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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: The AMA mentions that Muramasa burns incense at his mother's grave every year... and then [[HatesTheirParent befouls his father's grave]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The AMA reveals that several of the Butchers still maintained contact with their families, such as Anchorage who would always sneak his parents money and offered to bribe some of his sister's professors to help her graduate.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The AMA reveals that several of the Butchers still maintained contact with their families, such as Anchorage who would always sneak his parents money and offered to bribe some of his sister's professors to help her graduate.
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* ClassicalMovieVampire: Vladimir portrayed himself as a vampire due to his power's focus on blood, complete with bad accent.
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** Taylor uses her regeneration to give herself multiple facial piercings overnight in order to disguise herself at a meeting. She also borrows a Boston accent from one of the previous Butchers.
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** Taylor uses her regeneration to give herself multiple facial piercings overnight in order to disguise herself at a meeting. She also borrows a Boston accent from one of the previous Butchers.
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* CombatCommentator: The Butchers often comment on Taylor’s fighting. This includes advice, jokes, leering at any nearby sexy indicates, and general commentary. They can be considered a combination of peanut gallery, teacher, and sports commentator.
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* ComboPlatterPowers: Each Butcher receives a weakened copy of the powers of all previous Butchers in addition to their minds.
* ComboPlatterPowers: Each Butcher receives a weakened copy of the powers of all previous Butchers in addition to their minds.
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* AtrociousAlias: Konnigit named himself after a bit from ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' but was confused for an Empire cape as his name sounded like German, a racial slur, or a German racial slur. He eventually changed it to [[spoiler:Ironclad]].
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* PetTheDog: While Taylor is ready to punish any of the Butchers who gets too uppity, she's willing to help them. For example, she lets one of the Butchers take temporary control of her hands so he can write a letter to his family, listens to music they like and good-naturedly banters and jokes with them.
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** Konnigit is a walking ShoutOut to ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', from his initial hero name to some of his one liners.
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* PetTheDog: While Taylor is ready to punish any of the Butchers who gets too uppity, she's willing to help them. For example, she lets one of the Butchers take temporary control of her hands so he can write a letter to his family, listens to music they like and good-naturedly banters and jokes with them.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Taylor and the Butchers are causing this on each other. While Taylor grows to become more self-confident, capable and pragmatic, the Butchers are enjoying the order Taylor's power has provided, show willingness to aid Taylor in her quest to become a hero and become more prone to proposing non-violent solutions to problems.
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* MundaneUtility: Stoneknapper's hobby was using his power to mold stone and metal into sculptures.
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* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Firecracker's been making the same joke about how the current Butcher hearing voices in their head for a decade, much to the exasperation of Muramasa.
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* HairTriggerTemper: Taylor is constantly struggling to keep her temper under control, both in and out of costume. She initially blames the Butchers, but Danny later notes she inherited his temper; the Butchers just made it worse.
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* BattleTrophy: After killing Hemmoraghia, Alabaster takes a kitschy keychain she always wore around her neck. Quarrel in Taylor's head is enraged on seeing proof of her friend's death.
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** Nemean after becoming Butcher wore her predecessor's skull as part of her costume. This became a tradition for the following Butchers until Taylor.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Flinch was a hero before becoming Butcher III and has been at the mercy of the collective since. Taylor's presence has allowed him to slowly regain his voice and confidence, helped along by finally getting to express his power.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Whatever the Butchers may do as leader of the Teeth, the "initiation" of Empire goons by murdering minority families infuriates several of them.
* FantasticRacism: A variant in the Empire's attitude toward the Butcher, holding that because previous hosts have included several minorities the current Butcher is equally tainted regardless of their actual race.
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* VillainousFriendship: The Teeth may be psychotic murderers but friendships still formed between the members, even with the Butcher. Taylor finds herself overwhelmed by grief and rage when she learns one of Quarrel's friends was killed by the Empire.
* VillainousFriendship: The Teeth may be psychotic murderers but friendships still formed between the members, even with the Butcher. Taylor finds herself overwhelmed by grief and rage when she learns one of Quarrel's friends was killed by the Empire.
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* AccidentalMurder: Taylor accidentally killed the Butcher. She just had her [[TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening trigger event]], and was panicking. Butcher XIV, Quarrel, was rampaging nearby. Taylor then drowned her with bugs.
*BlessedWithSuck: Taylor inherited the [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Butcher Mantle]], but has the ability to [[RequiredSecondaryPowers moderate the voices in her head.]] So she gets great power, with none of the insanity. Sounds great! Or, so you would think. The Butcher Mantle still goes to the person who killed the last Butcher. So, if it gets out that Taylor is a ''sane'' Butcher, unscrupulous parties might consider killing Taylor to gain the Mantle. So Taylor has to hide her true nature.
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*FateWorseThanDeath: Former Butchers end up as voices inside the head of the current host. Their only sensory input is from the host, and they have no ability to affect the outside world.
**Spitfire. She spits fire out of her mouth. Literally.
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**Spitfire in canon is a minor character. She gets an interlude, and appears a few times, but her past remains a mystery. In New Boss, she is a homeless girl searching for a new home.
**The Butcher was a one-shot villain in canon, but they are integral to the plot of New Boss.
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**Konnigit is a vigilante who can form metal armor around himself.
**Spektakular is a MasterOfIllusion who works at a theater. He apparently suffers from mental illness.
**An unnamed teleporter who can also create explosions.
*RequiredSecondaryPowers: These are discussed multiple times.
**Taylor can temporarily repress a voice, at the cost of numbing her emotions some. While she can’t permanently stop the voices from yelling at her, she can punish them if they get too rowdy. This has led the Butchers to become well-behaved, and reduced the toll on Taylor’s sanity.
**Taylor’s [[GadgeteerGenius tinker]] specialty is themed around clockwork, and it requires metal to get the best out of it. However, metalworking tools are expensive and very conspicuous. Thankfully, Taylor can use Stoneknapper’s [[DishingOutDirt material shaping power]] as a substitute for most tools, allowing her to work much faster than she otherwise would be able to do.
*SanityHasAdvantages: Many of the Butchers resent Taylor for not going back to the Teeth, but at the same time, they acknowledge that the order Taylor imposed upon the Butcher Collective is a breath of fresh air from the screaming chaos of previous Butchers.
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: After Panacea heals up Elpis, she notes the changes the latter underwent due to her Trigger and notes that had Elpis appeared earlier people would have mistaken her for the Butcher and lists a couple of Butcher incarnations that had powers similar to what she has seen... and realizes all of a sudden that she's in enclosed in a room with the latest incarnation of the country's biggest SerialKiller.
* ExplainExplainOhCrap: After Panacea heals up Elpis, she notes the changes the latter underwent due to her Trigger and notes that had Elpis appeared earlier people would have mistaken her for the Butcher and lists a couple of Butcher incarnations that had powers similar to what she has seen... and realizes all of a sudden that she's in enclosed in a room with the latest incarnation of the country's biggest SerialKiller.
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* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Taylor killed Butcher 14, and she became Butcher 15.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Flinch was a hero before becoming Butcher III
* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Taylor killed Butcher14, XIV, and she became Butcher 15.XV.
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Each inheritor of the Butcher mantle, in addition to the powers of their predecessors, also gets to have all their consciousnesses living in their head. If the inheritor is a duly promoted member of the Teeth, the voices will work together. If not, as was the case with Butcher III, the voices will reject their host and drive them mad until the Teeth can reclaim their property.
After accidentally killing the Butcher during her [[TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening trigger event]] Taylor Hebert becomes the Butcher 15. But rather than go insane like all the Butchers before her, Taylor can control the voices. And no one knows she is the Butcher...
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*AccidentalMurder: Taylor accidentally killed the Butcher.
*AdaptationalBadass: The Merchants are larger and form earlier than in canon.
BeyondTheImpossible: It is thought that no one can take up the Butcher Mantle and stay sane. Taylor’s power allows her to manage the voices, and thus retain her sanity.
*BFG: The Butchers have a minigun that they call [[ICallIt”Vera” Caroline]].
*CherryTapping: Some of the Butchers consider Quarrel’s death this. For context: Taylor had just undergone her trigger event, and had her powers for maybe a minute. Then she killed Quarrel by accident. She didn’t kill the Butcher in an ambush, a duel, or in combat. She killed her by accident.
*CombatCommentator-The Butchers often comment on Taylor’s fight.
*FanNickname: The Butcher Collective is sometimes called “The Choir”, and Butcher’s Shard is occasionally called “The Master Of Ceremonies”.
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**Taylor is the new boss of the Butcher Mantle, and she actually has control of the voices. Hence the title.
**Taylor’s hero name is “Elpis”, the greek spirit of Hope. In greek mythology, Pandora opened the jar and let evil into the world. However, at the bottom of the box was Hope, aka Elpis. Taylor wants to represent hope.
*MindHive: Each inheritor of the Butcher mantle, in addition to the powers of their predecessors, also gets to have all their consciousnesses living in their head. If the inheritor is a duly promoted member of the Teeth, the voices will work together. If not, as was the case with Butcher III, the voices will reject their host and drive them mad until the Teeth can reclaim their property. At least, until Taylor Hebert got ahold of them...
*O.C.Stand-in: Butcher 14 is a one-shot character in canon, but the story features them prominently. Similarly, the story explores many minor Characters from Worm. Spitfire, and certain members of the Teeth.
*Original Character: Spittoon and Mudslide, of The Merchants.
*SpiritAdvisor: The butchers act like this on occasion for Taylor. Often times they give observations and advice during fights.
*YouKillIt,You BoughtIt: Taylor killed Butcher 14, and she became Butcher 15.
Each inheritor of the Butcher mantle, in addition to the powers of their predecessors, also gets to have all their consciousnesses living in their head. If the inheritor is a duly promoted member of the Teeth, the voices will work together. If not, as was the case with Butcher III, the voices will reject their host and drive them mad until the Teeth can reclaim their property.
After accidentally killing the Butcher during her [[TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening trigger event]] Taylor Hebert becomes the Butcher 15. But rather than go insane like all the Butchers before her, Taylor can control the voices. And no one knows she is the Butcher...
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*AccidentalMurder: Taylor accidentally killed the Butcher.
*AdaptationalBadass: The Merchants are larger and form earlier than in canon.
BeyondTheImpossible: It is thought that no one can take up the Butcher Mantle and stay sane. Taylor’s power allows her to manage the voices, and thus retain her sanity.
*BFG: The Butchers have a minigun that they call [[ICallIt”Vera” Caroline]].
*CherryTapping: Some of the Butchers consider Quarrel’s death this. For context: Taylor had just undergone her trigger event, and had her powers for maybe a minute. Then she killed Quarrel by accident. She didn’t kill the Butcher in an ambush, a duel, or in combat. She killed her by accident.
*CombatCommentator-The Butchers often comment on Taylor’s fight.
*FanNickname: The Butcher Collective is sometimes called “The Choir”, and Butcher’s Shard is occasionally called “The Master Of Ceremonies”.
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**Taylor is the new boss of the Butcher Mantle, and she actually has control of the voices. Hence the title.
**Taylor’s hero name is “Elpis”, the greek spirit of Hope. In greek mythology, Pandora opened the jar and let evil into the world. However, at the bottom of the box was Hope, aka Elpis. Taylor wants to represent hope.
*MindHive: Each inheritor of the Butcher mantle, in addition to the powers of their predecessors, also gets to have all their consciousnesses living in their head. If the inheritor is a duly promoted member of the Teeth, the voices will work together. If not, as was the case with Butcher III, the voices will reject their host and drive them mad until the Teeth can reclaim their property. At least, until Taylor Hebert got ahold of them...
*O.C.Stand-in: Butcher 14 is a one-shot character in canon, but the story features them prominently. Similarly, the story explores many minor Characters from Worm. Spitfire, and certain members of the Teeth.
*Original Character: Spittoon and Mudslide, of The Merchants.
*SpiritAdvisor: The butchers act like this on occasion for Taylor. Often times they give observations and advice during fights.
*YouKillIt,You BoughtIt: Taylor killed Butcher 14, and she became Butcher 15.
