History Characters / Luther

* Main/EvilCannotComprehendGood: While more a Nihilist then true evil this is a women who kills people as easily as one scratches an itch. However as she said she understands the why of Good, she does not approve of it.

** DudeWheresMyRespect: ...and yet, he manages to [[AvertedTrope avert this trope]]. Everyone acknowledges that he's a brilliant cop - his boss responds with "he's back" when Luther sees through Alice in one conversation; Schenk admits that while he'll sack him on charges of improper conduct without blinking, he'll also do that to a good man and policeman; and Zoe immediately thrusts him when told that she's in danger without any evidence at all, solely based on Luther being Luther.

* TrueCompanions: By the end of the second series, he's one with [[HeroicSociopath Alice]], [[TheLancer Justin]], [[FireForgedFriends Mark]] and [[DaChief Schenk]].

* Main/HeroicSociopath: Alice could be this, or even
* Main/KnifeNut

* Main/FortheEvulz: What could you say about a woman who [[spoiler: murdered her two parents who raised her]] just to see if she could get away with it? She tends not to be restrained and seems amused about John and his ''morals''.

* {{Yandere}}: Arguably this.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Luther, even tried to get him to run off with her to see the world. [[spoiler: While sorely tempted, he declined.]]

* MagnificentBastard
* PapaWolf: Has shades of this with Jenny Jones.
* GeniusBruiser: He's not making a lot out of Alice's and Owen Lynch's attempts at killing him. And Henry Madsen is running from him for a reason.

* Main/EvilCannotComprehandGood: While more a Nihilist then true evil this is a women who kills people as easily as one scratches an itch. However as she said she understands the why of Good, she does not approve of it.

* Badass

* Badass

* BadAss
* Main/BerserkButton: Her berserk button might just be Luther...

* {{Yandere}}: Arguably this
* OddFriendship: Considers Luther her only real Friend.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Luther , even tried to get him to run off with her to see the world. [[spoiler: While sorely tempted he declined.]]

** DudeWheresMyRespect?: And yet, he manages to avert that trope. Everyone acknowledges that he's a brilliant cop - his boss responds with "he's back" when Luther sees through Alice in one conversation; Schenk admits that while he'll sack him on charges of improper conduct without blinking, he'll also do that to a good man and policeman; and Zoe immediately thrusts him when told that she's in danger without any evidence at all, solely based on Luther being Luther.

** DudeWhere'sMyRespect?: And yet, he manages to avert that trope. Everyone acknowledges that he's a brilliant cop - his boss responds with "he's back" when Luther sees through Alice in one conversation; Schenk admits that while he'll sack him on charges of improper conduct without blinking, he'll also do that to a good man and policeman; and Zoe immediately thrusts him when told that she's in danger without any evidence at all, solely based on Luther being Luther.

* GreyandGrayMorality: He will bend rules to the breaking point. [[spoiler: Help bury bodies and frame other criminals. Threaten witnesses to protect someone under his care.]] Hence his {{AntiHero}} status.

* BadAss

* GreyandGrayMorality: He will bend rules to the breaking point. [[{{Spoiler}} Help bury bodies and frame other criminals. Threaten witnesses to protect someone under his care.]] Hence his {{AntiHero}} status.

* GeniusBruiser

* OddFriendship: With both Alice [[{{FortheEvulz}} the women who murdered her parents to see if she could]] and Mark the man who used to sleep with John's wife.

* OddFriendship: With both Alice [[{{FortheEvulz}} the women who murdered her parents to see if she could]] and Mark the main who used to sleep with John's wife.

* UST: With Alice.

* UST: With Luther , even tried to get him to run off with her to see the world. [[spoiler: While sorely tempted he declined.]]

* GreyandGrayMorality: He will bend rules to the breaking point. [[{{Spoiler}} Help bury bodies and frame other criminals. Threaten witnesses to protect someone under his care.]] Hence his {{AniHero}} status.

* OddFriendship: With both Alice [[{{spoiler}} the women who murdered her parents to see if she could]] and Mark the main who used to sleep with John's wife.

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