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* BodyguardingABadass: Despite not being a shaman like her, Kitay is still as good a soldier as he is a strategist. Regardless, Rin swears to protect him with her life.
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*NoLoveForTheWicked: Averted. He’s [[WordOfGay confirmed to be aroace]], but is the most moral out of the Sinegard Four.
*NoLoveForTheWicked: Averted. He’s [[WordOfGay confirmed to be aroace]], but is the most moral out of the Sinegard Four.
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* HeroicWillpower: Having acquired an addiction to heroin from a very early age (at ''4-years-old''), [[HurtingHero he constantly suffers from withdrawal symptoms]] symptoms throughout his life. He never shows this outwardly.
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* PsychicLink: He forms one of this with Rin in over to help her overcome the seal placed on her power by the Empress. Like the bond between Qara and Chaghan, this bond greatly improves Rin's control over her powers, but if Kitay dies, she will as well, and vice versa.
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* PsychicLink: He forms one of this with Rin in over to help her overcome the seal placed on her power by the Empress. Like the bond between Qara and Chaghan. This bond greatly improves Rin's control over her powers, but if Kitay dies, she will as well, and vice versa.
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* PsychicLink: He forms one of this with Rin in over to help her overcome the seal placed on her power by the Empress. Like the bond between Qara and Chaghan. This Chaghan, this bond greatly improves Rin's control over her powers, but if Kitay dies, she will as well, and vice versa.
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* DontYouDarePityMe: She gets mad when Rin tries to offer her sympathy after Golyn Niis, and continues to hate being treated like she’s fragile as the books go on.
*FireForgedFriends: With Rin, post-Golyn Niis.
*FireForgedFriends: With Rin, post-Golyn Niis.
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* TagalongKid: Downplayed, despite being no older than 15, his explosives are of great use to the Cike.
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* FireForgedFriends: With Rin, post-Golyn Niis.
* FireForgedFriends: With Rin, post-Golyn Niis.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Big-time. After escaping [[spoilers:Shiro’s lab and witnessing Atlan’s death, Rin swims to Speer and calls the Phoenix, and then uses it to burn down Longbow Island, killing thousands of innocent civilians.]]
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Big-time. After escaping [[spoilers:Shiro’s [[spoiler:Shiro’s lab and witnessing Atlan’s death, Rin swims to Speer and calls the Phoenix, and then uses it to burn down Longbow Island, killing thousands of innocent civilians.]]
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* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: He's a clear stand-in for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shir%C5%8D_Ishii Shirō Ishii]] the Surgeon General of the infamous biological warfare project Unit 731.
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* FunctionalAddict: Becomes one after contracting with the Phoenix. The functional part [[RealityEnsues rapidly declines]] in ''The Dragon Republic'', and after being forced to go cold turkey by the Dragon army, Rin is eventually able to kick the habit.
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* FunctionalAddict: Becomes one after contracting with the Phoenix. The functional part [[RealityEnsues rapidly declines]] declines in ''The Dragon Republic'', and after being forced to go cold turkey by the Dragon army, Rin is eventually able to kick the habit.
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* InformedAttribute: Rin claims to have practically raised her foster brother Kesega and loves him dearly, but once she's accepted into Sinegard she promptly leaves him in Tikany without a backward glance (even ignoring his mother pinching him on the ear to make him stop crying over her departure) and never bothers writing to or contacting him at all once she arrives at the academy.
* TantrumThrowing: When Jiang refuses to teach her how to harness the Phoenix right then and there on the basis she's a volatile fourteen-year-old girl, Rin responds by throwing a hissy fit. Jiang tells her afterwards her reaction is ''exactly'' why she has no business learning to channel such power.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Gets stabbed through the stomach twice by a Mugenese soldier. Her miraculously survives.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Gets stabbed through the stomach twice by a Mugenese soldier. Her He miraculously survives.
* JerkassHasAPoint: When he reunites with Rin at Cike, he apologises for bullying her and admits he was a {{Jerkass}} to her, but he also points out [[DisproportionateRetribution she reacted to him insulting his teacher by kicking him in the balls and starting a fistfight with him]], humiliating him in front of his peers on the first day and continued to antagonise him multiple times afterwards. Rin refuses to acknowledge he was right.
* KirkSummation: He gives one to Altan, telling him that for all his status as TheAce, in reality [[FatalFlaw he's little more than a mad dog who only knows how to follow orders and he's so consumed with his rage and desire to avenge Speer against the Federation of Mugen that he doesn't care about Nikara or anyone else as long as he can lash out at the people who hurt him.]] Altan can only feebly stammer it's not true.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He is the only member of Cike to directly address Rin's increasing disrespect and insubordination, particularly towards Altan, and tells her to stop acting like a little bitch just because Altan won't pat her on the head like she wants.
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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: They are treated more like bloodthirsty animals or monsters instead of humans, barely ever speak and generally don't get characterised as if they're actually humans in possession of morals or complex emotions.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Rin is disappointed to learn that the Mugenese look just like the Nikarans. She dislikes that they look so similar to her people, making it harder to killthem.them, and wishes they looked more like Hesperians instead.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Rin is disappointed to learn that the Mugenese look just like the Nikarans. She dislikes that they look so similar to her people, making it harder to kill
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Characters from the manga ''Literature/ThePoppyWar''.novel ''Literature/ThePoppyWar'' by R.F Kuang.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Unceremoniously leaves the Cike after Rin demonstrates that she cannot control her emotion and powers.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Leaves the Cike with Enki after nearly losing his life from Rin's lack of control over her emotions and powers.
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* NiceGuy: Despite being constantly teetering on the edge of insanity from the god(s) in his mind, Suni is a soft-spoken, gentle and caring member of the team.
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* RapeAsBackstory: Was raped by a Hesperian soldier and rescued by a Mugenese one. This shaped her decisions and values for years to come.
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* LostOrphanedRoyalty: It's implied that she's the long-lost daughter of the last queen of Speer, Tearza.
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* LostOrphanedRoyalty: It's implied that she's the long-lost daughter a descendant of the last queen of Speer, Tearza.
* SoleSurvivor: She's the last surviving Speerly after Altan's death, and the last of the Cike's shamans following the deaths of Baji and Suni in Vizrha's [[ThePurge Purge]] of his wartime allies.
** Vizrha exploits this aspect of Rin's personality in ''The Dragon Republic'' to get her to join his cause.
* FaceHeelTurn: At the end of the second book, when Vizrha cleans house and purges his wartime allies, the Cike included, Nezha sides with his family, and literally stabs Rin in the back. Though he later allows Rin, Kitay, and Venka to escape from Ankhiluun, Rin feels there's no realistic prospect of them ever being friends again.
* HealingFactor: His shamanic abilities come with one of these, which allows him to survive what would otherwise be fatal injuries.
* HealingFactor: His shamanic abilities come with one of these, which allows him to survive what would otherwise be fatal injuries.
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* UnexplainedRecovery: Recovers from getting stabbed in just three months, which should be impossible without the aid of the supernatural.
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* UncertainDoom: He's In the first book, he's last seen being exposed to (presumably) mustard gas and dragged off by Federation soldiers. It's unclear if he survived, since he doesn't show He shows up again.
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* UnexplainedRecovery: Recovers from getting stabbed in just three months, which should be impossible without the aid of the supernatural. It turns out that Nezha is a water shaman with a HealingFactor.
* UnexplainedRecovery: Recovers from getting stabbed in just three months, which should be impossible without the aid of the supernatural. It turns out that Nezha is a water shaman with a HealingFactor.
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* DwindlingParty: Over the course ''The Dragon Republic'', the Cike steadily dwindles, and is effectively destroyed during Vizrha's [[ThePurge Purge]] of his former allies.
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* DwindlingParty: Over the course ''The Dragon Republic'', the Cike steadily dwindles, dwindles from deaths and desertions, and is effectively destroyed as a unit during Vizrha's [[ThePurge Purge]] of his former allies.allies, leaving Rin as the SoleSurvivor.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Refused to make a pact with the Phoenix, even knowing that it would cost the lives of her people. Tearza knew that if the Phoenix had its way, the entire world would be reduced to ash, not just the Federation.
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* BrainInAJar: Keeps jars of pickled Speerly body parts in his lab. There's even an entire man kept in a much larger container.
* MadScientist: He wants to uncover the secrets of shamanism. He does this by abducting Speerlies and [[PlayingWithSyringes cutting them open]], often while they're still alive. He controls his captives by dosing them with heroin. This includes a 4-year-old Altan.
* KarmicDeath: Altan literally melts Shiro's face off. Appropriate, for a guy that desperately wanted to discover the powers of a shaman.
* MadScientist: He wants to uncover the secrets of shamanism. He does this by abducting Speerlies and [[PlayingWithSyringes cutting them open]], often while they're still alive. He controls his captives by dosing them with heroin. This includes a 4-year-old Altan.
* KarmicDeath: Altan literally melts Shiro's face off. Appropriate, for a guy that desperately wanted to discover the powers of a shaman.
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An apparition that warns Rin of the dangers of channeling the Phoenix. She appears whenever Rin travels to the Pantheon, blocking Rin's way and preventing her from using her powers.
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* ActuallyIAmHim: Her true identity is Mai'rinnen Tearza, the last queen of Speer.
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: In-universe. Tearza is infamous for letting Speer fall to the Mugenese Federation. However, the reason that this happened differs depending on who's telling the story. She was either a lovestruck fool or a queen that sacrificed her nation to save the world.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Cursed by the Phoenix to an eternity of undeath, unable to properly die, trapped in the boundary between the mortal plane and the Pantheon.
* LukeIAmYourFather: It's implied that she's Rin's long-lost mother.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: In-universe. Tearza is infamous for letting Speer fall to the Mugenese Federation. However, the reason that this happened differs depending on who's telling the story. She was either a lovestruck fool or a queen that sacrificed her nation to save the world.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Cursed by the Phoenix to an eternity of undeath, unable to properly die, trapped in the boundary between the mortal plane and the Pantheon.
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The Nikara Empire's neighbors and former tributary nation, residing on a series of curved islands to the east. They tried to conquer Nikan during the First Poppy War, but failed. 65 years before the main story, the Federation tried again, sparking the Second Poppy War. They were repelled by the Trifecta and the aid of the nation of Hesperia.
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* TrojanHorse: Fond of this strategy. The Federation disseminated opium among the Nikaran populace in order to weaken their fighting strength. During the siege of Khurdalain, a Federation diplomat enters the city under a white flag, bringing carts full of sugar and salt as a peace offering. Except it turns out that the carts are actually saltpeter, not salt or sugar, and blows up a good chunk of Khurdalain's downtown area.
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* DrillSergeantNasty / SadistTeacher: DrillSergeantNasty: He's a DrillSergeantNasty to most of his students, forcing his students to train outside in the biting cold and pushing them beyond their physical limits. To Rin, he comes off as a SadistTeacher. He bans Rin from attending his class, forcing her to teach herself and clearly favors Nezha, the son of a Warlord.
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*DividedWeFallAChildShallLeadThem: The Tiger Warlord is a three-year-old.
* DividedWeFall: The Red Emperor may have united the feuding provinces into one unified country on paper, but the Warlords don't act at all unified in reality. They constantly bicker with each other over territory and trade. Even during the war, they're each more concerned with protecting their own territories than actually repelling the enemy. They refuse to share vital intel, supplies, and troops with each other or the military, making the Federation's invasion much easier.
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* TheCorruption: They grant shamans unimaginable power, but slowly erode the shamans' control and sanity. All shamans eventually succumb to madness, turning them into immortal HumanoidAbominations.
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Formerly known as the Vipress of the Trifecta, Su Daji rules over the Nikara Empire.
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* FalseFlagOperation: Working with the Federation army to achieve an unknown goal. She also feeds classified information to the Federation, sabotaging her own military's attempts to defend themselves.
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* FalseFlagOperation: Working with the Federation army to achieve an unknown goal. She also feeds classified information to the Federation, sabotaging her own military's attempts to defend themselves.
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* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The Vipress is the Beauty, the Warrior is the Brawn, and the Gatekeeper is the Brains.
* FolkHero: The story of the Trifecta is told all over the country and dramatized in plays. Their abilities and feats have been embellished over the years, making them legends among the populace.
* GuileHero: The Vipress used poison and seduction to manipulate her enemies.
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* FolkHero: The story of the Trifecta is told all over the country and dramatized in plays. Their abilities and feats have been embellished over the years, making them legends among the populace.
* GuileHero: The Vipress used poison and seduction to manipulate her enemies.
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* {{Seers}}: Will answer a supplicant's question by reading the Hexagrams, sixty-four combination of broken and unbroken lines. She can't tell the future, but can provide a larger view of current events.
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* ThePhoenix: Literally. However, unlike most depictions, this particular phoenix isn't benevolent.
* PlayingWithFire: Grants her worshipers the ability to summon and control fire. [[MagmaMan She can also cause long-dormant volcanoes to erupt]].
* RevengeBeforeReason: As the embodiment of vengeance, the Phoenix desires this in her supplicants.
* UnstoppableRage: A side-effect of channeling her power is this. Rin nearly kills Nezha when she first channels the Phoenix.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: As she says to Rin, the Phoenix never forced Rin to do anything. The Phoenix gave Rin a taste of power, but never whispered in her ear nor influenced her decisions in any way. Rin's decision to wipe out the longbow island is her's and her's alone.
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* ThePhoenix: Literally. However, unlike most depictions, this particular phoenix isn't benevolent.
* PlayingWithFire: Grants her worshipers the ability to summon and control fire. [[MagmaMan She can also cause long-dormant volcanoes to erupt]].
* RevengeBeforeReason: As the embodiment of vengeance, the Phoenix desires this in her supplicants.
* UnstoppableRage: A side-effect of channeling her power is this. Rin nearly kills Nezha when she first channels the Phoenix.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: As she says to Rin, the Phoenix never forced Rin to do anything. The Phoenix gave Rin a taste of power, but never whispered in her ear nor influenced her decisions in any way. Rin's decision to wipe out the longbow island is her's and her's alone.
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* MaskOfSanity: Almost always appears calm and collected. His mask starts to slip when he starts losing control of the situation in Khurdalain, revealing the barely-stable young man underneath.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The gods view the mortal world as a playground and humans as toys. They don't care about the harm they inflict nor do they consider long-term consequences. Human morality means nothing to them; they only want a chance to wreak havoc on the mortal plane.
* TheCorruption: They grant shamans unimaginable power, but slowly erode the shamans' control and sanity. All shamans eventually succumb to madness, turning them into immortal HumanoidAbominations.
* DemonicPossession: When a shaman channels their god, they're essentially acting as a gateway that allows the god to interact with the human world. Eventually, the shaman is unable to shut the metaphorical gateway, giving the god a new meat puppet and permanent channel into the mortal plane. From Feylen's experience, it seems that the [[AndIMustScream shamans are still present and aware]], even if they've lost control of their bodies.
* JerkassGods: They show absolutely no regard for the wellbeing of theirworshippers worshipers or the mortal world in general. At ''best'', they treat humans like a toddler treats their playthings.playthings.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility:
* TheCorruption: They grant shamans unimaginable power, but slowly erode the shamans' control and sanity. All shamans eventually succumb to madness, turning them into immortal HumanoidAbominations.
* DemonicPossession: When a shaman channels their god, they're essentially acting as a gateway that allows the god to interact with the human world. Eventually, the shaman is unable to shut the metaphorical gateway, giving the god a new meat puppet and permanent channel into the mortal plane. From Feylen's experience, it seems that the [[AndIMustScream shamans are still present and aware]], even if they've lost control of their bodies.
* JerkassGods: They show absolutely no regard for the wellbeing of their
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility:
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* BlindSeer: He's not actually blind, although he has the blank white ProphetEyes. He cannot predict the future, but can use his abilities to gain a broader understanding of current events.
* HeartbrokenBadass: Takes Altan's death really hard. It's implied that he may have had romantic feelings for Altan.
* InsufferableGenius: A powerful and talented shaman, Chaghan makes sure to let everyone know it.
* MindRape: It's never shown, but the other Cike members show him uncharacteristic respect due to Chaghan's ability to break people's minds.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Appears to have albinism and is the most capable shaman in the Cike.
* NumberTwo: Altan's lieutenant. He undertakes important missions that the rest of the Cike can't and [[TheLancer provides Altan with counsel]].
* PassedOverPromotion: When Altan joined the Cike, Tyr began to favor Altan instead of Chaghan. This put him at odds with Altan until they managed to settle their differences in battle. Chaghan became Altan's loyal supporter afterwards, even after Altan became the new commander.
* HeartbrokenBadass: Takes Altan's death really hard. It's implied that he may have had romantic feelings for Altan.
* InsufferableGenius: A powerful and talented shaman, Chaghan makes sure to let everyone know it.
* MindRape: It's never shown, but the other Cike members show him uncharacteristic respect due to Chaghan's ability to break people's minds.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Appears to have albinism and is the most capable shaman in the Cike.
* NumberTwo: Altan's lieutenant. He undertakes important missions that the rest of the Cike can't and [[TheLancer provides Altan with counsel]].
* PassedOverPromotion: When Altan joined the Cike, Tyr began to favor Altan instead of Chaghan. This put him at odds with Altan until they managed to settle their differences in battle. Chaghan became Altan's loyal supporter afterwards, even after Altan became the new commander.
