Watching Yute
Science fiction novel written by Canadian Joseph Picard.
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Tropes used in Watching Yute include:
- Awesome but Impractical: The Yute spears that the temple guards use, but this is averted because of the mysterious force that prevents firearms from being used inside the temple.
- Booby Trap: Horad has a spring loaded one in his hideout, but it rarely sees action, as people know how to disable it and pass.
- Break the Cutie
- The Chains of Commanding: Cipriana goes through this shortly after she takes command at the Yute temple base after Marcus died.
- Cloning Gambit: Used by Kirison, Doesn't necessarily clone himself, but instead makes multiple copies of his brain to use.
- Cool Old Guy: Major Marcus Douglas.
- Drama Bomb: Pretty much the entire second half of the novel. Gets pretty hilarious, actually.Detonates just when you were about to drop the book and go read something else,so it's not all bad.
- Karmic Death: Averted with and played straight.
- Manipulative Bastard: Kirison, who made Horad believe that everything he did in the story was for the glory of the Aguei.
- Memento MacGuffin
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Horad believes that the Aguei have forgotten their true roots and disgraced the Yute temple, which leads him to work with and believe everything Kirison said about restoring the Aguei to their former glory.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Cipriana almost says this word by word (with a few swears mixed in) after she interrupted Cassidy, who was just about to kill herself.
- Xanatos Gambit
- Command Roster:
- The Captain: Marcus
- The Heart: Cipriana. Also is the Team Mom.
- New Meat: Cheryl
- The Squadette: Cassidy. Also the Action Girl.
- Interrupted Suicide which leads into Happily-Failed Suicide
- Humans Are the Real Monsters: The explanation for all the events that occur in Watching Yute. Hell, it's the explanation for most of the events that happen in real life, too.
- Cast Full of Gay: And lesbians.
- Bury Your GaysAverted with Cassidy.
- Fag Hag: Cassidy is more relaxed hanging around Jim than anyone who is straight.
- Gaydar: Cipriana has one.
- Applied Phlebotinum: Nanites, nanites, nanites!
- Chase Scene: Happens early in the book, and introduces Cassidy.
- Darkest Hour: After Cheryl's sudden death, what more could Cassidy do until she is asked to help find the killer? Cry her lungs out? Oh, yeah.
- Blade on a Stick: The preferred weapon of the Yute temple guards, who have no guns on base.
- Bomb Disposal: While jumping on top of a grenade isn't exactly the best way to deal with it, Cassidy was ready to do just that when two maniacs threatened tourists with them.
- Fake in the Hole:Somewhat averted. Did I mention that due to the "magic" in the temple, the grenades couldn't go off?
- Guns Are Worthless: As in Cassidy hates them personally, but reluctantly takes one when she is offered the chance to kill or capture Horad.
- Technical Pacifist
- Have You Tried Not Being a Monster?: Cassidy to Jim, and vice versa.
- Bait and Switch Lesbians: Happens near the end with Cassidy and Cipriana.
- Precision F-Strike: Happens several times in the story, most notably with Cipriana.
- OOC Is Serious Business
- Thousand-Yard Stare: Seen in some of the official art for the book.
- Heroic BSOD: This happens with Cassidy, often turning her Ax Crazy in the process.
- Nice Hat: Said about Cassidy's trademark cap.