Line #30 Characters/Super


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2
3	!"Superheroes"
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5	[[folder:Frank Darbo / The Crimson Bolt]]
6	!!Frank Darbo / The Crimson Bolt
7	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/darbo_frank_9541.jpg]]
8	[[caption-width-right:350:''"Shut up, crime!"'']]
9	->'''Played By:''' Creator/RainnWilson
10
11	-->''"You don't butt in line! You don't sell drugs! You don't molest little children! You don't profit off the misery of others! The rules were set a long time ago! They don't change!"''
12
13	A down on his luck loser who, after the world has slighted him too many times, becomes the Crimson Bolt.
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15	* AllCrimesAreEqual: He holds a firm belief in this.
16	* AmicableExes: [[spoiler:Frank ends up being this with Sarah.]]
17	* BerserkButton: Cutting in line. It's wrong, and by the might of Frank's wrench you will pay for it.
18	* CatchPhrase: His catchphrase as the Crimson Bolt is "Shut up, crime!"
19	* CharacterDevelopment: [[spoiler:Frank's 'heroics' are initially born out of a desire for revenge, religious hallucinations and an obsession with Sarah. Had he stopped for one second in his relationship with her, he would've realized that their relationship was built on her own fragile state of mind in the wake of her sobriety. He seems to think she'll end up back with him once he 'saves' her, and she does but only out of a sense of obligation. It's Frank's understanding that they can be friends and she must be free to live her own life that heralds his CharacterDevelopment. And adopting the rabbit.]]
20	* CelibateHero: Frank, being religious, does not believe in premarital sex.
21	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: To say he's a little loopy would be an understatement.
22	* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Even after rescuing her, Sarah chooses to break up with him due to her trauma (especially in how she saw him stab Jacques to death). Nonetheless, it's shown that the two remain close and he's shown to be happy that he helped her create a new life with someone else]].
23	* TheDreaded: After gaining a reputation as a violent vigilante, even Mr. Range (a notorious drug lord that Jacques' men are intimidated by) becomes scared of the Crimson Bolt.
24	* {{Expy}}: He's what would happen if Dwight from ''[[Series/TheOfficeUS The Office]]'' became a superhero, [[ActorAllusion right down to the actor]].
25	* HonoraryUncle: [[spoiler:To Sarah's kids, eventually. It's clear he adores them and the feeling is mutual.]]
26	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Frank has few to zero social skills and can be charitably described as 'intense' but at heart he's a good man struggling with some serious issues.
27	* LoserProtagonist: He's a mentally-disturbed nobody who becomes a violent vigilante with a laughably badly sewn costume as a way of coping with his wife leaving him.
28	* MissionFromGod: Hallucinations make him think this.
29	* PaperThinDisguise: Frank is not good at disguising himself. Pretty much everyone who knows him can tell it's him right away (even by looking at a sketch of him in disguise) when he's dressed as the Crimson Bolt.
30	* RedIsHeroic / RedIsViolent: As the [[MeaningfulName Crimson]] Bolt, Frank is a costumed vigilante dressed in red. However, he's also a violent AntiHero prone to DisproportionateRetribution.
31	* ReligiousBruiser: He's very religious, with much of his motivation coming from hallucinations of God.
32	* RealMenLoveJesus: A lifelong devout Christian who believes that God has chosen him to make the world safer through physical force.
33	* UglyGuyHotWife: Somewhat averted: it's made clear that the gorgeous Sarah is emotionally fragile when she marries Frank so quickly, using him as a source of stability. Libby, the smokin' SensualSpandex kid sidekick, is just downright crazy.
34	* WouldHitAGirl: With a wrench!
35	* WrenchWhack: Uses a wrench as his main weapon.
36	[[/folder]]
37
38	[[folder:Libby / Boltie]]
39	!!Libby / Boltie
40	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/libby_91.jpg]]
41	[[caption-width-right:350:''"Wanna go fight some crime?"'']]
42	->'''Played By:''' Creator/ElliotPage
43
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45	* BerserkButton: ''Everything''. Frank did a bad-thing when he allowed her to be a superhero and do something about the things that enrage her.
46	* BookDumb: Does not know what a robin is.
47	* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:How she meets her end.]]
48	* CloudCuckoolander: She's a bit weird even in her normal life, but when she puts on a superhero costume, she goes completely off the deep end.
49	* ComedicSociopathy: Her maniacal tendencies are played for dark comedy.
50	* CuteAndPsycho: She's a cute young woman who acts almost like a child, but is eager to kill villains.
51	* LaughingMad: Libby is usually having a giggle fit whenever she's doing something horrific.
52	* MoralSociopathy: She hates crime as much as Frank, but doesn't seem to [[TheUnfettered have any mental filter]] that allows her to respond to it proportionately. She nearly killed a guy in his home for allegedly keying her friend's car, and almost stabbed a man to death for bumping into her. She also was as happy as a kid in a candy store stabbing one of Jacques' men to death with her WolverineClaws.
53	* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Is much more lively and fun loving than the serious and reserved Frank (whom she has an obsessive crush on).
54	[[/folder]]
55
56	!"Supervillains"
57
58	[[folder:Jacques]]
59	!!Jacques
60	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jacques_8598.jpg]]
61	->'''Played By:''' Creator/KevinBacon
62
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64	* AffablyEvil: He's quite friendly and laid back, especially for a drug lord with a bunch of mooks on his payroll. Even when Frank is trying to pick a fight with him, he gives him multiple chances to back off.
65	* BigBad: He's the main antagonist.
66	* DirtyCoward: At the end of the day, he's a big fish in a small pond. When he tries to move up to the big leagues and makes an arrangement with Mr. Range the drug kingpin, Jacques is clearly nervous and overly accommodating.
67	* DomesticAbuser: To Sarah, who he gets back on drugs. [[spoiler:And ultimately pimps her for Mr. Range to rape.]]
68	* GroinAttack: [[spoiler:Frank shoots his blade weapon into Jacques' crotch.]]
69	* {{Hatesink}}: A complete piece of shit to say the least.
70	* LackOfEmpathy: Feels absolutely no sympathy for Frank when Sarah has an affair with him, nor did he care about Sarah.
71	* LeanAndMean: His suit hangs off him.
72	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: [[spoiler:When cornered by Frank, he refers to Mr. Range by the N-Word]].
73	* UnknownRival: Jacques is aware of Frank and his burning hatred for him, but he doesn't consider him a threat at all. He's just a minor annoyance... until he stops being minor.
74	[[/folder]]
75
76	[[folder:Abe]]
77	!!Abe
78	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abe_5169.jpg]]
79	->'''Played By:''' Creator/MichaelRooker
80
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82	* AffablyEvil: In a more genuine way than Jacques. When Jacques steals Sarah from Frank, Abe offers him some of his candy. He's also blatantly uncomfortable with [[spoiler:Jacques' treatment of Sarah.]]
83	* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's pretty disturbed when [[spoiler:Jacques sets Sarah up to be raped by Mr. Range.]]
84	* TheDragon: To Jacques. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYXESU0UkAAx2Tl.png He's even seen breathing fire in the opening credits sequence.]]
85	* HellbentForLeather: Always seen in his leather jacket.
86	* HypercompetentSidekick: He seems to be the only professional in Jacques' entire gang.
87	* PetTheDog: Offers Frank some candy when they first meet upon learning Sarah left him.
88	* SweetTooth: Is frequently seen eating candy.
89	[[/folder]]
90
91	[[folder:Toby and Quill]]
92	!!Toby and Quill
93	->'''Played By:''' Sean Gunn and Stephen Blackehart
94
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96	* {{Mook}}: The best description of their role in Jacques' drug ring.
97	[[/folder]]
98
99	[[folder:Mr. Range]]
100	!!Mr. Range
101	->'''Played By:''' Don Mac
102
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104	[[/folder]]
105
106	!Frank's Associates
107
108	[[folder:Sarah Helgeland]]
109	!!Sarah Helgeland
110	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/helgeland_sarah_4275.jpg]]
111	->'''Played By:''' Creator/LivTyler
112
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114	* BrokenBird: Due to her drug addiction and the abuse she endures at Jacques' hands.
115	* OffTheWagon: She is a recovering drug addict, and relapses again when drug dealer Jacques enters her life. The entire film is about Frank trying to rescue her from Jacques.
116	[[/folder]]
117
118	[[folder:Hamilton]]
119	!!Hamilton
120	->'''Played By:''' Creator/AndreRoyo
121
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123	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is genuinely good friends with Frank, but has a pretty aggressive way of showing it.
124	[[/folder]]
125
126	!Others
127
128	[[folder:Det. John Felkner]]
129	!!Det. John Felkner
130	->'''Played By:''' Creator/GreggHenry
131
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133	[[/folder]]
134
135	[[folder:Maria]]
136	!!Maria, the Pet Store Employee
137	->'''Played By:''' Creator/LindaCardellini
138
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140	* NiceGirl: Genuinely loves animals and is pretty openly friendly toward Frank.
141	[[/folder]]
142
143	[[folder:The Holy Avenger]]
144	!!The Holy Avenger
145	->'''Played By:''' Creator/NathanFillion
146
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148	* {{Expy}}: Of religious "superhero" edutainment characters like Bibleman.
149	* LooksLikeJesus: With long and well-kept tresses (which are pretty clearly a wig) and Fillion's "ruggedly handsome" LanternJawOfJustice.
150	* SuperZeroes: Is treated pretty openly as a joke in-universe...[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Except by Frank]].

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