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Starship's Mage Omnibus

Damien successfully modifies a rune on his ship and saves everyone from Space Pirates.
Damien successfully takes down the Blue Star syndicate by blowing up their battleship HQ with its leader.

Damien manages to near single-handedly overthrow a corrupt governor and his army.

Damien manages to survive not only being blown up but also creates a pocket of air that keeps him alive in the vacuum of space.
Damien proceeds to use investigation and his tireless sense of right to figure out a Legatus False Flag Operation that threatens to plunge two Protectorate systems into Civil War.
Grace McLaughlin gets a glorious one when she dresses down a Nepotism appointed battleship commander. She illustrates in her Establishing Character Moment that while her heritage helped, she is running the fleet based on merit not cronyism.

Damien proves his Person of Mass Destruction qualities when he holds off three Orbital Bombardment events.
Damien throws Winton through a wall when the latter offers to make him King of Mars.
Charlotte Ndosi gets one when she performs a Heroic Sacrifice to teleport Damien out of the Keeper library before it destroyed with a nuclear explosion.

Damien's Awesome Moment of Crowning where he is made First Hand of Mars.
Damien manages to save the Council by suffering thaumaturgic burnout that causes him to stand against an entire fleet of Legatus armed starships.

Damien manages to raise a massive space fleet to defend the planet Ardennes by calling in every favor that he's assembled in the series so far. The largest battle in the history of humanity commences with the Protectorate still outnumbered before they manage to force the Republic to retreat.

Bryan Ricket had a Thanatos Gambit where he ordered his former agents to defect to the enemy side in case of the Republic ever being compromised. It manages to work and lead to the downfall of the corrupt government that has to risen to power.

After being repeatedly manipulated, outmaneuvered, and screwed with—it is immensely satisfying to watch Damien finally put together the identity of his enemies. He proceeds to launch an attack against Nemesis' headquarters and finally confront Winton.