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** Swamp Thing undergoes a major one after learning that he is the TomatoInTheMirror. Abby also has one after she realizes the AwfulTruth about her husband.

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** Swamp Thing undergoes a major one after learning that he is was never Alec Holland but a plant elemental who believed himself to be Holland and came into being after the TomatoInTheMirror.real Alec Holland died. Abby also has one after she realizes the AwfulTruth about her husband.



* TomatoInTheMirror: Swamp Thing learns that he was never Alec Holland -- physically, at least. He still retains Holland's consciousness, and Abby still calls him Alec. And then he ''meets Alec's soul in Heaven'', the final nail in the coffin of the idea that he's anything more than a copy of Holland's memories.

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* TomatoInTheMirror: One of the notable marks left by Alan Moore's run was Swamp Thing learns learning that he was never Alec Holland -- physically, at least. He still retains Holland's consciousness, and Abby still calls him Alec. And then he ''meets Alec's soul in Heaven'', the final nail in the coffin of the idea that he's anything more than a copy of Holland's memories.



* TricksterMentor: Constantine.

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* TricksterMentor: Constantine.Constantine tries to give some form of guidance towards Swamp Thing, but can't resist screwing with him in the process.
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* SpinOff: [[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]] first appeared during Alan Moore's run before eventually getting his own series.

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* SpinOff: [[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]] first appeared during Alan Moore's run and continued to be featured as a recurring character even after Moore left the book before eventually getting his own series.
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** [[http://www.angelfire.com/pop/bay55/SwampThing/SwampBook022.html According to inker John Totleben]], Woodrue's dilated pupils, in the close-up panel after he tastes the Swamp Thing's tuber in issue 2:22, are a deliberate if covert indication of [[HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs drug use]], still forbidden under the then-current version of the UsefulNotes/ComicsCode unless depicted as a "[[DrugsAreBad vicious habit]]." (Totleben states further that Woodrue's subsequent use of an EEG device was a smokescreen for the ''real'' method by which he tapped into the Green.) When DC began releasing the title without the Code's seal of approval, it freed the creative team to make the tubers' psychedelic properties more explicit and give them a recurring role in the series.

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** [[http://www.angelfire.com/pop/bay55/SwampThing/SwampBook022.html According to inker John Totleben]], Woodrue's dilated pupils, in the close-up panel after he tastes the Swamp Thing's tuber in issue 2:22, are a deliberate if covert indication of [[HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs drug use]], still forbidden under the then-current version of the UsefulNotes/ComicsCode MediaNotes/TheComicsCode unless depicted as a "[[DrugsAreBad vicious habit]]." (Totleben states further that Woodrue's subsequent use of an EEG device was a smokescreen for the ''real'' method by which he tapped into the Green.) When DC began releasing the title without the Code's seal of approval, it freed the creative team to make the tubers' psychedelic properties more explicit and give them a recurring role in the series.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: The Swamp Thing stops Woodrue's rampage by asking [[spoiler:what plants will breathe without animals to exhale carbon dioxide]]. Woodrue has a VillainousBSOD.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: The In the first arc of Alan Moore's run, the Swamp Thing stops Woodrue's rampage by asking [[spoiler:what plants will breathe without animals to exhale carbon dioxide]]. Woodrue has a VillainousBSOD.
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* RageAgainstTheReflection:
** Issue three in the original series showed in a flashback that the Patchwork Man destroyed the mirror in anger after seeing his brother Anton Arcane made him a FrankensteinsMonster.
** Issue 23 of the original series had Swamp Thing notice his reflection in the mirror after making Ruth Munroe faint and instinctively break the mirror by throwing a figurine at it.

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%%* MuckMonster* MuckMonster: The titular character is more or less a walking pile of swamp sludge.


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* OffingTheOffspring: The 22nd issue of the 1972 series had Dr. Daniel Solomon forced to kill his son John to prevent him from spreading the plague to the surface world by shooting him.


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* TogetherInDeath: In the 22nd issue of the 1972 series, Dr. Daniel Solomon chooses to hold hands with his wife Kate and die with her after being forced to [[OffingTheOffspring fatally shoot their son John]] to prevent him from spreading the plague to the surface world.
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* TheQuietOne: Swamp Thing in his early days said very few words due to his transformed state making it very difficult for him to speak.

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* TheQuietOne: Swamp Thing in his early days said very few words outside of his thoughts due to his transformed state making it very difficult for him to speak.
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* BodyHorror: The Monkey King takes on the shape of its targets fears, but not very well, which just makes it all the more disturbing when it tries to look like Paul's mother.

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* BodyHorror: The Monkey King takes on the shape of its targets target's fears, but not very well, which just makes it all the more disturbing when it tries to look like Paul's mother.
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* TheQuietOne: Swamp Thing was one in his early days said very few words due to his transformed state making it very difficult for him to speak.

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* TheQuietOne: Swamp Thing was one in his early days said very few words due to his transformed state making it very difficult for him to speak.

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* ComicBookDeath: Anton Arcane died in the last issue before Moore took over. Of course, in comic books, dead doesn't necessarily mean ''dead''.


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* DisneyVillainDeath: Anton Arcane's first story ended with him appearing to fall to his death. It didn't stick, and he'd continue to return as Swamp Thing's most persistent foe.


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* JokerImmunity: Anton Arcane has died repeatedly, only to always come back to menace Swamp Thing again.
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* TheQuietOne: Swamp Thing was one in his early days. It wasn't that he ''couldn't'' speak, just that it was difficult.

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* TheQuietOne: Swamp Thing was one in his early days. It wasn't that he ''couldn't'' speak, just that days said very few words due to his transformed state making it was difficult.very difficult for him to speak.

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* AlliterativeName: Anton Arcane and his niece Abigail.

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* AlliterativeName: Anton Arcane and his niece Abigail.Abigail both have names that are alliterations of the letter A.



* BigBad: Anton Arcane.

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* BigBad: Anton Arcane.Arcane is frequently the main villain and Swamp Thing's greatest enemy.



%%* EvilSorcerer: Arcane.

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%%* * EvilSorcerer: Arcane.Arcane is a villainous mage who often uses dark magic in his schemes.



* FrankensteinsMonster: Patchwork Man is Anton's brother Gregori resurrected as a being made of sewn-together body parts.



* GreenAesop: Though Alan Moore likes his Aesops Subverted, or DoubleSubverted.

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* GreenAesop: Though Morals on being more considerate of the environment were common, though Alan Moore likes his Aesops Subverted, or DoubleSubverted.



* HorrifyingHero: Swamp Thing.

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* HorrifyingHero: Swamp Thing.Thing is a grotesque monster who often scares people with his mere presence, but is still a good guy.



%%* FrankensteinsMonster: Patchwork Man.



* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Issue four of the original Len Wein series ended with the [=MacCobbs=] outliving their werewolf son Ian when he gave his life to defend his mother from getting crushed by a silver chandelier.



%%* PlantPerson

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%%* PlantPerson* PlantPerson: Swamp Thing himself is a humanoid plant creature.



%%* Reality Ensues: Drunk driving at night will kill you, regardless of whether you're trying to make things up to your wife.



* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Swamp Thing's nemesis Anton Arcane made his debut in the second issue of Len Wein's original run.



* SpinOff: [[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]] first appeared during Alan Moore's run.

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* SpinOff: [[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]] first appeared during Alan Moore's run.run before eventually getting his own series.

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Downplayed but still notable. When Darkseid appears in issue #62 of the second volume he is notably quite patient and cordial to Metron, and even jokes once or twice (Hell, he even [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness laughs]] at one point!]]) It could be justified by the fact that Metron is one of the very few people Darkseid somewhat respects.


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** Swamp Thing himself is this: A humanoid mass of moss and muck who can [[GreenThumb control nearly all vegetation in the multiverse]], is unkillable, can duplicate himself, grow in size or change bodies and is powerful enough to face the friggin' ComicBook/NewGods!

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