What was a shock to you in otome?

[Violetta19]

What plot twist in an otome has shocked you the most?

 

[甘味鎮痛剤]

Let me think.

It must be the Ankou route in Virche.
I'm a bit slow on the uptake—it wasn't until he told me the truth himself that I realised he was actually Adolphe, transformed into this state after a hundred years.

It made me feel both heartbroken and moved.
He's the best boy.

 

[enren]

Probably => Taisho x Alice

Every LI turned out to be a piece of another guy.
Even MC herself.

Made me wish it had another ending.

 

[jokerblackjack]

What catches me off guard the most in otome games are probably the unexpected bad endings
Some games honestly shocked me because the endings were way more tragic than I expected (⁠(⁠(⁠;⁠ꏿ⁠_⁠ꏿ⁠;⁠)⁠)⁠)

 

[Hisami]

7 scarlet true and secret ending was a surprise, the whole game was a hot mess. Also Ozmafia cause it was my first game where I got to know how you can switch characters mid route and got to know about NTR lol

 

[Shelia]

Maybe not such a huge shock, but Hakuoki and the option to choose:
the Kazama route. I got a lot of satisfaction from leaving all those boring main characters behind and choosing the Bad Guy (who turned out not to be so bad after all). It's just a shame that his route was rather short, but his voice actor's voice made up for it...

 

[LittleCinnamonRoll]

Might be while i playiny Yori route(utakata no uchronia,illusion of itehari)
Ngl His personality shocked me most throughout ma otome gaming life

 

[Lynettee]

The entire Helvetica route in Bustafellows left me very impacted, both season 1 and season 2. The way they tell the story of Helvetica's origins, These particular CGs touched my heart.

Spoiler: CGs

or in season 2 how she acts as a drug mule so they don't force her to go to Teuta, is simply heartbreaking for me.

 

[O cha]

The Yang bad ending in Piofiore: Fated Memories really shocked me. I never expected the MC to die like that. And besides Yang's route, I was also shocked by how easily the LIs died in so many of the other routes too.

 

[maa]

The Yang bad ending in Piofiore: Fated Memories really shocked me. I never expected the MC to die like that. And besides Yang's route, I was also shocked by how easily the LIs died in so many of the other routes too.

I get that. I was really slow at that time so I really thought that Yang was actually in love with Lily, especially with the Romeo and Juliet reference, I thought that he did actually fall for her. I also did not know any spoilers so, the heartbreak after that scene was worse than any breakup I went through irl

 

[Sakata-sann]

Taisho x Alice and Chou no Doku Hana no Kusari.

With Taisho not only the LI are part of one individual boy, but the trauma that boy held, the (real) MC doing whatever it takes to make all of them happy...

And with Chou no Doku Igot to play the english version, I knew it wasn't a "happy, fun time otome", I was expecting bad things to happen, not THAT bad though. It was shocking that the incest was with that guy, and not the other... guy

 

[fr4pp3cinn]

To this day, the one time I've been caught by surprise by an otoge has been only Masato's route in MoshiKami! His route was wild

Not only he was responsible for her bullying, but it was the first yandere route that had an hair collecting LI lmao. And the reveal about what happened at the beach?. Bonkers. No game will come close to that. The first time really stays with you

 

[MariPZ]

The plot twist about Kyrie in Ozmafia.

It's painful to discover he's the only one aware of what's going on but cannot say anything because no one would believe him.