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=== The novel contains examples of the following tropes: ===
 
* [[Abusive Parents]] - Philip and Brian had them.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]] - {{spoiler|Brian.}}
* [[Break the Cutie]] - Penny.
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]] - {{spoiler|Philip repeatedly tortures, degrades (and in the case of the woman, rapes) the group responsible for his daughter's death.}}
* [[Crapsack World]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dead Person Impersonation]]}} - {{spoiler|Brian becomes Philip at the end of the novel.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Decoy Protagonist]]}} - {{spoiler|By the end of the novel, it's clear that Philip was a [[Red Herring]] and that this was Brian's story.}}
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* [[Foregone Conclusion]] - Surprisingly averted given the subject matter.
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]] - Philip, among others.
* [[Humans Are Bastardsthe Real Monsters]]
* [[Infant Immortality]] - Subverted.
* [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]] - Philip struggles with this throughout the novel.
* [[Kill'Em All]] - By the end of the novel, {{spoiler|Brian is the only survivor.}}
* [[Klingon Promotion]] - {{spoiler|Brian gains control of Woodbury via this.}}
* [[Limited Special Collectors' Ultimate Edition]] - A deluxe leatherbound edition with illustrations by series artist Charlie Adlard was also released.
* [[Mercy Kill]] - {{spoiler|Nick puts "Sonny and Cher", two members of the gang that killed Penny, out of their misery after Philip tortures them repeatedly over an extended period of time.}}
* [[Morality Chain]] - Penny is the one thing that keeps Philip from snapping.
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* [[Villain Protagonist]] - The Governor.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]] - Brian is this to Philip.
* [[What Happened to Mommy?]] - After Penny is killed and subsequently turned into a zombie, Philip refuses to have her put down. {{spoiler|After Philip dies, Brian continues to take care of her. The comics show that he regularly feeds her body parts.}}
 
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