* CatharsisFactor: Those who feel the King tends to get off easy for his strict behavior in the games will find what happens to him in the comic satisfying: [[BreakTheHaughty his pride takes a huge hit]] when it is revealed almost everyone considers the Prince to be far more reliable than him, then he enters a deep depression when a series of comic misunderstandings make it seem like everyone sees him as downright useless.
* IronWoobie: Despite all his misfortunes, the always sickly Opeo has resolved to become stronger by pursuing the path of the ninja.
* JerkassWoobie: For all his faults, Ace seems [[BelievingTheirOwnLies honestly convinced]] that the Prince is just as big a {{Jerkass}} as Ace himself is, and that the Prince ''deliberately'' tries to exclude him from adventures or getting credit for his deeds.
* TheScrappy: Ace's sheer arrogance, [[TheBully nasty]] [[{{Jerkass}} behavior]], and stubborn refusal to learn from his experiences, combined with his frequent appearances, causes him to grate on a lot of readers' nerves. Fortunately there are a lot of TakeThatScrappy moments throughout the comic.
* TearJerker: Following the Frosty Peak arc, Ace shows what he learned by giving the Prince [[spoiler:an empty box]]. What makes this painful is how he basically tells him right to his face that [[spoiler:in his mind, their friendship is worth ''NOTHING'']].