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* HumanoidAbomination: He's unusually tall, freakishly thin, and has translucent skin. On top of that, his eyes are pinholes, his "mouth" is a lipless orifice with lips drawn on in lipstick, and he possesses immense psionic ability. WordOfGod says that his Power stat is 100.
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* HumanoidAbomination: He's unusually tall, freakishly thin, and has translucent skin. On top of that, his eyes are pinholes, his "mouth" is a lipless orifice with lips drawn on in lipstick, and he possesses immense psionic ability. WordOfGod [[invoked]]WordOfGod says that his Power stat is 100.
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* AncestralName: The name John Lee Pettimore, passed down from his father, grandfather and great-grandfather. It is also taken from the perspective character of [[Music/SteveEarle Steve Earle's]] song "Copperhead Road.", who is also similarly named after his father and grandfather.
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* IdenticallyNamedGroup: He's named after his dad, who takes his name from the perspective character of [[Music/SteveEarle Steve Earle's]] song "Copperhead Road." Much like the song character, John Lee Pettimore III also shares his name with his father and grandfather.
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* NamesTheSame: He's named after his dad, who takes his name from the perspective character of [[Music/SteveEarle Steve Earle's]] song "Copperhead Road." Much like the song character, John Lee Pettimore III shares his name with his father and grandfather.
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* KnifeNut: Likes knives. Also uses other weapons.
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* ExtremeOmnivore: Will eat most of anything
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* IAMAHumanitarian: killed and devoured the previous staff at 420.69PTBP and also, apparently, fries and consumes penises removed for medical reasons.
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* RunningGag: Always introduces the theme-song as if it was the first time it was being played.
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The largest (and only) organized crime outfit in The City. Under the rule of Marvin Glass, it controls the City's politicians and police alike with its vast sums of money and its ritual sporting events, which serve both as entertainment for the City's upper classes and a stark warning to those who would defy them.
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* Jerkass: {{Jerkass}}: Is abrasive to basically anyone she doesn't work for.
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Keith Vigna's niece. Ferguson Beans' daughter. A scientist-in-training in Marvin's organization. [[Jerkass Not a particularly nice person.]]
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Keith Vigna's niece. Ferguson Beans' daughter. A scientist-in-training in Marvin's organization. [[Jerkass [[{{Jerkass}} Not a particularly nice person.]]
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* NonIdle
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Three of the four main cops in Contention, and decidedly the least competent three.
[[folder: General Tropes]]
* FireForgedFriends: They start the game as loosely-knit colleagues. By the end of Season 1 will still step up to the plate for each other and come together for the greater good.
* VitriolicBestBuds: They may dislike each other. They may threaten to kill each other. They may actually attack each other. They're still friends. Maybe.
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[[folder: General Tropes]]
* FireForgedFriends: They start the game as loosely-knit colleagues. By the end of Season 1 will still step up to the plate for each other and come together for the greater good.
* VitriolicBestBuds: They may dislike each other. They may threaten to kill each other. They may actually attack each other. They're still friends. Maybe.
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* {{Cyborg}}: Gets some upgrades after his corpse is taken in by Marvin Glass.
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A cybernetically-enhanced hit woman who dresses like [[HappyDays The Fonz]].
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!!Other Characters
[[folder:Wolf the Dog]]
!!Wolf the Dog
The [[LargeHamRadio disc jockey]] for local radio station [=694.2 PTBP=], Wolf largely serves as a HorrorHost for the listeners, giving podcast-related announcements, episode recaps, and commentary on various topics, several of them garbage-related.
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!!Wolf the Dog
The [[LargeHamRadio disc jockey]] for local radio station [=694.2 PTBP=], Wolf largely serves as a HorrorHost for the listeners, giving podcast-related announcements, episode recaps, and commentary on various topics, several of them garbage-related.
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[[folder:Wolf the Dog]]
!!Wolf the Dog
The [[LargeHamRadio disc jockey]] for local radio station [=694.2 PTBP=], Wolf largely serves as
!! Francis Beans
Keith Vigna's niece. Ferguson Beans' daughter. A scientist-in-training in Marvin's organization. [[Jerkass Not a
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* AntagonisticOffspring: Despises her dad. See {{Patricide}} below.
* EvilNiece: To Keith, which, given who [[LackOfEmpathy Keith]] is, is saying something.
* Jerkass: Is abrasive to basically anyone she doesn't work for.
* MadScientist: Well, is training to be one anyway.
* NonIdle
* {{Patricide}}: Hires Keith to kill her dad.
* RichBitch: Heiress to the fabulously wealthy Beans family.
* SelfMadeOrphan: See {{Patricide}} above.
* TortureTechnician: Treats torture like a fun hobby.
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[[folder: Kevin]]
!!Kevin
Marvin Glass' chief of security. Like Rosemary, is cybernetically enhanced.
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* {{Cyborg}}: Like Rosemary.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Is heavily scarred. Works for a decidedly evil man.
* MadnessMantra: Has scratched the words "NOT KEVIN" repeatedly under his desk.
* MoreThanMindControl: Marvin all-but-states that psychological torture was what brought Kevin into his employ.
* TheStoic: Essentially emotionless.
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!!Other Characters
[[folder:Wolf the Dog]]
!!Wolf the Dog
The [[LargeHamRadio disc jockey]] for local radio station [=694.2 PTBP=], Wolf largely serves as a HorrorHost for the listeners, giving podcast-related announcements, episode recaps, and commentary on various topics, several of them garbage-related.
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* EvilNiece: To Keith, which, given who [[LackOfEmpathy Keith]] is, is saying something.
* Jerkass: Is abrasive to basically anyone she doesn't work for.
* MadScientist: Well, is training to be one anyway.
* NonIdle
* {{Patricide}}: Hires Keith to kill her dad.
* RichBitch: Heiress to the fabulously wealthy Beans family.
* SelfMadeOrphan: See {{Patricide}} above.
* TortureTechnician: Treats torture like a fun hobby.
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[[folder: Kevin]]
!!Kevin
Marvin Glass' chief of security. Like Rosemary, is cybernetically enhanced.
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: Is heavily scarred. Works for a decidedly evil man.
* MadnessMantra: Has scratched the words "NOT KEVIN" repeatedly under his desk.
* MoreThanMindControl: Marvin all-but-states that psychological torture was what brought Kevin into his employ.
* TheStoic: Essentially emotionless.
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!!Other Characters
[[folder:Wolf the Dog]]
!!Wolf the Dog
The [[LargeHamRadio disc jockey]] for local radio station [=694.2 PTBP=], Wolf largely serves as a HorrorHost for the listeners, giving podcast-related announcements, episode recaps, and commentary on various topics, several of them garbage-related.
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A hard-drinking daredevil from a backwoods family, John was once a racecar driver before a sudden crash put an end to his career.
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! Pretending to be People is an ongoing podcast with a complicated plot. The potential for LateArrivalSpoilers is high, and spoilers for the first season of the show are left unmarked. Read ahead at your own risk.
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! Pretending to be People is an ongoing podcast with a complicated plot. The potential for LateArrivalSpoilers [[LateArrivalSpoiler Late Arrival Spoilers]] is high, and spoilers for the first season of the show are left unmarked. Read ahead at your own risk.
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* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: At the start of the series, the only thing that prevents Clark from being more average is the fact that he's fastidious and dull to the point of parody. Also [[spoiler: the fact that his parents were killed by an amoral agent, and that he's the messiah for an ancient conspiracy]], conspiracy, but other than that he's pretty normal.
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* MobileSuitHuman: [[spoiler: It turns out that John Lee Pettimore IV's consciousness resides in a small silver ball in his body. It later kills and inhabits his father, John Lee Pettimore III]].
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* LackOfEmpathy: Keith starts the series as a socially-awkward man with little regard for others. Then he [[spoiler: commits cold-blooded murder.]] Eventually gets a character boon that makes him immune to Sanity loss from witnessing violence.
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* HairTriggerTemper: After being sufficiently traumatized, failing Sanity rolls over a certain threshold force Clark to hurt a person in his immediate vicinity.
* LightningBruiser: Has a high Strength score, and eventually takes a perk that allows him to move first in all combat scenarios.
* RidiculouslyAverageGuy:The At the start of the series, the only thing that prevents Clark from being more average is the fact that he's fastidious and dull to the point of parody. Also [[spoiler: the fact that his parents were killed by an amoral agent, and that he's the messiah for an ancient conspiracy]], but other than that he's pretty normal.
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* JunkieProphet: PlayedWith. While he likely isn't addicted to anything, John is a heavy drinker, evidently smokes quite a bit of weed, and has done cocaine. He also eventually gets the ability to see the future, although that is unrelated to his drug use.
* GoodOlBoy: The entire Pettimore clan is like this, and John shares his family's love of bottom-shelf whiskey, cheap beer, and firing guns into the
* JunkieProphet: PlayedWith. While he likely isn't addicted to anything, John is a heavy drinker, evidently smokes quite a bit of weed, and has done cocaine. He also eventually gets the ability to see the future, although that is unrelated to his drug use.
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* NamesTheSame: He's named after his dad, who takes his name from the perspective character of [[Music/SteveEarle Steve Earle's]] song "Copperhead Road." Much like the song character, John Lee Pettimore III shares his name with his father and grandfather.
* {{Seers}}: Eventually takes a perk that gives him limited precognition.
* SoulJar: [[spoiler:is piloted by a silver ball in his head that eventually takes over the body of his father, John Lee Pettimore III]]
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[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The police department for the small town of Contention, Missouri]]. The entirety of the town's department appears to consist of 4 officers, one [[DaChief chief]], and a secretary. Its members are largely well-meaning people, though their levels of competence and morality vary wildly from member to member.
The largest (and only) organized crime outfit in The City. Under the rule of Marvin Glass, it controls the City's politicians and police alike with its vast sums of money and its ritual sporting events, which serve both as entertainment for the City's upper classes and a stark warning to those who would defy them.
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The [[HumanoidAbomination ambiguously-human]] head of the City's [[TheMafia mafia]], Marvin Glass serves as a contact and antagonistic figure for several characters throughout the campaign, the PCs included.
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The [[HumanoidAbomination ambiguously-human]] head of the City's [[TheMafia mafia]], Marvin Glass serves as a contact and antagonistic figure for several characters throughout the campaign, the PCs [=PCs=] included.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: At the very least, he has two human sons. As for the "ambiguous" part, [[HumanoidAbomination well...]]
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!!!Glass family employees
[[folder: Rosemary]]
!!Rosemary
A cybernetically-enhanced hit woman who dresses like [[HappyDays The Fonz]].
* TheBrute: An unrepentant murderer with extreme physical prowess.
* GreaserDelinquents: Bases herself off of The Fonz.
* HellBentForLeather: Wears a leather jacket.
* KnifeNut: Likes knives. Also uses other weapons.
* MadeOfIron: Resistant to gunfire, and believes herself to be immune to physical harm.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Rosemary isn't a physically imposing woman, but nonetheless poses a threat.
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!!Other Characters
[[folder:Wolf the Dog]]
!!Wolf the Dog
The [[LargeHamRadio disc jockey]] for local radio station [=694.2 PTBP=], Wolf largely serves as a HorrorHost for the listeners, giving podcast-related announcements, episode recaps, and commentary on various topics, several of them garbage-related.
* AmbiguouslyHuman. Has a human voice, a human job, and a pet dog. Also howls like a wolf, rummages through trash like a stray dog, appears to have [[PhysicalGod immense cosmic power]], and may have taken over the radio station by devouring its prior employees.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Has several, as befitting a radio host.
** "What is up, my [=[X term of endearment]s=], it's your [=[related term]=] Wolf the Dog"
** "[[TakeThat Fuck Mark Zuckerberg]]"
** "It's Kudzu, with [[ThemeTune No Backbone]]!"
* HorrorHost
* InteractiveNarrator: Has delivered on-air warnings to the citizens of Contention on behalf of the player characters.
* LargeHamRadio: As befitting a small town [=DJ=]
* TakeThat: Will never fail to throw a podshot at ''Website/{{Facebook}}'' [=CEO=] Mark Zuckerberg when discussing the podcast's Facebook page. Wolf has thrown similar insults towards billionaires as a whole, though his wrath mostly focuses on tech [=CEOs=]
* ThePigPen: Loves to eat trash.
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[[folder: Rosemary]]
!!Rosemary
A cybernetically-enhanced hit woman who dresses like [[HappyDays The Fonz]].
* TheBrute: An unrepentant murderer with extreme physical prowess.
* GreaserDelinquents: Bases herself off of The Fonz.
* HellBentForLeather: Wears a leather jacket.
* KnifeNut: Likes knives. Also uses other weapons.
* MadeOfIron: Resistant to gunfire, and believes herself to be immune to physical harm.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Rosemary isn't a physically imposing woman, but nonetheless poses a threat.
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!!Other Characters
[[folder:Wolf the Dog]]
!!Wolf the Dog
The [[LargeHamRadio disc jockey]] for local radio station [=694.2 PTBP=], Wolf largely serves as a HorrorHost for the listeners, giving podcast-related announcements, episode recaps, and commentary on various topics, several of them garbage-related.
* AmbiguouslyHuman. Has a human voice, a human job, and a pet dog. Also howls like a wolf, rummages through trash like a stray dog, appears to have [[PhysicalGod immense cosmic power]], and may have taken over the radio station by devouring its prior employees.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Has several, as befitting a radio host.
** "What is up, my [=[X term of endearment]s=], it's your [=[related term]=] Wolf the Dog"
** "[[TakeThat Fuck Mark Zuckerberg]]"
** "It's Kudzu, with [[ThemeTune No Backbone]]!"
* HorrorHost
* InteractiveNarrator: Has delivered on-air warnings to the citizens of Contention on behalf of the player characters.
* LargeHamRadio: As befitting a small town [=DJ=]
* TakeThat: Will never fail to throw a podshot at ''Website/{{Facebook}}'' [=CEO=] Mark Zuckerberg when discussing the podcast's Facebook page. Wolf has thrown similar insults towards billionaires as a whole, though his wrath mostly focuses on tech [=CEOs=]
* ThePigPen: Loves to eat trash.
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!!!Other members of the CPD
[[folder: Maggie Cook]]
!!Maggie Cook
The chief of the Contention Police Department, Maggie helps coordinate the efforts of the player character's in their ongoing quests.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler:Appears to be this as the head of the Circle of Knowledge]]
* DaChief
* HairTriggerTemper: Failing her Sanity checks results in her becoming aggressive and borderline-violent
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[[folder: Drew Andrews]]
!!Drew Andrews
The administrative assistant for the Contention Police Department, Drew aids the player characters however he can.
* {{Gonk}}: Little is described about Drew's appearance, but he apparently has gums that protrude so far they actively impair his speech.
* NiceGuy: Is unfailingly helpful and polite to the player characters. See OOCIsSeriousBusiness below
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Drew stops being perfectly helpful to the Contention PD, the players know something is dreadfully wring.
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!!The Glass Crime Syndicate
!!!The Glass family
[[folder:Marvin Glass]]
The [[HumanoidAbomination ambiguously-human]] head of the City's [[TheMafia mafia]], Marvin Glass serves as a contact and antagonistic figure for several characters throughout the campaign, the PCs included.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: At the very least, he has two human sons.
* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: His organization has enough money to fund complete control over The City, supernatural research and cyborg goons. He appears to get his funds through a combination of underground sporting events and drug trafficking.
* BloodSport: Is extremely fond of these, and appears to prefer using them as a form of execution. Also as a form of job interview.
* HumanoidAbomination: He's unusually tall, freakishly thin, and has translucent skin. On top of that, his eyes are pinholes, his "mouth" is a lipless orifice with lips drawn on in lipstick, and he possesses immense psionic ability. WordOfGod says that his Power stat is 100.
* SuddenlySHOUTING: Tends to respond to respond to surprises or frustration by unleashing a distorted, blood-curdling scream.
* SuperMobBoss: Head of a crime outfit and has psychic powers.
* TheMenInBlack: Was evidently a member of Myriad in the past.
* TranquilFury: The instant that he finishes his scream, he resumes speaking in a strange warbling croak.
!!!Other members of the CPD
[[folder: Maggie Cook]]
!!Maggie Cook
The chief of the Contention Police Department, Maggie helps coordinate the efforts of the player character's in their ongoing quests.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler:Appears to be this as the head of the Circle of Knowledge]]
* DaChief
* HairTriggerTemper: Failing her Sanity checks results in her becoming aggressive and borderline-violent
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[[folder: Drew Andrews]]
!!Drew Andrews
The administrative assistant for the Contention Police Department, Drew aids the player characters however he can.
* {{Gonk}}: Little is described about Drew's appearance, but he apparently has gums that protrude so far they actively impair his speech.
* NiceGuy: Is unfailingly helpful and polite to the player characters. See OOCIsSeriousBusiness below
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Drew stops being perfectly helpful to the Contention PD, the players know something is dreadfully wring.
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!!The Glass Crime Syndicate
!!!The Glass family
[[folder:Marvin Glass]]
The [[HumanoidAbomination ambiguously-human]] head of the City's [[TheMafia mafia]], Marvin Glass serves as a contact and antagonistic figure for several characters throughout the campaign, the PCs included.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: At the very least, he has two human sons.
* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: His organization has enough money to fund complete control over The City, supernatural research and cyborg goons. He appears to get his funds through a combination of underground sporting events and drug trafficking.
* BloodSport: Is extremely fond of these, and appears to prefer using them as a form of execution. Also as a form of job interview.
* HumanoidAbomination: He's unusually tall, freakishly thin, and has translucent skin. On top of that, his eyes are pinholes, his "mouth" is a lipless orifice with lips drawn on in lipstick, and he possesses immense psionic ability. WordOfGod says that his Power stat is 100.
* SuddenlySHOUTING: Tends to respond to respond to surprises or frustration by unleashing a distorted, blood-curdling scream.
* SuperMobBoss: Head of a crime outfit and has psychic powers.
* TheMenInBlack: Was evidently a member of Myriad in the past.
* TranquilFury: The instant that he finishes his scream, he resumes speaking in a strange warbling croak.
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!!Contention Police Department
!!!Player Characters
[[folder: Clark Bishop]]
!!Clark Bishop
A middle-aged man with a nondescript home life, a largely-upright moral backbone, and a fondness for Wheel of Fortune, Clark Bishop has spent most of his adult life working for a promotion that he knows will never come.
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* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: As the Overseer, he serves as this to the Circle of Knowledge]]
* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: The only thing that prevents Clark from being more average is the fact that he's fastidious and dull to the point of parody. Also [[spoiler: the fact that his parents were killed by an amoral agent, and that he's the messiah for an ancient conspiracy]], but other than that he's pretty normal.
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[[folder: John Lee Pettimore IV]]
!!John Lee Pettimore IV
A hard-drinking daredevil from a backwoods family, John was once a racecar driver before a sudden crash put an end to his career.
* GoodOlBoy: The entire Pettimore clan is like this, and John shares his family's love of whiskey, cheap beer, and firing guns into the air.
* MobileSuitHuman: [[spoiler: It turns out that John Lee Pettimore IV's consciousness resides in a small silver ball in his body. It later kills and inhabits his father, John Lee Pettimore III]].
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[[folder: Keith Vigna]]
A former cop from The City, Keith is prone to bumbling and sudden lapses of morality.
* AbusiveParents: Keith's childhood was filled with emotional and verbal abuse from his family. It is decidedly not PlayedForLaughs
* AntiHero: The least competent and most amoral member of the Contention PD.
* ButtMonkey: Frequently winds up in bad situations. Also frequently deserves it.
* TheUnFavorite: Was this to his brother
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!!Contention Police Department
!!!Player Characters
[[folder: Clark Bishop]]
!!Clark Bishop
A middle-aged man with a nondescript home life, a largely-upright moral backbone, and a fondness for Wheel of Fortune, Clark Bishop has spent most of his adult life working for a promotion that he knows will never come.
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* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: As the Overseer, he serves as this to the Circle of Knowledge]]
* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: The only thing that prevents Clark from being more average is the fact that he's fastidious and dull to the point of parody. Also [[spoiler: the fact that his parents were killed by an amoral agent, and that he's the messiah for an ancient conspiracy]], but other than that he's pretty normal.
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[[folder: John Lee Pettimore IV]]
!!John Lee Pettimore IV
A hard-drinking daredevil from a backwoods family, John was once a racecar driver before a sudden crash put an end to his career.
* GoodOlBoy: The entire Pettimore clan is like this, and John shares his family's love of whiskey, cheap beer, and firing guns into the air.
* MobileSuitHuman: [[spoiler: It turns out that John Lee Pettimore IV's consciousness resides in a small silver ball in his body. It later kills and inhabits his father, John Lee Pettimore III]].
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[[folder: Keith Vigna]]
A former cop from The City, Keith is prone to bumbling and sudden lapses of morality.
* AbusiveParents: Keith's childhood was filled with emotional and verbal abuse from his family. It is decidedly not PlayedForLaughs
* AntiHero: The least competent and most amoral member of the Contention PD.
* ButtMonkey: Frequently winds up in bad situations. Also frequently deserves it.
* TheUnFavorite: Was this to his brother
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