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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In Chapter 13, she flips over a table as a makeshift barricade against the vine monsters, allowing everyone else to escape while she is subsequently devoured by the vine monsters.]]

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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In Chapter 13, she flips over a table as a makeshift barricade against the vine monsters, allowing everyone else to escape while she is subsequently devoured by the vine monsters.]] A premium scene in Chapter 14 reveals she survived!]]

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: His ethnicity isn't exactly clear. His mother's name is Amala, which is of Indian origin, but his last name is obviously of English origin.



* PungeonMaster: In Chapter 4, his announcement warning his fellow students of rising bear sightings is full of bear puns.



* TokenMinority: He is the only Latino in the group.


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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Even more so than Lucas because her last name isn't revealed and there's no mention of her parents' names.
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Whatever happened between the group and Mr. Red when they were kids forced them all apart until the story starts, and by that point is established that Devon is still in friendly terms with all of them, but there's still friction between most of the group.

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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Whatever happened between Since Jane's death at Mr. Red's hands when the group and Mr. Red when were kids, they were kids forced them all split apart until the story starts, and by starts. When that point is established that established, Devon is still in friendly terms with all of them, but there's still friction between most of the group.



* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In Chapter 13, she flips over a table blocking part of the school hall entrance, allowing more students to escape while she is subsequently killed by the vine monsters.]]

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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In Chapter 13, she flips over a table blocking part of as a makeshift barricade against the school hall entrance, vine monsters, allowing more students everyone else to escape while she is subsequently killed devoured by the vine monsters.]]
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* DistressedDude: [[spoiler:The vine monsters kidnapped him at the end of Chapter 12.]]


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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In Chapter 13, she flips over a table blocking part of the school hall entrance, allowing more students to escape while she is subsequently killed by the vine monsters.]]

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* BrokenPedestal: Lily finally realizes Britney is a bad person in Chapter 10, when she mocks Stacy after her video gets screened in everybody's phones.



* BiTheWay: She’s available to Devon as a love interest regardless of gender.



* BiTheWay: She’s available to Devon as a love interest regardless of gender.



* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler:She was pretending to be nice to Lily because she was suffering from headaches that go away if she acts nice to Lily. Over time, however, she genuinely realizes that she miss being around Lily to the point of not going through her original plan to humiliate her during homecoming.]]

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* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler:She was pretending to be nice to Lily because she was suffering from headaches that go away if she acts nice to she's around Lily. Over time, however, she genuinely realizes that she miss being around Lily to the point of not going through her original plan to humiliate her during homecoming.]]


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* BrokenPedestal: Lily finally realizes Britney is a bad person in Chapter 10, when she mocks Stacy after her video gets screened in everybody's phones.
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!!Redfield/"Mr. Red" [[spoiler: Douglas Redfield]]

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!!Redfield/"Mr. Red" [[spoiler: [[spoiler:(Real name Douglas Redfield]]Redfield)]]

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* FacialHorror: The right side of her face is disfigured by burn marks. asking her about it in Chapter 11 reveals it’s from when she and her group sealed Redfield.

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* FacialHorror: The right side of her face is disfigured by burn marks. asking Asking her about it in Chapter 11 reveals it’s from when she and her group sealed Redfield.



* PetMonstrosity: She keeps a moss creature as a pet.

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* PetMonstrosity: She keeps a moss creature as a pet. A premium option allows you to recruit it, with its default name being "Maurice".



* ShroudedInMyth: She is one of these with different rumors the kids have heard about her. Andy heard from his cousin that Pritch’s face is disfigured from acid thrown at her. Stacy heard from Connor that she used to bake kids into clay coffins and that her face is disfigured from the oven exploding.

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* ShroudedInMyth: She is one of these with different rumors the kids have heard about her. Andy heard from his cousin that Pritch’s Cora’s face is disfigured from acid thrown at her. Stacy heard from Connor that she used to bake kids into clay coffins and that her face is disfigured from the oven exploding.
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!!Redfield/"Mr. Red"

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!!Redfield/"Mr. Red"Red" [[spoiler: Douglas Redfield]]



* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:According to Cora Pritchard, the current incarnation of Redfield is implied to be an acquaintance of hers who wanted more power from the supernatural energy that gives people powers that he ends up fused with it.]]

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* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:According to Cora Pritchard, the current incarnation of Redfield is implied to be an acquaintance of hers who wanted more power from the supernatural energy that gives people powers that he ends up fused with it.]] Collecting all of Goddard E. Fileus's letters reveal that his real name is Douglas Redfield!]]
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* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler:She was pretending to be nice to Lily because she was suffering from headaches that go away if she acts nice to Lily. Over time, however, she genuinely realizes that she miss being around Lily to the point of not going through her original plan to humiliate her during homecoming.]]


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* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: Played straight or averted once Lily discovers her original intention to humiliate her during homecoming.]]
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* CrowbarCombatant: He uses one in the fight against Mr. Red in Chapter 11.
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* TeachersPet: Chapter 11 has Noah call her this when she’s straight to the point in not only how to seal the Power, but also Cora liking her.


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* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: She’s old and quite sarcastic with her remarks to the kids.
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* NightmareFetishist: She’s quite eager to go in the scary woods at night in Chapter 2. In a flashback, she is shown to be the only one eager to meet Redfield, despite being obviously dangerous.

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* NightmareFetishist: She’s quite eager to go in the scary woods at night in Chapter 2. In a flashback, she is shown to be the only one eager to meet Redfield, despite being obviously dangerous. In Chapter 11 at Cora’s house, she wants to have Cora’s house as hers.
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* HamdbagOfHurt: In Chapter 11, she fills her purse with heavy tocks as a makeshift weapon against the vine creatures.

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* HamdbagOfHurt: HandbagOfHurt: In Chapter 11, she fills her purse with heavy tocks rocks as a makeshift weapon against the vine creatures.
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* ChainsawGood: Chapter 11 allows Devon to buy a pole saw for the battle against Mr. Red.


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* NonActionGuy: He joins Lily in reciting the spell needed to seal Mr. Red.


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** In Chapter 11, she loves having a moss monster as a pet in a premium choice.


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* HamdbagOfHurt: In Chapter 11, she fills her purse with heavy tocks as a makeshift weapon against the vine creatures.
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* FacialHorror: The right side of her face is disfigured by burn marks.

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* FacialHorror: The right side of her face is disfigured by burn marks. asking her about it in Chapter 11 reveals it’s from when she and her group sealed Redfield.
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Yandere is "overprotective psycopath", it doesn't connect with Jane's death. Also it stopped being "implied a while ago."


* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The group is composed of AudienceSurrogate (Devon), the StudentCouncilPresident (Lucas), the fat girl (Lily), the {{Goth}} (Ava), the loner (Noah), the cheerleader (Stacy), the {{transsexual}} jock (Andy), and the TroubledButCute football star with PTSD (Dan). The only thing they all have in common is their knowledge of Redfield's existence.

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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The group is composed of AudienceSurrogate (Devon), the StudentCouncilPresident (Lucas), the fat girl NiceGirl (Lily), the {{Goth}} (Ava), the loner (Noah), the cheerleader {{the cheerleader}} (Stacy), the {{transsexual}} jock LovableJock (Andy), and the TroubledButCute football star with PTSD (Dan). The only thing they all have in common is their knowledge of Redfield's existence.



* TokenMinority: He is the only Latino in the group.



* TokenMinority: She is the only African American in the group.



* BrokenPedestal: Lily finally realizes Britney is a bad person in Chapter 10, when she mocks Stacy after her video gets screened in everybody's phones.



* AngstySurvivingTwin: Chapter 8 reveals that he and Jane are twins.

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* AngstySurvivingTwin: Chapter 8 reveals that he and Jane [[HalfIdenticalTwins are twins.twins]].



* ConvenientComa: After Noah and Devon rescue him from the woods, he falls into a coma for the rest of the book, unable to explain why he went into the woods and how Redfield got loose. The gang can only find out about his motivations through his texts (via premium option), and Redfield uses his unconcious body to posses him.



* WouldHurtAChild: It's implied that he killed Jane in the past, and quite violently. [[spoiler:He does it again by impaling Cody.]]

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* WouldHurtAChild: It's implied confirmed in Chapter 10 that he killed Jane in the past, and quite violently. [[spoiler:He does it again by impaling Cody.]]



** It’s implied Jane died when they were playing a game called “Are you scared?”



* HalfIdenticalTwins: She and Noah are twins.
* KillTheCutie: She was the most innocent of the gang and genuinely liked Mr. Red. Then he killed her violently while playing "Are you scared?"



* OptionalPartyMember: Hilda only stays with Devon via premium option.



* ConvenientComa: He miraculously survived a snake attack, but remains in a coma with low chances of recovering anytime soon. Since the Principal doesn't know why Mr. Cooper wanted to meet with Lucas' parents before he got attacked, he can either lie or play dumb.

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* ConvenientComa: He miraculously survived a snake attack, but remains in a coma with low chances of recovering anytime soon. Since the Principal doesn't know why Mr. Cooper wanted to meet with Lucas' parents before he got attacked, he Lucas can either lie or play dumb.

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* MySisterIsOffLimits: Averted, has no problem with you trying to date her brother unless you two had dated then it would be too weird so she says if you want to date her don’t date her brother, if you kiss one of the siblings, you are automatically closed off from pursuing the other.

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* MySisterIsOffLimits: Averted, Averted. She has no problem with you trying to date Devon dating her brother unless you two had dated then it would be too weird so under the condition that she says if you want to won't date her don’t date her brother, Devon if you kiss one of the siblings, you are automatically closed off from pursuing the other.he/she kisses him. Likewise, kissing Stacy makes Connor ineligible as a LoveInterest.



* BigBad: He is the one who haunts the main characters, and responsible of the mysterious dissapearances and murders in town.

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* BigBad: He is the one who haunts the main characters, and responsible of the mysterious dissapearances and murders comas in town.


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* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:According to Cora Pritchard, the current incarnation of Redfield is implied to be an acquaintance of hers who wanted more power from the supernatural energy that gives people powers that he ends up fused with it.]]

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* ImNotAfraidOfYou: Chapter 11 has the group tell Mr. Red even with all of his demonic powers and moss monsters attack that they're no longer scared of him.



* BareYourMidriff: Her portrait has her belly exposed.




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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: In childhood, her hair was black. As a teen, it's blonde and red.
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* BackFromTheDead: In a way. [[spoiler: In Chapter 11, a form of him is summoned by Mr. Red to keep the group from sealing him away. Mr. Red then possesses his body, becoming a golem.]]
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* MySisterIsOffLimits: Averted, has no problem with you trying to date her brother unless you two had dated then it would be too weird so she says if you want to date her don’t date her brother, if you kiss one of the siblings, you are automatically closed off from pursuing the other.
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: According to Lily's letter to Britney, the latter was nicer during middle school and braided Lily's hair for the middle school dance. Instead of acknowledging Britney’s abuse, she instead blames Jocelyn and Cody as her ToxicFriendInfluence.

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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Zig-zagged. According to Lily's letter to Britney, the latter was nicer during middle school and braided Lily's hair for the middle school dance.dance. However, Lily also mentioned that Britney got into fights and committed petty crimes. Instead of acknowledging Britney’s abuse, she instead blames Jocelyn and Cody as her ToxicFriendInfluence.



* NeckSnap: Redfield killed her by breaking her neck

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* NeckSnap: Redfield killed her by breaking her neckneck when playing a game called "Are you scared?"
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* FacialHorror: The right side of her face is disfigured.
* InSeriesNickname: She's colloquially known as "Pritch the Witch"

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* FacialHorror: The right side of her face is disfigured.
disfigured by burn marks.
* InSeriesNickname: She's colloquially known as "Pritch the Witch"Witch".



* ShroudedInMyth: She is one of these with different rumors the kids have heard about her. Andy heard from her cousin that Pritch’s face is disfigured from acid thrown at her. Stacy heard from Conrad that she used to bake kids into clay coffins and that her face is disfigured from the oven exploding.

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* ShroudedInMyth: She is one of these with different rumors the kids have heard about her. Andy heard from her his cousin that Pritch’s face is disfigured from acid thrown at her. Stacy heard from Conrad Connor that she used to bake kids into clay coffins and that her face is disfigured from the oven exploding.
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* InSeriesNickname: She's colloquially known as "Pritch the Witch"
* PetMonstrosity: She keeps a moss creature as a pet.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Devon's confrontation with Redfield results in next day's basketball match disrupted by a SpiderSwarm and [[spoiler:Ava losing her telekinesis]].

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Devon's confrontation with Redfield results in the latter turning against the group, such as disrupting next day's basketball match disrupted by with a SpiderSwarm SpiderSwarm, [[spoiler:depriving Ava from her telekinesis, exposing Stacy's dysfunctional family life to the school, and [[spoiler:Ava losing her telekinesis]].getting Lucas suspended by filling his locker with focus pills]].


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* BigBrotherInstinct: He is highly protective of Jane.


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* NeckSnap: Redfield killed her by breaking her neck


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!!Cora Pritchard/Pritch the Witch
The author of a children's book the group read as children

* FacialHorror: The right side of her face is disfigured.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He is the only LoveInterest who’s unaware of Redfield's existence.

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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He is the only LoveInterest who’s unaware of Redfield's existence.
existence until Chapter 9.

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Andy's close friend who's part of the team

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Andy's close friend who's part of the team
basketball team

* KnightInSourArmor: Having played in the basketball team since junior high has made him more cynical than Andy on their prospects in the team, but that doesn't stop him from supporting Andy.



!!Mr. Cooper

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!!Mr. Charles Cooper
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—-> [[PunctuatedForEmphasis YOU! WILL! PLAY!]]

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* JerkJock: During the basketball game in Chapter 9, he can act like one of these saying he’s carrying the team.
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* LovableJock: Subverted. Andy is a decent guy and wants to demonstrate that he got into the basketball team by his hard work alone, despite people at school dismissing his presence as the token. He finally gets his well-deserved recognition in the first basketball game of the school, when he contributes to his team's victory.

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* LovableJock: Subverted. Andy is a decent guy and wants to demonstrate that he got into the basketball team by his hard work alone, despite people at school dismissing his presence as the token. He finally gets his well-deserved recognition in the first basketball game of the school, when he contributes to his team's victory.

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