History Literature / TheOregonFiles

* MassiveMultiplayerScam: In ''The Golden Buddha'', in order to [[MakesSenseInContext free Tibet]], The Corporation is hired to steal the eponymous Golden Buddha from an entrepreneur with [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triad]] connections during a party. They end up impersonating everyone from the band to security guards to a mercy flight helicopter pilot. The only ones who aren't involved in the con are the police and most of the guests.

* ShoutOut: A few including ''StarWars'', and even ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''.

* '''''Fire Strike''''' (2023): Cabrillo finds himself taking a mission of a personal nature, from his old mentor no less, to help a former associate locate her missing brother. However, the job soon gets thrown sideways as the trail leads Juan into an international conspiracy, at the center of which are an insane Saudi Prince who has access to hypersonic guided missiles, a bloodthirsty mercenary commander and his "bio-hacked" SuperSoldier army ready to do his bidding, and an ambitious but amoral scientist who wants to unlock the secrets of human DNA for her own nefarious means. This unlikely trio are only working together for their own benefits, but they nonetheless risk turning the Middle East into a maelstrom of death and destruction to see their goals come true--unless Cabrillo can stop them first, that is.

* '''''Fire Strike''''' (2023): Cabrillo finds himself taking a mission of a personal nature, from his old mentor no less, to help a former associate locate her missing brother. However, the job soon gets thrown sideways as the trail leads Juan into an international at the center of which is an insane Saudi Prince who has access to hypersonic guided missiles, a bloodthirsty mercenary commander and his "bio-hacked" SuperSoldier army ready to do his bidding, and an ambitious but amoral scientist who wants to unlock the secrets of human DNA for her own uses. This unlikely trio are out for their own ends, but together, they risk turning the Middle East into a maelstrom of death and destruction to see their goals come true--unless Cabrillo can stop them first, that is.

* '''''Fire Strike''''' (2023): Genetic engineering and hypersonic missiles--to the modern layman, such ideas are nothing more than sci-fi concepts that are consigned to fantasy or perhaps the big screen. But for Cabrillo and the crew of the ''Oregon'', they're a nightmare that's come to life as they find themselves on the trail of an international conspiracy, at the center of which is an insane Saudi Prince who has access not only dreaded hypersonic guided missiles, but also bloodthirsty, "[[SuperSoldier bio-hacked]]" mercenaries ready to do his bidding and turn the Middle East into a maelstrom of death and destruction to see his goals come true--unless Cabrillo can stop him first, that is.

* '''''Fire Strike''''' (2023): Genetic engineering and hypersonic missiles--to the modern layman, such ideas are nothing more than sci-fi concepts that are consigned to fantasy or perhaps the big screen. But for Cabrillo and the crew of the ''Oregon'', they're a nightmare that's come to life as they find themselves on the trail of an international conspiracy, at the center of which is an insane Saudi Prince who has access not only dreaded hypersonic guided missiles, but also bloodthirsty, "[[SuperSoldier bio-hacked]]" mercenaries ready to do his bidding and turn the Middle East into a maelstrom of death and destruction to see his goals come true--unless Cabrillo can stop them first, that is.

* '''''Fire Strike''''' (2023): Genetic engineering and hypersonic missiles--to the modern layman, such ideas are nothing more than sci-fi concepts that are consigned to fantasy or perhaps the big screen. But for Cabrillo and the crew of the ''Oregon'', they're a nightmare that's come to life as they find themselves on the trail of an international conspiracy, at the center is an insane Saudi Prince who has access not only dreaded hypersonic guided missiles, but also bloodthirsty, "[[SuperSoldier bio-hacked]]" mercenaries ready to do his bidding and turn the Middle East into a maelstrom of death and destruction to see his goals come true--unless Cabrillo can stop them first, that is.

* '''''Fire Strike''''' (2023): Genetic engineering and hypersonic missiles--to the modern layman, such ideas are nothing more than sci-fi concepts that are consigned to fantasy or perhaps the big screen. But for Cabrillo and the crew of the ''Oregon'', they're a nightmare that's come to life as they find themselves on the trail of an international conspiracy, at the center is an insane Saudi Prince who has access not only dreaded hypersonic guided missiles, but also bloodthirsty, "bio-hacked" mercenaries ready to do his bidding and turn the Middle East into a maelstrom of death and destruction to see his goals come true--unless Cabrillo can stop them first, that is.

* '''''Fire Strike''''' (2023): Genetic engineering and hypersonic missiles--to the modern layman, such ideas are nothing more than sci-fi concepts that are consigned to fantasy or perhaps the big screen. But for Cabrillo and the crew of the ''Oregon'', they're a nightmare that's come to life as they find themselves on the trail of an international conspiracy. And at the center is an insane Saudi Prince, his mind set on vengeance and conquest, who has access not only dreaded hypersonic guided missiles, but also bloodthirsty, "bio-hacked" mercenaries ready to do his bidding and turn the Middle East into a maelstrom of death and destruction to see his goals come true--unless Cabrillo can stop them first, that is.

* '''''Hellburner''''' (2022): A mission goes fatally wrong for the Corporation, who loses one of their own in the process. Cabrillo, intent on exacting revenge, runs afoul of the Pipeline, an Armenian criminal organization passed down from father to son, but the Pipeline is no regular band of thugs: Not only do their resources and skills match that of the Corporation, but they hold in their hands the key to a terrifying nuclear device that could cause devastation on a national scale--and now, their finger rests on the trigger, and a countdown has begun. If Cabrillo doesn't stop the Pipeline before the count reaches zero, millions will die, and [[WorldWarThree a new world war]] will engulf the planet.

* ReplacementGoldfish: Of a sort. [[spoiler: When Pulaski was killed in ''The Silent Sea,'' MacD, who had [[HeelFaceTurn joined the team]] at the end of the book, has taken his place as one of the "gundogs" by the next. Likewise for Trono, who is killed in ''The Emperor's Revenge'', is replaced by Raven, who joins the team in ''Typhoon Fury.'' Somewhat [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], since, while MacD and Raven fill the empty spots on the roster and are indeed close comrades, they don't have the same [[ThoseTwoGuys innate kinship]] Trono and Pulaski shared.]]

* '''''Hellburner''''' (2022): A mission goes fatally wrong for the Corporation, who loses one of their own in the process. Cabrillo, intent on exacting revenge, runs afoul of the Pipeline, an Armenian criminal organization passed down from father to son, but the Pipeline is no regular band of thugs: Not only do their resources and skills match that of the Corporation, but they hold in their hands the key to a terrifying nuclear device that could cause devastation on a national scale--and now, their finger rests on the trigger, and a countdown has begun. If Cabrillo doesn't stop the Pipeline before the count reaches zero, millions will die.

* '''''Hellburner''''' (2022): A mission goes fatally wrong for the Corporation, who loses one of their own in the process. Cabrillo, intent on exacting revenge, runs afoul of the Pipeline, an Armenian criminal organization passed down from father to son over countless generations, but the Pipeline is no regular band of thugs: Not only do their resources and skills match that of the Corporation, but they hold in their hands the key to a terrifying nuclear device that could cause devastation on a national scale--and now, their finger rests on the trigger, and a countdown has begun. If Cabrillo doesn't stop the Pipeline before the count reaches zero, millions will die.

* CanonDiscontinuity: In the Corporation's first appearance in the Pitt novel ''Flood Tide'', it's stated the primitive ''Oregon'' from that installment is the third ship in their history, making the current one in ''Oregon Files'' the fourth after said ship was scrapped and replaced by a better one at the end of the book. However, ''Golden Buddha'' states the ship from ''Flood Tide'' was actually named ''Oregon I'', implying it was the first ship used by the Corporation. In later installments, no mention of a previous ship is ever made again, and Cabrillo and the crew treat the ''Oregon'' as if it were always the same ship from the beginning. There is also conflict regarding how Cabrillo lost his leg: some books say he lost it while working for the CIA, but others will mention he lost it during the events in the aforementioned ''Flood Tide'' novel.

* CurbStompBattle: Ships that try to attack the ''Oregon'' usually end up on the sea floor before long.

* '''''Marauder''''': Fresh out of rescuing the crew of an oil tanker besieged by pirates, Cabrillo gets some terrifying news: An Australian research ship has been brutally attacked by a paralysis-inducing chemical weapon--and one of the Corporation's own is among the victims. With his life and livelihood in the balance, the Corporation, with the assistance of the afflicted crewmember's sister set out to engineer a cure...but with every step deeper into the mystery, it becomes clear that someone is setting this disaster up to have the Australian government take the fall, and they've employed a [[BattleCouple pair of]] ex-cons to do their bidding--from beyond the grave itself. With these modern-day Marauders having nothing to lose and everything to gain, and packing some heavy firepower that rivals even that of the new and improved ''Oregon'', the Corporation must stop them to save both their stricken crew and the Land Down Under...before it is too late for both.

* RealityEnsues: After Cabrillo refuses to let go of the case when the US government (their biggest contractor) tells him so in ''The Silent Sea'', [[spoiler: in ''The Jungle'' Corporation must be less choosy about its jobs, as US doesn't want to deal with them anymore. Thankfully their efforts in ''The Jungle'' put them back into their good graces, though the US government prefers keeping their interactions with the ''Oregon'' this time around more...low-key.]]

* '''''Marauder''''': Fresh out of rescuing the crew of an oil tanker besieged by pirates, Cabrillo gets some terrifying news: An Australian research ship has been brutally attacked by a paralysis-inducing chemical weapon--and one of the Corporation's own is among the victims. With his life and livelihood in the balance, Cabrillo teams up with his sister to find the origin of the weapon in order to engineer a cure...but with every step deeper into the mystery, it becomes clear that someone is setting this disaster up to have the Australian government take the fall, and they've employed a [[BattleCouple pair of]] ex-cons to do their bidding--from beyond the grave itself. With these modern-day Marauders having nothing to lose and everything to gain, and packing some heavy firepower that rivals even that of the new and improved ''Oregon'', the Corporation must stop them to save both their stricken crew and the Land Down Under...before it is too late for both.

* '''''Marauder''''': Fresh out of rescuing the crew of an oil tanker besieged by pirates, Cabrillo gets some terrifying news: An Australian research ship has been brutally attacked by a paralysis-inducing chemical weapon--and one of the Corporation's own is among the victims. With his life and livelihood in the balance, Cabrillo teams up with his sister to find the origin of the weapon in order to engineer a cure before it is too late...but with every step deeper into the mystery, it becomes clear that someone is setting this disaster up to have the Australian government take the fall, and they've employed a [[BattleCouple pair of]] ex-cons to do their bidding--from beyond the grave itself. With these modern-day Marauders having nothing to lose and everything to gain, and packing some heavy firepower that rivals even that of the new and improved ''Oregon'', the Corporation must stop them to save both their stricken crew and the Land Down Under...before it is too late for both.

* ArtisticLicenseReligion: The golden Buddha from the aptly named first book represents Siddhartha Gautama as fat, which is actually a very popular misconception: the famous fat guy from UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}} is not Gautama, but a late, unrelated Buddhist monk named Budai (who is also considered a Buddha in his own right, only not ''the'' Buddha).

* ArtisticLicenseReligion: The golden Buddha from the aptly named first book represents Siddhartha Gautama as fat, which is actually a very popular misconception: the famous fat guy from Buddhism is not Gautama, but a late, unrelated Buddhist monk named Budai (who is also considered a Buddha in his own right, only not ''the'' Buddha). Moreover, the book informs this golden Buddha was made in Thailand in 1288, which is another mistake, as the worship of Budai is almost exclusive to China and Japan (it belongs to the Mahayana school of Buddhism, while Thailand is ruled by the Theravada school instead).

--> '''Cabrillo''': [[spoiler:I don't know if you're watching or listening to me. I may be talking to myself, but if you're out there, you should know something.]] I'll only say this once, and then you'll never hear me talk to you again. You may think you're a genius, Kensit, but you're not infallible. [[PapaWolf You made a huge mistake when you went after my crew.]] [[AFatherToHisMen They're my family.]] Maybe a loner like you doesn't understand the importance of family, but your attacks made the situation between you and me [[ItsPersonal personal.]] I don't care what advantages you have, I promise that I will find you. And when I do, you'll discover that my retribution is swift and mighty.....Spend this night well Kensit. It just might be your last.

* '''''Marauder''''': Fresh out of rescuing the crew of an oil tanker besieged by pirates, Cabrillo gets some terrifying news: An Australian research ship has been brutally attacked by a paralysis-inducing chemical weapon--and one of the Corporation's own is among the victims. With his life and livelihood in the balance, Cabrillo teams up with his sister to find the origin of the weapon in order to engineer a cure before it is too late...but with every step deeper into the mystery, it becomes clear that someone is setting this disaster up to have the Australian government take the fall, and they've employed a [[BattleCouple pair of]] ex-cons to do their bidding--from beyond the grave itself. With these modern-day Marauders having nothing to lose and everything to gain, and packing some heavy firepower that rivals even that of the new and improved ''Oregon'', the Corporation will have to pull the double-duty of be stopping them and saving both their stricken crew and the Land Down Under...before it is too late for both?