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* WholesomeCrossdresser: Although she's obviously transgender, the comic refers to her as transvestite, which has some ValuesDissonance to it. However, considering the rarity of transgender characters in that time, it's more FairForItsDay.

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* WholesomeCrossdresser: Although she's obviously transgender, the comic refers to her as transvestite, which has some ValuesDissonance to it. However, considering transvestite. It otherwise treats her as a woman rather than a crossdressing man, e.g. Dane is depicted as in the rarity of transgender characters in that time, it's more FairForItsDay.wrong for deliberately referring to her as male.
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* FormerlyFit: In the DistantFinale, she had apparently spent the intervening years since helping thwart the Outer Church absolutely ballooning in size.


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* ParentalSubstitute: She and Jack become very close over the course of the story, with Fanny providing him guidance and quality time that the other Invisibles are too distant or busy to provide.

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* SplitPersonalityTakeOver: The Jack Frost persona he created to deal with his abusive mother slowly consumed him. He later learns that is it limiting his growth and abandons it, in favour of the more benign Dane [=MacGowan=]

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* SplitPersonalityTakeOver: The Jack Frost persona he created to deal with his abusive mother slowly consumed him. He later learns that is it limiting his growth and abandons it, in favour of the more benign Dane [=MacGowan=][=MacGowan=].
* TarotMotifs: The Fool. It represents the beginning of a journey like his initiation into Invisiblim. Him [[spoiler: jumping from Canary Wharf]] resembles the Fool diving off a mountain, which represent challenges. He then awakens before [[spoiler: Barbelith]], symbolic of the knowledge-giving sun found on the card.



* TarotMotifs: She knows how to predict the future by using tarot, although it seems she doens't really buy into it.

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* TarotMotifs: She knows how to predict The Moon card. It represents femininity (She's the future by using tarot, although it seems she doens't really buy into it.most traditionally feminine member of the team), insanity (She admits she's "nuts") and secrets [[spoiler: (She comes from the future)]].
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* FanDisservice: We see her in her underwear [[spoiler: while she is recieving a brutal brainwash to deprogram her that is making her doubt everything she knows.]]

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* FanDisservice: We see her in her underwear [[spoiler: while she is recieving receiving a brutal brainwash to deprogram her that is making her doubt everything she knows.]]



* OutOfFocus: She is the Invisible to recieve the least character development, even if she has a couple stories dedicated entirely to her.

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* OutOfFocus: She is the Invisible to recieve receive the least character development, even if she has a couple stories dedicated entirely to her.
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* {{Expy}}: Of [[Comicbook/DoomPatrol Crazy Jane]]. They're both named Kay, they have powers related to the mind, they are both a CloudCuckooLander, they have RapeAsBackstory by AbusiveParents [[spoiler: (Although Robin's was a false memory to lure Quimper)]] and [[spoiler: they must separate from their love interest to complete their mission.]]

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* {{Expy}}: Of [[Comicbook/DoomPatrol [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol Crazy Jane]]. They're both named Kay, they have powers related to the mind, they are both a CloudCuckooLander, they have RapeAsBackstory by AbusiveParents [[spoiler: (Although Robin's was a false memory to lure Quimper)]] and [[spoiler: they must separate from their love interest to complete their mission.]]



* PsychicPowers: She has vaguely defined psionic powers, although she is less [[Franchise/XMen Charles Xavier]] and more [[Franchise/TheMatrix Morpheus.]]

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* PsychicPowers: She has vaguely defined psionic powers, although she is less [[Franchise/XMen [[ComicBook/XMen Charles Xavier]] and more [[Franchise/TheMatrix Morpheus.]]

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* CombatStilettos

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* %%* CombatStilettos



* HollywoodVoodoo: While captive in MI-6, she [[spoiler: uses Sir Miles' handkerchief to create a voodoo doll to control him.]]



* HollywoodVoodoo: While captive in MI-6, she [[spoiler: uses Sir Miles' handkerchief to create a voodoo doll to control him.]]



* MsFanservice: She's very attractive and usually wears very flattering dresses.



* MsFanservice: She's very attractive and usually wears very flattering dresses.

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* InformedFlaw: As much as she says she is nuts, she appears as one of the most normal and funtional member of the team, compared to lads like King Mob or specifically [[CrazyIsCool Jim Crow]].



* MsFanservice: Spends half of volume 2 dressed in something even ComicBook/BlackCanary would call too inmodest. She spends the other half naked.



* MsFanservice: Spends half of volume 2 dressed in something even ComicBook/BlackCanary would call too inmodest. She spends the other half naked.
* InformedFlaw: As much as she says she is nuts, she appears as one of the most normal and funtional member of the team, compared to lads like King Mob or specifically [[CrazyIsCool Jim Crow]].



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* EldritchAbomination: A massive [[GeniusLoci sentient satellite]] from another dimension that will bring about the end of the Earth.

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* BigGood: All the heroes work for it.



* BigGood: All the heroes work for it.

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[[folder: In General]]

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[[folder: In [[folder:In General]]



[[folder: Barbelith '''(ALL SPOILERS UNMARKED)''']]

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[[folder: Barbelith [[folder:Barbelith '''(ALL SPOILERS UNMARKED)''']]



[[folder: The Harlequinnade/Yellow King]]

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[[folder: The [[folder:The Harlequinnade/Yellow King]]



[[folder: Gideon Starorzewski/King Mob]]

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[[folder: Gideon [[folder:Gideon Starorzewski/King Mob]]



[[folder: Lucille Butler/Boy]]

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[[folder: Lucille [[folder:Lucille Butler/Boy]]



[[folder: Ragged Robin]]

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[[folder: Ragged [[folder:Ragged Robin]]



[[folder: Hilde Morales/Lord Fanny]]

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[[folder: Hilde [[folder:Hilde Morales/Lord Fanny]]



[[folder: Jim Crow]]

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[[folder: Jim [[folder:Jim Crow]]



[[folder: JollyRoger]]

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[[folder: Elffayed]]

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[[folder: Lady Edith Manning]]

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[[folder: Lady [[folder:Lady Edith Manning]]



[[folder: Frederick Harper-Seaton/Tom O'Bedlam]]

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[[folder: Frederick [[folder:Frederick Harper-Seaton/Tom O'Bedlam]]



[[folder: Mr. Six]]

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[[folder: Mr.[[folder:Mr. Six]]



[[folder: MasonLang]]

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[[folder: MasonLang]]
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[[folder: Olga Tannen/Helga]]

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[[folder: Olga [[folder:Olga Tannen/Helga]]



[[folder: Reynard]]

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[[folder: Reynard]]
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[[folder: In General]]

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[[folder: In [[folder:In General]]



[[folder: The Archons]]

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[[folder: The [[folder:The Archons]]



* AnimalMotifs: Insects

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* AnimalMotifs: InsectsInsects.



[[folder: Sir Miles Delacourt]]

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[[folder: Sir [[folder:Sir Miles Delacourt]]



[[folder: Colonel Friday]]

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[[folder: Colonel [[folder:Colonel Friday]]



[[folder: Gelt]]

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[[folder: Gelt]]
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[[folder: Mrs. Dwyer]]

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[[folder: Mrs.[[folder:Mrs. Dwyer]]



[[folder: Orlando]]

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[[folder: Orlando]]
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* AGodAmI: He believes himself to be Xipe Totec, Aztec god of fertility.



* AGodAmI: He believes himself to be Xipe Totec, Aztec god of fertility.



[[folder: Mr. Quimper (Spoilers for the character)]]

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[[folder: Mr.[[folder:Mr. Quimper (Spoilers for the character)]]



[[folder: The Moonchild]]

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[[folder: The [[folder:The Moonchild]]



[[folder: John-A-Dreams]]

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[[folder: John-A-Dreams]]
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[[folder: The Blind Chessman]]

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[[folder: The [[folder:The Blind Chessman]]



[[folder: Jacqui]]

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[[folder: Jacqui]][[folder:Jacqui]]



[[folder: Marquis De Sade]]

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[[folder: Marquis [[folder:Marquis De Sade]]
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* HeroesWantRedheads: In a relation with Ragged Robin.
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* AGodIAm: He believes himself to be Xipe Totec, Aztec god of fertility.

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* AGodIAm: AGodAmI: He believes himself to be Xipe Totec, Aztec god of fertility.
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[[folder: Lady Manning]]

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[[folder: Lady Edith Manning]]
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*** Further zig-zagged in that later he confesses to Robin that he really was close to breaking, and is still traumatized by the experience more than a year later.
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* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: This seems to be a favored method of recruitment for the Outer Church. Mentioned in Colonel Friday's backstory, and explicitly shown in Mr. Quimper's. Possibly played with for Gelt. Gelt's transition to evil involved some [[GroinAttack pretty hideous tortures]], but it's not clear if he became evil ''because'' he was tortured.

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* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: This seems to be a favored method of recruitment for the Outer Church. Mentioned in Colonel Friday's backstory, and explicitly shown in Mr. Quimper's. Possibly played with for Gelt. Gelt's transition Gelt and Mrs. Dwyer. Their transitions to evil involved some [[GroinAttack pretty hideous tortures]], but it's not clear if he they became evil ''because'' he was they were tortured.
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* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: This seems to be a favored method of recruitment for the Outer Church. Mentioned in Colonel Friday's backstory, and explicitly shown in Mr. Quimper's. Possibly played with for Gelt. Gelt's transition to evil involved some [[GroinAttack pretty hideous tortures]], but it's not clear if he became evil ''because'' he was tortured.
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* MayDecemberRomance: Begins dating [[spoiler: Boy]] [[{{Jailbait}} just after hitting 18.]]

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* MayDecemberRomance: Begins dating [[spoiler: Boy]] [[{{Jailbait}} [[{{TheJailbaitWait}} just after hitting 18.]]

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