplant. [[spoiler:He ends up giving his life distracting the Eighth Clan and taking out the [[CoDragons Co-Dragon]] Sig, the rest of his impromptu clan going on to form the Sunset Ravens, honoring him post-mortem by making him an HonoraryTrueCompanion, and looking after his daughter in his stead.]]

* AccidentalInnuendo: 'Wang' being a PunnyName for 'dick' was probably intentional, considering the depths of his villainy.

** It also has a few similarities to Manga/FutureDiary: powers being granted through phones, a major antagonist [[spoiler:abusing time travel to essentially commit SaveScumming]], and [[spoiler:the ending creating a timeline where the premise never existed]].

* HilariousInHindsight: The plot of this manga has more than a few similarities to ''VisualNovel/ZeroEscape'':
** A villain is motivated by their prosopagnosia ([[spoiler:Shirogane here, and Ace of ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'']]).
** An antagonist rigs events to ensure their continued existence ([[spoiler:the Greed here, and the respective masterminds of ''Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors'' and ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'']]).

** A villain is motivated by their prosopagnosia ([[spoiler:Shirogane here, and Ace of ''VisualNovel/NinePersonsNineHoursNineDoors'']]).
** An antagonist rigs events to ensure their continued existence ([[spoiler:the Greed here, and the respective masterminds of ''Nine Persons, Nine Hours, Nine Doors'' and ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'']]).

** A villain is motivated by their prosopagnosia ([[spoiler:Shirogane]] here, and [[spoiler:Ace of ''VisualNovel/NinePersonsNineHoursNineDoors'']]).
** An antagonist rigs events to ensure their continued existence ([[spoiler:the Greed here, and the respective masterminds of ''Nine Persons, Nine Hours, Nine Doors'' and ''Zero Time Dilemma'']]).

** [[spoiler:An antagonist rigs events to ensure their continued existence (the Greed here, and Akane of ''Nine Persons, Nine Hours, Nine Doors'' and Delta of ''Zero Time Dilemma'').]]

** A villain is motivated by their prosopagnosia ([[spoiler:Shirogane]] here, and [[spoiler:Ace of ''VideoGame/NinePersonsNineHoursNineDoors'').

* TooCoolToLive: Hiragi Ishiro proved to be both a formidable opponent and ally to Kaname during the first event. Willing to both puppeteer from behind the scenes and charge into battle himself decked out in a suit of armor made from tree roots, he was involved in Darwin's Game solely to make enough money for his daughter's heart transplant. [[spoiler:He ends up giving his life distracting the Eighth Clan and taking out the CoDragon Sig, the rest of his impromptu clan going on to form the Sunset Ravens, honoring him post-mortem by making him an HonoraryTrueCompanion, and looking after his daughter in his stead.]]

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Wang]], the leader of the notorious Eighth clan, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduces himself]] by massacring a {{Yakuza}} gang and slicing off their fingers, before putting them in a jar and forcing his men to consume them. Wang would continue to kill countless more people in similar cruel fashions whether they were playing the game or not, including Ryuji Maesaka's kid brother. Already killing 32 people during the treasure hunt, Wang sends his men to attack the Shibuya Tower, which ends up exploding and killing his men off--much to [[LackOfEmpathy Wang's indifference]], as he goes to Shibuya Station in search of the real treasure, torturing Rein Kashiwagi and Ryuji for its whereabouts. When he gets tricked by Kaname Sudou, Wang responds by kidnapping his best friend, Shinozuka Youta, sending Kaname Shinozuka's severed fingers and a video torturing him. [[CopKiller Slaughtering a SWAT team]] before killing Shinozuka and presenting his butchered corpse to Kaname, Wang abandons his men when Kaname tries killing him, whereupon Wang threatens to kill Kaname and his allies in the most horrific fashions.

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Wang]], the leader of the notorious Eighth clan, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduces himself]] by massacring a {{Yakuza}} gang and slicing off their fingers, before putting them in a jar and forcing his men to consume them. Wang would continue to kill countless more people in similar cruel fashions whether they were playing the game or not, including Ryuji Maesaka's kid brother. Already killing 32 people during the treasure hunt, Wang sends his men to attack the Shibuya Tower, which ends up exploding and killing his men off--much to [[LackOfEmpathy Wang's indifference]], as he goes to Shibuya Station in search of the real treasure, torturing Rein Kashiwagi and Ryuji for its whereabouts. When he gets tricked by Kaname Sudou, Wang responds by kidnapping his best friend, Shinozuka Youta, sending Kaname Shinozuka's severed fingers and a video torturing him. [[CopKiller Slaughtering a SWAT team]] before killing Shinozuka and presenting his butchered corpse to Kaname, Wang abandons his men when Kaname tries killing him, whereupon Wang threatens to kill Kaname and his allies in the most horrific fashions.
* {{Narm}}: The anime's English dub cast keep mispronouncing the word "sigil," sounding utterly ridiculous.

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Wang]], the leader of the notorious Eighth clan, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduces himself]] by massacring a {{Yakuza}} gang and slicing off their fingers, before putting them in a jar and forcing his men to consume them. Wang would continue to kill countless more people in similar cruel fashions whether they were playing the game or not, including Ryuji Maesaka's kid brother. Already killing 32 people during the treasure hunt, Wang sends his men to attack the Shibuya Tower, which ends up exploding and killing his men off--much to [[LackOfEmpathy Wang's indifference]], as he goes to Shibuya Station in search of the real treasure, torturing Rein Kashiwagi and Ryuji for its whereabouts. When he gets tricked by Kaname Sudou, Wang responds by kidnapping his best friend, Shinozuka Youta, sending Kaname Shinozuka's decapitated fingers and a video torturing him. [[CopKiller Slaughtering a SWAT team]] before killing Shinozuka and presenting his butchered corpse to Kaname, Wang abandons his men when Kaname tries killing him, whereupon Wang threatens to kill Kaname and his allies in the most horrific fashions.