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* BattleAmongstTheFlames: The first real engagement with Spencer is this, when he has one of his henchman set a large chunk of Lawrence on fire [[spoiler: and proceeds to have Cassandra kidnapped again in the smoke and confusion.]]
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* BattleAmongstTheFlames: The first real engagement with Spencer is this, when he has one of his henchman set a large chunk of Lawrence on fire [[spoiler: and proceeds to have Cassandra kidnapped again in the smoke and confusion.]]confusion]]. Happens again in the first engagement with Harrison, [[spoiler: when Isaac and the militia try to stop him from burning down a town]].
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* TheCharmer: Isaac and Solomon, in different ways. Isaac learned this from his aunt to help him become a spy, Solomon is just charming.
* CluelessDeputy: Completely subverted by Solomon.
* CluelessDeputy: Completely subverted by Solomon.
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* TheCharmer: Isaac and Solomon, in different ways. Isaac learned this from his aunt to help him become a spy, spy; Solomon is just charming.
* CluelessDeputy:Completely subverted Subverted by Solomon.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Isaac, Solomon, Caroline and Dai all qualify. Cassandra arguably fits as well, [[spoiler:from her encounters with Spencer and what Isaac did to her brother and town.]] Altogether they have strong vibes of DysfunctionJunction or BreakfastClub, although the group dynamic tends more towards TrueCompanions.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Isaac, Solomon, Caroline and Dai all qualify. Cassandra arguably fits as well, [[spoiler:from [[spoiler:between her encounters with Spencer and what Isaac did to her brother and town.]] Altogether they have strong vibes of DysfunctionJunction or BreakfastClub, although the group dynamic tends more towards TrueCompanions.
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* TheDragon: Elijah appears to be Spencer's, [[spoiler:briefly, but is actually working for the Pinkertons.]] Harrison seems to have at least two. Isaac used to be another one of Harrison's.
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* FollowInMyFootsteps: Seems to have been part of Isaac's childhood with [[SelfMadeMan Harvey]], if not more. Rather than Isaac rebelling against being like Harvey, though, the war seems to have sent them on different paths but not stopped them from being a lot alike.
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* FollowInMyFootsteps: Seems to have been part of Isaac's childhood with [[SelfMadeMan Harvey]], if not more. Harvey]]. Rather than Isaac rebelling against being like Harvey, though, the war seems to have sent them on different paths but not stopped them from being a lot alike.
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* HeroesPreferSwords: Isaac uses a cavalry sabre along with other weapons, most of his TrueCompanions use guns or weapons gloves, and when they do have another WeaponOfChoice, it's not a sword. Even Caroline remarks that Isaac's history with being taught sword fighting is pretty heroic, especially as he flirts with NamedWeapons for some extra flair.
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* HeroesPreferSwords: Isaac uses a cavalry sabre saber along with other weapons, most of his TrueCompanions use guns or weapons gloves, and when they do have another WeaponOfChoice, it's not a sword. Even Caroline remarks that Isaac's history with being taught sword fighting is pretty heroic, especially as he flirts with NamedWeapons for some extra flair.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: President Grant, John Singleton Mosby and Oliver Winchester are all historical figures who have appeared,
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: President Grant, John Singleton Mosby and Oliver Winchester are all historical figures who have appeared,appeared.
* HomeSweetHome: Lawrence is this for Isaac, who [[IChooseToStay chooses to stay]], or at least is planning on it. Boston for Harvey.
* HomeSweetHome: Lawrence is this for Isaac, who [[IChooseToStay chooses to stay]], or at least is planning on it. Boston for Harvey.
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* MadeOfIron: Most of the cast, good or bad. Some realistic attention is given to injuries, but RuleOfCool results in this as well.
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* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Isaac when he returns to Boston. Fear of being this [[spoiler: Cassie from returning to Georgia.]]
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*YouAreWorthHell: Caroline, and to a lesser extent Solomon, feel this for Isaac.
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* TheBechdelTest: Passes first with Caroline and Tabby, then several more times with the introduction of Cassie.
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*HopelessSuitor: Doyle might become this for Alice, who he certainly has a crush on, but who just as obviously has a crush on [[TriangRelations Elijah]].
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Elijah and Alice, noted the first time Isaac sees them next to each other. Isaac himself is about OneHeadTaller than Caroline.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Elijah and Alice, noted the first time Isaac sees them next to each other.Alice. Isaac himself is about OneHeadTaller than Caroline.
*PromiseMeYouWontX: allusions to this everywhere. Solomon and Caroline to Isaac, Alice to Elijah. Harvey and Isaac both feel this way about the other, and usually do X anyway.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Harrison seems to be the [[EvilGloating master of these]]. It's not like Isaac's first RousingSpeech to his militiamen is any better, though.
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* TheDragon: Elijah appears to be Spencer's, briefly, [[spoiler:but is actually working for the Pinkertons.]] Harrison seems to have at least two. Isaac used to be another one of Harrison's.
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* SwordAndGun: Isaac does this a ''lot.'' He borders on TheMusketeer and his weapons choices make sense in light of his cavalry history as well as the time period. But most of the time he plays this trope straight. Elijah does this, except with [[WeaponOfChoice a hatchet]] instead of the sword.
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* StillWearingTheOldColors: Isaac kept his uniform from the war and Elijah likely did too. Both have been in and out of official service, though don't seem to have been wearing the uniform on duty, qualifying them for this.
* SwordAndGun: Isaac does this a ''lot.'' He borders on TheMusketeer and his weapons choices make sense in light of his cavalry history as well as the time period. But most of the time he plays this trope straight. Elijah does this, except with [[WeaponOfChoice a hatchet]] instead of the sword. Seeing as how he's ''supposed'' to be a copy of Isaac, it seems safe to bet that Harrison's new "attack dog" will do this as well.
* SwordAndGun: Isaac does this a ''lot.'' He borders on TheMusketeer and his weapons choices make sense in light of his cavalry history as well as the time period. But most of the time he plays this trope straight. Elijah does this, except with [[WeaponOfChoice a hatchet]] instead of the sword. Seeing as how he's ''supposed'' to be a copy of Isaac, it seems safe to bet that Harrison's new "attack dog" will do this as well.
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* EnsignNewbie: Captain Augustus Doyle seems to be this, although after the initial reaction to his youth, Isaac admits that Doyle is very competent.
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* EvilMentor: Harrison to Isaac and, according to Isaac, everyone else under his command.
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* TeachHimAnger: Isaac is the result of this, from Harrison's abuse and his time in Georgia.
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* VisionaryVillain: Harrison. More broadly, the entire Confederacy.
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* TheBigGuy: Solomon and Elijah.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Elijah and Alice, noted the first time Isaac sees them next to each other. Isaac himself is about OneHeadTaller than Caroline.
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* TheLancer: Filled by both Solomon and Caroline, who serve as Isaac's foils and counters at different points. Solomon is his second-in-command, but Caroline is the more obvious foil.
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* OneManArmy: Isaac is said to have done more damage during the Civil War than entire Union battalions, and he often thinks about how [[LivingWeapon he tore through Confederate troops]]. After the war, he is sent, [[OneRiotOneRanger usually alone]], to deal with problems through the South.
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* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: Oliver Winchester, who was really a businessman and politician, but in \\Reconstruction\\ is a businessman (in both weapons \\and\\ owning and operating an inn) and [[TheSpymaster spymaster]]. He lives in South Carolina instead of New England and does not seem to serve in any (official) political roles. His granddaughters, Caroline and Alice, are fictional, so it seems that the whole family has gotten this.
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* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: Oliver Winchester, who was really a businessman and politician, but in \\Reconstruction\\ ''Reconstruction'' is a businessman (in both weapons \\and\\ ''and'' owning and operating an inn) and [[TheSpymaster spymaster]]. He lives in South Carolina instead of New England and does not seem to serve in any (official) political roles. His granddaughters, Caroline and Alice, are fictional, so it seems that the whole family has gotten this.
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* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: Oliver Winchester, who was really a businessman and politician, but in //Reconstruction// \\Reconstruction\\ is a businessman (in both weapons //and// \\and\\ owning and operating an inn) and [[TheSpymaster spymaster]]. He lives in South Carolina instead of New England and does not seem to serve in any (official) political roles. His granddaughters, Caroline and Alice, are fictional, so it seems that the whole family has gotten this.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: President Grant, John Singleton Mosby and Oliver Winchester are all historical figures who have appeared, or been heavily referenced in Winchester's case. Caroline and Alice Winchester, his granddaughters, are original characters, making it likely that the whole family has gotten an HistoricalBadassUpgrade.
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* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: Oliver Winchester, who was really a businessman and politician, but in //Reconstruction// is a businessman (in both weapons //and// owning and operating an inn) and [[TheSpymaster spymaster]]. He lives in South Carolina instead of New England and does not seem to serve in any (official) political roles. His granddaughters, Caroline and Alice, are fictional, so it seems that the whole family has gotten this.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: President Grant, John Singleton Mosby and Oliver Winchester are all historical figures who haveappeared, or been heavily referenced in Winchester's case. Caroline and Alice Winchester, his granddaughters, are original characters, making it likely that the whole family has gotten an HistoricalBadassUpgrade.appeared,
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: President Grant, John Singleton Mosby and Oliver Winchester are all historical figures who have
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* CrushBlush: Fairly regular appearances between Isaac and Caroline, especially when caught staring at each other.
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*SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Caroline, but also Tabby. Both like Isaac for his OfficerAndAGentleman qualities, although they both know about his less... gentlemanly past.
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* ConstantlyCurious: Alice.
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* WrenchWench: Alice. Caroline to an extent, although she fulfills more of {{The Blacksmith}}'s role, just with more wrenches.
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* CasualDangerDialog: Team Benjamin ''excels'' at this. Often flirting with Isaac and Caroline, but he and Solomon do it just as often. Cassandra, when caught up in action sequences, hates it.
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* FirstGirlWins: Subverted by Caroline. She is neither the first girl Isaac meets in the story, nor the first girl to develop a crush on him in Lawrence (Tabby is both).
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* HeroesPreferSwords: Isaac uses a cavalry sabre along with other weapons, most of his TrueCompanions use guns or weapons gloves, and when they do have another WeaponOfChoice, it's not a sword. Even Caroline remarks that Isaac's history with being taught sword fighting is pretty heroic, especially as he flirts with NamedWeapons for some extra flair.
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* WarIsHell: All of the veterans (and there are many) seem to agree on this. Even Harvey, the most eager to get back into a fight with Steven Harrison, feels this way.
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* WarIsHell: All of the veterans (and there are many) seem to agree on this. Even Harvey, the most eager to get back into a fight with Steven Harrison, feels this way. Supported by text:
-->"He wasn't a kidnapper, at least the Elijah that Isaac had known wasn't. But then again, the war could've done something to him. War had the habit of making monsters out of good men."
-->"He wasn't a kidnapper, at least the Elijah that Isaac had known wasn't. But then again, the war could've done something to him. War had the habit of making monsters out of good men."
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* AnAxeToGrind: [[TheBigGuy Elijah]] does this, with a smaller hatchet than the usual giant battle axe. It's unclear where, exactly, he gets the hatchet. It appears in his hand during the train fight with Isaac, meaning he may have pulled DeusAxMachina and realized it ''really'' works for him.
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* SwordAndGun: Isaac does this a ''lot.'' He borders on TheMusketeer and his weapons choices make sense in light of his cavalry history as well as the time period. But most of the time he plays this trope straight.
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* GunsAkimbo: Caroline does this during the fight with Black Hat, as does Solomon. Elijah does this at the Lawrence train station. The only one who doesn't do this, really, is Isaac. An interesting flip, as Isaac is technically TheGunslinger.
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* GunsAkimbo: Caroline does this during the fight with Black Hat, as does Solomon. Interesting flip, as Isaac is technically TheGunslinger.
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* GuiltComplex: Isaac. So much so that he borders on MartyrWithoutACause and pretty frequently returns to the OhGodWhatHaveIDone stage of flashbacks. He believes [[ItsAllMyFault it's all his fault]].
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* GuiltComplex: Isaac. So much so that he borders on MartyrWithoutACause and pretty frequently returns to the OhGodWhatHavevIDone stage of flashbacks. He believes [[ItsAllMyFault it's all his fault]].
* GunsAkimbo: Caroline does this during the fight with Black Hat, as does Solomon. Interesting flip, as Isaac is technically TheGunslinger.
* GunsAkimbo: Caroline does this during the fight with Black Hat, as does Solomon. Interesting flip, as Isaac is technically TheGunslinger.
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* DontYouDarePityMe: the first chapter with any real characterization of Cassandra, [[http://www.jukepop.com/home/read/2211?chapter=15&sl=379 15]], is full of this from her, quoted almost to the letter.
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* ArcVillain: Spencer and Harrison have so far been the {{Big Bad}}s of Arcs 1 and 2 respectively.
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* StarterVillain: Black Hat.
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* TheCharmer: Isaac and Solomon, in different ways. Isaac learned this from his aunt to help him become a spy, Solomon is just charming.
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* HonorBeforeReason: The former Confederacy and Southerners not happy with Isaac/the New Union are shown as this. Harvey and Isaac both [[http://jukepop.com/home/read/2211?chapter=42&sl=798 (hilariously)]] show signs of it as well.
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* HonorBeforeReason: The former Confederacy and Southerners not happy with Isaac/the New Union are shown as this. Mosby, Harvey and Isaac both all [[http://jukepop.com/home/read/2211?chapter=42&sl=798 (hilariously)]] show signs of it as well.well.
* HotMenAtWork: In spades. Isaac, Solomon and the rest of the workmen all seem to enjoy being this. Isaac is the most noted example but far from alone.
* HotMenAtWork: In spades. Isaac, Solomon and the rest of the workmen all seem to enjoy being this. Isaac is the most noted example but far from alone.
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* MarkOfShame: Isaac's facial scar is this.
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->"Isaac looked around, his breathing ragged in his ears. He was in Kansas, on his way to Lawrence to be the new sheriff. The dull yellow prairie stretched around him in all directions like a blank sheet of newspaper."
[[http://jukepop.com/home/read/2211 Reconstruction]] is a CattlePunk and AlternateHistory WebSerialNovel series by K.R. Kampion, currently being published on [[http://jukepop.com JukePop]].
The series follows Isaac Benjamin, a former military officer from the Civil War who now works for the Union government. He [[TheDrifter moves]] from [[TheWestern town to town]] and eventually is sent to Lawrence, Kansas. There, he finds out that the New Union has appointed him TheSheriff--his first long-term gig in years.
While {{outlaw}}s, making friends, and rebuilding the city aren't things that Isaac is used to, he quickly becomes attached to Lawrence and everyone in it. But [[DarkAndTroubledPast his past]] has a way of coming back to bite him and the New Union is still in disarray after the war.
'''NOTE:''' This serial is into its second arc. Most spoilers are marked, but you are advised to ArchiveBinge before reading further, or run the risk of being SpoileredRotten.
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!!This serial provides examples of:
* TheAtoner: Isaac's reason for staying with the New Union government.
* BadassCrew: Team Benjamin.
* BashBrothers: Isaac and Solomon, who fight together and will box with ''each other'' when they're bored.
* BattleCouple: Isaac and Caroline have proven that they're this, though never officially, since they're JustFriends. [[spoiler: After his [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies it's not you, it's my job]] moment, it's unclear if they will continue to be this anyway, or if they'll be back to just friends when she arrives to fight Harrison.]]
* TheBechdelTest: Passes first with Caroline and Tabby, then several more times with the introduction of Cassie.
* BecomingTheMask:
** Isaac's mission in Georgia shows shades of this.
** Solomon has some of this, since his cheerful personality is a mask:
--->“You know,” Caroline said as she worked on unjamming a pistol hammer. “I always thought that Solomon was okay. That he never let things get to him.” [...] “It’s a soldier thing, Miss Caroline,” Isaac said. “We all have things we don’t wanna talk about. Some people are better at bein’ fine than others.”
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Caroline, full stop. Isaac as well, although his reputation precedes him and often keeps people from assuming he's nice at all.
* TheBigGuy: Solomon and Elijah.
* BornIntoSlavery: Solomon and Miriam.
* CluelessDeputy: Completely subverted by Solomon.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Isaac, Solomon, Caroline and Dai all qualify. Cassandra arguably fits as well, [[spoiler:from her encounters with Spencer and what Isaac did to her brother and town.]] Altogether they have strong vibes of DysfunctionJunction or BreakfastClub, although the group dynamic tends more towards TrueCompanions.
* DeadGuyOnDisplay: The first chapter is titled "The Town Without a Graveyard," since the entire front of Lawrence is Black Hat's version of this trope.
* DeadpanSnarker: Isaac tends to be. Harvey is even more so, making it clear [[StrongFamilyResemblance where Isaac gets it from]].
* {{Deconstruction}}: [[WordOfGod The author has stated]] that Isaac is a direct deconstruction of AntiHero and {{Gunslinger}} tropes.
* DirtyBusiness: Isaac and Elijah. This seems to be the reason why Harvey left the army.
* TheDragon: Elijah appears to be Spencer's, briefly, [[spoiler:but is actually working for the Pinkertons.]] Harrison seems to have at least two. Isaac used to be another one of Harrison's.
* EmotionSuppression: Isaac lives in this trope, although he's often unsuccessful at keeping everything... [[StressVomit down]].
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Isaac and Caroline's relationship for several chapters. Even ''they'' both know it, but it seems as though neither of them [[CannotSpitItOut can spit it out]]. [[spoiler:That is, until Chapter 37]].
* EvilCounterpart: Harrison to Harvey; his new "attack dog" to Isaac.
* FlashbackNightmare: Isaac has them nearly every time we see him sleeping. Often leads to him [[DrowningMySorrows drinking it off]].
* FollowInMyFootsteps: Seems to have been part of Isaac's childhood with [[SelfMadeMan Harvey]], if not more. Rather than Isaac rebelling against being like Harvey, though, the war seems to have sent them on different paths but not stopped them from being a lot alike.
* FrontierDoctor: Dr Jaeger. Cassandra is on her way to this, with more of a DrJerk flavor, though that's wearing off.
* GetOutOfJailFreeCard: Isaac got one, despite having gone beyond JustFollowingOrders when he was with Harrison. He does get an official ThouShaltNotKill sanction as the condition for this, but he's more than happy to follow it. [[spoiler: And understandably upset when it's repealed.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Played with. Harrison's scarring is intense, but so is Isaac's and Solomon's. Solomon's may be ultimately the worst, as a result of an entire childhood in slavery, and Isaac's are the only scars that absolutely can't be hidden by his clothing. [[MarkOfShame Which was the point.]]
* TheHeart: Solomon and Caroline both fill this role.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Cassandra. Isaac as well: while the serial never portrays him as anything but a good man, in-universe most people assume he's a monster.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: President Grant, John Singleton Mosby and Oliver Winchester are all historical figures who have appeared, or been heavily referenced in Winchester's case. Caroline and Alice Winchester, his granddaughters, are original characters, making it likely that the whole family has gotten an HistoricalBadassUpgrade.
* HonorBeforeReason: The former Confederacy and Southerners not happy with Isaac/the New Union are shown as this. Harvey and Isaac both [[http://jukepop.com/home/read/2211?chapter=42&sl=798 (hilariously)]] show signs of it as well.
* IceQueen: Cassandra, although she appears to be [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]]. [[spoiler:She ''does'' volunteer to go to the South and help Isaac out of [[PowerOfFriendship loyalty to Solomon and Caroline]].]]
* InsecureLoveInterest: Isaac.
* {{Jerkass}}: Amos Spencer. Even noted in-universe by Solomon.
* TheLancer: Filled by both Solomon and Caroline, who serve as Isaac's foils and counters at different points. Solomon is his second-in-command, but Caroline is the more obvious foil.
* MrFanservice: Isaac has so many {{shirtless scene}}s that the author has [[https://twitter.com/KRKampion/status/551787027717689344 made jokes]] about it.
* ParentalSubstitute:
** Harvey is Isaac's.
** Caroline appears to be Dai's. They are much closer in age, making her more of an older sister figure, but still this.
** We've never heard about Misty's parents, so Tess and Jose might be her's.
* PinkertonDetective: Several, although they're mostly spies and not detectives. Isaac himself could qualify.
* PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars: Isaac and Harrison both have these in spades.
* PluckyGirl: Caroline. She hits ActionGirl territory as well, but Isaac notes her optimism and kindness several times, making her more this.
* PuppyLove: Dai seems to be in this with Misty.
* RetiredBadass: Harvey is clearly this. Isaac describes him as being in "dangerous shape" and keeping his house well fortified from enemies.
* {{Revenge}}: Harrison's motive, it seems. Or at least the one he uses to coerce Isaac.
* SaloonOwner: Tess.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Spencer has this view and is ''supported'' in it by the New Union's refusal to do anything about his seriously illegal activities.
* SelfMadeMan: Harvey and Jasper. Caroline's father (or perhaps Grandfather) would be this as well, and Caroline seems to be earning the title for herself. Solomon is on his way to this [[spoiler: especially since he's been appointed Sheriff.]]
* TheSilentBob: Elijah.
* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Both the Confederacy and Spencer. Solomon's backstory supports this. [[spoiler:Spencer's worst legacy may be the economic damage done to the South, but his crowning moment of awful is when he [[BreakThemByTalking breaks Isaac by talking]] about how the slave trade never ended.]] [[spoiler:Even Cassandra, who redeems herself (despite her family's status as former slaveholders), only does so ''after'' she's nearly been sold into slavery herself.]]
* SourSupporter: Cassandra for Isaac. She doesn't approve of him, but she's going to help him anyway. May be becoming a KnightInSourArmor.
* SouthernGentleman: Several. Isaac and Verne are the most prominent.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Solomon and Jose are both notably this, Isaac is the ginger version.
* TeamMom:
** Caroline does this quite well, especially for Dai. She becomes a MamaBear if he's ever directly threatened.
** Tabby also fills this role, especially ''for'' Caroline and also shows mama bear tendencies, although she's not physically violent. She may still be a qualifier for BewareTheQuietOnes.
* TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason: Most of Team Benjamin are respectful of boundaries. Solomon in particular rarely talks about his past.
* TookALevelInKindness: Cassandra, it seems.
* TraintopBattle: Isaac and Elijah have one.
* WarIsHell: All of the veterans (and there are many) seem to agree on this. Even Harvey, the most eager to get back into a fight with Steven Harrison, feels this way.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Harvey is Isaac's.
* YoungGun: Dai, complete with ImprobableAimingSkills.
[[http://jukepop.com/home/read/2211 Reconstruction]] is a CattlePunk and AlternateHistory WebSerialNovel series by K.R. Kampion, currently being published on [[http://jukepop.com JukePop]].
The series follows Isaac Benjamin, a former military officer from the Civil War who now works for the Union government. He [[TheDrifter moves]] from [[TheWestern town to town]] and eventually is sent to Lawrence, Kansas. There, he finds out that the New Union has appointed him TheSheriff--his first long-term gig in years.
While {{outlaw}}s, making friends, and rebuilding the city aren't things that Isaac is used to, he quickly becomes attached to Lawrence and everyone in it. But [[DarkAndTroubledPast his past]] has a way of coming back to bite him and the New Union is still in disarray after the war.
'''NOTE:''' This serial is into its second arc. Most spoilers are marked, but you are advised to ArchiveBinge before reading further, or run the risk of being SpoileredRotten.
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!!This serial provides examples of:
* TheAtoner: Isaac's reason for staying with the New Union government.
* BadassCrew: Team Benjamin.
* BashBrothers: Isaac and Solomon, who fight together and will box with ''each other'' when they're bored.
* BattleCouple: Isaac and Caroline have proven that they're this, though never officially, since they're JustFriends. [[spoiler: After his [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies it's not you, it's my job]] moment, it's unclear if they will continue to be this anyway, or if they'll be back to just friends when she arrives to fight Harrison.]]
* TheBechdelTest: Passes first with Caroline and Tabby, then several more times with the introduction of Cassie.
* BecomingTheMask:
** Isaac's mission in Georgia shows shades of this.
** Solomon has some of this, since his cheerful personality is a mask:
--->“You know,” Caroline said as she worked on unjamming a pistol hammer. “I always thought that Solomon was okay. That he never let things get to him.” [...] “It’s a soldier thing, Miss Caroline,” Isaac said. “We all have things we don’t wanna talk about. Some people are better at bein’ fine than others.”
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Caroline, full stop. Isaac as well, although his reputation precedes him and often keeps people from assuming he's nice at all.
* TheBigGuy: Solomon and Elijah.
* BornIntoSlavery: Solomon and Miriam.
* CluelessDeputy: Completely subverted by Solomon.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Isaac, Solomon, Caroline and Dai all qualify. Cassandra arguably fits as well, [[spoiler:from her encounters with Spencer and what Isaac did to her brother and town.]] Altogether they have strong vibes of DysfunctionJunction or BreakfastClub, although the group dynamic tends more towards TrueCompanions.
* DeadGuyOnDisplay: The first chapter is titled "The Town Without a Graveyard," since the entire front of Lawrence is Black Hat's version of this trope.
* DeadpanSnarker: Isaac tends to be. Harvey is even more so, making it clear [[StrongFamilyResemblance where Isaac gets it from]].
* {{Deconstruction}}: [[WordOfGod The author has stated]] that Isaac is a direct deconstruction of AntiHero and {{Gunslinger}} tropes.
* DirtyBusiness: Isaac and Elijah. This seems to be the reason why Harvey left the army.
* TheDragon: Elijah appears to be Spencer's, briefly, [[spoiler:but is actually working for the Pinkertons.]] Harrison seems to have at least two. Isaac used to be another one of Harrison's.
* EmotionSuppression: Isaac lives in this trope, although he's often unsuccessful at keeping everything... [[StressVomit down]].
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Isaac and Caroline's relationship for several chapters. Even ''they'' both know it, but it seems as though neither of them [[CannotSpitItOut can spit it out]]. [[spoiler:That is, until Chapter 37]].
* EvilCounterpart: Harrison to Harvey; his new "attack dog" to Isaac.
* FlashbackNightmare: Isaac has them nearly every time we see him sleeping. Often leads to him [[DrowningMySorrows drinking it off]].
* FollowInMyFootsteps: Seems to have been part of Isaac's childhood with [[SelfMadeMan Harvey]], if not more. Rather than Isaac rebelling against being like Harvey, though, the war seems to have sent them on different paths but not stopped them from being a lot alike.
* FrontierDoctor: Dr Jaeger. Cassandra is on her way to this, with more of a DrJerk flavor, though that's wearing off.
* GetOutOfJailFreeCard: Isaac got one, despite having gone beyond JustFollowingOrders when he was with Harrison. He does get an official ThouShaltNotKill sanction as the condition for this, but he's more than happy to follow it. [[spoiler: And understandably upset when it's repealed.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Played with. Harrison's scarring is intense, but so is Isaac's and Solomon's. Solomon's may be ultimately the worst, as a result of an entire childhood in slavery, and Isaac's are the only scars that absolutely can't be hidden by his clothing. [[MarkOfShame Which was the point.]]
* TheHeart: Solomon and Caroline both fill this role.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Cassandra. Isaac as well: while the serial never portrays him as anything but a good man, in-universe most people assume he's a monster.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: President Grant, John Singleton Mosby and Oliver Winchester are all historical figures who have appeared, or been heavily referenced in Winchester's case. Caroline and Alice Winchester, his granddaughters, are original characters, making it likely that the whole family has gotten an HistoricalBadassUpgrade.
* HonorBeforeReason: The former Confederacy and Southerners not happy with Isaac/the New Union are shown as this. Harvey and Isaac both [[http://jukepop.com/home/read/2211?chapter=42&sl=798 (hilariously)]] show signs of it as well.
* IceQueen: Cassandra, although she appears to be [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]]. [[spoiler:She ''does'' volunteer to go to the South and help Isaac out of [[PowerOfFriendship loyalty to Solomon and Caroline]].]]
* InsecureLoveInterest: Isaac.
* {{Jerkass}}: Amos Spencer. Even noted in-universe by Solomon.
* TheLancer: Filled by both Solomon and Caroline, who serve as Isaac's foils and counters at different points. Solomon is his second-in-command, but Caroline is the more obvious foil.
* MrFanservice: Isaac has so many {{shirtless scene}}s that the author has [[https://twitter.com/KRKampion/status/551787027717689344 made jokes]] about it.
* ParentalSubstitute:
** Harvey is Isaac's.
** Caroline appears to be Dai's. They are much closer in age, making her more of an older sister figure, but still this.
** We've never heard about Misty's parents, so Tess and Jose might be her's.
* PinkertonDetective: Several, although they're mostly spies and not detectives. Isaac himself could qualify.
* PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars: Isaac and Harrison both have these in spades.
* PluckyGirl: Caroline. She hits ActionGirl territory as well, but Isaac notes her optimism and kindness several times, making her more this.
* PuppyLove: Dai seems to be in this with Misty.
* RetiredBadass: Harvey is clearly this. Isaac describes him as being in "dangerous shape" and keeping his house well fortified from enemies.
* {{Revenge}}: Harrison's motive, it seems. Or at least the one he uses to coerce Isaac.
* SaloonOwner: Tess.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Spencer has this view and is ''supported'' in it by the New Union's refusal to do anything about his seriously illegal activities.
* SelfMadeMan: Harvey and Jasper. Caroline's father (or perhaps Grandfather) would be this as well, and Caroline seems to be earning the title for herself. Solomon is on his way to this [[spoiler: especially since he's been appointed Sheriff.]]
* TheSilentBob: Elijah.
* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Both the Confederacy and Spencer. Solomon's backstory supports this. [[spoiler:Spencer's worst legacy may be the economic damage done to the South, but his crowning moment of awful is when he [[BreakThemByTalking breaks Isaac by talking]] about how the slave trade never ended.]] [[spoiler:Even Cassandra, who redeems herself (despite her family's status as former slaveholders), only does so ''after'' she's nearly been sold into slavery herself.]]
* SourSupporter: Cassandra for Isaac. She doesn't approve of him, but she's going to help him anyway. May be becoming a KnightInSourArmor.
* SouthernGentleman: Several. Isaac and Verne are the most prominent.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Solomon and Jose are both notably this, Isaac is the ginger version.
* TeamMom:
** Caroline does this quite well, especially for Dai. She becomes a MamaBear if he's ever directly threatened.
** Tabby also fills this role, especially ''for'' Caroline and also shows mama bear tendencies, although she's not physically violent. She may still be a qualifier for BewareTheQuietOnes.
* TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason: Most of Team Benjamin are respectful of boundaries. Solomon in particular rarely talks about his past.
* TookALevelInKindness: Cassandra, it seems.
* TraintopBattle: Isaac and Elijah have one.
* WarIsHell: All of the veterans (and there are many) seem to agree on this. Even Harvey, the most eager to get back into a fight with Steven Harrison, feels this way.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Harvey is Isaac's.
* YoungGun: Dai, complete with ImprobableAimingSkills.
