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* RapunzelHair: Yumiko uses a hyperspace snood to keep it out of the way while fighting...and notes that most heroines have [[SciFiBobHaircut pixie cuts or bobs.]]
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* ArcherArchetype: part of "Ami's" spy gear is a Japanese bow with ghost-killing arrows.
* YouWakeUpInARoom: Book 1 begins with an amnesiac girl waking up in a hospital bed.
* SueDonym: Ami Nesia
* GeniusDitz: Elfine, who barely knows how to negociate human society, but can still make accurate observations and deductions about another Twilighter.
* YouWakeUpInARoom: Book 1 begins with an amnesiac girl waking up in a hospital bed.
* SueDonym: Ami Nesia
* GeniusDitz: Elfine, who barely knows how to negociate human society, but can still make accurate observations and deductions about another Twilighter.
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* ArcherArchetype: part of "Ami's" Yumiko's spy gear is a Japanese bow with ghost-killing arrows.
*YouWakeUpInARoom: Book 1 begins with BondVillainStupidity: In ''City of Corpses'', this is averted: after Malen Rudgoch Ren reveals a large chunk of plot to the disguised Yumiko, she then immediately [[spoiler: wipes her memory of it.]]--while taking a moment to gloat that, no, she is ''not'' that stupid.
* CaptainErsatz: Criminals live in fear of a ferocious vigilante known as "Winged Vengeance."
* CurbStompBattle: Gil versus the werewolves. He's armored and mounted, they aren't. The most they do is slow him down.
* DramaticIrony: Yumiko criticizes "that science fiction movie" where the hero is anamnesiac girl waking up idiot and the heroine does everything...not realizing that she's in a hospital bed.
the same situation. (minus the hero being an idiot.)
*SueDonym: Ami Nesia
EmbarrassingNickname: "Yummy Cutie." Yumiko's immediate reaction to hearing this is disbelief, followed by NeverSayThatAgain.
* ExplainExplainOhCrap: An enemy has caught Yumiko and spends several paragraphs gloating over the fact before realizing that she still has leverage over him.
* GeniusDitz: Elfine, who barely knows how tonegociate navigate human society, but can still make accurate observations and deductions about another Twilighter.Twilighter.
* GrapplingHookPistol: known as a wirepoon and used most effectively along with an antigravity ring.
* FailureHero: Yumiko. Lampshaded by Elfine:
--> "Just because you have failed at everything you've done so far doesn't mean you're going to lose!"
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* CaptainErsatz: Criminals live in fear of a ferocious vigilante known as "Winged Vengeance."
* CurbStompBattle: Gil versus the werewolves. He's armored and mounted, they aren't. The most they do is slow him down.
* DramaticIrony: Yumiko criticizes "that science fiction movie" where the hero is an
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: An enemy has caught Yumiko and spends several paragraphs gloating over the fact before realizing that she still has leverage over him.
* GeniusDitz: Elfine, who barely knows how to
* GrapplingHookPistol: known as a wirepoon and used most effectively along with an antigravity ring.
* FailureHero: Yumiko. Lampshaded by Elfine:
--> "Just because you have failed at everything you've done so far doesn't mean you're going to lose!"
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* RingOfPower: Yumiko has a ring that can turn invisible, turn ''her'' invisible, make her visible in a different spectrum of reality, emit light, or alter gravity.
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* IKnowYourTrueName: used on the nightclub's ''lares'' househob to force him to cooperate.
* OfCorsetsSexy: The Peach Cobbler Girls.
* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Gil and Matthias resolutely don't look down Yumiko's cleavage while she's wearing the abovementioned corset.
* PragmaticHero: Yumiko has absolutely no compunctions about cutting the throats of downed enemies...it prevents them from getting back up again.
* RapunzelHair: Yumiko uses a hyperspace snood to keep it out of the way while fighting...and notes that most heroines have [[SciFiBobHaircut pixie cuts or bobs.]]
* RingOfPower: Yumiko has a ring that can turn invisible, turn ''her'' invisible, make her visible in a different spectrum of reality, emit light, or alter gravity. It's shown to be one of the Thirteen Treasures, on par with Gil's FlamingSword from the previous trilogy.
* ScienceHero: Tom Moth. Cousin of [[Literature/TomSwift Appleton]] Moth. He invents gadgets. And has adventures.
* SueDonym: Ami Nesia, and Sorry Yunomi (a mispronunciation of Sayori Yanomi, itself a historical pseudonym).
* OfCorsetsSexy: The Peach Cobbler Girls.
* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Gil and Matthias resolutely don't look down Yumiko's cleavage while she's wearing the abovementioned corset.
* PragmaticHero: Yumiko has absolutely no compunctions about cutting the throats of downed enemies...it prevents them from getting back up again.
* RapunzelHair: Yumiko uses a hyperspace snood to keep it out of the way while fighting...and notes that most heroines have [[SciFiBobHaircut pixie cuts or bobs.]]
* RingOfPower: Yumiko has a ring that can turn invisible, turn ''her'' invisible, make her visible in a different spectrum of reality, emit light, or alter gravity. It's shown to be one of the Thirteen Treasures, on par with Gil's FlamingSword from the previous trilogy.
* ScienceHero: Tom Moth. Cousin of [[Literature/TomSwift Appleton]] Moth. He invents gadgets. And has adventures.
* SueDonym: Ami Nesia, and Sorry Yunomi (a mispronunciation of Sayori Yanomi, itself a historical pseudonym).
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* UtilityBelt: "Ami" has one, complete with GrapplingHookPistol (very useful for someone who can alter gravity).
* WaifFu: Ami is a trained and deadly hand-to-hand combatant....who also happens to be five foot two and weighs less than one hundred pounds. Force multipliers are required, and she either fights [[CombatPragmatist dirty]] or uses ranged weapons.
* UtilityBelt: "Ami" has one, complete with GrapplingHookPistol (very useful for someone who can alter gravity).
* WaifFu: Ami is a trained and deadly hand-to-hand combatant....who also happens to be five foot two and weighs less than one hundred pounds. Force multipliers are required, and she either fights [[CombatPragmatist dirty]] or uses ranged weapons.
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* TerrorHero: Winged Vengeance, naturally.
* TitleDrop: "Dark Avenger'sSidekick"
Sidekick" and "city of corpses."
* UtilityBelt:"Ami" Yumiko has one, complete with GrapplingHookPistol (very useful for someone who can alter gravity).
* WaifFu:Ami Yumiko is a trained and deadly hand-to-hand combatant....who also happens to be five foot two and weighs less than one hundred pounds. Force multipliers are required, and she either fights [[CombatPragmatist dirty]] or uses ranged weapons.
weapons.
* WaitHere: Gil attempts to tell Yumiko and Elfine to wait out Tom's rescue. Yumiko sweetly tells him he's an absolute idiot.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Elfine all but namedrops the trope, while pointing out that she has experience dealing with the fae normally, but not in solving crimes or vigilante murders.
* YouWakeUpInARoom: Book 1 begins with an amnesiac girl waking up in a hospital bed.
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* WaitHere: Gil attempts to tell Yumiko and Elfine to wait out Tom's rescue. Yumiko sweetly tells him he's an absolute idiot.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Elfine all but namedrops the trope, while pointing out that she has experience dealing with the fae normally, but not in solving crimes or vigilante murders.
* YouWakeUpInARoom: Book 1 begins with an amnesiac girl waking up in a hospital bed.
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* ApothecaryAlligator: The witch of Bertolac's castle has one hanging in her tower. It's ''mate'' helps Gil and Foxglove escape when they ask.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Foxglove crushes on Gil simply because he's polite to her.
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* ExactWords: When Gil asks at a feast that Ruff do something for him, Sheila McGuire is told to allow it. She makes the mistake of telling him to do what Gil says. Ruff immediately says, "Now and forever!" freeing himself from her.
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* ExactWords: Par for the course when dealing with TheFairFolk.
** When Gil asks at a feast that Ruff do something for him, SheilaMcGuire Mc Guire is told to allow it. She makes the mistake of telling him to do what Gil says. Ruff immediately says, "Now and forever!" freeing himself from her.
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** Ygraine is able to annul her marriage to Alain le Gros, as he is technically her nephew.
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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Nerea's only part mermaid and so needs things like goggles to cope.
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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Nerea's only part mermaid and so needs things like goggles to cope.
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* ThePromise:Promises Giving an oath is SeriousBusiness. Gil is able to LogicBomb his mother at one point by pointing out that it would be impossible to swear an oath that he will break a different oath.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Within their own BlueAndOrangeMorality framework, Alberec and the Erlkoenig aretaken very seriously.
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* RescueRomance: Ygraine and the first SwanKnight.Knight: she was kidnapped and held hostage by the Woolly Man to weave her hair into a protective cloak for him. When her husband and sons failed to come for her, the Swan Knight did.
* RiddleMeThis: Gil's mother is known as Ygraine of the Riddles. She is extremely learned and doesn't lie, and uses riddles and double meanings to get around people.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Within their own BlueAndOrangeMorality framework, Alberec and the Erlkoenig are
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* RiddleMeThis: Gil's mother is known as Ygraine of the Riddles. She is extremely learned and doesn't lie, and uses riddles and double meanings to get around people.
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* TwitchyEye: In ''Feast'', the Steward develops one after having to deal with Gil for an evening.
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: The narrative cuts away from Gil and [[spoiler: Sir Bertolac]] when the subject of defeating Guynglaff comes up.
* WigDressAccent: The Green Knight covers his face with a false nose made of bronze...and sunglasses.
* WillNotTellALie: Ygraine and by extension Gil.
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: The narrative cuts away from Gil and [[spoiler: Sir Bertolac]] when the subject of defeating Guynglaff comes up.
* WigDressAccent: The Green Knight covers his face with a false nose made of bronze...and sunglasses.
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* WorthyOpponent: Alberec smiles when he is outwitted [[spoiler: by Ygraine.]]
* YourMother: played for dramatic irony when the insult is aimed at Gil by his ''half brother.''
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* ArcherArchetype: part of "Ami's" spy gear is a Japanese bow with ghost-killing arrows.
* YouWakeUpInARoom: Book 1 begins with an amnesiac girl waking up in a hospital bed.
* SueDonym: Ami Nesia
* GeniusDitz: Elfine, who barely knows how to negociate human society, but can still make accurate observations and deductions about another Twilighter.
* HyperspaceArsenal: literally. Yumiko's weapons collapse and fold into themselves and can be hidden in the mist, unobservable to human eyes.
* RingOfPower: Yumiko has a ring that can turn invisible, turn ''her'' invisible, make her visible in a different spectrum of reality, emit light, or alter gravity.
* TheGogglesDoNothing: Averted, although Yumiko doesn't remember how to use them at first.
* TitleDrop: "Dark Avenger's Sidekick"
* UtilityBelt: "Ami" has one, complete with GrapplingHookPistol (very useful for someone who can alter gravity).
* WaifFu: Ami is a trained and deadly hand-to-hand combatant....who also happens to be five foot two and weighs less than one hundred pounds. Force multipliers are required, and she either fights [[CombatPragmatist dirty]] or uses ranged weapons.
* YourMother: played for dramatic irony when the insult is aimed at Gil by his ''half brother.''
!! Tropes in ''Dark Avenger's Sidekick'' include
* ArcherArchetype: part of "Ami's" spy gear is a Japanese bow with ghost-killing arrows.
* YouWakeUpInARoom: Book 1 begins with an amnesiac girl waking up in a hospital bed.
* SueDonym: Ami Nesia
* GeniusDitz: Elfine, who barely knows how to negociate human society, but can still make accurate observations and deductions about another Twilighter.
* HyperspaceArsenal: literally. Yumiko's weapons collapse and fold into themselves and can be hidden in the mist, unobservable to human eyes.
* RingOfPower: Yumiko has a ring that can turn invisible, turn ''her'' invisible, make her visible in a different spectrum of reality, emit light, or alter gravity.
* TheGogglesDoNothing: Averted, although Yumiko doesn't remember how to use them at first.
* TitleDrop: "Dark Avenger's Sidekick"
* UtilityBelt: "Ami" has one, complete with GrapplingHookPistol (very useful for someone who can alter gravity).
* WaifFu: Ami is a trained and deadly hand-to-hand combatant....who also happens to be five foot two and weighs less than one hundred pounds. Force multipliers are required, and she either fights [[CombatPragmatist dirty]] or uses ranged weapons.
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* KingArthur: Appears briefly
* KingInTheMountain: Arthur sleeps
* KissingCousins: Gil's LoveInterest is his cousin Nerea, though (as Ruff is careful to point out) she is his second cousin once removed
* KnightErrant: Gil tells Ruff he is this.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Many knights, some even rise to the level of chivalry expected, others manage it on occasion.
* TheLadysFavor: Ruff asks Nerea for one for Gil.
* KingInTheMountain: Arthur sleeps
* KissingCousins: Gil's LoveInterest is his cousin Nerea, though (as Ruff is careful to point out) she is his second cousin once removed
* KnightErrant: Gil tells Ruff he is this.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Many knights, some even rise to the level of chivalry expected, others manage it on occasion.
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* LifesavingMisfortune: downplayed but serious. When a cop arrests Gil for saving the baby from the fae, he is preventing him from babbling about all sorts of magical things, which might put him or anyone who listens to him in the madhouse.
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** In the BackStory, Ygrainne had persuaded the knights to indulge in this instead of GladiatorGames, as it was more fitting.
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* LeaveYourQuestTest: Gil faces several, including being in prison and realizing that unless he left the next day he would be utterly unable to make it; his mother's forbidding it; Nerea's trying to talk him out of it (though Gil does manage to persuade her that as the lady of KnightErrant, it's her duty to encourage him); a man telling him it was tantamount to suicide and so a sin; and more.
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* DamselInDistress: Foxglove. Gil even cites that she's a damsel and in distress to justify his acts.
* DudeInDistress: Gil, when he loses the fight at the bridge and is knocked into the water. Ruff uses the term when discussing how Nerea rescues him.
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* TheWorldTree: Invoked by Ruff to explain that another tree is greater.
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!!Works thus far
* ''Green Knight's Squire'' (complete and released as an omnibus)
** ''Swan Knight's Son''
** ''Feast of the Elfs''
** ''Swan Knight's Sword''
* ''Dark Avenger’s Sidekick ''
** ''Daughter of Danger''
** ''City of Corpses'' (forthcoming
!!Tropes included
* BlueBlood: Of vast importance to the "elfs". It can even trump marrying a human.
* TheFairFolk: the "elfs" are extremely nasty
* KingArthur: Appears briefly
* KingInTheMountain: Arthur sleeps
* KissingCousins: Gil's LoveInterest is his cousin Nerea, though (as Ruff is careful to point out) she is his second cousin once removed
* KnightInShiningArmor: Many knights, some even rise to the level of chivalry expected, others manage it on occasion.
* LiminalBeing: The Moths and Cobwebs are part human, part fae. They are known as the Twilight People as a consequence, and fall between worlds in many ways.
* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: False accusations are made about the paternity of [[spoiler:Gil]]
* ThePromise: Promises are taken very seriously
* ShapeshiftingLover: Gil's mother is a swan maiden.
* TalkingAnimal: Gil can talk to animals. Also, various magical items can let animals.
* {{Tournament}}: this is formally staged so that Winter and Spring can have out their issues.
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!!Works thus far
* ''Green Knight's Squire'' (complete and released as an omnibus)
** ''Swan Knight's Son''
** ''Feast of the Elfs''
** ''Swan Knight's Sword''
* ''Dark Avenger’s Sidekick ''
** ''Daughter of Danger''
** ''City of Corpses'' (forthcoming
!!Tropes included
* BlueBlood: Of vast importance to the "elfs". It can even trump marrying a human.
* TheFairFolk: the "elfs" are extremely nasty
* KingArthur: Appears briefly
* KingInTheMountain: Arthur sleeps
* KissingCousins: Gil's LoveInterest is his cousin Nerea, though (as Ruff is careful to point out) she is his second cousin once removed
* KnightInShiningArmor: Many knights, some even rise to the level of chivalry expected, others manage it on occasion.
* LiminalBeing: The Moths and Cobwebs are part human, part fae. They are known as the Twilight People as a consequence, and fall between worlds in many ways.
* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: False accusations are made about the paternity of [[spoiler:Gil]]
* ThePromise: Promises are taken very seriously
* ShapeshiftingLover: Gil's mother is a swan maiden.
* TalkingAnimal: Gil can talk to animals. Also, various magical items can let animals.
* {{Tournament}}: this is formally staged so that Winter and Spring can have out their issues.
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