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Characters from ''[[{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]]'' include:
== Boulder ==
== Boulder ==


=== '''Abagail Freemantle''' ===
=== '''Abagail Freemantle''' ===
{{quote|Abagail is God's prophet on Earth and the guide to the main characters. She is a 108-year-old black woman who lives in Nebraska. Almost every main character dreams of her sitting on her porch, playing her guitar, usually directly after they have a disturbing dream about the [[Big Bad]].}}
{{quote|Abagail is God's prophet on Earth and the guide to the main characters. She is a 108-year-old black woman who lives in Nebraska. Almost every main character dreams of her sitting on her porch, playing her guitar, usually directly after they have a disturbing dream about the [[Big Bad]].}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[108]]: She's 108 years old when the story sets.
* [[108]]: She's 108 years old when the story sets.
* [[Big Good]]
* [[Big Good]]
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=== '''Stuart Redman''' ===
=== '''Stuart Redman''' ===
{{quote|Stu Redman grew up in Arnette, Texas, and was stuck working in a calculator factory to support his brother when his parents died. When the Superflu's Patient Zero crashed into the gas station in his town, Stu was transplanted to a plauge control center in Vermont. A redneck with a heart of gold, Stu quickly became a leader among survivers.}}
{{quote|Stu Redman grew up in Arnette, Texas, and was stuck working in a calculator factory to support his brother when his parents died. When the Superflu's Patient Zero crashed into the gas station in his town, Stu was transplanted to a plauge control center in Vermont. A redneck with a heart of gold, Stu quickly became a leader among survivers.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Action Survivor]]
* [[Action Survivor]]
* [[Cincinnatus]]: Stu is [[Does Not Like Guns|reluctant to be]] Marshal of the Free Zone, and ultimately {{spoiler|leaves for New England}}.
* [[Cincinnatus]]: Stu is [[Does Not Like Guns|reluctant to be]] Marshal of the Free Zone, and ultimately {{spoiler|leaves for New England}}.
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=== '''Frannie Goldsmith''' ===
=== '''Frannie Goldsmith''' ===
{{quote|A college girl, Frannie discovered at the beginning of the book that she had become pregnant with her boyfriend, Jess. She had traveled home to Ogonquit, Maine, to tell her parents when the Superflu hit. Frannie cares most about keeping those she loves, especially her unborn child, safe.}}
{{quote|A college girl, Frannie discovered at the beginning of the book that she had become pregnant with her boyfriend, Jess. She had traveled home to Ogonquit, Maine, to tell her parents when the Superflu hit. Frannie cares most about keeping those she loves, especially her unborn child, safe.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Audience Surrogate]]
* [[Audience Surrogate]]
* [[Daddy's Girl]]: Frannie.
* [[Daddy's Girl]]: Frannie.
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* [[The Ditz]]: Miniseries only. She's merely hormonal in the book.
* [[The Ditz]]: Miniseries only. She's merely hormonal in the book.
* [[Girl Next Door]]
* [[Girl Next Door]]
* [[Good Girls Avoid Abortion]]: She has an unwanted pregnancy, but decides against abortion.
* [[Good Girls Avoid Abortion]]: She has an unwanted pregnancy, but decides against abortion.
* [[Team Mom]]
* [[Team Mom]]
* [[Mommy Issues]]
* [[Mommy Issues]]
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=== '''Nick Andros''' ===
=== '''Nick Andros''' ===
{{quote|Nicholas Andros was born deaf-mute, or physically unable to hear or speak. To communicate, he reads lips and writes on a pad of paper. Orphaned at a young age, Nick grew up in an orphanage. He left at age 16 and hitchhiked from town to town, taking odd jobs. Nick was in Shoyo, Arkansas when the Superflu hit. He cannot understand why people look to him as a leader.}}
{{quote|Nicholas Andros was born deaf-mute, or physically unable to hear or speak. To communicate, he reads lips and writes on a pad of paper. Orphaned at a young age, Nick grew up in an orphanage. He left at age 16 and hitchhiked from town to town, taking odd jobs. Nick was in Shoyo, Arkansas when the Superflu hit. He cannot understand why people look to him as a leader.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Nick, who is already deaf-mute, nearly has both eyes gouged out by the last surviving human plague victim within a 50-mile radius.
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Nick, who is already deaf-mute, nearly has both eyes gouged out by the last surviving human plague victim within a 50-mile radius.
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* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[Technical Pacifist]] / [[Reluctant Warrior]]: You wouldn't like Nick [[Handicapped Badass|when he's angry]].
* [[Technical Pacifist]] / [[Reluctant Warrior]]: You wouldn't like Nick [[Handicapped Badass|when he's angry]].

=== '''Larry Underwood''' ===
=== '''Larry Underwood''' ===
{{quote|Larry started off a career as a singer/songwriter but was unsuccessful until his single, ''Baby, Can You Dig Your Man?'' hit it big. He was taken in by people taking advantage of his fame and fortune and traveled to his childhood home in New York City for refuge. Larry is haunted by the words of a woman he slept with, "You ain't no nice guy!" and of his mother, "You're a taker, Larry." He is determined to prove them wrong and terrified that they are right.}}
{{quote|Larry started off a career as a singer/songwriter but was unsuccessful until his single, ''Baby, Can You Dig Your Man?'' hit it big. He was taken in by people taking advantage of his fame and fortune and traveled to his childhood home in New York City for refuge. Larry is haunted by the words of a woman he slept with, "You ain't no nice guy!" and of his mother, "You're a taker, Larry." He is determined to prove them wrong and terrified that they are right.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[All Take and No Give]]: His mom calls him a "taker", which comes back to haunt him many times.
* [[All Take and No Give]]: His mom calls him a "taker", which comes back to haunt him many times.
** To put it in the words of his friend Wayne Stukey, there's "something in [Larry] that's like biting on tinfoil."
** To put it in the words of his friend Wayne Stukey, there's "something in [Larry] that's like biting on tinfoil."
* [[The Apocalypse Brings Out the Best In People]]
* [[The Apocalypse Brings Out the Best In People]]
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: With Lucy and Nadine.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: With Lucy and Nadine.
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=== '''Ralph Brentner''' ===
=== '''Ralph Brentner''' ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Cool Hat]]: Ralph's hat becomes a [[Memento MacGuffin]] in the miniseries.
* [[Cool Hat]]: Ralph's hat becomes a [[Memento MacGuffin]] in the miniseries.
* [[Good Ol' Boy]]
* [[Good Ol' Boy]]
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=== '''Glen Bateman''' ===
=== '''Glen Bateman''' ===
{{quote|Glen was a sociologist and novice painter before the Superflu. When he meets Stu, he is living on his own with an adopted dog, Kojak. He loves to speculate on the post-flu future, and gives Stu and others good advice about the new Boulder government.}}
{{quote|Glen was a sociologist and novice painter before the Superflu. When he meets Stu, he is living on his own with an adopted dog, Kojak. He loves to speculate on the post-flu future, and gives Stu and others good advice about the new Boulder government.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Author On Board]]
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: To Stu.
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: To Stu.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
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* [[The Professor]]: "Not anymore, Larry. In case you haven't noticed, school is out."
* [[The Professor]]: "Not anymore, Larry. In case you haven't noticed, school is out."
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: To {{spoiler|Flagg}}. He ''laughs'' him [[Defiant to the End|out of the room]]!
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: To {{spoiler|Flagg}}. He ''laughs'' him [[Defiant to the End|out of the room]]!
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* [[Writer on Board]]




=== '''Kojak''' ===
=== '''Kojak''' ===
{{quote|Formerly known as Big Steve, Kojak is one of the few dogs to survive the Superflu. He is very smart and fiercely loyal to his new owners, to the point of fighting wolves and running across half the country to be with them.}}
{{quote|Formerly known as Big Steve, Kojak is one of the few dogs to survive the Superflu. He is very smart and fiercely loyal to his new owners, to the point of fighting wolves and running across half the country to be with them.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Canine Companion]]
* [[Canine Companion]]
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=== '''Tom Cullen''' ===
=== '''Tom Cullen''' ===
{{quote|Tom was born lightly mentally retarded, only able to make certain connections normal people find easy by putting himself in a state of near-hypnosis. He never had any friends until Nick found him lying in the road in his deserted hometown. Despite acting like a child, Tom is braver and smarter than people think.}}
{{quote|Tom was born lightly mentally retarded, only able to make certain connections normal people find easy by putting himself in a state of near-hypnosis. He never had any friends until Nick found him lying in the road in his deserted hometown. Despite acting like a child, Tom is braver and smarter than people think.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Adult Child]]: Tom is middle-aged but still enjoys playing with toys (he's mentally retarded). On a different level, Harold is quite immature even for his age.
* [[Adult Child]]: Tom is middle-aged but still enjoys playing with toys (he's mentally retarded). On a different level, Harold is quite immature even for his age.
* [[Disability Immunity]]: Flagg is unable to sense him, because of his retardation.
* [[Disability Immunity]]: Flagg is unable to sense him, because of his retardation.
* [[Disability Superpower]]: Tom is especially susceptible to suggestion and is able to hypnotize himself to solve problems.
* [[Disability Superpower]]: Tom is especially susceptible to suggestion and is able to hypnotize himself to solve problems.
* [[Dumb Is Good]]
* [[Dumb Is Good]]
* [[The Fool]]
* [[The Fool]]
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=== '''Harold Emery Lauder''' ===
=== '''Harold Emery Lauder''' ===
{{quote|Harold Lauder grew up in Ogonquit, Maine as the fat kid whom nobody liked. He always had a crush on Frannie Goldsmith but never told her. Harold is extremely bitter and sees his new situation as a chance to get Frannie once and for all.}}
{{quote|Harold Lauder grew up in Ogonquit, Maine as the fat kid whom nobody liked. He always had a crush on Frannie Goldsmith but never told her. Harold is extremely bitter and sees his new situation as a chance to get Frannie once and for all.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Adult Child]]: Harold is very intelligent, but quite immature for his age.
* [[Adult Child]]: Harold is very intelligent, but quite immature for his age.
* {{spoiler|[[Alas, Poor Villain]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Alas, Poor Villain]]}}
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* [[Best Served Cold]]
* [[Best Served Cold]]
* [[Covert Pervert]]
* [[Covert Pervert]]
* [[Crazy Jealous Guy]]
* [[Crazy Jealous Guy]]
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: Harold "[[A Date with Rosie Palms|Whack-Off]]" Lauder.
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: Harold "[[A Date with Rosie Palms|Whack-Off]]" Lauder.
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Feels Good]]: After Harold's heel turn}}, everyone comments on his newfound charisma and self-esteem.
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Feels Good]]: After Harold's heel turn}}, everyone comments on his newfound charisma and self-esteem.
* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]}}
* [[Geek]]: Possibly inspired by King's own awkward youth.
* [[Geek]]: Possibly inspired by King's own awkward youth.
* [[Ignored Epiphany]]: Harold has a moment when the camaraderie he shares with his coworkers makes him see that all the [[Wangst|Wangsty]] bullshit he's been carrying around since high school is just that: bullshit. He resolves to give up his plan {{spoiler|to betray the Free Zone}} and settle down. {{spoiler|Then Nadine seduces him on orders from Flagg, and things go downhill from there...}}
* [[Ignored Epiphany]]: Harold has a moment when the camaraderie he shares with his coworkers makes him see that all the [[Wangst|Wangsty]] bullshit he's been carrying around since high school is just that: bullshit. He resolves to give up his plan {{spoiler|to betray the Free Zone}} and settle down. {{spoiler|Then Nadine seduces him on orders from Flagg, and things go downhill from there...}}
* [[Inferiority Superiority Complex]]
* [[Inferiority Superiority Complex]]
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: He recieves the nickname "Hawk" in Boulder. He first thinks it's a bad joke, the he realites it's serious and people actually respect him. {{spoiler|He signs his suicide note as Hawk.}}
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: He recieves the nickname "Hawk" in Boulder. He first thinks it's a bad joke, the he realites it's serious and people actually respect him. {{spoiler|He signs his suicide note as Hawk.}}
* [[Insufferable Genius]]
* [[Insufferable Genius]]
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* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}}
* [[The Unfavourite]]
* [[The Unfavourite]]
* [[Wangst]]: Harold's bitterness over being picked on throughout his school years and his inability to just get over it ends up with {{spoiler|him falling to [[The Dark Side]].}} After realizing how accepted he's become in Boulder, he realizes that holding on to his old grudges is stupid and pathetic and resolves to change... but then, {{spoiler|along comes Nadine.}}
* [[Wangst]]: Harold's bitterness over being picked on throughout his school years and his inability to just get over it ends up with {{spoiler|him falling to [[The Dark Side]].}} After realizing how accepted he's become in Boulder, he realizes that holding on to his old grudges is stupid and pathetic and resolves to change... but then, {{spoiler|along comes Nadine.}}
* [[Yandere]]: At the beginning, to Frannie. Then [[It Got Worse]].
* [[Yandere]]: At the beginning, to Frannie. Then [[It Got Worse]].


=== '''Nadine Cross''' ===
=== '''Nadine Cross''' ===
{{quote|Nadine has had dreams of the [[Big Bad]], Randall Flagg, since college. She is his promised wife and mother of his child. By the time Larry finds Nadine, she is desperate to find someone to tear her away from Flagg's spell over her, whether it is Larry or Joe.}}
{{quote|Nadine has had dreams of the [[Big Bad]], Randall Flagg, since college. She is his promised wife and mother of his child. By the time Larry finds Nadine, she is desperate to find someone to tear her away from Flagg's spell over her, whether it is Larry or Joe.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Veronica.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Veronica.
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* [[Locked Into Strangeness]]
* [[Locked Into Strangeness]]
* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]}}
* [[Heel Face Door Slam]]: Nadine Cross spent her life believing she had to save her virginity for [[Dream Weaver]] Flagg, who is revealed to be an expy for [[The Antichrist]]. When she falls in love with [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Larry]] instead, she initially rebuffs his advances, then desperately asks him to sleep with her (after he has fallen in love with someone else) to break her commitment to Flagg. When [["Friend or Idol?" Decision|Larry refuses]], Nadine falls in with Flagg. (see Ignored Epiphany below.)
* [[Deadly Change-of-Heart]]: Nadine Cross spent her life believing she had to save her virginity for [[Dream Weaver]] Flagg, who is revealed to be an expy for [[The Antichrist]]. When she falls in love with [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Larry]] instead, she initially rebuffs his advances, then desperately asks him to sleep with her (after he has fallen in love with someone else) to break her commitment to Flagg. When [["Friend or Idol?" Decision|Larry refuses]], Nadine falls in with Flagg. (see Ignored Epiphany below.)
* [[Kirk Summation]]: Deliberately done to anger Flagg. Of course, {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}.
* [[Kirk Summation]]: Deliberately done to anger Flagg. Of course, {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Nadine [[Rule of Symbolism|Cross]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Nadine [[Rule of Symbolism|Cross]]
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=== '''Joe/Leo Rockway''' ===
=== '''Joe/Leo Rockway''' ===
{{quote|Leo was still a kid when the Superflu hit. When Nadine found him, he was sick from an infected rat bite. When she nursed him back to health, he was unable to speak, dressed only in his underpants and carried around a knife the way most kids carry around teddy bears. She named him Joe for lack of a better name.}}
{{quote|Leo was still a kid when the Superflu hit. When Nadine found him, he was sick from an infected rat bite. When she nursed him back to health, he was unable to speak, dressed only in his underpants and carried around a knife the way most kids carry around teddy bears. She named him Joe for lack of a better name.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Child Prodigy]]: He's able to play the guitar after hearing Larry ''once''.
* [[Child Prodigy]]: He's able to play the guitar after hearing Larry ''once''.
* [[Creepy Child]]: He has some psychic powers which allow him to "know things".
* [[Creepy Child]]: He has some psychic powers which allow him to "know things".
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* [[Morality Chain]]: For Nadine.
* [[Morality Chain]]: For Nadine.
* [[Orphan's Ordeal]]: After his family's death he nearly died of infection, and was so traumatized he stopped talking and carried a knife all the time. Nadine becames his [[Parental Substitute]] {{spoiler|but it doesn't end well}}. In the end, he's adopted by Larry and Lucy.
* [[Orphan's Ordeal]]: After his family's death he nearly died of infection, and was so traumatized he stopped talking and carried a knife all the time. Nadine becames his [[Parental Substitute]] {{spoiler|but it doesn't end well}}. In the end, he's adopted by Larry and Lucy.
* [[Psychic Powers]]: He seems to have a little telepathy, and he instantly knows {{spoiler|there's something wrong with Harold}}.
* [[Psychic Powers]]: He seems to have a little telepathy, and he instantly knows {{spoiler|there's something wrong with Harold}}.
* [[Trauma-Induced Amnesia]]
* [[Trauma-Induced Amnesia]]
* [[Troubled Child]]
* [[Troubled Child]]
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=== '''Dayna Jurgens''' ===
=== '''Dayna Jurgens''' ===
{{quote|Dayna was traveling with other survivors when they were attacked by a group of rapists. Her friends were killed and she was the group's plaything until the day she and the other girls, along with Stu and Frannie's group, were able to overthrow them. Dayna is fiercely loyal and independent.}}
{{quote|Dayna was traveling with other survivors when they were attacked by a group of rapists. Her friends were killed and she was the group's plaything until the day she and the other girls, along with Stu and Frannie's group, were able to overthrow them. Dayna is fiercely loyal and independent.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]: {{spoiler|Dayna kills herself to prevent Flagg from torturing her for information. That he could not stop or predict this ''really'' rattles him}}.
* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]: {{spoiler|Dayna kills herself to prevent Flagg from torturing her for information. That he could not stop or predict this ''really'' rattles him}}.
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=== '''Lucy Swann''' ===
=== '''Lucy Swann''' ===
{{quote|Lucy met and fell in love with Larry offscreen. She sees the best in him and tries to help him do the same.}}
{{quote|Lucy met and fell in love with Larry offscreen. She sees the best in him and tries to help him do the same.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Betty.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Betty.
* [[Girl Next Door]]
* [[Girl Next Door]]
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=== '''Rita Blakemoor''' ===
=== '''Rita Blakemoor''' ===
{{quote|Rita was the wife of a rich man and never had to do anything herself until the Superflu hit. She met Larry in New York City and latched on to him. She can't deal with the horrors around her and depends on Larry heavily for support.}}
{{quote|Rita was the wife of a rich man and never had to do anything herself until the Superflu hit. She met Larry in New York City and latched on to him. She can't deal with the horrors around her and depends on Larry heavily for support.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Broken Bird]]
* [[Broken Bird]]
* [[Christmas Cake]]
* [[Christmas Cake]]
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=== '''Richard Theodore Farris''' ===
=== '''Richard Theodore Farris''' ===
{{quote|Also known as [[The Judge|Judge Farris.]] He is a wise old man with a thirst for adventure.}}
{{quote|Also known as [[The Judge|Judge Farris.]] He is a wise old man with a thirst for adventure.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[As the Good Book Says...]]
* [[As the Good Book Says...]]
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
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=== '''Susan Stern''' ===
=== '''Susan Stern''' ===
{{quote|Susan was with Dayna in the group of girls gathered by rapists as playthings. She later was on the Free Zone Committee.}}
{{quote|Susan was with Dayna in the group of girls gathered by rapists as playthings. She later was on the Free Zone Committee.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[The Artifact]]: Susan seems to belong to the Boulder Free Zone committee [[The Smurfette Principle|only so that Fran Goldsmith isn't the only female member.]] Her only roles in the story include sharing dialogue and scenes with Dayna Jergens to display their friendship and finding a bitch for Kojak to mate with. She was one of the characters King struggled with during the hiatus whilst he was writing the book which led to...
* [[The Artifact]]: Susan seems to belong to the Boulder Free Zone committee [[The Smurfette Principle|only so that Fran Goldsmith isn't the only female member.]] Her only roles in the story include sharing dialogue and scenes with Dayna Jergens to display their friendship and finding a bitch for Kojak to mate with. She was one of the characters King struggled with during the hiatus whilst he was writing the book which led to...
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge On Her]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge On Her]]}}
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=== '''Randall Flagg''' ===
=== '''Randall Flagg''' ===
{{quote|Randall Flagg, called The Dark Man, Legion, The Walkin' Dude, is the ultimate evil. He is the servant of the Devil himself. He haunts Superflu survivors' dreams and gathers an army of insane or frightened people to him. His smile can drive a man insane and he crucifies those who oppose or fail him.}}
{{quote|Randall Flagg, called The Dark Man, Legion, The Walkin' Dude, is the ultimate evil. He is the servant of the Devil himself. He haunts Superflu survivors' dreams and gathers an army of insane or frightened people to him. His smile can drive a man insane and he crucifies those who oppose or fail him.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[The Antichrist]] or an archetype thereof
* [[The Antichrist]] or an archetype thereof
* [[Bad Boss]]
* [[Bad Boss]]
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* [[Obviously Evil]]: It's interesting that half of the remaining population would want to live with Flagg.
* [[Obviously Evil]]: It's interesting that half of the remaining population would want to live with Flagg.
** It helped that he could pass for [[Affably Evil]] before he started to decompensate and, well, the [[Trains Run On Time]].
** It helped that he could pass for [[Affably Evil]] before he started to decompensate and, well, the [[Trains Run On Time]].
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Surprisingly, two different moments. Randall Flagg seems to feel sorry for Trash Can Man, and orders Lloyd [[Mercy Kill|to kill him painlessly]]; with anyone else, Flagg would likely have had them [[Cruel and Unusual Death|die painfully]] [[For the Evulz|for kicks]]. When he's preparing to execute Larry Underwood and Ralph Bretner and [[Forced to Watch|force everyone to witness it]], he allows parents and [[Harmful to Minors|small children]] to excuse themselves.
* [[Power Floats]]
* [[Power Floats]]
* [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil]]: Initially, the consummation between Randall and Nadine was going to be consensual. However upon discovering what he is underneath the charming handsome man she had the hots for, Nadine begins to have second thoughts. However, Randall doesn't take "No" for an answer, and rapes Nadine so badly that her hair turns white.
* [[Ravens and Crows]]: A crow is Flagg's preferred shapeshifted form.
* [[Ravens and Crows]]: A crow is Flagg's preferred shapeshifted form.
* [[Shape Shifter]]
* [[Shape Shifter]]
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* [[Villainous Demotivator]]
* [[Villainous Demotivator]]
* [[Walking the Earth]]
* [[Walking the Earth]]
* [[You Have Failed Me]]: Poor, poor Bobby Terry.
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: Poor, poor Bobby Terry.


=== '''Lloyd Henreid''' ===
=== '''Lloyd Henreid''' ===
{{quote|Lloyd was a small-scale criminal until he met a fellow jailbird, Poke. Together they went on a killing spree until they were eventually caught and Poke was killed. Lloyd is trapped in jail when the Superflu hits and becomes Flagg's right hand man when he is rescued.}}
{{quote|Lloyd was a small-scale criminal until he met a fellow jailbird, Poke. Together they went on a killing spree until they were eventually caught and Poke was killed. Lloyd is trapped in jail when the Superflu hits and becomes Flagg's right hand man when he is rescued.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Amoral Attorney]]
* [[Amoral Attorney]]
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Though [[Your Mileage May Vary]]. While he can commit some very bad crimes, he's really nothing more than a child in a man's body. He follows Flagg only because the guy saved him from starvation, and even then {{spoiler|he begins to doubt him when his plans start to crumble.}}
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Though [[Your Mileage May Vary]]. While he can commit some very bad crimes, he's really nothing more than a child in a man's body. He follows Flagg only because the guy saved him from starvation, and even then {{spoiler|he begins to doubt him when his plans start to crumble.}}
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=== '''Trashcan Man''' ===
=== '''Trashcan Man''' ===
{{quote|Donald Merwin Elbert, nicknamed Trashcan Man because of his childhood habit of burning trash cans, is a pyromaniac of the first order. All he wants is a place where he can blow things up unmolested. He fits right in with Flagg's crowd and becomes undyingly loyal to Flagg.}}
{{quote|Donald Merwin Elbert, nicknamed Trashcan Man because of his childhood habit of burning trash cans, is a pyromaniac of the first order. All he wants is a place where he can blow things up unmolested. He fits right in with Flagg's crowd and becomes undyingly loyal to Flagg.}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Berserk Button]]: "Hey Trash, what'd you do with old lady Semple's pension check?"
* [[Berserk Button]]: "Hey Trash, what'd you do with old lady Semple's pension check?"
* [[Blessed with Suck]]: His pyromania and hallucinations made him an outcast in pre-Virus society, but it also gave him a sixth sense for finding weaponry post-Virus.
* [[Blessed with Suck]]: His pyromania and hallucinations made him an outcast in pre-Virus society, but it also gave him a sixth sense for finding weaponry post-Virus.
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* [[Undying Loyalty]]
* [[Undying Loyalty]]
* [[Verbal Tic]]
* [[Verbal Tic]]
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: {{spoiler|Trashcan Man}} proves to be the ultimate instrument of destruction after he [[Gollum Made Me Do It|finally snaps]]. [[Even Evil Has Standards|Even Flagg feels sorry for him]] and wants him painlessly executed...
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: {{spoiler|Trashcan Man}} proves to be the ultimate instrument of destruction after he [[Gollum Made Me Do It|finally snaps]]. [[Even Evil Has Standards|Even Flagg feels sorry for him]] and wants him painlessly executed...

=== '''The Kid''' ===
=== '''The Kid''' ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[The Alcoholic]]
* [[The Alcoholic]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]
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=== '''The Rat-Man''' ===
=== '''The Rat-Man''' ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: Was given a little more to do in the miniseries, even appearing for a cameo before the plague hit.
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: Was given a little more to do in the miniseries, even appearing for a cameo before the plague hit.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
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=== '''Julie Lawry''' ===
=== '''Julie Lawry''' ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]
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=== '''Barry Dorgan''' ===
=== '''Barry Dorgan''' ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Big Brother Is Your Friend]]
* [[Big Brother Is Your Friend]]
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Knight Templar]]
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=== '''Whitney Horgan''' ===
=== '''Whitney Horgan''' ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
* [[Heel Face Door Slam]]
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* [[Deadly Change-of-Heart]]
* [[Only Sane Man]]: He is the only one to see what a monster Flagg is and tries to stop him.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: He is the only one to see what a monster Flagg is and tries to stop him.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]
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* [[Team Chef]]
* [[Team Chef]]


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Characters from The Stand include:

Boulder

Abagail Freemantle

Abagail is God's prophet on Earth and the guide to the main characters. She is a 108-year-old black woman who lives in Nebraska. Almost every main character dreams of her sitting on her porch, playing her guitar, usually directly after they have a disturbing dream about the Big Bad.

A description of the character goes here.

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Stuart Redman

Stu Redman grew up in Arnette, Texas, and was stuck working in a calculator factory to support his brother when his parents died. When the Superflu's Patient Zero crashed into the gas station in his town, Stu was transplanted to a plauge control center in Vermont. A redneck with a heart of gold, Stu quickly became a leader among survivers.

A description of the character goes here.

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Frannie Goldsmith

A college girl, Frannie discovered at the beginning of the book that she had become pregnant with her boyfriend, Jess. She had traveled home to Ogonquit, Maine, to tell her parents when the Superflu hit. Frannie cares most about keeping those she loves, especially her unborn child, safe.

A description of the character goes here.

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Nick Andros

Nicholas Andros was born deaf-mute, or physically unable to hear or speak. To communicate, he reads lips and writes on a pad of paper. Orphaned at a young age, Nick grew up in an orphanage. He left at age 16 and hitchhiked from town to town, taking odd jobs. Nick was in Shoyo, Arkansas when the Superflu hit. He cannot understand why people look to him as a leader.

A description of the character goes here.

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Larry Underwood

Larry started off a career as a singer/songwriter but was unsuccessful until his single, Baby, Can You Dig Your Man? hit it big. He was taken in by people taking advantage of his fame and fortune and traveled to his childhood home in New York City for refuge. Larry is haunted by the words of a woman he slept with, "You ain't no nice guy!" and of his mother, "You're a taker, Larry." He is determined to prove them wrong and terrified that they are right.

A description of the character goes here.

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Ralph Brentner

A description of the character goes here.

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Glen Bateman

Glen was a sociologist and novice painter before the Superflu. When he meets Stu, he is living on his own with an adopted dog, Kojak. He loves to speculate on the post-flu future, and gives Stu and others good advice about the new Boulder government.

A description of the character goes here.

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Kojak

Formerly known as Big Steve, Kojak is one of the few dogs to survive the Superflu. He is very smart and fiercely loyal to his new owners, to the point of fighting wolves and running across half the country to be with them.

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Tom Cullen

Tom was born lightly mentally retarded, only able to make certain connections normal people find easy by putting himself in a state of near-hypnosis. He never had any friends until Nick found him lying in the road in his deserted hometown. Despite acting like a child, Tom is braver and smarter than people think.

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Harold Emery Lauder

Harold Lauder grew up in Ogonquit, Maine as the fat kid whom nobody liked. He always had a crush on Frannie Goldsmith but never told her. Harold is extremely bitter and sees his new situation as a chance to get Frannie once and for all.

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Nadine Cross

Nadine has had dreams of the Big Bad, Randall Flagg, since college. She is his promised wife and mother of his child. By the time Larry finds Nadine, she is desperate to find someone to tear her away from Flagg's spell over her, whether it is Larry or Joe.

A description of the character goes here.

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Joe/Leo Rockway

Leo was still a kid when the Superflu hit. When Nadine found him, he was sick from an infected rat bite. When she nursed him back to health, he was unable to speak, dressed only in his underpants and carried around a knife the way most kids carry around teddy bears. She named him Joe for lack of a better name.

A description of the character goes here.

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Dayna Jurgens

Dayna was traveling with other survivors when they were attacked by a group of rapists. Her friends were killed and she was the group's plaything until the day she and the other girls, along with Stu and Frannie's group, were able to overthrow them. Dayna is fiercely loyal and independent.

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Lucy Swann

Lucy met and fell in love with Larry offscreen. She sees the best in him and tries to help him do the same.

A description of the character goes here.

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Rita Blakemoor

Rita was the wife of a rich man and never had to do anything herself until the Superflu hit. She met Larry in New York City and latched on to him. She can't deal with the horrors around her and depends on Larry heavily for support.

A description of the character goes here.

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Richard Theodore Farris

Also known as Judge Farris. He is a wise old man with a thirst for adventure.

A description of the character goes here.

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Susan Stern

Susan was with Dayna in the group of girls gathered by rapists as playthings. She later was on the Free Zone Committee.

A description of the character goes here.

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Las Vegas

Randall Flagg

Randall Flagg, called The Dark Man, Legion, The Walkin' Dude, is the ultimate evil. He is the servant of the Devil himself. He haunts Superflu survivors' dreams and gathers an army of insane or frightened people to him. His smile can drive a man insane and he crucifies those who oppose or fail him.

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"For a favor of this magnitude, I really think you ought to get down on your knees."

Lloyd Henreid

Lloyd was a small-scale criminal until he met a fellow jailbird, Poke. Together they went on a killing spree until they were eventually caught and Poke was killed. Lloyd is trapped in jail when the Superflu hits and becomes Flagg's right hand man when he is rescued.

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Trashcan Man

Donald Merwin Elbert, nicknamed Trashcan Man because of his childhood habit of burning trash cans, is a pyromaniac of the first order. All he wants is a place where he can blow things up unmolested. He fits right in with Flagg's crowd and becomes undyingly loyal to Flagg.

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The Kid

A description of the character goes here.

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The Rat-Man

A description of the character goes here.

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Julie Lawry

A description of the character goes here.

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Barry Dorgan

A description of the character goes here.

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Whitney Horgan

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