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* [[Magic Versus Science]]: Only magic works in Phaze; only technology in Proton.
* [[Meaningful Rename]]: Several characters choose their names from events and objects of personal importance (Stile, Rifleman, Clef).
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Hulk, which was a [[Shout-Out]]. Also, [[Ridiculously Human Robot|Sheen and Mach]]. The third-generation characters, meanwhile, have names composed of a [[Portmanteau Couple Name]] from their parents—Nepeparents--Nepe (Bane, Agape) and Flach (Fleta, Mach).
* [[Merged Reality]]: The two worlds are eventually merged into one; as the characters are explicitly paired across both worlds (mirror-universe twin kinda thing), each pair merges into one being, and each pair has to time-share their body. Substantially easier for the heroes than for the villains, since heroes are used to putting the needs of others on par with or ahead of their own.
* [[Mind Control]]: See [[Hypnotic Eyes]], above.
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* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: Stile and Blue tend to slip into their native dialects when speaking seriously or stressed.
* [[Precocious Crush]]: Brown, towards Stile.
* [[Prophecies Are Always Right]] / [[Prophetic Fallacy]]: In ''Juxtaposition'', Stile was told he would be betrayed by "a young-seeming woman" and concludes it already happened, when Merle turned him in to the Citizen coalition. It turns out, however, that the true traitor was {{spoiler|Brown}}...except in a [[Double Subversion]], not only did she not ''know'' she was a traitor ({{spoiler|she accidentally cast the spell wrong to switch the cardinal directions, thereby reversing ''everything''--though considering her crush, this may not have been accidental after all}}), but the betrayal actually ended up helping Stile in the end--{{spoiler|since it allowed Stile to stay in Phaze by reversing where his spirit lay, putting it in the golem's body and Blue's in Stile's}}. This last was ''another'' [[Prophetic Fallacy]]—everyone--everyone assumed {{spoiler|"Blue must leave Phaze forever" meant Stile since he had taken up the mantle of the Adept after his death. But once Blue's spirit was taken out of its [[Soul Jar]] and put in a golem body, he was the one who had to leave Phaze, and did}}.
* [[Psychic Link]]: Mach and Bane, Flach and Nepe (Stile and Blue presumably can do the same but choose not to find out)
* [[Retcon]]: The third generation protagonists get their nature and power level changed radically between when they were background and major characters.
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* [[Unknown Assailant]]: {{spoiler|The Red Adept}}
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Lysander in ''Phaze Doubt'', though in actual deeds, he comes across as a [[Minion with an F In Evil]].
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: A unicorn can take up to three forms (unicorn, human, and a third of their choosing, usually a bird or some sort of predator).<ref>Though, if Belle is any indication, some stick with two forms if they eschew a human form</ref>. Similarly, werewolves can voluntarily change between human and wolf forms at will, while vampires have human and bat forms.
** The original Herd Stallion takes this a step further, and succeeds in mastering a fourth Form after Stile persuades him that it would be uniquely helpful in getting them out of their current situation: {{spoiler|the Cockroach.}}
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: Tan's Evil Eye grants absolute mind control; nifty, but other Adepts with more versatile powers can create spells to duplicate the effect<ref>although they need a new spell each time; see [[It Only Works Once]]</ref> in addition to the many, many other things they're capable of doing.