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* AttentionWhore: He has an overwhelming desire to have other people admire him.



** FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon

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** FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemonFaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: He's described as very handsome and had legions of fangirls back on Earth, but he's also very egocentric and ruthless.



* EvilCounterpart: To 2Face; they're equally manipulative, they have an equal hatred of losing, and they're equally cunning. However, while 2Face starts out somewhat sympathetic and becomes more of a paranoid antagonist as the series continues, Yago starts off a power-hungry jerk and becomes sympathetic in the last couple of books. Also note 2Face's social isolation to Yago giving sermons to the Blue Meanies as their new messiah.

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* EvilCounterpart: To 2Face; they're equally manipulative, they have an equal hatred of losing, and they're equally cunning. However, while 2Face starts out somewhat sympathetic and becomes more of a paranoid antagonist as the series continues, Yago starts off a power-hungry jerk and becomes sympathetic in the last couple of books. Also note 2Face's social isolation to 2Face is an introvert while Yago giving sermons desires to be the Blue Meanies as their new messiah.center of attention.



%%* {{Slimeball}}: So very much.

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%%* * {{Slimeball}}: So very much.much. No matter what situation he's in, the only thing he cares about is his own well-being.
* SmugSnake: He's utterly convinced that he's a hyper-talented mastermind who was born to be in charge, but he only gets as far as he does due to the help of others.

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* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:He gets eaten by Tate.]]



* IAmAHumanitarian: [[spoiler:He gets eaten by Tate.]]



* TheSociopath: Yago ticks many of the boxes for antisocial personality disorder, being apathetic to the feelings of others, only caring about his own situation, and possessing a constant need for control and stimulation.



* IAmAHumanitarian: Her mutation often causes her to eat people that are threatening her, among them Yago, Charlie, and Amelia.

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* IAmAHumanitarian: ImAHumanitarian: Her mutation often causes her to eat people that are threatening her, among them Yago, Charlie, and Amelia.



* NoLastNameGiven

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* NoLastNameGivenNoLastNameGiven: We never learn her first name.
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* NotGoodWithPeople: He's much better with machines.

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Jobs's best friend and an adrenaline junkie sports enthusiast, he's had several steel plates and prosthetics implanted in his body after numerous accidents. His enthusiasm and laid-back attitude get whittled down to resolve and determination as the series progresses.

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Jobs's best friend and an adrenaline junkie sports enthusiast, he's had several steel plates and prosthetics implanted in his body after numerous accidents. accidents, leading to his nickname (he waffles on whether it's short for "More Steel" or "Man of Steel"). His enthusiasm and laid-back attitude get whittled down to resolve and determination as the series progresses.
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* AdrenalineJunkie: An extreme sports advocate who will do ''anything'' for a good thrill, with minimal regard for his own safety. His nickname stems from the numerous steel prosthetics that he's had implanted in his body due to various injuries.



* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Animorphs}} Marco]]. The other parallels are a bit loose, but Mo'Steel is definitely Marco, down to the style of the dumb jokes they make.
** He has a lot of Rachel in him, too. Aside from his sense of humor, Marco's other defining characteristic is his cynical caution. Mo is much more likely to go the "Let's do it!" route.

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* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Animorphs}} Marco]]. The other parallels are a bit loose, but Mo'Steel is definitely Marco, down to He's the style of the dumb jokes they make.
** He has a lot of Rachel in him, too. Aside from his sense of humor,
protagonist's [[TheLancer right-hand man]] and [[HeterosexualLifePartners best friend]], and he shares Marco's other defining characteristic is sense of humor and Hispanic heritage. They even have very similar juvenile styles of humor. In a twofer, though, his cynical caution. Mo is much more likely AdrenalineJunkie personality and "man of action" role are also very similar to go the "Let's do it!" route. Rachel.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: His intelligence is clearly a family trait: his mother is a brilliant astrophysicist, and was among the first people on Earth to realize how serious the Rock truly was.


* AwesomeMcCoolname: He's not sure if it's short for "More Steel" or "Man of Steel". His real name, Romeo Gonzalez, is pretty cool too.
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* NameFaceName: Typical example.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: Taken UpToEleven.
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* TokenEvilTeammate: He's one of the few remnants to inspire no sympathy or care at all.

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* TokenEvilTeammate: He's one the most selfish and ruthless of the few remnants to inspire no sympathy or care at all. Remnants, and nobody else in the group trusts him.
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* StaticCharacter: Mo changes very little over the course of the books, despite being one of the main characters.

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* StaticCharacter: Mo changes very little over the course of the books, despite being one of the main characters.
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* AdultFear: He is ForcedToWatch while his son [[FlayingAlive has his skin torn off]].

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* AdultFear: ForcedToWatch: He is ForcedToWatch while forced to watch his son [[FlayingAlive has having his skin torn off]].
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* {{Slimeball}}: So very much.

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* %%* {{Slimeball}}: So very much.



* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has bright green hair.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has bright green hair.
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* MixedAncestryIsAttractive: PlayedWith. He is the son of the first African-American female president and her white husband. Owing to this skin tone is noted to be a perfect bronze color and he is considered to be very handsome. However, since he's known to have had a lot of plastic surgery, Violet wonders at one point if it's natural.
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* GoOutWithASmile[=/=]HaveANiceDeath: [[{{Tearjerker}} Billy gives her the image of her (dead) mother as she dies, to try to compensate for the necessity of his killing her.]]
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One of the most enigmatic characters of the series, Billy was a social outcast on earth and his family just happened to be sent up with the rest. However, uniquely, Billy's life support technology failed, suspending his life but not his consciousness. Awake and aware for centuries, Billy developed psychic powers, which he may have even had before but were enhanced by the trip. Initially catatonic for the first several books due to being mentally out of sync with time, upon his awakening he takes control of the ship, but in doing so becomes a target for the power-hungry remnants to manipulate.

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One of the most enigmatic characters of the series, Billy was a social outcast on earth and his family just happened to be sent up with the rest. However, uniquely, Billy's life support technology failed, suspending his life body but not his consciousness. Awake and aware for centuries, Billy developed psychic powers, which he may have even had before but were enhanced by the trip. Initially catatonic for the first several books due to being mentally out of sync with time, upon his awakening he takes control of the ship, but in doing so becomes a target for the power-hungry remnants to manipulate.

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