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Former Chief Superintendent of UsefulNotes/ScotlandYard, and an early GreatDetective before even SherlockHolmes

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Former Chief Superintendent of UsefulNotes/ScotlandYard, and an early GreatDetective before even SherlockHolmes
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* {{Expy}}: May be modeled after ''Rocambole'' as he was before his HeelFaceTurn and becoming DragonAscendent. Who was himself originally an {{Expy}} of Totilard of ''The Mysteries Of Paris''

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* {{Expy}}: May be modeled after ''Rocambole'' as he was before his HeelFaceTurn and becoming DragonAscendent.DragonAscendant. Who was himself originally an {{Expy}} of Totilard of ''The Mysteries Of Paris''
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Henri's right Woman

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Henri's right hand Woman



* BatFamilyCrossover: Possibly related to the ''Wood'' on the Council of ''The Gentlemen of The Night'' in ''The Mysteries of London''

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* BatFamilyCrossover: Possibly related to the ''Wood'' on the Council of ''The Gentlemen of The Night'' in ''The Mysteries of London''
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Former Chief Superintendent of ScotlandYard, and an early GreatDetective before even SherlockHolmes

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Former Chief Superintendent of ScotlandYard, UsefulNotes/ScotlandYard, and an early GreatDetective before even SherlockHolmes
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A list of character that appear in JohnDevil

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A list of character that appear in JohnDevil
''Literature/JohnDevil''

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* MasterOfDisguise: Even his father was convinced Percy Balcomb was a different person




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* MasterOfDisguise: As any good detective should be

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* SecretIdentity: he has many




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* SecretIdentity: has a few
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* BatFamilyCrossover: Possibly related to the ''Wood'' on the Council of ''The Gentlemen of The Night'' in ''The Mysteries of London''

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* BatFamilyCrossover: Possibly related to the ''Wood'' on the Council of ''The Gentlemen of The Night'' in ''The Mysteries of London''London''

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!!Mr.Wood

* BatFamilyCrossover: Possibly related to the ''Wood'' on the Council of ''The Gentlemen of The Night'' in ''The Mysteries of London''
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!!Sarah O'Neil

Henri's right Woman

* TheDragon: to Henri
* FemmeFatale: Perhaps one of the first to foreshadow the FilmNoir sense of the term

!!Ned Knob

A short London Criminal who becomes to Henri's mission

* TheArtfulDodger
*{{Expy}}: May be modeled after ''Rocambole'' as he was before his HeelFaceTurn and becoming DragonAscendent. Who was himself originally an {{Expy}} of Totilard of ''The Mysteries Of Paris''

!!Armand De Belcamp

Henri's Father, a French Nobleman

!!Helen Brown

Henri's Mother

* ClassyCatBurglar
* FemmeFatale: of a very different type then Sarah

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* ArchEnemy: to Gregory Temple




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* SuperVillain: one of the first



Former Chief Superintendent of ScotlandYard

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Former Chief Superintendent of ScotlandYard
ScotlandYard, and an early GreatDetective before even SherlockHolmes

* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Henri's goal for Gregory
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The main VillianProtagonist of the novel. Son of a French Nobleman and an English ClassyCatBurgler

* AntiVillian: or maybe AntiHero

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The main VillianProtagonist VillainProtagonist of the novel. Son of a French Nobleman and an English ClassyCatBurgler

ClassyCatBurglar

* AntiVillian: AntiVillain: or maybe AntiHero
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!!Gregory Temple

Former Chief Superintendent of ScotlandYard

* GreatDetective: Not quite the UrExample, but still before the TropeCodifier. Yet he clearly played an important yet now forgotten link in developing this archetype.

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* AntiVillian: or maybe AntiHero




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* TheChessmaster: He's always one step ahead
* ManipulativeBastard: He's great at pulling people's strings
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A list of character that appear in JohnDevil

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!!Compt Henri De Belcamp

The main VillianProtagonist of the novel. Son of a French Nobleman and an English ClassyCatBurgler

* BigBad

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