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* [[Always ChaoticExclusively Evil]]: Mostly averted by [[Word of God]].

* [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]]: Dark Pegasus. Thrice prior to the series, then a fourth time that Dan tries (and fails) to stop after killing him for the third time.

* [[The Cameo]]: [[Freefall|Florence]] [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_991.php plushie]

** In-universe, this is actually an aversion -- theaversion—the secondary arc in chapter 24, likely the darkest one thus far, is actually a ''flashback'' to Dan's first outing as an adventurer.

* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: While fuzzy, comedic and with pastel colors (see image above), the world is flat out one of the most brutal, depressive, unfair settings you will ever find. 9/10 of the [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]]s are free to rape and torture as they please, casual murder is routine and is treated as comedic, an entire race of [[Jerkass God|Jerkass Gods]]s run around creating havoc with impunity and the Demons roam Furrae unchecked to torment mortals for eons. [[Winterweir]] is freaking [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Equestria]] in comparison. [http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1298.php This strip] states that the vast majority of races don't live to die of old age because Furrae is such a tough world.

* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: Dan seems to think Fae curses of vengeance fit this. Makes sense, since a Fae curse discourages anyone ''else'' from harming the target -- Faetarget—Fae ''really'' don't like kill-stealing. Fae are also capricious enough that they tend to forget about their targets for years, and the eventual "revenge" is usually little more than a harmless prank. [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_846.php Dan once had such a curse.] [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|He abused the hell out of it.]] But then the Fae called in their revenge. {{spoiler|So now he loses all his feathers whenever he eats shellfish.}}

** Also [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_590.php Fa'Lina], who [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_592.php "prefers cliche arrangements which are in [[her]] favour".]

** A two-fer in this comic, [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_339.php while Kria talks to Jyrras' mother] -- a—a lawyer, and thus [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_337.php more evil than she is].

* [[Gambit Pileup]]: Several factions -- mostfactions—most of them with nebulous motives -- aremotives—are known to be making plots involving the main cast, including {{spoiler|Destania and Biggs, the Creature Council, Fa'Lina, Mab and possibly Kria and Pyroduck.}} {{spoiler|And Dark Pegasus, [[Death Is Cheap|while he's alive anyway...]] }}

** Averted -- briefly -- byAverted—briefly—by Dan, only to have the levitating Fi "discover" gravity [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_939.php here].

* [[Horny Devils]]: Largely averted with the Cubi race despite the name -- theyname—they're not really demons, and while they feed on emotions their (clan-dependent) affinities for specific ones range all over the map. It's explained that the clan Nact'larn, who fit the trope much better, have a tendency to hog the spotlight. Kria Soulstealer on the other hand definitely plays with the trope every now and again, though mostly for laughs. Aaryana, who was introduced before the rules for Cubi were really developed, also plays it more-or-less straight.

* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: Dan can hide [[Blade of Fearsome Size|BFS]] in his clothes. Alexis hides a giant mallet in hers. Though somewhat justified by their preferences for [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_689.php loose, baggy clothing] (though usually a ''robe'' in Dan's case).

* [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...]]: Before leaving for SAIA, Dan makes it clear that if anything happens to Alexsi, Pyroduck and Abel will die; he's not worried that ''they'' will do anything to Alexsi--PyroduckAlexsi—Pyroduck and her are already dating--itdating—it's that Dan is very protective of his sister, and with him gone for a month, is passing responsibility for her safety to them.

** Fa'Lina is the last of her clan -- andclan—and due to the [[Immortal Procreation Clause]], that's not changing any time soon.

* [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: It's difficult to talk about almost anything in later chapters -- includingchapters—including the ''existence'' of three or four major characters -- withoutcharacters—without giving away a major twist in Chapter 14. In fact, seeing pretty much any single strip since that so much as features {{spoiler|the main character}} will give it away.

* [[Karma Houdini]]: The second cornerstone of the setting. An example: A female cubi for thousands of years had systematically raped, mutilated, slaughtered entire families and untold inoccents left and right without a single shred of empathy. Then she got in to teaching and she had to be forcefully restrained from ''torturing children's to death'' by the Headmistress as a form of education. Who is this demon that makes [[Wanted (Comic Book)|Mr. Rictus]] look decent? {{spoiler|Dan's mother, who is in quest to eradicate the Dragons. And ''she is treated sympathetically'' or at least with slapstick comedy}}. [[Wide Eyes and Shrunken Irises|OH DEAR MORALITY]].

** Azlan saying "And that was the first and last time I took Neni to [place}]!" It has become a [[Running Gag]].

* [[Rooting for the Empire]]: [[In-Universe]] -- Undead—Undead and Demons tend to do this when [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1251.php watching horror movies.]

** The entire [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_512.php wardrobe montage]. With bonus allusion to tentacle rape and several [[Wholesome Crossdresser|Wholesome Crossdressers]]s.

* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_973.php Dan], from Regina's perspective.

** In theory, adventurers like Dan et al. are [http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_287.php a necessity of a broken judiciary]; in practice, it's not uncommon for them to consider Creatures [[Always ChaoticExclusively Evil]], although Creatures' perception of this is exaggerated somewhat by their own [[Moral Myopia]] toward Beings. At the very least, SAIA, run by the relatively upright Fa'lina, openly has an [http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_528.php adventurer-slaying department], and [http://missmab.com/Comics/Ab_093.php Mink's mother's death] seems to be a legitimate example.

* [[Zombie Apocalypse]]: The [[Big Bad]] Dark Pegasus [[Omnicidal Maniac|tried to trigger one]] in the [[Backstory]], but the zombies turned out to be just too nice to work for him. Even the method of transmission is [[Lighter and Softer]]: bites and scratches infect you with [[The Virus]], but it stays in remission unless you die before it wears off, which it does quickly, and the bites and scratches aren't any more likely to be fatal than any other injury. The zombies show up once in a while, although they mostly keep to themselves. They do have a representative on the Creature council though.<br />And nonetheless there's [[Fantastic Racism]] towards them for fear of this, and from the aforementioned [[Big Bad]], for [[My Greatest Failure|the exact opposite reason]]. Plus they keep trying to turn ''him'' into an undead to take his place as their leader. He's not too thrilled at the idea, unsurprisingly.

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