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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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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Stu [[Noble Savage|Redman]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Stu [[Noble Savage|Redman]]
* [[Opt Out]]: Stu Redman is forced to do this at one point due to injury.
* [[Opt Out]]: Stu Redman is forced to do this at one point due to injury.
* [[Perma Stubble]]
* [[Perma-Stubble]]
* [[The Quiet One]]
* [[The Quiet One]]
* [[Supporting Leader]]: In addition to being appointed [[The Gunslinger|First Marshall]] of Boulder, he leads the final mission to overthrow the Dark Man. {{spoiler|It turns out he was only sent in order to [[Bring News Back]] about the others' subsequent sacrifice and destruction of Flagg's kingdom.}} See [[Passing the Torch]] on the main page.
* [[Supporting Leader]]: In addition to being appointed [[The Gunslinger|First Marshall]] of Boulder, he leads the final mission to overthrow the Dark Man. {{spoiler|It turns out he was only sent in order to [[Bring News Back]] about the others' subsequent sacrifice and destruction of Flagg's kingdom.}} See [[Passing the Torch]] on the main page.


=== '''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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* {{spoiler|[[Dream Weaver]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dream Weaver]]}}
* [[The Drifter]]
* [[The Drifter]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge On Him]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]}}
* [[Eye Scream]]
* [[Eye Scream]]
* [[The Fettered]]
* [[The Fettered]]
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* [[I Sense a Disturbance In The Force]]: Nick uses this to sense {{spoiler|the bomb}} in the book.
* [[I Sense a Disturbance In The Force]]: Nick uses this to sense {{spoiler|the bomb}} in the book.
* [[Mayor of a Ghost Town]]: in Shoyo.
* [[Mayor of a Ghost Town]]: in Shoyo.
* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]: Nick receives one of these in his first scene in the book.
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: Nick receives one of these in his first scene in the book.
* {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]
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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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* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* [[Ignorant of the Call]]
* [[Ignorant of the Call]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: He ain't no [[Nice Guy]].
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: He ain't no [[Nice Guy]].
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[Mr. Vice Guy]]
* [[Mr. Vice Guy]]
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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]]
* [[Defiant to The End]]: His [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].
* [[Defiant to the End]]: His [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].
* [[Eccentric Mentor]]
* [[Eccentric Mentor]]
* [[Ludd Was Right]]
* [[Ludd Was Right]]
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* [[The Philosopher]]
* [[The Philosopher]]
* [[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]]
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: Kojak's {{spoiler|journey across the United States to Boulder}} told from the dog's perspective.
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Kojak's {{spoiler|journey across the United States to Boulder}} told from the dog's perspective.
* [[Determinator|DeterminatorDue]] to [[Undying Loyalty]]
* [[Determinator|DeterminatorDue]] to [[Undying Loyalty]]
* [[Heroic Dog]]
* [[Heroic Dog]]
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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]]
* {{spoiler|[[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]}}: "My name is Harold Emery Lauder. I do this of my own free will."
* {{spoiler|[[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]}}: "My name is Harold Emery Lauder. I do this of my own free will."
* [[Meaningful Name]]: [[Fun With Acronyms|Harold E. Lauder]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: [[Fun with Acronyms|Harold E. Lauder]]
* [[Most Writers Are Writers]]
* [[Most Writers Are Writers]]
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]
* [[Not Good With Rejection]]: Harold, once Frannie picks Stu, despite the fact he'd been deluding himself into believing he had a chance with her.
* [[Not Good with Rejection]]: Harold, once Frannie picks Stu, despite the fact he'd been deluding himself into believing he had a chance with her.
* {{spoiler|[[Put Them All Out of My Misery]]: See [[Alas, Poor Villain]] and [[Wangst]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Put Them All Out of My Misery]]: See [[Alas, Poor Villain]] and [[Wangst]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Rejection]]: Harold, who realizes he ''can'' make a new and better life for himself in Boulder, chooses to settle all of his childish grudges instead.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Rejection]]: Harold, who realizes he ''can'' make a new and better life for himself in Boulder, chooses to settle all of his childish grudges instead.}}
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* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: {{spoiler|Harold becomes one when he reads Frannie's diary.}} When he starts up the practice, many characters start to comment on how cheery he's become. Oh, if only they knew...
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: {{spoiler|Harold becomes one when he reads Frannie's diary.}} When he starts up the practice, many characters start to comment on how cheery he's become. Oh, if only they knew...
** It doesn't fool everybody. Nick refuses to give him a place on the council in Boulder because he thinks there's something unsettling and fake in his constant grinning and glad-handing.
** It doesn't fool everybody. Nick refuses to give him a place on the council in Boulder because he thinks there's something unsettling and fake in his constant grinning and glad-handing.
* {{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.}} <!-- In-work reference (note above). The miniseries bit is YMMV. -->
* [[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]]
* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}}
* [[Parental Substitute]]: To Leo/Joe.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: To Leo/Joe.
* [[Rape As Drama]]
* [[Rape as Drama]]
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}
* [[Virgin Sacrifice]]
* [[Virgin Sacrifice]]
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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".
* [[Knife Nut]]
* [[Knife Nut]]
* [[Morality Chain]]: For Nadine.
* [[Morality Chain]]: For Nadine.
* [[Orphans 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]]
* [[The Voiceless]]: When we first meet him. He gets his voice back when he meets Mother Abagail.
* [[The Voiceless]]: When we first meet him. He gets his voice back when he meets Mother Abagail.
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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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* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: When Stu's group encounters the rapists, she leads the women in a revolt against them. She later reveals they were waiting for a group, preferably one with ''guns'', to find them before they moved.
* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: When Stu's group encounters the rapists, she leads the women in a revolt against them. She later reveals they were waiting for a group, preferably one with ''guns'', to find them before they moved.
* [[The Infiltration]]
* [[The Infiltration]]
* [[Rape As Backstory]]
* [[Rape as Backstory]]
* {{spoiler|[[Vasquez Always Dies]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Vasquez Always Dies]]}}


=== '''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.'''
⚫
* [[As the Good Book Says]]
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
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* [[As the Good Book Says...]]
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[The Infiltration]]
* [[The Infiltration]]
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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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== Las Vegas ==
== Las Vegas ==
=== '''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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* [[Flying Dutchman]]
* [[Flying Dutchman]]
* [[For the Evulz]]
* [[For the Evulz]]
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|The ball of electricity}}.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|The ball of electricity}}.
* [[Hot As Hell]]
* [[Hot as Hell]]
* [[I Have Many Names]]: And many of them begin with the initials R.F.
* [[I Have Many Names]]: And many of them begin with the initials R.F.
** As Glen Bateman says to Flagg's men: "His name is Randall Flagg, also known as The Dark Man, also known as The Tall Man, also known as The Walkin' Dude. Don't some of you call him that? Call him Beelzebub, because that's his name, too. Call him Nyarlathotep and Ahaz and Astaroth. Call him R'lyeh and Seti and Anubis. [[I Am Legion|His name is legion]] and he's an apostate of Hell and you men kiss his ass."
** As Glen Bateman says to Flagg's men: "His name is Randall Flagg, also known as The Dark Man, also known as The Tall Man, also known as The Walkin' Dude. Don't some of you call him that? Call him Beelzebub, because that's his name, too. Call him Nyarlathotep and Ahaz and Astaroth. Call him R'lyeh and Seti and Anubis. [[I Am Legion|His name is legion]] and he's an apostate of Hell and you men kiss his ass."
* [[Kneel Before Zod]]: Flagg is particularly prone to doing this.
* [[Kneel Before Zod]]: Flagg is particularly prone to doing this.
{{quote| "For a favor of this magnitude, I really think you ought to get down on your knees."}}
{{quote|"For a favor of this magnitude, I really think you ought to get down on your knees."}}
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Louis Cypher]]: Arguably
* [[Louis Cypher]]: Arguably
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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]]
* [[Shut Up, Kirk]]: To Whitney Horgan. It comes [[Hoist By His Own Petard|back to bite him]], though.
* [[Shut Up, Kirk]]: To Whitney Horgan. It comes [[Hoist by His Own Petard|back to bite him]], though.
* [[Slasher Smile]]
* [[Slasher Smile]]
* [[Smug Snake]]: Flagg spends a lot of time smirking and doesn't do much to prevent setbacks in his "plans".
* [[Smug Snake]]: Flagg spends a lot of time smirking and doesn't do much to prevent setbacks in his "plans".
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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.}}
* [[Beleaguered Assistant]]
* [[Beleaguered Assistant]]
* [[Book Dumb]]
* [[Book Dumb]]
* [[Boxed Crook]] [[X Meets Y|meets]] [[Deal With the Devil]]
* [[Boxed Crook]] [[X Meets Y|meets]] [[Deal with the Devil]]
* [[The Dragon]]
* [[The Dragon]]
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Lloyd is in prison during the Superflu, and when he doesn't get food any more because all of the guards have died, he resorts to eating from the leg of one of his fellow prisoners.
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Lloyd is in prison during the Superflu, and when he doesn't get food any more because all of the guards have died, he resorts to eating from the leg of one of his fellow prisoners.
* [[I Owe You My Life]]
* [[I Owe You My Life]]
* [[Iron Woobie]]
* [[Iron Woobie]]
* [[My Master Right or Wrong]]
* [[My Master, Right or Wrong]]
* [[No Party Like a Donner Party]]: In fairness, this was a survival-motivated event, since he was in jail when the plague hit.
* [[No Party Like a Donner Party]]: In fairness, this was a survival-motivated event, since he was in jail when the plague hit.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Lloyd's affection for Dinny, a four-year-old boy in the Las Vegas camp.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Lloyd's affection for Dinny, a four-year-old boy in the Las Vegas camp.
* [[Sealed Room in The Middle of Nowhere]]
* [[Sealed Room in the Middle of Nowhere]]
* [[Smoking Hot Sex]]: Well, there's smoking.
* [[Smoking Hot Sex]]: Well, there's smoking.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: At first. He [[Dumbass No More|gets over it]], for the most part.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: At first. He [[Dumbass No More|gets over it]], for the most part.
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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.
* [[Determinator]]: You might say he never {{spoiler|[[Incredibly Lame Pun|flagged in his]]}} determination.''
* [[Determinator]]: You might say he never {{spoiler|[[Incredibly Lame Pun|flagged in his]]}} determination.''
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: Originally, though the erstwhile Donald Merwin Elbert eventually comes to accept and even embrace that name as his true identity.
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: Originally, though the erstwhile Donald Merwin Elbert eventually comes to accept and even embrace that name as his true identity.
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* [[Mr. Fixit]]: Too bad he's working for Flagg.
* [[Mr. Fixit]]: Too bad he's working for Flagg.
* [[Pyromaniac]]
* [[Pyromaniac]]
* [[Rape As Drama]]: Involving a revolver, no less.
* [[Rape as Drama]]: Involving a revolver, no less.
* [[Spanner in The Works]]: {{spoiler|Trash's}} plans to redeem himself by seeking the {{spoiler|[[Deus Ex Nukina|Big Fire]]}} to destroy the people of Boulder.
* [[Spanner in the Works]]: {{spoiler|Trash's}} plans to redeem himself by seeking the {{spoiler|[[Deus Ex Nukina|Big Fire]]}} to destroy the people of Boulder.
* [[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... <!-- In-work reference, this trope is only marginally YMMV -->
* [[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.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[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.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[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.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[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.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Big Brother Is Your Friend]]
* [[Big Brother Is Your Friend]]
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Noble Bigot With a Badge]]
* [[Noble Bigot with a Badge]]
* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]
* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]
* [[Yank the Dog's Chain]]: He does this to Trash.
* [[Yank the Dog's Chain]]: He does this to Trash.


=== '''Whitney Horgan''' ===
=== '''Whitney Horgan''' ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
* [[Heel Face Door Slam]]
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[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.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Ralph Brentner

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:


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.

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:


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.

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

"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.

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

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.

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

The Kid

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

The Rat-Man

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Julie Lawry

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Barry Dorgan

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Whitney Horgan

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
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