Line #19 Characters/Blackburn


1	A list of characters from ''Literature/{{Blackburn}}''.
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4	!!Rebecca "Eris" Stone
5	->''“Go to hell? Child, we’re already in hell.” ''
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7	An ex-cop who snapped after the weight of Blackburn's vileness was too much for her, Rebecca Stone channeled her misanthropy and rage and became the infamous terrorist Eris. She's responsible for deaths of thousands and the creation of a dangerous ideology with followers from around the world.
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10	* BigBad
11	* {{Chessmaster}}: Expertly manipulates the Mavericks and BCPD into [[spoiler:following false leads]] throughout most of the book, and her true motives to actually [[spoiler:murder of all Blackburn]] aren't discovered until the very end.
12	* CloneArmy: Her inner circle is comprised entirely of clones of herself raised from birth to do her evil deeds.
13	* TheDreaded: Every single character in the book, even other villains, are terrified of her presence or at least exercise extreme caution. Considering she ends up [[spoiler:killing dozens during the riots and destroying much of the city,]] it's justified.
14	* EvilIsHammy: Eris takes every opportunity she has to chew the scenery and monologue.
15	* [[spoiler:ForTheEvulz: Eventually revealed to be a case of this. Her anarchist ideology is nothing more than excuse to murder as many people as possible.]]
16	* FreudianExcuse: Stone's partner in the BCPD was killed after it's implied they were both tortured by the Vipers gang for some reason. It can be inferred she saw enough of Blackburn to break her spirit.
17	-->[[spoiler:"Fine! You want the truth?! I am a fucking sadist, because people are animals and should get slaughtered like animals!"]]
18	* LawmanGoneBad: From cop to BigBad.
19	* MisanthropeSupreme: Doesn't like anyone, not even her own followers.
20	* StrawNihilist: Loves going on angsty rants about the nature of humans and the state of the world.
21	-->"All it took to reduce the ‘best of society’ to animals was a few chemical changes in the brain. Humans are savage beasts, and in a few days you will realize this."
22	* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: PlayedWith. Even though she goes through a bit of EvilGloating before [[spoiler:shooting Gilda,]] she does do it. [[spoiler: Gilda survives.]]
23	** She quickens her pace when she goes to execute [[spoiler:Shade. [[DisneyVillainDeath It doesn't work.]]]]
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25	!! Jessica "Shade" Stone
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27	->''"I'll never compromise!"''
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29	Jessica is a clone of Eris, part of her personal army [[HeelFaceTurn until she defected]] after realizing what a monster Eris and her followers really were. Ended up joining the Mavericks to prevent her mother from causing further pain.
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32	* BlackAndWhiteMorality: What Jay comes to follow after her HeelFaceTurn and [[spoiler:near murder at Eris' hands.]] She follows her principles religiously, there is no gray area in her mind.
33	* CloneAngst: Is '''not''' happy about her origins as a clone of Eris.
34	* [[spoiler:DespairEventHorizon: By the end of the book Jay has reached this point. [[BittersweetEnding While she was able to save the city, she had to murder her own mother to do so, losing an eye and her faith in humanity in the process.]]]]
35	* GoodIsNotNice: She's decided to repent for helping her mother, but that doesn't make Jay any less of an unpleasant, impatient person.
36	* [[spoiler:HandicappedBadass: After losing her eye to Eris, Shade simply puts on an EyepatchOfPower and gets back to work.]]
37	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has a moment of this when she realizes she's wasted her life serving a horrible human being.
38	* VerbalTic: "Hmph." It's implied she gets it from her mother.
39	* WhiteSheep: Is the only Stone we've met that isn't pure evil.
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41	!! Scott "American Spirit" Pierce
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43	->''"I took an oath to defend the Constitution and the people of this country. It’s not something I can just walk away from."''
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45	An [[CoolOldGuy older superhero]] who is an [[UsefulNote/NavySEALS ex-SEAL]], Scott lost his legs in Afghanistan but came back stronger as the superhero American Spirit.
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48	* BadassNormal: Has no superpowers, just a jetpack, a rifle and some robotic legs.
49	* CaptainPatriotic: He wears an outfit based off of a minuteman after all.
50	* HeroDoesPublicService: When he's not fighting crime Scott often spends him time helping out the community or championing political causes.
51	* MilitarySuperhero: Served in the Marine Corps in Afghanistan and then the SEALS, and eventually did work for the government as a superhero.
52	* SuperheroPackingHeat: Uses a rifle primarily, though one with [[TheParalyzer a non-lethal option.]]
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54	!! Marigold
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56	->''"I’m fine, dude! Just, like, trying to keep up. You’d think people would recognize us as the good guys and just go along with it…”''
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58	Half plant, half woman, all heart, Marigold cropped up out of the blue in Blackburn to help out and protect the citizens of her new home by joining the Mavericks.
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