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* [[Air Vent Passageway]]: He is an amorphous blob who can easily squeeze through holes as small as his eyes. He has, at least twice, also used the air vents (well, sewer system) to enter.
* [[Ambiguous Innocence]]: he's often mistaken for a psychopath due to his enthusiasm for violence, but he is capable of true friendship and loyalty as well.
* [[Awesome but Impractical]] : Schlock sitting on a [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
** Invoked this reaction in people with his sawed-off multicannons - they were ''literally'' sawed off, and the excised parts were what kept them from randomly exploding. (Kevyn found them before he ever got to use them, though, and made them safe enough to use.) "Awesome" in the older sense, really.
* [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: Schlock likes the Strohl Munitions BH-209(m/i) plasgun as it packs a punch and makes a certain sound upon powering up ("OMMMMMMMINOUS HUMMMMMMMMM") that serves as an effective deterrent up-close. It also looks like a couple of rolls of duct tape stuck onto a bowling ball with a handle sticking out from the bottom.
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* [[Big Eater]]: How much he can eat is likely limited by his current size, and he can increase his size in proportion to how much he eats - he's (temporarily) grown several times his usual mass on at least [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-10-25 one occasion].
* [[Blob Monster]]: A carbosilicate amorph, to be specific. Has some control over his shape as well, but nothing more complex than reshaping himself into a barrel or a delta wing-shaped form for low-gravity gliding (which he has more or less perfected, though it still ends with a crash landing every time he tries it).
* [[
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Mini!Schlock, having lost the majority of his memories, [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2004-12-08 is like this.]
* [[Deadly Dodging]]: A variation. He has, on occasion, arranged for enemy gunfire to [[Blob Monster|pass straight through him harmlessly]] and hit enemies out the other end. (He generally has a look of "why do people even bother shooting me".)
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Being a [[Blob Monster]], he ''triple'' wields a [[BFG]] and two [[Sawed-Off Shotgun|sawed-off multicannons]] whenever he can get away with it.
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* [[Memory Gambit]]: When the Toughs were going to have their memories of {{spoiler|Project Laz'r'us and their capture}} altered, Schlock uses his [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2008-02-23 unique biology to preserve them]
* [[Mook Horror Show]]: The 2001 Schlocktoberfest has Schlock regenerating, eating his friends to increase his mass,<ref>they were already badly wounded and he made sure their heads got into cyrokits</ref> and then tearing apart what the transcript calls "Diamond Bugs". The Bugs are juveniles and they see Schlock as a [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-10-25 "REGENERATING ZOMBIE CANNIBAL"].
* [[Nigh Invulnerable]]: Little things like being blown into a million pieces or sucked into a hard vacuum are mere inconveniences for Shlock. (His eyes, on the other hand, are comparatively vulnerable.) The only thing that can reliably kill him is a massive plasma explosion, and the one time that happened it just resulted in Mini!Schlock. More recently another opponent defeated him with a high-pressure hose-pipe. While this didn't kill him, the forty-odd bits of Schlock were almost helpless.
* [[Phrase Catcher]]: From anyone he tackles: "You're faster than you look."
** Plus any number of comparisons to a large pile of fecal matter.
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* [[Puppy Dog Eyes]]: All the time, though with rather limited success.
* [[Running Gag]]: Schlock's "default" shape is an amorphous pile of greenish-brown matter. Most people, upon seeing him, mistake him for the, ahem, ''leavings'' of a very large and very ''sick'' animal. Also, Schlock being [[Lightning Bruiser|"faster than he looks."]]
* [[Seldom-Seen Species]]: Until Schlock got his own cartoon, Amorphs weren't widely known throughout the galaxy. [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2007-08-25 Apparently less than 200 of them have ever left their homeworld.] Schlock himself [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2008-03-09 usually just rolls with it.]
* [[Sphere Eyes]]: Amorphs doesn't have eyes naturally - they grow on a certain kind of tree and are literal spheres. (Schlock himself uses a pair that are [[Mismatched Eyes|mismatched in size]], while other Amorphs have been seen using more or less than that.)
* [[Starfish Aliens]]: Specifically limited to his [[Silicon-Based Life|physiology]], as he (usually) relates pretty easily to his teammates otherwise.
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** His eyesight is good enough to [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2008-08-17 pick out a sniper at 500 meters,] and can be expanded up to (at least) four eyes.
*** Plus his ability to morph means that he can move his eyes a meter or so apart allowing for excellent triangulation.
* [[The Symbiote]]: Amorph didn't develop eyes on their own. They [[Grows on Trees|pick some from trees]].
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Genuine Imitation Ovalkwik, which he likes to eat by the industrial-sized barrelful (AKA "the tub of happiness").
* [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]: After being an [[Unwitting Pawn]] for <s>Trenchcoat Monobrow</s> Timmons' plot, he suddenly figures out who the murderer is, arranges for Lunesby's escape, and creates enough chaos to keep Timmons from catching on until it's too late.
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* [[Colonel Badass]]: While technically a captain, Kaff Tagon is certainly this when he decides that its time to get dangerous. After getting [[Eye Scream|a hidden knife thrown into his eye]] he responds by pulling it out and thanking the thrower for arming him. Then going after him.
* [[Conjoined Eyes]]: Stands in contrast to the rest of the cast; only Kaff and his father Karl have these.
* [[Eye Scream]]: [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
** [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
** [[Badass|Thank you]]. [[Oh Crap|Now]] ''[[Determinator|I]]'' [[This Is Gonna Suck|have]] [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|a]] [[Gory Discretion Shot|knife]].
** [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
* [[A Father to His Men]]: He is loyal to his subordinates, and they are to him in return, although he doesn't try for a paternal aura.
** That said, his actions during the Force Multiplication arc are pretty much ''exactly'' that of a worried parent. Towards the end, he's [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2011-10-17 basically on his way to stage a one-man rescue of his 'men'.]
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** And then there was the time their temporary military liaison was suggesting they pick a spot to hide in for a while, using a galactic map and darts. The result?
{{quote|'''Tagon''': Hah! Bullseye!
'''Ceeta''': That's the Galactic Core, Tagon.
*** Of course, [[Foreshadowing|considering what happened at the Galactic Core later]]...
* [[Happy Dance]]: Tagon's dance is so familiar that while he is away the team points out when he ''would have'' done the happy dance.
* [[Made of Iron]]: Many of Tagon's mercenaries have various artificially-induced boosts to their strength and endurance, but lately Tagon has been particularly [[Badass]]. Bad guy throws a knife and [[Eye Scream|sticks Tagon in the eye with it.]] Tagon [[Squick|pulls it out of his socket]] and uses it to kill the bad guys.
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==== Andreyasn, Kevyn ====
A human scientist and officer who serves as Tagon's effective second-in-command. Kevyn is he genius behind the development of the teraport, as well as a multitude of other inventions. Though not as confident in command as Tagon, nor as competent a fighter, Kevyn is arguably one of the most dangerous of the Toughs because of his intellect and willingness to create truly terrifying weaponry. Toting antimatter bombs on one's shoulders also helps in a pinch.
A second Kevyn exists due to time travel shenanigans. He does not serve with the Toughs, instead devoting himself to pure research and living next door to carl Tagon, Kaff Tagon's father.
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* [[Couldn't Find a Pen]]: He uses his blood to write a warning for Captain Tagon, about Kevyn's [[Antimatter]] grenade epaulet being armed, as the same injuries that gave him blood to write with also prevented him from being able to speak.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]
* [[Goggles Do Something Unusual]]: Seen aptly in [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
* [[Mad Scientist]]: subverted. He has more common sense and better intuition than anyone that smart really ought to have (though his [[For Science!]] invention of the Teraport had unintended consequences, like plunging every civilization in the galaxy into massive wars that have killed trillions and are still ongoing). Makes up for it with the requisite giant ego, though... And even that gets punctured by Elf's intuitive gifts.
** Kevyn claims to not be a mad scientist, as noted [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
▲** Kevyn claims to not be a mad scientist, as noted [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20040321.html here], though the troops obviously disagree, as noted [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20060928.html here].
*** And he makes use of it too, when he's put in charge while the company is on vacation.
{{quote|'''Kevyn:''' Before any of you unwisely decide to take this as a cue to step further out of line than you were already planning to, I'd like to say two words about my position as the company's munitions commander and resident mad scientist: "[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
'''Grunt:''' I want my mommy. }}
*** Three words: ''[[Antimatter]]'' epaulet grenades.
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The human chief medical officer for the Toughs after he previous doctor suffered a bad case of unexpected death. ''She'' was the daughter of a couple who were too mentally handicapped to be allowed to naturally bear children, and was thus gene-tailored to be both hyper-intelligent and an exotic dancer. Spent most of the strip engaged to Reverend Theo, and eventually married him.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Play with a company member's heart, and the sweet, gentle doctor is [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
* [[Chocolate Baby]]: Subverted. Her parents were white rednecks, but she's entirely vat-grown from scratch since her parents were too stupid to be allowed to breed naturally under eugenics laws. There's no indication that her parents were in any way unhappy with how she turned out. The only thing that bothered them was the fact that the "name" written on her tag wasn't pretty enough.
* [[Designer Babies]]: The negative side of this trope doesn't seem to exist in the setting, at least as far as we've seen.
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An uplifted elephant who joined the Toughs after the a particularly lucrative job sent many of the crew into retirement. Touchy about his "race."
* [[Angry Black Man]]: Sort of. He fits many of the same trope stereotypes, but he's a neo-phant—a new variant of an uplifted elephant with crude hands and a slightly smaller frame. He gets mad at anything that might be possibly construed as derogatory towards elephants, uplifted or not.
* [[Bash Brothers]]: [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-11-13 With Elizabeth.]
* [[The Big Guy]]: His position in the 'Toughs. They have several Big Guys, but Chisulo is ''The'' Big Guy.
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: Averted. He shows some unexpected smarts during the Barsoom Circus incident.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Not only are "loxies," uplifted elephants, subject to a bit of racism from humans, but he suffers from prejudice from existing elephants.
** And on top of that, he gets mistaken for the [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-06-16 neo-phant equivalent of a zoophiliac] at one point.
* [[Uplifted Animal]]
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==== Ebbirnoth, Pel ("Ebby") ====
A Unioc officer who serves alongside Schlock as a platoon commander and general face-wrecker. An excellent shot, as his single eye is the same size as a human head, and serves up a substantial part of the Tough's snark ordnance.
* [[Boom! Headshot!]]: Subverted; His brain is located in his pelvic cavity. "Head" shots are incredibly painful by merit of eyes being basically large nerve clusters, [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2008-08-11 but not actually debilitating or in any way fatal beyond the loss of vision.] It does make him "talky", [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2008-08-21 though.]
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Disembodied Eyebrows]]: He has a single, huge eye, so they're kinda necessary for expression. It does get a little silly sometimes, though, as seen above.
* [[Mauve Shirt]] / [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: The company's first Unioc character was [[Living Prop|Junshodan]], who was just another background grunt. Somewhere along the line, Junshodan disappeared and the Unioc role was taken up by Sergeant Ebbirnoth, who quickly established a reputation as a [[Deadpan Snarker]] working alongside Sergeant Schlock in the HTRN storyline.
** Considering he wasn't named in comic until the [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-03-02 Glamour Assault chapter]...
* [[Super Senses]]: [[Incredibly Lame Pun|See]] that big eye? Not only can it shift focus rapidly to provide depth perception, it can [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-07-03 distinguish details too small for most humans to see]. For all that we binoc types holler about stereo vision, we're not especially "[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-10-23 well-endowed]".
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==== Foxworthy, Ellen ("Elf") ====
Formerly a grunt, Elf is a human officer who rose through the ranks to serve as a tanker, then an officer, and finally as one of the highest-ranking members of the Toughs. Elf has had romantic troubles throughout her stint with the Toughs, with most of the men she gets involved with ending up dead. Eventually settled into a stable and non-dead relationship with Kevyn.
* [[Action Girl]]
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* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[No One Could Survive That]]: Presumably [[Killed Off for Real]].
** Of course, there was [[foreshadowing]] in an [[April Fools' Day]] strip... and now we know
==== Leelagaleenileeleenoleela<ref>It's hyphenated Leelagaleeni-Leeleenoleela in a couple of strips, but that's likely to fit it in the speech bubble</ref> ("Legs") ====
A Frellenti NCO, Legs is a tall, flightless, and very fast avianoid creature. Though she lacks arms, she makes up for it with a pair of cannons mounted to her helmet and a prehensile tongue that can operate firearms without trouble.
* [[Action Girl]]: Plays out differently than usual. She's ''fragile'' compared to the other females in the Toughs and Andy can easily restrain her with one arm left over. But we only rarely get to see her fight, and she can do [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2011-01-29 this.]
* [[Armed Legs]]: Averted - despite her feet being obviously prehensile and [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-12-01 her legs apparently stronger than they look], her weapon - if she carries one - appears around her neck when she deploys her helmet.
* [[Armless Biped]]: The Frellenti had birds for ancestors, leaving them with tiny vestigial wings useful only for gesturing. Legs makes do with her tongue and feet, but even this causes the [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2004-11-02 occasional problem...]
* [[Disembodied Eyebrows]]: Unlike the Uniocs, she doesn't have them all the time, and they only seem to pop up as needed. They showed up in her first appearance, but slipped away with the [[Art Shift]], only to show up in places like [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2008-12-07 here].
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: She can easily outrun a human and has natural flight instincts. However, those same instincts have, on at least two occasions, resulted in her getting knocked out, and it seems like a stiff breeze could knock her over. This is ''especially'' when compared to some of the other 'Toughs.
* [[Le Parkour]]: Many of the toughs got some training in Parkata Urbatsu, but Legs is by far the most skilled.
* [[Living Prop]]: Sometimes. As with Andy, she can be easily picked out from the crowd by her proportions.
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* [[Mauve Shirt]]
* [[Sarcasm Blind]]: [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-06-15 His skull is impervious to sarcasm.]
* [[Screw Destiny]]: [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Shep before the latter's retirement.
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* [[Celibate Hero]]: Up until he got [[Happily Married]] with Dr. Bunnigus, anyway. Celibate again {{spoiler|once his memories of his wedding were proved false}} until they can have a proper ceremony.
* [[Contemplative Boss]]: Theo Phobius strikes the pose in [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-12-14 this strip].
* [[Cool Shades]]: [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
* [[Ensign Newbie]]: It's a little odd that a company Reverend would ever get a rank like this, [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2004-11-28 but when he does] [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2004-12-02 he has the good sense to trust the grunts.]
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: His only major moral failing is a strong distrust for [[A Is]].
* [[The Heart]]: The Reverend fills the role of a typical military chaplain; providing a voice of reason and a good deal of moral and logical wisdom on just about any subject.
* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Most of the time. The company Reverend probably shouldn't be on the front lines in the first place, but he's capable of defending himself in a pinch.
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* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: [[Armor of Invincibility|Fullerene-cloth armor]] is technically clothing, so naturally he must be able to cut the material for them.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: His scissors.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: '''[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-09-18 I AM A SURGEON.]'''
==== Thnempha, Andy ====
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==== Thurl, Gunther ====
A human officer who serves as the Toughs' administrator.
* [[Almighty Janitor]]: The most experienced member in the company and vital for his skills in organization and business. He has threatened to quit the moment he's ever given an officer's rank.
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* [[Action Girl]]: [[Deconstruction]]. She has not undergone proper soldier training, she ''has'' killed before, and she suffers PTSD in combat for it. That's not to say she can't be very useful [[Wrench Wench|in her own way.]] On the other hand...
* [[Badass]]: okay, she can't fight. But she's so confident in her ability to subvert robots from the enemy that when a criminal fires a gun at her from close range she doesn't even blink--[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|because she knows that one of her newly-befriended combat bots will catch the bullet.]]
* [[Charm Person]]: She apparently likes to be looked upon with adoration. And with AI she can ''make'' this happen.
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: ''Way'' back there is mention of the [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-03-13 Henke-Ventura Scale] regarding AI intelligence. That ''can't'' be a coincidence.
* [[The Dreaded]]: Among robots and
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Suffers one after killing several thugs in self defense, and continues to have bouts of PTSD long afterward when placed in combat situations.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Possibly, since the recent storyline shows she knows [[Spy Speak]], and probably either is involved with UNS intelligence or "merely" spied on the spies for lulz with her robots.
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* [[Puppy Dog Eyes]]: Unlike Schlock, she can actually pull it off effectively.
* [[Stealth Pun]]: Para ''Ventura'' (aka "Para Chute")
* [[Teen Genius]]: Nineteen, [[Older Than They Look|looks like she's twelve]], and is so good at robotics that her [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
* [[Spock Speak|Spanner]] [[Wrench Wench|Wench]]: Lots of the females are technically competent, but Ventura is the purest example.
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: Ventura has a rather... ''[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-03-29 curious]'' attitude toward AI. She brainwashes them as needed and scares with enthusiastic modification proposals all the time. On the other hand, she began to somewhat like Kevin only after hearing him "[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2008-04-10 treating robots as if they're people]" and chose to buy and set free the bots she [[Charm Person|compromised]] rather than leave them to be wiped.
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==== Flinders, Kathryn ====
A former UNS officer, Kathryn encountered the Toughs while coordinating a group of vandalizing free-runners inside Mall One. She keeps getting dragged into scrapes with the Toughs.
* [[Action Girl]]
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Haban is a gate-clone of Doyt Gyo/Haban, who caught a bad case of cranial laser that destroyed most of the Doyt personality center. After the brain was reconstructed, Haban took full control over the remaining body and mind. haban is currently married to Breya and partially connect to the Fleetmind.
* [[My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That]]: Haban, to Elf, [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
* [[Ridiculously Human Robot]]: The Doyt (human) part of him was killed when his brain got shot out by a plasma rifle, but the Haban (robot) part was intact and, with medical treatment, was able to salvage the body for his own use.
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==== Petey ====
Petey was once known as the Sword of Inevitable Justice, an
When the Paan'uri attempted to destroy the galaxy, Petey organized a massive coalition force to fight the dark matter entities. The AI of thousands of ships banded together to form a Fleetmind that won the ensuing war, and then decided that disbanding would be detrimental to the galaxy's well-being. Taking control of the zero-point power generator built at the heart of the galaxy, the Fleetmind and the massive fleet of warships at its command became a nearly god-like entity, with Petey being the dominant personality. Since then, Petey has turned the Fleetmind against the Paan'uri in Andromeda while engaging in benevolent interventions across the Milky Way galaxy.
* [[A God Am I]]: "[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
{{quote|'''Petey:''' It's official. The Fleetmind is to be treated as a foreign power.
'''Breya:''' I'm sorry, what else could you possibly be mistaken for?
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* [[Body Backup Drive]]
* [[Crazy Awesome]]: If for no reason other than the sheer scope and audacity of his plans.
{{quote|'''[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
'''Petey''': Isn't it obvious?
'''Kevyn''': Well. . . all I can figure is that you decided to attack ''an entire star system'' as a feint to draw off the battleplate ''Vredefort'', so that you could escort us from the system with minimal collateral damage.
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* [[Mysterious Employer]]: Not so much his identity, but his motivations. Usually.
* [[Oh Crap]]: His reaction when [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-07-28 it's pointed out by Kevyn that he's not as invulnerable as he thought].
* [[Phobia]]: Petey started out as the AI of a ship driven completely insane by the presence of a ghost on the ship. The ghost, who moaned ominous phrases in Galstandard West, turned out improbably just to be a complex pattern of air trapped in the wastewater system. What drove Petey crazy was [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-05-04 the utter improbability that such a coincidence could happen].
** This comes back as a [[Brick Joke]] a few times: [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-12-27 1] [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-04-09 2] [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-08-03 3] [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-10-04 4].
*** And it turns out that his amusing yet dangerous phobia has a really darn good reason for it. But not a supernatural one. We swear.
* [[Second Law, My Ass]]: Petey's ability to repress certain things lets him get away with deceiving Tagon every now and then. It also helps out when Petey is hijacked by an Ob'enn and is unable to ''directly'' oppose his orders.
* [[Selective Obliviousness]]: Subverted in that Petey was ''ordered'' to repress his obsession with ghosts.
* [[The Tell]]: Petey's shirt seemed to change color in response to his (self-perceived) relationship with who he talked with. It turned orange (like Tagon) when addressing the grunts and red (like an officer) when addressing Tagon
**
* [[Theme Naming]]: Petey's fleet of warships. Pterodactyl, Perjurious Discourse, Pretentious Drivel, Predictably Damaged (I-VI), Priority Delivery, Painstakingly Defenestrated, Polysyllabic Designation, etc.
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: So very much. One of his plans was found out only because anybody else ''would have been too short-sighted''.
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** And he ''did''. Admittedly, he had a tiny bit of help from his son, but still.
* [[Full-Frontal Assault]]: In a heroic version of the trope, [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-07-05 he rushed out to the kidnapping of Timeclone!Kevyn] with nothing but his weapon.
** [[Double Entendre|*Ahem*]] [[I Thought It Meant|His]] ''[[I Thought It Meant|other]]'' [[I Thought It Meant|weapon]], an antique carbine he'd kept above his desk for years.
* [[I Want Grandkids]]: Understandable, since his son is ''fifty'' by now and in a line of work that doesn't typically promote a long life.
{{quote|'''Karl''': ...[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2012-04-03 before the knees I'm dandling 'em on are replacements].}}
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* [[Cloning Blues]]: Averted. Each and every single one of him has the same legal privileges as anyone else. In addition, the original was killed almost immediately after the cloning happened, so it's not like there's any crisis of identity. While there's now a lack of leggy blondes who dig blue-haired scientists, forming your own galactic demographic is pretty nice.
** And then played straight when the novelty grew stale and it turns out the Gavs ''are'' suffering more than a little angst over being indistinguishable, to the point that they are willing to undergo extensive physical and mental modification in order to be unique again.
* [[Me's a Crowd]]: Got gate-cloned ''950 million'' times over.
* [[Shout-Out]]: He's a cameo of the creator of ''Nukees''.
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* [[Oh Crap]]: Damico after [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-10-30 General Tagon arrived]. Or maybe it was just "What the heck, is that a headless monkey with a knife?" The two can be hard to tell apart.
** Followed by a much more definite one when her elite troops where all disarmed (or rather, dishanded) by a robot that runs with scissors.
* [[Revenge Before Reason]]: Petey offers to pay her 25 times what she lost to Kevyn Andreyasn's manipulations to fund his plans, in exchange for releasing the captured Kevyn [[Time Travel|time traveling]] copy and Karl Tagon to Petey. [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
==== Shufgar ====
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* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]
* [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[Green-Skinned Space Babe]]: She's a "[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-03-11 purp]"
* [[Ship Teasing]]: With Tagon, though he's not interested
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