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A 42-issue [[Animesque]] Brazilian comic written by Marcelo Cassaro with art by Erica Awano, set in a medieval fantasy world called Arton, based on the [[Tabletop RPG]] ''Tormenta'' (a synonym for "Storm" in Portuguese), originally published in the RPG magazine ''Dragão Brasil''. The series also spawned various spinoffs and drama cds.
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Arguably the most successful non child-oriented Brazilian comic book, the series is infamous for its [[Shout-Out|outrageous anime references]] and a combination of [[Refuge in Audacity|fantasy and horror elements with screwball action-comedy]].
After losing his place in the pantheon of Arton due to a conspiracy that could exterminate all gods, [[Spell My Name
Taking central part in this plan there are innocent [[Raised
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* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]{{context}}▼
* [[Action Girl]]: Lisandra, Loriane, Lenora. Anne to some degree.{{context}}▼
* [[A Day in
▲* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]
▲* [[Action Girl]]: Lisandra, Loriane, Lenora. Anne to some degree.
▲* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: Every single main character (and some not so main) got an special issue with one-shot stories featuring them.
* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: The Dragon-Kings are so insanely titanic and monstrous they can kill just by [[Brown Note|being seen]], yet Beluhga the Queen of White Dragons appear as an extremely beautiful woman in an elegant dress and an ice coronet, and Sckhar the King of Red Dragons as a slender, handsome hedheaded elf.
* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: James K. to Anne, or at least [[Jerk
* [[An Ice Person]]: Beluhga, the queen of the white dragons epitomizes this trope. Her mere presence was enough to turn a region the size of China into a glacial desert.
* [[Author Avatar]]: Both Cassaro and Awano. [[Hilarity Ensues]].{{context}}
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: The seven Dragon Kings, nuff said. The 20 High Priests may count too.{{context}}
* [[A Wizard Did It]]{{context}}
* [[Berserk Button]]: May the Gods have mercy of you if you DARE badmouth The Paladin in front of [[Yandere|Lisandra]]...
* [[Blood Knight]]: Master Arsenal, the high priest of the God of War.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Just as above, if you want to live a long, healthy life, just stay away of Lisandra and the Rubies of Virtue...
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: Broke by two of Sckhar's concubines who wonder if a lot of things they already know keeps being repeated just for the reader's sake.
* [[Break the Cutie]]{{context}}
* [[Breath Weapon]]: Most dragons seem to have one.
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: Niele in every spell she
** '''[[Gratuitous Japanese|MOERU MOERU]]'''!!!
* [[City of Adventure]]: Malpetrim, Valkaria, Triumphus, Vectora.{{context}}
* [[Cool Ship]]: A pirate ship with butterfly wings, no less.
* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: {{spoiler|The fate of the villagers brutally murdered and turned into inhuman monstrosities by Lisandra.}}
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** Tenebra, the Goddess of Darkness and patron of all undead is a genuine gentle person who cares for her loved ones.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: The series provides priceless examples. Anne, Tork, Loriane and the inkeeper Rudd are just a few.
* [[Deal
* [[Death Is Cheap]]: Actually, [[Subverted Trope|ressurection is said to be very expansive]], and [[Killed Off for Real|sometimes does not work.]]
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]{{context}}
* [[Drunk
* [[Eye Scream]]: Upon realizing that she was forever imprisoned because of Sckhar, Beluhga becomes a little pissed and gouges one of his eyes off.
* [[Faux Affably Evil]]: Sszzass, Sckhar, the sea elf Prince Deenar.
* [[Fertile Feet]]: Lisandra displays this ability sometimes.
* [[Final Battle]]{{context}}
* [[Five-Man Band]]:
** [[The Hero]] {{spoiler|before her [[Start of Darkness|dive into genocidal insanity]]}}: Lisandra
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* [[Fun Personified]]: Niele lives for the sake of bringing happiness and smiles to every person she meets. Although she {{spoiler|acts like that partially [[Stepford Smiler|to cover her own insecurities]] [[Hidden Depths|and the guilt she feels]] for being the (not so) responsible for Lenórienn's destruction}} as later revealed, the series shows that she already was [[Fun Personified]] even after those events.
** Wynna the Goddess of Magic don't just share the same [[Stripperific|wardrobe]] of Niele. Those two arguably are the most positive and cheerful characters of the show.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Aspis{{context}}
* [[Green Thumb]]: Lisandra shows how this power can be devastating when given to an unstable yandere.
* [[Highly-Visible Ninja]]: Practically what Sandro is while trying to be a thief.
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* [[Idiot Hero]]: Sandro, and his father Leon Galtran to an extent.
* [[Idol Singer]]: Niele has an army of devoted fans in Malpetrim.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Anne K.{{context}}
* [[Lethal Chef]]: Petra
* [[Love Redeems]]{{context}}
* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]
* [[Musical Assassin]]: Lucky Luigi.{{context}}
* [[No Social Skills]]: Lisandra. Being [[Raised
* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: {{spoiler|Lisandra}}{{context}}
* [[Playing
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]
* [[Raised
* [[Royal Bastard]]: Prince Mitkov Yudennach III of Yuden.{{context}}
* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Poor Petra had a lot of bad stuff happening to her life that practically destroyed her self-confidence. She gets better towards the end of the series.
* [[Sinister Scythe]]: A troglodyte character wields one.
* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: Niele loves this trope.{{context}}
* [[The Dreaded]]: Master Arsenal is a frequent source of nightmares for the majority of people in Arton, and he is just one of many. Thwor Ironfist, Vectorius, Schkar, The Paladin, Nekapeth, Gwen Haggenfar, Black Skull and Niele herself enlarges the list.
* [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]]: James K. incompetent crew.
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