Double Arts: Difference between revisions

A fun series that was tragically [[Cut Short]] after laying down the foundations of its main arc plot. What made its cancellation so heartbreaking was the amount of foreshadowing set up and [[Left Hanging]].

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* [[The Ace]]: Kiri Luchile displays some of the [[Common Mary Sue Traits]] (superlative art skills and accompanying dexterity, red eyes, [[The Gift|unique and mysterious powers]]) and seems to be a [[Marty Stu]]-in-training, but he also displays some humanising character flaws -- most notably {{spoiler|[[Dogged Nice Guy]]}}.

* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: Kiri's "Flare" power increases the strength of all the people he's in contact with, by the ''number'' of people he's in contact with. 2 people = 2 people with double strength, 10 people = 10 with 10 times the strength and so on. The [[Game Breaker|'something for nothing']] nature of this is [[Lampshaded]] later on.

* [[Anime Hair]]: Kiri.

* [[Battle Aura]]: Just once, when the latest "worst ever" villain is gauging Fallan's strength.

* [[Battle Couple]]: Elraine and Kiri, but not through romantic feelings. {{spoiler|At least not initially.}}

** When [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette|dark-haired]], [[Bare Your Midriff|midriff-baring]] [[Action Girl|Sui]] appears on the scene, shy Ellie immediately assumes she must be Kiri's girlfriend--and Kiri and Sui instantly [[Heroic BSOD|flinch]] and [[With Friends Like These...|burst out laughing]], respectively. Turns out they've ''already'' given the dating thing a try ([[Really Gets Around|or three]]) and it was a disaster, killing the possibility of a love triangle deader than dead from the get-go.

* [[Blood Knight]]: Sui just [[Axe Crazy|loooooves to fight]], is obsessed with finding the strongest, and looks and acts like a cross between [[Final Fantasy VII|Tifa]] and [[Bleach|Kenpachi]]. Except for {{spoiler|when she's completely owned by Fallan -- then she bursts out crying. * sniff* "I'm gwonna kill him! Boo hoo!"}}. "It's like she's [[Cry Cute|really cute]] but scary at the same time!"

* [[Can't Live Without You]]: Elraine can't live without touching Kiri.

* [[Cast From Lifespan]]: The Sisters' healing powers, indirectly but with the exact same effect as the standard form of the trope.

** They ''do'' tie their hands together when they go to sleep, but that's completely voluntary and prevents accidental separation and death.

* [[The Chosen One]]: Kiri.

* [[Hero Secret Service]]

* [[Holding Hands]]

** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by [[Cynical Mentor|Fallan]], outfit that revealing as much skin as possible [[Fragile Speedster|would be the best battle gear for speed-focused fighter]].

*** [[Hypocritical Humor|And Fallan is a fighter dressed in a semi-formal attire]].

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Sui uses a folding hula hoop that's made of solid iron. And can also [[Wall Jump|run along walls whilst she's crouching inside it]].

* [[Indy Ploy]]: Kiri's first anti-Gazelle strategy was a textbook example, with a nice jaunty lampshade to boot.

'''Elraine:''' No, it's ''not'' okay! }}

* [[I Should Write a Book About This]]: Elraine certainly did.

** Although they ''still'' don't quiiite manage to actually hook up, making them possibly the only couple in the history of manga to be [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]], who [[Cannot Spit It Out]], ''at the same time''.

* [[Love At First Sight]]: {{spoiler|Kiri.}} His reactions while {{spoiler|Elraine}} is trying to explain, weeks later, that she might, sort of, maybe, kind of have been falling a little bit in love with him for a while now are priceless.

** Kiri can stop seizures though, and {{spoiler|since he was holding Heine's hand while El healed, the combination might have been able to do what El couldn't have done alone. Also, his Flare power could have amplified Elraine's, allowing her to save Heine.}}

* [[Martyr Without a Cause]]: {{spoiler|Sister Heine,}} to the point where she's almost a [[Death Seeker]]. And she does it all [[The Woobie|with a cheery smile]].

* [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]]

* [[No Body Left Behind]]: When someone dies from the plague,they merely [[Everything Fades|turn invisible and disappear]].

* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]: Sui again.

* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: Sui, once more. She doesn't take it well when a Gazelle assassin cuts off a few pieces of it.