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* DeathWorld
* DevilButNoGod: Lucifer is an active force in the universe, but God is mostly absent from the conflict. Recent events suggest this may be through choice. [[spoiler:Angels later prove more proactive, but they are discreet. They show up around chapter 16, but reveal themselves only in chapter 24. Also, if killed, they can only leave Heaven once in 347 years.]]
* DevilButNoGod: Lucifer is an active force in the universe, but God is mostly absent from the conflict. Recent events suggest this may be through choice. [[spoiler:Angels later prove more proactive, but they are discreet. They show up around chapter 16, but reveal themselves only in chapter 24. Also, if killed, they can only leave Heaven once in 347 years.]]
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* DeathWorld
DeathWorld: Grundar. All life forms are telepathically connected and will fight invaders. Somewhat downplayed as it isn't really teeming with life and the landing force is well prepared.
* DevilButNoGod: Lucifer is an active force in the universe, but God is mostly absent from the conflict. Recent events suggest this may be through choice. [[spoiler:Angels later prove more proactive, but they are discreet. They show up around chapter 16, but reveal themselves only in chapter 24. Also, if they are killed,they can only leave the portal from Heaven opens once in 347 years.]]
* DevilButNoGod: Lucifer is an active force in the universe, but God is mostly absent from the conflict. Recent events suggest this may be through choice. [[spoiler:Angels later prove more proactive, but they are discreet. They show up around chapter 16, but reveal themselves only in chapter 24. Also, if they are killed,
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In short, it's a rather soft SF, mixing SpaceOpera, PlanetaryRomance, HighFantasy (with Christian overtones), vampires, werewolves, zombies, furries...
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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The original version of [[http://sacredpie.com/emp2.html chapter 3 page 2]] had an... [[RefugeInAudacity interesting]] idea, that all sentient beings eventually evolve English language. Around 2018 it got replaced by a more boring [[TranslatorMicrobes "Babel" inoculation]] that allows understanding any spoken language.
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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The original version of [[http://sacredpie.com/emp2.html chapter 3 page 2]] had an... [[RefugeInAudacity interesting]] idea, that all sentient beings eventually evolve English language. Later that was changed to English becoming the galactic Lingua-franca as [[spoiler:the most simplistic of languages of races that were in the Congress from the start]]. Around 2018 it got replaced by a more boring [[TranslatorMicrobes "Babel" inoculation]] TranslatorMicrobes.
* AlmightyJanitor: Sanitation Guild of Tundar city has enough strength to rule the city (when they stop fighting among themselves). Instead, they choose to work under Var and avoid direct conflicts with other gangs. [[spoiler:In the end, they may end up the strongest gang.]]
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Grundarians, being the spawn of Lucifer. [[spoiler:Quite literally. Jai made him bleed a lot on a "living planet", giving it his genetic material.]] Chrodos come close too.
* ArtifactDomination: [[spoiler:The Helmet]] imbues the wearer with Lucifer's pride and paranoia.
* ArtifactOfPower: The Sacred Objects: Gloves, Boots, Tunic, Medallion, Helmet, Gauntlet, Belt, Pouch. The Pie too, but it's [[UnusualEuphemism a bit more complex]]. They were created by Lucifer at his StartOfDarkness [[spoiler:to combat Jai]].
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Chrodos were humans thatallows understanding any spoken language.replaced parts of their body with metal for religious reasons. Several generations later, their babies started to be born with metal parts.
* TheAtoner: Repenants — masked prisoners who help to keep order in the residential area of Tundar city. [[spoiler:Angels secretly guide them.]]
* BatmanGambit: Lucifer infects Bob with wrath to make him kill in rage. Then he organizes his death, sending him to Hell. The goal is to lure his friends to rescue him, to get a chance to capture the artefacts they carry.
* BeastMan: Several alien species are based off animals: cats, kangaroos, canines, two insect species...
* BottomlessMagazines: Nearly everybody uses machine pistols that throw a lot of empty cartridge cases, yet nobody ever runs out.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Several times. Usually Roonas comments on something like too obvious ShoutOut or too lengthy {{Infodump}} combined with ScheduleSlip.
* CatsAreMean: Cat aliens are always minor antagonists.
* AlmightyJanitor: Sanitation Guild of Tundar city has enough strength to rule the city (when they stop fighting among themselves). Instead, they choose to work under Var and avoid direct conflicts with other gangs. [[spoiler:In the end, they may end up the strongest gang.]]
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Grundarians, being the spawn of Lucifer. [[spoiler:Quite literally. Jai made him bleed a lot on a "living planet", giving it his genetic material.]] Chrodos come close too.
* ArtifactDomination: [[spoiler:The Helmet]] imbues the wearer with Lucifer's pride and paranoia.
* ArtifactOfPower: The Sacred Objects: Gloves, Boots, Tunic, Medallion, Helmet, Gauntlet, Belt, Pouch. The Pie too, but it's [[UnusualEuphemism a bit more complex]]. They were created by Lucifer at his StartOfDarkness [[spoiler:to combat Jai]].
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Chrodos were humans that
* TheAtoner: Repenants — masked prisoners who help to keep order in the residential area of Tundar city. [[spoiler:Angels secretly guide them.]]
* BatmanGambit: Lucifer infects Bob with wrath to make him kill in rage. Then he organizes his death, sending him to Hell. The goal is to lure his friends to rescue him, to get a chance to capture the artefacts they carry.
* BeastMan: Several alien species are based off animals: cats, kangaroos, canines, two insect species...
* BottomlessMagazines: Nearly everybody uses machine pistols that throw a lot of empty cartridge cases, yet nobody ever runs out.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Several times. Usually Roonas comments on something like too obvious ShoutOut or too lengthy {{Infodump}} combined with ScheduleSlip.
* CatsAreMean: Cat aliens are always minor antagonists.
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* DevilButNoGod: Lucifer is an active force in the universe, but God is mostly absent from the conflict. Recent events suggest this may be through choice.
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* DeathWorld
* DevilButNoGod: Lucifer is an active force in the universe, but God is mostly absent from the conflict. Recent events suggest this may be through choice. [[spoiler:Angels later prove more proactive, but they are discreet. They show up around chapter 16, but reveal themselves only in chapter 24. Also, if killed, they can only leave Heaven once in 347 years.]]
* EvilVersusOblivion: Rai creates chaos ForTheEvulz, which includes assassinations and provoking wars. Jai wants to end it all. He calls it "harmony", but it's some kind of [[ApocalypseHow Universal Apocalypse]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In chapter 8, after the heroes leave, the Admiral and the masked man have a seemingly innocent conversation after having parted many years ago. [[spoiler:They are Roonas ans Sid.]]
-->'''Masked man:''' Were we ever that young and stupid?\\
'''Admiral:''' Yes. Yes we were.
* GagNose: Dodlers have spheric clown noses.
* DevilButNoGod: Lucifer is an active force in the universe, but God is mostly absent from the conflict. Recent events suggest this may be through choice. [[spoiler:Angels later prove more proactive, but they are discreet. They show up around chapter 16, but reveal themselves only in chapter 24. Also, if killed, they can only leave Heaven once in 347 years.]]
* EvilVersusOblivion: Rai creates chaos ForTheEvulz, which includes assassinations and provoking wars. Jai wants to end it all. He calls it "harmony", but it's some kind of [[ApocalypseHow Universal Apocalypse]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In chapter 8, after the heroes leave, the Admiral and the masked man have a seemingly innocent conversation after having parted many years ago. [[spoiler:They are Roonas ans Sid.]]
-->'''Masked man:''' Were we ever that young and stupid?\\
'''Admiral:''' Yes. Yes we were.
* GagNose: Dodlers have spheric clown noses.
* HumanoidAliens: The overwhelming majority. There are such things as centaurs, {{Armless Biped}}s, slugs, snakes, but most have two arms and two legs.
* HumanAliens: Several alien races are drawn indistinguishable from humans, but they are distinctly different in-universe. Subverted for Guardsmen — [[spoiler: they are Earthlings and the setting is the 26th century]].
* MerlinSickness: [[spoiler:Rai only remembers the future.]]
* MeleeATrois: The politics of the prison planet Tundar is a tangled mess. There's the dictator Var with his army of ghouls, there's his DragonWithAnAgenda Silve, there's [[AlmightyJanitor Sanitation Guild]] that has its own internal conflicts, there are several gangs that may strike when they see an opportunity (the strongest being Cats, then Chrodos, then Green Men quickly become no weaker than the Cats, then the upstart captain quickly gains strength...) When it all comes clashing, Jacquad jailers and Guardsmen enter the fray too.
* HumanAliens: Several alien races are drawn indistinguishable from humans, but they are distinctly different in-universe. Subverted for Guardsmen — [[spoiler: they are Earthlings and the setting is the 26th century]].
* MerlinSickness: [[spoiler:Rai only remembers the future.]]
* MeleeATrois: The politics of the prison planet Tundar is a tangled mess. There's the dictator Var with his army of ghouls, there's his DragonWithAnAgenda Silve, there's [[AlmightyJanitor Sanitation Guild]] that has its own internal conflicts, there are several gangs that may strike when they see an opportunity (the strongest being Cats, then Chrodos, then Green Men quickly become no weaker than the Cats, then the upstart captain quickly gains strength...) When it all comes clashing, Jacquad jailers and Guardsmen enter the fray too.
* MuggingTheMonster: In chapter 29, after the ultimate battle against forces of Hell, Bob and Roonas left for the next mission, entered a random bar and were assaulted by armed thugs. It didn't go well for thugs.
* OneManArmy: Maur, thanks to regenerative Belt and Gauntlet that can shoot anything up to a planet-obliterating shower of nukes.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Draconis is a race of HumanoidAliens with scales, tails and leathery wings. Satyrm look like giant fire-breathing snakes with wings.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: It's an infection that can be easily cured. However, it gives its victims [[CursedWithAwesome heightened strength and senses]] for the price of having to grow fur at full moon. The children, who inherit it, can transform at will any time.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The more traditional ones result from a vampire failing to raise a ghoul. Xandurians are born dead, are buried after some ritual and spend their childhood digging their way out. They make implacable soldiers.
* PenalColony: Prison planet Tundar.
* PutOnABus: At the end of chapter 28 Sid stays [[spoiler:in the Dragon Nebula]] to train and prepare for his ultimate fight [[spoiler:that already happened in chapter 24]], while Roonas and Bob go to the next mission.
* ShoutOut: Usually, to ''Franchise/StarWars''. Like when Chewie seems to appear in a WhatAPieceOfJunk starship.
* OneManArmy: Maur, thanks to regenerative Belt and Gauntlet that can shoot anything up to a planet-obliterating shower of nukes.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Draconis is a race of HumanoidAliens with scales, tails and leathery wings. Satyrm look like giant fire-breathing snakes with wings.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: It's an infection that can be easily cured. However, it gives its victims [[CursedWithAwesome heightened strength and senses]] for the price of having to grow fur at full moon. The children, who inherit it, can transform at will any time.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The more traditional ones result from a vampire failing to raise a ghoul. Xandurians are born dead, are buried after some ritual and spend their childhood digging their way out. They make implacable soldiers.
* PenalColony: Prison planet Tundar.
* PutOnABus: At the end of chapter 28 Sid stays [[spoiler:in the Dragon Nebula]] to train and prepare for his ultimate fight [[spoiler:that already happened in chapter 24]], while Roonas and Bob go to the next mission.
* ShoutOut: Usually, to ''Franchise/StarWars''. Like when Chewie seems to appear in a WhatAPieceOfJunk starship.
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* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler:Starting to unravel as Lucifer regains his objects.]]
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* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler:Starting [[spoiler:Guardsmen are commanded by much older Roonas. Chapters 1-25 is him preparing for the battle he had already fought as a footman.]] Similarly, [[spoiler:Bob is The Traveller]] and [[spoiler:Sid is "the man from the Dragon Nebula"]]. The loops aren't identical, though. Admiral mentions each previous version of him having different number of fingers missing. The heroes are presented multiple opportunities to unravel as Lucifer regains his objects.]]try to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong, but they fear this may break the loop and result in their defeat. Also, [[spoiler:Roonas]] is deliberately not given all the available information, since he won the battle knowing exactly that much.
* TimeTravel: The Medallion can open portals to any place and time.
* TranslatorMicrobes: "Babel" inoculation that allows understanding any spoken language.
* TimeTravel: The Medallion can open portals to any place and time.
* TranslatorMicrobes: "Babel" inoculation that allows understanding any spoken language.
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* YouDidntAsk: To be let back to Heaven a fallen angel only has to repent and ask to be forgiven. Apparently, none of them tried that in some 50 000 years.
* YouShallNotPass: In chapter 24 a team of angels and an immortal face Rai and Jai. They cannot win, they only try to delay them.
* YouShallNotPass: In chapter 24 a team of angels and an immortal face Rai and Jai. They cannot win, they only try to delay them.
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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The original version of [[http://sacredpie.com/emp2.html chapter 3 page 2]] had an... [[RefugeInAudacity interesting]] idea, that all sentient beings eventually evolve English language. Around 2018 it got replaced by a more boring [[TranslatorMicrobes "Babel" inoculation]] that allows understanding any spoken language.
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* ColorCodedCharacters: When [[spoiler:Roonas]] gets cloned.
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* ColorCodedCharacters: When [[spoiler:Roonas]] gets cloned. See "Spot the Impostor" below.
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* ColorCodedCharacters: When [[spoiler:Roonas]] gets cloned.
* DevilButNoGod: Lucifer is an active force in the universe, but God is mostly absent from the conflict. Recent events suggest this may be through choice.
* DevilButNoGod: Lucifer is an active force in the universe, but God is mostly absent from the conflict. Recent events suggest this may be through choice.
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How to explain... Sacred Pie is a webcomic written by Phil Shaw, aka philbob, about three 20-somethings, Sid, Roonas, and Bob. Hanging out in their apartment one day, they're visited by a dying man called the Traveler. In his final breath, he gives them four items, a Tunic, a pair of Gloves, a pair of Boots, and a Medallion. Then his body disappears, and they take them, deciding to save the universe as he asked on the basis that there's nothing on TV anyways. The first thing they do is accidentally assassinate an alien Chancellor and try to escape. All that is just the first twelve or so pages, and it just gets crazier from there.
Can be found here: http://sacredpie.com/main.html
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!!Tropes featured include:
* DevilButNoGod: Lucifer is an active force in the universe, but God is mostly absent from the conflict.
* GenderRestrictedAbility: The sacred objects can only be used by men, regardless of species. This is a side effect of Lucifer creating them for his own use.
* MouthOfSauron: Lucifer speaks through a proxy from Hell.
* SpotTheImpostor: Gets time in [[http://www.sacredpie.com/rooni23.html starting in this strip]].
* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler:Starting to unravel as Lucifer regains his objects.]]
* UnusualEuphemism: [[spoiler:The Sacred Pie is a woman. A kiss is how you "taste" the pie.]]
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Can be found here: http://sacredpie.com/main.html
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!!Tropes featured include:
* DevilButNoGod: Lucifer is an active force in the universe, but God is mostly absent from the conflict.
* GenderRestrictedAbility: The sacred objects can only be used by men, regardless of species. This is a side effect of Lucifer creating them for his own use.
* MouthOfSauron: Lucifer speaks through a proxy from Hell.
* SpotTheImpostor: Gets time in [[http://www.sacredpie.com/rooni23.html starting in this strip]].
* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler:Starting to unravel as Lucifer regains his objects.]]
* UnusualEuphemism: [[spoiler:The Sacred Pie is a woman. A kiss is how you "taste" the pie.]]
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