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** For Frederick, he continued to vie with Ludwig for the crown of the Holy Roman Empire, until [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_M%C3%BChldorf the Battle of Muhldorf]] in Sept 1322 saw him and 1300 nobles from Austria and Salzburg captured. After his capture, he was held prisoner by Ludwig for three years before he was released to convince Leopold to submit to Ludwig; Frederick had sworn an oath to return to Ludwig as a prisoner if he didn't succeed. After Leopold refused to bend the knee, Frederick fulfilled his oath, despite Pope John XXII releasing him from said oath. Impressed, Ludwig first made Frederick co-emperor; after protests from the Pope and the prince-electors, Frederick was made King of Germany in Jan 1326. He was king for about two months, and withdrew to rule in Austria and Styria only, after Leopold's death in Feb 1326. Frederick himself died in Jan 1330.
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** For Frederick, he continued to vie with Ludwig for the crown of the Holy Roman Empire, until [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_M%C3%BChldorf org/wiki/Battle_of_Muhldorf the Battle of Muhldorf]] Mühldorf]] in Sept 1322 saw him and 1300 nobles from Austria and Salzburg captured. After his capture, he was held prisoner by Ludwig for three years before he was released to convince Leopold to submit to Ludwig; Frederick had sworn an oath to return to Ludwig as a prisoner if he didn't succeed. After Leopold refused to bend the knee, Frederick fulfilled his oath, despite Pope John XXII releasing him from said oath. Impressed, Ludwig first made Frederick co-emperor; after protests from the Pope and the prince-electors, Frederick was made King of Germany in Jan 1326. He was king for about two months, and withdrew to rule in Austria and Styria only, after Leopold's death in Feb 1326. Frederick himself died in Jan 1330.
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** For Frederick, he continued to vie with Ludwig for the crown of the Holy Roman Empire, until [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_M%C3%BChldorf the Battle of Mühldorf]] in Sept 1322 saw him and 1300 nobles from Austria and Salzburg captured. After his capture, he was held prisoner by Ludwig for three years before he was released to convince Leopold to submit to Ludwig; Frederick had sworn an oath to return to Ludwig as a prisoner if he didn't succeed. After Leopold refused to bend the knee, Frederick fulfilled his oath, despite Pope John XXII releasing him from said oath. Impressed, Ludwig first made Frederick co-emperor; after protests from the Pope and the prince-electors, Frederick was made King of Germany in Jan 1326. He was king for about two months, and withdrew to rule in Austria and Styria only, after Leopold's death in Feb 1326. Frederick himself died in Jan 1330.
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** For Frederick, he continued to vie with Ludwig for the crown of the Holy Roman Empire, until [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_M%C3%BChldorf the Battle of Mühldorf]] Muhldorf]] in Sept 1322 saw him and 1300 nobles from Austria and Salzburg captured. After his capture, he was held prisoner by Ludwig for three years before he was released to convince Leopold to submit to Ludwig; Frederick had sworn an oath to return to Ludwig as a prisoner if he didn't succeed. After Leopold refused to bend the knee, Frederick fulfilled his oath, despite Pope John XXII releasing him from said oath. Impressed, Ludwig first made Frederick co-emperor; after protests from the Pope and the prince-electors, Frederick was made King of Germany in Jan 1326. He was king for about two months, and withdrew to rule in Austria and Styria only, after Leopold's death in Feb 1326. Frederick himself died in Jan 1330.
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* ChekhovsGun: Grete's running of an inn on the north side of the pass comes back at a vital moment for Walter [[spoiler:long after her own death]]. It gives him a EurekaMoment that [[spoiler:based on the similar construction between the inn's chimney and the chimneys in St Gottard's Pass, it's possible to have constructed a secret SafeRoom inside the chimney top for Wolfram to hide inside as a last resort should the last of the castle's defences fall. No such inn being on the southern side means that the allied forces were oblivious to that hiding spot until Walter remembered Grete]].
* ChekhovsGunman: In chapter 2, Grete manages to solicit the aid of a travelling merchant to pass the Signet Ring Johanna was supposed to pass along to their allies on the other side of the border in exchange for some sexual favours, ensuring Johanna's mission succeeded in spite of her death. [[spoiler:That same merchant would later become vital to the southern allied forces following Grete's own death, as his affection for her made him willing to sell them portable cannons that, despite being suicide weapons, ultimately proved instrumental for the south breaching the castle walls of the pass at a crucial moment]].
* ChekhovsGunman: In chapter 2, Grete manages to solicit the aid of a travelling merchant to pass the Signet Ring Johanna was supposed to pass along to their allies on the other side of the border in exchange for some sexual favours, ensuring Johanna's mission succeeded in spite of her death. [[spoiler:That same merchant would later become vital to the southern allied forces following Grete's own death, as his affection for her made him willing to sell them portable cannons that, despite being suicide weapons, ultimately proved instrumental for the south breaching the castle walls of the pass at a crucial moment]].
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* ContrivedCoincidence: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. A key point about the St Gottard's Pass is that it prevents the allied forces in the North and South of the country from uniting as one, and many plot points are dedicated by the rebel forces trying to pass messages through the pass to arrange a joint attack by both sides in order to take the castle. However, [[spoiler:when the climatic assault occurs, neither army can safely communicate with each other on either side of the castle despite attacking at the same time, due to the geography and the specific defences designed to maximise that advantage, forcing each side to come up with their own individual plans to breach the defences. Just when Wolfram's forces have managed to thwart the Northern army's last attempt and use it to lure Walter, Hilde and other notable figures into a trap to one-sidedly execute them within the outer walls, the Southern side coincidentally use their last-resort suicide weapons to breach the drawbridge and portcullis at the cost of several [[HeroicSacrifice willing volunteers]], saving Walter's side and allowing both groups to finally breach the castle]].
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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:The fall of St Gottard's Pass is due to many, ''many'' examples of Wolfram's utterly cruelty and elaborate sadistic executions of the Swiss peoples, but none more so than the death of Grete, the innkeeper. A travelling merchant who was sweet on her and provided some indirect aid to the allied forces on the other side of the pass (passing a signet ring from a wealthy noble that can be use to gain access to their acquired funds in a florentine bank for use in training and acquiring resources for the growing resistance movement) in exchange for sexual favours from her becomes truly invested in the cause of Swiss independence because of her brutal death. He sells the allied forces on the south side prototype portable cannons that, due to a defect in the ironwork, explode at the same time they launch their payload, making them unusable suicide weapons in battle. For the determined allied forces that have absolutely ''nothing'' to lose, they're still a usable method of breaching the castle's defences despite the drawback, as such a weapon turns out to be the ''one'' thing that Wolfram failed to account for when designing the defences, allowing them to break both the drawbridge and portcullises on the southern side in a matter of minutes through the HeroicSacrifce of a few willing volunteers. From that moment on, the downfall of the pass becomes a steady inevitability as the joint allied army overcomes the smaller defensive tricks in the interior of the castle walls one-by-one]].
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* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Walter's corpse in the final chapter is shown with a faint smile on his lips, having died knowing that he had freed his country]].
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* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:Walter, the closest the series has to a heroic protagonist, dies in the last chapter, succumbing to the wounds he sustained during the Battle of Morgarten]].
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* AnnoyingArrows: Averted. Arrows and bolts, when they hit their mark, are as deadly as they should be.
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* TheArcher: Wilhelm Tell and his son Walter fit the archetype as masters of the crossbow, accustomed to operating independently in the wilderness, and being practical as well as pragmatic.
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* MauveShirt: The story is full of these, though the vast majority of them do die. Which makes [[spoiler:Johann, a very NaiveNewcomer who is introduced the chapter after Wolfram's death, rather impressive as he is one of the very few named heroic characters to survive until the very end, despite the fact that his introduction reveals that he essentially chickened out during the siege of Wolfsmund after getting his hands burned too by his incinerated shield to hold a weapon.]]
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** [[spoiler: Everyone seem to break into tears upon's Wolfram's well-deserved execution.]]
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* DirtyCoward: Wolfram himself is revealed to be this when he [[spoiler:abandons his own men when the fighting goes south, his own {{Dragon}} stating his disgust at his master's actions. It shows again when he's about to be executed, despite subjecting countless people to horrific ends, he goes out sobbing that putting him to death is unjust.]]
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* DirtyCoward: Wolfram himself is revealed to be this when he [[spoiler:abandons his own men when the fighting goes south, his own {{Dragon}} [[TheDragon Dragon]] stating his disgust at his master's actions. It shows again when he's about to be executed, despite subjecting countless people to horrific ends, he goes out sobbing that putting him to death is unjust.]]
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** Aside from being clever in designing defenses and traps for his castle, Wolfram is a rather uninspiring military commander, more interested in keeping himself alive than leading his men effectively.
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* MoreDespicableMinion: Wolfram is a sadist with no redeeming qualities, while his superior Duke is nowhere near as hateable.
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* MsFanservice: Hilde "The Ripper of Schwyz". A blonde, [[BoobsOfSteel buxom]] woman dressed in skintight clothing who is introduced in a [[AThreesomeIsHot three-way lovemaking session]] with her two cowhands/apprentices.
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* MsFanservice: Hilde "The Ripper of Schwyz". A blonde, [[BoobsOfSteel buxom]] buxom woman dressed in skintight clothing who is introduced in a [[AThreesomeIsHot three-way lovemaking session]] with her two cowhands/apprentices.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking:
** Sir Berthold as the gatekeeper knight of Wolfsmund, besting many skilled rebels that were able to slaughter the regular Hapsburg soldiers.
** Wolfram proved to be this as well. Despite the depiction as a SissyVillain, he proved to be a NotSoHarmlessVillain by being expertly skilled with short swords.
** Sir Berthold as the gatekeeper knight of Wolfsmund, besting many skilled rebels that were able to slaughter the regular Hapsburg soldiers.
** Wolfram proved to be this as well. Despite the depiction as a SissyVillain, he proved to be a NotSoHarmlessVillain by being expertly skilled with short swords.
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* RankScalesWithAsskicking:
** Sir Berthold as the gatekeeper knight of Wolfsmund, besting many skilled rebels that were able to slaughter the regular Hapsburg soldiers.
** Wolfram proved to be this as well. Despite the depiction as a SissyVillain, he proved to be a NotSoHarmlessVillain by being expertly skilled with short swords.
** Sir Berthold as the gatekeeper knight of Wolfsmund, besting many skilled rebels that were able to slaughter the regular Hapsburg soldiers.
** Wolfram proved to be this as well. Despite the depiction as a SissyVillain, he proved to be a NotSoHarmlessVillain by being expertly skilled with short swords.
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* AThicketOfSpears: During the chapters dealing with the Battle of Morgarten, the rebels are shown struggling to slow down Austrian cavalry with blocks of polearms. Their formations aren't large enough to do much more than slow them down slightly: the heavy cavalry are shown either [[DungeonBypass jumping over them]] or [[CurbStompBattle smashing through]]. Nonetheless, as shown in the epilogue, this presaged the dominance of Swiss mercenary pikemen on the battlefields of the Renaissance.
