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* CurseCutShort: Darlene almost says a certain c-word until she realises Julia has just died.
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-->[-Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn: [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/42252129/chapters/108102468#workskin HERE]]-]
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* FieryRedhead: A literal example. Cody has red hair, a hot temper and actual fire powers.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Luz coldly notes they could leave Cody to die via running into a wild animal. Blinking, she does a VerbalBackspace to just tying him up instead. Its heavily implied to be due to All For One's influence.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Luz coldly notes they could leave Cody to die via running into a wild animal. Blinking, she does a VerbalBackspace to just tying him up instead. Its heavily implied to be due to All For One's influence.
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* {{Sadist}}: Darlene seems to enjoy hearing Julia screaming in pain as she's stabbing her. Her voice described as being filled with nothing but pure bliss, almost as if she revelled in killing people.
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* VineTentacles: Luz uses her Vine powers to pull some trees back to block Cody's flame attack. She also uses to save Jean from Cody's fire attack.
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* WhamEpisode: In second half of the chapter, more than half of Luz's team gets massacred at their HomeBase, the first characters to be KilledOffForReal in thi story. They're murdered by the other 2 teams, the Heaven’s Devils and Foxtrot, working together and trying to find TheLeader to win the promised $15 billion from the governor. Even Julia, Luz's FirstFriend isn't spared.
* WhamEpisode: In second half of the chapter, more than half of Luz's team gets massacred at their HomeBase, the first characters to be KilledOffForReal in thi story. They're murdered by the other 2 teams, the Heaven’s Devils and Foxtrot, working together and trying to find TheLeader to win the promised $15 billion from the governor. Even Julia, Luz's FirstFriend isn't spared.
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* TemptingFate: Just as Julia thinks things couldn't get worse than smelling the boy's dorm rooms, she and her team are attacked by the enmies with lethal results.
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TeensAreMonsters: The teams Heaven’s Devils and Foxtrot slaughter 6 of Luz's teammates in order to win the $15 billion prize money from the governor qualify as this with Kennedy, the ringleader, being the most notable, who has no intention of sharing it and Darlene who actually enjoys the act of murder.
* TemptingFate: Just as Julia thinks things couldn't get worse than smelling the boy's dorm rooms, she and her team are attacked by theenmies enemies with lethal results.
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* CurseCutShort: Darlene almost says a certain c-word until she realises Julia has just died.
--> '''Darlene''': C’mon, say something you daft cu— ''(Frowns as Julia dies)'' Oh… I see.
--> '''Darlene''': C’mon, say something you daft cu— ''(Frowns as Julia dies)'' Oh… I see.
* DyingDream: Julia's last thoughts while dying in pain are Luz’s bright smile and that she was glad she met Luz despite the horrible circumstances around them. Its enough to bring her peace of mind.
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* FinishingStomp: Darlene, the spear fingers girl, gives one to Julia as she's screaming in pain as she's bleeding to death.
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* FinishingStomp: Darlene, the spear fingers girl, gives one of these to Julia as she's screaming in pain as she's and bleeding to death.
* IcyBlueEyes: Kennedy has blue eyes and has no problems about leading a slaughter.
* {{Irony}}: Kennedy grumbles he's always hated the Wittebane’s seeing them as a bunch of pretentious douches, not realising he's just desecrated the corpse of the WhiteSheep of the family.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Kennedy plans to keep the prize money to himself after he wins the game.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Kennedy plans to keep the prize money to himself after he wins the game.
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* {{Sadist}}: Darlene seems to enjoy hearing Julia screaming in pain as she stabs her. Her voice described as being filled with nothing but pure bliss, almost as if she revelled in killing people.
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* UndyingLoyalty: Julia's last thoughts were even if she ''did'' know where Luz was she wouldn't betray her friend and saviour.saviour, taking her secrets to the grave.
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Luz's team battles against their first opponent in the Death Camp. Three days later, something horrific happens the rest of their team.
* CurbStompBattle: Half Luz's team led by Julia are all brutally killed by the two enemy teams pulling an EnemyMine on them.
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* FemmeFatalons: Darlene has these and her Quirk turns them into WolverineClaws.
* FinishingStomp: Darlene, the spear fingersgirl girl, gives one to Julia as she's screaming in pain as she's bleeding to death.
* FinishingStomp: Darlene, the spear fingers
* HellbentForLeather: Darlene has a black leather jacket and boots.
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* {{Sadist}}: Darlene seems to enjoy hearing Julia screaming in pain as she stabs her. Her voice described as being filled with nothing but pure bliss, almost as if she revelled in killing people.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: With last two other team members deciding to pull a DoNotGoGentle on their attackers, Julia tries to book it to warn the rest of the team... only to be murdered before she even comes close.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: With last two other team members deciding to pull a DoNotGoGentle on their attackers, Julia tries to book it to warn the rest of the team... only to be murdered before she even comes close.
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* BattleAmongstTheFlames: With Cody's Flame powers, his fight with Luz's team turns into this due to setting the rae on fire.
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* AsskickingPose: Julia and the rest of her team got into battle stances after Johnny is killed.
* BattleAmongstTheFlames: With Cody's Flame powers, his fight with Luz's team turns into this due to setting therae surrounding area on fire.
* BattleAmongstTheFlames: With Cody's Flame powers, his fight with Luz's team turns into this due to setting the
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* ItsQuietTooQuite: ItsQuietTooQuiet: Julia thinks this after three whole days of no attacks from the enemy teams before she and the rest of her team are ambushed.
* LightEmUp: One of the enemy team members has a laser beam Quirk that sets things on fire used to destroy the drawbridge of Alpha Squadron's HomeBase. It was also latter used to kill TheMedic of the team.
* MenCantKeepHouse: Implied. Julia shuddered at the stench wafting off of some of those boys’ beds. She describes it as smelling like Satan himself took a shit all over them. She knew why they smelt that way, due to lack of showers, but that didn’t make it any less bearable.
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* ProperlyParanoid: Julia has shades this after three full days of no attacks feeling as if something '''bad''' was coming. [[TotalPartyKill Unfortunately, she was proven to be right.]]
* SmokeShield: Johnny is killed because an enemy did this trick.
* TemptingFate: Just as Julia thinks things couldn't get worse than smelling the boy's dorm rooms, she and her team are attacked by the enmies with lethal results.
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** Kennedy does this after Stanley hard tackles him into a tree.
** Kennedy does this after Stanley hard tackles him into a tree.
* EvilLaugh: All for One does this in Luz's head after she's taken another Quirk, which causes her to shuddered.
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* FieryRedhead: a literal example. Cody has red hair, a hot temper and actual fire powers
* GoodIsNotSoft: Despite not wanting to kill anyone, Judy is still more than prepared to fire a BoomHeadshot at an enemy with her Quirk to defend herself and her team.
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* FreakyIsCool: Getting over his initial shock, Stanley admits Luz's PowerParasite Quit in action looked kinda cool
* GoodIsNotSoft: Despite not wanting to kill anyone, Judy is still more than prepared to fire a BoomHeadshot at an enemy with her Quirk to defend herself and her team. She's also the only one who advocates killing the unconcious Cody in a form of PayingEvilUntoEvil.
* FreakyIsCool: Getting over his initial shock, Stanley admits Luz's PowerParasite Quit in action looked kinda cool
* GoodIsNotSoft: Despite not wanting to kill anyone, Judy is still more than prepared to fire a BoomHeadshot at an enemy with her Quirk to defend herself and her team. She's also the only one who advocates killing the unconcious Cody in a form of PayingEvilUntoEvil.
* ItsQuietTooQuite: Julia thinks before she and the rest of her team are ambushed.
* OCCIsSeriousBusiness: Luz coldly notes they could leave Cody to die via running into a wild animal. Blinking she does a VerbalSpaceback to just tying him up instead.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Luz's eyes flash red when they steal Cody's Quirk.
* RequiredSecondaryPower: Luz's "Flame" Quirk acts as ColdFire towards herself so that she doesn't get burned.
* RequiredSecondaryPower: Luz's "Flame" Quirk acts as ColdFire towards herself so that she doesn't get burned.
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* BloodFromTheMouth: Kennedy does this after Stanley hard tackles him into a tree.
** Julia does as she dies bleeding out.
** Julia does as she dies bleeding out.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Luz at one point shot her Vines Quirk at Cody, aiming to subdue him. However, Cody lashes back with his flame arm, [[WeakToFire making them catch on fire as they rapidly devoured them]]. Luz, panicking, quickly retracted the Vines, however, that had been a mistake as the fire travelled with them towards her. Fortunately, Judy cuts off the burning vines before they burn her.
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* WhyWontYouDie: As he reaches his VillainousBreakdown, Cody screams this to the Alpha Squadron.
--> '''Cody''': Just. DIE. ALREADY!
--> '''Cody''': Just. DIE. ALREADY!
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* BilingualBonus: Jean sometimes speaks French. Translations below.
** Mange mon pied, paysan! ''(Eat my foot, peasant!)''
** Mange mon pied, paysan! ''(Eat my foot, peasant!)''
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* YourMom: This exchange in with Cody and Jean.
--> '''Cody''': ''(After being repeatedly kicked in the face)'' That was a cheap shot, asshole!
--> '''Jean''': It was cheap for you to jump us, asshole!
--> '''Cody''': Touché. However, counter-argument, YOUR MOTHER!
--> '''Cody''': ''(After being repeatedly kicked in the face)'' That was a cheap shot, asshole!
--> '''Jean''': It was cheap for you to jump us, asshole!
--> '''Cody''': Touché. However, counter-argument, YOUR MOTHER!
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* BattleAmongstTheFlames: With Cody's Flame powers, his fight with Luz's team turns into this due to setting the rae on fire.
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* CloseRangeCombatant: [[SuperStrength Ronny]], [[SuperToughness Stanley]] and [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Jean]] are these thanks to their Quirks and have to get in close to attack their foe.
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* NoSell: Unlike Ronny who got burn marks littered on his arms, Stanley didn’t even flinch at Cody's flame attacks.
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* {{Determinator}}: Cody fought to the very end against Luz and her scouts.
--> ''The tension in the air was suffocating. A five-on-one fight was unfair, and everyone knew that. But even then, the sheer look of determination on Cody Johnson’s face was enough to send a chill down everyone’s spines. The fact that he was brazenly standing there without a care in the world, ready and raring to fight, was enough to scare Luz. Because that kind of determination meant he knew damn well what he was doing. Or, at the very least, he had confidence in his ability to make up for skill. Confidence went a long way, sometimes. Sometimes, confidence could completely change the way a fight worked.''
--> ''The tension in the air was suffocating. A five-on-one fight was unfair, and everyone knew that. But even then, the sheer look of determination on Cody Johnson’s face was enough to send a chill down everyone’s spines. The fact that he was brazenly standing there without a care in the world, ready and raring to fight, was enough to scare Luz. Because that kind of determination meant he knew damn well what he was doing. Or, at the very least, he had confidence in his ability to make up for skill. Confidence went a long way, sometimes. Sometimes, confidence could completely change the way a fight worked.''
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: While trying to warn her other teammates they're under attack, Julia meets her end like this at the hands of Darlene's AbsurdlySharpClaws InTheBack.
* LastStand: Marcone and Carla go down fighting the Heaven's Devils and Foxtrot.
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** Kennedy gives a post-mortem one to Julia for his sick kicks.
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** Kennedy gives a post-mortem one to Julia for his sick kicks.
* PunctuatedPounding: Stanley does this to Cody by repeatedly slamming his head into a tree until he's unconscious for trying to kill him and his team.
--> '''Stanley:''' HOW! ABOUT! YOU! SHUT! UP!
* ShapingYourAttacks: Cody can shape his flames into fists.
* ShoutOut: [[GenreSavvy Luz]] notes she's seen in anime like ''Manga/DeathNote'', and ''Manga/DragonBall'', where the main character would have so much confidence in their abilities that they’re able to take down any threat before them, even if said threat is vastly superior and stronger than them.
--> '''Stanley:''' HOW! ABOUT! YOU! SHUT! UP!
* ShapingYourAttacks: Cody can shape his flames into fists.
* ShoutOut: [[GenreSavvy Luz]] notes she's seen in anime like ''Manga/DeathNote'', and ''Manga/DragonBall'', where the main character would have so much confidence in their abilities that they’re able to take down any threat before them, even if said threat is vastly superior and stronger than them.
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!!This chapter contains examples of:
* BookWorm: Arla appears to like to read in her spare time.
* DiesWideOpen: Johnny's killed almost instantly but with a look of shock and horror marring his face.
* EvilRedHead: Like Cody, Darlene has red hair and no quarrels about killing people for money.
* * ExplainingYourPowersToTheEnemy: Cody does this in chapter 10 with [[PlayingWithFire his Quirk]]. Luz (while HoldingInLaughter) lampshades how he's acting like a stereotypical bad guy that tells the heroes their abilities that makes it easier for them to win. This arrogance costs Cody dearly.
--> '''Cody''': HA! Nice try! I can morph my entire body into flames! There ain’t no way you can get me with weak-ass attacks like that!
--> '''Luz''': (Thinking) ''Thanks for the info dump.''
* FauxAffablyEvil: Darlene mock apologizes for "crashing the party" as Julia lies bleeding out from the wounds she gave her.
* FinishingStomp: the spear fingers girl gives one to Julia as she's bleeding to death.
* KillItWithIce. A variant. Johnny gets killed by an ice shard to [[AttackOnTheHeart the heart]].
* KillItWithFire: The second casualty, Arla TheMedic, meets a grizzly fate that gets burned alive by a [[LightEmUp beam of light]], screaming in agony as she dies.
* LastDisrespects: Kennedy gives Julia's corpse the OffWithHisHead treatment before kicking it like a soccer ball into a nearby wall. [[KickTheDog There was no need for any of that]].
* LeanAndMean: Kennedy is described as being thin as a stick, and has no quarrels masterminding murders.
* OffWithHisHead: This happens to Theodore when the other 2 teams attack him. Surprisingly, this doesn't kill him but the sequent FinishingStomp does.
* PowerUp: Luz steals Cody's Quirk after he's defeated.
* PsychoticSmirk: Kennedy and Darlene have this when killing Julia.
* SmugSnake: Acts cocky and confident when things seem to be going his way. He honestly believes The Governor intends to honor his agreement to pay him billions for killing Luz, when reality the ArcVillain doesn't intend to let any of kids live.
* ThouShallNotKill: Instead of following the "rules" of the DeadlyGame, Luz and her team opt instead to tie up the unconscious Cody and have their leader DePower him.
* TooDumbToLive: Taking on Luz and half of her team by himself cost Cody the fight and his Quirk.
* TorsoWithAView: The ice shard leaves a giant hole blasted through Johnny's body.
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* BookWorm: Arla appears to like to read in her spare time.
* DiesWideOpen: Johnny's killed almost instantly but with a look of shock and horror marring his face.
* EvilRedHead: Like Cody, Darlene has red hair and no quarrels about killing people for money.
* * ExplainingYourPowersToTheEnemy: Cody does this in chapter 10 with [[PlayingWithFire his Quirk]]. Luz (while HoldingInLaughter) lampshades how he's acting like a stereotypical bad guy that tells the heroes their abilities that makes it easier for them to win. This arrogance costs Cody dearly.
--> '''Cody''': HA! Nice try! I can morph my entire body into flames! There ain’t no way you can get me with weak-ass attacks like that!
--> '''Luz''': (Thinking) ''Thanks for the info dump.''
* FauxAffablyEvil: Darlene mock apologizes for "crashing the party" as Julia lies bleeding out from the wounds she gave her.
* FinishingStomp: the spear fingers girl gives one to Julia as she's bleeding to death.
* KillItWithIce. A variant. Johnny gets killed by an ice shard to [[AttackOnTheHeart the heart]].
* KillItWithFire: The second casualty, Arla TheMedic, meets a grizzly fate that gets burned alive by a [[LightEmUp beam of light]], screaming in agony as she dies.
* LastDisrespects: Kennedy gives Julia's corpse the OffWithHisHead treatment before kicking it like a soccer ball into a nearby wall. [[KickTheDog There was no need for any of that]].
* LeanAndMean: Kennedy is described as being thin as a stick, and has no quarrels masterminding murders.
* OffWithHisHead: This happens to Theodore when the other 2 teams attack him. Surprisingly, this doesn't kill him but the sequent FinishingStomp does.
* PowerUp: Luz steals Cody's Quirk after he's defeated.
* PsychoticSmirk: Kennedy and Darlene have this when killing Julia.
* SmugSnake: Acts cocky and confident when things seem to be going his way. He honestly believes The Governor intends to honor his agreement to pay him billions for killing Luz, when reality the ArcVillain doesn't intend to let any of kids live.
* ThouShallNotKill: Instead of following the "rules" of the DeadlyGame, Luz and her team opt instead to tie up the unconscious Cody and have their leader DePower him.
* TooDumbToLive: Taking on Luz and half of her team by himself cost Cody the fight and his Quirk.
* TorsoWithAView: The ice shard leaves a giant hole blasted through Johnny's body.
