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* BareYourMidriff: Kick Girl, after [[spoiler:being impaled by a giant spider and resurrecting]].
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* HolyBurnsEvil: One of the three gifts which Red gives to Zero is a squirt bottle full of holy water, which is painful to demons like Kick Girl and Kill Boy.

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* HolyBurnsEvil: HolyWater: One of the three gifts which Red gives to Zero is a squirt bottle full of holy water, which is [[HolyBurnsEvil painful to demons demons]] like Kick Girl and Kill Boy.
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* KickChick: Kick Girl. [[CaptainObvious What gave it away?]]

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* KickChick: Kick Girl. [[CaptainObvious What gave it away?]]away?
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Mystery Babylon is the continuation of the author's ''Kick Girl'' comic book, taking place 1000 years after its end. Volumes of the comic are not available on the web, but can be purchased for digital download. However, the webcomic's FAQ says that the current story will stand on its on.

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Mystery Babylon is the continuation of the author's ''Kick Girl'' comic book, taking place 1000 years after its end. Volumes of the comic are not available on the web, but can be purchased for digital download. However, the webcomic's FAQ says that the current story will stand on its on.
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* AffectionateNickname: Kick Girl sometimes affectionately calls Delilah "Little Flower", though Delilah dislikes the nickname.



* TheAntichrist: According to Kick Girl, Adrian, the self-styled Lord of Light, is in fact the literal Antichrist.
* ApocalypseCult: Delilah is the leader of a Babylonian cult which worships Kick Girl as Mystery Babylon and wants to aid her in breaking the seal on the Pit, releasing the demons within and bringing about the Apocalypse.



* BeamOWar: Kill Boy and Delilah fire energy beams at each other using the weapons of ancient super-heroes: Kill Boy wields the glove of Solar Core and Delilah wields Cupid's Bow. Though Kill Boy claims Cupid was the "lamest" of the Twelve Stars and Solar Core was "way cooler", Delilah's beam overpowers his and knocks him unconscious.
-->'''Delilah''': That's right! Cupid freak'n owns you!



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* {{Immortality}}: Kick Girl
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* {{Keet}}: '''ZERO.'''

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* EveryScarHasAStory: Judas has a pair of scars under his eye in the shape of an inverted cross. It's only when he betrays the group that Kick Girl thinks to ask how he got them, and he reveals that they were self-inflicted: a symbol of devotion to Adrian, who is the {{Antichrist}} and whose Mark of the Beast is in the same shape and location.
* HellishHorse: When the HorsemenOfTheApocalypse rise from the Pit, the pale horse of Death is an undead skeleton.
* HolyBurnsEvil: One of the three gifts which Red gives to Zero is a squirt bottle full of holy water, which is painful to demons like Kick Girl and Kill Boy.
* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: When the seal to Pit is opened, three of the Horsemen rise out along with Adrian, the {{Antichrist}}. Judas then joins them and mounts a white horse, completing the quartet.
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* TheNothingAfterDeath: Red saved Kick Girl from getting sucked into the Pit by removing her Mark of the Beast; but if she dies by non-mortal means before earning a new Mark, her soul will go to an infinite void rather than Heaven or Hell. Kick Girl has had nightmares about this, and regards it as a worse fate than going to Hell.



* ThePromise: Kick Girl wanted to break the seal of the Pit in order to free Kill Boy, but as J.J. was dying he asked her to promise never to open it. Kick Girl promised, and spent the next thousand years protecting the seal on the Pit.
* SadisticChoice: In one of the flashbacks, K Scum presents J.J. with a sadistic choice by imprisoning both Kick Girl and Sumire in chambers filling with nerve gas, forcing him to choose who to rescue first. Kick Girl tells J.J. to rescue Sumire first... and is annoyed when J.J. immediately agrees.



* SerialKiller: In the ''Kick Girl'' prequel comic, Kill Boy is wanted as a serial killer known to the press as the Stalker of Babylon.



* SleepModeSize: When Red lived with Kick Girl and Kill Boy, he took the form of a tiny cherub who slept in their closet. When he appears to Zero, however, he takes assumes a human-sized angelic form.



* TheNothingAfterDeath: Red saved Kick Girl from getting sucked into the Pit by removing her Mark of the Beast; but if she dies by non-mortal means before earning a new Mark, her soul will go to an infinite void rather than Heaven or Hell. Kick Girl has had nightmares about this, and regards it as a worse fate than going to Hell.

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* TheNothingAfterDeath: Red saved TrailOfBreadCrumbs: Kick Girl marked the path to her secret lair with a trail of weird garden gnomes. She breaks them as she follows the trail in an attempt to prevent Kill Boy from getting sucked into the Pit by removing her Mark of the Beast; following after her, but if she dies by non-mortal means before earning a new Mark, her soul will go to an infinite void rather than Heaven or Hell. Kick Girl has had nightmares about this, and regards it as a worse fate than going to Hell.that doesn't end up working too well.
-->'''Kill Boy''': And then, even crazier still, there was this trail of smashed up garden gnomes... leading here. It really wasn't rocket science.
-->'''Kick Girl''': Aw dangit.
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A webcomic updated every Monday, ''Mystery Babylon'' is hilarious, but with some darker elements threaded throughout. The first page is [[http://www.kick-girl.com/?p=73 here]], home page [[http://www.kick-girl.com/ here]]. [[labelnote:'''WARNING''']]The site does have severe malware problems, so be careful.[[/labelnote]]

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A webcomic updated every Monday, ''Mystery Babylon'' is hilarious, but with some darker elements threaded throughout. The first page is [[http://www.kick-girl.com/?p=73 here]], home page [[http://www.kick-girl.com/ here]]. [[labelnote:'''WARNING''']]The site does have severe malware problems, so be careful.[[/labelnote]]

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Mystery Babylon is the continuation of the author's ''Kick Girl'' comic book, taking place 1000 years after its end. Volumes of the comic are not available on the web, but the webcomic's FAQ says that the current story will stand on its on.

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Mystery Babylon is the continuation of the author's ''Kick Girl'' comic book, taking place 1000 years after its end. Volumes of the comic are not available on the web, but can be purchased for digital download. However, the webcomic's FAQ says that the current story will stand on its on.



* CantLiveWithoutYou: Kick Girl and Kill Boy share the same soul. If Kill Boy dies, then so will Kick Girl.



* DePower: As Heaven's Champion, J.J. possessed angelic superpowers. Once the demons were trapped in the Pit, however, he had fulfilled his role as champion and consequently lost his powers.
* EnergyBow: One of the ancient superhero relics that Kick Girl keeps in her lair is Cupid's Bow, which she gives to Delilah. It fires energy arrows that cause huge explosions.



* MagicCompass: One of the three gifts which Red gives to Zero is a magic compass. Rather than pointing North, it always points towards Heaven's Champion; however, only Zero can use it.



* {{Satan}}: The main demon sealed in the Pit. He's also known as Kill Boy, and his real name might be Adrian.

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* {{Satan}}: The main demon sealed in the Pit. He's also known as Kill Boy, and his real name might be Adrian.When released, he takes the form of a dragon which breathes black fire.
* SealedEvilInACan: The Pit, in which all the world's demons were imprisoned 1,000 years ago.




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* ThatManIsDead: In the prequel ''Kick Girl'' comic, when Chris calls Kick Girl by her true name of Six, Kick angrily shouts that Six is dead.
* TheNothingAfterDeath: Red saved Kick Girl from getting sucked into the Pit by removing her Mark of the Beast; but if she dies by non-mortal means before earning a new Mark, her soul will go to an infinite void rather than Heaven or Hell. Kick Girl has had nightmares about this, and regards it as a worse fate than going to Hell.
* YouAreNumberSix: The young priest who joins Kick Girl is named "Zero". Additionally, Kick Girl's own true name is "Six".
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I would bet that other demons are also ageless, but \"last of her kind\" is definitely unique to Kick.


* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Mystery Babylon is the [[LastOfHisKind last of her kind]], is ageless, is mostly unkillable, and goes into a berserker rage when she loses control. No details have been given on whether or not other demons share these traits.

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* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Mystery Babylon is the [[LastOfHisKind last of her kind]], kind (at least, on Earth)]], is ageless, is mostly unkillable, and goes into a berserker rage when she loses control. No details have been given on whether or not other demons share these traits.
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A webcomic updated every Monday, ''Mystery Babylon'' is hilarious, but with some darker elements threaded throughout. The first page is [[http://www.kick-girl.com/?p=73 here]], home page [[http://www.kick-girl.com/ here]]. [[hottip:Warning:The site does have severe malware problems, so be careful.]]

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A webcomic updated every Monday, ''Mystery Babylon'' is hilarious, but with some darker elements threaded throughout. The first page is [[http://www.kick-girl.com/?p=73 here]], home page [[http://www.kick-girl.com/ here]]. [[hottip:Warning:The [[labelnote:'''WARNING''']]The site does have severe malware problems, so be careful.]][[/labelnote]]


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Mystery Babylon is the continuation of the author's ''Kick Girl'' comic book, taking place 1000 years after its end. Volumes of the comic are not available on the web, but the webcomic's FAQ says that the current story will stand on its on.
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** HistoricalHeroUpgrade: According to KG, Vesta wasn't the saintly Madonna figure she is worshipped as.
** HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Kick Girl. She bears terrible guilt about whatever happened at the time of the sealing of the Pit, but it's pretty clear that she's nowhere near the monster legend makes her out to be.
* SuperHeroGods: Inverted. The gods and demons of the comic were once modern-day superheroes, now ShroudedInMyth.

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* BareYourMidriff: Kick Girl, after [[spoiler:being impaled by a giant spider and resurrecting]].


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* {{Immortality}}: Kick Girl
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* SuperPoweredEvilSide: "Dark" Kick Girl, as the author calls her.
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A webcomic updated every Monday, ''Mystery Babylon'' is hilarious, but with some darker elements threaded throughout. The first page is [[http://www.kick-girl.com/?p=73 here]], home page [[http://www.kick-girl.com/ here]].

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A webcomic updated every Monday, ''Mystery Babylon'' is hilarious, but with some darker elements threaded throughout. The first page is [[http://www.kick-girl.com/?p=73 here]], home page [[http://www.kick-girl.com/ here]]. [[hottip:Warning:The site does have severe malware problems, so be careful.]]

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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The third member of Mystery's party is named ''Judas''.

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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The third member of Mystery's party is named ''Judas''.{{Keet}}: '''ZERO.'''



-->'''Kick Girl:''' Yeah, you're ''definitely'' not coming with us.

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* KillTheOnesYouLove: Kick Girl to Kill Boy.
* KnightTemplar: Twice over. On the one hand, you have the Crusaders, and on the other, the Babylonian cult.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The third member of Mystery's party is named ''Judas''.
-->'''Kick Girl:''' Girl: ''' Yeah, you're ''definitely'' not coming with us.


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* ThePollyanna: Zero is a rare male example.
* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler: The General is the woman seen shopping for swords.]]

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One day, she comes across a priest who claims to have a map to the seal, who is being attacked by a cult that worships Mystery Babylon. Babylon (also known as [[MeaningfulName Kick Girl]]) kicks their asses, steals the map from the priest (since she kinda lost her old map, and forgot where the seal was). But then she realizes she needs the priest to interpret the map, and the adventure begins.

A webcomic updated every Monday, Mystery Babylon is hilarious, but with some darker elements threaded throughout. The first page is [[http://www.kick-girl.com/?p=73 here]], home page [[http://www.kick-girl.com here]].

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One day, she comes across a priest who claims to have a map to the seal, who seal and is being attacked by a cult that worships Mystery Babylon. Babylon (also Babylon, also known as [[MeaningfulName Kick Girl]]) Girl]], kicks their asses, asses and steals the map from the priest (since she kinda lost her old map, and forgot where the seal was). But then she realizes she needs the priest to interpret the map, and the adventure begins.

A webcomic updated every Monday, Mystery Babylon ''Mystery Babylon'' is hilarious, but with some darker elements threaded throughout. The first page is [[http://www.kick-girl.com/?p=73 here]], home page [[http://www.kick-girl.com here]].
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* AntiAntiChrist: Kick Girl is destined to unseal Lucifer, and while she does ''want'' to, she gave her word she wouldn't. Throw in the fact that as the daughter of Vesta she's also foretold to be the savior, and things start to get complicated.
* DaysOfFuturePast: Flashbacks indicate that a thousand years ago the world looked downright modern, with skyscrapers and technology. There's down to swords and axes now.

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\n* AntiAntiChrist: Kick Girl is destined to unseal Lucifer, and while she does ''want'' to, to unseal him, she gave her word she wouldn't. Throw in the fact that as the daughter of Vesta she's also foretold to be the savior, and things start to get complicated.
* DaysOfFuturePast: Flashbacks indicate that a thousand years ago the world looked downright modern, with skyscrapers and technology. There's The people are down to swords and axes now.



* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Mystery Babylon is the [[LastOfHisKind last one]], is ageless, most of the ways unkillable, and goes into a berserker rage when she loses control. No details have been given on whether or not other demons share these traits.

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* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Mystery Babylon is the [[LastOfHisKind last one]], of her kind]], is ageless, most of the ways is mostly unkillable, and goes into a berserker rage when she loses control. No details have been given on whether or not other demons share these traits.



-->'''Kick Girl:''' After all these years, why do you guys ''insist'' on wearing these frickin' things?! Is this supposed to be ''my face?!'' Seriously?! It doesn't look anything like me! ''They're awful!''

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-->'''Kick Girl:''' After all these years, why do you guys ''insist'' on wearing these frickin' things?! Is this supposed to be ''my face?!'' Seriously?! It doesn't look anything like me! ''They're awful!''awful!''
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* KickChick: Kick Girl. [[CaptainObvious What gave it away?]]
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* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Mystery Babylon is the [[LastOfHisKind last one]], is immortal, most of the ways unkillable, and goes into a berserker rage when she loses control. No details have been given on whether or not other demons share these traits.

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* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Mystery Babylon is the [[LastOfHisKind last one]], is immortal, ageless, most of the ways unkillable, and goes into a berserker rage when she loses control. No details have been given on whether or not other demons share these traits.

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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The third member of Mystery's party is named ''Judas''.
-->'''Kick Girl:''' Yeah, you're ''definitely'' not coming with us.



* StopWorshippingMe: Kick Girl ''really'' hates the Babylonian cult.

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* {{Satan}}: The main demon sealed in the Pit. He's also known as Kill Boy, and his real name might be Adrian.
* ShroudedInMyth: The demons are actually ancient superheroes, the goddess Vesta is actually another superhero (not to mention mother of the protagonist), and most of the rest has been confused for Christian myth and prophecy.
* StopWorshippingMe: Kick Girl ''really'' hates the Babylonian cult. Especially the masks.
-->'''Kick Girl:''' After all these years, why do you guys ''insist'' on wearing these frickin' things?! Is this supposed to be ''my face?!'' Seriously?! It doesn't look anything like me! ''They're awful!''
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A thousand years ago, the apocalypse ended with Lucifer and all his demons [[SealedEvilInACan bound into the Pit]]. The only survivor was Mystery Babylon, the [[LastOfHisKind last demon]], prophesied to break the seal in a thousand years. But Babylon swore to her dying boyfriend that she would never break the seal--no matter how much she wanted to see all her old friends again.

One day, she comes across a priest who claims to have a map to the seal, who is being attacked by a cult that worships Mystery Babylon. Babylon (also known as [[MeaningfulName Kick Girl]]) kicks their asses, steals the map from the priest (since she kinda lost her old map, and forgot where the seal was). But then she realizes she needs the priest to interpret the map, and the adventure begins.

A webcomic updated every Monday, Mystery Babylon is hilarious, but with some darker elements threaded throughout. The first page is [[http://www.kick-girl.com/?p=73 here]], home page [[http://www.kick-girl.com here]].

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* AntiAntiChrist: Kick Girl is destined to unseal Lucifer, and while she does ''want'' to, she gave her word she wouldn't. Throw in the fact that as the daughter of Vesta she's also foretold to be the savior, and things start to get complicated.
* DaysOfFuturePast: Flashbacks indicate that a thousand years ago the world looked downright modern, with skyscrapers and technology. There's down to swords and axes now.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Mystery Babylon is the [[LastOfHisKind last one]], is immortal, most of the ways unkillable, and goes into a berserker rage when she loses control. No details have been given on whether or not other demons share these traits.
* StopWorshippingMe: Kick Girl ''really'' hates the Babylonian cult.

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