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* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: He eventually gains the title {{spoiler|Gaius Tavarus Magnus; "Tavarus Magnus" is roughly equivalent to "Lord Wolverine the Great."}}
** {{spoiler|He''s [[Wolverine]]?!}} No wonder he's [[Badass]]!
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: He had no way of knowing that cutting himself in the Wax Forest would wake up the Vord Queen, but it nevertheless nearly destroyed the world.
* [[Older Than They Look]]: In the first couple of books in particular; Amara assumes he's about 12 when she first sees him, to which he grouchily replies that he's fifteen. {{spoiler|He's actually around seventeen; Tavi's mother intentionally stunted his growth when he was a child via watercrafting to make him seem younger than he was, in order to keep people from guessing that he might be the son of Gaius Septimus. She's been lying about his age to everyone, Tavi included.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Person of Mass Destruction]]: Considering how much damage the guy can cause with [[Handicapped Badass|no powers]], is it any surprise that giving him access to the full crafting abilities of the First Lord caused an insane amount of badassitude to ensue?}}
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* [[Secret Legacy]]
* [[Smart People Play Chess]]: Or the local equivalent, ''ludus''.
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: He's a bit of a late bloomer ({{spoiler|what with Isana slowing his growth and all}}), but by ''Captain's Fury'', he's repeatedly mentioned to be quite tall and rather attractive. {{spoiler|It runs in the family.}}
* [[Warrior Therapist]]: Against {{spoiler|Navaris.}}
{{quote| {{spoiler|"I never knew my father either."}}}}
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* [[Cute Little Fangs]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Kitai has very little respect for... well, much of anything, really.
* [[Dual
* [[Foil]]: For Tavi.
* [[Hot Amazon]]
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* [[Proud Warrior Race Girl]]
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]: Tavi takes an embarrassingly long time to figure out that Kitai's a girl when he first meets her.
* [[The Ugly
* [[White
== Isana ==
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* [[Distressed Damsel]]: If there's a situation where she can be kidnapped and/or swoon, she'll take full advantage of it. Lampshaded:
{{quote| At some point I would like a few weeks to go by in which I do not faint during a crisis.}}
* [["Failure to Save" Murder]]: The reason she hates Gaius Sextus and didn't trust him with Tavi's safety.
* {{spoiler|[[Family Relationship Switcheroo]]}}
* [[Healing Hands]]: Give her enough reason, and she doesn't even need a tub of water to help her.
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* [[Good Looking Privates]]: If he's hot now, then twenty or so years [[I Was Quite a Looker|ago]] we can only assume he was more so.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Especially compared to Amara.
* [[Not Now, Kiddo]]: Bernard to Frederic, regarding the vord parasite he's captured in a cup.
** On the other hand, the other Citizens [[Cassandra Truth|pretty much ignore him]] when he tries to warn them about the Vord. After trying in vain for a while, he decides "screw it" and starts covertly building up Calderon's defenses instead.
* [[Retired Badass]]: Ex-military, in fact.
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=== Tropes that apply to Fidelias: ===
* [[Badass]]: While serving as a grunt on the Shieldwall, he was raised to the House of Valiar for exceptional bravery, making a [[Roaring Rampage of Rescue|raid deep into Icemen territory to save children]]. ''[[One
** At one point in ''Cursor's Fury'', he takes a javelin in the gut. What does he do? Try to pry it out; when that doesn't work, he cuts down the shaft to make himself more comfortable, and continues giving orders and fighting until he passes out.
* {{spoiler|[[Becoming the Mask]]: After taking on the guise of Valiar Marcus, Tavi successfully earns his loyalty up until the point that he comes to value his role as Valiar Marcus over his role as Fidelias, even to the point of turning against Invidia.}}
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* [[Fallen Hero]]
* [[Famed in Story]]: Fidelias has a reputation as one of the best Cursors, which makes his defection a mass [[Oh Crap]] moment for his former colleagues. {{spoiler|Marcus was given the name Valiar in recognition of his bravery after the aforementioned raid. When Max learns that Valiar Marcus is the First Spear of the First Aleran, he becomes a lot more hopeful of the legion's chances.}}
* [[No
* [[Non
* [[Reliable Traitor]]: After turning on Gaius, he serves the Aquitaines fairly faithfully despite not liking them much personally. {{spoiler|Until he decided Tavi would be a better leader than Attis, at least.}}
* {{spoiler|Retired Badass: Valiar Marcus came out of retirement to join the First Aleran. This causes Magnus to become suspicious of him, since until he came out of retirement, Marcus had vanished off the face of Alera... around the time Fidelias was known to be operating.}}
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* [[That Man Is Dead]]: {{spoiler|Forced on him in favor of Valiar Marcus.}}
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Like many watercrafters, though it's much harder for him due to it not being his specialty. It takes months and is apparently quite painful.
* [[Well
* [[Wild Card]]
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Gaius Sextus appears to hold him in high regards even after he turns face. {{spoiler|Enough to furycraft into his room and leave him swamp-exploring gear because they're in an [[Enemy Mine]] situation against Kalarus, which also serves as a [[If I Wanted You Dead]] reminder.}}
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* [[The Cavalry]]: Likewise, a lot. Especially in ''Cursor's Fury'', when {{spoiler|Bernard, Isana, and Amara are about to be killed by Kalarus's Immortals, and in comes Fade, out of nowhere, in a dirty chef's apron, and slashes their way out.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Chrome Champion]]: Does this for the final showdown.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: His cover. He's ''very'' good at it. He abandons this after ''Cursor's Fury'', where he openly appears as Tavi, and later Isana's bodyguard, as Araris Valerian.}}
* [[Extra Ore Dinary]]: His metalcrafting ability makes him the deadliest swordsman alive. {{spoiler|[[Mundane Utility|Also came in handy around Bernardholt's forge.]]}}
* [[Failure Knight]]
* [[First Episode Spoiler]]: Some fairly critical details about him are revealed early on, which can make him tricky to talk about without giving plot twists away.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Played with; {{spoiler|he disguised himself by burning his face with the Legions' brand for cowardice. He's no coward, but he ''[[Failure Knight|thinks]]'' he is.}}
* [[The Mentor]]: To Tavi. He's also the first person to realise that Tavi is capable of furycraft.
* [[My Greatest Failure]]: He blames himself for Septimus's death because {{spoiler|Septimus ordered him to leave and protect Isana instead.}}
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* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]
* [[Bond Creatures]]: Walker the gargant.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: As Kitai puts it, the problem with Doroga is that he does not ''seem'' wise.
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Not Doroga himself, but he's fond of mocking Alerans (primarily Amara and Bernard) about their inability to talk candidly about sexual topics.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Hell yeah.
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=== Tropes that apply to Sextus: ===
* [[Anti
* [[Badass Grandpa]]{{spoiler|: Literally.}}
* [[The Chessmaster]]
* [[Chrome Champion]]
* [["Failure to Save" Murder]]: Several characters resent or hate Sextus because of his apparent failure to protect Septimus.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: In ''Princeps Fury'' he sinks Alera Imperia and the surrounding countryside into a massive volcano, destroying a majority of the Vord army and slowing them down enough to let the Alerans regroup.}}
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: In-universe example: {{spoiler|Amara}} is unwilling to trust him ever again after {{spoiler|he turns one of the Great Furies against Kalarus, destroying the entire province with a volcanic eruption. However, it was that or let Kalarus [[Taking You With Me|use it to destroy most of Alera's Legions when they finally killed him]], [[Shoot the Dog|so...]]}}
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=== Tropes that apply to Aquitaine: ===
* [[Anti
* [[Big Bad]]: Subverted. He's built up as this in the first half of the series, but is upstaged in the second by the ''real'' [[Big Bad]], the Vord Queen.
** [[Big Bad Duumvirate]]: With his wife. Technically most of her schemes are aimed at getting him the throne, but thats only because as a woman thats the closest she'll ever get to true power. In many ways Invidia was the [[Big Bad]] more than he ever was, since she was more actively involved in the plot {{spoiler|and unknown to him, was behind the murder of his best friend, Septimus. Attis is, in fact, motivated largely by vengeance on the men he holds responsible for that.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Out Gambitted]]}}: Shown in the last book. {{spoiler|Gaius adopts him as Tavi's ''younger'' brother and leaves Ehren at his disposal. That way, Alera has a competent protector until the real heir gets back and one of Tavi's closest friends is close enough to Attis to arrange his death if and when he seems disinclined to get out of Tavi's way.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: Amara actually ''cries'' when he dies, since he'd been trying so hard to save everyone during his last few weeks.}}
* [[Well
** In the last book he points out that had the heroes not foiled his plans in the first book, the country would have been unified to face the threat instead of delaying so long bickering and backbiting. {{spoiler|Even more ironic in that said foiling is [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|what woke the Vord up in the first place.]]}}
** Conversely, {{spoiler|if it hadn't been for his plans in the first book, it would have been much less likely that Tavi and Kitai would have been in position to break it in the first place.}}
* [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]: Plots within plots within plots!
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* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: She's a bit better at this than a Vord, but not by much- she's just too cynical to really ''get'' altruism.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: "TEBI" - [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|That Evil Bitch Invidia]].
* [[Green
* [[Lady Macbeth]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Invidia" means "[[Envy]]."
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* [[The Starscream]]: To pretty much everyone she's ever worked with. She doesn't seem to be happy unless she's plotting against ''someone'', even if that someone is on her same side.
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]
* {{spoiler|[[Woman Scorned]]}}: See [[Green
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: Has nothing on her husband, though.
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=== Tropes that apply to Nasaug: ===
* [[Anti
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]
* [[Badass Family]]: {{spoiler|Varg is his father.}}
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* [[The Rival]]: To Max, in a more friendly way as the story progresses.
* [[The Strategist]]: His main weakness is that he is too cautious (which nearly costs him dearly), but even that usually serves him well since he is able to sense traps more easily than anyone else. In pretty much every other respect he's an excellent leader and tactician.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: When he finds out that {{spoiler|his mother is alive and Tavi never told him}}, he doesn't take it well and calls him out on it.
== Captain Demos ==
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=== Tropes that apply to Demos: ===
* [[Anti
** In the following book Tavi notes that he doesn't have enough chains on his ship to be a full-time slaver; he probably never really sold them as slaves and really was just trying to save him. It's just that, he's a pirate- he has a reputation.
* [[The Captain]]
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* [[I Have Your Wife]]: Kidnaps {{spoiler|Lady Placida and another noble's daughter}} to prevent their armies from actively opposing him, and {{spoiler|holds Rook's daughter hostage to ensure her continued good behavior}}.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: As far as he's concerned, the day is wasted if he hasn't found at least three small furry animals to kick before lunchtime.
* {{spoiler|[[Load
* [[Orcus On His Throne]]: In ''Captain's Fury''- {{spoiler|Justified because Bernard and Amara crippled him at the end of ''Cursor's Fury''- he was quite an active villain before that}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Out Gambitted]]}}: {{spoiler|So, you set up a volcano to [[Load
* {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Dog]]: Forces Gaius to do this.}}
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* [[Captain Ersatz]]: There's a fair bit of [[Harry Potter|Draco Malfoy]] in him (Brencis is nastier, though, by virtue of having inherited a bit of his dad's instability), though it's unknown if that was deliberate.
** Even funnier when you consider that Tavi is a skinny kid with black hair and green eyes...
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: He may be a coward and a jerk, but when the going gets tough he responds in kind. {{spoiler|Like the time he disobeyed the Vord Queen.}} Also, he creates slaver collars more powerful then Invidia's, though that's at least in part because of tricks he learned from his father.
* [[Dark Chick]]: Male variant, {{spoiler|to the Vord.}} Completely selfish, he has no higher motives than having a good time.
* [[Dirty Coward]]: When he ends up facing {{spoiler|Amara, Bernard, and, most importantly, ''Gaius'',}} he [[Screams Like a Little Girl]] and runs. Understandable, though.
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* [[The Rival]]: In ''Academ's Fury''. When he shows up next, he's kind of outclassed.
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Not a good trope to be when your dad's a [[Complete Monster]].
* [[Yuri Fanboy]]
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* [[Starter Villain]]
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: See [[Disc One Final Boss]] above. The Aquitaines wanted to arrange a Marat invasion as an excuse to swoop in to the rescue and get Gaius deposed for incompetence. Doroga saw through them, but Atsurak was dumb enough to fall for it.
* [[White
== The Vord ==
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* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Hell yeah!
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Bishonen Line|Bishojo Line]]: She starts out very buggy-looking. When we see her next, she looks more human, but still has obvious chitinous plates of armor. Her last form is an [[Uncanny Valley]]-tastic [[Green
* [[Black Eyes of Evil]]
* [[Creepy Child]]: The first Queen has extremely creepy childlike aspects to her. As Invidia notes, she's only nine years old. Her 'Doll House' is a steadhold in Vord territory she created to [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good|try to comprehend good.]] Its just as scary as it sounds.
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* [[Fan Nickname]]: "HIB" - Her Imperial Bugginess.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: One of the scariest things about the Vord Queens in general is how incredibly ''smart'' they are. The first Queen is so intelligent she's almost like a Zerg version of [[Star Wars|Grand Admiral Thrawn]].
* [[Green
* [[Hive Queen]]: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Well, duh.]]
* [[Hollywood Tactics]]: Frighteningly averted. The queens are ''smart'', and while they have the numbers to [[Zerg Rush]], they use very intelligent tactics while doing so. In Academ's Fury, before the number of Vord became completely ridiculous, the first queen fought using a devestating series of ambushes before moving in to crush her weakened enemies.
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* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: Her "green Kitai" form has waist-length white hair.
* [[Waif Fu]]: She is able to tear through nine-foot tall Canim warriors, shred a Legion shieldwall, and take on the mightiest crafters in Alera with casual ease.
* [[White
== Alera ==
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