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* ArmorIsUseless: Discussed and averted, as light weaponry fails to penetrate the PowerArmour. Played straight, however, when Snakes fight the Black Tusks, one of which has a weapon that makes a giant hole in one of Space Marines.
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* ArmorIsUseless: Discussed and averted, as light weaponry fails to penetrate the PowerArmour. Played straight, however, when Snakes fight the Black Tusks, one of which has a weapon that makes a giant hole in one of the Space Marines.
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* AccidentalPun: In-universe, the Children of Khorne, a Chaos cult from a planet whose main produce is... yes, corn. The Inquisitor sent to investigate laments that the pun seems lost on everyone but him.
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* AccidentalPun: In-universe, InUniverse: the Children of Khorne, a Chaos cult from a planet whose main produce is... yes, corn. The Inquisitor sent to investigate laments that the pun seems lost on everyone but him.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Iron Snakes are a high-tech version of Ancient Greece. Even their names are slightly-off names of figures of Antiquity or myth (especially characters from Literature/TheIlliad): Priad -> Priam, Andromak -> Andromache, Seydon -> Poseidon, Khiron -> Chiron, etc. The way the squad leaders argue among each other is reminiscent of the Greek chieftains arguing in the Iliad.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Iron Snakes are a high-tech version of Ancient Greece. Even their names are slightly-off names of figures of Antiquity or myth (especially characters from Literature/TheIlliad): Literature/TheIliad): Priad -> Priam, Andromak -> Andromache, Seydon -> Poseidon, Khiron -> Chiron, etc. The way the squad leaders argue among each other is reminiscent of the Greek chieftains arguing in the Iliad.
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* ItIsDehumanizing: Played for laughs in the denouement. When Antoni, now the governor of her world, marvels at Autolochus, she refers to the dreadnought as "it", having never seen one before and not knowing there's a marine inside the vehicle shell. After a bit of this, Autolochus decides he's had enough and declares "IT can HEAR you", which gives Antoni quite a shock.
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* ItIsDehumanizing: Played for laughs in the denouement. When Antoni, now the governor of her world, marvels at Autolochus, she refers to the dreadnought as "it", having never seen one before and not knowing there's a marine inside the vehicle shell. After a bit of this, Autolochus decides he's had enough and declares "IT can HEAR you", which gives Antoni quite a shock. At the end, when they are leaving the planet:
-->'''Antoni''': ''[whispering to Priad]'' Have I offended it?\\
'''Autolochus''': '''Only by continuing to refer to me as an "it."'''
-->'''Antoni''': ''[whispering to Priad]'' Have I offended it?\\
'''Autolochus''': '''Only by continuing to refer to me as an "it."'''
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* TheDreaded: The Inquisition; Priad reflects wryly that the Princess Royal who is arrogant and sheltered enough to not be afraid of Space Marines (in fact, she thinks she can order them around) runs away screaming when she sees an Inquisitorial sigil.
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* NoPlaceForAWarrior: PlayedForLaughs in Part Six, when Damocles Squad is assigned to act as envoys to the court of a recently-crowned monarch, who invites them to "mingle freely" at the reception.
-->''"Mingle"? What in the Emperor's name does that mean?''
-->''"Mingle"? What in the Emperor's name does that mean?''
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* NotSoAboveItAll: At the end of the novel, Priad demonstrates solidarity with his squad by making the forbidden trench dive.
* ObviouslyEvil: Ceres, the agri-world where Part IV takes place, has such a high concentration of iron in its geology that the soil, the water, and even the clouds in the sky are all exactly the color of human blood.
*OhNoYouDidnt: When the Princess Royal objects to Damocles Squad commandeering her vehicle, Priad tells her politely but firmly to go away. She responds by shooting him with a micro-laser gun. The laser barely scratches his armor, but instantly the squad has their bolters trained on her, and Priad's helmet display automatically plasters a target across the Princess' forehead, which he tries to ignore.
* ObviouslyEvil: Ceres, the agri-world where Part IV takes place, has such a high concentration of iron in its geology that the soil, the water, and even the clouds in the sky are all exactly the color of human blood.
*OhNoYouDidnt: When the Princess Royal objects to Damocles Squad commandeering her vehicle, Priad tells her politely but firmly to go away. She responds by shooting him with a micro-laser gun. The laser barely scratches his armor, but instantly the squad has their bolters trained on her, and Priad's helmet display automatically plasters a target across the Princess' forehead, which he tries to ignore.
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* YouAllLookFamiliar: Governor Antoni thanks each member of Damocles Squad, then turns to Priad and whispers that they all look identical to each other, except of course the one who's missing an eye. Priad says they're not.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Priad, after the Princess Royal tries to stop him from taking her vehicle by shooting him with a dinky laspistol.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Priad, after the Princess Royal tries to stop him from taking her vehicle by shooting him with a dinky laspistol.
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* NiceToTheWaiter: A princess who tries to order the Space Marines around also strikes her guard for disagreeing with her.
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* NiceToTheWaiter: A Averted, a princess who tries to order the Space Marines around also strikes her guard for disagreeing with her.
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* BloodFromTheMouth: As always a sign of Chaos.
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* ComeToGawk:
** Khiron thinks that this is what Priad's doing when he comes to his cell. Subverted, as Priad has come to [[spoiler:recruit him for his squad.]]
** How the Imperial nobles reacted to seeing Space Marines for the first time.
** Khiron thinks that this is what Priad's doing when he comes to his cell. Subverted, as Priad has come to [[spoiler:recruit him for his squad.]]
** How the Imperial nobles reacted to seeing Space Marines for the first time.
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%%* CombatMedic: Both space marines are easily the equal of their brothers in combat.
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**ComeToGawk: Khiron thinks that this is what Priad's doing when he comes to his cell. Subverted, as Priad has come to [[spoiler:recruit him for his squad.]]
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* DugTooDeep: In ''Black Gold'', the refinery crew [[spoiler:dug out some Chaos substance which proceeded to possess them all.]]
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* DugTooDeep: In ''Black Gold'', the refinery crew [[spoiler:dug out some Chaos substance which proceeded to possess them all.]]all]].
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Iron Snakes are a high-tech version of AncientGreece. Even their names are slightly-off names of figures of Antiquity or myth (especially characters from Literature/TheIlliad): Priad -> Priam, Andromak -> Andromache, Seydon -> Poseidon, Khiron -> Chiron, etc. The way the squad leaders argue among each other is reminiscent of the Greek chieftains arguing in the Iliad.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Iron Snakes are a high-tech version of AncientGreece.Ancient Greece. Even their names are slightly-off names of figures of Antiquity or myth (especially characters from Literature/TheIlliad): Priad -> Priam, Andromak -> Andromache, Seydon -> Poseidon, Khiron -> Chiron, etc. The way the squad leaders argue among each other is reminiscent of the Greek chieftains arguing in the Iliad.
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* FireForgedFriends: Antoni and Priad, human clerk and Space Marine.
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* ManlyTears:
-->''Salt-water ran from his eye corners. The Rite had begun. Removing his glove, Priad wiped the tears from his eye and marked the emblem of the Iron Snakes on the bulkhead. His men watched him do it.\\
-->''Salt-water ran from his eye corners. The Rite had begun. Removing his glove, Priad wiped the tears from his eye and marked the emblem of the Iron Snakes on the bulkhead. His men watched him do it.\\
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* TheMedic: Apothecaries Memmon and Khiron. Who also double as:
** CombatMedic: Both space marines are easily the equal of their brothers in combat.
* MobileMaze: Under Chaos, a labyrinth can't be trusted
* TheMole: A Chaos thing.
** CombatMedic: Both space marines are easily the equal of their brothers in combat.
* MobileMaze: Under Chaos, a labyrinth can't be trusted
* TheMole: A Chaos thing.
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* TheSquad: Squad Damocles, natch. Lead by [[TheMentor Raphon]] when Priad joins up, who takes the torch-er, Lightning Claw fairly early in the narrative.
* StaffOfAuthority: One of the coronation regalia.
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* TheSquad: Squad Damocles, natch. Lead Damocles. Led by [[TheMentor Raphon]] when Priad joins up, who takes the torch-er, Lightning Claw fairly early in the narrative.
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* TimeSkip: There are huge time gaps between each story, ranging from two months to five years.
** Zigzagged and Lampshaded by Priad when he returns to Baal Solock. He's surprised to find that Antoni is now an elderly but still sprightly woman who became the ruler of the world after her adventures with Priad many decades before gave her prestige. Priad notes that he didn't really consider how fast time can move outside the warp or for non-Astartes (by his reckoning he's been a Space Marine for twelve years).
** Zigzagged and Lampshaded by Priad when he returns to Baal Solock. He's surprised to find that Antoni is now an elderly but still sprightly woman who became the ruler of the world after her adventures with Priad many decades before gave her prestige. Priad notes that he didn't really consider how fast time can move outside the warp or for non-Astartes (by his reckoning he's been a Space Marine for twelve years).
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* TimeSkip: There are huge time gaps between each story, ranging from two months to five years.
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* DieLaughing: One of the dark eldar raiders killed by Priad and Antoni on Baal Solock has the last laugh after realising that [[spoiler: the plan to lure in a WAAAGH! using an Ork relic will succeed, and the locals just destroyed the only chance they had at turning it away, despite the entire raiding party being wiped out.]]
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* DieLaughing: One of the dark eldar raiders killed by Priad and Antoni on Baal Solock has the last laugh after realising that [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the plan to lure in a WAAAGH! using an Ork relic will succeed, succeed,]] and the locals just destroyed the only chance they had at turning it away, despite the entire raiding party being wiped out.]]
* EnemyCivilWar: The orks keep fighting each other, but the Astartes can't find a way to take advantage of it.
* NonIndicativeName: The greenskins are noted to be so covered in ImprovisedArmor and what's not armored to be painted black and red and pink that they aren't even remotely green.
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* OneRiotOneRanger: In first story, the Iron Snakes decided that one green Battle-Brother (Priad) is enough to deal with ''primuls'' invasion of the planet. They are proven correct.
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* OneRiotOneRanger: In the first story, the Iron Snakes decided that one green Battle-Brother (Priad) is enough to deal with ''primuls'' invasion of the planet. They are proven correct. Later inverted most of the Chapter proves to be entirely too little against a Waaagh! and suffers horrific casualties.
* RealMenWearPink: The orks are noted to be painted red and black and sugary pink. No explanation is given for the pink (black and red are known to have connotations of toughness and [[RedOnesGoFaster speed]] in ork culture).
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** Zigzagged and Lampshaded by Priad when he returns to Baal Solock. He's surprised to find that Antoni is now an elderly but still sprightly woman who became the ruler of the world after her adventures with Priad many decades before gave her prestige. Priad notes that he didn't really consider how fast time can move outside the warp or for non-Astartes.
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** Zigzagged and Lampshaded by Priad when he returns to Baal Solock. He's surprised to find that Antoni is now an elderly but still sprightly woman who became the ruler of the world after her adventures with Priad many decades before gave her prestige. Priad notes that he didn't really consider how fast time can move outside the warp or for non-Astartes.non-Astartes (by his reckoning he's been a Space Marine for twelve years).
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* YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb: The trench dive, where young initiates and Iron Snakes dive a very deep trench and leave an offering at the bottom. It used to be an unofficial tradition of the chapter, but is now officially forbidden due to too many deaths attempting the dive. Aekon makes the trench dive in order to prove himself, given he's the youngest member of Damocles. Priad is incensed when he later learns that ''everyone'' in Damocles has done the trench dive except him. [[spoiler: He's also thrown for a loop when he learns that Chief Librarian Petrok has also made the dive. At the end of the story, he makes the dive himself.]]
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* YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb: The trench dive, where young initiates and Iron Snakes dive a very deep trench and leave an offering at the bottom. It used to be an unofficial tradition of the chapter, but is now officially forbidden due to too many deaths attempting the dive. Aekon makes the trench dive in order to prove himself, given he's the youngest member of Damocles. Priad is incensed when he later learns that ''everyone'' in Damocles has done the trench dive except him.him and has them put through extra training and off combat duty as atonement. [[spoiler: He's also thrown for a loop when he learns that Chief Librarian Petrok has also made the dive. At the end of the story, he makes the dive himself.]]
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* RealityEnsues: Discussed then played straight. When hunting for cultists and possibly more, [[spoiler: Memmon the apothecary]] removes his helmet to [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling get a sniff of the air to get a sense of things]]. Priad notes that he would have berated anybody else for leaving his head unprotected, but [[spoiler: Memmon]]'s sense is good enough that he let's it go. For that very reason, he gets killed a few moments later.
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* TemptingFate: Discussed then played straight. When hunting for cultists and possibly more, [[spoiler: Memmon the apothecary]] removes his helmet to [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling get a sniff of the air to get a sense of things]]. Priad notes that he would have berated anybody else for leaving his head unprotected, but [[spoiler: Memmon]]'s sense is good enough that he let's it go. For that very reason, he gets killed a few moments later.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Iron Snakes are a high-tech version of AncientGreece. Even their names are slightly-off names of figures of Antiquity or myth (especially characters from Literature/TheIlliad): Priad -> Priam, Andromak -> Andromache, Seydon -> Poseidon, Khiron -> Chiron, etc.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Iron Snakes are a high-tech version of AncientGreece. Even their names are slightly-off names of figures of Antiquity or myth (especially characters from Literature/TheIlliad): Priad -> Priam, Andromak -> Andromache, Seydon -> Poseidon, Khiron -> Chiron, etc. The way the squad leaders argue among each other is reminiscent of the Greek chieftains arguing in the Iliad.
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* AchillesInHisTent: A variation: Priad doesn't nominate his squad for the honor of first deployment because he's still pissed at them over the trench dive incident. Petrok later remarks that it might actually have been a good thing, as the first twenty-five squads to be deployed ended up surrounded by greenskins and needed Damocles and other squads to help extract them.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The use of boy slaves as ammo loaders and servants is constantly mentioned. Fortunately the pederasty implications aren't there.
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* TheEvilPrince: Upon learning that the old queen was murdered, Priad guesses that the new king is the murderer. The Inquisitor tells him to leave the investigation to him, since that conclusion was all too obvious.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Natus]] loses both of his eyes in fight against the greenskins, but has his hearing improved to compensate for it before artificial replacements can be put in place. The impact was so strong, his head has to be wrapped in metal band so that the skull won't fall apart.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Natus]] loses both of his eyes in fight against the greenskins, but has his hearing improved to compensate for it before artificial replacements can be put in place. The impact was so strong, his head has to be wrapped in metal band so that the skull won't fall apart.
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* EvilDetectingDog: Priad's Chapter apparently trains its men in the use of dogs to fight Dark Eldar.
* TheEvilPrince: Upon learning that the old queen was murdered, Priad guesses that the new king is the murderer. The Inquisitor tells him to leave the investigation to him, since that conclusion was all tooobvious.
obvious (and from what we see of him, the new king is too much of an UpperClassTwit to be behind it).
* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Natus]] loses both of his eyes in fight against the greenskins, but has his hearing improved to compensate for it before artificial replacements can be put in place. The impact was so strong, his head has to be wrapped in metalband bands so that the skull won't fall apart.apart. He later gets hooked up with a jury-rigged camera that gives him black-and-white vision and depth perception (and makes him look like a cyclops to boot).
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Iron Snakes are a high-tech version of AncientGreece. Even their names are slightly-off names of figures of Antiquity or myth (especially characters from Literature/TheIlliad): Priad -> Priam, Andromak -> Andromache, Seydon -> Poseidon, Khiron -> Chiron, etc.
* TheEvilPrince: Upon learning that the old queen was murdered, Priad guesses that the new king is the murderer. The Inquisitor tells him to leave the investigation to him, since that conclusion was all too
* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Natus]] loses both of his eyes in fight against the greenskins, but has his hearing improved to compensate for it before artificial replacements can be put in place. The impact was so strong, his head has to be wrapped in metal
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Iron Snakes are a high-tech version of AncientGreece. Even their names are slightly-off names of figures of Antiquity or myth (especially characters from Literature/TheIlliad): Priad -> Priam, Andromak -> Andromache, Seydon -> Poseidon, Khiron -> Chiron, etc.
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* HotBlooded: HollywoodTactics: The Iron Snakes attempt to take back a world from at least two ork Waaaghs! with a total of thirty ten-Marine squads and no ''vehicles''. Even more noticeable as the first story gave Priad a Land Speeder for his OneRiotOneRanger deployment.
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* BoobyTrap: While the Iron Snakes were trying to retake a city from them, some Dark Eldar mine a critical location before withdrawing. They were clever enough to place them in phosphor vent, so the entire city would have blown up, so the Iron Snakes had to physically carry the bombs out and hope that they don't go off.
* BookEnds:
** Both first and last story end up on Baal Solock, and in both Priad refuses to take part in post-battle festives to his honor.
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** Both first and last story end up on Baal Solock, and in both Priad refuses to take part in post-battle festives to his honor.
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* BoobyTrap: While the Iron Snakes were trying to retake a city from them, some Dark Eldar mine a critical location before withdrawing. They were clever enough to place them in phosphor vent, vent so the entire city would have blown up, so the Iron Snakes had to physically carry the bombs out and hope that they don't go off.
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* CasualDangerDialogue: When they first meet, Petrok takes a moment to compliment Priad's hunting skills after having one-shotted a serpent as an initiate, much to Priad's flattery, while they were under Dark Eldar suppressive fire. Turns out there was a point: Priad's squad and Petrok were under fire because they failed an ambush to destroy the Dark Eldar's hard point with one shot from a plasma cannon, and Priad needed to be reminded that hitting it multiple times was going to be necessary rather than just taking for granted that the tactic failed altogether.
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* CasualDangerDialogue: When they first meet, Petrok takes a moment to compliment Priad's hunting skills after having one-shotted a serpent wyrm as an initiate, much to Priad's flattery, while they were under Dark Eldar suppressive fire. Turns out there was a point: Priad's squad and Petrok were under fire because they failed an ambush to destroy the Dark Eldar's hard point with one shot from a plasma cannon, and Priad needed to be reminded that hitting it multiple times was going to be necessary rather than just taking for granted that the tactic failed altogether.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: A Khorne-devoted villagers torture one of the Snakes to sacrifice him for their god.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: A Khorne-devoted villagers torture village tortures one of the Snakes to sacrifice him for their god.
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* LawOfInverseFertility: Antoni never had children [[spoiler: because of whatever Priad injects her with when she's suffering from radiation sickness at the end of the first chapter. It's implied that it's his own, genetically enhanced, blood]].
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* LawOfInverseFertility: Antoni never had children [[spoiler: because of whatever Priad injects her with when she's suffering from radiation sickness at the end of the first chapter. It's implied that it's his own, genetically enhanced, blood]].blood causing it]].
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* MortonsFork: An ordeal will prove Khiron's innocence if it kills him; if he survives, he's guilty.
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* MortonsFork: An ordeal will prove Khiron's innocence if it kills him; if he survives, survives (the wyrms won't touch a Warp-tainted man), he's guilty.
* TheOnlyBeliever: A furious Priad demands to know which man in his squad was stupid enough to do the trench dive. He discovers that he's the ''only'' one not to have done it. The entire squad gets punished as a result, which ends up saving quite a few lives.
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* PunnyName: Children of Khorne, from corn-producing planet. The Inquisitor calls the little corn dolls they use as totem "Khorne dolls", but the pun is, sadly, lost on Space Marines.
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* ShoutOut: Children of Khorne to Stephen King's ''Literature/ChildrenOfTheCorn''. As a bonus, they come from corn-producing planet.
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* ShoutOut: "The Children of Khorne Khorne", to Stephen King's ''Literature/ChildrenOfTheCorn''. As a bonus, they come from a corn-producing planet.
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* TownWithADarkSecret: The township of Hekat [[spoiler:is a hotbed of Chaos cult.]]
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* TownWithADarkSecret: The township of Hekat [[spoiler:is a hotbed of Chaos cult.cults.]]
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* NoSenseOfHumor: Priad doesn't understand humor even when it's quite obvious, like when Petrok claims he has killed four or five equerries for being annoying.
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** Priad doesn't understand humor even when it's quite obvious, like when Petrok claims he has killed four or five equerries for being annoying.
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* MalevolentMutilation: The Chaos Cult in the book has a way to etch Chaos sigils on their bones without disturbing the flesh over them. The Inquisitor investigating the Cult is very curious to know how they manage this.
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* ShoutOut: Children of Khorne to Stephen King's ''Franchise/ChildrenOfTheCorn''. As a bonus, they come from corn-producing planet.
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* ShoutOut: Children of Khorne to Stephen King's ''Franchise/ChildrenOfTheCorn''.''Literature/ChildrenOfTheCorn''. As a bonus, they come from corn-producing planet.
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* LawOfInverseFertility: Antoni never had children.
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* LawOfInverseFertility: Antoni never had children.children [[spoiler: because of whatever Priad injects her with when she's suffering from radiation sickness at the end of the first chapter. It's implied that it's his own, genetically enhanced, blood]].
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* ItIsDehumanizing: Played for laughs in the denouement. When Antoni, now the governor of her world, marvels at Autolochus, she refers to the dreadnought as "it", having never seen one before and not knowing there's a marine inside the vehicle shell. After a bit of this, Autolochus decides he's had enough and declares "IT can HEAR you", which gives Antoni quite a shock.
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* AngryGuardDog: Priad has to calm one.
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* AngryGuardDog: A heroic one Priad has to calm one.down and turns friendly. It helps him in his mission, and later returns as a plot element.
* BlueBlood: A whole swathe of them in the chapter [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Blue Blood"]]. Turns out Imperial aristocrats have a hard time with being told "no" by other Imperial servants, even by Space Marines, who are by no means required to answer to them.
* CasualDangerDialogue: When they first meet, Petrok takes a moment to compliment Priad's hunting skills after having one-shotted a serpent as an initiate, much to Priad's flattery, while they were under Dark Eldar suppressive fire. Turns out there was a point: Priad's squad and Petrok were under fire because they failed an ambush to destroy the Dark Eldar's hard point with one shot from a plasma cannon, and Priad needed to be reminded that hitting it multiple times was going to be necessary rather than just taking for granted that the tactic failed altogether.
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* ComeToGawk: Khiron thinks that this is what Priad's doing when he comes to his cell. Subverted, as Priad has come to [[spoiler:recruit him for his squad.]]
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* ComeToGawk: ComeToGawk:
** Khiron thinks that this is what Priad's doing when he comes to his cell. Subverted, as Priad has come to [[spoiler:recruit him for his squad.]]]]
** How the Imperial nobles reacted to seeing Space Marines for the first time.
** Khiron thinks that this is what Priad's doing when he comes to his cell. Subverted, as Priad has come to [[spoiler:recruit him for his squad.
** How the Imperial nobles reacted to seeing Space Marines for the first time.
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* DieLaughing: One of the dark eldar raiders killed by Priad and Antoni on Baal Solock has the last laugh after realising that [[spoiler: the plan to lure a WAAAGH! using an Ork relic will succeed, despite the entire raiding party being wiped out.]]
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* DieLaughing: One of the dark eldar raiders killed by Priad and Antoni on Baal Solock has the last laugh after realising that [[spoiler: the plan to lure in a WAAAGH! using an Ork relic will succeed, and the locals just destroyed the only chance they had at turning it away, despite the entire raiding party being wiped out.]]
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* TheEvilPrince: Upon learning that the old queen was murdered, Priad quickly concludes that the new king is the murderer. The Inquisitor tells him that one doesn't have to be a detective to take such a guess.
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* TheEvilPrince: Upon learning that the old queen was murdered, Priad quickly concludes guesses that the new king is the murderer. The Inquisitor tells him to leave the investigation to him, since that one doesn't have to be a detective to take such a guess.conclusion was all too obvious.
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* FishOutOfWater: The entire squad when dealing with the environment Imperial nobles built around themselves. Space Marines live a very spartan life dedicated to war and training. When put into an environment of luxury and intrigue, all they can do is stare in curiosity and try not to step on anybody's toes.
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* OneRiotOneRanger: In first story, the Iron Snakes decided that one Priad is enough to deal with ''primuls'' invasion of the planet. They are proven correct.
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* OneRiotOneRanger: In first story, the Iron Snakes decided that one Priad green Battle-Brother (Priad) is enough to deal with ''primuls'' invasion of the planet. They are proven correct.
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* YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb: The trench dive, where young initiates and Iron Snakes dive a very deep trench and leave an offering at the bottom. It used to be an unofficial tradition of the chapter, but is now officially forbidden due to too many deaths attempting the dive. Aekon makes the trench dive in order to prove himself, given he's the youngest member of Damocles. Priad is incensed when he later learns that ''everyone'' in Damocles has done the trench dive except him. [[spoiler: He's also thrown for a loop when he learns that Chief Librarian Petrok has also made the dive.]]
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* YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb: The trench dive, where young initiates and Iron Snakes dive a very deep trench and leave an offering at the bottom. It used to be an unofficial tradition of the chapter, but is now officially forbidden due to too many deaths attempting the dive. Aekon makes the trench dive in order to prove himself, given he's the youngest member of Damocles. Priad is incensed when he later learns that ''everyone'' in Damocles has done the trench dive except him. [[spoiler: He's also thrown for a loop when he learns that Chief Librarian Petrok has also made the dive. At the end of the story, he makes the dive himself.]]
