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* AgonizingStomachWound: [[spoiler: She suffered from this when Margaret shot her. Thankfully, she survived.]]
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Once she confronts Jingles, she admits that her encounter with Richard set her free to be what she truly wants to be.]]

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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Once she confronts Jingles, she admits that her encounter [[spoiler:She's the one responsible for the massacre Jingles was blamed for, as well as the current one.]]
* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler: Forms an alliance
with Richard set her free Ramirez to be what she truly wants to be.commit another massacre in 1989.]]



* BigBad: Is setting up to be this for the season. [[spoiler:And then it's revealed that he's been manipulated into acting out that role, by Margaret in 1970, Donna for several episodes, and later as Ramirez's cohort.]]



* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Is set up as the main antagonist of the season, only for it to be revealed that he's been manipulated into acting out that role by Margaret in 1970, Donna for several episodes, and later as Ramirez's cohort.]]



* BigBad: Heavily implied to be the reason the Camp Redwood curse exists in the first place, simply due to sheer rage. [[spoiler: She even set Margaret about her path, egging her on to commit the 1970 massacre simply to ruin Benjamin's life once again.]]


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* GreaterScopeVillain: Heavily implied to be the reason the Camp Redwood curse exists in the first place, simply due to sheer rage. [[spoiler: She even set Margaret about her path, egging her on to commit the 1970 massacre simply to ruin Benjamin's life once again.]]

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* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler: Even after 30 years where she had escaped from prison and survived the massacre and has kids who have grown and is in her 50s, she still looks as young as she did in the 1980s, she credits this to living the stress-free life and getting premium fillers.]]



* YoungerThanTheyLook: [[spoiler: Even after 30 years where she had escaped from prison and survived the massacre and has kids who have grown and is in her 50s, she still looks as young as she did in the 1980s, she credits this to living the stress-free life and getting premium fillers.]]
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* AdaptationalBadass: The real-life Ramirez mostly broke into unsuspecting victims’ homes and killed them by taking them by surprise, often carrying a firearm in case anyone gave him too much of a fight. One unarmed victim even chased him out of his house when Ramirez’s bullet embedded in his face but was not lethal. The fictional Ramirez can take [[spoiler: the physically imposing Mr. Jingles]] one-on-one in a knife fight and hold his own.
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Becomes this with Ramirez as [[spoiler: Margaret hires them for their upcoming massacre of the concert]].
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* HotGuyUglyWife: Although Creator/LeslieGrossman is ''not'' ugly, the character of Margaret is a rude, cruel, [[spoiler:murderous]] Christian fundamentalist who ends up [[spoiler:married to Trevor, who it seems like ''everybody'' wants.]]

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* HotGuyUglyWife: Although Creator/LeslieGrossman Leslie Grossman is ''not'' ugly, the character of Margaret is a rude, cruel, [[spoiler:murderous]] Christian fundamentalist who ends up [[spoiler:married to Trevor, who it seems like ''everybody'' wants.]]
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* OnlySaneMan: Similar to Ray, he and his partners [[spoilers:are among the ghosts that disagree with Montana and Ray about killing innocent people.]]

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* OnlySaneMan: Similar to Ray, he and his partners [[spoilers:are [[spoiler:are among the ghosts that disagree with Montana and Ray about killing innocent people.]]
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* WalkingSpoiler: It's very hard to talk about her without bringing up that she's [[spoiler:the BidBad of the series and is directly or indirectly behind most of the murders that take place in Camp Redwood during both 1970 and 1984.]]

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* WalkingSpoiler: It's very hard to talk about her without bringing up that she's [[spoiler:the BidBad of the series season and is directly or indirectly behind most of the murders that take place in Camp Redwood during both 1970 and 1984.]]

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* AxCrazy: Even though she tries to hide it under a MaskOfSanity and a mountain of lies, the fact that she committed the massacre in 1970, her utterly sick satisfaction in doing it, and the fact that she’s more than happy to resume her murderous ways 14 years later show an utterly psychotic woman underneath.

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* AxCrazy: Even [[spoiler:Even though she tries to hide it under a MaskOfSanity and a mountain of lies, the fact that she committed the massacre in 1970, her utterly sick satisfaction in doing it, and the fact that she’s more than happy to resume her murderous ways 14 years later show an utterly psychotic woman underneath.]]



* FinalGirl: Subverted. It would appear she is the SoleSurvivor of the 1970 Camp Redwood Massacre. [[spoiler:She is actually the one who committed the murders.]]

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* FinalGirl: Subverted. It would appear she She is the SoleSurvivor of the 1970 Camp Redwood Massacre. [[spoiler:She [[spoiler:Although this is subverted when it's revealed she only survived because she is actually the one who committed the murders.]]



* GenocideFromTheInside: [[spoiler:She's the sole survivor of the attacks because she was the original butcher of 1970. She was a bullied youth who got her revenge against the rest of them and left Mr.Jingles to take the fall. As he was mentally disturbed and unable to fight back, nobody suspected a thing.]]

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* GenocideFromTheInside: [[spoiler:She's the sole survivor SoleSurvivor of the attacks because she was the original butcher of 1970. She was a bullied youth who got her revenge against the rest of them and left Mr.Jingles to take the fall. As he was mentally disturbed and unable to fight back, nobody suspected a thing.]]



* SoleSurvivor: She survived Mr. Jingles's first attack in Camp Redwood, although she [[EarAche lost an ear]] [[spoiler: Which she cut off herself!]].

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* WalkingSpoiler: It's very hard to talk about her without bringing up that she's [[spoiler:the BidBad of the series and is directly or indirectly behind most of the murders that take place in Camp Redwood during both 1970 and 1984.]]

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* FinalGirl: Subverted. It would appear she is the SoleSurvivor of the 1970 Camp Redwood Massacre. [[spoiler:She is actually the one who committed the murders.]]



* HateSink: Margret is to be as dislikable as possible, mainly for being such a HolierThanThou {{Jerkass}} towards everyone. [[spoiler: She becomes even more disliked when it's revealed that she was the true orchestrator of the 1970 massacre while framing an innocent man and does the same thing to Brooke in 1984, all while getting away with the atrocities. It makes watching her CruelAndUnusualDeath all the more satisfying.]]

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* HateSink: Margret is meant to be as dislikable as possible, mainly for being such a HolierThanThou {{Jerkass}} towards everyone. [[spoiler: She becomes even more disliked when it's revealed that she was the true orchestrator of the 1970 massacre while framing an innocent man and does the same thing to Brooke in 1984, all while getting away with the atrocities. It makes watching her CruelAndUnusualDeath all satisfying, and the FateWorseThanDeath her ghost endures even more satisfying.so.]]



* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After Committing ''two'' massacres and getting away with both of them to become a successful real estate mogul, her warranty finally expires as of the last episode. Dismembered and fed to a wood chipper. Unfortunately, or fortunately for vengeful ghosts, she died just before the rest of her was fed into the chipper, so she gets to come back as a ghost stuck to the camp.

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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After Committing [[spoiler:After committing ''two'' massacres and getting away with both of them to become a successful real estate mogul, her warranty finally expires as of the last episode. Dismembered and fed to a wood chipper. Unfortunately, or fortunately for vengeful ghosts, she died just before the rest of her was fed into the chipper, so she gets to come back as a ghost stuck to in the camp.camp and forever being tortured by her victims.]]
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* OnlySaneMan: Similar to Ray, she and her partners [[spoilers:are among the ghosts that disagree with Montana and Xavier about killing innocent people.]]

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* TokenGoodTeammate: [[spoiler: Of the counselors who haunt Camp Redwood after they are killed, Ray is the ''only'' one who doesn't want kill random people for fun, recognizing it as immoral. His protests fall on deaf ears.]]

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* TokenGoodTeammate: [[spoiler: Of the 1984 counselors who haunt Camp Redwood after they are killed, Ray is the ''only'' one who doesn't want kill random people for fun, recognizing it as immoral. His protests fall on deaf ears.]]



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* TheBully: Made fun of the camp janitor, Benjamin, and fellow counselor Margaret.



* {{Polyamory}}: In a relationship with Midge and Eddie.
* OnlySaneMan: Similar to Ray, she and her partners [[spoiler:are among the ghosts that disagree with Montana and Xavier about killing innocent people.]]
* VengefulGhost: [[spoiler:She gets to spend eternity torturing her murderer.]]



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* TheBait: [[spoiler:She is used as bait to attract Bruce so the ghosts can kill him.]]
* TheBully: Made fun of the camp janitor, Benjamin, and fellow counselor Margaret.



* {{Polyamory}}: In a relationship with Helen and Eddie.
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* {{Polyamory}}: In a relationship with both Helen and Midge.
* OnlySaneMan: Similar to Ray, he and his partners [[spoilers:are among the ghosts that disagree with Montana and Ray about killing innocent people.]]
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Despite dying in the supernatural demense of Camp Redwood, she doesn't make a reappearance as a ghost like many others who die on those grounds.]]
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* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: He teams up with both the 1970s and 1980s ghosts to kill Ramirez and Margaret and Bruce.]]

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* IgnoredExpert: A trained psychologist with knowledge of Benjamin Richter's way of thinking that drives all the way up to Camp Redwood to warn Margaret that Richter is on the loose and will likely come after her only for Margaret to dismiss her concerns.
* TheShrink: The Chief of Psychology at Red Meadows Asylum.
* ShootTheShaggyDog: Drives all the way out to Camp Redwood to warn Margaret of her patient's escape only to be ignored and then [[spoiler:killed by Mr. Jingles.]]
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* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: She reappears in the season finale alongside the Redwood ghosts as they invoke righteous justice against Ramirez and Margaret. She also rekindles a romantic relationship with Xavier]].

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* DirtyOldWoman: Her first appearance involves checking out Xavier and making it very obvious. Oddly, despite her mannerisms, Margaret speaks very well of her [[spoiler: granted Margaret might have deliberately hired her as a way to get murdered but later after being a ghost, she suggests a board game with stripping for the loser to Xavier]].

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* NiceGirl: She's a very nice and caring person who would be eager to help reopen account with you or fix you a sandwich.

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* BeingGoodSucks: Post unlife, he openly states that being good got him absolutely nothing; and that being bad just feels really good to him. After all that's happened to him prior to becoming a Phantom (dead spirit with a grudge), its obvious the trauma he endured broke him and now he's just lashing out.
* CampStraight: Though he dresses and acts in a somewhat flamboyant manner, he's mentioned and shown to have had a genuine relationship with Montana.



* BeingGoodSucks: Post unlife, he openly states that being good got him absolutely nothing; and that being bad just feels really good to him. After all that's happened to him prior to becoming a Phantom (dead spirit with a grudge), its obvious the trauma he endured broke him and now he's just lashing out.
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* BiTheWay: Chef Bertie reveals in Final Girl that Chet was this.

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