Elemental Chess Trilogy: Difference between revisions

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* [[Babies Ever After]]: Ed and Winry, as in canon. Falman and his wife have two kids, as implied in canon by the ending of the ''Brotherhood'' anime. In ''Brilliancy'' it's noted that Ling Yao is expecting his first child, who is born during the course of the third story, and Roy and Riza are expecting theirs as of the second chapter of ''Three Generals.''

* [[Badass Boast]]: Roy gives one in ''Brilliancy.''

{{quote| "I'm only going to say this once, so listen closely. I am Brigadier General Roy Mustang. I am the Flame Alchemist. I have walked through hell at least three times. I have personally delivered death to two of the seven Homunculi. I have now been stripped of what I hold most precious in this life, and it's entirely possible that because of you, by the time we find her, she may be dead. You have started playing a very dangerous game, {{spoiler|Sikorsky}}, because quite literally, at this moment, ''I have nothing left to lose''."}}

{{quote|"I'm only going to say this once, so listen closely. I am Brigadier General Roy Mustang. I am the Flame Alchemist. I have walked through hell at least three times. I have personally delivered death to two of the seven Homunculi. I have now been stripped of what I hold most precious in this life, and it's entirely possible that because of you, by the time we find her, she may be dead. You have started playing a very dangerous game, {{spoiler|Sikorsky}}, because quite literally, at this moment, ''I have nothing left to lose''."}}

* [[Badass Crew]]: Team Mustang and company - by ''Three Generals'' this has expanded to more than a dozen people, whom Grumman collectively refers to as 'the allies.'

* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Grumman.

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* [[Hundred-Percent Adoration Rating]]: Piper notes, in ''Three Generals'', that Riza holds this status with the people in Central City because they pity her situation.

* [[If I Do Not Return]]: Roy in ''Brilliancy,'' when entering the building in the desert.

{{quote| '''Roy:''' Give me five minutes. And ''don't follow me''.}}

{{quote|'''Roy:''' Give me five minutes. And ''don't follow me''.}}

* [[I Have Your Wife]]: Sort of inverted in ''Brilliancy'' - it's more the question of "''Who'' has my wife?"

* [[Ill Girl|Ill Boy]]: Roy's wedding in the first story is delayed because he comes down with a devastating fever; he relapses in the second story, partly because of his wife's abduction.

* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Havoc, at Roy and Riza's wedding, has probably the silliest line of the entire trilogy.

{{quote| '''Havoc:''' As Colonel Hawkeye's loyal brothers in arms, it is our sworn duty to uphold our beloved sister's honor and see to it that this wild mustang is well and truly saddled.}}

{{quote|'''Havoc:''' As Colonel Hawkeye's loyal brothers in arms, it is our sworn duty to uphold our beloved sister's honor and see to it that this wild mustang is well and truly saddled.}}

* [[Infant Immortality]]: In basically half of the chapters author notes for ''Three Generals'', the author takes the time to specify that nothing happened to {{spoiler|Roy and Riza's baby.}}

* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Acheron refuses to use military titles when addressing his adversaries, preferring to call Roy by his full name. When speaking to or about Riza, however, he refers to her as "Lady Mustang."

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* [[Protectorate]]: Riza, to the members of her security detail.

* [[Punctuated for Emphasis]]: Done in the understated way in ''Brilliancy.''

* [[Rank Up]]: All the allies, except for Riza, get promoted at the ball in ''Three Generals''; this is partly an overdue reward for their efforts on the Promised Day and partly a reward for helping the Mustangs in ''Brilliancy.'' It also gets explained why Riza jumped from being a Lieutenant to a Colonel - a four-rank promotion - at one shot. (She had been refusing promotions for years in order to stay in Roy's unit.)

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Fuhrer Grumman; also Olivier Mira Armstrong, in the third story.