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!!'''Lyra Silvertongue (née Belacqua)''

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!!'''Lyra Silvertongue (née Belacqua)''Belacqua)'''



!!'''Mrs. Marisa Coulter and The Golden Monkey''

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!!'''Mrs. Marisa Coulter and The Golden Monkey''Monkey'''



* MadeOfIron: His HeroicLastStand sees him take two bullets and still keep shooting before he's finally brought down.

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* MadeOfIron: His HeroicLastStand LastStand sees him take two bullets and still keep shooting before he's finally brought down.
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* ATapOnTheHead: At the end of season 1, Thorold cold cocks him with a rifle, and he passes right out. Come Season 2, a day-or-two later, he seems no worse for wear.

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* ATapOnTheHead: TapOnTheHead: At the end of season 1, Thorold cold cocks him with a rifle, and he passes right out. Come Season 2, a day-or-two later, he seems no worse for wear.
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* AgeLift: In the books, he's middle aged and weathered. In the series, he's approaching middle age, but still has a youthful energy.


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* GenreRefugee: He's a SteamPunk cowboy in a DieselPunk arctic setting.


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* MadeOfIron: His HeroicLastStand sees him take two bullets and still keep shooting before he's finally brought down.


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* CompositeCharacter: In the second season, he starts taking on the self-harm traits of Father Gomez from the books.


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* KnightTemplar: While he is ambitious, he sees himself as a tool to further the Magisterium's cause of religious righteousness, and genuinely believes that his monstrous actions are for the greater good.
* OnlySaneMan: It's clear he's perplexed by the machinations of his colleagues, as he is legitimately devoted to his faith.
* SelfHarm: In Season 2 he starts burning his palm over a candle as penance for his sins.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Downplayed, but it's there. He really just wants to further the cause, but his underlings and superiors often fail to see the bigger picture.
* ATapOnTheHead: At the end of season 1, Thorold cold cocks him with a rifle, and he passes right out. Come Season 2, a day-or-two later, he seems no worse for wear.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: It's implied that he was once on much friendlier terms with Marisa, having grown to respect her intelligence and savvy. Her political corruption and semi-heretical studies soured him.

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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the books, he was a British spy during the Cold War in Will's world, and has a fully-established identity, and it's implied his knighthood may be real. Because of the SettingUpdate, this is changed, and in Will's world he is ''only'' a wealthy man who's good at bribing people.



* AmbiguouslyBi: He makes a few comments in the first season implying that he has had relations with men (for blackmail material), but also clearly lusts after Marisa.
* AgeLift: He's described in the books as being in his 70s, but is played by Ariyon Bakare, who was in his forties during filming.



* ManOfWealthAndTaste: He tries to cultivate this image. In his own world he is successful, but in Will's world he tries a bit too hard, to the point that Marisa can't take him seriously when he shows her his bachelor pad in his mansion.



* WrongGenreSavvy: He seems to think he's the villain of the series, a MagnificentBastard who runs rings around the heroes. In actuality, he's a DiscOneFinalBoss who is easily seduced and manipulated by Mrs. Coulter, his ambitions are minuscule and and childish, and he is only a threat to the heroes because of luck and wealth. He also genuinely believes he has a shot with Marisa, when it's clear she has absolutely no interest in him.

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* WrongGenreSavvy: He seems to think he's the villain of the series, a MagnificentBastard who runs rings around the heroes. In actuality, he's a DiscOneFinalBoss who is easily seduced and manipulated by Mrs. Coulter, his ambitions are minuscule and and childish, and he is only a threat to the heroes because of luck and wealth. He also genuinely believes he has a shot with Marisa, when it's clear she has absolutely no interest in him.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: Boreal is fond of acting polite to those he is threatening.
* KilledOffForReal: He's [[spoiler:poisoned by Mrs. Coulter in the second season.]]

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* BigBadWannabe: He seems to fancy himself quite the supervillain, but his actual goals are quite near-sighted, and he in nowhere near as clever as he thinks he is.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: Season 2 implies the wealth he has accumulated in Will's world is based on selling trinkets from his world there as rare antiques.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Boreal is fond of acting polite to those he is threatening.
threatening. However, he has a problem keeping the politeness from becoming so threatening that it scares them off.
* KilledOffForReal: He's [[spoiler:poisoned {{Manchild}}: Downplayed, but his peacocking by showing off his trophy collection and stereo system to Mrs. Coulter in the second season.]]comes off this way.


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* WrongGenreSavvy: He seems to think he's the villain of the series, a MagnificentBastard who runs rings around the heroes. In actuality, he's a DiscOneFinalBoss who is easily seduced and manipulated by Mrs. Coulter, his ambitions are minuscule and and childish, and he is only a threat to the heroes because of luck and wealth. He also genuinely believes he has a shot with Marisa, when it's clear she has absolutely no interest in him.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: She has legitimate anger management issues and teeters on the edge of being a full-blown psychopath.



* FemmeFatale: A necessity for her schemes, given that she works in an almost entirely male organization of celibate priests.
*{{Ghostwriter}}: She is an accomplished scientist and academic in her own right, but the misogyny of the Magisterium prevents her from gaining a doctorate. She is therefore forced to publish her scientific papers under the names of some of her male colleagues. She deeply resents this.



* ManipulativeBastard: She has a habit of manipulating people, particularly those in power in the Magisterium, for her own ends. [[NotSoDifferent It's no wonder where Lyra gets it from.]]

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* ManipulativeBastard: She has a habit of manipulating people, particularly those in power in the Magisterium, for her own ends. [[NotSoDifferent It's no wonder where Lyra gets it from.]]]] By Season 2, it's grown to near-supernatural levels when she is actually able to psychologically manipulate the Spectres, who are full-on [[EldritchAbomination eldritch abominations]].
* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: By Season 2, she has become this to Cardinal Sturrock. It's almost immediately nullified by his death, but she does manage to manipulate Macphail into pretty much giving her carte blanche in the Magisterium.
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* TheFashionista: No matter where she is, Marisa is always on point with her clothing, always elegant and neat. She manages to avert the LimitedWardrobe by having a new set of clothing every episode. Compared to her film counterpart, who wore with flashy style and. Her here clothes are distinguished by being simpler (but always elegant) from this point of view, distinguishing themselves instead for the livelier colors such as blue, indigo, dark red, or teal and precious fabrics such as silk and velvet.

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* TheFashionista: No matter where she is, Marisa is always on point with her clothing, always elegant and neat. She manages to avert the LimitedWardrobe by having a new set of clothing every episode. Compared to her film counterpart, who wore outfits with flashy style and.style. Her here clothes are distinguished by being simpler (but always elegant) from this point of view, distinguishing themselves instead for the livelier colors such as blue, indigo, dark red, or teal and precious fabrics such as silk and velvet.

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* EducationMama: During the period when Lyra was in her custody, not only did Marisa subject her to hours and hours of intense study every day but tried on every occasion to force her to act like a ProperLady at the cost of inciting her dæmon against that of her daughter if she rebelled.



* TheFashionista: No matter where she is, Marisa is always on point with her clothing, always elegant and neat. She manages to avert the LimitedWardrobe by having a new set of clothing every episode.

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* TheFashionista: No matter where she is, Marisa is always on point with her clothing, always elegant and neat. She manages to avert the LimitedWardrobe by having a new set of clothing every episode. Compared to her film counterpart, who wore with flashy style and. Her here clothes are distinguished by being simpler (but always elegant) from this point of view, distinguishing themselves instead for the livelier colors such as blue, indigo, dark red, or teal and precious fabrics such as silk and velvet.
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!!! '''Panserbjørne / Armored Bears'''

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!!! '''Panserbjørne / Armored Armoured Bears'''



The exiled former prince of the armored bears. A fierce warrior, but not without mercy. He begins the series doing menial labor the the local government of Trollesund. He is loyal friends with Lee Scoresby.

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The exiled former prince of the armored armoured bears. A fierce warrior, but not without mercy. He begins the series doing menial labor the the local government of Trollesund. He is loyal friends with Lee Scoresby.



The recently crowned king of the armored bears. A rival of Iorek and begrudging ally to Mrs. Coulter. Secretly, he craves acceptance into the Magisterium, and wishes to become a human with a dæmon.

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The recently crowned king of the armored armoured bears. A rival of Iorek and begrudging ally to Mrs. Coulter. Secretly, he craves acceptance into the Magisterium, and wishes to become a human with a dæmon.

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* EscapeArtist: Hester even calls Lyra "The escape artist".

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* EscapeArtist: Hester Boreal even calls Lyra "The escape artist".


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* TheFashionista: No matter where she is, Marisa is always on point with her clothing, always elegant and neat. She manages to avert the LimitedWardrobe by having a new set of clothing every episode.


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* MsFanservice: The fanservice is almost lacking in this series, but Marisa stands out for being a beautiful woman who always wears elegant dresses and clothing that accentuates her figure, and her body language can be very seductive at times.
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* TheEscapist: Hester even calls Lyra "The escape artist".

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* TheEscapist: EscapeArtist: Hester even calls Lyra "The escape artist".
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* TheEscapist: Hester even calls Lyra "The escape artist".
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* LivingMacGuffin: He turns into one by the end of season 1, he is wanted by bad people, the police and Hester.
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* {{Tomboy}}: Lyra is snarky, adventurous, enjoys getting dirty and couldn't care less about girly things. She doesn't even wants to be girly and struggles with with this when Mrs. Coulter tries to turn her into a ProperLady.
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* JustFollowingOrders: Tries this excuse on [[spoiler:Ma Costa. It doesn't work]].
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* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoilers:A sign she has lost her dæmon]].

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* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoilers:A [[spoiler:A sign she has lost her dæmon]].
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* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoilers:A sign she has lost her dæmon]].
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:She had her dæmon removed at some point in the past, reducing her to this]].
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: Lyra has not ever been told how to read the alethiometer, and does so by instinct. Considering reading an alethiometer is usually a difficult task even by those who have been taught how to use them, this is a very significant skill.


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* DoNotCallMePaul: After Iorek dubs her "Lyra Silvertongue", she prefers to be called that instead of Lyra Belacqua, [[spoiler:particularly in light of her unpleasant relationship with both her parents]].


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* OhCrap: When she realises that she's standing in Bolvangar.


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* CantStopTheSignal: [[spoiler:Is fully aware that opening a portal to other worlds will have this effect for the Magisterium, who won't be able to deny such things with proof so blatantly available]].
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* ArchnemesisDad: Her relationship with her mother, Mrs. Coulter, is antagonistic in nature, due to her mother's controlling nature. [[spoiler:By the end of the first season, her relationship with her father has also broken down, after he killed her best friend]].


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* ApeShallNeverKillApe: He was banished from his home for killing another bear.


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* ImpoverishedPatrician: Was once a prince, before he was banished for killing another bear.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Her condition is never named, but it is clearly quite serious, as Will has to take time out of school to check on her. [[spoiler:When will leaves, he has to make sure she's taken care of, and still feels the desire to check in on her during his time back in Oxford, despite the risks]].
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* BrokenPedestal: Suffers from this in the season one finale, [[spoiler:when her father, Asriel, kills her best friend, Roger]].
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* VillainousCrush: He's clearly attracted to Mrs. Coulter. [[spoiler: It made it easier for her to poison him]].
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* ControlFreak: Creator/RuthWilson describes her as such, and her actions support this belief, particularly in regards to Lyra.


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* FauxAffablyEvil: She's very good at appearing like an ally or even friend to those around her, but this usually masks sinister motives.
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* BadassBaritone: A deep, booming voice befitting of his proud, honourable warrior nature.
* TheBigGuy: Of Lyra's group in season 1, he is the biggest, strongest member, and is more than capable in a fight.
* UndyingLoyalty: Lyra helping him earns his loyalty, and he becomes very protective of her from then on.
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* MamaBear: A twisted version. She genuniely wants to protect Lyra, but her methods of doing so are not only against Lyra's own wishes, but can be outright abusive in nature.
* ManipulativeBastard: She has a habit of manipulating people, particularly those in power in the Magistirium, for her own ends. [[NotSoDifferent It's no wonder where Lyra gets it from.]]

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* MamaBear: A twisted version. She genuniely genuinely wants to protect Lyra, but her methods of doing so are not only against Lyra's own wishes, but can be outright abusive in nature.
* ManipulativeBastard: She has a habit of manipulating people, particularly those in power in the Magistirium, Magisterium, for her own ends. [[NotSoDifferent It's no wonder where Lyra gets it from.]]



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* TheGunslinger: An ace shot. [[spoiler: He shoots and kills all the Magistirium soldiers he fights in the season 2 finale before succumbing to his injuries]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Dies in the season 2 finale so John can escape an attack by the Magistirium]].

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* TheGunslinger: An ace shot. [[spoiler: He shoots and kills all the Magistirium Magisterium soldiers he fights in the season 2 finale before succumbing to his injuries]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Dies in the season 2 finale so John can escape an attack by the Magistirium]].Magisterium]].



* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: On the receiving end of this from Mrs. Coulter in season 2]].



* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Stabbed by Ruta Skadi early in season 2, Mrs. Coulter convinces Father Macphail to let him die so he can become the new Cardinal]].

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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Stabbed by Ruta Skadi early in season 2, Mrs. Coulter convinces Father Macphail to let her kill him die so he can become the new Cardinal]].



* TheLeader: Of the Gyptians.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He takes the missing children threat seriously, and is generally protective of his people.
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* BearsAreBadNews: Unlike the noble Iorek, Iofur is a violent, ambitious bear.
* GoryDiscretionShot: We don't see exactly what [[spoiler: Iorek does to him at the end of their duel, but we can assume it was bloody]].
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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Puts himself between a Magistirium gunman and his son in the season 2 finale, at the cost of his life]].

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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Puts himself between a Magistirium Magisterium gunman and his son in the season 2 finale, at the cost of his life]].

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* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: She doesn't treat her dæmon very well, often hurting it when she's angered. Considering dæmons are peoples souls, this implies a lot about her mindset.



* MamaBear: A twisted version. She genuniely wants to protect Lyra, but her methods of doing so are not only against Lyra's own wishes, but can be outright abusive in nature.



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* RageAgainstTheHeavens: [[spoiler: His goal is revealed to be to confront The Authority, the God of the setting]].
* ScrewDestiny: He values free will over destiny. [[spoiler: It's his motive for wanting to confront The Authority]].



* BadassLongcoat: A brown leather one that fits his general cowboy image.



* TheGunslinger: An ace shot. [[spoiler: He shoots and kills all the Magistirium soldiers he fights in the season 2 finale before succumbing to his injuries]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Dies in the season 2 finale so John can escape an attack by the Magistirium]].
* NiceHat: One befitting his cowboy aesthetic.



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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Stabbed by Ruta Skadi early in season 2, Mrs. Coulter convinces Father Macphail to let him die so he can become the new Cardinal]].



* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Stabbed by Ruta Skadi early in season 2, Mrs. Coulter convinces Father Macphail to let him die so he can become the new Cardinal]].
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* KlingonPromotion: [[spoiler: Is convinced to let the Cardinal die from his wounds so that he can become the new Cardinal]].
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* MamaBear: Very protective of her children. [[spoiler: When she finds the ones responsible for Billy's death, she subjects one of them to a NeckSnap]].



* MamaBear: Very protective of her children. [[spoiler: When she finds the ones responsible for Billy's death, she subjects one of them to a NeckSnap]].
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Is killed by Asirel in the season 1 finale as a sacrifice to open the portal]].



* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Is killed by Asirel in the season 1 finale as a sacrifice to open the portal]].
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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Puts himself between a Magistirium gunman and his son in the season 2 finale, at the cost of his life]].
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She seems to genuinely believe that everything she's doing is for Lyra's sake. Unfortunately, the two have VERY different ideas on what's best for her.
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* NeckSnap: [[spoiler: His fate at the hands of an angry Ma Costa]].
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* WouldHurtAChild: Her experiments have harmed an unknown amount of children, and she fully intended to continue them.


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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Kills Roger in the season 1 finale to create a portal to other worlds]].

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