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* [[Ancient Artifact]] s : The "eggs"(grenades) left behind in a ruined human city.
* [[And the Adventure Continues]]: The result of the [[Bittersweet Ending]].
* [[Anti
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Including {{spoiler|Henry. Subverted with Fritz, though.}}
* [[Apocalypse How]]: Ultimately proves to be a Class 1. In ''The Pool of Fire'', the resistance tries to avert a Class 5.
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* [[Bothering By the Book]]: Will does this with Ulf, with unexpected results.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: The Capped. Not so much crazy, though, unless you start insulting or acting against the Tripods.
* [[But What About the Astronauts?]]: Addressed in the story. The Masters on Earth are basically the first wave which will eventually end with terraforming the Earth to the Masters' biology. It's stated that the main ship is currently on-route, and more Masters still live elsewhere in the universe. When the ship finally does show up, it simply nukes the remains of the three cities (presumably to prevent any of the Masters' advanced technology from falling into human hands). It then departs, probably having decided Earth isn't worth the effort.
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Laurie does this {{spoiler|over his father's refusal to rescue Andy.}}
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The "eggs" (grenades) in ''The White Mountains'', and the hot-air balloons in ''The Pool of Fire''.
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* [[Did Not Get the Girl]]: Will.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Andy.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Will's removal of Eloise's turban is almost treated as some kind of sexual assault.
** The depiction of the Trippy Show sounds like the controversy and moral panic surrounding various fads, including [[Pokémon]], [[Harry Potter]], and [[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]. And the Tripods trilogy predates them all by several decades.
** In addition, in the Prequel, some of the reactions to Cappings, including the school assemblies warning against them, are reminiscent of anti-drug campaigns.
* [[Domed Hometown]]: The Masters' Cities.
* [[Easily
* [[EMP]]: Implied to be used against the resistance aeroplanes attacking the Masters' city in Panama
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: The Masters, except for Ruki.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]] : Will is exploring other [[Vichy Earth]] states besides England. When he arrives in one he comments that English hang murderers because they can't think of what else to do and nobody likes it much. In one German state they have them [[Blood Sport|hunted]] by tripods. In other words English capped may be [[Les Collaborateurs]] but they are not sadistic.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: The Masters think of humans as livestock or at best, as pets. Uncapped humans are, not surprisingly, not exceedingly fond of the masters.
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* [[A Fate Worse Than Death]]: Will regards being Capped as this.
* [[Feudal Future]]: Enforced by the Masters.
* [[First
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: If you read the original trilogy before the prequel came out, you know the Tripods win.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Henry's concerns toward the end of ''The Pool of Fire'' are awfully prescient, considering the [[Bittersweet Ending]].
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* [[Happiness in Slavery]]: Thanks to the Caps, at least.
* [[Heavyworlder]]: The Masters.
* [[Hey, You]]: Laurie calls his grandmother and his stepmother by their first names. Andy does so with his mother.
* [[Hostile Terraforming]]: The Masters' plan for Earth.
* [[How to Invade An Alien Planet]]: Cleverer than some. They are able to avoid, or work around the hazards of some of the obvious mistakes, but they have a critical weakness to alcohol, fail to realize that Caps can be faked until too late, and keep humans around as slaves (rather than killing everyone immediately) long enough for them to develop a resistance. At least they [[Know When to Fold Em]], and destroy their Cities in the process, preventing humans from reverse-engineering their technology or deciphering starmaps.
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* [[Mind Rape]]: The reason for Vagrants.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Laurie, and soon, Andy.
* [[Non
* [[Not Himself]]: Laurie's first clue that there is something seriously wrong with his Uncle Ian.
* [[Not So Different]]: The humans' overconfidence in ''When The Tripods Came'' parallels the Tripods' overconfidence in ''The Pool of Fire''. Both pay dearly for this.
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* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To [[War of the Worlds]].
* [[Spoiled Brat]]: Angela in the prequel.
* [[Square
* [[Star
* [[Starfish Aliens]]: The Masters.
* [[Stern Teacher]]: "Wild Bill" Hockey, in the prequel.
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* [[We Will Have Euthanasia in The Future]]: At least, in the Masters' Cities.
* [[Wham Line]]: In ''When the Tripods Came'', the growing cult of humans who have been hypnotized into worshipping the Tripods (the "Trippies") is progressively getting worse, and they've started using the (early, removable) Brain Cap which allows them to be controlled all the time. The main character looks at three military jets flying through the sky, and spends a long moment calming himself by pointing out that the authorities still have the might of our entire military and civil infrastructure against what are basically hypnotized rioters...then two of the military jets shoot down the other one. Although he never knew which side each plane was on, this is the terrifying moment when the protagonist realizes that the Capped humans have taken over at least part of our frontline military units, and we are truly no longer in control.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: Despite Jack's capping being the catalyst of Will's journey, he isn't mentioned at all in The Pool of Fire when Will discusses his trip to visit his parents.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Laurie gives one of these to his father when {{spoiler|Andy is captured}}.
* [[Wicked Cultured]]: The Masters appreciate beauty. So they have the Capped humans hold beauty contests for young girls. They take the "winners" and kill them, perfectly preserving their bodies forever, like butterflies under museum glass. They honestly don't have any moral problem with this, any more than a butterfly collector who doesn't realize he's killing what he claims to appreciate.
* {{spoiler|[[Won the War Lost The Peace]]: The end result of the liberation of Earth.}}
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