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* OriginStory: This issue serves as a {{prequel}} that explains how the Satos came to be and how Marcel became their boss.
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* DetrimentalDetermination: Karen continues attacking Honey, but it never works; he always beats her ass handily. Doc tries to get her to stop, but her {{pride}} keeps her going for a long time before she finally listens to him.
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* DetrimentalDetermination: Karen continues attacking goes after Honey, but it never works; he always beats her ass handily.up, then she attacks him again -- over and over. Doc tries to get her to stop, but her {{pride}} keeps her going for a long time before she finally listens to him.
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* {{Determinator}}: {{Deconstructed|Trope}} with Karen, who continues attacking Honey no matter how many times he beats her ass. Doc tries to get her to stop, but her {{pride}} keeps her going for a long time before she finally listens to him.
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* {{Determinator}}: {{Deconstructed|Trope}} with Karen, who DetrimentalDetermination: Karen continues attacking Honey no matter how many times Honey, but it never works; he always beats her ass.ass handily. Doc tries to get her to stop, but her {{pride}} keeps her going for a long time before she finally listens to him.
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* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: At the very end we learn that Yuki is alive. However, he's in pretty bad shape because two thugs (presumably Marcel's henchmen) have been torturing him.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Marcel may be a cruel bastard, but this issue shows us that he's also a loving husband and father.
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* BrokenBird: Shara begins to show signs of this in the beginning of the issue.
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* DownerBeginning: The comic resumes directly after the Satos were double-crossed by Marcel, and has them running to a hideout Doc had for "''just incase''"
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* DownerBeginning: The comic resumes directly after the Satos were double-crossed by Marcel, and has them running to a hideout Doc had for "''just incase''"in case.''"
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* DownerBeginning: The comic resumes directly after the Satos were double-crossed by Marcel, and has them running to a hideout Doc had for "''just incase''"
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* SinisterMinister: Downplayed. The father at the local church doesn't seem to be ''evil'' per se, but he's a junkie who buys his heroin from Karen, which still makes him crooked.
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* {{Determinator}}: Deconstructed with Karen, who continues attacking Honey no matter how many times he beats her ass. Doc tries to get her to stop, but her {{pride}} keeps her going for a long time before she finally listens to him.
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* {{Determinator}}: Deconstructed {{Deconstructed|Trope}} with Karen, who continues attacking Honey no matter how many times he beats her ass. Doc tries to get her to stop, but her {{pride}} keeps her going for a long time before she finally listens to him.
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** Throughout most of the comic, Karen is only referred to by [[FirstNameBasis her first name]]. Near the end of this issue, specifically when her name tag is shown in the hospital scene, we learn that her last name is Fleischer, which is both a ShoutOut (to Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer) and a MeaningfulName (it's German for "butcher").
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** Throughout most of the comic, Karen is only referred to by [[FirstNameBasis her first name]]. Near the end of this issue, specifically issue (specifically when her name tag is shown in the hospital scene, scene) we learn that her last name is Fleischer, which is both a ShoutOut (to Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer) and a MeaningfulName (it's German for "butcher").
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Marcel had been pulling the strings the entire time given Honey was working for him]].
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Marcel had been pulling the strings the entire time given Honey was working for him]].him.
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* AxCrazy: Honey is a bloodthirsty badger who's armed with chains, carries military-grade firearms nobody could get, C4s, and he has access to a serum that turns him into [[OneWingedAngelForm a bulkier and crazier version of himself]]… and a ''bee'' cannon.
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* AxCrazy: Honey is a bloodthirsty badger who's armed with chains, carries military-grade firearms nobody could get, C4s, and he has access to a serum that turns him into [[OneWingedAngelForm a bulkier and crazier version of himself]]… and himself…and a ''bee'' cannon.
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* AlasPoorVillain: We see {{Flashback}}s of [[spoiler:Honey's]] DarkAndTroubledPast that give him a FreudianExcuse for his brutality. See [[invoked]] CryForTheDevil on [[YMMV/NonPack the YMMV page]] for more details.
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* AlasPoorVillain: We see {{Flashback}}s of [[spoiler:Honey's]] Honey's DarkAndTroubledPast that give him a FreudianExcuse for his brutality. See [[invoked]] CryForTheDevil on [[YMMV/NonPack the YMMV page]] for more details.
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* AxCrazy: Honey is a bloodthirsty badger who's armed with chains, carries military-grade firearms nobody could get, C4s, and he [[spoiler: has access to a serum that turns him into [[OneWingedAngelForm a bulkier and crazier version of himself]]]]… and a ''bee'' cannon.
* BadassBoast: Yuki gives one [[spoiler: when getting ready to [[GroinAttack whack Marcel’s nuts]] with a plank for double-crossing the Satos and holding his kid sister Shara at gunpoint]].
* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler: The minute Marcel hold's Shara at gunpoint, Yuki doesn't hesitate to disarm him to save his little sister]].
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:When Karen falls into a vat of bodywash, she emerges as a feral creature with [[RedEyesTakeWarning scary red eyes]] and MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily from what is implied to be Goset's intervention. Fortunately, she gets better.]]
* BadassBoast: Yuki gives one [[spoiler: when getting ready to [[GroinAttack whack Marcel’s nuts]] with a plank for double-crossing the Satos and holding his kid sister Shara at gunpoint]].
* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler: The minute Marcel hold's Shara at gunpoint, Yuki doesn't hesitate to disarm him to save his little sister]].
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:When Karen falls into a vat of bodywash, she emerges as a feral creature with [[RedEyesTakeWarning scary red eyes]] and MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily from what is implied to be Goset's intervention. Fortunately, she gets better.]]
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* AxCrazy: Honey is a bloodthirsty badger who's armed with chains, carries military-grade firearms nobody could get, C4s, and he [[spoiler: has access to a serum that turns him into [[OneWingedAngelForm a bulkier and crazier version of himself]]]]… himself]]… and a ''bee'' cannon.
* BadassBoast: Yuki gives one[[spoiler: when getting ready to [[GroinAttack whack Marcel’s nuts]] with a plank for double-crossing the Satos and holding his kid sister Shara at gunpoint]].
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* BigBrotherInstinct:[[spoiler: The minute Marcel hold's Shara at gunpoint, Yuki doesn't hesitate to disarm him to save his little sister]].
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* BodyHorror:[[spoiler:When When Karen falls into a vat of bodywash, she emerges as a feral creature with [[RedEyesTakeWarning scary red eyes]] and MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily from what is implied to be Goset's intervention. Fortunately, she gets better.]]
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Honey may have been a hardened gangster with access to bio-enhancements, but as shown through his death, he’s just one of the ''many'' opponents Karen will face]].
* FatBastard: Marcel fits this to a T. Fat? Check. Nasty towards the Satos and casually beats them up when they fail him? Check. [[spoiler: Scheming bastard who essentially set up the Satos by pitting them against Honey, who had been working for him this entire time, and then [[WouldHurtAChild holds Shara at gunpoint]] to keep them from rebelling]]? ''Double check''.
* FatBastard: Marcel fits this to a T. Fat? Check. Nasty towards the Satos and casually beats them up when they fail him? Check. [[spoiler: Scheming bastard who essentially set up the Satos by pitting them against Honey, who had been working for him this entire time, and then [[WouldHurtAChild holds Shara at gunpoint]] to keep them from rebelling]]? ''Double check''.
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Honey may have been a hardened gangster with access to bio-enhancements, but as shown through his death, he’s just one of the ''many'' opponents Karen will face]].
* FatBastard: Marcel fits this to a T. Fat? Check. Nasty towards the Satos and casually beats them up when they fail him? Check. [[spoiler: Scheming bastard who essentially set up the Satos by pitting them against Honey, who had been working for him this entire time, and then [[WouldHurtAChild holds Shara at gunpoint]] to keep them from rebelling]]? ''Double check''.face.
* FatBastard: Marcel fits this to a T. Fat? Check. Nasty towards the Satos and casually beats them up when they fail him? Check. [[spoiler: Scheming bastard who essentially set up the Satos by pitting them against Honey, who had been working for him this entire time, and then [[WouldHurtAChild holds Shara at gunpoint]] to keep them from rebelling]]? ''Double check''.
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* GenreShift: Starts as a relatively realistic CrimeDrama, then adds a SciFiHorror element when [[spoiler:we're shown what the serum can do.]] And then we get SupernaturalFiction when it's implied that [[spoiler:Goset has turned Karen into an even worse monster than Honey]].
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** Throughout most of the comic, Karen is only referred to by [[FirstNameBasis her first name]]. Near the end of this issue [[spoiler:specifically, when her name tag is shown in the hospital scene]], we learn that her last name is Fleischer, which is both a ShoutOut (to Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer) and a MeaningfulName (it's German for "butcher").
** Through flashbacks, Honey's real name is revealed to be [[spoiler:José Ramirez]].
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* PocketProtector: [[spoiler: Honey's brass knuckles in Karen's coat pocket catch a bullet.]]
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* SuddenDownerEnding: [[spoiler: Honey is defeated, but unfortunately with little fanfare after it's revealed Marcel had ''sent'' him after the Satos in the first place. They end up having to fight off Marcel from killing Shara, and while most of the Satos were able to get away, Yuki has to stay behind and go to his UncertainDoom to give the Satos their chance to become their own gang.]]
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* SuddenDownerEnding: [[spoiler: Honey is defeated, but unfortunately with little fanfare after it's revealed Marcel had ''sent'' him after the Satos in the first place. They end up having to fight off Marcel from killing Shara, and while most of the Satos were able to get away, Yuki has to stay behind and go to his UncertainDoom to give the Satos their chance to become their own gang.]]
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* TakingYouWithMe: ''Holy shit'' does Honey invoke this; he's had a C4 planted on the very building he was on in the case that he needed to do this. [[spoiler: Case in point, he kills off what appears to be ''all'' of the Coo Coo Bois]].
* VictoryGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:When Karen comes to in the hospital, she has no memory of HulkingOut and killing Honey. Doc (who was with her) tells her most of what happened, although he leaves out the BodyHorror part.]]
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* TakingYouWithMe: ''Holy shit'' does Honey invoke this; he's had a C4 planted on the very building he was on in the case that he needed to do this. [[spoiler: Case in point, he kills off what appears to be ''all'' of the Coo Coo Bois]].
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* VictoryGuidedAmnesia:[[spoiler:When When Karen comes to in the hospital, she has no memory of HulkingOut and killing Honey. Doc (who was with her) tells her most of what happened, although he leaves out the BodyHorror part.]]
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Downplayed, but there are ''a lot'' of characters just introduced in this issue who are either [[UncertainDoom seemingly killed]] or ''do'' in fact get killed off such as [[spoiler: DJ Gocho]] and the [[spoiler: Badillos]], the most significant ones being [[spoiler: Honey and Yuki]].
* WhamShot: [[spoiler: The implication that Honey had been working under Marcel’s thumb when he started complaining that he wasn’t at the fighter’s ring he was betting money on]].
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Downplayed, but there are ''a lot'' of characters just introduced in this issue who are either [[UncertainDoom seemingly killed]] or ''do'' in fact get killed off such as [[spoiler: DJ Gocho]] Gocho and the [[spoiler: Badillos]], Badillos, the most significant ones being [[spoiler: Honey and Yuki]].
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* AllThereInTheManual: Enforced; the entire point of this issue is to give more backstory that isn't explained in thorough detail in other issues. Half of the issue does ''just'' that.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Played for laughs by Shara, who points out that they'll probably go through horrible things like any family would when Doc explains that the lines represent how they all connect to form a family.
* HiddenDepths: Doc's revealed to have this after Yuki discovers his impressive drawing skills when the latter brings it up to Karen.
* MotorMouth: Yuki turns into this after seeing the new logo for The Satos that Doc was developing and explaining to the gang.
* OriginStory: This issue serves as a {{prequel}} that explains how the Satos came to be and how Marcel became their boss.
* PuppyDogEyes: Karen does this to gain a little extra bonus from Marcel when the other Satos aren't present to see after selling their [[FantasticDrug "product"]]. [[PetTheDog Surprisingly, Marcel grants it to her, albeit reluctantly]].
* SinisterMinister: Downplayed. The father at the local church doesn't seem to be ''evil'' per se, but he's a junkie who buys his heroin from Karen, which still makes him crooked.
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[[folder: Issue #1: Bark and Bite]]
* AlasPoorVillain: We see {{Flashback}}s of [[spoiler:Honey's]] DarkAndTroubledPast that give him a FreudianExcuse for his brutality. See [[invoked]] CryForTheDevil on [[YMMV/NonPack the YMMV page]] for more details.
* AttackAttackAttack: Basically, the entire strategy the Coo Coo Bois rely on when coming down on Honey.
* AxCrazy: Honey is a bloodthirsty badger who's armed with chains, carries military-grade firearms nobody could get, C4s, and he [[spoiler: has access to a serum that turns him into [[OneWingedAngelForm a bulkier and crazier version of himself]]]]… and a ''bee'' cannon.
* BadassBoast: Yuki gives one [[spoiler: when getting ready to [[GroinAttack whack Marcel’s nuts]] with a plank for double-crossing the Satos and holding his kid sister Shara at gunpoint]].
* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler: The minute Marcel hold's Shara at gunpoint, Yuki doesn't hesitate to disarm him to save his little sister]].
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:When Karen falls into a vat of bodywash, she emerges as a feral creature with [[RedEyesTakeWarning scary red eyes]] and MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily from what is implied to be Goset's intervention. Fortunately, she gets better.]]
* CrystalDragonJesus: Goset is in many ways the Jesus of the story; and a ''pigeon'' Jesus at that.
* {{Determinator}}: Deconstructed with Karen, who continues attacking Honey no matter how many times he beats her ass. Doc tries to get her to stop, but her {{pride}} keeps her going for a long time before she finally listens to him.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Honey may have been a hardened gangster with access to bio-enhancements, but as shown through his death, he’s just one of the ''many'' opponents Karen will face]].
* FatBastard: Marcel fits this to a T. Fat? Check. Nasty towards the Satos and casually beats them up when they fail him? Check. [[spoiler: Scheming bastard who essentially set up the Satos by pitting them against Honey, who had been working for him this entire time, and then [[WouldHurtAChild holds Shara at gunpoint]] to keep them from rebelling]]? ''Double check''.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Many of the gangsters that Doc talked about in his plan to defeat Honey are most likely a sign of who they will be up against in future volumes to come.
* GenreShift: Starts as a relatively realistic CrimeDrama, then adds a SciFiHorror element when [[spoiler:we're shown what the serum can do.]] And then we get SupernaturalFiction when it's implied that [[spoiler:Goset has turned Karen into an even worse monster than Honey]].
* GivenNameReveal:
** Throughout most of the comic, Karen is only referred to by [[FirstNameBasis her first name]]. Near the end of this issue [[spoiler:specifically, when her name tag is shown in the hospital scene]], we learn that her last name is Fleischer, which is both a ShoutOut (to Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer) and a MeaningfulName (it's German for "butcher").
** Through flashbacks, Honey's real name is revealed to be [[spoiler:José Ramirez]].
* GluttonousPig: Marcel, ''obviously'', both literally and metaphorically.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Marcel had been pulling the strings the entire time given Honey was working for him]].
* HulkingOut:
** [[spoiler:The effect of the SuperStrength serum on Honey...]]
** [[spoiler:Goset's intervention turns Karen into a demonic form of herself, complete with its own language]].
* PocketProtector: [[spoiler: Honey's brass knuckles in Karen's coat pocket catch a bullet.]]
* TheStrategist: Doc is essentially TheSmartGuy of the Satos, as he’s the one who usually forms the plans needed to take down whatever enemy they're up against. Unfortunately, Karen doesn’t listen to him until after [[HumiliationConga Honey has kicked her ass several times]].
* SuddenDownerEnding: [[spoiler: Honey is defeated, but unfortunately with little fanfare after it's revealed Marcel had ''sent'' him after the Satos in the first place. They end up having to fight off Marcel from killing Shara, and while most of the Satos were able to get away, Yuki has to stay behind and go to his UncertainDoom to give the Satos their chance to become their own gang.]]
* SummonBiggerFish: Invoked with Doc's strategy; he basically gets other gangs to attack Honey in order to overwhelm him long enough to get the cash back. It doesn't necessarily work as intended...
* TakingYouWithMe: ''Holy shit'' does Honey invoke this; he's had a C4 planted on the very building he was on in the case that he needed to do this. [[spoiler: Case in point, he kills off what appears to be ''all'' of the Coo Coo Bois]].
* VictoryGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:When Karen comes to in the hospital, she has no memory of HulkingOut and killing Honey. Doc (who was with her) tells her most of what happened, although he leaves out the BodyHorror part.]]
* VisualPun: You know what weapon Honey gained from arming himself with a hive? ''Honey'' Bees.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Downplayed, but there are ''a lot'' of characters just introduced in this issue who are either [[UncertainDoom seemingly killed]] or ''do'' in fact get killed off such as [[spoiler: DJ Gocho]] and the [[spoiler: Badillos]], the most significant ones being [[spoiler: Honey and Yuki]].
* WhamShot: [[spoiler: The implication that Honey had been working under Marcel’s thumb when he started complaining that he wasn’t at the fighter’s ring he was betting money on]].
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[[folder: Issue #0: Dog Tags]]
* AllThereInTheManual: Enforced; the entire point of this issue is to give more backstory that isn't explained in thorough detail in other issues. Half of the issue does ''just'' that.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Played for laughs by Shara, who points out that they'll probably go through horrible things like any family would when Doc explains that the lines represent how they all connect to form a family.
* HiddenDepths: Doc's revealed to have this after Yuki discovers his impressive drawing skills when the latter brings it up to Karen.
* MotorMouth: Yuki turns into this after seeing the new logo for The Satos that Doc was developing and explaining to the gang.
* OriginStory: This issue serves as a {{prequel}} that explains how the Satos came to be and how Marcel became their boss.
* PuppyDogEyes: Karen does this to gain a little extra bonus from Marcel when the other Satos aren't present to see after selling their [[FantasticDrug "product"]]. [[PetTheDog Surprisingly, Marcel grants it to her, albeit reluctantly]].
* SinisterMinister: Downplayed. The father at the local church doesn't seem to be ''evil'' per se, but he's a junkie who buys his heroin from Karen, which still makes him crooked.
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[[folder: Issue #1: Bark and Bite]]
* AlasPoorVillain: We see {{Flashback}}s of [[spoiler:Honey's]] DarkAndTroubledPast that give him a FreudianExcuse for his brutality. See [[invoked]] CryForTheDevil on [[YMMV/NonPack the YMMV page]] for more details.
* AttackAttackAttack: Basically, the entire strategy the Coo Coo Bois rely on when coming down on Honey.
* AxCrazy: Honey is a bloodthirsty badger who's armed with chains, carries military-grade firearms nobody could get, C4s, and he [[spoiler: has access to a serum that turns him into [[OneWingedAngelForm a bulkier and crazier version of himself]]]]… and a ''bee'' cannon.
* BadassBoast: Yuki gives one [[spoiler: when getting ready to [[GroinAttack whack Marcel’s nuts]] with a plank for double-crossing the Satos and holding his kid sister Shara at gunpoint]].
* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler: The minute Marcel hold's Shara at gunpoint, Yuki doesn't hesitate to disarm him to save his little sister]].
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:When Karen falls into a vat of bodywash, she emerges as a feral creature with [[RedEyesTakeWarning scary red eyes]] and MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily from what is implied to be Goset's intervention. Fortunately, she gets better.]]
* CrystalDragonJesus: Goset is in many ways the Jesus of the story; and a ''pigeon'' Jesus at that.
* {{Determinator}}: Deconstructed with Karen, who continues attacking Honey no matter how many times he beats her ass. Doc tries to get her to stop, but her {{pride}} keeps her going for a long time before she finally listens to him.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Honey may have been a hardened gangster with access to bio-enhancements, but as shown through his death, he’s just one of the ''many'' opponents Karen will face]].
* FatBastard: Marcel fits this to a T. Fat? Check. Nasty towards the Satos and casually beats them up when they fail him? Check. [[spoiler: Scheming bastard who essentially set up the Satos by pitting them against Honey, who had been working for him this entire time, and then [[WouldHurtAChild holds Shara at gunpoint]] to keep them from rebelling]]? ''Double check''.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Many of the gangsters that Doc talked about in his plan to defeat Honey are most likely a sign of who they will be up against in future volumes to come.
* GenreShift: Starts as a relatively realistic CrimeDrama, then adds a SciFiHorror element when [[spoiler:we're shown what the serum can do.]] And then we get SupernaturalFiction when it's implied that [[spoiler:Goset has turned Karen into an even worse monster than Honey]].
* GivenNameReveal:
** Throughout most of the comic, Karen is only referred to by [[FirstNameBasis her first name]]. Near the end of this issue [[spoiler:specifically, when her name tag is shown in the hospital scene]], we learn that her last name is Fleischer, which is both a ShoutOut (to Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer) and a MeaningfulName (it's German for "butcher").
** Through flashbacks, Honey's real name is revealed to be [[spoiler:José Ramirez]].
* GluttonousPig: Marcel, ''obviously'', both literally and metaphorically.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Marcel had been pulling the strings the entire time given Honey was working for him]].
* HulkingOut:
** [[spoiler:The effect of the SuperStrength serum on Honey...]]
** [[spoiler:Goset's intervention turns Karen into a demonic form of herself, complete with its own language]].
* PocketProtector: [[spoiler: Honey's brass knuckles in Karen's coat pocket catch a bullet.]]
* TheStrategist: Doc is essentially TheSmartGuy of the Satos, as he’s the one who usually forms the plans needed to take down whatever enemy they're up against. Unfortunately, Karen doesn’t listen to him until after [[HumiliationConga Honey has kicked her ass several times]].
* SuddenDownerEnding: [[spoiler: Honey is defeated, but unfortunately with little fanfare after it's revealed Marcel had ''sent'' him after the Satos in the first place. They end up having to fight off Marcel from killing Shara, and while most of the Satos were able to get away, Yuki has to stay behind and go to his UncertainDoom to give the Satos their chance to become their own gang.]]
* SummonBiggerFish: Invoked with Doc's strategy; he basically gets other gangs to attack Honey in order to overwhelm him long enough to get the cash back. It doesn't necessarily work as intended...
* TakingYouWithMe: ''Holy shit'' does Honey invoke this; he's had a C4 planted on the very building he was on in the case that he needed to do this. [[spoiler: Case in point, he kills off what appears to be ''all'' of the Coo Coo Bois]].
* VictoryGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:When Karen comes to in the hospital, she has no memory of HulkingOut and killing Honey. Doc (who was with her) tells her most of what happened, although he leaves out the BodyHorror part.]]
* VisualPun: You know what weapon Honey gained from arming himself with a hive? ''Honey'' Bees.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Downplayed, but there are ''a lot'' of characters just introduced in this issue who are either [[UncertainDoom seemingly killed]] or ''do'' in fact get killed off such as [[spoiler: DJ Gocho]] and the [[spoiler: Badillos]], the most significant ones being [[spoiler: Honey and Yuki]].
* WhamShot: [[spoiler: The implication that Honey had been working under Marcel’s thumb when he started complaining that he wasn’t at the fighter’s ring he was betting money on]].
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