%%Given the interconnected nature of the mythological series', could someone with the proper experience/authority merge this page with those from the Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, Trials of Apollo, and Magnus Chase series similar to the Star Wars character page?

Characters who appear in ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles''.

'''Beware of unmarked spoilers.'''

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[[folder:The Kanes]]
!!'''Carter Kane'''
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One of the main characters and the eldest child of Julius and Ruby Kane. Is very knowledgeable of Egyptian myths and artifacts and shows enhanced skills in combat. In ''The Red Pyramid'', he becomes the host of Horus, although the god departs from his body by the end of the book.
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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Towards the end of ''The Serpent's Shadow'', [[spoiler:he's named Pharaoh of the House of Life]].
* BadassBoast: "I am Carter Kane! Blood of the Pharaohs, Eye of Horus! And now, Set - brother, uncle, traitor - I am going to crush you like a gnat."
* BadassBookworm: Knows a lot about Ancient Egypt and its myths, as he traveled with his dad for half his life. Sadie often teases him about this. Despite all of this, however, he is ''very'' capable of kicking your ass with little more than a curved sword (or his magic combat avatar).
* BigGood: [[spoiler:At the end when he is named Pharoah of the House of Life. Though, for the moment, he decides to leave the actual ruling part to Amos.]]
* BlackAndNerdy: Well, mixed race and nerdy, anyway. Sadie even calls him "Mr. Wikipedia".
* BrotherSisterTeam: With Sadie.
* TheChosenOne: Implied to be the one meant to claim the throne of the House of Life and restore it to greatness. [[spoiler:He does become pharaoh at the end of The Serpent's Shadow.]]
* CoolSword: His khopesh.
* DualWielding: [[spoiler:He wields the crook and flail in the final fight against Apophis]].
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The responsible one to Sadie.
* HomeschooledKids: Spent six years of his life being homeschooled by his dad. [[spoiler:Carries some of it over to when he becomes a teacher. School was over for him when his dad was satisfied, so school is over for his pupils when they perform to his satisfaction as well]].
* KidHero: Is only fourteen when he becomes a magician. [[spoiler:He's fifteen when he becomes Pharaoh.]]
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: In-universe, he's named for Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered King Tut's tomb.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: With Zia.]]
* PromotedToParent: In the Brooklyn House.
* SharpDressedMan: Originally only wears pressed dress shirts and trousers. Sadie thinks it just makes him look like an old man.
* SiblingYinYang: With Sadie.
* SociallyAwkwardHero: When it comes to romantic issues, at least.
* SuperMode: Horus' combat avatar.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Set killed his father]].
* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Especially if you hurt Zia. [[spoiler:When he thinks she's died, he momentarily blacks out and when he comes to, Apophis itself has three huge gash marks, courtesy of yours truly.]]

!!'''Sadie Kane'''
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One of the main characters and the younger sister of Carter. Has the ability to read hieroglyphs with ease and can open portals despite her lack of training thanks to the presence of Isis. In ''The Red Pyramid'', she becomes the host of Isis, although the goddess departs from her body by the end of the book.
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* ActionGirl: Even though she doesn't fight with a sword, she still takes on two gods and comes out on top without Carter's help.
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: For American readers, this is the reaction they get when Sadie starts narrating. The most-obvious difference: she's [[DeadpanSnarker freaking snarky]]. The second-most obvious difference: her chapters are written in British English.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Carter does consider her to be annoying.
* BookDumb: She may be able to read Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, but leaves the fact-checking to Carter.
* BootsOfToughness: Rarely seen without her combat boots.
* BrotherSisterTeam: With Carter.
* ButNotTooForeign: Looks quite like her white mother, despite being half-black. This is a minor source of angst for her due to people having trouble believing she's related to Carter and Julius.
* DeadpanSnarker: Constantly. If Sadie isn't making fun at someone's expense, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness then you know things are serious]].
* DivineDate: She has a mutual attraction with Anubis. [[spoiler:The two end up together via Anubis merging with Walt.]]
* DumbBlonde: Not actually dumb, though, just not by-the-book. She's also one of the few blond-haired characters in the series.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: While she's not foolish, she very much acts impulsive, which firmly makes her the foolish one to Carter.
* GirlyBruiser: She is a boy-crazy, glamorous, emotional teenage girl who is also becomes a badass ActionGirl.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: She's secretly resentful of Carter, because, being raised by {{Muggle}} grandparents in a stable London home made her life fairly uneventful and boring, while Carter got to travel the world with their father and endure some quite life-threatening but colorful life. When the Egyptian world invites her in, she immediately answers their call.
* IKnowYourTrueName: She knows [[spoiler:Carter's]] Ren, though only is told it to save him from dying of poison.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is often sarcastic, rebellious and is not afraid when it comes to breaking rules. That said, she is always willing to put her friends and family first beforehand.
* KidHero: Sadie is twelve when she becomes a magician.
* LemonyNarrator: She's much less serious compared to Carter.
* LoveTriangle: Between her, Walt, and Anubis. [[spoiler:Eventually resolved when Walt becomes Anubis's host.]]
* MotorMouth: Characters always comment on how she never stops talking, especially in ''The Serpent's Shadow''.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Walt/Anubis]].
* ParentsAsPeople: Has the unfortunate luck of being in the receiving end of this from both parents, as, unlike Carter, she didn't have the chance to bond with either. Her mother died when she was little, while her father was unwelcome to be in her grandparents' house for more than a few days; the one time when he is able to, [[spoiler:he is killed by Set and becomes Osiris.]] For that matter, before the series started, she was never close to Carter.
* PerkyGoth: Possibly the perkiest goth ever, if there's a title.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Sadie's maternal grandparents took custody of her after Ruby's death, while Carter went with Julius.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Isis's blue, being quite hot-tempered in contrast to Isis's calmer and more calculating demeanor.
* ShipperOnDeck: Supports Carter/Zia.
* SiblingYinYang: With Carter.
* TalkAboutTheWeather: Does this once while traveling in the desert with Walt.
* TapOnTheHead: Averted. The head injury she sustained in the fight with Sobek would have killed her if Geb didn't intervene.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type A.
* VocalEvolution: A literary example. She starts out the first book with a thick British accent, but starts to lose it by the start of the second.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Set killed her father]].

!!'''Amos Kane'''

The brother of Julius Kane and the uncle of Carter and Sadie. [[spoiler:By the end of ''The Throne of Fire'', he becomes the Chief Lector of the House of Life. In ''The Red Pyramid'', he (unwillingly) became the host of Set, although the god departs from his body after using him to lead Carter and Sadie into his trap.]]
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%%* BadassBookworm
* BigGood: [[spoiler:Takes this role when he becomes the Chief Lector]].
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:As Set's host, he's forced to lure his niece and nephew into a trap.]]
* CoolUncle: To Carter and Sadie. He's a very supportive guy and cares deeply about the two.
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: After following the Path of Set and willingly becoming his host again.]]
* FightingFromTheInside: [[spoiler:Is Set's unwilling host in part of ''The Red Pyramid'', and tries to warn Carter and Sadie by using chaos magic.]]
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Being forced to host Set does a number on him and he takes months to recover.]]
* MentorArchetype: He's the first teacher the siblings have and later teaches the students while they go on quests.
* MrExposition: Fills Carter and Sadie in on vital information in ''The Red Pyramid''.
* ObviouslyEvil: [[spoiler:While possessed by Set, he acts very suspiciously, makes bizarrely self-destructive strategies and ''uses chaos magic''. Set reveals this was Amos' way of FightingFromTheInside by giving out as many warning signs as possible. Sadie and Carter are sadly too in denial to heed this.]]
* SharpDressedMan: He always wears nice suits, a fedora, and cool glasses.
* TokenEvilTeammate: [[spoiler:In the first book, thanks to Set (not that the god of evil gave his host a choice)]].

!!'''Julius Kane'''

The husband of Ruby Kane and the father of Carter and Sadie. [[spoiler:He is the current host of Osiris]].
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:He dies while hosting Osiris, so they share the same body in the Duat.]]
%%* BadassBookworm
* DistressedDude[=/=]ParentsInDistress: His capture and sealing inside a coffin by Set is what kicks off the plot, motivating Carter and Sadie to rescue him. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out that had been his plan all along, in order to host Osiris]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He knew he was going to die but believed it necessary to restore the Gods.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:It doesn't stop him from seeing his children again, though.]]
* IdenticalStranger: With Osiris.
%%* SoProudOfYou
* TogetherInDeath: With Ruby.
* TeamDad: So very much.

!!'''Ruby Kane'''

The wife of Julius Kane and the mother of Carter and Sadie. She died prior to the start of the story [[spoiler:when she and her husband tried to free Bast from Cleopatra's Needle. She was once a host of Isis.]]
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* DamselInDistress[=/=]ParentsInDistress: [[spoiler:In ''The Serpent's Shadow'', her soul gets sucked into the Duat and she's held prisoner until Carter and Sadie defeat Apophis]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:When her and her husband's attempt to free Bast almost unleashed Apophis, she gave her life to keep the serpent imprisoned in Cleopatra's Needle.]]
* IdenticalStranger: With Isis.
* MissingMom: Courtesy of dying before the series could start. [[spoiler:Even after turning into a ghost, she has to stay in the Underworld and cannot see her children as much as they would like.]]
%%* PosthumousCharacter
%%* SoProudOfYou
* TogetherInDeath: With Julius.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: By the third book her looks are described as pretty much identical to Sadie's.
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[[folder:Gods]]
!!Tropes Applying to All Gods

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Subverted, only a couple of them appear in actually modern human forms or dress. Most of them appear in forms that would be relevant to their status as gods. This is probably because unlike the Olympians and Aesir, they've been sealed away for the last few thousand years.
** Thoth and Bes are some of the few who play the trope straight, with the former being an eccentric college professor, and the latter being a speedo-wearing, limo driving dwarf. Note that neither of them were ever sealed.
* JerkassGods: Not nearly as bad as the Greek pantheon could be, but many of them are very self-serving, and they aren't interested in working together unless actively forced.
** Its implied that part of what causes them to act like this when they lack a strong leader, and once Horus (and later Ra) take the throne, they (for the most part) fall back into line.
* Really700YearsOld[=/=]TimeAbyss: As with the other pantheons they're all extremely old, with Ra and Apophis arguably being the oldest beings in the entire franchise, having been around since creation began (Apophis possibly even predates that). Of course, due to what we now know about the nature of the gods, even this is dubious.

!!'''Horus'''
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The falcon god of pharaohs and the sky. He was born on the second day of the Demon Days. Originally a son of Geb and Nut making him brother to Set, Isis, Nephthys and Osiris. Later reborn as a son of Osiris and Isis. Takes Carter Kane as his host, but departs his body by the end of ''The Red Pyramid''.
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%%* TheAce
* TheAllSolvingHammer: According to his own admission, his understanding of magic boils down to hitting the enemy with a sword until they're dead and repeating as necessary if they rise again.
* BloodKnight: Horus loves a good fight and his first reponse to a problem is generally to demand Carter give him control so he can stab the problem away.
* BookDumb: He openly confesses to Carter his strategy boils down to AttackAttackAttack and his ignorance about the topic of shadows.
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* TheDeterminator: When Carter asks how long it took him to beat Set before with his aforementioned strategy he answered ''seven years''.
* TheHero: Expected to save the world from chaos.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: Gets a bit starry-eyed described what a perfect killer Sekhmet is, even as ''he'' is one of her targets.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: His arrogance, tough demeanor, and demands of duties can be off putting, but he is a courageous warrior who fights for what is right and will stand by a friend.
* {{Lunacy}}: One of his eyes is supposed to be the moon damaged by Set.
* ThePowerOfTheSun: A sun god with one of his eyes being the sun.
* RedOniBlueOni: A blunt fan of brute force paired with the cerebral Carter.
* WeCanRuleTogether: A non-villainous variation. Throughout ''The Throne of Fire'' and even at the beginning of ''The Serpent's Shadow'', he often offers that Carter [[spoiler:become his host again]] so that they can rule the gods and take on Apophis instead of Ra.
* YouKilledMyFather: Set killed his father.

!!'''Isis'''
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The goddess of magic and motherhood. She was born on the fourth day of the Demon Days. Takes Sadie Kane as her host, but departs her body by the end of ''The Red Pyramid''.
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%%* ActionGirl
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Poisoned Ra and forces him to abdicate the throne, leading to the current mess.]] She can be caring, but has a very deceptive and manipulative side.
* BrotherSisterIncest: With her brother Osiris, though this is explained as their different hosts - brother and sister, then husband and wife.
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: She's described to have prismatic wings.
* HotWitch: A goddess of magic.
* MamaBear: To Horus, against Set.
* RedOniBlueOni: The calm, calculating blue oni to Sadie's more hot-tempered red.

!!'''Bast'''
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The goddess of felines. She acts as the guardian of Carter and Sadie.
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* ActionGirl: She's repeatedly shown to be more than a competent fighter--she ''did'' battle Apophis for thousands of years inside his prison, after all.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Brought back from the depths of Duat as a reward for Set's imprisoning. She can actually climb back out herself (since no god can truly die), but it takes a thousand lifetimes.]]
* CatGirl: She's the goddess of cats; what did you expect?
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Expended her powers to fight Sobek, which causes both gods to fall into the depths of Duat. But she is given a quick passageway in return for the Kanes imprisoning Set.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Banished Sobek and herself to the Duat to keep him away from Carter and Sadie.]]
%%* IGaveMyWord
* LoveTriangle: Tawaret > Bes > Bast.
%%* MagicalGuardian
* MamaBear: She considers Carter and Sadie her "kittens" and is fiercely protective of them.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: She held down Apophis for ''millennia''. It's brought back in passing and is rarely mentioned again.
* SuperMode: She has her own combat avatar.
* TeamMom: She even refers to Carter and Sadie as her "kittens".
* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler:It's never explained how the other gods restored her, though it most likely involved finding where in the Duat she'd been banished too and hauling her back.]]

!!'''Bes'''

The god of dwarves.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: In love with Bast, but she just plays with his feelings. Meanwhile, he is oblivious to Tawaret's feelings for him [[spoiler: at least until the end of the third book.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Alongside the Sunny Acres retirees, Bes assists the Kanes in fighting the army of Chaos. It's the first time that the trio meet after his ''ren'' was robbed away.]]
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:After getting his ren taken by Khonsu in the second book, he's left as this. Luckily, he gets better in the third]].
* {{Gonk}}: His description is not flattering even when he doesn't activate his superpower. Then again, don't judge a book by its cover.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In the second book, he sacrifices his ren to Khonsu in a game of senet to buy the Kane siblings more time to get to Ra and revive him, thus ending up as an empty husk devoid of his identity. He gets better later on, though]].
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* LovecraftianSuperpower: Can make himself REALLY ugly. It does a ''lot'' of damage.
* LoveTriangle: Tawaret > Bes > Bast.
* NightmareFace: He's ugly enough on his own, but his trademark attack is to scare the living daylights out of his opponent by distorting his face hideously, thus making himself even uglier, and screaming "BOO!"
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Tawaret, at the end of the third book]].
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Takes Bast's role as the god who looks after the Kanes in ''Throne of Fire''. [[spoiler: He even sacrifices himself for the two later on, too, like Bast did in the previous book. Only the gods won't help the siblings to bring him back; they have to be the more proactive force this time.]]
%%* TeamDad

!!'''Anubis'''
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The god of death and funerals. He often shows up to provide plot-relevant advice, and has feelings for Sadie.
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* BerserkButton: ''Don't hurt Sadie''. [[spoiler:Sarah Jacobi truly learns her lesson the painful way. Or maybe she can't, since [[AndIMustScream she's now beneath the earth somewhere]].]]
* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Walt's Betty for Sadie.
* DisappearedDad: His dad is [[ArchnemesisDad Set]] after all. Thankfully, he gets Osiris as a substitute.
* DontFearTheReaper: He's a pretty nice guy for someone who's in charge of funerals.
* FusionDance: [[spoiler:He fuses with Walt near the end of ''Serpent's Shadow'']].
* HotGod: His attractiveness is frequently noted by Sadie and he manages to stun daughters of Aphrodite into stammering school-girls.
* LoveTriangle: He and Walt both like Sadie. Who does Sadie pick? [[spoiler:Both of them, technically, once Walt becomes Anubis's host]].
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Normally composed and calm, even easygoing at times. He ''flips the shit out'' when [[spoiler: Jacobi knocks Sadie off the room so hard she hits the protective wall, which makes her disoriented. He proceeds to split open the earth beneath Jacobi, which ''swallows her alive''.]]
** He drops his playful facade when his father is around, too. Immediately following the scene above, Set [[WellDoneSonGuy praises him as being truly his son]]; he gets a cold "Shut up, father" for his trouble.
* [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Mad God's Handsome Son]]: He's the son of Set, the god of chaos and the BigBad of ''The Red Pyramid''.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: With Sadie. Although he looks like a teenage guy, it's more than hard to ignore that he's a ''god'' and Sadie is a mortal human. [[spoiler:This is finally solved in ''The Serpent's Shadow'', where Walt hosts Anubis to survive his family curse and both of them are able to be with Sadie]].
* MrExposition: At times.
* MrFanservice: Sadie repeatedly describes him as "annoyingly gorgeous".
* NiceGuy: Seems to inherit this particular trait from his mother.
* NobleWolf: Do remember that his true form is that of a humanoid jackal. He's also pretty cool and nice guy through-and-through (especially compared to his [[SavageWolves bad dad]]).
* OfficialCouple: With Sadie.
* SymbioticPossession: [[spoiler:with Walt]].
* TroubledButCute: Even if he didn't have Set for a dad, he's the God of Death and funerals, A little trouble is to be expected.

!!'''Apophis'''
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The embodiment of primal chaos.
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* {{Archnemesis}}: Ma'at, who is the symbol of order. In practice, though, he is mostly known as Ra's bitterest enemy (since it's unknown whether Ma'at is a goddess or a mere concept in this universe).
* BigBad: Of the entire series.
* ChaosIsEvil: Yes. Literally the embodiment of this trope, and that's NotHyperbole.
%%* TheChessmaster
* DemonicPossession: Posesses Vlad in ''The Throne of Fire''
* CessationOfExistence: [[spoiler: His ultimate fate. All components of his existence are destroyed by the end.]]
* EldritchAbomination: Even being near him in a dream would have driven [[spoiler: Carter]] insane were it not for [[spoiler: Horus']] protection. One magician describes his voice "as though darkness could speak." The physical form he uses is that of a ''massive'' red snake with the ability to split the Duat into multiple layers [[AlienGeometries and maintain a physical presence on each one]] and enough raw power to fight all the gods at once.
%%* EyeScream
* GodOfEvil: Even the other chaos gods hate him.
* GoodHurtsEvil: As the embodiment of Chaos, he is literally pained by creation.
* HealingSerpent: [[BigBad Apophis]], who's portrayed as a giant snake, surprisingly is this, though in a DealWithTheDevil sort of way, by offering to cure Walt Stone of his curse.
** Apophis healed Vladimir Menshikov's damaged throat, implied to be a side affect of becoming Apophis's [[FusionDance host]].
** After doing a FusionDance, Apophis and Vladimir Menshikov offer to cure Walt Stone of his curse if the Kanes give him/them the scarab that's Khepri.
* {{Kaiju}}: He's the size of the Great Pyramid when [[spoiler: he breaks free near Cairo]], and continues growing until he's the size of Cairo, which would make him about ''25 miles long'', if not bigger. [[spoiler: Him simply moving around in the general vicinity of the city is seen as an earthquake by the WeirdnessCensor.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: Unlike the other villains, Apophis is never once played for laughs. Whenever he shows up, the situation instantly becomes dead serious.
%%* TheManBehindTheMan
* OmnicidalManiac: Though in somewhat of a twist, he's given a legitimate reason instead of just wanting to do it for the [[ForTheEvulz hell of it]]. Creation literally pains him, things like the laws of physics are described as restricting him ''exactly'' like a human being nailed to the floor by the feet. He seeks to destroy creation so he can return the world to the primordial abyss he originated from.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: He is a snake after all...
* {{Sssssnaketalk}}: He isssss given thisssss attribute in the graphic novelsssss.
* SympathyForTheDevil: When Carter is collecting his shadow, he briefly sees things from Apohpis' point of view, and how the serpent views creation as a painful restriction on his freedom, and briefly feels sorry for him.

!!'''Geb'''

The god/personification of the earth and father of Isis, Osiris, the first incarnation of Horus, Nephthys and Set.
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* DishingOutDirt: As a god of the earth, he can manipulate it in all its forms.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Nut, forced apart by Shu.

!!'''Nephthys'''

The goddess of rivers, nature, lamentation, sleep, and night. She was born on the Fifth Demon Day and is the mother of Anubis. [[spoiler:She took Zia Rashid as a host.]]
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She married the ''GodOfEvil'' -- you can't do badder.
* FireWaterJuxtaposition: [[spoiler: With Zia. The main reason why Zia, a magician who specialised in fire magic, had to be kept in a coma because their polarizing elements took a toll on her body,]]
%%* MakingASplash
* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: The only unambiguously good god of the main five.
* OnlySaneMan: The only one who wants to stay away from the divine family in-fighting. She doesn't have bad relations with anyone, as she's allied with the heroic gods while simultaneously being married to [[{{Jerkass}} Set]].
* OppositesAttract: From what can be inferred on her sparse appearances, she's a very sweet and kind lady who willingly protects someone as per Iskandar's wish. How can she be attracted to the, erm, bad Set is anyone's guess.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Running water weakens the gods, allowing things like rivers to weaken their powers, for good or for ill. Not the river goddess, though.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Isis' tomboy. Isis practices, among other things, battle magic, and is the hot-tempered of the two. Nephthys, meanwhile, is very much a proper lady.
* WaterIsWomanly: The goddess of rivers and a ProperLady through and through.

!!'''Nut'''

The goddess/personification of the sky.
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* CelestialBody: Well she ''is'' the sky so...
* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Is more than aware of the jokes concerning her [[UnfortunateNames name]], but it turns out she takes it all in stride.
* TheDeterminator: Gambled with Khonsu so she can have additional days to give birth to her children. As in, she ''added 5 more days to the 360-day calendar'', because [[ExactWords Ra forbade her from going into labor on any and only any of the 360 days or nights]].
* StarCrossedLovers: With Geb, forced apart by Shu.
* UnfortunateNames: Sadie can't quite believe that the mother of gods is called ''Nut''. Fortunately, she takes it in good humor: she's heard ''all'' of the jokes by now.

!!'''Osiris'''

The god of the dead and ruler of the afterlife. He is the husband of Isis and father of the current incarnation of Horus. [[spoiler:His current host is Julius Kane]].
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* BrotherSisterIncest: With Isis, though this is explained as their different hosts - brother and sister, then husband and wife.
* CainAndAbel: The Abel to Set's Cain.
* ExtremeDoormat: [[spoiler:After taking Julis as his host, Osiris is content to let the magician rule the Underworld and judge the deads in his stead.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: Substitutes Set's role as a father figure to Anubis.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In some ways, more so then his wife and son.
* TooDumbToLive: Sadie questions his intelligence when viewing a record of him falling for Set's trap.
* TopGod: Succeeded Ra as this until Set usurped him.

!!'''Ra'''

The god of creation, rebirth, and the sun.
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* {{Archnemesis}}: To Apophis.
* BigGood: Once [[spoiler: Zia hosts him.]]
* BornAgainImmortality: Ra is pretty unique amongst Egyptian gods, since he grows older but a young and healthy host rejuvenates him.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Thanks to his long exile and incomplete resurrection. [[spoiler: He gets better with Zia's help, once she hosts him.]]
* CoolOldGuy: [[spoiler:Once Zia becomes his host, Ra turns warm, confident and powerful enough to kick a lot of ass while looking like a bronze statue of a gramps.]]
* ThePowerOfTheSun: Obviously.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Willingly works with those who wronged him in the past and mortals without complaint and [[spoiler:steps aside at the end to let Horus become king]]. FAR more reasonable than Zeus in Riodan's other series ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians''.
* ScatterbrainedSenior: When the Kanes manage to find him, he's very much ''not'' the picture of mental health, constantly babbling nonsense and drooling. [[spoiler:He gets better once he takes Zia for his host.]]
* SuperEmpowering: Apparently did this for humanity as a whole by giving them the power of Egyptian magic.
* YouCantFightFate: His attempts to prevent his overthrow at the hands of Nut's children.

!!'''Set'''
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The god of chaos, deserts, and storms. Famous for being Ra's chief defender against Apophis and the strongest warrior god.
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* AffablyEvil: Very much. He even makes jokes. ''Good'' jokes.
* ArchnemesisDad: Seems to have this going on with Anubis for quite a while. When he gleefully greets him after [[spoiler: the latter plunges Sarah Jacobi into the underworld]], Anubis replies with the [[SarcasmMode extremely warm]] "Shut up, father".
* ArcVillain: The main villain of the first book, [[spoiler:as an UnwittingPawn to Apophis]].
* CainAndAbel: With Osiris.
* CardCarryingVillain: Or as he sarcastically puts it: "You figure that out all by yourself? The god of evil is evil?"
* CartoonCreature: The Set Animal.
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Later becomes a semi-reluctant ally to Sadie and Carter because Apophis is rising.]]
* EvilUncle: To Horus.
* FreudianExcuse: A fairly justified one: [[spoiler:he wanted revenge against Isis for overthrowing Ra, whom he was very loyal to.]]
* EvilVersusOblivion: Just because he's evil doesn't mean he wants Apophis to destroy the universe. Could also be seen as EvenEvilHasStandards.
* InsultBackfire: He responds to Sadie/Isis calling him evil, faithless, ruthless and vile with "You make me blush, sister."
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:When he doesn't help the Kanes kill a tjesu heru, a serpent monster, which later poisons Carter.]]
* RedIsViolent: Chaos magic glows red, and Set delights in violence.
* SavageWolves: His true form is a sort of a canine (''[[SadlyMythtaken not]]'' a jackal, which is his son's appearance. Set's canine doesn't correspond to any canine as we know today).
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Very much so.
* UndyingLoyalty: Played surprisingly straight. [[spoiler: Despite everything, it's made clear that he was fiercely loyal to Ra, and much of his hatred to his siblings stems from Isis' ousting of Ra. Turns out this is the entire reason he killed Osiris: he simply couldn't ''stand'' the idea of Isis's succeeding in making Osiris king after she overthrew Ra.]]
* VillainousValour: For all his cruelty, Set is no coward. He fought Apophis every night when he still was Ra's main protector, and when he's about to be sealed at the end of the first book, Carter perceives him as a proud, fierce warrior.

!!'''Thoth'''

The god of wisdom, magic and writing. He's also know as Djehuti. He's the founder of the House of Life.
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* AbsentMindedProfessor
* BadassBookworm: An unrepentant nerd researching anything catching his fancy, and managed to hold Apophis at bay for several days.
* TheSmartGuy: Of the entire pantheon, naturally.
* TechnicolorEyes: They're constantly shifting colours.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Other Magicians]]
!!'''Zia Rashid'''
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A magician and scribe of the House of Life and a member of the First Nome.
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%%* ActionGirl
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Has copper skin. Since she has an Arabic name, it's safe to say she's meant to be an Egyptian.
* BadassBoast: "I am a magician of the House of Life. We are trained to fight gods."
* DefrostingIceQueen
* DoomedHometown: Her father opened an evil statue that killed everyone in the village but Zia.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: An exceptionally intelligent and powerful young magician of [[PlayingWithFire fire magic]], and described as both beautiful and dangerous.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Carter at the end of Book 3]].
* ThePowerOfTheSun: [[spoiler:Specializes in this once she becomes Ra's host]].
* ParentalAbandonment: Lost her parents and her entire village due to a statue's curse.
* PlayingWithFire: Master of fire. When it's revealed at the end of the first book that [[spoiler: Zia is hosting Nephthys (a water goddess)]], it becomes jarring. [[spoiler:[[FireWaterJuxtaposition It's deliberate]].]]
* TalkingInYourDreams

!!'''Walt Stone'''
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One of Carter and Sadie's trainees and a charm maker. He's one of Sadie's love interests. A descendent of King Tut.
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* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Anubis's Veronica for Sadie.
* CastFromLifeSpan: [[spoiler:As Walt casts magic, his death resulting from his family's curse will come quicker; this is why he prefers making charms.]]
* DisappearedDad: His father died at the age of 18.
* FusionDance: [[spoiler:Fuses with Anubis near the end of ''The Serpent's Shadow'']].
* GentleGiant: He's a tall NiceGuy.
* HereditaryCurse: The priests of the other gods cursed Akhenaten's bloodline for the king's monotheism.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Carter.
* JumpedAtTheCall: Is the first person to respond to Sadie and Carter's message.
* OfficialCouple: With [[spoiler:Sadie.]]
* MarkedToDie: Because he's from Akhenaton's bloodline, he's cursed to die young.
%%* NiceGuy
* SymbioticPossession: [[spoiler:with Anubis]].
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's a tall, handsome, African-American boy.

!!'''Jasmine "Jaz" Anderson'''

One of Carter and Sadie's trainees and a healer. Her real name is Jasmine.
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* BerserkButton: Don't refer to her as Jasmine.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: While she hasn't shown much in the way of hostile tendencies, it bears mentioning that the patron goddess of her field is ''[[UnstoppableRage Sekhmet]]''.
* ConvenientComa: Is reduced to this at the end of the prologue, which takes her out of the game before it even starts.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Follows the path of Sekhmet, goddess of plagues, UnstoppableRage, and massive collateral damage. However, she's a [[TheMedic healer]]: She walks Sekhmet's path because it gives her the ability to ''stop'' plague spirits in their tracks.
%%* HealingHands
* HeroicSacrifice: Casts a powerful magic to repel attackers that causes her to fall into a coma. She doesn't wake up until near the end of the second book.
* InSeriesNickname[=/=]OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: She's only ever called "Jaz", not "Jasmine".
* TheMedic: She mainly specializes in healing magic.
%%* NiceGirl
* RomanticFalseLead: For Walt. Also counts as a ShipTease since they do hold hands at one point.

!!'''Felix Philip'''

One of Carter and Sadie's trainees, the youngest one there during ''The Throne of Fire''.
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* AnIcePerson: Is this despite there being no known Egyptian god of ice and snow (since y'know, [[DontExplainTheJoke snow doesn't fall in such a hot place like that]]).
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Sort of in terms of insisting on summoning penguins. Carter does note that it is annoying to have to transport said penguins back to Antarctica.
* BabyOfTheBunch: In ''The Throne of Fire'' he's the youngest of the trainees at nine years old. No longer the case as of ''The Serpent's Shadow'' as Brooklyn House has taken in a lot more kids including literal kindergarteners who take on this role.
* BadassAdorable: Proves himself to be this, his penguins and ice magic turning out to be very effective in battle.
* ChildishToothGap: Sports this in the graphic novel version of ''The Serpent's Shadow'', though not in ''The Throne of Fire''.
* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:When in the Duat, Sadie notices Felix has an especially strong aura.]]
* RunningGag: Felix believes that the solution to every problem involves penguins.

!!'''Cleo'''

One of Carter and Sadie's trainees, who acts as Brooklyn House's librarian and follows the path of Thoth.
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* ActionSurvivor: She's a fairly impressive fighter when she has to be.
* BadassBookworm: In spite of not having a stomach for fighting according to Sadie, she has proved to be fairly good at improvising with the spells she does know.
* BerserkButton: Don't threaten harm to any books.
* InformedFlaw: We're told that she's not much of a fighter, but the two times she does go into battle, she is very impressive. It's more a case of being OvershadowedByAwesome.
* MsExposition: Is basically the person they go to when even Carter is stumped.
* Omniglot: Is fluent in multiple languages including Portuguese, Ancient Egyptian, and English.

!!'''Iskandar'''

The Chief Lector of the House of Life.
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* CoolOldGuy
* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler: Played more or less straight, although it is due to old age rather than being offed by the villain. It still comes as a shock to Zia when she finds out.]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler: Seemed willing to humor the Kanes, even believe them, but he died before he could really help them. He did realize Zia's significance and arranged for her protection.]]

!!'''Michel Desjardins'''

A magician of French descent. [[spoiler:He succeeds Iskandar as the Chief Lector.]]
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Even after everything he has done, his death is sad.]]
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:He consumed his entire life-force to execrate Apophis. An execration is basically a nuclear missile you drop on your victim.]]
* FaceHeelRevolvingDoor: He wants the best for the House of Life, but his pride and temper sometimes get in the way of him realizing what that is. [[spoiler:Settles on face after sacrificing his life for the Kanes.]]
%%* FrenchJerk
%%* HeroicSacrifice
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:The reader is led to believe that he's the host of Set, when it's actually Amos]].
* [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Really Two Hundred Years Old]]: [[spoiler: Magicians live long lives.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath
* WalkingSpoiler: Particularly after he [[spoiler: makes his HeroicSacrifice in ''The Throne of Fire''.]]

!!'''Vladimir Menshikov'''

AKA "Vlad the Inhaler." More evil then he sounds.
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* BadBoss: He isn't above sacrificing his own loyal servants to further his plans.
* BrightIsNotGood: He dresses in all white.
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:After his failed attempt to revive Ra, he decided to work with Apophis to cause the world's destruction that he believes is inevitable.]]
%%* DevilInPlainSight
%%* EyeScream
* FacialHorror: His face is covered in burn scars. [[spoiler: He got them when he tried to revive Ra.]]
* HealingSerpent: Has a bit of a snake theme going on from his SerpentStaff, snake pendant, control of snakes and secretly been a follower of Apophis, offers the Kanes the secret to curing Walt Stone of his curse if they kill [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Michel Desjardins]] and join Apophis.
* TheHeavy: Apophis' enforcer in the second book, but gets possessed by him for the climax.
* {{Jerkass}}: He tries to blackmail Sadie into working for him [[spoiler: by promising to cure Walt's curse.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[RedBaron Vlad the Inhaler]] is only a few syllables away from ''UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler'', who was notoriously cruel (one example being his perchant for impaling enemies on spikes and leaving them to die), and is widely believed to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker's ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''.
%%* NightmareFace
%%* OmnicidalManiac

!!'''Sarah Jacobi'''

One of the rebel magicians' leaders.
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* BuriedAlive: Anubis was ''really'' displeased when she assaulted Sadie.
* DraggedOffToHell: [[spoiler: Anubis kills her by summoning a horde of ghosts who mummify her and pull her into the underworld.]]
* DragonAscendant: Replaces Menshikov as the leader of Apophis' mortal followers.
* DarkActionGirl: A violent sadist.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Is the only evil female magician to get both a name and characterization.

!!Setne

Prince Khaemwaset, son of Ramses the Great. A magician from ancient times who's spirit has managed to survive to modern times.
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* BigBad: For ''Literature/DemigodsAndMagicians''.
* TheChessmaster: Brought himself to the attention of the Kanes and agreed to help them all to arrange a chance to escape and make off with the Book of Thoth.
* TheDreaded: One of the most powerful magicians of all time, his spirit has reportedly been on Earth for centuries, [[HistoricalRapSheet causing such delightful incidents]] as UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution and UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. When he is finally captured, no effort is spared to keep him from moving of speaking, he's considered that dangerous.
* TheEvilPrince: He was the son of a Pharoah and highly resentful of his more famous father.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He acts friendly and constantly refers to Carter as "pal" while plotting to kill him and escape.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Khaemweset was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaemweset an actual son]] of Ramses. Though, the real Setne [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade wasn't an evil magician]] and spent most of his life working to help Egypt, causing many to deem him "the first Egyptologist" for his efforts to restore monuments.
* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Has a taste for frills, bell-bottoms and purple coats.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Understandable as Setne is a lot easier for modern folks to pronounce than Khaemwaset.
* RealityWarper: After he gets ahold of the Crown of Ptolemy, he starts shredding the fabric of the Duat itself.
* SealedEvilInACan: As of the end of ''Literature/DemigodsAndMagicians''. In this case, the can is a snowglobe, which Carter intends to use as a paperweight.
* SmugSnake: ''Insufferably so''! Most of Setne's scenes in ''Demigods and Magicians'' and ''Brookyln House Magician's Manual'' have him smugly brag about his rise to power and coming immortality.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Others]]

!!'''Khufu'''

Amos Kane's pet baboon.
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* PickyEater: Will only eat food that ends in ''-o''. Though he does later expand his diet to include anything encased in Jell-O.

!!'''Philip of Macedonia'''

A shabti that belongs to Amos Kane.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Inverted. He's a decidedly friendly crocodile.

!!'''Liz and Emma'''

Sadie's two friends from school in England.
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* {{Bit Character}}s: They only get mentions in ''The Red Pyramid,'' and show up for one chapter in ''Throne of Fire'', and Liz gets mentioned briefly in ''Serpent's Shadow''.
* DistractedByTheSexy: They're both left stunned at seeing Anubis for the first time, much to Sadie's [[HypocriticalHumor irritation.]]
* InformedJudaism: Sadie mentions in Book 3 that Liz is Jewish and brought her to synagogue once. A JustifiedTrope since, after all, she only has one scene.
* {{Muggle Best Friend}}s: For Sadie.
* NoodleIncident: They got locked in the boy's locker room once. ItsALongStory, apparently.
* {{Satellite Character}}s: The most that's known about them is that they're Sadie's friends, and that Liz is Jewish.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Girls. Their one appearance is together, and they're usually mentioned together.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It isn't elaborated on what happened to them after they stayed behind with Sadie's grandparents once the final confrontation with Babi and Nekhbet is over.

[[/folder]]