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The ''Inheritance Cycle'', [[Trilogy Creep|formerly known as]] the ''Inheritance Trilogy'' is a series of [[High Fantasy]] novels written by [[
* ''Eragon'' (2003)
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* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Galbatorix, {{spoiler|Murtagh}}.
* [[Automaton Horses]]: Lampshaded with the elves' horses. Both played straight and lampshaded elsewhere, such as in the first book where they ride through a desert for almost a week, although Eragon does use magic to raise water from the ground.
* [[Author Avatar]]: According to some, Eragon is [[
* [[Badass]]: Murtagh.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Roran.
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* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Yeah, {{spoiler|Galby is dead,}} but half the surviving {{spoiler|Eldunarya are insane, Arya and Eragon and Firnen and Saphira have to be separated, Nasuada has a whole lot on her plate, and Murtagh and Thorn are outcast. Eragon has to leave Alagaesia for ever too.}}
* [[Black Blood]]: Applied rather literally to the [[Our Orcs Are Different|Urgals]].
* [[Blessed
* [[The Berserker]]: In ''Brisingr'', Imperial berserkers who have had their ability to feel pain magically removed are introduced.
* [[Body Horror]]: The bewitched soldiers in the third book feel no pain, and thus fight through dismemberment that by all rights should have killed them. Most Varden lose their nerve while fighting these guys, because fighting someone with half his face hanging off his bare skull -- who laughs at you, no less -- is horrifying.
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* [[Cain and Abel]]: {{spoiler|Eragon and Murtagh}}. Who is who depends on your [[Alternate Character Interpretation|personal interpretation]].
* [[The Call Knows Where You Live]]: Carvahall receives a lot of trouble from this trope even after Eragon leaves.
* [[Can't Argue
* [[Cast From Hit Points]]: Ordinarily, magic works like this. Except for dragon riders, who can borrow their dragon's hit points (and dragons have plenty to spare). Skilled magic users can borrow hit points from the local wildlife (killing it in the process if they aren't careful). {{spoiler|Except for people who get hold of an Eldunari, who can borrow a ''dead'' dragon's hit points.}}
* [[The Chains of Commanding]]: Trianna says it's wise Eragon doesn't want to be king, because a king is simply a man imprisoned by his duties.
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* [[Creation Myth]]: According to the dwarven calender in the deluxe edition of ''Eldest'', [[Constructed World|the world]] was created 8000 years ago by several [[Physical God|gods]], after they vanquished the [[Our Giants Are Bigger|giants]].
* [[Creepy Child]]: Elva.
* [[Cursed
* [[Dark Magical Girl]]: Elva.
* [[The Determinator]]: Roran. He'll do absolutely anything to accomplish his goals, and woe onto anyone who gets in his way.
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* [[Dragon Rider]]: Eragon, naturally. Also, {{spoiler|Oromis, Murtagh}} and Galbatorix count. Brom, Orik, and Arya have also ridden Saphira at various points, {{spoiler|Brom was also a Rider before his dragon was killed}}.
* [[The Dragon]]: {{spoiler|Murtagh}} and his [[Our Dragons Are Different|literal dragon]], who are the dragons for his evil ''King'', and ''his'' dragon. Prior to him joining up with Galbatorix, the role of the Dragon was Durza the Shade, and in the backstory before Durza, Morzan the [[Dragon Rider]].
* [[Dropped a Bridge
* [[Dude, She's Like, in
* [[Egg McGuffin]]: The one from which Saphira eventually hatches in the first book.
* [[Elaborate Underground Base]]: The dwarven capital, Tronjheim, is a city built like a small mountain inside the crater of a much larger extinct volcano so tall the top is inaccessible, even to dragons, making it only accessible by underground tunnels.
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* [[Immortal Procreation Clause]]: Dwarves, who live much longer than humans, are repeatedly stated to reproduce at a slower rate. This is even more extreme with the immortal-unless-killed [[Our Elves Are Better|elves]], who are even less prolific than the dwarves. At the beginning of the cycle, it's been over a decade since the last elf children(twins) were born.
* [[Instant Expert]]: Eragon learns magic faster than any of the other characters, despite him being [[Just a Kid]].
* [[In the End You Are
* [[Kick Them While They Are Down]]: Murtagh does this to a slaver named Torkenbrand, killing him.
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|Brom, Ajihad, Hrothgar, and Oromis. Glaedr just happens to have survived by giving away his 'heart of hearts'}}.
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* [[Life Energy]]: Used to fuel magic.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: [[Our Elves Are Better|Elves]], [[Dragon Rider|Dragon Riders]], Ra'zac, and Shades. [[Proud Warrior Race|Kull]] might also count; they can run as fast as horses and are tough enough to fight five men at once.
* [[Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition]]: Each book has received a "Deluxe Edition" reprinting which usually includes some goodies like drawings from cover artist John Jude Palancar and/or [[
* [[Little Miss Snarker]]: Elva.
* [[The Load]]: Eragon himself in the first two books, as he always has to either become unconscious or be saved by someone in order to get anything done.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Used ''twice''.
* [[Magi Babble]]: Oromis gets quite in depth about the rules of magic.
* [[Magic
* [[Magic Knight]]: Shades, Elves, and Dragonriders tend to train in both combat and magic.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Elva, being an [[The Empath|empathic]] [[Anti-Hero|antiheroine]], uses her power to discern a person's weaknesses and vulnerabilities, then say exactly the thing that she knows will give them the most comfort or the most pain. At one point, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|she does this to Eragon, and is able to bring him to his knees just with some well-chosen words]].
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* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: You only name your child Galbatorix if you ''want'' him to grow up to be evil.
* [[Nephewism]]: Eragon is raised by his aunt and uncle, without ever knowing his parents.
* [[New Powers
* [[Nose Tapping]]: A traveling trapper does this when sharing rumors about there being a Rider in Alagaësia.
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: {{spoiler|Murtagh and the Twins}}.
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* [[Offstage Villainy]]: One of the most common complaints about the The Inheritance Cycle is that the reader is never actually shown Evil Overlord Galbatorix doing anything particularly evil to the people of Alagaësia other than raising taxes. Brisingr may count, though, given how its stated that he enslaved the souls of the dragons he killed. Just the fact that he successfully overthrew the Dragon Riders seems to be enough justification for the war waged by the Varden, the elves, and the dwarves in the series.
* [[Old Master]]: Oromis.
* [[Orcus
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]
* [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same]]
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** {{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.}}.
* [[Poke in
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Morzan, Eragon the first Rider, and {{spoiler|Brom}} after the first book.
* [[A Protagonist Shall Lead Them]]: Eragon with [[La Résistance]], {{spoiler|Roran with his village}}.
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* [[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-Out]]:
** In ''Brisingr'', Arya doodles something about a lonely god in the sand in reference to ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Paolini mentions this in the afterword. He says he did it because he's a fan of the doctor. "And to those who got the line about the lonely god, all I have to say is that The Doctor can be anywhere at any time, even alternate dimensions. Hey! [[One of Us|I'm a fan too!]]"
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* [[Vanity Publishing]]: started as this, before a larger publisher got their hands on it.
* [[Veganopia]]: Elven society. Justified somewhat in that it's difficult to eat something when you can hear its thoughts and empathize with it.
* [[We Are
* [[We Have Reserves]]: Galbatorix uses the Urgals in the first book to weaken the Varden and the dwarves.
* [[Weirdness Magnet]]: Eragon. Lampshaded by Saphira:
{{quote| '''Saphira:''' "Nothing out of the ordinary ever occurs to me when I'm by myself. But you attract duels, ambushes, immortal enemies, obscure creatures such as the Ra'zac, long-lost family members, and mysterious acts of magic as though they were starving weasels and you were a rabbit that wandered into their den."}}
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: A source of [[Wangst]] for Eragon.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Four examples: Firstly, {{spoiler|Murtagh heavily criticizes Eragon's (and the Varden's) moral stance and allegiance at the end of ''Eldest'', going so far as to say that Galbatorix isn't bad enough to earn what Eragon's doing to the Empire}}. Secondly, Sloan gives Eragon a massive tongue lashing in ''Brisingr'' when he encounters him, complete with lots of [[Unusual Euphemism|fantasy swear words]]. Thirdly, after Eragon {{spoiler|attempts to heal Elva of her [[Blessed
* [[A Wizard Did It]]: The {{spoiler|ancient language}}.
* [[Words Can Break My Bones]]: The Ancient Language, being the language used for magic, is perfectly capable of killing you. If mishandled, it can also kill its unwary user.
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* [[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe]]: The archaisms in the books are often used incorrectly. An example would be Orik saying "mine King, Hrothgar." "Mine" is only used before vowels. Characters also use "thou" and "you" within the same sentence. This may be a stylistic decision on Paolini's part, though some (especially those who know a bit about old English) feel that it breaks the [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]].
* [[Youngest Child Wins]]: Eragon has had a much nicer life than his analogue.
* [[Your Approval Fills Me
* [[You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry]]: Angela claims in the first book that Eragon doesn’t want to see her "''irritated''".
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