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* [[Abusive Parents]]: {{spoiler|Rachel}}'s dad neglected her, sometimes intentionally and sometimes not. Poor {{spoiler|Carnival}} got ''holy shit'' levels of abuse from her father.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: {{spoiler|Rachel}}'s dad neglected her, sometimes intentionally and sometimes not. Poor {{spoiler|Carnival}} got ''holy shit'' levels of abuse from her father.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Devon, until he goes and [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|jumps off the slippery slope]].
* [[Affably Evil]]: Devon, until he goes and [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|jumps off the slippery slope]].
* [[Alas Poor Scrappy]]: {{spoiler|Sillister Trench}}, while killed offscreen, is given a soulful send-off by John Anchor.
* [[Alas, Poor Scrappy]]: {{spoiler|Sillister Trench}}, while killed offscreen, is given a soulful send-off by John Anchor.
* [[Aloof Ally]]: Carnival. Or, well, she tries really hard with the "aloof", but we know better. {{spoiler|She doesn't even bother trying with [[Sidekick|Maybe John]].}}
* [[Aloof Ally]]: Carnival. Or, well, she tries really hard with the "aloof", but we know better. {{spoiler|She doesn't even bother trying with [[Sidekick|Maybe John]].}}
* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: Mark Hael.
* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: Mark Hael.
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* [[Appropriated Appellation]]: Ulcis called Carnival a "carnival freak" when she was younger. She took the name and ran with it, {{spoiler|refusing to be called by her real name, Rebecca}}.
* [[Appropriated Appellation]]: Ulcis called Carnival a "carnival freak" when she was younger. She took the name and ran with it, {{spoiler|refusing to be called by her real name, Rebecca}}.
* [[Archnemesis Dad]]: {{spoiler|Ulcis}} to Carnival.
* [[Archnemesis Dad]]: {{spoiler|Ulcis}} to Carnival.
* [[Attack Attack Attack]]: Carnival. It's why we love her.
* [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]]: Carnival. It's why we love her.
* [[Author Appeal]]: Campbell really, ''really'' likes plucky characters who don't know when to quit. It's a tiny bit obvious to his fanbase.
* [[Author Appeal]]: Campbell really, ''really'' likes plucky characters who don't know when to quit. It's a tiny bit obvious to his fanbase.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Carnival and Mr. Nettle.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Carnival and Mr. Nettle.
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** {{spoiler|Carnival}} winds up in a rather nasty one towards the end of ''Scar Night''. Thank God for [[The Power of Friendship|Rachel]].
** {{spoiler|Carnival}} winds up in a rather nasty one towards the end of ''Scar Night''. Thank God for [[The Power of Friendship|Rachel]].
* [[Heroic Sociopath]]: Carnival.
* [[Heroic Sociopath]]: Carnival.
* [[Holy Shit Quotient]]: This series has got it in ''spades''--some of it is from [[Squee]] (usually over Carnival), and more comes from the [[Wham Episode|Wham Chapters]].
* [[Holy Shit Quotient]]: This series has got it in ''spades''--some of it is from [[Squee]] (usually over Carnival), and more comes from the [[Wham! Episode|Wham Chapters]].
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Rachel is a little on the short side, and Carnival is only about average height, which makes them seem ''very'' small next to the giant bruisers of the cast (Mr. Nettle, John Anchor, Hasp)--even Dill, who's just plain lanky, is almost a foot taller than Rachel.
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Rachel is a little on the short side, and Carnival is only about average height, which makes them seem ''very'' small next to the giant bruisers of the cast (Mr. Nettle, John Anchor, Hasp)--even Dill, who's just plain lanky, is almost a foot taller than Rachel.
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Arconites.
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Arconites.
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{{quote| "Balls on a skillet!"}}
{{quote| "Balls on a skillet!"}}
* [[Protectorate]]: If you value your life, you ''do not'' threaten Carnival's [[True Companions]].
* [[Protectorate]]: If you value your life, you ''do not'' threaten Carnival's [[True Companions]].
* [[Punch Punch Punch Uh Oh]]: Any situation where anyone fights John Anchor in ''Iron Angel''.
* [[Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh]]: Any situation where anyone fights John Anchor in ''Iron Angel''.
* [[Rape As Backstory]]: {{spoiler|Carnival, who was routinely gang-raped by her father's men as a young girl.}}
* [[Rape As Backstory]]: {{spoiler|Carnival, who was routinely gang-raped by her father's men as a young girl.}}
* [[Reality Warper]]: Menoa.
* [[Reality Warper]]: Menoa.
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** [[Shaggy Dog Story|... and then he proceeds to essentially ''die'' in his very next fight.]]
** [[Shaggy Dog Story|... and then he proceeds to essentially ''die'' in his very next fight.]]
* [[Triang Relations]]: Rachel, Carnival, and Dill seem to be at point 8. {{spoiler|There's never an [[Official Couple]], and all the ships have at least one big obstruction by the end of ''God of Clocks''.}}
* [[Triang Relations]]: Rachel, Carnival, and Dill seem to be at point 8. {{spoiler|There's never an [[Official Couple]], and all the ships have at least one big obstruction by the end of ''God of Clocks''.}}
* [[True Companions]]: The main party is quite close-knit (albeit [[With Friends Like These|dysfunctional as]] ''[[Vitriolic Best Buds|hell]]'' [[Odd Couple|before they click]]). The core of the [[True Companions]] are considered to be Dill, Rachel, and Carnival; Mina, {{spoiler|Alice}}, and Hasp were added in ''Iron Angel,'' and John Anchor made the list in ''God of Clocks''.
* [[True Companions]]: The main party is quite close-knit (albeit [[With Friends Like These...|dysfunctional as]] ''[[Vitriolic Best Buds|hell]]'' [[Odd Couple|before they click]]). The core of the [[True Companions]] are considered to be Dill, Rachel, and Carnival; Mina, {{spoiler|Alice}}, and Hasp were added in ''Iron Angel,'' and John Anchor made the list in ''God of Clocks''.
* [[Tsundere]]: Carnival, at the start of ''Iron Angel''.
* [[Tsundere]]: Carnival, at the start of ''Iron Angel''.
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Carnival is a fan of this. [[Serial Esalation]] kicks in{{spoiler|halfway through ''God of Clocks'', when she escapes Cospinol's pot}}--from that moment to the end of the book is one long [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for her.
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Carnival is a fan of this. [[Serial Esalation]] kicks in{{spoiler|halfway through ''God of Clocks'', when she escapes Cospinol's pot}}--from that moment to the end of the book is one long [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for her.
** And this from the woman the fans describe as pure, distilled CMOA on her own. ''It's just that glorious.''
** And this from the woman the fans describe as pure, distilled CMOA on her own. ''It's just that glorious.''
* [[What an Idiot!]]: Take better care of that, dammit, Trench! ''It doesn't belong to you!''
* [[What an Idiot!]]: Take better care of that, dammit, Trench! ''It doesn't belong to you!''
* [[With Friends Like These]]
* [[With Friends Like These...]]
* [[The Woobie]]: {{spoiler|Carnival.}} Alice is introduced as one in ''Iron Angel'', too, and by the end of the book {{spoiler|Dill}} is also worthy of the title.
* [[The Woobie]]: {{spoiler|Carnival.}} Alice is introduced as one in ''Iron Angel'', too, and by the end of the book {{spoiler|Dill}} is also worthy of the title.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Suffered by {{spoiler|''Carnival'', of all people}} a third of the way through ''Iron Angel''.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Suffered by {{spoiler|''Carnival'', of all people}} a third of the way through ''Iron Angel''.
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