Line #24 Characters/ProblemSleuth


1	'''> Look over collection of business cards.'''
2
3	Your hefty business card collection is chock full of information on the rugged men and comely dames of ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth''. You decide to give it a look.
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5	[[foldercontrol]]
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7	[[folder:Team Sleuth]]
8	!! In General
9	* BigThinShortTrio: Problem Sleuth is the Big, Pickle Inspector is the Thin, and Ace Dick is the Short. Personality-wise, Ace Dick has the traits of a Big (gluttonous, stout) while Problem Sleuth is more of a Short (being the brains of an operation).
10	* CluelessDetective: All three of them. They spend a good chunk of their time bumbling about their own offices, and when actually presented with something resembling a typical detective case (such as a woman trapped in her home by a domineering brute), they're too preoccupied with weird puzzle shit to deal with it. All their talk about being "one of the top" detectives and "compensation, adequate" are implied to be bluffs, as their offices are scarce and the most consistent points about their imaginary selves is that they get business, broads, and square meals.
11	* FighterMageThief:
12	** Ace Dick is the Fighter, serving as the team's brute force.
13	** Pickle Inspector is the Mage, being an imaginative SquishyWizard.
14	** Problem Sleuth is the Thief, his highest stat being [[TheCharmer Pulchritude]].
15	* FreudianTrio:
16	** PS is the Ego (middle-of-the-road GuileHero), AD is the Id (brash and [[AttackHello violent]]) and PI is the Superego (overly polite and courteous).
17	* LockedInARoom: A recurring theme with the three of them.
18	* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: They're supposedly detectives, but they never actually do any detective work due to being preoccupied with all sorts of "weird puzzle shit".
19	* PrivateDetective: [[MetaphoricallyTrue Sort of.]] The three of them have the aesthetic, and their plot is about solving a problem caused by an illusive mob boss, but the details between these facts are as far from actual detective work as one can get. [[spoiler:Once they get to the Real City Streets, though, they appear to actually be doing their jobs.]]
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21	!!'''Problem Sleuth'''
22	[[quoteright:154:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ProblemSleuth_9840.png]]
23	--> ''"Looking for a hard fella to sleuth your problem?\
24	Things gettin' too hot to handle? Need a tough stud to sort it all out?\
25	1-800-HOT-STUD"''
26
27	A hard-boiled, charismatic detective, diplomat, and ''de facto'' leader of Team Sleuth.
28	----
29	* AggressiveNegotiations - Spoofed - "Sleuth Diplomacy" is only an increasingly indefensible euphemism for canned whoop-ass. And the only time he does have to negotiate he ''cheats''.
30	** [[https://www.homestuck.com/problem-sleuth/674 Fair Shake]]: [[GunsAkimbo You give equal consideration to both sides of the argument.]]
31	** [[https://www.homestuck.com/problem-sleuth/709 Impromptu Caucus]]: [[MoreDakka Your allies weigh in on the matter.]]
32	** [[https://www.homestuck.com/problem-sleuth/775 Ceasefire]]: Not one for violence, you opt for the diplomatic route and motion for a [[GoodOldFisticuffs laying down of arms.]]
33	** [[https://www.homestuck.com/problem-sleuth/755 Summon Henry Clay]]: The beasts and the Zombie Muscle have all been slain by the [[ChestBurster rampaging Kentucky senator]].
34	** [[https://www.homestuck.com/problem-sleuth/1514 Poison Pen]] [[StronglyWordedLetter Letter]]: DMK's SICK BURN meter suffers a [[WordsCanBreakMyBones critical spike.]]
35	** [[https://www.homestuck.com/problem-sleuth/1518 PAX PROBLISCUM]]: In a last ditch effort to salvage diplomatic proceedings, you invoke the ultimate resolution in your formal attache of plenipotentiary clauses, motioning for bilateral demilitarization and cessation of hostilities for the mutual advancement and prolonged commitment to the furtherance of harmonious relations among sovereign parties. [[WaveMotionGun PEACE BE WITH YOU]].
36	* BondOneLiner: ''[[https://www.homestuck.com/problem-sleuth/808 Hate to cut and run...]]''
37	* BulletDodging: Auto-Parry: Sleuth Roll. Played completely straight, unlike his teammates' Auto-Parries.
38	* CessationOfExistence: [[spoiler:The exhaustion from Sepulchritude is enough to nearly make this befall the detective, until he's slapped awake by Hysterical Dame.]]
39	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He wouldn't have the crippling phobia of ethnic cheer murals that he had later on. He originally considered the one in his office money well spent.
40	* TheCharmer: Pulchritude is his highest stat.
41	* ClassicCheatCode: Employed (via Website/GameFAQs no less!) to solve The Plight of the Four Kingdoms without a lot of {{Backtracking}} for rare items and [[ReadTheFreakingManual reading the instructions]] for the incomprehensible Allegiance Mesh interface.
42	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Or rather, Fluthlu. And it was more of a PortalCut than a punch.
43	* FaceFramedInShadow: [[https://www.homestuck.com/problem-sleuth/10 Done]] while gripping his only friend in the world right now against his palm.
44	* GuileHero: Pulchritude is his highest stat (as unconventionally as it ends up getting used).
45	* HardboiledDetective: Though none of them are quite as hardboiled as they'd like to think they are, he comes the closest to playing this straight. Fitting, for someone who specializes in pulchritude.
46	* HeroicRROD: [[spoiler:Sepulchritude. There is a ''reason'' it costs so much Tears, Snot, Slop, and Pie Filling. The narrator outright warns Sleuth not to use it multiple times, and we can see why: it does massive damage and allows Sleuth to singlehandedly finish off Demonhead Mobster Kingpin, but exhausts him to the point of death.]]
47	* JackOfAllStats: Hussie specifically describes him as an analogue to Mario in ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' and Ryu in ''Franchise/StreetFighter.'' In fact he's the only one who receives boosts in both of his non-specialized stats when he levels up. For comparison, AD's pulchritude and PI's vim bars actually ''shrank''. In fact, PI ''lost his vim gauge entirely''.
48	* LightningBruiser: As Candy Corn Vampire.
49	* LittleBitBeastly: [[spoiler:When his soul [[ItMakesSenseInContext merges with the Weasel King's]] during Sepulchritude, he gains little fangs.]]
50	* MrImagination: He likes to imagine that he's a successful detective as opposed to a guy who's locked in his office with a broken telephone.
51	* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Due to mainly dealing in AggressiveNegotiations, his go-to solution to end hostile engagements is to beat on the problem until it dies. Lampshaded when Pickle Inspector has to restrain him from [[https://www.homestuck.com/problem-sleuth/402 mollifying]] a panicking emissary.
52	* PowerGivesYouWings: [[spoiler:Once he finally uses Sepulchritude.]]
53	* PrivateEyeMonologue: Several, but the one at the end is the longest and most hard-boiled.
54	* SuddenlySpeaking: Text-wise, he only speaks when the narration states he does. He's not shown saying any actual words until the faux-''Webcomic/HarkAVagrant'' strip where he meets Henry Clay.
55	* TooDumbToLive: He constantly tries to use [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Sepulchritude]] on threats that could easily be taken down with his [[MoreDakka diplomatic skills]].
56	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Candy corn.
57
58	!!'''Ace Dick'''
59	[[quoteright:124:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/AceDick_39.png]]
60	--> ''"Lookin' for a tough brute?\
61	This hard dick is your ace in the hole.\
62	1-800-ACE-DICK"''
63	Problem Sleuth's [[RivalsTeamUp rival turned friend]], Ace Dick is a rough-around-the-edges hero with little imagination and a big gun.
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65	* ActionHero: Via his high Vim; Enough to possibly count as a deconstruction if the comic took itself seriously.
66	* AttackHello:
67	--> '''> Punch [X] in snout to establish superiority.'''
68	* BigEater: His stomach capacity increases with each CharacterLevel.
69	* CloneAngst: Inverted. He becomes a bit envious of Zombie Ace Dick taking his place in the spotlight when [[spoiler:the gambit schemas]] start coming out.
70	* DanceBattler: Supplements his more mundane attacks with a weaponized Truffle Shuffle. [[spoiler:Later performances with his copies increase its potency exponentially.]]
71	* ADickInName: {{Downplayed}}. He's rough around the edges, but he's not so bad once the trio start working together.
72	* DrivenToSuicide: During his Game of Life, after [[spoiler: the loss of his family, his empire, what little remained of his possessions, and finally finding the [[Webcomic/{{Jailbreak}} Suicide Stump]].]]
73	* FatIdiot: He lacks imagination or the patience for puzzles. He's a more successful detective than Problem Sleuth, but that doesn't say much.
74	* {{Kevlard}}: Auto-Parry: Shot in the Gut.
75	* MadeOfIron: "Dodges" by taking attacks head-on. See {{Kevlard}}.
76	* MoreDakka: Wields a tommy gun, then upgrades to a belt-fed machine gun.
77	* MrViceGuy: He's definitely the grouchiest of the trio, but nonetheless he works together with the three to defeat DMK and get into the Real World.
78	* PantsFree: While everyone in the series bar MK have sticks for legs, making it impossible to tell if they're wearing pants or not, AD is unique in that he doesn't seem to wear pants at all. His Truffle Shuffle only needs him to pull up his top to initiate, but his underwear is in full view, implying that he doesn't wear anything underneath his coat.
79	* PintsizedPowerhouse: He's the shortest of the three heroes and his primary statistic is Vim, which corresponds to physical strength.
80	* TheRival: To Problem Sleuth.
81	* StoutStrength: By far the strongest of the three heroes. If anything, the Aspect Corset even confirms his body type to be of the "strong" variety, as Nervous Broad needs to be about his proportions to lift heavy objects.
82	* UglyGuyHotWife: Downplayed with him and Wifehearst. She's certainly better looking than him, but considering she's a limbless peg-person, that's not saying much.
83	* WorldsStrongestMan: Only the strongest man in the universe can shut the door to the Afterlife or lift the Megaton Key.
84
85	!!'''Pickle Inspector'''
86	[[quoteright:105:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/PickleInspector_3418.png]]
87	--> ''"Disconcerted?\
88	Need a tall, brawny fella to come by and inspect your pickle?\
89	Perhaps I may be this fella.\
90	1-800-OGLE-NOW"''
91
92	An imaginative, polite, but socially awkward detective who teams up with the others against his better judgment. He's instrumental in saving [[spoiler:and creating]] the universe.
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94	* AllPowerfulBystander: As [[spoiler:Godhead Pickle Inspector, except when he stitches the universe back together with a length of electrical wire.]]
95	* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler: Godhead Pickle Inspector. He sticks around afterwards, but is only capable of fondly regarding creation.]]
96	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Auto-Parry: Pickle Distraction
97	* AwesomeButImpractical: As Tootsie Roll Frankenstein. Ridiculously strong, but very, very, ''painfully'' slow.
98	* ChekhovsSkill: Puzzle games, and oh does it ever come in handy.
99	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He has a habit of staring intensely at others.
100	* CripplingOverspecialization: Has an unbelievably high Imagination stat, but not only does he have very low Vim and Pulchritude, those stats actaully ''drop'' when he levels up. His Tootsie Roll Frankenstein transformation fixes his strength issue, but comes with [[MightyGlacier its own issues]].
101	* FunWithAcronyms: His name abbreviates to P.I., or PrivateInvestigator.
102	* GeekPhysiques: He's an avid game player and in the Bonus Comics was eager to play a round of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' with the rest of Team Sleuth. With all that said he's the skinny nerd stereotype rather than the fat nerd stereotype.
103	* GentlemanAndAScholar: Not the ''worldly'' kind of gentleman, but a gentleman nevertheless.
104	* GodIsNeutral: [[spoiler:As Godhead Pickle Inspector, he just puts the universe back together and minds his own business.]]
105	* ImprobablePilotingSkills: Once he takes the helm of the ''Chicago Overcoat'' and gets a hang of it.
106	* MightyGlacier: Exaggerated as Tootsie Roll Frankenstein. He's got good attack and defense, but it takes several minutes for him to move.
107	* MeaningfulInitials: He's a '''P'''rivate '''I'''nvestigator named '''P'''ickle '''I'''nspector, see? It's probably not a coincidence that the character with the highest Imagination stat shares initials with an ''irrational'' number, either.[[spoiler:.. or that a mathematical constant so integral to math and physics would carry the same initials of the guy who created ''the entire universe''.]]
108	* MesACrowd: [[spoiler:Every particle (or, rather, Part-Pickle) in the universe is in fact a tiny Pickle Inspector.]]
109	* MrImagination: He's much better at it than even Problem Sleuth, [[spoiler:to the point where one of his imaginary selves ascends to godhood.]]
110	* MysticalLotus: [[spoiler:As Godhead Pickle Inspector, he's depicted as having his upper body emerge from the center of a giant lotus flower.]]
111	* NeutralNoLonger: Subverted with [[spoiler:Godhead Pickle Inspector. When the fabric of the universe is ripped in half, it looks like he's going to act to help our heroes... Except all he does is just sew it back together, and go about minding his own business.]]
112	* NeverGetsDrunk: His high Imagination stat means he needs to drink crazy strong liquor to get drunk.
113	* NothingButSkinAndBones: One of the Fan Commands reveals Pickle Inspector [[https://www.homestuck.com/extras/2 has exposed ribs]] when naked.
114	* PatheticallyWeak: He may be extremely powerful in the Imaginary Realm, but PI in the real world can't even close a safe.
115	* RealityWarper: Pickle Inspector in the Imagination realm.
116	* ScienceHero: In spirit, though his high Imagination fuels magic in actual practice.
117	* SophisticatedAsHell: Although his business card implies his speech to be simply polite, a donation sketch drawn by Hussie shows him talking this way.
118	--> ''"[[Webcomic/SweetBroAndHellaJeff I politely indicated that stairs were to be navigated with caution, bro.]]"''
119	* SquishyWizard: The man is a toothpick. His strength is nonexistent, he can barely push his small safe door closed, and he's very easily killed. That said he's probably the most powerful magically inclined character in the story.
120	* ThousandYardStare: His trademark Disconcerting Ogle. Not due to trauma of any kind; He's [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} just like that]].
121	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Tootsie Rolls, though not to the same degree of obsession as Problem Sleuth and his candy corn.
122	[[/folder]]
123
124	[[folder:Alter Egos]]
125	!!'''Hysterical Dame'''
126	[[quoteright:154:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/HystericalDame_283.png]]
127	A female version of Problem Sleuth drawn into the game via the Quest of Spirit.
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129	* TheBerserker: When her Hysteria Gauge maxes out, she becomes this.
130	* ChainsawGood: Once item duality rears its head on her lipstick.
131	%% * ChekhovsGunman
132	* DamselOutOfDistress: She gets into a lot of Damsel-like situations, but after managing to get out of her apartment, she TookALevelInBadass.
133	* DefiantCaptive: When captured she's not "hysterical" so much as "furious."
134	* DistaffCounterpart: To Problem Sleuth.
135	* GirlyBruiser: Of the two leading ladies, HD is more physical and likes to get a handle on melee weapons.
136	* HystericalWoman: Played with. Apparently "hysterical" translates to "berserker rage".
137	* SizeShifter: A function of the Scale Bodice.
138	* StaticStunGun: Her stun gun/paint roller.
139	* TookALevelInBadass: From when she first agressed MK and onwards.
140	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Tomboy to Nervous Broad's Girly Girl.
141
142	!!'''Nervous Broad'''
143	[[quoteright:166:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/NervousBroad_1997.png]]
144	Pickle Inspector's female counterpart. Suffers from the vapors.
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146	* DistaffCounterpart: To Pickle Inspector.
147	* {{Fainting}}: Though she never actually faints, she's introduced as the stereotypical fainting woman -- constantly suffering from a "case of the vapors" and having to keep her nervousness level down. This is used to set up some wordplay, for one of her weapons is a can of flammable paint stripper -- a ''literal'' case of the vapors.
148	* FlamingSword: Her finishing move is throwing a flaming knife.
149	* KillItWithFire: She obtains a can of paint stripper/flamethrower, which becomes a staple of her attacks.
150	* SizeShifter: Unlike the Scale Bodice, the Aspect Corset changes its wearer's aspect ratio from tall and thin to short and fat and back.
151	* TookALevelInBadass: Around the same time as Hysterical Dame.
152	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to Hysterical Dame's Tomboy.
153
154	!!'''Fiesta Ace Dick'''
155	[[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/FiestaAceDick_1753.png]]
156	A giant, red Ace Dick with superhuman strength and durability, born from drinking distilled hot sauce.
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158	* CaptainEthnic: Defied. He starts out with a poncho and sombrero but quickly changes back into his normal clothes, aware that "this silly ethnic shit is probably going to get really old really fast." Later, he begins to use the trope by making others intimidated whenever they intend to bring up his ethnicity.
159	* CrossPoppingVeins: Has these by default.
160	* HulkingOut: After drinking some homemade Five Alarm Hot Sauce, this Ace Dick turns red and obtains Latin Vim.
161	* NighInvulnerable: His [[LifeMeter Frijole Aegis]] is nearly impossible to deplete in a feasible manner.
162	* OnlySaneMan: Surprisingly it's [[DumbMuscle an Ace Dick]] that serves as this, he goes straight for Mobster Kingpin and smashes his fort, and considers the Oboe security upon the doors to be moronic wondering who really thought it would keep the door closed.
163	* PowerupFullColorChange: He turns red upon eating the Five Alarm Hot Sauce.
164	* SuperStrength: He's even stronger than the normal Ace Dick.
165	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: As a test of his immense strength, Fiesta Ace Dick flips one of the windows upside down. However, this has the unfortunate effect of inverting the universe, which allowed a waiting imaginary Mobster Kingpin to begin his descension towards demonhood (and becoming the FinalBoss).
166
167	!!'''Zombie Ace Dick'''
168	[[quoteright:121:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ZombieAceDick_8789.png]]
169	Although undead, this stupid, decaying version of Ace Dick remains firmly on the side of the heroes.
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171	* DumbMuscle: Described by the narration as "borderline-retarded".
172	* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: Very, very dead.
173	* NighInvulnerability: He "Auto-Parries" attacks by simply absorbing the damage with his rotting flesh, going from "Overripe Produce" to "Bruised Fruit - Half Price" to "Grocer's Worst Nightmare".
174	* StoneWall: The main extent of his attacking power is to nibble on Demonhead Mobster Kingpin's [[CombatTentacles molesting flagella]].
175	[[/folder]]
176
177	[[folder:Villains]]
178	!! In General
179	* AllianceOfAlternates: ''All'' the main antagonists are some variant of Mobster Kingpin, and they're working together to protect their self-interests.
180	* FatBastard: The Kingpins are large and nasty customers, with varying levels of vileness.
181	* PerpetualFrowner: They all have a permanent frown on their faces, showing how rude and antagonistic they are.
182
183	!!'''Mobster Kingpin'''
184	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MobsterKingpin_5287.png]]
185	The Mafioso mastermind responsible for locking the heroes in their office building.
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187	* BornLucky: Boy is he ever! He basically has an obscene amount of luck that gets him exactly what he wants until the very end of the story.
188	* BigBad: He's responsible for trapping the heros in their offices, and the second half of the story is devoted to defeating him.
189	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: He's a mobster, and a kingpin.
190	* FatBastard: He's quite a tubby customer and suffers from diabetes. And he's a rage-filled mob boss who treats everyone around him like dirt.
191	* GettingHighOnTheirOwnSupply: One of the rackets he runs is in bootlegging, and he's noted to regularly pinch some of his sugar-free candy liquor for himself. Like most gangsters, dipping into his reserve in a fit of desperation is (in a really, ''really'' roundabout way) what starts him on the road to his downfall.
192	* GravityMaster: Once he obtains the Gravity Brassiere, he becomes capable of altering his density and transforming into a black hole.
193	* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:His first onscreen death results in this, after getting a taste of Hysterical Dame's Kiss of Death attack. Luckily Death's door is unlocked, so [[DeathIsCheap he just got back out when nobody was looking.]]]]
194	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:What finally does him in. After all of his Demonic forms had been exhausted, his Vulnerabulb hit three times, and his Black hole alter ego dealt with, MK ends up falling to his death and landing ass-first on the Ham Needle. And unlike every other time, he can never walk out of the Afterlife again because it's forced shut.]]
195	* MobileMenace: MK is a pretty active villain. When the story starts, he's trapped the heroes in their building, trapped their female alter egos in a dollhouse, and escaped from his own office on the ''[[CoolBoat Chicago Overcoat]]''. He then goes on to complete his own Quest of Spirit, [[OffscreenVillainy although we don't see it.]]
196	* NotGoodWithRejection: He once tries to flirt with Nervous Broad when she finds his office. When she declines his advances, he immediately socks her in the face and threatens her with being sent to Whore Island.
197	* RandomNumberGod: He uses his Running Numbers ability in hopes of shuffling his stats around in his favor. It works.
198	* RealMenWearPink: A fearsome, ruthless...well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin mobster kingpin]], who is a sucker for romance stories and melodrama.
199	* SequentialBoss: He dies in combat once, then revives and has to be taken out again. Not only does he become Black Hole Mobster Kingpin during the process of this second phase, but he basically becomes a DualBoss with his Demonhead self and gains more forms the longer their fight drags on.
200	* WeaksauceWeakness: Has three of them, each chipping away at his nigh invulnerability:
201	** His diabetes. If he ever gets enough sugar in his system his blood sugar gets high and lowers his defenses.
202	** Emotional, sappy developments. He's a sucker for romance books and melodramatic stories, of which Ace Dick's ''Game of Life'' playthrough was chock-filled with.
203	** Sick Burns. [[spoiler:Once his third and final Demonic form does away with his previous weaknesses, the only thing left that can truly hurt him is Sleuth's strongly worded letter.]]
204	* WouldHitAGirl: Lampshaded in the book when he beats up Hysterical Dame:
205	-->Violence toward women is standard practice for characterizing a villain. See? Now you hate him.
206
207
208
209	!!'''Madame Murel'''
210	[[quoteright:226:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MadameMurel_5453.png]]
211	The matronly paintress who runs Whore Island's Sleazy Brothel in the Sky.
212	----
213	* AlliterativeName: '''M'''adame '''M'''urel.
214	* ArtAttacker: The Skeleton Brush, which transforms into a flail.
215	* ChekhovsGunman: [[https://www.homestuck.com/problem-sleuth/42 Here]].
216	* DefeatEqualsFriendship: [[spoiler:She loses all malice after her defeat at the hands of Hysterical Dame and Nervous Broad, and joins the protagonists, although she doesn't do that much.]]
217	* DistaffCounterpart: To Mobster Kingpin.
218	* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:To the Weasel King as of the epilogue.]]
219	* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After she gets defeated by Hysterical Dame and Nervous Broad, she loses all hostility and maliciousness, and even winds up playing a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos with Death, Higgs Bonehead, and the Whale, with the Part-Pickles as the Hippos. Overlaps with HighHeelFaceTurn, as she's the only Mobster Kingpin variant that's able to redeem herself.]]
220	* MadArtist: She's the fiend responsible for all the murals depicting Ethnic Cheer.
221	* MissKitty: An evil variant. She doesn't care for her prostitutes a bit, nor does she care about anything other than herself.
222	* MorphWeapon: Her Skeleton Brush becomes a variety of different flails, depending on the colors she applied to it, and can switch between them freely.
223	* RedEyesTakeWarning: When she gets angry, her eyes turn red, just like her male counterpart.
224	* TinyGuyHugeGirl: [[spoiler: She's seen married to the Weasel King in the epilogue.]]
225
226	!!'''Demonhead Mobster Kingpin'''
227	[[quoteright:285:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/DemonHeadMobsterKingpin_1438.png]]
228	Mobster Kingpin's imaginary self who descends to demonhood and threatens the universe.
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230	* AttackItsWeakPoint: After one of his health bars is depleted, the heroes get an opportunity to do this.
231	* CombatTentacles: One of his attacks is called Thorncoddle, where he molests the heroes with thorn-covered tentacles.
232	* ExtraEyes: He has six eyes like some sort of spider.
233	* EvilCounterpart: To Godhead Pickle Inspector, another incredibly powerful imaginary counterpart who achieved apotheosis, via a command and a dramatic shift in vertical position. However, while Pickle Inspector literally ascended to godhood, Mobster Kingpin "descended" to demonhood by way of Fiesta Ace Dick ''accidentally flipping the entire universe upside down.''
234	* HealingFactor: He can regenerate health and even grow new health bars.
235	* LightIsNotGood: DMK's [[LimitBreak Comb Rave]] is called [[LightEmUp Fill 'Em With Daylight]].
236	* MarathonBoss: The battle lasts for more than ''half the story.''
237	* OneWingedAngel: The heroes spend a bit of time attacking regular Mobster Kingpin, a human, but then he goes into his fort and becomes DMK, a giant, insectoid monster with thorns who is nearly unkillable.
238	* PuzzleBoss: Some of the things the heroes need to do to defeat him are ludicrously complicated.
239	* RedEyesTakeWarning: There are now ''six'' red eyes.
240	* SequentialBoss: Much like his real-world counterpart, he's this. His part of the fight is more traditionally RPG-like, as each phase is marked by a corresponding face (and one weak point) that have a weakness to exploit.
241	* TentacleRope: The flagella around him. The text in or after the panel where he uses it is usually peppered with a DoubleEntendre.
242	* TooManyMouths: He's got several mouths filled with ugly teeth.
243	* TurnsRed: Depleting his health only causes him to change into a more powerful form.
244	* WeaksauceWeakness: Diabetes at first, then Emotions, then [[spoiler:Insults, although sugar is still needed to finish him off.]]
245	[[/folder]]
246
247	[[folder:Others]]
248	!!'''The Infinite Summation Honeybee Professor'''
249	[[quoteright:144:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ProfBee_8319.png]]
250	Provides helpful tips to the player and oversees production of the Jocose Honey that powers the characters' [[LimitBreak Comb Raves.]]
251	----
252	* AnnoyingVideoGameHelper: InUniverse, his commentary gets so annoying that the player turns his protips off.
253	%%* CaptainObvious: "I'm a bee!"
254	* TheCassandra: Turns out his advice would've been pretty helpful if anyone could put up with him enough to listen.
255	%%* EinsteinHair: He's got it.
256	%%* ExpositionFairy: He functions this way for his team... or tries...%%As what?
257	%%* TheProfessor: Naturally.
258	* PungeonMaster: You can expect a lot of puns from him.
259	%%* UnwantedAssistance: In-universe. Those he tries to help tend to ''bee'' like that.%%Be like what?
260
261	!! Weasel King
262	[[quoteright:167:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/weaselk.png]]
263	The ruler of the Weasel Kingdom, and one of Problem Sleuth's possible summons.
264	----
265	* CivilizedAnimal: He is intelligent, but doesn't look humanoid nor does he eat animal food.
266	* EthnicityMonarch: He is the king of all Weasels.
267	* HappilyMarried: To [[spoiler:Madame Murel in the epilogue.]]
268
269	!!'''The Four Heroes'''
270	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4heroes.png]]
271	A group of adventurers assembled by the Four Kingdoms: the Weasel Warrior, the Elf Mage, the Hog Cleric, and the Clown Bard. They ultimately achieve very little.
272	----
273	* ButtMonkey: The Hog Cleric takes a lot of abuse. Most of the time, ''it's from his own party''.
274	* CivilizedAnimal: The Weasel Warrior and the Hog Cleric are obviously sentient, but not anthropomorphic enough to be FunnyAnimals. They look far from humans, wear little to no clothes and eat animals' food.
275	* ClownSpecies: Clown Bard is a representative of the Clown Kingdom, people of which apparently belong to the Clown Species.
276	* TheFairFolk: Elves in ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'' behave more in this manner than the usual elf characteristics. In ''Webcomic/{{Jailbreak}}'', they're even willing to trade wishes for the right to a baby, much like the typical fae "give me your firstborn" type of wish exchange.%%The Elf Mage is more heroic, but still can be considered as an example.%%How?
277	* OurElvesAreDifferent: The Elf Mage is a [[TheFairFolk Fair Folk]] type of elves.
278	* TotalPartyKill: This occurs when they [[spoiler:get sucked into DMK's black hole]].
279
280	!! The Whores
281	Prostitutes on the floating strip joint in the sky. They work for Madame Murel.
282	----
283	* FighterMageThief: The three Whores who join up with Hysterical Dame all fill in these roles. Harlot Ranger, while an archer, serves as the Fighter, the Strumpet Priestess serves as the Mage, and the Harlot Thief serves as, well, the thief.
284
285	!! Demimonde Goddess/Demimonde Semigoddess
286	[[quoteright:162:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dmg_5.png]]
287	[[caption-width-right:162:[[labelnote:Click to see the Demimonde Semigoddess]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dmsg.png]][[/labelnote]]
288	A goddess summoned by the Strumpet Priestess. Eventually, she is divided into two, and becomes the Demimonde Semigoddess.
289	----
290	* DualityMotif: When she splits into two and becomes the Demimonde Semigoddess, one side of her body is blue while the other is pink.
291	* MeaningfulName: "Demimonde" is an old-timey euphemism for a prostitute.
292
293	!!'''Death'''
294	[[quoteright:126:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/DeathProblemSleuth_5400.png]]
295	The polite, [[Film/TheSeventhSeal games-obsessed]] overseer of the Afterlife.
296	----
297	* ChessWithDeath: He'll play any game with you, including chess. One such game appears to be a mix of VideoGame/{{Tetris}}, TabletopGame/{{chess}}, [[GridPuzzle sudoku]], ''jousting'', and {{crossword puzzle}}s.
298	* DontFearTheReaper: He's a pretty nice, low-key guy who really enjoys games.
299	* ExtremeDoormat: He just wants to keep people in the Afterlife, but he's too polite to really stop them. [[spoiler:He ends up blocking the doors of Life and Death with a clarinet during the final fight with DMK, which keeps Kingpin from leaving once the adventure is over.]]
300	* MorphWeapon: His scythe, which can turn into anything from a teaspoon to [[spoiler:an atomic bomb]] as required. The MSPA wiki lists the Scythe's Object Duality as ''[[SerialEscalation everything]]''.
301	* ReusedCharacterDesign: Death is a re-edit of Pickle Inspector's sprite.
302	* {{Psychopomp}}: Comes with being TheGrimReaper and all.
303
304	!!'''Wifehearst and Sonhearst/Bathearst'''
305	[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/WifehearstAndBathearst_8514.png]]
306	Ace Dick's wife and son, obtained during a game of Life he plays with Death.
307	----
308	* BatmanParody: Bathearst is a superhero with a dark origin story (he lost his mother to mobsters) in a Batman cape who goes around swearing revenge.
309	* CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds: As Ace Dick has no problem leaving her and her son in the epilogue, Wifehearst ends the story married off to another man.
310	* DisposableWoman: The name "Wifehearst" is a bit of a clue as to how developed a character she is.
311	* MissingMom: Sonhearst loses his mother to mobsters, causing him to avenge her by going crimefighting alongside his father.
312	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Sonhearst becomes a dark AntiHero bent on revenge and destroying the Imaginary City in the epilogue. In the Candy Mecha, no less.
313	* StrongFamilyResemblance: Sonhearst certainly has his father's face, but takes after his mother's build.
314	%%* UglyGuyHotWife: Ace Dick and Wifehearst.
315	[[/folder]]
316
317	[[folder:Fan Command-only characters]]
318	!!'''The Midnight Crew'''
319	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MidnightCrewGroupShot_9156.png]]
320	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Shadow Mobster Kingpin]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fc_smk_noaura.png[[/labelnote]]]]
321	A team of ne'er-do-well jazz musicians, consisting of ringleader Spades Slick, master planner Diamonds Droog, brawny safecracker Hearts Boxcars, and [[AndZoidberg Clubs]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Deuce]]. They first appeared in the non-canon ''Problem Sleuth'' donation comics, and later went on to play an important role in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''.\
322	\
323	For tropes exclusive to their ''Homestuck'' counterparts, see Characters/HomestuckExiles.
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325	* ArcVillain: They become the main recurring antagonists of the Fan Commands.
326	* BreakoutCharacter: All of them qualify, but Slick is the most dramatic example -- he went from being a noncanonical enemy in a handful of ''Problem Sleuth'' donation comics to [[spoiler:(an alternate version of) a multiverse-spanning nigh-omnipotent threat]] in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''.
327	* CastingAShadow: When introduced, they're said to use "sinister shadow-based magic." [[InformedAbility We don't really see much of this magic in action, though.]]
328	* TheCorruption: Slick has the ability to turn people into a shadow version of themselves.
329	--> You transform MK into SHADOW MK.\
330	Now that's what you're talking about.
331	* CreateYourOwnVillain: Problem Sleuth initially summoned the gang to help him defeat Mobster Kingpin. The poor chump accidentally showed them some porn cards in an intimidation attempt, and they ended up getting so insulted they ''joined'' Mobster Kingpin instead. They've been terrorizing Team Sleuth ever since.
332	* CreepyJazzMusic: While we never hear them play, the crew is shown to be a group of jazz musicians. Their sinister {{Limit Break}}s are called Hive Ragtimes, and the attack FILL 'EM WITH MIDNIGHT is them aggressively banging a tune out. Their ''Homestuck'' counterparts are even the page image.
333	* FaceFramedInShadow: It's their trademark.
334	* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
335	** Sanguine: Boxcars, the only member shown with anything resembling positive emotion.
336	** Choleric: Droog, due to his habit of whipping out the Ultraviolence Cuestick.
337	** Melancholic: Slick, who is focused more on his task and keeping the gang in line.
338	** Phlegmatic: Deuce, who isn't shown interacting much with the rest.
339	* GuestStarPartyMember: Despite joining Mobster Kingpin and giving him an alternate form, he's only around for a couple of Fan Commands before the focus goes back to the rest of the Midnight Crew.
340	* ImprovisedWeapon: Each member has his own signature weapon: Slick's Cast Iron Horse Hitcher, Droog's Ultraviolence Cuestick, Deuce's Crook of Felony,[[note]]or [[ItMakesSenseInContext Bull Penis Cane]][[/note]] and Boxcars' TV Antenna.
341	* PlayingCardMotifs: Each member is named after a suit of cards.
342	* PurpleIsTheNewBlack: The few times Slick actually uses his shadow magic, it's depicted with a purple color.
343	* QuirkyMinibossSquad: After joining up with Mobster Kingpin, they serve as this.
344	* ReligiousBruiser: This version of Hearts Boxcars is apparently [[https://www.homestuck.com/extras/22 a devout Christian.]]
345	* ShoutOut: One member of the Crew is [[Literature/AClockworkOrange a droog who indulges in a bit of the old ultraviolence]].
346
347	!!Professor Wasp
348	[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/professorwasp3.png]]
349
350	The Infinite Summation Honeybee Professor's shadowy counterpart. Also known as the Probability Theory Wasp Professor, he oversees the collection of Shadow Nectar for the Midnight Crew's Hive Ragtime and Shadow Comb Rave techniques. He especially has a love of meddling with canon.
351	----
352	* EvilCounterpart: He and the Laborer Wasps serve as this to the Honeybee Professor and his worker bees.
353	* HighClassGlass: Along with his top hat, he wears a wasp-sized monocle on his face.
354	* MesACrowd: Having enough of his meddling, the Honeybee Professor attempts to trap him between two portal windows. Unfortunately, one gets stuck in the other, causing numerous Professor Wasp clones to spawn from the fractal.
355	* WickedWasps: While the Honeybee Professor prefers to not get directly involved in events, Professor Wasp will not hesitate to mess with the timeline if his Meddling level is high enough.
356	[[/folder]]
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358	[[Webcomic/ProblemSleuth > Go Back]]

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