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6	An index of characters from ''Literature/TheSookieStackhouseMysteries''.
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8	[[foldercontrol]]
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10	[[folder: Main Characters]]
11	!!Sookie Stackhouse
12	The protagonist and narrator. She can read minds, [[AMindIsATerribleThingToRead but isn't happy about it.]]
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14	'''Associated tropes:'''
15	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: A few times in ''Dead Reckoning:'' while she's hiding from assailants, she thinks of her newly-painted toenails. While pondering the mystery of the [[spoiler: cluviel dor,]] she thinks of [[ProductPlacement Wonderbread.]]
16	** In ''Dead Ever After'', she follows up her grave summary of the situation with the idea that she should write a rap song.
17	%%* ActionGirl: If provoked enough.
18	%%* AllOfTheOtherReindeer
19	%%* BeautyEqualsGoodness
20	%%* BlessedWithSuck
21	* BookDumb: Sookie admits that she's not very educated, yet she's far from stupid.
22	* ButtMonkey: She gets beat up a lot. At one point, a violent confrontation that leaves her gravely wounded is compounded with a bee coming up and stinging her.
23	%%* ChewToy
24	%%* DudeMagnet
25	* HalfHumanHybrid: She's part fairy.
26	* HappilyMarried[=/=]EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:She marries Sam and they went on to live a comfortable life into old age with a lot of grandkids.]]
27	* IJustWantToBeNormal: Though this becomes less and less as the series goes on.
28	%%* OddFriendship: With several characters, notably Pam.
29	%%* OnlySaneWoman
30	%%* PluckyGirl
31	* PowerIncontinence: Though she can try and block things out.
32	%%* RaisedByGrandparents
33	* SeenItAll: She becomes this in dealing with the supes. As of later books, she's rather blasé about their dealings.
34	%%* UnwantedHarem
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36	!!Bill Compton
37	A vampire who moves into town. His romance with Sookie drags her into the world of the supernatural.
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39	'''Associated tropes:'''
40	* AmicableExes: With Sookie, in the later books, making regular visits to her house for tea. [[spoiler: It made Sam twitchy at first, but he soon got over it.]]
41	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He's rather perverse and standoffish when he first meets Sookie, and arguably a {{Tsundere}}.
42	%%* DeadpanSnarker
43	%%* DemotedToExtra
44	* DisappearedDad: He himself, after Lorena turned him.
45	* {{Fiction500}}: [[spoiler: The epilogue book ''After Dead'' reveals that he owns a company that produces a line of vampire video games that made him even more wealthy on top of his other investments, regularly landing him in vampire and human magazines. He also owns Louisiana as its King, but refuses to move to New Orleans.]]
46	%%* {{Flight}}
47	* HoneyTrap: [[spoiler: Sophie-Anne became interested in Sookie's powers. She sent Bill to seduce her.]]
48	** BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler: He really did fall in love with her.]]
49	%%* LoveInterest: Sookie's.
50	* OfficialCouple: With Sookie until the third book.
51	* RetCon: His age and the number of children he had.
52	%%* RomanticVampireBoy
53	%%* StalkerWithACrush
54	%%* TheStoic
55	%%* OurVampiresAreDifferent
56
57	!!Sam Merlotte
58	Owner of ''Merlotte's'' and Sookie's boss.
59
60	'''Associated tropes:'''
61	%%* {{Animorphism}}
62	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: While as a dog, he watches Sookie change in the first book.
63	** EasilyForgiven: ...And Sookie pretty much forgets it -[[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation or represses it]] - soon enough.
64	* DamagedSoul: [[spoiler: When Sookie brings him back to life,s he suspects this.]] Subverted when it turns out that he was [[spoiler: reflecting on his life choices and forced to make a SadisticChoice.]]
65	%%* FirstGuyWins
66	%%* GuyNextDoor
67	%%* LoveInterest: One of Sookie's.
68	%%* NiceGuy
69	%%* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: With Sookie.]]
70	* VoluntaryShapeshifting or InvoluntaryShapeshifting: Whether it's a full moon or not.
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72	!!Eric Northman
73	Owner of ''Fangtasia'' and another [[LoveInterest love interest]] of Sookie's.
74
75	'''Associated tropes:'''
76	* AmicableExes: [[spoiler:With Sookie after entering his ArrangedMarriage. He subsequently gifts her with an elegant silverware set when she marries Sam.]]
77	* AmbitionIsEvil: He's quite the social climber, and many vampires want him and his business. [[spoiler: It starts to take a toll on his relationship with Sookie.]]
78	* CrazyJealousGuy: It really tics him off seeing how close Sam and Sookie are. [[spoiler: He gets over it after his marriage to Freyda and he gifts Sam and Sookie with silverware on their wedding day.]]
79	%%* {{Flight}}
80	* GuileHero: [[spoiler: Before leaving with Freyda, he manages to bargain with her, allowing Sookie to be protected. He also pays for Sookie's bail, on the condition that Sam not court her.]]
81	%%* HornyVikings
82	%%* LovableRogue
83	* OfficialCouple: Starts dating Sookie in the later books. [[spoiler: Later, he's forced into an ArrangedMarriage with the Queen of Oklahoma, Freyda, which later becomes a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage.]]
84	%%* OurVampiresAreDifferent
85	%%* SpotlightStealingSquad
86	%%* VampiresOwnNightClubs
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88	[[/folder]]
89	[[folder: Vampires]]
90	!!Pam
91	Eric's "child." She works at ''Fangtasia'' with him.
92
93	'''Associated tropes:'''
94	%%* ActionGirl
95	%%* DeadpanSnarker
96	%%* LesbianVampire
97	* OddFriendship: With Sookie. In the last book, Pam remarks that Sookie is the only human friend she ever had.
98	%%* PerkyFemaleMinion
99	%%* VampiresOwnNightClubs
100	%%* VitriolicBestBuds: With Eric.
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102	!!Bubba
103	Music/{{Elvis\|Presley}}, after being turned into a vampire. Eric tries to keep him secret, as he would be a public relations nightmare for the vampires. Likes to eat cats.
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105	'''Associated tropes:'''
106	* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Elvis was a vampire.
107	* BerserkButton: He ''hates'' being reminded of who he was.
108	* BreakoutCharacter: A mild example: after being dropped for several books, he becomes more prominent in later novels. There's even a bondage/[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Elvis]]/whorehouse-themed bar in the latest book.
109	* CameBackWrong: Between the drug addictions and his sire not turning him until a decent while after his death, Bubba's brain didn't survive the crossing-over fully intact. He's rather simple-minded and doesn't remember most of his past.
110	* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: The epilogue tells us that he caused a stir when he was spotted by his grave, and was banished to Canada. He hated it.]]
111	* ElvisImpersonator: At one point, he is captured, and the captors believe him to be such. They let him go when they get him to sing.
112	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cats.
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114	!!Dahlia Lynley-Chivers
115	A vampire nest enforcer and one of the judges of Queen Sophie-Anne's trial at the vampire summit in ''All Together Dead''.
116
117	'''Associated tropes:'''
118	* AllWomenLoveShoes: Being that she's not even five feet tall and she's obsessed with fashion, her shoes of choice are stilettos, although ''Dying For Daylight'' portrays her with spike-heeled boots.
119	* BloodKnight: Get her in a good fight and her mood really perks up. That's even how she fell in love with Todd; they were in charge of security at Taffy's wedding, which was attacked by anti-supernatural humans, so they slaughtered the group.
120	* DeadpanSnarker: Being that she's a very old vampire, she's very good at trading barbs with others.
121	* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She's portrayed in ''Dying For Daylight'' as having porcelain white skin and pitch black hair.
122	* TheFashionista: She's obsessed with fashion and is quite particular about her outfits. One comment she makes in ''Dying For Daylight'' is that she dreams of shopping at Tiffany's when they're open.
123	* GorgeousGreek: Dahlia is definitely of Greek origin and described as petite and pretty with long dark hair, large green eyes and heart-shaped face.
124	* HairTriggerTemper: After her husband was murdered, she admits to herself that she can't control her rage, but she's getting better at it.
125	* HeroOfAnotherStory: While she only appears in ''All Together Dead'' and interacts with Sookie very briefly, Dahlia's main role is to expand the supernatural side of the books' universe. Other than Sookie herself, she's the main star of the short stories and she's the star of the ''Dying For Daylight'' game.
126	* IceQueen: When Sookie first sees her at the vampire summit, she notes that Dahlia carries herself in a composed and regal manner when in the presence of Queen Sophie-Anne and speaks very directly.
127	* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: She was turned at 18, actually.
128	* InterspeciesRomance: She falls in love with Todd Swiftfoot, a werewolf, at the wedding of her best friend Taffy to Todd's pack leader, Don. They were HappilyMarried until Todd is murdered and Dahlia avenges his death. Ironically, she dislikes this trope, but she's willing to make exceptions if the men are strong, brave, and gorgeous.
129	* PintSizedPowerhouse: She's only 4'9" and she can and ''will'' slaughter you. Also, she can fly, an ability that is so rare in vampires that only Eric Northman and her nestmate Glenda also have it. She's also clearly well-respected enough in the vampire community to be appointed to the judges' panel of Sophie-Anne's trial.
130	* ReallyGetsAround: The official companion book describes her as a lover of "men and high heels".
131	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She dates back to at least ancient Greece and has extensive knowledge of extinct languages. She's had so many names over the years that she only adopted the name Dahlia in the 1920s to make it easier for herself and added her surname during World War II.
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133	[[/folder]]
134	[[folder: Shapeshifters And Weres]]
135	!!Alcide Hervaux
136	A were from a rather rich family, and another one of Sookie's [[LoveInterest suitors]].
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138	'''Associated tropes:'''
139	%%* {{Animorphism}}
140	%%* OutOfFocus
141	%%* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent
142	* LoveInterest: Not really - he seems like one, but never officially dated Sookie. He ends up being more of a RomanticFalseLead. [[spoiler: As of the later books, it's safe to say that he's no longer a LoveInterest.]]
143	* VoluntaryShapeshifting or InvoluntaryShapeshifting: Whether it's a full moon or not.
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145	!!Jason Stackhouse
146	Sookie's older brother.
147
148	'''Associated tropes:'''
149	* {{Animorphism}}: He was bitten by a werepanther, and is now one himself.
150	%%* BigBrotherInstinct
151	* CharacterDevelopment: He matures a lot in later books, becoming more of a kinder and responsible person.
152	* ChickMagnet: Sookie thinks he dated half of their high school's female population. Justified, as he's part-fairy, and attracts people.
153	* EvenTheGuysWantHim: [[DeconstructedTrope Decontructed]], [[spoiler: Mel, his best friend, assaults Jason's wife in the hopes that he could be with him.]]
154	* HalfHumanHybrid: Like Sookie, he's part-fairy.
155	* JerkAss: [[spoiler: On separate occasions, he slaps Sookie in full view of other mourners at their grandmothers Funeral, and at a later date basically calls her a liar for having claimed their uncle molested her. He also forced her to break Calvin's hand as part of a werepanter punishment for adultery (Calvin's niece, to whom Jason is married, cheated on him), simply because he didn't feel like doing it himself.]]
156	%%* MistakenForMurderer: Like, every other book.
157	%%* OutOfFocus
158	%%* RaisedByGrandparents
159	%%* ReallyGetsAround
160
161	!! John Quinn
162	A were-tiger and once-boyfriend of Sookie.
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164	'''Associated tropes:'''
165	%%* {{Animorphism}}
166	%%* BackForTheFinale
167	%%* BigBrotherInstinct
168	%%* LastNameBasis
169	* RomanticFalseLead: His relationship with Sookie goes ends when she realizes he will always put his family before her, [[spoiler: and he's eventually phased out of the running, now dating (and having a child with) another weretiger.]]
170	* VoluntaryShapeshifting or InvoluntaryShapeshifting: Whether it's a full moon or not.
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172	!! Mustapha Khan
173	A tight-lipped Were who acts as Eric's day-time guy.
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175	'''Associated tropes:'''
176
177	* AmbiguouslyGay: The specifics of his sexuality and relationship with Warren leave many characters confused, and the fact that Mustapha doesn't talk about himself much doesn't help. We do get one hint, though Sookie still isn't convinced:
178	--> '''[[SassyBlackWoman India]]:''' Brother, you are almost enough to make me wish I was straight!
179	--> '''Mustapha:''' Sister, right back at you.
180	%%* {{Animorphism}}
181	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Warren. [[{{HoYay}} Probably.]]
182	* HellBentForLeather: Sookie compares his attire to Blade.
183	%%* ScaryBlackMan
184	* VoluntaryShapeshifting or InvoluntaryShapeshifting: He's a Were, of course..
185
186	[[/folder]]
187	[[folder: Other]]
188	!!Amelia Broadway
189	A witch who's still in training. She moves in with Sookie [[RealLifeWritesThePlot just before Hurricane Katrina.]]
190
191	'''Associated tropes:'''
192	%%* BackForTheFinale
193	* CannotKeepASecret: It creates some tension between her and Sookie.
194	* DaddysGirl: When she's not fighting with her father.
195	%%* CommutingOnABus
196	%%* CuteWitch
197	%%* SmallNameBigEgo
198	* SurprisePregnancy: [[spoiler: Carrying Bob's baby.]]
199	%%* WomanScorned
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201	!!Claudine Crane
202	Claudine proclaims herself to be Sookie's FairyGodmother. She is the first [[spoiler: full-blooded]] fairies we met in the series, and prove that there are more supes than vampires, shapeshifters and weres.
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204	'''Associated tropes:'''
205	* AlliterativeName
206	%%* GenkiGirl
207	%%* OurFairiesAreDifferent
208
209	!!Claude Crane
210	Claudine's rude brother, and owner of the stripclub, ''Hooligans.''
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212	'''Associated tropes:'''
213	* AlliterativeName
214	* ComplexityAddiction: [[spoiler: Sookie explains in the final chapters of ''Dead Ever After'' that Claude's revenge plan was needlessly complicated, as he could have [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shot her.]]]]
215	%%* FaceHeelTurn
216	%%* HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler: In ''Dead Ever After.'']]
217	%%* {{Jerkass}}
218	%%* OurFairiesAreDifferent
219	%%* StraightGay
220	* VillainousIncest: He has no qualms in trying to sleep with [[KissingCousins Sookie.]] It's a fairy thing.
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222	!!Niall Brigant
223	A fairy prince, grandfather to Claudine, Claude, and Claudette. [[spoiler: He's Sookie's great-great-grandfather.]]
224
225	'''Associated tropes:'''
226
227	%%* TheChessmaster
228	%%* GoodIsNotNice
229	%%* HairOfGold
230	* ParentalFavoritism: [[spoiler: He puts Sookie above all others, even his grandchildren, Claudine and Claude. For Sookie and Sam's wedding, he gives them an invitation to the fairies' Summerlands for when they finally pass. They keep the invitation locked in a safe deposit box and occasionally consider it, but not that seriously.]]
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232	!!Dermot Brigant
233	Niall's son, therefore [[spoiler: Sookie's relative.]]
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235	'''Associated tropes:'''
236	%%* BreakTheCutie
237	* StrongFamilyResemblance: Looks almost exactly like [[spoiler: Jason]]
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239	!!Bob Jessup
240
241	'''Associated tropes:'''
242
243	%%* BackForTheFinale
244	* InvoluntaryShapeshifter: Amelia accidentally turned him into a cat for a few books.
245
246	!!Desmond Cataliades
247	A part-demon lawyer who helps Sookie with various monetary and legal cases. He is usually flanked by his niece, Diantha.
248
249	'''Associated tropes:'''
250
251	%%* DarkIsNotEvil
252	%%* MyNewGiftIsLame:
253	* MysteriousProtector: Barry mentions him appearing to help him and whisk him away a few times, though he doesn't understand why. [[spoiler: It's because he's [[LukeIAmYourFather Barry's great-great-great grandfather.]]]]
254	%%* OccultLawFirm
255	* ShipTease: He develops a crush on Beth Osiecki, a Bon Temps lawyer.
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257
258	[[/folder]]
259	[[folder: Humans]]
260
261	!!Arlene Fowler
262	Sookie's friend and co-worker.
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264	'''Associated tropes:'''
265	%%* FaceHeelTurn
266	%%* FieryRedHead
267	%%* KilledOffForReal
268	%%* SerialSpouse
269
270	!!Tara [[spoiler: du Rone (née Thorton)]]
271	Sookie's childhood friend.
272
273	'''Associated tropes:'''
274	* AmbiguouslyBrown: She has olive skin, but it's never mentioned what race she is, unlike other characters.
275	%%* ChildhoodFriends: With Sookie and JB.
276	%%* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: With [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend JB]].]]
277	* OutOfFocus: Her dislike of vampires hampered her involvement with Sookie as the latter became more and more involved with the supernatural. Tara becomes aware of this and feels awful.
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279	!!Barry "Bellboy" Horrowitz
280	First introduced as a bellboy in a hotel in Dallas, he later starts working with the King of Texas. Like Sookie, he is also a telepath; [[spoiler: and like Sookie, he got his telepathy from Mr. Cataliades.]]
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282	'''Associated tropes:'''
283	%%* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead
284	* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Cataliades is his great-great-great-grandfather.]]
285	* HalfHumanHybrid: Mostly human, part fairy.
286	* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: His story is mostly an open-ended AndTheAdventureContinues.
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288	!!Steve Newlin
289	The founder of the anti-vampire movement, The Fellowship of the Sun. After Sookie ruins his plans in the second book, he becomes a somewhat of a recurring villain, though
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291	'''Associated tropes:'''
292	* CoDragons: [[spoiler: With Johan Glassport, for Claude.]]
293	* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler: In his anger, he attacks Claude while the latter is driving them.]]
294	%%* TheFundamentalist
295	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Not only is he anti-vampire, he's also homophobic.
296	* SituationalSexuality: [[spoiler: Claude's hypnotic spell makes him want to switch teams for a brief moment.]]
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