History Farscape / TropesHToN

** He even complains about how difficult it was to lose intentionally without his opponent realizing it was intentional, which would have spoiled the entire gambit.
*** It's not that it was difficult to intentionally lose without tipping off his opponent. It's the fact that his opponent was ''that terrible of a player'' that no matter what moves Rygel made to throw the game, the guy somehow still managed to make ''worse'' ones.

* LadyMacbeth: In Season 1's "Jeremiah Crichton", the Priestan served as this to her son.

-->'''Aeryn:''' "She gives me a woody." (John gives her a look.) "Woody. It's a human saying, I've heard you say it often. When you don't trust someone or they make you nervous, they give you--"

** Aeryn also gets a "really bad bribe" (vibe) in season 4. By that point, Aeryn is diligently trying to learn English and the {{Malapropers}} come thick and fast. John...objects.

** Crichton also counts because, he is the only one in his crew (aside from [[BadassPreacher Zhaan]]) who is willing trust others, helping them with a situation, and never giving them the benefit of doubt. He is also [[HeroicSacrifice willing to die]] for his crew and the universe just to protect it. However don't [[BerserkButton threaten his crew]].

** "Won't Get Fooled Again," just another of the series' many {{Bizarro Episode}}s...but the ending reveals the existence of [[spoiler:the neural chip (and accompanying EnemyWithin) Scorpius implanted in Crichton]].

* NoPregnancySex: Implicitly averted in ''The Peacekeeper Wars'', as a heavily-pregnant Grayza still relies on seduction to get her way.

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: "GROON-shlick!!"

* IndyPloy: The gang's favoured way of doing, well, pretty much everything, actually. Every time they actually ''try'' ASimplePlan or a ZanyScheme, it inevitably goes wrong. By the end of the series they've become highly skilled at XanatosSpeedChess -- TaughtByExperience.

* JokerImmunity: Scorpius just will not die, much to John's frustration. And Harvey hangs around a lot longer than John is comfortable with, as well. But at least John's not the only one who's frustrated. There is always ''at least one'' organization that is out for Scorpy's ass (and we're talking big military instillations here) and they just can't seem to kill him! To be fair though, his ability to resist a lot of torture et al. (and somehow always be needed by someone for something) could be partially due to the fact that his entire childhood was one big [[BreakTheCutie Break The Innocent Hybrid Child]] moment, leading to [[CorruptTheCutie Corrupt The Innocent Hybrid Child]], leading to him becoming a cross between a [[TheDeterminator Revenge-Driven Determinator]], a WellIntentionedExtremist and a MagnificentBastard. Apparently his entire past has taught him one thing: [[CrazyPrepared always have]] [[XanatosRoulette an escape route/contingency plan]].

-->'''Rygel''': This is a tokaar knife! Do you know what ceremony young Luxan males use this for? [[ADateWithRosiePalms On themselves? At that... certain age?]]

** Crichton himself, especially in earlier seasons, particularly involving species names. Brilliantly played with in one episode told RashomonStyle, when everyone in John's story mispronounces the alien race of the week in the same way Crichton himself does because ''he's telling the story''.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Delvians being a race of PlantAliens originally came as a huge surprise for Crichton (and the audience) when Zhaan casually mentions it in "Bone to Be Wild". Now, any character biography of Zhaan will list this fact fairly early on.

* MamaBear: Unsurprisingly, Aeryn becomes one of these after giving birth. ''Very'' surprisingly (for her character), the safety of her as-yet unborn baby seems to be the main thing that makes Grayza agree to the peace treaty in ''Peacekeeper Wars''. Also Zhaan is this the living incarnation of this by the end of season 2/beginning of season 3. Oh, and you can't forget Moya.

* NoOneGetsLeftBehind

* HumansAreBastards: Near-human Sebaceans have a baaaad reputation.

* {{Invisibility}}: One of the most noticeable abilities of the Skreeth.

* IronicEcho: "Vitas Mortis" has this Type 1 exchange between Aeryn and Chiana, who is stuck doing the crew's laundry in a knee-deep basin of Moya's amnexus fluids. She refuses to add Aeryn's clothes to the mix, remarking "Since when did I become your servant?" Chiana is soon trapped in the solidified amnexus fluid, whereupon Aeryn gleefully refuses to help her: "Since when did I become your servant?"
** In the two-parter "Liars Guns And Money", Crichton leaves Scorpius to die in the Shadow Depository, while singing ''The Star-Spangled Banner'' as a form of PsychicStatic. Two episodes later, Scorpius briefly hums a verse of the song before entering the Diagnosan's surgical room, taking the neurochip and leaving Crichton [[AndIMustScream paralyzed and incoherent.]]
* ISurrenderSuckers: After boarding the ''Zelbinion'', Lomus runs into Aeryn and is ordered to freeze. He raises his hands over his head....then breathes a giant fireball right at her.
* ItGetsEasier: Crichton gets called on this during "Won't Get Fooled Again" by his "mother". He already knows the entire concept of being back on Earth isn't real, especially when his dead mother shows up, but he wants to believe in her since he misses her so much. However, when she starts talking about how he's changed and grown callous from killing, things she couldn't possibly know, he can't let himself sit back and enjoy the illusion of her anymore.

** Braca is the quiet, respectable sidekick for his domineering boss Scorpius. Despite his apparently submissive demeanor, he [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass turns out to be]] a highly effective and loyal assistant, capable of resisting mind control, going deep undercover, leading a [[spoiler: mutiny against Grayza]], and holding off a posse of Scarrans on the Water Planet. It's strongly [[HoYay implied]] that one of the reasons for his devotion to the job is that he's in love with Scorpy ("We're So Screwed, Part III: La Bomba").
* LargeHam:

* JerkassHasAPoint: Is Scorpius a ManipulativeBastard who [[MindRape mind-rapes]] a series of people, turns 10,000 slaves over to a sadistic mobster, and murders a couple of Crichton's dearest friends? Yes to all. But time proves him absolutely right about the danger posed by the Scarran Empire. Even Crichton would rather see wormhole technology in his hands than in Staleek's.

* KarmicDeath: Although it is left up in the air as to whether he actually dies or not, B'Sogg. He has trained the Keedva to be his personal killing machine, and even sent it after his own brother, Temmon - resulting in the latter becoming mortally wounded after running into one of the Budong's acidic pustules trying to escape. Temmon eventually dies at the hands of Chiana, [[ICannotSelfTerminate after he begs her to not let him suffer like that]]. Later, Chiana confronts B'Sogg about all the atrocities he's committed, and, in a rage, shoots open one of the pustules so that the pus will pour directly onto B'Sogg, resulting in his arm melting off. Chiana leaves him writhing in agony, screaming for her to not leave him to suffer - mirroring his brother's final words.

** Braca is the quiet, respectable sidekick for his scenery-chewing, extravagantly kinky, and genetically "impure" boss Scorpius. Despite his milquetoast demeanor, he [[TookALevelInBadass becomes]] a highly effective and loyal assistant, capable of resisting mind control, going deep undercover, leading a [[spoiler: mutiny against Grayza]], and holding off a posse of Scarrans on the Water Planet. It's strongly [[HoYay implied]] that part of the reason for the change is that he's in love with Scorpy ("We're So Screwed, Part III: La Bomba").

* HoYay: Scorpius grabs Braca and gives him a remarkably passionate kiss on the forehead in "Scratch 'n' Sniff"; Chiana-as-Dargo fondles Rygel-as-Crichton in "Out of their Minds"; and Crichton hallucinates a proposition from D'Argo in "Won't Get Fooled Again". Also, virtually every scene between Scorpius and Crichton, or Maldis and Crichton, exemplifies this trope.

* LesYay: Chiana and Jool's dance in "Scratch 'n' Sniff".

* JerkassGods: In "Prayer", Aeryn describes an ancient myth about how the ancient Sebaceans used to worship a goddess named Janka-Bru, until she suddenly destroyed the seven main planets they lived on. When her dying worshipers asked why she had done this after they had paid her tribute, she replied, "[[ItAmusedMe Because I can]]." Apparently, this is why the modern-day Peacekeepers refuse to believe in any theology.

* MonsterLord: Scarran leadership to rank and file "horse faced" scarrans.

** Crichton also count because, he is the only one in his crew (aside from [[BadassPreacher Zhaan]]) who is willing trust others, helping them with a situation, and never giving them the benefit of doubt. He is also [[HeroicSacrifice willing to die]] for his crew and the universe just to protect it. However don't [[BerserkButton threaten his crew]].

* KarmicDeath: Although it is left up in the air as to whether he actually dies or not, B'Sogg. He has trained the Keedva to be his personal killing machine, and even sent it after his own brother, Temmon - resulting in the latter becoming mortally wounded after running into one of the Budong's acidic pustles trying to escape. Temmon eventually dies at the hands of Chiana, [[ICannotSelfTerminate after he begs her to not let him suffer like that]]. Later, Chiana confronts B'Sogg about all the atrocities he's committed, and, in a rage, shoots open one of the pustules so that the pus will pour directly onto B'Sogg, resulting in his arm melting off. Chiana leaves him writhing in agony, screaming for her to not leave him to suffer - mirroring his brother's final words.

** Chianna is confused about it being illegal for sexually mature teenagers to have sex, both for why anyone would possibly care and for why the girls are dressed provocatively anyway.

* HellYesMoment: When particularly impressed with himslef, Crichton would shout "Can I get a 'Hell Yeah'". Sometimes, he'd hear a crowd respond.

* HalfHumanHybrid: Both with humans and aliens ([[spoiler: John and Aeryn's child, also John and Katralla's]]) and with aliens and other aliens: Jothee, [[HumanAliens Sebacean]] / [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Luxan]]; Scorpius, Sebacean/Scarran; among others. Although ''technically'' [[spoiler: Sebaceans started out as humans ALongTimeAgoInAGalaxyFarFarAway]]. Averted with Luxans/Nebari who aren't compatible, much to the dislike of D'Argo, and even that may just be him and Chianna.