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A graphic novel by Max Uriarte, creator of ''WebComic/TerminalLance''. Unlike ''Terminal Lance'', ''The White Donkey'' is a more serious story based on his experiences serving as a [[SemperFi Marine]] [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror in Iraq.]]
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A graphic novel by Max Uriarte, creator of ''WebComic/TerminalLance''. ''WebComic/TerminalLance''.
Unlike ''Terminal Lance'', ''The White Donkey'' is a more serious story based on his experiences serving as a [[SemperFi Marine]] [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror in Iraq.]]
!''Terminal Lance: The White Donkey'' contains examples of the following tropes:
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Unlike ''Terminal Lance'', ''The White Donkey'' is a more serious story based on his experiences serving as a [[SemperFi Marine]] [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror in Iraq.
!''Terminal Lance: The White Donkey'' contains examples of the following tropes:
!!''Terminal Lance: The White Donkey'' contains examples of the following tropes:
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* {{Eagleland}}: The Iraqi Policeman who chews out Abe for whining has a Type 2 vision of Americans, considering them arrogant, with Abe being particularly so.
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* {{Eagleland}}: The Iraqi Policeman who chews out Abe for whining has a Type 2 vision of Americans, considering them considers Americans arrogant, with Abe being particularly so.
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* MeaningfulName: {{Lampshaded}}. Abraham and Jesus are both names that feature prominently in Literature/TheBible. Garcia points out that Jesus is not a very unusual name among Spanish speakers.
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* MeaningfulName: {{Lampshaded}}. Abraham and Jesus are both names that feature prominently in Literature/TheBible.''Literature/TheBible''. Garcia points out that Jesus is not a very unusual name among Spanish speakers.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: [[spoiler: Abe. His friends, family, and comrades all try to reach out to him, but he shuts out all attempts by others to help him. Notably, Ding doesn't even try to reach out for him, instead holding a grudge over Abe punching him earlier.]]
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* ShellShockedVeteran: ShellShockedVeteran:
** [[spoiler: Abe. His friends, family, and comrades all try to reach out to him, but he shuts out all attempts by others to help him. Notably, Ding doesn't even try to reach out for him, instead holding a grudge over Abe punching him earlier.]]
** [[spoiler: Abe. His friends, family, and comrades all try to reach out to him, but he shuts out all attempts by others to help him. Notably, Ding doesn't even try to reach out for him, instead holding a grudge over Abe punching him earlier.]]
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A graphic novel by Max Uriarte, creator of ''WebComic/TerminalLance''. Unlike ''Terminal Lance'', ''The White Donkey'' is a more serious story based on his experiences serving as a [[SemperFi Marine]] [[TheWarOnTerror in Iraq.]]
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A graphic novel by Max Uriarte, creator of ''WebComic/TerminalLance''. Unlike ''Terminal Lance'', ''The White Donkey'' is a more serious story based on his experiences serving as a [[SemperFi Marine]] [[TheWarOnTerror [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror in Iraq.]]
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* ShellShockedVeteran: [[spoiler: Abe. His friends, family, and comrades all try to reach out to him, but he shuts out all attempts by others to help him. Notably, Ding doesn't even try to reach out for him, instead holding a grudge over Abe punching him earlier.]]
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Early in Iraq, Abe complains about the monotony of Iraq and the lack of action. Albretch gives him an unimpressed short speech pointing out how "action" means dead Marines. Later after Abe is complaining (agan) about how much it sucks in Iraq, an Iraqi policeman calls him out for being arrogant, for treating Iraq like it's some grand adventure where he can go find himself and seek out meaning in life. The Iraqi policeman had been studying in the US, and went to Iraq to fight for his homeland. Later on, Garcia gives Abe another speech for complaining constantly instead of just doing his job like everyone else.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Early in Iraq, Abe complains about the monotony of Iraq and the lack of action. Albretch gives him an unimpressed short speech pointing out how "action" means dead Marines. Later after Abe is complaining (agan) (again) about how much it sucks in Iraq, an Iraqi policeman calls him out for being arrogant, for treating Iraq like it's some grand adventure where he can go find himself and seek out meaning in life. The Iraqi policeman had been studying in the US, and went to Iraq to fight for his homeland. Later on, Garcia gives Abe another speech for complaining constantly instead of just doing his job like everyone else.
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* {{Eagleland}}: The Iraqi Policeman who chews out Abe for whining has a Type 2 vision of Americans, considering them arrogant, with Abe being particularly so.
* NoBloodForPhlebotinum: This is Abe's sister's view on the Iraq War. She considers it a pointless war for oil.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: After Abe is complaining about how much it sucks in Iraq, an Iraqi policeman calls him out for being arrogant, for treating Iraq like it's some grand adventure where he can go find himself and seek out meaning in life. The Iraqi policeman had been studying in the US, and went to Iraq to fight for his homeland. Later on, Garcia gives Abe another speech for complaining constantly instead of just doing his job like everyone else.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: After Early in Iraq, Abe complains about the monotony of Iraq and the lack of action. Albretch gives him an unimpressed short speech pointing out how "action" means dead Marines. Later after Abe is complaining (agan) about how much it sucks in Iraq, an Iraqi policeman calls him out for being arrogant, for treating Iraq like it's some grand adventure where he can go find himself and seek out meaning in life. The Iraqi policeman had been studying in the US, and went to Iraq to fight for his homeland. Later on, Garcia gives Abe another speech for complaining constantly instead of just doing his job like everyone else.
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* DudeNotFunny: Lieutenant Ding makes a joke about "not receiving medals" following [[spoiler: Garcia's death]]. [[spoiler: Abe loses his shit and punches him]].
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A graphic novel by Max Uriarte, creator of ''WebComic/TerminalLance''. Unlike ''Terminal Lance'', ''The White Donkey'' is a more serious story based on his experiences serving as a [[SemperFi Marine]] [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror in Iraq.]]
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A graphic novel by Max Uriarte, creator of ''WebComic/TerminalLance''. Unlike ''Terminal Lance'', ''The White Donkey'' is a more serious story based on his experiences serving as a [[SemperFi Marine]] [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror [[TheWarOnTerror in Iraq.]]
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* MeaningfulName: {{Lampshaded}}. Abraham and Jesus are both names that feature prominently in TheBible. Garcia points out that Jesus is not a very unusual name among Spanish speakers.
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* MeaningfulName: {{Lampshaded}}. Abraham and Jesus are both names that feature prominently in TheBible.Literature/TheBible. Garcia points out that Jesus is not a very unusual name among Spanish speakers.
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* GoingToSeeTheElephant: Why Abe joined the Marines. An Iraqi policeman points out that this is a terribly callous reason to travel halfway around the world to fight in another country.
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** Corporal Albrecht, to a lesser extant.
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* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Abe. [[spoiler: Especially after Garcia's death.]]
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* TemptingFate: Gannon explains that the only thing that could harm the turret gunner of an MRAP is an IED powerful enough to flip the vehicle over. [[spoiler: Two points for guessing what happens.]]
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* TemptingFate: [[spoiler: Gannon explains that the only thing that could harm the turret gunner of an MRAP is an IED powerful enough to flip the vehicle over. [[spoiler: Two points for guessing what happens.]]
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* SplashOfColor: The comic is mostly in black and white. Two notable exceptions are Garcia's bottle of gatorade, the Iraqi flag flying behind the Iraqi policeman and [[spoiler: Garcia's blood splattered on the road.]]
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* SplashOfColor: The comic is mostly in black and white. Two Three notable exceptions are Garcia's bottle of gatorade, the Iraqi flag flying behind the Iraqi policeman and [[spoiler: Garcia's blood splattered on the road.]]
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* EnsignNewbie: Lieutenant Ding. His inexperience is highlighted during their predeployment training.
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* EnsignNewbie: Lieutenant Ding. His inexperience is highlighted during their predeployment training. Also doubles as a {{Jerkass}}.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Many details hinting at Garcia'sfate.fate, like the coyote sniffing at him in his bed or when Gannon talks about the MRAP's ability to survive an IED.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Many details hinting at Garcia's
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* MoodWhiplash: A truckload of Marines start singing along to a popular song, [[spoiler: and then Garcia is killed by an IED that blows their vehicle off the road.]]
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* ShoutOut: At one point, the Marines in Abe's truck start an impromptu sing-along to "All These Things That I've Done" by Music/TheKillers.
-->''I've got soul but I'm not a soldier!''
-->''I've got soul but I'm not a soldier!''
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* InelegantBlubbering: Abe calls Jen up and tries to tell her about [[spoiler:Garcia's death]], but instead breaks down into this.
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* VomitIndiscretionShot: Abe, after he [[spoiler:sees Garcia's brains dashed out against the ground.]]
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* SergeantRock: Corporal Albrecht.
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* SergeantRock: Corporal Albrecht.
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* HeterosexualLifePartner: Abe and Garcia have this vibe. [[spoiler: Also implied to be what Abe was ultimately looking for through joining the Marine Corps--though he never realizes it until the end.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: Before Abe's deployment, it is established that he owns a gun, a gift from his father on his 18th birthday. This
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Lacks pretty much any of the comedy that ''Terminal Lance'' was known for, focusing on the psychological aspect of war.
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* BeserkButton: [[spoiler: Abe punches Lt. Ding for asking if they would get the Combat Action Ribbon for the IED attack where Garcia died.]]
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* BeserkButton: BerserkButton: [[spoiler: Abe punches Lt. Ding for asking if they would get the Combat Action Ribbon for the IED attack where Garcia died.]]]] After their deployment is finished, Abe similarly loses his temper at a random civilian who asked him if he'd ever killed anyone.
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* SurvivorsGuilt: [[spoiler: Abe, after Garcia's death. He felt he should have spotted the IED that killed his friend.]]
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A graphic novel by Max Uriarte, creator of ''WebComic/TerminalLance''. Unlike ''Terminal Lance'', ''The White Donkey'' is a more serious story based on his experiences serving as a [[SemperFi Marine]] [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror in Iraq.]]
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A graphic novel by Max Uriarte, creator of ''WebComic/TerminalLance''. Unlike ''Terminal Lance'', ''The White Donkey'' is a more serious story based on his experiences serving as a [[SemperFi Marine]] [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror in Iraq.]]]]
!''Terminal Lance: The White Donkey'' contains examples of the following tropes:
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* AnyoneCanDie: It is a combat deployment to a war zone, and this story is ''not'' as funny or lighthearted as ''Terminal Lance'' was. Reader beware.
* ArcWords: Variations on "I hope you find what you are looking for."
* BeserkButton: [[spoiler: Abe punches Lt. Ding for asking if they would get the Combat Action Ribbon for the IED attack where Garcia died.]]
* ChekhovsGun: Before Abe's deployment, it is established that he owns a gun, a gift from his father on his 18th birthday. This
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Garcia claims that all Mexicans are Catholic, at least.
* DisappearedDad: Abe and Kirsten's father died before the story started.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Abe teeters on the edge of it during the final part of the story.]]
* EnsignNewbie: Lieutenant Ding. His inexperience is highlighted during their predeployment training.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
* MeaningfulName: {{Lampshaded}}. Abraham and Jesus are both names that feature prominently in TheBible. Garcia points out that Jesus is not a very unusual name among Spanish speakers.
* MyGirlBackHome: Jen. She and Abe are both reluctant to define exactly what their relationship is.
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler: Garcia. Foreshadowed early on with the coyote sniffing at him while he slept.]]
* SemperFi: Most of the characters are Marines. A handful of Abe's civilian friends, family, and acquaintances fill the cast out.
* ShellShockedVeteran: [[spoiler: Abe. His friends, family, and comrades all try to reach out to him, but he shuts out all attempts by others to help him.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: After Abe is complaining about how much it sucks in Iraq, an Iraqi policeman calls him out for being arrogant, for treating Iraq like it's some grand adventure where he can go find himself and seek out meaning in life. The Iraqi policeman had been studying in the US, and went to Iraq to fight for his homeland. Later on, Garcia gives Abe another speech for complaining constantly instead of just doing his job like everyone else.
* WarIsHell
!''Terminal Lance: The White Donkey'' contains examples of the following tropes:
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* AnyoneCanDie: It is a combat deployment to a war zone, and this story is ''not'' as funny or lighthearted as ''Terminal Lance'' was. Reader beware.
* ArcWords: Variations on "I hope you find what you are looking for."
* BeserkButton: [[spoiler: Abe punches Lt. Ding for asking if they would get the Combat Action Ribbon for the IED attack where Garcia died.]]
* ChekhovsGun: Before Abe's deployment, it is established that he owns a gun, a gift from his father on his 18th birthday. This
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Garcia claims that all Mexicans are Catholic, at least.
* DisappearedDad: Abe and Kirsten's father died before the story started.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Abe teeters on the edge of it during the final part of the story.]]
* EnsignNewbie: Lieutenant Ding. His inexperience is highlighted during their predeployment training.
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* MeaningfulName: {{Lampshaded}}. Abraham and Jesus are both names that feature prominently in TheBible. Garcia points out that Jesus is not a very unusual name among Spanish speakers.
* MyGirlBackHome: Jen. She and Abe are both reluctant to define exactly what their relationship is.
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler: Garcia. Foreshadowed early on with the coyote sniffing at him while he slept.]]
* SemperFi: Most of the characters are Marines. A handful of Abe's civilian friends, family, and acquaintances fill the cast out.
* ShellShockedVeteran: [[spoiler: Abe. His friends, family, and comrades all try to reach out to him, but he shuts out all attempts by others to help him.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: After Abe is complaining about how much it sucks in Iraq, an Iraqi policeman calls him out for being arrogant, for treating Iraq like it's some grand adventure where he can go find himself and seek out meaning in life. The Iraqi policeman had been studying in the US, and went to Iraq to fight for his homeland. Later on, Garcia gives Abe another speech for complaining constantly instead of just doing his job like everyone else.
* WarIsHell
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A graphic novel by Max Uriarte, creator of ''WebComic/TerminalLance''. Unlike ''Terminal Lance'', ''The White Donkey'' is a more serious story based on his experiences serving as a [[SemperFi Marine]] [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror in Iraq.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I hope you find whatever it is you are looking for.]]
A graphic novel by Max Uriarte, creator of ''WebComic/TerminalLance''. Unlike ''Terminal Lance'', ''The White Donkey'' is a more serious story based on his experiences serving as a [[SemperFi Marine]] [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror in Iraq.]]
