History Characters / TheDresdenFilesTheDenarians

* AffablyEvil: A known and wanted killer, she is nonetheless rather friendly. Too bad she's a power crazy Denarian.

* ManipulativeBastard: [[invoked]] She's able to feign the [[TheWoobie "scared girl who is in over her head"]] act so effectively that Sanya, who ''knows'' what she is, is still affected by it. When Harry calls her on this, pointing out that if she really wanted to quit she would have done it by now, both Rosanna and her Fallen partner seem impressed.

* BatmanGambit: It's implied that she is running one of these in ''Small Favor'', managing to play both Harry and Nicodemus like a fiddle. Her capture of the Archive was a rather beautiful one itself.

More commonly referred to as "Tessa", she’s also a leader for the Denarians. As Nicodemus' wife, she and her Fallen, Imariel, are stated as the second-eldest of the Denarians. Generally, she’s a rival to her husband, though they do work together to accomplish a similar goal- the last time they were said to have worked together, the Black Plague spread across Europe. She chooses bearers for coins based upon willingness to take a coin, not talent; Fallen who serve Imariel (and Tessa) go through bearers quickly. Tessa is concerned with short-term views, while Nicodemus is focused with the bigger picture and long-term issues. Tessa is also shown to be an exceedingly capable sorceress. Harry notes that she is a "big-leaguer" and "White Council material".

* DaddysLittleVillain: She is Nicodemus' blood child and has been groomed from birth to be just as evil as he is.

More commonly referred to as "Tessa", she is also a leader for the Denarians. As Nicodemus' wife, she and her Fallen, Imariel, are stated as the second-eldest of the Denarians. Generally, she is a rival to her husband, though they do work together to accomplish a similar goal- the last time they were said to have worked together, the Black Plague spread across Europe. She chooses bearers for coins based upon willingness to take a coin, not talent; Fallen who serve Imariel (and Tessa) go through bearers quickly. Tessa is concerned with short-term views, while Nicodemus is focused with the bigger picture and long-term issues. Tessa is also shown to be an exceedingly capable sorceress. Harry notes that she is a "big-leaguer" and "White Council material".

* ImmortalsFearDeath: He's almost impossible to kill, thanks to the Noose, and he is a deadly dangerous fighter, treating Michael as a light challenge in ''Death Masks'' and as he demonstrates in ''Skin Game'', [[BroughtDownToBadass even without it and his Coin,]] he can go hand to hand with [[ActionGirl Murphy]] and win while she's armed and he's not, first disarming her, then crippling her. But there are a very few people who really scare him: Shiro and, after figuring out the secret of the Noose, Harry. And the reason they scare him is that unlike almost anyone else, they can actually kill him, something Harry needles him about.

* EvilerThanThou: Nicodemus is one of the few, and possibly the only, Denarian who is more human than demon. This is because the demon admires the human.

* EvilVsEvil: While he never fights them directly, he is opposed to both the Red Court and Black Council, and presumably, the Outsiders. Granted, the latter is the enemy of ''everybody'', so that's really not saying much.

* IGaveMyWord: While he is a sociopath who does evil things, one doesn't live long in the Supernatural world without at least honoring one's deals. So he keeps the wording of his deals to the letter of the deal and will pay those who work with him what he promises -- as long as there's no way to weasel out of things without anybody finding out. Getting him to visibly break his word, ruining his reputation, is key to Mab's revenge against him.

* TheDreaded: He is this for most people aware of his name and reputation. He is one of the most vile and dangerous humans alive. If you say no to his deals, he will kill you quickly and efficiently. He might make you suffer if he has time, but is keen on keeping to the plan. And Nicodemus ''fears Harry Dresden''.

* HiddenDepths: Perhaps, as while he is a bruiser it is worth noting that for one reason or another he works primarily for ''Nicodemus'', who prioritizes tactics and long-term schemes, instead of Tessa where you might expect.

* HornyDevils: Technically, she's not a succubus, but she seems to be the basis for the classic concept.

* HornyDevils: Takes on the traditional shape when she confronts Harry.

* WeaponOfChoice: Swords in general. Doesn't matter what kind; after two thousand years' worth of experience using them, one doesn't stick to one type.

They are an ancient order of humans who have taken up one of [[ThirtyPiecesOfSilver thirty silver coins, believed to be the ones paid to Judas]], and each of which contains one of [[FallenAngel the Fallen]]. In exchange for unnaturally extended lives and superhuman power, the Denarians either work with or serve as vessels for each Fallen - and each Fallen invariably corrupts its bearer. The Denarians themselves are not a unified force; generally, one group works with Nicodemus, one works with Tessa, and the rest do their own thing, but they are all devoted to spreading misery, pain, and despair, thanks to the Fallen controlling or working with them.

* BigBad: He is one of the heavyweights in Harry's RoguesGallery (in terms of threat, rather than raw power - he's deadly in combat, but his main threat is his brains), which makes him the Big Bad in a few stories: in ''Death Masks'', he steals the Shroud of Turin as part of a ritual to spread a plague; in ''Small Favor'', he teams up with his wife Tessa to kidnap the Archive and turn her into a Denarian; and in ''Skin Game'', he forces Harry to join in on a heist he's organized on Hades' vault.

* TheChessmaster: His favorite gambits are manipulating people into where he wants them and to do what he expects them to do. Being more or less immortal, he also has no qualms waiting 5, maybe 20 years for something to play out. Such as tossing the coin of Lasciel at the feet of the toddler Harry Carpenter, which would result in turning Harry or turning the child of a Knight of the Cross into a Denarian - and going by what Michael, who unknown to Harry, actually saw what happened, later said, it's not the first time he's done something like that.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: In ''Small Favor'' as part of his speech to recruit Harry, he considers the Red Court a stain on the world that will need to be purged eventually - though that's mostly because they're a short term inconvenience, a medium term obstacle, and a major problem in the long term for any plans he makes, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and one of his main objections to them is that they're "aesthetically repugnant."]] Granted, he's not exactly ''wrong'' about that last part, but it does demonstrate that his objections to them aren't exactly on ''moral'' grounds.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Polite, friendly, and civil. Even when he's about to cut your throat. However, this politeness is a fairly thin mask for the monster beneath, and he has a habit of betraying everyone around him - but in a suitably deniable fashion.

* HealingFactor: The noose gives Nicodemus one that Wolverine would envy. It allows him to almost instantly heal from injuries that would kill any other Denarian, the vast majority of which are MadeOfIron with a HealingFactor of their own. Fire, magical assaults, close-range assault fire, explosions - none of it can really ''harm'' Nicodemus to any meaningful degree (indeed, being shot from close range doesn't even annoy him; he actually starts twirling his hand in mild boredom, as if to say, "get on with it", when one character continues shooting him). The best one can do is briefly stun or drive him off. Only wounds done by the noose seem to remain well after they were sustained, like his raspy voice.

* IGaveMyWord: While he is a sociopath who does evil things, one doesn't live long in the Supernatural world without at least honoring one's deals. So he keeps the wording of his deals to the letter of the deal and will pay those who work with him what he promises - as long as there's no way to weasel out of things without anybody finding out. Getting him to visibly break his word, ruining his reputation, is key to Mab's revenge against him.

* LivingShadow: His shadow is the only visible manifestation of Anduriel, his Fallen, and moves about independently. As a result, Nicodemus can use his shadow to ''fly''. And ''strangle people''. And all sorts of other crazy things. And we've probably only barely seen the basics, which Harry lampshades in ''Skin Game'', when he points out that while other Denarians whip out their Fallen left, right, and centre, Nicodemus mostly just uses his to chauffeur him about. In ''Small Favor'' it whispers to him at times, and actually screams when one of the Swords lights up. And in ''Skin Game'' we discover its most dangerous ability: unless you are being specially shielded from it by someone on par with Mab, it has the ability to listen in on anyone from ''their'' shadow - though it has to focus.

** Nicodemus itself means "Conqueror". It was also the name of a Pharisee who helped take Jesus' body down from the cross, and had previously discussed Jesus' teachings with him - which, combined with the fact that Nicodemus is explicitly the oldest of the Denarians, implied to have been the one who found the 30 silver coins (something supported by the fact that he wears Judas' noose around his neck like a thin tie), leads to some very interesting questions about his past.
* MysteriousPast: By design - apparently he makes a point to destroy the Church's information on him about once a century. All that's really known for sure is that he's the very oldest of the Denarians, being about 2000 years old.

* RevengeBeforeReason: Has a really bad habit of giving up on sure-to-succeed plans for revenge against someone (or something) that has wronged him. He let Harry go in ''Death Masks'' when Shiro gave himself up for Harry, resulting in Harry [[SpannerInTheWorks buggering up Nicodemus's plan]], gives Dresden and company a chance to rescue the Archive when faced with an opportunity to get rid of Fidelacchius (though that one had a degree of logic, since while Harry was manipulating him, he was entirely correct when he said that the swords wouldn't just lie around doing nothing once Nicodemus unleashed his apocalypse, and they'd go straight for ''him''), and then lets Murphy and Harry go on the promise of revenge against Michael in ''Skin Game'' - though, again, he felt that a crippled Murphy and a Dresden who's bound by Mab not to go against him (at least, not directly), were no threats to him.
* SmugSnake: A rather understated version and he ''is'' genuinely competent and dangerous, but he has an unfortunate tendency to forget that he isn't perfect, which tends to trip him up when he's trying an all or nothing plan (as he does in ''Death Masks'' and ''Skin Game'' - though in the latter, he ''still'' gets away with the Grail).

* IronicHell: Being killed in the underworld of Greek mythology meant no Biblical heaven or hell, and Nicodemus comforted her about being safe from the Enemy - which could be taken to mean either God or Nemesis. But as Dresden reminds Nicodemus, unlike in Hell, her afterlife would be specifically tailored to torment her in the way most appropriate to her sins.

* AffectionateNickname: Calls Sanya "my monster."

* ManipulativeBastard: [[invoked]] She's able to feign the "[[TheWoobie scared girl who is in over her head]]" act so effectively that Sanya, who ''knows'' what she is, is still affected by it. When Harry calls her on this, pointing out that if she really wanted to quit she would have done it any time, both Rosanna and her Fallen partner seem impressed.

* ShutUpKirk: After Sanya tells her that there's always a chance for her to set aside the Coin and atone, [[RageBreakingPoint she visibly snaps]], growling at him to be quiet and calling him a "stupid child."

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Rosanna is perhaps even more dangerous than the average denarian, as a seasoned sorceress and - most notably of all - she retains control over herself, implying a ''great'' deal of willpower especially in comparison to the typical trend for Tessa's followers.

* CripplingOverspecialization: She's not just good with fire - she's brilliant at it, on a scale that Harry would have been impressed to see from a centuries old member of the Senior Council. That's pretty much all she can do.

* TooDumbToLive: Not normally, but as pointed out by Harry, her combination of her CripplingOverspecialization, AttackAttackAttack fighting strategy, and rage tend to make her this in combat. She doesn't counter her opponents' attacks or give any thought to the consequences of her own. This is how Harry kills her - he redirects her attacks to the ceiling of the cavern they're fighting in one after the other, ultimately causing several tons of stone to be chewed out from the ceiling and drop straight on Ascher.

* IAmTheNoun: ''Peace Talks'' reveals that "Genoskwa" is not actually a name - it is the Forest People's word for the War Path, the savage, anti-human combative road that some Forest People choose to go down. Blood On His Soul is so fanatically devoted to the War Path, he renamed himself after it.

* BeYourself: Ultimately in the end, she becomes her own person, with her own will and name - and casts off being just Lasciel's shadow. The tragedy being she did not get to experience this for long.

* TragicMonster: Even Harry noted this. Her purpose is solely to corrupt him for Lasciel - and then either ultimately die in the process herself as Lasciel destroys her and takes her place, if he did say yes, or be trapped in a fruitless mission.

* VillainousFriendship: The Shadow heavily implies that this is what the relationship between Lasciel and Harry would have developed into had he taken up the Coin. There are several indications that she is actually telling the truth in this matter (eg. Nicodemus' distaste for wasting talent would suggest that he wouldn't deliberately give the powerful, intelligent and strong-willed Harry a Fallen who would break him down into a beast), but anything she says should be taken with several pinches of salt. And while her original somewhat supports this would have been the case in ''Skin Game'', the Fallen are also {{Consummate Liar}}s to a proverbial man. Either way - Lash and Dresden do come closer to having something like this themselves, if tumultuous, as time goes on.

* TheDragon: Was said to be one of Lucifer's direct lieutenants during the rebellion against heaven, and a senior one - the Denarians were the Fallen that even Lucifer had trouble controlling/thought might be a threat. This means that either Lucifer trusted him enough to run the Denarians, or considered him a very serious threat.

* SoBeautifulItsACurse: PlayedWith. She's an exceptionally beautiful woman, so much so that an experienced practitioner would take one look at her and suspect she's a supernatural predator trying to lure the unwary. It's a bit of a paradox for her - she'd have better luck with the men in her circles if she was a bit more run down and frumpy looking. Ironically, by taking Lasciel's coin she has justified their gut level suspicions, only adding to her frustration.

* TheVamp: Downplayed. She tries to get some on with Harry and is a Warden killing Warlock to boot, but her looks aren't her main power.
* VaporWear: Her Denarian form is basically her normal human body surrounded by fine purple smoke that clings to her provactively.

** Possible subversion, as Michael believes that [[spoiler: Anduriel is just that good at manipulating Nicodemus, Nicodemus doesn't know he's been had]]. Nicodemus himself, of course, doesn't believe a word of that, because, well... see {{Pride}} below.

* SmugSnake: A rather understated version and he ''is'' genuinely competent and dangerous, but he has an unfortunate tendency to forget that he isn't perfect, which tends to trip him up when he's trying an all or nothing plan (as he does in ''Death Masks'' and ''Skin Game'' - though in the latter, he ''still'' gets away with [[spoiler: the Grail]]).

* TheSpymaster: Nicodemus always seems to know a lot about his enemies and their current plans. [[spoiler:This is because Anduriel is '''the''' spymaster. He can listen to any conversation held within reach of a living being's shadow. Sometimes he can even see through the shadows too. However, he cannot listen when purposefully blocked by sufficient power, such as Mab, the Carpenter house, or Demonreach, and he must purposefully focus on a shadow to listen through or it would be just noise among the rest]].

* TimeAbyss: [[invoked]] Nicodemus was a tax collector from during Jesus' time and might've attended the Crucifixion in person. Notably, WordOfGod has stated that he's actually older than ''Mab''. This is actually mentioned to be probably his scariest quality, as Harry is frequently unnerved by how so damn ''casual'' he is in his dealings with other characters since he's done this kind of song and dance countless times before, to the point where it's just another day at the office for him

* EyeScream: Gets his eyes gouged out in the fight against [[spoiler:Grey]].

* TheSpymaster: Described as such, his other title 'Master of Shadows', being noted by Harry as a very, very old name for this trope. His facility at this is vast, and based on [[spoiler:his ability to gather information by seeing and hearing through people's shadows.]]

* TongueTrauma: They all have their tongues removed to ensure they won't confess any dangerous secrets. [[spoiler:Said tongues are removed via Deirdre ripping them out of the henchmens' mouths. With her teeth. And eating them.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: Completely, fanatically devoted to their master Nicodemus. [[spoiler:At least until ''Skin Game''.]]

%%* BerserkButton: After sacrificing [[spoiler: Deirdre]], he's [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes understandably very touchy about it]]. Harry doesn't so much press his BerserkButton as jump up and down on it with big stompy boots.

** For the series as a whole, however, his role as this is subverted due to the existence of Nemesis and the Black Council. The thought that a force he doesn't understand is working against him, using his own people for an unknown goal, and is entirely independent of the axis between God and Satan troubles him deeply. This in turn influences his actions in ''Skin Game'', where his [[spoiler:sacrifice of Deirdre seems to be designed, in part, to keep her safe from Nemesis.]]

** Harry outwitted him in ''Small Favor'' by setting up two exits to the island, one a gunship help and the other the Water Beetle. Realizing Nicodemus' show on the island is meant to push Harry's anger so much he would break his word, and thus depowering ''Fidelacchius.'' Harry knew this would happen with his experience with Lea and Amoracchius in ''Grave Peril''. Lastly, that Harry managed to remove the Shadow of Lasciel from inside of him. Extra points for that one; as of the end of her life, Lash was a discrete being from Lasciel by that point, and in all likelihood owed more loyalty to Harry than the Denarians. Even before Harry and co went to the island, however, he was pretty clearly very shocked when Harry told him that Arctis Tor was attacked by someone wielding {{Hellfire}}, going still and silent for several seconds before giving a FlatWhat.
** In ''Skin Game'', the biggest thing Harry does is securing Grey's allegiance before Nicodemus hires him, meaning that while Grey was working for Nicodemus, he was just waiting for Harry's order to swap sides.

* IGaveMyWord: While he is a sociopath who does evil things, one doesn't live long in the Supernatural world without at least honoring one's deals. So he keeps the wording of his deals to the letter of the deal and will pay those who work with him what he promises - as long as there's no way to weasel out of things without anybody finding out. [[spoiler:Getting him to visibly break his word, ruining his reputation, is key to Mab's revenge against the man]].
* ImmortalsFearDeath: He's almost impossible to kill, thanks to the Noose, and he is a deadly dangerous fighter, treating Michael as a light challenge in ''Death Masks'' and as he demonstrates in ''Skin Game'', [[spoiler:[[BroughtDownToBadass even without it and his Coin,]] he can go hand to hand with [[ActionGirl Murphy]] and win while she's armed and he's not, first disarming her, then crippling her.]] But there are a very few people who really scare him: Shiro and, after figuring out the secret of the Noose, Harry. And the reason they scare him is that unlike almost anyone else, they can actually kill him, something Harry needles him about.

* LivingShadow: His shadow is the only visible manifestation of Anduriel, his Fallen, and moves about independently. As a result, Nicodemus can use his shadow to ''fly''. And ''strangle people''. And all sorts of other crazy things. And we've probably only barely seen the basics, which Harry lampshades in ''Skin Game'', when he points out that while other Denarians whip out their Fallen left, right, and centre, Nicodemus mostly just uses his to chauffeur him about. In ''Small Favor'' it whispers to him at times, and actually screams when one of the Swords lights up. And in ''Skin Game'' we discover its most dangerous ability: [[spoiler: unless you are being specially shielded from it by someone on par with Mab, it has the ability to listen in on anyone from ''their'' shadow - though it has to focus.]]

* RageBreakingPoint: Harry induces this in him in ''Skin Game'' [[spoiler:in order to break his word and tarnish his name in the supernatural community. Of course this cuts both ways, since he goes into TranquilFury, realises just how Dresden knew exactly how to jump up and down on his trigger with such precision, and stages an attack to try and kill Harry and Michael's loved ones.]]

* FaceDeathWithDignity: When Nicodemus [[spoiler:stabs her, she doesn't cry out. She merely kisses her father and tells him she loves him.]]

* IronicHell: [[spoiler:Being killed in the underworld of Greek mythology meant no Biblical heaven or hell, and Nicodemus comforted her about being safe from the Enemy - which could be taken to mean either God or Nemesis. But as Dresden reminds Nicodemus, unlike in Hell, her afterlife would be specifically tailored to torment her in the way most appropriate to her sins.]]

* SacrificialLion: Almost literally. [[spoiler:She sacrifices herself by letting Nick stab her by his own hand to open the Gate of Blood to access Hades' vault.]]

* UndyingLoyalty: To her father, Nicodemus. [[spoiler:Quite literally. She was the only one that Nick was absolutely sure would serve him and activate the Gate of Blood even after he killed her.]]
* VillainBall: She grabs it in ''Death Masks'' when she describes the bowl they plan to collect Harry's blood in as a silver bowl. This keys Harry into what sort of ritual they would be doing with his blood, and later when Shiro switches places with him, what Shrio's blood would be used for.

* ArtifactOfDoom: The Coin each Denarian carries contains the essence of the Fallen inside, and making skin contact with it will implant either the Fallen itself or a copy of that Fallen's essence into the victim's mind.

* UnholyMatrimony: Nicodemus took her away from her life as a child prostitute and apparently married her, but they both seem to loathe each other and only cooperate on [[ThePlague special]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt projects.]]

* TheVamp: Downplayed. She tries to get some on with Harry and is a Warden killing Warlock to boot, but her looks aren't her main power.

[[spoiler:For John Marcone, see his entry under [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesChicagoMafia Chicago Mafia]].]]

** Harry outwitted him in ''Small Favor''
*** By setting up two exits to the island, one a gunship help and the other the Water Beetle.
*** Realizing Nicodemus' show on the island is meant to push Harry's anger so much he would break his word, and thus depowering ''Fidelacchius.'' Harry knew this would happen with his experience with Lea and Amoracchius in ''Grave Peril''.
*** Lastly, that Harry managed to remove the Shadow of Lasciel from inside of him. Extra points for that one; as of the end of her life, Lash was a discrete being from Lasciel by that point, and in all likelihood owed more loyalty to Harry than the Denarians.
*** Even before Harry and co went to the island, however, he was pretty clearly very shocked when Harry told him that Arctis Tor was attacked by someone wielding {{Hellfire}}, going still and silent for several seconds before giving a FlatWhat.

* ColdBloodedTorture: Does this to Ivy.

* VillianousFriendship: Perhaps not friendship, but she and Tessa do actually seem to be close to each other, which is notable enough for this sort of group. With Rosanna seemingly being a confidant to a degree when Tessa is frustrated (one such example being what Sanya overheard).

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: When he's possessing the Genoskwa, he transforms into a bear the size of a battle tank.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: When he transforms his hosts, they become a giant multi-limbed bear-beast. Grey first blinds the Genoskwa's eyes, which requires his using Ursiel's form, and as a result that larger, bulkier body doesn't move with the grace and swiftness the Genoskwa's body does. And the larger form makes it that much easier to be crushed by the grinders in the Gate of Ice.
* TheJuggernaut: It takes three Knights plus Harry to put him down and when possessing the Genoskwa, he bulldozes through absolutely everything in his way.

* CurbStompBattle: In ''Small Favor'', Eldest Brother Gruff swats him down like he's an "uppity pixie" for just ''being in the way'' of his current quarry (Harry Dresden).

* MuggingTheMonster: In the climax of ''Small Favor'', Magog picks a fight with Eldest Brother Gruff -- a Champion of Summer, the Leanansidhe's equal and opposite, and slayer of three Senior Council members in duels. Despite the Gruff's repeated insistence he's got no quarrel with Magog. It goes... [[OneHitKill poorly.]]

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: As noted, River Shoulders mentions he survived when Harry thought he killed him. Not only that, but somehow the Genoskwa has escaped Hades’s underworld, which in itself is an astounding feat.

* DishingOutDirt: Is a master of Earth magic. Whether it already has this ability or only gained it after the above DealWithTheDevil is unknown.

* EyeScream: Gets its eyes gouged out in its fight against [[spoiler:Grey]].

* SkunkStripe: Has a grey streak in his otherwise dark hair. This is the only indicator of his age.

* NinetyPercentOfYourBrain: Not confirmed, but Harry conjectures this as the reason Lash can accelerate his mental faculties so that they can have a full conversation in the course of a few seconds.

* DeadpanSnarker: Not as much as Harry, but she can certainly still engage in SnarkToSnarkCombat when she really wants to. such as when she decided to change her hair color.
---> '''Lash''': "There are too many blondes in your life, my host. I feared I would be lost in the press."

* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: While the psychic attack wasn't perpetrated by Lasciel herself, Lash' death has the earmarks of this. Her original and sole purpose was convincing Harry to take up the coin of Lasciel. That is it. Instead, even after a long game played, when the final moments of Harry's life came, she not only failed to convince Harry one final time to take up the coin, Lash finally acknowledged she was more than her original purpose by saying, "she doesn't deserve you." In taking the assault for Harry and turning her back on Lasciel all together, she effectively gave her maker a middle finger.

* HesitantSacrifice: Normally, Lash usually helps Harry because she would die if he died. However, when she realizes that Harry wants her to shield him from Malvora's Outsider-induced psychic attack for long enough that he can save everyone, she ''completely'' freaks out. She literally starts begging Harry to take up the Coin because she doesn't want to watch him die, and breaks down crying that ''she'' doesn't want to die either. It's only when she finally figures out that he's willing to suffer serious brain damage on behalf of Thomas, Murphy, Ramirez, and Justine that she realizes that his HeroicWillpower is such that he will '''never''' take up the Coin.

* InelegantBlubbering: A tearjerker. She breaks down crying when she thinks that she and Harry are going to die in the Deeps and feels that Harry is being an obstinate fool regarding their only visible lifeline.
* InterspeciesRomance: While their actual relationship was more platonic, Harry and Lash's friendship counts as this in that her final act of sacrifice was an act of true love, and love is a powerful force of creation. This resulted in part of Lash melding with Harry and making a spirit of intellect, which gestated for several years inside Harry until their daughter was ready to be born.

* MsFanservice: Justified, as she intentionally made herself look like a gorgeous young woman to help seduce Harry into picking up the Coin.

* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Her final act was a moment of pure, selfless love for Harry. Love is a fundamental force of creation, and the result of mutual love created a spirit in intellect within Harry who was their child.

* StunnedSilence: Her reaction upon realizing that Harry wants her to continue to shield him from the psychic attack instead of helping him take up the Coin is that of a shocked silence.
* SuicideMission: As Harry points out to her when she notes that her current existence as a Shadow will be reabsorbed into the True Lasciel if Harry ever picks up the Coin, Lash herself will technically cease to exist as an independent entity. This ''seriously'' disturbs her and was clearly something she never considered before, and causes her to have a minor FreakOut leading up to her HeelFaceTurn.
* SympathyForTheDevil: She invokes this on occasion to garner Harry's sympathy and encourage him to pick up the coin, and Harry is GenreSavvy enough to recognize this and try to ignore it as best he can. Interestingly, part of Lash's CharacterDevelopment is her attempts to garner sympathy from Harry becoming less "artificial" and more just examples of her genuine pain. For instance, he can't help but feel a twinge of sympathy after derisively noting that she has no idea what it's like to have siblings... only for her to sadly note that she did "[[OurAngelsAreDifferent have brothers and sisters]]. [[FallenAngel Once upon a time]]."

* VillainousFriendship: The Shadow heavily implies that this is what the relationship between Lasciel and Harry would have developed into had he taken up the coin. There are several indications that she is actually telling the truth in this matter (eg. Nicodemus' distaste for wasting talent would suggest that he wouldn't deliberately give the powerful, intelligent and strong-willed Harry a Fallen who would break him down into a beast), but anything she says should be taken with several pinches of salt. And while her original somewhat supports this would have been the case in ''Skin Game'', the Fallen are also {{Consummate Liar}}s to a proverbial man. Either way - Lash and Dresden do come closer to having something like this themselves, if tumultuous, as time goes on.

* BearsAreBadNews: Uses a giant, multi-limbed bear motif and so powerful that even powered just by a skinny gold prospector he takes all three Knights of the Cross plus Harry to bring him down.

* BodyHorror: Many of them. "Obsidian Statue" bleeds a black substance that reminds Dresden of asphalt, and Shaggy Feathers has a mass of tentacles for his head.