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* BellyDancer

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%%* BadassNormal

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%%* BadassNormal* BadassNormal: He's got no super powers but given his intellect, toughness and determination, he doesn't need them.
* BoxingBattler: He's a skilled boxer and it tends to be his go to fighting style, taking out most opponents with just his fists.



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%%* FedoraOfAsskicking * FedoraOfAsskicking: He's almost never seen without his famous hat and he can kick ass with the best of them.
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Hot Scientist is no longer a trope


* HotScientist: As she says in the movie, "I run a lucrative operation and I'm great eye candy." The fact that she's played by Creator/ScarlettJohansson doesn't hurt.
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Disambig. per TRS


* KnifeNut
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Meganekko is no longer a trope. It's a Fanspeak term. Moving wicks to Bespectacled Cutie when appropriate.


* {{Meganekko}}: Wears glasses.
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* SkunkStripe

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* BadassNormal
* CelibateHero
* ClarkKenting: When he needs to be in disguise, The Spirit dons a pair of large dark glasses and no one notices the mask.
** He has, on other occasions, simply ''removed'' his mask (more common in the Darwyn Cook-helmed reboot) since very few people know or care who "Denny Colt" is thanks to being legally dead.
* ChickMagnet

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* %%* BadassNormal
* %%* CelibateHero
* ClarkKenting: When he needs to be in disguise, The Spirit dons a pair of large dark glasses and no one notices the mask.
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mask. He has, on other occasions, simply ''removed'' his mask (more common in the Darwyn Cook-helmed reboot) since very few people know or care who "Denny Colt" is thanks to being legally dead.
* %%* ChickMagnet



* FedoraOfAsskicking

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* %%* FedoraOfAsskicking

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* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Nobody noticed that he was flying because the Spirit was too busy fighting criminals at the time.
* TallPoppySyndrome: He first discovered he could fly as a child. His parents forbade him from ever flying again, afraid of what the world would think of him.
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* StealthyCephalopod: {{Invoked|trope}}. He uses the octopus as his namesake, and always hides his appearance with obscuring clothes or by staying just outside the panels.
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!Doctor Cobra
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doctor_cobra.jpg]]

Mad scientist whose chemicals and machinations inadvertently helped Denny Colt become the Spirit.

* CreateYourOwnHero: It is Cobra's experiments that cause Denny Colt to rise from the dead as the Spirit, and the Spirit's first heroic act is to take down Doctor Cobra.
* FourEyesZeroSoul
* MadScientist
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: With a name like Doctor Cobra, it's no wonder he never made it as a general practitioner.



* {{Flight}}







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Played by Creator/PazVega in the movie.



* EverythingLooksSexierIfFrench

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* EverythingLooksSexierIfFrenchEveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench

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!Gerhard Shnobble
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gerhard.png]]

Complete nobody who finds that he can fly.

!Hazel P. Macbeth
[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hazel_2.jpg]]

Witch with apparent magical powers who often appears in Halloween themed stories.

* HotWitch

!Mr. Carrion
[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carrion.jpg]]

Con man who has a pet vulture, Julia.




!Silken Floss
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/silken_floss.jpg]]

Evil scientist who works with The Octopus.

* TheDragon: For the Octopus.

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\n!Silken Floss\n* IconicItem: The Octopus can always be identified by his striped gloves.

!P'Gell
[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pgell.jpg]]

Crime lord with a "black widow" m.o. who often tries to seduce The Spirit.

* BlackWidow
* TheVamp

!Plaster of Paris
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/silken_floss.org/pmwiki/pub/images/plaster.jpg]]

Evil scientist who works with The Octopus.

* TheDragon: For
Not much is known about the Plaster of Paris other then being a sexy French belly dancer and assassin in the employ of the Octopus. She is somewhat eccentric and is known to wield tri-pronged throwing knives and a sword.

* BedlahBabe: her outfits usually invoke this.
* BellyDancer
* DanceBattler: Incorporates dance moves into her fighting style.
* EverythingLooksSexierIfFrench
* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench
* FemmeFatale
* GratuitousFrench: Peppers her speech with French words and expressions (invoking EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench).
* KnifeNut
* MsFanservice: Wears the skimpiest outfits of any of the Spirit's female foes.

!Sand Saref

Denny Colt's childhood friend who is, in actuality, a spy.
[[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sand_serif.jpg]]

* ChildhoodFriend
* CopHater: Developed a hard-core hatred of cops due to her father being killed by one.




!Silk Satin
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sylvia_satin_earth_spirit.jpg]]

Spy and potential alternate love interest for The Spirit.

* LadyOfAdventure
* SkunkStripe
* StatuesqueStunner

!Silken Floss
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/silken_floss.jpg]]

Evil scientist who works with The Octopus.

* TheDragon: For the Octopus.
* FemmeFatale



!Mr. Carrion
[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carrion.jpg]]

Con man who has a pet vulture, Julia.

!Gerhard Shnobble
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gerhard.png]]

Complete nobody who finds that he can fly.

!Hazel P. Macbeth
[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hazel_2.jpg]]

Witch with apparent magical powers who often appears in Halloween themed stories.

* HotWitch

!Silk Satin
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sylvia_satin_earth_spirit.jpg]]

Spy and potential alternate love interest for The Spirit.

* LadyOfAdventure
* SkunkStripe
* StatuesqueStunner

!P'Gell
[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pgell.jpg]]

Crime lord with a "black widow" m.o. who often tries to seduce The Spirit.

* BlackWidow
* TheVamp

!Sand Saref

Denny Colt's childhood friend who is, in actuality, a spy.
[[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sand_serif.jpg]]

* ChildhoodFriend
* CopHater: Developed a hard-core hatred of cops due to her father being killed by one.
* FemmeFatale

!Plaster of Paris
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/plaster.jpg]]

Not much is known about the Plaster of Paris other then being a sexy French belly dancer and assassin in the employ of the Octopus. She is somewhat eccentric and is known to wield tri-pronged throwing knives and a sword.

* BattleDancer: Incorporates dance moves into her fighting style.
* BedlahBabe: her outfits usually invoke this.
* BellyDancer
* EverythingIsSexierInFrench
* FemmeFatale
* KnifeNut
* MsFanservice: Wears the skimpiest outfits of any of the Spirit's female foes.

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!Mr. Carrion
[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carrion.jpg]]

Con man who has a pet vulture, Julia.

!Gerhard Shnobble
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gerhard.png]]

Complete nobody who finds that he can fly.

!Hazel P. Macbeth
[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hazel_2.jpg]]

Witch with apparent magical powers who often appears in Halloween themed stories.

* HotWitch

!Silk Satin
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sylvia_satin_earth_spirit.jpg]]

Spy and potential alternate love interest for The Spirit.

* LadyOfAdventure
* SkunkStripe
* StatuesqueStunner

!P'Gell
[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pgell.jpg]]

Crime lord with a "black widow" m.o. who often tries to seduce The Spirit.

* BlackWidow
* TheVamp

!Sand Saref

Denny Colt's childhood friend who is, in actuality, a spy.
[[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sand_serif.jpg]]

* ChildhoodFriend
* CopHater: Developed a hard-core hatred of cops due to her father being killed by one.
* FemmeFatale

!Plaster of Paris
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/plaster.jpg]]

Not much is known about the Plaster of Paris other then being a sexy French belly dancer and assassin in the employ of the Octopus. She is somewhat eccentric and is known to wield tri-pronged throwing knives and a sword.

* BattleDancer: Incorporates dance moves into her fighting style.
* BedlahBabe: her outfits usually invoke this.
* BellyDancer
* EverythingIsSexierInFrench
* FemmeFatale
* KnifeNut
* MsFanservice: Wears the skimpiest outfits of any of the Spirit's female foes.




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