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** He has another one when [[WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh Oancitizen]] tells him that Music/{{Nirvana}} is responsible for the creation of {{Music/Nickelback}}.
*** Which is [[HilariousInHindsight especially funny]] considering how Linkara has stated that, [[{{YMMV/Nickelback}} unlike most critics]], he actually ''likes'' Nickelback.

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** He has another one when [[WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh Oancitizen]] tells him that Music/{{Nirvana}} is responsible for the creation of {{Music/Nickelback}}.
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{{Music/Nickelback}}. Which is [[HilariousInHindsight especially funny]] funny considering how Linkara has stated that, [[{{YMMV/Nickelback}} unlike most critics]], critics, he actually ''likes'' Nickelback.



** [[spoiler: Seems like this trope might be played straight [[OhCrap after all]]. And considering NIMUE is in charge of [[CoolStarship COMI]][[FridgeHorror CRON-1]]...]]

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* ChekhovsArmoury: You can often spot weapons that will be used in later episodes in earlier ones, such as Captain America's shield. He once had an entire set of videos dedicated to fixing up a Zeonizer (at one point hiding it from the camera on purpose) which was later put to use against Mechakara.



* ChekhovsArmoury: You can often spot weapons that will be used in later episodes in earlier ones, such as Captain America's shield. He once had an entire set of videos dedicated to fixing up a Zeonizer (at one point hiding it from the camera on purpose) which was later put to use against Mechakara.



* TheChosenOne: Deconstructed. According to Lord Vyce, he is "the Champion" of his universe. Not only does this revelation change nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it also marked him out for a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown at Vyce's hands. Furthermore, it's implied that this is [[spoiler: ''why'' the Entity left defeating Vyce in his hands; because he expected that he'd be able to defeat him.]]
* TheChosenMany: Because there are so many champions, one for each different universe, it seems that his title as a chosen hero is less important than he'd like it to be. [[WordOfGod Lewis has stated that]], while Linkara may be "a Champion" of his universe, he is not some chosen one destined to be the one person who can save the world and that there are others (such as Angry Joe) who also qualify. Vice's definition of the term refers to someone who is his greatest threat in preventing him from conquering the universe and thus he needs to kill them in order to make their universe fall. This is pretty telling in that Linkara almost never manages to actually defeat a BigBad by himself instead needing the help of his TrueCompanions, or at times just plain dumb luck, to accomplish it.
** According to the temlins and Jaeris, there might actually be more to this than previously thought, as according to them, a "champion" is the being best suited to defend a universe from attack. But that definition can vary from heroes, to tyrants. So despite there being many strengths, something about Linkara makes him the ideal defender of our universe. Maybe in part BECAUSE of his network of friends.
* TheCombatPragmatist: Linkara isn't much of a fighter on his own (as his beatdown at Vyce's hands demonstrates), which is why he has to resort to magic, technology, and pragmatism to win his fights.

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* TheChosenOne: Deconstructed. According to Lord Vyce, he is "the Champion" of his universe. Not only does Unfortunately this revelation change changes nothing in the grand scheme of things, but as it also only marked him out for a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown at Vyce's hands. Furthermore, it's implied that this is [[spoiler: ''why'' the Entity left defeating Vyce in his hands; because he expected that he'd be able to defeat him.]]
]] Outside of Vyce and the Contest of Champions, being "Champion" is absolutely moot to his life events as well as the rest of his RoguesGallery.
* TheChosenMany: Because Expanding on this, there are so many champions, numerous Champions, one for each different universe, it seems that his title as a chosen hero is less important than he'd like it to be. [[WordOfGod Lewis has stated that]], while Linkara may be "a Champion" of his universe, he is not some chosen one destined to be the one person who can save the world and that there are others (such as Angry Joe) who also qualify. Vice's definition of the term refers to someone who is his greatest threat in preventing him from conquering the universe and thus he needs to kill them in order to make their universe fall. This is pretty telling in that Linkara almost never manages to actually defeat a BigBad by himself instead needing the help of his TrueCompanions, or at times just plain dumb luck, to accomplish it.
** According to the temlins Temlins and Jaeris, there might actually be more to this than previously thought, as according to them, a "champion" is the being best suited to defend a universe from attack. But that definition can vary from heroes, to tyrants. So despite there being many strengths, something about Linkara makes him the ideal defender of our universe. Maybe in part BECAUSE of his network of friends.
* TheCombatPragmatist: Linkara isn't much of a fighter on his own (as his beatdown at Vyce's hands demonstrates), which is why he has to resort to magic, technology, and pragmatism to win his fights.
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* CombatPragmatist: [[WordOfGod Lewis' commentary]] lampshades the fact that, in order to defeat [[spoiler:Vyce]], he had to fight dirty at every conceivable opportunity; which is what led to the WorfHadTheFlu-induced victory over him.

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* CombatPragmatist: Linkara is a ''terrible'' fighter, having to rely on magic and technology to win. Against the StrongAndSkilled Lord Vyce, who possessed both of these ''and'' direct combat capability, Linkara was crushed.[[WordOfGod Lewis' commentary]] lampshades the fact that, in order to defeat [[spoiler:Vyce]], he had to fight dirty at every conceivable opportunity; which is what led to the WorfHadTheFlu-induced victory over him.him. In another case, he needed Bone Button to fight Heavy Wrex for him, as in an arena with no access to his equipment, Linkara stood zero chance against a professional wrestler. Even his final victory over Lord Vyce was not through some grand final battle, but rather an application of trickery and playing on Vyce's paranoia and ego.



** Considering all of the craziness that tends to happen to him during Halloween, Linkara has gotten into the habit of filming multiple reviews weeks in advance so he can be prepared for whatever threats he has to face.
** His tendency to plan contingencies for a wide array of scenarios.

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** Considering all of the craziness that tends to happen to him during Halloween, Linkara has gotten into the habit of filming multiple reviews weeks in advance so he can be prepared for whatever threats he has to face.
** His
face and has developed a tendency to plan contingencies for a wide array of scenarios.scenarios.
** PlayedForLaughs in one of the Halloween storylines, where Linkara is armed from head-to-toe in anticipation of a new Halloween threat.



* FatalFlaw: {{Greed}}, and the desire to milk it as much as possible. It's perfectly demonstrated by his Hologram duplicate, who didn't undergo the same character arc Linkara did and thus still felt they were wasting all the power in their possession by not forcing the world to behave.
** His {{Pride}} and ego can count as well. Linkara is notable for being something of a gloryhound at times, especially after having genuine victories over far more powerful and threatening opponents. While he's gotten a better handle on it, it's still strong enough that [[spoiler:[[AudioPlay/AVoiceFromTheDark when he tried reuniting his old colleagues]], but accidentally got them thrown into ''another'' dangerous scenario, he was accused of doing it for the sake of proving himself as a grand leader due to failing to be upfront with his intentions]], a trait even he himself notes is something he has to keep in check.
* FedoraOfAsskicking: Even though the asskicking came a bit later in the reviews.

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* FatalFlaw: Several.
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{{Greed}}, and the desire to milk it as much as possible. It's perfectly demonstrated by his Hologram duplicate, who didn't undergo the same character arc Linkara did and thus still felt they were wasting all the power in their possession by not forcing the world to behave.
** His {{Pride}} and ego can count as well.well, if not being his ''true'' flaw that feeds into the above. Linkara is notable for being something of a gloryhound at times, especially after having genuine victories over far more powerful and threatening opponents. While he's gotten a better handle on it, it's still strong enough that [[spoiler:[[AudioPlay/AVoiceFromTheDark when he tried reuniting his old colleagues]], but accidentally got them thrown into ''another'' dangerous scenario, he was accused of doing it for the sake of proving himself as a grand leader due to failing to be upfront with his intentions]], a trait even he himself notes is something he has to keep in check.
* FedoraOfAsskicking: Even though the asskicking came a bit later in the reviews.reviews, he has a "purdy hat" and wears it on all of his outfits.



* HumansAreGood: When confronting [[spoiler:Mirrorkara]], Linkara expresses that he genuinely believes that people are Good, Decent and Kind!
* HumongousMecha: [[spoiler:He steals Neutro!]]
* TheImmune: [[spoiler:For some reason, Linkara is unaffected by the King of Worms's influence, requiring a more complicated approach. Unfortunately, we later learn WHY he was immune, and it's anything but a comforting reason]]

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* HumansAreGood: When confronting [[spoiler:Mirrorkara]], Linkara expresses that he genuinely believes that people are Good, Decent and Kind!
Kind, in stark contrast to [[spoiler:Mirrorkara]], who believes that HumansAreBastards.
* HumongousMecha: [[spoiler:He steals Neutro!]]
Neutro, who is one of these, and keeps him in his arsenal if he is ever required.]]
* TheImmune: [[spoiler:For For some reason, Linkara is unaffected by the King of Worms's influence, requiring a more complicated approach. Unfortunately, we later learn WHY he was immune, and it's anything but a comforting reason]]reason. [[spoiler:The Entity had hidden itself in his soul, which blocked the powers of the lesser god.]]



* LackOfEmpathy: When Phelous has a skull with Critic's hat on top of it, Linkara mentions what happened in ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'', but notes that he doesn't really care because he was locked in a closet for most of the movie's running time.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:When he was trying to revive Spoony after the latter died, he met with Doctor Linksano, who offered to help by cloning Spoony...and after the test confirmed that the technology to do so worked, inflicted Linkara with a mind-wipe virus to erase all memory of the encounter.]]

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* LackOfEmpathy: When Phelous has a skull with Critic's hat on top of it, Linkara mentions what happened in ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'', but notes that he doesn't really care because he was locked in a closet for most of the movie's running time.
time. Like several of the other traits here, it's been toned down to only purely comedic situations.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:When he was trying to revive Spoony after the latter died, he met with Doctor Linksano, who offered to help by cloning Spoony...and after the test confirmed that the technology to do so worked, inflicted Linkara with a mind-wipe virus to eventually erase all memory of the encounter.]]



** Within a year, however, it started creeping back again: culminating in a massive boast after driving off the Gunslinger. It was also at this stage that his progression into a Stu was very firmly defied by [[spoiler:Margaret, his magic gun, turning off her magic; since [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain his pride was clearly moving him towards evil]].]] Ever since then, he's had to start re-learning what being a genuine hero means.

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** Within a year, however, it started creeping back again: culminating in a massive boast after driving off the Gunslinger. It was also at this stage that his progression into a Stu was very firmly defied by [[spoiler:Margaret, his magic gun, turning off her magic; since [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain his pride was clearly moving him towards evil]].]] Ever since then, he's had to start re-learning re-learn what being a genuine hero means.
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Linkara's [[strike: weapon of choice and]] partner, the Magic Gun is true to its name. It shoots lasers, and is frequently used as a tool when a comic gets so bad it drives him to suicide. Or something else does. He can also rely on it whenever he's in a fight; when he can't, you know he's in trouble. Though one wonders where he got it...

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Linkara's [[strike: weapon of choice and]] partner, the Magic Gun is true to its name. It shoots lasers, and is frequently used as a tool when a comic gets so bad it drives him to suicide. Or something else does. He can also rely on it whenever he's in a fight; when he can't, you know he's in trouble. Though one wonders where he got it...
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Linkara's [[strike: weapon of choice and]] partner, the Magic Gun is true to its name. It shoots lasers, and is frequently used as a tool when a comic gets so bad it drives him to suicide. [[spoiler: Or something else does.]] He can also rely on it whenever he's in a fight; when he can't, you know he's in trouble. Though one wonders where he got it...

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Linkara's [[strike: weapon of choice and]] partner, the Magic Gun is true to its name. It shoots lasers, and is frequently used as a tool when a comic gets so bad it drives him to suicide. [[spoiler: Or something else does.]] does. He can also rely on it whenever he's in a fight; when he can't, you know he's in trouble. Though one wonders where he got it...
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Hosted the 2018 Longbox of the Damned Summer videos, and after Moarte kicked him out, played a prominent role in the 10th anniversary storyline, the Clone Saga [[spoiler:when it turns out a discarded plan from his villain days may have played a part in Linkara having a clone running around. It's eventually revealed the clone the crew was interacting with was a now-human Mechakara, while the actual clone had been tortured to death by Mirrorkara. He later calls in Linkara's allies to defeat Mirrorkara.]]

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* ADayInTheLimelight: Hosted the 2018 Longbox of the Damned ''WebVideo/LongboxOfTheDamned'' Summer videos, and after Moarte kicked him out, played a prominent role in the 10th anniversary storyline, the Clone Saga [[spoiler:when it turns out a discarded plan from his villain days may have played a part in Linkara having a clone running around. It's eventually revealed the clone the crew was interacting with was a now-human Mechakara, while the actual clone had been tortured to death by Mirrorkara. He later calls in Linkara's allies to defeat Mirrorkara.]]
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* TheAlcoholic: WordOfGod says that Lewis portrays Linkara as a "raging alcoholic" in place of making jokes about suicide. This is especially played up in TheMovie once Linkara's existential crisis catches up to him.

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* TheAlcoholic: WordOfGod says that Lewis portrays Linkara as a "raging alcoholic" in place of making jokes about suicide. This is especially played up in TheMovie ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWallTheMovie'' once Linkara's existential crisis catches up to him.



** He has a long, protracted one, during the events of TheMovie once the weirdness of his life catches up to him and he begins to question if he even still cares about comics anymore after reading so much crap. [[spoiler:However he is able to break out of it by the end and reifirm his love of reviewing bad comics.]]

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** He has a long, protracted one, during the events of TheMovie ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWallTheMovie'' once the weirdness of his life catches up to him and he begins to question if he even still cares about comics anymore after reading so much crap. [[spoiler:However he is able to break out of it by the end and reifirm his love of reviewing bad comics.]]



* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: The death (albeit, [[DisneyDeath temporary]]) of Allen in TheMovie.]]

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* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: The death (albeit, [[DisneyDeath temporary]]) of Allen in TheMovie.]]''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWallTheMovie'']].



* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler:He says, "[[Film/TheThing1982 Yeah? Fuck you, too]]" to Mechakara in TheMovie before said android's ass kicking.]]

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* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler:He says, "[[Film/TheThing1982 Yeah? Fuck you, too]]" to Mechakara in TheMovie ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWallTheMovie'' before said android's ass kicking.]]



** [[spoiler: Turns out he wasn't joking; TheMovie reveals that 90's Kid is actually the one who handles most of the maintenance on the ship. In fact, he has an entire speech pointing out he's not an idiot; he just REALLY likes the 90's...for the GOOD parts, not the bad parts. They were TRYING, even if it went in a bad direction. Plus, he likes being underestimated.]]

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** [[spoiler: Turns out he wasn't joking; TheMovie ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWallTheMovie'' reveals that 90's Kid is actually the one who handles most of the maintenance on the ship. In fact, he has an entire speech pointing out he's not an idiot; he just REALLY likes the 90's...for the GOOD parts, not the bad parts. They were TRYING, even if it went in a bad direction. Plus, he likes being underestimated.]]



* ObfuscatingStupidity: In TheMovie, he tells Lupa that this is a major benefit of being so... well... 90's Kid.

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* ObfuscatingStupidity: In TheMovie, ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWallTheMovie'', he tells Lupa that this is a major benefit of being so... well... 90's Kid.



* SmarterThanYouLook 90's Kid is rather consistently underestimated or seen as a doofus by many. However, as is noted by ObfuscatingStupidity above, he's partly like that intentionally. He's a very good mechanic, being able to maintain Comikron 1 despite it's numerous alien elements, is capable of creating a number of guns with relative ease in a short timeframe during TheMovie, and [[spoiler: figured out years in advance that Linkara still had a small portion of The Entity inside him, pushing him to work behind the scenes with Lord Vyce to try to save his friends.]]

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* SmarterThanYouLook 90's Kid is rather consistently underestimated or seen as a doofus by many. However, as is noted by ObfuscatingStupidity above, he's partly like that intentionally. He's a very good mechanic, being able to maintain Comikron Comicron 1 despite it's numerous alien elements, is capable of creating a number of guns with relative ease in a short timeframe during TheMovie, ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWallTheMovie'', and [[spoiler: figured out years in advance that Linkara still had a small portion of The Entity inside him, pushing him to work behind the scenes with Lord Vyce to try to save his friends.]]



* ADayInTheLimelight: TheMovie serves as his, to an extent. It details his background in meeting with Linkara, expands on their dynamic, and we get to see him on the job to boot when dealing with the Caelestis mission.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: TheMovie ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWallTheMovie'' serves as his, to an extent. It details his background in meeting with Linkara, expands on their dynamic, and we get to see him on the job to boot when dealing with the Caelestis mission.



* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: He becomes Linkara's in TheMovie, dying in part 2. [[DisneyDeath He gets better.]]]]

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* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: He becomes Linkara's in TheMovie, ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWallTheMovie'', dying in part 2. [[DisneyDeath He gets better.]]]]



!!!'''Voiced by:''' Amethyst ("All That He Sees, He Conquers" - "The Machination of Worms" storyline), Teresa Dietzinger ("Atop The Fourth Wall: The Movie"), Creator/AllisonPregler ("The Sleepwalker" - Present Storyline)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Amethyst ("All That He Sees, He Conquers" - "The Machination of Worms" storyline), Teresa Dietzinger ("Atop The Fourth Wall: The Movie"), (''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWallTheMovie''), Creator/AllisonPregler ("The Sleepwalker" - Present Storyline)
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* NotSoImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler: While he is real, only Linkara can see his human form, WordOfGod confirms this. Eventually later revealed Morate is also capable of percieving him.]]
* OddFriendship: It's revealed in the Funeral For An Octopus review that he is friends with Moarte of all people, making plans to play poker with him later that night and blasting him with a bad pun which Moarte begrudgingly admits to [[ActuallyPrettyFunny finding funny]].

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* NotSoImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler: While he is real, only Linkara can see his human form, WordOfGod confirms this. Eventually later revealed Morate Moarte is also capable of percieving him.]]
* OddFriendship: [[spoiler: It's revealed in the Funeral For An Octopus review that he is friends with Moarte of all people, making plans to play poker with him later that night and blasting him with a bad pun which Moarte begrudgingly admits to [[ActuallyPrettyFunny finding funny]].]]
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* OddFriendship: It's revealed in the Funeral For An Octopus review that he is friends with Moarte of all people, making plans to play poker with him later that night and blasting him with a bad pun which Moarte begrudgingly admits to [[ActuallyPrettyFunny finding funny]].
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* RedeemingReplacement: After [[RealLifeWritesThePlot the Channel Awesome controversy]] he's taken over from the Nostalgia Critic as TheLeader whenever the former [=TGWG=] staff are still together.

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* RedeemingReplacement: After [[RealLifeWritesThePlot the Channel Awesome controversy]] he's taken over from the Nostalgia Critic as TheLeader whenever the former [=TGWG=] staff are still together. While far from immune from making colossal blunders [[spoiler:such as him being the one who invited the former Channel Awesome producers to Scarsdale Manor for a surprise party ''without'' considering the similarities to Critic's own past invitations, or doing a thorough enough search for the eldritch horrors lurking around]], he's at least more willing to own up to his mistakes instead fo trying to sweep it under the rug.
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-->'''[[TalkingToHimself Narrator:]]''' Do you like playing with Franchise/PowerRangers toys?

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* NotSoImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler: While he is real, only Linkara can see his human form, WordOfGod confirms this.]]

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* NotSoImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler: While he is real, only Linkara can see his human form, WordOfGod confirms this. Eventually later revealed Morate is also capable of percieving him.]]

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* TransformationTrinket: [[spoiler:Linkara has a Power Morpher, a Zeonizer and a Gosei Morpher in his posession. Interestingly, he has to point out that they aren't actually connected to the Morphin Grid - they're toys embewed with his magic and they need time to recharge after every use]].



* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Chicken. And not just the "he only eats chicken fingers" running gag either; he fully admits to liking chicken in general no matter how it's prepared.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Chicken. And not just the "he only eats chicken fingers" running gag either; he fully admits to liking chicken in general no matter how it's prepared. [[spoiler:Pollo thinks that Linkara liked chicken so much he modeled his body after it]].
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[spoiler: Projects an image of a young girl to speak with Linkara in ''Psychoman #1''. The image was different than previous images of the boy used to make the gun and may indicate it was not his original form but one she chose. Confirmed that she can change her appearance in ''Star Wars 3D'' review. A case of RealLifeWritesThePlot, to account for his actress, a teenager at the time of the avatar's first full appearance, growing up as well as any changes to hisappearance he'll have made the next time he's called upon to play the Magic Gun's avatar. By 2022, the avatar of the gun is a young man named Mark]].

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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[spoiler: Projects an image of a young girl to speak with Linkara in ''Psychoman #1''. The image was different than previous images of the boy used to make the gun and may indicate it was not his original form but one she chose. Confirmed that she can change her appearance in ''Star Wars 3D'' review. A case of RealLifeWritesThePlot, to account for his actress, a teenager at the time of the avatar's first full appearance, growing up as well as any changes to hisappearance his appearance he'll have made the next time he's called upon to play the Magic Gun's avatar. By 2022, the avatar of the gun is a young man named Mark]].

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* DysfunctionJunction: A comic book internet reviewer with a warped perception of himself as a hero, [[TotallyRadical a kid with an obsession for all things 90s]], [[DiscoDan a 50s lounge singer with mafia undertones]] [[spoiler: [[DarkAndTroubledPast secretly grieving the death of his kid]] and latching onto the internet reviewer as a substitute son]], a [[ServileSnarker snarky British robot]] made from a water heater, a dancing Ninja, a former [[BigBadWannabe wannabe]] EvilGenius MadScientist, a magic gun [[spoiler:created via a [[PoweredByAForsakenChild dark ritual with the soul of a young girl sacrificed by her cultist parents]]]]...and that's just the regulars.

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* DysfunctionJunction: A comic book internet reviewer with a warped perception of himself as a hero, [[TotallyRadical a kid with an obsession for all things 90s]], [[DiscoDan a 50s lounge singer with mafia undertones]] [[spoiler: [[DarkAndTroubledPast secretly grieving the death of his kid]] and latching onto the internet reviewer as a substitute son]], a [[ServileSnarker snarky British robot]] made from a water heater, a dancing Ninja, a former [[BigBadWannabe wannabe]] EvilGenius MadScientist, a magic gun [[spoiler:created via a [[PoweredByAForsakenChild dark ritual with the soul of a young girl sacrificed by her cultist parents]]]]...and that's just the regulars.



* TheEvilGenius: Under Lord Vyce.
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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:The spirit of the gun were [[ReligionOfEvil cultists worshipping the Entity]] who only ever had her so they could torture her to death to create an ArtifactOfDoom, and were utterly shameless when confronted with her vengeful spirit. When Linkara is gaslit into thinking he was her father [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he's so horrified]] he almost [[DrivenToSuicide kills him]].]]

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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:The spirit of the gun gun's parents were [[ReligionOfEvil cultists worshipping the Entity]] who only ever had her him so they could torture her him to death to create an ArtifactOfDoom, and were utterly shameless when confronted with her his vengeful spirit. When Linkara is gaslit into thinking he was her his father [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he's so horrified]] he almost [[DrivenToSuicide kills him]].]]



* ArtifactOfDoom: [[spoiler: Subverted. While it was created by sealing the tortured soul of a little girl inside it, after taking revenge on her parents the girl's spirit has become much more benevolent, protecting Linkara and treating him as a friend.]]
** [[spoiler: On the other hand, the conflict in the [[ComicBook/SilentHill Silent Hill Dead/Alive]] review was because ThePowerOfHate the girl used to destroy her parents became a LiteralSplitPersonality, [[SoWhatDoWeDoNow who couldn't accept all the people it had to kill were dead]], and was {{Gaslighting}} Linkara into thinking he was the girl's father, [[DisproportionateRetribution so it could destroy him the way it destroyed the girl's parents]] - and when that doesn't work, [[LetsYouAndHimFight it summoned the Nurse monsters from Silent Hill to physically murder Linkara]]. Quickly becomes DoubleSubverted when the spirit of the girl [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan snaps Linkara out of his]] HeroicBSOD, and helped him fight off the Nurses, before destroying her EvilTwin.]]
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: She ends up being possessed by the Entity along with Linkara.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: The fact that Linkara's magic wasn't disabled a second time during ''The Sleepwalker'' arc, when she's normally much more proactive, should've been a sign that both she AND Linkara were possessed by the Entity.]]
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[spoiler: Projects an image of a young girl to speak with Linkara in ''Psychoman #1''. The image was different than previous images of the girl used to make the gun and may indicate it was not her original form but one she chose. Confirmed that she can change her appearance in ''Star Wars 3D'' review. A case of RealLifeWritesThePlot, to account for her actress, a teenager at the time of the avatar's first full appearance, growing up as well as any changes to her appearance she'll have made the next time she's called upon to play the Magic Gun's avatar]].

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* ArtifactOfDoom: [[spoiler: Subverted. While it was created by sealing the tortured soul of a little girl (actually a boy but he didn't know that at the time) inside it, after taking revenge on her his parents the girl's boy's spirit has become much more benevolent, protecting Linkara and treating him as a friend.]]
** [[spoiler: On the other hand, the conflict in the [[ComicBook/SilentHill Silent Hill Dead/Alive]] review was because ThePowerOfHate the girl boy used to destroy her his parents became a LiteralSplitPersonality, [[SoWhatDoWeDoNow who couldn't accept all the people it had to kill were dead]], and was {{Gaslighting}} Linkara into thinking he was the girl's boy's father, [[DisproportionateRetribution so it could destroy him the way it destroyed the girl's boy's parents]] - and when that doesn't work, [[LetsYouAndHimFight it summoned the Nurse monsters from Silent Hill to physically murder Linkara]]. Quickly becomes DoubleSubverted when the spirit of the girl boy [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan snaps Linkara out of his]] HeroicBSOD, and helped him fight off the Nurses, before destroying her his EvilTwin.]]
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: She [[spoiler:He ends up being possessed by the Entity along with Linkara.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: The fact that Linkara's magic wasn't disabled a second time during ''The Sleepwalker'' arc, when she's he's normally much more proactive, should've been a sign that both she him AND Linkara were possessed by the Entity.]]
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[spoiler: Projects an image of a young girl to speak with Linkara in ''Psychoman #1''. The image was different than previous images of the girl boy used to make the gun and may indicate it was not her his original form but one she chose. Confirmed that she can change her appearance in ''Star Wars 3D'' review. A case of RealLifeWritesThePlot, to account for her his actress, a teenager at the time of the avatar's first full appearance, growing up as well as any changes to her appearance she'll hisappearance he'll have made the next time she's he's called upon to play the Magic Gun's avatar]].avatar. By 2022, the avatar of the gun is a young man named Mark]].



* IAmNotLeftHanded: [[spoiler: However, it's been revealed that she's been holding back a ''lot'' of her power, and after determining that Linkara genuinely wants to try to be a good person, she indicates that future fights will have her truly let loose.]]
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler: While she is real, only Linkara can see her human form, WordOfGod confirms this.]]
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: [[spoiler: Literally. It was created in a ritual by sealing away a little girl's soul inside it in order to make an all powerful weapon born out of sheer rage and hatred.]]

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* IAmNotLeftHanded: [[spoiler: However, it's been revealed that she's he's been holding back a ''lot'' of her his power, and after determining that Linkara genuinely wants to try to be a good person, she he indicates that future fights will have her him truly let loose.]]
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler: While she he is real, only Linkara can see her his human form, WordOfGod confirms this.]]
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: [[spoiler: Literally. It was created in a ritual by sealing away a little girl's boy's soul inside it in order to make an all powerful weapon born out of sheer rage and hatred.]]



* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: The gun was made by cultists [[OffingTheOffspring brutally sacrificing their own daughter]]. The first thing the vengeful spirit of the daughter did [[TheDogBitesBack was kill them]].]]
* SoWhatDoWeDoNow: [[spoiler: The conflict in the "Silent Hill: Dead/Alive" review was because the girl (or rather her LiteralSplitPersonality created by ThePowerOfHate) couldn't accept she wasn't needed after delivering a KarmicDeath to her AbusiveParents, and tried {{Gaslighting}} Linkara into thinking he was the girl's father as an excuse to destroy him.]]

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* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: The gun was made by cultists [[OffingTheOffspring brutally sacrificing their own daughter]]. son]]. The first thing the vengeful spirit of the daughter son did [[TheDogBitesBack was kill them]].]]
* SoWhatDoWeDoNow: [[spoiler: The conflict in the "Silent Hill: Dead/Alive" review was because the girl boy (or rather her his LiteralSplitPersonality created by ThePowerOfHate) couldn't accept she he wasn't needed after delivering a KarmicDeath to her his AbusiveParents, and tried {{Gaslighting}} Linkara into thinking he was the girl's boy's father as an excuse to destroy him.]]



* StealthHiBye: [[spoiler: Whenever she appears and leaves it happens this way.]]
* UnfinishedBusiness: [[spoiler: The "Silent Hill: The Grinning Man" review eventually reveals [[BigBadWannabe Whateley]] led the cult the girl's parents were a part of, thus indirectly leading to her murder. After giving Whateley TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, Linkara [[HoistByHisOwnPetard promptly uses the Gun to pass judgement onto him]].]]

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* StealthHiBye: [[spoiler: Whenever she he appears and leaves it happens this way.]]
* UnfinishedBusiness: [[spoiler: The "Silent Hill: The Grinning Man" review eventually reveals [[BigBadWannabe Whateley]] led the cult the girl's boy's parents were a part of, thus indirectly leading to her his murder. After giving Whateley TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, Linkara [[HoistByHisOwnPetard promptly uses the Gun to pass judgement onto him]].]]
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* {{Nerd}}: He even admits it.

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* AloneWithThePsycho: At the end of the ''Ultimate Power #4'' review, poor Erin ends up realizing that [[spoiler:she hasn't been talking with Linkara at all, but instead the Entity]]. She quickly gets the hell out of dodge.

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At the end of the ''Ultimate Power #4'' review, poor Erin ends up realizing that [[spoiler:she hasn't been talking with Linkara at all, but instead the Entity]]. She quickly gets the hell out of dodge.



* [[spoiler: TheMole: Was secretly working for Mirrorkara until the events of the Clone Saga, where she did a HeelFaceTurn.]]

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* [[spoiler: TheMole: Was [[spoiler:Was secretly working for Mirrorkara until the events of the Clone Saga, where she did a HeelFaceTurn.]]



* PutOnABus: She leaves the show following the 10th anniversary storyline, with WordOfGod stating that she chose to explore the multiverse. This was due to both her storyline being finished and Julie Sydor [[RealLifeWritesThePlot moving to another state]].



Linkara's former RealLife girlfriend, who appears sporadically in his reviews. During his disappearance, she filled in for him in a review and stuck around after he returned. She reviews {{Tabletop RPG}}s [[http://thefoundary.blogspot.com on her own website]] as well as Website/ChannelAwesome. After Liz and Lewis broke up in real life, her character [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome disappeared from the show]] (however, don't worry, [[AmicableExes they're still friends]], it's just that she's moved out, gone back to school and plans to become a cop). [[spoiler: In the 300th episode, Iron Liz makes a [[TheCameo brief appearance]] revealing that she's currently searching for [[EvilCounterpart Judas Liz]].]]

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Linkara's former RealLife girlfriend, who appears appeared sporadically in his reviews. During his disappearance, she filled in for him in a review and stuck around after he returned. She reviews {{Tabletop RPG}}s [[http://thefoundary.blogspot.com on her own website]] as well as Website/ChannelAwesome. After Liz and Lewis broke up in real life, her character [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome disappeared from the show]] (however, don't worry, [[AmicableExes they're still friends]], it's just that she's moved out, gone back to school and plans to become a cop). [[spoiler: In show]]. Her final apperance was in the 300th episode, Iron Liz in which she makes a [[TheCameo brief appearance]] revealing that she's currently searching for [[EvilCounterpart Judas Liz]].]]
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* AbortedArc: Her storyline with Judas Liz ended after Liz left the show.
* ActionGirl: She was s quite fond of DualWielding Swords.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She disappeared after her and Linkara broke up. While she made a cameo in the 300th episode, considering that she and Linkara [[WeUsedToBeFriends are no longer friends]], it's almost certain she will never reappear.
* OutOfCharacterAlert: Linkara and Pollo know that Liz has been replaced by her mirror universe version because [[TakeThat she likes]] ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' [[TakeThat Fourth Edition]].
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* BigBadWannabe: During his brief arc Linksano tried to take over as Linkara's replacement for Doctor Insano however he proved even more pathetic then the good doctor (who at least to his credit actually managed [[BewareTheSillyOnes a few victories against Linkara]]). Hell Linkara didn't even know that Linksano existed until he finally showed himself at the end of the arc. It's why he eventually gave up on his EvilPlan entirely and joined the good guys instead.

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* BigBadWannabe: During his brief arc Linksano tried to take over as Linkara's replacement for Doctor Insano however he Insano, but proved even more pathetic then the good doctor (who at least to his credit actually managed [[BewareTheSillyOnes a few victories against Linkara]]). Hell Hell, Linkara didn't even know that Linksano existed until he finally showed himself at the end of the arc. It's why he eventually gave up on his EvilPlan entirely and joined the good guys instead.



* BigBadEnsemble: The main antagonist for most of the "Gun and Sorcery" arc. At least, until it's revealed that he's actually a good guy trying to liberate his own universe. [[spoiler: Dr. Insano proceeds to take his place as the main villain following this revelation]].

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* BigBadEnsemble: The main antagonist for most of the "Gun and Sorcery" arc. At least, until arc, introduced in the very beginning and returning in full force for the second half of the arc after a brief leave of absence in which Holokara becomes the villain. However, it's revealed in the end that he's actually a good guy trying to liberate his own universe. [[spoiler: Dr. Insano proceeds to take his place as the main villain following this revelation]].



* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler: He doesn't bother attacking Linkara head on, instead shooting him in the back when he least explects him. Also he's smart enough to predict that Linkara will board his starship during the space battle with Comicron-1, prefering to stay out of sight and ambush him when he has his guard down instead of fighting him directly]].

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* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler: He doesn't bother attacking Linkara head on, instead shooting him in the back when he least explects him. Also he's smart enough to predict that Linkara will board his starship during the space battle with Comicron-1, prefering preferring to stay out of sight and ambush him when he has his guard down instead of fighting him directly]].

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A comic book fan with a NiceHat who reviews horrible comics. Also happens to be the Champion of our Earth, defending it against {{mad scientist}}s, [[KillerRobot cyborgs]], [[MultiversalConqueror interdimensional invaders]] and the like.

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A comic book fan with a NiceHat hat who reviews horrible comics. Also happens to be the Champion of our Earth, defending it against {{mad scientist}}s, [[KillerRobot cyborgs]], [[MultiversalConqueror interdimensional invaders]] and the like.



* NiceHat: [[WordOfGod It's magic apparently!]]



* NiceHat: He has a very snazzy black hat.



* NiceHat: A black bowler hat.

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* OddFriendship: [[spoiler:[[IgnoredEpiphany While it sadly doesn't last]], for a TotallyRadical personality he got along surprisingly well with the serious Lord Vyce.]]



* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:As revealed in the "Christmas Carol" arc, he had a son called Charlie who passed away. His PapaWolf behavior towards Linkara [[ReplacementGoldfish is because he sees him as a second Charlie]].]]



* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:The spirit of the gun were [[ReligionOfEvil cultists worshipping the Entity]] who only ever had her so they could torture her to death to create an ArtifactOfDoom, and were utterly shameless when confronted with her vengeful spirit. When Linkara is gaslit into thinking he was her father [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he's so horrified]] he almost [[DrivenToSuicide kills him]].]]



* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: The gun was made by cultists [[OffingTheOffspring brutally sacrificing their own daughter]]. The first thing the vengeful spirit of the daughter did [[TheDogBitesBack was kill them]].]]



* RobotBuddy: Natch.

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* RobotBuddy: Natch. Pollo becomes more of a friend to Linkara over time, and he's annoyed by the evil robot trope.
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* AlterEgoActing: Lovhaug has occasionally referred to "the Linkara character" in interviews and commentaries, but at the same time also calls him "basically me with the [[UpToEleven volume turned way up]]".

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* AlterEgoActing: Lovhaug has occasionally referred to "the Linkara character" in interviews and commentaries, but at the same time also calls him "basically me with the [[UpToEleven volume turned way up]]".up".

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* RealityWarper: A minor one - whenever he performs his "I AM A MAN! Punch", he tends to grab objects or people from off-screen.



** It takes him ''years'' to finally figure this out and only until he learns of ''ComicBook/{{Chew}}''[='=]s iconic character Poyo.

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** It takes him ''years'' to finally figure this out and only until he learns of ''ComicBook/{{Chew}}''[='=]s iconic character Poyo. [[spoiler:The above reasoning is retconned into Linkara just liking chickens, though Pollo thought he looked good enough to eat.]]
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* DysfunctionJunction: A comic book internet reviewer with a warped perception of himself as a hero, [[TotallyRadical a kid with an obsession for all things 90s]], [[DiscoDan a 50s lounge singer with mafia undertones]] [[spoiler: [[DarkAndTroubledPast secretly grieving the death of his kid]] and latching onto the internet reviewer as a substitute son]], a [[ServileSnarker snarky British robot]] made from a water heater, a dancing Ninja, a former wannabe [[EvilGenius evil genius]] MadScientist, a magic gun [[spoiler:created via a [[PoweredByAForsakenChild dark ritual with the soul of a young girl sacrificed by her cultist parents]]]]...and that's just the regulars.

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* DysfunctionJunction: A comic book internet reviewer with a warped perception of himself as a hero, [[TotallyRadical a kid with an obsession for all things 90s]], [[DiscoDan a 50s lounge singer with mafia undertones]] [[spoiler: [[DarkAndTroubledPast secretly grieving the death of his kid]] and latching onto the internet reviewer as a substitute son]], a [[ServileSnarker snarky British robot]] made from a water heater, a dancing Ninja, a former wannabe [[EvilGenius evil genius]] [[BigBadWannabe wannabe]] EvilGenius MadScientist, a magic gun [[spoiler:created via a [[PoweredByAForsakenChild dark ritual with the soul of a young girl sacrificed by her cultist parents]]]]...and that's just the regulars.
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* DysfunctionJunction: A comic book internet reviewer with a warped perception of himself as a hero, [[TotallyRadical a kid with an obsession for all things 90s]], [[DiscoDan a 50s lounge singer with mafia undertones]] [[spoiler: [[DarkAndTroubledPast secretly grieving the death of his kid]] and latching onto the internet reviewer as a substitute son]], a [[ServileSnarker snarky British robot]] made from a water heater, a dancing Ninja, a former evil genius wannabe MadScientist, a magic gun [[spoiler:created via a [[PoweredByAForsakenChild dark ritual with the soul of a young girl sacrificed by her cultist parents]]]]...and that's just the regulars.

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* DysfunctionJunction: A comic book internet reviewer with a warped perception of himself as a hero, [[TotallyRadical a kid with an obsession for all things 90s]], [[DiscoDan a 50s lounge singer with mafia undertones]] [[spoiler: [[DarkAndTroubledPast secretly grieving the death of his kid]] and latching onto the internet reviewer as a substitute son]], a [[ServileSnarker snarky British robot]] made from a water heater, a dancing Ninja, a former evil genius wannabe [[EvilGenius evil genius]] MadScientist, a magic gun [[spoiler:created via a [[PoweredByAForsakenChild dark ritual with the soul of a young girl sacrificed by her cultist parents]]]]...and that's just the regulars.
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* KillerRabbit: Despite their small size, they can be ''very'' dangerous against larger opponents if they manage to successfully shock you once, especially in vital areas. [[spoiler: After all, a ''single'' cybermat that was forgotten for years managed to bring down '''[[CoolStarship Comicron One]] by accident'''.]] And you'd better hope that you aren't stuck in a swarm of them...

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* KillerRabbit: Despite their small size, they can be ''very'' dangerous against larger opponents if they manage to successfully shock you once, especially in vital areas. [[spoiler: After all, a ''single'' cybermat that was forgotten for years managed to bring down '''[[CoolStarship Comicron One]] by accident'''.]] And you'd better hope that you aren't stuck in a small confined space with a swarm of them...
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* KillerRabbit: Despite their small size, they can be ''very'' dangerous against larger opponents if they manage to successfully shock you once, especially in vital areas. [[spoiler: After all, a ''single'' cybermat that was forgotten for years managed to bring down '''[[CoolStarship Comicron One]] by accident'''.]]

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* KillerRabbit: Despite their small size, they can be ''very'' dangerous against larger opponents if they manage to successfully shock you once, especially in vital areas. [[spoiler: After all, a ''single'' cybermat that was forgotten for years managed to bring down '''[[CoolStarship Comicron One]] by accident'''.]]]] And you'd better hope that you aren't stuck in a swarm of them...
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* {{Keet}}

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* {{Keet}}{{Keet}}: A very energetic individual with a very cheerful disposition.



* NiceHat

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* NiceHatNiceHat: He has a very snazzy black hat.



* OlderSideKick

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* OlderSideKickOlderSideKick: Much older than Linkara, old enough to be his father even, in-universe. Somewhat deconstructed in his backstory, as Linkara reminds Harvey of his own son, now deceased. Even afterwards, he admits that he can't help but see Linkara in a fathery light.



* SharpDressedMan

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* SharpDressedManSharpDressedMan: Is ''always'' dressed in a nice suit and hat.
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* {{Meganekko}}: [[spoiler: Her human appearance.]]

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