Warchild Series: Difference between revisions

* [[Aliens Speaking English]]: Averted, the strivs have their own language and culture, the latter based loosely on Far Eastern traditions.

* [[Always Chaotic Evil]]: How humans see the strivs, but not how they are in reality

* [[Asexuality]]: Jos claims this as his true orientation, likely as a result of his abuse at Falcone's hands. But there are some definite feelings for Evan there...

** Jos, who only lets Niko touch him? He is mostly shocked at how Evan behaves now. As far as the novels go, Jos is too traumatized to do anything with anyone.

* [[Daddy Had a Good Reason For Abandoning You]]: Yes, but try telling that to Ryan...

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Everyone got one.

* [[Defusing the Tykebomb]]: Admiral Ashrafi manages to straighten Cairo Azarcon out...mostly.

* [[Double Entendre]]: The jets' speech is full of this. Dorr seems to do it the most; in fact, he's almost a [[Handsome Lech]], though he [[Ho Yay|mostly flirts with guys.]]

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Yuri's vileness and evil deeds can (largely) be traced back to his training and abuse at Falcone's hands. However, Cairo and Jos both suffered similar abuse by the same man, and they chose to run away from it. Jos even asks Yuri, "Why didn't you run?" So while the abuse might explain Yuri's behavior, it doesn't justify it.

* [[Fridge Horror]]: You think Jos and Yuri have it bad, until Falcone lightly mentions his protégés are better treated than other kids sold as slaves. Later, Evan confirms it. If Yuri was beaten, raped and trained as a prostitute and a killer... just think about what Evan had to went through and we weren't told about.

* [[Going Native]]: Jos in the alien planet.

* [[Good Looking Privates]]: ''So'' many characters.

* [[No Good Deed Goes Unpunished]]: Trying to stop the war or sympathizing with the striv point of view immediately earns anyone the label of 'terrorist'.

* [[Not So Different]]: Captain Azarcon and the pirates. {{spoiler|He was trained by Falcone, after all.}}

* [[Physical Scars, Psychological Scars]]: Yuri's cutting scars serve to illustrate just how broken he is by everything that's happened to him.

* [[Prison Rape]]: Poor Finch.

{{quote| '''Yuri''': You can cuff me again if you want.<br />

'''Andreas''': No. You might like it. }}

** Or, [[Alternate Character Interpretation]], Jos was actively avoiding his memories of his time with Falcone because they were too traumatic. Several instances in the books show that he remembers all too well what happened, but just doesn't want to think or tell anyone about it.

* Tykebomb: Falcone's protégés

* [[Unreliable Narrator]]: Everything is skewed or influenced by the different characters' perceptions of their environment.

* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: Evan/Jos. It's canon one-sided on Evan's part, but Jos is too damaged to try anything, though several scenes make it clear he's considering it.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: {{spoiler|Ash}}

* [[Yaoi Guys]]: Yuri/Estienne