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For as long as these supernatural beings have lived, their planets have been deeply affected by an unknown race called the Mannequins, whether it be by living under their rule or having their society influenced indirectly.

They're able to use a special type of power called GC (Game Card), which takes the form of a video game card within their hearts. Many also have a unique companion called Menagerites, strange sprite-like enigmas that are associated with bowties.

In spite of these benefits, they're ultimately useless against the Mannequins. No war or battle against them has ever tipped in their favor, leading to their communities and cultures in complete disarray within the current day. However, several individuals associated with esoteric symbols may be key in improving life for everyone.

SD (Solitude Diffusion) follows a different main character of a different supernatural race, each going through various events as a result of the world they live in, often in a surreal, abstract way usually played for humor or horror. Think of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure mixed in with Bakemonogatari & the Mother series, and you have a pretty good idea on what to expect. Oh, and a strange amount of video game references.

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    The Schoolhouse Trilogy 
The first trilogy depicts Ray Muncher, Reynard M. Dice, & Zachery/Raphael Simon respectively. These aren't directly related to each other, but follow similar themes and ideas.
  • Unknown Karma: A depressed "alien" middle-schooler has to leave his hometown to fight spectral beings, while gradually discovering the true nature of the world.
  • Eldritch Monopoly: An apathetic "ethnic" college student abandons the campus to kill the people who simultaneously ruined his life & propagated a draconian healthcare system.
  • Starless Schizoid: An eccentric "foreign" homeless man reunites with his convicted sister and ends up in a complex mystery regarding the disturbing secrets of his hometown.
    The Liberty Trilogy 
The second trilogy depecting Raleigh Crimson, Vrai Pygma, and Alberto B. Calx/"Richard". It takes place sometime before the previous trilogy, while introducing new story elements and recontextualizing certain events.
  • Eco-Psych Paradise: A troubled man in the position of a "CEO" has to defend the last city of his own kind against week-long attacks against demons from outer space.
  • Nu World Orca: An isolated woman goes out of her "storybook town" to fight against a race of clay men to accomplish her childhood dream.
  • Awakings of Gore: An amnesiac "surfer" wakes up on a beach-biome planet, where he helps fruit-based giants defend against an invasion of robotic dinosaurs that can alter time & space.
    The Mandom Trilogy 
The third trilogy with Arawn/Rydeen, Carbon, and Oxy "Heartbeat" Dilemma as the main characters this time. This trilogy goes further into the lore of the story, culminating in the various reasons for the state of the universe.
  • Morpho Miracle: An ancient cocksure "hero" with a volcano-head travels across a desert-filled fantastic planet to deal with the looming threat of an enigmatic cult that utilizes dreams.
  • Lilliputian Gospel: A mentally ill "weakling child" adopted into a disadvantaged family is killed during a job interview, and must persist as a ghost to prevent the murderer from going after the rest of his family.
  • Damnation Ceremony: A seemingly unassuming old man gets his house ransacked by a sudden demon attack, who's leader challenges him to defeat all 7 of his subordinates or he'll tell his wife that he's in the closet.
     The Darkside Trilogy 

  • Pangaea Identity: A middle schooler and his allies have become refugees, going from planet to planet until they can integrate themselves into a place where they can freely create art. Unfortunately, there's not too many who're willing to see them as people, and it soon becomes obvious they're being pursued by an unknown military force.
  • Blight Rift Survivors: Realizing that their past, present, and future is being tampered with by those in power, an apathetic college student and a refugee middle schooler search for two demons, one which have the power of infinity and erasure for the other. However, things become difficult, as the populace across different planets gradually enters an abnormal state.
  • God Bless Anarchy: Realizing the true nature of the Disk Deities, a formerly-homeless eccentric and his sister work with various people to overthrow an eternal zeitgeist & his legion of angelic beings. In the process, a "perfect world" is said to be in creation.

Solitude......diffusion....

  • After the End: While unclear, it's implied that the current setting is the result of some kind of disaster, prior to anyone fighting the Mannequins.
  • Alien Invasion: Apparently, "aliens" other than the Mannequins exist, at least in the setting of Eco-Psych Paradise. Though, it's a bit more complicated than that.
  • Animal Motifs: Almost all of the main characters are associated with some kind of animal, usually symbolic of their character.
  • Apathetic Citizens: In the present, many of the supernatural races tend to be rather ignorant of the general state of their world or others, likely from accepting their situation to only caring about theirs.
    • In Unknown Karma, the citizens don't seem to react to the Clergies being tormented for their entire lives. This is because they're Mannequins.
  • Arc Symbol: Stars and flowers. The main characters are usually associated with stars, and often have a female companion associated with flowers (though later entries play with this), having a star/flower as a part of their design. During critical moments, these symbols provide an Ornithogalum Form, which not only increases the user's strength, but also temporarily gives them a new GC-ability. They also seem to work better if the users are working in tandem with each other, and not just in fights. This also gradually helps the users with any amnesia-related issues, and gives them a greater chance at bringing fate to their favor. Interestingly enough, flowers in this universe are viewed as equal to stars, or as differently-shaped stars.
    • SD cards, being the main source of the characters' powers.
    • Menagerites are usually shown wearing a bow-tie or have something similar on their designs.
  • Awful Truth: Each story tends to have at least a few, just to drive home just how bad things are.
    • Unknown Karma: Overtime, it becomes increasingly apparent that each of the Clergies who've left the Drowse Houses have been tormented and abused by the Mannequins for their entire life, solely because of their race, with the ones who've lived outside having no idea or are manipulated into antagonizing them in some way. And when they were allowed to leave the Drowse Houses (which was likely after 15 years if lucky), they have their memories erased, leaving only PTSD-like symptoms. They then have to fight against the Revenants & Poltergeists, who are the forcibly transformed children of the Menagerites of this planet. The reason for that is because over a thousand years ago, Brocken previously spoke against the treatment of the Clergies, leading to the Mannequins to go after all the Menagerites' children as punishment. And the remaining adult Menagerites have to pretend nothing is wrong while knowingly leading the Clergy they're assigned to into more suffering, ennui, and eventual death. The worst part about this? With the amount of power the Mannequins gave to Carrie a thousand years ago, she likely could've easily overthrown them and make things MUCH more easier, especially since she hasn't been brainwashed. Yet she decided to not only wait a thousand years due to a vision of her supposed "love of her life" (Ray, who she later decided didn't fit her idea of her "ideal lover", leading to her playing into his already abhorrent torment), but actively supports the Mannequins due to seeing them as her family. She's also been killing other Clergies once they come too close to the truth or if Mannequins don't want them around, before a new group of Clergies are made to start the whole thing over.
    • Eldritch Monopoly: Reynard is often standoffish and apathetic towards his own allies, even when they later include his own parents. While this could be chalked up to his usual personality, he later tells them upfront that he's been through an unknown amount of time-loops where he personally witnessed very different sides to them, only being aware that he was in one upon reaching his college years. And is only tolerating them now because he thought they would be useful to fight against Calluna and Eric. Although they're different people now, the sheer amount of trauma he went through has made him numb about it, and plans on leaving them after everything is done.
      • A loop prior to learning about his sexuality, he initially romanced Heather, only to later realize he not only didn't like her, but was also gay. Unfortunately, with her mental state and other issues she was dealing with, Heather didn't take this very well, killing his parents before trying to kill him. And her current self had no idea.
      • Others had Alexx shown to be just another one of Reynard's bullies in school. It's heavily implied he regular threw some very racist insults towards Reynard despite knowing about his situation.
      • And lastly, there were ones that had his own parents soon turn against him for the injury that was forced on him, such as blaming him for it or his mother physically assaulting him while his father did nothing.
    • Starless Schizoid: The reason for the shift into a small-town mystery is later justified, as the cast learns that the entire town is inside a Drowse House, specifically one strong enough to barricade against the outside world...which is now in complete darkness due to constant use of reality-breaking bombs during wars between Clergies against Laities.
      • Zachery/Raphael eventually realizes that Anthony is not in the position to be getting in a relationship with him. This isn't the awful truth, though, as Zachery was not only never interested in him, he also just saw Anthony as numerous other Clergies who tried to romance him in the past, despite not respecting him or his boundaries. The real truth is the fact that Anthony was pinning for him while being "romanced" with the same person who created scientific "facts" to justify oppression towards Laities, kickstarted previous wars towards Laities and even made bombs to kill them. And is planning on destroying the last Drowse House the remaining Clergies & Laities currently lives in to kill (with Anthony's help). Although Anthony himself didn't fully know, he was still suspicious yet decided to romance him anyway. Zachery is...not happy after finding out.
  • Berserk Button:
    • Unknown Karma: For Clergies who've lived in Drowse Houses their entire lives, suggesting that their relationship with the people they see as friends, family, or brothers/sisters as "something more" (especially the latter) is enough for them to despise you as a person.
    • Eldritch Monopoly: Simply mentioning the Internet or social media in anyway is an easy way to send Reynard into a rant, as he sees most people in Internet spaces to be "miserable pieces of shit".
    • Starless Schizoid: Although under religious faith and not appearing to cause any harm, Zachery/Raphael absolutely loathes people who use the beliefs he's under to oppress and malign others, believing them to be undeserving of any form of love.
  • Beware the Nice Ones: Basically, the nicer a character is, the more likely they're capable of violence and murder.
  • Big Bad:
  • Call a Hit Point a "Smeerp": The regular "Magic" skills are referred to as "Files".
  • Central Theme: Each trilogy has a distinct theme.
    • The Schoolhouse Trilogy is centered around disadvantaged people being betrayed by those they believed they could trust, and how they respond to it.
    • The Liberty Trilogy is centered around privileged people actively betraying those who put their trust in them, and the consequences that happen because of it.
  • Cloudcuckoolander: Pretty much most of the entire cast.
  • Clown Species: The Menagerites, while varying in design, are more or less this trope.
  • Contrasting Sequel Antagonist:
    • Unknown Karma: Carrie appears as a young Clergian-girl, but is not only way older, she's also responsible for much of the torment the main cast went through, willingly playing into the system the Mannequins made. In a twisted form of The Power of Love, she kills Clergies or "vegifies" them once they get too close to the truth, and resorted to abusing Ray because he didn't fit her vision of her "true love", caring more about herself and her "family" in spite of what they've to her own kind.
    • Eldritch Monopoly: Calluna & Eric Bartles are the Keygen founders of the Soft & Cuddly Healthcare Service, and are also well-respected authors of a popular fantasy series. Said service also uses misinformation or outdated information regarding health. The employees are used to being treated like trash by their bosses, who each use their GC-abilities to cause illnesses and accidents to leak more money from people. Yet many citizens refuse to even criticize them due to simply loving their fantasy series. They were also willing to put Reynard in a painful time-loop to bring themselves to Heaven (make life better solely for themselves) while actively allowing their own community to die, and previously allowed the Mannequins to erase other cities & countries in a deluded attempt to improve their own.
    • Starless Schizoid: Fourleaves is a delusional "scientist" who actively works for both the Mannequins & Clergies, and has been doing so for the past thousands of years. Instigating the wars that broke reality and led to the entire world save for a single Drowse House into pitch-black darkness, Fourleaves uses scientific "facts" to spread misinformation or justify his bigoted actions, eventually creating a type of cult consisting of people he either blackmailed or threatened to kill, and will ruin their life if they don't obey his commands. Other than being deeply misogynistic, he based his "relationship" with Zachery/Raphael solely on the idea that he "owns him", and attempts to destroy the last Drowse House everyone lives in once Zachery refuses his advances. He's neither a Laity or Clergy, and is only pretending to be either one to hide his real idenity. Who he is or what race he's from is a complete mystery, though there's implications that he may be a regular human.
  • Contrasting Sequel Main Character:
    • Unknown Karma: Ray Muncher is a Clergy middle-schooler who's usually quiet and visibly depressed but surprisingly snarky and sometimes vicious when actively provoked. Although initially fighting off the Revenants & Poltergeists, he starts to challenge and question what the real purpose of it is. His GC (Freakyformz) allows him to summon any non-living thing he draws, usually as projectiles, weapons, and anything else he can think off.
    • Eldritch Monopoly: Reynard M. Dice is a college Keygen student who constantly teeters between being apathetic and vaguely annoyed to calmly stating exactly how he feels, regardless of how people feel about it. He's also more likely to resort to violence or murder depending on the person, especially if there's little reason to care for them. His GC (Déjà Vu) allows him to warp objects, people, or himself if pushed by two opposing forces.
    • Starless Schizoid: Zachery/Raphael Simon is a strange but respectful Laity man who's currently homeless, along with having some religious beliefs. In spite of this, he seems secretly bitter about his situation and is painfully aware of how the rest of the town treats him like a joke. His GC (Hip Linda) allows him to turn things into stickers and "peel" off almost any surface via giving them the properties of stickers.
    • Eco-Psych Paradise: Raleigh Crimson is a Bio-Kidd who managed to become a CEO from the company his family owns, but doesn't enjoy it as he recieved it against his will, and has grown increasingly cynical over the state of his world. Although not apparent at first, he seems to have something against his sister, Ulla Crimson, and is trying to defeat the Goetias just to put the remaining Bio-Kidds on a permanent downward slope out of sheer frustration. His GC (Realistic Beach) summons red carp that can turn one object into another.
    • Nu World Orca: Lavra Pygma is a wandering Reincarnation trying to obtain her supposed childhood dream in an attempt to stave off depression, even if that means ignoring the general state of the planet. Although having heroic ideals, she has a tendency to be rather aggressive about them to the point of sometimes alienating people. Her GC (Slimy Spring) creates textile clouds that release rain, and said rain can "reverse" the state of things.
    • Awakings of Gore: Carbon is an amnesiac yet relaxed surfer who finds himself on an unfamiliar planet. Despite the odd circumsyances around him, he manages to befriend the Maybe Giants and helps them fight against the robotic dinosaurs. His GC (Theta) lets him use soda cans that can damage or corrode almost anything with the matching color/flavor.
    • Morpho Miracle: Arawn/Rydeen is an prideful humanoid with a volcano for a head and summoned by a faulty Legenday Ancient Machine, and is under the belief that he's destined to save the Gizzard Wizards from the state of their dwindling civilization. His GC (Solstice & Equinox) let's him transform any physical thing he's particularly interested towards into any weapon of his choice, which can also have special effects.
    • Lilliputian Gospel: Alberto B. Calx/"Richard" is a anxious, panicky Contour Regardi and has unfortunately been labeled a "Weakling Child" due to not being considered conventionally attractive & being born in a family that came from a culture that mainstream society has ignored for years. Having his existence taken away, "Richard" naturally goes out of his way to bring it back. His GC (Later Alligator!!) creates speech bubbles that can apply various effects on people and inanimate objects.
    • Damnation Ceremony: Heartbeat is someone who chooses to remain solitary & isolated, and is much older compared to the previous protagonists (supposedly in his 50's). He's almost constantly in a dour mood, either cynical about most things in life or quietly brimming with rage, while secretly dealing with his repressed sexually. This later manifests as him turning into a demon(?) whenever he's aroused enough, showing a much more expressive and vulnerable side. His GC (Hotel Dusk) creates locusts that can be freely manipulated into a number of synchronized forms, while also having the ability to take away the gravity of what they're targeting.
  • Contrasting Sequel Setting: Each story takes place on a different, distinct planet, which are also affected by the people living on them.
    • Unknown Karma takes place on a large, grassy continent on the Kindergarten Planet, with Drowse Houses that contain small-towns meant to protect against eldritch ghost entities that roam outside.
    • Eldritch Monopoly takes place on the University Planet, containing various cityscapes and badly-managed schools, along with a predominant hospital with questionable principles.
    • Starless Schizoid occurs on the Elementary Planet, solely in a Georgia-based small-town that seems overall normal (for this series) besides it being in an almost-perpetual evening.
  • Corrupt Cop: The Gerasene Police Force in Starless Schizoid. Not only do they go after homeless people, but are more likely to straight up arrest or murder them if they're Laities or have darker skin. Both traits which Zachery/Raphael has.
  • Crapsaccharine World: It soon becomes obvious that the universe these characters live in is not great. Many planets have either become uninhabitable or outright destroyed as of a result of the Mannequins, and the ones that still remain are likely on the verge of collapse (societal or otherwise).
    • The Kindergarten Planet doesn't sound bad, and even appears to be a beautiful place to live...until you consider that there are "reality-bubbles" that the Mannequins live in to seemingly barricade against spectral abominations (who can also make their own version of these "bubbles"). Clergies raised outside of these bubbles have to fight against these the moment they're born. Those raised inside? They essentially have to live with being abused and tormented their entire lives by the Mannequins before released outside after more than 15 years, erasing their memories but leaving PTSD-like symptoms in the process. And some, like Ray, have it worse, due to having perceived "alien attributes" such as having darker skin. And the Mannequins are essentially a literally faceless Hive Mind who don't care about what harm they're doing.
    • The University Planet contains beautiful cities and landscapes, especially the Macintosh Country...along with horribly managed schools, diverse yet overall racist communities (including online), and a draconian healthcare system that uses outdated or straight-up false information that many take at face value without further research. And the reason these cities are even there is because the two people who established the healthcare system previously allowed the Mannequins to erase any location that would supposedly "hamper" the Macintosh Country, leading to Reynard having to be adopted because he's the only one that seemed to survive.
  • Darker and Edgier: Compared to Unknown Karma, Eldritch Monopoly makes the darker elements more apparent, along with a higher emphasis on blood and violence.
  • Demon Lords and Archdevils: Starting with Eco-Psych Paradise, demonic beings called the Goetias/Pseudo-Monarchs make an appearance, and stand out against the usual antagonists (before & after their introduction) for several reasons. In spite of their status, they're not only extremely powerful, they also appear to be much more relevant to the Myth Arc than what it would seem.
  • Denser and Wackier: While the series does get consistently dark and strange, there's also a few ideas and concepts that seem a bit...out there. Especially as the story goes on.
  • Disproportionate Retribution:
    • Eldritch Monopoly: At one point when Reynard was younger, he mentioned online that he wasn't too interested in romance and didn't understand why people spend so much time falling in love or getting married. Obviously, the best way to "resolve" this is to attempt to kill him & his parents and give him the equivalent to a terminal illness, then spread rumors about how he's an irredeemable monster who "doesn't understand real love".
  • Does This Remind You of Anything?: There's multiple moments where it seems like the main characters are targeted more for their darker skin color or other attributes than anything else, even from others from their own race or community. In addition, some actions and viewpoints from the Mannequins & those from other races seem very akin to Nazis or racists in real-life.
    • Unknown Karma: As more information is revealed about the main characters' past, the schools seem less like an appropriate means of education and more akin to concentration camps for the Clergies, especially with how Ray is treated.
  • Double-Meaning Title: "SD" is meant to be an acronym for "Solitude Diffusion", representing how isolated & divided many planets and communities have become, largely because of the Mannequins. It can also mean "save data", fitting for the Game Cards the characters use.
  • Evil Vs Oblivion: A particular dilemma is introduced in Eco-Psych Paradise. Bolide and the other Goetias are trying to use their abilities in such a way that will completely obliterate the Bio-Kidds' last city, while giving them a week to prepare and evacuate, even providing them the means to leave. The thing is...most of the Bio-Kidds would rather continue doing what they usually do, even though many of these traditions are what gradually destroyed the world. Raleigh is bitter enough to try defeating the Goetias, not to protect the city, but to essentially make sure the last living people slowly destroy themselves through the lack of change, as what he sees as "karma" for a society that forced him into a position he never wanted.
    • It gets even more complicated. The Goetias are also willing to spare children and those wanting change. Why? The Bio-Kidds are eventually revealed to be alternative versions of Mannequins, formerly being used to act as a "backup" before whoever made them abandoned them. This is partially why so many are so staunchly conservative in spite of everything, and by deciding to go for a better life, the Hive Mind aspect of them will basically be gone, truly turning them into individuals. But this also means that Bolide is able to mold them into however he wishes.
  • The Faceless: The Mannequins, to a T.
  • Fantastic Racism: The Mannequins seem to hate other supernatural races a bit too much. Though, as the story go on, it starts to resemble actual racism, and the Mannequins aren't just the only ones spreading it.
    • Unknown Karma: The Mannequins decided to wipe out most of the Clergies on the Kindergarten Planet, puts them into schools where they experience much of their torment, then force the remaining to fight against the transformed Menagerite children. After that, they're either killed (earlier if they try to find out), or turned into a vegetable and placed in Carrie's "garden". They then create another group of Clergies, starting the cycle anew.
  • Fantastic Slur: Ironically, the term "gamer" is often used by many characters to emphasize how much they despise someone, such as calling someone a "worthless asshole" or a "biologically-engineered degenerate". Even children are allowed to say it. Besides being absolutely hilarious, this doesn't make a whole lot of sense until certain reveals in Damnation Ceremony.
  • Floral Theme Naming: Many characters are taken from the names or scientific names of plant life.
    • Unknown Karma: Rosacae (roses), Avenus (oats), Rubus (brambles), Quercus (oaks), Azalea (rhododendron), Taraxa (dandelions), & Caesal (peacocks).
  • Greater-Scope Villain: Even if they're not physically present, the Mannequins usually still have some effect on the story and setting.
  • Grey-and-Gray Insanity: To varying extends, this trope is a huge reason why the issues the characters go through continue to happen. Especially since most of those who apply this end up being the one calling the shots. And if they aren't the main threats, those who believe this are ultimately depicted as either okay with how things are or straight-up useless to the ongoing conflict.
  • "Groundhog Day" Loop: In Eldritch Monopoly, Reynard has been forced to undergo multiple loops of his life, with the only thing changed being what tragedies he'd be forced to endure, due to the strange heart implanted into him as a child. Ever worse, he initially only remembers some time during his college years. This also causes him to see different sides to who he previously assumed were normally good or neutral people, fueling his apathy.
  • Heroic Canines, Villainous Felines:
  • Hive Mind: The Mannequins are a faceless, humanoid, hive-mind race of unknown origin that, despite some variations and clothing differences, have nothing truly distinct from each other. Despising anything that contradicts their alien ideals, they force many supernatural races under their rule and make their lives a living hell.
  • Improbable Weapon User: Pretty much everyone.
    • Outside of Ray's GC, Unknown Karma has cameras, soccer balls, cooking supplies, magician cards, knitting needles, and mathematics.
    • Eldritch Monopoly includes stationery, pollen, bones, wildfires (yes, specifically wildfires), car crashes, and later, mirrors.
    • Starless Schizoid now features stickers, jewelry, baseballs & bats, graffiti, and sliced cakes. The main antagonist mainly utilizes pin-back badges.
  • Jigsaw Puzzle Plot: Not only are the stories not in chronological order, there's many scenes or events that either don't make sense or seem innocuous unless seeing other stories to get the full picture.
  • Loads and Loads of Races: Without counting their variants, over 16 known races. So far, there are: Clergies, Keygen, Laities, Bio-Kidds, Reincarnations, Clay Rulers, Reincarnations, Contour Regardi/Weakling Children, Hybris/Gizzard Wizards, Maybe Giants, Gastropodians, Menagerites, the Goetias/Pseudo-Monarchs, the Cateclysms/Pseudepigraphas, Mannequins, Humanity, & finally, the Unknown Race/"Zako".
  • Meaningful Name: Menagerite comes from the combination of "menagerie" & "sprite".
  • Older Than They Look: Pretty much the entire main cast of Unknown Karma, as a result of the Laws the Mannequins forced onto them. This trope becames especially apparent with Carrie, who's far older than any of the current Clergies yet appears as a 12-year-old girl.
  • Our Demons Are Different: Throughout the Schoolhouse Trilogy, there's small parts where demonic-looking characters who are only noticed by a few in-spite of making no apparent effort to hide themselves, before disappearing and are almost never acknowledged afterwards. The next two trilogies show that they're MUCH more important than initially realized.
  • Our Ghosts Are Different: Unknown Karma has the main cast fight against spectral beings classified as Revenants and Poltergeists, the latter which can create a personal Drowse House and force nearby outsiders into them. They're also, disturbingly enough, simply monstrous forms of the Menagerites' children on the planet, forced into their current state by the Laws created by the Mannequins.
  • Personality Powers: The powers granted by one's GC seems to be based around a character's personality & motivation, or at least says something about them, in a somewhat symbolic way.
  • Power at a Price: The Gizzard Wizards/Hybris are able to use Magick, an archaic form of Files. While they have access to a versatile set of skills, there's a "karma"-based mechanic implemented. The "stronger" a Magick-skill is, the more likely it will trigger a negative effect that's unique to the user. While some effects are silly, others have caused the uder to become a danger to themselves, or worse, everyone around them. Which sometimes lead to it being flat out banned in some parts of the planet. It's later shown that previous rulers implemented this on them to lower the chance of being rebelled against, regardless of how tyrannical they are.
  • Power Levels: There's a bit with the Game Cards.
  • The Power of Love: The Schoolhouse Trilogy examines different types of love.
    • Unknown Karma: A number of the Clergies treasure familial bonds and friendships, to the point of being uncomfortable with romance or sex, and woe betide you if you even jokingly suggest that they have something going on with the person they consider as siblings. Considering that many have been abused their entire life, including sexually, along with having their brother/sister being the only ones who treated them normally, this makes a painful amount of sense. They also seem to use "brother" & "sister" synonymously for whoever they consider as their sibling. Carrie does view the Mannequins as her family, but that's ultimately due to them treating her better than the other Clergies to take advantage of her, and they're a faceless hive-mind who're actively oppressing her race. And this doesn't stop her from doing the same thing to her own kind just to please them. Meanwhile, Ray gradually starts to view his relationship with the few people willing to support him despite everything, except it's actually genuine.
    • Eldritch Monopoly: The story goes into different forms of toxic relationships, and how developments within the setting have created an increasing amount of apathy for any victims, if they aren't blaming them for said issues. Abuse and severe amounts of bullying (to the point where victims are either dead or at risk of dying) have become disturbingly commonplace, not helped by how health is regulated by a few individuals.
  • Shout-Out Theme Naming: The names of Game Cards (GC) & their Downloadable Content (DLC) tends to reference actual video games.
  • Take That!: The series doesn't exactly portray schools in a positive light. Even the "regular" schools are managed poorly.
    • The way how the plot of Unknown Karma is written pretty much shows how the author feels about sexual or romantic relationships between brothers and sisters. Even if they're not biologically related, the cast are still disturbed or enraged at mere idea of being that way with their sibling. Then there's everything regarding Carrie.
    • Eldritch Monopoly goes into almost satirical lens on the sanitizing and horrendous side of fandom culture.
      • The entire plot is also based around how many things in health & science aren't justified through fact, and how they can easily be used to malign others who aren't within the status quo.
    • Starless Schizoid has at least three instances of showing how many white people in the LGBTQA+ community treat other members from other minorities, either from being ignorant of the fact that racism & homophobia are distinct from each other or intentionally being assholes. Anthony & Kelly are the former while the Big Bad is very much the latter. And that's not even going into what the rest of the main cast had to go through.
  • Thematic Series: The series tells different types of stories across various periods of time and planets. Despite this, they're mostly connected to each other with similar motifs and themes. The one except to this is the Darkside Trilogy.
  • Villainous Princess: While not necessarily royalty, Carrie in Unknown Karma gives off this impression due to her clothing aesthetic and role as the Big Bad.
  • Weird Moon: Each planet has a large Moon with some kind of symbol on them. It turns out these are Life Systems (LS), and the Mannequins use these to create the Laws on whatever nearby planet, even to reality-bending levels.

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