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[[caption-width-right:350:[[Music/BlueOysterCult Don't Fear The Reaper]]]]
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* ShoutOutThemeNaming: Named for one of Odin's ravens in Myth/NorseMythology.
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* ShoutOutThemeNaming: Named for one of Odin's ravens in Myth/NorseMythology. Given the nature of the universe, [[spoiler:and that Literature/{{Beowulf}} ''himself'' was once a member of the Vigil]], Hugin ''could'' easily be the very same raven, or perhaps even the inspiration for the Norse Myth.
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Maxim Chernov]]
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-->'''James''': "Quoth the raven-"
-->'''Hugin''': SHUT THE HELL UP, JAMES!
-->'''Hugin''': SHUT THE HELL UP, JAMES!
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-->'''James''': [[Literature/TheRaven "Quoth the raven-"
-->'''Hugin''':raven-"]]\\
'''Hugin''': SHUT THE HELL UP, JAMES!
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'''Hugin''': SHUT THE HELL UP, JAMES!
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* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Invokes this in the battle of New York while [[spoiler: Clara is giving her BadassBoast to camera, and he has two NYPD cops pointing guns at his Allosaurus form]]
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* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Invokes this in the battle of New York while [[spoiler: Clara [[spoiler:Clara is giving her BadassBoast to camera, and he has two NYPD cops pointing guns at his Allosaurus form]]form]].
* InterspeciesFriendship: Despite him being a Vigil member and Mia being a HumanoidAbomination, they seem to get along very well, to the point of being pretty much best friends.
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* {{Summoner}}: James himself isn't much of a fighter. Instead he relies on summoning creatures with his card deck to handle the fighting for him.
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* HumanityIsInfectious: A big part of the equation as to why Mia can be both a CosmicHorror ''and'' a cute, perky, kind-hearted teenage girl. Allistor's efforts after her bonding with the Beast helped Mia retain her humanity, while it was James' influenced that allowed her to reclaim her lost childhood. The fact that Mia still had her human soul has also helped to tame the Beast. [[spoiler:By contrast, the Thorn chose Alicia in part because her soul had already departed, leaving her body an empty shell it could inhabit without the girl's influenc.]]
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* HumanityIsInfectious: A big part of the equation as to why Mia can be both a CosmicHorror ''and'' a cute, perky, kind-hearted teenage girl. Allistor's efforts after her bonding with the Beast helped Mia retain her humanity, while it was James' influenced that allowed her to reclaim her lost childhood. The fact that Mia still had her human soul has also helped to tame the Beast. [[spoiler:By contrast, the Thorn chose Alicia in part because her soul had already departed, leaving her body an empty shell it could inhabit without the girl's influenc.influence.]]
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* InterspeciesFriendship: She and James are very friendly, likely best friends. They play a lot of games together, video games or otherwise. She even admits that he's a major factor in her resurgent humanity.
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* BlackSpeech: Bernie both understands and can speak the native tongue of the primordials beyond the Veil.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Bernie wears dark robes, carries a SinisterScythe, and is, well, the GrimReaper. However she's also the BigGood of the series, leading the eternal struggle against the primordials beyond the Veil.
* GameFace: Bernie normally appears as a beautiful, though pale and white-haired, woman with youthful features. However when it's time to get down to business her features become skeletal, and ''much'' more akin to the classical image of the GrimReaper.
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Bernie can sport a pair of great black wings, usually when she travels through the Veil, but also for flight in the real world.
* GrimReaper: Bernie is, effectively, the Angel of Death. Although she's quick to note that she doesn't ''take'' lives, but instead guards them. Normally she subverts the classical image by taking the form of a tall, beautiful woman, even specifically pointing this out to Clara when she freaks out after being killed by her boyfriend. She's also friendly and compassionate, with a penchant for terrible jokes. However when dealing with a powerful enough abomination, she also has a GameFace where her beautiful facade cracks, and she looks ''every bit'' the cruel and merciless Reaper people expect.
* HerBoyfriendsJacket: [[spoiler:During the final confrontation with the Thorn, Bernie alters her appearance so Sam's skull and crossbones logo appears on her robes, and the Scythe takes the form of his shovel and pick veilrippers.]]
* GrimReaper: Bernie is, effectively, the Angel of Death. Although she's quick to note that she doesn't ''take'' lives, but instead guards them. Normally she subverts the classical image by taking the form of a tall, beautiful woman, even specifically pointing this out to Clara when she freaks out after being killed by her boyfriend. She's also friendly and compassionate, with a penchant for terrible jokes. However when dealing with a powerful enough abomination, she also has a GameFace where her beautiful facade cracks, and she looks ''every bit'' the cruel and merciless Reaper people expect.
* HerBoyfriendsJacket: [[spoiler:During the final confrontation with the Thorn, Bernie alters her appearance so Sam's skull and crossbones logo appears on her robes, and the Scythe takes the form of his shovel and pick veilrippers.]]
* WingedHumanoid: Bernie occasionally sports a pair of bird-like wings, both when she travels through the Veil, or when she's flying in the normal world. ''Especially'' when she wants to invoke her appearance as an angel of death
* BattleStrip: A RunningGag is Sam's annoyance with how Necromancers (even allies like Allistor) always take their shirts off when calling on their powers. Guaranteed that if a Necromancer strips down, Sam will be there to make a comment about it.
* DeadpanSnarker: As with much of the Vigil, Sam's humor tends towards cracking wise and snarky remarks. Especially noticeable in the way he teases Mia about visiting James. See also HoYay below.
* HoYay: Often {{invoked}} by Sam as a taunt whenever a Necromancer does a BattleStrip around him. He also has a lengthy exchange of banter of this nature with a Necromancer in issue 4, until the latter's partner decides to shut it down by killing Sam.
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* SleevesAreForWimps: Sam's usual attire lacks sleeves. He's also one of the physically strongest and toughest members of the Vigil.
* ArchEnemy: James has one in the form of Slippery Simon, with whom he's clashed multiple times, but has never been able to pin down due to the Necromancer's penchant for escaping.
* {{Gamer}}: James is fond of games of all sorts; card games, [=RPGs=], video games, you name it. His veilripper is a ''CardGame/MagicTheGathering''-style card deck, and he frequently speaks in gaming terms. Such as telling Gunnar and his Vikings their role in the final battle is DPS.[[note]]Damage Per Second[[/note]]
* {{Summoner}}: James himself isn't much of a fighter. Instead he relies on summoning creatures with his card deck to handle the fighting for him.
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!!Allies to the Vigil
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* AppliedMathematics: Sam's description of Vlado and Chiyoko, and how their powers complement one another to lethal effect.
-->'''Sam''': She is a girl with goggles that can see through walls. He has a gun that can shoot through walls. Do the math!
* TheCavalry: When the Pale Court attacks in the middle of New York City, Bernie calls them in to reinforce the main group. The problem faced by the Vigil is that with so many innocent people at hand, they can't afford to unleash Mia, their most powerful weapon (aside from Bernie herself). However Chiyoko is able to use her veilripper to survey the situation, and confirm that enough people have fled (or are already dead or had their minds twisted by the horrors swarming the City) that Mia can safely enter the fight. They remain with the main group for the rest of the story, [[spoiler:and ultimately inflict the fatal blow on the Thorn in the climax]].
* CoolGuns: Vlado's veilripper is a Luger P08 that shoots through walls.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: One of the Necromancers during the battle in New York goes into LargeHam mode. Vlado tells Chiyoko exactly what he thinks of him with his gesture.
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: Chiyoko's veilripper is a pair of goggles that lets her see through walls.
* HandSignals: Vlado is Hungarian and Chiyoko is Japanese, and neither of them speak the other's language, so almost all of their conversation is like this. It doesn't slow them down at all.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Chiyoko is a rather short, slender Japanese woman. Vlado is a hulking Hungarian man at ''least'' OneHeadTaller than her.
* OneHeadTaller: Vlado is ''at least'' a head taller than Chiyoko. If not more, considering he often stands slouched.
* SymbolSwearing: When Chiyoko sees [[spoiler:the Thorn]] for the first time, she swears in Kanji.
* TheRedBaron: Dubbed the "Kill Team" because of how effective their powers are when they work together.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The practices of the European branch of the Vigil invokes this: While the American group lives together at the house and frequently collaborate, elsewhere the Vigil operates independently in groups of two. Vlado and Chiyoko therefore always work together, and are never apart from one another.
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-->'''Sam''': She is a girl with goggles that can see through walls. He has a gun that can shoot through walls. Do the math!
* TheCavalry: When the Pale Court attacks in the middle of New York City, Bernie calls them in to reinforce the main group. The problem faced by the Vigil is that with so many innocent people at hand, they can't afford to unleash Mia, their most powerful weapon (aside from Bernie herself). However Chiyoko is able to use her veilripper to survey the situation, and confirm that enough people have fled (or are already dead or had their minds twisted by the horrors swarming the City) that Mia can safely enter the fight. They remain with the main group for the rest of the story, [[spoiler:and ultimately inflict the fatal blow on the Thorn in the climax]].
* CoolGuns: Vlado's veilripper is a Luger P08 that shoots through walls.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: One of the Necromancers during the battle in New York goes into LargeHam mode. Vlado tells Chiyoko exactly what he thinks of him with his gesture.
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: Chiyoko's veilripper is a pair of goggles that lets her see through walls.
* HandSignals: Vlado is Hungarian and Chiyoko is Japanese, and neither of them speak the other's language, so almost all of their conversation is like this. It doesn't slow them down at all.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Chiyoko is a rather short, slender Japanese woman. Vlado is a hulking Hungarian man at ''least'' OneHeadTaller than her.
* OneHeadTaller: Vlado is ''at least'' a head taller than Chiyoko. If not more, considering he often stands slouched.
* SymbolSwearing: When Chiyoko sees [[spoiler:the Thorn]] for the first time, she swears in Kanji.
* TheRedBaron: Dubbed the "Kill Team" because of how effective their powers are when they work together.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The practices of the European branch of the Vigil invokes this: While the American group lives together at the house and frequently collaborate, elsewhere the Vigil operates independently in groups of two. Vlado and Chiyoko therefore always work together, and are never apart from one another.
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* BattleStrip: As is typical of Necromancers, Allistor tends to take off his shirt when he's using his powers (much to Sam's annoyance). Dialogue suggests it's a matter of comfort, as Allistor remarks at least once about his itchy sigils putting him in a foul mood when he's drawing on his power while fully dressed.
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* FaceHeelTurn: : Allistor's backstory. [[spoiler:He and Mia lived in France during the 13th Century, and when he reported the sighting of a demon in the streets of Paris to the church, he was arrested and taken to the Seraphim (Necromancers), who recruited him with claims they were fighting a fallen angel. However, as he worked on translating the documents and tablets they requested of him, he learned the truth and sought out Bernie's help. They struck up a friendship, but this fell apart over her discovery of a veilripper Allistor kept as a trophy from a Death Knight he had fought and killed before learning the truth about the Seraphim. When his daughter, Mia, was dying of illness he turned to the Necromancers but they refused to act to save her, and Bernie also rebuffed him. Instead, out of desperation he took it upon himself to use the Dreamer's Sigil and sacrificed Mia to forcibly bind one of the Primordials to her to save her life. Mia showed an appetite for other Primordials, so he turned her loose on the Seraphim. Bernie later came to deal with them both, but Allistor essentially stalemated her by threatening to turn Mia loose against the Vigil and their families, so she backed down and departed warning him never to cross her path again. Since then, Allistor and Mia have been staunch allies of the Vigil, though not members themselves. Mia and James are close friends and she's very well-liked by the rest of the Knights, while Allistor is at least respected. His relationship with Bernie remains frosty, however]].
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* FaceHeelTurn: : HeelFaceTurn: Allistor's backstory. [[spoiler:He and Mia lived in France during the 13th Century, and when he reported the sighting of a demon in the streets of Paris to the church, he was arrested and taken to the Seraphim (Necromancers), who recruited him with claims they were fighting a fallen angel. However, as he worked on translating the documents and tablets they requested of him, he learned the truth and sought out Bernie's help. They struck up a friendship, but this fell apart over her discovery of a veilripper Allistor kept as a trophy from a Death Knight he had fought and killed before learning the truth about the Seraphim. When his daughter, Mia, was dying of illness he turned to the Necromancers but they refused to act to save her, and Bernie also rebuffed him. Instead, out of desperation he took it upon himself to use the Dreamer's Sigil and sacrificed Mia to forcibly bind one of the Primordials to her to save her life. Mia showed an appetite for other Primordials, so he turned her loose on the Seraphim. Bernie later came to deal with them both, but Allistor essentially stalemated her by threatening to turn Mia loose against the Vigil and their families, so she backed down and departed warning him never to cross her path again. Since then, Allistor and Mia have been staunch allies of the Vigil, though not members themselves. Mia and James are close friends and she's very well-liked by the rest of the Knights, while Allistor is at least respected. His relationship with Bernie remains frosty, however]].
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* BaldOfEvil: His head is shaved.
* BattleStrip: He's a Necromancer, natch. [[RunningGag Sam of course lampshades it.]]
* HoYay: Gets into a verbal sparring match with Sam that {{invokes}} this.
* SuicidalOverconfidence: He's so busy bantering with Sam that he nearly lets Sam summon Bernie.
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* BattleStrip: He's a Necromancer, natch. [[RunningGag Sam of course lampshades it.]]
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A minor Necromancer and long-time enemy of James. Simon earned his name for his ability to escape time and time again, often by fleeing into a crowd where the Vigil couldn't risk pursuing him.
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* ArchEnemy: To James. The pair have had multiple encounters in the past, and Sam remarks James' determination to finally seal him was bordering on personal.
* BaldOfEvil: Simon's head is completely shaved.
* DirtyCoward: Never particularly powerful, Simon lasted as long as he did precisely because of this, and running the moment he realized he was in over his head.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Typical of Necromancers, his sigils are filled with eyes when using his powers. In Simon's case, they appear all over his head.
* IncrediblyLamePun: As usual, James uses a lot of gamer lingo during their battle. Simon tries to one-up him with [[EpicFail not so spectacular results.]]
--> '''Simon''': Well, since you are so fond of games, I got a game we can play!\\
'''James''': It's gonna be "Simon Says" isn't it?\\
''*Beat as Simon glares.*''\\
'''Simon''': Simon says die!!!\\
'''James''': Called it!
* MeaningfulName: Simon's ability to slip away led to his nickname. After his upgrades he decides to rename himself Simon the Vigil Slayer. James doesn't want to lose the alliteration.
* SmugSnake: The entire reason James and Marlene are finally able to put him down for good is because Simon's recent power upgrade made him overconfident.
* VillainExitStageLeft: James remarks he was a master of being able to escape whenever he was in over his head.
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A minor Necromancer and long-time enemy of James. Simon earned his name for his ability to escape time and time again, often by fleeing into a crowd where the Vigil couldn't risk pursuing him.
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* ArchEnemy: To James. The pair have had multiple encounters in the past, and Sam remarks James' determination to finally seal him was bordering on personal.
* BaldOfEvil: Simon's head is completely shaved.
* DirtyCoward: Never particularly powerful, Simon lasted as long as he did precisely because of this, and running the moment he realized he was in over his head.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Typical of Necromancers, his sigils are filled with eyes when using his powers. In Simon's case, they appear all over his head.
* IncrediblyLamePun: As usual, James uses a lot of gamer lingo during their battle. Simon tries to one-up him with [[EpicFail not so spectacular results.]]
--> '''Simon''': Well, since you are so fond of games, I got a game we can play!\\
'''James''': It's gonna be "Simon Says" isn't it?\\
''*Beat as Simon glares.*''\\
'''Simon''': Simon says die!!!\\
'''James''': Called it!
* MeaningfulName: Simon's ability to slip away led to his nickname. After his upgrades he decides to rename himself Simon the Vigil Slayer. James doesn't want to lose the alliteration.
* SmugSnake: The entire reason James and Marlene are finally able to put him down for good is because Simon's recent power upgrade made him overconfident.
* VillainExitStageLeft: James remarks he was a master of being able to escape whenever he was in over his head.
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* HeroicBSOD: Although she doesn't show it, it's made clear she often teeters on the edge of one of these. Especially in the beginning of the first issue, when she arrives to warn Sam of Cranston's and Wen Lao's deaths. She may be TheStoic, but Sam recognizes that she's struggling to hold it together. [[spoiler:Their first kiss happened some years earlier, in a moment when she actually ''did'' break down.]]
* PerkyGoth: She's the ''Grim Reaper'', pale skin, dark clothes, listens to Music/{{Nightwish}}, yet she's also a friendly and generally upbeat (when not having to deal with the rigors of the long war) woman with a goofy sense of humor.
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* LeeroyJenkins: Sam has a tendency to rush into a situation without thinking it through first, and often delays calling Bernie for help until long after he really should have. Which exasperates and scares her to no end. That he's badass enough to often pull it off just fuels it even further.
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* LeeroyJenkins: Sam has a tendency to rush into a situation without thinking it through first, and often delays calling Bernie for help until long after he really should have. Which exasperates and scares her to no end. That he's badass enough to often pull it off just fuels it even further. Ironically, it began even ''before'' he joined the Vigil; his first death came when he took it on himself to try bluffing a mugger with a toy gun while walking home from a costume party.
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--> '''Sam:''' Damn it, James! You broke my vikings!
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: Surprisingly in this setting, Gunnar and his crew are pretty much the only ''actual'' undead in the story (excluding the spirits of the dead Bernie approaches to recruit into the Vigil).
* GhostShip: Sam typically summons them by using his pickaxe to drag their boat out of the earth.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Considering they're already dead, there's not much that can be done to actually kill them. Gunnar and his crew are summarily torn apart by a Greater Banshee when they ignore Sam's warnings to take cover, but he assures Sam they'll be good as new after about a week to pull themselves back together.
* HornyVikings: They don't have the helmets, but tick off the boxes for the longboat and savageness.
* LeeroyJenkins: Fittingly enough considering who they work for. Gunnar and his crew are just as prone to recklessness as Sam himself, and heedlessly throw themselves at a Greater Banshee. It...doesn't end well, but [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Good Thing They Can Heal]].
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: They're ''draugar'', which Sam describes to Clara as Viking "super zombies."
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--> '''Sam:''' Damn it, James! You broke my vikings!
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: Surprisingly in this setting, Gunnar and his crew are pretty much the only ''actual'' undead in the story (excluding the spirits of the dead Bernie approaches to recruit into the Vigil).
* GhostShip: Sam typically summons them by using his pickaxe to drag their boat out of the earth.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Considering they're already dead, there's not much that can be done to actually kill them. Gunnar and his crew are summarily torn apart by a Greater Banshee when they ignore Sam's warnings to take cover, but he assures Sam they'll be good as new after about a week to pull themselves back together.
* HornyVikings: They don't have the helmets, but tick off the boxes for the longboat and savageness.
* LeeroyJenkins: Fittingly enough considering who they work for. Gunnar and his crew are just as prone to recklessness as Sam himself, and heedlessly throw themselves at a Greater Banshee. It...doesn't end well, but [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Good Thing They Can Heal]].
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: They're ''draugar'', which Sam describes to Clara as Viking "super zombies."
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Mia's father, a former French peasant who joined the Necromancers in the 13th Century, only to turn against them when he learned the truth about them. More reluctant to help the Vigil than his daughter, he is willing to provide them information on what the Necromancers are up to.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: [[spoiler:When Bernie's connection to the Scythe is severed — both when Maria takes it from her, and later when she exhausts her power destroying the Thorn — her body reverts back to its natural appearance, with dark tanned skin and very dark brown or black hair.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: Whenever one of the Vigil is in over their heads, they can call for Bernie and she'll be brought to their aid. In fact she literally ''can't'' refuse the call because of her connection to the Scythe, and how it is bound to the Vigil's veilrippers.
* TheDreaded: Downplayed, in that, as Sam explains in his narration, Bernie is so far beyond most Necromancers that she's not a tangible threat (in fact the nature of the Scythe actually prevents her from harming a Primordial ''below'' a certain threshold). However her presence is nonetheless sure to elicit an OhCrap from any of the Enemy nearby.
* FacialMarkings: Subdued, but Bernie's eyes are surrounded by a muted violet or pale gray shadow. It's much more consistent and prominent for her than in the other Vigil members, [[spoiler:and they're gone when she reverts to her natural coloring whenever separated from the Scythe]], suggesting this is actually her appearance and not the result of lighting.
* FacialMarkings: Subdued, but Bernie's eyes are surrounded by a muted violet or pale gray shadow. It's much more consistent and prominent for her than in the other Vigil members, [[spoiler:and they're gone when she reverts to her natural coloring whenever separated from the Scythe]], suggesting this is actually her appearance and not the result of lighting.
* GodzillaThreshold: Invoked by the Scythe itself: Bernie is unable to so much as damage a Primordial ''below'' a given power level.[[note]]Maria had an Orach sent to New York as part of the Pale Court's attack specifically because it was powerful enough that even Mia couldn't deal with it quickly, but not powerful enough that Bernie could deal with the situation[[/note]] As a result, she can only step in when the threat is sufficiently powerful.
* PurpleEyes: Bernie has violet eyes, which fits the color palette of her robes.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Bernie's color palette is almost entirely white and purple, with both her eyes and robes being shades of violet. Even the Scythe has a purplish coloration. And while most of the Vigil's veilrippers have a whitish energy signature when used, the Scythe's is isntead brilliant purple.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Bernie's color palette is almost entirely white and purple, with both her eyes and robes being shades of violet. Even the Scythe has a purplish coloration. And while most of the Vigil's veilrippers have a whitish energy signature when used, the Scythe's is isntead brilliant purple.
* RedBaron: The Reaper.
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* TimeAbyss: Bernie is ''old'', and has been the Reaper for at least 3000 years.
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* TimeAbyss: Bernie is ''old'', and has been the Reaper for at least 3000 years. [[TheFogOfAges She remembers very little of her life before she claimed the Scythe.]]
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"The Digger" Samuel Lewis died protecting a woman from a robber. He acts as the FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator of the story.
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"The Digger" Samuel Lewis died protecting a woman from a robber. He acts as the FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator of the story.story, and is the main character.
* TheHero: If any one character can be consider the main protagonist it's Sam, since he's the point of view character, and possesses most of the traditional heroic traits.
* PowerfulPick: One of Sam's veilrippers is in the form of a pickaxe. Besides using it as a weapon, he can also use it to summon Gunnar and the other Vikings, by hauling their longboat out of the ground.
* ShovelStrike: His other veilripper is a shovel, which he typically uses for bashing things.
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[[folder:Hugin]]
The most powerful member of the Vigil as well as its elder, Hugin is a raven who can transform into an allosaurus.
The most powerful member of the Vigil as well as its elder, Hugin is a raven who can transform into an allosaurus.
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The most powerful member
Grace is one of the older members of the Vigil — both her physical age and her time as
* NeverMessWithGranny: Grace doesn't go into battle as often as the other members, but can still hold her own in a fight against the Necromancers.
* OlderThanTheyLook: While Grace does ''look'' older than the rest of the Vigil, she's even older than that. In a BlinkAndYouMissIt moment it's clear that Grace has been with the Vigil at ''least'' since Heinrich's Rebellion; she was one of the Death Knights Bernie took with her to confront him over Mia.
* TeamMom: She primarily takes this role, helping new members settle in, keeping up the house, and taking care of the others. She even treats ''Bernie'' like one of the kids.
[[folder:Hugin]]
The most powerful member of the Vigil as well as its elder, Hugin is a raven who can transform into an allosaurus.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: While Grace does ''look'' older than the rest of the Vigil, she's even older than that. In a BlinkAndYouMissIt moment it's clear that Grace has been with the Vigil at ''least'' since Heinrich's Rebellion; she was one of the Death Knights Bernie took with her to confront him over Mia.
* TeamMom: She primarily takes this role, helping new members settle in, keeping up the house, and taking care of the others. She even treats ''Bernie'' like one of the kids.
[[folder:Hugin]]
The most powerful member of the Vigil as well as its elder, Hugin is a raven who can transform into an allosaurus.
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* RedBaron: The Raven.
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[[folder:Grace Willow]]
Grace is one of the older members of the Vigil — both her physical age and her time as a Death Knight — and has largely assigned herself the role of helping to take care of the rest of the members.
Grace is one of the older members of the Vigil — both her physical age and her time as a Death Knight — and has largely assigned herself the role of helping to take care of the rest of the members.
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Grace
[[folder:James]]
Also known as "the Cardmaster," James is
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* NeverMessWithGranny: Grace doesn't go into battle as often as the other members, but can still hold her own in a fight against the Necromancers.
* OlderThanTheyLook: While Grace does ''look'' older than the rest of the Vigil, she's even older than that. In a BlinkAndYouMissIt moment it's clear that Grace has been with the Vigil at ''least'' since Heinrich's Rebellion; she was one of the Death Knights Bernie took with her to confront him over Mia.
* TeamMom: She primarily takes this role, helping new members settle in, keeping up the house, and taking care of the others. She even treats ''Bernie'' like one of the kids.
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[[folder:James]]
Also known as "the Cardmaster," James is a member of the Vigil who is older than Sam, though apparently not by much. He is also a very close friend of Mia.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: While Grace does ''look'' older than the rest of the Vigil, she's even older than that. In a BlinkAndYouMissIt moment it's clear that Grace has been with the Vigil at ''least'' since Heinrich's Rebellion; she was one of the Death Knights Bernie took with her to confront him over Mia.
* TeamMom: She primarily takes this role, helping new members settle in, keeping up the house, and taking care of the others. She even treats ''Bernie'' like one of the kids.
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[[folder:James]]
Also known as "the Cardmaster," James is a member of the Vigil who is older than Sam, though apparently not by much. He is also a very close friend of Mia.
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* Red Baron: The Cardmaster.
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!!Allies to the Vigil
[[folder:Mia]]
A little girl who is seemingly James' biological age, Mia is actually one of the most powerful of the Vigil's allies. [[spoiler: Her father bound her soul to one of the true Primordials (essentially a dark god) to save her life from a terminal illness]].
[[folder:Mia]]
A little girl who is seemingly James' biological age, Mia is actually one of the most powerful of the Vigil's allies. [[spoiler: Her father bound her soul to one of the true Primordials (essentially a dark god) to save her life from a terminal illness]].
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[[folder:Mia]]
A little girl who
Marlene is
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* BadassAdorable: Her primary form is a cute teenage girl. She literally eats {{Eldritch Abomination}}s for breakfast.
* CameBackStrong: A byproduct of being bound to a Primordial after Heinrich killed her.
* CreepyChild: She's cute, friendly, and quite personable, but she's also centuries old, and highly knowledgeable about parts of the conflict and the abominations lurking beyond the veil in ways that even members of the Vigil aren't. Those moments of maturity and gravity comes across as incredibly off-putting.
* DeadpanSnarker: She fits right in with the rest of the Vigil.
* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: The Vigil's interactions with her amount to this.
* HumanoidAbomination: An EldritchAbomination with the mind and body of a little girl.
* MonstrousCannibalism: Her response to eldritch threats is EatingTheEnemy.
* NiceGirl: Definitely this, but do ''not'' [[BewareTheNiceOnes anger her]].
* OlderThanTheyLook: Even ''moreso'' than most of the cast. She looks no older than about 16 or so, but her human form is centuries old. The Beast, the Primordial to which she was bound, is even ''older''.
* OneWingedAngel: She can transform into her Primordial form to deal with serious threats.
* Really700YearsOld: Her human self was born in the 13th Century, 800 years before the story takes place. It's unclear exactly how old her Primordial form is, but the Beast is even older still.
* RestrainingBolt: Allistor controls Mia via his sigils. This helped her recover from the process of being bound to the Beast when he performed the ritual on her back in the 13th century, and also prevents her from unleashing the Beast at will in the present day.
* ToyShip: Joked about InUniverse by some Vigil members (mainly Sam) between her and James.
* UglyCute: She's typically just cute ''period'', but much fun is had on Sejic's [=DeviantArt=] page making her more monstrous aspects look utterly adorable, like a one-off gag with James about her hair being replaced by tentacles after feeding.
* CameBackStrong: A byproduct of being bound to a Primordial after Heinrich killed her.
* CreepyChild: She's cute, friendly, and quite personable, but she's also centuries old, and highly knowledgeable about parts of the conflict and the abominations lurking beyond the veil in ways that even members of the Vigil aren't. Those moments of maturity and gravity comes across as incredibly off-putting.
* DeadpanSnarker: She fits right in with the rest of the Vigil.
* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: The Vigil's interactions with her amount to this.
* HumanoidAbomination: An EldritchAbomination with the mind and body of a little girl.
* MonstrousCannibalism: Her response to eldritch threats is EatingTheEnemy.
* NiceGirl: Definitely this, but do ''not'' [[BewareTheNiceOnes anger her]].
* OlderThanTheyLook: Even ''moreso'' than most of the cast. She looks no older than about 16 or so, but her human form is centuries old. The Beast, the Primordial to which she was bound, is even ''older''.
* OneWingedAngel: She can transform into her Primordial form to deal with serious threats.
* Really700YearsOld: Her human self was born in the 13th Century, 800 years before the story takes place. It's unclear exactly how old her Primordial form is, but the Beast is even older still.
* RestrainingBolt: Allistor controls Mia via his sigils. This helped her recover from the process of being bound to the Beast when he performed the ritual on her back in the 13th century, and also prevents her from unleashing the Beast at will in the present day.
* ToyShip: Joked about InUniverse by some Vigil members (mainly Sam) between her and James.
* UglyCute: She's typically just cute ''period'', but much fun is had on Sejic's [=DeviantArt=] page making her more monstrous aspects look utterly adorable, like a one-off gag with James about her hair being replaced by tentacles after feeding.
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* CameBackStrong: A byproduct of being bound to a Primordial after Heinrich killed her.
* CreepyChild: She's cute, friendly, and quite personable, but she's also centuries old, and highly knowledgeable about parts of the conflict and the abominations lurking beyond the veil in ways that even members of the Vigil aren't. Those moments of maturity and gravity comes across as incredibly off-putting.
* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: The Vigil's interactions with her amount to this.
* HumanoidAbomination: An EldritchAbomination with the mind and body of a little girl.
* MonstrousCannibalism: Her response to eldritch threats is EatingTheEnemy.
* NiceGirl: Definitely this, but do ''not'' [[BewareTheNiceOnes anger her]].
* OlderThanTheyLook: Even ''moreso'' than most of the cast. She looks no older than about 16 or so, but her human form is centuries old. The Beast, the Primordial to which she was bound, is even ''older''.
* OneWingedAngel: She can transform into her Primordial form to deal with serious threats.
* Really700YearsOld: Her human self was born in the 13th Century, 800 years before the story takes place. It's unclear exactly how old her Primordial form is, but the Beast is even older still.
* RestrainingBolt: Allistor controls Mia via his sigils. This helped her recover from the process of being bound to the Beast when he performed the ritual on her back in the 13th century, and also prevents her from unleashing the Beast at will in the present day.
* ToyShip: Joked about InUniverse by some Vigil members (mainly Sam) between her and James.
* UglyCute:
-->'''Marlene''': Blink one eye for yes, two for no. ''{{Beat}}'' No really, [[EyesDoNotBelongThere any eye will do]].
* GadgeteerGenius: Downplayed, but
* SinisterScythe: Her veilrippers take the form of small sickles.
* SuperSpeed: Marlene's special power through her
!!Allies to the Vigil
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[[folder:Mia]]
A little girl who is seemingly James' biological age, Mia is actually one of the most powerful of the Vigil's allies. [[spoiler: Her father bound her soul to one of the true Primordials (essentially a dark god) to save her life from a terminal illness]].
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* BadassAdorable: Her primary form is a cute teenage girl. She literally eats {{Eldritch Abomination}}s for breakfast.
* CameBackStrong: A byproduct of being bound to a Primordial after Heinrich killed her.
* CreepyChild: She's cute, friendly, and quite personable, but she's also centuries old, and highly knowledgeable about parts of the conflict and the abominations lurking beyond the veil in ways that even members of the Vigil aren't. Those moments of maturity and gravity comes across as incredibly off-putting.
* DeadpanSnarker: She fits right in with the rest of the Vigil.
* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: The Vigil's interactions with her amount to this.
* EldritchAbomination: The Beast, one of the four True Primordials, and the second to have been bound.
* FamilyOfChoice: Allistor may be her father, but Mia makes it abundantly clear that she considers the Vigil her family. [[spoiler: After he betrays the Vigil to Wulf, Mia refuses to leave with him, and angrily chooses to stay despite her RestrainingBolt.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: The Beast is one of the four True Primordials, incredibly powerful {{Eldritch Abomination}}s who the very ''sight'' of can make people drop dead. As a result, Allistor and the Vigil are very careful in choosing when and where to unleash her, and it shows just how desperate the situation in New York is when they're forced to risk the collateral damage her presence may cause.
* HumanoidAbomination: An EldritchAbomination with the mind and body of a little girl.
* MonstrousCannibalism: Her response to eldritch threats is EatingTheEnemy.
* NiceGirl: Definitely this, but do ''not'' [[BewareTheNiceOnes anger her]].
* OlderThanTheyLook: Even ''moreso'' than most of the cast. She looks no older than about 16 or so, but her human form is centuries old. The Beast, the Primordial to which she was bound, is even ''older''.
* OneWingedAngel: She can transform into her Primordial form to deal with serious threats.
* Really700YearsOld: Her human self was born in the 13th Century, 800 years before the story takes place. It's unclear exactly how old her Primordial form is, but the Beast is even older still.
* RestrainingBolt: Allistor controls Mia via his sigils. This helped her recover from the process of being bound to the Beast when he performed the ritual on her back in the 13th century, and also prevents her from unleashing the Beast at will in the present day. [[spoiler:This bites the Vigil hard when Wulf ambushes them after the battle in New York, and Allistor forces her to stand down and let him take the veilrippers.]]
* ToyShip: Joked about InUniverse by some Vigil members (mainly Sam) between her and James.
* UglyCute: She's typically just cute ''period'', but much fun is had on Sejic's [=DeviantArt=] page making her more monstrous aspects look utterly adorable, like a one-off gag with James about her hair being replaced by tentacles after feeding.
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* MagnificentBastard: He lets Maria carry out her plans. despite knowing all along that she intends to turn on him once she has the Scythe and has bound the Thorn to her daughter, because not only does it get him what ''he'' wants, (the Codex translated) but because it also means bringing the Thorn into the world ''unrestrained by a human soul''. In the end, the Vigil has handily taken care of Maria and Wulf for him, and although the Thorn has been slain, he ''still'' got what he originally wanted out of the whole deal to begin with. As he tells Gallows: the Thorn may be dead, but having an intact translation of the Codex ''still'' makes it a victory for the Pale Court.
[[folder: The Thorn]]
One of the True Primordials [[spoiler: masquerading as Maria's dead daughter Alicia to induce her to bring it through the Veil]].
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Rips off Maria's arm, and the necromantic sigils on it, at the elbow to free itself from her control]].
* FantasticRacism: The Thorn is disgusted by the existence of "impure" Primordials like Mia and The Abyss.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The Thorn openly states [[spoiler: that it took the form of Maria's daughter to make the task of convincing her to help bring it into the real world even easier]].
-->The Thorn: We are the things reaching out from the abyss, unable to climb out by ourselves. All we need is some help, a hand to pull us out...it helps to put on a familiar face...
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler: Mockingly continues to refer to Maria as "Mother" even after ripping her arm off]].
* RestrainingBolt: Much like Mia, the Thorn had one in the form of Maria's sigils. Emphasis on ''had''. [[spoiler:Once Alicia tears off Maria's arm, there's nothing to hold her back.]]
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!!Maria and Her Allies
One of the True Primordials [[spoiler: masquerading as Maria's dead daughter Alicia to induce her to bring it through the Veil]].
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Rips off Maria's arm, and the necromantic sigils on it, at the elbow to free itself from her control]].
* FantasticRacism: The Thorn is disgusted by the existence of "impure" Primordials like Mia and The Abyss.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The Thorn openly states [[spoiler: that it took the form of Maria's daughter to make the task of convincing her to help bring it into the real world even easier]].
-->The Thorn: We are the things reaching out from the abyss, unable to climb out by ourselves. All we need is some help, a hand to pull us out...it helps to put on a familiar face...
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler: Mockingly continues to refer to Maria as "Mother" even after ripping her arm off]].
* RestrainingBolt: Much like Mia, the Thorn had one in the form of Maria's sigils. Emphasis on ''had''. [[spoiler:Once Alicia tears off Maria's arm, there's nothing to hold her back.]]
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!!Maria and Her Allies
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:He refuses to face reality and accept that Bernie was right all along, blindly insisting that Alicia was still the Thorn and that the Vigil spooked her into a rampage. He continues this even up until the moment he's torn apart by Clara.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: He abandoned the Vigil after Bernie was unable to raise Maria's daughter, claiming that she ''refused'' to help.
* FaceHeelTurn: He abandoned the Vigil after Bernie was unable to raise Maria's daughter, claiming that she ''refused'' to help.
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* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler: Maria apparently realizes just how big she screwed up right around the time "Alicia" tears off her arm to free herself from Maria's control. Wulf, however, refuses to believe what he's seeing, and assaults Clara while insisting that Alicia is merely scared and and confused. He simply can't accept that they were wrong]].
* PublicDomainCharacter: Implied, and then in issue 8 finally confirmed to be [[spoiler:Beowulf]].
* PublicDomainCharacter: Implied, and then in issue 8 finally confirmed to be [[spoiler:Beowulf]].
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler: Maria apparently realizes just how big she screwed up right around the time "Alicia" tears off her arm to free herself from her RestrainingBolt. Wulf, however, refuses to believe what he's seeing, and assaults Clara while insisting that Alicia is merely scared and and confused. He simply can't accept that they were wrong]].
* PublicDomainCharacter: Implied, and then in issue 8 finally confirmed to be [[spoiler:Beowulf]].
* PublicDomainCharacter: Implied, and then in issue 8 finally confirmed to be [[spoiler:Beowulf]].
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[[folder: The Thorn]]
One of the True Primordials [[spoiler: masquerading as Maria's dead daughter Alicia to induce her to bring it through the Veil]].
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Rips off Maria's arm, and the necromantic sigils on it, at the elbow to free itself from her control]].
* FantasticRacism: The Thorn is disgusted by the existence of "impure" Primordials like Mia and The Abyss.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The Thorn openly states [[spoiler: that it took the form of Maria's daughter to make the task of convincing her to help bring it into the real world even easier]].
-->The Thorn: We are the things reaching out from the abyss, unable to climb out by ourselves. All we need is some help, a hand to pull us out...it helps to put on a familiar face...
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler: Mockingly continues to refer to Maria as "Mother" even after ripping her arm off]].
* RestrainingBolt: Much like Mia, the Thorn had one in the form of Maria's sigils. Emphasis on ''had''. [[spoiler:Once Alicia tears off Maria's arm, there's nothing to hold her back.]]
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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Rips off Maria's arm, and the necromantic sigils on it, at the elbow to free itself from her control]].
* FantasticRacism: The Thorn is disgusted
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The Thorn openly states [[spoiler: that it took the form of Maria's daughter
-->The Thorn: We are the things reaching out from the abyss, unable to climb out by ourselves. All we need is some help, a hand to pull us out...it helps to put on a familiar face...
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler: Mockingly continues to refer to Maria as "Mother" even
* RestrainingBolt: Much like Mia, the Thorn had one in the form of Maria's sigils. Emphasis on ''had''. [[spoiler:Once Alicia tears off Maria's arm, there's nothing to hold her back.
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* RestraingBolt: Much like Mia, the Thorn had one in the form of Maria's sigils. Emphasis on ''had''. [[spoiler:Once Alicia tears off Maria's arm, there's nothing to hold her back.]]
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* RestraingBolt: RestrainingBolt: Much like Mia, the Thorn had one in the form of Maria's sigils. Emphasis on ''had''. [[spoiler:Once Alicia tears off Maria's arm, there's nothing to hold her back.]]
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* RestrainingBolt: Allistor controls Mia via his sigils. This helped her recover from the process of being bound to the Beast when he performed the ritual on her back in the 13th century, and also prevents her from unleashing the Beast at will in the present day.
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* RestraingBolt: Much like Mia, the Thorn had one in the form of Maria's sigils. Emphasis on ''had''. [[spoiler:Once Alicia tears off Maria's arm, there's nothing to hold her back.]]
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* FogOfAges: Bernie has forgotten much of her past, and who she was and where she came from before becoming the Reaper. However she does make a point of remembering every member of the Vigil who died while serving her.
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* FogOfAges: TheFogOfAges: Bernie is ancient. She has forgotten much of her past, and who she was and where she came from before becoming the Reaper. However she does make a point of remembering every member of the Vigil who died while serving her.her.
* IncrediblyLamePun: The source of much of Bernie's humor.
* HeroicAlbino: Bernie isn't an albino ''per se'', but her skin is unnaturally white and, like the rest of the Vigil, [[MysticalWhiteHair so is her hair]]. [[spoiler: At the end of the series her connection to the Scythe is severed twice: The first when it's taken from her by Maria, and later when she exhausts herself taking down the Thorn. In both cases her appearance reverts to her natural coloring: AmbiguouslyBrown with very dark or black hair.]]
* IncrediblyLamePun: The source of much of Bernie's humor.
* HeroicAlbino: Bernie isn't an albino ''per se'', but her skin is unnaturally white and, like the rest of the Vigil, [[MysticalWhiteHair so is her hair]]. [[spoiler: At the end of the series her connection to the Scythe is severed twice: The first when it's taken from her by Maria, and later when she exhausts herself taking down the Thorn. In both cases her appearance reverts to her natural coloring: AmbiguouslyBrown with very dark or black hair.]]
* InvisibleToNormals: Bernie can't be seen by mortals, and her image can't even be picked up on camera. [[spoiler:She briefly becomes visible at the end of the first series after she exhausts her connection to the Scythe during the effort of taking down the Thorn.]]
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* SinisterScythe: She wields one, which appears to act like her own personal Veilripper, and is also a MorphWeapon. [[spoiler:It is also the source of her power and her immortality as the Reaper. Without it bound to her, she reverts to a black-haired mortal woman]].
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* SinisterScythe: She wields one, which appears to act like her own personal Veilripper, and is also a MorphWeapon. [[spoiler:It is also the source of her power and her immortality as the Reaper. Without it bound to her, she reverts to a black-haired mortal woman]].woman. Maria also indicates there's ''far'' more to the Scythe and that even Bernie doesn't realize its true purpose, while Alicia calls it "The Shard," and is outright dismayed when Bernie reclaims it]].
* TheStoic: As leader of the Vigil in their fight, she can't afford to let others see just how heavily the millennia of conflict weighs on her. As a result, it's not unusual for people like Allistor, Maria, and [[spoiler:Wulf]] to accuse her of being cold, heartless and uncaring, despite the how ''deeply'' she truly feels. Sam is one of the only people she lets her guard down with.
* TheStoic: As leader of the Vigil in their fight, she can't afford to let others see just how heavily the millennia of conflict weighs on her. As a result, it's not unusual for people like Allistor, Maria, and [[spoiler:Wulf]] to accuse her of being cold, heartless and uncaring, despite the how ''deeply'' she truly feels. Sam is one of the only people she lets her guard down with.
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* TimeAbyss: Bernie is ''old'', and has been the Reaper for at least 3000 years.
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* TheBigGuy: He's one of the biggest and strongest (human) members of the Vigil. Sam himself notes that while the other Knights usually use their veilrippers for something clever, he just hits things.
* {{Determinator}}: Sam is tough, resilient, and stubborn, and refuses to give up. Sometimes it gets him into trouble, as he has a tendency to not call for Bernie's help when he really should, but he ''refuses'' to stop when his friends are in danger. Highlighted when he shrugs off ''multiple'' hits from a Banshee in an effort to protect the rest of the incapacitated Vigil in an ambush. [[spoiler:To judge by Sam's most treasured memories, this may even be his Veilripper's special power in action.]]
* {{Determinator}}: Sam is tough, resilient, and stubborn, and refuses to give up. Sometimes it gets him into trouble, as he has a tendency to not call for Bernie's help when he really should, but he ''refuses'' to stop when his friends are in danger. Highlighted when he shrugs off ''multiple'' hits from a Banshee in an effort to protect the rest of the incapacitated Vigil in an ambush. [[spoiler:To judge by Sam's most treasured memories, this may even be his Veilripper's special power in action.]]
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* TheBigGuy: He's one of the biggest and strongest (human) members of the Vigil. Sam himself notes that while the other Knights usually use their veilrippers for something clever, he just hits things.
things. WordOfGod confirms that being the BigGuy ''is'' his veilrippers' power.
* {{Determinator}}: Sam is tough, resilient, and stubborn, and refuses to give up. Sometimes it gets him into trouble, as he has a tendency to not call for Bernie's help when he really should, but he ''refuses'' to stop when his friends are in danger. Highlighted when he shrugs off ''multiple'' hits from a Banshee in an effort to protect the rest of the incapacitated Vigil in an ambush.[[spoiler:To judge by Sam's most treasured memories, [[spoiler:WordOfGod confirms this may even be is his Veilripper's special power in action.]]
* {{Determinator}}: Sam is tough, resilient, and stubborn, and refuses to give up. Sometimes it gets him into trouble, as he has a tendency to not call for Bernie's help when he really should, but he ''refuses'' to stop when his friends are in danger. Highlighted when he shrugs off ''multiple'' hits from a Banshee in an effort to protect the rest of the incapacitated Vigil in an ambush.
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* SummonMagic: Sam bound a boatload of draugr to him during [[NoodleIncident an excursion with Wulf]], and he can now summon them to fight at his side.
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* SummonMagic: Sam bound a boatload of draugr [[UsefulNotes/NorseMythology draugr]] to him during [[NoodleIncident an excursion with Wulf]], and he can now summon them to fight at his side.
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* LeeroyJenkins: Sam has a tendency to rush into a situation without thinking it through first, and often delays calling Bernie for help until long after he really should have. Which exasperates and scares her to no end. That he's BadAss enough to often pull it off just fuels it even further.
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* LeeroyJenkins: Sam has a tendency to rush into a situation without thinking it through first, and often delays calling Bernie for help until long after he really should have. Which exasperates and scares her to no end. That he's BadAss badass enough to often pull it off just fuels it even further.
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'''[[spoiler:Clara''': ''[Develops BlackEyesofEvil, ScaryTeeth and an EvilLaugh] PAIN?!'' You have ''NO'' means to cause us pain!]]
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'''[[spoiler:Clara''': ''[Develops BlackEyesofEvil, BlackEyesOfEvil, ScaryTeeth and an EvilLaugh] PAIN?!'' You have ''NO'' means to cause us pain!]]
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* ToyShip: Joked about by some Vigil members between him and Mia.
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* ToyShip: Joked about InUniverse by some Vigil members between him and Mia.
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* ToyShip: Joked about by some Vigil members (mainly Sam) between her and James.
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* ToyShip: Joked about InUniverse by some Vigil members (mainly Sam) between her and James.
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* BadassAdorable: A sweet kid who can fight off Lovecraftian horrors.
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* OlderThanHeLooks: Likely older than his Vigil form suggests.
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* OlderThanHeLooks: Likely older than his Vigil form suggests.suggests, given he was able to be MrExposition for both Sam and Clara during their respective inductions to the Vigil.
* ToyShip: Joked about by some Vigil members between him and Mia.
* ToyShip: Joked about by some Vigil members between him and Mia.
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* ToyShip: Joked about by some Vigil members (mainly Sam) between her and James.
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* {{Determinator}}: Sam is tough, resilient, and stubborn, and refuses to give up. Sometimes it gets him into trouble, as he has a tendency to not call for Bernie's help when he really should, but he ''will. Not. Stop.'' when his friends are in danger. Highlighted when he shrugs off ''multiple'' hits from a Banshee in an effort to protect the rest of the incapacitated vigil in an ambush by [[spoiler: Wulf]].
** [[spoiler: To judge by Sam's most treasured memories, this may even be his Veilripper's special power in action.]]
** [[spoiler: To judge by Sam's most treasured memories, this may even be his Veilripper's special power in action.]]
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* {{Determinator}}: Sam is tough, resilient, and stubborn, and refuses to give up. Sometimes it gets him into trouble, as he has a tendency to not call for Bernie's help when he really should, but he ''will. Not. Stop.'' ''refuses'' to stop when his friends are in danger. Highlighted when he shrugs off ''multiple'' hits from a Banshee in an effort to protect the rest of the incapacitated vigil Vigil in an ambush by [[spoiler: Wulf]].
** [[spoiler: Toambush. [[spoiler:To judge by Sam's most treasured memories, this may even be his Veilripper's special power in action.]]
** [[spoiler: To
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-->'''Wulf''': I will make you feel my pain!
-->'''[[spoiler:Clara''': ''[Develops BlackEyesofEvil, ScaryTeeth and an EvilLaugh] PAIN?!'' You have ''NO'' means to cause us pain!]]
-->'''[[spoiler:Clara''': ''[Develops BlackEyesofEvil, ScaryTeeth and an EvilLaugh] PAIN?!'' You have ''NO'' means to cause us pain!]]
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-->'''Wulf''': I will make you feel my pain!
-->'''[[spoiler:Clara''':pain!\\
'''[[spoiler:Clara''': ''[Develops BlackEyesofEvil, ScaryTeeth and an EvilLaugh] PAIN?!'' You have ''NO'' means to cause us pain!]]
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* PublicDomainCharacter: Implied, and then finally confirmed to be [[spoiler: Beowulf]].
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* PublicDomainCharacter: Implied, and then in issue 8 finally confirmed to be [[spoiler: Beowulf]].[[spoiler:Beowulf]].
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* Really700YearsOld: Her human self was born in the 13th Century, 800 years before the story takes place. It's unclear exactly how old her Primordial form his, but the Beast is even older still.
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* Really700YearsOld: Her human self was born in the 13th Century, 800 years before the story takes place. It's unclear exactly how old her Primordial form his, is, but the Beast is even older still.
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* MouthofSauron: To the Abyss.
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* MouthofSauron: MouthOfSauron: To the Abyss.
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* CruelandUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Is seemingly torn apart by the Primordial bonded to Clara]].
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* CruelandUnusualDeath: CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Is seemingly torn apart by the Primordial bonded to Clara]].
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* DeathByOriginStory: In order to join the Vigil, one needs to die and be called by the Reaper.
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* CreepyChild: She's cute, friendly, and quite personable, but she's also centuries old, and highly knowledgeable about parts of the conflict and the abominations lurking beyond the veil in ways that even members of the Vigil aren't. Those moments of maturity and gravity comes across as incredibly off-putting
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* CreepyChild: She's cute, friendly, and quite personable, but she's also centuries old, and highly knowledgeable about parts of the conflict and the abominations lurking beyond the veil in ways that even members of the Vigil aren't. Those moments of maturity and gravity comes across as incredibly off-puttingoff-putting.
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* ReligionofEvil: Consider Allistor's below quote laying out the Pale Court's history;
-->'''Allistor''': They were the first ones. Most Necromancers seek to use the strength of the Primordial Ones for their own purposes: Power. Immortality. These are motivations for many to take on the cursed sigils. But not the Pale Court. They are loyal to the enemy; they are both its servants and its priests. They were the first ones to receive the knowledge of necromantic sigils. And their goal has ''always'' been the same...to bring forth their gods, the Primordial Ones, the ones you call the Enemy, and be forever united with them.
* PowerTattoo
-->'''Allistor''': They were the first ones. Most Necromancers seek to use the strength of the Primordial Ones for their own purposes: Power. Immortality. These are motivations for many to take on the cursed sigils. But not the Pale Court. They are loyal to the enemy; they are both its servants and its priests. They were the first ones to receive the knowledge of necromantic sigils. And their goal has ''always'' been the same...to bring forth their gods, the Primordial Ones, the ones you call the Enemy, and be forever united with them.
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* ReligionofEvil: ReligionOfEvil: Consider Allistor's below quote laying out the Pale Court's history;
-->'''Allistor''': They were the first ones. Most Necromancers seek to use the strength of the Primordial Ones for their own purposes: Power. Immortality. These are motivations for many to take on the cursed sigils. But not the Pale Court. They are loyal to theenemy; Enemy; they are both its servants and its priests. They were the first ones to receive the knowledge of necromantic sigils. And their goal has ''always'' been the same...to bring forth their gods, the Primordial Ones, the ones you call the Enemy, and be forever united with them.
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PowerTattoo: Like all Necromancers, they possess powerful sigils that allows them to summon big bad nastiness from beyond the Veil.
-->'''Allistor''': They were the first ones. Most Necromancers seek to use the strength of the Primordial Ones for their own purposes: Power. Immortality. These are motivations for many to take on the cursed sigils. But not the Pale Court. They are loyal to the
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* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' tell her her daughter is truly dead.
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* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' tell her her daughter is truly dead. Even if it happens to be true.
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* CameBackWrong: Maria's entire plan was intended to bind the Primordial called the Thorn to Alicia's body, which is this trope all on its own. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, Alicia's soul was already gone when Maria bound her, meaning that Alicia's body was just a shell and the Thorn took control of her body entirely. "Came Back Wrong" doesn't even ''begin'' to cover it]].
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* CameBackWrong: Maria's entire plan was intended to bind the Primordial called the Thorn to Alicia's body, which is this trope all on its own. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, Alicia's soul was already gone when Maria bound her, meaning that Alicia's body was just a shell and the Thorn took control of her body entirely.entirely, making her a MonsterFromBeyondTheVeil. "Came Back Wrong" doesn't even ''begin'' to cover it]].
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* LoveMakesYouStupid: Her obsession with bringing her daughter back to life blinds her to the fact she is completely going along with the Abyss's JustAsPlanned scheme.
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* LoveMakesYouStupid: Her obsession with bringing her daughter back to life blinds her to the fact that she is playing completely going along with into the Abyss's JustAsPlanned scheme.hands.
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* BodyguardCrush: With Maria. [[spoiler: After discovering she wasn't a Necromancer and was merely translating the Dreamer's Codex from an academic standpoint, Wulf started hanging out at her museum in case any ''actual'' Necromancers showed up. However, they started getting to talking (Maria was fascinated by his stories about his time with the Vigil, and Wulf was glad to finally have a new audience who wanted to hear them). Two years of this (and Wulf taking on the role of a surrogate father to Alicia) caused them to become even more close]].
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* BodyguardCrush: With Maria. [[spoiler: After discovering she wasn't a Necromancer and was merely translating the Dreamer's Codex from an academic standpoint, Wulf started hanging out at her museum in case any ''actual'' Necromancers showed up. However, they started getting to talking (Maria was fascinated by his stories about his time with the Vigil, and Wulf was glad to finally have a new audience who wanted to hear them). Two years of this (and Wulf taking on the role of a surrogate father to Alicia) caused them to become even more close]].closer]].
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* {{Troll}}: You don't convince someone you're going to resurrect them naked (when that's not your S.O.P.) without at least a streak of this.
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* OneWingedAngel: Can transform into an allosaurus to fight.
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* OneWingedAngel: Can transform into an allosaurus ''Allosaurus'' to fight.
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* MonstrousCannibalism: Her response to eldritch threats is EatingTheEnemy.
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* OneWingedAngel: She can transform into her Primordial form to deal with serious threats.
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* Squee: Essentially does this when she sees Clara [[spoiler: mounted on the back of Hugin in dinosaur form, delivering a BadassBoast to the Necromancers attacking New York on ''national television'']].
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* Squee: {{Squee}}: Essentially does this when she sees Clara [[spoiler: mounted on the back of Hugin in dinosaur form, delivering a BadassBoast to the Necromancers attacking New York on ''national television'']].
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* MotivationalKiss: Gives one to Clara before the Vigil heads off for the final battle. Supposedly, it's "just for luck" but this troper thinks otherwise...
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* MotivationalKiss: Gives one to Clara before the Vigil heads off for the final battle. Supposedly, it's "just for luck" but this troper thinks otherwise...luck".
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* MouthofSauron: To the Abyss
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* MouthofSauron: To the AbyssAbyss.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Looks almost exactly like Mitt Romney.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Looks almost exactly like Mitt Romney.
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* WowingChthulu: The Abyss is deeply impressed with her ruthlessness.
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* WowingChthulu: WowingCthulhu: The Abyss is deeply impressed with her ruthlessness.
