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{{quote| '''Garland''': ''"And what kind of tactics do you tend to employ?"'' <br />

'''Fighter''': ''"Oh, we usually murder our way to the top and claim victory whilst astride a pile of mangled bodies."'' <br />

'''Garland:''' ''"I see..."''<br />

* [[Butt Monkey|Butt Monkeys]]s: Black Mage generally has it the worst, but all of the Light Warriors get their share of abuse at various points.

* [[Destructive Saviour|Destructive Saviours]]s: Initially. Later they drop the "saviourssaviors" part.

*** [[The Chick]]: Thief

* [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|Heroic Comedic Sociopaths]]s: All of them except Fighter. [[Villain Protagonist|For a certain value of heroic, of course.]]

* [[Nominal Hero|Nominal Heroes]]es: In-universe they are only considered heroes because King Steve appointed them to be the Light Warriors, and he only did so because they showed up first and tricked him into choosing them. Neither King Steve who appointed them nor Thief who became their leader cared much about the fate of the world they were supposed to save, as Thief explains [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2003/09/30/episode-336-elves-love-talking/ in episode 336]. As the story progresses it becomes increasingly obvious that the Light Warriors are the [[Villain Protagonist|Villain Protagonists]]s of the story.

* [[Static Character|Static Characters]]s: Every time it looks like they might get some [[Character Development]], they stay the same in the end.

** The time anything resembling character development stuck was early in the comic when Red Mage learned [[Munchkin|that it was better to use one of his heal spells and live than be more versatile and dead]]. [[It Got Worse|Then he started his trademark illogical plans.]]

** Black Mage has a number of epiphanies about the nature of evil and the nature of morality... unfortunately [[Ignored Epiphany|he ignores them]] either because his [[Sanity Meter]] is turned to "psycho" or [[For the Evulz|evil is too much fun]]. The two could be interrelated.

* [[Teeth -Clenched Teamwork]]: And that's on the very rare occasions when they do work together at all. Most of the time they are closer to [[Divided We Fall]].

* [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist|Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonists]]s

* [[Villain Protagonist|Villain Protagonists]]s

{{quote| ''"If there '''was''' a way to get magic for free, do you really think I'd have spent so much time sacrificing children to my dark gods? For spells, I mean. Obviously there'd still be sacrifices. A hobby's a hobby."''}}

* [[Blessed Withwith Suck]]: He becomes this kind of character after his class change. At first, he thought that Blue Magic grants its user the immunity to enemy attacks, as well as the ability [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2006/01/10/episode-646-a-short-history-of-magic/ to learn and use said attacks] - so naturally, he was overjoyed after gaining Blue Magic. As he learned quickly ([http://www.nuklearpower.com/2006/02/07/episode-658-feeling-blue/ and painfully]), it didn't grant him immunity to anything, and while he was able to learn attacks used against him, [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2006/02/16/episode-662-hell-is-other-monsters/ he had to survive them first]. Plus, in the course of the series, he's learned only three spells through Blue Magic - one of which is the Goblin Punch, which has a mostly impractical range. The others include a spell specifically targeted at him, [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2006/04/29/episode-689-backfire/ as he learns the hard way], while the third one [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/05/23/episode-1131-turnabout-isnt-fair-play/ rewrites reality according to Sarda's whim], which in practice also makes it targeted at him.

* [[Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu]]: [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2005/01/27/episode-508-insurrection/ once] fought off a deep one, a dinosaur, and a [[Attack of the Fifty 50-Foot Whatever|giant marmoset]] with nothing but his knife. He was certainly [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2005/01/29/episode-509-just-after-the-epic-battle/ feeling it afterwardsafterward] , though.

* [[Character Alignment]]: Confirmed to be [[Lawful Evil|of]] [[Neutral Evil|the]] [[Chaotic Evil|evil]] alignment in [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/12/15/episode-1204-chew-on-that/ this strip].

** On his better days he's [[Chaotic Neutral]]. Usually, he's [[Neutral Evil]].

** While Black Mage is a literal back-stabberbackstabber, Thief may hold the higher "betray the group" count.

* [[Cosmic Plaything]]: The universe just loves gnawing on him. To be fair though, the universe probably should have thought about the consequences of allowing a nexus of excessively destructive reality-warping power to exist in the soul of an individual with as much sanity and stability as a nuclear bomb. The universe is probably trying to rectify the situation by attempting to stamp him out of existence ''without'' killing him (as killing him would hence get rid of the [[Restraining Bolt]] that is his mortal body... you know, 'cause [[The End of the World Asas We Know It|that did not]] [[Apocalypse How|work out so well]] [[Oh Crap|last time]]).

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Occurs mostly when he is around Red Mage and Fighter for any period of time. And when he's not holding the [[Idiot Ball]].

** Also planned to create a whole new level of hell specifically as punishment for the things Red Mage did to chocobosChocobos.

* [[Fake Ultimate Hero]]: All of the Light Warriors qualify, but [[Ax Crazy|Black Mage]] really takes the cake, stabs the cake, urinates on whatever's left, poisons it, gives it to an orphanage, and then [[Kamehame Hadoken|Hadokens]] said orphanage for good measure. A full list of his atrocities would probably double the size of this page.

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: subverted. Technically he has one, in that the excessive amount of power that exists in his soul has driven him insane (confirmed in-universe)... but he realisesrealizes this at one point, [[Ignored Epiphany|ignores it]], and continues to go on to do so many evil things that there is literally no justification for what he's done.

* [[Genre Savvy]]: Very much so. Unfortunately for him, he's not [[Genre Savvy]] enough when it comes to Sarda.

* [[Hidden Depths]]: He has moments like [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2003/05/03/episode-280-hot-backdoor-action/ these] when the audience realizes he has a vast swamp of rather uncomfortable emotional turmoil. And he has moments like [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/12/02/episode-486-fell-down/ these] which could count as a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]. However, they often come on the heels of moments like [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/11/27/8-bit-chronicles-3-of-3/ these] which clearly favor him for the post of anthropomorphic personification of all Evil. He's still a [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Jerk]]...Maybe.

* [[I Love the Dead]]: Once expressed willingness to have sex with White Mage's dead body, considering it only slightly less ideal than having sex with her while alive. He did have sex with the corpse of {{spoiler|his own dopplegangerdoppelganger}}.

* [[Like a Badass Out of Hell]]: He managed to briefly take over Hell after {{spoiler|being killed by Lich, then came back to the land of the living to kill Lich. This eventually backfired on him, as Lich, in turn, took over Hell in his absence and then brought Black Mage back to life... thus demoting him from the position of the all-powerful Hell King back to that of the universe's favouritefavorite [[Chew Toy]].}}

** That said, {{spoiler|1=after Lich manages to bar Black Mage from Hell by getting him stuck on the corporeal plane, a lot of very powerful [[Eldritch Abomination]]s make sure to keep him ''out'' of hell (such that whenever he dies, a [[God of Evil]] sends him right back to the overworld)}}. If Black Mage ever gets back there, which he is still conspiring to do, the universe wouldn't be around for much longer (or it would, but it wouldn't be a nice place to exist). Let's just say this: there is a reason why ''all the legions of Hell'' were terrified of him.

* [[Love Makes You Dumb|Love And Anger Make You Dumb]]: on a good day, he's smarter than Thief. Introduce anger or a proximity to White Mage, and his IQ and sanity will plummet so fast you'll swear you just witnessed it exceeding the speed of light.

* [[Made of Evil]]: He is the closest thing to the [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of Evil. If he ever gets back down to Hell again, he will fit the bill of [[God of Evil]].

* [[Never Bareheaded]]: He actually does remove his hat once, but it's not shown on screen and the only person who sees it is driven mad fromby the sight.

* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]: despite how much of a [[Genre Savvy]] [[Deadpan Snarker]] he is, he doesn't realiserealize how a lot of what he does or says immediately throws the minds of everyone around him into speculative horror territory. [[Nightmare Face|His face doesn't help]].

* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: He's not very discriminant with who he murders. Or brutally maims.

* [[Ping -Pong Naivete]]: He can be the smartest of the Light Warriors, barely smarter than Fighter ([http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/11/11/episode-481-black-belt-walks-into-a-bar/ if not dumber than Fighter]) or somewhere in between, depending on what makes for a better joke at the moment. In particular, his intelligence seems to rapidly decrease the closer White Mage is to him.

* [[The Plan]]: A [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] one he set up at the Citadel of Ordeals, {{spoiler|where he knew he would have to "face his flaws"; as per the typical physical manifestation of fantasy metaphors, he would therefore have to kill off his evil side. Considering that there was no way in hell he was going to get rid of all of his evil, he managed to rig the situation so that after killing his evil side, he would re-inherent all the evil}}. It's a real pity that he has never attributed so much forethought to plans that could in anywayany way benefit the world.

* [[Power At a Price]]: His ''own'' power seems to come at the price of his sanity and morality. However, he isn't opposed to using ''other'' people's lives or sanity to get access to more power. [[Human Sacrifice|Remember how]] [[Powered Byby a Forsaken Child|he got the]] [[Kamehame Hadoken|Hadoken]]?

* [[Power Limiter]]: if Black Mage finally manages to get rid of his mortal body, he'll no longer have his [[Restraining Bolt]] in place and hence be able to use his full powers without limit. That is a ridiculous amount of power, and the universe seems to [[Cosmic Plaything|wisened up enough to this]] to try to make sure this doesn't happen.

* [[Psycho for Hire]]: as long as you can point him in the right direction and get out of the disaster zone, you can invade and destroy an entire country single-handedly. As Thief found out with the poor Dwarf nation.

* [[Sanity Slippage]]: goes up and down the insane slope like a yo-yo. The way it works is this: if he's (relatively) sane, he will be [[Genre Savvy]], smarter than Thief, and generally the level of violence will be restricted to a comparative minimum (or at the very least will be efficient); if he's gone down the insane slope, his IQ will reduce massively, he will lose all ability to reason, and carnage will ensue. Lots of carnage. [[Captain Obvious|With blood]].

* [[Self -Made Orphan]]

** Probably one of the only instances where one of the ''heroes'' is trying to replace the [[Big Bad]]. Okay, so maybe "[[Villain Protagonist|hero]]" [[What the Hell, Hero?|is a bad description...]]

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] Type 1: With Fighter.

* [[Walking Wasteland]]: The evil "mindless destruction is fun" kind. Sometimes it'll be limited to just stabbing someone repeatedly until they die. Sometimes he's a [[Walking Disaster Area]] and bad things just continuously happen in his vicinity ([[Cosmic Plaything|usually to him]]). Sometimes, he'll just Hadoken something that annoys him a lot. In any case, his violence is usually indiscriminate and completely arbitrary (much like some kind of [[Chaotic Neutral|natural disaster]]... a [[Chaotic Evil|sadistic natural disaster]]). However, if [[Evil Genius|Thief]] decides he wants to target something, he'll use Black Mage to horrifyingly direct ends. [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2003/11/18/episode-354-its-funny-to-hurt-the-innocent/ Remember the Dwarf nation?] Nuff said.

* [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]]: Frequently asks this with a lot of sarcasm that [[Sarcasm Failure|neither Red Mage nor Fighter seem to hear.]] This often is coupled with Fighter's use of the phrase, which he uses in (seemingly) complete innocence, and together makes for some very [[Meta Fiction|meta]] leaning on the fourth wall.

* [[What Is Evil?]]: Discussed via internal monologue [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2003/05/31/episode-289-a-change-of-heart/ here]. Unfortunately, anger at the stupidity of Fighter tends to have an amnesiac/obliterating/stupefying effect.

* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: He's a nexus for the ley lines in reality and has the ''lowest'' sanity tolerance ever. Being born like this, his incredible power has warped his sanity considerably over the years, making morality seem increasingly irrelevant to him. Having an insane [[Ax Crazy]] maniac running around with the forces of creation at his finger tipsfingertips was probably not the best idea ever.

{{quote| ''"I like... what was it again?"''}}

{{quote| '''Fighter''': ''Get up, Lich. I'm not through hurting you yet.''<br />

'''Lich''': ''You have no idea the forces at work here, boy. If death himself cannot take me, what makes you think you can?''<br />

{{quote| '''Red Mage''': ''Oh dear. I think it's finally happened. Years of exposure to Fighter's, shall we say, point of view, has left Black Mage a [[Angrish|spluttering vegetable]].''}}

* [[Character Alignment]]: [[Lawful Good|Confirmed]] [[Neutral Good|to be]] [[Chaotic Good|good]] in [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/12/15/episode-1204-chew-on-that/ this strip].

* [[The Cloud Cuckoolander Was Right]]: Happens more than once. When he's in the [[Talkative Loon|right spatial alignment]]. Clashes heavily with [[Dumbass Has a Point]] and leaves everyone wondering exactly where the line between [[Obfuscating Stupidity]], insanity, and pure idiocy lies. AnyoneDoes anyone needingneed a justification?

{{quote| '''Fighter''': Don't ''lie'' to the poor lady, RM. You know exactly who we are and we don't look innocent at all. All I'd trust those two jokers with is a [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|stab in the back]] and [[Omnicidal Maniac|then the throat]]. And you wear '''''[[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|a mask.]]''''' I look okay and seem honest, but as far as she knows, it's an elaborate act. A ruse that works ''so well'' my own friends could never suspect - never ''consider'' - the evil I inflict upon innocents wheresoever we go.<br />

{{quote| '''Fighter''': I like this plan. It needs a sword fight in the middle, but we can burn that river when we cross a bridge over the bush with two birds in glass houses.}}

** I rest my case.

* [[Genius Ditz]]: When it comes to swords, he's an innately talented genius. When it comes to non-sword -related matters, his mind is a vast ocean filled with strange and paradoxical creatures that should never have made it past the design stage of evolution.

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: [[Mix -and -Match Weapon|Sword]]-[[Instant Chucks|Chucks]], yo!

* [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]]: Will say this with utter conviction and (probably) lack of any kind of sarcasm. This is usually followed by Black Mage a) stabbing him, b) being so consumed by [[Angrish]] that he is immobilized, or c) using heavy sarcasm that Fighter obviously ignores.

{{quote| '''Red Mage''': ''"Most plans are '''critically''' flawed by their own logic. A failure at any step will ruin everything after it. That's just basic cause and effect. It's easy for a good plan to fall apart. Therefore, a plan that has '''no attachment''' to logic cannot be stopped. The success or failure of any given step will have no impact on the macro level."'' <br />

'''Black Mage:''' ''"That's so stupid I can't even see straight any more."''<br />

{{quote| "[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/08/13/episode-1162-semantics/ Wait, your balls shrunk.]"}}

* [[Cross DresserCrossdresser]]

{{quote| All it required was a cocktail of dangerous experimental surgery, and a willingness to ignore the unnessecaryunnecessary suffering of perfectly innocent beings.<br />

Also, I shot magic into their chromosoneschromosomes until they turned inside out, evolution is my bitch. }}

* {{spoiler|[[Fake Memories]]: "[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/07/31/episode-447-henry-rollins-wrote-a-song-about-thief/ Plus, Red Mage? You can NOT tell him this, but he's not actually a cross -dresser and he has no daddy issues. I've just been messin' with his head.]"}}

* [[Hero Withwith an F In Good]]

* [[Min -Maxing]]: His obsession.

* [[The Strategist]]: Although most of his plans are somewhat hindered by such minor things as: The Laws Of Physics, Common Sense, Black Mage, Basic Logic, [[Insane Troll Logic|their own brain-breaking insanity]], [[Surrounded Byby Idiots|the incompetence of his cohorts]], his ''own'' incompetence, Black Mage, a lack of proper equipment, a lack of regard for any kind of rationality, [[Too Dumb to Live|Fighter's stupidity]], his ''own'' [[What an Idiot!|stupidity]], being needlessly overcomplicated to the point of madness, [[Running Gag|Black Mage]], his tenoustenuous grasp on reality, King Steve[[The Long List|...]]

{{quote| '''Black Mage''' (seeing Thief with an enormous bag of loot): ''"Didn't the pirates take everything already?"'' <br />

* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: When it comes to politics, schemes and contracts he can bind anyone across the scale from [[Chaotic Good]] to [[Chaotic Evil]] onto a piece of paper. That or rob them blind.

* [[Evil Genius]]: Truly deserving of his status as [[Magnificent Bastard]], he can manipulate and swindle anyone into doing anything. For one thing, he [[Kid Withwith the Leash|manages to keep Black Mage on a leash]] (because if he doesn't, Black Mage becomes an uncontrollable [[Eldritch Abomination]] that even terrifies ''the demons from Hell''), and he screwed with Red Mage's head to turn him into a cross-dresser. [[For the Evulz]] of course.

* [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard|Hoist By His Own "Picard"]]: Matoya and Raven use his legal trickery to their advantagesadvantage, {{spoiler|but they end up flogging themselves.}}

* [[Kid Withwith the Leash]]: is one of the few individuals that can control Black Mage and channel his destructive impulses to a common goal (... most of the time).

* [[Shouldn't You Stop Stealing?]]: The [[Trope Namer]].

{{quote| '''Garland''': ''"We have failed to enact any '''significant''' revenge against the hated Light Warriors."'' <br />

'''Vilbert''': ''"Point of order: Nuh-uh!"'' <br />

'''Bikke''': ''"Yar. Ye slam o' poetry be as significant as a pee in the ocean."'' <br />

* [[Harmless Villain|Harmless Villains]]s

* [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain|Ineffectual Sympathetic Villains]]s

* [[Minion Withwith an F In Evil|Minions With An F In Evil]]

* {{spoiler|[[Throw the Dog Aa Bone]]: Propped up as the true heroes and saviors of the world in the epilogue}}.

* [[Unknown Rival|Unknown Rivals]]s: The Light Warriors are barely aware of them, only Black Mage recognizes them during their first encounters as a full team, and [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/04/25/episode-1121-loose-lips-sink-light-warriors/ they didn't even know why they were out to get them, or that they were even after them in the first place.]

{{quote| '''Garland''': ''"You will pay for your insolence, princess. For when I summon the dark lord '''Chaos''' to do my bidding, my very first uh... bid will be to hurrrrrt you. '''Hurrrrt''' you!"'' <br />

{{quote| ''"I have got to find new, non-sucky, friends."''}}

* [[Dual-Wielding]]

* [[Giant Spider|Giant Spiders]]s: His minions prior to becoming a Dark Warrior.

{{quote| ''"Be this 600 or pineapple?"''}}

{{quote| ''"My dark soul '''burns''' with fiery agreement. Or possibly tacos."''}}

{{quote| '''Red Mage''': ''"But the Other Warriors were on the same quest."'' <br />

* [[Idiot Hero|Idiot Heroes]]es

* [[Nice Guy|Nice Guys]]s

{{quote| ''"Just because I fly into a blind, homocidal rage at the tip of a helm doesn't mean I'm incapable of appreciating the finer things in life."''}}

* [[High -Class Glass]]

{{quote| ''"Well look at that, another '''beautiful''' miracle. If it weren't for my atheism, I'd be impressed by it."''}}

{{quote| ''"I know a guy."''}}

* [[Elemental Embodiment|Elemental Embodiments]]s: Really only Kary. Lich is more of an elemental antithesis (and embodiment of death), whereas it's an entirely [[Informed Ability]] for Ur and Muffin.

{{quote| ''"Death is the natural state of all being. Life is the aberration. It is fleeting, and full of pain. Come, embrace the eternity in nothing!"''}}

{{quote| ''"Look, I haven't killed anything in about three minutes, so my patience is '''nil''' at this point."''}}

* [[Hero -Killer]]: {{spoiler|Kills Black Belt.}}

{{quote| '''Black Mage:''' Lady, if you weren't trying to kill me, and half made out of snake, I'd be on you like blood on my knife.}}

* [[Playing Withwith Fire]]

{{quote| ''"Anyway, you guys ordered an apocalypse if I'm right."''}}

* [[Everything's Squishier Withwith Cephalopods]]

{{quote| '''Dragoon''': ''"Muffin '''is''' a dragon. It all makes sense now. Like, when I'd say 'Polly want a cracker?" '''she'd''' say "No, Muffin want to rip a knight in half and suck out the pulp.'"''}}

* [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard|Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|Creating an order of knights designed solely to slay dragons really comes back to bite her.}}

* [[Impaled Withwith Extreme Prejudice]]: {{spoiler|But, fortunately, she got better.}}

{{quote| ''"I, gentlemen, am Sarda, and that makes me '''[[A Wizard Did It|the wizard who did it!]]'''"''}}

* [[Ascended Extra]]: Basically everyone is, but he is the comic's Most Triumphant Example. In all editions of ''[[Final Fantasy I (Video Game)|Final Fantasy I]]'', Sarda/Sadda is just a hermit who gives the heroes a rod to get past the Earth Cave. In ''8-bit Theater'', he is so much more.

* [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]

* {{spoiler|[[Death Byby Irony]]: A combination of [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]] and poetically dying the way he grew up--accidentally harmed by Black Mage's evil.}}

** {{spoiler|[[Go Mad Fromfrom the Revelation]]: His madness started with Black Mage's face.}}

{{quote| ''"'''You''' try walking a straight line without bumping into wave functions of neighboring realities."''}}

{{quote| ''"All those poor, '''poor''' fools not living in towers or being able to leap into the stratosphere. It's like they wanted to drown."''}}

* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Dragoons weren't introduced until ''[[Final Fantasy II (Video Game)|Final Fantasy II]]'', and it was ''[[Final Fantasy III (Video Game)|III]]'' that added the whole jumping shtick.

* {{spoiler|[[Put Onon a Bus]]: But comes [[Back for Thethe Finale]] and, unlike the countless cameos within said finale, he's actually the sixth most prominent character in it.}}

{{quote| '''King Steve''': ''"Did I ever tell you about the time I '''built''' this castle all by hand?"''<br />

'''Princess Sara''': ''"It's 400 years old, dad."''<br />

* {{spoiler|[[The Cloud Cuckoolander Was Right]]: Turns out [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2010/03/20/episode-1224-a-legend-is-born/ one can drill for mana].}}

* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]: Parody of the trope, in that constant kidnapping led to her learning some things of evil from villains.

* [[Hot Chick Withwith a Sword]]: Well, Fighter certainly thought so when he saw her borrowing his sword [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2002/06/03/episode-156-cutting-to-the-heart-of-the-matter/ and slaughtering a giant with it].

* [[Politically -Active Princess]]: She has this role due to [[Alternative Character Interpretation]] (compared to her [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]] ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' counterpart). Mostly because leaving [[The Caligula|King Steve]] to his own devices would pretty much be the end of their dynasty.

{{quote| ''"{{spoiler|I am the yawning chasm from before the before; the darkness after the end of all things. I am nothing and no thing is eternal.}}"''}}

* [[Bigger Bad]]: This ''IS'' based on ''[[Final Fantasy I (Video Game)|Final Fantasy I]]'' after all. "Darko, the Dark God of the Dark" says that all the monsters in the world are "fragments" of Chaos.

* {{spoiler|[[Hijacked Byby Ganon]]: Possesses Sarda's body after a [[Phlebotinum Overload]] and threatens to destroy the universe towards the end of the comic.}}

* [[HotImprobable SkittySpecies On Wailord ActionCompatibility|Hot Dragon God-King On Witch Action]]

{{quote| '''Thief''': ''"You're not going to have to incest at us first, are you?"''<br />

'''Cultist''': ''"No, we don't do that!"''<br />

'''Cultist''': ''"Any more!"''<br />

* [[Embarrassing First Name|Embarrassing First Names]]s: They all have girl names, though this doesn't seem to bother them.

* [[Everything's Squishier Withwith Cephalopods]]

* [[Filler Villain|Filler Villains]]s: In their first appearance, since the entire arc has 0 impact on the story.

* [[Nietzsche Wannabe|Nietzsche Wannabes]]s: Naturally, being a parody of Lovecraft's works.

* [[Omnicidal Maniac|Omnicidal Maniacs]]s

* [[Villain Withwith Good Publicity]]: As far as "good publicity" is possible among elves.

* {{spoiler|[[Anticlimax Boss]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Talking the Monster Toto Death]]: Literally - Red Mage and Black Mage tried to come up with a [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner]] before fighting Astos, but they botched it so badly that it ended up killing him.}}

{{quote| ''"BEHOLD MY HUMAN LASER!"''}}

{{quote| ''"Suckers!"''}}