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** Dalan, the Tumi's helper also counts, though more robotic and simplistic than the rest.

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** Dalan, Dalán, the Tumi's helper also counts, though more robotic and simplistic than the rest.
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* RedAlert: In this version, Sundagatt sounds an alarm when starts to collapse, coupled with a woman's voice on the city's P.A. counting down the minutes before it seals back up.
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* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunfight: Outside Waga Fayat's shop, Mendoza finds himself bringing a sword against the Doctor's flintlock. When Mendoza realizes this after the Doctor points it out, they resort to a fistfight instead.
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* ChekovsGun: When building the [[spoiler: Dark Condor]], Cibola slips a hidden program into its orichalcum. [[spoiler: Near the end, Laguerra triggers the program, which wipes all the data inside the Dark Condor, [[PhlebotinumBreakdown causing it to melt into inert orichalcum sludge]].]]

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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: When building the [[spoiler: Dark Condor]], Cibola slips a hidden program into its orichalcum. [[spoiler: Near the end, Laguerra triggers the program, which wipes all the data inside the Dark Condor, [[PhlebotinumBreakdown causing it to melt into inert orichalcum sludge]].]]

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** When Cibola leaks a recording of Laguerra recounting her abusive mother's acts, the Doctor promptly gives a counterargument to Malinché's claims, ending with, “You, [[SeeYouInHell the only place for you...is in Hell]]. Goodbye.”
** Muran'Kel gives Ambrosius one after [[spoiler: the Doctor stops him from robbing the grave of Rana'Ori, bringing up video evidence of his crimes as she manipulates the sand to hold Ambrosius in place.]]



* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** When Cibola leaks a recording of Laguerra recounting her abusive mother's acts, the Doctor promptly gives a counterargument to Malinché's claims, ending with, “You, [[SeeYouInHell the only place for you...is in Hell]]. Goodbye.”
** Muran'Kel gives Ambrosius one after [[spoiler: the Doctor stops him from robbing the grave of Rana'Ori, bringing up video evidence of his crimes as she manipulates the sand to hold Ambrosius in place.]]
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* RagnarokProofing: The heroes lampshade this when Mirada explains that the ''Thalios'' had been docked under a volcano for ''9,987 years'', and still functioned perfectly.
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* {{Cyborg}}: [[spoiler: Dorad Elo turns out to be this, with orichalcum substituting for half his face that was burned off in a fire, and green ElectronicEyes that were implanted after a conquistador [[EyeScream stabbed out his eyes]].]]


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* SignificantAnagram: When Zia reads a quipu Dorad Elo left for the heroes to find, Mendoza notices very quickly that it also reads as "El Dorado". Dorad himself explains at the end that he invokes this as a guise to throw greedy conquistadors off the trail.
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* AutoDoc: Valoran, a praying mantis-shaped orichalcum robot that Muran'Kel directs to finally cure Athanaos of his radiation poisoning. [[spoiler: It requires an anti-toxin and a stem cell donation from Esteban to do it,]] which Valoran carries out using an array of automated medical instruments in the room.

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* AutoDoc: Valoran, a praying mantis-shaped orichalcum robot that Muran'Kel [[spoiler: Muran'Kel]] directs to finally cure Athanaos of his radiation poisoning. [[spoiler: It requires an anti-toxin and a stem cell donation from Esteban to do it,]] which Valoran carries out using an array of automated medical instruments in the room.
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* AutoDoc: Valoran, a praying mantis-shaped orichalcum robot that Muran'Kel directs to finally cure Athanaos of his radiation poisoning. [[spoiler: It requires an anti-toxin and a stem cell donation from Esteban to do it,]] which Valoran carries out using an array of automated medical instruments in the room.
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** The ''Tumi'' fires pulses of blue plasma, and Dorad Elo carries a [[StunGuns stun pistol]] that causes short-term paralysis in targets.
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* DurableDeathtrap: Dorad Elo's main job is to delay this trope from happening, by repairing ancient sites to keep them from collapsing.

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* DurableDeathtrap: Dorad Elo's main job is to delay reinforce this trope from happening, trope, by repairing ancient sites to keep them from collapsing.
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* EnemyScan: Cibola's targeting system also acts as an I.F.F. in this manner.

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* DurableDeathtrap: Dorad Elo's main job is to delay this trope from happening, by repairing ancient sites to keep them from collapsing.



* {{Expy}}: Dorad Elo, a High Priest of the Incas who appears in a [[VideoGame/{{Inca}} golden starship called the Tumi]]. He first appears to fix the stonework in the Mountain of the Moon so it doesn't cave in with the children inside, and leaves them a map to navigate its maze.

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* {{Expy}}: Dorad Elo, a High Priest of the Incas who appears in a [[VideoGame/{{Inca}} golden starship called the Tumi]]. He first appears to fix the stonework in the Mountain of the Moon so it doesn't cave in with the children inside, and leaves them a map to navigate its maze.

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* BenevolentAI:
** The Golden Condor's helper, Cibola, being programmed to protect its crew whenever possible.
** Another example turns up with Mirada, who goes out of her way to keep the ''Thalios'' clean, and give her crew maximum comfort.
** At the end, [[spoiler: Muran'Kel is revealed to be this as the Custodian of the Cities, an AI that can exist across ''every City of Gold'' through its networked mainframes.]]


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* ColorCodedEmotions: Display monitors in Mu vehicles change color depending on its helper's emotions. The ''Thalios' '' turn magenta when Mirada is sad, and the Golden Condor's take on a shade of red when Cibola [[WhatTheHellHero chews out Esteban for nearly crashing the Condor]].


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* KilledOffForReal: Tetsuo and Ashiko, a pair of villagers in Japan help Esteban's team find the way to the next city, [[spoiler: only to be fatally stabbed by Ashiko's own sword, courtesy of Ambrosius.]]


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* SpaceshipGirl:
** The Golden Condor's helper, Cibola, being programmed to protect its crew whenever possible.
** Another example turns up with Mirada, who goes out of her way to keep the ''Thalios'' clean, and give her crew maximum comfort.
** Dalan, the Tumi's helper also counts, though more robotic and simplistic than the rest.
** At the end, [[spoiler: Muran'Kel is revealed to be this as the Custodian of the Cities, an AI that can exist across ''every City of Gold'' through its networked mainframes.]]

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** In the City of Kumlar, [[spoiler: Marun'Kel had her brain fused with orichalcum to become the Custodian of the Cities.]]

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** In the City of Kumlar, [[spoiler: Marun'Kel Muran'Kel had her brain fused with orichalcum to become the Custodian of the Cities.]]



* {{Expy}}: Dorad Elo, a High Priest of the Incas who appears in a [[VideoGame/{{Inca}} flying ship called the Tumi]]. He first appears to fix the stonework in the Mountain of the Moon so it doesn't cave in with the children inside, and leaves them a map to navigate its maze.
* HeelFaceTurn: When Ambrosius leads the children out of the Mountain of the Moon, Laguerra decides to stand up to Malinché and [[spoiler: kicks her off the stone stairs, causing her terminal brain damage on impact.]]

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* {{Expy}}: Dorad Elo, a High Priest of the Incas who appears in a [[VideoGame/{{Inca}} flying ship golden starship called the Tumi]]. He first appears to fix the stonework in the Mountain of the Moon so it doesn't cave in with the children inside, and leaves them a map to navigate its maze.
* HeelFaceTurn: HeelFaceTurn:
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When Ambrosius leads the children out of the Mountain of the Moon, Laguerra decides to stand up to Malinché and [[spoiler: kicks her off the stone stairs, causing her terminal brain damage on impact.]]
** The Doctor follows Laguerra's lead toward the end, [[spoiler: when Malinché holds Tao and Zia at gunpoint with her Condor's Black Suns. This motivates him to overtake Ambrosius later in as well.
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** When Malinche has Tao and Zia cornered with the Dark Condor, Athanaos utters, [[Film/ANewHope "I have you now!" ]] before blasting it with his ship's energy beam.


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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** When Cibola leaks a recording of Laguerra recounting her abusive mother's acts, the Doctor promptly gives a counterargument to Malinché's claims, ending with, “You, [[SeeYouInHell the only place for you...is in Hell]]. Goodbye.”
** Muran'Kel gives Ambrosius one after [[spoiler: the Doctor stops him from robbing the grave of Rana'Ori, bringing up video evidence of his crimes as she manipulates the sand to hold Ambrosius in place.]]
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Currently ongoing, it can be read [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18228416/chapters/43127675 here]].

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Currently ongoing, Completed as of September, 2020, it can be read [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18228416/chapters/43127675 here]].
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* AppliedPhlebotinum: Orichalcum, as in the show.


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* ShoutOut:
** When Sancho starts fighting Pedro on the galleon, it ends with Sancho pulling on Pedro's arms like [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Buzz Lightyear did to Woody.]]
** Chapter 41 is simply named [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy "Deep Thought"]], fitting [[spoiler: the computer network linking the Cities of Gold.]]
** When the children hear a woman's voice singing in Kumlar, Zia starts singing a few bars of [[WesternAnimation/FrozenII "Show Yourself"]], and Esteban and Tao join in.
** Cibola's first words when [[spoiler: achieving his lumino-projection is [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} "Ohhhh yes!" ]] ]]
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* RelationshipReveal: Malinché reveals herself as Laguerra's mother when she and the Doctor raid Waga Fayat's shop. Laguerra struggles to deny it.

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* RelationshipReveal: Malinché reveals herself as [[spoiler: Laguerra's mother when she and the Doctor raid Waga Fayat's shop. Laguerra struggles to deny it.]]
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* TractorBeam: [[spoiler: When the children enter Kumlar, the Golden Condor and Tumi are drawn into the city by this, with Cibola locked into remote override. Humorously, Athanaos is also pulled along one when clutching the Pyramid of Mu.]]
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* CoolStarship: Dorad Elo flies the ''Tumi'', based on the same craft from ''VideoGame/{{Inca}}''.

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: When Ambrosius gives Athanaos a story of his son's fate. [[spoiler: Athanaos responds by pounding Ambrosius in the face until his nose bleeds. He admits he deserved it.]]



* PlugAndPlayTechnology: Zigzagged with the hard drive. It connects to the Olmec ship with no trouble, but Tao and Ambrosius have to cobble together a primitive wiring board and camera to allow it to connect to Ambrosius' factory.
* RelationshipReveal: Malinché reveals herself as Laguerra's mother when she and the Doctor raid Waga Fayat's ship. Laguerra struggles to deny it.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: When Ambrosius gives Athanaos a story of his son's fate. [[spoiler: Athanaos responds by pounding Ambrosius in the face until his nose bleeds. He admits he deserved it.]]

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* PlugAndPlayTechnology: Zigzagged with the hard drive. It connects to the Olmec ship with no trouble, but Tao and Ambrosius have to cobble together a primitive wiring board and camera to allow it be able to connect to Ambrosius' use the hard drive in the factory.
* RelationshipReveal: Malinché reveals herself as Laguerra's mother when she and the Doctor raid Waga Fayat's ship.shop. Laguerra struggles to deny it.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: When Ambrosius gives Athanaos a story of his son's fate. [[spoiler: Athanaos responds SchizoTech: Ambrosius' orichalcum factory is run by pounding Ambrosius in wooden structures and manpower, and relies on a difference engine to program the face until his nose bleeds. material. He admits he deserved it.]]also attempted an experiment to output the Pyramid of Mu to a mechanical printing device, without success.
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* ChekovsGun: When building the [[spoiler: Dark Condor]], Cibola slips a hidden program into its orichalcum. [[spoiler: Near the end, Laguerra triggers the program, which wipes all the data inside the Dark Condor, [[PhlebotinumBreakdown causing it to melt into inert orichalcum sludge]].]]
* CoolStarship: Dorad Elo flies the ''Tumi'', based on the same craft from ''VideoGame/{{Inca}}''.
* EnergyWeapons: In various flavors on the different vehicles in the story.
** The Olmec Machine's DeathRay, which can be adjusted from non-lethal electrical blasts, to full-on [[DisintegratorRay molecular disintegration]] at maximum charge.
** The Golden Condor turns out to have [[spoiler: a solar-fueled [[RayGun laser gun]] hidden in its belly]], and Cibola first deploys it to scare Lord Shimatsu.
** The [[spoiler: Black Suns, which can melt rock in seconds.]]

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** At the end, [[spoiler: Muran'Kel becomes this as the Custodian of the Cities, an AI that can exist across ''every City of Gold'' through its networked mainframes.]]

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** At the end, [[spoiler: Muran'Kel becomes is revealed to be this as the Custodian of the Cities, an AI that can exist across ''every City of Gold'' through its networked mainframes.]]


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* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Shortly after arriving in Hormuz, when Mendoza stays to help the children, Pedro angrily refuses to join him, and leaves on a galleon for Spain. Played again when Sancho realizes Pedro's true intentions, and takes a lifeboat in an attempt to go back.
* WhereItAllBegan: As Pedro arrives in Barcelona, he reflects on all the things that happened when the adventure started.
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* HeelFaceTurn: When Ambrosius leads the children out of the Mountain of the Moon, Laguerra decides to stand up to Malinch&eacute and [[spoiler: kicks her off the stone stairs, causing her terminal brain damage on impact.]]

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* HeelFaceTurn: When Ambrosius leads the children out of the Mountain of the Moon, Laguerra decides to stand up to Malinch&eacute Malinché and [[spoiler: kicks her off the stone stairs, causing her terminal brain damage on impact.]]
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** [[spoiler: Malinch&eacute uses the Crown of Sundar to implant her mind into the Dark Condor's hard drive, but her body dies from her head wound just as the process completes]].

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** [[spoiler: Malinch&eacute Malinché uses the Crown of Sundar to implant her mind into the Dark Condor's hard drive, but her body dies from her head wound just as the process completes]].



* EvilKnockoff: Ambrosius talks Cibola into copying over his blueprint to the Pyramid of Mu, which results in the creation of [[spoiler: the Dark Condor, a silvery, sleeker version fitted with Black Suns. And Malinch&eacute elects to fly it.]]
* EvilMatriarch: [[spoiler: Malinch&eacute is this to Laguerra.]]

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* EvilKnockoff: Ambrosius talks Cibola into copying over his blueprint to the Pyramid of Mu, which results in the creation of [[spoiler: the Dark Condor, a silvery, sleeker version fitted with Black Suns. And Malinch&eacute Malinché elects to fly it.]]
* EvilMatriarch: [[spoiler: Malinch&eacute Malinché is this to Laguerra.]]



* RelationshipReveal: Malinch&eacute reveals herself as Laguerra's mother when she and the Doctor raid Waga Fayat's ship. Laguerra struggles to deny it.

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* RelationshipReveal: Malinch&eacute Malinché reveals herself as Laguerra's mother when she and the Doctor raid Waga Fayat's ship. Laguerra struggles to deny it.

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** At the end, [[spoiler: Muran'Kel becomes this as the Custodian of the Cities, an AI that can exist across ''every City of Gold'' through its networked mainframes.]]



* BrainUploading: In various flavors.
** [[spoiler: Malinch&eacute uses the Crown of Sundar to implant her mind into the Dark Condor's hard drive, but her body dies from her head wound just as the process completes]].
** In the City of Kumlar, [[spoiler: Marun'Kel had her brain fused with orichalcum to become the Custodian of the Cities.]]



* {{Expy}}: Dorad Elo, a High Preist of the Incas who appears in a [[VideoGame/{{Inca}} flying ship called the Tumi]].

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* EvilMatriarch: [[spoiler: Malinch&eacute is this to Laguerra.]]
* {{Expy}}: Dorad Elo, a High Preist Priest of the Incas who appears in a [[VideoGame/{{Inca}} flying ship called the Tumi]].Tumi]]. He first appears to fix the stonework in the Mountain of the Moon so it doesn't cave in with the children inside, and leaves them a map to navigate its maze.
* HeelFaceTurn: When Ambrosius leads the children out of the Mountain of the Moon, Laguerra decides to stand up to Malinch&eacute and [[spoiler: kicks her off the stone stairs, causing her terminal brain damage on impact.]]



* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: When Ambrosius gives Athanaos a story of his son's fate. [[spoiler: Athanaos responds by pounding Ambrosius in the face until his nose bleeds. He admits he deserved it.]]

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* PlugAndPlayTechnology: Zigzagged with the hard drive. It connects to the Olmec ship with no trouble, but Tao and Ambrosius have to cobble together a primitive wiring board and camera to allow it to connect to Ambrosius' factory.
* RelationshipReveal: Malinch&eacute reveals herself as Laguerra's mother when she and the Doctor raid Waga Fayat's ship. Laguerra struggles to deny it.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: When Ambrosius gives Athanaos a story of his son's fate. [[spoiler: Athanaos responds by pounding Ambrosius in the face until his nose bleeds. He admits he deserved it.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: When preparing to leave the Oasis of Manfurah, [[spoiler: Ambrosius warns Laguerra that her rebellion has made her his primary target, and he ''will'' kill her when they meet again.
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* BlackBox: The Condor's hard drive passes as this, since Ambrosius connects it to his factory to allow Cibola to interface with it, in the hopes of creating stable orichalcum. [[spoiler: It works.]]
* EvilKnockoff: Ambrosius talks Cibola into copying over his blueprint to the Pyramid of Mu, which results in the creation of [[spoiler: the Dark Condor, a silvery, sleeker version fitted with Black Suns. And Malinch&eacute elects to fly it.]]
* {{Expy}}: Dorad Elo, a High Preist of the Incas who appears in a [[VideoGame/{{Inca}} flying ship called the Tumi]].


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* PlotDrivenBreakdown: Twice, both with the Golden Condor.
** The first time happens when Ambrosius' men misfire the Olmec Machine and cause the Condor to crash. Tao has to fix the Condor's circuit board to get it working again.
** The second time, when the Condor's hard drive is stolen, Zia can't fly it very well because its safety protocols went with the drive.
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It can be read [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18228416/chapters/43127675 here]].

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* BackFromTheDead: When Ambrosius returns to the Fort of Patialla, he's immediately surprised to find [[spoiler: Doctor Laguerra, Malinché, and Teteola alive and well from season one, if a bit scratched up from the Olmec attack. They explain that Teteola saved them, and had to lay low to make their way across the ocean.]]



** The Golden Condor itself, being programmed to protect its crew whenever possible.

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* LineOfSightName: Mendoza comes up with Cibola's name by having heard the term from an Inca wise man as a false city of Gold.
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''Voice of the Condor'' is a fanfic in ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'', set in an AlternateContinuity version of Season 3.

Just as Esteban and his friends are about to land in Japan to find the third City of Gold, the Golden Condor suffers a short-circuit and crashes. When Tao fixes it, he also activates a slew of new functions within the craft, which change the course of our heroes' journey forever.

It can be read [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18228416/chapters/43127675 here]].

!!Voice Of The Condor contains examples of:

* BenevolentAI:
** The Golden Condor itself, being programmed to protect its crew whenever possible.
** Another example turns up with Mirada, who goes out of her way to keep the ''Thalios'' clean, and give her crew maximum comfort.
* {{Keet}}: Mirada.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: When Ambrosius gives Athanaos a story of his son's fate. [[spoiler: Athanaos responds by pounding Ambrosius in the face until his nose bleeds. He admits he deserved it.]]

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