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* ManipulativeBastard: Oh, so much. [[spoiler:Everything the trio — and the gods — did to try and stop him was all according to his plan.]]
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* ManipulativeBastard: Oh, so much. [[spoiler:Everything the trio — and the gods — did to try and stop beat him at his own game was all according to his plan.]]
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: None of them are shown to be very competent. They somehow fail to notice Prescott when he runs out to investigate what they're doing (when they were just feet away from him) and [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny get distracted by a clock's alarm]]. Hell, the Cardinal has to ''remind'' Brother Barnstable (the henchman on the train) not to open the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Al-Azif]] lest he GoMadFromTheRevelation. Makes you wonder why he puts any trust in them in the first place.
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* KnightOfCerebus: They are the first physical threat you face in the game, and a wakeup call of sorts, in case you were used to risking certain death simply by clicking aimlessly.
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* CatchPhrase: In ''The Miller Estate,'' he uses "Blast my light" and "Hell's bells" on a semi-regular basis.
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* ItAmusedMe: She [[Obfuscatingpretends to be senile to annoy her nurse.
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* ItAmusedMe: She [[Obfuscatingpretends [[ObfuscatingInsanity pretends to be senile senile]] to annoy her nurse.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Purple, in her younger days, just like her mother.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Purple, in [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]: In her younger days, just like her mother.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler:She is kind and hospitable to her guests, even looking after Ophelia while she recovers from her journey through time. This, of course, is all a ruse.]]
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* RichBitch: Comes with [[spoiler:being a baroness and a member of the Elder Star.]]
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* RichBitch: Comes with [[spoiler:being a being [[spoiler:a baroness and and]] a member of the Elder Star.]]
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: [[spoiler:A darker shade of purple than Ophelia's.]]
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* CoolOldLady: In the present day, she aids Bishop in finding whatever answers he seeks.
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* CoolOldLady: In the present day, she aids Bishop in finding whatever answers he seeks.out how the Elder Star was defeated.
* ItAmusedMe: She [[Obfuscatingpretends to be senile to annoy her nurse.
* ItAmusedMe: She [[Obfuscatingpretends to be senile to annoy her nurse.
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* CatchPhrase: In ''The Miller Estate:'' "My detection equipment is infallible."
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* CoolOldLady: In the present day, she aids Bishop in finding whatever answers he seeks.
* MissingMom: Her mother was driven mad and institutionalized for the rest of her life. Ophelia never met her, except in a vision.
* MissingMom: Her mother was driven mad and institutionalized for the rest of her life. Ophelia never met her, except in a vision.
* XanatosGambit: It doesn't matter what course of action the heroes take, or if the [[BigGood new gods]] are assisting them. Thus far, [[spoiler:he's beaten the heroes both times, although his winning streak apparently didn't last forever.]]
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: In ''The Stone Circle,'' she turns against the Elder Star and asks Prescott and his companions to find the relics, and dies shortly afterwards. [[spoiler:[[AvertedTrope Or so]], [[TheChessmaster it appears]].]]
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: In ''The Stone Circle,'' she turns against the Elder Star and asks Prescott and his companions to find the relics, and dies shortly afterwards. [[spoiler:[[AvertedTrope [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Or so]], so]] [[TheChessmaster it appears]].we're lead to believe]].]]
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* PsychicPowers: She frequently has visions that give her glimpses of the future and aid her in finding clues.
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* DarkIsEvil: They wear black trench coats and hats, with most of their facial features obscured.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: He congratulates the heroes on dispatching [[spoiler:the Guardian]] and [[spoiler:Shub-Niggurath]] and thereby [[spoiler:activating the nodes, thanking them for their unintentional help.]]
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* FauxAffablyEvil: He congratulates the heroes on dispatching [[spoiler:the Guardian]] and [[spoiler:Shub-Niggurath]] and thereby [[spoiler:activating the nodes, calling them "partners" and "friends", thanking them for their unintentional help.]]
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* BadassBookworm: Is fluent in obscure and occult knowledge.
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* BadassBookworm: Is fluent in obscure and occult knowledge.knowledge, which helps immensely in his quest to defeat the Great Ancients and their servants.
* NiceHat: Also in ''The Stone Circle.'' It compliments his BadassLongcoat quite well.
* BadassBaritone: Has a very deep voice.
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* BigBad: As the leader of the Elder Star, hellbent on world domination, this comes naturally. Though he shares this duty with [[spoiler:Alicia Blackwood]] in ''The Stone Circle.''
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* BigBad: As the leader of the Elder Star, hellbent on world domination, this comes naturally. Though he shares this duty with [[spoiler:Alicia Blackwood]] in as of ''The Stone Circle.''
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* ThirdEye: Has one painted on his forehead in the first season, and in a couple episodes of the second. It's absent in the final episode, though.
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: In ''The Stone Circle,'' she turns against the Elder Star and asks Prescott and his companions to find the relics, and dies shortly afterwards. [[spoiler:[[AvertedTrope Of course]], [[TheChessmaster this is all part of her plan]].]]
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: In ''The Stone Circle,'' she turns against the Elder Star and asks Prescott and his companions to find the relics, and dies shortly afterwards. [[spoiler:[[AvertedTrope Of course]], Or so]], [[TheChessmaster this is all part of her plan]].it appears]].]]
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* TheFaceless: None of their facial features are discernible, except their eyes.
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* StupidEvil: None of them are shown to be very competent. They somehow fail to notice Prescott when he runs out to investigate what they're doing (when they were really close by) and [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny get distracted by a clock's alarm]]. Hell, the Cardinal has to ''remind'' Brother Barnstable (the henchman on the train) not to open the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Al-Azif]] lest he GoMadFromTheRevelation. Makes you wonder why he puts any trust in them.
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* StupidEvil: None of them are shown to be very competent. They somehow fail to notice Prescott when he runs out to investigate what they're doing (when they were really close by) just feet away from him) and [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny get distracted by a clock's alarm]]. Hell, the Cardinal has to ''remind'' Brother Barnstable (the henchman on the train) not to open the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Al-Azif]] lest he GoMadFromTheRevelation. Makes you wonder why he puts any trust in them.them in the first place.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: A good deed done by the Great Ancients has yet to be shown.
* EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily: Averted. They seem to have no qualms with sending their own out to Earth if it means a hastening of their return.
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* AdaptationalWimp: Unlike the cloudlike abomination s/he is often portrayed as that can spawn a number of its horrible Thousand Young at will, this interpretation of Shub-Niggurath is limited to swatting and headbutting, and is subservient to (and can be destroyed by) the Talisman of Yhe, and an incantation.
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* AdaptationalWimp: Unlike the cloudlike abomination s/he is often portrayed as that can spawn a an endless number of its horrible Thousand Young at will, this interpretation of Shub-Niggurath is limited to swatting and headbutting, and is subservient to (and can be destroyed by) the Talisman of Yhe, and an incantation.incantation. Not to mention that he's [[AntiClimaxBoss painfully easy to beat]].
* HumanoidAbomination: It sometimes looks roughly human in appearance, although it's still really obvious that it's not.
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* EldritchAbomination: It's too horrific to be comprehended, as it can drive Prescott mad with a single glance in episode 1 of ''The Miller Estate.''
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* EldritchAbomination: It's Assuming that it doesn't devour you outright, it's too horrific to be comprehended, as it can drive Prescott mad with a single glance at what's likely its true form in episode 1 of ''The Miller Estate.''
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* ShoutOut: Her surname is likely one to Creator/AlgernonBlackwood, who served as a major inspiration to Lovecraft's works.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: The Elder Gods, according to Lovecraft, were really no better than the Great Old Ones themselves. But here, they're allies to the human race, and want to save them. Justified, because that's Creator/{{August Derleth}}'s take on them, and his interpretation of the Main/CthulhuMythos is especially prominent in this series.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: The Elder Gods, according to Lovecraft, were really no better than the Great Old Ones themselves. But here, they're allies to the human race, and want to save them. Justified, because that's Creator/{{August Derleth}}'s take on vision of them, and his interpretation of the Main/CthulhuMythos is especially prominent in this series.
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* BadassNormal: Unlike Gregor, who's fluent in occult knowledge, or Ophelia, who is aided by her psychic powers, he's just a normal man. This doesn't stop him from killing or incapacitating several members of the Elder Star.
** EmpoweredBadassNormal: When he wears the Amulet of Mnar, which protects him from being brainwashed by Brother Barnstable.
** EmpoweredBadassNormal: When he wears the Amulet of Mnar, which protects him from being brainwashed by Brother Barnstable.
* DevilButNoGod: The new gods that had defeated the Great Ancients don't have as much earthly influence as them.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Not much is really known about it other than that it's a powerful and dangerous monster that's responsible for a lot of disappearances in Duncan Creek.
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[[folder:The New Gods]]
!The New Gods/The Elder Gods
Benevolent deities who fought the Great Ancients and banished them beyond the frontiers of the universe.
* AdaptationalHeroism: The Elder Gods, according to Lovecraft, were really no better than the Great Old Ones themselves. But here, they're allies to the human race, and want to save them. Justified, because that's Creator/{{August Derleth}}'s take on them, and his interpretation of the Main/CthulhuMythos is especially prominent in this series.
* BigGood: They leave artifacts scattered throughout time to help humanity to defeat the Great Ancients.
* TheGhost: They're never shown in-game, except as idols.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: As with just about everyone in the game's universe, [[spoiler:the aid they offer is completely compatible with the Cardinal's schemes.]]
[[folder:The New Gods]]
!The New Gods/The Elder Gods
Benevolent deities who fought the Great Ancients and banished them beyond the frontiers of the universe.
* AdaptationalHeroism: The Elder Gods, according to Lovecraft, were really no better than the Great Old Ones themselves. But here, they're allies to the human race, and want to save them. Justified, because that's Creator/{{August Derleth}}'s take on them, and his interpretation of the Main/CthulhuMythos is especially prominent in this series.
* BigGood: They leave artifacts scattered throughout time to help humanity to defeat the Great Ancients.
* TheGhost: They're never shown in-game, except as idols.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: As with just about everyone in the game's universe, [[spoiler:the aid they offer is completely compatible with the Cardinal's schemes.]]
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Twice. First when the heroes activate the Duncan Creek node, then the Stonehenge node. However, it's implied that if the series continued, then he would have eventually been beaten at his own game.]]
* ThirdEye: Has one painted on his forehead in the first season, and in a couple episodes of the second. It's absent in the final episode, though.
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!The Shadow
An unnamed creature that assumes a shadowy form. It appears in a few episodes with every other pointless click of the mouse, and will either drive the player character insane or kill them if they click in the wrong place too many times.
* EldritchAbomination: It's too horrific to be comprehended, as it can drive Prescott mad in episode 1 of ''The Miller Estate.''
* NothingIsScarier: You never see its true form, though one can assume from their reactions that the protagonists do.
* UltimateEvil: All that can ever be seen of it is its shadow.
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!The Shadow
An unnamed creature that assumes a shadowy form. It appears in a few episodes with every other pointless click of the mouse, and will either drive the player character insane or kill them if they click in the wrong place too many times.
* EldritchAbomination: It's too horrific to be comprehended, as it can drive Prescott mad in episode 1 of ''The Miller Estate.''
* NothingIsScarier: You never see its true form, though one can assume from their reactions that the protagonists do.
* UltimateEvil: All that can ever be seen of it is its shadow.
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* EldritchAbomination: It goes without saying. After all, they’re an interpretation of the {{TropeCodifier}}s.
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: What else would happen if a vengeful race of {{EldritchAbomination}}s were unleashed upon the earth?
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* EldritchAbomination: It goes without saying. After all, they’re an interpretation of the {{TropeCodifier}}s.
{{Trope Codifier}}s.
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* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: What else would happen if a vengeful race of
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* TheOphelia: Played with. Despite sharing the trope's name and having psychic abilities, she's actually quite sane. However, she inherited her powers when her mother was driven insane.
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* BadassBookworm: Is fluent in obscure knowledge of the Great Ancients.and occult knowledge.
* OccultDetective: A paranormal investigator who makes a career out of debunking frauds.
* BigBad: As the leader of the Elder Star, hellbent on world domination, this comes naturally. Though he shares this duty with [[spoiler:Alicia Blackwood]] in ''The Stone Circle.''
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Of ''The Stone Circle,'' although she shares this duty with the Cardinal.]]
** BigBadWannabe: [[spoiler:In the end, she just isn't savvy enough to be the true BigBad, and dies for her efforts to be one.]]
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!The Great Ancients
Ancients and servants
* GreaterScopeVillain: None of the series' events would have happened if it weren't for them.
!The Hooded One
A being mentioned in a note in ‘’The Miller Estate.’’
* TheGhost: It’s never seen.
* HumanoidAbomination: If its name is meant to be taken literally.
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* TheGhost: It’s never seen.
* HumanoidAbomination: If its name is meant to be taken literally.
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* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: If the game over screens for 1-4 are anything to go by, it has rows upon rows of sharp teeth.
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masters, albeit a lesser one.
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!The Hooded One
A being mentioned in a note in ‘’The Miller Estate.’’ May or may not be Nyarlathotep.
* TheGhost: It’s never seen.
* HumanoidAbomination: If its name is meant to be taken literally.
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!The Hooded One
A being mentioned in a note in ‘’The Miller Estate.’’ May or may not be Nyarlathotep.
* TheGhost: It’s never seen.
* HumanoidAbomination: If its name is meant to be taken literally.
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A being mentioned in a note in ‘’The Miller Estate.’’ May or may not be Nyarlathotep.
* TheGhost: It’s never seen.
* HumanoidAbomination: If its name is meant to be taken literally.
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!Janet
Ophelia's ornery nurse.
* FieryRedhead: Has red hair and a bad temper.
* {{Jerkass}}: She's incredibly rude and easily annoyed by Ophelia's (supposed) insanity.
* LackOfEmpathy: You'd think a nurse would be a bit more sensitive to people suffering from mental illness.
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[[folder:Alvin Carter]]
!Alvin Carter
The Miller villa's last tenant and a penpal of Alicia Blackwood.
* PosthumousCharacter: All that's shown of him outside of flashbacks and journal entries is his near-skeletal corpse in a closet. It's implied that he was murdered by the Cardinal.
* UnwittingPawn: To Alicia Blackwood.
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!Janet
Ophelia's ornery nurse.
* FieryRedhead: Has red hair and a bad temper.
* {{Jerkass}}: She's incredibly rude and easily annoyed by Ophelia's (supposed) insanity.
* LackOfEmpathy: You'd think a nurse would be a bit more sensitive to people suffering from mental illness.
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[[folder:Alvin Carter]]
!Alvin Carter
The Miller villa's last tenant and a penpal of Alicia Blackwood.
* PosthumousCharacter: All that's shown of him outside of flashbacks and journal entries is his near-skeletal corpse in a closet. It's implied that he was murdered by the Cardinal.
* UnwittingPawn: To Alicia Blackwood.
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!Mrs. MacDermoth
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!Alicia Blackwood, aka [[spoiler:Baroness Alicia Vonarburg]]
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!Alicia Blackwood, aka [[spoiler:Baroness Alicia Vonarburg]]Vonaburg]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:She is kind and hospitable to her guests, even looking after Ophelia while she recovers from her journey through time. This, of course, is all a ruse.]]
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A primordial race of evil beings.
!The Great Ancients in general:
* AdaptationalVillainy: Creator/HPLovecraft portrayed the Great Old Ones as not so much evil as they are beyond simple morality as we know it. Here, they are stated to be truly malevolent, and their only goal is to “restore their reign of chaos, and of terror.”
* EldritchAbomination: It goes without saying. After all, they’re an interpretation of the {{TropeCodifier}}s.
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: What else would happen if a vengeful race of {{EldritchAbomination}}s were unleashed upon the earth?
* PrimordialChaos: “In the beginning, only chaos existed …”
* SealedEvilInACan: Most of them are trapped somewhere outside time and space as we know it, while Cthulhu slumbers in the city of R’lyeh and Shub-Niggurath had his dismembered remains scattered across England.
!Shub-Niggurath:
* AdaptationalWimp: Unlike the cloudlike abomination s/he is often portrayed as that can spawn a number of its horrible Thousand Young at will, this interpretation of Shub-Niggurath is limited to swatting and headbutting, and is subservient to (and can be destroyed by) the Talisman of Yhe, and an incantation.
* ArtifactOfDoom: His dismembered body parts. When the monks tried to bury them on holy grounds, they were almost always met with a catastrophe of some sort.
* GenderFlip: Many authors after Lovecraft’s time depict Shub as female. That’s not the case here.
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!The Guardian of the Stone
A servant of the Great Ancients, responsible for the disappearance of many of Duncan Creek’s denizens.
* BlobMonster: Although it sometimes assumes a more humanoid shape.
* EldritchAbomination: Like its masters.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: If the game over screens for 1-4 are anything to go by, it has rows upon rows of sharp teeth.
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[[folder:The Hooded One]]
!The Hooded One
A being mentioned in a note in ‘’The Miller Estate.’’ May or may not be Nyarlathotep.
* TheGhost: It’s never seen.
* HumanoidAbomination: If its name is meant to be taken literally.
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!Steven Bishop
A young man who comes to visit Ophelia for guidance in the nursing home where she resides.
* MeaningfulName: WordOfGod says that had the series continued, he would have been revealed to be related to the Cardinal in some way.
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!Ebenezer Smith
An elderly museum curator and an old friend of Gregor.
* DrivenToMadness: He’s so unsettled by Gregor revealing the hand to him that this apparently happens to him.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: We only get to see him once in the entire season, and one can only assume things didn’t end well for him.
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!Mrs. MacDermoth
Ophelia’s mother and Gregor’s widow.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: She witnessed an African tribe summon what is implied to be Cthulhu, and was so traumatized that she lived the rest of her days out in a mental hospital.
* TheLostLenore: To Gregor.
* TheOphelia: Ironically, more so than her daughter.
* YouGottaHavePurpleHair: Just like her daughter.
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!The Guardian of the Stone
A servant of the Great Ancients, responsible for the disappearance of many of Duncan Creek’s denizens.
* BlobMonster: Although it sometimes assumes a more humanoid shape.
* EldritchAbomination: Like its masters.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: If the game over screens for 1-4 are anything to go by, it has rows upon rows of sharp teeth.
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!The Hooded One
A being mentioned in a note in ‘’The Miller Estate.’’ May or may not be Nyarlathotep.
* TheGhost: It’s never seen.
* HumanoidAbomination: If its name is meant to be taken literally.
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!Steven Bishop
A young man who comes to visit Ophelia for guidance in the nursing home where she resides.
* MeaningfulName: WordOfGod says that had the series continued, he would have been revealed to be related to the Cardinal in some way.
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!Ebenezer Smith
An elderly museum curator and an old friend of Gregor.
* DrivenToMadness: He’s so unsettled by Gregor revealing the hand to him that this apparently happens to him.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: We only get to see him once in the entire season, and one can only assume things didn’t end well for him.
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!Mrs. MacDermoth
Ophelia’s mother and Gregor’s widow.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: She witnessed an African tribe summon what is implied to be Cthulhu, and was so traumatized that she lived the rest of her days out in a mental hospital.
* TheLostLenore: To Gregor.
* TheOphelia: Ironically, more so than her daughter.
* YouGottaHavePurpleHair: Just like her daughter.
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* YouGottaHavePurpleHair: [[spoiler:A darker shade than Ophelia's.]]
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* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler:After awakening and trying to enslave Shub-Niggurath, she melts and her blood feeds the beast.]]
* RichBitch: Comes with [[spoiler:being a baroness and a member of the Elder Star.]]
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!The Henchmen
The Cardinal'sleadership {{Mook}}s, dressed in black hats and replace him.trench coats.
* BrownNote: Simply revealing the Elder Sign in their hand will instantly drive someone irrevocably insane.
* DarkIsEvil: They wear black trench coats and hats, with most of their facial features obscured.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: One of them is encountered smoking a cigarette on the boat.
* KnifeNut: Brother Barnstable chases Prescott to the top of the train with a knife.
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!The Henchmen
The Cardinal's
* BrownNote: Simply revealing the Elder Sign in their hand will instantly drive someone irrevocably insane.
* DarkIsEvil: They wear black trench coats and hats, with most of their facial features obscured.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: One of them is encountered smoking a cigarette on the boat.
* KnifeNut: Brother Barnstable chases Prescott to the top of the train with a knife.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: He congratulates the heroes on dispatching [[spoiler:the Guardian]] and [[spoiler:Shub-Niggurath]] and thereby [[spoiler:activating the nodes, thanking them for their help.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: Oh, so much. [[spoiler:Everything the trio — and the gods — did to try and stop him was all according to his plan.]]
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!Alicia Blackwood, aka [[spoiler:Baroness Alicia Vonarburg]]
!A mysterious woman who wants to usurp the Cardinal as the leader of the Elder Star. She conspired with Alvin Carter to destroy the Guardian in ''The Miller Estate.''
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Under the guise of Baroness Alicia Vonarburg, she invited Ophelia, Gregor, and Prescott to London for Ophelia to play at the London Philharmonic Society, leading them to find the remains of Shub-Niggurath scattered across England. This was all part of her plan to awaken and enslave the demon and assume the mantle of the master of the Elder Star.]]
* TheGhost: We only get to read her letters and hear her voice on a phonograph. [[spoiler:That is, until she's revealed to be Baroness Vonarburg.]]
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: In ''The Stone Circle,'' she turns against the Elder Star and asks Prescott and his companions to find the relics, and dies shortly afterwards. [[spoiler:Or so it appears.]]
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* EvilSoundsDeep: In both seasons, but more so in the second.
* OmnicidalManiac: His goal is to unleash the Great Ancients upon the world.
* Really700YearsOld: At ''least'' 700 years old.
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!Ophelia MacDermoth
Gregor's daughter, gifted with psychic abilities at birth.
* BlessedWithSuck: While her psychic sensitivity is certainly useful, they can prove to be rather problematic and overwhelming when she picks up even the faintest vibrations.
* TheOphelia: Played with. Despite sharing the trope's name, she's actually quite sane. However, she inherited her powers when her mother was driven insane.
* {{Troll}}: The elderly Ophelia enjoys pissing off her nurse by [[ObfuscatingInsanity feigning senility]].
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!Gregor MacDermoth
Ophelia's father, and the chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Southwick University.
* BadassBookworm: Is fluent in obscure knowledge of the Great Ancients.
* BadassGrandpa: He's 63 years old, and dedicated his life to banishing the Great Ancients from the universe for good.
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!Prescott Bridgeman
A brilliant engineer and a paranormal investigator.
* AgentScully: Despite having personally witnessed many supernatural manifestations, he remains a skeptic.
* GeniusBruiser: He's big and strong, but capable of making his own technology to aid him. He's also debunked many frauds who claim to have witnessed paranormal activity.
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!The Elder Star
[[folder:The Cardinal]]
An enigmatic
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!Ophelia MacDermoth
Gregor's daughter, gifted with psychic abilities at birth.
* BlessedWithSuck: While her psychic sensitivity is certainly useful, they can prove to be rather problematic and overwhelming when she picks up even the faintest vibrations.
* TheOphelia: Played with. Despite sharing the trope's name, she's actually quite sane. However, she inherited her powers when her mother was driven insane.
* {{Troll}}: The elderly Ophelia enjoys pissing off her nurse by [[ObfuscatingInsanity feigning senility]].
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!Gregor MacDermoth
Ophelia's father, and the chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Southwick University.
* BadassBookworm: Is fluent in obscure knowledge of the Great Ancients.
* BadassGrandpa: He's 63 years old, and dedicated his life to banishing the Great Ancients from the universe for good.
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!Prescott Bridgeman
A brilliant engineer and a paranormal investigator.
* AgentScully: Despite having personally witnessed many supernatural manifestations, he remains a skeptic.
* GeniusBruiser: He's big and strong, but capable of making his own technology to aid him. He's also debunked many frauds who claim to have witnessed paranormal activity.
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!The Elder Star
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An enigmatic
