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Official title is ''AR∀GO: City of London Police's Special Crimes Investigator'', but most often shortened to just ''Arago'' by fans. The story centers around two twins, Arago and Ewan, whose parents were slaughtered by a [[Serial Killer]] named [[Complete Monster|the Patchman]]. Years later, the vengeful Arago crosses paths with Ewan, who has since become a police officer, just as blood begins to flow again in the streets of London.
After facing him a second time, Arago ends up with the Patchman's supernatural abilities. Instead of [[Wangst|wangsting]], he joins the London PD and becomes partners with [[Badass Grandpa|Joe Sullivan]]. [[They Fight Crime]].
Oh, and the powers he inherited cause anything not made out of metal or plastic to decay if they touch him. And all sorts of nasty demons are showing up in the city, [[Invisible to Normals|that only he can see.]] And he's under suspicion of being the Patchman. Fun Fun Fun.
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* [[Axe Crazy]] : The Patchman, obviously.
** The red hats are literally this, using giant axes to kill.
* [[Back
* [[Badass Grandpa]] : Joe Joe Joe...
* [[Badass Normal]] : Joe {{spoiler|at first}}, Ewan, Rio {{spoiler|at first}}. And now {{spoiler|Oz.}}
* [[Badass Biker]] : Arago.
* [[Bad Dreams]] : Not really surprising, considering what Arago's been through...
* [[Bad Liar]] : Whenever Arago's tugging at his ear and, sometimes, looking away from who he's talking with, it's a sure sign that he's lying. Rio's definitely figured out that he's been hiding a lot from her lately thanks to him not knowing that he always does this when he lies.
* [[Bad Powers, Good People]] : Arago, of course. Although how bad Brionac really is is debatable.
* [[Bag of Holding]] : The leprechaun has one.
* [[Batman Gambit]]
* [[Beam Spam]] : Basically what the White Horseman's power boils down to; he can make just about anything into a projectile, and in large quantities.
* [[The Beast Master]]: The Pale Horseman, though which type he falls under is unclear.
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* [[Came Back Wrong]] : Ewan.
* [[Celtic Mythology]]
* [[Chainsaw Good]] : Unless you happen to be named Rupert Shannon, in which case it is very, very bad.
* [[Chivalrous Pervert]] : Joe.
* [[Clothing Damage]]: Arago starts his battles fully clothed and ends most of them half naked. The Red Horseman's wardrobe isn't treated kindly either.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]] : Many characters have shades of this, but {{spoiler|Oswell Miller}} is even acknowledged as this in series.
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* [[Dark and Troubled Past]] : Arago and Ewan, Joe, Oz , and ''all four'' Horsemen qualify. Practically everyone in the series has this trope in their backstory.
* [[Dead Little Sister|Dead Twin Brother]] : Semi-averted with Ewan, who [[Came Back Wrong]] thanks to the Patchman.
* [[Death by Origin Story]] : Arago and Ewan's parents. Ewan joins them by the end of chapter one. [[Back
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]] : The Galley Beggar.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: The Black Horseman's power creates these.
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* [[Hollywood Atheist]] : Subverted. While Joe is openly an atheist he doesn't act bitter or depressed, though his stance about the supernatural and God is made pretty clear:
{{quote|'''Joe''': Things like demons don't actually exist. This is just the work of a human who is like a demon.}}
** As of chapter 45, his concept of the world may well be changing.
* [[Horned Humanoid]] : The Red Horseman's bangs spike up into horns when using her fire powers against Arago.
* [[Horsemen of the Apocalypse]] : We've been introduced to all four horsemen by chapter 55.
* [[Hot-Blooded]] : Arago. Gets called out for it repeatedly.
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]] : Rio again.
* [[Instant Runes]] : Could be what appears around Seth's head. {{spoiler|Joe and in the end, Coco,}} has to manually create his own using a staff.
* [[Invisible to Normals]] : Many of the nasty beasties that Arago fights.
* [[Little Miss Badass]] : The Red Horseman, Scarlet Rabi.
* [[Made of Iron]] : The Red Horseman gets blasted with laser beams, crushed with air pressure, hit with an air and fire combo attack directly followed by a Brionac-powered punch, engulfed in tear gas, shot with [[Trick Arrow|Bomb Arrows]], is hit with a falling ceiling and impaled on a Unicorn's horn. It's only enough to make her retreat with a few bruises.
* [[Masquerade]] : Faeries are quite real-according to the Galley Beggar, many live among humans. Also, Arago and his powers.
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* [[Playing with Fire]]: The Red Horseman's power.
* [[Power Glows]]
* [[Psycho Electro]] : The Pale Rider Lucian most definitely qualifies, being more than willing to kill off a whole train of uninvolved people just to kill Arago and take Brioniac.
* [[Poisonous Person]] : Poor Arago...
* [[Power Incontinence]] : Brionac would be nice if it would turn off once in a while.
** {{spoiler|After being drugged by Seth and the cult at his school, Arago was unable to use Brionac for a short while. It's unknown if it was just due to his inability to focus due to the drugs or if the power turned off.}}
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* [[Self-Made Orphan]] : The Red Horseman.
* [[Shell Shocked Senior]] : Joe.
* [[Shout-Out]] : To William Blake, of all people.
** The fact that the protagonist is named Hunt and is a detective at the Met, and that Ewan is wearing a camel coat in the first chapter is a shout out to [[Ashes to Ashes]].
** {{spoiler|The Black Horseman at one point fuses his hand [[Evil Dead|with a chainsaw]] }}
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* [[Sidekick]] : [[Non-Human Sidekick|The Galley Beggar monster...]] [[Heel Face Turn|somehow.]]
* [[Small Girl, Big Gun]] : Well, she hasn't actually used a gun yet, but the impromptu cleaver that the Red Horseman creates gives off the same kind of look: small girl, giant weapon.
* [[Static Stun Gun]] : As a "Slider" (electric person), Lucian is able to use his power in this manner.
* [[Super Strength]]: Arago and the Red Horseman. The former has enough strength to catch a boat that has been thrown at him while the latter casually throws police cars around.
** Taken to further extremes in the chapter 71, where the Red Horseman uses the ''minute hand from Big Ben like a sword.''
* [[The Fair Folk]] : Faeries are known to exist. So far, of the few kinds shown (including redcaps, leprechauns, gremlins and goblins), only a few fit the bill.
* [[Took a Level
* [[Touch of Death]] : Arago's doesn't turn off. At least it's slow-acting enough that he can briefly touch others without permanently hurting them.
** Also subverted because {{spoiler|Brionac doesn't destroy, it heals. It just has a tendency to heal too much.}}
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] : Arago's candy bars. The horrible coffee may also count.
* [[Trick Arrow]]: Oz uses arrows tipped with explosives.
* [[Tsundere]] : Rio, Rio, Rio.
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