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Spell My Name With An S has been cut/disambiguated. Magnificent Bastard and Nightmare Fuel belongs to a Ymmv tab.


* AGodAmI: A two-faced monster claims to be Ianus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings

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* AGodAmI: A two-faced monster claims to be Ianus, the Roman god of beginnings and endingsendings.



* DeadpanSnarker: Erik
* DifferentAsNightAndDay: Lampshaded. Erik in the second chapter notes that he and his twin sister, Erin, are extreme opposites
* FirstPersonSmartass: Erik is constantly making snide remarks in the narration
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: In the more recent chapters, Erik has begun to lose grips with reality as a result of the trauma in his life
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Linda Smith and Alonso Aligood]]
* MagicAIsMagicA: Kinda obvious considering the title
* MagicalComputer: Erik can do amazing things with computers by combining the technology with magic
* MagnificentBastard: Timothy Clark, who managed to take advantage of Erik's situation in order to force him into an allegiance with the Hand
* NightmareFuel: This is most what chapter 16 was aiming for
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: The plot is kicked off by Erik getting attacked by a Hobgoblin, which is described as being big, strong, and yellow. Apparently, they can be summoned and controlled by spellcasters
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They apparently have great mental powers, but are harmed by prayers
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Prague
* SecretPolice: It's the job of the Knight of Silence to make sure that dangerous criminals are never heard from again
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Erik", instead of "Eric"
* TheMagocracy: The Office
* TheMasquerade: Part of the conflict between Traditionalists and TechnoMages revolves around whether this should exist
* UrbanFantasy
* WeaksauceWeakness: Prayers give Vampires headaches. It doesn't matter what religion the prayer is or even if the person doing the prayer actually believes in anything. As long as it's a prayer, nearby vampires will suffer intense headaches
* WebSerialNovel
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Jokingly {{lampshaded}}. Upon learning that Sid and Monica (two vampires) are fifteen, Erik mentions that he certainly wouldn't want to be stuck in puberty forever
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Timothy Clark, the leader of the Hand, openly acknowledges his terrorist actions, but goes on the explain that his people commit these acts because they believe in the Hand's cause, thus painting his group in a slightly more heroic light
* YourVampiresSuck: Sid and Monica are parodies of the romantic vampire ideal

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* DeadpanSnarker: Erik
Erik.
* DifferentAsNightAndDay: Lampshaded. Erik in the second chapter notes that he and his twin sister, Erin, are extreme opposites
opposites.
* FirstPersonSmartass: Erik is constantly making snide remarks in the narration
narration.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: In the more recent chapters, Erik has begun to lose grips with reality as a result of the trauma in his life
life.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Linda Smith and Alonso Aligood]]
Aligood.]]
* MagicAIsMagicA: Kinda obvious considering the title
title.
* MagicalComputer: Erik can do amazing things with computers by combining the technology with magic
* MagnificentBastard: Timothy Clark, who managed to take advantage of Erik's situation in order to force him into an allegiance with the Hand
* NightmareFuel: This is most what chapter 16 was aiming for
magic.
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: The plot is kicked off by Erik getting attacked by a Hobgoblin, which is described as being big, strong, and yellow. Apparently, they can be summoned and controlled by spellcasters
spellcasters.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They apparently have great mental powers, but are harmed by prayers
*
prayers.
%%*
RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Prague
Prague.
* SecretPolice: It's the job of the Knight of Silence to make sure that dangerous criminals are never heard from again
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Erik", instead of "Eric"
again.
* TheMagocracy: The Office
Office.
* TheMasquerade: Part of the conflict between Traditionalists and TechnoMages revolves around whether this should exist
*
exist.
%%*
UrbanFantasy
* WeaksauceWeakness: Prayers give Vampires headaches. It doesn't matter what religion the prayer is or even if the person doing the prayer actually believes in anything. As long as it's a prayer, nearby vampires will suffer intense headaches
headaches.
* WebSerialNovel
WebSerialNovel.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Jokingly {{lampshaded}}. Upon learning that Sid and Monica (two vampires) are fifteen, Erik mentions that he certainly wouldn't want to be stuck in puberty forever
forever.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Timothy Clark, the leader of the Hand, openly acknowledges his terrorist actions, but goes on the explain that his people commit these acts because they believe in the Hand's cause, thus painting his group in a slightly more heroic light
light.
* YourVampiresSuck: Sid and Monica are parodies of the romantic vampire ideal
ideal.

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*ActionGirl - Hrist, oh so much. Erin may also qualify.Â
*AGodAmI - A two-faced monster claims to be Ianus, the Roman god of beginnings and endingsÂ

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*ActionGirl - *ActionGirl: Hrist, oh so much. Erin may also qualify.Â
*AGodAmI - *AGodAmI: A two-faced monster claims to be Ianus, the Roman god of beginnings and endingsÂ



*CrazyPrepared - Since magic works through hand-drawn symbols, characters need to resort to various tricks in order to cast spells quickly. Some versions seen include saving circle images to cell phones, drawing the symbol on one's chest, and wearing a dress covered in magic circles.Â
*DeadpanSnarker - ErikÂ
*DifferentAsNightAndDay - Lampshaded. Erik in the second chapter notes that he and his twin sister, Erin, are extreme oppositesÂ
*FirstPersonSmartass - Erik is constantly making snide remarks in the narrationÂ
*ThroughTheEyesOfMadness - In the more recent chapters, Erik has begun to lose grips with reality as a result of the trauma in his lifeÂ
*KilledOffForReal - [[spoiler: Linda Smith and Alonso Aligood]]Â
*MagicAIsMagicA - Kinda obvious considering the titleÂ
*MagicalComputer - Erik can do amazing things with computers by combining the technology with magicÂ
*MagnificentBastard - Timothy Clark, who managed to take advantage of Erik's situation in order to force him into an allegiance with the HandÂ
*NightmareFuel - This is most what chapter 16 was aiming forÂ
*OurGoblinsAreDifferent - The plot is kicked off by Erik getting attacked by a Hobgoblin, which is described as being big, strong, and yellow. Apparently, they can be summoned and controlled by spellcastersÂ
*OurVampiresAreDifferent - They apparently have great mental powers, but are harmed by prayersÂ
*RidiculouslyHumanRobot - PragueÂ
*SecretPolice - It's the job of the Knight of Silence to make sure that dangerous criminals are never heard from againÂ
*SpellMyNameWithAnS - "Erik", instead of "Eric"Â
*TheMagocracy - The OfficeÂ
*TheMasquerade - Part of the conflict between Traditionalists and TechnoMages revolves around whether this should existÂ

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*CrazyPrepared - *CrazyPrepared: Since magic works through hand-drawn symbols, characters need to resort to various tricks in order to cast spells quickly. Some versions seen include saving circle images to cell phones, drawing the symbol on one's chest, and wearing a dress covered in magic circles.Â
*DeadpanSnarker - *DeadpanSnarker: ErikÂ
*DifferentAsNightAndDay - *DifferentAsNightAndDay: Lampshaded. Erik in the second chapter notes that he and his twin sister, Erin, are extreme oppositesÂ
*FirstPersonSmartass - *FirstPersonSmartass: Erik is constantly making snide remarks in the narrationÂ
*ThroughTheEyesOfMadness - *ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: In the more recent chapters, Erik has begun to lose grips with reality as a result of the trauma in his lifeÂ
*KilledOffForReal - *KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Linda Smith and Alonso Aligood]]Â
*MagicAIsMagicA - *MagicAIsMagicA: Kinda obvious considering the titleÂ
*MagicalComputer - *MagicalComputer: Erik can do amazing things with computers by combining the technology with magicÂ
*MagnificentBastard - *MagnificentBastard: Timothy Clark, who managed to take advantage of Erik's situation in order to force him into an allegiance with the HandÂ
*NightmareFuel - *NightmareFuel: This is most what chapter 16 was aiming forÂ
*OurGoblinsAreDifferent - *OurGoblinsAreDifferent: The plot is kicked off by Erik getting attacked by a Hobgoblin, which is described as being big, strong, and yellow. Apparently, they can be summoned and controlled by spellcastersÂ
*OurVampiresAreDifferent - *OurVampiresAreDifferent: They apparently have great mental powers, but are harmed by prayersÂ
*RidiculouslyHumanRobot - *RidiculouslyHumanRobot: PragueÂ
*SecretPolice - *SecretPolice: It's the job of the Knight of Silence to make sure that dangerous criminals are never heard from againÂ
*SpellMyNameWithAnS - *SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Erik", instead of "Eric"Â
*TheMagocracy - *TheMagocracy: The OfficeÂ
*TheMasquerade - *TheMasquerade: Part of the conflict between Traditionalists and TechnoMages revolves around whether this should existÂ



*WeaksauceWeakness - Prayers give Vampires headaches. It doesn't matter what religion the prayer is or even if the person doing the prayer actually believes in anything. As long as it's a prayer, nearby vampires will suffer intense headachesÂ

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*WeaksauceWeakness - *WeaksauceWeakness: Prayers give Vampires headaches. It doesn't matter what religion the prayer is or even if the person doing the prayer actually believes in anything. As long as it's a prayer, nearby vampires will suffer intense headachesÂ



*WhoWantsToLiveForever - Jokingly {{lampshaded}}. Upon learning that Sid and Monica (two vampires) are fifteen, Erik mentions that he certainly wouldn't want to be stuck in puberty foreverÂ
*YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters - Timothy Clark, the leader of the Hand, openly acknowledges his terrorist actions, but goes on the explain that his people commit these acts because they believe in the Hand's cause, thus painting his group in a slightly more heroic lightÂ
*YourVampiresSuck - Sid and Monica are parodies of the romantic vampire idealÂ
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*WhoWantsToLiveForever - *WhoWantsToLiveForever: Jokingly {{lampshaded}}. Upon learning that Sid and Monica (two vampires) are fifteen, Erik mentions that he certainly wouldn't want to be stuck in puberty foreverÂ
*YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters - *YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Timothy Clark, the leader of the Hand, openly acknowledges his terrorist actions, but goes on the explain that his people commit these acts because they believe in the Hand's cause, thus painting his group in a slightly more heroic lightÂ
*YourVampiresSuck - *YourVampiresSuck: Sid and Monica are parodies of the romantic vampire idealÂ
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