Important Haircut: Saori's first step towards taking Kaname's place is to grab one of her knives and cut off her until-then very long hair in front of his lifeless body.Head-Turning Beauty: Particularly in Makoto's route, there's plenty of comments about how beautiful his "fiance" is.Expy: If she's paired up with Zeyo Sakamoto, Saori can be seen as the Oryo to his Ryoma.she broods quietly yet deeply about Kaname's death in Eduard's path, is more action-oriented and straightforward in Makoto's/Hijikata's/Toru's, in Shintaro's she nears Broken Bird levels of mourning regarding her brother at some moments, and in Okita's she is more patient and gentle. Depending on the Writer: Since the love interests are all very different in personalities, different sides of Saori's character are explored in each route.Of special note are her dynamics with Asagi (once they open up to one another), Tsubaki (ditto), Okita (who is quite ill and almost resigned to death) and Kagura (who has a terrible Dark and Troubled Past and a fierce Split Personality born from it.) Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: Saori is kind, plucky and patient, so she can become the Gentle Girl to several of her boyfriends.Bifauxnen: Contrasting with her girly-looking brother, though in a subversion she looked very girly before Kaname's death and her Important Haircut.Her chosen beau understands her reasons, even, and both of them say they'd be disappointed otherwise. Subverted tragically in Toru Nakagawa and Tsubaki Kusunoki's route, since she fights against either because even if she loves the guy, her loyalty to the Vigilantes is her priority.It's especially glaring at the end of Makoto's route (when they fight his Well-Intentioned Extremist brother Toru together), the last part of Asagi's path (when they're the only ones who sneak into Suetsugu's mansion to kill him) and at the "tail" of Yuzuki's route ( where they team up to distract Suetsugu as he shoots at them, she fatally wounds him, and then Toru finishes him off.) Battle Couple: She and her chosen boyfriend can become this.Badass Adorable: She is a super cute-looking Action Survivor who grows into this trope as she becomes more experienced in the battlefield.Attractive Bent-Gender: In her boy disguise, Saori is very often called "beautiful".Angsty Surviving Twin: Kaname's death was a terrible shock for her, and her huge pain about it ia a driving force in her character.(With Toru as the most overt one, considering his and Tsubaki's personalities.) Saori tends to swear by the " Single Woman Seeks Good Man" motto, but Toru and Tsubaki are the closest to exceptions. Action Survivor: She must become this fast, if she wants to survive in a place as dangerous as Nagasaki.The eyes of justice are upon you! Prepare to meet your fate!"