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* [[Amplifier Artifact]]: By storing energy in gems, they can be turned into power-sources that will up the magical abilities of anyone using them.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Murtagh all the way. Elva also seems to be leaning in this direction after {{spoiler|her curse was broken and she was able to use her empathetic powers without direct cost to herself.}}
* [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]]: Battle strategy of the Urgals.
* [[Ambadassador]]: Arya
* [[And This Is For]]: Roran does this in ''Brisingr''.
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* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: Eragon's philosophy is this. Possibly [[Lampshaded]] when four different characters, {{spoiler|Murtagh, Sloan, Elva, and a soldier in Feinster}}, [[What the Hell, Hero?|call him out on this.]]
* [[Plot Leveling]]: In Brisingr, Eragon suddenly starts encountering enemies immune to his new story-breaking powers. However, most of them have been encountered by Roran and the [[Redshirt Army|Varden]].
* [[Plot
** {{spoiler|Elva}} in ''Eldest'' ([[A Wizard Did It]]).
** {{spoiler|Also there's Thorn, born close to a year after Saphira yet is nearly as large as she is when he's first confronted at the end of ''Eldest'', although this is only because Galbatorix did it, Thorn is still mentally only a few months old despite having the body of a grown dragon.}}.
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* [[The Revolution Will Not Be Vilified]]: The Varden (rebellion) is good, while [[The Empire]] is evil.
* [[Rival Turned Evil]]: {{spoiler|Murtagh, after his capture and [[Mind Rape]]}}.
* [[Royally Screwed
* [[Rule of Cool]]: Possible [[Lampshade Hanging]] when the elven blacksmith chastises Eragon for specifying a design for purely aesthetic reasons, as well as by Angela in the battle at Feinster.
* [[Sand in My Eyes]]: Every emotional scene is punctuated with "a single shining tear". This leads to the unfortunate implication that many of the characters never cared much for their loved ones, as more tears have been shed for other, lesser things.
* [[Screening the Call]]: Eragon's uncle Garrow tries to sell Saphira's egg before it can hatch and make Eragon a Rider.
* [[Screw You Elves]]: {{spoiler|Murtagh}} makes a speech about this at the end of ''Eldest'', basically saying that they're a bunch of cowards who oppress humans.
* [[Shout
** In ''Brisingr'', Arya doodles something about a lonely god in the sand in reference to ''[[
{{quote| '''Eragon:''' "What does it mean?"<br />
'''Arya:''' "I don't know." }}
** In ''Inheritance'' There's another ''Doctor Who'' reference. Angela, the herbalist, is knitting a blue hat with runes around the edge. When asked what the runes say, she responds: "Raxacori--Oh, never mind. It wouldn't mean anything to you anyway." There is a planet in ''Doctor Who'' called Raxacoricofallapatorius (it's where the Slitheen come from.)
** Morn (who is himself a [[Shout
** Some people and places are named after people he knows, for example, Angela (his sister), and Palancar Valley (named after the artist who does the cover art).
** [[The Treasure of the Sierra Madre|"Barges? We don't want no]] ''[[The Treasure of the Sierra Madre|stinking]]'' [[The Treasure of the Sierra Madre|barges!"]]
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