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->'''Played By:''' Nivek Ogre\\

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->'''Played By:''' [[Music/SkinnyPuppy Nivek Ogre\\Ogre]]\\
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/AlexaVega
->''"Why, oh why, are my genetics such a bitch?"''

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->'''Played By:''' Creator/AlexaVega
->''"Why,
Creator/AlexaVega\\
''"Why,
oh why, are my genetics such a bitch?"''



* Bittersweet17: Her age comes up often throughout the film, and it ends with her [[spoiler: being on her own as Nathan dies]].

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* Bittersweet17: Her age comes up often throughout the film, and it ends with her [[spoiler: being [[spoiler:being on her own as Nathan dies]].



* LittlestCancerPatient: Older than the typical example of that trope, and technically isn't suffering from cancer -- [[spoiler: in fact, she's perfectly healthy]] -- but the imagery of the trope certainly is invoked in the scene we see her without her wig, in her sickbed, behind plastic drapes, wearing a hospital gown-esque nightie.

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* LittlestCancerPatient: Older than the typical example of that trope, and technically isn't suffering from cancer -- [[spoiler: in [[spoiler:in fact, she's perfectly healthy]] -- but the imagery of the trope certainly is invoked in the scene we see her without her wig, in her sickbed, behind plastic drapes, wearing a hospital gown-esque nightie.



* SoapOperaDisease: She has a condition that is never named. [[spoiler: Probably because it doesn't exist.]]

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* SoapOperaDisease: She has a condition that is never named. [[spoiler: Probably [[spoiler:Probably because it doesn't exist.]]



->'''Played By:''' Creator/AnthonyStewartHead
->''"I'm the monster. I'm the villain. What perfection. What precision! Keen incisions, I deliver. Unscathed organs, I deliver. Repossession, I deliver. I'm the Repo! Legal assassin!"''

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->'''Played By:''' Creator/AnthonyStewartHead
->''"I'm
Creator/AnthonyStewartHead\\
''"I'm
the monster. I'm the villain. What perfection. What precision! Keen incisions, I deliver. Unscathed organs, I deliver. Repossession, I deliver. I'm the Repo! Legal assassin!"''



* TheCaretaker: To Shilo. He provides her [[spoiler: poisoned]] medicine, and keeps her confined to her house to protect her from the evils of the outside world.

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* TheCaretaker: To Shilo. He provides her [[spoiler: poisoned]] [[spoiler:poisoned]] medicine, and keeps her confined to her house to protect her from the evils of the outside world.



* MyGreatestFailure: Part of the reason Nathan was so traumatized by Marni's death is because he was a doctor before he became a Repo Man, and it was his "cure" that killed her. [[spoiler: Or so he thinks.]]

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* MyGreatestFailure: Part of the reason Nathan was so traumatized by Marni's death is because he was a doctor before he became a Repo Man, and it was his "cure" that killed her. [[spoiler: Or [[spoiler:Or so he thinks.]]



-->'''Nathan''': (''in Repo Man voice'') Touch her and I swear I'll '''KILL''' you!

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-->'''Nathan''': -->'''Nathan:''' (''in Repo Man voice'') Touch her and I swear I'll '''KILL''' you!



* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Because of their wealth, they're all well-dressed, and the company sponsors the highly popular Genetic Opera. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] for Luigi, who is well-dressed, but literally rips his shirt off whenever he gets in a fight.

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* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Because of their wealth, they're all well-dressed, and the company sponsors the highly popular Genetic Opera. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] {{Downplayed|Trope}} for Luigi, who is well-dressed, but literally rips his shirt off whenever he gets in a fight.



* SiblingRivalry: A very high-stakes one since they're competing for ownership of the ''most powerful company in the world.'' [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that Rotti has already made up his mind about how they're all "failures" and plans to give the company to Shilo. Ironically, we mainly see Luigi and Pavi fighting over this, but in the end [[spoiler: [[DoubleSubversion Amber]] ends up taking over after Rotti dies]].

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* SiblingRivalry: A very high-stakes one since they're competing for ownership of the ''most powerful company in the world.'' [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] {{Subverted|Trope}} in that Rotti has already made up his mind about how they're all "failures" and plans to give the company to Shilo. Ironically, we mainly see Luigi and Pavi fighting over this, but in the end [[spoiler: [[DoubleSubversion [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubversion Amber]] ends up taking over after Rotti dies]].



->'''Played By:''' Creator/PaulSorvino
->''"Flesh is weak. Blood is cheap. Inconsistent…consistently. Use your sense. Save your cents. The only thing with persistence is gold!"''

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->'''Played By:''' Creator/PaulSorvino
->''"Flesh
Creator/PaulSorvino\\
''"Flesh
is weak. Blood is cheap. Inconsistent…consistently. Use your sense. Save your cents. The only thing with persistence is gold!"''



* AllForNothing: His elaborate, movie-long plan to [[spoiler: have Shilo kill her father in exchange for [=GeneCo=] turns out to be all for naught when she refuses to pull the trigger]].

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* AllForNothing: His elaborate, movie-long plan to [[spoiler: have [[spoiler:have Shilo kill her father in exchange for [=GeneCo=] turns out to be all for naught when she refuses to pull the trigger]].



--->'''Rotti:''' It's been difficult to see you [[ItsAllAboutMe after what you put me through]]\\

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--->'''Rotti:''' -->'''Rotti:''' It's been difficult to see you [[ItsAllAboutMe after what you put me through]]\\



->'''Played By:''' Creator/BillMoseley
->''"Luigi don't take shit from no one!"''

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->'''Played By:''' Creator/BillMoseley
->''"Luigi
Creator/BillMoseley\\
''"Luigi
don't take shit from no one!"''



* BrotherSisterIncest: There’s an implied attraction between him and Amber, maybe more pronounced on Amber’s part.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Surprisingly, he’s the one who shows the most emotion over [[spoiler: Rotti’s death.]]

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* BrotherSisterIncest: There’s There's an implied attraction between him and Amber, maybe more pronounced on Amber’s Amber's part.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Surprisingly, he’s he's the one who shows the most emotion over [[spoiler: Rotti’s [[spoiler:Rotti's death.]]



** He’s pretty horrified by seeing the Repo Man work first-hand. During "Night Surgeon", at the end he looks slightly disgusted, looking at the new corpse with a look of disbelief. Maybe because he's never ''this'' violent with his murders?

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** He’s He's pretty horrified by seeing the Repo Man work first-hand. During "Night Surgeon", at the end he looks slightly disgusted, looking at the new corpse with a look of disbelief. Maybe because he's never ''this'' violent with his murders?



* ShooOutTheClowns: Him and Pavi are the ComicRelief and during the scene when Shilo is being bribed into [[spoiler: killing Nathan]], they start strangling each other and fall off the stage. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], when they come right back when the scene has passed just in time for Rotti's VillainousBreakdown.

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* ShooOutTheClowns: Him and Pavi are the ComicRelief and during the scene when Shilo is being bribed into [[spoiler: killing [[spoiler:killing Nathan]], they start strangling each other and fall off the stage. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], {{Subverted|Trope}}, when they come right back when the scene has passed just in time for Rotti's VillainousBreakdown.



-->'''Bill Moseley''': "''Yeah, there's a lot of inner conflict. It's about pleasing a father who has already made up his mind about him. When you're considered the family fuck-up or one of the family fuck-ups, there's really nothing you can do. So what you end up doing is trying harder not to be a fuck-up, and of course that makes you more of a fuck-up. I think at this point, Luigi is really pissed off.''"

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-->'''Bill Moseley''': Moseley:''' "''Yeah, there's a lot of inner conflict. It's about pleasing a father who has already made up his mind about him. When you're considered the family fuck-up or one of the family fuck-ups, there's really nothing you can do. So what you end up doing is trying harder not to be a fuck-up, and of course that makes you more of a fuck-up. I think at this point, Luigi is really pissed off.''"



->'''Played By:''' Nivek Ogre
->''"Ask a Gentern who they prefer, 10 out of 9 will say 'The Pavi'!"''

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->'''Played By:''' Nivek Ogre
->''"Ask
Ogre\\
''"Ask
a Gentern who they prefer, 10 out of 9 will say 'The Pavi'!"''



* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: [[{{DownplayedTrope}} Downplayed]] but nobody ever calls him 'Paviche', including himself.

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: [[{{DownplayedTrope}} Downplayed]] {{Downplayed|Trope}} but nobody ever calls him 'Paviche', including himself.



* ShooOutTheClowns: He and Luigi are the ComicRelief, and during the scene when Shilo is being bribed into [[spoiler: killing Nathan]], they start strangling each other and fall off the stage. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], when they come right back when the scene has passed just in time for Rotti's VillainousBreakdown.

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* ShooOutTheClowns: He and Luigi are the ComicRelief, and during the scene when Shilo is being bribed into [[spoiler: killing Nathan]], they start strangling each other and fall off the stage. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], {{Subverted|Trope}}, when they come right back when the scene has passed just in time for Rotti's VillainousBreakdown.



->'''Played By:''' Creator/ParisHilton
->''"So you think Mag has pipes? Well it's my time to shine! When the Repo-Man strikes!"''

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->'''Played By:''' Creator/ParisHilton
->''"So
Creator/ParisHilton\\
''"So
you think Mag has pipes? Well it's my time to shine! When the Repo-Man strikes!"''



* BastardUnderstudy: At the end of the movie, she [[spoiler: gets complete control of the company by ignoring her father's unsigned will and knowing no one will question her]].
* BrotherSisterIncest: She seductively licks Luigi’s face after she [[GroinAttack attacks him]].

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* BastardUnderstudy: At the end of the movie, she [[spoiler: gets [[spoiler:gets complete control of the company by ignoring her father's unsigned will and knowing no one will question her]].
* BrotherSisterIncest: She seductively licks Luigi’s Luigi's face after she [[GroinAttack attacks him]].



* HiddenDepths: Amber may be a self-destructive RichBitch, but she is one of the only children who seems to notice her dad is growing ill and seem genuinely concerned for him. And it appears she might just [[spoiler: be a capable ruler of [=GeneCo=] after all.]]

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* HiddenDepths: Amber may be a self-destructive RichBitch, but she is one of the only children who seems to notice her dad is growing ill and seem genuinely concerned for him. And it appears she might just [[spoiler: be [[spoiler:be a capable ruler of [=GeneCo=] after all.]]



* NotSoHarmlessVillain: For most of the movie, Amber primarily only throws temper tantrums and does some drugs, leaving her as the least dangerous antagonist by a large margin... [[spoiler: until she single-handedly takes over [=GeneCo=] after Rotti's death and manages to take control of her brothers.]]

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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: For most of the movie, Amber primarily only throws temper tantrums and does some drugs, leaving her as the least dangerous antagonist by a large margin... [[spoiler: until [[spoiler:until she single-handedly takes over [=GeneCo=] after Rotti's death and manages to take control of her brothers.]]



->'''Played By:''' Music/SarahBrightman
->''"These eyes can do more than see."''

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->'''Played By:''' Music/SarahBrightman
->''"These
Music/SarahBrightman\\
''"These
eyes can do more than see."''



* AnimalMotifs: She is a BrokenBird kept in a GildedCage where she's forced to always sing for her masters. For her final song, she dresses in a feathered corset with metal talons on her fingertips, sings about a bird snared by a hunter's arrow, and [[spoiler: gouges her own eyes out with her finger talons to free herself]].

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* AnimalMotifs: She is a BrokenBird kept in a GildedCage where she's forced to always sing for her masters. For her final song, she dresses in a feathered corset with metal talons on her fingertips, sings about a bird snared by a hunter's arrow, and [[spoiler: gouges [[spoiler:gouges her own eyes out with her finger talons to free herself]].



* OnlySaneWoman: Probably the only character in the cast without any major dysfunction. You heard that correctly; the woman [[spoiler: ''who rips out her eyes with her fingernails'']] is the sanest character in this film.

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* OnlySaneWoman: Probably the only character in the cast without any major dysfunction. You heard that correctly; the woman [[spoiler: ''who [[spoiler:''who rips out her eyes with her fingernails'']] is the sanest character in this film.



->'''Played By:''' Terrance Zdunich
->''"It's quick, it's clean, and it's pure. It could change your life, rest assured. It's the 21st Century Cure! And it's my job, to steal and rob... '''[[IncomingHam GRAVES!]]'''"''

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->'''Played By:''' Terrance Zdunich
->''"It's
Zdunich\\
''"It's
quick, it's clean, and it's pure. It could change your life, rest assured. It's the 21st Century Cure! And it's my job, to steal and rob... '''[[IncomingHam GRAVES!]]'''"''



->'''Played By:''' Jake Reardon
->'''Sung By:''' Poe (Annie Danielewski)
->''"I needed a kidney transplant desperately. [=GeneCo=] showed this single mom sympathy."''

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->'''Played By:''' Jake Reardon
->'''Sung
Reardon\\
'''Sung
By:''' Poe (Annie Danielewski)
->''"I
Danielewski)\\
''"I
needed a kidney transplant desperately. [=GeneCo=] showed this single mom sympathy."''
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* JekyllAndHyde: Nathan and the Repo Man. They have distinct voices, the Repo Man being much more of a GutturalGrowler than Nathan. The Repo Man also seems to take pleasure in killing, while Nathan sees it as being NecessarilyEvil at best.

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* JekyllAndHyde: Nathan and the Repo Man. They have distinct voices, the Repo Man being much more of a GutturalGrowler raspy-sounding than Nathan. The Repo Man also seems to take pleasure in killing, while Nathan sees it as being NecessarilyEvil at best.
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Nathan's deceased wife and Shilo's mother. She was Rotti's fiancee but then left him for Nathan; jealous, Rotti poisoned her and framed Nathan for the crime.

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Nathan's deceased wife and Shilo's mother. She was Rotti's fiancee fiancée but then left him for Nathan; jealous, Rotti poisoned her and framed Nathan for the crime.



* AllForNothing: His elaborate, movie-long plan to [[spoiler:have Shilo kill her father in exchange for [=GeneCo=] turns out to be all for naught when she refuses to pull the trigger]].

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* AllForNothing: His elaborate, movie-long plan to [[spoiler:have [[spoiler: have Shilo kill her father in exchange for [=GeneCo=] turns out to be all for naught when she refuses to pull the trigger]].



* FauxAffablyEvil: He very politely invites Shilo into his limo and to nice parties; he even offers her a job! But no one is allowed to say no, and when you get right down to it, all his external niceness is a skin deep mask for his hate and selfishness. Justified given his job--he ''has'' to be nice, or else no one will trust his business.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: He very politely invites Shilo into his limo and to nice parties; he even offers her a job! But no one is allowed to say no, and when you get right down to it, all his external niceness is a skin deep skin-deep mask for his hate and selfishness. Justified given his job--he ''has'' to be nice, or else no one will trust his business.



Rotti's eldest son and Pavi and Amber's homicidal, older brother. He usually wears an ascot, wields a knife at all times, and is always willing to stab someone for something as little as getting his shirt messy or getting him poorly-made coffee.

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Rotti's eldest son and Pavi and Amber's homicidal, homicidal older brother. He usually wears an ascot, wields a knife at all times, and is always willing to stab someone for something as little as getting his shirt messy or getting him poorly-made coffee.



* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Surprisingly, he’s the one who shows most emotion over [[spoiler: Rotti’s death.]]

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Surprisingly, he’s the one who shows the most emotion over [[spoiler: Rotti’s death.]]



%%* BewareTheNiceOnes: Looks over the murder with an almost satisfied expression during "Night Surgeon", when even ''Luigi'' looks a little shocked. Also, when he's taunting the victim, his voice gets scratchier and deeper as he gets more violent. He acts so creepy when he first meets Shilo, that [[AxCrazy Luigi]] actually steers her away from him.%%"Nice" how?

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%%* BewareTheNiceOnes: Looks over the murder with an almost satisfied expression during "Night Surgeon", when even ''Luigi'' looks a little shocked. Also, when he's taunting the victim, his voice gets scratchier and deeper as he gets more violent. He acts so creepy when he first meets Shilo, Shilo that [[AxCrazy Luigi]] actually steers her away from him.%%"Nice" how?



* DepravedBisexual: Not shown in the film, as he's only depicted with women there, but according to WordOfGod he is this.

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* DepravedBisexual: Not shown in the film, as he's only depicted with women there, but according to WordOfGod WordOfGod, he is this.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: Sounds more comforting than taunting when he tells Nathan he can reunite Mag and Marni by killing the former. Then, him, Luigi and Amber all look at Rotti with what appears to be disapproval when he reminds Nathan of Marni's death.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Sounds more comforting than taunting when he tells Nathan he can reunite Mag and Marni by killing the former. Then, him, Luigi he, Luigi, and Amber all look at Rotti with what appears to be disapproval when he reminds Nathan of Marni's death.



Rotti's only daughter. Luigi and Pavi's younger sister, she is addicted to both surgery and Zydrate, which she obtains illegally from [=GraveRobber=], in exchange for sex. She changed her name from "Carmela Largo" to "Amber Sweet", as she "needed a stage name".

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Rotti's only daughter. Luigi daughter and Luigi's and Pavi's younger sister, she is addicted to both surgery and Zydrate, which she obtains illegally from [=GraveRobber=], in exchange for sex. She changed her name from "Carmela Largo" to "Amber Sweet", as she "needed a stage name".



* BastardUnderstudy: At the end of the movie, she [[spoiler:gets complete control of the company by ignoring her father's unsigned will and knowing no one will question her]].

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* BastardUnderstudy: At the end of the movie, she [[spoiler:gets [[spoiler: gets complete control of the company by ignoring her father's unsigned will and knowing no one will question her]].



* HiddenDepths: Amber may be a self destructive RichBitch, but she is one of the only children who seems to notice her dad is growing ill and seem genuinely concerned for him. And it appears she might just [[spoiler: be a capable ruler of [=GeneCo=] after all.]]
* {{Irony}}: The creator of the Zydrate Support Network is so hooked on surgery and zydrate that she misses a press conference to buy street juice.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: For most the movie, Amber primarily only throws temper tantrums and does some drugs, leaving her as the least dangerous antagonist by a large margin... [[spoiler: until she single-handedly takes over [=GeneCo=] after Rotti's death and manages to take control of her brothers.]]

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* HiddenDepths: Amber may be a self destructive self-destructive RichBitch, but she is one of the only children who seems to notice her dad is growing ill and seem genuinely concerned for him. And it appears she might just [[spoiler: be a capable ruler of [=GeneCo=] after all.]]
* {{Irony}}: The creator of the Zydrate Support Network is so hooked on surgery and zydrate Zydrate that she misses a press conference to buy street juice.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: For most of the movie, Amber primarily only throws temper tantrums and does some drugs, leaving her as the least dangerous antagonist by a large margin... [[spoiler: until she single-handedly takes over [=GeneCo=] after Rotti's death and manages to take control of her brothers.]]

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