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* WeaponSpecialization: As Slashers are often heavily associated with iconic "signature weapons", many Slashers in the Hack/Slash continuity naturally have particularly favorite weapons. But, to further the NotSoDifferent angle, comic protagonists Vlad and Cassie both have ''their'' signature weapons too. Vlad favors meat cleavers, which he learned to use under his adoptive father, a Czechoslovakian butcher, whilst Cassie favors a nail-studded baseball bat. They ''can'' use other weapons, but these are always their go-to choices if they have the option.

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* WeaponSpecialization: As Slashers are often heavily associated with iconic "signature weapons", many Slashers in the Hack/Slash continuity naturally have particularly favorite weapons. But, to further the NotSoDifferent angle, their similarities, comic protagonists Vlad and Cassie both have ''their'' signature weapons too. Vlad favors meat cleavers, which he learned to use under his adoptive father, a Czechoslovakian butcher, whilst Cassie favors a nail-studded baseball bat. They ''can'' use other weapons, but these are always their go-to choices if they have the option.

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* OurSlashersAreDifferent: Slashers are a specific kind of monster that are driven to kill in life and rise as immortal zombies after death. Later, a convolunted cosmology involving cults and black magic emerges about their origin that is later mocked in-universe.

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* OurSlashersAreDifferent: Slashers are a specific kind of monster that are driven to kill in life and rise as immortal zombies after death. Later, a convolunted convoluted cosmology involving cults and black magic emerges about their origin that is later mocked in-universe.in-universe.
* PapaWolf: A dark and twisted variant can be seen in ''Hack/Slash Meets Zombies vs. Cheerleaders'' in the form of Coach Campbell. Before the start of the issue, his eldest son turns into a zombie after taking [[FantasticDrugs Ceutotech's HGX]] in an effort to become a better footballer, then infects his brothers and mother. Campbell responds by locking them up in his office at the school, then starts murdering students and feeding them to his undead family in hopes that this will sustain them until he can find a cure.

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%%* ClosetKey:
%%** Georgia/Margaret acts as this for Cassie in ''Shout at the Devil'', though the latter eventually is revealed as bisexual.
%%** The converse is also true in ''Closer'', with Cassie and Margaret's FirstKiss letting Margaret realize she likes it.

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%%* ClosetKey:
%%** Georgia/Margaret acts as this for
* ClosetKey: Whilst Cassie in ''Shout at the Devil'', though the latter initially seems to be straight, she eventually is revealed as bisexual.
%%** The converse is
discovers she's also true into women after meeting Margaret Crump, aka the stripper "Georgia Peaches", in ''Closer'', the story "Shout at the Devil". Ironically, Cassie's first kiss with Cassie and Margaret's FirstKiss letting Margaret in "Closer" is what makes Margaret realize she likes it.she's a lesbian as well, so the two acted as {{Closet Key}}s for each other.



* GoneHorriblyWrong: Despite the obvious risks, slasher healing and resurrection ability constantly fascinates scientists who hope to tame it for medical purposes. It always, always, ends in a bloodbath.
* {{Gonk}}: Ashley Guthrie.
* GoodIsNotNice: Cassie is out to help people, but she's extremely rude in the process.

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* GoneHorriblyWrong: Despite the obvious risks, slasher healing and resurrection ability constantly fascinates scientists who hope to tame it for medical purposes. It always, always, ''always'', ends in a bloodbath.
* {{Gonk}}: Ashley Guthrie.
In general, expect people to look ''really'' ugly in this series. Whilst Slashers especially are prone to this, even neutral or outright heroic characters can be pretty ugly. Vlad is a stellar example.
* GoodIsNotNice: Cassie is out to help people, but she's extremely rude in the process. In ''The Crow: Hack/Slash'', the evil Crow even accuses Cassie of deliberately using civilians as bait to find her Slasher victims, and Cassie admits that she didn't stop the drug addict witness from slipping out of her and Vlad's trailer to shoot up in the church because she didn't care -- she just wrote her off as "just another junkie".



* GoshDangItToHeck: Ashley Guthrie.

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* GoshDangItToHeck: Ashley Guthrie.Guthrie, being an UndeadChild Slasher from a nice, respectable family, makes only "G-Rated" swears when he curses.



%%* LivingToys: Ashley Guthrie's entire shtick.

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%%* * LivingToys: Ashley Guthrie's entire shtick.shtick. Initially, he crossed this with NightmareWeaver; he would invade the dreams of kids and then warp their favorite toys into nightmarish living versions of themselves that would then murder the kid, causing them to suffer a fatal aneurysm in the real world. After being killed by Cassie the first time, he becomes a physical Slasher again by possessing various toys.



** A ''very'' dark one. Along with Delilah, there was Mother Leeds from ''The Living Corpse'' crossover.

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** A Delilah Hack was a ''very'' dark one. When her daughter Cassie was bullied, she responded by murdering the bullies and serving them as food in the school cafeteria. Even the vestige of Delilah retains a murderous protectiveness for Cassie, to the point that Cassie's ultimate plan to defeat Ashley Guthrie is to lure him into ''her'' dreams, knowing that when her FlashbackNightmare happens, the dream remnant of Delilah will kill the dream-haunting Slasher to protect her.
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Along with Delilah, there was Mother Leeds from ''The Living Corpse'' crossover.



* NeverSleepAgain: Villain Ashley Guthrie initially had the ability to kill people in their dreams.

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* NeverSleepAgain: Villain Ashley Guthrie initially had the ability to kill people in their dreams.dreams by [[NightmareWeaver twisting their dreams into deadly nightmares]]. He lost this power after physically incarnating.



%%* {{Stripperiffic}}: Including:
%%** BlackBraAndPanties
%%** CollaredByFashion
%%** HellBentForLeather
%%** LoinCloth
%%** MiniDressOfPower
%%** StockingFiller

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%%* * {{Stripperiffic}}: Including:
%%** BlackBraAndPanties
%%** CollaredByFashion
%%** HellBentForLeather
%%** LoinCloth
%%** MiniDressOfPower
%%** StockingFiller
As an indy comic themed around Slashers, a genre known for including plenty of titilating beauties as well as abundant gory deaths, Cassie is very prone to running around in clothing that is sexy, but doesn't really cover much. Specific clothing tropes she tends to evoke include BlackBraAndPanties, CollaredByFashion, HellBentForLeather, LoinCloth, MiniDressOfPower, and StockingFiller.



%%** Meat cleavers for Vlad.
%%** A baseball bat with nails in it for Cassie.
%%** Many Slashers has their own particular type of weapon they enjoy using over others.

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%%** Meat cleavers for Vlad.
%%** A
* WeaponSpecialization: As Slashers are often heavily associated with iconic "signature weapons", many Slashers in the Hack/Slash continuity naturally have particularly favorite weapons. But, to further the NotSoDifferent angle, comic protagonists Vlad and Cassie both have ''their'' signature weapons too. Vlad favors meat cleavers, which he learned to use under his adoptive father, a Czechoslovakian butcher, whilst Cassie favors a nail-studded baseball bat with nails in it for Cassie.
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bat. They ''can'' use other weapons, but these are always their own particular type of weapon go-to choices if they enjoy using over others.have the option.
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* AcademyOfAdventure: Hunters For Hire & Darla Ritz's Academy For Girls, introduced in ''Back To School'', is a sort of boarding school/mercenary service filled with teenage slasher-hunters like Cassie and presided over by BadassTeacher Darla Ritz.
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* DropTheHammer: MO of Grinface from ''My First Maniac''. He usually uses regular claw hammers, but breaks out a huge sledgehammer for his "final boss", [[spoiler:Sarah]].
** The Catalogue Killer carries around a gigantic wooden (spiked) mallet as well.
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In 2023, Image released a new miniseries, ''Hack/Slash: Back to School'', which was written and drawn by Zoe Thorogood, previously known as an art-comics creator but a [[PromotedFanboy self-confessed fan]].

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In 2023, Image released a new miniseries, miniseries set near the beginning of Cassie's career, ''Hack/Slash: Back to School'', which was written and drawn by Zoe Thorogood, previously known as an art-comics creator but a [[PromotedFanboy self-confessed fan]].
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In 2023, Image released a new miniseries, ''Hack/Slash: Back to School'', which was written and drawn by Zoe Thorogood, previously known as an art-comics creator but a [[PromotedFanboy self-confessed fan]].

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