Line #65 Characters/TalesFromTheCrypt


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3	!!Hosts
4	[[folder:The Crypt Keeper]]
5	!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JohnKassir (English), Creator/FrancisLax (European French, second voice)
6	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tales_banner.jpg]]
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9	A wisecracking revenant living in the basement of a decaying mansion. The show's self-proclaimed "master of scare-emonies."
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12	* TheAlcoholic: Never actually seen inebriated, but he ''really'' likes his liquor and is often seen with a drink close at hand.
13	* AdaptationalUgliness: While still ugly in the comics, he wasn't actively decomposing.
14	* AdaptationalVillainy: He retains his comic counterpart's love for puns and BlackComedy, but is also a sado-masochist who has murdered and/or dismembered several people over the course of seven seasons. In fact, it's rare for any guest of his to not wind up dead in the closing segments.
15	* BreakingTheFourthWall: He always talks directly to the viewer.
16	* CharacterCatchphrase: After finishing a story where the protagonist meets a terrible fate, he will sometimes say “Poor [insert protagonist’s name].
17	* CompositeCharacter: Serves the role of himself, The Old Witch, and The Vault Keeper in the live-action series as the sole presenter of the stories. Averted in ''WesternAnimation/TalesFromTheCryptkeeper'', in which the other ghoulunatics appear in the second season and take over some of the hosting duties, as much as he wishes they wouldn't.
18	* CreepyBlueEyes / IcyBlueEyes: Boasts a rather pretty pair.
19	* CreepyHighPitchedVoice: He always speaks in a shrill, gleeful tone.
20	* DepravedDwarf: He's ''very'' short.
21	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: In the comic and cartoon spinoff (the story "While the Cat's Away" and its adaptation in ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' have him use the name T. Charles Kingman, though only the former clarifies that it's an assumed name), he has at least one alias, but if he has a real name, he never mentions it.
22	* EvilLaugh: He very often lets out a high-pitched cackle.
23	* FauxAffablyEvil: He’s wisecracking and pun-spouting, and also very gleeful about murder.
24	* HiddenDepths: He [[spoiler:lost his parents, a mummy and a two-faced man, when he was just a baby. He's legitimately heartbroken over it and keeps the doll his father gave him to this day.]]
25	* TheHyena: He constantly laughs at his own jokes.
26	* InteractiveNarrator: He hosted the first two seasons of ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'', but in the third season, he started becoming directly involved in the plots of episodes like "Sharon Sharalike" (the Cryptkeeper is the one who delivers the CreepyDoll to Shauna) and "So Very Attractive" (the Cryptkeeper is the one who sells the cursed beauty cream to Julia).
27	* PrimaDonnaDirector: ''Demon Knight'' shows what it’s like when the Cryptkeeper directs a movie. You can guess the results.
28	--> '''Cryptkeeper:''' One more take like that, and it’s back to bit parts for you, [[GroinAttack and I won’t say what]] ''[[GroinAttack bits]]'' [[GroinAttack I'm talking about!]]
29	* PungeonMaster: At every opportunity.
30	* StrongFamilyResemblance: Specifically, he inherited [[spoiler:Myrna's dark complexion and high cheekbones, and Enoch's strong chin and light brown hair.]]
31	* SympathyForTheDevil: After finishing a story where the protagonist meets a terrible fate, he will sometimes express sympathy for them, even though the protagonist is usually a rotten person, sometimes even a criminal.
32	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: When he interacts with regular people, such as directing a movie, eating at a restaurant or talking to his guest stars, no-one seems fazed by the fact that he's a cackling skeletal revenant.
33	* WasOnceAMan: We see him once as a baby, and barring the missing nose, he's actually pretty normal looking.
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36	[[folder:The Vault Keeper and the Old Witch]]
37	!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/DavidHemblen (the Vault Keeper), Creator/ElizabethHanna (the Old Witch)
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39	The two other hosts (collectively, the three are known as the Ghoulunatics) from the EC Comics series. In the cartoon, they all form a rivalry over who gets to host the show.
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41	* AdaptationalIntelligence: The Vault Keeper is demonstrated as a GadgeteerGenius in ''WesternAnimation/TalesFromTheCryptKeeper''. This is most likely because in the original comics he was barely distinguishable from the Crypt Keeper and needed something to stand as his own character.
42	* AdaptedOut: The Cryptkeeper is the only host for the live-action show.
43	* AffablyEvil: While they're trying to steal the show from him, they're rather polite about it, and only go as far as incapacitating him instead of outright hurting him.
44	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After serving as The Cryptkeeper's rivals for almost the entire second season, they disappear in Season 3, since the hosting segments were removed (The Cryptkeeper now being the catalyst for the stories instead of just telling them).
45	* EvilSoundsDeep: Courtesy of David Hemblen's performance as the Vault Keeper.
46	* MadScientist: In contrast to the Old Witch, the Vault Keeper invents all sorts of weird and crazy contraptions.
47	* RunningGag: Every time the Old Witch appears, a mirror, the camera or anything made of glass breaks. There's also her catchphrase when she introduces herself, "Guess whooo?" and "The OOOOOOOOOLD Witch!"
48	* LargeHam: Honestly, it's a three-way tie over who's the hammiest Ghoulunatic.
49	* WickedWitch: At least as far as appearances go; in the cartoon, she's considerably more congenial than the Vault Keeper.
50	* VitriolicBestBuds: The three [=GhouLunatics=] were this in the comic and shades of it remain in the cartoon. They'll team up if needed, apologize if something goes too far, and generally stop shy of doing any lasting harm to one other.
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53	[[folder:The Mummy]]
54	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/WilliamSadler
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56	A mummy who happens to be a big shot Hollywood Director who shows up in the FramingDevice of ''Film/BordelloOfBlood''.
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58	* AnArmAndALeg: He plays a game of RockPaperScissors with The Cryptkeeper using body-parts as collateral. [[spoiler:By the end of the movie, he is only left with his head.]]
59	* WithFriendsLikeThese: Despite the fact that he and The Cryptkeeper are supposedly friends, the latter seems to be bored rigid in his company and they have no problem dismembering each other over a bet.
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62	!!Characters from The Third Pig
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64	[[folder:Dudley]]
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66	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dudley_tales_from_the_crypt_684_1.jpg]]
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68	Dudley is the main protagonist of The Third Pig. He's only pig who is very kind, smart and responsible.
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71	* BadassAdorable: Dudley is cute and dorky with glasses, and he managed to defeat The Zombie Pig.
72	* BadassBookworm: Dudley is smart, and he created The Zombie Pig to seek revenge on The Big Bad Wolf for killing his brothers.
73	* BespectacledCutie: Dudley is the only pig who wears glasses.
74	* BreakTheCutie: After being arrested by the police wolves by mistake, he cries.
75	* ButtMonkey: Getting mistreated by his brothers? check! Getting arrested by the police wolves without any crimes he committed? check! getting attacked by the zombie pig? check! and getting eaten alive by The Big Bad Wolf at the end? Check!
76	* EatenAlive: At the end of the episode, Dudley got eaten by The Big Bad Wolf.
77	* NiceGuy: Unlike other characters who aren't kind, He's the only character who is very kind and friendly.
78	* OhCrap: He has three moments:
79	** When he saw Drinkie & Smokey's dead bodies in his house, He freaks out.
80	** When he The Zombie Pig tries to kill him, He freaks out but managed to defeat him.
81	** When he's about kill The Zombie Pig's dead body for the final time, The Big Bad Wolf puts him into the sandwich and ate him alive.
82	* WildTake: He does this when reacting to his brother's dead bodies in his house.
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85	[[folder:Drinkie]]
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87	Drinkie is a green pig who is addicted with beer.
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89	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/drinky_tales_from_the_crypt_726.jpg]]
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92	* TheAlcoholic: He's always addicted with beer.
93	* AllMenArePerverts: He was very perverted to the girls during party in the night.
94	* AnArmAndALeg: The Big Bag Wolf Chopped Drinkie's arms off with an axe.
95	* TheDitz: He isn't smart as his brother, Dudley.
96	* EyeScream: The Big Bad Wolf stabbed his eye with a fork.
97	* FatBastard: He's fat, and he always mistreats Dudley.
98	* FlippingTheBird: His hand that was chopped gives a middle finger to Dudley.
99	* GreenAndMean: Downplayed, He's a green pig, but not evil, he's just a jerkass.
100	* JerkAss: He always mistreats Dudley.
101	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite that he mistreats Dudley, He actually cares about him.
102	* NeverLearnedToRead: He doesn't know how to read.
103	* OffWithTheHead: The Big Bad Wolf chopped Drinkie's head off with an axe.
104	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: When The Big Bad Wolf blows his down, He screams like a girl, despite his deep voice.
105	* SkewedPriorities: He takes a swig from his alcohol while running away from the Wolf.
106	* SimpletonVoice: His voice is deep, and he's very dimwitted.
107	* SinisterSwine: Downplayed, He's a pig, but not evil, he's just a JerkAss.
108	* TooDumbToLive: Dudley warned Drinkie & Smokey not to open the door before The Big Bad Wolf comes in and eat them. How ever, Drinkie opened the door and end up being killed by The Big Bad Wolf.
109	* VomitIndiscretionShot: Always vomits after drinking a lot of beer.
110	* WildTake: He does this when he saw The Big Bad Wolf entering Dudley's house, even when he vomits on the ground.
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113	[[folder:Smokey]]
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115	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/smokey_tales_from_the_crypt_065_0.jpg]]
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118	Smokey is a blue pig who always smokes.
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121	* AllMenArePerverts: He was very perverted to the girls during party in the night.
122	* EatenAlive: After being flattened, The Big Bad Wolf ate him alive.
123	* CigaretteBurns: In the beginning of the episode, He throws a cigarette to the cat and burning it.
124	* TheDitz: He isn't smart as his brother, just like Drinkie.
125	* FatBastard: He's fat, and he alawys mistreats Dudley.
126	* JerkAss: He always mistreats Dudley, just like Drinkie.
127	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite that he mistreats Dudley, He actually cares about him, just like Drinkie.
128	* SinisterSwine: Downplayed, He's a pig, but not evil, he's just a JerkAss just like Drinkie.
129	* SmokingIsNotCool: He always smokes cigarettes.
130	* SquashedFlat: The Big Bad Wolf crushed him with a door, causing his body to get flat.
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134	[[folder:The Big Bad Wolf]]
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136	The Big Bad Wolf is the main antagonist of The Third Pig.
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138	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wolf_tales_from_the_crypt_232.jpg]]
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141	* AssholeVictim: After killing Drinkie & Smokey, He got eaten by the Zombie Pig. Subverted: It turns out that he's still alive at the end, and he finally ate Dudley.
142	* AxCrazy: He successfully killed and ate the Pigs.
143	* TheBadGuyWins: At the end of the episode, He successfully ate Dudley, revealing that he's not dead after getting eaten by the zombie pig.
144	* BigBad: He's literary called "The Big Bad Wolf" and He's the main antagonist of the Third Pig.
145	* BodyHorror: He as two moments:
146	** When he tries to blow Dudley's house made of bricks down, He accidentally spit his body inside out.
147	** After getting eaten by The Zombie Pig, His brain and some skeletal body are shown.
148	* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: He insults ''The Cryptkeeper'' to his face. 'Nuff said.
149	* IncorrectAnimalNoise: When The Big Bad Wolf blows Drinkie & Smokey's house down, He makes an elephant noise, despite that he's a wolf.
150	* JerkAss: More than Drinkie & Smokey, He's very cruel, violent, and downright psychopathic.
151	* LaughablyEvil: His inability to rhyme and calling out the Cryptkeeper for mocking him for it despite not rhyming himself, makes for some quality laughs.
152	* RunningGag: He always fails to end his sentences on a rhyme.
153	* TeethDrool: He always drools in aggression before killing Drinkie.
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