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* In spite of his spare physique and awkwardness aboard a ship, and despite his distaste for violence, Stephen proves to be an extremely competent swordsman. He attributes this to having attended Trinity College in Dublin, where duels were a regular occurrence and he himself was 'called out' many times.
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* In spite of his spare physique and awkwardness aboard a ship, and despite his distaste for violence, Stephen proves to be an extremely competent swordsman. He attributes this to having attended Trinity College in Dublin, where duels were a regular occurrence and he himself was 'called out' many times.
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* Unless it's Killick showing a camel his mettle in ''Treason's Harbour.'' ''No one'' steals the captain's personal effects. Becomes a BrickJoke later on, when [[BoobyTrap the lengths]] that Killick goes to in order to safeguard the all-important [[BlingOfWar chelengk]] end up foiling would-be spies from rifling the captain's personal documents.
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* Unless it's Killick showing a camel his mettle in ''Treason's Harbour.'' ''No one'' steals the captain's personal effects. Becomes a BrickJoke later on, when [[BoobyTrap the lengths]] that Killick goes to in order to safeguard the all-important [[BlingOfWar chelengk]] end up foiling would-be spies from rifling the captain's personal documents. He triumphantly tells the story to bystanders, even showing off a finger left in his homemade trap.
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* Diana Villiers [[spoiler:later Maturin]] has her own moment, when [[spoiler:she gives away her most precious jewel to win the freedom of Stephen and Jack from French imprisonment.]]
* More of Stephen's surgery: [[spoiler:he very casually mentions that he had to ''amputate his own toes'' with a ''chisel'' after suffering frostbite. Damn, that's badass.]]
* How Stephen finally deals with Wray and Ledward, [[spoiler:the traitors who almost destroyed his marriage and Jack's naval career. This may also qualify as a moment of Squick, though it's mainly offstage: Stephen kills both villains and dissects their corpses with the aid of a Dutch naturalist whom he's befriended.]]
* More of Stephen's surgery: [[spoiler:he very casually mentions that he had to ''amputate his own toes'' with a ''chisel'' after suffering frostbite. Damn, that's badass.]]
* How Stephen finally deals with Wray and Ledward, [[spoiler:the traitors who almost destroyed his marriage and Jack's naval career. This may also qualify as a moment of Squick, though it's mainly offstage: Stephen kills both villains and dissects their corpses with the aid of a Dutch naturalist whom he's befriended.]]
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* How Stephen finally deals with Wray and Ledward,[[spoiler:the the traitors who almost destroyed his marriage and Jack's naval career. This may also qualify as a moment of Squick, though it's mainly offstage: Stephen kills both villains and dissects their corpses with the aid of a Dutch naturalist whom he's befriended.]]
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* How Stephen finally deals with Wray and Ledward,
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* Stephen starts from the very beginning of the series; in ''Master and Commander'', he conducts a trepanation on a crewman who has sustained a dangerous skull fracture. Think for a moment about how risky such an operation was in the days before reliable anesthesia and antisepsis, ''and'' aboard a swaying, rocking sailing ship to boot. Now consider that the patient ''not only survived the operation with flying colors, but returned to full duty''. This operation made Stephen's reputation among the crewmen of the ''Sophie'' and they clubbed together to buy him a gold-headed cane (one of the symbols of a physician in that period) in appreciation. And then he does it ''again'' in ''The Far Side of the World''.
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* Stephen starts from the very beginning of the series; in ''Master and Commander'', he conducts a trepanation on a crewman who has sustained a dangerous skull fracture. Think for a moment about how risky such an operation was in the days before reliable anesthesia and antisepsis, antiseptics, ''and'' aboard a swaying, rocking sailing ship to boot. Now consider that the patient ''not only survived the operation with flying colors, but returned to full duty''. This operation made Stephen's reputation among the crewmen of the ''Sophie'' and they clubbed together to buy him a gold-headed cane (one of the symbols of a physician in that period) in appreciation. And then he does it ''again'' in ''The Far Side of the World''.
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** Their initial experiences actually on the ship are a CrowningMomentOfFunny.
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* How Stephen finally deals with Wray and Ledward, [[spoiler:the traitors who almost destroyed his marriage and Jack's naval career. This may also qualify as a moment of Squick, though it's mainly offstage: Stephen kills both villains and dissects their corpses with the aid of a Dutch naturalist whom he's befriended.]]]]
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* Any time a smaller ship captures one that significantly outguns it is an in-universe [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMoA]]. Case in point, the ''Sophie'' vs. the ''Cacafuego''.
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* Any time a smaller ship captures one that significantly outguns it is an in-universe [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMoA]].it. Case in point, the ''Sophie'' vs. the ''Cacafuego''.
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* Stephen ends up operating on himself in ''H.M.S. Surprise'', then asks how long it took and is told "Twenty-three minutes just." His response? "Slow..."
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** Aubrey is plunged into a crisis when the ''Polychrest,'' his most miserable command, runs aground directly between two French batteries. It's a bad situation. He promptly takes the vast majority of his crew in their boats, captures one of the French ships sheltering behind the batteries, drives the remaining French craft onto the shore, evacuates the rest of the sinking ''Polychrest's'' crew and makes a quick departure.
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* Stephen starts from the very beginning of the series; in ''Master and Commander'', he conducts a trepanation on a crewman who has sustained a dangerous skull fracture. Think for a moment about how risky such an operation was in the days before reliable anesthesia and antisepsis, ''and'' aboard a swaying, rocking sailing ship to boot. Now consider that the patient ''not only survived the operation with flying colors, but returned to full duty''. This operation made Stephen's reputation among the crewmen of the ''Sophie'' and they clubbed together to buy him a gold-headed cane (one of the symbols of a physician in that period) in appreciation. And then he does it ''again'' in ''The Far Side of the World''.
* Any time a smaller ship captures one that significantly outguns it is an in-universe [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMoA]]. Case in point, the ''Sophie'' vs. the ''Cacafuego''.
* Stephen ends up operating on himself in ''H.M.S. Surprise'', then asks how long it took and is told "Twenty-three minutes just." His response? "Slow..."
* Nothing beats Jack pressing his creditors' debt-collection enforcers early on in the series. "What's that? You're going to arrest me for debt? No actually I think you're going to work for me for the next year or so. Hope you don't suffer from seasickness!"
** Their initial experiences actually on the ship are a CrowningMomentOfFunny.
* Unless it's Killick showing a camel his mettle in ''Treason's Harbour.'' ''No one'' steals the captain's personal effects. Becomes a BrickJoke later on, when [[BoobyTrap the lengths]] that Killick goes to in order to safeguard the all-important [[BlingOfWar chelengk]] end up foiling would-be spies from rifling the captain's personal documents.
* Diana Villiers [[spoiler:later Maturin]] has her own moment, when [[spoiler:she gives away her most precious jewel to win the freedom of Stephen and Jack from French imprisonment.]]
* More of Stephen's surgery: [[spoiler:he very casually mentions that he had to ''amputate his own toes'' with a ''chisel'' after suffering frostbite. Damn, that's badass.]]
* How Stephen finally deals with Wray and Ledward, [[spoiler:the traitors who almost destroyed his marriage and Jack's naval career. This may also qualify as a moment of Squick, though it's mainly offstage: Stephen kills both villains and dissects their corpses with the aid of a Dutch naturalist whom he's befriended.]]
* Any time a smaller ship captures one that significantly outguns it is an in-universe [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMoA]]. Case in point, the ''Sophie'' vs. the ''Cacafuego''.
* Stephen ends up operating on himself in ''H.M.S. Surprise'', then asks how long it took and is told "Twenty-three minutes just." His response? "Slow..."
* Nothing beats Jack pressing his creditors' debt-collection enforcers early on in the series. "What's that? You're going to arrest me for debt? No actually I think you're going to work for me for the next year or so. Hope you don't suffer from seasickness!"
** Their initial experiences actually on the ship are a CrowningMomentOfFunny.
* Unless it's Killick showing a camel his mettle in ''Treason's Harbour.'' ''No one'' steals the captain's personal effects. Becomes a BrickJoke later on, when [[BoobyTrap the lengths]] that Killick goes to in order to safeguard the all-important [[BlingOfWar chelengk]] end up foiling would-be spies from rifling the captain's personal documents.
* Diana Villiers [[spoiler:later Maturin]] has her own moment, when [[spoiler:she gives away her most precious jewel to win the freedom of Stephen and Jack from French imprisonment.]]
* More of Stephen's surgery: [[spoiler:he very casually mentions that he had to ''amputate his own toes'' with a ''chisel'' after suffering frostbite. Damn, that's badass.]]
* How Stephen finally deals with Wray and Ledward, [[spoiler:the traitors who almost destroyed his marriage and Jack's naval career. This may also qualify as a moment of Squick, though it's mainly offstage: Stephen kills both villains and dissects their corpses with the aid of a Dutch naturalist whom he's befriended.]]
