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* [[Michael Moorcock]] The concept of the Eternal Hero and the Companion to Champions. Rincewind as an incompetent ''Elric'' who can neither cast spells nor use weapons. The Black Sword that sucks souls to Hell - here a sword that drags people into a Hell of boredom and ennui as it grabs the ear of the listener and ''will not let go''. Capricious and chaotic Gods playing with human life for kicks.
* [[Michael Moorcock]] The concept of the Eternal Hero and the Companion to Champions. Rincewind as an incompetent ''Elric'' who can neither cast spells nor use weapons. The Black Sword that sucks souls to Hell - here a sword that drags people into a Hell of boredom and ennui as it grabs the ear of the listener and ''will not let go''. Capricious and chaotic Gods playing with human life for kicks.
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=== Contains examples of: ===
== Contains examples of ==
* [[Alien Geometries]]: Bel-Shamharoth's temple is made up of eight-sided stone slabs. Yes, ''only'' eight-sided stone slabs (although it doesn't say they're ''convex'' octagons...)
* [[Alien Geometries]]: Bel-Shamharoth's temple is made up of eight-sided stone slabs. Yes, ''only'' eight-sided stone slabs (although it doesn't say they're ''convex'' octagons...)
* [[All Amazons Want Hercules]]: Liessa Wyrmbidder and Hrun the barbarian.
* [[All Amazons Want Hercules]]: Liessa Wyrmbidder and Hrun the barbarian.
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* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Bel-Shamharoth, the Sender of Eight, is a stock one.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Bel-Shamharoth, the Sender of Eight, is a stock one.
* [[Empathic Weapon]]
* [[Empathic Weapon]]
* [[Everything's Better with Rainbows]]: The Rimbow, the great rainbow caused by the sunlight shining through the Rimfall as it pours from the Edge, which--due to the magical field--has ''eight'' colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, and [[Fictional Colour|octarine]]. We finally get to see an artistic representation of this in ''The Last Hero''.
* [[Everything's Better with Rainbows]]: The Rimbow, the great rainbow caused by the sunlight shining through the Rimfall as it pours from the Edge, which—due to the magical field—has ''eight'' colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, and [[Fictional Colour|octarine]]. We finally get to see an artistic representation of this in ''The Last Hero''.
* [[Exotic Entree]]: The Patrician enjoys delicacies like candied jellyfish.
* [[Exotic Entree]]: The Patrician enjoys delicacies like candied jellyfish.
* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: The Agatean Empire here seems mainly based on Japan (both the fact that it is closed to outsiders and has only one port, like Tokugawa-era Japan, and Twoflower's tourist stereotype seems mainly based on Japanese tourists). However, its naming conventions are based on Aztec names rendered literally into English.
* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: The Agatean Empire here seems mainly based on Japan (both the fact that it is closed to outsiders and has only one port, like Tokugawa-era Japan, and Twoflower's tourist stereotype seems mainly based on Japanese tourists). However, its naming conventions are based on Aztec names rendered literally into English.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Besides the direct parodies noted above;
* [[Shout-Out]]: Besides the direct parodies noted above;
** The place name "Ecalpon" ('noplace' spelled backwards) is a reference to Erewhon (''almost'' 'nowhere' backwards).
** The place name "Ecalpon" ('noplace' spelled backwards) is a reference to Erewhon (''almost'' 'nowhere' backwards).
** The name Rincewind is derived from J. B. Morton's "Beachcomber" column in the London ''Daily Express'' -- specifically, it was the name of one of the dwarves in the "Mr Justice Cocklecarrot and the twelve Red-Bearded Dwarves" features.
** The name Rincewind is derived from J. B. Morton's "Beachcomber" column in the London ''Daily Express''—specifically, it was the name of one of the dwarves in the "Mr Justice Cocklecarrot and the twelve Red-Bearded Dwarves" features.
* [[Speak of the Devil]]: Bel-Sh*mh*roth, the Sender of [6+2]. Inverted with The Lady, the goddess who only aids those who never invoke her, and speaking her name makes her flee away... {{spoiler|who, in case you haven't guessed, is Lady Luck}}.
* [[Speak of the Devil]]: Bel-Sh*mh*roth, the Sender of [6+2]. Inverted with The Lady, the goddess who only aids those who never invoke her, and speaking her name makes her flee away... {{spoiler|who, in case you haven't guessed, is Lady Luck}}.
** The Bel-Shamharoth example is subject to an [[Overly Long Gag]] of Rincewind dancing around the number:
** The Bel-Shamharoth example is subject to an [[Overly Long Gag]] of Rincewind dancing around the number:
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