History Webcomic / HeroOhHero

* TheChick: Burk's ideal party includes [[DiscussedTrope a character simply named "Girl"]].

** In the second chapter's prologue, a pair of hooded figures watch the events unfold from a similar position.* DungeonCrawling: Rauel gets most of its resources this way. Tobi's chapter begins with her setting out on such an expedition.

* DungeonCrawling: Rauel gets most of its resources this way. Tobi's chapter begins with her setting out on such an expedition.

* IHaveTheHighGround:
** Burk watches the [[spoiler: real]] bandits (who he's agreed to defeat) enter the town from a [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_52 vantage point on a roof]].
** In the second chapter's prologue, a pair of hooded figures watch the events unfold from a similar position.

* BlindingBangs: Burk's fringe casts his eyes in shadow. However, he puts on a headband to keep his hair out of his eyes when he [[LetsGetDangerous gets serious]].

* ToxicPhlebotinum: Black crystal has a fantastic variety of anti-magical properties that make it very appealing to those who seek to level the playing field with magic users. It's also extremely hazardous to mine, driving most miners to death and/or madness, has some connection to an extremely toxic black "water", and is lethally poisonous when ingested. Also of some note is that every known survivor of the black crystal mines was discovered to be an esper, suggesting that either espers have a certain resistance/immunity to black crystal, or that exposure to black crystal may cause some people to become espers.

* MagicAIsMagicA: PlayedWith as there are three types of magic with different rules.
** One thing is more or less universal — magic drains "spirit reserves" and depleting them is dangerous to the magic user's health. The unfamiliar magics drain more, while well-practiced techniques cost much less.

** Free magic can do more or less anything, but is draining to use and is also an aversion. Most users limit themselves to a small handful of more specialized and easier to use techniques to avoid burning themselves out. As such, it has few rules besides the user having to imagine the result with sufficient detail and possessing enough spirit.
** Spirit magic or "magical potential" plays it completely straight. Spirit magic has a set of defined techniques and more advanced use is down to how these techniques are combined and applied. As shown in Gazz and Kyra's fight, a spirit magic user who knows what techniques their opponent is using and how they're using them can relatively quickly and easily duplicate their opponent's technique. Pandemonium magic users can also use spirit magic, though whether they bother to develop (or be trained on) this skill generally depends on how useful their pandemonium magic is. For example, Jamal, who can stop time focuses most of his training on his pandemonium magic, while Felix, who can store objects as cards, is trained instead as a spirit magic user.

* {{Nerf}}: The authour said he regretted making Smile cult too strong in APTGG.

* CharactersDroppingLikeFlies: The death rate in Chernyl's Nightmare is ''astounding''. Characters are killed off almost as fast as they can be introduced and without regard for rules like NominalImportance, and in fact the arc seems to make a point of introducing characters with names to make it less certain if they'll live or die. For example, in the span of five pages, three characters out of what was at the time a party of five [[spoiler: JSP Agent #1, Halmer, and Sezah]] are quickly killed off, leaving only Noah and Noel. Tobi's arc is also no stranger to named characters dying, but not nearly at the pace that Chernyl's Nightmare has killed characters in Noah's arc. By comparison, Burk's arc has a tiny death toll.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Foxy is revealed to be colour blind; while this could be a less visible (pun intended) animal trait, it could also [[spoiler: be a hint that she's a trans woman (since colour blindness is far more common in people assigned male at birth)]].

* CastOfSnowflakes: The author/artist has [[http://fav.me/d7btywn 150 characters]] already sprited, each with their own design (including a unique face, masked/helmeted characters aside). Depending on how many are important, this could also count as LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.

** Pandemonium magic averts this as it can be essentially any ability with little or no limit to what it might manifest as, though each user has a very specific form of it.
** Free magic can do more or less anything but is draining to use and as such also avert this. Most users limit themselves to a small handful of more specialized and easier to use techniques to avoid burning themselves out. As such, it has few rules except those a free magic user imposes upon themselves.

* CharactersDroppingLikeFlies: The death rate in Chernyl's Nightmare is ''astounding''. Characters are killed off almost as fast as they can be introduced and with regard for rules like NominalImportance. For example, in the span of five pages, three characters out of what was at the time a party of five [[spoiler: JSP Agent #1, Halmer, and Sezah]] are quickly killed off, leaving only Noah and Noel. Tobi's arc is also no stranger to named characters dying, but not nearly at the pace that Chernyl's Nightmare has killed characters in Noah's arc. By comparison, Burk's arc has a tiny death toll.

* WretchedHive: Lorg. Drug addicts, blood sports and dead bodies everywhere.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Quite a few examples. In the Justopean Empire it's associated with elves, but elsewhere it isn't anything unusual (aside from the fact it usually happens because [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_544 there was a lot of magic about when they were born]]).

* ToxicPhlebotinum: Black crystal has a fantastic variety of anti-magical properties that make it very appealing to those who seek to level the playing field with magic users. It's also extremely hazardous to mine, driving most miners to death and/or madness, has some connection to an extremely toxic black "water", and is lethally poisonous when ingested.

** Livarian criminal Illuani the Hatter shows that calling your attacks seems to be a Livarian quirk as he announces his attacks as "Illegal Weapon #[number] [Weapon Name]" as surely as Pablo announces his with "Diplomatic Weapon".

* TheWikiRule: [[http://hero-oh-hero.wikia.com/wiki/Hero_oh_Hero_Wiki Has one here]].

* TwinkleInTheEye: Burk has these quite frequently. Usually when he's motivated to do something. Sometimes he'll [[ExageratedTrope get a twinkle in both eyes.]]

* EyeColourChange: In Tobi's chapter, someone looking at a menu has their eyes shift to the colour of the menu. [[WordOfGod The authour said]] that other people may notice blue sparks in Tobi's eyes -- but only if they look very hard.

A list of characters from ''WebComic/HeroOhHero''.

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[[folder: Main Characters]]

!Burk
-->"TAKE ME TO YOUR TOILET!"

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The first protagonist of the comic to be introduced. A mysterious, shirtless man who (literally) falls from the sky in the first chapter.
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* BadassCape: He wore one (and used it as a parachute) when he first appeared, but it apparently became a "casualty of war" while he went to the loo.
* BadassNormal:
-->'''Injured Guard''': Your strength is . . . remarkable. What are you? A magic user?
-->'''Burk''': Nope, I'm 100% Burk!
* BlindingBangs: Though his eyes are visible when he's [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_24 hanging upside-down.]]
** And they're fully visible when he's wearing [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_210 his headband.]]
* {{Catchphrase}}: Saying "Nope." as he dodges attacks.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: When he hears the town has a bandit problem he immediately decides to help.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: What else could you call a man who can lose random items of clothing while going to the toilet or fleeing from an angry boar?
* TheDrifter: In the first chapter he shows up, defeats the bandits menacing a town, convinces the town's assigned hero to do his job better and moves on without any further comment.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: When he meets a group of bandits, he's able to hit five of them in the face with one punch.
* GoofyPrintUnderwear: Polka-dot boxers of various colors.
* IdiotHero: For all his bravery, he doesn't come across as very bright.
* LetsGetDangerous: When Burk starts fighting seriously (shown by him wearing a headband), he goes from casually (or not) dodging attacks to practically {{Flash Step}}ping.
* LightningBruiser: Fast enough to dodge most attacks effortlessly, and strong enough to knock out monster boars.
* NotQuiteFlight: While he's fighting seriously, Burk moves and jumps so quickly he appears to be flying.
* TaughtByExperience: He claims not to have any formal training in combat. Just wrestling with his brother and "defeating things".
* TwinkleInTheEye: Whenever he gets excited.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: On arriving at the town, he wears three things above his waist, one is the aforementioned cape and the other two are his gloves. After dealing with the bandits, his new outfit includes an open waistcoat (which, [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_198 as his large sprite shows]], still exposes impressive abs).
* WrongGenreSavvy: His attempts to invoke DefeatMeansFriendship with one of the bandits' mounts.

!Noah
-->"...? Do I know you people?"
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The second protagonist. A snarky young man who lives in the city of Gloria, in TheEmpire. He's in Class F at Great Justice High, slightly aloof...and has magic powers in a society where they're strictly controlled.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: He snarks freely at his classmates and has trouble remembering their names/faces (to the point that he has trouble recognising a friend who's changed his hairstyle), but he's quite [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_257 shocked and apologetic]] when someone ''tells'' him he's being rude. Fan wiki suggests it is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosopagnosia prosopagnosia]] — reduced ability to recogize faces and facial expressions.
* {{Bishonen}}: His light build and ponytail make him look very feminine, even in the comic's pixel based artwork.
* BrilliantButLazy: He's intelligent enough that a kid who gets higher grades than him wants to sit nearby to catch his "Smart beams", but doesn't study.
* DeadpanSnarker: His very second line is a [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_226 quip aimed at the radio]].
-->'''Radio:''' AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, PEOPLE; THE EMPIRE LOVES YOU, AS LONG AS YOU SHOW LOVE FOR THE EMPIRE!
-->'''Noah:''' ''[switches radio off]'' I'll remember that just fine, thank you.
* DracoInLeatherPants: He's one to his classmates InUniverse. His snarkyness and the fact he barely even recognises people in the same class makes him more attractive to them.
* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler: His power is essentially this; the ability to disappear into a person's MentalWorld.]]
* MinorLivingAlone: A highschooler living in a dorm. Which looks more like an apartment complex.
* NervesOfSteel: {{Downplayed}} in that he often looks surprised when something catches him off-guard, but is usually back to being TheStoic in the next panel. He otherwise reacts quite calmly to (for example) finding himself in a dark place with his own shadow talking to him.
* NonActionGuy: He skipped the mandatory weapons training, meaning that he's more-or-less one of the few students who can't use a weapon of some sort. To elaborate: his teachers found that a weapon in his hands is equally dangerous to himself and anybody near.
* NotAMorningPerson: The first thing he does in Chapter 2 is complain about being woken up by the radio.
* OhCrap: He loses all traces of calmness [[spoiler: when he's arrested at the end of his first chapter.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: His parents [[http://neorice.com/news_1798 never married]] and father lived separately. Later [[spoiler:his mother disowns him after he's arrested for being a magic user. Ironically, his father comes back to try to patch things up, and after a rough start, Noah accepts his father's offer to be there when he needs it.]]
* TallDarkAndSnarky: And it makes him quite attractive to his classmates.

!Tobi
->"And my Grandpa's too preoccupied to bug me about it...[[TemptingFate sounds like the start of a perfect day]]."
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The third and final protagonist. A dark skinned, pointy eared young lady who lives in the desert town of Raul (and wears blue lipstick, for some reason).
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* ActionGirl: She raids dungeons for a living.
* ActionSurvivor: Who's been surviving all her life. Lorg {{Blood Sport}}s are easy compared to everyday DungeonCrawling of Rauel.
* AdventureArchaeologist: She's first seen being assigned to an exploration party in a new dungeon that's just appeared in the desert.
* BladeOnAStick: her weapon of choice is some sort of glaive, as befitting both her practical nature.
* BrilliantButLazy: She's apparently cleared dungeons of up to level 5, but can't be bothered to remember.
* GadgeteerGenius: She's introduced "inventing", or so she claims. She also has supernatural understanding of mechanisms and electronics.
* PointyEars[=/=]LittleBitBeastly: Also claws in place of nails. Along with the rest of Rauel. They're not humans by standards of TheEmpire. [[http://neorice.com/news_2008 Or the rest of the world]].
* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler: After the events of her first chapter, she becomes quite upset at the injuries Sari and Joni suffered.]]
* ThrowDownTheBomblette: Her preferred class is Bombardier.
%% Jossed * {{Tykebomb}}: Klaassen says that Tobi escaped a special orphanage. If he's telling the truth ([[ConsummateLiar dubious]]), Lorg would be a perfect place for a high-tech facility, where warriors are brutally trained from birth, and Klaassen would make a passable overseer for it.
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[[folder: Burk's Arc]]

!Pablo

A royal diplomat from the nation of Livarall. Burk rescues him shortly after leaving Resthill, when he ends up in a town controlled by outlaws. He's been sent out to warn people of a dangerous criminal who escaped from his home country.
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* CallingYourAttacks: In his case, numbered "diplomatic weapons".
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: He starts serving as this to Burk, since they're headed to the same place anyway.
* CrazyPrepared[=/=]GuileHero: He can defend himself with his "Diplomatic Arsenal", which consists of various trick items (and money).
* NonActionGuy: So far his tricks haven't been enough to get him out of trouble without Burk to rescue him.
* RealMenWearPink: He wears flowing pink/purple robes and doesn't seem the least bit embarrassed about it.
* TheTeamBenefactor: As a diplomat, he can go places most people wouldn't be allowed, and he can also provide [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_507 Diplomatic Weapon #1]].

!Bandit Gang
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A gang of bandits who seem to control Resthill. Tropes that encompass all of them include;
* DefeatMeansFriendship: When Burk punches out five of them in one go, they consider the possibility that he might be able to help them.
* HeelFaceTurn: The moment they realise Burk could deal with the real bandits, they immediately turn against their "leaders".
* LawmanGoneBad: Were apparently members of the guard, before the real bandits and the "hero" showed up.
* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: Friendly might be stretching it, but they certainly have some loyalty to the town.
* {{Mook}}s: Burk was able to defeat five of them with one punch.

!!Daryll
-->"Do not speak positively of that 'hero', ever. If it was not for that man we wouldn't be reduced to petty criminals."

The leader of the bandits and former Captain of the town guard.
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* BerserkButton: He really doesn't like Logan.
* BlackSheep: His brother's still one of the guards.
* HesBack: Averted InUniverse; when he [[spoiler: puts on his old uniform]] and doesn't do this, they realise something's wrong.

!!Norman
-->"Do you guys remember that guy who punched all of us at once? I asked him to help us defeat the bandits!"

A member of the bandit gang. He lives in the town with his younger sister and brother.
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* DefeatMeansFriendship: When he gets punched in the face by Burk, he invites him into his house (and lets him use his outhouse) and asks him to help with the bandit problem.
* DontTellMama: He doesn't want his siblings to know he's a bandit.
* MrExposition: Explains the exact situation with the bandits to Burk.
* PromotionToParent: Implied, since he and his siblings appear to live on their own.

!Resthill Town Guard
The town's guards.

!!Injured Guard
-->"If you want to fight them, I can't stop you. Just be warned it cost those stupid enough to try an arm and a leg."

One of two men guarding the entrance to the town. He's missing two limbs.
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* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: He seems to be the mentor/superior of the other guard at the gate.
* DeadpanSnarker: "That's right, we're fighting back today."
* RetiredBadass[=/=]HandicappedBadass: He's missing a limb (apparently from trying to fight off the bandits).

!!Nervous Guard
--> "I uh...can't say I've been trained for a situation like this."

The second guard on the gate. His brother's apparently the leader of the gang.
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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: He has this relationship with Daryl, who apparently became a bandit thanks to an unspecified grudge with the town's hero.
* NewMeat: He appears to still be being trained (the first thing we see him do is get coached by the injured guard on how to deal with...Burk wearing a cape over his head).

!Other Resthill residents

!!Melany and Grandpa
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-->'''Melany:''' Look, can you just ignore my Grandpa and tell us what you want?
-->'''Grandpa:''' YEAH!

A young woman and her grandfather.
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* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Melany's grandfather isn't quite all there.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Grandpa believes that the fashion police are after him.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Aside from introducing the bandits in the first few strips, they mostly serve to serve as bystanders.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair[=/=]CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Melany has blue hair and eyes.

!The Aristocrat
-->"It's quite obvious I'm your only hope."

An unnamed man of obvious means. He's following [[MagicCompass an amulet]] which is pointing at something he hopes will make him the most powerful hero of all time.
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* BerserkButton: Having his clothes damaged.
** And [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_104 not being the center of attention.]]
* TheDandy: He cares a great deal about his clothes and appearance.
* FakeUltimateHero: Tries to set himself up as one after defeating one of the bandits. He's called out almost immediately.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Like Burk, he's pretty confident in the power of his punches.
* ItsAllAboutMe: And his clothes.
* KickTheDog: While looking for Burk, he [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_153 punches Daryll's brother in the face and steals his shoes]], then [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_154 dangles the injured guard upside down by his one remaining ankle.]]
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: For all his arrogance, his "Destiny Punch" is more than enough to defeat a heavily armored bandit.

!The Real Bandits
A pair of ominous figures riding boars who the bandit gang answer to (but would rather be rid of).
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* ChainPain: One of the bandits fights with a chain.
* DirtyCoward: Both try to run away when it becomes apparent that Burk's a realistic threat to them.
* FullBoarAction[=/=]CoolHorse: They ride giant acid spewing pigs. They apparently aren't that dangerous without them.
* HandHidingSleeves: Both have large sleeves as part of their armour, combining this trope with TinTyrant. They seem to hide their weapons up them and their magic is projected from the cuffs.
* IGaveMyWord: They've agreed not to harm any of the townsfolk (although outsiders are fair game). Of course this is more out of fear of the hero who made them promise not to than any sincerity on their part. One also agrees not to use magic if he's defeated by mundane means (although it's left ambiguous if he'll keep to it).
* PlayingWithFire: The stronger of the two fights by flinging around fireballs.
* TinTyrant: They both wear heavy armour with face concealing helms.
* VariableLengthChain: The aforementioned chain the first bandit to be defeated uses seems to expand from his sleeves.

!Logan Alexander/"Sky Cleaver"
->"You're dead!"

The "Professional Hero" assigned to Resthill. A mysterious figure who was content to let the bandits harass the town, as long as they only killed outsiders. Has a feud with Daryl which he considers "petty".
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: He has grey skin, which is unusual enough for Daryl to taunt him over.
->"You pale freak!"
* BadassBookworm: He's introduced calmly reading a book shirtless, showing off his muscles, despite apparently being in the middle of a duel with [[spoiler: Daryl]].
* BadassCape: His armour includes an elaborate blue one, with a clasp on one shoulder.
* BlowYouAway: He has the power to project a tornado from his hand.
* CoveredInScars: He has a truly impressive collection when he first appears (outside of a flashback).
* FamedInStory: In 2 villages, 12 cities and 2 nations, apparently.
* FashionableAsymmetry: He wears a large metal gauntlet on one hand and his cape has a clasp on one side, amongst other things.
* {{Flight}}: He's capable of self propelled, wingless flight.
* GagNose: His nose is long and pointed, in keeping with his aloof personality.
* HonourBeforeReason: The reason he allowed the Bandits to keep harassing the town as long as they only killed outsiders, as well as [[spoiler: he agrees to start being more proactive when Burk defeats him in a duel.]]
* LetsGetDangerous: When Burk pulls his own version, he decides to start fighting with his weapon [[spoiler: it doesn't do him much good and Burk defeats him on the next panel.]]
* NotSoStoic: He seems quite unflappable until Burk manages to annoy him.
* ShirtlessScene: His first appearance outside of flashbacks. (WordOfGod is it was because reading a book without a shirt [[RuleOfCool looks cool]].)

!!Secretary Wu-Cha
->"Wu Cha welcomes you."

Logan Alexander's "secretary". Some sort of automaton who screens visitors to his house.
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* ElectronicEyes: Pale grey eyes which are capable of glowing different (mismatched) colours when she's doing something...robot-y?
* FashionableAsymmetry: Her arms are mismatched green and blue. Her eyes have the same colour scheme when they light up, but reversed (although they can also turn red and orange).
* RobotGirl: Her appearance is closer to a {{Fembot}}, but she was clearly designed to resemble (and acts like) a female secretary. Lampshaded when one of the guards asks about this and she thinks he's hitting on her.
-->'''Guard:''' W-what's up with her? Is she some sort of human doll?
-->'''Wucha:''' ''[[{{Beat}} !!!]]'' ...you made me blush!
* RobotHair: A blonde SciFiBobHaircut (although the artstyle doesn't make it clear whether it's stiff or not). Justified, as she's meant to superficially resemble a human.
* StatOVision: She is able to scan people to confirm whether they're a guard or registered hero before letting them through. [[spoiler: Burk only gives her a partial match, but is still allowed through]].

!Clovercoast and Mage Baron's Castle
The next big stop for Burk and Pablo. A place of GambitPileup.

!!Lacey
A HotBlooded servant of King Ramien.
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* HonourBeforeReason: Don't say his king is dead where he can hear you.
* MeaningfulName: He's a master of traps out of thin strings.

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[[folder: Noah's Arc]]

!Great Justice High
The students and teachers at Noah's school.

!!Alex, AKA the blond girl from class C

A schoolgirl seen in the opening of the first Noah chapter. She's sickly looking and apparently has magic powers (with the two possibly being connected), which she is subsequently arrested for having. She is in Class C, so he doesn't know her personally. Later appears as one of more successful participants in Veda project. [[spoiler:MIA after the operation in Heaven.]]
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* BlackMagicianGirl: The exact nature of her powers hasn't been revealed, but she certainly has the personality (and at least some them are offensive in nature).
* DefenceMechanismSuperpower: Her powers don't appear to activate until she's threatened.
* FamedInStory: After she was arrested for illegal magic use, everyone (even students from other schools) has heard of her.
* MightyGlacier: As a Free Magic user she's most versatile. But constructing spells on the fly is too tiring, and she is too slow at picking spells from her spellbook.
* RoboSexual: Mistakes Noah for one and [[http://neorice.com/hoh_noah_1292 confesses]].

!!Jean

A schoolboy seen with the Blonde Girl, also from class C.
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* DeadpanSnarker: He apparently can't resist the opportunity to slip in a quip.
-->"Hey, what did you expect me to say?"
* DirtyCoward: Runs away the moment Sam says he's only going to attack his classmate.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Even before abandoning her, he was making jokes at his friend's expense.

!!Jash
-->"Personally I think you're a weirdo, but you'd do wonders for my reputation."

One of Noah's classmates who leads a GirlPosse.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She asks Noah out ''because'' of this trope.
* AlphaBitch: She's rude, accompanied by a GirlPosse and asked out Noah simply because he was popular (sort of).
* BlushSticker: She has the "one on each cheek" variant. It contrasts with her frown.
* PerpetualFrowner: She's drawn with he eyebrows constantly pointed down.

!!July

A member of Jash's GirlPosse who she's constantly telling to shut up.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Unlike Jash, she appears to be legitimately attracted to Noah.
* DeadpanSnarker: She's not opposed to making fun of her "friend".
* SmugSmiler: In contrast to Jash's frown.
* StalkerWithACrush: Towards Noah, although it might just be to taunt Jash. [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_240 Jash even calls her out on it]].
** [[spoiler: After Noah gets arrested and outed for being a magic user, she angrily demands he stays away from her and calls him an "unnatural weirdo", implying she is over her crush.]]

!!Al

Another student in Class F. He seems to be on friendly terms with Noah (or as friendly as he gets).
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* DitzyGenius: His grades are good, but he's first seen panicking about a test and looking for someone clever to sit near and pick up "smart beams" from and insists on calling the subway the "Super Awesome Subway".
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: He frequently [[CaptainObvious states the obvious]] as if he's had some sort of insight.
-->"It'd make sense to ''hide'' it if she uses her magic for ''illegal'' purposes."
* NerdGlasses: He gets good grades and wears round, wide framed glasses.
* SkewedPriorities: His response to the school swarming with guards who'll only say that all will be explained in class?
--> "Does this mean we won't have a test today?"

!!Aude

A red haired girl with a short temper.
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* TheBully: She's been suspended repeatedly for being violent towards other students.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: She's first seen in the background getting angry with a guard. When she appears proper, it's reveal she actually attacked him. In a PoliceState.
* FieryRedHead: Technically only her fringe is red, but it's the most prominent part of her hairstyle and makes it resemble actual flames. She has a short temper, to say the least.
* GirlWithPsychoWeapon: When she's asked to pick a weapon, she chooses a [[EpicFlail massive spiked ball and chain]]. She assures the soldier handing them out that she knows how to use it.
* HairTriggerTemper: All of her conversations seem to end with her swearing and storming off.
* HealingFactor: [[spoiler: After the elves attacked, she was left on life support, but almost immediately healed enough to storm out.]]

!!Mr. Chang
Class F (and therefore Noah)'s teacher.
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* MrExposition: Neorice even points out that "he only speaks the truth" in TheRant, although he quickly defers to a visiting royal guard.
* SkunkStripe: He has two grey stripes on either side of his otherwise dark hair, although it's more to show his age than villainy.

!Other Students

Students from other schools.

!!Mable

A student from another school who Noah and his classmates meet on the subway.
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* NiceGirl: At the speech, she notices that Noah's not with his friends and decides to see if he's OK.
* PowerFloats: [[http://neorice.com/hoh_noah_1803 Part of her power.]] She can be fast as lightning too.
* RideTheLightning: One of more [[http://neorice.com/hoh_noah_1814 creative]] uses of her power allows her to carry people.
* ShockAndAwe: [[http://neorice.com/hoh_noah_1803 Part of her power.]]


!Criminals
The criminal element of Gloria.

!!Shark Face Sam
A criminal with a disfigured face. Him and his gang are targeting people who appear sick for reasons unknown.
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* BadassLongcoat: He wears a long raincoat and he's certainly badass enough to be a fear criminal.
* TheDreaded: He's notorious enough that Jean recognises him immediately.
* {{Gonk}}: His deformed face is apparently the source of his nickname. TheRant for [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_224 comic #224]] implies that it was the result of an attack of some sort.
-->"Someone carved Sharkface Sam's face in once. He wishes to return the favor to the world."

!!Switchblade Mickey
-->"'ey, pay your respects to Switchblade Mickey as well, kid!"

Sam's accomplice. He's armed as his nickname suggests.
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* MeaningfulName: As Neorice says in TheRant;
-->"Unlike Sharkface Sam, Switchblade Micky's nickname can be taken to be literal."
* AndZoidberg: He's quite annoyed when Jean only notices Sam.

!The Elves
-->

A group of magic using humans who're called elves as an insult within TheEmpire, which they're at war with.
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* FantasticSlur: They're called elves as an insult because of their resemblance to mythical elves.
* GreenThumb: Their magic mainly revolves around the ability to control plants.
* OurElvesAreDifferent: On two levels; the HOH universe has at least one magic using race of humans called elves...apparently as an insult because they resembled elves that already "existed" in the Empire's mythologies.

!!Assassin Elf

An unnamed elf who tries to assassinate the Emperor while he's giving a speech.
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* KilledMidSentence: Via a shot to the head from Admiral Jones.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: He demonstrated the ability to magically disguise himself as a guard.

!!Detlef

An elf who was waiting to ambush some soldiers. He's quite affable (when he isn't trying to kill someone) and enjoys a good drink or two.
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* SelectiveMagnetism: He's able to create a point which pulls Nails sword towards it without attracting any other metal objects in range [[spoiler: including Nail's spare sword.]]
* TheAlcoholic: He's introduced drinking, his speech is slurred and he gets angry when his beer is spilled.
* VerbalTic: Calls other people "Bro", and apparently likes other people to address him the same way.
* WouldntHarmAChild: He shows reluctance (or at least disappointment at having to) to attack Noah, Aude and Nail and was going to let them go [[spoiler: until Aude threw her mace at him and made him drop his beer]].

!The Empire
People associated with TheEmpire's government.

!!Emperor Justin
-->"GREETINGS, MY LOYAL CITIZENS!"

The ruler of the Empire.
----
* AnimeHair: Not to the extend of [=APtGG=], but he still sports impressively tall locks.

!!The Royal Guard

A group of mysterious men who wear gold trimmed blue uniforms with masks. So far, the only named member is called "Eloy". Tropes which apply to them include:
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: In the opening, they decide to let the Blonde Girl beat up Shark Faced Sam and his gang before they arrest her for it on the grounds he has it coming.
* FacelessGoons: Downplayed in that while they wear masks and cloaks which obscure their features, their masks have unique patterns and their eyes are sometimes visible through the eyeholes.
* LargeHam: The guard who talks to Class F can't seem to go more than three sentences...without a dramatic pause, or even...SHOUTING!
* MalevolentMaskedMen: They haven't done anything outright evil (aside from arrest the blonde girl on trumped up/exaggerated charges), but they're certainly sinister and they work for TheEmpire.
* PraetorianGuard: Their main purpose is to protect the Emperor.
* SecretPolice: They operate openly, but people are in awe of them and they seem to hunt down and arrest/conscript magic users.
* {{Tykebomb}}: They're said to be trained from birth.

!!Admiral Jones

The woman in charge of the Empire's Navy.
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* ActionGirl: She's introduced swearing at an elf, before subsequently shooting him in the head.
* TheGunslinger: She's able to shoot an elf from across a dark room.

!!Admiral Dare

The man in charge of the Empire's Navy.
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: It's entirely possible he was recruited on the basis of his surname.

!!Constable Bradley

The man in charge of the Empire's police force.
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* AnimeHair: Even more so than the Emperor; he sports red, spiky hair with black roots.

!!Professor Null

One of the Empire's new consultants on magic.
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* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He's a professor, and his eyes are hidden by a pair of spectacles.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: He's a MadScientist working for an oppressive Empire, so naturally he sports shoulder length white hair.

!!Ms. Lina Veda

One of the Empire's new consultants on magic.
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* MsFanservice: She's tall and wears a revealing dress, to the delight of Noah's classmates.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is green, not unlike the elves, but this apparently passes without comment.

!!Nail

A mysterious assistant of Lina Veda. May be mistaken for a student because of his height. Has his face covered by a mask and hood which he refuses to remove under any circumstances.
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* TheBlank: Hides his face under sunglasses, mask and hood shadow.
* {{Golem}} [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Zombie Robot]]: He may be an undead, or a robot, or something like pod soldiers and Three, or something else entirely. As of page 2000 we only know he does not have the spirit signature living humans do. [[spoiler:Which is beneficial for assassinating magicians.]]
* NothingUpMySleeve: He carries at least one hidden blade.
* SunglassesAtNight: Sunglasses stay on even in [[http://neorice.com/hoh_noah_273 unlit corridors]] and at night.


!!Guy Juliet
->"Oh...do you think they'd demote me for this...? If you wish to report me, kid, it's Police Chief Guy Juliet, that's G-U-Y..."

A famous detective who visits Noah in the hospital to grill him about his encounter with the elves. Recently promoted to a desk job he isn't too thrilled about.
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* CigarChomper: Right down to gesturing by removing it from his mouth.
* CowboyCop: It's hard to say if he always acted like one, or if he's putting it on to get demoted, but...
* KickedUpstairs: He isn't too pleased with his promotion, even going as far to try and get Noah to report him and get him demoted.
* PutOnABus: See ReassignedToAntarctica. Subverted: he moves to Burk's plotline.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He suspects Noah's a magic user, but thinks there are more important things to investigate. He more or less tells Noah he can deny everything and get off scott free. [[spoiler: Which turns out not to be entirely true, but there we go.]]
* ReassignedToAntarctica: Has to leave Justopea after finding that Veda brutally murdered a radical, [[AssholeVictim who attacked her]]. Supposedly, revealing this to public would threatens Project Veda. Warns Noah not to tell anyone what he saw that day.

!Other

!!Ciel

A mysterious (but cheerful) person Noah meets after finding himself in an unknown location after being attacked by an elf. She denies being an elf, but she's clearly not human...
----
* HandHidingSleeves: She lets her cuffs hang over so that only tips of her fingers are visible. A combination of the "cute" and "mysterious" types.
* HornedHumanoid: One of the less subtle signs she's not human.
* TricksterMentor: She's the one who explains (or rather let's Noah figure out) he has magic powers.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Tobi's Arc]]

!Rauel
The village in Shira desert Tobi lives in. The inhabitants are dark skinned with pointed ears (not unlike the elves TheEmpire is at war with). While the surrounding desert is hostile, the village itself is well protected by {{Steampunk}} technology. Its main source of resources are raids on the dungeons which pop up from time to time.

!!Jake

A friend of Tobi's who pilots an airship. He's a less experienced dungoeneer than Tobi, but not a complete beginner.
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* AcePilot: He claims (in a roundabout way) to be able to pilot his airship in his sleep. His preferred class when dungeoneering is "Driver", which gives him more options when piloting vehicles.
* DarkSkinnedBlond: His hair and goatee are quite fair, presumably because he spends all day in the sun.
* TheOneGuy: The only guy in Tobi's party.

!!"King" Baku

Tobi's Grandfather, who helped make the land inhabitable. He spends his time running the local museum.
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* InsistentTerminology: Apparently Jake's the only one who calls him "King".
* MrExposition: The third chapter opens with him giving a history lesson at the museum.
* ObsoleteMentor: He becomes very insecure when Delhara points out that people think of him as as much of a relic as anything else in the museum.

!!Delhara

An old grey haired woman with a prosthetic eye, who appears to be one of the town's rulers.
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* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: She seems to keep the old men of Rauel in check.
* EyepatchOfPower: Her left eye is some sort of steampunk prosthetic.
* ForcedTutorial: She gives one to every party before they set off into the RPG-esque dungeons, although it's [[TutorialFailure apparently less than perfect]].

!!Sari

A friend of Tobi's who's assigned to an exploration team with her.
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* ConstantlyCurious: She's treated as this InUniverse for asking where dungeons come from.
* EnemyScan: She's able to do this thanks to her choosing the scout class.
* NewMeat: In Tobi's team; she apparently hasn't raided a dungeon higher than level 1 (the second lowest of the group being level 3).
* InTheHood: She gains a hooded cloak when she switches to the scout class.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Her dress (with pink hearts) and shorter stature mark her out as the girly girl to Tobi and Joni's Tomboy.
* TheWatson: She fulfils this role, being the least experienced of the group, but also serves as her own MsExposition by looking the information up.

!!Joni

The most experienced dungeon crawler (being one level above Tobi) and the de facto leader of Tobi's raiding party. She and Jake have some sort of gripe.
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* AloofAlly: She's rather dismissive of his team members. Even skiving off the tutorial to get her axe.
* AnAxeToGrind: Her preferred weapon is a two handed axe almost as big as she is tall.
* LeeroyJenkins: Enough of one to scoff at Tobi for observing enemies instead of charging at them.
* TomboyishName: Her name is pronounced "Johnny", although the spelling follows the same -i pattern as other Rauelian girls' names.

!Lorg
A WretchedHive of a city. Overpopulated with desperate fortune-seekers. The world's major source of LostTechnology.

!!Three
Some sort of tall faceless mannequin Tobi ran into. Decided to follow her for some reason and occasionally helps her.
----
* TheBlank: Faceless.
* HumanoidAbomination
* MadeOfIron: Participated in a DeadlyGame. [[http://neorice.com/hoh_tobi_642 Got hit by everything.]] Looks no worse for wear.
* MultiarmedMultitasking: Grows [[http://neorice.com/hoh_tobi_845 fractal fingers]] to disassemble broken devices in no time.
* RobotHair: Some kind of wire spirals, WordOfGod describes as "fleshy".
* SmarterThanYouLook: Most of the time nobody can tell if he understands what's going on around him. The scene of rearranging the winnings shows that yes, he does. The question how much still remains.
* SuperPrototype: Shared a storeroom with Global Order "pod soldiers". Looks similar, but closer to a normal human. Defeats them every time. May be unique. Global Order is after it. Still very little is known about it.
* TheUnintelligible: Speech balloons are TV static.
* TheUnreveal: Tobi got several chances to discuss his nature with people who knew more, but had more pressing matters '''every''' ''time''. She did get answers, but only some.
* WolverineClaws: Turns fingers to blades to fight pod soldiers.
* YouAreNumberSix: Introduced himself by showing 3 fingers and answers the name "Three".

!!Klaassen
An ObviouslyEvil somewhat unhinged elderly murderer, occupying a high position in law enforcement. Knows something about Three and Tobi.
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* AxCrazy: By the [[http://neorice.com/hoh_tobi_638 amount of blood]] after his "oopsie".
* ColonelKilgore: Enjoys his work too much. Seems to be high-ranked enough to [[http://neorice.com/hoh_tobi_849 push paladins around]], yet arrests people personally.
* ConsummateProfessional
* EvilLaugh
* TheSociopath: LackOfEmpathy, ManipulativeBastard, enjoys {{Sadist Show}}s, rather prideful.

[[/folder]]

''[[http://neorice.com/archive Hero Oh Hero]]'' (also available in an ArchiveBinge friendly format [[https://tapastic.com/series/Hero-Oh-Hero here]]) is a {{Pixel Art|Comic}} webcomic created by Guido "Neorice" Bos which is a reboot of ''WebComic/APathToGreaterGood''.

It follows a plot, similar to its predecessor, with three separate characters with their own PlotThreads (which slowly intersect), set in a fantasy world and updates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (with the occasional week of daily updates).

The protagonists are:

* Burk: A wandering quixotic WildMan who literally falls from the sky into a village being troubled by bandits (at roughly the same time an aloof Aristocrat shows up with a trinket which points to...something).
* Noah: An aloof young man who lives in the city of Gloria in TheEmpire, where magic is strictly controlled...and he seems to be developing strange powers.
* Tobi: A GadgeteerGenius who lives in the [[HungryJungle Hungry Desert]] based town of Rauel and is setting off on just another DungeonCrawl for resources.

In addition there's a one-shot story, set in the same universe, which fills in some of the setting's details and can be found on Neorice's deviantArt account [[http://neoriceisgood.deviantart.com/gallery/46020257/TOM-RPG here]]. There is also a wiki which can be found [[http://hero-oh-hero.wikia.com/wiki/Hero_oh_Hero_Wiki here]].

!!This webcomic contains examples of the following tropes:

* AccidentalPervert: When Burk shows up at Norman's house again (only wearing his boxers), his sister answers the door. She's unfazed, but not entirely comfortable with it.
* AllThereInTheManual:
** TOM RPG has background information on how magic and heroes work in the HOH universe which hasn't come up in the comic proper.
** The name of the town Burk visits in the first chapter was revealed by [[http://fav.me/d8k0ogc some faux trading cards Neorice uploaded to his deviantArt page]].
* ApocalypseHow: Emergence of magic a few decades ago. Worldwide societal disruption or even collapse in some places. Many areas effectively reverted to feudalism and many technologies were lost, such as making [=TVs=] or robots, as told [[http://neorice.com/hoh_tobi_843 here]].
* ArrestedForHeroism: Subverted - It's illegal to be a hero without a licence, but when Burk admits he hasn't got one (and doesn't care) to Logan, the hero agrees with the sentiment.
* BadassCape: Burk wears one (and uses it as a parachute when he falls from the sky). He loses it when it becomes "a casualty of war" in his quest to find a restroom.
* BadassNormal: Burk.
-->[[TheRant Burk is 100% Burk, no grain of magic. This is important.]]
* BeneathNotice: It turns out that the version of Detlef Noah meets [[spoiler: in Detlef's MentalWorld]] was friendly to him because he [[NonActionGuy barely even noticed him]] before.
* BenevolentArchitecture: The dungeons the Rauelians raid contain features which makes traversing them much easier (such as "class change orbs").
* TheBlank: Mr. Three, who is a HumanoidAbomination and speaks entirely in unintelligible TV static. He seems friendly though.
* BlindingBangs: Burk's fringe casts his eyes in shadow. However, he puts on a headband to keep his hair out of his eyes when he [[LetsGetDangerous gets serious]].
* BookSnap: Logan is introduced holding a book after having casually defeated [[KnightInSourArmour Daryl]] in a duel. When he finally loses his temper with Burk and drops his stoic demeanour, he [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_182 slams it shut]].
* BrickJoke: Early on, the Aristocrat mentions he sent out letters asking if anyone knew anything about his amulet. Over a hundred strips later [[spoiler:the town's local hero asks if Burk was the one who sent the letter.]]
* CallingYourAttacks: Most magic users do that.
** Subverted when the Aristocrat [[FakeSpecialAttack pretends to do this]] [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_60 in order to give himself a chance to run away]].
** The first (real) bandit has [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_68 Blasting Chains!]]. Later on, [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_70 Magic Shield]] fails to protect him from [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_71 Destiny Punch]].
** Students at Veda's [[http://neorice.com/hoh_noah_613 demonstration]].
** [[http://neorice.com/hoh_burk_735 Iron Judge]] and [[http://neorice.com/hoh_burk_1088 Piper]]. Note that the teenage girl and an old man use different names for similar spells.
** Pablo names his diplomatic [[http://neorice.com/hoh_burk_653 "weapons"]]. Strictly speaking, [[http://neorice.com/hoh_burk_507 some]] of those aren't attacks.
** Adell the rogue lampshades this by stating calling a "[[http://neorice.com/hoh_burk_653 secret attack]]" kind of defeats its purpose. Unless she wanted to scare Pablo off.
** Same for Aristocrat [[http://neorice.com/hoh_burk_670 against Burk]].
* CastOfSnowflakes: The author/artist has [[http://fav.me/d7btywn 150 characters]] already sprited, each with their own design (including a unique face, masked/helmeted characters aside). Depending on how many are important, this could also count as LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.
* TheChick: Burk's ideal party includes [[DiscussedTrope a character simply named "Girl"]].
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Several:
** The old man who the bandits initially capture, along with his granddaughter, Melany (that is to say they captured her with them; she's much more [[CloserToEarth level-headed]]) is a textbook example [[http://neorice.com/hoh_2 from his first appearance]].
** The (as yet unnamed) Aristocrat also qualifies; his plan to learn more about an amulet was to send a letter to everyone in town asking about it. Including bandits who'll want to rob him.
** Burk is very much one (from asking to use the bathroom as a reward for a quest to claiming his missing cape was "casualty of war" after doing so).
* CrazyPrepared: Pablo with his "diplomatic weapons". This is said to be true for all Livarian diplomats.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: When Grandpa first sees the bandits, he assumes they're lawmen, despite them looking nothing like it. [[spoiler:Later we find out they're former members of the Town Guard.]]
* ComicallySmallDemand:
** Burk agrees to look into Resthill's bandit problem in exchange for being able to use a toilet. Mainly because he'd have done it for nothing, but ''really'' needed to go.
** Subverted by the Aristocrat, who asks for a tailor to repair his clothes, whatever it turns out his medal points at and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a lifelike statue of him built in the middle of the town]].
* ContinuityReboot: Of ''WebComic/APathToGreaterGood''.
* CorruptCop:
** The bandits are revealed to be former guards led by [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_102 the ex-captain]]. Subversion -- working as money collectors for bigger bads looked like the least harmful course of action.
** Housten [[http://neorice.com/hoh_tobi_1157 claims to be honest]] which is quite rare in [[WretchedHive Lorg]].
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Melany has blue hair and eyes.
* TheDandy: The aristocrat cares enough about his appearance to ask that his clothes be repaired and addresses a crowd as "Ladies and Gentlemen... and Ladies".
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Burk tries (and fails) to invoke this with "Piggy", the mount of one of the bandits he's just defeated.
* DistinctionWithoutADifference: The girl from class C wasn't arrested; just conscripted into the VEDA project for using magic illegally!
* DungeonCrawling: Rauel gets most of its resources this way. Tobi's chapter begins with her setting out on such an expedition.
* DungeonBasedEconomy: The desert town of Rauel gets all its resources from the dungeons which spring up (traps, enemies and all) for 24-hours and disappear. It's so common that the townsfolk consider them a natural resource. [[spoiler: While it's routine, it can still be very dangerous, [[BreakTheCutie as the first chapter demonstrates.]]]]
* {{Egopolis}}: Justopea combines this with PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny, since its name both suggests "justice" or Emperor Justin's name.
* TheEmpire: The Empire of Justopea. The morning radio broadcasts blare out propaganda and magic users are pressed into service.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even the rest of the bandits are creeped out by [[http://neorice.com/hoh_9 Gary]].
* ExpositionDiagram:
** Noah's first chapter has a Royal Guard provide them by [[MundaneUtility using his training to]] rapidly draw them on a chalkboard, as he serves as MrExposition.
** Tobi's first chapter is full of every kind, from the InUniverse puppet show in the first few strips, maps which appear in the background when the characters are discussing local geography and numbers indicating the ranks of dungeons Tobi's team have cleared. Menus that characters are viewing also appear in front of them for the audience's benefit (other characters can't see them).
* EyeColourChange: In Tobi's chapter, someone looking at a menu has their eyes shift to the colour of the menu. [[WordOfGod The authour said]] that other people may notice blue sparks in Tobi's eyes -- but only if they look very hard.
* TheFaceless: The bandits' bosses have their faces hidden by their armour.
* FailedASpotCheck:
** The bandits (who are looking for an aristocrat) question a woman and her grandfather who have nothing but a rickety old cart, but [[http://neorice.com/hoh_6 completely ignore the man walking by in expensive clothes]].
** Nail, Noah and Aude miss a (rather large) elf who's standing on a roof behind them. Lampshaded by Nail.
-->"[[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_280 ...I should've looked up there.]]"
* FalseReassurance: Tobi assures her Grandpa that she doesn't ''[[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_342 think]]'' he's an old relic.
* FantasticRacism: The people of the Empire are instilled with a strong hatred of magic users, especially elves. To the point where a room full of high school students (mostly) don't bat an eye when one's shot dead in front of them.
* FantasticSlur: The "elves" are humans who are called that because of their resemblance to mythical elves.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: July tries to invoke this on Noah by offering to nurse him back to health. When he turns her down, she offers to [[BeautifulDreamer watch him sleep instead]].
-->'''Noah:''' [[StalkerWithACrush That's creepy.]]
* {{Foil}}:
** The Aristocrat to Burk. Similar appearance, [[HotBlooded similar fighting style and approach to problems]]. Opposing personalities (and hygiene). The same is true of Logan, whose skinny build and HonourBeforeReason attitude contrasts Burk in another way.
** Each of the three main characters is also one to the other two: Burk is a massive, mysterious muscle man who [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight has no interest in following rules]], Noah is a skinny, pale NonActionGuy who's introduced waking up and going through a mundane routine in a PoliceState, while Tobi's a dark skinned ActionGirl who lives in a small, independent desert town full of {{Steampunk}} technology.
* FourLinesAllWaiting: Each of the three characters has their own, independent plotline. Each chapter focuses on one of them and the next chapter shifts focus.
* FullBoarAction: The bandit leaders ride acid spitting boars. [[spoiler: They're less impressive when defeated.]]
* GambitPileup: The events at Clovercoast in Burk's storyline. Basically, Mage Baron and Livarall conduct poorly-coordinated investigations of systemic robberies. Of course, the culprits counteract. Additionally, Mage Baron keeps some interesting prisoners, who won't pass up an opportunity to escape. Then Burk and Aristocrat stumble in the middle of it.
** Livarian diplomat Pablo needs to discuss robberies with Baron. But entry is denied. He then tries to sneak in.
** Burk's plan involves following Pablo and bragging about beating Baron.
** The nameless rogue helps them sneak in. To use them as a distraction while she empties the baron's safe.
*** Then Pablo proves smarter than he seemed and somewhat hinders her.
** Ramien is the former king overthrown by Mage King. He is the leader of non-magical prisoners. If freed, he can easily start a popular uprising. [[spoiler:Actually, he knows the uprising would be doomed and wants to negotiate a surrender on better terms.]]
** Moe the Shifter [[spoiler:assisted the baron in the investigation, then was given magic and driven insane to make him kill the baron]]. Now he wants to continue his rampage. Switches sides real often.
** Ariara is [[spoiler:one of the world's top wanted criminals, "Pirate of the Storm"]]. Nobody knows, how the baron managed to catch her. She wants all the prisoners to join her pirate crew — possibly, to replace the old crew that either fled or died.
** "3rd magic user" and his partner were sent to [[spoiler:kill the baron and take his amulet]], but somehow got caught. When freed, they proceed with the old plan ruthlessly.
** Iron Judge and Piper Pol investigate the robberies [[spoiler:and the baron's death]].
** Guy Juliet seems to assist Iron Judge, but has his own agenda and isn't trusted. [[spoiler:He was tailing "3rd magic user" and his partner, tried to warn Mage Baron, but was too late. In addition, Justopea wants Ariara dead.]]
** Aristocrat just wants Burk's backpack.
* {{Gasshole}}: [[http://neorice.com/hoh_11 Liberty at last!]]
* GlamourFailure: When [[spoiler: Noah's powers begin to manifest]] his reflection in the mirror turns green.
* GlorySeeker: The Aristocrat might be brave enough to take on the bandits (albeit after he's let the bandit's mount run rampant and put the rest of the town in danger to give himself a tactical advantage), but he's pretty quick to demand that they build him a statue after the fact (and gets irritated when it's pointed out that Burk's still fighting said mount).
* GoofyPrintUnderwear: Whenever Burk [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_89 loses his pants]] (somehow), his underwear has polka-dots.
* GoodMorningCrono: Tobi's first chapter begins with her napping at the Oasis, before being woken up by Jake.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Burk and The Aristocrat both fight with their bare hands.
* GoryDiscretionShot: In the opening of the second chapter, a pair of crooks end up attacking a magic user. The camera pans up to a couple of mysterious figures commenting on the situation and we only get their summaries of what's happening to them.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Burk defeats [[spoiler: the second of the two bandit leaders]] by throwing the former town guard captain at him.
* HeHadAName: The [[spoiler: second of the two bandit leaders]] last words after being stabbed by [[spoiler: the former Captain of the guard]] are;
--> "I-I'm...[[spoiler: Phil]].
* HiddenElfVillage: Tobi's hometown, Rauel. Almost a TreeTopTown, but instead of trees it's built on metal pillars and platforms -- to stay safe from desert predators. Inhabited by pointy-eared people with some unconventional abilities.
* HollywoodAcid: The "[[http://neorice.com/hoh_tobi_837 shimmering sea]]" under Lorg. Dissolves anything organic. (AWizardDidIt, of course.) Created to solve the waste problem, mainly sewage and dead bodies.
* HonourBeforeReason: Several characters have their moments. Lacey borders on insanity when someone speaks ill or just brings bad news about his king.
* HorseOfADifferentColor[=/=]CoolHorse: The boars the bandits ride on; they can even spit acid.
* HumbleGoal: Burk's quests so far have consisted of finding a toilet and acquiring a giant pig for a mount (or getting the pig he found to grow giant again).
* HumbleHero: Burk is one (he seems pretty content to deal with the town's bandit problem for the sake of a good deed), in direct contrast to the Aristocrat.
* IGaveMyWord: At the end of the first chapter, Logan reveals that [[spoiler: Burk has used the request he was given for defeating him to ask that he defend the village in a more proactive manner]]. He swears both revenge ''and'' that he'll stick to it.
* IHaveNoSon: It's not uncommon in Justopea to disown children if they manifest magic abilities, because of fear and hatred of magic. [[spoiler:Noah's mother does this.]] The presence of any legal guardian seems to severely limit what Justopean government people are allowed to do to magical children. [[spoiler:Thus Noah's estranged father shows up to help him.]]
* IHaveTheHighGround:
** Burk watches the [[spoiler: real]] bandits (who he's agreed to defeat) enter the town from a [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_52 vantage point on a roof]].
** In the second chapter's prologue, a pair of hooded figures watch the events unfold from a similar position.
* InsistentTerminology: Al insists that it's not just the Subway, it's the ''[[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_247 Super Awesome]]'' Subway.
* IndyPloy: The Aristocrat shows why they might not always be [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_116 the best of ideas]].
-->"Don't be silly. ''[[{{Pride}} Plans are for the unprepared!]]''"
* InstantSedation: Weapon of choice of Adel, the rogue girl, is [[http://neorice.com/hoh_burk_581 syringes]]. For throwing and stabbing.
* ItsRainingMen: The first chapter is called "The Man Who Fell From The Sky". Burk's introduced when he does just that.
* JadeColouredGlasses: Norman's sister could give ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' a run for her money.
* KillAllHumans: [[http://neorice.com/hoh_1655 Ghouls have this reputation]].
* LeeroyJenkins:
** Burk typically deals with threats by rushing straight into them, although he's tough enough that he can afford to (and, ironically, tends to fight by dodging).
** Aude ends up being one [[spoiler: when she attacks an elf who was happy to let her, Nail and Noah leave, since they weren't soldiers (or at least didn't appear to be, in Nail's case)]].
* LightBulbJoke:
-->[[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_36 "How many Burks does it take to screw in a lightbulb? It takes... FIVE LIGHTBULBS!"]]
* LittleNo: Burk's quite fond of taunting with "nope" when he's dodging attacks.
* TheMagicComesBack: This happened several decades ago. With drastic consequences.
* MagicCompass: The aristocrat's medal points towards ''something'' when it's held by the end of its chain. [[spoiler: That something appears to be Burk, or something he's carrying.]]
* MathematiciansAnswer: Burk's quite fond of giving these. [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_182 For example]], how did he get past The Hero's secretary?
-->"On foot."
* ManBitesMan: Or rather AxCrazy schoolgirl bites elf's ear off.
* MentalWorld: [[spoiler: Noah's power turns out to be able to enter these.]] So far we've seen:
** Mind of Detlef the elf's -- an abstract memory of the first time he met Empire soldiers, whom he sees as suits of armour speaking BlackSpeech and setting things on fire with their eye-beams.
** "Home" -- presumably [[spoiler:Noah's own mind]], in the form of a subway station.
** Cow's mind -- an infinite flat grassland, where the cow is the only landmark. Exiting it proves tricky. [[spoiler:Noah needed a place the cow didn't know. He had to dig a pit with his bare hands.]]
* MinorLivingAlone: Noah is a highschooler living in a dorm. Which looks more like an apartment complex.
* MorningRoutine: Noah's chapter begins with him waking up and getting ready for school.
* MuggingTheMonster: The first Noah chapter opens with a group of thugs attacking a young girl and her friend (who promptly flees). She ends up defending herself with magic.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: When a royal guard shows up to explain things to Noah's class, he dramatically pauses before saying he'll draw on a chalkboard. [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_232 Judging by the classes' reactions, it worked.]]
-->"I shall educate you adolescents...with this chalk!"
* MutantDraftBoard: In Justopea ''illegal'' magic users are drafted into service for TheEmpire. It's not stated explicitly, but looks like there's no legal magic outside empire service.
* MythologyGag:
** "Bandit Punch" was the name of The Bandit's main attack in ''A Path to Greater Good''. In ''Hero Oh Hero'', The Aristocrat yells "Bandit Punch!" the first time he punches someone . . . because he's punching a bandit.
** Chapters 1, 2 and 3 each start out like the beginnings of their arcs in ''A Path to Greater Good'', but then go in different directions:
*** Chapter 1 begins with Melany and her Grandpa being accosted by bandits in the woods. In ''APTGG'', Burk showed up and saved them. In ''HOH'', [[spoiler:the bandit boss lets them go because they're not who he's looking for]].
*** Chapter 2 begins with the criminal Sharkface Sam cornering a young blonde woman on the street. In ''APTGG'', he kills her, but immediately falls victim to a suspicious cult. In ''HOH'', [[spoiler:she blasts him with her magic.]]
*** Chapter 3 of ''APTGG'' begins with Tobi asking her grandfather to let her off guard duty so she can concentrate on inventing. HOH's third chapter sees her falling asleep on a guard post while trying to invent, before enthusiastically setting off on a DungeonCrawl (after discovering her grandfather's too distracted to stop her).
*** And then [[spoiler:the three respective stories continue more or less like in ''APTGG''.]]
** Several scenes in ''APTGG'' involved Burk fighting offscreen and losing some of his clothes. Several scenes involved losing clothes onscreen. In ''HOH'' all of them happen [[NoodleIncident offscreen]] with just a comment they were "a casualty of war".
* {{Nerf}}: The authour said he regretted making Smile cult too strong in APTGG.
* NoIAmBehindYou: [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_315 Ciel does this to Noah when they first meet.]] Apparently just [[{{Troll}} because she can]].
* NoodleIncident:
** How Burk lost his pants while "Piggy" was chasing him off screen.
** How Burk defeated the second boar (it apparently involved a wheelbarrow and a shovel, the former of which the town is now short of).
* NoSell: The Aristocrat's attempt to fight off one of the bandit leaders [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_47 doesn't go as well as it did with his subordinates]].
* NotSoStoic: After over 200 strips of non-nonchalantly dodging attacks, Burk finally [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_202 has to put effort into avoiding something]] in 202.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Noah went to a petting zoo and came home around midnight with bleeding hands. Guards assume something kinky, possibly illegal. Actually, no animals were harmed. [[spoiler:He got stuck in a cow's mind and had to dig the exit in the imaginary soil.]]
* OldMaster: Tobi's grandfather no longer goes to dungeons. But only because he's so high level, he gets no treasure. [[spoiler:He also has either cheat codes or debug access as seen [[http://neorice.com/hoh_tobi_436 here]].]]
* OurElvesAreDifferent: On two levels; the ''HOH'' universe has at least one magic-using race of humans called elves... apparently as an insult because they resembled elves that already "existed" in the Empire's mythologies.
* OurHumansAreDifferent: Humans are able to use magic and can also randomly have strange hair colours (the latter typically being from being born in high magic areas regardless of if the person in question has any powers). The setting's [[OurElvesAreDifferent elves]] are a race (in the non-Tolkien sense) of humans with [[PeopleofHairColor green hair]], skin and GreenThumb powers who're called "elves" as a slur by TheEmpire.
* PixelArtComic: A rare example of one which uses completely original pixel art.
* PlotThreads: As with its predecessor, there will be three separate ones. Each following a different protagonist.
* RPGMechanicsVerse:
** Hinted at in Burk's arc and TOM RPG (which both referenced a ranking system)
** Played completely straight in the first few chapters of Tobi's arc (complete with dungeon crawls, class changes, stat menus and rankings). [[spoiler:Tobi seems to have lived in a MORPG.]]
** Ghouls behave as if they are player characters and the rest of the world is their MMORPG.[[spoiler: They respawn, when killed, and kill [=NPCs=] for fun.]]
* RulesLawyer: Burk promised Pablo not to fight bad guys while inside the castle. But if a bad guy destroyed part of the castle, [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_729 does it count as outside?]] Burk decides it does.
* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: The students in Noah's chapters all wear their uniforms, even when they're not attending. [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_250 The same appears to be true of other schools in Gloria]], too. Felix is an exception, though.
* ScrewYouElves: The Empire is currently at war with the elves. Their local propaganda is apparently effective enough that they're NotEvenHuman as far as its citizens are concerned.
* StealthPun: [[http://neorice.com/news_2008 The authour said]] Noah needed reflections to talk to Ciel, because he was self reflecting. He didn't touch the implications of no longer needing mirrors.
* StylisticSuck: Burk's drawings are deliberately crude [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_221 MS Paint style scribbles]].
* ThisWasHisTrueForm: When Burk defeats [[spoiler: one of the bandits' mounts]] it turns into [[spoiler: a normal pig]].
* TitleDrop: [[http://neorice.com/hoh_170 The gates outside the hero's house]] have the initials "HOH" on them in a similar font to the title of the comic.
* TooMuchInformation: [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_248 Noah's]] not impressed when one of his classmates starts describing his dreams.
--> "STOP! And never speak of this again."
* TwinkleInTheEye: Burk has these quite frequently. Usually when he's motivated to do something. Sometimes he'll [[ExageratedTrope get a twinkle in both eyes.]]
* UnsoundEffect: [[http://neorice.com/hoh_19 Bandit Punch!]]
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The farmer outside the town, who just ignores Burk as he walks in wearing a cape over his head (and later walks back [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_110 wearing nothing but his underwear and a pig strapped to his back]].
* UpperClassTwit: The Aristocrat (see cloudcuckoolander above).
* VanishingVillage: The dungeons in Tobi's chapter appear at random and disappear after 24 hours. Raiding them is apparently Rauel's main resource.
* VersusCharacterSplash:
** Burk and Logan get one [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_198 when they begin sparing]], complete with ArtShift.
** [[http://neorice.com/hoh_burk_653 Adel the Rogue vs. Pablo the Diplomat.]]
** [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_611 The three pairs of students]] giving a demonstration in "The Meeting" chapter. Two pairs get their own smaller splashes.
** [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_668 Burk vs. The Aristocrat.]] They are interrupted, though.
** [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_774 Pirate of the Storm vs. Iron Judge.]]
** [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_867 Pirate of the Storm vs. Burk.]]
* WalkingShirtlessScene: The most Burk's wore between his neck and his legs while fighting the bandits was a cape; when he later gets a waistcoat, he still wears it open. [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_180 The Hero's]] also caught shirtless when he first appears, too.
* WallJump: Burk does this to get at Logan when he starts flying.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://hero-oh-hero.wikia.com/wiki/Hero_oh_Hero_Wiki Has one here]].
* WildMan: Burk has this look, with his bare chest and shaggy hair.
* WretchedHive: Lorg. Drug addicts, blood sports and dead bodies everywhere.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Quite a few examples. In the Justopean Empire it's associated with elves, but elsewhere it isn't anything unusual (aside from the fact it usually happens because [[http://www.neorice.com/hoh_544 there was a lot of magic about when they were born]]).