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* AmbiguousDisorder: Other than regular mentions of seizures and convulsions, there's no reason given for his mutism.

* NoNameGiven: He doesn't have a name until [[spoiler:the Comte chooses "Eugene" for him in chapter one. Eugene takes this one step further in the epilogue by giving himself the surname "le Pallois".]]

* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:One of the Comte's ultimate fates at the end of the game. Additionally, The Lady (of the Barn and Theatre trio) will take the General's sabre and state she'll behead both him and the Comte if they're caught cheating.]]
* LovableRogue: He's a con-artist and a cheat, but he donates much of his winning to the widows and orphans among the Romani who taught him his skills, and serves as TheMentor to the protagonist beyond what's needed for their scams.

* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:The Lady (of the Lady, General and Reverend trio) will take the General's sabre and state she'll behead both him and the Comte if they're caught cheating at the barn or theatre.]]

* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:One of the Comte's ultimate fates.]]

* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:Briefly, after the Comte abandons him before his duel with [=MacGregor=].]]

* IHaveManyNames: [[spoiler:He's given the name "Eugene" by the Comte in chapter one. Also goes by "Madame de Saint-Ferlain" and "Marquese of Passegrain" ("Graciella") when disguised with the Comte, and "Gwendolyn" when disguised with Julie.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Gontrand will stab the protagonist after three rounds of three-card Monte if you lose all of your money and have to go to the Barn to recoup your losses. The Lady (of the Barn and Theatre trio) will take the General's sabre and run it through the protagonist if he's caught cheating against them. [[WhamShot This also happens after the fake duel with [=MacGregor=].]]]]

* HeroesLoveDogs: At the start of the game, the protagonist can pet the dog. [[spoiler:He also has a dog when he owns the tavern in the epilogue.]]

* AmbiguousDisorder: Other than a brief mention of seizures and convulsions, there's no reason given for his mutism.

* NiceHat: He gains one over the course of his journey.

* IHaveManyNames: [[spoiler:He's given the name "Eugene" by the Comte in chapter one. Also goes by "Madame de Saint-Ferlain" and "Marquese of Passegrain" (both also "Graciella") when disguised with the Comte, and "Gwendolyn" when disguised with Julie.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Gontrand will stab the protagonist after three rounds of three-card Monte if you lose all of your money and have to go to the Barn to recoup your losses. The Lady (of the Barn and Theatre trio) will take the General's sabre and run it through the protagonist if he's caught cheating against them. Also happens after the duel with [=MacGregor=].]]

* NeverLearnedToRead: Or write, until the Comte came into his life. Over the course of the game, his journal entries improve significantly.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler:Delivers one to the protagonist, or one of two different speeches to the King, depending on whom you dealt the aces to in the final game.]]

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* ChekhovsGun: The hand mirror that the Baronnesse gives to him in chapter one [[spoiler:makes a reappearance in chapter three, when the protagonist has to dress as a lady; he uses it to peek at his opponent's cards. Similarly, the cloth the protagonist uses to wipe tables early-on comes in extremely handy when facing [=MacGregor=] in chapter three; the protagonist has to slap him with it to initiate the duel, or else he will get shot on the spot. Additionally, the coin-flip trick Jean-Baptiste teaches him saves his life in his second encounter with Colonel Gabriel.]]

* IHaveManyNames: [[spoiler:He's given the name "Eugene" by the Comte in chapter one. Also goes by "Madame de Saint-Ferlain" and "Marquese of Passegrain" when disguised with the Comte, and "Gwendolyn" when disguised with Julie.]]

* DeadpanSnarker: [[spoiler:While in Limbo, the first time you die, Death will ask for his "time" in order to return back to the living. The protagonist then gives Death ''your device's current time,'' whatever it is set to. Doubles as FourthWallObserver.]]

The protagonist of the story. A young man struck with [[HeroicMime mutism]].

* DeadpanSnarker: [[spoiler:While in Limbo, the first time you die,Death will ask for his "time" in order to return back to the living. The protagonist then gives Death ''your device's current time,'' whatever it is set to. Doubles as FourthWallObserver.]]

* IHaveManyNames: [[spoiler:Goes by "Madame de Saint-Ferlain" and "Marquese of Passegrain" when disguised with the Comte, and "Gwendolyn" when disguised with Julie.]]

* NoNameGiven: He doesn't have a name until [[spoiler:the Comte chooses "Eugene" on the spot before a card game. Eugene takes this one step further in the epilogue by giving himself the surname "le Pallois".]]
* ProfessionalGambler: Through the Comte's tutelage, he manages to become a renowned enough gambler to cheat his way into high society.

* SuddenlySpeaking: The first time the protagonist dies, he's pleasantly surprised that he can talk in Limbo. Death explains that it's their kingdom, so they can make any rule they please.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: [[spoiler:Has to dress as a noble lady twice in order to enter places otherwise off-limits.]]

* DeadpanSnarker: [[spoiler:While in Limbo, there's a chance Death can ask for his "time". The protagonist then gives Death ''your device's current time, whatever it is set to''. Doubles as FourthWallObserver.]]

* FourthWallObserver: [[spoiler:During his rant in one of the endings, the Comte will specifically announce the amount of time he spent teaching the protagonist all of the tricks that he did. Could possbly overlap with BreakingheFourthWall.]]

* DefeatMeansMenialLabor: [[spoiler:One of the protagonist's fates at the end; he's sent to Guyana with the Comte and Erdnase, and it takes fifteen years for him to be released and sent home.]]

* ChekhovsGun: The hand mirror that the Baronnesse gives to him in chapter one [[spoiler:makes a reappearance in chapter three, when the protagonist has to dress as a lady; he uses it to peek at his opponent's cards. Similarly, the cloth the protagonist uses to wipe tables early-on comes in extremely handy when facing [=MacGregor=] in chapter three; the protagonist has to slap him with it to initiate the duel, or else he will get shot on the spot.]]

* NoNameGiven: He wasn't given a name until [[spoiler:the Comte chose "Eugene" on the spot before a card game. Eugene takes this one step further in the epilogue by giving himself the surname "le Pallois".]]

* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: [[spoiler:Through the second half of the game, he is played-up as the King's missing son. Ultimately averted as he's revealed to have been an orphan picked and raised by Ms. Porterhouse on Erdnase's instructions, after the King's real son was stillborn.]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler:Delivers one to the protagonist, or two different speeches to the King, depending on whom you dealt the aces to in the final game.]]