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* ObsessivelyOrganized: It's even lampshaded by his ex-girlfriend. Leon is so obsessive about keeping order that he schedules every part of his day a month in advance. Eventually becomes his FatalFlaw.



* SuperOCD: It's even lampshaded by his ex-girlfriend. Leon is so obsessive about keeping order that he schedules every part of his day a month in advance. Eventually becomes his FatalFlaw.

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[[folder:'''SPOILER''' [[spoiler:Legion]]]]

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[[folder: Legion ('''SPOILER''')]]



* BiggerBad: To Oliver and Emily.
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* MixedRace

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* MixedRace
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Tuna fish sandwiches.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Tuna fish sandwiches.sandwiches with celery.
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* BlackBestFriend: Uses her marriage to Ethan to explain how she couldn't possibly be racist towards Isabel during the mayoral race.

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* Foil: Each of them serve as foils to each other in one way or another.

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* Foil: {{Foil}}: Each of them serve as foils to each other in one way or another.



The eldest sibling of the Stamatis family, Leon

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The eldest sibling of the Stamatis family, Leon
Leon's death occurs at the beginning of the story and kicks off some of the more bizarre occurrences.



* GreenEyedMonster: Harbors a great deal of resentment against Dimitri for [[spoiler:solving the mysteries behind D.B. Cooper, Atlantis, and the missing Mayor of Red Line]].

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* GreenEyedMonster: Harbors a great deal of resentment against Dimitri for [[spoiler:solving the mysteries behind D.B. Cooper, Atlantis, Cooper and the missing Mayor of Red Line]].Line, while not being there for her when Leon died]].







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An impulsive, curious Bostonian with a knack for solving mysteries.



* LeeroyJenkins: Dimitri has a tendency to dive headlong into anything, consequences be damned.



* MamaBear: Is one to Isaiah, her nephew.

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* MamaBear: Is one to Isaiah, her nephew. So much so that, when he's framed for a crime, she stages a boycott on the Redline until he's free.



[[folder: Gerald / Pandabear / Extinction Event / Dipshit Poletti]]

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[[folder: Gerald / Pandabear / Extinction Event / Dipshit / Freed Friend Poletti]]



* TookALevelInJerkass: According to Tyrell, Thirdsight brought out the worst in him and made him utterly insufferable.



Third Sight's HR rep.

* TheWoobie

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Third Sight's passive, calm, and put-upon HR rep.

* TheWoobieMeaningfulName: Averted. He admits that one meaning - "He who rules through thunder" - is completely inapplicable to him.
* TheWoobie: Working at Third Sight Media did ''not'' do him any favors - he was relentlessly abused by Dipshit Poletti, and left extraordinarily depressed.

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Leon's former roommate. After Leon's death, he takes the job offer that Leon received to work at Third Sight.

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Leon's former roommate. After Leon's his death, he Michael takes the job offer that Leon received to work at Third Sight.
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* AudienceSurrogate: The most average of the viewpoint characters, Michael in the first season serves as a lens both into Third Sight and the dynamic between the Stamatis siblings.
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* FramingDevice: His interviews with random Boston residents form a ColdIntro to each episode.

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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Wins the mayoral election versus Isabel Powell in the second mid-season finale]].

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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Wins the mayoral election versus Isabel Powell in the second mid-season finale]].finale.]]


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* HateSink: Nothing about Emily's character is designed to be likable. She treats Nica and Louisa like dirt, and is only involved in the mayoral race to garner power and wealth for herself.
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* SurvivalMantra: "8, 11, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 10, 3, 12, 2." It's the order in which numbers were engraved on watch faces at the factory where Leon's funeral service was held, which was where Michael was inspired to quit drinking. Reciting the numbers helps him stay calm. [[spoiler:The numbers' presence in the Klingon cipher peppered across Red Line's pneumatic tubes tips Louisa off to Michael's involvement.]]

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* DeadpanSnarker: Had this in spades, apparently.



** She recounts a story in the second season: when she was young, the power at her house went out during a storm, and she entertained Leon and Dmitri by telling spooky stories. When the power came back on, Nica's response was to ''rip out the fuses.''
* GreenEyedMonster: Harbors a great deal of resentment against Dmitri for [[spoiler:solving the mysteries behind D.B. Cooper, Atlantis, and the missing Mayor of Red Line]].

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** She recounts a story in the second season: when she was young, the power at her house went out during a storm, and she entertained Leon and Dmitri Dimitri by telling spooky stories. When the power came back on, Nica's response was to ''rip out the fuses.''
* GreenEyedMonster: Harbors a great deal of resentment against Dmitri Dimitri for [[spoiler:solving the mysteries behind D.B. Cooper, Atlantis, and the missing Mayor of Red Line]].



[[folder: Dmitri Stamatis]]

* AdventurerArchaeologist

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[[folder: Dmitri Dimitri Stamatis]]

* AdventurerArchaeologist
AdventurerArchaeologist: Fancies himself one, chasing after StockUnsolvedMysteries.
* TrappedByMountainLions: For almost the entirety of the first season, Dimitri's adventures are held in complete isolation from the rest of the plot. Much of his involvement in the second season is tidying up the loose threads and dealing with the ramifications of his absence.
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* BadBoss: At least in Dipshit's eyes.
* KnightInSourArmor


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Leon's ex-girlfriend.


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Leon's former roommate. After Leon's death, he takes the job offer that Leon received to work at Third Sight.

* DamselInDistress: A male version of this after [[spoiler:Oliver traps him in the abandoned publishing house, with no way to escape. He passes the time playing solitaire.]]
* TheTeetotaler: Becomes this after Leon's funeral, before which he was TheAlcoholic.

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* PosthumousCharacter: It's not a spoiler that Leon dies at the end of the first episode when his brain overloads from being forced onto a roller coaster. His death kicks off many of the show's plot lines.

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* PosthumousCharacter: It's not a spoiler that Leon dies at the end of the first episode when episode, as his brain overloads from being forced onto a roller coaster. His death kicks off many of the show's plot lines.



* GreenEyedMonster: Harbors a great deal of resentment against Dmitri for [[spoiler:solving the mysteries behind D.B. Cooper and Atlantis]].

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* GreenEyedMonster: Harbors a great deal of resentment against Dmitri for [[spoiler:solving the mysteries behind D.B. Cooper Cooper, Atlantis, and Atlantis]].the missing Mayor of Red Line]].



!!Redline
[[folder: The Mayor Of Redline]]
Real name Paul Montgomery Chelmsworth,

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!!Redline
!!Red Line
[[folder: The Mayor Of Redline]]
of Red Line]]
Real name Paul Montgomery Chelmsworth,Chelmsworth, he was a Harvard professor with radical thoughts on urban living, his lectures forming the bedrock of the idea that the Red Line should secede.


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* BreadAndCircuses: One of her major campaign promises is to bring the Hartford Yard Goats to Red Line.

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[[folder: Isabell Powell]]

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[[folder: Isabell Powell]]Isabel Powell]]

* MamaBear: Is one to Isaiah, her nephew.




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[[folder: Isaiah Powell]]
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* [[spoiler:{{Narrator}}]]: Eventually becomes this, after the old one becomes frustrated with certain chains of events and quits.



* [[spoiler:{{Narrator}}]]: Eventually becomes this, after the old one becomes frustrated with certain chains of events and quits.



* 15MinutesofFame: Nica badly wants attention, having always wanted to break into the entertainment business but being thwarted at every turn. It's this that drives her to [[spoiler:be Oliver West's accomplice in the Lottery terrorist attacks on Red Line]].

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* 15MinutesofFame: AttentionWhore: Nica badly wants attention, having always wanted to break into the entertainment business but being thwarted at every turn. It's this that drives her to [[spoiler:be Oliver West's accomplice in the Lottery terrorist attacks on Red Line]].Line]].
** She recounts a story in the second season: when she was young, the power at her house went out during a storm, and she entertained Leon and Dmitri by telling spooky stories. When the power came back on, Nica's response was to ''rip out the fuses.''


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* BlackBestFriend: Uses her marriage to Ethan to explain how she couldn't possibly be racist towards Isabel during the mayoral race.


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* GadgeteerGenius: Very good with robotics and animatronics.
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* SuperOCD: it's even lampshaded by his ex-girlfriend.

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* PosthumousCharacter: It's not a spoiler that Leon dies at the end of the first episode when his brain overloads from being forced onto a roller coaster. His death kicks off many of the show's plot lines.
* [[spoiler:{{Narrator}}]]: Eventually becomes this, after the old one becomes frustrated with certain chains of events and quits.
* SuperOCD: it's It's even lampshaded by his ex-girlfriend.ex-girlfriend. Leon is so obsessive about keeping order that he schedules every part of his day a month in advance. Eventually becomes his FatalFlaw.


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* 15MinutesofFame: Nica badly wants attention, having always wanted to break into the entertainment business but being thwarted at every turn. It's this that drives her to [[spoiler:be Oliver West's accomplice in the Lottery terrorist attacks on Red Line]].
* GreenEyedMonster: Harbors a great deal of resentment against Dmitri for [[spoiler:solving the mysteries behind D.B. Cooper and Atlantis]].


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* AdventurerArchaeologist


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* GranolaGirl: A genderswapped variant, taken to parody. Dipshit is militantly vegan, lives in a commune with five others like him (all of whom have equally-odd names), and is generally insufferable and unsympathetic to those around him. It's mostly PlayedForLaughs.


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Third Sight's HR rep.


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The mysterious owner of Third Sight Media. Communicates with his employees through pneumatic tubes.

* BigBad
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Tuna fish sandwiches.


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* IntrepidReporter
* StraightGay: Displays no stereotypically gay traits, and his wedding is a plot point of the first season.


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[[folder:Emily Bespin]]

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Wins the mayoral election versus Isabel Powell in the second mid-season finale]].
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[[folder:Ethan Bespin]]

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[[folder:'''SPOILER''' [[spoiler:Legion]]]]

A shady corporation looking to invest in Red Line for unknown reasons, using Oliver to advance their ends. We've seen two representatives so far: Manager and Lawyer. And yes, those are their names.

* BiggerBad: To Oliver and Emily.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Their only focus is to make Red Line more "profitable," to the point where they want its citizens to pay to live in their homes.
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These are, these are, these are... the character of Podcast/GreaterBoston.

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These are, these are, these are... the character characters of Podcast/GreaterBoston.
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These are, these are, these are... the character of Podcast/GreaterBoston.
!!The Stamatis Family and associates

* Foil: Each of them serve as foils to each other in one way or another.
[[folder: Leon Stamatis]]
Born: 1983, Somerville, MA
Occupation: Copy Editor, Infinite Highway Productions
Residence: Porter Sq., Cambridge

The eldest sibling of the Stamatis family, Leon

* SuperOCD: it's even lampshaded by his ex-girlfriend.
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[[folder: Nica Stamatis]]
Born 1987, Somerville, MA
Occupation: Tour Guide
Residence: Teele Sq., Somerville

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[[folder: Dmitri Stamatis]]

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!!Redline
[[folder: The Mayor Of Redline]]
Real name Paul Montgomery Chelmsworth,
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[[folder: Gemma Linzer-Coolidge]]
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[[folder: Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge]]
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[[folder: Louisa Alvarez]]
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[[folder: Isabell Powell]]
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!!Third Sight Media
The workers at Third Sight Media, an astrology magazine dedicated to predicting the future.
[[folder: Michael Tate]]
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[[folder: Gerald / Pandabear / Extinction Event / Dipshit Poletti]]
No, we're serious. That's actually his name... this week, anyway.
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[[folder: Tyrell Fredricks]]
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[[folder: Oliver West]]
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!!Other Characters
[[folder: Mallory]]
* SirSwearsALot: Easily the most foul-mouthed character in the podcast.
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[[folder: Chuck Octagon]]
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[[folder: Autumn West]]
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