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* RegentForLife: Ember is regent for the infirm King Warfang, and is doing her best to keep it secret that the king does have a closer heir. That said, Ember ''is'' in the line of royal succession, and would take the throne when Warfang dies, she's just one step behind Nova Warfang, who's the actual Heir Presumptive.
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* ZeroApprovalGambit: [[spoiler:Ember is pretending to be a cruel and tyrannical regent so that the people of Warfang will have someone to unite against rather than turn on each other]].
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* UltimateJobSecurity: The now non-canon character Drace managed to be the Laser Guardian Apprentice despite being a half-darker with an attitude problem, simply because there were no other dragons of the laser element available other than the Guardian.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time we see Electroy and Burner, the former is bragging about playing a prank on the Guardians, while Burner is admonishing him for being immature. This handily establishes Electroy as an jokester with high enough social standing to be able to prank the Guardians themselves, and Burner as a grumpy TeamDad.
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* IAteWhat: Electroy's EstablishingCharacterMoment has him brag that he put worms in the dinner of the Guardians, and later mimics their faces when they realized.
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* SeenItAll: The Freedom Flyers are so used to Darkers that even a breach in the Warfang shield isn't all that interesting.
-->'''Cynder:''' ''sigh''. Vacation's delayed.\\
'''Flame, Hunter, Adelee, Isky, Carlos:''' ''Again?!''
-->'''Cynder:''' ''sigh''. Vacation's delayed.\\
'''Flame, Hunter, Adelee, Isky, Carlos:''' ''Again?!''
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* MultinationalTeam: The Freedom Flyers oppose the usual strict racial hierarchy of Warfang by taking members from any species. Just on team Alpha under Cynder's command, there are three dragons, a long, a winged unicorn, a cheetah, some kind of anthropomorphic flying lizard, a griffin, and Baboush who may be a dragon. In the past there was also a wyvern.
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* SecretKeeper: Bandit [[spoiler:is the only one who knows that Ember's tyranny is an act, having figured it out on his own some time ago]].
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* CelestialBody: Downplayed since it's only part of their body, but the Starwing clan of dragons are characterized by a pattern on their wings that resemble a starry night sky. Validor and Snowfly are both Starwings through their mother, Aurora.
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* ImmuneToFate: [[spoiler:Casi Silverscale does not appear in any of the Chronicler's books, which are supposed to recount the lives and fates of all dragons]].
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* JustFriends: Flame and Ember, despite being best friends who grew up together, have never had any sort of romantic relationship. Likewise, Cynder and Spyro were not mates.
* KissingCousins: ''Very'' downplayed. Ember and Spyro are second cousins, but had no idea at the time Ember had a crush on him (and still don't). Either way, Ember is ''long'' over her crush.
* KissingCousins: ''Very'' downplayed. Ember and Spyro are second cousins, but had no idea at the time Ember had a crush on him (and still don't). Either way, Ember is ''long'' over her crush.
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Once he's revealed, Cynder is uncomfortable with the idea of killing Vale because he is a child, but Hunter and Flame think they have no choice]].
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** [[spoiler:Poisonbeak and Wanda. The latter was corrupted and turned into a horrific monster, while Wanda still remains a heroic dark dragon]].
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** [[spoiler:Poisonbeak and Wanda. The latter former was corrupted and turned into a horrific monster, while Wanda still remains a heroic dark dragon]].
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* BodyHorror: Quite a bit. Rykos Gemtail's death is... [[https://www.deviantart.com/ruscsi/art/PL-The-Final-Lesson-page-12-end-692327734 graphic]].
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** Quite a bit. Rykos Gemtail's death is... [[https://www.deviantart.com/ruscsi/art/PL-The-Final-Lesson-page-12-end-692327734graphic]].graphic]].
** TheReveal that [[spoiler:Darkers are actually similar to dragons in their natural state but the corruption can turn them into monsters means that a lot of the darkers we've seen so far are examples of this. Medusa is a relatively benign example, having mutated so she can walk on two legs. Poisonbeak is a bit more extreme, having turned almost serpent-like and ''much'' larger than a normal dragon. Then there are ones like [[https://pure-light.fandom.com/wiki/Scolopendra Scolopendra]] who don't even resemble dragons anymore]].
** Quite a bit. Rykos Gemtail's death is... [[https://www.deviantart.com/ruscsi/art/PL-The-Final-Lesson-page-12-end-692327734
** TheReveal that [[spoiler:Darkers are actually similar to dragons in their natural state but the corruption can turn them into monsters means that a lot of the darkers we've seen so far are examples of this. Medusa is a relatively benign example, having mutated so she can walk on two legs. Poisonbeak is a bit more extreme, having turned almost serpent-like and ''much'' larger than a normal dragon. Then there are ones like [[https://pure-light.fandom.com/wiki/Scolopendra Scolopendra]] who don't even resemble dragons anymore]].
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* PsychicLink: Siblings in the ''Pure Light'' universe have an innate connection, known as Sanguinem Connexa (Blood Connection). Burner and Vale can always tell roughly where their respective siblings are, and in the event of one's death the other sibling will always known and may even suffer serious trauma. [[spoiler:After the Warfang Break-In, TJ, Electroy, and Burner use Snowfly's connection to Vale to track him down in the wilderness]].
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* NoCureForEvil: Notable aversion. While Darkers apparently cannot benefit from healing (though are pretty tough, as Chimero survived a shot through the head), the Dark Masters can master ''any'' element, including Healing. [[spoiler:Spyro was able to heal a lethally injured Vale from a distance without even knowing where he was]].
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* NoCureForEvil: Notable aversion. While Darkers apparently cannot benefit from healing (though are pretty tough, as Chimero survived a shot through the head), can heal using dark crystals, and the Dark Masters can master ''any'' element, including Healing. [[spoiler:Spyro was able to heal a lethally injured Vale from a distance without even knowing where he was]].
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* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: Spyro was once the hero who gave everything to save the world from Malefor, succeeding despite overwhelming odds. Then he went mad and became more or less Malefor the Second, trying to destroy the world he worked so hard to save.
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* DrivingQuestion: From the getgo, the main question of the series is ''What is causing the purple dragons to go mad?'' There is obviously something strange about how Spyro went insane and turned against everything he had done so much to save with absolutely no warning or explanation, but mind control, hypnosis, and possession have all been ruled out as unlikely (mind control and hypnosis wouldn't be able to affect him for 20 years without him developing a resistance, and possession would necessitate someone getting close enough, and Spyro was surrounded by friends when it happened). Vale is desperate to find out for obvious reasons, and Cynder is likewise curious.
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* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Vale has good memories of his father, Kyron, and a flashback shows them stargazing together. He and Snowfly (who was too young to remember him) often send him letters.
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* TalkingToTheDead: The second chapter starts with Validor and Snowfly writing a letter to their late father, Kyron, before sending it by burning it and breathing the ashes into the air.
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* PromotedToParent: Burner has been raising his three younger brothers alone ever since their parents died in Bloody Dawn, which informs a lot of his AngerBornOfWorry and TeamDad attitude.
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* TheAce: Burner is one of the best fire dragons in generations, and far outclasses his friends, and even Pyreus, the Guardian Apprentice. Unfortunately, since he's third class, his only prospect for the future is becoming a Freedom Flyer.
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* TheAce: Burner is one of the best fire dragons in generations, and far outclasses his friends, and even Pyreus, Dorkus, the Guardian Apprentice. Unfortunately, since he's third class, his only prospect for the future is becoming a Freedom Flyer.
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** You'd be hard pressed to find someone who shed a tear over Incendicus when he died in the Bloody Dawn, as he was overall a powerhungry jerk who had a big hand in making Warfang as corrupt as it is.
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* InSeriesNickname: A few. Tori Jewelhorn is called TJ by her friends, since her parents won't let her friends call her Tori. Eirei Darkwing is called the Paper Commander, since he does more paperwork than most other royal guards.
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* InterserviceRivalry: Between the army, under General Cynder, and the police during Incendicus' reign as captain. While this rivalry ceased when Eirei Darkwing became police captain, the current army clashes with the Royal Guard under princess Ember.
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* InterserviceRivalry: Between the army, under General Cynder, and the police during Incendicus' Doucheicus' reign as captain. While this rivalry ceased when Eirei Darkwing became police captain, the current army clashes with the Royal Guard under princess Ember.
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* GravityMaster: Gravity is an element normally accessible only to purple dragons. The lung Casi can also control it, and uses it to move objects, throw enemies about, and fly despite his lack of wings. The fact that this should not be possible for a non-purple dragon is what clues the Chronicler in that Casi isn't what he seems.
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* GravityMaster: Gravity is an element normally accessible only to purple dragons. The lung Casi can also control it, and uses it to move objects, throw enemies about, and fly despite his lack of wings. The [[spoiler:The fact that this should not be possible for a non-purple dragon is what clues the Chronicler in that Casi isn't what he seems.seems]].
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* {{CliffHanger}}: The current last page of the comic ends with [[spoiler:Cynder catching Vale with the intent of killing him, only for Spyro to emerge from the clouds behind them]].
* FalseFlagOperation: Of a kind. Just as [[spoiler:Vale is talking down the Freedom Flyers from killing him and offering to work with them to discover what is causing purple dragons to go mad , a legion of darkers emerge from the woods behind him, led by Spyro himself, making it seem that Vale was in league with the Dark Masters the whole time]].
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* SandWorm: The golem used by the dark army during its attack on Warfang is a huge, rocky-skinned worm with a reptilian head that can swiftly burrow through soil and rock.
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** The golem used by the dark army during its attack on Warfang is a huge, rocky-skinned worm with a reptilian head that can swiftly burrow through soil androck.rock.
** [[spoiler:Vale's golem eventually grows into a giant serpent made of boulders with white crystals growing out of it]].
** The golem used by the dark army during its attack on Warfang is a huge, rocky-skinned worm with a reptilian head that can swiftly burrow through soil and
** [[spoiler:Vale's golem eventually grows into a giant serpent made of boulders with white crystals growing out of it]].
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* WaveMotionGun: The Convexity, Solar Flare, and Laser elements can all create these, and their only known users are king Warfang, Nova Warfang, Doucheicus, Spyro, Malefor, and Cynder. Cynder demonstrates it in chapter 6 by [[spoiler:blasting a convexity beam strong enough to punch clean through the island she's on]].
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler:There is ''something'' about Casi Silverscale, as he doesn't appear in any of the Chronicler's books, he clearly lied about his species since Longs don't exist, has powers he shouldn't be able to, and spies on the Chronicler through the golem's eyes. That said, whether he is evil or not is yet to be determined]].
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler:There is ''something'' about Casi Silverscale, as he doesn't appear in any of the Chronicler's books, he clearly lied about his species since Longs don't exist, has powers he shouldn't be able to, and spies on the Chronicler through the golem's eyes. That said, whether he is evil or not is yet to be determined]].determined, especially when he stops Hunter from killing Vale, since that could easily go either way]].
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* ViciousCycle: As Vale points out to the Freedom Flyers, when Malefor was imprisoned, Spyro was born to replace him, and when Malefor was seemingly defeated for good, Spyro went insane and became just as bad. If one purple dragon is gone, someone else will replace him, and the only way to stop this cycle is to [[spoiler:figure out what is causing them to go insane in the first place, since destroying the world is not their original purpose]].
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: No one knows what causes purple dragons to go mad, but power is certainly a possibility. Vale worries that it is, which is why he has never trained his element beyond the absolute basics.
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* RoyalBrat: Ember wasn't raised royal, but she very much is one, having never learned that WithGreatPowerComesCreatResponsibility, and as a result becoming corrupt and powerhungry fast after taking the throne.
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* RoyalBrat: Ember wasn't raised royal, but she very much is one, having never learned that WithGreatPowerComesCreatResponsibility, WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility, and as a result becoming corrupt and powerhungry fast after taking the throne.
