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3	->''"A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head."''
4	-->-- ''[[BigBookOfWar The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries]]'', Maxim 12
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6	''[[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/ Schlock Mercenary]]'' is a SpaceOpera with several relatively [[Mohs/PhysicsPlus Hard]] ScienceFiction aspects in [[TheFuture the 31st and 32nd centuries]].
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8	The comic is named after Schlock, an amoebic alien shaped like a pile of poo who joins "Tagon's Toughs", a space-faring [[PrivateMilitaryContractors mercenary]] outfit. The cast includes Kaff Tagon, TheCaptain of the group, Commander Kevyn Andreyasn, inventor of the "teraport" system and all-around MadScientist, Ennesby, a former-virtual-boy-band-turned-ship's AI, and many others.
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10	With consistent humor (it is ''very'' quotable), and we mean ''consistent'' -- ''Schlock'' ran for seven days a week ''without missing a day'' from its first strip on 12 June 2000 to its final strip on 24 July 2020, [[WebcomicsLongRunners a little over twenty years later]]. There are moderate elements of social and political satire, but it's never partisan; let's just say it's not for people who think governments deserve sympathetic treatment. This is a universe where the only universally respected authority is the one with the larger gun -- in other words, the perfect environment for a mercenary company.
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12	Howard Tayler has given enthusiastic permission to Creator/JohnRingo to write about the FirstContact days in a series of novels collectively titled ''Literature/TroyRising''. However, the two worlds have drifted apart and Troy Rising is not currently considered canonical within the Schlockiverse. However, Tayler still considers the books a SpiritualLicensee.
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14	The story ended on July 24th 2020, but Tayler has said it will not be the end of the stories from the Schlock universe.
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16	A [[TheRolePlayingGame spin-off RPG]] called ''TabletopGame/PlanetMercenary'' (after an in-universe weapons store) has attained critical acclaim. Its Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign met funding within 24 hours of launch.
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18	Now has a [[ReferencedBy/SchlockMercenary Referenced page]] and a [[Recap/SchlockMercenary recap page]].
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20	!!Trope sub-pages:
21	[[index]]
22	* SchlockMercenary/TropesAToF
23	* SchlockMercenary/TropesGToN
24	* SchlockMercenary/TropesOToZ
25	[[/index]]
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Context Webcomic / SchlockMercenary