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* PlatonicLifePartners: Zagan and Gremory are ChildhoodFriends (a [[TimeAbyss notable statement for a demon]]) who have lighthearted barbs and sweethearted talk in their every day conversation, complete with {{affectionate nickname}}s.
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* DiedStandingUp: [[spoiler:King Ziminar ultimately perishes this way at the end of chapter 19, standing upright after he is slain as a final monument to the courage of the Kings' LastStand.]]
* LastStand: [[spoiler:Ziminar and the remaining Kings of Hell who refuse to defect to Azazel fight a pitched but one-sided battle against Azazel's forces. All of them die DefiantToTheEnd, and Ziminar even manages to nearly ''kill'' Azazel by throwing his sword.]]
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* TallPoppySyndrome: Karadas wonders why his father Azazel would goad Barion into rebelling against him saying that was "one of the best". Azazel replies "the best is always ''broken''". These words are latter revealed to be House Baal's official slogan, both a boast to it's enemies and a warning to it's members.
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* TallPoppySyndrome: Karadas wonders why his father Azazel would goad Barion into rebelling against him saying that was "one of the best". Azazel replies "the best is always ''broken''". These words are latter revealed to be House Baal's official slogan, both a boast to it's enemies and a warning to its members.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Downplayed. [[spoiler:Ziminar gets a glancing blow on Azazel and nearly kills him through doing this, but it'smembers.a failed effort regardless and Ziminar is quickly killed.]]
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Downplayed. [[spoiler:Ziminar gets a glancing blow on Azazel and nearly kills him through doing this, but it's
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* FantasticRacism: A major theme is the hatred hell has for angels, with Naivan Vallikan despising them most.
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* NoSell: Astaroth completely throws off Andras' attempt to MindRape him due to the fact there's nothing Andras can hit him with Astaroth hasn't already told himself day after day.
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-->'''Naivan''': [[spoiler:Tell him I wish there to be peace between us. Tell him that these angels have long overstayed their welcome.]]
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** Azazel has his own son Dasrian as part of his "Court of the Broken", kissing him at one point, keeping him as a SexSlave and discussing the idea of a threesome with him and Severa, who is Vinea's mother and his too. This results in his trauma in ''Literature/GiveUsForever'' when he is free of the Court.
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** Azazel has his own son Dasrian as part of a SexSlave in his "Court of the Broken", kissing him at one point, keeping him as a SexSlave and discussing the idea of a threesome with him and Severa, who is Vinea's his mother and his too.Severa. This results in his trauma in ''Literature/GiveUsForever'' when he is free of the Court.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: After Azazel [[spoilers:disbands the Council of Kings, he has all of them who sided against him killed. They all face him and his armies fearlessly, and nearly kill Azazel twice]].
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* DefiantToTheEnd: After Azazel [[spoilers:disbands [[spoiler:disbands the Council of Kings, he has attempts to have them killed. The former Kings, Ziminar, Gaap, Corso and Amayon buy time for their successors to escape, with all of them who sided against him killed. They all face him facing Azazel and his armies fearlessly, and nearly kill injuring Azazel twice]].himself]].
* OldSoldier: Even for demons, Ziminar and his fellow former kings are old veterans, warriors who have fought for eons.
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** Azazel also receives this from his son]] Orias, and [[spoiler:rips [[OffWithHisHead Orias's head off]]]].
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* DefiantToTheEnd: After Azazel [[spoilers:disbands the Council of Kings, he has all of them who sided against him killed. They all face him and his armies fearlessly, and nearly kill Azazel twice]].
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* EpicFlail: Morivak's favored weapon which he wields to great effect.
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** Azazel also receives this from his son]] Orias, and [[spoiler:rips [[OffWithHisHead head off]]]].
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** Karadas Baal may be complicit in his father Azazel's action, but even he is shocked when Azazel [[spoiler:rips [[OffingTheOffspring his son]] Orias's [[OffWithHisHead head off]]]].
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* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore:
** Vinea, when rescued from House Baal, decieds to no longer be his puppet on the council and instead use her position as King to openly accuse him of his betrayal of House Valkian, his "Court of the Broken", and his plans with Wormwood. Even when he arrives she refuses to return to House Baal.
** Azazel also receives this from his son]] Orias, and [[spoiler:rips [[OffWithHisHead head off]]]].
** Vinea, when rescued from House Baal, decieds to no longer be his puppet on the council and instead use her position as King to openly accuse him of his betrayal of House Valkian, his "Court of the Broken", and his plans with Wormwood. Even when he arrives she refuses to return to House Baal.
** Azazel also receives this from his son]] Orias, and [[spoiler:rips [[OffWithHisHead head off]]]].
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* BigDamnKiss: Gremory and Zagan buckle down to have a "proper" kiss after their ShutUpKiss in the preceding chapter.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Gremory is this to Zagan. Zagan means well, but he's hopelessly out of his league in the Grand Dance and he admits he's useless while Gremory runs everything for the both of them.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Azazel dispatches Orias by literally tearing his head off his shoulders in one berserk motion. Everyone, [[EvenEvilHasStandards even Karadas]], is shocked.]]
* OffingTheOffspring: Azazel has no problems killing his own offspring. [[spoiler:With his bare hands, in Orias Baal's case.]]
* OffingTheOffspring: Azazel has no problems killing his own offspring. [[spoiler:With his bare hands, in Orias Baal's case.]]
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* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: Downplayed. [[spoiler:Orias Baal sets up himself to fall into Azazel's clutches in a HeroicSacrifice, but Azazel tearing his head comes right out of nowhere even in the circumstances.]]
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* ShipperOnDeck: Just about everyone supports Nephera and Vinea. Nephera herself turns out to gleefully support Zagan and Gremory together.
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* SingleTargetSexuality: Gremory has eyes for nobody but Zagan. She's never even kissed anyone before. Given how promiscuous demons can be, this says a lot.
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* BiTheWay: Most demons and angels casually have lovers of either or both genders.
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** [[spoiler:Gremory and Zagan confess they've loved another since they were kids when they consummate their relationship.]]
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* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:Ziminar feels that he failed his daughter Sevara, who was Azazel's lover and mother of three of his children. Moreso when he realizes Sevara didn't die in battle, but is one of Azazel's Court of the Broken slaves.]]
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* SoProudOfYou: Ziminar assures his grandson he's always proud of him, despite how different from the heroic warrior Ziminar the weaker, scholarly Zagan is.
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* ActionGirl: Gremory Havres, bodyguard to King Zagan, and King Gaap Stolas are women who are exceptional warriors.
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* BerserkButton: Lucifer's, as ever, remains transgression of choice. Azazel revealing to have shattered the minds of countless to fill his personal slaves enrages him to points he's seldom been seen before.
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** Lucifer's, as ever, remains transgression of choice. Azazel revealing to have shattered the minds of countless to fill his personal slaves enrages him to points he's seldom been seenbefore.before.
** Defying Azazel's will sets him off, as does one of his sons sleeping with Nephera despite knowing his lust for her. [[spoiler:He beats Karadas black and blue over it.]]
** Lucifer's, as ever, remains transgression of choice. Azazel revealing to have shattered the minds of countless to fill his personal slaves enrages him to points he's seldom been seen
** Defying Azazel's will sets him off, as does one of his sons sleeping with Nephera despite knowing his lust for her. [[spoiler:He beats Karadas black and blue over it.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: Zagan rushes to deal a blow to Morviak to allow Gremory to get a hit on him before the two escape.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler:Gremory and Zagan confess they've loved another since they were kids when they consummate their relationship.]]
* CombatByChampion: The only way to win prestige in the Malebolge is force of arms, and eventually facing a strong warrior. [[spoiler:In the battle of House Havres, Gremory takes on Lord Morviak himself, one on one.]]
** Kasarian Baal had a beloved elder twin brother. Azazel, believing Kasarian with his innate sadism was more useful, eventually made said twin a part of the Court of the Broken, and slowly twisted Kasarian into his vicious enforcer.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Shax is a ruthless killer. He still hates harming children and tries to protect them when he can.
** Kasarian refuses to allow underhanded tactics against Satannus when they're found by the Baal search party, wanting to face her fairly in battle.
** Shax is a ruthless killer. He still hates harming children and tries to protect them when he can.
** Kasarian refuses to allow underhanded tactics against Satannus when they're found by the Baal search party, wanting to face her fairly in battle.
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** [[spoiler:At the end of chapter 17, Naivan Vallikan agrees to turn in Lucifer and company to House Baal and make peace with them, albeit with plans to eventually backstabAzazel]].Azazel]].
** [[spoiler:Nephera's friend Maray turns on her and betrays her to Azazel with the expectation of being Azazel's consort instead in a power grab for herself.]]
** [[spoiler:At the end of chapter 17, Naivan Vallikan agrees to turn in Lucifer and company to House Baal and make peace with them, albeit with plans to eventually backstab
** [[spoiler:Nephera's friend Maray turns on her and betrays her to Azazel with the expectation of being Azazel's consort instead in a power grab for herself.]]
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* ShutUpKiss:
** Nephera [[spoiler:Gives one twice. Once to Vinea to show her that a kiss isn't a scary thing, and once to Lucifer to interrupt his declaration of love to her.]]
** Gremory [[spoiler:kisses Zagan to silence his self doubt in battle.]]
** Nephera [[spoiler:Gives one twice. Once to Vinea to show her that a kiss isn't a scary thing, and once to Lucifer to interrupt his declaration of love to her.]]
** Gremory [[spoiler:kisses Zagan to silence his self doubt in battle.]]
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* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Andras's powers turns the entirety of the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Circles into a nightmarish hellscape lost in his fear ability with the Fallen having to navigate it and battle his nightmares.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: [[spoiler:Nephera gives this to Vinea when she infiltrates House Baal, imploring her to see herself as strong and realize she can break free from her father's influence.]]
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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Lord Amy Kimari is a demon who unlike their fellows is referred to with neutral pronouns.
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* EvilOverlord: High King Azazel Baal fits this image to a tee. He's a sadistic conqueror, master planner, and monstrous tyrant who behind closed doors visits proclivities on slaves too unspeakable for Hell to imagine. Unusually, he's also a VillainWithGoodPublicity--though he sometimes puts up very little effort attempting to seem trustworthy.
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* WeCanRuleTogether: Azazel Baal pines after Nephera and offers her this via AnOfferYouCantRefuse: "A High King needs a queen. It is my side, or within the Court, Nephera."
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* GambitPileup: Hell's politics by nature invite this. The demons pride themselves on an intricate system of manipulation and scheming known as the Great Dance, and the best of the best are capable of constructing gambits atop of gambits. The entire plot to overthrow Azazel is this, with many of Hell's finest players working with the Fallen (notably Lucifer, Nephera, and Mammon) finding themselves wrapped up in the counter-gambits of Azazel and his forces.
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* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:At the end of chapter 17, Navian Baal agrees to turn in Lucifer and company to House Baal and make peace with them, albeit with plans to eventually backstab Azazel]].
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* SafeSaneAndConsensual: Despite the sexual deviancy among Hell as a whole, consent is sacred among them. This is the major reason Azazel's "court of the broken" is considered so horrifying. Even Azazel has to maintain the image of respecting consent as he complies with Nephara's safe word, albeit after pretending not to hear her.
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* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:At the end of chapter 17, Navian Baal agrees to turn in Lucifer and company to House Baal and make peace with them, albeit with plans to eventually backstab Azazel]].
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* AffectionateNickname: People close to Nephera tend to call her 'Nephy.'
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* AntiVillain: Unlike his brothers, Kasarian and Karadas, Orias Baal is remorseful over his actions for his father Azazel, but feels he has gone to far to stop.
* AntiVillain: Unlike his brothers, Kasarian and Karadas, Orias Baal is remorseful over his actions for his father Azazel, but feels he has gone to far to stop.
* EnfantTerrible: Ziminar claims to have seen "malice and ambition" in Azazel even as a child.
* InTheBack: Morviak is stabbed in the back of the head by Zagan during his fight with Gremory, who then stabs him in the stomach. This is only a temporary victory as he retreats to recover from his wounds.
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* NotSoStoic: Azazel Baal is normally calm and in control, but hearing about angels in Sheol results in him being dumbfound in shock.
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* AGlassOfChianti : Azazel sips a wine that he states is "Hell's finest vintages. My private stock. Only the best", served in a goblet that magically refills, [[NoMisterBondIExpectYouToDine and offers some to Lucifer]].
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* FriendswithBenefits: Lucifer maintains a close relationship of this sort with many of his followers. Nephera tends to prefer it with lovers, hinted to have been lovers with her cousin Zagan in the past. Her two best friends, Maray Morax and Janara Phenex are likewise lovers to her without being too attached.
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* AGlassOfChianti : Azazel sips a wine that he states is "Hell's finest vintages. My private stock. Only the best", served in a goblet that magically refills, [[NoMisterBondIExpectYouToDine and offers some to Lucifer]].
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** Shax is an intelligent, friendly, witty and sophisticated demon who has all the charm his fellow [[CoDragons fellow dragon Andras Eligor lacks. He is also a political mastermind who secures the Circles for Azazel, effortlessly outplaying and disposing of enemies.
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* TomTheDarkLord: There's a demon lord named 'Amy.' There actually is an 'Amy' in the ''Ars Goetia'' where most demon names come from.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Most of the devils have them.
** Satannus was used by some of heaven's high command as bait for demons along with her soldiers. She survived, they didn't, and she gave in to her fury before butchering those who had used her.
** Mammon and Balizel began running a refuge for beings around the Teraverse, but when they wanted more with them, they eventually opened it to demons. When angels found them, the world was wiped out, and all on it, hence their origin as Greed and Gluttony.
** Shax Focalor suffered horribly at the hands of his family, abused in TrainingFromHell to become the heir to the House of Focalor. When he failed to meet their standards, he was castrated physically and magically, before being thrown out on the streets to die. Azazel took him in to House Baal.
** Satannus was used by some of heaven's high command as bait for demons along with her soldiers. She survived, they didn't, and she gave in to her fury before butchering those who had used her.
** Mammon and Balizel began running a refuge for beings around the Teraverse, but when they wanted more with them, they eventually opened it to demons. When angels found them, the world was wiped out, and all on it, hence their origin as Greed and Gluttony.
** Shax Focalor suffered horribly at the hands of his family, abused in TrainingFromHell to become the heir to the House of Focalor. When he failed to meet their standards, he was castrated physically and magically, before being thrown out on the streets to die. Azazel took him in to House Baal.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Widespread among Azazel and his followers. Azazel himself and Shax weaponize charming words and political finesse.
* GracefulLoser: Subverted. Almost any time he's beaten, Azazel makes an open show of this, but it's clear he's ''[[TranquilFury fuming]]'' inside.
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** Shax Focalor, one of Azazel's CoDragons, is a sneaky, conniving devil with a silver tongue he puts to good use carrying out much of Azazel's long manipulations, in contrast to his partner Andras who seems to prefer MindRape.
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* MindRape: Andras Eligor, the Gravecaller's main power is to use his powers to make his victims see images of their greatest fears, swamping them in their own terror.
* PerpetualFrowner: Andras is a grim fellow whom Corso remarks seldom if ever smile even back in his youth.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: House Baal is terrifying, and none moreso than Azazel. Despite this, Azazel is beloved as a leader in hell.
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** Azazel Baal shows a whiff of his cunning cruelty when he has the lord of House Odasiov executed and the House's children captured for his Court of the Broken--all the fruition of a minor gambit started ten-thousand years ago.
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** Azazel Baal shows a whiff of his cunning cruelty when he has the lord of House Odasiov executed for treachery that he arranged himself and the House's children captured for his Court of the Broken--all the fruition of a minor gambit started ten-thousand years ago.
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** Shax is an intelligent, friendly, witty and sophisticated demon who has all the charm his fellow CoDragon Andras Eligor lacks. He is also a political mastermind who secures the Circles for Azazel, effortlessly outplaying and disposing of enemies.
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** Shax is an intelligent, friendly, witty and sophisticated demon who has all the charm his fellow CoDragon [[CoDragons fellow dragon Andras Eligor lacks. He is also a political mastermind who secures the Circles for Azazel, effortlessly outplaying and disposing of enemies.
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* TallPoppySyndrome: Karadas wonders why his father Azazel would goad Barion into rebelling against him saying that was "one of the best". Azazel replies "the best is always ''broken''".
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* TallPoppySyndrome: Karadas wonders why his father Azazel would goad Barion into rebelling against him saying that was "one of the best". Azazel replies "the best is always ''broken''". These words are latter revealed to be House Baal's official slogan, both a boast to it's enemies and a warning to it's members.
