History Fanfic / TheSecondTorch

* IWarnedYou: After the attempt to steal a large shipment of Dust at the docks ends in a fiery explosion, Roman is quick to gleefully remind Cinder that he warned her that working with the White Fang would go poorly, pointing out that the only reason they were caught committing the crime was due to someone ''specifically'' looking for the White Fang. He does, however, keep the fact that ''he'' set off the explosion in order to escape to himself.

* IWarnedYou: After the attempt to steal a large shipment of Dust at the docks ends in a fiery explosion, Roman is quick to gleefully remind Cinder that he warned her that working with the White Fang would go poorly, pointing out that the only reason they were caught committing the crime was due to someone ''specifically'' looking for the White Fang. He does, however, keep the fact that ''he'' set off the explosion in order to escape to himself.
* ItAmusedMe: The reason why Roman sics the unpowered White Fang terrorists on Huntress-in-training Blake despite them not having a chance against her.

* IWarnedYou: After the attempt to steal a large shipment of Dust at the docks ends in a fiery explosion, Roman is quick to gleefully remind Cinder that he warned her that working with the White Fang would go poorly, pointing out that the only reason they were caught committing the crime was due to someone ''specifically'' looking for the White Fang. He does, however, keep the fact that ''he'' set of the explosion in order to escape to himself.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: In spite of his quixotic attempts at recapturing his glory days, Roman is this. Neo muses that had Roman ''truly'' been an idiot, he would have been caught more often then he had been. When their lives are genuinely in danger, or if he's in a particularly bad mood, the cold-blooded criminal both capable of and reponsible for murder beneath the flamboyance emerges. Roman just prefers to not display this version of himself very often, considering it his boring side.

* HeroicComedicSociopath: Penny Polendina has vibes of this to a degree; as an Atlesian [[RobotSoldier gynoid]] she is both [[NoSocialSkills rather clueless]] to to her new friends' [[ThouShallNotKill squeamishness]] and operates according to the Atlesian military's more ruthless rules of engagement.

* LighterAndSofter: In comparison to some of Coeur's more serious and darker words like ''Remnant Invicta'', ''Raise'' and ''Null'', ''The Second Torch'' is much more light-hearted with an emphasis on comedy.

** Roman has his own moments, however; he doesn't try to fight Ruby for very long when she interrupts his robbery of the Dust store because he doesn't think he can beat her without killing her, which would make him the target of every Huntsman and Huntress in Beacon (though Ruby's skill certainly played a role, something he's in denial about). He also later vetoes Banesaw's proposal to execute Ruby on video partly for this reason, and partly because being a child murderer doesn't fit the image of charming rogue he's going for.

* VerbalBackpedaling: During their fight on the docks, an irritated Ruby snaps at Roman that her name is Ruby, not "Red," at which point her new friend Penny proceeds to destroy up a Bullhead with people still onboard. Ruby quickly tries to retract her last statement.

* InnocentInnuendo: When Roman snarks at [[WalkingShirtlessScene Sun Wukong]] to put on a shirt because just looking at him makes him feel cold, Sun ripostes with, "Then maybe you and I can keep one another warn." Sun means through the exertion of fighting, but an [[YaoiFangirl excited Neo]] interprets it differently and makes a lewd gesture.

* [[CorporateSponsoredSuperhero Corpotate-Sponsored Supervillain]]: When Roman begins to garner press attention again, tobacco company Huntsman Silver Cigars notices that he's no longer smoking their product while committing crimes and query through a fansite he runs whether he's quit. When he explains that he's simply run out, the company drops off an entire crate of its cigars at a location of Roman's choosing in exchange for brand exclusivity while performing his criminal acts.

* TheGadfly: Roman is very unhappy to be working with the White Fang, and makes it known by needling them at every opportunity.

** Roman has his own moments, however; he doesn't try to fight Ruby for very long when she interrupts his robbery of the Dust store because he doesn't think he can beat her without killing her, which would make him the target of every Huntsman and Huntress in Beacon. He also later vetoes Banesaw's proposal to execute Ruby on video partly for this reason, and partly because being a child murderer doesn't fit the image of charming rogue he's going for.

* GentlemanThief: A well-dressed rogue who looks more at home in posh society than robbing store, at least when he was younger.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: In spite of his quixotic attempts at recapturing his glory days, Roman is this. Neo muses that had Roman ''truly'' been an idiot, he would have been caught more often then he had been. When their lives are genuinely in danger, or if he's in a particularly bad mood, the cold-blooded criminal beneath the flamboyance emerges. Roman just prefers to not display this version of himself very often, considering it his boring side.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Roman runs into several hiccups with his schemes due to a combination of prioritizing optics over sensibility and how things have changed since he first began his criminal career.