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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:When Jericho uses his red space to attempt to kill Lyss during the face exchange, Desmond shields her at the cost of getting run through himself.]]
* AndIMustScream: In his backstory, [[spoiler:the doctors experimenting on him submerged him in water, melted him, and then evaporated what was left of him, all while he was still fully conscious]]. He notes that it wasn't a pleasant experience.
-->'''Jericho:''' Do you have... '''any''' idea what it's like to be aware... to be conscious... to be '''so afraid'''... but to have no body to do anything about it with? I don't think anyone can comprehend that sheer lack of autonomy... the helplessness of [[spoiler:being reduced to a puddle of molecules]] with nothing but the awareness of how utterly scared you are.
-->'''Jericho:''' Do you have... '''any''' idea what it's like to be aware... to be conscious... to be '''so afraid'''... but to have no body to do anything about it with? I don't think anyone can comprehend that sheer lack of autonomy... the helplessness of [[spoiler:being reduced to a puddle of molecules]] with nothing but the awareness of how utterly scared you are.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: His family was decidedly less kind to him than Rex's was. He was stuck with an [[AlcoholicParent alcoholic]] and [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]] mother and an abusive BigBrotherBully.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: His family was decidedly less kind to him than Rex's was. He was stuck with an [[AlcoholicParent alcoholic]] and [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]] mother and an abusive BigBrotherBully. Said brother [[spoiler:handed him over to half-blank researchers, who performed absolutely horrific experiments on him and his kind]].
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: He went through absolute hell in his childhood and early adolescence, what with being abused and [[spoiler:experimented on]]. In his adulthood, he wants nothing more than revenge on humanity, to the point of [[spoiler:destroying the biggest moment of hope towards peaceful co-existence between blanks and humans]].
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* CelibateHero: Indicates that he doesn't really think about romance in general after [[spoiler:Bell all but throws herself at him. It's quickly subverted when he decides that even if he doesn't understand romantic love, it's not going to stop him from trying to form a romantic bond with her, and he starts kissing her.]]
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* CelibateHero: Indicates that he doesn't really think about romance physical attraction in general after [[spoiler:Bell all but throws herself at him. It's quickly subverted when he decides that even if he doesn't understand romantic sexual love, it's not going to stop him from trying to form a romantic bond with her, and he starts kissing her.]]
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* QueerEstablishingMoment: The first time we meet him he's at a party with one arm around a young woman and another around a young man.
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* QueerEstablishingMoment: The first time we meet him he's at a party with one arm around a young woman and another around a young man.
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* HypocrisyNod: Admits to the hypocrisy of condemning Stella for being a Blank Hunter first and foremost while being a former Blank Hunter himself.
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* MercyKill: This is ultimately how he views his first takedown of a Blank. Because said Blank [[spoiler: had at least some of his memories]], he knew they wouldn't want to go on living on the run for forever.
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* MercyKill: This is ultimately how he views his first takedown of a Blank. Because said Blank [[spoiler: had at least some of his memories]], personality]], he knew they wouldn't want to go live in such a horrific world.
* PassiveAggressiveKombat: It's unclear if it even counts as passive-aggressive or just aggressive. His way of telling Rex and Lyss they aren't welcome is by politely asking Rex if he wants tea and, after Rex tries it and spits it out, explaining, "I boiled cough syrup. Choke onliving on the run for forever.it."
* PassiveAggressiveKombat: It's unclear if it even counts as passive-aggressive or just aggressive. His way of telling Rex and Lyss they aren't welcome is by politely asking Rex if he wants tea and, after Rex tries it and spits it out, explaining, "I boiled cough syrup. Choke on
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* CelibateHero: Indicates that he doesn't really think about romance in general after [[spoiler:Bell all but throws herself at him. It's quickly subverted when he decides that even if he doesn't understand romantic love, it's not going to stop him from trying to form a romantic bond with her, and he starts kissing her.]]
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He is ''not'' happy to be forced to [[spoiler:work with Charlie Mathers to protect a bunch of blank refugees]].
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* BigBadDuumvirate: With Luis Martella. The two serve collectively serve as the main human antagonistic force of the comic, driving a wedge between humans and blanks.
* BigBadEnsemble: She and Luis Martella turn out to be just as dangerous to the dream of human-blank coexistence as opposing antagonist Jericho is.
* BigBadEnsemble: She and Luis Martella turn out to be just as dangerous to the dream of human-blank coexistence as opposing antagonist Jericho is.
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* BigBad: BigBadEnsemble: He is set up as one of the main antagonist antagonists of the comic, desiring Rex for unknown sinister purposes.purposes and ultimately seeking to tear down Glory City to create a haven for blanks. By the time Season 4 rolls around, he shares the position of main antagonist with Stella Kingly and Luis Martella.
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* BigBadDuumvirate: With Stella Kingly. The two serve collectively serve as the main human antagonistic force of the comic, driving a wedge between humans and blanks.
* BigBadEnsemble: He and Stella Kingly turn out to be just as dangerous to the dream of human-blank coexistence as opposing antagonist Jericho is.
* BigBadEnsemble: He and Stella Kingly turn out to be just as dangerous to the dream of human-blank coexistence as opposing antagonist Jericho is.
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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:After Blan Co. is exposed, he ends up sawing off his own right leg in order to attach red blank space to it and remain useful to Jericho.]]
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An unpleasant man who serves as Jericho's nominal right-hand man.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He's generally a heartless prick, but he is genuinely loyal to Jericho [[spoiler:and he does care about his father, deep down]].
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Narrowly subverted after Blan Co. is exposed. Jericho's Scion points out that his only real contribution to the team (his money) just lapsed, and threatens to murder him. However, Rex and Jericho are able to talk it down.]]
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* InsaneTrollLogic: His idea of a test for humanity is to [[spoiler: murder a young Blank Hunter who unbeknownst to him was very sympathetic to nonviolent blanks, display his corpse in front of a crowd that was very riled up before he even got there, and shout at them about how the blank is actually said Blank Hunter]] to see how they'd react.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: InsaneTrollLogic:
** His idea of a test for humanity is to [[spoiler: murder a young Blank Hunter who unbeknownst to him was very sympathetic to nonviolent blanks, display his corpse in front of a crowd that was very riled up before he even got there, and shout at them about how the blank is actually said Blank Hunter]] to see how they'd react.
** His idea of a test for humanity is to [[spoiler: murder a young Blank Hunter who unbeknownst to him was very sympathetic to nonviolent blanks, display his corpse in front of a crowd that was very riled up before he even got there, and shout at them about how the blank is actually said Blank Hunter]] to see how they'd react.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: In Ep 154, he goes on a screaming rant towards [[spoiler:Rex for allowing Desmond to retain knowledge about Blan Co. that Desmond ultimately hands over to the authorities, endangering thousands of blanks (Desmond was coerced into betraying them, but they have no way of knowing that at the time)]]. The recipient of this rant acknowledges that Claude has every right to be angry in this situation.
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* WithAFriendAndAStranger: Rex is the stranger to Lyss and Desmond's friends. Rex is a newcomer to Blank City, while Desmond has been Lyss' roommate for some time and her bodyguard for a while before that.
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* WithAFriendAndAStranger: Rex is the stranger to Lyss and Desmond's friends. Rex is a newcomer to Blank Glory City, while Desmond has been Lyss' roommate for some time and her bodyguard for a while before that.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: It doesn't take long for him to start treating Rex as a member of the family.
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** It doesn't take long for him to start treating Rex as a member of thefamily.family.
** [[spoiler:When his biological sister Rosie shows up in Glory City and makes it clear she doesn't resent him for being a Blank version of her brother, he immediately takes her under his roof, he tries (pitifully) to dissuade her from searching for a boyfriend, and Mayor Martella is able to use her to threaten him into selling out the underground Blanks in Glory City.]]
** It doesn't take long for him to start treating Rex as a member of the
** [[spoiler:When his biological sister Rosie shows up in Glory City and makes it clear she doesn't resent him for being a Blank version of her brother, he immediately takes her under his roof, he tries (pitifully) to dissuade her from searching for a boyfriend, and Mayor Martella is able to use her to threaten him into selling out the underground Blanks in Glory City.]]
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: It's implied that this was his response upon developing and gaining his host's memories.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** It's implied that this was his response upon developing and gaining his host'smemories.memories.
** After being forced to [[spoiler:throw the city's unregistered Blanks under the bus to keep his sister safe]], he calls Gabriel in a haze and makes it clear he's horrified about what he just did.
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The Scion is Jericho's name for Rex's SuperPoweredEvilSide. He's a separate personality living inside of Rex. He has the power to summon a [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure stand-like]] Red Blank that can physically interact with people, and can control normal faceless blanks and get them to touch people as well. He can do this because he ''is'' that Red Blank.
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* MayorPain: He's the mayor of Glory City, and it eventually turns out he's a corrupt piece of garbage who is willing to [[spoiler:threaten Desmond's innocent sister]] in order to get to Jericho.
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The Scion is Jericho's name for Rex's SuperPoweredEvilSide. He's a separate personality living inside of Rex. He has the power to summon a [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure stand-like]] Red Blank that can physically interact with people, and can control normal faceless blanks and get them to touch people as well. He can do this because he ''is'' that Red Blank.
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* MayorPain: He's the mayor of Glory City, and it eventually turns out he's a corrupt piece of garbage who is willing to [[spoiler:threaten Desmond's innocent sister]] in order to get to Jericho.
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The Scion is Jericho's name for Rex's SuperPoweredEvilSide. He's a separate personality living inside of Rex. He has the power to summon a [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure stand-like]] Red Blank that can physically interact with people, and can control normal faceless blanks and get them to touch people as well. He can do this because he ''is'' that Red Blank.
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* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:When his face's sister Rosie tracks him down in Glory City, she promptly refuses to hold him accountable for taking her brother Reese's face and treats him like Reese 2.0.]]
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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Jericho points out that he doesn't really offer much to the team in terms of combat ability and nobody respects him. This later turns out to be really unfair given that [[spoiler: he's actually very wealthy and connected and uses his resources to keep their organization running.]]
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* TheTeamBenefactor: It turns out [[spoiler:he is using his family's wealth to finance Jericho's ambitions]].
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* JerkAss: After witnessing Desmond display sadness over having taken the body of a good person, he responds by forcefully possessing Rex and torturing Desmond out of jealousy and anger. The Scion ''hates'' having to share a body with Rex. Lyss understandably thinks Rex is dangerous and calls the police on him. The Scion ruined Rex's life.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: It's hard not to blame Rex for being mad at Lyss over her [[spoiler: killing Christoph's blank]], but he also resents her for [[spoiler: betraying him and selling him out to the police. This was right after his Scion possessed him and mutilated Desmond; no matter how you cut it, Lyss can't be blamed for not realizing that Rex was possessed and thinking that he posed a thread to the public.]] It isn't until chapter 151 that he realizes that Lyss [[spoiler: was doing the best she could in a really unfair situation.]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: It's hard not to blame Rex for being mad at Lyss over her [[spoiler: killing Christoph's blank]], but he also resents her for [[spoiler: betraying him and selling him out to the police. This was right after his Scion possessed him and mutilated Desmond; no matter how you cut it, Lyss can't be blamed for not realizing that Rex was possessed and thinking that he posed a thread threat to the public.]] It isn't until chapter 151 that he realizes that Lyss [[spoiler: was doing the best she could in a really unfair situation.]]
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