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* {{Jerkass}}: Even more than in the original game. His assholeishness caused his Squirtle to grow into an {{expy}} of SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker and become an EvilFormerFriend to Bruce.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Even more than in the original game. His assholeishness caused his Squirtle to grow into an {{expy}} of SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker ComicBook/TheJoker and become an EvilFormerFriend to Bruce.
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The main character or the Nuzlocke comic.

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The main character or of the Nuzlocke comic.
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One of ruby's early Pokémon and the first one to die. Caught as a Silcoon.

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One of ruby's Ruby's early Pokémon and the first one to die. Caught as a Silcoon.
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* OhCrap: When he wonders why N jumped off the Ferris wheel...and finds his Sigilyph ready to Psybeam the cabin he is at.

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* OhCrap: When he wonders why N jumped off the Ferris wheel... and finds his Sigilyph ready to Psybeam the cabin he is at.
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* WellDoneSonGuy: One of his life goals is to prove himself to his father, who favored a Slakoth/Vigoroth named "Good Ruby" over him.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: He is introduced as a sprightly Charmander, but flashbacks indicate that he's actually over 40 at the beginning of the Kanto arc.

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!!Luke the Oshawott/Dewott

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!!Luke !!Luke

Ruby's starter in
the Oshawott/Dewott
Unova region, an Oshawott/Dewott.
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* CharacterDeath: Dies in [[spoiler: Chapter 12, to Ghetsis' Hydreigon.]]

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* CharacterDeath: Dies in [[spoiler: [[spoiler:Unova Chapter 12, to Ghetsis' Hydreigon.]]
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'''[Ruby is seen behind him about to break into a window from behind while on a vehicle]''

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'''[Ruby ''[Ruby is seen behind him about to break into a window from behind while on a vehicle]''

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* MinorMajorCharacter

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* MinorMajorCharacterMinorMajorCharacter: He lasts all of four episodes before being killed off, but his statement to Ruby that "this is all happening for a reason" haunts him throughout the entire series.


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* SpiritAdvisor: He is killed early on, but advises and encourages Ruby from beyond the grave. In the ''Fire Red'' run, [[spoiler:this is brutally subverted; it turns out Mewtwo has been taking his form to manipulate Ruby]].
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* BrokenTears: As he loses Pokemon after Pokemon against Steven during his Ruby Run.

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* BrokenTears: As he loses Pokemon Pokémon after Pokemon Pokémon against Steven during his Ruby Run.



One of the first Pokemon in the comic. While he dies in season 1, his ghost is seen throughout all the seasons. Due to how he was drawn (based on John Locke from ''Series/{{Lost}}'') and his CatchPhrase, he was [[FanNickname nicknamed]] Nuzlocke by the fans, thus originating the name of the run.

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One of the first Pokemon Pokémon in the comic. While he dies in season 1, his ghost is seen throughout all the seasons. Due to how he was drawn (based on John Locke from ''Series/{{Lost}}'') and his CatchPhrase, he was [[FanNickname nicknamed]] Nuzlocke by the fans, thus originating the name of the run.



Ruby's first pokemon.

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Ruby's first pokemon.Pokémon.



One of ruby's early pokemon and the first one to die. Caught as a Silcoon.

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One of ruby's early pokemon Pokémon and the first one to die. Caught as a Silcoon.



* SacrificialLamb: The first Pokemon to die.

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* SacrificialLamb: The first Pokemon Pokémon to die.



Ruby's Mankey, the first Pokemon he caught in this run. Dies to Misty's Starmie.

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Ruby's Mankey, the first Pokemon Pokémon he caught in this run. Dies to Misty's Starmie.

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!!Gulliver:
Ruby's Pelipper

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!!Gulliver:
!!Gulliver
Ruby's Pelipper
Pelipper.



Ruby's Spheal/Walrien

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Ruby's Spheal/WalrienSpheal/Walrien.



!!Dogen The Medicham

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!!Dogen The Medicham!!Dogen
Ruby's Medicham.



* BigBad: He's the most prominent antagonist to Ruby throughout the Kanto arc.

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* BigBad: He's the most prominent antagonist to Ruby throughout the Kanto arc.BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: The Episode 19 flashback shows that he is verbally abusive towards his Squirtle.




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* TheRival: He's the most prominent and personal antagonist to Ruby throughout the Kanto arc.
* SmugSnake: He constantly taunts Ruby about how much better than him he is, despite never beating him in a battle.
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* PermaStubble: He has grown out a mean stubble at the beginning of the Kanto arc, as a result of [[spoiler:his Hoenn team being wiped out to the man]].

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!!Ruby

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!!Ruby!!Ruberto "Ruby" Normanson



* BigOlEyebrows: He has very prominent eyebrows starting in late Kanto.



* CasanovaWannabe

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* CasanovaWannabeCasanovaWannabe: He occasionally hits on women he encounters, but always fails to score some tail.
* CompositeCharacter: He assumes the roles of the protagonists of ''Fire Red'' and ''White'', although the specifics vary by region.
** Played straight in the Kanto arc, where "Red" is just an alias for him.
** Zigzagged in the Unova arc; Hilbert does exist as a separate individual, but was DrivenToSuicide shortly before Ruby's arrival in Unova and Ruby takes his place as the hero who faces Team Plasma.



* HeroicBSOD: Is driven to this after the climax of his Ruby Run. Nuzzlocke snaps him out of it with the promise of redepmption, which starts up the Fire Red run.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

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* AFatherToHisMen: He is very attached to his Pokémon, and takes it quite personally whenever one of them dies under his command.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: [[spoiler:The end of the Kanto arc leaves him stranded 3 years in the future.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Is driven to this after the climax of his Ruby Run. Nuzzlocke Nuzlocke snaps him out of it with the promise of redepmption, redemption, which starts up the Fire Red run.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is incredibly short-tempered and verbally abusive towards new meat, but he is also a hero who will always do the right thing when pushed.



* OhCrap: When he wonders why N jumped off the ferris wheel...and finds his Sigilyph ready to Psybeam the cabin he is at.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Played straight until Chapter 7 of White, he was always called "Ruby" when his actual, full name is "Ruberto Normanson".

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* OhCrap: When he wonders why N jumped off the ferris Ferris wheel...and finds his Sigilyph ready to Psybeam the cabin he is at.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Played straight He is called "Ruby" until Chapter 7 of White, he was always called "Ruby" when which reveals his actual, full name is to be "Ruberto Normanson".Normanson". He still typically goes by Ruby.



--> '''Ghetsis:''' There is nothing wrong with people from Hoenn.
--> '''Ruby is seen behind him about to break into a window from behind while on a vehicle''

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--> '''Ghetsis:''' -->'''Ghetsis:''' There is nothing wrong with people from Hoenn.
--> '''Ruby
Hoenn.\\
'''[Ruby
is seen behind him about to break into a window from behind while on a vehicle''
vehicle]''
* UnwittingPawn: During the Kanto arc, [[spoiler:Mewtwo takes advantage of his grief over his Hoenn team's deaths to take Nuzlocke's form and manipulate him into freeing him so he can conquer the world]].



One of the first Pokemon in the comic. While he dies in season 1, his ghost is seen throughout all the seasons. Due to how he was drawn (Based on John Locke from Series/{{Lost}}) and his CatchPhrase, he was [[FanNickname nicknamed]] Nuzlocke by the fans, thus originating the name of the run.

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One of the first Pokemon in the comic. While he dies in season 1, his ghost is seen throughout all the seasons. Due to how he was drawn (Based (based on John Locke from Series/{{Lost}}) ''Series/{{Lost}}'') and his CatchPhrase, he was [[FanNickname nicknamed]] Nuzlocke by the fans, thus originating the name of the run.



* GreenThumb: Grass Type

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* GreenThumb: Grass TypeType.



* SlasherSmile: Right before killing Groudon


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* SlasherSmile: Right before killing Groudon

Groudon.




Ruby's Pelliper

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Ruby's Pelliper
Pelipper



Ruby's Spheal//Whalrien

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Ruby's Spheal//WhalrienSpheal/Walrien



* ChekhovMIA: [[spoiler: He's still missing at the beginning of the White run, and finding him is part of Ruby's motivation to be champion. ]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Franchise/{{Batman}}

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* CharacterDeath: Dies in [[spoiler: Chapter 12, to Ghetsis' Hydreigon.]]
* ChekhovMIA: [[spoiler: He's [[spoiler:He's still missing at the beginning of the White run, and finding him is part of Ruby's motivation to be champion. ]]
champion.]] It's ultimately revealed that [[spoiler:he settled down with N and his family, only to be murdered by Ghetsis when the latter's wife Isis turned against him for planning to conquer the world]].
* {{Expy}}: Of Franchise/{{Batman}}Franchise/{{Batman}}.



* KilledOffForReal: Dies in [[spoiler: Chapter 12, to Ghetsis' Hydreigon.]]

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* KilledOffForReal: Dies FishOutOfTemporalWater: [[spoiler:The ending of the Kanto arc leaves him stranded 40 years in [[spoiler: Chapter 12, the past. He makes it back 20 before being murdered by Ghetsis.]]
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He declares that he alone must defeat Gary's Blastoise. [[spoiler:It's double subverted when Ruby decides not
to Ghetsis' Hydreigon.risk it and sends in the wounded Blamo, but Blamo is slain in the battle and it comes down to Bruce to finish it.]]



* SignatureMove: After he learns Blast Burn in the Sevii Islands, it becomes Ruby's go-to attack.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:He is the only major member of Ruby's team to survive the Kanto arc.]]




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* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Gary's Blastoise, before Gary's abuse turned him evil.
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:He is 20 years past his prime in his fight against Ghetsis' Hydreigon, leading to his own death.]]



* TookALevelInBadass: Ruby is forced to use him to make up for a gap in his party. On seeing Buddy has no direct attacks, Ruby shoves cut, bullet seed, a leafstone, and a rare candy down his throat. Buddy is effectively exploded into a badass Vileplume wielding a gun and katana.

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* TookALevelInBadass: Ruby is forced to use him to make up for a gap in his party. On seeing Buddy has no direct attacks, Ruby shoves cut, bullet seed, Cut, Bullet Seed, a leafstone, Leaf Stone, and a rare candy Rare Candy down his throat. Buddy is effectively exploded into a badass Vileplume wielding a gun and katana.



!!Gary

* JerkAss: Even more than in the original game. His assholeishness caused his Squirtle to grow into an {{expy}} of SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker and become an EvilFormerFriend to Bruce.

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!!Gary

!!Gary Oak

* JerkAss: BigBad: He's the most prominent antagonist to Ruby throughout the Kanto arc.
* {{Jerkass}}:
Even more than in the original game. His assholeishness caused his Squirtle to grow into an {{expy}} of SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker and become an EvilFormerFriend to Bruce.



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%%* MakingASplash
* MakingASplash: He's a water type.



* {{Jerkass}}: He's a bit of a dick.



* JerkAss: He's a bit of a dick.

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* JerkAss: OlympusMons: He's a bit of a dick.the first Legendary Pokémon fielded by Ruby.




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* ThrowTheDogABone: Or cat, in this case. He gets his first victory in battle right before his death.



!!Jenny

A Woobat/Swoobat Ruby finds in a cave.



* CharacterDeath: Falls a lethal height [[spoiler: from the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel.]]
* DisneyVillainDeath: He dies because of a lethal fall, and his body is never shown.



* KilledOffForReal: Falls a lethal height [[spoiler: from the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel.]]

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* KilledOffForReal: Falls
!!Isis

A Yamask that knows Ruby's name and eventually evolves into
a lethal height [[spoiler: from Cofagrigus. It quickly turns out there's far more to her than meets the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel.eye...

* BuriedAlive: [[spoiler:How she was murdered as a human.
]]
* INeverToldYouMyName: She already knows Ruby's name when he finds her. Ruby assumes she just heard it somewhere, but Jenny isn't so sure. [[spoiler:Bruce would often regale her and N with tales of their time together.]]
* WasOnceAMan: Yamask are created from the spirits of humans who died. [[spoiler:This one used to be Ghetsis' wife.]]

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* NonElemental

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* NonElemental NonElemental: Normal type.



!!Mr.Humpy
Ruby's Numel/Campurt. Despite the name, she's a girl.

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!!Mr. Humpy
Ruby's Numel/Campurt.Numel/Camerupt. Despite the name, she's a girl.



* GenderBlenderName: Despite being named '''Mr.''' Humpy, she's female.



* ButtMonkey: A non-comedic example. Starts as an HM slave then gets the blame for not being strong enough to prevent mr.humpys death from Sceptile.

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* ButtMonkey: A non-comedic example. Starts as an HM slave then gets the blame for not being strong enough to prevent mr.humpys Mr. Humpy's death from Sceptile.



* OneHitKO: The Victim of one

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* OneHitKO: The Victim victim of oneone.
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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Dies on Chapter 12, to Ghetsis' Hydreigon.]]

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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Dies on in [[spoiler: Chapter 12, to Ghetsis' Hydreigon.]]



* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Falls a lethal height from the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel.]]

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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Falls a lethal height height [[spoiler: from the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel.]]

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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Dies on Chapter 12, to Ghetsis' Hydreigon.]]




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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Falls a lethal height from the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel.]]
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* {{Badass}}: Slayed Groudon. Nuff said.



* {{Badass}}



* {{Badass}}: Especially after evolving.



* {{Badass}}: He is a legendary, after all.
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* CharacterNameLimits: A victim of this; the last "f" is cut off by the name limits.
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* TheCynic: He overhears Ruby and Luke talking and says "You got no chance, punks......y'all ain't shit."

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* TheCynic: He overhears Ruby and Luke talking and says "You got no chance, punks......punks... y'all ain't shit."
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* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: After beating Mewtwo, he sent back 40 years, while Ruby is sent 3 years in the future.]]

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* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: After beating Mewtwo, he he's sent back 40 years, while Ruby is sent 3 years in the future.]]
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* ArcWords: "[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall That's against the rules]]." Borders on CatchPhrase, and also used to justify stupid crap he does when he ISN'T referring the nuzlocke rules.

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* ArcWords: "[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall That's against the rules]]." Borders on CatchPhrase, and also used to justify stupid crap he does when he ISN'T referring to the nuzlocke rules.

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* MinorMajorCharacter



* BareFistedMonk: Being a fighting type he uses his fists to fight.
%%* TheBerserker

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* BareFistedMonk: Being a fighting type type, he uses his fists to fight.
%%* TheBerserkerTheBerserker: He accidentally kills two Pokémon that Ruby could have caught.



* TookALevelInBadass: Ruby is forced to use him to make up for a gap in his party. On seeing Buddy has no direct attacks, Ruby shoves cut, bullet seed, a leafstone, and a rare candy down his throat. Buddy is effectively exploded into a badass vileplume wielding a gun and katana.

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* TookALevelInBadass: Ruby is forced to use him to make up for a gap in his party. On seeing Buddy has no direct attacks, Ruby shoves cut, bullet seed, a leafstone, and a rare candy down his throat. Buddy is effectively exploded into a badass vileplume Vileplume wielding a gun and katana.



Ruby's Voltorb, which evolves into an Electrode.

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Ruby's Voltorb, which evolves into an Electrode.
Electrode. One of his most powerful team members.

* TheAce: He takes down several Gyms by himself.
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One of the first Pokemon in the comic. While he dies in season 1, his ghost is seen throughout all the seasons. Due to how he was drawn (Based on John Locke from Series/Lost and his CatchPhrase, he was [[FanNickname nicknamed]] Nuzlocke by the fans, thus originating the name of the run.

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One of the first Pokemon in the comic. While he dies in season 1, his ghost is seen throughout all the seasons. Due to how he was drawn (Based on John Locke from Series/Lost Series/{{Lost}}) and his CatchPhrase, he was [[FanNickname nicknamed]] Nuzlocke by the fans, thus originating the name of the run.

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* ArcWords: "[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall That's against the rules]]."

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* ArcWords: "[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall That's against the rules]]."" Borders on CatchPhrase, and also used to justify stupid crap he does when he ISN'T referring the nuzlocke rules.



One of the first Pokemon in the comic. While he dies in season 1, his ghost is seen throughout all the seasons.

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One of the first Pokemon in the comic. While he dies in season 1, his ghost is seen throughout all the seasons. Due to how he was drawn (Based on John Locke from Series/Lost and his CatchPhrase, he was [[FanNickname nicknamed]] Nuzlocke by the fans, thus originating the name of the run.


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* PosthumousCharacter: Dies in the first season, becomes a major recurring character in all of them.

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* WeHardlyKnewYe

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* WeHardlyKnewYe
WeHardlyKnewYe: Ruby catches him in Victory Road and he's killed when fighting Glacia's Walrein.







Ruby's Mankey, the first Pokemon he caught in this run. [[spoiler: Dies to Misty's Starmie]]
* [[BareFistedMonk Bare Fisted Monkey]]
* TheBerserker
* BloodKnight
* NoNameGiven
* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile]]

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\nRuby's Mankey, the first Pokemon he caught in this run. [[spoiler: Dies to Misty's Starmie]]
Starmie.
* [[BareFistedMonk Bare Fisted Monkey]]
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BareFistedMonk: Being a fighting type he uses his fists to fight.
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TheBerserker
* %%* BloodKnight
* NoNameGiven
* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile]]
%%* GoOutWithASmile



* [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Exactly What It Says On His Nametag]]: [[spoiler: During his death,]] there's an explosion.

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* [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Exactly What It Says On His Nametag]]: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: [[spoiler: During his death,]] there's an explosion.



* MakingASplash

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* %%* MakingASplash



* LargeHam

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* %%* LargeHam

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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys

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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeysEverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Pansear is based on monkeys.



* [[VideoGameStealing Webcomic Stealing]]: "GO RED TEAM! GO!" It ends up being Cut.

!!Lucy

A Pidove that Ruby caught. She was left in the box and panicked. When she was called back, she refused to.

!!Jenny

A Woobat, later Swoobat, caught in a cave.

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* [[VideoGameStealing Webcomic Stealing]]: VideoGameStealing: "GO RED TEAM! GO!" It ends up being Cut.

!!Lucy

A Pidove that Ruby caught. She was left in the box and panicked. When she was called back, she refused to.

!!Jenny

A Woobat, later Swoobat, caught in a cave.
Cut.



* [[BullyingADragon Bullying a Legendary]]: Accidentally closes Victini's blog tab.
* [[spoiler: DisneyVillainDeath: Somewhat. He's not a villain.]]



!!Princess

A Petilil that had a kawaii-off with Ruby.

* Kawaii

!!Tang

A Darumaka caught on Route 4 by Victini. Not much is known about it.

!!Barby

A Maractus caught on Desert Resort by Jenny.

!!Isis

A ghost type who supposedly carries memory of a past life in her mask. Little is known, but she seems to have some previous connection to Ruby.
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* ChekovsMIA: [[spoiler: He's still missing at the beginning of the White run, and finding him is part of Ruby's motivation to be champion. ]]

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* ChekovsMIA: ChekhovMIA: [[spoiler: He's still missing at the beginning of the White run, and finding him is part of Ruby's motivation to be champion. ]]

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