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The characters features in Roleplay/TheDeathSeries are as follows:

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[[folder: Newlydeads]]

The protagonists of the series. The souls of the deceased from different backgrounds, this group of unlikely heroes have been tasked to complete the 100 Trials of the Afterlife in order to be granted access to heaven.

!!General Tropes assosiated with these characters:

* CursedWithAwesome: Upon entering the afterlife, each of the souls gains an ability based on how they die. For instance, if they died by drowning, in the afterlife they would have the ability to breathe underwater.
%%* DeadToBeginWith
%%* DeathByOriginStory
%%* InvisibleToNormals
%%* RagtagBunchOfMisfits
* KilledOffForReal: They ain't going back to the Mortal Realm any time soon, folks.

!!Jigrumth the Tall
A former member of an ancient Norse warrior tribe before he was killed in battle. Jigrumth now takes part in thee Trials hoping that they will bring him one step closer to Valhalla.
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%%* AntiHero: Surprisingly, he's more of a Type II than anything else.
%%* TheBigGuy
%%* BoisterousBruiser
%%* {{GMPC}}
%%* TheHero: Or at least the closest thing this series has to one.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: The fact that he died hundreds of years before the others makes it hard to relate to them at times.
%%* HotBlooded
%%* LargeHam: VALHALLAAAAAAAAAAA!
%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: Though in this case it's most likely due to his albinism.
%%* TwentyFourHourArmor: Though since he's dead, it doesn't really matter much.
%%* VitriolicBestBuds: With Meow.

!!Johnny Nitro
A professional stuntman and thrillseeker, Johnny met his end when one of his more elaborate stunts got out of hand and resulted in his death. Despite this, being dead hasn't phased him much, as he now looks forward to taking on the challenge of the 100 Trials.
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* AffectionateParody: Of the archetypical HotBlooded Shonen protagonist.
* AnimeHair: ShonenHair, to be specific.
* CoolShades: A pair of TriangleShades as a shout-out to [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Gurren Lagann]].
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His middle name is literally "Distraction". His parents had real foresight.
* HairyHammerspace: His hair conceals a number of different useful tools, including a grappling hook, a chainsaw, and a jetpack.
%%* IdiotHero
* IncendiaryExponent: As a result of dying in a fiery explosion, he is now able to set himself on fire with no ill effects in the afterlife.
%%* InHarmsWay
%%* {{Keet}}
%%* TheLancer
%%* LeeroyJenkins
%%* MoralityPet: Funnily enough, he appears to be shaping up to be one for [[EnfanteTerrible Kylie]]
%%* {{Otaku}}
%%* ThePollyanna
* SunglassesAtNight: Johnny never takes off his sunglasses. Ever. Sometimes he even wears multiple pairs at once.
%%* TotallyRadical: An intentional example.
* VagueAge: While he's presumably old enough to be living on his own and having a career as a professional stuntman, his mannerisms and short stature makes it look like he may be a teenager.
%%* WreathedInFlames

!!Eix Xie
A manufacturer of leather pants, Eix was killed when he was mistaken for a monster and poisoned. The whole incident has left him rather bitter, as you would expect. He now assists the others in completing the 100 Trials.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Not even [[ShrugOfGod the player that created him]] knows just what he is.
%%* AnimeHair
* AcquiredPoisonImmunity: Since he died as a result of being posioned, in the afterlife he is immune to poisons of any kind.
%%* TheBigGuy
* FourthWallObserver: Often the one referring to the fourth wall. Whether it's complaining about his author's absences or yelling something at the GM.
%%* GentleGiant: When he was alive. After the incident related to his death, however, he became pretty irritable.
%%* OurGiantsAreBigger: [[AmbiguouslyHuman Possibly?]]
* ShoutOut: To the song from ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', "Leather Pants"

!!Kylie Sten
At first glance, one may get the impression that Kylie was just an innocent little girl. In reality, she is a deranged serial killer who was spoiled rotten by her rich parents, who were blissfully unaware of her ruthless behavior. She died in a limosine accident and is now another participant in the Trials.
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%%* AntiHero: Type IV or V.
%%* BloodKnight: A somewhat unsettling example.
%%* CreepyChild
%%* DarkActionGirl
%%* DeliberatelyCuteChild
%%* EnfanteTerrible
%%* TheFakeCutie
%%* HairTriggerTemper
%%* KidsAreCruel
* LeeroyJenkins: Her strategy for overcoming most obstacles seems to be [[AxCrazy "Poke it with something sharp until it stops moving"]].
* SealedEvilInATeddyBear: Her pet Timmy, the Homicidal Teddy Bear.
%%* SerialKiller
%%* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Up until the introduction of Elizabeth, that is.
%%* TokenEvilTeammate

!!Meow
A kitten who died when he was thrown the window of the higest floor of the Sears tower. He was somehow able to learn how to speak English from listening to the people inside the building talk on the way down. He is now another member of the group hoping to complete the Trials.
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* AnimalSuperheroes: When Jorgan dresses up as a superhero to impress Renée, Meow decides to become Jorgan's NonHumanSidekick.
%%* BewareTheNiceOnes
%%* BreakTheCutie: If some of the most recent events concerning him are anything to go by.
* CatsAreMean: Subverted. He's actually very sweet, but he inadvertedly causes others pain.
%%* DestinationDefenestration
%%* CuteKitten
* {{Flight}}: As a result of his death being via falling, though he can only do this while wearing his "Super Meow" costume.
%%* FunnyAnimal
%%* HeadPet
* LethalJokeCharacter: He's just a cute, harmless kitten...with a head that's harder than rock.
* MagicFeather: According to WordOfGod, Meow is perfectly capable of flying without the aid of his superhero costume, but neither he or any of the other characters in-universe are aware of this.
%%* MoralityPet: He tries to be this for Jigrumth. It doesn't seem to be working.
%%* ThePollyanna
%%* RidiculouslyCuteCritter
%%* TeamPet
%%* VitriolicBestBuds: With Jigrumth, aka "Mr. Jiggy-Rump".
%%* WideEyedIdealist: At least compared to his teammates.

!!Forest
An enigmatic man who, while alive, had the ambition of becoming a farmer. This changed, however, when he was shot by a group of thugs tresspassing on his property. Now his only goal is completing the Trials, just like everyone else.
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%%* AntiHero: Type III-ish.
* BerserkButton: In his backstory, he mentions killing one of the burglars that attacked him on his property...because they trampled on one of his plants.
* BloodKnight: While he's much more subtle and restrained than Kylie, Forest still makes it clear that he enjoys what he does. Back when he was a farmer, he'd even practice using his scythe as if it were a weapon.
%%* CallToAgriculture: Before he died, anyways.
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* DoesntLikeGuns: Most likely due to the circumstances that led up to his death, he freezes up just from hearing one.
%%* FlashStep: His "blink" ability.
%%* GoodIsNotNice
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He calls out Vicente on his own cowardice and hypocrisy while trying to convince him to [[spoiler: not kill himself]]. It works.
%%* SinisterScythe
%%* TheStoic: Possibly a result of him losing his heart upon arriving in the afterlife.
%%* TheSixthRanger
* TranquilFury: Since he claims that his loss of his heart has left him incapable of showing actual emotion, this is the closest he can get to being actually angry.

!!Ludwig von Schädel
The main group's guide sent to assist them in completing the Trails. Ludwig can be uptight and snobbish at times, but he is willing to lend a skeletal hand when neccesarry.
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%%* ActualPacifist
* AuthorAvatar: He often acts as the [=GM=]'s mouthpiece for [[SelfDeprecatingHumor self-criticism]].
%%* CannotTellAJoke
%%* TheChewToy: Usually due to Johnny's antics.
%%* DemBones
* TheDragAlong: He wasn't exactly thrilled when he learned that he was assigned the job of guiding the others.
* GenreSavvy: Tries to be, anyway. It just happens that everything he expects doesn't happen, and it [[WrongGenreSavvy occasionally backfires on him]].
%%* {{GMPC}}
* MeaningfulName: "Schädel" is German for "skull."
%%* MrExposition
%%* NonActionGuy
%%* OddFriendship: With Johnny.
%%* OnlySaneMan: By this RP's standards, at least.
%%* TheSmartGuy
%%* TheVonTropeFamily
%%* WholeCostumeReference: To [[Franchise/AceAttorney Manfred von Karma]].

!!Jorgan Erkel
A [[TotallyRadical hip]] geek from TheNineties who committed suicide due to the hype of Y2K.
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%%* BadassBookworm
* BerserkButton: Due mostly to his cause of death, he gets pretty mad whenever someone mentions the year 1999.
* CompositeCharacter: Based on [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 Jeff]] and [[Series/FamilyMatters Steve Urkel]], with a dose of TotallyRadical.
* CoolShades: They're also his reading glasses.
%%* DrivenToSuicide: his reason for being here.
%%* PlayfulHacker
%%* RayGun: His weapon of choice.
%%* SuperHero: He attempts to become one of these to impress Renée.
%%* TheSmartGuy

!!Riley Smith
A writer who was killed under mysterious circumstances during his town's annual "Zombie Walk". Unlike the other souls, Riley is convinced that he is not actually dead and that he was sent to the afterlife by mistake. Since then he has been in constant denial about his death and is only participating in the Trials because they might help prove that he is alive.
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%%* BatterUp
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: While not an actual zombie, he died while dressed as one, and he remains in-costume even after death.
%%* OutOfFocus: Mostly due to player inactivity.
%%* NaiveNewcomer
%%* SixthRanger
* UnfazedEveryman: apart from his zombie getup, he is more or less the most "normal" character in the series.

!!Elizabeth Delfi
A young woman from the 1600's who was executed after being accused of witchcraft. Being something of a loner, Elizabeth had completed twelve trials on her own before being reassigned and forced to join the other Newlydeads, much to her annoyance.
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* TheAce: Well, she did complete a dozen Trials on her own. Not that she has to be so smug about it...
%%* ActionGirl
%%* AffirmativeActionGirl
* BlessedWithSuck: Her PsychicPowers (see below) might seem awesome, except for the fact that they are incredibly limited, she has no control over them, and they resulted in her being put on trial and later executed for witchcraft.
%%* CombatClairvoyance
%%* {{Expy}}: A rather blatant one of [[Roleplay/TheInsaneQuestOfUnfathomableRandomness Sarah Belfry]], who was created by the same user.
%%** This of course, makes Elizabeth an Expy of an Expy. Try not to think about it.
%%* JerkAss
* JoanOfArchetype: Well, she's a LadyOfWar, has supernatural visions, and was prosecuted and later executed for suspected witchcraft.
* MeaningfulName: Her last name is a reference to the Oracle of Delphi in Greek Mythology.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Most notably when she [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments accidentally "breaks" the Internet.]]
* ASinisterClue: She's left-handed, which didn't help her case in her witchcraft trial. [[SubvertedTrope She was found innocent, though.]]
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Since she died as a result of drowning, she can now breathe comfortably underwater. [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Not that she considers it very useful...]]
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: '''Averted.''' While her take on Early Modern English is still flawed, her creator is trying to be as accurate as possible.

!!Patrick
A later addition to the Newlydeads. Patrick was an artifact hunter who "died" after he accidentally triggered an artifact that separated his soul from his body. Not a traditional death, but either way his soul wound up in the afterlife.
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* AdventureDuo: With his girlfriend, prior to the incident resulting in his "death".
%%* AdventurerArchaeologist
%%* CollectorOfTheStrange
* HyperspaceArsenal: Consisting of a FlamingSword, [[HumongousMecha Golem Battle Suit]], and AntiGravity Boots.
* NaiveNewcomer: Zigzagged. Most of the time he's not sure what's going on, but occasionally his experience from his archaeologist days will manage to bring him up to speed.

!!Dyana Raine
A former Monster Hunter and cast member of the [[Roleplay/SmileForTheCamera Monster Mashers]] TV show, Dyana was one of the last members to leave the show after its decline in popularity, and the only readon she had to leave was because she died. Having some of her friendly monster companions getting destroyed along with her, she can now temporarily borrow their abilities in combat in the afterlife.
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%%* TheAce
%%* ActionGirl
* {{Transplant}}: Like Albert, she's originally a character from ''Roleplay/SmileForTheCamera''.
* WingedHumanoid: When using her Griffin's wings.
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[[folder: Supporting Cast]]

!!Charon
The ferryman of the Afterlife, it is Charon's duty to deliver the souls who manage to reach the river Styx to the King and Queen so they can be assigned their trials. He is currently composing a petition to change the name of the River Styx to the River Music/{{Aerosmith}}. [[spoiler: Also one of ''The Seven Masters'', who specializes in exploiting his opponent's weak points.]]
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%%* AttackItsWeakPoint: The skill he intends to teach to the protagonists.
%%* TheFerryMan
%%* GrumpyOldMan
%%* HiddenDepths
* TrainingFromHell: His first "lesson" consists of hitting the protagonists with a stick repeatedly.
** Actually, that wasn't even a lesson. He just wanted to hit something with a stick.

%%!!King Schrodinger
%%The King of the Land of the Dead, and the one reponsible to assigning trials to the deceased. He is described as being a large, jovial man, who appears to be rather upbeat despite having to deal with dead people all day long.
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%%* AdiposeRex
%%* BigGood
%%* CloudCuckooLander
%%* MissionControl
%%* MrExposition
%%* LackOfEmpathy

%%!!Queen Veronica
%%The wife of King Schrodinger and Queen of the Land of the Dead. The duties of the two rulers are often divided equally, with Veronica also reponsible for assigning trials. Unlike her husband, she appears to be much more stoic and cynical, given her line of work.
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%%* BigGood
%%* CloserToEarth
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* MamaBear
%%* MissionControl

%%!!Bridget
%%The daughter of Shrodinger and Veronica. She is six years old and her favorite color is pink.
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%%* CheerfulChild
%%* ChildrenAreInnocent
%%* {{Foil}}: To Kylie, to whom she is essentially the polar opposite.

!!Death Himself
The slayer of kings, the end of gods, and the [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking player of children's games]], Death Himself is the one responsible for sending the dead to the Land of the Dead.
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%%* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Take a guess.
* DontFearTheReaper: He's a bit of a pushover when it comes to kids, apparently.
* FriendToAllChildren: Okay, so he's the personification of death and a borderline EldritchAbomination, but he seems to get along with Bridget rather well.
%%* TheGrimReaper
* LargeAndInCharge: In addition to being the leader of all minor Deaths, his default form is a twenty-foot tall cloaked...thing carrying an equally large scythe.
%%* NonHumanSidekick: A [[CreepyRavens raven]].
%%* SinisterScythe
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: Spell My Name With A "Himself"

!!Langston
One of the many minor Deaths serving under Death Himself. Langston first met the protagonists when they ended up saving the life of someone who was scheduled to die, and as retribution he decided to have them walk a mile in his shoes.
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%%* BadassBiker: Which leads us to...
* CoolBike: His main method of transportation.
* CoolSidecar: Unfortunately subverted, as when he ends up attactching the sidecars to his ride the whole thing looks ridiculous.
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* DemBones
* TheGunslinger: His "scythe" is actually a handgun.
* HypocriticalHumor: Calling Ludwig "Mr. Skellington", despite being a skeleton himself
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Seems pretty aloof and distant at times, but shows genuine sympathy for some of his more unfortunate people he has to escort to the afterlife, and tries to comfort Meow after [[spoiler: [[TearJerker having to release the soul of the dying woman]].]]
%%* {{Psychopomp}}

!!Albert Circlesmith
The second ''Master'' who taught the Newlydeads how to work together. He is a ghost that possessed a suit of armor to avoid going to the Land of the Dead.
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%%* AnimatedArmor
* BigDamnHeroes: He shows up to stop Lannister from going back on his word and killing Demi. By punching him in the face.
* CallingYourAttacks: [[InvertedTrope He calls the name of a different attack to trick people.]]
%%* CombatPragmatist
%%* CombinationAttack: What he teaches to the Newlydeads.
%%* DetachmentCombat: As a result of being a ghost in a suit of armor.
%%* {{Jerkass}}
* {{Transplant}}: From ''Roleplay/SmileForTheCamera''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Villains]]

!!Gregory and Herbert
Two semi-incompetent bank robbers who were caught and turned in by the heroes as one of their first Trials. Unknown to the heroes, the criminal duo are actually part of a mysterious woman's secret agenda...
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%%* AssassinOutclassin: After recieving some help from the other side.
%%* GoldfishPoopGang
* HeterosexualLifePartners: To the point where their lifetimes have become literally intertwined.
%%* FatAndSkinny
%%* MinionWithAnFInEvil

!!Mungo
A gorilla, apparently trained in the use of firearms.
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* AnArmAndALeg: He loses his arm in a fight with Forest.
%%* TheBrute
%%* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: In addition to him being a RecurringBoss.

!!Jack Turbo
An ex-stuntman, he holds a grudge against Johnny for constantly overshadowing him. After Johnny got killed, Jack gave up on trying to beat him and turned to a life of crime after fusing his motorcycle to his body.
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* AttentionWhore: His entire motivation for getting revenge on Johnny is because of how even in death, the latter always manages to steal his thunder.
* BadassBiker: He's both the biker and the bike!
%%* CallingYourAttacks
%%* {{Cyborg}}
* EmergencyTransformation: He only became a half-motorcycle cyborg after a near-deadly accident during one of his stunts.
* EvilCounterpart: Jack represents what Johnny would be if he cared more about fame and fortune than mere excitement...[[{{Dissimile}} and was also part-motorcycle.]]
%%* {{Expy}}: Of Johnny from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''.
%%* GeniusBruiser: See below.
%%* PunkRock: Played from the radio on his chest.
%%* TheRival: To Johnny.
* SmarterThanYouLook: He may seem pretty silly, but he's apparently graduated from Stanford.
%%* UnknownRival: Johnny still seems to have no idea who he is, however.
%%* WeCanRebuildHim
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: His name was originally Johnny, until there was a player character named Johnny...

!!Sergio Segale
A senior member of the Segale Family (read: mafia) with a mysterious agenda. His moustache would like to be acknowledged as well.
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%%* BadassInANiceSuit
%%* {{Expy}}: Of the [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries "My hair"]] guy.
%%* TheMafia
* PrehensileHair: His facial hair is his primary weapon, consisting of a moustache and [[BeardOfEvil Goatee Of Evil]].

!!Maximillion Lannister
A businessman who became incredibly rich in just six months. Suspected of being a psychic, the heroes were sent to negotiate with him so he'd register with Interplanar Affairs. [[spoiler: After his initial defeat, he returns stripped ofboth his psychic powers and his fortune. Blaming the Newlydeads for his loss, he assembles Jack, Mungo and the Segales to form a LegionOfDoom to get back at them.]]
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%%* CompositeCharacter: Of [[Anime/YuGiOh Maximillion Pegasus]] and [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Jaime Lannister]], with a little [[VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney Kristoph Gavin]] thrown in.
%%* CorruptCorporateExecutive
%%* DePower
* GeniusCripple: [[spoiler: As a result of the same strain he put on his mind that led to the loss of his powers, he is now paralyzed from the waist-down as well.]]
%%* Fiction500
* PsychicPowers: Oh most definitely. Ranges from mind-reading to telekinesis.
%%* ScaryShinyGlasses
%%* SmugSnake
* SquishyWizard: So much so that [[spoiler: he goes down afer one hit.]]
%%* TechnicolorEyes: They're violet.

!!Vicente Viciousse
A ''professional'' assassin hired by the mysterious woman to kill Gregory and Herbert.
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* BadassCape: With retractable knives hidden in the hem
* DanceBattler: He has a fighting style based on ballet, no less.
%%* TheDandy
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:In a twist, it's the Newlydeads who have to talk him out of it.]]
* ImplausibleHairColor: His hair's naturally green. No one seems to believe that, however.
%%* KickTheDog
%%* ProfessionalKiller: Fits the trope's definition of an assassin to a T.
%%* PsychoticSmirk
%%* SlasherSmile: Well, he smiles alot. And he's an assassin...
%%* TheSocialDarwinist: His speech after wounding Meow suggests that he has shades of this.
%%* SpectacularSpinning: His signature technique.
%%* StealthHiBye: He's scarily good at this...
* SuperWindowJump: He makes his exit this way after facing the Newlydeads for the first time, most likely for showing off/intimidation purposes.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: After losing his fight he actually begins to consider suicide. Justified in what [[YouHaveFailedMe his employer]] would most likely have in store for him otherwise.]]
* WakeUpCallBoss: Definately one of the toughest challenges faced by the protagonists.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Minor Characters]]

Characters with only one or two appearances in the series and no seriously important role...so far.

!!Demi Armstrong
A mortal girl with the ability to see ghosts. For some reason the mafia appears to be after her, resulting in one of the souls' trials to be to prevent her assassination.
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* DisabilitySuperpower: Ludwig's explanation for how she can see ghosts is that essentially the part of her brain that controls her WeirdnessCensor is defective.
%%* ISeeDeadPeople
%%* OnlySaneWoman

%%!!Askalaphos, a.k.a. Ask
%%The gardener of the Land of the Dead. He's also in charge of taking care of the livestock. Has quite the accent.
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%%* DeepSouth

%%!!Renée
%%A young up-and-coming superheroine who also goes by the name of her alter ego, Ray. One of the Newlydeads' trials was to help her in becoming a more successful hero by defeating Agon.
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%%* AnIcePerson
%%* PoweredArmor: Her superhero getup.
%%* SuperHero

!!Agon
Another superhero and Renée's unofficial rival. A narcisstic brute with a penchant for hogging the spotlight, The Newlydeads secretly help Reneé defeat him in a public duel.
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%%* BlingOfWar: His gold armor.
%%* TheFightingNarcissist
%%* LightningBruiser
* MadeOfIron: Most of Renée's attacks barely manage to scratch him.
%%* SmugSuper
%%* SuperHero

[[/folder]]