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=== '''Gordon Brown''' ===
 
The British Prime Minister. He gave Humanity's first reply to the message, inadvertantly naming the demons, when he told the Lord's Herald to [[Black AdderBlackadder|"Sod off, Baldrick!"]]
 
=== '''David Petraeus''' ===
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U.S. Army General in charge of the United States military in Iraq during the initial invasion. Later commands US forces in Hell, promoted to General of the Armies, and then the commanding general of the Human Expeditionary Army.
 
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: Pretty much his only flaw in the story is his handwriting, "an almost indecipherable scrawl." Then again, this is an age of "email and datalinks"...
* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: A bookish 57-year-old with a back problem, an old gunshot wound and a habit of Motrin-popping is ''Supreme Commander of Earth, Heaven, and Hell'', and earned it too.
* [[Badass Bookworm]]: [http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?p=3330269#p3330269 Explicitly declared] by the author. Also, from Chapter 32 of ''Armageddon'', when Petraeus and a scientist discuss the physiology of the daemons (almost a thousand of whom were in a POW camp):
{{quote| "I still find it hard to believe that something that’s so different from us could be related to us. DNA shifts and mutation rates can’t explain that level of difference."<br />
''Protect us from intelligent, well-read generals''. Surlethe sighed quietly to himself, life had been much easier in the old days when Generals knew how to destroy armies and nothing else. Then, they just accepted everything a scientist said. Put on a long white coat and they were as good as gold. This one had an annoying habit of arguing with scientists and, even more annoying, was very often right. He quickly realized that it was about to get worse. }}
* [[Four -Star Badass|Six Star Badass]]: Was promoted to five-star General of the Army in ''Armageddon'' after the annihilation of Abigor's army in Iraq, then only three months after {{spoiler|Satan's death}} he's promoted to General of the Armies -- the only one in U.S. history after George Washington, and John J. Pershing.
** Considering that George Washington might be out there and still coherent -- and thus, still technically a General of the Armies of the United States as well -- Petraeus may either be given a seventh star in the future ''or'' have a beneficially literal reading of Washington's actual promotion order, and of the relevant law... (Specifically, the part about "past and present" grades ''as of 1976'', with no explicit mention of ''future'' rank and grades.)
* [[The Strategist]]: His main role as an "operational" commander, even after becoming commanding general of the HEA with all the implicit administrative duties.
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=== '''Keisha Stevenson''' ===
 
Started the Salvation War as an African-American (source: ''Pantheocide'', Chapter Eighty One) supply corps lieutenant who was thrown in the deep end by being put in charge of a tank platoon, since she was the only officer available when the original commander laid down and died. Learned her job fast and was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time on several occasions. Due to her competence and effectiveness, promoted very rapidly as the Army expanded and stabilized. Is now a Colonel in command of the Spearhead Battalion (ironically a name she'd originally dismissed as cliché), 3rd Armored Division, essentially the "go-to" unit that gets all the peculiar or unusual jobs General Petraeus needs done. She was given the nickname "Hooters" for being quite well-endowed, a fact she's [[Big Breasts, Big Deal|largely indifferent towards]] beyond occasional discomfort due to the cramped spaces in her tank.
 
* [[Catch Phrase]]: She says "hokay" often enough for it to sound like this.
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* [[Author Avatar]]
** Subverted; was originally thought to be this by most, but has since revealed himself to be one Don Brennan, apparently a real-life historical figure in his own right.
* [[Inexplicably Identical Individuals]]: Related to the above, one [[Wild Mass Guessing|popular theory]] that [[I Knew It!|may have panned out]] was that the Targeteer'''s''' were actually multiple individuals. Not that you can tell from the descriptions.
* [[Uncanny Valley]]
 
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* [[La Résistance]]
* {{spoiler|[[Rape Asas Drama]]}}: Her treatment on arrival in Hell.
** [[Angst? What Angst?]]: She seems to handle it with some degree of nonchalance, however. She does suffer from certain psychological effects, but successfully suppresses them for the duration of the War and later [[There Are No Therapists|forces herself to move on]].
* [[The Lancer]]: Becomes this for Julius Caesar.
** [[The Dragon]]
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Former Corporal in the US Army's 10th Mountain Brigade, killed during the defense of Hit, Iraq. Forms part of the human resistance in Hell following his death.
 
* [[Southern -Fried Private]]
 
== '''Forces of Hell''' ==
Denizens of Hell, also known as [[Black AdderBlackadder|"Baldricks"]] to humans. Come in an enormous variety of shapes and powers.
 
=== '''Satan''' ===
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General of the first demonic army sent to invade Earth. Ran headlong into modern, mechanized human warfare and barely survived.
 
* [[Anti -Villain]]: {{spoiler|even before his [[Heel Face Turn]]}}.
* [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]]: Pretty much Abigor's attitude regarding humans up until a battered flying messenger reports that {{spoiler|the bulk of his cavalry and harpies were wiped out on the first day}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]: Surrenders his "army" -- the first army's survivors, his mates and their kidlings -- to humanity after it was destroyed by them.}}
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Seeing his army slaughtered broke him ''hard''. Becomes outright tragic when Satan's reaction {{spoiler|is to order him to commit an obvious suicide attack}}.
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* [[Chaotic Neutral]]: The story makes it very clear that she's ultimately loyal only to herself.
* [[Horny Devils]]
* [[Love Is in Thethe Air]]: As a succubus she can emit pheromones that make people around her sympathetic to her and agreeable to her wishes. Originally seen by humans as daemonic bimbos, it is slowly becoming apparent that the Succubae are much more dangerous than they appear.
 
=== '''Belial''' ===
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Yahweh's head general, prosecutor of the heavenly war on Earth, and resident scheming bastard.
 
* [[Anti -Villain]]: While he wants to rule Heaven he's also doing all this to save his race from what he sees as humanity's inevitable victory... and possible angelic extinction, had his scheming not borne fruit.
** Could also be seen as [[Anti -Hero]] of the type III/IV/V (he oscillates between all three, spending most time as type IV).
* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: A very popular character despite the horrifying results of his scheming.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: What becomes of him is ''the'' big plot-wrap-up readers have been waiting to see, as Michael-lan-{{spoiler|Michael}}'s intending to get away with it all.
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* [[Magnificent Bastard]]
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: His treatment of Maion.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: His first reaction on actually seeing the conditions within the concentration camp that he helped create. May be subverted when he claims later on in his own thoughts that he doesn't feel any guilt whatsoever for the repercussions of his schemes, although this may be denial.
* [[Pyrrhic Villainy]]: When the dust settles, Michael escapes justice for his crimes. However, {{spoiler|It costs him his most trusted friend, he doesn't end up in charge of Heaven (General of the Armies Petraeus summarily ousts him, appointsg his replacement ''and'' holds final say over the replacement's deputies), he's [[Out -Gambitted]] in the eleventh hour by someone even cleverer than he is and he ends Pantheocide defeated and alone. He even loses his cherished nightclub, the only thing that he actually loves, Petraeus having exiled him to a countryside estate and monitoring the nightclub's new supervisor.}}
** This is Michael, Chessmaster extraordinaire, and natural inspirer of loyalty. Only one person in the entire series has worked out all of what he did and why, and he seems to be content with taking the backseat and keeping a weather eye on Michael. More than likely he'll be back in charge of his nightclub soon enough, albeit under very heavy watch indeed.
* [[The Starscream]]
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