History Literature / WizardsWarriorsAndYou

* ContinuityNod: The villain of the 10th book, Marquith, [[DefeatMeansFriendship mends his ways after the heroes defeat him]]. He then shows up as one of the only allies the heroes have in the next book, ''The Impostor King''.

* CuttingTheKnot: In ''Cavern of the Phantoms'', the Warrior has to fight [[{{Hellhound}} the ghostly dogs who guard the entrance to the titular cavern]], but has to pick the right one or die. [[LuckBasedMission He could guess and hope to get lucky]], or if he thought to bring the Triple Crossbow, he can just shoot them all at the same time.

* {{Spoiler}}: In one book the Warrior realizes one of his weapons has been stolen, and if you picked it, you're stuck with only two back-up weapons. If you don't have all possible slots filled, you die fighting the final boss. Obviously, this would only work not only if the reader picked that weapon on their first playthrough, but then made it all the way to the final boss on their first try. It's not much of a trap considering how much more likely it is instead [[TheManyDeathsOfYou the player will die a couple times]] before achieving victory armed with more knowledge of what to expect. Especially while playing as the Warrior, which has tons of instant death scenarios for not having the right weapon even when the books aren't playing a trick like this.

* {{Spoiler}}: In one book the Warrior realizes one of his weapons has been stolen, and if you picked it, you're stuck with only two back-up weapons. If you don't have all possible slots filled, you die fighting the final boss. Obviously this would only work not only if the player picked that weapon on their first playthrough, but the player then made it all the way to the final boss on their first try. Considering how much more likely it is instead [[TheManyDeathsOfYou the player will die a couple times]] before achieving victory armed with more knowledge of what to expect, especially while playing as the Warrior which has tons of instant death scenarios for not having the right weapon even when the books aren't playing a trick like this, it really isn't much of a trap.

* BlingBlingBang: One book begins with a wandering knight challenging the castle's champion (the Warrior). The knight's armor and shield are solid gold, which is immediately noted as a disturbing choice of metal, both due to its weight and softness - a strong sign the knight is not a mortal man. (Indeed, [[SamusIsAGirl she's]] currently neither.)

* {{Spoiler}}: In one book the Warrior realizes one of his weapons has been stolen, and if you picked it, you're stuck with only two back-up weapons. If you don't have all possible slots filled, you die fighting the final boss. Obviously this would only work not only if the player picked that weapon on their first playthrough, but the player then made it all the way to the final boss on their first try. Considering how much more likely it is instead [[TheManyDeathsOfYou the player will die a couple times]] before achieving victory armed with more knowledge of what to expect, especially while playing as the Warrior, it really isn't much of a trap.

* WildMagic: Despite the Wizard's impressive status, it's mentioned in the descriptions that a lot of his spells can work unpredictably or wear off when least expected.

** In ''Ghost Knights of Camelot'', the Wizard has to stretch his powers farther than he ever has before to go back in time far enough for Merlin to advise him on how to save the day. In ''Scarlet Shield of Shalimar'', he's able to summon Merlin's ghost for advice with a fairly simple arcane ritual. One that he's able to perform in the middle of a barbarian siege on the castle, yet.

* ArtifactOfDeath: The Warrior has two of these in his arsenal. The Cutlass of Cornwall is a flying sword that fights on its own, but always has a chance to turn on its owner. The other is the Rejuvenating Battlesword, which is a magical two-handed sword that will regenerate its blade whenever it gets broken, but each regeneration has a chance of the sword impaling its owner after spawning. The Warrior has, however, used these properties to his advantage, including tricking his EvilTwin into using the Rejuvenating Battlesword, and then breaking it on purpose so it'll kill him.

1. The Forest of Twisted Dreams
2. The Siege of the Dragonriders
3. Who Kidnapped Princess Saralinda?
4. Ghost Knights of Camelot
5. The Haunted Castle of Ravencurse
6. Revenge of the Falcon Knight
7. Challenge of the Wolf Knight
8. Conquest of the Time Master
9. The Dragon Queen's Revenge
10. Tournament for Terror
11. The Imposter King
12. The Scarlet Shield of Shalimar
13. Cavern of the Phantoms
14. Carnival of Demons
15. Invaders from Darkland
16. Attack on the King
17. Conquest of the Barbarians
18. Warrior Women of Weymouth

* {{Spoiler}}: In one book the Warrior realizes one of his weapons has been stolen, and if you picked it, you're stuck with only two back-up weapons. If you don't have all possible slots filled, you die fighting the final boss. Obviously this would only work not only if the player picked that weapon on their first playthrough, but the player then made it all the way to the final boss on their first try. Considering how much more likely it is instead [[TheManyDeathsOfYou the player will die a couple times]] before achieving victory armed with more knowledge of what to expect, it really isn't much of a trap.

* AnAxeToGrind: One of the Warrior's favorite weapons is a giant battle axe that he can use either in melee, or as a decent throwing weapon.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Warrior is never without the Sword of the Golden Lion. Understandable as it's always sharp and nearly indestructible. After that he can pick three of whatever he thinks might be useful.

* {{Spoiler}}: In one book the Warrior realizes one of his weapons has been stolen, and if you picked it, you're stuck with only two back-up weapons. If you don't have all possible slots filled, you die fighting the final boss. Obviously this would only work if the player made it all the way to the final boss on their first try. Considering how much more likely it is instead [[TheManyDeathsOfYou the player will die a couple times]] before achieving victory armed with more knowledge of what to expect, it really isn't much of a trap.

* DependingOnTheWriter: Since the the series was written by numerous different authors, not to mention the rules of the setting were pretty loose to begin with, it was inevitable that things would be different between books sometimes.

* KnifeNut: The Warrior is a master of the dagger and in his often changing arsenal, there'll always be at least one high quality dagger. With a dagger in his hands, the Warrior, already a LightningBruiser, goes up a notch - against a troll swordsmaster armed with a magic sword, he'll kill the troll if the Warrior is armed with the master-crafted but nonmagical Devil's Dagger. However he'll die if he uses the Sword of the Golden Lion.

* {{Spoiler}}: In one book the Warrior realizes one of his weapons has been stolen, and if you picked it, you're stuck with only two back-up weapons. If you don't have all possible slots filled, you die fighting the final boss. Obviously this would only work if the player made it all the way to the final boss on their first try. Considering how likely it is instead [[TheManyDeathsOfYou the player will die a couple times]] before achieving victory armed with more knowledge of what to expect, it really isn't much of a trap.

* Spoiler: In one book the Warrior realizes one of his weapons has been stolen, and if you picked it, you're stuck with only two back-up weapons. If you don't have all possible slots filled, you die fighting the final boss. Obviously this would only work if the player made it all the way to the final boss on their first try. Considering how likely it is instead [[TheManyDeathsOfYou the player will die a couple times]] before achieving victory armed with more knowledge of what to expect, it really isn't much of a trap.