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* TheNotLoveInterest: She and Volkov hit it off almost immediately, and seem to check [[BeastAndBeauty many]] [[ColorContrast appropriate]] [[RedRidingHoodReplica tropes]] that could point towards a romantic interest, but they actually become friends.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Red wardrobe, black hair, an obsidian jewel and the suspect of being witch. [[spoiler: This is however averted, even with her ability to turn into black smoke, as she's firmly on the good side.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Red wardrobe, black hair, an obsidian jewel and the suspect of being witch. [[spoiler: This is however averted, even with her ability to turn into black smoke, as she's firmly on the good side.]]
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* StraightEdge: He doesn’t smoke, drinks rarely and overall tries to be a healthy role model for his students.
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* IconicItem: Her obsidian necklace.
* LadyInRed: She always wears something red and knows how to use her charms.
* MeaningfulName: Her surname derives from the Nahuatl ''itztli'', which means "obsidian", like the stone of her necklace.
* LadyInRed: She always wears something red and knows how to use her charms.
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* CastFromHitPoints: [[spoiler: Using her powers takes a temporary toll on her health. The effects are mitigated if the person she's trying to hypnotized doesn't resist her attempt. Eating a ''rare'' steak from time to time also helps.]]
* ClingyMacGuffin: She tried several times to get rid of her necklace, but it always found a way back to her.
* FemmeFatale: Her beauty and mysterious charm suggest that she's hiding something dangerous.
* HotWitch: [[spoiler: The necklace grants her the power to turn into intangible smoke and to force someone to tell the truth.]]
* IconicItem: Her obsidian necklace.
* LadyInRed: She always wears something red and knows how to use her charms.
* MeaningfulName: Her surname derives from the Nahuatl ''itztli'', which means "obsidian", like the stone of her necklace.
* StarCrossedLovers: Her job [[spoiler: along with her magical powers]] gets in the way of her attempt of maintaining a relationship with her on-and-off boyfriend Ramon.
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!!The passengers
[[folder:Volfram Volkov]]
!!Professor Volfram Vanadevich Volkov
An “atypical lycanthrope” and science professor hailing from the former Soviet Union, and the one who takes the lead of the investigation on the train.
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* Alliterative Name: Even his patronymic begins with a V.
* AmateurSleuth: Among the passengers, he’s the one who finds out and links the majority of clues despite not being a professional detective.
* BlueIsCalm: Ironically, considered his political sympathies, he wears a navy blue suit for most of the trip and is generally associated with the colour blue in the promotional material. He’s also the most rational passenger.
* BubblePipe: He usually blows into it when he’s pondering.
* CoolTeacher: He would enjoy this reputation and still keeps the letters of his students. Being a lycanthrope in a lab coat surely helps.
* DetectiveAnimal: Although he used to be a human before the events of the story.
* FreakLabAccident: He owes his current looks to a steppe wolf hair accidentally ending up in a mixture intended to cure alopecia.
* GentlemanAndAScholar: He never boasts about his intellect and tries to be affable with anyone.
* Gentleman Snarker: If he has to throw vitriol, he will do so with the uttermost etiquette.
* HollywoodAtheist: Averted. While Volkov is an atheist, he considers religion a phenomenon worthy of being studied like any other human activity, and acknowledges that people can bring progress and knowledge to the world despite having different beliefs.
* HuskyRusskie: Averted, despite all the puns it would allow. He’s tall and somewhat imposing but not particularly bulky, which is justified by both being an academician and steppe wolves being smaller and leaner than other subspecies.
* IconicItem: His bubble pipe.
* MeaningfulName: As well as patronymic and surname.
** Wolframium (also known as tungsten) and vanadium are two chemical elements.
** “Wolfram” is a Germanic name that means “wolf’s soot”. It became lupi spuma (“wolf’s foam”) in Latin, and Volkov always carries his trusted bubble pipe with him.
** Finally, “volk” means “wolf” in Russian.
* NobleWolves: While lacking the strength usually associated to the animal, he’s nevertheless brave, protective and determined.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: He has an impressively extensive knowledge of anything scientific, including philosophy of science and possibly music theory.
* ScienceHero: He puts his wide knowledge to good use.
* SherlockHomage: Possibly through ''Anime/SherlockHound'' due to both being anthropomorphic canids.
* TheSpock: Logical, intellectual, wears blue and even has pointy ears.
* StraightEdge: He doesn’t smoke, drinks rarely and overall tries to be a healthy role model for his students.
* SuperSenses: His senses of hearing and smell have been particularly enhanced by his transformation.
* WasOnceAMan: As he was studying a cure for alopecia, a steppe wolf hair ended up in the mixture. The results are now for everyone to see.
* WolfMan: His origin story is explained scientifically (sort of) and the moon doesn’t affect him, neither can he shapeshift.
* WonderfulWerewolf: An upstanding science professor who just happens to be a werewolf because of a Freak Lab Accident. Despite lacking the usual strength and agility associated with the trope, he uses his intellect and Super Senses to investigate, all while blowing bubbles out of his Bubble Pipe because he abhors smoking.
* WorkingClassWerewolves: A lycanthrope and an unyielding Socialist, with a clear diffidence towards aristocrats like the Ravenscrofts.
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[[folder:Mercedes Itzcua]]
!!Mercedes Itzcua y Gutierrez
A Mexican actress starring in the telenovela ''The Mirror of Truth''.
* IconicItem: Her obsidian necklace.
* LadyInRed: She always wears something red and knows how to use her charms.
* MeaningfulName: Her surname derives from the Nahuatl ''itztli'', which means "obsidian", like the stone of her necklace.
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!!The passengers
[[folder:Volfram Volkov]]
!!Professor Volfram Vanadevich Volkov
An “atypical lycanthrope” and science professor hailing from the former Soviet Union, and the one who takes the lead of the investigation on the train.
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* Alliterative Name: Even his patronymic begins with a V.
* AmateurSleuth: Among the passengers, he’s the one who finds out and links the majority of clues despite not being a professional detective.
* BlueIsCalm: Ironically, considered his political sympathies, he wears a navy blue suit for most of the trip and is generally associated with the colour blue in the promotional material. He’s also the most rational passenger.
* BubblePipe: He usually blows into it when he’s pondering.
* CoolTeacher: He would enjoy this reputation and still keeps the letters of his students. Being a lycanthrope in a lab coat surely helps.
* DetectiveAnimal: Although he used to be a human before the events of the story.
* FreakLabAccident: He owes his current looks to a steppe wolf hair accidentally ending up in a mixture intended to cure alopecia.
* GentlemanAndAScholar: He never boasts about his intellect and tries to be affable with anyone.
* Gentleman Snarker: If he has to throw vitriol, he will do so with the uttermost etiquette.
* HollywoodAtheist: Averted. While Volkov is an atheist, he considers religion a phenomenon worthy of being studied like any other human activity, and acknowledges that people can bring progress and knowledge to the world despite having different beliefs.
* HuskyRusskie: Averted, despite all the puns it would allow. He’s tall and somewhat imposing but not particularly bulky, which is justified by both being an academician and steppe wolves being smaller and leaner than other subspecies.
* IconicItem: His bubble pipe.
* MeaningfulName: As well as patronymic and surname.
** Wolframium (also known as tungsten) and vanadium are two chemical elements.
** “Wolfram” is a Germanic name that means “wolf’s soot”. It became lupi spuma (“wolf’s foam”) in Latin, and Volkov always carries his trusted bubble pipe with him.
** Finally, “volk” means “wolf” in Russian.
* NobleWolves: While lacking the strength usually associated to the animal, he’s nevertheless brave, protective and determined.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: He has an impressively extensive knowledge of anything scientific, including philosophy of science and possibly music theory.
* ScienceHero: He puts his wide knowledge to good use.
* SherlockHomage: Possibly through ''Anime/SherlockHound'' due to both being anthropomorphic canids.
* TheSpock: Logical, intellectual, wears blue and even has pointy ears.
* StraightEdge: He doesn’t smoke, drinks rarely and overall tries to be a healthy role model for his students.
* SuperSenses: His senses of hearing and smell have been particularly enhanced by his transformation.
* WasOnceAMan: As he was studying a cure for alopecia, a steppe wolf hair ended up in the mixture. The results are now for everyone to see.
* WolfMan: His origin story is explained scientifically (sort of) and the moon doesn’t affect him, neither can he shapeshift.
* WonderfulWerewolf: An upstanding science professor who just happens to be a werewolf because of a Freak Lab Accident. Despite lacking the usual strength and agility associated with the trope, he uses his intellect and Super Senses to investigate, all while blowing bubbles out of his Bubble Pipe because he abhors smoking.
* WorkingClassWerewolves: A lycanthrope and an unyielding Socialist, with a clear diffidence towards aristocrats like the Ravenscrofts.
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[[folder:Mercedes Itzcua]]
!!Mercedes Itzcua y Gutierrez
A Mexican actress starring in the telenovela ''The Mirror of Truth''.
* IconicItem: Her obsidian necklace.
* LadyInRed: She always wears something red and knows how to use her charms.
* MeaningfulName: Her surname derives from the Nahuatl ''itztli'', which means "obsidian", like the stone of her necklace.
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