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* EntitledBastard: A small variation is the hero's guild major issue in a nutshell. They do various bad or horrible things throughout the first two books simply because they think they deserve anything good that they desire or get. [[spoiler: Blow up a school with children in it to kill Felix so you can get The Auger back? Well, they need The Auger to defeat skipper, and she follows Felix. Never mind she was only in as good of a state as she was because of him, was loyal, and they never tried talking to him face to face and just decided he needed to die was the best course of action.]] Another example is early in the second book when Felix is having an official meeting and the hero's guild wants to have a hero there to represent their interests. The second Felix tries to force accountability by taking a picture of the hero after he refuses to state his name for the record the hero tries to steal Felix's phone and is only stopped by super powered bodyguards. [[spoiler: it leads to their downfall, as once skipper goes on the warpath while religious magic gets stronger the heroes get too gung ho about stopping her, but their attitudes and refusal to back down or ask for help ends up killing a majority of their members, the few left seem to be newbies, and thus just as gung ho as before, or people who are very cynical and honest about the guild itself.]]
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* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: The Nullifier can prevent power usage for anybody within a certain range, but only up to 5 people. In a world where supers create groups and order coordinated strikes he ends up on the lower end of the power scale, as all sides know him and will simply send 6 supers to take him out if needed. Turns out he's quite a bit more useful, as while in Legion employ they find out that he can simply block powers that are forcing their way into his zone of control even if the person isn't there, and was a SpannerInTheWorks for what was the most coordinated and impressive attempt on Felix's life to that point.
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* PossessionImpliesMastery: Felix's ability only lets him modify things that he owns.
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* FictionalEarth: The primary world the series takes place in is geographically different from ours. The country surrounding Skippercity is supposed to be similar to the US (it has states, for one), but there is no United States in this world. The unnamed nation's southern neighbor is called Wall, which appears to be a parliamentary republic and doesn't seem to be a stand-in for Mexico.
** On the other hand, Vince's world is much more similar to ours from a geographical standpoint. It does have the US, except it's an empire, whose capital is Sacramento, and a number of smaller nations exist on its territory, such as Yosemite.
** And, of course, both worlds have superpowers, magic, and fantasy races.
** On the other hand, Vince's world is much more similar to ours from a geographical standpoint. It does have the US, except it's an empire, whose capital is Sacramento, and a number of smaller nations exist on its territory, such as Yosemite.
** And, of course, both worlds have superpowers, magic, and fantasy races.
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* {{Yandere}}: Book 2 reveals that [[spoiler:the normally reserved Miu]] is one. [[spoiler:Apparently, it's a [[BlessedWithSuck nasty side effect]] of her amplification power: everything she feels is doubled. Thus, her love and devotion for Felix turn into madness. She knows she can't have him, since he's with Andrea and Lily, but she also wants to kill them and [[{{Squick}} eat their flesh]]. Apparently, she's been habitually killing Others, especially those who have slept with Felix.]]
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* {{Yandere}}: Book 2 reveals that [[spoiler:the normally reserved Miu]] is one. [[spoiler:Apparently, it's a [[BlessedWithSuck nasty side effect]] of her amplification power: everything she feels is doubled. Thus, her love and devotion for Felix turn into madness. She knows she can't have him, since he's with Andrea and Lily, but she also wants to kill them and [[{{Squick}} eat their flesh]]. Apparently, she's been habitually killing Others, especially those who have slept with Felix.]]]] In book 3, Felix outright call her "[his] little yandere".
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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:In book 3, Felix finally knocks up Andrea's Second and Adriana's Second (the Primes want to remain useful to Felix during the pregnancy). The Seconds move to Legion Prime, so they can live in nature. Lily is also considering whether she wants children. Andrea and Adriana are trying to convince Myriad to return. They also want her Second to get pregnant by Felix as well.]]
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* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Thanks to Felicia's design, Andrea's workforce, and Felix's ability to upgrade his property, they quickly expand their homebase into a large underground complex, filled with apartments, cafeterias, training rooms, workshops, etc. Felix's eventual plan is to buy up all the property in the area and connect everything into a vast underground neighborhood with schools, shops, and all other things people need. Felicia can only salivate at the opportunity to build something so grandiose.
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** Felix does something similar after discovering a parallel world. He decides to name it Legion Prime, after his company.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Thanks to Felicia's design, Andrea's workforce, and Felix's ability to upgrade his property, they quickly expand their homebase into a large underground complex, filled with apartments, cafeterias, training rooms, workshops, etc. Felix's eventual plan is to buy up all the property in the area and connect everything into a vast underground neighborhood with schools, shops, and all other things people need. Felicia can only salivate at the opportunity to build something so grandiose. When Felix makes a deal with Skipper to leave Skippercity and Tilen, he has his people destroy all the above-ground structures, leaving only the self-sufficient complex underneath, knowing that Skipper would never find it.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Thanks to Felicia's design, Andrea's workforce, and Felix's ability to upgrade his property, they quickly expand their homebase into a large underground complex, filled with apartments, cafeterias, training rooms, workshops, etc. Felix's eventual plan is to buy up all the property in the area and connect everything into a vast underground neighborhood with schools, shops, and all other things people need. Felicia can only salivate at the opportunity to build something so grandiose. When Felix makes a deal with Skipper to leave Skippercity and Tilen, he has his people destroy all the above-ground structures, leaving only the self-sufficient complex underneath, knowing that Skipper would never find it.
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: [[spoiler:At the end of book 3, the other deities cause all possible apocalypses to happen all at once. This includes the ZombieApocalypse, giant demons, global winter, creatures in the dark, various underground monsters, etc. Felix manages to get a large part of Legion out of this world and onto Legion Prime and Vince's world. Runner apologizes to Felix for failing to save this world and promises it will never happen to any other world.]]
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* FantasyContraception: It's revealed at the end of book 2 that one of the first things Felix has done after starting to sleep with Andrea is to make her infertile. The problem? He didn't tell her, or anyone else for that matter. [[spoiler:The "God" calls him out on it in the epilogue and suggests he knock her up and get some happiness in his life. Besides, she's starting to wonder if there's something wrong with her, since she does want cubs from him (well, she is part-wolf).]]
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* FantasyContraception: It's revealed at the end of book 2 that one of the first things Felix has done after starting to sleep with Andrea is to make her infertile. The problem? He didn't tell her, or anyone else for that matter. [[spoiler:The "God" [[spoiler:Runner calls him out on it in the epilogue and suggests he knock her up and get some happiness in his life. Besides, she's starting to wonder if there's something wrong with her, since she does want cubs from him (well, she is part-wolf).]]
* GenderRarityValue: Apparently, there are a lot more women on Vince's world than men. It's one of the reasons why Vince has ''many'' wives, but it's also why the women of that world have significantly fewer compunctions when it comes to sex. If they want someone, they will let them know.
** Dragons can heal from many wounds. Even lost limbs can regrow given enough time.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Any time Felix's people capture an enemy, they usually get an offer to become an indentured servant. The alternative is to have Lily suck out their soul, after which they will be fed into Felicia's sausage machine. Some still refuse, mostly because they don't believe that Felix and his people would actually kill them. Since Felix isn't a movie supervillain, he does go through with it.
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** Adriana, on the other hand, is just as good at making waffles.
*AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Any time Felix's people capture an enemy, OurDragonsAreDifferent: In book 3, Vince defeats and marries a female dragon. Then other dragons join Yosemite and Legion. Apparently, BestHerToBedHer is typical of dragon maidens, especially when they usually get an offer tired of all the pillaging and decide to become an indentured servant. The alternative is to have Lily suck out nest. They typically spend most of their soul, after which they will be fed time in human form (except for horns on their heads), but can turn into Felicia's sausage machine. Some still refuse, mostly because they don't believe that Felix dragon form at will. They are inhumanly strong and his people would actually kill them. Since Felix isn't possess a movie supervillain, he does go through with it.HealingFactor.
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* SiblingTeam: At the end of book 3, Legion and Yosemite merge into a single entity, ruled by Felix and Vince. Since Felix is a ''much'' better administrator than Vince, he is the one in charge, with Vince being in overall command over Legion-Yosemite's military branch. Both are happy with the arrangement.
* SpinOff: [[spoiler:The series is eventually revealed to be related to the author's ''Otherlife'' books, when Felix's benefactor reveals his name - Runner Norwood.]]
* SpinOff: [[spoiler:The series is eventually revealed to be related to the author's ''Otherlife'' books, when Felix's benefactor reveals his name - Runner Norwood.]]
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* SuperHumanTrafficking: A perfectly legal business in Skippercity. Felix becomes a major slave-owner of both supers and normal humans. But unlike most, he treats them more like valued employees than slaves.
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* UnwantedHarem: By book 3, the number of women trying to get Felix into bed skyrockets, much to Lily's chagrin. This now includes dryads, elves, and ''dragons''.
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* RPGMechanicsVerse: Felix's power lets him see an object's stats and spend points to modify them.
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** In book 3, people from another world makes contact with Felix. This parallel world is more similar to RealLife geographically than Felix's world and even has some of the same countries (for example, there's a US in that world but not in Felix's). That world is less technologically advanced but has many more magical races, including dragons. Felix establishes an alliance with a country called Yosemite on that world, which is run by a man who turns out to be his cousin.
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* UncannyFamilyResemblance: In the third book, Felix meets a demigod named Vince from a parallel world. Vince looks remarkably like Felix, and it's soon discovered that their fathers were twins. Felix's uncle and aunt were accidentally sucked into that world. His aunt was killed by some nasty critter, while his uncle remarried and had Vince. Due to the fact that time flows faster in the world, Felix and Vince are about the same age.
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* {{Polyamory}}: [[spoiler:Felix eventually ends up with [[TwinThreesomeFantasy Andrea, Adrianna]], and Lilian.]]
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* {{Polyamory}}: [[spoiler:Felix Felix eventually ends up with [[TwinThreesomeFantasy Andrea, Adrianna]], and Lilian.]]Lilian. Lilian isn't particularly happy with the arrangement, but she learns to accept it after it's made clear that it's the only way she'll have Felix at all.
** In the third book, Felix meets Vince, who is revealed to be his cousin from a parallel world and his genetic half-brother (their fathers were twins). Vince is a powerful man in his home country of Yosemite and has many wives. Apparently, it's the norm for powerful men to have multiple wives on that world, and many people from that world wonder why Felix, as powerful as he is, has only three. Several women express interest in joining Felix's harem, and Andrea wouldn't mind, but Lilian definitely would. They try to convince her that, by not allowing him to have more wives, she is "limiting" him. Felix just brushes it off as a cultural difference.
** In the third book, Felix meets Vince, who is revealed to be his cousin from a parallel world and his genetic half-brother (their fathers were twins). Vince is a powerful man in his home country of Yosemite and has many wives. Apparently, it's the norm for powerful men to have multiple wives on that world, and many people from that world wonder why Felix, as powerful as he is, has only three. Several women express interest in joining Felix's harem, and Andrea wouldn't mind, but Lilian definitely would. They try to convince her that, by not allowing him to have more wives, she is "limiting" him. Felix just brushes it off as a cultural difference.
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* AlliterativeName: Lilian Lux. Also applies to her brother Lucian.
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** Lilian Lux. Also applies to her brotherLucian.Lucian.
** Miu Miki.
** Felicia Fay.
** Ioana Iliescu.
** A borderline case with Kit Carrington, since both are pronounced with a hard "K" sound.
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** Miu Miki.
** Felicia Fay.
** Ioana Iliescu.
** A borderline case with Kit Carrington, since both are pronounced with a hard "K" sound.
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* UndercoverCopReveal: The first favor Dimitry requests of Felix is for Felix to bring Kit to Dimitry's place of business and mind-scan his employees to find a rat. She uncovers a cop, who has been embedded in Dimitry's organization for six years, in a matter of seconds. However, instead of simply turning him over to Dimitry, Felix gives him the option of becoming his indentured servant. He would continue being an undercover cop in Dimitry's organization, but also provide intel to Felix and funnel disinformation to the cops. The cop decides to agree, since Dimitry would also go after his family.
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* UndercoverCopReveal: The first favor Dimitry requests of Felix is for Felix to bring Kit to Dimitry's place of business and mind-scan his employees to find a rat. She uncovers a cop, who has been embedded in Dimitry's organization for six years, in a matter of seconds. However, instead of simply turning him over to Dimitry, Felix gives him the option of becoming his indentured servant. He would continue being an undercover cop in Dimitry's organization, but also provide intel to Felix and funnel disinformation to the cops. The cop decides to agree, since Dimitry would also go after his family. [[spoiler:The cop later finds a LoopholeAbuse, allowing him to tip off his colleagues, prompting Felix's people to kill him.]]
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* FemmeFatale: Felix can't help but acknowledge Lily's stunning beauty. At the same time, he doesn't even consider the option of trying anything with her, even though she can't harm him directly. Lily constantly flirts with him, but Felix is smart enough to know she just enjoys toying with him, so he does his best to ignore it.
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* FemmeFatale: Felix can't help but acknowledge Lily's stunning beauty. At the same time, he doesn't even consider the option of trying anything with her, even though she can't harm him directly. Lily constantly flirts with him, but Felix is smart enough to know she just enjoys toying with him, so he does his best to ignore it. [[spoiler:This changes later when they do start sleeping together, although it ends up becoming a strange arrangement, since Lilian seems content to share him with Andrea.]]
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* FantasyContraception: It's revealed at the end of book 2 that one of the first things Felix has done after starting to sleep with Andrea is to make her infertile. The problem? He didn't tell her, or anyone else for that matter. [[spoiler:The "God" calls him out on it in the epilogue and suggests he knock her up and get some happiness in his life.]]
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** Evan and Eva Adelpha, brother and sister. He's a magic-user and she's a telepath with {{Intangibility}}.
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** Lilian and Lucian Lux, another pair of siblings. She's a magic-user, and he has astral projection.
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* AlternateUniverse: After Felicia builds Felix a portal generator, he has her look for a suitable parallel universe to set up an offworld base, expanding Legion's influence. The one they settle on has only primitive tribes, so Felix assumes they'll be easy pickings. [[spoiler:He doesn't know that this universe has {{Physical God}}s.]] He decides to call this place Legion, or Legion World. [[spoiler:At the end of book 2, he moves the Legion HQ to this world to honor his agreement with Skipper.]]
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* AlternateUniverse: After Felicia builds Felix a portal generator, he has her look for a suitable parallel universe to set up an offworld base, expanding Legion's influence. The one they settle on has only primitive tribes, so Felix assumes they'll be easy pickings. [[spoiler:He doesn't know that this universe has {{Physical God}}s.]] He decides to call this place Legion, or Legion World. [[spoiler:At the end of book 2, he moves the Legion HQ to this world to honor his agreement with Skipper. He decides to try to explore other worlds, only for his mysterious benefactor to appear and tell him not to do that, calling in one of the two favors that Felix owes him. Felix is smart enough to oblige.]]
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** Also, [[spoiler:after Andrea splits off into another Prime, Felix decides to name the other Prime Adrianna. His mysterious benefactor, though, lets him know he personally would've gone with Alexa]].
** Evan and Eva Adelpha, brother and sister. He's a magic-user and she's a telepath with
** Also, [[spoiler:after Andrea splits off into another Prime, Felix decides to name the other Prime Adrianna. His mysterious benefactor, though, lets him know he personally would've gone with Alexa]].
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* AteHisGun: An Other does this in book 2 after being wounded in order to avoid slowing down Felix. Having left her pinky finger with her Prime, she knows she'll be re-absorbed.
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* JumpingOnAGrenade: In book 2, a grenade lands not far from Felix. Having been shot in the leg moments before, he knows he won't be able to get away before it goes off. Julia then leaps on the grenade. Just before it blows, she looks at Felix and tells him that he better bring her back. The explosion rips her body in half but doesn't kill her immediately. Fortunately, an Adrianna Other is there for a MercyKill, and Julia has left a pinky finger for Felix for just that eventuality.
* KeystoneArmy: Legion. Everything hinges on Felix's unique power. If Felix dies, everything he has modified will go back to its initial state. Since no one in Legion wants that, they do their best to keep him safe.
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* {{Yandere}}: Book 2 reveals that [[spoiler:the normally reserved Miu]] is one. [[spoiler:Apparently, it's a [[BlessedWithSuck nasty side effect]] of her amplification power: everything she feels is doubled. Thus, her love and devotion for Felix turn into madness. She knows she can't have him, since he's with Andrea and Lily, but she also wants to kill them and [[{{Squick}} eat their flesh]]. Apparently, she's been habitually killing Others, especially those who have slept with Felix.]]
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* EvilCounterpart: While Felix is hardly a paragon of goodness, everyone in Legion knows that he cares about them. Felix also makes sure to give people powers and jobs that mesh with their personalities and goals. Meanwhile, Skipper is a ruthless leader, who casually sends people to die and gives them powers that Skipper desires, regardless of what the underlings want.
* FantasyContraception: It's revealed at the end of book 2 that one of the first things Felix has done after starting to sleep with Andrea is to make her infertile. The problem? He didn't tell her, or anyone else for that matter. [[spoiler:The "God" calls him out on it in the epilogue and suggests he knock her up and get some happiness in his life.]]
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: Once Skipper realizes that [[spoiler:Kit can block her powers, she]] immediately grabs a gun and shoots an underling in order to keep him from telling anyone about it.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Once Skipper realizes that [[spoiler:Kit can block her powers, she]] immediately grabs a gun and shoots an underling in order to keep him from telling anyone about it.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: Felix quickly figures out that all of Andrea's Others are actually their own selves. When not separate, they all coexist in Andrea Prime's mind. Some are only marginally different, while others (like the Death Others) are ''very'' different. Eventually, [[spoiler:Andrea splits the militant Others into a new permanent Prime, whom Felix names Adrianna. Near the end of book 2, he also learns that Myriad, the original Andrea Prime, has likewise split off and left to roam Legion World]].
* TheMagicComesBack: Well, more like "The Religion Comes Back". According to Felix, back before things like magic, superpowers, and all manner of non-human races came to be, various religions were a lot more powerful. Then, almost as one, they all faded. After Felix has Felicia open a portal to another world, all the religions and cults suddenly become much more powerful and zealous. [[spoiler:Apparently, all the deities moved to that other world long ago. When the portal was open, they moved back.]]
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* PowerNullifier: Felix eventually learns why the superheroes are after Kit. [[spoiler:Her core power (area telepathy) somehow interferes with Skipper's ability to see possible futures. Once Felix figures that out, he resolves to give area telepathy to a number of other employees.]]
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* LoopholeAbuse:
** Early in the second book, Felix visits a school in Tilen, where he demonstrates how anyone in his employ can learn skills instantly. He teaches a student to solve Rubix cubes in a matter of seconds. Then he gives him several more cubes and tells him he'll pay him for every cube he solves. Some time later, he sees the student carting in a wheelbarrow full of solved Rubix cubes. The student points out that Felix never specified the time limit or that the cubes had to be the ones Felix had brought, so he went across the street to a toy store and bought a bunch more. Felix is impressed and agrees to pay on the condition that the student signs a contract with Legion for several years. He tells Lily that the kid will fit in with her legal department just fine.
** In book 1, Lily explains to Felix that, since he is the CEO of his corporation, he has to pay his employees, and some of that amount can be deducted from his taxes. However, since he also owns all of his employees, he's pretty much paying himself anyway. Eventually, though, the Skippercity government closes the loophole.
** Early in the second book, Felix visits a school in Tilen, where he demonstrates how anyone in his employ can learn skills instantly. He teaches a student to solve Rubix cubes in a matter of seconds. Then he gives him several more cubes and tells him he'll pay him for every cube he solves. Some time later, he sees the student carting in a wheelbarrow full of solved Rubix cubes. The student points out that Felix never specified the time limit or that the cubes had to be the ones Felix had brought, so he went across the street to a toy store and bought a bunch more. Felix is impressed and agrees to pay on the condition that the student signs a contract with Legion for several years. He tells Lily that the kid will fit in with her legal department just fine.
** In book 1, Lily explains to Felix that, since he is the CEO of his corporation, he has to pay his employees, and some of that amount can be deducted from his taxes. However, since he also owns all of his employees, he's pretty much paying himself anyway. Eventually, though, the Skippercity government closes the loophole.
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* MagicallyBindingContract: All slaves are magically-bound to their master. They are unable to harm him and must obey his direct orders. In addition, after Kit comes up with the idea of hiring indentured servants, Lily helps her write up a legal and magical contract, which must be signed in blood. The contract prevents the servant from divulging any information about Felix's organization or acting against the interest of said organization. But the indentured servant contract is only valid for a certain number of years.
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* MagicallyBindingContract: All slaves are magically-bound to their master. They are unable to harm him and must obey his direct orders. In addition, after Kit comes up with the idea of hiring indentured servants, Lily helps her write up a legal and magical contract, which must be signed in blood. The contract prevents the servant from divulging any information about Felix's organization or acting against the interest of said organization. But the indentured servant contract is only valid for a certain number of years. [[spoiler:When a reporter is mortally wounded right in front of him, Felix calls for one of his teleporters to deliver him a contract, since he can only heal those in his employ. She expires before signing, although her bloody finger leaves an imprint on the paper. Felix, figuring that some higher power has to be responsible for his unique ability, tries to desperately bargain with it, claiming that a blood imprint has to count as a signature. Eventually, after promising two favors to the higher power, a window to fix the reporter suddenly pops up in front of him, and he's shocked to see that a part of the cost of reviving the reporter also includes "2 favors".]]
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* MesACrowd: Andrea can create multiple copies of herself. Felix initially assumes they have a HiveMind until he observes that each Andrea is subtly different from the others. In fact, Andrea Prime actually has [[SplitPersonality multiple personalities inside her]], and she splits them off when she wants to and re-absorbs them afterwards (while also absorbing their memories and learning new skills). Most Andreas are about the same, although a few are different. Eventually, she asks for an upgrade to be able to re-absorb the others' memories selectively rather than completely. She was previously a mercenary known as Myriad, who would accept pretty much any job and leave behind a large trail of bodies. While she normally acts incredibly silly (Felix notes that her Intelligence stat is really low), when it comes time to fight, she turns into a cool-headed soldier, who can quickly analyze a situation and act accordingly. Things get even more complicated when [[spoiler:Felix learns that Andrea has a twin sister named Adrianna]].
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* MesACrowd: Andrea can create multiple copies of herself. Felix initially assumes they have a HiveMind until he observes that each Andrea is subtly different from the others. In fact, Andrea Prime actually has [[SplitPersonality multiple personalities inside her]], and she splits them off when she wants to and re-absorbs them afterwards (while also absorbing their memories and learning new skills). Most Andreas are about the same, although a few are different. Eventually, she asks for an upgrade to be able to re-absorb the others' memories selectively rather than completely. She was previously a mercenary known as Myriad, who would accept pretty much any job and leave behind a large trail of bodies. While she normally acts incredibly silly (Felix notes that her Intelligence stat is really low), when it comes time to fight, she turns into a cool-headed soldier, who can quickly analyze a situation and act accordingly. Things get even more complicated when [[spoiler:Felix learns that Andrea has [[spoiler:Andrea decides to permanently split a twin sister named number of copies into a new "prime", whom Felix names Adrianna]].
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* PhysicalGod: Felix is shocked to discover that they exist in the parallel world, when the natives summon them to fight Legion forces. [[spoiler:Felix ends up summoning his own divine benefactor to deal with them.]]
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* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:Skipper is a woman.]]
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* AlliterativeName: Lilian Lux. Also applies to her brother Lucian.
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* AllYourPowersCombined: In book 2, Felix [[spoiler:secretly grants Eva every power his inner circle has, plus a few others. He makes the powers temporary in order to reduce the point cost]].
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* FamilyThemeNaming: Evan and Eva Adelpha, brother and sister. He's a magic-user and she's a telepath with {{Intangibility}}.
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* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Felix adopts this view closer to the end of book 1. Anyone who is not Legion or one of his allies is his enemy.
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* AmazonBrigade: Felix's inner circle and his most powerful assets are all women.
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* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: Felix's bodyguard Victoria prefers to fight with her custom-made sword. She's incredibly deadly with it. However, during the final battle of book 1, [[spoiler:she learns her mistake by charging a group of hostiles and getting a bullet in the head for her trouble. After Felix revives her, she starts training with guns too]].
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* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted during the final battle of book 1. [[spoiler:Lily drops her guard to talk to Felix about knowing the value of the human life and gets a lightning bolt through the head for her trouble.]]
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* FantasticRacism: This is inevitable in a world with all manner of races living in the world besides humans, including elves, dwarves, ogres, trolls, and [[CatGirl beastkin]]. Felix is hit with that in the second book when a sizable "human supremacy" faction tries to sabotage his run for governor by pointing out that he sleeps with Andrea, a beastkin.
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* PoliceBrutality: The second book opens with Felix in a Tilen PD interrogation room. He's questioned about his "employees", some of whom are known killers. One of the detectives gets a little too annoyed at Felix's responses and slugs him. Naturally, Felix is immediately demanding to be released lest he sic his team of experienced lawyers on the cops for the unprovoked assault.
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* ThinkingUpPortals: After witnessing a portal accidentally opening into his office, Felix gets the idea to give Kit that power. He also asks Felicia to build him a portal machine. This allows him to quickly move between his Skippercity and Tilen [=HQs=].
