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* {{spoiler|[[A God Am I]]: Alexander}}
* {{spoiler|[[A God Am I]]: Alexander}}
* [[Awful Truth]]: {{spoiler|For Aristotle, when he looks inside the Platohedron and discovers the most powerful force in the universe is not reason but ''passion.'' As a Greek philosopher, this is the total antithesis of everything he's ever believed and taught.}}
* [[Awful Truth]]: {{spoiler|For Aristotle, when he looks inside the Platohedron and discovers the most powerful force in the universe is not reason but ''passion.'' As a Greek philosopher, this is the total antithesis of everything he's ever believed and taught.}}
* [[The Beautiful Elite]]: Just about all of Alexander's group of friends, but he takes the cake.
* [[The Beautiful Elite]]: Just about all of Alexander's group of friends, but he takes the cake.
* [[Cool Horse]]: Bucephalus, which also doubles as [[Hellish Horse]].
* [[Cool Horse]]: Bucephalus, which also doubles as [[Hellish Horse]].
* [[Cutting the Knot]]: The [[Ur Example]] -- animated.
* [[Cutting the Knot]]: The [[Ur Example]] -- animated.
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* [[Emotions vs. Stoicism]]: Alexander on one hand, Aristotle on the other. [[Central Theme|This is important.]]
* [[Emotions vs. Stoicism]]: Alexander on one hand, Aristotle on the other. [[Central Theme|This is important.]]
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Most of the main guys.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Most of the main guys.
* [[Face Death with Dignity]]: Phillipas and Philotas.
* [[Face Death with Dignity]]: Phillipas and Philotas.
* [[Fanservice]]: Mostly for the girls.
* [[Fanservice]]: Mostly for the girls.
* [[Fan Disservice]]: Any scene featuring Olympias and the oracle.
* [[Fan Disservice]]: Any scene featuring Olympias and the oracle.
* [[Fetish Fuel]]: The outfits.
* [[Fetish Fuel]]: The outfits.
* [[Five-Man Band]]:
* [[Five-Man Band]]:
** [[The Hero]]: Alexander
** [[The Hero]]: Alexander
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** [[Sixth Ranger]]: Haphaestion and Cassandra
** [[Sixth Ranger]]: Haphaestion and Cassandra
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Aristotle and Dinocrates.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Aristotle and Dinocrates.
* [[Go Mad From the Revelation]]: Olympias
* [[Go Mad from the Revelation]]: Olympias
* [[Historical Beauty Update]]: Well, if they actually made the characters look ''anything at all'' like they should in reality, then they probably would have to draw them in realistic outfits too. So where's the fun in that?
* [[Historical Beauty Update]]: Well, if they actually made the characters look ''anything at all'' like they should in reality, then they probably would have to draw them in realistic outfits too. So where's the fun in that?
* [[Ho Yay]]: Alexander and Hephaestion
* [[Ho Yay]]: Alexander and Hephaestion

Revision as of 20:02, 10 April 2017

Reign: The Conqueror is a Japanese anime first released in 1999 under the title Alexander Senki. It was released in English by Tokyo Pop in 2003, and aired on [Adult Swim] and Showtime Beyond. The series was a re-imagination of the life of Alexander the Great based on the novel of the same name by Hiroshi Aramata. Character and setting design for the show was conceived by Peter Chung, the Korean-American animator who created Aeon Flux.

Tropes used in Reign: The Conqueror include: