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* PrecociousCrush: The little girl seperated from her mother Ebony meets in the first issue wants to be his girlfriend, for whatever definition of that she has. She gives him a love letter she drew herself and eagerly tells her mother, who is horrified at Ebony despite his lack of response to any of it.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Elijah Delaney, the only reptilian Elephantmen with a major speak role, never shows up again after his debut in the second issue.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Elijah Delaney, the only reptilian Elephantmen with a major speak role, never shows up again after his debut in the second issue. Unless [[spoiler:he's supposed to be the unnamed crocodile killed by the Silencer in issue 16 (who notably is missing his tail, when Delaney's was bitten off by Hip)]].
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* OneGenderRace: All Elephantmen are well, ''men'' as Nikken wanted exclusively male strength and aggression (and likely wanted to keep their numbers under tight control).

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* LongLived: It's not mentioned outright, but at the very least Hip Flask is longer lived than a regular hippo. He was an adult when he first encountered Miki who was a newborn (and who's in her early 20s when she started a relationship with him). Hippos normally live for 40-50 years but he's far from being at the end of his lifespan.



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* OnlyOneFemaleMoldOnlyOneFemaleMold: And that particular body type is hourglass. If you're an adult female, you'll have the same bod as everyone else.



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* WarIsHellWarIsHell: The world was horrified by the use of Transgenics in war and during the conflict the Elephantmen soon learnt that they are vulnerable to terrorism and targeted killing.
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* NonIndicativeName: Despite the series title, not all of the Elephantmen are elephant hybrids. The main protagonist, Hip, is a hippopotamus hybrid.
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** The crocodiles in general are the most widely disliked species, regarded as monsters even by the other Elephantmen.

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* HuggyHuggyHippos: Played with. Hip is easily one of the kindest and friendliest Elephantmen, being a GentleGiant and FriendToAllChildren, but is still [[BewareTheNiceOnes a super-strong killing machine]] and [[AngryAngryHippos utterly ferocious when he cuts loose in battle]].

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* HuggyHuggyHippos: Played with. Hip is with regarding Hip: he's easily one of the kindest and friendliest Elephantmen, being a GentleGiant and FriendToAllChildren, but is still [[BewareTheNiceOnes a super-strong killing machine]] and [[AngryAngryHippos utterly ferocious when he cuts loose in battle]].
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* HuggyHuggyHippos: Played with. Hip is easily one of the kindest and friendliest Elephantmen, being a GentleGiant and FriendToAllChildren, but is still [[BewareTheNiceOnes a super-strong killing machine]] and [[AngryAngryHippos utterly ferocious when he cuts loose in battle]].
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* ArtificialAnimalPeople: The Elephantmen are human-animal hybrids based on African wildlife (elephants, rhinos, zebras, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, hyenas), created as {{Super Soldier}}s on behalf of the nations of Northern Africa.
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When a the deadly [[SyntheticPlague FCN virus]] kills 90% of Europe, the nations of Northern Africa dispatch the elephantmen to conquer the lands. On the opposite side is China, which similarly seeks expansion and even develops its own version of animal/human hybrid soldiers. The result is years of [[WorldWarIII Afro-Sino War]].

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When a the deadly [[SyntheticPlague FCN virus]] kills 90% of Europe, the nations of Northern Africa dispatch the elephantmen to conquer the lands. On the opposite side is China, which similarly seeks expansion and even develops its own version of animal/human hybrid soldiers. The result is years of [[WorldWarIII Afro-Sino War]].
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I fixed the error that it said it's a European comic, the writer is British, the artist is American, and it's published by an American company


''Elephantmen'' is a European comic book series published by Creator/ImageComics, created by Richard Starkings and illustrated by Ladronn, Moritat, Marian Churchland and guest artists.

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''Elephantmen'' is a European comic book series published by Creator/ImageComics, created by Richard Starkings and illustrated by Ladronn, Moritat, Marian Churchland and guest artists.

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* SpoiledSweet: For a cab driver, Miki sure has a lot of nice things and lives in an affluent suburb. Turns out her mom married someone well-off and it's stepdad who pays off damages she incurs on her taxi and he lets her max out his credit cards. That said Miki is one of the nicest people in the comic.
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Dewicking cut trope.


* HeroicAlbino: Vanity Case was born an albino, but her case wasn't too severe and she had her eyes surgically altered to be blue rather than their original colour.

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