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1	This page lists characters that appear in the TV series ''[[Series/TheLibrarians2014 The Librarians]]''. There is no page yet for the characters from the [[Film/TheLibrarian TV Movies]].
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5	!The Library
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7	[[folder:Flynn Carsen]]
8	!!Flynn Carsen
9	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flynn_carsen_curse_of_the_judas_chalice_promotional.png]]
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11	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/NoahWyle
12
13	The Librarian (or rather, the last of the solo Librarians and therefore the first of the current group of Librarians). He’s entrusted with keeping the world safe from dangerous magic.
14	----
15	* AdventurerArchaeologist: It comes with being the Librarian.
16	* BadassBookworm: Seems to be a requirement for the post of the Librarian.
17	* BadBadActing: Flynn fancies himself an excellent actor. He isn't.
18	* BigGood: He is more or less this now, what with being The Librarian now that Judson is gone.
19	* ChickMagnet: There's Nicole, Lana, Emily, and Simone, from the films and then Eve in the first episode.
20	* TheChosenOne:
21	** Only King Arthur is supposed to be able to wield Excalibur. Flynn is able to do it with no problem, and is the only one who can do it with the sword's willing cooperation, having befriended it rather than simply controlling it.
22	** The {{Alternate Timeline}}s in the Season 1 finale show that any timeline where Flynn doesn't become the Librarian becomes a CrapsackWorld.
23	* CommutingOnABus: His role in the series, which focuses on the trio of [=LITs=] and their Guardian while he is off searching for [[spoiler:how to get the Library back in this world. He succeeds at the end of the first season, so he instead spends most of the second season searching the world for missing artefacts.]] This is due to him starring in Spielberg's ''Series/FallingSkies'' at the same time, and as Noah Wyle said, when Spielberg calls, you come.
24	* CunningLinguist: Flynn rediscovered, and learned, the ''long-lost'' language of the birds in 7 hours.
25	* GeniusesHaveMultiplePhDs: He claims to have 12 bachelors, 6 Masters, and 4 [=PhDs=] despite his relatively young age, which explains how he knows everything about everything.
26	* HeroesPreferSwords: He keeps sharp by sparring against the one-and-only Excalibur.
27	* InsufferableGenius: Flynn has an incredible breadth of knowledge across a staggering number of fields and topics. His confidence that he has the resources to solve any problem himself, his penchant for [[MotorMouth rattling off impenetrably complicated information very quickly and without explanation]], and his preference for working alone so that he can do things the way he wants, combine to make him occasionally ''very frustrating'' for the people who are supposed to be his colleagues. Baird gets it the most, given that she's his Guardian and her military background has taught her the value of team efforts and sharing of information.
28	* IWorkAlone: Flynn spends the first episode saying this repeatedly; eventually he learns better. To some extent. It's still a major problem in the second season, in which the Librarians suffer several significant setbacks that could have been prevented if Flynn could simply have been bothered to collaborate and share information with the others instead of insisting on running off on his own.
29	* JackOfAllTrades: Flynn's greatest resource is his seemingly endless knowledge of various subjects, while the [=LITs=] only specialize in one subject.
30	* LoveAtFirstSight: He fell in love with Eve the instant he first clapped eyes on her.
31	* MotorMouth: Flynn can spout {{technobabble}} ''extremely'' fast.
32	* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: He earned more than two dozen degrees before becoming the Librarian and accumulated even more knowledge in that position plus becoming a fairly skilled fencer in the process. He can talk someone through disarming a nuclear bomb while simultaneously neutralizing an ancient mystic artifact. In alternate timelines, without the role of Librarian to take up his focus, he actually holds a world record number of [=PhDs=].
33	* PhotographicMemory: Claimed to have one in the first episode. He certainly commands a lot more knowledge than you'd expect someone without one to.
34	* ScrewDestiny: "I don't believe in fate."
35	* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Flynn, upon having an epiphany inspired by Judson, decides to do away with the old Librarian sink-or-swim tradition and instructs Jenkins to teach the new Librarians about the world of magic (much to his displeasure). And even before that, the Library itself eschews the centuries-old rule of only having one Librarian at a time.
36	* SherlockScan: That's how he became the Librarian. Even manages one on Sherlock Holmes himself, come to life! [[spoiler: Not really, it was Moriarty, but close enough.]]
37	* TookALevelInJerkass: Flynn is notably more arrogant and an InsufferableGenius compared to his debut in the movies, brought on by both being The Librarian for ten years but doing it solo. In "''...And the Trial of the Triangle''" he admits that over the years he's developed a wall of confidence to not only keep people away so he can't get hurt, but hide "he's always two steps away from a full-blown panic-attack".
38	[[/folder]]
39
40	[[folder:Eve Baird]]
41	!!Eve Baird
42	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0392.jpg]]
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44	->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/RebeccaRomijn
45
46	The Guardian. She’s a counter-terrorism agent who protects the group.
47	----
48	* ActionGirl: She was a full colonel before being recruited to be Guardian. She’s the most proficient fighter of the group.
49	* AgentScully: At first she is reluctant to believe in any of the fantastical elements until witnessed first-hand.
50	* AmbiguouslyBi: When the world's timeline began shifting, the Cassandra that became the Librarian hints at having had a relationship with Eve.
51	* BodySnatcher: Briefly. When she's in between dimensions and [[spoiler: Ezekiel]] is facing a strong fighter alone, she takes control of [[spoiler: Ezekiel's]] body to knock the guy out.
52	* CatchPhrase: "Jenkins, quick question", whenever something starts going wrong. Jenkins almost always answers her inquiries with a very unreassuring answer in a nonchalant way.
53	* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler: Her filling in for Santa Claus in distributing the Gift allowed her to exist immune from the altering effects of the thread being cut.]]
54	* ControlFreak: Under the influence of the Apple of Discord. She just wants everyone to "shut up and [[SuddenlyShouting FOLLOW ORDERS!]]"
55	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Though she routinely survives monsters and magical mishaps, she also managed to draw blood on [[spoiler: Morgan le Fay]].
56	* TheLeader: Of the [=LITs=] whenever Flynn isn't around. Otherwise, she's TheLancer.
57	* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:For Jake in an alternate timeline where he's the Librarian. Eve doesn't take it well.]]
58	* MeaningfulName: She was named Eve because she was born at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve.
59	* OnlySaneWoman: She tries to apply her regimented counter-terrorism experience to help the Librarians work more efficiently and logically. Unfortunately, the Librarians are all geniuses in their own ways, and that level of brilliance has left them all quirky, flighty, and more than a little stubborn, so it usually doesn't work. Her interactions with Flynn in particular often come across as the ultimate exercise in cat herding. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as its stated in the Pilot that Guardians are specifically chosen to be this, so that their common sense will ground out the quirkier genius of the Librarians.
60	* PrimAndProperBun: She wears her hair in this style quite often, as you might expect for a woman whose military background is one of her defining character traits.
61	* RippleEffectProofMemory: Thanks to the events of "And Santa's Midnight Ride" she alone can [[spoiler: remember the timeline-hopping events]] of "And the Loom of Fate."
62	* SheCleansUpNicely: We get to see her in an elegant dress in the opener. Then again, Rebecca Romijn was a supermodel.
63	* YouCantFightFate: She's destined [[spoiler: to die protecting the Librarian. She already has in three separate timelines for each of the [=LITs=], and very nearly does in the prime timeline protecting Flynn. Luckily, he decides to ScrewDestiny and manages to get her to the Library and heal her mortal wound in time.]]
64	** It also seems that no matter what she would always have a special relationship with the current Librarian. With Flynn, Jake, and possibly Cassandra she is a love interest, but with Ezekiel she was [[ParentalSubstitute like a mother]].
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66
67	[[folder:Jake Stone]]
68	!!''Jake Stone''
69	[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0381.jpg]]
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71	->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/ChristianKane
72
73	A Librarian In Training. He has an IQ of 190 and extensive knowledge of art history.
74	----
75	* BadassBoast:
76	** In regards to his sense of distance:
77	-->'''Stone''': "I was a surveyor for ten years. I can measure distance like a tachymeter!"
78	** After he gets fed up dealing with this father:
79	-->'''Stone''': Because I'm a genius, pop. I'm a genius. I speak nine different languages, and I can read over a dozen more! I have honorary degrees at universities on four different continents! I'm the first one they call when they discover a new piece of art, and I'm the one they're scared to call, ''because I'm the best in the world'' at '''''discovering a fake!''''' And I didn't tell you, because I knew that you'd see anything less than chasing the family business as a betrayal!
80	* BadassNormal: He is a physically fit human male with no special powers of his own but he can take on the Monkey King in a straight fight and come out on top.
81	* TheBigGuy: While being a Librarian means that he's no slouch in the intelligence department, he is the most physically buff member of the team and, other than Baird, he's the most adept at physical combat.
82	* BoisterousBruiser: He really enjoys a good barfight. One of the things he said that he would miss most having become a Librarian is that he could enjoy Christmas with his family and be a part of the year bar brawl.
83	* GeniusBruiser: He is the only one of the three [=LITs=] with any fighting experience to speak of means that Baird often relies on Stone to back her up when things get violent. On the other hand, he has a bad habit of not using his genius intellect when it comes to fighting, to Baird's exasperation; in "And the Horns of a Dilemma" she scolds him to "fight smarter, not harder." He eventually gets formal training by spending two months at Shangri-La studying with the one and only Monkey King until he can best his mystical teacher in a straight fight.
84	* HeroesPreferSwords: Stone grabs a rapier whenever the portal opens unexpectedly. The same rapier each time, in fact.
85	* HiddenDepths: He keeps his amazing intellect and love of art a secret from his family and friends because he doesn't want them to look at him differently. Instead, he works as a roughneck while publishing books on medieval art under pseudonyms.
86	** This gets thoroughly {{Lampshaded}}:
87	--> '''Jenkins''': You're a very odd cowboy.
88	* NotSoAboveItAll: Jake likes to act as the big brother two the other two, but he and Ezekiel both get excited about being in a Video Game and they have similar reactions to a submarine.
89	* {{Omniglot}}: He knows how to speak 62 languages, and can act as a translator the rare time they need someone who doesn't speak English. As noted by Cassandra when he spoke cockney rhyming slang.
90	--> '''Cassandra:''' Are there any languages you don't speak?
91	--> '''Jake:''' Well, my Urdu's a little rusty.
92	* RefusalOfTheCall: He not only turned down an opportunity to interview for the position of The Librarian, he also turned down scholarships to two major schools in order stay home and work in the oil fields. It's later revealed that a major impetus for Stone staying was because his father was too drunk to do anything to save the company Stone's great-grandfather founded.
93	* SouthernFriedGenius: Stone works on an oil rig in Oklahoma, but has an IQ of 190 and is an expert in art history.
94	* TookALevelInBadass: In "And the Fatal Separation", Stone spends several months in TheShangriLa, learning martial arts from the Monkey King himself, and has gotten so good he can beat his teacher even when the latter uses his tail as a weapon. He's then shown to be easily capable of beating up ninjas, even while ''drugged''.
95	* WellDoneSonGuy: When we finally get to meet Jake's dad in Season 2 it's made clear that the man will go out of his way and ignore all semblance of logic to blame all of his problems on how his son has failed him. The episode focuses on Jake letting go of the part of himself that still wants his father's approval and moving on.
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97
98	[[folder:Cassandra Cillian]]
99	!!Cassandra Cillian
100	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0383.jpg]]
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102	->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/LindyBooth
103
104	A Librarian In Training. She has the special gift of auditory and sensory hallucinations linked to memory retrieval known as synesthesia.
105	----
106	* AbsurdPhobia: Mentions having an irrational fear of ravioli in "And What Lies Beneath the Stones".
107	* AbusiveParents: Cassandra describes her parents as very strictly limiting and controlling her life in an attempt to groom her as an intellectual, doing things like telling her Santa wasn't real at the age of three and forbidding her from a normal teenage social life or any hobbies or entertainment that didn't have educational value or look good on a college application. By the time the series starts they seem to have abandoned her completely, at least in any emotional sense - Cassandra never mentions having any contact with them, and in "And the Rule of Three" she says sadly that she thinks they loved the dream they had for her future more than they loved her.
108	* AllGirlsLikePonies: In the happily ever after illusion that Prospero puts the Librarians in in "And The Happily Ever Afters", in addition to being an astronaut, she also raises ponies.
109	* AlliterativeName: '''C'''assandra '''C'''illian.
110	* AlmightyJanitor: When she first appears, she works at a hospital as a janitor even though she seems to know more about medicine than any of the doctors there.
111	* AmbiguouslyBi: The vast amount of her ShipTease is usually with women, such as becoming a ChickMagnet in "And the Fables of Doom" and implied to been romantically involved with Eve Baird in an alternate timeline. A frost giantess hits on her in "And the Reunion of Evil". Then there was the time she asked out Jenkins on a date in "And the Eternal Question" and was legitimately upset he turned her down flat, calling him a coward who didn't want to risk getting hurt by starting a relationship with a mortal.[[note]]It should be pointed out that she asked him after she got news her [[YourDaysAreNumbered tumor had to operated [=NOW=] or she was dead]][[/note]] And in the same episode, she had a romance with a female vampire.
112	* TheArchmage: In an alternate timeline where [[spoiler:she's the Librarian]], Cassandra learned magic from Morgan le Fay and is skilled enough with it to save the human race from ''dragons''.
113	* BadassAdorable:
114	** When she's DrunkOnTheDarkSide.
115	** [[spoiler: Also in another timeline where she's ''the'' Librarian]].
116	* BlessedWithSuck: She has a practically magical mathematical ability that keeps saving the Librarians from almost certain death, but it's all because of a brain tumor that will eventually kill her. [[spoiler: Somewhat averted, however, when she finally has the surgery to get the tumor removed and her ability is even stronger--to the point where she's telepathic.]]
117	* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Dulaque keeps Lamia from killing her because even a proto-Librarian can be useful to their plans. [[WickedCultured And because he doesn't want blood on the rug.]]
118	* ChickMagnet: Becomes one as she takes on the role of Prince Charming as a result of fables coming to life. She's pretty okay with it. She also has a habit of attracting one or two girls a season.
119	* ChildHater: When she and Ezekiel are stuck telling each other secret truths in order to keep a door open in "and What Lies Beneath the Stones" (ItMakesSenseInContext), one of the things she shouts is that she can't stand babies. The magical lie-detecting door doesn't close.
120	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Under the effects of the AppleOfDiscord she uses her knowledge of mathematics to disable Lamia effortlessly, as well as use a single power station to create a chain reaction that would destroy all of the power grids in Europe.
121	* CursedWithAwesome: Cassandra's synesthesia is really cool and allows her to do things like calculate how the sun would fall on a specific day of the year, but triggering it cripples her with sensations for a while (as well as giving her nosebleeds) and her abilities are tied to a grape-sized tumor in her brain. [[spoiler: Until "The Eternal Question" where the tumor gets removed and it turns out it was actually holding her back, on the downside though the new upgrade to her powers is even more overwhelming.]]
122	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: She was working as a janitor at a hospital and gave the correct diagnoses where the doctor had it wrong... and then had to work through the sensations and thoughts her synesthesia was overwhelming her with.
123	* EvilRedhead: While not evil per se, her actions in the first episode demonstrate that if your character is played by Lindy Booth, she's probably going to be untrustworthy at some point. Of course, we get the straight up evil with the Apple of Discord.
124	* GirlyGirl: She is the more feminine of the two women on the team.
125	* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. While the majority of the team welcomes her back with no repercussions after she betrays them in the first episode, Jake - although he enjoys working with her - still doesn't trust her, and most likely never will.
126	* MeaningfulName: She can see everything. However, that power comes with a curse.
127	* MissedTheCall: She missed out on interviewing to be the Librarian when Flynn got the job. As opposed to the boys' RefusalOfTheCall, Cassandra was in the hospital at the time and couldn't make it to the interview. However, upon learning the mysteries of the library she JumpedAtTheCall.
128	* MotorMouth: Cassandra can spout mathematics really fast indeed.
129	* NextTierPowerUp: After her surgery, Cassandra's synesthesia seems to have returned... and the tumor seems to have been blocking off possible photographic memory, as well as PsychicPowers such as telepathy.
130	** For the record, Flynn claimed she already had a photographic memory in the first episode.
131	* MsFanservice: She generally wears short dresses. And then she turns evil and takes the dress off...
132	* NotAfraidToDie: Having been told at a young age that she will die due to her tumor, Cassandra has accepted her doomed fate so much that she has a date already in mind. Not that she would say no to a convenient and easy magical cure, of course...
133	-->'''Cassandra''': I know what Death looks like. I see it every day when I look in a mirror.
134	* ThePollyanna: That tumor has ''seriously'' messed up her life. She's had it since she was young, it ''is'' going to kill her, it's heavily implied that it somehow ruined her relationship with her parents to the point that she has stated that she has no one, and she was working as a janitor at a hospital before becoming a [=LIT=], a low-paying job when she probably has some serious tumor-related medical bills to pay. Despite all this she is a pretty upbeat person.
135	* PsychicNosebleed: Whenever she tries to visualize something too complex, like a map of the leylines, or how [[spoiler:the pyramids could open a portal into the void]].
136	* RummageSaleReject: Her taste in clothes involves some really odd combinations at times, such as overall shorts with two different floral patterns and bright purple leggings in "And the Heart of Darkness," or the over-the-top Christmas-themed dress and striped tights she wears in "And Santa's Midnight Run." Her EvilCostumeSwitch in "And the Apple of Discord" proves that this even extends to her undergarments, given that she turns out to be wearing leopard print hotpants over black leggings under her girly floral dress for some reason.
137	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: When Cassandra's synesthesia takes her to her HappyPlace, it involves breakfast foods, usually cereal with milk.
138	** In the inverse, she used to really like grapes, but then the doctors described her tumor as "the size of a grape".
139	* VerbalTic: Repeating words (usually in [[RuleOfThree threes]]) when doing calculations.
140	* YourDaysAreNumbered: Cassandra has a brain tumor that will eventually kill her. [[spoiler: Until "The Eternal Question", in which she has a lifesaving surgery that takes care of it.]]
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142
143	[[folder:Ezekiel Jones]]
144	!!Ezekiel Jones
145	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0389.jpg]]
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147	->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/JohnKim
148
149	A Librarian In Training. He’s a master thief and the team's go to guy when it comes to technology.
150	----
151	* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite finding out that magic is real, at first he flatly refuses to believe in certain things.
152	* TheBabyOfTheBunch: He's definitely the youngest of the Librarians, around late teens, early twenties.
153	* BeingGoodSucks: When Ezekiel wore Santa's hat, thereby becoming an embodiment of good will, he was literally sickened by how jolly and selfless it made him.
154	** Averted in "And The Point Of Salvation": [[spoiler: it's finally made explicit (to the other librarians and the viewers) how selfless and kind he can truly be.]]
155	** Averted even more in "And The Christmas Thief", which reveals that [[spoiler: he never actually kept any of the money he made from his heists. Instead, he gave it to people and communities that needed it.]]
156	* BookDumb: Among the main cast, Jones has the least knowledge of history, folklore, and academia outside of his own personal interests. Stone frequently voices exasperation about the things that Ezekiel doesn't know about, which include the Dewey Decimal System and ''Atlantis''.
157	* BrilliantButLazy: In "And the Point of Salvation", he is able to quickly learn about engineering, physics and combat from his teammates when he really has to.
158	* ChildProdigy: Was but a teenager when he got his invitation to be a Librarian. In the timeline when he does become a Librarian a decade prior to the series, Eve Baird becomes a mother figure to him.
159	* CrazyPrepared: Played for laughs. When it turns out that he has to go up against vampires, he lines the interior of a trench coat with garlic, a cross, wooden stakes, holy water vials, and a ''sword'' so that he has every possible vampire weakness covered.
160	* DisabilityImmunity: Is the only one to hold the Apple of Discord without any drawbacks [[spoiler: because he is already the worst version of himself]].
161	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: We first see him use his wits trying to steal something before Flynn catches him.
162	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: When we see his family in [[Recap/TheLibrariansS4E03AndTheChristmasThief ...And The Christmas Thief]] his mother berates him first for not being a good thief [[WhiteSheep despite teaching him and his adoptive sisters the trade]] and, after she finds out how renowned a thief he was, for not sharing his wealth from his heists with them over those years[[spoiler: not knowing he never kept any of it either]]. Nevertheless, he still tries to keep her out of trouble when she inadvertently gets them involved with The Bank of Thieves and gets pissed when the Saint of Thieves insults her. [[spoiler:When Lenore later has a HeelFaceTurn realizing how much she enjoys giving instead of stealing, she shows a [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes much softer side]] and Ezekiel assures her he's always loved her for taking him in and raising him as her own.]]
163	* EvenEvilHasStandards: An unrepentant thief, but there are some things he says even he won't do:
164	-->'''Ezekiel:''' I made a good living walking the line between snatching and borrowing, but ''[[BodySnatcher this]]''? These people have gone too far.
165	* HeelRealization: One for the audience during "And the Apple of Discord". Jones's worst possible version of himself was him exactly as he was, a narcissistic thief with enough compassion and scruples to be a hero when called upon. If that's the worst possible version of him, imagine what the ''best'' possible version could do.
166	* HeroicBSOD: Poor Ezekiel has a major breakdown during "And the Point of Salvation". [[spoiler: Watching your friends die in front of you over and over again? I'm surprised he didn't have a complete mental breakdown.]]
167	* HiddenDepths: "And The Dark Secret" reveals Ezekiel can hit a truly impressive high note.
168	* TheImmune:
169	** The [[spoiler:Apple of Discord]] has zero effect on him, apparently because [[spoiler:as a completely self-centered thief, he's already the worst he could ever be]].
170	** He was also immune to the love potion in "And the Curse of Cindy". Everyone assumed it was because he's already such an egomaniac,[[spoiler: but it's later revealed that it's because he was already in love with Cindy.]]
171	* ItsAllAboutMe: Subverted. While Jones definitely has a ''very'' generous amount of self-esteem, he's a lot more empathetic than people give him credit for.
172	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Professional thief, general smartass, but genuinely goodhearted, and willing to put his life in danger to stop the bad guys. However, he doesn't think he's a hero, just a rogue.
173	* JustLikeRobinHood: [[spoiler:Ezekiel ''never'' kept the money from any heists of his thieving days. He donated every cent to communities and people in need.]]
174	* KarmaHoudini: While he doesn't do anything ''really'' bad, he still tends to avoid serious negative consequences.
175	** This is, in fact, WEAPONIZED in the "And the Fables of Doom". He's Jack, TheFool.
176	* TheNicknamer: Named Cassandra's tumor "the brain grape" and calls Cassandra "Math Girl". When a gargoyle starts following him around, he names it Stumpy.
177	* NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction: Or so he claims, when Stone asks him why he hasn't used any of the ridiculously useful magical artifacts in the Library to steal things (the closest he comes is using the back door to evade police).
178	* PokeThePoodle: Most of his "evil" in TokenEvilTeamMate really falls here. [[spoiler:And apparently, that's as evil as he's capable of being.]]
179	* RefusalOfTheCall: He threw away his invitation to become the Librarian.
180	* SesquipedalianSmith: Ezekiel Jones.
181	* TheSmartGuy: While all of the Librarians are geniuses in their respective specialties, Ezekiel is the one most prone to spouting random TechnoBabble.
182	* StatusQuoIsGod: No matter how much character growth he goes through over the course of an episode, it will somehow be undone before the final credits roll.
183	* TechnoWizard: One of his more overlooked traits.
184	* TokenEvilTeammate: He makes no lie that he'll steal something or badger with authority, but he's [[spoiler: already at his most evil since he remains unchanged while holding the Apple of Discord]].
185	* TykeBomb: Ezekiel was raised by a female [[TheFagin Fagin]] who lives and breathes thievery. It's a miracle he turned out the LoveableRogue he is today.
186	[[/folder]]
187
188	[[folder:Jenkins]]
189	!!Jenkins
190
191	->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/JohnLarroquette
192
193	The caretaker of the Library’s Annex.
194	----
195	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Jenkins/[[spoiler:Galahad]] is the only one to ever best Dulaque/[[spoiler:Lancelot]] with a sword.
196	* BroughtDownToNormal: In Season 4, he [[spoiler:gives up his immortality to save Nicole Noone from death, becoming a rank and file human]]. However, [[spoiler:the season finale changes the timeline so this never happens]].
197	* CynicismCatalyst: He's easily the grumpiest of the group, but he is really just tired of getting his hopes up and having them dashed over a series of bad events that he just wanted to live in seclusion. He hasn't said exactly what, but they seem to imply his fallout with [[WeUsedToBeFriends Dulaque]]. Since [[spoiler:he's Galahad and Dulaque is his father Lancelot (du Lac), said catalyst is implied to be the fall of Camelot]].
198	%%%%* DeadpanSnarker:
199	* DualWielding: Takes out several vampires while dual wielding swords.
200	* ElderlyImmortal: He looks like a man in his 60s, even though he’s centuries old and immortal. A scene in "And What Lies Beneath the Stones" briefly shows a photo of a youthful-looking Jenkins which appears to have been taken sometime in the 1970s, making it unclear how his apparent age relates to his immortality.
201	* HiddenDepths: Not only a master of Library lore, he's on FirstNameBasis with Mrs. Santa Claus, is a master swordsman, and is conversant with rap and hip-hop.
202	-->'''Ezekiel:''' Hmm, Jenkins, you know about hip hop?\
203	'''Jenkins:''' Ah, well, as Eric B. and Rakim so aptly flowed, "I'm paid in full."
204	* ImmortalityHurts: Despite being NighInvulnerable to many things (he can just shake off a roof collapsing on him), he notes that he's been put through worse torture than any mortal could dream on more than one occasion. In Season 3 he throws himself and Eve off a cliff to escape a villain, and takes the full brunt of the fall; he's back on his feet a minute later but complains loudly about the resulting aches and pains.
205	* ItsPersonal: There are hints that Jenkins and Judson didn't really get along, which is why Jenkins was "exiled" to the Annex instead of being in the Library. Jenkins claims it was because Judson only wanted to lock up the dangerous magical artifacts, while Jenkins wanted to study and find a use for them. [[spoiler:The real reason is Charlene. Both immortals love her, but her heart only belongs to Judson]].
206	* IncorruptiblePurePureness: A devil notes what an achievement it would be to get him to sign a deal, due to his reputation [[spoiler:as Galahad, purest and best of the Arthurian knights,]] for this trope.
207	%%* KnightInSourArmor:
208	* LostLenore: He pledged his love to someone a long time ago only for her to marry someone else and eventually die of old age. As a knight bound by the code of chivalry, he takes his pledge deadly seriously and refuses to love anyone else for as long as he lives. [[spoiler:That person is revealed to be Charlene, whose heart belongs to Judson, her Librarian]].
209	* MinoredInAsskicking: Prefers to stay in his books and act as MissionControl, however, when the need arises he is easily the best fighter in the group. [[spoiler:He is, after all, freaking Galahad!]]
210	* OldSoldier: Technically, [[spoiler:he is an old ''knight'']]. He's an elderly man who holds his own against Sir Lancelot and at one point single-handedly cut down an entire group of vampires.
211	* Really700YearsOld: Several episodes hint he is older than he looks before finally revealing that [[spoiler:he is Sir Galahad of Camelot]] in the Season 1 finale.
212	* RulesLawyer: His knowledge of rules and procedures is so extensive that he’s able to successfully stall for time during the Conclave.
213	* RunningGag: Each episode shows him communicating by use of a different archaic landline phone. One of which is a payphone on a rolling stand.
214	* SarcasticDevotee: He snarks at Flynn and the [=LITs=] and their idealism, but is staunchly loyal to them and takes care of them. Ezekiel calls him out on it in "And the Apple of Discord," pointing out that Jenkins talks down to everyone and makes them feel like idiots while at the same time nudging them in the right direction to help them succeed.
215	* SufficientlyAdvancedMagic: Before the [=LITs=] came along, his area of study was repurposing magical artifacts into practical inventions.
216	* WeUsedToBeFriends: Dulaque and Jenkins appear to have been quite close in the old days, before each chose their current paths. [[spoiler:Made even more prominent when it's revealed that they are Lancelot and Galahad respectively, and turning it into ParentalIssues since Lancelot was Galahad's father in the legends.]]
217	[[/folder]]
218
219	[[folder:The Library]]
220	!!The Library
221
222	->aka '''Ray Glasney'''
223	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DrewPowell
224	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JohnLarroquette (The Trial of One)
225
226	A sentient library that has existed since the time of the pharaoh and resides in its own pocket dimension.
227	----
228	* BiggerOnTheInside: The Library is a dimension unto itself; its current main access point appears to be a few hundred square feet of stone building.
229	* ChaosArchitecture: Can shift around rooms as it pleases (or as the Librarians request).
230	* EldritchAbomination: Is a sentient library.
231	* HumanoidAbomination: When its soul becomes unstuck from its body it takes human shape, but has superhuman strength, NighInvulnerability, and who knows what else if it had been aware of what it was doing.
232	* GeniusLoci: The Library is sentient and has displayed a will of its own, helping in things like the selection of new Librarians.
233	* MagicalLibrary: A sentient library filled with magical tomes and artifacts.
234	* OurSoulsAreDifferent: When Flynn releases it from [[spoiler:the failsafe that had locked it away in another dimension, its soul gets unstuck from its physical form and becomes humanoid, leaving the physical form of the Library functional--but falling apart, forced to eat away at the magic artifacts it contains to try to keep it alive. Ultimately, it would have even consumed the souls of its inhabitants]].
235	[[/folder]]
236
237	!The Serpent Brotherhood
238	[[folder:Dulaque]]
239	!!Dulaque
240
241	->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/MattFrewer / Creator/JerryOConnell (as his younger self)
242
243	The mysterious immortal leader of the Serpent Brotherhood
244	----
245	* ArchNemesisDad: Turns out he's actually [[spoiler: Jenkins's father, Lancelot.]]
246	* BigBad: He serves this purpose in the show's first season, as the leader of the Brotherhood
247	* EvilBrit: He's British, and is pretty darn evil.
248	* ElderlyImmortal: He looks like a man in his 50s, even though he’s centuries old and immortal. It is unknown if this is due to him aging very slowly or because he acquired his immortality when he was already an old man.
249	* EvilIsHammy: He seems to thoroughly enjoy being hammy all the time. Especially when eating pizza.
250	* FallenHero: Implied, given his WeUsedToBeFriends with [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Jenkins]]. [[spoiler: Confirmed. He’s ‘’Lancelot,’’ greatest of Arthur’s knight, grown cynical and mad.]]
251	* FountainOfYouth: Cutting [[spoiler:the Loom of Fate]] restored him to his youthful form from when he was [[spoiler:still a knight of Camelot, if temporarily.]]
252	* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:Lancelot '''du Lac'''.]]
253	* Really700YearsOld: He is older than Jenkins and his immortality is demonstrated on the show.
254	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Dulaque is apparently a well-respected philanthropist. You know, on top of leading an evil cult that wants to TakeOverTheWorld with magic. [[spoiler:Taken up to eleven when you find out he’s Lancelot, a literally legendary hero.]]
255	* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Jenkins before they each chose their current paths. [[spoiler:Was, in fact, his father.]]
256	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:At the end of the first season he simply disappears when the Loom of Fate is repaired. ]]
257	* WickedCultured: He stops Lamia from killing [[spoiler:Cassandra]] because he doesn't want blood on his new rug. He also has an extensive private collection of artwork and artifacts.
258	* VillainBall: Justified example. After putting on Santa's hat, he's forced to obey Christmas Wishes, though he can resist. So, the heroes wish for him to take actions that benefit him in the short term, but not the long term.
259	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Downplayed. By all indication he genuinely regards [[spoiler:restoring Camelot]] as the best thing for the world. However, that was plan B after releasing WildMagic into the world, he’s terrifyingly ruthless in pursuit of it, and it’s no coincidence that he would be in a very powerful position if he succeeded.
260	* XanatosGambit: Though he was fairly active in interfering with the Librarians, at the season finale [[spoiler:he tips off Flynn with information of how to get the Library back, and relies on them using their collected artifacts to open a gateway to the Loom of Fate.]]
261	[[/folder]]
262
263	[[folder:Lamia]]
264	!!Lamia
265
266	->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/LesleyAnnBrandt
267
268	Dulaque's second-in-command in the Serpent Brotherhood.
269	----
270	* TheDragon: She serves as Dulaque’s main enforcer and assassin.
271	* EvilBrit: British. Evil. Tries to kill the Librarians for the sake of bringing magic back into the world.
272	* HeelFaceTurn: Only in the alternate timeline, alas, but in the main timeline she still hesitates at Dulaque's orders on occasion [[spoiler:particularly when addressed by Santa, who brings out the best in people]].
273	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:By Dulaque, no less.]]
274	* MeaningfulName: Lamia was the name of a woman in Greek mythology cursed by Hera. She is typically depicted as becoming a serpent woman. In the series, Lamia is somewhat of a knife nut that prefers killing people via overhand stabbing, never mind working for a serpent-themed cult.
275	* NumberTwo:
276	** She seems to answer only to Dulaque.
277	** In [[spoiler:the timeline where Cassandra is the Librarian, Lamia is her Guardian]].
278	* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: She’s always wearing sexy revealing outfits even when they would be counterproductive.
279	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Lamia genuinely wants to make the world better, and thinks bringing magic back will do that. It's just that she's willing to go to any lengths to achieve this goal. "And the Loom of Fate" indicates that under other circumstances, she could have taken a more heroic path [[spoiler:and become a Guardian]].
280	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Once Dulaque has no use for her.]]
281	[[/folder]]
282
283	!Fictionals
284	[[folder:Prospero]]
285	!!Prospero
286
287	->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/RichardCox
288
289	A sorcerer from the works of Creator/WilliamShakespeare, specifically Theatre/TheTempest.
290	----
291	* AdaptationalVillainy: In Theatre/TheTempest Prospero wasn't the nicest person to be around, but he wasn't the outright villain he is here. [[spoiler:It's a clue that he's not really the Prospero from "The Tempest", he's the Prospero from an earlier, unpublished version of the play called "The Triumph of Prospero". See also DemonicPossession below.]]
292	* AlmightyJanitor: He disguised himself as a museum janitor in order to recover his drowned book.
293	* BadBoss: He insults Moriarty for not being high born and Moriarty states he would pull a YouHaveFailedMe if Moriarty didn't return with Ariel's watch that Eve had stolen.
294	* BigBad: Of Season 2.
295	* DemonicPossession: Is actually [[spoiler:William Shakespeare]] possessed by Prospero acting out as [[spoiler:Shakespear's ''id'']].
296	* EvilSorcerer: He's a sorcerer, he's evil. He uses magic to torture Moriarty and Jenkins and tries to TakeOverTheWorld.
297	* GratuitousIambicPentameter: Speaks in rhyming couplets of iambic pentameter.
298	* RefugeeFromTVLand: He's a Fictional, a fictional character that's come to life due to extreme popularity.
299	* RevengeViaStorytelling: He was originally written as a way for Shakespeare to [[spoiler: work out his frustrations about being forced into retirement due to his advancing age; the fact that he's Shakespeare's [[HerCodenameWasMarySue self-insert]] results in him possessing Shakespeare when he first comes to life.]]
300	* ScrewDestiny: He's somehow found a way to rebel against the ending of his original story, reclaiming his book and seeking his staff.
301	[[/folder]]
302
303	[[folder:Moriarty]]
304	!!James Moriarty
305
306	->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/DavidSLee
307
308	Noted mathematician and criminal mastermind. The famed enemy of Franchise/SherlockHolmes.
309	----
310	* AdaptationalHeroism: While still not a hero by any means, he is still far nicer than any other incarnation of the character.
311	* AffablyEvil: He's working for Prospero under duress, and is more than happy to work with Eve when their objectives temporarily align
312	* AmbiguouslyBi: Regularly flirts with Eve and once states that he and Holmes were almost "partners" but didn't want to work with him.
313	* TheDragon: To Prospero in Season 2.
314	* FoeRomanceSubtext: With Eve. He refers to her as "Duchess" and considers her a WorthyOpponent.
315	* RefugeeFromTVLand: He's a Fictional, a fictional character that's come to life due to extreme popularity. Or brought to life by Prospero's magic as the case may be.
316	* SherlockScan: Ironically, he pulls off a number of these, such as deducing Jenkins's past as [[spoiler:a Knight of the Round Table]] based on his accent and hand movements.
317	* TruerToTheText: Him basically being a foil of Sherlock makes sense, once your remember his villainous actions consist of..trying to kill Sherlock for arresting him. He also lets Sherlock pen a last letter, and spares Watson by getting him out of the way. Most of his actual actions are OffstageVillainy.
318	[[/folder]]
319
320	[[folder:Frankenstein's monster]]
321	!!Frankenstein's monster
322
323	->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/MichaelGladis
324
325	Victor Frankenstein's attempt at creating life, brought from the book by Prospero's magic.
326	----
327	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The original monster was described as a hideously ugly creation, with translucent yellowish skin pulled so taut over the body that it "barely disguised the workings of the arteries and muscles underneath"; watery, glowing eyes, flowing black hair, black lips, and prominent white teeth. Here he's got a nasty scar on the side of his face but that's about it.
328	* IJustWantToBeLoved: His primary motivation.
329	* KillItWithFire: Subverted. Ezekiel, taking cues from the movie, believes that the monster is afraid of fire and brandishes a lighter at him. He just blows it out.
330	* PurpleProse: Stark contrast to his more famous film version, the creature is quite well spoken.
331	--> I hold no hate for fire. My hate is reserved for those who abhor me, meaning thee, man, who fancies himself in the image of the Divine, and yet vilifies me as monster!
332	* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Flynn and Ezekiel get him to pull a HeelFaceTurn by convincing him to get plastic surgery and go into professional sports.
333	[[/folder]]
334
335	!Supernatural Beings
336	[[folder:The Minotaur]]
337	!!The Minotaur
338
339	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TylerMane
340
341	The fearsome beast of Greek myth. Nasty creature. Holds a grudge.
342	----
343	* BadassBiker: His human disguise.
344	* GroinAttack: Can take multiple gunshots straight to the crotch, and it only knocks him down for a half minute.
345	* ImmuneToBullets: All they do is agitate him.
346	* MorphicResonance: His human disguise looks very bull-like, with a bull-like nose ring. And a tendency to snort.
347	* SuperPersistentPredator: Once you're in his labyrinth, he won't rest until you're dead.
348	[[/folder]]
349
350	[[folder:Santa Claus]]
351	!!Santa Claus
352
353	->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/BruceCampbell
354
355	An immortal magical being who gathers the good will of all mankind and spreads it all over the world on Christmas Eve.
356	----
357	* BoisterousBruiser: In his Odin incarnation he loves a good bar brawl.
358	* CharmPerson: Santa is one. He can spread good will to people.
359	* CoolOldGuy: Despite being in the form of a 58 year old, and being considerably older than that, he's a powerful magical being that's more than able to mix it up when the occasion calls for it.
360	* FullNameBasis: How Santa refers to everyone.
361	* TheGhost: He’s heavily involved in the plot of “The Librarians and The Christmas Thief”, despite not actually appearing.
362	* SplitPersonalityTakeover: Santa's personality reflects the prevailing mythology about him, of which the jolly and benevolent "Santa Claus" is only the most current. Since there have been many different versions of the myth throughout the ages, he's had many different personalities... which he switches between unpredictably without his talisman to stabilize him.
363	* ThirdPersonPerson: Santa does this. Eve finds it annoying. [[spoiler:And it's a VERY bad thing when he stops.]]
364	[[/folder]]
365
366	[[folder:Morgan le Fay]]
367	!!Morgan le Fay
368
369	->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/AliciaWitt
370
371	The most powerful sorceress in the world.
372	----
373	* TheBadGuyWins: In the episode "And the Rule of Three". The [=LITs=] save the people she was going to kill, but she still got the magical power that she wanted.
374	* EvilIsHammy: As soon as her true identity is revealed she turns up the ham up to eleven.
375	* EvilRedhead: This incarnation of Morgan is a redhead, and like most others she's definitely got the evil part down.
376	* GigglingVillain: Sent into a laughing fit when Eve punches and head-butts her, amused that she's been hit for the first time in centuries.
377	* ImmuneToBullets: She’s long since figured magical countermeasures for them.
378	-->'''Morgan''': Please. If shooting me was an option, how do you think I would have survived the 19th century? When [[Creator/AlfredLordTennyson Tennyson]] became popular, it was a ''nightmare''.
379	* InsistentTerminology: Prefers to be called a ''sorceress'' instead of witch because “witch” has too much gender baggage.
380	* ObfuscatingStupidity: When portraying the STEM fair sponsor.
381	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: She doesn't have any interest in dealing with what's coming; her whole purpose in "And the Rule of Three" was to gather a bunch of magic power to hold her over while she goes into hiding. [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse She's not seen again for the rest of the series]].
382	* SmugSnake: [[SarcasmMode Surprisingly for a centuries old all-powerful sorceress]], she's quite arrogant and condescending, mocking Eve and Jenkins while playing them for chumps.
383	* VainSorceress: Unlike Jenkins and Dulaque, who are at least as old as her, she uses magic to keep herself young and beautiful despite being [[Really700YearsOld centuries old]].
384	* WizardsLiveLonger: She’s been around since the days of Camelot.
385	* WouldHurtAChild: Her plan in the episode "And the Rule of Three" would’ve resulted in the deaths of dozens of young people.
386	* YouFightLikeACow: Said to Eve when she challenges Morgan to a fight in the realm between seconds: "Guardian, on your best day you might be able to muss up my hair. And you've already had your best day."
387	[[/folder]]
388
389	[[folder: Sesselman]]
390	!!Sesselman
391
392	-> '''Portrayed By''': Creator/JohnDeLancie
393
394	A devil (small "d") who makes {{Faustian Bargain}}s.
395	----
396	* AchillesHeel: He's an all-powerful demon who can grant you anything you ask for, as long as you sign his contract. However, he has one major weakness: he ''must'' grant whatever the signatory wishes for, even if it isn't in his best interest. Eve [[BroughtDownToNormal exploits this]] to defeat him.
397	* BroughtDownToNormal: Courtesy of Eve Baird's wish.
398	* TheCorrupter: Frequently suggests that he enjoys getting good, heroic people to sign his contracts. He remarked that Jenkins [[spoiler:(aka Sir Galahad)]] would be an amazing addition, and is very keen to get his "first Librarian". Fails to do this to Baird, whose wish is to tell "Sess" that she wishes he were [[BroughtDownToNormal a human being.]]
399	* DealWithTheDevil: His Modus Operandi.
400	* DeclarationOfProtection: States that his contract will flawlessly protect whoever signs it.
401	* DevilInPlainSight: Averted. As Jenkins points out, devils never appear in red tights with pitchforks, tails and horns. Instead, they appear as what you desire most.
402	* DoubleTake: Has one when Baird makes her wish. He is about to engage in some EvilGloating, when he suddenly realizes exactly what it was that Baird said.
403	* {{Expy}}: As a nigh-omnipotent trickster played by John de Lancie, Sesselman definitely has a few shades of [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Q.]] Except Q isn't actually evil, despite doing a good impression of it at times.
404	* FaustianBargain: Can offer you anything you want in exchange for your soul.
405	* FauxAffablyEvil: He always seems to be polite and businesslike, except for a bit of EvilGloating. However, he also seems to be very enthusiastic about the death and destruction his contracts will cause.
406	* KarmaHoudini: Played with. He's never arrested or brought to any sort of Justice for killing the girl at the beginning of the episode, but he is BroughtDownToNormal, and that might be a far worse fate for him. Also, possibly justified, as he may not have killed the girl directly, and it may only have been the magic of the contract at work.
407	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Told Baird she'd have to make a wish to undo the previous contract. [[BroughtDownToNormal She does.]]
408	* MagicAIsMagicA: It isn't enough to sign your name to the contract and try to run out the clock. If you do not make a wish on Sesselman's contract, the original terms for the previous signatory will remain in effect.
409	* MyGrandsonMyself: How Sesselman has stayed in business. He just changes his given name and keeps the same surname.
410	* YourSoulIsMine: Par for the course. It's also said that he feeds on the misery and suffering caused to others by the wish.
411	[[/folder]]
412
413	[[folder: Apep]]
414	!!Apep
415
416	The Egyptian God of Chaos.
417	----
418	* AncientEvil: Has been around since the time of the Ancient Egyptians.
419	* BigBad: Of Season 3.
420	* ConflictBall: Has the power to make people turn on each other by using this.
421	* DemonicPossession: His M.O..
422	* GodOfEvil: Technically of chaos.
423	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Was made into a human and sacrificed to the Eye of Ra by the Love Potion he created]].
424	* SealedEvilInACan: Was sealed in a sarcophagus but got out. [[spoiler:The sarcophagus is now in the hands of the incompetent D.O.S.A.]]
425	[[/folder]]

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