


Relationship Upgrade: With Smiley in Transfer 2, after he confesses to her.One Running Gag is remarking "Now THAT was A SHARP idea!" whenever he solves a puzzle using something sharp (be it a pencil or a music note), immediately followed by him shaming himself for being so lame. Pungeon Master: Likes to crack puns at the situation at hand.Official Couple: With Smiley in Transfer 2.Subverted in the last cutscene of Transfer 2, when he hugs Smiley and finally takes on a smile just as wide as hers. No Mouth: Like most characters other than Smiley, he's depicted without a mouth - however, scenes like the end of 4 show that he does have one.Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: It's not revealed until 5, but if Phil hadn't escaped school way back in 1, the entire series' overarching plot would've been nullified and Earth would never have been in danger (though it is implied that Viz was looking for an excuse to destroy Earth anyway).I have to kill Zack.It's really astonishing how nobody heard me say that."


Earn Your Happy Ending: The end of Transfer 2 has him enter a relationship with Smiley after two back-to-back abductions and a confrontation of an evil alien project.Deadpan Snarker: Full of dry wit and wisecracks every other thing he says is a sarcastic comment.Childhood Friend Romance: The ending to Transfer 2 has him confess his love for Smiley.Chekhov's Skill: His talent of being able to escape school allows him to escape a governmental prison and take out three alien overlords.He also goes from snarking and teasing Smiley to respecting, caring for, and ultimately coming to love her. Character Development: By the end of the series, he's grown from a rebellious youth with a desire to escape his responsibilities to - in Jonochrome's own words - an adult in a child's body who fights to free his friends when they're in trouble and accepts the full weight of the world onto his shoulders."The answer to that problem most likely has numbers in it."
