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* {{Adorkable}}: Carl Rider has his moments.
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* [[ArtifactofDeath Artifact of Death]]: The necklace of the Elf Kings, though it is never exactly stated the nature or properties of its power. All we know is that it has enough magical power to potentially destroy the entire human race.
* [[BacktoBackBadasses Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Crow and Boris [[spoiler:during the escape from Conlon’s villa.]]
* [[BacktoBackBadasses Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Crow and Boris [[spoiler:during the escape from Conlon’s villa.]]
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* [[ArtifactofDeath Artifact of Death]]: ArtifactofDeath: The necklace of the Elf Kings, though it is never exactly stated the nature or properties of its power. All we know is that it has enough magical power to potentially destroy the entire human race.
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* [[BigNo Big"NO!"]]: [[spoiler:Boris]], when the Elf King statues come to life and attack him.
* BloodlessCarnage: Averted.
* [[BondOneLiner Bond One-Liner]]: Both Conlon and Crow are occasionally guilty of this.
* [[BigNo Big"NO!"]]: [[spoiler:Boris]], when the Elf King statues come to life and attack him.
* BloodlessCarnage: Averted.
* [[BondOneLiner Bond One-Liner]]: Both Conlon and Crow are occasionally guilty of this.
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* [[BaitandSwitchBoss Bait-and-Switch Boss]]: BaitandSwitchBoss: Just before the climax, [[spoiler:Boris reveals himself as the mastermind of the entire plot, much to Conlon's chagrin.]]
*[[BigNo Big"NO!"]]: BigNo]: [[spoiler:Boris]], when the Elf King statues come to life and attack him.
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* [[ImmuneToBullets Immune to Bullets]]: The Elf King statues that attack [[spoiler:Boris.]] Makes sense, as they are stone and thus can’t feel it.
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* [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat No One Could Survive That]]: NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Crow falls an uncertain amount of feet after his chute is torn, and lands on the rocky volcanic terrain of an island. He survives, with only being knocked unconscious being the result.
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* [[PreMortemOneLiner Pre-Mortem One-Liner]]: “You’re going to fall.”
* [[ScarsAreForever Scars Are Forever]]: [[spoiler:Conlon’s injury is a permanent blemish on his delicate features.]]
* [[SurroundedByIdiots Surrounded by Idiots]]: Conlon doesn’t think much of his corrupt police henchmen. “It’s like talking to a retarded anthropoid!”
* [[TakingYouWithMe Taking You with Me]]: Evoked by Conlon [[spoiler:trying to kill Eve]], knowing that he’s pretty much dead meat anyway.
* [[VillainsActHeroesReact Villains Act, Heroes React]]: For the third act, [[spoiler:its mostly our heroes at Conlon’s mercy, as they travel to the tomb.]]
* [[WhatCouldHaveBeen What Could Have Been]]: The original plot was much less complex, and more classic adventure. Elements such as a British sidekick, and Crow having his Achilles Heel being a deep love of children didn’t make it to the final story (though a [[spoiler:child’s death]] does have a major effect on Crow). Also, the book was originally to be titled "Tomb of the Elf King," but this was changed as that title was too misleading.
* [[ScarsAreForever Scars Are Forever]]: [[spoiler:Conlon’s injury is a permanent blemish on his delicate features.]]
* [[SurroundedByIdiots Surrounded by Idiots]]: Conlon doesn’t think much of his corrupt police henchmen. “It’s like talking to a retarded anthropoid!”
* [[TakingYouWithMe Taking You with Me]]: Evoked by Conlon [[spoiler:trying to kill Eve]], knowing that he’s pretty much dead meat anyway.
* [[VillainsActHeroesReact Villains Act, Heroes React]]: For the third act, [[spoiler:its mostly our heroes at Conlon’s mercy, as they travel to the tomb.]]
* [[WhatCouldHaveBeen What Could Have Been]]: The original plot was much less complex, and more classic adventure. Elements such as a British sidekick, and Crow having his Achilles Heel being a deep love of children didn’t make it to the final story (though a [[spoiler:child’s death]] does have a major effect on Crow). Also, the book was originally to be titled "Tomb of the Elf King," but this was changed as that title was too misleading.
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*[[SurroundedByIdiots Surrounded by Idiots]]: SurroundedByIdiots: Conlon doesn’t think much of his corrupt police henchmen. “It’s like talking to a retarded anthropoid!”
*[[TakingYouWithMe Taking You with Me]]: TakingYouWithMe: Evoked by Conlon [[spoiler:trying to kill Eve]], knowing that he’s pretty much dead meat anyway.
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*[[WhatCouldHaveBeen What Could Have Been]]: WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original plot was much less complex, and more classic adventure. Elements such as a British sidekick, and Crow having his Achilles Heel being a deep love of children didn’t make it to the final story (though a [[spoiler:child’s death]] does have a major effect on Crow). Also, the book was originally to be titled "Tomb of the Elf King," but this was changed as that title was too misleading.
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* [[WorldofSnark World of Snark]]: A natural element of adventure stories, taken to the extreme with Crow and Boris.
* [[YouCallThatAWound You Call That A Wound]]: Conlon’s injury doesn’t impede his ability to talk, no sir.
* [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Conlon kills [[spoiler:Inspector Ricazzo after he expresses distaste for Conlon’s abuse.]] Done with a Bond One-Liner, no less.
* [[YouCallThatAWound You Call That A Wound]]: Conlon’s injury doesn’t impede his ability to talk, no sir.
* [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Conlon kills [[spoiler:Inspector Ricazzo after he expresses distaste for Conlon’s abuse.]] Done with a Bond One-Liner, no less.
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* [[WorldofSnark World of Snark]]: WorldofSnark: A natural element of adventure stories, taken to the extreme with Crow and Boris.
*[[YouCallThatAWound You Call That A Wound]]: YouCallThatAWound: Conlon’s injury doesn’t impede his ability to talk, no sir.
*[[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Conlon kills [[spoiler:Inspector Ricazzo after he expresses distaste for Conlon’s abuse.]] Done with a Bond One-Liner, no less.
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* GenreShift: Starts off as an adventure, then an arcane thriller, then an adventure again, then an arcane thriller again (with a political sub-plot straight out of Robert Ludlum), Creator/RobertLudlum), then a horror story, before coming full circle to adventure... again.
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->''It is only in adventure that some people succeed in finding themselves.''
-->--'''Andre Gide, from the opening pages'''
''Lagadin's Legacy'' (previously titled ''Tomb of the Elf King'') is an adventure novel written by Jonathan Anthony and Samuel Inglis, two first-time writers who live in different countries but communicate via Internet to collaborate on tales. This is the first of such, and is meant to kick-start a fictional universe devised by the duo. It was published in December 2012 through Amazon.com's Create Space company.
Gulliver Crow is a treasure-hunter-for-hire, along with his partner, Boris Palenik. Crow happens to be the wayward son of a deceased archaeologist, and he is constantly haunted by an apparition of his father. One day, Crow is hired by a man to retrieve an ancient necklace supposedly cursed with incredible power, the only relic of an ancient kingdom of elves that existed many years ago. But on this adventure, Crow and Boris bump into a brother-sister team of archaeologists, who join their party after they come under attack by nefarious parties also desiring the necklace. In the course of the quest to find the tomb of the last Elf King, the only way to unlock the necklace’s power, Crow goes through some serious CharacterDevelopment, and Boris is revealed to be much more than just your typical [[PluckyComicRelief comic relief sidekick]]…
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!!This novel provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Eve Rider [[CharacterArc becomes one in the climax]].
* ActionPrologue
* {{Adorkable}}: Carl Rider has his moments.
* AdventurerOutfit: Crow is described as having a usual outfit for his travels, consisting of a dark brown short-sleeve shirt, light brown pants, dark grey boots and an [[IndianaJones Indiana Jones]]-style satchel.
* [[ArtifactofDeath Artifact of Death]]: The necklace of the Elf Kings, though it is never exactly stated the nature or properties of its power. All we know is that it has enough magical power to potentially destroy the entire human race.
* [[BacktoBackBadasses Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Crow and Boris [[spoiler:during the escape from Conlon’s villa.]]
* BackstabBackfire: [[spoiler:Boris’s betrayal of Crow ends up bringing about his own death.]]
* BadBoss: Vincent Conlon.
* [[BaitandSwitchBoss Bait-and-Switch Boss]]: Just before the climax, [[spoiler:Boris reveals himself as the mastermind of the entire plot, much to Conlon's chagrin.]]
* [[BigNo Big"NO!"]]: [[spoiler:Boris]], when the Elf King statues come to life and attack him.
* BloodlessCarnage: Averted.
* [[BondOneLiner Bond One-Liner]]: Both Conlon and Crow are occasionally guilty of this.
* BondVillainStupidity: Subverted. Conlon has a good reason for keeping Crow alive.
* BottomlessMagazines: Averted early on, when Crow’s pistol turns out to be empty at a rather... inconvenient time.
* CaptainObvious: [[spoiler:Conlon, upon seeing the statues of the Elf Kings in the ‘tomb.’]]
* CatchPhrase: “Your ass is mine!”
** Boris likes to point out that someone doesn't have a lot of faith. Heaven knows what he'd be like in a room full of Atheists.
** "a reputation is only as great as the effort to accommodate it"
* [[ChewingtheScenery Chewing the Scenery]]: Conlon, [[spoiler:after his injury]], becomes a [[LargeHam Large Ham]].
* ContinuousDecompression: A plane gets one of its windows blown out by gunfire, and causes the cabin to have all oxygen sucked out due to the plane’s height. Thankfully, soon the pilot drops the plane, and oxygen returns.
* [[DarkerandEdgier Darker and Edgier]]: The book is designed as a deliberately darker and edgier deconstruction of a pulp adventure novel.
* DeadpanSnarker: Crow's quite the fan of this trope. Conlon is too, but of a [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness less laconic variety]].
* EurekaMoment: Conlon, when he realizes the necklace’s location.
* EvilBrit: Dr. Vincent Conlon. You can see the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44rGbZs1acU inspiration]].
* [[EvilVersusEvil Evil Versus Evil]]: Not exactly fighting, but more disdain between [[spoiler:Conlon and Boris, once his true nature is revealed.]]
* {{Fanservice}}: Averted. There is not a single moment in this book where a female character is unnecessarily indecently exposed.
* [[FollowTheLeader Follow the Leader]]: To a certain extent, this novel is quite derivative of the Indiana Jones films and The Da Vinci Code.
* ForebodingArchitecture: [[spoiler:The castle housing Lagadin.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There is a throwaway line where it is mentioned that Boris left the Chechen mafia because he “didn’t get to kill enough.” At first, it seems like simple black humor on his part. [[spoiler:But when you see what he acts like in the third act…]]
* [[FourManBand Four Man Band]]:
** TheHero: Crow
** TheLancer: Boris
** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Guy]]: Carl
** TheChick: Eve
* GenreShift: Starts off as an adventure, then an arcane thriller, then an adventure again, then an arcane thriller again (with a political sub-plot straight out of Robert Ludlum), then a horror story, before coming full circle to adventure... again.
* GiantMook: Boris acts as Crow’s own Giant Mook. [[spoiler:Too bad he has to fight him eventually…]]
* [[GirlOfTheWeek Girl of the Week]]: Mention is made of Crow having had experience with lots of women before meeting Eve.
* [[HopelessBossFight Hopeless Boss Fight]]: [[spoiler:Crow vs. Boris.]]
* [[IGotBetter I Got Better]]: Conlon [[spoiler:survived his gunshot to the face, sure, but it decidedly isn’t him getting better…]]
* [[ImmuneToBullets Immune to Bullets]]: The Elf King statues that attack [[spoiler:Boris.]] Makes sense, as they are stone and thus can’t feel it.
* IndyPloy: [[spoiler:Boris’]] whole plan counts as one.
* InformedAbility: Averted, as we get to see pretty graphic examples of Crow’s skill with fighting.
** Subverted with Conlon. He demonstrates a genius level of manipulation behind-the-scenes throughout the first half of the novel, [[spoiler: but his injury in the second half means that we never get an opportunity to see him do all that stuff up close]].
* IronicEcho: A joke concerning Christmas cards gets repeated later, and while the first time it was a third-person comment, the second time it’s stated by a character.
* [[FromBadToWorse It Got Worse]]: About by the end of the second act, things really turn dark and edgy for this sort of tale.
* LampshadeHanging: Several instances, most notably when Conlon admonishes Crow for making him feel like “a villain in a pulp novel.”
* LastNameBasis: Crow is always referred to as Crow in the third-person narrative. But Boris calls him “Gully,” which Crow seems to be fine with. And up until Chapter 11, Crow always calls Eve “Miss Rider,” much to her annoyance, as she knows damn well he doesn’t say it to be respectful.
* LightningBruiser: Boris.
* MeaningfulName: Gulliver’s first name is, of course, a reference to Gulliver’s Travels. His last name refers to the crow, which is a symbol of death in some Native American cultures, and this is appropriate, considering Crow is an incredibly vicious killer in combat.
* [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat No One Could Survive That]]: Crow falls an uncertain amount of feet after his chute is torn, and lands on the rocky volcanic terrain of an island. He survives, with only being knocked unconscious being the result.
* NoSympathy: Humphrey Crow really doesn't give half a crap about the hurricane of misfortune and death that his son is being consumed by. No, his legacy is so much more important. What a guy.
* OhCrap: Crow goes, “ah, shit” after he loses Carl’s trail in the hotel.
* OnlyAFleshWound: Conlon, [[spoiler:incredibly survives a gunshot to the face, with it costing him only half his looks…and his sanity.]]
* [[PreMortemOneLiner Pre-Mortem One-Liner]]: “You’re going to fall.”
* [[ScarsAreForever Scars Are Forever]]: [[spoiler:Conlon’s injury is a permanent blemish on his delicate features.]]
* [[SurroundedByIdiots Surrounded by Idiots]]: Conlon doesn’t think much of his corrupt police henchmen. “It’s like talking to a retarded anthropoid!”
* [[TakingYouWithMe Taking You with Me]]: Evoked by Conlon [[spoiler:trying to kill Eve]], knowing that he’s pretty much dead meat anyway.
* [[VillainsActHeroesReact Villains Act, Heroes React]]: For the third act, [[spoiler:its mostly our heroes at Conlon’s mercy, as they travel to the tomb.]]
* [[WhatCouldHaveBeen What Could Have Been]]: The original plot was much less complex, and more classic adventure. Elements such as a British sidekick, and Crow having his Achilles Heel being a deep love of children didn’t make it to the final story (though a [[spoiler:child’s death]] does have a major effect on Crow). Also, the book was originally to be titled "Tomb of the Elf King," but this was changed as that title was too misleading.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never learn what happened to Conlon’s manservant, Valentin. Or what becomes of [[spoiler:Marcus and his men, who so generously let Crow stop Boris.]]
* [[WhyWontYouDie Why Won't You Die?]]: A variation; [[spoiler:Boris asks Crow in the final fight why doesn’t he stop fighting.]]
* WickedCultured: Conlon IS this trope!
* [[WorldofSnark World of Snark]]: A natural element of adventure stories, taken to the extreme with Crow and Boris.
* [[YouCallThatAWound You Call That A Wound]]: Conlon’s injury doesn’t impede his ability to talk, no sir.
* [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Conlon kills [[spoiler:Inspector Ricazzo after he expresses distaste for Conlon’s abuse.]] Done with a Bond One-Liner, no less.
->''It is only in adventure that some people succeed in finding themselves.''
-->--'''Andre Gide, from the opening pages'''
''Lagadin's Legacy'' (previously titled ''Tomb of the Elf King'') is an adventure novel written by Jonathan Anthony and Samuel Inglis, two first-time writers who live in different countries but communicate via Internet to collaborate on tales. This is the first of such, and is meant to kick-start a fictional universe devised by the duo. It was published in December 2012 through Amazon.com's Create Space company.
Gulliver Crow is a treasure-hunter-for-hire, along with his partner, Boris Palenik. Crow happens to be the wayward son of a deceased archaeologist, and he is constantly haunted by an apparition of his father. One day, Crow is hired by a man to retrieve an ancient necklace supposedly cursed with incredible power, the only relic of an ancient kingdom of elves that existed many years ago. But on this adventure, Crow and Boris bump into a brother-sister team of archaeologists, who join their party after they come under attack by nefarious parties also desiring the necklace. In the course of the quest to find the tomb of the last Elf King, the only way to unlock the necklace’s power, Crow goes through some serious CharacterDevelopment, and Boris is revealed to be much more than just your typical [[PluckyComicRelief comic relief sidekick]]…
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!!This novel provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Eve Rider [[CharacterArc becomes one in the climax]].
* ActionPrologue
* {{Adorkable}}: Carl Rider has his moments.
* AdventurerOutfit: Crow is described as having a usual outfit for his travels, consisting of a dark brown short-sleeve shirt, light brown pants, dark grey boots and an [[IndianaJones Indiana Jones]]-style satchel.
* [[ArtifactofDeath Artifact of Death]]: The necklace of the Elf Kings, though it is never exactly stated the nature or properties of its power. All we know is that it has enough magical power to potentially destroy the entire human race.
* [[BacktoBackBadasses Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Crow and Boris [[spoiler:during the escape from Conlon’s villa.]]
* BackstabBackfire: [[spoiler:Boris’s betrayal of Crow ends up bringing about his own death.]]
* BadBoss: Vincent Conlon.
* [[BaitandSwitchBoss Bait-and-Switch Boss]]: Just before the climax, [[spoiler:Boris reveals himself as the mastermind of the entire plot, much to Conlon's chagrin.]]
* [[BigNo Big"NO!"]]: [[spoiler:Boris]], when the Elf King statues come to life and attack him.
* BloodlessCarnage: Averted.
* [[BondOneLiner Bond One-Liner]]: Both Conlon and Crow are occasionally guilty of this.
* BondVillainStupidity: Subverted. Conlon has a good reason for keeping Crow alive.
* BottomlessMagazines: Averted early on, when Crow’s pistol turns out to be empty at a rather... inconvenient time.
* CaptainObvious: [[spoiler:Conlon, upon seeing the statues of the Elf Kings in the ‘tomb.’]]
* CatchPhrase: “Your ass is mine!”
** Boris likes to point out that someone doesn't have a lot of faith. Heaven knows what he'd be like in a room full of Atheists.
** "a reputation is only as great as the effort to accommodate it"
* [[ChewingtheScenery Chewing the Scenery]]: Conlon, [[spoiler:after his injury]], becomes a [[LargeHam Large Ham]].
* ContinuousDecompression: A plane gets one of its windows blown out by gunfire, and causes the cabin to have all oxygen sucked out due to the plane’s height. Thankfully, soon the pilot drops the plane, and oxygen returns.
* [[DarkerandEdgier Darker and Edgier]]: The book is designed as a deliberately darker and edgier deconstruction of a pulp adventure novel.
* DeadpanSnarker: Crow's quite the fan of this trope. Conlon is too, but of a [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness less laconic variety]].
* EurekaMoment: Conlon, when he realizes the necklace’s location.
* EvilBrit: Dr. Vincent Conlon. You can see the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44rGbZs1acU inspiration]].
* [[EvilVersusEvil Evil Versus Evil]]: Not exactly fighting, but more disdain between [[spoiler:Conlon and Boris, once his true nature is revealed.]]
* {{Fanservice}}: Averted. There is not a single moment in this book where a female character is unnecessarily indecently exposed.
* [[FollowTheLeader Follow the Leader]]: To a certain extent, this novel is quite derivative of the Indiana Jones films and The Da Vinci Code.
* ForebodingArchitecture: [[spoiler:The castle housing Lagadin.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There is a throwaway line where it is mentioned that Boris left the Chechen mafia because he “didn’t get to kill enough.” At first, it seems like simple black humor on his part. [[spoiler:But when you see what he acts like in the third act…]]
* [[FourManBand Four Man Band]]:
** TheHero: Crow
** TheLancer: Boris
** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Guy]]: Carl
** TheChick: Eve
* GenreShift: Starts off as an adventure, then an arcane thriller, then an adventure again, then an arcane thriller again (with a political sub-plot straight out of Robert Ludlum), then a horror story, before coming full circle to adventure... again.
* GiantMook: Boris acts as Crow’s own Giant Mook. [[spoiler:Too bad he has to fight him eventually…]]
* [[GirlOfTheWeek Girl of the Week]]: Mention is made of Crow having had experience with lots of women before meeting Eve.
* [[HopelessBossFight Hopeless Boss Fight]]: [[spoiler:Crow vs. Boris.]]
* [[IGotBetter I Got Better]]: Conlon [[spoiler:survived his gunshot to the face, sure, but it decidedly isn’t him getting better…]]
* [[ImmuneToBullets Immune to Bullets]]: The Elf King statues that attack [[spoiler:Boris.]] Makes sense, as they are stone and thus can’t feel it.
* IndyPloy: [[spoiler:Boris’]] whole plan counts as one.
* InformedAbility: Averted, as we get to see pretty graphic examples of Crow’s skill with fighting.
** Subverted with Conlon. He demonstrates a genius level of manipulation behind-the-scenes throughout the first half of the novel, [[spoiler: but his injury in the second half means that we never get an opportunity to see him do all that stuff up close]].
* IronicEcho: A joke concerning Christmas cards gets repeated later, and while the first time it was a third-person comment, the second time it’s stated by a character.
* [[FromBadToWorse It Got Worse]]: About by the end of the second act, things really turn dark and edgy for this sort of tale.
* LampshadeHanging: Several instances, most notably when Conlon admonishes Crow for making him feel like “a villain in a pulp novel.”
* LastNameBasis: Crow is always referred to as Crow in the third-person narrative. But Boris calls him “Gully,” which Crow seems to be fine with. And up until Chapter 11, Crow always calls Eve “Miss Rider,” much to her annoyance, as she knows damn well he doesn’t say it to be respectful.
* LightningBruiser: Boris.
* MeaningfulName: Gulliver’s first name is, of course, a reference to Gulliver’s Travels. His last name refers to the crow, which is a symbol of death in some Native American cultures, and this is appropriate, considering Crow is an incredibly vicious killer in combat.
* [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat No One Could Survive That]]: Crow falls an uncertain amount of feet after his chute is torn, and lands on the rocky volcanic terrain of an island. He survives, with only being knocked unconscious being the result.
* NoSympathy: Humphrey Crow really doesn't give half a crap about the hurricane of misfortune and death that his son is being consumed by. No, his legacy is so much more important. What a guy.
* OhCrap: Crow goes, “ah, shit” after he loses Carl’s trail in the hotel.
* OnlyAFleshWound: Conlon, [[spoiler:incredibly survives a gunshot to the face, with it costing him only half his looks…and his sanity.]]
* [[PreMortemOneLiner Pre-Mortem One-Liner]]: “You’re going to fall.”
* [[ScarsAreForever Scars Are Forever]]: [[spoiler:Conlon’s injury is a permanent blemish on his delicate features.]]
* [[SurroundedByIdiots Surrounded by Idiots]]: Conlon doesn’t think much of his corrupt police henchmen. “It’s like talking to a retarded anthropoid!”
* [[TakingYouWithMe Taking You with Me]]: Evoked by Conlon [[spoiler:trying to kill Eve]], knowing that he’s pretty much dead meat anyway.
* [[VillainsActHeroesReact Villains Act, Heroes React]]: For the third act, [[spoiler:its mostly our heroes at Conlon’s mercy, as they travel to the tomb.]]
* [[WhatCouldHaveBeen What Could Have Been]]: The original plot was much less complex, and more classic adventure. Elements such as a British sidekick, and Crow having his Achilles Heel being a deep love of children didn’t make it to the final story (though a [[spoiler:child’s death]] does have a major effect on Crow). Also, the book was originally to be titled "Tomb of the Elf King," but this was changed as that title was too misleading.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never learn what happened to Conlon’s manservant, Valentin. Or what becomes of [[spoiler:Marcus and his men, who so generously let Crow stop Boris.]]
* [[WhyWontYouDie Why Won't You Die?]]: A variation; [[spoiler:Boris asks Crow in the final fight why doesn’t he stop fighting.]]
* WickedCultured: Conlon IS this trope!
* [[WorldofSnark World of Snark]]: A natural element of adventure stories, taken to the extreme with Crow and Boris.
* [[YouCallThatAWound You Call That A Wound]]: Conlon’s injury doesn’t impede his ability to talk, no sir.
* [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Conlon kills [[spoiler:Inspector Ricazzo after he expresses distaste for Conlon’s abuse.]] Done with a Bond One-Liner, no less.
