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* [[FanNickname DetractorNickname]]: "Turdsauce." Became in-universe when Wrestling/EddieKingston used it.
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* BerserkButton: Abusive parents for Razerhawk



* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Sylverhawk was silver, Razerhawk is gold, Nytehawk is dark purplish-blue, and Danjerhawk is crimson.
* CommutingOnABus: Nytehawk doesn't appear much. It's vaguely believed that the guy who originally played the gimmick quit and someone else plays him when an extra Xyberhawk is needed. Accordin to Cagematch.net it's actually Mike Quackenbush himself who plays him.

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silver, Razerhawk is gold, Nytehawk is dark purplish-blue, navy blue, and Danjerhawk is crimson.
* CommutingOnABus: EarlyBirdCameo: Nytehawk doesn't appear much. It's vaguely believed that the guy who originally was played the by Boomer Hatfield prior to him getting said gimmick quit and someone else plays him when an extra Xyberhawk is needed. Accordin to Cagematch.net it's actually Mike Quackenbush himself who plays him.as Dashers son.



* IAmSpartacus: The identities of Sylver and Nite Hawk were this. Due to the intense wall of secrecy surrounding masked identities at Chikara, combined with the two falling off the face of the Earth, it was wildly wondered who they were. While Wheeler YUTA eventually came forward as Sylverhawk, Nytehawk's identity remained a mystery for years. To make issues worse, the last training class at Chikara's Wrestling Factory (which birthed most of the roster in the company's final days and which the Hawks came up from) would troll fans by claiming to be Nytehawk with Max Zero, Hermit Crab, Thief Ant, and Boomer Hatfield all jokingly claiming to be Nytehawk. It would not be until early in 2022 that the mystery was resolved at last when Boomer Hatfield came forward and admitted to be Nytehawk.



* TheQuietOne: Nytehawk, probably exacerbated by the fact that he's decidedly OutOfFocus compared to the others.

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* TheQuietOne: Nytehawk, probably exacerbated by due to the fact that he's decidedly OutOfFocus compared to the others.guy in the mask was being groomed for bigger things as Dasher Hatfield's son. .
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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Courtesy of Merlok at ''Hour of Power 7'', leading to Mike Quackenbush announcing that he was cutting the feed. She never returned to Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} after that.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: You have to ask?
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: He wrestled in a gorilla suit.
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* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: Before The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple ([=UltraMantis=] Black/Crossbones/Hydra) faced KBB's Sea Amigos (Call-Me-Kevin/Unibouzu/D.W. Cycloptopuss III) at ''King of Trios 2008 Night I'', Mantis cut a promo where he brought out Cube as his "newfound friend." Cube cut a promo running down Call-Me-Kevin and handed Mantis a bottle of tartar sauce, which he pronounced as "TAR-TAR."

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* BadassBeard[=/=]BeardOfEvil: Depending on his face/heel alignment at the time.



* BadassMustache: On his mask.



* BadassBeard: Sure, he's short, but that beard sure isn't.



* BaldOfEvil[=/=]BeardOfEvil: After he unmasked, as seen above. Eventually became BaldOfAwesome[=/=]BadassBeard once he turned full ''[[{{Face}} tecnico]]'' during the feud between CHIKARA and The [=heXed=] Men.

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* BaldOfEvil[=/=]BeardOfEvil: BaldOfEvil: After he unmasked, as seen above. Eventually became BaldOfAwesome[=/=]BadassBeard BaldOfAwesome once he turned full ''[[{{Face}} tecnico]]'' during the feud between CHIKARA and The [=heXed=] Men.



* BadassMustache: He has a big grey old-timey strongman's mustache. On his mask.

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* IWasBeatenByAGirl: In his final match, Deonna Purrazzo defeated him at ''Wrestling/{{Excellence|ProfessionalWrestling}} Scaredy Cat'' on October 8, 2016.

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* IWasBeatenByAGirl: In his final match, Deonna Purrazzo defeated him at ''Wrestling/{{Excellence|ProfessionalWrestling}} Scaredy Excellence Professional Wrestling's ''Scaredy Cat'' event on October 8, 2016.



** Bussed out again in 2014 as he was not contacted about a return, possibly due to negative comments made about the Titor Conglomerate storyline - he said he'd 'prefer to be wrestling'. Again, worked other indies, including the vaguely Chikara-affiliated Wrestling/ExcellenceProfessionalWrestling.

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** Bussed out again in 2014 as he was not contacted about a return, possibly due to negative comments made about the Titor Conglomerate storyline - he said he'd 'prefer to be wrestling'. Again, worked other indies, including the vaguely Chikara-affiliated Wrestling/ExcellenceProfessionalWrestling.Excellence Professional Wrestling.



* KillTheCutie: A happy go lucky non-action girl who's only there to cheer on her friend, brutally bundled up in a sack and stuffed in a fridge by Merlock as part of his efforts to torment Ashley Vox.
* NonActionGirl: She was capable of wrestling but never did in CHIKARA, instead just acting as Ashley Vox's cornerwoman

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* KillTheCutie: A happy go lucky non-action shark girl who's who was only there to cheer on her friend, brutally bundled up in a sack and stuffed in a fridge by Merlock as part of his efforts to torment Ashley Vox.
* NonActionGirl: She was capable of wrestling but never did in CHIKARA, instead just acting as Ashley Vox's cornerwoman
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* TheChick: She was capable of wrestling but never did in CHIKARA, instead just acting as Ashley Vox's cornerwoman.

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* ElectiveMute: You'd only know it if you followed his CZW career, but he used to be a {{motormouth}} - non-stop trash talk all match long. He took a vow of silence after an embarassing loss. It is implied that this somehow led to his affiliation with Bakabella and his arrival in Wrestling Is.



* {{Motormouth}}: Before he ever showed up in CHIKARA, he was known in CZW for the incredible amounts of trash he talked - non-stop verbiage all match long. However, after an embarrassing loss he took a vow of silence. That vow of silence somehow led to his affiliation with Bakabella and his arrival in Wrestling Is.



* WildSamoan: Actually billed from Africa, but still an invocation of this type of character.

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* WildSamoan: Actually billed from Chad, Africa, but still an invocation of this type of character.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Was frequently mistaken for Tursas, though it happened less after that the actual Tursas returned.

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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Was frequently mistaken for Tursas, though it happened less after that the actual Tursas returned.
during his time in Wrestling Is. The real Tursas debuted on the same CHIKARA show that Nøkken did, so it had a diminished effect in CHIKARA proper.



* SoleSurvivor: As of the end of season 18, he's the last of the wave of Eastern European characters that showed up during the Wrestling Is era.

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* SoleSurvivor: As of the end of season 18, he's He was the last of the wave of Eastern European characters that showed up during the Wrestling Is era.



* PowerTrio: The Odditorium, led by Sinn Bodhi, who were part of The Flood.

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* PowerTrio: The Odditorium, along with Oliver Grimsley and led by Sinn Bodhi, who Bodhi. They were part in turn one of the sub-stables of The Flood.



* PunnyName: His tag team with Juan Francisco de Coronado was called Juan y Wani. For those unfamiliar with the Spanish language, their 'y' is pronounced 'ee'' - making the team's name pronounced "Wahnee-Wahnee".

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* PunnyName: His tag team with Juan Francisco de Coronado was called Juan y Wani. For those unfamiliar with the Spanish language, their 'y' is pronounced 'ee'' 'ee' - making the team's name pronounced "Wahnee-Wahnee".
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* KillTheCutie: A happy go lucky non-action girl who's only there to cheer on her friend, brutally bundled up in a sack and stuffed in a fridge by Merlock as part of his efforts to torment Ashley Vox.
* NonActionGirl: She was capable of wrestling but never did in CHIKARA, instead just acting as Ashley Vox's cornerwoman
* PunnyName: She's a shark, so it's '''Jaws'''olyn instead of ''Jocelyn''.
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* NotSoDifferent: Mentioned by name in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRr3ytKDMLw promo]] before his CHIKARA Grand Championship title defense against Dasher Hatfield at ''The Immaculate Election'', July 26, 2015. He said that Dasher has a [[EvilCannotComprehendGood "certain nobility about him"]] that neither he nor Nazmaldun can understand, but that when the Grand Championship is on the line he wants to see how far Dasher is willing to go. At ''Babylon Springs'' on November 8th, The Nightmare Warriors (Hallowicked and Frightmare) defeated The Throwbacks (Dasher and "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti), The Osirian Portal and Hermit Crab and Cajun Crawdad in a four-way tag after Dasher abandoned the match when a piece of metal fell out of the elbow pad he'd been using, proving Angelosetti was still cheating. Dasher surrendered the points Dasher's Dugout (Throwbacks[=/=]Icarus[=/=]Heidi Lovelace) had accumulated in the Challenge of the Immortals tournament, confirming his nobility. However, his shocking heel turn as Grand Champion proved Wicked right, even though his turn was pure [[ItsAllAboutMe selfishness]], as opposed to being put under a spell like Wicked was.

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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: Mentioned by name in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRr3ytKDMLw promo]] before his CHIKARA Grand Championship title defense against Dasher Hatfield at ''The Immaculate Election'', July 26, 2015. He said that Dasher has a [[EvilCannotComprehendGood "certain nobility about him"]] that neither he nor Nazmaldun can understand, but that when the Grand Championship is on the line he wants to see how far Dasher is willing to go. At ''Babylon Springs'' on November 8th, The Nightmare Warriors (Hallowicked and Frightmare) defeated The Throwbacks (Dasher and "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti), The Osirian Portal and Hermit Crab and Cajun Crawdad in a four-way tag after Dasher abandoned the match when a piece of metal fell out of the elbow pad he'd been using, proving Angelosetti was still cheating. Dasher surrendered the points Dasher's Dugout (Throwbacks[=/=]Icarus[=/=]Heidi Lovelace) had accumulated in the Challenge of the Immortals tournament, confirming his nobility. However, his shocking heel turn as Grand Champion proved Wicked right, even though his turn was pure [[ItsAllAboutMe selfishness]], as opposed to being put under a spell like Wicked was.



* RedOniBlueOni: The rational, scientific Blue to Eddie Kingston's Red. That said, as his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against GEKIDO showed, he could also be a case of BewareTheNiceOnes[=/=]YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry. It's not that he and King are NotSoDifferent, just that they'd get angry for different reasons.

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* RedOniBlueOni: The rational, scientific Blue to Eddie Kingston's Red. That said, as his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against GEKIDO showed, he could also be a case of BewareTheNiceOnes[=/=]YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry. It's not that he and King are NotSoDifferent, similar, just that they'd get angry for different reasons.
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* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Still Life has red on their mask, Ursa Minor had blue on his. After becoming transgender, Still Life added some rainbow design, but still primarily uses red.

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* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Still Life has red on their mask, Ursa Minor had blue on his. After becoming coming out as transgender, Still Life added some rainbow design, but still primarily uses red.
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* UrExample: Still Life began identifying as non-binary during their CHIKARA run, preferring they/them pronouns and, as the CHIKARA Young Lions Cup Champion, was the first openly non-binary champion in wrestling history. That being said in late 2020 they came out as {{transgender}}, and now she wrestles as Edith Surreal.

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* UrExample: Still Life began identifying as non-binary during their CHIKARA run, preferring they/them pronouns and, as the CHIKARA Young Lions Cup Champion, was the first openly non-binary champion in wrestling history. That being said in late 2020 they came out as {{transgender}}, UsefulNotes/{{transgender}}, and now she wrestles as Edith Surreal.
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* SaltAndPepper: ''Snake'' and Pepper, with Ophidian - although Ophidian's Puerto Rican under his costume.

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* SaltAndPepper: ''Snake'' and Pepper, with Ophidian - although Ophidian's Puerto Rican under his costume.
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* SaltAndPepper: ''Snake'' and Pepper, with Ophidian - although Ophidian's obviously white under his costume.

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* SaltAndPepper: ''Snake'' and Pepper, with Ophidian - although Ophidian's obviously white Puerto Rican under his costume.
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* OverlyLongName: Usually just referred to as Still Life and Ursa Minor. Their match with The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova at ''Hour of Power 14'' was described as "the most multisyllabic match in CHIKARA history."

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* OverlyLongName: Usually just referred to as Still Life and Ursa Minor. Their match with The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova at ''Hour of Power 14'' was described as "the most multisyllabic match in CHIKARA history."" After Chikara's closure, Still Life rebranded to the much simpler "Edith Surreal".
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** EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: He is shown standing next to a picture of a TyrannosaurusRex.

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** EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: He is shown standing next to a picture of a TyrannosaurusRex.''Tyrannosaurus rex''.
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* ArchEnemy: Well, Team F.I.S.T. had a major feud with Wrestling/{{The Colony|Wrestling}}, but, due to being top ''Rudos'' for a long time, they were pretty much hated by everybody. His final feud was with his former teammates after he was replaced by Johnny Gargano.

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* ArchEnemy: Well, Team F.I.S.T. had a major feud with Wrestling/{{The Colony|Wrestling}}, The Colony, but, due to being top ''Rudos'' for a long time, they were pretty much hated by everybody. His final feud was with his former teammates after he was replaced by Johnny Gargano.
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* DittoFighter: Quickly became known for stealing his opponents' moves and finishers, once leading to the commentators comparing him to [[Wrestling/BarryDarsow Repo Man]].
* TattooedCrook: His name is ''Thief'' Ant and his arms are covered in tattoos.
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** The Furies, with [[Wrestling/TheColonyWrestling Fire Ant]], Ophidian, Obariyon, The [=Rumblebees=] (Wrestling/SoloDarling and Travis Huckabee) and Team Sea Stars.

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** The Furies, with [[Wrestling/TheColonyWrestling Fire Ant]], Ant, Ophidian, Obariyon, The [=Rumblebees=] (Wrestling/SoloDarling and Travis Huckabee) and Team Sea Stars.



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* ArchEnemy: [[Wrestling/TheColonyWrestling Green Ant]].

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* ArchEnemy: [[Wrestling/TheColonyWrestling Green Ant]].Ant I.



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* PowerStable: The Wrecking Crew (The Devastation Corporation, Wrestling/{{Jaka}} and Oleg the Usurper), which was also part of [[MatryoshkaObject The Flood]], led by Deucalion.

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* PowerStable: The Wrecking Crew (The Devastation Corporation, Wrestling/{{Jaka}} Jaka and Oleg the Usurper), which was also part of [[MatryoshkaObject The Flood]], led by Deucalion.
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* FlatCharacter: As one third of the Baltic Siege. Estonian Thunderfrog was the big guy, Latvian Proud Oak was of course played by RD Evans and provided the comedy, Troll... didn't really have any particular personality before the day he begged his way out of execution.
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* TheHostess: Of CHIKARA's YouTube series The Throwdown Lowdown, after Sara Del Rey left. This was her only role there, since she was not used as a wrestler.

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* TheHostess: [[TheHost The Hostess]]: Of CHIKARA's YouTube [=YouTube=] series The Throwdown Lowdown, after Sara Del Rey left. This was her only role there, since she was not used as a wrestler.
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*TheHostess: Of CHIKARA's YouTube series The Throwdown Lowdown, after Sara Del Rey left. This was her only role there, since she was not used as a wrestler.
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* UrExample: Still Life identifies as [[{{Transgender}} non-binary]], prefers they/them pronouns and, as the CHIKARA Young Lions Cup Champion, is the first openly non-binary champion in wrestling history.

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* UrExample: Still Life identifies began identifying as [[{{Transgender}} non-binary]], prefers non-binary during their CHIKARA run, preferring they/them pronouns and, as the CHIKARA Young Lions Cup Champion, is was the first openly non-binary champion in wrestling history.history. That being said in late 2020 they came out as {{transgender}}, and now she wrestles as Edith Surreal.

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* LegacyCharacter: To Dasher Hatfield.



* WrestlingFamily: His debut match in CHIKARA was teaming with his father.

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* UnrelatedBrothers: Post-CHIKARA, he quickly acknowledged that he and Dasher aren't really related by blood.
* WrestlingFamily: His debut match in CHIKARA was teaming In CHIKARA, with his father.
Dasher Hatfield and Molly [=McCoy=].
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** Sweet 'n' Sour International, lead by Wrestling/LarrySweeny, with a large roster, not all of whom were active in the stable at the same time.[[note]][=ShareCropper=], Mano Metalico, Crossbones, Rorschach, Claudio Castagnoli, [=UltraMantis Black=], Spyrazul, Mobius, and Flex Fenom[[/note]]

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** Sweet 'n' Sour International, lead by Wrestling/LarrySweeny, Wrestling/LarrySweeney, with a large roster, not all of whom were active in the stable at the same time.[[note]][=ShareCropper=], Mano Metalico, Crossbones, Rorschach, Claudio Castagnoli, [=UltraMantis Black=], Spyrazul, Mobius, and Flex Fenom[[/note]]



* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: Was able to successfully wield Wrestling/{{The Estonian Thunderfrog}}'s Hammer of War against Deucalion. As of September 2015, however, he was no longer able to wield it.

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* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: Was able to successfully wield Wrestling/{{The The Estonian Thunderfrog}}'s Thunderfrog's Hammer of War against Deucalion. As of September 2015, however, he was no longer able to wield it.



** The Furies, with [[Wrestling/TheColonyWrestling Fire Ant]], Ophidian, Obariyon, The [=Rumblebees=] (Wrestling/SoloDarling and Travis Huckabee) and Wrestling/TeamSeaStars.

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** The Furies, with [[Wrestling/TheColonyWrestling Fire Ant]], Ophidian, Obariyon, The [=Rumblebees=] (Wrestling/SoloDarling and Travis Huckabee) and Wrestling/TeamSeaStars.Team Sea Stars.
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