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* PragmaticHero: She doesn't discount humans if the world can be kept safe from demons that way.

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* PragmaticHero: She doesn't discount killing humans if the world can be kept safe from demons that way.
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* ByTheHair: She's several times pulled from her hair by Shendu, Hak Foo and Bai Tza.


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* CombatPragmatist: She doesn't have much combat training, so she uses whatever she can to get by, like [[ManBitesMan biting Tohru's neck]] in order to free herself from his bear hug or striking Hak Foo and Shendu (or actually Valmont) [[GroinAttack below the belt]].
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* EvilOverlooker: He's featured in the story's cover, overlooking Valerie through flames.
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* SingleTargetSexuality: His growing love towards Valerie makes him unwilling to have sex with any other woman.

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* ActionGirl:ActionGirl: She has been trained by her family to fight against demons.
* ButNowIMustGo: After all the eight Demon Sorcerers have been resealed in the Netherworld, Nat parts ways with the Chans, but promises to assist if they need help against demons in the future.
* ChainPain: One of her weapons is a chain from which protective symbols dangle.
* HellBentForLeather: She dresses in black and loose leather clothes.
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!!!Nataline "Nat" Homato
A member of a Japanese [[DemonSlaying demon hunter]] family who takes interest in the Chans' conflict against the Demon Sorcerers.
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* ActionGirl:
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's [[IWorkAlone unused to teamwork]], quick to jump to conclusions, argumentative and ready to kill not only demons, but humans as well. However, she wants to keep the world safe from demons, has warm ties to her family regardless of her distance from them and slowly warms up to the Chans and Valerie.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: She uses a katana as her main weapon.
* NeatFreak: She's shown to be this when she's staying at Valerie's flat.
* PragmaticHero: She doesn't discount humans if the world can be kept safe from demons that way.
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead
* SixthRanger: She teams up with the Chans when they're trying to imprison Bai Tza.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: She makes it a habit to compete with Valerie with a sarcastic tongue.
* WalkingArmory: As a demon hunter, she requires more than one weapon to be at reach.

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A sacred warrior of the Ling Dynasty who overthrew, imprisoned and depowered Shendu nine hundred years ago when his daughter Lo Mei was forced to become Shendu's bride. [[HeroicLineage His bloodline continued through his son down to Valerie]].

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[[PrecursorHeroes A sacred warrior of the Ling Dynasty who overthrew, imprisoned and depowered Shendu nine hundred years ago ago]] when his daughter Lo Mei was forced to become Shendu's bride. [[HeroicLineage His bloodline continued through his son down to Valerie]].



* BridalCarry: He takes Valerie away from her trashed apartment this way after she's nearly killed by Hak Foo.



* VillainProtagonist: He's the main character as much as Valerie and the Chans.

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* VillainProtagonist: He's one of the main character characters and his POV gains as much as attention as those of Valerie and the Chans.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Enforcers -- Finn at least and probably Ratso and Chow as well -- are shocked to discover Shendu's deep desire towards Valerie. With Valmont it is subverted because his disgust is not born out of ethical reasons but the humiliation of his body being used to put the moves on a woman he's not attracted towards.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Enforcers -- Finn at least and probably Ratso and Chow as well -- are shocked to discover Shendu's deep desire towards Valerie. With Valmont it is subverted because his disgust is not born out of ethical reasons but the humiliation of his body being used to put the moves on a woman he's not himself attracted towards.



* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Essentially one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, evils of the world, representing the darkness of UsefulNotes/{{Bagua}} and having been opposed by humans.

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* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Essentially one of the greatest, greatest -- if not THE greatest, greatest -- evils of the world, representing the darkness of UsefulNotes/{{Bagua}} and having been opposed by humans.



* SorcerousOverlord: Again, they were textbook examples of the trope in way ancient China, only to get opposed and sealed off by the Eight Immortals (who themselves fit the other half of the trope's description somewhat); they return to power in the history rewrite.

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* SorcerousOverlord: Again, they were textbook examples of the trope in way the ancient China, world, only to get opposed and sealed off by the Eight Immortals (who themselves fit the other half of the trope's description somewhat); they Immortals. They return to power in the history rewrite.
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* JabbaTableManners: He tells Valerie that she'd feel sick if she saw how and what he eats in his normal form.


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* JabbaTableManners: Valerie of the rewritten reality finds Tso Lan's eating habits to be as nauseating as Shendu's, even though she has gotten used to it.
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* ManChild: Ratso. Over time Shendu starts suspecting that the big thug is [[LampshadeHanging a child in the skin of an adult]].
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** Valmont injures Valerie with the Dragon Talisman when she comes between him and Jackie.

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** Valmont injures Valerie with the Dragon Talisman when he's about to blast Jackie and she comes between him and Jackie.them.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Valmont is unable to wrap his head around the thought of someone like Shendu becoming infatuated with Valerie, whom Valmont considers to be a plain-looking bookworm. When he sees Valerie in a black dress, he mocks her by claiming it to almost help him understand Shendu's lust, prompting her to slap him for regarding Shendu to be so petty.



* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Tso Lan says that while the other Demon Sorcerers are not pleased with the existence of Shendu's human Other, they might be able to understand if their brother just wanted to bind Valerie to himself or even sleep with her once or twice. It is his deeper attachment and his decision to [[spoiler:marry her]] what are escaping their comprehension.



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* {{Fainting}}: This happens to her in the first chapter after the following chain of events: first Jade proves that magic exists by using the [[SuperSpeed Rabbit Talisman]], then the Enforcers appear to try and kidnap the girl immediately thereafter, Valerie fights them despite having no experience, and finally, Jackie jumps easily with a flip from the second floor and scares the Enforcers away.

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* EvilSorcerer: And a demon one at that.


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* EvilSorcerer: Runs in the family.
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* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Essentially one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, evils of the world, representing the darkness of UsefulNotesBagua and having been opposed by humans.

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* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Essentially one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, evils of the world, representing the darkness of UsefulNotesBagua UsefulNotes/{{Bagua}} and having been opposed by humans.
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* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Like his siblings, he is one of these.


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* SorcerousOverlord: Was this in ancient China, and returns to this after rewriting history.


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* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Essentially one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, evils of the world, representing the darkness of UsefulNotesBagua and having been opposed by humans.


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* SorcerousOverlord: Again, they were textbook examples of the trope in way ancient China, only to get opposed and sealed off by the Eight Immortals (who themselves fit the other half of the trope's description somewhat); they return to power in the history rewrite.
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* AntagonistTitle: He's called "the Ultimate Evil" by Lo Pei.

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* AntagonistTitle: He's called "the "[[NamesToRunAwayFrom/TheAdjectiveOne the Ultimate Evil" Evil]]" by Lo Pei.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: While he has in the past forced himself sexually on many mortal women [[spoiler:(including Lo Mei)]], his growing love towards Valerie makes him wanting her to give herself to him willingly.
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!!!Lo Pei
A sacred warrior of the Ling Dynasty who overthrew, imprisoned and depowered Shendu nine hundred years ago when his daughter Lo Mei was forced to become Shendu's bride. [[HeroicLineage His bloodline continued through his son down to Valerie]].
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* HeartbrokenBadass: His wife [[DeathByChildbirth died in childbirth]], leaving him to raise their two children under a tyrant demon's rule by himself. His beloved daughter was forcibly taken as a bride by said tyrant and Pei gathered an army to try and save her. While he managed to overthrow Shendu and imprison him, he couldn't save Mei in time.
* PapaWolf: It took the act of his daughter being taken forcibly as a bride for Pei to gather an army to overthrow Shendu.
* PosthumousCharacter: His impact to the present is bigger than in the source material for the value of being an ancestor to one of the protagonists.
* PyrrhicVictory: His successful overthrow and imprisonment of Shendu was sour because his beloved daughter died in the process.


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* CallingYourAttacks: Hak Foo, naturally.

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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: After he's restored and he returns to his old fortress in Hong Kong, he takes Valerie with him and intends to make her his queen after he's had his revenge.



* DemonicPossession: He does this to Jade and Valmont in accordance to the canon plot. [[spoiler:He later does this to Valerie in order to get to the Book of Ages.]]



* SealedEvilInACan: He s sealed in his statue form for the first part of the story.

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* SealedEvilInACan: He s He's sealed in his statue form for the first part of the story.story.
* SinsOfOurFathers: As per canon, he wants to destroy all of Asia as revenge for his imprisonment 9 centuries ago. Also, he's initially interested in Valerie only because she's an opportunity to exact RevengeByProxy on her ancestor Lo Pei. However, the discovery of her being his Other makes Shendu abandon this motive.



* VillainousCrush: Towards Valerie.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Enforcers -- Finn at least and probably Ratso and Chow as well -- are shocked to discover Shendu's deep desire towards Valerie. With Valmont it is subverted because his disgust is not born out of ethical reasons but the humiliation of his body being used to put the moves on her.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Enforcers -- Finn at least and probably Ratso and Chow as well -- are shocked to discover Shendu's deep desire towards Valerie. With Valmont it is subverted because his disgust is not born out of ethical reasons but the humiliation of his body being used to put the moves on her.a woman he's not attracted towards.


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* DisappearedDad: Their father died shortly after the youngest of them was born. It probably wasn't much of an impact on any of them because he never attempted to form attachments with his offspring.

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* CutenessProximity: She becomes unusually girly when Shendu is [[Animorphism turned into a rabbit]].

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* CutenessProximity: She becomes unusually girly when Shendu is [[Animorphism [[{{Animorphism}} turned into a rabbit]].



* {{Fainting}}: This happens to her in the first chapter after the following chain of events: first Jade proves that magic exists by using the [[SuperSpeed Rabbit Talisman]], then the Enforcers appear to try and kidnap the girl immediately thereafter, Valerie fights them despite having no experience, and finally, Jackie jumps easily with a flip from the second floor and scares the Enforcers away.
** She faints again when she sees Jackie's [[LiteralSplitPersonality Yin and Yang halves]] for the first time.



* {{Synchronization}}: When Shendu is knocked unconscious by prolonged contact with the [[GoodHurtsEvil Pan'Ku Box]], Valerie feels briefly his pain in the back of her head.



* BerserkButton: Don't mess with his "belongings", including Valerie. That includes something so little as kissing her.



* CrazyJealousGuy: He nearly kills Valerie's friend David for kissing her.
* EntitledToHaveYou: He considers himself to have the exclusive right over Valerie.



* {{Synchronization}}: When Valerie is injured in face by the Dragon Talisman's fire, Shendu feels briefly her pain in his face. When she later falls and cuts her palm, he becomes stiff in Valmonts's body until she bandages her wound.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Enforcers -- or Finn at least -- are shocked to discover Shendu's deep desire for Valerie. With Valmont it is subverted because his disgust is not born out of concern towards Valerie but the humiliation of his body being used to put the moves on her.
* KickTheDog: When Hak Foo believes the Demon Archive to be in Valerie's apartment, he attacks her there, injures her severely and callously leaves her to die.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Enforcers -- or Finn at least and probably Ratso and Chow as well -- are shocked to discover Shendu's deep desire for towards Valerie. With Valmont it is subverted because his disgust is not born out of concern towards Valerie ethical reasons but the humiliation of his body being used to put the moves on her.
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** Valmont injures Valerie with the Dragon Talisman when she comes between him and Jackie.
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When Hak Foo believes the Demon Archive to be in Valerie's apartment, he attacks her there, injures her severely and callously leaves her to die.die.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: As per canon, Finn, Ratso and Chow leave Valmont and Shendu when Bai Tza decides to flood San Francisco.


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* NoSell: Bai Tza is not affected anyhow when Nataline tries to hurt her by touching her with a crucifix.

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* BerserkButton: She doesn't take kindly to disrespectful treatment of books or the attempts hurt any of her extended family.



* BigSisterInstinct: Jade's well-being is one of the quickest ways to motive her.



* CharacterDevelopment: Valerie realizes how much she has changed in the six months she has known Chans when she takes matters into her own hands in order to rescue Jade from Hsi Wu: instead of bursting into tears like she would have done before, she's acting with determined anger.
* CuteBookworm: This becomes combined with BadassBookworm over time.
* CutenessProximity: She becomes unusually girly when Shendu is [[Animorphism turned into a rabbit]].
* DaddysGirl: She was much closer to her father than her mother, and her father's death has affected her greatly.



* GroinAttack: She gives this to Hak Foo in their first confrontation, [[CallingYourAttacks naming the move]] as "[[LampshadeHanging horse kicks for the crown jewels]]". She does this again in the Tibetian temple to free herself from Shendu's grasp.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has wheat-colored hair and is one of the main protagonists.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Her crystal blue eyes spark like clear water in a similar way to the eyes of Lo Pei's daughter Lo Mei.
* OnlySaneWoman: She feels at times that her extended family ([[QuirkyHousehold whom all have quirks]]) might turn her grey before she reaches her thirties.



* OnlySaneWoman: She feels at times that her extended family ([[QuirkyHousehold whom all have quirks]]) might turn her grey before she reaches her thirties.


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!!!Valerie Payne
An ordinary 23-year-old university student who takes a job as a shop assistant in Uncle's Rare Finds.
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* ActionSurvivor: She's not an adventurer/fighter as much as the Chans, but she gets by with her resourcefulness.
* BatterUp: If Valerie isn't using a broom as a weapon, she uses a baseball bat.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She displays several times utter fury that can rival that of Shendu, and it shocks not only others but herself as well.
* BroomstickQuarterstaff: She has a habit of picking up a broom as an {{improvised weapon}}.
* {{Facepalm}}: Whenever a member of her extended family says or does something that doesn't help with the situation in hand.
* SaveTheVillain: She saves Shendu from drowning by doing an UnderwaterKiss on him.
* OnlySaneWoman: She feels at times that her extended family ([[QuirkyHousehold whom all have quirks]]) might turn her grey before she reaches her thirties.
* TookALevelInBadass: The more time she's involved in the Chans' adventures, the better she gets in holding her own. Eventually she gets Jackie to teach her martial arts.
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* TuckAndCover: He uses his true form's NighInvulnerability to prevent Valerie from being harmed by projectiles.

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* AntagonistTitle: He's called "the Ultimate Evil" by Lo Pei.



* PervertedSniffing: He takes his moments to enjoy Valerie's scent.



* Sizeshifter: When he has his true form, Shendu is able to make himself larger or smaller to a degree with his magic.

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When he has his true form, Shendu is able to make himself larger or smaller to a degree with his magic.magic.
* StalkerWithACrush: While he's sealed in his statue form, he makes it a habit to use the Sheep Talisman to wander around in his astral form and keep an eye out for Valerie.
* TalkingInYourDreams: He enters twice in Valerie's dreams through his astral form and speaks to her without revealing his identity.


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* FantasticRacism: They consider humans to be below them in every way. Bai Tza and Tchang Zu in particular are disgusted by the fact that Shendu's Other is a human female and are eager to eliminate Valerie before their brother can claim her.

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* Really700YearsOld: He eventually reveals that if his memory is correct, he'll be 1500 years old in a decade or two.
* Sizeshifter: When he has his true form, Shendu is able to make himself larger or smaller to a degree with his magic.




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* VillainousRescue: He pulls this on Valerie repeatedly.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Enforcers -- or Finn at least -- are shocked to discover Shendu's deep desire for Valerie.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Enforcers -- or Finn at least -- are shocked to discover Shendu's deep desire for Valerie. With Valmont it is subverted because his disgust is not born out of concern towards Valerie but the humiliation of his body being used to put the moves on her.



* HornyDevils: It's been hinted that the demon clan, much like Shendu, do keep concubines as well.

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* HornyDevils: It's been hinted that the male members of the demon clan, much like Shendu, do keep have kept concubines as well.well.
* {{Hypocrite}}: When Tchang Zu says that Shendu had better not desire more than power from Valerie, Hsi Wu reminds him to have engaged in carnal desires as well.
* NonIdenticalTwins: Bai Tza is revealed to be Shendu's twin.
* Really700YearsOld: They were all born with Shendu about 1500 years ago, with only a year or two between each of them.




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* ThisCannotBe: Bai Tza reacts this way when she learns that Shendu has found his Other in the form of a human female.
* ToServeMan: Po Kong, of course. In addition to that, Xiao Fung exhibits interest in eating Valerie for snatch during his brief time of freedom.

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* BigBad: Just like in the show, the Chan family is trying to stop the resurrection of him and later his siblings to the mortal world.

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* BigBad: Just like in the show, the Chan family is trying to stop the resurrection of him (without knowing it) and later the release of his siblings to the mortal world.




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* VillainProtagonist: He's the main character as much as Valerie and the Chans.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Enforcers -- or Finn at least -- are shocked to discover Shendu's deep desire for Valerie.
* KickTheDog: When Hak Foo believes the Demon Archive to be in Valerie's apartment, he attacks her there, injures her severely and callously leaves her to die.
* {{Squick}}: Valmont is disgusted to be aware of Shendu using ''his'' body to kiss a woman whom Valmont himself feels no attraction towards. [[invoked]]



* SealedEvilInACan: Just like in canon, they are trapped in the [[{{Hell}} Netherworld]]

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* HornyDevils: It's been hinted that the demon clan, much like Shendu, do keep concubines as well.
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* BigBad: Just like in the show, the Chan family is trying to stop the resurrection of him and later his siblings to the mortal world.
* HornyDevils: Shendu had concubines before his imprisonment.
* UltimateEvil: It's his title, as Lo Pei claims, and arguably the title of the rest of the demon clan as well.
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* SealedEvilInACan: Just like in canon, they are trapped in the [[{{Hell}] Netherworld]]

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* SealedEvilInACan: Just like in canon, they are trapped in the [[{{Hell}] Netherworld]]
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