Line #63 Characters/EarthTwentySevenAugust8Cluster


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6	[[caption-width-right:350:8888 Cluster [[labelnote:From Left to Right]]Riley Blue, Will Gorski, Lito Rodriguez, Nomi Marks, Kala Dandekar, Wolfgang Bogdanow, Sun Bak, Capheus Onyango]][[/labelnote]]
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9	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cluster_8888_symbol.png]]
10	* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: Due to the changes of the world by the Manhattaning, most of them reside in different cities and countries than in the show.
11	* TheEmpath: They can share their senses, emotions, thoughts, and memories with other sensates — particularly those that belong to their sensate cluster.
12	* ExtremeOmnisexual: While they all had differing sexualities, their rebirth as sensates made them all pansexual, although they still have their preferences from before that time.
13	* GenderEqualEnsemble: Four men (Will, Lito, Wolfgang, Capheus) and four women (Riley, Nomi, Sun and Kala).
14	* MultiNationalTeam: Will and Nomi are American, Riley is from Bjorland, Kala is from India, Capheus is from Zambezi, Sun is from Rhelasia/Korea, Lito is from Corto Maltese and Wolfgang is from Vlatava.
15	* NumerologicalMotif: The number eight, being 8 members born on August 8th of 1988. And they all had meaningful events happen to them at age eight.
16	* SensoryOverload: When a clustermate is overwhelmed with intense pain, the excess pain may flood over to the rest of the cluster, resulting in excruciating phantom pain.
17	* WeaksauceWeakness: Like most sensates, they're vulnerable to electricity. Electric shock overstimulates the psycellium nervous system of most sensates and induces severe pain and seizures — often with violent coughing of blood and bloody noses.
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20	[[folder:Will Gorski]]
21	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/will_gorski_earth_27.jpg]]
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23	Before Will's ability to psychically read objects and persons with a touch fully manifested at his sensate rebirth, he would periodically get intense headaches and visions of things happening to other people. As a child, this would lead him to become involved in the disappearance of a young girl. He was convinced the girl was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered. He ended up investigating the case fully in an attempt to prove that his visions were real. He had a close call with the man who murdered the girl and ended up in therapy. Ultimately, this would lead him to become a cop as an adult.
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25	* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: He was from Chicago on the show, but here he lives and works on Gotham City. He's also a military veteran who fought on Qurac and Khandaq.
26	* BadassDriver: While he no longer likes to drive, Will is an accomplished driver, trained in police pursuit tactics.
27	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Will has a soft spot for victims of social injustice.
28	* DoesNotDrive: Though trained in police pursuits and advanced driving techniques, Will's psychometry and/or migraines can impair Will at a moment's notice. As a result, Will is now averse to driving. When on-duty, Will leaves the driving to Diego.
29	* FairCop: GCPD Detective and pretty good looking.
30	* GenerationXerox: Became a police officer just like his father Michael Gorski.
31	* LovableJock: To paraphrase Will's partner, Detective Morales, Will "keeps himself looking tight." Will does by maintaining a good diet and exercising regularly.
32	* MeaningfulName: William means a 'desire to protect', which is pretty fitting for a cop.
33	* MissingMom: His mother Clarity "Claire" Gorski died when he was only 8 years old. That and the disappearance of his friend Sara made him act out against his father.
34	* NiceGuy: Will is a very friendly, good-hearted and sincere person.
35	* NoRespectGuy: Most officers of the GCPD do not respect Will and regard him as weird at best. Many consider him a stain on the Gorski legacy within the department.
36	* OfficialCouple: He and Riley Blue are lovers.
37	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Through his late mother Claire Kincaid-Gorski, he's the nephew of Unity Kincaid, grandson of Fred Kincaid, cousin of Drury Walker, Rose Walker and Janosz Valentin, and cousin once removed of Kitten, Jack, Melanie and Ivy Walker.
38	* SecondLove: For Riley, who lost her husband and daughter in a car crash.
39	* TheStrategist: Will is brilliant tactician with sound strategic reasoning and the leadership skills to organize a unit effectively. He often preemptively makes plans and contingency plans for multiple scenarios so he is ready to act quickly.
40	* SupernaturalSensitivity: Will is able to see, hear and interact with beings on the astral plane — particularly sensates, but also ephemeral entities, and invisible spirits such as ghosts. He is also sensitive to intrinsic and psychic phenomena. Unlike the typical sensate, this ability was activated for Will prior to his rebirth as a sensate, likely as the result of the trauma caused by his mother's death.
41	* ThatOneCase: The disappearance of his friend Sara Patrell and his inability to solve her case even as an adult continues to trouble him.
42	* TouchTelepathy: Will has the ability to scan objects and persons for residual psychic impressions which he can interpret as extrasensory experiences — often visions, voices, or emotions. The use of this ability usually requires Will to touch a person or object and make a conscious effort to activate a scan.
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45	[[folder:Riley "Blue" Gunnarsdóttir]]
46	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/riley_blue_earth_27.jpg]]
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48	Before her sensate awakening, Riley's dormant powers would lead her to believe she was hexed. Blaming herself for the death of her mother, as well as feeling guilty for surviving an accident that killed her husband and daughter, Riley fled to London. In London, Riley became part of the underground music scene and got heavily involved with drugs as a means to self-medicate her mind's strange sensations.
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50	* AdaptationalNationality: Icelander in the show, she's from Bjorland here.
51	* BrokenBird: She hasn't entirely recovered from the traumatic event that caused her to leave Bjórland, and it shows in her aloof behavior. She also self-medicates, has high self-loathing and continued suicidal desires as well.
52	* CunningLinguist: Besides her native Icelandic, she's also fluent in English, French and Dutch.
53	* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Hazel eyes and brown hair.
54	* DaddysGirl: She clearly still adores her father Gunnar.
55	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her mother died in her youth, which she blames herself for. And then, as an adult, her husband died in a car crash while driving her to the hospital to give birth to their daughter, and then her daughter died of exposure in the Icelandic winter. At some point after this happened, she tried and failed to kill herself, and eventually ran away to London and became a DJ.
56	* DoesNotDrive: Riley cannot bring herself to operate vehicles since the death of her daughter. She is also usually high or stoned. She often gets nervous on long voyages.
57	* ImperiledInPregnancy: While she was on the verge of giving birth, she and her husband got into a car accident which killed him, leaving her to give birth by herself in the middle of a car in a snowstorm. Her newborn baby then died from exposure.
58	* MindlinkMates: With Will she is the closest amongst the cluster.
59	* MissingMom: Her mother Ellen Gudmundsdóttir died when she was eight, and her death is what made her believe she was hexed.
60	* NonconformistDyedHair: Has a dyed blue streak on her bleached blonde hair, hence her nickname of Blue.
61	* OfficialCouple: She and Will Gorski are lovers.
62	* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Sven Larsson, the Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man, is a family friend and she was even born at his house.
63	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Her daughter Lúna tragically died due to cold exposure mere hours after she was born.
64	* TheSocialExpert: Riley has a gift for networking — particularly among artists and criminals. Even outside of England and Bjórland, Riley has a knack for quickly developing contacts willing to give her information, offer support for the right price, or provided her with empathic manipulation which makes it difficult to discern if Riley had a talent for this which her psionics amplified or if her talent was just a fragment of her dormant psionic potential manifesting itself discreetly through Riley's subconscious.
65	* TouchTelepathy[=/=]MagicMusic: A combination of sorts. Riley can also impart a psionic impulse into objects she personally handles or into music that she has engineered personally. Those who handle the objects or hear the music may be influenced by whatever emotions Riley has imparted. The effect is stronger when the recipient, the target object, and the emotion imparted are synchronized and cohesive.
66	* WeUsedToBeFriends: She used to be friends with Barbie Hatfield and Sidney Debris/Ken [=McCoy=], until Sidney sold her out to the Norsefire government while he and Barbie left England.
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69	[[folder:Bak Sun-hee]]
70	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bak_sun_hee_earth_27.jpg]]
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72	Sun took the fall for her brother's crimes to preserve her father's company and reputation. At the time of her sensate rebirth, Sun has left the world of professional martial arts and entered prison. Having gained a newfound sense of self, after having realized that she would never truly get her father's respect, Sun decides to break out of prison and live on the lam.
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74	* ActionGirl: Sun is a world-class martial artist, having mastered seven martial arts styles with techniques in joint-locks, strikes, grapples, ground tactics, and weapon techniques.
75	* AdaptationalNationality: She was from Seoul, South Korea on the show, but here she comes from Rhelasia, the unified Korean nation that arose after the Manhattaning.
76	* BareMidriffsAreFeminine: Averted. She wears a sweater that doesn't cover her flat stomach, but she's not that feminine when compared to Kala, Riley or even Nomi.
77	* BoyishShortHair: Sun's short, neatly trimmed haircut qualifies as PowerHair in a business setting and she is a very skilled economist, but as this trope when her martial arts skills are on display.
78	* EmotionlessGirl: Sun has difficulty expressing her emotions, having spent so much time trying to minimize her temper and putting her own needs behind those of her father and brother. When put into situations requiring charm rather than intimidation.
79	* EnemyScan: Sun has the ability to gain insight on her opponents by being in their presence, instinctually assessing if they are carrying weapons, if they intend to inflict harm, if they anticipate danger, or what their next move may be. Sun can also learn new martial arts techniques by seeing them performed or used against her.
80	* FightClubbing: Since her father no longer approved of her fighting in martial arts tournaments, she entered underground mixed martial arts tournaments under fake names to win money.
81	* GeniusBruiser: Besides kicking ass and taking names, Sun is a highly skilled economist and financial expert. Likewise she is able to understand the operation and management of large international corporations.
82	* HairTriggerTemper: When Sun becomes angry, she will usually react violently — often smashing nearby objects. She can refrain from violence through meditation, but even that does not always work.
83	* HeroesLoveDogs: Sun cares more about her dog Jindo than her family.
84	* InscrutableOriental: Sun is extremely collected and composed, but her spirit shows through when taking down opponents using her martial arts.
85	* InSeriesNickname: Spirit of Krypton.
86	* MinoredInAssKicking: Sun is a junior executive in her father's company by day and an underground kickboxing champion by night.
87	* MissingMom: Her mother Mi-Cha died of cancer when she was young, and Sun promised her mother she would take care of her father and brother.
88	* PintsizedPowerhouse: She's not very imposing at 5'7"/170cm but is an extremely skilled asskicker.
89	* ThePromise: She made one to her dying mother to always take care of her brother and father, which is what spurs her to take the fall for Joong-ki in the first place.
90	* SilkHidingSteel: She's a high-powered business woman who can literally leave a crater in your desk with her fist.
91	* SuppressedRage: She deals with her frustration from years of mistreatment by channeling it into her fighting. She can be completely calm and poised in any other situation, but is very aggressive, sometimes to the point of ScreamingWarrior, whenever she fights.
92	* TakingTheHeat: Due to the promise she made to her mother, she willingly took the blame for her brother's crimes.
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95	[[folder:Capheus Onyango]]
96	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/capheus_onyango_earth_27.jpg]]
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98	Obsessed with 1980s and 1990s action movies (with one star in particular), Capheus used his knack for mechanics and driving to start a business as a for-hire bus driver. At the time of his sensate rebirth, Capheus' business is struggling as he puts more of his earnings toward buying medication for his sick mother. This is made all the more difficult by the machinations of rivaling crimelords.
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100	* AdaptationalNationality: Kenyan in the show, he's from Zambezi here.
101	* AllTheOtherReindeer: Being the son of two people from opposing tribes meant he wasn't accepted by either of them.
102	* BadassDriver: Capheus can do things with a 33-person bus that many stunt drivers would think impossible. Behind the wheel of a sports car or other high-performance vehicle, there is very few things he cannot do, though he retains a particularly affinity for vans, buses, and other large ground vehicles.
103	* BestFriend: His best friend is Jela Juma.
104	* CarFu: He's your go-to guy for car chases.
105	* DisappearedDad: His father Matu Ba was killed when he was only five by terrorists and the ones responsible were never caught.
106	* TheEngineer: Capheus is an incredible mechanic. Once he has taken something apart with his bare hands, he can easily put it back together again — and also gain a deeper appreciation and understanding for its use.
107	* {{Fanboy}}: Capheus has memorized many sound bites and snippets from articles that quote Superman. He consumes any source of media pertaining to Superman he can get his hands on. Capheus can even read a little Kryptonian.
108	* FatalFlaw: Naivety. Capheus, tends to neglect pragmatism in favor of moral idealism.
109	* {{Geek}}: Capheus is savvy in popular culture, particularly action movies, comic books, and is also an all-around herophile — particularly in regards to his favorite hero, Superman.
110	* HassleFreeHotwire: Capheus's van has been stolen a few times. He learned a few tricks in order to steal it back. He knows how to hot-wire automotive vehicles.
111	* TheHeart: Capheus is a very joyful person, and he tends to bring out the joy in the other sensates when he interacts with them.
112	* HeroWorshipper: He is a huge fan of Superman, even naming his bus the Van of Steel.
113	* InSeriesNickname: Supervan.
114	* MommasBoy: Ever since the death of his father, he's been very close to his mother Shiro, doing the best he can to get her the medicine she needs.
115	* NiceGuy: It's murky given his job, but at the end of the day, Capheus just wants to take care of his mother and experience life to its fullest.
116	* ThePollyanna: Capheus is an optimist and good-natured person. Despite the difficulties life has presented him and the horrors he has witnessed, he remains positive and hopeful, always waking up, anticipating that he will have a "very good day".
117	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: His father is Matu Ba, the mentor and ally of David Zavimbe, the first Batwing in the comics.
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120	[[folder:Lito Rodriguez]]
121	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lito_rodriguez_earth_27.jpg]]
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123	Lito is a closeted gay actor known for high-octane action movies and cheesy heterosexual romantic films. He is a big star in the Spanish-speaking film industry, which often makes his personal life difficult as he and his boyfriend must keep their relationship a secret. After his sensate rebirth causes him to have a bad day on the set, Lito drinks too much and requires a lift home from his female co-star who then discovers Lito's live-in boyfriend. Rather than go public with this knowledge, the actress agrees to keep this secret in exchange for posing as Lito's girlfriend as a way to keep her controlling ex at bay.
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125	* ActionHero: The type of role he seems to get typecast in InUniverse. He's not really one, though, as he's an actor.
126	* AdaptationalNationality: Mexican on the show, he's from Corto Maltese here.
127	* AffectionateNickname: His mother calls him Carlitos, which is the origin of his public name Lito.
128	* BeneathTheMask: Lito usually plays a selfless hero in his roles but he believes in real life that he is a coward. He is afraid is many things — but mostly the exposure of his true sexuality.
129	* CharacterTics: He has a tendency to verbalize, smack his lips, and say "Pah" when he trying to amp himself when doing a scene.
130	* TheCharmer: Even without use of his mesmerism, Lito is widely regarded to be a very attractive and charming individual. He's a modern day sex symbol. As the saying goes, everywhere Lito goes "men want to be him and women want to be with him".
131	* CharmPerson: Lito has the ability to put others in a light trance, making them highly suggestible and allowing him to affect their behavior and thoughts. He can channel this ability through eye contact, his voice, or physical touch. For greater effect, Lito can direct his mesmerism through multiple channels simultaneously. Once someone has fell to Lito's charms, they become more pliable to his direction. However, once the effect has been shaken off once, it becomes more difficult to restore the effect.
132	* DisappearedDad: His father Carlos Gutierrez died before he got to know him, so he was raised by his mother Estella and his four aunts.
133	* {{Gayngst}}: He fears that his career would collapse if his sexuality were made public.
134	* GentleGiant: He's tall, he's built, and he behaves like a puppy.
135	* GranolaGuy: Lito works out regularly and adheres to a fairly strict diet to keep his body in peak condition.
136	* GuileHero: Due to his experience as an actor, he's most likely to talk than punch his way out of trouble.
137	* HiddenDepths: Lito practiced as a flair bartender for six months for his role in ''Bloodstained Tequila''. He can quote lines from his movies with ease. He has played thieves, assassins, priests, cops, criminals, doctors, and more. Lito has learned to easily portray these sorts of characters and others as well.
138	* LatinLover: These are usually the roles he's cast as.
139	* ManlyGay: Well yeah, the image he projects is pretty manly and he's gay, while his boyfriend Hernando is more of StraightGay.
140	* MasterActor: Lito is a famed actor with considerable talent, at least much more than his usual productions showcase. Lito takes his roles seriously and will often engage in research and exhaustive training to prepare a role — particularly for his more dramatic roles.
141	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His name is actually Carlos but he's known in public as Lito, which is a shortening for 'Carlitos', a nickname by his mother.
142	* PermaStubble: Feeds into his manly man image.
143	* SecretRelationship: Since he feels he can't go public about his sexuality, his relationship with Hernando is kept secret, until they bring Dani to the fold.
144	* SpitTake: Does this when Daniela reveals her love of gay porn.
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147	[[folder:Kala Dandekar]]
148	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kala_dandekar_earth_27.jpg]]
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150	Kala is the religiously devout daughter of a chef and restaurateur. In her personal life, Kala has always prided herself balancing her loves of science and her faith. Kala's own genius and her father's adherence to her success allowed her to excel to land a prestigious job at a pharmaceutical development firm. It was there that she caught the eye of the firm's son. At the time of her sensate rebirth, Kala is preparing for her upcoming wedding.
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152	* AllLovingHero: Kala's optimism and positive outlook is likely attributed to her devout spiritual faith. Some supernatural creatures will be repelled by her mere presence, though others will seek her out specifically.
153	* AnimalTalk[=/=]TheBeastmaster: Kala can understand animals and is understood by them. In addition to this, Kala is almost always seen as a friend by non-predatory creatures. Even predators will often only antagonize her when they perceive her as a threat.
154	* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Discussed and averted. Kala is a competent scientist and sees no conflict between religion and science. This is also why she's pretty down with the whole sensate thing; to her, it's all different ways of seeing the world through Ganesha's eyes.
155	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Don't let her quiet and soft appearance fool you, she has proven herself able to fashion devastating chemical deterrents and even improvise explosive devices.
156	* BollywoodNerd: She's Indian and a very intelligent chemist and pharmacist.
157	* CelibateHero: She was completely uninterested in romance and hadn't explored her sexuality until Rajan proposed to her. Now as a Sensate she's pansexual.
158	* FatalFlaw: Indecisiveness. Kala often suffers from analysis paralysis over determining the best course of action when prompted to make any important decision for which she hasn't already considered or planned.
159	* GiveMeASign: She pleads with Ganesha to give her direction regarding her upcoming wedding.
160	* GoodParents: Her parents were very supportive of her and her life decisions, with her father Sanyam motivating her to embrace modernity and not limit herself by traditions, while her mother Priya nurtured her religious views.
161	* HealingHands: Kala has the ability to act as a conduit, transforming psychic energy into intrinsic energy keyed to the Red. Through this manner, Kala can promote cellular growth and influence the biology of other humans, as well as animals. Using this ability, Kala can cause a creature to immediately fall asleep or heal at a rapid rate - in addition to other similar effects.
162	* TheMedic: Though her specialty is in medication, rather than medicine, Kala is still a capable diagnostician, holistic physician, and field surgeon.
163	* NotThatKindOfDoctor: When her cousin Maya is injured and poisoned by Komodo and goes to her for treatment instead of going to the hospital, Kala has to point out she's a pharmacist and chemist, not a surgeon. Luckily her healing powers help cure her cousin from the poison.
164	* ObliviousToLove: Her social awkwardness and lack of interest in romance meant she was completely unaware of Rajan's interest in her until he gave her lots of flowers and asked her on a date.
165	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Through her uncle Rasi Gupta, she's the cousin of Chandi Gupta/Maya of the Justice League, and through her aunt Rani Singh she's also the cousin of Kiran Singh/Solstice of the Titans. Her aunt is Arani Desai/Celsius of the Doom Patrol.
166	* SecretKeeper: She becomes the first person to find out her cousin Chandi is the superhero Maya, and she's in turn the first one to find out Kala has powers too.
167	* SociallyAwkwardHero: Kala is not the best in social situations.
168	* TokenReligiousTeammate: While she might not be the only religious sensate, she's the only one for whom religion is a prominent part of her life.
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171	[[folder:Wolfgang Bogdanow]]
172	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wolfgang_bogdanow_earth_27.jpg]]
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174	Wolfgang had a troubled childhood, living under an abusive father. As an adult, he and his best friend Felix Berner run a locksmith company and moonlight as burglars. The two have familial ties to organized crime that begin to sour when Wolfgang's sensate rebirth happens.
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176	* AbusiveParents: His father Anton was an abusive alcoholic towards both him and his mother. When he revealed he had impregnated his own daughter, Wolf snapped and got his father killed.
177	* AdaptationalNationality: German (of Russian descent) on the show, he's from Vlatava here.
178	* AffectionateNickname: Wolf and Wolfie. Usually by Felix.
179	* AllTheOtherReindeer: As a child he was constantly bullied by other children due to his Russian heritage and status as an ImpoverishedPatrician, with Felix Berner as his OnlyFriend.
180	* BestFriend: His best friend is Felix Berner, and they have known each other since childhood.
181	* BlueBlood: He descends from Russian aristocrats that immigrated to Vlatava, and he even has the title of Ritter, the equivalent of Knight in Vlatavan nobility.
182	* BoxingBattler: Wolfgang has been in more than his share of fist fights. He is an expert boxer and wrestler.
183	* BrokenBird: Male version. Wolfgang still has a lot of emotional and mental baggage from the abuse his father dealt him and his mother. He has issues forming relationships.
184	* DueToTheDead: At his grandfather's funeral, when asked by his family to pay respects to his father and give some expensive booze, when nobody is watching, he [[ExcrementStatement pisses on his father's grave]] and then [[LibationForTheDead pours the alcohol on his mother's grave]].
185	* HiddenDepths: Wolfgang is a good singer, but can only do it around others when he is really drunk.
186	* ImpoverishedPatrician: The Bogdanow family once was wealthy, but lost most of what it had when Vlatava's economy collapsed after the Manhattaning, meaning Wolfgang grew up poor.
187	* LeParkour: Wolfgang is highly athletic. He is easily able to scale a wall to reach a high window and can quite easily outrun your average police officer.
188	* {{Nephewism}}: He became the ward of his aunt Tashana and uncle Werner after the death of his parents.
189	* MasterOfUnlocking: According to his best friend, Wolfgang is "the best boxman in the business". Wolfgang is, without a doubt, one of the world's best safecrackers.
190	* ParentalIncest: The result of one. His father Anton impregnated and then married his own daughter Irina, which while frowned upon, was not illegal for Vlatavan nobility.
191	* {{Patricide}}: He caused the car accident that killed his own father Anton, although considering he was a vile, abusive, and incestuous alcoholic, not many looked too hard into the death.
192	* RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: While Wolfgang was also the result of ParentalIncest in ''Series/Sense8'', in the show his father had been his mother's stepfather rather than her biological father.
193	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: His aunt is Tashana Bogdanow, better known as Lady Quark, making him nephew by marriage of Werner Zytle/King Vertigo, the usurper of Vlatava, while his other uncle is Szemere Bogdanow, known as Scimitar.
194	* RestingRecovery: By shutting off his ability to perceive time, Wolfgang can place himself in a trance-like torpor where hours can be spent without risk of boredom.
195	* SuperSenses: Wolfgang is able to see, hear and interact with beings on the astral plane — particularly sensates, but also ephemeral entities, and invisible spirits such as ghosts. He is also sensitive to intrinsic and psychic phenomena.
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198	[[folder:Nomi Marks]]
199	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nomi_marks_earth_27.jpg]]
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201	Born Michael Marks, Nomi comes from an uptight background that ran contrary to her personal truth. After serving a stint in juvenile detention for computer crimes, Nomi distanced herself from her family and began to live as a proud lesbian and transgender woman. Though in a happy relationship with her girlfriend, Nomi is now hospitalized after the confusion from her sensate rebirth resulted in an accident that put her in the hospital.
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203	* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: Rather than residing in San Francisco, she lives in Star City here.
204	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: She was the victim of some pretty horrific bullying growing up and still has scars from a particularly cruel incident in the showers.
205	* CuteClumsyGirl: Nomi is not the most graceful person, she cannot wear high-heels without risking serious bodily injury (to herself or others).
206	* DoesNotDrive: She actually never learned how to drive.
207	* DoNotCallMePaul: She hates that her mother continues to refer to her by her birth name Michael.
208	* GreatDetective: Nomi and her girlfriend Amanita are avid fans of the literary sleuth Nancy Drew. The two's curiosity has led them more than once into fashioning themselves into intrepid investigators in the vein of Nancy Drew. Their success has been hit-and-miss but they still are convinced that the tenet 'What Would Nancy Drew Do?' will always see them through safely and will always see justice served.
209	* {{Hackette}}: Nomi is an incredibly skilled hacker. Though her new psionic abilities have dropped her into a whole new playing field, she was exceptional enough hacker on her own that she had considerable commercial success marketing her skills. She is also a highly skilled programmer and computer engineer.
210	* IntrepidReporter: As an independent journalist for her vlog, Nomi is a skilled investigator. This includes both digital and analog research techniques, as well as exceptional interview skills.
211	* LipstickLesbian: She displays no stereotypical lesbian traits.
212	* MeaningfulRename: She changed her name from Michael to Nomi - inspired by the Ancient Greek aphorism "know thyself" that she had found among the philosophical books on Bug's bookshelf.
213	* NerdGlasses: She wears dark thick rimmed glasses, which goes well with her hacker image.
214	* OfficialCouple: With Amanita Caplan.
215	* OnlineAlias: All-Access and [=Get2Nomi=].
216	* PlayfulHacker: After a checkered teenage past, Nomi alternates between hacking for security companies and later hacking for her cluster.
217	* TheRunaway: Following an escape from a hospital and her suspected connection to a number of crimes, including the murder of her neurological surgeon, Nomi is wanted by a number of agencies and is living on the lam.
218	* ScarsAreForever: She still has the second degree burn scars on her stomach that she received as a pre-teen.
219	* TheSocialExpert: As the daughter of a rather successful lawyer, Nomi grew up in a environment where she became familiar to varying degrees with many important figures from local, state, and national politics. She used this knowledge to help inform her insight and shape her political views. Nomi's vlog does not shy around from political topics. Nomi's background and knowledge of the political arena is part of the reason for the success of her vlog.
220	* StatuesqueStunner: She stands at 5'10"/178cm tall and she's quite pretty.
221	* TakingTheHeat: Back when she was young, she took the fall for her hacker friend Bug who hacked into a government system, her reasoning being that she was a young juvenile with rich white parents allowing her to get off with just community service.
222	* {{Technopath}}: Nomi has the instinctive knowledge needed to create, shape, and manipulate technology and technological constructs, computers, robots, hardware and other devices that can be termed as "technology". Nomi can also interface with computer data or intercept various signals without the use of a technological device. Essentially, her brain works like a wireless computer.
223	* TransTribulations: As an adult, Nomi is in a very happy relationship and surrounds herself with the accepting LGBT community of Star City, and she doesn't have any internalized trans- or homophobia, at least not anymore. However, her estranged mother completely refuses to accept her as a woman, and she had a very scary run-in with the medical establishment not treating her like a sane adult able to make her own decisions.
224	* TwoferTokenMinority: She's a transgender woman and a lesbian as well.
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