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The Chick is no longer a trope.


* TheChick: Sort of.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: James Oliva is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.
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* TooKinkyToTorture: Mostly.
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* BerserkButton



* BerserkButton: Holly.



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* ActionMom
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* UnpopularPopularCharacter: No one seems to like him much in-universe, but he's a definite fan favorite.

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* UnpopularPopularCharacter: No one None of the main characters seems to like him much in-universe, in-universe anymore, but he's a definite fan favorite.

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* TheLancer

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* TheLancer
TheLancer: Although General Willard is in charge, Oak is the headstrong field leader for Yule Team. The two clash fairly often, and one such clash is the premise for the entire series.
* TheStrategist: Oak does a fair amount of this in the field, but on a very small scale and only when SHTF.


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* TheStrategist: As with most generals, Willard's primary job is the big picture military strategy work. After his recent promotion to brigadier general, he's phasing out most of his oversight of the small black ops teams altogether.

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* MilitaryBrat: Oak and Holly are both military brats.





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* CunningLinguist: And how.



* MilitaryBrat: Oak and Holly are both military brats.




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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Outside of his closest circle, Willard is incredibly well-respected.

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Outside of his closest circle, Willard is incredibly well-respected.well-respected.


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* TheChick: Sort of.
* TheMedic

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\n* StealthExpert: For all Holly's flaws and issues, when she goes dark, she goes completely dark. As she explains in Transmissions 4 and 5, essentially the main reason the military can continue tracking her at all is because she allows them to.



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* HomeByChristmas: Or the playoffs. Not so much, as it turns out.
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* UnpopularPopularCharacter: No one seems to like him much in-universe, but he's a definite fan favorite.

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* UnpopularPopularCharacter: No one seems to like him much in-universe, but he's a definite fan favorite.favorite.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Outside of his closest circle, Willard is incredibly well-respected.
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* LawfulNeutral: She doesn't want to be, but she has a hard time getting past her neuroses about breaking rules.


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* AffablyEvil: He truly considers himself a good person. Although he can be an arrogant ass, his kindness/generosity/mentorship toward Holly and others is not necessarily just a façade.


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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Willard to his offspring.


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* TheProudElite: He's an arrogant douche who's quick to call Holly irrational or ridiculous when she expresses emotion.
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* AssholeVictim: Oak [[spoiler: tried to kill Willard]], but Willard is a complete jerk who probably deserved it.

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* AssholeVictim: Oak [[spoiler: tried to kill Willard]], but Willard is a complete jerk who probably deserved it.it.
* Gaslighting: Holly. Constantly. Likely other characters as well.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: James Oliva is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.
* UnpopularPopularCharacter: No one seems to like him much in-universe, but he's a definite fan favorite.
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* BrokenBird:

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* BrokenBird: After what happened at the holiday party, she's been a mess.
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!'''Holly: Mara Ellison'''

The narrator/protagonist of Oakpodcast. Holly is an autistic 32-year-old hacker and Marine who wakes up with no papers, money, or health insurance in America. Using the burner smartphone she woke up with, she records distress calls for her team—or anyone else who can help her.

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* DeathFakedForYou: Willard does this for Holly, supposedly for her benefit, but perhaps not...
* StartingANewLife: What Holly and Oak plan to do after wrapping up their final missions and getting out of the Marines.


!'''Oak'''

Holly's partner, the field leader of Yule Team.

* SympatheticMurderer: "An attempted one, anyway." After a few minutes of eavesdropping on [[spoiler: General Willard]], it's not hard to support Oak's crime.

!'''Brigadier General Thomas Willard'''

Recently promoted to general, Willard is the former commanding officer overseeing Yule Team.

* AssholeVictim: Oak [[spoiler: tried to kill Willard]], but Willard is a complete jerk who probably deserved it.

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