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* DamselInDistress: Happened to her at least twice in the original fic and ''Power Primordial''.



* DistressedDamsel: Happened to her at least twice in the original fic and ''Power Primordial''.



* DistressedDamsel: Is held hostage at one point in ''Ascension'' due to her recklessness, requiring the Boston Shadowchasers to save her.

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* DistressedDamsel: DamselInDistress: Is held hostage at one point in ''Ascension'' due to her recklessness, requiring the Boston Shadowchasers to save her.



* DistressedDamsel: Although, unlike most, she has made at least one attempt to escape on her own by now, and has a far stronger will than most.

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* DistressedDamsel: DamselInDistress: Although, unlike most, she has made at least one attempt to escape on her own by now, and has a far stronger will than most.

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%%* InterspeciesRomance: With Gears.

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%%* * InterspeciesRomance: With Gears.Shes's a nypmh, while her lover Gears is a human.



%%* SignatureMove: Queen of Thorns, which was given to her by Gears as a gift.

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%%* * SignatureMove: Queen of Thorns, which was given to her by Gears as a gift.



%%* {{Cowboy}}: Part of his deck motif.

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%%* * {{Cowboy}}: Part of his deck motif.



%%* SignatureMove: For Shichiro.

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%%* * SignatureMove: For Shichiro.



%%* SignatureMove: For Jinx.

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%%* * SignatureMove: For Jinx.



%%* TheSmartGuy

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%%* TheSmartGuy* TheSmartGuy: Is considered this among the Titans, with Trymus and Shannalla stating he's the best with technology.



%%* CoolSword

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%%* CoolSword * CoolSword: Wields a {{BFG massive}} [[FlamingWeapon flaming]] sword in battle.



%%* FlamingSword



%%* SignatureMove: For Ember.

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%%* * SignatureMove: For Ember.



%%* TeamPet: For the Neo Domino Shadowchasers.

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%%* * TeamPet: For Quickly becomes this for the Neo Domino Shadowchasers.



%%* SignatureMove: Naturia Exterio

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%%* * SignatureMove: Naturia Exterio



The main protagonist of ''Torment''. An AmnesiacHero, he is a green elf-like Shadowkind who has no idea whom he is. He takes the name 'Ben' for most of the story, and his motivation is to find out who he is. In reality he is Leorin, a disgraced commander of St. Cuthbert's armies who ran away from a battle with Sertrous which resulted in his soldiers dying, the town they were protecting destroyed and him losing St. Cuthbert's favor. Believing one life was not enough time to repent, he challenged the hag Ravel Nightquill in order to gain immortality. In doing so, his mortality was stripped away, and every time he died, he would be reborn elsewhere in the universe with no memory of his previous lives.

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The main protagonist of ''Torment''. An AmnesiacHero, he is a green elf-like Shadowkind who has no idea whom he is. He takes the name 'Ben' for most of the story, and his motivation is to find out who he is. In is.

[[spoiler:In
reality he is Leorin, a disgraced commander of St. Cuthbert's armies who ran away from a battle with Sertrous which resulted in his soldiers dying, the town they were protecting destroyed and him losing St. Cuthbert's favor. Believing one life was not enough time to repent, he challenged the hag Ravel Nightquill in order to gain immortality. In doing so, his mortality was stripped away, and every time he died, he would be reborn elsewhere in the universe with no memory of his previous lives.]]



* QuestForIdentity: Ben's hunt for answers as to who he is form an intertwining part of the plot to ''Torment''



* DragonRider: Utilizes a Dragunity Deck, who's Synchro Monsters qualify as this.



%%* BeastMan: Uses Beast-Warriors.

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%%* * BeastMan: Uses Beast-Warriors.



%%* SignatureMove: Beast King Barbaros

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%%* * SignatureMove: Beast King Barbaros

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* CoolPet: Has a pet Giant Rex Duel Spirit called "Mr. Snuffles" in ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales''.


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* FluffyTheTerrible: Has a pet Giant Rex Duel Spirit called "Mr. Snuffles" in ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales''.
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* WeaponOfChoice: Ben prefers to use maces.
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* HeroicSacrifice: The Judy of the mainstream reality has not done so, but an AlternateUniverse version of her took it UpToEleven. [[spoiler:In a chapter of "Twice Told Tales", a Yliaster agent plans to destroy the world's ley lines, a plan that would nullify all magic on Earth and create a global war. The Judy from the future where this happened (in which she leads the Shadowchasers) travels to the present day and kills him before it happens. But while she prevents the cataclysm it will cause, she purposely [[RetGone erases herself from existence]] in the process, the ultimate example of this Trope.]]

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* HeroicSacrifice: The Judy of the mainstream reality has not done so, but an AlternateUniverse version of her took it UpToEleven.up to eleven. [[spoiler:In a chapter of "Twice Told Tales", a Yliaster agent plans to destroy the world's ley lines, a plan that would nullify all magic on Earth and create a global war. The Judy from the future where this happened (in which she leads the Shadowchasers) travels to the present day and kills him before it happens. But while she prevents the cataclysm it will cause, she purposely [[RetGone erases herself from existence]] in the process, the ultimate example of this Trope.]]
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* SmartGuy: He ''is'' a wizard, and one who runs a book store at that.

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* SmartGuy: TheSmartGuy: He ''is'' a wizard, and one who runs a book store at that.

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* InterspeciesRomance: With Gears.

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* %%* InterspeciesRomance: With Gears.



* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: Queen of Thorns, which was given to her by Gears as a gift.

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* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: %%* SignatureMove: Queen of Thorns, which was given to her by Gears as a gift.



-->'''Kyon''': Oh, no, my beloved Alice, we will have our duel—just not today. It's setting up to be such a wonderful tournament, and I'd hate to ruin it for you by ending it too quickly. I'd rather take it slow, allowing us both to enjoy the feel of every precious moment. If we're especially lucky, we may even finish at the same time.
-->'''Ace''' (slightly embarrassed): You ''are'' still talking about the tournament, right?

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-->'''Kyon''': -->'''Kyon:''' Oh, no, my beloved Alice, we will have our duel—just not today. It's setting up to be such a wonderful tournament, and I'd hate to ruin it for you by ending it too quickly. I'd rather take it slow, allowing us both to enjoy the feel of every precious moment. If we're especially lucky, we may even finish at the same time.
-->'''Ace''' (slightly embarrassed): -->'''Ace:''' ''[slightly embarrassed]'' You ''are'' still talking about the tournament, right?



* {{Cowboy}}: Part of his deck motif.

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* %%* {{Cowboy}}: Part of his deck motif.



* [[ButNowIMustGo But Now We Must Go]]: [[spoiler: All four of them leave the Neo Domino Shadowchasers at the end of ''Power Primordial'' in order to become negotiators and peacekeepers for the entire galaxy. Fortunately they convince I2 to give them copies of their cards to remember them by.]]
* CosmicEntity: They each possess a fraction of the Power Primordial, the energy source released at the creation of the universe, giving them vast cosmic powers.
* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Their Kind]]: Each one is the sole survivor of his or her species, a plague having killed all other life on their planet. [[spoiler: The plague was intentionally caused by the organization headed by the aboleth.]]
* NoSell: They’re practically indestructible, even in card form. The aboleth comments that you couldn’t destroy their cards even if you threw them into a star. It does seem to know ''one'' way that might be able to destroy them, but it requires all four of them together at once.
* {{Synchronization}}: As cards, all four are Synchro Monsters.

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* [[ButNowIMustGo But Now We Must Go]]: ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler: All four of them leave the Neo Domino Shadowchasers at the end of ''Power Primordial'' in order to become negotiators and peacekeepers for the entire galaxy. Fortunately they convince I2 to give them copies of their cards to remember them by.]]
* CosmicEntity: They each possess a fraction of the Power Primordial, the energy source released at the creation of the universe, giving them vast cosmic powers.
powers.
* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Their Kind]]: LastOfHisKind: Each one is the sole survivor of his or her species, a plague having killed all other life on their planet. [[spoiler: The plague was intentionally caused by the organization headed by the aboleth.]]
* NoSell: They’re practically indestructible, even in card form. The aboleth comments that you couldn’t destroy their cards even if you threw them into a star. It does seem to know ''one'' way that might be able to destroy them, but it requires all four of them together at once.
* {{Synchronization}}: As cards, all four are Synchro Monsters.
once.



* CoolSword
* DisabilitySuperpower / HeroicSecondWind: As a card, he gains more powers the more Life Points the user loses; the more Life Points lost, the more powerful he is.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: For Shichiro.

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* %%* CoolSword
* DisabilitySuperpower / HeroicSecondWind: As a card, he gains more powers the more Life Points the user loses; the more Life Points lost, the more powerful he is.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: %%* SignatureMove: For Shichiro.



* AmazonianBeauty

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* %%* AmazonianBeauty



* ChainmailBikini
* CoolSword
* DishingOutDirt: Only technically again; she is an Earth Monster, but her effect has little to do with it.

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* %%* ChainmailBikini
* %%* CoolSword
* DishingOutDirt: Only technically again; she is an Earth Monster, but her effect has little to do with it.



* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: For Jinx.

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* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: %%* SignatureMove: For Jinx.



* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: For Gears.
* TheSmartGuy
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses

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* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: SignatureMove: For Gears.
* %%* TheSmartGuy
* %%* SmartPeopleWearGlasses



* ChromeChampion

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* %%* ChromeChampion



* [[CoolSword Cool]] [[FlamingSword Flaming Sword]]
* FlamingHair
* PlayingWithFire: With her, it truly fits.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: For Ember.

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* [[CoolSword Cool]] [[FlamingSword Flaming Sword]]
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%%* CoolSword
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FlamingHair
* %%* FlamingSword
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PlayingWithFire: With her, it truly fits.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: %%* SignatureMove: For Ember.
Ember.



* [[spoiler: TakeAThirdOption: Let Hebi-Na suffer from the Bells of Baphomet? That would be beyond cruel. Kill her to end her suffering? Better, but it would still give the bastard who did it satisfaction. Put her into an eternal sleep to protect her from the curse? When he weighed all his options, that was the best choice.]]
* ToKnowHimIMustBecomeHim: He claims he does this often, saying that in order to fight fiends and hope to win, you have to learn to ''think'' like them.

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* [[spoiler: TakeAThirdOption: Let [[spoiler:Let Hebi-Na suffer from the Bells of Baphomet? That would be beyond cruel. Kill her to end her suffering? Better, but it would still give the bastard who did it satisfaction. Put her into an eternal sleep to protect her from the curse? When he weighed all his options, that was the best choice.]]
* ToKnowHimIMustBecomeHim: He claims he does this often, saying that in order to fight fiends and hope to win, you have to learn to ''think'' like them.
them.



* ThePhoenix: Obviously.
* SweetTooth: Likes anything sweet; this includes fruit, as well as candy.
* TakenForGranite: An odd variation. He turns ''himself'' to stone while resting, a state that to him, is much like sleep.
* TeamPet: For the Neo Domino Shadowchasers.

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* %%* ThePhoenix: Obviously.
* SweetTooth: Likes anything sweet; this includes fruit, as well as candy.
candy.
* TakenForGranite: An odd variation. He turns ''himself'' to stone while resting, a state that to him, is much like sleep.
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sleep.
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TeamPet: For the Neo Domino Shadowchasers.



* AloofAlly
* CoolShades
* DishingOutDirt: Uses a Naturia deck.
* GoodIsNotNice: Some view her and the other Knights of Domiel as [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]], but that's an exaggeration. The goal of the group is to oppose murderers who kill for profit, and she will show no mercy to them, and she is not above using muscle to interrogate someone.

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* %%* AloofAlly
* %%* CoolShades
* %%* DishingOutDirt: Uses a Naturia deck.
* GoodIsNotNice: Some view her and the other Knights of Domiel as [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]], but that's an exaggeration. The goal of the group is to oppose murderers who kill for profit, and she will show no mercy to them, and she is not above using muscle to interrogate someone.



* HellBentForLeather
* IWasNeverHere: She and the rest of the Knights are non-entities, as described above. It is even implied that they purposely try to recruit orphans so that the process of deleting their identities is easier.

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* HellBentForLeather
* IWasNeverHere: She and the rest of the Knights are non-entities, as described above. It is even implied that they purposely try to recruit orphans so that the process of deleting their identities is easier.
%%* HellBentForLeather



* IWasNeverHere: She and the rest of the Knights are non-entities, as described above. It is even implied that they purposely try to recruit orphans so that the process of deleting their identities is easier.



* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: Naturia Exterio

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* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: %%* SignatureMove: Naturia Exterio
Exterio



* AmnesiacHero: The plot of ''Torment''.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Ben has shades of his throughout the story, but it bites him in the ass during his duel with Roxy. [[spoiler: His arrogance causes him to lose.]]
* [[spoiler:TheAtoner: He is this for the whole of ''Torment''. He eventually succeeds.]]
* [[spoiler:BattleCouple: With Rowen, seeing as they were both a part of St. Cuthbert's army.]]

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* %%* AmnesiacHero: The plot of ''Torment''.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Ben has shades of his throughout the story, but it bites him in the ass during his duel with Roxy. [[spoiler: His arrogance causes him to lose.]]
]]
* [[spoiler:TheAtoner: He TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He is this for the whole of ''Torment''. He eventually succeeds.]]
* [[spoiler:BattleCouple: With BattleCouple: [[spoiler:With Rowen, seeing as they were both a part of St. Cuthbert's army.]]



%%* GreenThumb: His Plant deck.



* GreenThumb: His Plant deck.



* MindOverMatter: His Psychic Deck.

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* %%* MindOverMatter: His Psychic Deck.



* NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech: Does one during his duel against Yami Marik, after realizing what a [[JerkassRealization big jerk]] he's been throughout the fic.
-->'''Ben:''' It does seem like I've been gotten pretty full of myself hasn't it? It's funny, but hearing you talk about how everything in the universe hinges on the balance between Light and Darkness, Chaos and Order, it made me realize something. I've... I've been way too inwardly focused, ever since I woke up in that morgue. At first, all I cared about was getting my memories back… With every clue to my past I chomped at the bit rushing from one lead to another… Everyone I met, friends, foes, they seemed so small...so unimportant. The Dread Emperor, Willy, Kesto, even poor Ravel. I started treating everyone I fought as beneath me, thinking it would all be worth it once I regained my memories, and discovered my true self. It seems that whoever I was before I met Ravel the first time… He was an arrogant son of a bitch… Maybe that's how I got into this whole mess… But now… Now I know that getting my memories back, that finding my true self… it all doesn't mean shit if I only end up looking back with shame at what I was willing to become to get there! I'm not the only one with a stake in this fight… The people who took me in and treated me like family are risking their lives for something bigger then who's right or wrong, or who's more powerful. We're fighting to protect all of creation… Every human, every Shadow... Every resident of Heaven, Hell, and every realm in-between… If Tharizdun returns nobody will be spared, so I can't keep on acting like some petty little child and act like I'm above it all! So I'll use the strength all of my opponents have given me, good or evil, strong or weak, and the lessons taught to me by everyone who's helped me when I needed them the most, and I'll take down you, Tiberius, and everyone else involved in this mad plan!



* [[spoiler:TogetherInDeath: With Rowen if you believe that he died during his battle with the Dread Emperor at the end of ''Torment''.]]
* [[spoiler:TookALevelInBadass: Upon recovering his memories.]]

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* [[spoiler:TogetherInDeath: With TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:With Rowen if you believe that he died during his battle with the Dread Emperor at the end of ''Torment''.]]
* [[spoiler:TookALevelInBadass: Upon %%* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Upon recovering his memories.]]



* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Does one during his duel against Yami Marik, after realizing what a [[JerkassRealization big jerk]] he's been throughout the fic.
-->Ben: "It does seem like I've been gotten pretty full of myself hasn't it? It's funny, but hearing you talk about how everything in the universe hinges on the balance between Light and Darkness, Chaos and Order, it made me realize something. I've... I've been way too inwardly focused, ever since I woke up in that morgue. At first, all I cared about was getting my memories back… With every clue to my past I chomped at the bit rushing from one lead to another… Everyone I met, friends, foes, they seemed so small...so unimportant. The Dread Emperor, Willy, Kesto, even poor Ravel. I started treating everyone I fought as beneath me, thinking it would all be worth it once I regained my memories, and discovered my true self. It seems that whoever I was before I met Ravel the first time… He was an arrogant son of a bitch… Maybe that's how I got into this whole mess… But now… Now I know that getting my memories back, that finding my true self… it all doesn't mean shit if I only end up looking back with shame at what I was willing to become to get there! I'm not the only one with a stake in this fight… The people who took me in and treated me like family are risking their lives for something bigger then who's right or wrong, or who's more powerful. We're fighting to protect all of creation… Every human, every Shadow... Every resident of Heaven, Hell, and every realm in-between… If Tharizdun returns nobody will be spared, so I can't keep on acting like some petty little child and act like I'm above it all! So I'll use the strength all of my opponents have given me, good or evil, strong or weak, and the lessons taught to me by everyone who's helped me when I needed them the most, and I'll take down you, Tiberius, and everyone else involved in this mad plan!"

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* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Does one during his duel against Yami Marik, after realizing what a [[JerkassRealization big jerk]] he's been throughout the fic.
-->Ben: "It does seem like I've been gotten pretty full of myself hasn't it? It's funny, but hearing you talk about how everything in the universe hinges on the balance between Light and Darkness, Chaos and Order, it made me realize something. I've... I've been way too inwardly focused, ever since I woke up in that morgue. At first, all I cared about was getting my memories back… With every clue to my past I chomped at the bit rushing from one lead to another… Everyone I met, friends, foes, they seemed so small...so unimportant. The Dread Emperor, Willy, Kesto, even poor Ravel. I started treating everyone I fought as beneath me, thinking it would all be worth it once I regained my memories, and discovered my true self. It seems that whoever I was before I met Ravel the first time… He was an arrogant son of a bitch… Maybe that's how I got into this whole mess… But now… Now I know that getting my memories back, that finding my true self… it all doesn't mean shit if I only end up looking back with shame at what I was willing to become to get there! I'm not the only one with a stake in this fight… The people who took me in and treated me like family are risking their lives for something bigger then who's right or wrong, or who's more powerful. We're fighting to protect all of creation… Every human, every Shadow... Every resident of Heaven, Hell, and every realm in-between… If Tharizdun returns nobody will be spared, so I can't keep on acting like some petty little child and act like I'm above it all! So I'll use the strength all of my opponents have given me, good or evil, strong or weak, and the lessons taught to me by everyone who's helped me when I needed them the most, and I'll take down you, Tiberius, and everyone else involved in this mad plan!"




* BlowYouAway

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* TheDon: One allied to the Chicago Shadowchasers at that.

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* %%* TheDon: One allied to the Chicago Shadowchasers at that.



* NobleDemon

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* %%* NobleDemon






* MacGuffin: It’s obvious that the Metalmorph card is the reason the villains are after her.



* {{Macguffin}} It’s obvious that the Metalmorph card is the reason the villains are after her.
* WrongGenreSavvy: She thinks that she's in a much more LighterAndSofter ''Shadowchasers'' work.

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* {{Macguffin}} It’s obvious that the Metalmorph card is the reason the villains are after her.
* WrongGenreSavvy: She thinks that she's in a much more LighterAndSofter ''Shadowchasers'' work.
work.



* GadgeteerGenius: One useful talent that gremlins tend to have.
* TheInformant: With a little of TheStoolPigeon thrown in.

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TheInformant: With a little of TheStoolPigeon thrown in.






* AppliedPhlebotinum: Clearly, his invention qualifies.

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* %%* AppliedPhlebotinum: Clearly, his invention qualifies.



* TheProfessor
* TheShrink: Chairman of Psychiatric Medicine at the University of Vienna, in fact.
* UnlikelyHero: You have to admit, a middle-aged, overweight college professor has to have a lot of guts to stand up to a glabrezu.


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* TheShrink: Chairman of Psychiatric Medicine at the University of Vienna, in fact.
fact.
* UnlikelyHero: You have to admit, a middle-aged, overweight college professor has to have a lot of guts to stand up to a glabrezu.

glabrezu.




* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Emily, in ''Twice-Told Tales'', the chapters they're in show the two as very close with one another. [[spoiler: This even continues in the alternate future wherein they have inherited their predecessor's positions. Although this doesn't stop Emily from teasing her that she feels more than that.]]



* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Emily, in ''Twice-Told Tales'', the chapters they're in show the two as very close with one another. [[spoiler: This even continues in the alternate future wherein they have inherited their predecessor's positions. Although this doesn't stop Emily from teasing her that she feels more than that.]]



* BeastMan: Uses Beast-Warriors.

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* %%* BeastMan: Uses Beast-Warriors.



* SignatureMove: Beast King Barbaros

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* %%* SignatureMove: Beast King Barbaros Barbaros



* NervesOfSteel: ''Oh yeah!''

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* %%* NervesOfSteel: ''Oh yeah!''



* TheWatson: He is this to Voltaire’s MrExposition.

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* %%* TheWatson: He is this to Voltaire’s MrExposition. MrExposition.



* SpiritAdvisor: It seems to be acting that way to Bruno.

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* %%* SpiritAdvisor: It seems to be acting that way to Bruno. Bruno.



-->'''Sofia:''' Uh... [[BeatPanel (Beat)]] Who the hell is Franklin? Philip, what is going on? Why did you ask to meet me at Graceland?

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-->'''Sofia:''' Uh... [[BeatPanel (Beat)]] ''[[[BeatPanel Beat]]]'' Who the hell is Franklin? Philip, what is going on? Why did you ask to meet me at Graceland? Graceland?



-->'''Sofia''' ''(angry)'': You don’t ''have'' a brother! You only have two sisters, Philip, what…”
* MysteriousBacker: Possibly. He claimed that he met with Sofia to make sure she could still fight and defend herself, claiming that his biggest fear was that whatever enemy he was fighting might try to hurt him through her.
* ProperlyParanoid: Unlike most Conspiracy Theorists, the appearance of his enemy after gaining Memory Crystal Alpha proves he's right.
* SuperpowerRussianRoulette: He practices Wild Magic, a very powerful but very unstable form of wizardry that has a history of backfiring on its user.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: He clearly still loves Sofia, but he either can't or won't rekindle their relationship for some plot-related reason.

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-->'''Sofia''' ''(angry)'': -->'''Sofia:''' ''[angrily]'' You don’t ''have'' a brother! You only have two sisters, Philip, what…”
* MysteriousBacker: Possibly. He claimed that he met with Sofia to make sure she could still fight and defend herself, claiming that his biggest fear was that whatever enemy he was fighting might try to hurt him through her.
her.
* ProperlyParanoid: Unlike most Conspiracy Theorists, the appearance of his enemy after gaining Memory Crystal Alpha proves he's right.
right.
* SuperpowerRussianRoulette: He practices Wild Magic, a very powerful but very unstable form of wizardry that has a history of backfiring on its user.
user.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: He clearly still loves Sofia, but he either can't or won't rekindle their relationship for some plot-related reason.



* ByTheBookCop
* FriendOnTheForce: To the Shadowchasers.

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* %%* FriendOnTheForce: To the Shadowchasers.



* KeepingSecretsSucks: He hates that out of his family, only he is aware of Shadowkind, and so he has to lie to the people he loves most.



* KeepingSecretsSucks: He hates that out of his family, only he is aware of Shadowkind, and so he has to lie to the people he loves most.



* BrokenMasquerade
* DarkIsNotEvil: His deck consists of DARK monsters, yet he's clearly a good kid.
* DrinkBasedCharacterization: Used to show Ryan's awkwardness and discomfort with the nightclub scene in his flashback, since he just blindly orders what the girl next to him is drinking and can't handle what he gets.

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* %%* BrokenMasquerade
* DarkIsNotEvil: His deck consists of DARK monsters, yet he's clearly a good kid.
kid.
* DrinkBasedCharacterization: Used to show Ryan's awkwardness and discomfort with the nightclub scene in his flashback, since he just blindly orders what the girl next to him is drinking and can't handle what he gets.



* OfficialCouple: With Leanne
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent

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OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent



* TheTeamNormal: Compared to Cox and Alyssa.


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* %%* TheTeamNormal: Compared to Cox and Alyssa.

Alyssa.
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* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Uses Dragunity deck.
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* {{Adorkable}}: He's a geeky, awkward kid who is pretty shy and utterly devoted to Leanne, and the Jack Atlas poster in his room implies he's a massive fanboy.
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* OrangeAndBlueMorality: The card and the spirit has a strange, dark history. It was originally designed by Pegasus himself, and has been owned by many duelists since, and seems to bring good luck for a while, but always brings depression and sadness later, which eventually convinces the owners to sell or trade it. Bruno seems to be getting BadDreams from her, but his relation to her actually seems special, and there appears to be somewhat of a repartee between them. (At one point in Chapter 9, he appears to see her in spirit form.)

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* OrangeAndBlueMorality: The card and the spirit has a strange, dark history. It was originally designed by Pegasus himself, and has been owned by many duelists since, and seems to bring good luck for a while, but always brings depression and sadness later, which eventually convinces the owners to sell or trade it. Bruno seems to be getting BadDreams nightmares from her, but his relation to her actually seems special, and there appears to be somewhat of a repartee between them. (At one point in Chapter 9, he appears to see her in spirit form.)
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* PurpleEyes: Most likely due to half-dragon heritage.

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* PurpleEyes: Most TechnicolorEyes: He has purple eyes, most likely due to half-dragon because of his half dragon heritage.

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* DrinkOrder: Used to show Ryan's awkwardness and discomfort with the nightclub scene in his flashback, since he just blindly orders what the girl next to him is drinking and can't handle what he gets.

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* DrinkOrder: DrinkBasedCharacterization: Used to show Ryan's awkwardness and discomfort with the nightclub scene in his flashback, since he just blindly orders what the girl next to him is drinking and can't handle what he gets.

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* BeastMan: Uses Beast-Warriors.



* PettingZooPeople: Uses Beast-Warriors.
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* HeroicSacrifice: The Judy of the mainstream reality has not done so, but an AlternateReality version of her took it UpToEleven. [[spoiler:In a chapter of "Twice Told Tales", a Yliaster agent plans to destroy the world's ley lines, a plan that would nullify all magic on Earth and create a global war. The Judy from the future where this happened (in which she leads the Shadowchasers) travels to the present day and kills him before it happens. But while she prevents the cataclysm it will cause, she purposely [[RetGone erases herself from existence]] in the process, the ultimate example of this Trope.]]

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* HeroicSacrifice: The Judy of the mainstream reality has not done so, but an AlternateReality AlternateUniverse version of her took it UpToEleven. [[spoiler:In a chapter of "Twice Told Tales", a Yliaster agent plans to destroy the world's ley lines, a plan that would nullify all magic on Earth and create a global war. The Judy from the future where this happened (in which she leads the Shadowchasers) travels to the present day and kills him before it happens. But while she prevents the cataclysm it will cause, she purposely [[RetGone erases herself from existence]] in the process, the ultimate example of this Trope.]]
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* BarbarianHero: Shoichiro even compares his appearance to ConanTheBarbarian.

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* BarbarianHero: Shoichiro even compares his appearance to ConanTheBarbarian.Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian.

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%%* TheAtoner: He is this for the whole of ''Torment''. He eventually succeeds.
%%* BattleCouple: With Rowen, seeing as they were both a part of St. Cuthbert's army.
%%* BreakTheHaughty: Gets hit on the receiving end of this ''hard'' when he loses to Roxy because of his arrogance. Madame Xane tells him that his arrogance was something he always retained during his past lives.

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%%* TheAtoner: * [[spoiler:TheAtoner: He is this for the whole of ''Torment''. He eventually succeeds.
%%* BattleCouple:
succeeds.]]
* [[spoiler:BattleCouple:
With Rowen, seeing as they were both a part of St. Cuthbert's army.
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army.]]
*
BreakTheHaughty: Gets hit on the receiving end of this ''hard'' when he loses to Roxy because of his arrogance. Madame Xane tells him that his arrogance was something he always retained during his past lives.



%%* ChurchMilitant: Leorin was a commander in St. Cuthbert's army. He however ran away and lost that position.

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%%* * ChurchMilitant: Leorin was a commander in St. Cuthbert's army. He however ran away and lost that position.



%%* GreenThumb: His Plant deck.

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%%* * GreenThumb: His Plant deck.



%%* MindOverMatter: His Psychic Deck.

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%%* * MindOverMatter: His Psychic Deck.



%%* TogetherInDeath: With Rowen if you believe that he died during his battle with the Dread Emperor at the end of ''Torment''.
%%* TookALevelInBadass: Upon recovering his memories.

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%%* TogetherInDeath: * [[spoiler:TogetherInDeath: With Rowen if you believe that he died during his battle with the Dread Emperor at the end of ''Torment''.
%%* TookALevelInBadass:
''Torment''.]]
* [[spoiler:TookALevelInBadass:
Upon recovering his memories.]]



%%* GadgeteerGenius: One useful talent that gremlins tend to have.
%%* TheInformant: With a little of TheStoolPigeon thrown in.

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%%* * GadgeteerGenius: One useful talent that gremlins tend to have.
%%* * TheInformant: With a little of TheStoolPigeon thrown in.



%%* TheProfessor
%%* TheShrink: Chairman of Psychiatric Medicine at the University of Vienna, in fact.
%%* UnlikelyHero: You have to admit, a middle-aged, overweight college professor has to have a lot of guts to stand up to a glabrezu.


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%%* * TheProfessor
%%* * TheShrink: Chairman of Psychiatric Medicine at the University of Vienna, in fact.
%%* * UnlikelyHero: You have to admit, a middle-aged, overweight college professor has to have a lot of guts to stand up to a glabrezu.




%%* PurpleEyes: Most likely due to half-dragon heritage.

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%%* * PurpleEyes: Most likely due to half-dragon heritage.



%%* SignatureMove: Beast King Barbaros

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%%* * SignatureMove: Beast King Barbaros




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* TookALevelInBadAss: By Conspiracy, Karen has become a full fledged Shadowchaser.



%%* NervesOfSteel: ''Oh yeah!''

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%%* * NervesOfSteel: ''Oh yeah!''



%%* TheWatson: He is this to Voltaire’s MrExposition.

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%%* * TheWatson: He is this to Voltaire’s MrExposition.



%%* SpiritAdvisor: It seems to be acting that way to Bruno.

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%%* * SpiritAdvisor: It seems to be acting that way to Bruno.



%%* OurElvesAreBetter



%%* ByTheBookCop
%%* FriendOnTheForce: To the Shadowchasers.
%%* InspectorLestrade: The TropeNamer was an influence on Cox's character.

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%%* * ByTheBookCop
%%* * FriendOnTheForce: To the Shadowchasers.
%%* * InspectorLestrade: The TropeNamer was an influence on Cox's character.



%%* BrokenMasquerade
%%* DarkIsNotEvil: His deck consists of DARK monsters, yet he's clearly a good kid.

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%%* * BrokenMasquerade
%%* * DarkIsNotEvil: His deck consists of DARK monsters, yet he's clearly a good kid.



%%* OfficialCouple: With Leanne
%%* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent

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%%* * OfficialCouple: With Leanne
%%* * OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent



%%* TheTeamNormal: Compared to Cox and Alyssa.


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%%* * TheTeamNormal: Compared to Cox and Alyssa.

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Gear's girlfriend and a nymph, a type of fey that embodies the beauty of nature.



An old friend of Hyde's and a member of the Las Vegas Police Department.



* FriendOnTheForce: A cop, sensitive, and a friend to the Vegas Shadowchasers.



* BarbarianHero

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* BarbarianHeroBarbarianHero: Shoichiro even compares his appearance to ConanTheBarbarian.



* DisabilitySuperpower: As a card, he gains more powers the more Life Points the user loses; the more Life Points lost, the more powerful he is.

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* DisabilitySuperpower: DisabilitySuperpower / HeroicSecondWind: As a card, he gains more powers the more Life Points the user loses; the more Life Points lost, the more powerful he is.



%%* BlowYouAway

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%%* * BlowYouAway



%%* TheDon: One allied to the Chicago Shadowchasers at that.
* TheExile: As previously stated, he was once a general of the House of the Howling Gale, but was exiled for a crime committed against them. Exactly what he did (and just what a Yokai could have done to make him unfit for their company) is unknown.

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%%* * TheDon: One allied to the Chicago Shadowchasers at that.
* TheExile: As previously stated, he was once a general of the House of the Howling Gale, but was exiled for a crime committed against them. Exactly what he did (and just what a Yokai could have done to make him unfit for their company) is unknown. unknown.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Uses Dragunity deck.
* NobleDemon



%%* LightEmUp: His Silent Swordsman and Silent Magician monsters.

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%%* * LightEmUp: His Silent Swordsman and Silent Magician monsters.



%%* SmartGuy: He ''is'' a wizard, and one who runs a book store at that.
%%* TookALevelInBadass: He specializes in LV monsters, which do this whenever they evolve.

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%%* * SmartGuy: He ''is'' a wizard, and one who runs a book store at that.
%%* * TookALevelInBadass: He specializes in LV monsters, which do this whenever they evolve.

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The main protagonist of ''Torment''. An AmnesiacHero, he is a green elf-like Shadowkind who has no idea whom he is. He takes the name 'Ben' for most of the story, and his motivation is to find out who he is.[[spoiler: In reality he is Leorin, a disgraced commander of St. Cuthbert's armies who ran away from a battle with Sertrous which resulted in his soldiers dying, the town they were protecting destroyed and him losing St. Cuthbert's favor. Believing one life was not enough time to repent, he challenged the hag Ravel Nightquill in order to gain immortality. In doing so, his mortality was stripped away, and every time he died, he would be reborn elsewhere in the universe with no memory of his previous lives.]]

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The main protagonist of ''Torment''. An AmnesiacHero, he is a green elf-like Shadowkind who has no idea whom he is. He takes the name 'Ben' for most of the story, and his motivation is to find out who he is.[[spoiler: In reality he is Leorin, a disgraced commander of St. Cuthbert's armies who ran away from a battle with Sertrous which resulted in his soldiers dying, the town they were protecting destroyed and him losing St. Cuthbert's favor. Believing one life was not enough time to repent, he challenged the hag Ravel Nightquill in order to gain immortality. In doing so, his mortality was stripped away, and every time he died, he would be reborn elsewhere in the universe with no memory of his previous lives.]]



* [[spoiler: AmbiguousEnding: At the end of ''Torment'' wherein he confronts the Dread Emperor. The readers are allowed to make their judgment on whether he succeeds in killing him or dies in the process. Regardless of the outcome, it is still a win-win situation for him. (either get rid of a dangerous criminal if he won, or finally be reunited with his lover and end his life-long journey if he lost) It is unknown if there will ever be a canon result to this event.]]

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* [[spoiler: AmbiguousEnding: At the end of ''Torment'' wherein he confronts the Dread Emperor. The readers are allowed to make their judgment on whether he succeeds in killing him or dies in the process. Regardless of the outcome, it is still a win-win situation for him. (either get rid of a dangerous criminal if he won, or finally be reunited with his lover and end his life-long journey if he lost) It is unknown if there will ever be a canon result to this event.]]



* [[AntiHero AntiHeroes]]: His Destiny HERO deck.



* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: He is this for the whole of ''Torment''. He eventually succeeds.]]
* [[spoiler: BattleCouple: With Rowen, seeing as they were both a part of St. Cuthbert's army.]]
* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: Gets hit on the receiving end of this ''hard'' when he loses to Roxy because of his arrogance. Madame Xane tells him that his arrogance was something he always retained during his past lives.]]
* [[spoiler: ButNowIMustGo: At the end of ''Torment'' wherein he leaves the Chicago Shadowchasers to do some thinking of his own considering with his mortality back, the life he's currently living will be his last.]]
* [[spoiler: ChurchMilitant: Leorin was a commander in St. Cuthbert's army. He however ran away and lost that position.]]

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* %%* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: He is this for the whole of ''Torment''. He eventually succeeds.]]
* [[spoiler:
succeeds.
%%*
BattleCouple: With Rowen, seeing as they were both a part of St. Cuthbert's army.]]
*
army.
%%*
BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: Gets hit on the receiving end of this ''hard'' when he loses to Roxy because of his arrogance. Madame Xane tells him that his arrogance was something he always retained during his past lives.]]
lives.
* [[spoiler: ButNowIMustGo: At the end of ''Torment'' wherein he leaves the Chicago Shadowchasers to do some thinking of his own considering with his mortality back, the life he's currently living will be his last.]]
* [[spoiler:
last.
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ChurchMilitant: Leorin was a commander in St. Cuthbert's army. He however ran away and lost that position.]]



* FriendOrIdolDecision: [[spoiler:In the Temple of All-Consumption, Leorin duels Madame Xane for two medallions: the Key Amulet (which can find anyone or anyplace in the Temple) and the Star Amulet (to take him to the Crypt). However, Leorin could only take one at a time, and by the time he would return to Madame Zane's room, she would leave. Leorin chooses the Key Amulet to save his friends.]]

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* FriendOrIdolDecision: [[spoiler:In In the Temple of All-Consumption, Leorin duels Madame Xane for two medallions: the Key Amulet (which can find anyone or anyplace in the Temple) and the Star Amulet (to take him to the Crypt). However, Leorin could only take one at a time, and by the time he would return to Madame Zane's room, she would leave. Leorin chooses the Key Amulet to save his friends.]]



* [[spoiler:HolyHandGrenade: The mace of St. Cuthbert. Not only is it a powerful weapon on it's own, it took the form of Ben's Duel Disk and D-Wheel.]]
* GreenThumb: His Plant deck.
* JerkassRealization: [[spoiler: During his duel with Yami Marik, he soon realizes how rude and arrogant he's been acting all this time in the quest to restore his memories and decides to change from then on.]]

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* [[spoiler:HolyHandGrenade: HolyHandGrenade: The mace of St. Cuthbert. Not only is it a powerful weapon on it's own, it took the form of Ben's Duel Disk and D-Wheel.]]
*
D-Wheel.
%%*
GreenThumb: His Plant deck.
* JerkassRealization: [[spoiler: During his duel with Yami Marik, he soon realizes how rude and arrogant he's been acting all this time in the quest to restore his memories and decides to change from then on.]]



* [[spoiler: TheLostLenore: A ''very'' essential part of his past. In his first life, he had a lover named Rowen who also worshipped St. Cuthbert. When he left to find Ravel in hopes of gaining a longer life to repent, she prayed daily to St. Cuthbert for his return, and when he didn't, she prayed for his soul every day for the rest of her life. St. Cuthbert took notice, and spent centuries trying to find him, eventually succeeding in the present time, and giving him the Mace of St. Cutherbert (disguised as a Duel Disk) as a test of redemption. When Leorin's true deck appears in it, it contains several cards in Rowen's likeness, and his memory of her is the final step towards truly breaking the curse.]]
* MindOverMatter: His Psychic Deck.
* MorphWeapon: Ben's deck changes each time he duels. He has used Psychics, Vision Heroes, Ojamas, Poker Knights, Plants, Blackwings, and the Vylon. [[spoiler: After he regains his memories and unlocks his true deck, this trope no longer applies.]]

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* [[spoiler: TheLostLenore: A ''very'' essential part of his past. In his first life, he had a lover named Rowen who also worshipped St. Cuthbert. When he left to find Ravel in hopes of gaining a longer life to repent, she prayed daily to St. Cuthbert for his return, and when he didn't, she prayed for his soul every day for the rest of her life. St. Cuthbert took notice, and spent centuries trying to find him, eventually succeeding in the present time, and giving him the Mace of St. Cutherbert (disguised as a Duel Disk) as a test of redemption. When Leorin's true deck appears in it, it contains several cards in Rowen's likeness, and his memory of her is the final step towards truly breaking the curse.]]
*
curse.
%%*
MindOverMatter: His Psychic Deck.
* MorphWeapon: MorphWeapon:
**
Ben's deck changes each time he duels. He has used Psychics, Vision Heroes, Ojamas, Poker Knights, Plants, Blackwings, and the Vylon. [[spoiler: After he regains his memories and unlocks his true deck, this trope no longer applies.]]



* [[spoiler: Really700YearsOld: Due to his immortality, he is about several centuries old. It's been mentioned that he has lived through several lifetimes with several different roles throughout time.]]
* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler:Madame Zane does this to Leorin by making him choose between the Key Amulet and Star Amulet. When Leorin is on this way to the Crypt, he runs into Madame Xane, telling him that their duel and the choice between the amulets was a test to see if Leorin was worthy of redemption.]]
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card:]] While he has used several decks, most of them are only a one time thing. [[spoiler: Then when his true deck awakens, he is known to rely on "The Creator" a lot. He also has the cards that are based on his lover Rowen's image.]]
* [[spoiler: TogetherInDeath: With Rowen if you believe that he died during his battle with the Dread Emperor at the end of ''Torment''.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Upon recovering his memories.]]

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* [[spoiler: Really700YearsOld: Due to his immortality, he is about several centuries old. It's been mentioned that he has lived through several lifetimes with several different roles throughout time.]]
time.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler:Madame Madame Zane does this to Leorin by making him choose between the Key Amulet and Star Amulet. When Leorin is on this way to the Crypt, he runs into Madame Xane, telling him that their duel and the choice between the amulets was a test to see if Leorin was worthy of redemption.]]
redemption.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card:]] SignatureMove: While he has used several decks, most of them are only a one time thing. [[spoiler: Then [[spoiler:Then when his true deck awakens, he is known to rely on "The Creator" a lot. He also has the cards that are based on his lover Rowen's image.]]
* [[spoiler: %%* TogetherInDeath: With Rowen if you believe that he died during his battle with the Dread Emperor at the end of ''Torment''.]]
*
''Torment''.
%%*
TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Upon recovering his memories.]]



* BlowYouAway
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: After he defeats Lorelei, he covers his escape by [[spoiler: throwing a chemical powder on her that contains pheromones. Which causes her to attract several male pigeons. Cue an OhCrap from her and getting covered in pigeon dirt. A ''lot'' of pigeon dirt.]]
* TheDon: One allied to the Chicago Shadowchasers at that.
* DragonRider[=/=]EquippableAlly: Uses a Dragunity deck.

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* %%* BlowYouAway
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: After he defeats Lorelei, he covers his escape by [[spoiler: throwing [[spoiler:throwing a chemical powder on her that contains pheromones. Which causes her to attract several male pigeons. Cue an OhCrap from her and getting covered in pigeon dirt. A ''lot'' of pigeon dirt.]]
*
]]
%%*
TheDon: One allied to the Chicago Shadowchasers at that.
* DragonRider[=/=]EquippableAlly: Uses a Dragunity deck.
that.



* LightEmUp: His Silent Swordsman and Silent Magician monsters.

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* %%* LightEmUp: His Silent Swordsman and Silent Magician monsters.



* SmartGuy: He ''is'' a wizard, and one who runs a book store at that.
* TookALevelInBadass: He specializes in LV monsters, which do this whenever they evolve.

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* %%* SmartGuy: He ''is'' a wizard, and one who runs a book store at that.
* %%* TookALevelInBadass: He specializes in LV monsters, which do this whenever they evolve.



* AlchemyIsMagic: Uses a deck much like the one Amnael used. (No explanation is given as to where she got such rare cards.)



* GadgeteerGenius: One useful talent that gremlins tend to have.
* TheInformant: With a little of TheStoolPigeon thrown in.

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* %%* GadgeteerGenius: One useful talent that gremlins tend to have.
* %%* TheInformant: With a little of TheStoolPigeon thrown in.



* [[spoiler: DealWithTheDevil: His true motive is a variation on this. His daughter’s soul is being held hostage by a dark force (later revealed in ''Ascension'' to be Jalie Squarefoot) who demands that he use the Bridge to obtain a sample of Pale Night’s essence in exchange for her return. Fortunately, Jalie keeps his word: In the epilogue, he receives a phone call from a doctor who says that his daughter is recovering, and he speaks to a mysterious visitor (possibly Baron Dybbuk) who gives him the contract he signed in exchange for the sample.]]

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* [[spoiler: DealWithTheDevil: His true motive is a variation on this. His daughter’s soul is being held hostage by a dark force (later revealed in ''Ascension'' to be Jalie Squarefoot) who demands that he use the Bridge to obtain a sample of Pale Night’s essence in exchange for her return. Fortunately, [[spoiler:Fortunately, Jalie keeps his word: In the epilogue, he receives a phone call from a doctor who says that his daughter is recovering, and he speaks to a mysterious visitor (possibly Baron Dybbuk) who gives him the contract he signed in exchange for the sample.]]



* TheProfessor
* TheShrink: Chairman of Psychiatric Medicine at the University of Vienna, in fact.
* UnlikelyHero: You have to admit, a middle-aged, overweight college professor has to have a lot of guts to stand up to a glabrezu.


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* %%* TheProfessor
* %%* TheShrink: Chairman of Psychiatric Medicine at the University of Vienna, in fact.
* %%* UnlikelyHero: You have to admit, a middle-aged, overweight college professor has to have a lot of guts to stand up to a glabrezu.




* CoolPet[=/=]FluffyTheTerrible: Has a pet Giant Rex Duel Spirit called "Mr. Snuffles" in ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales''.

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* CoolPet[=/=]FluffyTheTerrible: CoolPet: Has a pet Giant Rex Duel Spirit called "Mr. Snuffles" in ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales''.



** NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight: In ''Conspiracy'', when Domino draws twin revolvers on her, she manages to draw her blade before he can get off a single shot and ''slice both guns in half lengthwise in one swing''. Causing the thug to laugh nervously, and say, "I always wondered why no-one ever tried pulling a gun on you guys..."



* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: The Judy of the mainstream reality has not done so, but an AlternateReality version of her took it UpToEleven. In a chapter of "Twice Told Tales", a Yliaster agent plans to destroy the world's ley lines, a plan that would nullify all magic on Earth and create a global war. The Judy from the future where this happened (in which she leads the Shadowchasers) travels to the present day and kills him before it happens. But while she prevents the cataclysm it will cause, she purposely [[RetGone erases herself from existence]] in the process, the ultimate example of this Trope.]]

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* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: HeroicSacrifice: The Judy of the mainstream reality has not done so, but an AlternateReality version of her took it UpToEleven. In [[spoiler:In a chapter of "Twice Told Tales", a Yliaster agent plans to destroy the world's ley lines, a plan that would nullify all magic on Earth and create a global war. The Judy from the future where this happened (in which she leads the Shadowchasers) travels to the present day and kills him before it happens. But while she prevents the cataclysm it will cause, she purposely [[RetGone erases herself from existence]] in the process, the ultimate example of this Trope.]]]]
* NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight: In ''Conspiracy'', when Domino draws twin revolvers on her, she manages to draw her blade before he can get off a single shot and ''slice both guns in half lengthwise in one swing''. Causing the thug to laugh nervously, and say, "I always wondered why no-one ever tried pulling a gun on you guys..."



* PurpleEyes: Most likely due to half-dragon heritage.

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* %%* PurpleEyes: Most likely due to half-dragon heritage.



* [[SignatureMove Signature Card:]] Beast King Barbaros
* SnoopingLittleKid: [[spoiler: She overhears Sarah Blaze's conversation with Dybbuk about the kidnapped Red Feather and Penelope, but decides to pursue her alone instead of telling Dante, Jeb, and Ophelia about it. It doesn't work out for her.]]

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* [[SignatureMove Signature Card:]] %%* SignatureMove: Beast King Barbaros
* SnoopingLittleKid: [[spoiler: She overhears Sarah Blaze's conversation with Dybbuk about the kidnapped Red Feather and Penelope, but [[spoiler:but decides to pursue her alone instead of telling Dante, Jeb, and Ophelia about it. It doesn't work out for her.]]



* DivineIntervention: [[spoiler: During Jeb's duel with Xon, he temporarily "pauses" the duel in order to inform Jeb about the dangers of the Number 17: Leviathan Dragon that Xon summoned as well as lend to him Number 39: Utopia so that Jeb could use it to defeat Number 17.]]
* LawfulGood: InUniverse - he's on that end of the spectrum in the trio.

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* DivineIntervention: [[spoiler: During Jeb's duel with Xon, he temporarily "pauses" the duel in order to inform Jeb about the dangers of the Number 17: Leviathan Dragon that Xon summoned as well as lend to him Number 39: Utopia so that Jeb could use it to defeat Number 17.]]
* LawfulGood: InUniverse - he's on that end of the spectrum in the trio.



* [[RuleOfSymbolism Symbolic Character]]: Like Rule-of-Three, he is the embodiment of an axiom of an orderly universe. In his case, he represents the rule that states that a circle is the most perfect shape, and that things tend to move in circular motion.

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* [[RuleOfSymbolism Symbolic Character]]: RuleOfSymbolism: Like Rule-of-Three, he is the embodiment of an axiom of an orderly universe. In his case, he represents the rule that states that a circle is the most perfect shape, and that things tend to move in circular motion.



* NervesOfSteel: ''Oh yeah!''

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* %%* NervesOfSteel: ''Oh yeah!''



* TheWatson: He is this to Voltaire’s MrExposition.

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* %%* TheWatson: He is this to Voltaire’s MrExposition.



* TheCorruption: Her card's effect seems to do this to any card whose Attack Score is boosted by her effect, making their appearance sinister and darker. (It seems only cosmetic, as far as is known.) She seemed to be doing that to Bruno too for a while.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: The card also appeared in ''Thousand Year Door: Redux'', where Count Bleck gave it to Vladimir, assuming that Vlad's mastery of the Dark Attribute would make him immune to her curse. (As far as it is known, Vlad was, indeed, able to resist any ill effects.)
* ItIsDehumanizing: She blows a serious fuse when Bruno wagers her card in a duel with Juarez, feeling it downgrades her to the worth of an object. She even refuses to help him in that duel until he apologizes, seriously considering attempting her goal with a new partner. (As in, honoring the wager and helping Juarez.) And she ''does'' have a point.

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* TheCorruption: Her card's effect seems to do this to any card whose Attack Score is boosted by her effect, making their appearance sinister and darker. (It seems only cosmetic, as far as is known.) She seemed to be doing that to Bruno too for a while.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: The card also appeared in ''Thousand Year Door: Redux'', where Count Bleck gave it to Vladimir, assuming that Vlad's mastery of the Dark Attribute would make him immune to her curse. (As far as it is known, Vlad was, indeed, able to resist any ill effects.)
curse.
* ItIsDehumanizing: She blows a serious fuse when Bruno wagers her card in a duel with Juarez, feeling it downgrades her to the worth of an object. She even refuses to help him in that duel until he apologizes, seriously considering attempting her goal with a new partner. (As in, honoring the wager and helping Juarez.) And she ''does'' have a point.



* SpiritAdvisor: It seems to be acting that way to Bruno.

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** ApocalypseHow: The Field Spells in his deck suggests a Class 0 example (possibly the scene shown in the trailer). See DismantledMacGuffin below.



** Fortunately, that's enough to convince him it ''is'' her.



* OurElvesAreBetter
* ProperlyParanoid: Unlike most Conspiracy Theorists, the appearance of his enemy (at least one of the) after gaining Memory Crystal Alpha proves he's right.

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* ByTheBookCop
* FriendOnTheForce: To the Shadowchasers.
* InspectorLestrade: The TropeNamer was an influence on Cox's character.

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* PettingZooPeople: His deck.



* BrokenMasquerade
* DarkIsNotEvil: His deck consists of DARK monsters, yet he's clearly a good kid.

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* OfficialCouple: With Leanne
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent

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* TheTeamNormal: Compared to Cox and Alyssa.


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* ItIsDehumanizing: She blows a serious fuse when Bruno wagers her card in a duel with Juarez, feeling it downgrades her to the worth of an object. She even refuses to help him in that duel until he apologizes, seriously considering attempting her goal with a new partner. (As in, honoring the wager and helping Juarez.) And she ''does'' have a point.
* MysteriousBacker: Her goal is to get into Pegasus' castle; her goal while there remains unrevealed for now, but she is focused on it to the point of obsessive.
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[[folder: Introduced in the original fic]]

!!Maskent
An Incantifier who is the co-signer of the Great Treaty along with Jalal and is Shadowkind's representative regarding the Treaty.
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* TheGhost: Maskent has thusfar made only one brief appearance in the fic, when he speaks to Jalal during an interlude scene. Other than that, he is only referred to.
* LivingLegend: Along with being Jalal's most powerful ally, many believe him to be the most powerful wizard on Earth (one of the biggest reasons he was chosen to be the Shadowkind representative regarding the Treaty), although many other wizards might argue.

!!Mistle
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* {{Brainwashed}}: Was brainwashed by [=DaPen=] into dueling Gears at one point. Fortunately for her it was only temporary.
* DemotedToExtra: From being a recurring character in the original fic to appearing only in one chapter in ''Power Primordial''.
* DistressedDamsel: Happened to her at least twice in the original fic and ''Power Primordial''.
* GreenThumb: Uses a Plant Deck as well as takes care of a greenhouse.
* InterspeciesRomance: With Gears.
* OutOfCharacterAlert: She would never call Gears, [[EmbarrassingFirstName "Maurice"]] even in their worst arguments. When a brainwashed Mistle calls him that, it only confirms to Gears that she really ''is'' brainwashed.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: Queen of Thorns, which was given to her by Gears as a gift.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced in ''Risen Nemesis'']]

!!Kyon Rokudai
A were-ermine who is a former pro duelist turned business man and the owner of the Mirage Oasis cafe. Kyon serves a one of the closest allies of the Las Vegas Shadowchasers during ''Risen Nemesis''. He is also known for being in love with one of its members: Ace (whom he affectionately calls by her real name "Alice"), but was also the first friend Ace made in Las Vegas long before joining the Shadowchasers.

He later re-appears in ''Tournament of Shadows'' wherein he helps Ace in preparing for the 2nd Duelist Kingdom tournament. But later on, reveals himself to be entering the tournament as well as a part of the Blue Knights Legion.
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* BerserkButton: He does not take kindly to people who harm or insult Ace.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: It later revealed that he used to be a pro duelist who retired when he found a different calling. Despite that, his skills have not rusted at all as seen in his duel with Jin wherein he has the advantage for most of the dueling and even wins.
* DropInCharacter: Frequently drops by the Las Vegas Shadowchasers' base, much to their chargin at times.
* FriendlyEnemy: With Ace of sorts in ''Tornament of Shadows'' considering she's a Shadowchaser and he's a Blue Knight.
* GeoEffects: His deck focuses extensively on using the effects of his Kabuki Stage field spells that affect both him and his opponent in various way that could be beneficial or disastrous.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Feminine Boy to Ace's Masculine Girl.
* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: He is a were-ermine, not only a very unlikely type of lycanthrope, but he's very different from the stereotype. He's not violent in the least.
* OutOfCharacterAlert: When Taros possesses his body in ''Risen Nemesis'', he calls Ace by her nickname instead of her real name "Alice". This tips Ace off that Kyon is not himself. (Despite her numerous protests, it is hinted that she has no problem with Kyon calling her "Alice".)
* RetiredBadass: As a former pro duelist these days, he prefers running his cafe instead. He seems to have gone out of retirement in ''Tournament of Shadows'' however, considering he enters the 2nd Duelist Kingdom tournament as a member of the Blue Knights Legion.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Is completely head over heels in love with Ace. Ace may or may not feel the same way.
* UnusualEuphemism: His exchange with Ace on why he won't duel her when the tournament has just started.
-->'''Kyon''': Oh, no, my beloved Alice, we will have our duel—just not today. It's setting up to be such a wonderful tournament, and I'd hate to ruin it for you by ending it too quickly. I'd rather take it slow, allowing us both to enjoy the feel of every precious moment. If we're especially lucky, we may even finish at the same time.
-->'''Ace''' (slightly embarrassed): You ''are'' still talking about the tournament, right?
* WorthyOpponent: He sees Ace as this in ''Tournament of Shadows'' which is why he refuses to duel her at the start of the tournament when she challenges him. He says that it would better if they both enjoy every moment in the tournament while they can, and will only duel her when they're in a better setting.

!!Reno
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* {{Cowboy}}: Part of his deck motif.
* {{Muggle}}: Only partially. He's a Sensitive so he knows about the existence of Shadowkind but can't see them.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: The Primordial Titans]]
Although they could have been considered Duel Spirits for most of ''Power Primodial'', their unique personalities and backgrounds qualify them as characters.

!!Tropes shared by all of them
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* AdamAndEvePlot: This was the original plan of their respective species when they knew their world was doomed, and they had hoped that with two females and two males, the chances for success were higher. Sadly, the plan was a failure, because gaining the Power Primordial made them sterile. [[spoiler: They later learn, after confronting the aboleth, that this was ''not'' an accident. The creature had ordered a minion to sabotage the experiment in order to kill them. But the minion couldn't bring himself to do it, and to keep his master from discovering his betrayal, sabotaged the wrong part, resulting in them being rendered sterile instead of killed.]]
* [[ButNowIMustGo But Now We Must Go]]: [[spoiler: All four of them leave the Neo Domino Shadowchasers at the end of ''Power Primordial'' in order to become negotiators and peacekeepers for the entire galaxy. Fortunately they convince I2 to give them copies of their cards to remember them by.]]
* CosmicEntity: They each possess a fraction of the Power Primordial, the energy source released at the creation of the universe, giving them vast cosmic powers.
* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Their Kind]]: Each one is the sole survivor of his or her species, a plague having killed all other life on their planet. [[spoiler: The plague was intentionally caused by the organization headed by the aboleth.]]
* NoSell: They’re practically indestructible, even in card form. The aboleth comments that you couldn’t destroy their cards even if you threw them into a star. It does seem to know ''one'' way that might be able to destroy them, but it requires all four of them together at once.
* {{Synchronization}}: As cards, all four are Synchro Monsters.

!!Trymus the Conqueror
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* BarbarianHero
* BlowYouAway: Again, only technically. As his Attribute is Wind.
* CoolSword
* DisabilitySuperpower: As a card, he gains more powers the more Life Points the user loses; the more Life Points lost, the more powerful he is.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: For Shichiro.

!!Shannalla the Fierce
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* AmazonianBeauty
* AntiMagic: As a card, she has an effect that prevents opponents from activating Spell and Trap cards when she attacks, similar to the Ancient Gear monsters.
* ChainmailBikini
* CoolSword
* DishingOutDirt: Only technically again; she is an Earth Monster, but her effect has little to do with it.
* LifeEnergy: As a card, her effect lets the user banish a Warrior or Beast-Warrior from the Graveyard and increase her power by its power.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: For Jinx.

!!Il Mathman the Artificer
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* AdaptiveAbility: As a card, his effect lets him mimic the effect of a Machine-Type Monster.
* MakingASplash: Only technically; his Attribute is Water, but his effect as a card has nothing to do with it.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: For Gears.
* TheSmartGuy
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses
* TechnoWizard: Is a Spellcaster-Type monster.

!!Jetta the Bronze Hearted
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* AllYourPowersCombined: As a card, her effect increases her strength depending on the number and Levels of the Fire-Attribute Monsters on the field.
* ChromeChampion
* ClearMyName: This was a big part of the plot of “Power Primordial” she was framed for murder, and incarcerated until the other Titans could find someone who could sponsor her, at which point the judge would grant her probation. [[spoiler: After Ember accepts this duty, Jetta says that she could have freed herself at any time, but doing so would practically be admitting guilt, and her goal was to expose the ones who framed her.]]
* CoolBigSis: To Ember to some extent. In ''Tournament of Shadows'', it is clear that Ember thinks of her as such and still misses her.
* [[CoolSword Cool]] [[FlamingSword Flaming Sword]]
* FlamingHair
* PlayingWithFire: With her, it truly fits.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: For Ember.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced in ''Power Primordial'']]

!!Baron Wilhelm von Gottschalk
A Hellfire Warlock from Germany, he is a close ally of Jalal who specializes in the study of natives of the Lower Planes. He acts as a guide for the Neo Domino Shadowchasers as they hunt down and destroy the Elemental Nodes.
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* AllWitchesHaveCats: Inverted. While his {{familiar}} Sorsha has indeed taken the form of a cat, Sorsha herself tells Ember that this is not true for ''all'' familiars, although cats ''are'' a popular choice.
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: He says more than once that this is an excellent strategy to use against natives of the Lower Planes, emphasized by the fact that he uses a Fiend Deck.
* ChekhovsGunman: Was first mentioned (though not named) in the original fic, where the Neo Domino Shadowchasers are looking after his cat familiar Sorsha while he's away. He first appears in an early chapter of ''Power Primordial'', where he returns and comes to pick up Sorsha (leaving behind Gabriel as a gift) and later returns towards the end of ''Power Primordial'' to help the Neo Domino Shadowchasers in destroying the Elemental Nodes.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He seems rather dark himself. His deck qualifies too.
* {{Hellfire}}: A Hellfire Warlock, he is a wizard skilled at using this destructive form of energy. Most Hellfire Warlocks are evil wizards, but Wilhelm is the rare exception. (In ''Ascension'', Lorelei tells Jalal that only devils can truly master Hellfire and that any mortal is at best an amateur.)
* TheLegionsOfHell: Specializes in Fiend monsters.
* [[spoiler: TakeAThirdOption: Let Hebi-Na suffer from the Bells of Baphomet? That would be beyond cruel. Kill her to end her suffering? Better, but it would still give the bastard who did it satisfaction. Put her into an eternal sleep to protect her from the curse? When he weighed all his options, that was the best choice.]]
* ToKnowHimIMustBecomeHim: He claims he does this often, saying that in order to fight fiends and hope to win, you have to learn to ''think'' like them.

!!Gabriel
A baby phoenix that Wilhelm gave to the Neo Domino Shadowchasers as a gift. Frequently accompanies them in their missions.
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* HealingFactor: Due to being a phoenix, his tears have the ability to heal wounds, but can only do it once a day. Quite handy against Shadow Games.
* NonHumanSidekick: To Ember in ''Power Primordial'', seeing as he likes her the most among the Neo Domino Shadowchasers and as a result, tags along with her in a lot of her assignments.
* ThePhoenix: Obviously.
* SweetTooth: Likes anything sweet; this includes fruit, as well as candy.
* TakenForGranite: An odd variation. He turns ''himself'' to stone while resting, a state that to him, is much like sleep.
* TeamPet: For the Neo Domino Shadowchasers.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He doesn't appear in ''Tournament of Shadows'' even for a cameo appearance nor is he mentioned.

!!Minerva
A member of an enigmatic group called "The Knights of Domiel", an organization that are followers to the celestial being Domiel, who are dedicated to opposing assassins and other occupations who kill for profit. Due to an alliance that they made with Jalal, no hired gun has ever succeeded in targeting a Shadowchaser, and they are done away with without the intended target ever knowing that they're in danger. For some strange reason, Jalal himself seems to be exempted from this.
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* AloofAlly
* {{Badass}}
* CoolShades
* DishingOutDirt: Uses a Naturia deck.
* GoodIsNotNice: Some view her and the other Knights of Domiel as [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]], but that's an exaggeration. The goal of the group is to oppose murderers who kill for profit, and she will show no mercy to them, and she is not above using muscle to interrogate someone.
* GreenThumb: A lot of her Naturia monsters are Plant types.
* HellBentForLeather
* IWasNeverHere: She and the rest of the Knights are non-entities, as described above. It is even implied that they purposely try to recruit orphans so that the process of deleting their identities is easier.
* ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest: When she tries to persuade Ember not to confront Iggwiliv after [[spoiler: the other Paragons have defeated the rest of her team.]] After Ember refuses to stop, Minerva gives her a card that can help her for her duel with Iggwiliv [[spoiler: And it does, as it allows her to rescue Il Mathman from Iggwiliv's control.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: She is able to do this to anyone she encounters, making him forget the encounter ever happened. Exactly how is not known.
* TheMenInBlack: The way she and the rest of the Knights of Domiel operate are like this, as they make sure to avoid interacting with the Shadowchasers at all costs.
* MysteriousProtector: She and the rest of the Knights of Domiel are this for the Shadowchasers.
* NoNameGiven: It is said that she has not used her real name for a long time. Joning the Knights of Domiel apparently means giving up your previous life entirely, revoking any citizenship a country, and severing all ties to any social, political, or mainstream religious groups.
* ObstructiveCodeOfConduct: As previously said, they oppose assassins, but they are forbidden by ancient celestial doctrine from fighting someone if it's unrealted to their mission. (Her superior was able to find a small [[LoopholeAbuse loophole]] that let her help Ember after the rest of the Neo Domino Shadowchasers were taken prisoner, but even then, she was not able to confront the Paragons directly.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: Naturia Exterio

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced in ''Torment'']]

!!Ben/[[spoiler:Leorin]]
The main protagonist of ''Torment''. An AmnesiacHero, he is a green elf-like Shadowkind who has no idea whom he is. He takes the name 'Ben' for most of the story, and his motivation is to find out who he is.[[spoiler: In reality he is Leorin, a disgraced commander of St. Cuthbert's armies who ran away from a battle with Sertrous which resulted in his soldiers dying, the town they were protecting destroyed and him losing St. Cuthbert's favor. Believing one life was not enough time to repent, he challenged the hag Ravel Nightquill in order to gain immortality. In doing so, his mortality was stripped away, and every time he died, he would be reborn elsewhere in the universe with no memory of his previous lives.]]
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* ActionSurvivor: If you compare him to the Chicago Shadowchasers, he is pretty much this. [[spoiler: Until the end of ''Torment'' that is.]]
* [[spoiler: AmbiguousEnding: At the end of ''Torment'' wherein he confronts the Dread Emperor. The readers are allowed to make their judgment on whether he succeeds in killing him or dies in the process. Regardless of the outcome, it is still a win-win situation for him. (either get rid of a dangerous criminal if he won, or finally be reunited with his lover and end his life-long journey if he lost) It is unknown if there will ever be a canon result to this event.]]
* AmnesiacHero: The plot of ''Torment''.
* [[AntiHero AntiHeroes]]: His Destiny HERO deck.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Ben has shades of his throughout the story, but it bites him in the ass during his duel with Roxy. [[spoiler: His arrogance causes him to lose.]]
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: He is this for the whole of ''Torment''. He eventually succeeds.]]
* [[spoiler: BattleCouple: With Rowen, seeing as they were both a part of St. Cuthbert's army.]]
* BigBadassBirdOfPrey: His Blackwing deck.
* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: Gets hit on the receiving end of this ''hard'' when he loses to Roxy because of his arrogance. Madame Xane tells him that his arrogance was something he always retained during his past lives.]]
* [[spoiler: ButNowIMustGo: At the end of ''Torment'' wherein he leaves the Chicago Shadowchasers to do some thinking of his own considering with his mortality back, the life he's currently living will be his last.]]
* [[spoiler: ChurchMilitant: Leorin was a commander in St. Cuthbert's army. He however ran away and lost that position.]]
* ExplainingYourPowerToTheEnemy: While this is a standard for ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', [[spoiler: this bites Ben in the ass ''hard'' when he explains Vylon Omega's effect[[note]]Once a turn, Vylon Omega can send one of it's Equips to the graveyard to negate a monster's effect and destroy it.[[/note]] to Roxy, she responds with Giant Trunade to blow all of it's equips away, allowing her to win.]]
* FriendOrIdolDecision: [[spoiler:In the Temple of All-Consumption, Leorin duels Madame Xane for two medallions: the Key Amulet (which can find anyone or anyplace in the Temple) and the Star Amulet (to take him to the Crypt). However, Leorin could only take one at a time, and by the time he would return to Madame Zane's room, she would leave. Leorin chooses the Key Amulet to save his friends.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. While in Ravel's base, Ben finds a armory. He first picks up a sword, but feels uncomfortable with it. He then finds a mace and takes that instead.
* [[spoiler:HolyHandGrenade: The mace of St. Cuthbert. Not only is it a powerful weapon on it's own, it took the form of Ben's Duel Disk and D-Wheel.]]
* GreenThumb: His Plant deck.
* JerkassRealization: [[spoiler: During his duel with Yami Marik, he soon realizes how rude and arrogant he's been acting all this time in the quest to restore his memories and decides to change from then on.]]
* LightEmUp: Used an Ojama deck and a Poker Knight deck at different points in ''Torment''. [[spoiler: After he regains his memories and unlocks his true deck, he is known to focus extensively on Light monsters.]]
* [[spoiler: TheLostLenore: A ''very'' essential part of his past. In his first life, he had a lover named Rowen who also worshipped St. Cuthbert. When he left to find Ravel in hopes of gaining a longer life to repent, she prayed daily to St. Cuthbert for his return, and when he didn't, she prayed for his soul every day for the rest of her life. St. Cuthbert took notice, and spent centuries trying to find him, eventually succeeding in the present time, and giving him the Mace of St. Cutherbert (disguised as a Duel Disk) as a test of redemption. When Leorin's true deck appears in it, it contains several cards in Rowen's likeness, and his memory of her is the final step towards truly breaking the curse.]]
* MindOverMatter: His Psychic Deck.
* MorphWeapon: Ben's deck changes each time he duels. He has used Psychics, Vision Heroes, Ojamas, Poker Knights, Plants, Blackwings, and the Vylon. [[spoiler: After he regains his memories and unlocks his true deck, this trope no longer applies.]]
** Eventually, he is able to use [[spoiler:his true deck, a power deck mostly focusing on summoning powerful high level monsters quickly, either through tribute or Special Summoning from the grave, most of them Dragons.]]
* [[spoiler: Really700YearsOld: Due to his immortality, he is about several centuries old. It's been mentioned that he has lived through several lifetimes with several different roles throughout time.]]
* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler:Madame Zane does this to Leorin by making him choose between the Key Amulet and Star Amulet. When Leorin is on this way to the Crypt, he runs into Madame Xane, telling him that their duel and the choice between the amulets was a test to see if Leorin was worthy of redemption.]]
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card:]] While he has used several decks, most of them are only a one time thing. [[spoiler: Then when his true deck awakens, he is known to rely on "The Creator" a lot. He also has the cards that are based on his lover Rowen's image.]]
* [[spoiler: TogetherInDeath: With Rowen if you believe that he died during his battle with the Dread Emperor at the end of ''Torment''.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Upon recovering his memories.]]
* WeaponOfChoice: Ben prefers to use maces.
* WildCard: His enchanted Duel Disk which changes decks every duel. [[spoiler: Later on when he starts remembering who he is, his deck changes into a High-Leveled Monster deck permanently.]]
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Does one during his duel against Yami Marik, after realizing what a [[JerkassRealization big jerk]] he's been throughout the fic.
-->Ben: "It does seem like I've been gotten pretty full of myself hasn't it? It's funny, but hearing you talk about how everything in the universe hinges on the balance between Light and Darkness, Chaos and Order, it made me realize something. I've... I've been way too inwardly focused, ever since I woke up in that morgue. At first, all I cared about was getting my memories back… With every clue to my past I chomped at the bit rushing from one lead to another… Everyone I met, friends, foes, they seemed so small...so unimportant. The Dread Emperor, Willy, Kesto, even poor Ravel. I started treating everyone I fought as beneath me, thinking it would all be worth it once I regained my memories, and discovered my true self. It seems that whoever I was before I met Ravel the first time… He was an arrogant son of a bitch… Maybe that's how I got into this whole mess… But now… Now I know that getting my memories back, that finding my true self… it all doesn't mean shit if I only end up looking back with shame at what I was willing to become to get there! I'm not the only one with a stake in this fight… The people who took me in and treated me like family are risking their lives for something bigger then who's right or wrong, or who's more powerful. We're fighting to protect all of creation… Every human, every Shadow... Every resident of Heaven, Hell, and every realm in-between… If Tharizdun returns nobody will be spared, so I can't keep on acting like some petty little child and act like I'm above it all! So I'll use the strength all of my opponents have given me, good or evil, strong or weak, and the lessons taught to me by everyone who's helped me when I needed them the most, and I'll take down you, Tiberius, and everyone else involved in this mad plan!"

!!Taka Kyodai
An exiled general of the House of the Howling Gale Yokai Clan, and the biggest player in the Chicago underworld as far as Shadowkind is concerned; Dugan convinces him to help in their goal of finding out who Ben is, promising that in exchange for doing so, they'll owe him in the future.
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* BigBadassBirdOfPrey
* BlowYouAway
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: After he defeats Lorelei, he covers his escape by [[spoiler: throwing a chemical powder on her that contains pheromones. Which causes her to attract several male pigeons. Cue an OhCrap from her and getting covered in pigeon dirt. A ''lot'' of pigeon dirt.]]
* TheDon: One allied to the Chicago Shadowchasers at that.
* DragonRider[=/=]EquippableAlly: Uses a Dragunity deck.
* TheExile: As previously stated, he was once a general of the House of the Howling Gale, but was exiled for a crime committed against them. Exactly what he did (and just what a Yokai could have done to make him unfit for their company) is unknown.
* {{Youkai}}: He ''is'' one; a kenku, to be precise.

!!Kesto Brighteyes
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* ChekhovsGunman: Was first mentioned in a Shadowchaser file before making a full-fledged appearance in ''Torment''.
* LightEmUp: His Silent Swordsman and Silent Magician monsters.
* MeaningfulName: It is mentioned that he has "bright eyes".
* RageAgainstTheHeavens: Calling it "rage" for him would be ''very'' much an exaggeration, but he is a member of the Athar, a sect that promotes the idea that gods are frauds and do not have the right to impose their wills on mortals. (Kesto is said to be one of the more approachable members of this group.)
* SmartGuy: He ''is'' a wizard, and one who runs a book store at that.
* TookALevelInBadass: He specializes in LV monsters, which do this whenever they evolve.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced in ''City of Angels'']]

!!Jessica Alphonse
The daughter of an alchemist, her father is murdered by a skin-walker summoned by Bloodletter’s Gang, but he gives her what it wants (a card that looks like the Trap Card, Metalmorph) before that happens.
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* AlchemyIsMagic: Uses a deck much like the one Amnael used. (No explanation is given as to where she got such rare cards.)
* BeginnersLuck: She got lucky with Edgar the Ruin Roach as she learns when she duels Larzarus.
* PluckyGirl: She wasn’t afraid to stand up to Lazarus, had enough nerve to insult him to his face, and while she couldn’t defeat him, came very close. (He was down to a mere 25 Life Points at the end of the duel.)
* {{Macguffin}} It’s obvious that the Metalmorph card is the reason the villains are after her.
* WrongGenreSavvy: She thinks that she's in a much more LighterAndSofter ''Shadowchasers'' work.

!!Glitch
A gremlin who hangs around the bad part of LA. He really doesn’t care who he works for and he’d probably turn in his own mother if someone offered him enough, but the Shadowchasers tolerate him because he gives them information.
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* CuteMachines: Uses a Vehicroid Deck. (He does use a few of them that aren’t very cute, however, like the Fusions from the manga.)
* EveryManHasHisPrice: When Damien offers him Overload Fusion and Chimeratech Overdragon in exchange for other powerful cards, it’s like ''giving'' candy to a baby.
* GadgeteerGenius: One useful talent that gremlins tend to have.
* TheInformant: With a little of TheStoolPigeon thrown in.
* SayingTooMuch: When Damien is injured in a duel with Vlad, he mentions Vlad’s name to Jerian, not knowing that neither he nor anyone else even knows who Vlad is at that point. Cue Jerian demanding to know what happened and an OhCrap from Glitch.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced in ''Soulscape'']]

!! Dr. Jonathan Gelinas
The inventor of the Bridge, the miraculous device that allows a human to enter another being’s Soulscape, which is an important plot element of ''Soulscape''.
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* AppliedPhlebotinum: Clearly, his invention qualifies.
* [[spoiler: DealWithTheDevil: His true motive is a variation on this. His daughter’s soul is being held hostage by a dark force (later revealed in ''Ascension'' to be Jalie Squarefoot) who demands that he use the Bridge to obtain a sample of Pale Night’s essence in exchange for her return. Fortunately, Jalie keeps his word: In the epilogue, he receives a phone call from a doctor who says that his daughter is recovering, and he speaks to a mysterious visitor (possibly Baron Dybbuk) who gives him the contract he signed in exchange for the sample.]]
* HeroWorshipper: He makes constant references to Sigmund Freud, and clearly has a lot of admiration for the father of psychoanalysis.
* InsufferableGenius: Unfortunately. Even Jalal admits that his invention could well win him the Nobel Prize.
* TheProfessor
* TheShrink: Chairman of Psychiatric Medicine at the University of Vienna, in fact.
* UnlikelyHero: You have to admit, a middle-aged, overweight college professor has to have a lot of guts to stand up to a glabrezu.


!!Judy [=LaBaron=]
Jalal's ward, and his most likely successor to the organization if he ever retires. While introduced as a teenager, she is college-age at the time of ''Conspiracy''.
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* AffectionateNickname: "Steelheart" which is what Jalal sometimes calls her. [[spoiler: Which is also the name her alternate future self gives her avatar card in ''Twice-Told Tales''.]]
* AscendedExtra: She makes more prominent appearances in 'Twice-Told Tales''.
* ChekhovsGunman: Was first mentioned in a Shadowchaser file before making a full appearance (albeit in a cameo role only) in ''Soulscape''.
* CoolPet[=/=]FluffyTheTerrible: Has a pet Giant Rex Duel Spirit called "Mr. Snuffles" in ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales''.
* CoolSword: Her own doesn't seem to be made by the dwarf clan that makes them for the Shadowchasers; it's inscribed with runes in the Draconic language, and seems to have magical properties. She also seems to store it in {{hammerspace}} somehow.
** NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight: In ''Conspiracy'', when Domino draws twin revolvers on her, she manages to draw her blade before he can get off a single shot and ''slice both guns in half lengthwise in one swing''. Causing the thug to laugh nervously, and say, "I always wondered why no-one ever tried pulling a gun on you guys..."
* DaddysGirl: Her father may be dead, and she's never shown any hint of disloyalty to Jalal, but should anyone insult her true father or threaten his reputation or good name, she'll come after him in a rage that reflects her true half-dragon heritage. (Often taking unnecessary risks, unfortunately, as she did in ''Conspiracy''.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Like Jalal: half-human, half-dragon. (In her case, her father was a steel dragon, a species known for being the most approachable to humans, and probably the most likely to sire half-human offspring.)
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Emily, in ''Twice-Told Tales'', the chapters they're in show the two as very close with one another. [[spoiler: This even continues in the alternate future wherein they have inherited their predecessor's positions. Although this doesn't stop Emily from teasing her that she feels more than that.]]
* HappilyAdopted: While Jalal hasn't officially adopted her (despite his growing attachment to her), this Trope still qualifies.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: The Judy of the mainstream reality has not done so, but an AlternateReality version of her took it UpToEleven. In a chapter of "Twice Told Tales", a Yliaster agent plans to destroy the world's ley lines, a plan that would nullify all magic on Earth and create a global war. The Judy from the future where this happened (in which she leads the Shadowchasers) travels to the present day and kills him before it happens. But while she prevents the cataclysm it will cause, she purposely [[RetGone erases herself from existence]] in the process, the ultimate example of this Trope.]]
* OpenSecret: Jalal tries to keep her existence hidden from everyone (including his men) in fear that his enemies might use her against him. Apparently this secret is one that some Shadowchasers already know about (as well as Jalie, who brings her up when he threatens Jalal towards the end of ''Ascension''). In fact, it is called "the worst-kept secret in the organization" in ''Soulscape''.
* PluckyGirl: Even more so in ''Conspiracy'', when she takes initiative on her own. (Despite that not being a particularly wise choice.)
* PurpleEyes: Most likely due to half-dragon heritage.

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[[folder: Introduced in ''Ascension'']]

!!Karen Taft
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* DistressedDamsel: Is held hostage at one point in ''Ascension'' due to her recklessness, requiring the Boston Shadowchasers to save her.
* DropInCharacter: Frequently comes over Dante's house without permission. The reason Dante allows her to visit is because his parents have owed hers several favors.
* {{Fangirl}}: Is a huge fan of Sarah Blaze [[spoiler: until she finds out who Sarah really is.]]
* HeroWorshipper: She looks upon all Shadowchasers this way, and dreams of joining them; at the end of ''Ascension'', she seems well on her way to making that goal a reality.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Frequently tends to hang out with a group of people probably twice her age.
* LittleMissBadass: Only 14 years old yet is more than capable of going toe-to-toe with Shadowkind in a duel and win. (Including Baron Dybbuk, a rather powerful member of Jalie's army.)
* PettingZooPeople: Uses Beast-Warriors.
* PluckyGirl: Despite the number of times the Boston Shadowchasers tell her not to involve herself in dangerous situations. This does nothing to dissuade her from doing so.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card:]] Beast King Barbaros
* SnoopingLittleKid: [[spoiler: She overhears Sarah Blaze's conversation with Dybbuk about the kidnapped Red Feather and Penelope, but decides to pursue her alone instead of telling Dante, Jeb, and Ophelia about it. It doesn't work out for her.]]
* TagAlongKid: Tends to involve herself in various dangerous situations much to the Boston Shadowchasers' (especially Ophelia's) dismay.

!!Unity-of-Rings
An angel tasked with guarding the Key, the artifact that can open Tharizdun's prison. He is the embodiment of the universal axiom that states that a circle is the most perfect shape, and that things in the universe tend to move in circular motion.
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* DivineIntervention: [[spoiler: During Jeb's duel with Xon, he temporarily "pauses" the duel in order to inform Jeb about the dangers of the Number 17: Leviathan Dragon that Xon summoned as well as lend to him Number 39: Utopia so that Jeb could use it to defeat Number 17.]]
* LawfulGood: InUniverse - he's on that end of the spectrum in the trio.
* LightEmUp: Being an angel himself. He also uses a Light Fairy deck.
* [[RuleOfSymbolism Symbolic Character]]: Like Rule-of-Three, he is the embodiment of an axiom of an orderly universe. In his case, he represents the rule that states that a circle is the most perfect shape, and that things tend to move in circular motion.
* UndyingLoyalty: His job is to defend the Key, and if he he has to destroy Tabjari to keep it from falling into the wrong hands, he's more than willing to do so. Even when a mistake on his part causes it to be stolen, he does everything he can to aid in its recovery.

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[[folder:Introduced in ''Danse Macabre'']]

!!Alice Flaversham
A young girl who is kidnapped by Palethorn, presumably with the intent to forcibly inflict the curse of vampirism upon as part of his plan to regain his full power.
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* DistressedDamsel: Although, unlike most, she has made at least one attempt to escape on her own by now, and has a far stronger will than most.
* GoGoEnslavement: Her own clothes become bloodstained and torn after being abducted, and Lawrence gives her a dress with a Gothic theme and a low-cut neckline. She doesn’t like it much, but she doesn’t have many other options.

!!Inspector Percy Lestrad
Likely the highest ranking police presence in Gallowmere, he is drawn into the crisis of the story by a twist of fate. He is also Alice’s uncle.
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* AgentScully: His belief in the supernatural is skeptical at best, but that seems to be changing quickly.
* InspectorLestrade: Not only is his name an obvious ShoutOut to the TropeNamer, he fits the Trope perfectly.
* {{Muggle}}: Maybe not completely. He seems to be able to perceive the Shadows after viewing them once, so he may have actually been Sensitive without knowing it.
* NervesOfSteel: ''Oh yeah!''
* PoliceAreUseless: Maybe. As of right now, it seems his only purpose is provide someone to explain the situation too. Whether he’ll prove useful in the future remains to be seen.
* TheWatson: He is this to Voltaire’s MrExposition.
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[[folder:Introduced in ''Tournment of Shadows'']]

!! Alice in Despair Land
Previously believed to be simply a Dark Card, it is now clear that the spirit is both sentient and intelligent, and possibly with more complex goals.
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* AscendedExtra: Sort of. The card first appeared on a computer screen briefly in episode 80 of the GX anime, and the scene was cut from the dub, it's clearly playing a very important part of the plot of ''Tournament of Shadows''.
* ClingyMacGuffin: Bruno at first seemed a little ''too'' attached to the card. Later it's shown why that was the case.
* TheCorruption: Her card's effect seems to do this to any card whose Attack Score is boosted by her effect, making their appearance sinister and darker. (It seems only cosmetic, as far as is known.) She seemed to be doing that to Bruno too for a while.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: The card also appeared in ''Thousand Year Door: Redux'', where Count Bleck gave it to Vladimir, assuming that Vlad's mastery of the Dark Attribute would make him immune to her curse. (As far as it is known, Vlad was, indeed, able to resist any ill effects.)
* OrangeAndBlueMorality: The card and the spirit has a strange, dark history. It was originally designed by Pegasus himself, and has been owned by many duelists since, and seems to bring good luck for a while, but always brings depression and sadness later, which eventually convinces the owners to sell or trade it. Bruno seems to be getting BadDreams from her, but his relation to her actually seems special, and there appears to be somewhat of a repartee between them. (At one point in Chapter 9, he appears to see her in spirit form.)
* SpiritAdvisor: It seems to be acting that way to Bruno.
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[[folder: Introduced in ''Conspiracy'']]
!! Philip Lupin
Sofia's former love interest, he disappeared without a trace five years ago, only to briefly reappear in the present time, only to enhance the mystery of why he left.
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* BlowYouAway: Like Sofia, his deck focuses on the Wind Attribute, but rather than Winged Beasts, he seems to focus on Machines, including the incredibly rare Air Fortress Ziggurat.
** ApocalypseHow: The Field Spells in his deck suggests a Class 0 example (possibly the scene shown in the trailer). See DismantledMacGuffin below.
* ConspiracyTheorist: To many he would come across as one, but Sofia finds it very hard to dismiss what he says as madness.
* DismantledMacGuffin: It seems that he has many Field Spells in his deck, but can only use one at the start of the fic, his City of Eternity. After recovering Memory Crystal Alpha a "mere fraction" of its power lets him use a second Field Spell called Bridge of Eternity, and it is hinted there are others.
* ImpostorExposingTest: When he first sees Sofia, he tells her a lot of things that are BlatantLies, which he knows the real Sofia would recognize as lies, to make sure it truly is her. Clearly, he has reason to assume an imposter might have come, and is more than prepared to ''kill'' her if any of her answers indicate that she believes one his lies:
-->'''Philip:''' Did you tell Franklin?
-->'''Sofia:''' Uh... [[BeatPanel (Beat)]] Who the hell is Franklin? Philip, what is going on? Why did you ask to meet me at Graceland?
-->'''Philip:''' You don’t remember? We met here on spring break.
-->'''Sofia:''' We did not, we met at your parents’ Independence Day barbecue! Your cousin introduced us!
-->'''Philip:''' Actually, my brother did…
-->'''Sofia''' ''(angry)'': You don’t ''have'' a brother! You only have two sisters, Philip, what…”
** Fortunately, that's enough to convince him it ''is'' her.
* MysteriousBacker: Possibly. He claimed that he met with Sofia to make sure she could still fight and defend herself, claiming that his biggest fear was that whatever enemy he was fighting might try to hurt him through her.
* OurElvesAreBetter
* ProperlyParanoid: Unlike most Conspiracy Theorists, the appearance of his enemy (at least one of the) after gaining Memory Crystal Alpha proves he's right.
* SuperpowerRussianRoulette: He practices Wild Magic, a very powerful but very unstable form of wizardry that has a history of backfiring on its user.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: He clearly still loves Sofia, but he either can't or won't rekindle their relationship for some plot-related reason.
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[[folder: Introduced in ''The Eldritch'']]

!!Sergeant Alex Cox
A police officer who works in the city of Bath, Cox has been in the force for twenty years and has known about the existence of the Shadowchasers for just as long. He serves as an intermediary for the police and the Shadowchasers due to being the oldest Aware in his local force, requesting the aid of the Shadowchasers when it is clear to him that a crime has Shadowkind involvement. He uses a Gladiator Beast deck.
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* BadassNormal: This is a man who came face-to-face with a transformed werewolf and ''survived''. Without Shadowchaser training.
* ByTheBookCop
* FriendOnTheForce: To the Shadowchasers.
* InspectorLestrade: The TropeNamer was an influence on Cox's character.
* LeeroyJenkins: When he was younger, he was so passionate for justice he disobeyed a direct order from his superior to pursue a Shadowchaser. He has since grown out of it.
* KeepingSecretsSucks: He hates that out of his family, only he is aware of Shadowkind, and so he has to lie to the people he loves most.
* PettingZooPeople: His deck.
* PoliceAreUseless: Played with. Cox himself is useful, but he openly admits that there are things the police can't handle.
* RefusalOfTheCall: He has turned down offers to join the Shadowchasers several times.

!!Ryan Wilson
A young man who was injured in a mysterious assault in Bath, which kicks off the plot of ''The Eldritch''. He uses a Ghostrick deck and is a normal student with a loving girlfriend.
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* {{Adorkable}}: He's a geeky, awkward kid who is pretty shy and utterly devoted to Leanne, and the Jack Atlas poster in his room implies he's a massive fanboy.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Hurt someone he cares about and he will get dangerous.
* BrokenMasquerade
* DarkIsNotEvil: His deck consists of DARK monsters, yet he's clearly a good kid.
* DrinkOrder: Used to show Ryan's awkwardness and discomfort with the nightclub scene in his flashback, since he just blindly orders what the girl next to him is drinking and can't handle what he gets.
* FishOutOfWater: He's pretty clearly shaken to the core by being assaulted and having his eyes opened to the world of Shadow.
* OfficialCouple: With Leanne
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent
* ShoutOut: A poster in his room references [[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds Jack Atlas']] MemeticBadass status.
* TheTeamNormal: Compared to Cox and Alyssa.


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