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* [[Author Avatar]]: A newer character to the First Campfire, Logan, appears to be an Avatar of Author Avatars.
* [[Author Avatar]]: A newer character to the First Campfire, Logan, appears to be an Avatar of Author Avatars.
* {{spoiler|[[All Just a Dream]]? [[Or Was It a Dream|?Or Was It?]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[All Just a Dream]]? [[Or Was It a Dream?|?Or Was It?]]}}
* [[Author Appeal]]: How else would you explain the variety of characters found in the story?
* [[Author Appeal]]: How else would you explain the variety of characters found in the story?
* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Close, but a bit off; "Enam Resu" = Username
* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Close, but a bit off; "Enam Resu" = Username
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* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: B. Katarn. After his proper defeat and destruction of his base {{spoiler|courtesy of Ryo}}, he's thought dead {{spoiler|but then Enam Resu comes in}}. After a time, he finally gets around to the 'Friendship' part? {{spoiler|only to have to [[Heroic Sacrifice|give himself up to save the rest of them from an]] [[Evil Twin]] of sorts.}} Might also qualify as a {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Door Slam]]}}
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: B. Katarn. After his proper defeat and destruction of his base {{spoiler|courtesy of Ryo}}, he's thought dead {{spoiler|but then Enam Resu comes in}}. After a time, he finally gets around to the 'Friendship' part? {{spoiler|only to have to [[Heroic Sacrifice|give himself up to save the rest of them from an]] [[Evil Twin]] of sorts.}} Might also qualify as a {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Door Slam]]}}
* [[Empathic Weapon]]: Brigid and Hatsu both carry them, apparently styled after [[Bleach|zanpakuto]] at first glance. Kiyo, Maldrul, Gabriel, and Smith N. Wesson in Campfire 2.
* [[Empathic Weapon]]: Brigid and Hatsu both carry them, apparently styled after [[Bleach|zanpakuto]] at first glance. Kiyo, Maldrul, Gabriel, and Smith N. Wesson in Campfire 2.
* [[Everyone Calls Him Barkeep]]: He refers to himself as "the fellow", but people call him "Ryo".
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: He refers to himself as "the fellow", but people call him "Ryo".
* [[Expy]]: Several: B. Katarn happens to look like [[Tales of Phantasia (Video Game)|Cless]], Ryo happens to look like [[Suzumiya Haruhi|Kyon]], Hatsu like, well, [[Fruits Basket|Hatsuharu]].
* [[Expy]]: Several: B. Katarn happens to look like [[Tales of Phantasia (Video Game)|Cless]], Ryo happens to look like [[Suzumiya Haruhi|Kyon]], Hatsu like, well, [[Fruits Basket|Hatsuharu]].
** There's an AU version of Lifinia found within Campfire 2, and Kiyo (Campfire 2) does show shades of similarity to Ryo from the first Campfire as well?
** There's an AU version of Lifinia found within Campfire 2, and Kiyo (Campfire 2) does show shades of similarity to Ryo from the first Campfire as well?
* [[Future Badass]]: Enam Resu, {{spoiler|actually the eight-year-older version of B. Katarn, who's [[Badass]] in his own right.}}
* [[Future Badass]]: Enam Resu, {{spoiler|actually the eight-year-older version of B. Katarn, who's [[Badass]] in his own right.}}
* [[God Modders]]: Throwing moons at each other. Usually followed by a reset.
* [[God Modders]]: Throwing moons at each other. Usually followed by a reset.
* [[Half Identical Twins]]: Jin and Ser, Lifinia and Isari, {{spoiler|Ryo and Ryoko}}, the last seeming almost intentional?
* [[Half-Identical Twins]]: Jin and Ser, Lifinia and Isari, {{spoiler|Ryo and Ryoko}}, the last seeming almost intentional?
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: Lifinia in both iterations.
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: Lifinia in both iterations.
* [[It Only Works Once]]: Ryo using the [[MacGuffin|Campfire Key]] to {{spoiler|get into B. Katarn's lab, to fight him and save Brigid}}
* [[It Only Works Once]]: Ryo using the [[MacGuffin|Campfire Key]] to {{spoiler|get into B. Katarn's lab, to fight him and save Brigid}}
* [[Kill Em All]]: {{spoiler|Brigid Katarn.}}
* [[Kill'Em All]]: {{spoiler|Brigid Katarn.}}
* [[Last Name Basis]]: Katarn {{spoiler|until right before he logs out permanently}}.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Katarn {{spoiler|until right before he logs out permanently}}.
* [[Opposite Sex Clone]]: {{spoiler|Ryoko.}} Who she's a clone of should be obvious (and technically, she's from another dimension, so it might count as a [[Distaff Counterpart]] as well?).
* [[Opposite Sex Clone]]: {{spoiler|Ryoko.}} Who she's a clone of should be obvious (and technically, she's from another dimension, so it might count as a [[Distaff Counterpart]] as well?).
* [[Our Angels Are Different]]: Two cases, with Ser and {{spoiler|Lifinia once she Ascends}}.
* [[Our Angels Are Different]]: Two cases, with Ser and {{spoiler|Lifinia once she Ascends}}.
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* [[Round Robin]], except there are a couple or rules to be followed: it has to go with the story, and some understanding of the story needs to happen. Difficult, since there appears to be [[Continuity Snarl]]? The medium does lend itself to equal amounts of [[Throw It In]] and [[Canon Dis Continuity]], along with heaping helpings of [[Retcon]].
* [[Round Robin]], except there are a couple or rules to be followed: it has to go with the story, and some understanding of the story needs to happen. Difficult, since there appears to be [[Continuity Snarl]]? The medium does lend itself to equal amounts of [[Throw It In]] and [[Canon Dis Continuity]], along with heaping helpings of [[Retcon]].
* [[Split Personality]]: Tom, but each project outside of him, and each is actually a part of Tom's own personality (Ego, Id, Superego, and a couple more)
* [[Split Personality]]: Tom, but each project outside of him, and each is actually a part of Tom's own personality (Ego, Id, Superego, and a couple more)
* [[Spot Light Stealing Squad]]: The Story was originally meant to be about the MT characters themselves, but it quickly and almost permanently changed to focus on the storytellers.
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: The Story was originally meant to be about the MT characters themselves, but it quickly and almost permanently changed to focus on the storytellers.
* [[Stable Time Loop]]: All time travel {{spoiler|with the exception of Brigid Katarn}}.
* [[Stable Time Loop]]: All time travel {{spoiler|with the exception of Brigid Katarn}}.
* [[Tarot Motifs]]: The Aces are used as weapons that grant total control and mastery of each of their elements to their respective King/Queen. {{spoiler|They are: Jin (Air), Isari (Water), Lifinia (Earth), and Hatsu (Fire)}}
* [[Tarot Motifs]]: The Aces are used as weapons that grant total control and mastery of each of their elements to their respective King/Queen. {{spoiler|They are: Jin (Air), Isari (Water), Lifinia (Earth), and Hatsu (Fire)}}
* [[Trust Password]]: [http://forums.megatokyo.com/index.php?showtopic=1731363&view=findpost&p=4832067 "Pudding"].
* [[Trust Password]]: [http://forums.megatokyo.com/index.php?showtopic=1731363&view=findpost&p=4832067 "Pudding"].
* [[Tsundere]]: Brigid shows shades of this every now and then. Sometimes kicking off the heads of overly familiar robots, sometimes cuddling up with and squeeing over squirrels and rabbits. Could also show shades of [[Yandere]]-ism under certain circumstances.
* [[Tsundere]]: Brigid shows shades of this every now and then. Sometimes kicking off the heads of overly familiar robots, sometimes cuddling up with and squeeing over squirrels and rabbits. Could also show shades of [[Yandere]]-ism under certain circumstances.
* [[White Haired Pretty Boy]] - Isari in the first; Kiyo in the second, but he acts like a brat.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] - Isari in the first; Kiyo in the second, but he acts like a brat.
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Brigid fairly frequently. Understandable considering [[Genre Roulette|the genre keeps changing]] and she really can't tell if she's [[The Hero]], the [[Sidekick]], or (gag) the [[Damsel in Distress]].
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Brigid fairly frequently. Understandable considering [[Genre Roulette|the genre keeps changing]] and she really can't tell if she's [[The Hero]], the [[Sidekick]], or (gag) the [[Damsel in Distress]].
** To be fair, she's been each of them at least once before.
** To be fair, she's been each of them at least once before.