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Characters who appear only in the ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' light novels. Some of them have been DemotedToExtra or [[TheCameo cameo]] in the anime, but most of them have been AdaptedOut.

For the characters who appeared in the anime, go [[Baccano/CharactersWhoAppearedInTheAnime here!]]

[[foldercontrol]]

[[folder:The Gandor Family and associates]]
!!Maria Barcelito
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BaccanoMaria_8259.jpg]]
One of the assassins hired by Gustavo Bagetta in 1932 to destroy the Daily Days, Maria is a battle-loving BloodKnight. After losing to Claire, she somehow ends up joining the Gandor Family as one of their bodyguards. Along with Tick, she is one of the major players of the 1933 arc.
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%%* ActionGirl
%%* ActionGirlfriend
%%* BloodKnight
%%* BodyguardCrush: With Tick/Chic.
* TheCameo: Makes an extremely brief (blink and you'll miss it) appearance in the anime's first episode, in the same scene as Adele.
* CuteAndPsycho: She looks adorable but she's an assassin with the personality to match
* DualWielding: Uses a pair of katanas.
%%* HeelFaceTurn
* HeroicBSOD: After [[spoiler:losing to Adele at the Genoard manor.]]
* HoldingHands: [[spoiler:With Tick at the end of 1933.]]
* IAmYourOpponent: To Adele, during the Mist Wall incident.
* ICallItVera: Named her swords Murasamia and Kochite.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: She wields a pair of katanas and is quite proficient with them, too.
* LeeroyJenkins: Maria is opposed to any plan that doesn't have "attack immediately" as its first step.
%%* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Masculine Girl to Tick/Chic's Feminine Boy
* McNinja: Maria is sometimes described as a "Mexican Samurai".
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Maria will take any excuse she can to cut someone down.
-->'''Maria:''' Tick, can I slash them?"
-->'''Tick:''' Nope. We're only going to talk today.
-->'''Maria:''' I'm telling you, there's no way things'll turn out okay, amigo! It's going to end up in a fight anyway, so why don't you let me cut down maybe three or so of them before they can do anything? They'll calm right down, I promise!
%%* ProfessionalKiller
%%* PsychopathicWomanchild
* VerbalTic: Says "Amigo" every other line, even if she's talking to a woman.

!!Edith
[[quoteright:207:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Edith_5024.jpg]]
A speakeasy waitresses for a bar owned by the Gandors, Edith is the only woman among four siblings enamored with the newspaper industry. Edith went through a lot for being Roy's girlfriend and ensuring he doesn't waste his life by being a drug addict; from trying to talk the Runoratas out of pressing Roy with their drug trafficking operations, to insubordinating the Gandors by taking responsability for all of the problems Roy brought with him.
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* LoveMartyr: A major part of Edith's entire character. There's a long list of things she's done for Roy, whether he's aware of it or not.
* PluckyGirl: When it comes to helping Roy, Edith will never throw in the towel. Taking a once in a lifetime chance to earn a FateWorseThanDeath by resident [[TortureTechnician Torture Technicians]] Claire and Tick? No problem if Roy is forgiven.
* OddFriendship: With Tick. Edith became one of his few friends after the "torture" event. In 1933, it's mentioned that she often sends him bouquets of flowers. She's on good terms with Claire as well.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: After being horribly mistreated at the Daily Days for trying to gather information on Roy and the Runoratas, she brought Claire with her when paying the newspaper a second visit. Unsurprisingly, Edith was treated very differently this time around.
* TakingTheHeat: For almost any of Roy's wrongdoing.
* TraumaticHaircut: A subversion. Tick thought that cutting short Edith's beautiful long hair would be proper punishment for insubordination. Edith herself considered this to be a PokeThePoodle and grew to like the haircut.

!!Nicola Cassetti
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nicola_3.png]]
One of the Gandor Family's capos, and a formidable fighter. He's one of the executives in charge of the horse races.
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* BadassNormal
* MadeofIron: In 1932, he's injured when the horse races are attacked. He reports all this to Luck while bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds - somehow keeping a faint smile on his face.
* PercussiveTherapy: In 1932, he decides to let off some steam by enjoying some violent revenge against Lester.
* RuggedScar: Over his cheek and nose.
* TakeOurWordForIt: According to Graham, Nicola has beaten him in multiple fights (six wins to one loss). Given that ''Ladd himself'' has said that Graham could beat him in a straight fight, Nicola must be an incredible fighter - but we have yet to see them fight on-page. Ties in with {{Offscreen Moment Of Awesome}}.
* UndyingLoyalty

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Russo Family and associates]]
!!Ricardo Russo [[spoiler:(Lydia Russo)]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ricardorusso_2996.jpg]]
Placido Russo's only grandchild and heir to the Russo Family. Ricardo is a calm boy who has no interest in being a mafioso, especially since his parents were killed by a car bomb just for their Russo connection.
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* {{Bifauxnen}}: [[spoiler:Looks like a cute little boy, but she really is a girl.]]
%%* BigDamnHeroes: With CarFu, no less.
* {{Bokukko}}: [[spoiler:Uses male pronouns when talking. Justified since she had to hide her true gender.]]
* AChildShallLeadThem: At the end of 1934, [[spoiler:Ricardo plans to rebuild the Russo Family, on her own terms.]]
%%* HiveMind: [[spoiler:Courtesy of Sham.]]
%%* HugeGuyTinyGirl: [[spoiler:With Christopher.]]
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Ricardo really doesn't enjoy being heir to a mafia family.
%%* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Christopher.
%%* LonelyRichKid
%%* MindHive: [[spoiler:Shares her mind with Sham.]]
* RaisedAsTheOppositeGender: [[spoiler:She's actually a girl named Lydia who was raised as a boy so that she could one day take over the Russo Family.]]
* TheStoic: [[spoiler: She]] does not express emotions outwardly
%%* WiseBeyondHisYears
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Runorata family and associates]]
!!Carzelio "Cazze" Runorata
[[quoteright:218:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carzelio.jpg]]
The grandson of Bartolo Runorata and heir to the family. He eventually succeeds his grandfather as the Don once Bartolo passes away in the 1970s.
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* BenevolentBoss: Cazze values his bodyguards and their service toward him. In fact, his sincere appreciation is what leads Gabriel and Juliano to pledge their loyalty to him. Not to mention, he's known as the "Pure-Hearted Dictator" once he becomes Don.
* CoolPet: Cazze acquires a honest-to-goodness bear for a pet in 1931.
* LonelyRichKid: Since Cazze is privately educated, the only way he can meet other children his age is through parties, and none of them are willing to get too close to him.
* ShelteredAristocrat: As the heir to one of the most powerful Mafia families on the East Coast, Cazze's sheltered upbringing has afforded him a certain amount of naivety in his life - especially when it comes to dangerous situations. Some of the local children have even nicknamed him 'Prince,' given how removed the Runoratas are from the rest of the neighborhood.
* TheRunaway: Increasingly discontent with his lack of freedom, Cazze runs away in 1931 intending to return within a couple of days. Instead, [[spoiler:he is kidnapped for ransom by Vanishing Bunny.]]

!!Gabriel and Juliano
A pair of hunter-assassins loyal to Bartolo and Cazze alone. Bartolo orders them to exclusively act as Cazze's bodyguards during the party at Ra's Lance in 1935.
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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: The twin brothers are physically identical, and wear matching outfits. The only way to visually tell them apart is through their hair -- Gabriel's is slicked back, while Juliano's isn't.
* BadassBiker: With their matching attire, the twins make for a striking image when riding their customized motorcycles side by side.
* CreepyTwins: When they sing their strange hunting song in unison.
* GunsVsSwords: Gabriel's preferred {{Weapon of Choice}} is a knife, while Juliano prefers guns.
* InSeriesNickname: Most people around them have referred to them as "mad dogs," much to their displeasure.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Whereas Gabriel speaks like a polite gentleman, Juliano acts more like a gangster.
* ProfessionalKiller
* SpeakInUnison: Only once, when they sing a creepy song in perfect sync.
* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Ties in with {{Verbal Tic}}. The twins use the first-person pronouns ''ore'' (Juliano) and ''watashi'' (Gabriel) to refer to each other. Not only that, they use ''kochira'' and ''kocchi'' to refer to themselves. Their speech is extremely odd, and cannot truly be appreciated in English.
* TheDividual: Specifically the Twindividual. Though they do differ in character traits and speech patterns, they always work as a duo. Most of their colleagues just think of them as one person in two bodies.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Beriam family and associates]]

!!Former Felix Walken
An assassin whose abilities, infamy and success account are comparable to that of Vino himself. In 1932, he is hired to finally put an end to Vino's legacy and leave him as the ''only'' most efficient assassin in the United States.

Not to be confused with the Felix Walken that Claire bought his name from.
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* %% CoolOldGuy
* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: [[spoiler:He is described as Vino's one and only equal, but turns out to be quite old. Felix is not in his prime anymore]].
* LegacyCharacter: The Felix Walken name is sold from one assassin to another.
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Sold his name to Sham.]]
%%* ProfessionalKiller
* ShroudedInMyth: The legends of his feats as an assassin spread freely for too long, and people began to compare Felix with Vino--[[spoiler:Felix himself admits that he is long past his prime.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Lemures]]
!!Nader Schasschule
[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nader_0.png]]
A {{Con Man}} and an ex-member of the Lemures following his attempted uprising against them. He dreams of being the {{Ideal Hero}} his {{Childhood Friend|s}} thinks he is, but is afraid that such a dream is impossible.
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* ArtificialLimbs: He has a prosthetic metal hand, which replaced his right hand after [[spoiler:Chané Laforet cut it off in 1931]]. Goose would argue that Nader was simply {{Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves}}.
* ConMan: He's been conning people ever since he was a teenager for a livelihood.
* GuiltComplex: Every time he thinks about schmoozing someone powerful and working his way up in a hierarchy, not to mention every time he thinks about his childhood promise. Ties in with {{Heroic Self Deprecation}}, since he constantly engages in self-loathing.
* SilverTongue: The reason for his success in conning people.

!!Upham
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/upham.png]]
One of the Lemures who double-crossed Nader and later went on to hijack the ''Flying Pussyfoot'' in 1931. Although he goes through some eventful moments aboard the train - including being interrogated by Jacuzzi's gang, and stabbed by a certain {{Big Bad}} character, he's one of the only Lemures who isn't either dead or arrested at the end of the ordeal. He winds up working at Fred's Poorhouse by 1935.
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* AffablyEvil: Upham's not even really 'evil.'' He's a nice guy, really - he just happened to be part of of a terrorist cult for a while. Needless to say, he really wasn't suited to the organization.
* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling: Upham, poor thing, had and continues to have a crush on Chané.

!!Serges
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/serges.png]]
The leader of the Lemure team in charge of negotiations with Senator Beriam during the events of the ''Flying Pussyfoot.'' His plans ultimately fail and end with him severely injured - though, surprisingly, not dead.
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* CharacterTics: He seems to have a habit of clicking his tongue.
* PlethoraOfMistakes: Just as the Lemures aboard the train have their plans go horribly wrong, so does Serges' group - and the reasons for it are far from ordinary. These include: a {{Ragtag Bunch of Misfits}}, a pair of {{Always Identical Twins}}, a trio of robber {{Outlaw}}s, and an actual circus bear.
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: At the very least, Serges seems to have a strong anti-government stance, more than once talking about "government hounds" and "dogs of the government" with disgust.
* WouldHurtAChild: Considering that he orders his men to 'remove any obstacles' if necessary (referring to the nearby young members of Jacuzzi's gang), that he is fully prepared to later gun them down with a submachine gun, and that he grabs Cazze and [[spoiler:holds a knife to his neck]], this one fits the bill.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lamia and Larvae]]
!!Adele
[[quoteright:208:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ADELE2_5294.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:208:"E-Excuse me… Tim, is this person really okay? He’s really glaring at us hard."]]

A member of Lamia. Adele is an apprehensive woman of few words who has trouble maintaining eye contact with strangers. Despite appearances, however, she is a formidable fighter with unquenchable bloodlust.
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%%* ActionGirl
%%* ArtificialHuman
%%* BladeOnAStick
%%* BloodKnight
* TheCameo: Makes an extremely brief appearance in the anime's first episode.
* CuteAndPsycho: She'll also blush and stammer her way through some of her more violent outbursts.
* DesignatedGirlFight: Averted. The only reason that all of her opponents are female is because the only combatants that happen to be present are women. The second time around, it's a case of IAmYourOpponent.
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
* ShrinkingViolet: Adele constantly blushes and stammers her way through conversations.
* SliceAndDiceSwordsmanship: {{Lampshaded}}. Adele is entirely self-taught and, since nobody ever ''told'' her that spears were specifically thrusting weapons, she didn't treat it as such.

!!Tim/[[spoiler:Tack Jefferson]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BaccanoTim_9716.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:250:"All righty, let’s redo our introductions. I’m Tim. I’ve been put in charge of this lot, something like their leader."]]

The leader of the Larvae, and the only human within the group full of homunculi. Something of a genius, Tim was taken in by Huey while he was still in his teens. He is dedicated to his missions and following Huey's orders.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: In contrast with his brother, he seems to actually care about their [[MissingMom mother's death]] and [[ParentalAbandonment their stepfather not giving two shits about them]].
* ImportantHaircut: Tim shaved his head as a part of cutting himself off from his past.
* InformedAbility: Supposedly a child prodigy.
* MissingMom: His mother left him and his brother with a really bad stepfather.
* NoDoubtTheYearsHaveChangedMe: [[spoiler:Subverted. Tick recognized him immediately, but played along because he knew that he wanted to leave his past behind him.]]
%%* NonActionGuy
* ParentalAbandonment: His biological parents are dead. His stepfather just didn't care about him.
* ThatManIsDead: He changed his entire appearance to cut himself off from his past.

!!Christopher Shouldered
[[quoteright:235:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/CHRIS1_8291.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:235:"Hey, wanna be friends?"]]

A member of Lamia, a group within Larva. Christopher likes to follow his own agenda and often plays RulesLawyer with Tim's orders, doing as he pleases. Chris has constant blood-shot eyes and razor-sharp teeth.
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%%* ArtificialHuman
* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: Often wears clothes about a century out of date.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Claire describes his gun-knives as such, as the weight of the blades throws off one's aim when shooting and the shape of the gun makes it difficult to stab. Christopher acknowledges this but doesn't seem to care much because the tradeoff for the impracticality is that he can shoot and stab people at the same time
%%* BattleButler: Eventually becomes one to [[spoiler:Ricardo Russo]].
* BunnyEarsLawyer: In one particular instance, he walks along Broadway, singing and twirling his umbrella.
%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* DissonantSerenity: Is very prone to serene, childlike smiles -- especially during massacres
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Red sclera and white irises
%%* FangsAreEvil
* FauxAffablyEvil: Christopher sings songs as he happily massacres people. [[spoiler:He grows out of the evil part after joining the Russo Family.]]
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: He doesn't want [[MistakenForGay Chi]] to get his hopes up.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After being ambushed and nearly killed in Chicago, Christopher starts working for Ricardo as he loses contact with Huey.]]
%%* HugeGuyTinyGirl: [[spoiler:Huge Guy to Ricardo/Lydia's Tiny Girl.]]
* IAmAMonster: Jokes with it ("Would you believe me if I said I wanted to do that by destroying you, a man obviously gifted by Him, and in doing so overcome a massive inferiority complex left inside me by the fact of my artificial creation?"), but it's implied that he does have more than a few hangups with being so obviously unnatural.
%%* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Ricardo.
* KnifeNut: Uses a [[MixAndMatchWeapon knife-gun hybrid]].
%%* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
* PoisonousFriend: Christopher has basically decided that Firo is his best friend, whether the capo likes it or not, and is eager help him out in any way possible, be it through [[MurderIsTheBestSolution murder, maiming, or killing]].
-->'''Firo:''' I don't trust you. Frankly, you're the type that'd just march into the casino and shoot the place to hell.
-->'''Christopher:''' Wow! That's amazing, Firo! [[InsultBackfire You know me so well!]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint I knew we were friends!]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: As of 1933, he's at least 40 years old.
* RealMenWearPink: Christopher personally bakes madeleines. Extremely delicious madeleines that the likes of Ricardo, Rail, Chi, and Huey approve of.
%%* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver
%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
%%* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Chi's Blue.
%%* TheRival: To Graham.
* TechnicalPacifist: [[spoiler:After losing to Claire at the end of ''The Slash'' and becoming Ricardo's bodyguard, he stops killing people. In the ninth book, he decides to [[{{Gorn}} rehabilitate himself.]]]]
* TechnicolorEyes: Blue eyes with red sclerae.
* TheUnsmile: Even Christopher's genuine smiles are terrifying. Expected, given his teeth.

!!Hong Chi-Mei "Chi"
[[quoteright:238:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/CHIMEI1_4893.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:238:[[ObfuscatingDisability Look at his arms, this guy can't possibly be a fighter...]] ]]

The oldest homunculus within Lamia. He may not be the strongest, but is the most rational and most experienced. Hong is a close range fighter, and easily the fastest whithin Lamia. He's part of the team that comes to New York in 1933 to back up Tim, and shows up again in 1934 as part of Huey's experiment in Chicago.
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%%* ArtificialHuman
* MistakenForGay: Christopher appears to be under the impression that Chi likes him in not entirely platonic ways.
-->'''Christopher:''' Oh, let me make it clear, though. I don't have a thing for men, just so you know. Wouldn't want you to get disappointed.
* ObfuscatingDisability: Those bandages sure are suspicious for a homunculus.
%%* OddCouple: With Christopher.
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: As with Chris, he's at the very least 40 years old.
%%* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Christopher's Red.
* StraightMan: Part of his role is ofsetting Christopher's BunnyEarsLawyer.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Christopher.
-->'''Chi:''' ...I just realized that I don't think of you as a friend at all.
-->'''Christopher:''' W-what?! Does that mean you think of me as a lover, then?!
-->'''Chi:''' You're someone I'd love to kill, but circumstances prevent me from doing so. For almost four decades now, come to think of it...
* WolverineClaws: [[spoiler:His giant tiger claws.]]

!!Rail
[[quoteright:178:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BaccanoRail_2484.jpg]]

A member of Lamia created less than 15 years ago. Rail is an explosives specialist with an outspoken hatred of his master and creator Huey. He hero-worships Christopher, who befriended him after a particularly traumatizing experiment.
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* AntiVillain: The only thing really "villainous" about Rail is the fact he's part of Lamia. [[spoiler:That is, until Frank is captured by Nebula and Rail pulls a HeelFaceTurn.]]
%%* ArtificialHuman
* {{Bifauxnen}}: [[spoiler:At the end of the 1934 novels, Rail is revealed to be a girl.]]
* BodyHorror: Rail's scars are from experiments that [[spoiler:robbed her of most of her sense of touch.]]
%%* FeelNoPain: [[spoiler:He feels a ''little'' pain.]]
* GlasgowGrin: A variation. The surgical scars stretch out Rail's face and pulls his mouth into a faint smile.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Later in 1934, Rail leaves Huey's side after befriending Nice and joining Jacuzzi's gang.]]
%%* HeroWorshipper: To Christopher.
%%* HugeGuyTinyGirl
%%* MadBomber: [[spoiler:Becomes one after Frank's kidnapping.]]
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:After Frank is kidnapped by Nebula.]]
%%* ThrowDownTheBomblet
%%* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters

!!Frank
[[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BaccanoFrank_7644.jpg]]

A member of Lamia whose body is proportioned like a child, but is over 7 feet tall. Frank is one of Rail's closest friends.
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%%* AntiVillain
%%* ArtificialHuman
%%* TheBigGuy
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Despite his size, Frank's really just a kid.
* DistressedDude: [[spoiler:He is kidnapped by Renée's team of scientists during the raid on Russo Manor, but is recovered by Huey at the end of 1934.]]
%%* HugeGuyTinyGirl
%%* LightningBruiser
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
%%* StrappedToAnOperatingTable

!!Sickle
[[quoteright:218:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/SICKLE1_7280.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:218:"so troublesome..."]]

One of the last members of Lamia to be introduced along with Rail, Frank and “The Poet” after The Slash arc. Sickle is a fighter well-versed in kick-based attacks with her main style being (admittedly) not-quite-Capoeira; her mission is to intervene with the Russos' sudden meddling with Lamia affairs.
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%%* ActionGirl
* DanceBattler: A fighting style that is kick based and "not-quite-Capoeira".
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* HimeCut
* KickChick: Capoeira is her base style after all.
%%* LadyOfWar
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
%%* TheStoic
* StraightMan: To the Poet. Sickle often resorts to physical violence to shut down his poetry recitals.

!!"The Poet"
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BaccanoThePoet_5846.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:200:"Just passing by"]]

“The Poet” is Lamia's resident wannabe gentleman. As his name suggests he is very fond of poetry and likes to recite them at any time given, and much to everyone's dismay, he happens to recite them or make his conversation into a rhythmic banter any time he opens his mouth. Graham seems to be the only one who appreciates his poetry.
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%%* ButtMonkey
* HiddenEyes: He keeps them hidden for fear of PowerIncontinence.
* HypnoticEyes: The Poet's eyes have some degree of hypnotic powers.
%%* LargeHam
%%* MilkingTheGiantCow:
* NiceHat: White fedoras are basically synonymous with the trope.
%%* NonActionGuy
* OddFriendship: With Graham, who is so moved by his poetry that he buys him a drink.
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
%%* PurpleProse: His poetry
%%* SharpDressedMan
* StylisticSuck: To be blunt, his poems suck.
%%* TalkativeLoon
* WarriorPoet: Graham looks like a silent fighter compared to him.

!!Leeza Laforet [[spoiler:(Hilton)]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baccano-leeza_8893.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:250:"Daddy, daddy, can I kill him? Pretty please?"]]

Huey's younger daughter and Chane's sister. She is a little girl who is viciously loyal to her father and practically worships him. In 1933 and 1934, Leeza is with Huey in his cell in Alcatraz, but is somehow able to know of things that are going on outside the prison. When not in Alcatraz, Leeza appears as a disembodied voice. [[spoiler:Leeza is actually Hilton's first vessel. Huey had the infant Leeza drink the water that contained the consciousness of Hilton, which overrode Leeza. Didn't make much of a difference as far as personality and intellect goes, as Hilton was also newly-made at the time.]]
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* BerserkButton: Leeza reacts rather violently to anyone hurting, or even threatening Huey.
%%* CuteAndPsycho
* DaddysGirl: Like her sister, Leeza adores her father, Huey.
%%* DaddysLittleVillain
%%* EnfantTerrible
* HiveMind: [[spoiler:She's Hilton's first vessel.]]
* KillerRabbit: Leeza is just as violently protective of her father as Chane is.
* PrecociousCrush: [[spoiler: On Firo after her saves her from Ladd. Of course, he's completely oblivious.]]
%%* RingsOfDeath
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:After Firo steals Huey's eye in 1934. Foiled when Ladd decides to make her his next target.]]
%%* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Leeza or Liza? Or is it Riza?
%%* {{Tykebomb}}
* TheVoice: When she's on the field with the other members of Lamia, she's just a voice.
%%* VillainousCrush: [[spoiler:Again, on Firo.]]

!!"The Twins" Sham and Hilton

A pair of twins who, within Lamia, are in charge of information and communication. They are seemingly omnipresent, appearing in multiple places at the same time.
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* TheBeastmaster: [[spoiler:Hilton controls not only women, but about a hundred female falcons as well.]]
* DoubleAgent: [[spoiler:Sham's vessels include Graham's right-hand man Shaft and a Nebula researcher, among many others. He's playing them all for his own ends.]]
* IdentityAbsorption: [[spoiler:Pulls this on anyone who drinks their water. However, there is a (yet-undocumented) chance that the reverse may occur.]]
* HiveMind: [[spoiler:They are the consciousnesses contained within a "water"--whoever drinks it either consumes or is consumed by the consciousness. Sham only consumes males, while Hilton is in charge of females. Together, they are in control of hundreds of people across the country.]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Sham's been feeding information to Nebula and the Daily Days.]]
* PolarOppositeTwins: [[spoiler:Huey notes that while Hilton is fiercely protective of her first vessel Leeza and values Leeza's blood relation to Huey, Sham personally destroyed his first vessel and considers all of his vessels to be of similar value.]]
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[[folder:Immortals and related characters]]

!!Nile

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One of the 1711 immortals. After becoming immortal, he began to frequent battlefields so that he would never forget the meaning of death, but ended up desensitizing himself to it instead. Usually calm, collected, and [[TheStoic stoical]], but once he gets angry, ''watch out''. In 2001, he is traveling with Maiza, Czes, and Sylvie in search of the remaining 1711 immortals.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Nile got schooled on this by none other than [[{{LightNovel/Durarara}} Shizuo]].
%%* BladeOnAStick
%%* BloodKnight
* TheCameo: Has one line in the 1934 novel. Turns out he was passing through Chicago.
* CharacterOverlap: Elmer alludes to a fight Nile got into with Shizuo Heiwajima during the year they both spent in Japan. The same fight is referenced in the fifth ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' book, when Shizuo comments that Chikage was almost as hard to take down as that one foreigner he fought a couple years back.
* CoolMask: Implied to have been wearing one since the Cold War
%%* FromASingleCell
* FrozenFace: Years of war trauma killed Nile's ability to show emotion on his face. It disturbs him enough that he never wants to look at it again, hence the CoolMask.
-->“Yet... there was one thing that had changed. My face. I cried out at my own helplessness. I thought that my mind would explode from rage, or be crushed by sadness. But the face that stared back at me from the lake’s mirrored surface was... nearly expressionless, with only a hint of sourness about it.
* HairTriggerTemper: If something annoys him, Nile will consider killing it.
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: Anyone who brings up issues that he wants buried gets an iron claw to the face.
%%* OnlyOneName
%%* ShellShockedVeteran
%%* ShutUpHannibal: To [[spoiler:Felt]] in 2001.
* StereotypeReactionGag: When they first meet and trade stories about why they're in Lotto Valentino, Victor tells him, Zank and Denkuro about how he got kicked out of England: He told the South Sea Company charterers that they couldn't justify an African slave trade with the notion that they were savage barbarians when, according to his own extensive research, race theories were complete BS. Hearing this story, Nile offers to help:
-->'''Nile:''' Give me the names of these men of influence. I will flay them alive and hang their skins on treetops.
* StraightMan: Elmer decides that he's his new StraightMan after they meet up. Nile is not amused by this.
-->'''Nile:''' I say this: Die, Elmer. No, I will kill you myself.
%%* UnstoppableRage
* VerbalTic: Prefaces statements with "I say this".

!!Denkurō Tōgō
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One of the 1711 immortals. A Japanese man who, after the Advenna Avis landed in America, decided to get back to his homeland via Siberia. He was trapped in ice for about 250 years, but after a great deal of grief during the Cold War, he manages to find his way back to Japan. Finally joins up with the surviving 1711 immortals in 2002.
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* AndIMustScream: Denkuro was stuffed into a box and thrown into a crevasse. He was stuck there for 250 years, courtesy of [[spoiler:Fermet.]]
* AntiquatedLinguistics: Being trapped in a crevice for 250 years puts one's vocabulary on ice, so he speaks in an ancient fashion.
%%* DoggedNiceGuy: To Sylvie in 2002.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: After 200 years in an iceberg, he is bewildered by the world.
%%* FromASingleCell
%%* {{Samurai}}
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: By the time he finally comes home to Japan, 250 years have passed and it has changed.

!!Victor Talbot
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One of the 1711 immortals, Victor is part of the immortal-monitoring division at the FBI. Because one of his friends and fellow 1711 immortal alchemist was devoured by Ennis, Victor has a grudge against her and Szilard.
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%%* ButtMonkey
* CharacterFilibuster: PerpSweating allows him the opportunity, much to the interrogated's annoyance. They're ''much'' less eloquent than the usual fare, and he hasn't mastered breath control.
-->'''Firo:''' "Sheesh, don't rant 'till you run out of breath, dumbass. And ''twice?'' What are you, twelve?"
* TheExile: Victor originally came from the UK. Then he decided to voice his sincere thoughts on the South Sea Company, racism, and slavery to the guys drawing up the charter in typical Victor fashion. They did not agree with his opinion.
%%* FBIAgent
* FriendOnTheForce: Albeit an incredibly abrasive, ill-tempered "friend" who's helping out only because tweaking Firo's passport is a significantly smaller pain in the ass than getting called in to vouch for the ninety-year-old teenager's true age.
%%* FromASingleCell
* GoodIsNotNice: He is the most just of the alchemists, but also one of the least pleasant ones.
%%* HotBloodedSideburns
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He comes across as a jerk, but Victor shows concern for the children of Lotto Valentino since he considers the adults a bunch of rotters. He also cares for his subordinates, and at one point nostalgically looks back to eating with Nile, Zank and Denkuro.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Lucrezia left Victor ignorant on her [[spoiler:FakingTheDead plan]] for trolling purposes.
-->'''[[spoiler:Huey]]:''' "My apologies, Victor. Lady Lucrezia specifically instructed me to remain silent, wishing to see your surprised face when the time came."
* LoopholeAbuse: Uses it to, among other thing, [[IfIWantedYouDead troll Firo]] upon their first meeting.
-->"The demon's rules had a few loopholes, you see. I can't give a false name, but someone else can certainly introduce me with one. Neat, isn't it?"
%%* TheMeanBrit
* MotorMouth: When he gets excited, he'll keep talking and talking until he runs out of breath.
* PetTheDog: Victor is, generally speaking, a demanding and verbally abusive boss. After [[spoiler:a suicide bomber sent by Huey]] endangers his subordinates, Victor shows genuine concern for their well-being and relief that they are unhurt. The subordinates are duly surprised and make snarky comments about it.
* RabidCop: Comes across as short tempered and dangerous to Firo.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite his {{Jerkass}} tendencies, Victor refuses to stoop so low as to take revenge on Ennis for devouring his friend. In fact, he refuses to kill another immortal for personal reasons, on the grounds that this would make him NotSoDifferent from Szilard. In addition, he's willing to [[LoopholeAbuse abuse a few loopholes]] to provide technically legal ID cards (same name, government issued, different date of birth), mostly so he doesn't have to deal with Firo getting arrested for his "obviously fake" passport again.
* SirSwearsALot: It's even noted in the DramatisPersonae that he swears all the time.
%%* SmugSnake
* SubordinateExcuse: Why did he work for House Dormentaire back in 1711? Because Lucrezia.
* TheMeanBrit: He's from England? Check. He's critical, blunt, and packing profanity? Check. Sure, after two-hundred years or so of living in America this trope might not be ''totally'' accurate, but, hey, when the shoe fits...

!!Begg Garott
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One of the 1711 immortals, Begg works for the Runorata Family. Even before 1711, he's been creating all sorts of drugs to bring people "ultimate happiness". He and Fermet studied together under the same alchemy teacher.
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* TheAggressiveDrugDealer: Justified, as Begg is actively looking for people to test out his drugs on.
%%* FromASingleCell
%%* ForHappiness
* HappyPlace: [[spoiler:After Bartolo Runorata's death, he's gone to one of these with no signs of recovery.]]
* ImmuneToDrugs: He's injected himself with so much drugs that's he's developed an immunity to them.
* PetTheDog: After Czes loses the explosives he was going to use to negotiate with the Runoratas, Begg reveals that ''he'' was the Runorata buyer, and that Czes won't be held responsible for the loss of the explosives. The whole negotiation was set up by Begg so that he could help Czes financially without arousing suspicion.

!!Melvi [[spoiler:Dormentaire]]
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A mysterious newcomer to the crime world with connections to the Runoratas and a suspicious physical resemblance to Maiza's late brother, Gretto. Cold and vindictive, Melvi bears a strong grudge against Firo for stealing what he sees as rightfully his - Szilard's memories - and is more than happy to make him suffer for it.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Likes to put up a polite face until violence becomes a more convenient solution than negotiaton.
%%* CompleteImmortality
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Melvi's cruel behavior is a stark contrast to his boyish appearence.
* IdenticalStranger: To Gretto, a fact which disturbs both Maiza and Firo.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Held this view towards Szilard Quates. He was anything but happy to discover that Firo beat him to the chase.
-->'''Melvi:''' You stole my future, Firo. I'm just taking it back.
* RevengeByProxy: Melvi has no qualms attacking people close to Firo in order to get at him.
* SelfMutilationDemonstration: Bites his lip hard enough to bleed when introducing himself to Firo and assuring him that he wants "nothing more, nothing less" than Szilard's Memories, turning the act into a veiled death threat.
* SmugSnake: Melvi is very secure in knowing that he's under [[spoiler:Claire Stanfield]]'s protection. Unfortunately, "bodyguard" is not synonymous with "attack dog", [[spoiler:to say nothing for Claire's plans for Melvi once the contract's been completed]].
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[[folder:Nebula Sky]]

!!Renée Paramades Branvillier
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[[caption-width-right:200:[[ImAHumanitarian "Thanks for the meal~!"]]]]

A scientist working at Nebula. Renée is a clumsy and forgetful woman who is nevertheless devoted to science, to a frightening degree. Her attractive figure is the subject of much attention from her fellow researchers, but Renée doesn't seem to care about anything not related to her experiments.
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* AbsentMindedProfessor: On [[spoiler:Elmer's]] first day at school, she left him standing outside the classroom all day, forgetting to call him in for introductions at the beginning of class.
%%* AffablyEvil
%%* ApologizesALot
* CuteAndPsycho: She [[spoiler:devours people]] without losing that airheaded smile.
%%* CuteClumsyGirl
%%* DitzyGenius
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Courtesy of Huey, in exchange for taking his eye. No anesthesia.]]
* ForScience: Renée is basically a DistaffCounterpart to Huey, except she doesn't even try to hide her scientific curiosities.
%%* FourEyesZeroSoul
* HotScientist: Her gorgeous figure is frequently pointed out by both the characters ''and'' the narration.
%%* HotTeacher:
* {{Immortality}}: [[spoiler:Renée is from a generation of immortals even earlier than the 1711 group, though details on that are still sparse.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: From the human race at large to [[spoiler: her own children]], Renée's ditzy manner masks an incalculably callous disregard for the feelings or well-being of others.
%%* MadScientist
* ObliviouslyEvil: Completely fails to understand that her single-minded quest ForScience enacts a good deal of suffering on others.
* TheOlderImmortal: [[spoiler:Drank the Elixir of Immortality before the 1711 group.]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:She was Huey, Elmer, and Monica's alchemy teacher in the early 1700s.]]
* StudentTeacherRomance: [[spoiler:She's implied to be the mother of Huey's daughters Chane and Leeza.]] Whether this really was "Romance" as opposed to ForScience is up for debate.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair
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[[folder:Lotto Valentino Inhabitants]]
!!The Mask Maker
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A masked SerialKiller who terrorizes the city of Lotto Valentino in 1705. Very little is known about him--not even his gender or approximate age. The Mask Maker's victims are all stabbed to death with a stiletto and their faces are covered with the same white mask worn by the killer himself. It is said that anyone who witnesses the Mask Maker will become his next target.
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* DramaticUnmask: Inverted. [[spoiler:TheReveal of the Mask Maker's identity comes when Monica ''puts on'' the mask in front of Huey, Elmer, and Niki.]]
* KnifeNut: The Mask Maker's signature weapon is an eight-inch stiletto.
* LegacyCharacter: Long after the events of the 1700s, the Mask Maker's legacy lives on as a group of assassins-for-hire.
* SamusIsAGirl: "His" true identity is [[spoiler:Monica Campanella, a student at the alchemy school. She had been targeting key members of the Lotto Valentino drug trade and the slave children who acted as runners in order to increase profits for Huey's counterfeiting operation.]]
%%* SerialKiller
%%* WhiteMaskOfDoom

!!Monica Campanella [[spoiler: / Maribel Boroñal]]
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An alchemy school classmate of Huey and Elmer, Monica is a friendly girl who works at a nearby patisserie. She has a massive unrequited crush on Huey, and the aftermath of her confession starts off the 1705 story.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Completely smitten with the misanthropic, TroubledButCute Huey Laforet. After all, you know what they say about [[spoiler:[[MisanthropeSupreme misanthropic]] BirdsOfAFeather...]]
* BeneathTheMask: [[spoiler:Under the cheerful girl-next-door exterior is the mind of a world-hating serial killer.]]
* BlueBlood: [[spoiler:She's the younger sister of Count Esperança C. Boroñal.]]
* CuteAndPsycho: [[spoiler:Monica is a cold-blooded serial killer who hates the world, but she becomes your typical SmittenTeenageGirl whenever Huey's involved.]]
%%* DarkActionGirl
* DeathFakedForYou: [[spoiler: After Monica killed Gardi Dormentaire, her death was faked and she took up the name Monica Campanella. Later, Huey and Elmer attempts to fake her death a second time, but they are too late and she dies for real]].
* DecoyDamsel: After witnessing the Mask Maker and becoming a potential target, Monica gets Huey to walk her home from school. [[spoiler:Of course, Monica ''is'' the Mask Maker. Elmer set up the situation to help Monica get together with Huey.]]
* DoomedByCanon: [[spoiler:Monica's death is first mentioned in the 2002 story, two books before she actually dies.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Monica smiles at Huey as she disappears into the water.]]
%%* HiddenDepths:
%%* TheIngenue:
* LongingLook: If Huey is within eye shot, Monica will constantly glance back at him even in lectures or when talking to others ("How does she not get tired of staring at the same face for nearly five years?"). The one time she ''doesn't'' do this [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is a sign to Huey that something is off]] (namely, [[spoiler:House Dormentaire has arrived at Lotto Valentino with the stated mission to find a murderer - her]]).
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:The Mask Maker's legacy is one of the driving forces of the 2002 plot, and Monica's death in particular is part of Luchino's main motivation.]]
* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:Started her killing spree in order to facilitate Huey's counterfeiting operation. Without his knowledge.]]
* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:She is the serial killer, the Mask Maker.]]
* SmittenTeenageGirl: The 1705 novel starts five days after she confesses to Huey (with no clear answer).
%%* StalkerWithACrush:
%%* StepfordSmiler
* UnholyMatrimony: [[spoiler:With Huey, sometime between 1705 and 1710.]]

!!Esperança C. Boroñal
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An eccentric count who governs the city of Lotto Valentino. Esperança is a famed womanizer who will go above and beyond the call of duty in order to serve a woman's needs, be she old, young, fat, skinny, rich, poor, etc. In 1705, he is hosting Elmer, who had come to Lotto Valentino in order to study alchemy.
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* BlueBlood: He's a count.
%%* BunnyEarsLawyer
* CelibateHero: Despite his overwhelmingly frequent declarations of love for all womankind, Esperança will not lay a hand on any one of them.
%%* ChivalrousPervert:
%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* ExhaustedEyeBags: It's not entirely clear whether or not the bags under his eyes are from sleep deprivation or just a fashion statement, but considering that he tends to his duties during the night so that he can watch his maids during the day, one has to wonder if the man ever sleeps.
* {{Expy}}: Esperança has a number of things in common with Rokujou Chikage from Narita's [[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} other light novel series]], most notably his ChivalrousPervert demeanor and claims of unconditionally loving womankind in its entirety. Where they differ is that Esperança chooses celibacy, whereas Chikage decided to become a [[{{polyamory}} polyamourous]] EthicalSlut.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Esperança's overwhelming fondness for women is quite well known throughout Lotto Valentino. The chivalrous celibacy, on the other hand, is not. This leads to some [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe very unfortunate assumptions about his moral character.]]
%%* HonorBeforeReason:
* NiceToTheWaiter: He treats his maids with a great deal more respect than any other noble would.
%%* OddFriendship: With Elmer.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He genuinely cares about Lotto Valentino and the safety of its inhabitants. Likely more for the women than the men.
* WhatsUpKingDude: Will allow any woman to walk up to him like a friend, despite being a count. Men as well, but only if they happen to be close friends.

!!Niki
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A witness of the Mask Maker's serial killings. Niki meets Huey and Monica during an unfortunate run-in with a group of thugs. She is later saved by Elmer from those same thugs, and ends up staying at Esperança's estate as Elmer's guest.
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* AbusiveParents: Her guardian[[spoiler:/master]] is one of these.
%%* BrokenBird
%%* DeathSeeker
* DoggedNiceGirl: [[spoiler:Towards ''Fermet''. Yeah, this doesn't end well.]]
%%* TheDogBitesBack
%%* ItIsDehumanizing
* MadeASlave: [[spoiler:One of the young slaves that the residents of Lotto Valentino use as tools for a lucrative drug trade.]]
%%* ParentalAbandonment
* UnwittingPawn: In the 1711 story, [[spoiler:she falls for Fermet and volunteers to take his place under the guise of a Mask Maker as a distraction to Advenna Avis escape and dies in the process. Tragically, she never realizes that this is all orchestrated by Fermet.]]
* ThrowTheDogABone: Niki considers her time at Esperança's estate to be one such moment.
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: [[spoiler:Niki drank the immortality elixir while she was still recovering from the severe burns she received from Fermet's trap. Not the best idea, it turns out.]]

!! Dalton Strauss
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The headmaster of the alchemy school in Lotto Valentino. He is an elderly man who commands a great deal of respect from his students. Dalton knows about the truth behind many of the events that are occurring in Lotto Valentino in 1705, and discloses his knowledge to the visiting Denkuro and Zank.
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* AnArmAndALeg: His right hand, which he lost [[spoiler:post-immortality - in order to show Archangelo that he pose no threat to him or Renee, Dalton cut it off and nailed it down, making it impossible for him to devour anyone]].
* ArtificialLimbs: His right hand is made of wood.
* CoolOldGuy: Student needs to [[spoiler:break their girlfriend out of jail]]? Glad to be of service!
%%* ElderlyImmortal
* HookHand: Decides to switch it out for one of these for certain occasions, [[spoiler:such as {{Self Mutilation Demonstration}}s]].
%%* {{Immortality}}
* TheOlderImmortal: [[spoiler:Just like Renée, he has been immortal since before 1705.]]
%%* SternTeacher

!! Aile
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The leader of the Rotten Eggs, a gang composed of disgruntled aristocratic youth.
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* BadBoss: Stabs the hand of a gang member who got into a fight of which he did not approve.
%%* BlueBlood
* DeathGlare: The narration goes on about how "sharp" his eyes are and how intimidating it is to meet his gaze.
* DoNotCallMePaul: [[spoiler: Do not call him Maiza]].
* {{Neighborhood Friendly Gangster|s}}: He wants what's best for Lotto Valentino; what his subordinates want is less clear.
* NobleDemon: Despite the harsh manner in which he does so, his motives for warning various people to stay out of Lotto Valentinian politics appear to be altruistic. Elmer calls him on it, and he doesn't deny it.
* YoungFutureFamousPeople: [[spoiler:In-universe, as he's Maiza Avaro.]]

!!Jean-Pierre Accardo
A famous poet and playwright from Lotto Valentino, and one of Maiza's friends.
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* FramingDevice: The entirety of 1710: Crack Flag is structured according to his written memoirs.
* MustMakeAmends: While Jean does not believe he can or should be absolved of his sins, he really, really hopes that in writing his accounts he can warn others [[spoiler:away from Lebreau.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Jean suffers this acutely once he realizes he's been [[spoiler:Lebreau's]] {{Unwitting Pawn}} for years.
* SelfDeprecation: Jean tends to downplay his achievements when praised. In truth, he actually feeds off flattery. See also: {{Dismissing a Compliment}}.
* UnreliableNarrator: Deliberately, towards the end. [[spoiler: Jean fabricates the ending of his memoirs, leading the reader to believe that Monica lives. His true account of what happened is hidden at the bottom of a chest.]]
* UnwittingPawn: Without question. From 1707-1710, Jean is masterfully manipulated by [[spoiler:Lebreau, who befriends Jean and leads him to write plays that ruin the lives of more than one character.]]

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[[folder:Members of House Dormentaire]]
!!Carla Alvarez Santonia
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Loyal bodyguard of Lucrezia Dormentaire. She was sent to Lotto Valentino in 1711 in order to find the fugitive who killed Lucrezia's brother ten years prior. In 1711 she's also tasked with discovering the identity of the rogue bomber terrorizing the city.
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* ActionGirl
* AmbiguouslyGay: It isn't specified if Lucrezia takes her to bed like she does many of her other servants, but given Carla's care for her mistress and the way Lucrezia usually talks or refers to her, it's far from unlikely.
* BerserkButton: Have a problem with being commanded by a crossdressing woman in 1710? Then you'll also have a problem talking, walking, and/or fathering children.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Is polite and reasonable when she has no reason to be angry. Give her a reason, and you may very well lose a body part.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: Is one chestwrap away from being a WholesomeCrossdresser
* TheChainsOfCommanding: [[spoiler:Runs into a tough decision when Monica turns herself in as the fugitive Dormentaire was looking for, hoping to end the search before they can connect her to the Mask Makers and Huey's counterfeiting ring. The problem is, searching for the fugitive was only a cover story, as well as Dormentaire's only justification for remaining in the city. Lucrezia's order is to do what she wishes with the girl, so long as she finishes her true mission. Monica's original crime against Dormentaire was purely in self-defense and already settled in secret through her falsified death, so Carla doesn't feel comfortable killing what she believes is an innocent girl. However, Monica's identity as the fugitive is already highly suspected by the public, so quietly releasing her is likely to end with her lynching. Carla tries to TakeTheThirdOption and keep her in custody in secret until she can complete the actual mission... Which backfires spectacularly when Huey discovers her location takes action with [[StuffBlowingUp a very pyrotechnic-heavy jailbreak.]]]]
* CompleteImmortality: Implied, [[spoiler:as Lucrezia has shared the Elixir of Life with her subordinates.]]
* FriendlyEnemy: With Maiza. Sure, House Dormentaire is basically taking over his city solely for personal gain, but that's no reason to ''hate'' anyone.
* LadyAndKnight: Knight to Lucrezia's Lady.
* LegacyOfService: Her family has served the Dormentaires for generations
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like Victor, Lucrezia didn't let Carla in on [[spoiler:her FakingTheDead plan]] because she wanted to see the look on her bodyguard's face when she found out. [[spoiler:The answer is TearsOfJoy, quickly followed by [[FearLeadsToAnger an angry lecture]].]]
-->'''Lucrezia:''' Carla! Your face is so much more adorable than I was ever expecting, sweetheart!
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: In her own words, she "will do anything to get a hold of the objects of [Lucrezia's] desire," even if she doesn't always approve of the request.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Is usually very level-headed.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: [[spoiler:Even with the ulterior motive, she's not terribly scornworthy]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Lucrezia's Girly Girl.


!!Lucrezia de Dormentaire
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[[caption-width-right:200:She [[LoveYouAndEverybody Loves You And Everybody]]. Yes, [[AnythingThatMoves in that way]].]]

Spanish noblewoman of House Dormentaire who sends Carla (and later Victor and Szilard) to Lotto Valentino in order to uncover alchemical research on immortality and counterfeit gold. An unrepentant hedonist whole loves all the world.
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* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: Lucrezia doesn't give a damn that {{qipao}}s won't be created for two-hundred and ten years - she's gonna wear one anyway.
* AnythingThatMoves: She loves ''all'' the world.
-->'''Victor:''' Don't get me wrong, though. I'm not gonna cheat on you -- you're still the best. Although you're probably going through men ''and'' women every night.
* ArousedByTheirVoice: Most of her servants would be perfectly happy to hear her read out a phonebook.
* TheBeautifulElite: A lovely noblewoman in an anachronistic qipao.
* BlueBlood: Spanish noblewoman of House Dormentaire.
* CompleteImmortality: [[spoiler:Since Huey joined Dormentaire as part of a deal he cut with Lucrezia, both Huey and Elmer only drank half of their shares (any amount of the Grand Panacea will grant immortality) and sent the rest to her. Lucrezia drank Huey's, while Niki and other House Dormentaire associates got Elmer's]]
%%* EvenTheGirlsWantHer
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Lucrezia wasn't anywhere near her alleged transport ship when it was blown out of the water - she was hanging out at Esperanza's in disguise. The whole thing was a ruse to justify seizing the city so they could find the research they wanted]]
* TheGadfly: Why didn't she let Carla and Victor in on her plan to [[spoiler:fake her own death]]? Because she wanted to see the looks on their faces when they found out.
* TheHedonist: Loves everything in the world in a selfish and pleasurable manner.
* LadyAndKnight: Lady to Carla's Knight. While Carla's definitely a White Knight, it's hard to consider Lucrezia a Bright Lady.
* MyGirlIsASlut: It's why [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe Victor had a chance with her at all]], for starters.
* PimpedOutDress: A custom tailored dress resembling an elaborately decorated {{qipao}}
* {{Polyamory}}: As far as she's considered, ''all'' of the world is he paramour.
* PowerIsSexy: The other source of her [[SexGod seductive]] [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer abilities]] is her alluring sense of power.
%%* ProudBeauty: [[ReallyGetsAround And she's happy to share!]]
* {{Qipao}}: A mandarin style dress Two-hundred ({{lampshaded}}) years ahead of fashion and in ''Spain'' no less.
%%* ReallyGetsAround
* RebelliousSpirit: Lucrezia disregards the age's propriety pretty much just for the hell of it.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: How can a woman be openly bisexual and polyamourous at a time when those should call for her execution? Because House Dormentaire is just that damn powerful.
* SexGod: Lucrezia is very, ''very'' good at getting people into bed, gender or sexual orientation be damned.
* SexyManInstantHarem: Female example. And at least one's in her bed every night.
%%* {{Socialite}}
* TheTeamBenefactor: Funds and provides tools for Victor, Szilard and [[spoiler:Huey]]'s alchemy research.
%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly Girl to Carla's Tomboy.
* TheUnfettered: Ready to do anything she wants, whenever she wants, propriety be damned.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''The Children of Bottle'' Characters]]
!!Phil
[[quoteright:209:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Screen_shot_2011-08-18_at_11_59_49_PM_4380.png]]

Five identical girls, all calling themselves Phil, who live in the castle with Elmer. Prior to his taking up residence in the castle, they lived in the village, where they were regarded as demonic by the villagers.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The girls look up to Elmer for this reason.
%%* ExtremeDoormat
* FlawedPrototype: [[spoiler:Her bodies do not visibly age, but have very short lifespans.]]
%%* GenderBlenderName
* HiveMind: [[spoiler:She's a "water" being with five bodies.]]
* HumanSacrifice: The girls were given up by the villagers as "living sacrifices" to appease the supposedly demonic Elmer. [[spoiler:Phil is 100% okay with this, as she likes Elmer and hates the abusive villagers]].
* HumanoidAbomination: Technically, [[spoiler:Phil is a consciousness from another plane of reality about which nothing is known. Elmer speculates that she could be nonsentient and mimicking human behavior to survive, but chooses to believe that she is a person.]]
%%* MysteriousWaif
* OurHomunculiAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Her bodies were grown as homunculi in a lab.]]
* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: [[spoiler:She wants to allow at least one of her bodies to be tortured and killed by the villagers to ease Felt's (supposed) pain at his father's death. Nile and Elmer quickly veto the idea.]]

!!Dez Nibel
[[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Dez_3600.png]]

The mayor of the village. Highly suspicious and hostile toward outsiders.

'''NOTE''': [[spoiler:This character is treated as two separate people, Dez and Felt, throughout most of the book. After the character's true nature is revealed, he is referred to exclusively as Felt. Tropes that apply to the character throughout the book will be duplicated on both sheets. Tropes that only occur after the reveal will be listed on Felt's sheet.]]
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* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:He truly snapped when his wife died due to the outdated medical practices of the village, with Dez knowing that modern technology such as the lab used could have saved her]].
* HiveMind: [[spoiler:Dez, his son Felt, and a couple of flesh-blobs are all controlled by one consciousness.]]
* IdentityAbsorption: [[spoiler:Tries to do this to the villagers, then Czes, then Elmer]].
* OurHomunculiAreDifferent: [[spoiler:A homunculus/water being who escaped from the Quates family's lab.]]
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:After the death of his human wife, he had a bit of a breakdown and became determined to destroy the village and its creators.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The villagers love him, which allows his to use their paranoia to his advantage, incite them to abuse Phil for no reason, and [[spoiler:after his Dez body dies, use his Felt persona to whip them into a vengeful/fearful frenzy that drives them to capture Czes for him]].

!!Felt Nibel
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Dez's son. He is kinder and more open-minded than his father.
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%%* TheAtoner:
* ForbiddenFruit: This appears to be part of the appeal of the outside world to him. [[spoiler:Although it's definitely not all-see Dez's sheet]].
* GenderFlip: [[spoiler:At the end of the story, his/her only body is one of Phil's little-girl bodies.]]
%%* HeelFaceTurn
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:Pushed into it by Elmer and Phil.]]
* HiveMind: [[spoiler:He and his father are actually ''the same person'', a water consciousness created by the Quates family and occupying multiple vessels.]]
* OurHomunculiAreDifferent: [[spoiler:The Felt body is a homunculus.]]
%%* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After his plan to absorb Elmer fails.]]

!!The Peddler/[[spoiler:Bild Quates]]
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:For the misdeeds his ancestors committed to create the village.]]
* FatherlyScientist: [[spoiler:To Phil, although rather ineffectual for most of her life.]]
* IAmNotMyFather: [[spoiler:Nor is he his grandfather. Or his great grandfather. Or his...]]
* IdenticalGrandson: [[spoiler:To the point that Elmer initially mistook him for Szilard.]]
* SinsOfOurFathers: Self-inflicted. [[spoiler:Maiza also reacts rather badly upon first hearing his name.]]
* WhiteSheep: [[spoiler:All the Quateses from Szilard on down seem to have been amoral mad scientists except for him.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Walken Family]]
!!Claudia Walken
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[[caption-width-right:200:"From the moment I was born, the world's belonged to me!"]]

A world-renowned actress who is aboard the luxury cruise liner ''Entrance'' to promote her new movie, ''Mode Gears 2--Shark Flight''. Claudia is an outgoing 14-year old solipsist, and is the great-granddaughter of Claire and Chane.
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: Claudia doesn't care whether someone is good or bad, as long as they're honest.
%%* TheAce
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: In the same unsettling way as her great-grandfather, she is eccentric.
* AGodAmI: Just like Claire, Claudia is of the opinion that the world exists for her sake, and that if she wants something to happen, she will ''make it happen''.
%%* FieryRedhead
* GenerationXerox: Her personality is basically the same as Claire's.
* IdenticalGranddaughter: Eye color aside, Claudia's practically an OppositeSexClone of her great-grandfather Claire, and is growing up to resemble him more and more.
* LamarckWasRight: Inherited Claire's solipsism. Firo remarks that Claudia's not the first one to take after Claire in that sense, but so far she's the one who resembles him most.
%%* MasterActor
* NightmareFetishist: She thinks sharks are adorable, for one.
* OneSceneWonder: In-universe. Tends to happen whenever she makes a cameo.
%%* SiblingYinYang: With Charon.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: In-universe. Claudia puts heart and soul into each one of her roles, even if they happen to be trashy B-movies.

!!Charon Walken
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baccano-charon_8910.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:200:"..."]]

Claudia's younger brother, Charon is a 13-year old stuntman known for his incredible athletic capabilities. He is aboard the ''Entrance'' along with Claudia to promote the new movie. He is the great-grandson of Claire and Chane.
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* CharacterOverlap: Saki in one of the ''{{LightNovel/Durarara}}'' books mentions meeting an American stuntboy [[IdenticalStranger with an uncanny resemblance to Kasuka Heiwajima.]]
* DudeLooksLikeALady: ''Bullet Garden'' suggests that he could probably pass as a girl, provided he stays quiet.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Invoked. Charon's a natural redhead, but he dyed it black.
* {{Expy}}: Of Kasuka Heiwajima, as a quiet Huey look-a-like who is in the film industry.
* IdenticalGrandson: Charon looks exactly like a younger Huey Laforet.
* IdenticalStranger: To Kasuka Heiwajima of ''{{LightNovel/Durarara}}''; Saki (of that series) points it out [[TheVerse in-universe]].
* LamarckWasRight: He somehow inherited Claire's CharlesAtlasSuperpower.
* TheQuietOne: People think Charon's quietness is because he takes after Chane, but it's actually because he was often taken care of by Keith Gandor as a child.
%%* SiblingYinYang: With Claudia.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Charon helps bring about the conclusion of the 2002 hijacking by telling Angelo that [[spoiler:Life and the Demolisher have the same speech patterns, and are thus the same person.]]
* TheStoic
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bobby's Gang]]
!!Bobby Splot
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The leader of a small gang of delinquents. He (along with the gang) stows away on the ''Entrance'' in order to get revenge on the Martillo Family for taking back the camera they stole. Bobby is the great-grandson of Jacuzzi and Nice, though he has none of Jacuzzi's crybaby attitude. He has what seems to be some of Jacuzzi's MagneticHero-ism, though.
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* ChekhovsGunman or DestinedBystander: Bobby is first mentioned offhand by Firo in the 1930 novel (even earlier than Jacuzzi!), and finally makes a proper appearance in the 2002 story. It's not known if Narita had always planned for Bobby to be Jacuzzi's descendant.
%%* TheDulcineaEffect: To Carnea.
%%* IdiotHero
%%* LittleStowaway
%%* MagneticHero
* TheNicknamer: Gave nicknames to all three of his gang members.
* {{Tsundere}}: He's definitely not [[spoiler:joining the Martillo Family]] because Carnea is there. Nope.

!!Troy

A member of Bobby's gang.
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%%* BlackAndNerdy
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* LittleStowaway
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: nicknamed "Troy" by Bobby because he's the resident SmartGuy with a fondness for collecting Trojans
* ShorterMeansSmarter: The shortest member of Bobby's gang.
%%* TheSmartGuy

!!Humpty
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%%* LittleStowaway
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname" Humpty" like the egg is all he's called.

!!Tall
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%%* LittleStowaway
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Tall" is not his real name.

!!Carnea Kaufman
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A stowaway girl who runs into Bobby's gang while trying to find a hiding place. She stowed away on the ''Entrance'' in order to find Angelo.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: [[spoiler:Carnea is actually the only living blood relative of Angelo's boss, who was recently assassinated. Carnea never knew about her father's involvement in the drug industry, but became the organization's leader after his death.]]
* CharmPoint: According to Troy, Bobby has a thing for [[DarkSkinnedBlonde dark-skinned blondes]].
%%* DarkSkinnedBlonde
%%* LittleStowaway
%%* MafiaPrincess
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mask Makers]]

!!Luchino B. Campanella "The Rookie Warlock"
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/luchino_7230.jpg]]

The head of the group of assassins known as Mask Makers, Luchino is a stage magician who boards the ''Exit'' under the cover of a performer. He is the Boss of the Mask Makers. However, he dislikes the feeling of killing, to the point of physical sickness (usually manifested in a great deal of vomiting). He wants to find Huey and demand answers from him why he killed a certain Campanella.
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* AncestralWeapon: The Mask Maker's stiletto. It's not known if it's the very same one used in 1705, however.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Subverted. Luchino's stuck in his Magician suit on the ''Exit'' because he wasn't planning to take an active part in this particular mission.
* BeneathTheMask: Whenever Luchino kills, he puts on a mask of uncaring coldness. Then he takes off his mask and throws up in disgust.
* CulturedBadass: Luchino's both a skilled stage magician and an experienced assassin.
* ImprobableAge: 17 years old as of 2002, and leader of a group of assassins.
* KnifeNut: Luchino uses the same stiletto as the original Mask Maker.
%%* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy:
* MutilationInterrogation: Threatens to use this against [[spoiler:Life, but he gets away.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:He's a descendant of Huey and the only woman he ever loved, Monica.]]
* {{Revenge}}: His main motivation is to avenge [[spoiler: his ancestor Monica, whom he believes was killed by her own husband Huey.]]
%%* StageMagician
%%* StepfordSmiler
* StressVomit: Pretty much whenever he has to kill someone. All that guilt and blood takes its toll.
%%* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Tiny Guy to Aging's Huge Girl.
* WhatADrag: Inflicts this on [[spoiler:Bride by tying him to ''Entrance'' as it skids by ''Exit''.]]
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: A RareMaleExample. Everyone treats Luchino with respect befitting the leader of the Mask Makers, and Luchino himself lives up to his reputation of being a merciless assassin. What he doesn't show his team, though, is the fact that he has a great deal of psychological difficulty in killing people.

!!Illness
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A member of the Mask Makers, Illness is one of the main combatants of the group. She befriends Czes and Claudia on the trip despite her actual reason for being on the ship. Like Luchino, she has a tendency to get nauseous after a killing spree.
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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Illness's parents were part of the SAMPLE branch that tortured her. Her father was one of the people who personally inflicted horrific injuries on her.]]
%%* ActionGirl
%%* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason why she [[spoiler:[[TakingTheBullet takes the bullet]]]] for Claudia.
* BreakTheCutie: All the torture she went through. This gives her common ground with Czes.
%%* ChildSoldiers: Working for the Mask Makers.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Eccentricity and spaciness are probably why she gets along with Claudia so well.
* CoveredWithScars: Has countless scars under her dress [[spoiler:inflicted by SAMPLE]].
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Endured heavy abuse in the past [[spoiler:at the hands of SAMPLE and their idea of religious worship.]]
* ElegantGothicLolita
* GunsAkimbo: Sports two glocks while on the job.
* LittleMissBadass: One of the main forces of the group. That should speak for itself.
* MarriageToAGod: [[spoiler:After Illness becomes SAMPLE's next leader, Viralesque decides that she will be married to their next god-candidate Czes.]]
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Like the rest of the group aside from Luchino, Illness is only known by her codename.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Illness is terrified that the Mask Makers will abandon her and send her back to [[spoiler:SAMPLE]].
* StressVomit: Illness is prone to vomiting when confronted with a lot of blood and gunsmoke. She's similar to her boss in that regard.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Along with Czes, she takes the bullet for Claudia.]]

!!Aging
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A member of the Mask Makers. She is noticable for her well toned body and huge stature of over 2 meters, or about six feet and a half. Aging is in her late twenties to early thirties. She is the brute force of the squad who is bold and fearless in combat, as she knows that there are very few people who are actually good enough fighters to lay a scratch on her. She loves to fight and is always seeking new challenges.
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%%* ActionGirl
%%* AmazonianBeauty: Aging is often described in-universe as looking as sturdy as a model of the ''T-series''. Yeah, [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} those]] models.
%%* BareYourMidriff: \
* {{BFG}}: Uses a Minigun. Single-handedly.
%%* TheBigGirl
%%* BloodKnight:
%%* BoisterousBruiser
* BoobsOfSteel: The unlikeliness of this is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Sylvie, who wonders how she manages to have them when she has no body fat anywhere else.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: And has the body to prove it. Specifically, she can jump ludicrous heights.
%%* CoolBigSis: To Luchino.
* KukrisAreKool: If not her BFG, an 80-centimetre Kukri is her weapon of choice.
%%* TheLadette
%%* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy:
* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: Most of the Mask Makers are too terrified of Aging to consider her attractive.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Like the rest of the group aside from Luchino, Aging is only known by her codename.
* SamusIsAGirl: Aging first appears as a voice on a radio that talks very much like an old man.
%%* StatuesqueStunner
* TheTease: She often teases Luchino. His gentle, non-retaliating nature only encourages her.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Huge Girl to Luchino's Tiny Guy. Luchino barely even reaches to her chest.

!!Death
The most experienced member of the Mask Makers, and according to Aging, the only member who's from a background as a proper mercenary. He is shot and killed by Angelo at the beginning of 2002.
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%%* GunsAkimbo
* TheLastDance: Because he was dying of an undisclosed sickness, Death wanted to be killed on the battlefield by a WorthyOpponent. He got his wish.
%%* TheStoic
%%* WeHardlyKnewYe

!!Life
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Baccano-Life_1998.jpg]]
A member of the Mask Makers. He constantly keeps his face hidden, and is in charge of smuggling weapons onto the ''Entrance'' and planting poison gas in the ventilation systems. Life ends up chasing after Bobby and Carnea when they accidentally stumble on his poison gas setups.
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* DramaticUnmask: [[spoiler:Angelo takes off his goggles and finds out that Life is also the Demolisher.]]
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler:Life is actually Fermet, working as a [[DoubleAgent Triple Agent]] who is also working with SAMPLE as well as Angelo.]]
* WallCrawl: Life jumps off the Mask Makers' cruiser, onto the hull of the ''Entrance'', and crawls up to a window.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Drug Cartel]]

!!Angelo
[[quoteright:212:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/AngeloBaccano_7312.jpg]]
A professional assassin currently working for a South American drug cartel, Angelo is seeking revenge for his recently-assassinated boss. He is working with the Demolisher to fight the Mask Makers on the ''Entrance''. He runs into Firo at the ship's casino, and upon finding out about Firo's immortality, teams up with him against the Mask Makers.
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%%* BadassBeard
%%* BadassInANiceSuit
* CelebrityResemblance: Demolisher has referred to him as "some guy who looks like Creator/AntonioBanderas."
%%* ColdSniper
%%* CoolShades
* DashingHispanic: Born in Spain, working in South America, and eventually [[spoiler:went to New York to work for his new bosses, The Martillos]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: A self-proclaimed man of principle, Angelo won't shoot women, children or elders.
* FatalFamilyPhoto: Angelo practically calls upon the narrative gods to kill him by deciding that he's going to take his family on a trip to Venice after he's done with this one job, along with invoking a MillionToOneChance of his own death while the [[{{lampshaded}} narrative helpfully points]] out that that probably means it's closer to fifty-fifty. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope He lives]].]]
%%* FriendlySniper
* HenpeckedHusband: [[spoiler:Angelo mentioned that back home in Spain, his wife has the final word]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The narrative compares Angelo to Creator/AntonioBanderas and his roles on movies such as ''Film/OnceUponATimeInMexico''.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Carnea. She sees Angelo as her own father.
* {{Revenge}}: For the fallen companions in South America.
* SniperRifle: Rivaling with Death from the Mask Makers.
* StreetUrchin: Up to his teens, Angelo was often getting in trouble with the local police.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Noted to be so (mostly owing to the fact that he's basically Creator/AntonioBanderas).
%%* WouldNotHitAGirl
%%* WouldntHurtAChild

[[/folder]]

[[folder:SAMPLE]]

!! Bride
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Baccano-Bride_7235.jpg]]
The 43rd and current leader of the {{Cult}} known as SAMPLE. "Bride" is likely not his real name, but a title given to the leader, who is the "bride" of the cult's current god. He is normally a slightly shy but affable man, but becomes a charismatic leader when he injects himself with dextrose. Seems to enjoy playing video games. With the cooperation of the cult's supervisor, Viralesque, he leads the cult in the hijacking of the cruise ship ''Exit''.
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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:His arms are cut off when he gets caught between the ''Entrance'' and the ''Exit'' as they skid past each other.]]
%%* ButtMonkey
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Loses his arms and is eaten by sharks.]]
%%* EvilRedhead
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Viralesque offers the dying Bride the incomplete elixir of life, but he refuses and jumps into shark-infested waters.]]
* TheGlassesComeOff: Bride ditches the glasses whenever he's in the role of the dextrose-high cult leader.
* MarriageToAGod: Par the course for the leader of SAMPLE. Bride explains that "marriage" in this cult, however, is not necessarily what the legal definition means.
* OldManMarryingAChild: Bride isn't old by any stretch of the imagination, but he mentions that most (if not all) of his wives so far have been ten-year old girls.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: SAMPLE's uniforms are patterned in black and red.
%%* SoftspokenSadist
* TilMurderDoUsPart: He's planning to kill his temporary "wife" once SAMPLE obtains Sylvie, the permanent-wife candidate.
%%* TortureTechnician
* VillainsOutShopping: His very first words he says upon showing up at SAMPLE's most recent meeting is, "Oh, sorry about this, everyone! I can't believe I was late! The final boss was much tougher than I'd expected. I had to start over five times!"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vanishing Bunny]]
!!Pamela
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ln20_pamela.png]]
A gambler, and member of the robber trio Vanishing Bunny alongside Lana and Sonja. In 1932, she and Lana end up working for Senator Beriam as maids. In 1935, she attends the casino party at Ra's Lance, worried about Spike's plans for Sonja.
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* OnlySaneMan: It's not that Lana isn't sane or capable, it's just that out of the group, Pamela's {{The Reliable One}} and much more likely than Lana to keep her head on straight. Could also argue that she's the {{Team Mom}}, or even a {{Cool Big Sis}} to Sonja.
* ProfessionalGambler: Pamela's actually ''good'' at gambling, and her skill is the main source of everyday income for the group.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Lana. The two of them get into minor arguments all the time, arguments that often feature Pamela berating Lana for another harebrained idea of hers. Still, they're friends through and through.

!!Lana
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ln20_lana.png]]
A petty thief, and the second member of Vanishing Bunny.
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* CowardlyLion: Well, she's definitely the most easily nervous and frightened member of the trio.
* Fainting: Specifically The Monster Faint, when she sees what turns out to be Charkie the bear.
* TakeMeInstead: Perhaps her biggest moment in the series. When Lana and Pamela are questioned by Gabriel, Lana [[spoiler:claims that the entire kidnapping incident was her idea and that the others had no idea it was happening, and begs that Gabriel takes only her to the police.]]
* TheDitz: Lana can be a little...dense sometimes. But she means well.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Pamela.

!!Sonja Bake
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ln20_sonja.png]]
The youngest member of Vanishing Bunny by several years...and also their gunwoman. She's taken under Spike's wing and trained by him in sharpshooting from 1932 onwards. It seems like Spike and Senator Beriam have an important job for her at Ra's Lance in 1935. She's also childhood friends with Nader Schasschule, and thinks he's a hero.
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* CoolHelmet: Sonja is depicted wearing a green army helmet in Time of the Oasis.
* FriendlySniper: Sniper in training, technically, but pretty much.
* GunNut: Her parents literally ''worshipped guns.'' As in, revered them above everything else. Their beliefs were conferred unto Sonja throughout her childhood.
* InnocentProdigy: Sonja's not so much an intellectual genius as she is far, far more skilled with guns than any girl her age has a right to be.
* {{Sleepyhead}}
* ThePromise: Nader promised her that he'd become a hero when they were children. She believes that he's a hero and that he's saved her and the others countless times in an astounding display of faith.
* WallofWeapons: Sonja's massive collection of weaponry (inherited from her parents) is kept in Vanishing Bunny's truck and goes with them everywhere.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Others]]

!!Raz "Gunmaestro" Smith
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/raz_lighter_ln.png]]
A so-called assassin who's temporarily hired by Gustavo Bagetta in 1932, along with other assassins. In 1932, he takes Mark Wilmans as his apprentice. Three years later, he's hired by a certain mafia family to act as muscle during the party at Ra's Lance.
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* DistinguishingMark: There's a scar over the bridge of his nose, which he earned after Berga Gandor punched him in the face in 1932.
* GunNut
* ObfuscatingInsanity: Sort of. It's not so much that Smith pretends to be insane, it's more that he idealizes madness and constantly insists that he's a madman by dint of his profession. Most people just think he's a {{Narcissist}}.
* ProfessionalKiller: In name only. Truth be told, Smith has yet to actually ''kill'' anyone.
* TheMagnificent: Smith's nickname for himself, "Gunmaestro," has yet to be taken seriously by anybody.
* TheObiWannabe: We're not saying that Smith will prove a completely incompetent mentor to Mark, but how can he instruct someone in the ways of killing when he hasn't actually killed anyone yet?
* WalkingArmory: Smith carries around thirty guns under his coat for the sake of engaging in {{Trench Coat Warfare}}. As a consequence, he can't actually sit down while wearing his coat in question.

!!Mark Wilmans
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mark_1.png]]
A teenaged boy who goes on a revenge-fueled killing spree in 1932, two years after his mother is murdered. He ends up becoming Smith's apprentice.
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* HyperCompetentSidekick: At least, Mark ''appears'' much more competent and collected than Smith does.
* InnocenceLost
* InterruptedSuicide: Courtesy of Elmer, who [[spoiler:stops Mark from jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His moniker "Ice Pick Thompson" (as coined by the media) invokes fear in the populace.
* PowerfulPick: His signature weapon is an ice pick.
* {{Revenge}}: After his mother died and was maligned, Mark swears to avenge her death in the fashion of {{Gotta Kill Them All}} by killing those responsible for her death.
* SerialKiller
* TheApprentice
[[/folder]]

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Characters who appear only in the ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' light novels. Some of them have been DemotedToExtra or [[TheCameo cameo]] in the anime, but most of them have been AdaptedOut.

For the characters who appeared in the anime, go [[Baccano/CharactersWhoAppearedInTheAnime here!]]

[[foldercontrol]]

[[folder:The Gandor Family and associates]]
!!Maria Barcelito
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BaccanoMaria_8259.jpg]]
One of the assassins hired by Gustavo Bagetta in 1932 to destroy the Daily Days, Maria is a battle-loving BloodKnight. After losing to Claire, she somehow ends up joining the Gandor Family as one of their bodyguards. Along with Tick, she is one of the major players of the 1933 arc.
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%%* ActionGirl
%%* ActionGirlfriend
%%* BloodKnight
%%* BodyguardCrush: With Tick/Chic.
* TheCameo: Makes an extremely brief (blink and you'll miss it) appearance in the anime's first episode, in the same scene as Adele.
* CuteAndPsycho: She looks adorable but she's an assassin with the personality to match
* DualWielding: Uses a pair of katanas.
%%* HeelFaceTurn
* HeroicBSOD: After [[spoiler:losing to Adele at the Genoard manor.]]
* HoldingHands: [[spoiler:With Tick at the end of 1933.]]
* IAmYourOpponent: To Adele, during the Mist Wall incident.
* ICallItVera: Named her swords Murasamia and Kochite.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: She wields a pair of katanas and is quite proficient with them, too.
* LeeroyJenkins: Maria is opposed to any plan that doesn't have "attack immediately" as its first step.
%%* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Masculine Girl to Tick/Chic's Feminine Boy
* McNinja: Maria is sometimes described as a "Mexican Samurai".
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Maria will take any excuse she can to cut someone down.
-->'''Maria:''' Tick, can I slash them?"
-->'''Tick:''' Nope. We're only going to talk today.
-->'''Maria:''' I'm telling you, there's no way things'll turn out okay, amigo! It's going to end up in a fight anyway, so why don't you let me cut down maybe three or so of them before they can do anything? They'll calm right down, I promise!
%%* ProfessionalKiller
%%* PsychopathicWomanchild
* VerbalTic: Says "Amigo" every other line, even if she's talking to a woman.

!!Edith
[[quoteright:207:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Edith_5024.jpg]]
A speakeasy waitresses for a bar owned by the Gandors, Edith is the only woman among four siblings enamored with the newspaper industry. Edith went through a lot for being Roy's girlfriend and ensuring he doesn't waste his life by being a drug addict; from trying to talk the Runoratas out of pressing Roy with their drug trafficking operations, to insubordinating the Gandors by taking responsability for all of the problems Roy brought with him.
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* LoveMartyr: A major part of Edith's entire character. There's a long list of things she's done for Roy, whether he's aware of it or not.
* PluckyGirl: When it comes to helping Roy, Edith will never throw in the towel. Taking a once in a lifetime chance to earn a FateWorseThanDeath by resident [[TortureTechnician Torture Technicians]] Claire and Tick? No problem if Roy is forgiven.
* OddFriendship: With Tick. Edith became one of his few friends after the "torture" event. In 1933, it's mentioned that she often sends him bouquets of flowers. She's on good terms with Claire as well.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: After being horribly mistreated at the Daily Days for trying to gather information on Roy and the Runoratas, she brought Claire with her when paying the newspaper a second visit. Unsurprisingly, Edith was treated very differently this time around.
* TakingTheHeat: For almost any of Roy's wrongdoing.
* TraumaticHaircut: A subversion. Tick thought that cutting short Edith's beautiful long hair would be proper punishment for insubordination. Edith herself considered this to be a PokeThePoodle and grew to like the haircut.

!!Nicola Cassetti
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One of the Gandor Family's capos, and a formidable fighter. He's one of the executives in charge of the horse races.
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* BadassNormal
* MadeofIron: In 1932, he's injured when the horse races are attacked. He reports all this to Luck while bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds - somehow keeping a faint smile on his face.
* PercussiveTherapy: In 1932, he decides to let off some steam by enjoying some violent revenge against Lester.
* RuggedScar: Over his cheek and nose.
* TakeOurWordForIt: According to Graham, Nicola has beaten him in multiple fights (six wins to one loss). Given that ''Ladd himself'' has said that Graham could beat him in a straight fight, Nicola must be an incredible fighter - but we have yet to see them fight on-page. Ties in with {{Offscreen Moment Of Awesome}}.
* UndyingLoyalty

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Russo Family and associates]]
!!Ricardo Russo [[spoiler:(Lydia Russo)]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ricardorusso_2996.jpg]]
Placido Russo's only grandchild and heir to the Russo Family. Ricardo is a calm boy who has no interest in being a mafioso, especially since his parents were killed by a car bomb just for their Russo connection.
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* {{Bifauxnen}}: [[spoiler:Looks like a cute little boy, but she really is a girl.]]
%%* BigDamnHeroes: With CarFu, no less.
* {{Bokukko}}: [[spoiler:Uses male pronouns when talking. Justified since she had to hide her true gender.]]
* AChildShallLeadThem: At the end of 1934, [[spoiler:Ricardo plans to rebuild the Russo Family, on her own terms.]]
%%* HiveMind: [[spoiler:Courtesy of Sham.]]
%%* HugeGuyTinyGirl: [[spoiler:With Christopher.]]
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Ricardo really doesn't enjoy being heir to a mafia family.
%%* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Christopher.
%%* LonelyRichKid
%%* MindHive: [[spoiler:Shares her mind with Sham.]]
* RaisedAsTheOppositeGender: [[spoiler:She's actually a girl named Lydia who was raised as a boy so that she could one day take over the Russo Family.]]
* TheStoic: [[spoiler: She]] does not express emotions outwardly
%%* WiseBeyondHisYears
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Runorata family and associates]]
!!Carzelio "Cazze" Runorata
[[quoteright:218:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carzelio.jpg]]
The grandson of Bartolo Runorata and heir to the family. He eventually succeeds his grandfather as the Don once Bartolo passes away in the 1970s.
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* BenevolentBoss: Cazze values his bodyguards and their service toward him. In fact, his sincere appreciation is what leads Gabriel and Juliano to pledge their loyalty to him. Not to mention, he's known as the "Pure-Hearted Dictator" once he becomes Don.
* CoolPet: Cazze acquires a honest-to-goodness bear for a pet in 1931.
* LonelyRichKid: Since Cazze is privately educated, the only way he can meet other children his age is through parties, and none of them are willing to get too close to him.
* ShelteredAristocrat: As the heir to one of the most powerful Mafia families on the East Coast, Cazze's sheltered upbringing has afforded him a certain amount of naivety in his life - especially when it comes to dangerous situations. Some of the local children have even nicknamed him 'Prince,' given how removed the Runoratas are from the rest of the neighborhood.
* TheRunaway: Increasingly discontent with his lack of freedom, Cazze runs away in 1931 intending to return within a couple of days. Instead, [[spoiler:he is kidnapped for ransom by Vanishing Bunny.]]

!!Gabriel and Juliano
A pair of hunter-assassins loyal to Bartolo and Cazze alone. Bartolo orders them to exclusively act as Cazze's bodyguards during the party at Ra's Lance in 1935.
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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: The twin brothers are physically identical, and wear matching outfits. The only way to visually tell them apart is through their hair -- Gabriel's is slicked back, while Juliano's isn't.
* BadassBiker: With their matching attire, the twins make for a striking image when riding their customized motorcycles side by side.
* CreepyTwins: When they sing their strange hunting song in unison.
* GunsVsSwords: Gabriel's preferred {{Weapon of Choice}} is a knife, while Juliano prefers guns.
* InSeriesNickname: Most people around them have referred to them as "mad dogs," much to their displeasure.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Whereas Gabriel speaks like a polite gentleman, Juliano acts more like a gangster.
* ProfessionalKiller
* SpeakInUnison: Only once, when they sing a creepy song in perfect sync.
* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Ties in with {{Verbal Tic}}. The twins use the first-person pronouns ''ore'' (Juliano) and ''watashi'' (Gabriel) to refer to each other. Not only that, they use ''kochira'' and ''kocchi'' to refer to themselves. Their speech is extremely odd, and cannot truly be appreciated in English.
* TheDividual: Specifically the Twindividual. Though they do differ in character traits and speech patterns, they always work as a duo. Most of their colleagues just think of them as one person in two bodies.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Beriam family and associates]]

!!Former Felix Walken
An assassin whose abilities, infamy and success account are comparable to that of Vino himself. In 1932, he is hired to finally put an end to Vino's legacy and leave him as the ''only'' most efficient assassin in the United States.

Not to be confused with the Felix Walken that Claire bought his name from.
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* %% CoolOldGuy
* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: [[spoiler:He is described as Vino's one and only equal, but turns out to be quite old. Felix is not in his prime anymore]].
* LegacyCharacter: The Felix Walken name is sold from one assassin to another.
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Sold his name to Sham.]]
%%* ProfessionalKiller
* ShroudedInMyth: The legends of his feats as an assassin spread freely for too long, and people began to compare Felix with Vino--[[spoiler:Felix himself admits that he is long past his prime.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Lemures]]
!!Nader Schasschule
[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nader_0.png]]
A {{Con Man}} and an ex-member of the Lemures following his attempted uprising against them. He dreams of being the {{Ideal Hero}} his {{Childhood Friend|s}} thinks he is, but is afraid that such a dream is impossible.
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* ArtificialLimbs: He has a prosthetic metal hand, which replaced his right hand after [[spoiler:Chané Laforet cut it off in 1931]]. Goose would argue that Nader was simply {{Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves}}.
* ConMan: He's been conning people ever since he was a teenager for a livelihood.
* GuiltComplex: Every time he thinks about schmoozing someone powerful and working his way up in a hierarchy, not to mention every time he thinks about his childhood promise. Ties in with {{Heroic Self Deprecation}}, since he constantly engages in self-loathing.
* SilverTongue: The reason for his success in conning people.

!!Upham
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/upham.png]]
One of the Lemures who double-crossed Nader and later went on to hijack the ''Flying Pussyfoot'' in 1931. Although he goes through some eventful moments aboard the train - including being interrogated by Jacuzzi's gang, and stabbed by a certain {{Big Bad}} character, he's one of the only Lemures who isn't either dead or arrested at the end of the ordeal. He winds up working at Fred's Poorhouse by 1935.
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* AffablyEvil: Upham's not even really 'evil.'' He's a nice guy, really - he just happened to be part of of a terrorist cult for a while. Needless to say, he really wasn't suited to the organization.
* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling: Upham, poor thing, had and continues to have a crush on Chané.

!!Serges
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/serges.png]]
The leader of the Lemure team in charge of negotiations with Senator Beriam during the events of the ''Flying Pussyfoot.'' His plans ultimately fail and end with him severely injured - though, surprisingly, not dead.
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* CharacterTics: He seems to have a habit of clicking his tongue.
* PlethoraOfMistakes: Just as the Lemures aboard the train have their plans go horribly wrong, so does Serges' group - and the reasons for it are far from ordinary. These include: a {{Ragtag Bunch of Misfits}}, a pair of {{Always Identical Twins}}, a trio of robber {{Outlaw}}s, and an actual circus bear.
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: At the very least, Serges seems to have a strong anti-government stance, more than once talking about "government hounds" and "dogs of the government" with disgust.
* WouldHurtAChild: Considering that he orders his men to 'remove any obstacles' if necessary (referring to the nearby young members of Jacuzzi's gang), that he is fully prepared to later gun them down with a submachine gun, and that he grabs Cazze and [[spoiler:holds a knife to his neck]], this one fits the bill.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lamia and Larvae]]
!!Adele
[[quoteright:208:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ADELE2_5294.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:208:"E-Excuse me… Tim, is this person really okay? He’s really glaring at us hard."]]

A member of Lamia. Adele is an apprehensive woman of few words who has trouble maintaining eye contact with strangers. Despite appearances, however, she is a formidable fighter with unquenchable bloodlust.
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%%* ActionGirl
%%* ArtificialHuman
%%* BladeOnAStick
%%* BloodKnight
* TheCameo: Makes an extremely brief appearance in the anime's first episode.
* CuteAndPsycho: She'll also blush and stammer her way through some of her more violent outbursts.
* DesignatedGirlFight: Averted. The only reason that all of her opponents are female is because the only combatants that happen to be present are women. The second time around, it's a case of IAmYourOpponent.
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
* ShrinkingViolet: Adele constantly blushes and stammers her way through conversations.
* SliceAndDiceSwordsmanship: {{Lampshaded}}. Adele is entirely self-taught and, since nobody ever ''told'' her that spears were specifically thrusting weapons, she didn't treat it as such.

!!Tim/[[spoiler:Tack Jefferson]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BaccanoTim_9716.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:250:"All righty, let’s redo our introductions. I’m Tim. I’ve been put in charge of this lot, something like their leader."]]

The leader of the Larvae, and the only human within the group full of homunculi. Something of a genius, Tim was taken in by Huey while he was still in his teens. He is dedicated to his missions and following Huey's orders.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: In contrast with his brother, he seems to actually care about their [[MissingMom mother's death]] and [[ParentalAbandonment their stepfather not giving two shits about them]].
* ImportantHaircut: Tim shaved his head as a part of cutting himself off from his past.
* InformedAbility: Supposedly a child prodigy.
* MissingMom: His mother left him and his brother with a really bad stepfather.
* NoDoubtTheYearsHaveChangedMe: [[spoiler:Subverted. Tick recognized him immediately, but played along because he knew that he wanted to leave his past behind him.]]
%%* NonActionGuy
* ParentalAbandonment: His biological parents are dead. His stepfather just didn't care about him.
* ThatManIsDead: He changed his entire appearance to cut himself off from his past.

!!Christopher Shouldered
[[quoteright:235:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/CHRIS1_8291.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:235:"Hey, wanna be friends?"]]

A member of Lamia, a group within Larva. Christopher likes to follow his own agenda and often plays RulesLawyer with Tim's orders, doing as he pleases. Chris has constant blood-shot eyes and razor-sharp teeth.
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%%* ArtificialHuman
* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: Often wears clothes about a century out of date.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Claire describes his gun-knives as such, as the weight of the blades throws off one's aim when shooting and the shape of the gun makes it difficult to stab. Christopher acknowledges this but doesn't seem to care much because the tradeoff for the impracticality is that he can shoot and stab people at the same time
%%* BattleButler: Eventually becomes one to [[spoiler:Ricardo Russo]].
* BunnyEarsLawyer: In one particular instance, he walks along Broadway, singing and twirling his umbrella.
%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* DissonantSerenity: Is very prone to serene, childlike smiles -- especially during massacres
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Red sclera and white irises
%%* FangsAreEvil
* FauxAffablyEvil: Christopher sings songs as he happily massacres people. [[spoiler:He grows out of the evil part after joining the Russo Family.]]
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: He doesn't want [[MistakenForGay Chi]] to get his hopes up.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After being ambushed and nearly killed in Chicago, Christopher starts working for Ricardo as he loses contact with Huey.]]
%%* HugeGuyTinyGirl: [[spoiler:Huge Guy to Ricardo/Lydia's Tiny Girl.]]
* IAmAMonster: Jokes with it ("Would you believe me if I said I wanted to do that by destroying you, a man obviously gifted by Him, and in doing so overcome a massive inferiority complex left inside me by the fact of my artificial creation?"), but it's implied that he does have more than a few hangups with being so obviously unnatural.
%%* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Ricardo.
* KnifeNut: Uses a [[MixAndMatchWeapon knife-gun hybrid]].
%%* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
* PoisonousFriend: Christopher has basically decided that Firo is his best friend, whether the capo likes it or not, and is eager help him out in any way possible, be it through [[MurderIsTheBestSolution murder, maiming, or killing]].
-->'''Firo:''' I don't trust you. Frankly, you're the type that'd just march into the casino and shoot the place to hell.
-->'''Christopher:''' Wow! That's amazing, Firo! [[InsultBackfire You know me so well!]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint I knew we were friends!]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: As of 1933, he's at least 40 years old.
* RealMenWearPink: Christopher personally bakes madeleines. Extremely delicious madeleines that the likes of Ricardo, Rail, Chi, and Huey approve of.
%%* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver
%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
%%* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Chi's Blue.
%%* TheRival: To Graham.
* TechnicalPacifist: [[spoiler:After losing to Claire at the end of ''The Slash'' and becoming Ricardo's bodyguard, he stops killing people. In the ninth book, he decides to [[{{Gorn}} rehabilitate himself.]]]]
* TechnicolorEyes: Blue eyes with red sclerae.
* TheUnsmile: Even Christopher's genuine smiles are terrifying. Expected, given his teeth.

!!Hong Chi-Mei "Chi"
[[quoteright:238:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/CHIMEI1_4893.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:238:[[ObfuscatingDisability Look at his arms, this guy can't possibly be a fighter...]] ]]

The oldest homunculus within Lamia. He may not be the strongest, but is the most rational and most experienced. Hong is a close range fighter, and easily the fastest whithin Lamia. He's part of the team that comes to New York in 1933 to back up Tim, and shows up again in 1934 as part of Huey's experiment in Chicago.
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%%* ArtificialHuman
* MistakenForGay: Christopher appears to be under the impression that Chi likes him in not entirely platonic ways.
-->'''Christopher:''' Oh, let me make it clear, though. I don't have a thing for men, just so you know. Wouldn't want you to get disappointed.
* ObfuscatingDisability: Those bandages sure are suspicious for a homunculus.
%%* OddCouple: With Christopher.
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: As with Chris, he's at the very least 40 years old.
%%* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Christopher's Red.
* StraightMan: Part of his role is ofsetting Christopher's BunnyEarsLawyer.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Christopher.
-->'''Chi:''' ...I just realized that I don't think of you as a friend at all.
-->'''Christopher:''' W-what?! Does that mean you think of me as a lover, then?!
-->'''Chi:''' You're someone I'd love to kill, but circumstances prevent me from doing so. For almost four decades now, come to think of it...
* WolverineClaws: [[spoiler:His giant tiger claws.]]

!!Rail
[[quoteright:178:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BaccanoRail_2484.jpg]]

A member of Lamia created less than 15 years ago. Rail is an explosives specialist with an outspoken hatred of his master and creator Huey. He hero-worships Christopher, who befriended him after a particularly traumatizing experiment.
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* AntiVillain: The only thing really "villainous" about Rail is the fact he's part of Lamia. [[spoiler:That is, until Frank is captured by Nebula and Rail pulls a HeelFaceTurn.]]
%%* ArtificialHuman
* {{Bifauxnen}}: [[spoiler:At the end of the 1934 novels, Rail is revealed to be a girl.]]
* BodyHorror: Rail's scars are from experiments that [[spoiler:robbed her of most of her sense of touch.]]
%%* FeelNoPain: [[spoiler:He feels a ''little'' pain.]]
* GlasgowGrin: A variation. The surgical scars stretch out Rail's face and pulls his mouth into a faint smile.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Later in 1934, Rail leaves Huey's side after befriending Nice and joining Jacuzzi's gang.]]
%%* HeroWorshipper: To Christopher.
%%* HugeGuyTinyGirl
%%* MadBomber: [[spoiler:Becomes one after Frank's kidnapping.]]
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:After Frank is kidnapped by Nebula.]]
%%* ThrowDownTheBomblet
%%* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters

!!Frank
[[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BaccanoFrank_7644.jpg]]

A member of Lamia whose body is proportioned like a child, but is over 7 feet tall. Frank is one of Rail's closest friends.
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%%* AntiVillain
%%* ArtificialHuman
%%* TheBigGuy
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Despite his size, Frank's really just a kid.
* DistressedDude: [[spoiler:He is kidnapped by Renée's team of scientists during the raid on Russo Manor, but is recovered by Huey at the end of 1934.]]
%%* HugeGuyTinyGirl
%%* LightningBruiser
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
%%* StrappedToAnOperatingTable

!!Sickle
[[quoteright:218:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/SICKLE1_7280.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:218:"so troublesome..."]]

One of the last members of Lamia to be introduced along with Rail, Frank and “The Poet” after The Slash arc. Sickle is a fighter well-versed in kick-based attacks with her main style being (admittedly) not-quite-Capoeira; her mission is to intervene with the Russos' sudden meddling with Lamia affairs.
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%%* ActionGirl
* DanceBattler: A fighting style that is kick based and "not-quite-Capoeira".
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* HimeCut
* KickChick: Capoeira is her base style after all.
%%* LadyOfWar
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
%%* TheStoic
* StraightMan: To the Poet. Sickle often resorts to physical violence to shut down his poetry recitals.

!!"The Poet"
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BaccanoThePoet_5846.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:200:"Just passing by"]]

“The Poet” is Lamia's resident wannabe gentleman. As his name suggests he is very fond of poetry and likes to recite them at any time given, and much to everyone's dismay, he happens to recite them or make his conversation into a rhythmic banter any time he opens his mouth. Graham seems to be the only one who appreciates his poetry.
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%%* ButtMonkey
* HiddenEyes: He keeps them hidden for fear of PowerIncontinence.
* HypnoticEyes: The Poet's eyes have some degree of hypnotic powers.
%%* LargeHam
%%* MilkingTheGiantCow:
* NiceHat: White fedoras are basically synonymous with the trope.
%%* NonActionGuy
* OddFriendship: With Graham, who is so moved by his poetry that he buys him a drink.
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent
%%* PurpleProse: His poetry
%%* SharpDressedMan
* StylisticSuck: To be blunt, his poems suck.
%%* TalkativeLoon
* WarriorPoet: Graham looks like a silent fighter compared to him.

!!Leeza Laforet [[spoiler:(Hilton)]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baccano-leeza_8893.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:250:"Daddy, daddy, can I kill him? Pretty please?"]]

Huey's younger daughter and Chane's sister. She is a little girl who is viciously loyal to her father and practically worships him. In 1933 and 1934, Leeza is with Huey in his cell in Alcatraz, but is somehow able to know of things that are going on outside the prison. When not in Alcatraz, Leeza appears as a disembodied voice. [[spoiler:Leeza is actually Hilton's first vessel. Huey had the infant Leeza drink the water that contained the consciousness of Hilton, which overrode Leeza. Didn't make much of a difference as far as personality and intellect goes, as Hilton was also newly-made at the time.]]
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* BerserkButton: Leeza reacts rather violently to anyone hurting, or even threatening Huey.
%%* CuteAndPsycho
* DaddysGirl: Like her sister, Leeza adores her father, Huey.
%%* DaddysLittleVillain
%%* EnfantTerrible
* HiveMind: [[spoiler:She's Hilton's first vessel.]]
* KillerRabbit: Leeza is just as violently protective of her father as Chane is.
* PrecociousCrush: [[spoiler: On Firo after her saves her from Ladd. Of course, he's completely oblivious.]]
%%* RingsOfDeath
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:After Firo steals Huey's eye in 1934. Foiled when Ladd decides to make her his next target.]]
%%* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Leeza or Liza? Or is it Riza?
%%* {{Tykebomb}}
* TheVoice: When she's on the field with the other members of Lamia, she's just a voice.
%%* VillainousCrush: [[spoiler:Again, on Firo.]]

!!"The Twins" Sham and Hilton

A pair of twins who, within Lamia, are in charge of information and communication. They are seemingly omnipresent, appearing in multiple places at the same time.
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* TheBeastmaster: [[spoiler:Hilton controls not only women, but about a hundred female falcons as well.]]
* DoubleAgent: [[spoiler:Sham's vessels include Graham's right-hand man Shaft and a Nebula researcher, among many others. He's playing them all for his own ends.]]
* IdentityAbsorption: [[spoiler:Pulls this on anyone who drinks their water. However, there is a (yet-undocumented) chance that the reverse may occur.]]
* HiveMind: [[spoiler:They are the consciousnesses contained within a "water"--whoever drinks it either consumes or is consumed by the consciousness. Sham only consumes males, while Hilton is in charge of females. Together, they are in control of hundreds of people across the country.]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Sham's been feeding information to Nebula and the Daily Days.]]
* PolarOppositeTwins: [[spoiler:Huey notes that while Hilton is fiercely protective of her first vessel Leeza and values Leeza's blood relation to Huey, Sham personally destroyed his first vessel and considers all of his vessels to be of similar value.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Immortals and related characters]]

!!Nile

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One of the 1711 immortals. After becoming immortal, he began to frequent battlefields so that he would never forget the meaning of death, but ended up desensitizing himself to it instead. Usually calm, collected, and [[TheStoic stoical]], but once he gets angry, ''watch out''. In 2001, he is traveling with Maiza, Czes, and Sylvie in search of the remaining 1711 immortals.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Nile got schooled on this by none other than [[{{LightNovel/Durarara}} Shizuo]].
%%* BladeOnAStick
%%* BloodKnight
* TheCameo: Has one line in the 1934 novel. Turns out he was passing through Chicago.
* CharacterOverlap: Elmer alludes to a fight Nile got into with Shizuo Heiwajima during the year they both spent in Japan. The same fight is referenced in the fifth ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' book, when Shizuo comments that Chikage was almost as hard to take down as that one foreigner he fought a couple years back.
* CoolMask: Implied to have been wearing one since the Cold War
%%* FromASingleCell
* FrozenFace: Years of war trauma killed Nile's ability to show emotion on his face. It disturbs him enough that he never wants to look at it again, hence the CoolMask.
-->“Yet... there was one thing that had changed. My face. I cried out at my own helplessness. I thought that my mind would explode from rage, or be crushed by sadness. But the face that stared back at me from the lake’s mirrored surface was... nearly expressionless, with only a hint of sourness about it.
* HairTriggerTemper: If something annoys him, Nile will consider killing it.
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: Anyone who brings up issues that he wants buried gets an iron claw to the face.
%%* OnlyOneName
%%* ShellShockedVeteran
%%* ShutUpHannibal: To [[spoiler:Felt]] in 2001.
* StereotypeReactionGag: When they first meet and trade stories about why they're in Lotto Valentino, Victor tells him, Zank and Denkuro about how he got kicked out of England: He told the South Sea Company charterers that they couldn't justify an African slave trade with the notion that they were savage barbarians when, according to his own extensive research, race theories were complete BS. Hearing this story, Nile offers to help:
-->'''Nile:''' Give me the names of these men of influence. I will flay them alive and hang their skins on treetops.
* StraightMan: Elmer decides that he's his new StraightMan after they meet up. Nile is not amused by this.
-->'''Nile:''' I say this: Die, Elmer. No, I will kill you myself.
%%* UnstoppableRage
* VerbalTic: Prefaces statements with "I say this".

!!Denkurō Tōgō
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BaccanoDenkuro_6837.jpg]]

One of the 1711 immortals. A Japanese man who, after the Advenna Avis landed in America, decided to get back to his homeland via Siberia. He was trapped in ice for about 250 years, but after a great deal of grief during the Cold War, he manages to find his way back to Japan. Finally joins up with the surviving 1711 immortals in 2002.
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* AndIMustScream: Denkuro was stuffed into a box and thrown into a crevasse. He was stuck there for 250 years, courtesy of [[spoiler:Fermet.]]
* AntiquatedLinguistics: Being trapped in a crevice for 250 years puts one's vocabulary on ice, so he speaks in an ancient fashion.
%%* DoggedNiceGuy: To Sylvie in 2002.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: After 200 years in an iceberg, he is bewildered by the world.
%%* FromASingleCell
%%* {{Samurai}}
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: By the time he finally comes home to Japan, 250 years have passed and it has changed.

!!Victor Talbot
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/victortalbot_4706.jpg]]

One of the 1711 immortals, Victor is part of the immortal-monitoring division at the FBI. Because one of his friends and fellow 1711 immortal alchemist was devoured by Ennis, Victor has a grudge against her and Szilard.
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%%* ButtMonkey
* CharacterFilibuster: PerpSweating allows him the opportunity, much to the interrogated's annoyance. They're ''much'' less eloquent than the usual fare, and he hasn't mastered breath control.
-->'''Firo:''' "Sheesh, don't rant 'till you run out of breath, dumbass. And ''twice?'' What are you, twelve?"
* TheExile: Victor originally came from the UK. Then he decided to voice his sincere thoughts on the South Sea Company, racism, and slavery to the guys drawing up the charter in typical Victor fashion. They did not agree with his opinion.
%%* FBIAgent
* FriendOnTheForce: Albeit an incredibly abrasive, ill-tempered "friend" who's helping out only because tweaking Firo's passport is a significantly smaller pain in the ass than getting called in to vouch for the ninety-year-old teenager's true age.
%%* FromASingleCell
* GoodIsNotNice: He is the most just of the alchemists, but also one of the least pleasant ones.
%%* HotBloodedSideburns
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He comes across as a jerk, but Victor shows concern for the children of Lotto Valentino since he considers the adults a bunch of rotters. He also cares for his subordinates, and at one point nostalgically looks back to eating with Nile, Zank and Denkuro.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Lucrezia left Victor ignorant on her [[spoiler:FakingTheDead plan]] for trolling purposes.
-->'''[[spoiler:Huey]]:''' "My apologies, Victor. Lady Lucrezia specifically instructed me to remain silent, wishing to see your surprised face when the time came."
* LoopholeAbuse: Uses it to, among other thing, [[IfIWantedYouDead troll Firo]] upon their first meeting.
-->"The demon's rules had a few loopholes, you see. I can't give a false name, but someone else can certainly introduce me with one. Neat, isn't it?"
%%* TheMeanBrit
* MotorMouth: When he gets excited, he'll keep talking and talking until he runs out of breath.
* PetTheDog: Victor is, generally speaking, a demanding and verbally abusive boss. After [[spoiler:a suicide bomber sent by Huey]] endangers his subordinates, Victor shows genuine concern for their well-being and relief that they are unhurt. The subordinates are duly surprised and make snarky comments about it.
* RabidCop: Comes across as short tempered and dangerous to Firo.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite his {{Jerkass}} tendencies, Victor refuses to stoop so low as to take revenge on Ennis for devouring his friend. In fact, he refuses to kill another immortal for personal reasons, on the grounds that this would make him NotSoDifferent from Szilard. In addition, he's willing to [[LoopholeAbuse abuse a few loopholes]] to provide technically legal ID cards (same name, government issued, different date of birth), mostly so he doesn't have to deal with Firo getting arrested for his "obviously fake" passport again.
* SirSwearsALot: It's even noted in the DramatisPersonae that he swears all the time.
%%* SmugSnake
* SubordinateExcuse: Why did he work for House Dormentaire back in 1711? Because Lucrezia.
* TheMeanBrit: He's from England? Check. He's critical, blunt, and packing profanity? Check. Sure, after two-hundred years or so of living in America this trope might not be ''totally'' accurate, but, hey, when the shoe fits...

!!Begg Garott
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One of the 1711 immortals, Begg works for the Runorata Family. Even before 1711, he's been creating all sorts of drugs to bring people "ultimate happiness". He and Fermet studied together under the same alchemy teacher.
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* TheAggressiveDrugDealer: Justified, as Begg is actively looking for people to test out his drugs on.
%%* FromASingleCell
%%* ForHappiness
* HappyPlace: [[spoiler:After Bartolo Runorata's death, he's gone to one of these with no signs of recovery.]]
* ImmuneToDrugs: He's injected himself with so much drugs that's he's developed an immunity to them.
* PetTheDog: After Czes loses the explosives he was going to use to negotiate with the Runoratas, Begg reveals that ''he'' was the Runorata buyer, and that Czes won't be held responsible for the loss of the explosives. The whole negotiation was set up by Begg so that he could help Czes financially without arousing suspicion.

!!Melvi [[spoiler:Dormentaire]]
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A mysterious newcomer to the crime world with connections to the Runoratas and a suspicious physical resemblance to Maiza's late brother, Gretto. Cold and vindictive, Melvi bears a strong grudge against Firo for stealing what he sees as rightfully his - Szilard's memories - and is more than happy to make him suffer for it.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Likes to put up a polite face until violence becomes a more convenient solution than negotiaton.
%%* CompleteImmortality
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Melvi's cruel behavior is a stark contrast to his boyish appearence.
* IdenticalStranger: To Gretto, a fact which disturbs both Maiza and Firo.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Held this view towards Szilard Quates. He was anything but happy to discover that Firo beat him to the chase.
-->'''Melvi:''' You stole my future, Firo. I'm just taking it back.
* RevengeByProxy: Melvi has no qualms attacking people close to Firo in order to get at him.
* SelfMutilationDemonstration: Bites his lip hard enough to bleed when introducing himself to Firo and assuring him that he wants "nothing more, nothing less" than Szilard's Memories, turning the act into a veiled death threat.
* SmugSnake: Melvi is very secure in knowing that he's under [[spoiler:Claire Stanfield]]'s protection. Unfortunately, "bodyguard" is not synonymous with "attack dog", [[spoiler:to say nothing for Claire's plans for Melvi once the contract's been completed]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nebula Sky]]

!!Renée Paramades Branvillier
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BaccanoRenee_5614.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:200:[[ImAHumanitarian "Thanks for the meal~!"]]]]

A scientist working at Nebula. Renée is a clumsy and forgetful woman who is nevertheless devoted to science, to a frightening degree. Her attractive figure is the subject of much attention from her fellow researchers, but Renée doesn't seem to care about anything not related to her experiments.
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* AbsentMindedProfessor: On [[spoiler:Elmer's]] first day at school, she left him standing outside the classroom all day, forgetting to call him in for introductions at the beginning of class.
%%* AffablyEvil
%%* ApologizesALot
* CuteAndPsycho: She [[spoiler:devours people]] without losing that airheaded smile.
%%* CuteClumsyGirl
%%* DitzyGenius
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Courtesy of Huey, in exchange for taking his eye. No anesthesia.]]
* ForScience: Renée is basically a DistaffCounterpart to Huey, except she doesn't even try to hide her scientific curiosities.
%%* FourEyesZeroSoul
* HotScientist: Her gorgeous figure is frequently pointed out by both the characters ''and'' the narration.
%%* HotTeacher:
* {{Immortality}}: [[spoiler:Renée is from a generation of immortals even earlier than the 1711 group, though details on that are still sparse.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: From the human race at large to [[spoiler: her own children]], Renée's ditzy manner masks an incalculably callous disregard for the feelings or well-being of others.
%%* MadScientist
* ObliviouslyEvil: Completely fails to understand that her single-minded quest ForScience enacts a good deal of suffering on others.
* TheOlderImmortal: [[spoiler:Drank the Elixir of Immortality before the 1711 group.]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:She was Huey, Elmer, and Monica's alchemy teacher in the early 1700s.]]
* StudentTeacherRomance: [[spoiler:She's implied to be the mother of Huey's daughters Chane and Leeza.]] Whether this really was "Romance" as opposed to ForScience is up for debate.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lotto Valentino Inhabitants]]
!!The Mask Maker
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Baccano-Mask_Maker_7353.jpg]]
A masked SerialKiller who terrorizes the city of Lotto Valentino in 1705. Very little is known about him--not even his gender or approximate age. The Mask Maker's victims are all stabbed to death with a stiletto and their faces are covered with the same white mask worn by the killer himself. It is said that anyone who witnesses the Mask Maker will become his next target.
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* DramaticUnmask: Inverted. [[spoiler:TheReveal of the Mask Maker's identity comes when Monica ''puts on'' the mask in front of Huey, Elmer, and Niki.]]
* KnifeNut: The Mask Maker's signature weapon is an eight-inch stiletto.
* LegacyCharacter: Long after the events of the 1700s, the Mask Maker's legacy lives on as a group of assassins-for-hire.
* SamusIsAGirl: "His" true identity is [[spoiler:Monica Campanella, a student at the alchemy school. She had been targeting key members of the Lotto Valentino drug trade and the slave children who acted as runners in order to increase profits for Huey's counterfeiting operation.]]
%%* SerialKiller
%%* WhiteMaskOfDoom

!!Monica Campanella [[spoiler: / Maribel Boroñal]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Baccano-Monica_9679.jpg]]
An alchemy school classmate of Huey and Elmer, Monica is a friendly girl who works at a nearby patisserie. She has a massive unrequited crush on Huey, and the aftermath of her confession starts off the 1705 story.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Completely smitten with the misanthropic, TroubledButCute Huey Laforet. After all, you know what they say about [[spoiler:[[MisanthropeSupreme misanthropic]] BirdsOfAFeather...]]
* BeneathTheMask: [[spoiler:Under the cheerful girl-next-door exterior is the mind of a world-hating serial killer.]]
* BlueBlood: [[spoiler:She's the younger sister of Count Esperança C. Boroñal.]]
* CuteAndPsycho: [[spoiler:Monica is a cold-blooded serial killer who hates the world, but she becomes your typical SmittenTeenageGirl whenever Huey's involved.]]
%%* DarkActionGirl
* DeathFakedForYou: [[spoiler: After Monica killed Gardi Dormentaire, her death was faked and she took up the name Monica Campanella. Later, Huey and Elmer attempts to fake her death a second time, but they are too late and she dies for real]].
* DecoyDamsel: After witnessing the Mask Maker and becoming a potential target, Monica gets Huey to walk her home from school. [[spoiler:Of course, Monica ''is'' the Mask Maker. Elmer set up the situation to help Monica get together with Huey.]]
* DoomedByCanon: [[spoiler:Monica's death is first mentioned in the 2002 story, two books before she actually dies.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Monica smiles at Huey as she disappears into the water.]]
%%* HiddenDepths:
%%* TheIngenue:
* LongingLook: If Huey is within eye shot, Monica will constantly glance back at him even in lectures or when talking to others ("How does she not get tired of staring at the same face for nearly five years?"). The one time she ''doesn't'' do this [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is a sign to Huey that something is off]] (namely, [[spoiler:House Dormentaire has arrived at Lotto Valentino with the stated mission to find a murderer - her]]).
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:The Mask Maker's legacy is one of the driving forces of the 2002 plot, and Monica's death in particular is part of Luchino's main motivation.]]
* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:Started her killing spree in order to facilitate Huey's counterfeiting operation. Without his knowledge.]]
* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:She is the serial killer, the Mask Maker.]]
* SmittenTeenageGirl: The 1705 novel starts five days after she confesses to Huey (with no clear answer).
%%* StalkerWithACrush:
%%* StepfordSmiler
* UnholyMatrimony: [[spoiler:With Huey, sometime between 1705 and 1710.]]

!!Esperança C. Boroñal
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BaccanoEsperanca_7050.jpg]]

An eccentric count who governs the city of Lotto Valentino. Esperança is a famed womanizer who will go above and beyond the call of duty in order to serve a woman's needs, be she old, young, fat, skinny, rich, poor, etc. In 1705, he is hosting Elmer, who had come to Lotto Valentino in order to study alchemy.
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* BlueBlood: He's a count.
%%* BunnyEarsLawyer
* CelibateHero: Despite his overwhelmingly frequent declarations of love for all womankind, Esperança will not lay a hand on any one of them.
%%* ChivalrousPervert:
%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* ExhaustedEyeBags: It's not entirely clear whether or not the bags under his eyes are from sleep deprivation or just a fashion statement, but considering that he tends to his duties during the night so that he can watch his maids during the day, one has to wonder if the man ever sleeps.
* {{Expy}}: Esperança has a number of things in common with Rokujou Chikage from Narita's [[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} other light novel series]], most notably his ChivalrousPervert demeanor and claims of unconditionally loving womankind in its entirety. Where they differ is that Esperança chooses celibacy, whereas Chikage decided to become a [[{{polyamory}} polyamourous]] EthicalSlut.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Esperança's overwhelming fondness for women is quite well known throughout Lotto Valentino. The chivalrous celibacy, on the other hand, is not. This leads to some [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe very unfortunate assumptions about his moral character.]]
%%* HonorBeforeReason:
* NiceToTheWaiter: He treats his maids with a great deal more respect than any other noble would.
%%* OddFriendship: With Elmer.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He genuinely cares about Lotto Valentino and the safety of its inhabitants. Likely more for the women than the men.
* WhatsUpKingDude: Will allow any woman to walk up to him like a friend, despite being a count. Men as well, but only if they happen to be close friends.

!!Niki
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A witness of the Mask Maker's serial killings. Niki meets Huey and Monica during an unfortunate run-in with a group of thugs. She is later saved by Elmer from those same thugs, and ends up staying at Esperança's estate as Elmer's guest.
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* AbusiveParents: Her guardian[[spoiler:/master]] is one of these.
%%* BrokenBird
%%* DeathSeeker
* DoggedNiceGirl: [[spoiler:Towards ''Fermet''. Yeah, this doesn't end well.]]
%%* TheDogBitesBack
%%* ItIsDehumanizing
* MadeASlave: [[spoiler:One of the young slaves that the residents of Lotto Valentino use as tools for a lucrative drug trade.]]
%%* ParentalAbandonment
* UnwittingPawn: In the 1711 story, [[spoiler:she falls for Fermet and volunteers to take his place under the guise of a Mask Maker as a distraction to Advenna Avis escape and dies in the process. Tragically, she never realizes that this is all orchestrated by Fermet.]]
* ThrowTheDogABone: Niki considers her time at Esperança's estate to be one such moment.
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: [[spoiler:Niki drank the immortality elixir while she was still recovering from the severe burns she received from Fermet's trap. Not the best idea, it turns out.]]

!! Dalton Strauss
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Baccano-Dalton_9008.jpg]]
The headmaster of the alchemy school in Lotto Valentino. He is an elderly man who commands a great deal of respect from his students. Dalton knows about the truth behind many of the events that are occurring in Lotto Valentino in 1705, and discloses his knowledge to the visiting Denkuro and Zank.
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* AnArmAndALeg: His right hand, which he lost [[spoiler:post-immortality - in order to show Archangelo that he pose no threat to him or Renee, Dalton cut it off and nailed it down, making it impossible for him to devour anyone]].
* ArtificialLimbs: His right hand is made of wood.
* CoolOldGuy: Student needs to [[spoiler:break their girlfriend out of jail]]? Glad to be of service!
%%* ElderlyImmortal
* HookHand: Decides to switch it out for one of these for certain occasions, [[spoiler:such as {{Self Mutilation Demonstration}}s]].
%%* {{Immortality}}
* TheOlderImmortal: [[spoiler:Just like Renée, he has been immortal since before 1705.]]
%%* SternTeacher

!! Aile
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The leader of the Rotten Eggs, a gang composed of disgruntled aristocratic youth.
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* BadBoss: Stabs the hand of a gang member who got into a fight of which he did not approve.
%%* BlueBlood
* DeathGlare: The narration goes on about how "sharp" his eyes are and how intimidating it is to meet his gaze.
* DoNotCallMePaul: [[spoiler: Do not call him Maiza]].
* {{Neighborhood Friendly Gangster|s}}: He wants what's best for Lotto Valentino; what his subordinates want is less clear.
* NobleDemon: Despite the harsh manner in which he does so, his motives for warning various people to stay out of Lotto Valentinian politics appear to be altruistic. Elmer calls him on it, and he doesn't deny it.
* YoungFutureFamousPeople: [[spoiler:In-universe, as he's Maiza Avaro.]]

!!Jean-Pierre Accardo
A famous poet and playwright from Lotto Valentino, and one of Maiza's friends.
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* FramingDevice: The entirety of 1710: Crack Flag is structured according to his written memoirs.
* MustMakeAmends: While Jean does not believe he can or should be absolved of his sins, he really, really hopes that in writing his accounts he can warn others [[spoiler:away from Lebreau.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Jean suffers this acutely once he realizes he's been [[spoiler:Lebreau's]] {{Unwitting Pawn}} for years.
* SelfDeprecation: Jean tends to downplay his achievements when praised. In truth, he actually feeds off flattery. See also: {{Dismissing a Compliment}}.
* UnreliableNarrator: Deliberately, towards the end. [[spoiler: Jean fabricates the ending of his memoirs, leading the reader to believe that Monica lives. His true account of what happened is hidden at the bottom of a chest.]]
* UnwittingPawn: Without question. From 1707-1710, Jean is masterfully manipulated by [[spoiler:Lebreau, who befriends Jean and leads him to write plays that ruin the lives of more than one character.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Members of House Dormentaire]]
!!Carla Alvarez Santonia
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Loyal bodyguard of Lucrezia Dormentaire. She was sent to Lotto Valentino in 1711 in order to find the fugitive who killed Lucrezia's brother ten years prior. In 1711 she's also tasked with discovering the identity of the rogue bomber terrorizing the city.
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* ActionGirl
* AmbiguouslyGay: It isn't specified if Lucrezia takes her to bed like she does many of her other servants, but given Carla's care for her mistress and the way Lucrezia usually talks or refers to her, it's far from unlikely.
* BerserkButton: Have a problem with being commanded by a crossdressing woman in 1710? Then you'll also have a problem talking, walking, and/or fathering children.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Is polite and reasonable when she has no reason to be angry. Give her a reason, and you may very well lose a body part.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: Is one chestwrap away from being a WholesomeCrossdresser
* TheChainsOfCommanding: [[spoiler:Runs into a tough decision when Monica turns herself in as the fugitive Dormentaire was looking for, hoping to end the search before they can connect her to the Mask Makers and Huey's counterfeiting ring. The problem is, searching for the fugitive was only a cover story, as well as Dormentaire's only justification for remaining in the city. Lucrezia's order is to do what she wishes with the girl, so long as she finishes her true mission. Monica's original crime against Dormentaire was purely in self-defense and already settled in secret through her falsified death, so Carla doesn't feel comfortable killing what she believes is an innocent girl. However, Monica's identity as the fugitive is already highly suspected by the public, so quietly releasing her is likely to end with her lynching. Carla tries to TakeTheThirdOption and keep her in custody in secret until she can complete the actual mission... Which backfires spectacularly when Huey discovers her location takes action with [[StuffBlowingUp a very pyrotechnic-heavy jailbreak.]]]]
* CompleteImmortality: Implied, [[spoiler:as Lucrezia has shared the Elixir of Life with her subordinates.]]
* FriendlyEnemy: With Maiza. Sure, House Dormentaire is basically taking over his city solely for personal gain, but that's no reason to ''hate'' anyone.
* LadyAndKnight: Knight to Lucrezia's Lady.
* LegacyOfService: Her family has served the Dormentaires for generations
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like Victor, Lucrezia didn't let Carla in on [[spoiler:her FakingTheDead plan]] because she wanted to see the look on her bodyguard's face when she found out. [[spoiler:The answer is TearsOfJoy, quickly followed by [[FearLeadsToAnger an angry lecture]].]]
-->'''Lucrezia:''' Carla! Your face is so much more adorable than I was ever expecting, sweetheart!
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: In her own words, she "will do anything to get a hold of the objects of [Lucrezia's] desire," even if she doesn't always approve of the request.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Is usually very level-headed.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: [[spoiler:Even with the ulterior motive, she's not terribly scornworthy]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Lucrezia's Girly Girl.


!!Lucrezia de Dormentaire
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lucrezia_6465.bmp]]
[[caption-width-right:200:She [[LoveYouAndEverybody Loves You And Everybody]]. Yes, [[AnythingThatMoves in that way]].]]

Spanish noblewoman of House Dormentaire who sends Carla (and later Victor and Szilard) to Lotto Valentino in order to uncover alchemical research on immortality and counterfeit gold. An unrepentant hedonist whole loves all the world.
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* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: Lucrezia doesn't give a damn that {{qipao}}s won't be created for two-hundred and ten years - she's gonna wear one anyway.
* AnythingThatMoves: She loves ''all'' the world.
-->'''Victor:''' Don't get me wrong, though. I'm not gonna cheat on you -- you're still the best. Although you're probably going through men ''and'' women every night.
* ArousedByTheirVoice: Most of her servants would be perfectly happy to hear her read out a phonebook.
* TheBeautifulElite: A lovely noblewoman in an anachronistic qipao.
* BlueBlood: Spanish noblewoman of House Dormentaire.
* CompleteImmortality: [[spoiler:Since Huey joined Dormentaire as part of a deal he cut with Lucrezia, both Huey and Elmer only drank half of their shares (any amount of the Grand Panacea will grant immortality) and sent the rest to her. Lucrezia drank Huey's, while Niki and other House Dormentaire associates got Elmer's]]
%%* EvenTheGirlsWantHer
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Lucrezia wasn't anywhere near her alleged transport ship when it was blown out of the water - she was hanging out at Esperanza's in disguise. The whole thing was a ruse to justify seizing the city so they could find the research they wanted]]
* TheGadfly: Why didn't she let Carla and Victor in on her plan to [[spoiler:fake her own death]]? Because she wanted to see the looks on their faces when they found out.
* TheHedonist: Loves everything in the world in a selfish and pleasurable manner.
* LadyAndKnight: Lady to Carla's Knight. While Carla's definitely a White Knight, it's hard to consider Lucrezia a Bright Lady.
* MyGirlIsASlut: It's why [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe Victor had a chance with her at all]], for starters.
* PimpedOutDress: A custom tailored dress resembling an elaborately decorated {{qipao}}
* {{Polyamory}}: As far as she's considered, ''all'' of the world is he paramour.
* PowerIsSexy: The other source of her [[SexGod seductive]] [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer abilities]] is her alluring sense of power.
%%* ProudBeauty: [[ReallyGetsAround And she's happy to share!]]
* {{Qipao}}: A mandarin style dress Two-hundred ({{lampshaded}}) years ahead of fashion and in ''Spain'' no less.
%%* ReallyGetsAround
* RebelliousSpirit: Lucrezia disregards the age's propriety pretty much just for the hell of it.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: How can a woman be openly bisexual and polyamourous at a time when those should call for her execution? Because House Dormentaire is just that damn powerful.
* SexGod: Lucrezia is very, ''very'' good at getting people into bed, gender or sexual orientation be damned.
* SexyManInstantHarem: Female example. And at least one's in her bed every night.
%%* {{Socialite}}
* TheTeamBenefactor: Funds and provides tools for Victor, Szilard and [[spoiler:Huey]]'s alchemy research.
%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly Girl to Carla's Tomboy.
* TheUnfettered: Ready to do anything she wants, whenever she wants, propriety be damned.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''The Children of Bottle'' Characters]]
!!Phil
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Five identical girls, all calling themselves Phil, who live in the castle with Elmer. Prior to his taking up residence in the castle, they lived in the village, where they were regarded as demonic by the villagers.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The girls look up to Elmer for this reason.
%%* ExtremeDoormat
* FlawedPrototype: [[spoiler:Her bodies do not visibly age, but have very short lifespans.]]
%%* GenderBlenderName
* HiveMind: [[spoiler:She's a "water" being with five bodies.]]
* HumanSacrifice: The girls were given up by the villagers as "living sacrifices" to appease the supposedly demonic Elmer. [[spoiler:Phil is 100% okay with this, as she likes Elmer and hates the abusive villagers]].
* HumanoidAbomination: Technically, [[spoiler:Phil is a consciousness from another plane of reality about which nothing is known. Elmer speculates that she could be nonsentient and mimicking human behavior to survive, but chooses to believe that she is a person.]]
%%* MysteriousWaif
* OurHomunculiAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Her bodies were grown as homunculi in a lab.]]
* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: [[spoiler:She wants to allow at least one of her bodies to be tortured and killed by the villagers to ease Felt's (supposed) pain at his father's death. Nile and Elmer quickly veto the idea.]]

!!Dez Nibel
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The mayor of the village. Highly suspicious and hostile toward outsiders.

'''NOTE''': [[spoiler:This character is treated as two separate people, Dez and Felt, throughout most of the book. After the character's true nature is revealed, he is referred to exclusively as Felt. Tropes that apply to the character throughout the book will be duplicated on both sheets. Tropes that only occur after the reveal will be listed on Felt's sheet.]]
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* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:He truly snapped when his wife died due to the outdated medical practices of the village, with Dez knowing that modern technology such as the lab used could have saved her]].
* HiveMind: [[spoiler:Dez, his son Felt, and a couple of flesh-blobs are all controlled by one consciousness.]]
* IdentityAbsorption: [[spoiler:Tries to do this to the villagers, then Czes, then Elmer]].
* OurHomunculiAreDifferent: [[spoiler:A homunculus/water being who escaped from the Quates family's lab.]]
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:After the death of his human wife, he had a bit of a breakdown and became determined to destroy the village and its creators.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The villagers love him, which allows his to use their paranoia to his advantage, incite them to abuse Phil for no reason, and [[spoiler:after his Dez body dies, use his Felt persona to whip them into a vengeful/fearful frenzy that drives them to capture Czes for him]].

!!Felt Nibel
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Dez's son. He is kinder and more open-minded than his father.
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%%* TheAtoner:
* ForbiddenFruit: This appears to be part of the appeal of the outside world to him. [[spoiler:Although it's definitely not all-see Dez's sheet]].
* GenderFlip: [[spoiler:At the end of the story, his/her only body is one of Phil's little-girl bodies.]]
%%* HeelFaceTurn
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:Pushed into it by Elmer and Phil.]]
* HiveMind: [[spoiler:He and his father are actually ''the same person'', a water consciousness created by the Quates family and occupying multiple vessels.]]
* OurHomunculiAreDifferent: [[spoiler:The Felt body is a homunculus.]]
%%* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After his plan to absorb Elmer fails.]]

!!The Peddler/[[spoiler:Bild Quates]]
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:For the misdeeds his ancestors committed to create the village.]]
* FatherlyScientist: [[spoiler:To Phil, although rather ineffectual for most of her life.]]
* IAmNotMyFather: [[spoiler:Nor is he his grandfather. Or his great grandfather. Or his...]]
* IdenticalGrandson: [[spoiler:To the point that Elmer initially mistook him for Szilard.]]
* SinsOfOurFathers: Self-inflicted. [[spoiler:Maiza also reacts rather badly upon first hearing his name.]]
* WhiteSheep: [[spoiler:All the Quateses from Szilard on down seem to have been amoral mad scientists except for him.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Walken Family]]
!!Claudia Walken
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[[caption-width-right:200:"From the moment I was born, the world's belonged to me!"]]

A world-renowned actress who is aboard the luxury cruise liner ''Entrance'' to promote her new movie, ''Mode Gears 2--Shark Flight''. Claudia is an outgoing 14-year old solipsist, and is the great-granddaughter of Claire and Chane.
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: Claudia doesn't care whether someone is good or bad, as long as they're honest.
%%* TheAce
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: In the same unsettling way as her great-grandfather, she is eccentric.
* AGodAmI: Just like Claire, Claudia is of the opinion that the world exists for her sake, and that if she wants something to happen, she will ''make it happen''.
%%* FieryRedhead
* GenerationXerox: Her personality is basically the same as Claire's.
* IdenticalGranddaughter: Eye color aside, Claudia's practically an OppositeSexClone of her great-grandfather Claire, and is growing up to resemble him more and more.
* LamarckWasRight: Inherited Claire's solipsism. Firo remarks that Claudia's not the first one to take after Claire in that sense, but so far she's the one who resembles him most.
%%* MasterActor
* NightmareFetishist: She thinks sharks are adorable, for one.
* OneSceneWonder: In-universe. Tends to happen whenever she makes a cameo.
%%* SiblingYinYang: With Charon.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: In-universe. Claudia puts heart and soul into each one of her roles, even if they happen to be trashy B-movies.

!!Charon Walken
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[[caption-width-right:200:"..."]]

Claudia's younger brother, Charon is a 13-year old stuntman known for his incredible athletic capabilities. He is aboard the ''Entrance'' along with Claudia to promote the new movie. He is the great-grandson of Claire and Chane.
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* CharacterOverlap: Saki in one of the ''{{LightNovel/Durarara}}'' books mentions meeting an American stuntboy [[IdenticalStranger with an uncanny resemblance to Kasuka Heiwajima.]]
* DudeLooksLikeALady: ''Bullet Garden'' suggests that he could probably pass as a girl, provided he stays quiet.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Invoked. Charon's a natural redhead, but he dyed it black.
* {{Expy}}: Of Kasuka Heiwajima, as a quiet Huey look-a-like who is in the film industry.
* IdenticalGrandson: Charon looks exactly like a younger Huey Laforet.
* IdenticalStranger: To Kasuka Heiwajima of ''{{LightNovel/Durarara}}''; Saki (of that series) points it out [[TheVerse in-universe]].
* LamarckWasRight: He somehow inherited Claire's CharlesAtlasSuperpower.
* TheQuietOne: People think Charon's quietness is because he takes after Chane, but it's actually because he was often taken care of by Keith Gandor as a child.
%%* SiblingYinYang: With Claudia.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Charon helps bring about the conclusion of the 2002 hijacking by telling Angelo that [[spoiler:Life and the Demolisher have the same speech patterns, and are thus the same person.]]
* TheStoic
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bobby's Gang]]
!!Bobby Splot
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The leader of a small gang of delinquents. He (along with the gang) stows away on the ''Entrance'' in order to get revenge on the Martillo Family for taking back the camera they stole. Bobby is the great-grandson of Jacuzzi and Nice, though he has none of Jacuzzi's crybaby attitude. He has what seems to be some of Jacuzzi's MagneticHero-ism, though.
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* ChekhovsGunman or DestinedBystander: Bobby is first mentioned offhand by Firo in the 1930 novel (even earlier than Jacuzzi!), and finally makes a proper appearance in the 2002 story. It's not known if Narita had always planned for Bobby to be Jacuzzi's descendant.
%%* TheDulcineaEffect: To Carnea.
%%* IdiotHero
%%* LittleStowaway
%%* MagneticHero
* TheNicknamer: Gave nicknames to all three of his gang members.
* {{Tsundere}}: He's definitely not [[spoiler:joining the Martillo Family]] because Carnea is there. Nope.

!!Troy

A member of Bobby's gang.
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%%* BlackAndNerdy
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* LittleStowaway
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: nicknamed "Troy" by Bobby because he's the resident SmartGuy with a fondness for collecting Trojans
* ShorterMeansSmarter: The shortest member of Bobby's gang.
%%* TheSmartGuy

!!Humpty
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%%* LittleStowaway
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname" Humpty" like the egg is all he's called.

!!Tall
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%%* LittleStowaway
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Tall" is not his real name.

!!Carnea Kaufman
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A stowaway girl who runs into Bobby's gang while trying to find a hiding place. She stowed away on the ''Entrance'' in order to find Angelo.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: [[spoiler:Carnea is actually the only living blood relative of Angelo's boss, who was recently assassinated. Carnea never knew about her father's involvement in the drug industry, but became the organization's leader after his death.]]
* CharmPoint: According to Troy, Bobby has a thing for [[DarkSkinnedBlonde dark-skinned blondes]].
%%* DarkSkinnedBlonde
%%* LittleStowaway
%%* MafiaPrincess
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mask Makers]]

!!Luchino B. Campanella "The Rookie Warlock"
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The head of the group of assassins known as Mask Makers, Luchino is a stage magician who boards the ''Exit'' under the cover of a performer. He is the Boss of the Mask Makers. However, he dislikes the feeling of killing, to the point of physical sickness (usually manifested in a great deal of vomiting). He wants to find Huey and demand answers from him why he killed a certain Campanella.
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* AncestralWeapon: The Mask Maker's stiletto. It's not known if it's the very same one used in 1705, however.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Subverted. Luchino's stuck in his Magician suit on the ''Exit'' because he wasn't planning to take an active part in this particular mission.
* BeneathTheMask: Whenever Luchino kills, he puts on a mask of uncaring coldness. Then he takes off his mask and throws up in disgust.
* CulturedBadass: Luchino's both a skilled stage magician and an experienced assassin.
* ImprobableAge: 17 years old as of 2002, and leader of a group of assassins.
* KnifeNut: Luchino uses the same stiletto as the original Mask Maker.
%%* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy:
* MutilationInterrogation: Threatens to use this against [[spoiler:Life, but he gets away.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:He's a descendant of Huey and the only woman he ever loved, Monica.]]
* {{Revenge}}: His main motivation is to avenge [[spoiler: his ancestor Monica, whom he believes was killed by her own husband Huey.]]
%%* StageMagician
%%* StepfordSmiler
* StressVomit: Pretty much whenever he has to kill someone. All that guilt and blood takes its toll.
%%* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Tiny Guy to Aging's Huge Girl.
* WhatADrag: Inflicts this on [[spoiler:Bride by tying him to ''Entrance'' as it skids by ''Exit''.]]
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: A RareMaleExample. Everyone treats Luchino with respect befitting the leader of the Mask Makers, and Luchino himself lives up to his reputation of being a merciless assassin. What he doesn't show his team, though, is the fact that he has a great deal of psychological difficulty in killing people.

!!Illness
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A member of the Mask Makers, Illness is one of the main combatants of the group. She befriends Czes and Claudia on the trip despite her actual reason for being on the ship. Like Luchino, she has a tendency to get nauseous after a killing spree.
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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Illness's parents were part of the SAMPLE branch that tortured her. Her father was one of the people who personally inflicted horrific injuries on her.]]
%%* ActionGirl
%%* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason why she [[spoiler:[[TakingTheBullet takes the bullet]]]] for Claudia.
* BreakTheCutie: All the torture she went through. This gives her common ground with Czes.
%%* ChildSoldiers: Working for the Mask Makers.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Eccentricity and spaciness are probably why she gets along with Claudia so well.
* CoveredWithScars: Has countless scars under her dress [[spoiler:inflicted by SAMPLE]].
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Endured heavy abuse in the past [[spoiler:at the hands of SAMPLE and their idea of religious worship.]]
* ElegantGothicLolita
* GunsAkimbo: Sports two glocks while on the job.
* LittleMissBadass: One of the main forces of the group. That should speak for itself.
* MarriageToAGod: [[spoiler:After Illness becomes SAMPLE's next leader, Viralesque decides that she will be married to their next god-candidate Czes.]]
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Like the rest of the group aside from Luchino, Illness is only known by her codename.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Illness is terrified that the Mask Makers will abandon her and send her back to [[spoiler:SAMPLE]].
* StressVomit: Illness is prone to vomiting when confronted with a lot of blood and gunsmoke. She's similar to her boss in that regard.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Along with Czes, she takes the bullet for Claudia.]]

!!Aging
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A member of the Mask Makers. She is noticable for her well toned body and huge stature of over 2 meters, or about six feet and a half. Aging is in her late twenties to early thirties. She is the brute force of the squad who is bold and fearless in combat, as she knows that there are very few people who are actually good enough fighters to lay a scratch on her. She loves to fight and is always seeking new challenges.
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%%* ActionGirl
%%* AmazonianBeauty: Aging is often described in-universe as looking as sturdy as a model of the ''T-series''. Yeah, [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} those]] models.
%%* BareYourMidriff: \
* {{BFG}}: Uses a Minigun. Single-handedly.
%%* TheBigGirl
%%* BloodKnight:
%%* BoisterousBruiser
* BoobsOfSteel: The unlikeliness of this is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Sylvie, who wonders how she manages to have them when she has no body fat anywhere else.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: And has the body to prove it. Specifically, she can jump ludicrous heights.
%%* CoolBigSis: To Luchino.
* KukrisAreKool: If not her BFG, an 80-centimetre Kukri is her weapon of choice.
%%* TheLadette
%%* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy:
* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: Most of the Mask Makers are too terrified of Aging to consider her attractive.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Like the rest of the group aside from Luchino, Aging is only known by her codename.
* SamusIsAGirl: Aging first appears as a voice on a radio that talks very much like an old man.
%%* StatuesqueStunner
* TheTease: She often teases Luchino. His gentle, non-retaliating nature only encourages her.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Huge Girl to Luchino's Tiny Guy. Luchino barely even reaches to her chest.

!!Death
The most experienced member of the Mask Makers, and according to Aging, the only member who's from a background as a proper mercenary. He is shot and killed by Angelo at the beginning of 2002.
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%%* GunsAkimbo
* TheLastDance: Because he was dying of an undisclosed sickness, Death wanted to be killed on the battlefield by a WorthyOpponent. He got his wish.
%%* TheStoic
%%* WeHardlyKnewYe

!!Life
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A member of the Mask Makers. He constantly keeps his face hidden, and is in charge of smuggling weapons onto the ''Entrance'' and planting poison gas in the ventilation systems. Life ends up chasing after Bobby and Carnea when they accidentally stumble on his poison gas setups.
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* DramaticUnmask: [[spoiler:Angelo takes off his goggles and finds out that Life is also the Demolisher.]]
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler:Life is actually Fermet, working as a [[DoubleAgent Triple Agent]] who is also working with SAMPLE as well as Angelo.]]
* WallCrawl: Life jumps off the Mask Makers' cruiser, onto the hull of the ''Entrance'', and crawls up to a window.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Drug Cartel]]

!!Angelo
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A professional assassin currently working for a South American drug cartel, Angelo is seeking revenge for his recently-assassinated boss. He is working with the Demolisher to fight the Mask Makers on the ''Entrance''. He runs into Firo at the ship's casino, and upon finding out about Firo's immortality, teams up with him against the Mask Makers.
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%%* BadassBeard
%%* BadassInANiceSuit
* CelebrityResemblance: Demolisher has referred to him as "some guy who looks like Creator/AntonioBanderas."
%%* ColdSniper
%%* CoolShades
* DashingHispanic: Born in Spain, working in South America, and eventually [[spoiler:went to New York to work for his new bosses, The Martillos]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: A self-proclaimed man of principle, Angelo won't shoot women, children or elders.
* FatalFamilyPhoto: Angelo practically calls upon the narrative gods to kill him by deciding that he's going to take his family on a trip to Venice after he's done with this one job, along with invoking a MillionToOneChance of his own death while the [[{{lampshaded}} narrative helpfully points]] out that that probably means it's closer to fifty-fifty. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope He lives]].]]
%%* FriendlySniper
* HenpeckedHusband: [[spoiler:Angelo mentioned that back home in Spain, his wife has the final word]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The narrative compares Angelo to Creator/AntonioBanderas and his roles on movies such as ''Film/OnceUponATimeInMexico''.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Carnea. She sees Angelo as her own father.
* {{Revenge}}: For the fallen companions in South America.
* SniperRifle: Rivaling with Death from the Mask Makers.
* StreetUrchin: Up to his teens, Angelo was often getting in trouble with the local police.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Noted to be so (mostly owing to the fact that he's basically Creator/AntonioBanderas).
%%* WouldNotHitAGirl
%%* WouldntHurtAChild

[[/folder]]

[[folder:SAMPLE]]

!! Bride
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The 43rd and current leader of the {{Cult}} known as SAMPLE. "Bride" is likely not his real name, but a title given to the leader, who is the "bride" of the cult's current god. He is normally a slightly shy but affable man, but becomes a charismatic leader when he injects himself with dextrose. Seems to enjoy playing video games. With the cooperation of the cult's supervisor, Viralesque, he leads the cult in the hijacking of the cruise ship ''Exit''.
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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:His arms are cut off when he gets caught between the ''Entrance'' and the ''Exit'' as they skid past each other.]]
%%* ButtMonkey
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Loses his arms and is eaten by sharks.]]
%%* EvilRedhead
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Viralesque offers the dying Bride the incomplete elixir of life, but he refuses and jumps into shark-infested waters.]]
* TheGlassesComeOff: Bride ditches the glasses whenever he's in the role of the dextrose-high cult leader.
* MarriageToAGod: Par the course for the leader of SAMPLE. Bride explains that "marriage" in this cult, however, is not necessarily what the legal definition means.
* OldManMarryingAChild: Bride isn't old by any stretch of the imagination, but he mentions that most (if not all) of his wives so far have been ten-year old girls.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: SAMPLE's uniforms are patterned in black and red.
%%* SoftspokenSadist
* TilMurderDoUsPart: He's planning to kill his temporary "wife" once SAMPLE obtains Sylvie, the permanent-wife candidate.
%%* TortureTechnician
* VillainsOutShopping: His very first words he says upon showing up at SAMPLE's most recent meeting is, "Oh, sorry about this, everyone! I can't believe I was late! The final boss was much tougher than I'd expected. I had to start over five times!"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vanishing Bunny]]
!!Pamela
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A gambler, and member of the robber trio Vanishing Bunny alongside Lana and Sonja. In 1932, she and Lana end up working for Senator Beriam as maids. In 1935, she attends the casino party at Ra's Lance, worried about Spike's plans for Sonja.
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* OnlySaneMan: It's not that Lana isn't sane or capable, it's just that out of the group, Pamela's {{The Reliable One}} and much more likely than Lana to keep her head on straight. Could also argue that she's the {{Team Mom}}, or even a {{Cool Big Sis}} to Sonja.
* ProfessionalGambler: Pamela's actually ''good'' at gambling, and her skill is the main source of everyday income for the group.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Lana. The two of them get into minor arguments all the time, arguments that often feature Pamela berating Lana for another harebrained idea of hers. Still, they're friends through and through.

!!Lana
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A petty thief, and the second member of Vanishing Bunny.
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* CowardlyLion: Well, she's definitely the most easily nervous and frightened member of the trio.
* Fainting: Specifically The Monster Faint, when she sees what turns out to be Charkie the bear.
* TakeMeInstead: Perhaps her biggest moment in the series. When Lana and Pamela are questioned by Gabriel, Lana [[spoiler:claims that the entire kidnapping incident was her idea and that the others had no idea it was happening, and begs that Gabriel takes only her to the police.]]
* TheDitz: Lana can be a little...dense sometimes. But she means well.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Pamela.

!!Sonja Bake
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The youngest member of Vanishing Bunny by several years...and also their gunwoman. She's taken under Spike's wing and trained by him in sharpshooting from 1932 onwards. It seems like Spike and Senator Beriam have an important job for her at Ra's Lance in 1935. She's also childhood friends with Nader Schasschule, and thinks he's a hero.
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* CoolHelmet: Sonja is depicted wearing a green army helmet in Time of the Oasis.
* FriendlySniper: Sniper in training, technically, but pretty much.
* GunNut: Her parents literally ''worshipped guns.'' As in, revered them above everything else. Their beliefs were conferred unto Sonja throughout her childhood.
* InnocentProdigy: Sonja's not so much an intellectual genius as she is far, far more skilled with guns than any girl her age has a right to be.
* {{Sleepyhead}}
* ThePromise: Nader promised her that he'd become a hero when they were children. She believes that he's a hero and that he's saved her and the others countless times in an astounding display of faith.
* WallofWeapons: Sonja's massive collection of weaponry (inherited from her parents) is kept in Vanishing Bunny's truck and goes with them everywhere.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Others]]

!!Raz "Gunmaestro" Smith
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A so-called assassin who's temporarily hired by Gustavo Bagetta in 1932, along with other assassins. In 1932, he takes Mark Wilmans as his apprentice. Three years later, he's hired by a certain mafia family to act as muscle during the party at Ra's Lance.
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* DistinguishingMark: There's a scar over the bridge of his nose, which he earned after Berga Gandor punched him in the face in 1932.
* GunNut
* ObfuscatingInsanity: Sort of. It's not so much that Smith pretends to be insane, it's more that he idealizes madness and constantly insists that he's a madman by dint of his profession. Most people just think he's a {{Narcissist}}.
* ProfessionalKiller: In name only. Truth be told, Smith has yet to actually ''kill'' anyone.
* TheMagnificent: Smith's nickname for himself, "Gunmaestro," has yet to be taken seriously by anybody.
* TheObiWannabe: We're not saying that Smith will prove a completely incompetent mentor to Mark, but how can he instruct someone in the ways of killing when he hasn't actually killed anyone yet?
* WalkingArmory: Smith carries around thirty guns under his coat for the sake of engaging in {{Trench Coat Warfare}}. As a consequence, he can't actually sit down while wearing his coat in question.

!!Mark Wilmans
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A teenaged boy who goes on a revenge-fueled killing spree in 1932, two years after his mother is murdered. He ends up becoming Smith's apprentice.
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* HyperCompetentSidekick: At least, Mark ''appears'' much more competent and collected than Smith does.
* InnocenceLost
* InterruptedSuicide: Courtesy of Elmer, who [[spoiler:stops Mark from jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His moniker "Ice Pick Thompson" (as coined by the media) invokes fear in the populace.
* PowerfulPick: His signature weapon is an ice pick.
* {{Revenge}}: After his mother died and was maligned, Mark swears to avenge her death in the fashion of {{Gotta Kill Them All}} by killing those responsible for her death.
* SerialKiller
* TheApprentice
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* GenreSavvy: Knows full well that you do ''not'' attempt to engage the ManipulativeBastard and MadScientist in any meaningful conversation, much less interrogate them. Thus he just shuts down any attempts at such manipulation through conversation-derailing {{Character Filibuster}}s
-->"Imagine what'd happen if I let someone like you loose on a buncha politicians and scientists. You'd have them brainwashed in three days flat. First you'd whisper your promises into their ears, getting them interested, and before they knew it they'd be eating out of your goddamn hand. One of those scientists'd say, 'Hey, this Huey fella, I think he's a really swell guy. We should talk to him and see what sort of information he might share with us'. And you can bet your ass by that point his brain'd already be dribbling out his ears. Then oh, look, a strap on your straightjacket came loose, and oh, the next day they walk in and find out everyone in the lab is dead, and oh, [[ClusterFBomb Huey fucking Laforet is nowhere to be fucking seen! Oh no oh what ever shall we fucking do Mr. Talbot please do something even though you told us this exact thing was going to happen and we ignored you like the fucking idiots we are]]... and then they'll try and get me to find you, but you know what? I'll say no! Lemme say that again! ''No!'' Once more for good measure! Read my lips! Enn! Oh! ''No!''"
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* {{Lolicon}}: Discussed and Defied. Bride prefers older women, it seems.
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* TheRunaway: Increasingly discontent with his lack of freedom, Cazze runs away in 1931 intending to return within a couple of day. Instead, [[spoiler:he is kidnapped for ransom by Vanishing Bunny.]]

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* CoolPet: Cazze acquires an actual bear for a pet in 1931.

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* TheTease: She often teases Luchino. His gentle, unretaliating nature only encourages her.

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* {{Revenge}}: After his mother died and was maligned, Mark swears to avenge her death in the fashion of {{GottaKillThemAll}} by killing those responsible for her death.

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* PlethoraOfMistakes: Just as the Lemures aboard the train have their plans go horribly wrong, so does Serges' group - and the reasons for it are far from ordinary. These include: a {{Ragtag Bunch of Misfits}}, a pair of {{Always Identical Twins}}, a trio of robber {{Outlaw|s}}, and an actual circus bear.

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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: SAMPLE's dress code involves a lot of black and red, it seems.

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!!Nicola Cassetti
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One of the Gandor Family's capos, and a formidable fighter. He's one of the executives in charge of the horse races.

* BadassNormal
* MadeofIron: In 1932, he's injured when the horse races are attacked. He reports all this to Luck while bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds - somehow keeping a faint smile on his face.
* PercussiveTherapy: In 1932, he decides to let off some steam by enjoying some violent revenge against Lester.
* RuggedScar: Over his cheek and nose.
* TakeOurWordForIt: According to Graham, Nicola has beaten him in multiple fights (six wins to one loss). Given that ''Ladd himself'' has said that Graham could beat him in a straight fight, Nicola must be an incredible fighter - but we have yet to see them fight on-page. Ties in with {{Offscreen Moment Of Awesome}}.
* Undying Loyalty



* TheObiWannabe: That's not to say that Smith will prove a completely incompetent mentor to Mark, it's just that how can he instruct someone in the ways of killing when he hasn't actually killed anyone yet?

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!!Nader Schasschule
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A {{Con Man}} and an ex-member of the Lemures following his attempted uprising against them. He dreams of being the {{Ideal Hero}} his {{Childhood Friend|s}} thinks he is, but is afraid that such a dream is impossible.

* ArtificialLimbs: He has a prosthetic metal hand, which replaced his right hand after [[spoiler:Chané Laforet cut it off in 1931]]. Goose would argue that Nader was simply {{Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves}}.
* ConMan: He's been conning people ever since he was a teenager for a livelihood.
* GuiltComplex: Every time he thinks about schmoozing someone powerful and working his way up in a hierarchy, not to mention every time he thinks about his childhood promise. Ties in with {{Heroic Self Deprecation}}, since he constantly engages in self-loathing.
* SilverTongue: The reason for his success in conning people.

!!Upham

One of the Lemures who double-crossed Nader and later went on to hijack the ''Flying Pussyfoot'' in 1931. Although he goes through some eventful moments aboard the train - including being interrogated by Jacuzzi's gang, and stabbed by a certain {{Big Bad}} character, he's one of the only Lemures who isn't either dead or arrested at the end of the ordeal. He winds up working at Fred's Poorhouse by 1935.

* AffablyEvil: Upham's not even really 'evil.'' He's a nice guy, really - he just happened to be part of of a terrorist cult for a while. Needless to say, he really wasn't suited to the organization.
* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling: Upham, poor thing, had and continues to have a crush on Chané.

!!Serges
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The leader of the Lemure team in charge of negotiations with Senator Beriam during the events of the ''Flying Pussyfoot.'' His plans ultimately fail and end with him severely injured - though, surprisingly, not dead.

* CharacterTics: He seems to have a habit of clicking his tongue.
* PlethoraOfMistakes: Just as the Lemures aboard the train have their plans go horribly wrong, so does Serges' group - and the reasons for it are far from ordinary. These include: a {{Ragtag Bunch of Misfits}}, a pair of {{Always Identical Twins}}, a trio of robber {{Outlaw|s}}, and an actual circus bear.
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: At the very least, Serges seems to have a strong anti-government stance, more than once talking about "government hounds" and "dogs of the government" with disgust.
* WouldHurtAChild: Considering that he orders his men to 'remove any obstacles' if necessary (referring to the nearby young members of Jacuzzi's gang), that he is fully prepared to later gun them down with a submachine gun, and that he grabs Cazze and [[spoiler:holds a knife to his neck]], this one fits the bill.
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[[folder:Lamia and Larva]]Larvae]]



The leader of Larva, and the only human within the group full of homunculi. Something of a genius, Tim was taken in by Huey while he was still in his teens. He is dedicated to his missions and following Huey's orders.

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The leader of Larva, the Larvae, and the only human within the group full of homunculi. Something of a genius, Tim was taken in by Huey while he was still in his teens. He is dedicated to his missions and following Huey's orders.



!!Nader Schasschule
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A {{Con Man}} and an ex-member of the Lemures following his attempted uprising against them. He dreams of being the {{Ideal Hero}} his {{Childhood Friend|s}} thinks he is, but is afraid that such a dream is impossible.

* ArtificialLimbs: He has a prosthetic metal hand, which replaced his right hand after [[spoiler:Chané Laforet cut it off in 1931]]. Goose would argue that Nader was simply {{Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves}}.
* ConMan: He's been conning people ever since he was a teenager for a livelihood.
* GuiltComplex: Every time he thinks about schmoozing someone powerful and working his way up in a hierarchy, not to mention every time he thinks about his childhood promise. Ties in with {{Heroic Self Deprecation}}, since he constantly engages in self-loathing.
* SilverTongue: The reason for his success in conning people.
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* TheMeanBrit: He's from England? Check. He's critical, blunt, and packing profanity? Check. Sure, after two-hundred years or so of living in America this trope might not be ''totally'' accurate, but, hey, when the shoe fits...
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* Sleepyhead

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!!Pamela
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A gambler, and member of the robber trio Vanishing Bunny alongside Lana and Sonja. In 1932, she and Lana end up working for Senator Beriam as maids. In 1935, she attends the casino party at Ra's Lance, worried about Spike's plans for Sonja.

* OnlySaneMan: It's not that Lana isn't sane or capable, it's just that out of the group, Pamela's {{The Reliable One}} and much more likely than Lana to keep her head on straight. Could also argue that she's the {{Team Mom}}, or even a {{Cool Big Sis}} to Sonja.
* ProfessionalGambler: Pamela's actually ''good'' at gambling, and her skill is the main source of everyday income for the group.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Lana. The two of them get into minor arguments all the time, arguments that often feature Pamela berating Lana for another harebrained idea of hers. Still, they're friends through and through.

!!Lana

A petty thief, and the second member of Vanishing Bunny.

* CowardlyLion: Well, she's definitely the most easily nervous and frightened member of the trio.
* Fainting: Specifically The Monster Faint, when she sees what turns out to be Charkie the bear.
* TakeMeInstead: Perhaps her biggest moment in the series. When Lana and Pamela are questioned by Gabriel, Lana [[spoiler:claims that the entire kidnapping incident was her idea and that the others had no idea it was happening, and begs that Gabriel takes only her to the police.]]
* TheDitz: Lana can be a little...dense sometimes. But she means well.
* VitriolicBestBud: With Pamela.

!!Sonja Bake

The youngest member of Vanishing Bunny by several years...and also their gunwoman. She's taken under Spike's wing and trained by him in sharpshooting from 1932 onwards. It seems like Spike and Senator Beriam have an important job for her at Ra's Lance in 1935. She's also childhood friends with Nader Schasschule, and thinks he's a hero.

* CoolHelmet: Sonja is depicted wearing a green army helmet in Time of the Oasis.
* FriendlySniper: Sniper in training, technically, but pretty much.
* GunNut: Her parents literally ''worshipped guns.'' As in, revered them above everything else. Their beliefs were conferred unto Sonja throughout her childhood.
* InnocentProdigy: Sonja's not so much an intellectual genius as she is far, far more skilled with guns than any girl her age has a right to be.
* Sleepyhead
* ThePromise: Nader promised her that he'd become a hero when they were children. She believes that he's a hero and that he's saved her and the others countless times in an astounding display of faith.
* WallofWeapons: Sonja's massive collection of weaponry (inherited from her parents) is kept in Vanishing Bunny's truck and goes with them everywhere.

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!!Mark Wilmans

A teenaged boy who ends up going on a revenge-fueled killing spree in 1932, two years after his mother is murdered. He ends up becoming Smith's apprentice.

* HyperCompetentSidekick: At least, Mark ''appears'' much more competent and collected than Smith does.
* InnocenceLost
* InterruptedSuicide: Courtesy of Elmer, who [[spoiler:stops Mark from jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His moniker "Ice Pick Thompson" (as coined by the media) invokes fear in the populace.
* PowerfulPick: His signature weapon is an ice pick.
* Revenge: After his mother died and was maligned, Mark swears to avenge her death in the fashion of {{GottaKillThemAll}} by killing those responsible for her death.
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!!Raz Smith
A so-called assassin who's temporarily hired by Gustavo Bagetta in 1932, along with other assassins. In 1932, he takes Mark Wilmans as his apprentice. Three years later, he's hired by a certain mafia family to act as muscle during the party at Ra's Lance.

* DistinguishingMark: There's a scar over the bridge of his nose, which he earned after Berga Gandor punched him in the face in 1932.
* GunNut
* ObfuscatingInsanity: Sort of. It's not so much that Smith pretends to be insane, it's more that he idealizes madness and constantly insists that he's a madman by dint of his profession. Most people just think he's a {{Narcissist}}.
* ProfessionalKiller: In name only. Truth be told, Smith has yet to actually ''kill'' anyone.
* TheObi-Wannabe: That's not to say that Smith will prove a completely incompetent mentor to Mark, it's just that how can he instruct someone in the ways of killing when he hasn't actually killed anyone yet?
* WalkingArmory: Smith carries around thirty guns under his coat for the sake of engaging in {{Trench Coat Warfare}}. As a consequence, he can't actually sit down while wearing his coat in question.

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One of the 1711 immortals, Victor is part of the immortal-monitoring division at the FBI. Because his best friend, a fellow 1711 immortal, was the alchemist that Ennis devoured, Victor has a grudge against her and Szilard.

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* TheExile: Victor originally came from the UK. Then he decided to voice his sincere thoughts on the South Sea Company to the guys drawing up the charter in typical Victor fashion. They did not agree with his opinion.

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* TheExile: Victor originally came from the UK. Then he decided to voice his sincere thoughts on the South Sea Company Company, racism, and slavery to the guys drawing up the charter in typical Victor fashion. They did not agree with his opinion.



* ExhaustedEyeBags: It's not entirely clear whether or not the bags under his eyes are from sleep deprivation or just a fashion statement, but considering that he tends to his duties during the night so that he can watch his maids during the day, one has to wonder if the man ever sleeps.



* SelfDeprecation: Jean tends to downplay his achievements when praised. In truth, he actually feeds off flattery. See also: {{Dismissing a compliment.}}

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* TheBeautifulElite: A lovely noblewoman in an anachronistic qiapo.
* BlueBlood: Spanish noblewoman of House Dormentaire

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