For All the Marbles: Difference between revisions

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* [[Applied Phlebotinum]]: The cloning technology that enables Marvin to bring back the great men and women of Earth.

* [[Awesomeness By Analysis]]: Kit Marlowe’s trademark fighting style.

{{quote| ''Kit turned his attention back to the one with the sword. He could guess the man’s strategy just by looking at him. ''Accustomed to overpowering opponents. He’ll lead with an overhand strike. Move left, hit second man with foot to sternum. Strike first man at right temple. Take sword, cut throat. Block partner’s wild swing. Right foot to instep. Sword through solar plexus.'' All of these thoughts passed through Kit’s mind in a fraction of a second.''}}

{{quote|''Kit turned his attention back to the one with the sword. He could guess the man’s strategy just by looking at him. ''Accustomed to overpowering opponents. He’ll lead with an overhand strike. Move left, hit second man with foot to sternum. Strike first man at right temple. Take sword, cut throat. Block partner’s wild swing. Right foot to instep. Sword through solar plexus.'' All of these thoughts passed through Kit’s mind in a fraction of a second.''}}

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: These guys (and gals) got picked from the entirety of human history for a reason…

* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Attila the Hun, Leonidas of Sparta, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Christopher Marlowe when they flush out Theodore Roosevelt’s assassin.

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** “I am Colonel George Patton, commander of the 9th Cavalry. I’ve commanded armies that shook the Earth when we went into battle.” He stepped slowly toward the Mavra brothers. “I’ve faced down Mexican bandits, fought in the trenches of France, and wiped an army of evil from the face of the Earth. My army advanced farther, captured more enemy prisoners, and liberated more territory in less time than any other army in military history. That’s who the ''fuck'' I am. Now draw your sword, you bastard son of a whore, and prepare to be run through.”

* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Nikola Tesla stands out, especially when he finally faces off against Lord Mavra.

* [[Badass Crew]]

* [[Badass Family]]: Charles Martel and Charles Magnus are grandfather/grandson. John Churchill and Winston Churchill are also relatives, albeit distantly descended.