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* CoincidenceMagnet: The series posits as one of the rules of time travel that doing it too frequently distorts causality and results in the time traveler encountering larger and more frequent coincidences. This is often cited as a justification for instances of the LawOfTimeTravelCoincidences, and is particularly showcased in ''The Zenda Vendetta'', where the entire plot runs on coincidences including several sets of chance meetings between old acquaintences and one of the main characters turning out to be the IdenticalStranger of two separate historical figures.
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* IdenticalStranger: ''The Zenda Vendetta'' takes the situation from ''Literature/ThePrisonerOfZenda'', with the added complication that both of the identical Rudolfs look almost exactly like Finn.
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* LawOfTimeTravelCoincidences: Each of the books has the protagonists getting caught up in the events of a famous story or historical event; sometimes that's because the villain is deliberately tampering with those events, but quite often it's just a coincidence. The series posits as one of the rules governing time travel that doing it too frequently distorts causality and makes the time traveler a CoincidenceMagnet.
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Cloning Blues renamed to Clone Angst as per TRS
, specifically about angst from a character discovering that they're a clone.
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* CloningBlues: The main villain clones himself, implants the clones with his memories, and gives them scars identical to his own. As a result, the heroes can't be sure if they're meeting the original or a clone, and the villain himself often wonders which he is.
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trope merge with Recruiters Always Lie
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* JoinTheArmyTheySaid: Temporal Corps recruiting presentations involve the more attractive soldiers, many of whom have never seen actual combat, dressing up in pretty historical costumes.
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* RecruitersAlwaysLie: See JoinTheArmyTheySaid above. The series regulars bitterly note how these sales pitches bear almost no resemblance to their actual duties, which frequently involve being on freezing, muddy battlefields, disguised as peasants in lice-ridden clothing.
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* RecruitersAlwaysLie: See JoinTheArmyTheySaid above.Temporal Corps recruiting presentations involve the more attractive soldiers, many of whom have never seen actual combat, dressing up in pretty historical costumes. The series regulars bitterly note how these sales pitches bear almost no resemblance to their actual duties, which frequently involve being on freezing, muddy battlefields, disguised as peasants in lice-ridden clothing.
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* PinocchioSyndrome: The hominoids, especially in ''The Hellfire Rebellion''.
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* KnightKnaveAndSquire: A number of the books revolve around the same three characters (Lucas, Finn and Andre) going on missions together. Lucas is the more idealistic officer, Finn the more pragmatic warrior, and Andre the newcomer.
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* KnightKnaveAndSquire: A number of the books revolve around the same three characters (Lucas, Finn and Andre) going on missions together.
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* CaptainNemoCopy: ''The Nautilus Sanction'' features Drakov, a mad captain from the future, stealing the titular ship, armed with nuclear weapons in this version, to start a world war. The name of the ship is very blatantly a reference to [[Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea Captain Nemo]] and his ''Nautilus''.
