History Webcomic / CassiopeiaQuinn

* NaughtyTentacles: PlayedForLaughs -- when Old Salt's ship deploys several metallic tentacles to capture Quinn. Shortly afterwards, Nisa makes a crack about [[{{Robosexual}} Zeke being the only machine allowed to 'paw' Cassiopeia]].
-->'''Cassiopeia:''' "[[ThisIsGonnaSuck Oh, not tentacles]]! Seriously, '''no!'''"

* NaughtyTentacles: PlayedForLaughs -- when Old Salt's ship deploys several metallic tentacles to capture Quinn, this is her response (while grimacing). Nisa later makes a crack about [[{{Robosexual}} Zeke being the only machine allowed to 'paw' Cassiopeia]].

Cassiopeia Quinn is a space pirate renowned for her complete disregard for the rule of law, her own safety, and pants, who plunders everything from trinkets to whole starships with the help of her best friend, Zeke the robot cowboy. Captain Madison Vrax is a young, up-and-coming officer of the Prime Galactic Navy, currently at war with the honorable warrior race known as the [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Vanaa]]. Their first encounter spawns strange alliances, new friendships, and a pursuit across the galaxy. The universe will never be the same...

-->"[[ThisIsGonnaSuck Oh, not tentacles]]! Seriously, '''no!'''"

* NonLethalWarfare: The space war between the Prime Galactic Navy and the Vanaa is fought using robofighter drones with actual direct conflict and loss of life being rare. The losers of the battles are allowed to retreat with their enemies saluting them as worthy opponents. It's been noted a few times that maintaining the diplomatic connections, codes of conduct, and general sense of civility to keep the war from averting this trope hard is ''not easy''.

* AlienCatnip: Starch is to Vanaa what tobacco is to humans -- it's even packaged similarly.

* OfficerAndAGentleman: Such behaviour is {{enforced}} by the Prime Galactic Navy through a strict CodeOfHonour, which (among other things) involves treating every enemy as a WorthyOpponent, and never allowing another to sully your reputation. 'Dishonorable' behaviour will get errant officers disciplined if they're lucky, and on the reciving end of a [[DuelToTheDeath duel]] if they're not. They even enforce the 'gentleman' bit too, as all officers seemingly receive titles on commission, and rise in the hierarchy as they rank-up[[note]]A Commander is a Knight, A Captain is a Baron, An Admiral is an Earl and a Lord Admiral is a Duke[[/note]].

* OfficerAndAGentleman: Such behaviour is {{enforced}} by the Prime Galactic Navy through a strict CodeOfHonour, which (among other things) involves treating every enemy as a WorthyOpponent, and never allowing another to sully your reputation. 'Dishonorable' behaviour will get errant officers disciplined if they're lucky, and on the reciving end of a [[DuelToTheDeath duel]] if they're not.

* CuteMachines: Cass' childhood toy, [[https://www.cassiopeiaquinn.com/comic/her-first-mechanical-accomplice bee-bot]]. Granted, it's made for kids [[InvokedTrope so the cuteness is obviously by design]], but it's still adorable, especially given that one of its primary functions is to fetch the user flowers.

* ImpliedLoveInterest: It's vaguely hinted that Farring and Ison might have feelings for each other, with the latter asking the former to [[PiggybackCute carry her back to the ship]] at the end of "Seat of Your Pants", and the two seeming to spend most of their time together when the crew is off-duty, but there's never any serious hints that they're anything more than good friends. In fact, the creators {{Lampshade}} this in a reply to a comment asking about their relationship, claiming that they prefer to leave the reader guessing.

* ImpliedLoveInterest: It's vaguely hinted that Farring and Ison might have feelings for each other, with the latter asking the former to [[PiggybackCute carry her back to the ship]] at the end of "Seat of Your Pants", and the two seeming to spend most of their time together when the crew is off-duty, but there's never any serious hints that they're anything more than good friends.

* GoodScarsEvilScars: The nefarious Headhunter has a scar across one of his eyes. Admiral Senchel, who [[WildCard has ambiguous goals]] but firmly supports Madison Vrax, has a face covered with what are presumably multiple {{DuelingScar}}s.

* GoodScarsEvilScars: The nefarious Headhunter has a scar across one of his eyes. Admiral Senchel, who [[WildCard has ambiguous goals]] but firmly supports Madison Vrax, has a face covered with what are presumably multiple DuelingScars.

* GoodScarsEvilScars: The nefarious Headhunter has a scar across one of his eyes.

* AmazonianBeauty: The merciless pirate hunter Paloma Feti is [[https://www.cassiopeiaquinn.com/comic/not-the-beach-episode-part-3 as stunning as she is jacked]], to the point that many outlaws [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence rather like the idea of getting beaten up by her]].

* TheStarscream: Lieutenant Russ, Madison's stern first mate, views her as incompetent due to her inability to capture or kill Quinn, and is plotting with Captain Thekla Rosalba and Lord Admiral Theophilius Toyn -- who resent Madison's unorthodox method of being appointed captain -- in order to have her stripped of her position and have himself put in her place.

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, but in a generally lighthearted story and rather ''civilised'' setting, the ruthless Vanaa mercenary Old Salt still stands out. He not only WouldHurtAChild but immediately does so given the opportunity, knowing that all other parties would be too "soft" to do the same, has legitimately terrified his old crewmate Isodor Farring to the point that he [[FantasticRacism initially thought all Vanaa were like him and was deeply mistrustful of them]], and betrayed all the rest of his ex-crewmates. Even Headhunter [[{{Greed}} appears to be only motivated by money]] and doesn't appear to go out of his way to be nasty.

* NotSoDifferent: Maddie and Cassiopeia were both bright kids with dreams of going to space, and both applied to join the Regency naval academy. However, only Vrax had the right connections to get in -- she [[https://www.cassiopeiaquinn.com/comic/party-all-the-time-page-13 lambasts this]] and remarks that they could have been friends in a different life.

-->"Oh, [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes not tentacles]]! Seriously, '''no!'''"

* NaughtyTentacles: PlayedForLaughs -- when Old Salt's ship deploys several metallic tentacles to capture Quinn, this is her response (while grimacing).

* LoveAtFirstSight: {{Downplayed}}: while it's not immediate, Kettering and Talps appear to fall for each other after spending (at most) a few minutes together.

* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: [[https://www.cassiopeiaquinn.com/comic/not-the-beach-episode-part-5 As it turns out]], Lord Admiral Theophilius Toyn [[GovernmentConspiracy is the one giving Headhunter orders]].]]

--> '''Vanaa King:''' The typical Vanaa believes that we are in opposition to the humans because we are too different. Because our appearances are different. Because their reproduction is different. Because even their ''food'' can kill us. The truth is that we fight because we are so ''[[NotSoDifferentRemark similar]]''.

--> '''Clawlossus:''' THIS IS TERRIBLE DAY!

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: {{Downplayed}}, but in a generally lighthearted story and rather ''civilised'' setting, the ruthless Vanaa mercenary Old Salt still stands out. He not only WouldHurtAChild but immediately does so given the opportunity, knowing that all other parties would be too "soft" to do the same, has legitimately terrified his old crewmate Isodor Farring to the point that he [[FantasticRacism initially thought all Vanaa were like him and was deeply mistrustful of them]], and betrayed all the rest of his ex-crewmates. Even Headhunter [[{{Greed}} appears to be only motivated by money]] and doesn't appear to go out of his way to be nasty.