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** 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.

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

* [[Villain Protagonist|Villain Protagonists]]

** After {{spoiler|coming back from Hell and killing Lich}}, [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/03/20/episode-397-portents/ he couldn't bring himself to disillusion Fighter] who believed he came back from Heaven. This being Black Mage, to say it's a sign of compassion would be saying too much, but still...

* [[The Pig Pen]]: Acknowledged by everyone but the man himself. [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2003/05/29/episode-288-on-the-way-out/ He insists that the smell is from his spell components].

* [[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 anyway benefit the world.

* [[Played for Laughs]]: His numerous atrocities. Only the fact that they aren't played seriously saves him from being a [[Complete Monster]].

* [[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]].

* [[Sarcasm Failure]]: A lot of Black Mage's sarcasm is all but lost (much to [[Angrish|to his frustration]]) 100% of the time on Fighter (who either cannot understand it or is [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] to infuriate Black Mage), and 75% of the time on Red Mage (who has a habit of [[Completely Missing the Point]]).

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Does this all the time, particularly when talking to city guards trying to find him.

* [[Starfish Language]]: A purported spell for reading a book for hours at a time.

* [[Idiot Hero]]

* [[Ignorance Is Bliss]]

* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]

* [[Jumped At the Call]]

* [[An Adventurer Is You|The Jack]]

* [[Last of His Kind]]

* [[Munchkin]]

* [[Nice Hat]]: [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2001/06/01/episode-037-survivor-8-bit-style-part-2/ Apparently his hat is so nice it boosts his stats.]

* [[Our Elves Are Better]]: So he keeps saying anyway

* [[Read the Fine Print]]: [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2002/10/08/episode-201-does-he-work-for-best-buyin-memory-of-jesse-james-schosek-and-nathan-larkins-we-will-miss-you/ His Super Ultra Fine Print].

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Via a [[Freudian Slip]] "Do you have ''any'' idea why every impoverished clump of hovels you people call towns are so impoverished, clumped, filthy, and hoveled?... Neither do they! So let's move before they catch on to me... Er...''It.'' Because it's certainly not me." [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Black Mage: "Saying that only makes me suspect you more."

* [[Villain Protagonist]]

* [[The Big Guy]]

* [[The Faceless]]

* [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same]]: Averted. When he isn't berserking, he's not much of a stereotypical dwarf at all.

* [[Quintessential British Gentleman]]: Apart from being a dwarf and periodically going psychotic, he fits.

 

* [[Ax Crazy]]

* [[Hot Amazon]]: Black Mage apparently thinks so.

{{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.}}

'''King Steve''': ''"Yes, yes. I designed it that way, you know."'' }}

 

* [[Brick Joke]]: See [[The Cloud Cuckoolander Was Right]] below.

* [[The Caligula]]: He starts wars with other countries and murders his own subjects on a whim. Plus, [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2003/12/23/king-steve-theater-new-shoes/ he likes to wear shoes made from baby skin. Fresh daily. That cry.] His [[The Ditz|severe mental retardation]] does not help matters.

* [[Hot Chick With 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].

* [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Woman]]

 

=== Chaos ===

* [[Baleful Polymorph]]: Turns people who annoy her into frogs.

* [[Crystal Ball]]

* [[Interspecies Romance]]

* [[Smug Snake]]