Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Literature / GadiantonsAndTheSilverSword

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


!!Tropes appearing in ''Literature/Gadiantons and the Silver Sword'':

to:

!!Tropes appearing in ''Literature/Gadiantons ''Gadiantons and the Silver Sword'':

Added: 4

Changed: 18

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None





Join Jim Hawkins, Jennifer Hawkins, and Garth Plimpton as they embark upon the most thrilling and hazardous quest of their lives: one that teaches them the true meaning of valiance in these latter days and where every step of the way they are pursued by the darkest of villains. . .

!!Tropes appearing in Literature/GadiantonsAndTheSilverSword:

to:

Join Jim Hawkins, Jennifer Hawkins, and Garth Plimpton as they embark upon the most thrilling and hazardous quest of their lives: one that teaches them the true meaning of valiance in these latter days and where every step of the way they are pursued by the darkest of villains. . .

villains...
----
!!Tropes appearing in Literature/GadiantonsAndTheSilverSword:
''Literature/Gadiantons and the Silver Sword'':



** Jim then proposes another arrangement where everyone theoretically gets what they want.

to:

** Jim then proposes another arrangement where everyone theoretically gets what they want.want.
----

Added: 257

Removed: 266

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* FantasticFragility: The sword can only be destroyed by placing it in Ether’s Coffer, a specially blessed box made for destroying the cursed swords of the Jaredites. Luckily, it exists in the present day too, so they don’t have to go time-traveling for it.



* SurprisinglySuperToughThing: The sword can only be destroyed by placing it in Ether’s Coffer, a specially blessed box made for destroying the cursed swords of the Jaredites. Luckily, it exists in the present day too, so they don’t have to go time-traveling for it.

Added: 587

Changed: 225

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* HolyGround: Used (with ambiguous results) by Muleki. Since Brigham Young University has been consecrated by Mormon authority, he declares that the Gadiantons won’t be able to attack there, since it’s the Lord’s ground. This means that Jim can only go from his apartment to school and back, which bothers him to no end. But when he steps off campus for five minutes he’s immediately beset by Gadiantons. [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane he deduces that they’ve likely been waiting for him to slip up, but it’s unclear if it’s religion or fear of crowds that kept them away.]]

to:

* HolyGround: Used (with ambiguous results) by Muleki. Since Brigham Young University has been consecrated by Mormon authority, he declares that the Gadiantons won’t be able to attack there, since it’s the Lord’s ground. This means that Jim can only go from his apartment to school and back, which bothers him to no end. But when he steps off campus for five He minutes he’s immediately beset by Gadiantons. [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane he deduces that they’ve likely been waiting for him to slip up, but it’s unclear if it’s religion or fear of crowds that kept them away.]]



** This is a sticky issue with the sword because it tempts whoever holds it. Muleki mentions that he wouldn’t want to have it for more than a few days. Shurr mentions that [[OffScreenBigBad Gadianton]] said that once the sword was in his hands it wasn’t to touch anyone else’s. [[spoiler: And he was right to insist, as giving it up for even a moment gets him killed.]]
* MagicAIsMagicA: The time travel caves are established as such in this book - moral affiliation doesn't matter; good or bad people can use them.

to:

** This is a sticky issue with the sword because it tempts whoever holds it. Muleki mentions that he wouldn’t want to have it for more than a few days. Shurr mentions that [[OffScreenBigBad [[OrcusOnHisThrone Gadianton]] said that once the sword was in his hands it wasn’t to touch anyone else’s. [[spoiler: And he was right to insist, as giving it up for even a moment gets him killed.]]
* MagicAIsMagicA: The time travel caves are established as such in this book - moral affiliation doesn't matter; good or bad people can use them. them.
** Garth also lays this out in regards to good and bad powers. Good powers come from God and from the power of his priesthood and the Holy Ghost, AKA the powers familiar to any member of the LDS church. Bad powers, no matter how cool they may be, are anything outside of that, since the only other source of power is the devil. This includes sources who claim the source ISN’T the devil, as the devil takes many forms.
** “A source of power is either God, or it’s [[DealWithTheDevil not God.”



* SurprisinglySuperToughThing

to:

* SurprisinglySuperToughThingSurprisinglySuperToughThing: The sword can only be destroyed by placing it in Ether’s Coffer, a specially blessed box made for destroying the cursed swords of the Jaredites. Luckily, it exists in the present day too, so they don’t have to go time-traveling for it.


Added DiffLines:

*WhamLine: As Jim is driving towards the hill with the sword:
**[[spoiler: I’m still here, Jim.]]

Added: 1268

Changed: 159

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** In the final act, [[spoiler: Antonio and his villagers arrive just in time to save Jim from execution.

to:

** In the final act, [[spoiler: Antonio and his villagers arrive just in time to save Jim from execution.]]



* TheFarmerAndTheViper: This is the other reason you shouldn’t use the sword. It’s evil; designed and made for evil, and if it helps you accomplish something good, it’s only so it can abandon you later. [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder This holds true for anyone who wields it.]]
*FlatEarthAtheist: Jim is very reluctant to accept the sword’s power is real, even though he recently rediscovered time travel was possible. In fairness, this is because he doesn’t believe in avoiding accountability with GollumMadeMeDoIt. But on the other hand, his reluctance ends up letting the sword take hold of him because he assumes its effect is psychological.



* HolyGround: Used (with ambiguous results) by Muleki. Since Brigham Young University has been consecrated by Mormon authority, he declares that the Gadiantons won’t be able to attack there, since it’s the Lord’s ground. This means that Jim can only go from his apartment to school and back, and that the DoubleDate they go on has to stay on-campus. But when Jim steps off campus for five minutes he’s immediately beset by Gadiantons. [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane Jim deduces that they’ve been waiting for him to slip up, but it’s unclear if they stayed away out of any religious fervor.]]

to:

* HolyGround: Used (with ambiguous results) by Muleki. Since Brigham Young University has been consecrated by Mormon authority, he declares that the Gadiantons won’t be able to attack there, since it’s the Lord’s ground. This means that Jim can only go from his apartment to school and back, and that the DoubleDate they go on has which bothers him to stay on-campus. no end. But when Jim he steps off campus for five minutes he’s immediately beset by Gadiantons. [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane Jim he deduces that they’ve likely been waiting for him to slip up, but it’s unclear if they stayed away out it’s religion or fear of any religious fervor.crowds that kept them away.]]



* XanatosSpeedChess: What Jim's plan to beat the HostageSituation amounts to.

to:

* XanatosSpeedChess: What Jim's plan to beat the HostageSituation amounts to. The very first stage is summarized below:
**Jim is promised the girls in exchange for the sword and meets the villains ostensibly holding it while they ostensibly have the girls.
** The villains reveal the girls are decoys; just two random Mexican girls.
**Jim reveals the package he has is a branch; he doesn’t have the sword.
**Mehrukenah threatens to execute the girls (who are down in the parking lot) but Jim says they’ll never get the sword then.
**Mehrukenah threatens to torture him for the sword but Jim bluffs that that won’t work, since the sword is in a moving location.
**Jim then proposes another arrangement where everyone theoretically gets what they want.

Added: 1046

Changed: 2086

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ColdBloodedTorture: Mehrukenah is apparently pretty good at this, and threatens Garth and Jim with it at different points.



* DealWithTheDevil

to:

* DealWithTheDevilDealWithTheDevil: What makes the Gadiantons different from regular robbers. Robbing and stealing is pretty mundane, but they explicitly covenant with Satan for power, with the implication that they'll rob, torture and sacrifice for the band's gain.
** This is also why using the Sword's power is taboo. Its power comes from Satan, so drawing on it is implicitly doing this.



* LaserGuidedAmnesia:

to:

* LaserGuidedAmnesia:InevitableMutualBetrayal: At the HostageSituation, Jim knows Mehrukenah will kill them all if he just hands over the sword, so he arranges a few layers of redundancy to make sure Mehrukenah can't just take it, then manages to get everyone away anyway.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: After the events of the first book, Jim and Jenny both lost their memories after they blabbed about them recklessly. A large part of the first act is Jim gradually regaining them over the course of a few days.



** This is a sticky issue with the sword because it tempts whoever holds it. Muleki mentions that he wouldn’t want to have it for more than a few days. Shurr mentions that [[OffscreenBigBad Gadianton]] said that once the sword was in his hands it wasn’t to touch anyone else’s. [[spoiler: And he was right to insist, as giving it up for even a moment gets him killed.]]
* MagicAIsMagicA:

to:

** This is a sticky issue with the sword because it tempts whoever holds it. Muleki mentions that he wouldn’t want to have it for more than a few days. Shurr mentions that [[OffscreenBigBad [[OffScreenBigBad Gadianton]] said that once the sword was in his hands it wasn’t to touch anyone else’s. [[spoiler: And he was right to insist, as giving it up for even a moment gets him killed.]]
* MagicAIsMagicA: The time travel caves are established as such in this book - moral affiliation doesn't matter; good or bad people can use them.
* MementoMacGuffin: Jim still has the blue-stone ring [[PuppyLove Menochin]] gave him in the first book, although he doesn't remember where he got it. It's one of the triggers that helps him remember his past.



* MySisterIsOffLimits: ‘’Defied.’’ Garth revelas that he’s always had some feelings for Jenny, and Jim expresses happiness and wishes him luck. Since he knows she’s a hard one to pin down, he even gives Garth some advice!

to:

* MySisterIsOffLimits: ‘’Defied.’’ ''Defied.'' Garth revelas reveals that he’s always had some feelings for Jenny, and Jim expresses happiness and wishes him luck. Since he knows she’s a hard one to pin down, he even gives Garth some advice!



* RealityEnsues:
* ShellShockedVeteran
* SlipperyMacGuffin

to:

* RealityEnsues:
ShellShockedVeteran: Muleki is clearly feeling like this after being undercover for over a year. He says having Thanksgiving with Jim's family is one of the best nights he's had in a long time.
* ShellShockedVeteran
* SlipperyMacGuffin
SlipperyMacGuffin: The Silver Sword is made to be this, as it exerts influence on its holders and surroundings. Leaving it alone in a hotel room for an hour almost gets it stolen, and from then on, Jim endeavors to keep it on his person at all times.
** This becomes especially dangerous halfway through the book, as Jim needs to negotiate a HostageSituation but knows the sword will be stolen if he leaves it alone.



** Creator/ChuckNorris
** Literature/LordOfTheRings
** Franchise/StarWars

to:

** Creator/ChuckNorris
While at the store, Jenny's boyfriend Riley heads to the video store and asks Jim if he likes Creator/ChuckNorris.
** Literature/LordOfTheRings
When Jim, Garth, Renae, and Jenny set off, Jim jokingly calls their group [[Literature/LordOfTheRings the Fellowship of the Sword]], subbing in Satan for Sauron and the Gadiantons for Orcs.
** Franchise/StarWarsAs in most of the books, there are some Franchise/StarWars references.



* TakeThat
* TheTease

to:

* TakeThat
TakeThat:
** UFO theorists get some flack.
* TheTeaseTheTease: Jenny has become a non-sexual version of this as an adult. She seduces guys hard almost automatically, non-maliciously but thoughtlessly. Jim rightly tells her off about this, as some of them are actually taking her seriously.



--->'''Renae:''' Habla mucho espanol?

to:

** As in the previous entry, a time traveler in another time understands every language as if it's his own.
--->'''Renae:''' Habla ''Habla mucho espanol?espanol?''



* VillainousBreakdown
* TheWorfEffect
* XanatosSpeedChess

to:

** This is the first book to solidify this rule, as while visiting Mexico, Jim doesn't understand any Spanish, since he's in his own time.
* VillainousBreakdown
VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: The Sword has one when - after first thinking it lost - Jim finds Ether's Coffer for real.]]
* TheWorfEffect
TheWorfEffect: Muleki is a seasoned soldier, but gets stabbed badly by Mehrukenah even when he took him by surprise, establishing how dangerous Mehrukenah is.
* XanatosSpeedChessXanatosSpeedChess: What Jim's plan to beat the HostageSituation amounts to.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added: 1628

Changed: 3524

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BelligerentSexualTension
* BigDamnHeroes
* BigDamnKiss
* TheBusCameBack
* ChaseScene
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder
* CoolUncle
* TheCorrupter
* DarkestHour
* DoggedNiceGuy
* EvilOldFolks
* EvilVsEvil
* FunnyForeigner
* GambitPileUp
* HolyGround
* MacGuffinGuardian
* MagicAIsMagicA
* MonumentalDamage
* MySisterIsOffLimits
* ParalysisByAnalysis
* PropheticDreams
* RealityEnsues
* ShellShockedVeteran

to:

* BelligerentSexualTension
BelligerentSexualTension: Jim and Renae. Their first meetings involve flirting from a window, then her acting like she doesn’t know who he is when he introduces himself in person later on.
* BigDamnHeroes
BigDamnHeroes: Several times.
** [[spoiler: Muleki]] saves Jim and co. from Mehrukenah early on.
** In the final act, [[spoiler: Antonio and his villagers arrive just in time to save Jim from execution.
* BigDamnKiss
BigDamnKiss: Jim and Renae at the end.
* TheBusCameBack
TheBusCameBack: Muleki returns from the previous book, now an adult and seasoned soldier.
** Mehrukenah is also a character from the previous book, albeit one we didn’t see; one of the nameless conspirators that was plotting to overthrow the government.
* ChaseScene
ChaseScene: The Gadiantons come at the heroes while they’re driving on the highway, precipitating a car chase.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder
ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Mehrukenah is not to be trusted. Jim notes that even if he were to promise to leave in exchange for the sword, it’d be foolish to believe him. This is proven truer the longer the story goes on.
* CoolUncle
CoolUncle: Jim’s Uncle Larry is pretty cool, and even gives Muleki some special attention.
** Muleki also mentions several nephews that he’d like to see again.
* TheCorrupter
TheCorrupter: How the Silver Sword works. Keep it close to you, and it’ll gradually turn you into whatever makes you most loathsome or miserable.
* DarkestHour
DarkestHour:
**About two thirds through the story, [[spoiler: Garth and the girls are kidnapped, with a note saying that they’ve killed one already and will give the two back for the sword,]] nearly driving Jim to despair.
** Then, in the last stages of the climax, [[spoiler: Jim thinks for a moment that the local power station he sees has been built OVER Ether’s Coffer, destroying it.]]
* DoggedNiceGuy
DealWithTheDevil
* EvilOldFolks
DespairEventHorizon: Congruent with the second DarkestHour mentioned above. [[spoiler: When he thinks Ether’s Coffer has been destroyed, Jim briefly considers living the rest of his guarding the sword and bearing its terrible temptations alone. He then realized he would never succeed at really doing this, and collapses into despair for a moment.]]
* EvilVsEvil
DoggedNiceGuy: Garth. This is explicitly mentioned as what will win him Jenny - she’s dated all kinds of guys and been unsatisfied, so the only thing likely to win her is proving he’s actually someone she’d like to hang out with long-term.
* FunnyForeigner
EvilOldFolks: Mehrukenah has aged into a white-haired, wrinkly old man, but he’s still as strong and malicious as he’s ever been.
* GambitPileUp
EvilVsEvil: While Mehrukenah is their chief assassin, the Gadianton for whom the band is named has sent his brother Shurr along too. It’s clear that the two resent having to share leadership, and this boils over in the last third.
* HolyGround
FunnyForeigner: A lot of Muleki’s antics in the modern day play out like this. He looks behind the TV to see where the little people are coming from, produces nuggets of gold to pay for broken windows, and is totally nonplussed by toilet paper.
* MacGuffinGuardian
GambitPileUp: The HostageSituation turns into one of these. See XanatosSpeedChess for details.
* MagicAIsMagicA
HolyGround: Used (with ambiguous results) by Muleki. Since Brigham Young University has been consecrated by Mormon authority, he declares that the Gadiantons won’t be able to attack there, since it’s the Lord’s ground. This means that Jim can only go from his apartment to school and back, and that the DoubleDate they go on has to stay on-campus. But when Jim steps off campus for five minutes he’s immediately beset by Gadiantons. [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane Jim deduces that they’ve been waiting for him to slip up, but it’s unclear if they stayed away out of any religious fervor.]]
* MonumentalDamage
ImprovisedWeapon: Jim uses a small statue of a scout given to him on his mission to briefly knock out a captor.
* MySisterIsOffLimits
LaserGuidedAmnesia:
* ParalysisByAnalysis
MacGuffinGuardian: Jim is designated as this when Muleki is injured, as he can’t protect it in his condition.
** This is a sticky issue with the sword because it tempts whoever holds it. Muleki mentions that he wouldn’t want to have it for more than a few days. Shurr mentions that [[OffscreenBigBad Gadianton]] said that once the sword was in his hands it wasn’t to touch anyone else’s. [[spoiler: And he was right to insist, as giving it up for even a moment gets him killed.]]
* PropheticDreams
MagicAIsMagicA:
* RealityEnsues
MonumentalDamage: Jim and the Gadiantons negotiate a hostage situation at the Aztec Temple of the Sun in Mexico City, a well-known tourist attraction. Like the Aztecs, the Gadiantons practice HumanSacrifice, so it’s a fun location for them.
* ShellShockedVeteran MySisterIsOffLimits: ‘’Defied.’’ Garth revelas that he’s always had some feelings for Jenny, and Jim expresses happiness and wishes him luck. Since he knows she’s a hard one to pin down, he even gives Garth some advice!
* NarniaTime: While eight years have passed in the present, about twenty-five years have passed in Nephite times.
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: Jenny’s dating life has blossomed into this. She’s very attractive and can have any kind of man she wants, but growing up this way has kept her from really thinking about what she wants ‘’long-term’’, which is starting to bother her now.
* PropheticDreams: Jim has a few, the book even opening with one. They become important later.
* RealityEnsues:
* ShellShockedVeteran


Added DiffLines:

* SurprisinglySuperToughThing

Added: 108

Changed: 1

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


!!Tropes appearing in Literature/GadiantonsAndTheSilverSword

to:

!!Tropes appearing in Literature/GadiantonsAndTheSilverSword
Literature/GadiantonsAndTheSilverSword:


Added DiffLines:

* TheCorrupter
* DarkestHour


Added DiffLines:

* MacGuffinGuardian
* MagicAIsMagicA


Added DiffLines:

* PropheticDreams


Added DiffLines:

* SlipperyMacGuffin


Added DiffLines:

* TakeThat
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* MonumentalDamage
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* HolyGround


Added DiffLines:

* ShoutOut:
** Creator/ChuckNorris
** Literature/LordOfTheRings
** Franchise/StarWars


Added DiffLines:

* TranslatorMicrobes:
--->'''Renae:''' Habla mucho espanol?
--->'''Muleki:''' I suppose I do.

Added: 16

Removed: 66

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* FunnyForeigner



* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt
* OffscreenVillainDarkMatter



* ParanoiaFuel
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[quoteright:333:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/51m1grvd_al_0.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:333:The Nephites WEAR the tennis shoes in this one.]]


Jim Hawkins, still unable to remember his former adventures among the Nephites, is nevertheless haunted by fleeting images he can't seem to connect. Vivid memories are returned to him when strange visitors suddenly interrupt his life — one desperate for his help, others desperate for revenge.

Join Jim Hawkins, Jennifer Hawkins, and Garth Plimpton as they embark upon the most thrilling and hazardous quest of their lives: one that teaches them the true meaning of valiance in these latter days and where every step of the way they are pursued by the darkest of villains. . .

!!Tropes appearing in Literature/GadiantonsAndTheSilverSword

* BelligerentSexualTension
* BigDamnHeroes
* BigDamnKiss
* TheBusCameBack
* ChaseScene
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder
* CoolUncle
* DoggedNiceGuy
* EvilOldFolks
* EvilVsEvil
* GambitPileUp
* MySisterIsOffLimits
* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt
* OffscreenVillainDarkMatter
* ParalysisByAnalysis
* ParanoiaFuel
* RealityEnsues
* ShellShockedVeteran
* TheTease
* VillainousBreakdown
* TheWorfEffect
* XanatosSpeedChess

Top