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{{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
** 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 As 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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* [[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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* [[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
** 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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