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** {{spoiler|Apparently this even applies to women who are using magic to look like men, as Daniel recalls An sticking around in the men's changeroom, despite not changing at the same time as the rest of the guys.}}

* [[All There in the Manual]]: invoked in-story and the manual in question is [http://www.footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=66 remarkably specific]

* [[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.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Daniel.

* [[Different As Night and Day]]: [[Genki Girl|Jin]] and [[Deadpan Snarker|Daniel]] rather nicely illustrate this twin trope (which is flipped when [[Doctor Jekyll and Mister Jack Daniels|drunk]])

** An and Kitty are a much darker take on this trope.

* [[Doctor Jekyll and Mister Jack Daniels]]: The half-were twins [[Genki Girl|Jin]] and [[Deadpan Snarker|Daniel]] flip-flop their personalities when they get drunk. Cue Daniel launching [[Glomp|glomps]] on Keti and Jin being sarcastic.

* [[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.

* [[Henpecked Husband]]: Both Yakky (Keti's father) and J (Jin and Daniel's father) [http://www.footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=23 fit] this description rather well:

'''Keti:''' Mine too! And I bet your dad is passive, hen-pecked, and spends most of his time apologizing for her? }}

* [[Honorary Uncle]]

* [[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.

'''Cherry:''' (Glowing with power)'' I think that's stupid. }}

*** Although this particular move [[Wrong Genre Savvy|bites him in the ass]].

* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]: Half-weres cannot shapeshift, and often lack several other traits of full-blooded werewolves. [http://www.footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=66 Weres are described as creatures of logic and technology, contrasting the fae].

* [[Painting the Fourth Wall]]: Keti freaks out when Sylphia's teleportation spell allows her to discover the [[Fourth Wall]].

'''Iordan:''' Yeah, that's the fourth wall. Come away before you break it. }}

* [[Passing the Torch]]: Subverted: Keti's mother raised her in the mortal realm as a (somewhat) normal child hoping that Keti would avoid all the <s>trauma</s> adventures she had to endure. Once in Faerie Keti's aunt packed her off to the dojo to learn some skills sharpish in order to avoid the classic [[Damsel in Distress|fate of non-combatant]] [[Neutral Female|children in stories]].

* [[Relax-O-Vision]]

* [[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.

* [[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.

* [[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).

'''An:''' Scary as all hell? It's not just you. }}

* [[Straw Misogynist]]: Lars, earning him a [[Humiliation Conga]] followed by a swift and painful death.

* [[Subtext]]: lampshaded by Iordan:

* [[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.

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

* [[Talk to the Fist]]: Subverted when {{spoiler|Fey!Keti}} begins talking, then attacks in the middle of {{spoiler|her ''own''}} speech.

* [[Tempting Fate]]: invoked on at least two occasions:

'''An:''' ARE YOU INSANE!? Don't say that kind of thing! }}

** Later...

'''An:''' I was hoping you'd say something like that... }}

* [[That Came Out Wrong]]: After their attack on Kitty and the pirates fails, Iordan, Sylphie, Daniel and An are thrown in the brig. An is attending to Daniel's wound from Kitty slashing him across the face with the Sword of Slayskull and responds to distracting questions from Iordan by saying:

** Another example, from Keti's early crush on An:

* [[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!}}

* [[Thicker Than Water]]

* [[Transformation Sequence]]: Lampshaded when Cherry doesn't quite complete the incantation in time to stop himself falling.

* [[Transparent Closet]]: Keti ''would not'' admit she was in love with a girl, until her [[Funny Schizophrenia|nymph personality]] forced her hand.

* [[Transvestite]]: Steve (AKA Cherry) the crossdressing magical 'girl' who absolutely hates it when people equate his transvestism with homosexuality -- thought he's perfectly willing to exploit that misperception [[All Men Are Perverts|to get into female changing rooms.]]