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6	[[folder:Main Characters]]
7	!!Ethan
8	The main character. Until the DramaBombFinale.
9	* AcheyScars: On Ethan's shoulder and caused by Rory - which has only been mentioned once and never again.
10	%%* TheAlcoholic
11	%%* ByronicHero
12	* CainAndAbel: The Abel to Rory's Cain.
13	* CharacterDeath: He dies in the finale.
14	%%* DeadpanSnarker
15	* {{Flanderization}}: He began as TheDitz, but moved on to CloudCuckoolander. More recently, he has surpassed this, and some fans are starting to suspect he is in fact clinically insane. (This may explain why [[spoiler: Ethan made a HeroicSacrifice to prevent a dystopian future from happening, and the entire strip is going to be rebooted.]])
16	* GeniusDitz: It's stated that for 7 seconds a day, he enters into this zone that grants him insight into the universe, which in turn lets him do amazing things like build sapient robots or dispense amazing relationship advice, before returning to "normal". To cap off this bit of insight into his character, he puts slices of pineapple over his eyes to make pineapple goggles.
17	* GrowingTheBeard: While some of Ethan's more recent acts are downright insane, his position as Manager of Gamehaven resulted in a lot more times where he actually is intelligent and insightful. Of course, he's still the same old Ethan.
18	* HeroicSacrifice: Sacrifices himself to [[spoiler:turn off the time machine. Results in CharacterDeath.]]
19	* JerkAss: When it comes to customers and Rob, due to his limited experience or ignorance of videogames.
20	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In spite of his flaws, he truly loves his wife Lilah and at least respects his friend Lucas when he's not trying anything stupid.
21	%%* ManChild
22	* OnlySaneMan: Inverted. Everybody else can come across as sane when compared to him. In fact, during a period in which he starts acting sane, everyone else starts acting insane to compensate, as though he's a lightning rod for the universe's insanity.
23	* PassingTheTorch: He got back from marrying Lilah to be handed a envelope by his boss, who was about to quit the business. And had apparently just handed Ethan the deed.
24	* ProneToSunburn: He [[https://cad-comic.com/comic/well-done/ chances going out into the sun on the beach]] and ''immediately'' regrets it.
25	%%* ProudToBeAGeek
26	%%* RedOniBlueOni: He acts as The Red to Lucas's Blue.
27	* TooDumbToLive: According to [[RobotBuddy Zeke]], if you run the data from Ethan's various misadventures, his life expectancy comes out negative. Negative ''forty''.
28	* UnexplainedRecovery: He jumped off a second or third-story fire escape in his underwear because according to video game logic if he's lighter he'll be less injured. He lands on concrete and winds up with about two inches of bone sticking out of his arm. He goes to the hospital and is sent home the same day (in real life he'd probably have to stay for at least one night's observation) with "Paaaaaaaiiiiiiiiin killers!" and a cast. The next comic he's featured in there's no evidence he was ever injured despite having a break that would've taken months to heal ([[WebComicTime then again...]]) and would've at least left a nasty scar.
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30	!!Lucas
31
32	* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: Lucas's wife gives birth to a son in the last strip, whom he affectionately names [[DeadGuyJunior Ethan.]]]]
33	%%* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
34	* TheStraightMan: He's this to Ethan.
35
36	!!Lilah
37
38	Ethan's gamer girlfriend and eventually widow.
39
40	* GamerChick: She's as big of a gamer as Ethan and Lucas.
41	* HerHeartWillGoOn: Founds the Ethan [=MacManus=] Church of Gaming.
42	* NerdNanny: As another StraightMan to Ethan.
43
44	!!Zeke
45
46	Formerly known as X-Bot, Zeke was built by Ethan from an X-Box console.
47
48	%%* CallAHumanAMeatbag
49	%%* DeadpanSnarker
50	* InstantAIJustAddWater: How Ethan managed to build a fully functional artificial intelligence out of an x-box console is a mystery.
51	* PlayerKilling: In episode 5 of season 2.
52	* SuperStrength: Comes with being a robot.
53	* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:After Ted reveals his EvilPlan, Zeke rescues Ethan in a Badass way.]]
54
55	!!The Players
56
57	Feeling that he had taken the original cast as far as he could go with, Tim Buckley announced on his blog that the strip will now feature the Players (side characters once used for violent gags) as the main cast. They consist of Player 1 (Blue), Player 2 (Red), Player 3 (Yellow) and Player 4 (Green).
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59	* AscendedExtra: They've taken over as the main cast of the comic.
60	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: As mentioned, Player 1 is blue, Player 2 is red, Player 3 is yellow and Player 4 is green,
61	* AxCrazy:
62	** Green, [[http://cad-comic.com/comic/in-character/ literally.]]
63	** Yellow if you mess up his cards, ''[[http://cad-comic.com/comic/shuffled/ literally.]]''
64	* BerserkButton: See AxCrazy above. Don't ''ever'' mess up Yellow's cards after a game.
65	* ButtMonkey: Yellow, who is often [[http://cad-comic.com/comic/the-campaign-even-a-broken-clock/ the victim of gruesome acts of violence]] by the other players.
66	* CharacterDevelopment: Undoubtedly as the comic progresses.
67	* CloudCuckooLander: Green. She is seen [[http://cad-comic.com/comic/an-understanding/ here]] casually drinking a bottle of mustard. She also never knew the Player's apartment had a [[http://cad-comic.com/comic/enemy-above-page-1/ ceiling]],and thinks it's plotting something.
68	* ColorCodedCharacters: They're all different colors.
69	* ComedicSociopath: Red in the old strips. His violent temper has yet to be seen in the reboot.
70	** It seems to be [[http://cad-comic.com/comic/proper-places/ resurfacing]].
71	* DeathIsCheap: The only reason they're still around after killing each other so much is that they have a respawn chamber in their house.
72	* GeniusDitz: Green in [[http://cad-comic.com/comic/fanatical/ this strip.]]
73	* {{Jerkass}}: Blue, but Red and Green can also qualify for this.
74	* OnlySaneMan: Yellow. Doesn't seem to have changed at all in the reboot, judging from [[http://cad-comic.com/comic/freemium/ this.]]
75	* ShrinkingViolet: Yellow is said to be this.
76	* ThoseTwoGuys: Blue and Red, par for the course as they're Players 1 and 2.
77	* TookALevelInDumbass: Red seems to be steering towards this. See random pools of blood on the ground? [[http://cad-comic.com/comic/questionable-judgement/ Sample them and get horrible diseases]]. Get offered a lot of useful healing items? [[http://cad-comic.com/comic/starting-gift/ Opt for a stick and use it to plug up a gushing wound]].
78	* TookALevelInKindness: Somewhat. They don't seem to try to brutally kill each other as often as they did when they were side characters, and get along quite amicably nowadays. Red is the most noticably changed, all of his past appearances had him trying to kill somebody.
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83	[[folder:Others]]
84	!!Scott
85
86	* AndIMustScream: Some of his arguments with Ted seem to imply that this trope is, at least partially, in effect. Particularly when it comes to [[spoiler: killing Ethan off.]]
87	* TheDragon: To Ted
88	%%* EvilAllAlong
89
90	!!Ted
91
92	* ArchEnemy: Of a sort to Zeke.
93	* BigBad: Until he leaves via ExitVillainStageLeft, followed somewhat shortly after by the DramaBombFinale.
94	* TheDogWasTheMastermind: He's Scott's pet penguin. Nominally at least.
95	* TheSpeechless: Being a penguin, he's incapable of actual human speech. [[spoiler:So he shares a body with Scott sometimes.]]
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97	[[/folder]]
98
99	[[folder:Post-Reboot Characters]]
100	!!Ethan, aka Analog
101
102	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Ethan pre-reboot was a pretty thoughtless and selfish guy a lot of the time who constantly got his friends wrapped up in his various shenanigans. Post-reboot, he's significantly more empathetic and more consistently intelligent. He does do things that threaten his life just as often as pre-reboot Ethan (and actually dies from them often), but his recklessness is justified here by the fact that he has ResurrectiveImmortality.
103	* BlessedWithSuck: Ethan's superpower is, in his own words, "I don't stay dead." He's not immortal; he ''does'' die each time. It just doesn't stick, so he experiences death over and over again every time it happens.
104	* BlueIsHeroic: His costume is predominantly blue, and he's a superhero in this continuity.
105	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Keeps his position as the manager of Gamehaven, but, outside of things like randomly falling asleep and random geeking out over game releases, he seems to be much more thoughtful and have an actual strategy to when he does things.
106	* DrawAggro: Instead of the usual adage of 'Don't feed the Troll', Ethan decides to feed the Troll in small amounts here and there. When Lucas questions his decision, Ethan explains that feeding him would keep his attention on Ethan instead of going after the civilians. Lucas couldn't refute Ethan's reasoning and is impressed.
107	* TheEmpath: This version of Ethan is able to put himself into the shoes of others when Lucas and Scott can't, allowing him to sympathize with Elijah Carter and this version of Zeke.
108	* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Fights like Batman with his gadgets, but he does have ResurrectiveImmortality.
109	* {{Expy}}: Of Batman.
110	* HiddenDepths: Despite being sort of TheDitz and geeking out at the superhero life, Ethan's capable of surprising empathy as well - he feels guilty about his part in what happened to the Troll, and sympathizes with both Elijah and Zeke.
111	* JumpedAtTheCall: Once he and Lucas gained their powers, he was the one who suggested they become superheroes. [[spoiler:Not just for thrill-seeking, either - he's driven by his sister's murder, and the hope to prevent another tragedy like that]].
112	* LoveHurts: His relationship with Emily, given all their differences of opinion on things like preferred games and superheroes, fits this. [[spoiler:It ''definitely'' hurts when she breaks up with him after catching him in a lie for the last time.]]
113	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He's horrified by the possibility that when [[spoiler:the Troll slipped out of his grasp when they were both hanging off the side of a building, he might have ''intentionally'' let him fall.]]
114	* NoBodyLeftBehind: Part of his ResurrectiveImmortality involves his corpse disappearing, then himself re-materializing alive and well.
115	* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Much to his exasperation, that whole [[spoiler:letting the Troll fall]] incident has gained him some infamy.
116	* ResurrectiveImmortality: ''Weaponized'' - jumping himself and an opponent out a window is a net gain.
117	-->'''Analog:''' "I have infinite continues. Do you?"
118	* SuperheroesWearCapes: This seems to be his motivation for including a cape in his costume. And yes, by his own admission, it's resulted in more than one CapeSnag.
119	* TenMinuteRetirement: After his fight with the Troll, Ethan's rattled enough by the possibility that he subconsciously dropped the psycho from a rooftop that he considers hanging up his costume. Lucas being attacked by the Red Ring of Death gets him back in the saddle, though.
120	* TooDumbToLive: Can be as bad as pre-Reboot Ethan, except for the fact that, for Analog, such insane acts, as mentioned above, actually are good strategic choices!
121
122	!!Lucas, aka D-Pad
123
124	* AdaptationalSexuality: Lucas was straight in the original comic. Here, his talks about past flames mention them being guys.
125	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In the beginning of the comic, he was getting tired of being stuck catching petty crooks and wanted to face some ''real'' supervillains. Then the Red Ring of Death Clan showed up...
126	* TheCasanova: He's had multiple flames in the past, but hasn't gone steady.
127	* DeadpanSnarker: He's always quick with a dry remark to Ethan's latest attempts at being dramatic or badass.
128	* FreakOut: His reaction when he first discovered his powers. To be fair, this is a rather natural reaction to spontaneously generating HardLight arrows [[spoiler:and accidentally slicing your friend's head off with one of them. Luckily, Ethan gained the power of ResurrectiveImmortality]].
129	* HardLight: His "D-Pad" arrows are formed from this.
130	* RedIsHeroic: His costume includes red highlights, and he's very much a good guy.
131	* RedOniBlueOni: Being the more rational and grounded of the heroic duo, he's the Blue to Ethan's Red. Ironically, his costume has ''red'' elements; wheras ''Ethan's'' is blue.
132	* StraightGay: If not for a few passing remarks in conversation regarding his dating life, you wouldn't know that Lucas was gay.
133	* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: When faced with the choice of either destroying Zeke or giving him a chance to turn over a new leaf, it's telling that Lucas [[spoiler:''agrees'' with Ethan - recognizing the sentience behind Zeke's anger, he can't bring himself to sign the death warrant on what might be a new form of life right out of hand]].
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135	!!Scott
136
137	* AdaptationalHeroism: He's not a mouthpiece for a diabolical penguin this time.
138	* GadgeteerGenius: He's the one who makes the tools that Analog and D-Pad use for their superheroics.
139	* GeniusCripple: He's confined to a wheelchair in this continuity, but also happens to be skilled enough with technology and electronics to make crime-fighting toys for Analog and D-Pad.
140	* GoodIsNotSoft: He might be part of the hero team, but he's not above [[spoiler:leaving the ExplosiveLeash in Zeke in case the latter proves irredeemable]].
141	* MissionControl: His role on the team is to provide strategy and intel via radio communication.
142	* TheMourningAfter: He was in love with Ethan's sister, and isn't ready to move on after her death.
143
144	!!Lilah
145
146	* BrainyBrunette: Downplayed, as she's by no means an inventor; but she's a solid and sensible person.
147	* GoingForTheBigScoop: She's willing to accept an invitation from Analog to witness their battling the Red Ring of Death in order to get a big scoop.
148	* IntrepidReporter: Despite (initially) being a video game columnist, she doesn't back away from the opportunity to record superheroics.
149	* JerkassHasAPoint: Well, she's not ''really'' a jerk, but she's being honest when she explains that her report of [[spoiler:Analog dropping the Troll into a tanker truck]] was based on what she could see. She's also willing to give Analog a chance to set the record straight with an interview.
150	* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Upon realizing that the Troll might be up to something, she tries to talk DaEditor out of reporting on it, knowing it'll just encourage the Troll.
151	* ShipTease: Given the pre-reboot dynamic between her and Ethan, and how much Analog seems to like talking to her, they seem to be heading in this direction.
152
153	!!Zeke
154
155	* AdaptationalVillainy: While Zeke only went into KillAllHumans mode in the BadFuture of the original comic, they start out as an antagonist here.
156	* TheDragon: To the leader of the Red Ring of Death clan.
157	** DragonWithAnAgenda: By their own admission, they're biding their time until their "master" lets his guard down so they can kill him, too.
158	* EliteMook: Compared to their drone counterparts, they're a ''lot'' more dangerous.
159	* ExplosiveLeash: Why they serve his creator.
160	* FreudianExcuse: Zeke hasn't had any choice in who they are, or what they're allowed to do. Their hatred of humanity is one of the few exceptions, which is why they hold onto it so tightly.
161	* KnowWhenToFoldEm: When Captain Prime shows up, Zeke decides to pull a VillainExitStageLeft.
162	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Well, ''two'' of the four - they're a robot with a ninja motif.
163	* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Their color scheme is black and red this time, and they're ''not'' one of the good guys.
164	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Their optics are red by default in the reboot.
165
166	!!Captain Prime
167
168	* TheAce: She seems to be this world's equivalent of Superman in regard to her reputation, and has the success record and power set to back it up.
169	* ActionGirl: She's one of the top superheroes, so she definitely qualifies.
170	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Her skin is darker than others, but her exact ethnicity remains unclear.
171	* BerserkButton: Downplayed, but she's been shown to be unhappy by the idea of rookie heroes like Analog and D-Pad getting involved in her work.
172	* DudeNotFunny: Apparently, the Troll went after her shortly after her debut by Photoshopping her face onto a bunch of Victoria's Secret models. She...was ''not'' amused.
173	* HeroOfAnotherStory: At one point, Analog and D-Pad run into her while she's trying to track down a "Tentacle Bomb" planted by one of her arch-foes.
174	* [[MilitarySuperhero Government-Employed Superhero]]: She's specifically mentioned as being backed and equipped by the government.
175	* TechnicianVersusPerformer: She's more serious and down-to-business compared to Analog and D-Pad.
176
177	!!Sam, aka Gameboy
178	* TimeStandsStill: Has the power to stop and start motion, causing someone he touches to be frozen in place, or "Pause" as he prefers to describe it.
179
180	!!The Red Ring of Death
181	* ArchEnemy: So far, they've been the chief recurring threat to Analog and D-Pad, and the conflict is becoming increasingly personal with each of their encounters.
182	* BadBoss: The leader isn't above using an ExplosiveLeash to keep his chief operative in line.
183	* DisproportionateRetribution: Their leader's apparent motive? [[spoiler:his precious Xbox 360 suffered a malfunction, as did its replacement]]. He claims this opened his eyes to how much humans have become dependent on technology, but Ethan's still DisappointedByTheMotive.
184	* EvilLuddite: The leader of the group, Eugene Howard, is firmly convinced that humans need to be "freed" from their reliance on technology...by destroying it all.
185	* FightingAShadow: The leader of the group controls his MechaMooks by remote, often talking to Analog and D-Pad through them.
186	* {{Hypocrite}}: The leader of the Red Ring of Death ''hates'' technology...so he uses ''high-tech robots'' to carry out his mad crusade to rid the world of modern technology.
187	* KickTheDog: Eugene's treatment of Zeke is pretty dickish.
188	* KnightTemplar: In his own eyes, the leader is this, instead of an EvilLuddite.
189	* McNinja: The leader of the Red Ring of Death fashions himself after a ninja grandmaster, despite not really having the build, skillset, or traditional nationality of a ninja.
190	* MechaMooks: The field agents of this group are remote-controlled robot ninjas.
191	* NonActionBigBad: The leader of the Red Ring of Death, Eugene Howard.
192	* PetTheDog: The leader of this group would rather avoid killing civilians.
193	* OddlySmallOrganization: As it turns out, the only ''human'' member of the clan so far is the creator of the robot ninjas, Eugene Howard. [[spoiler:Technically, Zeke isn't human, but he's sentient]].
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195	!!Alex Nguyen / The Black Hat
196
197	* AntagonistAbilities: His phasing and super-speed make him a slippery customer to pin down.
198	* DidntSeeThatComing: Being unfamiliar with Analog's ResurrectiveImmortality, he was ''not'' expecting Ethan to [[spoiler:blow himself up so he could respawn in his blind spot]].
199	* EntitledBastard: His FreudianExcuse aside, he's not much more than a cocky punk who thinks the whole world owes him for his misfortunes.
200	* FreudianExcuse: It turns out he was [[spoiler:born with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbrachydactyly symbrachydactyly]], and built himself a prosthetic glove so he could do mundane things normally. Twenty years of mocking and teasing, however, made him decide to cheat and steal out of bitterness]].
201	* GlassCannon: His power set makes it hard to land a hit on him, and he can phase his pursuers into the sewers to get them out of the way easily. [[spoiler:Take away the glove, though]], and he's just an average kid.
202	* {{Intangibility}}: His main shtick is phasing through walls to escape pursuit or carry out his crimes.
203	* StarterVillain: He's one of the first proper supervillains that Analog and D-Pad have to deal with.
204	* TrickedOutGloves: Well, ''one'' glove, anyway. It's the source of his powers.
205
206	!!The Troll
207
208	* BerserkButton: Despite his constant grin, it seems that there's one thing that ''does'' get under his skin - [[spoiler:the targets of his badmouthing ''not'' rising to his bait]].
209	* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:His struggle with Analog sends him plummeting from a rooftop and into a truck full of chemicals. It's explicitly mentioned that he survived, however, albeit winding up in a coma.]]
210	* DrivenToSuicide: Did this to a hero called Icewave after he moved on from Captain Prime.
211	* EvilLaugh: He cracks a few wicked snickers while making his plans. And when [[spoiler:plunging from the rooftop, he ''literally'' goes "Lollollollollollollollollollollol" all the way down]].
212	* {{Expy}}: Let's see...SlasherSmile? Real identity unknown? No real motivation for what he does except getting a sick laugh? [[spoiler:Fell into a tank of chemicals]]? Whoever this jerk is, he seems to be set up as this story's equivalent of ''ComicBook/TheJoker''.
213	* ForTheEvulz: When Analog demands to know what his motive is, he just grins and admits that, for him, it's ''fun''.
214	* TheGadfly: He lives to get a rise out of people; failing to get a visible reaction out of Analog and D-Pad is enough to trigger his BerserkButton.
215	* NoNameGiven: If this guy has a name, it hasn't been revealed yet. [[spoiler:His disfigurement by falling into a chemical truck's container has confounded attempts to [=ID=] him.]]
216	* MysteriousWatcher: He watches Analog and D-Pad on his computer monitor before enacting his plans.
217	* NeverMyFault: He blames Analog and D-Pad for his escalation to hostage-taking, claiming that it's ''their'' fault for ignoring his taunts at first.
218	* NotSoHarmlessVillain: At first, his smearing of Analog and D-Pad is dickish, but otherwise harmless. When they refuse to publicly rise to his bait, however, he kidnaps four innocent people with the intention to force a SadisticChoice on the heroic duo. [[spoiler:And as it turns out, he ended up accidentally ''killing'' one of them before setting up his hostage situation]].
219	* SadisticChoice: He tries to force one on Analog and D-Pad by planting explosives on three innocent people and threatening to set them off...but he'll let them save ''one'' of the hostages while letting the other two die. [[spoiler: D-Pad gets around this by manifesting his light arrows between the hostages and the bombs, letting his constructs absorb the brunt of the explosion, then manifests other arrows to catch the hostages]].
220	* SlasherSmile: Considering that he's a {{Troll}}, this fits him perfectly. [[spoiler:Gets even worse when we see him after the arsonist in Myriad is captured. What little was shown looked like mix of [[AllTrollsAreDifferent a literal troll]] and [[ComicBook/SpiderMan the Green Goblin]].]]
221	* SmallRoleBigImpact: He doesn't have super powers, or a flashy costume, and he doesn't get away at the end of his head-on clash with Analog and D-Pad. However, the outcome of said fight triggers a HeroicBSOD in Ethan for a while.
222	* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: No costume, no tricky gadgets... just a regular dude in regular clothes who happens to be a major creep. [[spoiler:Not after his chemical bath, though.]]
223	* TrapMaster: In contrast to the likes of the Red Ring of Death, he doesn't seem to be much of a physical combatant, but he sets up a DeathTrap that challenges Analog and D-Pad to save captive civilians.
224	* {{Troll}}: He ''literally'' calls himself this; everything he does is meant to upset other people. In particular, he's been described as targeting heroes.
225	* WeAreEverywhere: Turns out he has a group following him, called Myriad, one of whom made a fake video where they dressed up as Analog and claimed he was changing his name, while another is a serial arsonist using the fires to torment Ethan about letting The Troll fall from a building.
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227	[[/folder]]
228
229	[[folder:Starcaster Chronicles Characters]]
230	!!Cort Ryder
231	The main character.
232
233	* AntiHero: He's an ex-Marshal who now takes jobs in the grey area (or as he put it, morally flexible). He's a good person at heart, but often he takes less savory decisions for pragmatic reasons, such as delivering highly volatile explosives when he knows they will be used for bad ends. When called out on it, he points out that he doesn't want Ssimias to be added to the list of people who wants him dead.
234	* ArmorPiercingResponse: His relationship with Nyrah becomes strained after she's disillusioned at Cort's own wrongdoings and past as a DirtyCop. Eventually he gives a rebuttal that he is not Nyrah's late brother who's a paragon in her eyes.
235	-->'''Cort:''' You're disappointed? I can live with that. I've spent my whole life failing to live up to the expectations people set for me... However I ''won't'' spend the foreseeable future constantly ''apologizing'' just because you can't look at me without being reminded I'm ''not'' Dristim. ...I know Dristim was the perfect soldier, Nyrah. But I'm not him. And I can't ''be'' him. I'm just... ''me.'' Trying to make the best of a situation ''neither'' of us planned for. That's... all I can offer. ''You'' need to decide if it's ''enough''.
236	* BlessedWithSuck: The Starcaster lets him harness the power of a star. It could also kill him, and everything ''around'' him, if he can't master it.
237	* DirtyCop: He was one in the past, before his days as a freelancer.
238	* PersonOfMassDestruction: Becoming a Starcaster Wielder makes him this by default.
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241	!!Speck
242	Cort's partner and best friend.
243
244	* BlessedWithSuck: Dissolving things on contact means barred from physical touch with a lot of things. [[CursedWithAwesome On the other hand]], dissolving things on contact has many practical uses too.
245	* MobileFishbowl: Necessary, as he dissolves almost anything on touch.
246	* TouchOfDeath: As a Mimion, his skin produces corrosive mucus that dissolves almost anything on contact. His threats often amount to 'giving a hug', but when we actually see it in action, it's not pretty.
247	* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: He seems to recognize that as jaded and lawless as Cort acts, he still wants to do the right thing deep down.
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249
250	!!Nyrah
251	An Odrossian Cort found, and kicked off the plot.
252
253	* ActionGirl: She's a Royal Guard, sworn to follow the order of the Odrossian Royal Family.
254	* CharacterDevelopment: Her response to Cort's ArmorPiercingResponse is that the brother she worships isn't perfect either, and no matter how disappointed she was at Cort, he was the one who came back and rescued her.
255	-->'''Nyrah:''' You once accused me of seeing the universe in black and white... of struggling to reconcile life lived in shades of gray. Perhaps there is... ''some'' truth to that. You may be a... ''darker'' gray than I thought, Cort Ryder. But ''I'' must remember to see the planet as a ''whole''... Not just the side furthest from the sun. If this is going to work... You're right. We have to be willing to adapt. ''Both'' of us. I will try. I owe that to Dristim... and to ''you''.
256	* LastOfHerKind: The last known surviving Odrossian, after the Dranglaex genocide.
257	* LivingMacguffin: The Darkstar Syndicate, and by extension, the Dranglaex Empire want her to locate the Odrossian Starcaster.
258	* SkilledButNaive: You don't get to be a Royal Guard by being a pushover. That being said, she wakes up after a century in cryo-sleep in a world where things are a lot less black-and-white and a lot more grey.
259	* UnwillingRoboticisation: Tortured by tearing her body parts off bit by bit and replacing them with mechanical parts. So far it seems only her internal organs and head are what's left of her original body.
260
261
262	!!The Grin
263	A PsychoForHire sent by the Darkstar Syndicate to recover The Starcaster
264
265	* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming
266	-->'''The Grin:''' I've heard a lot of screams... I've ''caused'' a lot of screams... And ''that's'' a good one.
267	* PsychoForHire: As Cort puts it, he's a 'Murder Enthusiast'.
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270	!!Ssissimias
271	An Underworld broker whom Cort took a job from for Credits.
272
273	* AffablyEvil: '[[HiveMind They]]' are polite in the entire exchange, even understanding when Cort almost vomited at their appearance. But they're still an underworld broker dealing with unsavory business, and they make a point to Cort ''not'' to cross them.
274	* BodyHorror: Ssissimias is not a person, rather the corpse of a person infested by the Necro Puppeteers, with multiple holes where they come out on the right cheek. They also threaten Cort of similar fate if he ever cross them. [[https://cad-comic.com/comic/the-starcaster-chronicles-04-06/ Trypophobiacs, beware.]]
275	-->'''Ssissimias''': Most important for you to know is that you look upon the face of the last one that attempted to swindle Ssissimias. The rest is details.
276	* OneShotCharacter: Since the audience prefer Cort to keep his end of the deal, there's no reason for Ssissimias to get involved in Cort's life any further. For now, at least.
277	* PuppeteerParasite: They are a bunch of Necro Puppeteers infesting the corpse of the last person who tried to swindle them.
278	* ThirdPersonPerson: Although Ssissimias is not a person, but rather '[[HiveMind them]]'.
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281	!!Kelias & Vectanix
282	Brothers and emperors of the Dranglaex.
283
284	* BigBad: Leader of the Dranglaex, a warmongering empire.
285	* FantasticRacism: They see themselves as the [[{{Precursors}} Aug's]] only successful creation, and sought to cleanse the galaxy from their 'inferiors'.
286	* StrongerSibling: Vectanix possesses a Starcaster of his own, defaulting him into this.
287	* RedOniBlueOni: Kelias is the hot blooded one, while Vectanix is the cautious one.
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290	!!Quel'Oran
291	Federation Marshal, and Cort's ex-partner.
292
293	* {{Cthulhumanoid}}: He's got tentacles covering his mouth. That being said, he's not a malevolent character at all.
294	* IGaveMyWord: Made an unspecified promise with Cort's father, to take care and help Cort.
295	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Sent his men only to pursue, not engage, Cort escaping, and aims to talk with Cort and resolve the matter peacefully, if possible.
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