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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler: Sami, Nibi, Lady Taisha and many others]] could have had larger roles in the story. Instead, they get killed. Though [[spoiler:Lady Taisha]], at least, is implied in the manga to have a NotSoSmallRole after all.
* WhatAnIdiot: When the Mud Whale docks at Amonlogia, Amonlogia agrees to allow the islanders to meet with the duke in his castle. However, Thymia users are temporarily banned from entering the capital because of Amonlogia's history with the Empire's Marked.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Suoh to arrive at the meeting with maybe two or three advisors, leaving the majority of the Mud Whale's inhabitants behind until an agreement had been settled, especially since there's no great urgency for the Unmarked to leave the Whale.\\
'''Instead:''' Suoh takes ''nearly every Unmarked on the Mud Whale'' into Amonlogia for the initial negotiations, including children and elderly, with their only protection a single Marked who notices the problem and sneaks himself into the group.\\
'''The Result:''' [[spoiler:Predictably, the negotiations turn out to be a trap, and Amonlogia takes the entire group hostage with little difficulty, Shuan being unable to protect thirty-eight people at once. Two Unmarked islanders proceed to die in custody, [[EyeScream Shuan is maimed]], the Marked on the Whale are left without unified leadership, and another two people are captured by the invading Empire during the rescue attempt.]]

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler: Sami, Nibi, Lady Taisha and many others]] could have had larger roles in the story. Instead, they get killed. Though [[spoiler:Lady Taisha]], at least, is implied in the manga to have a NotSoSmallRole after all.
* WhatAnIdiot: When the Mud Whale docks at Amonlogia, Amonlogia agrees to allow the islanders to meet with the duke in his castle. However, Thymia users are temporarily banned from entering the capital because of Amonlogia's history with the Empire's Marked.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Suoh to arrive at the meeting with maybe two or three advisors, leaving the majority of the Mud Whale's inhabitants behind until an agreement had been settled, especially since there's no great urgency for the Unmarked to leave the Whale.\\
'''Instead:''' Suoh takes ''nearly every Unmarked on the Mud Whale'' into Amonlogia for the initial negotiations, including children and elderly, with their only protection a single Marked who notices the problem and sneaks himself into the group.\\
'''The Result:''' [[spoiler:Predictably, the negotiations turn out to be a trap, and Amonlogia takes the entire group hostage with little difficulty, Shuan being unable to protect thirty-eight people at once. Two Unmarked islanders proceed to die in custody, [[EyeScream Shuan is maimed]], the Marked on the Whale are left without unified leadership, and another two people are captured by the invading Empire during the rescue attempt.]]
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* MagnificentBastard: Orca's first major appearance is during his execution hearing. He walks into it with his death sentence already decided, and he walks out with said sentence postponed, with approval for another mission to pursue Falaina despite the debacle of the last one he led, with all the blame for Skyros's sinking shifted onto one subordinate and ''the council that oversaw the hearing'', and with permission to take charge of a new Nous ship despite having just lost Skyros.

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* WhatAnIdiot: When Amonlogia forbids Falaina's Thymia users from entering the capital, Suoh takes ''nearly every Unmarked on the Mud Whale'' into Amonlogia for the initial negotiations, with their only protection a single Marked who notices the problem and sneaks himself into the group. Predictably the negotiations turn out to be a trap, and Amonlogia takes the entire group hostage with little difficulty, Shuan being unable to protect thirty-eight people at once. Two Unmarked islanders proceed to die in custody, [[spoiler:Shuan]] is maimed, and another two people are captured by the invading Empire during the rescue attempt.

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* WhatAnIdiot: When the Mud Whale docks at Amonlogia, Amonlogia forbids Falaina's agrees to allow the islanders to meet with the duke in his castle. However, Thymia users are temporarily banned from entering the capital, capital because of Amonlogia's history with the Empire's Marked.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Suoh to arrive at the meeting with maybe two or three advisors, leaving the majority of the Mud Whale's inhabitants behind until an agreement had been settled, especially since there's no great urgency for the Unmarked to leave the Whale.\\
'''Instead:'''
Suoh takes ''nearly every Unmarked on the Mud Whale'' into Amonlogia for the initial negotiations, including children and elderly, with their only protection a single Marked who notices the problem and sneaks himself into the group. Predictably group.\\
'''The Result:''' [[spoiler:Predictably,
the negotiations turn out to be a trap, and Amonlogia takes the entire group hostage with little difficulty, Shuan being unable to protect thirty-eight people at once. Two Unmarked islanders proceed to die in custody, [[spoiler:Shuan]] [[EyeScream Shuan is maimed, maimed]], the Marked on the Whale are left without unified leadership, and another two people are captured by the invading Empire during the rescue attempt.]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler: Sami, Nibi, Lady Taisha and many others]] could have had larger roles in the story. Instead, they get killed. Though [[spoiler:Lady Taisha]], at least, is implied in the manga to have a NotSoSmallRole after all.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler: Sami, Nibi, Lady Taisha and many others]] could have had larger roles in the story. Instead, they get killed. Though [[spoiler:Lady Taisha]], at least, is implied in the manga to have a NotSoSmallRole after all.all.
* WhatAnIdiot: When Amonlogia forbids Falaina's Thymia users from entering the capital, Suoh takes ''nearly every Unmarked on the Mud Whale'' into Amonlogia for the initial negotiations, with their only protection a single Marked who notices the problem and sneaks himself into the group. Predictably the negotiations turn out to be a trap, and Amonlogia takes the entire group hostage with little difficulty, Shuan being unable to protect thirty-eight people at once. Two Unmarked islanders proceed to die in custody, [[spoiler:Shuan]] is maimed, and another two people are captured by the invading Empire during the rescue attempt.
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* MagnificentBastard: Orca's first major appearance is during his execution hearing. He walks into it with his death sentence already decided, and he walks out with said sentence postponed, with approval for another mission to pursue Falaina despite the debacle of the last one he led, with all the blame for Skyros's sinking shifted onto one subordinate and the council that oversaw the hearing, and with permission to take charge of a new Nous ship despite having just lost Skyros.

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* MagnificentBastard: Orca's first major appearance is during his execution hearing. He walks into it with his death sentence already decided, and he walks out with said sentence postponed, with approval for another mission to pursue Falaina despite the debacle of the last one he led, with all the blame for Skyros's sinking shifted onto one subordinate and the ''the council that oversaw the hearing, hearing'', and with permission to take charge of a new Nous ship despite having just lost Skyros.

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---> '''Orca''': [[spoiler:Capture... successful. But... I couldn't capture his heart.]]



** Shuan is one of the most unpleasant people on the Mud Whale--due to his inability to find happiness in the world, to the extent that he outright sees himself as broken.

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** Shuan is one of the most unpleasant people on the Mud Whale--due Whale due to his inability to find happiness in the world, to the extent that he outright sees himself as broken.broken.
* MagnificentBastard: Orca's first major appearance is during his execution hearing. He walks into it with his death sentence already decided, and he walks out with said sentence postponed, with approval for another mission to pursue Falaina despite the debacle of the last one he led, with all the blame for Skyros's sinking shifted onto one subordinate and the council that oversaw the hearing, and with permission to take charge of a new Nous ship despite having just lost Skyros.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:Nibi, Sami and Lady Taisha]] could have had larger roles in the story. Instead, they get killed. Though the latter, at least, is implied in the manga to have a NotSoSmallRole after all.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:Nibi, Sami and [[spoiler: Sami, Nibi, Lady Taisha]] Taisha and many others]] could have had larger roles in the story. Instead, they get killed. Though the latter, [[spoiler:Lady Taisha]], at least, is implied in the manga to have a NotSoSmallRole after all.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:Sami and Lady Taisha]] could have had larger roles in the story. Instead, they get killed. Though the latter, at least, is implied in the manga to have a NotSoSmallRole after all.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:Sami [[spoiler:Nibi, Sami and Lady Taisha]] could have had larger roles in the story. Instead, they get killed. Though the latter, at least, is implied in the manga to have a NotSoSmallRole after all.
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** [[HeterosexualLifePartners Ouni and Nibi]] are rather close, complete with being ChildhoodFriends with ThePromise. [[spoiler:Heck, their final words to each other in their DeadPersonConversation, where they just about declare each other their reason for living, wouldn't be out of place in a love confession.]]

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** [[HeterosexualLifePartners Ouni and Nibi]] are rather close, complete with being ChildhoodFriends with ThePromise. [[spoiler:Heck, their final words to each other in their DeadPersonConversation, where they just about declare each other their reason for living, wouldn't be out of place in a love confession. In fact, if you look closely in the anime, Nibi's wound during that conversation almost looks like the shape of a heart.]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:Sami and Lady Taisha]] could have had larger roles in the story. Instead, [[DisposableWoman they get killed]] just to induce angst on the male characters. Though the latter, at least, is implied in the manga to have a NotSoSmallRole after all.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:Sami and Lady Taisha]] could have had larger roles in the story. Instead, [[DisposableWoman they get killed]] just to induce angst on the male characters.killed. Though the latter, at least, is implied in the manga to have a NotSoSmallRole after all.

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* HoYay:
** [[HeterosexualLifePartners Ouni and Nibi]] are rather close, complete with being ChildhoodFriends with ThePromise. [[spoiler:Heck, their final words to each other in their DeadPersonConversation, where they just about declare each other their reason for living, wouldn't be out of place in a love confession.]]
** It doesn't take long before Suou and Rochalizo act LikeAnOldMarriedCouple, and ultimately, Rochalizo is far more attached to Suou than he'd care to admit, seeing as how [[spoiler:he's unable to kill him when ordered to and breaks down crying over the idea.]]
** Crossing over with FoeYayShipping, but in Ch. 51, Orca sounds less like someone trying to convince the enemy (Ouni) to defect and more like an admirer turned {{Yandere}} who can't stand that his target has someone he cares about more (i.e. the Mud Whale).
* JerkassWoobie:
** Liontari is an outcast back in the Empire, as being unable to have his emotions absorbed by the nous has left him incompatible with an otherwise emotionless society. [[SympathyForTheDevil Suou finds him sympathetic]], at the very least.
** Shuan is one of the most unpleasant people on the Mud Whale--due to his inability to find happiness in the world, to the extent that he outright sees himself as broken.
* StoicWoobie: The ''entire series'' is basically a nonstop TraumaCongaLine for [[LivingMacGuffin Ouni]], but he'll rarely angst about it in front of others.



* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:Sami and Lady Taisha]] could have had larger roles in the story. Instead, [[DisposableWoman they get killed]] just to induce angst on the male characters.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:Sami and Lady Taisha]] could have had larger roles in the story. Instead, [[DisposableWoman they get killed]] just to induce angst on the male characters. Though the latter, at least, is implied in the manga to have a NotSoSmallRole after all.
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Not to mention Chapter 7, when [[spoiler: Sami's spirit comes back and kisses Chakuro goodbye.]]

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** Not to mention Chapter 7, when [[spoiler: Sami's spirit comes back and kisses Chakuro goodbye.]]
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Not to mention Chapter 7, when [[spoiler: Sami's spirit comes back and kisses Chakuro goodbye.]]
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* TearJerker: Episode 3 is an exercise in tragedy. The Mud Whale is attacked and many innocents are killed, including [[spoiler:Sami and Lady Taisha.]]
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:Sami and Lady Taisha]] could have had larger roles in the story. Instead, [[DisposableWoman they get killed]] just to induce angst on the male characters.

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