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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: To the point that her son, while hosting his radio show in a Syfy recap, asks people to stop calling her 'Hot Mama Stahma'.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: After Kindzi implants an Indogene control device in her neck and orders her to serve the Omec cause.]]
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** HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: When Amanda is able to overpower her and remove the mind control implant.]]
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** HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: When Amanda is able to overpower her and remove the mind control implant.]]
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* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler: After Kindzi implants an Indogene-control device in her neck and orders her to serve the Omec cause.]]
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* SpaceshipGirl: [[spoiler:As of the third season finale]].
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* AmbiguouslyBi: He hires a male Nightporter at the Need/Want, and even passionately kisses them, but its just to get them alone so he can talk about their connections to the VC. However, Castithans, and the Votans in general, don't seem all too bothered by sexuality so its entirely possible he's not completely straight.
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* BrainUploading: [[spoiler: Uploads her mind to the Omec computer interface in the third season finale, practically becoming the ship after a while.]]
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Attempts one in the third season finale after fusing with the Omec ship's computer; she knows she won't be able to get out alive, so she hopes to help Nolan overload the engines before she expires. However, even though she does not ultimately die, she still gets one of these by rocketing away from Earth with Nolan to find the Omec a new home.]]
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** Taken to a new level in Season 3, [[spoiler: where his decision to find the Omec a new home instead of leaving the ship to detonate is strongly implied to be atonement for his failure to save the strike force and his AxCrazy actions following.]]
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* CantLiveWithoutYou: In season 3, he and Irisa have to stay close to each other (around a mile at most) due to some Votan nanotech stuck in their brains after a shared stay in a stasis pod.
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* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler: Chooses to depart with Yewll in the Omec ship for the good of its passengers instead of following his daughter back to Defiance.]]
* CantLiveWithoutYou: In season 3, he and Irisa have to stay close to each other (around a mile at most) due to some Votan nanotech stuck in their brains after a shared stay in a stasis pod. [[spoiler: At least until Kindzi rips his tech out.]]
* CantLiveWithoutYou: In season 3, he and Irisa have to stay close to each other (around a mile at most) due to some Votan nanotech stuck in their brains after a shared stay in a stasis pod. [[spoiler: At least until Kindzi rips his tech out.]]
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: In the third season finale, he flies away in the Omec ship with the intent of redeeming those still aboard, giving no thought to his own prospects of getting home.]]
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: After Kindzi implants an Indogene control device in her neck and orders her to cover up the truth of Kindzi's murders at all costs.]]
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: After Kindzi implants an Indogene control device in her neck and orders her to cover up serve the truth of Kindzi's murders at all costs.Omec cause.]]
** HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: When Amanda is able to overpower her and remove the mind control implant.]]
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* OlderThanTheyLook: She [[DeadpanSnarker snarks]] to Gordon [=McClintock=] that she much too old for him. She certainly doesn't ''look'' much older than him, and [[HumanPopsicle physically]] he's 33. It's hinted in the game that Indogenes have a rather long-lasting lifespan. But she could be counting the hypersleep trip from the Votanis system to Earth, which is reported to have taken over a thousand years to arrive, in addition to her age.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: She [[DeadpanSnarker snarks]] to Gordon [=McClintock=] that she she's much too old for him. She certainly doesn't ''look'' much older than him, and [[HumanPopsicle physically]] he's 33. It's hinted in the game that Indogenes have a rather long-lasting lifespan. But she could be counting the hypersleep trip from the Votanis system to Earth, which is reported to have taken over a thousand years to arrive, in addition to her age.
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* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Forced into one against her will in the second half of Season 3, becoming Kindzi's [[TheDragon Dragon]] in the process.]]
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* TheDragon: [[spoiler: Unwilling becomes one to Kindzi late in the third season.]]
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* TheDragon: [[spoiler: Unwilling Unwillingly becomes one to Kindzi late in the third season.]]
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* BreakTheCutie: Season Two does not start off well for Alak.
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** [[spoiler: Single-handedly escapes the camp of an extremely dangerous GeneralRipper]], then drives home and [[spoiler: attempts to kill Stahma for her role in Christie's death.]]
* BreakTheCutie: Season Two does not start off well for Alak. [[SerialEscalation It gets even worse for him]] in Season Three [[spoiler: when his wife is murdered, Pilar kidnaps his child and leaves him for dead, and he is imprisoned in Rahm Tak's camp.]]
* BreakTheCutie: Season Two does not start off well for Alak. [[SerialEscalation It gets even worse for him]] in Season Three [[spoiler: when his wife is murdered, Pilar kidnaps his child and leaves him for dead, and he is imprisoned in Rahm Tak's camp.]]
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* TookALevelInBadass: Goes from a meek NiceGuy [[spoiler: whose only kill was coerced]] to a no-nonsense BadassNormal willing to [[spoiler: sell out his own parents as VC spies and nearly kill his mother]] after [[spoiler: witnessing Christie's murder and escaping Rahm Tak's camp.]]
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* InterspeciesRomance: ''Twice'', once with [[spoiler: Kenya]] and again with [[spoiler: T'evgin.]]
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* DealWithTheDevil: She agrees to [[spoiler:become Irzu's "weapon"]] in order to save Nolan. The ultimate consequences of this deal have yet to be revealed, though it's not sitting well with Irisa.
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* DealWithTheDevil: She agrees to [[spoiler:become Irzu's / The Kaziri's "weapon"]] in order to save Nolan. The ultimate consequences of In the second season, this deal have yet causes her to be revealed, though it's not sitting well with Irisa.[[spoiler: involuntarily convert people to a sort of HiveMind cult, and ultimately use the Kaziri's terraformers to blow up New York and damage Defiance.]]
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* BloodKnight: It's hinted at and later confirmed, that Nolan was one of these during the Pale Wars.
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* BloodKnight: It's hinted at and later confirmed, that Nolan was one of these during the Pale Wars. [[spoiler: That part of him returns after "Ostinato In White".]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Hinted at with his apprehension to speak of his wartime past. [[spoiler:He was involved in the Yosemite massacre, where over 200 Human and Votan civilians were killed.]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Hinted at with his apprehension to speak of his wartime past. [[spoiler:He [[spoiler: His sister was killed in front of him during a battle, and he was later involved in the Yosemite massacre, where over 200 Human and Votan civilians were killed.]]
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* AxCrazy: [[spoiler: After his grief for the strike force and the Ark tech fragments in his brain cause him to develop a homicidal split personality late in Season 3, leading to him hallucinating bomb parts in a bag, storming into a peaceful party with GunsAkimbo, and fatally shooting the Votan ambassador.]]
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* SanitySlippage: Ever since [[spoiler: his strike force was wiped out]] he's been on a downward spiral.
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* SanitySlippage: Ever since [[spoiler: his strike force was wiped out]] out]], he's been on a downward spiral.spiral. [[spoiler: He eventually develops a SplitPersonality and becomes homicidal.]]
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* SpiritAdvisor: [[spoiler: Gets one in the form of a hallucination of his AxCrazy military self.]]
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* TheDragon: [[spoiler: Unwilling becomes one to Kindzi late in the third season.]]
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** This attitude gets Deconstructed come Season 3. The E-Rep is gone, and Votanis Collective troops are about to invade Defiance...and Berlin decides to leave. She believed in the Earth Republic because it kept her safe. Defiance can't keep her safe anymore, so she feels she has no incentive to fight for it, especially when someone like Conrad von Bach is offering to get her out. Nolan is angry but understanding. Amanda outright calls her a coward.
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** This attitude gets Deconstructed come Season 3. The She feels no obligation to anyone who can't guarantee her safety. With the E-Rep is gone, gone and Votanis Collective troops are about to invade Defiance...and Berlin Defiance, she decides to leave. She believed in the Earth Republic because it kept her safe. Defiance can't keep her safe anymore, so she feels she has no incentive to fight for it, especially when someone like pack up and leave with Conrad von Bach is offering to get Bach, who can offer her out.a more secure life than Defiance can. Nolan is angry but understanding. Amanda outright calls her a coward.
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* HappilyAdopted: She and Nolan really do love each other, despite some friction over his more heroic qualities.
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* HappilyAdopted: She and Nolan really do love each other, despite some friction over his more heroic qualities. [[spoiler: Subverted in season three when it's revealed that for much of their association she was ''terrified'' of him and almost killed him at one point.]]
* HeroicBSOD: After [[spoiler: killing Tommy]] she is incapable of using a gun or killing anyone.
* HeroicBSOD: After [[spoiler: killing Tommy]] she is incapable of using a gun or killing anyone.
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** BadassLongcoat: Takes to wearing one in the second season onward.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: After Kindzi implants an Indogene control device in her neck and orders her to cover up the truth of Kindzi's murders at all costs.]]
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* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Not many people can outsmart their own HeroicSacrifice and [[RedemptionEarnsLife survive to see another day]]. Datak succeeds.]]
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* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Not many people can outsmart their own HeroicSacrifice HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He's given the change to make one to destroy Rahm Tak and his army. Datak [[RedemptionEarnsLife survive survives it]] thanks to see another day]]. Datak succeeds.some quick thinking while still doing the job.]]
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* FantasticRacism: Shows himself to be rather virulently anti-Irathient in "If I Ever Leave This World Alive".
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* FantasticRacism: Shows himself to be rather virulently anti-Irathient in "If I Ever Leave This World Alive".
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: He looks exactly like his father, who is also played by Creator/TonyCurran. The only different is their haircuts.
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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Cuts off his arm so that he can escape an explosion focused on a beacon hidden in the arm without sabotaging the mission.]]
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Sentenced to die for treason, he requests that he be executed by a Castithan shaming ritual rather than being hanged. [[spoiler:This ultimately saves his life, as it keeps him alive long enough for Amanda to offer him a pardon in exchange for going on a SuicideMission, which he manages to survive.]]
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** This attitude gets Deconstructed come Season 3. The E-Rep is gone, and Votanis Collective troops are about to invade Defiance...and Berlin decides to leave. She believed in the Earth Republic because it kept her safe. Defiance can't keep her safe, so she feels no obligation to it. Amanda outright calls her a coward for it.
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** This attitude gets Deconstructed come Season 3. The E-Rep is gone, and Votanis Collective troops are about to invade Defiance...and Berlin decides to leave. She believed in the Earth Republic because it kept her safe. Defiance can't keep her safe, so she feels no obligation to it. Amanda outright calls her a coward for it.
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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Slowly, painfully executed on the "shaming rack" for his work as Rahm Tak's spy.]]
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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Slowly, painfully executed on the "shaming rack" for his work as Rahm Tak's spy.]]
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:He sells out his parents as VC spies when he escapes back to Defiance, as retaliation for Stahma killing Christie. He finds little comfort in Stahma's reasoning.]]
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* CynicismCatalyst: Nolan UsedToBeASweetKid. Then the Votan War happened. He joined up with his tough-as-nails sister, who ended up being killed when Nolan fell for an ISurrenderSuckers gambit from an Irathiant. After that, he took his sister's survival lessons to heart and has been pragmatic ever since.
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* KnightInSourArmor: Stuck in a dirty job where he doesn't always have all the information he should and pulled this and that way by Town Council Politics, politics, he continues to soldier on.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Young Nolan had a hard time with violence, even in war. Then his sister was killed because he couldn't shoot an Irathiant pulling an ISurrenderSuckers gambit. That hardened him real quick.
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-->'''Irisa:''' Probably not.
-->'''Nolan:''' There's my girl.
-->'''Irisa:''' Probably not.
-->'''Nolan:''' There's my girl.
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-->'''Nolan:''' Now, can I trust you to be a good girl and behave yourself while I'm gone?
-->'''Irisa:'''gone?\\
'''Irisa:''' Probablynot.
-->'''Nolan:'''not.\\
'''Nolan:''' There's my girl.
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'''Irisa:''' Probably
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'''Nolan:''' There's my girl.
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