Redemption Inc./Characters

Salem Featherstone, the Onmyōji


"You shouldn't always take things at face value."


 * Anti-Hero
 * Authority Equals Asskicking : Salem's the boss. She's also a super-powered Onmyōji and more than capable of handling pretty much anything.
 * Badass : When she's not acting like a flake.
 * Battle Couple : With Terry.
 * Berserk Button : Put any of her employees in danger. I dare you.
 * Big Damn Heroes : How Salem met Effy.
 * Blessed with Suck : In order to survive, her parents sacrificed twelve children and teenagers to save her. She inherited all their psychic ability, too - now the souls of those twelve forever haunt her and are trying to kill her.
 * Bookworm : All the books in the office aren't for show.
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer
 * Combat Pragmatist
 * Dark and Troubled Past
 * Eccentric Mentor : Younger female variety.
 * Good Is Not Nice
 * Green Eyes
 * Hidden Depths
 * Hot Chick in a Badass Suit : Occasionally.
 * Let's Get Dangerous
 * Master Apprentice Chain : Trained by Xue, now training Effy. Bonus points for Rui - who was also trained by Xue - being part of the company.
 * Meaningful Name : Salem, as in the city where women were burned alive for being "witches".
 * Non-Idle Rich
 * Obfuscating Stupidity : The kind, cheerful, kind of flaky behavior? All an act, because she knows people will like her more that way.
 * Odd Couple : Dynamic and cruel versus Terry's calmer and more pacifistic nature.
 * Older Than They Look : Does not look late twenties.
 * Onmyodo : The best Onmyōji in the company, probably second best in the world following her teacher, Xue.
 * Power At a Price : And what a price it is.
 * Psychic Powers : Of the Onmyodo flavor.
 * The Smart Guy : Most knowledgeable member of the company, though Andrei's giving her a run for her money.
 * Secret Keeper : For several people, but most noticeably Terry and Rui.
 * Shipper on Deck : Has no qualms about leaving Kilmer and Effy locked in a closet.
 * Smart People Play Chess : Absolutely adores chess.
 * Stepford Smiler
 * Technically a Smile
 * Training from Hell : Just the mention of her teacher's name will often make her cower.
 * We Do the Impossible
 * You Are Better Than You Think You Are

Terrance Schiffer, the Psychokinetic


"Childish? Mature? What are those?"


 * Adjusting Your Glasses : You'll see it a lot, trust me.
 * Backstory
 * For Happiness : Of the Red-Inc members, at least.
 * Hidden Depths
 * Neutral Good
 * Nice Guy
 * Obfuscating Stupidity : So you won't ask him stuff.
 * Psychic Powers : Very psychic.
 * Secret Keeper : For Salem.
 * Smart People Wear Glasses
 * Technical Pacifist
 * Undying Loyalty : It's The Not-Secret, really.

Iris Marino, the Medium


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 * Blue Eyes
 * Cool Teacher : Genuinely cares for Sae Byul and looks out for her.
 * God Is Good : Her faith allows her to be the group's best exorcist.
 * I See Dead People
 * Iron Lady
 * Lady of War : Probably the classiest employee of them all.
 * Magnetic Medium
 * Nuns Are Spooky : Sort of. Also, ex-nun.
 * Psychic Powers : One of the greatest mediums there is.
 * Religion Is Magic
 * Spooky Seance

Isaac Huedale, the Hakkaisou


"H-haha! Aaah, oh man, life is gooood, brah~"


 * Annoying Laugh - Hue has the most distinct, annoying laugh ever. Much blood shall be brought to your ears.
 * Bookworm
 * Born Lucky
 * Call to Adventure
 * Catch Phrase
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
 * Comedic Hero
 * Embarrassing Tattoo
 * Eyepatch of Power
 * Face Doodling
 * Fearless Fool - Full stop.
 * Fiery Redhead
 * For Happiness
 * For the Funnyz
 * Incoming Ham
 * In Harm's Way
 * Jumped At the Call
 * Limited Wardrobe - Fugly ponchos. WRRYYYYYYY-
 * No Indoor Voice - AND HOW!
 * No Sense of Personal Space
 * Perpetual Smiler
 * Smug Smiler
 * Smug Super - What a-
 * Stalker with a Crush - Creepily stalks Heather. Creepily.
 * The Determinator
 * The Fool
 * The Nicknamer
 * Thinking Out Loud
 * Trickster Mentor - Hue to Micah.
 * We Do the Impossible
 * What the Hell Is That Accent? - Seriously... what the hell is that accent?
 * Who Wants to Live Forever?

Heather Rhodes, the Clairvoyant


"In your dreams n______n"


 * Bunny Ears Lawyer
 * Can't Hold Her Liquor
 * Cheshire Cat Grin - n__________________________n the ever constant expression on her face.
 * The Chessmaster - To an extent
 * Clock King - One of the rare ones that is not a villain.
 * Fainting Seer - Whenever whatever is approaching is REALLY bad.
 * Good Is Not Nice - Known to mooch, abuse her protogé, and get laughs out of pulling mean-spirited pranks and jokes at the expense of others. But if she gets a vision of a crime you're about to commit, expect the cops to be there waiting for you.
 * Mysterious Woman
 * Oracular Urchin
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Supernatural Powers - Having been a powerful clairvoyant since youth, Heather's whole life has been this trope. She's used her visions of the past and future to cheat her way through high school, college, and now graduate school. Ask her how many times she's won the lottery. ASK.
 * Self-Fulfilling Prophecy - Has happened to her on numerous occasions. One of the reasons she can't maintain a romantic relationship.
 * Sink or Swim Mentor
 * Tough Love - For Cody. She cares.... really, really deep down.
 * Training from Hell - On the giving end.

Andrei Renikov, the Telepath


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 * Awesomeness By Analysis
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Big Brother Mentor : He and Kilmer are close in age, so their relationship is less teacher-student than the others.
 * Gratuitous Russian : Averted; speaks fluent Russian.
 * Green Eyes
 * Psychic Powers : Of the telepathic flavor.
 * Redheaded Hero
 * The Smart Guy : Super smart.
 * Super Intelligence
 * Telepathy : Well duh.
 * The Empath

Gustav Strom, the Psychokinetic


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 * Abuse Is Okay When Its Female On Male : On the receiving end; with Rui as his apprentice, it's to be expected.
 * Badass Longcoat : People call him Trench.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Cynical Mentor
 * Determinator : Overachiever to the extreme.
 * Psychic Powers : One of the cast's three psychokinetics.
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Supernatural Powers : Often uses his Psychokinesis for day-to-day things.
 * The Stoic

Effy Mercer, the Onmyoji


"I`ll be with Red Inc forever ~"


 * Bad Dreams
 * Bookworm - she`s a mystery addict
 * Chronic Hero Syndrome - you can depend on her to help everyone
 * Failure Knight - couldn`t protect her family, so she`s off to save anyone else from curses
 * Fear of Thunder
 * Flashback Nightmare
 * For Happiness
 * Hates Being Touched - well, she`s sensitive. but hugs are okay
 * I Owe You My Life - Salem. `Nuff said
 * Kid Detective - or at least, she wants to be
 * Limited Wardrobe - every single article of clothing she owns has stars on it. every. single. one.
 * Not a Morning Person
 * Onmyodo - well, she`s working on it
 * Ordinary High School Student - what she used to be
 * Promotion to Parent - after her parents were killed by a curse, she takes care of herself
 * Psychic Powers - an Onmyoji in training
 * Secret Keeper - for Salem and Rui. yeah, effy`s in the know
 * Supreme Chef - she can make anything, and make it taste good
 * Tearful Smile
 * Trademark Favorite Food - bagels. effy loves them B|
 * Undying Loyalty - to Salem and Red.Inc.
 * Wise Beyond Their Years - is she really sixteen?
 * The Woobie - hugs? effy needs `em

Alouette Verglas, the Psychokinetic


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Sae Byul Yoon, the Medium


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 * Angrish
 * Berserk Button - Don't call her panda. And to a lesser extent, stubborn.
 * Body and Host
 * Cool Big Sis - to her two younger brothers.
 * Embarrassing Nickname
 * Hair Decorations
 * Foreign Language Tirade - and how!
 * I See Dead People
 * Korean Honorifics
 * Neat Freak
 * Not a Morning Person
 * Our Ghosts Are Different - Sae Byul's parents stick around to watch over her and her brothers.
 * Plucky Girl
 * Powers Via Possession - Her mom's cooking.
 * Promotion to Parent - Parents died in a car crash. She's been taking care of her younger brothers ever since.
 * Sanity Slippage - Somewhat.
 * You Are Not Alone - Seriously. Her (dead) parents follow her everywhere she goes.

Rui Yuan, the Onmyoji


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 * Abuse Is Okay When Its Female On Male : Poor Gustav.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
 * Dark and Troubled Past : To the extreme.
 * Genki Girl
 * Master Apprentice Chain : Trained by her mother, who was trained by her aunt, etc - it's kept in the family. Also sought out Salem (who was also trained by her mother) for more training.
 * Onmyodo
 * Rose-Haired Girl : Conspicuously pink.
 * Training from Hell : Loves her Mother. Also terrified of her.
 * Trickster Archetype

Micah Grey, the Bhikkhu


"At least try to be serious. Please."


 * Creature of Habit
 * Does Not Understand Sarcasm
 * No Sense of Humor
 * Only Sane Man

Cody Lites, the Clairvoyant


"quote here~"



Kilmer Lyrason, the Telepath


"Don't worry about it, all right? We'll handle it!"


 * Badass Bookworm
 * Brainy Brunette : Even though it is black.
 * Dogged Nice Guy
 * Telepathy
 * The Empath : He's working on it.
 * The Smart Guy

Xue Yuan, the Onmyoji
"Cut your path through whatever is in your way."


 * Absurdly Youthful Mother
 * Badass
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Master Apprentice Chain : Trained by her aunt, trained Salem and Rui, now Salem is training Effy.
 * Older Than They Look : By a lot.
 * Onmyodo
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl