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* HeroesWantRedheads: She's a redhead as well as Dave's main love interest.
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* RefusalOfTheCall: Dave has no desire to be the Chosen One, and actively fight against attempts to nominate him as such. When Molly starts barking and, after acknowledging that she wants them to follow her, Dave promptly climbs in his car and drives the other way. His first dose of Soy Sauce has to literally force itself down his throat.
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* RefusalOfTheCall: Dave has no desire to be the Chosen One, and actively fight fights against attempts to nominate him as such. When Molly starts barking and, after acknowledging that she wants them to follow her, Dave promptly climbs in his car and drives the other way. His first dose of Soy Sauce has to literally force itself down his throat.
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* RefusalOfTheCall: Dave has no desire to be the Chosen One, and actively fight against attempts to nominate him as such. When Molly starts barking and, after acknowledging that she wants them to follow her, Dave promptly climbs in his car and drives the other way. His first dose of Soy Sauce has to literally force itself down his throat.
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* JumpedAtTheCall: Much more eager than Dave to get involved in weird stuff. Though, in the epilogue, even he thinks [[spoiler:the world on the other side of the gate on the basketball court]] is too lame to save. Don't worry, some kids do it for them.
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* ShipperOnDeck: rather blatantly tries to set up Dave with Amy. It works.
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* ShipperOnDeck: rather Rather blatantly tries to set up Dave with Amy. It works.
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* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: Revealed to be one of the shadow men's clones near the end of the first book.]]
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* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: Revealed to be one of the shadow men's clones near the end of the first book.]] Later books also reveal that David can transform into a horrifying Half Bat half Mantis cryptid know as the BATMANTIS???]]
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* UltimateEvil: He's in the background for the majority of the novel, only appearing in person during the climax. Even then it's possible that he exists outside all universes and all John and Dave really saw was one of his local avatars
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* UltimateEvil: UnseenEvil: He's in the background for the majority of the novel, only appearing in person during the climax. Even then it's possible that he exists outside all universes and all John and Dave really saw was one of his local avatars
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her nerdy habits and outgoing, cheerful attitude result in this.
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* ICallItVera: In the first book he occasionally refers to his pistol as "Ghetto Blaster"
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* ICallItVera: In the first book he occasionally refers to his pistol as "Ghetto Blaster"
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-->''"I drove home to change, proving that even on the soy sauce, part of me was still a dumbass"''
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* DeusEstMachina: [[spoiler:A supercomputer that grew sentient and became an EldritchAbomination.]]
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* DisabilitySuperpower: [[spoiler:Her "phantom limb" allows her to interact with things that exist just outside of our main layer of reaity.]]
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* GeniusDitz: [[spoiler: Is an omniscient super computer that controls multiple dimensions, but acts like a schoolyard bully.]]
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* {{Badass}}: Oh yeah. The battle is Las Vegas is only one showcase of this.
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* ShipperOnDeck: rather blatantly tries to set up Dave with Amy. It works.
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* AmplifiedAnimalAttributes: Despite Dave's constant insults toward her as "mentally challenged" she's shown to be somewhat smarter than he is.
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* AmplifiedAnimalAttributes: AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Despite Dave's constant insults toward her as "mentally challenged" she's shown to be somewhat smarter than he is.
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* AmplifiedAnimalAttributes: Despite Dave's constant insults toward her as "mentally challenged" she's shown to be somewhat smarter than he is.
* BadassAdorable:He She ends up saving the day on multiple occasions.
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* UltimateEvil: He's in the background for the majority of the novel, only appearing in person during the climax.
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* UltimateEvil: He's in the background for the majority of the novel, only appearing in person during the climax. Even then it's possible that he exists outside all universes and all John and Dave really saw was one of his local avatars
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* NeverMyFault: Dave has a mild case of this [[spoiler: Monster Dave instead [[ItsAllMyFault takes responsibility for things outside of his control.]]]]
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* HiddenDepths: Beneath his crude exterior John is incredibly kind and completely without prejudice.
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ByronicHero: Dave has had quite a troubled past and mentions in the epilogue that he may be a sociopath, but still fights to save the world and cares about his friends.
*DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker: How he copes with the insanity around him.
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* FirstPersonSmartassFirstPersonSmartass: His narration is dripping with sarcasm.
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* TheSnarkKnightSelfDeprecation: Lots. Dave is fully aware of what a loser he is and doesn't hesitate to make fun of himself for it.
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* {{Badass}}{{Badass}}: Oh yeah. The battle is Las Vegas is only one showcase of this.
* {{Badass}}
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CloudCuckoolander: John is... strange, which actually helps him when fighting monsters.
*DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker: Slightly less so than Dave.
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* {{Adorkable}}{{Adorkable}}: Her nerdy habits and outgoing, cheerful attitude result in this.
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NerdsAreSexy: She has a number of nerdy hobbies and is studying computer science in college by the second book.
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AnimalCompanion: To Dave.
*BadassAdorableBadassAdorable: He ends up saving the day on multiple occasions.
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TeamPet: For the main heroes.
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* TheCaligulaTheCaligula: He rules over Shit Narnia with an iron fist and enjoys torturing and devouring his own servants.
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* EldritchAbominationEldritchAbomination: Definitely. [[spoiler: He's an omniscient, sadistic supercomputer made completely of meat that wants to dominate the universe.]]
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* UltimateEvilUltimateEvil: He's in the background for the majority of the novel, only appearing in person during the climax.
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* EvilIsVisceral: [[spoiler: He's a tower of meat and eyes and mouths the size of ''the Statue of Liberty.'']]
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* AuthorAvatar: David Wong is the protagonist of a book by David Wong. Yeah,
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* AuthorAvatar: David Wong is the protagonist of a book by David Wong. Yeah,
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PungeonMaster: He tosses out a bunch of chair puns while killing sauce monsters with a folding chair.
* TheStoner: His stoner tendencies end up kicking off the plot of the book when he decides to take a hit of the soy sauce.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Dave.
* TheStoner: His stoner tendencies end up kicking off the plot of the book when he decides to take a hit of the soy sauce.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Dave.
* LoveInterest: To Dave.
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* TheManBehindTheMan: He's responsible for all the monsters invading our world via the soy sauce.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: [[spoiler: He refers to John and Dave as "fags" during their meeting.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: [[spoiler: He refers to John and Dave as "fags" during their meeting.]]
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!!David Wong
* ActionDuo: With John.
* ActionSurvivor: He has no formal combat training but still goes up against all sorts of Lovecraftian horrors without breaking.
* AntiHero: A Type I. Dave is a complete loser.
* AuthorAvatar: David Wong is the protagonist of a book by David Wong. Yeah,
* ByronicHero
* DeadpanSnarker
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler: He and John blow up Korrok's realm with dogshit near the end of the first book.]]
* FirstPersonSmartass
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With John.
* SelfDeprecation
* TheSnarkKnight
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: Revealed to be one of the shadow men's clones near the end of the first book.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: With John.
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* ActionDuo: With Dave.
* TheAlcoholic: Heavily implied.
* AntiHero
* {{Badass}}
* BigDamnHeroes: He does this a couple of times.
* ChickMagnet: He doesn't really try, but manages to attract a variety of women over the course of the story. It makes sense. John's a fun guy.
* CloudCuckoolander
* DeadpanSnarker
* TheStoner
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* {{Adorkable}}
* AllTheOtherReindeer: She doesn't seem to have had many friends except for her brother following the accident.
* AnArmAndALeg: She lost one of her hands in a car accident.
* GenkiGirl: She's very cheerful and optimistic for the most part.
* HeroesWantRedheads: She's a redhead as well as Dave's main love interest.
* NerdsAreSexy
!!Molly
* AngelUnaware: [[spoiler: There are hints that she's some kind of supernatural entity sent to help the protagonists fight Korrok.]]
* AnimalCompanion
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: She ends up saving David from the burning trailer by ''driving a car through the wall.'']]
* TeamPet
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* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler: Eventually revealed to be a malevolent supercomputer from an AlternateUniverse where biotechnology became common.]]
* AxCrazy
* BigBad
* TheChessmaster: He manipulates events in our world to hasten his coming.
* EldritchAbomination
* EvilOverlord: Of Shit Narnia, and presumably many other worlds.
* DimensionLord
* GigglingVillain: [[spoiler: He's described as giggling like a toddler during Dave's confrontation with him.]]
* AGodAmI
* PsychopathicManchild: [[spoiler: He has the mentality of a 13 year old on Xbox Live.]]
* UltimateEvil
* ActionDuo: With John.
* ActionSurvivor: He has no formal combat training but still goes up against all sorts of Lovecraftian horrors without breaking.
* AntiHero: A Type I. Dave is a complete loser.
* AuthorAvatar: David Wong is the protagonist of a book by David Wong. Yeah,
* ByronicHero
* DeadpanSnarker
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler: He and John blow up Korrok's realm with dogshit near the end of the first book.]]
* FirstPersonSmartass
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With John.
* SelfDeprecation
* TheSnarkKnight
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: Revealed to be one of the shadow men's clones near the end of the first book.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: With John.
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* ActionDuo: With Dave.
* TheAlcoholic: Heavily implied.
* AntiHero
* {{Badass}}
* BigDamnHeroes: He does this a couple of times.
* ChickMagnet: He doesn't really try, but manages to attract a variety of women over the course of the story. It makes sense. John's a fun guy.
* CloudCuckoolander
* DeadpanSnarker
* TheStoner
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* {{Adorkable}}
* AllTheOtherReindeer: She doesn't seem to have had many friends except for her brother following the accident.
* AnArmAndALeg: She lost one of her hands in a car accident.
* GenkiGirl: She's very cheerful and optimistic for the most part.
* HeroesWantRedheads: She's a redhead as well as Dave's main love interest.
* NerdsAreSexy
!!Molly
* AngelUnaware: [[spoiler: There are hints that she's some kind of supernatural entity sent to help the protagonists fight Korrok.]]
* AnimalCompanion
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: She ends up saving David from the burning trailer by ''driving a car through the wall.'']]
* TeamPet
!!Korrok
* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler: Eventually revealed to be a malevolent supercomputer from an AlternateUniverse where biotechnology became common.]]
* AxCrazy
* BigBad
* TheChessmaster: He manipulates events in our world to hasten his coming.
* EldritchAbomination
* EvilOverlord: Of Shit Narnia, and presumably many other worlds.
* DimensionLord
* GigglingVillain: [[spoiler: He's described as giggling like a toddler during Dave's confrontation with him.]]
* AGodAmI
* PsychopathicManchild: [[spoiler: He has the mentality of a 13 year old on Xbox Live.]]
* UltimateEvil
