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* UndyingLoyalty: Tinigrifi and Albino remain loyal friends and companions their whole lives. In the end, [[spoiler:Tinigrifi ignores Albino's order to remain with other colonists of the Promised Land and leave him on the ship, instead suggesting they fuse into a singular being, expressing how he always wanted to become a part of Albino.]]
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* UngratefulBastard: Almagro, quite notably. Thark saves everyone by navigating an asteroid field? That gets him whipped for his insolence. Thark's gambit to lure defenses away from Erghen's fortress works? He tries to literally backstab him, and it's only through Gorth's near HeroicSacrifice that he did not get killed. At this point, Almagro pretty much decides to renounce his mother even after being the favorite for his whole life.
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** Thark's gambit to lure defenses away from Erghen's fortress works? He tries to literally backstab him, and it's only through Gorth's near HeroicSacrifice that he did not getkilled. killed.
** At this point, Almagro pretty much decides to renounce his mother even after being the favorite for his wholelife.life, and to accept the position as Heratik after Erghen sacrifices himself to Ossa. He pompously lets the rest of the crew leave, but spitefully remarks he could have them destroyed.
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** [[spoiler: The same can also be said of Gorth, and of a lot of characters, though some like Almagro don't get redeemed in any way.]]
** [[spoiler: By the third issue, Thark was a different person from his time as a ruthless pirate that once partook in forceful sex upon Panepha.]]
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* TongueTrauma: [[spoiler: Onyx bites off her own tongue in order to spit it at her would-be rapist. Though it was healed after Ultrafem transplanted with Gorth's tongue]]
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* AcendedExtra: Ulritch was previously mentioned in ''Metabarons'' as a former client of Aghnar, the second Metabaron during his days as a mercenary.
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* {{Expy}}: St. Severo bears a strong resemblance to Cabot-Chadday from ''ComicBook/{{Megalex}}'', a white-haired mystic BigGood who turns out to be TheAtoner who was originally responsible creating the oppressive, technocratic system the protagonists are fighting against.
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WhiteSheep: Pun not intended, Albino could be seen as this to the entire Technoclergy. While they worship science and encourage greed, cruelty, materialism and hatred of all things natural, Albino becomes something of a Messiah that champions love, compassion, and living in harmony with nature.
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* WhiteSheep: Pun not intended, Albino could be seen as this to the entire Technoclergy. While they worship science and encourage greed, cruelty, materialism and hatred of all things natural, Albino becomes something of a Messiah that champions love, compassion, and living in harmony with nature.
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* TheUnfavorite: Onyx, with her red skin and four arms, is rejected by her mother and forced to live with the family's mutant slaves.
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* TheUnfavorite: Onyx, with her red skin and four arms, is rejected by her mother and forced to live with the family's mutant slaves.slaves.
* UndyingLoyalty: Tinigrifi and Albino remain loyal friends and companions their whole lives. In the end,[[spoiler: Tinigrifi ignores Albino's order to remain with other colonists of the Promised Land and leave him on the ship, instead suggesting they fuse into a singular being, expressing how he always wanted to become a part of Albino.]]
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* UndyingLoyalty: Tinigrifi and Albino remain loyal friends and companions their whole lives. In the end,[[spoiler: Tinigrifi ignores Albino's order to remain with other colonists of the Promised Land and leave him on the ship, instead suggesting they fuse into a singular being, expressing how he always wanted to become a part of Albino.]]
WhiteSheep: Pun not intended, Albino could be seen as this to the entire Technoclergy. While they worship science and encourage greed, cruelty, materialism and hatred of all things natural, Albino becomes something of a Messiah that champions love, compassion, and living in harmony with nature.
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* FusionDance: [[spoiler: Tinigrifi and Albino undergo this near the end of final issue. Due to his abstract existence, Albino is not allowed to set foot on the Promised Land, resigned to spending the rest of his life on the ship. Tinigrifi suggests that they fuse into a singular being in order to bypass the barrier, expressing his love and loyalty to Albino.]]
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*NonHumanSidekick: Albino's lifelong friend Tinigrifi, which is a sentient, talking pocket-sized critter resembling a mix between a squirrel and mouse.
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* HeelFaithTurn: A dark version, [[spoiler: Erghen became a head of a cult on a ice planet where he accepted castration and eventual role to be fed to the "god".]]
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* TheGoodKing: [[spoiler: Thark]] is this to a desert swamp planet of Kaliva but were opposed by the elders, who were horrified with emancipation, female literacy, and increase quality of life for commoners. [[spoiler: They then decided to poison their own god, who was controlled by Panepha and Onyx's children, whose death caused a massive revolt by the religious public]].
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* TheGoodKing: [[spoiler: Thark]] is this to a desert swamp planet of Kaliva but were opposed by the elders, who were horrified with emancipation, female literacy, and increase increased quality of life for commoners. [[spoiler: They then decided to poison their own god, who was controlled by Panepha and Onyx's children, whose death caused a massive revolt by the religious public]].
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* GroinAttack: Panepha has vowed to castrate all three of the men who raped her. Ulritch is the first, losing his genitals after Almagro overthrows him.
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: By the third issue, Thark was a different person from his time as a ruthless pirate that once partook in forceful sex upon Panepha.]]
* HeelFaithTurn: A dark version, [[spoiler: Erghen became a head of a cult on a ice planet where he accepted castration and eventual role to be fed to the "god".]]
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* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler: After many tribulations on their quest to avenge the pirates, Panepha and Thark became more benevolent near the end of the series and even kind to Albino, who had become a Technopriest.]]
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* AnArmAndALeg: Don Massimo, the head of the Techno Pre-School, lost both of his legs as a punishment for stealing from the Technopriests.
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** Don Massimo, the head of the Techno Pre-School, lost both of his legs as a punishment for stealing from theTechnopriests.Technopriests.
** One of Albino's classmates at Nohope loses both of his feet for trying to escape.
** After the entrance exam for Nohope, every student except Albino loses their left hand as a punishment for failing to best Albino. According to the instructor Merodak, losing a body part is the standard consequence for failing any of the tests. Merodak himself, it should be noted, is a cyborg with only 20% of his original body remaining.
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** One of Albino's classmates at Nohope loses both of his feet for trying to escape.
** After the entrance exam for Nohope, every student except Albino loses their left hand as a punishment for failing to best Albino. According to the instructor Merodak, losing a body part is the standard consequence for failing any of the tests. Merodak himself, it should be noted, is a cyborg with only 20% of his original body remaining.
* AttemptedRape: After a massive brute wins the contest to become Onyx's husband, Ulritch tells him to consummate the marriage immediately, but the consummation is interrupted by Thark's coup.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Merodak, the cyborg technotrainer, introduces himself to Albino and his classmates by telling them how he will break all of them.
* GroinAttack: Panepha has vowed to castrate all three of the men who raped her. Ulritch is the first, losing his genitals after Almagro overthrows him.
* MaritalRapeLicense: After Gorth expresses his desire to marry Onyx, Ulritch the Red decides that he'll hold a tournament to determine who gets her hand in marriage. After the brutish Oso wins, Ulritch encourages him to rape Onyx right then and there.
* MaritalRapeLicense: After Gorth expresses his desire to marry Onyx, Ulritch the Red decides that he'll hold a tournament to determine who gets her hand in marriage. After the brutish Oso wins, Ulritch encourages him to rape Onyx right then and there.
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* RapeAsBackstory: Panepha was originally a priestess who was supposed to become an oracle, but was gang-raped by Ulritch the Red Red, Thark the Gray, and his pirates, Erghen the White, after which she was disowned by her order and left to die in the ruins of her temple.temple.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: As they navigate the three pirates, Panepha, Almagro, and Onyx keep working against each other, and it doesn't end well for any of them.
* SissyVillain: Almagro, Albno's cruel half-brother, sleeps under his mother's bed and whines when Gorth recounts how Panepha was raped.
* SpaceJews: Neklah, one of Albino's classmates at Nohope, has a stereotypical Jewish appearance and is describes as a "miser".
* TongueTrauma: [[spoiler:Onyx bites off her own tongue in order to spit it at her would-be rapist.]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: As they navigate the three pirates, Panepha, Almagro, and Onyx keep working against each other, and it doesn't end well for any of them.
* SissyVillain: Almagro, Albno's cruel half-brother, sleeps under his mother's bed and whines when Gorth recounts how Panepha was raped.
* SpaceJews: Neklah, one of Albino's classmates at Nohope, has a stereotypical Jewish appearance and is describes as a "miser".
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''The Technopriests'' is an eight-issue miniseries by Creator/AlejandroJodorowsky and Zoran Janjetov as part of the ComicBook/MetabaronsUniverse. The series recounts the history of Albino, who rose from being the unwanted son of a cheese magnate to become Supreme Technopriest.
!!!This series contains examples of:
* AnArmAndALeg: Don Massimo, the head of the Techno Pre-School, lost both of his legs as a punishment for stealing from the Technopriests.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Almagro, Albino, and Onyx somehow manage to be triplets despite having three different fathers.
* ChildByRape: Albino, Almagro, and Onyx were all born as a result of Panepha's gang-rape at the hands of Ulritch the Red and his band of pirates.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: Averted; Panepha agrees to pull strings so that Albino can become a Technopriest and create video games, if only because doing so allows her to cut him off from the family.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Panepha's mistreatment of Onyx comes back to bite her in the ass when Onyx discovers that she's the daughter of a pirate lord.
* RapeAsBackstory: Panepha was originally a priestess who was supposed to become an oracle, but was gang-raped by Ulritch the Red and his pirates, after which she was disowned by her order and left to die in the ruins of her temple.
* TheUnfavorite: Onyx, with her red skin and four arms, is rejected by her mother and forced to live with the family's mutant slaves.
!!!This series contains examples of:
* AnArmAndALeg: Don Massimo, the head of the Techno Pre-School, lost both of his legs as a punishment for stealing from the Technopriests.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Almagro, Albino, and Onyx somehow manage to be triplets despite having three different fathers.
* ChildByRape: Albino, Almagro, and Onyx were all born as a result of Panepha's gang-rape at the hands of Ulritch the Red and his band of pirates.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: Averted; Panepha agrees to pull strings so that Albino can become a Technopriest and create video games, if only because doing so allows her to cut him off from the family.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Panepha's mistreatment of Onyx comes back to bite her in the ass when Onyx discovers that she's the daughter of a pirate lord.
* RapeAsBackstory: Panepha was originally a priestess who was supposed to become an oracle, but was gang-raped by Ulritch the Red and his pirates, after which she was disowned by her order and left to die in the ruins of her temple.
* TheUnfavorite: Onyx, with her red skin and four arms, is rejected by her mother and forced to live with the family's mutant slaves.
