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** Jägers get in on the hamminess when there's no Spark around. And when a Spark is going nuts ''and'' there's an excited Jäger in the room, the ensuing [[Ham-to-Ham Combat]] can knock down walls.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: An officer in one of the many armies that invade Mechanicsburg tells his soldiers not to keep their eyes of the captured civilians, to treat them with respect, and to execute them all. Right before the [[Brown Note|Doom bell]] knocks all the soldiers out.
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'''Civilian woman:''' ''(holding a rolling pin)'' Oh, ''him'' we treat with respect. }}
* [[Leave Behind a Pistol]]: Gil gives Moloch von Zinzer a [[Cyanide Pill|poison pill]] upon his departure to Castle Heterodyne, underestimating the degree of von Zinzer's [[Action Survivor]] skills and [[Genre Savvy]].
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* [[Let Them Die Happy]]: These [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100929 plants] are trying to do this.
* [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again]]: Gilgamesh orders that his [[Nice Hat]] should be hidden in a safe place -- [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120116 and never spoken about again.]
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'''Gil:''' You're ''delusional''. }}
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: {{spoiler|Airman Higgs}}
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* [[Mad Scientist]]: "Sparks", whose erratic genius has literally reshaped the world. Practically half the cast are mad scientists of one sort or another, though the ones that come closest to the classic villain type are probably Prince Wilhelm Aaronev and the late Lucrezia Mongfish.
** There's even a mad ''social'' scientist, who complains that the mad "hard" scientists [[Hard on Soft Science|get all of the funding and attention]].
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** Agatha awakening to her mad science is what starts and drives the entire story forward, and raises the question [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EomvxZF6Tto ...or will her newfound mad science DESTROY THEM ALL!]
* [[Mad Scientist Laboratory]]: Several, most notably those belonging to Baron Wulfenbach and Prince Aaronev. And all of the ones in Castle Heterodyne.
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* [[Make My Index Live]]: This mythos is a major part of the premise.
* [[Malevolent Architecture]]: Castle Heterodyne. It was designed by an [[Ax Crazy]] [[Mad Scientist|Spark]], and it shows.
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* [[Malicious Slander]]
* [[Mama Bear]]: Von Pinn, ''[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040903 and how].'' She's actually {{spoiler|the Muse of protection, downloaded into a construct body.}}
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* [[Marriage to a God]]: The original Heterodyne was supposedly married to a local battle goddess.
* [[Master Apprentice Chain]]: Gilgamesh is taught by Klaus himself (among the others), and we know some of people who taught the baron himself.
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* [[Mauve Shirt]]: Sergeant Scorp of the Baron's Vespiary Squad. Also an unquestionably [[Cool Old Guy]], right down to the superb facial hair.
* [[Maximum Fun Chamber]]: Castle Heterodyne contains several; in fact, most of the castle counts.
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** Dr. Sun ''is'' a doctor. As well as a Spark.
** We also have [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110124 this] exchange:
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'''Tarvek:''' ... Already doing it.
'''Gil:''' Hey! I '''am''' a doctor, you know.
'''Tarvek:''' '''pft'''. And '''who isn't'''? }}
* [[Melee a Trois]]: [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100716 Tarvek vs. Zola vs. Lucrezia!Agatha.]
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** Gil is also [[Genre Savvy]] enough to find it suspicious {{spoiler|his father's}} body [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120120 is never found.] {{spoiler|Between what the readers were told before and Boris's comments that the Baron ordered his son to be immediately named head of the empire should he be suspected dead, it's indeed almost certain his death is a ruse.}}
* [[Never Bring a Knife to A Gun Fight]]:
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'''Agatha:''' Well, I suppose it isn't that much worse than bringing a gun to a clank fight. }}
** And [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110713 later], "It's harder to break things with a knife."
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** The novelizations have a lot of these, usually referring to some strange thing that some Spark had built or what said Spark attempted to do with said strange invention.
* [[No One Could Survive That]]: Othar. Being thrown out of an airship and surviving is among the ''least'' of his feats. From the radio play:
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'''[[Jerkass Woobie|Fer]][[Ms. Fanservice|reti]][[Half-Human Hybrid|na]]:''' Whoops! Silly me, I forgot to turn the [[Shock and Awe|lightning generators]] on!<br />
'''Othar:''' [[This Is Gonna Suck|Er... not a whole lot more, I'll admit.]] }}
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* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: "But I see nothing!" [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20050706 "Don't say that like it's a good thing!"]
* [[Not in the Face]]: Played with.
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* [[Not So Different]]
** Jägermonsters and Lackya don't get along well. They're both bruisers who don't function well without a person to follow.
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* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: A ''lot'' of people.
** Most especially Zola.
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** Some of the Jägerkin are considerably smarter than they appear.
** The circus pretends to be simple performers when in truth they're {{spoiler|mostly Sparks}}.
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** Klaus, {{spoiler|1=[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20061206 realizing Lucrezia has enslaved him]}} and {{spoiler|1=[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20061225 when Agatha activates the Battle Circus].}}
** In a subverted [[Big Damn Heroes]] [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100315 moment]:
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"Why, ''I'' am OTHAR TRYGGVASSEN, '''Gentleman Adventurer'''!"
"Uh oh." }}
** Amusingly invoked [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100602 here.]
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* [[Oh My Gods]]: [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090520 Here], in the second panel.
* [[Oh, No, Not Again]]: When Agatha's trying to snap Gil out of a stupor:
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'''Gil:''' Hm? A bucket? ''Again?'' Okay, I'm comin'.
'''Agatha:''' ''(shooting a sideways glance at Zola)'' Yeeeess. I ''suspected'' as much. }}
* [[Old Master]]: Dr. Sun, quite capable of singlehandedly disassembling any number of clanks -- and who ''taught'' Klaus and Gil quite a lot about martial arts.
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* [[Ominous Pipe Organ]]: At one point a flipped-out Agatha directs a small army of clanks (including [[Transforming Mecha]] and [[Discworld|Luggage]]) with a [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20061229 high-falutin] [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070117 calliope.] Doubles as a visual [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]. And perhaps a literal version of [[Autobots Rock Out]].
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: While all Heterodynes were maniacs, some weren't picky about who to kill, as evidenced by [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20111130 this exchange]:
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"A''''' new record'''''!" }}
* [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]]: Though Sparks do specialize, it appears that most of the really strong ones can stitch a living being out of spare body parts as easily as they can build a mechanical AI... or design an electric death ray or a giant airship. Only minor Sparks appear to be ''restricted'' to a discipline, as opposed to simply being ''best'' at one
* [[One True Threesome]]: Phil and Kaja Foglio, thanks to their unabashed [[Bleached Underpants]] history, may be deliberately dangling this in front of the audience. Lampshaded and teased [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090311 in the strip itself].
* [[Only a Flesh Wound]]:
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'''Klaus:''' I've had worse. }}
* [[Only Sane Man]]
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* [[Our Hero Is Dead]]: And buried, complete with digging up the body and ''cloning a replica'' to make sure it's really her. {{spoiler|The corpse was doctored to make it look like Agatha, but the cloning gave the deception away, as the cloned body was not hers.}}
* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: Dame Aedith is a vampire hunter, despite the fact that no vampires have been seen. Although there was this little gem...
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'''Carson:''' Oh, and wouldn't ''that'' be the perfect capper to my day.
'''Wooster:''' Um, actually, that wasn't a "Ho ho, don't be silly old chap."
'''Carson:''' I ain't being paid to ''lie'' to you, brit. }}
* [[Out of Focus]]: Lots of characters have done this.
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** Lots of other characters from the first arc disappeared after it was over and have either not returned or only showed up again in the third arc. The end of the second arc also sent a large number of supporting characters offstage. It also happens within arcs: Klaus has done this more than once. Given the webcomic format, the size of the cast, and the demands of the story, it's inevitable that it will keep happening.
** This gets a non-canon lampshade [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20050912 in this picture].
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* [[Outscare the Enemy]]: Veilchen [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060505 does something like this].
* [[Overly Long Name]]
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