Line #14 Webcomic/TwoRooks


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2	[[caption-width-right:330:Dea O'Malley, taking a moment to relax after a pesky triple murder.]]
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4	''Two Rooks'' is a crime noir webcomic by Alice Fox, set in the dystopian future. There we have the subterranean city of Haven: a refuge built in response to a deadly plague devastating humanity. Those lucky enough to get in may have escaped the plague, but now must live in a crime-ridden, poverty-stricken city under the rule of a tyrannical government. The president is corrupt, [[TheSyndicate the Suits]] control Nadir, and the police who patrol Haven know no mercy.
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6	The story centers around Deatoura O'Malley, a snarky Irish [[ProfessionalKiller social engineer]] who's been contacted by the Queen of Hearts to take on the simple job of assassinating the president. He happens to have experience with this. Opposing him is Keeper Serus Eden, the president's right-hand man and a far more decent individual than Dea could ever hope to be.
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8	Read the comic [[http://two-rooks.alicefox.com/index.php here]]. Recommended for mature audiences due to violence and harsh language. Also highly recommended for those who enjoy great art and writing; it's very high-quality in both areas.
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11	!!This webcomic provides examples of:
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13	* AfterTheEnd: the comic takes place about fifteen years after the arrival of a plague that seems to have destroyed most of civilization. The lucky made it into Haven, where they now survive. There is still life outside Haven, but exactly what state the rest of the world is in is unclear.
14	%%* BadassLongcoat: Arguably, all Keepers by definition, but especially Serus.
15	%%* {{Chiaroscuro}}: Prepare yourself for some very high-contrast lighting.
16	* ChromaticArrangement:
17	** The Suits have four subdivisions, with members identified by what color tie they wear. Spades are black, Hearts are red, Diamonds are blue, and Clubs are green.
18	** Though technically, Clubs don't wear the uniform, so Uena's the only one in green.
19	%%* CrapsackWorld: Haven all around, but [[MeaningfulName Nadir]] in particular
20	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Limited pallete. The art is done in a very striking color scheme of black, white, and red, with the last used mostly on Dea's hair and shoes, Serus' visor, and blood. Touches of green are also used to a much lesser extent, and occasionally other colors are used to establish lighting, but for the most part, it's black-white-red.
21	* EyeScream:
22	** Dea cheats an iris recognition scan...by plucking out the eye of the Sweeper he's just killed.
23	** Also happens when someone gets [[http://two-rooks.com/archive/2r0391/ stabbed in the head with an arrow]].
24	%%* HeroAntagonist: Serus Eden
25	* HowWeGotHere: Story starts InMediasRes, and it's up to Dea to narrate us up to speed.
26	%%* {{Gayngster}}: Juniper
27	* {{Oireland}}: Parodied. While Dea ''is'' from Naas originally, he's otherwise entirely American; but even so, he puts on an exaggerated Irish accent, just to mess with people who don't know any better (this is Lampshaded by Juniper). Otherwise subverted, as other Irish stereotypes just piss Dea off.
28	%%* OrphanageOfLove: Lelle runs one
29	%%* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: Eon doesn't ''quite'' make it to President Evil levels (yet?), but he's definitely a President Corrupt.
30	%%* SassySecretary: Bera, emphasis on the sassy
31	%%* SavingTheOrphanage: Serus has apparently done this several times for Lelle
32	* ScaryBlackMan: Ritz. Six foot seven, carries a gun, used to run blood diamonds and, ahem, "terrorize small villages"? Yepp, scary black man.
33	%%* SecretPolice: The Shadows
34	* SignificantAnagram: Deatoura certainly has [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial nothing whatsoever]] to do with [[spoiler:Aeradout]].
35	%%* SmokingIsCool: Dea again. Oh, you thought he stopped smoking?
36	%%--> '''Dea:''' I stop smokin' every day.
37	%%* StateSec: The Keepers and Sweepers
38	%%* StraightGay: Dea and Juniper
39	%%* TheSyndicate: The Suits
40	%%* VillainProtagonist: Dea O'Malley
41	%%* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Opinions differ in-story over which category Venom really fit into.

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