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* {{Retcon}}: In ''Recap/{{SPADS}}'', the base was located in an unnamed tropical country, but there were clues that it could be Costa Rica (the Mongoose pretends that Ross Tanner wrote a letter from Costa Rica, there is a Costa Rican flag in Mac Call's office and a map of Costa Rica in Quinn's office). In this episode, it is revealed that this is a fictional country named San Miguel.
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* CigaretteBurns: Carrington crushes a burning cigar in Standwell's eye.
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* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: In an escape attempt, Carrington takes hostage Calvin Wax and threatens him with a gun, but Wax reveals that the gun is empty, so Carrington is arrested again.
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* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: In an escape attempt, Carrington takes hostage Calvin Wax hostage and threatens him with a gun, but Wax reveals that the gun is empty, so Carrington is arrested again.
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* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: XIII asks Wally Sheridan what is his plan to get into SSH1 military base just before the cut to the next scene. {{Subverted|Trope}}: The plan goes wrong: Mac Call tries to arrest them as soon as they get into the base.
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* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: XIII asks Wally Sheridan what is his plan to get into SSH1 [=SSH1=] military base just before the cut to the next scene. {{Subverted|Trope}}: The plan goes wrong: Mac Call tries to arrest them as soon as they get into the base.
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* SavedForTheSequel: [[spoiler:Who is Number I?]]
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Emiliano insists that the thugs should shoot Betty immediately, but the thugs they want to rape her first.
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->''"FULL RED will follow a classic structure, but on a larger scale than usual. Our marine divisions have had their helmets painted red and will play the "invaders." They'll attack by air and sea at these various points — kept confidential of course... Their objective is to seize various strategic locations known only to their unit leaders. The mission of our other armed forces, obviously, will be to prevent them from doing so."''
-->-- '''General Standwell''', ''Full Red''
-->-- '''General Standwell''', ''Full Red''
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->''"FULL RED will follow a classic structure, but on a larger scale than usual. Our marine divisions have had their helmets painted red and will play the "invaders." They'll attack by air and sea at these various points - kept confidential of course... Their objective is to seize various strategic locations known only to their unit leaders. The mission of our other armed forces, obviously, will be to prevent them from doing so."''
-->-- '''General Standwell''', ''Full Red''
-->-- '''General Standwell''', ''Full Red''
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** A short while thereafter, Galbrain, Wally Sheridan, Betty Barnowsky, Amos and XIII seem to die in an explosion.
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* DressingAsTheEnemy: XIII dresses as a SPADS to go to the President's apartment inside the military base.
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* EvilGloating: Mac Call thinks that it is necessary to inform Wally Sheridan, Galbrain, Amos and Betty by video phone that he is about to kill them.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: Wally Sheridan says that Calvin Wax will probably kill himself, Betty, Amos and Galbrain, because they know too much about his conspiracy.
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* InstantSedation: In order to infiltrate the military base, Jones and XIII use spray cans which cause their target to fall asleep instantly.
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* MuggedForDisguise: XIII knocks down a SPADS to steal his uniform.
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* NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight: XIII throws a knife at Mac Call and kills him, while he was trying to grab a gun.
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* TreacheryCoverUp: The coup attempt is covered up. Wax and Mac Call's deaths are described as accidental. The other conspirators are sentenced discreetly. Officially, no link is made with the assassination of William Sheridan.
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* UnwillinglyGirlyTomboy: Betty has to wear high heels to infiltrate the military base. She is unconfortable with them and they make her fall.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The ending explains what happened to the all the main characters of the first five episodes.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The ending explains what happened to the all the main characters of the first five episodes.
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* BigRedButton: Galbrain has to push a big red button to start Full Red exercise.
* BoundAndGagged:
** The two policemen who try to arrest Jones and XIII when they land a plane on a road. They end up bound and gagged inside the plane. Armand de Préseau is bound but not gagged.
** After being arrested by Mac Call, Amos, Betty and Wally Sheridan are bound and gagged.
** The two policemen who try to arrest Jones and XIII when they land a plane on a road. They end up bound and gagged inside the plane. Armand de Préseau is bound but not gagged.
** After being arrested by Mac Call, Amos, Betty and Wally Sheridan are bound and gagged.
* DramaticIrony: When Galbrain pushes the button to start Full Red exercice, he says that fortunately it is just an exercise. Unlike Galbrain, the reader knows that this exercise will be used as a cover for a military coup.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Jones puts on a driver outfit and a fake moustache to infiltrate the military base. XIII dies his hair white and wears glasses. Betty Barnowsky wears a suit. Later, Jones puts another disguise on: a nurse outfit.
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* NotSoAbandonedBuilding: Jones's hideout in Washington looks like an abandoned building.
* PaperThinDisguise: Jones puts on a driver outfit and a fake moustache to infiltrate the military base. XIIIdies dyes his hair white and wears glasses. Betty Barnowsky dyes her hair brown and wears a suit.glasses. Later, Jones puts another disguise on: a nurse outfit.
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* WorldWarIII: Wax and Standwell want to start it.
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* BigBad: [[DoubleSubversion Double subverted]]. Calvin Wax seems to be the leader of the conspiracy. Carrington assumes he is Nummber I. [[spoiler:In the end, Wax reveals that he is only number II. Nevertheless, in ''Recap/ThirteenToOne'', XIII will discover that Number I was only involved in the assassination of William Sheridan, but not in the coup attempt. Therefore, Wax was actually the big bad of this episode.]]
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* BigBad: [[DoubleSubversion Double subverted]]. Calvin Wax seems to be the leader of the conspiracy. Carrington assumes he is Nummber Number I. [[spoiler:In the end, Wax reveals that he is only number II. Nevertheless, in ''Recap/ThirteenToOne'', XIII will discover that Number I was only involved in the assassination of William Sheridan, but not in the coup attempt. Therefore, Wax was actually the big bad of this episode.]]
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* BigBad: [[DoubleSubversion Double subverted]]. Calvin Wax seems to be the leader of the conspiracy. Carrington assumes he is Nummber I. [[spoiler:In the end, Wax reveals that he is only number II. Nevertheless, in ''Recap/ThirteenToOne'', XIII will discover that Number I was only involved in the assassination of William Sheridan, but not in the coup attempt. Therefore, Wax was actually the big bad of this episode.]]
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* TheDragon: The protagonists confronts Mac Call before the BigBad, Calvin Wax.
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* EventTitle: "Full Red" is a code name for a military exercise.
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* ChickMagnet: XIII has to deal with the jealousy of both Jones and Betty.
* CoolOldGuy: General Carrington inflicts Standwell a bad wound, then he tries to escape.
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* TwoLinesNoWaiting: On the one hand, XIII tries to reach the US, then to stop the coup. On the other hand, Carrington is arrested, then tries to escape.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Emiliano insists that thugs should shoot Betty immediately, but the thugs want to rape her first.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Emiliano insists that thugs should shoot Betty immediately, but the thugs want to rape her first.
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* BilingualBonus: Some dialogues in Spanish are not translated.
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* AssassinationAttempt: Wally Sheridan in the target of an assassination attempt during his father's funeral (which was broadcasted live). He survives.
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* BananaRepublic: XIII, Jones and Barnowsky are in a fictional tropical country, San Miguel. Its capital city is also named San Miguel.
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** Jones is seemingly shot dead by Mac Call.
** A short while thereafter, Galbrain, Wally Sheridan, Betty Barnowsky, Amos and XIII seem to die in an explosion.
** Jones is seemingly shot dead by Mac Call.
** A short while thereafter, Galbrain, Wally Sheridan, Betty Barnowsky, Amos and XIII seem to die in an explosion.
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* HospitalHottie: Jones disguised as a nurse. Everybody notices that Galbrain is lucky to be looked after by her.
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* TheManBehindTheMan: Calvin Wax is thought to be the number 1 of the conspiracy. Just before dying, he shows that [[spoiler:he is only number 2. Finally {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Recap/ThirteenToOne'', because it is revealed that the number 1, Wally Sheridan, was only involved in the murder of his brother William, but not in the failed coup, so Wax was the actual leader of the coup attempt.]]
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* TheManBehindTheMan: Calvin Wax is thought to be the number 1 Number I of the conspiracy. Just before dying, he shows that [[spoiler:he is only number 2. Number II. Finally {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Recap/ThirteenToOne'', because it is revealed that the number 1, Number I, Wally Sheridan, was only involved in the murder of his brother William, but not in the failed coup, so Wax was the actual leader of the coup attempt.]]
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* PaperThinDisguise: Jones puts on a driver outfit and a fake moustache to infiltrate the military base.
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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: After the explosion in the military base, Wax assumes that Galbrain, Wally Sheridan, Betty Barnowsky, Amos, Jones and XIII are dead.
* PaperThinDisguise: Jones puts on a driver outfit and a fake moustache to infiltrate the militarybase.
base. XIII dies his hair white and wears glasses. Betty Barnowsky wears a suit. Later, Jones puts another disguise on: a nurse outfit.
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* SeriesFauxnale: This episode closes the first cycle of the series. Some major questions are answered and the conspiracy to end democracy in the U.S. is foiled, but there is still a major unanswered question: [[spoiler:who is the number 1 in the conspiracy]]? There is also a SequelHook about [[Recap/TheJasonFlyFile the Jason Fly file]].
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* SeriesFauxnale: This episode closes the first cycle of the series. Some major questions are answered and the conspiracy to end democracy in the U.S. is foiled, but there is still a major unanswered question: [[spoiler:who is the number 1 in Number I of the conspiracy]]? There is also a SequelHook about [[Recap/TheJasonFlyFile the Jason Fly file]].
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* TheButcher: Carrington says that Standwell is nicknamed "the Butcher".
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* TheManBehindTheMan: Calvin Wax is thought to be the number 1 of the conspiracy. Just before dying, he shows that [[spoiler:he is only number 2. Finally {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Recap/ThirteenToOne'', because it is revealed that the number 1, Wally Sheridan, was only involved in the murder of his brother William, but not in the failed coup, so Wax was the actual leader of the coup attempt.]]
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* AMatchMadeInStockholm: Préseau is very fond of Betty Barnowsky who is one of his captors. In the end, Betty goes to San Miguel to meet him.
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* ActionGirl: Betty Barnowsky kills several thugs who wanted to rape her.
* AMatchMadeInStockholm: Armand de Préseau is very fond of Betty Barnowsky who is one of his captors. In the end, Betty goes to San Miguel to meethim.him.
* AttemptedRape: Some thugs have to kill XIII, Betty and Jones. They find Betty and they want to rape her first, but [[MuggingTheMonster she fights back and kill them all]].
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* LastMinuteHookup: In the end, Betty goes to San Miguel to meet Armand de Préseau.
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* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: In an escape attempt, Carrington takes hostage Calvin Wax and threatens him with a gun, but Wax reveals that the gun is empty, so Carrington is arrested again.
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** Calvin Wax plan to frame up XIII for the murder of Galbrain.
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* AMatchMadeInStockholm: Préseau is very fond of Betty Barnowsky who is one of his captors. In the end, Betty goes to San Miguel to meet him.
* CyanidePill: [[spoiler:Calvin Wax dies after cracking his cyanide pill.]]
* DamselOutOfDistress: Betty Barnowsky does not need the help of anyone to get rid of the thugs who try to assault her.
* LastMinuteHookup: In the end, Betty goes to San Miguel to meet Préseau.
* MayDecemberRomance: Between Préseau and Betty Barnowsky.
* PaperThinDisguise: Jones puts on a driver outfit and a fake moustache to infiltrate the military base.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Calvin Wax is only number 2 in the conspiracy.]]
* SequelHook: The story ends with the announce that XIII will now look into [[Recap/TheJasonFlyFile the Jason Fly file]].
* SeriesFauxnale: This episode closes the first cycle of the series. Some major questions are answered and the conspiracy to end democracy in the U.S. is foiled, but there is still a major unanswered question: [[spoiler:who is the number 1 in the conspiracy]]? There is also a SequelHook about [[Recap/TheJasonFlyFile the Jason Fly file]].
* CyanidePill: [[spoiler:Calvin Wax dies after cracking his cyanide pill.]]
* DamselOutOfDistress: Betty Barnowsky does not need the help of anyone to get rid of the thugs who try to assault her.
* LastMinuteHookup: In the end, Betty goes to San Miguel to meet Préseau.
* MayDecemberRomance: Between Préseau and Betty Barnowsky.
* PaperThinDisguise: Jones puts on a driver outfit and a fake moustache to infiltrate the military base.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Calvin Wax is only number 2 in the conspiracy.]]
* SequelHook: The story ends with the announce that XIII will now look into [[Recap/TheJasonFlyFile the Jason Fly file]].
* SeriesFauxnale: This episode closes the first cycle of the series. Some major questions are answered and the conspiracy to end democracy in the U.S. is foiled, but there is still a major unanswered question: [[spoiler:who is the number 1 in the conspiracy]]? There is also a SequelHook about [[Recap/TheJasonFlyFile the Jason Fly file]].
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''Full Red'' (in French ''Rouge total'') is the fifth album of the comic book series ''ComicBook/{{XIII}}''.
Someone shoots at Wally Sheridan, a presidential candidate, during his father's funeral. Wally Sheridan survives, but he is badly wounded. Meanwhile, XIII, Jones and Betty Barnowsky are in the jungle in Central America. They try to get back to the U.S. before Mac Call catches them.
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