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* EveryoneIsBi: Strictly speaking, pansexual. If the personals ads perused in "The Big Empty" are generally representative of the 2200s-era human population, then approximately 50% of people identify as pan.
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* EveryoneIsBi: Strictly speaking, All human factions in the 2200's, including the Belt and Earth and ''probably'' also Mars, have much more open and tolerant attitudes towards sexuality.
** The Earth's UN Ambassador to Mars is openly in a homosexual male marriage.
** Holden, an Earther, is the product of a group marriage (five men, three women), of which all eight people were his genetic parents due to DNA splicing - this is apparently not considered particularly unusual.
** In a list of personal ads that Miller scrolls through during his investigation on Ceres, about half of the Belters that appear are listed as pansexual.If the personals ads perused in "The Big Empty" are generally representative of the 2200s-era human population, then approximately 50% of people identify as pan.
** The Earth's UN Ambassador to Mars is openly in a homosexual male marriage.
** Holden, an Earther, is the product of a group marriage (five men, three women), of which all eight people were his genetic parents due to DNA splicing - this is apparently not considered particularly unusual.
** In a list of personal ads that Miller scrolls through during his investigation on Ceres, about half of the Belters that appear are listed as pansexual.
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* [[Mormonism/UsefulNotes Mormons in Space]]: the LDS Church is an active and large presence in the solar system, based on Earth but with missionaries seen on Ceres, etc. Their leadership is determined to be the first group to settle a planet in another solar system, so they have invested a fortune in developing a huge interstellar colony ship, the ''Nauvoo''. Given the hard scifi limits of the setting, it can't exceed the speed of light, so it is a multi-generational ship whose voyage is intended to last at least 100 years.
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* ConLang: The Belters speak a patois that features words from Russian, Turkish, German, and others (Chinese is also heard in station announcements) with incorporated hand gestures ([[AllThereInTheManual due to the need to communicate in spacesuits]]). The subtitles call it "Belter Creole". They also continue to speak English, using an accent that sounds vaguely Afrikaans.
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* FantasticRacism: Earthers vs Martians vs Belters vs ???, each with their own derogatory terms. In particular, the Belters resent anyone who work for Star Helix, and use derogatory terms like "welwala" ("traitor to one's people") for them.
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* FantasticRacism: Earthers vs Martians Dusters (Martians) vs Belters vs ???, each with their own derogatory terms. In particular, the Belters resent anyone who work for Star Helix, and use derogatory terms like "welwala" ("traitor to one's people") for them.
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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: The OPA claims to fight for the Belters, but Earth considers them to simply be a terrorist group.
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* ExoticExtendedMarriage: Polyamorous marriages aren't considered unusual in this setting. Holden has eight parents (five fathers and three mothers) and was conceived via a mixing of all eight genetic profiles. It's implied that such marriages also produce naturally-conceived children with two "true" parents, but with all the adults being equally considered as mothers and fathers.
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** Having spent generations living under environmentally controlled domes, Martians naturally do not need as much oxygen as Earthers in order to function.
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** Having spent generations living under environmentally controlled domes, Martians naturally do not need as much oxygen as Earthers in order to function. Earthers, on the other hand, are physically stronger due to Earth's higher gravity.
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** Gravity is weaker on stations located on asteroids, so Belters have grown taller and physically weaker, while requiring less oxygen, over the generations. Also, liquid flows differently due to how asteroid spin, requiring glasses to be held a good distance away when pouring drinks.
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** Gravity is weaker on stations located on asteroids, so Belters have grown taller and physically weaker, while requiring less oxygen, over the generations. Also, liquid flows differently due to how asteroid asteroids spin, requiring glasses to be held a good distance away when pouring drinks.drinks.
** Having spent generations living under environmentally controlled domes, Martians naturally do not need as much oxygen as Earthers in order to function.
** Having spent generations living under environmentally controlled domes, Martians naturally do not need as much oxygen as Earthers in order to function.
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* LivingLieDetector: ''Donnager'''s first officer uses some sort of drug that makes him hyperaware of the microexpressions of those he interrogates.
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** Particularly notable, as not only does her boss ''chew her out'' for it(though he doesn't punish her), but the man's such a {{Badass}} he wrestles out of the gravity-treating drugs during the multi-G transit to Luna for further interrogation - simply to point out to his captors that '''it wasn't going to work no matter how long they left him on those hooks!'''
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** Particularly notable, as not only does her boss ''chew her out'' for it(though it (though he doesn't punish her), but the captured man's such a {{Badass}} that he wrestles out of the gravity-treating drugs during the multi-G transit to Luna for further interrogation - simply to point out to his captors that '''it wasn't going to work no matter how long they left him on those hooks!'''
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* LawEnforcementInc: "Star Helix" serves this function on Ceres. Notably, it's considered common knowledge that all they care about is their parent company's profit margins;
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* LawEnforcementInc: "Star Helix" serves this function on Ceres. Notably, it's considered common knowledge that all they care about is their parent company's profit margins;margins:
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* ColdBloodedTorture: A native Cerean captured transporting illegal technology is purposely subjected to Earth's gravity; because his body is not adapted to it, he suffers tremendously in the process.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: A native Cerean captured transporting illegal technology is purposely subjected to Earth's gravity; gravity, hanging from hooks on a wall; because his body is not adapted to it, he suffers tremendously in the process.process.
-->'''Chrisjen Avasarala''': ''I'm sorry the gravity of a '''real''' planet hurts. But it's appropriate. You wish to hurt Earth. The Earth that is now crushing your '''weak''' Belter lungs, and your '''fragile''' Belter bones.''
** Particularly notable, as not only does her boss ''chew her out'' for it(though he doesn't punish her), but the man's such a {{Badass}} he wrestles out of the gravity-treating drugs during the multi-G transit to Luna for further interrogation - simply to point out to his captors that '''it wasn't going to work no matter how long they left him on those hooks!'''
-->'''Chrisjen Avasarala''': ''I'm sorry the gravity of a '''real''' planet hurts. But it's appropriate. You wish to hurt Earth. The Earth that is now crushing your '''weak''' Belter lungs, and your '''fragile''' Belter bones.''
** Particularly notable, as not only does her boss ''chew her out'' for it(though he doesn't punish her), but the man's such a {{Badass}} he wrestles out of the gravity-treating drugs during the multi-G transit to Luna for further interrogation - simply to point out to his captors that '''it wasn't going to work no matter how long they left him on those hooks!'''
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-->There are no laws on Ceres, just cops.
-->There are no laws on Ceres, just cops.
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Third-person person isn\'t actually accurate. That was my misreading of scene which gives Sadavir\'s name. I missed the \"under\" part of his title, \"Undersecretary General\"
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* BioAugmentation: Cereans have to resort to drugs or hormones (when not using prosthetics to replace body parts) and they don't always work well. Detective Joe Miller has ridges along part of his spine where the bones didn't quite grow properly, for example.
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* BioAugmentation: BioAugmentation:
** Cereans have to resort to drugs or hormones (when not using prosthetics to replace body parts) and they don't always work well. Detective Joe Miller has ridges along part of his spine where the bones didn't quite grow properly, forexample.example.
** Martian marines have things like communications systems implanted into their bodies to augment the equipment in their battle armor.
** Cereans have to resort to drugs or hormones (when not using prosthetics to replace body parts) and they don't always work well. Detective Joe Miller has ridges along part of his spine where the bones didn't quite grow properly, for
** Martian marines have things like communications systems implanted into their bodies to augment the equipment in their battle armor.
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* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Gravity torture is this against Belters who haven't had hormone treatments. Earth's gravity is such that they struggle to even breathe, let alone try and stand up.
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* ConLang: The Belters have developed speak a language patois that features a mix of Afrikaans, words from Russian, Turkish, German, and Turkish others (Chinese is also heard in station announcements) with incorporated hand gestures. gestures ([[AllThereInTheManual due to the need to communicate in spacesuits]]). They also continue to speak English, using an accent that sounds vaguely Afrikaans.
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Be warned that the characters page will contain book-series spoilers.
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* ConLang: The Belters have developed a language that incorporates hand gestures. They continue to speak English but use a language that sounds vaguely Afrikaans.Afrikaans, mixed with Russian and Turkish.
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** Interplanetary travel is commonplace but still takes some time. However,
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** Interplanetary travel is commonplace but still takes some time. However, it seems the trips take a fraction of the time it takes now. Pilots are shown sling-shooting their way across the solar system to try and break speed and distance records for un-powered flight. One man had gone from Earth to Jupiter in 12 days and was projecting that he'd make it to Uranus in 29 days before a miscalculation burns him up in Jupiter's atmosphere.
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The Expanse is a science fiction space-opera and mystery series based on the book series of the same name, written by James S. A. Corey. The show premiered in December 2015 on the SyFy network. A second season has already been ordered.
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The Expanse is a science fiction space-opera and mystery series based on [[Literature/TheExpanse the book series of the same name, written by James S. A. Corey.Corey]]. The show premiered in December 2015 on the SyFy network. A second season has already been ordered.
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** Interplanetary travel is commonplace but still takes some time. However,
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** Spaceships are able to execute tight turns in space, but the g-forces are acknowledged to be intense, so crews have to strap themselves in and put on mouth guards while being fed special drugs via IV in order to handle the stress.
** Gravity is weaker on stations located on asteroids, so Belters have grown taller and physically weaker, while requiring less oxygen, over the generations. Also, liquid flows differently due to how asteroid spin, requiring glasses to be held a good distance away when pouring drinks.
** Interplanetary travel is commonplace but still takes some time. However,
** Artificial gravity aboard spaceships is only possible when the main engines are providing thrust, pushing the deck "up" against the crew. When engines are shut off, crews must use mag-boots to keep from floating.
** Spaceships are able to execute tight turns in space, but the g-forces are acknowledged to be intense, so crews have to strap themselves in and put on mouth guards while being fed special drugs via IV in order to handle the stress.
** Gravity is weaker on stations located on asteroids, so Belters have grown taller and physically weaker, while requiring less oxygen, over the generations. Also, liquid flows differently due to how asteroid spin, requiring glasses to be held a good distance away when pouring drinks.
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* LightWorlder: Belters tend to have long thin bones, unless they had hormone treatments like Miller, and can't handle Earth's gravity for long. The UN uses gravity to torture a suspected Belter terrorist.
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* DistressCallDistressCall: This starts off part of the story arc. The ''Canterbury'' responds to a call from a ship named ''Scopuli''. [[spoiler:Coincidentally, Julie Mao was on that same ship.]]
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* MadeOfPlasticine: The ice incident shouldn’t have severed a hand like that. Even a mauled hand would’ve been a more likely outcome than a clean cut like that.
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* OneShotCharacter: Jonathan Banks plays the XO of the ''Canterbury'', who is ignominiously transported off the ship for medical reasons and is not seen again past the pilot.
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* EveryoneIsBi: Strictly speaking, pansexual. If the personals ads perused in "The Big Empty" are generally representative of the 2200s-era human population, then approximately 50% of people identify as pan.
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About two hundred years from now, humanity has colonized the Moon, Mars, and the asteroids. Ships range the spaceways as far out as Saturn, mostly to scavenge for ice rocks.
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About two hundred years from now, humanity has colonized the Moon, Mars, and the asteroids. Ships range the spaceways as far out as Saturn, mostly to scavenge for ice rocks.
rocks near that planet, but closer in, they facilitate trade, commerce and transportation among the inner planets.
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About two hundred years from now, humanity has colonized the Moon, Mars, and the asteroids. Ships range the spaceways as far out as Saturn, mostly to scavenge for ice rocks.
The current state of affairs is tense, as the residents of the asteroid belt ("Belters") feel they are not getting their fair share from the resources mined out of the asteroids and beyond, while Mars, already nearly 100% independent, wants to seize control of the asteroids for its own ends.
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!! This series provides examples of the following:
* BioAugmentation: Cereans have to resort to drugs or hormones (when not using prosthetics to replace body parts) and they don't always work well. Detective Joe Miller has ridges along part of his spine where the bones didn't quite grow properly, for example.
* ColdBloodedTorture: A native Cerean captured transporting illegal technology is purposely subjected to Earth's gravity; because his body is not adapted to it, he suffers tremendously in the process.
* ConLang: The Belters speak a language that is accompanied by hand gestures.
* LawEnforcementInc: "Star Helix" serves this function on Ceres.
* SpacePirates: They are noted to be a problem for regular cargo haulers, and there is even a corporate protocol for such cases: give up the cargo, then negotiate a ransom for any captured crewmembers.
* ThirdPersonPerson: The Secretary General of the United Nations has a habit of speaking of himself this way.
* WallOfWeapons: The XO of the ''Canterbury'' has a weapons locker filled with around five or six guns.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: The OPA claims to fight for the Belters, but Earth considers them to simply be a terrorist group.
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About two hundred years from now, humanity has colonized the Moon, Mars, and the asteroids. Ships range the spaceways as far out as Saturn, mostly to scavenge for ice rocks.
The current state of affairs is tense, as the residents of the asteroid belt ("Belters") feel they are not getting their fair share from the resources mined out of the asteroids and beyond, while Mars, already nearly 100% independent, wants to seize control of the asteroids for its own ends.
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!! This series provides examples of the following:
* BioAugmentation: Cereans have to resort to drugs or hormones (when not using prosthetics to replace body parts) and they don't always work well. Detective Joe Miller has ridges along part of his spine where the bones didn't quite grow properly, for example.
* ColdBloodedTorture: A native Cerean captured transporting illegal technology is purposely subjected to Earth's gravity; because his body is not adapted to it, he suffers tremendously in the process.
* ConLang: The Belters speak a language that is accompanied by hand gestures.
* LawEnforcementInc: "Star Helix" serves this function on Ceres.
* SpacePirates: They are noted to be a problem for regular cargo haulers, and there is even a corporate protocol for such cases: give up the cargo, then negotiate a ransom for any captured crewmembers.
* ThirdPersonPerson: The Secretary General of the United Nations has a habit of speaking of himself this way.
* WallOfWeapons: The XO of the ''Canterbury'' has a weapons locker filled with around five or six guns.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: The OPA claims to fight for the Belters, but Earth considers them to simply be a terrorist group.
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