Motif · Book 8, A Parade of Horribles

Vengeance

The Royal Court's parade theme and Carl's speech to the galaxy from the Unwashed effigy: revenge is direct action against one who harmed you; vengeance is righteous punishment — 'I am holding all of you culpable… We will not forget. We are coming.' The sluggalos fall on the masked elites; 'This is our revolution, motherfuckers'; 'Eat the rich.' 'Yum.'

Segment appearances

• Chapter 3 — Heat one; Prepotente's warning
• Chapter 81 — Scolopendra's first attack: the Beast of Burden Sin
• Chapter 88 — Interlude: Quasar; the eleventh floor — twenty-three crawlers; Chaco's parade
• Chapter 92 — Chaco on Lamashtu; the AI's history in four parts; Vengeance
• Chapter 98 — W-W-W-Winner; Mark of the Damned; the wrong biscuit

Progression

The theme drawn (ch. 88); revenge and vengeance defined; 'We are coming' (ch. 92); 'our revolution' (ch. 93); 'Eat the rich' (ch. 98).