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Example does not sufficiently explain how it applies. Those Two Guys cleanup per TRS. Trope is not just "two people who always appear together". Please double-check the definition before re-adding. Catchphrase disambiguation per TRS. Removing ZC Es. Please refer to disambig page before re-adding the example (plus context). Action Girl cleanup per Badass cleanup project.


* TheHero: One of many.

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* %%* TheHero: One of many.



* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:She and Matt get married in ''Iron Gray Sea''.]]

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* %%* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:She and Matt get married in ''Iron Gray Sea''.]]



* TheBigGuy: Man-Mountain.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With both Lawrence and Gunny Horn
* VitriolicBestBuds: with Lawrence. Silva actually shot him the first time they met. In fairness, he thought Lawrence was a Grik, and Lawrence lived. [[ThoseTwoGuys They've been pretty tight ever since]].

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* %%* TheBigGuy: Man-Mountain.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With both Lawrence and Gunny Horn
* VitriolicBestBuds: with Lawrence. Silva actually shot him the first time they met. In fairness, he thought Lawrence was a Grik, and Lawrence lived. [[ThoseTwoGuys They've been pretty tight ever since]].since.



* ThoseTwoGuys: Gilbert and Isak.



* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: He marries Ensign Karen Theimer]].

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* %%* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: He marries Ensign Karen Theimer]].



* FourStarBadass: Alden possesses a fine tactical mind.

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* %%* FourStarBadass: Alden possesses a fine tactical mind.



* ThoseTwoGuys: Alden and Rolak.

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* ThoseTwoGuys: Alden and Rolak.



* ThoseTwoGuys: With Silva.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Silva, going back several years to pre-war Shanghai.

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* ThoseTwoGuys: With Silva.
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%%* VitriolicBestBuds: With Silva, going back several years to pre-war Shanghai.



* ThoseTwoGuys: With Silva.



* CatchPhrase: "I ser' you, Lord!"



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

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* %%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure



* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: In spades.

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* %%* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: In spades.



* ThoseTwoGuys: Generals Rolak and Alden. Both are excellent commanders in their own right. Together, they are truly exceptional.



* ActionGirl
* BattleCouple: With Chack.

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* ActionGirl
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%%* BattleCouple: With Chack.



* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Girl, in this case.

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* %%* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Girl, in this case.



* {{Jerkass}}
* SmugSnake
* OhCrap: Has this when he realized Silva rigged ''Ajax'' to blow.

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* %%* {{Jerkass}}
* %%* SmugSnake
* %%* OhCrap: Has this when he realized Silva rigged ''Ajax'' to blow.



* TheDragon: To [[spoiler: Don Hernán]] in the invasion of [[spoiler: New Ireland]].

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* %%* TheDragon: To [[spoiler: Don Hernán]] in the invasion of [[spoiler: New Ireland]].



!!Colonel James Blair
* NumberTwo: To Shinya.

!!Major Alistair Jindal

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!!Colonel %%!!Colonel James Blair
* %%* NumberTwo: To Shinya.

!!Major %%!!Major Alistair Jindal



* TheEmperor: Albeit a benevolent one.

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* %%* TheEmperor: Albeit a benevolent one.
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Removing as there's no mention of an oath to be siblings.


* BloodBrothers: With Keje.



* BloodBrothers: With Captain Reddy and his crew, ever since ''Walker'' came to ''Salissa'''s aid against a squadron of Grik Indiamen. He and Matt have since become good friends, and Keje openly calls Matt "Brother." Keje will sail his giant wooden ship straight into Hell to aid ''Walker''.
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* GutturalGrowler: His voice is ruined while commanding Fort Atkinson during the Battle of Baalkpan, giving it a permanent rasp.

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* CreepyCrosses: Their state symbol is a cross wrapped in ''barbed wire''.



* MiseryBuildsCharacter: Exaggerated and played for horror. They belive that suffering is the only way to earn grace and be accepted into Heaven, and they're more than willing to "redeem" nonbelievers by subjecting them to unspeakable torture.

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* MiseryBuildsCharacter: Exaggerated and played for horror. They belive that emulating the suffering of Christ is the only way to earn grace and be accepted into Heaven, and they're more than willing to "redeem" nonbelievers by subjecting them to unspeakable torture.



* WouldHurtAChild: Children aren't exempt from ''any'' of the above, and in at least one instance, a group of them are used human shields to protect the Doms' EliteMooks.

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* WouldHurtAChild: Children aren't exempt from ''any'' of the above, and in at least one instance, a group of them are used as human shields to protect the Doms' EliteMooks.

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* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Has only a hint of a Japanese accent.

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* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Has only a hint of a Japanese accent.



* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish



* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: His SssnakeTalk aside, his English is pretty good -- "amazingly humanlike" -- overall.

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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:The ship is destroyed with all hands fighting ''Hidoiame'']].

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* HellholePrison: The ship is used to house prisoners in starvation, disease-ridden conditions that are made worse by a crew of guards and sailors that seem to almost unanimously enjoy torture and murder and even want to cannibalize the prisoners before the vessel's TokenGoodTeammate cook refuses to prepare any meat that comes from humans for his crew mates.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:The ship is destroyed with sunk and all hands are presumed lost while fighting ''Hidoiame'']].

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