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* DidNotGetTheGirl: In the end, Jones rejects XIII's proposal, because she does not want to sacrifice her career.

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* DidNotGetTheGirl: In the end, epilogue ([[SeriesFauxnale which was supposed to be the end of the series]]), Jones rejects XIII's proposal, because she does not want to sacrifice her career.

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* CareerVersusMan: In the epilogue, XIII is going to propose to Jones, but she interrupts him and tells that she does not want to sacrifice her career for a marriage.


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* DidNotGetTheGirl: In the end, Jones rejects XIII's proposal, because she does not want to sacrifice her career.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Books very similar to ''[[Recap/XIIITheXIIIMysteryTheInvestigation The XIII Mystery: The Investigation]]'' and ''[[Recap/XIIITheIrishVersion The Irish Version]]'' are published InUniverse. The publisher of one of these books is Moebius, a pen name of the cartoonist of ''[[Recap/XIIITheIrishVersion The Irish Version]]''.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Books very similar to ''[[Recap/XIIITheXIIIMysteryTheInvestigation The XIII Mystery: The Investigation]]'' and ''[[Recap/XIIITheIrishVersion The Irish Version]]'' are published InUniverse. The publisher of one of these books is Moebius, "Moebius", a pen name pseudonym of [[Creator/{{Moebius}} Jean Giraud]], the cartoonist of ''[[Recap/XIIITheIrishVersion The Irish Version]]''.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Books very similar to ''[[Recap/XIIITheXIIIMysteryTheInvestigation The XIII Mystery: The Investigation]]'' and ''[[Recap/XIIITheIrishVersion The Irish Version]]'' are published InUniverse. The publisher of one of these books is Moebius, a pen name of the cartoonist of ''[[Recap/XIIITheIrishVersion The Irish Version]]''.


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* ThisIsReality: The TV host asks Danny Finkelstein if his book is fiction or reality. Danny answers that this is not fiction.
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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Jessica Martin was initially a villainess who worked for Giordino and Irina. In ''[[XIIIReleaseTheHounds Release the Hounds]]'', she became allied with XIII after he saved her life twice. In this episode, she meets Irina and decides to team up with her again to hunt down XIII. A bit later, Irina comes to believe that Jessica betrayed her, so she slaps her across the face. Finally, Jessica teams up with XIII again when he comes across her in the desert.

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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Jessica Martin was initially a villainess who worked for Giordino and Irina. In ''[[XIIIReleaseTheHounds ''[[Recap/XIIIReleaseTheHounds Release the Hounds]]'', she became allied with XIII after he saved her life twice. In this episode, she meets Irina and decides to team up with her again to hunt down XIII. A bit later, Irina comes to believe that Jessica betrayed her, so she slaps her across the face. Finally, Jessica teams up with XIII again when he comes across her in the desert.

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* {{Bookends}}: The epilogue of the episode (which was supposed to be the last one) takes place in the house of Abe and Sally Smith, where the first episode of the series, ''[[Recap/XIIITheDayOfTheBlackSun The Day of the Black Sun]]'', started.
* BuzzingTheDeck: Jones buzzes the beach where Irina and Felicity are standing with Armand's plane.

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* {{Bookends}}: The epilogue of the this episode (which was supposed to be the last one) takes place in the house of Abe and Sally Smith, where the first episode of the series, ''[[Recap/XIIITheDayOfTheBlackSun The Day of the Black Sun]]'', started.
* BuzzingTheDeck: Jones (flying Armand's plane) buzzes the beach where Irina and Felicity are standing with Armand's plane.standing.


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* EvilVersusEvil: Irina's and Don Rigoberto's men arrive at Charlie's hotel at the same time. Irina thinks Don Rigoberto's men are policemen, so she orders to shoot at them. Many men of both factions are killed in the subsequent fight, so XIII and his friends are given a chance to survive.


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* TemptingFate: Irina tells Jessica that it will be really easy to kill XIII and his friends. Of course, she does not succeed (all her henchmen are killed in the operation).
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* Bookends: The epilogue of the episode (which was supposed to be the last one) takes place in the house of Abe and Sally Smith, where the first episode of the series, ''[[Recap/XIIITheDayOfTheBlackSun The Day of the Black Sun]]'', started.

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* Bookends: {{Bookends}}: The epilogue of the episode (which was supposed to be the last one) takes place in the house of Abe and Sally Smith, where the first episode of the series, ''[[Recap/XIIITheDayOfTheBlackSun The Day of the Black Sun]]'', started.

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* Bookends: The epilogue of the episode (which was supposed to be the last one) takes place in the house of Abe and Sally Smith, where the first episode of the series, ''[[Recap/XIIITheDayOfTheBlackSun The Day of the Black Sun]]'', started.
* BuzzingTheDeck: Jones buzzes the beach where Irina and Felicity are standing with Armand's plane.
* ContrivedCoincidence: Irina and Don Rigoberto attack Charlies hotel at the same time.
* DirtyCop: Guttierez is a high-ranking police officer and also the advisor of a mafia boss.



* TheLastTitle: ''The Last Round'' was supposed to be the last episode of the series. It has become a SeriesFauxnale since the resumption of the series by other authors.

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* HauledBeforeASenateSubcommittee: Jessica Martin, Carrington and Giordino appear before a commission of inquiry.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Jessica Martin was initially a villainess who worked for Giordino and Irina. In ''[[XIIIReleaseTheHounds Release the Hounds]]'', she became allied with XIII after he saved her life twice. In this episode, she meets Irina and decides to team up with her again to hunt down XIII. A bit later, Irina comes to believe that Jessica betrayed her, so she slaps her across the face. Finally, Jessica teams up with XIII again when he comes across her in the desert.
* HeKnowsTooMuch:[[spoiler:The president of the US]] orders Irina to murder Stanley Floyd, Frank Giordino and Jessica Martin, to prevent Floyd and Giordino from appearing before the commission of inquiry and to prevent Jessica from finding XIII and his friends.
* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: Don Rigoberto's men disguise themselves as Mexican policemen to attack Charlie's hotel.
* TheLastTitle: ''The Last Round'' was supposed to be the last episode of the series. It has become a SeriesFauxnale since the resumption of the series by other authors. authors.
* PresidentEvil: The president of the US [[spoiler:orders Irina to murder Stanley Floyd, Frank Giordino and Jessica Martin]], because [[HeKnowsTooMuch they know too much]].
* RejectedMarriageProposal: In the epilogue, XIII is going to propose to Jones, but she interrupts him and tells that she does not want to sacrifice her career for a marriage.
* SeriesFauxnale: This was supposed to be the last album of the series. All the main plot points are resolved (Irina and Giordino [[spoiler:are killed]], the truth about the Sheridan case comes out, XIII discovers his true identity). The original authors, Van Hamme and Vance, actually stopped the series after this episode, but it was un-canceled 4 years later by other authors.
* SouthOfTheBorder: The Mexican police is corrupt. A high-ranking officer even advises a mafia boss.
* WealthyYachtOwner: Don Rigoberto owns a yacht and he uses it to attack Charlie's hotel.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Felicity survives the shipwreck. She is last seen on the beach near Charlie's hotel, but the episode does not tell what happened to her thereafter.
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''The Last Round'' (in French ''Le Dernier Round'') is the nineteenth album of the comic book series ''ComicBook/{{XIII}}''. It was published in 2007.


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''The Last Round'' (in French ''Le Dernier Round'') is the nineteenth album of the comic book series ''ComicBook/{{XIII}}''. It was published in 2007.

2007, together with the previous album, ''[[Recap/XIIITheIrishVersion The Irish Version]]''.

In Washington DC, the deputy director of the NSA, is murdered by Irina, the day before he was supposed to appear before a commission of inquiry. At the same time, two books, which reveals the truth about the Sheridan case are published.

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* ElectrifiedBathtub: Irina murders Stanley Floyd by throwing his TV set in his bathtub.
* TheLastTitle: ''The Last Round'' was supposed to be the last episode of the series. It has become a SeriesFauxnale since the resumption of the series by other authors.
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''The Last Round'' (in French ''Le Dernier Round'') is the nineteenth album of the comic book series ''ComicBook/{{XIII}}''. It was published in 2007.


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