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'''''[http://www.biblecomic.net/ Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth]''''' ([[Fun
The world is divided in two planes: That of the living, and that of Heaven and Hell who have been at war for as long as anyone can remember. [[Muggles|Most mortals like you and me]] live with no real knowledge of the afterlife, and it is Heaven's most important duty to [[The Masquerade|keep it that way]], however hard it is with Hell itself constantly trying to break down the borders.
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Heaven is inhabited by those dead who have earned a chance to live forever as an angel. Hell is full of demons and monsters that can only look at the benefits of having a soul with envy, and in turn most of them hold a natural hatred for all things to do with Heaven. These conflicts are only fueling the strife that seems like it will [[Forever War|last for all eternity]].
The comic can be found [http://www.biblecomic.net/archive/rebound-volume-1-cover/ here]. It updates on Mondays. Do not confuse with [[The Bible
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* [[Action Girl]]: Opal, Mei and some other female angels.
* [[A Pupil of Mine Until He Turned to Evil|A Colleague Of Mine Until He Turned To Evil]]: Balthazar and Opal apparently knew Rex pre-[[Face Heel Turn]].
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* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: The Fallen One
* [[Cannon Fodder]]: The cherubim. Balthazar once described them as Mikael's walking sacrifices.
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* [[Celestial Paragons and Archangels]]: There are the extremely powerful but rarely seen archangels, and then there are Seraphs one step below.
* [[Cessation of Existence]]: Angels are the souls of people who've already died, so if they get killed again that's it.
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* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: The Sins. Wrath is a giant bear with horns and glowing eyes. Four others are pictured in the gallery section, and are just as hideous.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Lieutenant Duncan, both in- and out-of-universe.
* [[
* [[Evil Is Not a Toy]]: Wrath goes on a rampage after the [[Summoning Ritual]] is disrupted.
** Also, several of the vampire cultists were disintegrated by Wrath's power ''when the ritual was still working properly''.
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* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Oh yeah. [[Our Elves Are Better|Elves]] look down on [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampires]], species created by [[God]] look down on those created by [[Humans Are Special|humans]]...
* [[Fantastic Rank System]]: It goes soldier, elite soldier, lieutenant, general (highest combat rank), Seraph.
* [[Fantasy Gun Control]]: Partly because of Heaven's [[Alien Non
* [[Forever War]]: Enforced by the fact that God has forbidden full-on conquest of Hell, which means that the demons will never be completely wiped out.
* [[Four
* [[Fourth Wall Mail Slot]]: The Ask the Characters section in the gallery.
* [[God]]: It’s called ''BIBLE'' for a reason.
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* [[Humans Are Special]]: We have yet to see any in the comic proper, but Creation mentions that humans are the species that God loves the most and gave ''by far'' the [[Functional Magic|most]] [[Creating Life|power]] to.
* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]]: Opal to Balthazar. It's actually a joking matter between them.
* [[
* [[I Shall Taunt You]]: Rex, not that it really works.
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'''Balthazar''': Ha. Him? What did you expect me to do? Pitch into a fight, man to man, to defend my honor? Kid, he is the bad guy on this mission. [[Genre Savvy|It's like part of his gimmick to hand out sarcastic comments]]. Just ignore him. }}
* [[Jerkass]]: Balthazar is both completely tactless and mildly vindictive. Luckily he has Opal to keep him in line.
* [[Knight Templar]]: Pick a cherub, any cherub. Lulu is a particularly good example.
* [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]]: In contrast to the white-winged angels around him, [[Four
* [[Loads and Loads of Races]]: Justified, since both afterlives take souls from every mortal race in the universe.
* [[Mildly Military]]
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** There are also cherubim, which may or may not be souls but are all barbarous thugs.
* [[Our Elves Are Better]]: [[Innocent Bystander|No, they aren't]].
* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: "Soul vampires" are demonic half-breeds, have mortal souls, and have a distressing tendency to form [[Cult|cults]]. Also, [[Non
* [[Power At a Price]]: Magic comes with such a high price that angels are outright banned from using it, although [[Healing Hands|healing]] seems to be an exception.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Angels don't age in the conventional sense. Balthazar, for instance, is 951 years old.
* [[Red Sky, Take Warning]]
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* [[Required Secondary Powers]]: Balthazar has to wear special gloves to safely wield his [[Flaming Sword]].
* [[Satan]]: The Fallen One, who else? Though she is a girl this time.
* [[Suicidal Overconfidence]]: All the [[New Meat]], but especially Nicholas. He attacked a [[Asskicking Equals Authority|vampire commander]] alone, and would have been fried if Opal hadn't been there to save him.
* [[Summon Magic]]: Used occasionally by demonic forces. Summoned creatures are very powerful and [[Feel No Pain]], but have [[No Ontological Inertia]] and vanish instantly when the summoner is killed or incapacitated.
* [[Summoning Ritual]]: Distinct from [[Summon Magic]] above (which can be done at will), the vampires also summoned up [[Eldritch Abomination|Wrath]] in a ceremony involving lots of chanting and [[Human Sacrifice|some poor schmuck]] [[Family
* [[Team Mom]]: Opal to Balthazar's command.
* [[The Legions of Hell]]
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* [[Tsundere]]: Nicole.
* [[When All You Have Is a Hammer]]
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'''Nicholas''': [disrupts summoning circle by chopping a column with his sword] }}
* [[With Catlike Tread]]: Angel troops are horrible about this, [[Lampshade Hanging|even the authors complain]]. They could have [[Combat Pragmatist|successfully]] [[In the Back|backstabbed]] any number of bad guys, including [[The Dragon|Rex]] at one point, if they'd just kept their mouths shut.
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