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* AmbiguousGender: Very nearly everyone. Gender pronouns have been greatly depreciated by Mycroft's time, to the point that whenever he ''does'' use them, he apologizes to the readers. Sometimes he even admits that his pronouns aren't matching an individual's biological sex, but he still uses the pronoun he does because the person acts so stereotypically masculine/feminine, no matter what their biology dictates.
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* AmbiguousGender: Very nearly everyone. Gender pronouns Explicitly gendering people is considered borderline pornographic in Mycroft’s time, up to and including gendered pronouns. These have been greatly depreciated by Mycroft's time, to the point that whenever he ''does'' use them, he apologizes to the readers. Sometimes he even admits that his pronouns aren't matching an individual's biological sex, but he still uses the pronoun he does because the person acts so stereotypically masculine/feminine, no matter what their biology dictates.dictates.
** Exaggerated, however, by Sniper, who is androgynous and deliberately plays up its sexual ambiguity as part of its celebrity persona, [[ItIsDehumanizing including the pronouns.]] Fans who know which set of genitalia it has, which is quite a few of them, faithfully swear themselves to secrecy. [[spoiler: It has both, naturally.]]
** Exaggerated, however, by Sniper, who is androgynous and deliberately plays up its sexual ambiguity as part of its celebrity persona, [[ItIsDehumanizing including the pronouns.]] Fans who know which set of genitalia it has, which is quite a few of them, faithfully swear themselves to secrecy. [[spoiler: It has both, naturally.]]
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* AncientConspiracy: Played with by the Masonic Empire, which claims to be ''the'' Freemasons of conspiracy theory fame, humanity's secret shepherds down through the millennia now forced to rule openly by the chaos of the Church Wars. It's made clear that nobody actually believes them, but they maintain their mystique of ancient power and heritage because it keeps them unified.
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* AncientConspiracy: Played with by the Masonic Empire, which claims to be ''the'' Freemasons of conspiracy theory fame, humanity's secret shepherds down through the millennia now forced to rule openly by the chaos of the Church Wars. It's made clear that nobody actually believes them, but they maintain their mystique of ancient power and heritage the fiction because it keeps them unified.unified and gives them a semi-mystical aura of ancient power and heritage.
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* EmbarrassingMiddleName: Sniper is a worldwide known and beloved celebrity, winner of several Olympic medals and secretly the most dangerous assassin of the 25th century. His full name is also Ojiro Cardigan Sniper. Mycroft comments how much of a closely kept secret it is that one of the most formidable people on the planet goes by Cardigan or just Cardie at home.
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* EmbarrassingMiddleName: Sniper is a worldwide known and beloved celebrity, winner of several Olympic medals and [[spoiler: secretly the most dangerous assassin of the 25th century.century]]. His full name is also Ojiro Cardigan Sniper. Mycroft comments how much of a closely kept secret it is that one of the most formidable people on the planet goes by Cardigan or just Cardie at home.
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* AncientConspiracy: Played with by the Masonic Empire, which claims to be ''the'' Freemasons of conspiracy theory fame, humanity's secret shepherds down through the millennia now forced to rule openly by the chaos of the Church Wars. It's made clear that nobody actually believes them, but they maintain their mystique of ancient power and heritage because helps it keeps them unified.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Mycroft gives out names based on [[UsefulNotes/TheTrojanWar characters from the Trojan War]] to his fellow Servicers in order to preserve their anonymity, he names one of them Outis, and is later revealed to mean "no one" in his native Greek [[note]]It is the fake name Odysseus gives the Cyclops in the ''Odyssey'' and you might know it better by its Latin translation, "Nemo"[[/note]]. [[spoiler:"No one" as in "anonymous". Since Mycroft never planned to stay the Anonymous for long, he already had a canditate to succeed him ready, which "Outis" does at the end of ''The Will to Battle''.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Mycroft gives out names based on [[UsefulNotes/TheTrojanWar characters from the Trojan War]] to his fellow Servicers in order to preserve their anonymity, he names one of them Outis, and which is later revealed to mean "no one" in his native Greek [[note]]It is the fake name Odysseus gives the Cyclops in the ''Odyssey'' and you might know it better by its Latin translation, "Nemo"[[/note]]. [[spoiler:"No one" as in "anonymous". Since Mycroft never planned to stay the Anonymous for long, he already had a canditate to succeed him ready, which "Outis" does at the end of ''The Will to Battle''.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Mycroft gives out names based on [[UsefulNotes/TheTrojanWar characters from the Trojan War]] to his fellow Servicers in order to preserve their anonymity, he names one of them Outis, and is later revealed to mean "no one" in his native Greek (it is the fake name Odysseus gives the Cyclops in the ''Odyssey'' and you might know it better by its Latin translation, "Nemo"). [[spoiler:"No one" as in "anonymous". Since Mycroft never planned to stay the Anonymous for long, he already had a canditate to succeed him ready, which "Outis" does at the end of ''The Will to Battle''.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Mycroft gives out names based on [[UsefulNotes/TheTrojanWar characters from the Trojan War]] to his fellow Servicers in order to preserve their anonymity, he names one of them Outis, and is later revealed to mean "no one" in his native Greek (it [[note]]It is the fake name Odysseus gives the Cyclops in the ''Odyssey'' and you might know it better by its Latin translation, "Nemo")."Nemo"[[/note]]. [[spoiler:"No one" as in "anonymous". Since Mycroft never planned to stay the Anonymous for long, he already had a canditate to succeed him ready, which "Outis" does at the end of ''The Will to Battle''.]]
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* CrystalSpiresAndTogas: The books are set in a (mostly) utopian future, ruled by (mostly) wise and well-meaning leaders. Newer cities, like Esperanza City or Togenkyo, are filled with spires and crystal, while other cities like Romanova were modeled after ancient Greece. With the exception of the Utopians, a lot of people wear normal-ish clothes made of fantastic fabrics, but the the Cousins' flowing wraps and the Mitsubishi jackets with botanical designs that reflect the seasons most closely fit the "togas" style. The book even features an important character (J.E.D.D. Mason) who deconstructs the idea of a Philosopher King.
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* CrystalSpiresAndTogas: The books are set in a (mostly) utopian future, ruled by (mostly) wise and well-meaning leaders. Newer cities, like Esperanza City or Togenkyo, are filled with spires and crystal, while other cities like Romanova were modeled after ancient Greece.Rome. With the exception of the Utopians, a lot of people wear normal-ish clothes made of fantastic fabrics, but the the Cousins' flowing wraps and the Mitsubishi jackets with botanical designs that reflect the seasons most closely fit the "togas" style. The book even features an important character (J.E.D.D. Mason) who deconstructs the idea of a Philosopher King.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Mycroft gives out names based on [[UsefulNotes/TheTrojanWar characters from the Trojan War]] to his fellow Servicers in order to preserve their anonymity, he names one of them Outis, which is not part of the mythos and is later revealed to mean "no one" in his native Greek.Greek (it is the fake name Odysseus gives the Cyclops in the ''Odyssey'' and you might know it better by its Latin translation, "Nemo"). [[spoiler:"No one" as in "anonymous". Since Mycroft never planned to stay the Anonymous for long, he already had a canditate to succeed him ready, which "Outis" does at the end of ''The Will to Battle''.]]
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* SingleMindedTwins: Kat and Robin Typer are both intentionally indistinguishable and archenemies. They have the same body language, same scars, and have burned off their fingerprints. Each continually watches through the other's tracker, so it's impossible to tell them apart by testing their memories. Mycroft's narration can only refer to whichever is speaking as "Kat or Robin." When Commissioner Papadelias asks their bash'mate Lesley which of the two he has in custody, she can only reply with "How in the world should I know?"
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* SingleMindedTwins: Kat and Robin Typer are both intentionally indistinguishable and archenemies. They have the same body language, same scars, and have burned off their fingerprints. Each continually watches through the other's tracker, so it's impossible to tell them apart by testing their memories. They also absolutely cannot stand each other, and hearing muffled screaming matches coming from their bedroom is an accepted part of life in the Saneer-Weeksbooth bash'. Mycroft's narration can only refer to whichever is speaking as "Kat or Robin." When Commissioner Papadelias asks their bash'mate Lesley which of the two he has in custody, she can only reply with "How in the world should I know?"
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Mycroft often addresses his readers directly, mostly under the assumption that they are from centuries in the future and might need parts of his world explained to them, since he can't be sure what has changed. Conveniently, this also provides explanations for 21st-century readers.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Mycroft often addresses his readers directly, mostly under the assumption that they are from centuries in the future and might need parts of his world explained to them, since he can't be sure what has changed. Conveniently, this also provides explanations for 21st-century readers. Uniquely, he sometimes has his hypothetical reader talk back to him with comments and questions.
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* GreyAndGreyMorality: The series has a number of competing factions who are sometimes at odds with each other and occasionally allied. Every faction contains members with noble aspirations and admirable qualities as well as members with heinous tendencies (some characters combine both). WellIntentionedExtremist{{s}} abound, and the narrative carefully avoids making any one faction the one for audiences to root for. And the most virtuous characters, Bridger and Carlyle, are the most passive and removed from the struggle for power.
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* GreyAndGreyMorality: The series has a number of competing factions who are sometimes at odds with each other and occasionally allied. Every faction contains members with noble aspirations and admirable qualities as well as members with heinous tendencies (some characters combine both). WellIntentionedExtremist{{s}} {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s abound, and the narrative carefully avoids making any one faction the one for audiences to root for. And the most virtuous characters, Bridger and Carlyle, are the most passive and removed from the struggle for power.
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* TheVamp: Danaë is so seductively feminine that she is able to make anyone do what she wants basically just by being in the same room as them. It is eventually revealed that she was raised in a brothel and educated to undermine others by using her sex appeal, giving her a dark streak despite her innocent demeanor. Justified in that it's quite clear that any modern person would easily be able to resist her charms, but in the genderless world of the 25th century, the only experience anyone has with sexuality and sexual appeal outside the bedroom are historical videos and pornography. Mycroft describes this as giving people "the weakness but no resistance."
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* CapitalLettersAreMagic:
** The masonic emperor adopts the surname MASON, elevating a term applied to every member into a special title for their venerated leader via capitalization.
** Used liberally with regards to J.E.D.D. Mason. The name J.E.D.D., though it's actually an acronym, comes off to many as a normal name given special weight by the capitalization, fitting for a weird, powerful, and [[spoiler: possibly divine]] young man. Mycroft also capitalizes J.E.D.D.'s pronouns and some other nouns related to him, as one would for a God, reflecting Mycroft's views about him. This is directly discussed on one passage where Mycroft notes that German, which capitalizes all nouns, was more comfortable for J.E.D.D. due to the weight and importance the capitalization gives to things.
** The masonic emperor adopts the surname MASON, elevating a term applied to every member into a special title for their venerated leader via capitalization.
** Used liberally with regards to J.E.D.D. Mason. The name J.E.D.D., though it's actually an acronym, comes off to many as a normal name given special weight by the capitalization, fitting for a weird, powerful, and [[spoiler: possibly divine]] young man. Mycroft also capitalizes J.E.D.D.'s pronouns and some other nouns related to him, as one would for a God, reflecting Mycroft's views about him. This is directly discussed on one passage where Mycroft notes that German, which capitalizes all nouns, was more comfortable for J.E.D.D. due to the weight and importance the capitalization gives to things.
* CrystalSpiresAndTogas: The books are set in a (mostly) utopian future, ruled by (mostly) wise and well-meaning leaders. Newer cities, like Esperanza City or Togenkyo, are filled with spires and crystal, while other cities like Romanova were modeled after ancient Greece. With the exception of the Utopians, a lot of people wear normal-ish clothes made of fantastic fabrics, but the the Cousins' flowing wraps and the Mitsubishi jackets with botanical designs that reflect the seasons most closely fit the "togas" style. The book even features an important character (J.E.D.D. Mason) who deconstructs the idea of a Philosopher King.
* GratuitousLatin: The Masons use Latin as their special tongue, and all the Masonic offices and rules have solemn Latin names. It adds to the Mason's ancient, mystical aura.
* GreyAndGreyMorality: The series has a number of competing factions who are sometimes at odds with each other and occasionally allied. Every faction contains members with noble aspirations and admirable qualities as well as members with heinous tendencies (some characters combine both). WellIntentionedExtremist{{s}} abound, and the narrative carefully avoids making any one faction the one for audiences to root for. And the most virtuous characters, Bridger and Carlyle, are the most passive and removed from the struggle for power.
* GreyAndGreyMorality: The series has a number of competing factions who are sometimes at odds with each other and occasionally allied. Every faction contains members with noble aspirations and admirable qualities as well as members with heinous tendencies (some characters combine both). WellIntentionedExtremist{{s}} abound, and the narrative carefully avoids making any one faction the one for audiences to root for. And the most virtuous characters, Bridger and Carlyle, are the most passive and removed from the struggle for power.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Several key events, such as Bridger's powers and [[spoiler: the resurrection of J.E.D.D. Mason and his supposed godhood]] seem to be caused by magic or divine intervention, but due to the heavy levels of UnreliableNarrator and deliberate ambiguity about what is technically possible in the world, books 1-3 leave open the possibility of further developments DoingInTheWizard. The supernatural nature of these events is debated in-universe as well.
* MegaCorp: The Mitsubishi somewhat resemble one, as they are ruled by a board of directors who are elected by shareholders in accordance to how much they own and are constantly scheming for more power (they already own most of the world's land). However, as a Hive they're more equivalent to a government than a company, though they may have descended from the modern Mitsubishi conglomerate.
* MegaCorp: The Mitsubishi somewhat resemble one, as they are ruled by a board of directors who are elected by shareholders in accordance to how much they own and are constantly scheming for more power (they already own most of the world's land). However, as a Hive they're more equivalent to a government than a company, though they may have descended from the modern Mitsubishi conglomerate.
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* SuperWindowJump: [[spoiler: Sniper and Perry]] jump through the window of the top floor at Madame's, dramatically falling several stories into the Flesh Pit [[spoiler: as TV cameras look on. It's a deliberately dramatic act that includes a showman like Sniper in order to attract attention to Madame's and expose the conspiracy to the world]]. Neither of them are seriously injured, though the world has much more advanced healing technology than we do now.
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* TheWorldIsNotReady: The adults of Bridger's bash' keep Bridger and the fact that he can work miracles very secret. Part of this is because Bridger is still a child, but they also want to map out his ability and develop his personality as much as possible before revealing him to the world. Not only is his ability exceptionally dangerous -- there's nothing preventing Bridger from taking a vial that says "world-ending plague" and making it real --, but they know people won't believe it even if they see it with their own eyes.
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* TheWorldIsNotReady: TheWorldIsNotReady:
** The adults of Bridger's bash' keep Bridger and the fact that he can work miracles very secret. Part of this is because Bridger is still a child, but they also want to map out his ability and develop his personality as much as possible before revealing him to the world. Not only is his ability exceptionally dangerous -- there's nothing preventing Bridger from taking a vial that says "world-ending plague" and making it real --, but they know people won't believe it even if they see it with their owneyes.eyes.
** The fact that Mycroft Canner is still alive and mostly at large (though under supervision) is also something everyone in the know is sworn to keep a secret, cosidering the terror everyone was experiencing all over the world during the two weeks of his murder rampage. Nobody quite knows what would happen should the public find out that Mycroft was not, in fact, executed on the spot. As story progress shows, the fears of the world's leaders are not unreasonable: [[spoiler:Once Mycroft's situation becomes knows, riots break out in the streets worldwide and random Servicers are lynched by mobs because from afar they vaguely look like Mycroft Canner.]]
** Another instance of this trope concerns the true reason why Mycroft [[spoiler:and Saladin murdered the entire Mardi 'bash]]. The official version Mycroft keeps repeating is that he wanted to prove that evil for evil's sake exists because he believes the world is not ready to face the fact that the Mardi 'bash [[spoiler:was collectively planning to start a world war]]. They had come to the conclusion that it's better to have one now instead of in the future where it may be that much more destructive. There is a lot of debate throughout the series about whether the world is ready for [[spoiler:a worldwide war]] or not, especially considering that after a couple hundred years of worldwide peace nobody knows anything about how to deal with it.
** Also debated throughout the series at length is wether the world is ready to know what Martin Guildbreaker has found out during his investigation into the theft of the Seven-Ten list, namely that [[spoiler:a secret organization has been murdering people on behalf of the world's leaders]] under the pretense of the bigger picture of keeping the world at peace. What makes it worse is that they were using the FlyingCar system used by almost everyone on the planet to do the deeds. While Martin acknowledges that the public has a right to know what has been going on, he also is acutely aware that the public is in no way, shape or form ready to calmly receive this information and understand it's implications. It is highly implied that he would've kept his discoveries a secret and dealt with it only among the higher echelons of power had the only person on the planet incapable of lying and deceiving the public not been listening in. The result, predictably, [[spoiler:is a world war and public demand for dissolving the entire Hive system]].
** The adults of Bridger's bash' keep Bridger and the fact that he can work miracles very secret. Part of this is because Bridger is still a child, but they also want to map out his ability and develop his personality as much as possible before revealing him to the world. Not only is his ability exceptionally dangerous -- there's nothing preventing Bridger from taking a vial that says "world-ending plague" and making it real --, but they know people won't believe it even if they see it with their own
** The fact that Mycroft Canner is still alive and mostly at large (though under supervision) is also something everyone in the know is sworn to keep a secret, cosidering the terror everyone was experiencing all over the world during the two weeks of his murder rampage. Nobody quite knows what would happen should the public find out that Mycroft was not, in fact, executed on the spot. As story progress shows, the fears of the world's leaders are not unreasonable: [[spoiler:Once Mycroft's situation becomes knows, riots break out in the streets worldwide and random Servicers are lynched by mobs because from afar they vaguely look like Mycroft Canner.]]
** Another instance of this trope concerns the true reason why Mycroft [[spoiler:and Saladin murdered the entire Mardi 'bash]]. The official version Mycroft keeps repeating is that he wanted to prove that evil for evil's sake exists because he believes the world is not ready to face the fact that the Mardi 'bash [[spoiler:was collectively planning to start a world war]]. They had come to the conclusion that it's better to have one now instead of in the future where it may be that much more destructive. There is a lot of debate throughout the series about whether the world is ready for [[spoiler:a worldwide war]] or not, especially considering that after a couple hundred years of worldwide peace nobody knows anything about how to deal with it.
** Also debated throughout the series at length is wether the world is ready to know what Martin Guildbreaker has found out during his investigation into the theft of the Seven-Ten list, namely that [[spoiler:a secret organization has been murdering people on behalf of the world's leaders]] under the pretense of the bigger picture of keeping the world at peace. What makes it worse is that they were using the FlyingCar system used by almost everyone on the planet to do the deeds. While Martin acknowledges that the public has a right to know what has been going on, he also is acutely aware that the public is in no way, shape or form ready to calmly receive this information and understand it's implications. It is highly implied that he would've kept his discoveries a secret and dealt with it only among the higher echelons of power had the only person on the planet incapable of lying and deceiving the public not been listening in. The result, predictably, [[spoiler:is a world war and public demand for dissolving the entire Hive system]].
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: The Utopians make use of U-Beasts, cyborgs in the shape of fantastical animals. Mycroft describes a [[DomesticatedDinosaurs rainbow Archaeopteryx]], a green and yellow pillarcat, and a crystal griffin.
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* DomesticatedDinosaurs: The Utopians make use of an Archaeopteryx U-Beast. Being the Utopians, it has [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife rainbow plumage]] and can be used as a [[MechanicalLifeforms remote scanning device.]]
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* ADayInTheLimelight:
** Sniper narrates the first chapter of book two, ''Seven Surrenders''. ''The Will to Battle'' reveals this to have been part of a deal between [[spoiler:J.E.D.D. Mason]] and Sniper to convince Sniper to [[spoiler:return Mycroft to J.E.D.D. Mason]]. The chapter details, from Sniper's point of view, what happened to it during it's disappearance at the end of book one.
** The last chapter of the third book, ''The Will to Battle'', is written by the Servicer whom Mycroft names Outis earlier in the book, after [[spoiler:Mycroft himself is presumed to have died]]. In a CallBack to the first book, where Mycroft claims the narrator should introduce himself to the reader by stating his name, background and qualifications but never reveals the later two, Outis reveals both his backstory and qualifications at length but refuses to name himself, then reveals that he's been training to become [[spoiler:the next Anonymous]] behind the scenes. It would seem like Outis will be the chronicler from now on but [[spoiler: Mycroft chimes in with a short note that he's still alive and will return after this chapter]].
** Sniper narrates the first chapter of book two, ''Seven Surrenders''. ''The Will to Battle'' reveals this to have been part of a deal between [[spoiler:J.E.D.D. Mason]] and Sniper to convince Sniper to [[spoiler:return Mycroft to J.E.D.D. Mason]]. The chapter details, from Sniper's point of view, what happened to it during it's disappearance at the end of book one.
** The last chapter of the third book, ''The Will to Battle'', is written by the Servicer whom Mycroft names Outis earlier in the book, after [[spoiler:Mycroft himself is presumed to have died]]. In a CallBack to the first book, where Mycroft claims the narrator should introduce himself to the reader by stating his name, background and qualifications but never reveals the later two, Outis reveals both his backstory and qualifications at length but refuses to name himself, then reveals that he's been training to become [[spoiler:the next Anonymous]] behind the scenes. It would seem like Outis will be the chronicler from now on but [[spoiler: Mycroft chimes in with a short note that he's still alive and will return after this chapter]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Mycroft gives out names based on [[UsefulNotes/TheTrojanWar characters from the Trojan War]] to his fellow Servicers in order to preserve their anonymity, he names one of them Outis, which is not part of the mythos and is later revealed to mean "no one" in his native Greek. [[spoiler:"No one" as in "anonymous". Since Mycroft never planned to stay the Anonymous for long, he already had a canditate to succeed him ready, which "Outis" does at the end of ''The Will to Battle''.]]
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* TitleDrop: The title of the series, ''Terra Ignota'', is dropped by Vivien Ancelet at the beginning of book three, ''The Will to Battle''. Ancelet tells Ockham Saneer to plead ''terra ignota'' in the upcoming trial because what the O.S. did is, while morally questionable and murder by most Hive's laws, strictly speaking written into the constitution of the Humanist Hive. Pleading ''terra ignota'' means saying "I did the deed, but I do not myself know whether it was a crime. Arm thyself well for this trial, young polylaw; here at the law's wild borders there be dragons."
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#''Perhaps the Stars'' (TBA)
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* BoxedCrook: Although generally, Servitors are essentially slaves -- with the twist that they belong to everyone else rather than a single owner -- Mycroft's arrangement is in line with this trope. He's an extremely clever notorious criminal (now [[ReformedCriminal reformed]]), which [[RecruitingTheCriminal makes his services highly valued by the rich and powerful]]. While there's no promise of freedom in exchange for him carrying out dangerous missions (that's not possible for a Servitor), his arrangement means that he has powerful allies and gets to live in one location under comfortable conditions, rather than being a vagrant doing manual labor.
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* BoxedCrook: Although generally, Servitors Servicers are essentially slaves -- with the twist that they belong to everyone else rather than a single owner -- Mycroft's arrangement is in line with this trope. He's an extremely clever notorious criminal (now [[ReformedCriminal reformed]]), which [[RecruitingTheCriminal makes his services highly valued by the rich and powerful]]. While there's no promise of freedom in exchange for him carrying out dangerous missions (that's not possible for a Servitor), Servicer), his arrangement means that he has powerful allies and gets to live in one location under comfortable conditions, rather than being a vagrant doing manual labor.
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* BoxedCrook: Although generally, Servitors are essentially slaves, with the twist that they belong to everyone else rather than a single owner, Mycroft's arrangement is inline with this trope. He's an extreme clever notorious criminal (now [[ReformedCriminal reformed]]), which [[RecruitingTheCriminal makes his services highly valued by the rich and powerful]]. While there's no promise of freedom in exchange for him carrying out dangerous missions (that's not possible for a Servitor), his arrangement means that he has powerful allies and gets to live in one location under comfortable conditions, rather than being a vagrant doing manual labor.
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* BoxedCrook: Although generally, Servitors are essentially slaves, slaves -- with the twist that they belong to everyone else rather than a single owner, owner -- Mycroft's arrangement is inline in line with this trope. He's an extreme extremely clever notorious criminal (now [[ReformedCriminal reformed]]), which [[RecruitingTheCriminal makes his services highly valued by the rich and powerful]]. While there's no promise of freedom in exchange for him carrying out dangerous missions (that's not possible for a Servitor), his arrangement means that he has powerful allies and gets to live in one location under comfortable conditions, rather than being a vagrant doing manual labor.
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* AmbiguousGender: Very nearly everyone. Gender pronouns have been greatly depreciated by Mycroft's time, to the point that whenever he ''does'' use them, he apologizes to the readers. Sometimes he even admits that his pronouns aren't matching an individual's biological sex, but he still uses the pronoun he does because the person acts so stereotypically masculine/feminine, no matter what their biology.
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* AmbiguousGender: Very nearly everyone. Gender pronouns have been greatly depreciated by Mycroft's time, to the point that whenever he ''does'' use them, he apologizes to the readers. Sometimes he even admits that his pronouns aren't matching an individual's biological sex, but he still uses the pronoun he does because the person acts so stereotypically masculine/feminine, no matter what their biology.biology dictates.
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It is the year 2454, and the world is nearly unrecognizable. Geographic nations dissolved with the invention of transportation that could circumnavigate the globe in a few hours, the standard family unit disappeared following groundbreaking psychological research that determined groups of peers were more conductive to raising great minds, and all religion has been outlawed following the destructive Church Wars several centuries before. Sensayers -- a combination of priests, scholars, and psychologists who teache any and all forms of spirituality without preaching or judging -- have filled the spiritual niche. The world has been at peace for hundreds of years.
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It is the year 2454, and the world is nearly unrecognizable. Geographic nations dissolved with the invention of transportation that could circumnavigate the globe in a few hours, the standard family unit disappeared following groundbreaking psychological research that determined groups of peers were more conductive to raising great minds, and all religion has been outlawed following the destructive Church Wars several centuries before. Sensayers -- a combination of priests, scholars, and psychologists who teache teach any and all forms of spirituality without preaching or judging -- have filled the spiritual niche. The world has been at peace for hundreds of years.
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It is the year 2454, and the world is nearly unrecognizable. Geographic nations dissolved with the invention of transportation that could circumnavigate the globe in a few hours, the standard family unit disappeared following groundbreaking psychological research that determined groups of peers were more conductive to raising great minds, and all religion has been outlawed following the destructive Church Wars several centuries before. Sensayers -- a combination priests, scholars, and psychologists who teache any and all forms of spirituality without preaching or judging -- have filled the spiritual niche. The world has been at peace for hundreds of years.
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It is the year 2454, and the world is nearly unrecognizable. Geographic nations dissolved with the invention of transportation that could circumnavigate the globe in a few hours, the standard family unit disappeared following groundbreaking psychological research that determined groups of peers were more conductive to raising great minds, and all religion has been outlawed following the destructive Church Wars several centuries before. Sensayers -- a combination of priests, scholars, and psychologists who teache any and all forms of spirituality without preaching or judging -- have filled the spiritual niche. The world has been at peace for hundreds of years.
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It is the year 2454, and the world is nearly unrecognizable. Geographic nations dissolved with the invention of transportation that could circumnavigate the globe in a few hours, the standard family unit disappeared following groundbreaking psychological research that determined groups of peers were more conductive to raising great minds, and all religion has been outlawed following the destructive Church Wars several centuries before. Sensayers--combination priests, scholars, and psychologists--have filled their place. The world has been at peace for hundreds of years.
Then, one day, a sensayer--a combination priest, scholar, and psychologist who teaches any and all forms of spirituality without preaching or judging--by the name of Carlyle Foster he walks in on a young child bring a toy to life. But Bridger is only a small part of a vast political battle between rival nation-strats, corporations, and Hives containing billions of people each.
Then, one day, a sensayer--a combination priest, scholar, and psychologist who teaches any and all forms of spirituality without preaching or judging--by the name of Carlyle Foster he walks in on a young child bring a toy to life. But Bridger is only a small part of a vast political battle between rival nation-strats, corporations, and Hives containing billions of people each.
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It is the year 2454, and the world is nearly unrecognizable. Geographic nations dissolved with the invention of transportation that could circumnavigate the globe in a few hours, the standard family unit disappeared following groundbreaking psychological research that determined groups of peers were more conductive to raising great minds, and all religion has been outlawed following the destructive Church Wars several centuries before. Sensayers--combination Sensayers -- a combination priests, scholars, and psychologists--have psychologists who teache any and all forms of spirituality without preaching or judging -- have filled their place.the spiritual niche. The world has been at peace for hundreds of years.
Then, one day, asensayer--a combination priest, scholar, and psychologist who teaches any and all forms of spirituality without preaching or judging--by sensayer by the name of Carlyle Foster he walks in on a young child bring bringing a toy to life. But Bridger is only a small part of a vast political battle between rival nation-strats, corporations, corporations and Hives containing billions of people each.
Then, one day, a
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Moving those to the Characters page.
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* ActualPacifist: Mycroft is such a completely non-violent person by the time of the series that he wears special brush-sandals so that he doesn't accidentally kill insects. At the end of the first book, Martin implies that [[spoiler:J.E.D.D. Mason]] made it so that he ''can't'' kill any more even if he wanted to.
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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: In-universe, it's often assumed that Mycroft is named after Mycroft MASON, the founder of the Mason Hive. The truth is that they are both named after [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Mycroft Holmes]].
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* SupportingProtagonist: While Mycroft is the POV character and plays an important role in nearly every plot, he insists that Bridger is the protagonist.
-->'''Mycroft:''' I am the window through which you watch the coming storm. He is the lightning.
-->'''Mycroft:''' I am the window through which you watch the coming storm. He is the lightning.
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Crosswicking, found the better worded Complete The Quote Title example on the trope page.
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* CompleteTheQuoteTitle: ''Too Like the Lightning'' comes from ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''
-->'''Juliet''': It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden,
--->Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be
--->Ere one can say "It lightens."
-->'''Juliet''': It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden,
--->Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be
--->Ere one can say "It lightens."
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* CompleteTheQuoteTitle: ''Too Like the Lightning'' comes Lightning'', the first book of the series, derives its title from ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''
-->'''Juliet''': Ita passage in ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'': "It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden,
--->Toosudden,/Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be
--->Erebe/Ere one can say "It “It lightens."” While in the original context, Juliet is expressing doubt about Romeo's constancy, in the context of the novel, it serves to raise questions about the novel's utopian setting and/or shocking events which threaten its continued utopianism.
-->'''Juliet''': It
--->Too
--->Ere
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* LiteraryAllusionTitle: ''Too Like the Lightning'' is taken from ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''.
-->'''Juliet''': It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden,\\
Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be\\
Ere one can say "It lightens."
-->'''Juliet''': It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden,\\
Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be\\
Ere one can say "It lightens."
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment:
** The Utopians have a special punishment for killing one of their own: ''Modo mundo''. They cut the perpetrator off from any sort of entertainment, from movies to books. The idea is that every Utopian has a thousand stories inside them (even if they never publish), and by killing them you killed all those stories. So, you are cut off from stories in turn.
** When the cook at one of J.E.D.D. Mason's safehouses accidentally destroyed a priceless book, J.E.D.D. told her that the protagonist of every work of fiction is Humanity, and the antagonist is God. Since after that Chagatai's found herself unable to enjoy any entertainment without agonizing over the struggle between humanity and God, she placed herself under an unofficial ''modo mundo'', forgoing any entertainment and collecting knowledge of movie trivia instead.
** The Utopians have a special punishment for killing one of their own: ''Modo mundo''. They cut the perpetrator off from any sort of entertainment, from movies to books. The idea is that every Utopian has a thousand stories inside them (even if they never publish), and by killing them you killed all those stories. So, you are cut off from stories in turn.
** When the cook at one of J.E.D.D. Mason's safehouses accidentally destroyed a priceless book, J.E.D.D. told her that the protagonist of every work of fiction is Humanity, and the antagonist is God. Since after that Chagatai's found herself unable to enjoy any entertainment without agonizing over the struggle between humanity and God, she placed herself under an unofficial ''modo mundo'', forgoing any entertainment and collecting knowledge of movie trivia instead.
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment:
** The Utopians have a special punishment for killing one of their own: ''Modo mundo''. They cut the perpetrator off from any sort of entertainment, from movies to books. The idea is that every Utopian has a thousand stories inside them (even if they never publish), and by killing them you killed all those stories. So, you are cut off from stories in turn.
** When the cook at one of J.E.D.D. Mason's safehouses accidentally destroyed a priceless book, J.E.D.D. told her that the protagonist of every work of fiction is Humanity, and the antagonist is God. Since after that Chagatai's found herself unable to enjoy any entertainment without agonizing over the struggle between humanity and God, she placed herself under an unofficial ''modo mundo'', forgoing any entertainment and collecting knowledge of movie trivia instead.
** The Utopians have a special punishment for killing one of their own: ''Modo mundo''. They cut the perpetrator off from any sort of entertainment, from movies to books. The idea is that every Utopian has a thousand stories inside them (even if they never publish), and by killing them you killed all those stories. So, you are cut off from stories in turn.
** When the cook at one of J.E.D.D. Mason's safehouses accidentally destroyed a priceless book, J.E.D.D. told her that the protagonist of every work of fiction is Humanity, and the antagonist is God. Since after that Chagatai's found herself unable to enjoy any entertainment without agonizing over the struggle between humanity and God, she placed herself under an unofficial ''modo mundo'', forgoing any entertainment and collecting knowledge of movie trivia instead.
