Line #45 Webcomic/CryHavoc


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3	->''"Now rise Karcharoth, rise and be the monster you were made to be, rise and CRY HAVOC."''
4	-->-- '''Big Red Wolf thingy'''
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6	''Cry Havoc'' is a [[NotableFantasyWebcomics fantasy]] webcomic that follows the fortunes of four [[PrivateMilitaryContractors dogs of war]] who are bitten by a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]]. Chased by the forces of the Vatican and [[Myth/NorseMythology Aesir]] churches, they try to survive in a world on the brink of collapse.
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9	[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused with]] ''Cry Havoc'' by Si Spurrier, Ryan Kelly, Barbara Guttman, Miguel Montenegro, Nick Filardi, Lee Loughridge, Matt Wilson, and Simon Bowland, another comic about a soldier that can turn into a wolf-monster.
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12	!! ''Cry Havoc'' contains examples of:
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14	%%* ActionGirl - Skoll(more probably a DarkActionGirl ), Hati, and Andrea Brynhildr.
15	%%* AlwaysChaoticEvil - the werewolves are inaccurately portrayed by the church as Always Chaotic Evil.
16	%%* AristocratsAreEvil - The only one they've met so far who doesn't appear to be is [[MadScientist Freyja]].
17	%%* ArtEvolution - changes noticeably in the first twenty strips, and continues improving throughout the first two chapters.
18	%%* AxCrazy - Skoll often favors hand to hand combat over safety.
19	%%* BadAssArmy - The dogs of war seem to be this, compared to the [[RedShirtArmy rebels]] they fight at least.
20	%%* BerserkButton - Calling Skoll, or any dog of war, a 'mutt' seems to do the trick.
21	%%* BloodKnight - Skoll
22	%%* ChildSoldier - Karcharoth is stated to have been one since he was six
23	%%* CombatPragmatist - Karcharoth, Fenrir, and Brynhildr.
24	* CrapSackWorld - The world is enveloped in constant low intensity wars, he immortal races are on the rise, demons are not uncommon, and an ancient race of monstrous werewolves has been reborn to a message calling for the death of the gods. Humanities population is falling, scientific progress has stagnated, and all anyone wants to do is fight.
25	%%* DreamingOfThingsToCome - giant crimson wolves telling you that you're going to destroy the world and all your friends will leave you? Good times.
26	* DressCodedForYourConvenience - The Dogs of War all wear green, the french all wear yellow, anyone else is a rebel (and not in a good way) Vatican priests and soldiers wear a reddish-burgundy, the AEsir dark greens and greys, and the coven troops wear predominantly grey.
27	%%* DysfunctionJunction - the four main characters are:
28	%%--> a child soldier, with no real connections to anyone
29	%%--> an intelligent, if brutish, soldier who sees the error of his ways, but has given up trying to change things
30	%%--> an unrepentant sociopath who only fights because she enjoys it too much
31	%%--> a well educated and highly intelligent doctor, who after having the love of her life assassinated and executing said love's mother, is working as a mercenary medic.
32	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath - various people get shot in the head with predictable results, more have limbs ripped off, but the cake goes to Faustus who is nearly bisected, dismembered, and then set on fire, although he didn't quite die.
33	* FieldPromotion - Karcharoth is promoted from Sergeant to Sergeant Major due to his Lieutenant dying.
34	%%* GoodScarsEvilScars - all the main cast have battle scars, most notably Karcharoth who has a 'dueling scar' over his left eyebrow and cheek, he has numerous older scars on his chest, arms, and back. Skoll has burn marks on her back, scars on her neck abdomen,and legs, in addition to a long scar over her left eyebrow cutting across the bridge of her nose to her right cheek and jaw. Hati has slice marks on her arm, Fenrir has a large shallow gash on his abdomen. Brynhildr has a small cross shaped scar on her jaw line and Faustus has a demon arm, healed gash on his chest, and has severe scaring on his face, including his missing left eye. When seen under his hood it is obvious that Father Kaiser has several very large scars on his skull and face.
35	%%* GunshipRescue
36	%%* HeWhoFightsMonsters - The Vatican and [=Æ=]sir churches are implied to be this.
37	* HollywoodTactics - Averted, mainly. Nearly all the mortal on mortal combat is tactically sound, excluding some abilities that change the way the battles are fought (aka rushing while having someone psychically block the incoming fire).
38	%%* KillItWithFire - The Vatican tries to do this to the protagonists via a fuel air bomb.
39	* LeaveNoSurvivors - Karcharoth orders a company of retreating enemies killed for refusing to surrender.
40	* LimitedWardrobe - The werewolves wear different colored variants on the same style fatigues almost the entire second chapter until they change to more formal duds.
41	* InfiniteCanvas - The page for the 8th of December 2009 is actually three simultaneous scenes happening on the same page.
42	%%* TheMedic - Hati.
43	* NighInvulnerability - The werewolves are capable of surviving not only rifle fire, light machine gun fire, heavy machine gun fire, and automatic canon fire, but even anti-armor tank cannon rounds.
44	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot - Werewolf mercenaries, vampire commandos, viking vampire hunters.
45	* MeaningfulName -
46	--> Fenrir is the name of the great wolf who would kill Odin during the Norse Apocalypse, Ragnarok
47	--> Skoll is name of the wolf who will eat the sun
48	--> Hati is the name of the wolf who will eat the moon
49	--> Karcharoth is a play on Carcharoth, the greatest wolf who ever lived from Tolkien's ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''.
50	%%* MilitaryAlphabet - Used by all the main characters to refer to targets.
51	%%* MilitaryMaverick - Skoll fits this one pretty nicely.
52	%%* MonochromaticEyes
53	* CustomUniform - All the Dogs of War wear individual uniforms but they are very similar. passed off because they are mercenaries who choose their own gear.
54	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent - long thought extinct, all known werewolves died during the immortal wars. They transform during a full moon, and during their wolf phase are considerably larger than normal humans. They stand approximately six feet tall at the shoulder when on all fours, and nearly 12 feet tall when erect. They posses tough skin augmented by their resistance to non-silver weapons. They also have greatly improved senses. When transformed they may have difficulty controlling their actions due to bestial and pervasive 'wolf mind' that works subconsciously toward a fully animal state of mind. They can communicate with one another through a language that to observers sounds like growls and barks, but is understood only by other werewolves.
55	%%--> also, werebears
56	%%* PsychicPowers - Karcharoth and Hati have this, its not very powerful, but apparently it doesn't need to be. Mainly used for lighting cigarettes, although it is used very effectively to knock down incoming bullets and to damage enemy equipment.
57	%%** Hati, being a medic, also uses her powers to remove bullets from wounds and close up arteries.
58	%%* PrivateMilitaryContractors - Dogs of War is just another name for this.
59	%%* SergeantRock - Karcharoth.
60	%%* SlasherSmile - Skoll.
61	%%* SmokingIsCool - Everyone smokes except Hati, but she is a doctor...
62	%%* TheSquad
63	* TitleDrop - "Now rise Karcharoth, rise and be the monster you were made to be, rise and '''CRY HAVOC!'''"
64	%%* TokenGoodTeammate - Hati could be seen as this.
65	%%* WellIntentionedExtremist - Faustus tries to stop the werewolves.... by assuming that all of the mercenaries they work for are also infected.
66	%%* WhatIsEvil - Karcharoth asks this of Hati, claiming that good and evil are just different view points of the same action.
67	%%* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman - Comes up pretty frequently.
68	%%* VillainProtagonist - everyone but Hati is basically out for themselves.

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