History Characters / Crossed

* ElitesAreMoreGlamourous: Was the leader of a US Army ODA team tasked with shutting down key nuclear facilities. Justified given the nature of the operation and downplayed judging by his narration that his job was never that glamourous even before the Crossed.

* ElitesAreMoreGlamourous: Not outright stated but its' heavily implied that Harry and his squad used to be in the SAS.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Explains his role in his unit massacring the nuclear physicists and technicians after they had shut down their share of the nuclear power plants in this manner; they could not take the risk of them causing nuclear meltdowns, either coerced or willingly as Crossed. Even so, it's clear that this act distressed him along with everything else that happened and may have contributed to his decision to FaceDeathWithDignity.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Technically the first 'Super-Crossed' to show up in the comics, yet is often forgotten as an example, likely due to not being as intelligent as Smokey, Aoileann or Salt.

* EstablishingSeriesMoment: The death of his family show what this comic's about - there is no MagicBullet, getting caught will 100% result in a FateWorseThanDeath, and trying to be TheSmartGuy gets you killed.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Is called out for this by his groupmates. He believes the Crossed outbreak has a solution (like [[WeaksauceWeakness a fatal allergy to salt]]) that will enable survivors to retake the planet. [[spoiler: He is proven wrong in the worst way possible.]]

* [[spoiler: SerialKiller]]: This was who he was before C-Day.

An older man who is part of Cindy and Stan's group. Pre-apocalypse, he was an outsider and loner [[spoiler: as well as a serial killer.]]

* AscendedExtra: Originally gets very little dialogue or characterization, but gets more backstory and character shared [[spoiler:[[ADeathInTheLimelight just in time to be killed off.]]]]

* AxCrazy: Subverted. Smokey just has ''enough'' restraint to delay gratification, which makes him even more scarier to the humans he targets.

* TheSharpshooter: His narration mentions that although he'd never used a gun before, in the apocalypse he's turned out to be a pretty good shot.

** Names the smart Crossed he recruits as lieutenants after [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves the Seven Dwarves]].

* CruelMercy: He shows this to his first two quislings Oliver and Smokey. He keeps them from being kills or brutalized by his horde of infected, but also seeks to purposely humiliate them and forces them to take actions that undermine their morality for the sake of his own amusement. [[spoiler: However, this is averted for his final quisling whom he actually tries to protect from extreme suffering.]]

* TreacherousAdvisor: On at least two occassions, Oliver tries to get Smokey killed by leading him to targets he thinks will be too powerful for his horde-the first time a group of National Guardsmen and the second time the US government's continuity-of-government base at Cheyenne Mountain.

* MurderTheHypothenuse: [[spoiler:Kills both Darwin and Rick because of their feelings for Amanda, and in the case of the latter, outright having sex with her.]]

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Ultimately never gets punished onscreen aside from a telling-off from Amanda and failing to get another woman under his thumb.]] However, considering the world he's in, it's unlikely he'll live long.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Depending on how you view his post-C-Day actions and statements, he may have turned over a new leaf after C-Day. Of course, given [[SerialKiller his crimes]] it's hard to trust him.]]

* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler: On seeing the Crossed have taken Anya's corpse, he immediately flies into a rage and begins shouting at them and firing his shotgun, despite it confirming to the Crossed where he and Ian are and bringing the horde down on him when he doesn't have enough ammo.]]

* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: If there’s a joke in poor taste to be made, they’ll make it and laugh their homicidal asses off.* {{Expy}}: To the [[Series/{{Firefly}} Reavers]]. They also resemble the [[Film/TwentyEightDaysLater Rage Virus Infected]].

* AmputationStopsSpread: [[spoiler:Had his foot slashed off when the infected Moses White bit into it. Later on he manages to cut his own hand off after using it to punch Moses out and getting blood splattered on his knuckle.]]

* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Got his right eye pecked out by a crow after Shaky left him behind]].

* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler: The group decides to help Harold and take him with them, but he decides to kill them anyway. Even he admits he starts to have second thoughts of killing them due to their trust, but does it anyway.]]

* {{Expy}}: To the [[Series/{{Firefly}} Reavers]]. They also resemble the [[Film/TwentyEightDaysLater Rage Virus Infected]].

* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: If there’s a joke in poor taste to be made, they’ll make it and laugh their homicidal asses off.

!! Oliver

* TokenGoodTeammate: The one Crossed we've seen resist the general impulses of the virus for the sake of loved ones is Hazuki from ''Five Bloody Fingers,'' who refuses to attack her friends who she considers her real family and simply persuades them to renew their blood oath and go down fighting a horde of the other Crossed once infected. Another example, albeit a bit downplayed one, is Mathias from ''Conquers All''. He is not really interested in most Crossed festivities, opting to find Serena first.