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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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Freak Lab Accident
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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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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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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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Fire-Forged Friends
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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
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Dragons Are Demonic: The demon-controlled gang that Drew fights in Chicago call themselves the Dragons.
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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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Arch-Enemy
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Arch-Enemy: Apollyon to Elohim; Niturni to Validus.
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Blade Brake
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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Guardian Angel
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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
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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
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Lonely Together: Drew and Ben after the accident that killed Joey Houk.
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Misfit Mobilization Moment
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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 Wars of the Realm / int_a6441fa
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General Ripper
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General Ripper: The demon Niturni. He sacrifices dozens of his troops just to find out how good Validus' team is.
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Giant Mook
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Giant Mook: The droxans—demons who have indulged themselves in evil so much that they are now just mindless half-bear half-dragon monsters.
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Super-Senses
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Super-Senses: Drew's other superpower.
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Boy Meets Girl
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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).
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Chronic Hero Syndrome
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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.
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Chekhov's Skill
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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...
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Deadpan Snarker
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Deadpan Snarker: There are several, including: Sason: Brumak: And Benjamin Berg:
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Could Have Been Messy
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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.
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Science Hero
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Science Hero: Ben.
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Aerith and Bob
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Aerith and Bob: The series' deuteragonists: the human Drew Carter and the angel Validus.
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Plucky Comic Relief
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Plucky Comic Relief: Ral.
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Invisible to Normals
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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.
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Weaksauce Weakness
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Weaksauce Weakness: See Kill It with Water above.
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Good Colors, Evil Colors
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Good Colors, Evil Colors: See Dress-Coded for Your Convenience above.
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Teeth-Clenched Teamwork
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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.
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Mooks
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Mooks: This is how most of the demons are treated.
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The Team Normal
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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).
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Satan
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Satan: Apollyon.
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Seers
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Seers: A handful of angels and demons have the ability to see a short distance into the future. Crenshaw is a particular example.
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Evil Former Friend
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Evil Former Friend: Niturni to Validus.
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Villain No Longer Idle
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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."
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Shout-Out
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Shout-Out: Drew's mental nicknames for Validus and Durgank—respectively, "Wallace" (after Sir William Wallace) and "Kurgan" (after the villain from Highlander).
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Cool Kid-and-Loser Friendship
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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.
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Vigilante Man
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Vigilante Man: Drew turns into one after some time in Chicago's ghettos.
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The Idealist Was Right
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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.
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Gate of Truth
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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.
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Dodge the Bullet
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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.
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Cynic–Idealist Duo
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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.
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Teen Genius
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Teen Genius: Benjamin Berg:
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The Chessmaster
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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.
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The Cavalry
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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.
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Action Hero
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Action Hero: Drew Carter.
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Everyone Can See It
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Everyone Can See It: A minor example with Ben and Piper in Light of the Last.
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Reasonable Authority Figure
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Reasonable Authority Figure: The archangel Michael and General Danick.
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The Speedster
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The Speedster: All angels and demons can move inhumanly fast. Rake is a specific example—he's extremely fast, even for an angel.
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Layered World
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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.
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Geek
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Geek: Benjamin Berg.
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Kill It with Water
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Kill It with Water: Water burns demons' skin painfully and can even kill them outright.
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The Armies of Heaven
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The Armies of Heaven: Both angels and demons fight as literal armies.
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Walking Armory
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Walking Armory: The angel Jayt (see Trenchcoat Warfare above).
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Guns Are Worthless
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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.
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Alien Invasion
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Alien Invasion: What Drew and Ben think at first when Drew sees angels and demons.
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Asian and Nerdy
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Asian and Nerdy: Jester, one of Ben's techs at NexTech.
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Master of Disguise
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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.
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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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Demon Lords and Archdevils / int_82052bcd
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Demonic Possession / int_82052bcd
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Divinely Appearing Demons / int_82052bcd
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Dodge the Bullet / int_82052bcd
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Dragons Are Demonic / int_82052bcd
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Edible Bludgeon / int_82052bcd
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Evil Former Friend / int_82052bcd
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Forged by the Gods / int_82052bcd
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Freak Lab Accident / int_82052bcd
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Gate of Truth / int_82052bcd
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General Ripper / int_82052bcd
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Good Colors, Evil Colors / int_82052bcd
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Guardian Angel / int_82052bcd
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Guns Akimbo / int_82052bcd
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Guns Are Worthless / int_82052bcd
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Headbutting Heroes / int_82052bcd
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Hero Looking for Group / int_82052bcd
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Heroes Prefer Swords / int_82052bcd
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Heroic Fire Rescue / int_82052bcd
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Heroism Won't Pay the Bills / int_82052bcd
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Hitscan / int_82052bcd
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Impersonating an Officer / int_82052bcd
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Invisible to Normals / int_82052bcd
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Jerk Jock / int_82052bcd
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Kill It with Water / int_82052bcd
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Master of Disguise / int_82052bcd
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Mentor Occupational Hazard / int_82052bcd
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Middle Eastern Terrorists / int_82052bcd
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Not Wearing Tights / int_82052bcd
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Parrying Bullets / int_82052bcd
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Rock Beats Laser / int_82052bcd
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Science Hero / int_82052bcd
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Secret War / int_82052bcd
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Sherlock Scan / int_82052bcd
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Spontaneous Weapon Creation / int_82052bcd
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Stupid Sacrifice / int_82052bcd
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Super-Reflexes / int_82052bcd
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Super-Senses / int_82052bcd
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Sword and Gun / int_82052bcd
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Teen Genius / int_82052bcd
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The Armies of Heaven / int_82052bcd
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The Bad Guys Are Cops / int_82052bcd
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The Cartel / int_82052bcd
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The Cavalry / int_82052bcd
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The Idealist Was Right / int_82052bcd
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The Leader / int_82052bcd
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The Shrink / int_82052bcd
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Those Wacky Nazis / int_82052bcd
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Two Girls to a Team / int_82052bcd
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Vice City / int_82052bcd
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Vigilante Man / int_82052bcd
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Villain No Longer Idle / int_82052bcd
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Walking Armory / int_82052bcd
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Weapon-Based Characterization / int_82052bcd