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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Rosemary. While not addressed directly, so far she has never worn shoes in the comic.
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'''''[[http://ingress-comic.com// Ingress Adventuring Company ]]''''' is a fantasy adventure webcomic written by Kay Rossbach. The comic is about a wizard professor named Toivo Kissa, who runs a one-man adventuring party. He is joined by a rotating cast of characters, including his irritable daughter, Rosemary, and the intimidating secretary, Jessica. Each chapter is episodic and follows a monster of the week format.

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'''''[[http://ingress-comic.''[[http://ingress-comic.com// Ingress Adventuring Company ]]''''' ]]'' is a fantasy adventure webcomic written by Kay Rossbach. The comic is about a wizard professor named Toivo Kissa, who runs a one-man adventuring party. He is joined by a rotating cast of characters, including his irritable daughter, Rosemary, and the intimidating secretary, Jessica. Each chapter is episodic and follows a monster of the week format.



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* SkunkStripe: The orange streak in Toivo's hair follows this pattern.
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* WorkingWithTheEx: With all of his exes, Toivo inevitably has to work with a few of them. Most notably: [[spoiler: Aidan, who is the local healer and needs to patch Toivo up]] more often than not.
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* BanOnMagic: Certain kinds of magic, like BloodMagic, are highly illegal.
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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Rosemary's mom isn't mentioned in the comic.
* AmicableExes: [[spoiler: Toivo and Aidan]] have been revealed to have shared a romantic relationship in the past, but still get along.

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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Rosemary's mom isn't has yet to be mentioned in the comic.
* AmicableExes: [[spoiler: Toivo [[spoiler:Toivo and Aidan]] have been revealed to have shared a romantic relationship in the past, but still get along.



** Chapter 4, Enfyn’s Heart is the obvious one. It’s shown prominently in the beginning of the chapter, then used at the end to [[spoiler: bring back a mysterious figure from the dead.]]

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** Chapter 4, Enfyn’s Heart is the obvious one. It’s shown prominently in at the beginning of the chapter, then used at the end to [[spoiler: bring back a mysterious figure from the dead.]]



* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler: Toivo and Aidan]] shared a relationship in the past, but due to humans and elves aging differently, one looks much older than the other now.

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* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler: Toivo and Aidan]] shared a relationship in the past, past but due to humans and elves aging differently, one looks much older than the other now.



* PsychoExGirlfriend: The spirit that Toivo, Aidan and Rosemary find [[https://www.ingress-comic.com/comic/chapter-3-15/ in Chapter 3]] appears to be malevolent in a way that the other ghosts are not, [[spoiler: indicating they did not part on good terms]]

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* PsychoExGirlfriend: The spirit that Toivo, Aidan Aidan, and Rosemary find [[https://www.ingress-comic.com/comic/chapter-3-15/ in Chapter 3]] appears to be malevolent in a way that the other ghosts are not, [[spoiler: indicating they did not part on good terms]]terms]].



* SerialRomeo: According to Rosemary, her father has a tendency to fall for people rather easily, along with a bad sense of judging their character. Apparently, he falls in love ''so'' easily that [[spoiler: he's got an entire ''room'' full of the literal ghosts of those relationships that he unconsciously conjured up as a means of not dealing with the pain of rejection.]]

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* SerialRomeo: According to Rosemary, her father has a tendency to fall for people rather easily, along with [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter a bad sense of judging their character.character]]. Apparently, he falls in love ''so'' easily that [[spoiler: he's got an entire ''room'' full of the literal ghosts of those relationships that he unconsciously conjured up as a means of not dealing with the pain of rejection.]]
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* DeadGuyPuppet: Derik takes this to an extreme by [[spoiler: creating a whole new body out of the villagers of Enkester to puppet around.]]


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* EveryScarHasAStory: Derik and Toivo share matching scars on the backs of their hands, both in the shapes of magic circles.


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* PossessingADeadBody: In chapter 4, [[spoiler: Derik uses Enfyn’s Heart to place a soul into a body he made from a bunch of the local villagers.]]
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* {{Necromantic}}: Spicer, kind of. She wants the *AnimatingArtifact to bring back her parents, but quickly finds out that it’s not really bringing someone back from the dead.
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* Necromancer: On his first appearance, Derik brings someone back from the dead.
* Necromantic: Spicer, kind of. She wants the *AnimatingArtifact to bring back her parents, but quickly finds out that it’s not really bringing someone back from the dead.

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* Necromancer: {{Necromancer}}: On his first appearance, Derik brings someone back from the dead.
* Necromantic: {{Necromantic}}: Spicer, kind of. She wants the *AnimatingArtifact to bring back her parents, but quickly finds out that it’s not really bringing someone back from the dead.
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* AnimatingArtifact: Enfyn’s Heart is said to bring people back from the dead, but [[spoiler: according to Toivo it attaches a soul to a corpse like a puppet, so they’re not actually alive.]]


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* CarryingACake: In Chapter 2, Toivo uses a cake as a weapon against a demon, essentially destroying it for Professor Leon’s anniversary celebration.
* ChekhovsGun: Multiple through the comic.
** In Chapter 3, both the rain buckets that are littered throughout Toivo’s house and the boxes of wands laying around in the [[spoiler: ghost room.]] Both are later [[spoiler: used to defeat the big bad ghost that appears.]]
** Chapter 4, Enfyn’s Heart is the obvious one. It’s shown prominently in the beginning of the chapter, then used at the end to [[spoiler: bring back a mysterious figure from the dead.]]


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* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Toivo looks like he’s in his twenties, and has been for a while.
* InevitablyBrokenRule: Twice in Chapter 4, both by Spicer after Toivo tells her to not get in trouble. She ignores him, to varying degrees of success.


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* Necromancer: On his first appearance, Derik brings someone back from the dead.
* Necromantic: Spicer, kind of. She wants the *AnimatingArtifact to bring back her parents, but quickly finds out that it’s not really bringing someone back from the dead.


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* OlderThanTheyLook: Toivo. Looks to be in his mid-twenties or so, but in actuality has a teenaged daughter and is “almost 70.”
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* OurElvesAreBetter: Toivo is an elf, and his youthful looks and affinity with magic may be related to this.

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* OurElvesAreBetter: OurElvesAreDifferent: Toivo is an elf, and his youthful looks and affinity with magic may be related to this.
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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: In Chapter 3, Tovio and Rosemary's house is haunted, causing Tovio to call Aidan, an old friend, to help deal with it. [[spoiler: It turns out that the ghosts are the ghosts of Tovio's ''relationships'', unconsciously called up by the wizardy SerialRomeo to not have to deal with the pain of rejection]].
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ingress_toivo.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Toivo Kissa, the wizard professor protagonist prone to adventure and disaster in equal measure.]]
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* WorthlessTreasureTwist: In Chapter 1, Robert Wagonthorpe's quest for his family's emerald turns sour when [[spoiler: [[https://www.ingress-comic.com/comic/chapter-1-21/ the emerald is a magical trap that turns him into a crystal monster when he tries to retrieve it]]]]. After fighting it off, [[spoiler: Toivo Kissa shatters the emerald irrecoverably with a magic bolt]], making the whole quest moot and forcing Robert into a career as a janitor to pay off his family's bad investments in reusable toilet paper.
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* HolyHandGrenade: Aidan conjures holy water with his cleric abilities to [[spoiler: dispatches the large attacking spirit in Chapter 3]]

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* HolyHandGrenade: [[https://www.ingress-comic.com/comic/chapter-3-19/ Aidan conjures holy water water]] with his cleric abilities to [[spoiler: dispatches dispatch the large attacking spirit in Chapter 3]]3.]]

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* AmicableExes: [[spoiler: Toivo and Aidan]] have been revealed to have shared a romantic relationship in the past.

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* AmicableExes: [[spoiler: Toivo and Aidan]] have been revealed to have shared a romantic relationship in the past.past, but still get along.



* MedievalEuropeanFantasy: Takes place in a standard fantasy setting.

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* FaceYourFears: In Chapter 3, Toivo is forced to open the closet to finally face [[spoiler: the literal ghosts of those relationships that he unconsciously conjured up as a means of not dealing with the pain of rejection.]]
* HolyHandGrenade: Aidan conjures holy water with his cleric abilities to [[spoiler: dispatches the large attacking spirit in Chapter 3]]
* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler: Toivo and Aidan]] shared a relationship in the past, but due to humans and elves aging differently, one looks much older than the other now.
* MedievalEuropeanFantasy: Takes Ingress Adventuring Company takes place in a standard fantasy setting.



* PsychoExGirlfriend: The spirit that Toivo, Aidan and Rosemary find [[https://www.ingress-comic.com/comic/chapter-3-15/ in Chapter 3]] appears to be malevolent in a way that the other ghosts are not, [[spoiler: indicating they did not part on good terms]]



* SerialRomeo: According to Rosemary, her father has a tendency to fall for people rather easily, along with a bad sense of judging their character. Apparently, he falls in love ''so'' easily that he's got an entire ''room'' full of the literal ghosts of those relationships that he unconsciously conjured up as a means of not dealing with the pain of rejection.

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* SassySecretary: Jessica is Toivo's deadpan secretary, and [[https://www.ingress-comic.com/comic/chapter-2-14/ seems more devoted to keeping people out of Toivo's business than letting people see him.]]
* SerialRomeo: According to Rosemary, her father has a tendency to fall for people rather easily, along with a bad sense of judging their character. Apparently, he falls in love ''so'' easily that [[spoiler: he's got an entire ''room'' full of the literal ghosts of those relationships that he unconsciously conjured up as a means of not dealing with the pain of rejection.]]

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* ActionDad: Toivo.

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* ActionDad: Toivo.Toivo balances his adventures with parenting his teenage daughter Rosemary.



* AmicableExes: [[spoiler: Toivo and Aidan]]

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* AmicableExes: [[spoiler: Toivo and Aidan]]Aidan]] have been revealed to have shared a romantic relationship in the past.



* RobeAndWizardHat: Toivo's adventuring gear.

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* OurElvesAreBetter: Toivo is an elf, and his youthful looks and affinity with magic may be related to this.
* PointyEars: Toivo and Rosemary have elvish pointy ears.
* RobeAndWizardHat: Toivo's adventuring gear.gear consists of a traditional robe and wizard hat.



* SkunkStripe: The orange streak in Toivo's hair.

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* SkunkStripe: The orange streak in Toivo's hair.hair follows this pattern.
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* ActionDad: Toivo.


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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Rosemary's mom isn't mentioned in the comic.
* AmicableExes: [[spoiler: Toivo and Aidan]]
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* ShelteredAristocrat: Robert Wagonthorpe doesn't seem to understand that he's being escorted through a dangerous dungeon until it's too late.
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* RobeAndWizardHat: Toivo's adventuring gear.


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* WizardClassic: Toivo, minus a beard.
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* AnimeHair: Toivo and the secretary Jessica have this.
* DungeonBasedEconomy: Toivo’s side business.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Rosemary. From her introduction, she isn’t wearing shoes, even in a public area.

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* AnimeHair: Toivo has an orange streak in his hair and the secretary Jessica have this.
has two-toned hair.
* DungeonBasedEconomy: Toivo’s side business.
The titular company seems to run off of this trope.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Rosemary. From her introduction, While not addressed directly, so far she isn’t wearing shoes, even has never worn shoes in a public area.the comic.



* NonIndicativeName: One of Toivo's customers is a little surprised that despite it being described as a "company", implying multiple people, Toivo is the only one who does any adventuring.

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* NonIndicativeName: One of Toivo's customers is a little surprised that despite it being described as a "company", implying multiple people, Toivo is the only one person who does any adventuring.actually seems to be hired.



* SkunkStripe: Toivo's hair features this.

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* SkunkStripe: Toivo's hair features this.SkunkStripe: The orange streak in Toivo's hair.
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* NonIndicativeName: One of Toivo's customers is a little surprised that despite it being described as a "company", implying multiple people, Toivo is the only one who does any adventuring.
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* SerialRomeo: According to Rosemary, her father has a tendency to fall for people easily, along with a bad sense of judging their character. Apparently, he falls in love so easily that he's got an entire ''room'' full of the literal ghosts of those relationships that he unconsciously conjured up as a means of not dealing with the pain of rejection.

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* SerialRomeo: According to Rosemary, her father has a tendency to fall for people rather easily, along with a bad sense of judging their character. Apparently, he falls in love so ''so'' easily that he's got an entire ''room'' full of the literal ghosts of those relationships that he unconsciously conjured up as a means of not dealing with the pain of rejection.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Rosemary. From her introduction she isn’t wearing shoes, even in a public area.

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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Rosemary. From her introduction introduction, she isn’t wearing shoes, even in a public area.
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* SerialRomeo: According to Rosemary, her father has a tendency to fall for people easily, along with a bad sense of judging their character.

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* SerialRomeo: According to Rosemary, her father has a tendency to fall for people easily, along with a bad sense of judging their character. Apparently, he falls in love so easily that he's got an entire ''room'' full of the literal ghosts of those relationships that he unconsciously conjured up as a means of not dealing with the pain of rejection.



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* Main/AnimeHair: Toivo and the secretary Jessica have this.

* Main/SkunkStripe Toivo's hair features this.

* Main/TheProtagonist Toivo.

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* Main/AnimeHair: *AnimeHair: Toivo and the secretary Jessica have this.

* Main/SkunkStripe Toivo's
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*DungeonBasedEconomy: Toivo’s side business.
*DoesNotLikeShoes: Rosemary. From her introduction she isn’t wearing shoes, even in a public area.
*ExperiencedProtagonist: Toivo is shown to be well-versed at magic when the comic begins.
*MedievalEuropeanFantasy: Takes place in a standard fantasy setting.
*RolePlayingGameVerse: Elves, Dwarves, magic, and adventuring parties.
*ShoulderSizedDragon: Rocky, Toivo’s familiar, is this.
*SkunkStripe: Toivo's
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* Main/TheProtagonist Toivo.
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*WizardingSchool: Where Toivo works when he’s not traipsing off on magical adventures.
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Ingress Adventuring Company is a fantasy webcomic by Kay Rossbach about a wizard professor and his misadventures.

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'''''[[http://ingress-comic.com// Ingress Adventuring Company ]]''''' is a fantasy adventure webcomic written by Kay Rossbach Rossbach. The comic is about a wizard professor named Toivo Kissa, who runs a one-man adventuring party. He is joined by a rotating cast of characters, including his irritable daughter, Rosemary, and his misadventures.
the intimidating secretary, Jessica. Each chapter is episodic and follows a monster of the week format.
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Ingress Adventuring Company is a fantasy webcomic by Kay Rossbach about a wizard professor and his misadventures.

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!! Ingress Adventuring Company contains examples of:

*Main/AnimeHair: Toivo and the secretary Jessica have this.

*Main/SkunkStripe Toivo's hair features this.

*Main/TheProtagonist Toivo.

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