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* BatmanParody: Downplayed; he's (largely) a BadassNormal in a group who otherwise are largely superpowered in some way, making use primarily of his combat ability, intense physical fitness, smarts, and some special equipment to keep up. It's mostly called out when Orym reveals during Nana Mori's "truth" test that he's privately worked out how to "neutralise" ''all'' of them, calling to mind the infamous ''ComicBook/JLATowerOfBabel'' story.

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* BatmanParody: Downplayed; he's (largely) a BadassNormal in a group who otherwise are largely superpowered in some way, making use primarily of his combat ability, intense physical fitness, smarts, and some special equipment to keep up. It's mostly called out when Orym reveals during Nana Mori's "truth" test that he's privately worked out how to "neutralise" ''all'' of them, calling to mind the infamous ''ComicBook/JLATowerOfBabel'' story. Taliesin immediately calls out and lampshades this after this moment.



* BreakTheCutie: Good god, probably moreso than anyone else in the series. When first introduced, Orym was a plucky, soft-spoken and friendly NiceGuy who ''could'' be intense when the time called for it and had some tragedy in his life, but was mostly content to be everyone's best friend and was largely in a good place in life, unlike most of the other characters in the party or any of Liam O'Brien's previous characters. ''Then'' from about episode 30 onward, the realities of what they're going through really get to him, from experiencing death to losing teammates to being separated from his friends to being betrayed, all of which gets to him to the point he's barely holding it together. By episode 92, he might actually be in a worse emotional state than ''Caleb or Vax''.



* {{Deconstruction}}: As the campaign goes on, Orym increasingly serves as a deconstruction of what would happen when a normal, well-adjusted person with a normal, healthy childhood decides to go adventuring. Due to his lack of any particularly traumatising backstory (while he did grow up without a father and recently lost both his husband and father-in-law, he doesn't appear to be grieving too much outside of considering ItsPersonal with the Otohan Thull and appears to have long came to terms with those losses), he's ''massively'' unprepared for the building traumas he experiences during the adventure and is clearly the most affected by it. Even just hearing Laudna's DarkAndTroubledPast causes him a great deal of discomfort and its noted he's still disturbed by the mental image days later after she told him about it. As time goes on, he's become utterly broken by the adventure, and breaks down in tears a number of times, and whatever idealism he had is firmly destroyed.



** This is later Deconstructed too, showcasing what would happen to someone like Orym in a party like the flashy but highly dysfunctional Bell's Hells. Orym's OnlySaneMan status means he quickly became TheConfidant for the mor troubled and traumatic Hells, which resulted in him bottling up his own issues and cracking under the pressure of being the one they rely on to keep them all functional, and combined with the experiences they go through, he begins to show signs of PTSD and depression as a result. The rest of the Hells quickly recognise this, and it hits them how damaging they are that they're breaking ''Orym''.

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** This is later Deconstructed too, showcasing what would happen to someone like Orym in a party like the flashy but highly dysfunctional Bell's Hells. Orym's OnlySaneMan status means he quickly became TheConfidant for the mor more troubled and traumatic traumatised Hells, which resulted in him bottling up his own issues and cracking under the pressure of being the one they rely on to keep them all functional, and combined with the experiences they go through, he begins to show signs of PTSD and depression as a result. The rest of the Hells quickly recognise this, and it hits them how damaging they are that they're breaking ''Orym''.

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* LaughingMad: In situations of extreme stress or emotion that they can't punch their way out of, Ashton is prone to fits of nervous giggles.


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* MirthlessLaughter: In situations of extreme stress or emotion that they can't punch their way out of, Ashton tends to slip into fits of nervous giggles, most notably when their half of Bell's Hells is shunted to Issylra via the Apogee Solstice, and after [[spoiler:they vomit up the shard of Rau'shan]].
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* TheJuggernaut: In episode 91 he demonstrates the ability to smash through walls without losing speed.
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* SharedSignatureMove: A number of the members have the feats Fey Touched, Shadow Touched, or [[ComboPlatterPowers both]], reflecting Morrigan's influence on the party.
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* FatalFlaw: Lack of self-worth. FCG's ExtremeDoormat behavior stems from the belief that everyone else has more value than him due to him not being truly alive as an Aeormaton. This makes him extremely reckless and self-sacrificing, putting himself in peril to help others and at times volunteering to be sold or destroyed. Even after seeing proof positive that he has a soul and is equally alive as everyone else and finding a divine patron in the Changebringer, FCG continues to insist that he has to serve a higher purpose in order to have value. [[{{Irony}} Ironically]] he finally embraces the fact that he is alive [[spoiler:in his final moments before his HeroicSacrifice, stating that was given life by the connections he made with his friends.]]

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* FatalFlaw: Lack of self-worth. FCG's ExtremeDoormat behavior stems from the belief that everyone else has more value than him due to him not being truly alive as an Aeormaton. This makes him extremely reckless and self-sacrificing, putting himself in peril to help others and at times volunteering to be sold or destroyed. Even after seeing proof positive that he has a soul and is equally alive as everyone else and finding a divine patron in the Changebringer, FCG continues to insist that he has to serve a higher purpose in order to have value. [[{{Irony}} Ironically]] he finally embraces the fact that he is alive [[spoiler:in his final moments before his HeroicSacrifice, stating that he was given life by the connections he made with his friends.]]
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* FatalFlaw: Lack of self-worth. FCG's ExtremeDoormat behavior stems from the belief that everyone else has more value than him due to him not being truly alive as an Aeormaton. This makes him extremely reckless and self-sacrificing, putting himself in peril to help others and at times volunteering to be sold or destroyed. Even after seeing proof positive that he has a soul and is equally alive as everyone else and finding a divine patron in the Changebringer, FCG continues to insist that he has to serve a higher purpose in order to have value. [[Irony Ironically]] he finally embraces the fact that he is alive [[spoiler:in his final moments before his HeroicSacrifice, stating that was given life by the connections he made with his friends.]]

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* FatalFlaw: Lack of self-worth. FCG's ExtremeDoormat behavior stems from the belief that everyone else has more value than him due to him not being truly alive as an Aeormaton. This makes him extremely reckless and self-sacrificing, putting himself in peril to help others and at times volunteering to be sold or destroyed. Even after seeing proof positive that he has a soul and is equally alive as everyone else and finding a divine patron in the Changebringer, FCG continues to insist that he has to serve a higher purpose in order to have value. [[Irony [[{{Irony}} Ironically]] he finally embraces the fact that he is alive [[spoiler:in his final moments before his HeroicSacrifice, stating that was given life by the connections he made with his friends.]]
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* FatalFlaw: Lack of self-worth. FCG's ExtremeDoormat behavior stems from the belief that everyone else has more value than him due to him not being truly alive as an Aeormaton. This makes him extremely reckless and self-sacrificing, putting himself in peril to help others and at times volunteering to be sold or destroyed. Even after seeing proof positive that he has a soul and is equally alive as everyone else and finding a divine patron in the Changebringer, FCG continues to insist that he has to serve a higher purpose in order to have value. [[Irony Ironically]] he finally embraces the fact that he is alive [[spoiler:in his final moments before his HeroicSacrifice, stating that was given life by the connections he made with his friends.]]
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: FCG is a cartoonishly designed malfunctioning robot with a therapist complex (despite not being terribly effective at it), a tendency towards [[ConspiracyTheorist conspiracy theories]], and a preference for conjuring [[ImprobableWeaponUser unconventional weapons]] in combat. [[spoiler:However, a hidden part of their programming causes FCG to build up stress when they help people or are put in dangerous situations, resulting in FCG going on a murderous rampage whenever the stress reaches a certain threshold. He is also ultimately responsible for killing Otohan Thull by triggering his arcane core to explode in a HeroicSacrifice when she was on the verge of causing a TotalPartyKill.]]
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* DoAndroidsDream: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. F.C.G. doesn't believe he has a soul, considering that automatons, according to them, are inherently different from those he calls "soul-touched". The party is quick to disagree with him, considering that the way he acts seems no different than any other mortal creature. The trope is discussed further and by name when Dorian asks F.C.G. if he ''does'' dream. F.C.G. replies that they never has before, but they'll try. After he tries, Ashton mentions that he saw F.C.G. twitching when he was shut down, suggesting there's at least something going on there. [[spoiler:Pike Trickfoot]] is able to prove definitely that he has a soul, but leaves the meaning of that truth up to FCG. [[spoiler:FCG finally states he feels alive in the moments before his HeroicSacrifice in episode 91 because of the connections he has made with his friends.]]

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* DoAndroidsDream: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. F.C.G. doesn't believe he has a soul, considering that automatons, according to them, are inherently different from those he calls "soul-touched". The party is quick to disagree with him, considering that the way he acts seems no different than any other mortal creature. The trope is discussed further and by name when Dorian asks F.C.G. if he ''does'' dream. F.C.G. replies that they never has before, but they'll try. After he tries, Ashton mentions that he saw F.C.G. twitching when he was shut down, suggesting there's at least something going on there. [[spoiler:Pike Trickfoot]] is able to prove definitely definitively that he has a soul, but leaves the meaning of that truth up to FCG. [[spoiler:FCG finally states he feels alive in the moments before his HeroicSacrifice in episode 91 because of the connections he has made with his friends.]]
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* DoAndroidsDream: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. F.C.G. doesn't believe he has a soul, considering that automatons, according to them, are inherently different from those he calls "soul-touched". The party is quick to disagree with him, considering that the way he acts seems no different than any other mortal creature. The trope is discussed further and by name when Dorian asks F.C.G. if he ''does'' dream. F.C.G. replies that they never has before, but they'll try. After he tries, Ashton mentions that he saw F.C.G. twitching when he was shut down, suggesting there's at least something going on there. [[spoiler:Pike Trickfoot]] finally settles the debate by showing him that he has a soul.

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* DoAndroidsDream: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. F.C.G. doesn't believe he has a soul, considering that automatons, according to them, are inherently different from those he calls "soul-touched". The party is quick to disagree with him, considering that the way he acts seems no different than any other mortal creature. The trope is discussed further and by name when Dorian asks F.C.G. if he ''does'' dream. F.C.G. replies that they never has before, but they'll try. After he tries, Ashton mentions that he saw F.C.G. twitching when he was shut down, suggesting there's at least something going on there. [[spoiler:Pike Trickfoot]] finally settles the debate by showing him is able to prove definitely that he has a soul.soul, but leaves the meaning of that truth up to FCG. [[spoiler:FCG finally states he feels alive in the moments before his HeroicSacrifice in episode 91 because of the connections he has made with his friends.]]

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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: He jammed the Changebringer's coin into his core to make himself explode and [[TakingYouWithMe kill]] [[ImplacableMan Otohan Thull]], saving the rest of the party. As only scraps remained of him, a resurrection attempt seems to be unlikely.]]

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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: He jammed [[spoiler:He dies in Episode 91, using Guiding Bolt on himself and jamming the Changebringer's coin into his core to make himself explode and explode, [[TakingYouWithMe kill]] [[ImplacableMan killing himself and Otohan Thull]], Thull at the same time]]. This ends up saving the rest of the party. party, who were running low on HP and resources at the time. As only scraps remained of him, F.C.G. after the blast, a resurrection attempt seems to be unlikely.]]



* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Though enraged through stress in Episode 91, he still ends up figuring out a way to cause a HeroicSacrifice. When F.C.G. does this, his eyes turn from red to white, apparently snapping him out of his berserk state just long enough to take Otohan Thull down.]]



--> '''F.C.G.:''' ''(after having a piss bucket dumped on him)'' Sorry, I was in your way. I apologize.

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--> ---> '''F.C.G.:''' ''(after having a piss bucket dumped on him)'' Sorry, I was in your way. I apologize.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: He lets himself explode to save the other Bell's Hells from Otohan Thull in Episode 91.]]

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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: He lets himself explode to save When the other Bell's Hells from party is suffering a massive CurbStompBattle against Otohan Thull in Episode 91.]]91, FCG, entering his rage mode, uses Guiding Bolt on himself to damage his core, causing him to explode, and [[TakingYouWithMe taking Otohan with him.]]]]
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* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: [[spoiler: Imahara Joe told them that his core had the potential to cause an explosion if directly hit. They are forced to use this information to make themselves explode and kill Otohan Thull to end a long and strenuous battle that left the other Bell's Hells on the brick of death, saving their lives but killing themselves in the process.]]

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* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: [[spoiler: Imahara Joe told them that his core had the potential to cause an explosion if directly hit. They are forced to use this information to make themselves explode and kill Otohan Thull to end a long and strenuous battle that left the other Bell's Hells on the brick brink of death, saving their lives but killing themselves in the process.]]

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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: He jammed the Changebringer's coin into his core to make himself explode and [[TakingYouWithMe kill]] [[ImplacableMan Otohan Thull]], saving the rest of the party. As only scraps remained of him, a resurrection attempt seems to be unlikely.]]



* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: [[spoiler: Imahara Joe told them that his core had the potential to cause an explosion if directly hit. They are forced to use this information to make themselves explode and kill Otohan Thull to end a long and strenuous battle that left the other Bell's Hells on the brick of death, saving their lives but killing themselves in the process.]]



* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: He lets himself explode to save the other Bell's Hells from Otohan Thull in Episode 91.]]



* MechanicalLifeforms: Episode 36 has a spell cast on them to prove if they're truly "alive" or not, since Fresh Cut Grass is unsure of it himself. While the spell's caster that the aura around F.C.G. is a bit fuzzy, it proves that they are indeed alive.

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* MechanicalLifeforms: Episode 36 has a spell cast on them to prove if they're truly "alive" or not, since Fresh Cut Grass is unsure of it himself. While the spell's caster that the aura around F.C.G. is a bit fuzzy, it proves that they are indeed alive. [[spoiler: In Episode 91 they decide that they are indeed alive, because [[ThePowerOfFriendship Bell's Hells and the connection they created during their journey made them alive]].]]


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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: He made himself explode to prevent [[ImplacableMan Otohan Thull]] from killing the rest of Bell's Hells.]]
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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: Otohan Thull kills him during the first round of their second battle in Episode 91 of Campaign 3. Thankfully F.C.G. manages to revivify him shortly after, but he remained severely injured for the rest of the fight, forcing him to stay away from the action most of the time.]]

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