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'''Basic Trope''': A religious order is armed and specializes in fighting. |
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* '''Straight''': The priests of the [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Crystal Dragon]] are trained warriors, always ready with gun and sword to fight evil, wherever it may appear. |
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* '''Exaggerated''': The priests of the Crystal Dragon mow down demons and infidels with napalm and air-to-surface missiles. |
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* '''Downplayed''': The priests of the Crystal Dragon carry a ceremonial shepherd's crook that they also know how to use as a fighting staff in case that becomes necessary. |
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** Father Robert uses a submachine gun that's in the shape of a cross, standard issue for clergy. |
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* '''Justified''': The country is a theocracy, and the church also handles the military. |
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** He recites scriptures and damnation upon his enemies whilst kicking their asses. |
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* '''Inverted''': All priests of the Crystal Dragon are committed pacifists, sworn to die rather than harm a living or undead thing. |
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* '''Subverted''': The priests of the Crystal Dragon look tough, but somehow they are always end up "forgiving" any villains, even the really vile ones, rather than fighting them. |
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** Our Lady of [[Badass]] was founded by a former [[Badass Preacher]] who defected from a more peaceable church, and created an organization of fighting clergy to protect the masses from a rising ancient evil. Robert is the latest of [[The Chosen Many]]. |
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* '''Double Subverted''': But that has changed now that the invasion from the [[Lowest Cosmic Denominator|Evil Dimension]] has started. |
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** The Church doubles as a military force (especially when it comes to fighting the [[Legions of Hell]]). |
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* '''Inverted''': Robert is a warrior for The Enlightenment, a brotherhood of militant atheists who seek out and destroy all traces of religion. |
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* '''Lampshaded''': "It's a good thing these priests have little interest in saving souls. I wouldn't like my soul full of bullet holes." |
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* '''Subverted''': Father Robert is an elderly priest who preaches peace. |
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* '''Averted''': There is no church, or the church concentrates largely on spiritual affairs, with decisions about whether to become a warrior or not left to the individual follower. |
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* '''Double Subverted''': But when the Legions of Hell knock at his door, he also turns-out to be a [[Badass Grandpa]]. |
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* '''Defied''': "As the Crystal Pope of the Church of the Crystal Dragon, I will not condone abandoning our pacifistic ideals." |
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* '''Invoked''': "With the seal on the rift to the Evil Dimension weakening, we must make sure that there will be a strong force of goodness to oppose the coming invasion." |
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* '''Reconstructed:''': Robert comes up against a review panel of bishops, furious at what he's done, but he defends his actions with scripture on the subject of acceptable violence, and talks several of them round to his side. They have no choice but to throw him out of the church, but they suggest he continue his work as a [[Cowboy Cop|Cowboy Preacher]]. |
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* '''Exploited''': A villain manipulates the Church of the Crystal Dragon into declaring a holy war against the heroes' home country. |
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* '''Averted''': Father Robert doesn't fight bad guys. |
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Sort of odd beating up mooks with you being a priest, huh, Father Bob?" |
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* '''Defied''': Father Robert refuses to fight, instead serving as a healer exclusively, [[Klingon Scientists Get No Respect|which baffles his fellow priests.]] |
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* '''Invoked''': The heroes hire Robert in hopes of him being a fighter, since Our Lady Of Badass is [[Famed in Story]]. |
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* '''Exploited''': The [[Villain with Good Publicity]] uses Father Robert's Badass ways as a example of how brutish and terrible the Church is. |
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* '''Conversed''': "Father Robert sure fights a lot on this show, being a priest and all." |
* '''Conversed''': "Father Robert sure fights a lot on this show, being a priest and all." |
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* '''Deconstructed''': In a cruel and seemingly never-ending war against the infidel where both sides commit terrible atrocities, the priests of the Crystal Dragon suffer from various realistic mental issues and many lose their faith in their patron god. Others learn to enjoy the slaughter, certain in their piety. |
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* '''Reconstructed:''': This causes a movement to reform the church. In the end, strict ethical rules are put in place, and only defensive violence is allowed, except against vampires. |
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Revision as of 00:58, 17 October 2014
Basic Trope: A religious order is armed and specializes in fighting.
- Straight: The priests of the Crystal Dragon are trained warriors, always ready with gun and sword to fight evil, wherever it may appear.
- Exaggerated: The priests of the Crystal Dragon mow down demons and infidels with napalm and air-to-surface missiles.
- Downplayed: The priests of the Crystal Dragon carry a ceremonial shepherd's crook that they also know how to use as a fighting staff in case that becomes necessary.
- Justified: The country is a theocracy, and the church also handles the military.
- Inverted: All priests of the Crystal Dragon are committed pacifists, sworn to die rather than harm a living or undead thing.
- Subverted: The priests of the Crystal Dragon look tough, but somehow they are always end up "forgiving" any villains, even the really vile ones, rather than fighting them.
- Double Subverted: But that has changed now that the invasion from the Evil Dimension has started.
- Parodied: The Crystal Pope is a tiny, wizened old man, but he's packing a robe full o' guns and is flanked by specially trained Ninja Cardinals.
- Lampshaded: "It's a good thing these priests have little interest in saving souls. I wouldn't like my soul full of bullet holes."
- Averted: There is no church, or the church concentrates largely on spiritual affairs, with decisions about whether to become a warrior or not left to the individual follower.
- Enforced: "We don't want that cleric guy to be an albatross around the neck of our Five-Man Band. Let's have him belong to an ass-kicking order!"
- Defied: "As the Crystal Pope of the Church of the Crystal Dragon, I will not condone abandoning our pacifistic ideals."
- Invoked: "With the seal on the rift to the Evil Dimension weakening, we must make sure that there will be a strong force of goodness to oppose the coming invasion."
- Exploited: A villain manipulates the Church of the Crystal Dragon into declaring a holy war against the heroes' home country.
- Discussed: "Watch out for the priest! He's one of the militant types!"
- Conversed: "Father Robert sure fights a lot on this show, being a priest and all."
- Deconstructed: In a cruel and seemingly never-ending war against the infidel where both sides commit terrible atrocities, the priests of the Crystal Dragon suffer from various realistic mental issues and many lose their faith in their patron god. Others learn to enjoy the slaughter, certain in their piety.
- Reconstructed:: This causes a movement to reform the church. In the end, strict ethical rules are put in place, and only defensive violence is allowed, except against vampires.
Back to Church Militant.