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* ISurrenderSuckers: Skidmark quotes this trope verbatim, although he's using his fake surrender as an opening to run, not fight.
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* AntiRegeneration: Exposure to warp taint greatly slows Lung's healing. [[spoiler:He's still incapacitated when Armsmaster finds him, and recovers only slowly in his cell.]]
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* PokeInTheThirdEye: Regent tries to tweak Taylor's nerves, but is baffled by the changes to her nervous system.
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* HellFire: Warp-infused flames have enough chaos in them that they're able to temporarily overpower Lung's fire and burn him. Stopping, dropping, and rolling doesn't put them out, either.
--> It was hypnotic to watch the fires burning at Lung’s silver scales, scorching them in odd ways. Slight discolorations in the green flames looked like rending claws and teeth were assaulting Lung, and Taylor found them hypnotic enough that she forgot she was running away for a second.
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* MoreDakka: The first thing Taylor builds for herself is a Ratling gun, which she puts to good use [[spoiler:escaping from the ABB]].
--> Taylor found that being capable of laying down an ungodly amount of firepower in an extremely short period of time appealed to her on a primal level, and it did wonders for her bravery at the moment, alas, sticking around was not in the cards.

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* AintTooProudToBeg: Jack Slash tries repeatedly to talk his way out of trouble when [[spoiler:Daemon Prince Taylor comes for him in retaliation for Ankle-Biter's death]].

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** Taylor knows she is overmatched against Lung, and rats aren't particularly proud.
---> '''Taylor:''' I am but a humble scraper-scavenger. Gathering flashy bits, and shiny things the man-things throw away. You may call me Warlock Engineer or just Warlock… Actually, you can call me whatever you want if it means I get to go-go.
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Jack Slash tries repeatedly to talk his way out of trouble when [[spoiler:Daemon Prince Taylor comes for him in retaliation for Ankle-Biter's death]].
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* ExplosiveResults: Taylor has a theory that Robert Oppenheimer wasn't actually the first to make nuclear weapons, just the first to ''survive'' doing so.
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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: For Taylor and her minions, this trope is [[AvertedTrope averted]] since 13 is their sacred number. For everyone else, it's played straight.

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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: For Taylor and her minions, this trope is [[AvertedTrope averted]] [[InvertedTrope inverted]] since 13 is their sacred number. For everyone else, it's played straight.
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It can be read [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-earth-bet-vermintide-worm-warhammer-fantasy.1041382/#post-87076228 here]] on Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom and [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43872796/chapters/110309737 here]] on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn.

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It can be read [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-earth-bet-vermintide-worm-warhammer-fantasy.1041382/#post-87076228 here]] on Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom and [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43872796/chapters/110309737 here]] on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn.Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn, and is [[CompletedFic complete]].
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* BladeOnAStick: Taylor wields a halberd, though interestingly, the blade can be detached and used as a dagger for close combat.
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** The ragtag alliance that forms between Armsmaster, Dragon, [[spoiler:Burnscar, Bonesaw]], Panacea, Uber, Leet, and [[spoiler:Emma]] at the end of the story after [[spoiler:everyone else in Brockton Bay is turned into a Skaven and the only way for the remaining heroes and villains in the Bay to survive is to work together.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Alongside Emma and Sophia, Madison mocked Taylor over the tragic death of her mother as part of their bullying campaign against her. [[spoiler:Both of Madison's parents wind up as casualties of Leviathan when he attacks Brockton Bay, their deaths leaving Madison emotionally devastated and unable to stop crying in her sleep.]]
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* DealWithTheDevil: Alexandria makes such a deal on behalf of Cauldron with Warlock. In exchange for letting the Skaven take over Brockton Bay, Cauldron will be given the Fellblade, which Warlock claims will allow them to kill Scion.
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:The story ends with Taylor successfully conquering all of Brockton Bay and turning nearly the entire city's population into Skaven. She then trades the Fellblade to Alexandria in exchange for Cauldron turning a blind eye to any Skaven that manage to escape the dome surrounding the city.]]

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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:The story ends with Taylor successfully conquering all of Brockton Bay and turning nearly the entire city's population into Skaven. She The only capes that haven't been turned are Armsmaster, Dragon, Burnscar, Bonesaw, Panacea, Uber, Leet, and Emma (now calling herself Survivor). Taylor then trades the Fellblade to Alexandria in exchange for Cauldron turning a blind eye to any Skaven that manage to escape activity outside the dome surrounding the city.]]
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:The story ends with Taylor successfully conquering all of Brockton Bay and turning nearly the entire city's population into Skaven. She then trades the Fellblade to Alexandria in exchange for Cauldron turning a blind eye to any Skaven that manage to escape the dome surrounding the city.]]
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* CombatPragmatist: The Skaven don't believe in fair play when it comes to combat, and Taylor is no exception.


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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Taylor is left buck-naked after [[spoiler:her Daemon Prince transformation wears off]]. It's implied that the Horned Rat did that just to amuse himself.
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* AllYourPowersCombined: While Taylor's fighting style seems mostly based on Ikit Claw, she can also unleash and control plague clouds like Lord Skrolk, summon (and control) beasts like Throt the Unclean, and move about as stealthily as an Eshin assassin.

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* AllYourPowersCombined: While Taylor's fighting style seems mostly based on Ikit Claw, she can also unleash and control plague clouds like Lord Skrolk, summon (and control) beasts like Throt the Unclean, and move about as stealthily as an Eshin assassin.assassin, and [[spoiler:accidentally summons Skarbrand]] like Grey Seer Thanquol.
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* NarratorAllAlong: Chapter 75 ends with the revelation that [[spoiler:the Great Horned Rat]] has been telling the story.
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* DeathIsCheap: [[spoiler:After becoming a Daemon Prince, Taylor cannot truly die unless the Horned Rat wild it. Any fatal damage just sends her to the Realm of Ruin until she's kicked back into the mortal plane by her amused boss]].

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* DeathIsCheap: [[spoiler:After becoming a Daemon Prince, Taylor cannot truly die unless the Horned Rat wild wills it. Any fatal damage just sends her to the Realm of Ruin until she's kicked back into the mortal plane by her amused boss]].
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* DeathIsCheap: [[spoiler:After becoming a Daemon Prince, Taylor cannot truly die unless the Horned Rat wild it. Any fatal damage just sends her to the Realm of Ruin until she's kicked back into the mortal plane by her amused boss]].


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* {{Troll}}: It's implied that [[spoiler:Taylor becoming naked after resuming her human form]] was arranged by the Horned Rat for petty amusement.
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* NarratorAllAlong: Chapter 75 ends with the revelation that [[spoiler:the Great Horned Rat]] has been telling the story.


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* NoodleIncident: [[spoiler:The Horned Rat calls Himself "Usurper of Slaanesh" at the end of Chapter 75, meaning he's now one of the four primary Chaos Gods]].
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* VillainsOutShopping: When not scheming or committing felonies, the Skaven prefer to simply watch old TV shows like ''Murder, She Wrote'' and ''The Golden Girls''. And they do ''not'' like being interrupted.

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* VillainsOutShopping: When not scheming or committing felonies, the Skaven prefer to simply watch old TV shows like ''Murder, She Wrote'' ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' and ''The Golden Girls''.''Series/TheGoldenGirls''. And they do ''not'' like being interrupted.
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* EntitledBitch: Emma Barnes has the ''gall'' to proclaim ''to Taylor's face'' that the latter owes her for obtaining her powers. Taylor is having none of flatulence.

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* EntitledBitch: Emma Barnes has the ''gall'' to proclaim ''to Taylor's face'' that the latter owes her for obtaining her powers. Taylor is having none of flatulence.that.
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* SpitefulSpit: Alan does this to Taylor when she has him tied up and gloats about how she's going to turn him and his entire family into Skaven after berating him for being a poor parent towards Emma. This earns him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Taylor, who keeps wailing on him until he loses consciousness.
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* DarkestHour: [[spoiler:Following Skarbrand's defeat, Taylor immediately attacks the capes and summons her army, together with the undead forces commanded by her parents. Quickly surrounding the heroes, Taylor closes the chapter by declaring that Brockton Bay now belongs to the Skaven, and orders them to rampage through the city]].

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* DarkestHour: Chapter 71. [[spoiler:Following Skarbrand's defeat, Taylor immediately attacks the capes and summons her army, together with the undead forces commanded by her parents. Quickly surrounding the heroes, Taylor closes the chapter by declaring that Brockton Bay now belongs to the Skaven, and orders them to rampage through the city]].
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** The Rat Foot Clan is a big one to ''[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Ninja Turtles.]]''

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** The Rat Foot Clan is Skidmark suggests calling the formerly human Skaven "parasplinters", a big one nod to ''[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Ninja Turtles.]]''[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Master Splinter.]]
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** [[spoiler:Skarbrand's]] defeat is an homage to [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings the defeat of the Balrog.]]
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* PragmaticVillainy: The Horned Rat gets fed up with Taylor's procrastination at dealing with her parental issues because they're interfering with her mission to bring ruin in his name, so he ''forces'' her to deal with the problem.
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* TheDragon: Taylor serves as the Horned Rat's Everchosen.

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