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* SailorsPonytail: Most sailors sport this hairstyle, as yet another sign of the time period.
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* SailorsPonytail: Most sailors sport this hairstyle, as yet another sign of the time period. It even gets a nod when Captain Aubrey lets down his hair for [[spoiler:the whaling disguise]], only the tie it back up when it's time for combat.
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**The ''Surprise'' goes by the fake name ''Syren'' while it lures the French sailors into danger.
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* IronicLastWords: When the crew first sets foot on the Acheron all is ghostly silent, and the sailing master declares the fight must be over, the French finished. The French immediately leap up from their hiding places with a roar and shoot him in the forehead.
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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Aubrey orders Nagle flogged for disrespecting Hollum in front of everyone. Aubrey personally likes Nagle and is clearly frustrated with Hollum's lack of both assertiveness and leadership ability, but for the sake of maintaining discipline, he simply ''can't'' ignore one of the crew being insubordinate.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: PlayedForLaughs at the end. [[spoiler:Maturin casually mentions that the Acheron's doctor died of fever months ago, causing Aubrey to realize that the "doctor" he left with the Acheron was the captain, and now he's got to chase it down all over again.]]
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* TheJinx: PlayedForDrama with Mr.Hollom. Bad things often happen on his watch and thus he is labeled a "Jonah", a curse on the ship by the sailors. Since he's already deeply insecure, as the situation worsens the idea that he is cursed takes a serious toll on his sanity. [[spoiler:It culminates in him throwing himself overboard in an attempt to "lift" the curse and save the crew.]]
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Nearly every sailor on board believes that Hollom is cursed, even Captain Aubrey. [[spoiler:However, after his suicide the ship is still stuck InTheDoldrums. But when Aubrey reprimands his crew for their poor treatment of Hollom and asks God and Hollom's spirit for forgiveness, the wind ''immediately'' picks up and rain comes, saving them all.]] All of these events are easily written off as coincidences and most of Hollom's "cursed" moments have little to do with him, but the last in particular seems peculiarly well-timed.
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* ShoutOut: A subtle one to ''Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner''. At one point an albatross starts circling the ship, and one of the marines tries to shoot it, then accidentally shoots the ship's doctor instead. As anyone who's read the poem knows, trying to kill an albatross is TemptingFate.
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* DropTheHammer: During the final battle, the ship's carpenter (Lamb) wields a giant mallet along with a sword.
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* ThePeterPrinciple: Discussed with Mr. Hollom, he had failed his officers exam twice and stuck as a midshipmen. His indecisive behavior and easy-to-bully demeanor made him a target for the crewman, which is a very offensive line to cross. After one crewman is flogged for disrespecting him and his position, he starts suffering SanitySlippage as he simply couldn't demonstrate leadership capabilities and the rest of [[MedalOfDishonor the crew became extra deferential to him]]. [[spoiler: Unable to deal with his insecurities and fear of being a curse on the crew, [[CementShoes he jumped overboard with a cannonball]]]].
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* ThePeterPrinciple: Discussed with Mr. Hollom, he had failed his officers exam twice and stuck as a midshipmen. midshipman. His indecisive behavior and easy-to-bully demeanor made him a target for the crewman, crewmen, which is a very offensive line to cross. After one crewman is flogged for disrespecting him and his position, he starts suffering SanitySlippage as he simply couldn't demonstrate leadership capabilities and the rest of [[MedalOfDishonor the crew became extra deferential to him]]. [[spoiler: Unable to deal with his insecurities and fear of being a curse on the crew, [[CementShoes he jumped overboard with a cannonball]]]].
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* EurekaMoment: How Aubrey gets the idea for the DefensiveFeintTrap. His [[JustForPun surprise]] makes this trope fall short of TruthInTelevision; in real-life naval warfare and the universe of the books, ships employ ruses like this often enough that Aubrey wouldn't need the reminder.
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* EurekaMoment: How Aubrey gets the idea for the DefensiveFeintTrap. His [[JustForPun surprise]] surprise makes this trope fall short of TruthInTelevision; in real-life naval warfare and the universe of the books, ships employ ruses like this often enough that Aubrey wouldn't need the reminder.
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** Aubrey has Nagle and Warley rewarded with an extra tot of rum for providing information on their opponent. This backfires when Nagle has the means to get drunk later on.
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** Aubrey has Nagle and Warley rewarded with an extra tot of rum for providing information on their opponent. This backfires when Nagle has the means to get drunk later on.
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* RuleOfThrees: Lampshaded when Aubrey says the French captain has caught him by surprise twice, but there won't be a third time.
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* RuleOfThrees: Lampshaded when Aubrey says the French captain has caught him by surprise twice, but there won't be a third time. [[spoiler:As per this trope, the third time it's Aubrey taking the French captain by surprise.]]
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* LightningBruiser: The ''Acheron'' is based on the period-accurate American United States class frigates, like the famous ''USS Constitution''. She has a solid body that is almost impervious to any cannon shot the ''Surprise'' can hit her sides with, and while she is vulnerable to raking fire from behind, her speed makes outmaneuvering her a tricky proposition... [[spoiler:but [[AttackItsWeakPoint concentrated fire directed at the base of the mainmast]] (which is possible thanks to a clever ruse allowing ''Surprise'' to get close enough to make the gunnery accurate) is able to leave her a sitting duck.]] Since the Americans knew they could never compete with the 18th century Royal Navy, they purposely designed ships powerful enough to defeat any British frigate and fast enough to escape a British ship of th eline.
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* LightningBruiser: The ''Acheron'' is based on the period-accurate American United States class frigates, like the famous ''USS Constitution''. She has a solid body that is almost impervious to any cannon shot the ''Surprise'' can hit her sides with, and while she is vulnerable to raking fire from behind, her speed makes outmaneuvering her a tricky proposition... [[spoiler:but [[AttackItsWeakPoint concentrated fire directed at the base of the mainmast]] (which is possible thanks to a clever ruse allowing ''Surprise'' to get close enough to make the gunnery accurate) is able to leave her a sitting duck.]] Since the Americans knew they could never compete with the 18th century Royal Navy, they purposely designed ships powerful enough to defeat any British frigate and fast enough to escape a British ship of th eline.the line.
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* LuringInPrey: In a non-monstrous example, Captain Aubrey has the ''Surprise'' repainted to look like a whaling vessel to lure the French privateer ''Acheron'' he's been hunting into coming in close so he can surprise and capture it. He calls this a "nautical phasmid", comparing it to a stick insect he was shown by Dr. Maturin earlier, which mimics a twig to evade its predators. Stephen replies that it's not quite the same: Jack is playing the role of predator here.
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** And when Will Warley and his friend are rewarded with extra rum for delivering their ''Acheron'' model.
-->'''Killick:''' We was saving it for salutin' day.\\
'''Aubrey:''' We'll drink wine.\\
'''Killick:''' [''Grumbling under his breath''] [[SarcasmMode Oh, we'll drink wine, that's great...]]
-->'''Killick:''' We was saving it for salutin' day.\\
'''Aubrey:''' We'll drink wine.\\
'''Killick:''' [''Grumbling under his breath''] [[SarcasmMode Oh, we'll drink wine, that's great...]]
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: During an argument between Jack and Stephen, the latter expresses disapproval of the sailors' need for alcohol, while the former retorts that alcohol is necessary to keep the men drunk enough to follow orders, work better, and keep them from mutinying. The main reason that adding alcohol to water was necessary for the survival of the crew on long voyages was to keep it drinkable, not to keep the crew drunk, as Jack and Stephen seem to suggest. Even though bacteria and other microorganisms were unknown at the time, it was common knowledge that not adding alcohol to water meant that it would eventually become undrinkable and cause dysentery among the crew. It's pretty ridiculous for a doctor and an experienced captain not to know that.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: During an argument between Jack and Stephen, the latter expresses disapproval of the sailors' need for alcohol, while the former retorts that alcohol is necessary to keep the men drunk enough to follow orders, work better, and keep them from mutinying. The main reason that adding alcohol to water was necessary for the survival of the crew on long voyages was to keep it drinkable, not to keep the crew drunk, as Jack and Stephen seem to suggest. Even though bacteria and other microorganisms were unknown at the time, it was common knowledge that not adding alcohol to water meant that it would eventually become undrinkable and cause dysentery among the crew. It's pretty ridiculous for a doctor and an experienced captain not to know that.
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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the book, [[spoiler:Hollum]] is in involved in a LoveTriangle and is murdered by the jealous husband. Because the gunner and his wife are AdaptedOut, he is instead DrivenToSuicide.
