Line #40 Characters/TheRedVixenAdventures


1	[[folder:Protagonists]]
2	!! The Red Vixen/Lady Melanie Lovejoy
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4	A foxen Noble who secretly moonlights as a space pirate.
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6	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Lady Melanie is sweet and compassionate, but as the Red Vixen she'll hunt down your family's enemies for you if she feels the need.
7	* CharacterDevelopment: Gradually becomes less self-centered and more remorseful as the series goes on.
8	* PirateGirl:
9	* RedOniBlueOni: Very much the Red Oni to Salli's Blue, right down to personal color themes, being more outgoing and outrageous.
10	* SecondaryCharacterTitle: Despite the name of the series being ''The Red Vixen Adventures'', only one of the stories have been from her point of view.
11	* SecretIdentity: As the Red Vixen.
12	* SpacePirate: Of the "Yo, ho, ho!" variety, quite deliberately.
13	* {{Stripperiffic}}: In her Red Vixen persona she dresses in as little as she can get away with.
14	* UnclePennybags: Thinks nothing of financially bailing out the Darktails after they lose a vital cargo (that she stole, admittedly).
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16	!! Lord Rolas Darktail
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18	The brooding protagonist of ''Captive of the Red Vixen''.
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20	* AlwaysSecondBest: To his twin sister, starting with being born five minutes after her.
21	* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' attempt to harm a vixen in Rolas' presence.
22	* ButNotTooBi: Only seems to be interested in Melanie, [[spoiler: since his previous m/m relationship blew up badly.]]
23	* DeadpanSnarker: Rolas dishes out plenty of snark to the Red Vixen while he's her captive.
24	* {{Gayngst}}: Played with. Rolas seems to be in severe denial about his relationship with Dak, but it turns out that it's [[spoiler: more because he made an AnguishedDeclarationOfLove that blew up in his face than being bi.]]
25	* KnightInSourArmor: Until Melanie brings him out of it.
26	* ManlyGay: Most descriptions of him emphasize his musculature, and he's not afraid to get into a fight.
27	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething:
28	* TheResenter: Though he does his best to suppress it.
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30	!! Lady Sallivera Darktail
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32	Rolas' twin sister, Heir to House Darktail, broken after surviving her ex-husband's abuse.
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34	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Normally quiet and unassuming, until she beats a pirate to death with an iron bar while rescuing Alinadar.
35	* BrokenBird: Thanks to the [[DomesticAbuse abuse]] she suffered when she was married to her husband.
36	* CharacterDevelopment: Goes from being barely able to go outside in public to the practical minded ruler of a colony world, and Ali's devoted romantic partner, over the course of the series.
37	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Married to a violent and abusive husband on a planet where spousal abuse is barely thought possible.
38	* ElectronicEyes: Got a cybernetic replacement for the eye her husband ripped out.
39	* IronLady: Once she recovers mentally from Kev's abuse, she tends to project this in public.
40	* NeverBeHurtAgain: Early in ''Captive of the Red Vixen'' Salli spends much of her time in her rooms, and speaks very quietly and meekly to even her own family. Rolas notes that she learned to speak very carefully to avoid triggering one of her husband's rages.
41	* PlanetBaron: Eventually Salli becomes this as their House's colony on Greenholme prospers.
42	* RedOniBlueOni: Blue Oni to Melanie's Red, wearing blue dresses, being more law abiding and more firmly in control.
43	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Administrator of their family's colony world.
44	* TheLoad: During most of ''Shadow of the Red Vixen'' Salli is dependent on Ali for help, having no experience in combat or escaping pirates. Until...
45	* TookALevelInBadass: ...Ali is badly wounded, and Salli must rescue her.
46	* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Genteel and refined, up to the point where Ali is hurt, then the [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beatdown begins]].
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48	!! Alinadar Blacksailor
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50	A former [[ChildSoldiers child soldier]] in the employ of the Red Vixen.
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52	* ActionGirl: Ex-pirate, now bodyguard, with the skills to match.
53	* BodyguardCrush: Developed crushes on both the Red Vixen and Sallivera. The former was not reciprocated, the latter eventually was.
54	* CovertPervert: Very quietly lusts after Salli until their relationship deepens in ''Shadow of Her Sins''.
55	* CuteBruiser: Easily the shortest and most physically dangerous character in the series.
56	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Saw her family murdered by pirates when she was six, and subsequently enslaved by them.
57	* DesignatedVictim: Though Rolas and Sallivera have their share of troubles, the worst injuries and emotional trauma tend to happen to Ali. To the point that Day uses #alimustsuffer in some of his posted stories.
58	* HappinessInSlavery: At least when she was the Red Vixen's "pet". Very much averted under her prior role as Bloody Margo's ChildSoldier.
59	* MistakenForJunkie: Actually a ''former'' junkie, taking meds to control her addiction. Albeit secretly as she's ashamed of it.
60	* TheMole: In the service of the Red Vixen, when she's hired to be Salli's bodyguard.
61	* PennyAmongDiamonds: Most of Ali's trials in ''Shadow of Doubt'' come from being thrust into the middle of Salli's noble family, while being viewed as a commoner at best and a murderous criminal at worst.
62	* PirateGirl: Tends to be more pragmatic than her boss, and not as deliberately sexy.
63	* PragmaticHero: Doesn't hesitate to stun allies if it means keeping them safe, and taking out enemies as efficiently as possible.
64	* RecruitedFromTheGutter: By the Red Vixen, which partially explains her undying loyalty.
65	* WalkingArmory: Tends to be ''very'' well armed, if discreet when required.
66	* WouldHurtAChild: Murdered multiple children while she was Bloody Margo's slave, having no choice in the matter.
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68	!! Marturari "Marty" Greycoat
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70	A self-centered mercenary fighter pilot who is shot down by the Red Vixen.
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72	* ChivalrousPervert: Despite being indentured to a brothel, and cheerfully admitting he enjoys the view, he makes a point not to hit on his co-workers.
73	* ContrastingSequelMaincharacter: Compared to Rolas, Marty is a loudmouthed womanizer who is perfectly willing to betray the Red Vixen instead of Rolas' HonorBeforeReason protection and chaste behavior around her.
74	* DeadpanSnarker: Always ready with a snide comment about his situation.
75	* FaceDeathWithDignity: When he thinks the Red Vixen is going to space him, Marty calmly requests she contact his father to let him know what happened to him.
76	* HappinessInSlavery: While Marty cheerfully snarks about his situation, he doesn't resent Madame Habebti for it, and admits he could have it a lot worse.
77	* JerkassHero: Doesn't hesitate to throw the Red Vixen to the wolves when he sees a chance to escape.
78	* TheCasanova: Hints that he ReallyGetsAround, and tries to hit on the Red Vixen when he's first captured.
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81	[[folder:Antagonists]]
82	!! Bloody Margo
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84	A violent and evil space pirate
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86	* EvilIsPetty: Tends to constantly belittle and insult her victims, and denies Salli a bucket to throw up as she recovers from multiple stunnings.
87	* FatBastard: Shown as such in her brief scene in ''Shadow of the Red Vixen''. Later in ''Shadow of Sins'' she's forcibly lost a great deal of it.
88	* LargeAndInCharge:
89	* SpacePirate: Of the decidedly more practical and dangerous sort than the Red Vixen.
90	* TheDreaded: Was never seen directly until her very last appearance in ''Shadow of Her Sins''
91	* WouldHurtAChild: Worse, she made Ali do it.
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93	!! Brutal Compton
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95	The first officer of the ''Relentless''.
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97	* TheDragon: To Bloody Margo
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100	!! Countess Evelina Highglider
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102	An evil and spiteful Noble with a vendetta against House Darktail
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104	* AristocratsAreEvil: She and her son are the only two straight examples in the series honestly.
105	* BigBad: Of the first two novels
106	* DrivenToSuicide: Mentioned in ''Shadow of Her Sins'' to have hung herself with her son after their last attempt to torment House Darktail failed.
107	* EvilIsPetty: Blames House Darktail for getting her wife-beating son institutionalized indefinitely, so she sabotages their infrastructure, levies punitive taxes on them, leaks their trade routes to pirates, attempts to assassinate her ex-daughter-in-law...
108	* NonActionBigBad: Never engages in direct violence, despite hounding House Darktail unmercifully
109	* VillainousBreakdown: At the end of the ''Captive'', which gets her stripped of her title and institutionalized.
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112	!! Lord Kevinaugh Highglider
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114	Countess Highglider's son, and Salli's ex-husband.
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116	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Salli's family had no idea about his evil until he gouged her eye out.
117	* DomesticAbuse: Beats and mutilates Salli over the course of their marriage.
118	* DrivenToSuicide: Kills himself in-between ''Shadow of the Red Vixen'' and ''Shadow of Her Sins'' after his mother's latest plot fails.
119	* TheGhost: Only gets one brief moment of screentime, and no lines, at the end of ''Captive''.
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122	[[/folder]]
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124	[[folder:Minor characters]]
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126	!! Count Longear
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128	The Mother Country Minister of Justice and discreet ally of House Darktail
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130	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Does his best to help House Darktail.
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132	!! Dak Cannonloader
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134	A Stellar Patroller who previously was in a relationship with Rolas
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136	* ManlyGay: Is described as well-muscled and even more heavy-set than Rolas.
137	* OldFlame: To Rolas. Unlike most examples, he's very happy to find out that Rolas moved on and married after their relationship ended.
138	* TheBear: He's got fur all over instead of a beard, but otherwise fits the trope.
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141	!! Fahdah
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143	A former member of Bloody Margo's crew, who protected Ali as best she could
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145	* ADayInTheLimelight: Gets a [[https://www.deviantart.com/sir-talen/art/RVA-At-Prayer-775983781 short story]] devoted to her after the events of ''The Red Vixen at Sea''.
146	* TheAtoner: Deeply regrets her time as a pirate, and is grateful for her punishment.
147	* CoolBigSis: Acted as this for Ali when she was younger.
148	* CruelMercy: Survives her time as the ardalian's slave, only to be sentenced to lifetime indenture after her rescue for her former crimes.
149	* MindRape: Suffered for two years as an ardalian's puppet, before being rescued by Melanie.
150	* YouCantGoHomeAgain: The reason she didn't tell her family she was alive after her rescue from the ardalian, believing she's undeserving of their love and forgiveness.[[note]]She's proven wrong.[[/note]]
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153	!! Fin Blacksailor
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155	A Blended civil protection officer and spouse to one of Alinadar's aunts
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157	* AmbiguousGender: Dresses in loose unisex clothing to obscure their gender.
158	* PronounTrouble: Other characters refer to Fin by name or a neutral "they".
159	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Even after Ali pulls a stunner on their kids, they recognize Ali's PTSD for what it is and forgives her.
160	* SexShifter: Can change from male to female, or remain in a neuter state.
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163	!! Lt. Commander Lu Blacksailor
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165	An officer of the [[SpacePatrol Stellar Patrol]] and Alinadar's brother.
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167	* HonorBeforeReason: Arrests Ali when he discovers she was a SpacePirate, the day he found her.
168	* IWillFindYou: Searches for Ali for twenty years, after their ship is attacked by Bloody Margo.
169	* SurvivorsGuilt: Also one of the reasons he searches for her.
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172	!! Matri and Arlonis Darktail
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174	Rolas and Salli's parents.
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176	* LoveObstructingParents: Matri more than Arlonis.
177	* MyGreatestFailure: How they both perceive their failure to protect Salli from her ex-husband's abuse.
178	* NoNameGiven: Up until ''Shadow Of Doubt'' Rolas and Salli merely refer to them as "Mother" and "Father."
179	* ParentsAsPeople: They love their children, but are often distracted by the events of the books.
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182	!! Mistress Habebti
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184	The madam and owner of a high-class space station brothel
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186	* BenevolentBoss: Watches out for her "girls and boys" up to providing them a medical facilty in her brothel.
187	* MissKitty: Seems to run a clean and high-class brothel.
188	* StatuesqueStunner: Being a Wazagan, she's several heads taller than Marty or the Red Vixen, and well muscled.
189	* ThisBedOfRoses: Gives Ali and Marty shelter after the Red Vixen is captured by Brutal Compton.
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192	!! Nari
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194	A mousy Service Caste servant of House Darktail
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196	* AlasPoorVillain: Even after near-fatally poisoning Ali, Salli can only feel pity towards Nari, not anger
197	* LegacyOfService: Her family have been serving the Darktails for several generations.
198	* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Perhaps literally. It's suggested that watching over her for two years in case Salli tried to commit suicide might have sent Nari off the deep end.
199	* TheMole: Turns out to have been unwillingly serving Countess Highglider during the events of ''Captive of the Red Vixen'' and ''Shadow of the Red Vixen.''
200	* PsychoLesbian: Though the female-on-female issue is less prominent than the "Psycho" part.
201	* StalkerWithACrush: Goes to extreme ends to "protect" Sallivera from Ali.
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203	!! Nef Clawstroke
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205	An irritating reporter for a Foxen tabloid
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207	* IfItBleedsItLeads: Records the incident of the attack on Ali so his news site can post the lurid video on their front page.
208	* ImmoralJournalist: Thinks nothing of ambushing Salli for an impromptu interview when she and Ali arrive at the spaceport.
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210	!! Zaker
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212	A former bodyguard employed by Countess Highglider, and now working for House Darktail, much to Salli's dismay
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214	* TheMole: Secretly working for Count Longear to try and figure out who the ''real'' mole is in House Darktail.
215	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Zaker quits smiling, she's genuinely worried about something.
216	* RedHerring: One of Salli's suspects in the series of attacks in ''Shadow of Doubt''.
217	* SmugSmiler: Always has one on her face, making Salli and Ali instnatly suspicious of her.
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