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* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: {{spoiler|Selene used one to slice Viktor's head in two.}}
** Subverted in ''Evolution'' when Selene uses a {{spoiler|downed helicopter's propeller to kill Marcus.}}
* [[Action Girl]]: Although, creator Len Wiseman instructed Kate Beckinsale not to use [[The Terminator|Sarah Connor]] or [[Alien (Filmfranchise)|Ellen Ripley]] as a basis for her role; but [[LAL.A. Confidential|Officer Bud Wight]] instead.
* [[Anti -Hero]]: Type III.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Of the leather variety. In ''Awakening'' she makes a point to break into a store ''so she can get a new longcoat''. This one isn't made of leather, so she ditches it when she comes across a leather one.
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* [[The Gunslinger]]
* [[Guns Akimbo]]: Her preferred fighting style.
* [[Hell -Bent for Leather]]
* [[Hot Amazon]]
* [[Hot Chick Withwith a Sword]]: Though swords are not her main weapons, she briefly uses one to {{spoiler|chop off Victor's head.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Hot Mom]]}}
* [[Ice Queen]]
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* [[Lady of War]]: Who said gunslinging can't be elegant?
* {{spoiler|[[Mama Bear]]}}: {{spoiler|Though she was surprised to learn she had a daughter, she unsurprisingly becomes very protective of her.}}
* [[LikeaLike a Son to Me|Like A Daughter To Me]]: To Viktor for most of her existence as a vampire, until the events of the first movie.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Selene means "moon".
* [[Not So Stoic]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Promotion to Parent]]}}
* [[Really 700 Years Old|Really 600 Years Old]]
* [[Self -Made Orphan]]: She achieves this trope after she {{spoiler|kills Viktor.}}
* [[Star -Crossed Lovers]]: Selene and Michael, mirroring Lucian and Sonja's romance.
* [[Super Strength]]: {{spoiler|She shoulder-checks a van in the third film and flips it.}}
* [[Violently Protective Girlfriend]]: Hurting or killing Michael can result in Selene decapitating you or having your body ripped to shreds.
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* [[Lego Genetics]] / [[Magic Genetics]]: Michael is the only descendant of Alexander Corvinus who has the same blood type as his, allowing Lucian and Selene to turn him into a vampire/werewolf hybrid.
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Non -Action Guy]]: For the majority of the first movie, until he becomes a [[Hybrid Monster]] and [[Took a Level Inin Badass]].
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: Michael is seemingly {{spoiler|killed by Marcus}}, but is revealed to be alive.
* {{spoiler|[[Promotion to Parent]]}}
* [[Put Onon a Bus]]: In ''Awakening'', Michael is seemingly killed, but revealed to be frozen in Antigen's labs, only to escape and disappear.
* [[Star -Crossed Lovers]]
* [[Transformation Trauma]]
* [[Unfazed Everyman]]: At first, doesn't last long...
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=== Lucian ===
The first Lycan born with [[Our Werewolves Are Different|the ability to turn back into a human]]. Lucian falls in love with Sonja, a vampire, and they become [[Star -Crossed Lovers]]. When Viktor finds out, he has his daughter executed via sunlight, kicking off the war between vampires and lycans. Lucian {{spoiler|fakes his death with help from Kraven}} and spends the next few centuries trying to find a descendant of Alexander Corvinus who has the right blood to create the first [[Hybrid Monster]]. He succeeds in turning Michael into one with help from Selene, {{spoiler|but is gunned down by Kraven.}}
* [[Anti -Villain]]: Type IV. By the end of the first movie, he is a villain only by virtue of being on the opposite side.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass Beard]]
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* [[Big No]]: When Sonja dies.
* [[Evil Brit]]: At first seemed to be, until it turned out he was a good person.
* [[Go Out Withwith a Smile]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Michael Sheen]]
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* [[Papa Wolf]]: Literally.
* [[Patrick Stewart Speech]]: His speech to his fellow lycan slaves fits this trope.
* [[Punctuated! forFor! Emphasis!]]:
** "WE CAN BE SLAVES, OR WE CAN BE LYCANS!"
** "I'LL KILL YOU! ALL OF YOU!!!"
* [[Well -Intentioned Extremist]]: Lucian has killed generations of Alexander's descendants to find one whose blood can mix both werewolf and vampire blood, in order to avenge his dead lover and unborn child.
 
=== Viktor ===
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* [[Delayed Causality]]: {{spoiler|Viktor's death invokes this trope, which Viktor staring blankly at Selene before the top part of his head slips off.}}
* [[Diagonal Cut]]: {{spoiler|His cause of death.}}
* [[Dual -Wielding]]: After losing his sword he whips out a pair of hidden daggers from his sleeves.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Viktor despises the werewolves, and considers a hybrid to be an abomination.
* [[Hidden in Plain Sight]]: Viktor hid the keys for William's tomb in plain sight, one being a necklace owned by Sonja, and the second {{spoiler|hidden ''inside'' his own body.}}
* [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]] / [[Idiot Ball]]: Viktor's plans keep coming back to hit him in the face. He creates an army of lycans; they rebel. He kills Sonja and her child; Lucian makes a new hybrid. He turns Selene into a vampire; she {{spoiler|kills him}}. What a tangled web we weave.
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]
* [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad]]: Sonja and Selene both suffer this. Viktor is shown to be devastated by having to kill Sonja.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Viktor managed to fool all the vampires into thinking that ''he'' is the first vampire in existance, imprisoned William in prison for all time and went to extra lengths to ensure Marcus couldn't stop him - which failed ''spectacularly''.
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* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[The Starscream]]: To Marcus.
* [[Well -Intentioned Extremist]]: In his view, everything he did was to protect the species and the coven.
 
=== Amelia ===
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* [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[Dark Chick]]
* [[Doomed Byby Canon]]
* [[Lady of War]]
 
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* [[Genetic Memory]]: He can see the memories of others by drinking their blood. Selene, Kraven and Andreas Tanis all become victims to his ability. However, this is revealed to be a trait of all vampires by ''Rise of the Lycans''.
* [[Helicopter Blender]]: {{spoiler|Selene pushes him into the spinning blades of a downed helicopter.}}
* [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad|I Hate You Immortal Dad]]
* [[Lineage Comes From the Father]]
* [[Self -Made Orphan]]: {{spoiler|Kills his father, Alexander Corvinus, claiming that a [[A God Am I|God]] has no father.}}
* [[Sibling Team]]: Marcus and William.
 
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* [[Big Badass Wolf]]
* [[The Dragon]]: To Marcus.
* {{spoiler|[[Off Withwith His Head]]}}: {{spoiler|Michael wrenches William's jaw open to breaking point, and then rips his upper head off.}}
* [[Perpetual Motion Monster]]: Once he's out of his coffin after over 600 years of imprisonment, he's at full strength. He clearly wasn't in suspended animation.
* [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can]]: Viktor would've preferred to kill him had he not agreed with Marcus to keep him alive.
* [[Sibling Team]]: William and Marcus.
 
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* [[Cleanup Crew]]
* [[Cool Boat]]
* [[Go Back to Thethe Source]]: Selene and Michael visit Alexander, as does Marcus shortly after.
* [[The Older Immortal]]: The oldest character in the films.
* [[Passing the Torch]]: To Selene and Michael.
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=== Sonja ===
The daughter of Viktor, and Lucian's lover. The two were the original [[Star -Crossed Lovers]], Sonja becoming impregnated with the first hybrid. Viktor was distraught when he found out and regretfully had her executed via sunlight, kicking off the war. Lucian stole her necklace, actually one of the keys to William's tomb.
* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: Poor Sonja.
* [[Death Byby Origin Story]]
* [[Doomed Byby Canon]]
* [[Faux Action Girl]]: Despite being leader of the Death Dealers, Sonja needs to be rescued a lot.
* [[The PresidentsPresident's Daughter]]: She was due to inherit Viktor's status as an elder someday.
 
=== Kraven ===
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: The word "craven" means "coward".
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Non -Action Guy]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]]: He's quite obsessive over Selene.
* [[The Starscream]]: To everybody.
 
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* [[Cute Little Fangs]]: While clinging to the ceiling. And hissing like a deranged cat.
* [[Friend Versus Lover]]: Selene, who is her friend and love interest for Kraven (although Selene doesn't want to be).
* [[What Happened to Thethe Mouse?]]: Erika never appears in ''Evolution'' aside from a flashback cameo, so it's assumed Marcus killed her when he destroyed the coven.
 
=== Singe ===
A scientist lycan, Singe has spent years trying to find the right carrier of the Corvinus strand, and is at his wit's end. Lucian delivers him Michael's blood and he is proven a carrier. Singe is sent to help retrieve Michael from the vampires but is captured by Selene and forced to reveal Lucian's plan and Kraven's treachery. After Amelia is killed, Viktor punches him to death. {{spoiler|His spilt blood leads to Marcus turning into a hybrid.}}
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]:
** {{spoiler|His blood turns Marcus into a hybrid.}}
** Selene recalls Singe mentioning the hybrid's creation and follows his advice to turn Michael into a hybrid.
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* [[Megaton Punch]]: Viktor delivers one that kills Singe instantly.
* [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]]: Singe is a skilled scientist in biology, genetics and medicine, not to mention espionage.
* [[ReluctantEngineer MadExploited ScientistFor Evil]]: He's a bit tired of doing his experiments, but still is a mad scientist by chaining Corven family members up.
 
=== Soren ===
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* [[Evil Minions]]
* [[The Rival]]: To Raze.
* [[Whip It Good]]: Enhanced by combining it with a dose of [[Dual -Wielding]]. Of note, his whips appeared to be silver and razored
 
=== David ===
Introduced in ''Awakening'', David is a survivor of the Purge. [[The Idealist]] of the film, David aids Selene, willingly helping her and Eve escape the humans and lycans. He believes the vampires should honour their predecessors and fight back, being at odds with his father Thomas.
* {{spoiler|[[Back Fromfrom the Dead]]}}: {{spoiler|Killed by lycans, but is resurrected by Selene when she pours her immortal blood into his body.}}
* [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad]]: He is at odds with his father Thomas, the local [[Well -Intentioned Extremist]], who wishes to hide away to survive instead of fighting back.
* [[The Idealist]]
* [[The Lancer]]: To Selene since Michael is unavailable. Shared with Detective Sebastian.
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* [[Fair Cop]]
* [[The Lancer]]: To Selene, shared with David.
* [[One -Man Army]]
* [[Supercop]]
 
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* [[Mad Scientist]]
* {{spoiler|[[Slashed Throat]]}}
* [[Well -Intentioned Extremist]]: He comes off as one, wanting to protect humanity from lycans and vampires. {{spoiler|Turns out he's a lycan, and what he wants is to wipe out vampires and have lycans become dominant.}}
 
=== Quint ===
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