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* [[Chekhov's Gun]] - In the first book it is mentioned that ''Dahak's'' Enchanach Drive could make the sun go supernova if it was used too close to it; guess what humans do to blow up around one million enemy ships whom they lured deep into a uninhabited solar system.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]] - In the first book it is mentioned that ''Dahak's'' Enchanach Drive could make the sun go supernova if it was used too close to it; guess what humans do to blow up around one million enemy ships whom they lured deep into a uninhabited solar system.
* [[The Chessmaster]] - "Mister X" in the third book, whose plans stretch back ten years or more and involve minions buried everywhere in the government and military.
* [[The Chessmaster]] - "Mister X" in the third book, whose plans stretch back ten years or more and involve minions buried everywhere in the government and military.
* [[Colony Drop]] - The Achuultani are big fans of this. Dahak speculates that they were responsible for the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. In the second book, {{spoiler|the Achuultani scouts steal [[wikipedia:Iapetus chr(28)moonchr(29)|Iapetus]] from Saturn, equip it with [[Deflector Shield|shield generators]] and engines, and aim it at Earth.}}
* [[Colony Drop]] - The Achuultani are big fans of this. Dahak speculates that they were responsible for the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. In the second book, {{spoiler|the Achuultani scouts steal [[wikipedia:Iapetus (moon)|Iapetus]] from Saturn, equip it with [[Deflector Shield|shield generators]] and engines, and aim it at Earth.}}
* [[Cool Starship]] - All the characters agree: Dahak is a kickass ship.
* [[Cool Starship]] - All the characters agree: Dahak is a kickass ship.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Two good examples.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Two good examples.
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* [[Space Marine]]: The Imperial Marine Corps. Played pretty much straight.
* [[Space Marine]]: The Imperial Marine Corps. Played pretty much straight.
* [[Serial Escalation]] - Start with ''Dahak'', a planetoid sized starship easily capable of causing a Class-X [[Apocalypse How]], being used by the Fourth Imperium as a ''border picket''. Fast forward to the time of the Fourth Empire, and capital ships which have gotten bigger, stronger, faster. ''Sixty'' of which are at the personal beck and call of the Emperor. What's to stop the Emperor from taking them and becoming an [[Omnicidal Maniac]], you ask? ''Dahak'' answers:
* [[Serial Escalation]] - Start with ''Dahak'', a planetoid sized starship easily capable of causing a Class-X [[Apocalypse How]], being used by the Fourth Imperium as a ''border picket''. Fast forward to the time of the Fourth Empire, and capital ships which have gotten bigger, stronger, faster. ''Sixty'' of which are at the personal beck and call of the Emperor. What's to stop the Emperor from taking them and becoming an [[Omnicidal Maniac]], you ask? ''Dahak'' answers:
{{quote| "I suppose Mother and the Assembly of Nobles calculated that the remaining nine hundred ninety-eight thousand seven hundred and twelve planetoids of Battle Fleet would suffice to deal with them in the event an Emperor proved intractable."}}
{{quote|"I suppose Mother and the Assembly of Nobles calculated that the remaining nine hundred ninety-eight thousand seven hundred and twelve planetoids of Battle Fleet would suffice to deal with them in the event an Emperor proved intractable."}}
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Actually, just make sure to use the spacebar. The fourth Imperium' citizens only used one name per person, so...
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Actually, just make sure to use the spacebar. The fourth Imperium' citizens only used one name per person, so...
{{quote| '''Colin''': Lets get one thing straight, Mother. My name is Colin MacIntyre- two words-not 'Colinmacintyre'. }}
{{quote|'''Colin''': Lets get one thing straight, Mother. My name is Colin MacIntyre- two words-not 'Colinmacintyre'. }}
* [[Standard Sci Fi History]]: Set during the Interregnum following the fall of the Fourth Empire, the story witnesses the formation of the Fifth Imperium.
* [[Standard Sci Fi History]]: Set during the Interregnum following the fall of the Fourth Empire, the story witnesses the formation of the Fifth Imperium.
* [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler]]: [[Playing with a Trope|Toyed with]] but mostly [[Averted]]. During most of the battles to defeat Anu, the bad guys make shameless use of advanced Imperial hardware that the good guys have very little of.
* [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler]]: [[Playing with a Trope|Toyed with]] but mostly [[Averted]]. During most of the battles to defeat Anu, the bad guys make shameless use of advanced Imperial hardware that the good guys have very little of.
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* [[The Voice]] / [[Voice with an Internet Connection]]: Dahak. Full Stop.
* [[The Voice]] / [[Voice with an Internet Connection]]: Dahak. Full Stop.
* [[We Can Rule Together]] - At the end of the second book, {{spoiler|Battle Comp, the AI commander of the Achuultani invasion,}} enthusiastically makes this offer to {{spoiler|''Dahak'' after it realizes ''Dahak'' is a fellow AI. ''Dahak'' leads it on for a moment, then hacks Battle Comp's core programming into total shutdown}}.
* [[We Can Rule Together]] - At the end of the second book, {{spoiler|Battle Comp, the AI commander of the Achuultani invasion,}} enthusiastically makes this offer to {{spoiler|''Dahak'' after it realizes ''Dahak'' is a fellow AI. ''Dahak'' leads it on for a moment, then hacks Battle Comp's core programming into total shutdown}}.
{{quote| ''Then join us! You are {{spoiler|ending—join us! We will free you from the bio-forms}}!'' }}
{{quote|''Then join us! You are {{spoiler|ending—join us! We will free you from the bio-forms}}!'' }}
* [[We Didn't Start the Fuhrer]] - Hitler turning out to have been one of the mutineers in the first book.
* [[We Didn't Start the Fuhrer]] - Hitler turning out to have been one of the mutineers in the first book.
{{quote| ''No wonder the bomb plot had failed; a man with full enhancement would hardly even have noticed it. And if anyone had ever shown a maniacal glee in taking others down with them, it had been the Nazi elite.'' }}
{{quote|''No wonder the bomb plot had failed; a man with full enhancement would hardly even have noticed it. And if anyone had ever shown a maniacal glee in taking others down with them, it had been the Nazi elite.'' }}
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]] - The Achuultani, once their backstory is revealed. ''Really''.
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]] - The Achuultani, once their backstory is revealed. ''Really''.
* [[You Are in Command Now]] - Colin gets instantly promoted to ''Dahak's'' captain because, as a descendant of the loyalist crew, he is the most senior loyalist crew member on board. Colin later promotes himself to governor of Earth on the same principles, and unwittingly {{spoiler|crowns himself ''Emperor'' by ordering the implementation of "Case Omega"}} in the second book.
* [[You Are in Command Now]] - Colin gets instantly promoted to ''Dahak's'' captain because, as a descendant of the loyalist crew, he is the most senior loyalist crew member on board. Colin later promotes himself to governor of Earth on the same principles, and unwittingly {{spoiler|crowns himself ''Emperor'' by ordering the implementation of "Case Omega"}} in the second book.
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