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* HeroesWantRedheads: Has auburn hair.
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* TheChessmaster: Devises most of the plans in the novel, manipulating both friend and foe alike.
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* ForgivenButNotForgotten: [[spoiler: DownplayedTrope. When his subordinates catch Sam trying to bribe them away, Mac stops them from killing Sam. He acknowledges Sam's role in freeing him in China and warns him not to interfere any more, but still remains on speaking terms.]]
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* ThrillSeeker: Lives for action, [[spoiler: going to help free Native Americans at the conclusion of the novel.]]
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* AllAmericanFace: SubvertedTrope, since despite his patriotism, all his plans go against the US government.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: After getting his hands on sensitive intelligence files, he finds connections that unearth blackmail material on shadowy figures with deep pockets.
* CigarChomper: For Mac, a few chews is a prerequisite to smoking them.
* AFatherToHisMen: Gives his subordinates the training they need to succeed, inspiring fervent loyalty towards him.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: After getting his hands on sensitive intelligence files, he finds connections that unearth blackmail material on shadowy figures with deep pockets.
* CigarChomper: For Mac, a few chews is a prerequisite to smoking them.
* AFatherToHisMen: Gives his subordinates the training they need to succeed, inspiring fervent loyalty towards him.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Drawn to the chests of Mac's former wives, even remembering them by their shape. Madge is "Full and Round", Lillian is "Narrow and Pointed", and Anne is "Sloping yet Argumentative".
* GotVolunteered: Drawn away from his future lawyer position due to Mac's scheming.
* [[spoiler: OutGambitted]]: [[spoiler: Tries to sabotage Mac's plan to kidnap the Pope, but gets foiled at every turn and eventually discovered.]]
* GotVolunteered: Drawn away from his future lawyer position due to Mac's scheming.
* [[spoiler: OutGambitted]]: [[spoiler: Tries to sabotage Mac's plan to kidnap the Pope, but gets foiled at every turn and eventually discovered.]]
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* TaughtByExperience: Her dealings in the Middle East and North Africa have given her experience in navigating Arabic customs.
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Mac's 3rd wife, a native of New York state.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Has auburn hair.
* NiceGirl: Dotes on Sam during his time with her.
* TaughtByExperience: Her dealings in the Middle East and North Africa have given her experience in navigating Arabic customs.
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[[folder: Anne]]
Mac's 1st wife, originally from Detroit
* {{Bookworm}}: Always seen with a book.
* [[spoiler: HookerWithAHeartOfGold]]: [[spoiler: Later revealed to have been a prostitute, with a caring personality and passion for self-improvement that Mac found infatuating.]]
* ThePhilosopher: The most introspective of Mac's ex-wives.
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Mac's 3rd wife, a native of New York state.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Has auburn hair.
* NiceGirl: Dotes on Sam during his time with her.
* TaughtByExperience: Her dealings in the Middle East and North Africa have given her experience in navigating Arabic customs.
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Mac's 1st wife, originally from Detroit
* {{Bookworm}}: Always seen with a book.
* [[spoiler: HookerWithAHeartOfGold]]: [[spoiler: Later revealed to have been a prostitute, with a caring personality and passion for self-improvement that Mac found infatuating.]]
* ThePhilosopher: The most introspective of Mac's ex-wives.
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[[folder: Regina Greenberg]]
Mac's ex-wife.
* BrainyBrunette: Among the smartest of Mac's ex-wives.
* OverlyLongName: Has kept all the names of her ex-husbands.
* SouthernBelle: With the accent to match.
* TaughtByExperience: Her dealings in the Middle East and North Africa have given her experience in navigating Arabic customs.
* [[TopWife Top Ex-Wife]]: Has the leadership role in Mac's ex-wife group.
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Mac's ex-wife.
* BrainyBrunette: Among the smartest of Mac's ex-wives.
* OverlyLongName: Has kept all the names of her ex-husbands.
* SouthernBelle: With the accent to match.
* TaughtByExperience: Her dealings in the Middle East and North Africa have given her experience in navigating Arabic customs.
* [[TopWife Top Ex-Wife]]: Has the leadership role in Mac's ex-wife group.
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* ArchEnemy: Cardinal Ignatio Quartze, who opposes his policies and gets mockery from the Vicar of Christ in turn.
* {{Bookworm}}: Steadily builds up EncyclopaedicKnowledge from childhood, allowing his ascent through the Church.
* {{Bookworm}}: Steadily builds up EncyclopaedicKnowledge from childhood, allowing his ascent through the Church.
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: To his cousin Guido Frescobaldi, [[spoiler: with which he undergoes a TwinSwitch later on in the novel.]]
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[[folder: Lt. Gen. Mackenzie Hawkins]]
Mac is a senior military officer who distinguished himself in the Second World War, but is finding it hard to adjust to a post-war milieu. His desecration of a Peking monument kick-starts the events of the novel.
* FourStarBadass: A three-star Lieutenant General still capable of combat tactics despite his age.
* HiddenDepths: Beneath his brash exterior is a keen mind capable of outwitting any foe.
* HotBlooded: How he acts most of the time.
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[[folder: Maj. Sam Deveraux]]
Sam is a US Army judge advocate close to finishing off his service term, with a job lined up at a prestigious Boston law firm.
* BeleagueredAssistant: He carries out the financial aspects of Mac's plans and puts up with the ensuing shenanigans.
* ReallyGetsAround: Beds a lot of women in the novel, aside from Mac's ex-wives.
* TradingBarsForStripes: After being censured for illegal evidence, he takes the choice of serving a term as judge advocate instead of prison.
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[[folder: Pope Francesco I]]
Giovanni Bombalini is the current supreme pontiff and head of the Catholic Church.
* ChubbyChef: While not employed in the culinary industry, he has a passion for cooking and a stocky build due to his peasant origins.
* NiceGuy: Gets along with nearly every character he interacts with, and is known for taking up the cause of the less fortunate.
* [[spoiler: SecretlyDying]]:[[spoiler: Later diagnosed with terminal illness, but gets better due to HealthyCountryAir.]]
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[[folder: Lt. Gen. Mackenzie Hawkins]]
Mac is a senior military officer who distinguished himself in the Second World War, but is finding it hard to adjust to a post-war milieu. His desecration of a Peking monument kick-starts the events of the novel.
* FourStarBadass: A three-star Lieutenant General still capable of combat tactics despite his age.
* HiddenDepths: Beneath his brash exterior is a keen mind capable of outwitting any foe.
* HotBlooded: How he acts most of the time.
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[[folder: Maj. Sam Deveraux]]
Sam is a US Army judge advocate close to finishing off his service term, with a job lined up at a prestigious Boston law firm.
* BeleagueredAssistant: He carries out the financial aspects of Mac's plans and puts up with the ensuing shenanigans.
* ReallyGetsAround: Beds a lot of women in the novel, aside from Mac's ex-wives.
* TradingBarsForStripes: After being censured for illegal evidence, he takes the choice of serving a term as judge advocate instead of prison.
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[[folder: Pope Francesco I]]
Giovanni Bombalini is the current supreme pontiff and head of the Catholic Church.
* ChubbyChef: While not employed in the culinary industry, he has a passion for cooking and a stocky build due to his peasant origins.
* NiceGuy: Gets along with nearly every character he interacts with, and is known for taking up the cause of the less fortunate.
* [[spoiler: SecretlyDying]]:[[spoiler: Later diagnosed with terminal illness, but gets better due to HealthyCountryAir.]]
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