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5	You know the drill. This is a listing of characters for ''Literature/The39Clues''. Beware of unmarked spoilers!
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11	[[folder:The Cahill Family]]
12	The most powerful family in the world, divided into five branches searching for the ingredients to a serum to make them the ultimate human being. These ingredients are scattered into what became the 39 Clues.
13	!!In General
14	* AllThereInTheManual: Much of the info about the branches is provided in supplemental material.
15	* AncientConspiracy: Area 51, the Bermuda Triangle, and Loch Ness Monster myths were founded by Cahills trying to protect their Clues.
16	* BeenThereShapedHistory: Many historical events had a hand in them by the Cahills. The Salem Witch Trials, Napoleon’s conquest of Egypt, World War I, all caused by the hunt for the Clues.
17	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Each branch has a color motif: Red for Lucians, Yellow for Ekatrina, Blue for Tomas, Green for Janus, and black for overall and Madrigals.
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19	!!The Lucian Branch
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21	Founded by Luke Cahill, this branch is focused on leadership and espionage. Historical members include Napoleon Bonaparte, Gustave Effiel, and Winston Churchill.
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23	* AnimalMotif: A snake, symbolizing their stealth and deadliness.
24	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Their branch contains some of the greatest war figures and leaders of all time, and modern day members are equally gifted as well.
25	* NonIdleRich: Lucians are also shown to be very wealthy people, and they even have a secret meeting room in Wall Street to earn money for their causes.
26	* PerfectPoison: Their weapon of choice, and over the years they’ve made sure it’s even harder to detect by their enemies.
27	* SpyMaster: Many of the members are trained in the art of spying.
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29	!!The Ekatrina Branch
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31	Founded by Katherine Cahill, this branch is focused on science and invention. Historical members include Howard Carter, Marie Curie, and Alexander Hamilton.
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33	* AnimalMotif: A dragon, representing their intelligence and determination to destroy all rivals.
34	* GadgeteerGenius: As you can expect of the smartest branch, they’ve invented many things like spy pennies and spy shoes.
35	* TheRival: Tomas and Ekaterina have been bitter rivals ever since Katherine stole a clue from Thomas
36	* TheSmartGuy: Their branch contains some of the greatest inventors of all time, and their modern day members are all equally brilliant as well.
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38	!!The Tomas Branch
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40	Founded by Thomas Cahill, this branch is focused on athleticism and discovery. Historical members include Annie Oakley, George Mallory, and Shaka Zulu.
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42	* AnimalMotif: Polars Bears, representing their strength and fearsome reputation.
43	* TheBigGuy: Their branch contains some of the greatest explorers and military warriors of all time, and in the present day contains famous athletes.
44	* BoldExplorer: All members of the branch have a thirst for wanderlust, and it was their members that have discovered many locations such as the North Pole and Antarctica. This thirst has also led them to hide Clues in very remote and dangerous locations, like the bottom of the Mariana Trench and Victoria Falls.
45	* {{Determinator}}: They’re called stubborn, but that stubbornness also means they’re determined to prove the impossible can be done. After all, they were the people who managed to land the first person on the moon.
46	* DumbMuscle: Most of their rivals see them as this.
47	* GeniusBruiser: While they may seem like mindless muscle, they do have some intelligence to back it up, as they were the branch that put men on the moon.
48	* LeeroyJenkins: Much of their reputation at being dumb brutes come from their tendency to do things headfirst without any plans.
49	* TheThreeTrials: Any Tomas who wants to be leader have to compete against each other in three rounds of brutal competition. The first round is an iron man triathlon which total length equals 140.4 miles. The second round is a navigation/survival round where the participants must make their way through a dangerous remote location back to the stronghold. The final round is an exam on military strategy and history. In case of a tie, a chess match is held... on a bed of hot coals.
50	* ThrillSeeker: They lust for this, which lead to some of their strongholds being hidden in various dangerous parts of the world
51	* TheRival: Tomas and Ekaterina have been bitter rivals ever since Katherine stole a clue from Thomas
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53	!!The Janus Branch
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55	Founded by Jane Cahill, this branch is focused on creativity and fame. Historical members include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Harry Houdini, and Gervais Raoul Lufbery.
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57	* AnimalMotif: Wolves, representing their elegance and wisdom.
58	* CulturedBadass: Their branch contains some of the greatest culture contributors of all time, and modern day members include celebrities and artists.
59	* EccentricArtist: Tend to be this due to their creative urges. It’s due to this that the branch has three leaders to maintain order. When Cora became one of the three leaders, though, she used underhand methods to become sole leader.
60	* MasterOfDisguise: Their main method of infiltration is to use these.
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62	!!The Madrigal Branch
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64	The secret fifth branch founded by Gideon and Olivia’s fifth child, Madeline. Their goal is to unite the feuding family together as one. Historical members include Florence Nightingale, William Shakespeare, and Anne Bonny.
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66	* TheDreaded: All other Cahills fear them due to their brutal methods.
67	* ReconcileTheBitterFoes: Their main goal is to stop the Clue Hunt and bring peace to the family.
68	* ReluctantWarrior: They rather not use violence, but they have long realized they have to use fear to stop the branches from fighting.
69	* WalkingSpoiler: The fact that there’s a fifth branch is a huge spoiler for the first series of books.
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73	[[folder:Main Characters]]
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75	!!Daniel Arthur "Dan" Cahill
76	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dancahill.jpg]]
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78	One of the series' two protagonists, and Amy's younger brother. The two of them were raised by their great-aunt Beatrice after the death of their parents in a fire, and are drawn into the international clue hunt at their beloved grandmother Grace's funeral. Dan is childish and excitable, yet loyal and determined.
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80	* ActionSurvivor: He and his sister begin the first series as unprepared young civilians thrown into a dangerous globetrotting chase, though by the SequelSeries, they have both TakenALevelInBadass, bigtime.
81	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: At the beginning, he and his older sister are perpetually squabbling. In the end, he still gets on Amy's nerves fairly frequently, but they have been through a great deal together and have realized that their strengths and weaknesses balance each other out.
82	%%* BackToBackBadasses: With Amy in ''Day of Doom''.
83	%%* BadassDriver: While escaping the Janus hideout.
84	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Dan's pretty good-hearted, at least compared to his clue-hunting rivals, but once he's decided it's worth hurting someone, he's not going to hesitate to do so.
85	* BewareTheSillyOnes: Sure, Dan's a jokester, and that's exactly why you should watch out. He's great at tricking people.
86	* BreakTheCutie: The events of the first series are what do this, but the effects aren't completely visible until the second series. But once they are, Dan begins to have some very dark thoughts.
87	* BrotherSisterTeam: He and his sister Amy form Team Seven of the clue hunt and act as a team going forward.
88	* CharacterDevelopment: As Amy thinks to herself in ''Into the Gauntlet.'' Dan goes from an irresponsible prankster to a levelheaded and rational young man.
89	* ChasteHero: JustifiedTrope, as he's only 11-13 in the series. (Also, he's probably seen from his sister's love life that romance only complicates things, and his life is complicated enough as it is--what with escaping homicidal enemies, trying to save the world, being an awesome ninja, and all that.)
90	* CheerfulChild: At first. He still acts lighthearted and goofy some of the time later on, but by that time, he's been through some serious BreakTheCutie, and it [[SadClown seems that his humor is more of an attempt]] [[StepfordSmiler to cover up his darker thoughts and feelings]].
91	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* ClassClown: Apparently, he was one prior to the Hunt.
92	* CollectorOfTheStrange: While Dan collects some normal things, such as baseball cards, he's also been known to collect odder things, like tombstone rubbings.
93	%%* DeadpanSnarker
94	* EmbarrassingFirstName: Dislikes being called "Daniel."
95	* FamilyEyeResemblance: Although he and Amy apparently don't look very much alike, they both have the same green eyes.
96	* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The AnnoyingYoungerSibling foolish to TheSmartGuy Amy.
97	* GuysAreSlobs: He's been shown on several occasions to be very sloppy, especially when food is involved.
98	%%* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A male example.
99	* HeartwarmingOrphan: The first book kicks off with both his parents already dead and him heading to the funeral of the grandmother who was the closest thing he had to a caring parental figure. Despite this, he spends much of the first series as a [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling cheerful jokester who provides levity, in contrast to his more serious older sister.]]
100	* HeroWithBadPublicity: Wanted by Interpol as of ''Cahills vs. Vespers''. However, he and Amy are only doing what they have to, cooperating with the Vespers to ensure the safety of the hostages.
101	%%* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: At the end of ''Storm Warning'', after Lester's death.]]
102	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Atticus Rosenbloom.
103	* HypocriticalHeartwarming: Will get angry whenever anyone else insults/hurts his sister. It doesn't change the face that ''he'' also regularly makes fun of her, but it's sweet nonetheless.
104	%%* {{Keet}}
105	* JustifiedCriminal: Sure, he and Amy often break into places where they aren't supposed to be and steal international treasures, such a priceless painting, but it's often portrayed as justified, because if they don't do it first, one of their rivals with (assumedly) less pure intentions will.
106	* KidHero: Eleven in the first series, thirteen in the second series, and lovably immature in both.
107	* KindheartedCatLover: Like his sister, he's one of the nicest and most sympathetic characters (at least initially) and crazy about Grace's cat, Saladin.
108	* LittleMissConArtist: A male example, [[JustifiedCriminal when the situation calls for it]]. He may seem like an innocent kid, but don't be surprised to discover later that he's picked your pocket.
109	%%* MouthyKid
110	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* NaiveNewcomer: To the world of the Cahills, at the start of the original series. By the SequelSeries, he's in just as deep as everyone else.
111	* NaughtyIsGood: He is a mischievous MouthyKid who [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling enjoys pestering his older sister]], but he's definitely one of the good guys.
112	* ParentalAbandonment: His parents were killed in a house fire.
113	* PhotographicMemory: As Amy notes, it isn't completely effortless. [[CharacterTics He holds his breath to make sure he'll remember.]]
114	* PursuingParentalPerils: He and Amy are searching for the 39 Clues, a quest that [[spoiler: resulted in their parents being killed in a fire by their clue-hunting rivals.]]
115	* RagsToRiches: Everyone who passed through the gauntlet gained two million dollars, twice the amount offered in Grace's will.
116	%%* RedOniBlueOni: The Red Oni to his sister Amy's Blue Oni.
117	%%* SadClown: Eventually becomes one of these.
118	* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He and his sister will circumvent the rules if it's for the greater good. It's the reason for their roles as [[JustifiedCriminal Justified Criminals]].
119	* SiblingYinYang: With Amy. Dan is [[GenkiBoy hyperactive and excitable]] whereas Amy is [[ShrinkingViolet shy and withdrawn]].
120	%%* StepfordSmiler: Sometimes in ''Cahills vs. Vespers''.
121	* SweetTooth: Like many boys his age, Dan has a notable fondness for sweets and junk food.
122	* TomatoInTheMirror: When he and Amy learn that they are [[spoiler: Madrigals]], whom they had previously feared.
123	%%* TookALevelInBadass: Between the first and second series.
124	%%* TwinTelepathy: Although they have a three-year age difference, he and Amy share a bond like this.
125	* UpbringingMakesTheHero: His and Amy's naivete in regards to the clue-hunting world is what gives them an edge against their competitors.
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127	!!Amy Cahill
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130	Dan's older sister and the series' other protagonist. Bookish and intelligent, but less than confident at first, Amy comes into her own during the clue hunt and the events following it.
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132	* AcademicAthlete: Becomes one after the clue hunt ends and she decides to start training for the next crisis. She's still TheSmartGuy and a {{Bookworm}}, and now she knows martial arts.
133	* ActionGirl: Eventually becomes one, as exhibited nicely at the start of ''The Medusa Plot'' when [[spoiler: she kicks a gun out of a man's hand after her and Dan's school bus was attacked]].
134	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* ActionSurvivor: Both she and Dan, until the start of Series Two.
135	%%* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: For Ian.
136	%%* BackToBackBadasses: With Dan in ''Day of Doom''.
137	* {{Bookworm}}: Called a "librarian in training", she's [[EstablishingCharacterMoment reading a book when first introduced.]]
138	* BadassBookworm: She starts off [[ShrinkingViolet very easy on the "badass,"]] [[TheSmartGuy heavy on the "bookworm,"]] but then undergoes a lot of CharacterDevelopment so by the second series, she's as proficient at fighting off bad guys as finding the exact book in the library to tell her how.
139	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* BelligerentSexualTension: Has this with Ian and, later, with Jake.
140	* BettyAndVeronica: The Archie in the center of the LoveTriangle. At the start of the SequelSeries, she's dating Evan, but then, she develops a lot of [[BelligerentSexualTension BST]] with Jake. At the end of ''Cahills vs. Vespers'', [[spoiler: Evan dies and for now, Amy is with Jake.]]
141	%%* BewareTheNiceOnes
142	* BewareTheQuietOnes: Don't let her shyness fool you: she's perfectly capable of defending herself and her family, as several of her enemies find out the hard way.
143	* BreakTheCutie: Goodness, yes. See also: [[spoiler: going into HeroicSafeMode in ''Trust No One.'' Not to mention the death of her boyfriend Evan in ''Day of Doom''.]]
144	* BrotherSisterTeam: She and her brother Dan work together as a team to find the clues.
145	%%* CharacterDevelopment: See her BadassBookworm entry.
146	* [[ChickMagnet Dude Magnet]]: Let's see, so far she's attracted the notice of Ian Kabra, [[GirlOfTheWeek Kurt]], [[UnderstandingBoyfriend Evan Tolliver]], and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jake Rosenbloom]].
147	%%* CrushBlush: Naturally, as part of her ShrinkingViolet status.
148	* CuteBookworm: As stated above, she loves to read, and is extremely shy and prone to the blushing associated with this trope.
149	* DatingCatwoman: [[spoiler: Has a brief romance with Ian in ''The Sword Thief.'' This ends rather badly.]]
150	%%* DeadpanSnarker: At times, like most characters in the series.
151	* FamilyEyeResemblance: She shares her green eyes with her brother Dan.
152	* FieryRedhead: After she shakes off most of her ShrinkingViolet behavior, she gains quite an attitude befitting her red-brown hair.
153	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Responsible, in contrast to Dan.
154	* GirlNextDoor: Has the personality of one, being down-to-earth and kind, but is the main character (or, [[BrotherSisterTeam one of them]]) herself.
155	* HeartwarmingOrphan: Like her brother, her parents were [[DeathByOriginStory lost in a fire before the series begun.]] Combined with her ShrinkingViolet personality (at least in the first series) and general niceness, makes her quite a sympathetic character.
156	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* HeroWithBadPublicity: In the second and third series.
157	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* HeroicSafeMode: In the latter portion of ''Trust No One''.
158	* JustifiedCriminal: Sure, she and Dan often break into places where they aren't supposed to be and steal international treasures, such a priceless painting, but it's often portrayed as justified, because if they don't do it first, one of their rivals with (assumedly) less pure intentions will.
159	* KindheartedCatLover: Like her brother, she's one of the nicest and most sympathetic characters (at least initially) and crazy about Grace's cat, Saladin.
160	* LittleGirlsKickShins: In ''The Black Circle'', she kicks Ian in the shin--very hard.
161	* LoveDodecahedron: Is at the center of one, with four LoveInterests in {{Canon}}.
162	%%* LuminescentBlush: Prone to this when embarrassed.
163	* MeaningfulName: "Amy" means "beloved." See also: HeartwarmingOrphan; DudeMagnet.
164	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* MementoMacGuffin: Grace's necklace that Amy always wears.
165	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* NaiveNewcomer: At the beginning of the first series; by the SequelSeries, [[spoiler: she's the de facto head of the Madrigals]].
166	* OfficialCouple: At the start of ''Cahills vs. Vespers'', [[spoiler: she's dating Evan Tolliver, However, at the end of that series, he is killed in the fight against the Vespers, and she starts going out with Jake]].
167	%%* OppositesAttract: With Ian.
168	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* OrphansPlotTrinket: The jade necklace that she inherited from Grace.
169	* PursuingParentalPerils: She and Dan are searching for the 39 Clues, a quest that [[spoiler: resulted in their parents being killed in a fire by their clue-hunting rivals.]]
170	* RagsToRiches: At the end of the first series, she and Dan become millionaires.
171	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Dan's Red.
172	* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Despite her calmness [[RedOniBlueOni in contrast to, say, her brother]], she is definitely the livelier in [[OfficialCouple her relationship with the easygoing Evan]]. She also has this dynamic with Ian and Jake, two of her other LoveInterests.
173	* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: She and Dan are forced to make the "abide by the law or do the right thing" decision a lot, and they inevitably do this.
174	* SheCleansUpNicely: Judging by Ian's uncharacteristic reaction to her wearing a fancy dress in ''Rapid Fire: Fireworks''.
175	* ShrinkingViolet: In the beginning. [[CharacterDevelopment By the last book, she's overcome a lot of it.]]
176	* SiblingYinYang: With Dan. Amy is [[ShrinkingViolet shy and withdrawn]], whereas Dan is [[GenkiBoy hyperactive and excitable]].
177	* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Auburn-haired and green-eyed, as well as the closest thing the series has to a protagonist.
178	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Her boyfriend as of ''Cahills vs. Vespers'' is NiceGuy Evan.
179	* SmoochOfVictory: Kisses Jake on the cheek (in front of her boyfriend Evan, no less) in ''The Dead of Night'' when Jake makes an important deduction.
180	* SpeechImpediment: Her stutter, though it lessens as the series goes on.
181	* TheLeader: Of the [[spoiler: Madrigals]] and, by extent, the Cahill family. She's a leader of the Levelheaded variety.
182	* [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Has almost an almost supernatural talent for doing research, and good at thinking on her feet.
183	* TomatoInTheMirror: Learns that she and Dan are [[spoiler: Madrigals]].
184	* TookALevelInBadass: Between the beginning of the Clue Hunt and the start of ''Cahills vs. Vespers''. Mousy ShrinkingViolet --> BadassBookworm ActionGirl.
185	%%* {{Tsundere}}: Can be a Type B to Ian and Jake.
186	* TwinTelepathy: Though not twins, she and Dan can communicate merely via facial expressions, without having to utter a word.
187	%%* UnkemptBeauty
188	* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: Ian fell for her just as she was beginning to (allegedly) get over her crush on him--although ''Crushed'' later showed that she wasn't quite as "over him" as she believed herself to be.
189	* UpbringingMakesTheHero: Her and Dan's lack of knowledge about the clues gives them a unique perspective on [[SeriousBusiness the Hunt]], as well as keeps them from doing such reprehensible things as the other teams do to get clues.
190	* UptightLovesWild: Seems to be Jake's perspective, in which the [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight rule-breaking]] Amy is the "wild" one.
191	* YoungAndInCharge: [[spoiler: Becomes the head of the Madrigal branch and, to an extent, the Cahill family.]]
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193	!!Nellie Gomez
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196	The Cahill children's ''[[InsistentTerminology au pair]]'', who possesses a myriad of skills far beyond what a normal caretaker should have. She becomes protective of them and accompanies them on the clue hunt.
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198	%%* ActionGirl: On occasion.
199	* AdultsAreUseless: A definite subversion. She's twenty in the first series and twenty-two in the second, and is at first implied to be irresponsible. However, she turns out to be very protective of Amy and Dan and actually has a ton of useful skills, including knowledge of French, chemistry, defensive driving, and how to fly a plane.
200	%%* BadassDriver
201	* ChekhovsSkill: Has many talents that come in handy during the clue hunt.
202	* ContrivedCoincidence: Nellie's learned so many things that help the Cahills on their quest. Although near the end of the series it's revealed that [[spoiler: Grace knew she'd end up being their nanny one day, so she paid for plenty of Nellie's learning (such as being trilingual and knowing how to fly a plane).]]
203	* CoolBigSis: To Amy and Dan. [[spoiler: She becomes an actual "big sis" to them, or at least family, when she becomes one of their legal guardians at the end of the first series.]]
204	* DreadfulMusician: Apparently, Nellie's musical talent... leaves quite a bit to be desired.
205	* DrivesLikeCrazy: Tends to drive fast even when the kids are not in danger.
206	* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Invoked; when Amy and Dan don't want her to listen to their conversations, they have her put her earbuds in.
207	* KindheartedCatLover: Not only is she one of the most consistently nice characters in the entire series, she love TeamPet Saladin.
208	* LessEmbarrassingTerm: She says she signed on as an ''au pair'' and not a nanny, despite the fact that the former is basically just GratuitousFrench for the latter.
209	* MamaBear: Though her relationship with Amy and Dan becomes more reminiscent of a sibling bond, this still applies.
210	%%* SpicyLatina: Part Mexican.
211	* TeamChef: Loves to cook and so is in charge of many of the meals.
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213	!!Saladin
214	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saladin.png]]
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216	The Cahills' pet Egyptian Mau. Originally belonged to Grace Cahill.
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218	* ActionPet: Other material reveals that he helped Grace on her missions.
219	* CoolCat: See above. No wonder he stays so collected with Amy and Dan dragging him around the world on all their adventures!
220	* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: He had to be faked being killed at the end of the super special as he still had the virus inside him.]]
221	* NonhumanSidekick: To Amy and Dan in the first series. As of ''Cahills vs. Vespers'', he is [[spoiler: safe in the Comm. Center, pestering Ian.]]
222	* TeamPet: Goes ''everywhere'' with Amy and Dan. If he's there, they probably are, too.
223	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He ''loves'' red snapper--so much that, in ''One False Note'', he refuses to eat anything else. (However, in ''The Medusa Plot'', it's shown that he has also developed a taste for caviar.)
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227	[[folder:Enemies in the Clue Hunt]]
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229	!!Ian Kabra
230	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/iankabra.jpg]]
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232	Ian is introduced as Natalie's handsome, scheming older brother, befitting his status as a high-ranking Lucian. Like his sister, he joins the clue hunt on orders from his mother, whom he follows blindly.
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234	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* AbusiveParents: Just take a look at [[RichBitch who his]] [[MyBelovedSmother mother]] [[BigBad is]]...
235	%%* ActionFashionista: Shares the role with his sister and mother.
236	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Amy's early-series crush on him.
237	* AmbiguouslyBrown: He's described as having dark skin, but the only other clue to what ethnicity he may be is his last name.
238	* AnimalsHateHim: Poor Ian. Buffy the dog hates him, Saladin the cat hates him...
239	%%* BadassInANiceSuit
240	* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler: His "IWasOnlyPretendingToLikeYou" act towards Amy naturally stopped being an act.]]
241	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* BelligerentSexualTension: He and Amy have this during the Clue Hunt (and even a bit afterward).
242	%%* BeneathTheMask: Where to begin...
243	* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Amy's Archie in terms of personality, but the Betty in that he seems to have known Amy for longer than Evan or Jake have. (He's said so himself: they have a [[ShipTease "considerable history."]])
244	%%* BigEgoHiddenDepths
245	* BreakTheHaughty: After his mother's betrayal, although he didn't take it as badly as Natalie. And then, it gets worse. In ''Cahills vs. Vespers'', [[spoiler: his sister is held captive by Vespers, and when they finally reunite, she is killed by the Vespers' Doomsday machine--actually bringing Ian to tears. Soon afterward, his mother dies, as well.]]
246	* BrokenAce: Let's see: devastatingly handsome, charming, [[AristocratsAreEvil very rich]], [[TheSocialExpert good at manipulation]], [[BadassInANiceSuit badass]], can speak multiple languages and play the piano... but along with his many talents comes a lot of pressure and parental issues.
247	* BrotherSisterTeam: Forms a team and acts in conjunction with his little sister Natalie, serving as something of {{Foil}}s for Amy and Dan.
248	%%* CannotSpitItOut: Toward Amy in ''Rapid Fire: Crushed.''
249	* ChickMagnet: He is said to have numerous girls fawning over him, though the only named character who has been shown to harbor an interest in him was Amy.
250	%%* ConflictingLoyalty: Faces a great deal of it in the latter half of the original series.
251	%%* DeadpanSnarker
252	%%* DefrostingIceKing
253	* DistractedByTheSexy: In ''Rapid Fire: Fireworks'', the great Ian Kabra is rendered stunned by the sight of Amy in a fancy gown.
254	* EmancipatedChild: He and Natalie emancipate themselves from Isabel in ''Into the Gauntlet''.
255	%%* EvilBrit
256	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* FireAndIceLoveTriangle: The Ice, in contrast to [[NiceGuy Evan's]] Fire.
257	%%* GentlemanSnarker
258	%%* GoodFeelsGood
259	%%* HeelFaceTurn: At the end of Book 10.
260	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Evan in ''Day of Doom''.
261	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* IWasOnlyPretendingToLikeYou: Pulls this on Amy...until it's revealed that he really does [[InLoveWithTheMark have a crush on her.]]
262	* InsecureLoveInterest: The reason why he decided not to confess his feelings for Amy in ''Crushed'' was due to the fact that, after letting his mother go, he felt that he didn't deserve Amy.
263	%%* {{Jerkass}}: At first, though he becomes more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold later.
264	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Not that he'd be inclined to admit it.
265	%%* KidAnova
266	%%* LonelyRichKid
267	%%* ManipulativeBastard: See also: ''The Sword Thief''.
268	* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: He and Natalie [[spoiler: left their mother]] after the events of ''Into the Gauntlet''.
269	%%* MommasBoy: [[spoiler: Until he changes his mind.]]
270	* MyBelovedSmother: Isabel is ''very'' controlling, but not in the least loving. Ian might apply as a MommasBoy.
271	* NominalHero: In the SequelSeries. He is only [[spoiler: cooperating with the Cahill siblings]] because [[spoiler: the Vespers kidnapped his sister]]-- or so he claims.
272	* NotSoStoic: He shows a lot more emotion than usual in ''Day of Doom''--especially after [[spoiler: his sister's death.]]
273	%%* OppositesAttract: With Amy.
274	* PrincelyYoungMan: The IceKing[=/=][[SpoiledBrat Spoiled Brat]] type initially, though it fades later on.
275	* PrivilegedRival: How better to quickly establish the Kabras as the Cahills' rivals by, during the first time the audience sees the two teams speak to each other, establishing that they have a private jet and make fun of Amy and Dan for not having money?
276	* RichesToRags: At least, in his opinion; although he and Natalie are still wealthy after [[spoiler: abandoning Isabel]], they aren't nearly as rich as before.
277	%%* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Has shades of this with Amy.
278	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: He thinks that "laws are for poor people."
279	%%* SharpDressedMan
280	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* SiblingsInCrime: With Natalie. [[spoiler: And then, their ''mother'' gets involved....]]
281	* SmartPeoplePlayChess: In ''One False Note'', readers are told that Ian is very intelligent, and this is demonstrated by his decision to play chess against a super-computer.
282	* SmugSnake: Or, one might say, a cocky [[IncrediblyLamePun Cobra]]. [[spoiler: He gets a little better after his HeelFaceTurn, although he definitely still has his moments of arrogance.]]
283	* SpoiledBrat: His parents raised him to think that being a Kabra makes virtually everything your birthright.
284	* StalkerWithACrush: ''Operation Trinity'' shows him watching Amy come home from school via a surveillance camera (although, technically, the crush didn't really manifest until later).
285	%%* TallDarkAndHandsome
286	%%* TallDarkAndSnarky
287	* TheBeautifulElite: He and his sister are immediately established as rich, well-dressed, well-traveled, charming, and - of course - unbelievably good-looking.
288	* TheProudElite: He's dark, described as very good-looking, and is extremely full of himself. He starts off pretty evil, [[spoiler: but turns out to have hidden morals]].
289	* TheRival: He and Natalie are a BrotherSisterTeam like Amy and Dan, but with more money and resources. Ian is Amy's age, and Natalie is Dan's.
290	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* TokenEvilTeammate: In the SequelSeries, ''Cahills vs. Vespers'', at least initially.
291	* TooCleverByHalf: Is highly intelligent (he can beat a supercomputer at [[SmartPeoplePlayChess chess]]) but, as his sister notes, is somewhat lacking in common sense, which can lead him to make mistakes.
292	%%* TookALevelInKindness: Although he still isn't the nicest guy in the world.
293	%%* TroubledButCute
294	* {{Tykebomb}}: Raised from birth to become a skilled Lucian clue-hunter.
295	* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: Fell for Amy just as she was beginning to get over him.
296	%%* UpperClassWit
297	* UptownGirl: A GenderInvertedTrope example in his romance with Amy. Ian was raised in luxury, while Amy and Dan had a far more middle-class upbringing.
298	* VillainousCrush: In the first series, he's a villainous character with feelings for the heroic Amy Cahill.
299	* WellDoneSonGuy: He's kind of a sucker for his mother's good opinion. As well as his father's, it would seem from ''The Black Circle''.
300	* WickedCultured: His parents own an art dealership, and he has the appropriate education, [[PrivilegedRival and of course he can play Mozart beautifully when presented with a piano, in contrast to the heroic Amy, who stumbles because her Aunt Beatrice stopped paying for her lessons.]]
301	* YoungAndInCharge: After the events of the final book, his father went into after Isabel's arrest, leaving him to take control of the family art dealership.
302
303	!!Natalie Kabra
304	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/natkabra.jpg]]
305	[[caption-width-right:300:]]
306	Ian's younger sister who is just as scheming as he is. A RichBitch, she dislikes doing dirty work and aspires to please her mother in every way. [[spoiler: Is killed in the final book of the second series.]]
307
308	* ActionFashionista: She's quite handy with dart gun, and dreams of someday shopping in every country.
309	* AfraidOfBlood: ''Hates'' the stuff, and strongly resists going near Nellie when the latter is wounded.
310	%%* AllWomenLoveShoes
311	* AmbiguouslyBrown: She's described as having dark skin, but the only other clue to what ethnicity she may be is her last name.
312	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Ian, occasionally. However, they are shown to care deeply for each other, just like Amy and Dan do.
313	%%* BigEgoHiddenDepths
314	%%* BrattyHalfPint: Initially.
315	* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: Her mother drinking the Lucian serum, then trying to kill her and Ian.]]
316	* BrotherSisterTeam: Forms a team and acts in conjunction with his little sister Natalie, serving as something of {{Foil}}s for Amy and Dan.
317	%%* DefrostingIceQueen: A non-romantic example.
318	* DependingOnTheWriter: While most characters suffer from this, it's especially apparent with Natalie. In the seventh book, she gets sick at the mention of violence. The next book describes her "merciless, piercing eyes."
319	* EmancipatedChild: She and Ian declare themselves this in ''Into the Gauntlet''.
320	%%* EvilBrit
321	* TheFashionista: Natalie is always whining about something spoiling her designer clothes.
322	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* GirlyBruiser: A villainous version. [[spoiler: At least, initially.]]
323	%%* GoodFeelsGood
324	%%* HeelFaceTurn: In the tenth book.
325	%%* LonelyRichKid
326	* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: She and her brother had their HeelFaceTurn after their mother's treatment became too awful to bear.
327	* PrivilegedRival: Like her brother, she quickly makes her rival status known by teasing Amy and Dan for not having as much money as she and her brother.
328	%%* RichBitch
329	* RichesToRags: After their HeelFaceTurn and disowning their mother.
330	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Throughout the series, Ian and Natalie get away with a lot because of their vast fortune.
331	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* SiblingsInCrime: With Ian.
332	* SpoiledBrat: Her parents taught her that being a Kabra makes virtually everything your birthright.
333	* TheBeautifulElite: She and her brother are immediately established as rich, well-dressed, well-traveled, charming, and - of course - unbelievably good-looking.
334	* TheRival: She and Ian are a BrotherSisterTeam like Amy and Dan, but with more money and resources. Ian is Amy's age, and Natalie is Dan's.
335	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* TookALevelInKindness: They are this by the second series.
336	* {{Tykebomb}}: Like Ian, she was trained by her mother to become a clue-hunter and dangerous Lucian agent.
337
338	!!Alistair Oh
339	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alistairoh.jpg]]
340	[[caption-width-right:300:]]
341	A South Korean businessman hailing from Seoul, Alistair made his fortune from selling the microwavable burrito. But by the time of the series his money is running out and he swaps the million dollars for a hint to the first clue. He is an Ekaterina. Throughout the series he often offers to help Amy and Dan, but they are openly distrustful of him, as he seems fond of double-crossing them.
342
343	%%* CoolOldGuy
344	* FriendlyEnemy: He may be a rival to Amy and Dan in the clue hunt, but he's always perfectly polite and nice to them, even when he's stabbing them in the back.
345	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Amy and Dan can never tell whether to trust him. His record of both helping them and leaving them behind is constantly growing.
346	* InscrutableOriental: Alistair is always polite, even at the worst of times.
347	* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Amy and Dan--well, [[FriendlyEnemy sort of]]. [[spoiler: Becomes purely a friend later on, once he joins the Madrigals.]]
348	* InventorOfTheMundane: His money comes from his invention of his pride and joy, the microwavable burrito.
349	* NeverFoundTheBody: ''The Sword Thief'': While escaping a cave in Korea. Amy and Dan seem genuinely grieved by his death - until they find his glove and realize that he must have left them.
350	%%* ObfuscatingStupidity
351	* ObiWanMoment: Spends his final moments [[spoiler: either telling the others to be brave or that they ''are'' brave.]]
352
353	!!Irina Spasky
354	[[quoteright:213:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/irinaspasky.jpg]]
355	[[caption-width-right:213:]]
356	->"You are afraid of everything except what you should fear."
357
358	A Lucian ex-KGB agent who agrees to trade the one million dollars for a hint to the first clue at Grace's funeral. Throughout the series, Irina works behind the scenes, following Amy and Dan and threatening people with her poisons. By the time the sixth book rolls around, however, it's revealed that [[HiddenDepths there's way more to her than we originally thought]].
359
360	* ActionGirl: A grown-up version. She was a KGB agent, after all.
361	* DarkActionGirl: As a former KGB agent in an American series, naturally she's a pretty shady - and dangerous - character.
362	* DisproportionateRetribution: She got into the KGB at age 16 after she broke into her school with a paper clip and lowered the grades of all the students who made fun of her eye twitch.
363	* ADeathInTheLimelight: ''In Too Deep'' gives her character a lot of development. [[spoiler:She dies at the end of the book.]]
364	* HeelFaceTurn: Genuinely wants to [[spoiler: help Amy and Dan by ''In Too Deep''.]] That doesn't end up too well for her.
365	* HeroicSacrifice: Sacrifices her life [[spoiler: saving Amy, Dan, and Alistair from a fire set by Isabel.]]
366	%%* HiddenDepths: And wouldn't you know.
367	%%* IncrediblyObviousTail
368	* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: What caused her to [[spoiler: betray Isabel.]]
369	* PerfectPoison: Her specialty. She has retractable needles hidden in her fingernails; perfect for assasinations.
370	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: After several books of gaining sympathetic backstory and showing an increasing willingness to help the heroes, her redemption arc culminates in her [[spoiler:sacrificing her life to rescue Amy and Dan from a fire in ''In Too Deep.'']]
371	* RogueAgent: So she claims. In actuality, she works for Isabel.
372	* RussianGuySuffersMost: [[spoiler: She lost her son, was treated as a servant by Isabel, and finally dies in a fire when Isabel sees it a bother to rescue her.]]
373	* SacrificialLion: You know the newly-introduced Isabel is a real threat when Irina dies in the fire she set. That wasn't Isabel's goal (she was after Amy, Dan, and Alistair instead, but it's the first fatality of the hunt and after several books without a casualty, the death drives home how dangerous the competition is.
374
375	!!Jonah Wizard
376	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jonahwizard.jpg]]
377	[[caption-width-right:300:]]
378	International hip-hop sensation and teen idol, Jonah fits very nicely into the family's Janus branch. His mother is the famous Cora Wizard, who set up his career. Jonah joins the clue hunt to please her. At the beginning he is only concerned about his public image, but after he befriends Dan in ''The Emperor's Code'' this begins to change.
379
380	* BigBrotherMentor: Plays this role to Dan in ''The Emperor's Code.''
381	%%* BigEgoHiddenDepths
382	* ChekhovsSkill: Who knew his love of Shakespeare would seriously come in handy [[spoiler: in the gauntlet?]]
383	* ChickMagnet: Naturally, seeing as he's a world-famous musician.
384	* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: Even though he lives in a nice, comfortable home in Beverly Hills.
385	* FriendlyEnemy: Later on in the Clue Hunt, he becomes genuinely amicable towards the protagonists.
386	* HeterosexualLifePartners: He and Hamilton become close friends are usually mentioned together in ''Cahills vs. Vespers.''
387	* IdolSinger: He's a world-famous hip-hop star, with the {{Fan Girl}}s, merchandise, and ego to go with it.
388	%%* {{Jerkass}} --> JerkWithAHeartOfGold
389	%%* JiveTurkey
390	%%* KidAnova
391	* MommasBoy: He's close to and always tries to please his mother Cora. [[spoiler: Until he defies Cora and the two become estranged.]]
392	* {{Paparazzi}}: Is constantly plagued by them, which makes his job as a Janus agent difficult.
393	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* RhymesOnADime: On occasion.
394	* TeenIdol: An IdolSinger in his teens, with many a {{fangirl}}.
395	* TheseHandsHaveKilled: His reaction after shooting [[spoiler: Luna Amato]] at point-blank range in ''Shatterproof''.
396	* WellDoneSonGuy: He wants his mother's approval.
397
398	!!The Holts
399	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/holts.png]]
400	[[caption-width-right:350:]]
401	A Tomas family consisting of Eisenhower Holt, his wife Mary-Todd, and their children Hamilton, Madison, and Reagan, the Holts excel at everything athletic but are not the brightest crayons in the box. Out of the five of them, Hamilton is the most sympathetic, and is the one who forms alliances with Amy and Dan.
402
403	* AcademicAthlete: Hamilton is later revealed to be this instead of DumbMuscle, as he's mentioned to have done well on the [=SATs=].
404	* ActionGirl: Reagan and Madison can pack quite a punch.
405	* AlliterativeName: Hamilton Holt.
406	* BadassFamily: The entire family excels in everything physical.
407	* BigBrotherInstinct: Hamilton seems to show a bit toward Dan and Amy later on in the first series. Once, he protectively refers to Dan as "my little buddy."
408	%%* BoisterousBruiser: Especially Eisenhower.
409	* CharacterDevelopment: By the end of ''Into the Gauntlet,'' Eisenhower has ''seriously'' undergone this and started making effort to become a better father.
410	* DumbBlonde: The Holts are blonde and, usually, not very bright.
411	* DumbMuscle: Their hat. They're very good physically but can't quite keep up intellectually with everyone else. Subverted with Hamilton, who turns out to be good with computers and did well on the SAT.
412	* {{Flanderization}}: Hamilton started off as a GeniusDitz who could barely read, but had a talent with computers. By ''The Medusa Plot'', though, he's portrayed as [[GeniusBruiser actually a pretty smart guy who did really well on the SAT.]]
413	* FreudianExcuse: Eisenhower is obsessed with the clue hunt due to the mindset being drilled into him by his father, [[spoiler: who was disgraced by the Vespers]].
414	%%* FriendlyEnemy: Hamilton.
415	* {{Geek}}: Hamilton knows a lot about computers.
416	* GenkiGirl: ''Day of Doom'' compares Reagan to the Energizer Bunny, as she is constantly [[spoiler: keeping the other hostages active and helping them keep their strength up]].
417	* GeniusBruiser: Hamilton has a talent with computers and did well on his UsefulNotes/SATs.
418	%%* HappilyMarried: Eisenhower and Mary-Todd.
419	* HeterosexualLifePartners: Jonah and Hamilton become close friends are usually mentioned together in ''Cahills vs. Vespers.''
420	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
421	* LovableJock: Hamilton grows into this; despite being as jock-ish as the rest of his family, he becomes a genuine friend to Amy and Dan later on.
422	* SickeninglySweethearts: Mary-Todd and Eisenhower, surprisingly. For such aggressive people, they sure are openly affectionate with each other.
423	* SportsDad: Eisenhower's behavior about the clue hunt comes from his dad training him to be a better hunter than he was, [[spoiler: after the Vespers framed him for being a traitor.]]
424	* StraightGay: Hamilton is revealed to have a boyfriend in ''Mission Titanic''.
425	* ThemeNaming: The entire family is named for American historical figures -- Eisenhower and the twins for [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower three]] [[UsefulNotes/JamesMadison former]] [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan presidents]], his wife Mary-Todd for Mary-Todd Lincoln, and Hamilton for UsefulNotes/AlexanderHamilton. Eisenhower’s father is also named after James Buchanan.
426	* ThemeTwinNaming: Madison and Reagan are twins who share names with U.S. presidents.
427	%%* [[TheBigGuy The Big Guys]]: ''The whole family.''
428	* TookALevelInKindness: Whereas family gatherings once meant the whole family harassing Dan and Amy, they become much less violent after the clue hunt and Hamilton becomes a friend.
429	* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: “The Black Book of Buried Secrets” reveals that Reagan has been secretly taking ballet classes.
430
431	!!The Starlings
432	Genius thirteen-year-old triplets who turn down their three million dollars in favor of the Clue Hunt. All three are Ekaterina, but are taken out of the first clue hunt fairly quickly. Out of the three it's Sinead who we get to see the most of.
433
434	%%* ActionGirl: Sinead. See the end of ''The Medusa Plot'' for further details.
435	* AlliterativeName: Sinead Starling, the most prominent of the three.
436	* BigBadFriend: Is [[spoiler: the Vesper Mole]], to her best friend Amy's dismay.
437	* BreakTheHaughty: All three start as {{Insufferable Genius}}es, but this happens to [[spoiler: Sinead after the explosion. This may have prompted her face heel turn.]]
438	* TheBusCameBack: Sinead and her brothers are out of the hospital by ''Into the Gauntlet''.
439	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* EvilRedhead: Sinead, although she later realizes her error and makes a HeelFaceTurn.
440	* FaceHeelTurn: Sinead is revealed to be [[spoiler: Vesper Three, the Mole.]] Not that she was incredibly kind in Maze of Bones as a Cahill, but still.
441	* {{Fangirl}}: In an online mission, Sinead is revealed to be a big fan of Music/TaylorSwift.
442	%%* FieryRedhead: Sinead.
443	%%* GadgeteerGenius
444	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Sinead starts out as an enemy, then turns good at the end of ''Into the Gauntlet'', then becomes TheMole for the Vespers, then joins the Cahills again.
445	%%* PlayfulHacker
446	* PutOnABus: They're taken out of the hunt by an explosion at the beginning and sit out most of the story as a result. (Well, it was really more like an ambulance).
447	* SacrificialLamb: Although they're not killed, the Starlings are severely injured early on in the clue hunt to show the readers that the competition is Very Dangerous.
448	* SiblingTeam: Together, the three triplets make up Team Three of the clue hunt.
449	* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Sinead. Her significance is that she's a TeenGenius, as well as Amy's best friend. [[spoiler: And--oh, yeah--the Vesper Mole.]]
450	* [[TeenGenius Teen Geniuses]]: All three of them.
451	* TheMole: [[spoiler: Sinead is secretly working for the Vespers and feeding them inside information from the Cahills.]]
452	* [[ThemeTwinNaming Theme Triplet Naming]]: Ned, Ted, and Sinead.
453	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler: Although, in Sinead's case, it was at least partially phony.]]
454	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Sinead is working with the Vespers in hopes of being able to cure her brothers. When she realizes that the Vespers will not be able to help her, she makes a HeelFaceTurn and rejoins the Cahills.]]
455
456	[[/folder]]
457
458	[[folder:Other Major Characters]]
459
460	!!Grace Cahill
461	[[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gracecahill.jpg]]
462	[[caption-width-right:280:]]
463	Beatrice's younger sister, Hope's mother, and Amy and Dan's grandmother, she was one of the last genuinely nice Cahills. Amy and Dan were her favorites, and they spent almost every weekend with her. After her death, her will offered either one million dollars or a hint to the first clue to select relatives.
464
465	%%* ActionGirl: Shown to be this when she was younger.
466	* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Gets hit with this in the fourth series when it's revealed she ordered a hit on her husband and fabricated blackmail to use against family members whenever she deemed necessary.]]
467	* CoolOldLady: As loving as she was eccentric, Grace spoke to her grandchildren on a first-name basis.
468	* DeathByOriginStory: Her death kicks off the series.
469	%%* NeverMessWithAGranny
470	* KindheartedCatLover: One of the few family members who are kind to Amy and Dan before the clue hunt, and very fond of her pet, Saladin.
471	* PosthumousCharacter: Is dead before the story even begins.
472	* SomedayThisWillComeInHandy: The little tidbits of information she gave Amy and Dan ''help'' in the clue hunt.
473
474	!!Arthur Trent and Hope Cahill
475	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hopearthur.jpg]]
476	[[caption-width-right:300:]]
477	Amy and Dan's parents. They died in a fire and were avid clue hunters. Arthur was the one who got Eisenhower expelled from West Point.
478
479	* AdventurerArchaeologist: Hope was one by profession.
480	%%* DeadToBeginWith
481	* DeathByOriginStory: They were killed in a fire prior to the events of the first series.
482	* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Played with a bit. Though Amy and Dan initially remember their parents nothing but fondly, once [[spoiler: they learn that they were Madrigals]], their feelings are briefly called into check. In the SequelSeries, something similar happens when the siblings find out that [[spoiler: Arthur was a Vesper]].
483	* DefectingForLove: When Arthur met Hope Cahill, he was [[spoiler: a Vesper. He stopped his Cahill-hating ways once he married her.]]
484
485
486	!!The Man In Black/[[spoiler:Fiske Cahill]]
487	Initially, a mysterious character who seems to be following the Cahill siblings as they hunt for clues. [[spoiler: His true identity is Fiske Cahill, Grace's brother who went into hiding many years before.]]
488
489
490	%%* CoolUncle
491	* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: He was harassed by other Cahill agents a lot in his younger days, to the point he couldn't trust anyone and went into hiding]].
492	* LongLostRelative: The Cahills' great-uncle.
493	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* ProperlyParanoid
494	* RightHandVersusLeftHand: Amy and Dan initially see him as an enemy, but realize that they're playing on the same team.
495	* ShrinkingViolet: He's nearly as shy as Amy is before she undergoes major CharacterDevelopment.
496	* TheMenInBlack: Is referred to as one throughout the series all the way until Book 9.
497	%%* TheStoic: Was this in his younger years.
498	* WalkingSpoiler: His actual purpose and identity are kept secret until the ninth book.
499
500
501	!!Isabel Kabra
502	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/isabelkabra.png]]
503	[[caption-width-right:300:]]
504	Ian and Natalie's mother, a Lucian whose elegant and superficial exterior conceals a great deal of wickedness.
505
506	* AbusiveParents: And how. To her, the safety and mental health of her children are a small price to pay to accumulate power.
507	%%* ActionFashionista
508	* BigBad: Of the first series. In the SequelSeries, [[spoiler: she is the Dragon to Vesper One but ends up taking him down in a blaze of glory.]]
509	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Her ticket out of prison is starting an organization dedicated to global disaster relief.
510	%%* CuteAndPsycho: A grown-up version.
511	* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Kills innumerable Vesper mooks effortlessly and [[spoiler: manages to take out Vesper One himself]] after consuming the master serum, dying as she destroys the Doomsday machine that killed her daughter Natalie.
512	%%* EvilBrit
513	* EvilMatriarch: [[spoiler: Until the very end of ''Day of Doom'', when she becomes a MamaBear, consumes the serum, and goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge after Natalie's death.]]
514	%%* FauxAffablyEvil
515	%%* MamaBear: See also: DyingMomentOfAwesome, above.
516	%%* ManipulativeBitch
517	* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: The reason why Irina and her own children abandoned her.
518	%%* MyBelovedSmother: To her children.
519	* PinocchioNose: Ian notes the corner of her lip tightening when she lies.
520	%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* TheDragon: To [[spoiler: Vesper One, seeing as she is Vesper Two.]]
521	%%* TheFakeCutie
522	* SpannerInTheWorks: When Vesper One kills her daughter, Isabel drinks the Master Serum and immediately seeks vengeance. She then attacks Vesper One at a crucial moment, thus giving the Cahills the upper hand in the [[FinalBattle final battle]].
523	* TheFashionista: She can have you murdered and look good doing it.
524	* WellDoneSonGuy: Both of her children seek to gain her approval (especially Natalie).
525	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: After she drinks the Lucian part of the master serum (giving her ultimate intelligence and strategic skills) it's hinted she finally snaps.
526	* YouKilledMyFather: Amy and Dan towards Isabel (along with others) once the truth of their parents' death comes to light. But she takes the chief blame for [[spoiler: acting like a cocky idiot and burning the house down recklessly, along with threatening their child.]]
527
528	[[/folder]]
529
530	[[folder: Other Minor Characters]]
531
532	!!Bae Oh
533	Alistair's uncle, who raised him after the death of his father. He is the leader of the Ekaterina branch.
534
535	* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Killed his brother to become leader of the Ekaterina branch.]]
536	* EvilUncle: He's completely willing to murder family members if it gets him somewhere. Then again, that's not so unusual for Cahills... but Bae's willing to kill ''immediate'' family members, which seems to be much more taboo among them.
537	* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler: While he doesn’t get comeuppance in the main books, “The Black Book of Buried Secrets” revealed Alistair reported to the UN of his crimes and had him arrested.]]
538
539	!!Cora Wizard
540	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/corawizard.jpg]]
541	[[caption-width-right:300:]]
542	Jonah's mother. Leader of the Janus branch.
543
544	* EvilMatriarch: [[spoiler: Was involved in the fire that killed Amy and Dan's parents.]]
545	%%* MyBelovedSmother
546	%%* WellDoneSonGuy: To Jonah.
547
548	!!Broderick T. Wizard
549	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brodwiz.jpg]]
550	[[caption-width-right:300:]]
551	Jonah's father and business manager.
552
553	* CharacterTics: His [=BlackBerry=] is perpetually in his hands.
554	* ConflictingLoyalty: Eventually, between his wife and their son. [[spoiler: He chooses Jonah.]]
555	%%* HenpeckedHusband: To Cora, it seems.
556
557	!!William [=McIntyre=]
558	[[quoteright:189:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/willmac.jpg]]
559	[[caption-width-right:189:]]
560	Grace Cahill's lawyer and a friend to Amy, Dan, and [[spoiler: Fiske]]. He is killed in the ''Cahills vs. Vespers'' series.
561
562	%%* SacrificialLion
563
564	!!Shep Trent
565
566	* CoolUncle: Amy and Dan call him "uncle," even though he was actually their father's cousin. (He and Arthur grew up thinking of each other like brothers.)
567	%%* SurferDude
568
569	!!Nataliya Ruslanova Radova
570
571	* DoubleAgent: Works for both the Lucians and [[spoiler: the Madrigals.]]
572
573	!!Kurt
574
575	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: ''The Viper's Nest'' seemed to be setting him up as a possible LoveInterest for Amy; however, he's never heard from again.
576	* OneShotCharacter: Only appears in one book.
577	%%* SmartPeoplePlayChess
578
579	!!Lester
580	A helpful young man that the Cahills encounter in ''Storm Warning''.
581
582	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Death by [[spoiler: drowning in quicksand]]--after he got caught in it when he was trying to help Isabel's henchmen get out of it.
583	%%* SacrificialLamb
584
585	!!Beatrice Cahill
586	[[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beatcahill.png]]
587	[[caption-width-right:192:]]
588	->''"The little ones are so fragile, aren't they?"''
589	Grace's older sister, formerly the legal guardian of Amy and Dan Cahill. Unpleasant as she was eccentric, Beatrice cared little for the Cahill Family's history.
590
591	* AssholeVictim: An unsympathetic character who was [[spoiler:killed in the intro of ''Mission Hurricane'']].
592	* BookDumb: Despite having attended the finest of schools, Beatrice is described as having the intellectual curiosity of a three-toed sloth.
593	* CrazyCatLady: She has a thing for ceramic cats.
594	* DrivesLikeCrazy: {{Downplayed\|Trope}}. In ''The Maze of Bones'', Aunt Beatrice is described as driving like a slow lunatic. She drove at 25MPH on the highway and kept swerving in between lanes, prompting the other drivers to move out of the way and honk their horns.
595	* ElderlyBlueHairedLady: Mentioned as having blue hair in the above scene. That coupled with her bright red lipstick made Dan wonder if she gave the other drivers nightmares of old clowns.
596	* EverybodyHasStandards: While not particularly interested in family, even she was appalled by [[spoiler:her brother-in-law's crimes.]]
597	-->''You shouldn't be here. Not after what you've done.''
598	* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Her harsh attitude towards everything Cahill is later explained in ''The Black Book of Buried Secrets'' to be because [[spoiler:she couldn't handle the pressure put on by her sister and brother, who excelled in all the tests.]]
599	* {{Jerkass}}: Is ''beyond'' nasty to the people around her.
600	* MaidenAunt: She would fit the trope if Amy and Dan were remotely fond of her. Instead, she is merely a...
601	* ResentfulGuardian: She clearly resents being saddled with her sister's grandchildren. Amy and Dan feel the same about her and don't mind being taken care of primarily by a series of au pairs.
602	* SheKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Killed by the Outcast because she knew their true identity]].
603	* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Feels this way towards [[spoiler: Fiske, because [[DeathByChildbirth their mother died giving birth to him.]]]]
604
605	[[/folder]]
606
607	[[folder: Characters from the ''Cahills vs. Vespers'' Series]]
608
609	!!Damien Vesper III/Vesper One
610	[[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/damienvesberiii.png]]
611	[[caption-width-right:186:]]
612	The main antagonist of ''Cahills vs. Vespers'', and leader of the Vespers. He [[{{Blackmail}} blackmails]] Amy and Dan into fetching certain historical artifacts so that he can create the Machina Fini Mundi; a DoomsdayDevice.
613	* BigBad: Of ''Cahills vs. Vespers'', though his actions also influenced [[Literature/The39Clues the Clue Hunt]] as well
614	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Tends to masquerade as ordinary, even friendly, citizen. Clearly, he is anything but.
615	* DidntSeeThatComing: Vesper One predicted that the Cahills would attempt to destroy the Machina Fini Mundi. What he did not expect was Isabel Kabra's rampage jeopardizing his plans.
616	* GenerationXerox: Takes after his namesake ancestor, though he is utterly more depraved. Damien Vesper wanted to destroy the world, but his descendants almost succeeded in doing so.
617	* HeroKiller: He managed to kill off William [=McIntyre=], of all people. And he was planning on killing everyone on the entire planet, including the Cahill family.
618	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Vesper One dies at the hands of his top lieutenant, Isabel Kabra, by being pushed and melted into the Machina Ma Fundi, thereby destroying it and him.
619	* KarmicDeath: Vesper One's final fate is to [[spoiler: be melted into the Machina Ma Fundi; the very weapon he created to kill millions of people.]]
620	* KnightOfCerebus: The deadliest villain the Cahills have ever faced. While the other villains in the series merely wish to rule the world, Vesper One fully intents to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy it]] simply because he can. He almost succeeds, if not for the timely intervention of Isabel Kabra.
621	* LackOfEmpathy: He is willing to kill members of the Cahill family and destroy the entire world, so naturally he feels no remorse for any of his actions.
622	* TheSociopath: Oh, so very much.
623
624	!!Evan Tolliver
625	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/evant.jpg]]
626	[[caption-width-right:300:]]
627	Introduced in ''Vespers Rising'' as Amy's boyfriend from high school. After the Cahills fend off an attack by the Vespers in full view of Evan, he becomes understandably confused, and gets even more confused and upset when Amy cuts off contact with him in fear of him finding out about her family history. Eventually, however, Evan does find out about the Cahill story, as a result of his [[{{Geek}} immediately being able to identify the obscure type of cell phone that Vesper One is using.]] Also because of this, Evan is invited to join Ian and Sinead at the Cahill Command Center, and helps them do research to aid Amy and Dan in their missions around the world.
628
629	* BettyAndVeronica: The [[NiceGuy Betty]] to Amy's Archie and to Ian or Jake's Veronica.
630	%%* BrainyBrunette
631	* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: He dies in ''Day of Doom'', leaving Ian and Jake as Amy's love interests.]]
632	* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Although previously a NonActionGuy, he [[spoiler: helps the Cahills in the fight against the Vespers in ''Day of Doom'']] and seems to be fairly good at it. It is during this fight that he is [[spoiler: fatally wounded by a gunshot.]]
633	* FireAndIceLoveTriangle: The Fire, in contrast to [[TheProudElite Ian]] or [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jake]].
634	* {{Geek}}: He knows a lot about computers and technology.
635	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Ian in ''Day of Doom''.
636	* KindheartedCatLover: Takes good care of [[TeamPet Saladin]] while Amy and Dan are away from Attleboro.
637	%%* NerdsAreSexy: Amy finds him completely cute.
638	* NiceGuy: And seeing [[TallDarkAndSnarky who he's up against]], this gives him a distinct disadvantage.
639	* NonActionGuy: In contrast to [[ActionGirl his girlfriend]]. However, [[spoiler: he fights fairly well alongside the Cahills in ''Day of Doom''... although he dies in the process.]]
640	%%* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: With Amy.
641	* SecondLove: To Amy, after Ian.
642	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Amy does, and that good man is Evan--[[spoiler: although her affections slowly switch targets to Jake]].
643	* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: In case his talent with technology didn't establish him enough as a nerd and appropriate love interest for Amy, he also wears glasses.
644	* StalkerWithACrush: Shows shades of this in ''The Medusa Plot'' after [[spoiler: Amy cuts off contact with him due to problems with the Vespers]], going so far as to sneak onto the grounds of Grace's mansion to find out what's going on. This behavior stops once [[spoiler: Ian explains the Cahill-Vesper conflict to him.]]
645	* TakingTheBullet: ''Tries'' to do this for Amy when Vespers stop the schoolbus and confront the Cahill siblings in the beginning of ''The Medusa Plot''. Rather oddly [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as by this time Amy has gone through CharacterDevelopment and proceeds to kick the gun out of the man's hand and hold off the attackers with her martial arts skills. [[spoiler: In ''Day of Doom'', he ''does'' end up taking a bullet, although not for any other character in particular.]]
646	* UnderstandingBoyfriend: Not only is he far more understanding than many people would be, but he is also very helpful to the cause.
647
648	!!Casper Wyoming
649	A character, not the place. A Vesper who was named after a city where his parents robbed a bank. He's proud of that.
650
651	* BrotherSisterTeam: With Cheyenne, although he harbors a bit of resentment toward her for [[spoiler: replacing him as Vesper Six]].
652	%%* FauxAffablyEvil
653	%%* ForTheEvulz
654	* SiblingsInCrime: He and Cheyenne--and seeing as their parents named them after bank robberies they committed, it apparently runs in the family.
655	* ThemeTwinNaming: Both he and Cheyenne are named after their parents' bank robberies in ([[AddedAlliterativeAppeal alliterating]]) cities in Wyoming.
656
657	!!Cheyenne Wyoming
658	Like [[ThemeTwinNaming her twin, Casper,]] Cheyenne is a character not to be confused with the city. She is pretty dangerous, especially when she's working alongside her brother.
659
660	* BrotherSisterTeam: With Casper, though she has shown a willingness to sabotage him if it suits her purposes.
661	%%* FauxAffablyEvil
662	%%* MasterofDisguise
663	* SiblingsInCrime: With Casper.
664	* ThemeTwinNaming: Cheyenne and Casper Wyoming.
665
666
667	!!Atticus Rosenbloom
668	A genius eleven-year-old friend of Dan's.
669
670	%%* BlackAndNerdy
671	* CatchPhrase: "In actuality..."
672	* ChildProdigy: And how. Eleven years old, and he's completed high school in his "spare time."
673	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Dan.
674
675	!!Jake Rosenbloom
676	The older brother of Atticus.
677
678	%%* BelligerentSexualTension: With Amy.
679	* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica in the Evan/Amy/Jake LoveTriangle. (No say on which role he would take when contrasted with Ian.)
680	* BigBrotherInstinct: His display of this for his little brother is what causes Amy to decide he isn't so bad, after all.
681	* FireAndIceLoveTriangle: The Ice, as opposed to Evan's Fire.
682	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
683	* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Amy, as of ''Day of Doom''.]]
684	%%* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Downplayed, but still visible, when he and [[FieryRedhead Amy]] are working together.
685	* SmoochOfVictory: [[spoiler: Amy Cahill]] gives him a jubilant kiss on the cheek in ''The Dead of Night'' when he makes a big discovery, leading a stunned Jake to utter the infamous "Wore yelcome."
686	%%* TallDarkAndSnarky
687	* ThirdOptionLoveInterest: For Amy Cahill. [[spoiler: She chooses him in ''Day of Doom'', though it remains to be seen whether this relationship will last in the third series or not.]]
688	%%* {{Tsundere}}: A male version.
689	* UptightLovesWild: The "uptight" in contrast to [[JustifiedCriminal Amy's]] "wild." However, once he realizes why the Cahills do the things they do, he loosens up a bit.
690
691	!!Milos Vanek
692	An Interpol agent tracking Amy and Dan across the globe.
693
694	* BadassNormal: Well, he's not a Cahill, Vesper, or Guardian, as far as we know, but he still manages to be a fairly epic guy.
695	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He was chasing Amy and Dan for most of the second series, and even temporarily got them a couple of times. He was featured prominently in ''Shatterproof'' and then was never mentioned again.
696	%%* InspectorJavert
697	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Not at first, but he begins to show shades of this in ''Shatterproof''.
698
699	!!Luna Amato
700	An Interpol agent who trails Dan and Amy through Europe.
701
702	* AffablyEvil: Initially treats Amy and Dan kindly, but [[spoiler: is later revealed to be a Vesper.]]
703	[[/folder]]
704
705	[[folder: Ancestral Cahill Family '''(SPOILERS)''']]
706
707	!!Gideon and Olivia Cahill
708	The parents of Luke, Katherine, Thomas, and Jane Cahill. Gideon invented the master serum which is made by combining the 39 ingredients revealed by following the eponymous Clues.
709
710	!!Luke Cahill
711	The oldest Cahill sibling, and the founder of the Lucian branch.
712
713	* BadassCape: Wears one later in life, when he works as a royal advisor. It adds to his menacing appearance.
714
715	!!Katherine Cahill
716	The second-oldest Cahill sibling, who founded the Ekaterina branch.
717
718	%%* TheSmartGuy
719
720	!!Thomas Cahill
721	The third-oldest Cahill child and the founder of the Tomas branch.
722
723	%%* TheBigGuy
724
725	!!Jane Cahill
726	The fourth-oldest Cahill and the founder of the Janus branch.
727
728	* SamusIsAGirl: She started dressing up as a boy when no one would bother to regard her talents due to her gender.
729
730	!!Madeleine Cahill
731	The last child of Gideon and Olivia Cahill, born after Gideon's death, who founded the Madrigal branch.
732
733	* ReconcileTheBitterFoes: Wants her siblings to stop fighting.
734	* WalkingSpoiler: For obvious reasons. Her entire person spoils the existence of a fifth Cahill branch.
735
736	[[/folder]]
737
738	[[folder: Characters From the ''Unstoppable'' Series]]
739
740	!!J. Rutherford Pierce
741	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jpierce.jpg]]
742	[[caption-width-right:350:''"Great leaders have to make great sacrifices."'']]
743	The main antagonist of the ''Unstoppable'' Sries. A politician who stole the serum formula for himself and plans to start WWIII with a bunch of enhanced soldiers.
744
745	* AbusiveParent: Forced his children to consume the serum and fight each other in tests of superiority.
746	* BreakTheHaughty: Is reduced to a sobbing wreck once his plan is foiled.
747	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Head of a media empire, a position he abuses to destroy the reputations of Amy and Dan and garner support for a presidential run (as a stepping stone to world dominance.)
748	%%* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans
749	* LackOfEmpathy: Planned on detonating six nuclear bombs with no regard to the countless citizens caught in the crossfire.
750	* TakeOverTheWorld: His goal is to use the presidency to turn the United States into a dictatorship and then start a world war in order to rule the world.
751	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He's a media mogul, so of course the media loves him, at least if they want to keep their jobs.
752	* WomanScorned: Male example. He never forgave Hope Cahill for turning him down, and since someone already beat him to the punch in killing her, he decides to take it out on her children. With slander - and murder.
753
754	!!April May
755
756	%%* FriendlyEnemy: With Pony.
757	* {{Geek}}: One of the best computer hackers in the world.
758	* OfficialCouple: With Ian.
759	* WalkingSpoiler: She keeps her true identity [[spoiler: as Pierce's daughter, Cara]] a closely-guarded secret.
760
761	[[/folder]]
762
763	[[folder: Characters From the ''Doublecross'' Series]]
764
765	!!The Outcast/[[spoiler:Nathaniel Hardford]]
766	The main antagonist of the fourth series. A disgraced Cahill who believes that Ian and Cara are unfit leaders of the Cahill family, and have set out to recreate four Cahill-made disasters before restarting the Clue Hunt. [[spoiler: Their true identity is Nathanial Hartford, Grace's husband and Amy and Dan's grandfather]].
767	* AnimalTesting: [[spoiler:Experimented on animals with radiation in an effort to recreate the effects of the serum.]]
768	* ArmsDealer: Worked as this in Ukraine after [[spoiler:his supposed death]].
769	* BeenThereShapedHistory: [[spoiler:Nathaniel caused the [[UsefulNotes/{{Chernobyl}} Chernobyl disaster]] in order to cover up his tracks of illegal activity in the area. He also had a hand in creating the Manhattan Project in his youth.]]
770	* EvilOldFolks: Evil and old enough to be [[spoiler: Amy and Dan's grandfather.]]
771	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Killed by the genetically modified bees he created to kill the Cahill bloodline.]]
772	* LackOfEmpathy: Recreated four world disasters with no regard for the countless innocents caught in the crossfire. [[spoiler:He himself caused the world's worst Nuclear disaster and was more than willing to do it again.]]
773	* ManipulativeBastard: He had a way of worming his way into people's hearts. He'd analyse their weaknesses and silently prod their brittlest places until they snapped.
774	* TechnologicallyBlindElders: {{Inverted\|Trope}}. Though in his ninties, The Outcast admired humanity's advancements in modern technology and wondered what else he could've seen had he longer to live.
775	* WalkingSpoiler: His true identity is a major factor in the story.
776
777	!!Vikram Kabra
778	The father of Ian and Natalie and the husband of Isabel. He debuts in ''Doublecross'' as one of the Outcast's underlings. [[spoiler:Vikram becomes the leader of the Lucian branch after the Hindenburg recreation kills off the other Lucian leaders.]]
779
780	* AbusiveParents: Definitely emotionally abusive, at the very least.
781	* BeingEvilSucks: In the final act of ''Mission Atomic'', Vikram looks into his reflection and realises just how alone he really is.
782	-->''Look at yourself. Look how pitiful you really are. You haven't built a single thing, only destroyed. What is your legacy, Kabra?''
783	* DisappearedDad: Disappeared entirely from his childrens' lives after the events of the Clue Hunt.
784	* KickTheDog: When Ian tries to warn Vikram and his associates that the Outcast intended on killing them, Vikram forces his son's love interest Cara to ingest the allegedly poisoned sorbet in front of him.
785	* LoveIsAWeakness: Believes that compassion, fairness and loyalty are crutches for the weak, and that no Kabra should have such failings.
786	-->''I love no-one. That's what makes me strong. That's what makes me better.''
787	* ParentalNeglect: After his wife was put in prison, he fled to Brazil, deserting his children.
788	* WellDoneSonGuy: Ian craves his approval, according to ''The Black Circle''.

Context Characters / The39Clues