History Literature / SixOfCrows

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Kaz cuts out Oomen's eye and then drowns him in the ocean.

* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Kaz, pretty infamously so (unless that person is [[SingleTargetSexuality Inez.]] Kaz recalls a time when [[TheFlirt Nina]] tried to flirt with him and he just stared at her until she got uncomfortable and moved on. Likewise, Kaz regularly visits brothels...to gather information, even though many of the girls there show interest in him.

** In the next book, Nina shoots a Shu Grisha on ''parem'' point-blank through the eye socket.

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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Kaz tosses a man off a bridge at the start of ''Crooked Kingdom'' (he had originally planned to let him live) after he offers the services of a prostitute he's blackmailed into sleeping with him. A type of blackmail that can very easily get the girl killed in her line of work. A disgusted Kaz kills him.

* BadassBaritone:
** Kaz, though it's a rough gravelly subtype.
** Can apply to Jesper, too. At least according to Wylan.

* TheTeam: The title of the first book (and the duology as a whole) is [[TeamTitle named after the six main characters]] who are recruited for a mission.
** Kaz: TheLeader
** Inej: TheLancer, doubles as TheHeart
** Nina:TheChick
** Jesper:TheBigGuy
** Wylan:TheSmartguy
** Matthias: SixthRanger

** Matthias survived months of {{gladiator games}} in a brutal prison known as Hellsgate.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Kaz is repulsed at a minor clerk for blackmailing a trafficked prostitute into sex, something which can easily get the girl killed. (On the basis she's "servicing" a man that doesn't earn profit for her boss, which is a known fact in the work of prostitutes.) He drowns him in retaliation.

Elements of the duology were adapted into ''Series/ShadowAndBone'', a Creator/{{Netflix}} series based on ''The Grisha Trilogy''. The show stars Freddy Carter as Kaz Brekker, Amita Suman as Inej Ghafa, Kit Young as Jesper Fahey, Danielle Galligan as Nina Zenik, Jack Wolfe as Wylan Van Eck and Calahan Skogman as Matthias Helvar.

Elements of the duology were adapted into ''Series/ShadowAndBone'', a Creator/{{Netflix}} series based on ''The Grisha Trilogy''. The show stars Freddy Carter as Kaz Brekker, Amita Suman as Inej Ghafa, Kit Young as Jesper Fahey, Danielle Galligan as Nina Zenik, and Calahan Skogman as Matthias Helvar.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Kaz keeps his leadership role usually through brokering information, but he simply wipes out the competition in ''Crooked Kingdom'' [[spoiler: to take over the Dregs.]] This seems to be the accepted way of things among the Barrel gangs.

* AdultFear: Inej was abducted from her family camp by slavers when she was only ''fourteen'', and sold into sexual slavery. Her parents would go on to spend several years with no idea what happened to her or whether she was even still alive. And, Inej herself is reluctant at the idea of reuniting again because she feels she's been [[InnocenceLost horrifically changed]] by her traumatic experiences.

** Inej and Kaz have both created dangerous alter ego identities--Dirtyhands and the Wraith. They are both largely motivated by revenge against specific people (Tante Heleen and Pekka Rollins), and they both have an aversion to human contact due to exceptionally traumatic experiences that involved physical touching. To top it off, they both have unspoken romantic feelings for the other.
** Kaz and Wylan are both natively Kerch, disabled, brilliant prodigies. Both were almost killed in the canals around Ketterdam and "reborn" as different people. The difference is that while Jordie wasn't street smart and strong enough to take care of Kaz, Kaz could watch out for Wylan.

** Kaz and Jan are both ruthless, brutal, corrupt, and ambitious, but the similarities end there. [[AtLeastIAdmitIt Kaz is aware of his own evil]], actually cares for the other Crows, and has several PetTheDog moments where he won't kill or harm others if he doesn't have to. Jan has a distinct LackOfEmpathy and victimizes anyone who gets in his way (even his own family), is a [[{{sociopath}} sociopath]], but regards himself as a noble, pious businessman; he's oblivious to his own true nature.

* SexAsRiteOfPassage: He's actually talking about prison, but Kaz alludes to this when talking to Van Eck. (However, Kaz is a virgin due to his aversion to skin-on-skin contact and how young he was when his phobia came about).

* SexSlave: [[spoiler: Inej was kidnapped by slave traders at 13 and sold as one to the Menagerie to Tante Heleen. Kaz paid off her indenture so she could work for him as a spy and assassin. A major part of her character is her desire for revenge against Tante Heleen and to ensure she can never hurt any more children. Furthermore, she decides that once she has earned enough money, she will purchase her own ship to become a pirate to stop human traffickers and do all she can to end the slave trade.]]

* TranslationConvention: A variety of languages, accents and dialects are referred to, but they're all rendered as English.