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* [[Not So Different]]: Jones [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=743 calls him out] on constantly referring to Zimmy as a "demon", stating that it is merely a label for something that is feared and misunderstood, and one which has been applied to himself as well.
* [[Not So Different]]: Jones [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=743 calls him out] on constantly referring to Zimmy as a "demon", stating that it is merely a label for something that is feared and misunderstood, and one which has been applied to himself as well.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: Sometimes he's like this, though not always. And sometimes it looked like he had the same [[Unbalanced By Rival's Kid|problem]] as James Eglamore, but solved it much quicker.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: Sometimes he's like this, though not always. And sometimes it looked like he had the same [[Unbalanced By Rival's Kid|problem]] as James Eglamore, but solved it much quicker.
{{quote| '''Kat:''' [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=415 Are you like her dad in disguise now?]}}
{{quote| '''Kat:''' [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID{{=}}415 Are you like her dad in disguise now?]}}
* [[Perverse Sexual Lust]]: In-universe, there has been a hint he feels this way towards Moro no Kimi from ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' when he whispers her name while wistfully watching the sunset.
* [[Perverse Sexual Lust]]: In-universe, there has been a hint he feels this way towards Moro no Kimi from ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' when he whispers her name while wistfully watching the sunset.
* [[Progressively Prettier]]: somewhat. As he becomes a more serious character, he seems to stay more time in his [[Big Badass Wolf]] form.
* [[Progressively Prettier]]: somewhat. As he becomes a more serious character, he seems to stay more time in his [[Big Badass Wolf]] form.
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* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: [[Romantic Runner-Up|He and Surma]].
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: [[Romantic Runner-Up|He and Surma]].
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]:
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]:
{{quote| "[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=559 You guys aren't going to believe this...] but that guy is our games teacher."}}
{{quote| "[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID{{=}}559 You guys aren't going to believe this...] but that guy is our games teacher."}}
* [[Badass Teacher]]
* [[Badass Teacher]]
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]:
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]:
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* [[The Ace]]: She's both medium (Annie's vocation) ''instructor'' "among other things" and embodiment of some sort of perfection with "[[Seen It All]]" undercurrent. The only limitation mentioned is her inability to use a blinker stone.
* [[The Ace]]: She's both medium (Annie's vocation) ''instructor'' "among other things" and embodiment of some sort of perfection with "[[Seen It All]]" undercurrent. The only limitation mentioned is her inability to use a blinker stone.
* [[Badass Boast]]: Jones proves that one doesn't need to be long-winded, eloquent, or loud to deliver one of these when she tells Coyote (a ''god'') that {{spoiler|she could take Annie back to the Court against his wishes, inside his own domain.}}
* [[Badass Boast]]: Jones proves that one doesn't need to be long-winded, eloquent, or loud to deliver one of these when she tells Coyote (a ''god'') that {{spoiler|she could take Annie back to the Court against his wishes, inside his own domain.}}
{{quote| [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=818 "You know I can take her if I wish."]}}
{{quote| [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID{{=}}818 "You know I can take her if I wish."]}}
* [[British Accents]]: [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=361&page=40#20411 Pointedly averted by Tom] -- to the point of her being devoid of an accent -- to emphasize her enigmatic nature.
* [[British Accents]]: [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=361&page=40#20411 Pointedly averted by Tom] -- to the point of her being devoid of an accent -- to emphasize her enigmatic nature.
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: The first reference to Jones (her office door, with her name on it, is shown in Ch 8) was so subtle that none of the readers noticed it until after Jones herself appeared in-comic.
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: The first reference to Jones (her office door, with her name on it, is shown in Ch 8) was so subtle that none of the readers noticed it until after Jones herself appeared in-comic.
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* [[Tsundere]]: In different ways, both are rude, yet caring about each other and occasionally enthusiastic or helpful to others.
* [[Tsundere]]: In different ways, both are rude, yet caring about each other and occasionally enthusiastic or helpful to others.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Other fairies see their taunts and fighting as signs of attachment.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Other fairies see their taunts and fighting as signs of attachment.
{{quote| '''Cyan'''-haired, '''[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1003 This Girl]''': ([[Tearful Smile|wiping a tear]]) Such... such good friends...}}
{{quote| '''Cyan'''-haired, '''[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID{{=}}1003 This Girl]''': ([[Tearful Smile|wiping a tear]]) Such... such good friends...}}