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Recurring Characters of Blacksad include:

John Blacksad

"I had chosen to walk the dark path in life...And I'm still on it."

Blacksad is a hardboiled and successful Private Detective. He can be cynical and harsh but he has a good heart and is dedicated to justice. He is incredibly unlucky in matters of the heart, but has a wide network of connections.

Tropes exhibited by John Blacksad include:

• Badass
• Badass Boast: Emphasis on Badass

Gang member moves to put black paint on Blacksad's white muzzle.* Blacksad: "You give me so much as a freckle and I'll end you."

• Badass Longcoat: One that he is very fond of.
• Cats Are Mean: Averted. He's polite and genial until you hit his bad side.
• Cultured Badass: He appreciates the finer things and is often quite eloquent.
• Dark and Troubled Past: In Red Soul we learn that Blacksad had a rough childhood and grew up in a rough neighborhood.
• Deadpan Snarker: Always, but especially with Weekly.
  • Cats Are Snarkers
• Green Eyes
• Hardboiled Detective
• Hurting Hero
• Private Detective: And a damn good one.
• Smoking Is Cool: Smoking was fashionable in the 50's after all.
• Tall, Dark and Handsome: He is one big and handsome black cat as most female characters would attest.

Weekly

"Your good friend Week is here full of good vibes."

An Intrepid Reporter with an odor problem and a perverted mind. Weekly befriends Blacksad during the latter's child abduction case in 'The Line.' Despite Blacksad's initial dislike of Weekly the two have become good friends and they work together often. His name comes from an office rumor that he changes his underwear only once a week.

Tropes exhibited by Weekly include:

• Aside Glance: After Blacksad and Alma 'borrow' his apartment.
• Bumbling Sidekick: Averted. Weekly has proved very useful to Blacksad.
• Casanova Wannabe: Hilariously played for all it's worth in Hell, Silence: Week gets women coming on to him all over the place but is too busy snooping to pay any attention to the BUMP! "Oops, pardon me."
• Chivalrous Pervert
• Intrepid Reporter: Odor problem aside he's not a bad reporter.
• Plucky Comic Relief
• Sidekick: To Blacksad. Particularly in Arctic Nation.
• Wolf Whistle: At Karup's wife.

Commissioner Smirnov

"Truth is John...I used to see clearly, but now..."

A police commissioner and friend of Blacksad. Because Smirnov realizes the failings of the justice system, he helps Blacksad to reach criminals that he himself cannot.

Tropes exhibited by Commissioner Smirnov include:

• Friend on the Force
• Happily Married
• Heroic Dog: A damn good police officer.
• Smoking Is Cool: Believe us when we say that a German Shepherd letting out a drag of smoke is pretty darn cool.

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