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* TheDarkChick: The most prominent female antagonist, and serving under the Count.
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* ShoutOut: He is specifically stated to be based on the Mad Hatter from ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010''. He also mentions [[Wiki/SCPFoundation Dr. Wondertainment]] as one of his previous employers, implying he was at least partially responsible for David the Robot Shark.

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* ShoutOut: He is specifically stated to be based on the Mad Hatter from ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010''. He also mentions [[Wiki/SCPFoundation [[Website/SCPFoundation Dr. Wondertainment]] as one of his previous employers, implying he was at least partially responsible for David the Robot Shark.
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* CaneFu: A fox-headed cane is his WeaponOfChoice. Normally, he uses the [[SwissArmyWeapon huge assortment of gizmos]] inside of it when forced into a fight, but it's shown to be a perfectly capable melee weapon as well.

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* CaneFu: A fox-headed cane is his WeaponOfChoice.favored weapon. Normally, he uses the [[SwissArmyWeapon huge assortment of gizmos]] inside of it when forced into a fight, but it's shown to be a perfectly capable melee weapon as well.
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* NiceHat: Wears a spiffy top hat as part of his "Big Climax Ensemble"; see above.
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** Taken UpToEleven in the finale, where he happily throws ''his entire criminal empire'' under the ZPD bus for the sake of his "final hustle."

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** Taken UpToEleven in In the finale, where he happily throws ''his entire criminal empire'' under the ZPD bus for the sake of his "final hustle."



* EvilCounterpart: To Nick, essentially the embodiment of Nick's criminal side UpToEleven. He's also one to Jimmy Frost, who's the same for Nick's innocent/cop side.

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* EvilCounterpart: To Nick, essentially the embodiment of Nick's criminal side UpToEleven.side. He's also one to Jimmy Frost, who's the same for Nick's innocent/cop side.
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* OverarchingVillain: There are other [[ArcVillain Arc Villains]] here and there, but it is Reynard who is the source of the conflict and the one who must ultimately be stopped in the end.
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* TheAce: An elite mercenary who has decades of combat experience and is truly frightening in battle, tossing aside anyone in his way with little effort. He is given the codename [[AceOfSpades"Ace of Spades"]] to highlight this.

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* TheAce: An elite mercenary who has decades of combat experience and is truly frightening in battle, tossing aside anyone in his way with little effort. He is given the codename [[AceOfSpades"Ace [[AceOfSpades Ace of Spades"]] Spades]] to highlight this.
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* TheAce: An elite mercenary who has decades of combat experience and is truly frightening in battle, tossing aside anyone in his way with little effort. He is given the codename "Ace of Spades" to highlight this.

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* TheAce: An elite mercenary who has decades of combat experience and is truly frightening in battle, tossing aside anyone in his way with little effort. He is given the codename "Ace [[AceOfSpades"Ace of Spades" Spades"]] to highlight this.
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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: She drains a few of Carla and Priscilla's siblings, then "accidentally" drops their bloodless bodies in front of them, which quickly changes their minds about not wanting to fight her.
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* PetTheDog: She has a genuine soft spot for Martina, even ordering her to escape in the end instead of following Lucy to prison.

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He secretly broadcasts the events of the finale to turn Nick into "Hero Fox". In response, Nick pulls off a smaller-scale version to trick Reynard into thinking he got arrested over it, even utilizing the same spy camera he once had Carla wear.

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He secretly broadcasts the events of the finale to turn Nick into "Hero Fox". In response, Nick pulls off a smaller-scale version to trick Reynard into thinking he got arrested over it, even utilizing the same spy camera he once had Carla wear. And Reynard's own FailureGambit ensures he no longer has the power to do anything about it, triggering his final VillainousBreakdown.



* VillainousBreakdown: Starts in Chapter 21, hits its peak in Chapter 24, where he shows up to visit Marian in the hospital a broken mess of a fox, disheveled and ranting. By the time he next appears in Chapter 26, he's inexplicably made a full recovery, which is initially implied to have something to do with meeting Judy there and concluding that it's NeverMyFault.

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* VillainousBreakdown: Starts in Chapter 21, hits its peak in Chapter 24, where he shows up to visit Marian in the hospital a broken mess of a fox, disheveled and ranting. By the time he next appears in Chapter 26, he's inexplicably made a full recovery, which is initially (initially) implied to have something to do with meeting Judy there and concluding that it's NeverMyFault.NeverMyFault.
** Has an even more spectacular breakdown in the epilogue after Nick tricks him into thinking he got arrested over his actions in the finale, the once-powerful manipulator reduced to screaming desperately for someone, ''anyone'', to listen to him.



* VillainHasAPoint: When confronted by Nick over his FailureGambit, Reynard counters his claims that he didn't really save the day by pointing out that his actions were his own with Reynard only publicizing them. Furthermore, that Nick still would've gone off to stop him even if he knew exactly what he was planning simply because Reynard needed to be stopped. And that he only did any of this in the first place due to the strength of Nick's convictions making him change his plans. Nick is eventually forced to concede.

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* VillainHasAPoint: When confronted by Nick over his FailureGambit, Reynard counters his claims that he didn't really save the day by pointing out that his actions were his own with Reynard only publicizing them. Furthermore, And that Nick still would've gone off to stop him even if he knew exactly what he was planning simply because Reynard needed to be stopped. And ''And'' that he only did any of this in the first place due to the strength of Nick's convictions making him change his plans. Nick is eventually forced to concede. concede, though he still isn't happy about it.

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** And he especially didn't expect Nick to get arrested ''again'' after he had just monologued to him about how perfect his plan was. Of course, he also didn't expect that the ZPD would agree to pull off an elaborate hoax to trick him into believing so, which Nick specifically counted on.

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** And he especially didn't expect Nick to get arrested ''again'' after he had just monologued to him about how perfect his plan was. Of course, he also didn't expect that the ZPD would agree to pull off an elaborate hoax just to trick him into believing so, which Nick specifically counted on.


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* EngineeredHeroics: He publicly challenges Nick in the finale purely so Nick will come and stop him, while he secretly broadcasts it to turn him into a citywide hero overnight. Though as he points out, nothing about that was truly "fake" on Nick's end.


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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He secretly broadcasts the events of the finale to turn Nick into "Hero Fox". In response, Nick pulls off a smaller-scale version to trick Reynard into thinking he got arrested over it, even utilizing the same spy camera he once had Carla wear.


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** Lastly, he of all mammals is successfully conned by not only Nick but the rest of the ZPD, leaving him screaming alone in a cell while they share a hearty laugh over it.
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** And he especially didn't expect Nick to get arrested ''again'' after he had just monologued to him about how perfect his plan was. Of course, he also didn't expect that the ZPD would agree to pull off an elaborate hoax to trick him into believing so, which Nick specifically counted on.
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* DidNotSeeThatComing: Despite generally living up to his reputation as TheChessmaster and correctly anticipating most of the moves the heroes make against him, there are a few points where he is genuinely caught off-guard:
** The biggest is Nick rejecting him at the end of Chapter 21 and letting himself be arrested shortly thereafter. This breaks his carefully-laid plans to such a degree that he's forced to change his entire endgame before he can bounce back.
** Even after doing so, losing his chance to kill Narwhalter was ''not'' part of the plan, despite wanting to kill him mostly out of petty spite by that point.
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* FartsOnFire: The skunk equivalent at least. Elise shares a story about him discovering that skunk musk was flammable and getting a lot of amusement out of lighting it up. Taken to its logical extreme when he ignites the entire payload of musk in his muscle car before using it as an explosive battering ram against Grunt.

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* FartsOnFire: The skunk equivalent at least. Elise shares a story about him discovering that skunk musk was flammable and getting a lot of amusement out of lighting it up. Taken to its logical extreme in the finale when he ignites the entire payload of musk in his muscle car before using it as [[MolotovTruck an explosive battering ram against Grunt.Grunt]].

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* VillainousBreakdown: Starts in Chapter 21, hits its peak in Chapter 24, where he shows up to visit Marian in the hospital a broken mess of a fox, disheveled and ranting. By the time he next appears in Chapter 26, he's inexplicably made a full recovery, which is implied to have something to do with meeting Judy there and concluding that it's NeverMyFault.

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* VillainousBreakdown: Starts in Chapter 21, hits its peak in Chapter 24, where he shows up to visit Marian in the hospital a broken mess of a fox, disheveled and ranting. By the time he next appears in Chapter 26, he's inexplicably made a full recovery, which is initially implied to have something to do with meeting Judy there and concluding that it's NeverMyFault.


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* VillainHasAPoint: When confronted by Nick over his FailureGambit, Reynard counters his claims that he didn't really save the day by pointing out that his actions were his own with Reynard only publicizing them. Furthermore, that Nick still would've gone off to stop him even if he knew exactly what he was planning simply because Reynard needed to be stopped. And that he only did any of this in the first place due to the strength of Nick's convictions making him change his plans. Nick is eventually forced to concede.
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* DeliberatelyBadExample: Ultimately makes ''himself'' one for foxes, helping to boost Nick's image for saving the city from him.
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* StealthPun: He's a villainous father who constantly speaks in bad puns, i.e. dad jokes.
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* RedHerring: Nick comes to suspect that Reynard's rant against Judy and the ZPD in Chapter 24 was merely a fit of impulsive anger, as nothing Reynard has said or done since suggests that he's targeting them specifically.

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* RedHerring: RedHerringTwist: Nick comes to suspect that Reynard's rant against Judy and the ZPD in Chapter 24 was merely a fit of impulsive anger, as nothing Reynard has said or done since suggests that he's targeting them specifically.

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* AllYourPowersCombined: Parodies this, with each of its six forms utilizing the "powers" of the crime lords they're based on.
* CreatorThumbprint: Has Dr. Hareison's CatchPhrase programmed into it for when it loses a Lock-On.




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* HumongousMecha: Towers over Nick, with him only coming up to the thing's nose when it's crouched over.
* JumpingTheShark: Even for ''this'' fic, a giant robot is pretty out there. Lampshaded in the above quote.
* MagnumOpus: Reynard considers it Dr. Hareison's and it's pretty hard to argue that.
* RunningOnAllFours: Most of its forms, for mobility purposes. S-Mode is the only one that stands upright in order to make the best use out of its bladed weapons.
* ShiftingSituationDuel: The battle with RRJ encompasses the entirety of Wilde Times, covering all six of its main zones, the central plaza, and even the front gate where it's finally defeated.
* TransformingMecha: Has six different forms, each based on one of the six main crime lords (Reynard included).
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** The final battle in Chapter 38 sees him getting owned by everyone from Bogo to Felix to ''Wallace''. And given that his intent was only to lose to Nick specifically, it definitely wasn't part of the plan.


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[[folder: RRJ]]

->''"For you, son, there are no lengths I won't go! No lines I won't cross! No sharks I won't jump!"''
-->--'''Reynard'''\\\

Robo Reynard Junior. A [[HumongousMecha Humongous]] TransformingMecha built by Dr. Hareison and piloted by Count Reynard, serving as the very last challenge Nick (and his allies) must face.

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* FinalBoss: Of ''Born to Be Wilde'' and outright referred to as such.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Technically speaking, he gets exactly what he wanted in the end. (Or at least, what he wanted ''by'' the end.) Heavily subverted, however, given that his final plan is a FailureGambit that costs him everything but his life. Reynard himself doesn't consider it a win at all, just "losing with style."

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* TheBadGuyWins: Technically speaking, he gets exactly what he wanted in the end. (Or at least, what he wanted ''by'' the end.) Heavily subverted, downplayed, however, given that his final plan is a FailureGambit that costs him everything but his life. Reynard himself doesn't consider it a win at all, just "losing with style."
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* TheBadGuyWins: Technically speaking, he gets exactly what he wanted in the end. (Or at least, what he wanted ''by'' the end.) Heavily subverted, however, given that his final plan was a FailureGambit that cost him everything but his life.

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* TheBadGuyWins: Technically speaking, he gets exactly what he wanted in the end. (Or at least, what he wanted ''by'' the end.) Heavily subverted, however, given that his final plan was is a FailureGambit that cost costs him everything but his life. Reynard himself doesn't consider it a win at all, just "losing with style."
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** Taken UpToEleven in the finale, where he happily throws ''his entire criminal empire'' under the ZPD bus for the sake of his "final hustle."


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* TheBadGuyWins: Technically speaking, he gets exactly what he wanted in the end. (Or at least, what he wanted ''by'' the end.) Heavily subverted, however, given that his final plan was a FailureGambit that cost him everything but his life.
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* CatchPhrase: "Balls", his favorite response to something going wrong.

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