That was, of course, assuming the poor man didn't fight to the death to reclaim that single note. Steal a dollar from a homeless man and he would go hungry for a night, possibly even die. Steal a dollar from a rich man and he wouldn't care. Dylan's only pride, his greatest accomplishment he had so far in his life. Travis demolished more than Dylan's win streak, he demolished Dylan's pride. Despite being an expert in the card game, he can never beat Travis, and with no drive or talent for other things in his life, this only sends Dylan into a This Loser Is You Heroic BSoD. Pride Before a Fall: This happens to Dylan long ago.Politically Incorrect Hero: Raymond displays a notable Madonna-Whore Complex, as the result of his Christian upbringing along with not having a positive father figure in his life according to the author.It makes it more tragic as the same thing happen with Reynalda at the end of the fic, especially since all the crap he went through to legitimately earn money became All for Nothing. Never Got to Say Goodbye: In his backstory, Raymond failed to see his mother one last time before she died from her chronic illnesses caused by overworking.Considering Travis' incredible luck, this is justified. Nerves of Steel: As Raymond took notice, Travis had a lot of guts to sit there acting all smugly as he collected his cards while his Sore Loser opponent is very likely to beat him up, especially since Raymond describes the latter as an out-of-control monkey.Unfortunately for Raymond, he failed to win the prize money, and Reynalda dies before he could see her one last time. The similarities are quite strong as both characters have family and financial problems, along with becoming Delinquents at a young age. Mythology Gag: If it wasn't obvious, Raymond entering the Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament to win $3 million to pay for his sister's life-saving operation is a reminiscence of Joey Wheeler's motivation to pay for Serenity's eye operation.The Magic Poker Equation: This is a Yu-Gi-Oh! story after all, and anything involving the Duel Monsters card game is to be expected with this trope.Raymond: No buts! Look me in the eyes Trudeau as I say this. Enlightened Self-Interest: Raymond reconstructs this with Dylan after the latter admits that the true reason why he's been helping him was so that God would let him win the tournament.Once Travis' loses his Born Lucky status to Raymond in their final duel, the strong possibility of this happening to him is coming sooner than later. However, Raymond deconstructs this as when time flies and regret starts to sink, no women will ever trust Travis' commitment as he wasted away his youth doing this, and that he'll be even terrified of Dying Alone in his own house. The Casanova: Along with his incredible luck, Travis is also popular with the ladies to the point where he Really Gets Around. When he loses to Raymond in their climactic duel, he also have lost his luck to the latter. Lawrence is known to be the "King of Games" for his insane luck, being the first place world champion for two years in a row as Dylan describes him to be "winning jackpot lucky".
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