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* TheArcher: Fairly good with a bow and arrow even though she doesn't really need to use it.
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Rated M For Manly is about whole works, not individual characters


* RatedMForManly: Bruce and Gwen's father bond over this while wood-chopping.



* RatedMForManly: How Bruce and he bond over chopping wood.

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* AnAxeToGrind: Weapon of choice.



* AnAxeToGrind[=/=]SinisterScythe: In the final bout against Newman and Gwen he wields an ax with a scythe blade on the other end of it.



* SinisterScythe: In the final bout against Newman and Gwen he wields an ax with a scythe blade on the other end of it.



* AnAxeToGrind: Main weapon of choice.
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Meganekko is no longer a trope. It's a Fanspeak term. Moving wicks to Bespectacled Cutie when appropriate.


* {{Meganekko}}: A glasses wearer.



* {{Meganekko}}: Cindy is sporting some glasses on her face.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is originally white, as seen at the start of the series, though she later dyes it pink in various styles.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Bruce is bare-headed.
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* BadassBeard: Unlike Newman, Bruce let's his grow out.



* BadassBeard: Being an dwarf, not surprising and it's a fairly long one too.
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* BadassBeard: Defied, male gnomes are known for having beards. But he prefers to keep his face clean shaven. A bonus strip claims he can will one on his face in a matter of minutes if he wanted.

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* TheBusCameBack: Past her role in season 2, she wasn't seen again till season 4 when the male leads end up summoning her completely unintentionally.

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* TheBusCameBack: Past her role in season 2, she wasn't seen again till season 4 when the male leads end up summoning her completely unintentionally. She shows up more after that.



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When it looked like Lilian was going to go into an arguement with her, Gwen pleaded for her help in reviving Newman, even getting on her knees. Meredith was more then happy to since Gwen ''asked nicely''.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When it looked like Lilian was going to go into an arguement argument with her, Gwen pleaded for her help in reviving Newman, even getting on her knees. Meredith was more then happy to since Gwen ''asked nicely''.


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* TheBusCameBack: After having not been seen since season two, she returns in the climax of season five to help against Cthulhu. Lilian and her still being snippy against each other.
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* BackForTheFinale: He show up one more time in the final comic of season five trying to start a fight as usual. Newman promptly tells him to stuff it and join them for a bar-b-que he's having.
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* LockedInStrangeness: At the end of the season five, he gets white hair due to having to channel Lily's power through others [[spoiler: in order to defeat Chuthulu for good.]].

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* LockedInStrangeness: LockedIntoStrangeness: At the end of the season five, he gets white hair due to having to channel Lily's power through others [[spoiler: in order to defeat Chuthulu Cthulhu for good.]].

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* LockedInStrangeness: At the end of the season five, he gets white hair due to having to channel Lily's power through others [[spoiler: in order to defeat Chuthulu for good.]].



* EveryoneHasStandards: He's a faithful slave but even he has his limits such as in the final arc where he's been driving for awhile following after Lily and her friend and trying to cater to Kathryn. Naturally he becomes a bit irritable when he tries to rest but keeps getting interrupted.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: He's a faithful slave but even he has his limits such as in the final arc where he's been driving for awhile following after Lily and her friend friends and trying to cater to Kathryn. Naturally he becomes a bit irritable when he tries to rest but keeps getting interrupted.

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[[folder: Lily]]
A fellow classmate dark elf.

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[[folder: Lily]]
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A fellow classmate dark classmate, possibly an elf.


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* {{Meganekko}}: A glasses wearer.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: He's a faithful slave but even he has his limits such as in the final arc where he's been driving for awhile following after Lily and her friend and trying to cater to Kathryn. Naturally he becomes a bit irritable when he tries to rest but keeps getting interrupted.



Leader of The Society, vampires that taken on Victorian wear and mannerisms.

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Leader of The Society, vampires that have taken on Victorian wear and mannerisms.


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[[folder: Lily]]
A fellow classmate dark elf.
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* TheSmartGuy: Shares this role with Dillon among the group.
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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: [[spoiler: When he returns, he's much bigger and muscular then before. Ironically how he was initially portrayed when it was reported he would first showed up.]]


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* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler: Its takes the combined powers of everyone to finally stop him and seal him away in a stature followed by being dropped into a hole.]]
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They do, even say it outright.


* KnightOfCerberus: The first few Old Ones were at least cakewalks that, while requiring some effort, never got too dire for the heroes. Hargoth however was the first fully serious threat to the bunch, not only being immune to Kathryn's powers and nearly killing Newman but likewise needing Gwen to tap into an dormant Goddess power in her just stop the thing.

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* KnightOfCerberus: KnightOfCerebus: The first few Old Ones were at least cakewalks that, while requiring some effort, never got too dire for the heroes. Hargoth however was the first fully serious threat to the bunch, not only being immune to Kathryn's powers and nearly killing Newman but likewise needing Gwen to tap into an dormant Goddess power in her just stop the thing.thing as it within inches of blowing up a city.

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* DraggedIntoDrag: Constantly finds himself put in feminine outfits by Gwen. The bonus strips are likewise centered around him cosplaying as mostly female characters.

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* DraggedIntoDrag: Constantly finds himself put in feminine outfits by Gwen. The bonus strips are likewise centered around him
* EndearinglyDorky: When he's not fighting or hanging with Gwen, he can usually be seen playing D&D with his friends. He completely nerds out when Kathryn makes a real life RPG for
him cosplaying as mostly female characters.characters. It's generally one of the reasons why Gwen becomes attracted to him in the first place.



* KnightOfCerberus: The first few Old Ones were at least cakewalks that, while requiring some effort, never got too dire for the heroes. Hargoth however was the first fully serious threat to the bunch, not only being immune to Kathryn's powers and nearly killing Newman but likewise needing Gwen to tap into an dormant Goddess power in her just stop the thing.



* BigBad: The main honcho of the Cthulhu monsters.

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* BigBad: The main honcho of the Cthulhu monsters.monsters and the main villain of the second season. [[spoiler: As well as the final arc of the series]].


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* ArcVillain: He gets some prominence as the main threat in the "Vampire Party" arc, crashing it to fight Gwen.


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* ChasedByAngryNatives: Or rather blood crazed ones. Chet manages to scratch him and draw blood. The scent of which attracts the vampires to him, forcing him and his cronies to run as the vampires fly after them.
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* EndearinglyDorky: When he's not fighting or hanging with Gwen, he can usually be seen playing D&D with his friends. He completely nerds out when Kathryn makes a real life RPG for him.

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A rival of Gwen's since high school, she's likewise a Drow elf and one of the top magicians of the Underdark. And the wife of Darian.

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A rival of Gwen's since high school, she's likewise a Drow elf and one of the top magicians of the Underdark. And She has since become the wife of Darian.Darian and thus Gwen's sister-in-law.
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* EnderinglyDorky: When he's not fighting or hanging with Gwen, he can usually be seen playing D&D with his friends. He completely nerds out when Kathryn makes a real life RPG for him.

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* EnderinglyDorky: EndearinglyDorky: When he's not fighting or hanging with Gwen, he can usually be seen playing D&D with his friends. He completely nerds out when Kathryn makes a real life RPG for him.

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* {{Adorkable}}: When he's not fighting or hanging with Gwen, he can usually be seen playing D&D with his friends. He completely nerds out when Kathryn makes a real life RPG for him.



* EnderinglyDorky: When he's not fighting or hanging with Gwen, he can usually be seen playing D&D with his friends. He completely nerds out when Kathryn makes a real life RPG for him.



* ADayInTheSpotlight: The Cursed Apartment arc focuses on him.

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* ADayInTheSpotlight: The Cursed Apartment arc focuses on him.him, as well as the Vampire Party arc.



* NiceGuy: A pretty upright guy overall, even helping Darian ease into a D&D session Newman brought him.

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* NiceGuy: A pretty upright guy overall, even helping Darian ease into a D&D session Newman brought him. He even gets along with Kyle during the Vampire Party arc and stands up to Versile for him, later inviting him to a D&D session and telling Newman to cool it with the antagonism despite their history.



* TrueCompanions: He's a very good friend to Newman offering advice to him when dating Gwen and even serving as his best man at Newman's wedding.

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* TrueCompanions: He's a very good friend to Newman Newman, offering advice to him when dating Gwen and even serving as his best man at Newman's wedding.

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* TheBusCameBack: After his inital arc, he wasn't seen in a long while until season five when Newman comes to him looking for help.



* TheLostLenore: He lost his wife to a creature called an Yangi (which are basically yetis) and once it's clear the creature is the one the three are chasing, it doesn't take much to want revenge. However this ends up being subverted. His wife was never killed, just captured along with other dwarves to mine for a frozen Cthulhu creature. He's more then happy to be reunited with her when all is said and done.

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* TheLostLenore: He lost his wife to a creature called an Yangi (which are basically yetis) and once it's clear the creature is the one the three are chasing, it doesn't take much to want revenge. However this ends up being subverted. His wife was never killed, just captured along with other dwarves to mine for a frozen Cthulhu creature. He's more then than happy to be reunited with her when all is said and done.


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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Does this in a dream she has when a person is trying to tell her how to use her powers, despite the fact there's nothing to stare at other then a ''white void''.

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* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Subverted, he's still dead but ended up becoming one of the Devil's flunkies to open a portal to Hell in the Underdark. Then played straight as he made a break for it while the portal was still open and is seeking revenge against his family for his defeat. Since he now has powers from his time in Hell, that's not a good thing.]]

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* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Subverted, he's still dead but ended up becoming one of the Devil's flunkies to open a portal to Hell in the Underdark. Then played straight as he made a break for it while the portal was still open and is seeking revenge against his family for his defeat. Since he now has powers from his time in Hell, that's not a good thing. Subverted later, it was Chuthulu who hitched a ride to the mortal world in his body.]]


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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: He returns somehow inhibiting Torien's body. Lily manages to vaporize the body but his spirit is still on the loose.]]

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* DemonicPossession: Implied to be what happened to him in the end after he was killed.

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* DemonicPossession: Implied to be what happened to him in the end after he was (seemingly) killed.



* TooDumbToLive: Was told several times the place he was hosting in had real danger in it. But he insisted on continuing even despite his cameraman heeding Gwen and Newman warning. He ends up getting both of them killed in the end.

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* TooDumbToLive: Was told several times the place he was hosting in had real danger in it. But he insisted on continuing even despite his cameraman heeding Gwen and Newman warning. warning.
* UnexplainedRecovery:
He ends up getting both of them killed returns in a later chapter with no mention how he survived being possessed. Especially since it seemed like he had died at the end.end of his first story arc.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: Turns out Bruce is a pretty capable fighter in his own right. He manged to figure out a shapeshifting monster made it's way into the household easily just due to the fact that when it impersonated Mary, it's eyes didn't look right. And quickly dispatches it with an ax to the head and by setting it on fire. The latter being noted it where Newman got his love of burning things from.

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* GamerChick: She loves her video games and seen twice playing online ones when the story focuses on Newman. Even after having a child, it doesn't stop her from playing them in her off hours. Lily's actually tries to reframe from playing games with her as Gwen tends to get pretty competitive when doing so.

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* GamerChick: She loves her video games and seen twice playing online ones when the story focuses on Newman. Even after having a child, it doesn't stop her from playing them in her off hours. Lily's Lily actually tries to reframe re-frame from playing games with her as Gwen tends to get pretty competitive when doing so.


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* OutOfFocus: Darian and she don't show up much in season 4 with the focus mostly on Newman's family.


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* OutOfFocus: Kathryn and he don't show up much in season 4, with the focus on Newman's family.

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* LeeroyJenkins: Her usual strategy is just ran up and smack things. Again, she is a kid though.
* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Not long after she's born, the series skips seven years into future where she's now a seven year old kid.

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* LeeroyJenkins: Her usual strategy is just ran run up and smack things. Again, she is a kid though.
* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Not long after she's born, the series skips seven years into the future where she's now a seven year old kid.



* TheBigGuy: Among Lily's group and friends, he pretty much this.



* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Subverted, he's still dead but ended up becoming one of the Devil's flunkies to open a portal to Hell in the Underdark.]]

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* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Subverted, he's still dead but ended up becoming one of the Devil's flunkies to open a portal to Hell in the Underdark. Then played straight as he made a break for it while the portal was still open and is seeking revenge against his family for his defeat. Since he now has powers from his time in Hell, that's not a good thing.]]


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* VillainTeamUp: [[spoiler: Not exactly by his choice, Torian summons him and his flunkies and offers them power to fight against Newman and Gwen. When they question if they refused, Torian uses his powers to threaten them which forces him to comply.]]

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