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** Unfortunate, a blacksmith, begs Supreme Chancellor Cunningson to not steal his food. It's in vain, and Judge Hareheart covers Cunning up.

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** Unfortunate, a blacksmith, begs Supreme Chancellor Cunningson to not steal his food. It's in vain, and Judge Hareheart covers Cunning Cunningson up.


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* AssholeVictim: ''Everyone'' among the court who exploits the people.
** Cunningson [[spoiler:dies trying to escape the Prince who is about to expose him.]]
** Hareheart [[spoiler:betrays his country, is tried by it after one of his victims leads him to the Prince and gets executed.]]
** The jester [[spoiler:spoils himself rotten by stealing from everyone, even [[EvilerThanThou Cunningson]], and gets executed by Uncle King because he is no longer able to entertain him.]]


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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Uncle King dies after having his insulting gift returned to him.]]
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Unfortunate finds a scared man on the enemy's side after the invaders are beaten back, and is planning to release him. He changes his mind once he sees it's [[spoiler:Judge Hareheart, who wanted to convict him unfairly earlier in the book. Then he sends him to the Prince, who puts the coward on trial and [[AssholeVictim executes him for treason]], so Unfortunate indirectly gets his revenge.]]
* SmallNameBigEgo: King Witless thinks he has one hundred thousand warriors under his command and thus isn't afraid of anyone. He only has two liutenants, plus an one-legged soldier and a one-armed sailor.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Unfortunate finds a scared man on the enemy's side after the invaders are beaten back, and is planning to release him. He changes his mind once he sees it's [[spoiler:Judge Hareheart, who wanted to convict him unfairly earlier in the book. Then he sends him to the Prince, who puts the coward on trial and [[AssholeVictim executes him for treason]], so Unfortunate indirectly but knowingly gets his revenge.]]
* SmallNameBigEgo: King Witless thinks he has one hundred thousand warriors under his command and thus isn't afraid of anyone. He only has two liutenants, plus an one-legged soldier and a one-armed sailor. [[spoiler:Only in the end can he truly back up all of his boasts.]]

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* DirtyCoward: [[HangingJudge Judge Hareheart]]. He is very cruel to the commonfolk and one of the frauds who exploit the country's state. He also [[spoiler:betrays his own people and is the reason [[BigBad Uncle King]] wants to invade the country in the first place.]] But when confronted by the Prince, both times, he pathetically grovels and begs for mercy, using lies to make himself look better. [[spoiler:Also, unlike [[EvilIsCool Uncle King]], he doesn't even fight the moment his country fights back.]]

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* DramaPreservingHandicap: The Prince might be incredibly competent, but he has a serious flaw that [[YouCantThwartStageOne prevents him from stopping the villains before they become a threat]]. He can't read, and so has to get help by King Witless, his father, for once. [[spoiler:When the King reads a message Hareheart had for Cunningson, the Prince realises the judge is a traitor, but it's too late to stop the treachery, and the country has to get to war to save itself.]]
* DirtyCoward: [[HangingJudge Judge Hareheart]]. He is very cruel to the commonfolk and one of the frauds who exploit the country's state. He also [[spoiler:betrays his own people and is the reason [[BigBad Uncle King]] wants to invade the country in the first place.]] But when confronted by the Prince, both times, he pathetically grovels and begs for mercy, using lies to make himself look better. [[spoiler:Also, unlike [[EvilIsCool [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Uncle King]], he doesn't even fight the moment his country fights back.]]
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** Unfortunate, a blacksmith, begs Supreme Chancellor Cunning to not steal his food. It's in vain, and Judge Hareheart covers Cunning up.

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** Unfortunate, a blacksmith, begs Supreme Chancellor Cunning Cunningson to not steal his food. It's in vain, and Judge Hareheart covers Cunning up.



** The one-armed sailor that is used as a joke about the (lack of) fleet of King Mindless, being the only member of the navy, to the King's frustration.

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** The one-armed sailor that is used as a joke about the (lack of) fleet of King Mindless, being the only member of the navy, to the King's frustration. He still gets an important job done with the help of only one of the King's guards.
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: Supreme Chancellor Cunning. He is a thief and the power behind the throne, one of the masterminds behind the corruption of the kingdom. He also [[spoiler:dies before the main conflict.]]

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* DiscOneFinalBoss: Supreme Chancellor Cunning.Cunningson. He is a thief and the power behind the throne, one of the masterminds behind the corruption of the kingdom. He also [[spoiler:dies before the main conflict.]]



* EvilChancellor: The Supreme Chancellor, Cunning, is a cruel man who shamelessly exploits the dire state of the kingdom and abuses the commonfolk until his death.

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* EvilChancellor: The Supreme Chancellor, Cunning, Cunningson, is a cruel man who shamelessly exploits the dire state of the kingdom and abuses the commonfolk until his death.



* MeaningfulName: Every single character has a name that is about their character, except some very minor characters. Their names stay the same even after [[CharacterDevelopment some of them grow out of them]] (for example, when [[spoiler:the sisters Jealous and Bitter stop fighting each other and being mean to everyone in general]], their names stay the same), except that of the male lead's.

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* MeaningfulName: Every single character has a name that is about their character, except some very minor characters. Their names stay the same even after [[CharacterDevelopment some of them grow out of them]] (for example, when [[spoiler:the sisters Jealous Jealousia and Bitter Spitefulia stop fighting each other and being mean to everyone in general]], their names stay the same), except that of the male lead's.



** He also executes [[spoiler:the traitorous jester of King Mindless when the jester fails miserably to make him laugh, because he was used to being [[KarmicDeath nothing but a parasite to both kings]].]]

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** He also executes [[spoiler:the traitorous jester of King Mindless Witless when the jester fails miserably to make him laugh, because he was used to being [[KarmicDeath nothing but a parasite to both kings]].]]
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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Queen Insane is a terrible ruler. She is not a tyrant, but she is even more criminally incompetent and delusional than her husband, to the point she is against her children taking any action for the country for most of the story.

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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Queen Insane Barmy is a terrible ruler. She is not a tyrant, but she is even more criminally incompetent and delusional than her husband, to the point she is against her children taking any action for the country for most of the story.



** King Mindless starts his boasts about an army as delusional. In the end, [[BadassBoast he can back them up]].

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** King Mindless Witless starts his boasts about an army as delusional. In the end, [[BadassBoast he can back them up]].



* SmallNameBigEgo: King Mindless thinks he has one hundred thousand warriors under his command and thus isn't afraid of anyone. He only has two liutenants, plus an one-legged soldier and a one-armed sailor.

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* SmallNameBigEgo: King Mindless Witless thinks he has one hundred thousand warriors under his command and thus isn't afraid of anyone. He only has two liutenants, plus an one-legged soldier and a one-armed sailor.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[BigBad Uncle King]] is a spiteful person who [[spoiler:gets easily consumed by revenge and acts tyrannical when things are dire for him.]] Yet he is a brave, determined man, who is absolutely disgusted when [[spoiler:Hareheart, the person who persuaded him to start a war against the judge's own country, acts cowardly when said country fights back. Uncle King calls him out and kicks him before joining the fight.]]



* MeaningfulName: Every single character has a name that is about their character, except some very minor characters. Their names stay the same even after [[CharacterDevelopment some of them grow out of them]], except that of the male lead's.

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* MeaningfulName: Every single character has a name that is about their character, except some very minor characters. Their names stay the same even after [[CharacterDevelopment some of them grow out of them]], them]] (for example, when [[spoiler:the sisters Jealous and Bitter stop fighting each other and being mean to everyone in general]], their names stay the same), except that of the male lead's.

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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: The unnamed young man who starts doing nothing but yell at the Prince for his family's incompetence. He is certainly unaware of the prince actually being competent. [[spoiler:The ''moment'' the young man sees he is wrong, he carries the country's defense against the invasion with just two moves at the cost of his life.]]

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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: AintTooProudToBeg:
** Unfortunate, a blacksmith, begs Supreme Chancellor Cunning to not steal his food. It's in vain, and Judge Hareheart covers Cunning up.
** Hareheart himself, once [[spoiler:he is captured by the Prince's troops and his treason is exposed. The Prince hangs him.]]
* CombatPragmatist: The Prince [[spoiler:leads his troops to victory against a superior foe by attacking them in their sleep]].
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass:
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The unnamed young man who starts doing nothing but yell at the Prince for his family's incompetence. He is certainly unaware of the prince actually being competent.competent and caring. [[spoiler:The ''moment'' the young man sees he is wrong, he carries the country's defense against the invasion with just two moves at the cost of his life.]]]]
** The one-armed sailor that is used as a joke about the (lack of) fleet of King Mindless, being the only member of the navy, to the King's frustration.



* DiscOneFinalBoss: Supreme Chancellor Cunning. He is a thief and the power behind the throne, one of the masterminds behind the corruption of the kingdom. He also [[spoiler:dies before the main conflict.]]



* EvilChancellor: The Supreme Chancellor, Cunning, is a cruel man who shamelessly exploits the dire state of the kingdom and abuses the commonfolk.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Queen Insane is a terrible ruler. She is not a tyrant, but she is even more criminally incompetent and delusional than her husband.

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* EvilChancellor: The Supreme Chancellor, Cunning, is a cruel man who shamelessly exploits the dire state of the kingdom and abuses the commonfolk.
commonfolk until his death.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Queen Insane is a terrible ruler. She is not a tyrant, but she is even more criminally incompetent and delusional than her husband.husband, to the point she is against her children taking any action for the country for most of the story.



** Uncle King, frustrated by his nephew's incompetence, sends him a head of a donkey with a crown that's about ''his importance to the world''. When [[spoiler:the Prince, after beating him twice, is asked to join him, he sends him the donkey's head as something ''worth of his offer'', which makes the villain kill himself out of anger.]]

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** Uncle King, frustrated by his nephew's incompetence, sends him a head of a donkey with a crown that's about ''his importance to the world''.world'' and shows what he thinks about him. When [[spoiler:the Prince, after beating him twice, is asked to join him, he sends him the donkey's head as something ''worth of his offer'', which makes the villain kill himself out of anger.]]



* MeaningfulName: Every single character has a name that is about their character. No exceptions. Their names stay the same even after [[CharacterDevelopment some of them grow out of them]], except that of the male lead's.
* MeaningfulRename: The Prince becomes [[spoiler:King Wise when he gets the country back to its feet.]]
* MilesGloriosus: King Mindless thinks he has one hundred thousand warriors under his command and thus isn't afraid of anyone. He only has two guards.

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* MeaningfulName: Every single character has a name that is about their character. No exceptions.character, except some very minor characters. Their names stay the same even after [[CharacterDevelopment some of them grow out of them]], except that of the male lead's.
* MeaningfulRename: The Prince becomes [[spoiler:King Wise the Second when he gets the country back to its feet.]]
* MilesGloriosus: King Mindless thinks he has one hundred thousand warriors under his command and thus isn't afraid of anyone. He only has two guards.
]]



* VillainousBreakdown: Uncle King, after barely being beaten the first time, wants revenge. [[spoiler:But now the country of the protagonists is too well defended thanks to the castles and archers, and he ends up cutting down the bearers of bad news and the remaining criminals that had defected to his side, before getting physically sick as well.]]

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* SmallNameBigEgo: King Mindless thinks he has one hundred thousand warriors under his command and thus isn't afraid of anyone. He only has two liutenants, plus an one-legged soldier and a one-armed sailor.
* VillainousBreakdown: Uncle King, after barely being beaten the first time, wants revenge. [[spoiler:But now the country of the protagonists is too well defended thanks to the castles and archers, and he ends up cutting down the bearers of bad news and the remaining criminals that had defected to his side, before getting physically sick as well.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: Uncle King loves to do this.
** He executes one of his officers for [[spoiler:the humiliating defeat he has in the middle of the book.]]
** He also executes [[spoiler:the traitorous jester of King Mindless when the jester fails miserably to make him laugh, because he was used to being [[KarmicDeath nothing but a parasite to both kings]].
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''A tale Without a Name'' is a Greek book, written in 1910 by Penelope Delta, about a kingdom that has destroyed itself due to corruption from the royal court and neglect from the royal family except the two youngest siblings, and their tales to restore the kingdom before disaster happens.

Its main gimmick is that nobody has an actual name, and instead they all have names [[MeaningfulName according to their personalities.]]

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''A tale Without a Name'' ("Παραμύθι Χωρίς Όνομα") is a Greek book, written in 1910 by Penelope Delta, about a kingdom that has destroyed itself due to corruption from the royal court and neglect from the royal family except the two youngest siblings, and their tales to restore the kingdom before disaster happens.

happens.

Its main gimmick is that nobody has an actual name, and instead they all have names [[MeaningfulName according to their personalities.]]
]] It has been adapted to a stageplay where barely anything changes.

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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The country starts in a nadir and things only get worse as it has to face war and treachery. After repelling the invaders by the skin of their teeth, [[spoiler:the Prince and the countrymen get the country back to its feet and make it even stronger than its neighbors.]]



* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Queen Insane is a terrible ruler. She is not a tyrant, but she is even more criminally incompetent and delusional than her husband.



* MeaningfulName: Every single character has a name that is about their character. No exceptions.

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* MeaningfulName: Every single character has a name that is about their character. No exceptions. Their names stay the same even after [[CharacterDevelopment some of them grow out of them]], except that of the male lead's.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Unfortunate finds a scared man on the enemy's side after the invaders are beaten back, and is planning to release him. He changes his mind once he sees it's [[spoiler:Judge Hareheart, who wanted to convict him unfairly earlier in the book. Then he sends him to the Prince, who puts the coward on trial and executes him, so Unfortunate indirectly gets his revenge.]]

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Unfortunate finds a scared man on the enemy's side after the invaders are beaten back, and is planning to release him. He changes his mind once he sees it's [[spoiler:Judge Hareheart, who wanted to convict him unfairly earlier in the book. Then he sends him to the Prince, who puts the coward on trial and [[AssholeVictim executes him, him for treason]], so Unfortunate indirectly gets his revenge.]]
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Unfortunate finds a scared man on the enemy's side after the invaders are beaten back, and is planning to release him. He changes his mind once he sees it's [[spoiler:Judge Hareheart, who wanted to convict him unfairly earlier in the book. Then he sends him to the Prince, who puts the coward on trial and executes him, so Unfortunate indirectly gets his revenge.]]

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* IronicEco:

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* IronicEco:IronicEcho:



** King Mindless starts his boasts about an army as delusional. In the end, he can back them up.

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** King Mindless starts his boasts about an army as delusional. In the end, [[BadassBoast he can back them up.up]].



* MilesGloriosus: King Mindless thinks he has one hundred thousand warriors under his command and thus isn't afraid of anyone. He only has two guards.

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* MilesGloriosus: King Mindless thinks he has one hundred thousand warriors under his command and thus isn't afraid of anyone. He only has two guards.guards.
* VillainousBreakdown: Uncle King, after barely being beaten the first time, wants revenge. [[spoiler:But now the country of the protagonists is too well defended thanks to the castles and archers, and he ends up cutting down the bearers of bad news and the remaining criminals that had defected to his side, before getting physically sick as well.]]
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''A tale Without a Name'' is a Greek book, written in 1910 by Penelope Delta, about a kingdom that has destroyed itself due to corruption from the royal court and neglect from the royal family except the two youngest siblings, and their tales to restore the kingdom before disaster happens.

Its main gimmick is that nobody has an actual name, and instead they all have names [[MeaningfulName according to their personalities.]]

!!This book contains examples of:

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: The unnamed young man who starts doing nothing but yell at the Prince for his family's incompetence. He is certainly unaware of the prince actually being competent. [[spoiler:The ''moment'' the young man sees he is wrong, he carries the country's defense against the invasion with just two moves at the cost of his life.]]
* DirtyCoward: [[HangingJudge Judge Hareheart]]. He is very cruel to the commonfolk and one of the frauds who exploit the country's state. He also [[spoiler:betrays his own people and is the reason [[BigBad Uncle King]] wants to invade the country in the first place.]] But when confronted by the Prince, both times, he pathetically grovels and begs for mercy, using lies to make himself look better. [[spoiler:Also, unlike [[EvilIsCool Uncle King]], he doesn't even fight the moment his country fights back.]]
* EvilChancellor: The Supreme Chancellor, Cunning, is a cruel man who shamelessly exploits the dire state of the kingdom and abuses the commonfolk.
* IronicEco:
** Uncle King, frustrated by his nephew's incompetence, sends him a head of a donkey with a crown that's about ''his importance to the world''. When [[spoiler:the Prince, after beating him twice, is asked to join him, he sends him the donkey's head as something ''worth of his offer'', which makes the villain kill himself out of anger.]]
** King Mindless starts his boasts about an army as delusional. In the end, he can back them up.
* MeaningfulName: Every single character has a name that is about their character. No exceptions.
* MeaningfulRename: The Prince becomes [[spoiler:King Wise when he gets the country back to its feet.]]
* MilesGloriosus: King Mindless thinks he has one hundred thousand warriors under his command and thus isn't afraid of anyone. He only has two guards.

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