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''Brothers Of The Snake'' is a [[Warhammer 40000]] novel by [[Dan Abnett]], the adventures of Priad, a brother and then sergeant of the Iron Snakes [[Space Marine]] chapter.
''Brothers Of The Snake'' is a [[Warhammer 40,000]] novel by [[Dan Abnett]], the adventures of Priad, a brother and then sergeant of the Iron Snakes [[Space Marine]] chapter.


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* [[After Action Patchup]]: Priad explains something to Petrok while being patched up after a battle.
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* [[After-Action Patchup]]: Priad explains something to Petrok while being patched up after a battle.
* [[Angry Guard Dog]]: Priad has to calm one.
* [[Angry Guard Dog]]: Priad has to calm one.
* [[Attack Pattern Alpha]]
* [[Attack Pattern Alpha]]
{{quote| ''"Damocles, form and cover, Hades spread!"''}}
{{quote|''"Damocles, form and cover, Hades spread!"''}}
* [[Because Destiny Says So]]: Why Petrok insists on bringing the squad to battle
* [[Because Destiny Says So]]: Why Petrok insists on bringing the squad to battle
* [[Blood From the Mouth]]: As always a sign of chaos
* [[Blood From the Mouth]]: As always a sign of chaos
* [[Booby Trap]]: Some dark eldar mine a location before withdrawing.
* [[Booby Trap]]: Some dark eldar mine a location before withdrawing.
* [[Come to Gawk]]: Khiron objects.
* [[Come to Gawk]]: Khiron objects.
* [[Distressed Dude]]: Khiron
* [[Dude in Distress]]: Khiron
* [[Dreaming of Things to Come]]: Petrok
* [[Dreaming of Things to Come]]: Petrok
* [[Ermine Cape Effect]]: Antoni inverts this, putting away her official portrait for being too good.
* [[Ermine Cape Effect]]: Antoni inverts this, putting away her official portrait for being too good.
* [[The Evil Prince]]: Priad concludes this too quickly.
* [[The Evil Prince]]: Priad concludes this too quickly.
* [[Fearless Fool]]: Khiron observes that folly and courage are not always distinguishable.
* [[Fearless Fool]]: Khiron observes that folly and courage are not always distinguishable.
* [[Fire Forged Friends]]: Antoni and Princeps
* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: Antoni and Princeps
* [[First Name Basis]]: Petrok insists on this with Priad, who doesn't always obey,
* [[First-Name Basis]]: Petrok insists on this with Priad, who doesn't always obey,
* [[Flashed Badge Hijack]]: The inquistor does this on their behalf.
* [[Flashed Badge Hijack]]: The inquistor does this on their behalf.
* [[Glamour Failure]]: Seeing the chaos beast with the naked eye among the cultists. Also, the one that inflitrated the Chapter.
* [[Glamour Failure]]: Seeing the chaos beast with the naked eye among the cultists. Also, the one that inflitrated the Chapter.
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* [[Heroic Dog]]: Princeps;
* [[Heroic Dog]]: Princeps;
* [[Human Sacrifice]]: Some cultists catch and try to sacrifice an Iron Snake.
* [[Human Sacrifice]]: Some cultists catch and try to sacrifice an Iron Snake.
* [[In Harms Way]]: Like all Space Marines
* [[In Harm's Way]]: Like all Space Marines
* [[Intro Only Point of View]]: The first story is from the POV of the human on the world he visits.
* [[Intro-Only Point of View]]: The first story is from the POV of the human on the world he visits.
* [[Law of Inverse Fertility]]: Antoni never had children
* [[Law of Inverse Fertility]]: Antoni never had children
* [[Manly Tears]]
* [[Manly Tears]]
{{quote| ''Salt-water ran from his eye corners. The Rite had begun. Removing his glove, Priad wiped the tears from his eye and marked the emblem of the Iron Snakes on the bulkhead. His men watched him do it.<br />
{{quote|''Salt-water ran from his eye corners. The Rite had begun. Removing his glove, Priad wiped the tears from his eye and marked the emblem of the Iron Snakes on the bulkhead. His men watched him do it.
Sometimes the Rite was special. Sometimes, you didn't need the flask.'' }}
Sometimes the Rite was special. Sometimes, you didn't need the flask.'' }}
* [[The Medic]]: Khiron.
* [[The Medic]]: Khiron.
* [[Mobile Maze]]: Under Chaos, a labyrinth can't be trusted
* [[Mobile Maze]]: Under Chaos, a labyrinth can't be trusted
* [[The Mole]]: A Chaos thing
* [[The Mole]]: A Chaos thing
* [[Mortons Fork]]: An ordeal will prove Khiron's innonence if it kills him
* [[Morton's Fork]]: An ordeal will prove Khiron's innonence if it kills him
* [[Nice to The Waiter]]: A princess who tries to order the Space Marines around also strikes her guard for disagreeing with her.
* [[Nice to the Waiter]]: A princess who tries to order the Space Marines around also strikes her guard for disagreeing with her.
* [[Our Mermaids Are Different]]: Aekon hallucinates, briefly of one, before realizing it's Khiron.
* [[Our Mermaids Are Different]]: Aekon hallucinates, briefly of one, before realizing it's Khiron.
* [[The Power of Friendship]]: Petrok urges Priad to consider this in his squad's wrong doing.
* [[The Power of Friendship]]: Petrok urges Priad to consider this in his squad's wrong doing.
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* [[Reality Ensues]]: Even though they have good reasons to fight with their faceplates up in one fight, it still kills one of them.
* [[Reality Ensues]]: Even though they have good reasons to fight with their faceplates up in one fight, it still kills one of them.
* [[Royal Brat]]: One princess at the coronation, who tries to shoot the Sergeant with a lasgun built into her ring when he refuses to cowtow to her. The marine's response can be summed up as "Did you ''really'' just do that?"
* [[Royal Brat]]: One princess at the coronation, who tries to shoot the Sergeant with a lasgun built into her ring when he refuses to cowtow to her. The marine's response can be summed up as "Did you ''really'' just do that?"
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: The regalia was meant to contain this; they managed to seal it up before it escaped.
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: The regalia was meant to contain this; they managed to seal it up before it escaped.
* [[Staff of Authority]]: One of the coronation regalia
* [[Staff of Authority]]: One of the coronation regalia
* [[Take Up My Sword]]: Priad's becoming sergeant.
* [[Take Up My Sword]]: Priad's becoming sergeant.
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* [[With Due Respect]]: Priad, arguing with Petrok.
* [[With Due Respect]]: Priad, arguing with Petrok.
* [[Would Not Shoot a Civilian]]: They try to protect the farmers.
* [[Would Not Shoot a Civilian]]: They try to protect the farmers.
* [[Youth Is Wasted On the Dumb]]: Diving for the trench.
* [[Youth Is Wasted on the Dumb]]: Diving for the trench.


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Latest revision as of 22:01, 2 August 2019

Brothers Of The Snake is a Warhammer 40,000 novel by Dan Abnett, the adventures of Priad, a brother and then sergeant of the Iron Snakes Space Marine chapter.

Tropes used in Brothers of the Snake include:

"Damocles, form and cover, Hades spread!"

Salt-water ran from his eye corners. The Rite had begun. Removing his glove, Priad wiped the tears from his eye and marked the emblem of the Iron Snakes on the bulkhead. His men watched him do it.
 Sometimes the Rite was special. Sometimes, you didn't need the flask.

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