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10	[[quoteright:350:[[ComicBook/JudgeDredd https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dredd_vs_death2p.png]]]]
11	[[caption-width-right:350:The [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner ultimate lawman]] meets the [[HangingJudge ultimate hangman]].]]
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13	->''"Our methods have not differed as much as you pretend. I am a shadowy reflection of you. It would take only a nudge to make you like me. To push you out of the light."''
14	-->-- '''René Belloq''', ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''
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16	A character who has [[MirrorCharacter similarities to a good or not-as-evil character]], but is evil(er). They may look like that character and have/had abilities and obstacles similar to them. Sometimes, but not always, a BigBad. Classically, an EmbodimentOfVice pitched against a correlating EmbodimentOfVirtue.
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18	Frequently, the Evil Counterpart is a FallenHero that represents what our hero might have become had their {{backstory}} been slightly different -- or what they could still become should they succumb to TheDarkSide. They also save creators the trouble of thinking up new abilities to give their villains, especially for comic book heroes and video games (where new abilities have to be implemented). Because TheHero and the Evil Counterpart are such great {{foil}}s for each other, the counterpart has an excellent chance of being the hero's ArchEnemy or a ClassicVillain, although this is not always the case. If the hero is an AntiHero, a MrViceGuy, a GoodIsNotNice type or a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, the Evil Counterpart would have the same negative traits but none of their redeeming qualities. This character is virtually always a MirrorCharacter to the protagonist.
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20	Often leads to a NotSoDifferentRemark. May also be an AlternateSpeciesCounterpart if the Evil Counterpart is of a different species than the original character.
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22	In the MagicalGirl genre, they're often a DarkMagicalGirl. Contrast with the WorthyOpponent. Applied to an entire team, they are ThePsychoRangers. Applied to an entire race, they are an EvilCounterpartRace. This trope is not to be confused with the ShadowArchetype, but the two can overlap.
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24	SisterTrope to, '''but not to be confused with:''' EvilTwin (evil biological twin), EvilKnockoff (intentionally created evil duplicate), EvilDoppelganger (evil AlternateUniverse persona), CriminalDoppelganger (evil IdenticalStranger), and CorruptedCharacterCopy (an evil version of a character from another work). In continuing works, has a chance of becoming ReformedButNotTamed.
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26	[[InvertedTrope If the first character to be introduced is the evil one, the good one would be his Good Counterpart]].
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28	Compare CounterpartArtifacts.
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32	!!Example subpages:
33	[[index]]
34	* EvilCounterpart/AnimeAndManga
35	* EvilCounterpart/ComicBooks
36	* EvilCounterpart/FanWorks
37	* [[EvilCounterpart/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
38	* [[EvilCounterpart/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
39	* EvilCounterpart/{{Literature}}
40	* EvilCounterpart/LiveActionTV
41	* EvilCounterpart/TabletopGames
42	* EvilCounterpart/{{Tropes}}
43	* EvilCounterpart/VideoGames
44	* EvilCounterpart/WebComics
45	* EvilCounterpart/WesternAnimation
46	[[/index]]
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48	!!Other examples:
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50	[[foldercontrol]]
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52	[[folder:Advertising]]
53	* Frosties (the UK name for Frosted Flakes cereal) had a series of animated commercials (done by Creator/RichardWilliams' studio), such as [[https://youtu.be/eDyhv6zpWn8 this]], in which Tony the Tiger is opposed by an evil tiger named Tigerman, who wants to steal the Frosties Secret Formula to improve his own "Fake Flakes." Tigerman is LeanAndMean to contrast Tony's HeroicBuild, and has much more prominent stripes than Tony's, including black marks around his eyes shaped like a DominoMask. Tigerman also has a [[EvilBrit Cockney accent]], while Tony has an American accent.
54	* In the 1939 animated short “Breakfast Pals”, the first advertisement to feature Advertising/SnapCrackleAndPop, rival elves Soggy, Mushy, and Toughy are introduced in their only commercial. They represent a soggy and generic rival cereal brand and automatically attack the trio for "muscling in" on their turf, only to be defeated by the heroes by the end.
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57	[[folder:Myths & Religion]]
58	* UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}
59	** TheAntichrist is the Evil Counterpart of [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} Christ]]. In some interpretations the [[EndOfTheWorld Apocalypse]] has also an Evil Counterpart of the Trinity made by {{Satan}}, the Antichrist and the False Prophet as opposites of God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost.
60	** A common Christian term for spiritual enemies (the [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer world]], the [[FatalFlaw flesh]], and the [[{{Satan}} devil]]) has been [[https://blogs.blueletterbible.org/blb/2013/02/11/the-anti-trinity/ analogized]] as a sort of anti-Trinity to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
61	* Ahriman, also known as Angra Mainyu (Evil Spirit) is the Evil Counterpart of Ahura Mazda in UsefulNotes/{{Zoroastrianism}}. Unlike Judeo-Christianity in which {{God}} creates TheDevil and, though God’s enemy the Devil is his subordinate and is not his equal, thus God is indirectly responsible for the existence of evil, in Zoroastrianism God is absolute and pure goodness to the point that he has nothing to do with evil. Evil exists thanks to Ahriman, a totally separated and independent entity. This is why some scholars call Zoroastrianism--and other religions inspired by it like Catharism--Dualism.
62	* TheKrampus is the Evil Counterpart of SantaClaus in Germanic folklore.
63	* BastardBastard [[EvilPrince Mordred]] to HeroicBastard [[KnightInShiningArmor Galahad]] in Myth/ArthurianLegend.
64	* Loki has been construed as the Evil Counterpart to Odin (and it is debatable as to whether or not he was misconstrued as such). Though Loki is ''not'' Odin's adoptive son in Myth/NorseMythology, he is his adoptive ''brother'' (where "adoptive" is more like with "brought into his family as an official member"). Both gods are {{Trickster God}}s, are well-versed in magic, and are {{Shapeshifting Trickster}}s.
65	* The {{Doppelganger}} is supposed to be an Evil Counterpart of a person. In some myths, if you see your Doppelganger, it is a death omen, and/or the Doppleganger will kill you.
66	* The Siddhe in Myth/CelticMythology are like evil versions of humans, every human has his own Siddhe. If they are shadows of TheUnderworld of part of TheFairFolk is unclear.
67	* Some versions of the Bicorn are depicted as the wicked opposite to the virtuous {{Unicorn}}.
68	* In UsefulNotes/{{Kabbalah}}, the ten Sephirot that represent ten different branches of the Tree of Life have the counterpart of the Qliphoth, which are dark/demonic shadows of the Sephirot. Left Hand Path practicioners generally work with the Qliphoth and not with the Sephirot.
69	* In some Jewish Talmudic traditions, Samael and Lilith are seen as the evil counterpart of Adam and Eve as the forefathers of many demons.
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72	[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
73	* After Manga/TigerMask was {{defictionaliz\|ation}}ed, [[Wrestling/SatoruSayama he]] found himself with at least three evil counterparts in Black Tiger, Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling's Masked Tiger and Tiger Shark.
74	* [[Wrestling/SidEudy Psycho Sid]] was this to [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] after the latter struck out on his own while the former replaced him as ''Wrestling/ShawnMichaels''' bodyguard. They both even have the Powerbomb a their finishing move.
75	* The CIA Plantains of Wrestling/KaijuBigBattel, grown by the CIA to discredit Los Platanos. The CIA Plantains actually appeared first, leading Los Plantanos to have to clear their good name.
76	* Wrestling/{{Kane}} was brought in to be the evil counterpart of Wrestling/TheUndertaker. Yes, the evil counterpart to a satanic, psychological tormenting zombie who was also the embodiment of death.
77	* Wrestling/DaizeeHaze was brought into Gateway Championship Wrestling as the good counterpart to Wrestling/MsChif, because what better to fight TheFairFolk than a NewAgeRetroHippie GranolaGirl? As Haze befriended the tree hugging Johnny Greenpeace [=MsChif=] trained ThePigPen Jackal and MonsterClown Cabal to serve as the evil counterparts to ''them''.
78	* In Women's Extreme Wrestling, [[Wrestling/DaffneyUnger Lucy Furr]] from the "[[PartsUnknown erotic heavens]]" was the evil counterpart guardian angel Heaven Sent and [[Wrestling/AngelinaLove Angel Williams]] from "The Canadian Heavens". More like eviler counterpart to Williams though.
79	* In Wrestling/{{CMLL}}, La Ola Azul and La Ola Blanca found themselves up against La Ola Amarilla, [[ForeignWrestlingHeel invaders]] from Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling.
80	* While The Human Tornado has had stints as a baby face, he is at his core a violent pimp. Ricky Ruffin shares his passion and talents for funky dance music but contrasts his predecessor in being an AllLovingHero, making him the good counterpart.
81	* [[Wrestling/{{Hunico}} Sin Cara Negro]] was the evil counterpart to, Wrestling/SinCara Azul, though he started as a costumed copy cat before distinguishing himself with a black mask.
82	* The Triple Tails were the evil counterparts to Syuri's dance group Apple Tale. The Triple Tails initially had no direct connection, as Apple Tale were in SMASH and Wrestling/{{Kana\|koUrai}} met with the Sexy Purple Thunder Sisters in NEO Women's Wrestling but seeing how Kana called Syuri her "arch rival" when she and the Shirais did show up in SMASH, it can be reasoned the name wasn't chosen by coincidence. On the flip side Syuri-gunNarcissist-gun was a good counterpart to Kana-gunPiero-gun in REINA.
83	* [[Wrestling/BlackRose La Rosa Negra]] was the evil counterpart to Wrestling/SumieSakai in the PWS. Ironically, after the Majestic 12 TournamentArc most of their encounters did not happen under the company's banner. They [[EnemyMine tagged]] in World Wonder Ring STARDOM!
84	* When Shocker became a rudo in CMLL, the mini estrella Shockercito remained a tecnico, making the second the good counterpart.
85	* Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} created an entire stable out of this concept - GEKIDO. 17, The Shard, and The Swarm ([=combatANT=], [=assailANT=] and [=deviANT=]) were respective counterparts of CHIKARA's top {{face}}s (Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush, Wrestling/{{Jigsaw\|Wrestling}}, and [[Wrestling/TheColonyWrestling The Colony {Soldier Ant, Fire Ant, and Green Ant}]]).
86	* Hudson Envy is an evil counterpart to the president of World Wonder Ring STARDOM's USA branch, Wrestling/CheerleaderMelissa, being from the same region of the country and having a very similar wrestling style but fighting with Oedo~tai to takeover the promotion.
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89	[[folder:Roleplay]]
90	* A lot of villains and heroes in ''Roleplay/ShadowhunterPeril'' serve as counterparts to each other.
91	** Veronica and Taylor.
92	** Gwydion and [[BigBad Valentine]].
93	** [[PhysicalGod Oblivion]] and [[AscendedDemon Umbra]] [[EvilTwin both dress in black, have blond hair and red eyes.]] There is only one factor that distinguishes the two of them: [[AllLovingHero Umbra can love everyone unconditionally]], and [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Oblivion cannot love at all]].
94	* The Insanity Wolf meme to Courage Wolf.
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97	[[folder:Theatre]]
98	* Creon's story in ''Theatre/{{Antigone}}'' very closely mirrors that of the title character of prequel work ''Theatre/OedipusRex''. Both start out as kings on top of the world, but their stubborn pursuit of their goals despite the advice of those around them causes their entire lives to come apart. However, whereas Oedipus is motivated by the pursuit of justice and the well-being of his people, Creon is interested mainly in protecting his own power.
99	* In the ScreenToStageAdaptation of ''Film/MaryPoppins'', [[BabysitterFromHell Miss Andrew]] is the polar opposite of Mary, and has the VillainSong "Brimstone and Treacle" opposite "A Spoonful of Sugar".
100	* In the ''Theatre/MrsHawking'' play series, Mrs. Hawking has hers in [[spoiler: Mrs. Frost.]] Neither one is socially permitted to lead the kind of life she wants, but the former reacts by trying to dismantle the system to free people, while the latter manipulates the system to her own ends at the expense of others.
101	* Christine and Meg were friends in ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' but by the time of ''Theatre/LoveNeverDies'', Meg has become bitter that her career never took off, and her love for The Phantom had become obsessive.
102	* ''Theatre/DerRingDesNibelungen'':
103	** Alberich the Nibelung Dwarf is apparently an evil counterpart to Wotan, ruler of the Gods. While Wotan rules above, Alberich rules below. Alberich has renounced love for power, as cursing love enabled him to forge the RingOfPower. Wotan almost renounces the Goddess of love Freia for Valhalla, symbol of his power. However the play shows they aren't that different; eventually Wotan calls himself Light-Alberich and Alberich Dark-Alberich.
104	** Hagen could be considered the evil counterpart to Siegfried. While Siegfried is the HeroicBastard son of Siegmund and Sieglinde's {{Twincest}}, Hagen is a BastardBastard of the forbidden union of Alberich and Gutrune, when Alberich bought Grimhilde's love with gold. The Walsung line were started by Wotan, Siegfried's grandfather, to get the ring, while Hagen was born to get the ring. While Siegfried is strong and youthful, Hagen uses his cunning and has an aged appearance.
105	* In ''Theatre/TwiceCharmed'', Franco [=DiFortunato=] is one to Cinderella's Fairy Godmother. Franco is a Wicked Fairy Godfather, and his deals come with a destructive catch.
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108	[[folder:Web Animation]]
109	* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': Kaila is the EvilCounterpart to [[DarkIsNotEvil Keela.]] Both of them are demons from the Unworld. The difference is Keela is a DemonOfHumanOrigin from the Master of the Dammed turning her into one, while Kaila is a full-fledged demon who was created by the Master of the Dammed.
110	* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': Whereas I.M.P. is a for-profit HitMan squad of, well, imps, the cherubs of their celestial counterpart C.H.E.R.U.B. work to save lives for free. Of course, "good" is a relative term in the show's CrapsackWorld and even cherubs can only be [[RageBreakingPoint pushed so far]].
111	* ''WebAnimation/HTFPlus'': In HTF+CC 2 [[spoiler:it turns out all the evil ponies are actually seperate entities from the originals]].
112	** FI Creepybloom is pretty much an [[spoiler:eviler personality of LG Creepybloom who was already a version of Applebloom, but later she [[HEELFACETURn turned into the good side]]]] in HTF+CC 2.
113	* ''WebAnimation/TheMostEpicStoryEverToldInAllOfHumanHistory'': Ridiculously Epic Fail is this to Epic Fail. They are each the BumblingSidekick on their respective side and share the propensity for both InopportuneVoiceCracking and {{Epic Fail}}ure in general.
114	* ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'': In Season 5, the French team is this to the Cheer Squad. All even more jerkasses than them.
115	* ''WebAnimation/MurderDrones'': [[Characters/MurderDrones Doll]] to Uzi as of "The Promening". They both have the Absolute Solver which gives them telekinetic powers, [[spoiler:and they both lost a parent (''both'' parents in Doll's case) to the Disassembly Drones' rampage]]. Unlike Uzi, Doll uses her powers to [[SerialKiller kill other Worker Drones]] [[spoiler:and apparently cannibalizes them]], [[spoiler:and Doll is out for V's blood for killing her parents instead of blaming the series GreaterScopeVillain whom mind-wiped the Murder Drones into being their agents]].
116	* Amaroq is this to Kitty in ''WebAnimation/NoEvil''. Kitty is a fox-spirit who's the TeamMom of the protagonists; Amaroq is a wolf-spirit who's the TeamDad of the antagonists.
117	* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'':
118	** Felix towards Tucker. Both of them initially are only fighting in the war for personal gain, as Felix wants to be paid and Tucker just wants to find his friends and leave. They are both cynical and sarcastic, and the two of them are arguably the most skilled members of the New Republic. However, towards the end of Season 12, [[spoiler:Felix is still fighting for his own gain, disregarding the lives of the inhabitants on Chorus and enjoying the violence. Tucker however, [[DefrostingIceQueen grows to care a great deal about the people on Chorus]], to the point where he selflessly risks his own life to save them. Tucker is also shown to dislike violence and war, [[TechnicalPacifist only getting his hands dirty when he has to and preferring to knock out or capture his opponents]]. Meanwhile, Felix is a {{Sadist}} who takes joy in killing innocent people. Tucker also values his friends and teammates among the Blood Gulch Crew, whereas Felix merely manipulated them for his own interests]].
119	** The Blues and Reds are the evil counterparts to the Reds and Blues. [[spoiler:While Church is a [[HairTriggerTemper short-tempered asshole]] who is constantly annoyed by his team, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he does actually care for them]], Temple [[FauxAffablyEvil acts calm and polite]], but it's clear from the way he threatens Loco that he sees his team as expendable. And unlike Church, who learned to let go of his desire for revenge against Project Freelancer, Temple never does. The other counterparts are: Surge to Sarge, Gene to Simmons, Buckey to Tucker, Loco and Caboose, and Cronut to Donut. Biff and Grif are the plot-important counterparts as Biff's death is driving the vengeful Blues and Reds, while the Reds and Blues are doing this mission ''despite'' Grif's refusal to get involved. Because of this, the Blues and Reds overlook Grif, allowing him to become the unlikely rescuer of the Reds and Blues.]]
120	* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Mercury to Yang. Yang is a gold-themed, boisterous, outgoing BoxingBattler; she has a cybernetic arm, using {{Arm Cannon}}s and Fire Dust in battle. Her [[GoodParents father]] taught her through [[ToughLove compassionate wisdom]] to learn from bitter experience to fight smarter, use her Semblance as a last resort, and move beyond her pain; Mercury is a silver-themed, calculating, laid-back DanceBattler; he has cybernetic legs, using ArmedLegs and Wind Dust in battle. Mercury's [[AbusiveParent father]] taught him through [[SelfMadeOrphan abusive]] TrainingFromHell to fight unaugmented, [[MiseryBuildsCharacter trapping him]] in a cycle of pain after [[DePower stealing]] his Semblance. Both are protectors; Yang for her sister, Ruby, and Mercury for his friend, Emerald.
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123	[[folder:Web Original]]
124	* Parodied by the "[[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/evil-x-be-like Evil [X] Be Like]]" meme template, which consists of using an image of a celebrity or fictional character -- often edited with GlowingEyesOfDoom or a PhotoshopFilterOfEvil -- accompanied by an inverted version of a well-known line or song lyric associated with them as the bottom caption, such as "evil" UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr saying "I have a nightmare" instead of "I have a dream," or "evil" Music/BillyJoel singing "[[WeDidntStartTheBillyJoelParodies We DID start the fire]]" instead of "We didn't start the fire."
125	* Among WebOriginal/LOLCats:
126	** Basement Cat to Ceiling Cat.
127	** [[SdrawkcabName Tacgnol]] to Longcat.
128	* The acquisition of [[AppleOfDiscord Eevee]] was one of the most controversial moves ever made in ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRed''. Its evolution into the False Prophet [[TheAntichrist Flareon]] later solidified it as one of the stream's primary villains. The Eevee in ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystal'' serves as its Good Counterpart: his arrival was greeted quite fondly, it is believed that he is destined to [[RedeemingReplacement redeem Flareon's legacy]], and now that he's evolved into Espeon through ThePowerOfLove, he serves as TheHeart to the TPP Crystal team.
129	* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': Tansy is sort of one to Ayla, as they're both rich, went to the same schools, are about as smart as each other... Could have had the same [[spoiler:friends, like She-Beast...]]
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132	[[folder:Web Videos]]
133	* ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'':
134	** Lord Vyce to Linkara. Both are extremely powerful due to using [[{{Magitek}} both magic and technology]], both are convinced they are in the right, and they both have {{Pride}} as their FatalFlaw. The difference? Linkara realizes he is going down a dark path -- Lord Vyce never did.
135	** [[spoiler: Holokara]] later becomes Linkara's ''literal'' evil counterpart. [[spoiler: He is a hologram programmed with Linkara's memories, and the two start off as basically identical. Linkara puts Holokara in charge of the show while he goes to find out why his magic stopped working, which turns out to be because Linkara, who had become increasingly arrogant and self-centered, was in danger of turning evil. Linkara, horrified at this realization, begins [[TheAtoner working on becoming a better person]]. Holokara, however, [[DivergentCharacterEvolution never receives this epiphany]], and eventually [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jumps off the slippery slope]] and becomes more and more AxCrazy, culminating in a plan to [[DisproportionateRetribution blow up the Marvel offices]] [[SeriousBusiness if they don't undo all the damage they've done to the characters of his favorite superheroes over the years.]]]]
136	* In ''WebVideo/TheCartoonMan'', Simon becomes Roy's evil counterpart when the same black ink that caused Roy's cartoon transformation turns him into a mustache-twirling cartoon villain.
137	* Website/ChannelAwesome has multiple, mostly due to a lack of actors. A list:
138	** Dark Paw for WebVideo/PawDugan,
139	** Black Lantern Spoony One Prime for Spoony of ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'',
140	** WebVideo/AskThatGuyWithTheGlasses for WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic,
141	** Phelous D1, Suolehp for WebVideo/{{Phelous}},
142	** Mechakara for Linkara of ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'',
143	** Judas Liz for WebVideo/IronLiz.
144	* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'':
145	** Delilah Briarwood, like Percy, made a DealWithTheDevil out of love. [[LoveMakesYouEvil Delilah did it to save the life of her beloved husband]] whereas [[RevengeBeforeReason Percy did it to bring vengeance to the Briarwoods for the murder of his family]]. The difference is that Delilah (and her husband, Sylas) [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope doubled down on their deal]], whereas Percy worked to back out of it once the full consequences became known.
146	** Dr. Anna Ripley, who took part in the murder of his family and [[TortureTechnician brutally tortured]] Percy for the Briarwoods in the aftermath, is a genius engineer as Percy is and is trying to replicate his invention of guns for her own use and to sell on the black market. She even makes a deal with the same demon Percy did to further her work. In essence, Dr. Ripley is everything Percy fears he might become, and she makes his fear that he won't be able to [[FantasyGunControl control his invention]] a very genuine reality.
147	** In Campaign 2, [[spoiler:two years before the start of the story, Lucien tried to communicate with the Somnovem by projecting his soul into the Astral Sea. However, this ritual was sabotaged, and his soul was shattered. One of these shards ended up staying behind in his body, [[AmnesiacHero woke up with no memories or identity]], and eventually became known as Mollymauk. Inverted, in that Mollymauk is Lucien's GoodCounterpart -- Molly is a charming, sarcastic JerkWithAHeartOfGold who gives money away to anyone he thinks might need it, while Lucien is an OmnicidalManiac whose ultimate goal is to bring the city of Cognouza to the Material Plane so it can devour the world.]]
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