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6	'''Allies of Cutlass'''
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8	!!'''Lieutenant Jim Cutlass'''
9	The main character of the series. Jim Cutlass is a redheaded lieutenant and Civil War veteran from Louisiana. After returning from the war, he leaves the care of his plantation in the heart of his cousin and sweetheart Carolyn, in favor of rejoining the army. However, he soon runs into a plot targetting his cousin's plantation (among others), led by TheKlan, and accordingly tries to stop it, only to be entwined in the vast underground EvilVersusEvil showdown between the mysterious White Alligator and TheKlan.
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11	* AntiHero: Shows some pretty brutal tendencies on occasion, such as wanting to cut of Lewis' fingers as revenge for Brown's death.
12	* BerserkButton: Even thinking to hurt Carolyn. At the mere suspicion that Woodrow had participated in torturing her, Cutlass nearly tears his head clean off.
13	%%* CavalryOfficer
14	* ClearMyName: Frequently becomes an issue for him. Namely in ''The Man From New Orleans'', where he is forced to evade being hanged due to the machinations of Playcard.
15	* FedToTheBeast: [[spoiler: Woodrow tries this as a way to dispatch Cutlass in ''The White Alligator'', and nearly succeeds, but he manages to evade the alligator.]]
16	%%* FourStarBadAss
17	%%* TheHero
18	* HeroWithBadPublicity: As the albums progresses, public animosity towards him becomes worse and worse, thanks to Clay and Playcard.
19	%%* KissingCousins: With Carolyn.
20	* OhCrap: Upon sighting The White Alligator for the first time.
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22	!!'''Carolyn Grayson'''
23	Cutlass' cousin and girlfriend, and his co-inheritor to the plantation, she handles the maintenance of it while Cutlass is in the army.
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25	* ActionGirl: Grabs a rifle and fights TheKlan during their attack on the plantation herself.
26	* DamselInDistress: Once The White Alligator has her kidnapped.
27	%%* KissingCousins: With Cutlass.
28	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
29	%%* LoveInterest: To Cutlass.
30	%%* TeamMom
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32	!!'''Brown'''
33	A negro working for Carolyn's plantation. [[spoiler: As revealed in ''Thunder in the South'', he was originally hoping to create a movement for an independent black state in the south, and grew to hate the White Alligator. He became a follower of the White Alligator, but was used as a mole in the organisation by Don Clay, to retrieve information. Eventually, Clay concluded that he knew too much, and had him tortured and killed, due to a fear of him having actually joined the Alligator.]]
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35	* {{Fingore}}: During his [[spoiler: torture at the hands of THeKlan, his fingers are cut off.]]
36	* TheMole: Used by Clay against the White Alligator. [[spoiler: Clay eventually feared he was TheMole.]]
37	%%* SacrificialLion
38	%%* ScaryBlackMan
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40	!!'''Woodrow'''
41	A young, intellectual negro, also working on Carolyn's plantation. [[spoiler: Also a member of the White Alligator's organisation, but undergoes a HeelFaceTurn in ''Thunder in the South'', and instead helps Cutlass.]]
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43	* HeelFaceTurn: After the murder of the Morrows family, he loses faith in the White Alligator.
44	%%* MrExposition
45	%%* TheSmartGuy
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47	!!'''Neuville and Prosper'''
48	Two negroes working for Carolyn, and two main allies for Cutlass.
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50	* AgentScully: Neuville, whom refuses to believe Woodrow's explanations relating to the White Alligator.
51	%%* BashBrothers
52	* BigDamnHeroes: Turns up in time to [[spoiler: shoot [=McKee=]]] just before he manages to impale Cutlass.
53	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners
54	%%* ThoseTwoGuys
55	* TrueCompanions: Both to each other and Cutlass.
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57	'''Members of TheKlan'''
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59	!!'''Don Clay'''
60	The Grand Wizard of TheKlan, and the fundamental BigBad of the series. [[spoiler: Much of the plot consists of his continuing power struggle with the White Alligator, culminating in the final albums.]]
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62	* BadBoss: Shoots down Phil, one of his henchmen, in cold blood after he has outlived his usefulness.
63	* BigBad: Of one faction, at least.
64	%%* BoisterousBruiser
65	* CoitusUninterruptus: Behaves this way when Playcard accidentally disturbs his ThreeWaySex.
66	* ColdBloodedTorture: Used against his enemies, ([[spoiler: such as Brown]]) without hesitation.
67	%%* EvilIsBigger
68	* EvilVersusEvil: His conflict with the White Alligator.
69	%%* EyepatchOfPower
70	* FauxAffablyEvil: He frequently seems affable enough, cracking jokes and laughing with his henchmen. But he also doesn't hesitate to murder civilians to accomplish his goals.
71	* NotQuiteDead: He survives being shot by a derringer in ''Mississippi River''.
72	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: As a member of TheKlan, this is a must. It's more played-with than most examples however, since he also seems to be interested in money, as this is his sole motivation for attacking Carolyn's plantation.
73	%%* ThreeWaySex: With black prostitutes.
74	* YouHaveOutlivedYOurUsefulness/YouHaveFailedMe: Uses a combination when shooting down Phil.
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76	!!'''Playcard'''
77	TheDragon to Clay and his movement, a high ranking officer in TheKlan.
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79	%%* BigBadWannabe
80	%%* TheDragon
81	* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Plans to behave like this around Mrs. Lewis, but does not get around to it.
82	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: PlayedWith, as he seems equally motivated by money as racism.
83	* OhCrap: Epically, when he accidentally disturbs Clay during his ThreeWaySex.
84	%%* SmugSnake
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86	!!'''[=McKee=]'''
87	A sergeant in the US army, same batallion as Cutlass, and also a mole for TheKlan.
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89	%%* TheBrute
90	%%* CavalryOfficer: Sergeant.
91	%%* DumbMuscle
92	%%* EvilIsBigger
93	* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Cutlass blinds one of his eyes during their final confrontation in ''Thunder In The South'', shortly before he is shot dead by Neuville and Prosper.]]
94	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Tries to subject Cutlass to this fate, but [[spoiler: Neuville and Prosper kill him just short of it.]]
95	* TheMole: For Clay, in the army. Used to bring down Cutlass.
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97	'''The White Alligator and his Followers.'''
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99	!!'''The White Alligator(person)'''
100	The White Alligator is a mysterious albino negro wizard, with an immense amount of power in underground black movements of the south. According to Woodrow, he had managed to predict several dates in the Civil War, including the murder of Abraham Lincoln, and is amassing a vast cult, intending to break out an independent negro state in the south. And apparently he has the ability to enter dreams and cause nightmares.
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102	* TheBeastmaster: Controls the ''actual'' white alligator.
103	%%* TheDreaded
104	* EvilIsBigger: Absolutely towers over everyone else.
105	* EvilLaugh: A NightmareSequence caused by him often ends this way.
106	* EvilVersusEvil: His battle with Clay and TheKlan.
107	* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: His intentions for Carolyn.
108	%%* LightIsNotGood
109	%%* MagicalNegro
110	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: According to Woodrow, he intends to rape all white women, and make them sex slaves of black men.
111	%%* ScaryBlackMan: Though he is an albino, he counts.
112	%%* ShroudedInMyth
113	* {{Troll}}: Surprisingly, he frequently acts like in his nightmare sequences. Highlights include calling Cutlass a negro due to being whiter than him, and offering Cutlass payments for being an UnwittingPawn in another.
114	* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Apparently intends to rape and marry Carolyn, and has this plan in store for all white women.
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116	!!'''The White Alligator(reptile)'''
117	An enormous albino alligator, controlled by the White Alligator, and used to consolidate his power.
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119	* AnimalsNotToScale: Though excusable by the voodoo backstory, it is grossly larger than normal alligators, as lampshaded by both Cutlass and Woodrow. A specific size is not given, but during the brief pages where it appears, it appears to be at least 7 metres long, the size of a very large saltwater crocodile, and much larger than any American alligators, which can, in extreme cases, never exceed five metres.
120	* TheDragon: Close to a literal example, though it can also count as a RightHandAttackDog.
121	* TheDreaded: Just as much as its master.
122	* EldritchAbomination: Considered this by the swamp inhabitants, and for a good reason.
123	%%* LightIsNotGood
124	%%* NeverSmileAtACrocodile

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