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!! Samantha Black-Crow

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!! Samantha Black-CrowBlack Crow

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* FlatEarthAtheist: Mr. Town is almost certainly a god, but thinks all the other gods are just mutants with mind control powers.
* {{MIB}}: What they seem to be the gods of.

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* FlatEarthAtheist: Mr. Town is almost certainly a god, but thinks all the other gods are just mutants with mind control powers.
* {{MIB}}: What they seem to be the gods archetype of.

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** Gaiman has said that Dwayne Johnson/The Rock, who has black and Samoan heritage, is the perfect actor to play him.

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** Gaiman has said that Dwayne Johnson/The Rock, who has black and Samoan heritage, is would be the perfect actor to play him.



* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Justified, in that even ''he'' doesn't know his true name is [[spoiler: Baldur]] until very late in the book.
** His legal/"true" name is presumably on his driver's license and just never mentioned by the third-person narrator. It just isn't revealed to the reader until '"The Monarch of the Glen''.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Everyone asumes he's just a big dumb guy until he starts talking.
* TheStoic: Shadow.

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Justified, in that even ''he'' doesn't know his true His real name is [[spoiler: Baldur]] until very late in the book.
** His legal/"true" name is presumably on his driver's license and just
never mentioned by the third-person narrator. It just isn't It's finally revealed to the reader until in '"The Monarch of the Glen''.
* SmarterThanYouLook: [[SmarterThanYouLook Smarter than he looks]]: Everyone asumes he's just a big dumb guy until he starts talking.
* TheStoic: Shadow.TheStoic



* UnfazedEveryman: He takes it rather calmly that there are tons of deities all all around him [[spoiler: makes sense since he is one himself, so he ''isn't'' a pure example of the trope]].

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* UnfazedEveryman: He takes it rather calmly that there are tons of deities all all around him him. [[spoiler: makes Makes sense since he is one himself, so he ''isn't'' a pure example of the trope]].
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* GenkiGirl: Sam

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* GenkiGirl: SamGenkiGirl



* SuperLoser: He may be a god, but nobody gives him very much respect, and the narrative tends to refer to him as "the fat kid."

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* SuperLoser: He may be a god, but nobody gives him very much respect, and the narrative tends to refer to him as "the fat kid."



* MIB: What they seem to be the gods of.

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* MIB: {{MIB}}: What they seem to be the gods of.



* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Mr. Wood and Mr. Stone

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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Mr. Wood and Mr. Stone
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* ChekhovsGunman-:[[spoiler: you might also know him as Low-key Lyesmith/Loki Lie-smith]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler: to both the New Gods and to Wednesday]]

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* ChekhovsGunman-:[[spoiler: you ChekhovsGunman:[[spoiler: You might also know him as Low-key Lyesmith/Loki Lie-smith]]
Lie-smith.]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler: to To both the New Gods and to Wednesday]]Wednesday.]]
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* Leprechaun

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* Leprechaun{{Leprechaun}}
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* Leprechaun
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* ArthurDent: He takes it rather calmly that there are tons of deities all all around him [[spoiler: makes sense since he is one himself]].




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* UnfazedEveryman: He takes it rather calmly that there are tons of deities all all around him [[spoiler: makes sense since he is one himself, so he ''isn't'' a pure example of the trope]].
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* TheSocialExpert: It goes along with his con man tendencies.
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* KindheartedCatLover: And the cat goddess [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean loves him too.]]

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* KindheartedCatLover: And the cat goddess [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean loves him too.]]
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** Gaiman has said that Dwayne Johnson/The Rock, who has black and Samoan heritage, is the perfect actor to play him.
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* {{Yangire}}

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* {{Yangire}}
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* KindheartedCatLover: And the cat goddess [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean loves him too.]]
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: It's not entirely clear what race he is, although his mother is implied to have been black.
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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Into a jackal, naturally.




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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Into a cat, of course.



* TheEeyore: Not as demonstrative as many examples, but he's a very gloomy guy.




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* SuperLoser: He may be a god, but nobody gives him very much respect, and the narrative tends to refer to him as "the fat kid."



* Yangire

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* Yangire
{{Yangire}}



* {{Mooks}} - They work for Mr. World and the New Gods.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys - Mr. Wood and Mr. Stone

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* {{Mooks}} - [[spoiler: AvengingTheVillain: Mr. Town is not happy about his buddies getting killed, but leaves Shadow alone because Mr. World says so.]]
* FlatEarthAtheist: Mr. Town is almost certainly a god, but thinks all the other gods are just mutants with mind control powers.
* MIB: What they seem to be the gods of.
* {{Mooks}}:
They work for Mr. World and the New Gods.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys - PunchclockVillain
* ThoseTwoBadGuys:
Mr. Wood and Mr. Stone

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* SmarterThanYouLook: Everyone asumes he's just a big dumb guy until he starts talking.



* BitchInSheepsClothing: Even when she was alive Laura was not as nice as she seemed. But she really does love Shadow which keeps her on the sympathetic side of the trope.



* JerkassWoobie: Even Shadow feels a little sorry for him in the HellHotel.




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* Yangire
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How is he a Karma Houdini? He was murdered by Mr. World


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* LadyMacbeth: Seems Shadow's involvement in the robbery that got him in prison was her idea.



* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: She is far more likely to kill you than her husband is.




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* [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Violently Protective Wife]]
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* [[spoiler: DivineParentage]]



* TheStoic: Shadow.



* [[spoiler:BiTheWay]]

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* [[spoiler:BiTheWay]]BiTheWay
* GenkiGirl: Sam
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* ImAHumanitarian: In a good way.

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* ImAHumanitarian: In While conducting autopsies, he has a good way.habit of eating some of the corpse flesh. Respectfully.



* VegetarianVampire: Gets his powers from killing, but worked at a slaughterhouse rather than becoming a SerialKiller.

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* VegetarianVampire: Gets his powers from killing, sacrificial murders, but after his followers dried up, he worked at a slaughterhouse rather than becoming a SerialKiller.



* BadassNormal: Faces Mr. Town and Mr. World/[[spoiler:Loki]] and doesn't back down, not to mention holds her own against Shadow, who's kind of scary before you get to know him.

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* BadassNormal: Faces Mr. Town and Mr. World/[[spoiler:Loki]] World, and doesn't back down, not only does she refuse to mention holds her own against tell them anything about Shadow, she makes fun of their names. She also hitchhikes with Shadow, who's kind of scary before you get to know him.
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** She actually took it much earlier in the book. When she kills a bunch of guards in order to save Shadow with her bare hands.

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Justified, in that even ''he'' doesn't know his true name is [[spoiler: Baldur]]
until very late in the book.

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Justified, in that even ''he'' doesn't know his true name is [[spoiler: Baldur]]
Baldur]] until very late in the book.



* BigBad

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* BigBad[[spoiler:BigBad]]



* LukeIAmYourFather

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* LukeIAmYourFather[[spoiler:LukeIAmYourFather]]



* BiTheWay

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* BiTheWay[[spoiler:BiTheWay]]

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Justified, in that even ''he'' doesn't know his true name is [[spoiler: Baldur]] until very late in the book.

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Justified, in that even ''he'' doesn't know his true name is [[spoiler: Baldur]] Baldur]]
until very late in the book.



* [[spoiler: BigBad]]

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* [[spoiler: BigBad]]BigBad



* [[spoiler: LukeIAmYourFather]]

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* [[spoiler: LukeIAmYourFather]]LukeIAmYourFather
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!!'''The Internet'''

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!!'''The Internet'''Technical Boy'''



* BrainBleach: Everyone needed some after she appears as Lucy Ricardo and offers to show Shadow Lucy's tits.



!!'''MenInBlack'''- several mooks for the New Gods
** ThoseTwoBadGuys

!!'''Mr. World'''- the leader of the {{MIB}}s (who is [[spoiler: actually Loki]])

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!!'''MenInBlack'''- several mooks !!'''The Spookshow'''
* {{Mooks}} - They work
for Mr. World and the New Gods
** ThoseTwoBadGuys

Gods.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys - Mr. Wood and Mr. Stone
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!!'''Mr. World'''- the leader of the {{MIB}}s (who is [[spoiler: actually Loki]])World'''
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** His legal/"true" name is presumably on his driver's license and just never mentioned by the third-person narrator. It just isn't revealed to the reader until '"The Monarch of the Glen''.
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* GIFT: Since he is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of the Internet, it's only natural he acts like this.

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* GIFT: {{GIFT}}: Since he is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of the Internet, it's only natural he acts like this.
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!!'''Mr. World'''- the leader of the MIBs (who is [[spoiler: actually Loki]])

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!!'''Mr. World'''- the leader of the MIBs {{MIB}}s (who is [[spoiler: actually Loki]])

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