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* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]] (The [[Katanas Are Just Better|Ketsurui Katana]] possessed exclusively by the elite [[Super Soldier|Nekovalkryja]] [[Everything's Better with Samurai|Ketsurui Samurai]] is a hollow monomolecular-edged sword made of unbreakable and virtually indestructible [[Applied Phlebotinum|Zesuaium]].)

** Guides for producing melee weapons include a monomolecular edge, and the technology itself is common enough for any decently wealthy character to purchase one. For one reason or another, they've not quite caught on.

** When played as suffering from acute [[Testosterone Poisoning]], Nepleslians tend to be this as well.

*** Case and point, [[Groin Attack|"Unconventional Maneuvers"]]: The promotion of one Rico Sanroma when he kicked an opposing marine in the groin during simulations.

* [[Crazy Enough to Work]] (Subverted and played straight. Although their aesthetic and wording may indicate otherwise, Freespacer designs are grounded in hard science... with the possible exception of their [http://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=freespacers:difference_engine Difference Engine]{{Dead link}}, which [[Shout-Out|manipulates]] [[Douglas Adams|probability]].

* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]] (The Elysians appear to be Christians with Greco-Roman aesthetic and [[Winged Humanoid|wings]]. [[Physical God|They also have a fragment of God on their current homeworld]].

** Abwehran tactics against ground forces involve pinpoint bombardment from space with 240mm Tungsten-Carbide Spikes fired at low fractions of lightspeed. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

* [[Deflector Shields]] (Omnipresent in the setting, in many varieties. Despite this man-portable shields are rare or unheard of.)

* [[Dual-Wielding]] ([[Cold Sniper]] and this are two of the most common [[Player Character]] tropes in the setting.)

** The Nepleslian FIRE armor comes equipped with [[Gatling Good|dual plasma chainguns]].

** Could still be played straight. [[Driven to Suicide]] when the situation seems hopeless.

** Subverted even harder by [[Puppeteer Parasite|Mishuu parasites]]. These instantly kill the previous occupant of a body, allowing the parasite to use it as a puppet. Despite being in a [[Glamour Failure|slow state of decay]], they can [[Paranoia Fuel|initially present as normal people]] and work as infiltrators.'

* [[Earthshattering Kaboom]] ([[The Empire|Yamataian]] and [[Eldritch Abomination|NMX]] vessels are equipped for this, wholesale. Avoided because planets are generally more valuable in one piece, and capable of sustaining life.)

* [[Earth-That-Was]] (The original Earth has faded into myth, and the origin of humans and derived species is left ambiguous.)

 

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