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  • Magnificent Bastard: Dr. Skullfinger is Rafe Masters' hammy but Affably Evil nemesis, a criminal mastermind with a mind-control plan so good that Incognito Inc. sees him as a rival to be removed. When Incognito teams up with Rafe to arrest Skullfinger, Skullfinger reveals that he can break out of prison whenever he wants, engaging in a sincere conversation with Reagan Ridley that nevertheless ends with him successfully convincing her to essentially become a supervillain to break up with Rafe Masters. Skullfinger breaks out at the end and renews his rivalry with Rafe Masters, realizing for as suffocating as Rafe is, they're soulmates.
  • Unintentionally Sympathetic: Everyone tells Reagan that she should just go and ended things with Rafe Masters instead of ghosting him/faking her death. However, not only is Rafe a trained killer, but he also very unstable and very creepy (not only does he break down crying at the thought of woman he had a one night stand with breaking up with him, he talks about moving to her city and having kids with her). In fact, Rafe only becomes creepier after Reagan faked her death, to the point he reveals that he bugged Reagan's phone and he has done the same with every woman he has every dated. Even if ending things with him face to face turned out to be the right call, Reagan is very justified in wanting to avoid him at all costs, especially since in some ways Rafe's behavior frighteningly resembles the behavior of real life stalkers.

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