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* WouldHurtAChild: He kidnaps children and leaves them in his dimension to presumably starve to death.

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* WouldHurtAChild: He kidnaps children and leaves them in his dimension to presumably starve to death.
death [[DisproportionateRetribution all for the simple reason for being what he perceives to be "naughty".]]
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* LovedByAll: Absolutely everyone at Torrington Academy loves him, much to Martin's dismay.
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* EvenGirlsWantHer: Djini gave her some romantic messages and gifts. The spectator needs to remember that Djini was a female genie in her first appearance.

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* EvenGirlsWantHer: Subverted. Djini gave pretended to be her some romantic messages and gifts. secret admirer. The spectator needs to remember that Djini was is a female genie in her first appearance.genie.
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* EvenGirlsWantHer: Djini gave her some romantic messages and gifts. The spectator needs to remember that Djini was a female genie in her first appearance.
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* AlliterativeName: '''M'''artin '''M'''ystery

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* AlliterativeName: '''M'''artin '''M'''ystery'''M'''ystery.



* BunnyEarsLawyer: As much trouble as he gives M.O.M. and despite his personality flaws he's repeatedly called the Center's top agent and can back it up with a success rate of near one hundred percent.
** AdaptationalDumbass: In the original comic books he's a ''college professor''.

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: As much trouble as he gives M.O.M. Despite his flighty and despite his personality flaws immature personality, he's repeatedly called the Center's top agent and can back it up with a success rate of near one hundred percent.
** AdaptationalDumbass: In the original comic books he's a ''college professor''. Compare that to the extremely BookDumb and immature Martin of the cartoon.



* CoolLoser: Martin is a rather fairly good-looking man (at least from our view), but he doesn't get much respect or admiration from most of his peers especially with girls due to his interests, immaturity and dorky personality.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: On the outside, Martin is immature and not a very good academic, but when it comes down to his missions, he is often shown that he is more then capable and competent enough to get the job done often with a push of his sister being in danger.

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* CoolLoser: Martin is a rather fairly good-looking man (at least from our view), but he doesn't get much respect or admiration from most of his peers especially (especially with girls girls) due to his strange interests, immaturity immaturity, and dorky personality.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: On the outside, Martin is immature and not a very good academic, but when it comes down to his missions, he is often shown that he is more then capable and competent enough to get the job done often with a push of [[BigBrotherInstinct his sister being in danger.danger]].



* {{Keet}}: The guy is very enthusiastic about his line of work.
* MadeOfIron: He can take so ''much'' abuse from Diana and the other girls yet still is fine after that.

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* {{Keet}}: The Martin is a ''very'' energetic guy is very who's enthusiastic about his line of work.
* MadeOfIron: He can take so ''much'' abuse Played with: while he endures a ''lot'' of violence from Diana and the (and frequently, other girls yet still is fine after that.girls), it's mostly of the slapstick comedy variety. That said, he ''has'' gotten injuries or weathered attacks from various monsters and kept going.

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* BookSmart: In comparison to Martin's BookDumb, her knowledge mostly comes from academical stuff.

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* BookSmart: In comparison to Martin's BookDumb, her knowledge mostly comes from academical stuff.academics: if there's scientific or historical knowledge needed, Diana will be the one to supply it.



* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Her frequent slapping and assaults on Martin would be a ''lot'' less funny if the dynamic was reversed.



* NeatFreak: [[LotusEaterMachine Invasion of her dreams]] by the [[SupernaturalFearInducer Sandman]] immerses her in a disordered vision of her Torrington bedroom, in which she's overslept.

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* NeatFreak: [[LotusEaterMachine Invasion of her dreams]] by the [[SupernaturalFearInducer Sandman]] immerses her in a disordered vision of her Torrington bedroom, in which she's overslept. overslept for an exam and can't get her room clean.



* OvershadowedByAwesome: Almost 2/3 of the time she is overshadowed by Martin. This comes to a head in the third season finale.

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* OvershadowedByAwesome: Almost 2/3 of the time Despite being intelligent and capable, she has a tendency to get put in DamselInDistress situations and is overshadowed by Martin. This comes to a head in the third season finale.finale, when being out-performed by him in an evaluation leads her to feel unappreciated and causes her to defect from the Center.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: She normally tries to come to a scientific logical conclusion then Martin's supernatural view when it comes to the occurrences they're investigating.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite that Martin's mere presence annoys her so much, Diana loves him deep down and is very willing to save him whenever he is in need of help.

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: She normally Despite her job being to investigate the supernatural, she typically disbelieves Martin's theories about the paranormal and tries to come to a scientific logical conclusion then Martin's supernatural view when it comes to the occurrences about what they're investigating.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite that Martin's mere presence annoys her so much, Martin constantly annoying her, Diana loves him deep down and is very willing to save him whenever he is in need of help.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: On her best days, she can be a decent person when you don't mess with her

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: On her best days, Diana has a tendency to be short-tempered and irritable (though she can be generally reserves it for [[JerkassToOne Martin]]), but she's a decent kind person when you don't mess with herwho tries to help the people who are affected by the supernatural.
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* AnimeHair: His hair is spiky and as tall as his head.
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* CasanovaWannabe: The guy constantly hits on whatever girl strikes his fancy. He's always shut down, sometimes quite violently.

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* CasanovaWannabe: The guy constantly hits on whatever girl strikes his fancy. He's always shut shot down, sometimes quite violently.
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* HeroWorshipper: to Martin. Billy thinks Martin is the bravest, coolest guy ever. He dressed up as Martin for Halloween and has a big poster of him in his room.


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* NiceGuy: You won’t find a nicer person on the show.
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*HoistByHerOwnPetard: She turned Diana in a half-lizard mutant after ahe refused to join her. However, during their last confrontation, Diana is able to evade Octavia's laser blasts and eventually disarm and subdue her with her enhanced agility and lizard tail.
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-> Voiced by: Creator/SamuelVincent

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-> Voiced by: Creator/SamuelVincent
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SamuelVincent (English), Creator/AlexisTomassian (French)



->Voiced by: Creator/KellySheridan

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->Voiced by: Creator/KellySheridan
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KellySheridan (English), Creator/DorotheePousseo (French)



-> Voiced by: Dale Wilson

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-> Voiced by: '''Voiced by:''' Dale Wilson
Wilson (English), Sylvain Lemarié (French)
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* ThrowTheDogABone: In the ‘’WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' crossover, Martin actually does meet a girl who likes him in return in the form of Alex, whom he mutual interests with. However, he had to leave when the Center called him on another mission, but at least the two parted on good terms.

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* ThrowTheDogABone: In the ‘’WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' crossover, Martin actually does meet a girl who likes him in return in the form of Alex, whom he shared mutual interests with. However, he had to leave when the Center called him on another mission, but at least the two parted on good terms.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: In the ‘’WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' crossover, Martin actually does meet a girl who likes him in return
in the form of Alex, whom he mutual interests with. However, he had to leave when the Center called him on another mission, but at least the two parted on good terms.

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* ThrowTheDogABone: In the ‘’WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' crossover, Martin actually does meet a girl who likes him in return
return in the form of Alex, whom he mutual interests with. However, he had to leave when the Center called him on another mission, but at least the two parted on good terms.

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* ThrowTheDogABone: In the ‘’WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' crossover, Martin actually does meet a girl who likes him in return
in the form of Alex, whom he mutual interests with. However, he had to leave when the Center called him on another mission, but at least the two parted on good terms.
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* EatenAlive: His fate at the end of his episode. After being dropped into a saltwater aquarium and expelled from Martin’s body he’s devoured by M.O.M’s saltwater fish. Though this doesn’t mean he’s dead.
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**AmusingInjuries
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* MsFanservice: She's a tall, athletic, enigmatic woman who is sometimes seen sporting bikinies.

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* MsFanservice: She's a tall, athletic, enigmatic curvy woman who is sometimes seen sporting bikinies.bikinis.



!! Djini

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!! Djini
!!Djini



!! Gastromo

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!! Gastromo
!!Gastromo

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!! Martin Mystery

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!! Martin !!Martin Mystery



* LikesOlderWomen: Implied. He seems to have a bit of a crush on M.O.M..



!! Diana Lombard

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!! Diana !!Diana Lombard



-> Voiced by: Creator/KellySheridan

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-> Voiced ->Voiced by: Creator/KellySheridan



!! Java

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!! Java!!Java



!! Billy

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!! Billy!!Billy



!! M.O.M.

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!! M.!!M.O.M.



-> Voiced by: Creator/TerylRothery

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-> Voiced ->Voiced by: Creator/TerylRothery



* BikerBabe: Rides a motorcycle in the episode ''It Came From Inside the Box''.



* FunWithAcronyms: According to Jerry in the crossover episode of Totally Spies, her name stands for "Mystery Organization Manager".

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* DudeMagnet: She's attracted the fancy of both Martin, and Jerry Louis.
* FunWithAcronyms: According to Jerry in the crossover episode of Totally Spies, ''Totally Spies'', her name stands for "Mystery Organization Manager".



* MsFanservice: She's a tall, athletic, enigmatic woman who is sometimes seen sporting bikinies.



!! Marvin

-> Voiced by: Creator/MattHill

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!! Marvin

-> Voiced
!!Marvin

->Voiced
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[[folder: Supporting Characters]]

!! Gerard Mystery

-> Voiced by: Michael Donovan

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[[folder: Supporting [[folder:Supporting Characters]]

!! Gerard !!Gerard Mystery

-> Voiced ->Voiced by: Michael Donovan



!! Jenni Anderson

Diana's best friend, whom Martin is always trying to get a date with. Generally a minor character in the various episodes' {{Framing Device}}s (though sometimes a DistressedDamsel when Torrington itself is under attack) but in any case still one of the very few notable (if not the only) recurring Torrington characters.

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!! Jenni !!Jenni Anderson

Diana's best friend, whom Martin is always trying to get a date with. Generally a minor character in the various episodes' {{Framing Device}}s {{framing device}}s (though sometimes a DistressedDamsel when Torrington itself is under attack) but in any case still one of the very few notable (if not the only) recurring Torrington characters.






[[folder: Monsters and Villains]]

! Major Antagonists

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[[folder: Monsters [[folder:Monsters and Villains]]

! Major !Major Antagonists



!! The Bogeyman

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!! The !!The Bogeyman






!! Venoso

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!! Venoso
!!Venoso



! Cliffhanger Antagonists

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! Cliffhanger !Cliffhanger Antagonists



!! Space Pirates

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!! Space !!Space Pirates



!! Gatekeeper

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!! Gatekeeper
!!Gatekeeper



!! Borack the Faceless One

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!! Borack !!Borack the Faceless One



!! Octavia Paine

-> Voiced by: Teryl Rothery

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!! Octavia !!Octavia Paine

-> Voiced ->Voiced by: Teryl Rothery



!! Ultimate Monster

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!! Ultimate !!Ultimate Monster



! One-shot Antagonists

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! One-shot !One-shot Antagonists



!! The Leviathan

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!! The !!The Leviathan

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* {{Greed}}: Occurs when he intentionally looked for a Leprechaun's charm, in the hope it would bring him good luck. Of course, it results in an InvoluntaryTransformation into a Leprechaun.

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* {{Greed}}: Occurs when he intentionally looked for a Leprechaun's charm, in the hope it would bring him good luck. Of course, it results in an InvoluntaryTransformation a KarmicTransformation into a Leprechaun.
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* UltimateEvil: While we do see him, he does fit the bill, considering he's the guardian to the Gateway of the Underworld, the source of all Paranormal evil.

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* UltimateEvil: While we do see him, he does fit the bill, considering he's the guardian to the Gateway of the Underworld, the source of all Paranormal evil.
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* {{Doppelganger}}: For lack of a better term, of Martin. Ironically enough, Martin's the only one who spots the similarity, while everyone is mostly focused on how great he is (of course, it doesn't stop M.O.M from punishing him for his screw-ups). As Wiki/TheOtherWiki states, he's like a Bizarro version of Martin: similar yet different.

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* {{Doppelganger}}: For lack of a better term, of Martin. Ironically enough, Martin's the only one who spots the similarity, while everyone is mostly focused on how great he is (of course, it doesn't stop M.O.M from punishing him for his screw-ups). As Wiki/TheOtherWiki Website/TheOtherWiki states, he's like a Bizarro version of Martin: similar yet different.
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* HormoneAddledTeenager: Much, ''much'' less than Martin, but Diana has been shown to have a healthy appreciation of attractive males as part of her NotSoDifferent traits from her stepbrother.

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* HormoneAddledTeenager: Much, ''much'' less than Martin, but Diana has been shown to have a healthy appreciation of attractive males as part of her NotSoDifferent traits from to match her stepbrother.

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: As much trouble as he gives M.O.M. and despite his personality flaws he's repeatedly called the Center's top agent and can back it up with a success rate of near one hundred percent.



* SpikyHair: As seen above and it's shown to be a personal style choice. It's rare that we actually see Martin's hair down even with he's drenched in water, slime or whatever, unless it's [[RuleOfFunny amusing]].



*ExtracurricularEnthusiast: To the point that she laments in one episode that being an overachiever makes it impossible to every club activity in Torrington.



* HormoneAddledTeenager: Much, ''much'' less than Martin, but Diana has been shown to have a healthy appreciation of attractive males as part of her NotSoDifferent traits from her stepbrother.



* MsFanservice: Downplayed. While Diana is an attractive girl that has her moments of fanservice, ClothingDamage and [[SheCleansUpNicely can really doll up when the occasion calls for it,]] she's actually much more likely to suffer BodyHorror in most episodes, even compared to her male companions.



* OnlySaneWoman: Diana is only one rational enough to not fool around or think nonsense like Martin.

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* OnlySaneWoman: Diana In comparison to Martin and occasionally to Java and Billy, especially when the latter is only one rational enough to not fool around or think nonsense like Martin.under Martin's thrall.



* PrehensileTail: In her lizard form in the finale.




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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes?: He's not fond of heights and repeatedly states this as well as hating other things like bugs and other things they come across in his work for The Center. Despite this, [[CowardlyLion he shoulders on and faces his fears to protect his friends]].

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* GuileHero: He mostly takes down the monsters through his cunning and trickery.



* {{Jerkass}}: Less of a jerk than Martin, mostly because her jerkassery is generally centered towards Martin himself and is ''sometimes'' but definitely not always, or even usually, provoked.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Less JerkassToOne: Most of a jerk than Martin, mostly because her jerkassery is generally centered towards Martin himself and is ''sometimes'' but definitely not always, or even usually, provoked.

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Most girls he hits on are quick to rebuff him, with Jenny being the most vocal in disliking him, though there are moments where she's at least tolerant of him on a platonic level.



* AmbiguousSituation: Given his origins revealed in "They Came From Outer Space", it's not exactly clear if the brief bits he gave about his past, including being a model on his homeworld while retaining his current cuter appearance, were part of the constructed backstory the Center gave him or not.



* AbhorrentAdmirer: Considers Martin to be one, with a few exceptions.

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* CasanovaWannabe: The guy constantly hits on whatever girl strikes his fancy. He's always shut-down, sometimes quite violently.

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* CasanovaWannabe: The guy constantly hits on whatever girl strikes his fancy. He's always shut-down, shut down, sometimes quite violently.



* CoolLoser: Martin is a rather fairly good looking man (At least from our view), but he doesn't get much respect or admiration from most of his peers especially with girls due to what he likes, immaturity and dorky personality.

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* CoolLoser: Martin is a rather fairly good looking good-looking man (At (at least from our view), but he doesn't get much respect or admiration from most of his peers especially with girls due to what he likes, his interests, immaturity and dorky personality.



* PromotedToLoveInterest: An inversion, actually. In the original comics, him and Diana were lovers who eventually got married--but in the cartoon series, they're siblings (or, if you want to get technical, '''step'''siblings).

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* PromotedToLoveInterest: An inversion, actually. In the original comics, him he and Diana were lovers who eventually got married--but in the cartoon series, they're siblings (or, if you want to get technical, '''step'''siblings).
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* ShipTease: With Jerry Lewis, who is WOOHP's boss, in the [[Totally Spies]] Crossover.

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* ShipTease: With Jerry Lewis, who is WOOHP's boss, in the [[Totally Spies]] ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' Crossover.
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* SaltSolution: Salt will force Gastromo to abandon its host body and reveal it's true form.
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* BeautyMark: That is never consistent.

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