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Line 19: * [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Nosh. {{quote\|'''Nosh''': Show respect to my captain. '''[[Mook\|Tesskan]]''': ooOOooh...whatcha gonna do, pacifist? Punch me?~~<br~~ /> '''Nosh''': '''No'''...but I am very good hugger. [''picks Tesskan up from behind with a "hug"''] }} ** Also, Veetans in general. An info page lists the Tesskans flash-bombing a Veetan planet as the critical error in the three year Tesskan/Human war. The resultant mobilisation of the Veetan Defence Force resulted in Tesskil being conquered a ''week'' later. Line 31: {{quote\|'''Nosh''': A Moebius is figure-eight that goes loopty-loopty-loop.}} * [[Completely Missing the Point]]: Nosh, fairly often. {{quote\|'''Taneel''': [[Sarcasm Mode\|Wonderful]]. So they're bigger and faster...and I'm flying '''the dang car I had in high school.'''~~<br~~ /> [...]~~<br~~ /> '''Nosh''': Wait wait wait wait...you saying your car in high school smelled this bad? I find hard to believe. }} * [[Cool Ship]]: The Machito, after the Emperor has it upgraded. Also, La Invencible, being the Emperor's ship. Line 40: * [[Cutting the Knot]]: The Tesskans, in their city-sized stolen Continuum ship, were attacked by another Continuum ship. The Tesskans still hadn't figured out the weapons systems on their ship, so they just drove right through the attacking ship. * [[Deflector Shields]]: Mentioned, but averted. Armada ships, at least, only have a sort of energy field which vaporizes small debris. Not nearly enough to be called a [[Deflector Shield]]. * [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20200114174901/http://www.drivecomic.com/archive/100508.html How] La Familia deals with anyone who tries to steal the secret of the Ring Drive, because that would put their supreme power in danger. * [[Disturbing Statistic]]: {{quote\|'''Nosh''': Our armada ships...have a 1-in-600 chance of catastrophic impact anytime we pinch space. Line 66: ** Largely out of petulance, no less. * [[The Napoleon]]: The Emperor * [[Misapplied Phlebotinum]]: [[Averted Trope\|Averted]] viciously. If the space being pinched by a ring drive is occupied by a planet, then that planet will suffer massive tremors. The bigger the ship, the more severe the quakes. This ''has'' been taken to the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130703002332/http://www.drivecomic.com/archive/110519.html logical] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130702233254/http://www.drivecomic.com/archive/110623.html conclusion]. * [[Mood Whiplash]]: {{quote\|'''Narration''': Evolution is funny. Generation after generation of Fillipods were naturally selected for stalks capable of ever-stronger van der waals forces. Basically, for reasons of diet. The Winter Tilla fruit has an amazing combination of proteins, carbs, and vitamins... but has a tree bark that's glass-smooth, and impossible to climb. Hence the natural selection towards van der waals forces: the Fillipods who could climb... could live to breed. It's an ability that's kept them alive for thousands of years. And, oddly enough, did so again when {{spoiler\|their planet was cracked in half... and every Tesskan alive was flung 30 meters in the air.}}.}} * [[Never Mess with Granny]]: Captain Taneel of the [[Cool Ship\|Machito]]. But don't call her granny. * [[Oh Crap]]: Line 89: * [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]: The [[Planet of Hats\|hat]] of the Tesskans. * [[Quest for Identity]]: Skitter. Fortunately, he's been roped into a hunt for his own home planet. * [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: To ensure the monopoly, The Drive is serviced and run exclusively by members of La Familia, ~~though~~so they ''all'' have to train and go through Drive Corps. Though they also take great pains to keep it that way; see [[Disproportionate Retribution]] above. * [[Shout-Out]]: To [[Gilligan's Island]], later [[Tetris]]. * [[Sign Language]]: [http://www.drivecomic.com/archive/100605.html Familia again]. * [[Stealth Hi Bye]]: The Tres Primos [https://web.archive.org/web/20200914080306/http://www.drivecomic.com/archive/120428.html do this] to Fernando while he is alone on the Machito. {{quote\|'''Fernando:''' '''MAAAH!''' HOW'D YOU GET ON BOARD??}} * [[The Emperor]]: The current Emperor killed his uncle for the position, and framed Nosh. * [[The Empire]], [[The Federation]]: It's technically an Empire, but it shares parts of both of these tropes. For example, they formed an alliance with the Veetans, which is a trait of [[The Federation]]. But anyone with blood ties to the royal family (La Familia) gets extra privileges, ''everywhere'', which seems to fit [[The Empire]] trope more. * [[The Mole]]: Orla O'Malley is actually part of La Familia like Fernando, but only the reader knows this: She's here to keep an eye on the crew. ** Taneel may be [https://web.archive.org/web/20130703011554/http://www.drivecomic.com/archive/120414.html on to her]... * [[Twitchy Eye]]: Nosh, upon learning the crew's next destination is Tesskil. More so when he finds they're being pursued by a Continuum Dreadnought ship. * [[Unfortunate Name]]: Skitter wanted to call himself Steve, but... Line 115 ⟶ 116: ** On April, 22nd 2011 this came full circle. * [[Wretched Hive]]: Planet Slaughter. {{quote\|'''Taneel:''' You'll meet 100 species on that planet, and each one is a mob hitman.}} }} {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Drive~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:~~Webcomic~~Web Comics]]▼ [[Category:Sci Fi Webcomics]] ▲[[Category:Drive]] ▲[[Category:Webcomic]]