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* [[Archive Binge]]: Probably one of the most notable in webcomic history. Originally a print comic, when ''Girl Genius'' first became a webcomic it had two archives; one consisting of pages from the print comics, one consisting of the new pages produced after the website went online. When the version for people who started reading it online caught up with the version for people who'd read the print comics an awful lot of people read the newer half of the combined archive, the equivalent of four and a half books worth of pages, in one sitting. The website server went down for a long time.

* [[Complete Monster]]: The Other is quickly showing just how deserved that title is for her.

** Where do we ''start'' with Lucrezia? Most of her early villainy isn't much worse than the average antagonist around this place, but she's kept evolving beyond that to the point where even Albia now considers her an [[Eldritch Abomination]] in human form. Lucrezia's ideal world isn't merely to crush Europa underneath her iron boot, but to forge an eternal hell where free will ''literally does not exist'' and all sentient life worships her as their cruel and whimsical goddess. Forever.

** For a snapshot of everything that is wrong and twisted in Lucrezia's nonexistent soul, here's her infamous conversation with Klaus at the Corbetite sanctuary. Note that both of them are mentally possessing the bodies of their own children at the time (Klaus far more reluctantly and less brutally than Lucrezia, but still).

{{quote|'''Lucrezia:''' Oh Klaus-

'''Klaus:''' This is ''not'' truly ''me''.

'''Lucrezia:''' Oh, but it ''could'' be! Let me ''help'' you! (seductively) ''Listen'' to me. How many lives have you sacrificed to keep the peace of your Empire? Sacrifice just two more - ''only these two'' - and we can have a ''true'' peace. ''Together''.}}

*** There's a reason that the next panel is [[Papa Wolf|Klaus piledriving Lucrezia's head through the table.]] She would literally devour the soul of her own daughter, encourage Klaus to do the same to his son, and ''legitimately call that peace and love'' in her warped outlook. Whatever intangible quality makes a human being even remotely human, she ain't got it no more.

* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: Actual science is basically dead, which has effectively halted theoretical study, which means that the development of atomic energy, computers, and decent aircraft is not going to happen. Why bother working on fruitless theories that might become something much later when you can have awesome stuff now? Societal progress has (except for a few things such as the role of women and racism) also basically halted, with most of Europe frozen in the Victorian era. Democracy is unheard of, and the Spark nobility often rule with an iron fist. The distribution of wealth is still largely at the top, with no sort of working-class consumer society developing. Oh, and there are monsters, diseases and devices that will kill you. This is, of course, covered up with a coating of awesome steampunk machines, a noble, chivalric attitude, and cheerful plays and books. The people seem mostly content.

* [[Crazy Awesome]]: Jägers are a ''race'' of [[Crazy Awesome]] individuals.