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Evil Is Sexy TRS; this has become an objective, in-universe trope.


* EvilIsSexy: The Winter Sidhe are described as "an empty void, which creates nothing but desire to fill it". They also have a tendency to wear very, very, ''very'' little.
** Of note is when Maeve has been "vajazzled".
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* CrazyAwesome: As usual, Harry's plans end up being this, but this line, where he's talking Murphy into a particular course of action, stands out as emblematic:

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* CrazyAwesome: CrazyIsCool: As usual, Harry's plans end up being this, but this line, where he's talking Murphy into a particular course of action, stands out as emblematic:
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* GeniusBonus: [[spoiler: Odin is Father Christmas.]] A brilliant mythological joke if you've taken any comparative religion classes. Mab pointing out that no Winter Knight had shown the Court such defiance "since the days of Tam Lin" also counts, as every element of that story is compatible with him being a Winter Knight. Even more interestingly, 'Tam Lin' is about a Knight ''escaping'' the mantle, which flies in the face of Harry's belief that he's stuck with it forever. This may be significant later.

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* GeniusBonus: [[spoiler: Odin is Father Christmas.]] A brilliant mythological joke if you've taken any comparative religion classes. Mab pointing out that no Winter Knight had shown the Court such defiance "since the days of Tam Lin" also counts, as every element of that story is compatible with him being a Winter Knight. Even more interestingly, 'Tam Lin' ''Literature/TamLin'' is about a Knight ''escaping'' the mantle, which flies in the face of Harry's belief that he's stuck with it forever. This may be significant later.
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** The Redcap shows himself to be a cunning and dangerous threat, nearly killing Dresden three different times throughout the novel. In the climax, however, he goes down rather lamely, being taken out at the start of the battle by a blow Dresden meant for [[spoiler: Maeve]]. [[spoiler: He doesn't die though, so it's possible he'll be back in a future book.]]

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** The Redcap shows himself to be a cunning and dangerous threat, nearly killing Dresden three different times throughout the novel. In the climax, however, he goes down rather lamely, being taken out at the start of the battle by a blow Dresden meant for [[spoiler: Maeve]]. However, ''Literature/BattleGround'' reveals that [[spoiler: He doesn't die though, he was secretly acting as Mab's mole in Maeve's court, so it's possible he'll be back in he intentionally took the hit as a future book.means of removing himself from the fight without drawing suspicion.]]
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** Same could be said of the Redcap. [[spoiler:Once Mab appears, no one dares continue to fight, save Maeve and Lily.]]

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** Same could The Redcap shows himself to be said a cunning and dangerous threat, nearly killing Dresden three different times throughout the novel. In the climax, however, he goes down rather lamely, being taken out at the start of the Redcap. [[spoiler:Once Mab appears, no one dares continue to fight, save Maeve and Lily.battle by a blow Dresden meant for [[spoiler: Maeve]]. [[spoiler: He doesn't die though, so it's possible he'll be back in a future book.]]
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: How much agency does [[spoiler: Maeve]] have as a willing agent of Nemesis? While it is shown that Nemesis can forcibly take total control of anyone it infects, it is also said that it often just changes or amplifies smaller aspects of the host's personality until directly threatened. During the climax, [[spoiler: Maeve claims the entire attack on Demonreach was merely setup for her true goal of revenge on Mab and Sarissa. Is this true? If so, was it what ''Nemesis'' had wanted, or was it just for Maeve? Or maybe Nemesis was going for a XanatosGambit, setting up multiple outcomes that could benefit it, while Maeve only wanted revenge and forcibly prioritized the part of the plan she cared about.]]
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* GeniusBonus: [[spoiler: Odin is Father Christmas.]] A brilliant mythological joke if you've taken any comparative religion classes. Mab pointing out that no Winter Knight had shown the Court such defiance "since the days of Tam Lin" also counts, as every element of that story is compatible with him being a Winter Knight. Even more interestingly 'Tam Lin' is about a Knight ''escaping'' the mantle. This may be significant later.

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* GeniusBonus: [[spoiler: Odin is Father Christmas.]] A brilliant mythological joke if you've taken any comparative religion classes. Mab pointing out that no Winter Knight had shown the Court such defiance "since the days of Tam Lin" also counts, as every element of that story is compatible with him being a Winter Knight. Even more interestingly interestingly, 'Tam Lin' is about a Knight ''escaping'' the mantle.mantle, which flies in the face of Harry's belief that he's stuck with it forever. This may be significant later.


* TrueNeutral: [[spoiler:With the sole exception of taking up a weapon to fight Sharkface in his home, Mac truly shows himself to be this. He is, in his words, "out." Not Harry's inquiries after the attack or even being shot gets much of a rise out of him]].
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** Same could be said of the Redcap. [[spoiler:Once Mab appears, no one dare continue to fight, save Maeve and Lily.]]

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** Same could be said of the Redcap. [[spoiler:Once Mab appears, no one dare dares continue to fight, save Maeve and Lily.]]



* GeniusBonus: [[spoiler: Odin is Father Christmas.]] A brilliant mythological joke if you've taken any comparative religion classes. Mab pointing out that no winter knight had shown the court such defiance since Tam Lin also counts, as every element of that story is compatible with him being a winter knight. Even more interestingly 'Tam Lin' is about a knight ''escaping'' the mantle. This may be significant later.

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* GeniusBonus: [[spoiler: Odin is Father Christmas.]] A brilliant mythological joke if you've taken any comparative religion classes. Mab pointing out that no winter knight Winter Knight had shown the court Court such defiance since "since the days of Tam Lin Lin" also counts, as every element of that story is compatible with him being a winter knight. Winter Knight. Even more interestingly 'Tam Lin' is about a knight Knight ''escaping'' the mantle. This may be significant later.
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I feel like a big part of Dresden’s easy victory was the fact that he was A) a wizard and B) thing for himself, rather than trust his mantle.


** [[spoiler: A fight between Fix and Harry has been built up since Small Favor and despite Fix having multiple advantages....Harry beats him rather easily because Harry had territorial advantages with Intellectus and a piece of iron]].

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** [[spoiler: A fight between Fix and Harry has been built up since Small Favor and despite Fix having multiple advantages....Harry beats him rather easily because Harry had territorial advantages with Intellectus and a piece of iron]].iron, among other things]].
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* AwesomeMusic: Along with the SugarWiki/FunnyMoments page's mention of Dresden imagining his "physical therapy" as a montage set to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6UXyAXSZo "Walk"]] by the Music/FooFighters, it's noted that after Harry [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome kicks ass at the birthday party]], Mab dances with him to an orchestral rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYCM1lWM50 ".45"]] by Music/{{Shinedown}}.

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* AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Along with the SugarWiki/FunnyMoments page's mention of Dresden imagining his "physical therapy" as a montage set to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6UXyAXSZo "Walk"]] by the Music/FooFighters, it's noted that after Harry [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome kicks ass at the birthday party]], Mab dances with him to an orchestral rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYCM1lWM50 ".45"]] by Music/{{Shinedown}}.
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* GeniusBonus: [[spoiler: Odin is Father Christmas.]] A brilliant mythological joke if you've taken any comparative religion classes. Mab pointing out that no winter knight had shown the court such defiance since TamLin also counts, as every element of that story is compatible with him being a winter knight. Even more interestingly 'Tam Lin' is about a knight ''escaping'' the mantle. This may be significant later.

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* GeniusBonus: [[spoiler: Odin is Father Christmas.]] A brilliant mythological joke if you've taken any comparative religion classes. Mab pointing out that no winter knight had shown the court such defiance since TamLin Tam Lin also counts, as every element of that story is compatible with him being a winter knight. Even more interestingly 'Tam Lin' is about a knight ''escaping'' the mantle. This may be significant later.



* TheWoobie: [[spoiler:Like Mab, but Titania is more open with her grief. She knew Aurora was evil and needed to be stopped, but Aurora was still her baby girl.]]

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* TheWoobie: [[spoiler:Like [[spoiler:Titania goes through much the same as Mab, but Titania is more open with her grief. She knew Aurora was evil and needed to be stopped, but Aurora was still her baby girl.]]
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* AwesomeMusic: Along with the FunnyMoments page's mention of Dresden imagining his "physical therapy" as a montage set to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6UXyAXSZo "Walk"]] by the Music/FooFighters, it's noted that after Harry [[AwesomeMoments kicks ass at the birthday party]], Mab dances with him to an orchestral rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYCM1lWM50 ".45"]] by Music/{{Shinedown}}.

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* AwesomeMusic: Along with the FunnyMoments SugarWiki/FunnyMoments page's mention of Dresden imagining his "physical therapy" as a montage set to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6UXyAXSZo "Walk"]] by the Music/FooFighters, it's noted that after Harry [[AwesomeMoments [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome kicks ass at the birthday party]], Mab dances with him to an orchestral rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYCM1lWM50 ".45"]] by Music/{{Shinedown}}.
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* GeniusBonus: [[spoiler: Odin is Father Christmas.]] A brilliant mythological joke if you've taken any comparative religion classes. Mab pointing out that no winter knight had shown the court such defiance since TamLin also counts, as every element of that story is compatible with him being a winter knight.

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* GeniusBonus: [[spoiler: Odin is Father Christmas.]] A brilliant mythological joke if you've taken any comparative religion classes. Mab pointing out that no winter knight had shown the court such defiance since TamLin also counts, as every element of that story is compatible with him being a winter knight. Even more interestingly 'Tam Lin' is about a knight ''escaping'' the mantle. This may be significant later.
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* AwesomeMusic: Along with the FunnyMoments page's mention of Dresden imagining his "physical therapy" as a montage set to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6UXyAXSZo "Walk"]] by the Music/FooFighters, it's noted that after Harry [[AwesomeMoments kicks ass at the birthday party]], Mab dances with him to an orchestral rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYCM1lWM50 ".45"]] by {{Shinedown}}.

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* AwesomeMusic: Along with the FunnyMoments page's mention of Dresden imagining his "physical therapy" as a montage set to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6UXyAXSZo "Walk"]] by the Music/FooFighters, it's noted that after Harry [[AwesomeMoments kicks ass at the birthday party]], Mab dances with him to an orchestral rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYCM1lWM50 ".45"]] by {{Shinedown}}.Music/{{Shinedown}}.
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* AwesomeMusic: Along with the FunnyMoments page's mention of Dresden imagining his "physical therapy" as a montage set to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6UXyAXSZo "Walk"]] by the FooFighters, it's noted that after Harry [[AwesomeMoments kicks ass at the birthday party]], Mab dances with him to an orchestral rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYCM1lWM50 ".45"]] by {{Shinedown}}.

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* AwesomeMusic: Along with the FunnyMoments page's mention of Dresden imagining his "physical therapy" as a montage set to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6UXyAXSZo "Walk"]] by the FooFighters, Music/FooFighters, it's noted that after Harry [[AwesomeMoments kicks ass at the birthday party]], Mab dances with him to an orchestral rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYCM1lWM50 ".45"]] by {{Shinedown}}.
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* GeniusBonus: [[spoiler: Odin is Father Christmas.]] A brilliant mythological joke if you've taken any comparative religion classes.

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* GeniusBonus: [[spoiler: Odin is Father Christmas.]] A brilliant mythological joke if you've taken any comparative religion classes. Mab pointing out that no winter knight had shown the court such defiance since TamLin also counts, as every element of that story is compatible with him being a winter knight.
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Not YMMV. Moving.


* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: If Changes didn't hammer it in before, now there's no going back. No more VillainOfTheWeek fun filled books, no more light-hearted adventures. The series is getting grimmer, the characters have been broken in one degree or another, and it's only getting worse. Weep for the hell these poor souls must endure.
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* TrueNeutral: [[spoiler:With the sole exception of taking up a weapon to fight Sharkface in his home, Mac truly shows himself to be this. He is, in his words, "out." Not Harry's inquiries after the attack or even being shot gets much of a rise out of him]].
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* AwesomeMusic: Along with the FunnyMoments page's mention of Dresden imagining his "physical therapy" as a montage set to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6UXyAXSZo "Walk"]] by the FooFighters, it's noted that after Harry [[AwesomeMoments kicks ass at the birthday party]], Mab dances with him to an orchestral rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYCM1lWM50 ".45"]] by {{Shinedown}}.

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* AnticlimaxBoss: [[spoiler: A fight between Fix and Harry has been built up since Small Favor and despite Fix having multiple advantages....Harry beats him rather easily]].
** Same could be said of the Redcap.
** Ace goes down easily too despite earlier clever use of little folk and explosives.

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* AnticlimaxBoss: AnticlimaxBoss:
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[[spoiler: A fight between Fix and Harry has been built up since Small Favor and despite Fix having multiple advantages....Harry beats him rather easily]].
easily because Harry had territorial advantages with Intellectus and a piece of iron]].
** Same could be said of the Redcap.
Redcap. [[spoiler:Once Mab appears, no one dare continue to fight, save Maeve and Lily.]]
** Ace [[spoiler:Ace]] goes down easily too despite earlier clever use of little folk and explosives.
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** Ace goes down easily too despite earlier clever use of little folk and explosives.

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