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* TheArcher: Sir Damien's speciality is his bow.

* ContinuityReboot: Following the first season's conclusion, the "pilot" version of "Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask" was rewritten. Certain character traits and interactions were changed, as well as major plot elements, but it ended the same way.
* CrazyCatLady: Maia King, natch.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: In the season one finale, it's subverted. [[spoiler: Juno and Nureyev have survived, saved Mars, and confessed their feelings, but Juno ''still'' can't bring himself to leave Hyperion City and chase his own happiness with him.]]

* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Juno loses an eye while trying to read Miasma's mind in a rather . . . dramatic fashion.]]

* FemmeFatale: Gender-inverted for a rare homme fatale.
* FilmNoir [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace on Mars]]

* GentlemanSnarker: Nureyev, to a tee.

* HeroicSacrifice: Juno is ready to pull one [[spoiler: in the fight against Miasma, but he lives]].

* IUhYouToo: At the end of "Final Resting Place."
---> '''Nureyev''': Call me a fool, but I think I may have fallen in love with you.
---> '''Juno''': If you're a fool . . . that makes two of us.

* KissOfDistraction: Used twice in season one.

* LivingMacGuffin

* MartyrWithoutACause: Juno, as everyone around him acknowledges.
** ItsAllMyFault: His cause. Considers most problems to be his personal responsibility, even when it really isn't.
* MeaningfulName

** [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in "Murderous Mask" when Rex ponders the meaning of both his and Juno's given names.

* OppositesAttract: Juno Steel and Peter Nureyev.

* PrivateEyeMonologue: Juno's narration is often this.

* RayGun: Juno's a crack shot.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ramses O'Flaherty, [[AmbiguouslyEvil maybe . . .]]
** [[spoiler: The skepticism was warranted because he ''is indeed'' a manipulative piece of shit.]]

* SassySecretary: Rita all the way.

* {{Telepathy}}: Came naturally to the ancient Martians. [[spoiler: It can be transferred to humans (and TranshumanAliens) with the help of ancient Martian medicine that causes painful growths in the eye's connective nerve.]]

* TroubledBackstoryFlashback

* WalkingSpoiler: It's nearly impossible to talk about Agent Rex Glass [[spoiler: without revealing he's really Peter Nureyev.]]

* WeWorkWellTogether: Juno and Nureyev, to Juno's chagrin.

--->'''Rita:''' Thanks, [[spoiler:Mister Nureyev]]!

--->'''[[spoiler:Peter]]:''' Suffice it to say that before the year is out, I will bring you four very special items - a very singular Map, Key, Blade, and Book. And in return...? Very good. [[spoiler:Nureyev]] out.

-->'''Juno:''' Do you smell that?
-->'''Sasha:''' If this is a joke--
-->'''Juno:''' It's not. I just... it smells like [[spoiler:[[DressingAsTheEnemy cologne]]]].

-->'''Slip:''' [[spoiler:[[ItWasAllADream Petya? Like... Peter]]]]?

* BadLiar: Sir Damien.
* BashBrothers: Angelo and Damien.

* ClosetKey: [[spoiler: Lord Arum for Sir Damien.]]

* DisabledSnarker: Marc.

* EatingTheEyeCandy: The commentators in ''The Sportive Nymphs''.

* HandyHelper: Talfryn is this for his older brother Marc.

* IceQueen: Sir Caroline. She's kind of just like that.

* KnightInShiningArmor: The protagonists.

** InnocentlyInsensitive: He just doesn't understand why Caroline is so mad at being told to smile more.
* PurpleProse: Sir Damien is prone to this.
* RosesAreRedVioletsAreBlue: Talfryn's attempt at wordplay in 'The Sportive Nymphs'.

* SapientSteed: Marc's horse appears to be this.

* SiblingTeam: Marc and Talfryn.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Sir Damien and Lord Arum.
* ThemeNaming: The ''Amaryllis'', the ''Arum'' lily, and the ''"Honeysuckle"'' are all flowers.

* YouTalkTooMuch: Lord Arum thinks this of Sir Damien.

* BountyHunter
* CluelessDeputy
* CitySlicker: Mary Anne, at first.

* GayCowboy: Lesbian, actually, but otherwise fits the trope well.

* {{Outlaw}}: Chance
* {{Schoolmarm}}: Mary-Anne
* TheWestern: Well, more of a swashbuckler.

** BigBrotherInstinct: Comes in when he [[spoiler: shakes the possession off and defends Lily against the house]].
* CheerfulChild: Lily.

* ThreeAmigos: As children, Juno Steel, Sasha Wire, and Mick Mercury were close friends who got into ''a lot'' of trouble in Old Town. They grew apart as they aged.

The Penumbra Podcast was started in 2016 by Sophie Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert. The music is by Ryan Vibert.

->''"I'm so sorry you've been called away, dear traveler. We eagerly await your return"''

The Penumbra is all about stories you recognize told in ways you won’t expect. Your FemmeFatale might be a [[GenderInverted homme fatale]]; your {{swashbuckler}}s might be specters. Your Detective might [[ReallyGetsAround ‘manize as much as he womanizes]], and your home might have just a little more heart than you're comfortable with. It’s never just a heist, a Western, or an adventure. It's the parts we think are still fresh about those genres--mixed in with a little bit of our secret sauce.

The Penumbra is all about stories you recognize told in ways you won’t expect. Your FemmeFatale might be an [[GenderInverted homme fatale]]; your {{swashbuckler}}s might be specters. Your Detective might [[ReallyGetsAround ‘manize as much as he womanizes]], and your home might have just a little more heart than you're comfortable with. It’s never just a heist, a Western, or an adventure. It's the parts we think are still fresh about those genres--mixed in with a little bit of our secret sauce.

The Penumbra is all about stories you recognize told in ways you won’t expect. Your FemmeFatale might be an [[GenderInverted homme fatal]]; your {{swashbuckler}}s might be specters. Your Detective might [[ReallyGetsAround ‘manize as much as he womanizes]], and your home might have just a little more heart than you're comfortable with. It’s never just a heist, a Western, or an adventure. It's the parts we think are still fresh about those genres--mixed in with a little bit of our secret sauce.

* FiveManBand: As of Season 3, the Carte Blanche crew fits this, with Buddy as TheLeader, [[spoiler: Vespa]] as TheLancer, [[spoiler: possibly Juno]] as TheChick, [[spoiler: Jet]] as TheBigGuy and Rita as TheSmartGuy. (Fittingly, [[spoiler: Peter]] doesn't fit, but he does make a good SixthRanger).

The Penumbra is all about stories you recognize told in ways you won’t expect. Your femme fatale might be an homme fatale; your swashbucklers might be specters. Your Detective might ‘manize as much as he womanizes, and your home might have just a little more heart than you're comfortable with. It’s never just a heist, a Western, an adventure. It's the parts we think are still fresh about those genres--mixed in with a little bit of our secret sauce.