History Characters / PennyDreadful

* ShoutOut: His wooden arm is inspired by that of Inspector Krogh in ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'', the third of the Universal Frankenstein films, though thanks to the WeirdAlEffect the concept may be more familiar to modern viewers via the parody ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'' (via Inspector Kemp). The difference is that Rusk lost his arm fighting in the Transvaal, rather than to a monster. (Though the viewer only has Rusk's word to go on...)

* NotSoDifferent: He pulls this successfully on Vanessa, mostly because he has been specifically grooming her to make sure it works. When he tries it on Ethan, whom he has neglected to even meet before then, he completely fails.

[[folder: The Creature / Caliban / John Clare / [[spoiler: The Orderly]]]]

[[folder:The Master / Dracula / Amun-Ra / [[spoiler: Dr. Alexander Sweet]]]]

* MixedAncestry: Jekyll was bullied and tormented at school for his Indian ancestry, which naturally caused him to build up a whole lot of anger and hatred. He claims to have it under control.

** Dracula also takes on the human alias [[spoiler: "Alexander"]] in the ''Series/{{Dracula}}'' TV series, although this is probably just coincidence.

* {{Transgender}}: Angelique has the physical attributes of a male, but presents and identifies as completely female otherwise.

* FakingAmnesia: As revealed in "Memento Mori", she does remember her life as Brona, and claims she always has.

* NiceGuy: Hedonism aside, Dorian is legitimately a quite friendly and cheerful man. He's even able to cheer Vanessa up. This is completely an act. Dorian is revealed as a selfish and heartless being, who disposes of those close to him when they inconvenience him without even batting an eyelid.

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!City Of Angels

[[folder:Magda]]
!!Magda
->'''Played By:''' Creator/NatalieDormer

!!Alex Malone

!!Elsa Branson

!!Frank Branson
->'''Played By:''' Santino Bernard

!!Rio

* EarnYourHappyEnding: After everything they've been through, [[spoiler:the comic series ends with Ethan and Lily moving to New York to raise the twin girls Ethan fathered with Vanessa's Lucifer-possessed dead body]].

* EarnYourHappyEnding: After everything they've been through, [[spoiler:the comic series ends with Ethan and Lily moving to New York to raise the twin girls Ethan fathered with Vanessa's Lucifer-possessed dead body]].

* MeaningfulName: His real name, Ethan Lawrence Talbot, is a shout-out to Universal Studio's very first [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Wolf Man]], Larry Talbot.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Bares several similarities to Quincy Morris, an American who courted Lucy Westerna in ''Dracula''.
** Interestingly, his love interest Vanessa replaces the character of Lucy Westerna as Mina Murray-Harker's best friend.

* ItsNotYouItsMe: Played straight, and the reason she doesn't seek out Ethan after her resurrection. She claims that while she did really love Ethan, and that he was different than all other men, she believes herself to be too different now from the woman he loved for a relationship to work. Combined with TheOneThatGotAway.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Inverted. Victor tells her that she's his cousin Lily, who had a horrific accident and lost all her memories. He also introduces the Creature as her betrothed, but clarifies that it's up to her if she has feelings for him. "Memento Mori" later shows that she does, in fact, remember some of her past life, and is aware Victor's been lying to her.

* FakingAmnesia: As revealed in "Memento Mori", she does remember her life as Brona, though for how long precisely is presently unclear.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: She truly does know what both she and the Creature are. As well as remembering who she was before. For ''how long'' she's been able to remember is presently unclear.

->'''Played By:''' David Haig

->'''Played By:''' [[spoiler: Christian Camargo]]

->'''Played By:''' Patti [=LuPone=]

-> '''Played By''': Sarah Greene

->'''Played By:''' Danny Sapani

* RaceLift: Well, nationality lift. He's Swiss in the book, but English in the show.

* YourCheatingHeart: "Closer Than Sisters" reveals that, when Vanessa and Mina were younger, Malcolm was having an affair with Vanessa's mother. He likewise sleeps with Evelyn while still being married to Gladys (granted they've been separated for years, and their marriage is clearly over, they only stay married to avoid the disgrace).

* BoatLights: Hard to spot but they're there. One of her eyes is a reddish-brownish color, the other a dull yellow.

* EmotionalBruiser: Being SuperStrong, and wearing his emotions on his sleeve qualify him.