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* BrokenBird: Implied that much of her initial coldness and cynicism is a result of being an outcast, as a witch, [[spoiler: and her guilt over what happened to Kat and Rip Van Winkle the year before.]]

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite her best friend being a witch, she doesn't believe many of Brom's supernatural tales. Justified, since Brom is not the best source of information, and she is later shown to like spooky stories in general -- just not Brom's.

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite her best friend being a witch, she doesn't believe many of Brom's supernatural tales. Justified, since Brom is not the best most reliable source of information, information. WordOfGod indicates this was a reaction to her mother's death. Her mother was more of an AgentMulder, who wrote all about local legends, but died in disgrace because no one would publish her final book. Kat became more of a skeptic in the aftermath. This is subverted once she discovers the Horseman is real.
* BrokenBird: Kat's past, from her dead mom to her dropping out of school to return to her small town, speaks to this. She's particularly become skeptical of local legends since her mom's death. [[spoiler: Even more so when it turns out she's technically been dead for a year
and she is later shown needs to like spooky stories find a sacrifice before the end of the month to keep living, coldly killing multiple characters in general -- just not Brom's.the finale.]]



* TheOneThatGotAway: For Brom -- they dated over ten years before, but while Kat has moved on, Brom still wants her.
* RichBoredom: Averted -- despite being the mayor's daughter, she dropped out of college and is working at the local not-a-drugstore.

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* TheOneThatGotAway: For Brom -- they Brom. They dated over ten years before, but while Kat has moved on, Brom still wants her.
her [[spoiler: until he accidentally marries Matilda]].
* RichBoredom: Averted -- despite being the mayor's daughter, she dropped out of college and is working at the local not-a-drugstore. This is why Ichabod is so surprised to find out she's the mayor's daughter after meeting her at the store.



* SugarAndIcePersonality: While she initially doesn't seem to pay Ichabod much attention, she shows signs of interest and concern for him, such as stopping by the school in Episode 2 to make sure his first day was going okay.
* TroubledButCute: Kat's past, from her dead mom to her dropping out of school to return to her small town, speaks to this.

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* SugarAndIcePersonality: While she initially doesn't seem to pay Ichabod much attention, she shows signs of interest and concern for him, such as stopping by the school in Episode 2 to make sure his first day was going okay.
* TroubledButCute: Kat's past, from her dead mom to her dropping
okay. [[spoiler: This turns out of school to return to her small town, speaks to this.be an act.]]



* AgentMulder: Believes in all of the local legends.



* CrazyJealousGuy: ZigZagged. Starts wheezing when he realizes Ichabod and Kat are hanging out together, assuming they're on a date, and both outs the Horseman in front of Kat in hopes of scaring her off and gives Ichabod the wrong head so he'll get sent to jail. This later becomes a Backfired trope when Matilda gets Brom to see his jealousy has reverted him to his high school bully self again, and damaged his relationship with Ichabod. He makes amends, and [[spoiler: seems to let go of his crush on Kat altogether once he gets married to Matilda.]]

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* CrazyJealousGuy: ZigZagged. Starts wheezing when he realizes Ichabod and Kat are hanging out together, assuming they're on a date, and both outs the Horseman in front of Kat in hopes of scaring her off and gives Ichabod the wrong head so he'll get sent to jail. This later becomes a Backfired backfired trope when Matilda gets Brom to see his jealousy has reverted him to his high school bully self again, and damaged his relationship with Ichabod. He makes amends, and [[spoiler: seems to let go of his crush on Kat altogether once he gets married to Matilda.]]



* SuperpowerfulGenetics: Matilda's ancestors were also persecuted for innate magical abilities (possibly in [[SalemIsWitchCountry Salem]]), suggesting her powers are InTheBlood.

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* SuperpowerfulGenetics: Matilda's ancestors were also persecuted for innate magical abilities (possibly in [[SalemIsWitchCountry Salem]]), abilities, suggesting her powers are InTheBlood.

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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: Prior to moving to Sleepy Hollow, he took care of his grandmother until her passing. [[spoiler: He was also born in Sleepy Hollow, and was sent to live with said grandmother after his parents died.]]

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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: Prior to moving to Sleepy Hollow, he took care of his grandmother until her passing. [[spoiler: He was also born in Sleepy Hollow, and was sent to live with said grandmother after his parents died.]]


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* ConnectedAllAlong: [[spoiler: Ichabod's ancestor was the witch who helped create the Horseman in the first place.]]
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* ConnectedAllAlong: [[spoiler: Gravy's lover, Juniper, was one of the witches who cursed Henrietta, creating the Headless Horseman. As such, Gravy's PirateBooty holds the literal key to the mystery of who the Horseman is.]]

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* InUniverseNickname: Kat calls him "Absent Glory", based on the meaning of his first name which they discussed in their first conversation. Brom calls him "Ick" and "Icky".

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* InUniverseNickname: Kat calls him "Absent Glory", based on the meaning of his first name (see MeaningfulName below) which they discussed in their first conversation. Brom calls him "Ick" and "Icky"."Icky".
* MeaningfulName: Discussed. His first name means "Absent Glory", though he tries to see it as a good thing. [[spoiler: After reuniting Henrietta with her head and restoring the Storms' family honor, he receives Henrietta's sword, named "Glory".]]
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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: [[spoiler: As Oksana, was Paulie Tahoe's greatest student and worst nightmare, since she often pulled jobs against him.]]

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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Downplayed. [[spoiler: As Oksana, was Paulie Tahoe's greatest student and worst nightmare, since she often pulled jobs against him.him. However she was not necessarily "evil", just an antagonist to Tahoe.]]



* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler: Of red-headed female Russian spy characters like ComicBook/BlackWidow and Tatiana Slozhno from ''Theatre/SpiesAreForever'']].

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* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler: Of Sidney Bristow from ''Series/{{Alias}}'', as well as red-headed Eastern European female Russian spy characters spies like ComicBook/BlackWidow and Tatiana Slozhno from ''Theatre/SpiesAreForever'']].



* YoungerThanTheyLook: Discussed. Ichabod looks mildly horrified when Trevor says he's only 15, and says he looks 30 throughout the ''History of Sleepy Hollow'' performance (Lampshading the fact that his actor is a contemporary of the rest of the adult cast).

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Discussed. Ichabod looks mildly horrified when Trevor says he's only 15, and says he looks 30 throughout the ''History of Sleepy Hollow'' performance (Lampshading the fact that [[DawsonCasting his actor is a contemporary of the rest of the adult cast).cast]]).



* ConsummateProfessional: ZigZagged. When he [[spoiler: arrests Baltus]] and says, "You have the right to remain totally owned!", he insists Brom's Babes made him say that and that he is too professional to say it himself, but he seems awfully smug after the fact.

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* ConsummateProfessional: ZigZagged. When he [[spoiler: arrests Baltus]] and Baltus]], he says, "You have the right to remain totally owned!", owned!". However, he insists Brom's Babes made him say that and that he is too professional to say it himself, but he himself (and yet seems awfully a little too smug after the fact.for that to be true).



* MoodSwinger: Goes from serious judge to trend following valley girl on a dime.

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* MoodSwinger: Goes from serious judge to trend following trend-following valley girl on a dime.



* TooDumbToLive: Looking at her previous video titles, she once forgot her account password, made a new channel, remembered the password... and ''put that password in the title of a video''. She then posted a video about how upset she was that so many of her viewers stole her password.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Downplayed, but despite her personality, her fashion line apparently sold to such stars as Michelle Obama, Helen Mirren, and Malala Yousafzai.

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* TooDumbToLive: Looking Along with editing a video while jumping out of a blimp in the first place, looking at her previous video titles, she once forgot her account password, made a new channel, remembered the password... and ''put that password in the title of a video''. She then posted a video about how upset she was that so many of her viewers stole her password.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Downplayed, but despite her abrasive personality, her fashion line apparently sold to such stars as Michelle Obama, Helen Mirren, and Malala Yousafzai.



* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: She tries a German and South African accent with the Babes before going undercover and does ''horribly''.

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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: She tries a German and South African accent with the Babes before going undercover and does ''horribly''.horribly.



The true founder of Sleepy Hollow, cursed to become the Headless Horseman when her second-in-command and husband betrayed her in the 1600s.

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The true founder of Sleepy Hollow, cursed to become the Headless Horseman when her second-in-command and husband both betrayed her in the 1600s.



* OddNameOut: When alongside the Babes, Spike's name stands out from the preppy Tripp, Cal, Blair. Implied that Spike wasn't always his name, since he became emo during high school and may have changed his name at that point.

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* OddNameOut: When alongside the Babes, Spike's name stands out from the preppy Tripp, Cal, Blair. Implied that Spike wasn't always his name, since he became emo during high school and may have changed his name at that point.

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* MagicPants: Each of the heads wears the Horseman's pin somewhere on their person. Doubles as a downplayed IconicItem and MorphicResonance.

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* MagicPants: Each In spite of the otherwise changing outfits, each of the heads wears the Horseman's pin somewhere on their person. Doubles as a downplayed IconicItem and MorphicResonance.MorphicResonance.
* MorphicResonance: Downplayed -- the pin (under MagicPants) is the only feature that ties the heads together. Justified, since each head was originally their own person.
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* TheEeyore: Generally a negative person -- The only time he's seen as happy is when he divorces his wife. Described in one script draft as "Eeyore's human form".

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* TheCatalyst: [[spoiler: His decision to run for mayor against Baltus set off a chain reaction of events that lead to Kat's death and resurrection, his own abduction, and Ichabod coming to town to replace him as the middle school science teacher in the first episode (though downplayed, since Ichabod may have come to Sleepy Hollow anyway to discover his origins).]]
* CoolTeacher: Downplayed. Christa Pierson remembers him for using examples in class.

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* TheCatalyst: [[spoiler: His decision to run for mayor against Baltus set off a chain reaction of events that lead to Kat's death and resurrection, his own abduction, and Ichabod coming to town to replace him as the middle school science teacher in the first episode (though downplayed, since Ichabod may have come to Sleepy Hollow anyway to discover his origins).]]
* CoolTeacher: Downplayed.Discussed. Christa Pierson remembers him for using examples in class.
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* CompositeCharacter: With Hans van Ripper, Ichabod's apathetic landlord in the original short story. BonusMaterial indicates that a character named [[GenderFlip Hanna van Ripper]] was originally planned for ''Headless'' as Ichabod's landlord, with Douffe serving as Ichabod's boss, but the two were combined in the final version.

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* ConsummateProfessional: ZigZagged with NotSoAboveItAll [[spoiler: when he arrests Baltus and says, "You have the right to remain totally owned!" He insists Brom's Babes made him say that and that he is too professional to say it himself, but he seems awfully smug after the fact.]]

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* ConsummateProfessional: ZigZagged with NotSoAboveItAll ZigZagged. When he [[spoiler: when he arrests Baltus Baltus]] and says, "You have the right to remain totally owned!" He owned!", he insists Brom's Babes made him say that and that he is too professional to say it himself, but he seems awfully smug after the fact.]]


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* NotSoAboveItAll: Zigzagged. See the ConsummateProfessional example above.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: Not drinking the poisoned wine meant for him and letting Kat take his glass at the Autumn Gala lead to Kat and Anne Tarry's deaths]].

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: Not Running against Baltus, not drinking the poisoned wine meant for him him, and letting Kat take his glass at the Autumn Gala lead to Kat and Anne Tarry's deaths]].
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* HiddenDepths: Once took a class on pressure points, which he remembered enough to get out of Brom's headlock. He also adeptly puts together the clues about the Headless Horseman to find his head.

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* HiddenDepths: Once took a class on pressure points, which he remembered enough to get out of Brom's headlock. He also adeptly puts together the clues about the Headless Horseman to find his the missing head.
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-> Portrayed by: Ginny Di

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-> Portrayed by: Ginny DiCreator/GinnyDi

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* KilledOffForReal
* MonsterRoommate
* PosthumousNarration

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* KilledOffForReal
KilledOffForReal: While he briefly comes back as a Head, Diedrich is permanently dead once Kat stabs him.
* MonsterRoommate
KilledOffscreen: Murdered at some point between Episode 7 and Episode 10 by Jonathan Oldstyle. The cast doesn't even know he's dead until his head is placed on Headless's body.
* PosthumousNarrationMonsterRoommate: Seems to be Ichabod's ghost roommate in the finale.
* PosthumousNarration: "Ended Up Captured", "It's Been A Few Months", and "One Last Song" all occur after his death, counting as this.



* WeUsedToBeFriends: Spike is still scarred from the Babes' rejection back in high school, and struggled to trust them again.

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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Spike is still scarred from the Babes' rejection back in high school, and struggled struggles to trust them again.again throughout the mini-series.
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-> ''“Mrs. Van Ripper is having an allergic reaction to the pumpkin spice. I sprayed it everywhere! It's the theme of the party!”''

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-> ''“Mrs. ''“Oh, I'm sorry, but Mrs. Van Ripper is having had an allergic reaction to the pumpkin spice. I sprayed it everywhere! It's the theme of the party!”''



* GenkiGirl: Friendly and sweet, she arranged the mayor's party and guest list, making sure Ichabod was introduced to everyone in town. She also delivered Matilda's requested files on beheadings from the town archive to her personally, without batting an eye about the subject matter.

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* GenkiGirl: Friendly and Friendly, sweet, and energetic, she arranged the mayor's party and guest list, making sure Ichabod was introduced to everyone in town. She also delivered Matilda's requested files on beheadings from the town archive to her personally, without batting an eye about the subject matter.

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* RemovingTheRival: [[spoiler: The reason that Kat died and Rip went missing -- his attempt to get rid of his political rival first went horribly wrong, and then went horribly right.]]

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* RemovingTheRival: [[spoiler: The reason that Kat and Anne died and Rip went missing -- his attempt to get rid of his political rival first went horribly wrong, and wrong (when Kat died instead), then went horribly right.right (when he was able to use Rip as the sacrifice to bring Kat back), then wrong again (when Kat still dies a year later and Baltus is caught for his crimes, leading Rip to run unopposed).]]



-> ''“I got a perfect score on my [=SATs=]! I didn't drink at my prom! I brake for squirrels!”''

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-> ''“I got a perfect score on my [=SATs=]! ''“Mrs. Van Ripper is having an allergic reaction to the pumpkin spice. I didn't drink at my prom! I brake for squirrels!”''
sprayed it everywhere! It's the theme of the party!”''



* TheCatalyst: [[spoiler: His decision to run for mayor against Baltus set off a chain reaction of events that lead to Kat's death and resurrection, his own abduction, and Ichabod coming to town to replace him as the middle school science teacher in the first episode (though downplayed, since Ichabod may have come to Sleepy Hollow anyway to discover his origins).]]



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom:

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: Not drinking the poisoned wine meant for him and letting Kat take his glass at the Autumn Gala lead to Kat and Anne Tarry's deaths]].


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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: If he hadn't demanded more shush money from Baltus at just the wrong time, Anne Tarry never would have been murdered.]]

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom:



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: If he hadn't demanded more shush money from Baltus at just the wrong time, Anne Tarry never would have been murdered.]]
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* HenpeckedHusband: Compared to Douffe, he has a more timid personality.

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* HenpeckedHusband: Compared to Douffe, he has a more timid personality. Downplayed, since he was willing to change the locks the minute the divorce papers went through... ''while she was in a coma''.
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* CoolTeacher: Christa Pierson remembers him for using examples in class.

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* CoolTeacher: Downplayed. Christa Pierson remembers him for using examples in class.

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* DrJerk: Has traces of this, considering he may have catfished his current wife and how frustrated he gets with Ichabod's question. [[spoiler: Is also being paid off by Baltus.]]

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* DrJerk: Has traces of this, considering he may have catfished his current wife and how frustrated he gets with Ichabod's question. [[spoiler: Is also being paid off by Baltus.Baltus to keep the truth about Kat a secret.]]


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* VagueAge: Says he's 14 going on 15 years old in one episode, but says he was 8 just five years ago in another episode, which would make him 13.

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* VagueAge: Says he's 14 going on 15 years old in one episode, but says he was 8 just five years ago in another episode, which would make him 13. This, plus him looking 30, makes it hard to place his actual age.

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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedEvil: [[spoiler: As Oksana, was Paulie Tahoe's greatest student and worst nightmare.]]

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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedEvil: APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: [[spoiler: As Oksana, was Paulie Tahoe's greatest student and worst nightmare.nightmare, since she often pulled jobs against him.]]


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* WigDressAccent: [[spoiler: Her hair is naturally red, but she wears a brunette wig as Lucretia. Since she's originally Lithuanian she is assumed to have changed her natural accent as well.]]
* WitnessProtection: [[spoiler: Was set up with the Lucretia identity as part of this.]]
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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedEvil: [[spoiler: As Oksana, was Paulie Tahoe's greatest student and worst nightmare.]]
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* SpiesInAVan: Serve as this twice -- once to feed lines to Anne Tarry [[spoiler: and once to make sure Meinhof got Baltus's murder confession]].


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* WeNeedADistraction: Serve as this twice in "The Clues in the Clink".


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* WeNeedADistraction: Lures [[spoiler: Kat and Matilda]] away from the heroes [[spoiler: so Diedrich can free Brom and Ichabod]].

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* TheChessmaster: His role in every heist. He anticipates even the weirdest twists and turns, saying it's "All part of the plan". [[spoiler: The one thing he couldn't plan for was him dying again and reverting to Headless before he could bust Ichabod, Brom, and Matilda out of jail.]]



* TheMasterMind: His role in every heist. He anticipates even the weirdest twists and turns, saying it's "All part of the plan". [[spoiler: The one thing he couldn't plan for was him dying again and reverting to Headless before he could bust Ichabod, Brom, and Matilda out of jail.]]
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* TheMastermind: His role in every heist. He anticipates even the weirdest twists and turns, saying it's "All part of the plan". [[spoiler: The one thing he couldn't plan for was him dying again and reverting to Headless before he could bust Ichabod, Brom, and Matilda out of jail.]]

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* TheMastermind: TheMasterMind: His role in every heist. He anticipates even the weirdest twists and turns, saying it's "All part of the plan". [[spoiler: The one thing he couldn't plan for was him dying again and reverting to Headless before he could bust Ichabod, Brom, and Matilda out of jail.]]
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* FamilyHonor: [[spoiler: Inadvertently. Henrietta says he was drawn back to Sleepy Hollow in order to restore the Storms family honor by finding the courage to restore Henrietta's head to her after Anneke wronged Henrietta centuries before.]]

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* FamilyHonor: [[spoiler: Inadvertently. Henrietta says he was drawn back to Sleepy Hollow in order to restore the Storms family honor by finding the courage to restore Henrietta's head to her after Anneke wronged break the curse his ancestor cast on Henrietta centuries generations before.]]



* SeekerArchetype: He comes to Sleepy Hollow seeking answers about his family. The further he gets into the Headless mystery, the more he wants to know the truth, and starts putting the pieces together episodes 7-9.

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* SeekerArchetype: He comes to Sleepy Hollow seeking answers about his family. The further he gets into the Headless mystery, the more he wants to know the truth, and starts putting the pieces together in episodes 7-9.



* SignificantWardrobeShift: She wears mostly black throughout the series. However, she wears a white blouse [[spoiler: after marrying Brom]] and [[spoiler: wears much brighter colors in the FlashForward at the end of the series, since she's opened her boutique, leaned into her marriage with Brom, and no longer colluding with Kat and Baltus.]]

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* SignificantWardrobeShift: She wears mostly black throughout the series. However, she wears a white blouse [[spoiler: after marrying Brom]] and [[spoiler: wears much brighter colors in the FlashForward at the end of the series, since she's opened her boutique, leaned into her marriage with Brom, and is no longer colluding with haunted by her guilt over Kat and Baltus.Rip.]]

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