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* CanadaEh: Although one episode established she grew up in Chicago, she moved to Montreal a few years after her father died, and the Sanctuary crew first meet up with her in Vancouver. She notably refers to Will in "Kali Part 1" as "Will Zed," as opposed to "Will Zee" as an American would.
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!!The Sanctuary Team

[[folder:Helen Magnus]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/AmandaTapping
%%* ActionMom
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther:
** With John. Although he's been driven mad and has become a complete sociopath, it's clear that Helen does still harbour deep feelings for him. But his betrayal has brought her a great deal of pain, which makes her unable to trust or truly forgive him.
** This trope also applies with Magnus and Tesla. As despite their bickering and general antagonism it is clear that they both love each other deeply. In season 4 their relationship became closer and far more flirtatious. Magnus even kissed him in the final episode before blowing up the Sanctuary.In addition Magnus also seems to have great deal of trust in him even though others have advised her against it. She has shown this on many occasions forgiving Tesla easily despite his sometimes evil schemes. She also seems to let him get away with far more than any other character in the show.
* FakeAmerican: [[invoked]] Briefly adopts the accent to [[TakeThat mock]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall someone]] who thought her ''British'' accent was [[FakeBrit fake]].
%%* GuileHero
%%* TheHero
%%* MinoredInAsskicking
* MustHaveCaffeine: Oh, yes, but ''not'' coffee. She drinks tea, thank you.
-->'''Helen''': I have standards, Will, and drinking coffee? ''Far'' below them.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Justified, since she has had 157 years to study and has been surrounded from birth by the world's leading scientists. Even then, she has mainly focused on the biology and chemistry of Abnormals, rather than any of the social sciences (which is why she hires Will) or the high technology that the Sanctuary uses (which is why she hired Henry), and she seems to only ''dabble'' in the physics behind Abnormals.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She is 157 years old when the series starts but is physically in her 40s. Later she has to take TheSlowPath, so it's more like 270, but still no noticeable change in appearance, so it would seem Helen has truly become TheAgeless.
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[[folder:Ashley Magnus]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/EmilieUllerup
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%%* ActionGirl
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* HeroicSacrifice
%%* KilledOffForReal
%%* MindControl
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[[folder:Will Zimmerman]]
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->'''Played By:''' Robin Dunne
%%* AwesomenessByAnalysis
* {{Chickification}}: Will Zimmerman is a rare male example. He's a brilliant forensic investigator, an emotionally tough, tenacious maverick willing to find the truth at any price... in the pilot. In subsequent episodes, he becomes the DesignatedVictim, losing his glasses and (frequently) 50% of his pilot IQ and personality in the process, as well as gaining tighter clothes and lots of hair product. As of the fourth season premiere, he seems to be getting better.
%%* TheConscience: To Helen.
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* DistressedDude
* FutureBadass: In "Pavor Nocturnus". His actions even scare the crap of ''Magnus'' of all people.
%%* TheGlassesGottaGo
%%* HeroicWillpower
%%* HyperAwareness
* IdenticalGrandson: Captain Jack Zimmerman, Will's identical grandfather, fought in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and died saving Helen's life. It's implied to be one of the reasons why Helen hired Will.
%%* NaiveNewcomer
* TokenHuman: Until Kate joined anyways.
%%* TookALevelInBadass
%%* UnfazedEveryman
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[[folder:Henry Foss]]
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->'''Played By:''' Ryan Robbins
* AfraidOfBlood: "Aw, yeah, come on, doc. You know about me and blood."
* BasementDweller: He is accused of being this by Walter during an argument over the script for the film adaptation of the latter's comicbook. However, he actually only fits the 'still lives with his mother' part of this trope and Walter quickly apologizes.
-->'''Walter:''' I'm sorry that I can't please every diehard fan in their mom's basement who whines because the comic book is so much better! Uh I'm sorry, I didn't- I didn't mean...
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* HappilyAdopted: By Helen.
* InsistentTerminology: Never call Henry a werewolf. It's hyper-accelerated protean or HAP, thank you very much.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: More experienced werewolves can control their transformations and themselves.
%%* TheSmartGuy
* TookALevelInBadass: After learning to control and use his werewolf abilities to his advantage, he becomes quite the formidable fighter.
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[[folder:The Big Guy]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/ChristopherHeyerdahl
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: He's a Sasquatch.
%%* TheBigGuy
* GeniusBruiser: The only Sasquatch who can perform surgery.
%%* KilledOffForReal
* NoNameGiven: He's big and he's a guy. They call him Big Guy.
%%* UndyingLoyalty
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[[folder:Kate Freelander]]
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->'''Played By:''' Agam Darshi
* ActionGirl: Her personality didn't change much from her Cabal days, but she's still a pure good guy as shown when she is accidentally BrainwashedAndCrazy one episode and still refuses to kill a man who would have been an AssholeVictim. While waiting for Magnus to retrieve the egg of a dangerous abnormal from the vault of a bank, she begins to case the joint apparently as a matter of habit. [[spoiler: When the egg hatches and they need to quarantine the bank, her idea is to hold it up in order to prevent the other customers from leaving.]]
%%* BadassNormal
* CanadaEh: Although one episode established she grew up in Chicago, she moved to Montreal a few years after her father died, and the Sanctuary crew first meet up with her in Vancouver. She notably refers to Will in "Kali Part 1" as "Will Zed," as opposed to "Will Zee" as an American would.
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* HeelFaceTurn
* HellBentForLeather: She often accentuates her "tough girl" image by wearing leather jackets and fingerless gloves.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She starts the show with a rather mercenary attitude, but by the beginning of season 3 she views the Sanctuary team as her family, and is particularly affectionate towards Will and Henry.
* PutOnABus: For a good chunk of season 4, then TheBusCameBack.
* TokenMinority: She even snarks in an episode where she and Will are in Mumbai that she's "not just the token Indian girl".
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!!Abnormals

[[folder:Alexei]]
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->'''Played By:''' Cainan Wiebe
* CombatTentacles: He has an extra appendage at his side.
* TheEmpath: He is able to sense people's fear. Unfortunately, the more people fear him the more his tentacle has a tendency to attack people
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[[folder:Edward]]
%%* EyeBeams
%%* DreamingOfThingsToCome
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[[folder:James Watson]]
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->'''Played By:''' Peter Wingfield
%%* AwesomenessByAnalysis
%%* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy
%%* DroppedABridgeOnHim
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Thanks to a self-made vest which keeps him young.
%%* NoImmortalInertia
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[[folder:John Druitt]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/ChristopherHeyerdahl
* AffablyEvil: Mad, blood thirsty, and surprisingly soft spoken and witty.
* BadassLongcoat: Terrifyingly dangerous, he wears a black leather duster
* BaldOfEvil: He's not a nice guy, and he's also bald as a cueball
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Jack the Ripper was a Human infected with Vampire blood.
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* DualWielding
* EnemyWithin: There is some sort of energy creature living inside of him that drives him insane, and causes his sociopathic tendencies.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: Druitt seemed to be working for the Nazis, though he was really working against them from within, or something (he did kill Hitler after all), because "I know evil when I see it."]]
* HeelFaceTurn: It turns out that his evil behaviour [[spoiler: is because there is an energy living inside of him that drives him mad.]] Once he reconnects with Helen, he frequently tries to overcome this and become trustworthy again.
* LukeIAmYourFather: In the pilot it's revealed that he's Ashley's father.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Or somewhere in that neighborhood. He's as old as Helen, but probably off by a few years.
* StockUnsolvedMysteries: It's revealed that he was the true UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper, driven to a murderous insanity.
* TeleportationSickness: [[CanonDiscontinuity In the webisodes]], this was a particularly dangerous kind that caused his insanity, as it gradually altered his brain chemistry every time he used his power.
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[[folder:Nikola Tesla]]
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->'''Played By:''' Jonathon Young
%%* AffablyEvil
* TheAlcoholic: ''Sort of''. As a half-vampire, alcohol doesn't affect him. He still manages to empty Magnus' wine cellar.
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla turns out to be a half-vampire.
%%* ChivalrousPervert
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* GameFace: When in vampire mode.
%%* HealingFactor
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: in de-vamping the leader of the trust-fund vampire kids, he himself is de-vamped, apparently irreversibly. [[spoiler: As a consolation prize he does get magnetism powers, however]]
%%* InsufferableGenius
%%* LoveHurts
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
%%* LargeHam
* MadScientist: Well, he ''is'' UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla.
* TheMatchmaker: Will and whoever he might be interested in.
%%* NobleDemon
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: With a bias towards technological invention, although he is shown to be capable in several other fields of science.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: And the former rulers of the earth.
%%* PrinceCharmingWannabe
* PsychoElectro: He fell ''asleep'' in Edison's electric chair!
%%* SelectiveMagnetism
%%* ShockAndAwe
%%* TallDarkAndSnarky
%%* WaistcoatOfStyle
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He wanted to create a new batch of vampires so they can seize power around the world and usher in a new age of technological and cultural progress.
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[[folder:Wexford]]
->'''Played By:''' Paul [=McGillion=]
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%%* {{Jerkass}}
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!!Other

[[folder:Walter a.k.a. The Adjuster]]
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->'''Played By:''' Christopher Gauthier
%%* AscendedFanboy
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: The suit has a stylized A.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: The suit is made out of Abnormal bugs that feed on Walter. As a result, he can't just take the suit off, he has to think about it the right way.
* CuttingTheElectronicLeash: In his second appearance, leading up to his HesBack moment.
%%* {{Flight}}
%%* SuperSpeed
%%* SuperStrength
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: An in-universe version. He got a movie deal for his superhero persona, but ExecutiveMeddling basically retooled the entire concept. It made him so frustrated that he TookALevelInJerkass and the suit rejected him when he tried to coax it off Kate. When it eventually did come back to him, he was convinced to go back to his roots and directed the film himself.
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[[folder:Adam Worth]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/IanTracey
%%* BigBad: Of Season 3.
* JekyllAndHyde: The inspiration for the TropeNamer.
* ItsPersonal: He blames the Five (especially Magnus) for the death of his daughter.
%%* ManipulativeBastard
* NeverFoundTheBody: ''Twice.''
%%* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
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[[folder:Declan [=MacRae=]]]
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->'''Played By:''' Robert Lawrenson
%%* BadassNormal
* CombatMedic: His prior experience with combat medicine means that he can assist Magnus with the dangerous procedure required to cure Abby in ''Fugue''.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: He's the head of the UK Sanctuary, which is the second largest of them.
* SixthRanger: When the team needs an extra hand, they usually call him.
* StiffUpperLip: He seems remarkably un-phased by the fact that he is the primary human target of the raid on the UK Sanctuary and thus has six super-Abnormals out for his blood.
* UndyingLoyalty: He is a staunch supporter of Magnus.
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