Characters from ''Webcomic/TrueVillains''.
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!!'''Sebastian Jalek'''
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->''"I'm not just your run-of-the-mill adventurer. I'm Sebastian Jalek, adventurer extraordinaire!"''

One of two newcomers to Xaneth's team. Sebastian is a famous adventurer whose talents in alchemy and combat are [[JoinOrDie recruited]] by Xaneth.
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: By Saga 5, he considers himself this. Whether he's truly unburdened himself of morality is uncertain.
* BrickJoke: "...Did she say Virgin's Blood?"
* CombatPragmatist: He doesn't pull his punches when fighting his former companions, offing one by detonating a chemical trigger he had planted earlier.
* DullSurprise: His reaction to SerialKiller Elia revealing her past.
* FaceHeelTurn: At first, it seems like Sebastian is being forced into this by Xaneth. However, when he blows up Dorn, he seems pretty set in this path.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: Done subtly during Saga 1, when Sebastian switches out an old and weather-worn white shirt for [[EvilWearsBlack a new black one]] before he heads out to Dorn. His complete transformation during Saga 5 is slightly more drastic.
* ImportantHaircut: During Saga 5, Sebastian does this as part of his EvilCostumeSwitch and transformation into AboveGoodAndEvil.
* NaiveNewcomer: Being one of the newest faces in Xaneth's band, he gets to ask all the AudienceSurrogate questions. In Saga 6, Bayn takes some time while traveling to fill Sebastian in on his past with Xaneth, as well as why Xaneth's shoes are yellow.
* NominalHero: Before the comic began, he did heroic deeds more for thrills or reward than to help people.
* ParentalSubstitute: Towards Mia. She adopts his last name.
* PointOfNoReturn: Considers [[spoiler:the destruction of Dorn]] at his own hands this. Appropriately, it's given significant dramatic build-up and a nice {{Lampshading}}. The [[http://www.truevillains.com/comic-2008-05-21~N-Point%20of%20No%20Return-jpg.htm page where he does it]] is even named after the trope. [[SubvertedTrope He back-pedals slightly when he rescues Mia.]]
* ShroudedInMyth: Stories of his exploits are [[http://www.truevillains.com/comic-2007-08-30~N-Word%20on%20the%20Street-jpg.htm somewhat exaggerated]].
* TheTeamNormal: He's the only non-magical member of Xaneth's crew, although his {{Alchemy|IsMagic}} comes close.
* TheUnfettered: He decides to start acting on what he ''can'' do, not what he ''should'' do.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He dons nothing from the waist up for a few pages after [[spoiler:being blasted by the Necromancer]]. Nicely Lampshaded by Xaneth:
--> "...And put a shirt on - you're distracting everybody."

!!'''Xaneth Antaris'''
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->''"Because I have a plan. I always have a plan. So I want you to trust that it is going to work. Do exactly as I say, and you will come out just fine."''

The BigBad of the dungeon, and a very, very shrewd planner. Xaneth is never far from his crystal ball which allows him to see many, many things, as befits a demon of the God of Vision.
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: With surveillance, preparation, and an uncanny talent for gauging people's abilities in battle, he's much more dangerous than even his own considerable power suggests. [[spoiler:He handily defeats a MasterOfIllusion prophet of Nox by identifying and hijacking her own illusions.]]
* CardCarryingVillain: He's the first to admit that he is [[CharacterAlignment Evil]][[invoked]] -- not because his mission requires it, but because he has more fun that way.
* TheChessmaster: It comes with the territory as a demon of the God of Vision.
* CombatPragmatist: Why fight [[spoiler:Dove]] when you can drop a bomb on him from overhead?
* ConsistentClothingStyle: He always wears yellow shoes. Dexter eventually admits to Sebastian that he {{Curse}}d him as a joke - Xaneth's shoes actually [[InvokedTrope turn yellow]], or, if he goes barefoot, his feet do.
* CurbStompBattle:
** Frequently engages in these, with the exception of a single ''offscreen'' duel. It's especially telling that he's able to force the retreat of Alyssa, Olivia and Brawn (after Sebastian, Bayn and Elia are all indisposed) within a couple of pages.
** [[spoiler:The vampire Paladin hands him one, tearing him to [[NotEnoughToBury shreds]].]]
* TheDreaded: Gleefully {{exploited|Trope}}. All he has to do is fly into a town square and introduce himself and the populace flee en masse.
* GilliganCut: [[http://www.truevillains.com/comic-2012-05-29-MIA-jpg.htm "Where are all my minions?!" "HERE I AM!"]]
* IneffectualDeathThreats: His dialogue with Mia almost solely consists of these.
* PetTheDog: With much grumbling, he makes occasional gestures of kindness to his team, like sewing Sebastian a new dorky backpack and punting his sister [[ATwinkleInTheSky away]] rather than make him kill her.
* TemptingFate: Increasingly during Saga 1, when the Golem comes to the dungeon.
* {{Troll}}: As often as he says he punishes errors with [[YouHaveFailedMe extreme prejudice]], he usually [[http://www.truevillains.com/comic-2013-05-22-The%20Day%20After-jpg.htm settles]] for merciless snark instead.
* WouldHurtAChild: ...And endlessly threatens to do so when Mia is within view.
* XanatosGambit: At one point makes reference to a "Grandmaster Plan" that's ensured to succeed no matter what issues the past will unearth he's putting into motion when Sebastian asks why he spared him. The ending of Saga 5 makes him seriously reconsider the validity of that statement.

!!'''Elia Radscallion'''
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->''"Aww, you still feel guilt! That's precious."''

One of Xaneth's allies and a powerful Necromancer. She is introduced when she is enlisted to kill the survivors of Dorn.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Saga 4 puts her and her back story in the spotlight.
* AffablyEvil: She's a murderous psychopath who enjoys the prospect of having a few survivors to eviscerate. But she's such a sweetie. And she helps a random elf-girl out just because she was [[StepfordSmiler very obviously hiding her pain.]]
* AxCrazy: Implied to have been reigned in by Xaneth since her DarkAndTroubledPast as a serial killer. She lets it out full force when she storms a mansion with her undead army to rescue Aya.
* CardCarryingVillain: Vocally, happily, flagrantly [[CharacterAlignment Evil]][[invoked]].
* CutenessProximity: Falls victim to this when Sebastian brings back Mia, who she's under orders to kill. A polite introduction and a cheery grin later and Elia's completely won over.
* EyeColorChange: While normally green, her eyes glow purple when she uses her necromancy. This makes it easy to pick out which of her undead she's currently inhabiting while playing decoy.
* GoodHurtsEvil: Her body is held together by Dark magic, which means the Paladin's Light magic SuperMode cripples her just for standing too close.
* {{Gorn}}: Tends to happen when she's around. Her EstablishingCharacterMoment is her melting a mugger's face off.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: An elegant, always perfectly dressed lady from a noble family, she is also an eighty-four-year-old necromancer, held together with black magic and spite, who can paint the town [[BloodKnight red]] with undead armies and deadly spells and will ''literally'' rip off her own skin for a tactical advantage.
* MacheteMayhem: Her weapon of choice, as revealed when she storms the mansion in Saga 4.
* MortalityGreyArea: Her body is held together with Dark magic, causing her to collapse on the spot when exposed to AntiMagic until the enchantments recover. However, she's still alive enough to benefit from {{Healing Herb}}s.
* NightmareFetishist: Calmly and cutely tells Sebastian that she's off to melt some people, has the most ''gleeful'' expression while slaughtering innocents, and was in a relationship with a werewolf for an undetermined amount of time.
* NotMeThisTime: During Saga 3, there is a murder conducted in the exact same style Elia used when she lived nearby as a serial killer decades ago.
* OlderThanSheLooks: She's an 86-year-old necromancer who keeps a collection of youthful skins.
* PossessingADeadBody: She can transfer her spirit into any of the mindless undead under her control, allowing her to get the jump on an enemy in a fight. Her original body might be an edge case, given that it's held together with Dark magic and stolen skin.
* SerialKiller: Her back story, and the reason she changes skins when she accompanies Sebastian to Grantiar Isle.
* SkinWalker: She's able to switch skins like a normal person switches dresses. Leads to a slight GlamourFailure when a monster pierces holes through her usual skin while she's not in it.
* SoulJar: Of a sort. At one point, she is shown to be capable of switching bodies by transferring her eyes between them - even leaving her own skeleton behind.
* WouldHurtAChild: For a terrible moment, she confirms she'd do this, as per her orders. Luckily she's not immune to the CutenessOverload personified that is Mia.
* YaoiFangirl: In the [[http://www.truevillains.com/comic-2009-04-31~N-April%20Fools-jpg.htm April Fools comic]].

!!'''Mia Jalek'''
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->''"I can't just give you things for nothing! Then you'd start expecting them. I have to keep you on a short leash, or else you'll be bad."''

The team's cute child as well as golem maker. Mia has a special ability to craft metal with her bare hands and infuse it with magical spirits. She lived in Dorn as a street rat but is taken in by Sebastian.
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* BarefootPoverty: Despite joining up with Xaneth's team, she has yet to wear shoes unless in disguise. Or using the Boots of Jumping and Kicking.
* CheerfulChild: Despite being a homeless orphan, she is pretty much always happy.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Lucky for Sebastian that the only survivor of his massacre of Dorn is happy to leave the place behind.
* DaddysGirl: Sebastian cares for Mia a great deal, and when he rescues her from the Paladin he is actually crying.
* DaddysLittleVillain: She's happy to help out Sebastian and Xaneth with their evil plans, including [[spoiler:murdering a Chosen One for them]].
%%* GenkiGirl
* EnfantTerrible: Xaneth's enemies see her as one. [[spoiler:Killing Ritania edges her closer to this trope.]]
* HappilyAdopted: Sebastian took Mia in- she uses his name because she does not know her own.
* InnocentProdigy: Mia is able to build very stable and well working golems- never mind her special ability. She makes all the joints and hinges work, and can do it quickly. She even built a functioning watch. She's also able to talk down to Xaneth and live.
* LittleMissBadass: When her golems don't do the trick, she can kick ass in her PoweredArmor.
** And then she makes [[spoiler:Amber]], a Powered Armor ''Golem''. Which ''also'' gets blessed by a Prophet of Ket. It doesn't quite even the odds against a [[spoiler:super-powerful vampire paladin]], but the pair does manage to hold their own ''very'' well.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Due to MoralMyopia in favour of her new friends or just not understanding what they're doing, she's happy to make heavy weapons for self-declared villains. [[spoiler:She also has no problem with killing a Chosen One, because "People die all the time!"]]
* ThePollyanna: Despite a HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood [[StreetUrchin on the streets]] of Dorn, she's relentlessly cheerful, even when exploring torture chambers or looting corpses. Even [[spoiler:[[http://www.truevillains.com/comic-2014-11-07-Crushed-jpg.htm Tom's death]]]] only lowers her spirits for a short time.
* PoweredArmor: She can create sprite-infused armor at a moment's notice, making her a much more creditable combatant.
* TokenGoodTeammate: More [[CharacterAlignment Neutral]][[invoked]] than Good.
* WideEyedIdealist: Mia is relatively good for being on an evil team. Her solution to the final dilemma in Saga 3? Tell the truth and get the bad guy.

!!'''Bayn Pheonix'''
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->''"I am a sorcerer of Ket. Even as a child, I have power and knowledge most would only dream of."''

A sorcerer and associate of Xaneth's. He was old, but then turned into a child, and now works directly with Xaneth, as he did in the past. He does not like his new body, and bemoans the loss of his abilities.
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* BarrierWarrior: Uses shield spells with great versatility and effect.
* DePower: After being de-aged, Bayn remembers everything he learned over his life, but can only perform the basic magic that he could do when he was ten.
* DysfunctionalFamily: Bayn does not like his family. At all.
-->'''Dove:''' I am going to murder your entire family.\\
'''Bayn:''' Please do.
* EnfantTerrible: Unlike Mia, Bayn goes directly into battles.
* FountainOfYouth: Bayn is transformed into a child by Xaneth.
* GruesomeGrandparent: His grandfather is a creepy clawed man who even his father is afraid of.
* HatesTheirParent: Bayn is a [[TheComicallySerious comically serious]] EvilSorcerer whose father is a [[BlitheSpirit quirky, whimsical]] [[TheGadfly gadfly]] of vastly greater power. Bayn loathes him for his attitude, the harmless-yet-annoying {{Curse}}s he stuck on Bayn for fun, and some implicit ''serious'' DysfunctionalFamily drama, but they reconcile after Bayn's DarkestHour.
-->'''Dove:''' I am going to ''murder your entire family''.
-->'''Bayn:''' [[ThreatBackfire Please do.]]
* LockedIntoStrangeness: Gets a skunk stripe when [[spoiler:Ket restores his powers.]]
* ThePowerOfTheSun: Uses this briefly to amplify his magic tremendously, before Xaneth de-ages him to keep him from becoming too powerful.
* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler:When the newly vampirized Paladin disarms him of his magical focus.]]
* PunchClockVillain: He's explicitly [[CharacterAlignment Evil]][[invoked]], but largely goes along with what Xaneth wants.
* SpockSpeak: Bayn rarely uses contractions and, according to Mia, talks like an old man.