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The comic has been published as graphic novels by Nobrow Press. The print version has some differences from the online version. The original version can be read [[https://tapas.io/series/DeadEndia-The-Original-Run here]] and the updated version [[https://tapas.io/series/DeadEndia here]].

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The comic has been published as graphic novels by Nobrow Press.Press and will be reprinted by Union Square. The print version has some differences from the online version. The original version can be read [[https://tapas.io/series/DeadEndia-The-Original-Run here]] and the updated version [[https://tapas.io/series/DeadEndia here]].


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* 13IsUnlucky: By the time of the first book, there are currently 13 planes in the Multi-Plane. At this point, things have started to go wrong for the Angelic Horde.



* Camelot: One of the zones in Pollywood and Winslow Wonderland is called Camelot Creek.



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* Hellhound: A demon hound appears in Issue 1 of the Original Run.



* HelpingHands: A demon who is just a disembodied hand appears in Issue 1

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* HelpingHands: A demon who is just a disembodied hand appears in Issue 1 1.



* IncitingIncident: Temeluchus' death sets off a chain of events that leaves the fate of the Multi-Plane hanging in the balance.



* KickedOutofHeaven: [[spoiler: Following their failed rebellion, Courtney along with Danny and every other rebel angel were banished to the Neutral or Lower Planes.

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* KickedOutofHeaven: [[spoiler: Following their failed rebellion, Courtney along with Danny and every other rebel angel were banished to the Neutral or Lower Planes.]]


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* PottyFailure: In the Watcher's Test, at the Log Plume, Logs is helping kids get off when he realises that the water's warm. A young girl apologises in response, implying that they peed while on the log.


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* ViciousVac: In Pugsley's fear vision, he, Ana, and Norma hang on for dear life as a giant vacuum tries to suck them in.

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* TheArmiesofHeaven: The Angelic Horde has a large army with foot soldiers and Angelic Punishers among their ranks. When Barney and the Watcher visit the bad future, large cloaked angels with gigantic halos floating behind them are seen fighting on Plane 7.

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* AntagonistTitle: The first book's title has the BigBad's name in it.
* TheArmiesofHeaven: The Angelic Horde has a large army with foot soldiers and Angelic Punishers among their its ranks. When Barney and the Watcher visit the bad future, large cloaked angels with gigantic halos floating behind them are seen fighting on Plane 7.



* BedsheetGhost: A bedsheet wearing demon is among the demons who watch Temeluchus' arrival on the Neutral Plane.
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Downplayed as only the last apppears. A Yeti Demon is among the demons who gather for Temeluchus' arrival on the Neutral Plane.



* CastofSnowflakes: Most of the characters in the comics have distinct designs with the demons having a varied appearance. Subverted with the angels as there's hordes of them drawn the same way but the angelic species are visually distinct from each other.

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* CastofSnowflakes: Most of the characters in the comics have distinct designs with the demons having a varied appearance.designs. Subverted with the angels as there's hordes of them drawn the same way but the angelic species are visually distinct from each other.



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* EvilOverlooker: The Watcher in the book cover of the Watcher's Test



* HelpingHands: A demon who is just a disembodied hand appears in Issue 1



* PretextForWar: Paimon's plan involves revealing that the humans killed Temeluchus into to convince the demon hordes into invading Plane 7 and the Upper Planes.

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* PretextForWar: Paimon's plan involves revealing that the humans killed Temeluchus into in order to convince the demon hordes into invading Plane 7 and the Upper Planes.



* SnakesAreSinister: A snake-looking demon is among them to gather for Temeluchus arriving on the Neutral Plane. Downplayed as demons aren't necessarily evil.

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* SnakesAreSinister: A snake-looking demon is among them to those who gather for Temeluchus arriving on the Neutral Plane. Downplayed as demons aren't necessarily evil.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: In the Original Run, the theme park was called Winslow Wonderland, and Plane 8 was called Gagen. In the graphic novels, the theme park is called Pollywood and Plane 8 is called Bathmos.

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* AdaptationalNameChange: In the Original Run, the theme park was called Winslow Wonderland, and Plane 8 was called Gagen.Dudael. In the graphic novels, the theme park is called Pollywood and Plane 8 is called Bathmos.
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* AliensInCardiff: Courtney mentions that Temeluchus was close to picking a portal somewhere in Cardiff.



* MushroomMan: A demonic version of this is seen among those in the Dead End lobby.



* SnakesAreSinsister: A snake-looking demon is among them to gather for Temeluchus arriving on the Neutral Plane. Downplayed as demons aren't necessarily evil.

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* SnakesAreSinsister: SnakesAreSinister: A snake-looking demon is among them to gather for Temeluchus arriving on the Neutral Plane. Downplayed as demons aren't necessarily evil.

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* BatPeople: The demonic subspecies the Chiropterans are this. They are highly-aware of non-visible frequencies and many of them are often employed in tracking down invisible criminals by the Agency of Truth which is the Lower Planes' version of the FBI

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* BatPeople: The demonic subspecies the Chiropterans are this. They are highly-aware of non-visible frequencies and many of them are often employed in tracking down invisible criminals by the Agency of Truth which is the Lower Planes' version of the FBIFBI. We also see other bat-like demons in the Original Run and graphic novels


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* BlobMonster: A green blob-like demon is seen going down the stairs to the Dead End lobby to witness Temeluchus' arrival.


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* CastofSnowflakes: Most of the characters in the comics have distinct designs with the demons having a varied appearance. Subverted with the angels as there's hordes of them drawn the same way but the angelic species are visually distinct from each other.


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* DelayedReaction: Barney doesn't realise until he is about to go to sleep that he left Pugsley outside.


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* Hellevator: The elevator at Dead End functions as this as it's a elevator that links the Multi-Plane together.


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* ScaryJack-in-the-Box: A minor example. When Barney sleeps in his new bedroom, he gets spooked by one of these.


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* SnakesAreSinsister: A snake-looking demon is among them to gather for Temeluchus arriving on the Neutral Plane. Downplayed as demons aren't necessarily evil.
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* HauntedHouse: The main location Dead End is this as its home to ghosts and demons and also a portal to the other 12 Planes. According to Hamish Steele's Tumblr, ectoplasma levels are always high when near portals.
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* TheNightThatNeverEnds: Bathmos seems to be subjected to this.

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* FightingForAHomeland:

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* FightingForAHomeland: The Plane 7 Resistance was formed to fight back against the Demon Kings and save Earth. They failed.


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* GunboatDiplomacy: The threat of the Divine dividing the planes has kept the demons mostly in check and prevented them from invading Earth or the Upper Planes. It takes Temeluchus being murdered and Paimon thinking it was the angels to cause a rebellion to occur.


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* LeaveNoSurvivors: The Plane 7 Resistance all ended up dying with the exception of the Watcher.


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* PretextForWar: Paimon's plan involves revealing that the humans killed Temeluchus into to convince the demon hordes into invading Plane 7 and the Upper Planes.
* RapePillageAndBurn: Plane 7 was subjected to this during the Dividing War with the Demon Kings and their armies burning it to the ground.


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* ThisMeansWar!: Paimon declares war on the Neutral Plane when she learns that Barney and Norma killed Temeluchus.


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* WarArc: The Divine Order is this as it's the final book where the Demon rebellion and their allies make their final stand against the Angelic Horde


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* TheWarRoom: The Dead End lobby seems to be this for the demon rebellion.

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* BadFuture: It's revealed that the Watcher comes from the future where Coronator Tartarus rose up to invade Plane 7, causing a war between the Demons and the Angelic Horde with a resistance consisting of neutral-planers trying to survive and repel the demonic invaders. By the end of the war, Pugsley now turned into the Watcher was the sole survivor with Plane 7 destroyed and the demons pushed back but not defeated and the Angels dividing the planes more and more until most planes were wastelands.

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* BadFuture: It's revealed that the Watcher comes from the future where Coronator Tartarus (In the Original Run) the Demon Kings (In the graphic novels) rose up to invade Plane 7, causing a war between the Demons and the Angelic Horde with a resistance consisting of neutral-planers trying to survive and repel the demonic invaders. By the end of the war, Pugsley now turned into the Watcher was the sole survivor with Plane 7 destroyed and the demons pushed back but not defeated and the Angels dividing the planes more and more until most planes were wastelands.


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* HopelessWar: The Dividing War was this to the resistance as they failed to stop the Demon Kings from ravaging Earth and all of them died in the war with only the Watcher surviving. In the Original Run Season 2, Paimon acknowledges that winning against the Angelic Horde would be impossible so the Demon Kings plan on invading Earth to sate the demons' desire for conquest.


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* SceneryGorn: In the Original Run and graphic novels, we see a lot of the BadFuture where Plane 7 has been turned into a wasteland. In the final issue of the Watchers Test and the Original Run Season 1, we see Pollywood in ruins with a large gaping hole in it and the rest of the park in flames.
* SceneryPorn: Plane 3: Paradiso seems to be this with lush vegetation and big lakes.


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* WarIsHell: The Dividing War was the most devastating war that occured on Plane 7. We only see little bits of it but judging from how Earth is a wasteland, and how powerful are the demons and angels, it goes without saying that it was pretty destructive.
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* TheNeutralZone: Earth (Plane 7) is supposed to be this as the Angelic Horde and Demons have signed a treaty that states Earth is to remain demon and angel-free and knowledge of demons and angels are to be hidden from the human population.
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* TheMaze: Plane 12: Dudadel is a plane-wide version of this.
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* FaunsandSatyrs: Downplayed as the former appears. In this universe, fauns are a demon species who hail from Plane 8: Bathmos.

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* FaunsandSatyrs: Downplayed as only the former appears. In this universe, fauns are a demon species who hail from Plane 8: Bathmos.

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* HeavenlyBlue: Angelic Horde scholars wear blue robes.



* HeavenlyBlue: Angelic Horde scholars wear blue robes.



* HolierThanThou: Norma encourages Norma to act like this when [[spoiler: they snuck into Naraka to rescue Badyah and Courtney.]]

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* HolyHalo: Every angel except for Pael have a halo sitting above their head or part of them.
* HolierThanThou: Norma encourages Norma Barney to act like this when [[spoiler: they snuck sneaking into Naraka to rescue Badyah and Courtney.]]


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* KickedOutofHeaven: [[spoiler: Following their failed rebellion, Courtney along with Danny and every other rebel angel were banished to the Neutral or Lower Planes.

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* AllThereInTheManual: Most information about the universe of Deadendia comes from Hamish Steele's Patreon and Tumblr.

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* AdaptationalNameChange: In the Original Run, the theme park was called Winslow Wonderland, and Plane 8 was called Gagen. In the graphic novels, the theme park is called Pollywood and Plane 8 is called Bathmos.
* AllThereInTheManual: Most information about the universe of Deadendia comes from Hamish Steele's Patreon and Tumblr. Tumblr.
* AngelicTransformation: [[spoiler: Courtney becomes an angel again in the second book after being broken by Pael.]]
* TheArmiesofHeaven: The Angelic Horde has a large army with foot soldiers and Angelic Punishers among their ranks. When Barney and the Watcher visit the bad future, large cloaked angels with gigantic halos floating behind them are seen fighting on Plane 7.


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* CherubicChoir: Downplayed as the cherubs seen in this universe aren't shown singing. In this universe cherubs are round winged gold-armoured creatures with 3 eyes or one eye.


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* FluffyCloudHeaven: Plane 1: Divine is this as it has mountains of golden angelic masks sitting above a ocean of clouds.


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* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Gold and white are associated heavily with the angels but they're just as morally diverse as the humans and demons.
* HeavenAbove: The 6 Angelic Planes sit above Earth and the Demon Planes.


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* HeavenlyBlue: Angelic Horde scholars wear blue robes.
* HellInvadesHeaven: In the Original Run Season 2, Paimon mentions that the demons are demanding the Demon Kings to invade the Upper Planes. In the second book, Paimon tries to convince Courtney to allow the demons to use the elevators to travel up into the Upper Planes.
* HolierThanThou: Norma encourages Norma to act like this when [[spoiler: they snuck into Naraka to rescue Badyah and Courtney.]]
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* BeachEpisode: Issue 3 centers around beach day at Winslow Wonderland in the Original Run.

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* BeachEpisode: Issue 3 centers around beach day at Winslow Wonderland in the Original Run. In the graphic novels, Chapter 3 revolves around the same events.



* BreathWeapon: In Issue 2, Courtney uses blue flame breath on a cowboy named Murdoch.

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* BreathWeapon: In Issue 2 and Chapter 2, Courtney uses blue flame breath on a cowboy named Murdoch.



* DemonicPossession: In Issue 1, Pugsley is possessed by a demon named Temeluchus.

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* DemonicPossession: In Issue 1 and chapter 1, Pugsley is possessed by a demon named Temeluchus.



* ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler:In Issue 4, Pugsley accidentally turns Barney into a dog and Norma into a cat]].

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* ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler:In Issue 4 and Chapter 4, Pugsley accidentally turns Barney into a dog and Norma into a cat]].



* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:So far, both 3D, the pinky of Fingers and Pugsley have been killed off. In the second book, Kushiel and Paimon both die with the latter taking him with her]]

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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:So far, both 3D, 3D in the Original Run,the pinky of Fingers and Pugsley have been killed off. In the second book, Kushiel and Paimon both die with the latter taking him with her]]



* NeverSuicide: [[spoiler: In Issue 6 Swan states that he never actually hung himself, and that his brother Winslow strangled him to death.]]

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* NeverSuicide: [[spoiler: In Issue 6 of the Original Run Swan states that he never actually hung himself, and that his brother Winslow strangled him to death.]]

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* BeachEpisode: Issue 3 centers around beach day at Winslow Wonderland.

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* BeachEpisode: Issue 3 centers around beach day at Winslow Wonderland.Wonderland in the Original Run.
* BittersweetEnding. In Book 1: The Watcher's Test [[spoiler: The Watcher is defeated with Barney confessing his feelings to Logs but Pugsley is dead, Norma is half-ghost and the Demon Kings have learned of Temeluchus' demise.]] In the second book, heavy on the bitter [[spoiler: Courtney rejoins the Angelic Horde, forgetting who she used to be and the Divine plans on dividing the planes once more with Paimon dying but the humans have joined forces with the demons with Norma swearing to rescue Courtney, Barney reuniting with his family and repairing his relationship with Logs, and Danny has brought a clone of Pugsley to aid the rebellion.]]
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* Uberwald: Plane 8: Bathmos is this.
* VestigalEmpire: The Empire of Tartarus. It used to be a mighty empire with the demons united as one. Nowadays, its emperor sits petrified with his top commanders the Demon Kings reduced in number and large swathes of demons have moved to Earth or are working for the Angelic Horde.

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* Uberwald: {{Uberwald}}: Plane 8: Bathmos is this.
* VestigalEmpire: VestigialEmpire: The Empire of Tartarus. It used to be a mighty empire with the demons united as one. Nowadays, its emperor sits petrified with his top commanders the Demon Kings reduced in number and large swathes of demons have moved to Earth or are working for the Angelic Horde.
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* OceanPunk: Plane 9: Doress is this as its a plane-wide ocean home to gigantic sea monsters with civilisation living on CityOnTheWater.
* Oculothorax: The demon species the Opticlops are this. In the Original Run, Plane 8 is heavily monitored by the Bael Authority since its the last of the Lower Planes before Plane 7. Despite being heavily monitored, it still is a den of criminal activity.


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* Uberwald: Plane 8: Bathmos is this.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Most information about the universe of Deadendia comes from Hamish Steele's Patreon and Tumblr.
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* BatPeople: The demonic subspecies the Chiropterans are this. They are highly-aware of non-visible frequencies and many of them are often employed in tracking down invisible criminals by the Agency of Truth which is the Lower Planes' version of the FBI


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* DemonSlaying: Barney, Norma, and Pugsley become this through killing demons ranging from half-demon cultists to a Demon King. In a flashback in the second book, we see Courtney and Norma face off against a tentacled demon.


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* FaunsandSatyrs: Downplayed as the former appears. In this universe, fauns are a demon species who hail from Plane 8: Bathmos.


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* FishPeople: The Gillaforms are this. They have permanently moved from their native plane Bathmos to Earth in search of more polluted waters. The movie called "The Fresh-Water Fiend" have a worryingly accurate Gillaform appear in.


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* Frankenstein'sMonster: The movie "The Modern Prometheus" starred Winslow as Victor Frankenstein with it being implied that his monster was actually the real one.


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* SpikesOfVillainy: The demonic species the Madobite from Plane 10: Necropolis wear spiked armour. Downplayed as demons are not necessarily evil.
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* Heaven'sDevils: Some demons and fallen angels work for the various organisations founded by the Angelic Horde to manage the Multi-Plane such as the Bureau of Paradoxes which deals with time-travellers.

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* Heaven'sDevils: Heaven's Devils: Some demons and fallen angels work for the various organisations founded by the Angelic Horde to manage the Multi-Plane such as the Bureau of Paradoxes which deals with time-travellers.
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* CityOfTheDamned: Plane 10: Necropolis is a plane-wide city part of the Lower Planes and inhabited by demons.


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* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Plane 13: Tartarus is this.


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* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: In Deadendia, goblins are an umbrella term for a number of magically mutated species of human and demons who abused their powers for selfish reasons leading to them mutating.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: In Deadendia, vampirism is a disease that most demons are immune to.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Being turned into a werewolf is caused from contracting a disease called lycanthroposis.
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* Dem Bones: Living skeletons are a species of demon in the Lower Planes.


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* TheUndead: Vampires, skeletons, and zombies exist in this universe. The former two are demon species.
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* DwindlingParty: In a Drawlloween post on tumblr, its revealed that there used to be 7 demon kings who ruled during the golden age of demon dominion over the Lower Planes. Nowadays there's only 4 left with Temeluchus dying and Paimon following in the second book, leaving only 2 Demon Kings left.


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* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Many species inhabit the Upper Planes and vary in appearance ranging from gold-armoured cyclopic birds to water elementals.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Demons vary in appearance and size across the Lower Planes.


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* ForegoneConclusion: In the second book flashbacks, its revealed that Courtney back when they were an angel launched a rebellion with Daniel to stop the Divine from dividing the planes once more. It's clear that the rebellion failed as Courtney and Danny are shown as fallen angels with the Divine still in charge.

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* BadFuture: It's revealed that the Watcher comes from the future where Coronator Tartarus rose up to invade Plane 7, causing a war between the Demons and the Angelic Horde with a resistance consisting of neutral-planers trying to survive and repel the demonic invaders. By the end of the war, Pugsley now turned into the Watcher was the sole survivor with Plane 7 destroyed and the demons pushed back but not defeated and the Angels dividing the planes more and more until most planes were wastelands.



* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:So far, both 3D and Pugsley have been killed off.]]
* LightIsNotGood: Angels are not necessarily good (though we don't get to see much of them as antagonists).

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* LightIsNotGood: Angels are not necessarily good (though we don't get good. In the second book, the angels become the main antagonists with Mindraping Courtney into becoming an angel again and trying to see much of them as antagonists).kill Barney and Badyah for getting in their way.
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''[[http://deadendia.tumblr.com/ DeadEndia]]'' is a horror-comedy webcomic by Hamish Steele based on his ''Cartoon Hangover'' short ''WebAnimation/DeadEnd''. It's about the adventures of Norma, Barney (and his dog Pugsley) who are two workers at the haunted house attraction in a failing amusement park, Winslow Wonderland, that also happens to be a portal to hell.

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''[[http://deadendia.tumblr.com/ DeadEndia]]'' is a horror-comedy webcomic by Hamish Steele Creator/HamishSteele based on his ''Cartoon Hangover'' short ''WebAnimation/DeadEnd''. It's about the adventures of Norma, Barney (and his dog Pugsley) who are two workers at the haunted house attraction in a failing amusement park, Winslow Wonderland, that also happens to be a portal to hell.
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* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: Barney was an AmbiguouslyGay male in the original short, he's confirmed to be female to male transgender here.

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* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: Barney was an AmbiguouslyGay male in the original short, he's confirmed to be female to male transgender here.

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