| 1 | !All spoilers regarding the first 1000 pages are left unmarked. Examples pertaining to recent pages can be spoiler tagged if deemed necessary. |
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| 3 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sdtropes_9360.jpg]] |
| 4 | [[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Kieri, Rhea, Buwaro (holding [[CompanionCube Thadius]]), and [[DontFearTheReaper Death.]]]] |
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| 6 | ->''"I've seen lots of weird stuff from traveling with my family. But an Angel and a Demon being friends is REALLY weird."'' |
| 7 | -->-- '''[[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/260 Samantha Kailum]]''', who doesn't know the half of it. |
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| 9 | ''[[http://www.sdamned.com/ Slightly Damned]]'' is a Comedic Drama {{Fantasy}} webcomic written and drawn by Creator/{{Chu}}. The story is based on the [[AHellOfATime "life"]], [[DeadToBeginWith death]], and [[HilarityEnsues misadventures]] of [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rhea]] [[MeaningfulName Snaketail]], as well as her "[[TheDitz Demon supervisor]]"-turned-surrogate little brother [[ThePollyanna Buwaro]], and later on, the socially awkward yet badass [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Angel]] [[WingedHumanoid Kieri]] "[[ForcedTransformation Snowy]]" [[TheUnpronounceable Suizahn]]. |
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| 11 | The humor and emotional drama is derived from a full cast of varied and compelling characters, and the complex but rewarding plot is sure to inspire many an ArchiveBinge well into the wee hours of the morning. Updates every Saturday with a large full color page. |
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| 13 | Originally updated officially every Saturday, it became notable for having the proud honor of being perhaps the only webcomic in existence with Reverse ScheduleSlip, although this sadly ended up being played straight later on. Fortunately, this has happened less than a dozen times since the title page first debuted on March 13th, 2004. Thus making this webcomic a true [[WebcomicsLongRunners Long Runner]]. |
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| 15 | As of May 2016, the site has changed its formatting. Many of the links to pages older than 750 (May 8, 2016) may not work. |
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| 19 | !!''Slightly Damned'' contains examples of: |
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| 21 | * AbsurdlySharpBlade: {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Heathcliff when his wife chopped a small but thick part of Buwaro's horn [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/448 with her scissors]]: |
| 22 | --> '''Cliff:''' With scissors like those, you could pierce the heavens! |
| 23 | * AbusiveParents: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/399 Kieri's mother (at least)]] is implied to be quite physically abusive. |
| 24 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/565 Confirmed.]] |
| 25 | * AccidentalMisnaming: Buwaro keeps calling Kieri "Snowy", as Rhea named her when they thought she was just a bunny. Nobody seems to mind it, though. WordOfGod is that he does this to [[TheUnpronounceable avoid mispronouncing Kieri's full name]]. |
| 26 | * AffablyEvil: Most Demons are this at least in regards to each other, as during the Gathering where most of them act more like rowdy party animals than the brutal conquerors from Hell that they are and are believed to be. |
| 27 | * AlcoholHic: Iratu. |
| 28 | * AlienSky: Medius has two moons, red and green. Hell has an utterly featureless sky that simply goes [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/20 on]] and [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/21 off]]. According to WordOfGod, [[AWizardDidIt a god did it]]. It is also offhandedly mentioned that it never really gets dark in Heaven. |
| 29 | * AllMythsAreTrue: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/438 The Fairy Queen has been confirmed now.]] |
| 30 | ** Retroactively done. Most Medians - Rhea included - don't really believe in the Guardians or heaven or hell. Of course, Death shows up in the first page of the comic, and Rhea is introduced to her first demon by page five, so she's had to discard her skepticism in a hurry. |
| 31 | * AllThereInTheManual: A lot of details about the various characters are explained on [[http://hyenafu.tumblr.com/ Chu's Tumblr account.]] However, some details such as Iratu and Azurai being a couple and the fact that Iratu never loved Buwaro in the first place are sometimes later added to canon. |
| 32 | * AlwaysChaoticEvil: This, and most [[AlwaysLawfulGood related]] tropes, are [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the story. The [[WordOfGod author]] and the story itself indicate that demons and angels have evil and good tendencies, but there are exceptions in all cases. |
| 33 | ** Berserk Demons are a straighter example, attacking and killing until they die or there's nothing left to kill. And ''then'' hurting the last one they have the option to: themselves. |
| 34 | ** This becomes apparent during the St. Curtis attack, with Demons other than Buwaro fighting against it, and some Angels aiding it. Buwaro even lampshades this after the fact. |
| 35 | ** This aversion is part of the reason that Lazuli hates angels so much, they're no different from demons, especially when it came to their actions in the [[WarIsHell Great War]], but the Medians all but worship them like they do Gaia while, well, "demonizing" the Demons. |
| 36 | * AmbiguouslyGay: Possibly, [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/437 Eve.]] |
| 37 | * AndCallHimGeorge: Death may be friendly, but when not watching his own strength, gave a pretty fierce hug to Buwaro and Rhea. |
| 38 | ** Also, Buwaro gave one to Rhea when introducing her to Sakido. |
| 39 | * {{Animesque}} |
| 40 | * ApologisesALot: Kieri, especially earlier on. At one point moves into SorryIFellOnYourFist territory when Kieri [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/149 claims it is her fault]] that she was cursed by a spiteful demigod. Justified by how Kieri is strongly suggested to have had an [[WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou abusive mother]]. |
| 41 | * AnnoyingArrows: Massively [[AvertedTrope averted]]. An angelic [[HolyHandGrenade holy arrow]] kills a berserk Sakido (who was one of the strongest warriors in Hell in her normal state) just by hitting her in the leg. |
| 42 | ** We also learn that Buwaro's biological mother was killed by a holy arrow [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice through her chest.]] |
| 43 | * ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite all her adventures with Kieri and Buwaro, Rhea is stunned to find out that mermaids actually exist. |
| 44 | * ArmorPiercingQuestion: The page picture gives the perfect example, as Sammy catches Kieri off guard. |
| 45 | * ArtEvolution: With beautiful results! Seriously, look at [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/7 this early page,]] and [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/429 this more recent page]]! And the really impressive thing? The second one, and all the ones after it, use a principle of light explained at RealIsBrown. |
| 46 | ** An even better example: As a reward for large donations for a Kickstarter page to make SD plushies, Chu re-drew a few early pages. |
| 47 | *** Page 92 [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/92 old]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/92-redux new]] |
| 48 | *** Page 93 [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/93 old]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/93-redux new]] (Warning: both are [[TearJerker/SlightlyDamned tear jerkers]].) |
| 49 | ** And, most recently, [[http://hyenafu.tumblr.com/post/159344679719/what-a-difference-13-years-makes-sdamnedcom this post]] on the Chu's own Tumblr account |
| 50 | ** The berserk demons in general seem to be [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/797 much larger]] than they were at the [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/72 start]].(warning spoilers) |
| 51 | * ArtifactAlias: The party includes an angel who [[TheSpeechless was mute when they met her]] due to a [[RestrainingBolt cursed collar]] she had at the time. Rhea nicknamed her Snowy, and kept calling her that even after she was able to tell him her real name (possibly because it's [[TheUnpronounceable easier to say]] than "Kieri Suizahn"). |
| 52 | * ArtifactTitle: The name used to refer to how Rhea was sentenced to being in the Ring of the [[TitleDrop Slightly Damned]] because she wasn't bad enough to go to Hell, but not good enough to get put in Limbo. Rhea, Buwaro, and Sakido all left the Ring in the first arc, and the Ring is hardly ever even mentioned beyond that. |
| 53 | * ArtShift: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/35 Several ]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/36 times]], [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/106 during]] {{Dream Sequence}}s. |
| 54 | ** Also {{flashback}}s, like when Kieri reads through [[spoiler:Darius's]] [[FictionalDocument diary]], are done in the same style. |
| 55 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Played with in Angels, who dye their hair and uniforms based on their element. Demons' elements, however, totally change their physical appearance, with earth demons being upwards of 12 feet tall, wind demons tending to be very tall and thin, with wings, [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/6 fire demons]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/49 usually around]] [[http://sdamned.com/info/demon_fire.jpg human height]], and water demons being fairly short (around 5 feet tall) and usually aquatic. |
| 56 | * AsYouKnow: Used and lampshaded [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/426 here]]. (Be warned of major spoilers, naturally.) |
| 57 | * TheAtoner: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/423 "If you are reading this and I am no longer around, then I've gotten what I deserved."]] |
| 58 | * AttackAttackAttack: Berserk Demons. This is why they'll fight until they are killed or die of exhaustion. They hurt themselves when alone. |
| 59 | * AudioAdaptation: Currently, there's a fan made Radio Play project which was started back in August 2008. All of the characters are voiced by fans and forum members with the exception of Rhea who is voiced by the Author herself. Unlike the comic however, it suffers from ScheduleSlip partially due to the fact that there are a lot of people who need to be coordinated in order for the project to work. The first four episodes are currently out with the fifth currently in production. You can listen to them [[http://www.sdamned.com/extras/radio-play/ here.]] |
| 60 | ** Currently entering AnachronicOrder thanks to technical difficulties and the fact that the VA for Sakido DiedDuringProduction, barring [[http://www.sdamned.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2616 outside help]] in the form of {{The Other Darrin}}. |
| 61 | ** As of July 14, 2011, [[http://www.sdamned.com/extras/radio-play/ Episode 3 has finally been released.]] |
| 62 | * AvengingTheVillain: [[spoiler: Lazuli becomes hellbent on killing Kieri after she kills Talus.]] |
| 63 | * AwesomeButImpractical: Buwaro never actually uses [[spoiler:the wings he gets from Sakido's pendant]] because the group is of unanimous opinion they're too small to do any real good. Also, Kieri's HarmlessFreezing powers seem to be like that, used only in one RandomEncounter. |
| 64 | ** For that matter, [[spoiler: Buwaro's]] UnstoppableRage is rendered thus by being much more literal than usual. There are precisely two ways to stop it, and one of those is death. It's also totally indiscriminate. |
| 65 | * AxCrazy: Azurai. Quoth Iratu, [[spoiler:in response for throwing out Tsavo's suggestion that they ''not'' vaporize a village to get one specific person]]: "What the hell is your problem?" |
| 66 | ** Lazuli was pretty nasty to begin with, but after her first loss against Kieri and [[spoiler: the death of her friend, Talus,]] she's full-blown psychotic. She rants and raves about killing her in the most gruesome way possible, and slaughters several innocent people [[AssholeVictim (and some bandits)]] in her path of vengeance. And when she encounters [[spoiler: Rhea and Buwaro in St. Curtis,]] she ''immediately'' forgets about the angel she's apprehending and tries to murder them. You just ''know'' you've lost it when ''[[spoiler: Azurai has to stop you from killing anyone.]]'' |
| 67 | * BadGuyBar: One is found in St. Curtis, specifically [[spoiler: after the demons began to attack St. Curtis and after Rhea and Buwaro gave up Kieri to Azurai and Patch.]] |
| 68 | * BaitAndSwitchBoss: Rhea and Kazai are about to throw down with [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/817 Dakos]] but they are all [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/818 taken by surprise]] by [[spoiler:berserk Lazuli]] who immediately [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/819 kills Dakos]] and then attempts to kill everyone else. |
| 69 | * BarefootCartoonAnimal: Buwaro counts to an extent, as his bear-like feet are just about always bare, and Rhea may count as well if one doesn't count her paw-wrappings. |
| 70 | ** Any character that isn't human or an angel applies, but the most notable of them are the demons. |
| 71 | ** Addressed in [[http://hyenafu.tumblr.com/post/150412088814/ba-dum-tish-patrons-who-donate-2-per-month-can this Q&A comic]] saying demon feet are tough enough that they don't need any shoes as well the fact that no one makes shoes that fit them. |
| 72 | * BarBrawl: One breaks out in the [[spoiler:Coiled Cobra Bar after Tsavo knocks Buwaro into Dakos]], this causes a chain reaction that starts a massive fight that [[spoiler:Iratu]] allows as it would blow off steam. |
| 73 | * BeastAndBeauty: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/345 The Monster and the Maiden]], an in-universe example. |
| 74 | ** [[spoiler:Visually, Buwaro and Kieri. Interestingly, from an emotional standpoint Kieri represents the beast (emotionally scarred by how people react to and make assumptions about her being a warrior), with Buwaro being the 'beauty' that isn't bothered by this and makes her feel good about herself.]] |
| 75 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: This is the reason Tsavo is [[UndyingLoyalty so loyal]] to Iratu and was so distraught by the news of [[spoiler:Sakido's death]] as they were the only other war orphans [[http://hyenafu.tumblr.com/post/157694646799/i-usually-try-to-avoid-answering-questions-about who looked out for him.]] |
| 76 | * BattleCouple: Kazai and Sanjulo. |
| 77 | * BerserkButton: [[spoiler: Buwaro's pendant]], {{inverted|Trope}} since it [[RestrainingBolt suppresses]] his SuperpoweredEvilSide, instead of actually making him angry. |
| 78 | ** Denevol reacts ''very'' poorly to Demons. Even when an Angel and one of his friends tell him to stop. |
| 79 | ** Don't insult Sakido's poetry. No matter how bad it is. |
| 80 | ** Don't threaten or harm anyone Kieri cares for. She will can and will hurt you. |
| 81 | ** Bullying is also one for Kieri, since it gives her flashbacks of her [[AbusiveParents mother.]] |
| 82 | ** And [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/359 Denevol's attack on Kieri]] was perhaps the one (non-pendant-related) time we've seen Buwaro look [[GlowingEyesOfDoom genuinely]] [[BreathWeapon threatening]]. |
| 83 | ** With Azurai [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/707/ it's getting his horns sliced/broken off]]. |
| 84 | ** When Buwaro [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/786 brings up Darius]] to [[spoiler:Iratu]], he flies into a rage and [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/787 immediately attempts to kill him]]. |
| 85 | * BewareMyStingerTail: Several demons have deadly weapons on their tails. |
| 86 | ** Iratu has massive scythe on the end of his long tail. |
| 87 | ** [[spoiler:Sakido]] normally doesn't even have a tail but when she [[HulkingOut goes]] [[TakingYouWithMe berserk]], she grows a long thin tail with a blade on the end which she proceeds [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impale]] a demon with. |
| 88 | ** Tsavo has three stegosaur-like spikes on his tail. |
| 89 | ** While Abyset has a small, sharp barb underneath his tail fin. |
| 90 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Remind [[spoiler: Kieri]] of [[spoiler: her]] abusive parentage, or threaten [[spoiler: Buwaro]], and [[spoiler: she]] will [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat the ever-loving]] ''[[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/565 shit]]'' [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/566 out of you.]] |
| 91 | * BigBad |
| 92 | ** While it may be too early to tell, [[spoiler: Moonshade and his Guardian-killing antics]] are a worthy candidate. |
| 93 | ** [[spoiler:The Angel claiming to be Syndel and who is leading the demons could also be seen as this]]. |
| 94 | * BigBrotherBully: Iratu and Sakido to Buwaro, the latter much more than the former. When they reunite after years of separation, the older siblings are a little better about it. |
| 95 | ** [[spoiler: Things are later revealed to be the total opposite. WordOfGod confirms Iratu absolutely hates Buwaro, even worse than Sakido did.]] |
| 96 | * TheBigGuy: Iratu. Full stop. Talus too. Let's be safe and say ''all'' Earth Demons. |
| 97 | ** Though Iratu is especially huge (and strong) even for an earth demon, due to [[spoiler: Darius's pendant.]] |
| 98 | *** Ironically, a later strip has Azurai commenting that without [[spoiler: his pendant]], Iratu is abnormally ''small'' for an earth demon. |
| 99 | * BigNo: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/81 No reincarnation for Rhea]] |
| 100 | ** Rhea's reaction to more of [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/88 Sakido's poetry.]] |
| 101 | * BiggerIsBetter: [[http://raizy.deviantart.com/art/Giga-Pudding-198125464 GIGA pudding!]] |
| 102 | * BishieSparkle: Parodied with [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/163 Buwaro]] while he's in PimpDuds. |
| 103 | * BizarreAlienBiology: Apparently Angels hatch from eggs like demons do (according to Lakritz anyways). Although judging by his snickering it's likely that he's just [[{{Troll}} messing with Buwaro]]. However, in a flashback, Kieri mentions hatching first, so it seems to be true after all. |
| 104 | * BlackBugRoom: After another angel triggers Kieri's BerserkButton by hurting Buwaro, [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/566 she basically snaps, and beats the crap out of him]], leading to a scene with her [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/567 surrounded by eyes shouting "Die Die Die"]] while she shuts away Buwaro and Crunky from her mind. |
| 105 | * BlackComedy: Denevol beating the crap out of bunny-Kieri was [[MoralEventHorizon definitely]] ''[[KickTheDog not]]'' played for laughs. That strip's title, however, was a cheerful "Now with 100% more bunny stompin'!" |
| 106 | ** Azurai's pretty cheerful about leaving the corpses of people he kills around to rot. |
| 107 | ** Sakido BlowingARaspberry at [[spoiler:the remakes of the pages where she's killed]]. |
| 108 | * BlahBlahBlah : Pulled by Buwaro of all people. [[spoiler: It quickly goes from funny to sweet.]] |
| 109 | * BlueWithShock: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/738 Rhea and Buwaro]] upon encountering [[spoiler:Lazuli]] in St. Curtis, who they thought they had successfully fled from some time ago. |
| 110 | * BodyguardingABadass: Miranda let Kieri and her friends travel to St. Curtis with her family so she could offer them protection. Just look at [[ActionDad Cliff's]] fight with [[KnightTemplar Denevol]] and [[ActionMom Miranda's]] fight with [[TerribleTrio Haury's squad,]] [[BadassFamily and tell me if they needed any protection at all.]] |
| 111 | * BodyHorror: |
| 112 | ** [[spoiler:Rhea]] undergoes a temporary transformation after [[spoiler:drinking the magic-enhancing potion]], which involved the flesh / fur [[spoiler:of her tail]] seemingly partially sloughing off to reveal scales underneath, as well as getting fangs that were obviously way too big for her mouth. |
| 113 | ** When [[spoiler:Sakido goes berserk]] the skin on her head becomes tight on her skull and her fangs become more pronounced, she also sprouts a tail that is pretty much just vertebrae with a layer of skin over it. |
| 114 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/24 Seymour Sinclair]] has lost most of the flesh on half his body due to dying in his [[NoodleIncident flaming wagon of doom]] (but thankfully for him the Ring of the Slightly Damned keeps it from causing him pain). |
| 115 | ** [[GateGuardian Cerberus]] has a large partially open wound where [[spoiler:his [[OffWithHisHead middle head was removed]]]]. |
| 116 | * {{Bowdlerize}}: Angelic isn't particularly good for cursing. |
| 117 | -->'''Demon:''' ''(in Angelic)'' You may kiss my posterior, you son of an ugly woman.\ |
| 118 | '''Angel:''' ''(in Angelic)'' Wh-wha...h-how dare you! For such an uncouth remark, instead I will kick it! |
| 119 | * BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: [[spoiler:After Kazai is captured and Kieri learns that Buwaro's adoptive brother Iratu is leading the invasion, Kieri attacks and insults Buwaro so he won't follow her on her mission to save her brother and to spare him from having to go against his own brother]]. |
| 120 | * BreakingTheFourthWall: Duster popping the lovey-dovey hearts in the second panel [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/458 here]] might just be the first (if minor) example of this. Not that a lack of fourth wall breakage hinders the story or humor at all, of course. |
| 121 | * BrickJoke: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/187 Rock joke.]] |
| 122 | ** Which doubles as an IncrediblyLamePun. |
| 123 | * BrokenPedestal: Sakido gets one when the trio read her journal entry confessing how she tore Buwaro's ear and left him for dead. |
| 124 | * BrutalHonesty: Sakido in her exposition dialogue's end. [[SarcasmMode Not]] ''[[SarcasmMode too]]'' [[SarcasmMode depressing...]] |
| 125 | * ButtMonkey: The main trio gets their moments, but Buwaro stands out. He's constantly berated by the other characters, eventually leading to [[spoiler: his attempted StupidSacrifice at the hands of Denevol]] in Love and War, as well as getting injured a lot between and after (whether [[AmusingInjuries amusing]] [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence or not]]). |
| 126 | ** Lazuli, [[spoiler: especially after TheBusCameBack in St. Curtis]]. She gets a deep cut on her right side by Kieri, watches her only partner [[spoiler: that was with her at the time]] Talus die right in front of her, [[spoiler: gets cut on the right hand AND left side during the second fight with her, gets punched in the side by Buwaro and experiences AgonyOfTheFeet during a BarBrawl, and is smashed against the side of the wagon by an artificially-enraged Buwaro and culminating in her getting savagely [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge mauled]] by him shortly after]] |
| 127 | * ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: Demons, [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as switching on the [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/324 eye glow]] improves their already good night vision. |
| 128 | * CanisMajor: Though we don't see much of it Medius apparently has a dog breed larger than a horse called a Nirvenese Mountain Dog which Buwaro and Rhea [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/666 end up]] getting chased by. We also have [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/slightlydamned/images/0/0b/Iratu_Elexion_Portrait.png/revision/latest?cb=20121019135129 Iratu]] who (despite being an earth demon not an actual canine) is taller than 12ft when standing upright, [[spoiler:at least when his moon pendant is active.]] |
| 129 | * CasanovaWannabe: Duster. |
| 130 | * CardiovascularLove: With {{Heart Symbol}}s: |
| 131 | ** Mixed with EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: The bandit that speaks in [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/202 Comic 202]] has a tattoo that says "MOM" in a HeartSymbol, likely meaning CardiovascularLove. |
| 132 | ** In [[https://www.sdamned.com/comic/965 Comic 965]], an "I love you" that's being [[SayItWithHearts said with three pink heart symbols]], and the recipient being shown in a LoveBubbles background with more {{Heart Symbol}}s around their head. |
| 133 | * CatapultNightmare: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/342 Snowy.]] |
| 134 | * CatchingSomeZs: In a few comics, used to indicate sleeping characters: |
| 135 | ** Comic [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/237 "237"]]: The "Zzz..." in the last panel, indicates that Rhea has fallen asleep. |
| 136 | ** Comic [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/243 "243"]]: The "Zzz..." in the last panel, indicates that Buwaro has fallen asleep. |
| 137 | * CategoryTraitor: Kieri has been accused of this for her friendship with Buwaro. Buwaro also gets this from the demons in the BadGuyBar when learn that his girlfriend is an angel. |
| 138 | * CatSmile: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/257 Rhea]], Kieri in bunny form. {{Justified|Trope}} by non-human anatomy. |
| 139 | * CerebusSyndrome: While intended as a plot driven story from the beginning, the focus on Rhea and Buwaro in the first several strips makes the beginning much lighter in tone. |
| 140 | ** It happens twice, in fact. First we have Rhea and Buwaro in the Ring of the Slightly Damned, and later their time in Medius with Kieiri, which was mostly lighthearted in itself. Still, [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/388 a recent set of comics]] seem to indicate that the plot is getting ready to kick in again... |
| 141 | *** In first example, [[spoiler:Sakido]] [[IncrediblyLamePun fought Cerberus]]. |
| 142 | * CessationOfExistence: Sakido [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/77 explains]] that demons do not have an afterlife. The same also applies to Angels. It seems ironically fitting that Sakido explains it [[spoiler:since she dies about 15 pages later]]. [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/893 Darius later explained]] that, while Medians spend time in Purgatory before their souls are recycled and reincarnated, Angels and Demons have their souls recycled immediately upon death. |
| 143 | ** [[spoiler: Darius later clarifies that Demons and Angels simply don't get the reward or torment of Heaven or Hell, with their essence being reincarnated directly into new Angels and Demons instead of getting an afterlife first. Why Median souls go the extra length is unknown]]. |
| 144 | * ChainOfDeals: Parodied in [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/248 this strip.]] |
| 145 | * CharacterDevelopment: Quite a bit. Over a year has passed in-story, and the characters have come a long way from where they started. |
| 146 | ** Rhea is more tolerant and patient with Buwaro's antics, and she seems to be more comfortable acting as a surrogate older sister to him and Kieri. She's still a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, but with slightly more emphasis on the heart of gold-part. |
| 147 | ** Buwaro has matured and is becoming more focused and serious. His commitment to Kieri drives him to try to and better himself [[spoiler: by trying to learn to read and use his magic.]] |
| 148 | ** Kieri is more outspoken and confident, and she's no longer bothered by her feelings for Buwaro. |
| 149 | *** She also undergoes a secondary development regarding her feelings towards demons, earlier while she didn't display the same level of [[FantasticRacism hatred]] her brother shows she was still terrified of demons who weren't Buwaro but after spending time with him, learning of his history and meeting other demons like Sahne and Lakritz, she has grown to view demons as equals and is [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/863 distraught at having to kill Lazuli]] despite what she'd done to her and even calls herself a murderer. |
| 150 | * CheatedAngle: Thadius always looks the same -- crevasse, shape, everything -- because she is always drawn from the exact same angle. |
| 151 | * ChekhovsGun: Death only has one eye. [[spoiler:[[GodJob So does Darius.]]]] |
| 152 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/20 This scene has two of them]], within a few inches of each other. Buwaro's book and the feather turn out to be important later. |
| 153 | ** Mrs. Sinclair takes the red Rainbow Reverie potion when [[spoiler:Threatened by demons]]. |
| 154 | * CheshireCatGrin: [[http://raizy.deviantart.com/art/Hickey-Hazard-189226835 Buwaro after learning what a hickey is...]] |
| 155 | * ClutchingHandTrap: Happens for MoodWhiplash on one page when Kieri is briefly considering the possibility that Buwaro is manipulating her during an argument with her brother who is trying to convince her that Buwaro is evil, but then she either imagines or remembers Buwaro being unable to get his hand out of a jar while holding a pickle in it and begging her for help, which causes her to immediately dismiss the possibility as something Buwaru is too dumb to be capable of. |
| 156 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Buwaro. |
| 157 | * ClusterFBomb: Azurai is prone to this. |
| 158 | * CoinsForTheDead: Medians are buried with a coin that is used to pay Death for their passage across the river Styx. If they don't have one, or refuse to give it up like one greedy banker, they have to swim, which can take years. It's customary for the jakkai to place a coin in the ear of a dead loved one. [[spoiler:After Sakido dies, Rhea puts a coin in her ear.]] |
| 159 | * ColdBloodedTorture: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/106 This strip]] implies Lazuli did this to Kieri. |
| 160 | * ColorFailure: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/271 Rhea caught with J's letter]]. |
| 161 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/243 "Maybe that's because the Angels who went to Medius could never return home."]] |
| 162 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/57 I'm with Rhea on this one.]] |
| 163 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/349 Rhea is awfully prone to this trope.]] |
| 164 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/386 You're not the only one scared, Buwaro.]] |
| 165 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/446 What was that, Miranda?]] |
| 166 | ** See FlatWhat. |
| 167 | * TheComicallySerious: Sakido. |
| 168 | * ComingOfAge: As the story goes on, Buwaro seems to be trading his emotional connections with Thadius for Kieri. Indeed, his maturity seems to scale inversely with Thadius's screen time, [[spoiler: culminating in [[TheDogDies Thadius's death]] in the attack on St. Curtis]]. |
| 169 | ** The fact that Buwaro was willing to go [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/394 this]] far for her [[CharacterDevelopment says a lot]]. |
| 170 | * CommonTongue: Lingo, spoken by both Medians and Demons, the only other language that has appeared in the comic is Angelic. |
| 171 | * CompanionCube: Thadius, of course. |
| 172 | * ComplimentBackfire: When Buwaro is worried about his appearance after his horn is damaged, Kieri tries to console him by saying he looks fine to her because she doesn't care how his horns look. [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/449 But that's even more heinous for him...]] |
| 173 | * ConditionedToBeWeak: Earth dragons are tamed by [[https://www.sdamned.com/comic/955 encouraging them to struggle against their tether]] while young and weak so that they think it can still hold them when they are strong. This is [[https://www.sdamned.com/comic/1085 used as a metaphor]] for Kieri's feelings of inadequacy due to her abusive upbringing. |
| 174 | * ConfusedQuestionMark: In [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/251 Comic 251]], said in a PictorialSpeechBubble by Kieri and Buwaro, when they're confused by someone saying "[[AC:Stop! Thief!]]". |
| 175 | * CoolBigSis: In a more literal example, Rhea has taken on the responsibility of being a big sister to Buwaro since [[spoiler: Sakido's death]]. Kieri also looks up to Rhea as a role model, since [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2009/05/05032009/ she envies Rhea's strong personality]]. Though she can be cynical and short tempered with them, Rhea's doing her best to look after them both and give them guidance. |
| 176 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/17 Sakido]] to Buwaro. |
| 177 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[spoiler: Buwaro]]. |
| 178 | ** Duster seems rather silly normally, but he enables Cliff to be able to do the "[[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/367 Siara]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/368 Special]]," an attack an Angel ''[[EliteMooks Seraph]]'' couldn't take lightly. |
| 179 | * CurbStompBattle: When [[RetiredBadass Heathcliff Sinclair]] stands up to fight a [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/366 Seraph]] who has been kicking the crap out of the comic's most accomplished fighter, we are led to expect a dramatic back and forth. Three pages later a smug Cliff [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/369 dusts off]] from a flawless victory. |
| 180 | ** Soaking him with a bit of water and chopping off one of his horns - that's ''all'' the combined efforts of Kieri, Kazai, and Sanjulo managed to do to [[TheBrute Azurai]], who beat them down [[spoiler: (and outright killed Sanjulo)]] without getting scratched otherwise. And until [[BerserkButton the horn incident,]] he wasn't even fighting seriously. |
| 181 | * CursedWithAwesome: Debatably, Kieri's [[ForcedTransformation transformations]]. While inconvenient, have [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/175 saved her life]] at least once. Later, she uses it to [[spoiler:[[https://www.sdamned.com/comic/995 help defeat her brother]]]]. |
| 182 | * CuteBruiser: Kieri. |
| 183 | * CuteLittleFangs: Buwaro, and to a lesser extent Rhea. |
| 184 | * CycleOfRevenge: According to Lakritz, this is part of why the Great War was so long and bloody, each side kept seeking revenge on the other for previous atrocities. He's honestly afraid that unless something major changes it won't end until one side, the other, or both are annihilated. |
| 185 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Kieri said she was unpopular, she didn't say her mother was {{abusive|Parents}}. IronWoobie, much?]] |
| 186 | ** [[spoiler:Sakido and Iratu were abusive to Buwaro before he was old enough to talk. The former is responsible for the bite mark on his ear.]] |
| 187 | * DarkIsNotEvil / LightIsNotGood: Angels and demons are shown to suffer similar attitudes (including emotional instability and prejudice) to what you would expect of humans, given their respective cultural situations. |
| 188 | * DeadpanSnarker: Rhea. |
| 189 | * DeadToBeginWith: Rhea, obviously. |
| 190 | * DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:We only learn why Sakido was so willing to risk her life for Buwaro years after the strip where she died trying to make his life better.]] |
| 191 | * {{Deconstruction}}: Several show up in the comic. |
| 192 | ** ForeverWar: While the angels first waged war on the demons to protect the medians from them but after centuries of fighting, it has [[MotiveDecay degraded]] into a war of extermination. Then there's the fact that the constant warfare has decimated their populations now there aren't [[EndangeredSpecies many demons or angels left]]. |
| 193 | ** HulkingOut: Demons have the ability to go berserk which grants them enhanced magic and strength while also causing them to grow in size and altering their appearance, however it puts so much strain on their bodies that it will kill them in a short time. |
| 194 | ** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rhea was one of these before she was killed but before she softened up she was just plain mean to most people except her friends and she was send to the Ring of the Slightly Damned which is just one step above hell proper. |
| 195 | * DiabolusExMachina: Happens pretty much every time things are looking up for the Protagonists...as a means to move the plot along. |
| 196 | * DivineParentage: The Twelve Guardians (thanks to their mortal disguises) are capable of having children with the mortal races. These descendents seem to possess any [[MorphicResonance distinguishing characteristics]] their demigod ancestors disguises had, it is also implied that should a guardian [[{{Immortality}} somehow]] die any descendent they might have will inherit their power. [[spoiler:It's heavily implied that Rhea and Moonshade are both descended from Moku the snake guardian and that Moonshade killed any other members of his bloodline and then Moku himself to exploit the divine inheritance aspect.]] It also seems that Cliff might be descended from Siara the Lynx, given his oddly [[PointedEars pointy ears]], powerful fire magic and the fact that he [[spoiler:turned into a lynx]] to bite Haury's hand. |
| 197 | * DontFearTheReaper: Subverted. At first, Death seems to be an amiable person who even made friends with the rather lonely denizens of the Ring of the Slightly Damned. But then [[spoiler:it's revealed that he's actually the angel Darius, who acts as Death's replacement. The actual god is at least implied to be much more callous.]] |
| 198 | * DidntThinkThisThrough: Buwaro, a lot. Sometimes approaches LeeroyJenkins territory. |
| 199 | ** Ice Shards + Fire Breath = Getting hit in the face with water. |
| 200 | ** Fact: A Trouble Center I.D. badge will not protect you against a KnightTemplar [[EliteMooks Seraph]]. |
| 201 | * DramaticNecklaceRemoval: Occurred when Rhea stole Buwaro's star pendant, [[spoiler: which resulted in Buwaro reverting to his berserk state and brutally killing her.]]. The cast has spent the remainder of the comic trying to avert this. |
| 202 | * DreamSequence: In the first few arcs, dream sequences for the characters are fairly common. |
| 203 | * DrowningMySorrows |
| 204 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/829 Implied]] to be the reason Iratu got drunk this time as he's not cheerful like he was the first time we saw him drunk. |
| 205 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/936 Rhea]] gets hammered after learning the reason behind her murder and her heritage. |
| 206 | * DynamicEntry: Duster, in [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/560 comic 560.]] |
| 207 | * DoomedHometown: [[spoiler:St. Curtis]] |
| 208 | * DueToTheDead: Angels of the fire clan are cremated [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/905 as was done with]] [[spoiler:Sanjulo]]. |
| 209 | * DudeWheresMyRespect: The conflict started in part because Syndel was ticked that the Medians worshipped Gaia over him when they both made the world together with Death. Thus, modern Median religion does its best to honor Gaia and Syndel equally. |
| 210 | * DumbStruck: Kieri stops speaking after being traumatized by the [[RapePillageAndBurn sack of St. Curtis]]. Eventually she learns to communicate in sign language with Buwaro. |
| 211 | * DyingRace: The Great War has severely diminished the populations of both angels and demons and if the war were to continue then they will both go extinct, especially since both are having a harder time producing children ([[spoiler:likely due to the disappearance of Gaia and Syndel]]). |
| 212 | * EarAche: [[spoiler:Buwaro]] got a very damaged ear from [[spoiler:Sakido]]. |
| 213 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Before the series' original mythology was established, Death referred to himself as being also known as both Anubis and the Grim Reaper, as well as implying he had many other titles. Even knowing that [[spoiler:it's not really Death making these claims]], this still makes little sense. |
| 214 | ** [[MinimalistCast There were only four important characters]] [[spoiler: not including Azurai, the angel that struck down Sakido, and Tsavo's EarlyBirdCameo]], it was more of a fantastical SliceOfLife story until Snow Angels, and the plot of [[spoiler: demons trying to take over Medius]] didn't come about until Love and War. [[spoiler: Iratu also wasn't revealed to be in a relationship with Azurai until Part Nine, and many of the gay couples weren't revealed until the "Invasion of St. Curtis" arc]]. |
| 215 | ** Artistically, the comic isn't a quarter of the quality it is in later pages. The style was a lot less professional, the highlights tended to be a lot harsher, there was a lot more use of the blur tool, and backgrounds were extremely minimalistic. |
| 216 | * EatDirtCheap: Buwaro at one point [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/173 eats a plate]]. |
| 217 | * ElementalDragon: Dragons come in several different forms depending on the element that they're associated with -- fire dragons, which resemble and act like wingless, bipedal European ones; water dragons, which are surprisingly [[GentleGiant playful and good-natured]]; earth dragons, rhino-like and targets of poaching due to their [[GemTissue crystal horns]]; and wind dragons, which have [[FeatheredDragons four birdlike wings]] and talons but are now extinct. |
| 218 | * ElementalPowers: All characters are attuned to a classical element. Some [[DishingOutDirt generic]] [[BlowYouAway elemental]] [[AnIcePerson behavior]] [[PlayingWithFire stereotypes]], and [[AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance certain eye colors]], tend to be slightly more common [[PersonalityPowers among users of the related element.]] Demons have additional abilities based on their element, with earth demons being huge in size, wind demons being able to fly, water demons being amphibious, and fire demons breathing fire (as well as being fire and cold resistant). (Interestingly, the comic does ''not'' use ElementalRockPaperScissors.) |
| 219 | ** BlowYouAway, ShockAndAwe: Sakido, Denevol. |
| 220 | ** DishingOutDirt: Iratu, Talus, Darius, Rhea (though she's limited to only one spell). |
| 221 | ** MakingASplash, AnIcePerson: Lazuli, Kieri, any of Kieri's family. |
| 222 | ** PlayingWithFire: Buwaro, Azurai, Samantha, Cliff. |
| 223 | * TheEmpire: Subverted, The empire that rules The Dragon Island Archipelago was created by several governments willingly uniting and is an ally to Fragaria. |
| 224 | * EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: The bandit that speaks in [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/202 Comic 202]] has a tattoo that says "MOM" in a HeartSymbol, likely meaning CardiovascularLove. |
| 225 | ** [[spoiler:Iratu]] is a more serious version as even as a general for hell, he is still very fond of [[spoiler:Darius]] since he kept a childhood drawing of him and when Buwaro ([[CainAndAbel who he hates]]) brings up [[spoiler:Darius]], [[spoiler:Iratu]] [[BerserkButton immediately]] gives up on [[WeCanRuleTogether trying to talk to him]] and tries to [[SiblingMurder kill him.]] |
| 226 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Unlike angels, demons forbid ChildSoldiers from joining their ranks, placing young demons in a boot camp system instead and supervising them. So that's one thing they've got going for them. |
| 227 | ** Azurai doesn't look too keen on the idea that Mr. Moonshade could kill [[spoiler:his own daughter, Rhea. Much less try to kill her again]]. |
| 228 | * EverybodyHatesHades: An InUniverse example. Father Syndel who did just as much to create Medius and its inhabitants as Mother Gaia but he was shunned (likely due to the fact his demons torture the souls of sinful medians) while Gaia and her angels received most the praise. Eventually, he got fed up with it and started [[GreatOffscreenWar The Great War]] by making a [[DealWithTheDevil deal]] with a power-hungry general and having his demons invade Medius. Subverted with the third god, [[TheGrimReaper Death]] who doesn't seem to be viewed negatively and remained neutral in the war. |
| 229 | * EverybodyLovesZeus: Happens InUniverse with Mother Gaia who alongside [[EverybodyHatesHades Father Syndel]] both created Medius and the races living there but she and her angels received the glory while Syndel and his demons were shunned, eventually he [[DrivenByEnvy grew jealous]] and had [[LegionsOfHell the demons]] invade Medius in retaliation and she sent the angels to drive them off but we see in the story that they could be every [[GreyAndGrayMorality bit]] as brutal as the demons. |
| 230 | * EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: If [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/842 these statues]] are anything to go by, [[TopGod Gaia and Syndel]] both have rainbow colored wings representing the four ClassicalElements. Syndel even went a bit further by having multicolored horns and elbow spikes. |
| 231 | * EvilGloating: [[spoiler:Iratu]] has to be reminded not to explain their plan, but he likes gloating. |
| 232 | * ExpositionFairy: Rhea within the parody incentive is [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Navi]], functionally. |
| 233 | * ExtremelyShortTimespan: The [[spoiler: Demons']] invasion, burning, and destruction of [[spoiler: St. Curtis]], which lasted from late 2013 to the end of August 2017? '''''[[spoiler: All of that happened in a single day!]]''''' |
| 234 | * ExtremeMeleeRevenge: When Rhea, Kieri and [[spoiler:a semi-berserk Buwaro]] catch back up to the wagon to rescue [[spoiler:Kazai]], Rhea positions [[spoiler:Lazuli]] between Kieri and [[spoiler:Buwaro]] (after giving her a high-speed punch to the gut) he immediately sinks his giant teeth into her shoulder, shakes her in the air like a dog with a rabbit and throws her off hard enough for a [[SickeningCrunch crunch]] to be heard. |
| 235 | * EyeScream: |
| 236 | ** Buwaro's thoughts in [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/514 this comic.]] |
| 237 | ** A not-at-all comedic example happens in the backstory, when Darius graps the [[EnfantTerrible baby]] [[spoiler:berserk Buwaro]] to [[PapaWolf protect]] Sakido, [[spoiler:Buwaro]] claws his face and damages his eye so badly his HealingHands couldn't repair it. |
| 238 | * FaceHeelTurn: Two of Medius's Guardian Spirits sided with Syndel during the Great War. Toski, the rabbit spirit, seems to be the most infamous of them, to the point that many people view rabbits as signs of bad luck or worse. Also, [[spoiler:as of page 634, Sahne seems to pull this with Kinako. But it turns out she [[GoodAllAlong was trying to save her]]]] |
| 239 | * TheFairFolk: While normal Fairies are of the tiny and playful variety, the [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/255 Queen of Fairies gives off some bad vibrations]]. |
| 240 | ** To be fair, that's just a story. But [[AllMythsAreTrue then again...]] |
| 241 | ** A [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/490 newspaper article]] suggests that she murdered the Jakkai merchant who tried to sell Willow and Eve on the black market, his skull was found covered in pink glitter. |
| 242 | * FairyCompanion: Sammy has two, sisters named Willow and Eve, who she rescued from an unscrupulous merchant in Riverside. They're you're standard fairy companion affair: small, cute, glowing, and silent. Less conventionally, Cliff has Duster, who is fast-talking and lecherous. He also seems to amplify Cliff's magical abilities. |
| 243 | * FairyInABottle: Well, a jar, but close enough. It's someone containing fairies, in a small container, meaning that that's something worth doing, and that they fit in such a container. As shown in comic [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/252 252]], a Jakkai is trapping and selling them like that. |
| 244 | * FalseFlagOperation: The Seraphim and demon lords are working together, with grunt soldiers from both sides and medians taking the brunt of their machinations. [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/713/ Confirmed in strip 713.]] |
| 245 | * FangsAreEvil: Demons have mouths full of sharp teeth ([[BirdPeople aside from the ones with beaks that is]]) and ''[[NotAlwaysEvil most]]'' of them are brutal sadists. And among the worst of them is [[spoiler:berserk Buwaro]] who has massive [[PantheraAwesome sabertooth-esce]] teeth and is a mindless killing machine [[spoiler:most of the time.]] |
| 246 | * FantasticCasteSystem: Angels are divided by their [[ElementalPowers element]] and their societal role. |
| 247 | ** There are warriors who are taught to fight and are prone to [[KnightTemplar zealotry]], [[HeWhoFightsMonsters brutal actions]] and [[FantasticRacism racism]] against both demons and medians. Then there are caretakers who who don't fight but are [[WhiteMage better at holy magic]] and are the ones who typically interact with the median souls in heaven (and unlike most warriors, can speak both [[CommonTongue lingo]] and their native angelic). |
| 248 | ** Angels are also not allowed to fall in love with angels from a different element but judging from the backstory of Kirei's mother are allowed to marry into warrior clans or vice versa. |
| 249 | * FantasticRacism: Demons are nearly universally reviled by Medians and Angels, and the feeling is definitely mutual; Demons generally see Medians as worthless and despise Angels with a fiery passion. It also seems to be traditional in certain Jakkai villages to [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/117 not allow humans to visit]]. |
| 250 | * FantasyCounterpartCulture: Several, [[AllThereInTheManual mostly in the background]] but worth mentioning. The Dragon Island Archipelago(which is based on Mediterranean, Caribbean, Latin American and Polynesia and have darker skin based of Miranda who's a native), Nirveus([[GrimUpNorth a cold,snowy country north of Fragaria]] based on Mongolia, Russia and a bit of Canadian) and finally Fragaria(North American and European). |
| 251 | * FeatheredDragons: The now extinct [[BlowYouAway Wind]] [[ShockAndAwe Dragons]] had [[https://www.deviantart.com/raizy/art/Wind-Dragon-554678406 a mane of feathers down the back of their necks and four birdlike wings]]. Their smaller relatives, [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/528 the Wyverns]], looked similar, minus the second set of wings and the legs (in some cases). |
| 252 | * FemaleAngelMaleDemon |
| 253 | ** Kieri and Buwaro. |
| 254 | ** Gaia and Syndel also count. |
| 255 | * FingerSnapLighter: Cliff does this. Also Azurai if the quick fire-breath version counts. |
| 256 | * FireAndBrimstoneHell: Hell as this going on complete with [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/48 dead trees]] and [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/53 rivers of lava.]] However it [[http://hyenafu.tumblr.com/post/160527042609/decided-to-try-a-different-style-for-this-qa also has]] lakes (which the [[AquaticMook water demons]] use as homes) and icy areas. (which are used for inflicting more creative ColdbloodedTorture on the souls of the damned) |
| 257 | * FlatEarthAtheist: WordOfGod is that most Medians are "skeptical" about the existence fairies, angels, demons, and other "myths," [[AllMythsAreTrue nearly all of which have already been featured in the comic proper]] or confirmed by Word of God. |
| 258 | * FlatWhat: Duster, [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/436 after being told off in Median]] by one of Sammy's [[TheVoiceless previously mute]] female fairy friends. |
| 259 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/446 I just want to]] [[spoiler: harvest your bodies for ingredients!]] |
| 260 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/487 Nonverbal edition.]] (WARNING: offhand spoiler) |
| 261 | * FlippingTheBird: Rhea, [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/108 here]]. |
| 262 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/454 And later Azurai]], when [[spoiler: Iratu]] smacks him for being a JerkAss PsychoForHire. |
| 263 | * ForcedTransformation: Kieri, about half of the time. |
| 264 | ** Cliff got a similar curse to Kieri as a prank. He couldn't control it at all, since it was done properly. |
| 265 | ** [[spoiler:Kazai also appears to have been cursed to turn into a dog or wolf (and sometimes has a wagging tail even in angel form). Kieri is apparently the only one to have noticed so far.]] |
| 266 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Done by Death. "An illness? No, that is not the cause of her death... [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/27 Unless you count]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/390 being related to someone]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/86 as an illness]]". [[spoiler:It's later solidly confirmed that she's Moonshade's daughter, and that he apparently killed her as part of his plan to steal Moku's power]]. |
| 267 | ** Not long after [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/349 this]] happened, something similar started. |
| 268 | ** For much of the comic's run, there have been subtle hints that Death [[spoiler: is really Darius]]. [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/67 This]] is the earliest of these hints. |
| 269 | *** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/2 Those glasses]] weren't suspicious at all, were they? |
| 270 | *** How about [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2009/11/11152009/ the puppet show]]? |
| 271 | ** Lakritz drops a few cryptic statements during his conversation with Kieri and Buwaro. It later becomes obvious that he was [[spoiler:trying to protect his friends from the Demon operation in St. Curtis]] |
| 272 | *** Upon hearing Buwaro sing, he mentions that Demons who know Angelic are especially dangerous. [[spoiler:Because the language is taught to high-ranking officers, like Iratu and Tsavo.]] |
| 273 | *** He also had convinced the Angel Kinako to wear something casual instead of her uniform, and urges Kieri do to the same, saying that "It might help." [[spoiler:That is because the Demons are given an order to hunt down the Angels in the city.]] |
| 274 | ** Tsavo wanted to [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/557 get his hands on the Rainbow Reverie]] and mentions it could be the key to some thing before getting distracted, later we learn exactly why [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/793 he wanted it]] because it can give [[spoiler:demons partial control over their [[UnstoppableRage berserk forms.]]]] |
| 275 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/490 One page]] talks about various strange recent events, one of which is fertile soil drying up and farmers praying to [[ElementalEmbodiment Moku]] to fix it. Eventually we learn that [[spoiler:Moonshade killed Moku]] and that this [[CosmicKeystone caused the season to become delayed among other things.]] |
| 276 | ** When [[EvilOldFOlks Dakos]] exclaims his distrust towards "that man" among their ranks, [[spoiler: who is apparently an angel, Iratu]] simply tells him to "have faith in Syndel". [[spoiler: Syndel, the ruler of the demons, is shown to actually be an ''angel''. Iratu meant that statement [[ExactWords literally]].]] |
| 277 | * ForeverWar: The Angels and Demons are locked in an apparently divine-mandated war of annihilation, reinforced by numerous RememberTheAlamo incidents on both sides. The war is over, but now [[spoiler:there are conspiracies instead.]] |
| 278 | * ForTheEvulz: Why Toski cursed Kieri, more or less. |
| 279 | * FourFingeredHands: Jakkai, khamega and fairies. Some demons as well. |
| 280 | * FracturedFairyTale: The Median version of "Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast" [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/346 apparently]] involves a WaveMotionGun and a ZombieApocalypse. |
| 281 | ** There are apparently a [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/345 ton of these]], although some of them remain as a NoodleIncident with just their name being mentioned. |
| 282 | --> '''Rhea''': What else is in here? "The Bloody Shovel of Regret," " Ms. Cow and the Ice Cream Shop Secret," "The Ice-Covered Doll," "Revenge of the Fairy Queen"... |
| 283 | * GaleForceSound: Iratu shows Buwaro and Rhea just how [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/31 roaring is done]]. |
| 284 | * GiantMook: Earth Demons are the largest[[note]]at an average of 12-14 feet in height[[/note]] and most physically powerful of the demon breeds. They are also said to be TheBrute but the only one who closest matched that was Talus and even then he at times he showed more sense than his partner Lazuli. |
| 285 | * TheGlomp: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/198 Buwaro has a knack for this]]. |
| 286 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: Demons when angry - [[PlayingWithATrope or they just want to improve their night vision]]. |
| 287 | * GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: Syndel started a genocidal war because he wasn't praised enough. Meanwhile, Heaven is revealed to have been fundamentally flawed from the start, with supposedly-equal caste systems taking on subcastes and frequent caste-based violence in what is effectively a fluffy cloud police state, which Gaia turned a blind eye to. |
| 288 | * GodJob: [[spoiler:Darius taking the place of Death.]] |
| 289 | * GodsHandsAreTied: Death, the most active god around, is surprisingly limited. For example [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/67 his own creation can disobey and mock him]]. Ouch. |
| 290 | ** Justified, since [[spoiler:Darius (the current Death) didn't create Cerberus]] and therefore Cerberus feels no obligation to obey him. |
| 291 | ** Also justified in that [[spoiler:Darius is the one responsible for his [[YouHaveFailedMe punishment]] at death's hands]] so he's probably been nursing one hell of a grudge. |
| 292 | * TheGodsMustBeLazy: Despite being one of the divine crowd, Death gets rather lame territory compared to Gaia (heaven) and Syndel (hell), just getting himself purgatory and judgment. Not to mention that given the nastiness of divine politics, his hands are tied in regards to the other gods. There is also no information on the other gods doing anything at all recently. |
| 293 | ** It eventually became known that Death [[spoiler:has been missing for 15 years, having been replaced by Darius while he looks for the [[HaveYouSeenMyGod missing Gaia and Syndel]],]] and making him the same. |
| 294 | * GoodIsNotNice: He may be gruff, cynical, and less than friendly to most, but Heathcliff Sinclair [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/368 only does what he thinks is right.]] |
| 295 | ** For that matter, what we've seen of angel society suggests that it's hyper-conformist and at least borderline fascist, but they canonically tend toward good, and the society seems to be constructed in this manner specifically to keep the tending-toward-evil demons in check. |
| 296 | ** And let's not forget Rhea. She has a short temper, likes to tease people, and often curses like a sailor. |
| 297 | * GoodWingsEvilWings: Angels have their usual deal, Demons get all varieties of feathery and batlike, Fairies - butterfly wings. |
| 298 | * GoshDangItToHeck: The Angelic language doesn't seem to have swears in it, so when Tsavo and an Angel get into an argument in Saint Curtis, it ends up looking far less tense than it actually is. |
| 299 | * GratuitousEnglish: Duster, but it's justified as Fairies generally speak their own language. |
| 300 | * GreenEyedMonster: The reason for [[spoiler:Sakido and Iratu's initial reactions to Buwaro joining their 'family', especially Sakido. So much so that it led to Sakido tearing off part of Buwaro's ear, and guilt from their behavior probably drives both demons' closeness with Buwaro earlier in the strip.]] |
| 301 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/790 This]] strip implies that the reason Lazuli hates Angels so much is that they're no different than demons, but are practically worshiped by Medians while demons are reviled. |
| 302 | * GreyAndGrayMorality: The war between heaven and hell. The angels are implied to be ALighterShadeOfGray, as many of the demons have violent tendencies (and some are tasked with torturing souls in hell). However, not all demons are evil and most of them at least have redeeming qualities, while some of the Angels are merciless [[KnightTemplar Knight Templars]]. Darius notes that both sides occasionally kill children of the other side. |
| 303 | ** Lazuli even lampshades this, and it appears part of her hatred of angels results from jealousy that the Angels are all bt worshiped despite being not that different from the hated demons. |
| 304 | * GrievousBottleyHarm: When Tsavo hits [[spoiler:Buwaro]] with lightning he knocks him into [[GrumpyOldMan Dakos]] who responds by throwing a bottle of booze straight for Tsavo's face but he swats it before it hits him and it instead konks [[HairTriggerTemper Nikkei]] on the head. Surprisingly the glass doesn't break. |
| 305 | * GrievousHarmWithABody: [[spoiler:Miranda]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/682 tosses the unconscious body]] of Triska at Haury with great force to get him off of [[spoiler:Cliff.]] |
| 306 | * GrimUpNorth: The land of Nirveus which takes inspiration from [[MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong Russia]], Mongolia and a bit of Canada and it's cold enough that the native jakkai have winter coats year round. It was also the country who started the great war though now they [[HeelFaceTurn have no risk of that anymore.]] |
| 307 | * GroinAttack: One bandit got one courtesy of Rhea's Terra Spike in [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/203 Comic 203]]. |
| 308 | * HalfHumanHybrid: Hukai like Toby, who are half human, half Jakkai. (Hence the name Hukai.) [[http://sdamned.com/mixlings The website]] explains that all median races can have children with each other but they are sterile like many real-life hybrids. |
| 309 | * HalfIdenticalTwins: Kieri and her brother, Kazai. |
| 310 | * AHandfulForAnEye: When Kazai tries to force Kieri to leave [[TrueCompanions Buwaro and Rhea,]] and then [[IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure tries to attack Buwaro when she refuses,]] the two of them end up getting into a fight. When Kazai starts overpowering Kieri, he tells her she can't win and to give up; instead, [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/986 she grabs some dirt, throws it in his eyes,]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/987 and punches him in the gut.]] |
| 311 | * HappilyAdopted: Buwaro proudly took Darius's last name after finding out about the contents of his diary, and what the angel did to protect him and his siblings, all of whom he considered his adoptive children anyway. |
| 312 | ** Rhea assuming the "big sister" mantle for Buwaro, at the behest of Sakido, works the same way. To a lesser extent for Rhea and Kieri. |
| 313 | * HarmlessFreezing: One bandit got encased in ice courtesy of Kieri's [[AnIcePerson Ice magic]] in [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/203 Comic 203]], and is shown alive and unencased in [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/203 Comic 204]]. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, he and his friend eventually run into Lazuli, [[KillItWithIce who is nowhere near as merciful.]]]] |
| 314 | * HardTruthAesop: |
| 315 | ** Don't devote yourself to appeasing toxic, abusive and/or outright irredeemably evil people just because they're family. You will be far better off disowning them and cutting them out of your life entirely. |
| 316 | ** [[MoralityKitchenSink Neither side of a war are purely good or purely evil]] - just like the "bad guys" are capable of kind, selfless acts, the "good guys" are just as capable of committing horrific war crimes. |
| 317 | ** [[DeathOfAChild Children are not spared from the carnage and brutality of war.]] Warring factions ''absolutely'' '''''will not''''' exercise restraint against ChildSoldiers on the opposing side, and will even slaughter whole generations' worth of innocent kids [[GuiltFreeExterminationWar if they think it would benefit themselves.]] |
| 318 | ** Regardless of how much you regret your past crimes and work to atone for them, you must accept the fact that, sometimes, the people you hurt will ultimately never forgive you for what you've done, and aren't obligated to. [[spoiler: While Kazai humbly apologizes to Kieri for attacking (with possible intent to kill) Buwaro, Kieri allows him to join the group, but refuses to forgive him for his actions, and doubles down on her stance whenever he pressures the subject.]] |
| 319 | * HaveYouSeenMyGod: [[spoiler: Mother Gaia and Father Syndel are missing, the real Death hasn't been seen either since he went looking for them 15 years ago.]] |
| 320 | ** [[spoiler: Lakritz is the only confirmed individual who ''might'' have seen Syndel at one point]]. |
| 321 | * HealingMagicIsTheHardest: Multiple uses: |
| 322 | ** The holy magic healing spell is implied to be a very difficult spell to master (at least for warrior angels) as Darius couldn't repair injuries more serious than flesh wounds. |
| 323 | ** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with the Rainbow Reverie HealingPotion as Miranda was able to make a vial of it without the four most important ingredients, in addition it works just the same for demons (and possibly angels) as it does for medians without any negative side effects unlike the other potions. |
| 324 | * HeartSymbol: Mixed with CardiovascularLove: |
| 325 | ** Mixed with EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: The bandit that speaks in [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/202 Comic 202]] has a tattoo that says "MOM" in such a symbol. |
| 326 | ** In [[https://www.sdamned.com/comic/965 Comic 965]], an "I love you" is said, with the recipient being shown in a LoveBubbles background with {{Heart Symbol}}s around their head. |
| 327 | * AHellOfATime: The severity of this trope depends on how deep into hell you go. The Ring of the Slightly Damned is harmless, boredom and cliffs notwithstanding, whilst Hell itself ranges from a never ending rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ffL573XI50 The Song That Never Ends]] to wearing uncomfortable shoes to being tortured to death every single day for the rest of eternity. |
| 328 | * HeWhoFightsMonsters: Darius might view some of the more zealous angels as [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/287 this.]] |
| 329 | * HeroicBystander: |
| 330 | ** [[spoiler: Subverted not once, but twice with Kieri]]. |
| 331 | ** [[spoiler: Effectively Rhea's actions [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/220 here]] though it almost becomes more of a HeroicSacrifice]] |
| 332 | ** The young man who was the first to leave the crowd and help the Jakkai whose home was on fire, in the legend of St. Curtis’s founding. |
| 333 | * HeroicRROD: This is an aftereffect of drinking the Rainbow Reverie, as we've seen with Miranda and Rhea it causes exhaustion when it wears off and is even more extreme with demons who go unconscious (understandable since it [[spoiler:makes their body grow and shift]]). |
| 334 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/361 Buwaro]]. He got better, thanks to ''only'' almost dying.]] |
| 335 | ** [[spoiler:[[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/91 Sakido]]]] performs one earlier. |
| 336 | ** [[spoiler: Sahne]] ultimately defies it, [[spoiler: explaining how stupid it would be getting themselves killed just to save Kinako.]] |
| 337 | * [[spoiler: HeWasRightThereAllAlong: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/425 Darius]]]] |
| 338 | -->'''Kieri''': Wow. Darius sure wasn't fond of my aunt. "A fat hussy always moving in on my man"? |
| 339 | ** Apparently, there are special fairy kisses that will inform the Fairy Queen to not kill you. Cliff's life was once saved by one, but he [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/438 refused to say who it was.]] |
| 340 | * HopelessWar: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/845 As described by Lakritz,]] [[spoiler: the Great War between angels and demons has become a perpetual cycle of atrocites between two sides demonizing each other and always adding more fuel to the fire by giving the opposing side more reasons to hate them with every slaughter they make.]] |
| 341 | * HorrifyingTheHorror: Dakos and [[spoiler:Lazuli]] (a battle hardened war veteran and vindictive murderer respectively) are both terrified by the roar and appearance of [[spoiler:berserk Buwaro.]] |
| 342 | * HornedHumanoid: Some (but not all) demons have horns on their heads [[note]]which to be most common on earth and fire demons[[/note]] and are very proud and vain regarding them, [[spoiler:even to the point were Azurai kills an angel in a rage simply because his horn was damaged even though he was supposed to bring them in [[IWantThemAlive alive]]]], even Buwaro who wasn't raised by other demons is somewhat vain about his horns since he starts crying after the tip of one is cut off. |
| 343 | * HotSkittyOnWailordAction: Very prevalent in this setting as each of the median races can interbreed but it's mentioned that it's somewhat uncommon outside of mixed-race cities. It's extremely common with demons however as there is a [[CastOfSnowflakes large difference in size and appearance]] depending on element. WordOfGod says that demons of different elements can produce children and that the resulting offspring can resemble one or both parents and that they usually end up being the same element as the father but will sometimes take after the mother in that regard. |
| 344 | * IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/853 Kazai]] makes this extremely clear to Buwaro despite not even speaking lingo. |
| 345 | * ImmuneToFire: Fire demons have a natural immunity to fire, something seen when Cliff accidentally tries to burn Buwaro and only manages to hurt his feelings. This heat resistance also seems to extend to spicy food. |
| 346 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: When the Sinclair are attacked by three demons, one of the attackers, [[spoiler: Abyset, is [[https://www.sdamned.com/comic/692 graphically run through]] with Kieri's sword]]. Later, [[spoiler:She does the same to a berserk Lazuli]]. |
| 347 | * ImprobableAge: Assuming that Iratu was around 10 years old [[spoiler: when Darius adopted Iratu, Sakido, and Buwaro]], then Iratu is a high-ranking military official at around 25. Sakido counts for this as well, since she's never been stated as having matured [[spoiler: before Darius's [[HeroicSacrifice near-Heroic Sacrifice]]]] in [[spoiler: Darius's diary]]. WordOfGod is that Iratu is 27 and according to the main site demons tend to live short lives due to their violent lifestyles and also seem to practice KlingonPromotion , so it would stand to reason that it would be easier for a young demon to have a high military standing. |
| 348 | * IneptMage: Jakkai and Earth demons are the worst magic users, most only managing one or two spells. [[spoiler:Rhea using a magic-boosting potion ends up connecting her to her Guardian heritage]]. |
| 349 | * InnateNightVision: A trait of demons, it also makes their eyes glow. |
| 350 | * {{Infodump}}: Lampshaded [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/77 here]] by Rhea. |
| 351 | * InternalReveal: Rhea [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/896 learns]] she [[spoiler:is the descendent of Moku the Snake Guardian]]. |
| 352 | * INeedAFreakingDrink: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/582 This strip.]] Understandable, given what Rhea's been through. |
| 353 | * InnocentInnuendo: "[[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/224 Yay, we get to sleep together again, Snowy!]]" |
| 354 | * InspectorJavert: The Saint Cirtus city guards [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/876 still try to arrest Rhea and Jake]] for the fireworks incident despite the fact the city was recently ravaged by the denizens of hell and only just stopped burning. |
| 355 | %%* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler:Kieri and Buwaro]]. |
| 356 | %%* {{Intrepid Merchant}}s: The Sinclairs. |
| 357 | * InvoluntaryShapeshifting: Kieri's "bunny curse". It kicks in at unexpected intervals, and Kieri has difficulty changing back. |
| 358 | * {{Irony}}: |
| 359 | ** Rhea (unlike most jakkai) was very skeptical of the existence of the gods and Twelve Guardians until meeting [[TheGrimReaper Death]] and [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Buwaro]] but she is later revealed to be [[spoiler:the granddaughter of Moku the snake guardian]]. |
| 360 | ** Kazai is a demon hating BloodKnight [[PolarOppositeTwins while]] Kieri is a ReluctantWarrior who now sees demons as equals yet Kieri has managed to kill [[spoiler:a berserk demon]] ([[https://www.sdamned.com/comic/958 something Kazai says that most warriors would celebrate]]) while Kazai has lost every battle with a demon that he's been in. |
| 361 | * ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: "You're as ugly as you are stupid!" "Hey, I'm not that ugly!" |
| 362 | * ItsWhatIDo: PlayedForLaughs. Apparently Rhea has to be [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/108 such a butface]]. |
| 363 | * IAmNotLeftHanded |
| 364 | ** Kazai, Sanjulo and Kieri get a few hits in when fighting Tsavo but ultimately loose, however Tsavo later states he could have easily killed them if they didn't need living angels. |
| 365 | ** A similar fight happens when the three of them take on Azurai later but when [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/707 his horn gets sliced off]], he [[BerserkButton flies into a rage]] and [[spoiler:quickly kills Sanjulo]]. |
| 366 | * IWantThemAlive: The demons that attacked the festival want to capture angels alive, but only so they can kill them later in a sacrificial ritual. |
| 367 | * {{Jerkass}}: IRATU. It's telling that his AxCrazy [[HairTriggerTemper temperamental]] teammate[[spoiler:/boyfriend]] Azurai is ''nicer'' than he is. |
| 368 | ** [[EvilOldFolks Dakos]] is worse. Unlike other antagonists, who had some humorous/quirky qualities, his cruelty and unkindly attitude are played utterly serious. |
| 369 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rhea, Cliff. |
| 370 | ** As of [[spoiler: page 634 Sahne and Lakritz]] might count as this. It might be because [[spoiler: they were secretly hunting angels]], but because [[spoiler: Lakritz]] told [[spoiler: Kinako]] she should wear non-combatantive clothes they might be [[spoiler: either planning to smuggle them out of St. Curtis or just get them to remove their weapons]]. As of page 672 only time will tell.[[spoiler: Turns out they where trying to save them.]] |
| 371 | ** Azurai is sort of an evil version, he's a violent foulmouthed sadist who insults his allies, but he is loyal to his [[StraightGay boyfriend]] Iratu (to he point where he keeps the fact that Iratu was [[spoiler:raised by the angel Darius]] a secret), shows concern for him when [[spoiler:his father]] is brought up and prevents other demons from making the same mistake he did regarding [[IWantThemAlive their orders.]] |
| 372 | * KickTheDog: Lazuli and Talus. |
| 373 | ** Denevol when Kieri's [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/358 curse kicked in]]. |
| 374 | * KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: When the red potion wore off, Dakos slams the [[HeroicRROD unconscious]] [[spoiler:Buwaro]] hard enough to crack his horn, Dakos even gives a [[SlasherSmile sadistic smile]] before doing so. |
| 375 | * KidsAreCruel: Jake and Rhea [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/917 come across]] a pair of kids strangling a mortori bird for their [[GuiltByAssociation association]] with Meeros. |
| 376 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Sakido, Talus, Sanjulo, Thadius, Dakos and Lazuli.]] |
| 377 | * KnightInSourArmor: Cliff nails this one, if you consider his [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2009/09/09082009/ past.]] |
| 378 | * KnightOfCerebus: The hooded archer and Denevol. |
| 379 | * KnightTemplar: Denevol. Semi-justified, considering [[spoiler:Demons slaughtered his whole family]], but still... |
| 380 | * LackOfEmpathy: Kazai, regarding both demons and Medians. [[spoiler: He doesn't lift a finger to help any Medians being attacked by demons in St. Curtis, on the belief that, even if they do die, the good and bad ones will be sent to Heaven and Hell, respectively.]] He's actually ''surprised'' his sister Kieri remembers the names of the demons she's killed [[spoiler: (in this case, Lazuli).]] |
| 381 | * LanguageEqualsThought: Played around with in the angelic language, which has no actual curse words. When people are shown to attempt to curse in that language, the literal translation is...rather bizarre sounding. |
| 382 | * LargeHam: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2008/10/10122008/ Lazuli]] |
| 383 | * LastNameBasis: Denevol |
| 384 | * LaughablyEvil: A ''LOT'' of the villains (mostly demons) qualify. Even [[spoiler: Moonshade]] has his moments. Notable exceptions are [[HeroKiller the hooded archer,]] [[KnightTemplar Denevol,]] and [[EvilOldFolks Dakos.]] |
| 385 | * LetsGetDangerous: Who would've thought Cliff and Duster were capable of ''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2010/01/01272010/ this?]]'' |
| 386 | * LegendFadesToMyth: Implied, despite the great war occurring on Medius centuries earlier many medians are disbelieving of the gods, angels and demons (until they actually start showing up of course). |
| 387 | * LizardFolk |
| 388 | ** Some demons have a reptilian appearance that makes them resemble these, almost every water demon end up lizard or amphibian-like (often with fins), it's also somewhat common for fire demons, a few background wind demons look like reptiles and there's [[http://sdamned.com/uploads/demon_earth.jpg artwork]] of at least one earth demon that resembles a humanoid ceratopsian. |
| 389 | ** The Khamega are a turtle variant of this, they are the largest and physically strongest of the median races but are cold-blooded and [[GracefulInTheirElement clumsy on land]], despite their fierce appearance they are described as usually calm and good natured. |
| 390 | * LosingYourHead: [[spoiler:Cerberus' missing head seems to be perfectly fine with just being a skull/living headgear for Darius.]] |
| 391 | * LoveAcrossBattlelines: Kieri the angel and Buwaro the demon. |
| 392 | * LuckyRabbitsFoot: Inverted in this world. The Guardian Toski, who takes the form of a rabbit, sided with Hell during the great war, on top being a {{Jerkass}} in general. As a result, Medians view rabbits as being ''bad'' luck. |
| 393 | * LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Moonshade is Rhea's father... and her killer]]. |
| 394 | * LuminescentBlush: Entire main cast at various points, with [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2007/12/12152007/ Kieri's blush being the most prominent]] and frequent. |
| 395 | ** Doubles as an excellent example of InnocentInnuendo. |
| 396 | * MadeOfIron: Demons in general are able to take alot of punishment such as [[spoiler:Lazuli]] getting stabbed in the side but is back fighting a minute later, Haury and Triska getting crushed by a heavy wagon and Abyset being skewered by a [[spoiler:holy sword]] but a sneaking away shortly after. Even Buwaro who is a weak runt by demon standards is surprisingly tough as he can get knocked off a cliff ([[TheDitz or fall off by letting go]]) and he'll still be back up in a bit. |
| 397 | * MagicKnight: Angel warriors are the most magically powerful of all races and are trained to use holy magic infused weapons and armor, also water and fire demons with the former leaning more towards magical power and the latter more towards physical. |
| 398 | * MagicMusic: Kieri's [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2011/01/01222011/ singing]] may be a minor example. Everyone who heard it took notice. Even the horses. |
| 399 | ** Buwaro follows up with a good deal of untapped talent as well. While it's not magic per se, [[spoiler: it's apparently insanely attractive to Angels, which means Kieri nearly falls on her butt just from hearing it.]] |
| 400 | * MagicPants: |
| 401 | ** Averted when [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2010/09/09182010/ Iratu]] changes forms. |
| 402 | ** Lampshaded by Rhea after Buwaro [[spoiler:is hit by Denevol's lightning spell]]. His shirt is [[ShirtlessScene totally destroyed]], his coat needs refurbishing, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2010/02/02212010/ but his pants are just fine]] (much to Rhea's relief). |
| 403 | ** Zig-zagged with [[spoiler:Lazuli going berserk]]. Her pants are mostly fine, but her shirt gets completely torn in the back and front, which necessitates a bit of SceneryCensor. |
| 404 | * MamaBear: [[BewareTheNiceOnes Kieri]] as seen [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2012/06/06302012/ here.]] |
| 405 | ** A better example is [[ActionMom Miranda Sinclair]], an actual mother. The main protagonists usually have trouble facing a single demon in combat, even if they're fighting together. When Miranda's family is threatened, she single-handedly makes '''''THREE''''' of them '''''[[CurbStompBattle look like FOOLS.]]''''' |
| 406 | * ManlyTears: Rhea turns on the waterworks when she hears how Kieri and her brother had their birthday's celebrated. Basically they're told "be glad you're alive another year". |
| 407 | * MarshmallowDream: Buwaro has one that became the page image. See the whole page [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2011/02/02052011/ here]]. |
| 408 | * MeaningfulName: Jakkai last names are often based on physical attributes. |
| 409 | ** Rhea Snaketail, who has a really long prehensile tail, [[spoiler: which turns into a literal snake's tail when she ingests the magic-enhancing potion of Rainbow Reverie]]. |
| 410 | *** Rhea also exemplifies a more subtle (and convoluted) version of this. The local CrystalDragonJesus is named Gaia. In greek mythology, the Earth-Titan Gaia's daughter - who became the mother of Zeus and the other olympian gods - was named Rhea. Later comics reveal that [[spoiler:Rhea is descended from the Earth Guardian Moku]]. The titan Rhea was also the wife of Kronos, who usurped his father Uranus and - fearful of his own child doing the same to him - proceeded to devour all of his children. In the comics, Rhea is [[spoiler:the daughter of a man who killed his divine ancestor Moku to gain his power, and then proceeded to hunt down and kill his relatives, including his own children, to keep that power to himself.]] |
| 411 | ** Ramirez [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/157 Bloodeyes]], whose [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin eyes are blood-red]]. |
| 412 | ** Mr. [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/390 Moon]][[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/205 shade]], whose heterochromatic eyes happen to have the exact two colors of Medius's two moons. |
| 413 | * MirroringFactions: As time goes on, it becomes clearer and clearer that angels and demons have more in common than either side would like to admit. This is actually part of why Lazuli hates Angels so much, they were just as bad in the Great War as the demons were, possibly worse, but humans practically deify them while reviling the demons. |
| 414 | * MomentKiller: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/237 Thank you, Rhea]]. |
| 415 | * MoodWhiplash: Protocol? "More like [[IncrediblyLamePun protoBALLS]]" says Azurai, while the blood of the man he just murdered is still drying on his bare hands. |
| 416 | ** Somehow, I don't think that was [[PsychopathicManchild meant to be funny]]. |
| 417 | *** Bet Azurai found it [[DeathAsComedy hilarious]]! |
| 418 | ** Azurai in general helps to lighten the mood whenever we're given a shot of the villains plotting. |
| 419 | ** An example of Double Whiplash: After Darius's tearfilled farewell to Sakido, Buwaro, in her arms, "boops" her nose (just as Darius had done) and giggles. She does not take it well. |
| 420 | * MotivationOnAStick: A new take on this trope that is both hilarious and badass. Spoilers: http://www.sdamned.com/comic/804. |
| 421 | * MultipleHeadCase: Cerberus. Currently 2-headed, 3-headed in flashbacks. Mental capacity of heads varies. While its heads do get along, the severed third does enjoy the opportunity to spend some time alone. |
| 422 | * MundaneAfterlife: The Ring of the Slightly Damned consists of a large open landscape, filled with rocks, a pet rock, mountains made of rock, and flat places made of rock. |
| 423 | * MundaneUtility |
| 424 | ** Azurai and Cliff have lit up cigarettes using their fire magic. |
| 425 | ** The various [[PowerCrystal power crystals]] are for a variety of everyday things, fire crystals are used in cooking, water crystals are used for cleaning and [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/648 fire-fighting]] depending on size, ice crystals are used for refrigeration and ice cream making and wind crystals are children's toys. |
| 426 | ** Kieri has trouble sleeping on a couch so she [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/921 shifts to her rabbit form to sleep on the pillow]]. |
| 427 | * MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Played with. For Demons, being evil is as much a choice as it is their instinct [[spoiler:so long as the berserker thing is kept in check]], but most of them are unsavory characters anyway, as their role in the greater scheme of things is to torture the souls of the damned. |
| 428 | * MysteriousPast: Sakido, Buwaro, Iratu, [[spoiler:Darius]], Death, as well as what Ramirez has been up to since Rhea died, although that's more of a Mysterious Present. |
| 429 | * MythologyGag: (warning: links have spoilers) The wind demon in [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/756 this]] page is the [[http://sdamned.com/uploads/demon_wind.jpg same one]] from an earlier piece of artwork talking about the different demon types. |
| 430 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: At first, [[spoiler: Iratu]] seems like a carefree drunk who can't stand up straight while sober, let alone intoxicated. [[spoiler: Then, a few chapters later, we discover that he and his cronies ''decimated all of Weyville.'']] |
| 431 | ** ANY demon in [[spoiler: Iratu's]] army, really. Haury, Triska, and Abyset seem like the demon version of [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Team Rocket]]. [[spoiler: Nope! Haury outright defeated [[KnightInSourArmor Cliff]] - the same Cliff who wiped the floor with [[EliteMooks a friggin' SERAPH]] - in one-one-one combat. Triska would have done the same to [[ActionMom Miranda]] had she not taken the red strength potion (and she ''still'' struggled). And Abyset easily manhandled Rhea ''and'' Buwaro before [[BigDamnHeroes Kieri intervened]].]] And in the same league are Hakka/Patch and Nikkei, two StraightGay demons who are seen being gushy to each other and making out most of the time they're together. [[spoiler: Patch defeated an experienced warrior angel with no trouble, and the both of them fought Verammi, a ''Seraph'', to a draw - which took '''an entire day'''. It should also be noted that none of them (except Iratu) are high-ranking officers, either.]] Long story short: '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis THESE. GUYS. MEAN. BUSINESS.]]''''' |
| 432 | * NiceGuy: Several characters. Some of the more notable ones include: |
| 433 | ** Buwaro, who (despite being a demon) is an extremely friendly and likable guy. Initially, his willingness to make friends seems to be tied mostly to his naivety [[spoiler:and the VERY long time he's spent alone]], but he's later shown to be very loyal, protective, and willing to change himself for the people he cares about as well. |
| 434 | ** Miranda Sinclair is caring and generous, contrasting her [[KnightInSourArmor husband's]] gruff and cynical demeanor. Her niece Samantha counts as well. |
| 435 | ** [[DontFearTheReaper Death]], as seen right from the start. He takes care of Buwaro and treats the souls he collects with respect. [[spoiler: Makes perfect sense, considering he's actually Darius in disguise. The original Death is implied to have been much less pleasant.]] |
| 436 | ** [[spoiler: And speaking of which, Darius Elexion might be the most extreme example in the story. What do you do if you're trapped in hostile territory, with all your allies dead and no means of espcape? Adopt the children of your enemies [[PapaWolf and protect them with your life]], obviously.]] |
| 437 | ** Kieri is also a very nice person, but she averts the "psychologically well-balanced" part of the trope, [[spoiler: largely due to her [[AbusiveParents backstory.]]]] |
| 438 | *** Hell, it's to the point where [[spoiler: she [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone wonders]] if ''Lazuli'' - yes, the [[AxCrazy murderously deranged]] water demon that beat and (presumably) [[ColdBloodedTorture tortured]] Kieri after she captured her, tried to kill her friends twice, tried to kill ''her'' ''THREE'' times, and almost killed ''ALL of them'' after she [[HulkingOut went berserk]] - deserved to die at her hands. ''THAT'' Lazuli. '''Damn.''']] |
| 439 | ** Lakritz is a very empathetic and supporting person which is astounding as most adult demons are nothing like that. |
| 440 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: Cliff's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Buwaro could be viewed as [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2010/01/01072010/ indirectly leading to]] Buwaro's near-{{Heroic Sacrifice}}. Eventually, it's Cliff himself who has to save the day. |
| 441 | ** Darius took in Iratu, Sakido and Buwaro out of the kindness of his heart and even gave them his [[AmplifierArtifact pendants]], while Buwaro and [[TheAtoner ultimately]] Sakido turned out to be good people, Iratu [[spoiler: used the power of his pendant to [[KlingonPromotion rise through the ranks of Hell]] and lead an invasion that has already killed hundreds if not thousands of innocent people and if successful will conquer Medius.]] |
| 442 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: Lazuli demonstrates why having a short temper can be [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2006/08/08062006/ very dangerous on the battlefield.]] [[note]]For added stupidity, Lazuli and Talus were the ones who put the power-restricting collar on Kieri in the first place.[[/note]] |
| 443 | * NightmareSequence: Kieri's first "angel" appearance is [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2006/03/03082006/ here]], during a nightmare. Her next DreamSequence also [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2007/02/02042007/ begins like a nightmare]], but ends happily. |
| 444 | ** Also, Sakido's nightmare in [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2005/10/10172005/ this strip.]] |
| 445 | * NobodyPoops: Demons don't need food while in hell, but do when they arrive in Medius. The fact they should also need to go the toilet for the first time is not mentioned. |
| 446 | * NonHeteronormativeSociety: Median society doesn't seem to have any particular homophobic leanings, and even the highly regimented and ordered society of Heaven doesn't seem to have any issues with homosexuality (Kazai's worries about his relationship with his boyfriend are about him being a fire angel while Kazai himself is a water angel), and while Heaven doesn't approve of crossdressing, due to how angels have a firm dress code, a non-binary angel has been seen with no indication of discrimination. |
| 447 | * NoodleIncident: The readers never learn what the explosion incident that occurred at J's previous job involved, only that it was [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2006/11/11132006/ truly spectacular]]. |
| 448 | ** There's also the question of [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2005/04/04292005/ what happens when wind demons get drunk]]. |
| 449 | ** Some damned souls are forced to wear REALLY, REALLY, REALLY uncomfortable footwear. |
| 450 | -->'''Rhea''': Ouch. |
| 451 | -->'''Buwaro''': Reminds me of the time I got [[CompanionCube Thadius]] stuck in my nose... |
| 452 | ** [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2013/04/04102013/ Whatever happened during Rhea and Jake's night of partying,]] it involved lots of fire. |
| 453 | * TheNoseKnows: Jakkai and Demons apparently have a better sense of smell than humans or angels. Rhea actually states the trope name when offering to find Kieri's brother by scent. |
| 454 | * NotSoStoic: [[SandInMyEyes I just have something in both my eyes]], [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2011/05/05212011/ okay?]] |
| 455 | * ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Has its own visual effect, seen [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2006/01/01262006/ here]]. |
| 456 | * ObviouslyEvil: [[spoiler:Mr. Moonshade]] |
| 457 | * OddShapedPanel: When a berserk demon is present, [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/71 the panel borders change from clean lines to messy, hazy splatters]]... usually. After [[spoiler:Sakido touches the star pendant during the escape from Hell]], and much later when [[spoiler:Buwaro drinks the Rainbow Reverie strength potion]], the borders are normal, signifying that they are still partially cognizant. |
| 458 | * OffscreenTeleportation: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2004/09/09192004/ Death.]] |
| 459 | * OhCrap: [[spoiler:[[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2011/12/12172011/ Buwaro, panel three at the wind Angel mother]], which is understandable having had bad experiences with [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2010/01/01092010/ a certain other wind Angel.]]]] Enforced by immediate ColorFailure. |
| 460 | ** A rather hilarious one given by [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Cliff]] on panel 6 (7?) of [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2011/09/09032011/ this page]] when his niece asks a... private question. |
| 461 | ** What does the [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/674/ red one]] do again? |
| 462 | ** [[EvilOldFolks Dak]][[OldSoldier os]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/792 gets one]] when he sees [[spoiler:Buwaro has [[HulkingOut gone berserk]] and is now pursuing their wagon.]] |
| 463 | ** [[MassOhCrap Everybody has one at once]], and [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/818 they're not wrong]]. |
| 464 | * OneHitKill: The Holy Arrows are capable of this. |
| 465 | * OnlyOneName: Demons generally only have a first name.[[spoiler: Buwaro recently broke the trend and is now Buwaro Elexion]]. |
| 466 | * OnlySixFaces: In-universe, Angels are noted to look fairly similar to one another. |
| 467 | * OppositesAttract: Buwaro the fire Demon and [[strike:Snowy]] Kieri the water Angel. |
| 468 | ** Kieri's brother Kazai is also a water angel. His boyfriend is a fire angel. |
| 469 | * OrderVersusChaos: Basically what the conflict between Heaven and Hell boils down to, though the two sides like to present themselves as good and evil. Angels represent Order, with a strictly-regimented society where every Angel must dress the same and be ColorCodedForYourConvenience with regards to their elemental affinity (with humans noting that they tend to look fairly similar regardless). Demons represent Chaos, living short, brutal lives filled with jealousy and infighting [[spoiler:(at least, before Iratu's rise to power)]], and where no two Demons look alike. |
| 470 | * OrderAndChaosAreBothDangerous: |
| 471 | ** Hell is violence epitomized. Demons frequently kill each other if they don't have angels to fight. Most like tormenting sinners and bully anyone who makes them feel sad. They don't conform to contracts - so they're willing to [[spoiler:betray everyone during a festival]]. |
| 472 | ** Heaven is oppression [[ConditionedToAcceptHorror made normal]]. Laws and castes define everything. Warriors ''rule'' Heaven, and three-star warriors don't need to listen to ''anyone''. Child abuse is tolerated ''in public'' as long as the one inflicting it is a high-enough rank. Angels are also forced to dye their hair the color of their element in ways corresponding to their gender identity, and wear clothes with that color as well. |
| 473 | * OurAngelsAreDifferent: While Angels may appear very similar to Humans (save for not having much variety in their appearances), they are powerful wielders of magic, proud warriors, and have no afterlife. They can also be a bit overly xenophobic and militaristic for a race of supposedly good guys. They're also [[WhaleEgg born from eggs]] like demons are. [[spoiler: They ''do'' reincarnate, but unlike Medians, they don't get an afterlife in-between lives]]. |
| 474 | * OurDemonsAreDifferent: They resemble anthropomorphic animals, having mammalian, reptilian, avian and amphibian features mixed in various configurations. Their vary greatly from one another, and are also the only race where elemental affinity defines physical (not only magical) capabilities. |
| 475 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: They are among the few animals in Medius that can use magic,there are three different main types of dragon: [[http://hyenafu.tumblr.com/tagged/volcano Fire dragons]] who are the closest to classic European ones, being large aggressive animals that breathe fire but surprisingly lacks wings. [[http://hyenafu.tumblr.com/search/Water+dragon Water dragons]] who somewhat resemble sea monsters from old maps but are [[GentleGiant ironically]] very playful and get along well with the sentient races. [[http://hyenafu.tumblr.com/search/Earth+dragon Earth dragons]] who look like a [[MixAndMatchCritter cross]] between a rhino,triceratops and armadillo with a sharp [[GemstoneAssault crystal]] for a horn and are docile [[BewareTheNiceOnes unless]] provoked. There was also a (now extinct) species of [[http://hyenafu.tumblr.com/search/Wind+dragon Wind dragon]] that reassembled [[Myth/AztecMythology Quetzalcoatl.]] |
| 476 | ** Then there are the wyverns who are the smaller, weaker remnants of the wind dragon species resembling large legless lizards with feathers down their neck and bird wings, which come in multiple variations including one with two-heads and legs as well as the golden variety which have the most magical power of them and are closest to their ancestors. |
| 477 | * OurFairiesAreDifferent: As said in comic [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/254 254]], the fairies of this world are small insect-like {{Winged Humanoid}}s with presumably powerful magic and the only median race with their own language. An interesting feature is that their appearance is different depending on the insects in the region of their birth as a form of camouflage and ones that look like bees even have stingers (which [[CasanovaWannabe Duster]] found out the hard way). They are ruled by a powerful and immortal queen who is violently protective of her people and only leaves the skulls of her victims covered in pink glitter but she won't harm you (at least right away) if she detects the charm left by a fairy kiss on you. |
| 478 | * OurWyvernsAreDifferent: Wyverns are small snake-like reptiles [[FeatheredSerpent with bird wings]] and come in a variety of colors and subspecies. They possess magic that allows them to control [[BlowYouAway wind]] and [[ShockAndAwe lightning]], they are also the only living relatives to the now extinct [[FeatheredDragons wind dragons]]. |
| 479 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: Darius's]] children [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/426 disappear without a trace]] and when he [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/887 meets up with their friend]], he finds out that [[spoiler:one of them has died]]. |
| 480 | * PapaWolf: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2008/12/12202008/ Darius.]] |
| 481 | ** [[spoiler:Even while in terrible pain and dying from internal injuries he still protects Buwaro's egg, the demon Darius is defending them from counts as well!]] |
| 482 | * PaperThinDisguise: The pimp suit used to disguise Buwaro didn't really hide his purple fur, ear shape and horns, traits which none of Medius' known races have. It worked, though it led some people to believe [[RunningGag Rhea and Kieri are hookers]]. |
| 483 | ** Then there's the case mentioned under WeirdnessCensor, which made Buwaro think no one would recognize him if he wore the Trouble Center badge he had at the time. |
| 484 | * PartialTransformation: [[spoiler: Kieri manages to push through the curse to save Rhea from a berserk Lazuli, leaving her with rabbit ears and paws]]. |
| 485 | * PersonalityPowers: Based on elemental affiliation. An established tendency, but not a rule. |
| 486 | * PersonaNonGrata: If Buwaro and Kieri ever go back to Weyville, [[KnightTemplar Denevol]] will almost certainly kill them. But at least, out of deference to Cliff, he won't pursue them. |
| 487 | * PhysicalGod: Death. |
| 488 | ** The Guardians of Medius. They can assume human (or possibly other sapient species) form and engage in such mundane activities as attending festivals, or [[JerkassGods mugging mortals just to screw with them]]. |
| 489 | * PillarOfLight: They appear deep in Hell from time to time, which upsets Death for some reason. It turns out they're [[spoiler:portals leading to Medius]]. |
| 490 | ** Turns out Heaven has [[SwirlyEnergyThingy something similar]]. |
| 491 | * PimpDuds: The [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2006/11/11132006/ pimp]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2007/01/01152007/ suit]]. |
| 492 | * PleaseDontLeaveMe: He [[spoiler:[[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2010/01/01192010/ didn't.]]]] |
| 493 | * PointyEars: Angels, Demons, Jakkai, and basically every other non-human species has pointed ears. |
| 494 | * PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Most [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]] in general hate angels (due to their divine mandated war that's been going on [[ForeverWar the past few centuries]]) and view medians as lesser beings but [[GrumpyOldMan Dakos]] in particular stands out as he completely mistrusts [[spoiler:the [[TheQuisling rogue angel]] Verammi and the currently unnamed angel assisting them in hell while the other demons have accepted them]]. He is also an ableist as he refers to [[spoiler:Iratu]] and others as a "generation of cripples" and claims that they will ruin of hell as it's implied demons [[HandicappedBadass with disabilities]] where unable to serve in hell's army till recently. |
| 495 | ** It's implied that [[TheBrute Azurai]] [[HeManWomanHater dislikes women;]] he treats his female teammate [[spoiler: Lazuli]] with [[TeethClenchedTeamwork utter contempt,]] is implied to act the same way with [[WickedWeasel Triska,]] and hurls [[ItIsDehumanizing misogonystic]] [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch insults]] at [[spoiler: Kieri]] when he takes her prisoner. He ''is,'' however, seen being rather chummy with [[spoiler: [[FakeDefector Rhea]]]] later on. He's also rather fond of throwing the word "retarded" around and continually calls [[spoiler: General Iratu, his own boyfriend]] a fatass. |
| 496 | * ThePollyanna: Buwaro, given his history. |
| 497 | * PowerOfLove: PlayedForLaughs with the [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2009/01/01102009/ Demon Siblings.]] |
| 498 | * PowerCrystal: There are [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/514 multiple types of magic crystals]] that are [[ElementalPowers elemental]] in nature and are shaped like the element's symbol, the [[BiggerIsBetter bigger they are the more powerful they are]]. The medians mine them for their myriad of uses. |
| 499 | * PrehensileTail: Rhea [[MeaningfulName Snaketail]]. She can (and often does) use it as an extra limb for grabbing and carrying things, like rocks and [[ForcedTransformation bunnies]]. She can even lift herself off the ground with it. |
| 500 | * ProudWarriorRace: Angels have a pretty militaristic culture for a race of good guys. |
| 501 | ** {{Justified|Trope}} by the ForeverWar with the Demons. |
| 502 | * PsychoticSmirk[=/=]SlasherSmile: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2010/06/06192010/ "The bloodline ends with me..."]] |
| 503 | * PuppyDogEyes: Happens occasionally: |
| 504 | ** [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2008/08/08012008/ Buwaro]], rarely happens to other characters. |
| 505 | ** [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2008/06/06052008/ Kieri busts them out]] if the situation calls for it. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2011/01/01082011/ Aw that's really not fair Kieri.]] |
| 506 | ** Even ''Rhea'' breaks them out [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/386 once in a while.]] Note Buwaro's reaction. |
| 507 | * PunctuatedForEmphasis: In page 767: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/767 No. More. Distractions.]] |
| 508 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Heathcliff "Cliff" Sinclair really hammered Buwaro for his fighting ability, looks, and intelligence in [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2009/05/05312009/ this page.]] It reduced Buwaro to tears. |
| 509 | * ReactiveContinuousScream: Rhea and [[spoiler:Death/Darius]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/881 upon meeting back up]]. |
| 510 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Haury, Triska,[[spoiler: one of Moonshade's.]] {{Averted}} with Buwaro and Lakritz, personality-wise. [[spoiler: However taking off Buwaro's pendant or waking up Iratu the day after he drinks leads to [[SuperpoweredEvilSide bad]] [[UnstoppableRage results]], seemingly subverted with Iratu but it turns out he's leading [[LegionsOfHell the troops of hell]] to conquer medius and is kind of a dick when sober.]] |
| 511 | * RedOniBlueOni: From red to blue: [[color:#ff0000:Buwaro]], [[color:#800080:Rhea]], [[color:#0000ff:Kieri]] |
| 512 | ** A literal case within Buwaro and Kieri's relationship, since Buwaro uses fire powers, and Kieri uses water/ice powers. |
| 513 | * RegretfulTraitor:[[spoiler:Buwaro and Rhea are forced to capture Kieri and pretend to be members of hell's army or go up against three demon soldiers( one of whom has a murderous grudge against them, another is a temperamental sadist who kills on a whim and the other who just single handedly beaten an angel warrior) their inner thoughts show they are deeply torn up about this.]] |
| 514 | * RefugeInAudacity: When people see an Angel and Demon walking hand in hand, it must just be [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2007/12/12292007/ two people in costume.]] |
| 515 | * {{Reincarnation}} |
| 516 | ** [[spoiler:Darius]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/891 goes into detail]] about how the afterlife functions. Basically after the soul of a median spends enough time in the appropriate afterlife, their energy is broken down and mixed with the energy of other and they can even be reborn as a totally different race. However [[spoiler:Death didn't give Darius the ability to reincarnate souls and that will have massive ramifications down the line]]. |
| 517 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/893 He also explains]] that when angels and demons die, their life energy is immediately recycled by their respective god into a new member of the race while the original individual goes into oblivion. It's currently unknown [[spoiler:how this is affected by Gaia and Syndel's absence]]. |
| 518 | * RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler:[[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2010/03/03142010/ Buwaro and Kieri.]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2011/01/01292011/ Twice!]]]] |
| 519 | * ReluctantMonster: Buwaro gets this a lot for being a Demon. |
| 520 | * RetiredBadass: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2010/01/01272010/ Heathcliff Sinclair]] to a Tee. |
| 521 | * TheReveal: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/12022010/ "My children are gone, Blue. I don't want to keep doing this."]] "I'm sorry, [[spoiler:Darius]]." |
| 522 | * RewatchBonus: Early in the story Sakido mentions that she left Hell for "personal reasons" and tells Rhea and Buwaro not to pay attention to the periodic beams of light. Later, after [[spoiler:Iratu learns of Sakido's death, he laments about her "not seeing things his way, meaning that Sakido knew of the plan and she left Hell in protest]]. |
| 523 | * RiseFromYourGrave: When Rhea, Buwaro, and [[spoiler:sadly, not]] Sakido escape from the Ring of Slightly Damned, the emerge into Medius via Rhea's grave. [[spoiler:Which they then use to bury Sakido.]] |
| 524 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The Fairy Queen. You do '''not''' want to mess with her subjects. And a fairy showing fondness is one of the only ways to not be [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2011/03/03052011/ killed on sight]] by her. |
| 525 | * RunningGag: Multiple: |
| 526 | ** Buwaro loves to play catch with Thadius, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2004/05/05032004/ which]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2004/08/08242004/ usually]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2005/03/03102005/ doesn't]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2005/11/11262005/ end]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2005/06/06252005/ well]]. The gag was later {{lampshade|Hanging}}d [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2006/07/07092006/ here]]. |
| 527 | ** If something someone says has a huge impact on someone else, the text bubble has a second arrow that impales the affected character. |
| 528 | ** [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "WE! ARE NOT!]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/202 HOOKERS!!"]] |
| 529 | ** Just how many people does Cliff Sinclair know? |
| 530 | ** Angels' favourite colours were a short lived one. |
| 531 | ** What is everyone doing in Cliff's wagon? |
| 532 | -->'''Buwaro:''' E-eating cookies...?\ |
| 533 | '''[[spoiler:Meeros]]:''' Eating cookies! Delicious!\ |
| 534 | '''Cliff:''' I'm eating cookies. |
| 535 | * SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: Sakido. WordOfGod even says this was her main purpose in the story.]] |
| 536 | * SandInMyEyes: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2011/05/05212011/ Cliff has some.]] |
| 537 | * SayItWithHearts: For CardiovascularLove in [[https://www.sdamned.com/comic/965 Comic 965]], an "I love you" that's being said with three pink heart symbols. |
| 538 | * CatapultNightmare: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/342 Snowy.]] |
| 539 | * ScaledUp: The Twelve Guardians themselves are sort of an [[InvertedTrope inversion]] as their giant animal forms are their true appearance while their mortal forms are a disguise. |
| 540 | ** It is PlayedStraight with [[spoiler:Moonshade]] however as he's a [[spoiler:mortal man who turns into a giant cobra (which he obtained by killing [[DivineParentage his father]] [[DishingOutDirt Moku]]) in order to kill any guardians who could threaten hell's plans]]. |
| 541 | ** [[spoiler:Rhea]] has a partial example as after [[spoiler:drinking the magic enhancing yellow potion, her tail becomes mostly reptilian, develops [[HellishPupils serpents eyes]], long fangs and [[SssnakeTalk a forked tongue]]]]. |
| 542 | * SceneryPorn: The [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2011/11/11052011/ page]] where the characters arrive in St. Curtis. |
| 543 | * SemiDivine: [[spoiler:The Guardians can reproduce with Medians when in their mortal guises. Rhea and her father Moonshade are descended from the Earth Guardian Moku, who Moonshade apparently killed to steal his power, and the Sinclairs are hinted to be related to Liara the Fire Lynx]]. |
| 544 | * ShadowOfImpendingDoom: [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/105 Giant dream bunny]]. |
| 545 | * ShapeshifterHammerspace: Obviously, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2007/09/09242007/ Kieri turning into a snow bunny]] ([[RequiredSecondaryPowers her clothes disappear too]]). Demons going berserk also gain mass. |
| 546 | * ShapeshifterModeLock: Kieri's "bunny curse" occasionally kicks in and is difficult to revert. |
| 547 | * ShellShockedVeteran: More than likely a part of [[spoiler:Denevol]] and [[spoiler:Kieri's mother]]'s GottaKillThemAll reaction to Demons. |
| 548 | * ShipperOnDeck: Multiple people: |
| 549 | ** Rhea is clearly supportive of Buwaro and Kieri's relationship. One of the primary reasons is because it means she gets a bed to herself (or at least, she only has to "share" it with Thadius). Provided [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2009/10/10182009/ they aren't keeping her awake]]. |
| 550 | ** Of all people, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2012/12/12082012/ Seraph Verammi.]] |
| 551 | *** Unfortunately, as seen in [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/713/ Comic 713]], there's a good reason for it. |
| 552 | * ShirtlessScene: Buwaro has some, mostly justified by circumstances, but from page 501 on apparently just for the heck of it. |
| 553 | * ShoutOut: Multiple: |
| 554 | ** To ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' and ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2008/04/04262008/ in this comic.]] Minor shout-outs to ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' in the form of red, spiky "HOLD IT!" bubbles are also found. |
| 555 | ** And one to ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2007/01/01152007/ here]]. And for ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISImonsQuest'' [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2010/05/05012010/ here]]. |
| 556 | ** [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann "With scissors like those, you could pierce the heavens!"]] |
| 557 | ** [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2011/07/07092011/ GARY WAS HERE,]] [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries ASH IS A LOSER]] |
| 558 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/396 The roof, the roof]], [[Music/BloodhoundGang MY ROOF IS ON FIRE!]] |
| 559 | ** Meeros' ultimate technique? [[spoiler: [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Running (or rather, flying) away!]]]] |
| 560 | ** [[https://www.sdamned.com/comic/1107 The obstacle course]] Kieri and Kazai fly through to earn their wings [[VideoGame/Superman64 seems oddly familiar...]] |
| 561 | * [[spoiler: ShutUpKiss: Good boy]], [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2010/03/03142010/ Buwaro]]!]] |
| 562 | ** [[spoiler:Considering how bad things had gotten shortly beforehand, it was also a SmoochOfVictory the second time.]] |
| 563 | ** Has since [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2012/08/08222012/ been returned]]. |
| 564 | * ShrinkingViolet: Kieri, to the max. She eventually [[CharacterDevelopment becomes]] just a ''little'' bit more confident, at least around [[TrueCompanions Buwaro and Rhea]]. |
| 565 | * SickeninglySweethearts: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2008/11/11162008/ Rhea is sick of Buwaro and Kieri]]. |
| 566 | * SinisterScythe: |
| 567 | ** Iratu has a large scythe-like [[BewareMyStingerTail blade at the end of his tail]] which he [[spoiler:almost kills Buwaro with]]. |
| 568 | ** Darius has a [[HolyHandGrenade holy scythe]] that enhances his magic, it's also {{Foreshadowing}} for [[spoiler:when he fills in for Death]]. |
| 569 | ** Rhea gets an old scythe from a farmer and she even [[spoiler:injures Lazuli with it]], however it's [[WreckedWeapon later broken]] during [[spoiler:a BarBrawl in the coilded cobra bar and it's currently not known if it's been repaired]]. |
| 570 | * SirSwearsALot: Azurai and Lazuli. Rhea is more-or-less the only other character that swears. |
| 571 | ** Don´t forget Lazuli´s Cluster-F-Bombs shortly after we meet her. |
| 572 | * SlasherSmile: Moonshade's really happy about the upcoming [[spoiler:[[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2012/03/03312012/ Flower Festival]]]] |
| 573 | ** [[spoiler:[[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2013/09/09212013/ This one is even worse...]]]] |
| 574 | * SleepsWithBothEyesOpen: Buwaro manages to fall asleep during a staring contest with Kieri, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2012/10/10032012/ without her noticing]]. |
| 575 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Invoked in universe for [[MyNaymeIs Kieri Suizhan]]. |
| 576 | * SquishyWizard: Angels and wind demons are the best and second best magic users respectively but an angel's magic is significantly weaker without [[AmplifierArtifact pendants]] and they are no more durable than humans, while wind demons are the physically weakest of the demon breeds (though still stronger and much tougher than humans and angels). |
| 577 | ** In general, it seems that the ability to learn spells is inversely proportionate to racial physical ability. For example, Jakkai, who are [[StoutStrength strong for their size]], can only learn one or two spells on average, and Earth demons are similarly limited, even if their demonic nature means that their spells can have some more oomph. |
| 578 | * StraightGay: If it had never been explicitly stated, the audience would never know that Darius was gay. After it comes up in his diary, it isn't made a big deal of because it has almost no bearing on the plot, and the characters who know don't see it as being very important. |
| 579 | ** In fact, the only reason Kieri even mentioned it was because he had a massive crush on ''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2008/03/03242008/ her uncle]]'', who eventually married her aunt. No indication if it was IncompatibleOrientation or HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday Either way, as Rhea says: awkward. |
| 580 | ** Add to that the casual appearance of a background (male) character buying a gift for his husband, and Rhea's lack of comment at a (female) fairy's apparent crush on her, one might assume that gender-preferences aren't generally considered very important in this world. |
| 581 | *** It happens to be a point that the author tries to present to the comic readers, a setting where people take each other's sexuality as ''casual blurb''. It's not looked down upon by anyone, it's not a shocking topic, and it's treated as trivial as stating your age. |
| 582 | * SuicideMission: When Kazai wants to go and rescue the Angels captured at St. Curtis, Kieri bluntly points out that trying to do so without help is one of these, given that they're only two warrior angels against an entire ''army'' of demons, and they don't even know where the angels were taken to begin with. [[spoiler: This is part of why she wants to seek out the Dolphin Water Guardian first]]. |
| 583 | * SuperpoweredEvilSide: Demons aren't exactly "good" to begin with, but they are able to enter a berserk form that is... Well, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2005/12/12232005/ see for yourself.]] The downside is that once they enter this form, the easiest way out of it is death by overexertion. |
| 584 | ** Buwaro is a Demon squarely on the Good side of things. [[spoiler: Just don't remove that necklace.]] |
| 585 | ** [[spoiler:Lazuli later enters this state after Buwaro's berserk form mauls her. It's ''[[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/818 huge]]'']]. |
| 586 | * SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: |
| 587 | ** Rhea dives into an ice-cold lake to save a kid from drowning. She is implied to nearly drown herself, and though she survives, she is bedridden for an entire week with pneumonia. |
| 588 | ** As [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/772 pointed out]] by [[spoiler:Iratu]], turns out spending 300 years [[ForeverWar killing each other]] will make you an EndangeredSpecies. |
| 589 | ** The three huge, clumsy claws on both of Iratu's hands make even the most simple tasks like getting dressed and even [[https://hyenafu.tumblr.com/search/%23iratu+%23cupcake unwrapping a cupcake]] practically impossible. [[spoiler: His lieutenant/boyfriend Azurai]] has to help him button up his pants each day, among other things. |
| 590 | ** While the angels Kazai and Sanjulo have both [[TheSpartanWay trained from a young age]] to slay demons but when they go against Tsavo and later Azurai they both lose...badly, with the latter fight [[spoiler:costing Sanjulo his life]]. Several things to point out: 1. Despite their training, [[NaiveButSkilled they are still inexperienced and hotheaded teenagers]] and demons [[HadToBeSharp have to fight their entire lives]] just to stay alive; 2. They're up against Iratu's ''[[CoDragons lieutenants,]]'' whereas even standard members like Lazuli, Talus and Haury are difficult to take down, and 3. [[spoiler:Demons ''will NOT hesitate'' to use lethal force against ChildSoldiers on Heaven's side; you wield deadly weaponry and fight demons with it with the intent to kill, you're an ''armed combatant'' in their eyes, and they will fight and kill you just as mercilessly as they would an adult soldier.]] |
| 591 | ** Cliff Sinclair is very strong for a human, being able to [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp]] a [[EliteMooks Seraph]] with his fairy comrade Duster's help. But at the end of the day, he's just that - a human, and [[GlassCannon no less vulnerable than one]]. [[spoiler: When fighting the wind demon Haury - a [[{{Mooks}} mook]] who isn't even an elite soldier of Iratu's army like [[CoDragons Azurai and Tsavo]] - all it takes is one good attack to connect before Cliff is out for the count. Duster is soon caught in the demon's grasp, unable to assist him; a strength-potion-boosted Miranda has to bail him out.]] |
| 592 | ** Kazai [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/927 attempts to invoke rank]] on several caretaker angels but they quickly point out at [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/928 his rank means nothing on Medius]] and his [[{{Jerkass}} less-than-pleasant personality]] makes them even less inclined to listen to him. |
| 593 | ** After a night of binge drinking in St. Curtis, Jake and Rhea are strongly implied to have burned down private property while they were inebriated. The next day, several local guards attempt to arrest them for arson and public indecency. Even a few days after the two of them help out and save civilians during [[spoiler: a devastating demon attack on the city,]] the guards haven't suddenly pardoned or forgotten about those crimes, and promptly chase after them when they see them again. Indeed, after [[HiddenInPlainSight disguising themselves to avoid attention,]] they realize they now have wanted posters of themselves. |
| 594 | ** After a particularly intense fight amongst themselves, [[spoiler: Kazai finally swallows his pride and returns to Kieri, begging her for forgiveness and to join her group. While Kieri agrees to let her brother travel with them, she refuses to forgive him for his actions. Kazai crossed a line by attacking and nearly killing the person she loves, and even went as far as to attack Kieri herself, and it's going to take a generous amount of time and trust-rebuilding for Kieri to truly forgive him, if she even decides to forgive him at all.]] |
| 595 | * TalkingAnimal: Kieri can speak even in bunny form. [[AWizardDidIt Magic]]. |
| 596 | * TearJerker: The in-universe story "The Puppy Who Looked For a Family". Even ''Cliff'' of all people can't help but [[SandInMyEyes wipe his eyes]]. |
| 597 | * ThatWasTheLastEntry: Darius' journal was ''supposed to'' end with a message to Iratu, Sakido, and Buwaro: "I love you, my children." But there was one last entry written by Sakido, which describes him going to his [[spoiler:apparent]] death against Cerberus. She then laments her and Iratu blaming Buwaro for his death, and abandoning him. |
| 598 | -->'''Kieri:''' ...that is the last page. |
| 599 | * TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Death AKA Darius]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/880 returns]] during the Saint Cirtus arc the collect the souls of the many who died during or after the invasion. |
| 600 | * TheseHandsHaveKilled: Kirei falls into this after killing [[spoiler: Lazuli]]. |
| 601 | * ThisWasHisTrueForm: Whenever a [[OneWingedAngel berserk demon]] is killed they change back to their regular selves, this also happens if they are rendered unconscious as we've seen with [[spoiler:the berserk infant Buwaro.]] |
| 602 | * ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: Blushes on Buwaro and Kieri in bunny form. It's adorable. |
| 603 | * TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:Sakido's pendant. Buwaro]] even wears it the same way. |
| 604 | * TruceZone: St. Curtis is this during the Spring Blossom Festival, though its made clear that there's still tension between Demons and Medians, and ''especially'' between visiting Demons and Angels. |
| 605 | * UnderestimatingBadassery: [[spoiler:Iratu]] thinks that a potion-induced [[spoiler:berserk Buwaro]] would be to stupid to pose a real threat and would either get killed by the other demons or wear himself out, under normal circumstances he would probably be correct but under the influence of the Rainbow Reverie [[spoiler:Buwaro]] seems to retain some intelligence and is significantly larger and potentially more powerful than his "normal" berserk form. Not to mention [[spoiler:he brought Rhea]] with him. |
| 606 | * UnexplainedRecovery: {{Averted}} with Buwaro's near-death at the hands of Denevol. He's out for two days after, and is still not 100% physically for several pages afterward. |
| 607 | * UngratefulBastard: [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demons]] [[FantasticRacism are widely despised in Medius;]] ergo, several people [[MinionWithAnFInEvil Buwaro]] selflessly helps out will usually respond with violence. Such as when he offered to help an old lady with her groceries, only for her to [[HandbagOfHurt whack him in the face with her purse.]] She apologizes, though, because she apparently thought he was wearing a costume. |
| 608 | ** Rhea, Buwaro, and Jake help out civilians during the [[spoiler: demonic invasion of St. Curtis.]] When Buwaro tries to help out a Jakkai, this particular Jakkai's response is to punch him in the face. |
| 609 | ** Kieri's brother Kazai is one taken up to eleven. [[spoiler: Demons from Hell's army take him and Kieri as hostages, taking them to Mt. Sentinel via wagon, where they will be [[HumanSacrifice sacrificed]] in order to bring more demons into Medius. After Buwaro risks life and limb to save the two angel siblings from the demons' clutches, finally managing to succeed after a ''grueling'' battle against several demons that left both him and Rhea heavily battered and fatigued, Kazai '''physically assaults him''' the next time they confront each other, and refuses to be any nicer to him, much less even ''THANK'' him, despite the fact that Kazai and his sister ''would be DEAD'' if not for him. The fact that Buwaro took Kieri as a "prisoner" in the first place [[RegretfulTraitor (though only as a ploy)]] probably had something to do with it, but by that point, even a complete idiot (like [[DumbMuscle Azurai]]) could tell he was a FakeDefector.]] |
| 610 | ** Also, in St. Curtis' cathedral, [[spoiler: a caretaker angel sees Buwaro, [[OhCrap clearly looking terrified,]] and runs from him, dragging her blind angel friend along with her, yelling at ''her'' to run. This is despite the fact that Buwaro had also saved her ''and'' her young son from certain death - i.e. they were ''literally on the same wagon'' as the Suizahn twins were.]] |
| 611 | * TheUnpronounceable: In mild form: nobody gets "Kieri Suizahn" right the first time. {{Justified|Trope}}, since the official pronunciation is "kee-AIR-ee soo-EE-zahn". |
| 612 | * UnreliableVoiceover: Kazai tells Kieri that after he punched [[PhysicalGod Broxis]], the wolf was impressed by his convictions and challenged him to a duel which lasted for hours and Broxis only won after landing a lucky hit, [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/908 what the flashback really shows us]] was that Broxis was actually furious, it was Kazai who challenged him to which Broxis reluctantly accepted and Broxis immediately won the fight by batting him away with his tail. |
| 613 | * UnscaledMerfolk: Merfolk in the world of ''Slightly Damned'' are based on sea slugs, specifically [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucus_atlanticus Glaucus atlanticus]]. They haven't yet appeared in the comic but the author has done some artwork of them. She also [[WordOfGod mentioned]] during one of her streams that they give live birth like sharks. |
| 614 | * UnstoppableRage: Demons have the ability to go berserk, gaining great power. Unfortunately, they will AttackAttackAttack everything within sight [[LastStand until they die]]. There is a temporary solution, thanks to [[spoiler: the nature of Angels and their pendants]], but this is rife with potential for violent [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]]. |
| 615 | * VanHelsingHateCrimes: Denevol's attack on "demons and [[CategoryTraitor traitors]]", aka Buwaro and Kieri. |
| 616 | * VillainousBreakdown: Denovol starts [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2010/01/01192010/ getting antsy]]. |
| 617 | * VillainousRescue: Twice. |
| 618 | ** The first instance occurs when [[spoiler:Iratu swats the enraged Azurai aside before [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/710 he can kill Kieri]] since they [[IWantThemAlive need living angels]] for the [[HumanSacrifice ritual]]]]. |
| 619 | ** The second happens when [[spoiler:[[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/748 Azurai himself]] saves Buwaro and Kieri from Lazuli after being reprimanded by Iratu for killing Sanjulo]]. |
| 620 | * VisibleSilence: A fairly common occurrence, especially on comedic bits. |
| 621 | * VitriolicBestBuds: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2011/02/02192011/ Cliff]] and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2008/08/08092008/ Duster]]. Also Rhea and Buwaro, at first. |
| 622 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: Kieri can control her transformation some of the time, Death changes size at will. |
| 623 | ** The guardians of Medius, who are all animals naturally and can change form as needed. The Kieri example above was a semi-botched curse done by one. |
| 624 | * WaifFu: Both Kieri and Rhea have, can, and will dish out the pain when needed. |
| 625 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Many male demons. Moonshade also wears a cape, but no shirt beneath. |
| 626 | ** Broxis, the Wolf Guardian. |
| 627 | * WeirdnessCensor: The sight of a Demon and an Angel walking around together instead of fighting each other is so unthinkable, everyone assumes Kieri and Buwaro are [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2007/12/12292007/ wearing costumes.]] |
| 628 | * WeDoNotKnowEachOther: Seems to be type 2 when [[spoiler:Iratu]] meets Buwaro in medius, saying he only knows him as a loser from the Ring of the Slightly Damned(he probably doesn't remember Rhea as he'd only seen her once while drunk) as Buwaro is considered a runt by demon standards and acknowledging him as family might reveal that [[spoiler:Iratu was adopted by an angel as a child]] to the other demons, though his question on how he got to medius and his increasingly [[AngerBornOfWorry aggressive]] demands for answers show he still might [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes care]] for him. |
| 629 | * WHAMEpisode: 2010 was a big year for these. The most shocking [MAJOR SPOILER]: Who would've guessed that [[spoiler: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2010/12/12022010/ Darius has been Death this whole time]]]]? |
| 630 | ** [[spoiler:Iratu and co ''[[NotSoHarmlessVillain butchered an entire town]]''.]] |
| 631 | ** [[spoiler: Moonshade has killed a [[PhysicalGod Guardian]] before. And he kills one onscreen shortly after this revelation.]] |
| 632 | ** [[spoiler: Sahne confirms that the purpose of Ascension is so that the Demons can leave Hell and conquer Medius.]] |
| 633 | ** [[spoiler: After drinking the red strength potion Buwaro is next seen in his berserk form, however this time you can still see his pupils when the other times we've seen him berserk his eyes where solid red.]] |
| 634 | ** [[spoiler: Moonshade revealing he is Rhea's father...and her murderer.]] |
| 635 | ** In [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/945 page 945]], we learn the identity of the Angel who shot Sakido, [[spoiler:he claims to be Syndel himself and he's the current leader of the demons]]. |
| 636 | * WhamLine: [[spoiler: Moonshade]] ups his NotSoHarmlessVillain status with this exchange: |
| 637 | -->'''[[spoiler: Melli:]]''' You're... You're not [[spoiler: [[PhysicalGod Moku]]]]!! |
| 638 | -->'''[[spoiler: Moonshade:]]''' Hahahahaha!! Of coursssse not! [[spoiler: I ''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2013/09/09282013/ killed]]'' him!]] |
| 639 | ** Barely two strips after the above: |
| 640 | -->'''Buwaro:''' Snowy, [[spoiler: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022035304/http://www.sdamned.com/2013/10/10122013/ is that your brother?]]]] |
| 641 | ** [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/828 Uh oh...]] |
| 642 | -->'''Mr. Moonshade:''' I don't know HOW, but [[spoiler: my daughter]] is alive. Again. |
| 643 | ** On Page 945, Rhea reveals that she learned who killed Sakido. [[spoiler: Whether he’s telling the truth or not about [[GodofEvil his identity,]] it’s still very big, very troubling news.]] |
| 644 | -->'''Rhea:''' Only an Angel could have fired that holy arrow, and there’s only one Angel in all of Hell. That Angel... is the current leader of the Demons. He calls himself [[spoiler: [[SatanicArchetype Syndel.]] THE Syndel, [[GodofEvil the one and only Father of Creation and God of Chaos.]]]] |
| 645 | * WhatTheHellHero: In [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/310 Comic 310]], when Kieri learns that Buwaro's gentle personality is (mainly) due to his pendant keeping his SuperpoweredEvilSide in check, she becomes rather upset that Buwaro is "no different" from the other demons she had faced before. In [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/311 Comic 311]], Rhea counters that the fact that Buwaro was born "evil" doesn't change the fact that he was nice to Kieri since the day they met, and she's a hypocrite and an UngratefulBastard since Buwaro and Rhea put up with her [[ForcedTransformation curse]] while she, on the other hand, is unwilling to accept Buwaro over his condition. In [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/312 Comic 312]] Kieri flew away crying because of this. |
| 646 | ** When Rhea learns that [[spoiler: the cycle of Median resurrection has been broken, and that Darius and Blue are basically just trying to maintain a holding action while they wait for the ''real'' Death to return, she gives the former a DeathGlare with a maniacal grin.]] Not that it's really ''their'' fault, but the moment is glorious. [[spoiler: She also gives another 'What the hell, hero?' about Darius not having any contact with Buwaro, which ''is'' rather more his fault.]] |
| 647 | * WhiteMagic: Angelic holy magic has very few combat applications but has spells that can protect, bless and heal, angel warriors also tend to be worse with it than caretaker angels. |
| 648 | * WhodunnitToMe: The events of the entire comic were all started by Rhea's death, and yet we didn't have even the slightest idea why is it that she even died in the first place until [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/828 Comic 828]]. |
| 649 | ** As of ''[[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/390 Comic 390]]'', the picture is starting to become clearer. |
| 650 | *** Amazingly enough, hinted at in a throw away line [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/27 SIX YEARS EARLIER]]. |
| 651 | * WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: [[spoiler:Kieri's]] abusive mother always blamed her. |
| 652 | * WingedHumanoid: Angels, of course. Though they get their wings from pendants, so they aren't a natural part of their bodies, and not all angels can earn one. |
| 653 | * WingsDoNothing: The wings [[spoiler:Buwaro]] gets [[spoiler:from Sakido's pendant]] are implied to be these. |
| 654 | ** Somewhat {{justified|Trope}}. They're kind of tiny, and it's not like [[spoiler:Buwaro]] has the same inherent magic that [[spoiler:Crunky]] has.... |
| 655 | * WiseBeyondTheirYears: Ignoring the Sinclair family, most of the major characters are around their late teens to twenties. Buwaro is the youngest of the main trio, at around 14 to 15, and assuming Rhea and Jake are the same age then Jake's around 17 to 18 as well. |
| 656 | * WonderTwinPowers: Cliff needs Duster's help to use his most powerful spell. |
| 657 | * WrongContextMagic: The angel [[spoiler:claiming to be Syndel is able to use all types of magic (except dark)]], something that we haven't seen before. There's also the fact that he appears to be immortal. |
| 658 | * YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Buwaro finally starts using Kieri's real name during the demonic sacking of St. Curtis. |
| 659 | * YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: [[spoiler:Iratu]] seems to feel this way regarding [[spoiler:Buwaro in Sakido's death]], saying that it was a shame she died for such a [[KickTheDog stupid reason]] directly at [[spoiler:Buwaro]] and seemingly not having any objections to Tsavo blasting him with lightning. |
| 660 | * YourNormalIsOurTaboo: After Kieri's brother Kazai was finally introduced into the comic, it's been made increasingly obvious he is in love with another male angel. When Kieri point-blank tells him she realizes this, he's worried people will think he's a freak... because they're of opposing elements. The idea that a same-sex relationship might seem odd or objectionable to anyone doesn't even seem to occur to him. |
| 661 | * YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive: Less intense than most, certainly not hostile, but still counts. |
| 662 | -->'''Meeros:''' Sorry [Buwaro], but your [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal little lapin lover]]'s situation [her curse] is out of my jurisdiction. |
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