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** [[Main/Satan The First of the Fallen]] by virtue of being the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Legions of Hell.
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** [[UsefulNotes/{{Satan}} The First of the Fallen]] by virtue of being the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Legions of Hell.
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** The demon Nergal, for taking Astra from him.
** The demon Neron, for taking his lover Desmond to hell and tormenting him about it.
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** The demon Nergal, for killing Astra and taking Astra from him.
her soul to Hell; not helped by the fact John was the summoned Nergal in the first place.
** [[Satan The First of the Fallen]] by virtue of being the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Legions of Hell.
** Papa Midnite, a Voo-Doo crime king and John's primary nemesis and EvilCounterpart in magic, though he's something more akin to TheRival instead.
** The demon Neron, for taking his lover Desmond tohell Hell and tormenting him about it. it and ''then'' spending "Legends" Season 4 going after the Legends just to twist the knife in further.
** [[Satan The First of the Fallen]] by virtue of being the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Legions of Hell.
** Papa Midnite, a Voo-Doo crime king and John's primary nemesis and EvilCounterpart in magic, though he's something more akin to TheRival instead.
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** The demon Neron, for taking his lover Desmond to hell and tormenting him about it.
** The demon Nergal, for taking Astra from him.
** The demon Neron, for taking his lover Desmond to hell and tormenting him about it.
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* StraightMan: Basically his role on "Legends". His grim seriousness is in direct contrast to the wacky anarchy of his teammates.
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* BreakTheHaughty: Excising the demon that was possessing Astra should've been a routine job for Constantine and his crew. But John wanted to show off so he conjured a more powerful demon -- Nergal with the idea of commanding to order the lesser demon away. Nergal ''did'' .... and then proceeded to slaughter her and then took her soul to Hell. There's a reason why John insists he's no longer a "Master of the Dark Arts", merely a "Petty Dabbler".
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* BreakTheHaughty: Excising the demon that was possessing Astra should've been a routine job for Constantine and his crew. But John wanted to show off so he conjured a more powerful demon -- Nergal with the idea of commanding to him order the lesser demon away. Nergal ''did'' .... and then proceeded to slaughter her and then took her soul to Hell. There's a reason why John insists he's no longer a "Master of the Dark Arts", merely a "Petty Dabbler".
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* CharacterCheck: Ever since John began appearing in ''Legends'', he hasn't done any of the morally questionable or outright dick things he's known for in the comics. But in "Dancing Queen", he does something very questionable and ''extremely'' dickish -- he effectively lobotomizes Charlie by using a spell to take away her shapeshifting powers permanently, completely unrepentant simply because [[FantasticRacism he hates shapeshifters]].
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* CharacterCheck: Ever since John began appearing in ''Legends'', he hasn't done any of the morally questionable or outright dick things he's known for in the comics. comics or indeed his own show. But in "Dancing Queen", he does something very questionable and ''extremely'' dickish -- he effectively lobotomizes Charlie by using a spell to take away her shapeshifting powers permanently, completely unrepentant simply because [[FantasticRacism he hates shapeshifters]]. shapeshifters]].
** In "Hey World", upon learning that Ray's deal to let Neron posses him is conditional on the fact that Neron not kill Nate, Constantine immediately suggests to the Legends that they trick Neron into killing Nate, something with Sara flat-out balks at. [[spoiler: However after the Legends' original plan to defeat Neron fails, Nate has Constantine put a {{Glamour}} on him to disguise him as John so Neron will kill him thereby nullifying the deal and allowing John to permanently kill the demon once and for all.]]
** In "Hey World", upon learning that Ray's deal to let Neron posses him is conditional on the fact that Neron not kill Nate, Constantine immediately suggests to the Legends that they trick Neron into killing Nate, something with Sara flat-out balks at. [[spoiler: However after the Legends' original plan to defeat Neron fails, Nate has Constantine put a {{Glamour}} on him to disguise him as John so Neron will kill him thereby nullifying the deal and allowing John to permanently kill the demon once and for all.]]
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* BreakTheHaughty: Excising the demon that was possessing Astra should've been a routine job for Constantine and his crew. But John wanted to show off so he conjured a more powerful demon -- Nergal with the idea of commanding to order the lesser demon away. Nergal ''did'' .... and then proceeded to slaughter her and then took her soul to Hell. There's a reason why John insists he's no longer a "Master of the Dark Arts", merely a "Petty Dabbler".
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"I'm not a bad guy. A little hardscrabble, sure, but...uh...I'm on the side of the angels, mate. At least when they're not busy trying to screw me over."'']]
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-->"''My name is John Constantine. I am the one who steps on the shadows, all trench coat and arrogance. I'll drive your demons away, kick 'em in the bullocks, and spit on them when they're down, leaving only a nod and a wink and a wisecrack. I walk my path alone because, let's be honest... who would be crazy enough to walk it with me?''"
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* HeroicSacrifice: He was fully prepared to give his life for the Legends to have a clear shot at Neron and he later even [[spoiler: goes to Hell to save Ray.]]
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* MyGreatestSecondChance: Saving Nora is this for him, which he sees as a way to atone for failing to save Astra.
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* IOweYouMyLife: Is grateful for Oliver for saving his life from a booby trap.
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* InTheBlood: Just like in the comics he comes from a long line of sorcerers -- the earliest known one was the ruler of a Celtic tribe, King Konstantyn.
* IAmNotMyFather: Or rather, John makes it clear that he is not like his KnightTemplar ancestor King Konstantyn.
* IAmNotMyFather: Or rather, John makes it clear that he is not like his KnightTemplar ancestor King Konstantyn.
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* {{Deuteragonist}}: Following his inclusion to main cast member in the fourth season of ''Legends'', his own (unfinished) storyline has quickly taken center-stage.
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* {{Deuteragonist}}: Following his inclusion to main cast member in the fourth season of ''Legends'', his own (unfinished) storyline has quickly taken center-stage.center-stage -- in fact the BigBad Neron is targeting him specifically -- the Legends are in Neron's sights just as a way to mess with John further.
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** Justified somewhat as this apparently happened in the comics as well. Flashbacks depicted John as having a typical Liverpudlian accent when he was a teenager (an American says he sounds just like Paul McCartney) but an older John is said to sound like a typical Londoner after he's been living in the city for the better part of two decades.
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** Justified somewhat as this apparently happened in the comics as well. Flashbacks depicted John as having a typical Liverpudlian accent when he was a teenager (an American says he sounds just like Paul McCartney) Mccartney) but an older John is said to sound like a typical Londoner after he's been living in the city for the better part of two decades.
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* ArchEnemy: The demon Neron, for taking his lover Desmond to hell and tormenting him about it.
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** Has some prior history with a ''"[[ShoutOut Swamp]] [[ComicBook/SwampThing Thaaaang]]"''.
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* LimitedWardrobe: He's wearing the same clothes he's wearing in both the present day scenes and flashbacks.
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* LimitedWardrobe: He's wearing He wears the same clothes he's wearing in both the present day scenes and flashbacks.flashbacks. ''Legends'' shows that he ''can'' change into other outfits...but most likely has to be dragged kicking and screaming into them. He lasted all of half an episode dressed up as a [[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS4E4WetHotAmericanBummer summer camp counselor]] before immediately switching back into his iconic ensemble.
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** That itself seems to be a change from the ''Constantine'' series proper, where the few times John gets into scuffles, he throws an average punch and is quickly overwhelmed.
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At one point he ended up in Lian Yu and ran afoul of Reiter, where Oliver Queen saved his life. John repaid that favor by restoring the soul of Oliver's friend Sara Lance. Two years later, John found himself working with Sara as he was pulled into the crazy world of the Legends as they called up his expertise to help them fight the time demon Mallus. However, when the Legends literally smashed through the temporal prison holding back Mallus in a HotBlooded attempt to put an end to the demon, [[IdiotBall they also ended up unleashing pretty much every other supernatural horror that was imprisoned alongside him]]. Despite his loner nature, ''something'' very much wanted John dead, and the Legends were in need of a mystical expert to lock the supernatural fugitives back up so he ''very'' reluctantly joined the team.
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At one point he ended up in Lian Yu and ran afoul of Reiter, where Oliver Queen saved his life. John repaid that favor by restoring the soul of Oliver's friend Sara Lance. Two years later, John found himself working with Sara as he was pulled into the crazy world of the Legends as they called up his expertise to help them fight the time demon Mallus. However, when the Legends literally smashed through the temporal prison holding back Mallus in a HotBlooded attempt to put an end to the demon, [[IdiotBall they also ended up unleashing pretty much every other supernatural horror that was imprisoned alongside him]]. Despite his loner nature, ''something'' very much Neron ''very much'' wanted John dead, and the Legends were in need of a mystical expert to lock the supernatural fugitives back up up. Self preservation triumphed so he ''very'' reluctantly joined the team.
team of misfits.
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A loner to the bone, on very rare occasions he's willing to work with others for the greater good. [[DarkAndTroubledPast He has quite the checkered past to say the least]]: Shortly after forming his PunkRock band "Mucous Membrane", he got involved with a crew in Newcastle that ended with most of the crew ending up dead while the soul of an innocent young girl, Astra Logue, was inadvertently damned to hell for all eternity. Redeeming himself for this act has been his driving force ever since, and in that quest he's made more than a few enemies: The fallen angel Manny, the mysterious Brujeria, Damien Darhk, Baron Reiter, countless demons, and a mysterious entity that even the denizens of hell fear at the thought of. But most of all: All his old friends from the Newcastle incident, all save for Chas.
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A loner to the bone, on very rare occasions he's willing to work with others for the greater good. [[DarkAndTroubledPast He has quite the checkered past to say the least]]: Shortly after forming his PunkRock band "Mucous Membrane", he got involved with a crew in Newcastle that ended with most of the crew ending up dead while the soul of an innocent young girl, Astra Logue, was inadvertently damned to hell for all eternity. Redeeming himself for this act has been his driving force ever since, and in that quest he's made more than a few enemies: The fallen angel Manny, the mysterious Brujeria, Damien Darhk, Baron Reiter, countless demons, and a mysterious entity that the enigmatic and dreaded demon Neron, whom even the denizens of hell fear at the thought of. But most worst of all: All all, all his old friends from the Newcastle incident, incident now hold him in the highest contempt - all save for Chas.
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* TheBusCameBack: After a LongBusTrip since "Haunted" he came to the verse in "Legends" first as a recurring character in Season 3 and then as a main character in Season 4.
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* IWorkAlone: Says he prefers to work alone on his guest appearance in "Legends", ''Legends'', which implies that Chas and Zed are no longer with him. When Sara asks him to join the team in Season 4, he outright refuses refuses, believing he'll only bring misery to the team.
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* PutOnABus: After restoring Sara's soul he ends up in Oliver's words in "literal Hell", though he gets out and puts Oliver in contact with a shaman, and he doesn't show up again until two years later in "Legends of Tomorrow" [[note]]The initial agreement to bring him in meant he could only be used once; however those legal barriers are no longer in place.[[/note]]
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* PutOnABus: After restoring Sara's soul he ends up in Oliver's words in "literal Hell", though he gets out and puts Oliver in contact with a shaman, and he doesn't show up again until two years later in "Legends ''Legends of Tomorrow" Tomorrow'' [[note]]The initial agreement to bring him in meant he could only be used once; however those legal barriers are no longer in place.[[/note]]
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* BiTheWay: Confirmed by WordOfGod. Also in line with ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'', where John was one of the very first openly bisexual characters to head a comic. In the third episode, when faced with [[EvilCounterpart Papa Midnite]] having him [[DistressedDude tied up in zip-ties]], he helpfully tells the WitchDoctor that he [[FoeRomanceSubtext doesn't do zip-ties]] without [[CasualKink a safe word]]. In Season 3 of ''Legends'', he rather blatantly and immediately starts hitting on (the very taken) Leo Snart. Actually ends up having a quick shag with Sara in the same episode. Between seasons 3 and 4 he had a brief fling with Gary at the Time Bureau. In [[LegendsOfTomorrowRecapS4E7HellNoDolly Hell No, Dolly]] we discover that he was in a serious relationship with a man. [[spoiler:Later on he [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim tells him he never loved him to save him from being dragged to Hell]] with some disastrous consequences for the timeline.]]
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* NotSoAboveItAll: He's the first in the room to give [[ButtMonkey Gary]] shit for playing ''[[DungeonsAndDragons D&D]]''. Cue him inviting Gary and his whole party to his office for a game at the end of the episode.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: He's the first in the room to give [[ButtMonkey Gary]] shit for playing ''[[DungeonsAndDragons ''[[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]]''. Cue him inviting Gary and his whole party to his office for a game at the end of the episode.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: His time on Series/LegendsOfTomorrow was "weird, even for [him]."
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* EveryoneHasStandards: His time on Series/LegendsOfTomorrow was "weird, even for [him]."" Taken UpToEleven in the fourth season's mid-season finale, where he is utterly ''mortified'' that the Legends have turned into puppets and the show itself became a [[ItMakesSenseInContext children's educational sing-along musical.]]
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* BiTheWay: Confirmed by WordOfGod. Also in line with ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'', where John was one of the very first openly bisexual characters to head a comic. In the third episode, when faced with [[EvilCounterpart Papa Midnite]] having him [[DistressedDude tied up in zip-ties]], he helpfully tells the WitchDoctor that he [[FoeRomanceSubtext doesn't do zip-ties]] without [[CasualKink a safe word]]. In Season 3 of ''Legends'', he rather blatantly and immediately starts hitting on (the very taken) Leo Snart. Actually ends up having a quick shag with Sara in the same episode. Between seasons 3 and 4 he had a brief fling with Gary at the Time Bureau. In [[LegendsOfTomorrowRecapS4E7HellNoDolly Hell No, Dolly]] we discover that he had was in a boyfriend. serious relationship with a man. [[spoiler:Later on he [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim tells him he never loved him to save him from being dragged to Hell]] with some disasterous disastrous consequences for the timeline.]]
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* BiTheWay: Confirmed by WordOfGod. Also in line with ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'', where John was one of the very first openly bisexual characters to head a comic. In the third episode, when faced with [[EvilCounterpart Papa Midnite]] having him [[DistressedDude tied up in zip-ties]], he helpfully tells the WitchDoctor that he [[FoeRomanceSubtext doesn't do zip-ties]] without [[CasualKink a safe word]]. In Season 3 of ''Legends'', he rather blatantly and immediately starts hitting on (the very taken) Leo Snart. Actually ends up having a quick shag with Sara in the same episode. Between seasons 3 and 4 he had a brief fling with Gary at the Time Bureau. In [[LegendsOfTomorrowRecapS4E7HellNoDolly Hell No, Dolly]] we discover that he had a boyfriend. [[spoiler:Later on he [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim tells him he never loved him to save him from being dragged to Hell]] with some disasterous consequences for the timeline.]]
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* BiTheWay: Confirmed by WordOfGod. Also in line with ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'', where John was one of the very first openly bisexual characters to head a comic. In the third episode, when faced with [[EvilCounterpart Papa Midnite]] having him [[DistressedDude tied up in zip-ties]], he helpfully tells the WitchDoctor that he [[FoeRomanceSubtext doesn't do zip-ties]] without [[CasualKink a safe word]]. In Season 3 of ''Legends'', he rather blatantly and immediately starts hitting on (the very taken) Leo Snart. Actually ends up having a quick shag with Sara in the same episode. Between seasons 3 and 4 he had a brief fling with Gary at the Time Bureau. In [[LegendsOfTomorrowRecapS4E7HellNoDolly Hell No, Dolly]] we discover that he had a boyfriend. [[Spoiler:Later he [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim lies to him and ends their relationship in order to stop him from being dragged to hell,]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero drastically]] [[OhCrap changing the timeline.]]]]
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* BiTheWay: Confirmed by WordOfGod. Also in line with ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'', where John was one of the very first openly bisexual characters to head a comic. In the third episode, when faced with [[EvilCounterpart Papa Midnite]] having him [[DistressedDude tied up in zip-ties]], he helpfully tells the WitchDoctor that he [[FoeRomanceSubtext doesn't do zip-ties]] without [[CasualKink a safe word]]. In Season 3 of ''Legends'', he rather blatantly and immediately starts hitting on (the very taken) Leo Snart. Actually ends up having a quick shag with Sara in the same episode. Between seasons 3 and 4 he had a brief fling with Gary at the Time Bureau. In [[LegendsOfTomorrowRecapS4E7HellNoDolly Hell No, Dolly]] we discover that he had a boyfriend. [[Spoiler:Later he [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim lies to him and ends their relationship in order to stop him from being dragged to hell,]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero drastically]] [[OhCrap changing the timeline.]]]]
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!! ComicBook/JohnConstantine
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!!! '''Species:''' Empowered human
!!! '''Affiliations:''' Team Constantine, Team Arrow, The Legends.
!!! '''Played by:''' Creator/MattRyan
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Constantine}}'' | ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' | ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''
Exorcist, Demonologist and Master ([[InsistentTerminology ''Petty Dabbler'']]: [[RunningGag he's getting new cards made]]) of the Dark Arts. All trench coat and arrogance, John is the mystical "[[JackOfAllTrades jackass-of-all-trades]]" you call when you want some supernatural evil killed or general protection from the forces of darkness.
A loner to the bone, on very rare occasions he's willing to work with others for the greater good. [[DarkAndTroubledPast He has quite the checkered past to say the least]]: Shortly after forming his PunkRock band "Mucous Membrane", he got involved with a crew in Newcastle that ended with most of the crew ending up dead while the soul of an innocent young girl, Astra Logue, was inadvertently damned to hell for all eternity. Redeeming himself for this act has been his driving force ever since, and in that quest he's made more than a few enemies: The fallen angel Manny, the mysterious Brujeria, Damien Darhk, Baron Reiter, countless demons, and a mysterious entity that even the denizens of hell fear at the thought of. But most of all: All his old friends from the Newcastle incident, all save for Chas.
At one point he ended up in Lian Yu and ran afoul of Reiter, where Oliver Queen saved his life. John repaid that favor by restoring the soul of Oliver's friend Sara Lance. Two years later, John found himself working with Sara as he was pulled into the crazy world of the Legends as they called up his expertise to help them fight the time demon Mallus. However, when the Legends literally smashed through the temporal prison holding back Mallus in a HotBlooded attempt to put an end to the demon, [[IdiotBall they also ended up unleashing pretty much every other supernatural horror that was imprisoned alongside him]]. Despite his loner nature, ''something'' very much wanted John dead, and the Legends were in need of a mystical expert to lock the supernatural fugitives back up so he ''very'' reluctantly joined the team.
[[BiTheWay Has a wonderful relationship with]] [[OddFriendship Gary from the Time Bureau]], [[NoodleIncident and at some point had a very interesting (and disturbing) encounter with a Beebo.]]
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* AbusiveParent: His father would hit him when he was drunk as well as put out cigarettes on his skin, and never passed on an opportunity to call him "killer" since his mother died in childbirth.
* ActionSurvivor: He's no SquishyWizard but he's still not trained for physical combat like Oliver and his team are, so he resorts to being a CombatPragmatist.
* AdaptationalBadass: While still a badass, the comic book John was accustomed to solving problems through his wits and magical abilities, rather than through force. This version of John has "a mean right hook" by his own admission, shown in the ''Arrow'' episode "[[Recap/ArrowS4E5Haunted Haunted]]", when he manages to disarm a trained soldier, then quickly knock him out with one punch. In the same episode, he also manages to hold his own in a swordfight with a demonic ninja (on another plane of existence).
** That itself seems to be a change from the ''Constantine'' series proper, where the few times John gets into scuffles, he throws an average punch and is quickly overwhelmed.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: His addiction to magic and meddling with forces mankind was not meant to know is downplayed; instead, the focus lies exclusively on the Newcastle Incident as his motivation. This version of John is TheAtoner and wants to make up for his crimes (as well as avoid damnation) versus the John who is a rebel without a cause. This isn't that far from some comic portrayals of John, albeit significantly LighterAndSofter. He also comes off better in dealing with Gary Lester. In the comic, he doesn't give Gary the chance to refuse to be sacrificed; he also doesn't sit by Gary's side to keep him company while he's being eaten alive. However, by the time he joins the cast of ''Legends'', we do get to see his more morally reprehensible sides.
* AntiHero: He's an asshole who doesn't shy away from doing very questionable things, but he is truly trying to make a difference in the world.
* TheAllegedCar: While John is in or near UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, he drives an old Chevy pickup truck. [[DownplayedTrope While the truck looks beat up, it seems to run just fine]].
* AndStarring: Is given the credit "Special Guest" in ''Legends'' Season 4.
* TheAtoner: Haunted by the death of Astra and her subsequent eternal damnation, his basic reason for helping people is to make up for that one mistake. He's also haunted by the death of his mother, who died while giving birth to him. He spent most of his teenage life learning magic, trying and failing to find a spell to conjure her.
* BadassLongcoat: Skulks and snarks in a pretty sweet beige trench coat.
* BadassInANiceSuit: He's a SharpDressedMan even without the aforementioned trench coat.
* BerserkButton: Any mention of the incident in Newcastle, or anything about Astra, the girl he accidentally damned to Hell, and he finds himself SuddenlyShouting.
* BiTheWay: Confirmed by WordOfGod. Also in line with ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'', where John was one of the very first openly bisexual characters to head a comic. In the third episode, when faced with [[EvilCounterpart Papa Midnite]] having him [[DistressedDude tied up in zip-ties]], he helpfully tells the WitchDoctor that he [[FoeRomanceSubtext doesn't do zip-ties]] without [[CasualKink a safe word]]. In Season 3 of ''Legends'', he rather blatantly and immediately starts hitting on (the very taken) Leo Snart. Actually ends up having a quick shag with Sara in the same episode. Between seasons 3 and 4 he had a brief fling with Gary at the Time Bureau.
* TheBusCameBack: After a LongBusTrip since "Haunted" he came to the verse in "Legends" first as a recurring character in Season 3 and then as a main character in Season 4.
* CanonInvasion: His appearance on ''Arrow'' retroactively puts [[Series/{{Constantine}} his ill-fated show]] into the Series/{{Arrowverse}}.
* CharacterCheck: Ever since John began appearing in "Legends", he hasn't done any of the morally questionable or outright dick things he's known for in the comics. But in "Dancing Queen", he does something very questionable and ''extremely'' dickish -- he effectively lobotomizes Charlie by using a spell to take away her shapeshifting powers permanently, completely unrepentant simply because [[FantasticRacism he hates shapeshifters]].
* TheCharmer: John often flirts with girls he comes across referring to them as "love" or "sweetheart".
* CombatPragmatist: He's not an ActionHero like members of Team Arrow so he uses clever methods to fight.
* TheCynic: In the fourth episode, he outright says that while people may be able to change overall, there comes a time when they no longer can. He refuses to bring along people who he feels can be a liability, instead of letting them make up for past failures. When Zed asks him how he can be so cynical though he knows that angels exist, he says he's SeenItAll.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: John was sent to take out a demon haunting a little girl and thought that summoning an even bigger demon would take care of the first one. But he inadvertently got the girl killed and her soul dragged to Hell. He checked himself into a mental institution and agreed to shock therapy in a vain attempt to forget about the incident. And that's barely the tip of the morbid iceberg, what with his [[MissingMom dead mother]] and [[AbusiveParents abusive father]] who [[MaternalDeathBlameTheChild blamed him for his mother's death]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Basically everything out of his mouth is snark. The only exceptions involve people who directly talk to him about [[MyGreatestFailure Newcastle]] who know what happened. Those people get his SarcasmFailure.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Following his inclusion to main cast member in the fourth season of ''Legends'', his own (unfinished) storyline has quickly taken center-stage.
* TheDreaded: He's this to many former friends (e.g. Fennel, the medium), considering Newcastle. Chas is a major exception.
* DoomMagnet: Constantine's adventures often have huge body counts, despite his best efforts.
* EveryoneHasStandards: His time on Series/LegendsOfTomorrow was "weird, even for [him]."
* ExperiencedProtagonist: He has quite an arsenal to fight the supernatural, and his conversations with old partners and Chas indicate he had done a fair bit of magic before the series started. However, he still considers himself just a "petty dabbler" in his work.
* FakeGuestStar: He's credited as a guest in Season 4 of "Legends", despite being a main character. Justified as John's only with the team to help them sort out the magic creatures let loose in time and just that.
* FantasticRacism: To shapeshifters - he performs an ''unreversible'' spell that takes Charlie's powers simply because unlike the Legends, he refuses to acknowledge the possibility she might not be evil.
* FourthWallObserver: The claymation special, "John Con Noir" has John trying to find two missing writers to prevent the cancellation of ''Series/{{Constantine}}''.
* FriendToAllChildren: Despite his snarky attitude, John's fond of children and is usually nicer to them then to adults. Chas's daughter calls him "Uncle John".
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[[folder: G-P]]
* GoodIsNotNice: Willing to help anyone (though it's mostly for atonement for past sins), but is often an arrogant prick while he does it.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Largely keeps to himself, but helped out Team Arrow once and later the Legends.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Until that story was ScrewedByTheNetwork that is.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Insists that he's a mere dabbler, rather than a Master of the Dark Arts. This has a lot to do with [[MyGreatestFailure Astra]], at which point he had decided he isn't nearly as good as he believed himself to be.
* HollywoodExorcism: The restoration ritual he does on Sara Lance gives off these vibes.
* IOweYouMyLife: Is grateful for Oliver for saving his life from a booby trap.
* IWorkAlone: Says he prefers to work alone on his guest appearance in "Legends", which implies that Chas and Zed are no longer with him. When Sara asks him to join the team in Season 4, he outright refuses believing he'll only bring misery to the team.
* JackOfAllTrades: Papa Midnite calls him a [[MasterOfNone "jackass of all trades"]] because he dabbles in magic from every tradition, picking and choosing what works for him. According to Midnite, this has the downside of Constantine not having as much power as someone who specializes in one tradition like he does in Voodoo.
* JediMindTrick: John can perform these on civilians when he wishes his presence not to be known.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sure he can be a douchebag, but he's still willing to help someone without asking for anything in return.
* KickTheDog: Taking away Charlie's ability to shapeshift out of personal hatred for Shapeshifters (and previously even trying to send her to HELL for it) was low even for him.
* KungFuWizard: He's a sorcerer who primarily relies on his skills and knowledge of the occult, but he's not helpless when it comes to traditional fighting either.
* LargeHam: The accent and the delivery of his lines will make it hard for you to not notice him.
* LimitedWardrobe: He's wearing the same clothes he's wearing in both the present day scenes and flashbacks.
* ManipulativeBastard: True to form, Constantine is ''exactly'' the sort of guy who'd put other people in danger to save his own hide. He apparently pissed off a ''very'' powerful and demonic entity that is now out for his blood, and the momentary possession it held over him was enough to get him to join the Legends - just one episode earlier, he curmudgeonly stated he'd rather slash his wrists than join a team. All the same, he willingly went behind the team's back to try and blackmail the Fairy Godmother to be his own personal miracle-maker. Unfortunately for him, she knew exactly who was after him and promptly chose to go to hell instead.
* MrFanservice: Blond, [[PermaStubble stubbly]], tattooed, aloof, and frequently [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]]. Also, that accent. Thea Queen got attracted to him in an instant.
* MyGreatestFailure: Astra's death is his. He will do ANYTHING to right this wrong, including damning a friend's soul in a heartbeat if he had to.
* NoodleIncident: Given just how weird and insane his life is, Constantine's chock full of these:
** He never really went into detail why he broke up [[PunkRock Mucous Membrane]], but ''something'' occult had to do with it.
** ''Something'' happened between him, Chas, a succubus, and a derailed train in Philadelphia that caused both of them to have an outstanding warrant.
** Oliver at one point comments that Constantine was ''literally'' in hell. By Constantine's own admission, it's impossible to escape hell.
** He was seen chasing around a chicken in his office with a hatchet for an elderly Latina woman that has something to do with her son getting married.
** He keeps a dismembered bare foot in his coat back pocket.
** The creepy apartment he's currently living was apparently won through a "[[TrialByCombat duel]]" against the superintendent.
** He once put a spell on a Beebo to make it talk. The things it told him made his toes curl.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He's the first in the room to give [[ButtMonkey Gary]] shit for playing ''[[DungeonsAndDragons D&D]]''. Cue him inviting Gary and his whole party to his office for a game at the end of the episode.
* OccultDetective: A practitioner of the occult who is generally called in to investigate incidents involving the supernatural.
* OddFriendship: With Gary from the Time Bureau of all of people, possibly because of StrangeMindsThinkAlike.
* OneSteveLimit: With John Diggle. Good thing they both go by LastNameBasis.
* OopNorth: Speaks in a working-class Northern English accent, considering he's from Liverpool, though with a distinct Welsh twang, due to Matt Ryan being Welsh himself. Overall, it's a strikingly distinct combination that especially stands out when he acts alongside actors playing more common British accents.
* PutOnABus: After restoring Sara's soul he ends up in Oliver's words in "literal Hell", though he gets out and puts Oliver in contact with a shaman, and he doesn't show up again until two years later in "Legends of Tomorrow" [[note]]The initial agreement to bring him in meant he could only be used once; however those legal barriers are no longer in place.[[/note]]
* PermaStubble: He has a noticeable 5 o'clock shadow.
* PlayingWithFire: Carries his engraved lighter at all times and has a habit of using spells that involve fire. [[CrazyAwesome Including setting his own hands on fire.]]
* PoisonousFriend: Most of John's former friends see him this way after what happened in Newcastle. John happens to agree with them, which is why he stays closed off and tries to convince newcomers to walk away and not be taken in by his charm or the promise of excitement.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero:
** He uses the term "Gypsy" -- it's a slur against Romani people and seems to hold their magic in special contempt.
** He's also prejudiced against the Irish; when a magical anomaly suspect is Irish, John suggests he's a Leprechaun.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: After his guest spots in Season 3 of "Legends" he's made a regular in Season 4.
* TheRedMage: Uses several kinds of magic from [[AllMythsAreTrue different traditions]] rather than committing to a single tradition like Papa Midnite, which makes his magic weaker than if he stuck to one traditon.
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[[folder: R-Z]]
* RememberTheNewGuy: Oliver has history with him, even though he never appeared on the show or was mentioned prior to his first appearance. That being said the same episode did show their first meeting in a flashback, so it mitigates the trope somewhat.
* SkewedPriorities:
** In "Haunted", he has Felicity find a peacock feather because he needs it to scratch an itch on his back.
** In "Daddy Darhkest", he seems more concerned with finding a way to light his cigarette than being stuck in 1969.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Appeared on ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' exactly once, but he both made ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' possible and gave Oliver the [[PowerTattoo magic mark]] [[ChekhovsGun that would allow him to beat Damien Darhk]] as well as [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome getting him in touch with the woman who taught him to use it.]] Averted in the third season of ''Legends of Tomorrow'' where has a more sizable role, and is set to actually ''join'' the Waverider for the fourth.
* SmugSuper: Heavily implied to have been previously very smug about his skill, hence why he attempted to [[SummonBiggerFish summon Nergal to drag the demon in Astra away]] rather than taking a simpler solution: just to prove he could do it. After that point, however, with the horrible failure it was, he stopped believing he was a "Master of the Dark Arts". Though his arrogance frequently sneaks in anyway, and he's consistently called on it.
* TakeThat: He did not waste time to insult ''Creator/{{NBC}}'', [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the network that screwed his show]], upon appearing in ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.
* {{Transplant}}: He was on another DC show from another network, but everyone (showrunners and actors alike) in the Series/{{Arrowverse}} didn't want to waste an interesting character with potential like he, so he was retroactively incorporated into this universe. He eventually becomes a main cast member in ''Legends'' Season 4.
* TwoFirstNames: Per the Creator/DCComics norm. Bonus points for also applying to his actor.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: He has a Liverpudlian accent, but many have commented on how all over the place it is, jumping between several British dialects.
* TheWorfEffect: Even somebody as experienced and well-versed as Constantine is powerless against whatever [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Mallus]] is. None of John's usual tricks and seals work against Mallus in "Daddy Darhkest".
* YouSayTomato: When referring to Birmingham, Alabama on the scary map, he uses the British pronunciation instead of the American pronunciation.
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!! ComicBook/JohnConstantine
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!!! '''Species:''' Empowered human
!!! '''Affiliations:''' Team Constantine, Team Arrow, The Legends.
!!! '''Played by:''' Creator/MattRyan
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Constantine}}'' | ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' | ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''
Exorcist, Demonologist and Master ([[InsistentTerminology ''Petty Dabbler'']]: [[RunningGag he's getting new cards made]]) of the Dark Arts. All trench coat and arrogance, John is the mystical "[[JackOfAllTrades jackass-of-all-trades]]" you call when you want some supernatural evil killed or general protection from the forces of darkness.
A loner to the bone, on very rare occasions he's willing to work with others for the greater good. [[DarkAndTroubledPast He has quite the checkered past to say the least]]: Shortly after forming his PunkRock band "Mucous Membrane", he got involved with a crew in Newcastle that ended with most of the crew ending up dead while the soul of an innocent young girl, Astra Logue, was inadvertently damned to hell for all eternity. Redeeming himself for this act has been his driving force ever since, and in that quest he's made more than a few enemies: The fallen angel Manny, the mysterious Brujeria, Damien Darhk, Baron Reiter, countless demons, and a mysterious entity that even the denizens of hell fear at the thought of. But most of all: All his old friends from the Newcastle incident, all save for Chas.
At one point he ended up in Lian Yu and ran afoul of Reiter, where Oliver Queen saved his life. John repaid that favor by restoring the soul of Oliver's friend Sara Lance. Two years later, John found himself working with Sara as he was pulled into the crazy world of the Legends as they called up his expertise to help them fight the time demon Mallus. However, when the Legends literally smashed through the temporal prison holding back Mallus in a HotBlooded attempt to put an end to the demon, [[IdiotBall they also ended up unleashing pretty much every other supernatural horror that was imprisoned alongside him]]. Despite his loner nature, ''something'' very much wanted John dead, and the Legends were in need of a mystical expert to lock the supernatural fugitives back up so he ''very'' reluctantly joined the team.
[[BiTheWay Has a wonderful relationship with]] [[OddFriendship Gary from the Time Bureau]], [[NoodleIncident and at some point had a very interesting (and disturbing) encounter with a Beebo.]]
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[[folder: A-F]]
* AbusiveParent: His father would hit him when he was drunk as well as put out cigarettes on his skin, and never passed on an opportunity to call him "killer" since his mother died in childbirth.
* ActionSurvivor: He's no SquishyWizard but he's still not trained for physical combat like Oliver and his team are, so he resorts to being a CombatPragmatist.
* AdaptationalBadass: While still a badass, the comic book John was accustomed to solving problems through his wits and magical abilities, rather than through force. This version of John has "a mean right hook" by his own admission, shown in the ''Arrow'' episode "[[Recap/ArrowS4E5Haunted Haunted]]", when he manages to disarm a trained soldier, then quickly knock him out with one punch. In the same episode, he also manages to hold his own in a swordfight with a demonic ninja (on another plane of existence).
** That itself seems to be a change from the ''Constantine'' series proper, where the few times John gets into scuffles, he throws an average punch and is quickly overwhelmed.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: His addiction to magic and meddling with forces mankind was not meant to know is downplayed; instead, the focus lies exclusively on the Newcastle Incident as his motivation. This version of John is TheAtoner and wants to make up for his crimes (as well as avoid damnation) versus the John who is a rebel without a cause. This isn't that far from some comic portrayals of John, albeit significantly LighterAndSofter. He also comes off better in dealing with Gary Lester. In the comic, he doesn't give Gary the chance to refuse to be sacrificed; he also doesn't sit by Gary's side to keep him company while he's being eaten alive. However, by the time he joins the cast of ''Legends'', we do get to see his more morally reprehensible sides.
* AntiHero: He's an asshole who doesn't shy away from doing very questionable things, but he is truly trying to make a difference in the world.
* TheAllegedCar: While John is in or near UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, he drives an old Chevy pickup truck. [[DownplayedTrope While the truck looks beat up, it seems to run just fine]].
* AndStarring: Is given the credit "Special Guest" in ''Legends'' Season 4.
* TheAtoner: Haunted by the death of Astra and her subsequent eternal damnation, his basic reason for helping people is to make up for that one mistake. He's also haunted by the death of his mother, who died while giving birth to him. He spent most of his teenage life learning magic, trying and failing to find a spell to conjure her.
* BadassLongcoat: Skulks and snarks in a pretty sweet beige trench coat.
* BadassInANiceSuit: He's a SharpDressedMan even without the aforementioned trench coat.
* BerserkButton: Any mention of the incident in Newcastle, or anything about Astra, the girl he accidentally damned to Hell, and he finds himself SuddenlyShouting.
* BiTheWay: Confirmed by WordOfGod. Also in line with ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'', where John was one of the very first openly bisexual characters to head a comic. In the third episode, when faced with [[EvilCounterpart Papa Midnite]] having him [[DistressedDude tied up in zip-ties]], he helpfully tells the WitchDoctor that he [[FoeRomanceSubtext doesn't do zip-ties]] without [[CasualKink a safe word]]. In Season 3 of ''Legends'', he rather blatantly and immediately starts hitting on (the very taken) Leo Snart. Actually ends up having a quick shag with Sara in the same episode. Between seasons 3 and 4 he had a brief fling with Gary at the Time Bureau.
* TheBusCameBack: After a LongBusTrip since "Haunted" he came to the verse in "Legends" first as a recurring character in Season 3 and then as a main character in Season 4.
* CanonInvasion: His appearance on ''Arrow'' retroactively puts [[Series/{{Constantine}} his ill-fated show]] into the Series/{{Arrowverse}}.
* CharacterCheck: Ever since John began appearing in "Legends", he hasn't done any of the morally questionable or outright dick things he's known for in the comics. But in "Dancing Queen", he does something very questionable and ''extremely'' dickish -- he effectively lobotomizes Charlie by using a spell to take away her shapeshifting powers permanently, completely unrepentant simply because [[FantasticRacism he hates shapeshifters]].
* TheCharmer: John often flirts with girls he comes across referring to them as "love" or "sweetheart".
* CombatPragmatist: He's not an ActionHero like members of Team Arrow so he uses clever methods to fight.
* TheCynic: In the fourth episode, he outright says that while people may be able to change overall, there comes a time when they no longer can. He refuses to bring along people who he feels can be a liability, instead of letting them make up for past failures. When Zed asks him how he can be so cynical though he knows that angels exist, he says he's SeenItAll.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: John was sent to take out a demon haunting a little girl and thought that summoning an even bigger demon would take care of the first one. But he inadvertently got the girl killed and her soul dragged to Hell. He checked himself into a mental institution and agreed to shock therapy in a vain attempt to forget about the incident. And that's barely the tip of the morbid iceberg, what with his [[MissingMom dead mother]] and [[AbusiveParents abusive father]] who [[MaternalDeathBlameTheChild blamed him for his mother's death]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Basically everything out of his mouth is snark. The only exceptions involve people who directly talk to him about [[MyGreatestFailure Newcastle]] who know what happened. Those people get his SarcasmFailure.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Following his inclusion to main cast member in the fourth season of ''Legends'', his own (unfinished) storyline has quickly taken center-stage.
* TheDreaded: He's this to many former friends (e.g. Fennel, the medium), considering Newcastle. Chas is a major exception.
* DoomMagnet: Constantine's adventures often have huge body counts, despite his best efforts.
* EveryoneHasStandards: His time on Series/LegendsOfTomorrow was "weird, even for [him]."
* ExperiencedProtagonist: He has quite an arsenal to fight the supernatural, and his conversations with old partners and Chas indicate he had done a fair bit of magic before the series started. However, he still considers himself just a "petty dabbler" in his work.
* FakeGuestStar: He's credited as a guest in Season 4 of "Legends", despite being a main character. Justified as John's only with the team to help them sort out the magic creatures let loose in time and just that.
* FantasticRacism: To shapeshifters - he performs an ''unreversible'' spell that takes Charlie's powers simply because unlike the Legends, he refuses to acknowledge the possibility she might not be evil.
* FourthWallObserver: The claymation special, "John Con Noir" has John trying to find two missing writers to prevent the cancellation of ''Series/{{Constantine}}''.
* FriendToAllChildren: Despite his snarky attitude, John's fond of children and is usually nicer to them then to adults. Chas's daughter calls him "Uncle John".
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[[folder: G-P]]
* GoodIsNotNice: Willing to help anyone (though it's mostly for atonement for past sins), but is often an arrogant prick while he does it.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Largely keeps to himself, but helped out Team Arrow once and later the Legends.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Until that story was ScrewedByTheNetwork that is.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Insists that he's a mere dabbler, rather than a Master of the Dark Arts. This has a lot to do with [[MyGreatestFailure Astra]], at which point he had decided he isn't nearly as good as he believed himself to be.
* HollywoodExorcism: The restoration ritual he does on Sara Lance gives off these vibes.
* IOweYouMyLife: Is grateful for Oliver for saving his life from a booby trap.
* IWorkAlone: Says he prefers to work alone on his guest appearance in "Legends", which implies that Chas and Zed are no longer with him. When Sara asks him to join the team in Season 4, he outright refuses believing he'll only bring misery to the team.
* JackOfAllTrades: Papa Midnite calls him a [[MasterOfNone "jackass of all trades"]] because he dabbles in magic from every tradition, picking and choosing what works for him. According to Midnite, this has the downside of Constantine not having as much power as someone who specializes in one tradition like he does in Voodoo.
* JediMindTrick: John can perform these on civilians when he wishes his presence not to be known.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sure he can be a douchebag, but he's still willing to help someone without asking for anything in return.
* KickTheDog: Taking away Charlie's ability to shapeshift out of personal hatred for Shapeshifters (and previously even trying to send her to HELL for it) was low even for him.
* KungFuWizard: He's a sorcerer who primarily relies on his skills and knowledge of the occult, but he's not helpless when it comes to traditional fighting either.
* LargeHam: The accent and the delivery of his lines will make it hard for you to not notice him.
* LimitedWardrobe: He's wearing the same clothes he's wearing in both the present day scenes and flashbacks.
* ManipulativeBastard: True to form, Constantine is ''exactly'' the sort of guy who'd put other people in danger to save his own hide. He apparently pissed off a ''very'' powerful and demonic entity that is now out for his blood, and the momentary possession it held over him was enough to get him to join the Legends - just one episode earlier, he curmudgeonly stated he'd rather slash his wrists than join a team. All the same, he willingly went behind the team's back to try and blackmail the Fairy Godmother to be his own personal miracle-maker. Unfortunately for him, she knew exactly who was after him and promptly chose to go to hell instead.
* MrFanservice: Blond, [[PermaStubble stubbly]], tattooed, aloof, and frequently [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]]. Also, that accent. Thea Queen got attracted to him in an instant.
* MyGreatestFailure: Astra's death is his. He will do ANYTHING to right this wrong, including damning a friend's soul in a heartbeat if he had to.
* NoodleIncident: Given just how weird and insane his life is, Constantine's chock full of these:
** He never really went into detail why he broke up [[PunkRock Mucous Membrane]], but ''something'' occult had to do with it.
** ''Something'' happened between him, Chas, a succubus, and a derailed train in Philadelphia that caused both of them to have an outstanding warrant.
** Oliver at one point comments that Constantine was ''literally'' in hell. By Constantine's own admission, it's impossible to escape hell.
** He was seen chasing around a chicken in his office with a hatchet for an elderly Latina woman that has something to do with her son getting married.
** He keeps a dismembered bare foot in his coat back pocket.
** The creepy apartment he's currently living was apparently won through a "[[TrialByCombat duel]]" against the superintendent.
** He once put a spell on a Beebo to make it talk. The things it told him made his toes curl.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He's the first in the room to give [[ButtMonkey Gary]] shit for playing ''[[DungeonsAndDragons D&D]]''. Cue him inviting Gary and his whole party to his office for a game at the end of the episode.
* OccultDetective: A practitioner of the occult who is generally called in to investigate incidents involving the supernatural.
* OddFriendship: With Gary from the Time Bureau of all of people, possibly because of StrangeMindsThinkAlike.
* OneSteveLimit: With John Diggle. Good thing they both go by LastNameBasis.
* OopNorth: Speaks in a working-class Northern English accent, considering he's from Liverpool, though with a distinct Welsh twang, due to Matt Ryan being Welsh himself. Overall, it's a strikingly distinct combination that especially stands out when he acts alongside actors playing more common British accents.
* PutOnABus: After restoring Sara's soul he ends up in Oliver's words in "literal Hell", though he gets out and puts Oliver in contact with a shaman, and he doesn't show up again until two years later in "Legends of Tomorrow" [[note]]The initial agreement to bring him in meant he could only be used once; however those legal barriers are no longer in place.[[/note]]
* PermaStubble: He has a noticeable 5 o'clock shadow.
* PlayingWithFire: Carries his engraved lighter at all times and has a habit of using spells that involve fire. [[CrazyAwesome Including setting his own hands on fire.]]
* PoisonousFriend: Most of John's former friends see him this way after what happened in Newcastle. John happens to agree with them, which is why he stays closed off and tries to convince newcomers to walk away and not be taken in by his charm or the promise of excitement.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero:
** He uses the term "Gypsy" -- it's a slur against Romani people and seems to hold their magic in special contempt.
** He's also prejudiced against the Irish; when a magical anomaly suspect is Irish, John suggests he's a Leprechaun.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: After his guest spots in Season 3 of "Legends" he's made a regular in Season 4.
* TheRedMage: Uses several kinds of magic from [[AllMythsAreTrue different traditions]] rather than committing to a single tradition like Papa Midnite, which makes his magic weaker than if he stuck to one traditon.
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* RememberTheNewGuy: Oliver has history with him, even though he never appeared on the show or was mentioned prior to his first appearance. That being said the same episode did show their first meeting in a flashback, so it mitigates the trope somewhat.
* SkewedPriorities:
** In "Haunted", he has Felicity find a peacock feather because he needs it to scratch an itch on his back.
** In "Daddy Darhkest", he seems more concerned with finding a way to light his cigarette than being stuck in 1969.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Appeared on ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' exactly once, but he both made ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' possible and gave Oliver the [[PowerTattoo magic mark]] [[ChekhovsGun that would allow him to beat Damien Darhk]] as well as [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome getting him in touch with the woman who taught him to use it.]] Averted in the third season of ''Legends of Tomorrow'' where has a more sizable role, and is set to actually ''join'' the Waverider for the fourth.
* SmugSuper: Heavily implied to have been previously very smug about his skill, hence why he attempted to [[SummonBiggerFish summon Nergal to drag the demon in Astra away]] rather than taking a simpler solution: just to prove he could do it. After that point, however, with the horrible failure it was, he stopped believing he was a "Master of the Dark Arts". Though his arrogance frequently sneaks in anyway, and he's consistently called on it.
* TakeThat: He did not waste time to insult ''Creator/{{NBC}}'', [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the network that screwed his show]], upon appearing in ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.
* {{Transplant}}: He was on another DC show from another network, but everyone (showrunners and actors alike) in the Series/{{Arrowverse}} didn't want to waste an interesting character with potential like he, so he was retroactively incorporated into this universe. He eventually becomes a main cast member in ''Legends'' Season 4.
* TwoFirstNames: Per the Creator/DCComics norm. Bonus points for also applying to his actor.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: He has a Liverpudlian accent, but many have commented on how all over the place it is, jumping between several British dialects.
* TheWorfEffect: Even somebody as experienced and well-versed as Constantine is powerless against whatever [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Mallus]] is. None of John's usual tricks and seals work against Mallus in "Daddy Darhkest".
* YouSayTomato: When referring to Birmingham, Alabama on the scary map, he uses the British pronunciation instead of the American pronunciation.
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