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* AnywhereButTheLips: Gwen's last gesture to Robin before returning to Buckingham Palace with Mortimer and Viola is to kiss him on the head.



* BlatantLies: Viola attempts to convince Robin that she and Gwendoline are fishmongers, despite the fact he already knows who they are and they don't smell like fish.

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* BlatantLies: BlatantLies:
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Viola attempts to convince Robin that she and Gwendoline are fishmongers, despite the fact he already knows who they are and they don't smell like fish.fish.
** After trying to flee from and ending up captured by a group of guards, Robin claims that he was just walking home.



* CruelToBeKind: [[spoiler: Robin has Viola knock Oberon out so that if the return of Gwen goes south, he won't hurt by the consequences.]]



* ExactEavesdropping: [[spoiler: Happens when Gwen and Viola overhear Coriolanus and Aaron discussing the Duarts' plans to invade Europe and execute the Hoods.]]



* FirstNameBasis: Viola starts out referring to Oberon as Akka but starts calling him by his name as their friendship develops.



* GrievousHarmWithABody: After Mortimer cuffs Gwendoline and Robin together, the princess swings the Duart around and hits the bounty hunter with him

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* GrievousHarmWithABody: After Mortimer cuffs Gwendoline and Robin together, the princess swings the Duart around and hits the bounty hunter with himhim.


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* GrinOfAudacity: Robin gives one while being held at knife point by a group of guards.


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* IntimidationDemonstration: While questioning Scarlet about the whereabouts of the princess, Captain Baltus uses his firecasting to heat the ends of a fork and use it to burn the table they were sitting at.


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* LadykillerInLove: Robin with Gwen.


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* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland: Said word for word by Gwen when discussing her future, which includes marrying a man she doesn't love.


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* RaceNameBasis:
** Viola racism leads her to refer to Oberon merely as 'Akka.'
** In general, many humans and Duart refer to Akka's in the same, derogatory way.


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* TakeOverTheWorld: [[spoiler: While they are only heard talking of an invasion of Europe, global domination is likely the plan in the long run for Coriolanus and Aaron.]]


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* WallJump: Robin this to try and escape a group of guards.


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* WantedPoster: [[spoiler: Captain Baltus compares one to Robin's face after capturing him.]]
* WeaponOfIntimidation: Mortimer subtly flashes her holstered gun at Viola to intimidate her while questioning her about if the Duart is planning on betraying her.
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* BaconAddiction: Viola uses this against some guards the group is hiding from by distracting them with the smell of bacon, which happens to be a side effect of one of her spells.

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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Baltus in particular and possibly the Duart government in general believe in militaristic law and order with a system of superiority and inferiority based on race and gender, with Duart men at the top.



* TheSocialDarwinist: Captain Baltus refers to the people helping the Hoods as the "less desirable people of London."

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* TheSocialDarwinist: Captain Baltus refers to believes in a strict hierarchy of races and genders, with men above women, Duart above humans and everyone above the people helping the Hoods as the "less desirable people of London."Akka.

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* TheChainsOfCommanding: Gwen suffers under these [[spoiler: especially because she has to give up on her love for Robin.]]



* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Robin seems to be unable to not help people in need, even if there are good reasons for him not to, especially if the victim is a child.

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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Robin seems to be unable to not help people in need, even if there are good reasons for him not to, especially if the victim is a child. When asked why he does what he does, he admits he doesn't know how to do anything else.


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* GivenNameReveal: [[Robin reveals that his real name is Benjamin Wessex to Gwen while telling her about his past.]]


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* TheHighQueen: What Gwen hopes to become.


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* InterspeciesRomance:
** Between Robin the Duart and Gwendoline the human.


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* MeaningfulRename: [[Robin gives himself one before the events of the story, to distance himself from his old life.]]


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* ObsessiveCompulsiveBarkeeping: When first scene, the bartender in the Thirsty Hog is described doing this.


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* ThePardon: Robin suggests Gwen can give him one once she becomes Empress.

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* KillItWithFire: The Duart's preferred method of eradicating the Barghest is to burn them with magical fire.

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* Patricide: [[spoiler: Robin killed his father in a fury when his firecasting manifested at the age of nine.]]


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* PowerIncontinence: [[spoiler: Robin never learned to properly control his firecasting, the best he can do is control his anger so it doesn't manifest.]]


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* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: [[spoiler: Robin's firecasting first manifests after his abusive father finally pushes him too far when he breaks his mother's jaw.]]


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* UnstoppableRage: [[Robin's firecasting is tied to his anger and only comes out when he truly loses his temper.]]

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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler: Robin's father would regularly beat Robin and his sisters.]]



* BigBrotherInstinct: Oberon is understandably protective of his brother Ajax.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: BigBrotherInstinct:
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Oberon is understandably protective of his brother Ajax.Ajax.
** [[spoiler: Robin's sister Joanna would regularly protect Robin and their younger sister from their abusive father.]]



* BlueBlood: Similar to many depictions of Robin Hood, Robin was apparently part of the Duart nobility before turning to a life of crime.

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* BlueBlood: Similar to many depictions of Robin Hood, Robin was apparently part of the Duart nobility before turning to a life of crime. [[spoiler: At least, that's what he wants people to think.]]



* CoveredInScars: [[spoiler: Robin, do to the years of abuse at the hands of his father.]]



* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Robin's which involves an abusive father, a dead sister, and an accidental murder.]]



* DeathByOriginStory: [[spoiler: Robin's father and older sister, Joanna.]]



* DomesticAbuse: [[spoiler: Robin's father would beat his mother along with their children.]]



* FakeAristocrat: [[spoiler: Robin, who claims to be part of the Duart gentry but is actually the son of a cobbler.]]



* LoveConfession: [[spoiler: Gwen confesses to Robin while he is telling her about his past.]]



* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: Robin's abusive father was responsible for the death of his older sister Joanna.]]



* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: We only learn about Robin's father and his older sister Joanna long after they're dead.]]



* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Robin grew up poor, was the son of an abusive man who murdered Robin's sister and was accidentally killed by Robin in return when his firecasting abilities first awakened.]]



* TheRunaway:
** [[spoiler: Robin's sister Joanna attempts to run away and find a job to save them from their abusive father but he catches her and brings her back home.]]



* ScarsAreForever: Oberon sports a scar given to him by his brother during one of his Mind Shadow episodes.

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* ScarsAreForever: ScarsAreForever:
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Oberon sports a scar given to him by his brother during one of his Mind Shadow episodes.episodes.
** [[spoiler: Robin still bares the many scars he gained from his abusive father.]]

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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Robin seems to be unable to not help people in need, even if there are good reasons for him not to, especially if the victim is a child.



* Elemental Punch: [[spoiler: Robin performs one on a thug harassing an Akka girl, lighting his beard on fire in the process.]]



* FacialHorror: Though we don't see the results of [[spoiler: Robin lighting a thug's beard on fire, the man's screams of pain and everyone's horrified reactions seem to indicate he was maimed terribly.]]



* FantasticSlur: Imogen refers to Oberon as a "greenskin" at one point.

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* FantasticSlur: Imogen refers to Oberon as FantasticSlur:
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a "greenskin" common slur towards the Akka.
** "Goblin" is also heard
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* PlayingWithFire: The Duart have magic user call firecasters who specialize in using fire offensively.

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* PlayingWithFire: PlayingWithFire:
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The Duart have magic user call firecasters who specialize in using fire offensively.offensively.
** [[spoiler: It turns out later that Robin can firecast.]]

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* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler: Robin and Gwen share one at the Thirsty Hog Inn, which leads to Gwen realize she's in love with him.]]



* CommonTongue: Humans, Duart and Akka all speak English. It's unclear if they former two have unique languages of their own.



* HeldGaze: Gwen and Robin share one in a carriage ride after [[spoiler: their first kiss.]]



* HoldingHands: [[spoiler: Gwen holds Robin's hand to get him to stay when she is lying down in Scarlet's room, leading to their first kiss.]]



* LoveEpiphany: [[spoiler: Gwen realizes she's in love with Robin after they share their first kiss.]]



* AMatchMadeInStockholm: Robin kidnaps Gwen so he can ransom her to help poor children. They end up developing feelings for each other along the way.



* TheMigration: The Akka flee from their home world to Celador due to the devastation caused by Mind Shadow. Once reaching Britannia, while some stayed in Duart lands or moved through the Gateway into Britain, others went south across the Green Sea in hopes of finding a new homeland.



* OhMyGods: At one point, Robin let's out an exasperated "Oh, by Thrale Copperhelm." It's never brought up who, exactly, Thrale Copperhelm is.

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* OhMyGods: OhMyGods:
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At one point, Robin let's out an exasperated "Oh, by Thrale Copperhelm." It's never brought up who, exactly, Thrale Copperhelm is.is.
** Later on, Scarlet use the exclamation of "Bonaparte's Balls!"


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* ThePrincessAndThePirate: Gwen and Robin's relationship, though the latter is a highwayman instead of a pirate.


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* YouMustBeCold: At one point, while walking through Whitechapel and after Gwen has gotten rid of her own coat, Robin puts his around her shoulders.

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* GoodFeelsGood: Gwendoline experiences this while handing out money to the poor in Whitechapel.



* IShouldHaveBeenBetter: Robin carries the guilty of not being able to help as many of the poor and downtrodden as he wants to.



* KingIncognito: Gwendoline disguises herself when she and Viola take their secret trips into London.

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* KingIncognito: KingIncognito:
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Gwendoline disguises herself when she and Viola take their secret trips into London.London.
** She does so again while exploring London with Robin later on.


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* OhMyGods: At one point, Robin let's out an exasperated "Oh, by Thrale Copperhelm." It's never brought up who, exactly, Thrale Copperhelm is.


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* ProductionThrowback: At one point, Robin invokes the name of Thrale Copperhelm, who was one of the characters in Alex Shaw's Gonzo Adventures series.
* ProjectileSpell: Maajik spells, including mental effects like Viola's spells, are physical forces that still need to hit their target.


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* SupernaturalIsPurple: Viola is fond of the color purple, has purple eyes, and possesses a rare magical talent.

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* AdjectiveAnimalAlehouse: The Mad Bull, where Gwendoline first goes FightClubbing.

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* AdjectiveAnimalAlehouse: AdjectiveAnimalAlehouse:
** The Thirsty Hog, a bar controlled by the Hoods.
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The Mad Bull, where Gwendoline first goes FightClubbing.
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* TakingUpTheMantel: Robin, obviously, does this with the original Robin Hood, opening to use the fame of the title to help with his battle against the oppressive Duart regime.
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* SafeWord: Oberon is supposed to say "handle" to warn Robin when his kleptomania starts acting up.

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* FantasyMetal: Caronite, an alloy from Celador that is particularly fire-resistant and dense.

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* FantasyMetal: FantasyMetals: Caronite, an alloy from Celador that is particularly fire-resistant and dense.



* LawmanBaton: The Black Shuck wields one of these, though Mortimer refers to it as a broom handle.

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* LawmanBaton: LawmanBaton:
** The Grabbers wield Caronite batons for the purposes of disabling fleeing criminals.
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The Black Shuck wields one of these, though Mortimer refers to it as a broom handle.


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* LeParkour: Robin and Oberon are shown to have skill in this, as do the type of Duart guardsmen known as the Grabbers.

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* BlingOfWar: The firecaster in the Duart guard wear intricately designed, Caronite armor of maroon and iron.



* CarryABigStick: Oberon receives and uses a warclub crafted for him by his brother Ajax.

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* CarryABigStick: CarryABigStick:
** Some of the Heavies in the Duart city guard are armed with cudgels.
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Oberon receives and uses a warclub crafted for him by his brother Ajax.



* EliteMook: The firecaster members of the Duart city guard.



* FantasyGunControl: Guns are not as popular in Britain as other parts of the world due to the Duart's low opinion of firearms compared to their firecasting and the fact that bullets have trouble piercing Caronite armor.
* FantasyMetal: Caronite, an alloy from Celador that is particularly fire-resistant and dense.



* HeavilyArmoredMook: The appropriately named Heavies within the Duart city guard.



* Magik: Spelled Maajik and pronounced "MARR-jik."



* PoliceBrutality: The Duart guard are known for lighting free-standing buildings on fire to keep the common folk of London in line.



* PowerFist: Some of the Knives carry knuckle dusters.

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* PowerFist: PowerFist:
** Some of the Heavies in the Duart city guard are armed with studded gauntlets.
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* TheStraightAndArrowPath:
** Some of the Heavies in the Duart city guard are armed with bows and crossbows.
** Robin, as befitting his name, sometimes employs a bow.


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* WitchSpecies: WordOfGod states that the maajik that the Duart are capable of is due to a genetic mutation.

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** Oberon's brother Ajax seems to possess a severe mental handicap.


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* CarryABigStick: Oberon receives and uses a warclub crafted for him by his brother Ajax.


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* GenreSavvy: Robin refuses to let anyone go anywhere alone, because he's convinced that when they do, that's when someone will come and try to take Gwendoline away from them.


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* ImaginaryFriend: Gwendoline says that she used to have an imaginary friend named Lady Catherine.


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* MercyKill: [[spoiler: After Ajax injures a man while under the influence of Mind Shadow, one of his fellow workers suggest they put him out of his misery.]]

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* ActionGirl: Gwendoline, Viola and Merlain would all be examples.

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* ActionGirl: Gwendoline, Viola and Merlain Merlene would all be examples.



* BigFancyHouse: Mortimer's apartment is an inner city version of this. Robin comments it could house twelve families.



* DarkActionGirl: Mortimer in her role as an antagonist.



* NonLinearCharacter: Merlain is something of this, as she apparently exists within multiple timelines and sometimes has trouble keeping track of them.

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* NonLinearCharacter: Merlain Merlene is something of this, as she apparently exists within multiple timelines and sometimes has trouble keeping track of them.


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* WallOfWeapons: Mortimer keeps one in her apartment.
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* ActionGirl: Gwendoline, Viola and Merlain would all be examples.


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* BeneathNotice: The group sneaks back into London disguised as commoners, relying on this and Viola's magic to escape notice.


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* NonLinearCharacter: Merlain is something of this, as she apparently exists within multiple timelines and sometimes has trouble keeping track of them.
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* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: Mortimer suggests that Robin do this to Gwendoline, as she's not suited to life on the street.
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* ICallHimMisterHappy: While having a conversation with Mortimer, Robin refers to his privates as his "gizmo."


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* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: During a conversation with Robin, Mortimer purposefully gets uncomfortably close in order to make him uncomfortable.


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* YouAreFat: Mortimer makes multiple petty remarks about Gwendoline's weight during the course of the story.

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* AChildShallLeadThem: After Queen Victoria flees Britain, Princess Gwendoline is the heir to the British throne, which is currently held by her regent, the Duart Archduke of Buckingham.



* AFoggyDayInLondonTown: After robbing the Marquis of Cheswick, Robin and Oberon loose the watchmen by disappearing into the thick, London fog.


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* AChildShallLeadThem: After Queen Victoria flees Britain, Princess Gwendoline is the heir to the British throne, which is currently held by her regent, the Duart Archduke of Buckingham.


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* AFoggyDayInLondonTown: After robbing the Marquis of Cheswick, Robin and Oberon loose the watchmen by disappearing into the thick, London fog.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Gwendoline's attraction towards Robin is something akin to this, as for all his good qualities, he is still a criminal who kidnapped her.



* HypocriticalHumor: The Black Shuck stops what he thinks is an attempted rape in a back alley. He then suggests the woman can repay him with sex in a back alley.

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The Black Shuck stops what he thinks is an attempted rape in a back alley. He then suggests the woman can repay him with sex in a back alley.alley.
** While they are comparing the books they have read, Robin tells Gwendoline that it's not a competition, then continues to compete with her.
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* MutalKill: King Arthor and his brother Morgan in their final confrontation.

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* MutalKill: MutualKill: King Arthor and his brother Morgan in their final confrontation.
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* ChessmasterSidekick: [[spoiler: Old Meg]] implies to Viola that both of them are this.


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* FailureMontage: At the beginning of Viola's TrainingMontage to learn how to use glamours, she messes up a number of times.


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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[spoiler: Old Meg comments that she always have a glamour up, because if people could see her true form, she


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* HardWorkMontage: Viola goes through one when [[spoiler: Old Meg]] teaches her how to use glamours. [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] by the Nag, who points out that [[BreakingTheFourthWall montages don't work well in a non-visual medium.]]


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* SpottingTheThread: What most of the skill in creating a good glamour goes into avoiding.

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* BarrierWarrior: Old Meg seems especially proficient at creating shields and barriers. She even refers to it as her signature move.



* PriceOnTheirHead: Oberon mentions that there is a fifty gold price on Robin's head.


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* PriceOnTheirHead: Oberon mentions that there is a fifty gold price on Robin's head.
* ProperlyParanoid: Viola states that as a bodyguard, she has every right to be as paranoid as she is.


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* SecretArt: Viola's mental magic appears to both be rare and forbidden in some way.

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* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Old Meg has shades of this, as she is intimately familiar with all four of the heroes and is responsible for getting Viola installed as Gwendoline's nanny.]]

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* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Old Meg has shades of this, as she is intimately familiar with all four of the heroes and is responsible for getting Viola installed as Gwendoline's nanny. Later on, Oberon directly thinks of her as this.]]


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* PowerFist: Some of the Knives carry knuckle dusters.
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* CuffsOffRubWrists: Robin and Gwendoline both do this after Mortimer releases them from their shackles.
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* CooperationGambit: After working to capture Gwendoline and Robin, Mortimer decides it would be easier to let Gwendoline stay on the run for a week before she would willingly return to London and Mortimer and Robin would split the bounty for her return.

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* BaitAndSwitch: The narrator and music make it seem as though Gwendoline is going to pull the Archenblade from its stone, but she ultimately fails to move it an inch.

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** This is done again twice when Robin and Gwendoline attempt to pull the sword out together.


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* ChainedHeat: After Mortimer slaps shackles on them, Gwendoline and Robin spend the rest of the Knives' attack on Camelot chained together.
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* GrievousHarmWithABody: After Mortimer cuffs Gwendoline and Robin together, the princess swings the Duart around and hits the bounty hunter with him
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* AgonyOfTheFeet:
** Since he was woken from sleep by the Knives attack on Camelot, Robin spends the fight barefoot and cuts up his feet on the rubble strewn around the ruins.
** During the same battle, Mortimer takes advantage of Robin's weakness by stamping her heeled boot on his exposed toes.



* BreakingTheFourthWall: Robin briefly talks to the Nag, who is acting as the narrator at the time, and bemoaning the fact he's losing impact as a hero during the Knives' attack on Camelot.



* HeadbuttingHeroes: While the main cast as a whole has trouble getting along, Viola and Oberon head butt the most, fueled by Viola's racism towards Akka.



* SteamPunk: Like other entries in the New Century Multiverse, the story has elements of it, specifically with Mortimer's gadgets.



* UseYourHead: Gwendoline defeats one of the Knives by head butting him in the face, breaking his nose.



* WellExcuseMePrincess: Robin and Gwendoline's relationship occasionally descends into this, and Robin even drops the trope name at one point.



** Viola says a variation of this to Oberon, saying he has no idea what she can do to his mind.

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** Viola says a variation of this to Oberon, saying he has no idea what she can do to his mind.mind.
* YouShallNotPass: Old Meg pulls this to give Gwendoline time to escape the Knives in Camelot. She even lampshades the TropeNamer.

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