Chekhov's Gunman: There are no minor characters.Chandler's Law: The number of time Sylvester just pulls his beretta to escalate a situation is quite high.Though, he gets the last laugh he is one of the few characters who don't have AIDS by the end of the story. He even gets properly introduced by being shot by Slyvester/James. Butt-Monkey: Twan gets no respect throughout the story, being portrayed as a hot-headed idiot.Bring My Brown Pants: Big Man shits himself when James pulls his gun on him.Twan when he saves Sylvester and him from Beeno's goons. Big Damn Heroes: Twan and Sylvester when they burst into James's (the policeman's) house to save Bridget.Bigger Is Better in Bed: Big Man, hence the name.He nearly blows off Twan's and Sylvester's heads and that's before Beeno sends him to kill them! He's supposedly trying to turn his life around but "kill everyone" seems to be his default solution to most problems. Author Avatar: Sylvester is this for Kelly himself, being partly named after him (Sylvester is his middle name) and being the only character that he doesn't wear any kind of makeup or costume for.In fact, in Chapters 3-4, Sylvester basically breaks every rule in the gun safety handbook.Kelly scratches his head with the barrel of his gun, in a manner very similar to characters in Plan 9 from Outer Space.
Artistic License Gun Safety: At one point, R.Gwendolyn comments, "Damn, you've been through a lot of shit." To which Sylvester replies "Plus, I got a ticket." Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: In Chapter 6, Sylvester tells Gwendolyn about what happened to him in the past 5 chapters.