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* ForegoneConclusion: Anyone familiar with early Joseon history knows that Bang-won becomes king.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Seong-gye deliberately sets Bang-won against Bang-seok. This leads directly to [[spoiler: Bang-won's rebellion and Bang-seok's death]].
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Nam Jeon outlived his legitimate son, who died as a child.
* PrincelingRivalry: Seong-gye deliberately starts one between his legitimate son Bang-won and his illegitimate son Bang-seok -- though most of the rivalry is on Bang-won's side, since Bang-seok is just a child.
* PrincelingRivalry: Seong-gye deliberately starts one between his legitimate son Bang-won and his illegitimate son Bang-seok -- though most of the rivalry is on Bang-won's side, since Bang-seok is just a child.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: OutlivingOnesOffspring:
** Nam Jeon outlived his legitimate son, who died as a child.
** Seong-gye outlives his son [[spoiler: Bang-seok]].
* PrincelingRivalry: Seong-gye deliberately starts one between his legitimate son Bang-won and his illegitimate son Bang-seok -- though most of the rivalry is on Bang-won'sside, side at first, since Bang-seok is just a child.child for half of the series.
** Nam Jeon outlived his legitimate son, who died as a child.
** Seong-gye outlives his son [[spoiler: Bang-seok]].
* PrincelingRivalry: Seong-gye deliberately starts one between his legitimate son Bang-won and his illegitimate son Bang-seok -- though most of the rivalry is on Bang-won's
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* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Hwi throws his sword across a battlefield with enough force to kill a man.
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* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Hwi throws kills a man by throwing his sword across a battlefield with enough force to kill a man.at him.
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* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Hwi throws his sword across a battlefield with enough force to kill a man.
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* ArchnemesisDad: Nam Jeon for Seon-ho. After [[spoiler: Yeon]]'s death Seon-ho sets out to kill his father.
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* ArchnemesisDad: ArchnemesisDad:
** Nam Jeon for Seon-ho. After [[spoiler: Yeon]]'s death Seon-ho sets out to kill hisfather.father.
** Seong-gye for Bang-won. Seong-gye manipulates Bang-won while Bang-won grows increasingly angry with the situation and finally lashes out.
** Nam Jeon for Seon-ho. After [[spoiler: Yeon]]'s death Seon-ho sets out to kill his
** Seong-gye for Bang-won. Seong-gye manipulates Bang-won while Bang-won grows increasingly angry with the situation and finally lashes out.
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* ScarsAreForever: Bang-won has a scar above his eye that never fades.
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* ArchnemesisDad: Nam Jeon for Seon-ho. After [[spoiler: Yeon]]'s death Seon-ho sets out to kill his father.
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* CombatHandFan: Bang-won uses a fan to block Bang-gan's attack.
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* NotSoDifferentRemark: Seon-ho says this to Bang-won.
--> '''Seon-ho:''' You and I are alike. We both tried to harm our own fathers. You did what you could to give your father the throne and now you're trying to steal it. Actually, you put him on the throne to steal it away. It's what I plan to do as well.
--> '''Seon-ho:''' You and I are alike. We both tried to harm our own fathers. You did what you could to give your father the throne and now you're trying to steal it. Actually, you put him on the throne to steal it away. It's what I plan to do as well.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Yeon]] dies in Hwi's arms.
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* YankTheDogsChain: Seon-ho helps Yeon escape and she's reunited with Hwi. They're about to leave and go somewhere safe when [[spoiler: they're attacked and Yeon is killed]].
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Seon-ho rebels against his father and kills his father's servants to save Yeon... and she gets killed right when she's about to escape.]]
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* AnnoyingArrows: Bang-won is shot in the chest twice and survives. In real life ''one'' arrow to the chest would probably be fatal, let alone two. [[spoiler: Justified because he was shot as part of a staged assassination attempt that he orchestrated, so obviously he was never in any real danger.]]
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* AnnoyingArrows: AnnoyingArrows:
** Bang-won is shot in the chest twice and survives. In real life ''one'' arrow to the chest would probably be fatal, let alone two. [[spoiler: Justified because he was shot as part of a staged assassination attempt that he orchestrated, so obviously he was never in any real danger.]]]]
** Seon-ho gets shot in the arm, pulls the arrow out, then fights off a group of soldiers.
** Bang-won is shot in the chest twice and survives. In real life ''one'' arrow to the chest would probably be fatal, let alone two. [[spoiler: Justified because he was shot as part of a staged assassination attempt that he orchestrated, so obviously he was never in any real danger.
** Seon-ho gets shot in the arm, pulls the arrow out, then fights off a group of soldiers.
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* EmbarrassingNickname: Hui-jae nicknames Seon-ho "Pancake".
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* EmbarrassingNickname: Hui-jae nicknames Seon-ho "Pancake".
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* EyeScream: One of Hwi's arrows hits a man in the eye.
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** [[spoiler: Yeon]] dies after being stabbed in the chest.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler: Seon-ho]] is tortured after being arrested.
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** Nam Jeon is tortured when Seong-gye finds out about his part in the assassination plots.
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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen [=/=] WickedStepmother: Queen Sindeok wants her son to be the next king, and to ensure he gets the throne she conspires to have his half-brother murdered.
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* AnnoyingArrows: Bang-won is shot in the chest twice and survives. In real life ''one'' arrow to the chest would probably be fatal, let alone two.
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* AnnoyingArrows: Bang-won is shot in the chest twice and survives. In real life ''one'' arrow to the chest would probably be fatal, let alone two. [[spoiler: Justified because he was shot as part of a staged assassination attempt that he orchestrated, so obviously he was never in any real danger.]]
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* OnceMoreWithClarity: Episode eight ends with [[spoiler: Hwi shooting Bang-won]]. Episode nine shows the events leading up to the attack and reveals [[spoiler: it was staged by Hwi and Bang-won to trick Nam Jeon]].
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* FakingTheDead: Hwi pretends to commit suicide. [[spoiler: Seon-ho witnesses his apparent death and thinks he really is dead.]]
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* EvilGloating: Nam Jeon indulges in this while trying to strangle Bang-won, telling him that he'll gain power over the crown prince and will become the real power behind the throne.
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* AnnoyingArrows: Bang-won is shot in the chest twice and survives. In real life ''one'' arrow to the chest would probably be fatal, let alone two.
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* [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous Korean Chanting]]: Shows up on the soundtrack occasionally, especially in episode nine when Nam Jeon barges into Bang-won's house.
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* DamselOutOfDistress: Hui-jae's taken hostage by the man who killed her mother. While he's distracted she stabs him and shoves him away, giving Hwi the chance to shoot him.
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* ExactEavesdropping: Yeon eavesdrops on Hui-jae confronting Seon-ho and learns Nam Jeon is holding her hostage.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler: Seon-ho]] is tortured after being arrested.
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* GorgeousPeriodDress: All over the place, on both men and women.
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* GorgeousPeriodDress: All over the place, on both men and women. Examples: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seonho.jpg Seon-ho's blue]] and [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/huijae.jpg Hui-jae's pink]] costumes.
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* ImpaledPalm: Seon-ho stabs a man in the back of the hand.
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* RoyallyScrewedUp: The Yi family. Seong-gye deliberately stirs up trouble between his sons. His oldest son is an alcoholic. His second son is a womaniser with fifteen illegitimate sons. His third son is incompetent. His fourth son is an alcoholic and womaniser. And then of course there's [[TheUnfavorite Bang-won]].
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Hui-jae gives Seon-ho a brief one in episode six.
--> '''Hui-jae:''' You walk and trample all over others. I know where else I've seen that type of behaviour. You're just like your father. Like two peas in a pod.
* RoyallyScrewedUp: The Yi family. Seong-gye deliberately stirs up trouble between his sons. His oldest son is an alcoholic. His second son is a womaniser with fifteen illegitimate sons. His third son is incompetent. His fourth son is an alcoholic and womaniser. And then of course there's [[TheUnfavoriteBang-won]].Bang-won]], who Seong-gye goes out of his way to humiliate and who reacts [[TheDogBitesBack predictably]].
--> '''Hui-jae:''' You walk and trample all over others. I know where else I've seen that type of behaviour. You're just like your father. Like two peas in a pod.
* RoyallyScrewedUp: The Yi family. Seong-gye deliberately stirs up trouble between his sons. His oldest son is an alcoholic. His second son is a womaniser with fifteen illegitimate sons. His third son is incompetent. His fourth son is an alcoholic and womaniser. And then of course there's [[TheUnfavorite
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: A man gets impaled by a arrow through the chest in episode two.
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** A man gets impaled by a arrow through the chest in episodetwo.two.
** General Jung gets stabbed through the chest by Hwi.
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* MissingMum: Seon-ho's mother hanged herself after he was taken away from her.
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* BloodFromTheMouth: Seol's illness makes her cough up blood.
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** Lampshaded in-universe: it's legal for General Jung to beat a commoner to death, [[SkewedPriorities but he'd be in trouble if anyone found out he was gambling]]. Seon-ho finds this darkly amusing.
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** Lampshaded in-universe: it's legal for General Jung to beat a commoner to death, [[SkewedPriorities but he'd be in trouble executed if anyone found out he was gambling]]. Seon-ho finds this darkly amusing.
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** Lampshaded in-universe: it's legal for General Jung to beat a commoner to death, [[SkewedPriorities but he'd be in trouble if anyone found out he was gambling]]. Seon-ho finds this darkly amusing.
