History Characters / SleepyHollow1999

%%ZCE* DarkMagicalGirl: Katrina has strong whiffs of this trope, what with her enigmatic yet kind presence.

-->'''Played by:''' Creator/MirandaRichardson, Tessa Allen Ridge (as a child)

* TheDragon: [[spoiler:He's Lady Van Tassel's personal assassin]].

* BigSisterInstinct: When she, Ichabod and Young Masbeth come across the Tree of the Dead, she quickly embraces a spooked Young Masbeth and rubs his back to comfort him after all the heads of the Horseman's victims, which were hidden inside the tree, move forward out of nowhere.

* BigSisterInstinct: When she, Ichabod and Young Masbeth come across the Tree of the Dead, she quickly embraces Young Masbeth and rubs his back comfortingly after all the heads of the Horseman's victims, which were tucked inside the tree, move forward out of nowhere.

The protagonist of the movie, a police constable sent to Sleepy Hollow from New York City to investigate a series of murders.

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-->'''Played by:''' Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/SamFior (as a child)
-->'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/BrunoChoel (European French)

-->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristinaRicci

[[folder:Headless Horseman]]

-->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristopherWalken, Creator/RayPark (headless)

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Personally guns down Reverend Steenwyck when the latter kills Dr. Lancaster.

* MrExposition: Sets the scene for what Ichabod should be prepared for at Sleepy Hollow. Unaware of course, that there ''is'' something supernatural at work...
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Only has one scene and never reappears, but it involves him sending Ichabod to investigate the crimes in Seepy Hollow, kicking off the plot.

* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:Knocks out Lady Van Tassel with a heavy stick when she and Ichabod are struggling for the Horseman's skull]].

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Attempts to do this after assisting Ichabod's inquiries, but the Horseman literally stops him dead in his tracks.

* AssholeVictim: Steenwyck is shot dead by Baltus right after he kills Dr. Lancaster.

* {{Fainting}}: He faints many times throughout the film, mostly when seeing bloody corpses, and notably when he first sees the Headless Horseman. [[spoiler:[[RunningGag and then one last time]] after the whole affair of freeing the Horseman and defeating Lady Van Tassel.]]

* {{Fainting}}: He faints many times throughout the film, mostly when seeing bloody corpses, and notably when he first sees the Headless Horseman. [[spoiler:RunningGag and then one last time after the whole affair of freeing the Horseman and defeating Lady Van Tassel.]]

* {{Fainting}}: He faints many times throughout the film, mostly when seeing bloody corpses, and notably when he first sees the Headless Horseman.

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:The Van Garretts seized her family's land and left her and her sister without a home, so she's actually not entirely wrong to be so angry.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: However, it doesn't justify murdering her own sister, or the servant girl out of pure spite, or the midwife who knew Widow Winship had been pregnant, nor does it excuse her {{greed}}, [[{{Hypocrite}} which makes her just as bad as the families she was seeking revenge against]], and probably even worse.]]

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:The Van Garretts seized her family's land and left her and her sister without a home, so she's actually not entirely wrong to be so angry. However, it doesn't justify murdering her own sister, or the servant girl out of pure spite, or the midwife who knew Widow Winship had been pregnant, nor does it excuse her {{greed}}, [[{{Hypocrite}} which makes her just as bad as the families she was seeking revenge against]], and probably even worse.]]

* DirtyOldMan: Eventually revealed to have been engaging in carnal relationship with the Van Tassel's maid, despite looking old enough to be that woman's father.

* TooDumbToLive: Going after an invincible undead mercenary and expecting to come out on top isn't a good idea. Brave, but incredibly stupid, especially when said undead merc is clearly a better fighter and immune to gunshots. What's even more stupid is the Horseman clearly giving Brom many chances to back off, only for Brom to keep attacking him until the Horseman finally has had enough of him. The Horseman didn't even bother to collect Brom's head as he should've, leaving Ichabod to deduce that the Horseman is being controlled.

* MeaningfulRename: She was born [[spoiler:Mary Archer but changed her name to Lady Van Tassel after killing a woman with that name and married into her family afterward]].

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:The Van Tassels and the Van Garretts seized her family's land and left her and her sister without a home, so she's actually not entirely wrong to be so angry. However, it doesn't justify murdering her own sister, or the servant girl out of pure spite, or the midwife who knew Widow Winship had been pregnant, nor does it excuse her {{greed}}, [[{{Hypocrite}} which makes her just as bad as the families she was seeking revenge against]], and probably even worse.]]

* DomesticAbuse: Her husband ''really'' didn't like the fact she had powers.

* {{Troll}}: Brom dresses up as the Headless Horseman at one point and chases Ichabod with a flaming pumpkin, which he throws at him, causing the inspector to faint. He and a couple of men have a laugh about it afterwards.

* TheFaceless: While we definitely see what she looks like in the flashbacks, the Crone keeps her face hidden during the present day. She wears a thick veil that obscures her features, and the only time she lifts it is to show her NightmareFace while speaking to Ichabod Crane, meaning we don't truly know what she looks like.

* TheOphelia: She's definitely more than a little crazy, and when we get to see her real face in a {{flashback}}, she's surprisingly beautiful.