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{{quote| "Sweet Christmas, that's stupid fresh!"}}
 
* [[Anti -Hero]]: In the early strips Alex was pretty much antihero [[Sliding Scale of Anti -Heroes|type I]], not particularly caring about helping anyone (he was actually surprised when [http://www.captainsnes.com/2001/10/09/40-light-gun-its-a-fricken-bazooka/ Zelda told him he's supposed to rescue Marle] and was quick to point out that he didn't volunteer for this) and mostly concerned about [http://www.captainsnes.com/2001/07/31/010-the-important-things/ entertaining himself]. However, he does [[Character Development|become more heroic as the story progresses]], especially after [http://www.captainsnes.com/2005/01/22/alex-gets-his-act-together/ episode 471].
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: To the point where even after learning that being the Game Master isn't all roses, [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/07/18/165-tough-choices/ he still prefers it to his past life outside Videoland].
* [[Basement Dweller]]: [http://www.captainsnes.com/2009/08/14/585-breaking-point/ Before being sucked into Videoland.]
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* [[Save Scumming]]: Effectively [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/06/11/140-and-in-case-youre-wondering-no-they-cant-stop-him-in-combat-you-wait-your-turn-2/ one of the Game Master's powers], {{spoiler|though it only works when in the same gameworld as the save point he last used.}}
* [[Seven Deadly Sins]]: Well, five. And not the original deadly sins. But they do annoy him.
* [[Sir Swearsalot]]: Alex is [[Cluster F -Bomb|a bit of a potty mouth]]. This gets [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by Ryan in [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/07/16/164-the-voice-of-the-enemy/ this strip].
** In ''[http://www.captainsnes.com/2006/02/07/517-the-legendary-swear-down-on-sailor-street/ The Legendary Swear-down on Sailor Street]'', Alex claims (sarcastically) that he not only might have achieved "[[Power Makes Your Hair Grow|a state of trascendent power]]" by swearing so much, but that the [[HP Lovecraft|Great Old Ones]] might have been summoned.
*** Not long after that, Dr. Light states a strong desire to wash that boy's mouth out, with Wily at first mistaking it for "wishing to blow up the Gamemaster for having a potty mouth"...
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* [[The Unchosen One]]: He was told by the shadows from the Desert of Shattered Dreams that he's merely a substitute for the real Game Master (or, as he put it, [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/12/26/248-sloppy-seconds/ second best Captain SNES]). For some reason when the ultimate warp zone was opened for the first time to let the real Game Master enter Videoland, [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/12/24/247-hints-of-a-past-long-forgotten/ it got Schrödinger instead]. Whether this will be confirmed remains to be seen, but either way Alex is determined to fight the Sovereign of Sorrow.
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene|Walking Pantless Scene]]: He spent nine years of the comic's run (i.e. more or less a day in-universe) parading around without pants. This finally got remedied by Protoman [http://www.captainsnes.com/2011/07/09/694-wherein-protoman-becomes-everyones-favorite-character/ in episode 694].
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Evil Otto terrifies Alex to his core.
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/06/25/152-wish-i-could-get-that-much-sleep/ Books can have more than one page Alex].
 
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* [[Last Second Chance]]: During his confrontation with Spoony he repeatedly warns him that serving the Sovereign will ultimately only bring sorrow even to Spoony himself and offers to help him.
* [[The Paladin]]
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Spoony's reason for revenge on Cecil was because back in Final Fantasy IV, Cecil not only changed his name to Spoony, but also immediately killed him every time he was alive in a random encounter. Though in Cecil's defense, the fault lies with Alex as he was playing the game and controlling Cecil, and he wanted Edward dead because it meant more EXP for the rest of the party.
 
'''Mega Man'''
 
* [[Badass]]
* [[Brother -Sister Incest]]: While he does not partake in it, he can't actually show affection to his sister in public lest some jackass tabloid artist make that insinuation.
* [[Determinator]]: He will fight to protect Nexus and the multiverse, even if that means fighting an enemy that is much, much more powerful than him - such as Amon.
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: He's a hardened Nexus cop who does not want to be your friend, but he ''does'' want to save the multiverse.
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* [[Does Not Know His Own Strength]]: Sort of. While he appears to be well aware of how strong he is, he does not quite know the formula for imparting kinetic energy. When he is told he forgot to square the velocity after hitting Amon, Amon goes from knocked back a few feet, to being launched several thousand fast enough to create a sonic boom, and through a few dunes into a desert that denies sprites their resistances.
* [[Heroic Mime]]: Like in Crono's case, it's only Alex who can't hear him.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: After knocking Amon into a desert.
* [[Sharing a Body]] / [[Split Personality]]: In Captain SNES universe the original Mega Man and the Mega Man from ''Captain N'' may be two separate entities. More specifically, Green Mega Man [http://www.captainsnes.com/2009/03/24/578-how-soon-we-forget/ is a program created by Dr Wright] that may be only sharing a body with the original Mega Man. However, the relation between them isn't entirely clear - Mega Man insists that they are not the same being, while Green Mega Man [http://www.captainsnes.com/2009/06/02/580-meaning-of-the-words/ wants to make him admit they are].
* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Very much on the idealistic end, maybe even to the point when he can't understand why someone wouldn't share his beliefs:
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'''Magus'''
 
* [[Anti -Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti -Heroes|Type V]]. Just see [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/10/22/215-the-hammer-of-zen/ his initial plan how to deal with Bowser].
* [[Badass]]
* [[Black Magic]]
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* [[Super Empowering]]: Can enhance a Sprite's nature to impressive levels.
* [[Touched By Vorlons]]: More like she is the Vorlon... and it's not a good touch.
* [[Visionary Villain]] / [[Well -Intentioned Extremist]]: Or at least she claims to be this [http://www.captainsnes.com/2003/04/29/325-the-shard-of-tears/ in her conversation with Magus]. Apparently she doesn't want to destroy the Videoland simply [[For the Evulz]]; she considers the lives of its inhabitants to be full of pain and she wants to [[Mercy Kill|free them from their suffering by killing them]].
 
'''Monkeyspank'''
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* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: He is completely obsessed with Queen Rosa, [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/05/02/107-hopefully-hes-not-into-sheisen-2/ to the point where he built] [[Stalker Shrine|a (disturbing) shrine to her]]. Eventually, [http://www.captainsnes.com/2003/10/25/405-tock-of-the-clock/ he got his own stalker with a crush.]
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: As a part of Spoony's plan to summon the Sovereign of Sorrow Kain was ordered to kill Bob. He ended up being tricked by Bob into thinking that Bikke was Bob in disguise, letting him go (and eventually help Alex escape from prison) and killing Bikke. [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/06/27/154-doesnt-he-know-to-take-the-bad-news-first-2/ Spoony wasn't too happy about this].
* [[Weak -Willed]]: [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/04/30/106-protect-the-environment-recycle-old-jokes/ Lampshaded by Alex]:
{{quote| Kain is the reason you don't want your 3rd edition D&D fighter to have a Will save of -1. Because you'll end up getting manipulated by every asshole and their mother who can cast charm person.}}
 
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* [[Abduction Is Love]]
* [[Card -Carrying Villain]]
* [[Determinator]]: The fact that he lost to Mario [http://www.captainsnes.com/2003/05/03/327-the-cat-wouldnt-know/ 463 times] is no reason to give up for him.
* [[Evil Is Petty]]: He kindapped Princess Peach and tricked Max Force into trying to kill Mario. He is also guilty of [http://www.captainsnes.com/2003/02/05/276-must-have-been-on-the-tablet-moses-smashed/ being a pervert, hogging the remote, cable theft] and [http://www.captainsnes.com/2004/03/04/425-tomatoes-belong-in-the-fruit-group-actually/ not paying his library fines].
* [[The Fighting Narcissist]]
* [[Not -So -Harmless Villain]]: Even though it ultimately didn't work, one has to admit that sending Max Force against Mario was actually a pretty clever idea.
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: He tries to invoke this [http://www.captainsnes.com/2003/02/06/277-hes-one-coo-koopa-playa/ during his conversation with Princess Peach], presenting himself as the [[Nice Guy]] who's been with her during the worst of times and Mario as more concerned about his adventures than about Peach. Of course, his argument kind of falls apart when Peach points out that he's been with her all this time because he kept kindapping her.
* [[Ted Baxter]]: He seems to genuinely believe that he's unbeatable and that he'll succeed in all his plans. Those 463 times Mario's beaten him up? [[BeginnersBeginner's Luck]]! Obviously he will win the next time!
* [[Villainous Crush]]: On Princess Peach, naturally.
 
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'''Alanis Morrisette'''
 
* [[Did We Just Have Tea With Cthulhu?]]: She helps Alex out sometimes.
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: She's naked. A lot.
** Although, judging from [http://www.captainsnes.com/2003/01/18/264-censorship-isnt-all-bad-2/ this comic], it's more a case of Innocent [[Fan Disservice]] Girl.
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* [[Large Ham]]: She likes to [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/07/06/162-the-mystery-woman-revealed-yes-theres-a-reason-for-black-2/ make dramatic entries] and [http://www.captainsnes.com/2003/05/13/332-the-omissions-are-the-interesting-part/ deliver dramatic lines].
* [[Summon Magic]]
* [[Villain Team -Up]]: With Spoony (and technically Kain, though he isn't really an equal partner to the two of them). They work together to [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/06/27/154-doesnt-he-know-to-take-the-bad-news-first-2/ replace FFIV world leaders with dopplegangers controlled by them]. Both Rydia and Spoony, however, try to keep some secrets from each other - in particular that they have different ultimate goals: while Spoony secretly works for the Sovereign of Sorrow, [http://www.captainsnes.com/2003/05/13/332-the-omissions-are-the-interesting-part/ Rydia wants to stop her] (which is why she was mad at Spoony for [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/07/04/160-its-the-4th-of-july-special-2/ trying to kill Alex], as she was afraid he might be the only one who could defeat the Sovereign, and why she sent Marle to Nexus behind Spoony's back).
 
'''Spoony'''
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'''Doctor Wily'''
 
* [[AintAin't Too Proud to Beg]]: [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/07/16/164-the-voice-of-the-enemy/ In this strip]. It's still unknown if Alex will kill him.
* [[Beleaguered Assistant]]: Ended up being this for Mike Haggar.
* [[Big No]]: [http://www.captainsnes.com/2005/05/14/480-nightmare-of-an-evil-genius/ Welcome to hell Willy].
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** Not to mention that he can't try to quit or overrule Haggar, or Proto Man/Blues will take that as proof that he's a [[President Evil]] and kidnap him so he can force him to [[Cool and Unusual Punishment|listen to Garth Brooks]].
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Duh.
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife|Ugly Guy, Hot Girlfriend]]: Apparently he's dating [[Carmen Sandiego]].
 
'''King Hippo'''
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* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: He was working for Mother Brain not because he wanted to take over Videoland or anything, but because it paid the bills. Despite being beaten up and humiliated time after time again by Captain N, King Hippo never held anything against him (he actually respected and admired him), and is rather grateful that Captain N didn't either.
** And of course he eventually stopped working for Mother Brain. After that we never saw him doing anything more evil than [http://www.captainsnes.com/2003/06/28/357-true-evil-never-dies/ bullying other characters for their lunch money]. Seeing [http://www.captainsnes.com/2011/05/30/679-my-what-big-teeth/ how he helped Alex and wished him good luck], it's not unimaginable that he'll end up on the heroes' side.
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: Averted. His ex-wife is [http://www.captainsnes.com/2003/07/22/364-cupid-gone-bad/ Seraphina].
 
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