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[[caption-width-right:354:"Beyond the gate is the Machine."]]
[[caption-width-right:354:"Beyond the gate is the Machine."]]
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[[caption-width-right:459:"Perhaps an age of darkness demands a true king of terror. A king such as this, who cannot be gazed upon without [[BodyHorror revulsion.]]"]]
[[caption-width-right:459:"Perhaps an age of darkness demands a true king of terror. A king such as this, who cannot be gazed upon without [[BodyHorror revulsion.]]"]]
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[[caption-width-right:538:"In my right hand: magic mirror - Condensed space-time. In my left, anti-mirror. Perfect. Each mutually opposed."]]
[[caption-width-right:538:"In my right hand: magic mirror - Condensed space-time. In my left, anti-mirror. Perfect. Each mutually opposed."]]
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* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: In 1992, he and Gideon found in a church a weird Elder Things-like {{Botanical Abomination}}s that were being used as avatars by aliens. John tried to cross the rift they had made in space-time and he was never seen again. [[spoiler: When he reappears he seems to be extremely knowledgable of the intricacies of the universe and shows signs of omnipotence.]] [[spoiler: [[MetaFiction It's implied he moved a dimension above and now is a fiction suit that represents the reader themself.]]]]
* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: In 1992, he and Gideon found in a church a weird Elder Things-like {{Botanical Abomination}}s that were being used as avatars by aliens. John tried to cross the rift they had made in space-time and he was never seen again. [[spoiler: When he reappears he seems to be extremely knowledgable of the intricacies of the universe and shows signs of omnipotence.]] [[spoiler: [[MetaFiction It's implied he moved a dimension above and now is a fiction suit that represents the reader themself.]]]]
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* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: In 1992, he and Gideon found in a church a weird Elder Things-like {{Botanical Abomination}}s that were being used as avatars by aliens. John tried to cross the rift they had made in space-time and he was never seen again. [[spoiler: When he reappears he seems to be extremely knowledgable of the intricacies of the universe and shows signs of omnipotence.]] [[spoiler: [[MetaFiction It's implied he found a timesuit with which he moved a dimensionabove up and now is a fiction suit that represents the reader themself.]]]]
* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: In 1992, he and Gideon found in a church a weird Elder Things-like {{Botanical Abomination}}s that were being used as avatars by aliens. John tried to cross the rift they had made in space-time and he was never seen again. [[spoiler: When he reappears he seems to be extremely knowledgable of the intricacies of the universe and shows signs of omnipotence.]] [[spoiler: [[MetaFiction It's implied he found a timesuit with which he moved a dimension
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* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler: He wears the white suit tied with John-A-Dreams, hinting that he is one aspect of him.]]
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler: His white suit hints he could be an aspect of the John-A-Dreams being.]]
* MindVirus: An interesting take on the idea that is tied to the Outer Church's ideas of submission, he doesn't mind control you as much as he forces you to give control of your mind by making painful memories overtake you.
* PerverseSexualLust: He's a specially depraved little fucker, who enjoys making alien snuff flicks and tries to exploit Ragged Robin's (fake) memories of being raped by her father.
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: His white suit and the fact that he apparently used to be called John seems to imply he is also a part of John-A-Dreams, most likely what remained of him after Philadelphia.
* PerverseSexualLust: He's a specially depraved little fucker, who enjoys making alien snuff flicks and tries to exploit Ragged Robin's (fake) memories of being raped by her father.
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: His white suit and the fact that he apparently used to be called John seems to imply he is also a part of John-A-Dreams, most likely what remained of him after Philadelphia.
* VillainInAWhiteSuit: He used to be called John, after all.
* WasOnceAMan: A weird case. Even though we know that he used to be a ciuatete who was corrupted after Fanny's rape, the series also seems to imply that he also is what remains of John-A-Dreams after he AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence.
* WasOnceAMan: A weird case. Even though we know that he used to be a ciuatete who was corrupted after Fanny's rape, the series also seems to imply that he also is what remains of John-A-Dreams after he AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence.
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A blend of Archon and human DNA who was supposed to mate with Princess Di. It lives in a mirror, and is fed with [[IAmAHumanitarian the corpses of the poor.]] On 1999, he will be coronated king of England and will be used as an avatar for the Rex Mundi to finally take control of Earth.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Despite being an instrumental figure on the Archons' plan, and feeding on people, it doesn't seem to be more intelligent than a small child, and during its coronation it has to be lead to the altar with a stick, like cattle, and doesn't actually do nothing during the following ruckus.
* BodyHorror: Looks deformed, with a tentacled face, blank eyes and oversized limbs.
* GeneticAbomination: A grotesque colossal 200 year old creature who lives in a mirror and has the DNA of {{Eldritch Abomination}}s.
* IAmAHumanitarian: It's fed with the corpses of the homeless and the poor. [[DontExplainTheJoke The rulers are feeding off the less fortunate.]]
* ShoutOut: To the Monster of Glamis and the moonbeast from Lovecraft.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler: He appears allied with the Outer Church during the Moonchild's coronation, but he never outright does anything evil and during the battle he simply observes.]]
* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler: After his ascension it's not clarified what has he become. On one hand, he could've simply achieved enlightenment, since he never shows any direct supernatural abilities that couldn't be done by a regular Invisible. On the other hand, it's implied that every character in a white suit shares a piece of him, including [[SatanicArchetype the Blind Chessman]]. Considering he stepped outside of time, he could've involved himself with the Harlequinnade. Finally, his passion for voodoo could mean he is now much more loa and much less John.]]
* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: In 1992, he and Gideon found in a church a weird Elder Things-like {{Botanical Abomination}}s that were being used as avatars by aliens. John tried to cross the rift they had made in space-time and he was never seen again. [[spoiler: When he reappears he seems to be extremely knowledgable of the intricacies of the universe and shows signs of omnipotence.]] [[spoiler: [[MetaFiction It's implied he moved a dimension above and now is a fiction suit that represents the reader themself.]]]]
* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler: His most prominent appearence is during the finale, where he seems to be the only one knowing what the hell's going on.]]
* ColourMotifs: [[VillainInAWhiteSuit He is associated with the colour white.]] [[spoiler: Every character with a white suit is just an aspect of him, it seems.]]
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: Did he go rogue? Is he still working as an undercover Invisible? Is he working by himself but actually working against the Invisible College? It's never made clear.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler: During the coronation, he claims to work for the Archons, but it couldn't be more obvious he is working for himself.]]
* MetaFiction: [[spoiler: A possible interpretation of the character is that after he crossed the tear in Philadelphia, he ascended to the fifth dimension, [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison aka imagination,]] and became a fiction suit that represented different POV characters and the connection between the reader and the book.]]
* MindScrew: One of the biggest in all of comic books.
* RoundHippieShades: An homage to John Lennon after all.
* VillainInAWhiteSuit: More like [[AmbiguouslyEvil "ambiguous villain in a white suit"]]. [[spoiler: It seems that every character with a white suit through the series is an aspect of him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Due to his complex multifaceted nature, everytime he appears something happens.
* WildCard: You can't guess what he'll do next.
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* BodyHorror: The modifications made to her not only left her as little more than a skin suit with machinery inside but also [[GroinAttack castrated her]] and made her breasts look.
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Quimper used to be [[OurImpsAreDifferent a ciuatete]] who lived on "the edges of human dreams", but was captured and forced to witness the rape of Fanny in Rio, all the while being beaten. This led to his eventual transformation into the depraved Quimper, a MindVirus pornographer and TheDragon to Col. Friday.
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* BigBadDuumvirate: Alongside Friday.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: While he does work for Friday, it's clear he is only doing it to further his own goals.
* FacialHorror: Quimper's face looks like a mass of flesh, tumours and tendrils, not unlike [[ComicBook/{{JSA}} Johnny Sorrow]]'s.
* {{Gonk}}: An overweight hunched depraved dwarf.
* HumanoidAbomination
* UsedToBeASweetKid: "I was once a little light".
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Always wears one, and after posessing Robin it begins to appear on the backgrounds.
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* BigBadDuumvirate: Alongside Friday.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: While he does work for Friday, it's clear he is only doing it to further his own goals.
* FacialHorror: Quimper's face looks like a mass of flesh, tumours and tendrils, not unlike [[ComicBook/{{JSA}} Johnny Sorrow]]'s.
* {{Gonk}}: An overweight hunched depraved dwarf.
* HumanoidAbomination
* UsedToBeASweetKid: "I was once a little light".
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Always wears one, and after posessing Robin it begins to appear on the backgrounds.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: [[spoiler: When rejoining the Harlequinnade in a similar manner to Lady Manning, he briefly stretches his hand towards the reader, and is implied to almost break the barrier of reality.]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: [[spoiler: When rejoining the Harlequinnade in a similar manner to Lady Manning, he briefly stretches his hand towards the reader, and is implied to almost break the barrier of reality.]]
** [[spoiler: Makes sense when you consider that everyone at some point or another has been a Harlequinn. They're supposed to represent everyone ever.]]
** He could also be a reference to one of De Sade's letters written from prision, where he refered to himself as "Mr. Six" (He was locked in cell #6).
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[[caption-width-right:521:"I've been with Simon Pennington's girlfriend... [[FacialHorror I cut off her mouth]] [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals and stapled it to the dog.]]"]]
A PsychoForHire for the Outer Church and an escaped demon from Mictlan who has a nasty habit of wearing the flayed skin of his victims as clothing. He is under the delusion that he is the Aztec god Xipetotec.
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* AGodIAm: He believes himself to be Xipe Totec, Aztec god of fertility.
* BackForTheFinale: After seemingly being vanished once and for all to Mictlan again, he [[UnexplainedRecovery is present on the third volume again, for some reason.]]
* FateWorseThanDeath: Being sent back to Hell certainly counts.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He is very flamboyant and enjoys music a lot, but don't let that distract you from his psychopathy and violence.
* GenuineHumanHide: He wears the skin of his victims, usually as a mask. [[ShownTheirWork This is a reference to the real life Aztec ritual for Xipetotec.]]
* HumanoidAbomination: He appears as a very sinister man with a scribbled face and with a penchant for skinning and eating people. His true form in Mictlan is that of a gigantic smoky demon.
* IAmAHumanitarian: Also a reference to Aztec practices.
* PsychoForHire: A hired knife for the Outer Church.
* {{Sadist}}: If you haven't guessed by now.
* WouldHurtAChild: He has no problems torturing the teenage Jack Frost and had previously massacred a whole family, down to their kids.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: His 4D armour is made of [[HardTruthAesop Hard Truth Aesops]], such as TheTopicOfCancer or a hard breakup.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gets killed on the first issue before we see more of him.
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A soldier-nun for the Archons and a superior of Sir Miles. She is one of the most loyal members of the Outer Church, and as such is also one of the deadliest too.
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* AnimalMotifs: Scarabs.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Her suit makes her look and behave like a giant robotic beetle.
* BodyHorror: The modifications made to her not only left her as little more than a skin suit with machinery inside but also [[GroinAttack castrated her]] and made her breasts look.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She first appears as the probation officer of Dane in issue #1.
* EldritchAbomination: Her combat armour shares traits of a MechanicalAbomination, an AnimalisticAbomination and a HumanoidAbomination. She is a nearly unkillable insectoid beast armed with 4D armour who [[IAmAHumanitarian eats people]] and works for [[OurArchonsAreDifferent the Archons of the Outer Church.]]
* FanDisservice: An infamous scene of the comic consists of her breast-feeding the elder Sir Miles with her disgusting blue tits. Her combat armour also has boob socks with nipples and all that, but it's not very pretty when the rest of her body looks like a metallic BDSM beetle.
* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: It's implied she had to kill her father to enter the Outer Church
* ItCanThink: Inverted. In her combat form she is much more animalistic and instint driven, instead of the cold [[TheStoic stoic]] woman she normally appears as.
* SinisterShades: Like most Outer Church high ranking members she sports a pair of these.
* SuperSenses: With her armour, she can sense new colours or fragances.
* SuperToughness: She can absorb the impact of attacks and use the kinetic energy to power herself.
* TheStoic: She never emotes and is always unnervingly calm.
** NotSoStoic: [[spoiler: However, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she breaks down after being confronted with a mental image of her father.]]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: She doesn't get much characterisation before [[spoiler: getting killed.]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: He ends up hanging himself while singing the Eton rower song. [[ItMakesAsMuchSenseInContext Olga uses the Black Grail to collect his sweat.]]]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: He ends up hanging himself while singing the Eton rower song. [[ItMakesAsMuchSenseInContext Olga uses the Black Grail to collect his sweat.shit and spunk.]]]]
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* {{Cyborg}}: Her psychic powers derive from implants in her head.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She briefly appears on the Invisible College in issue 6 of volume 2 wearing 4D armour.
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* DoesNotLikeGuns: After his HeroicBsod he sticks to physical combat.
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* LegacyCharacter: The second King Mob after Ronald Tolliver.
* LegacyCharacter: The second King Mob after Ronald Tolliver.
* JediMindTrick: Tom managed to make a policeman chasing Dane believe Dane wasn't right infront of him.
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: After he [[spoiler: gets shot by George Harper]], while he admits it hurts he is more worried that he is going to bleed to death infront of [[spoiler: Sir Miles, a member of the British government]]. [[TalkingIsAFreeAction It also doesn't make him less talkative.]]
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Downplayed. After he [[spoiler: gets shot by George Harper]], while he admits it hurts he is more worried that he is going to bleed to death infront of [[spoiler: Sir Miles, a high ranking member of the British government]]. [[TalkingIsAFreeAction It also doesn't make him less talkative.]]
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A Scandinavian [[CunningLinguist linguist]]/[[TheSmartGuy linguist]]/[[PlayfulHacker computer code expert]] who creates a [[StarfishLanguage language program]] for the Invisibles to use against the Outer Church, and a "cut and paste" (partially photography-based) grimoire that is essential to take control over the Moonchild ritual. She serves as the EleventhHourRanger for the team during their final mission.
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* {{Metafiction}}: [[spoiler: She rewrote the book Sir Miles made exposing the Invisibles and added herself there. Or she literally travelled to the fictional world using a drug called "Sky". [[MindScrew At least]] [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible that's what]] [[AmbiguousSituation we got.]]]]
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* {{Metafiction}}: [[spoiler: She rewrote the book Sir Miles made exposing the Invisibles and added herself there. Or she literally travelled to the fictional world using a drug called "Sky". [[MindScrew At least]] [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible least that's what]] [[AmbiguousSituation what we got.]]]]
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Edith Manning was a [[ReallyGetsAround sexually liberated]] {{Flapper}} during TheRoaringTwenties whoused to be doubled as an Invisible in a 1920s cell, along her cousin Freddie. After helping a time travelling King Mob to acquire the HandOfGlory, she spent a couple more years with her cell until she semi-retired as a member during the 20s, and helps train Jack Frost 40s (Although she still helped Gideon). [[spoiler: before ultimately killing himself]]. He is the cousin of Edith Manning.She died on 1999 at 99 years old from natural causes.]]
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A homeless man
Edith Manning was a [[ReallyGetsAround sexually liberated]] {{Flapper}} during TheRoaringTwenties who
* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler: She ends up like this, probably.]]
* ConvenientMiscarriage: All the sex and drugs of the 20s sadly rendered her unable to have kids.
* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: Had apretty friendly exchange with the Harlequinnade and Barbelith.
* TheDitz: Sometimes she was recklessly daring.
* {{Flapper}}: Down to a "t", man.
* ForeignCultureFetish: She was a big fan of both New York City and India. Subverted in that her understanding in Hindu culture is only very superficial and was doing it mainly for the exoticness. [[spoiler: Double subversion when she comes back to India to die, and she appears much more knowledgable in its mythology.]]
* IWasQuiteALooker: She was gorgeous as a young lady, but that was a long time ago.
* MayDecemberRomance: Zig-zagged. She had a brief fling in the with a time travelling Gideon, who wouldn't be born until 1961. However, at the time, she was in her early twenties, making it more normal.
* ReallyGetsAround: She was a pretty sexually liberated woman, specially for the standards of middle 20s society.
* RetiredBadass: You wouldn't guess this sweet old lady helped on the retrieving of one of the most dangerous artefacts in the universe, the HandOfGlory.
* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler: She died during the last months of 1999 at 99 years old, meaning she was born in 1900. This could be interpreted as Edith representing the 20th century (More specifically the revolutionary spirit of the era), and her death signifying the transition between the 20th and 21st century, and a new way of Invisiblism.]]
* StableTimeLoop: King Mob was introduced to The Invisible College by an elderly Edith Manning, who recognised him as a time traveller from her youth. After entering the college, he is taught to TimeTravel, which results in him going back and meeting her as a young woman
* StarfishLanguage: She codifies the instructions of the HandOfGlory in her vaginal mucus during sexual intercouse with King Mob.
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A homeless man who used to be an Invisible during the 20s, and helps train Jack Frost [[spoiler: before ultimately killing himself]]. He is the cousin of Edith Manning.
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* ConvenientMiscarriage: All the sex and drugs of the 20s sadly rendered her unable to have kids.
* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: Had apretty friendly exchange with the Harlequinnade and Barbelith.
* TheDitz: Sometimes she was recklessly daring.
* {{Flapper}}: Down to a "t", man.
* ForeignCultureFetish: She was a big fan of both New York City and India. Subverted in that her understanding in Hindu culture is only very superficial and was doing it mainly for the exoticness. [[spoiler: Double subversion when she comes back to India to die, and she appears much more knowledgable in its mythology.]]
* IWasQuiteALooker: She was gorgeous as a young lady, but that was a long time ago.
* MayDecemberRomance: Zig-zagged. She had a brief fling in the with a time travelling Gideon, who wouldn't be born until 1961. However, at the time, she was in her early twenties, making it more normal.
* ReallyGetsAround: She was a pretty sexually liberated woman, specially for the standards of middle 20s society.
* RetiredBadass: You wouldn't guess this sweet old lady helped on the retrieving of one of the most dangerous artefacts in the universe, the HandOfGlory.
* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler: She died during the last months of 1999 at 99 years old, meaning she was born in 1900. This could be interpreted as Edith representing the 20th century (More specifically the revolutionary spirit of the era), and her death signifying the transition between the 20th and 21st century, and a new way of Invisiblism.]]
* StableTimeLoop: King Mob was introduced to The Invisible College by an elderly Edith Manning, who recognised him as a time traveller from her youth. After entering the college, he is taught to TimeTravel, which results in him going back and meeting her as a young woman
* StarfishLanguage: She codifies the instructions of the HandOfGlory in her vaginal mucus during sexual intercouse with King Mob.
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[[folder: Frederick Harper-Seaton/Tom O'Bedlam]]
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A homeless man who used to be an Invisible during the 20s, and helps train Jack Frost [[spoiler: before ultimately killing himself]]. He is the cousin of Edith Manning.
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* KissingCousins: [[spoiler: He was in love with Edith, but she didn't reciprocate, since she "had to draw the line somewhere".]]
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* FauxAffablyEvil: He is very jovial and snarky, and even compliments Sir Miles for English media, finding it hilarious. Also, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a racist, a homophone,]] [[AxCrazy a psycho,]] [[ArmiesAreEvil an ultranationalist colonel]] and a HumanoidAbomination.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: He is very jovial and snarky, and even compliments Sir Miles for English media, finding it hilarious. Also, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a racist, a homophone,]] homophobe,]] [[AxCrazy a psycho,]] [[ArmiesAreEvil an ultranationalist colonel]] and a HumanoidAbomination.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Speaks dismissively of Asians and deliberately hid the vaccine against AIDS.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Speaks dismissively of Asians and deliberately hid the vaccine against AIDS.AIDS to wipe out the queer population.
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* InformedFlaw: She apparently doesn't get along with Lord Fanny, but this is only shown in a single scene. Aside of that, they appear to get along just fine.
** [[FridgeBrilliance Although maybe they became friends after the assault in Dulce.]]
** [[FridgeBrilliance Although maybe they became friends after the assault in Dulce.]]
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* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler: By volume 3 his mental health has increasingly decayed, sweating constantly and being much more anxious, as well as constantly mistaking his new assistant for Pennington, his old dead one and losing the notion of time.]]
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* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler: By volume 3 his mental health has increasingly decayed, sweating constantly and being much more anxious, as well as constantly mistaking his new assistant for Pennington, his old dead one and losing the notion of time.]]
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* AmbiguouslyChristian: She uses some Christian iconography, such as the Black Grail, and Six compliments her intellect as "cruel, calvinist", but he could be refering to her birthplace, Sweden. Besides...
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Dane's history teacher, who is later revealed to be a high ranking Invisible and member of Department X.
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: After he [[spoiler: gets shot by George Harper]], while he admits it hurts he is more worried that he is going to bleed to death infront of [[spoiler: Sir Miles, a member of the British government]]. [[TalkingIsAFreeAction It also doesn't make him less talkative.]]
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* DebtDetester: [[spoiler: Part of the reason of his eventual betrayal for the Outer Church is that he was moved by Jack Frost sparing his life.]]
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* HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs: After he is drugged by Jon Six, Helga and George Harper, with LSD and Key-32, the facade he has put all his life begins to slip down.
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* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: He truly loved Queen Mab, and was geniuenly heart-strucked to have to kill her [[IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten for his initiation]].]]
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* CheckhovsGunman: We're introduced to him in a one shot early one, but he doesn't become more important until much later.
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** His clock around his neck is a reference to [[Music/PublicEnemy Flavour Flave.Flav]].
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* TimeMaster: They have shades of this, since they tend to crop during time travels.
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* ForeignCultureFetish: He is a lot into african american culture.
* EndOfSeriesAwareness: [[spoiler: A very rare serious example played completely straight. Dane breaks the fourth wall in the final issue of volum #3.]]
* ForeignCultureFetish: He is a lot into African-American culture.
* ForeignCultureFetish: He is a lot into African-American culture.
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* EyepatchOfPower: As part of her pirate loook.
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: She dies during the last battle between the Outer Church and the Invisibles.]]
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* EyepatchOfPower: As part of her pirate loook.
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[[folder: Mister Jon Six]]
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[[caption-width-right:401:"The sixties never ended."]]
Dane's history teacher, who is later revealed to be a high ranking Invisible and member of Department X.
* CoolOldGuy: On his best days. Sometimes... [[MentorInSourArmor not so much.]]
* ButNowIMustGo: A very dark example. After he finishes training Jack Frost, [[spoiler: he kills himself.]]
* DaddyIssues: He was quite rebellious towards his old one, but took his death very bad and he repented his attitude.
* DrivenToMadness: [[spoiler: The ritual with the HandOfGlory ends with him becoming mad... [[ThePowerOfLanguage just like his namesake.]]]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: He ends up killing himself by jumping from Canary Wharf.]]
* HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs: Subverted, the drugs he gave Dane were actually [[PlaceboEffect mold.]]
* MentorArchetype: He could be interpreted as the Trickster archetype, teaching Dane through tricks and riddles and such.
* MentorInSourArmor: Tom regularly insults and belittles Dane, and goes as far as to physically assault him.
* MindControl: Tom managed to make a policeman chasing Dane believe Dane wasn't right infront of him.
* ThePowerOfLanguage: He should've known choosing a name like "Tom O'Bedlam" couldn't mean anything good...
* RichesToRags: From a wealthy socialite who travelled around the world to a dirty old homeless trickster.
* ShoutOut: To Edgar, from ''Theatre/KingLear'', who also diguised himself as Mad Tom O'Bedlam.
* WisdomFromTheGutter: One of the most knowledgable Invisibles, and a homeless man at that. Subverted, as in he used to be a very rich WASP.
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[[caption-width-right:401:"The sixties never ended."]]
Dane's history teacher, who is later revealed to be a high ranking Invisible and member of Department X.
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* ButNowIMustGo: A very dark example. After he finishes training Jack Frost, [[spoiler: he kills himself.]]
* DaddyIssues: He was quite rebellious towards his old one, but took his death very bad and he repented his attitude.
* DrivenToMadness: [[spoiler: The ritual with the HandOfGlory ends with him becoming mad... [[ThePowerOfLanguage just like his namesake.]]]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: He ends up killing himself by jumping from Canary Wharf.]]
* HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs: Subverted, the drugs he gave Dane were actually [[PlaceboEffect mold.]]
* MentorArchetype: He could be interpreted as the Trickster archetype, teaching Dane through tricks and riddles and such.
* MentorInSourArmor: Tom regularly insults and belittles Dane, and goes as far as to physically assault him.
* MindControl: Tom managed to make a policeman chasing Dane believe Dane wasn't right infront of him.
* ThePowerOfLanguage: He should've known choosing a name like "Tom O'Bedlam" couldn't mean anything good...
* RichesToRags: From a wealthy socialite who travelled around the world to a dirty old homeless trickster.
* ShoutOut: To Edgar, from ''Theatre/KingLear'', who also diguised himself as Mad Tom O'Bedlam.
* WisdomFromTheGutter: One of the most knowledgable Invisibles, and a homeless man at that. Subverted, as in he used to be a very rich WASP.
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[[folder: Mister Jon Six]]
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[[caption-width-right:401:"The sixties never ended."]]
Dane's history teacher, who is later revealed to be a high ranking Invisible and member of Department X.
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* BreakThemByTalking: Literally. [[BrownNote She tortures Sir Miles using Key 32 and an alien language.]]
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* BreakThemByTalking: Literally. [[BrownNote She tortures Sir Miles using Key 32 Key-23 and an alien language.]]
* CasualKink: She was aroused by Gideon reading her a medical journal, and he later pleasured her with a potato. An ayrshire blue.
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* MindScrew: The nature of the Key series (Key-16, 17, 32, 63, 64..) It's a serum that makes written words appear as reality (ie: The word "dog" appears as a dog). By injecting herself with it and reading an alien alphabet she's transported to a Hell with beings who claim they want to free "them" but they don't understand. She claims she does.
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* MindScrew: The nature of the Key series (Key-16, 17, 23, 32, 63, 64..) It's a serum that makes written words appear as reality (ie: The word "dog" appears as a dog). By injecting herself with it and reading an alien alphabet she's transported to a Hell with beings who claim they want to free "them" but they don't understand. She claims she does.
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* ReallyGetsAround: Offhandedly mentions having shagged King Mob, even when she was dating Jon Six.
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* PaintingTheMedium: Its caption boxes are always in green, and its text sometimes in pink.
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* PaintingTheMedium: Its caption boxes are always in green, and its text sometimes in pink.black.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: Refer to one of them as Fanny and Jack's "sister".
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* CloudCuckooLander: They're definetly not here, but to them, "here" probably means nothing.
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* BlueandOrangeMorality: It doesn't seem to operate under our moral guidances, but Invisible ones. For example, it pretty much forces Dane to absorb the collective suffering on Earth, leaving it with pretty much no other choice but to become a Messiah.
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* BlueandOrangeMorality: BlueAndOrangeMorality: It doesn't seem to operate under our moral guidances, but Invisible ones. For example, it pretty much forces Dane to absorb the collective suffering on Earth, leaving it with pretty much no other choice but to become a Messiah.
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[[caption-width-right:700:[[NonSequitur "Replace logic gap if you'll both follow me."]]]]
A group of androgynous harlequins dressed in BDSM gear who seem to help the Invisible College, and exist outside of linear time. They also are able to manifest in the guide of an entity called the King in Yellow.
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* AffablyEvil: As a result of their BlueAndOrangeMorality, they explain things that could be quite evil in a very non-chalant and friendly fashion, most notably discussing how they could force Dane and Fanny to do RapeByProxy.
* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Are they crossdressers? Agender? Genderfluid? Transgender? CampStraight?
* BigGood: [[spoiler: It's hinted that the Harlequinnade are the true leads of the Invisible College, implanting subconsciously missions in their agents' minds to help humanity achieve Nirvana through Barbelith.]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Even in a book full of beings exhibiting this, they are particularly hard to figure out. Them being willing to exchange the HandOfGlory for seeing Dane and Hilde dance is just the tip of the iceberg.
* BondageIsBad: Zig-Zagged. They dress in leather gear and appear vaguely menacing towards Dane and Fanny, but they never outright harm them and are pretty friendly.
* HandOfGlory: They're the guardians of it, although it's implied they were only keeping it until [[spoiler: Jack Frost]] took it back.
* HiveMind: The three of them share a same mind.
* HumanoidAbomination: They might look human but they're "as alien as the air between [our] fingers", and seem to be [[spoiler: the true headmasters of the Invisible College]]. Their King in Yellow form also counts.
* NonLinearCharacter: They exist outside time and space, and they give [[spoiler: back]] Dane the HandOfGlory, which can warp time.
* StarfishLanguage: The Harlequinn mentions when Jack Frost and Lord Fanny that they're "talk in emotional aggregates", the same thing Mason Lang claims the alien who abducted him spoke with. The implications are... puzzling, to say the least.
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: They exist as both the Harlequinnade and the King in Yellow, [[spoiler: and maybe even Barbelith.]]
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* ManchurianAgent: [[spoiler: [[NonLinearCharacter If the Harlequin's perception of time isn't messing with them]], Jon Six used to be a Harlequinn himself.]]
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* EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity: Its at least responsible for part of the Invisible's psychic powers and spiritual awakenings, but that's pretty much what most of them know.
* MentorArchetype: One of the teachers in the Invisible Academy in North Africa, along Mr. Six.
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* TheAce: Six considered the best agent working for the Invisible College.
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* BondageIsBad: The designs of the Archons, Myrmidon and ciphermen bring this to mind. [[spoiler: Funnily enough, the true leaders of the Invisible College also seem to be dressed for some spanking.]]
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* BondageIsBad: The designs of the Archons, Myrmidon and ciphermen Ciphermen bring this to mind. [[spoiler: Funnily enough, the true leaders of the Invisible College also seem to be dressed for some spanking.]]
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* LesserOfTwoEvils: Sure, why they might partake in morally dubious actions, it's not like they're alien Nazis.
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* LesserOfTwoEvils: Sure, why while they might partake in morally dubious actions, it's not like they're alien Nazis.
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* BondageIsBad: The designs of the Archons, Myrmidon and Cypher-Men ciphermen bring this to mind. [[spoiler: Funnily enough, the true leaders of the Invisible College also seem to be dressed for some spanking.]]
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[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot A rap musician and Houngan who is also the priest of the voodoo loa Papa Ghede.]] He initially is invoked by an elder voodoo priestess to investigate some particularly gruesome murders in the neigborhood. He later assists Ragged Robin on the assault in MI-6, and colaborates with the Invisibles a couple more times. In the future he is implied to be a religious leader of his own church in Chicago.
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[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot A rap musician and Houngan who is also the priest of the voodoo loa Papa Ghede.]] He initially is invoked by an elder voodoo priestess to investigate some particularly gruesome murders in the neigborhood. He later assists Ragged Robin on the assault in MI-6, [=MI6=], and colaborates with the Invisibles a couple more times. In the future he is implied to be a religious leader of his own church in Chicago.
* AnimalMotifs: Shares Gideon's scorpion themes. Justified, since the King borrowed some of his powers from Baron Zaraguin (Or rather, an Australian avatar of Zaraguin on the Dreaming), who is family with Jimbo.
* {{Animorphism}}: Briefly shapes into a hybrid athropod to speak with Baron Zaraguin. [[BlueAndOrangeMorality It would be pretty rude to not do so.]]
* {{Blackface}}: [[spoiler: Turns the entire Unitol Pharmacy crew into a [[IAmAHumanitarian cannibalistic]] MinstrelShow.]]
* {{Animorphism}}: Briefly shapes into a hybrid athropod to speak with Baron Zaraguin. [[BlueAndOrangeMorality It would be pretty rude to not do so.]]
* {{Blackface}}: [[spoiler: Turns the entire Unitol Pharmacy crew into a [[IAmAHumanitarian cannibalistic]] MinstrelShow.]]
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Sees nothing wrong with killing thousands if not millions to satisfy Ghede's hunger and kill a bunch of {{Red Shirt}}s.
* CastFromCalories: His zozo bone gun causes him to become hungry and horny.
* CheckhovsGunman: We're introduced to him in a one shot early one, but he doesn't become more important until much later.
* DistractedByTheSexy: When guiding Ragged Robin to theMI6 [=MI6=] base they've locked KM and Fanny, he admits in a drunk stupor that she is letting her first to stare at her ass.ass.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: One of the first issues mentions he has an Invisibles cell in Haiti. While it could be possible for him to be Haitian, even though his dialogue seems to imply West African ancestry, we never see it and Jim spends most of his time in the US with his band, who show no signs of being Invisibles themselves.
* CastFromCalories: His zozo bone gun causes him to become hungry and horny.
* CheckhovsGunman: We're introduced to him in a one shot early one, but he doesn't become more important until much later.
* DistractedByTheSexy: When guiding Ragged Robin to the
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: One of the first issues mentions he has an Invisibles cell in Haiti. While it could be possible for him to be Haitian, even though his dialogue seems to imply West African ancestry, we never see it and Jim spends most of his time in the US with his band, who show no signs of being Invisibles themselves.
* PowersViaPossession: His connection with Papa Ghede gives him powers over the dead.[[spoiler: He briefly trades Ghede for Oppenheimer.]]
** His clock around his neck is a reference to Flavour Flave.
* ThereAreNoCoincidences: Discussed. Damn, I say damn, what a happy coinkidink that his first toure in Europe took place just right when Boy and Rags needed his help to battle the [=MI6=].
* TokenEvilTeammate: Much more willing to do stain his hands with blood than his friends.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Cake (He seems to particularly enjoy fudge) and the cheapest, dirtiest, nastiest rum you can find.
* ThereAreNoCoincidences: Discussed. Damn, I say damn, what a happy coinkidink that his first toure in Europe took place just right when Boy and Rags needed his help to battle the [=MI6=].
* TokenEvilTeammate: Much more willing to do stain his hands with blood than his friends.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Cake (He seems to particularly enjoy fudge) and the cheapest, dirtiest, nastiest rum you can find.
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* {{Mook}}: The Myrmidon accomplish that role. [[MeaningfulName In real life, the Myrmidon were a Greek population famous for their loyalty.]]
** EliteMook: The ciphermen are this, since they're sent in more dangerous missions (Such as TimeTravel hits) and are taken special care with radio frequences to be extra mindless.
** EliteMook: The ciphermen are this, since they're sent in more dangerous missions (Such as TimeTravel hits) and are taken special care with radio frequences to be extra mindless.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: A very few of their members at their best are this. The others though merely are power hungry or do it ForTheEvulz.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He is first seen complaining about King Mob having escaped and [[ManOfWealthAndTaste riding an expensive car]], all the while belitting his assistent. Then he casually mentions how much [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain he hates the poor]], [[KillThePoor and how he will enjoy hunting them through the forest to reduce unemployment.]]
* EvilBrit: A {{Jerkass}} English gent who wants to sell the world to the machine.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumour: Is never seen laughing.
* EvilBrit: A {{Jerkass}} English gent who wants to sell the world to the machine.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumour: Is never seen laughing.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler: By volume 3 his mental health has increasingly decayed, sweating constantly and being much more anxious, as well as constantly mistaking his new assistant for Pennington, his old dead one and losing the notion of time.]]
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* NiceToTheWaiter: He is very polite to the plump servant offering some tea while he is torturing KM.
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* NiceToTheWaiter: [[PetTheDog He is very polite to the plump servant offering some tea while he is torturing KM.KM, and even sheepishly asks for food like if he was in a nice cozy bar.]]
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* AffablyEvil: He is very jovial and snarky, and even compliments Sir Miles for English media, finding it hilarious.
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* AffablyEvil: AmbiguouslyRelated: He is very jovial and snarky, and Gelt look oddly similar, but considering the fact that they were both [[BodyHorror altered beyond recognition]] by the Outer Church to become better servants, it could be that that look is a common one amongst high-ranking drones. [[FridgeBrilliance It even compliments Sir Miles for English media, finding it hilarious.makes more sense, considering that the Outer Church hates individuality.]]
* AxCrazy: It's hinted that his decaying state of mind is the result of all the implants.
* {{Eagleland}}: Type 2
* FauxAffablyEvil: He is very jovial and snarky, and even compliments Sir Miles for English media, finding it hilarious. Also, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a racist, a homophone,]] [[AxCrazy a psycho,]] [[ArmiesAreEvil an ultranationalist colonel]] and a HumanoidAbomination.
* {{Foil}}: To Sir Miles. Both are high ranking government agents who also work for TheConspiracy, but while Miles is English, [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumour joyless]], sports hair and stache and is sometimes dubious of the morality of his actions; Friday is American, FauxAffablyEvil and a DeadpanSnarker, is bald and is undyingly loyal to his superiors.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He is very jovial and snarky, and even compliments Sir Miles for English media, finding it hilarious. Also, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a racist, a homophone,]] [[AxCrazy a psycho,]] [[ArmiesAreEvil an ultranationalist colonel]] and a HumanoidAbomination.
* {{Foil}}: To Sir Miles. Both are high ranking government agents who also work for TheConspiracy, but while Miles is English, [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumour joyless]], sports hair and stache and is sometimes dubious of the morality of his actions; Friday is American, FauxAffablyEvil and a DeadpanSnarker, is bald and is undyingly loyal to his superiors.
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A fat caretaker of Harmony House who tries to [[{{Lobotomy}} lobotomise]] and [[{{Brainwashed}} brainwash]] Dane into a government drone.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: To Col. Friday. Read above for more info.
* BigBadWannabe: He tries to present himself as an equal to King Mob, but he is not the one holding the gun.
* {{Brainwashed}}: He extracts the souls of kids to leave them empty and ready to serve the Man.
* DeanBitterman: In charge of Harmony House, a juvie where young punks get re-educated, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and brainwashed into mindless servants for the Black Aeon.]]
* DeathIsCheap: Subverted. Tries to pull of this by reincarnating in a bug until the Outer Church [[BodyBackupDrive can make him a new body]] but is offhandedly stepped on by Dane without even realising it.
* FatBastard: Kinda looks like a Nazi [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} George Costanza.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Tries to put on a friendly compassionate facade and act as the ReasonableAuthorityFigure. "Tries" being the key word.
* {{Foil}}: To King Mob, another bald character who tries to snatch Dane into their side of the war.
* GroinAttack: He was castrated during his transformation in a cyborg able to withstand [[BrownNote the Archon's presence.]]
* {{Lobotomy}}: What his brainwashing amounts to.
* MeaningfulName: A gelt is a castrated horse. [[GroinAttack Guess what his nuts look like.]]
* PaedoHunt: It's very strongly hinted that he has PerverseSexualLust for the kids in HH, but considering [[GroinAttack what happened to his genitals]] he probably can't do nothing physically.
* PerverseSexualLust: Towards [[PaedoHunt kids]] and [[{{Squick}} the King-In-Chains]].
* SinisterShades: Sports a pair of these, to contrast King Mob's RoundHippieShades.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Dies on his first appearence, but he kick starts Dane's journey to become Jack Frost.
* SoftSpokenSadist: He seems about to cream his pants everytime he is surrounded by misery.
* WarmUpBoss: For Dane, showing him how the Outer Church opperates.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Our sentence is up.]]
A rebellious juvenile criminal from Liverpool and the main character of the book... [[DecoyProtagonist for like eight issues.]] He is the newest recruit in the cell we follow, trained by [[CoolOldGuy Tom O'Bedlam]] after being freed from Harmony House for trying to burn the school.
[[MindScrew He is also the new Messiah.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Our sentence is up.]]
A rebellious juvenile criminal from Liverpool and the main character of the book... [[DecoyProtagonist for like eight issues.]] He is the newest recruit in the cell we follow, trained by [[CoolOldGuy Tom O'Bedlam]] after being freed from Harmony House for trying to burn the school.
[[MindScrew He is also the new Messiah.]]
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An entity or concept refered as "Barbelith" [[ArcWords is
A rebellious juvenile criminal from Liverpool
[[MindScrew He is also the new Messiah.]]
* ApocalypseWow: It helps the Earth [[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascend on an ontic scale]], which is both [[SurrealHorror very very uncanny]] but also groovy.
* BeastOfTheApocalypse: Satellite in this case. After it's found by NASA, it pops like a bubble, triggering the beginning of the birth of humanity. It's a benevolent example, though.
* BenevolentAbomination: It helps humanity collectively achieve Nirvana, all while mentioning how much it loves us.
* BigGood: The ending heavily implies it's the leader of the Invisible College, or at least the leader of its subdivision on Earth.
* BizarroApocalypse: GainaxEnding at its finest, gents!
* BlueandOrangeMorality: It doesn't seem to operate under our moral guidances, but Invisible ones. For example, it pretty much forces Dane to absorb the collective suffering on Earth, leaving it with pretty much no other choice but to become a Messiah.
* EldritchAbomination: A massive [[GeniusLoci sentient satellite]] from another dimension that will bring about the end of the Earth.
* {{Expy}}: Of Literature/{{VALIS}}.
** It also seems to be one for [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol Danny the street]], both being a GeniusLoci with vague origins who help a RagtagBunchOfMisfits and ultimately bring vital change to the world.
* GeniusLoci: A sentient moon.
* GoodIsNotSoft: The above mentioned example of it forcing Dane to become the messiah.
* MayanDoomsday: It pops on the 21/12/2012.
* MindScrew: It somehow manages to be specially surreal, even among all the chaos of the book. We aren't even told what exactly this "Barbelith" thing everyone refers to is until the final issues, and it apparently has something to do with the eclipse that took place on the Moonchild's coronation. It's described as our universe's placenta, but also sort of looks like a red globe, which raises up a lot of questions. Finally, it pops when it's discovered by NASA, which is a ContinuityNod to a phrase Dane said on volume two (If our words are circles, [[StarfishLanguage theirs are bubbles]]), which is in itself a reference to a line from Mictlantecuhtli during Fanny's initiation (Time isn't a river. It's more like a bubble, but is to a bubble what a circle drawn on the ground is to a bubble), [[GeniusBonus which is on itself a reference to the B-Theory of time.]]
* NoOneSeesTheBoss: Zig-zagged. The Invisibles share an unconscious psychic link with it, and they can certainly feel it, but not directly interact with it.
* PaintingTheMedium: Its caption boxes are always in green, and its text sometimes in pink.
* ShoutOut:
** It's name is a combination of Barbelo, which in Gnosticism is the first emanation of God, and Bethel, a sacred city.
** It's heavily based on Literature/{{VALIS}}. At one point in the book we even hear "The empire never died".
** It being found on the dark side of the moon is naturally a reference to ''Music/DarkSideOfTheMoon''.
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[[folder:Dane MacGowan/Jack Frost]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4410525_untitled_1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Our sentence is up.]]
A rebellious juvenile criminal from Liverpool and the main character of the book... [[DecoyProtagonist for like eight issues.]] He is the newest recruit in the cell we follow, trained by [[CoolOldGuy Tom O'Bedlam]] after being freed from Harmony House for trying to burn the school.
[[MindScrew He is also the new Messiah.]]
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* BeastOfTheApocalypse: Satellite in this case. After it's found by NASA, it pops like a bubble, triggering the beginning of the birth of humanity. It's a benevolent example, though.
* BenevolentAbomination: It helps humanity collectively achieve Nirvana, all while mentioning how much it loves us.
* BigGood: The ending heavily implies it's the leader of the Invisible College, or at least the leader of its subdivision on Earth.
* BizarroApocalypse: GainaxEnding at its finest, gents!
* BlueandOrangeMorality: It doesn't seem to operate under our moral guidances, but Invisible ones. For example, it pretty much forces Dane to absorb the collective suffering on Earth, leaving it with pretty much no other choice but to become a Messiah.
* EldritchAbomination: A massive [[GeniusLoci sentient satellite]] from another dimension that will bring about the end of the Earth.
* {{Expy}}: Of Literature/{{VALIS}}.
** It also seems to be one for [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol Danny the street]], both being a GeniusLoci with vague origins who help a RagtagBunchOfMisfits and ultimately bring vital change to the world.
* GeniusLoci: A sentient moon.
* GoodIsNotSoft: The above mentioned example of it forcing Dane to become the messiah.
* MayanDoomsday: It pops on the 21/12/2012.
* MindScrew: It somehow manages to be specially surreal, even among all the chaos of the book. We aren't even told what exactly this "Barbelith" thing everyone refers to is until the final issues, and it apparently has something to do with the eclipse that took place on the Moonchild's coronation. It's described as our universe's placenta, but also sort of looks like a red globe, which raises up a lot of questions. Finally, it pops when it's discovered by NASA, which is a ContinuityNod to a phrase Dane said on volume two (If our words are circles, [[StarfishLanguage theirs are bubbles]]), which is in itself a reference to a line from Mictlantecuhtli during Fanny's initiation (Time isn't a river. It's more like a bubble, but is to a bubble what a circle drawn on the ground is to a bubble), [[GeniusBonus which is on itself a reference to the B-Theory of time.]]
* NoOneSeesTheBoss: Zig-zagged. The Invisibles share an unconscious psychic link with it, and they can certainly feel it, but not directly interact with it.
* PaintingTheMedium: Its caption boxes are always in green, and its text sometimes in pink.
* ShoutOut:
** It's name is a combination of Barbelo, which in Gnosticism is the first emanation of God, and Bethel, a sacred city.
** It's heavily based on Literature/{{VALIS}}. At one point in the book we even hear "The empire never died".
** It being found on the dark side of the moon is naturally a reference to ''Music/DarkSideOfTheMoon''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Harlequinnade/Yellow King]]
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[[folder:Dane MacGowan/Jack Frost]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4410525_untitled_1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Our sentence is up.]]
A rebellious juvenile criminal from Liverpool and the main character of the book... [[DecoyProtagonist for like eight issues.]] He is the newest recruit in the cell we follow, trained by [[CoolOldGuy Tom O'Bedlam]] after being freed from Harmony House for trying to burn the school.
[[MindScrew He is also the new Messiah.]]
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* WatchTheWorldDie: [[spoiler: A rare positive case. Dane spends the last moments of his universe calming his dying friend, dancing and finally [[FourthWallObserver adressing the reader.]]]]
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* AmazonianBeauty: Robin is built like a brick wall, bodybuilder, yet is a MsFanservice.MsFanservice.
* BigDamnKiss: Shares this when [[spoiler: she reunites with KM on the MayanDoomsday.]]
* CloudCuckooLander: Is not quite here.
* BigDamnKiss: Shares this when [[spoiler: she reunites with KM on the MayanDoomsday.]]
* CloudCuckooLander: Is not quite here.
* {{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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