History Characters / TheDresdenFiles

** Not misguided ''at all''. Harry was '''right''' to keep in her in the dark, given her (at the time) unwillingness to face up to the full implications of the supernatural. [[spoiler:Try to imagine what she'd have done with full knowledge of the existence of the White Council (which ''routinely'' commits capital crimes), the White Court (serial rapists ''at best''), etc, before her encounter with the loup garou rubbed her nose in the limits of the law. It's good odds the truth would have led her to get herself, and a bunch of other good cops, fired, framed and/or unpleasantly killed. To say nothing of their relatives and kinfolk. Even after the incident with the loup garou, she occasionally starts to do something foolish, though after that Harry can bring her back to earth with a reminder of that day in the station.]]

* BadassGrandpa: Ebenezar looks like what he is - a farmer from Middle-of-Nowhere, USA. Elderly, mostly bald, drives a beat-up old pickup. But then... [[supersecretspoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather He actually is Harry's grandpa, too.]]]]

* AntiMagic: She [[strike:makes]] made. the spell-cutting silver Warden swords. [[supersecretspoiler: Then a GrandTheftMe left her in an unfamiliar and less magically powerful body.]]

* OlderThanTheyLook: She appeared to be in her upper fifties when Harry first met her, but she'd been a model [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean *cough*]] during the Renaissance. Then she was forcibly transplanted into a college-age body by Corpsetaker.

* TimeAbyss: He's said to be over ''four thousand'' years old.

* ShockAndAwe: Her preferred style of magic seems to be this

* FertileFeet: Although this seems to be more because she's one of the most powerful of the Summer fae than because of her personality.

* AggressiveDrugDealer: The whole Three-Eye thing? His operation.

** Not misguided ''at all''. Harry was '''right''' to keep in her in the dark, given her (at the time) unwillingness to face up to the full implications of the supernatural. [[spoiler:Try to imagine what she'd have done with full knowledge of the existence of the White Council (which ''routinely'' commits capitol crimes), the White Court (serial rapists ''at best''), etc, before her encounter with the loup garou rubbed her nose in the limits of the law. It's good odds the truth would have led her to get herself, and a bunch of other good cops, fired, framed and/or unpleasantly killed. To say nothing of their relatives and kinfolk. Even after the incident with the loup garou, she occasionally starts to do something foolish, though after that Harry can bring her back to earth with a reminder of that day in the station.]]

* [[spoiler:StarCrossedLovers: With Harry]]

* TalkativeLoons: Justine is certifiably insane, but Thomas' routine "feeding" helps her keep her sanity. When separated from him in ''Grave Peril'', she ''rapidly'' slips into madness.

* AntiMagic: She makes the spell-cutting silver Warden swords.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Forcibly transplanted into a younger body by Corpsetaker.

* CrazyAwesome: [[CrowningMoment/TheDresdenFiles Just take a look at these...]]

* HotBlooded: He's snarky enough that it isn't immediately appearant, but just watch him react to challenges and/or slurs.

* WalkingTechbane: To the point where he can't have a water heater in his apartment. Or a refrigerator. Or ''lightbulbs''.

* JerkassWoobie: Morgan isn't the [[{{Understatement}} most likeable person]], but nobody deserved the events of Turn Coat.

* BatmanGambit: It’s implied that she is running one of this, managing to play both Harry and Nicodemus like a fiddle. Her capture of the Archive was a rather beautiful one itself.

[[folder:The "Normal People"]]

--> For God’s sake.

* BatmanGambit: It’s implied that she is running one of this, managing to play both Harry and Nicodemus like a fiddle. Her capture of the Archive was a rather beautiful one itself.

--> For God’s sake.

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: He has white hair and is apparently quite attractive. But he's aligned with the heroes, if for no other reason than the frequent pizzas, and seems to be an affable, if cheerfully amoral, guy.

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: He has white hair is apparently quite attractive. But he's a nice if somewhat crazy guy.

[[folder:The Denarians (a.k.a. The Nickelheads)]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist

* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite working directly for God and wielding a literal holy sword, Sanya is an agnostic. He believes there's power, just not that it's ''God''. Or he may be having a sustained hallucination from a coma or something, or maybe he was given ''Esperacchius'' by aliens masquerading as angels. He actually throws all of these out as possible explanations... Still, God or no God, the job needs to be done. Harry once called him the "Knight of Maybe."

Born in Spain at the end of the 15th century and one of Cortez's conquistadors. During his time in South America, he fell in love with a local princess and married her. She turned out to be a Red Court vampire, and turned Paolo into a vampire. Paolo's abilites allowed him to rise through the ranks, and he is currently a Warlordof the Red Court.

** Though this is far from Ebenezar's only act of mass destruction. [[spoiler: The New Madrid Earthquake and the eruption of Krakatoa]], for example, were him getting nutters on some punks.
*** Don't forget [[spoiler:Tunguska]], too.

Born in Spain at the end of the 15th century and one of Cortez's conquistadors.

* NeutralEvil: Has no qualms about breaking the Unseelie Accords in any situation where it is useful to him, but will gladly play by the book when he can gain an advantage by doing so. Is too keenly intelligent and too much of a planner to do something stupid just ForTheEvulz. May be borderline Lawful due to his devotion to the Red Court and his wife.

* TimeAbyss: She is implied to have been a few thousand years old when she met Paolo in 1519. [[spoiler: Is alsoimplied to be the ''biological'' daughter of the Red King.]]

* NeutralEvil: Has no qualms about breaking the Unseelie Accords in any situation where it is useful to him, but is too keenly intelligent to do something stupid just ForTheEvulz.
** He actually sits on the border between Neutral and LawfulEvil, as his intense devotion to the Red Court is more of a lawful trait, as is his perfect willingness to work within the rules if that's what it takes to win.

* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: OH yes. Arianna's entire marriage to Paolo was for the sole purpose of punishing Paolo for what the conquistadors did to the Inca through the use of mixed messages.

* TimeAbyss: She is implied to have been a few thousand years old when she met Paolo. In 1519.

Names that deserve to be on here but aren't yet: Madrigal Raith, Titania, Maeve, He Who Walks Behind, Lily, Rudolph, Paolo Ortega, Arianna Ortega, the White King and the Red King. Yes, [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters there are a lot]].

* NeutralEvil: Has no qualms about breaking the Unseelie Accords in any situation where it is useful to him.

* ItsPersonal: Arianna hates Europeans for what they did to the Aztecs more than anything. She even seduced and turned Paolo so she could spend an eternity giving him mixed signals and screwing with his head.

* PintsizedPowerhouse: Even while stuck in a circle (thus crippling her significantly) she still managed to literally dust several Denarians. At once. [[CuteBruiser By herself.]]

** In ''Changes'' [[spoiler: fellow animals ''can'' understand Mouse, and he "speaks" clearly and articulately. He really ''is'' as smart as a human.]]

* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite working directly for God and wielding a literal holy sword, Sanya is an agnostic. He believes there's power, just not that it's ''God''. Or he may be having a sustained hallucination from a coma or something. He actually throws that out as a possible explanation...
** Harry once called him the "Knight of Maybe."
** He could be hallucinating, or maybe they are aliens masquerading as angels. Either way, the job needs to be done.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Paolo seems to be quite devoted to Arianna. Arianna is equally devoted to making his life miserable.

* TimeAbyss: She is implied to have been a few thousand years old when she met Paolo. In 1492.
* It'sPersonal: Arianna hates Europeans for what they did to the Aztecs more than anything. She even seduced and turned Paolo so she could spend an eternity giving him mixed signals and screwing with his head.

* BadassNickname: ''Gentleman'' Johnny Marcone.It says something about the man tha

!'''PaoloOrtega'''
Born in Spain at the end of the 15th century and one of Cortez's conquistadors.

!'''AriannaOrtega'''
Wife of Paolo, highly placed in the Red Court and sorceress.

* BadassNickname: ''Gentleman'' Johnny Marcone.
* BerserkButton: It's hard to find something that will set Marcone off, but if he even ''thinks'' you're threatening [[spoiler: "Persephone"]] he will ''murder'' you.
**This extends to children as a whole. He outright says in ''Changes'' that part of the reason why he is helping Harry against the Red Court is because they are hurting children.

!'''Black Court'''

The classic vampire, the Black Court are animated corpses who drink the blood of the living. They are the most innately powerful of the vampire courts, and the most straightforwardly malevolent, but because they have ''all'' the traditional vampire weaknesses ({{Dracula}} was comissioned by their rivals in the White Court as an expose on them) they are also currently the rarest.

!'''Mavra'''
A very old, very nasty Black Court vampire with a grudge against Harry. So far, she seems to have succeeded fairly well at using him as a pawn in her schemes, and has yet to [[KarmaHoudini get her comeuppance]]; we don't even know what her long-term goal is.

* TheChessmaster: She's too [[CompleteMonster evil]] to qualify for [[MagnificentBastard MB]] status, but she is a fucking genius planning wise.
* AFatherToHisMen: She does love her children.
* KarmaHoudini: So far, but it's probably just a matter of time.
* LightningBruiser: Fast, Strong, Smart, Stealthy, her only problem is she's a rotting corpse.
* MasterOfIllusion: Veils are her specialty.
* MindRape: Another specialty of hers, for [[TheRenfield quick, easy mooks]].
* NeutralEvil: We think; she doesn't seem to kill [[ChaoticEvil randomly]] or give a rat's ass about [[LawfulEvil order]].

* BadAss: she not only is extremely skilled at the use of XanatosGambit but is a exceedingly capable sorceress with a ability to dish out incredible levels of power, to the point that Harry himself call her “big-leaguer" and "White Council material.”
* BatmanGambit: It’s implied that she is running one of this, managing to play both Harry and Nicodemus like a fiddle. Her capture of the Archive was a rather beautiful one itself

* CuteBruiser: She fits this trope quite well: a pretty, young woman that packs a BIG punch

* [[HalfHumanHybrid Half Canine Hybrid]]: Foo Dogs are the offspring of a Chinese temple-dog and a dog-spirit of some kind.

* ChivalrousPervert: We know about the chivalry, and the perversion, well, apparently the faerie queen has a great ass... [[SoYeah yeah]].

*HornyDevils: A male White Court vampire is called an "incubus", a female is a "succubus", and a lot of them feed off of sexual energy. Yeah...

*VampireAreSexGods: Thoroughly averted; at best, Blacks are UncannyValley-tastic, and at worst, they're visibly decomposing corpses.

*AffablyEvil: Most of them at least try to be this.

*{{Bishonen}} / {{Bishojo}}

* BadAss: she not only is extremely skilled at the use of XanatosGambit but is a exceedingly capable sorceress with a ability to dish out incredible levels of power, to the point that Harry himself call her “big-leaguer" and "White Council material.”
* BatmanGambit: It’s implied that she is running one of this, managing to play both Harry and Nicodemus like a fiddle. Her capture of the Archive was a rather beautiful one itself

--> For God’s sake.