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* IronWoobie: Mister, who lost his family in the initial outbreak and is unable to save many close friends over the two movies. [[spoiler: His protege Martin shows signs of becoming this in his own right, especially with the deaths of his family in the beginning.]]

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* IronWoobie: Mister, who usually acts focused and unfettered but lost his family parents, wife, and daughter in the initial outbreak and is unable to save many close friends over the two movies. [[spoiler: His protege Martin shows signs of becoming this in his own right, especially with the deaths of his family in the beginning.]]]]
* {{Moe}}:
** Belle, the ImperiledInPregnancy country singer has a lot of down-to-earth charm.
** Peggy, due to her sunny, go-getter nature even after spending so long surviving alone.
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** In the first Lockdown Town they're seen passing through, Mister's first order of business seems to be making sure Martin check over by a doctor, even over-paying for the service with medicine because the doctor said see needed all of it for her patients. He also makes sure Martin gets a hair cut later on. Both of actions proving that, despite Mister's surliness and generally rough demeaner, he is a very capable and caring ParentalSubstitute to his young protege.
** Mister digging a grave for Sister's fallen fellow nun so she can have a proper burial and give Sister some closure. He even removes his hat (a common sign of respect) during the makeshift. Somewhat more humorously, Martin's narration reveals Mister still yanked out the dead vampire nun's fangs but respectfully waited until Sister couldn't see him do it.

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** In the first Lockdown Town they're seen passing through, Mister's first order of business seems to be making sure Martin check over by a doctor, even over-paying for the service with medicine because the doctor said see she needed all of it for her patients. He also makes sure Martin gets a hair cut later on. Both of actions proving that, despite Mister's surliness and generally rough demeaner, he is a very capable and caring ParentalSubstitute to his young protege.protégé.
** Mister digging a grave for Sister's fallen fellow nun so she can have a proper burial and give Sister some closure. He even removes his hat (a common sign of respect) during the makeshift.makeshiftfuneral. Somewhat more humorously, Martin's narration reveals Mister still yanked out the dead vampire nun's fangs but respectfully waited until Sister couldn't see him do it.

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** In the first Lockdown Town they're seen passing through, Mister's first order of business seems to be making sure Martin check over by a doctor, even over-paying for the service with medicine because the doctor said see needed all of it for her patients). He also makes sure Martin gets a hair cut later on. Both of actions proving that, despite Mister's surliness and generally rough demeaner, he is a very capable and caring ParentalSubstitute to his young protege.

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** In the first Lockdown Town they're seen passing through, Mister's first order of business seems to be making sure Martin check over by a doctor, even over-paying for the service with medicine because the doctor said see needed all of it for her patients).patients. He also makes sure Martin gets a hair cut later on. Both of actions proving that, despite Mister's surliness and generally rough demeaner, he is a very capable and caring ParentalSubstitute to his young protege.


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** For all the tragedy that is soon to come, Martin telling his daughter, Belle (named after his dead friend from the first movie) about Mister is incredibly sweet. This is implied to be a regular bedtime story for the girl and Martin showing of the Mister's necklace that he kept as a memento shows that, even after ten years, Martin still loves the man dearly.

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** In the first Lockdown Town they're seen passing through, Mister's first order of business seems to be making sure Martin check over by a doctor, even over-paying for the service with medicine because the doctor said see needed all of it for her patients). He also makes sure Martin gets a hair cut later on. Both of actions proving that, despite Mister's surliness and generally rough demeaner, he is a very capable and caring ParentalSubstitute to his young protege.
** Mister digging a grave for Sister's fallen fellow nun so she can have a proper burial and give Sister some closure. He even removes his hat (a common sign of respect) during the makeshift. Somewhat more humorously, Martin's narration reveals Mister still yanked out the dead vampire nun's fangs but respectfully waited until Sister couldn't see him do it.



** Mister digging a grave for Sister's fallen fellow nun so she can have a proper burial and give Sister some closure. He even removes his hat (a common sign of respect) during the makeshift. Somewhat more humorously, Martin's narration reveals Mister still yanked out the dead vampire nun's fangs but respectfully waited until Sister couldn't see him do it.

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* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Martin hugging Mister towards the end and crying. Mister who has been keeping him at arm's length throughout the movie puts his arm around him as well.

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Martin hugging Mister towards the end and crying. Mister who has been keeping him at arm's length throughout the movie puts his arm around him as well.well.
** Mister digging a grave for Sister's fallen fellow nun so she can have a proper burial and give Sister some closure. He even removes his hat (a common sign of respect) during the makeshift. Somewhat more humorously, Martin's narration reveals Mister still yanked out the dead vampire nun's fangs but respectfully waited until Sister couldn't see him do it.
** While second film is bleaker overall, Mister taking on a softer, more empathic outlook allows for plenty of heartwarming moments with his surrogate children, Martin and Lady, and his old friends, Bat and Doc.
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* DawsonCasting: Done deliberately for a change! The part of Martin was originally written for a twelve-year-old boy but, due to the legal limitations of working with a underage actor, Connor Paolo was cast because, despite being nineteen at the time, he looked young enough to pass as being in his mid-teens.
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* IronWoobie: Mister, who lost his family in the initial outbreak and is unable to save many close friends over the two movies. [[spoiler: His protege Martin shows signs of becoming this in his own right, especially with the deaths of his gamily in the beginning.]]

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* IronWoobie: Mister, who lost his family in the initial outbreak and is unable to save many close friends over the two movies. [[spoiler: His protege Martin shows signs of becoming this in his own right, especially with the deaths of his gamily family in the beginning.]]
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** Officer Harley, the ReasonableAuthorityFigure, HeroOfAnotherStory at the lock-down town of Strivington, especially for [[spoiler:Manaigng to retain his sense of humanity after being bitten.]]
** Chipper, crossbow wielding Peggy is well liked, although her [[spoiler:being Martin's last minute love interest isn't completely approved of people don't see to take it out on her character.]]

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** Officer Harley, the ReasonableAuthorityFigure, HeroOfAnotherStory at the lock-down town of Strivington, especially for [[spoiler:Manaigng [[spoiler:Managing to retain his sense of humanity after being bitten.]]
** Chipper, crossbow wielding Peggy is well liked, although her [[spoiler:being Martin's last minute love interest isn't completely approved of people don't see seem to take it out on her character.]]
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* IronWoobie: Mister. [[spoiler: His protege Martin shows signs of becoming this in his own right.]]
* OneSceneWonder: Most of the residents of the various survivor outposts the group stop at have storngHeroOfAnotherStory airs to them, having held onto their humanity and fight back against Vampires and the Brotherhood while displaying some curiosity and insight with Mister and the Others.

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* IronWoobie: Mister. Mister, who lost his family in the initial outbreak and is unable to save many close friends over the two movies. [[spoiler: His protege Martin shows signs of becoming this in his own right.right, especially with the deaths of his gamily in the beginning.]]
* OneSceneWonder: Most of the residents of the various survivor outposts the group stop at have storngHeroOfAnotherStory strong HeroOfAnotherStory airs to them, having held onto their humanity and fight back against Vampires and the Brotherhood while displaying some curiosity and insight with Mister and the Others.
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* OneSceneWonder: Most of the residents of the various survivor outposts the group stop at.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Sister gets a lot of positive attention among the main group for her performance and development.
** Officer Harley, the ReasonableAuthorityFigure, HeroOfAnotherStory at the lock-down town of Strivington, especially for [[spoiler:Manaigng to retain his sense of humanity after being bitten.]]
** Chipper, crossbow wielding Peggy is well liked, although her [[spoiler:being Martin's last minute love interest isn't completely approved of people don't see to take it out on her character.]]


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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:Willie]] who gets an interesting backstory and characterization but is the least fleshed out of the core characters and is KilledOffscreen without even the courtesy of a fight scene that it feels like [[spoiler:he]] could have done well in.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: The tone, acting and pacing of the first film are not recaptured with the second. While admittedly [[ActionizedSequel this was somewhat intentional]] the sequel's rotten tomatoes score is less than half as positive as that of the first movie, and for some FanonDiscontinuity applies.


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* OneSceneWonder: Most of the residents of the various survivor outposts the group stop at.
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* {{fannon discontinuity}}: due to the different tone, the above mentioned AssPulls, and a couple cases of {{sudden sequel death syndrome}} it's possible to feel this way about the Stakelander.
* OneSceneWonder: Peggy and most of the characters from the three lockdown towns the main characters stop at.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Martin hugging Mister towards the end and crying. Mister who has been keeping him at arm's length throughout the movie puts his arm around him as well.

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Martin hugging Mister towards the end and crying. Mister who has been keeping him at arm's length throughout the movie puts his arm around him as well.

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* CompleteMonster: [[SinisterMinister Jebediah Loven]] is the leader of a cult that has overtaken the Southern US amidst the Vampire outbreak. Loven starts by leaving the hero Vampire hunter Mister out for the ravenous infected. Loven and his cult capture live vampires and drop them into civilian populations to run wild, and when [[spoiler: Loven is left alone for the vampires, he gives his blood willingly and becomes a thinking monster who stalks and kills members of Mister's party, even capturing, torturing and infecting a pregnant woman out of spite against Mister and his protege Martin.]]



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* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Sister sacrificing herself for her group, and Martin silently grieving for her, having formed a familial bond with her.]]
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*** The Brotherhood transported them [[spoiler:(given how the area doesn't seem particularly cold, its probable New Eden is in surrounded by a cold "belt" of sorts, composed of the colder regions of Canada and maybe Alaska.]]
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** ''The Stakelander'' has quite a few more. How did the vampires [[spoiler:get to New Eden]]? The whole reason Martin took refuge there was because they couldn't stand the cold. Either they've evolved past that weakness, or it's just lazy writing. And since when does destroying the brain work? Mister made it clear that the only way to kill them is to stake them through the heart, or through the neck, if they're Berserkers.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: In the sequel, Martin is rescued from a vampire by an elderly couple, who take him in for the night. [[spoiler:They drug him and try to kill him, but he kills them first.]] This is never mentioned again and provides nothing to the story.
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* AssPull: How did [[spoiler: Loven]] manage to escape his predicament and then track down the protagonists? [[spoiler: He claims he gave his blood freely to the vampires and in becoming one of them somehow retained his mind. However the problem with this is he was tied to a tree with rope and barb wire, how exactly did he have any say in the matter and why would the vampires not have torn him to bits? And even if he survived being mauled and turned, his new strength getting him out, how did he even know where the group was even going?]]

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* AssPull: How did [[spoiler: Loven]] manage to escape his predicament and then track down the protagonists? [[spoiler: He claims he gave his blood freely to the vampires and in becoming one of them somehow retained his mind. However the problem with this is he was tied to a tree with rope and barb wire, how exactly did he have any say in the matter and why would the vampires not have torn him to bits? And even if he survived being mauled and turned, his new strength getting him out, how did he even know where the group was even going?]]

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* AssPull: How did [[spoiler: Loven]] manages to escape his predicament and then track down the protagonists? [[spoiler: He claims he gave his blood freely to the vampires and in becoming one of them somehow retained his mind. However the problem with this is he was tied to a tree with rope and barb wire, how exactly did he have any say in the matter and why would the vampires not have torn him to bits? And even if he survived being mauled and turned, his new strength getting him out, how did he even know where the group was even going?]]

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* AssPull: How did [[spoiler: Loven]] manages manage to escape his predicament and then track down the protagonists? [[spoiler: He claims he gave his blood freely to the vampires and in becoming one of them somehow retained his mind. However the problem with this is he was tied to a tree with rope and barb wire, how exactly did he have any say in the matter and why would the vampires not have torn him to bits? And even if he survived being mauled and turned, his new strength getting him out, how did he even know where the group was even going?]]



* IronWoobie: Mister.

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* IronWoobie: Mister. [[spoiler: His protege Martin shows signs of becoming this in his own right.]]



* TheWoobie: Martin, Sister and Belle.

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* TheWoobie: Martin, Sister and Belle.Belle.

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* CompleteMonster: [[SinisterMinister Jebediah Loven]] is the leader of a cult that has overtaken the Southern US amidst the Vampire outbreak. Loven starts by leaving the hero Vampire hunter Mister out for the ravenous infected. Loven and his cult capture live vampires and drop them into civilian populations to run wild, and when Loven is left alone for the vampires, he gives his blood willingly and becomes a thinking monster who stalks and kills members of Mister's party, even capturing, torturing and infecting a pregnant woman out of spite against Mister and his protege Martin.

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* AssPull: How did [[spoiler: Loven]] manages to escape his predicament and then track down the protagonists? [[spoiler: He claims he gave his blood freely to the vampires and in becoming one of them somehow retained his mind. However the problem with this is he was tied to a tree with rope and barb wire, how exactly did he have any say in the matter and why would the vampires not have torn him to bits? And even if he survived being mauled and turned, his new strength getting him out, how did he even know where the group was even going?]]
* CompleteMonster: [[SinisterMinister Jebediah Loven]] is the leader of a cult that has overtaken the Southern US amidst the Vampire outbreak. Loven starts by leaving the hero Vampire hunter Mister out for the ravenous infected. Loven and his cult capture live vampires and drop them into civilian populations to run wild, and when [[spoiler: Loven is left alone for the vampires, he gives his blood willingly and becomes a thinking monster who stalks and kills members of Mister's party, even capturing, torturing and infecting a pregnant woman out of spite against Mister and his protege Martin.]]
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* SpecialEffectFailure: It's pretty obviously a doll infant being dropped earlier on in the film.
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* CompleteMonster: SinisterMinister Jebediah Loven is the leader of a cult that has overtaken the Southern US amidst the Vampire outbreak. Loven starts by leaving the hero Vampire hunter Mister out for the ravenous infected. Loven and his cult capture live vampires and drop them into civilian populations to run wild, and when Loven is left alone for the vampires, he gives his blood willingly and becomes a thinking monster who stalks and kills members of Mister's party, even capturing, torturing and infecting a pregnant woman out of spite against Mister and his protege Martin.

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* CompleteMonster: SinisterMinister [[SinisterMinister Jebediah Loven Loven]] is the leader of a cult that has overtaken the Southern US amidst the Vampire outbreak. Loven starts by leaving the hero Vampire hunter Mister out for the ravenous infected. Loven and his cult capture live vampires and drop them into civilian populations to run wild, and when Loven is left alone for the vampires, he gives his blood willingly and becomes a thinking monster who stalks and kills members of Mister's party, even capturing, torturing and infecting a pregnant woman out of spite against Mister and his protege Martin.
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* CompleteMonster: SinisterMinister Jebediah Loven, leader of a cult that has overtaken the Southern US amidst the Vampire outbreak. Loven starts by leaving the hero Vampire hunter Mister out for the ravenous infected. Loven and his cult capture live vampires and drop them into civilian populations to run wild, and when Loven is left alone for the vampires, he gives his blood willingly and becomes a thinking monster who stalks and kills members of Mister's party, even capturing, torturing and infecting a pregnant woman out of spite against Mister and his protege Martin.

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* CompleteMonster: SinisterMinister Jebediah Loven, Loven is the leader of a cult that has overtaken the Southern US amidst the Vampire outbreak. Loven starts by leaving the hero Vampire hunter Mister out for the ravenous infected. Loven and his cult capture live vampires and drop them into civilian populations to run wild, and when Loven is left alone for the vampires, he gives his blood willingly and becomes a thinking monster who stalks and kills members of Mister's party, even capturing, torturing and infecting a pregnant woman out of spite against Mister and his protege Martin.

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* IronWoobie: Mister

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Martin hugging Mister towards the end and crying. Mister who has been keeping him at arm's length throughout the movie puts his arm around him as well.
* IronWoobie: MisterMister.
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* CompleteMonster: Jebediah Loven is a religious nutcase to begin with. He crosses the MoralEventHorizon by trying to rape his sister before proceeding to escalate his depravity by torturing and killing a pregnant woman. He brutally and deservedly meets his end thanks to [[TheHero Martin]] and the Badass Mister.

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* CompleteMonster: SinisterMinister Jebediah Loven, leader of a cult that has overtaken the Southern US amidst the Vampire outbreak. Loven starts by leaving the hero Vampire hunter Mister out for the ravenous infected. Loven and his cult capture live vampires and drop them into civilian populations to run wild, and when Loven is a religious nutcase to begin with. He crosses left alone for the MoralEventHorizon by trying to rape vampires, he gives his sister before proceeding to escalate his depravity by blood willingly and becomes a thinking monster who stalks and kills members of Mister's party, even capturing, torturing and killing infecting a pregnant woman. He brutally woman out of spite against Mister and deservedly meets his end thanks to [[TheHero Martin]] and the Badass Mister.protege Martin.
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* CompleteMonster: Jebediah Loven and his followers.

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* CompleteMonster: Jebediah Loven is a religious nutcase to begin with. He crosses the MoralEventHorizon by trying to rape his sister before proceeding to escalate his depravity by torturing and killing a pregnant woman. He brutally and deservedly meets his followers.end thanks to [[TheHero Martin]] and the Badass Mister.
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* CompleteMonster: Jebediah Loven and his followers.
* IronWoobie: Mister
* TheWoobie: Martin, Sister and Belle.

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