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* TheDreaded: Mikhal Oglu, "whose very name was a shuddering watchword of horror to all western Asia."



* TheDreaded: Mikhal Oglu, "whose very name was a shuddering watchword of horror to all western Asia".



* TheHeavy: Oglu serves this role to Suleyman, who is the BigBad but doesn't sully his hands with any dirty job.



* TheHeavy: Oglu serves this role to Suleyman, who is the BigBad but doesn't sully his hands with any dirty job.
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* CainAndAbel: Red Sonya's sister is none other than the Sultan's favorite concubine Roxelana (also known as Hurrem Sultan). While they are in the opposite sides of the war with Sonya supposed to be the good one and Roxelana the evil one due to being the BigBad's DarkMistress, we never really see how Roxelana feels about her sister, while Sonya refers to her in a very insulting way everytime she talks about her and is the one most eager to kill her:

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* CainAndAbel: Red Sonya's sister is none other than the Sultan's favorite concubine Roxelana (also known as Hurrem Sultan). While they are in the opposite sides of the war with Sonya supposed to be the good one and Roxelana the evil one due to being the BigBad's DarkMistress, we never really see how Roxelana feels about her sister, while Sonya refers to her in a very insulting way everytime every time she talks about her and is the one most eager to kill her:


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* CircassianBeauty: Features Roxelana, the wife of UsefulNotes/SuleimanTheMagnificent and empress of the Ottoman Empire, and her sister, the equally fiery-haired and beautiful Red Soyna of Rogatino.


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* DarkMistress: EvilRedhead Roxelana is this to UsefulNotes/SuleimanTheMagnificent.
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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:The story ends with Suleyman experiencing one when he sees Mikhal Oglu's head in place of Gottfried's, made even worse by the mocking note left by him and Sonya]].

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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:The story ends with Suleyman experiencing one when he sees Mikhal Oglu's head in place of Gottfried's, made even worse by the mocking note left by him and Sonya]].Sonya]].
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* CurseCutShort: Sonya firing off an overcharged cannon cuts short a comment she makes regarding her hated sister.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Gottfried completely sabotages the Ottoman conquest of Vienna by charging into a drunken stupor against the sneaking Turks]].

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* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Gottfried completely sabotages the Ottoman conquest of Vienna by charging into a inciting the drunken stupor against mercenaries into a sally outside the sneaking Turks]].walls, catching the Janissaries by surprise as they're forming up to attack after their agents blow a breach in the city walls.]]
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* LuredIntoATrap: A father and son working as agents of the Sultan inside the Vienna walls coax Gottfried away from his fellow mercenaries, and SlippingAMickey into his wine, have him BoundAndGagged for delivery to Oglu. [[spoiler:Fortunately Sonya saw what happened, follows and rescues him in time. Then she agrees to spare the life of the traitor's son if the father delivers a message to Oglu that Gottfried has been wounded and is resting up in a nearby hut with only a few drunken companions. Oglu takes the bait and rides into an ambush of musketeers.]]

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* DecapitationPresentation: Oglu offers his head to the Sultan if he can't deliver Gottfried's. [[spoiler:Instead Gottfried and Sonya send the gift-wrapped head of Oglu to Suleyman, spoiling his victory celebrations.]]



* DisproportionateRetribution: The reason why Suleyman sends Oglu to pursue and kill Gottfried: the knight managed to bash him on the head and he wants payback.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: The reason why Suleyman sends Oglu to pursue and kill Gottfried: the knight managed to bash him on the head during a battle years ago and he wants payback.

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