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1This is the character sheet for characters in ''Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater''.
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6[[folder: Backwater Shadowchasers]]
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8!!Tropes that apply to the whole team
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10* DeadpanSnarker: ''All'' of them have shades of this to certain extents.
11* DysfunctionalFamily: While they're not related, they do act like one.
12* LimitedWardrobe: Aside from Maria, most of them seem to have the same outfit wherever they go. Tsuki even lampshades this trope in Chapter 3 of ''Knightfall''.
13* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: This applies to any team of Shadowchasers to a certain degree, but to the Backwater team more than any other. Tsubasa and Rave are the only ones that are truly human, and all of them are unusual even when compared to Shadowkind, either races that are incredibly rare on Earth or unique beings entirely.
14* TheSquad: At eight active members, the team is larger than most Shadowchaser teams. Of course, may would say that, due to the nature of Backwater, their job is tougher.
15* VitriolicBestBuds: The ''whole team'' could likely be described like this at times, [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits although given the situation]], it's barely surprising.
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17!!Fayte Nyte
18-> ''"Malverde." (Evil Be Slain.)''
19-->--the creed of her company of knights.
20
21->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''Fanfic/ShadowchasersConspiracy'', ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]]'', ''Parallels''
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23A vampire survivor of the war in which much of her species was eradicated, she still holds fast to the ideals of knighthood she swore to so long ago. A determined woman, she runs a nightclub, is the CEO of a Shadowkind-specific security company as well as a Shadowchaser. She prefers the direct approach to resolving conflicts and once she takes a stance, is unmovable as a mountain.
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25* AffectionateNickname: “Money Shot” to her friends, due to her handgun mentioned below.
26* BlingBlingBang: She has a silver handgun with the word ''Tempest'' engraved on it, which fired incredibly powerful bolts of elemental energy when loaded with gemstones. The downside is, it costs about $5,000 a shot. The known types of energy that can be fired from it and the corresponding ammunition are:
27** [[PlayingWithFire Flames:]] Rubies
28** [[AnIcePerson Extreme Cold:]] Sapphire
29** [[BlowYouAway Kinetic Force:]] Emerald
30** [[HolyHandGrenade Holy Light:]] Diamond
31* CoolHorse: She owns a nightmare named Alexandre, which she is able to summon using a magical orb carried on her belt. A nightmare is described as “to warhorses as unicorns were regular horses” which are “conceived at a new moon and born on one”, a creature of savage fury. Fayte more or less had to catch Alexandre and wrestle her into submission and then survive the battle before the Nightmare accepted her as a rider; despite spending two months in the hospital later, she succeeded.
32%%* DarkIsNotEvil: But not entirely nice either.
33%%* TheDreaded: Due to her species.
34%%* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: She ''is'' from France, originally, specifically from Glascony.
35* GoodIsNotNice: To specify, Fayte does ''not'' deny the common legends that vampires are dark and mysterious rulers of the night. In fact, she often ''reminds'' people of that.
36* ImprobableWeaponUser: Like Maria, her sword is not standard Shadowchaser-issue; it resembles a ''fencing rapier'' but hers is enchanted and has a diamond edge.
37%%* KnightInShiningArmor: The theme of her deck. Fayte herself also qualifies due to her ideals of knighthood.
38%%* LadyAndKnight: Is the knight to Tsuki's lady.
39* NoodleIncident: She and Luther have known each other for a long time, and they don't seem to like each other much, despite both being vampires ''and'' Shadowchasers. Exactly ''why'' has not yet been revealed.
40%%* OfCorsetsSexy: She and Tsuki dress in corsets under their robes while going undercover during a stakeout in the 1st chapter of ''Knightfall''.
41* OfficialCouple: With Tsuki. Fayte has claimed they are married, but it is not known by whose law or definition.
42%%* PromotionToParent: To Kastleneid as of Chapter 5.
43%%* RedOniBlueOni: In ''Conspiracy'', she's Red to Luther's Blue.
44* TheRenfield: She has a unique version of this. A human who drinks ''her'' blood gains minor supernatural abilities and a telepathic link to her. All vampires can do this, and it has been used for several reasons over the centuries, but in Fayte’s case, this gives the Shadowchasers the ability to recruit citizens as deputies, useful when a large force or a group of spies or special ops are needed.
45%%* SexGoddess: ''Definitely'' if what the author says is to go by.
46* VampiresAreRich: Modern version. She’s the founder and CEO of a company called Nytestone Incorporated.
47%%* VampiresAreSexGods: According to the author, she and Tsuki have ''amazing'' sex all the time.
48* VampiresOwnNightclubs: She does, literally. It’s a place in Backwater called ''The Blue Blood'', which first appears in Chapter 4 of ''Knightfall''. Aside from its obvious abundance of Shadowkind clientele and employees, it seems an average nightclub for the most part.
49
50!!Gurren
51-> ''"If you fight me, there will be two hits. I hitting you and you hitting the floor. I urge to reconsider your choices..."''
52
53->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]]''
54
55A golem built to be a gladiator but given life by some means which even he does not know of, he is both the muscle of the team and, at times, a voice of reason. Despite his gentle disposition, it isn't wise to underestimate him. Many of his opponents have found this out the hard way and the only thing that hurts worse than getting punched by living stone is getting hit by living stone that knows where all your pressure points are.
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57%%* BadassBoast
58* DelayedReaction: After rescuing a little boy from an upcoming car using only his hand, he does this in order to avoid suspicion from the public. No one buys his act one bit.
59-->'''Gurren''': "Ah, yes. The whole 'pain' thing... Oh, agony! Oh, pain! My wrist feels as if it has been broken, nay, trampled by the hordes of Khan himself and I, Gurren, fear it shall never regain its use! Woe unto me! Suffering and agony! All of the pain!"
60%%* DishingOutDirt: He uses a Rock-based deck; while somewhat expected for a guy like him, he likes them because they present a challenge.
61* ElementalAbsorption: He has the ability to absorb common rock and stone to heal his wounds and even create lost limbs, an ability that most golems do not have. It has been mentioned that his body had been destroyed several times during his time as a Shadowchaser, but [[CrazyPrepared he always has a piece of him lying around near rocks and stones in the team's HQ just in case]].
62* FightClubbing: Originally, he was built for a special version of this, where golems were pitted against each other like gladiators. However, this was an underground version where humans were often recruited to fight the golems too, often with deadly results. Eventually, Gurren met an opponent he didn’t count on…
63%%* GeniusBruiser
64%%* GentleGiant: He tries to act like it most of the time.
65%%* MadeOfIron
66* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: A golem that has intelligence and life who was a former gladiator, is a Muy Thai expert, and is a Shadowchaser.
67%%* OnlySaneMan: Among the Backwater Shadowchasers.
68%%* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: As stated, however, no-one, even himself, knows how he became intelligent or sentient.
69%%* SharpDressedMan: His standard attire, which also doubles as a way to disguise his rock-hard body.
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71!!Kenshin
72[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_kenshin_2_001_7910.jpg]]
73[[caption-width-right:350: Kenshin the Magnificent knows all via the might of Google!]]
74
75->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''Fanfic/ShadowchasersTournamentOfShadows''''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]]''
76
77A spirit of the strangest type, the result of a what happens when a modern device becomes just old enough for ancient magic to take hold and give it life. Eccentric and vivacious, Kenshin loves nothing more than playing video games of all kinds, with only her love of hacking surpassing it., She classifies herself as a Technomage, but no other Technomage literally inserts themselves into the game they're playing...
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79She also appears in ''Shadowchasers: Tournament of Shadows'' as a reserve in the tournament after Leroy Schwarz's injury causes him to withdraw completely.
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81* BreakableWeapons: Her staff is able to transform into any fictional weapon, but will only last a few swings before reverting back to its traditional shape. It is implied that the more powerful the weapon, the less she gets out of it with the strongest weapons providing only a single use.
82* BreakingTheFourthWall: She briefly does this in her introductory chapter in ''Twice-Told Tales'', taking over the narration in describing her character file.
83%%* BunnyEarsLawyer: Seems to hover on the fine line between this and ''truly'' crazy, at least in the eyes of others.
84* CallingYourAttacks: If the character she transform into or the weapon she is using is associated with this, she'll do this.
85* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In Chapter 6, when Rayearth is giving her some words of motivation, she points to Kenshin's chest to indicate where her source of determination should come from. Kenshin immediately suspects Rayeart was referring to her breasts.
86%%* {{Cyberspace}}: She can go here as easy as a human can walk down the street.
87* {{Fangirl}}: While she's a fan of a lot of anime and video games, she seems to be a big fan of the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series in particular. As seen in her dialogue in ''Backwater'' and ''Tournament of Shadows''.
88%%* FieryRedhead
89%%* FighterMageThief: Her Adventurer monsters, who are classified as these three.
90* FunPersonified: She really seems to love her job. In fact, in the chapter where she’s introduced, her opponent manages to summon a copy of [[spoiler:The Winged Dragon of Ra]] and she’s excited about the thought of going up against it.
91%%* FunTShirt: Tends to wear shirts that have several different phrases in them.
92* FusionDance: The heavy hitters of her Adventurer deck, although she summons them through the Contact Fusion method. She also uses a Mish-Mash Fusion deck that she accidentally took from Tsubasa in her first match in the 2nd Duelist Kingdom tournament in ''Tournament of Shadows''. After the duel, she borrows some of Leroy's more consistent and functional Gem-Knight cards to use for the rest of the tournament and improve the deck. [[spoiler:A non-card game version of this trope happens to her in the same story. After winning a rather sadistic shadow game, Kenshin's consciousness is merged with that of Ace, from the Las Vegas Shadowchasers.]]
93* GamerGirl: Her staff contains controllers of different gaming consoles and the television in her room is filled with several video games and various gaming consoles. She even has a T-shirt that explicitly says "Gamer Girl" up front.
94%%* GenkiGirl: ''Very''.
95%%* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Sometimes she forgets to include clothing when she assumes human form.
96* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: She gushed a ''lot'' upon meeting Maximilian Pegasus.
97%%* KonamiCode: Uses this to activate her staff's power to temporarily transform into a fictional weapon.
98%%* MagicalComputer: She ''is'' one, literally. As a technomage, she can even use magic to manipulate other computers.
99%%* MotorMouth
100* OddFriendship: With Yugi Mouto. All that she will say is that she ''was'' friends with him and that she dueled him during a tournament held on the 25th anniversary of him winning Duelist Kingdom.
101%%* OlderThanHeLooks: She, as the case may be. Jalal claims she's been in the organization for at ''least'' sixty years, and she may indeed be as old as the NES system that she was created from.
102* OurDemonsAreDifferent: She’s the living embodiment of an old Nintendo Entertainment System, in much the same way old objects can develop Yokai spirits called “Tsukumogami” that cause them to gain sentience. However, by legal definition, an electronic device like a an NES cannot spawn a true Tsukumogami, so the best thing to call her would probably be simply a “spirit”; anything else wouldn’t fit.
103%%* PlayfulHacker: Of course, it isn’t always for play, even though she treats it as such.
104%%* PopCulturedBadass
105%%* SoloSequence: In ''Tournament of Shadows'' wherein she is the only one in her team to partake in the 2nd Duelist Kingdom tournament.
106* StockCharacters: Her Adventurer Deck consist of monsters that are based on stock video game characters. Later on in Chapter 6, she officially retires the deck due to them suffering from wear and tear after being used for several years.
107* TransformationNameAnnouncement: When she transforms, she will give a short line describing the character she is transforming into and then their name.
108%%* TransformationSequence: Has one whenever she transforms into a video game character.
109%%* TransformationTrinket: Her staff.
110%%* VitriolicBestBuds: Not only to the team; she quickly becomes the same to Ace in "Tournament of Shadows", seemingly minutes after the two meet.
111%%* YourMindMakesItReal: She can use her staff to imitate the weapons and powers of popular video game characters.
112
113!!Maria Temorline
114->''"Don't worry- there's nothing special about my tricks. It's all in your head...heehehehehe..."''
115
116->'''Appearances''': ''Fanfic/ShadowchasersColorsofMadness'', ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]]'', ''Parallels''
117
118A Shadowchaser possessing great power that is both a blessing and a curse. She is a Kyubi, a powerful fox-like being said to be akin to that of a god. Adopted daughter of a wealthly family, she joined the Shadowchasers shortly after the Pleasureland Incident twenty years previously, where her powers forcefully awakened.
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120* BlessedWithSuck: Her power is sometimes uncontrollable. As a young child, she used it to rescue an amusement park full of people from Thaddeus, but her parents were trapped in a LotusEaterMachine that they had yet to recover from at the time of her introduction, twenty years later.
121%%* BraidsOfAction
122%%* CaptainErsatz: Her Marvel Deck is this to Pokemon
123%%* CreepyChild: Her appearance in ''Colors of Madness'' paints her as such.
124* {{Fangirl}}: Of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. Her D-Wheel, "The Borderline" is aesthetically designed to resemble a Linoone, although it is said that Ninetales seems to be her favorite.
125** In ''Knightfall'', it is revealed that her Marvel deck is composed of cards directly based on Pokemon.
126%%* FriendlySniper
127%%* HappilyAdopted
128%%* KillerRabbit: The monsters in her deck, more or less. All are based on Pokémon, and most are cute, but lethal when used right.
129%%* LadyAndKnight: A non-romantic example between her and Jalal.
130%%* LadyOfWar
131* MagikarpPower: The base forms of her Marvel monsters are this due to their low to average stats and sub-par effects but become very powerful stat-wise and effect-wise upon evolution. To hammer the point home, one of her monsters is even a direct Expy of Magikarp.
132%%* MasterOfIllusion: Describes her powers pretty well.
133* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Maria is a rare Shadowkind called a Kuybi, which resembles a kitsune, but is not related to the Yokai except in the broadest terms.
134* ParasolOfPain: Rather than the standard sword used by most Shadowchasers, the weapon she uses is a parasol that is multifunctional; the top is used like a shield, and a rapier-blade is stored in the handle. There’s also one scene where she seems to retrieve it from some sort of {{Hammerspace}} pocket.
135%%* PimpedOutDress: Her standard attire. Even her ''pajamas'' looks like one.
136%%* ShoutOut: Her Marvel deck.
137* SupremeChef: At least as far as her homemade brownies are concerned. Her teammates go nuts simply when they ''see'' them. Even Jalal is fond of her cooking, to the point that he ends a briefing period when Maria makes a remark on Judy possibly eating his share before he does.
138* TabloidMelodrama: While this is as common for Shadowchasers as it is for any celebrity, a few of hers are detailed, and it doesn't bother her that much. Common claims usually include her being a former member of the Gotthammers, being a former envoy of the Yokai clans, or whether or not she is in a secret relationship with Jalal due to how close the pair are.
139%%* TookALevelInBadass: Her Marvel monsters while initially weak, undergo this when they evolve.
140%%* TheTrickster: As mentioned in WeakButSkilled, she uses her illusions to confuse her opponents.
141* UnlimitedWardrobe: It is mentioned in her Character file that she has quite the collection of dresses.
142* WeakButSkilled: Her fighting style relies on combos as well as exploiting her natural abilities to make up for her lack of brute force.
143
144!!Rave
145[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_1shadowhaser_rave_5278.jpg]] [[caption-width-right:350:"Go ahead. Call Duel Monsters a children's card game. See what happens."]]
146
147->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''[[Fanfic/YuGiOhTheThousandYearDoor Yu-Gi-Oh: Thousand year Door Redux]]'', ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]]''
148
149A young Psychic Duelist who was a former member of the Arcadia Movement. She is also stated to be a Style Duelist, utilizing a unique style of dueling and fighting known as 'Starsteel'. She also had an involvement in the events of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Thousand Year Door: Redux''. Some of the details of which have already been shown in Chapter 67. For tropes about her that only pertain in ''Redux'', please see that fic's [[Characters/YuGiOhTheThousandYearDoor respective character page.]]
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152* BadassNormal: PsychicPowers aside, compared to the rest of her teammates; Rave is simply human.
153* BerserkButton: In her origin story; despite her brainwashed state, the only thing that seems to get an emotion from her is when her duelist pride is insulted. See her above quote for emphasis.
154* BestOutOfInfinity: Possibly the case with her TabletopGame/TicTacToe games with Gurren, with the current score being 324-789 in Guren's favor.
155%%* BoringButPractical: How Tsubasa sees her deck as. Rave defends it by saying the consistency is what matters.
156* BreakableWeapons: Her manifested weapons vanish or shatter the moment they leave her grasp.
157%%* FriendlyRivalry: With Tsubasa, since their Midwest Duel Academy Years.
158%%* FusionDance: The ace monsters of her Starsteel deck are Fusion Monsters.
159* HeroOfAnotherStory: It is mentioned that she was involved in the events of Arcadia during the Thousand-Year Door tournament, her involvement being described in full in ''Redux''.
160* IChooseToStay: Instead of being located to another town, Rave decided to stay in Backwater due to how she liked living in the town.
161* MadeOfIron: During her time in the Arcadia Movement, due of her endurance; she was often Aki Izayoi's sparring partner when the latter was stil learning to use her powers.
162%%* MechanicalLifeforms: Her Starsteel deck.
163* MythologyGag: Her backstory as a former member of the Arcadia Movement who was brainwashed and experimented on by Divine because of her latent abilities can be seen as one to the player character's backstory in the video game ''Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2010: Reverse of Arcadia''. And like the player, she eventually cuts all ties to the Arcadia Movement after an outside chain of events.
164%%* ParentalSubstitute: Her sensei, while little is known about her relationship with him, this trope most likely qualifies.
165* PsychicPowers: Being a Psychic Duelist, she is able to inflict real pain during a duel. [[RealityWarping She can also materialize cards to use in combat]].
166%%* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue Oni to Tsubasa's Red Oni.
167* RestrainedRevenge: Light-hearted and humorous example. Tsubasa thinks the reason that Rave refuses to put a cup holder on his D-Wheel is because she's upset over the time he beat her in a duel for a free vacation in Japan, judging from Rave's reaction to the memory, this trope possibly applies (although in her defense, she has a point when she gave reasons why having a cup holder on a D-Wheel is a ''stupid'' idea)
168%%* SpecialGuest: In ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Thousand Year Door: Redux'', which explains how she ended up joining the Backwater Shadowchasers.
169* TechnicianVersusPerformer: In terms of Duel Monsters, she is the Technician to Tsubasa's Performer. Unlike Tsubasa, Rave prefers to sticking to what her deck does best and prefers to keep it the way it is, improving it along the way. On the other hand, this makes her deck and plays overly repetitive and predictable.
170* ThemeNaming: Her Starsteel monsters are named after different stars and constellations.
171* {{Tomboy}}: If her choice of clothing, mannerisms and hobbies are anything to go by then yeah, she is this.
172%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Tomboy to Maria's Girly Girl
173* VitriolicBestBuds: With Tsubasa, oh so very much. More so than other members of the team.
174%%* WrenchWench: Is the team's mechanic.
175
176!!Rayearth
177->''"Your suffering brings me joy..."''
178
179->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]]''
180
181An Incantifier who is the oldest member and leader of the Backwater Shadowchasers. Drawing pleasure out of inflicting pain and suffering upon her enemies, she battles the most foul and powerful of enemies just to see how she can make them beg for mercy she will never grant.
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183%%* AntiHero: Compared to most Shadowchasers.
184* TheArchmage: Like all incantifers, she's a wizard of no small skill.
185* AssholeVictim: Many of the cruel things she has done are towards criminals who more than deserved it.
186%%* BigGood: Of the Backwater Shadowchasers.
187* BloodKnight: Relishes in the carnage she inflicts and her first question towards anything she hasn't encountered before is 'How will you die?'
188* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Zigzagged. She quotes this Trope almost word for word when describing a mission where she defeated a black dragon and a powerful demon called a porcurian ''by herself'', not because she forgot about it, but because she considered something like ''that'' a slow day. It gives you an idea of how powerful she is.
189%%* CigarChomper: Rare female example.
190* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite her ruthless, savage and sadistic personality, Rayearth is completely dedicated to protecting the innocent, even taking tasks that no one else would. It is also said that she even performs great acts of kindness without any hesitation or thought of reward. She even uses Arkana's version of the Dark Magician, who is said to be the EvilCounterpart of the one Yugi normally uses.
191* DeathDealer: Her standard weapon seems to be a seemingly-endless supply of razor-sharp playing cards that she not only uses to inflict DeathofaThousandCuts, but as close-range weapons as well.
192* TheDreaded: Many of the criminals who have heard of her and suffered her cruelty have often wished they were only dreaming.
193* HandicappedBadass: She's blind, her eyes permanently closed by scars, the cause of which have yet to be revealed; still, she clearly doesn't need physical sight.
194* HeroWithBadPublicity: Despite her status as a Shadowchaser, her actions and destructive tendencies have caused many to cry for her arrest and expulsion from the Shadowchasers claiming her to be as much as a monster as the enemies of the Shadowchasers. Averted in Backwater, wherein the citizen regard her as a hero, despite the little action she has taken.
195* KlatchianCoffee: She makes a type of coffee called "Black Hole Blend" that takes the Trope to ridiculous proportions. It can dissolve the spoon put in the cup, literally.
196* KnightOfCerebus: Rayearth is probably the darkest of the Shadowchasers that has been introduced so far, who is said to be almost a monster no better than the ones the Shadowchasers are supposed to fight. In fact, belonging to the Shadowchasers may be the one thing keeping her from slipping into full-fledged KnightTemplar status.
197* MemeticBadass: In-universe example. There have several rumors in regards to her and her accomplishments. She even calls herself the Chuck Norris of Shadowkind.
198-->'''Rayearth's Secret Life of Character's entry''': Some say Jalal founded the Gotthammers because she would have found their work 'boring'. Others say that the reason Hell exists is because Heaven doesn't want to let her in when she dies. Others say that she is the only duelist ever to end up on the Forbidden List and still others say that she doesn't use magic, the universe just bends to her will out of fear.
199%%* NightmareFetishist: Comes off as one at times, as some elements of her deck show.
200%%* RedBaron: The Waking Nightmare
201%%* {{Sadist}}
202%%* SmokingIsCool: Seeing as it can't damage her health, it comes off as such.
203* TokenEvilTeammate: While she's not evil. She is the one Jalal assigns the more dangerous and immoral tasks. Combined with the fact that she enjoys ruthlessly tormenting her enemies. Jalal believes that in order to combat monsters, it requires a monster and that sometimes getting your hands dirty is a necessity when fighting evil.
204* TookALevelInBadass: Her deck uses two of Yugi's signature monsters, Dark Magician, and Dark Magician Girl, and she has Spell Cards she can use in tandem with both that allow her to simulate other classic monsters, like Gaia the Fierce Knight, Summoned Skull, and Elemental Hero Neos. The Trope applies, however, with the way she uses them, summoning incredibly powerful Xyz Monsters like Dark Lightning Mistress and Dark Magician Sorcerer Luminous Nox.
205%%* TrainingFromHell: This is how her training regime is described, which her teammates and other Shadowchasers can vouch for.
206
207!!Tsubasa Springweather
208->''"I'll take you on, anytime, anyplace. It'll be a blast!"''
209
210->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]]''
211
212A young member of the Shadowchasers, a Shadow-touched with an odd bloodline. Possessing the ability to see Duel Spirits as well, his companion is Neo the Magical Knight. Neo adopted Tsubasa as his 'squire' the day Tsubasa became a Shadowchaser, though for what purpose remains unknown.
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214* AwesomeButImpractical: His idea of a cup holder in a D-Wheel. Rave seems to think so.
215** A lot of his deck ideas can come off as this. While they sound awesome, cool or amusing on paper, they still have a rather bad record on being consistent and winning games and are mostly focused on flashy plays.
216* BoisterousBruiser: One of his biggest reasons for wanting to be in the Shadowchasers was so that he could find and duel some of the most interesting duelists in the world. And he loves his job.
217* BrainBleach: He immediately freaks out at the thought of Tsuki and Fayte being "intimate" with one another.
218-->'''Tsubasa''': Ugh, no, no no! I don't want to ruin my memories of the glorious last night with thoughts of two old women who could be my great-great-great grandmother's doing things like that!".
219--> which only leads to...
220-->'''Tsubasa''': Oh god, I said it and now I'm thinking about it! [[BigNo NOOOOOOOO!]]
221%%* DestructoNookie: Given his dialogue with Hebi-Na, sex with her is a mild version of this.
222* TheFool: He seems this way. He’s the most lighthearted member of the Backwater team, and the one who enjoys the job the most. And clearly, Fate does seem to smile on him the way it does people like this.
223%%* FriendlyRivalry: With Rave, since their Midwest Duel Academy years.
224* HalfHumanHybrid: More like “Mixed-Breed Human”. He’s technically fully human, as far as his actual parents go, but his family has lived in Backwater so long that he has the blood of ''dozens'' of Shadowkind races in him, possibly every species that is human-compatible. Quite possibly, this is one of the biggest reasons for his eccentric behavior.
225%%* InTheBlood: His family has all been Shadowchasers.
226* InterspeciesRomance: With Hebi-Na (ophidian). In fact, given his background, it's clear this Trope runs in his family.
227%%* ISeeThemToo: He can not only see Shadows, but Duel Spirits as well.
228* LethalJokeWeapon: He sometimes makes decks based on weak and outdated cards, but if comments from the fic are any indication, he can defeat duelists with them easily.
229* NoodleIncident:
230** In Chapter 2 of ''Knightfall'' he and Neo discuss a deck he used in the past that focused on [[JokeCharacter Shapesnatch]], of all things. While he actually won the Shadow Duel where he used it, [[PyrrhicVictory the criminal in question escaped]] as it left him too exhausted o pursue. We can only imagine how this strategy actually worked.
231** His ''entire family'' is no longer allowed in Las Vegas due to an incident involving "a blackjack table, some cheese, a ficus, and Hyde Vayne". All other details of this are classified in all known records.
232** His grandfather once killed an ogre with a canary and an infernal pocket watch. At this point, it might be easier to say that his family has a lot of these.
233%%* RedOniBlueOni: The Red Oni to Rave's and Neo's Blue Oni.
234%%* SpiritAdvisor: Neo the Magic Swordsman, a Duel Spirit he is particularly close to.
235* TechnicianVersusPerformer: In terms of Duel Monsters, he is the Performer to Rave's Technician. Unlike Rave, Tsubasa prefers to experiment with different types of decks and/or finding new and unique ways to play already established decks. Suffice to say, as flashy and innovative as they are, they don't exactly garner him consistent results.
236%%* VitriolicBestBuds: With Rave and Neo.
237* WildCard: He never focuses on one deck, using whatever one he feels like at the time. He always includes Neo’s card in it, however, along with two upgraded forms that he keeps in his Extra Deck. Decks he has used include:
238%%* YinYangBomb: Used in Chapter 2 of "Knightfall", it focuses on Chaos Dragons.
239
240!!Tsuki Nyte
241[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_1tsuki_nyte_1_4080.jpg]]
242[[caption-width-right:350:"Hmm....shoot to Cupid or to kill...]]
243
244->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]]'', ''Parallels''
245
246One of the unlikeliest of heroes, she was once a foul demon from the Abyss who later sought the path of Good after over a century of cruelty by a mortal far more evil than anything she had ever seen, followed by decades of kindness from a stranger who offered help out of charity.
247------
248* AlwaysChaoticEvil: In a unique twist on the theme, Tsuki insisted to Teresa that this was true for demons, and that she was beyond redemption because she was born evil. While Teresa did not deny that part, she asked Tsuki if [[EvilCannotComprehendGood she could understand the meaning of Good]]. When she realized she could, she realized she was able to choose.
249%%* AscendedDemon
250%%* BerserkButton: Being called "old".
251%%* DarkIsNotEvil:
252%%* FemmeFatale: A heroic example.
253* HeelFaceTurn: It all happened previous to the present day, but she may well be the only fiend who has embraced Good and reformed. But it took a total of two-hundred years.
254* {{Immortality}}: Like all fiends, she does not age and cannot die naturally.
255%%* LipstickLesbian: More likely qualifies.
256* {{Lunacy}}: The monsters in her deck are all nocturnal creatures who gain powers from the phases of the moon. Apparently, this choice is because of her membership in the clergy of Erestrial, a goddess of the moon, among other things.
257%%* MsFanservice: She ''is'' a succubus after all so she definitely qualifies as this.
258* NaughtyNuns: Well, far more than “naughty”, and not played for laughs. When she was true to her demonic temptress nature, her MO was to wear a skimpy version of a nun’s habit, in order to tempt men with the suggestion of a woman that was usually forbidden fare. How often it worked, she has never said.
259* NoNameGiven: Eventually, she forgot the name she used as demon, and started using the name “Tsuki”, a moniker suggested by Teresa which means “Moon Princess”.
260%%* OfCorsetsSexy: She and Fayte dress in corsets under their robes while going undercover during a stakeout in the 1st chapter of ''Knightfall''.
261%%* PromotionToParent: To Kastleneid as of Chapter 5.
262* RapePortrayedAsRedemption: She was summoned using the standard methods, but tricked, held as a SexSlave ''for 138 years'', by an evil wizard whom she refers to as “Mister Monster”. She [[NoNameGiven never learned any other name]]. ''Even this'' would likely be nothing to most succubi… But her captor was so ''unbelievably cruel'' that it drove her nearly to a DespairEventHorizon, and after a freak accident helped her escape, the kindness and charity of a stranger helped her mind heal.
263* Really700YearsOld: Demons can theoretically live forever. It is not known how old she is, but she was held for 138 years.
264* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Solex that's brief, but potent, which doubles as a subtle threat:
265-->"You have no love in you, Solex. Your heart is a black, rotted thing, and I can only pity you for the fact that cannot ever know happiness or peace from love. But you will not ruin the lives of for your own vain attempt to replace your heart with greed and decadence. I will be watching you Solex, and when you slip up, when you cross the line that you cannot hide from, I will be there. And you will learn Hell hath no fury like me."
266%%* RedemptionQuest: She views her life as a Shadowchaser as this, which she started after Teresa’s death.
267* TheSponsor: A woman named Teresa, an artist and an apparent priestess of a goddess named Erestrial took her in after she escaped Mister Monster, and played a big role in her HeelFaceTurn.
268* TheStraightAndArrowPath: Rather than use a standard sword as a Shadowchaser, she uses a unique weapon called a Dyrius, which is two swords used paired, which can combine into a longbow.
269%%* {{Streetwalker}}: She made money doing this briefly in an attempt to pay back Teresa.
270[[/folder]]
271
272[[folder: Allies]]
273!!Kastleneid
274
275->'''Appearances''': ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]] (first appearance)'', ''Parallels''
276
277A magical creation purchased by Solex to be nothing more than a toy for his pleasure and to vent his rage upon. At the end of Chapter 4, he throws her away brutally and Fayte makes a desperate attempt to save her life...
278-----
279* ADayInTheLimelight: In ''Backwater Parallels'' wherein she is one of the main protagonists of the fic.
280* EmergencyTransformation: Fayte attempts to vampirize her, despite not knowing if it'll even work. Rayearth later comments that it shouldn't have worked, and that Kastleneid has become an exceptional vampire as a result, calling what happened "a miracle".
281* EmotionlessGirl: Originally, her emotions were nearly nonexistent. As a vampire, she seems to be warming up a little, but still qualifies as the Trope.
282%%* GreenThumb: Uses a Plant deck.
283* AnIcePerson: Her brief appearance shows her nearly freezing a drink with a touch and it is mentioned that a Yuki-Onna somehow factors into her creation.
284* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Originally, she could have best been described as a synthetic golem-like being created using Yokai blood. After being saved by Fayte, she's a vampire too, making it ''very'' hard to assign any one species designation to her. Even more so when a DNA test proves completely inconclusive, failing to identify any of her genetic material at all.
285* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Even more so than most of the vampires in the setting, the strange circumstances of her transformation have caused her to become an exceptional vampire. For one, she can survive the light of the sun and barely has to sleep at all. Rayearth claims that Kastleneid "is indeed a vampire... and not one at the same time". Most peculiar, she has adapted many aspects of her "mother" Fayte's personality, including the ability to speak French.
286%%* SexSlave: Solex bought her as one, comparing her to nothing more than a very advanced interactive toy.
287* VegetarianVampire: As she explains to Achan in ''Backwater Parallels'', she does her best to avoid feeding on humans after being transformed but has no problem feeding on those who offer as Achan does.
288%%* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Solex clearly doesn't think she even comes close to qualifying; this sentiment is not widely shared, least of all by Tsuki.
289
290%%!!Neo the Magical Swordsman (Neo)
291
292%%->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]]''
293
294%%Tsubasa's Duel Spirit partner, who adopted the young Shadowchaser as his 'squire' upon their first meeting. Unlike most other Duel Spirits, he can make himself both seen and heard by others than his partner. His goals are unknown, but so far seem to be a variation of: Interesting things happen to Tsubasa, so I hang around him because I'm bored.
295%%-----
296%%* CantHoldHisLiquor: Drinks a lot.
297%%* SpiritAdvisor: To Tsubasa
298%%* VitriolicBestBuds: With Tsubasa.
299
300!!Dracula
301
302->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance)
303
304The immortal ruler of the vampires, said to be one of the oldest and most powerful Shadowkind on the planet. Despite the decimation of the vampires during their war with humanity, Dracula seems to surviving nicely and has apparently spent much time hunting down and destroying the darkest elements of the vampire legacy.
305-----
306* TheDreaded: Uh, ''yeah'', this is {{Dracula}} here. Even if one disregards the character's notorious reputation in fiction, many believe her to be the most powerful Shadow on Earth, and while this is debated, she is certainly a candidate for that title. Also, in ''Fanfic/ShadowchasersDanseMacabre'', Voltaire recounts the Great Generals, a group of incredibly powerful vampires of unspeakable evil whom [[BigBad Palethorn]] was apparently a member of, and claims that Dracula was powerful enough to keep all twelve of them in check and prevent the race from collapsing into anarchy.
307%%* {{Immortality}}: Notable in that she seems to be a lot older than Jalal.
308* LegacyCharacter: In this reality, the character is not one being, but a title held by the vampire who rules the vampire race. The current Dracula is female and appears as a teenage girl who dresses in a modern, trendy outfit. And this one seems a great deal more benign than most versions.
309%%* VampireMonarch: Naturally.
310
311!!Penelope
312
313->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance)
314
315A vampire of unusual status. Turned centuries ago, she was able to resist both her bloodlust and will of her master, killing him and fleeing. Legends speak of how she found refuge in a temple and while what happened therein is not known, when she emerged, Penelope had not only accepted her new fate, but had sworn to dedicate her life to destroy the monsters like the one who had destroyed her life. She did so and in doing so, has achieved an odd partnership with Dracula in order to destroy the darkest elements of the vampire legacy.
316-----
317* CanonForeigner: Penelope is based off a character from Occam Razor's earlier work, ''Yu-Gi-Oh: Legacy of the Sorcerer Kings'' and its sequel, in which she was a card based on a PosthumousCharacter.
318* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Centuries ago, she hunted down and killed the cruelest remaining members of the race. Ironically this even included Dracula herself.
319[[/folder]]
320
321[[folder:Library Arcanium Staff]]
322!!Tropes that apply to all of them
323-----
324* AmbiguouslyHuman: More than likely, none of them are, but no specific species has been specified.
325%%* HotLibrarian: All of them are attractive in an eldritch, mystical way.
326* MagicLibrarian: The Library itself is magical, and they all have very powerful supernatural abilities.
327* Really700YearsOld: At least as old as Jalal, probably older. They may all even be [[{{Immortality}} truly immortal]].
328
329!!Adrian
330
331->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''[[Fanfic/YuGiOhTheThousandYearDoor Yu-Gi-Oh: Thousand Year Door Redux]]'', ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]]''
332
333Known as "the Librarian", he is a powerful being and ally of the Shadowchasers whose origins are mostly unknown. He is a good friend to Jalal and a past acquaintance of the ''Redux'' incarnation Shadow Queen. Easily identified by his silver cat ears and tail, as well as his flamboyant and vibrantly-colored trenchcoats.
334-----
335%%* HappilyMarried: To his wife Mei.
336* HeterosexualLifePartners: To Jalal, possibly. Many stories show the two as partners in combat situations, although the "lifelong" part may not apply.
337* {{Immortality}}: Like Jalal. However unlike Jalal, that doesn't stop him from marrying someone. The author has suggested that Mei is the same, along with a few other allies of his that have yet to appear.
338%%* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty
339%%* OddFriendship: With the Shadow Queen.
340* {{Sentai}}: Uses a HERO deck while dueling alongside the Shadow Queen against Armityle that contains all of its branches (including the exclusive Destiny and Evil Heroes). According to him, his cards come from another dimension which is how he is able to use them. However, this is a deck that he cannot use normally.
341* SupportingProtagonist: Despite being technically the protagonist of ''Twice-Told Tales'', much of the fic is focused more on the origin stories of the Backwater Shadowchasers. He does get some focus however in his own chapters. For the others, he's an InteractiveNarrator, more or less.
342%%* TheTeamBenefactor: To the Backwater team, possibly. At least a few members seem to have gotten there via his recommendation.
343* UnusualEars: They're cat-like, his only obvious non-human feature.
344
345!!Emily Foxblade-Marlowe
346->''"Hello, kettle. This is pot. Just letting you know you're black."''
347-->--Emily to Judy in an alternate future wherein she and Judy have inherited the positions as the Librarian and leader of the Shadowchasers respectively.
348
349->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance)
350
351Adrian's apprentice as well as a close friend of Judy.
352-----
353* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Judy, the chapters they're in show the two as very close with one another. [[spoiler: This even continues in the alternate future wherein they have inherited their predecessor's positions. Although this doesn't stop her from teasing Judy that she feels more than that.]]
354%%* LegacyCharacter: In the alternate future presented in Chapter 8, it appears that she has assumed Adrian's position as the Librarian.
355
356!!Mei
357->''"WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SHIP!?"''
358-->--Mei after finding out that Judy and Emily sabotaged her ship.
359
360->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]]'', ''Shadowchasers Sweet Sixteen''.
361
362Adrian's wife. A willowy British woman, she has penchant for fire and apparently gives out excellent ear rubs.
363-----
364* BerserkButton: Don't refer to her hobby as "erotic dancing". Do ''not'' ever thrash her ship.
365%%* BurningWithAnger
366%%* CoolShip: The Manta.
367%%* HappilyMarried: With Adrian.
368%%* PetitePride
369%%* PlayingWithFire: Appears to have powers of this nature.
370%%* ScaryLibrarian
371%%* StatuesqueStunner
372
373%%!!Phoenixia
374%%->''"Not the best conversation starter, but points for honesty."''
375%%-->--Phoenixia's response upon Judy blurting out "You're hot!" when they first meet.
376
377%%->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]]''
378
379%%One of the Library staff, she identifies herself as "confidante, best friend, living computer program, mother of the most adorable baby in the Multiverse and mistress to the Librarian and his wife."
380%%----
381%%* AnimeHair
382%%* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty
383%%* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Seems standard with her dresses.
384%%* KaleidoscopeHair
385%%* PsychicPowers: Uses a Psychic Deck.
386%%* StacysMom
387
388%%!!Thesis
389%%-----
390[[/folder]]
391
392[[folder: Flashback Characters]]
393!!Mister Monster
394
395->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance)
396
397An evil sorcerer who summoned Tsuki and kept her as a slave for over a century, his cruelty was enough to break even the will of a demon, and send her into utter despair. Originally seen in a flashback, he appeared in the flesh in ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheShadowKing''
398-----
399%%* AlchemyIsMagic: Alchemy is one of his specialties, apparently.
400* BlueAndOrangeMorality: His understanding of ethics and morals is not like that of normal people. He doesn't consider himself evil, even when he knowingly and willingly commits actions that clearly are. [[ForScience The ends justify the means]] in his eyes, although whatever his true goal is, none can say.
401* BodySurf: In the present day, his consciousness inhabits a golem-like construct that he is capable of abandoning for another one if it is damaged. These golems are [[GeniusBruiser very strong and agile]], enough for him to hold his own against Lyrius in a fight for a while.
402* EvilCannotComprehendGood: According to the author, he sees "morality", "ethics", "humanity", as nothing but concepts, and while he may know their meanings, he fails to understand their values. Indeed, given Tsuki's description of him - an ugly and unwashed creature - he clearly doesn't even care what others think of him, and has put his research before his humanity.
403%%* EvilGenius: He may be a dark wizard with horrible goals, but he's ''very'' good at that. As the author says, he's "second to none in his creation of new life."
404* EvilMakesYouUgly: Decades - maybe centuries - of having NoSocialSkills and [[GeniusSlob complete disregard for hygene]] certainly didn't help his appearance.
405%%* GeniusBruiser: In his current artificial form, he's strong and skilled enough to even be a match for Lyrius in a fight.
406* HumansAreBastards: He pretty much ''embodies'' this Trope. To put it simply, Tsuki's origin story put a human against [[AlwaysChaoticEvil a demon]] in a contest of EvilerThanThou and the human won [[CurbStompBattle by a shutout]]. The message wasn't subtle.
407* MagicGenetics: This seems to be his ultimate goal, and he appears to have actually made several advances in it. Most are [[BodyHorror pretty hideous]], however. As the author puts it, "Spliced together monstrosities, creatures born demons and nightmares beyond this plane, golems of flesh and steel, all warped and tweaked to satisfy his curiosity, to see what the limits are."
408%%* MeaningfulName
409* NoNameGiven: "Mister Monster" is what Tsuki calls him. She never learned any other name.
410%%* SummoningRitual: His other specialty was demonology, and can summon fiends from the underworld.
411* SuperBreedingProgram: This was why he summoned Tsuki in the first place - to use as a breeding slave as part of an experiment to create powerful half-fiends.
412* VillainousLegacy: It is strongly implied that the Bloodhulks used by Drumer in ''Conspiracy'' were created via a technique he invented.
413
414%%!!Craig
415
416%%->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance)
417
418%%A duelist that Tsubasa encounters in the Spirit World. A Chosen of a goddess of summons, Apira, from another dimension, he seem to take the crazy things that happen to him in stride. The duel between he and Tsubasa is inconclusive and both wish for a rematch.
419%%-----
420%%* CombiningMecha: Uses XYZ Machines as well as expansions of the archetype.
421
422%%!!Armityle the Chaos Phantom
423%%A Duel Spirit that serves as the antagonist of Adrian's own tale. He seeks revenge against the Egyptian Gods Ra, Obelisk and Slifer for reasons not yet revealed, but he has been at it since the time of Pharaoh Atem.
424%%-----
425%%* EldritchAbomination
426%%* OlympusMons: Uses a Sacred Beast deck.
427
428!!Thaddeus Kleig
429
430->'''Appearances''': ''Fanfic/ShadowchasersColorsofMadness'', ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance)
431
432A priest who serves the Light of Ruin. He serves as the main antagonist of Maria's introductory chapter. And also appears in ''Shadowchasers: Colors of Madness'', a story that takes place years earlier where the event mentioned in that story is detailed.
433-----
434%%* AxCrazy
435* FateWorseThanDeath: Is forever trapped in Maria's illusions and left a rambling wreck afterwards.
436* ForegoneConclusion: When he appears in ''Shadowchasers: Colors of Madness'', you know he'll survive in some way, due to appearing in a chapter of ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' that takes place after the events of that story.
437* GoMadFromTheRevelation: This happens to him when he tries to brainwash Maria into serving the Light of Ruin by entering her mind. Apparently, her thoughts are very dangerous…
438* HolyHandGrenade: He is capable of doing this, which gives him an edge over Maria during their battle.
439* LargeHam: He hits nearly every "insane cult leader" stereotype in the book in the chapter where he appears. If not for the dire nature of his past crimes, he might actually be funny.
440%%* LightIsNotGood: Tends to be the case whenever the Light of Ruin is involved.
441%%* ReligionOfEvil: Of the "psycho cult leader" type.
442
443!!Moonface
444
445->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance)
446
447A homunculus who assists Thaddeus during his attack on Maria in her introductory chapter.
448-----
449%%* ArtificialHuman: A homunculus.
450%%* HeroKiller: It has been mentioned that he is tried for murdering at least 3 Shadowchasers.
451* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:During the battle with Jalal, Jalal ignited his own highly-flammable spilled blood to create an inferno that destroyed every one of his duplicates at once, leaving him with nowhere to go and unable to exploit his usual strategy to escape.]]
452* ProfessionalKiller: He has been hired by several figures of the Shadowkind Underworld in the past to take down hard to kill Shadows.
453* SelfDuplication: He has the ability to duplicate into multiple copies of himself. Also, he cannot be killed as long as at least one of them survives.
454%%* SmugSnake: One of he greatest weaknesses.
455* VerbalTic: Moon...
456
457!!Albert Hoon
458
459->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance)
460
461A powerful illithid who serves as the antagonist in Gurren's introductory chapter.
462-----
463* ChekhovsGunman: He was first mentioned in "Shadowchaser Files", before appearing in ''Twice-Told Tales''.
464* OurLichesAreDifferent: ''Incredibly'' different. He's an alhoon, which is a creature created when an illithid achieves lichdom by a special ceremony known only to a few. This is a path taken by illithid who desire to practice actual sorcery, but they are outcasts among their species, as illithid hate - and fear - undead creatures.
465* MeaningfulName: Like all illithid, he has no name; "Albert Hoon", when shortened, is "Al Hoon", or alhoon, which is what he is.
466%%* PsychicPowers: Being an illithid and all.
467%%* SignatureMove: Gate Guardian, who he uses alongside his Gate of Paradise Field Spell in order to summon it with ease.
468
469!!J[=/=]Judy [=LaBaron=]
470
471->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance, [[spoiler: As J]])
472
473A wanted vigilante. J serves as the main antagonist of Fayte's featured chapter after murdering Dr. Hugo Cylas. It is later revealed that the J featured in the chapter is actually Judy [=LaBaron=] from an alternate future who went back in time to kill Cylas, as he was actually an agent of Yliaster, whose experiments would have exterminated magic from Earth.
474-----
475* BigGood: The Judy disguising as J is from an alternate future in which she has inherited the Shadowchaser organization from Jalal, making her this.
476%%* BlowYouAway
477* ChekhovsGunman: J was first mentioned in "Shadowchaser Files", but nothing about [[spoiler:Judy]] was mentioned then.
478* CollectiveIdentity: It appears that there is more than one "J". It is unknown if it is one person or multiple people assuming the same identity.
479* FutureBadass: The J in the chapter is actually Judy from an alternate future in which she is the leader of the Shadowchasers.
480%%* HeroicSacrifice
481%%* MaskPower
482* MemoryGambit: When Judy went back in time, she erased her memories in order to believe she really was J, or at least one of him.
483%%* RedBaron: The White Justice.
484* RetGone: After killing Cylas, she prevents her timeline from ever existing and fades away as a result. Although she doesn't seem to mind.
485* TheReveal: When she summons Steelheart, Dragon of Justice, it only makes Fayte realize who she really is.
486* TheRival: Apparently, Fayte knew J from at least one previous encounter before her chapter in ''Twice-Told Tales'', and they do ''not'' like each other.
487* SignatureMove: Steelheart, Dragon of Justice which seems to be her equivalent to Jalal's Dragonprince Jalal card although the main difference seems to be that she can actually use the card herself contrast to Jalal.
488
489!!Lan'tao
490
491->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''[[FanFic/YuGiOhTheThousandYearDoor Yu-Gi-Oh: Thousand Year Door Redux]]''
492
493An elf businessman who appears in Rave's origin story, apparently trying to achieve a business relationship with Divine. [[spoiler: He was also a former servant of the Shadow Queen and was the one who murdered Lyrius several centuries ago.]] For more information of him, look into ''Redux's'' [[Characters/YuGiOhTheThousandYearDoor character page.]]
494-----
495* TheStarscream: Was initially a servant of the Shadow Queen, but later murdered Lyrius in cold blood. He also intends to oppose her again using Rave as a weapon against her.
496* WriteWhoYouKnow: InUniverse example. Apparently he was one of the storyboard artists for the video game ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''. [[spoiler:Which fits considering he used to be a servant of the real Shadow Queen.]]
497[[/folder]]
498
499[[folder: Antagonists introduced in ''Knightfall'']]
500!!Skeleton Knight
501
502->'''Appearances''': ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall, first appearance)]]''
503-----
504* CanonForeigner: Zigzagged. While based on the villain who appears in the ''Manga/YuGiOh5Ds'' manga, [[spoiler:who is actually that continuity's version of Rudger Godwin]], this seems to be a different person entirely.
505* CurbStompBattle: When he and Truman meet for the first time, Truman threatens him, but Skeleton Knight is able to use his magic to subdue him and force him to retreat ''without even getting out of his chair.''
506%%* DarkIsEvil: He and his Darkspawn monsters definitely qualify.
507%%* EvilSoundsDeep
508%%* LargeHam
509%%* MonsterKnight
510* PurposelyOverpowered: His Darkspawn deck, which are the signs of Skeleton Knight's blessings from his gods and are described by the author that game-wise they can "take Blackwings and Dragon Rulers on in a Special Summon/Swarm Contest and eat the latter two with barbecue sauce".
511
512!!Edgar Hummond (Stitches)
513
514->'''Appearances''': ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall, first appearance)]]''
515
516A toy store owner that was responsible for several killings in Backwater 50 years prior to ''Knightfall'' who has had his soul transferred to a doll and later a card.
517-----
518* BadassDecay: In-universe example. While initially a feared serial killer, as a doll and card his powers has weakened severely to the point that it was very easy for anyone to break free from his possession.
519%%* CreepyDoll: During his time as a doll.
520* KilledOffForReal: His card was destroyed by Trueman, destroying him for good.
521* MeaningfulName: During the time of the serial killings, all of his victims were desecrated in the same manner: their lips stitched into grins and buttons sewn into their eyes.
522%%* MonsterClown
523* StarterVillain: According to Tsubasa, Stitches is who Shadowchaser apprentices in Backwater deal with in preparation for the more dangerous threats.
524
525!!Solex
526
527->'''Appearances''': ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall, first appearance)]]''
528
529An elven prince of a royal family in a place called the Sunlit Lands who lives in Backwater, he's likely one of the biggest sleazeballs you'd ever meet, not only flaunting his wealth but committing vile atrocities and using his influence and wealth to get away with it all.
530-----
531%%* AristocratsAreEvil
532* BigBrotherBully: It's highly implied that he's abusing his younger sister Lunala, who is clearly afraid of him. If that weren't enough, [[spoiler:he took one of her Doopelgangers without her knowing, hoping she'd be blamed if it went on a rampage and arrested for it, presumably to take some of the heat off of himself.]]
533%%* TheCaligula: Not ''yet'', but given that he's the heir apparent of his native land, he could well fit that Trope eventually.
534* TheFairFolk: Evil? Check. Native of a place where fey rule? Check. Arrogant with a dislike of humans? Double check. Seems he qualifies.
535%%* FauxAffablyEvil: It's pretty obvious that his initial politeness towards Tsuki is a sham act.
536* FisherKing: A huge reason for his diplomatic immunity. As heir apparent, his life is tied to the Sunlit Lands and it is implied if he is injured or killed, the land suffers greatly for it.
537* AGlassOfChianti: Sort of. While he does express his taste in wine as one way to flaunt his wealth, he never touches anything as common as Chianti. In his first appearance, he orders the most expensive vintage in Fayte's nightclub, ''Falkmoon Wine'', a spirit that only vampires know how to brew which is ages several centuries, and costs $500 for a shot glass' worth.
538%%* {{Jerkass}}
539* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: He shows this in several ways in his introductory chapter alone. One big example, [[spoiler:he could have won the duel with Tsuki, but loses because of several misplays that he never even noticed.]]
540%%* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Uses a Monarch deck. Ironically he himself ''[[IdleRich hardly]]'' [[IdleRich qualifies as this trope.]]
541* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Money too, but his family is the biggest reason he stays out of trouble, along with DiplomaticImpunity.
542* SoreLoser: Upon losing his duel with Tsuki, uses wordplay to renege on they deal made just to spite her and brutally assaults Kastleneid.
543[[/folder]]
544
545[[folder: Other characters introduced in ''Knightfall'']]
546!!Threepiece
547
548->'''Appearances''': ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall, first appearance)]]''
549
550A junk golem who owns Backwater's Junkyard. A quirky fellow who nonetheless a good person at heart. He can create masterful clockwork creatures that are used all over town and enjoys a good duel.
551-----
552%%* ElvisImpersonator: He's a pretty bad one.
553%%* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Also a PunchClockVillain because he only threatens Rave and challenges her because its fun.
554* JokeItem: The monsters in his deck all tend to be old and outdated, like Launcher Spider and Roboyarou. One of his few good ones is Soldier Revolt [[spoiler:which is a Dark Card]].
555* MechanicalLifeforms: First of all, he ''is'' one, second, he builds [[ClockworkCreature clockwork golems]], and third, his deck is mostly Machines.
556* UnwittingPawn: Apparently, Trueman gave him a Dark Card simply to test it, because a magical construct like Threepiece wouldn't be adversely affected by the side effects of such cursed items.
557
558!!Jimmy-the-Lock
559
560->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall, first appearance)]]''
561
562An avatar created by Kenshin using her unique brand of magic in an attempt to bypass an otherwise impossible lock. of a computer. Kenshin confronts "him" to infiltrate the system. "He" seems to be sentient and have a rather exuberant personality, but how much of this is actually just programmed data is unclear.
563-----
564%%* {{Bouncer}}: And Kenshin is clearly ''not'' on the list. [[OnlyTheWorthyMayPass But he goes away after she outduels him.]]
565%%* DeadpanSnarker: Much like the real Jonouchi.
566* {{Expy}}: Of Katsuya Jonouchi, although his general attitude and syntax resembles his dub version. His deck is similar.
567%%* MagicalComputer
568
569!!Lunala
570
571->'''Appearances''': ''Shadowchasers: Twice-Told Tales'' (first appearance), ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall, first appearance)]]''
572
573Solex's sister, apparently skilled at elven magic.
574-----
575* AntiVillain: Assuming she's a villain at all she doesn't seem nearly as cruel as her brother.
576* BigCreepyCrawlies: She's somehow able to create "Doppelgangers" one of which is a huge insect-monster named Monarch, which Solex uses to duel Rayearth.
577* CainAndAbel: ''Very'' one-sided example, as she seems more ''afraid'' of him than anything else. Not to mention [[spoiler:the fact that he tried to frame her by releasing her Doppelganger and hoping she'd be blamed if it hurt someone.]]
578[[/folder]]
579
580[[folder: Introduced in ''Backwater Parallels'']]
581!!Achan Seventh
582
583->'''Appearances''': ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersBackwater Shadowchasers Backwater trilogy (Knightfall)]]'', ''Parallels (first appearance)''
584
585A young duelist that is the second protagonist in Encounters alongside Kastleneid. Is Kastleneid's best friend and possesses a Duel Spirit named Devi. Embraces dueling wholeheartedly and believes it a powerful method for connecting with people. Is not entirely human, but a creation of the mysterious ADAM Project and outside dueling, wields the ability to use a unique branch of sealing magic.
586-----
587* ArtificialHuman: Was created by a cult-like organization called "ADAM", as part an attempt to create the perfect leader.
588%%* BarrierWarrior: Part of her power set.
589%%* GeometricMagic: Given that Achan must run high-end mathematical programs to use seals.
590%%* HotBlooded: When it comes to dueling and helping people who have bittersweet pasts.
591%%* InstantRunes: Part of her power set.
592%%* KingOfBeasts: Acquires the Beast King Barbaros card from Tsubasa and it seems to rapidly becoming her deck's headliner.
593* NoBiologicalSex: Achan is an artificially created person, and outright states that she isn't technically male or female. She identifies as a girl, however, and begins using she/her pronouns, starting in the fifth chapter.
594* NiceGirl: Her first appearance sets the tone, adopting a large chimera creature she names Rex because it wants to play with her and letting Kastleneid drink some of her blood because she's thirsty and she's the only source around.
595* RitualMagic: Part of her power set, as the 'ritual' part is compiling a program for the seal in her head before it can be used.
596* SeriousBusiness: Dueling and her friends. And people she can duel so they become her friends.
597%%* SignatureMove: Beast King Barbaros.
598
599%%!!Rosa
600
601%%->'''Appearances''': ''Parallels (first appearance)''
602%%-----
603%%* LivingToy: Originally.
604%%* SignatureMove: Princess Cologne
605
606%%!!Evan
607
608%%->'''Appearances''': ''Parallels (first appearance)''
609%%-----
610%%* AffablyEvil
611%%* LightIsNotGood: Uses a Fairy deck, yet he is ''far'' from benevolent.
612%%* MadScientist: Presumably, since he claims to have created Achan.
613%%* WellIntentionedExtremist: Comes across as one but as yet, his true intentions are unknown.

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