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* LyingByOmission:
** The [[MagicalSociety Aes Sedai]] swear a magically binding vow "[[CannotTellALie speak no word that is not true]]", ostensibly to build trust. In practice, they're infamous as masters of tactical omissions, [[FalseReassurance tricky diction]], and every other form of deception. While the mostly-heroic Moiraine is in disguise, she tells people "You may call me Mistress Alys" -- they certainly may; it just isn't her real name.
** When Siuan is convicted of a minor crime, she swears a solemn oath to serve her sentence by working under Gareth Bryne. She flees town that night, rationalizing that she never said ''when'' she'd serve it, and will come back when she's dealt with more urgent business.
** The [[MagicalSociety Aes Sedai]] swear a magically binding vow "[[CannotTellALie speak no word that is not true]]", ostensibly to build trust. In practice, they're infamous as masters of tactical omissions, [[FalseReassurance tricky diction]], and every other form of deception. While the mostly-heroic Moiraine is in disguise, she tells people "You may call me Mistress Alys" -- they certainly may; it just isn't her real name.
** When Siuan is convicted of a minor crime, she swears a solemn oath to serve her sentence by working under Gareth Bryne. She flees town that night, rationalizing that she never said ''when'' she'd serve it, and will come back when she's dealt with more urgent business.
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: Considering that Birgitte, Min, and Aviendha can all feel [[spoiler:what Elayne does when she was knocking boots with Rand]], it's entirely justified that these three decide that there isn't enough booze in Caemlyn to deal with this but figure it's worth trying.
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** Considering that Birgitte, Min, and Aviendha can all feel [[spoiler:what Elayne does when she was knocking boots with Rand]], it's entirely justified that these three decide that there isn't enough booze in Caemlyn to deal with this but figure it's worth trying.
** Considering that Birgitte, Min, and Aviendha can all feel [[spoiler:what Elayne does when she was knocking boots with Rand]], it's entirely justified that these three decide that there isn't enough booze in Caemlyn to deal with this but figure it's worth trying.
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* IndignantSlap:
** Rand's self-appointed HonestAdvisor Cadsuane slaps him across the face when he uses a DangerousForbiddenTechnique. He's not pleased, but is more concerned with the immediate crisis unfolding around them.
** Seanchan Truthspeakers are required to be [[BrutalHonesty unrelentingly]] {{Honest Advisor}}s to royalty. In an empire where a servant merely making eye contact with a royal can be a deadly offense, one famous truthspeaker publicly slapped the Emperor for foolish behaviour and was not punished.
** Rand's self-appointed HonestAdvisor Cadsuane slaps him across the face when he uses a DangerousForbiddenTechnique. He's not pleased, but is more concerned with the immediate crisis unfolding around them.
** Seanchan Truthspeakers are required to be [[BrutalHonesty unrelentingly]] {{Honest Advisor}}s to royalty. In an empire where a servant merely making eye contact with a royal can be a deadly offense, one famous truthspeaker publicly slapped the Emperor for foolish behaviour and was not punished.
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* KatanasAreJustBetter: The original blademaster's sword Rand gets from his father is similar in design, as the [[http://www.amazon.com/Officially-Licensed-Wheel-Time-Heron/dp/B00421A4FO officially-licensed collectible replica]] demonstrates. Taking it even further, Mat gets a BladeOnAStick called an ''ashandarei'', a possible {{Expy}} of the Japanese [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naginata naginata]] (though it also resembles a European glaive, or a Polish war scythe) or the Chinese Guan Do, which is associated with several famous Chinese generals and more than one God of War.
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* KatanasAreJustBetter: The original blademaster's sword Rand gets from his father is similar in design, as the [[http://www.amazon.com/Officially-Licensed-Wheel-Time-Heron/dp/B00421A4FO officially-licensed collectible replica]] demonstrates. Taking it even further, Mat gets a BladeOnAStick spear called an ''ashandarei'', a possible {{Expy}} of the Japanese [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naginata naginata]] (though it also resembles a European glaive, or a Polish war scythe) or the Chinese Guan Do, which is associated with several famous Chinese generals and more than one God of War.
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* GenderIncompetence:
** Men are widely regarded as weak, mainly because they can't really work together in channeling magic, and most of those that can channel get sealed up pretty quickly.
** On the other hand, most of the male characters are portrayed as fairly sensible, while the women are typically sniffing, arm-crossing {{Tsundere}}s who won't listen to reason. Men as a group become more and more powerful over the course of the series, while the women become less powerful (and often less competent), and even supposedly powerful and capable female characters end up in distress a lot.
** Men are widely regarded as weak, mainly because they can't really work together in channeling magic, and most of those that can channel get sealed up pretty quickly.
** On the other hand, most of the male characters are portrayed as fairly sensible, while the women are typically sniffing, arm-crossing {{Tsundere}}s who won't listen to reason. Men as a group become more and more powerful over the course of the series, while the women become less powerful (and often less competent), and even supposedly powerful and capable female characters end up in distress a lot.
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* InherentGift:
** There is a difference between people who can ''learn'' to channel and people who have [[TheGift the "spark"]] and will begin to channel whether they are trained or not.
** Some channelers have innate Talents which let them (sometimes subconsciously) use the One Power in ways which would be difficult or impossible for those without the Talent. Examples include Healing, predicting the weather, Foretelling, finding ores, and comprehension/reconstruction of LostTechnology.
** There are a variety of extremely rare abilities that people can be born with, such as naturally accessing the World of Dreams, talking to wolves, ways of seeing the future, sensing when another person is ''ta'veren'', or being able to "sniff out" violence. Despite what some characters believe, these have no connection with the One Power.
** There is a difference between people who can ''learn'' to channel and people who have [[TheGift the "spark"]] and will begin to channel whether they are trained or not.
** Some channelers have innate Talents which let them (sometimes subconsciously) use the One Power in ways which would be difficult or impossible for those without the Talent. Examples include Healing, predicting the weather, Foretelling, finding ores, and comprehension/reconstruction of LostTechnology.
** There are a variety of extremely rare abilities that people can be born with, such as naturally accessing the World of Dreams, talking to wolves, ways of seeing the future, sensing when another person is ''ta'veren'', or being able to "sniff out" violence. Despite what some characters believe, these have no connection with the One Power.
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* HypnotismReversal: In the final book, [[spoiler:Graendal's signature mind-control power rebounds on her in a MagicMisfire. She's reduced to the same [[EmptyShell state of mindless, obedient adoration]] that she was trying to inflict on Aviendha.]]
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* LawOfConservationOfDetail: It's hard to tell if this is being followed and we're just not seeing it, or if Jordan [[AvertedTrope crumpled it up, stomped it a couple times, and threw it into the fire.]]
** According to [[http://13depository.blogspot.com/2009/07/shadow-rising-read-through-17.html this essay]], as well as others at a [[http://13depository.blogspot.com/ fan produced]] [[AllThereInTheManual Manual]], indicates that this trope is played straight as a result of RuleOfSymbolism turned up to eleven.
** According to [[http://13depository.blogspot.com/2009/07/shadow-rising-read-through-17.html this essay]], as well as others at a [[http://13depository.blogspot.com/ fan produced]] [[AllThereInTheManual Manual]], indicates that this trope is played straight as a result of RuleOfSymbolism turned up to eleven.
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* LavaPotVolcano: Shayol Ghul is a huge black volcano with a lake of lava at its heart. This is justified by its ThinDimensionalBarrier to the prison of [[TheAntiGod the Dark One]], which lets him [[EldritchLocation warp reality within the mountain]] -- such as by enabling his followers to [[ConvectionSchmonvection stand directly above the lava]].
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* GreenLanternRing: The One Power has enough potential uses to qualify it for this, considering that it helps drive time and existence itself. It does, however, have its limits, as does [[TheDarkSide the True Power]].
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** According to [[http://13depository.blogspot.com/2009/07/shadow-rising-read-through-17.html this essay]], as well as others at a [[http://13depository.blogspot.com/ fan produced]] [[AllThereInTheManual Manual]], indicates that this trope is played straight as a result of RuleOfSymbolism turned UpToEleven.
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** According to [[http://13depository.blogspot.com/2009/07/shadow-rising-read-through-17.html this essay]], as well as others at a [[http://13depository.blogspot.com/ fan produced]] [[AllThereInTheManual Manual]], indicates that this trope is played straight as a result of RuleOfSymbolism turned UpToEleven.up to eleven.
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* KnifeNut:
** Thom is probably the most notable. From the very first book, he was not only performing fancy knife tricks but also using them to kill enemies with contemptuous ease.
** Mat learned from Thom and carries enough knives to impress the ''Aiel''. Once he gets his ''[[BladeOnAStick ashandarei]]'' he uses his knives a little bit less frequently.
** Faile carries so many knives that Perrin worries about stabbing himself by accident if he hugs her.
** Min packs more knives than might be necessary. She was already a Knife Nut before meeting Thom, but then picked up a few new tricks from him.
** Thom is probably the most notable. From the very first book, he was not only performing fancy knife tricks but also using them to kill enemies with contemptuous ease.
** Mat learned from Thom and carries enough knives to impress the ''Aiel''. Once he gets his ''[[BladeOnAStick ashandarei]]'' he uses his knives a little bit less frequently.
** Faile carries so many knives that Perrin worries about stabbing himself by accident if he hugs her.
** Min packs more knives than might be necessary. She was already a Knife Nut before meeting Thom, but then picked up a few new tricks from him.
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* KudzuPlot: And how! Of course, leading to LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Over 2600 as of Book 13: ''Towers of Midnight''. [[http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~karlh/cgi-bin/wot.cgi This page lists them all.]]
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* HeadTiltinglyKinky: "The Nine Horse Hitch" is the name of an inn. Siuan is too embarrassed to explain the meaning of the name, and nothing else is revealed about it. Savvy readers can infer that the Inn is named for a [[BiggusDickus well-endowed man]], since a regular "hitch" can only hook up two or three horses.
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* HeadTiltinglyKinky: "The Nine Horse Hitch" is the name of an inn. Siuan is too embarrassed to explain the meaning of the name, and nothing else is revealed about it. Savvy readers can infer that the Inn is named for a [[BiggusDickus well-endowed man]], man, since a regular "hitch" can only hook up two or three horses.
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* LegacyOfTheChosen: A darker take on this trope in the case of The Dragon, as the previous Dragon "broke the world" and it's a toss-up on whether the next Dragon will save it or just make things even worse.
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*** Later, after [[spoiler: his first trip to [[FanNickname Finnland]], he gains the memories of long-dead ''ta'veren'', and he can draw upon those memories to know nearly every outcome of any skirmish that occurred in history]]. He uses this trait to great advantage.
*** During his [[spoiler:final trip to [[FanNickname Finnland]], he uses all of the knowledge from other stories about the place, as well as the game built around it, to learn both ''how to'' cheat and that he ''must'' cheat to beat the snakes and foxes.]]
*** During his [[spoiler:final trip to [[FanNickname Finnland]], he uses all of the knowledge from other stories about the place, as well as the game built around it, to learn both ''how to'' cheat and that he ''must'' cheat to beat the snakes and foxes.]]
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*** Later, after [[spoiler: his first trip to [[FanNickname Finnland]], Sindhol, he gains the memories of long-dead ''ta'veren'', and he can draw upon those memories to know nearly every outcome of any skirmish that occurred in history]]. He uses this trait to great advantage.
*** During his [[spoiler:final trip to[[FanNickname Finnland]], Sindhol, he uses all of the knowledge from other stories about the place, as well as the game built around it, to learn both ''how to'' cheat and that he ''must'' cheat to beat the snakes and foxes.]]
*** During his [[spoiler:final trip to
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* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: Rand never takes full advantage of his Asha'man forces, each man a [[PersonOfMassDestruction]]. He could ''easily'' wipe out the Seanchan before they ever knew what hit them - with surprise attacks if nothing else, as male channeling cannot be directly detected by females and techniques that ''don't'' cause huge explosions are always an option. The parody says it best:
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* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: Rand never takes full advantage of his Asha'man forces, each man a [[PersonOfMassDestruction]].PersonOfMassDestruction. He could ''easily'' wipe out the Seanchan before they ever knew what hit them - with surprise attacks if nothing else, as male channeling cannot be directly detected by females and techniques that ''don't'' cause huge explosions are always an option. The parody says it best:
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* GenerationalMagicDecline: This has been happening throughout the main continent as a result of the magical establishment systematically hunting down males with magical ability. They consider this necessary due to a taint on the male half of the Source, which causes all male channelers to inevitably go mad. The female establishment is aware of this problem, and partway through the series starts to consider some fairly severe policies in the hope of stopping the decline. Ultimately, the problem is solved when [[spoiler: the taint is removed, allowing males to live without overt persecution]].
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* GenerationalMagicDecline: This has been happening throughout the main continent as a result of the magical establishment systematically hunting down males with magical ability. ability and depowering them. They consider this necessary due to a taint on the male half of the Source, which causes all male channelers to inevitably go mad.mad; however, the depowered men are often so distraught at being cut off from the Source that they fall into a severe depression and either waste away or kill themselves, without having had the chance to pass their latent abilities on to the next generation and severely thinning the magical gene pool. The female establishment is aware of this problem, and partway through the series starts to consider some fairly severe policies in the hope of stopping the decline. Ultimately, the problem is solved when [[spoiler: the taint is removed, allowing males to live without overt persecution]].
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* GayRomanticPhase: Teenage novices in the White Tower often become "Pillow Friends", which can range from being close friends, to being in full-blown lesbian relationships. These relationships usually end when the novices become Aes Sedai, though some interactions later on indicate that they do sometimes continue; it seems to be a matter of personal taste. One woman haughtily dismisses the relationship as one for novices and not to be upheld by someone of higher achievement, whereas another thinks nothing of what she perceives as a sign that two women have been together for many years.
