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* [[Chekhov's Gun]] - In the first book it is mentioned that ''Dahak's'' Enchanach Drive could make the sun go supernova if it was used too close to it; guess what humans do to blow up around one million enemy ships whom they lured deep into a uninhabited solar system.

* [[The Chessmaster]] - "Mister X" in the third book, whose plans stretch back ten years or more and involve minions buried everywhere in the government and military.

* [[Cool Starship]] - All the characters agree: Dahak is a kickass ship.

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Two good examples.

* [[Space Marine]]: The Imperial Marine Corps. Played pretty much straight.

* [[Serial Escalation]] - Start with ''Dahak'', a planetoid sized starship easily capable of causing a Class-X [[Apocalypse How]], being used by the Fourth Imperium as a ''border picket''. Fast forward to the time of the Fourth Empire, and capital ships which have gotten bigger, stronger, faster. ''Sixty'' of which are at the personal beck and call of the Emperor. What's to stop the Emperor from taking them and becoming an [[Omnicidal Maniac]], you ask? ''Dahak'' answers:

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Actually, just make sure to use the spacebar. The fourth Imperium' citizens only used one name per person, so...

* [[Standard Sci Fi History]]: Set during the Interregnum following the fall of the Fourth Empire, the story witnesses the formation of the Fifth Imperium.

* [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler]]: [[Playing with a Trope|Toyed with]] but mostly [[Averted]]. During most of the battles to defeat Anu, the bad guys make shameless use of advanced Imperial hardware that the good guys have very little of.

* [[The Voice]] / [[Voice with an Internet Connection]]: Dahak. Full Stop.

* [[We Can Rule Together]] - At the end of the second book, {{spoiler|Battle Comp, the AI commander of the Achuultani invasion,}} enthusiastically makes this offer to {{spoiler|''Dahak'' after it realizes ''Dahak'' is a fellow AI. ''Dahak'' leads it on for a moment, then hacks Battle Comp's core programming into total shutdown}}.

* [[We Didn't Start the Fuhrer]] - Hitler turning out to have been one of the mutineers in the first book.

* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]] - The Achuultani, once their backstory is revealed. ''Really''.

* [[You Are in Command Now]] - Colin gets instantly promoted to ''Dahak's'' captain because, as a descendant of the loyalist crew, he is the most senior loyalist crew member on board. Colin later promotes himself to governor of Earth on the same principles, and unwittingly {{spoiler|crowns himself ''Emperor'' by ordering the implementation of "Case Omega"}} in the second book.