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* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Sparkle.

* [[Always Someone Better]]: Dan used to be first in his class in Indiscriminate Whacking until An came along. Now he's second, and ''hates'' it. However, he just can't seem to [[Always Second Best|ever beat An]]... A one-sided rivalry, as An doesn't really seem to feel the same way Daniel does about it.

* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]: Although color strips are rare some faeries [http://www.footloosecomic.com/cherry/cherry_main.php?page=52 actually] have green or blue skin.

* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: The entire class of The School of Overrated Destructive Metal Robots qualifies.

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* [[Combat Stilettos]]: The basis of the martial art in which Keti and Jin are training. It's called... Kung Shoe. 1st kata: [[Groin Attack|Groin Attacks]] with pointy heels.

* [[Cool Loser]]: Everyone seems quite dismissive of Kung Shoe except Flibbage and the Queen (who uses them as bodyguards) but their instructor Prada-sensei was the only teacher hired based on actual competence. The others were hired primarily because it was safer than letting them run around loose.

* [[Cute Little Fangs]]: Keti and the other hybrid weres.

** [http://footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=373 Though lately] [[Slasher Smile|it's been decidedly less cute]].

* [[Damsel in Distress]]

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* [[Dropped a Bridget On Him|Dropped A Bridget On Her]]: {{spoiler|An, on Keti... who is shocked to discover she's still attracted to her.}}

* [[Dumb Blonde]]: Jin and Keti at [http://footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=229 times]

* [[Extranormal Institute]]: The Dojo clearly qualifies.

* [[Face Palm]]

* [[Floating Advice Reminder]]: Dan and Jin become these for Keti, popping [http://www.footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=92 up] [http://www.footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=222 at] [http://www.footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=260 odd] [http://www.footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=333 times] to make a running commentary on what's going on, even when she's inside her own [http://www.footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=403 head!] The people around her tend to take note of her odd behavior when this happens...

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* [[Genre Savvy]]: Most of the fae are [[Genre Savvy]] and have a basic understanding of the [[Theory of Narrative Causality]]. They teach it, but it only sticks well with fae.

* [[Groin Attack]]: Referenced when Keti passes her first test and Jin excitedly says to Keti, "Prada-sensei said that kick would have castrated any normal man!" Daniel shudders.

* [[Grows on Trees]]: There are croissant trees in Faerie.

* [[Half-Human Hybrid|Half Human Hybrids]]: Loads and loads. Keti is half human, a quarter nymph and a quarter werewolf, while Liame is half human and half imp. Other Fey hybrids exist, but the risk of mental instability rises the more species are involved.

* [[Healing Factor]]: Werewolves and half-weres have this. Jin is at one point injured by a [[Humongous Mecha]], and is up the next day, though still covered with bruises.

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* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]

* [[Luminescent Blush]]

* [[Magical Girl]]: The School of Marketable Magic. A subversion of normal magical girl tropes in that all of the students except the male crossdresser are despicable.

** Cherry/Steve, in particular, loves to subvert normal magical girl tropes.

{{quote|'''Cherry:''' You know how the magical girls never use their best attack first when you fight them, they just flutter around doing nothing much to build up dramatic tension?

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* [[Robot Buddy]]: Played with - all the [[Powered Armor]] AIs are a bit flaky, but M3H-13 takes every opportunity to rip his owner's self-esteem to shreds.

{{quote|'''M3H-13:''' {{smallcaps|ha ha, you're a [[Red Shirt]].}}}}

* [[Rookie Red Ranger]]: Keti, as the newcomer to the Dojo (as compared to the others like Jin and Daniel, who have already been at the dojo for four years.)

* [[Sequel]]: Strictly speaking, this comic is the [[Spin Offspring]] of the authors' [http://www.footloosecomic.com/Inubuyakasha/main.html InubuYAKasha] myth-mash crossover fanfiction. It's not necessary to read it, though; there are two or three [[Info Dump|infodumps]] to explain the setting and backstory.

* [[She Fu]]: [http://footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=351 If Jin's anything to go by], Kung Shoe has a couple of units on Exceedingly Balletic Dodging.

* [[Something That Begins With Boring]]

* [[~~Speechbubbles~~ Interruption]]

* [[Speech Bubbles Interruption]]

* [[Split Personality]]: Increasingly, Keti.

* [[Strange Girl]]: Sylphia is the archetypical fairy/sprite: floaty voice, just barely connected to the world and incredibly wise (or just senile).

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* [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]

* [[Sword of Plot Advancement]]: The Sword of Slayskull that Faerie Pirates steal and the heroes have to retrieve.

* [[Sword and Gun]]: [[Pirate Girl|Kitty]] fits this [[Pirate]] associated trope nicely, especially after stealing the Sword of Slayskull.

{{quote|'''Fey Keti:''' This is the pirate woman... First of all, she's a pirate! She has a sword AND a gun! }}

* [[Take That]]: The authors get their little digs in at [[Gratuitous Japanese]] and [[Humongous Mecha]].

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* [[The Nose Knows]]: Weres and half-weres like Jin and Daniel have an exceptional sense of smell (as well as good hearing); Jin used hers [http://footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=155 to find a missing party member].

* [[The Reveal]]: Dun Dun [http://www.footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=198 DUN] {{spoiler|An is female!}}

* [[The Rival]]: An, at least to Daniel. An's arrival at the Dojo upset Daniel's place as first in his class, not to mention the fact that all the girls (including Keti) swoon over An's good looks.

* [[Theory of Narrative Causality]]: A physical law in the world of Faerie; the world ''is'' a story, and anyone living there is caught up in the Plot, especially children of former adventurers. Anyone who knows the laws of "generics" can manipulate the Plot, if they dare - because the Plot eats people.

** For extra added meta, Fairy Godmother Flibbage tried to invoke a romantic comedy setup... by setting up a play.