• AllLoveIsUnrequited: She tries this on Tam, but Zanna calls her out on it: "Why are you wearing a skirt?"
• DeadpanSnarker: Rayford tells him in the Dramatic Audio that he'd be on the Most Wanted List for feminists for the type of things he says about Hattie. All Ken asks for is a copy of the list so he can send it to his mother.
• GoodIsNotSoft: As kind and gentle as he is, he's definitely no pushover in a fight.
• InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Naturally, he also turns into a giant black dragon. Although his particular Soletaken form is described as "darkness with wings" instead of a normal draconic form.
• InsufferableGenius: According to Holmes himself, his observation and detective skills are hereditary, as he and his brother both possess them.
• LifeDrinker: As seen with her vampire power.
• OutOfCharacterMoment: She seems quite enthusiastic about the fact that her mage is more "princess-like" the first time it's seen.
• RealLife: inverted. Stevie explicitly disclaims creating Roland or any of the others, and cannot control them; in fact, he admits to having given up on the series after completing The Gunslinger precisely because Roland went Off the Rails and let Jake fall.
• RomanticFalseLead: Rhun’s parents intend for Rhun and Eilonwy to be married, much to Taran’s chagrin. However, Rhun himself is not particularly interested and gladly steps aside when he realizes she’d be much happier with Taran.
• Turncoat