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* AbusiveParents: Prince Robot IV's father doesn't care that he's trying to start a family and settle down after surviving a hellish campaign. His demanding orders are the driving force in his son's life.

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Prince Robot IV's father doesn't care that he's trying to start a family and settle down after surviving a hellish campaign. His demanding orders are the driving force in his son's life. life.
** Barr and Klara for Marko. Marko’s parents occasionally beating him throughout his child is heavily implied to be the root of his complicated feelings about violence.
** Potentially Prince Robot IV towards Squire. In a fit of rage, IV chokes Squire once, [[spoiler:but this is right before IV dies, so we don’t know if it would have become a regular occurrence]]



* ActionDad[=/=]ActionMom: Marko and Alana for Hazel. Barr and Klara for Marko.

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* ActionDad[=/=]ActionMom: Marko and Alana for Hazel. Barr and Klara for Marko. Gwen and The Will for Sophie.



* AntiHero: The ''baby'', of all people. When [[spoiler:Lying Cat is sucked into space when the Will finally tracks down our heroes,]] it goes on a gleeful spiel about how she's okay with civilian casualties, as long as the objective is completed.

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* AntiHero: AntiHero:
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The ''baby'', of all people. When [[spoiler:Lying Cat is sucked into space when the Will finally tracks down our heroes,]] it goes on a gleeful spiel about how she's okay with civilian casualties, as long as the objective is completed.completed.
** Marko is pacifistic, eloquent, dashing, and principled. He’s also a one-time wife beater with a bloodlust that he doesn’t get under control until [[spoiler:his final moments]]
** Alana is creative, funny, brave, and fiercely loyal. She’s also dropped bombs on innocent civilians and has a thirst for adventure that is clearly screwing up her kids.



** [[spoiler: the Treehouse in issue 60]].



* BelligerentSexualTension: The Will and Gwendolyn. The Will denies it, but Lying Cat knows better.

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* BelligerentSexualTension: BelligerentSexualTension:
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The Will and Gwendolyn. The Will denies it, but Lying Cat knows better.better.
** Marko and Alana, occasionally. Alana implies Hazel was conceived from an argument turned screw.



* BestialityIsDepraved: Among Sextillion's many, many options for carnal pleasure are "a wide variety of livestock". Apparently, Lying Cat would have had a grand time if she'd been allowed in.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Marko is noted for his mild personality and aversion to violence. However, he's also prone to going into an UnstoppableRage, which is why he's become so reluctant to kill. We see him enter his bloody frenzy early in the series, and several characters mention him flipping out during a combat mission. The worst part (for him) is that he admits that he ''likes'' how it feels when he's fighting in this state.

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** Cops seem to be becoming one for Squire, who blames them for the treehouse being burned down at the end of issue 60.
* BestialityIsDepraved: BestialityIsDepraved:
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Among Sextillion's many, many options for carnal pleasure are "a wide variety of livestock". Apparently, Lying Cat would have had a grand time if she'd been allowed in.
** Sort of subverted by Marko and Alana’s relationship, with members of either’s race regarding the other as an “animal”. How much this is a hyperbolic use of the term vs an actual accusation of bestiality is not always clear.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: BewareTheNiceOnes:
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Marko is noted for his mild personality and aversion to violence. However, he's also prone to going into an UnstoppableRage, which is why he's become so reluctant to kill. We see him enter his bloody frenzy early in the series, and several characters mention him flipping out during a combat mission. The worst part (for him) is that he admits that he ''likes'' how it feels when he's fighting in this state.state.
** Squire’s age, trauma induced muteness, and attachment to Alana make him seem mild mannered and kind, but he shows a trouble lack of concern over taking the life of a lying cat.



* TheChainOfHarm: At the core of Marko's pacifistic beliefs is the idea that violence begets violence, and that inflicting harm upon others invites harm unto oneself. The belief, sadly, proves true time and again. [[spoiler:To name one example, Prince Robot killing The Stalk eventually leads to The Will going to Sextillion and killing several employees there while rescuing Sophie, which leads to the widow of one of his victims, Ianthe, hunting him down, which eventually leads to Ianthe dying while The Will murders Prince Robot and Marko.]]

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* TheChainOfHarm: At the core of Marko's pacifistic beliefs is the idea that violence begets violence, and that inflicting harm upon others invites harm unto oneself. The belief, sadly, proves true time and again. [[spoiler:To name one example, Prince Robot killing The Stalk eventually leads to The Will going to Sextillion and killing several employees there while rescuing Sophie, which leads to the widow of one of his victims, Ianthe, hunting him down, which eventually leads to Ianthe dying while Ianthe learning of Sophie’s existence and bringing The Will murders as muscle to capture her, which leads to the Will finally getting his chance to kill Marko and Prince Robot and Marko.Iv.]]



* FantasticSlur: "Moony" is a very common one for the people of Wreath. "Goat-head" is another one. People from Landfall get various unflattering permutations on the word "feathered", and Alana gets called a "housefly". The Robot Kingdom has "machine head," "drone," and "blueblood" - although the latter is literal and might just be an inoffensive nickname.

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* FantasticSlur: "Moony" is a very common one for the people of Wreath. "Goat-head" is another one. People from Landfall get various unflattering permutations on the word "feathered", and Alana gets called a "housefly". The Robot Kingdom has "machine head," "drone," and "blueblood" - although the latter is literal and might just be an inoffensive nickname. “Drone” is used by all non robots to refer to all robots, but is apparently also used by commoner robots to refer exclusively to the robot nobility.



* ProfessionalKiller: The Will and The Stalk. The name used in the series is "Freelancers," a reference to the lance-like weapon that most of them carry.

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* ProfessionalKiller: The Will Will, The Stalk, The Brand, and The Stalk.the March. The name used in the series is "Freelancers," a reference to the lance-like weapon that most of them carry.

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* UsefulNotes/EsperantoTheUniversalLanguage: The ''Blue Language'' spoken on Wreath is actually badly translated Esperanto.



* TVHeadRobot: Robots all have televisions for heads, which are usually blank but will occasionally reveal their thoughts. When they're recalling a memory or dreaming, their screen will show what they're thinking. When they're feeling strong emotion, they will show a metaphorical image of their emotion, such as a lighting bolt for anger or a rose for love. Each robot has a unique style of television that sometimes implies their rank. Prince Robot IV has a sleek and rounded set, King Robot has a massive widescreen, the peasant Dengo has an old-fashioned set with knobs, and a pair of robot soldiers have monitors with monochrome green displays ala the UsefulNotes/AppleII. Queen Robot also has a very old-fashioned set, so the modernity of the design does not always follow class lines.

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* TVHeadRobot: Robots all have televisions for heads, which are usually blank but will occasionally reveal their thoughts. When they're recalling a memory or dreaming, their screen will show what they're thinking. When they're feeling strong emotion, they will show a metaphorical image of their emotion, such as a lighting bolt for anger or a rose for love. Each robot has a unique style of television that sometimes implies their rank. Prince Robot IV has a sleek and rounded set, King Robot has a massive widescreen, the peasant Dengo has an old-fashioned set with knobs, and a pair of robot soldiers have monitors with monochrome green displays ala the UsefulNotes/AppleII.Platform/AppleII. Queen Robot also has a very old-fashioned set, so the modernity of the design does not always follow class lines.

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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Prince Robot IV joins forces with the family, first as part of an uneasy alliance, and then as a more honest ally. He's still an asshole and prone to disagreeing with the family, though]].

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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Prince HeelFaceTurn:
**central to the premise. Marko and Alana were both jingoistic soldiers before they realized how stupid and pointless the Wreath/Landfall war.
**[[spoiler:Prince
Robot IV joins forces with the family, first as part of an uneasy alliance, and then as a more honest ally. He's still an asshole and prone to disagreeing with the family, though]].


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** The Stalk’s ship, later commandeered by Prince Robot IV, is built from the remains of a dragon.

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