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** JerkAssHasAHeartOfGold: JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Seems to show increasing reluctance with his decision to [[spoiler: falsify the executive order]]. And when the time comes, he helps carry out his father-in-law's final orders rather than sabotage them.
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** JerkAssHasAHeartOfGold: Seems to show increasing reluctance with his decision to [[spoiler: falsify the executive order]]. And when the time comes, he helps carry out his father-in-law's final orders rather than sabotage them.
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* BlondeRepublicanSexKitten: Mostly because her father happens to be Republican; we don't actually hear that many of her own political views.
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* ActionSurvivor: Notably one of only four of Jack's eight love interests (the others being Kate Warner, Diane Huxley, and Marilyn Bauer) to survive the show's initial run. All the more impressive given how she's the only love interest aside from Nina Myers to appear in at least 3 seasons.
seasons, a statistic she later surpassed when she came back for ''Live Another Day''.
* BlondeRepublicanSexKitten: Mostly because her father happens to be Republican; we don't actually hear that many of her own politicalviews.views, though it's probably safe to say that they're nearer those of her father than her brother.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Less so in Season 6, where he's just another of Palmer's and later Daniels' advisers, but in Seasons 7 and 8 he takes on pretty much the same role that James Heller did in Seasons 4 and 5.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Less so in Season 6, where he's just another of Palmer's and later Daniels' advisers, but in Seasons 7 and 8 he takes on pretty much the same role that James Heller did in Seasons 4 and 5.
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*BreakTheCutie
BreakTheCutie: The Chinese do this to her with horrific efficiency between Seasons 5 and 6.
*BrokenBirdBrokenBird: In Season 6, and apparently for a good few years afterwards. Fortunately, by the time of ''Live Another Day'' she's recovered, and actually seems to hold little (if any) malice toward Jack over the matter.
* TheBusCameBack: After not being seen or mentioned in Seasons 7 and 8, she comes back for ''Live Another Day''
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The Chief of Staff and son-in-law of President James Heller.
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* GenreSavvy: In Season 5, when Jack has commandeered a plane in his plan to stop President Logan, Mike is one of the few to openly rebuke the claim that Jack could go rogue, noting how much Jack had done for the country up to that point.
* HonestAdvisor: Except in Season 2, unfortunately.
* HonestAdvisor: Except in Season 2, unfortunately.
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* BodyguardBetrayal: An unusual case, especially when compared what happened to her father. While Henry Taylor was trying to uncover the truth behind his son's death and was betrayed by his guard to cover up the conspiracy, Olivia was herself trying to cover up her role in Hodges' death, and was betrayed by [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Aaron Pierce]] when the latter helped Ethan Kanin in exposing the truth.
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* ProperlyParanoid: In both Seasons 7 and 8. He worried about welcoming Olivia Taylor back into the President's administration given her ruthlessness on the campaign trail. Sure enough, her impatience with her mother's decision to pardon Jonas Hodges leads Olivia to ordering a hit on the man. In the final few episodes, he brings up the possibility of turning using Charles Logan as an ally, but quickly comes to regret the idea when Logan arrives, as he becomes worried that the former president could corrupt Taylor's administration. Once again, Taylor starts to betray her principles due to Logan's influence, and Kanin, disappointed, resigns to avoid watching his friend descend further into Logan's grip.
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after she forces their daughter to face the consequences of orchestrating Jonas Hodges' assassination.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Between Season 7 and 8, as it's pointed out that he made underhanded and cruel remarks during the divorce procedure. It's also mentioned that he was critical of her in the press immediately afterward. Notably, Allison doesn't exactly blame him for his actions.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Between Season 7 and 8, as it's pointed out that he made underhanded and cruel remarks during the divorce procedure. It's also mentioned that he was critical of her in the press immediately afterward. Notably, Allison doesn't exactly blame him for his actions.
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->'''Played By''': Chad Lowe
The treasonous Chief of Staff during Day 6.
* AmbitionIsEvil
* SmugSnake
* [[StrawCharacter Strawman Conservative]]
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!!Reed Pollock
->'''Played By''': Chad Lowe
The treasonous Chief of Staff during Day 6.
* AmbitionIsEvil
* SmugSnake
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->'''Played By''': Kim Raver
Jack's girlfriend during Day 4 and the daughter of Secretary of Defense James Heller. After Day 5, she ends up being tortured and brainwashed by the Chinese so they could force Jack to give them a Russian nuclear circuitboard.
* ActionSurvivor
* BlondeRepublicanSexKitten
* BreakTheCutie
* BrokenBird
* CassandraTruth: Heller sums it up to Jack, "Everything you touch ends up dead or ruined." Jack later [[CallingTheOldManOut calls Heller out on his betrayal of him.]]
* ColdBloodedTorture: Endures this.
* FateWorseThanDeath
* IHaveYourWife: Again, girlfriend. Jack gets her back, but the torture has made her detached, though WordOfGod states that she got better.
* IvyLeagueForEveryone
* TookALevelInBadass: Starts out as a defense department worker with only minimal combat skills, and ends up actually being pretty capable in her own right by late Season 5. Unfortunately for her, this gets horrifically inverted between Seasons 5 and 6.
* TraumaCongaLine
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->'''Played By''': Kim Raver
Jack's girlfriend during Day 4 and the daughter of Secretary of Defense James Heller. After Day 5, she ends up being tortured and brainwashed by the Chinese so they could force Jack to give them a Russian nuclear circuitboard.
* ActionSurvivor
* BlondeRepublicanSexKitten
* BreakTheCutie
* BrokenBird
* CassandraTruth: Heller sums it up to Jack, "Everything you touch ends up dead or ruined." Jack later [[CallingTheOldManOut calls Heller out on his betrayal of him.]]
* ColdBloodedTorture: Endures this.
* FateWorseThanDeath
* IHaveYourWife: Again, girlfriend. Jack gets her back, but the torture has made her detached, though WordOfGod states that she got better.
* IvyLeagueForEveryone
* TookALevelInBadass: Starts out as a defense department worker with only minimal combat skills, and ends up actually being pretty capable in her own right by late Season 5. Unfortunately for her, this gets horrifically inverted between Seasons 5 and 6.
* TraumaCongaLine
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!!Mike Novick
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm your Chief of staff, David. I shouldn't be kept out of anything."'']]
->'''Played By''': Jude Ciccolella
The Chief of Staff for David Palmer in seasons 1-2 and later for Charles Logan.
* BaldOfAwesome
* DeadpanSnarker
* EtTuBrute: His betrayal of David Palmer.
* HonorBeforeReason
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: His attitude by the end of the second season. He ultimately winds up coming through by the end, but it's not enough for Palmer to forgive him.
* PutOnABus: Being fired by Palmer in the season 2 finale.
** TheBusCameBack: Returned as Logan's adviser midway through season 4.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Informing David Palmer about Walt Cummings' plan to have Jack assassinated when he would be turned in to the Chinese... and of course working with Jack to expose Logan.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With David Palmer (though they are at least later able to patch things up, especially when cooperating to help Jack escape)
* WellIntentionedExtremist: In season 2.
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!!Walt Cummings
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"No, Mr President, I am a patriot!"'']]
->'''Played By''': John Allen Nelson
The White House Chief-Of-Staff under Charles Logan during Day 4 and 5.
* FauxAffablyEvil
* HeKnowsTooMuch
* KarmicDeath
* ManipulativeBastard
* NeverSuicide
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Cummings had decided not to orchestrate the assassination attempt on Jack's life and had just let him willingly be taken in by the Chinese at the end of Day 4, then very likely when the events of Day 5 happened Jack would have still been imprisoned in China which would have left him unable to expose its conspiracy.
* SmugSnake
* UnwittingPawn: He thought he was a major member of the Day 5 conspiracy. He was actually the ''lowest'' member, and was just there to be a scapegoat.
* WellIntentionedExtremist
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!!Tom Lennox
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->'''Played By''': Peter [=MacNicol=]
White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Wayne Palmer and Noah Daniels.
* {{Blackmail}}
* FakeDefector
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* MoralityPet: Amazingly enough manages to be this for Daniels.
* WellIntentionedExtremist
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!!Ethan Kanin
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->'''Played By''': Bob Gunton
* AscendedExtra
* CoolOldGuy
* HonestAdvisor
* HonorBeforeReason
* MoralityPet
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: It was his idea in the first place to call Charles Logan in during Day 8. Of course, he also admitted then and there it wasn't the best idea.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere
* WhatTheHellHero
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!!Olivia Taylor
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->'''Played By''': Sprague Grayden
The daughter of Allison and Henry Taylor and First Daughter of the President.
* BitchInSheepsClothing
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Tries to call off the hit on Jonas Hodges, but is too late.
* ManipulativeBitch
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone
* OutGambitted: Manages to outwit a reporter who tries to blackmail her by recording their affair and threatening to go public with it.
* RevengeBeforeReason
* SmugSnake
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Much like how her mother represented being the new BigGood ala David Palmer, Olivia seems remarkably similar to Sherry.
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!!Rob Weiss
->'''Played By''': Chris Diamantopoulos
The second White House Chief of Staff for the Taylor Administration after Ethan Kanin became the Secretary of State.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Although he was willing to go along with Bruckner's plan, even he had to admit letting Ethan potentially die from a heart attack just to keep him from alerting President Taylor was a bit extreme.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo
* {{Jerkass}}
* WellIntentionedExtremist
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!First Families
[[folder:Keith Palmer]]
!!Keith Palmer
->'''Played By''': Vicellous Shannon
The son of David and Sherry Palmer, who killed his sister's rapist by accident prior to the series and covered it up.
* AccidentalMurder
* WellDoneSonGuy
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!!Nicole Palmer
->'''Played By''': Megalyn Echikunwoke
The daughter of David and Sherry Palmer. She was raped prior to the series, and was involved in a cover-up after her brother accidentally killed her attacker.
* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]
* RapeAsDrama
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[[folder:Martha Logan]]
!!Martha Logan
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I've forgiven you many things, Charles. But not this. You've broken my heart."'']]
->'''Played By''': Jean Smart
The former First Lady and wife of Charles Logan.
* ActionSurvivor
* AmbiguousDisorder
* {{Badass}}
** TookALevelInBadass
* BlondeRepublicanSexKitten
* BodyguardCrush: With Aaron Pierce.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: One AlternativeCharacterInterpretation of Charles was that he ''did'' want to redeem himself for his actions in season 5, and when Martha nearly killed him it caused him to see that BeingGoodSucks and stick to being a villain exclusively in the eighth season. If that was truly the case, than this would certainly apply.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Interestingly, since she's clinically unstable, but she's still the most moral and determined person near Logan with the possible exception of Aaron Pierce.
* SanitySlippage
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Never seen again after stabbing Charles in Season 6, although Aaron says they divorced.
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[[folder:Henry Taylor]]
!!Henry Taylor
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->'''Played By''': Colm Feore
The First Gentleman of the United States and husband to Alison Taylor.
* BackForTheFinale: Returns in the final episode of season 7 after missing most of the latter half thanks to his injuries.
* BaldOfAwesome
* BodyguardBetrayal: Nearly killed by his traitorous Secret Service agent.
* ButtMonkey
* ChewToy
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The reason behind the BodyguardBetrayal.
* NiceGuy
* PapaWolf: Divorces his wife over
* TookALevelInJerkass: Between Season 7 and 8, as it's pointed out that he made underhanded and cruel remarks during the divorce procedure.
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[[folder:Roger Taylor]]
!!Roger Taylor
->'''Played By''': Eric Lively
* TheDutifulSon
* HeKnowsTooMuch
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!!Lynne Kresge
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->'''Played By''': Michelle Forbes
A crisis-management advisor for David Palmer.
* AbortedArc
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome
* HyperCompetentSidekick
* UndyingLoyalty
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Sherry.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse
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[[folder:David Brucker]]
!!Gen. David Brucker
->'''Played By''': Michael Gaston
A General within the Taylor Administration.
* BaldOfEvil
* FourStarBadass
* TreacherousAdvisor
* WellIntentionedExtremist
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[[folder:Mike Novick]]
!!Mike Novick
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm your Chief of staff, David. I shouldn't be kept out of anything."'']]
->'''Played By''': Jude Ciccolella
The Chief of Staff for David Palmer in seasons 1-2 and later for Charles Logan.
* BaldOfAwesome
* DeadpanSnarker
* EtTuBrute: His betrayal of David Palmer.
* HonorBeforeReason
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: His attitude by the end of the second season. He ultimately winds up coming through by the end, but it's not enough for Palmer to forgive him.
* PutOnABus: Being fired by Palmer in the season 2 finale.
** TheBusCameBack: Returned as Logan's adviser midway through season 4.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Informing David Palmer about Walt Cummings' plan to have Jack assassinated when he would be turned in to the Chinese... and of course working with Jack to expose Logan.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With David Palmer (though they are at least later able to patch things up, especially when cooperating to help Jack escape)
* WellIntentionedExtremist: In season 2.
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[[folder:Walt Cummings]]
!!Walt Cummings
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"No, Mr President, I am a patriot!"'']]
->'''Played By''': John Allen Nelson
The White House Chief-Of-Staff under Charles Logan during Day 4 and 5.
* FauxAffablyEvil
* HeKnowsTooMuch
* KarmicDeath
* ManipulativeBastard
* NeverSuicide
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Cummings had decided not to orchestrate the assassination attempt on Jack's life and had just let him willingly be taken in by the Chinese at the end of Day 4, then very likely when the events of Day 5 happened Jack would have still been imprisoned in China which would have left him unable to expose its conspiracy.
* SmugSnake
* UnwittingPawn: He thought he was a major member of the Day 5 conspiracy. He was actually the ''lowest'' member, and was just there to be a scapegoat.
* WellIntentionedExtremist
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[[folder:Tom Lennox]]
!!Tom Lennox
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->'''Played By''': Peter [=MacNicol=]
White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Wayne Palmer and Noah Daniels.
* {{Blackmail}}
* FakeDefector
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* MoralityPet: Amazingly enough manages to be this for Daniels.
* WellIntentionedExtremist
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[[folder:Ethan Kanin]]
!!Ethan Kanin
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->'''Played By''': Bob Gunton
* AscendedExtra
* CoolOldGuy
* HonestAdvisor
* HonorBeforeReason
* MoralityPet
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: It was his idea in the first place to call Charles Logan in during Day 8. Of course, he also admitted then and there it wasn't the best idea.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere
* WhatTheHellHero
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[[folder:Olivia Taylor]]
!!Olivia Taylor
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->'''Played By''': Sprague Grayden
The daughter of Allison and Henry Taylor and First Daughter of the President.
* BitchInSheepsClothing
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Tries to call off the hit on Jonas Hodges, but is too late.
* ManipulativeBitch
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone
* OutGambitted: Manages to outwit a reporter who tries to blackmail her by recording their affair and threatening to go public with it.
* RevengeBeforeReason
* SmugSnake
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Much like how her mother represented being the new BigGood ala David Palmer, Olivia seems remarkably similar to Sherry.
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[[folder:Rob Weiss]]
!!Rob Weiss
->'''Played By''': Chris Diamantopoulos
The second White House Chief of Staff for the Taylor Administration after Ethan Kanin became the Secretary of State.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Although he was willing to go along with Bruckner's plan, even he had to admit letting Ethan potentially die from a heart attack just to keep him from alerting President Taylor was a bit extreme.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo
* {{Jerkass}}
* WellIntentionedExtremist
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!First Families
[[folder:Keith Palmer]]
!!Keith Palmer
->'''Played By''': Vicellous Shannon
The son of David and Sherry Palmer, who killed his sister's rapist by accident prior to the series and covered it up.
* AccidentalMurder
* WellDoneSonGuy
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[[folder:Nicole Palmer]]
!!Nicole Palmer
->'''Played By''': Megalyn Echikunwoke
The daughter of David and Sherry Palmer. She was raped prior to the series, and was involved in a cover-up after her brother accidentally killed her attacker.
* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]
* RapeAsDrama
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[[folder:Martha Logan]]
!!Martha Logan
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I've forgiven you many things, Charles. But not this. You've broken my heart."'']]
->'''Played By''': Jean Smart
The former First Lady and wife of Charles Logan.
* ActionSurvivor
* AmbiguousDisorder
* {{Badass}}
** TookALevelInBadass
* BlondeRepublicanSexKitten
* BodyguardCrush: With Aaron Pierce.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: One AlternativeCharacterInterpretation of Charles was that he ''did'' want to redeem himself for his actions in season 5, and when Martha nearly killed him it caused him to see that BeingGoodSucks and stick to being a villain exclusively in the eighth season. If that was truly the case, than this would certainly apply.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Interestingly, since she's clinically unstable, but she's still the most moral and determined person near Logan with the possible exception of Aaron Pierce.
* SanitySlippage
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Never seen again after stabbing Charles in Season 6, although Aaron says they divorced.
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[[folder:Henry Taylor]]
!!Henry Taylor
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->'''Played By''': Colm Feore
The First Gentleman of the United States and husband to Alison Taylor.
* BackForTheFinale: Returns in the final episode of season 7 after missing most of the latter half thanks to his injuries.
* BaldOfAwesome
* BodyguardBetrayal: Nearly killed by his traitorous Secret Service agent.
* ButtMonkey
* ChewToy
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The reason behind the BodyguardBetrayal.
* NiceGuy
* PapaWolf: Divorces his wife over
* TookALevelInJerkass: Between Season 7 and 8, as it's pointed out that he made underhanded and cruel remarks during the divorce procedure.
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[[folder:Roger Taylor]]
!!Roger Taylor
->'''Played By''': Eric Lively
* TheDutifulSon
* HeKnowsTooMuch
[[/folder]]
!Advisors
[[folder:Lynne Kresge]]
!!Lynne Kresge
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->'''Played By''': Michelle Forbes
A crisis-management advisor for David Palmer.
* AbortedArc
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome
* HyperCompetentSidekick
* UndyingLoyalty
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Sherry.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse
[[/folder]]
[[folder:David Brucker]]
!!Gen. David Brucker
->'''Played By''': Michael Gaston
A General within the Taylor Administration.
* BaldOfEvil
* FourStarBadass
* TreacherousAdvisor
* WellIntentionedExtremist
[[/folder]]
