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* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Although now she's a queen.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: As Nastajia's love interest he put her first [[spoiler: in times of worldwide crisis. He refused to aid Nicodemus is stopping the Nightmare horde in favour of finding Nastajia and bringing her back safely to Ashendel leading to Nicodemus revoking his abilities to enter Dreamland.]] Later, when he asks Niviene if her ability to pass objects between worlds via the magic looking glass could be used for people, she states that sending something that big through would be far too dangerous. [[spoiler:He does it anyway, pulling her through to Earth away from Abaddon and pushing himself into Dreamland, resulting in a massive magical explosion. It luckily turns out for the best since it takes out half of Abaddon's army and Alex is saved from dying by Excalibur's scabbard, but doesn't change the fact that he did it out of reckless devotion to Nastajia. He then proceeds to ask the King of Dwarves to invade the most heavily fortified part of the Nightmare Realm with no plan, little magic, a damaged ship, and a badly wounded crew.]]
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: As Nastajia's love interest he put her first [[spoiler: [[spoiler:even in times of worldwide crisis. He refused to aid Nicodemus is in stopping the Nightmare horde in favour of finding Nastajia and bringing her back safely to Ashendel Ashendel, leading to Nicodemus revoking his abilities to enter Dreamland.]] Later, when he asks Niviene if her ability to pass objects between worlds via the magic looking glass could be used for people, she states that sending something that big through would be far too dangerous. [[spoiler:He does it anyway, pulling her through to Earth away from Abaddon and pushing himself into Dreamland, resulting in a massive magical explosion. It luckily turns out for the best since it takes out half of Abaddon's army and Alex is saved from dying by Excalibur's scabbard, but doesn't change the fact that he did it out of reckless devotion to Nastajia. He then proceeds to ask the King of Dwarves to invade the most heavily fortified part of the Nightmare Realm with no plan, little magic, a damaged ship, and a badly wounded crew.]]
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* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:Gilgamesh intends to conquer Earth after becoming immortal... by razing the entire planet to rubble and killing everyone on it first.]]
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* TheStrategist: Draws up army plans for the Centaurs based on information shared on their transdimensional pouch without ever having step foot onto Dreamland.
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* TheAtoner: After defying Nicodemus from years of loyalty.
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* BadassNormal: Despite not being able to enter Dreamland he collaborates with Alex to draft up a successful battle plan for the Centaurs.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: [[spoiler:Upon gaining the ability to dream, and in turn enter Dreamland.]]
* NerdsAreSexy: It helps that he is the twin brother of the good-looking protagonist.
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* WalkingSpoiler: Pertaining to his identity as [[spoiler:the true heir to Dreamland and what he can do after being able to dream.]]
* ImprovisedArmour: Dons one made of Alex's hockey uniform in anticipation of [[spoiler:Abaddon's army entering the real world.]]
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* NerdsAreSexyNerdsAreSexy: Not bad in looks herself, like Dan.
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* DefrostingIceQueenDefrostingIceQueen: Warms up in after getting into a relationship with Alex.
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* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMaskTheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Alex notices this as her shift in attitude after being forced to ascend the throne after her parents' abrupt disappearances.
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* BadassPrincess: It goes without saying even though she's now Queen.
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* PutOnABus: After being [[spoiler:reunited with Merlin, they decide their time in the world is done and depart from the story after sabotaging Gilgamesh's PortalNetwork]].
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* PutOnABus: After being [[spoiler:reunited with Merlin, they decide their time in the world is done and depart from the story battle after sabotaging Gilgamesh's PortalNetwork]].PortalNetwork. They do end up returning to perform the coronation of the next Dreamland king]].
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* PutOnABus: After being [[spoiler:reunited with Merlin, they decide their time in the world is done and depart from the story after sabotaging Gilgamesh's PortalNetwork]].
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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:He sacrifices his own LifeForce to make up for letting Gilgamesh kidnap children, reviving the children Gilgamesh killed.]]
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* NoBodyLeftBehind: [[spoiler:When Alex kills his real body, it collapses into a small pile of dust.]]
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* ExplainingYourPowerToTheEnemy: [[spoiler:He gloats to Dan and Alex that he cannot be harmed because of his power to switch between his earthly and dream bodies at will. His earthly form cannot be harmed by dream weapons and his dreamland form cannot be hurt by earthly weapons. The brothers' response is to stab him with both of their weapons simultaneously.]]
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* InterspeciesRomance: Picks one up with an Egyptian man.
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* HiveQueen: [[spoiler:As the King of the Nightmare Realm, he became this to Abbadon, a series of nightmare creatures sharing a single mind under his control.]]
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:He turns out to be the real one, to whom Nicodemus was an UnwittingPawn. Most of the plot's conflict is a result of his own desires.]]
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* FalseFriend: Betrayed Oberon, the King of the Elves for siding against Nicodemus even though they were close.
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* LargeAndInCharge: Is at least four times the size of a usual dwarf.
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* EvilGloating: He taunts Dwarven King Bognok that he lied to the Dwarves that they have always sided with the King of Dreamland; in actuality there were rebelling Dwarves when Nicodemus usurped the throne but they were dealt with.
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* ScarsAreForever: He [[http://www.thedreamlandchronicles.com/comic/page-270/ still has the scar]] Alex gave him [[http://www.thedreamlandchronicles.com/comic/page-270/ accidentally gashing his right eye eight years ago]].
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Nicodemus insists on the title "King" to Oberon who vehemently disapproves along with the rest of his Kingdom of his status as King of all Dreamland.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Nicodemus insists on the title "King" to Oberon who vehemently disapproves along with the rest of his Kingdom of his status as King of all Dreamland.
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* WartsAndAll: When he tells Dan he is mortally wounded and does not expect to outlast the day, Dan promises that history will remember both the good dragon and the bad.
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!!Nicodemus
The tyrannical, draconic ruler of Dreamland.
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!!Bognok
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: When ordered to go [[spoiler:into the Nightmare Realm by Alex with no plan, little magic, a damaged ship, and a badly wounded crew]], he asks if there's any ale left.
* LargeAndInCharge: Is at least four times the size of a usual dwarf.
* OxymoronicBeing: He is a giant dwarf. Let that sink in.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has green hair.
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[[folder:Nicodemus]]
!!Nicodemus
The tyrannical, draconic ruler of Dreamland.
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* LargeAndInCharge: Is at least four times the size of a usual dwarf.
* OxymoronicBeing: He is a giant dwarf. Let that sink in.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has green hair.
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!!Nicodemus
The tyrannical, draconic ruler of Dreamland.
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* AmazingTechicolorPopulation: The merpeople and the fairies.
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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Seems to be the case as she has been a thieving street rat since she was a kid.
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* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:She was poisoned by the Wraiths while on her mission to retrieve the Tablet of Pendragon but revived thanks to the Guardians' intervention and Excalibur's scabbard.]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:She was poisoned by the Wraiths while on her mission to retrieve the Tablet of Pendragon but revived thanks to the Guardians' intervention and Excalibur's scabbard.]]
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* StreetUrchin: Felicity grew up in the streets of Astoria and knows nothing of her origins.'
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* FamedInStory: He finds he's this when he returns to Dreamland as an adult.
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* FamedInStory: He finds he's this among the teddies' village when he returns to Dreamland as an adult.
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* CannotDream: [[spoiler:As part of Nicodemus' curse, which prevents any of King Arthur's descendants from entering Dreamland.]]
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* CannotDream: [[spoiler:As part of Nicodemus' curse, which prevents any of King Arthur's descendants from entering Dreamland. Subverted after he lifts it.]]
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* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:He sinks beneath the waters after being severely wounded. Naturally, he turns up again later in the Nightmare Realm. This is immediately lampshaded, with Alex and Nastajia discussing how obvious it is that Nicodemus survived.]]
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A medical student in Alex and Dan's university and also their good friend.
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A prospective medical student in Alex and Dan's university and also their good friend.
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* AlienBlood: Most of the non-humanoids have green blood.
* AmazingTechicolorPopulation: The merpeople and the fairies.
* FantasyKitchenSink: Dreamlanders come in all shapes and sizes running across the mythological spectrum, their species including centaurs, elves, rock giants, merpeople, fairies, dwarves, etcetera.
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* AlienBlood: Most of the non-humanoids have green blood.
* AmazingTechicolorPopulation: The merpeople and the fairies.
* FantasyKitchenSink: Dreamlanders come in all shapes and sizes running across the mythological spectrum, their species including centaurs, elves, rock giants, merpeople, fairies, dwarves, etcetera.
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The Princess-turned-Queen of the Elven Kingdom, Ashendel. Her parents missing for years, she has matured into a very brave, capable but cold lady.
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The Princess-turned-Queen of the Elven Kingdom, Ashendel. She was one of Alex's childhood friends in Dreamland. Her parents missing for years, she has matured into a very brave, capable but cold lady.
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!!Nicodemus
The tyrannical, draconic ruler of Dreamland.
!!Nicodemus
The tyrannical, draconic ruler of Dreamland.
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The tyrannical, draconic ruler
!!Kiwi
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* BigBad: Nicodemus starts out as this, but turns out to have been an UnwittingPawn of the ''real'' BigBad, [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]], the ruler of the Nightmare Realm and usually referred to by Abaddon as The Dreamer.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: No, it's not over after he is defeated and deposed.
* EvilChancellor: Used to be one of these.
* KillItWithFire: This is basically what he ''does''.
* PaintingTheMedium: His dialogue is written in a yellow word balloon with red outline and text.
* TreacherousAdvisor: In the past. Notable in that ''actually told his liege he would betray him,'' though only if he kept trying to bring more humans to Dreamland.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Tricked into believing that the humans had attempted to invade]]. He felt that he was protecting Dreamland from humanity and from war with the Nightmare Realm by siding with Abbadon. [[spoiler:But in actuality, he fell right into Abbadon's hands.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: Completely loses his composure when the Sword of Kings tells him to his face that [[spoiler:Arthur is long dead and Alex is his successor, as well as the fact that Alex is not a first born of his generation, finding a loophole in one of Dreamland's rules and undermining the dragon's claim to the throne.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:What Gilgamesh tells him as he is critically wounded, as he turned on Gilgamesh when he learned what Gilgamesh was planning to do to Dreamland.]]
* DiscOneFinalBoss: No, it's not over after he is defeated and deposed.
* EvilChancellor: Used to be one of these.
* KillItWithFire: This is basically what he ''does''.
* PaintingTheMedium: His dialogue is written in a yellow word balloon with red outline and text.
* TreacherousAdvisor: In the past. Notable in that ''actually told his liege he would betray him,'' though only if he kept trying to bring more humans to Dreamland.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Tricked into believing that the humans had attempted to invade]]. He felt that he was protecting Dreamland from humanity and from war with the Nightmare Realm by siding with Abbadon. [[spoiler:But in actuality, he fell right into Abbadon's hands.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: Completely loses his composure when the Sword of Kings tells him to his face that [[spoiler:Arthur is long dead and Alex is his successor, as well as the fact that Alex is not a first born of his generation, finding a loophole in one of Dreamland's rules and undermining the dragon's claim to the throne.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:What Gilgamesh tells him as he is critically wounded, as he turned on Gilgamesh when he learned what Gilgamesh was planning to do to Dreamland.]]
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* BigBad: Nicodemus starts out as this, but turns out to have been an UnwittingPawn of GenkiGirl: She's very cheerful and positive even in the ''real'' BigBad, [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]], the ruler face of a full-scale war against Abaddon.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Her current clothes.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Packs a punch fending off creatures of the NightmareRealm and usually referred to by Abaddon as The Dreamer.
Realm.
*DiscOneFinalBoss: No, it's not over after he is defeated and deposed.
* EvilChancellor: Used to be one of these.
* KillItWithFire: This is basically what he ''does''.
* PaintingTheMedium: His dialogue is written in a yellow word balloonSheIsAllGrownUp: Likewise with red outline and text.
* TreacherousAdvisor: In the past. Notable in that ''actually told his liege he would betray him,'' though only if he kept trying to bring more humans to Dreamland.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Tricked into believing that the humans had attempted to invade]]. He felt that he was protecting Dreamland from humanity and from war with the Nightmare Realm by siding with Abbadon. [[spoiler:But in actuality, he fell right into Abbadon's hands.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: Completely loses his composure when the Sword of Kings tells him to his face that [[spoiler:Arthur is long dead and Alex is his successor, as well as the fact that Alex is not a first born of his generation, finding a loophole in one of Dreamland's rules and undermining the dragon's claim to the throne.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:What Gilgamesh tells him as he is critically wounded, as he turned on Gilgamesh when he learned what Gilgamesh was planning to do to Dreamland.]]Nastajia.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Her current clothes.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Packs a punch fending off creatures of the Nightmare
*
* EvilChancellor: Used to be one of these.
* KillItWithFire: This is basically what he ''does''.
* PaintingTheMedium: His dialogue is written in a yellow word balloon
* TreacherousAdvisor: In the past. Notable in that ''actually told his liege he would betray him,'' though only if he kept trying to bring more humans to Dreamland.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Tricked into believing that the humans had attempted to invade]]. He felt that he was protecting Dreamland from humanity and from war with the Nightmare Realm by siding with Abbadon. [[spoiler:But in actuality, he fell right into Abbadon's hands.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: Completely loses his composure when the Sword of Kings tells him to his face that [[spoiler:Arthur is long dead and Alex is his successor, as well as the fact that Alex is not a first born of his generation, finding a loophole in one of Dreamland's rules and undermining the dragon's claim to the throne.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:What Gilgamesh tells him as he is critically wounded, as he turned on Gilgamesh when he learned what Gilgamesh was planning to do to Dreamland.]]
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!!Felicity
A thief from Astoria that Alex meets in his adult journeys on Dreamland.
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A thief from Astoria that Alex meets in his adult journeys on Dreamland.
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!!Paddington Rumblebottom III
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* CatFolk: She's also a [[StealthPun cat burglar]].
* CannotSpitItOut: To Alex (to a lesser extent) but he's already involved with Nastajia.
* ChildhoodFriends: [[spoiler:With Nicole. Thanks to Niviene's efforts, they are reunited years later.]]
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Seems to be the case as she has been a thieving street rat since she was a kid.
* LastOfHerKind: She is the last Tigrin known to still exist, the rest of them having been wiped out by the Wraiths of the Nightmare Realm.
* StreetUrchin: Felicity grew up in the streets of Astoria and knows nothing of her origins.'
* CannotSpitItOut: To Alex (to a lesser extent) but he's already involved with Nastajia.
* ChildhoodFriends: [[spoiler:With Nicole. Thanks to Niviene's efforts, they are reunited years later.]]
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Seems to be the case as she has been a thieving street rat since she was a kid.
* LastOfHerKind: She is the last Tigrin known to still exist, the rest of them having been wiped out by the Wraiths of the Nightmare Realm.
* StreetUrchin: Felicity grew up in the streets of Astoria and knows nothing of her origins.'
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* CatFolk: She's GentleGiant: Not as menacing as he appears to be.
* RealMenWearPink: Is also a[[StealthPun cat burglar]].
dance instructor.
*CannotSpitItOut: To Alex (to SquashedFlat: Gets squashed swiftly by a lesser extent) but he's already involved cyclops' foot after trying to reason with Nastajia.
* ChildhoodFriends: [[spoiler:With Nicole. Thankshim during a flashback to Niviene's efforts, they are reunited years later.]]
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Seems to be the case as she has been a thieving street rat since she was a kid.
* LastOfHerKind: She is theAlex's last Tigrin known to still exist, the rest of them having been wiped out by the Wraiths of the Nightmare Realm.
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* ChildhoodFriends: [[spoiler:With Nicole. Thanks
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!!Niviene AKA The Lady of the Lake
A mermaid with magic powers living in the depths of the sea who is also the pivotal Lady of the Lake in the legends involving King Arthur.
!!Niviene AKA The Lady of the Lake
A mermaid with magic powers living in the depths of the sea who is also the pivotal Lady of the Lake in the legends involving King Arthur.
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!!Nicodemus
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* CastFromLifespan: [[spoiler:Uses her magic to open a portal between Dreamland and Earth meant only for small objects. Alex forcefully pulls her through away from Abbadon, putting a serious strain on her and causing her to age rapidly.]]
* RapidAging: [[spoiler:A while after being forced onto Earth through her water portal by Alex and she is grey-haired and her body frail and wrinkled.]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Has lived far longer than mermaids are normally able. She was rumored to have become TheAgeless thanks to the magic she learned from Merlin. In actuality, she owes it to [[spoiler:the [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Sibu Issahir Amelu]], the plant stolen from Gilgamesh in his quest for immortality]].
* RapidAging: [[spoiler:A while after being forced onto Earth through her water portal by Alex and she is grey-haired and her body frail and wrinkled.]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Has lived far longer than mermaids are normally able. She was rumored to have become TheAgeless thanks to the magic she learned from Merlin. In actuality, she owes it to [[spoiler:the [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Sibu Issahir Amelu]], the plant stolen from Gilgamesh in his quest for immortality]].
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* CastFromLifespan: [[spoiler:Uses her magic BigBad: Nicodemus starts out as this, but turns out to open have been an UnwittingPawn of the ''real'' BigBad, [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]], the ruler of the Nightmare Realm and usually referred to by Abaddon as The Dreamer.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: No, it's not over after he is defeated and deposed.
* EvilChancellor: Used to be one of these.
* KillItWithFire: This is basically what he ''does''.
* PaintingTheMedium: His dialogue is written in aportal between yellow word balloon with red outline and text.
* TreacherousAdvisor: In the past. Notable in that ''actually told his liege he would betray him,'' though only if he kept trying to bring more humans to Dreamland.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Tricked into believing that the humans had attempted to invade]]. He felt that he was protecting Dreamlandand Earth meant only for small objects. Alex forcefully pulls her through away from Abbadon, putting a serious strain on her humanity and causing her to age rapidly.from war with the Nightmare Realm by siding with Abbadon. [[spoiler:But in actuality, he fell right into Abbadon's hands.]]
*RapidAging: [[spoiler:A while after being forced onto Earth through her water portal by VillainousBreakdown: Completely loses his composure when the Sword of Kings tells him to his face that [[spoiler:Arthur is long dead and Alex is his successor, as well as the fact that Alex is not a first born of his generation, finding a loophole in one of Dreamland's rules and she is grey-haired and her body frail and wrinkled.undermining the dragon's claim to the throne.]]
*ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Has lived far longer than mermaids are normally able. She was rumored to have become TheAgeless thanks to the magic she learned from Merlin. In actuality, she owes it to [[spoiler:the [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Sibu Issahir Amelu]], the plant stolen from YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:What Gilgamesh in his quest for immortality]].tells him as he is critically wounded, as he turned on Gilgamesh when he learned what Gilgamesh was planning to do to Dreamland.]]
* DiscOneFinalBoss: No, it's not over after he is defeated and deposed.
* EvilChancellor: Used to be one of these.
* KillItWithFire: This is basically what he ''does''.
* PaintingTheMedium: His dialogue is written in a
* TreacherousAdvisor: In the past. Notable in that ''actually told his liege he would betray him,'' though only if he kept trying to bring more humans to Dreamland.
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!!The Dreamer AKA [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]]
[[spoiler:The first human to set foot on Dreamland and also its first king. He believes he is the rightful king throughout, maintaining his long-comatose body off nightmares from kidnapped children for several millennia. He commands the Nightmare Realm, its creatures collectively known as Abaddon who manipulated Nicodemus on his behalf. The final arc of the story focuses on revelations about him and his re-awakening.]]
!!The Dreamer AKA [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]]
[[spoiler:The first human to set foot on Dreamland and also its first king. He believes he is the rightful king throughout, maintaining his long-comatose body off nightmares from kidnapped children for several millennia. He commands the Nightmare Realm, its creatures collectively known as Abaddon who manipulated Nicodemus on his behalf. The final arc of the story focuses on revelations about him and his re-awakening.]]
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!!The Dreamer AKA [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]]
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!!Felicity
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* ChildhoodFriends: [[spoiler:With Nicole. Thanks to Niviene's efforts, they are reunited years later.]]
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Seems to be the case as she has been a thieving street rat since she was a kid.
* LastOfHerKind: She is the last Tigrin known to still exist, the rest of them having been wiped out by the Wraiths of the Nightmare Realm.
* StreetUrchin: Felicity grew up in the streets of Astoria and knows nothing of her origins.'
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!!Niviene AKA The Lady of the Lake
A mermaid with magic powers living in the depths of the sea who is also the pivotal Lady of the Lake in the legends involving King Arthur.
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* CastFromLifespan: [[spoiler:Uses her magic to open a portal between Dreamland and Earth meant only for small objects. Alex forcefully pulls her through away from Abbadon, putting a serious strain on her and causing her to age rapidly.]]
* RapidAging: [[spoiler:A while after being forced onto Earth through her water portal by Alex and she is grey-haired and her body frail and wrinkled.]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Has lived far longer than mermaids are normally able. She was rumored to have become TheAgeless thanks to the magic she learned from Merlin. In actuality, she owes it to [[spoiler:the [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Sibu Issahir Amelu]], the plant stolen from Gilgamesh in his quest for immortality]].
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[[folder:The Dreamer]]
!!The Dreamer AKA [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]]
[[spoiler:The first human to set foot on Dreamland and also its first king. He believes he is the rightful king throughout, maintaining his long-comatose body off nightmares from kidnapped children for several millennia. He commands the Nightmare Realm, its creatures collectively known as Abaddon who manipulated Nicodemus on his behalf. The final arc of the story focuses on revelations about him and his re-awakening.]]
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* CannotSpitItOut: To Alex (to a lesser extent) but he's already involved with Nastajia.
* ChildhoodFriends: [[spoiler:With Nicole. Thanks to Niviene's efforts, they are reunited years later.]]
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Seems to be the case as she has been a thieving street rat since she was a kid.
* LastOfHerKind: She is the last Tigrin known to still exist, the rest of them having been wiped out by the Wraiths of the Nightmare Realm.
* StreetUrchin: Felicity grew up in the streets of Astoria and knows nothing of her origins.'
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!!Niviene AKA The Lady of the Lake
A mermaid with magic powers living in the depths of the sea who is also the pivotal Lady of the Lake in the legends involving King Arthur.
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* CastFromLifespan: [[spoiler:Uses her magic to open a portal between Dreamland and Earth meant only for small objects. Alex forcefully pulls her through away from Abbadon, putting a serious strain on her and causing her to age rapidly.]]
* RapidAging: [[spoiler:A while after being forced onto Earth through her water portal by Alex and she is grey-haired and her body frail and wrinkled.]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Has lived far longer than mermaids are normally able. She was rumored to have become TheAgeless thanks to the magic she learned from Merlin. In actuality, she owes it to [[spoiler:the [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Sibu Issahir Amelu]], the plant stolen from Gilgamesh in his quest for immortality]].
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!!The Dreamer AKA [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]]
[[spoiler:The first human to set foot on Dreamland and also its first king. He believes he is the rightful king throughout, maintaining his long-comatose body off nightmares from kidnapped children for several millennia. He commands the Nightmare Realm, its creatures collectively known as Abaddon who manipulated Nicodemus on his behalf. The final arc of the story focuses on revelations about him and his re-awakening.]]
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: As Nastajia's love interest he put her first [[spoiler: in times of worldwide crisis. He refused to aid Nicodemus is stopping the Nightmare horde in favour of finding Nastajia and bringing her back safely to Ashendel leading to Nicodemus revoking his abilities to enter Dreamland.]] Later, when he asks Niviene if her ability to pass objects between worlds via the magic looking glass could be used for people, she states that sending something that big through would be far too dangerous. [[spoiler:He does it anyway, pulling her through to Earth away from Abaddon and pushing himself into Dreamland, resulting in a massive magical explosion. It luckily turns out for the best since it takes out half of Abaddon's army and Alex is saved from dying by Excalibur's scabbard, but doesn't change the fact that he did it out of reckless devotion to Nastajia. He then proceeds to ask the King of Dwarves to invade the most heavily fortified part of the Nightmare Realm with no plan, little magic, a damaged ship, and a badly wounded crew.]]
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Nicodemus revokes the curse he put on King Arthur's descendants barring them from entry to Dreamland, which returns Alex's ability to enter Dreamland back to Dan, after Alex declares that he would put the entirety of Dreamland at the mercy of the Nightmare horde to ensure that Nastajia is safe.safely back in Ashendel.]]
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Subverted. Finding her parents is a major plot point, [[spoiler:and they are finally reunited in Chapter 21 battling Abaddon's forces]].
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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Seems to be the case as she has been a thieving street rat since she was a kid.
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!!Niviene AKA The Lady of the Lake
A mermaid with magic powers living in the depths of the sea who is also the pivotal Lady of the Lake in the legends involving King Arthur.
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* CastFromLifespan: [[spoiler:Uses her magic to open a portal between Dreamland and Earth meant only for small objects. Alex forcefully pulls her through away from Abbadon, putting a serious strain on her and causing her to age rapidly.]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Has lived far longer than mermaids are normally able. She was rumored to have become TheAgeless thanks to the magic she learned from Merlin. In actuality, she owes it to [[spoiler:the [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Sibu Issahir Amelu]], the plant stolen from Gilgamesh in his quest for immortality]].
!!Niviene AKA The Lady of the Lake
A mermaid with magic powers living in the depths of the sea who is also the pivotal Lady of the Lake in the legends involving King Arthur.
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* CastFromLifespan: [[spoiler:Uses her magic to open a portal between Dreamland and Earth meant only for small objects. Alex forcefully pulls her through away from Abbadon, putting a serious strain on her and causing her to age rapidly.]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Has lived far longer than mermaids are normally able. She was rumored to have become TheAgeless thanks to the magic she learned from Merlin. In actuality, she owes it to [[spoiler:the [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Sibu Issahir Amelu]], the plant stolen from Gilgamesh in his quest for immortality]].
* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler:He is said to be human, but he is far larger than it is possible for a human to be. Which is appropriate since he's actually a demigod.]]
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* ImaginationBasedSuperpower: Dan is trained in lucid dreaming techniques. As a result, he is able to [[spoiler:conjure a suite of armor on his first time on Dreamland, not that he really needs it.]]
* ChildhoodFriends: [[spoiler:With Felicity. Alex knowing of her brings Nicole out of her skepticism for good.]]
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!!Felicity
A thief from Astoria that Alex meets in his adult journeys on Dreamland.
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* CatFolk: She's also a [[StealthPun cat burglar]].
* CannotSpitItOut: To Alex (to a lesser extent) but he's already involved with Nastajia.
* ChildhoodFriends: [[spoiler:With Nicole. Thanks to Niviene's efforts, they are reunited years later.]]
* LastOfHerKind: She is the last Tigrin known to still exist, the rest of them having been wiped out by the Wraiths of the Nightmare Realm.
* StreetUrchin: Felicity grew up in the streets of Astoria and knows nothing of her origins.'
[[folder:The Dreamer]]
!!The Dreamer AKA [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]]
[[spoiler:The first human to set foot on Dreamland and also its first king. He believes he is the rightful king throughout, maintaining his long-comatose body off nightmares from kidnapped children for several millennia. He commands the Nightmare Realm, its creatures collectively known as Abaddon who manipulated Nicodemus on his behalf. The final arc of the story focuses on revelations about him and his re-awakening.]]
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* HealingVat: [[spoiler:He has been preserved in one of these for over three thousand years.]]
* ImmortalityImmorality: [[spoiler:Has been keeping himself alive for several ''thousands'' of years feeding on the nightmares of children.]]
* ImmortalitySeeker: [[spoiler:His motive, unsurprisingly as the original immortality seeker. He was the first human to cross over into Dreamland and asked Abbadon for immortality. Abbadon was able to give it to him, but not the kind he hoped for since it left him locked in a HealingVat.]]
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: The reason the Nightmare Realm has been kidnapping the dream forms of children? [[spoiler:He needs them to power his HealingVat with their nightmares.]]
* PublicDomainCharacter: [[spoiler:He's [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Gilgamesh]], and his quest for immortality actually succeeded beyond our world.]]
* SemiDivine: [[spoiler:As in mythology, he is a demigod.]]
* SoulEating: [[spoiler:Eventually goes beyond consuming the nightmares of children and starts devouring their very souls, killing them.]]
* SpikesOfVillainy: [[spoiler:Gilgamesh's armor conjured on his Dreamworld self has this design.]]
* TakeOverTheWorld: [[spoiler:His next objective after attaining immortality.]]
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[[folder:Alex]]
!!Alexander "Alex" Carter
A 20-year-old college student who suddenly finds himself back in Dreamland after his last dream about it eight years ago. He enters it by putting on a sword necklace which represents the Sword of the Kings he accidentally struck the dragon Nicodemus with in the last childhood dream.
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* {{BFS}}: The Sword of the Kings in his possession, to complement the whole [[ChosenOne chosen one]] thing he has going.
* TheCassandra: In the beginning, no one in the real world, ''even'' his twin, believes that Dreamland is real.
* ChosenOne: His basic role in the story. Although, [[spoiler:it was meant for his older twin Dan. Niviene, the Lady of the Lake believes in that too along with the other descendants of King Arthur.]]
* CollapsibleHelmet: Comes with the Elven armor Alex receives.
* CuriosityIsACrapshoot: In his last childhood dream, he wanders into a cave, finds a cool new sword, and... is accosted by a [[BigBad dragon]].
* FamedInStory: He finds he's this when he returns to Dreamland as an adult.
* TheHero: In spades. As the comic goes on [[CharacterDevelopment he becomes more responsible and thoughtful.]]
* PoweredArmor: He wears a magical version crafted by the Elves.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Nicodemus revokes the curse he put on King Arthur's descendants barring them from entry to Dreamland, which returns Alex's ability to enter Dreamland back to Dan, after Alex declares that he would put the entirety of Dreamland at the mercy of the Nightmare horde to ensure that Nastajia is safe.]]
* YoungestChildWins: Born 5 minutes after Dan and can enter Dreamland [[spoiler:despite Nicodemus' curse.]]
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[[folder:Dan]]
!!Daniel "Dan" Carter
The older twin brother and roommate of Alex.
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* CannotDream: [[spoiler:As part of Nicodemus' curse, which prevents any of King Arthur's descendants from entering Dreamland.]]
* CannotSpitItOut: To [[spoiler:Nicole]] in later chapters. [[spoiler:They eventually become a couple.]]
* InstantExpert: [[spoiler:Daniel once he is able to enter Dreamland, tying to his intellect and extensive research into Dreamland beforehand.]]
* NighInvulnerability: [[spoiler:Dreamworld!Dan. He is trained in lucid dreaming techniques and thus has total control over his dream form. As a result, his dream form cannot be damaged by anything Abaddon can throw at him.]]
* NerdsAreSexy
* SuperStrength: [[spoiler:One of Dreamworld!Dan's abilities.]]
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[[folder:Nicole]]
!!Nicole
A medical student in Alex and Dan's university and also their good friend.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Very skeptical of Dreamland, even when faced with proof ''she'' supplied.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Thwarts a Nightmare Realm creature after it regains consciousness just in time from strangling Dan to death in the real world.]]
* DefrostingIceQueen: [[spoiler:Dan achieves this with Nicole.]]
* {{Meganekko}}: Glasses aren't so large, but she follows every other aspect.
* NerdsAreSexy
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[[folder:Nastajia]]
!!Nastajia Ashenheart
The Princess-turned-Queen of the Elven Kingdom, Ashendel. Her parents missing for years, she has matured into a very brave, capable but cold lady.
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* ActionGirl: She can do a ''lot'' of damage with a bow and arrow.
* BadassPrincess: It goes without saying even though she's now Queen.
* DefrostingIceQueen
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Although now she's a queen.
* [[OneManArmy One-Woman Army]]: [[spoiler:Her excursion to the Nightmare Realm.]]
* SheIsAllGrownUp
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Lavender, to be exact.
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[[folder:Nicodemus]]
!!Nicodemus
The tyrannical, draconic ruler of Dreamland.
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* BigBad: Nicodemus starts out as this, but turns out to have been an UnwittingPawn of the ''real'' BigBad, [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]], the ruler of the Nightmare Realm and usually referred to by Abaddon as The Dreamer.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: No, it's not over after he is defeated and deposed.
* EvilChancellor: Used to be one of these.
* KillItWithFire: This is basically what he ''does''.
* PaintingTheMedium: His dialogue is written in a yellow word balloon with red outline and text.
* TreacherousAdvisor: In the past. Notable in that ''actually told his liege he would betray him,'' though only if he kept trying to bring more humans to Dreamland.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Tricked into believing that the humans had attempted to invade]]. He felt that he was protecting Dreamland from humanity and from war with the Nightmare Realm by siding with Abbadon. [[spoiler:But in actuality, he fell right into Abbadon's hands.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: Completely loses his composure when the Sword of Kings tells him to his face that [[spoiler:Arthur is long dead and Alex is his successor, as well as the fact that Alex is not a first born of his generation, finding a loophole in one of Dreamland's rules and undermining the dragon's claim to the throne.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:What Gilgamesh tells him as he is critically wounded, as he turned on Gilgamesh when he learned what Gilgamesh was planning to do to Dreamland.]]
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!Humans
[[folder:Alex]]
!!Alexander "Alex" Carter
A 20-year-old college student who suddenly finds himself back in Dreamland after his last dream about it eight years ago. He enters it by putting on a sword necklace which represents the Sword of the Kings he accidentally struck the dragon Nicodemus with in the last childhood dream.
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* {{BFS}}: The Sword of the Kings in his possession, to complement the whole [[ChosenOne chosen one]] thing he has going.
* TheCassandra: In the beginning, no one in the real world, ''even'' his twin, believes that Dreamland is real.
* ChosenOne: His basic role in the story. Although, [[spoiler:it was meant for his older twin Dan. Niviene, the Lady of the Lake believes in that too along with the other descendants of King Arthur.]]
* CollapsibleHelmet: Comes with the Elven armor Alex receives.
* CuriosityIsACrapshoot: In his last childhood dream, he wanders into a cave, finds a cool new sword, and... is accosted by a [[BigBad dragon]].
* FamedInStory: He finds he's this when he returns to Dreamland as an adult.
* TheHero: In spades. As the comic goes on [[CharacterDevelopment he becomes more responsible and thoughtful.]]
* PoweredArmor: He wears a magical version crafted by the Elves.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Nicodemus revokes the curse he put on King Arthur's descendants barring them from entry to Dreamland, which returns Alex's ability to enter Dreamland back to Dan, after Alex declares that he would put the entirety of Dreamland at the mercy of the Nightmare horde to ensure that Nastajia is safe.]]
* YoungestChildWins: Born 5 minutes after Dan and can enter Dreamland [[spoiler:despite Nicodemus' curse.]]
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[[folder:Dan]]
!!Daniel "Dan" Carter
The older twin brother and roommate of Alex.
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* CannotDream: [[spoiler:As part of Nicodemus' curse, which prevents any of King Arthur's descendants from entering Dreamland.]]
* CannotSpitItOut: To [[spoiler:Nicole]] in later chapters. [[spoiler:They eventually become a couple.]]
* InstantExpert: [[spoiler:Daniel once he is able to enter Dreamland, tying to his intellect and extensive research into Dreamland beforehand.]]
* NighInvulnerability: [[spoiler:Dreamworld!Dan. He is trained in lucid dreaming techniques and thus has total control over his dream form. As a result, his dream form cannot be damaged by anything Abaddon can throw at him.]]
* NerdsAreSexy
* SuperStrength: [[spoiler:One of Dreamworld!Dan's abilities.]]
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[[folder:Nicole]]
!!Nicole
A medical student in Alex and Dan's university and also their good friend.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Very skeptical of Dreamland, even when faced with proof ''she'' supplied.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Thwarts a Nightmare Realm creature after it regains consciousness just in time from strangling Dan to death in the real world.]]
* DefrostingIceQueen: [[spoiler:Dan achieves this with Nicole.]]
* {{Meganekko}}: Glasses aren't so large, but she follows every other aspect.
* NerdsAreSexy
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!Dreamlanders
[[folder:Nastajia]]
!!Nastajia Ashenheart
The Princess-turned-Queen of the Elven Kingdom, Ashendel. Her parents missing for years, she has matured into a very brave, capable but cold lady.
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* ActionGirl: She can do a ''lot'' of damage with a bow and arrow.
* BadassPrincess: It goes without saying even though she's now Queen.
* DefrostingIceQueen
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Although now she's a queen.
* [[OneManArmy One-Woman Army]]: [[spoiler:Her excursion to the Nightmare Realm.]]
* SheIsAllGrownUp
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Lavender, to be exact.
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[[folder:Nicodemus]]
!!Nicodemus
The tyrannical, draconic ruler of Dreamland.
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* BigBad: Nicodemus starts out as this, but turns out to have been an UnwittingPawn of the ''real'' BigBad, [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]], the ruler of the Nightmare Realm and usually referred to by Abaddon as The Dreamer.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: No, it's not over after he is defeated and deposed.
* EvilChancellor: Used to be one of these.
* KillItWithFire: This is basically what he ''does''.
* PaintingTheMedium: His dialogue is written in a yellow word balloon with red outline and text.
* TreacherousAdvisor: In the past. Notable in that ''actually told his liege he would betray him,'' though only if he kept trying to bring more humans to Dreamland.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Tricked into believing that the humans had attempted to invade]]. He felt that he was protecting Dreamland from humanity and from war with the Nightmare Realm by siding with Abbadon. [[spoiler:But in actuality, he fell right into Abbadon's hands.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: Completely loses his composure when the Sword of Kings tells him to his face that [[spoiler:Arthur is long dead and Alex is his successor, as well as the fact that Alex is not a first born of his generation, finding a loophole in one of Dreamland's rules and undermining the dragon's claim to the throne.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:What Gilgamesh tells him as he is critically wounded, as he turned on Gilgamesh when he learned what Gilgamesh was planning to do to Dreamland.]]
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