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== Main Characters ==

 

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{{quote|''"I didn't have any say about being normal. We're born the way were are."''

Played By: [[Anna Paquin]] }}

* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Her love interests are [[Manipulative Bastard|Bill]] and [[Punch Clock Villain|Eric]]. [[Dogged Nice Guy|Sam]] never was, {{spoiler|even before his anger issues}}, neither is Alcide.

* [[A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read]] - Poor Sookie often views her unique attribute as a curse.

* [[Vampire-Werewolf Love Triangle]]: In the beginning, with Bill and Sam (not werewolf, but close enough). More recently it's developed to...

* [[Unwanted Harem]]: Two vampires, a shapeshifter, and a werewolf.

[[File:BillComptonsmaller_4265.jpg|frame]]

{{quote|''"Vampires have often found it advantageous to maintain a hidden presence in humanity's most powerful institutions and in the 1600's, that was the Catholic Church and today, as you all know, it's Google and Fox News."''

Played By:Stephen Moyer }}

* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III]]

* [[Badass]]: Not as much so as other characters, but he's a vampire, it's kind of impossible to be a non-badass vampire.

* [[Vegetarian Vampire]]: Only snacks on [[True Blood]] or Sookie. Or the occassional human if the need arises.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: His status as vampire king makes him this,he have to protect all vampires against any threat against their kind and eleminate it with [[I Did What I Had to Do|Any means necessary.]]

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{{quote|''"Tru Blood...it keeps you alive, but it will bore you to death."''

Played By: Alexander Skarsgard }}

* [[Adorkable]]: It's almost impossible to not fall for the cheesy grin of a man who's {{spoiler|just eaten your fairy godmother}}.

* Anti-Hero: Type V > Type IV

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With his child, Pam. "You know I love you more when you're cold and heartless."

* [[You Killed My Father]]: {{spoiler|Well, Russell did.}}

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{{quote|''"Race may not be the hot-button issue it once was, but it's still a button you can push on people."''

Played By: Rutina Wesley }}

* [[Abusive Parents]]: Her mother is an alcoholic.

* [[Alone with the Psycho]]: With Franklin in season 3.

* [[Unrequited Love]]: For Jason in season 1, but then she met Eggs.

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Again, to Jason.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Sam Trammell}}

[[File:samsmaller_6519.jpg|frame|"I spent my whole life either running away from people or pinning my hopes on somebody I can't have. I'm done with that."]]

* {{spoiler|[[Animorphism]]}}: {{spoiler|His shapeshifting abilities are limited to animals, because humans are too complex.}}

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: He's generally a nice guy to the people he cares about, but when he's angry, you do ''not'' want to be on his bad side.

* [[Two Lines, No Waiting]]: His plotlines in seasons three and four did not connect with the main story at all.

* {{spoiler|[[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]}}

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Nelsen Ellis}}

[[File:Lafeyettesmaller_9378.jpg|frame|"Excuse me, who ordered the hamburger with AIDS?"]]

* [[Ascended Extra]]: In the first season he had a much smaller role, and by the third his is one of the main stories.

* [[The Aggressive Drug Dealer]]: He's not really that aggressive, but just don't get on his bad side.

** [[Hard Gay]]: All those muscles ain't just for picking up guys. I'm sure that's a plus, though.

* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: Gay man of color.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Ryan Kwanten}}

[[File:jasontrueblood_5655.jpg|frame|"Never really thought I was smart enough to get depressed."]]

* [[The Ace]]: He's not really one, but to The Fellowship of the Sun he definitely is.

* [[Always Someone Better]]: To [[Jerkass|Luke]], the fanatical Soldier of the Sun.

* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: After being trained by the Fellowship of the Sun and becoming a cop. He's still often too stupid to really put it to good use, though.

* [[Unknown Rival]]: Luke. Not that Jason wasn't really aware with it he just didn't play along.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Deborah Ann Woll}}

[[File:jessica_3853.jpg|frame|"No more rules... I'm a vampire!"]]

* [[Abusive Parents]]: [[Calling the Old Man Out|calls her old man out]] on this after becoming a vampire.

** And as a vampire she has to deal with Bill who swerves between neglecting her and inflicting his self-loathing on her.

* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Hoyt.

* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: In season 3.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Kristen Bauer}}

[[File:pamtrueblood_3900.jpg|frame|"Blah, blah, vampire emergency, blah."]]

* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: She is very different from her book counterpart, who has been turned younger and is described as the friendlier vampire Sookie knows.

* [[Badass]]: Witness her snark while being tortured by the Magister.

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Eric.

* [[Woman in Black]]: Most of her outfits.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Joe Manganiello}}

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* [[Badass Beard]]

* [[Big Brother Instinct]]

== Villains ==

 

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Michael Raymond-James}}

[[File:rene-lenier-true-blood_9001.gif|frame|Rene Lenier]]

* [[Affably Evil]]: Seemed like a nice guy at first.

* [[American Accents]]: Cajun. {{spoiler|A fake one, anyway}}.

* [[They Look Just Like Everyone Else]]: Doesn't especially look like a murderer.

* [[Was It All a Lie?]]: Averted. For some reason, no one bothered to wonder later. They were probably all too creeped out.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Michelle Forbes}}

[[File:maryann_1847.jpg|frame|"Go, flourish and don't ever say 'no' to yourself."]]

* [[Affably Evil]]

* [[Alien Blood]]: Because she's not even remotely human.

* {{spoiler|[[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]}}

* [[Woman in White]]: On the second season finale when she was ready to [[Marriage to a God|marry her god]].

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Michael McMillan}}

[[File:steve-newlin-5_35.jpg|frame|"The war has begun, you evil whore of Satan!"]]

* [[Big Bad Wannabe]]: He manages to be a significant threat, but most of his villainous accomplishments against the vampires he hates are lucky shots or just plain given to him. Compared to the other [[Big Bad|Big Bads]] of the show, he's pathetic.

* {{spoiler|[[Bus Crash]]: Died offscreen between seasons 3 and 4.}}

* [[Southern Gentleman]]: The fact that he's a Southern Preacher invariably means he will also be this.

* [[You Fail Logic Forever]]: See above.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Mariana Klaveno}}

[[File:Lorena-12_1210.jpg|frame|"I may not be able to make you feel for me. But I will make you feel."]]

* [[Abduction Is Love]]: Both when she initially turned Bill and in the present.

* [[Abnormal Limb Rotation Range]]: Happens in said sex scene mentioned below.

* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Well, at least ''off-screen'' she looks a lot better. See the IMDB entry for Mariana Klaveno.

* [[Torture Cellar]]: Tortured Bill in Russel's cellar.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Brit Morgan}}

[[File:debbie_pelt_1786.jpg|frame|Debbie Pelt]]

* [[Ax Crazy]]: Attacks Sookie twice in Season 3 and 4.

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: During the gap between seasons 3 and 4, Debbie stops taking V. She instead becomes a vastly different, and actually kind person.

* [[Yandere]]: '''Holy hell'''...

* [[Your Cheating Heart]]

{{quote|'''Played By:''' James Frain}}

[[File:Franklinmott_6696.jpg|frame|"Don't scream. It's an ugly, ugly sound."]]

* [[Abduction Is Love]]: Kidnaps and imprisons Tara "to protect her".

* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: And he is ''serious'' bad.

* [[Oh Crap]]: What everyone was thinking when they realized just how insane he actually was.

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Towards Tara.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Denis O'Hare}}

[[File:russell_5461.jpg|frame|"Mine is the true face of vampire!"]]

* [[Affably Evil]]: He may be a monster, but he's a charming, diplomatic monster.

* [[Berserk Button]]: {{spoiler|the death of his lover}}

** Could be seen as a variation of [[Gaia's Vengeance]].

* [[Yaoi Guys]]: With Talbot.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Grant Bowler}}

* [[All Bikers Are Hells Angels]]: Leader of the ''Fuck You Crew'' a Biker Gang/Werewolf pack loyal to Russell.

* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Why Debbie left Alcide for him.

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}

* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Werewolf

{{quote|'''Played By:''' James Harvey Ward}}

* [[Abduction Is Love]]

* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Had one with Crystal and wants to keep it that way.

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}

* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Werepanther

 

* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]: Was treated as a freak for much of her life due to her status as a spirit medium.

* [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]: She peacefully passes on into the afterlife after Antonia and Adele convince her to abandon her quest for revenge against the vampires. This makes her the first (and so far, only) season villain to have a happy ending.

* [[Willing Channeler]]: She allows Antonia to possess her in order to protect herself and her coven from the vampires.

* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: It's implied at various points throughout the season and finally stated in "Soul of Fire" that Marnie is acting out because she perceives herself as everyone's punching bag and is using Antonia's power as a means to lash out and assert herself. This hardly justifies her actions, but it at least makes them somewhat more understandable. There's also the fact that she was originally just a lonely old woman, who turned to necromancy because she couldn't find meaningful relationships among the living. If the vampires had just left her alone, she would never have become their enemy, but instead they attacked her based on the possibility that she might one day pose a threat to them.

 

* {{spoiler|[[And I Must Scream]] : When Marnie forces her to stay. Believe it or not, [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Jesus saves her]].}}

* [[Big Bad]]: Shares this role with Marnie.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Her hatred of vampires is entirely justified, considering the rape and torture she endured at their hands.

* [[The Man Behind the Man|The Witch Behind the Witch]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. It seemed this way at first, but when Antonia started getting second thoughts after what happened at the festival, it was Marnie who convinced her to stay.}}

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Dan Buran}}

* [[Backstab Backfire]]

* [[Crazy Jealous Guy]]: He's {{spoiler|Luna's ex-husband.}}

* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]

 

 

{{quote|'''Played By:''' William Sanderson}}

* [[By-The-Book Cop]]

* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: He retires from being the sheriff and is never seen again. Odd as it was made apparent he wasn't going to be leaving town any time soon.

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]

* [[The Sheriff]]: Literally

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Jim Parrack}}

* [[Adorkable]]

* [[Ascended Extra]]

* [[Nice Guy]]: He really is nice.

* [[Only Sane Man]]

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Chris Bauer}}

* [[By-The-Book Cop]]

* [[Bad Cop, Incompetent Cop]]: Though it seems to fluctuate by varying degrees.

* [[Properly Paranoid]]: Often looks insane just because he's one of the few people who actually know what's going on.

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: From time to time though not at all so far in season 4.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Todd Lowe}}

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Usually seems to have difficulty just functioning but, when the situation calls for it, shows that he is one of the most competent characters in the supporting cast.

* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Calling Sam out, actually, for transforming into a [[Jerkass]]

* [[Properly Paranoid]]: He often has a vague suspicion that something is wrong when something really is wrong, only to be falsely reasured that everything is ok by someone who knows for a fact that there's a problem but wishes conceal said problem.

** On more than one occasion he's been the first person to notice a problem.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Carrie Preston}}

* [[Fiery Redhead]]

* [[Fatal Attractor]]: Her last Love interest was a [[Serial Killer]] and we don't know about her ex-husbands but they must be exes for a reason.

* [[So I Married an Axe Murderer]]: Almost. She was engaged to Rene before [[The Reveal]].

* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: She's a divorced mom with two kids who just can't seem to catch a break.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Adina Porter}}

* [[Abusive Parents|Abusive Parent]]

* [[Alcoholic Parent]]

* [[Hot for Preacher]]

* [[Never My Fault]]

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Lizzy Caplan}}

* [[Death Is Dramatic]]: Her death is pretty important to the plot, is it give evidence for Jason [[Mistaken for Murderer|as the murderer]]

* [[Functional Addict]]: At first, then we really see how far she's willing to go to fulfill her addiction.

* [[Mysterious Past]]: We really have no idea why she was hanging around Bon Temps in the first place, or if anything she said about her past was true.

* [[The Sociopath]]: She exhibits all the symptoms.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Anna Camp}}

* [[Blonde Republican Sex Kitten]]

* [[Dumb Blonde]]

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Her sister was killed by vampires when they were both crusading for vamp equal rights.

* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Kevin Alejandro}}

* [[Beta Couple]]: With Lafayette

* [[Blood Magic]]

* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]: You wouldn't know he's gay unless he's making out with Lafayette.

* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: Actually a threefer, being gay, Latino, and Wiccan.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Mechad Brooks}}

* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]

* [[Nice Guy]]

 

 

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Allan Hyde}}

* [[The Atoner]]

* [[Blood Knight]]: Appears to have been something like this in the past, considering he turned Eric after seeing his magnificent fighting abilities.

* [[Weakened by the Light]]: {{spoiler|Killed by it actually. And on purpose.}}

* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Not Godric.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' [[Evan Rachel Wood]]}}

* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|Bunny Ears Queen]]: Nan Flanagan may hate her guts, but she proves to be quite knowledgeable, seeing as she identified {{spoiler|Maryann as a maenad}} and {{spoiler|Sookie as a fairy}}.

* [[Shipper on Deck]]: She sees [[Foe Yay]] between Bill & Eric, and gives this advice to Bill: "All this alpha-male posturing. Why don't the two of you just fuck each other and get it over with? I could watch".

* [[Yaoi Fangirl]]: See the above quote.

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Theo Alexander}}

* [[Camp Gay]]: ''Good God'', Talbot, could you be anymore gay?.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Is most loved by fans of the show for the cutting, sarcastic insults he levels at those around him.

* [[Trophy Wife]]

* [[Uke]]: In a way. He may complain about the decisions Russell makes, but ultimately is submissive to him.

 

{{quote|'''Played By:''' [[Željko Ivanek]]}}

* [[Badass Boast]]: "Do you question my authority? I am the Magister. I was trained in the Inquisition and I am the adjudicator for every vampire territory in North America! As the humans say - the humans that you love more than your own kind - back your shit down!"

* [[Bald of Evil]]

* [[Smug Snake]]

* [[Torture Technician]]

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Jessica Tuck}}

* [[The Baroness]]

* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]

* {{spoiler|[[You Have Failed Me...]]: Season 4 finale. Do ''not'' insult Bill's girlfriend.}}

 

 

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Lindsay Pulsipher}}

* [[Abusive Parents]] ''and'' [[Bastard Boyfriend]]

* [[Arranged Marriage]]: To her {{spoiler|[[Brother-Sister Incest|half brother]].}}

* [[Wrong Side of the Tracks]]: Her family is really poor and just plain bad people, and appear to live in this sort of area.

* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Into a [[Catgirl|Black Panther]].

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Marshall Allman}}

* [[Abusive Parents]]: His parents made him transform into a dog and win dogfights for money, which they blew on alcohol.

* [[Dawson Casting]]: Actor Marshall Allman is in his late 20's.

* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Self-Made Orphan]]}}

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Janina Gavankar}}

* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Not that it stands out so much in this show...

* [[Hot Mom]]

* [[Spicy Latina]]

* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: [[Animorphism]].

{{quote|'''Played By:''' Kristina Anapau}}

* [[Foreshadowing]]: Will probably be far more relevant in Season five

* [[Magical Girlfriend]]: to Andy

* [[Meet Cute]]: with Andy. {{spoiler|Except she is [[Manipulative Bitch|faking innocence]].}}