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Corrupt Hick has been cut per this TRS tread:[1] Appropriate examples are moved to Small Town Tyrant


* CorruptHick: The Man, of course.



* RaginCajun: The Man, who crosses this trope with CorruptHick.

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* RaginCajun: The Man, who crosses this trope with CorruptHick.Man.
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-->'''Manny:''' No. The Brujeria work for me.
* WomanInWhite: The Man's "brides".

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-->'''Manny:''' No. The Brujeria work for me.
* WomanInWhite: The Man's "brides".
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** Although given as his "brides" appear to have been DeadAllAlong he is some flavour of {{Necromancer}}, but lacking any combat ready magic.

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A teenage runaway encounters a CrazyHomelessPerson, only for her to run into three creepy girls who ask her if she would like to marry "the man". The same man who murders a helpful police officer passing by just because he bothered him at the wrong time. Meanwhile, Detective Jim Corrigan is consulting one John Constantine (and flirting with Zed) about a detective who was brutally murdered while investigating missing persons case. But that's not all that's going on; John has a bounty on his head, and Papa Midnite intends to collect. But naturally, the main character is hardly about to die so early on. In the end, Constantine gives a badass monologue, awesome new trenchcoat and all, and walks off... only to be ScrewedByTheNetwork.

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A teenage runaway encounters a CrazyHomelessPerson, only for her to run into three creepy girls who ask her if she would like to marry "the man". The same man who murders a helpful police officer passing by just because he bothered him at the wrong time. Meanwhile, Detective Jim Corrigan is consulting one John Constantine (and flirting with Zed) about a detective who was brutally murdered while investigating missing persons case. But that's not all that's going on; John has a bounty on his head, and Papa Midnite intends to collect. But naturally, the main character is hardly about to die so early on. In the end, Constantine gives a badass bad-ass monologue, awesome new trenchcoat and all, and walks off... only to be ScrewedByTheNetwork.



* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Implied; John is implied to have feelings for Zed (who shares a kiss with Jim).

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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Implied; John is implied to have feelings for Zed (who shares a kiss with Jim).



* DoubleEntenre: When John compares his gun to Jim's.

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* DoubleEntenre: DoubleEntendre: When John compares his gun to Jim's.


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* KnightInSourArmor: What John ultimately is; he'll complain, but he's still out to save everyone.


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* UndeadChild: The Man's "brides", who have a living appearance (but can't hide the smell).
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* DoubleEntenre: When John compares his gun to Jim's.
--->'''John:''' Mine's bigger.



* FauxAffablyEvil: The Man, who has a cheerful, talkative demeanor and killed his first wife because she wasn't the virgin he "deserved".
* HollywoodSatanism: What The Man practices.



-->'''Manny:''' No. The Brujeria work for me.

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-->'''Manny:''' No. The Brujeria work for me.me.
* WomanInWhite: The Man's "brides".
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* AntiVillain: Papa Midnite wants to save his sister, and is sorry that he has to interrupt John's mission to save a young girl.


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* BloodFromTheMouth: Constantine. Fortunately, it's really just an animated corpse with a {{Glamour}} on it.

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Part of the reason Papa Midnite wants John dead is to help his sister.
* EvilAllAlong: Manny, who has the Brujeria working for him (and burned John's map in a previous episode).



* NoNameGIven: The Man, which results in EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep.

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* NoNameGIven: NoNameGiven: The Man, which results in EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep.



* RaginCajun: The Man, who crosses this trope with CorruptHick.

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* RaginCajun: The Man, who crosses this trope with CorruptHick.CorruptHick.
* WhamLine: When Papa Midnite asks Manny if he works for the Brujeria.
-->'''Manny:''' No. The Brujeria work for me.
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'''Season 1, Episode 13''':
!Waiting for the Man
A teenage runaway encounters a CrazyHomelessPerson, only for her to run into three creepy girls who ask her if she would like to marry "the man". The same man who murders a helpful police officer passing by just because he bothered him at the wrong time. Meanwhile, Detective Jim Corrigan is consulting one John Constantine (and flirting with Zed) about a detective who was brutally murdered while investigating missing persons case. But that's not all that's going on; John has a bounty on his head, and Papa Midnite intends to collect. But naturally, the main character is hardly about to die so early on. In the end, Constantine gives a badass monologue, awesome new trenchcoat and all, and walks off... only to be ScrewedByTheNetwork.

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!Tropes present in this episode include:
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Implied; John is implied to have feelings for Zed (who shares a kiss with Jim).
* BackForTheFinale: Well, this wasn't ''intended'' to be the finale, but Jim Corrigan comes back nonetheless. So does Gary, who possesses a corpse to warn John of a bounty on his head.
* CorruptHick: The Man, of course.
* CreepyChild: The Man's "brides", who are mindlessly devoted to him and are implied to be DeadAllAlong.
* {{Mundanger}}: The Man is this, having no super powers or a magical arsenal to speak of.
* NoNameGIven: The Man, which results in EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep.
* OldManMarryingAChild: The Man has three brides, all of whom are in their early teens.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Downplayed; while John and Jim shooting the Man is by no means treated as an evil act, they decide that it's better to [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim just shoot him]] rather than risk him breaking out of prison.
* RaginCajun: The Man, who crosses this trope with CorruptHick.

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