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* [[Blessed with Suck]]: Robin is a "Telesend", meaning she can't read people's minds, but can only broadcast her thoughts, which often has embarrassing results. The only positive side is that she is capable of controlling the ability enough that she can select who hears the thoughts, allowing a degree of telepathic communication.
* [[Byronic Hero]]: Foyle
* [[Cargo Cult]]: The Scientific People, who are a [[Cargo Cult]] {{smallcapssmall-caps|[[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE!]] }}
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: Foyle inflicts this on the people connected to the ''Vorga'', and it's especially grisly when he realizes that they are implanted with an [[Involuntary Suicide Mechanism]]... {{spoiler|which Foyle gets around by cutting a man's heart out and keeping him on full life support (and in agony) while he interrogates him}}.
* [[Corporate Samurai]]: Dagenham is basically a proto-example of this [[Cyberpunk]] type.