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''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]] is an ongoing story with a [[Jigsaw Puzzle Plot]], so expect this page to be revised continuously as more information is revealed.''
 
''If you haven't read the comic first,'' [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1 you really should do so.]
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* [[Creepy Child]]: She's perceived as such by her classmates.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Emphasis on the [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=579 deadpan]. She isn't yet very good with one-liners.
* {{spoiler|[[Death Byby Childbirth]]}}: Her eventual fate {{spoiler|if she chooses to give birth.}} Sort of.
* [[Delinquent]]: Her [[Adults Are Useless]] attitude has evolved into outright contempt for authority. She was already reluctant to entrust adults with her problems, and despite this getting her into innumerable problems, from third year onwards, she started to ignore school punishments... as she points out, it's not like they can expel her, given her parents' absence.
* [[Dissonant Serenity]]: She tend to be smooth, calm and dismissive while in [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=106 quiet rage] or [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1005 struggling] to hold back a thermal lance. At least, until the explosion.
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* {{spoiler|[[Half-Human Hybrid]]: She's part fire elemental.}}
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: In Chapter 31, upon discovering {{spoiler|the true cause of her mother's death}} and the fact that [[Locked Out of the Loop|darn near everyone]] has been hiding it from her.
* [[Interacting Withwith Shadow]]: The first page of the comic ends with Annie explaining that she obtained a second shadow. Subsequent pages have her manage to establish communication with it. Over the time, Shadow became a character of his own.
* [[I See Dead People]]
* [[Kid Withwith the Leash]]: Towards Reynardine, to the extent of [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=general&thread=361&post=11336 leaving instructions to not mess up when she's absent]. If Annie dies, [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=general&thread=361&post=11892 the ownership passes on to someone else she decides.] Kat and Jones {{spoiler|the latter during Annie's time in Gillitie Wood}} also took care of him for her at times.
** The ownership gets nullified [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=general&thread=361&post=11349 if Annie orders him to take a new body which isn't controlled by her] or [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=general&thread=361&post=11361 if Annie steals a body for him to take, which isn't of her own property].
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* [[Omniglot]]: She gained knowledge of many languages from her conversations with the psychopomps of numerous cultures.
* [[Orphan's Ordeal]]: Annie's mum is dead and {{spoiler|her dad has disappeared}}.
* [[Playing Withwith Fire]]: When Rey and Coyote described Annie as having a fire inside her, it wasn't a bad attempt at being poetic -- ''[[Literal Metaphor|they really meant]]'' it's a [[Elemental Embodiment|part of her nature]]. Once a [[Amplifier Artifact|Blinker stone]] let this off the leash in a reasonably safe way, she became quite imaginative in finding applications for magical pyrotechnics.
** [[Fire of Comfort]]: Just about any Etheric creature needs only a little excuse to seek her company. Coyote said [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=489 Surma was just as popular]. She later [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=873 implied] that {{spoiler|Fire Elementals}} has the same reputation. More directly, when she demonstrated [[Wreathed in Flames|phoenix-like form]] to Foley House kids, they enjoyed pretty fires very much.
** [[Flaming Hair]]
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** Annie so strongly resembles her mother that both Reynard and Coyote initially think that she ''is'' Surma.
* [[Survivor Guilt]]: The revelation that {{spoiler|her existence is the direct cause of her mom's death}} is clearly the emotional equivalent of a nuclear bomb.
* [[Tomato in Thethe Mirror]]: Happens in [[Wham! Episode|Chapter 31]] when Coyote informs her of {{spoiler|her [[Playing Withwith Fire|fire elemental]] heritage.}}
* [[Tsundere]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=928 Where Jack is concerned].
* [[Unrequited Love Switcheroo]]: At first Annie seemed indifferent to Jack's attempt to flirt with her in Chapter 31. Then, by the end of Chapter 34, [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=944 things change].
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She's somewhere between an [[Arbitrary Skepticism|Arbitrary Skeptic]] and a [[Flat Earth Atheist|Flat Earth Metaphysical Naturalist]] -- she has no difficulty accepting the existence of supernatural beings like fairies, psychopomps, ghosts, or the Minotaur, yet she's dumbstruck by the thought of [[Magitek|a robot running without a visible power source]], and when asked if she believes in magic, [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=517 she replies], “Of course not!” In her mind, magic is just a term for something science hasn't explained... ''yet''.
 
* [[A Day in Thethe Limelight]]: ''Chapter 29: A Bad Start'') focuses on her. To some extent, this is also true for ''Chapter 13: A Week For Kat'' and ''Chapter 25: Sky Watcher And The Angel''.
* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]: In spite of magic being so well-documented that it's alternately referred to as the "etheric sciences", and her own parents specializing in its research, Kat is unwilling to take it seriously, and often hates even acknowledging it entirely.
* [[Big Sister Instinct]]: Punched more or less a [[Psychopomp|Grim Reaper]] for making Annie sad. Clearly wants to do the same for Anthony, if she ever catches him.
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* [[Cat Smile]]: A slight one in older panels; it eventually disappears in later panels.
* [[Crush Blush]]: More than once.
* [[Fan Girl]] / [[Otaku Surrogate]]: Obsessed with robots, dance music (especially Orbital and The Prodigy), videogames, comicbooks, and ''[[The X -Files]]''... it's nearly impossible to predict who or what may elicit the next "[[Squee]]!". The last time, it was a clawed robot praying mantis' turn to be [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=638 cuddled on sight].
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]
* [[Head Pet]]: Not really, but {{spoiler|[[Mind Screw|when one of Zimmy's illusions is in play, a pigeon is visible on her head, echoing her thoughts]]}}.
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* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Originally.
** [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Blue Oni]]: After her [[Character Development]], though still a [[Genki Girl]]
* [[Shipper Onon Deck]]: For Parley/Andrew.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Alistair. This seems to have made her something of a bird enthusiast... or possible [[Fetish|fetishist]].
* [[Teen Genius]]:
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* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: In his more advanced humanoid body, [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=891 the normally-green lights turn red] when he is attacking a threat with apparent intent to damage (as opposed to when he is [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=892 attacking with intent to restrain], where his lights remain green).
* [[Robot Religion]]: "[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=900 Let it be known: in this tomb of ancients, the angel called forth the spirit of the dead. You see how easily she gave life, and how easily she took it away.]"
* [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]]: With regards to Kat. At least, that's what [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=880 this page] seems to imply.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Shadow 2.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: It seems that even a robot can pull out [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=892 a single leg Boston crab].
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A [[Cunning Like a Fox|fox]]-[[Our Demons Are Different|demon]] under Antimony's thrall. He's capable of [[Demonic Possession|possessing]] [[Magic Aa Is Magic A|anything with]] [[Body Motifs|eyes]], and can [[Body Surf]] from host to host. He's also a killer: [[Blessed Withwith Suck|every time he takes a new body, his old host dies]].
 
Formerly, he was the [[Trickster]]-[[Animal Stereotypes|fox]] Renard. Though hailing from Gillitie wood, he was a friend of humans. He changed his name to Reynardine because of his love towards a human, and Coyote gave him his body-snatching powers. Though unhappy with the cost of his body-snatching, he proceeded with his plan anyway -- killing a young man from the Court, and subsequently getting imprisoned there.
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When Annie first meets Rey, he's in the body of a [[Our Dragons Are Different|Rogat Orjak]] named Sivo, attempting to escape his imprisonment in the Court. He mistakes Annie for her mother, and is naturally grieved to learn of Surma's death. Despite this, he shows no remorse when, on the next day, he attempts to possess Annie in a bid to escape. This fails, due to [[Big Damn Heroes|Eglamore's timely intervention]], and Rey instead possesses Annie's wolf doll.
 
Once in the doll, Rey discovers he has new powers and new limitations. He has limited [[Shapeshifting]] (particularly the ability to assume the form of a full-sized wolf), and a built-in set of lockpicks (which Annie had hidden in the toy at the time he took possession). But, as the body is Annie's toy, Reynardine himself is now Annie's possession, as indicated by the alchemical antimony symbol that is sometimes visible on his forehead. He's [[Restraining Bolt|unable to take a new body without her permission]] and [[Kid Withwith the Leash|unable to disobey her commands]]. Thus prevented from doing any real harm, Rey settles for being [[Jerkass|surly and antisocial]] toward the girl who could make his life miserable if she wanted.
 
Though initially presented as a sympathetic figure, and then as a deceitful antagonist, it's become increasingly unclear whose side (if any) Reynardine is on. He's become more helpful to Annie over time (going so far as to [[Taking the Bullet|put himself between Annie and Ysengrin's blades]]), and seems to have taken a fatherly interest in her. In fact, according to Coyote, Rey's love for Annie is the only reason he remains in the Court.
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** [[Monochromatic Eyes]]
* [[Fantastic Foxes]]
* [[Jerkass]] / [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: He's [[Zig -Zagging Trope|a little hard to pin down]]. He was moody and quite obnoxious when he found out his escape from the prison only brought him slavery. Later, he adapted and mostly became Annie's self-appointed guardian and [[Parental Substitute]], though just as eager to embarrass (or frighten) people. Also, it looks like [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=476 everything linked with Surma] is still almost sacred for him.
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]
* [[Magic Aa Is Magic A]]: Rey's [[Demonic Possession]] follows specific rules, and he's able to occupy a toy simply because it has eyes; it's implied that the same is true of all magic. For example, in order to take a new body, [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=general&thread=361&post=11980 his/her/its eyes have to be open].
* [[Not So Different]]: Jones [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=743 calls him out] on constantly referring to Zimmy as a "demon", stating that it is merely a label for something that is feared and misunderstood, and one which has been applied to himself as well.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: Sometimes he's like this, though not always. And sometimes it looked like he had the same [[Unbalanced Byby Rival's Kid|problem]] as James Eglamore, but solved it much quicker.
{{quote| '''Kat:''' [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID{{=}}415 Are you like her dad in disguise now?]}}
* [[Perverse Sexual Lust]]: In-universe, there has been a hint he feels this way towards Moro no Kimi from ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' when he whispers her name while wistfully watching the sunset.
* [[Progressively Prettier]]: somewhat. As he becomes a more serious character, he seems to stay more time in his [[Big Badass Wolf]] form.
* [[Restraining Bolt]]: It seems that he is not pleased by this, though he springs to Annie's defense on his own initiative.
* [[Sealed Evil in Aa Teddy Bear]]
* [[Shapeshifting]]
** [[The Mind Is a Plaything of Thethe Body]]: Reynardine actually describes his situation as "Well, the mind is nothing but a plaything of the body, correct?" [[Word of God|Word of Tom]] is that he's being sarcastic, and that it's actually Reynardine's mood and mental state that affects which form he takes.
** [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: But only in non-living bodies such as Annie's toy, according to [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=general&thread=361&post=11243 Tom].
* [[Subordinate Excuse]]: An unusual form. He always was fascinated with humans and became Annie's [[Parental Substitute]], so he prefers to remain as a shapeshifting doll on a leash, but in the Court and refuses a straightforward proposal to return him into the original body.
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* [[Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder]]: Implied to be the reason why she [[Love Triangle|married Anthony instead of Eglamore]] after [[Breaking the Fellowship]].
* [[British Accents]]: From Barnsley, Yorkshire, [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=general&thread=361&post=12495 according to Tom].
* [[Death Byby Childbirth]]: An unusually protracted example.
** [[Deader Than Dead]]: {{spoiler|Annie drained Surma's power and lifeforce as she grew up}}. Annie had to take her to the other side herself because {{spoiler|the psychopomps couldn't work with what was left}}.
* [[Dude Magnet]]: Three different guys fell for her, one of them not even human.
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* [[Ship Tease]]: With Jones.
* [[Super Strength]]: He's strong enough to leap across buildings, and can [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=285 crack concrete with his feet while swinging his sword].
* [[Unbalanced Byby Rival's Kid]]: Antimony made him fall out of his armor time and again just by being around. Up to the [[Wrong Name Outburst]]. It seems that by now less than gentle efforts of Annie and Jones more or less managed to stuff him back in, though.
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Actually dated Surma for a time but didn't end up marrying her.
 
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* [[Extraordinarily Empowered Girl]]
* [[Hidden Depths]]: More of ''impenetrable'' depths. Even not counting the main mystery. We see only the perfect "poker face" with occasional glimpses of [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=978 double meanings] or [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=981 sense of kinship].
* [[Hot Chick in Aa Badass Suit]]: And if not an actual suit, then some variation of it.
* [[I Have Many Names]]: {{spoiler|Coyote}} knows her as "{{spoiler|Wandering Eye}}", and asks if Jones is the latest name she's “stolen.”
** On the other hand, most everyone else just refers to her as [[Only One Name|"Jones"]].
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Two married creatures that watch over the Year 9 dormitories (Lindsey watches the girls, Bud the boys).
* [[Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism]]: Lindsey is a giant crab. Her husband Bud can fit in an normal-sized bucket. Apparently they're also a bit different personality-wise: [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|He seems more fun-loving while she's a somewhat serious PhD.]]
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: They may be friendly, but they still look like something out of [[HPH.P. Lovecraft|Lovecraft's]] sketchbook.
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Bud acts like a real chum and pal hanging out with students, but he's really a powerful psychic and keeps an eye on them and apparently capable of preventing any possible trouble.
 
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* [[Anime Hair]]: He was also acknowledged (albeit jokingly) as "[[Dragonball Z|Vegeta]]" by Tom.
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil|Blond Guys Are]] [[Jerkass|Jerks]]: At first. Though he's still blond.
* [[Jerkass]] [[Character Development|->]] [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]] -> [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Love Redeems]]: Chapter 2 -- obnoxious little jerk. Chapter 34 -- reluctantly calls a blunt letdown of an unrequited crush because thinks the alternative would be more messed up. Janet clearly is a noble influence.
* [[Official Couple]]: With Janet Llanwellyn.
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A girl who lapses into a strong Celtic accent when she gets angry, which seems to be her default reaction to distractions. She's the Headmaster's daughter, so it's possible she's had prior exposure to supernatural weirdness (which would explain her non-reaction to Mort). She is ''[[Improbable Aiming Skills|very]]'' good with bow and arrow, to the point of intercepting one of Winsbury's arrows in flight.<br />For extra [[Hidden Depths]] points, she [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=69 quotes] [[William Shakespeare]], and not one of the best-known works, but ''[[Timon of Athens (Theatre)|Timon of Athens]]''.
 
As mentioned above, she's dating Winsbury; [[Secret Relationship|they've kept it a secret from the other students so far]].
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== Zimmy ==
* [[Blessed Withwith Suck]]: Zimmy's reality altering powers would be really cool if she could control them. And if she didn't suffer terrifying hallucinations that eventually become solid.
** Jones says her powers are similar to those of gods. She however doesn't have the natural filters they do.
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]
* [[Creepy Child]]
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]
* [[Do Not Call Me Paul]]/[[Only Known Byby Their Nickname]]: Zimmy doesn't like her real name.
* [[Eye Tropes]]: Applicable to Zimmy, we have:
** [[Hidden Eyes]]
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* [[Face Framed in Shadow]]: Weird lighting in the last panel of strip [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1031 #1031] makes her look very angry at something.
* [[Hades Shaded]]: Zimmy's skin is an ashy greyish-brown colour. It's hard to tell if it's meant to be within the range of what's normal for the Gunnerverse.
* [[Happy Rain]] / [[Redemption in Thethe Rain]]: Played a bit more literally than usual with Zimmy.
* [[Hates Everyone Equally]]: Except Gamma, and she tolerates Annie.
* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: Zimmy ''is'' an obnoxious jerk--though partly out of [[Love Makes You Crazy|jealous devotion]] to Gamma, and knowing that her condition is a danger for anyone whom she won't [[Jerkass Facade|scare off]] in time. She truly cares about Gamma. And she also warms up to Annie, going so far as to [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1046 deliver a pointed message for her] to {{spoiler|her father}}.
* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]: She would kill everyone in the world and then herself if Gamma wished for it.
* [[Messy Hair]]: Zimmy's hair is tangled and scraggly.
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'''Alistair:''' (paying more attention to the gamepad) '''Kay''. }}
* [[Metamorphosis]]: {{spoiler|Him and his parents}}.
** [[The Mind Is a Plaything of Thethe Body]]: According to [[Word of God]].
* [[New Transfer Student]]
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Kat.
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** [[Slasher Smile]]: He starts grinning creepily a lot after his appearance in Power Station.
** [[Tears of Blood]]: Just like Zimmy, {{spoiler|only it hadn't become [[Hidden Eyes]]}}.
** [[Touched Byby Vorlons]]: Gamma thinks Jack may retain at least some degree of his abilities. {{spoiler|A few chapters later, Jack thinks that the incident has made him smarter than he was before.}} And even then, he remembered being in {{spoiler|Zimmingham}}, which probably means he had some sort of etheric ability back then -- Zimmy, Gamma and Annie were the only other ones aware. Jack recovered by Faraway Morning enough to express interest, get an answer from Annie and try her Blinker stone (after Annie judged him to be unaware of the [[Ship Tease|implications]]).
* [[Foil]]: To both Kat and Annie.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]/[[Teen Genius]]: Not quite as good as Kat, though, according to [[Word of God|Tom]]. Interest in and ability to make [[Magitek|more arcane gadgets]] were a side effect of the possession.
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* [[Hidden Depths]]: It's unclear whether due to Ysengrin's role, [[Berserk Button|some personal issues]], or deliberate [[Obfuscating Stupidity]], but all the Court's people see is either a roaring bloodthirsty maniac or Coyote's quietly growling right hand lapdog. Once they are out of hearing range, he's [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=685 keen, sensible], and [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=830 very] [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=832 good] at concise [[Rousing Speech|motivational speeches]] -- he pulls all the right levers at the right time so accurately that even the bewildered Antimony (far from a perfect social animal) can only look at him and heed.
* [[I Owe You My Life]]: Towards Coyote.
* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Minor Injury Overreaction]]: Ysengrin and the “Spankies!” (though it [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=288 turns out] to be a ruse).
* [[Monochromatic Eyes]]
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''The'' Coyote -- the mythological [[Trickster]] [[Physical God|god]]. Though hailing from America, he considers the entire world his home; he came to Britain to join Renard in spreading mischief. He's since become the ruler of Gillitie Wood, and Ysengrin's superior.
 
Ysengrin's body and powers were [[Blessed Withwith Suck|gifts]] from Coyote, as are Renard's. The Glass-Eyed Men are also his creations. The common thread in all of these is that, though Coyote is very powerful, he's not omnipotent, and he's too scatter-brained to use that power well.
 
Over twelve years ago, he took an interest in Surma; later, he took an interest in Antimony (who he initially [[Time Dissonance|mistakes for her mother]]), and offered her a standing invitation to Gillitie. He also wants to bring his cousin Reynardine back to Gillitie -- by force if necessary. His ultimate goal -- aside from [[It Amused Me|the lulz]] -- is a mystery.
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* [[Jerkass]]: Don't be fooled by Coyote's jolly attitude. He's still not above putting someone's life in danger for a prank and then laughing about it afterwards. Not surprising, given that he's one of the original [[Trickster|Tricksters]]. Of course he's incredibly powerful, so odds are they are not in too much danger.
* [[Large Ham]]: When he's in the mood. Which he very often is.
* [[Magic Aa Is Magic A]]: Among other things, when he gives away powers to others, he '''literally''' gives them away; unable to use them until he decides to take them back. See also [[Power At a Price]] below.
* [[The Mad Hatter]]: Being a god and all, he has an excuse.
* [[No Indoor Voice]]: He seems to shout ''everything,'' and only lowered his voice when he accidentally depressed Annie by bringing up her mother. Though it makes sense for him to have no indoor voice, since he's hardly ever indoors.
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* [[Physical God]]
* [[Power At a Price]]: Not to himself, but the powers he gives away are often imperfect; Reynardine's body possession leaves the subject dead afterward while {{spoiler|Ysengrin's power over the trees gradually weakened his actual body}}, both effects not present when Coyote used them himself.
** [[Deal Withwith the Devil]]
* [[Reality Warper]]: Never explicitly mentioned, but observe how the trees in the background of [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=819 this page] bend to match the contortions of his body, but remain straight when he's not in-frame.
* [[Time Stands Still]]: One of his many powers, complete with [[Deliberately Monochrome|deliberate monochrome]].
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* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Most people towards her.
* [[Death Byby Despair]]: {{spoiler|Well, she died due to a combination of this, starvation, and being exposed to the elements, probably).}}
* [[Lady of War]]
* [[Posthumous Character]]
* [[Sins of Our Fathers]]:
** [[Unperson]]: After her death, {{spoiler|the Court Founders}} tried to erase all evidence of her existence.
** [[Fling a Light Into Thethe Future]]: A (very) mild example. Though {{spoiler|the Court founders}} tried the above, {{spoiler|Diego}} kept the memories of her existence in several ways, such as a hidden room, and recordings in a Court's robot.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: [[Interspecies Romance|With]] {{spoiler|a Gillitie Woods elf}}.
* [[Woman in White]]: Her dress on the night of her death, and thus her appearance as the ghost by the Annan Waters.
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An [[Gonk|odd-looking]] inventor and technological genius, who clearly understood machines better than people. All the Court's robots (except possibly the Tic Tocs) are derived from his designs.
 
He loved Jeanne unrequitedly ([[Stalker Withwith a Crush|or was at least obsessed with the idea of her]]) and showered her with gifts of robots, which had little effect on her (in retrospect, giving robots to a girl who was pining for the forest was probably a bad idea).
 
* [[Black Eyes of Evil]]: Beneath his glasses, his eyes are solid black. It isn't clear if he suffered the same condition that Zimmy does.
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* {{spoiler|[[Love Makes You Evil]]}}
* [[Never My Fault]]: Even on his deathbed, he was unwilling to accept that {{spoiler|his choices led directly to Jeanne's death}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Stalker Withwith a Crush]]}}: To Jeanne.
 
 
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A baby pigeon that fell out of the nest and was presumably abandoned by its parents. Kat found him outside her workshop and, with Paz's help, nursed him back to health.
 
Some time later, the adult City Face starred as himself in ''City Face'', a summer blockbuster in which he woos an attractive female pigeon, thereby saving the world from [[The End of the World Asas We Know It|destruction]]. He reprised the role in ''City Face 2'' the following year, much to Hollywood's delight.
 
* [[A Day in Thethe Limelight]]: ''City Face'' and ''City Face 2''.
* [[Early-Bird Cameo|Early]] [[Just for Pun|Bird]] [[Early-Bird Cameo|Cameo]]: Before appearing in the comic proper (''chapter 29: A Bad Start'') he debuted in ''City Face'', published right after ''Chapter 22: Ties''.
 
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