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'''''Vagrant Soldier Ares''''' (떠돌이 용병 아레스) is a Korean [[manhwa]] written and drawn by [[Kum-chel Ryu]] and originally published from 2001 to 2007. It is a war epic that spans 26 volumes. The story centers around young swordsman Ares and takes place in a world similar to Ancient Rome.
The world of ''Ares'' is similar to Ancient Rome and shares [[Meaningful Name|important names]] with that history. The main characters belong to or ally with the central country of Chronos. [[The Federation|Daraak Empire and the Radnik Alliance]] flank Chronos' western border, Isiris flanks its southern border, Chronos' ally, Silonica, flanks its eastern border, and the island nation of Minos is off its northern coast.
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* [[The Archer]]: Robin
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]] Ares and Baruna, Baruna and Douglas
* [[Badass]]: Plenty{{context}}
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: The Silver Wolf Kaiser.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Mortally wounding one of Ares' Companions acts as this, but threatening Ariadne puts him straight into a [[Tranquil Fury]].
* [[BFS]]: Shion's Ionix
* [[Bishonen]]{{context}}
* [[Blood Knight]]: Kirberos, Kirus
** Ares. Whenever he sees someone really strong, he just wants to fight. He'll even ignore the war for the chance to face off with a single worthy opponent.
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* [[Darker and Edgier]]: This series is a decidedly more bloody take on the shounen genre, with the good-natured [[Idiot Hero]] having no qualms about killing fleeing or wounded opponents.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Silver Wolf Kaiser's granddaughter.
* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]{{context}}
* [[Easy Amnesia]]: Ares, who may or may not remember his past life as Sebastian.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]{{context}}
* [[Exotic Weapon Supremacy]]: Baruna, who's master of a weapon that looks like two kunai connected by a chain.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|Michael, who then immediately begins straddling the [[Magnificent Bastard]] / [[Complete Monster]] line.}}
** {{spoiler|
* [[Faking the Dead]] {{spoiler|Icarus, in order to deceive Prince Michael and the Isiris army.}}
* [[Fallen Hero]]: Shion
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* [[Faux Action Girl]]: Helena.
* [[Folk Hero]]: Kiron
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]{{context}}
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Ares
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]{{context}}
* [[Hollywood Tactics]]: "The enemy is here! Let's leave our defensive stronghold and meet them on the open plain!"
** Granted, one of the instances of this was coupled with [[Combat by Champion]], the series's staple. The other was against orders, and the soldiers only did it because their enemies, realizing that the defenders wouldn't leave their stronghold, went around slaughtering civilians.
* [[Ho Yay]]{{context}}
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Ares
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Baruna
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* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: {{spoiler|Prince Michael}}
* [[Master Swordsman]]: There are several, Kiron, Kirberos, Kirus, and The Silver Wolf Kaiser.
* [[Meaningful Name|Meaningful Names]]: Plenty:
** Ares, the Greek War God. To be fair {{spoiler|he took the name that Chiron associated with "the strongest man in the world", since it was his goal to become the strongest.}}
*** {{spoiler|His original name, Sebastian, the Patron Saint of Soldiers}}
** Michael, the Archangel and War Prince of Heaven.
** Varuna, the pre-Vedic Hindu god of lord of the cosmos, keeper of divine order and bringer of rain.
* [[Mentor]]{{context}}
* [[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]: Kiron, Ares' master died while fighting Kirberos.
* [[Mooks]]{{context}}
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: {{spoiler|When Michael kills Cygnus}}
** {{spoiler|Rikion's wholesale slaughter of villages as well as killing Linda for no real reason.}}
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** Robin is this too, seeing as he's literally a mute.
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Gohue
* [[Rain of Arrows]]{{context}}
* [[Ravens and Crows]]{{context}}
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Anyone who's from the Red Eye Clan is a seasoned killer.
** To be fair, this is only because in the past, after refusing to give up its peaceful ways except to defend themselves, the Red-Eyed clan was massacred and now continues to be hunted up until the modern day.
* [[Redshirt Army]]{{context}}
* [[Retired Badass]]: Kiron, he would like to live a peaceful life but he keeps getting challengers who want to beat him.
* {{spoiler|Retirony}}{{context}}
* [[Royal Blood]]: {{spoiler|Ares is the bastard son of a previous king}}
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: {{spoiler|101's entire story, he overdoses on pills to save Linda and dies soon after, then Rikion comes in and kills her anyways for shits and giggles.}}
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* [[Tear Jerker]]: Ares' entire backstory.
* [[The Strategist]]: Icarus
* [[Take Over the World]]{{context}}
* [[Team Pet]]: Emergency Food
* [[Underestimating Badassery]]: Ares, Baruna and Michael are constantly underestimated by various gangs/thugs/villains because they look young. Said opponents are often quickly put in their place.
* [[World Building]]{{context}}
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