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[[Driven to Suicide]]: Almost. {{spoiler|Dodola confesses her romantic feelings for Zam and asks to have a child with him. This is after he already castrated himself. He regrets doing so to the point where he considers jumping off a dam to his death.}} And, that's why you don't make life-changing decisions on a whim!
[[Driven to Suicide]]: Almost. {{spoiler|Dodola confesses her romantic feelings for Zam and asks to have a child with him. This is after he already castrated himself. He regrets doing so to the point where he considers jumping off a dam to his death.}} And, that's why you don't make life-changing decisions on a whim!

[[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: Dodola and Zam go through hell before reuniting. {{spoiler|Dodola is sold off to marriage at the age of 9. Then, her husband is killed, and she's sold into slavery. She rescues Zam and lives in the desert while having to resort to prostitution to survive. Then, she gets kidnapped into a royal harem for 6 years. While escaping, she gets sick from [[Squick|accidentally swallowing sewage]] and almost dies. As for Zam, he sees [[Parental Substitute|Dodola]] get raped and is so mentally scarred by it that he chooses to become a eunuch. He becomes friends with [[Wholesome Crossdresser|Ghaniya]] and sees him get raped too. And, this is in addition to being separated from Dodola but not knowing why. Then, he gets kidnapped into the sultan's palace and is forced to work there.}}


[[Eunuchs Are Evil]]: Averted with all examples except for the Chief Black Eunuch in the sultan's palace.
[[Eunuchs Are Evil]]: Averted with all examples except for the Chief Black Eunuch in the sultan's palace.

Revision as of 22:06, 18 December 2016

"Habbibi" is a comic book by Craig Thompson. It tells the story of 2 escaped child slaves, Dodola and Zam, who struggle to survive and find happiness.

Tropes used in Habibi include:

Crapsack World: Holy shit, Wanatolia is one depressing country! Its rural areas are filthy slums. Garbage, disease and death are common sights. At one point, a fisherman is seen removing decomposed corpses from the lake he usually fishes from. Also, being kidnapped and sold into slavery is a legal and common occurrence. Some people, including Dodola's parents, sell their children for food and water out of desperation. The sultan is a fat and bastardly absolute monarch who happily allows all this to continue while living in a luxurious palace with hundreds of concubines.

Driven to Suicide: Almost. Dodola confesses her romantic feelings for Zam and asks to have a child with him. This is after he already castrated himself. He regrets doing so to the point where he considers jumping off a dam to his death. And, that's why you don't make life-changing decisions on a whim!

Earn Your Happy Ending: Dodola and Zam go through hell before reuniting. Dodola is sold off to marriage at the age of 9. Then, her husband is killed, and she's sold into slavery. She rescues Zam and lives in the desert while having to resort to prostitution to survive. Then, she gets kidnapped into a royal harem for 6 years. While escaping, she gets sick from accidentally swallowing sewage and almost dies. As for Zam, he sees Dodola get raped and is so mentally scarred by it that he chooses to become a eunuch. He becomes friends with Ghaniya and sees him get raped too. And, this is in addition to being separated from Dodola but not knowing why. Then, he gets kidnapped into the sultan's palace and is forced to work there.

Eunuchs Are Evil: Averted with all examples except for the Chief Black Eunuch in the sultan's palace.

Hooker with a Heart of Gold: Dodola raises herself and Zam by exchanging sex for food with traveling caravans. Zam is so traumatized by seeing her get raped by one of her clients that he castrates himself. Dodola feels great guilt over it when she finds out.

Wife Husbandry: Inverted with Dodola and Zam. Dodola raises Zam as her adopted son, and he becomes sexually attracted to her when she's 21 and he's 12, but she doesn't return his feelings until he's about 18 or so.