History Characters / StrangerInAStrangeLand

* ChurchOfHappyology: {{Unbuilt trope}} inasmuch as the Church of the New World that Mike creates wasn’t based on UsefulNotes/{{Scientology}} but is still extremely similar to it and is ultimately revealed to be right.

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* Only KnownByHisNickname: Is normally called Mike by the other characters

Tropes associated with this character include:

* LoveInterest}: She’s one for Mike.
" Only KnownByANickname: Everyone calls her Jill
" {{Polyamory}}: As High Priestess of Mike’s cult.

Tropes associated with this character include:

" AuthorAvatar}: Is often a mouthpiece for Heinlein’s views.
* BunnyEarsLawyer}: He’s eccentric and a successful lawyer.

* DyingMomentOfAwesome: When he reiterates his [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase}} while being stoned to death for its blasphemy.

{{Character Development}}: Mike starts off quite naïve about humans but changes over time.

{{Conveniently an Orphan}}: Born of an affair between astronauts that led to them killing each other and adopted by aliens. The result is that he’s legally heir to Mars.

{{Church of Happyology}}:{{Unbuilt trope}} inasmuch as the Church of the New World that Mike creates wasn’t based on {{UsefulNotes/Scientology}} but is still extremely similar to it and is ultimately revealed to be right.

{{Crystal Dragon Jesus}}: Is this.

{{Dying moment of Awesome}}: When he reiterates his {{catchphrase}} while being stoned to death for its blasphemy.

{{Only Known by his Nickname}}: Is normally called Mike by the other characters

{{Tragic Hero}}: He dies to preach his teachings.

{{Touched by Vorlons}}: The source of his power is being raised by Martians.

Tropes associated with this character include

{{Hospital Hottie}}: She’s a nurse who works at a hospital when she’s introduced.

{{Love Interest}}: She’s one for Mike.

{{Only Known by a Nickname}}: Everyone calls her Jill

{{Polyamory}}: As High Priestess of Mike’s cult.

{{Women are Wiser}}: {{Downplayed}} but she is very much a mentor to Mike when he’s learning to be human.

{{UsefulNotes/Agnosticism}}: He has no idea which religion, if any, is the right one and explicitly acknowledges that.

{{Author Avatar}}: Is often a mouthpiece for Heinlein’s views.

{{Bunny Ears Lawyer}}: He’s eccentric and a successful lawyer.

{{Designated Hero}}: Accuses Lot and Elisha from {{Literature/The Bible}} of being this.

{{Grumpy Old Man}}: Characterizes himself as such.

{{What have I done}}: Blames himself and his influence on Mike for Mike’s eventual death which he regards as a {{senseless sacrifice}}.

Tropes associated with this character include

{{The Ace}}: Mike easily masters almost everything he sets his mind to extremely quickly.

{{Author Avatar}}: {{Downplayed}} in relation to several other characters but Mike is often used as Heinlein’s mouthpiece for criticism of organized religion.


{{Bizarre Alien Psychology}}: Thanks to having been raised by Martians, Mike doesn’t grok things the way humans do, at least at first.

{{Character Development}}:Mike starts off quite naïve about humans but changes over time.

{{Only Known by a Nickname}}: Is normally called Mike by the other characters

{{Agnostic}}: He has no idea which religion, if any, is the right one and explicitly acknowledges that.

{{Agnosticism}}: He has no idea which religion, if any, is the right one and explicitly acknowledges that.

{{Designed Hero}}: Accuses Lot and Elisha from {{Literature/The Bible}} of being this.

{{What have I done}}: Blames himself and his influence on Mike for Mike’s eventual death which he regards as a {{senseless sacrifice}}.

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{{Church of Happyology}}:{{Unbuilt}} inasmuch as the Church of the New World that Mike creates wasn’t based on {{UsefulNotes/Scientology}} but is still extremely similar to it and is ultimately revealed to be right.

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{{Touched by Vorlons}}: The source of his power is being raised by Martians.

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