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* BizarreDreamRationalization: A variation. Swan initially belives that he must stoned upon being visited by the Devil.
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* DeathlyUnmasking: [[spoiler:Wears an fancy silver mask for his wedding in order to ensure that his inner corruption won't be revealed to the cameras. Halfway through the ceremony, the Phantom knocks Swan's mask off in the process, revealing that his face has begun to melt as his contract burns, then deals Swan a fatal stabbing wound with the metal tip of a hat stolen from one of the dancers.]]

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* DeathlyUnmasking: [[spoiler:Wears an a fancy silver mask for his wedding in order to ensure that his inner corruption won't be revealed to the cameras. Halfway through the ceremony, the Phantom knocks Swan's mask off in the process, revealing that his face has begun to melt as his contract burns, then deals Swan a fatal stabbing wound with the metal tip of a hat stolen from one of the dancers.]]
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* StrongerThanTheyLook: Although he looks like a scrawny, nebbish young man, even before signing Swan's contract he demonstrated impressive strength if sufficiently angered, manhandling Philbin and beating a prison guard severely.

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* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: He's able to tell immediately when Beef starts altering his cantata, and he has a few opinions about it.



* TheIngenue : The character doesn't have much agency, only her desire to sing and her role as a motivator for Winslow.

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* TheIngenue : TheIngenue: The character doesn't have much agency, only her desire to sing and her role as a motivator for Winslow.


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* RightForTheWrongReasons: He's uncomfortable with altering a dead guy's music, and it ''is'' a bad idea, but not because of something as simple as a ghost.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: At least when it comes to music--when Beef's concerned that singing a song meant for someone else would change the meaning Philbin says nobody cares about music or lyrics having any meaning anymore and Beef (who's been in the industry awhile) is genuinely offended, telling the consigliore to dry up and calling him "tubbo".

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* EveryoneHasStandards: At least when it comes to music--when Beef's concerned that singing altering a song meant for someone else and making it his own would change the meaning Philbin says nobody cares about music or lyrics having any meaning anymore and Beef (who's been in the industry awhile) is genuinely offended, telling the consigliore to dry up and calling him "tubbo".

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%%* * DisproportionateRetribution: See The quote his his threat to Swan, and he proves it when he kills the quote.innocent Beef after Swan replaces Phoenix with him.



* NeverFoundTheBody: After tumbling into the river, Winslow is presumed dead, which is why Phoenix doesn't believe he's the phantom.

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* NeverFoundTheBody: After tumbling into the river, Winslow is presumed dead, which is why Phoenix doesn't believe he's the phantom.Phantom when he talks to her.


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* SuperStrength: Can tear through a brick wall and solid steel at once.


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* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: Justified? Her hookup with Swan appears to have been out of a sense of genuine gratitude and attraction toward someone she had no idea was evil--and her behavior afterwards seems to indicate that Swan got her on drugs to help pacify and control her (as he did with Winslow).

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