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* CoitusEnsues: Out of nowhere, Murena engages a threesome with Claudia and her maid in the rain. What's worse is that happens right after [[spoiler:his friend Barba dies]].
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* SexStartsStoryStops: Out of nowhere, Murena engages a threesome with Claudia and her maid in the rain. What's worse is that happens right after [[spoiler:his friend Barba dies]].
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* LousyLoversAreLosers: Agrippina seduces Vespasian (one of her son Nero's friends) into revealing what Nero has planned for her. [[SexyDiscretionShot In the next panel]], she's kicking furniture in a rage, both because of Nero's scheming and because Vespasian couldn't get her off.
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* FeelingYourHeartbeat: In the third volume, Agrippina goes to see Vespasian, one of Nero's friends, to question him about Nero's plans concerning her. During their conversation, she seduces him by telling him that her mother's heart suffers and takes his hand to put it on her chest to show him before putting it on her cheek. The two then sleep together and Vespanian reveals to Agrippina everything she wanted to know.
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* {{Fauxshadow}}: On multiple occasions, Nero displays [[ForegoneConclusion fascination for the fire]]... [[spoiler:While the burning of Rome does happen, it turns out that Nero isn't involved at all.]]
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: While Nero is still a colossal prick who commits horrible crimes he does have a few PetTheDog moments and is revealed to be innocent of the more heinous crimes he's been accused of (for instance, Britannicus's death is due to epilepsy, and the fire of Rome breaks out when Murena attacks Massam).
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** While Nero is still a colossal prick who commits horrible crimes he does have a few PetTheDog moments and is revealed to be innocent of the more heinous crimes he's been accused of (for instance, Britannicus's death is due to epilepsy, and the fire of Rome breaks out when Murena attacks Massam).
** While Nero is still a colossal prick who commits horrible crimes he does have a few PetTheDog moments and is revealed to be innocent of the more heinous crimes he's been accused of (for instance, Britannicus's death is due to epilepsy, and the fire of Rome breaks out when Murena attacks Massam).
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* CleanFoodPoisonedFork: The comic uses the theory that Claudius was poisoned by the feather used to make him vomit up the safe mushrooms that he only ''thought'' was poisoned.
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* CrucifiedHeroShot: A bizarre variation: One small panel is of Lucius' head, the panel underneath it has a huge T-shaped crowd of people with two strategically-placed columns representing the nails of the cross.
* DiabolusExMachina: Lucius has returned to Rome, Nero is ready to forgive him (even after Lucius reveals he could have killed Nero and made it look like an accident)... so of course, Lucius suffers EasyAmnesia after an assassination attempt and is used as bait to lure Nero into a trap. Nero survives thinking Lucius betrayed him.
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* AGodAmI: Nero tends to think highly of himself. After he loses a chariot race, a poet survives making fun of this by appealling to this side of him: The gods, being perfect in every way, are always victorious, and find that VictoryIsBoring. Nero, by nearly dying in his chariot's crash was searching for danger, the spice of a mortal life. Nero emphatically agrees, and rips off his toga to show his godly self. Cue the audience parroting "Your beauty is divine, O Caesar!".
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* AGodAmI: AGodAmI:
** Nero tends to think highly of himself. After he loses a chariot race, a poet survives making fun of this by appealling to this side of him: The gods, being perfect in every way, are always victorious, and find that VictoryIsBoring. Nero, by nearly dying in his chariot's crash was searching for danger, the spice of a mortal life. Nero emphatically agrees, and rips off his toga to show his godly self. Cue the audience parroting "Your beauty is divine, OCaesar!".Caesar!".
** After the fire, Nero decides to build a palace worthy of his divinity by demanding enormous sums from his senators and decapitating those who don't pay up.
** Nero tends to think highly of himself. After he loses a chariot race, a poet survives making fun of this by appealling to this side of him: The gods, being perfect in every way, are always victorious, and find that VictoryIsBoring. Nero, by nearly dying in his chariot's crash was searching for danger, the spice of a mortal life. Nero emphatically agrees, and rips off his toga to show his godly self. Cue the audience parroting "Your beauty is divine, O
** After the fire, Nero decides to build a palace worthy of his divinity by demanding enormous sums from his senators and decapitating those who don't pay up.
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* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Locust has more in common with Gollum than any other human in the series.
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* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Locust has more in common with Gollum than any other human in the series. The hunchback who later shows up is similarly deformed.
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* ParentalIncest: Agrippina is willing to go to ''any'' lengths to keep her son subservient.
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* ParentalIncest: Agrippina is willing to go to ''any'' lengths to keep her son subservient. Though the scene cuts just before anything happens, and Nero doesn't state whether or not he went for it.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: a Roman wrestler fends off an escaped lion during the fire of Rome, but doesn't survive.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: a A Roman wrestler fends off an escaped lion during the fire of Rome, but doesn't survive.
* EvilMatriarch: Agrippina, controlling and manipulating her son.
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* AGodAmI: Nero tends to think highly of himself. After he loses a chariot race, a poet survives making fun of this by appealing to this side of him: The gods, being perfect in every way, are always victorious, and find that VictoryIsBoring. Nero, by nearly dying in his chariot's crash was searching for danger, the spice of a mortal life. Nero emphatically agrees, and rips off his toga to show his godly self. Cue the audience parroting "Your beauty is divine, O Caesar!".
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: While Nero is still a colossal prick who commits horrible crimes he does have a few PetTheDog moments and is revealed to be innocent of the more heinous crimes he's been accused of (for instance, Britannicus's death is due to epilepsy, and the fire of Rome breaks out when Murena attacks Massem.)
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: While Nero is still a colossal prick who commits horrible crimes he does have a few PetTheDog moments and is revealed to be innocent of the more heinous crimes he's been accused of (for instance, Britannicus's death is due to epilepsy, and the fire of Rome breaks out when Murena attacks Massem.)
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* AGodAmI: Nero tends to think highly of himself. After he loses a chariot race, a poet survives making fun of this by appealing appealling to this side of him: The gods, being perfect in every way, are always victorious, and find that VictoryIsBoring. Nero, by nearly dying in his chariot's crash was searching for danger, the spice of a mortal life. Nero emphatically agrees, and rips off his toga to show his godly self. Cue the audience parroting "Your beauty is divine, O Caesar!".
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: While Nero is still a colossal prick who commits horrible crimes he does have a few PetTheDog moments and is revealed to be innocent of the more heinous crimes he's been accused of (for instance, Britannicus's death is due to epilepsy, and the fire of Rome breaks out when Murena attacksMassem.)Massam).
** Claudius was actually a {{Sadist}}, but due to the SlidingScaleOfAntagonistVileness, it's downplayed in favor of other villains.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: While Nero is still a colossal prick who commits horrible crimes he does have a few PetTheDog moments and is revealed to be innocent of the more heinous crimes he's been accused of (for instance, Britannicus's death is due to epilepsy, and the fire of Rome breaks out when Murena attacks
** Claudius was actually a {{Sadist}}, but due to the SlidingScaleOfAntagonistVileness, it's downplayed in favor of other villains.
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** Nero has a few conversations with the god Mercury. Considering they all happen when Nero is alone, it's possibly just his immagination.
** Locust in her dying breath correctly predicts that Agrippina is going to be killed by her son. Given the fact that they are already on bad terms, it's possibly just a lucky guess.
** Poppaea Sabina uses a LovePotion on Nero who then immediatly dumps his lover Acte for her. Given that Poppea is beautiful and a FemmeFatale, it's not unlikely that Nero just lost interrest in Acte.
** Locust in her dying breath correctly predicts that Agrippina is going to be killed by her son. Given the fact that they are already on bad terms, it's possibly just a lucky guess.
** Poppaea Sabina uses a LovePotion on Nero who then immediatly dumps his lover Acte for her. Given that Poppea is beautiful and a FemmeFatale, it's not unlikely that Nero just lost interrest in Acte.
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** Nero has a few FantasySequence conversations with the god Mercury. Considering they all happen when Nero is alone, it's possibly just [[DreamSue his immagination.
imagination]].
** Locust in her dying breath correctly predicts that Agrippinais going to will be killed by her son. Given the fact that they are already on bad terms, it's possibly just a lucky guess.
** Poppaea Sabina uses a LovePotion on Nero who then immediatly dumps his lover Acte for her. Given that Poppea is a beautifuland a FemmeFatale, it's not unlikely that Nero just lost interrest interest in Acte.
** Locust in her dying breath correctly predicts that Agrippina
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* PantheraAwesome: Massam gets himself a black panther which he uses to further terrify people.
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* {{Pyromaniac}}: Nero. Here, it's because the god Mercury appeared to him and showed him the sunset appearing to set the sea on fire, also turning him into an EvilRedhead.
* RedRightHand: Massam makes himself a metal glove after his hand is ruined with a great big spike in it.
* RedRightHand: Massam makes himself a metal glove after his hand is ruined with a great big spike in it.
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* {{Pyromaniac}}: Nero. The historians have several theories about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_Rome the Great Fire of Rome]]. Here, it's because depicted as the god Mercury appeared appearing to him Nero and showed showing him the sunset appearing coming to set the sea on fire, while also turning him into an EvilRedhead.
* RedRightHand: After his left hand gets injured, Massammakes builds himself a metal glove after his hand is ruined glove, with a great big long spike in it.on the fist.
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It follows the rise and, presumably, the fall of Emperor UsefulNotes/{{Nero}}. As expected with AncientRome, there are conspirations, assassinations, GladiatorGames and some {{Fanservice}}, all closely intertwined.
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''Murena'' is an ongoing Belgian comics series series, started in 1997. It is written by Jean Dufaux Dufaux, and illustrated by Philippe Delaby.
It follows the rise and, presumably, the fall of Emperor UsefulNotes/{{Nero}}. As expected with AncientRome, there areconspirations, assassinations, many [[TheConspiracy conspiracies]], [[AristocratsAreEvil assassinations]], GladiatorGames and some {{Fanservice}}, all closely intertwined.
It follows the rise and, presumably, the fall of Emperor UsefulNotes/{{Nero}}. As expected with AncientRome, there are
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* AncientRome: The series is set in ancient Rome the early [[UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire Roman Empire]], around 54 AD.
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** Aggripinna presents the head of Murena's mother to a dying Claudius because she was his lover.
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** Aggripinna Agrippina presents the head of Murena's mother to a dying Claudius because she was his lover.
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** Aggripinna punishes one her maid who accidentally hurt her by ordering the other maids to hold her underwater. By the time she remembers to pull her out, it's too late.
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** Aggripinna Agrippina punishes one of her maid who accidentally hurt her by ordering the other maids to hold her underwater. By the time she remembers to pull her out, [[BadBoss it's too late.late and she doesn't even care]].
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* AGodAmI: Nero tends to think highly of himself. After he loses a chariot race, a poet survives making fun of this by appealing to this side of him: The gods, being perfect in every way, are always victorious, and find that VictoryIsBoring. Nero, by nearly dying in his chariot's crash was searching for danger, the spice of a mortal life. Nero emphatically agrees, and rips off his toga to show his godly self. Cue the audience parroting "Your beauty is divine, O Ceasar!".
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* AGodAmI: Nero tends to think highly of himself. After he loses a chariot race, a poet survives making fun of this by appealing to this side of him: The gods, being perfect in every way, are always victorious, and find that VictoryIsBoring. Nero, by nearly dying in his chariot's crash was searching for danger, the spice of a mortal life. Nero emphatically agrees, and rips off his toga to show his godly self. Cue the audience parroting "Your beauty is divine, O Ceasar!".Caesar!".
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** Locust in her dying breath correctly predicts that Aggripinna is going to be killed by her son. Given the fact that they are already on bad terms, it's possibly just a lucky guess.
** Poppaea Sabina uses a LovePotion on Nero who then immediatly dumps his lover Acte for her. Given that Poppea is beautiful and a FemmeFatal, it's not unlikely that Nero just lost interrest in Acte.
** Poppaea Sabina uses a LovePotion on Nero who then immediatly dumps his lover Acte for her. Given that Poppea is beautiful and a FemmeFatal, it's not unlikely that Nero just lost interrest in Acte.
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** Locust in her dying breath correctly predicts that Aggripinna Agrippina is going to be killed by her son. Given the fact that they are already on bad terms, it's possibly just a lucky guess.
** Poppaea Sabina uses a LovePotion on Nero who then immediatly dumps his lover Acte for her. Given that Poppea is beautiful and aFemmeFatal, FemmeFatale, it's not unlikely that Nero just lost interrest in Acte.
** Poppaea Sabina uses a LovePotion on Nero who then immediatly dumps his lover Acte for her. Given that Poppea is beautiful and a
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* ParentalIncest: Aggripinna is willing to go to ''any'' lengths to keep her son subservient.
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* ParentalIncest: Aggripinna Agrippina is willing to go to ''any'' lengths to keep her son subservient.subservient.
* PastVictimShowcase: A rather cruel one, overlapping with RevengeByProxy, when a dying Claudius is ForcedToWatch the severed head of his lover Lollia Paulina, Murena's mother. [[ItAmusedMe It Amused Agrippina]].
* PerfectPoison: Discussed between Locust and Agrippina, in order to kill Claudius safely.
* PastVictimShowcase: A rather cruel one, overlapping with RevengeByProxy, when a dying Claudius is ForcedToWatch the severed head of his lover Lollia Paulina, Murena's mother. [[ItAmusedMe It Amused Agrippina]].
* PerfectPoison: Discussed between Locust and Agrippina, in order to kill Claudius safely.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Nero (at first) just wanted to make the city of Rome into a better, cleaner center of the universe.
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* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: In Locust's lair, there's a statue of the Gorgon {{Medusa}} with creepy snakes in her hair, which becomes a motif.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: At first, Nero(at first) just wanted to make the city of Rome into a better, cleaner center of the universe.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: At first, Nero
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It follows the rise and, presumably, the fall of Emperor UsefulNotes/{{Nero}}. The setting being As expected with AncientRome, expect there are conspirations, assassinations, GladiatorGames and some {{Fanservice}} {{Fanservice}}, all closely intertwined.
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''Murena'' is an ongoing Belgian comics series written by Jean Dufaux and illustrated by Philippe Delaby, which follows the rise and, presumably, the fall of Emperor Nero. The setting being AncientRome, expect conspirations, assassinations, GladiatorGames and some {{Fanservice}} closely intertwined.
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''Murena'' is an ongoing Belgian comics series written by Jean Dufaux and illustrated by Philippe Delaby, which Delaby.
It follows the rise and, presumably, the fall of EmperorNero.UsefulNotes/{{Nero}}. The setting being AncientRome, expect conspirations, assassinations, GladiatorGames and some {{Fanservice}} closely intertwined.
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** When Nero heards that Vestal virgin Rubria hosted his friend turned ennemy Murena, [[spoiler:he rapes her. When she dares to complain he allows Massam to take his turn.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Murena inadvertently causes the Great Fire of Rome when he accidentally knocks over a lantern during his scuffle with Massem.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: While Nero is still a colossal prick who commits horrible crimes he does have a few PetTheDog moments and is revealed to be innocent of the more heinous crimes he's been accused of (for instance, Britannicus's death is due to epilepsy, and the fire of Rome breaks out when Murena attacks Massem.)
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* DisproportionateRetribution:
** Aggripinna punishes one her maid who accidentally hurt her by ordering the other maids to hold her underwater. By the time she remembers to pull her out, it's too late.
** When Nero heards that Vestal virgin Rubria hosted his friend turned ennemy Murena, [[spoiler:he rapes her. When she dares to complain he allows Massam to take his turn.]]
** Aggripinna punishes one her maid who accidentally hurt her by ordering the other maids to hold her underwater. By the time she remembers to pull her out, it's too late.
** When Nero heards that Vestal virgin Rubria hosted his friend turned ennemy Murena, [[spoiler:he rapes her. When she dares to complain he allows Massam to take his turn.]]
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** Nero has a few conversations with the god Mercury. Considering they all happen when he'Nero is alone, it's possibly just his immagination.
** Locust in her dying breath correctly predict that Aggripinna is going to be killed by her son. Given the fact that they are already on bad terms, it's possibly just a lucky guess.
** Poppaea Sabina uses a LovePotion on Nero who then immediatly dumps his lover Acte for her. Given that Poppea is beautiful and seductive, it's not unlikely that Nero just lost interrest in Acte.
** Locust in her dying breath correctly predict that Aggripinna is going to be killed by her son. Given the fact that they are already on bad terms, it's possibly just a lucky guess.
** Poppaea Sabina uses a LovePotion on Nero who then immediatly dumps his lover Acte for her. Given that Poppea is beautiful and seductive, it's not unlikely that Nero just lost interrest in Acte.
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** Nero has a few conversations with the god Mercury. Considering they all happen when he'Nero Nero is alone, it's possibly just his immagination.
** Locust in her dying breath correctlypredict predicts that Aggripinna is going to be killed by her son. Given the fact that they are already on bad terms, it's possibly just a lucky guess.
** Poppaea Sabina uses a LovePotion on Nero who then immediatly dumps his lover Acte for her. Given that Poppea is beautiful andseductive, a FemmeFatal, it's not unlikely that Nero just lost interrest in Acte.
** Locust in her dying breath correctly
** Poppaea Sabina uses a LovePotion on Nero who then immediatly dumps his lover Acte for her. Given that Poppea is beautiful and
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** Massam decapitates a gladiator Barba decided to spare, throws it at Barba [[EvilIsPetty just to show him how to finish the job]].
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** Massam decapitates a gladiator Barba decided to spare, throws it the head at Barba [[EvilIsPetty just to show him how to finish the job]].
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* CoitusEnsues: Out of nowhere, Murena engages a threesome with Claudia and her maid in the rain. What's worse is that happens right after [[spoiler:his friend Barba dies]].
* DecapitationPresentation:
** Aggripinna presents the head of Murena's mother to a dying Claudius because she was his lover.
** Massam decapitates a gladiator Barba decided to spare, throws it at Barba [[EvilIsPetty just to show him how to finish the job]].
* DecapitationPresentation:
** Aggripinna presents the head of Murena's mother to a dying Claudius because she was his lover.
** Massam decapitates a gladiator Barba decided to spare, throws it at Barba [[EvilIsPetty just to show him how to finish the job]].
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane:
** Nero has a few conversations with the god Mercury. Considering they all happen when he'Nero is alone, it's possibly just his immagination.
** Locust in her dying breath correctly predict that Aggripinna is going to be killed by her son. Given the fact that they are already on bad terms, it's possibly just a lucky guess.
** Poppaea Sabina uses a LovePotion on Nero who then immediatly dumps his lover Acte for her. Given that Poppea is beautiful and seductive, it's not unlikely that Nero just lost interrest in Acte.
** Nero has a few conversations with the god Mercury. Considering they all happen when he'Nero is alone, it's possibly just his immagination.
** Locust in her dying breath correctly predict that Aggripinna is going to be killed by her son. Given the fact that they are already on bad terms, it's possibly just a lucky guess.
** Poppaea Sabina uses a LovePotion on Nero who then immediatly dumps his lover Acte for her. Given that Poppea is beautiful and seductive, it's not unlikely that Nero just lost interrest in Acte.
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* EnemyMine: During the GladiatorGames.GladiatorGames, Draxius and Bulba briefly ally in order to kill the other two gladiators before pursuing their fight.
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''Murena'' is an ongoing French Belgian comics series written by Jean Dufaux and illustrated by Philippe Delaby, which follows the rise and, presumably, the fall of Emperor Nero. The setting being AncientRome, expect conspirations, assassinations, GladiatorGames and some {{Fanservice}} closely intertwined.
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* IronicName: The aforementioned wrestler has a son named [[AndroclesLion Androcles]].
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* PantheraAwesome: Massam gets himself a black panther which he uses to further terrify people.
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* AncientRome.
* DepravedBisexual: Massam, though it's in the PrisonRape sense towards men.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: a Roman wrestler fends off an escaped lion during the fire of Rome, but doesn't survive.
* EnemyMine: During the GladiatorGames.
* {{Fanservice}}: Many women appear wearing exactly nothing.
* GladiatorGames: A central point. Later {{Chariot Race}}s feature prominently.
* AGodAmI: Nero tends to think highly of himself. After he loses a chariot race, a poet survives making fun of this by appealing to this side of him: The gods, being perfect in every way, are always victorious, and find that VictoryIsBoring. Nero, by nearly dying in his chariot's crash was searching for danger, the spice of a mortal life. Nero emphatically agrees, and rips off his toga to show his godly self. Cue the audience parroting "Your beauty is divine, O Ceasar!".
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Locust has more in common with Gollum than any other human in the series.
* ParentalIncest: Aggripinna is willing to go to ''any'' lengths to keep her son subservient.
* PetTheDog: Nero, despite being ''very'' unsympathetic, is very affected by the death of his newborn daughter.
* {{Pyromaniac}}: Nero. Here, it's because the god Mercury appeared to him and showed him the sunset appearing to set the sea on fire, also turning him into an EvilRedhead.
* RatedMForManly
* RedRightHand: Massam makes himself a metal glove after his hand is ruined with a great big spike in it.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Nero (at first) just wanted to make the city of Rome into a better, cleaner center of the universe.
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* AncientRome.
* DepravedBisexual: Massam, though it's in the PrisonRape sense towards men.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: a Roman wrestler fends off an escaped lion during the fire of Rome, but doesn't survive.
* EnemyMine: During the GladiatorGames.
* {{Fanservice}}: Many women appear wearing exactly nothing.
* GladiatorGames: A central point. Later {{Chariot Race}}s feature prominently.
* AGodAmI: Nero tends to think highly of himself. After he loses a chariot race, a poet survives making fun of this by appealing to this side of him: The gods, being perfect in every way, are always victorious, and find that VictoryIsBoring. Nero, by nearly dying in his chariot's crash was searching for danger, the spice of a mortal life. Nero emphatically agrees, and rips off his toga to show his godly self. Cue the audience parroting "Your beauty is divine, O Ceasar!".
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Locust has more in common with Gollum than any other human in the series.
* ParentalIncest: Aggripinna is willing to go to ''any'' lengths to keep her son subservient.
* PetTheDog: Nero, despite being ''very'' unsympathetic, is very affected by the death of his newborn daughter.
* {{Pyromaniac}}: Nero. Here, it's because the god Mercury appeared to him and showed him the sunset appearing to set the sea on fire, also turning him into an EvilRedhead.
* RatedMForManly
* RedRightHand: Massam makes himself a metal glove after his hand is ruined with a great big spike in it.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Nero (at first) just wanted to make the city of Rome into a better, cleaner center of the universe.
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