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The Main Characters of ''[[The Astounding Wolf Man]]''
The Main Characters of ''[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]]''
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=== Gary Hampton AKA ''Wolf-Man'' ===
== Gary Hampton AKA ''Wolf-Man'' ==
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Gary Hampton is a family man and extremely successful business owner. That is until the fateful night when he was mauled at a campsite one night. He comes to discover that he has contracted lycanthropy. With the help of a knowledgeable vampire named Zechariah Gary resolves to use his new powers to help people. Gary is clever, [[Magnetic Hero|charismatic]], and very caring.


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Gary Hampton is a family man and extremely successful business owner. That is until the fateful night when he was mauled at a campsite one night. He comes to discover that he has contracted lycanthropy. With the help of a knowledgeable vampire named Zechariah Gary resolves to use his new powers to help people. Gary is clever, [[Magnetic Hero|charismatic]], and very caring.
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* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* {{spoiler|[[Clear My Name]]}}: What a good deal of the story revolves around.
* {{spoiler|[[Clear My Name]]}}: What a good deal of the story revolves around.
* [[Clothing Damage]]: A given with all of the impromptu 'wolfing out.'
* [[Clothing Damage]]: A given with all of the impromptu 'wolfing out.'
* [[Cursed With Awesome]]: Zechariah lampshades it in #2. Gary has a powerful and agile wolf form and a [[Healing Factor]] when he changes forms. [[Sarcasm Mode|Poor him]]. All it costs is going into a blood rage once a month which he quickly deals with.
* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: Zechariah lampshades it in #2. Gary has a powerful and agile wolf form and a [[Healing Factor]] when he changes forms. [[Sarcasm Mode|Poor him]]. All it costs is going into a blood rage once a month which he quickly deals with.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: Except for when he's in moon rage when they [[Red Eyes Take Warning|turn red.]]
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: Except for when he's in moon rage when they [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|turn red.]]
* [[Fake Defector]]
* [[Fake Defector]]
* [[Fully Embraced Fiend]]
* [[Fully-Embraced Fiend]]
* [[Good Parents]]
* [[Good Parents]]
* [[Happily Married]]
* [[Happily Married]]
* [[Hard Work Hardly Works]]: Heavily Averted. We learn from Dunford that Gary essentially built his business from the ground up.
* [[Hard Work Hardly Works]]: Heavily Averted. We learn from Dunford that Gary essentially built his business from the ground up.
* [[Healing Factor]]: Leading to many a [[Good Thing You Can Heal]] moment.
* [[Healing Factor]]: Leading to many a [[Good Thing You Can Heal]] moment.
* [[Hero With Bad Publicity]]
* [[Hero with Bad Publicity]]
* [[Hot Dad]]: In both forms. [[Furry Fandom|Maybe]].
* [[Hot Dad]]: In both forms. [[Furry Fandom|Maybe]].
* [[Hurting Hero]]
* [[Hurting Hero]]
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* [[Tears of Remorse]]
* [[Tears of Remorse]]
* [[Tragic Hero]]: Gary's flaw, which he irons out over the course of the series, is that he is ''too'' driven to help people. What ruined him from the get-go was that he was so ecstatic about being able to help people as a super hero that he neglected his family {{spoiler|and failed to realize how untrustworthy Zechariah was despite the constant warnings of his loved ones.}} His desire to do good was ultimately his downfall. That said his flaw has helped him out a couple of times and earned him the loyalty of both Invincible and Cecil.
* [[Tragic Hero]]: Gary's flaw, which he irons out over the course of the series, is that he is ''too'' driven to help people. What ruined him from the get-go was that he was so ecstatic about being able to help people as a super hero that he neglected his family {{spoiler|and failed to realize how untrustworthy Zechariah was despite the constant warnings of his loved ones.}} His desire to do good was ultimately his downfall. That said his flaw has helped him out a couple of times and earned him the loyalty of both Invincible and Cecil.

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=== Zechariah ===
== Zechariah ==
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[[File:Zech_7034.gif|frame]]
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Zechariah is a [[Really 700 Years Old|very old]] and knowledgeable vampire who finds Gary and mentors him in his new life as a werewolf. He is secretive, occasionally shifty, and Gary's friends and family distrust him immediately. {{spoiler|After a string of lies and half-truths from Zechariah push he and Gary apart Zech accidentally(?) kills Gary's wife leading to a bloody animosity between the two.}}


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Zechariah is a [[Really 700 Years Old|very old]] and knowledgeable vampire who finds Gary and mentors him in his new life as a werewolf. He is secretive, occasionally shifty, and Gary's friends and family distrust him immediately. {{spoiler|After a string of lies and half-truths from Zechariah push he and Gary apart Zech accidentally(?) kills Gary's wife leading to a bloody animosity between the two.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Ambition Is Evil]]}}: After becoming a vampire and seeing the sad state of the vampire community he resolves to become a hero and make vampires into a powerful force to be reckoned with. Fast forward and now Zech is a ruthless and power hungry [[Manipulative Bastard]].
* {{spoiler|[[Ambition Is Evil]]}}: After becoming a vampire and seeing the sad state of the vampire community he resolves to become a hero and make vampires into a powerful force to be reckoned with. Fast forward and now Zech is a ruthless and power hungry [[Manipulative Bastard]].
* {{spoiler|[[Arch Enemy]]}}: To Gary.
* {{spoiler|[[Arch Enemy]]}}: To Gary.
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* [[The Obi-Wan]]
* [[The Obi-Wan]]
* [[Really 700 Years Old]]: Lampshaded. Zech asks Gary how old he thinks he is and Gary guesses "I don't know...what, a thousand?". Zech then bemoans how the mystique of vampires has vanished due to representations in the media.
* [[Really 700 Years Old]]: Lampshaded. Zech asks Gary how old he thinks he is and Gary guesses "I don't know...what, a thousand?". Zech then bemoans how the mystique of vampires has vanished due to representations in the media.
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* {{spoiler|[[Start of Darkness]] / [[Backstory]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Start of Darkness]] / [[Backstory]]}}
* [[The Undead]]
* [[The Undead]]
* {{spoiler|[[Visionary Villain]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Visionary Villain]]}}
* [[Would Hurt a Child]]: He once killed and sucked the blood of a werewolf child.
* [[Would Hurt a Child]]: He once killed and sucked the blood of a werewolf child.

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=== The Elder ===
== The Elder ==
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An ancient and extremely powerful werewolf. Being an 'elder' he {{spoiler|(like Gary)}} has a specific strain of lycanthropy that makes him much stronger than lesser werewolves. He is the one who {{spoiler|made Gary into a werewolf}} and when Gary comes to him for advice on how to kill a vampire The Elder trains him.


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An ancient and extremely powerful werewolf. Being an 'elder' he {{spoiler|(like Gary)}} has a specific strain of lycanthropy that makes him much stronger than lesser werewolves. He is the one who {{spoiler|made Gary into a werewolf}} and when Gary comes to him for advice on how to kill a vampire The Elder trains him.
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* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: He became the head of the werewolves only after {{spoiler|he killed the rest of the elder ruling class.}}
* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: He became the head of the werewolves only after {{spoiler|he killed the rest of the elder ruling class.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Counterpart]]}}: Sort of to Gary.
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Counterpart]]}}: Sort of to Gary.
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* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Immediately after being made into a werewolf {{spoiler|he slaughtered the rest of the elders and took charge of the werewolf community.}}
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Immediately after being made into a werewolf {{spoiler|he slaughtered the rest of the elders and took charge of the werewolf community.}}


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The Main Characters of The Astounding Wolf-Man

Gary Hampton AKA Wolf-Man

Gary Hampton is a family man and extremely successful business owner. That is until the fateful night when he was mauled at a campsite one night. He comes to discover that he has contracted lycanthropy. With the help of a knowledgeable vampire named Zechariah Gary resolves to use his new powers to help people. Gary is clever, charismatic, and very caring.

Zechariah

Zechariah is a very old and knowledgeable vampire who finds Gary and mentors him in his new life as a werewolf. He is secretive, occasionally shifty, and Gary's friends and family distrust him immediately. After a string of lies and half-truths from Zechariah push he and Gary apart Zech accidentally(?) kills Gary's wife leading to a bloody animosity between the two.

The Elder

An ancient and extremely powerful werewolf. Being an 'elder' he (like Gary) has a specific strain of lycanthropy that makes him much stronger than lesser werewolves. He is the one who made Gary into a werewolf and when Gary comes to him for advice on how to kill a vampire The Elder trains him.

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