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* MagicalCamera: The modern WeaponOfChoice for Red Crows. In the past, they used their medium powers to absorb and control ghosts, but this was very risky and stressful. The invention of the Crow's Eye made it much safer and more convenient, making it possible to capture ghosts in photographs and force them to obey them when released. [[spoiler:One of the biggest secrets of the Red Crows' leadership is that they are powered by the imprisoned ghosts of Red Crows themselves, using a very special type of ghost to trap other ghosts.]]

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* MagicalCamera: The modern WeaponOfChoice weapon for Red Crows. In the past, they used their medium powers to absorb and control ghosts, but this was very risky and stressful. The invention of the Crow's Eye made it much safer and more convenient, making it possible to capture ghosts in photographs and force them to obey them when released. [[spoiler:One of the biggest secrets of the Red Crows' leadership is that they are powered by the imprisoned ghosts of Red Crows themselves, using a very special type of ghost to trap other ghosts.]]
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* MysteriousPast: Winter cannot remember anything before waking up in her HauntedHouse, but she apparently shares some sort of history with the Strangler. She is alluded to as one of his "children", who despite being oppressed by the living, worked with someone else to betray him the first time he tried to murder all the crows. [[spoiler:Her history with him ultimately turns out to be even older than that, with her as the First Crow and him as her bondspirit.]]

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* MysteriousPast: Winter cannot remember anything before waking up in her HauntedHouse, but she apparently shares some sort of history with the Strangler. She While this has likely been {{Retcon}}ned, she is alluded to as one of his "children", who despite being oppressed by the living, worked with someone else to betray him the first time he tried to murder all the crows. [[spoiler:Her history with him ultimately turns out to be even older than that, with her as the First Crow and him as her bondspirit.]]



* UnfinishedBusiness: Not everyone who dies leaves a ghost behind. This is believed to be one of the biggest reasons ghosts get trapped in the world of the living instead of moving on.

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* UnfinishedBusiness: Not everyone who dies leaves a ghost behind. This All of the dead have a natural urge to move on, but some are more restless than others and this is believed to be one of the biggest reasons ghosts get trapped in the world of the living instead of moving on.on. [[spoiler:After the barrier blocking the gates of the afterlife is removed, most of the ghosts in the world pass on, but some of them decide to stay a while for this reason]].
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* SequelHook: The story ends with more than a few loose ends, and WordOfGod says that she didn't include an epilogue to keep open the possibility of a future story.
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As of December 22, 2020, the comic has concluded.
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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Most of the dead are believed to pass on to an afterlife, but some are trapped by UnfinishedBusiness. The circumstances under which they died causes them to arise as different types of ghosts, giving them special powers. It is believed that when a ghost's spiritual energy is consumed, it forces them to move on. In the ancient past, ghosts could not linger long and would pass on quickly, but [[spoiler:thanks to a ritual cast by the First Crow]], it has become extremely difficult for them to do so on their own.

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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Most of the dead are believed to pass on to an afterlife, but some are trapped by UnfinishedBusiness. The circumstances under which they died causes them to arise as different types of ghosts, giving them special powers. It is believed that when a ghost's spiritual energy is consumed, it forces them to move on. In the ancient past, ghosts could not linger long and would pass on quickly, but [[spoiler:thanks to a ritual cast by the First Crow]], it has become extremely difficult for them to do so on their own. A ghost that lingers too long becomes increasingly consumed by rage.



* PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery: The Strangler's main motive. [[spoiler:Due to the First Crow's actions, it has become very difficult for ghosts to move on. Since he cannot rest in peace, the Strangler plans to kill ''everyone''.]]

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* PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery: The Strangler's main motive. [[spoiler:Due to [[spoiler:He originally just wanted the First Crow's Crow to let him go so that he could rest in peace. But due to her actions, it has become very difficult for ghosts to move on. Since he cannot rest in peace, Having been a ghost for too long, the Strangler plans doesn't even want to kill ''everyone''.rest in peace anymore. He just wants to make everyone equal by killing them all, making them suffer forever along with him.]]



* UnfinishedBusiness: One of the possible reasons ghosts get trapped in the world of the living instead of moving on.

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* UnfinishedBusiness: One Not everyone who dies leaves a ghost behind. This is believed to be one of the possible biggest reasons ghosts get trapped in the world of the living instead of moving on.
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* HeroicSuicide: [[spoiler:The main characters are cornered by murderous ghosts without any weapons or ghostly familiars of their own. One of the ghosts manages to break in and tries to kill them, expecting them to embrace TranshumanTreachery after rising as ghosts themselves. Wren's father, already old, offers himself up first so that he can fight them on their own terms and protect the others.]]
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* SkewedPriorities: [[spoiler:After Shrike's mask is destroyed, he betrays the crows to the Strangler in exchange for another mask, even though as Rook herself points out, the Strangler is guaranteed to kill him too even if he agrees.]]

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* SkewedPriorities: [[spoiler:After Shrike's mask is destroyed, he betrays the crows to the Strangler in exchange for another mask, even though as Rook herself points out, the Strangler is guaranteed to kill him too even if he agrees. Sure enough, since the Strangler has all of the leverage, he sees no reason to even negotiate and just smashes the mask and kills Shrike, raising him as a ghost.]]

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* SoulPower: The First Crow's spiritual powers were so strong, that she could even control some living beings, like birds.

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The First Crow's spiritual powers were so strong, that she could even control some living beings, like birds.birds.
** The Strangler can create new ghosts by directly separating their spirits from their body, killing them.
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* SkewedPriorities: [[spoiler:After Shrike's mask is destroyed, he betrays the crows to the Strangler in exchange for another mask, even though as Rook herself points out, the Strangler is guaranteed to kill him too even if he agrees.]]
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* TheMole: [[spoiler:One of the junior crows works for the Strangler.]]

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* TheMole: [[spoiler:One of the junior crows crows, Clover, works for the Strangler.Strangler due to resenting her low importance among the Red Crows. She agrees to help him kill them all in return for a high ranking position as a ghost in his new world order.]]
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* SoulJar: [[spoiler:The First Crow embedded pieces of her soul into masks. But the most important one is her HauntedHouse, which has basically become her body and is implied to be the reason it has become so difficult for ghosts to move on.]]

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* SoulJar: [[spoiler:The First Crow embedded pieces of her soul into masks. But the most important one is her HauntedHouse, which has basically become her body and is implied to be body. Using a special ritual, she turned it into a massive, world spanning barrier blocking the reason gates to the afterlife, making it has become so difficult for ghosts to move on.]]
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* MagicalCamera: The modern WeaponOfChoice for Red Crows. In the past, they used their medium powers to absorb and control ghosts, but this was very risky and stressful. The invention of the Crow's Eye made it much safer and more convenient, making it possible to capture ghosts in photographs and force them to obey them when released. [[spoiler:One of the biggest secrets of the Red Crows' leadership is that they powered by the imprisoned ghosts of Red Crows themselves, using a very special type of ghost to trap other ghosts.]]

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* MagicalCamera: The modern WeaponOfChoice for Red Crows. In the past, they used their medium powers to absorb and control ghosts, but this was very risky and stressful. The invention of the Crow's Eye made it much safer and more convenient, making it possible to capture ghosts in photographs and force them to obey them when released. [[spoiler:One of the biggest secrets of the Red Crows' leadership is that they are powered by the imprisoned ghosts of Red Crows themselves, using a very special type of ghost to trap other ghosts.]]
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* CassandraTruth: Officially, Red Crows never form ghosts. Winter speculates that a conspiracy within the Red Crows has been deliberately silencing any Red Crow ghosts that say otherwise. Shrike finds it funny that everyone just believes what they are told without even bothering to question it.

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* CassandraTruth: Officially, Red Crows never form ghosts. Winter speculates that a conspiracy within the Red Crows has been deliberately silencing any Red Crow ghosts that say otherwise. Shrike finds it funny that everyone just believes what they are told without even bothering to question it. [[spoiler:It turns out the ghosts of all Red Crows are captured to power the cameras they use to imprison ghosts. For obvious reasons, the Red Crows' leadership feel it necessary to keep this knowledge hidden from them unless they are sufficiently confident they will agree with it and will only reveal it to those who reach the rank of Senior Crow.]]



* MagicalCamera: The modern WeaponOfChoice for Red Crows. In the past, they used their medium powers to absorb and control ghosts, but this was very risky and stressful. The invention of the Crow's Eye made it much safer and more convenient, making it possible to capture ghosts in photographs and force them to obey them when released.

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* MagicalCamera: The modern WeaponOfChoice for Red Crows. In the past, they used their medium powers to absorb and control ghosts, but this was very risky and stressful. The invention of the Crow's Eye made it much safer and more convenient, making it possible to capture ghosts in photographs and force them to obey them when released. [[spoiler:One of the biggest secrets of the Red Crows' leadership is that they powered by the imprisoned ghosts of Red Crows themselves, using a very special type of ghost to trap other ghosts.]]
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** The Strangler plans to invoke this himself, by murdering all the Red Crows. Then he hopes to make their own ghosts join their cause. [[spoiler:He eventually succeeds in the first part of his plan, causing most of the Red Crows to become the very things they enslaved.]]

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** The Strangler plans to invoke this himself, by murdering all the Red Crows. Then he hopes to make their own ghosts join their cause. [[spoiler:He eventually succeeds in the first part of his plan, succeeds, causing most of the Red Crows to become the very things they enslaved.enslaved. They proceed to support him in his crusade.]]



* TranshumanTreachery: The Strangler's forces aim to "recruit" people by murdering them, causing them to rise as ghosts who then join the Strangler's army.

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* TranshumanTreachery: The Strangler's forces aim to "recruit" people by murdering them, causing them to them. Their victims then rise as ghosts who then and join the Strangler's army.army, apparently of their own free will.

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