
Aerith and Bob: Inverted, in that most characters' names are fairly modern, normal human names (itself subverting lots of fantasy works' tendency to have their cast made up of bizarre foreign names), but then there's Malona, a nonsense word.Adaptation Expansion: The story takes a simple Mother Goose rhyme and mutates it into an epic fantasy adventure story.Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene: Charlotte's talk to James during a campfire scene, while Oscar and Lewis practice-duel.He also has zero approval from Malona, seeing as he led a war to exterminate her species, and almost did. 0% Approval Rating: The king of the kingdom in which the book takes place in (both left unnamed, oddly) is not popular at all with the lower-class, thanks to being incompetent mixed with arrogant.The Brothers Brave contains the following tropes: Indeed, he looks up to Oscar as a symbol of strength and independence, but respects James' outlook and tries to be a little kinder to him than Oscar ever is. Of the three, he's the most middle-of-the-road, as he has more honor and compassion than Oscar, but not as altruistic and goody-two-shoes as James. But if you're family and you perform a perceived betrayal, then he'll gladly disown you.įinally, Lewis, who is more relaxed and laid-back.

His primary redeeming trait is that he truly values family loyalty. He can feel for others, but you really gotta earn it. Cynical, stubborn, gets a thrill from fighting and confrontation, and with a strong distaste for authority and his brother constantly ruining his fun. Then Oscar, who is about as far from that as you can get. You've got James, who is compassionate and selfless, wants to do good and values honor and humility, and yet suffers torment over the wholesale tossing out of his own personal happiness and goals in life thanks to devoting himself to living with his brothers and looking after them.
