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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Hector and the other servants can shrug of incredible amounts of damage. Jutified because they don't feel pain and they regenerate anyway, but it's still hilarious. See [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/06/page-93_22.html this]] example:
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Hector and the other servants can shrug of incredible amounts of damage. Jutified because they don't feel pain and they regenerate anyway, Justified, but it's still hilarious. See [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/06/page-93_22.html this]] example:
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*MadeOfIron: Unusually for a fighting series, entirely averted. Characters are physically no tougher than normal people, and attacks do exactly as much damage as you'd expect. Instead, character re-usability come from the fact that servants [[GoodThingYouCanHeal can regenerate]] and FeelNoPain, leading to...
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* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Abolish is founded on such a bizarrely illogical premise that the kinds of adherents it attracts either weren't all there in the first place, or are [[AxCrazy Ax Crazies]] looking for a home.
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* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Abolish is founded on such a bizarrely illogical premise that the kinds most of the adherents it attracts either weren't all there in the first place, or are just [[AxCrazy Ax Crazies]] looking for a home.
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** Desmond's sodium transfiguration technically counts, but in practice it's actually HavingABlast.
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*ElementalRockPaperScissors: An odd example with Hector and Karkash. Hector's iron can largely neutralize Karkash's lightning (with lightning rods and such), but in turn Karkash's magnetism can wreck or manipulate the iron.
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* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Abolish is founded on such a bizarrely illogical premise that it only really attracts adherents who either weren't all there in the first place, or are [[AxCrazy Ax Crazies]] looking for a home.
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* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Abolish is founded on such a bizarrely illogical premise that it only really attracts the kinds of adherents who it attracts either weren't all there in the first place, or are [[AxCrazy Ax Crazies]] looking for a home.
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*BeliefMakesYouStupid: Abolish is founded on such a bizarrely illogical premise that it only really attracts adherents who either weren't all there in the first place, or are [[AxCrazy Ax Crazies]] looking for a home.
-->'''Roman:''' I almost can’t believe [[IShallTauntYou that]] worked.\\
'''Voreese:''' ''It’s Abolish. Odds are about fifty-fifty that any given member is one of the stupidest ***ers on the planet.''
-->'''Roman:''' I almost can’t believe [[IShallTauntYou that]] worked.\\
'''Voreese:''' ''It’s Abolish. Odds are about fifty-fifty that any given member is one of the stupidest ***ers on the planet.''
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*IShallTauntYou: Voreese does this to Hanjir and his reaper, who are dumb enough that the fall for it.
-->''Roman hadn’t realized how ''obnoxiously loud'' she could make her supposedly soundless voice. He knew she could be annoying, but this--he was just flat out'' impressed.
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**Transmutation and materialization users. Unusually, these powers use ''actual'' elements like [[ExtraOreDinary iron]], sulfur and [[HavingABlast sodium]].
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**Transmutation and materialization users. Unusually, these powers use ''actual'' elements like [[ExtraOreDinary iron]], sulfur and [[HavingABlast sodium]].
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* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:Geoffrey learns to use his body-switching ability and switches into Hector's father's body. It isn't explicitly stated what happened to Samuel Goffe's mind.]]
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* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:Geoffrey learns to use his body-switching ability and switches into Hector's father's body. It isn't explicitly stated what happened to Samuel Goffe's mind.body, almost certainly consuming his soul in the process.]]
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* KillAllHumans: [[spoiler:Apparently, this is Abolish's goal. They try to create as much destruction as possible, killing every last human being in the process. Their preferred method seems to be to start wars, but they are definitely not opposed to killing humans directly. Their reasons for this aren't particularly clear, but Garovel thinks it's because the reapers want to move on to the afterlife, too. As long as there are humans, the reapers have to fulfull their duty of ferrying their souls. So for the reapers to be able to pass on, all human life has to be destroyed.]]
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* KillAllHumans: [[spoiler:Apparently, this is Abolish's goal. They try to create as much destruction as possible, killing every last human being in the process. Their preferred method seems to be to start wars, but they are definitely not opposed to killing humans directly. Their reasons for this aren't particularly clear, but Garovel thinks it's because the reapers want to move on to the afterlife, too. As long as there are humans, the reapers have to fulfull their duty of ferrying their souls. So for the reapers to be able to pass on, all human life has to be destroyed.]] Yes, this logic is as bad (in both senses of the word) as it sounds]]
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** [[spoiler:Stoker. His reaper Nize was killed and he went insane, prompting Hector and Colt to kill him.]]
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** Interestingly enough, to actually get rid of a servant, you have to avert this trope. No matter how badly you kill them, as long as their reaper is alive, a servant can always regenerate. The only way to disable a servant is to take the servant's brain someplace where the reaper can't reach so he can't be revived.
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** Interestingly enough, to actually get rid of a servant, you have to avert this trope. No matter how badly you kill them, as long as their reaper is alive, a servant can always regenerate. The Aside from taking out the reaper, the only way to disable a servant permanently is to take put the servant's brain someplace where BrainInAJar so the reaper can't reach so he can't be revived.regrow their body or respawn them someplace else.
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-->'''Garovel:''' Very much so, yeah. The second method is to throw yourself into an incredibly dangerous situation, almost get us both killed, and hope that the desperation and rush of adrenaline are enough to force a mental breakthrough.
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-->'''Garovel:''' Very much so, yeah. The second method is to throw yourself into an incredibly dangerous situation, almost get us both killed, and hope that the desperation and rush of adrenaline are enough to force a mental breakthrough.
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-->'''Garovel:''' There are two ways. The first is meditative training, just like you’ve already been doing. [...]
-->'''Hector:''' Let me guess... it’ll take a really long time.
-->'''Garovel:''' Well... kinda. To become actually proficient, yeah, it’ll take a while. But you should be able to get the basics down fairly quickly. Probably. Hopefully.
-->'''Hector:''' Huh. What’s the second way?
-->'''Garovel:''' The second method is to throw yourself into an incredibly dangerous situation, almost get us both killed, and hope that the desperation and rush of adrenaline are enough to force a mental breakthrough.
-->'''Hector:''' Let me guess... it’ll take a really long time.
-->'''Garovel:''' Well... kinda. To become actually proficient, yeah, it’ll take a while. But you should be able to get the basics down fairly quickly. Probably. Hopefully.
-->'''Hector:''' Huh. What’s the second way?
-->'''Garovel:''' The second method is to throw yourself into an incredibly dangerous situation, almost get us both killed, and hope that the desperation and rush of adrenaline are enough to force a mental breakthrough.
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-->'''Garovel:''' There By the way, in the interest of full disclosure, there are actually two ways. ways that your metal power can grow.
-->'''Hector:''' Oh?
-->'''Garovel:''' The first is meditative training, just like you’ve already been doing.[...]
It takes a while, but it's the more reliable of the two.
-->'''Hector:'''Let me guess... it’ll take a really long time.
The other way is faster?
-->'''Garovel:'''Well... kinda. To become actually proficient, yeah, it’ll take a while. But you should be able to get the basics down fairly quickly. Probably. Hopefully.
-->'''Hector:''' Huh. What’s the second way?
-->'''Garovel:'''Very much so, yeah. The second method is to throw yourself into an incredibly dangerous situation, almost get us both killed, and hope that the desperation and rush of adrenaline are enough to force a mental breakthrough.
-->'''Hector:''' Oh?
-->'''Garovel:''' The first is meditative training, just like you’ve already been doing.
-->'''Hector:'''
-->'''Garovel:'''
-->'''Hector:''' Huh. What’s the second way?
-->'''Garovel:'''
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** Nora Pauls also seems sort of unstable and violent. Then again, it probably applies to most Abolish servants.
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* ChronicallyCrashedCar: Any bike Hector lays hands on ends up getting destroyed. To be fair, he doesn't have a license and the only training he ever received was from Garovel. Which doesn't stop Garovel from [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/12/page-384.html making fun of Hector]]:
-->'''Garovel:''' Hector, look. A Revenant cruiser. And look! A wall you can crash it into!
-->'''Hector:''' Hey, I didn't wreck the last bike. Um. Much.
-->'''Garovel:''' Hector, look. A Revenant cruiser. And look! A wall you can crash it into!
-->'''Hector:''' Hey, I didn't wreck the last bike. Um. Much.
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* FakeStatic: Roman to Gina [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/page-381.html here]].
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* CannotTalkToWomen: While Hector's always shy and tends to stammer a lot, it's especially bad around females.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: About every character has one. Really, if they appear in the story, it's probably safe to assume a troubled past. Notable examples include:
** Hector. DrivenToSuicide by his [[IJustWantToHaveFriends loneliness]] and [[ParentalNeglect uncaring parents.]]
** Colt. Grew up in a foster family, never exactly bullied, but still beat up by the other kids. Later lived with a woman who was abusive towards him and their children, nearly got thrown in jail for the attempted murder of their children that ''she'' commited, only to be "rescued" by Joseph Rofal and subsequently forced to work for the Rofal family because his children were being held hostage by Rofal.
** Stoker. Grew up in a poor country, though his family was rich. That is, until the wars started. His family had to flee and lost everything, only for everyone but him to be killed. For years, he and a bunch of other kids lived as bandits in the woods, until they tried robbing the wrong guy who turned out to be the co-leader of Abolish. More or less ended up as a servant for Abolish without conviction. Also implied to have been raped by the captain of a slaver ship.
** Roman. Orphaned at a young age, homeless for many years. Ended up as a thief, though apparently a pretty good one considering the wealth he accumulated.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Garovel is a GrimReaper, but a case of DontFearTheReaper is soon established. Also, Hector himself may qualify, as he uses gruesome powers of zombification to help people in serious danger.
** Hector. DrivenToSuicide by his [[IJustWantToHaveFriends loneliness]] and [[ParentalNeglect uncaring parents.]]
** Colt. Grew up in a foster family, never exactly bullied, but still beat up by the other kids. Later lived with a woman who was abusive towards him and their children, nearly got thrown in jail for the attempted murder of their children that ''she'' commited, only to be "rescued" by Joseph Rofal and subsequently forced to work for the Rofal family because his children were being held hostage by Rofal.
** Stoker. Grew up in a poor country, though his family was rich. That is, until the wars started. His family had to flee and lost everything, only for everyone but him to be killed. For years, he and a bunch of other kids lived as bandits in the woods, until they tried robbing the wrong guy who turned out to be the co-leader of Abolish. More or less ended up as a servant for Abolish without conviction. Also implied to have been raped by the captain of a slaver ship.
** Roman. Orphaned at a young age, homeless for many years. Ended up as a thief, though apparently a pretty good one considering the wealth he accumulated.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Garovel is a GrimReaper, but a case of DontFearTheReaper is soon established. Also, Hector himself may qualify, as he uses gruesome powers of zombification to help people in serious danger.
* DrivenToSuicide: The reasons for Hector's suicide only gradually become clear since Hector is reluctant to talk about it. It's a mixture of loneliness and depression after being rejected by those he thought of as friends.
* JustLikeRobinHood: [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/08/page-191.html If Voreese is to be believed]], this applies to Roman.
-->'''Voreese:''' Roman only steals from the super wealthy! And nobody knows it, but he takes care of the poor, too! He's a great guy!
-->'''Voreese:''' Roman only steals from the super wealthy! And nobody knows it, but he takes care of the poor, too! He's a great guy!
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* KilledOffForReal: Seeing as reapers can revive someone as their servant, all deaths have the possibility of not being permanent. [[spoiler:Geoffrey, however, seems pretty dead. Being trapped in an iron box and impaled with dozens of soul-empowered iron pillars should kill anything. Probably.]]
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* KilledOffForReal: Seeing as reapers can revive someone anyone as their servant, all deaths have the possibility of not being permanent. [[spoiler:Geoffrey, however, seems pretty dead.However, some characters do stay dead.
** [[spoiler:Samuel Goffe, Hector's father.]]
** [[spoiler:Most of Hector's friends from school.]]
** [[spoiler:Geoffrey. Being trapped in an iron box and impaled with dozens of soul-empowered iron pillars should kill anything. Probably.]]
** [[spoiler:Stoker. His reaper Nize was killed and he went insane, prompting Hector and Colt to kill him.]]
** [[spoiler:Samuel Goffe, Hector's father.]]
** [[spoiler:Most of Hector's friends from school.]]
** [[spoiler:Geoffrey. Being trapped in an iron box and impaled with dozens of soul-empowered iron pillars should kill anything. Probably.]]
** [[spoiler:Stoker. His reaper Nize was killed and he went insane, prompting Hector and Colt to kill him.]]
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* ObliviouslyEvil: This might apply to Geoffrey. He never shows any remorse for killing or even acknowledges that most people consider murder wrong. Moreover, he's usually so utterly cheerful and nice in a crazy kind of way that he might actually be a nice guy if not for the whole killing people thing. Considering that his grandfather is apparently mentally ill, Geoffrey might have some mental problems of his own.
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* TheQuietOne: Hector, though because of shyness, not stoicism.
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* SociallyAwkwardHero: Hector. Save someone from a serial killer; destroy a crime empire? No problem. Sit with a few people in the school cafeteria? Big problem.
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* BlatantLies: During a [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/11/page-379-xliv.html phone call]] with Gina, Roman tells several of these, probably so she doesn't get worried. However, it's not very successful.
** About his phone:
--->'''Gina:''' Master Roman! Where are you? You haven't contacted me for weeks.
--->'''Roman:''' Yeah, my phone kind of blew up. It's no big deal. I've got a new one now.
--->'''Gina:''' How did your phone get destroyed?
--->'''Roman:''' Oh, um. I dropped it.
--->'''Gina:''' You dropped your phone, and it exploded.
--->'''Roman:''' Yeah. That's a thing that can happen. I don't see what's weird about it.
--->'''Gina:''' Master Roman, why are you lying to me? And moreover, why are you sucking at it?
** About the jet:
--->'''Gina:''' Wait. What happened to your private jet?
--->'''Roman:''' Oh, um. Yeah, don't worry about the private jet. It's fine.
--->'''Gina:''' It's not fine at all, is it?
--->'''Roman:''' It's at the bottom of a swamp.
** ... which may both be related to this:
--->'''Gina:''' They attacked you?
--->'''Roman:''' No.
--->'''Gina:''' Master Roman...
--->'''Roman:''' Okay, maybe a little.
** About his phone:
--->'''Gina:''' Master Roman! Where are you? You haven't contacted me for weeks.
--->'''Roman:''' Yeah, my phone kind of blew up. It's no big deal. I've got a new one now.
--->'''Gina:''' How did your phone get destroyed?
--->'''Roman:''' Oh, um. I dropped it.
--->'''Gina:''' You dropped your phone, and it exploded.
--->'''Roman:''' Yeah. That's a thing that can happen. I don't see what's weird about it.
--->'''Gina:''' Master Roman, why are you lying to me? And moreover, why are you sucking at it?
** About the jet:
--->'''Gina:''' Wait. What happened to your private jet?
--->'''Roman:''' Oh, um. Yeah, don't worry about the private jet. It's fine.
--->'''Gina:''' It's not fine at all, is it?
--->'''Roman:''' It's at the bottom of a swamp.
** ... which may both be related to this:
--->'''Gina:''' They attacked you?
--->'''Roman:''' No.
--->'''Gina:''' Master Roman...
--->'''Roman:''' Okay, maybe a little.
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* MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes: In his dying moments, [[spoiler:Stoker]] [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/11/page-357.html reflects on his life]].
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* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Shortly after becoming Garovel's servant, Hector is terrified of the thought of him leaving. [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/05/page-27.html This]] dialogue unfolds:
-->'''Hector:''' Um... please... um...
-->'''Garovel:''' Hmm?
-->'''Hector:''' Please... don't leave me alone...
-->'''Garovel:''' Don't you remember? When you talk to me in your head, I'll hear you no matter where I am. So don't frown like that. You understand? [[YouAreNotAlone You're never alone, Hector]]. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Not anymore.]]
-->'''Hector:''' Um... please... um...
-->'''Garovel:''' Hmm?
-->'''Hector:''' Please... don't leave me alone...
-->'''Garovel:''' Don't you remember? When you talk to me in your head, I'll hear you no matter where I am. So don't frown like that. You understand? [[YouAreNotAlone You're never alone, Hector]]. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Not anymore.]]
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* TakeCareOfTheKids: [[spoiler:Colt asks Hector to do this when he knows that he's about to be killed.]]
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* YouAreNotAlone: Said by Garovel to Hector. See above under PleaseDontLeaveMe.
* YouCanSeeMe: The reapers, usually invisible to anyone but servants, react [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/06/page-92.html this way]] when Geoffrey is able to see them.
-->"Hmm." Geoffrey's eyes moved, and Hector wasn't sure where the young man was looking. "If you will not tell me your name, then what about these two here?"
-->Hector blinked. "What?"
-->'He can see us!' said Bohwanox.
-->"Why, yes, I can." Geoffrey grinned. "Am I not supposed to?"
* YouCanSeeMe: The reapers, usually invisible to anyone but servants, react [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/06/page-92.html this way]] when Geoffrey is able to see them.
-->"Hmm." Geoffrey's eyes moved, and Hector wasn't sure where the young man was looking. "If you will not tell me your name, then what about these two here?"
-->Hector blinked. "What?"
-->'He can see us!' said Bohwanox.
-->"Why, yes, I can." Geoffrey grinned. "Am I not supposed to?"
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* AxCrazy:
** Geoffrey likes killing. A lot. Made worse by the fact that he keeps "souvenirs" of his victims. And that he turns their dead bodies into soulless puppets ForTheEvulz.
** Desmond is very similar to Geoffrey in his utter disregard for life. There is a very disturbingly hilarious [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/08/page-175.html page]] where they casually chat about murder and destruction.
** Geoffrey likes killing. A lot. Made worse by the fact that he keeps "souvenirs" of his victims. And that he turns their dead bodies into soulless puppets ForTheEvulz.
** Desmond is very similar to Geoffrey in his utter disregard for life. There is a very disturbingly hilarious [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/08/page-175.html page]] where they casually chat about murder and destruction.
* CrapsackWorld: Stoker's [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/11/page-357.html flashback]] of his life in Vaeland reveals all the horrors of a country torn apart by years of war. Atreya is downright pleasant in comparison, although Abolish is trying to spread the war as much as possible.
* FromBadToWorse: The Third Oath is this for Hector.
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-->Bleeding from the mouth, Hector did not move. "...You were saying?" He headbutted him, reared back, and kicked Geoffrey through the wall.
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* BrokenTears: See HeroicBSOD.
* CerebusSyndrome: The story started out a lot more lighthearted (as far as possible for a story about death), but with the [[WhamEpisode end of the Third Oath]], the humorous elements have mostly disappeared.
* ComicallyInvincibleHero: Hector's invincibility is played this way in the first few chapters. See examples under BloodyHilarious. However, later in the story, there are servants around who are a lot more powerful than Hector, so he isn't invincible anymore.
* BrokenTears: See HeroicBSOD.
* CerebusSyndrome: The story started out a lot more lighthearted (as far as possible for a story about death), but with the [[WhamEpisode end of the Third Oath]], the humorous elements have mostly disappeared.
* ComicallyInvincibleHero: Hector's invincibility is played this way in the first few chapters. See examples under BloodyHilarious. However, later in the story, there are servants around who are a lot more powerful than Hector, so he isn't invincible anymore.
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-->And it was finally quiet. He finally had space to breathe. To think. He got off the bike. He pulled off the helm and let it drop from his fingers while he looked out, Brighton in the distance.
-->He collapsed. Unconsciousness embraced him then and there.
-->When he awoke, his face was in the dirt. Blue sky and white clouds greeted him. The sun had only just begun to wane.
-->Hector shut his eyes. ''"...Garovel?"''
-->''"Hector! Where are you?! What the fuck happened?!"'''
-->He started sobbing.
** The trauma also seems to have a lasting effect on his temper. [[spoiler:Later, when chased by the police, he is so frustrated that he deliberately breaks a cop's arm. He's pretty horrified when he realizes what he's done.]]
-->And it was finally quiet. He finally had space to breathe. To think. He got off the bike. He pulled off the helm and let it drop from his fingers while he looked out, Brighton in the distance.
-->He collapsed. Unconsciousness embraced him then and there.
-->When he awoke, his face was in the dirt. Blue sky and white clouds greeted him. The sun had only just begun to wane.
-->Hector shut his eyes. ''"...Garovel?"''
-->''"Hector! Where are you?! What the fuck happened?!"'''
-->He started sobbing.
** The trauma also seems to have a lasting effect on his temper. [[spoiler:Later, when chased by the police, he is so frustrated that he deliberately breaks a cop's arm. He's pretty horrified when he realizes what he's done.]]
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* VitriolicBestBuds:
** Roman and Voreese. Voreese is perhaps the more vocal of the two, but Roman has no trouble returning the favor, even in the midst of battle. See [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/08/page-167.html here]]:
--->'''Roman:''' I'm Roman. And you fuckers aren't welcome in my country.
--->'''Voreese:''' And I'm Voreese. This is our land, you shitheads.
--->'''Roman:''' Oh, shut up. No one cares what you have to say.
--->'''Voreese:''' Fucking brat! I'm the important one here! You're just my servant!
--->'''Roman:''' You'd be dead if it wasn't for me!
--->'''Voreese:''' No, you would! I'd have found a different servant! One who didn't give me so much lip, you four-eyed fuckwit!
--->'''Roman:''' Imaginary bitch!
** Hector and Garovel are perhaps a more mild example. While they don't generally try to conceal their true feelings behind insults, they do end up throwing friendly insults around quite often.
** Roman and Voreese. Voreese is perhaps the more vocal of the two, but Roman has no trouble returning the favor, even in the midst of battle. See [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/08/page-167.html here]]:
--->'''Roman:''' I'm Roman. And you fuckers aren't welcome in my country.
--->'''Voreese:''' And I'm Voreese. This is our land, you shitheads.
--->'''Roman:''' Oh, shut up. No one cares what you have to say.
--->'''Voreese:''' Fucking brat! I'm the important one here! You're just my servant!
--->'''Roman:''' You'd be dead if it wasn't for me!
--->'''Voreese:''' No, you would! I'd have found a different servant! One who didn't give me so much lip, you four-eyed fuckwit!
--->'''Roman:''' Imaginary bitch!
** Hector and Garovel are perhaps a more mild example. While they don't generally try to conceal their true feelings behind insults, they do end up throwing friendly insults around quite often.
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* BloodyHilarious: See the example under {{Major Injury Underreaction}}. Also, [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/06/page-94.html from the same fight]]:
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* ConstructedWorld: The story is set in a fictional world called Eleg. From [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/04/about-this-blog.html the description:]]
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* ConstructedWorld: The story is set in a fictional world called Eleg. From [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/04/about-this-blog.com/2013/04/about-this-blog.html the description:]]
** Lampshaded [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/11/page-371.html here]] by Colt after [[spoiler:killing Zombie Stoker. Though the trope is actually (probably?) averted with Stoker since he's dead and staying dead according to Garovel]].
-->'''Colt:''' He’s really dead, right? I never can tell anymore.
-->'''Colt:''' He’s really dead, right? I never can tell anymore.
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* FantasyWorldMap: The map of Atreya can be found [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/p/maps.html here]].
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* GladHesOnOurSide: [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/06/page-91.html Joseph Rofal in regards to Geoffrey]]:
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* GladHesOnOurSide: [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/06/page-91.com/2013/06/page-91.html Joseph Rofal in regards to Geoffrey]]:
* HeelFaceTurn: Colt. He used to be a dirty cop working for the crime boss Joseph Rofal, but after meeting Hector and rescuing his children from Rofal, he switches sides and works with Hector.
** It's even possible to say that he went through a FaceHeelTurn before that. As a young man, he was fairly idealistic and became a cop in order to do good. Due to Colt's personal problems, Rofal gained leverage over Colt and forced him into working for the Rofal family. Colt lost his idealistic outlook on life and stopped caring for anyone but his children.
** It's even possible to say that he went through a FaceHeelTurn before that. As a young man, he was fairly idealistic and became a cop in order to do good. Due to Colt's personal problems, Rofal gained leverage over Colt and forced him into working for the Rofal family. Colt lost his idealistic outlook on life and stopped caring for anyone but his children.
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Hector and the other servants can shrug of incredible amounts of damage. Jutified because they don't feel pain and they regenerate anyway, but it's still hilarious. See [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/06/page-93_22.html this]] example:
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Hector and the other servants can shrug of incredible amounts of damage. Jutified because they don't feel pain and they regenerate anyway, but it's still hilarious. See [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/06/page-93_22.com/2013/06/page-93_22.html this]] example:
** Aside from developing their ability, a servant can grow stronger by something called "Soul-strengthening." It's explained [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/08/page-203.html here]]
--->'''Garovel:''' It's basically just enhancing physical qualities through the application of mental force. It's something you can only do when your imaginary power grows stronger.
--->'''Hector:''' I'm guessing it's not as easy as that first step was.
--->'''Garovel:''' It's not easy or hard, actually. And unlike your iron ability, it can't grow in sudden bursts through mental stress. Imaginary power is based upon the manipulation of your soul. [...] After the first step is taken, the only way to increase your imaginary power is time. [...] See, I have control of your soul. In order for you to manipulate it, too, you and I have to spend more time together. Gradually, your soul and mine will become more synchronized.
--->'''Garovel:''' It's basically just enhancing physical qualities through the application of mental force. It's something you can only do when your imaginary power grows stronger.
--->'''Hector:''' I'm guessing it's not as easy as that first step was.
--->'''Garovel:''' It's not easy or hard, actually. And unlike your iron ability, it can't grow in sudden bursts through mental stress. Imaginary power is based upon the manipulation of your soul. [...] After the first step is taken, the only way to increase your imaginary power is time. [...] See, I have control of your soul. In order for you to manipulate it, too, you and I have to spend more time together. Gradually, your soul and mine will become more synchronized.
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** [[spoiler:Though it is hinted at that should a reaper be seriously injured, the servant's mind might take damage.]]
** [[spoiler:Also, the Abolish reapers seem to prefer their servants mentally disturbed to the point of mindlessness.]]
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damage.
**[[spoiler:Also, Also, the Abolish reapers seem to prefer their servants mentally disturbed to the point of mindlessness.]]mindlessness.
** In [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/11/page-366.html chapter 42]], we get to see what happens to a servant after their reaper is killed. What remains of them seems to act like very fast, very strong zombies.
-->[Hector] tried to coat it in metal, but the creature was much too fast. And just like that, there it was, right in Hector’s face. It lunged for his neck, biting and drooling. Its teeth hit metal and chewed ineffectually. He pulled back, and [[spoiler:Stoker]] grabbed him by the gauntlet, trying to bite through that, too.
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** In [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/11/page-366.html chapter 42]], we get to see what happens to a servant after their reaper is killed. What remains of them seems to act like very fast, very strong zombies.
-->[Hector] tried to coat it in metal, but the creature was much too fast. And just like that, there it was, right in Hector’s face. It lunged for his neck, biting and drooling. Its teeth hit metal and chewed ineffectually. He pulled back, and [[spoiler:Stoker]] grabbed him by the gauntlet, trying to bite through that, too.
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** It only gets worse from here on out: When the school called his mother about his absence from school, she offers him a stack of pre-written excuses and doctor's notes with [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/05/page-47.html this comment]]:
---> '''Hector's mom''': ''You’ll be eighteen in a couple years, and then you’ll be on your own. It’s best you learn to start being responsible for yourself now. Goddess knows you’ve been a burden on your father and I long enough, already.''
---> '''Hector's mom''': ''You’ll be eighteen in a couple years, and then you’ll be on your own. It’s best you learn to start being responsible for yourself now. Goddess knows you’ve been a burden on your father and I long enough, already.''
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---> '''Hector's mom''':''You’ll ''You'll be eighteen in a couple years, and then you’ll you'll be on your own. It’s It's best you learn to start being responsible for yourself now. Goddess knows you’ve you've been a burden on your father and I long enough, already.''
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* PowerOfFriendship: Defied. Garovel says that imaginary power increases bases on the reaper and servant's souls coming in sync. Hector asks if it's like the power of friendship.
---> '''Hector''': You mean, like... through the power of friendship or some shit?
---> '''Garovel''': No. Friendship doesn’t really factor in, unfortunately. It’s just a kind of natural osmosis that happens over time.
---> '''Hector''': You mean, like... through the power of friendship or some shit?
---> '''Garovel''': No. Friendship doesn’t really factor in, unfortunately. It’s just a kind of natural osmosis that happens over time.
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* PowerOfFriendship: Defied. Garovel says [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/08/page-203.html says]] that a servant's imaginary power increases bases based on the reaper and servant's souls coming in sync. Hector asks if it's like the power of friendship.
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* TookALevelInBadass: The servants gain special abilities that can grow over time, either through meditation or danger. It's explained [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/07/page-115.html here]]:
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* TookALevelInBadass: The servants gain special abilities that can grow over time, either through meditation or danger. It's explained [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/07/page-115.com/2013/07/page-115.html here]]:
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** A couple of pages in chapter 34 go into more detail about the process, starting [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/10/page-294.html here]].
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** Abolish seems to have a certain reverence for the Void. In a [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/2013/11/page-364.html flashback]] we see Stoker thinking about the Void shortly after being initiated into Abolish.
--->And this "Void" is also puzzling. It is supposedly a realm of nothingness, yet everyone speaks of its "will" or of its "consciousness." He does not understand how nothingness could "be" anything, let alone sentient. But they take it very seriously.
--->And this "Void" is also puzzling. It is supposedly a realm of nothingness, yet everyone speaks of its "will" or of its "consciousness." He does not understand how nothingness could "be" anything, let alone sentient. But they take it very seriously.
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* YouDidEverythingYouCould: Hector often blames himself when he can't save someone. Garovel [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/05/page-38.html tries to comfort him.]]
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* YouDidEverythingYouCould: Hector often blames himself when he can't save someone. Garovel [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/05/page-38.com/2013/05/page-38.html tries to comfort him.]]
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* NoodleIncident: Whatever Hector did while hiding out in Klein that had him return home with tons of bullets.
** But in a bigger way whatever it was that caused Hector to fall off a twenty floor building more than once and have three helicopters and an army of cops chasing him, while he's on foot.
** But in a bigger way whatever it was that caused Hector to fall off a twenty floor building more than once and have three helicopters and an army of cops chasing him, while he's on foot.
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* PowerOfFriendship: Defied. Garovel says that imaginary power increases bases on the reaper and servant's souls coming in sync. Hector asks if it's like the power of friendship.
---> '''Hector''': You mean, like... through the power of friendship or some shit?
---> '''Garovel''': No. Friendship doesn’t really factor in, unfortunately. It’s just a kind of natural osmosis that happens over time.
---> '''Hector''': You mean, like... through the power of friendship or some shit?
---> '''Garovel''': No. Friendship doesn’t really factor in, unfortunately. It’s just a kind of natural osmosis that happens over time.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler:The final fight against Geoffrey results in Hector being accused of murdering all the people Geoffrey had turned into puppets. Hector still tries his best to save people, but everyone is so terrified of him now that they immediately call the police when he shows up.]]
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* KillAllHumans: [[spoiler:Apparently, this is Abolish's goal. They try to create as much destruction as possible, killing every last human being in the process. Their preferred method seems to be to start wars, but they are definitely not opposed to killing humans directly. Their reasons for this aren't particularly clear, but Garovel thinks it's because the reapers want to move on to the afterlife, too. As long as there are humans, the reapers have to fulfull their duty of ferrying their souls. So for the reapers to be able to pass on, all human life has to be destroyed.]]
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* ExtraOreDinary: Hector's servant ability. The metal power is categorized under "materialization," which is described in-story as "the ability to create something from nothing." The power gradually develops in a variety of ways as the story progresses.
* NoSell: Hector (and the other servants as well) can shrug of ridiculous amounts of damage without even batting an eye. See BloodyHilarious and MajorInjuryUnderreaction on this page for examples.
* PowerOfTheVoid: [[spoiler:Aberrations like Geoffrey are created in the name of the Void and wield its power. It allows them to withstand any kind of attack that wasn't soul-empowered. It's also very harmful for reapers.]]
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* VigilanteMan: Hector ''really'' doesn't like criminals.
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* VigilanteMan: Hector ''really'' doesn't like criminals. The media call him [[spoiler:the Darksteel Soldier.]]
* VoidBetweenTheWorlds: The featureless nothingness between life and afterlife is called the Void in-story. It is the reapers' duty to safely ferry the souls over to whichever afterlife awaits them.
* VoidBetweenTheWorlds: The featureless nothingness between life and afterlife is called the Void in-story. It is the reapers' duty to safely ferry the souls over to whichever afterlife awaits them.
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* CurbStompBattle: The goons in the first few chapters are really no match for Hector. Though he makes sure not to kill them.
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** Starting with the fact that he had been lying dead in the bathroom for a few hours and they didn't even notice his absence. Or the fact that his clothes where bloody when he did show up again.
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** Starting with the fact that he had been lying dead in the bathroom for a few hours and they didn't even notice his absence. Or the fact that his clothes where were bloody when he did show up again.
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* WhamEpisode: Every Oath (major plot arc) ends with one, though the whamiest episode by far was definitely the end of the third Oath. [[spoiler:Hector's wanted for murder, his father is dead, his mother never wants to see him again, most of his friends where killed and the rest are terrified of him, and he has to leave his hometown for good. The fact that the story's major Big Bad so far is dead is relatively minor in comparison.]]
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* WhamEpisode: Every Oath (major plot arc) ends with one, though the whamiest episode by far was definitely the end of the third Oath. [[spoiler:Hector's wanted for murder, his father is dead, his mother never wants to see him again, most of his friends where were killed and the rest are terrified of him, and he has to leave his hometown for good. The fact that the story's major Big Bad so far is dead is relatively minor in comparison.]]
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->''A young man dies and is offered to be revived by a grim reaper in exchange for servitude. Responsibilities typically include the fight against abominable horrors, human or otherwise. However, this young man already has a few problems of his own... such as crippling shyness.''
-->-- [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/04/about-this-blog.html About the story]]
''The Zombie Knight'' is a {{Dark Fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} written by George M. Frost.
After meeting his untimely death, Hector is restored back to (un)life by his reaper Garovel as a servant. Armed with supernatural strength, newfound abilities and crippling social anxiety, they set out to save those in danger of dying violent deaths and fight crime. Of course, no good deed goes unpunished, and they soon find themselves in the middle of a supernatual war.
The story is still very much in progress and is being updated at least once daily by about 300 words. Read it [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/ here]].
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!! This story provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Lynette. To a lesser extent, Helen.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Reapers are basically imaginary. They don't have a "true" form and those who can see them perceive them exactly as they expect a reaper to look. (Hector sees them as skeletons, Roman as crows, Geoffrey as basically human, Helen as ghosts)
* AsleepForDays: After the major fights, Hector usually sleeps through several days. [[spoiler:After he had to regenerate his whole body from his head, he slept for two weeks straight.]]
* BadassNormal: Lynette again. Colt, too [[spoiler:though he gets un-normal soon enough.]]
* BloodyHilarious: See the example under {{Major Injury Underreaction}}. Also, [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/06/page-94.html from the same fight]]:
-->"Your attacks hurt," said Geoffrey, "but they do not ''wound''. Not like ''this''." He speared Hector through the chest with a red-coated hand. Blood flew everywhere. Geoffrey’s hand stuck out of Hector’s back, clutching an extracted heart.
-->Bleeding from the mouth, Hector did not move. "...You were saying?" He headbutted him, reared back, and kicked Geoffrey through the wall.
* ConstructedWorld: The story is set in a fictional world called Eleg. From [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/04/about-this-blog.html the description:]]
-->The setting of the story is a modern fantasy world called Eleg, which is culturally and technologically similar to present day Earth in many ways, yet also divergent in many others. It's not an alternate timeline, as Eleg has its own geography and political systems, but there are still some historical parallels.
* DeadToBeginWith: The story opens right after Hector's death.
* DeathIsCheap:
** Servants are basically immortal. Sure, they may get killed, but they're usually alive and kicking a little while later.
** Averted with the reapers: They ''can'' die, and permanently so. They also take a lot longer to recover from injury.
** [[spoiler:Played straight with Colt. After Geoffrey kills him, he stays dead for about one chapter until the reaper conveniently nearby revives him.]] [[IKnewIt Not that anyone was particularly surprised by this.]]
** [[spoiler:Averted, so far, with Geoffrey. He is still dead, but we'll see how this plays out.]]
* DemonicPossession: Geoffrey's control over his fetchers might be this, of the {{Empty Shell}} variety. [[spoiler:He removes their souls and consumes them. What's left of them is basically a mindless zombie waiting to be controlled by him.]]
* DirtyCop: Colt is one. [[spoiler:His kids where kidnapped by local Mob Boss Joseph Rofal.]]
* DontFearTheReaper: Garovel is really nice and gentle towards wandering souls. [[spoiler:Though you probably wouldn't want anyone from Abolish to ferry your soul.]]
* TheEvilPrince: Several of them, actually. They didn't take well to their younger sister Helen being made Queen [[spoiler:and subsequently try to murder her. They actually succeed, but Helen gets recruited by her own reaper.]]
* FantasyWorldMap: The map of Atreya can be found [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/p/maps.html here]].
* FeelNoPain: The reapers can make their servants temporarily immune to pain, though this boost doesn't come for free. It hurts that much more the next day.
* FriendlessBackground: Hector, because of his shyness.
* GetOut: [[spoiler:Hector's mom to Hector after his father's death.]]
* GladHesOnOurSide: [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/06/page-91.html Joseph Rofal in regards to Geoffrey]]:
-->Rofal downed the rest of his whiskey and rested the glass in front of him. "There are very few people in this world who frighten me," he said. "I am all too glad to have that monster’s favor."
* {{Gorn}}: With a cast full of undead servants with kickass abilities, that is to be expected.
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:Geoffrey learns to use his body-switching ability and switches into Hector's father's body. It isn't explicitly stated what happened to Samuel Goffe's mind.]]
* TheGrimReaper: Well, duh.
* HealingFactor: The servants regenerate so quickly that a lost limb or three barely slows them down.
* HumanoidAbomination: Geoffrey. Things like him are called Aberrations. Even those not involved with the supernatural can't help but notice that something about Geoffrey just isn't ''right''.
* IHaveYourWife: Rofal had Colt's children kidnapped in order to make him do his bidding.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Basically the story of Hector's life. It's really heartwarming when he starts to bond with Garovel, and finally with some of his fellow students.
* IShouldHaveBeenBetter: Not being able to save someone causes Hector a lot of grief and guilt.
* KilledOffForReal: Seeing as reapers can revive someone as their servant, all deaths have the possibility of not being permanent. [[spoiler:Geoffrey, however, seems pretty dead. Being trapped in an iron box and impaled with dozens of soul-empowered iron pillars should kill anything. Probably.]]
* TheKingdom: Atreya is a monarchy, currently ruled by Queen Helen. It's a rather small country and hasn't been all that important up to this point. It stays out of the waging wars and doesn't allow practices like slavery that are still common in other parts of the world. [[spoiler:However, Abolish try to draw Atreya into the war by forcing (or replacing) the King and Queen. At the end of the second arc, Helen is on the run and Abolish try to torture her husband into obedience.]]
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Hector and the other servants can shrug of incredible amounts of damage. Jutified because they don't feel pain and they regenerate anyway, but it's still hilarious. See [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/06/page-93_22.html this]] example:
--> In an instant, something red flashed across Hector’s vision, and suddenly, his forearm was gone, flesh and bone cut so cleanly off that it took a moment to start bleeding. Geoffrey held the severed limb by the wrist.
-->Hector remained unfazed.
-->Geoffrey tossed the meat over his shoulder and stared. "Did that not hurt?" he asked.
-->Hector clocked him in the mouth, and Geoffrey flew back, toppling over the sofa. "Did that?"
* NebulousEvilOrganisation: Several.
** The Rofal family. Under Joseph Rofal the family business was basically {{The Syndicate}}, controlling all of the criminal underworld of Brighton. Geoffrey only wanted to cause harm and destruction and nearly killed the organization. Damian Rofal's goals are as of yet unknown, but he is definitely more dangerous than he seems. [[spoiler:Even Abolish seem to fear him.]]
** The Pancake House Five seem to be this [[spoiler:at first. Their true goals are still unknown, but Roman at least is willing to do anything to protect his country and teams up with Hector.]]
** Abolish. [[spoiler:Waging and starting wars in order to obliterate the human race ''is'' pretty evil. The Vanguard are portrayed in a more positive light, but they are just as dangerous.]]
* NighInvulnerability:
** The servants. See {{Healing Factor}}.
** Geoffrey. When Hector first meets him, he is completely unable to harm him in any way because he is protected by his shadow. Geoffrey is actually surprised (and delighted) when someone finally does manage to harm him.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: The exact properties of a soul aren't clear yet, but it's definitely complex.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: All servants are technically undead. They died, and the only thing keeping their soul attached to their bodies is their reaper. They don't exhibit any of the usual signs of zombieism, though: No craving human flesh or mindlessness.
** [[spoiler:Though it is hinted at that should a reaper be seriously injured, the servant's mind might take damage.]]
** [[spoiler:Also, the Abolish reapers seem to prefer their servants mentally disturbed to the point of mindlessness.]]
* PapaWolf: Probably the driving force behind Colt's every action. He would do ''anything'' to protect his children.
* ParentalNeglect: It's hinted at early on that Hector's parents aren't very interested in his life.
** Starting with the fact that he had been lying dead in the bathroom for a few hours and they didn't even notice his absence. Or the fact that his clothes where bloody when he did show up again.
** It only gets worse from here on out: When the school called his mother about his absence from school, she offers him a stack of pre-written excuses and doctor's notes with [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/05/page-47.html this comment]]:
---> '''Hector's mom''': ''You’ll be eighteen in a couple years, and then you’ll be on your own. It’s best you learn to start being responsible for yourself now. Goddess knows you’ve been a burden on your father and I long enough, already.''
** [[spoiler:When he was ten years old, the familiy moved towns and they sort of forgot to take Hector with them. He stayed behind and his parents called the police only after a week of his absence.]]
** [[spoiler:After Geoffrey takes Hector's father's body, he taunts Hector by telling him that his father never loved him anyway. It's unclear whether Geoffrey just wanted to get a reaction out of Hector though.]]
* PlotTriggeringDeath: Hector's death sets the whole story in motion.
* {{Psychopomp}}: The reapers serve as guides for the dead between this world and the next, though not even the reapers know if there is an afterlife at all.
* RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: In super-powered mode, nothing can stop a servant -- except destroying their brain. They can regenerate any injury on the fly, but destroying their brain actually kills them temporarily and their reapers have to revive them, costing them several crucial moments in battle.
** Interestingly enough, to actually get rid of a servant, you have to avert this trope. No matter how badly you kill them, as long as their reaper is alive, a servant can always regenerate. The only way to disable a servant is to take the servant's brain someplace where the reaper can't reach so he can't be revived.
* ShrinkingViolet: Hector. He can't even speak a single sentence in the presence of strangers. Worse still in the presence of girls.
* SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness: On a scale of 1 to 4, how likely is it that [[spoiler:Geoffrey]] stays dead?
** Cause: [[spoiler:Killed in battle. 2]]
** Expectation: {{Death is cheap}}. 1
** Body: [[spoiler:At The Morgue. 3]]
** Reaction: [[spoiler: Probably It's Personal. Geoffrey took Samuel Goffe's body, after all. 2]]
** Last words: [[spoiler:Basically begging for his life. This isn't even in the table, so zero.]]
** Characterization: [[spoiler:Let's go with Archvillain. 1]]
** When did they die?: [[spoiler:It's not quite the same arc anymore. Let's go with 1.5]]
** Came back before: [[spoiler:Not really. 4]]
** Result: [[spoiler:Makes 14.5/7 = 2.07. Probably not the last we've seen of him.]]
* StartsWithASuicide: [[spoiler:Hector actually tried and succeded to kill himself. Made even more tragic when Garovel later observes that Hector never wanted to die in the first place but wanted someone to notice his pain.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: The servants gain special abilities that can grow over time, either through meditation or danger. It's explained [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/07/page-115.html here]]:
-->'''Garovel:''' There are two ways. The first is meditative training, just like you’ve already been doing. [...]
-->'''Hector:''' Let me guess... it’ll take a really long time.
-->'''Garovel:''' Well... kinda. To become actually proficient, yeah, it’ll take a while. But you should be able to get the basics down fairly quickly. Probably. Hopefully.
-->'''Hector:''' Huh. What’s the second way?
-->'''Garovel:''' The second method is to throw yourself into an incredibly dangerous situation, almost get us both killed, and hope that the desperation and rush of adrenaline are enough to force a mental breakthrough.
-->'''Hector:''' What the fuck? That sounds...
-->'''Garovel:''' Reckless and stupid? Yeah. We won’t be attempting that one. The almost-getting-killed part is a dealbreaker for me.
** [[spoiler:Unsurprisingly, they end up in the second situation ''a lot''. The most prominent example to date is during the final fight with Geoffrey where the danger forces Hector to take several levels.]]
** A couple of pages in chapter 34 go into more detail about the process, starting [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/10/page-294.html here]].
* TrappedInVillainy: Colt, sort of. He has [[IHaveYourWife very compelling reasons]] to obey Joseph Rofal, but he wasn't exactly a good guy to begin with. [[spoiler:After teaming up with Hector, Colt's lack of obvious remorse for killing innocent people still serves as a point of conflict between them.]]
* UnexpectedSuccessor: Nobody expected Princess Helen, the youngest child of the royal familiy and a girl to boot, to succeed her father to the crown. [[spoiler:Her older brothers are not amused and try to have her killed.]]
* VigilanteMan: Hector ''really'' doesn't like criminals.
* WhamEpisode: Every Oath (major plot arc) ends with one, though the whamiest episode by far was definitely the end of the third Oath. [[spoiler:Hector's wanted for murder, his father is dead, his mother never wants to see him again, most of his friends where killed and the rest are terrified of him, and he has to leave his hometown for good. The fact that the story's major Big Bad so far is dead is relatively minor in comparison.]]
* WhatTheHellAreYou: The Mobs' reaction when Hector keeps going after sustaining lethal injuries.
* WorldBuilding: The story takes place in a {{Constructed World}} called Eleg. The author has created a {{Fantasy World Map}} for Atreya (where the story has taken place so far) and worked plenty of details about its political system into the story. Except for Atreya, not much is known about this world yet, but {{Word of God}} says that the story will eventually move to other parts of the world.
* YouDidEverythingYouCould: Hector often blames himself when he can't save someone. Garovel [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/05/page-38.html tries to comfort him.]]
-->'''Garovel:''' Do you remember what I said before? Sometimes there won’t be a good option left to choose.
-->'''Hector:''' ...Is that supposed to be comforting?
-->'''Garovel:''' No. It’s not. Because we’re not supposed to be comfortable. Being comfortable makes us complacent. Sloppy.
-->'''Hector:''' Then... what are you saying?
-->'''Garovel:''' I’m saying we did our best. And we don’t respond to failure with depression. We respond by becoming better. Until our best is good enough.
* YourSoulIsMine: [[spoiler:Geoffrey would very much like to eat your soul. He fantasizes about eating an entire city and the strength he would gain by it. His victims are more or less Killed Too -- their body is definitely dead, but Geoffrey can take over and use them as puppets.]]
-->-- [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/04/about-this-blog.html About the story]]
''The Zombie Knight'' is a {{Dark Fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} written by George M. Frost.
After meeting his untimely death, Hector is restored back to (un)life by his reaper Garovel as a servant. Armed with supernatural strength, newfound abilities and crippling social anxiety, they set out to save those in danger of dying violent deaths and fight crime. Of course, no good deed goes unpunished, and they soon find themselves in the middle of a supernatual war.
The story is still very much in progress and is being updated at least once daily by about 300 words. Read it [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/ here]].
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!! This story provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Lynette. To a lesser extent, Helen.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Reapers are basically imaginary. They don't have a "true" form and those who can see them perceive them exactly as they expect a reaper to look. (Hector sees them as skeletons, Roman as crows, Geoffrey as basically human, Helen as ghosts)
* AsleepForDays: After the major fights, Hector usually sleeps through several days. [[spoiler:After he had to regenerate his whole body from his head, he slept for two weeks straight.]]
* BadassNormal: Lynette again. Colt, too [[spoiler:though he gets un-normal soon enough.]]
* BloodyHilarious: See the example under {{Major Injury Underreaction}}. Also, [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/06/page-94.html from the same fight]]:
-->"Your attacks hurt," said Geoffrey, "but they do not ''wound''. Not like ''this''." He speared Hector through the chest with a red-coated hand. Blood flew everywhere. Geoffrey’s hand stuck out of Hector’s back, clutching an extracted heart.
-->Bleeding from the mouth, Hector did not move. "...You were saying?" He headbutted him, reared back, and kicked Geoffrey through the wall.
* ConstructedWorld: The story is set in a fictional world called Eleg. From [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/04/about-this-blog.html the description:]]
-->The setting of the story is a modern fantasy world called Eleg, which is culturally and technologically similar to present day Earth in many ways, yet also divergent in many others. It's not an alternate timeline, as Eleg has its own geography and political systems, but there are still some historical parallels.
* DeadToBeginWith: The story opens right after Hector's death.
* DeathIsCheap:
** Servants are basically immortal. Sure, they may get killed, but they're usually alive and kicking a little while later.
** Averted with the reapers: They ''can'' die, and permanently so. They also take a lot longer to recover from injury.
** [[spoiler:Played straight with Colt. After Geoffrey kills him, he stays dead for about one chapter until the reaper conveniently nearby revives him.]] [[IKnewIt Not that anyone was particularly surprised by this.]]
** [[spoiler:Averted, so far, with Geoffrey. He is still dead, but we'll see how this plays out.]]
* DemonicPossession: Geoffrey's control over his fetchers might be this, of the {{Empty Shell}} variety. [[spoiler:He removes their souls and consumes them. What's left of them is basically a mindless zombie waiting to be controlled by him.]]
* DirtyCop: Colt is one. [[spoiler:His kids where kidnapped by local Mob Boss Joseph Rofal.]]
* DontFearTheReaper: Garovel is really nice and gentle towards wandering souls. [[spoiler:Though you probably wouldn't want anyone from Abolish to ferry your soul.]]
* TheEvilPrince: Several of them, actually. They didn't take well to their younger sister Helen being made Queen [[spoiler:and subsequently try to murder her. They actually succeed, but Helen gets recruited by her own reaper.]]
* FantasyWorldMap: The map of Atreya can be found [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/p/maps.html here]].
* FeelNoPain: The reapers can make their servants temporarily immune to pain, though this boost doesn't come for free. It hurts that much more the next day.
* FriendlessBackground: Hector, because of his shyness.
* GetOut: [[spoiler:Hector's mom to Hector after his father's death.]]
* GladHesOnOurSide: [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/06/page-91.html Joseph Rofal in regards to Geoffrey]]:
-->Rofal downed the rest of his whiskey and rested the glass in front of him. "There are very few people in this world who frighten me," he said. "I am all too glad to have that monster’s favor."
* {{Gorn}}: With a cast full of undead servants with kickass abilities, that is to be expected.
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:Geoffrey learns to use his body-switching ability and switches into Hector's father's body. It isn't explicitly stated what happened to Samuel Goffe's mind.]]
* TheGrimReaper: Well, duh.
* HealingFactor: The servants regenerate so quickly that a lost limb or three barely slows them down.
* HumanoidAbomination: Geoffrey. Things like him are called Aberrations. Even those not involved with the supernatural can't help but notice that something about Geoffrey just isn't ''right''.
* IHaveYourWife: Rofal had Colt's children kidnapped in order to make him do his bidding.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Basically the story of Hector's life. It's really heartwarming when he starts to bond with Garovel, and finally with some of his fellow students.
* IShouldHaveBeenBetter: Not being able to save someone causes Hector a lot of grief and guilt.
* KilledOffForReal: Seeing as reapers can revive someone as their servant, all deaths have the possibility of not being permanent. [[spoiler:Geoffrey, however, seems pretty dead. Being trapped in an iron box and impaled with dozens of soul-empowered iron pillars should kill anything. Probably.]]
* TheKingdom: Atreya is a monarchy, currently ruled by Queen Helen. It's a rather small country and hasn't been all that important up to this point. It stays out of the waging wars and doesn't allow practices like slavery that are still common in other parts of the world. [[spoiler:However, Abolish try to draw Atreya into the war by forcing (or replacing) the King and Queen. At the end of the second arc, Helen is on the run and Abolish try to torture her husband into obedience.]]
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Hector and the other servants can shrug of incredible amounts of damage. Jutified because they don't feel pain and they regenerate anyway, but it's still hilarious. See [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/06/page-93_22.html this]] example:
--> In an instant, something red flashed across Hector’s vision, and suddenly, his forearm was gone, flesh and bone cut so cleanly off that it took a moment to start bleeding. Geoffrey held the severed limb by the wrist.
-->Hector remained unfazed.
-->Geoffrey tossed the meat over his shoulder and stared. "Did that not hurt?" he asked.
-->Hector clocked him in the mouth, and Geoffrey flew back, toppling over the sofa. "Did that?"
* NebulousEvilOrganisation: Several.
** The Rofal family. Under Joseph Rofal the family business was basically {{The Syndicate}}, controlling all of the criminal underworld of Brighton. Geoffrey only wanted to cause harm and destruction and nearly killed the organization. Damian Rofal's goals are as of yet unknown, but he is definitely more dangerous than he seems. [[spoiler:Even Abolish seem to fear him.]]
** The Pancake House Five seem to be this [[spoiler:at first. Their true goals are still unknown, but Roman at least is willing to do anything to protect his country and teams up with Hector.]]
** Abolish. [[spoiler:Waging and starting wars in order to obliterate the human race ''is'' pretty evil. The Vanguard are portrayed in a more positive light, but they are just as dangerous.]]
* NighInvulnerability:
** The servants. See {{Healing Factor}}.
** Geoffrey. When Hector first meets him, he is completely unable to harm him in any way because he is protected by his shadow. Geoffrey is actually surprised (and delighted) when someone finally does manage to harm him.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: The exact properties of a soul aren't clear yet, but it's definitely complex.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: All servants are technically undead. They died, and the only thing keeping their soul attached to their bodies is their reaper. They don't exhibit any of the usual signs of zombieism, though: No craving human flesh or mindlessness.
** [[spoiler:Though it is hinted at that should a reaper be seriously injured, the servant's mind might take damage.]]
** [[spoiler:Also, the Abolish reapers seem to prefer their servants mentally disturbed to the point of mindlessness.]]
* PapaWolf: Probably the driving force behind Colt's every action. He would do ''anything'' to protect his children.
* ParentalNeglect: It's hinted at early on that Hector's parents aren't very interested in his life.
** Starting with the fact that he had been lying dead in the bathroom for a few hours and they didn't even notice his absence. Or the fact that his clothes where bloody when he did show up again.
** It only gets worse from here on out: When the school called his mother about his absence from school, she offers him a stack of pre-written excuses and doctor's notes with [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/05/page-47.html this comment]]:
---> '''Hector's mom''': ''You’ll be eighteen in a couple years, and then you’ll be on your own. It’s best you learn to start being responsible for yourself now. Goddess knows you’ve been a burden on your father and I long enough, already.''
** [[spoiler:When he was ten years old, the familiy moved towns and they sort of forgot to take Hector with them. He stayed behind and his parents called the police only after a week of his absence.]]
** [[spoiler:After Geoffrey takes Hector's father's body, he taunts Hector by telling him that his father never loved him anyway. It's unclear whether Geoffrey just wanted to get a reaction out of Hector though.]]
* PlotTriggeringDeath: Hector's death sets the whole story in motion.
* {{Psychopomp}}: The reapers serve as guides for the dead between this world and the next, though not even the reapers know if there is an afterlife at all.
* RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: In super-powered mode, nothing can stop a servant -- except destroying their brain. They can regenerate any injury on the fly, but destroying their brain actually kills them temporarily and their reapers have to revive them, costing them several crucial moments in battle.
** Interestingly enough, to actually get rid of a servant, you have to avert this trope. No matter how badly you kill them, as long as their reaper is alive, a servant can always regenerate. The only way to disable a servant is to take the servant's brain someplace where the reaper can't reach so he can't be revived.
* ShrinkingViolet: Hector. He can't even speak a single sentence in the presence of strangers. Worse still in the presence of girls.
* SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness: On a scale of 1 to 4, how likely is it that [[spoiler:Geoffrey]] stays dead?
** Cause: [[spoiler:Killed in battle. 2]]
** Expectation: {{Death is cheap}}. 1
** Body: [[spoiler:At The Morgue. 3]]
** Reaction: [[spoiler: Probably It's Personal. Geoffrey took Samuel Goffe's body, after all. 2]]
** Last words: [[spoiler:Basically begging for his life. This isn't even in the table, so zero.]]
** Characterization: [[spoiler:Let's go with Archvillain. 1]]
** When did they die?: [[spoiler:It's not quite the same arc anymore. Let's go with 1.5]]
** Came back before: [[spoiler:Not really. 4]]
** Result: [[spoiler:Makes 14.5/7 = 2.07. Probably not the last we've seen of him.]]
* StartsWithASuicide: [[spoiler:Hector actually tried and succeded to kill himself. Made even more tragic when Garovel later observes that Hector never wanted to die in the first place but wanted someone to notice his pain.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: The servants gain special abilities that can grow over time, either through meditation or danger. It's explained [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/07/page-115.html here]]:
-->'''Garovel:''' There are two ways. The first is meditative training, just like you’ve already been doing. [...]
-->'''Hector:''' Let me guess... it’ll take a really long time.
-->'''Garovel:''' Well... kinda. To become actually proficient, yeah, it’ll take a while. But you should be able to get the basics down fairly quickly. Probably. Hopefully.
-->'''Hector:''' Huh. What’s the second way?
-->'''Garovel:''' The second method is to throw yourself into an incredibly dangerous situation, almost get us both killed, and hope that the desperation and rush of adrenaline are enough to force a mental breakthrough.
-->'''Hector:''' What the fuck? That sounds...
-->'''Garovel:''' Reckless and stupid? Yeah. We won’t be attempting that one. The almost-getting-killed part is a dealbreaker for me.
** [[spoiler:Unsurprisingly, they end up in the second situation ''a lot''. The most prominent example to date is during the final fight with Geoffrey where the danger forces Hector to take several levels.]]
** A couple of pages in chapter 34 go into more detail about the process, starting [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/10/page-294.html here]].
* TrappedInVillainy: Colt, sort of. He has [[IHaveYourWife very compelling reasons]] to obey Joseph Rofal, but he wasn't exactly a good guy to begin with. [[spoiler:After teaming up with Hector, Colt's lack of obvious remorse for killing innocent people still serves as a point of conflict between them.]]
* UnexpectedSuccessor: Nobody expected Princess Helen, the youngest child of the royal familiy and a girl to boot, to succeed her father to the crown. [[spoiler:Her older brothers are not amused and try to have her killed.]]
* VigilanteMan: Hector ''really'' doesn't like criminals.
* WhamEpisode: Every Oath (major plot arc) ends with one, though the whamiest episode by far was definitely the end of the third Oath. [[spoiler:Hector's wanted for murder, his father is dead, his mother never wants to see him again, most of his friends where killed and the rest are terrified of him, and he has to leave his hometown for good. The fact that the story's major Big Bad so far is dead is relatively minor in comparison.]]
* WhatTheHellAreYou: The Mobs' reaction when Hector keeps going after sustaining lethal injuries.
* WorldBuilding: The story takes place in a {{Constructed World}} called Eleg. The author has created a {{Fantasy World Map}} for Atreya (where the story has taken place so far) and worked plenty of details about its political system into the story. Except for Atreya, not much is known about this world yet, but {{Word of God}} says that the story will eventually move to other parts of the world.
* YouDidEverythingYouCould: Hector often blames himself when he can't save someone. Garovel [[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.de/2013/05/page-38.html tries to comfort him.]]
-->'''Garovel:''' Do you remember what I said before? Sometimes there won’t be a good option left to choose.
-->'''Hector:''' ...Is that supposed to be comforting?
-->'''Garovel:''' No. It’s not. Because we’re not supposed to be comfortable. Being comfortable makes us complacent. Sloppy.
-->'''Hector:''' Then... what are you saying?
-->'''Garovel:''' I’m saying we did our best. And we don’t respond to failure with depression. We respond by becoming better. Until our best is good enough.
* YourSoulIsMine: [[spoiler:Geoffrey would very much like to eat your soul. He fantasizes about eating an entire city and the strength he would gain by it. His victims are more or less Killed Too -- their body is definitely dead, but Geoffrey can take over and use them as puppets.]]
