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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Alaric, according to the cast page.

* [[Amnesiac Dissonance]]: Interesting in that the ''only'' person not aware of his past is Trace, nearly everyone else is well aware of who he is/was and ''openly terrified'' of him.

** It's even ''[[Lampshaded]]'' [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/ here.]

'''Eric''': Yes. }}

* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: Kathrin to Eric, in [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=654 this] strip. Doubles as an in-universe [[Wham! Line]] and [[What Have I Done]] moment for Eric, as well.

** Unfortunately, he remains oblivious to her true feelings, and in the end {{spoiler|agrees to release her because}} he thinks of her as a sister.

* [[Animal Eye Spy]]

** Actually, the Basitins have a libido, it's just extremely repressed and only is evident during the breeding periods. And, occasionally, while watching fights.

* [[Black Speech]]: Anytime {{spoiler|Templar!Trace}} wakes up, of the creepy-as-hell scrawling font variety. Bonus points for having elements of [[Zalgo]] in there.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Traditional Basitin weaponry is a spear or glaive.

* [[Bleached Underpants]]: Remember when Flora and Kathrin were [[Innocent Fanservice Girl|Innocent Fanservice Girls]], with Kathrin having a healthy dose of [[Innocent Innuendo]] included on top of that? With the recent switch in hosting to [[Keenspot]], this has been dropped off the main page -- all the characters are wearing mostly conservative outfits, with only Eric having something that wouldn't be appropriate at a mall in the US (and even he is dressed as a [[Shout-Out]] to Hugh Hefner). Remembering that at least [http://twokindscomic.com/images/twokindsv6_1.jpg one point] the comic title banner had a (nonsexually) nude Flora on it...

** The spell that caused Natani {{spoiler|to need Zen to get a part of his soul copied onto hers, as well as mentally-linking them}}, considering the caster died using it, was most-likely something similar.

* [[Catgirl]]: Flora, although with fur, ears, tail, claws and ''muzzle'', she is [[Sliding Scale of Anthropomorphism|much further down the scale than most.]] Helps that she looks a lot like [[Marvel Comics|Tigra]] who has an internet paradox named after her.

** Kathrin

* [[Caught with Your Pants Down]]: Keith and Natani repeatedly avoid this [[Trope]]. The latest instance, Keith and Natani, both naked (remember, {{spoiler|Natani is hiding her true gender}} from the group), with Keith being paralyzed, in a inn room that was just set on fire, looks like it might be harder to get away from. Mike and Evals recently played this trope [http://twokinds.net/?p=482 more straight]. Well, [[Incredibly Lame Pun|sorta straight]].

* [[Dark Magical Girl]]: [http://twokinds.deviantart.com/art/Kathrin-The-Archmage-40442350 This] picture of Kathrin done by the author may be this. Not really stated.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: King Adelaide has shades of this.

* [[Deal with the Devil]]: The old High Templar asked Neutral to give her her human form back. In exchange, Neutral possessed her for a time. Flora also got the short end of the stick when she accepted Neutral's help.

* [[Defeat by Modesty]]: An inverted example -- the artist has posted a few "lost strips" on his [[Deviant ART]] page showing that Flora and Natani almost defeat the Eastern General with nudity. Not his, but ''Flora'''s -- Natani notices the general reacts poorly to her not wearing socks, so she steals Flora's clothing, leaving the general a blushing, stammering mess.

* [[Depleted Phlebotinum Shells]]: Poisoned arrows. Magic-infused arrows are also the best way to take out a tower.

* [[Determinator]]: {{spoiler|King Adelaide}} gives us this incredibly [[Badass]] quote when informed that she was expected to have died by a mortal wound at this point.

* [[Deus Ex Machina|Deus]]/DiabolusExMachina: Divine help rarely doesn't end up breaking rules or getting people injured, but {{spoiler|Trace impregnating Flora}} couldn't have happened otherwise and it's looking like a good thing currently.

** {{spoiler|Ephemerul/Neutral wiping Trace's memory probably saved Keidran-kind.}}

* [[Faux Action Girl]]: For a top class assassin, Natani sure does suck at it, same goes for the rest of the female cast, up to the last Grand Master. For the leader of an army of magic-using knights, she sure got tricked. According to the Author, Natani and her brother have always "Managed to cause their targets to die by proxy" and never actually killed a target themselves. And the only time we've really seen Natani fight was against someone whose stomach was hard enough to shatter knives.

* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: It isn't the most noticeable, but Keith at one point grudgingly says something that represents this trope:

* [[Flat What]]: Not yet, but [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=579 these faces] scream it.

** Has happened as of the latest page. Natani's reaction to Mike telling her and Kathrin about the time [[Gender Bender|he was turned into a girl]]. It's just her reaction that seals it.

* [[Klingon Promotion]]: How Basitins determine the best people to be leaders. You know, the type that the rest of them are ''genetically programmed to obey?'' [[What an Idiot!|Nothing could go wrong with that, nope...]]

** Leads to a bit of [[Fridge Brilliance]] in a recent chapter: {{spoiler|Keith ''did'' defeat Alaric in single combat!}}

* [[Knight Templar]]: The Templars, duh. A bit lighter on the initially good goal part than most, though.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: [http://twokindscomic.com/archive/?p=224 This comic page specifically]

* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]: [[The Legend of Zelda|Sheik]] [http://twokinds.net/?p=150 once in the first panel]

* [[Let Them Die Happy]]: {{spoiler|Keith to Laura, as she dies in his arms.}}

** {{spoiler|Alaric knew his defeat would begin a chain reaction of events he planned out that would make Keith acknowledged as part of Basitin society, smiling to himself as he succumbed to his wounds and knowing his efforts wouldn't be in vain.}}

* [[Longest Pregnancy Ever]]: Flora - [[Webcomic Time|five years]] and counting. That's in real life only, however; in-universe the events of the strip have only taken a few months.

* [[Naked People Are Funny]]: Both played straight and subverted, for example when an airborne drug/spell causes the various Keidran nearby to become drunk, the first thing Flora does is replace her clothing with ribbons. Later subverted, when a naked Flora runs out in public in the Basitin inn, it requires a stern, out-of-character threat/lecture by Trace to save her from the enraged bar patrons. Essentially, any time the crew are away from civilization, Flora disrobes.

* [[Necromancy]]: Dark Manna uses life-energy as magic.

* [[Necromantic]]: Trace's backstory. He uses [[Black Magic|Dark Manna]] to try and resurrect his dead wife. It backfires. No, not [[Came Back Wrong]], it instead flashes back through his brain, nearly killing him and driving him [[Omnicidal Maniac|mad]].

* [[Never Found the Body]]: {{spoiler|1=[http://twokinds.net/?p=584 Laura].}}

* [[Vague Age]]: Due to the art, all humans (save Master Mage, but even he looks too young) look like teenagers but are in their mid to late 20's (Trace is 25)

* [[Valley Girl]]: [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=581 In letter form!]

* [[Visible Sigh]]

* [[Webcomic Time]]: The Basitin Isles story arc has gone on for almost four years. It takes place in the space of three days. This is lampshaded by Karen saying "It feels like we haven't done anything for four years..."