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The Adamas

Amoral Attorney
Bumbling Dad: When it comes to Willie, Joseph generally is unsure of how to proceed. It's clear from early on his relationship with his son is strained, all the more so because he's preoccupied with Tamara. His brother calls it out on him several times.
Deal with the Devil: The Ha'la'tha paid for his college and law school education.
Papa Wolf: At least when it comes to Tamara. He will go to any lengths necessary to protect her. Somewhat Deconstructed in that it turns out she neither needs his protection nor wants it (since it's ruining his life).

Anti-Villain
Friendly Neighborhood Gangster
Gayngster
Parental Substitute: Towards William, particularly since Shannon and Tamara's deaths and Joseph's subsequent lapse into deep depression.
Sensei for Scoundrels: Again, towards William.

Foregone Conclusion: He will live on to shake off his Ha'la'tha roots and become an Ace Pilot.
- Prophecy Twist/Anyone Can Die: This William Adama definitely won't.
  - Less of an example if you noticed that Willie is too old and has the wrong eye color to be Bill.

Action Girl: In the V-World.
Broken Bird
Cute Virtual Girl
Death by Origin Story: The original, human Tamara.
Ensemble Darkhorse: In spite of only featuring prominently in two episodes (though her father's Angst about her is a long-running theme), she is one of the most popular characters in the series, almost solely thanks to her part in "There Is Another Sky," where she scores one of the series' first Crowning Moments of Awesome.
Took a Level in Badass
Virtual Ghost
What Happened to the Mouse?: Is said to be present but offscreen in the second-last episode, and not mentioned in the last episode or its "five years later" epilogue, leaving her fate up in the air.

Badass Grandma: "Tauron children play jacks with the bones of Tauron children who lose at jacks."
Retired Badass: She used to be a Ha'la'tha assassin.

Corrupt Corporate Executive: To some degree. He's much, much more human than your average CCE, however. At least until he lost his company whereupon he made a deal with the H'la'tha and Jumped Off the Slippery Slope
Genre Blind: Oh no, creating a sentient slave race of war robots isn't going to have any consequences up the line. Well, okay, yes it does, just a few. Psychologically torturing your already-estranged daughter who just happens to be inside the prototype of that race probably didn't help, either.
Hot Scientist
Supreme Chef: How does Dan Graystone relax? He makes dinner.

Catholic School Girls Rule: Well, Athenian Academy girls.
Dawson Casting: 25, playing 16.
Tomboy
Took a Level in Badass: From Blowback onward, and increasing every episode thereafter.
Wrench Wench
Zettai Ryouiki: Grade C both in her Athenian Academy uniform and her virtual avatar.

Bi the Way
Functional Addict: Her opium-smoking doesn't usually affect her life otherwise, apart from one very unfortunate verbal slip.
Les Yay: With Amanda
Manipulative Bitch
Polyamory
Sinister Minister / Bad Habits: Poses as a cleric of Athena, while actually being a senior cleric in a terrorist monotheist group.
Well-Intentioned Extremist

Foregone Conclusion: She will indeed be William Adama's mother, and Joseph Adama's wife.
Hidden Depths: In order to help Joseph get over the death of his daughter, when his obsession with finding her avatar-copy in New Cap City was ruining his life, she disguised herself and entered the game to help him find Tamara. She found her first, and both agreed that it was for the best that Joseph not waste his life, after which Tamara killed his avatar to prevent him from going back. And this was all from someone presented (at first) to just be his secretary, albeit a loyal one.

Expy / Composite Character: Imagine John Stewart meets Jay Leno, with shades of Bill Maher
Mr. Exposition
Running Gag: Caprican college students get most of their news from him. He also jokes that his audience is stoned.
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