History Characters / SpikesGambit

%%* HeroesWantRedheads

--> ''"She stood five-six, [[HeroesWantRedheads had red hair]], [[SmartPeopleWearGlasses wore glasses]], and had a model’s body hidden beneath a black suit coat and matching skirt. She came from a grounded family, had a healthy, preppy upbringing, was a [[CuteBookworm triple major (science, history and economics)]], and would fit wonderfully at his mother’s table next Hearth’s Warming."'' -- the author describing Moon Dancer in Chapter Five

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Removing Film & Flam from power [[spoiler:and killing her backstabbing daughter-in-law]] were probably the only ''good'' things she ever did in the story.

* YouKilledMyMother[[spoiler:She was the one responsible for the death of Spike's mother.]]

* RedHerring: The first several chapters made it seem like they were going to be the main villains of the story. (And for a time they were. See WhatCouldHaveBeen on the Trivia page.) That is until Impossibly Rich had finally made her appearance.

* BuxomIsBetter: Almost all of Spike's harem, and they ''are'' beautiful.

* AggressiveSubmissive: Her relationship with Spike. She is a very dominant person in her daily life [[PowerfulPeopleAreSubs and tries to control whatever situation she's in]]. This isn't the case for her in the bedroom, as she is gentle, soft, and very submissive toward Spike. (The opposite of Spike's more reserved nature, and he is very dominant with her.)

* TokenGoodTeamate: He's the least evil of his mother's underlings.

* KnifeNut: She the blade to Spike’s cheek after Impossibly Rich's goons had captured him.

* AbsoluteCleavage: She has an impressive set of assets. Damn shame that they're fake though.
--> ''"Of the three Richs present, Impossibly Rich was the biggest in every respect. She was the tallest; she had the most magnificent body, and the biggest sexual appetite of the trio. Her son and daughter-in-law, Filthy and Spoiled, were not weak by comparison; but whenever Impossibly Rich was around, they disappeared into her shadow. With her long hair, a blue dress with a plunging neckline, a white fox stole, and a necklace with five 30 karat diamonds that dangled just above her big fake boobs, Impossibly Rich sure didn’t look like anybody’s grandmother."''
-->-- the author describing her in "Dancing with Dragons"

* AdultFear: He fears for his "banana and berries" when Spike says that the Dragons will cut them off and '''feed them to them.''' The fear of being castrated and force-fed said body parts is an understandable one.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Well, ''green'' hair in Spike's case. He reveals that it was originally black and that he dyed it on a dare.

* SympatheticAdulterer: Hooks up with other women behind his wife's back. Though, giving what [[JerkAss kind]] [[HateSink of]] [[AbusiveParent person]] [[GoldDigger Spoiled]] is, it's somewhat understandable.

* SympatheticAdulterer: Hooks up with other women behind his wife's back. Though, giving what kind of person Spoiled is, it's somewhat understandable.

* GoldDigger: While it was never stated, there were some implications that this was the reason she married Filthy.

* TooDumbToLive: When Spoiled betrays Impossibly and takes the plates, she opens her jacket to show that she has a gun as a warning. [[spoiler:But does she take the gun out, point it at Impossibly and keep her distance? No, she keeps it in the holster alongside her waist, and walks right up to Impossibly where she could have easily taken the gun from her. Or stab her in the chest (which she does).]]

* CardSharp

* GoodWithNumbers

* MrFanservice

* SharpDressedMan

* ActionGirl: Pretty much every woman that Spike dates.
* BadassCrew
* BalancedHarem
* BattleHarem
* BedFullOfWomen

* BadLiar

* BrutalHonesty

* LettingHerHairDown

* FieryRedhead

* HeroesWantRedheads
* IntimateHairBrushing

* BewareTheNiceOnes
* DCupDistress

* CloudCuckooLander

* GenkiGirl

* PinkIsFeminine

* ButtMonkey

* DrivenByEnvy

* TheMole

* StrawFeminist
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:Her desire to get revenge destroys any love she may have had for Spike and deprive her of the chance for a happy life.]]

* LargeHam

* TheBartender

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling

* CasanovaWannabe

* InnocentlyInsensitive

* SexyBacklessOutfit

* IBangedYourMom
* MrsRobinson
* MumLooksLikeASister

* BritishStuffiness: Majorly averted.
* CoolOldGuy
* CulturedBadass

* EuropeansAreKinky

* GratuitousFrench

* WhiteSheep: When compared to the rest of her family.

* MeaningfulName

* AdaptionalVillainy

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He's a damn good gambler. However, he knows this and can be a jerk about at times.

* HighClassGlass: He goes all out on the rich guy look, having a monocle, a three piece suit, the works.

* CombatStilettos: With Impossibly Rich's mole[[spoiler:, Twilight Sparkle,]] during the climax.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: On the outside, she comes off as a highly respected business woman but her family members and top flunkies know better.

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Spike kicked her off a building and she fell right into a taxi cab.]]
* EvilCounterpart: In a way, she could be seen as this to Celestia. Both are wealthy and highly respected women with successful sons but the similarities end there. While Celestia is a kind, caring person who loves her family dearly, Impossibly is anything BUT kind who treats her own flesh and blood as any other minion and sees them as pieces to a chess board. Also, while Celestia is still naturally beautiful, She looks like she's in her late twenties despite being in her early forties, Impossibly, who's somewhere in her sixties, keeps herself beautiful through plastic surgery.

* PetTheDog: In a suprisingly gesture of good faith, she let's Flim & Flam keep the flying casino. Though, this could easily argued as an act of CruelMercy towards her former rivals.

* GracefulLoser: When Spike beats him in a Gate Battle, he seemingly takes his defeat with stride.[[spoiler: Played straight near the end when his mother's counterfeiting scheme goes up in smoke.]]

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Spike stabs him in the gut with a kabob skewer,[[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves killing him in the process]].]]

* ProtaganistCenteredMorality: No matter what he says or do, Spike is never in the wrong. Even if they're moraly questionable at times

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He's a damn good gambler. However, he knows this and can be a total dick about at times.

* HappilyAdopted: He was adopted by Celestia when he was four-years-old.

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He's a damn good gambler. However, he knows this and is kind of a total dick about.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Just because he's basically Flim & Flam's second in command, doesn't mean that he always agrees with their methods. He's also not a big fan of the Rich Family either.

* BadBoss: They have their moments.

* AdaptationalVillainy: No last season redemption for him.

* BigGood: ''Brutally'' averted. Just because our protagonists work for them does not mean that they're the shining paragons of virtue.

!!Drake's Nineteen

* TheDogBitesBack: After having enough of the abuse she receives from both her mother and grandmother, she decides to rebel and help out Spike whenever she can.

* EvilCounterpart: In a way, she could be seen as this to Celestia. Both are wealthy and highly respected women with successful sons but the similarities end there. While Celestia is a kind, caring person who loves her family dearly, Impossibly is anything BUT kind who treats herown flesh and blood as any other minion and sees them as pieces to a chess board. Also, while Celestia is still naturally beautiful, She looks like she's in her late twenty despite being in her early forties, Impossibly keeps herself beautiful through plastic surgery.

* EvilCounterpart: In a way, she could be seen as this to Celestia. Both are wealthy and highly respected women with successful sons but the similarities end there. While Celestia loves her family dearly, Impossibly treats her's as any other minion and sees them as pieces to a chess board.