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* EleventhHourRanger: The climax of the play sees the other eight Assassins convince him to shoot Kennedy.
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* WhoShotJFK: The play is adamant that Oswald is the killer, though Booth hints at other popular conspiracy theories in his monologue.
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-> '''Played By:''' Jonathan Hadary (1991), Creator/DenisOHare (2004), Will Swenson (2021)
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-> '''Played By:''' Jonathan Hadary Creator/JonathanHadary (1991), Creator/DenisOHare (2004), Will Swenson (2021)
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* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] given that the twist doesn't occur until the final scene and is relatively distant from the rest of the Balladeer's characterization, but it is difficult to discuss the 2004 version of the Balladeer without mentioning his transformation into Lee Harvey Oswald.]]
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* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] given that the twist doesn't occur until the final fourth-to-last scene and is relatively distant from the rest of the Balladeer's characterization, but it is difficult to discuss the 2004 version of the Balladeer without mentioning his transformation into Lee Harvey Oswald.]]
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: His crazy tendencies are played very much for laughs as he goes throughout the play. Then he manages to shoot and kill Garfield, and during his number, we see the full extent of his delusions.
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: His crazy tendencies are played very much for laughs comedy as he goes throughout the play. Then he manages to shoot and kill Garfield, and during his number, we see the full extent of his delusions.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Fromme is a bit... strange, to say the least.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Fromme is a bit... strange, to say the least. least, but then much of the Manson Family was anyway.
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* AllegoricalCharacter: He represents a warped, corrupted view of the American Dream. It is the Proprietor who supports (and sometimes aids) the cast in their assassination attempts, allowing them to achieve their "dream" in a sordid, twisted way.
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* AllegoricalCharacter: He represents a warped, corrupted warped view of the American Dream.Dream, or alternatively, the delusions of the assassins. It is the Proprietor who supports (and sometimes aids) the cast in their assassination attempts, allowing them to achieve their "dream" in a sordid, twisted way.
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* BarefootLoon: Some productions portray her this way, taking inspiration from [[https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/assets/0003/2712/Lynette_Fromme_large.jpg?1544555411 this image]].
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Shoots [=McKinley=] because he believes it will help stop the evils and oppression of capitalism.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Shoots [=McKinley=] because he believes it will help stop the evils and oppression of capitalism. It's worth noting that he considers a gun to be yet another product of the very system he's against, and only uses one because he feels it's the only option.
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* VillainSong: The opening number, "Everybody's Got the Right". He has the honor of introducing every assassin, ushering them into his carnival to "shoot a prez and win a prize".
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* VillainLoveSong: "Unworthy of Your Love". While it's a duet with John Hinckley, he sings it to Jodie Foster while Fromme sings to Charles Manson.
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* VillainLoveSong: "Unworthy of Your Love", which he dedicates to Jodie Foster.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: While not onstage for very long, she plays a key role in Leon Czolgosz’s storyline.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: While not onstage for very long, she plays a key role in Leon Czolgosz’s storyline.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Her anarchic activism is what sets off Czolgosz's own desire to fight for the working class. Sadly, this puts him on the path to becoming an infamous president killer.
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* NiceGuy: Helps Moore and Fromme pick up the bullets they dropped while attempting to assassinate him.
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* TheKlutz: He trips and falls the moment he steps onstage, which is a reference to Ford's rather infamous history with public spills.
* NiceGuy:Helps He helps Moore and Fromme pick up the bullets they dropped while attempting to assassinate him.
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* BadSanta: A drunk in a Santa suit who attempts to kill President Nixon.
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* BadSanta: A drunk in a Santa suit who attempts to kill President Nixon. For the record, he didn't wear the suit during the assassination attempt in real life; it's a reference to one he wore while part of an anti-Nixon protest on Christmas.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: While most of the other assassins get entrances involving them directly interacting with the Proprietor, Byck just kind of drunkenly wanders on stage in a santa suit, with him buying the gun often played as something of a "sure, why not?"
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: While most of the other assassins get entrances involving them directly interacting with the Proprietor, Byck just kind of drunkenly wanders on stage in a santa Santa suit, with him buying the gun often played as something of a "sure, why not?"
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In the opening number, he is enticed by the Proprietor’s comments about how he can win Jodie’s heart, and also argues with Czolgosz.
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* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Some productions characterize him as an evil Uncle Sam, furthering symbolizing him as a twisted take on the American Dream.
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* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Some productions characterize him as an evil Uncle Sam, furthering further symbolizing him as a twisted take on the American Dream.
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* MonsterClown: When he's not portrayed as a carny, he's sometimes reimagined as a creepy clown, which still lines up with the carnival gimmick. One production in Stockholm even gave him a strong resemblance to Creator/HeathLedger's [[Film/TheDarkKnight Joker]].
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* MonsterClown: When he's not portrayed as a carny, he's sometimes reimagined as a creepy clown, which is still lines up with the carnival gimmick. One production in Stockholm even gave him a strong resemblance to Creator/HeathLedger's [[Film/TheDarkKnight Joker]].
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* MonsterClown: When he's not portrayed as a carny, he's sometimes reimagined as a creepy clown, which is still lines up with the carnival gimmick. One production in Stockholm even gave him a strong resemblance to Creator/HeathLedger's [[Film/TheDarkKnight Joker]].
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* MonsterClown: When he's not portrayed as a carny, he's sometimes reimagined as a creepy clown, which is still lines up with the carnival gimmick. One production in Stockholm even gave him a strong resemblance to Creator/HeathLedger's [[Film/TheDarkKnight Joker]].
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* DecompositeCharacter: The Chichester Festival Theatre's production splits the Balladeer into ''three'' characters, a trio of news anchors who cover each president's death as though it were breaking news on a modern day network. As with previous productions, [[spoiler:one of them becomes Lee Harvey Oswald at the end]].
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* AllegoricalCharacter: He represents the idealism of the American Dream. This is made all the more tragic when his ideals are rejected by the assassins, and they [[spoiler: corrupt him into becoming the infamous Lee Harvey Oswald]].
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* GoodAngelBadAngel: The Good Angel to the Proprietor's Bad Angel. He is idealistic and positive, and firmly believes in the American Dream while chastising the assassins for their methods in achieving it. Unfortunately for him, the Proprietor is there to shut his ideals and turn everyone else against him.
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* GoodAngelBadAngel: The Good Angel to the Proprietor's Bad Angel. He is idealistic and positive, and firmly believes in the American Dream while chastising the assassins for their methods in achieving it. Unfortunately for him, the Proprietor is there to shut down his ideals and turn everyone else against him.
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* AllegoricalCharacter: He represents a warped, corrupted view of the American Dream. It is the Proprietor who supports (and sometimes aids) the cast in their assassination attempts, allowing them to achieve their "dream" in a sordid, twisted way.
* AscendedExtra: He really only appeared in the opening number in the original production, while future shows (starting with the first revival) give him a much greater presence (see GreaterScopeVillain). It's worth noting that Byck's part in "Another National Anthem", where he rallies the other assassins against the Balladeer, is usually given to the Proprietor these days.
* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Some productions characterize him as an evil Uncle Sam, furthering symbolizing him as a twisted take on the American Dream.
* GoodAngelBadAngel: The Bad Angel to the Balladeer's Good Angel. While the latter shames the assassins for their crimes, the Proprietor ''encourages'' them.
* AscendedExtra: He really only appeared in the opening number in the original production, while future shows (starting with the first revival) give him a much greater presence (see GreaterScopeVillain). It's worth noting that Byck's part in "Another National Anthem", where he rallies the other assassins against the Balladeer, is usually given to the Proprietor these days.
* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Some productions characterize him as an evil Uncle Sam, furthering symbolizing him as a twisted take on the American Dream.
* GoodAngelBadAngel: The Bad Angel to the Balladeer's Good Angel. While the latter shames the assassins for their crimes, the Proprietor ''encourages'' them.
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-> '''Played By:''' Creator/AnnieGolden (1991), Mary Catherine Garrison (2004), Tavi Gevinson (2021)
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