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* BloodKnight: ''The Falling Outside the Usual Moral Constraints''. As one character comments the only reason it doesn't employ a tactic which ends a particular battle far more quickly is because it's enjoying itself so much.
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* BloodKnight: ''The Falling Outside the Usual Normal Moral Constraints''. As one character comments the only reason it doesn't employ a tactic which ends a particular battle far more quickly is because it's enjoying itself so much.
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* BadassBoast: From the ''The Falling Outside the Usual Moral Constraints'' through its avatar Demeisen: "Conscience can be a terrible thing. So I hear. Not if you're something like me, of course. I don't give a fuck."
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* BadassBoast: From the ''The Falling Outside the Usual Normal Moral Constraints'' through its avatar Demeisen: "Conscience can be a terrible thing. So I hear. Not if you're something like me, of course. I don't give a fuck."
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''Surface Detail'' is a 2010 novel of Literature/TheCulture, set 800 years after ''Look to Windward'' (and far after the earlier novels in the series). It tells the story of Lededje Y'breq, an Intagliated slave (covered in tattoos, even on the level of DNA- hence the title) who after being murdered by her master Veppers, is resurrected by the Culture and begins to seek revenge. The story also deals with an online war whose outcome reflects reality that's being fought over the continued existence of a virtual reality Hell in which a copy of an unfortunate person's consciousness endures horrific punishment. The Culture is on the anti-Hell side, but not directly... at least at first...
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''Surface Detail'' is a 2010 novel of by [[Creator/IainBanks Iain M. Banks]] set in Literature/TheCulture, set taking place 800 years after ''Look to Windward'' (and far after the earlier novels in the series). It tells the story of Lededje Y'breq, an Intagliated slave (covered in tattoos, even on the level of DNA- hence the title) who after being murdered by her master Veppers, is resurrected by the Culture and begins to seek revenge. The story also deals with an online war whose outcome reflects reality that's being fought over the continued existence of a virtual reality Hell in which a copy of an unfortunate person's consciousness endures horrific punishment. The Culture is on the anti-Hell side, but not directly... at least at first...
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* TheMole: [[spoiler: Vatueil]], who was hired by the pro-Hell side [[spoiler:to cheat, infiltrating the anti-Hell side and make them lose. Along the way, his outlook changed; he decided to genuinely help the anti-Hell side and screwed over his employers. Of course, taking into account the Culture's and Zakalwe's past connection with them, [[DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent he might have been working for the anti-Hell side all along]].]]
** Given the Culture's stance on the Hells and their knowledge of how he would react, this may have been the Culture's [[ExactlyAsPlanned plan all along]].
** Given the Culture's stance on the Hells and their knowledge of how he would react, this may have been the Culture's [[ExactlyAsPlanned plan all along]].
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* TheMole: [[spoiler: Vatueil]], who was hired by the pro-Hell side [[spoiler:to cheat, infiltrating the anti-Hell side and make them lose. Along the way, his outlook changed; he decided to genuinely help the anti-Hell side and screwed over his employers. Of course, taking into account the Culture's and stance on the Hells, Zakalwe's past connection with them, and [[ExactlyAsPlanned their knowledge of how he would react]], he might have been [[DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent he might have been working for the anti-Hell side all along]].]]
** Given the Culture's stance on the Hells and their knowledge of how he would react, this may have been the Culture's [[ExactlyAsPlanned plan all along]].]]
** Given the Culture's stance on the Hells and their knowledge of how he would react, this may have been the Culture's [[ExactlyAsPlanned plan all along]].
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* SpaceWhaleAesop: Now, readers, don't go and download people's consciousnesses into a virtual Hell after they die!
** Though this is somewhat more relevant to reality than most examples of this trope, as this is a scenario that a number of real life transhumanists and singularitarians are genuinely concerned about, and whether the lesson itself is directly applicable, there's something to be said about the cost of pursuing retribution for its own sake.
** Though this is somewhat more relevant to reality than most examples of this trope, as this is a scenario that a number of real life transhumanists and singularitarians are genuinely concerned about, and whether the lesson itself is directly applicable, there's something to be said about the cost of pursuing retribution for its own sake.
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* SpaceWhaleAesop: Now, readers, don't go and download people's consciousnesses into a virtual Hell after they die!
**die! Though this is somewhat more relevant to reality than most examples of this trope, as this is a scenario that a number of real life transhumanists and singularitarians are genuinely concerned about, and whether the lesson itself is directly applicable, there's something to be said about the cost of pursuing retribution for its own sake.
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* PowerBornOfMadness: Chay goes mad in hell and loses hope, even denying the existence of any reality other than hell itself, this makes her immune to any HopeSpot the demons try to throw at her, and forces them to get creative when dealing with her.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Averted. Prin realizes that Chay has lost her mind in hell, so she would be unable to give testimony, defeating the point of their ordeal. This makes him prioritize his own escape. The version of Chay that is recovered from a backup considers that he makes the right choice.
* {{Determinator}}: No price is too high for Prin when it comes to ending the virtual hells. He ''starts'' literally going through hell and back. From then on every one of the very hard choices he has to make is just another chance to prove his commitment to the cause.
* StarCrossedLovers: Prin and Chay get separated while escaping hell, and while a version of Chay is brought back, the trauma and survivor's guilt make Prin unable to continue the relatioship. Near the end it's revealed that [[spoiler: Lededje and Jasken]] were also lovers, but their relationship is even more hopeless.
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogueWhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The epilogue tells us how each of the main characters ended up, in one case going as far as telling us how his virtual afterlife (which can last for thousands of years) ended.
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* TheMole: [[spoiler: Vatueil]], who was hired by the pro-Hell side [[spoiler:to cheat, infiltrating the anti-Hell side and make them lose. Along the way, his outlook changed; he decided to genuinely help the anti-Hell side and screwed over his employers. Of course, taking into account the Culture's and Zakalwe's past connection with them, [[DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent he might have been working for the anti-Hell side all along]].
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* TheMole: [[spoiler: Vatueil]], who was hired by the pro-Hell side [[spoiler:to cheat, infiltrating the anti-Hell side and make them lose. Along the way, his outlook changed; he decided to genuinely help the anti-Hell side and screwed over his employers. Of course, taking into account the Culture's and Zakalwe's past connection with them, [[DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent he might have been working for the anti-Hell side all along]].]]
