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* [[Aliens Speaking English]]: The native language of the fair world is, by a convenient coincidence, exactly the same as English. In the novel ''Doc Sidhe'', this is made a plot point, as it turns out to be one of the signs that Doc's world and ours are fundamentally interconnected.

* {{spoiler|[[Antagonistic Offspring]]: Duncan Blackletter to Doc.}}

* [[Celibate Hero]]: Discussed and averted. Harris thinks Doc might swear off relationships until he retires. "Why would anyone punish himself that way?"

* [[Disney Villain Death]]

* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Doc's wife in the backstory. {{spoiler|Queen Maeve in the sequel.}}

* [[Extreme Doormat]]: Harris Greene starts out as one.

* [[Eye Scream]]: Happens to Duncan Blackletter courtesy of an exploding TV.

* [[The Fair Folk]]

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: forms the backbone of the plot in ''Sidhe Devil.''

* [[Faux Affably Evil]]: Duncan to his henchmen.

* [[Groin Attack]]: Angus Powrie likes giving these out. Also how Zeb wins his Olympic fight.

* [[Heroic Bastard]]: {{spoiler|Doc is the unacknowledged son of the Prince Consort.}}

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Doc and his group need someone to pose as Teleri Obeldon. The lookalike they find is named [[Swan Lake|Swana Weiss]] -- and yes, "Weiss" '''is''' German or, locally, Burian for "white." To rub it in, Swana owns a dog called Odilon.

** Doc's proper name is Desmond MaqqRee. "Maqq" is clearly much the same [[Patronymic]] as Gaelic "Mac," and "Ree" may be a variant of "Ri," meaning "king." King's son. He's actually {{spoiler|a Prince Consort's illegitimate son}}, but close enough for government work.

* [[Pineapple Surprise]]: Doc does this while possessed by the spirit of the Warbringer in ''Doc Sidhe''; using magic to cause the grenades Blackletter's men are carrying to detonate while they are still wearing them.

* [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner]]: In ''Sidhe-Devil'', Rudi Bergmonk catches the man most responsible for him being forced to kill his eldest brother. The guy tries to surrender. Rudi, a crook who's working with Doc Sidhe only in order to avenge his brother, replies, "You've mistaken me for one of the good [guys]." Bang.

* [[Reality-Changing Miniature]]: In ''Sidhe Devil'' miniature models of a city are used to cast spells that effect the real city.

* [[Samaritan Syndrome]]: In ''Sidhe-Devil'', Zeb Watson is upset because a mistake he made may have kept him from reducing the death toll in a terrorist attack (even further than he did). And Doc Sidhe tells him:

* [[Uncoffee]]: ''Xioc''. (It's unsweetened cocoa.)

* [[Up the Real Rabbit Hole]]: There's a moment in ''Sidhe Devil'' when the main viewpoint character, Zeb, apologizes to Doc for having taken the attitude that the fair world was "Less real than where I come from." He's changed his view after failing to completely prevent a terrorist attack; a little girl died of her injuries as he was carrying her to a doctor. Now [[It's Personal]].

 

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