The Pirate Balthasar/YMMV
- Genius Bonus : paintings? scuplture? music and musicals? literature? movie and/or Tv series references? other comics? anime and manga? pick your * Easter Egg .
- Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped and * Values Resonance : pretty often in this comic. Usually done very carefully and makes the whole story a welcome cheerup .
- Crazy Awesome : Pifo, the more you know him.
- Crowning Moment of Heartwarming : many. Including the classic:
- Babies Ever After : as seen via the author's illustrations featuring the next generation of pirates.
- Manly Tears : Wes, my darling hunk!
- Now Let Me Carry You : with no limitation of gender.
- Power of Love : also because you could rename the ship 'Love Boat'...
- The Power of Trust
- Rousing Speech
- When She Smiles : also applies to smiling males.
- You Are Better Than You Think You Are : awww.
- And the Fandom Rejoiced and * Squee : happens quite often as well, along with much laptop screen hugging, as a result of all of the above.