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* [[Memetic Mutation]]: One of the few memes originating from [[TV Tropes]]: it has become tradition to write '''[[Fake Ultimate Hero|HERO OF THE IMPERIUM]]''' after Cain's name whenever he appears on another page.

* [[Tear Jerker]]: Cain giving his sash to {{spoiler|the mortally wounded Donal in ''Cain's Last Stand''}}.

** The novella ''Old Soldiers Never Die'' has an intelligent and likable character contract a [[Zombie Apocalypse|Chaos-heightened plague]] that's destroying his mind in the course of killing him. Amberley quotes one of the last things he wrote, a [[Stream of Consciousness]] about how he never wanted his job and is now haunted by visions full of blood. ~~Apparently~~ feeling ~~sympathy~~, she introduces this with only the words, "reported without comment." A Magos Biologis finds a cure, but it's too late to save the fellow's mind.

** The novella ''Old Soldiers Never Die'' has an intelligent and likable character contract a [[Zombie Apocalypse|Chaos-heightened plague]] that's destroying his mind in the course of killing him. Amberley quotes one of the last things he wrote, a [[Stream of Consciousness]] about how he never wanted his job and is now haunted by visions full of blood. Perhaps feeling some pity, she introduces this with only the words, "reported without comment." A Magos Biologis finds a cure, but it's too late to save the fellow's mind.