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** Also, Buwaro gave one to Rhea when introducing her to Sakido.
* [[Annoying Arrows]]: Brutally subverted with the Holy Arrows.
* [[Apologises a Lot]]: Kieri, especially earlier on. At one point moves into [[Sorry I Fell On Your Fist]] territory when Kieri [http://www.sdamned.com/2006/10/10202006/ claims it is her fault] that she was cursed by a spiteful demigod. {{spoiler|Justified by how Kieri is strongly suggested to have had an [[Why Did You Make Me Hit You?|abusive mother]]. }}
* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]: Despite all her adventures with Kieri and Buwaro, Rhea is stunned to find out that mermaids actually exist.
* [[Art Evolution]]: With beautiful results! Seriously, look at [http://www.sdamned.com/2004/05/05012004/ this early page,] and [http://www.sdamned.com/2011/01/01012011/ this more recent page]! And the really impressive thing? The second one, and all the ones after it, use a principle of light explained at [[Real Is Brown]].
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* [[Beast and Beauty]]: [http://www.sdamned.com/2009/11/11022009/ The Monster and the Maiden], an in-universe example.
** Arguably, {{spoiler|Buwaro and Kieri.}}
* [[Berserk Button]]: {{spoiler|Buwaro's pendant}}, [[Inverted Trope|inverted]] since it suppresses his [[Super -Powered Evil Side]], instead of actually making him angry.
** Denevol reacts ''very'' poorly to Demons. Even when an Angel and one of his friends tell him to stop.
** Don't insult Sakido's poetry. No matter how bad it is.
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* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: [http://raizy.deviantart.com/art/Hickey-Hazard-189226835 Buwaro after learning what a hickey is...]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Buwaro.
* [[Cluster F -Bomb]]: Azurai is prone to this.
* [[Color Failure]]: [http://www.sdamned.com/2008/10/10062008/ Rhea caught with J's letter].
** [http://www.sdamned.com/2008/04/04052008/ "Maybe that's because the Angels who went to Medius could never return home."]
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* [[Cool Big Sis]]: In a more literal example, Rhea has taken on the responsibility of being a big sister to Buwaro since {{spoiler|Sakido's death}}. Kieri also looks up to Rhea as a role model, since [http://www.sdamned.com/2009/05/05032009/ she envies Rhea's strong personality]. Though she can be cynical and short tempered with them, Rhea's doing her best to look after them both and give them guidance.
** [http://www.sdamned.com/2004/06/06292004/ Sakido] to Buwaro.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: {{spoiler|Buwaro}}.
** Duster seems rather silly normally, but he enables Cliff to be able to do the "[http://www.sdamned.com/2010/01/01272010/ Siera] [http://www.sdamned.com/2010/02/02012010/ Special]," an attack an Angel ''[[Elite Mooks|Seraph]]'' couldn't take lightly.
* [[Cry for The Devil]]: The last page of an epic [[Tear Jerker]]. Even after it all, it hurts.
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* [[Ear Ache]]: {{spoiler|Buwaro}} got a very damaged ear from {{spoiler|Sakido}}.
* [[Early Bird Cameo]]: {{spoiler|[http://www.sdamned.com/2005/10/10172005/ Darius,] in Sakido's [[Nightmare Sequence]]}}.
* [[Elemental Powers]]: All characters are attuned to a classical element. Some [[Dishing Out Dirt|generic]] [[Blow You Away|elemental]] [[An Ice Person|behavior]] [[Playing With Fire|stereotypes]], and [[Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance|certain eye colors]], tend to be slightly more common [[Personality Powers|among users of the related element.]] Demons have additional abilities based on their element, with earth demons being huge in size, wind demons being able to fly, water demons being amphibious, and fire demons breathing fire (as well as being fire and cold resistant). (Interestingly, the comic does ''not'' use [[Elemental Rock -Paper -Scissors]].)
** [[Blow You Away]], [[Shock and Awe]]: Sakido, Denevol.
** [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: Iratu, Talus, Darius, Rhea (though she's limited to only one spell).
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* [[Forever War]]: The Angels and Demons are locked in an apparently divine-mandated war of annihilation, reinforced by numerous [[Remember the Alamo]] incidents on both sides. The war is over, but now {{spoiler|there are conspiracies instead.}}
* [[For the Evulz]]: Why Toski cursed Kieri, more or less.
* [[Four -Fingered Hands]]: Jakkai and fairies.
* [[Fractured Fairy Tale]]: The Median version of "[[Beauty and The Beast]]" [http://www.sdamned.com/2009/11/11082009/ apparently] involves a [[Wave Motion Gun]] and a [[Zombie Apocalypse]].
** There are apparently a [http://www.sdamned.com/2009/11/11022009/ ton of these], although some of them remain as a [[Noodle Incident]] with just their name being mentioned.
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* [[Good Wings Evil Wings]]: Angels have their usual deal, Demons get all varieties of feathery and batlike, Fairies - butterfly wings.
* [[Gratuitous English]]: Duster, but it's justified as Fairies generally speak their own language.
* [[Green -Eyed Monster]]: The reason for {{spoiler|Sakido and Iratu's initial reactions to Buwaro joining their 'family', especially Sakido. So much so that it led to Sakido tearing off part of Buwaro's ear, and guilt from their behavior probably drives both demons' closeness with Buwaro earlier in the strip.}}
* [[Grey and Gray Morality]]: The war between heaven and hell. The angels are implied to be [[A Lighter Shade of Gray]], as many of the demons have violent tendencies (and some are tasked with torturing souls in hell). However, not all demons are evil and most of them at least have redeeming qualities, while some of the Angels are merciless [[Knight Templar|Knight Templars]]. Darius notes that both sides occasionally kill children of the other side.
* [[Half -Identical Twins]]: Kieri and her brother, Kazai.
* [[Have You Seen My God?]]: {{spoiler|Mother Gaia and Father Syndel are missing, the real Death hasn't been seen either since he went looking for them 15 years ago.}}
* [[Heroic Bystander]]: {{spoiler|Subverted not once, but twice with Kieri}}.
** {{spoiler|Effectively Rhea's actions [http://www.sdamned.com/2007/12/12022007/ here] though it almost becomes more of a [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
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* [[Knight Templar]]: Denevol. Semi-justified, considering {{spoiler|Demons slaughtered his whole family}}, but still...
* [[Large Ham]]: [http://www.sdamned.com/2008/10/10122008/ Lazuli]
* [[Last -Name Basis]]: Denevol
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: Who would've thought Cliff and Duster were capable of ''[http://www.sdamned.com/2010/01/01272010/ this?]''
* [[Losing Your Head]]: {{spoiler|Cerberus' missing head seems to be perfectly fine with just being a skull/living headgear for Darius.}}
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* [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much]]: Played with. For Demons, being evil is as much a choice as it is their instinct {{spoiler|so long as the berserker thing is kept in check}}, but most of them are unsavory characters anyway, as their role in the greater scheme of things is to torture the souls of the damned.
* [[Mysterious Past]]: Sakido, Buwaro, Iratu, {{spoiler|Darius}}, Death, as well as what Ramirez has been up to since Rhea died, although that's more of a Mysterious Present.
* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: Lazuli demonstrates why having a short temper can be [http://www.sdamned.com/2006/08/08062006/ very dangerous on the battlefield.] <ref>For added stupidity, Lazuli and Talus were the ones who put the power-restricting collar on Kieri in the first place.</ref>
* [[Nightmare Sequence]]: Kieri's first "angel" appearance is [http://www.sdamned.com/2006/03/03082006/ here], during a nightmare. Her next [[Dream Sequence]] also [http://www.sdamned.com/2007/02/02042007/ begins like a nightmare], but ends happily.
** Also, Sakido's nightmare in [http://www.sdamned.com/2005/10/10172005/ this strip.]
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* [[Oh Crap]]: {{spoiler|[http://www.sdamned.com/2011/12/12172011/ Buwaro, panel three at the wind Angel mother], which is understandable having had bad experiences with [http://www.sdamned.com/2010/01/01092010/ a certain other wind Angel.]}} Enforced by immediate [[Color Failure]].
** A rather hilarious one given by [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Cliff]] on panel 6 (7?) of [http://www.sdamned.com/2011/09/09032011/ this page] when his niece asks a... private question.
* [[One -Hit Kill]]: The Holy Arrows are capable of this.
* [[Only One Name]]: Demons generally only have a first name. {{spoiler|Buwaro recently broke the trend and is now Buwaro Elexion}}.
* [[Opposites Attract]]: Buwaro the fire Demon and <s>Snowy</s> Kieri the water Angel.
* [[Our Angels Are Different]]: While Angels may appear very similar to Humans, they are powerful wielders of magic, proud warriors, and have no afterlife.
* [[Our Demons Are Different]]: Buwaro is the worst example of a demon ever.
* [[Paper -Thin Disguise]]: The pimp suit used to disguise Buwaro didn't really hide his purple fur, ear shape and horns, traits which none of Medius' known races have. It worked, though it led some people to believe [[Running Gag|Rhea and Kieri are hookers]].
** Then there's the case mentioned under [[Weirdness Censor]], which made Buwaro think no one would recognize him if he wore the Trouble Center badge he had at the time.
* [[Personality Powers]]: Based on elemental affiliation. An established tendency, but not a rule.
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** Even ''Rhea'' breaks them out [http://www.sdamned.com/2010/05/05222010/ once in a while.] Note Buwaro's reaction.
* [[Real Dreams Are Weirder]]: [http://www.sdamned.com/2006/03/03022006/ Rhea's "giant bunny" dream].
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Heathcliff "Cliff" Sinclair really hammered Buwaro for his fighting ability, looks, and intelligence in [http://www.sdamned.com/2009/05/05312009/ this page.] It reduced Buwaro to tears.
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: Done in reverse, insofar as {{spoiler|we only learn why Sakido was so willing to risk her life for Buwaro years after the strip where she died trying to make his life better.}}
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]: {{spoiler|One of Moonshade's.}} [[Averted]] with Buwaro and Iratu, personality-wise. {{spoiler|Taking Buwaro's pendant or bothering Iratu the day after he drinks changes this.}}
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* [[Shapeshifter Hammerspace]]: Obviously, [http://www.sdamned.com/2007/09/09242007/ Kieri turning into a snow bunny] ([[Required Secondary Powers|her clothes disappear too]]). Demons going berserk also gain mass.
* [[Shapeshifter Mode Lock]]: Kieri's "bunny curse" occasionally kicks in and is difficult to revert.
* [[Shell -Shocked Veteran]]: More than likely a part of {{spoiler|Denevol}} and {{spoiler|Kieri's mother}}'s [[Gotta Kill Them All]] reaction to Demons.
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: Rhea is clearly supportive of Buwaro and Kieri's relationship. Provided they aren't keeping her awake.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Buwaro has some, mostly justified by circumstances, but from page 501 on apparently just for the heck of it.
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** Don´t forget Lazuli´s Cluster-F-Bombs shortly after we meet her.
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Moonshade's really happy about the upcoming {{spoiler|[http://www.sdamned.com/2012/03/03312012/ Flower Festival]}}
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Invoked in universe for [[My Nayme Is|Kieri Suizhan]].
* [[Straight Gay]]: If it had never been explicitly stated, the audience would never know that Darius was gay. After it comes up in his diary, it isn't made a big deal of because it has almost no bearing on the plot, and the characters who know don't see it as being very important.
* [[Super -Powered Evil Side]]: Demons aren't exactly "good" to begin with, but they are able to enter a berserk form that is... Well, [http://www.sdamned.com/2005/12/12232005/ see for yourself.] The downside is that once they enter this form, the easiest way out of it is death by overexertion.
** Buwaro is a Demon squarely on the Good side of things. {{spoiler|Just don't remove that necklace.}}
* [[Talking Animal]]: Kieri can speak even in bunny form. [[A Wizard Did It|Magic]].
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* [[Wham Episode]]: 2010 was a big year for these. The most shocking [MAJOR SPOILER]: Who would've guessed that {{spoiler|[http://www.sdamned.com/2010/12/12022010/ Darius has been Death this whole time]}}?
** {{spoiler|Iratu and co ''[[Not So Harmless|butchered an entire town]]''.}}
* [[Who Dunnit to Me?]]: The events of the entire comic were all started by Rhea's death, and yet we don't have even the slightest idea why is it that she even died in the first place.
** [http://www.sdamned.com/2010/06/06192010/ The picture is starting to become clearer.]
*** Amazingly enough, hinted at in a throw away line [http://www.sdamned.com/2004/09/09202004/ SIX YEARS EARLIER].
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