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* CoolOldLady: The group’s signals expert, and arguably the only member of the Hunters who is nice to Jonah from the start with no ulterior motive.
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* ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler:Despite how sincere he is TheAtoner for his Nazi crimes, Jonah thinks this instead, believing that he is BeyondRedemption and needs to die.]]

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* ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler:Despite how sincere he is TheAtoner for his Nazi crimes, Jonah thinks this instead, believing that he is BeyondRedemption and needs to die. To sum up what Jonah's viewpoint towards Zuchs' past misdeeds and his current state are: once a genocidal Nazi monster, always a genocidal Nazi monster.]]
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* BigGood: Viewed as such to Jonah. [[spoiler:The only true one of the show once Meyer's true identity is revealed.]]

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* BigGood: Viewed as such to Jonah.Jonah and her other fellow Nazi hunters. [[spoiler:The only true one of the show once Meyer's true identity is revealed.]]
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* BigGood: Viewed as such to Jonah. [[spoiler:The only true one of the show once Meyer's true identity is revealed.]]
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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: [[spoiler:His genuine attempts to redeem himself, Jonah believes he's BeyondRedemption for his Nazi past and executes him.]]

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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: [[spoiler:His [[spoiler:Despite his genuine attempts to redeem himself, Jonah believes he's BeyondRedemption for his Nazi past and executes him.]]
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He wants to redeem himself for his Nazi past, but in Jonah's eyes, he's BeyondRedemption and another target.]]


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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: [[spoiler:His genuine attempts to redeem himself, Jonah believes he's BeyondRedemption for his Nazi past and executes him.]]
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:No matter how genuine his attempts to redeem himself of his Nazi crimes may be, what he did in the past is absolutely and permanently beyond being absolved.]]


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* ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler:Despite how sincere he is TheAtoner for his Nazi crimes, Jonah thinks this instead, believing that he is BeyondRedemption and needs to die.]]
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* BeyondRedemption: [[spoiler:Despite claiming to have undergo a HeelFaceTurn, what he did to begin with was [[ThisIsUnforgivable irredeemably beyond forgiveness that he could never achieve penitence]] and Jonah kills him for deceiving him, his organization and his grandmother all these years and to avenge the real Meyer and whatever victims he claimed during the Holocaust.]]

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* BeyondRedemption: [[spoiler:Despite claiming to have undergo a HeelFaceTurn, what he did to begin with was [[ThisIsUnforgivable irredeemably beyond forgiveness that he could never achieve penitence]] penitence no matter what he does afterwards]] and Jonah kills him for deceiving him, his organization and his grandmother all these years and to avenge the real Meyer and whatever victims he claimed during the Holocaust.]]
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* GreaterScapeParagon: What she undergo during the Holocaust and her work as a Nazi hunter made a prominent impact on the show and her grandson Jonah.

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* GreaterScapeParagon: GreaterScopeParagon: What she undergo during the Holocaust and her work as a Nazi hunter made a prominent impact on the show and her grandson Jonah.

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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Claims that he has achieved this after posing as a Jew for more than thirty years, with his desire to hunt and kill Nazis being very real. Jonah doesn't buy it, and kills him in the first season finale.]]

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* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler:After posing as a Jew for thirty years and turning against his own Nazi kin.]]
* BeyondRedemption: [[spoiler:Despite claiming to have undergo a HeelFaceTurn, what he did to begin with was [[ThisIsUnforgivable irredeemably beyond forgiveness that he could never achieve penitence]] and Jonah kills him for deceiving him, his organization and his grandmother all these years and to avenge the real Meyer and whatever victims he claimed during the Holocaust.]]
* BigGood: [[spoiler:Subverted, especially following TheReveal.]]
* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Played by Creator/AlPacino, he was thought to be the BigGood {{Deuteragonist}} of the show, then comes TheReveal and his death.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Claims that he has achieved this after posing as a Jew for more than thirty years, with his desire to hunt and kill Nazis being very real. [[BeyondRedemption Jonah doesn't buy it, it,]] [[HeelFaceDoorSlam and kills him in the first season finale.finale]].]]


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* NaziProtagonist: [[spoiler:The BigGood {{Deuteragonist}} of the show turns out to be a Nazi.]]


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* GreaterScapeParagon: What she undergo during the Holocaust and her work as a Nazi hunter made a prominent impact on the show and her grandson Jonah.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Was working as a Nazi hunter before her death.


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* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time Creator/SaulRubinek [[Recap/TheOuterLimits1995S5E12Tribunal played a Nazi hunter on television]].
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* CuteBruiser: Being played by Logan Lerman, this isn’t surprising. Jonah is an overall NiceGuy but he’s fully capable of throwing a few punches.

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* CuteBruiser: Being played by Logan Lerman, this isn’t surprising. Jonah is an overall NiceGuy [[NiceGuy nice guy]] but he’s fully capable of throwing a few punches.
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* CuteBruiser: Being played by Logan Lerman, this isn’t surprising. Jonah is an overall [[NiceGuy]] but he’s fully capable of throwing a few punches.

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* CuteBruiser: Being played by Logan Lerman, this isn’t surprising. Jonah is an overall [[NiceGuy]] NiceGuy but he’s fully capable of throwing a few punches.
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* SirSwearsALot: Jonah has quite the foul mouth on him.
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* CuteBruiser: Being played by Logan Lerman, this isn’t surprising. Jonah is an overall [NiceGuy] but he’s fully capable of throwing a few punches.

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* CuteBruiser: Being played by Logan Lerman, this isn’t surprising. Jonah is an overall [NiceGuy] [[NiceGuy]] but he’s fully capable of throwing a few punches.
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* AudienceSurrogate: We meet the hunters as Jonah does.
* CuteBruiser: Being played by Logan Lerman, this isn’t surprising. Jonah is an overall [NiceGuy] but he’s fully capable of throwing a few punches.


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* NiceGuy: Despite all the horrors he goes through, Jonah is shown to be a genuinely good person all around, and is loved by his friends and family.


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* ShipTease: With Carol.
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* DisappearedDad: Inadvertently becomes this to Naomi, his and Ruth's daughter, when he is killed by The Wolf.
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!!!'''Played By:''' Saul Rubinek, Balázs Csémy (young)

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!!!'''Played By:''' Saul Rubinek, Creator/SaulRubinek, Balázs Csémy (young)






!!!'''Played By:''' Carol Kane, Bianka Tatár (young)

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* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: [[spoiler: Tries to break up with her girlfriend because of this]]. [[BlatantLies She claims that their relationship is moving too quickly and she needed space, however]].
* StraightGay: Is in a loving relationship with Maria, her mother's nurse, and she shows neither [[ButchLesbian butch]] nor [[LipstickLesbian lipstick lesbian]] traits.
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* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: Leaves the city to live with her daughter and son-in-law at the end of the first season.]]
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** KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler: Until Jonah gets his hands on him, that is....]]

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** * KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler: Until Jonah gets his hands on him, that is....]]
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* NiceGuy: Described by Ruth as a kind, good-hearted man.

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* NiceGuy: Described by Ruth as a kind, good-hearted man.man, and when Meyer describes his desire for revenge against Zuchs, he says that he would recite the Kaddish for him before killing him, as "it is monsters who need prayer most."
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* 70sHair: Probably the most impressive example of this in the series, sporting a mustache and a rather impressive pair of sideburns.

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* 70sHair: SeventiesHair: Probably the most impressive example of this in the series, sporting a mustache and a rather impressive pair of sideburns.



* 70sHair: Sports a large pair of sideburns.

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* 70sHair: SeventiesHair: Sports a large pair of sideburns.
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* BreakTheCutie: Was subjected to this in the camps, especially at the hands of The Wolf.


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* NiceGuy: Described by Ruth as a kind, good-hearted man.
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* WalkingSpoiler: It is hard to talk about Meyer without revealing that he died in 1945, and that the "Meyer" living in the present day is an impostor.
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* DisappearedDad: While Jonah's mother is mentioned as having died in childbirth, his biological father is not seen or mentioned.
* GainingTheWillToKill: Comes to this point over the course of the first season.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Jonah was raised by his grandmother, with whom he was very close.


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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Claims that he has achieved this after posing as a Jew for more than thirty years, with his desire to hunt and kill Nazis being very real. Jonah doesn't buy it, and kills him in the first season finale.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: After committing numerous wartime atrocities and killing the real Meyer, Zuchs escapes to America, gets plastic surgery, and builds a fortune using Meyer's stolen identity, suffering no punishment for his actions.]]
** KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler: Until Jonah gets his hands on him, that is....]]
* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler: What he does to the real Meyer.]]
* VillainousCrush: [[spoiler: His attitude towards Ruth could be interpreted as this.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to mention anything about him without revealing that [[spoiler: he is not the real Meyer Offerman.]]


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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Lost Naomi, her daughter, in childbirth.
* PosthumousCharacter: Ruth is murdered in the first episode, but she is featured prominently in flashbacks and discussed by many people.
* PromotionToParent: Raised her grandson Jonah after the death of her daughter.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Meyer.


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* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Plays this role with the Hunters.


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* GivenNameReveal: Her birth name is revealed to be [[spoiler: Rebekah Kreutzer]], "Harriet" being the name assigned to her by the nuns who took her in.
* [[SirSwearsALot Lady Swears-A-Lot]]: Has quite the foul mouth.
* NunTooHoly: Harriet frequently dresses in the attire of a nun (minus the high-heeled boots, of course), but is also a government agent and skilled assassin.


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* BattleCouple: With Mindy.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: He and Mindy [[spoiler: lost Aaron, their eldest son, in the camps]].
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: Gets blown up in an attempt to defuse the bomb Travis planted on the subway.]]


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* BattleCouple: With Murray.
* ForcedToWatch: Was restrained by an SS guard as another [[spoiler: shot her young son]].
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: She and Murray [[spoiler: lost Aaron, their eldest son, in the camps]].
* WidowWoman: [[spoiler: By the end of the first season.]]


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* 70sHair: Probably the most impressive example of this in the series, sporting a mustache and a rather impressive pair of sideburns.
* FamedInStory: Lonny is a reasonably well-known film and stage actor, mentioned as having a Tony Award to his name.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Lonny is a jackass, to be sure, but ultimately, he is a good person and his heart's in the right place.


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* ActionMom: Kicks ass and has a young daughter.
* TenMinuteRetirement: Leaves the Hunters after [[spoiler: nearly dying in an attempt to gather intelligence]], but Joe persuades her to come back after telling her the scope of the Nazis' plans.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Joe.


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* DistressedDude: [[spoiler: Kidnapped and taken to South America at the end of the first season.]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: Served three tours in Vietnam and suffers from intense PTSD as a result.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Roxy.


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* 70sHair: Sports a large pair of sideburns.
* FreudianExcuse: Notably averted. As revealed in the final episode, the violent, racist, sociopathic Travis comes from an apparently normal middle-class home, with loving parents who treated him well.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Naturally, being a Neo-Nazi and all.


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* BigBad: Of the first season, [[spoiler: though Hitler is revealed as the BiggerBad in the first season finale.]]
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Her given name is not known until the final episode.


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* DeadAllAlong: Was killed by The Wolf a few months after the camp was liberated.
* KillAndReplace: Was the victim of this at the hands of The Wolf.
* [[LukeIAmYourFather Luke I Am Your Grandfather]]: Meyer is the biological grandfather of Jonah, though he died long before Jonah's birth and the latter doesn't learn about this until the last episode of the first season.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Ruth.
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!! Jonah Heidelbaum
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!! Meyer Offerman/ [[spoiler: Wilhelm "The Wolf" Zuchs]]
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