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[[folder:Supporting Characters: The Cyclones]]
Detrot's other major group of organized criminals besides their bitter rivals the Jewelers, the Cyclones are a collection of disparate neighborhood gangs from the slums known as the Skids who banded together to defend their territory against the Jewelers and the police.
They're best known to the rest of the city as a violent collection of pony -- and generally pegasus -- supremacists, but the full picture is a bit more complicated. The Cyclones are a united group only insofar as they need to be for dealing with forces from outside the Skids -- in all other matters, they have no overarching leadership, goals or shared ideologies, are the various gangs are as prone to fighting each other as the police and Jewelers. The pony supremacists happen to be the ones who interact with the rest of the city the most, but other groups simply want to look after their own and be left alone.
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* FantasticRacism: The Cyclones are best known to the rest of the city for those parts of their loose alliance that loudly and often violently protest the presence of non-pony species in Detrot's society.
!!Wisteria
The leader of the Aroyo Cylones.
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* PregnantBadass: She becomes pregnant sometime during the timeskip between the first and second acts, and still remains the active leader of her street gang through this. She casually disregards the limits in activity that a pregnant mare should observe, much to her adult daughter's displeasure.
!!The Ancestors
A mysterious group of elders who have the final say in all decisions made by the Aroyo Cyclones. Since they never leave their house and strangers are not allowed to look at them, their identity remains a mystery for much of the story.
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[[folder:Supporting Characters: The Archivists]]
Members of the mob only by the loosest definitions, the Archivists were formed in response to the dangers posed by the powerful magical artifacts that are all too common in Equestria. These tend to have the potential to cause a great deal indeed of damage if handled by inexpert hooves, and often even ''more'' damage if handled by people who know what they’re doing, and the Archivists have made it their mission to sequester any such items they can and hide them away where they cannot be abused. They tend to work with people on both sides of the law, since sizeable portions of the city being turned into smoking craters or unlivable magical disaster zones is in the best interests of absolutely nobody, and Detrot's government and law enforcement are willing to let them as long as they continue keeping people from getting their hooves on things they really shouldn't.
!!Don Tome
An elderly zebra stallion, Don Tome is the leader and funder of the Archivists and Limerence's adoptive father. The Don is a much friendlier and more agreeable sort than other underworld leaders, and is an old friend of Hard Boiled's.
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* InterspeciesRomance: At least two of his three wives were ponies. His second marriage brought him his adopted unicorn son, and the third marriage resulted in his zony son Zefu.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Milk and cookies.
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!!The Ladybugs
An odd sort even by the standards of Equestria, the Ladybug Collective is a swarm of {{Hive Mind}}ed beetle-like arthropods created by a wizard who took the idea of surveillance bugs a bit too literally. They make their living by hiring themselves out as living monitoring systems, in exchange for access to soap operas and a steady stream of interesting things to keep them entertained.
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* BornOfMagic: They're a Sentient Construct -- an "S.C." or "Essy" for short -- meaning a living being created entirely through magical experimentation. In their case, this seems to have involved the magical equivalent of genetically splicing together parasprites and who knows what else.
* HiveMind: They're for all intents and purposes a single diffuse mind inhabiting many, many bodies. However, the individual bugs seem to maintain a certain level of individual presence -- enough so to wander off on their own if they start getting bored, at least.
* LiteralSurveillanceBug: They were magically constructed out of parasprites and a host of other things to be perfect surveillance mechanism in the form of a swarm of sapient insects.
** Thanks to their hive mind and limited shapeshifting, they can shrink and change color to make themselves all but invisible, telepathically share information across their HiveMind and to anyone wearing one of the bugs, move quickly and quietly to keep track of their targets or get a better shot; they can be controlled remotely with little to no chance of interference; and are all but impossible to destroy.
** The issue, as it turned out, is that they also have no attention spans to speak of and are very prone to wandering off as soon as the action stops, as well as difficult to kept track of and quite eager to spy on anyone and everyone for entertainment and blackmail purposes.
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* SplitPersonality: She has a prominent two-way personality split: she often argues with herself, refers to herself as "we" and tends to switch back and forth between a more unhinged personality and a somewhat more restrained one. This is apparently a consequence of her nature as a chimeric creature -- problem caused by their feline and avian halves clashing are endemic to all griffins to some degree or another, and in Edina this manifests as one person with two personalities.
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The central protagonist and narrator of ''Starlight''. The son of a cop and a Detrot native, this Earth Pony lost his old partner (and mentor) some time before the beginning of the story, and hasn't taken on another yet - which contributes, along with a whole ''bevy'' of other factors, to his being at odds with his boss.
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The central protagonist and narrator of ''Starlight''. The son of a cop and a Detrot native, this Earth Pony lost his old partner (and mentor) some time before the beginning of the story, and hasn't taken on another yet - -- which contributes, along with a whole ''bevy'' of other factors, to his being at odds with his boss.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Surprisingly, Swift's parents aren't this - but her ''grandmother'' certainly is, and the rest of her 'family' within the Vivarium aren't far behind. That said, it's more of the 'gently embarassing, but loving' kind.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Surprisingly, Swift's parents aren't this - -- but her ''grandmother'' certainly is, and the rest of her 'family' "family" within the Vivarium aren't far behind. That said, it's more of the 'gently embarassing, but loving' kind.
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The city's coroner and magical, magnificent morgue merriment manager, the Earth Pony Slip Stitch is hard to pin down - unless you're playing Pin the Tail on the Cadaver, that is. Not only is he the most advanced forensic pathologist within the Detrot area, he's the ''only'' forensic pathologist therein -- and one look at him would show just why. That said, he's solid as a rock and as dependable as the sunrise, though his sense of humor leaves much to be desired. [[spoiler: He may be descended from Pinkie Pie; certainly, the similarities are profound.]]
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The city's coroner and magical, magnificent morgue merriment manager, the Earth Pony Slip Stitch is hard to pin down - -- unless you're playing Pin the Tail on the Cadaver, that is. Not only is he the most advanced forensic pathologist within the Detrot area, he's the ''only'' forensic pathologist therein -- and one look at him would show just why. That said, he's solid as a rock and as dependable as the sunrise, though his sense of humor leaves much to be desired. [[spoiler: He may be descended from Pinkie Pie; certainly, the similarities are profound.]]
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: This one is, anyway, and specifically [[{{Exposition}} explains it]] - instead of sitting on a pile of gold, Stella's ''diversified his assets'', and rather than going up against the might of the [=PACT=], he's proven himself to be a valuable asset in his own right.
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* PsychoForHire: She's an absolute sadist, and derives a great deal of pleasure from hurting "meat". She normally gets her fill through her work as a dominatrix in the Vivarium, but she's very willing to take part in missions elsewhere if it means getting the chance to cut loose without any safewords to spoil her fun.
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* PsychoForHire: She's an absolute sadist, and derives Her sadism plays a great deal of pleasure from hurting "meat". She normally gets her fill through her large part in why she volunteers for missions. Her work as a dominatrix in the Vivarium, Vivarium is normally enough to satisfy her... needs, but she's very willing to take part in missions elsewhere if it means getting the chance to cut loose without any safewords to spoil her fun.fun.
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* {{Sadist}}: She derives a disturbing deal of pleasure from hurting and tormenting "meat".
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The leader of an enormous number of criminal and otherwise dubious enterprises within the streets of Detrot, the very well-heeled Earth Pony known as the 'King of Ace' is the first obvious lead whom Hardy and co. find in their search for Jane Doe's murderer. While his workings with the drug trade within the city are well known (if unproven) by the PD, that may well be a front for deeper and darker associations...
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The leader of an enormous number of criminal and otherwise dubious enterprises within the streets of Detrot, the very well-heeled Earth Pony known as the 'King "King of Ace' Ace" is the first obvious lead whom Hardy and co. find in their search for Jane Doe's murderer. While his workings with the drug trade within the city are well known (if unproven) by the PD, that may well be a front for deeper and darker associations...associations...
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* CreepySouvenir: He collects the broken horns of unicorns he's personally mutilated.
* FantasticRacism: He loathes unicorns, and takes sadistic pleasure in breaking off their horns.
* FreudianExcuse: His hatred for unicorns stems from the fact that [[spoiler:his mother, a unicorn herself, cheating on his father led to his beloved brother's death, as his brother was in very poor health and only kept alive by a spell powered by his parents' love for each other]]. In-story, the main characters do not consider this to be anything like an excuse for what he does.
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* CreepySouvenir: He collects the broken horns of unicorns he's personally mutilated.
* FantasticRacism: He loathes unicorns, and takes sadistic pleasure in breaking off their horns.
* FreudianExcuse: His hatred for unicorns stems from the fact that [[spoiler:his mother, a unicorn herself, cheating on his father led to his beloved brother's death, as his brother was in very poor health and only kept alive by a spell powered by his parents' love for each other]]. In-story, the main characters do not consider this to be anything like an excuse for what he does.
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!!Bake and Boil
Two enormous, heavily scarred unicorn twins addicted to pain. Bake and Boil used to be part of the Detrot Manticores hoofball team until they decided this didn't provide them with enough pain to be worthwhile, leading them to join the Vivarium as Stilettos and to service clients who want to let off steam in… more violent ways. They volunteer for Hardy's raid on the drug lab, in no small part because going into the line of fire is after all an excellent way to find fresh pain.
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* CombatSadomasochist: To truly disturbing levels -- they greatly enjoy being hurt, and will go to great pains to injure themselves in battle, to the point of devising a shield spell that sits ''beneath'' their skin to make sure they don't miss out on anything. This makes them ideal meat shields, since they have ''no'' objections whatsoever to soaking up bullets, and at one point they manage to make enemy {{Mooks}} faint in terror by singling them out and demanding to be shot.
* CoveredInScars: Their obsession with being injured has left nearly every exposed part of their bodies -- their chests, faces, legs, eyelids, ''everything'' -- covered in scars so numerous and extensive that almost none of their original skin is left. Their scarification is to the point that their fur only grows in isolated tufts here and there in between their masses of keloids and scar tissue.
!!Edina
Edina is a white, very short and very sadistic griffon Stiletto who joins Hardy's raid on the drug lab in the first act. She tends to be of two minds about most things -- very literally so.
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* SplitPersonality: She has a prominent two-way personality split: she often argues with herself, refers to herself as "we" and tends to switch back and forth between a more unhinged personality and a somewhat more restrained one. This is apparently a consequence of her nature as a chimeric creature -- problem caused by their feline and avian halves clashing are endemic to all griffins to some degree or another, and in Edina this manifests as one person with two personalities.
* WhipItGood: Her favored weapons are long whips tipped with bits of jagged metal.
!!Zeta
A zebra stiletto who volunteers for Hardy's raid on the drug lab in Act 1.
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-->'''Hardy's internal narration''': Lightning isn't that fast, and it's definitely not that quiet.
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* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: JugglingLoadedGuns: Hardy absolutely, utterly, ''completely'' refuses to give Taxi access to a lethal firearm, even in the most dire of conditions: it's implied that, just like her driving skills, when she has one in hoof, the only safe place to be is underneath her. Later on, she gets a cannon, which she implies is somewhat safer -- that is, she states she's fine with ''heavy'' ordnance, just not with small guns.
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--> ''"You don’t want to talk about it, then it’s no skin off my nose." {{Beat}} "Okay, I lied. What’s in your head? Come on, Hardy... Tellmetellmetellme!"''
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Next to every jaded detective is a rookie as green as a freshly-mowed lawn, and it's just Hardy's luck that his is Swift Cuddles, a wide-eyed, huge-winged Pegasus ingenue who Chief Jade dumped on him in an effort to get him to shape up or ship out. Despite flunking out of [=PACT=] training due to her size, she's shown many a skill and a frightfully sharp eye, but will those be enough to keep her alive despite that naivete? Time will tell.
Next to every jaded detective is a rookie as green as a freshly-mowed lawn, and it's just Hardy's luck that his is Swift Cuddles, a wide-eyed, huge-winged Pegasus ingenue who Chief Jade dumped on him in an effort to get him to shape up or ship out. Despite flunking out of [=PACT=] training due to her size, she's shown many a skill and a frightfully sharp eye, but will those be enough to keep her alive despite that naivete? Time will tell.
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* CaptainCrash: There are standing orders to arrest Hardy on the spot if, at any point, he gets behind the wheel of a moving vehicle.
* [[spoiler: HealingFactor: Once Hardy gets that semi-artificial heart implanted in him, he winds up regenerating ''very'' quickly indeed, so long as he has electrical power -- which [[GoodThingYouCanHeal turns out to be a very good thing indeed, later on.]] ]]
* CompanionCube: Who loves her shiny [=PEACE=] cannon, yes she does? That's right!
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* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Hardy absolutely, utterly, ''completely'' refuses to give Taxi access to a firearm, even in the most dire of conditions: it's implied that, just like her driving skills, when she has one in hoof, the only safe place to be is underneath her.
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* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Hardy absolutely, utterly, ''completely'' refuses to give Taxi access to a lethal firearm, even in the most dire of conditions: it's implied that, just like her driving skills, when she has one in hoof, the only safe place to be is underneath her.her. Later on, she gets a cannon, which she implies is somewhat safer -- that is, she states she's fine with ''heavy'' ordnance, just not with small guns.
* TheParalyzer: Her knowledge of [[PressurePoint pressure points]] and general anatomy means that she can, just for examples, either render a pony completely paralyzed for several days, or - if she's feeling vindictive - perform... let's just call it a [[GroinAttack non-invasive vasectomy.]] Yeowch.
* TheParalyzer: Her knowledge of [[PressurePoint pressure points]] and general anatomy means that she can, just for examples, either render a pony completely paralyzed for several days, or - if she's feeling vindictive - perform... let's just call it a [[GroinAttack non-invasive vasectomy.]] Yeowch.
* ICallItVera: Her [[HandCannon Hoof Cannon]], Masamune.
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!! Thalassema
The helpful and hapless assistant of Slip Stitch, this once-pony, now-giant-hamster found herself permanently mutated after someone slipped some poison joke into her food. While she's quite kind and as friendly as anyone else, she has something of a nervous twitch and a stutter, possibly due to the pressures of her work.
* BalefulPolymorph: What happens when you ''eat'' Poison Joke? It becomes permanent...
* MoralityPet: To Slip Stitch, something he ''desperately'' needs.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Hamster]]: Compared to the rest of the cast, she's practically normal. Aside from the hamster thing, of course.
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!! After Glow
The grandmother of Swift Cuddles, After Glow is the head of security at the Vivarium. While not one of the prized assassins known as Stilettos, she ''is'' very much comparable in sheer skill and finesse; her hornwork hasn't dulled a bit, her knifework is as sharp as ever, and her wit is... well, you get the idea. She assists Hardy and the gang, initially, in ensnaring a spy within the Vivarium, while repeatedly threatening our protagonist with a rather brutal death should her grandfilly come to harm.
* KnifeNut: Her WeaponOfChoice; she can split a fly from across the room.
* MamaBear: To Swift Cuddles. [[spoiler: When Swift is brought to her in Act 2, she goes ''ballistic'' on Hardy.]]
* NeverMessWithGranny: Hoo, do you not want to mess with her. Stella can only ''eat'' you, y'see.
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The leader of an enormous number of criminal and otherwise dubious enterprises within the streets of Detrot, the very well-heeled Earth Pony known as the 'King of Ace' is the first obvious lead whom Hardy and co. find in their search for Jane Doe's murderer. While his workings with the drug trade within the city are well known (if unproven) by the PD, that may well be a front for deeper and darker associations...
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!! Sykes
A Gryphon and one of the long-suffering Hardy's oldest friends and coworkers, this rowdy, boisterous gent likes nothing more than a good beer and a plate of meat. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:when the Gryphon tribes spoil for war,]] he too is dragged into the city-wide conflict.
A Gryphon and one of the long-suffering Hardy's oldest friends and coworkers, this rowdy, boisterous gent likes nothing more than a good beer and a plate of meat. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:when the Gryphon tribes spoil for war,]] he too is dragged into the city-wide conflict.
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The chief of the Detrot Police Department, the long-suffering Unicorn Iris Jade starts off our tale utterly fed up with Hardy's shenanigans and the enormous quantity of paperwork which follows. Her overwhelming temper - and her clear addiction to certain narcotics and amphetamines - leads to screaming fits which can be heard from blocks away -- and fuel many an office betting pool. [[spoiler: It turns out that her daughter is at risk, and the captors responsible are blackmailing her, fueling her drug addiction and driving her to despair.]]
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The chief of the Detrot Police Department, the long-suffering Unicorn Iris Jade starts off our tale utterly fed up with Hardy's shenanigans and the enormous quantity of paperwork which follows. Her overwhelming temper - temper, and her clear addiction to certain narcotics and amphetamines - amphetamines, leads to screaming fits which can be heard from blocks away -- and fuel many an office betting pool. [[spoiler: It turns out that her daughter is at risk, and the captors responsible are blackmailing her, fueling her drug addiction and driving her to despair.]]
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* BadBoss: She's only able to rule the department through fear. [[spoiler: She really ''wants'' to be a BenevolentBoss, though: it turns out she's the subject of {{Blackmail}}.]]
* BadBoss: She's only able to rule the department through fear. [[spoiler: She really ''wants'' to be a BenevolentBoss, though: it turns out she's the subject of {{Blackmail}}.]]
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* TheDreaded: When she brings the hammer down, whoever's under it will ''not'' enjoy the experience.
* [[spoiler: HeroicBSOD: When Hardy states that the police department supports the Church of the Lunar Passage, she finally locks herself in her office and cries.]]
* MamaBear: [[spoiler: When Hardy promises to retrieve her daughter, she pulls out the stops.]]
!! Sykes
A Gryphon and one of the long-suffering Hardy's oldest friends and coworkers, this rowdy, boisterous gent likes nothing more than a good beer and a plate of meat. To add to this, he fits in ''remarkably'' well with the more equine residents of Detrot, to the point where he could well serve as an ambassador. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:when the Gryphon tribes spoil for war,]] he too is dragged into the city-wide conflict.
* GoingNative: Very adept at blending into Pony society. [[spoiler: Pity that it estranges him from the rest of his family.]]
* [[spoiler: HeroicBSOD: When Hardy states that the police department supports the Church of the Lunar Passage, she finally locks herself in her office and cries.]]
* MamaBear: [[spoiler: When Hardy promises to retrieve her daughter, she pulls out the stops.]]
!! Sykes
A Gryphon and one of the long-suffering Hardy's oldest friends and coworkers, this rowdy, boisterous gent likes nothing more than a good beer and a plate of meat. To add to this, he fits in ''remarkably'' well with the more equine residents of Detrot, to the point where he could well serve as an ambassador. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:when the Gryphon tribes spoil for war,]] he too is dragged into the city-wide conflict.
* GoingNative: Very adept at blending into Pony society. [[spoiler: Pity that it estranges him from the rest of his family.]]
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''Fanfic/StarlightOverDetrot'' has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, so take note: this is going to remain a partial list for [[NeedsWikiMagic quite some time!]] Also, be warned that '''certain characters' descriptions may contain unmarked Act 1 spoilers,''' and some characters listed may not show up until later on.
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Were one to consider dragons and their hordes, the concept of gold, glitter, gems, and all that jazz certainly comes to mind. One does not, however, immediately leap to the image of a sea serpent in drag deep underground, pulling strings and toying at politics from afar. The proprietor and owner of the Vivarium, Stella is every inch a dragon, and let not the elegantly-coiffed mane, the put-upon lisping accent, or the painted nails fool you: those who cross him very rarely live to regret it, while those who befriend him will rarely meet one so steadfast.
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Were one to consider dragons and their hordes, the concept of gold, glitter, gems, and all that jazz certainly comes to mind. One does not, however, immediately leap to the image of a sea serpent in drag deep underground, pulling strings and toying at politics from afar. The proprietor and owner of the Vivarium, Stella is every inch a dragon, and let not the elegantly-coiffed mane, the put-upon lisping accent, or the painted nails fool you: those who cross him very rarely live to regret it, while those who befriend him will rarely meet one so steadfast.
steadfast. [[spoiler: May or may not be Stephen Magnet.]]
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The city's coroner and magical, magnificent morgue merriment manager, the Earth Pony Slip Stitch is hard to pin down - unless you're playing Pin the Tail on the Cadaver, that is. Not only is he the most advanced forensic pathologist within the Detrot area, he's the ''only'' forensic pathologist therein -- and one look at him would show just why. That said, he's solid as a rock and as dependable as the sunrise, though his sense of humor leaves much to be desired.
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The city's coroner and magical, magnificent morgue merriment manager, the Earth Pony Slip Stitch is hard to pin down - unless you're playing Pin the Tail on the Cadaver, that is. Not only is he the most advanced forensic pathologist within the Detrot area, he's the ''only'' forensic pathologist therein -- and one look at him would show just why. That said, he's solid as a rock and as dependable as the sunrise, though his sense of humor leaves much to be desired.
desired. [[spoiler: He may be descended from Pinkie Pie; certainly, the similarities are profound.]]
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[[folder:Supporting Characters: The Vivarium]]
The Vivarium itself might well be considered a character in its own right: the largest, safest, ''sanest'' burlesque, nightclub and house of prostitution in Detrot, its very presence has rendered the streets cleaner than before. Of course, the concept of blackmail is foreign there -- rather, the highly profitable business of negotiable affection renders it quite easy to bribe and enforce the peace in the surroundings, and it certainly helps that the proprietor plays the ''very'' long game. But all is not well within the Vivarium, and as the other gangs of Detrot become ever more riled up, the house itself falls under attack...
!! Mistress Stella
Were one to consider dragons and their hordes, the concept of gold, glitter, gems, and all that jazz certainly comes to mind. One does not, however, immediately leap to the image of a sea serpent in drag deep underground, pulling strings and toying at politics from afar. The proprietor and owner of the Vivarium, Stella is every inch a dragon, and let not the elegantly-coiffed mane, the put-upon lisping accent, or the painted nails fool you: those who cross him very rarely live to regret it, while those who befriend him will rarely meet one so steadfast.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Lisp and mid-Atlantic accent, check. Deliciously styled mane, check. Sparkling jewelry, painted nails, eyelashes and lipstick: check to all of that. '''Still a dragon.'''
* TheChessmaster: You can't keep a good portion of Detrot relatively crime-free otherwise. He also plays the ''very long'' game, as his hoard is pretty much the Vivarium itself.
* TheDreaded: The higher-ups in many places have at least ''heard'' of him, and certainly don't want to cross him.
* AFatherToHisMen: The assorted workers in the Vivarium, ''especially'' the Stilettos, will quite happily lay down their lives for him.
* {{Metrosexual}}: Stella is absolutely ''fabulous'', and don't you forget it. Also: {{Crossdresser}}, DragQueen, and AmbiguouslyGay, amongst other such things.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: This one is, anyway, and specifically [[{{Exposition}} explains it]] - instead of sitting on a pile of gold, Stella's ''diversified his assets'', and rather than going up against the might of the [=PACT=], he's proven himself to be a valuable asset in his own right.
[[folder:Supporting Characters: The Vivarium]]
The Vivarium itself might well be considered a character in its own right: the largest, safest, ''sanest'' burlesque, nightclub and house of prostitution in Detrot, its very presence has rendered the streets cleaner than before. Of course, the concept of blackmail is foreign there -- rather, the highly profitable business of negotiable affection renders it quite easy to bribe and enforce the peace in the surroundings, and it certainly helps that the proprietor plays the ''very'' long game. But all is not well within the Vivarium, and as the other gangs of Detrot become ever more riled up, the house itself falls under attack...
!! Mistress Stella
Were one to consider dragons and their hordes, the concept of gold, glitter, gems, and all that jazz certainly comes to mind. One does not, however, immediately leap to the image of a sea serpent in drag deep underground, pulling strings and toying at politics from afar. The proprietor and owner of the Vivarium, Stella is every inch a dragon, and let not the elegantly-coiffed mane, the put-upon lisping accent, or the painted nails fool you: those who cross him very rarely live to regret it, while those who befriend him will rarely meet one so steadfast.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Lisp and mid-Atlantic accent, check. Deliciously styled mane, check. Sparkling jewelry, painted nails, eyelashes and lipstick: check to all of that. '''Still a dragon.'''
* TheChessmaster: You can't keep a good portion of Detrot relatively crime-free otherwise. He also plays the ''very long'' game, as his hoard is pretty much the Vivarium itself.
* TheDreaded: The higher-ups in many places have at least ''heard'' of him, and certainly don't want to cross him.
* AFatherToHisMen: The assorted workers in the Vivarium, ''especially'' the Stilettos, will quite happily lay down their lives for him.
* {{Metrosexual}}: Stella is absolutely ''fabulous'', and don't you forget it. Also: {{Crossdresser}}, DragQueen, and AmbiguouslyGay, amongst other such things.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: This one is, anyway, and specifically [[{{Exposition}} explains it]] - instead of sitting on a pile of gold, Stella's ''diversified his assets'', and rather than going up against the might of the [=PACT=], he's proven himself to be a valuable asset in his own right.
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* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: When Hardy's sniped from afar, she completely loses it, ''obliterates'' his killer, and slips into a deep depression.]]
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!! Slip Stitch
The city's coroner and magical, magnificent morgue merriment manager, the Earth Pony Slip Stitch is hard to pin down - unless you're playing Pin the Tail on the Cadaver, that is. Not only is he the most advanced forensic pathologist within the Detrot area, he's the ''only'' forensic pathologist therein -- and one look at him would show just why. That said, he's solid as a rock and as dependable as the sunrise, though his sense of humor leaves much to be desired.
* BlackComedy: Four words: Eyeball on a stick.
* CloudCuckoolander: His entrance has him spinning on a chair and ''singing to dead bodies.''
* TheCoroner
* MadScientist: [[spoiler: Eventually winds up replacing Hardy's heart with Cosmo's. Or, rather, a changeling's. Even Limerence can't believe the work done there.]]
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: When he's not taking part in wild shenanigans, he's performing atrocities on the dead which would make a seasoned veteran lose their lunch.
* RefugeInAudacity
* SadClown: He's not a StepfordSmiler, in that he genuinely is happy -- when making others that way, and having fun. Once the party stops, though...
* VetinariJobSecurity: ''Nopony else'' wants to take the job of forensic pathologist, nor would they be quite so good at it. Despite his rampant eccentricities, Slip is very, ''very'' good at his job.
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* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: After Act 1.]]
!! Limerence
The eminently serious son of Don Tome, this incredibly bookish and uptight Unicorn was, shall we say, ''instructed'' to assist Hardy by his adopted father in his continuing efforts to unravel the theft of an ancient and powerful artifact. Despite his regular protestations, he's shown himself to be a valued and trustworthy ally in pursuit of the truth. [[spoiler: While he seemed at first to be a temporary member of the party, he joined the core trio for good after the murder of Don Tome, and is now as tightly woven into the dynamic as any.]]
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Shown here and there, but particularly when he's asked to take part in a happy round of the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique.
* BadassBookworm: He rarely shows it, but Limerence can be incredibly scary.
* TheComicallySerious: Perhaps taken up to extremes when [[spoiler: he's dosed with Beam.]] If there's ever a pratfall, he can be expected to take it.
* DeadpanSnarker: Giving Hardy a run for his money.
The eminently serious son of Don Tome, this incredibly bookish and uptight Unicorn was, shall we say, ''instructed'' to assist Hardy by his adopted father in his continuing efforts to unravel the theft of an ancient and powerful artifact. Despite his regular protestations, he's shown himself to be a valued and trustworthy ally in pursuit of the truth. [[spoiler: While he seemed at first to be a temporary member of the party, he joined the core trio for good after the murder of Don Tome, and is now as tightly woven into the dynamic as any.]]
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Shown here and there, but particularly when he's asked to take part in a happy round of the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique.
* BadassBookworm: He rarely shows it, but Limerence can be incredibly scary.
* TheComicallySerious: Perhaps taken up to extremes when [[spoiler: he's dosed with Beam.]] If there's ever a pratfall, he can be expected to take it.
* DeadpanSnarker: Giving Hardy a run for his money.
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!! King Cosmo [[spoiler:(Jingle-Jangle)]]
The leader of an enormous number of criminal and otherwise dubious enterprises within the streets of Detrot, the very well-heeled Earth Pony known as the 'King of Ace' is the first obvious lead whom Hardy and co. find in their search for Jane Doe's murderer.
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!! King Cosmo [[spoiler:(Jingle-Jangle)]]
The leader of an enormous number of criminal and otherwise dubious enterprises within the streets of Detrot, the very well-heeled Earth Pony known as the 'King of Ace' is the first obvious lead whom Hardy and co. find in their search for Jane Doe's murderer.
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A Gryphon and one of the long-suffering Hardy's oldest friends and coworkers, this rowdy, boisterous gent likes nothing more than a good beer and a plate of meat. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:when the Gryphon tribes spoil for war,]] he too is dragged into the city-wide conflict.
!! Iris Jade
The chief of the Detrot Police Department, the long-suffering Unicorn Iris Jade starts off our tale utterly fed up with Hardy's shenanigans and the enormous quantity of paperwork which follows. Her overwhelming temper - and her clear addiction to certain narcotics and amphetamines - leads to screaming fits which can be heard from blocks away -- and fuel many an office betting pool. [[spoiler: It turns out that her daughter is at risk, and the captors responsible are blackmailing her, fueling her drug addiction and driving her to despair.]]
* DaChief: And oh, doesn't she wish she weren't.
!! Iris Jade
The chief of the Detrot Police Department, the long-suffering Unicorn Iris Jade starts off our tale utterly fed up with Hardy's shenanigans and the enormous quantity of paperwork which follows. Her overwhelming temper - and her clear addiction to certain narcotics and amphetamines - leads to screaming fits which can be heard from blocks away -- and fuel many an office betting pool. [[spoiler: It turns out that her daughter is at risk, and the captors responsible are blackmailing her, fueling her drug addiction and driving her to despair.]]
* DaChief: And oh, doesn't she wish she weren't.
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* BadassLongcoat: Which doubles as a BagOfHolding, has warming and cleaning enchantments thereupon, and is practically Hardy's trademark.
* [[spoiler:{{Cyborg}}: After having his heart replaced with Cosmo's.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Cyborg}}: After having his heart replaced with Cosmo's.]]
* HardboiledDetective: Trenchcoat, check. Sourpuss, check. At odds with DaChief, check. Now all he needs is a name like, well, Hard Boiled... double check.
* IndyPloy: If any of his plans have ever gone ''right'', we certainly haven't seen it happen.
* IndyPloy: If any of his plans have ever gone ''right'', we certainly haven't seen it happen.
* OccultDetective: His day ''started off'' like a regular old homicide. Before long, though, he finds himself delving into the arcane, the occult, and the inexplicable.
* [[spoiler:SecretLegacy: Hardy's grandfather, as well as his trusty, MagiTek powered gun. Mention of the Crusades is quite common around him, and he's not named 'Crusader' for no reason...]]
* BerserkButton: Don't mention her lack of cutie marks. Oh, and woe betide if you lay a scratch on her ride.
* ExtremeOmnisexual: And certainly has no bones about displaying it.
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Next to every detective is a rookie as green as a freshly-mowed lawn, and it's just Hardy's luck that his is Swift Cuddles, a wide-eyed Pegasus ingenue who Chief Jade dumped on him in an effort to get him to shape up or ship out. Despite flunking out of [=PACT=] training due to her size, she's shown many a skill and a frightfully sharp eye, but will those be enough to keep her alive despite that naivete? Time will tell.
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Next to every detective is a rookie as green as a freshly-mowed lawn, and it's just Hardy's luck that his is Swift Cuddles, a wide-eyed wide-eyed, huge-winged Pegasus ingenue who Chief Jade dumped on him in an effort to get him to shape up or ship out. Despite flunking out of [=PACT=] training due to her size, she's shown many a skill and a frightfully sharp eye, but will those be enough to keep her alive despite that naivete? Time will tell.
tell.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Surprisingly, Swift's parents aren't this - but her ''grandmother'' certainly is, and the rest of her 'family' within the Vivarium aren't far behind. That said, it's more of the 'gently embarassing, but loving' kind.
* AscendedToCarnivorism: Right from the word 'go', Swift finds that she rather enjoys a good bit of Gryphon 'Foine Cooking', as Sykes calls it. [[spoiler: It turns out that this is very much not good: her body and mind have been experimented upon by some rogue elements within the [=PACT=], and she's far from the only one.]]
* BerserkButton: For some reason, she goes completely insane when Essies are even brought up, let alone around.
* [[spoiler: BreakTheCutie: She keeps winding up seeing very bad things happen to her friends... and especially to Hardy. Between Act 1 and Act 2, she winds up broken, hallucinating and practically dead in a Gryphon dive.]]
* EmbarrassingLastName: She's not particularly fond of 'Cuddles'.
* FirstDayFromHell: She gets thrown into a homicide case right from the start, and things get more 'fun' from there.
* FriendlySniper / ImprobableAimingSkills: ''Extremely'' good with a pistol, in part due to pegasus vision: she often provides overwatch and support for the rest of the party.
* ScaryTeeth: Which she uses to great advantage now and then, particularly on her Intimidation checks. [[spoiler: Provided by the spell which was turning her into an implacable killer.]]
* TheCutie: Compared to the hard-worn Hardy and the TeamMom Taxi, anyway.
* VomitingCop: She's got a pretty weak stomach, which really doesn't mesh well with her carnivore tendencies - or, of course, her position on Homicide.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Surprisingly, Swift's parents aren't this - but her ''grandmother'' certainly is, and the rest of her 'family' within the Vivarium aren't far behind. That said, it's more of the 'gently embarassing, but loving' kind.
* AscendedToCarnivorism: Right from the word 'go', Swift finds that she rather enjoys a good bit of Gryphon 'Foine Cooking', as Sykes calls it. [[spoiler: It turns out that this is very much not good: her body and mind have been experimented upon by some rogue elements within the [=PACT=], and she's far from the only one.]]
* BerserkButton: For some reason, she goes completely insane when Essies are even brought up, let alone around.
* [[spoiler: BreakTheCutie: She keeps winding up seeing very bad things happen to her friends... and especially to Hardy. Between Act 1 and Act 2, she winds up broken, hallucinating and practically dead in a Gryphon dive.]]
* EmbarrassingLastName: She's not particularly fond of 'Cuddles'.
* FirstDayFromHell: She gets thrown into a homicide case right from the start, and things get more 'fun' from there.
* FriendlySniper / ImprobableAimingSkills: ''Extremely'' good with a pistol, in part due to pegasus vision: she often provides overwatch and support for the rest of the party.
* ScaryTeeth: Which she uses to great advantage now and then, particularly on her Intimidation checks. [[spoiler: Provided by the spell which was turning her into an implacable killer.]]
* TheCutie: Compared to the hard-worn Hardy and the TeamMom Taxi, anyway.
* VomitingCop: She's got a pretty weak stomach, which really doesn't mesh well with her carnivore tendencies - or, of course, her position on Homicide.
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The protagonist and narrator of ''Starlight'', The son of a cop and a Detrot native.
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The central protagonist and narrator of ''Starlight'', ''Starlight''. The son of a cop and a Detrot native.
native, this Earth Pony lost his old partner (and mentor) some time before the beginning of the story, and hasn't taken on another yet - which contributes, along with a whole ''bevy'' of other factors, to his being at odds with his boss.
* DeadpanSnarker: Everypony gets this, but few as much as Hardy.
* FirstPersonSmartass
* DeadpanSnarker: Everypony gets this, but few as much as Hardy.
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OldCopYoungCop: Used to be the 'young cop', with his partner, Juniper. Now he's the old cop to Swift's rookie.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Don't get between Hardy and a plate of warm bagels.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Don't get between Hardy and a plate of warm bagels.
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Hardy's driver, quasi-partner, and childhood friend. She used to be a cop until an incident while working undercover cost her her cutie marks.
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Hardy's driver, quasi-partner, and childhood friend. She friend, this Earth Pony used to be a cop until an incident while working undercover cost her her cutie marks.
marks. While she rarely speaks about much of her past, she's been everywhere and back; her practical knowledge of martial arts and her rather open sexuality hint at a wide variety of experiences.
*DrivesLikeCrazy
[[spoiler: AbusiveParents: Sweet's father was, shall we say, ''less than kind'' to the young Sweet, which led to his imprisonment in the Tartarus Correctional Facility.]]
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Those within the Night Trotter are absolutely, perfectly safe from harm. Those within a hundred-hoof radius, not so much.
* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Hardy absolutely, utterly, ''completely'' refuses to give Taxi access to a firearm, even in the most dire of conditions: it's implied that, just like her driving skills, when she has one in hoof, the only safe place to be is underneath her.
* StepfordSmiler: Behind her happy-go-lucky, relatively carefree attitude lie a lot of issues.
!! Swift Cuddles
Next to every detective is a rookie as green as a freshly-mowed lawn, and it's just Hardy's luck that his is Swift Cuddles, a wide-eyed Pegasus ingenue who Chief Jade dumped on him in an effort to get him to shape up or ship out. Despite flunking out of [=PACT=] training due to her size, she's shown many a skill and a frightfully sharp eye, but will those be enough to keep her alive despite that naivete? Time will tell.
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Those within the Night Trotter are absolutely, perfectly safe from harm. Those within a hundred-hoof radius, not so much.
* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Hardy absolutely, utterly, ''completely'' refuses to give Taxi access to a firearm, even in the most dire of conditions: it's implied that, just like her driving skills, when she has one in hoof, the only safe place to be is underneath her.
* StepfordSmiler: Behind her happy-go-lucky, relatively carefree attitude lie a lot of issues.
!! Swift Cuddles
Next to every detective is a rookie as green as a freshly-mowed lawn, and it's just Hardy's luck that his is Swift Cuddles, a wide-eyed Pegasus ingenue who Chief Jade dumped on him in an effort to get him to shape up or ship out. Despite flunking out of [=PACT=] training due to her size, she's shown many a skill and a frightfully sharp eye, but will those be enough to keep her alive despite that naivete? Time will tell.
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[[folder:Main Characters]]
!! Hard 'Hardy' Boiled
The protagonist and narrator of ''Starlight'', The son of a cop and a Detrot native.
* KnightInSourArmor
* FirstPersonSmartass
!! Sweet Shine (aka Taxi)
Hardy's driver, quasi-partner, and childhood friend. She used to be a cop until an incident while working undercover cost her her cutie marks.
* DrivesLikeCrazy
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[[folder:Supporting Characters]]
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!! Hard 'Hardy' Boiled
The protagonist and narrator of ''Starlight'', The son of a cop and a Detrot native.
* KnightInSourArmor
* FirstPersonSmartass
!! Sweet Shine (aka Taxi)
Hardy's driver, quasi-partner, and childhood friend. She used to be a cop until an incident while working undercover cost her her cutie marks.
* DrivesLikeCrazy
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Supporting Characters]]
[[/folder]]
