Line #48 Characters/SevenSoldiersOfVictory2005


1	[[foldercontrol]]
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3	!The Seven Soldiers
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5	[[folder:Zatanna]]
6	!!Zatanna Zatara
7	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sevensoldierszatannacv3.jpg]]
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9	After the events of Identity Crisis came to light and an incident in which she was indirectly responsible for the deaths of several of her friends and the release of a mysterious shape-shifting demon, Zatanna has lost all confidence in herself. But after meeting a mysterious young girl who asks to be her apprentice, Zatanna begins to travel down a path to learn the secrets of her father's legacy and regain her resolve. However, she soon discovers that her new apprentice is not entirely what she seems...
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11	More info can be found [[Characters/{{Zatanna}} here]].
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13	[[/folder]]
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15	[[folder:Shining Knight]]
16	!!Shining Knight/Ystin
17	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2006754_screen_capture_2.png]]
18	In the age of King Arthur Dragonhead, young Sir Ystin (pronounced Justin) and the flying horse Vanguard invade the mysterious Castle Revolving belonging to the Sheeda to kill their queen and recover one of the Seven Imperishable Treasures, the Cauldron of Rebirth. In order to ensure its safety, Ystin tosses the cauldron out of the castle and escapes, but ends up in modern times due to Castle Revolving's time traveling capabilities. After coming to terms with the loss of Camelot and all of its knights, Ystin goes forth to search for a way to end the Sheeda. Meanwhile, Vanguard, who was separated from his rider, is found by a mob boss, who is placed in a mysterious cauldron when ever he dies...
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20	* BreakoutCharacter: A different version of Sir Ystin also appeared in Paul Cornell's Demon Knights.
21	* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted as Sheeda Queen Glorianna discovers Justin's sex by smelling "the blood of the womb."
22	[[/folder]]
23
24	[[folder:Klarion]]
25	!!Klarion
26	[[quoteright:339:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/klarion_6.jpg]]
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28	In the underground Puritan village of Limbo Town, lives the young Witch-Boy Klarion. After the discovery of a Sheeda rider, the elders of the village announced the sealing of the only gate to the upper "High Market", much to the frustration of Klarion who dreamed of seeing the outside world. Upon seeing the elders turning into a vile monster, Klarion escapes and eventually makes his way to the surface world of New York City. Being approached by a mysterious man named Melmoth to join a gang of childish thugs to steal a giant drill, one Klarion eventually discovers is to be used to enslave Limbo Town...
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30	More info can be found [[ComicBook/KlarionTheWitchBoy here]].
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32	[[/folder]]
33
34	[[folder:Manhattan Guardian]]
35	!!Manhattan Guardian/Jake Jordan
36	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/994005_guardian_1.jpg]]
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38	Jake Jordan is going through a rough patch in his life: he's been fired from his job as a police officer after a nervous breakdown and his fiance, Carla, holds no respect for him. After his future father-in-law points him to a job for the mysterious "Manhattan Guardian" newspaper, the paper's founder, Ed Stargard, hires Jake as their "in-house superhero". While being the Manhattan Guardian has brought Jake out of his funk, multiple tragedies occur during the job, and Jake goes to confront Stargard. Upon meeting Stargard in person for the first time, Jake is told the story of the Newsboy Legion of Nowhere Street and their encounter with the Sheeda...
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40	* AffirmativeActionLegacy: Jake may not be the first African American to use the Guardian title, but the previous holder was a white male clone.
41	* BulletProofVest: He wears a bulky armored vest for protection.
42	* ChestInsignia: Jake's got a label stating "The Manhattan Guardian" across his chest, and is the first and only Guardian to use a chest insignia.
43	* CoolHelmet: His shiny gold helm.
44	* CorporateSponsoredSuperhero: Jake is primarily sponsored by a Newspaper that bought the rights to the Guardian name and costume from what was left of Cadmus after Jim II left the role to play a more active role as a parent to the two girls he'd become legal guardian of.
45	* ShieldBash: Uses his shield to punch people and robots with.
46	* StockSuperheroDayJobs: He ''used'' to be a cop, now his hero gig is a paying full time job.
47	[[/folder]]
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49	[[folder:Frankenstein]]
50	!!Frankenstein
51	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2377205_frsh_cv09.jpg]]
52	The "Spawn of Frankenstein" himself. After fighting against the evil machinations of Dark Melmoth, Frankenstein (The Monster, who is shown to have taken his creator's name) goes into a deep slumber for many years. Upon an invasion of a high school by the Sheeda, Frankenstein revives to continue his work. After coming across his foe on Mars, Frankenstein discovers that Melmoth is the former Sheeda King trying to defeat his wife and that Frankenstein partially owes his existence to him. After defeating his foe in a particularly spectacular manner, Frankenstein is inducted into the mysterious agency, S.H.A.D.E. who send him on a mission to stop the Sheeda-affiliated Neh-Buh-Loh Man...
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54	* BreakoutCharacter: Frankenstein appeared in both Final Crisis and Blackest Night, got his own ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint\|DCComics}}'' mini-series and had his own title for a while in the ''ComicBook/New52'' era of the DCU.
55	* FrankensteinsMonster: He's obviously yet another interpretation of the Frankenstein monster.
56	* MonsterMash: During ''Gotham City Monsters'', Frankenstein ends up recruiting Killer Croc, Orca, Andrew Bennett (the titular character of ''ComicBook/IVampire''), Lady Clay and Red Phantom (with Batwoman joining later) in order to stop Melmoth's plans for the Multiverse.
57	* WarriorPoet: Frankenstein can lengthily quote Milton or The Bible even - or especially - in the middle of combat.
58	[[/folder]]
59
60	[[folder:Bulleteer]]
61	!!Bulleteer/Alix Harrower
62	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/84975_7883_bulleteer.jpg]]
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64	Alix Harrower is an average woman, married to a Mad Scientist husband, Lance. Lance is attempting to create a new metallic superskin to become a superhero so he could live out his fantasy life with his wife or hook up with a superchick he met online. Unfortunately he Jumped at the Call, covering himself with his superskin, accidentally does the same to his wife, and dies in the process. Alix, who survives by a mere fluke, manages to stumble into the life of a C-list superhero while trying to deal with the husband's death and infidelity. All the while, she only really wants to be normal...
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66	* BlessedWithSuck: Alix didn't want to be a superhero, her husband did. She was perfectly happy with a normal life, and after she received her powers she had to quit her job as a special needs teacher, then discovered her husband's second life and in a fit of despair tried to commit suicide by running until she hit something strong enough to kill her.
67	* CanonDiscontinuity: Morrison's Bulleteer made a number of cameos in other stories after hers ended. The catch? She quit superheroing in the last issue of her series. It's most egregious when she appears in an incarnation of the Justice League seen in the series 52...a series co-written by Morrison themself!
68	* CoolHelmet: Wears a shiny pointed helmet that matches her metallic skin.
69	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The panel where Lance's smartware begins to spread to Alix and the look on her face.
70	* MortalityPhobia: Alix Harrower got her powers from an accident brought on by her husband's extreme obsession with his own mortality. Unable to cope with the thought of going grey or developing wrinkles, Lance Harrower tried to infuse his skin with a metal coating, but instead suffocated when the coating completely enveloped him. Alix herself became coated in the stuff after he grabbed her for help. Ironically, Lance ended up dying. The implication is Lance died because he took off his wedding ring, which meant the metal coated his entire body and kept constricting until he couldn't breathe. Alix survived because she had her ring on, which left a small gap on her finger so the metal didn't totally cover her.
71	* MsFanservice: Her first issue shows her both in and out of lingerie.
72	* ProphecyTwist: In Morrison's series, "The spear that was never thrown". It turns out to refer to Aurakles's descendants. One of them is Alix Harrower/Bulleteer, who delivers the final blow to Gloriana Tenebrae when she accidentally rams her with a car while struggling with Sally Sonic for control of the vehicle.
73	[[/folder]]
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75	[[folder:Mister Miracle]]
76	!!Mister Miracle/Shilo Norman
77	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shilo_norman_2.jpg]]
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79	Shilo Norman, one-time apprentice to the New God Scott Free, is doing pretty good for himself; he has achieved great fame as a master escape artist, just like his mentor. When attempting his greatest stunt yet, escaping a miniature black hole, he encounters the mysterious Metron in the event horizon, who desires to test him. Suddenly he finds himself in an alternate version of his own life, dealing with the problems of his fame while encountering people strangely similar to Kirby's New Gods... particularly one Mr. Dark Side... This series is frequently considered a Stealth Pilot for Final Crisis.
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81	More info can be found [[Characters/NewGodsNewGenesis here]].
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83	[[/folder]]
84
85	!Villains
86	[[folder:Gloriana Tenebrae]]
87	!!Gloriana Tenebrae
88	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/969977_gloriana.jpg]]
89	Queen of the Sheeda in search of the Seven Imperishable Treasures to keep herself eternally young.
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91	* BigBad: Drives the main conflict during Morrison's run, as the Sheeda cause mischief on Earth under her direction.
92	* BaldOfEvil: No hair, only horns that shift into tentacles.
93	* ButterFace: Has a well-toned body, but instead of hair she's got tentacles. And not in a GorgeousGorgon fashion, either.
94	* DepravedBisexual: Gloriana's retinue includes both male and female slaves.
95	* FaerieCourt: Gloriana Tenebrae ruled over the fairy-like Sheeda for centuries. Following her death, one of her husband's bastard great-grandchildren took over before he got bored and left. It's unclear who currently rules.
96	* FairyTaleMotifs: Gloriana is the WickedStepmother EvilQueen, who wishes to kill Misty before she can claim the throne.
97	* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Gloriana Tenebrae, The Queen of Terror, is right up there among Morrison's biggest monsters, and very scary indeed. (Not that her husband was much better...)
98	* WeakToMagic: Gloriana Tenebrae is vulnerable to the magic of Caliburn.
99	* WickedStepmother: Wants to consume the heart of her step-daughter Misty Kilgore.
100	[[/folder]]
101
102	[[folder:Melmoth]]
103	!!Melmoth
104	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/994390_melmoth_7.jpg]]
105	Former king of the Sheeda.
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107	* AndIMustScream: After Frankenstein kills him at the end of ''Gotham City Monsters'', Red Phantom traps his soul inside a mirror so he can't revive himself.
108	* ArchEnemy: Seen as this by Frankenstein.
109	* BaldOfEvil: No hair on his head and utterly evil.
110	* BeardOfEvil: Aside from Misty (who is half-human), he's the only Sheeda with visible hair. Even then, he's still bald.
111	* DirtyOldMan: When he invades Limbo Town, Melmoth wastes no time telling the women that he plans to make them concubines.
112	* TheHeavy: He's a major antagonist in both Klarion's and Frankenstein's arcs, but his villainy is fairly minor in comparison to his wife's plans.
113	* ManiacMonkeys: Uses a horde of ''Martian'' Mandrills as minions during ''Gotham City Monsters''.
114	* SlasherSmile: He's constantly beaming with malicious delight.
115	[[/folder]]
116
117	[[folder:Nebula Man]]
118	!!Nebula Man/Neh-Buh-Loh
119	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/971091_neh_2.jpg]]
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121	Originally a major threat during the series' original run, Nebula Man would return as the Sheeda's chief enforcer.
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123	* BrainTheft: Neh-Buh-Loh was charged with killing Misty Kilgore and bringing her brain back to Queen Gloriana. Unable to do it, he instead brought stole the brain of a telepath and offered that to Gloriana instead.
124	* CelestialBody: In Morrison's series it's explained that he was originally a miniature universe named Qwewq.
125	* TheDragon: For Gloriana Tenebrae.
126	* HornedHumanoid: He comes with some impressive horns.
127	* TimeAbyss: The Nebula Man is three billion years old
128	[[/folder]]
129
130	[[folder:Zachary Zor]]
131	!!Zachary Zor/The Eight Time Tailor
132	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1000667_zor_11.jpg]]
133	A higher being known as a Time Tailor that appears as a stage magician.
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135	* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: He makes his big entrance while biting the head off a dove.
136	* BeardOfEvil: It's magnificent and you know you want one!
137	* FateWorseThanDeath: The Terrible Time Tailor, an alias of Zor, imposes one on the members of the Newsboy Army.
138	* SatanicArchetype: Pretty blatantly meant to be a take on Lucifer. He was part of some cosmic collective that exists outside of reality, but rebelled and became a villain to humanity. The (''magnificent'') beard and magician theme also tie into modern-day interpretations of the Devil.
139	* TakeThat: Zachary Zor might be this to Alan Moore. He takes Zatanna and turns her into a similar, but Darker and Edgier character with a different name and consistently talks about his beard. It should also be noted that Alan Moore wrote the story that killed Zatanna's father.
140	--> '''Zor:''' It's a magnificent beard and you know you want one!
141	** Alternatively, Zor could represent the readers themselves, as we often see events from his visual perspective (and we, like him, are always on the outside looking in) and one of the Seven Unknown Men comments on how he bet Zor didn't think he could bleed. This could apply to the READER not knowing he could bleed in a comic.
142	** Unless, of course, he's Warren Ellis - he certainly talks like him.
143	[[/folder]]
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145	[[folder:Sally Sonic]]
146	!!Sally Sonic/Sara Smart
147	[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1011176_seven_soldiers___bulleteer_05.jpg]]
148	A washed-up former superhero.
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150	* AlliterativeName: Both her real name and alias are alliterations of the letter S.
151	* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Sally Sonic became magically trapped in the form of a teenager for decades, causing her to suffer abuse and degradation at the hands of a failed superhero who had a grudge against her late father. She uses this as an excuse for seducing married men, culminating in her encouraging mentally unbalanced scientist Lance Harrower to perform dangerous experiments on himself to try and gain superpowers, thinking that if he became a superhero, he and Sally could be together. These experiments ultimately killed Lance and turned his wife Alix into the Bulleteer. When Bulleteer finally confronts Sally about the carnage her selfishness has caused, Sally tries to kill her, all the while insisting that Lance's obsessions were Bulleteer's fault because she failed to please him. Bulleteer finally has enough of Sally's excuses and beats her with an engine block, saying that she doesn't care what kind of shit Sally went through, she had no right to mess with Lance's life or hers.
152	* IntentionalHeartbreaker: The former Kid Hero Sally Sonic was seduced by Vitaman, an older superhero who learned that she was the daughter of the judge who had put him and his brother away. In order to avenge himself, he got Sally hooked on drugs and turned her into a criminal. Later, after getting free of him, Sally got revenge on all men by seducing married men and utterly ruining their lives before dumping them, which is how she became the archnemesis of Bulleteer, whose husband was her final victim, who died when he tried to give himself superpowers in the deluded belief that it would get Sally back.
153	* KarmicDeath: As Alix tried to get the unconscious Sally to a hospital after defeating her, the latter awoke and attacked her, causing an accident in which Alix was the only survivor. Basically, Sally died in a way that was completely her own doing.
154	* PsychoSerum: Vitaman slipped her one that made her permanently evil.
155	* PurpleIsPowerful: Her costume is purple and she's certainly strong enough to give Alix a beating.
156	* SerialHomewrecker: The former Golden Age heroine Sally Sonic has become a pathological homewrecker as a result of being stuck in a permanently teenaged body, deliberately seeking out married men and sleeping with them specifically to ruin their marriages. For added villainy, after she finds out that her latest target, Lance Harrower, died in an accident, forcing his widow Alix to rent out her house in order to pay the bills, she moves in under her civilian identity, ingratiating herself with the unsuspecting Alix so that she can eventually kill her.
157	* ShadowArchetype: To Alix. Both women were exploited by men they mistakenly trusted and CursedWithAwesome, but Sally Sonic eventually broke from her various misadventures and became as bad as the villains she set out to stop, while Bulleteer never wanted to be a superhero and manages to avoid being corrupted.
158	[[/folder]]
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160	[[folder:Boss Dark Side]]
161	!!Boss Dark Side/Darkseid
162	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/boss_dark_side_final_crisis.jpg]]
163
164	A crime boss who torments Mister Miracle. He is the human avatar of Darkseid, the New God who rules Apokolips. More info can be found [[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid here]].
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166	* GreaterScopeVillain: While he's not directly involved in the main conflict, Boss Dark Side did spur the Sheeda into conquering the present day so that he may take over Earth when they're at their weakest.
167	* HumanoidAbomination: When Shilo Norman gains god-vision, he sees that Boss Dark Side is merely a meat-puppet. Darkseid's true form manifests as a multi-coloured aura with glowing eyes.
168	* ScaryBlackMan: In a series where most of the cast appear to be of African descent, Boss Dark Side stands out as a hulking, smirking force of pure malice.
169	[[/folder]]
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171	[[folder:Leviathan]]
172	!!Leviathan
173	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leviathan_dc_comics_seven_soldiers_morrison.jpg]]
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175	A malicious entity that inhabits the bodies of 250 children. It inhabits the tunnel that leads from Limbo Town to the surface world.
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177	* TheBusCameBack: Leviathan would cameo in ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' and serve as Talia Al Ghul's army in ''[[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Batman: Incorporated]]''.
178	* HiveMind: 250 children who all think in unison.
179	* VillainTeamUp: Originally Leviathan acted independently of the Sheeda and any other ''Seven Soldiers'' villains, but it would eventually end up in the employment of both Darkseid and Talia.
180	[[/folder]]

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