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Soon enough, the focus of ''100 Bullets'' expands to include Agent Graves himself, as it is revealed that he does benefit from these acts of revenge. Sometimes it's because he wants a particular person killed for his own ends, and sometimes he just wants to see his unique brand of justice carried out. It just so happens that Graves is the leader of an elite group of [[Badass|badassesbadass]]es known as The Minutemen, who acted as the police force for The Trust, [[Conspiracy Theory|a group of thirteen powerful families that control the United States]]. Graves and The Minutemen left The Trust after being told that [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|they are no longer necessary]] by order of The Trust's leader, Augustus Medici. The Trust plotted to kill them all, but thanks to Graves' inside man Mr. Shepherd, The Minutemen were spared and given new lives - along with a healthy dose of [[Fake Memories]] and [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]].

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* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: In the arc where Dizzy goes to see Branch in Paris, this is definitely true ([[Captain Obvious|for French]]). There's also smatterings of other languages throughout the comic -- Spanishcomic—Spanish, Russian, whatever pops up.

* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: Frequently. It even becomes a plot point in one book -- whenbook—when Dizzy and Wylie run into a pair of contract killers in New Orleans, the killers are able to figure out who Wylie is because they hear him yell "Fuck!" and recognize his voice from when he said it before in the dark. Annoyed, Dizzy says [[Lampshade Hanging|"You might want to expand your 'freaking out' vocabulary!"]]

* [[Code Name]]: All of The Minutemen have nicknames referring to their personalities. Cole is known as The Wolf, likely for his predatory smile and alpha male personality. Lono is The Dog, because he's a big, dangerous attack dog who needs a strong hand on a short leash. Jack is The Monster -- theMonster—the biggest, most dangerous of all of them. Milo is The Bastard for his abrasive and obstinate personality. Victor Ray is The Rain, as he falls on the just and unjust unquestioningly at Graves' order. Remi is The Saint, likely for irony. Wiley is The Point Man, because he was a leader among his peers, and because every shot he fires has a point -- apoint—a killing headshot. Loop is The Boy for his youth and newness to the job. Dizzy is The Girl for the same reasons.

* [[The Gambler]]: An entire story arc is devoted to a dice throwing conman named Chucky. Another involves a man named Hank who tries to save his sick wife by winning enough money in a poker game -- andgame—and later, seeks revenge on Benito when he raises the stakes too high and forces him out of the game. Benito Medici loves gambling and has extraordinary luck. Branch also loves to gamble but his luck comes and goes.

* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: With one exception, the title of each of the collections is based around its number. Book two is "Split Second Chance", while book ten is "Decayed" -- sounds—sounds like decade. Some titles don't actually contain the numerical pun, but instead are cleverly part of a phrase that would usually include that number, such as "Samurai," the seventh book, after ''[[Seven Samurai]]''; "The Hard Way," the eighth, after a dice roll in the game of craps that involves rolling an eight; and the twelfth book, "Dirty," after ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]''. Book eleven is titled, "Once Upon a Crime," which at first doesn't make sense -- unlesssense—unless you know Spanish. The title of the thirteenth and final book, "Wilt", is a two-in-one; Basketball player Wilt Chamberlain not only has 13 as his jersey number, but is famous for having scored 100 points in a single game. The only book to break this tradition is "Hang Up on the Hang Low" (it would otherwise have been title "The Charm", as in "Third time's the-"), which was named after a Story Arc contained in the book; the story in question had won an Eisner Award.

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