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* WeUsedToBeFriends: During his time in the Vampire clan under Artemis, he was shown to made a couple friends there, in particular Estevan and Jaye, the two helping him pick out a new outfit and training him. After he walks away from their war with the werewolves and decides to leave the clan however, the two turned their backs on him. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yytabHq9XjM The Betrayal]] animatic elaborates further, as while Estevan can only look at Duke in sorrow, Jaye is tearing into Duke while fighting back tears telling him he'll die alone if he leaves, the two highlighting how they ''do'' care about Duke, but don't support his desire to leave. Duke leaves anyway though, reaffirming his decision after he catches Artemis watching from overhead and outright turning his back on Duke, severing ties with them altogether.
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* EvilAllAlong: While the end of the first video implies that he was similarly corrupted by the cane, later chapters are quick to stress that it had nothing to do with him being an irrepressibly evil vampire. The entire "Raised by Bats" episode is centered around him expressing how he always wanted to be a vampire, and that now he is one he can behave like one. That being said, "Unbury A Friend" suggests that even then, the cane ''did'' have a hand in influencing him to an extent.
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* EvilAllAlong: {{Play|ingWithATrope}}ed with. While the end of the first video implies that he was similarly corrupted by the cane, later chapters are quick to stress that it had nothing to do with him being an was ''not'' solely why he was a irrepressibly evil vampire. The entire "Raised by Bats" episode is centered around him expressing how he always wanted to be a vampire, and that now he is one he can behave like one. That being said, "Unbury A Friend" suggests that even then, the cane ''did'' have a hand in influencing him to an extent.extent, a FreezeFrameBonus of a letter the Duke's father left him suggest the cane acts as TheCorrupter towards those who wield it, which falls in line with what it did to Missi, meaning the Duke wasn't ''always'' evil, he was just never the nicest guy.
--> ''And so: They fall under its spell... -- all who hear it be --- like a virus''
--> ''And so: They fall under its spell... -- all who hear it be --- like a virus''
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* EvilAllAlong: While the end of the first video implies that he was similarly corrupted by the cane, later chapters are quick to stress that it had nothing to do with him being an irrepressibly evil vampire. The entire "Raised by Bats" episode is centered around him expressing how he always wanted to be a vampire, and that now he is one he can behave like one.
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* EvilAllAlong: While the end of the first video implies that he was similarly corrupted by the cane, later chapters are quick to stress that it had nothing to do with him being an irrepressibly evil vampire. The entire "Raised by Bats" episode is centered around him expressing how he always wanted to be a vampire, and that now he is one he can behave like one. That being said, "Unbury A Friend" suggests that even then, the cane ''did'' have a hand in influencing him to an extent.
* EvilIsNotAToy: "Unbury A Friend" reveals the circumstances behind the Duke finding the cane to be a result of this. After claiming his father's mansion back following his passing, the Duke was drawn to what is heavily implied to be his father's grave by a mysterious energy, digging it up revealing the cane in a much more damaged state. Initially believing it to just be a crappy cane, he was all set to ignore it until ''an eye'' appeared on it, the Duke now tempted to fix it up as if in a trance. Upon repairing it, it demonstrated it's powers, and the Duke reveled in it. Just like with Missy in the future however, the Duke slowly began being changed by the cane, as while it brought the color back into his world, his behavior became more twisted, his shadow reflecting the same glowing red eyes as the cane, and the description of the video stating ''this'' is where he finally became a Villain. [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot What's worse is that the situation could have been stopped]], as his father had left him a letter that he simply threw into fire without reading, a FreezeFrameBonus suggesting it was a ''warning'' about the cane, and what is heavily implied to be his father's ''spirit'' tried to stop him after he unburied the cane, but the Duke paid it no mind.
* EvilIsNotAToy: "Unbury A Friend" reveals the circumstances behind the Duke finding the cane to be a result of this. After claiming his father's mansion back following his passing, the Duke was drawn to what is heavily implied to be his father's grave by a mysterious energy, digging it up revealing the cane in a much more damaged state. Initially believing it to just be a crappy cane, he was all set to ignore it until ''an eye'' appeared on it, the Duke now tempted to fix it up as if in a trance. Upon repairing it, it demonstrated it's powers, and the Duke reveled in it. Just like with Missy in the future however, the Duke slowly began being changed by the cane, as while it brought the color back into his world, his behavior became more twisted, his shadow reflecting the same glowing red eyes as the cane, and the description of the video stating ''this'' is where he finally became a Villain. [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot What's worse is that the situation could have been stopped]], as his father had left him a letter that he simply threw into fire without reading, a FreezeFrameBonus suggesting it was a ''warning'' about the cane, and what is heavily implied to be his father's ''spirit'' tried to stop him after he unburied the cane, but the Duke paid it no mind.
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* TheAlcoholic: Has been frequently shown drinking from wine glasses filled with red liquid since her possession. Some of these might be filled with blood, but she's also been shown with wine bottles in some of the official artwork. In season 2 episode 2, she can be brievly seen pouring a glass of wine for Duke, then immediately drinking up the rest of the bottle herself. She may have turned to this as a way to cope with her SanitySlippage.
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* TheAlcoholic: Has been frequently shown drinking from wine glasses filled with red liquid since her possession. Some of these might be filled with blood, but she's also been shown with wine bottles in some of the official artwork. In season 2 episode 2, she can be brievly briefly seen pouring a glass of wine for Duke, then immediately drinking up the rest of the bottle herself. She may have turned to this as a way to cope with her SanitySlippage.
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* ThatManIsDead: Suggested via RuleOfSymbolism in "The Silent". After briefly seeming to regain her lucidity and abandoning the cane, she redoes her hair, dons her glasses and backpack, and is all set to leave the castle and the nightmare she suffered there behind. She then sees The Duke standing outside and, overcome with anger, reclaims the cane, this time destroying her hair tie and bag in the process, highlighting how she's ''not'' going back to being [[spoiler:Melissa Dumarias]], but shall remain as "Missi Spiderwebs" until she is finally satisfied making The Duke pay for what he did to her. This is reflected later on by how, even after losing an eye and being more than free to just ''leave'' and regain her old life, she continues to remain at the castle living with The Duke bickering with him, since that's all she has left now.
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* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Despite killing The Duke in "The Night", Missi isn't satisfied after all he did to her, especially upon realizing he's living it up in the "Land of the Dead". So she brings him back from the dead and torments him before kicking him out of his castle, slowly going insane and suffering until she briefly regains her sanity and goes to leave... until she sees him standing outside, and [[IgnoredEpiphany doubles down]] on torturing him. Even after she loses an eye fighting him and is perfectly capable of just leaving and not looking back, she continues to live with him if only to torment him, but all this does is leave her feeling hollow and depressed. It's only when she and The Duke actually fall in love and cease tormenting each other that she starts feeling alive again.
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: {{Implied|Trope}} in Season 2, as he was shown as a child to be grieving the loss of his mother at an early age while lamenting how she made him happy, but her loss combined with his dad's [[ParentalNeglect emotional distance]] caused him to become more irritable and negative, becoming an emo goth teen, [[spoiler:before eventually growing sick of the torment from his peers and discovering a Vampire coven, being turned and becoming The Duke he is today]].
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: {{Implied|Trope}} in Season 2, as he was shown as a child to be grieving the loss of his mother at an early age while lamenting how she made him happy, but her loss combined with his dad's [[ParentalNeglect emotional distance]] and being bullied by his peers most of his life caused him to become more irritable and negative, becoming an emo goth teen, [[spoiler:before eventually growing sick of the torment and running away from his peers and home, eventually discovering a Vampire coven, clan, being turned and becoming The Duke he is today]].
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* VillainProtagonist: {{Downplayed|Tropes}} They share the title of protagonist of the series, and both of them could reasonably be described as "evil", but by Season 2 they've largely settled more for just being "amoral", content with doing what they like and only hurting people if they don't leave them alone. "Raised By Bats" in particular shows this, the two enjoying a night on the town, visiting a library, drinking, and dancing, and The Duke only assaulting a guy after he tries mocking them for their attire.
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* VillainProtagonist: {{Downplayed|Tropes}} {{Downplayed|Trope}}. They share the title of protagonist of the series, and both of them could reasonably be described as "evil", but by Season 2 they've largely settled more for just being "amoral", content with doing what they like and only hurting people if they don't leave them alone. "Raised By Bats" in particular shows this, the two enjoying a night on the town, visiting a library, drinking, and dancing, and The Duke only assaulting a guy after he tries mocking them for their attire.
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* SlapSlapKiss: Their relationship is a rocky one, initially stemming from The Duke trying to rape Missi before she killed him, then revived him just to get some catharsis from punishing him, culminating in the two mutilating each other before deciding to live together while annoying one another out of pettiness. By the Season 1 finale however, the two have begun to genuinely fall in love and take comfort in each other's company.
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* SlapSlapKiss: Their relationship is a rocky one, initially stemming from The Duke trying to rape kill Missi before she killed him, then revived him just to get some catharsis from punishing him, culminating in the two mutilating each other before deciding to live together while annoying one another out of pettiness. By the Season 1 finale however, the two have begun to genuinely fall in love and take comfort in each other's company.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Initially depicted as a more a flat out monster, having attempted to torment Missi with the vibes of trying to ''rape'' and kill her. As the series continues however, he's shown to be a lot more charming and sympathetic, with his behavior towards Missi being explained by Daria to be him misreading the situation and thinking Missi was entirely consenting, and his character more firmly established as being less "evil" and more an amoral hedonist. Season 2 in particular works to establish that he's just as human as Missi, and showing a lot more of his vulnerabilities, juxtaposed with him and Missi maintaining a much healthier, if still [[SlapSlapKiss tense]], relationship with one another.
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: {{Implied|Trope}} in Season 2, as he was shown as a child to be grieving the loss of his mother at an early age while lamenting how she made him happy, but her loss combined with his dad's [[ParentalNeglect emotional distance]] caused him to become more irritable and negative, being becoming an emo goth teen, [[spoiler:before eventually growing sick of the torment from his peers and discovering a Vampire coven, being turned and becoming The Duke he is today]].
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* SlapSlapKiss: Their relationship is a rocky one, initially stemming from The Duke trying to rape Missi before she killed him, then revived him just to get some catharsis from punishing him, culminating in the two mutilating each other before deciding to live together while annoying one another out of pettiness. By the Season 1 finale however, the two have begun to genuinely fall in love and take comfort in each other's company, albeit while still getting a kick out of the other's pain, one minute enjoying a night on the town, another seeing one of them laughing at the other being humiliated.
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* SlapSlapKiss: Their relationship is a rocky one, initially stemming from The Duke trying to rape Missi before she killed him, then revived him just to get some catharsis from punishing him, culminating in the two mutilating each other before deciding to live together while annoying one another out of pettiness. By the Season 1 finale however, the two have begun to genuinely fall in love and take comfort in each other's company, albeit while still getting a kick out of the other's pain, one minute enjoying a night on the town, another seeing one of them laughing at the other being humiliated.company.
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* SlapSlapKiss: Their relationship is a rocky one, initially stemming from The Duke trying to rape Missi before she killed him, then revived him just to get some catharsis from punishing him, culminating in the two mutilating each other before deciding to live together while annoying one another out of pettiness. By the Season 1 finale however, the two have begun to genuinely fall in love and take comfort in each other's company, albeit while still getting a kick out of the other's pain, one minute enjoying a night on the town, another seeing one of them laughing at the other being humiliated.
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* VillainProtagonist: They share the title of protagonist of the series, and both of them are evil.
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* VillainProtagonist: {{Downplayed|Tropes}} They share the title of protagonist of the series, and both of them are evil.could reasonably be described as "evil", but by Season 2 they've largely settled more for just being "amoral", content with doing what they like and only hurting people if they don't leave them alone. "Raised By Bats" in particular shows this, the two enjoying a night on the town, visiting a library, drinking, and dancing, and The Duke only assaulting a guy after he tries mocking them for their attire.
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* InkSuitActor: Duke's appearance was based on Voltaire in his early appearance on the album ''Almost Human'', hence the uncanny resemblance.
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* InkSuitActor: Duke's appearance was based on Voltaire in his early appearance on the album ''Almost Human'', hence the uncanny resemblance. The Duke's backstory in "Raised By Bats" likewise parallels Voltaire's own history of running away from home when he was seventeen after suffering abuse for years.
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* {{Tampering with Food and Drink}}: [[spoiler: After the dance in the Showdown, Duke did this when setting up wine for Missi, only for her to kick the tray away.]]
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* {{Tampering with Food and Drink}}: [[spoiler: After TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: [[spoiler:After the dance in the Showdown, Duke did this when setting up wine for Missi, only for her to kick the tray away.]]]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid: {{Implied|Trope}} in Season 2, as he was shown as a child to be grieving the loss of his mother at an early age while lamenting how she made him happy, but her loss combined with his dad's [[ParentalNeglect emotional distance]] caused him to become more irritable and negative, being an emo goth teen, [[spoiler:before eventually growing sick of the torment from his peers and discovering a Vampire coven, being turned and becoming The Duke he is today]].
* UsedToBeASweetKid: {{Implied|Trope}} in Season 2, as he was shown as a child to be grieving the loss of his mother at an early age while lamenting how she made him happy, but her loss combined with his dad's [[ParentalNeglect emotional distance]] caused him to become more irritable and negative, being an emo goth teen, [[spoiler:before eventually growing sick of the torment from his peers and discovering a Vampire coven, being turned and becoming The Duke he is today]].
