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Characters from ''[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]]'' include:


== Main Characters ==
== Main Characters ==


== Sookie Stackhouse ==
=== Sookie Stackhouse ===
[[File:Sookiesmaller_2854.jpg|frame]]
[[File:Sookiesmaller_2854.jpg|frame]]
{{quote|''"I didn't have any say about being normal. We're born the way were are."''
{{quote|''"I didn't have any say about being normal. We're born the way were are."''
Played By: [[Anna Paquin]] }}
Played By: [[Anna Paquin]] }}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Her love interests are [[Manipulative Bastard|Bill]] and [[Punch Clock Villain|Eric]]. [[Dogged Nice Guy|Sam]] never was, {{spoiler|even before his anger issues}}, neither is Alcide.
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Her love interests are [[Manipulative Bastard|Bill]] and [[Punch Clock Villain|Eric]]. [[Dogged Nice Guy|Sam]] never was, {{spoiler|even before his anger issues}}, neither is Alcide.
* [[A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read]] - Poor Sookie often views her unique attribute as a curse.
* [[A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read]] - Poor Sookie often views her unique attribute as a curse.
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* {{spoiler|[[Half-Human Hybrid]]}}: {{spoiler|She's part fairy}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Half-Human Hybrid]]}}: {{spoiler|She's part fairy}}.
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]] / [[Took the Bad Film Seriously|Took The Bad Role Seriously]]: Variant; many people who watch the show are impressed with [[Anna Paquin]]'s acting ability even while they want to bash Sookie's head in with a rock.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]] / [[Took the Bad Film Seriously|Took The Bad Role Seriously]]: Variant; many people who watch the show are impressed with [[Anna Paquin]]'s acting ability even while they want to bash Sookie's head in with a rock.
* [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]]: The aformentioned force-field powers.
* [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]]: The aformentioned force-field powers.
* [[Official Couple]]: With Bill {{spoiler|until season 3 finale.}}
* [[Official Couple]]: With Bill {{spoiler|until season 3 finale.}}
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* [[Vampire-Werewolf Love Triangle]]: In the beginning, with Bill and Sam (not werewolf, but close enough). More recently it's developed to...
* [[Vampire-Werewolf Love Triangle]]: In the beginning, with Bill and Sam (not werewolf, but close enough). More recently it's developed to...
* [[Unwanted Harem]]: Two vampires, a shapeshifter, and a werewolf.
* [[Unwanted Harem]]: Two vampires, a shapeshifter, and a werewolf.

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== William "Bill" Compton ==
=== William "Bill" Compton ===
[[File:BillComptonsmaller_4265.jpg|frame]]
[[File:BillComptonsmaller_4265.jpg|frame]]
{{quote|''"Vampires have often found it advantageous to maintain a hidden presence in humanity's most powerful institutions and in the 1600's, that was the Catholic Church and today, as you all know, it's Google and Fox News."''
{{quote|''"Vampires have often found it advantageous to maintain a hidden presence in humanity's most powerful institutions and in the 1600's, that was the Catholic Church and today, as you all know, it's Google and Fox News."''
Played By:Stephen Moyer }}
Played By:Stephen Moyer }}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

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* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III]]
* [[Badass]]: Not as much so as other characters, but he's a vampire, it's kind of impossible to be a non-badass vampire.
* [[Badass]]: Not as much so as other characters, but he's a vampire, it's kind of impossible to be a non-badass vampire.
* [[Berserk Button]]: SOOKIEEE
* [[Berserk Button]]: SOOKIEEE
** Also threaten any vampire {{spoiler|in his kingdom.}} Then heaven help you as not even [[The Man Behind the Man|the Authority,]] will stop him coming after you and yours with an assortment [[Combat Pragmatist|of firepower and a RPG for good measure.]]
** Also threaten any vampire {{spoiler|in his kingdom.}} Then heaven help you as not even [[The Man Behind the Man|the Authority,]] will stop him coming after you and yours with an assortment [[Combat Pragmatist|of firepower and a RPG for good measure.]]
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* [[The Reveal]]: {{spoiler|In season 4 he's now the vampire king of Louisiana.}}
* [[The Reveal]]: {{spoiler|In season 4 he's now the vampire king of Louisiana.}}
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: From season three upwards he tends to be more hands on in his problem solving from {{spoiler|betraying Eric}} to staking vampires in his way or beating to a pulp Werewolves. In season four he {{spoiler|manages to kill Queen Sophie Ann and earning himself a crown.}} By [[Combat Pragmatist|bringing automatic weaponry to a fight to the death while she did not ...]]
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: From season three upwards he tends to be more hands on in his problem solving from {{spoiler|betraying Eric}} to staking vampires in his way or beating to a pulp Werewolves. In season four he {{spoiler|manages to kill Queen Sophie Ann and earning himself a crown.}} By [[Combat Pragmatist|bringing automatic weaponry to a fight to the death while she did not ...]]
* [[Vegetarian Vampire]]: Only snacks on [[True Blood]] or Sookie. Or the occassional human if the need arises.
* [[Vegetarian Vampire]]: Only snacks on [[True Blood]] or Sookie. Or the occassional human if the need arises.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: His status as vampire king makes him this,he have to protect all vampires against any threat against their kind and eleminate it with [[I Did What I Had to Do|Any means necessary.]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: His status as vampire king makes him this,he have to protect all vampires against any threat against their kind and eleminate it with [[I Did What I Had to Do|Any means necessary.]]

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== Eric Northman ==
=== Eric Northman ===
[[File:Ericsmaller_6662.jpg|frame]]
[[File:Ericsmaller_6662.jpg|frame]]
{{quote|''"Tru Blood...it keeps you alive, but it will bore you to death."''
{{quote|''"Tru Blood...it keeps you alive, but it will bore you to death."''
Played By: Alexander Skarsgard }}
Played By: Alexander Skarsgard }}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

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* [[Adorkable]]: It's almost impossible to not fall for the cheesy grin of a man who's {{spoiler|just eaten your fairy godmother}}.
* [[Adorkable]]: It's almost impossible to not fall for the cheesy grin of a man who's {{spoiler|just eaten your fairy godmother}}.
* Anti-Hero: Type V > Type IV
* Anti-Hero: Type V > Type IV
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** {{spoiler|He also speaks Russian with Estonian stripper Yvetta.}}
** {{spoiler|He also speaks Russian with Estonian stripper Yvetta.}}
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: Didn't have that many scenes in season 1. Fast foward to Season 3...
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: Didn't have that many scenes in season 1. Fast foward to Season 3...
* [[The Comically Serious]]
* [[The Comically Serious]]
* [[Cunning Linguist]]
* [[Cunning Linguist]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
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* [[Not So Stoic]]: Watch as he breaks down when {{spoiler|he begs Godric to live}}.
* [[Not So Stoic]]: Watch as he breaks down when {{spoiler|he begs Godric to live}}.
* [[Perma-Stubble]]: See the picture. Interestingly, {{spoiler|disappears when he loses his memory}}.
* [[Perma-Stubble]]: See the picture. Interestingly, {{spoiler|disappears when he loses his memory}}.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: His interactions with Pam, especially during season three. Also, taking Jessica under his wing and getting her on her feet when she was first turned and Bill was too busy angsting.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: His interactions with Pam, especially during season three. Also, taking Jessica under his wing and getting her on her feet when she was first turned and Bill was too busy angsting.
* {{spoiler|[[Psychopathic Manchild]]: After his memory is erased.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Psychopathic Manchild]]: After his memory is erased.}}
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: Not a hugely nice guy, but the majority of his worst moments are a result of his responsibilities as Sheriff.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: Not a hugely nice guy, but the majority of his worst moments are a result of his responsibilities as Sheriff.
* [[The Big Guy]]: At 6'4",He is the second tallest of the cast after 6'5" Alcide Herveaux
* [[The Big Guy]]: At 6'4",He is the second tallest of the cast after 6'5" Alcide Herveaux
* [[The Sheriff]]: Of Louisiana Area 5
* [[The Sheriff]]: Of Louisiana Area 5
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
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* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With his child, Pam. "You know I love you more when you're cold and heartless."
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With his child, Pam. "You know I love you more when you're cold and heartless."
* [[You Killed My Father]]: {{spoiler|Well, Russell did.}}
* [[You Killed My Father]]: {{spoiler|Well, Russell did.}}

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== Tara Thornton ==
=== Tara Thornton ===
[[File:TaraThorntonsmaller_9637.jpg|frame]]
[[File:TaraThorntonsmaller_9637.jpg|frame]]
{{quote|''"Race may not be the hot-button issue it once was, but it's still a button you can push on people."''
{{quote|''"Race may not be the hot-button issue it once was, but it's still a button you can push on people."''
Played By: Rutina Wesley }}
Played By: Rutina Wesley }}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Her mother is an alcoholic.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Her mother is an alcoholic.
* [[Alone with the Psycho]]: With Franklin in season 3.
* [[Alone with the Psycho]]: With Franklin in season 3.
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* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: Let's say Tara definitely gets Franklin back for all the crap he did to her {{spoiler|She freaking clubbed him and caved his head in. You might almost call it [[Extreme Melee Revenge]].}}
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: Let's say Tara definitely gets Franklin back for all the crap he did to her {{spoiler|She freaking clubbed him and caved his head in. You might almost call it [[Extreme Melee Revenge]].}}
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Definitely has moments of this
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Definitely has moments of this
* {{spoiler|[[Took a Level In Badass]]: More like took an entire prestige class progression in it.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Took a Level in Badass]]: More like took an entire prestige class progression in it.}}
* [[Unrequited Love]]: For Jason in season 1, but then she met Eggs.
* [[Unrequited Love]]: For Jason in season 1, but then she met Eggs.
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Again, to Jason.
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Again, to Jason.

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== Sam Merlotte ==
=== Sam Merlotte ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Sam Trammell}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Sam Trammell}}
[[File:samsmaller_6519.jpg|frame|"I spent my whole life either running away from people or pinning my hopes on somebody I can't have. I'm done with that."]]
[[File:samsmaller_6519.jpg|frame|"I spent my whole life either running away from people or pinning my hopes on somebody I can't have. I'm done with that."]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* {{spoiler|[[Animorphism]]}}: {{spoiler|His shapeshifting abilities are limited to animals, because humans are too complex.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Animorphism]]}}: {{spoiler|His shapeshifting abilities are limited to animals, because humans are too complex.}}
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: He's generally a nice guy to the people he cares about, but when he's angry, you do ''not'' want to be on his bad side.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: He's generally a nice guy to the people he cares about, but when he's angry, you do ''not'' want to be on his bad side.
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* [[Two Lines, No Waiting]]: His plotlines in seasons three and four did not connect with the main story at all.
* [[Two Lines, No Waiting]]: His plotlines in seasons three and four did not connect with the main story at all.
* {{spoiler|[[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]}}

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== Lafayette Reynolds ==
=== Lafayette Reynolds ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Nelsen Ellis}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Nelsen Ellis}}
[[File:Lafeyettesmaller_9378.jpg|frame|"Excuse me, who ordered the hamburger with AIDS?"]]
[[File:Lafeyettesmaller_9378.jpg|frame|"Excuse me, who ordered the hamburger with AIDS?"]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Ascended Extra]]: In the first season he had a much smaller role, and by the third his is one of the main stories.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: In the first season he had a much smaller role, and by the third his is one of the main stories.
* [[The Aggressive Drug Dealer]]: He's not really that aggressive, but just don't get on his bad side.
* [[The Aggressive Drug Dealer]]: He's not really that aggressive, but just don't get on his bad side.
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** [[Hard Gay]]: All those muscles ain't just for picking up guys. I'm sure that's a plus, though.
** [[Hard Gay]]: All those muscles ain't just for picking up guys. I'm sure that's a plus, though.
* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: Gay man of color.
* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: Gay man of color.

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== Jason Stackhouse ==
=== Jason Stackhouse ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Ryan Kwanten}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Ryan Kwanten}}
[[File:jasontrueblood_5655.jpg|frame|"Never really thought I was smart enough to get depressed."]]
[[File:jasontrueblood_5655.jpg|frame|"Never really thought I was smart enough to get depressed."]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[The Ace]]: He's not really one, but to The Fellowship of the Sun he definitely is.
* [[The Ace]]: He's not really one, but to The Fellowship of the Sun he definitely is.
* [[Always Someone Better]]: To [[Jerkass|Luke]], the fanatical Soldier of the Sun.
* [[Always Someone Better]]: To [[Jerkass|Luke]], the fanatical Soldier of the Sun.
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* [[Rape Is Okay When Its Female On Male]]: He seems to think this way. In one of the graphic novels, Jason reveals that he had an affair with one of his teachers in high school. While Sookie and Tara are horrified that an older woman took sexual advantage of him, Jason himself was more upset that the teacher's son--a close friend of his at the time--caught them, destroying the friendship.
* [[Rape Is Okay When Its Female On Male]]: He seems to think this way. In one of the graphic novels, Jason reveals that he had an affair with one of his teachers in high school. While Sookie and Tara are horrified that an older woman took sexual advantage of him, Jason himself was more upset that the teacher's son--a close friend of his at the time--caught them, destroying the friendship.
** Averted in Season 4, where he's horrifyingly gang-raped by the women of Hotshot.
** Averted in Season 4, where he's horrifyingly gang-raped by the women of Hotshot.
** Writer Alan Ball seemed to play it straight, implying that Jason's gangrape was some kind of comeuppance due to his years of womanizing. Needless to say, this drew '''sharp''' criticism.
** Writer Alan Ball seemed to play it straight, implying that Jason's gangrape was some kind of comeuppance due to his years of womanizing. Needless to say, this drew '''sharp''' criticism.
* [[Really Gets Around]]
* [[Really Gets Around]]
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: It runs in the family. Although with Jason, it's played for laughs.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: It runs in the family. Although with Jason, it's played for laughs.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: After being trained by the Fellowship of the Sun and becoming a cop. He's still often too stupid to really put it to good use, though.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: After being trained by the Fellowship of the Sun and becoming a cop. He's still often too stupid to really put it to good use, though.
* [[Unknown Rival]]: Luke. Not that Jason wasn't really aware with it he just didn't play along.
* [[Unknown Rival]]: Luke. Not that Jason wasn't really aware with it he just didn't play along.

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== Jessica Hamby ==
=== Jessica Hamby ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Deborah Ann Woll}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Deborah Ann Woll}}
[[File:jessica_3853.jpg|frame|"No more rules... I'm a vampire!"]]
[[File:jessica_3853.jpg|frame|"No more rules... I'm a vampire!"]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Abusive Parents]]: [[Calling the Old Man Out|calls her old man out]] on this after becoming a vampire.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: [[Calling the Old Man Out|calls her old man out]] on this after becoming a vampire.
** And as a vampire she has to deal with Bill who swerves between neglecting her and inflicting his self-loathing on her.
** And as a vampire she has to deal with Bill who swerves between neglecting her and inflicting his self-loathing on her.
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* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: At least Hoyt does.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: At least Hoyt does.
* [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad]]: Her initial relationship with Bill
* [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad]]: Her initial relationship with Bill
* [[Magical Girlfriend]]: Fits this trope wonderfully when she hooks up with [[Unlucky Everydude|Hoyt]]
* [[Magical Girlfriend]]: Fits this trope wonderfully when she hooks up with [[Unlucky Everydude|Hoyt]]
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: At the beginning of season 2.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: At the beginning of season 2.
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man|Single Vampire Seeks Good Man]]
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man|Single Vampire Seeks Good Man]]
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Hoyt.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Hoyt.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: In season 3.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: In season 3.

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== Pam Swynford de Beaufort ==
=== Pam Swynford de Beaufort ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Kristen Bauer}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Kristen Bauer}}
[[File:pamtrueblood_3900.jpg|frame|"Blah, blah, vampire emergency, blah."]]
[[File:pamtrueblood_3900.jpg|frame|"Blah, blah, vampire emergency, blah."]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: She is very different from her book counterpart, who has been turned younger and is described as the friendlier vampire Sookie knows.
* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: She is very different from her book counterpart, who has been turned younger and is described as the friendlier vampire Sookie knows.
* [[Badass]]: Witness her snark while being tortured by the Magister.
* [[Badass]]: Witness her snark while being tortured by the Magister.
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* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Eric.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Eric.
* [[Woman in Black]]: Most of her outfits.
* [[Woman in Black]]: Most of her outfits.

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== Alcide Herveaux ==
=== Alcide Herveaux ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Joe Manganiello}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Joe Manganiello}}
[[File:alcidetrueblood_7102.jpg|frame]]
[[File:alcidetrueblood_7102.jpg|frame]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]
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== Villains ==
== Villains ==


== Rene Lenier ==
=== Rene Lenier ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Michael Raymond-James}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Michael Raymond-James}}
[[File:rene-lenier-true-blood_9001.gif|frame|Rene Lenier]]
[[File:rene-lenier-true-blood_9001.gif|frame|Rene Lenier]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Affably Evil]]: Seemed like a nice guy at first.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Seemed like a nice guy at first.
* [[American Accents]]: Cajun. {{spoiler|A fake one, anyway}}.
* [[American Accents]]: Cajun. {{spoiler|A fake one, anyway}}.
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* [[They Look Just Like Everyone Else]]: Doesn't especially look like a murderer.
* [[They Look Just Like Everyone Else]]: Doesn't especially look like a murderer.
* [[Was It All a Lie?]]: Averted. For some reason, no one bothered to wonder later. They were probably all too creeped out.
* [[Was It All a Lie?]]: Averted. For some reason, no one bothered to wonder later. They were probably all too creeped out.

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== Maryann Forrester ==
===Maryann Forrester ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Michelle Forbes}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Michelle Forbes}}
[[File:maryann_1847.jpg|frame|"Go, flourish and don't ever say 'no' to yourself."]]
[[File:maryann_1847.jpg|frame|"Go, flourish and don't ever say 'no' to yourself."]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[Alien Blood]]: Because she's not even remotely human.
* [[Alien Blood]]: Because she's not even remotely human.
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* [[The Fundamentalist]]: She takes her devotion to Dionysus ''very seriously''
* [[The Fundamentalist]]: She takes her devotion to Dionysus ''very seriously''
* [[The Hedonist]]
* [[The Hedonist]]
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!|Hey It's That Girl!]]: Nice to see you [[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Admiral Cain]].
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!|Hey It's That Girl!]]: Nice to see you [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Admiral Cain]].
** Also known for playing [[Star Trek: The Next Generation/Characters|Ro Laren]] on [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]].
** Also known for playing [[Star Trek: The Next Generation/Characters|Ro Laren]] on [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]].
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard|Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: Her blind faith in her religion led to her death.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard|Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: Her blind faith in her religion led to her death.
* [[Humanoid Abomination]]: Possibly. According to Daphne, Maryann has been alive as long as there's been an Earth to walk on and has been known, or may be the same, as the Biblical demon Lilith, who brought forth all evil into the world. Others have known her as the ancient goddesses Gaia and Isis. And we know that her black blood is poisonous to vampires and she is resistant to nearly all normal and supernatural means of attack (i.e. bullets, vampires, Sookie's powers).
* [[Humanoid Abomination]]: Possibly. According to Daphne, Maryann has been alive as long as there's been an Earth to walk on and has been known, or may be the same, as the Biblical demon Lilith, who brought forth all evil into the world. Others have known her as the ancient goddesses Gaia and Isis. And we know that her black blood is poisonous to vampires and she is resistant to nearly all normal and supernatural means of attack (i.e. bullets, vampires, Sookie's powers).
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]
* [[A Load of Bull]]: She worshipped the Horned God and she would also wear a bull mask during rituals, making her look like a minotaur.
* [[A Load of Bull]]: She worshipped the Horned God and she would also wear a bull mask during rituals, making her look like a minotaur.
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* {{spoiler|[[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]}}
* [[Woman in White]]: On the second season finale when she was ready to [[Marriage to a God|marry her god]].
* [[Woman in White]]: On the second season finale when she was ready to [[Marriage to a God|marry her god]].

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== Rev. Steve Newlin ==
=== Rev. Steve Newlin ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Michael McMillan}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Michael McMillan}}
[[File:steve-newlin-5_35.jpg|frame|"The war has begun, you evil whore of Satan!"]]
[[File:steve-newlin-5_35.jpg|frame|"The war has begun, you evil whore of Satan!"]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Big Bad Wannabe]]: He manages to be a significant threat, but most of his villainous accomplishments against the vampires he hates are lucky shots or just plain given to him. Compared to the other [[Big Bad|Big Bads]] of the show, he's pathetic.
* [[Big Bad Wannabe]]: He manages to be a significant threat, but most of his villainous accomplishments against the vampires he hates are lucky shots or just plain given to him. Compared to the other [[Big Bad|Big Bads]] of the show, he's pathetic.
* {{spoiler|[[Bus Crash]]: Died offscreen between seasons 3 and 4.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bus Crash]]: Died offscreen between seasons 3 and 4.}}
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* [[Southern Gentleman]]: The fact that he's a Southern Preacher invariably means he will also be this.
* [[Southern Gentleman]]: The fact that he's a Southern Preacher invariably means he will also be this.
* [[You Fail Logic Forever]]: See above.
* [[You Fail Logic Forever]]: See above.

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== Lorena Krasiki ==
=== Lorena Krasiki ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Mariana Klaveno}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Mariana Klaveno}}
[[File:Lorena-12_1210.jpg|frame|"I may not be able to make you feel for me. But I will make you feel."]]
[[File:Lorena-12_1210.jpg|frame|"I may not be able to make you feel for me. But I will make you feel."]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Abduction Is Love]]: Both when she initially turned Bill and in the present.
* [[Abduction Is Love]]: Both when she initially turned Bill and in the present.
* [[Abnormal Limb Rotation Range]]: Happens in said sex scene mentioned below.
* [[Abnormal Limb Rotation Range]]: Happens in said sex scene mentioned below.
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* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Well, at least ''off-screen'' she looks a lot better. See the IMDB entry for Mariana Klaveno.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Well, at least ''off-screen'' she looks a lot better. See the IMDB entry for Mariana Klaveno.
* [[Torture Cellar]]: Tortured Bill in Russel's cellar.
* [[Torture Cellar]]: Tortured Bill in Russel's cellar.

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== Debbie Pelt ==
=== Debbie Pelt ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Brit Morgan}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Brit Morgan}}
[[File:debbie_pelt_1786.jpg|frame|Debbie Pelt]]
[[File:debbie_pelt_1786.jpg|frame|Debbie Pelt]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Attacks Sookie twice in Season 3 and 4.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Attacks Sookie twice in Season 3 and 4.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: During the gap between seasons 3 and 4, Debbie stops taking V. She instead becomes a vastly different, and actually kind person.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: During the gap between seasons 3 and 4, Debbie stops taking V. She instead becomes a vastly different, and actually kind person.
* [[Boom! Headshot!]]: {{spoiler|To Tara}}
* [[Boom! Headshot!]]: {{spoiler|To Tara}}
* [[Cat Fight]]: With Sookie in Season 3
* [[Cat Fight]]: With Sookie in Season 3
* [[Click Hello]]: Of the shotgun kind
* [[Click. "Hello."]]: Of the shotgun kind
* [[Coup De Grace]]: {{spoiler|When Debbie attacks Sookie in the Season 4 finale, Tara jumps in the line of fire, and takes a bullet to the head. In a rage, Sookie wrestles Debbie to the ground, and rips the shotgun from her, and aims it right under her chin, amongst Debbie's cries for mercy. It doesn't work.}}
* [[Coup De Grace]]: {{spoiler|When Debbie attacks Sookie in the Season 4 finale, Tara jumps in the line of fire, and takes a bullet to the head. In a rage, Sookie wrestles Debbie to the ground, and rips the shotgun from her, and aims it right under her chin, amongst Debbie's cries for mercy. It doesn't work.}}
* [[Fan Disservice]]: Well, on the show anyway.
* [[Fan Disservice]]: Well, on the show anyway.
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* [[Yandere]]: '''Holy hell'''...
* [[Yandere]]: '''Holy hell'''...
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]

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== Franklin Mott ==
=== Franklin Mott ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' James Frain}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' James Frain}}
[[File:Franklinmott_6696.jpg|frame|"Don't scream. It's an ugly, ugly sound."]]
[[File:Franklinmott_6696.jpg|frame|"Don't scream. It's an ugly, ugly sound."]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Abduction Is Love]]: Kidnaps and imprisons Tara "to protect her".
* [[Abduction Is Love]]: Kidnaps and imprisons Tara "to protect her".
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: And he is ''serious'' bad.
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: And he is ''serious'' bad.
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* [[Oh Crap]]: What everyone was thinking when they realized just how insane he actually was.
* [[Oh Crap]]: What everyone was thinking when they realized just how insane he actually was.
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Towards Tara.
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Towards Tara.

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== Russell Edgington ==
=== Russell Edgington ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Denis O'Hare}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Denis O'Hare}}
[[File:russell_5461.jpg|frame|"Mine is the true face of vampire!"]]
[[File:russell_5461.jpg|frame|"Mine is the true face of vampire!"]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Affably Evil]]: He may be a monster, but he's a charming, diplomatic monster.
* [[Affably Evil]]: He may be a monster, but he's a charming, diplomatic monster.
* [[Berserk Button]]: {{spoiler|the death of his lover}}
* [[Berserk Button]]: {{spoiler|the death of his lover}}
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* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: While this series is not light hearted, his actions have the potential for far reaching consequences.
* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: While this series is not light hearted, his actions have the potential for far reaching consequences.
* [[Large Ham]]: [[Mood Whiplash|"Now time for the weather. Tiffany?"]]
* [[Large Ham]]: [[Mood Whiplash|"Now time for the weather. Tiffany?"]]
* {{spoiler|[[Not Quite Dead]]: He's baaack.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Not Quite Dead]]: He's baaack.}}
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Sincerely cares about [[Morality Pet|Talbot]].
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Sincerely cares about [[Morality Pet|Talbot]].
* [[Social Darwinist]]: He makes the subjugation of humans sound down right logical.
* [[Social Darwinist]]: He makes the subjugation of humans sound down right logical.
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* [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]: Honestly believes that vampires being in charge would be the best thing for the world in general.
* [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]: Honestly believes that vampires being in charge would be the best thing for the world in general.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: {{spoiler|When Eric kills Talbot.}}
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: {{spoiler|When Eric kills Talbot.}}
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: One possible interpretation of the character. Russell believes that humans are not fit to be stewards of the earth so they should step down from their position as the dominant species and let vampires run things.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: One possible interpretation of the character. Russell believes that humans are not fit to be stewards of the earth so they should step down from their position as the dominant species and let vampires run things.
** Could be seen as a variation of [[Gaia's Vengeance]].
** Could be seen as a variation of [[Gaia's Vengeance]].
* [[Yaoi Guys]]: With Talbot.
* [[Yaoi Guys]]: With Talbot.

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== Cooter ==
=== Cooter ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Grant Bowler}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Grant Bowler}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[All Bikers Are Hells Angels]]: Leader of the ''Fuck You Crew'' a Biker Gang/Werewolf pack loyal to Russell.
* [[All Bikers Are Hells Angels]]: Leader of the ''Fuck You Crew'' a Biker Gang/Werewolf pack loyal to Russell.
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Why Debbie left Alcide for him.
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Why Debbie left Alcide for him.
* [[Beard of Evil|Van Dyke of Evil]]
* [[Beard of Evil|Van Dyke of Evil]]
* [[The Brute]]: To Russell's [[Big Bad]].
* [[The Brute]]: To Russell's [[Big Bad]].
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To Alcide
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To Alcide
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* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Werewolf
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Werewolf

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== Felton Norris ==
=== Felton Norris ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' James Harvey Ward}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' James Harvey Ward}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Abduction Is Love]]
* [[Abduction Is Love]]
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Had one with Crystal and wants to keep it that way.
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Had one with Crystal and wants to keep it that way.
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* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Werepanther
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Werepanther
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== Marnie Stonebrook ==
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Fiona Shaw}}
[[File:Marnie_2083.png|frame|"No one lives forever, not even you!"]]


=== Marnie Stonebrook ===
[[File:Marnie_2083.png|frame|"No one lives forever, not even you!"]]
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Fiona Shaw}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]: Was treated as a freak for much of her life due to her status as a spirit medium.
* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]: Was treated as a freak for much of her life due to her status as a spirit medium.
* [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]: She peacefully passes on into the afterlife after Antonia and Adele convince her to abandon her quest for revenge against the vampires. This makes her the first (and so far, only) season villain to have a happy ending.
* [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]: She peacefully passes on into the afterlife after Antonia and Adele convince her to abandon her quest for revenge against the vampires. This makes her the first (and so far, only) season villain to have a happy ending.
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* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]
* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]
* [[The Fundamentalist]]: For her, those caught in the middle are not even [[Collateral Damage]] but [[Les Collaborateurs]] to vampires.
* [[The Fundamentalist]]: For her, those caught in the middle are not even [[Collateral Damage]] but [[Les Collaborateurs]] to vampires.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Ironically, Fiona Shaw is perhaps best known for playing [[Harry Potter|Harry Potter's]] magic-hating aunt Petunia.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Ironically, Fiona Shaw is perhaps best known for playing [[Harry Potter|Harry Potter's]] magic-hating aunt Petunia.
* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: The reason she talked to the dead was because they were her only friends. She was shunned by other people all her life because of her powers.
* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: The reason she talked to the dead was because they were her only friends. She was shunned by other people all her life because of her powers.
* [[I See Dead People]]: Her most consistent ability when she's not possessed. Apparently, constantly hearing the voices of the dead contributed to her neurotic mental state.
* [[I See Dead People]]: Her most consistent ability when she's not possessed. Apparently, constantly hearing the voices of the dead contributed to her neurotic mental state.
* [[Informed Loner]]: She claimed to be a lifelong outcast despite leading a coven that loved her (until she she started going off the deep end) and considered Holly and Jesus personal friends.
* [[Informed Loner]]: She claimed to be a lifelong outcast despite leading a coven that loved her (until she she started going off the deep end) and considered Holly and Jesus personal friends.
* [[Inept Mage]]: Her powers are pretty hit-or-miss unless she's being possessed by Antonia.
* [[Inept Mage]]: Her powers are pretty hit-or-miss unless she's being possessed by Antonia.
* [[Necromancer]]: The reason the vampires see her as a threat--with the power to control the dead, she could potentially control them too.
* [[Necromancer]]: The reason the vampires see her as a threat--with the power to control the dead, she could potentially control them too.
* [[The Power of the Sun]]: The magical barrier she erects around her shop harnesses the power of the sun, killing any vampire that touches it.
* [[The Power of the Sun]]: The magical barrier she erects around her shop harnesses the power of the sun, killing any vampire that touches it.
* [[Powers Via Possession]]
* [[Powers Via Possession]]
* [[Soul Power]]
* [[Soul Power]]
* [[Sympathetic Murderer]]: The show doesn't paint her murderous actions in a positive light, but the motive behind them is treated much more tragically.
* [[Sympathetic Murderer]]: The show doesn't paint her murderous actions in a positive light, but the motive behind them is treated much more tragically.
* [[Start of Darkness]]: While it's hinted that she was a bit mentally unstable all along, she bears no nefarious intentions until after the vampires antagonize her and Antonia shows her visions of the witches' persecution during the Inquisition.
* [[Start of Darkness]]: While it's hinted that she was a bit mentally unstable all along, she bears no nefarious intentions until after the vampires antagonize her and Antonia shows her visions of the witches' persecution during the Inquisition.
* [[Sympathy for the Devil]]: Sookie tries to win her over by telling her that she understands how it feels to be ostracized and picked on. This seems to reach Marnie, until Bill challenges her to come out by calling her a coward. In the finale, she is also portrayed in a very sympathetic light as Antonia and Adele convince her to abandon her quest for revenge so she can be at peace.
* [[Sympathy for the Devil]]: Sookie tries to win her over by telling her that she understands how it feels to be ostracized and picked on. This seems to reach Marnie, until Bill challenges her to come out by calling her a coward. In the finale, she is also portrayed in a very sympathetic light as Antonia and Adele convince her to abandon her quest for revenge so she can be at peace.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Her downfall can be traced directly to her not knowing what "cauterize" means. As in, Jesus and Lafayette grabbed a few vials of herbs saying they were going to "cauterize" the wounds of the girl Marnie stabbed, even though it simply means burning a wound to seal it.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Her downfall can be traced directly to her not knowing what "cauterize" means. As in, Jesus and Lafayette grabbed a few vials of herbs saying they were going to "cauterize" the wounds of the girl Marnie stabbed, even though it simply means burning a wound to seal it.
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* [[Willing Channeler]]: She allows Antonia to possess her in order to protect herself and her coven from the vampires.
* [[Willing Channeler]]: She allows Antonia to possess her in order to protect herself and her coven from the vampires.
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: It's implied at various points throughout the season and finally stated in "Soul of Fire" that Marnie is acting out because she perceives herself as everyone's punching bag and is using Antonia's power as a means to lash out and assert herself. This hardly justifies her actions, but it at least makes them somewhat more understandable. There's also the fact that she was originally just a lonely old woman, who turned to necromancy because she couldn't find meaningful relationships among the living. If the vampires had just left her alone, she would never have become their enemy, but instead they attacked her based on the possibility that she might one day pose a threat to them.
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: It's implied at various points throughout the season and finally stated in "Soul of Fire" that Marnie is acting out because she perceives herself as everyone's punching bag and is using Antonia's power as a means to lash out and assert herself. This hardly justifies her actions, but it at least makes them somewhat more understandable. There's also the fact that she was originally just a lonely old woman, who turned to necromancy because she couldn't find meaningful relationships among the living. If the vampires had just left her alone, she would never have become their enemy, but instead they attacked her based on the possibility that she might one day pose a threat to them.
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== Antonia Gavilán de Logroño ==
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Paola Turbay & Fiona Shaw}}
[[File:Antonia_1705.png|frame|"The only thing immortal is the human spirit."]]


=== Antonia Gavilán de Logroño ===
[[File:Antonia_1705.png|frame|"The only thing immortal is the human spirit."]]
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Paola Turbay & Fiona Shaw}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* {{spoiler|[[And I Must Scream]] : When Marnie forces her to stay. Believe it or not, [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Jesus saves her]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[And I Must Scream]] : When Marnie forces her to stay. Believe it or not, [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Jesus saves her]].}}
* [[Big Bad]]: Shares this role with Marnie.
* [[Big Bad]]: Shares this role with Marnie.
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: She speaks in archaic Spanish.
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: She speaks in archaic Spanish.
* [[Burn the Witch|Burn the Witch!]]: She was burnt at the stake by the Catholic Church, which the vampires had a hand in.
* [[Burn the Witch|Burn the Witch!]]: She was burnt at the stake by the Catholic Church, which the vampires had a hand in.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: {{spoiler|She refuses to make innocents (read: humans) suffer}}
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: {{spoiler|She refuses to make innocents (read: humans) suffer}}
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* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Her hatred of vampires is entirely justified, considering the rape and torture she endured at their hands.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Her hatred of vampires is entirely justified, considering the rape and torture she endured at their hands.
* [[The Man Behind the Man|The Witch Behind the Witch]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. It seemed this way at first, but when Antonia started getting second thoughts after what happened at the festival, it was Marnie who convinced her to stay.}}
* [[The Man Behind the Man|The Witch Behind the Witch]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. It seemed this way at first, but when Antonia started getting second thoughts after what happened at the festival, it was Marnie who convinced her to stay.}}

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== Marcus Bozeman ==
=== Marcus Bozeman ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Dan Buran}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Dan Buran}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Backstab Backfire]]
* [[Backstab Backfire]]
* [[Crazy Jealous Guy]]: He's {{spoiler|Luna's ex-husband.}}
* [[Crazy Jealous Guy]]: He's {{spoiler|Luna's ex-husband.}}
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* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]
* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]


== [[Other Humans]] ==
== Other Humans ==


== Sheriff Bud Dearborne ==
=== Sheriff Bud Dearborne ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' William Sanderson}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' William Sanderson}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[By-The-Book Cop]]
* [[By-The-Book Cop]]
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: He retires from being the sheriff and is never seen again. Odd as it was made apparent he wasn't going to be leaving town any time soon.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: He retires from being the sheriff and is never seen again. Odd as it was made apparent he wasn't going to be leaving town any time soon.
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* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]
* [[The Sheriff]]: Literally
* [[The Sheriff]]: Literally

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== Hoyt Fortynberry ==
=== Hoyt Fortynberry ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Jim Parrack}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Jim Parrack}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Ascended Extra]]
* [[Ascended Extra]]
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* [[Nice Guy]]: He really is nice.
* [[Nice Guy]]: He really is nice.
* [[Only Sane Man]]
* [[Only Sane Man]]

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== Sheriff Andy Bellefleur ==
=== Sheriff Andy Bellefleur ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Chris Bauer}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Chris Bauer}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[By-The-Book Cop]]
* [[By-The-Book Cop]]
* [[Bad Cop, Incompetent Cop]]: Though it seems to fluctuate by varying degrees.
* [[Bad Cop, Incompetent Cop]]: Though it seems to fluctuate by varying degrees.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: In season 2 and 4 especially.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: In season 2 and 4 especially.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]
* [[Cynical Mentor]]: To Jason. He really doesn't want to take Jason under his wing, but he sees the advantage to having a young, really athletic guy to run down all the crazies showing up in Bon Temps lately. That and he just [[Pet the Dog|feels bad for him.]]
* [[Cynical Mentor]]: To Jason. He really doesn't want to take Jason under his wing, but he sees the advantage to having a young, really athletic guy to run down all the crazies showing up in Bon Temps lately. That and he just [[Pet the Dog|feels bad for him.]]
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* [[Properly Paranoid]]: Often looks insane just because he's one of the few people who actually know what's going on.
* [[Properly Paranoid]]: Often looks insane just because he's one of the few people who actually know what's going on.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: From time to time though not at all so far in season 4.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: From time to time though not at all so far in season 4.

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== Terry Bellefleur ==
=== Terry Bellefleur ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Todd Lowe}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Todd Lowe}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Usually seems to have difficulty just functioning but, when the situation calls for it, shows that he is one of the most competent characters in the supporting cast.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Usually seems to have difficulty just functioning but, when the situation calls for it, shows that he is one of the most competent characters in the supporting cast.
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Calling Sam out, actually, for transforming into a [[Jerkass]]
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Calling Sam out, actually, for transforming into a [[Jerkass]]
** Does this repeatedly with to his cousin Andy.
** Does this repeatedly with to his cousin Andy.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: A rather laid-back but definite example, seen by others as such due to being a...
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: A rather laid-back but definite example, seen by others as such due to being a...
** [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: He got back from Iraq.
** [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: He got back from Iraq.
* [[Kick the Dog|The Dog]]: Often, when the writers want to get the point across that a charcter is being a complete [[Jerkass]], they do so by having that character be mean to Terry.
* [[Kick the Dog|The Dog]]: Often, when the writers want to get the point across that a charcter is being a complete [[Jerkass]], they do so by having that character be mean to Terry.
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* [[Properly Paranoid]]: He often has a vague suspicion that something is wrong when something really is wrong, only to be falsely reasured that everything is ok by someone who knows for a fact that there's a problem but wishes conceal said problem.
* [[Properly Paranoid]]: He often has a vague suspicion that something is wrong when something really is wrong, only to be falsely reasured that everything is ok by someone who knows for a fact that there's a problem but wishes conceal said problem.
** On more than one occasion he's been the first person to notice a problem.
** On more than one occasion he's been the first person to notice a problem.

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== Arlene Bellefleur (nee Fowler) ==
=== Arlene Bellefleur (nee Fowler) ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Carrie Preston}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Carrie Preston}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Fatal Attractor]]: Her last Love interest was a [[Serial Killer]] and we don't know about her ex-husbands but they must be exes for a reason.
* [[Fatal Attractor]]: Her last Love interest was a [[Serial Killer]] and we don't know about her ex-husbands but they must be exes for a reason.
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* [[So I Married an Axe Murderer]]: Almost. She was engaged to Rene before [[The Reveal]].
* [[So I Married an Axe Murderer]]: Almost. She was engaged to Rene before [[The Reveal]].
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: She's a divorced mom with two kids who just can't seem to catch a break.
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: She's a divorced mom with two kids who just can't seem to catch a break.

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== Lettie Mae Thornton ==
=== Lettie Mae Thornton ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Adina Porter}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Adina Porter}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Abusive Parents|Abusive Parent]]
* [[Abusive Parents|Abusive Parent]]
* [[Alcoholic Parent]]
* [[Alcoholic Parent]]
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: Granted, we see the bitch first. But as soon as her 'demon' is gone, she's going to church in fancy hats and looking down on her daughter...whom she mercilessly abused.
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: Granted, we see the bitch first. But as soon as her 'demon' is gone, she's going to church in fancy hats and looking down on her daughter...whom she mercilessly abused.
* [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]]
* [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]]
* [[The Fundamentalist]]
* [[The Fundamentalist]]
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* [[Hot for Preacher]]
* [[Hot for Preacher]]
* [[Never My Fault]]
* [[Never My Fault]]

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== Amy Burley ==
=== Amy Burley ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Lizzy Caplan}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Lizzy Caplan}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Death Is Dramatic]]: Her death is pretty important to the plot, is it give evidence for Jason [[Mistaken for Murderer|as the murderer]]
* [[Death Is Dramatic]]: Her death is pretty important to the plot, is it give evidence for Jason [[Mistaken for Murderer|as the murderer]]
* [[Functional Addict]]: At first, then we really see how far she's willing to go to fulfill her addiction.
* [[Functional Addict]]: At first, then we really see how far she's willing to go to fulfill her addiction.
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* [[Mysterious Past]]: We really have no idea why she was hanging around Bon Temps in the first place, or if anything she said about her past was true.
* [[Mysterious Past]]: We really have no idea why she was hanging around Bon Temps in the first place, or if anything she said about her past was true.
* [[The Sociopath]]: She exhibits all the symptoms.
* [[The Sociopath]]: She exhibits all the symptoms.

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== Sarah Newlin ==
=== Sarah Newlin ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Anna Camp}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Anna Camp}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Blonde Republican Sex Kitten]]
* [[Blonde Republican Sex Kitten]]
* [[Dumb Blonde]]
* [[Dumb Blonde]]
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Her sister was killed by vampires when they were both crusading for vamp equal rights.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Her sister was killed by vampires when they were both crusading for vamp equal rights.
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]

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== Jesus Velasquez ==
=== Jesus Velasquez ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Kevin Alejandro}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Kevin Alejandro}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Beta Couple]]: With Lafayette
* [[Beta Couple]]: With Lafayette
* [[Blood Magic]]
* [[Blood Magic]]
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* [[Ethnic Magician]]: He was trained as a witch by his grandfather.
* [[Ethnic Magician]]: He was trained as a witch by his grandfather.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]: He's a nurse working at the psychiatric center where Lafayette's mom lives. And he's hot.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]: He's a nurse working at the psychiatric center where Lafayette's mom lives. And he's hot.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Blood magic or no blood magic, he's one of the few members of the cast who is consistently kind, loving, and compassionate. {{spoiler|He then allows himself to be sacrificed in the hopes that doing so will keep a then-possessed Lafayette from being harmed. And then he returns as a spirit, still just as full of love and compassion as ever.}}
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Blood magic or no blood magic, he's one of the few members of the cast who is consistently kind, loving, and compassionate. {{spoiler|He then allows himself to be sacrificed in the hopes that doing so will keep a then-possessed Lafayette from being harmed. And then he returns as a spirit, still just as full of love and compassion as ever.}}
* [[Sexy Mentor]]: He is trying to get Lafayette to use his powers as a medium.
* [[Sexy Mentor]]: He is trying to get Lafayette to use his powers as a medium.
* [[Straight Gay]]: You wouldn't know he's gay unless he's making out with Lafayette.
* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]: You wouldn't know he's gay unless he's making out with Lafayette.
* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: Actually a threefer, being gay, Latino, and Wiccan.
* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: Actually a threefer, being gay, Latino, and Wiccan.

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== "Eggs" Benedict Talley ==
=== "Eggs" Benedict Talley ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Mechad Brooks}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Mechad Brooks}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]
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* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Nice Guy]]


== [[Other Vampires]] ==
== Other Vampires ==


== Godric ==
=== Godric ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Allan Hyde}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Allan Hyde}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[The Atoner]]
* [[The Atoner]]
* [[Blood Knight]]: Appears to have been something like this in the past, considering he turned Eric after seeing his magnificent fighting abilities.
* [[Blood Knight]]: Appears to have been something like this in the past, considering he turned Eric after seeing his magnificent fighting abilities.
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* [[Weakened by the Light]]: {{spoiler|Killed by it actually. And on purpose.}}
* [[Weakened by the Light]]: {{spoiler|Killed by it actually. And on purpose.}}
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Not Godric.
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Not Godric.

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== Queen Sophie-Ann Leclerq ==
=== Queen Sophie-Ann Leclerq ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' [[Evan Rachel Wood]]}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' [[Evan Rachel Wood]]}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|Bunny Ears Queen]]: Nan Flanagan may hate her guts, but she proves to be quite knowledgeable, seeing as she identified {{spoiler|Maryann as a maenad}} and {{spoiler|Sookie as a fairy}}.
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|Bunny Ears Queen]]: Nan Flanagan may hate her guts, but she proves to be quite knowledgeable, seeing as she identified {{spoiler|Maryann as a maenad}} and {{spoiler|Sookie as a fairy}}.
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* [[Shipper on Deck]]: She sees [[Foe Yay]] between Bill & Eric, and gives this advice to Bill: "All this alpha-male posturing. Why don't the two of you just fuck each other and get it over with? I could watch".
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: She sees [[Foe Yay]] between Bill & Eric, and gives this advice to Bill: "All this alpha-male posturing. Why don't the two of you just fuck each other and get it over with? I could watch".
* [[Yaoi Fangirl]]: See the above quote.
* [[Yaoi Fangirl]]: See the above quote.

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== Talbot ==
=== Talbot ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Theo Alexander}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Theo Alexander}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Camp Gay]]: ''Good God'', Talbot, could you be anymore gay?.
* [[Camp Gay]]: ''Good God'', Talbot, could you be anymore gay?.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Is most loved by fans of the show for the cutting, sarcastic insults he levels at those around him.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Is most loved by fans of the show for the cutting, sarcastic insults he levels at those around him.
* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]: Refers to Tara as a 'dusky little blood-beast'.
* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]: Refers to Tara as a 'dusky little blood-beast'.
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Seems dead set on treating blood as though it were human food.
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Seems dead set on treating blood as though it were human food.
* [[Morality Pet]]
* [[Morality Pet]]
* [[Trophy Wife]]
* [[Trophy Wife]]
* [[Uke]]: In a way. He may complain about the decisions Russell makes, but ultimately is submissive to him.
* [[Uke]]: In a way. He may complain about the decisions Russell makes, but ultimately is submissive to him.
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== Magnus, the Magister ==
=== Magnus, the Magister ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' [[Zeljko Ivanek]]}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' [[Željko Ivanek]]}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Badass Boast]]: "Do you question my authority? I am the Magister. I was trained in the Inquisition and I am the adjudicator for every vampire territory in North America! As the humans say - the humans that you love more than your own kind - back your shit down!"
* [[Badass Boast]]: "Do you question my authority? I am the Magister. I was trained in the Inquisition and I am the adjudicator for every vampire territory in North America! As the humans say - the humans that you love more than your own kind - back your shit down!"
* [[Bald of Evil]]
* [[Bald of Evil]]
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* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Torture Technician]]
* [[Torture Technician]]

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== Nan Flanagan ==
=== Nan Flanagan ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Jessica Tuck}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Jessica Tuck}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[The Baroness]]
* [[The Baroness]]
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]
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* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Well, 816 to be accurate.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Well, 816 to be accurate.
* [[Woman in Black]]: In private. In her public appearances She's the [[Woman in White|Woman in Pink]].
* [[Woman in Black]]: In private. In her public appearances She's the [[Woman in White|Woman in Pink]].
* {{spoiler|[[You Have Failed Me]]: Season 4 finale. Do ''not'' insult Bill's girlfriend.}}
* {{spoiler|[[You Have Failed Me...]]: Season 4 finale. Do ''not'' insult Bill's girlfriend.}}


== Other Non-Humans ==


== [[Other Non-Humans]] ==
=== Crystal Norris ===

== Crystal Norris ==
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Lindsay Pulsipher}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Lindsay Pulsipher}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Abusive Parents]] ''and'' [[Bastard Boyfriend]]
* [[Abusive Parents]] ''and'' [[Bastard Boyfriend]]
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: To her {{spoiler|[[Brother-Sister Incest|half brother]].}}
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: To her {{spoiler|[[Brother-Sister Incest|half brother]].}}
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* [[Wrong Side of the Tracks]]: Her family is really poor and just plain bad people, and appear to live in this sort of area.
* [[Wrong Side of the Tracks]]: Her family is really poor and just plain bad people, and appear to live in this sort of area.
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Into a [[Catgirl|Black Panther]].
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Into a [[Catgirl|Black Panther]].

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== Tommy Mickens ==
=== Tommy Mickens ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Marshall Allman}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Marshall Allman}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Abusive Parents]]: His parents made him transform into a dog and win dogfights for money, which they blew on alcohol.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: His parents made him transform into a dog and win dogfights for money, which they blew on alcohol.
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Actor Marshall Allman is in his late 20's.
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Actor Marshall Allman is in his late 20's.
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* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Self-Made Orphan]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Self-Made Orphan]]}}

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== Luna Garza ==
=== Luna Garza ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Janina Gavankar}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Janina Gavankar}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Not that it stands out so much in this show...
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Not that it stands out so much in this show...
* [[Hot Mom]]
* [[Hot Mom]]
* [[Spicy Latina]]
* [[Spicy Latina]]
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: [[Animorphism]].
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: [[Animorphism]].

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== Maurella ==
=== Maurella ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Kristina Anapau}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Kristina Anapau}}
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Will probably be far more relevant in Season five
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Will probably be far more relevant in Season five
* [[Magical Girlfriend]]: to Andy
* [[Magical Girlfriend]]: to Andy
* [[Meet Cute]]: with Andy. {{spoiler|Except she is [[Manipulative Bitch|faking innocence]].}}
* [[Meet Cute]]: with Andy. {{spoiler|Except she is [[Manipulative Bitch|faking innocence]].}}


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Characters from True Blood include:

Main Characters

Sookie Stackhouse

"I didn't have any say about being normal. We're born the way were are."
Played By: Anna Paquin

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

William "Bill" Compton

"Vampires have often found it advantageous to maintain a hidden presence in humanity's most powerful institutions and in the 1600's, that was the Catholic Church and today, as you all know, it's Google and Fox News."
Played By:Stephen Moyer

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Anti-Hero: Type III
  • Badass: Not as much so as other characters, but he's a vampire, it's kind of impossible to be a non-badass vampire.
  • Berserk Button: SOOKIEEE
  • Beware the Nice Ones: Originally seemed like a quiet vampire who wanted to mainstream. later revealed to be an agent of the Queen of Louisiana sent to seduce Sookie . Not only that he was actually a Double Agent working for the Authority the whole time.
  • Character Development: Spent first three seasons with Sookie as his top piority. In season four ends up a King. Spends more time focusing on protecting his people from a threat from a ticked of Witch and bonding with his daughter. His home also got an upgrade.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Is this after becoming vampire king of Louisiana."Spellbound" is a good example:

Bill:Ms Fortenberry
Mrs Fortenberry:Vampire Bill
Mrs Fortenberry:Did you know that Beulah Carter was a vampire?
Bill:Because all of us vampires know each other?

Eric Northman

"Tru Blood...it keeps you alive, but it will bore you to death."
Played By: Alexander Skarsgard

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Tara Thornton

"Race may not be the hot-button issue it once was, but it's still a button you can push on people."
Played By: Rutina Wesley

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Sam Merlotte

Played By: Sam Trammell

"I spent my whole life either running away from people or pinning my hopes on somebody I can't have. I'm done with that."

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Lafayette Reynolds

Played By: Nelsen Ellis

"Excuse me, who ordered the hamburger with AIDS?"

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Jason Stackhouse

Played By: Ryan Kwanten

"Never really thought I was smart enough to get depressed."

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • The Ace: He's not really one, but to The Fellowship of the Sun he definitely is.
  • Always Someone Better: To Luke, the fanatical Soldier of the Sun.
  • Brainless Beauty
  • Big Brother Instinct: Really to any woman, one of his better points.
  • Cartwright Curse: Every woman he had slept with onscreen in the first season died.
  • Chew Toy
  • Chick Magnet
  • Casanova
  • Clear My Name: Mistaken for Murderer in season 1.
  • Digging Yourself Deeper: When he admitted to Hoyt that he slept with Jessica (albeit after Jess and Hoyt broke up), Hoyt heartbreakingly asks, "How?" Jason, being Jason, responded by listing all the positions they had sex in. Hoyt promptly punches him in the face before clarifying what he meant.
  • Dumb Blonde
  • Mr. Fanservice
  • Genius Bruiser
  • Homoerotic Dream: A rather tame (and short) one with Eddie in the second season.
    • Another one in season 4 when he began to fantasize about Jessica after drinking her blood; sometime during the dream, though, Jessica becomes Hoyt.
  • I Just Want to Be Special: He's actually disappointed when it turned out that he wouldn't turn into a werepanther after all, following his ordeal in Hotshot.
  • Improbable Aiming Skills
  • Jerkass: In the early episodes mainly.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold
  • Rape Is Okay When Its Female On Male: He seems to think this way. In one of the graphic novels, Jason reveals that he had an affair with one of his teachers in high school. While Sookie and Tara are horrified that an older woman took sexual advantage of him, Jason himself was more upset that the teacher's son--a close friend of his at the time--caught them, destroying the friendship.
    • Averted in Season 4, where he's horrifyingly gang-raped by the women of Hotshot.
    • Writer Alan Ball seemed to play it straight, implying that Jason's gangrape was some kind of comeuppance due to his years of womanizing. Needless to say, this drew sharp criticism.
  • Really Gets Around
  • Too Dumb to Live: It runs in the family. Although with Jason, it's played for laughs.
  • Took a Level in Badass: After being trained by the Fellowship of the Sun and becoming a cop. He's still often too stupid to really put it to good use, though.
  • Unknown Rival: Luke. Not that Jason wasn't really aware with it he just didn't play along.

Jessica Hamby

Played By: Deborah Ann Woll

"No more rules... I'm a vampire!"

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Pam Swynford de Beaufort

Played By: Kristen Bauer

"Blah, blah, vampire emergency, blah."

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Alcide Herveaux

Played By: Joe Manganiello

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Marcus: You're about 6'6 and you're wider than a door

Villains

Rene Lenier

Played By: Michael Raymond-James

Rene Lenier

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Maryann Forrester

Played By: Michelle Forbes

"Go, flourish and don't ever say 'no' to yourself."

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Rev. Steve Newlin

Played By: Michael McMillan

"The war has begun, you evil whore of Satan!"

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Big Bad Wannabe: He manages to be a significant threat, but most of his villainous accomplishments against the vampires he hates are lucky shots or just plain given to him. Compared to the other Big Bads of the show, he's pathetic.
  • Bus Crash: Died offscreen between seasons 3 and 4.
    • Not yet proven, he could simply be hiding. Given The Fellowship of the Sun's past tactics, faking his death would not be that much of a stretch.
      • Okay, technically, he did die but he got better. Or turned into a vampire, if you consider that better.
  • Church Militant of a Corrupt Church: The Fellowship of the Sun, who want to eradicate all Vampires and don't particularly like anyone who associates with them either.
  • Domestic Abuser: Appears to mostly psychologically abuse it wife, rather than physically do so. This results in his wife cheating on him, and leads to a divorce.
  • Fantastic Racism: He hates vampires, mostly on account of his family, including his father who was also a pastor being killed by them.
  • Foe Yay / Ho Yay: With Jason, oh so much.
  • He Who Fights Monsters
  • Karmic Transformation
  • Sinister Minister
  • Southern Gentleman: The fact that he's a Southern Preacher invariably means he will also be this.
  • You Fail Logic Forever: See above.

Lorena Krasiki

Played By: Mariana Klaveno

"I may not be able to make you feel for me. But I will make you feel."

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Debbie Pelt

Played By: Brit Morgan

Debbie Pelt

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Debbie: (to Sookie) Would you like a Vienna Sausage?

Sookie: Get out of my house, bitch!
Debbie: Fuck you!

Franklin Mott

Played By: James Frain

"Don't scream. It's an ugly, ugly sound."

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Russell Edgington

Played By: Denis O'Hare

"Mine is the true face of vampire!"

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Cooter

Played By: Grant Bowler

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Felton Norris

Played By: James Harvey Ward

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Marnie Stonebrook

"No one lives forever, not even you!"

Played By: Fiona Shaw

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • All of the Other Reindeer: Was treated as a freak for much of her life due to her status as a spirit medium.
  • Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: She peacefully passes on into the afterlife after Antonia and Adele convince her to abandon her quest for revenge against the vampires. This makes her the first (and so far, only) season villain to have a happy ending.
  • Berserk Button: Being bullied and threatened by others. It seems those years of feeling like an outcast and a misfit eventually ate away at her psyche; she's homicidal and vengeful toward anyone who attacks her.
  • Big Bad: Of season four.
  • Blood Magic: Occasionally seen cutting herself in an attempt to invoke Antonia.
  • Bullying a Dragon: Sort of. The vampires attacked her because her practices meant she had the potential to one day act against them. And since being oppressed is her berserk button, that's exactly what made her snap and start her genocidal crusade against them in the first place.
  • Demonic Possession: Subverted. While Antonia was possessing her at first, it eventually became more of a melding of consciousness before culminating in Marnie actually binding Antonia and gaining full control of her powers. Also, after her death, Marnie possesses Lafayette.
  • From Nobody to Nightmare
  • The Fundamentalist: For her, those caught in the middle are not even Collateral Damage but Les Collaborateurs to vampires.
  • Hey, It's That Guy!: Ironically, Fiona Shaw is perhaps best known for playing Harry Potter's magic-hating aunt Petunia.
  • I Just Want to Have Friends: The reason she talked to the dead was because they were her only friends. She was shunned by other people all her life because of her powers.
  • I See Dead People: Her most consistent ability when she's not possessed. Apparently, constantly hearing the voices of the dead contributed to her neurotic mental state.
  • Informed Loner: She claimed to be a lifelong outcast despite leading a coven that loved her (until she she started going off the deep end) and considered Holly and Jesus personal friends.
  • Inept Mage: Her powers are pretty hit-or-miss unless she's being possessed by Antonia.
  • Necromancer: The reason the vampires see her as a threat--with the power to control the dead, she could potentially control them too.
  • The Power of the Sun: The magical barrier she erects around her shop harnesses the power of the sun, killing any vampire that touches it.
  • Powers Via Possession
  • Soul Power
  • Sympathetic Murderer: The show doesn't paint her murderous actions in a positive light, but the motive behind them is treated much more tragically.
  • Start of Darkness: While it's hinted that she was a bit mentally unstable all along, she bears no nefarious intentions until after the vampires antagonize her and Antonia shows her visions of the witches' persecution during the Inquisition.
  • Sympathy for the Devil: Sookie tries to win her over by telling her that she understands how it feels to be ostracized and picked on. This seems to reach Marnie, until Bill challenges her to come out by calling her a coward. In the finale, she is also portrayed in a very sympathetic light as Antonia and Adele convince her to abandon her quest for revenge so she can be at peace.
  • Too Dumb to Live: Her downfall can be traced directly to her not knowing what "cauterize" means. As in, Jesus and Lafayette grabbed a few vials of herbs saying they were going to "cauterize" the wounds of the girl Marnie stabbed, even though it simply means burning a wound to seal it.
  • Wicca: Although many of her practices go against some of Wicca's fundamental ethics.
  • Willing Channeler: She allows Antonia to possess her in order to protect herself and her coven from the vampires.
  • Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: It's implied at various points throughout the season and finally stated in "Soul of Fire" that Marnie is acting out because she perceives herself as everyone's punching bag and is using Antonia's power as a means to lash out and assert herself. This hardly justifies her actions, but it at least makes them somewhat more understandable. There's also the fact that she was originally just a lonely old woman, who turned to necromancy because she couldn't find meaningful relationships among the living. If the vampires had just left her alone, she would never have become their enemy, but instead they attacked her based on the possibility that she might one day pose a threat to them.

Antonia Gavilán de Logroño

"The only thing immortal is the human spirit."

Played By: Paola Turbay & Fiona Shaw

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • And I Must Scream : When Marnie forces her to stay. Believe it or not, Jesus saves her.
  • Big Bad: Shares this role with Marnie.
  • Bilingual Bonus: She speaks in archaic Spanish.
  • Burn the Witch!: She was burnt at the stake by the Catholic Church, which the vampires had a hand in.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: She refuses to make innocents (read: humans) suffer
  • Ghostly Goals: Revenge against the vampires for her torture, rape and murder.
  • Heel Face Turn: In the last episode of season 4, she saves Bill and Eric from being burned alive by Marnie. Her justification is that (1) she realized that violence only spawns more violence, (2) Marnie is insane, and (3) she would rather pass on peacefully to the afterlife than remain as a wraith for all eternity.
  • The Medic: When she was alive, she primarily used her magic to heal the sick in her village, and worked as a midwife.
  • My God, What Have I Done?: Antonia after witnessing the injured and dead people following the attack on the Festival of Tolerance.
  • Necromancer
  • New Powers as the Plot Demands: In the flashback scenes of her death, she can't manage to fight off a small group of vampires. Then, in the present, she wipes Eric's mind. Then she mind controls a vampire. Then several vampires. Now she can apparently teleport and set up nearly impenetrable force fields as well.
  • Rape as Drama
  • She Who Fights Monsters
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist: Her hatred of vampires is entirely justified, considering the rape and torture she endured at their hands.
  • The Witch Behind the Witch: Subverted. It seemed this way at first, but when Antonia started getting second thoughts after what happened at the festival, it was Marnie who convinced her to stay.

Marcus Bozeman

Played By: Dan Buran

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Other Humans

Sheriff Bud Dearborne

Played By: William Sanderson

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Hoyt Fortynberry

Played By: Jim Parrack

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Sheriff Andy Bellefleur

Played By: Chris Bauer

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Terry Bellefleur

Played By: Todd Lowe

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Usually seems to have difficulty just functioning but, when the situation calls for it, shows that he is one of the most competent characters in the supporting cast.
  • Calling the Old Man Out: Calling Sam out, actually, for transforming into a Jerkass
    • Does this repeatedly with to his cousin Andy.
  • Cloudcuckoolander: A rather laid-back but definite example, seen by others as such due to being a...
  • The Dog: Often, when the writers want to get the point across that a charcter is being a complete Jerkass, they do so by having that character be mean to Terry.
  • Heartwarming Moments: Because he's pretty much the only person on the show who has nothing but good intentions 100% of the time, he provides a lot of these.
    • Even when being mind controlled by Maryanne, he still remembered that Arlene is his "Special Lady" and went out of his way to keep her from getting hurt.
  • Nice Guy
  • Properly Paranoid: He often has a vague suspicion that something is wrong when something really is wrong, only to be falsely reasured that everything is ok by someone who knows for a fact that there's a problem but wishes conceal said problem.
    • On more than one occasion he's been the first person to notice a problem.

Arlene Bellefleur (nee Fowler)

Played By: Carrie Preston

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Lettie Mae Thornton

Played By: Adina Porter

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Amy Burley

Played By: Lizzy Caplan

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Sarah Newlin

Played By: Anna Camp

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Jesus Velasquez

Played By: Kevin Alejandro

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Beta Couple: With Lafayette
  • Blood Magic
  • Bury Your Gays: He's Killed Off for Real in the fourth season finale, though it's implied that he might be hanging around as a ghost in the fifth.
  • Ethnic Magician: He was trained as a witch by his grandfather.
  • Hospital Hottie: He's a nurse working at the psychiatric center where Lafayette's mom lives. And he's hot.
  • Meaningful Name: Blood magic or no blood magic, he's one of the few members of the cast who is consistently kind, loving, and compassionate. He then allows himself to be sacrificed in the hopes that doing so will keep a then-possessed Lafayette from being harmed. And then he returns as a spirit, still just as full of love and compassion as ever.
  • Sexy Mentor: He is trying to get Lafayette to use his powers as a medium.
  • Invisible to Gaydar: You wouldn't know he's gay unless he's making out with Lafayette.
  • Twofer Token Minority: Actually a threefer, being gay, Latino, and Wiccan.

"Eggs" Benedict Talley

Played By: Mechad Brooks

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Other Vampires

Godric

Played By: Allan Hyde

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Queen Sophie-Ann Leclerq

Played By: Evan Rachel Wood

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Talbot

Played By: Theo Alexander

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Magnus, the Magister

Played By: Željko Ivanek

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Nan Flanagan

Played By: Jessica Tuck

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Other Non-Humans

Crystal Norris

Played By: Lindsay Pulsipher

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Tommy Mickens

Played By: Marshall Allman

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Luna Garza

Played By: Janina Gavankar

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Maurella

Played By: Kristina Anapau

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
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