Fortune Teller: Corto's mother was one, and so is his friend Golden Mouth.Foil: Rasputin is a dark version of Corto.Foe Yay: Lampshaded in the case of Corto and Rasputin.Expanded Universe: Two characters from two of Pratt's other works, 'Lord HawHaw' from Ann of the Jungle and Cush from The Scorpions of the Desert appear in 'Corto Maltese in Africa' ('Les Ethiopiques' in France), the second as a close friend of Corto, making those three universes linked together in the same verse.The Drifter: Corto never stays in any one place too long.Not to mention, of course, Rasputin's resemblance with his more famous namesake. Doppelganger: In 'The Golden House of Samarkand', the Turkish officer Timur Chevket is a dead ringer for Corto.Die Laughing: Corto, in 'Mushroom Head.' Fortunately, it was a dream produced by Magic Mushrooms - and it wasn't Corto's dream.The Dead Can Dance: And in 'The Helvetics', Corto dances with them.Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Rasputin.The Casanova: Corto, with a hint of Chivalrous Pervert.Badass Normal: Corto acquits himself admirably in every dangerous situation, realistic or fantastic, although he is far from being infallible sometimes, when the focus shifts to secondary characters, he is a little more than a bystander.Corto acknowledges it and wishes her well. She was already married and more or less happy with her husband, whom she basically describes as a Nice Guy.

Asian Gal with White Guy: Played with in the case of the unfulfilled attraction between Corto and Shanghai Li.Armies Are Evil: Corto meets his share of power-hungry warlords and unsavory military officers.But mystic powers in the Caribbean? That's just superstition. Arbitrary Skepticism: Corto insists that Cornwall is a place of magic and that Malta is full of ghosts.Anti-Hero: Corto is an early example of this.All Myths Are True: Corto gets to meet mythical creatures from plenty of different folklores.

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