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* WanderingWizard: Belgarath has spent eons wandering the world, usually making sure that events play out the way they're supposed to.
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* DropTheHammer: As a blacksmith he's quite proficient with one of these. In ''The Malloreon'' he gains a magic one from Aldur with similar properties to the Sword of the Rivan King.
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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Only in this company will you find, at various points, TheChosenOne, three legendary sorcerers/sorceresses, the [[spoiler:not-]]spirit of one of those sorcerer's [[spoiler:presumed]] long-dead wife, a Dryad princess, two of the top spies of Drasnian Intelligence, a fantasy-Viking capable of turning into a bear, a legendary and literal KnightInShiningArmor, a ditzy rebel archer, a SerialKiller who talks to horses, a religious zealot who can walk through stone, the last survivor of a genocide, an {{Empath}} [[spoiler:who is also an AmnesiacGod]], a eunuch drug-dealer and MasterPoisoner, the king of the South, TheEmperor of the East, a blindfolded {{Seer|s}} who is ''another'' [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]], her GentleGiant bodyguard, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a simple blacksmith from Sendar]].
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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Only in this company will you find, at various points, TheChosenOne, three legendary sorcerers/sorceresses, the [[spoiler:not-]]spirit of one of those sorcerer's [[spoiler:presumed]] long-dead wife, a Dryad princess, two of the top spies of Drasnian Intelligence, a fantasy-Viking capable of turning into a bear, a legendary and literal KnightInShiningArmor, a ditzy rebel archer, a SerialKiller who talks to horses, a religious zealot who can walk through stone, the last survivor of a genocide, an {{Empath}} [[spoiler:who is also an AmnesiacGod]], a eunuch drug-dealer and MasterPoisoner, the king of the South, TheEmperor of the East, a blindfolded {{Seer|s}} who is ''another'' [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]], her GentleGiant bodyguard, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a simple blacksmith from Sendar]].Sendar.
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* HeroesWantRedheads: Garion, though it takes him a while to realise it.
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* PrecisionFStrike: PlayedForLaughs. The one time he curses in the series is when he eats a ridiculously-spicy meal, causing him to shout, "Belar, Mara, and Nedra!" (This is roughly akin to a devout Christian yelling "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!")
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* BloodKnight: Though normally not afflicted by any Alorn tendencies towards this, he becomes positively giddy at the thought of testing his kung fu against a senior Dagashi (a cult of Murgo assassins).
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* BloodKnight: Though normally not afflicted by any Alorn tendencies towards this, he becomes positively giddy at the thought of testing his kung fu against a senior Dagashi (a cult of Murgo assassins). [[spoiler:He not only wins, he effectively kung-fus the man off of a ''cliff''.]]
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* InconsistentSpelling: Dryad names always have an X in them, but hers seems to break the rule. In ''The Malloreon'' it's explained that it's supposed to be spelled "X'Nedra", but that Tolnedran speech patterns soften the pronunciation of the "X" to "Ce". Her mother, Xvanne, was called Cevanne by Ran Borune. After a moment of trying to pronounce it, Garion decides to keep calling her Ce'Nedra. At the end of ''The Malloreon'', Garion also muses that he's pretty sure she's privately added an "X" someplace in their daughter Beldaran's name.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Dryad names always have an X in them, but hers seems to break the rule. In ''The Malloreon'' it's explained that it's supposed to be spelled "X'Nedra", but that Tolnedran speech patterns soften the pronunciation of the "X" to "Ce". Her mother, Xvanne, was called Cevanne by Ran Borune. After a moment of trying to pronounce it, Garion decides to keep calling her Ce'Nedra. At the end of ''The Malloreon'', Garion also muses that he's pretty sure she's privately added an "X" someplace in their daughter Beldaran's name.
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* HiddenDepths: He's actually a decent actor, being able to play the part of a [[TheQuisling collaborating Asturian]] very well, when required. That's about as far as it goes.
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* HiddenDepths: He's actually a decent actor, being able to play the part of a [[TheQuisling collaborating Asturian]] very well, when required. He can dance. When he's in a low moment, he can be surprisingly self-aware of his flaws, but that doesn't stop them from being a problem again when his equilibrium is restored. That's about as far as it goes.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Possibly. It's quite hard to tell, thanks to his utter sincerity, but there's one or two moments. For instance, shortly after he first appears, one knight insults him and he explains that he can't "chastise" the man as he'd like to because he's a distant relative -- which the knight exploits to build up a reputation for courage.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Possibly. It's quite hard to tell, thanks to his utter sincerity, but there's one or two moments. For instance, shortly after he first appears, one knight insults him and he Mandorallen explains that he can't "chastise" the man as he'd like to because he's a distant relative and it'd be bad form to do violence to kinsman -- which the knight exploits to build up a reputation for courage.
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Fixing the trope link. It shouldn't be hidden because of alphabetising issues. In this case, there is a redirect for aunts, so I've made that the link.
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* [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Aunt]]: Technically there's about a hundred "great-"s at the start of it, but to Garion she's simply "Aunt Pol". Ce'Nedra picks up the habit near the end of ''The Mallorean'', as well. (Silk wonders what would happen if he said it. Beldin opines that he'd probably make an interesting-looking radish.)
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* [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Aunt]]: HonoraryAunt: Technically there's about a hundred "great-"s at the start of it, but to Garion she's simply "Aunt Pol". Ce'Nedra picks up the habit near the end of ''The Mallorean'', as well. (Silk wonders what would happen if he said it. Beldin opines that he'd probably make an interesting-looking radish.)
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That's not why he drops the goal.
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* TakeOverTheWorld: At the start of the series, his driving goal is to take over the planet. When it becomes clear how ''woefully'' outmatched he is by Belgarion, he quietly drops this goal.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's even introduced by almost these exact words.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's even introduced by almost these exact words.
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* TakeOverTheWorld: At the start of the series, his driving goal is to take over the planet. planet; Garion suspects he's not so much interested in ruling the world as finding someone who is strong enough to kill him. Even he admits that the only reason he's interested is because no-one's ever done it before. However, developing a friendship with Garion and healing from his trauma helps him move away from the mentality for this. When it becomes clear he realises just how ''woefully'' outmatched much power Garion wields, and that Garion is far too humble to ever use it, he is by Belgarion, he quietly drops this goal.
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* TallDarkAndHandsome: He'seven introduced by almost these exact words.as a dark-haired man of pleasant appearance whose features do not reveal his age. Even though he's in his late fourties in the ''Mallorean''', he still looks like a younger man and there's no hint of grey in his hair.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's
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Correction. He didn't have a beard back then.
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* ModestRoyalty: Early in the second series, before really embracing it later on, to the point that his subjects don't recognize him when he rides past. He doesn't mind, but it's not a deliberate case of KingIncognito either -- as he points out, to them, the Emperor is the man who's decked out in robes, jewels, regalia, and massive carriages, not some middle aged bloke with a beard who's riding past.
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* ModestRoyalty: Early in the second series, before really embracing it later on, to the point that his subjects don't recognize him when he rides past. He doesn't mind, but it's not a deliberate case of KingIncognito either -- as he points out, to them, the Emperor is the man who's decked out in robes, jewels, regalia, and massive carriages, not some middle aged bloke with a beard man in white linen who's riding past.with some friends.
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Clunky sentence.
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** He's horrified to hear about baby Geran being kidnapped and genuinely lets Garion know he has his sympathies. While this is what Garion's group had been hoping for by revealing this, it backfires slightly when it also increases Zakath's mistrust of their true motives. As he says, if he was the father of a kidnapped son, there is absolutely nothing that he wouldn't do to get him back.
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** He's horrified to hear about baby Geran being kidnapped and genuinely lets Garion know he has his sympathies. While this is what Garion's group had been hoping for by revealing this, for, it backfires slightly when it also increases Zakath's mistrust of their true motives. As he says, if he was the father of a kidnapped son, there is absolutely nothing that he wouldn't do to get him back.
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* TheEmperor: Well, duh. [[spoiler: He gets better.]]
* EmptyShell: The prophecy outright refers to him as "The Empty One". Throughout ''The Belgariad'' and for a good portion of ''The Malloreon'', he speaks with a dead voice, has matching dead eyes, and is apathetic to all life save his {{Revenge}}.
* EmptyShell: The prophecy outright refers to him as "The Empty One". Throughout ''The Belgariad'' and for a good portion of ''The Malloreon'', he speaks with a dead voice, has matching dead eyes, and is apathetic to all life save his {{Revenge}}.
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* EmptyShell: The prophecy outright refers to him as "The Empty One". Throughout ''The Belgariad'' and for a good portion of ''The Malloreon'', he speaks with a dead voice, has matching dead eyes, and is apathetic to all life save his {{Revenge}}. And his cat.
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* DeconfirmedBachelor: After spending years jokingly denouncing his friends for getting married, [[spoiler:he decides he loves Liselle too much to just "sneak around" with her and proposes to her...by way of announcing her as his fiancee.]]
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* DeconfirmedBachelor: After spending years jokingly denouncing In ''The Belgariad'', Silk is a staunch bachelor who is determined to remain single; even when his friends for getting married, [[spoiler:he are succumbing to marriage all around him, he informs Garion that if he ever loses his senses and the worst comes to the worst, he still knows how to run. Cue ''The Malloreon'', where he is finally snared [[spoiler:by his fellow spy, the relentlessly determined Velvet. In the end, while he moodily admits to Garion that he's finally been caught in his "dotage", he decides he loves Liselle too much to just "sneak around" with take the bull by the horns and announce their engagement... before asking her to marry him. Her revenge consists of making sure the wedding is set for a date in which every single friend she and proposes Silk have ever had can make it to her...by way of announcing see her as his fiancee.victory over Aloria's most infamous bachelor.]]
* DeconfirmedBachelor: In ''The Belgariad'', Zakath makes it clear to Ce'Nedra that he has no faith in marriage, and cynically expects her and Garion to end up unhappy. In ''The Malloreon'', it's revealed his attitude -- and his determination to destroy the Murgos and take over the world -- is driven by Taur Urgas framing the love of his life in an assassination plot that forced Zakath to execute her before he found out the truth. Even after he starts helping Garion's group and recovering from the trauma and guilt he's been living with, he still remains convinced that his chance has passed and that marriage is not for him. Destiny, however, has other ideas, so he ends up falling in love and happily married despite himself [[spoiler:to Cyradis -- it helps that the second God of Angarak takes Cyradis' side, not only giving Zakath a kick up the backside to propose, but officiating the wedding before anything can get in the way to prevent it from coming to pass]].
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* DespairEventHorizon: Hit in the backstory, after one of Taur Urgas' plots against him resulted in the death of his girlfriend at his own hands, believing that she was going to kill him on the wedding night. Garion's companions are a little disconcerted to discover that the fate of the world rests on their ability to somehow help him find his way back from that despair and relearn how to enjoy living again. As usual, Garion finds the group mostly leaves it up to him to try and figure out [[spoiler:and Cyradis, after the group realises she has a "peculiar effect" on him]].
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* DespairEventHorizon: Hit in the backstory, after one of Taur Urgas' plots against him resulted in the death of his girlfriend at his own hands, believing that she was going to kill him on the wedding night. Garion's companions are a little disconcerted to discover that the fate of the world rests on their ability to somehow help him find his way back from that despair and relearn how to enjoy living again. As usual, Garion finds the group mostly leaves it up to him to try and figure out [[spoiler:and Cyradis, after the group realises she has a "peculiar effect" on him]].Zaketh]].
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* ObfuscatingDisability[=/=]ObfuscatingStupidity: An odd case; Beldin never actually ''tries'' to exploit his appearance, but as he puts it, "[Most people] can't see past the hump on my back." He's perfectly willing to use this to hide just ''how'' powerful and intelligent he is until it's too late to stop him.
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* AffectionateParody: Of RobinHood and the swashbuckling hero archetype.
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* AffectionateParody: Of RobinHood Myth/RobinHood and the swashbuckling hero archetype.
