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* MyEyesAreUpHere: Onyx says this to Kokuro when he flirts with her in Chapter 6, to which he creepily explains he wasn't looking at her eyes.
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** In the same chapter, Obsidian makes a reference to "Film/Titanic" before the truck he and Onyx are fighting on crashes into a massive iceberg.
* ShowerOfLove: Obsidian accidentally walks in on Anri in the shower, which leads to them having sex.
* ShowerOfLove: Obsidian accidentally walks in on Anri in the shower, which leads to them having sex.
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* DarkMessiah: In Chapter 7, it's explained that Pyrite essentially saved Tokyo from nuclear Armageddon, which gave him the power and influence to begin to take over the rest of the world.
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* GadgetWatches: Kiann gives Anri and Koba each a wristband that allows them to access the element they control so they can use it at will.
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* Infodump: The beginning of Chapter 7 is mostly narration from Obsidian explaining the lore of the comic, and how Pyrite came to take over Tokyo.
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* KamehameHadoken: Obsidian learns how to fire energy blasts in Chapter 7, and one of the first things he does with that ability is mimic Ryu from Street Fighter performing a Hadouken.
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* MagicGenetics: It's revealed in Chapter 7 that Neohumans powers and abilities come from their special genetics, specifically a "Neo-Gene".
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* RomanticWingman: Anri tries to be one for Koba, nudging him towards Kiann, whom he has a crush on.
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* ThatDidntHappen: At the beginning of Chapter 7, Anri and Obsidian agree that their hookup in a shower at the end of Chapter 6 never happened, although Obsidian gets Anri to admit that she did enjoy it, and mentions that he hopes it can happen again.
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* WorldWarIII: It's explained in Chapter 7 that a nuclear war broke out about 20 years before the comic began, allowing Pyrite to take over in the chaos.
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*FriendlyGhost: Azurite, Obsidian's mentor, appears to him as a ghostly figure.
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* SceneryCensor: When Anri has a shower in Chapter 6, the steam is at the perfect spots to cover up her naughty bits
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* TwoGirlsToATeam: Anri and Chou are the only two girls on the main good guy team for a bit.
-->'''Anri:''' "Besides, as the only two girls in this friggin' place, I'd rather we get along than try to kill eachother over a boy."
-->'''Chou:''' "*Giggle* I couldn't agree more."
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The main group initially consists of Obsidian, Koba, and Anri, before other characters join in.
-->'''Anri:''' "Besides, as the only two girls in this friggin' place, I'd rather we get along than try to kill eachother over a boy."
-->'''Chou:''' "*Giggle* I couldn't agree more."
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The main group initially consists of Obsidian, Koba, and Anri, before other characters join in.
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* WillTheyOrWontThey: Anri and Obsidian.
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** The ambiguity is dropped in the very next chapter, when Koba reveals he and Kiann used to date.
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* Nanomachines: Kokuro's powers come from nanomachines in his blood
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* DoubleTake:
-->'''Koba:''' "What's going on with you two?"
-->'''Anri:''' "Oh, she's just upset because I slept with Obsidian."
-->'''Koba:''' "Oh okay... Wait, ''what!?!?''"
-->'''Koba:''' "What's going on with you two?"
-->'''Anri:''' "Oh, she's just upset because I slept with Obsidian."
-->'''Koba:''' "Oh okay... Wait, ''what!?!?''"
** Obsidian also starts a FWB relationship with Chou after they meet. Chou even says as much when correcting Kokuro after he calls Obsidian her "boyfriend."
* InterruptedIntimacy: Obsidian and Chou do get have an intimate encounter, it seems like they're about to go for round 2 when Anri walks into the room and catches them.
* LoveTriangle: Anri, Chou, and Obsidian are in a classic one. Anri likes Obsidian, Chou also likes Obsidian, and Obsidian can't make up his mind.
* ReallyGetsAround: Chou explains to Obsidian that she's Polyamorous, and states that she's slept with way more girls than he has.
* RightBehindMe:
-->'''Kokuro:''' "Look, I did my part, time for Pyrite to do his. Tell him to get his ass over here. Now."
-->'''Pyrite:''' " "My ass" is already here."
-->'''Kokuro:''' "... Oh... hey... H-how long have you been sitting there?"
* RightBehindMe:
-->'''Kokuro:''' "Look, I did my part, time for Pyrite to do his. Tell him to get his ass over here. Now."
-->'''Pyrite:''' " "My ass" is already here."
-->'''Kokuro:''' "... Oh... hey... H-how long have you been sitting there?"
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* SexyDiscretionShot: While Koba and Anri are out, Chou decides she wants to have fun with Obsidian, and slowly begins to descend down his body until her head is ''just'' out of frame around his lap area. Combined with an unzipping sound effect and Obsidian's pleasantly surprised reaction, you can figure out what she's doing now there.
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* SexyDiscretionShot: While Koba and Anri are out, Chou decides she wants to have fun with Obsidian, and slowly begins to descend down his body until her head is ''just'' out of frame around his lap area. Combined with an unzipping sound effect and Obsidian's pleasantly surprised reaction, you can figure out what she's doing now down there.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Kokuro mentions he got a new jacket in chapter 5, because the one he wore in chapter 4 "took too long to draw."
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* CaughtInTheBadPartOfTown: Anri and Koba make their way to a scary-looking alleyway to meet Kiann for the first time
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* ChainsawGood: Bonesaw has two chainsaw hands, although the saws can be ejected and replaced by a claw-hook, or even better, by another chainsaw.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Anri bets way more money than she has on Kiann's fight, despite Koba's numerous warnings, and only realizes how badly it could go for her after sitting down to watch the match.
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* FantasticRacism: Anri jokingly calls Koba a "cyberphobe" after he remarks on how unsafe he feels in the underground cyborg city.
** Kokuro turns out to be an actual cyberphobe, which as Beat points out, is ironic considering he has a cybernetic part in his chest
--> '''Kokuro:''' "Half-robot cyber-freaks like them ain't fit to be called human."
--> '''Beat:''' (flips him off with her cybernetic hand)
--> '''Kokuro:''' "... Present company excluded."
** Kokuro turns out to be an actual cyberphobe, which as Beat points out, is ironic considering he has a cybernetic part in his chest
--> '''Kokuro:''' "Half-robot cyber-freaks like them ain't fit to be called human."
--> '''Beat:''' (flips him off with her cybernetic hand)
--> '''Kokuro:''' "... Present company excluded."
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* OldFlame: Koba and Kiann had previously dated, although it hadn't worked out due to what Koba believes was his own fault. It's very evident the two still have feelings for eachother.
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* TheTwink: Anri calls Kiann this as an insult when she first sees him, only to be corrected by Koba.
--> '''Koba:''' "First of all, he's a ''twunk.''"
--> '''Anri:''' "... What?"
--> '''Koba:''' "It's like the halfway point between a twink and a hunk-''"
--> '''Anri:''' "I don't care."
--> '''Koba:''' "First of all, he's a ''twunk.''"
--> '''Anri:''' "... What?"
--> '''Koba:''' "It's like the halfway point between a twink and a hunk-''"
--> '''Anri:''' "I don't care."
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* UnusualPopCultureName:
**The Killer Queens are named after the song by ''Music/QueenBand''
*** Kokuro's bike has another musical reference, being named after the song Dragula by ''Music/RobZombie''
**Bonesaw is named after the wrester character of the same name featured in ''Film/SpiderMan1''
**The Killer Queens are named after the song by ''Music/QueenBand''
*** Kokuro's bike has another musical reference, being named after the song Dragula by ''Music/RobZombie''
**Bonesaw is named after the wrester character of the same name featured in ''Film/SpiderMan1''
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** Chai, the main character from ''VideoGame/HiFiRush'', appears in chapter 6
* JustLikeRobinHood: Kiann steals cybernetic parts from Pyrite's shipping trucks and distributes them to those who can't afford them
* NoSmoking: Pyrite grabs a cigarette right out of Kokuro's mouth after he rudely lights up in his office.
* TheOldestProfession: Kiann, Koba, and Anri are approached by two cyborg prostitutes who Kiann is apparently familiar with.
* TheOldestProfession: Kiann, Koba, and Anri are approached by two cyborg prostitutes who Kiann is apparently familiar with.
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* SlutShaming: Anri's jealousy of Chou often causes her to point out her sexual nature as a negative. Completely ignoring the hypocritical fact Anri can't keep herself from letting Obsidian get it at any given opportunity
* TongueOutInsult: Beat sticks her tongue out while calling Kokuro a loser.
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-->'''Obsidian:''' "What... the ''fuck'' are you?"you?"
* YourMom:
-->'''Cop:''' "What's your name, sir?"
-->'''Obsidian:''' "Joe."
-->'''Cop:''' "Joe who?"
-->'''Obsidian:''' "Joe Mama."
-->'''Cop:''' "Very funny."
* YourMom:
-->'''Cop:''' "What's your name, sir?"
-->'''Obsidian:''' "Joe."
-->'''Cop:''' "Joe who?"
-->'''Obsidian:''' "Joe Mama."
-->'''Cop:''' "Very funny."
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* CaptainObvious:
-->'''Koba:''' "What did you two get up to while we were gone?"
-->'''Anri:''' "Why would you ask that?!"
-->'''Chou:''' "Sex."
-->'''Anri:''' "'''WE KNOW!!!'''"
-->'''Koba:''' "What did you two get up to while we were gone?"
-->'''Anri:''' "Why would you ask that?!"
-->'''Chou:''' "Sex."
-->'''Anri:''' "'''WE KNOW!!!'''"
* DrowningMySorrows: The first shot of Chapter 6 has Onyx downing a mug of beer at a bar. This is right after a nasty exchange of words with Kiann in the previous chapter.
* IntimateTelecommunications: The first thing Chou does when Obsidian gets his cell phone is send him a nude photo of herself.
**Obsidian also jokingly asks Anri if she plans to send him some.
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** A poster for the band ''Music/Paramore'' [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/Paramore]] appears on Anri's bedroom wall. Their song "Brick by Boring Brick" is also listed as Anri's favourite songLater on in Chapter 4, she wears a top with the logo from their album Riot.
** A volume of ''Manga/Berserk'' appears on Obsidian's bed
** In the same chapter, Obsidian has a poster for ''Music/MFDOOM'' on his wall
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** In the same chapter, Obsidian has a poster for ''Music/MFDOOM'' on his wall
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* GratuitousSpanish: Chou will often insert Spanish phrases into her usual English dialogue, usually to insult someone, or to call Obsidian ''papi''.
--> '''Chou:''' "I can hear you, ''puta''."
--> '''Anri:''' "The fuck did you just call me?"
--> '''Chou:''' "I can hear you, ''puta''."
--> '''Anri:''' "The fuck did you just call me?"
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** Anri directly quotes the plot of ''Film/DonnieDarko'' when Obsidian tells her about the strange figure he's been seeing visions of.
-->'''Anri:''' "Remember? The movie with the scary rabbit? He tells the main character when the world's gonna end."
-->'''Anri:''' "Remember? The movie with the scary rabbit? He tells the main character when the world's gonna end."
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* ThreePointLanding: Kiann performs one when jumping from the back of his pickup truck onto the back of a much larger truck. He does another one when jumping onto a second truck. Obsidian seems to struggle with pulling the same move.
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* TrainJob: Chapter 6 has the gang robbing a convoy of Pyrite's shipping trucks. While not exactly a classic train robbery, the fact the trucks are all driven by AI in a straight line evokes the feeling of one.
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* SurpriseCreepy: Beat seems mostly cute at first, if not a little sinister, but she suddenly goes full on scary when she lunges at Obsidian with her face twisted into an insane grin and announces she's going to kill him.
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* BareYourMidriff:
** Anri's normal outfit shows a little tummy, but her pyjamas show a lot more.
** Chou almost always shows off her stomach in her outfits.
** Anri's normal outfit shows a little tummy, but her pyjamas show a lot more.
** Chou almost always shows off her stomach in her outfits.
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-->'''Obsidian:''' "What you do isn't journalism, it's propaganda."
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* ImpliedRape: While Kokuro tries to get information out of Chou, he uses language that suggests he was going to do more than interrogate her.
--> '''Kokuro:''' Look, Chou... you know I don't like being told 'no'. So if you're not gonna give me what I want... ''I'm just gonna take it from you.''"
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* BigBadWannabe: While Kokuro is the leader of his own gang, he still works under Pyrite. Chou is only scared of him when his gang has her cornered, otherwise she just views him as annoying.
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* FreudianThreat:
--> '''Kokuro:''' "How 'bout you and I play a little game of our own?"
--> '''Beat:''' "How 'bout you take your hand off my ass before I snip your dick off?"
--> '''Kokuro:''' "How 'bout you and I play a little game of our own?"
--> '''Beat:''' "How 'bout you take your hand off my ass before I snip your dick off?"
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* VideoArcade: The opening of Chapter 4 takes place in an arcade, with Beat playing a game as she meets with Kokuro
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* CaughtOnTape: [[spoiler: Koba's damning evidence of Pyrite's evil is video footage of his and Anri's mother being murdered by him. ]]
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* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Chou's introduction involves her dancing on a stripper pole, joking about Obsidian looking at her butt, and suggestively showing him her back tattoo. And this is before she makes him grab her breast.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: In chapter 4, Koba drops several hints that he's not interested in women, all of which seem to fly right past Obsidian.
--> '''Obsidian:''' "What, you don't wanna see some hot girls?"
--> '''Koba:''' "Not particularly."
--> '''Obsidian:''' "What, you don't wanna see some hot girls?"
--> '''Koba:''' "Not particularly."
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Kokuro's misogyny seems to be too far for the other villains in the series. Particularly Beat.
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** In Chapter 4, she instantly gets jealous when Obsidian talks about Chou. Despite this, she still claims she doesn't like him.
--> '''Obsidian:''' "Why are you acting so jealous anyway, I thought you didn't like me."
--> '''Anri:''' "I'm not, and I don't."
--> '''Obsidian:''' "Why are you acting so jealous anyway, I thought you didn't like me."
--> '''Anri:''' "I'm not, and I don't."
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Obsidian Blaze is a sci-fi superhero webcomic created by Sam "TacoDraws" Duncan. In a bleak dystopian future, Tokyo is ruled by a massive corporation called Pyrite Industries, and people with superpowers are forced to hide their abilities. One of these people is Obsidian, a man with no memories and a hatred for Pyrite. After meeting some other people with powers like him, he forms a resistance to fight back against Pyrite and the corrupt government he controls.
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Obsidian Blaze is a sci-fi superhero webcomic created by Sam "TacoDraws" "[=TacoDraws=]" Duncan. In a bleak dystopian future, Tokyo is ruled by a massive corporation called Pyrite Industries, and people with superpowers are forced to hide their abilities. One of these people is Obsidian, a man with no memories and a hatred for Pyrite. After meeting some other people with powers like him, he forms a resistance to fight back against Pyrite and the corrupt government he controls.
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* FashionableAsymmetry: Obsidian's hair.
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* FashionableAsymmetry: A hairstyle variant: Obsidian's hair.hair is shaved on one side.
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->''"I kinda thought you'd be more worried about the fact I almost got killed."''
-->-- '''Obsidian'''
->''"You know, I'm really not. The first few times, maybe. But now I imagine you piss off dangerous people for fun, so it's nothing new to me at this point."''
-->-- '''Anri'''
-->-- '''Obsidian'''
->''"You know, I'm really not. The first few times, maybe. But now I imagine you piss off dangerous people for fun, so it's nothing new to me at this point."''
-->-- '''Anri'''
-> '''Obsidian:''' ''"I kinda thought you'd be more worried about the fact I almost got killed."''\\
'''Anri:''' ''"You know, I'm really not. The first few times, maybe. But now I imagine you piss off dangerous people for fun, so it's nothing new to me at this point."''
'''Anri:''' ''"You know, I'm really not. The first few times, maybe. But now I imagine you piss off dangerous people for fun, so it's nothing new to me at this point."''
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Obsidian Blaze is a sci-fi superhero webcomic created by Sam "Captain Taco" "TacoDraws" Duncan. In a bleak dystopian future, Tokyo is ruled by a massive corporation called Pyrite Industries, and people with superpowers are forced to hide their abilities. One of these people is Obsidian, a man with no memories and a hatred for Pyrite. After meeting some other people with powers like him, he forms a resistance to fight back against Pyrite and the corrupt government he controls.
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** Kokuro appears this way at the beginning of chapter 4.
** Anri also barely uses the gun she steals from a security guard in the Basement during her escape.
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* SuperStrength: While Obsidian isn't shown to haveSuperman Superhuman levels of strength, he is able to shatter a cops visor with a single punch, and sends Beat flying with just one kick.
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** Also in the same chapter, Koba shows Anri footage of Pyrite [[spoiler:murdering their mother.]]
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--> '''Pyrite:''' "He's not [[spoiler:even human at all, but here's a secret. I'm not human either"]]
