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* {{Expy}}: In the [[WholePlotReference parallel]] with Turnabout Corner, she plays the role of [[PlayingGertrude a younger version of]] [[spoiler: Pal Meraktis (stubborn, dishonest)]]. She's the one who resembles their {{Expy}} the most, [[spoiler: even their last words are the same]]:

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* {{Expy}}: In the [[WholePlotReference parallel]] with Turnabout Corner, she plays the role of [[PlayingGertrude a younger version of]] of [[spoiler: Pal Meraktis (stubborn, dishonest)]]. She's the one who resembles their {{Expy}} the most, [[spoiler: even their last words are the same]]:
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* HatesBeingAlone: UpToEleven.

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* HatesBeingAlone: UpToEleven.%%* HatesBeingAlone
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* MarySue: [[SubvertedTrope Would be this]] if not were for him being quite insecure, crippling fear not to be lonely and [[spoiler: living in a CrapSackWorld due to him being a Puer Magi]].
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The same creatures as in PuellaMagiMadokaMagica, except they [[spoiler: were other characters fallen into despair of course: Porrim, Damara]], [[spoiler:Vriska, Kanaya and Karkat]]. The witches [[spoiler: of Vriska and Karkat play a particular (spoileriffic) role]] and are as such spoilers. These are the tropes all [[spoiler: five]] share:

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The same creatures as in PuellaMagiMadokaMagica, ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', except they [[spoiler: were other characters fallen into despair of course: Porrim, Damara]], [[spoiler:Vriska, Kanaya and Karkat]]. The witches [[spoiler: of Vriska and Karkat play a particular (spoileriffic) role]] and are as such spoilers. These are the tropes all [[spoiler: five]] share:
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Depending on how you see Vriska]].
* DesignatedVictim: [[spoiler: It is pretty much clear that her becoming a witch was a tool for the writer to make Kanaya spill the beans]].
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Our [[TheHero Main Protagonist]], and [[spoiler: later, our Main Antagonist]]. He [[ExactWords starts]] as a[[SpearCounterpart Puer Magi]] who wished to protect his friends [[spoiler: which comes back to bite him ''hard'']]. His magic can summon a sickle[[spoiler:, can use BloodMagic in the form of [[CallBack Red Miles]], and can shield]]. [[spoiler: [[YouCantFightFate He becomes a witch at the end of the story]]]].

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Our [[TheHero Main Protagonist]], and [[spoiler: later, our Main Antagonist]]. He [[ExactWords starts]] as a[[SpearCounterpart a [[SpearCounterpart Puer Magi]] who wished to protect his friends [[spoiler: which comes back to bite him ''hard'']]. His magic can summon a sickle[[spoiler:, can use BloodMagic in the form of [[CallBack Red Miles]], and can shield]]. [[spoiler: [[YouCantFightFate He becomes a witch at the end of the story]]]].
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Our [[TheHero Main Protagonist]], and [[spoiler: later, our Main Antagonist]]. [[SpearCounterpart Puer Magi]] who wished to protect his friends [[spoiler: which comes back to bite him ''hard'']]. His magic can summon a sickle[[spoiler:, can use BloodMagic in the form of [[CallBack Red Miles]], and can shield]]. [[spoiler: [[YouCantFightFate He becomes a witch at the end of the story]]]].

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Our [[TheHero Main Protagonist]], and [[spoiler: later, our Main Antagonist]]. [[SpearCounterpart He [[ExactWords starts]] as a[[SpearCounterpart Puer Magi]] who wished to protect his friends [[spoiler: which comes back to bite him ''hard'']]. His magic can summon a sickle[[spoiler:, can use BloodMagic in the form of [[CallBack Red Miles]], and can shield]]. [[spoiler: [[YouCantFightFate He becomes a witch at the end of the story]]]].
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A [[SpearCounterpart Puer Magi]] who wished to protect his friends [[spoiler: which comes back to bite him ''hard'']]. His magic can summon a sickle[[spoiler:, can use BloodMagic in the form of [[CallBack Red Miles]], and can shield]]. [[spoiler: [[YouCantFightFate He becomes a witch at the end of the story]]]].

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A Our [[TheHero Main Protagonist]], and [[spoiler: later, our Main Antagonist]]. [[SpearCounterpart Puer Magi]] who wished to protect his friends [[spoiler: which comes back to bite him ''hard'']]. His magic can summon a sickle[[spoiler:, can use BloodMagic in the form of [[CallBack Red Miles]], and can shield]]. [[spoiler: [[YouCantFightFate He becomes a witch at the end of the story]]]].
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* CombatClearvoyance

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* CombatClearvoyanceCombatClairvoyance
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* [[UselessBoyfriend Useless Girlfriend]]: At first. Then, subverted ''hard''.

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* [[UselessBoyfriend Useless Girlfriend]]: At first. Then, subverted ''hard''.subverted.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: His wish [[spoiler: comes back to bite him ''badly''. It helps that the wish was (broken down to the context) incredibly selfish to begin with]].

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: His wish [[spoiler: comes back to bite him ''badly''. It helps that the said wish was (broken down to the context) incredibly selfish to begin with]].



* HatesBeingAlone: Desperate without Nepeta. The primary reason for Karkat to contract is to keep Nepeta (actually his lover) with him.

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* HatesBeingAlone: Desperate without Nepeta. The primary reason for Karkat to contract is to keep Nepeta (actually his lover) with him. He retains this attitude [[spoiler: even as a witch]].
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: His wish [[spoiler: comes back to bite him ''badly''. It helps that the wish was (broken down to the context) incredibly selfish to begin with]].
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* GameOver: What his emerging triggered for the story.

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* HatesBeingAlone: Desperate without Nepeta. The primary reason for Karkat to contract is to keep Nepeta (actually his lover) with him.



* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Desperate without Nepeta. The primary reason for Karkat to contract is to keep Nepeta (actually his lover) with him.



* IJustWantToHaveFriends: [[UpToEleven Taken to an extreme]].

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* IJustWantToHaveFriends: [[UpToEleven Taken to an extreme]].HatesBeingAlone: UpToEleven.
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** In less flowery language: Karkinos is the personification of the despair Karkat felt at the end of the story (being all lonely), so he attempts to never be lonely again. For this, he tries to keep the visitors in his barrier forever. It's unknown what exactly the description implies what he does when they try to leave, but it's certainly not pretty.
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* {{Yandere}}

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* {{Yandere}}
{{Yandere}}: For two reasons, according to the description.
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* NoodleIncident: Her contracting is wrapped in mystery. [[spoiler: As is her becoming a witch.

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* NoodleIncident: Her contracting is wrapped in mystery. [[spoiler: As is her becoming a witch.
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* NoodleIncident: Her contracting is wrapped in mystery.

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* NoodleIncident: Her contracting is wrapped in mystery.
mystery. [[spoiler: As is her becoming a witch.
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* YouCantFightFate: Something he has trouble accepting with. [[spoiler: But it's rather obvious if you know [[SoulJar what]] [[OurLichesAreDifferent he]] [[ChildSoldier is]] [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain and]] [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie finally]] [[EldritchAbomination becomes]]

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* YouCantFightFate: Something he has trouble accepting with. [[spoiler: But it's rather obvious if you know [[SoulJar what]] [[OurLichesAreDifferent he]] [[ChildSoldier is]] [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain and]] [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie finally]] [[EldritchAbomination becomes]]becomes]]]].

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A [[SpearCounterpart Puer Magi]] who wished to protect his friends [[spoiler: which comes back to bite him ''hard'']]. His magic can summon a sickle[[spoiler:, can use BloodMagic in the form of [[CallBack Red Miles]], and can shield]]. [[spoiler: He becomes a witch at the end of the story]].

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A [[SpearCounterpart Puer Magi]] who wished to protect his friends [[spoiler: which comes back to bite him ''hard'']]. His magic can summon a sickle[[spoiler:, can use BloodMagic in the form of [[CallBack Red Miles]], and can shield]]. [[spoiler: [[YouCantFightFate He becomes a witch at the end of the story]].
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* MarySue: [[SubvertedTrope Would be this]] if not were for him being quite insecure, crippling fear not to be lonely and [[spoiler: living in a CrapSackWorld due to him being a Puer Magi]].



* MarySue: [[SubvertedTrope Would be this]] if not were for him being quite insecure, crippling fear not to be lonely and [[spoiler: living in a CrapSackWorld due to him being a Puer Magi]].

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* MarySue: [[SubvertedTrope Would be this]] if not were for him being quite insecure, crippling fear not to be lonely and [[spoiler: living in a CrapSackWorld due to him being a Puer Magi]].ProtagonistJourneyToVillain]]: The entire story.


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* YouCantFightFate: Something he has trouble accepting with. [[spoiler: But it's rather obvious if you know [[SoulJar what]] [[OurLichesAreDifferent he]] [[ChildSoldier is]] [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain and]] [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie finally]] [[EldritchAbomination becomes]]
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* RedHerring: He isn't the one who ''sealed'' the promise; it was Terezi. And with the sane mind she has -despite being dishonest and stubborn-, Terezi isn't happy with the consequences, blames Karkat and strangles him (so he's the ''[[AssholeVictim victim]]'' in some sense).

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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: He isn't the one who ''sealed'' the promise; it was Terezi. And with the sane mind she has -despite being dishonest and stubborn-, Terezi isn't happy with the consequences, blames Karkat and strangles him (so he's the ''[[AssholeVictim victim]]'' in some sense).sense)]].

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