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* NeverMyFault: He maintains that the Holocaust was merely overreacting to being filmed in the shower, and he blames his failed invasion of Russia on Jesse Owens.

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* NeverMyFault: He maintains that the Holocaust was merely overreacting to being filmed in the shower, and he blames his failed invasion of Russia on Jesse Owens. When the Professor was interviewing famous dead people to write a history book, he mentions talking to a Nazi who claimed he was just following orders; three guesses which Nazi this turned out to be.
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* DeadpanSnarker

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* DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker: The main hook of the show is "Andy Hamilton voices a snarky version of the devil."
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* {{Satan}}

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* {{Satan}}{{Satan}}: Well, yes.
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* Foil: To Gus Hedges, also played by Robert Duncan in [[Series/DropTheDeadDonkey a show by Andy Hamilton.]] Both are ButtMonkey suck-ups to a BigBad whose attempts at flattery go unheeded, but Scumspawn is more of a MinionWithAnFInEvil who is liked by the main characters.

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* Foil: {{Foil}}: To Gus Hedges, also played by Robert Duncan in [[Series/DropTheDeadDonkey a show by Andy Hamilton.]] Both are ButtMonkey suck-ups to a BigBad whose attempts at flattery go unheeded, but Scumspawn is more of a MinionWithAnFInEvil who is liked by the main characters.



* MoralityPet: For Thomas in later seasons.
* NonIndicativeName

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* MoralityPet: For Thomas in later seasons.
seasons. Just about every time Thomas shows genuine compassion, it's directed at him.
* NonIndicativeNameNonIndicativeName: A guy named "Scumspawn" who's a complete MinionWithAnFInEvil.
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* SerialSpouse: Went through around eight wives during his time on Earth.

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* SerialSpouse: Went through around He had eight wives during his time on Earth.or nine wives, all of whom wound up depressed for some inexplicable reason.

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* OneShotCharacter
* SapientCetaceans

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* OneShotCharacter
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* SapientCetaceansSapientCetaceans: Dolphins are the only other creatures on Earth with enough moral awareness to be damned.
* ShootTheDangerousMinion: Satan considers making Chuckles his second-in-command, but decides he's too cunning to be trusted and disintegrates him.

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* SerialSpouse: Went through around eight wives during his time on Earth.




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* YourCheatingHeart: Had who-knows-how-many affairs while married to Edith's daughter.

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'''Thomas Crimp'''

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'''Thomas Quentin Crimp'''



* FlatEarthAtheist

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* FlatEarthAtheistFlatEarthAtheist: Spends quite some time arguing that he can't be ''certain'' he's really in Hell.



* WorthyOpponent

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* WorthyOpponent
WorthyOpponent: To Satan.



* AttentionWhore

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* AttentionWhoreAttentionWhore: He gets pretty stroppy if he thinks people aren't grovelling sufficiently.



'''Edith'''

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'''Edith''''''Edith Cordelia Barrington'''



* {{Determinator}}: As Satan notes 'arguing with her is like... well it's like cornering a badger'.

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* {{Determinator}}: As Satan notes 'arguing with her is like... well well, it's like cornering a badger'.badger'.
* OutdatedName: In Satan's opinion, at least.



* RenaissanceMan: An Olympic fencer, award-winning historian and noted humanitarian - plus a cross-country skier. Her father had high standards, apparently.

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* RenaissanceMan: An Olympic fencer, award-winning historian and noted humanitarian - plus a cross-country skier.skier, scuba diver and the first woman to walk solo to the North Pole. Her father had high standards, apparently.
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* RenaissanceMan: An Olympic fencer, award-winning historian and noted humanitarian. Her father had high standards, apparently.

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* RenaissanceMan: An Olympic fencer, award-winning historian and noted humanitarian.humanitarian - plus a cross-country skier. Her father had high standards, apparently.



* StraightMan

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* StraightManStraightMan: Inherits the role from the Professor, though she's not terribly happy about it.
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Does so after four series.
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* IHaveManyNames: Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Old Nick, Old Harry and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Simon Cowell.]]

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* CoolOldLady

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* CoolOldLadyCoolOldLady: She has a very SternTeacher-esque attitude, and maintains it even around Satan.
* DeathGlare: Satan notes that she has a pretty good severe look.



* AxCrazy

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* AxCrazyAxCrazy: After a lifetime of repression, she's ready to punch anyone in sight.
* TheLadette: Has a scorpion tattoo on each arm, "hate" tattooed on her knuckles, and is generally foul-mouthed and violent.

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* EvilRedhead: Possibly. Since it's revealed in Series six that [[spoiler:all redheads are of angel descent and vice versa]], it stands to reason that [[spoiler:all angels are also redheaded.]] Satan himself says that only the junior angels were redheads, and that as an archangel he had golden hair - but of course he's been demoted quite a bit since then.

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* EvilRedhead: Possibly. Since it's revealed in Series six that [[spoiler:all redheads are of angel descent and vice versa]], it stands to reason that [[spoiler:all angels are also redheaded.]] Satan himself says that only the junior angels were redheads, and that as an archangel he had golden hair - but of course he's been demoted quite a bit since then. In the animated pilot he's bald, though he does literally have a red head.
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'''Thomas'''

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'''Thomas''''''Thomas Crimp'''



* [[spoiler:SemiDivine]]: His [[EvilRedhead red hair]] [[spoiler:marks him as having angel ancestry, though he has no powers.]]

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* [[spoiler:SemiDivine]]: His SemiDivine: [[spoiler:His [[EvilRedhead red hair]] [[spoiler:marks marks him as having angel ancestry, though he has no powers.]]
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Most of the punishment he inflicts upon Thomas would be disgusting, but given how Thomas is a monster it's hilarious. Case in point: trapping him under an incontinent hippo for most of an episode before he eventually removes it... [[CrowningMomentOfFunny only to dump an incontinent and heavier rhino in its place]]. The rhino then tramples him before it goes off.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Most of the punishment he inflicts upon Thomas would be disgusting, but given how Thomas is a monster it's hilarious. Case in point: trapping him under an incontinent hippo for most of an episode before he eventually removes it... [[CrowningMomentOfFunny [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments only to dump an incontinent and heavier rhino in its place]]. The rhino then tramples him before it goes off.



* WideEyedIdealist: His idealism is shattered only once during all seven seasons of torment. [[MomentOfAwesome He gets over it.]]

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* WideEyedIdealist: His idealism is shattered only once during all seven seasons of torment. [[MomentOfAwesome [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome He gets over it.]]
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* Foil: To Gus Hedges, also played by Robert Duncan in [[Series/DropTheDeadDonkey a show by Andy Hamilton.]] Both are ButtMonkey suck-ups to a BigBad whose attempts at flattery go unheeded, but Scumspawn is more of a MinionWithAnFInEvil who is liked by the main characters.
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** In another episode, Thomas argues that his being in Hell is unfair as his evil acts were predetermined as part of God's plan. After God tells him that God's plan doesn't exist and everything he did was out of his own free will. He then says that [[InsaneTrollLogic it's still God's fault for being stupid enough to give people like him free will.]]

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** In another episode, Thomas argues that his being in Hell is unfair as his evil acts were predetermined as part of God's plan. After God tells him that God's plan he doesn't exist have any plan, and everything he did was humans do wis out of his own free will. He Thomas then says that [[InsaneTrollLogic it's still God's fault for being stupid enough to give people like him free will.]]
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The first episode had him strangling the Professor for driving at the speed limit, he was always a rage-filled psychopath.


* {{Flanderization}}: To an extent. In the first series, he's more of a malevolent cad, but later episodes present him as a rage-filled psychopath. Weirdly, this happens at the same time as efforts are made to reform him.
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* PayEvilUntoEvil: His whole job description.

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* PayEvilUntoEvil: His whole job description.description, and the reason he doesn't like having "the undeserving damned" around; they cramp his style.



* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: literally, in season 7.]]

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* PetTheDog: Usually on behalf of Scumspawn, although [[spoiler: literally, he does this *literally* in season 7.]]

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* MinionWithAnFInEvil:
** He tried to terrify the Professor by turning into a monstrous squid...and turned into a giant prawn. Complete with a bed of lettuce.
** In his downtime he donates to a donkey sanctuary, collects Furbies and watches Glee.

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* MinionWithAnFInEvil:
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MinionWithAnFInEvil: He tried to terrify the Professor by turning into a monstrous squid...and turned into a giant prawn. Complete with a bed of lettuce.
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lettuce. In his downtime downtime, he donates to a donkey sanctuary, collects Furbies and watches Glee.Glee. Oh, and he "torments" A.A. Milne by...keeping his teddy bear.

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* ThePerfectionist: Has a ''bad'' case of this. After completing Satan's biography, she convinces herself that it's garbage and demands another writer in Hell find some criticism of it. When he tentatively suggests deleting ''one adverb'', she tears the whole manuscript to shreds.
* RenaissanceMan: An Olympic fencer, award-winning historian and noted humanitarian. Her father had high standards, apparently.




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* WellDoneSonGuy: Implied to be why she's such an overachiever.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Not as much as Satan, but he does get his moments.
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* TheSleepless: One episode of series four is dedicated to him trying to experience sleep, which he never has before. He's specifically interested in dreaming in order to relive his days as an angel. He succeeds...only to have a nightmare about the fall and swear off sleep altogether.
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* DemonicPossession: He mentions doing this a couple of times in early seasons, but later on he claims to find the very idea of entering a human body repulsive. He knows what they get up to.


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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: His default form is a stereotypical red devil with goat legs, but he can make himself look ''extra'' demonic to intimidate people and frequently impersonates human celebrities.

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* MinionWithAnFInEvil: He tried to terrify the Professor by turning into a monstrous squid...and turned into a giant prawn. Complete with a bed of lettuce. In his downtime he donates to a donkey sanctuary, collects Furbies, and watches Glee.

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* MinionWithAnFInEvil: MinionWithAnFInEvil:
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He tried to terrify the Professor by turning into a monstrous squid...and turned into a giant prawn. Complete with a bed of lettuce. lettuce.
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In his downtime he donates to a donkey sanctuary, collects Furbies, Furbies and watches Glee.

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* FallenAngel

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* FallenAngelFallenAngel: He can still remember the pain when God tore off his wings.



* ProfessionalButtKisser: As Satan notes, he takes the art of grovelling to a totally new plain.
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* WhyAreYouLookingMeLikeThat: His defensive "Whats?" are usually followed up by this.


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* WhyAreYouLookingMeLikeThat: His defensive "Whats?" are usually followed up by this.

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* DefensiveWhat: Does this a lot in season two, usually after admitting to something awful.



* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: literally, in season 7]].

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* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: literally, in season 7]].7.]]



* VillainProtagonist: The focus of most plotlins he's involved in.


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* VillainProtagonist: The focus of most plotlins plotlines he's involved in.

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* WhyAreYouLookingMeLikeThat: His defensive "Whats?" are usually followed up by this.




* [[spoiler:TheStarscream]]

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* [[spoiler:TheStarscream]]
TheStarscream: Thomas goads him into becoming this in the penultimate episode of season one. Satan nearly lets him succeed out of apathy, but his pride ultimately wins out.



* AmbiguouslyGay: For Satan. He's a bad chooser.
* BumblingSidekick
* GeniusDitz: He is totally naive and incompetent, but is secretly an incredibly talented musician and artist. At one point, he is able to BUILD ROBOTS.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: For Satan. Even ''Thomas'' thinks he's a bad picker.
* BumblingSidekick: Again, to Satan.
He's a bad chooser.
* BumblingSidekick
* GeniusDitz: He is totally naive and incompetent,
desperate to please, but comically loses control of his powers when he gets nervous (which is secretly an incredibly talented musician and artist. At one point, he is able to BUILD ROBOTS.pretty much his default state).



* MinionWithAnFInEvil

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* MinionWithAnFInEvilGeniusDitz: He is totally naive and incompetent, but is secretly an incredibly talented musician and artist. At one point, he is able to BUILD ROBOTS.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: He tried to terrify the Professor by turning into a monstrous squid...and turned into a giant prawn. Complete with a bed of lettuce. In his downtime he donates to a donkey sanctuary, collects Furbies, and watches Glee.



* ProfessionalButtKisser: As Satan notes, he takes the art of grovelling to a totally new plain.





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\n* VoluntaryShapeshifting: One of his powers. Unfortunately, he has a bad case of PerformanceAnxiety and almost never turns into what he was actually going for.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards

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* EvenEvilHasStandardsEvenEvilHasStandards: Usually involving Thomas.



* MissingReflection: Offhandedly mentions this at one point.



* PayEvilUntoEvil

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* PayEvilUntoEvilPayEvilUntoEvil: His whole job description.

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* KaleidoscopeEyes: At one point when Satan is losing his temper, the Professor notes that his eyes have gone purple; then, a little later, [[BlackEyesOfEvil completely black]].


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* MoodRingEyes: At one point when Satan is losing his temper, the Professor notes that his eyes have gone purple; then, a little later, [[BlackEyesOfEvil completely black]].

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