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* BlueEyesBlueEyes: For perspective, in the original books, Kahlan's eyes are supposed to be green. However, Bridget Regan's eyes are so striking (as in, two of her biggest fansites were named after them) they decided to make Kahlan's eyes blue in the series.
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* CharacterExaggeration: In the books, Nicci noted two things in passing: that she considered the world to be a wretched, senseless existence that had no purpose except for torment, and that she hated it when men "[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean assumed they had a right to her body]]." These two traits seem to have become the basis of her character, here.
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* CharacterExaggeration: In the books, Nicci noted two things in passing: that she considered the world to be a wretched, senseless existence that had no purpose except for torment, and that she hated it when men "[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean assumed "assumed they had a right to her body]].body." These two traits seem to have become the basis of her character, here.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Wasn't Darken Rahl [[Film/LordOfTheRings an elf once?]]
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* OverNineThousand: ''The'' most powerful of all sorceresses (or wizards) in the entire series by a huge margin. The only one who might have been able to compare to her was Maia, the [[OrIsIt supposed]] Creator.
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* OverNineThousand: ''The'' most powerful of all sorceresses (or wizards) in the entire series by a huge margin. The only one who might have been able to compare to her was Maia, the [[OrIsIt supposed]] supposed Creator.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Trying to seduce Nicci in ''Tears.'' [[{{Understatement}} It didn't turn out well]].
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* WhatAnIdiot: Trying to seduce Nicci in ''Tears.'' [[{{Understatement}} It didn't turn out well]].''
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* CompositeCharacter: Her character and role is a combination of ''three'' distinct Sisters of the Dark from the books: Liliana, a power-hungry Han-stealing sorceress who tried to take Richard's magic; Ulicia, the most powerful of the Sisters of the Dark who served as their leader and [[EvilGenius primary schemer]]; and most strongly, Nicci, a [[AntiVillain sympathetic]] Sister with a DarkAndTroubledPast who used a Maternity Spell on Kahlan, and was eventually convinced by Richard to leave the side of evil.
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* CompositeCharacter: Her character and role is a combination of ''three'' distinct Sisters of the Dark from the books: Liliana, a power-hungry Han-stealing sorceress who tried pretended to take be Richard's friend at the Palace of the Prophets and tried to take his magic; Ulicia, the most powerful of the Sisters of the Dark who served as their leader and [[EvilGenius primary schemer]]; schemer]], and plotted to capture Kahlan; and most strongly, Nicci, a [[AntiVillain sympathetic]] Sister with a DarkAndTroubledPast who used a Maternity Spell on Kahlan, and was eventually convinced by Richard to leave the side of evil.
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* EverythingsBetterWithChickens: He's known in Westland as a crazy old man who talks to his chickens, which he can be seen doing while using his cloud rock. Let's hope none of them are EvilIncarnate.
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* EverythingsBetterWithChickens: He's known in Westland as a crazy old man who talks to his chickens, which he can be seen doing while using his cloud rock. Let's hope none of them are EvilIncarnate.[[SwordOfTruth Evil Manifest]].
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* TheWorfEffect: In ''Perdition'', Nicci easily deflects his magic, overpowers him, and knocks him down, demonstrating her status as the most powerful of all sorceresses. [[spoiler: Though he does recover in time to help Richard defeat her.]]
* FoeYay: With Richard.
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* BodySnatcher
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler: How he comes BackFromTheDead.]]
* AmoralNihilist: She believes the world is "like a lame horse" and that trying to do good will only prolong the suffering of existence, and everything would be better off if the world was "put out of its misery." [[spoiler: After her defection, she reconsiders a few things and becomes an {{Ubermensch}} determined to destroy humanity and remake it in her own image, creating a new world more suited to her desires.]]
* CharacterExaggeration: In the books, Nicci noted two things in passing: that she considered the world to be a wretched, senseless existence that had no purpose except for torment, and that she hated it when men "[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean assumed they had a right to her body]]." These two traits seem to have become the basis of her character, here.
* CompositeCharacter: Her character and role is a combination of ''three'' distinct Sisters of the Dark from the books: Liliana, a power-hungry Han-stealing sorceress who tried to take Richard's magic; Ulicia, the most powerful of the Sisters of the Dark who served as their leader and [[EvilGenius primary schemer]]; and most strongly, Nicci, a [[AntiVillain sympathetic]] Sister with a DarkAndTroubledPast who used a Maternity Spell on Kahlan, and was eventually convinced by Richard to leave the side of evil.
* DeadpanSnarker: Especially in ''Bound.''
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* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: She's a lot more evil than her book incarnation, the Nicci of the books, who was mainly a WellIntentionedExtremist.WellIntentionedExtremist.
* LampshadeHanging: Cara isn't the only one who notices Richard's tendency to try to help everyone. "Do you always stop along your quest [[ChronicHeroSyndrome to help people]]? No wonder you haven't found the [[MacGuffin Stone of Tears]], yet."
* LampshadeHanging: Cara isn't the only one who notices Richard's tendency to try to help everyone. "Do you always stop along your quest [[ChronicHeroSyndrome to help people]]? No wonder you haven't found the [[MacGuffin Stone of Tears]], yet."
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* NietzscheWannabe: She believes the world is "like a lame horse" and that trying to do good will only prolong the suffering of existence, and everything would be better off if the world was "put out of its misery." [[spoiler: After her defection, she reconsiders a few things and becomes an {{Ubermensch}} determined to destroy humanity and remake it in her own image, creating a new world more suited to her desires.]]
* OverNineThousand: ''The'' most powerful of all sorceresses(or wizards) in the entire series by a huge margin. The only one who might have been able to compare to her was Maia, the [[OrIsIt supposed]] Creator.
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* NietzscheWannabe: She believes the world is "like a lame horse" and that MythologyGag: Her criticizing Richard for wasting his time trying to do good will only prolong the suffering of existence, and everything would be better off if the world was "put out of its misery." [[spoiler: After her defection, she reconsiders a few things and help people becomes an {{Ubermensch}} determined hilarious to destroy humanity and remake it in someone who's read the books. It sounds almost like Nicci [[TakeThatMe taking a shot at her own image, creating a new world more suited to her desires.]]
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* OverNineThousand: ''The'' most powerful of allsorceresses(or sorceresses (or wizards) in the entire series by a huge margin. The only one who might have been able to compare to her was Maia, the [[OrIsIt supposed]] Creator.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Blond in the books, dark-haired here.
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* BloodMagic: Because he needs it to power journey books.
* BodySnatcher
* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler: Once he comes BackFromTheDead, he has no magic.]]
* BodySnatcher
* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler: Once he comes BackFromTheDead, he has no magic.]]
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* OffWithHisHead: He tries to do this to Zedd, but ends up decapitating a puppet.
* SelfMadeOrphan
* WhatAnIdiot: Trying to seduce Nicci in ''Tears.'' [[{{Understatement}} It didn't turn out well]].
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* AntiHero: After her HeelFaceTurn
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* TheBigGuy
* DarkAndTroubledPast
* HellBentForLeather
* KissOfLife: A magical version in the Breath of Life.
* KissOfLife: A magical version in the Breath of Life.
* LoveAtFirstPunch: With Leo.
* SelfMadeOrphan
* ShootYourMate: The Mord-Sith deceived her into doing this of her own free will.
* ShootYourMate: The Mord-Sith deceived her into doing this of her own free will.
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* WhyDontYaJustShootHim
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* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: In the books, she wore white because she was already the Mother Confessor, and only the MC wears white. Here, she doesn't become the Mother Confessor until the episode ''Sacrifice'', yet she still wears the white dress of the Mother Confessor before hand.
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* {{Casanova}}: Quickly drifts down this direction when he loses his memory, but he gets better.
* {{Casanova}}: Quickly drifts down this direction when he loses his memory, but he gets better.
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* EverythingsBetterWithChickens: He's known in Westland as a crazy old man who talks to his chickens, which he can be seen doing while using his cloud rock. Let's hope none of them are EvilIncarnate.
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* LethalChef: According to Zedd.
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* FoeYay: With Nicci.
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* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: In the Season 2 finale, [[spoiler: Nicci uses Kahlan's own Han against her, causing ''Kahlan'' to be confessed.]]
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* AccidentalMarriage: Due to Shota's spell.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Intentionally, by [[spoiler: letting Nicci absorb his Han.]]
* {{Determinator}}
* GuileHero: Gains traits of this in Season 2.
* HeroicBastard
* HotBlooded
* HotBlooded
* LieToTheBeholder: Shota uses magic to make him appear to be another man.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: By defeating Darken Rahl, he unintentionally tears the veil and allows the Keeper to begin his war on the living. As Zedd says, the worst harm can come from the best intentions.
* ShockAndAwe: When he actually uses his magic in ''Perdition.''
* RefusedTheCall
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* WorkplaceAcquiredAbilities: His skills as a woodsman, which are even used against him at one point.
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* ShinyMidnightBlack: Her hair is epic.
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* CompositeCharacter: Has traits of herself in the books and Berdine, another Mord-Sith from the books who served as an advisor to Richard and who was a lesbian.
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* CompositeCharacter: Has She borrows traits and roles of herself in Richard's three main Mord-Sith bodyguards from the books books, Raina, Berdine, and Cara. Like Raina and Berdine, another Mord-Sith from the books who served she seems to have had a same-sex relationship with a fellow Mord-Sith, she serves as an advisor to for Richard and who was a lesbian.
** Morelike Berdine did, shares a composite of Cara and Raina, given her quietness, grimness, tendency to give piercing looks, and PetTheDog scene involving a chipmunk. She isn't really anything chipmunk like Berdine in terms of personality.Raina, and naturally enough shares Cara's name and her role as his longest lasting bodyguard.
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* CharacterExaggeration: Her cynicism and tendency to be the first to advocate a violent solution are played up, the [[{{Determinator}} grimness]] that she [[LetsGetDangerous slipped into in combat]] has become [[TheStoic her default mood]], her snarky and at times playful sense of humor is replaced with deadpan BlackHumor, and she is bisexual rather than straight. Compared to her book incarnation, she's very different.
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* CharacterExaggeration: Her cynicism and tendency to be While Legend of the first to advocate a violent solution are played up, the [[{{Determinator}} grimness]] that she [[LetsGetDangerous slipped into in combat]] has become [[TheStoic her default mood]], her snarky and at times playful sense of humor Seeker is replaced with deadpan BlackHumor, and she is bisexual rather generally [[LighterAndSofter lighter]] than straight. Compared to the books, her book incarnation, she's very different.character is noticeably DarkerAndEdgier.
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** More like a composite of herself Cara and Raina, given her quietness, grimness, tendency to give piercing looks, and general grumpiness.PetTheDog scene involving a chipmunk. She isn't really anything like Berdine in terms of personality.
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* OverNineThousand: ''The'' most powerful of all sorceresses(or wizards) in the entire series by a huge margin. The only one who might have been able to compare to her was Mia, the [[OrIsIt supposed]] Creator.
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* OverNineThousand: ''The'' most powerful of all sorceresses(or wizards) in the entire series by a huge margin. The only one who might have been able to compare to her was Mia, Maia, the [[OrIsIt supposed]] Creator.
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* CharacterExaggeration: Her cynicism and tendency to be the first to advocate a violent solution are played up, the [[{{Determinator}} grimness]] that she [[LetsGetDangerous slipped into in combat]] has is [[TheStoic her default mood]], her snarky and at times playful sense of humor is replaced with deadpan BlackHumor, and she is bisexual rather than straight. Compared to her book incarnation, she's very different.
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* CharacterExaggeration: Her cynicism and tendency to be the first to advocate a violent solution are played up, the [[{{Determinator}} grimness]] that she [[LetsGetDangerous slipped into in combat]] has is become [[TheStoic her default mood]], her snarky and at times playful sense of humor is replaced with deadpan BlackHumor, and she is bisexual rather than straight. Compared to her book incarnation, she's very different.
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* CharacterExaggeration: Her cynicism and tendency to be the first to advocate a violent solution are played up compared to her book version, who was also completely heterosexual rather than bisexual.
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* BlondesAreEvil
* CharacterExaggeration: Her evilness and scheming nature are more prominant, and her redeemable traits are downplayed.
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Subverted. He seemed to did at first, but when [[spoiler: Kahlan realized that he was corrupted and was going down the path of evil, she tried to kill him. She failed, and afterwards Nicholas killed her himself.]]
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* NietzscheWannabe: She believes the world is "like a lame horse" and that trying to do good will only prolong the suffering of existence, and everything would be better off if the world was "put out of its misery." [[spoiler: After her defection, she reconsiders a few things and becomes an {{Ubermensch}} determined to destroy humanity and remake it in her own image, creating a new world more suited to her desires.]]
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!!Nicholas Rahl
The son of Darken Rahl and Kahlan, in the [[BadFuture timeline created when Richard travels into the future]].
* BaldOfEvil: As Lord Rahl
* BlondGuysAreEvil: As a child.
* CompleteMonster
* EnfantTerrible
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Subverted. He seemed to at first, but when [[spoiler: Kahlan realized that he was corrupted and was going down the path of evil, she tried to kill him. She failed, and afterwards Nicholas killed her himself.]]
* EvilOverlord
* KidsAreCruel: Confesses a playmate and has him cut off his own finger because [[DisproportionateRetribution he didn't want to play the same games as Nicholas.]]
* MindControl
* SelfMadeOrphan
* TurnOutLikeHisFather: Oh, yeah.
* UsedToBeASweetKid
The son of Darken Rahl and Kahlan, in the [[BadFuture timeline created when Richard travels into the future]].
* BaldOfEvil: As Lord Rahl
* BlondGuysAreEvil: As a child.
* CompleteMonster
* EnfantTerrible
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Subverted. He seemed to at first, but when [[spoiler: Kahlan realized that he was corrupted and was going down the path of evil, she tried to kill him. She failed, and afterwards Nicholas killed her himself.]]
* EvilOverlord
* KidsAreCruel: Confesses a playmate and has him cut off his own finger because [[DisproportionateRetribution he didn't want to play the same games as Nicholas.]]
* MindControl
* SelfMadeOrphan
* TurnOutLikeHisFather: Oh, yeah.
* UsedToBeASweetKid
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A boundary warden from Hartland and a long-time friend of Richard's. He remains loyal to Richard even when Michael turns the rest of Hartland against him.
* {{Badass}}
* BadassNormal
* PapaWolf
* RaceLift
* WithMyHandsTied: Being unarmed, tied up, or having his wrists chained together are ''no'' inhibitions to winning fights, with his bare hands if need be.
A boundary warden from Hartland and a long-time friend of Richard's. He remains loyal to Richard even when Michael turns the rest of Hartland against him.
* {{Badass}}
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* PapaWolf
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* WithMyHandsTied: Being unarmed, tied up, or having his wrists chained together are ''no'' inhibitions to winning fights, with his bare hands if need be.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: In season 2, especially, when she is trying to stop Richard [[spoiler:because of the prophecy that he'll end up handing the Stone of Tears over to the Keeper]].
* WellIntentionedExtremist: In season 2, especially, when she is trying to stop Richard [[spoiler:because of the prophecy that he'll end up handing the Stone of Tears over to the Keeper]].
