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Wars of the Realm
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Wars of the Realm is a trilogy of Christian science-fiction/urban fantasy thriller novels by Christian novelist Chuck Black. Drew Carter, an average college student in Kansas, gets in a laboratory accident that gives him superpowers and the ability to see angels and demons. When he uses his powers to fight gangs in the ghettos of Chicago, he is arrested and then hired by the CIA and ends up helping to save the United States. In the meantime, the warrior angel Validus is assigned as his guardian angel and fights off demon warriors who are intent on killing Drew, knowing his powers and importance to the plan of Elohim.The books were released from 2014 to 2016 and feature companion audiobooks narrated by Michael Orenstein. | |
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Dress-Coded for Your Convenience | |
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Dress-Coded for Your Convenience: Angels wear white, demons wear black (both with wings to match). | |
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Parrying Bullets | |
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Parrying Bullets: Angels and demons can and will do this easily because they can react faster than the bullets can fly. Most bullets, that is. | |
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Anyone Can Die | |
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Anyone Can Die: ...At least any angel. Not too many humans die, the only big exception being Ross. | |
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Super-Reflexes | |
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Super-Reflexes: Drew's main superpower. Also true for the angels and demons. | |
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Multinational Team | |
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Multinational Team: Sort of. Validus picks up his team of specialist angel warriors from various battlefronts across the world. In the audiobook, this reflects in their respective accents—Sason sounds Aussie, Brumak's accent is Russian, Jayt's is Chinese, Crenshaw's is Hispanic, and Rake's is sort of South African. In a similar vein, General Brandt, who operates out of Scotland, is given a Scottish accent in the audiobook. | |
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Wars of the Realm / int_1c3a639e | type |
Freak Lab Accident | |
Wars of the Realm / int_1c3a639e | comment |
Freak Lab Accident: This is what gives Drew his superpowers. (Or so it seems...)note It's heavily implied that Drew's powers and ability to see angels and demons are both entirely of divine origin. | |
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The Quiet One | |
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The Quiet One: Jayt to the rest of Validus' team of "Valiants." | |
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Cool Shades | |
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Cool Shades: Justified for Drew, because he needs them to avoid getting headaches from his Super-Senses. | |
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Wars of the Realm / int_1e763245 | type |
Vice City | |
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Vice City: New York City is mentioned in passing as a stronghold of the Fallen. The North American headquarters for the demons is in Los Angeles. The actual state of these two cities is left to the imagination. | |
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Avengers Assemble | |
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Avengers Assemble: Happens twice—first with Validus flying all over the world to recruit the best angelic warfighting talent available, then again with Drew gathering a team composed of all of his friends to help save America from the terrorists. | |
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Wars of the Realm / int_1fdc1aa | type |
See the Invisible | |
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See the Invisible: Drew is the only human given the ability to see angels and demons. | |
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Sword over Head | |
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Sword over Head: Validus to Niturni in their final fight scene—resulting, of course, in Validus' nearly dying for it. | |
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Wars of the Realm / int_2493b31d | type |
Fire-Forged Friends | |
Wars of the Realm / int_2493b31d | comment |
Fire-Forged Friends: Validus' and Niturni's friendship is so close (and their separation so painful) because Validus saved Niturni's life early on in Rise of the Fallen. | |
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Winged Humanoid | |
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Winged Humanoid: Angels and demons both have wings, which can be extended or retracted at will (though this can be difficult and requires focus). | |
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Headbutting Heroes | |
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Headbutting Heroes: General Danick and Commander Brandt. They don't exactly hate each other, but they certainly do butt heads a lot. | |
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Impersonating an Officer | |
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Impersonating an Officer: Validus disguises himself as a policeman to tail Drew after the school shooting. | |
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Trenchcoat Warfare | |
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Trenchcoat Warfare: Jayt's greatcoat makes him a walking armory. | |
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Benevolent A.I. | |
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Benevolent A.I.: Alice. | |
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Dragons Are Demonic | |
Wars of the Realm / int_2a6ed9ec | comment |
Dragons Are Demonic: The demon-controlled gang that Drew fights in Chicago call themselves the Dragons. | |
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Wars of the Realm / int_2b905074 | type |
Hero Does Public Service | |
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Hero Does Public Service: Drew helping out at Reverend Ray's soup kitchen. | |
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Husky Russkie | |
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Husky Russkie: Brumak, the largest and most powerful angel in existence. He's not really Russian, but he does get stationed on the angelic Russian Front (literally) and, in the audiobook, speaks with a Russian accent. | |
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Magical Negro | |
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Magical Negro: Reverend Ray Branson. Justified because he's a pastor, so it's kind of his job. | |
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Wars of the Realm / int_32da548d | type |
Arch-Enemy | |
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Arch-Enemy: Apollyon to Elohim; Niturni to Validus. | |
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Blade Brake | |
Wars of the Realm / int_33f89198 | comment |
Blade Brake: Validus uses his short sword and knife to get down the side of a building safely in this way in Rise of the Fallen. | |
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Rule of Cool | |
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Rule of Cool: Most angel commanders have their headquarters in churches or cathedrals. Not General Brandt. He runs the entire angel military from his World Headquarters which is located in...Crookston Castle in Glasgow, Scotland. | |
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Deceased Parents Are the Best | |
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Deceased Parents Are the Best: Drew's late father. | |
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Celestial Paragons and Archangels | |
Wars of the Realm / int_3947a03f | comment |
Celestial Paragons and Archangels: The angel army (properly called the Warrior order) is separated into divisions like a human military, with captains, commanders, and a general over it all, plus an archangel at the very top above the general. Most of the top-level officers get at least some screentime throughout the books. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael appear as literal characters and (unsurprisingly) archangels of the Warrior and Messenger orders of angels. Uriel is also briefly mentioned as one of the One Hundred—the 100 first and most powerful angels that Elohim created. | |
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The Man Behind the Man | |
Wars of the Realm / int_3a1c2171 | comment |
The Man Behind the Man: Michael Dougherty turns out to be the one pulling the strings on President Harden. | |
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Fiction as Cover-Up | |
Wars of the Realm / int_3cb07b51 | comment |
Fiction as Cover-Up: In Cloak of the Light, Ben reveals to Drew that he thinks the proliferation of media featuring aliens is a sign of there actually being aliens: This conversation is a foreshadowing of what happens later in the book—except the beings which Drew and Ben discover aren't exactly aliens... | |
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Arrow Catch | |
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Arrow Catch: Drew catches a thrown knife out of midair during his first mission with Reed. | |
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Sherlock Scan | |
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Sherlock Scan: What Dr. Whitton convinces Drew his mind is doing automatically. | |
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Parental Substitute | |
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Parental Substitute: Jake to Drew. | |
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Cold Sniper | |
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Cold Sniper: Jayt is sort of a sniper because of his throwing knives, and he is certainly cold about it. | |
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Sword and Gun | |
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Sword and Gun: Most angels and demons use pistols as well as their swords, and they often wield both simultaneously. | |
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Heroes Prefer Swords | |
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Heroes Prefer Swords: All of the angels use swords. So do the demons, in fact. Even Drew Carter gets to wield a blade at one point. | |
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Wars of the Realm / int_442a6995 | type |
Stupid Sacrifice | |
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Stupid Sacrifice: Persimus' death could easily have been averted in theory. He came into the soup kitchen in plenty of time to just stab Niturni in the back before the demon could do anything—but no, he had to take the blade for Validus instead. | |
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Angel Unaware | |
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Angel Unaware: Happens a few times, since angels can translate themselves into the human world with any physical appearance they wish. The "unaware" part is zig-zagged. For example: When Persimus takes on the form of Agent Reed to contact Mr. Ross, Ross doesn't suspect a thing. Same goes for Persimus in the favela. But when Ral takes the form of a taxi driver to save Drew's and Ben's lives, Drew suspects him as soon as he looks him in the eye. | |
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Corrupt Politician | |
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Corrupt Politician: President Harden and Director Ward. | |
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Sealed Evil in a Can | |
Wars of the Realm / int_485eb589 | comment |
Sealed Evil in a Can: During the Great Purge, Validus gets to help seal the evil in a can himself - the last four demons remaining from the pre-Flood era are chained at the bottom of the Euphrates River, to be released as part of the last judgment (based on Revelation 9:13-15 in The Bible). | |
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Our Angels Are Different | |
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Our Angels Are Different: Angels and demons both look very much like humans, except significantly taller and with the ability to sprout wings. They can also move and react extremely fast and can translate their bodies into the physical world, as well as borrowing physical objects to use in the spirit realm. | |
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Heroism Won't Pay the Bills | |
Wars of the Realm / int_49a4c141 | comment |
Heroism Won't Pay the Bills: Drew has to get a job delivering Korean takeout food while he looks for Ben in Chicago. | |
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Big Good | |
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Big Good: There are several. On earth, General Brandt is the highest angelic authority. Michael is the highest angelic authority period, and of course Elohim is the highest authority of any kind. | |
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Wars of the Realm / int_4ad4b2b | type |
Guardian Angel | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4ad4b2b | comment |
Guardian Angel: The entire angelic order of Guardians. Tren, Drew Carter's personal guardian, is a specific example. | |
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Spontaneous Weapon Creation | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4c07ffa3 | comment |
Spontaneous Weapon Creation: Angels and demons can translate weapons (or any object, really) from the human realm to use in their own battles. They do it plenty, too. | |
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Lonely Together | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4d0fea06 | comment |
Lonely Together: Drew and Ben after the accident that killed Joey Houk. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_4d0fea06 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4e0f7320 | type |
Misfit Mobilization Moment | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4e0f7320 | comment |
Misfit Mobilization Moment: The entire scene in Light of the Last when Validus' team of expert warriors works together to slay dozens of demon mooks. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4e0f7320 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4e0f7320 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_4e0f7320 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4f828b45 | type |
Post-Climax Confrontation | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4f828b45 | comment |
Post-Climax Confrontation: Niturni showing up at the last minute to battle Validus one-on-one. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4f828b45 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4f828b45 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_4f828b45 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4fdf21ad | type |
Magical Girlfriend | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4fdf21ad | comment |
Magical Girlfriend: Sydney Carlyle. She is a normal enough person, but her faith in God lets her influence the angel realm through her prayers. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4fdf21ad | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_4fdf21ad | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_4fdf21ad | |
Wars of the Realm / int_500ecfb7 | type |
The Big Guy | |
Wars of the Realm / int_500ecfb7 | comment |
The Big Guy: The angel Brumak. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_500ecfb7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_500ecfb7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_500ecfb7 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_51589353 | type |
The Cartel | |
Wars of the Realm / int_51589353 | comment |
The Cartel: Drew and Reed's first mission together has them infiltrating a drug cartel in Puerto Rico. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_51589353 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_51589353 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_51589353 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_520680ca | type |
Not Wearing Tights | |
Wars of the Realm / int_520680ca | comment |
Not Wearing Tights: Drew doesn't consider himself a superhero and shies away from the attention that people give him because of his lifesaving heroics in the ghetto. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_520680ca | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_520680ca | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_520680ca | |
Wars of the Realm / int_526b1ea4 | type |
Smart People Build Robots | |
Wars of the Realm / int_526b1ea4 | comment |
Smart People Build Robots: Ben built Alice, his "near-artificial intelligence" program and OS. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_526b1ea4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_526b1ea4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_526b1ea4 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_548bd053 | type |
Guns Akimbo | |
Wars of the Realm / int_548bd053 | comment |
Guns Akimbo: Drew dual-wields FN Five-SeveNs during the fight in the gang's hideout. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_548bd053 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_548bd053 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_548bd053 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_57239e21 | type |
Archangel Michael | |
Wars of the Realm / int_57239e21 | comment |
Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael appear as literal characters and (unsurprisingly) archangels of the Warrior and Messenger orders of angels. Uriel is also briefly mentioned as one of the One Hundred—the 100 first and most powerful angels that Elohim created. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_57239e21 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_57239e21 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_57239e21 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_60b21fa3 | type |
The Lancer | |
Wars of the Realm / int_60b21fa3 | comment |
The Lancer: Tren to Validus. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_60b21fa3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_60b21fa3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_60b21fa3 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_60e49895 | type |
The Leader | |
Wars of the Realm / int_60e49895 | comment |
The Leader: Validus to his group of "Valiants." | |
Wars of the Realm / int_60e49895 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_60e49895 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_60e49895 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6439de78 | type |
Heroic Sacrifice | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6439de78 | comment |
Heroic Sacrifice: Ral, Jayt, and Persimus all die to save Drew and/or Validus. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6439de78 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6439de78 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_6439de78 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_66c2ca76 | type |
Nazi Grandpa | |
Wars of the Realm / int_66c2ca76 | comment |
Nazi Grandpa: A special case—Drew's adoptive great-grandfather was a former Nazi soldier, but he actually defected and went to the United States for sanctum instead of just becoming a "retired Nazi." | |
Wars of the Realm / int_66c2ca76 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_66c2ca76 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_66c2ca76 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_67a12cd4 | type |
Divinely Appearing Demons | |
Wars of the Realm / int_67a12cd4 | comment |
Divinely Appearing Demons: Apollyon is able to make himself look much like a holy angel. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_67a12cd4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_67a12cd4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_67a12cd4 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_681c1b78 | type |
All Asians Know Martial Arts | |
Wars of the Realm / int_681c1b78 | comment |
All Asians Know Martial Arts: Mr. Lee is a Korean restaurant owner—and yet somehow also a seventh-degree black belt in tae kwon do. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_681c1b78 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_681c1b78 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_681c1b78 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_68e9a5ad | type |
A Villain Named "Z__rg" | |
Wars of the Realm / int_68e9a5ad | comment |
A Villain Named "Z__rg": Many of the demons, especially Zurock. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_68e9a5ad | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_68e9a5ad | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_68e9a5ad | |
Wars of the Realm / int_697b5232 | type |
Those Wacky Nazis | |
Wars of the Realm / int_697b5232 | comment |
Those Wacky Nazis: During World War II, the demons use the Nazis to eliminate important Jewish lineages through the Holocaust. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_697b5232 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_697b5232 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_697b5232 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6b6556ee | type |
Mentor Occupational Hazard | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6b6556ee | comment |
Mentor Occupational Hazard: General Danick, who serves as a mentor to Validus, dies to protect a Jewish mother and child. Subverted with Jake, to whom nothing bad ever happens. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6b6556ee | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6b6556ee | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_6b6556ee | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6b6ac319 | type |
Painfully Slow Projectile | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6b6ac319 | comment |
Painfully Slow Projectile: Angels and demons have very fast reaction times, so to them, all projectiles are slow. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6b6ac319 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6b6ac319 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_6b6ac319 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6bda9a30 | type |
Meaningful Name | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6bda9a30 | comment |
Meaningful Name: Malak, Validus' second-in-command and later replacement. Malak is Hebrew for "angel." | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6bda9a30 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6bda9a30 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_6bda9a30 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6c10c5d3 | type |
Secret War | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6c10c5d3 | comment |
Secret War: Both the series' title and the premise—the angels and demons have been fighting a never-ending war over the fate of humanity from the dawn of history, and all of humanity is blind to it. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6c10c5d3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6c10c5d3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_6c10c5d3 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6d089995 | type |
The Shrink | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6d089995 | comment |
The Shrink: Drs. Fisher and Whitton. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6d089995 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_6d089995 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_6d089995 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_705f57d0 | type |
Demon Lords and Archdevils | |
Wars of the Realm / int_705f57d0 | comment |
Demon Lords and Archdevils: The Fallen army is separated into divisions like a human military, with captains, commanders, and a general over it all. The angel army mirrors this structure perfectly. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_705f57d0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_705f57d0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_705f57d0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7098892d | type |
Weapon-Based Characterization | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7098892d | comment |
Weapon-Based Characterization: Jayt, who is clearly supposed to be a Gratuitous Ninja, loves to use throwing knives. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7098892d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7098892d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_7098892d | |
Wars of the Realm / int_73733868 | type |
Awesomeness by Analysis | |
Wars of the Realm / int_73733868 | comment |
Awesomeness by Analysis: Drew's superpowers enable him to pick up on every detail he sees and correlate it instantly. He demonstrates this by counting up hundreds of rivets on a boat at one glance, and he uses it practically to spot and exploit stock-market trends to earn money for his and Ben's project. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_73733868 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_73733868 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_73733868 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_74c9cf33 | type |
Two Girls to a Team | |
Wars of the Realm / int_74c9cf33 | comment |
Two Girls to a Team: Piper and Sydney in Drew's "saving America" crew. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_74c9cf33 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_74c9cf33 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_74c9cf33 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_779a531f | type |
Improbably Cool Car | |
Wars of the Realm / int_779a531f | comment |
Improbably Cool Car: Justified in Drew's case—his father collected classic Mustangs, and he inherits two of them after his father's death. Less so with Jake, who drives a Charger just because. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_779a531f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_779a531f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_779a531f | |
Wars of the Realm / int_79974fb8 | type |
Rock Beats Laser | |
Wars of the Realm / int_79974fb8 | comment |
Rock Beats Laser: Angels and demons prefer swords and don't use guns much because their reaction times are so fast that they can dodge—and parry—the bullets. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_79974fb8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_79974fb8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_79974fb8 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7aeb0635 | type |
Arms Dealer | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7aeb0635 | comment |
Arms Dealer: Drew scares off Sydney's boyfriend by spinning a yarn about her father being an arms dealer. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7aeb0635 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7aeb0635 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_7aeb0635 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7d3da681 | type |
The Legions of Hell | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7d3da681 | comment |
The Legions of Hell: The Fallen. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7d3da681 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7d3da681 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_7d3da681 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7f3be191 | type |
Impossibly Cool Clothes | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7f3be191 | comment |
Impossibly Cool Clothes: Drew's sunglasses and black leather jacket. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7f3be191 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_7f3be191 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_7f3be191 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_8411ab92 | type |
Red Oni, Blue Oni | |
Wars of the Realm / int_8411ab92 | comment |
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Brandt and Danick, respectively. Brandt is a hothead and a go-getter who insists on the most logical strategy every time; Danick is a cooler, calmer type, a deep thinker who sets long-range goals, sees the big picture and tends toward the Reasonable Authority Figure archetype. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_8411ab92 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_8411ab92 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_8411ab92 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_845789b0 | type |
Superhero | |
Wars of the Realm / int_845789b0 | comment |
Superhero: What Drew essentially becomes after the lab accident. It's even lampshaded: | |
Wars of the Realm / int_845789b0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_845789b0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_845789b0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_863fac26 | type |
Jerk Jock | |
Wars of the Realm / int_863fac26 | comment |
Jerk Jock: Cameron O'Brian. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_863fac26 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_863fac26 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_863fac26 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_879a3fda | type |
Hero Looking for Group | |
Wars of the Realm / int_879a3fda | comment |
Hero Looking for Group: In the last book, the angel Validus realizes that bodyguarding Drew Carter from all of the demons in the world is too big a job for him and his partner Tren. So he goes all around the world and recruits the best angelic warfighting talent there is. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_879a3fda | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_879a3fda | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_879a3fda | |
Wars of the Realm / int_88b58b0b | type |
Hitscan | |
Wars of the Realm / int_88b58b0b | comment |
Hitscan: The FN Five-SeveN, to some degree. Its muzzle velocity so high that most angels or demons can't dodge it, so it's basically a guaranteed hit. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_88b58b0b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_88b58b0b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_88b58b0b | |
Wars of the Realm / int_88fd6847 | type |
Converting for Love | |
Wars of the Realm / int_88fd6847 | comment |
Converting for Love: Subverted. Both Drew and Sydney know that they can't be together unless Drew becomes a Christian like Sydney—and neither of them want Drew to convert just to win Sydney. In the end, Drew becomes a Christian from the heart, just as they both wanted. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_88fd6847 | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_88fd6847 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_88fd6847 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_8c1ad82f | type |
Proud Warrior Race Guy | |
Wars of the Realm / int_8c1ad82f | comment |
Proud Warrior Race Guy: The angel Brumak. He first appears on the angels' Russian Front (literally), and this is the first conversation he ever has with anyone in the books: | |
Wars of the Realm / int_8c1ad82f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_8c1ad82f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_8c1ad82f | |
Wars of the Realm / int_8cb844c6 | type |
Mr. Exposition | |
Wars of the Realm / int_8cb844c6 | comment |
Mr. Exposition: Ben, although he doesn't usually explain anything story-related—just the hyper-complex science he's always working on. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_8cb844c6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_8cb844c6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_8cb844c6 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_906365a2 | type |
Demonic Possession | |
Wars of the Realm / int_906365a2 | comment |
Demonic Possession: Vexer-possessor demons are demons with the ability to vex or to possess a willing human. This actually becomes a plot point, with the demons targeting Drew by possessing a serial killer, a street gang, and even a black bear. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_906365a2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_906365a2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_906365a2 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_912714cc | type |
Edible Bludgeon | |
Wars of the Realm / int_912714cc | comment |
Edible Bludgeon: As a desperation move, Niturni translates a plate of food to throw at Validus in their final fight. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_912714cc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_912714cc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_912714cc | |
Wars of the Realm / int_94c99d9c | type |
Commanding Coolness | |
Wars of the Realm / int_94c99d9c | comment |
Commanding Coolness: Validus, both as Commander Validus of North America and as the leader of his squad of bodyguards for Drew. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_94c99d9c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_94c99d9c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_94c99d9c | |
Wars of the Realm / int_95b7e807 | type |
Middle Eastern Terrorists | |
Wars of the Realm / int_95b7e807 | comment |
Middle Eastern Terrorists: The bad guys in Light of the Last. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_95b7e807 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_95b7e807 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_95b7e807 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_970c790a | type |
Big Bad | |
Wars of the Realm / int_970c790a | comment |
Big Bad: Apollyon. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_970c790a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_970c790a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_970c790a | |
Wars of the Realm / int_9843db6 | type |
Gangbangers | |
Wars of the Realm / int_9843db6 | comment |
Gangbangers: Drew beats up quite a few of these in Chicago. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_9843db6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_9843db6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_9843db6 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_9ca24902 | type |
Heroic Fire Rescue | |
Wars of the Realm / int_9ca24902 | comment |
Heroic Fire Rescue: Drew saving the day during the school shooting at Drayle University. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_9ca24902 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_9ca24902 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_9ca24902 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a012ed4f | type |
Forged by the Gods | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a012ed4f | comment |
Forged by the Gods: The angels' swords are literally said to be forged by Elohim. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a012ed4f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a012ed4f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_a012ed4f | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a20d4674 | type |
Techno Babble | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a20d4674 | comment |
Technobabble: Subverted. Most of the complicated science terms that Ben uses actually do have something to do with what he's talking about. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a20d4674 | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a20d4674 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_a20d4674 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a4878b81 | type |
It's Not You, It's My Enemies | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a4878b81 | comment |
It's Not You, It's My Enemies: Drew constantly (but reluctantly) distances himself from Sydney because he knows that the "invaders" (demons) might target her if they knew she was important to him. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a4878b81 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a4878b81 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_a4878b81 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a4be7043 | type |
Da Chief | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a4be7043 | comment |
Da Chief: General Brandt. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a4be7043 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a4be7043 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_a4be7043 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a621882 | type |
The Bad Guys Are Cops | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a621882 | comment |
The Bad Guys Are Cops: At least they are to Drew at the end of Cloak of the Light and the beginning of Light of the Last. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a621882 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a621882 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_a621882 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a6441fa | type |
Gratuitous Ninja | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a6441fa | comment |
Gratuitous Ninja: The angel Jayt, who looks Asian and uses throwing knives. It's even lampshaded: | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a6441fa | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a6441fa | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_a6441fa | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a67b86a7 | type |
General Ripper | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a67b86a7 | comment |
General Ripper: The demon Niturni. He sacrifices dozens of his troops just to find out how good Validus' team is. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a67b86a7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a67b86a7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_a67b86a7 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a8826e1e | type |
Giant Mook | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a8826e1e | comment |
Giant Mook: The droxans—demons who have indulged themselves in evil so much that they are now just mindless half-bear half-dragon monsters. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a8826e1e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a8826e1e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_a8826e1e | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a8c462db | type |
Super-Senses | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a8c462db | comment |
Super-Senses: Drew's other superpower. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a8c462db | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_a8c462db | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_a8c462db | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ab5677c1 | type |
Boy Meets Girl | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ab5677c1 | comment |
Boy Meets Girl: The basic romantic plot of the series. Drew meets Sydney Carlyle in high school and falls in love with her, then is repeatedly separated from and reunited with her by circumstances. On a higher level, the separation element of boy-meets-girl arc is metaphorical: Sydney refuses to consider Drew as a possible partner until he becomes a Christian like her (which of course happens by the end of the series). | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ab5677c1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ab5677c1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_ab5677c1 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ab68c5cc | type |
Chronic Hero Syndrome | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ab68c5cc | comment |
Chronic Hero Syndrome: Drew has a bad case of this, beginning in high school. It comes to a head when he begins fighting gangs in Chicago as a vigilante. His syndrome's not really his fault, though—he inherited it from his father. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ab68c5cc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ab68c5cc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_ab68c5cc | |
Wars of the Realm / int_acecb17d | type |
Chekhov's Skill | |
Wars of the Realm / int_acecb17d | comment |
Chekhov's Skill: In Cloak of the Light, Sydney mentions to Drew that she will be going for a degree in microbiology. Which comes in mighty handy when Drew finds himself trying to stop a bio-attack on America by terrorists armed with ebolavirus... | |
Wars of the Realm / int_acecb17d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_acecb17d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_acecb17d | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ae3d6438 | type |
Deadpan Snarker | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ae3d6438 | comment |
Deadpan Snarker: There are several, including: Sason: Brumak: And Benjamin Berg: | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ae3d6438 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ae3d6438 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_ae3d6438 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_b12eb791 | type |
Could Have Been Messy | |
Wars of the Realm / int_b12eb791 | comment |
Could Have Been Messy: Drew is almost killed by a drunk driver while in high school, but somehow he avoids even being hit despite being right in the way of the car. It is revealed later that Tren, his Guardian Angel, flew in at the last second and pushed him out of the way. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_b12eb791 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_b12eb791 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_b12eb791 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_b55e8979 | type |
Science Hero | |
Wars of the Realm / int_b55e8979 | comment |
Science Hero: Ben. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_b55e8979 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_b55e8979 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_b55e8979 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_b9d334b2 | type |
Aerith and Bob | |
Wars of the Realm / int_b9d334b2 | comment |
Aerith and Bob: The series' deuteragonists: the human Drew Carter and the angel Validus. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_b9d334b2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_b9d334b2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_b9d334b2 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_bcbf7aef | type |
Plucky Comic Relief | |
Wars of the Realm / int_bcbf7aef | comment |
Plucky Comic Relief: Ral. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_bcbf7aef | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_bcbf7aef | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_bcbf7aef | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c042eee9 | type |
Invisible to Normals | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c042eee9 | comment |
Invisible to Normals: This is the entire premise of the series—that Drew is the only person alive who can actually see the spirit war between the angels and demons going on every single day. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c042eee9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c042eee9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_c042eee9 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c09dbbbb | type |
Weaksauce Weakness | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c09dbbbb | comment |
Weaksauce Weakness: See Kill It with Water above. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c09dbbbb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c09dbbbb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_c09dbbbb | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c32201f6 | type |
Good Colors, Evil Colors | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c32201f6 | comment |
Good Colors, Evil Colors: See Dress-Coded for Your Convenience above. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c32201f6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c32201f6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_c32201f6 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3648b87 | type |
Teeth-Clenched Teamwork | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3648b87 | comment |
Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Drew and Ethan Elsing, Sydney's new boyfriend, have to work together in order to survive the UN hit squads despite their aversion for each other. Also Validus and Tren when they first meet. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3648b87 | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3648b87 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3648b87 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c36cba70 | type |
Mooks | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c36cba70 | comment |
Mooks: This is how most of the demons are treated. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c36cba70 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c36cba70 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_c36cba70 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3b9f30 | type |
The Team Normal | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3b9f30 | comment |
The Team Normal: Tren, at least in the context of Validus' special bodyguard team in Light of the Last. Everyone else has some unusual ability or specialty, but Tren is just a plain-vanilla angel. Also Sydney in Drew's final save-the-world team (all she contributes is some knowledge about ebolavirus). | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3b9f30 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3b9f30 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3b9f30 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3bafbce | type |
Satan | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3bafbce | comment |
Satan: Apollyon. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3bafbce | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3bafbce | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3bafbce | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3bc970f | type |
Seers | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3bc970f | comment |
Seers: A handful of angels and demons have the ability to see a short distance into the future. Crenshaw is a particular example. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3bc970f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3bc970f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3bc970f | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3c3c608 | type |
Evil Former Friend | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3c3c608 | comment |
Evil Former Friend: Niturni to Validus. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3c3c608 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3c3c608 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_c3c3c608 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c4847ecc | type |
Villain No Longer Idle | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c4847ecc | comment |
Villain No Longer Idle: Niturni coming after Drew at the very end—complete with this line to Validus: "I decided that I would not use an army to destroy you. I would come after you myself." | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c4847ecc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c4847ecc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_c4847ecc | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: Drew's mental nicknames for Validus and Durgank—respectively, "Wallace" (after Sir William Wallace) and "Kurgan" (after the villain from Highlander). | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c75df49a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_c75df49a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_c75df49a | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ca81238 | type |
Cool Kid-and-Loser Friendship | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ca81238 | comment |
Cool Kid-and-Loser Friendship: Upon entering Rivercrest High School, Drew has a good chance at joining the "in" crowd because of his football skills—but he chooses purposefully to befriend the nerdy, bullied Benjamin Berg. Validus offers an inverted example—even though he is the last angel created, he is befriended by Niturni, one of the hundred first and most powerful angels in heaven. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ca81238 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ca81238 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_ca81238 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cb9aeb6a | type |
Vigilante Man | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cb9aeb6a | comment |
Vigilante Man: Drew turns into one after some time in Chicago's ghettos. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cb9aeb6a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cb9aeb6a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_cb9aeb6a | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cc05e074 | type |
The Idealist Was Right | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cc05e074 | comment |
The Idealist Was Right: Sydney's faith in God and belief that Drew is seeing angels and demons turn out to be right all along. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cc05e074 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cc05e074 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_cc05e074 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cd652c84 | type |
Gate of Truth | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cd652c84 | comment |
Gate of Truth: The Hall of Ages in heaven, a place where time does not exist (so the past, present, and future may be seen all at once). It is off-limits to just about everyone. Which becomes a major plot point at the end of Rise of the Fallen. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cd652c84 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cd652c84 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_cd652c84 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cd682fe1 | type |
Dodge the Bullet | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cd682fe1 | comment |
Dodge the Bullet: Angels, demons, and the super-powered Drew Carter all have Super-Reflexes that let them move fast enough to dodge bullets in combat—a skill which all three parties use constantly. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cd682fe1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_cd682fe1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_cd682fe1 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d1e5d45c | type |
Cynic–Idealist Duo | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d1e5d45c | comment |
Cynic–Idealist Duo: In Cloak of the Light, this applies both to Drew and Ben and to Drew and Sydney. Ben believes in aliens, Sydney in God, and Drew in neither. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d1e5d45c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d1e5d45c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_d1e5d45c | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d280a296 | type |
Teen Genius | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d280a296 | comment |
Teen Genius: Benjamin Berg: | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d280a296 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d280a296 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_d280a296 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d62dd556 | type |
The Chessmaster | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d62dd556 | comment |
The Chessmaster: Mr. Ross. Although he works for the NCS instead of the CIA, he arranges to have Drew recruited as a CIA agent, then contrives an excuse (with the angels' help) to get him booted out of the CIA...all so that he can recruit him as a non-official agent for use in a special mission to save the United States. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d62dd556 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d62dd556 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_d62dd556 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d9e9ad7e | type |
The Cavalry | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d9e9ad7e | comment |
The Cavalry: Commander Malak's bad habit of arriving just in the nick of time to save Validus' neck at various times throughout the series. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d9e9ad7e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_d9e9ad7e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_d9e9ad7e | |
Wars of the Realm / int_dae62ef5 | type |
Action Hero | |
Wars of the Realm / int_dae62ef5 | comment |
Action Hero: Drew Carter. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_dae62ef5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_dae62ef5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_dae62ef5 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_dbd2c15e | type |
Everyone Can See It | |
Wars of the Realm / int_dbd2c15e | comment |
Everyone Can See It: A minor example with Ben and Piper in Light of the Last. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_dbd2c15e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_dbd2c15e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_dbd2c15e | |
Wars of the Realm / int_dca70c44 | type |
Reasonable Authority Figure | |
Wars of the Realm / int_dca70c44 | comment |
Reasonable Authority Figure: The archangel Michael and General Danick. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_dca70c44 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_dca70c44 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_dca70c44 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e3c5fc89 | type |
The Speedster | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e3c5fc89 | comment |
The Speedster: All angels and demons can move inhumanly fast. Rake is a specific example—he's extremely fast, even for an angel. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e3c5fc89 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e3c5fc89 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_e3c5fc89 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e3d90a27 | type |
Layered World | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e3d90a27 | comment |
Layered World: The angels and demons live in the Upper Realm, a sort of fourth dimension (or fifth, if you include time as a dimension) directly paralleling the "Lower Realm" in which humans live. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e3d90a27 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e3d90a27 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_e3d90a27 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e542b169 | type |
Geek | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e542b169 | comment |
Geek: Benjamin Berg. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e542b169 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e542b169 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_e542b169 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e8bb3043 | type |
Kill It with Water | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e8bb3043 | comment |
Kill It with Water: Water burns demons' skin painfully and can even kill them outright. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e8bb3043 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_e8bb3043 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_e8bb3043 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ea31279 | type |
The Armies of Heaven | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ea31279 | comment |
The Armies of Heaven: Both angels and demons fight as literal armies. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ea31279 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ea31279 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_ea31279 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ead7e42e | type |
Walking Armory | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ead7e42e | comment |
Walking Armory: The angel Jayt (see Trenchcoat Warfare above). | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ead7e42e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_ead7e42e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_ead7e42e | |
Wars of the Realm / int_eb4ee9eb | type |
Guns Are Worthless | |
Wars of the Realm / int_eb4ee9eb | comment |
Guns Are Worthless: Since angels and demons can dodge bullets, neither group relies very heavily on guns to take each other out, preferring their trusty swords. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_eb4ee9eb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_eb4ee9eb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_eb4ee9eb | |
Wars of the Realm / int_f56aeb67 | type |
Alien Invasion | |
Wars of the Realm / int_f56aeb67 | comment |
Alien Invasion: What Drew and Ben think at first when Drew sees angels and demons. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_f56aeb67 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_f56aeb67 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_f56aeb67 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_fb4e0f18 | type |
Asian and Nerdy | |
Wars of the Realm / int_fb4e0f18 | comment |
Asian and Nerdy: Jester, one of Ben's techs at NexTech. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_fb4e0f18 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_fb4e0f18 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_fb4e0f18 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_fd7267dd | type |
Master of Disguise | |
Wars of the Realm / int_fd7267dd | comment |
Master of Disguise: Persimus. All of the angels can disguise themselves, but Persimus is an absolute master—he stayed in the slums of Sao Paolo in disguise as a human boy for thirteen months without ever being detected. | |
Wars of the Realm / int_fd7267dd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm / int_fd7267dd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wars of the Realm | hasFeature |
Wars of the Realm / int_fd7267dd | |
Wars of the Realm / int_fec81854 | type |
Sensory Overload | |
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Sensory Overload: Drew experiences this quite a bit due to his Super-Senses. That's why he has to wear sunglasses—to keep from getting headaches from bright light. In fact, one of the music tracks for the audiobooks is literally called "Sensory Overload." | |
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