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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Doctor Todhunter, when you realize "Tod" is German for "death".
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Harlan Williams is an elderly janitor at Falco Plains, a secret government research laboratory in UsefulNotes/NewYorkState. One day he finds himself caught in a particle accelerator experiment gone awry, exposing him to a mysterious, luminescent dust. Harlan survives, but his ordeal is far from over -- not only are his wounds mysteriously healing, but he has begun to age in reverse. Soon Harlan finds himself the focus of a cross-country manhunt as certain elements of the government try to stop at nothing to learn the secrets of his condition.
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Harlan Williams is an elderly janitor at Falco Plains, a secret government research laboratory in UsefulNotes/NewYorkState. One day he finds himself caught in a particle accelerator experiment gone awry, exposing him to a mysterious, luminescent dust. Harlan survives, but his ordeal is far from over -- not only are his wounds mysteriously healing, but he has begun to age in reverse. Soon Harlan finds himself the focus of a cross-country manhunt as certain elements of the government try to stop at nothing to learn the secrets of his condition.
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Harlan Williams is an elderly gentleman who works as a janitor at Falco Plains, a secret government research laboratory in UsefulNotes/NewYorkState. One day he finds himself caught in a particle accelerator experiment gone awry, exposing him to a mysterious, luminescent dust. Harlan survives, but his ordeal is far from over -- not only are his wounds mysteriously healing, but he has begun to age in reverse. Soon Harlan finds himself the focus of a cross-country manhunt as certain elements of the government try to stop at nothing to learn the secrets of his condition.
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Harlan Williams is an elderly gentleman who works as a janitor at Falco Plains, a secret government research laboratory in UsefulNotes/NewYorkState. One day he finds himself caught in a particle accelerator experiment gone awry, exposing him to a mysterious, luminescent dust. Harlan survives, but his ordeal is far from over -- not only are his wounds mysteriously healing, but he has begun to age in reverse. Soon Harlan finds himself the focus of a cross-country manhunt as certain elements of the government try to stop at nothing to learn the secrets of his condition.
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[[caption-width-right:300:''[[Music/DavidBowie Run for the shadows in these golden years...]]'']]
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* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Andrews blows cigarette smoke from his nostrils in a rather demonic fashion.
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* PragmaticVillainy: When he needs to get information out of a mentally-handicapped man, Andrews patiently converses with him, obviously recognizing that engaging in his more usual methods would be useless.
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Harlan Williams is an elderly gentleman who works as a janitor at Falco Plains, a secret government research laboratory in UsefulNotes/NewYorkState. One day he finds himself caught in an particle accelerator experiment gone awry, exposing him to a mysterious, luminescent dust. Harlan survives, but his ordeal is far from over -- not only are his wounds mysteriously healing, but he has begun to age in reverse. Soon Harlan finds himself the focus of a cross-country manhunt as certain elements of the government try to stop at nothing to learn the secrets of his condition.
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Harlan Williams is an elderly gentleman who works as a janitor at Falco Plains, a secret government research laboratory in UsefulNotes/NewYorkState. One day he finds himself caught in an a particle accelerator experiment gone awry, exposing him to a mysterious, luminescent dust. Harlan survives, but his ordeal is far from over -- not only are his wounds mysteriously healing, but he has begun to age in reverse. Soon Harlan finds himself the focus of a cross-country manhunt as certain elements of the government try to stop at nothing to learn the secrets of his condition.
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* AlmightyJanitor: Harlan starts as a janitor as a secret government laboratory and starts aging in reverse after an accident. [[spoiler:The "almighty" part comes later as he begins developing near-godlike powers on top of that.]]
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* AlmightyJanitor: Harlan starts as a janitor as at a secret government laboratory and starts aging in reverse after an accident. [[spoiler:The "almighty" part comes later as he begins developing near-godlike powers on top of that.]]
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Harlan and Gina at the end.]]
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* BadBoss: Dr. Todhunter, who bullies and berates his underlings in the lab over the slightest inconvenience. There is also Andrews, who at one point outright threatens a subordinate from the Defense Department over a setback. There is also Major Moreland, Harlan's direct superior, who is closer to an ObstructiveBureaucrat.
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* BadBoss: Dr. Todhunter, who bullies and berates his underlings in the lab over the slightest inconvenience. There is also And Andrews, who at one point outright threatens a subordinate from the Defense Department over a setback. There is also Also Major Moreland, Harlan's direct superior, who is closer to an ObstructiveBureaucrat.
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* RetiredMonster: Before becoming head of security at Falco Plains, Terri was part of a teo-person black ops unit with Andrews and admits that they "killed people together." Then Terri realized that Andrews started ''enjoying'' his job and ended their partnership.
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* RetiredMonster: Before becoming head of security at Falco Plains, Terri was part of a teo-person two-person black ops unit with Andrews and admits that they "killed people together." Then Terri realized that Andrews started ''enjoying'' his job and ended their partnership.
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* InspectorJavert: Andrews becomes this to Harlan once the manhunt is underway.
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* IRejectYourReality: Dr. Todhunter, wanting ''absolutely nothing'' to get in the way of carrying out his experiment, coerces one of his underlings into assuming that a red light indicating a systems malfunction is really an error. It results in the accident which affects Harlan.
* InspectorJavert: Andrews becomes this to Harlan once the manhunt is underway.
* InspectorJavert: Andrews becomes this to Harlan once the manhunt is underway.
* InspectorJavert: Andrews becomes this to Harlan once the manhunt is underway.
* ProfessionalKiller: Andrews is this for The Shop, being perfectly willing to kill ''anybody'' he regards as a loose end.
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* RetiredMonster: Before becoming head of security at Falco Plains, Terri was part of a teo-person BlackOps unit with Andrews and admits that they "killed people together." Then Terri realized that Andrews started ''enjoying'' his job and ended their partnership.
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* RetiredMonster: Before becoming head of security at Falco Plains, Terri was part of a teo-person BlackOps black ops unit with Andrews and admits that they "killed people together." Then Terri realized that Andrews started ''enjoying'' his job and ended their partnership.
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* BadBoss: Dr. Todhunter, who bullies and berates his underlings in the lab over the slightest inconvenience. There is also Major Moreland, Harlan's direct superior, who is closer to an ObstructiveBureaucrat.
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* BadBoss: Dr. Todhunter, who bullies and berates his underlings in the lab over the slightest inconvenience. There is also Andrews, who at one point outright threatens a subordinate from the Defense Department over a setback. There is also Major Moreland, Harlan's direct superior, who is closer to an ObstructiveBureaucrat.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Terri gets a scene late in the story where she sleeps on a couch wearing nothing but lingerie.
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* RetiredMonster: Before becoming head of security at Falco Plains, Terri was part of a teo-person BlackOps unit with Andrews and admits that they "killed people together." Then Terri realized that Andrews started ''enjoying'' his job and ended their partnership.
* DirtyCoward: Todhunter flees the lab and knocks over Harlan (clearly not caring whether he lives or dies) before the explosion.
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** Also the cops in Ohio who refuse to wound the "fugitives" despite Andrews' demands.p
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** Also the state cops in Ohio who refuse to wound the "fugitives" despite Andrews' demands.p
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