The Dark Tower/Characters: Difference between revisions

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=== Roland Deschain of Gilead ===

* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type III-V]], depending on level of character development.

* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III-V]], depending on level of character development.

* [[Badass]]

** [[Badass Beard]]

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* [[The Gunslinger]]: Surprisingly.

* [[The Hero]]

* [[I Am X Son of Y|I Am Roland Son of Steven]]

* [[I Am X, Son of Y|I Am Roland Son of Steven]]

* {{spoiler|[[I Hate Past Me]]: How he feels toward the end of the story.}}

* [[I Let Gwen Stacy Die]]

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* [[Knight Errant]]

* [[Last of His Kind]]

* [[~~Likea~~ Son to Me]]: Jake

* [[Like a Son to Me]]: Jake

* [[Loners Are Freaks]]

* [[Mommy Issues]]: And how.

* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: Subverted. The {{spoiler|[[Kill Em All|slaughter of Tull]] and [[I Did What I Had to Do|sacrifice of Jake]]}} almost put him into [[Complete Monster]] territory, if he weren't so darn sad.

* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: Subverted. The {{spoiler|[[Kill'Em All|slaughter of Tull]] and [[I Did What I Had to Do|sacrifice of Jake]]}} almost put him into [[Complete Monster]] territory, if he weren't so darn sad.

* [[Morality Pet]]: Jake

* [[Nice Hat]]

* [[Omniglot]]: He mentions that he speaks five languages and used to know a sixth one, but he has "forgotten everything but the curses."

* [[One Man Army]]

* [[One-Man Army]]

* [[Perma Stubble]]

* [[Pet the Dog]]: Which makes so much worse when he...

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* [[Tragic Hero]]

* [[Walk the Earth]]

* [[What the Hell Hero]]: {{spoiler|Letting Jake fall}}, among other things.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: {{spoiler|Letting Jake fall}}, among other things.

=== John "Jake" Chambers ===

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* [[Tagalong Kid]]

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Between books four and five.

* [[Well Done Son Guy]]: After getting no affection from his real father, he turns toward Roland for acceptance.

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: After getting no affection from his real father, he turns toward Roland for acceptance.

* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]

* [[The Woobie]]: Who doesn't want to hug him?

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=== Edward Cantor "Eddie" Dean ===

* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Disappeared Dad]]: He finds the Mid-World expression "forgotten the face of my father" ironic, because he wouldn't recognize his father if he met him. When he introduces himself as "Eddie Dean of New York, son of Wendell" in Calla, he thinks that leastwise, his mother always said that.

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* [[Bully Hunter]]

* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Not ''quite'' as much as Eddie, but he still has his moments.

* [[Lethal Joke Item]]: Slingshot beats gun.

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* {{spoiler|[[Human Sacrifice]]}}

* [[Plucky Girl]]

* [[Star Crossed Lovers]]: With Roland.

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

== Baddies ==

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=== Randall Flagg / The Man in Black ===

* {{spoiler|[[Alas Poor Villain]]: [[Your Mileage May Vary]], but what a ''nasty'' way to go.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Alas, Poor Villain]]: [[Your Mileage May Vary]], but what a ''nasty'' way to go.}}

* [[Arch Enemy]]: To Roland. {{spoiler|Until Mordred comes along...}}

* [[Black Knight]]

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* [[Walking the Earth]]

* {{spoiler|[[The Worf Effect]]}}

* [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds]]

* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]

=== The Crimson King ===

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* [[The Devil Is a Loser]]

* [[Feet of Clay]]

* [[Giant Spider]]: Implied to be his [[One Winged Angel|true form]]

* [[Giant Spider]]: Implied to be his [[One-Winged Angel|true form]]

* [[Half Human Hybrid]]: In the [[Expanded Universe]] of the comics.

* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: In the [[Expanded Universe]] of the comics.

* [[Hell Is That Noise]]: ''EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE''!

* [[Hidden Villain]]

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* [[Complete Monster]]

* [[Karma Houdini]] / [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: Sort of. It's implied that Roland killed her at one point but it's never elaborated upon.

* [[Karma Houdini]] / [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: Sort of. It's implied that Roland killed her at one point but it's never elaborated upon.

* [[Wicked Witch]]

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* [[Evil Redhead]]

* [[Screw This I'm Outta Here]]

* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]

=== Jack Mort ===

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* [[Fail O'Suckyname]]: His nickname in Calla Bryn Sturgis, "the Old Fella", is slang for 'penis' in some circles in [[Real Life]].

* [[Sixth Ranger]]: To Roland's ka-tet.

* [[~~Spot Light~~ Stealing Squad]]: A huge chunk of ''Wolves of the Calla'' is taken up by his explanation of what happened to him after the events of '''salem's Lot'' and how he ended up in Roland's world.

* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: A huge chunk of ''Wolves of the Calla'' is taken up by his explanation of what happened to him after the events of '''salem's Lot'' and how he ended up in Roland's world.