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* VillainProtagonist: [[PunchClockVillain 'Villain' is pushing it though]], as he’d never do anything that crosses the line into being evil.

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* VillainProtagonist: [[PunchClockVillain 'Villain' "Villain" is pushing it it, though]], as he’d never do anything that crosses the line into being evil.

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* AFatherToHisMen: He’s hinted to be this to his gang. Aside from [[GetRichQuickScheme Get Rich Quick Schemes]], the only times he’ll ''ever'' work hard is if one of the gang is in trouble.



* TheCharmer: He's very charismatic, and can easily deceive people into his scams.



* TheCharmer: He's very charismatic, and can easily deceive people into his scams.



* AFatherToHisMen: He’s hinted to be this to his gang. Aside from [[GetRichQuickScheme Get Rich Quick Schemes]], the only times he’ll ''ever'' work hard is if one of the gang is in trouble.



* TheCutie: His small size, naïvety, and [[WideEyedIdealist idealism]] makes him among the more adorable of the alley cats.

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* TheCutie: His small size, naïvety, and [[WideEyedIdealist idealism]] makes make him among the more adorable of the alley cats.

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->"''Gee, you’re all heart, T.C.''"

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->"''Gee, you’re you're all heart, T.C.''"


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* AlliterativeName: '''B'''enny the '''B'''all. Moreover, "Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats" establishes his full name as being "Benjamin Ball". The Latin American Spanish version does it too, as he's known as "Benito Bodoque".


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* InkSuitActor: Benny the Ball, voiced by Maurice Gosfield, is modeled on Private Doberman in ''Series/ThePhilSilversShow'' ... [[CastingGag played by Maurice Gosfield]].
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->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Julio Lucena (TV series), Jose Maria Iglesias (Yogi's Ark Lark), Salvador Najar (Yogi's Treasure Hunt), Emilio Guerrero (Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats), Creator/MarioCastaneda (WesternAnimation/YoYogi), Raul Anaya (movies)

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->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Julio Lucena (TV series), series/original dub), Creator/GerardoReyero (TV series/remastered dub), Jose Maria Iglesias (Yogi's (''Yogi's Ark Lark), Lark''), Salvador Najar (Yogi's (''Yogi's Treasure Hunt), Hunt''), Emilio Guerrero (Top (''Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats), Cats''), Creator/MarioCastaneda (WesternAnimation/YoYogi), Raul Anaya (movies)(''WesternAnimation/YoYogi''), Creator/RaulAnaya (movies and ''WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}}'')
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* EveryoneHasStandards: He's disgusted that someone would abandon a baby on a doorstep.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: He's He may be a con artist with few scruples when it comes to running a scam, but even he's disgusted that someone would abandon a baby on a doorstep.
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* NiceHat: Is rarely seen without it.
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->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Jorge Arvizu (TV series, first movie and Yogi's Ark Lark ), Luis Alfonso Mendoza (Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats), Mauricio Perez (second movie)

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->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Jorge Arvizu (TV series, first movie and Yogi's Ark Lark ), Luis Alfonso Mendoza Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza (Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats), Mauricio Perez (second movie)



->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Santiago Gil (TV series), Luis Fernado Orozco (First movie), Mario Filio (Second movie)

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->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Santiago Gil (TV series), Luis Fernado Fernando Orozco (First movie), Mario Filio (Second movie)
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The intellectual, the effectual, the indisputable leader of the gang. Top Cat is a charismatic swindler and con artist. Close friends get to call him "T.C."--provided it's with dignity. In the Mexican dub, he was called Don Gato.

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The most effectual, the intellectual, the effectual, and the indisputable leader of the gang. Top Cat is a charismatic swindler and con artist. Close friends get to call him "T.C."--provided it's with dignity. In the Mexican dub, he was called Don Gato.

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The intellectual, the effectual, the indisputable leader of the gang. Top Cat, or just "T.C." to his close friends, is a charismatic swindler and con artist. In the Mexican dub, he was called Don Gato.

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The intellectual, the effectual, the indisputable leader of the gang. Top Cat, or just Cat is a charismatic swindler and con artist. Close friends get to call him "T.C." to his close friends, is a charismatic swindler and con artist."--provided it's with dignity. In the Mexican dub, he was called Don Gato.


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* PunnyName: His name is an amalgamation of "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_hat Top Hat]]", a type of tall, flat-crowned headwear typically associated with the upper class (and unscrupulous capitalists), alluding to T.C.'s goals of getting rich quick, and "Cat", because he's....well, a [[ADogNamedDog cat]]. Ironically, the hat he is always seen wearing is actually a "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_pie_hat Pork pie hat]]" instead of his namesake.
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The indisputable leader of the gang. Top Cat, or just "T.C." to his close friends, is a charismatic swindler and con artist. In the Mexican dub, he was called Don Gato.

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The intellectual, the effectual, the indisputable leader of the gang. Top Cat, or just "T.C." to his close friends, is a charismatic swindler and con artist. In the Mexican dub, he was called Don Gato.
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* BrilliantButLazy: He would probably be able to get more money if he tried to do some actual job than trying to scam people.

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* BrilliantButLazy: He would probably be able to get more money if he tried to do some actual job work than trying to scam people.
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The indisputable leader of the gang. Top Cat, or T.C. to his close friends, is a charismatic swindler and con artist. In the Mexican dub, he was called Don Gato.

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The indisputable leader of the gang. Top Cat, or T.just "T.C. " to his close friends, is a charismatic swindler and con artist. In the Mexican dub, he was called Don Gato.



* CatsAreSnarkers

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* CatsAreSnarkersCatsAreSnarkers: A feline with a dry sense of humor to match.



%%* CoolCat

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%%* CoolCat* CoolCat: Well, you don't have a name like "Top Cat" by being a nervous chihuahua. Suffice to say it's hard to get him truly riled.



%%* ItsAllAboutMe

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%%* ItsAllAboutMe* ItsAllAboutMe: Downplayed. He's definitely got plenty of pride and greed in him and always looking for a quick way to fortune, but he's still AFatherToHisMen and most if not all of his schemes are to get his ''gang'' rich, not just himself.



%%* LazyBum

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%%* LazyBum* LazyBum: Don't be fooled, he's quick-witted and always has a scheme in mind, but he's also the type of cat who will let his gang do the [[JustForPun lion's share]] of the work.



%%* LovableRogue
%%* {{Schemer}}

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%%* LovableRogue
%%* {{Schemer}}
* LovableRogue: But of course! He might be a con...cat always looking for some quick cash, but he's also a snarky and charismatic gang leader who actually looks out for his gang, even if he does let them do all the work.
* {{Schemer}}: Natch for a con artist. Most episode plots revolve around his newest scheme and the loads of trouble of trouble it brings for him, his gang, and the long-suffering Officer Dibble.



%%* TheBabyOfTheBunch
%%* BigEater
%%* TheCutie

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%%* TheBabyOfTheBunch
%%* BigEater
%%* TheCutie
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: He's one of the youngest in the gang, and is physically shorter than most of the others as well.
* BigEater: Don't let that size fool you, he can put even ''humans'' to shame with his appetite.
* TheCutie: His small size, naïvety, and [[WideEyedIdealist idealism]] makes him among the more adorable of the alley cats.



%%* MoralityPet: To Top Cat

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%%* * MoralityPet: To Top CatCat. He's often the one to keep T.C. from letting a con go ''too'' far, or just outright acting as T.C.'s conscience.



* GeniusDitz: At times.

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* GeniusDitz: At times.times, he'll come up with something that's actually quite clever.



%%* JiveTurkey

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%%* JiveTurkey* JiveTurkey: His usual manner of speaking, which goes along naturally with his beatnik attitude.



%%* ChivalrousPervert

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%%* ChivalrousPervert* ChivalrousPervert: Always after the ladies, but he's still a good guy under it all, much like the rest of the gang.



%%* ButtMonkey
%%* ByTheBookCop

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%%* ButtMonkey
%%* ByTheBookCop
* ButtMonkey: The long-suffering beat cop who is unlucky enough to have T.C. and his gang in his patrol route. Not only will he often be at the wrong end of T.C.'s schemes, but T.C. himself will often use Dibble's patrol box as his personal telephone.
* ByTheBookCop: He wants T.C. behind bars, but he wants it done legally, darnit. He also has no patience for the alley cats' schemes, no matter how big or small they are.



%%* TheFettered

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%%* TheFettered* TheFettered: Being a ByTheBookCop, this comes as no surprise. When T.C.'s alley cats are up to no good, he'll be there to put a stop to it...or at least that's what he would ''like'' to do. As it stands, his degrees of success in this effort are...mixed.

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* {{Expy}}: Design-wise, he highly resembles Fibber Fox from ''WesternAnimation/YakkyDoodle''. Both have similar head shapes and sweaters, though their species, coats, and personalities differ.



%%* SerialRomeo

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%%* SerialRomeo* SerialRomeo: He's girl-crazy, yet can never secure a girlfriend.



* [[BrosBeforeHoes Pals Before Gals]]: He'll ditch any girl he's with the second he hears Top Cat calling the gang together.



* ReallyGetsAround: He appears with a different cat-lady in each episode.


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* [[BrosBeforeHoes Pals Before Gals]]: He'll ditch any girl he's with the second he hears Top Cat calling the gang together.
* ReallyGetsAround: He appears with a different cat-lady in each episode.
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* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Blue Fur]]



* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Pink Fur]] / [[RoseHairedSweetie Rose-Furred Sweetie]]



* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Fur]]
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* CoolCat

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* %%* CoolCat



* ItsAllAboutMe

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* %%* ItsAllAboutMe



* LazyBum

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* %%* LazyBum



* LovableRogue
* {{Schemer}}

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* %%* LovableRogue
* %%* {{Schemer}}



* TheBabyOfTheBunch
* BigEater
* TheCutie
* [[MommasBoy Momma’s Kitten]]

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* %%* TheBabyOfTheBunch
* %%* BigEater
* %%* TheCutie
* %%* [[MommasBoy Momma’s Kitten]]



* MoralityPet: To Top Cat

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* %%* MoralityPet: To Top Cat



* SerialRomeo

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* %%* SerialRomeo



* JiveTurkey

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* %%* JiveTurkey



* ChivalrousPervert

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* %%* ChivalrousPervert



* ButtMonkey
* ByTheBookCop

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* %%* ButtMonkey
* %%* ByTheBookCop



* TheFettered

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* %%* TheFettered
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* PinkMeansFeminine: Is the most romantic and sensitive member of the gang, and was also revealed to be the most domestic in the episode where the gang adopts an abandoned baby.

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* PinkMeansFeminine: Is the most romantic and sensitive member of the gang, and was also revealed to be the most domestic in the episode where the gang adopts an abandoned baby. WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}} just plays the trope straight and makes Choo Choo female.
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* TheShill: Usually plays this role in Top Cat's cons.
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* {{Adorkable}}

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* BuffoonishTomCat: Is the slowest of the gang, and the one that tends to give the dumbest answers to Top Cat. Although rarely prone to slapstick, if rare.

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* BuffoonishTomCat: Is the slowest and goofiest of the gang, and the one that tends to give the dumbest answers to Top Cat. Although rarely prone to slapstick, if rare.



* DumbIsGood: An slow-witted cat who means well and is cooperative to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold the smarter and fast-talking Top Cat.]]



* IronicName: Due to his character in the show, similar to [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/OliverAndCompany Einstein]] from WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany, though it's a MeaningfulName in the comics.

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* IronicName: Due to his character in the show, similar to [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/OliverAndCompany [[Characters/OliverAndCompany Einstein]] from WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany, though it's a MeaningfulName in the comics.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: his oddball nature with his [[TheDitz dimwitted]] demeanor would qualify himself as this.
* TheDitz: Being the ditzy and slow-witted feline he is, Brain was averted in the comics where he's actually TheSmartGuy

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: his His oddball nature with his [[TheDitz dimwitted]] slow-witted demeanor would qualify himself as this.
* TheDitz: Being the ditzy and slow-witted [[TheDitz dimwitted]] feline he is, Brain was averted in the comics where he's actually TheSmartGuy
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* TheDitz: Being an ditzy and slow-witted feline, but he is averted in the comics where he's actually TheSmartGuy

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* TheDitz: Being an the ditzy and slow-witted feline, but feline he is is, Brain was averted in the comics where he's actually TheSmartGuy



* IronicName: Due to his character in the show, similar to Einstein from WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany, though it's a MeaningfulName in the comics.

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* IronicName: Due to his character in the show, similar to Einstein [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/OliverAndCompany Einstein]] from WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany, though it's a MeaningfulName in the comics.
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* IronicName: Due to his character in the show, similar to Einstein from WesternAnimation/OliverAndTheCompany, though it's a MeaningfulName in the comics.

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* IronicName: Due to his character in the show, similar to Einstein from WesternAnimation/OliverAndTheCompany, WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany, though it's a MeaningfulName in the comics.
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* BuffoonishTomcat: Is the slowest of the gang, and the one that tends to give the dumbest answers to Top Cat.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* TheDitz: But Averted in the comics, where he's actually TheSmartGuy
* GeniusDitz: At times
* IronicName: Though it's a MeaningfulName in the comics.
* SimpletonVoice

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* BuffoonishTomcat: BuffoonishTomCat: Is the slowest of the gang, and the one that tends to give the dumbest answers to Top Cat.
Cat. Although rarely prone to slapstick, if rare.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
{{Cloudcuckoolander}}: his oddball nature with his [[TheDitz dimwitted]] demeanor would qualify himself as this.
* TheDitz: But Averted Being an ditzy and slow-witted feline, but he is averted in the comics, comics where he's actually TheSmartGuy
* GeniusDitz: At times
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* IronicName: Though Due to his character in the show, similar to Einstein from WesternAnimation/OliverAndTheCompany, though it's a MeaningfulName in the comics.
* SimpletonVoiceSimpletonVoice: And had an more dimwitted sounding voice in TheMovie.
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* VillainProtagonist: 'Villain' is pushing it though, as he’d never do anything that crosses the line into being evil.

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* VillainProtagonist: [[PunchClockVillain 'Villain' is pushing it though, though]], as he’d never do anything that crosses the line into being evil.
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[[folder: Benny The Ball]]

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[[folder: Benny The the Ball]]



[[folder: Choo Choo]]

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[[folder: Choo Choo]]Choo-Choo]]
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* HypocriticalHeartwarming: He has no problem berating anyone in his gang for screw-ups or stupidity, but he will help any of them in a heartbeat. And for all the trouble he causes Dibble, he'll help him out when he really needs it.
* IndyPloy: A big reason why he avoids going to jail for his antics is because he's very good at thinking on his feet and playing on various observations.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Sometimes, even his quick wit isn't enough to hoodwink Dibble or someone else, so he has only one recourse: run like hell in the other direction.


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* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: Admits this in "Dibble Breaks the Record" to T.C. and the gang. He likens it to being married.


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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He's always fuming about the gang's actions, but there are times when he gets so angry and focused that T.C. would rather find a place to lie low for a few days than risk bumping into him before he cools off.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: He's disgusted that someone would abandon a baby on a doorstep.
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* OhCrap: On one occasion, he freaked when a girl he was with suggested they get married. He referred to Top Cat summoning the gang as being saved by the bell.
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* TheLeader: Mostly the Charismatic type, but he's also a Levelheaded Chessmaster.

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* TheLeader: Mostly the Charismatic type, but he's also a Levelheaded Chessmaster.Mastermind.
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* TheLeader: Type Charismatic

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* TheLeader: Type CharismaticMostly the Charismatic type, but he's also a Levelheaded Chessmaster.

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