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* TheGhost: He gets talked up a lot starting in Book 5, but has yet to make an on-page appearance.
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* TheGhost: Much like his master, he's yet to make a direct appearance in the novels. We do get to see his picture in the ''Sabbat Worlds'' background book. It's....[[{{Squick}} not pretty.]]
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* LargeHamTitle: Read ''Traitor General'' and take a shot every time his name is mentioned and followed with "Whose Voice Shall Drown Out All Others." We'll brew some coffee for your eventual hangover.
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* FourStarBadass: [[spoiler: after some complicated politics, Gaunt is promoted not once, but twice ; first to Lord Millitant and then to First Lord Executor, effectively becoming second in command of the entire Sabbatt Crusade.]]
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* HonestAdvisor: His willingness to tell Macaroth about the plot to replace him (instead of joining the plot or simply avoiding the subject like many others) earns him enough respect that Macaroth makes Gaunt his second-in-command and chosen successor.
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* KavorkaMan: Manages to attract the attentions of [[spoiler:Surgeon Ana Curth, though she may have been on the rebound from seeing Gaunt with Maddalena. The relationship ultimately comes to nothing, with Curth thanking him for companionship but refusing to take it further ]]
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* KavorkaMan: Manages to attract the attentions of [[spoiler:Surgeon Ana Curth, though she may have been on the rebound from seeing Gaunt with Maddalena. The relationship ultimately comes to nothing, with Curth thanking him for companionship but refusing to take it further further.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: He displays a sarcastic sense of humor.
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* DeadpanSnarker: He displays has a sarcastic dry sense of humor.humor, often drawing on his own status as a former Chaos soldier and defector. At one point in 'The Warmaster', he directly translates a Chaos message caught on vox, then explains:
--> "What it actually means,’ he said, ‘is that we are, to use Sergeant Varl’s vernacular, spectacularly fethed.’"
* FriendlyEnemy: Develops a rapport with Varl, one of the soldiers assigned to guard him. When Mabbon is [[spoiler:taken away by the Inquisition, Varl tries to convince them to let Mabbon keep his reading material, and the two exchange friendly goodbyes.]]
--> "What it actually means,’ he said, ‘is that we are, to use Sergeant Varl’s vernacular, spectacularly fethed.’"
* FriendlyEnemy: Develops a rapport with Varl, one of the soldiers assigned to guard him. When Mabbon is [[spoiler:taken away by the Inquisition, Varl tries to convince them to let Mabbon keep his reading material, and the two exchange friendly goodbyes.]]
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* KavorkaMan: Manages to attract the attentions of [[spoiler:Surgeon Ana Curth, though she may have been on the rebound from seeing Gaunt with Maddalena]].
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* FaceHeelTurn: In 'The Warmaster', [[spoiler:an honest attempt at discussing Curth's feelings for Gaunt lead to a tongue-lashing that has him fearing removal from the Ghosts and posting to a unit on the front lines. To manage the stress, he asks Wilder for contraband pills, which Meryn uses to blackmail him into compliance. Blenner goes on to participate in the attempted kidnapping of Felyx and help Meryn cover up the resulting deaths of Eszrah, Gendler, and Wilder.]]
* KavorkaMan: Manages to attract the attentions of [[spoiler:Surgeon Ana Curth, though she may have been on the rebound from seeing Gaunt withMaddalena]].
Maddalena. The relationship ultimately comes to nothing, with Curth thanking him for companionship but refusing to take it further ]]
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* DirtyCoward: Events in ''Salvation's Reach'' show that he has become this. [[spoiler: He has a shot at Sirkle when the assassin is using Yoncy as a human shield, but doesn't take it, and near the end of the operation at Salvation's Reach, he gets in cover with his squad and doesn't budge. When the order to return to this ship is given, he just up and runs with his squad instead of falling back in an orderly manner.]]
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* DirtyCoward: Events in ''Salvation's Reach'' show that he has become this. [[spoiler: He has a shot at Sirkle when the assassin is using Yoncy as a human shield, but doesn't take it, and near the end of the operation at Salvation's Reach, he gets in cover with his squad and doesn't budge. When the order to return to this ship is given, he just up and runs with his squad instead of falling back in an orderly manner. This continues in ''The Warmaster''. He conspires with Gendler, Jakub Wilder, and Blenner to kidnap Felyx and blackmail him for money. When the attempt goes wrong, he manages to put the blame on Gendler and Wilder, killing Eszrah in the process.]]
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* TookALevelInJerkass: By the end of the Warmaster, the positive impression readers had of him will have faded considerably after he tries to recruit Gaunt into a plot to replace Macaroth and reacts violently when Gaunt doesn't go along.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: By the end of the Warmaster, ''The Warmaster'', the positive impression readers had of him will have faded considerably after he tries to recruit Gaunt into a plot to replace Macaroth and reacts violently when Gaunt doesn't go along.
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** He can't bring himself to tell Gaunt or anyone else the full truth about the [[spoiler:Chaos message and portents he encountered on Aigor Nine Nine One, understandably given that it could easily lead to his children being executed.]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: even Desolane, warped creature of Chaos and all, seems to think that [[spoiler: the real Noches Sturm]] is a pompous windbag, and can barely tolerate being near him/
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* NoSell: TheMandrake.loxatl can take multiple las hits without even slowing down.
* NoSell: The
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* ColdSniper: Saul, the Blood Pact sharpshooter.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Most of them get a short introductory scene against some RedShirts.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Most of them get a short introductory scene against some RedShirts.
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* BornUnlucky: Nothing seems to go Merrt's way.
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Notorious and deadly Chaos general known for his tactical genius and love of absurd war machines. He led the attack on Verghast in ''Necropolis'', leading the forces of Ferrozoica Hive City. [[spoiler: Killed in single combat by Gaunt, though not before very nearly killing him.]]
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* DoesThisRemindYouofAnything: Invoked by Gaunt when arguing the evidence for Asphodel's return, pointing out that the tactics being used by the Zoican forces are ones Asphodel is known to favour.
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* ElectronicEyes[=/=]EyeScream: [[spoiler:Got blinded under Chaos torture in ''Only in Death'', but was promised replacements that he has received by ''Blood Pact''.]]
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* HiddenDepths / ChekhovsSkill: In better days on Tanith, Dorden was a talented amateur actor. He uses this to improvise his way out of a tight spot in the first book.
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* TheAlcoholic / TheGamblingAddict: After losing his jaw, and then his sniper's lanyard, he falls into a deep depression which he tries to drown in alcohol and gambling. Is eventually dragged out of it by Hark and Ludd.
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* TheAlcoholic / TheGamblingAddict: TheAlcoholic: After losing his jaw, and then his sniper's lanyard, he falls into a deep depression which he tries to drown in alcohol and gambling. Is eventually dragged out of it by Hark and Ludd.
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* HeroicSacrifice[=/=]KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Dies in Salvation's Reach, along with Dorden, but in the process takes out a number of enemies as well.]]
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* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs / FirstNameBasis: Her first meeting with Dorden had her snapping that she was Surgeon Curth. At the end of that novel, she tells him that after all that, he may call her Ana.
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* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs / FirstNameBasis: TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Her first meeting with Dorden had her snapping that she was Surgeon Curth. At the end of that novel, she tells him that after all that, [[FirstNameBasis he may call her Ana.Ana]].
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* TakeUpMySword / LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler: Officially joins the Ghosts shortly after the death of his adoptive father, Caffran. Not an entirely straight example, since he was planning to join the Ghosts anyway.]]
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* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Winds up playing an important role in ''Only in Death'', thought the reader only finds out about it after TheReveal. More disturbing when one realizes that Gaunt was hearing screams in his head (along with premonitions among his squad) as back as the Gereon mission. Soric was in agony for a ''long'' time.]]
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** TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Winds up playing an important role in ''Only in Death'', thought the reader only finds out about it after TheReveal. More disturbing when one realizes that Gaunt was hearing screams in his head (along with premonitions among his squad) as back as the Gereon mission. Soric was in agony for a ''long'' time.]]
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* [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou The Only One Allowed To Kill You]]: The reason he cites whenever saving Gaunt's life.
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* SunglassesAtNight: Varl gives him a pair of sunshades in ''Traitor General'' and he wears them pretty much constantly.
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* BrokenAce: A very dedicated and skilled surgeon who selflessly stays behind to help the resistance on Gereon. She manages to survive for years on a Chaos occupied world but it takes it's toll on her. By the time Gaunt finds her again, she's a jaded, burnt out shell of woman who regrets making the decision in the first place. She gets a bit better in the following books.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Does this to Gaunt in ''The Guns of Tanith'', accusing him of [[MistakenForRacist being prejudiced]] in favour of the Tanith elements of the Ghosts over the Verghasts, [[spoiler: evidenced by the fact Gaunt pulled out all the stops to get Caffran off a murder charge, but is perfectly happy to leave Cuu to face a firing squad for the same crime, despite circumstantial evidence suggesting he might be innocent. Gaunt reluctantly gets Cuu off the murder charge as a result to prove there is no favouritism amongst the regiment]].
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A decidedly unpleasant ex-hive ganger who joins the Ghosts after the defense of Vervunhive. Eventually becomes a walking, talking DiabolusExMachina.
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* KarmaHoudini: Nearly brought to justice in Guns of Tanith when evidence implicates him in a murder-rape. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Then Gaunt, thinking him innocent, steps in and gets him off]]. He also nearly gets brought to justice in Straight Silver, but again escapes. In Sabbat Martyr, the [[spoiler: reveal of his guilt]] comes purely as a result of outside interference, rather than any efforts of the Ghosts. [[spoiler: His death itself is a clean kill-shot, where he had earnt himself a ''far'' more unpleasant end.]]
** [[spoiler: Possibly averted. He dies under the control of Chaos, so...eternity of torment? Maybe?]]
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** [[spoiler: Possibly averted. He dies under the control of Chaos, so...eternity of torment? Maybe?]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Nearly brought to justice in Guns of Tanith when evidence implicates him in a murder-rape. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Then Gaunt, thinking him innocent, steps in and gets him off]]. He also nearly gets brought to justice in Straight Silver, but again escapes. In Sabbat Martyr, the [[spoiler: reveal of his guilt]] comes purely as a result of outside interference, rather than any efforts of the Ghosts. [[spoiler: His death itself But ultimately, he is a clean kill-shot, where he had earnt himself a ''far'' more unpleasant end.]]
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** [[spoiler: Possibly averted. He dies under the control of Chaos, so...eternity of torment? Maybe?]]
** As an interesting side-note, Abnett stated in the introduction to the second omnibus edition that he believes one of the main reasons Straight Silver is often considered the weakest book in the series is because of this. After the events of Guns Of Tanith, everyone wanted Cuu dead.
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* OhCrap: In Sabbat Martyr, when he mouths off to the [[spoiler: mentally handicapped Gol Kolea as usual, only to discover Kolea has been healed off his affliction by Saint Sabbat, Cuu's reaction is pretty much this. Much to the delight of the Ghosts present, Kolea proceeds to [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chew Cuu out in disgust for his behaviour]] and then orders the little shit out of his sight before Kolea succumbs to the urge to kill him]].
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* CannotSpitItOut: Can't bring himself to tell his children he is still alive, despite the urgings of pretty much everybody.
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* {{Badass}}: Oh, let us count the ways.
** BadassBureaucrat: As a Commissar, paperwork is part of his job.
** BadassCape: In many a picture.
** BadassLongcoat: His Commisarial greatcoat, though he usually wears a Tanith camouflage cape over it.
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** BadassBureaucrat: As a Commissar, paperwork is part of his job.
** BadassCape: In many a picture.
** BadassLongcoat: His Commisarial greatcoat, though he usually wears a Tanith camouflage cape over it.
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** BadassBeard: Its easy to imagine him played by John Rhys Davis.
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* {{Badass}}: Macaroth is responsible for the ''overall success of the Sabbat World's Crusade''. More than any of the accomplishments of the Ghosts in fact. In the Imperial Histories of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade, Gaunt is barely a footnote.
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* ArtificialLimbs[=/=]EyeScream: [[spoiler:Got blinded under Chaos torture in ''Only in Death'', but was promised replacements that he has received by ''Blood Pact''.]]
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** [[spoiler: Don't try and make fraudulent cash off his dead troopers either. He will get PIIIIISSSSSED!]]
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** [[spoiler: Don't try and make fraudulent cash off his dead troopers either. He will get PIIIIISSSSSED!]]beyond pissed.]]
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* ElectronicEyes[=/=]EyeScream: [[spoiler:Got blinded under Chaos torture in ''Only in Death'', but was promised replacements that he has received by ''Blood Pact''.]]