History Characters / HereComesTheNewBoss

* BrokeTheGlassCeiling: She was the first woman to take the mantle of the Butcher.

* GreviousHarmWithABody: Before meeting Elpis and getting some proper training, Konnigit reportedly beat up several [=E88=] members using ''another'' member. Assault even quotes this trope as part of a LampshadeHanging.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Over the course of a single day she goes from a bullied teenager to the one of the most dangerous capes in North America.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: He still isn't a hero on par with Flinch or Taylor, but since he was more of a rogue than an outright villain, he's also pretty far from being as monstrous as the more overtly villainous Butchers are.

* ClockPunk: The standard aesthetic of his Tinkertech, which Taylor has slightly downplayed in favor of a more Grecian style as befitting her being named after the AnthropomorphicPersonification of hope from Myth/ClassicalMythology.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Downplayed; Much like in canon, Panacea is at first still an utter {{Jerkass}}, but takes less time to warm up to Taylor than she did there (thanks to Taylor being a hero in this story).

* FailureToSaveMurder:

* RequiredSecondaryPowers:

!!Spitfire

* AdaptationalHeroism:

* PowerPerversionPotential:

The largest and most powerful crime gang in Brockton Bay, with the largest number of both capes and non-parahuman members. They're unabashed white supremacists, and are fully intent on both taking over the city and spreading their ideals regarding "the defense of the white race" as far as possible.

* ArchEnemy: To Elpis and the rest of the Butcher's Choir.

* TheDreaded: Easily one of the most dangerous and infamous capes in Brockton Bay.

* StarterVillain:
!!Skidmark

!!Squealer

* GatheringSteam: Lung is a parahuman who on top of his pyrokinesis and Healing Factor, transforms as a battle goes forward, growing larger and stronger, gaining scales, and even growing wings as long as a battle's going forward and there are people watching, as well as an increased proficiency with his pyrokinesis and healing.

* HealingFactor: Possesses an incredibly powerful one, to the point where Lung doesn't even seem to notice Taylor having used Vladimir's VampiricDraining

* KickTheSonOfABitch:

* MadeOfIron: Even putting aside his HealingFactor, the man is built like a battle tank and ''incredibly'' hard to permanently impair.
* MeaningfulName:

* WreathedInFlames:

* FatalFlaw: As in canon, Taylor suffers from both a severe lack of self-worth, relentless paranoia and a serious ControlFreak nature.

* AmbiguousAge: A mental case, with Taylor occasionally noting that thanks to the memories of the ''very'' adult Butchers having all been shoved into her head, she often feels and acts like she's more of an adult than the [=fifteen-year-old=] she really is.

* GuileHero: Taylor is amazingly charismatic for someone with NoSocialSkills, as seen in her quickly getting first Spitfire and Ironclad on her side in her fight against corruption in Brockton Bay along with successfully getting away in letting the Undersiders escape from the Protectorate after they hand over Coil

* GreviousHarmWithABody: During his fight with Elpis, Lung uses Gargoyle as a club to knock Elpis down the street (which [[SpotTheThread clues Tattletale in]] that Elpis is [[MadeOfIron unusually resilient]]).

* CoverBlowingSuperpower: The Butcher powers in general are this, as well as her ability to control bugs. Since she killed Quarrel with a swarm of them, everyone is on the lookout for a "bug controller". As a result, Taylor relies more on her tinker abilities while using less noticeable powers against troublesome foes. [[spoiler:The power that ends up outing her turns out being Firecracker's explosive teleportation, which she uses against Hookwolf.]]

* FatalFlaw: As in canon, Taylor suffers from both a severe lack of self-esteem and a serious ControlFreak nature.
* FreudianExcuse:

* GuileHero:

* IJustWantToHaveFriends:

* LonersAreFreaks:

** During a coffee meeting with Amy, Taylor briefly laments how her insect control is now a CoverBlowingSuperpower, and how much of a shame it is that she couldn't use it more openly [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower in various inventive ways]] (i.e., localized near-omniscience, creating traps out of webbing, having insects chitter to mimic certain sounds, etc.). Virtually all of the potential ideas Taylor suggests are actual applications she had for her power during the canon events of ''Worm''.

** She's a [[TheStrategist master strategist/tactician]], is [[AttackItsWeakPoint quickly cognizant of her enemies' weak-points]], and is [[SpiderSense nearly psychic in being able to see an enemy's incoming attack]] (thanks to Tactical, Needler and Flinch respectively)? She's just really smart and observant!

* RageBreakingPoint: As soon as Madison snidely refers to the horrific bullying campaign against Taylor that nearly ''killed her'' as "just some jokes [Taylor's] not getting over", Taylor immediately stops taking the high road -- as in, she grabs Madison by the throat, ''pins her to the locker room wall'', and screams out a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Madison for the absolute Hell she, Sophia and Emma put her through for roughly two years all while being fully intent on gutting her right then and there. It's only thanks to both Amy and Flinch that Taylor is prevented from killing Madison on the spot.

* TheStoic: Not only has the traumatic bullying campaign against her already severely deadened Taylor's general emotional state, but Taylor can help herself concentrate and better focus through temporarily "silencing" (her own phrasing is "shoving them into the dark") the voices of the Butcher's Choir, deadening her emotions and making her think in a more logical pattern. And as with canon, she can offload her emotional reactions into her insect swarm to prevent her from showing any emotion; a specific example is shown in the first chapter, where she's able to stop herself from shouting at a teacher through having a pair of cockroaches in the school basement circle around one another.

* WillfullyWeak: Most of Taylor's most devastating and/or powerful abilities -- {{Agony Beam}}s, blood-fueled SuperSpeed, [[PlayingWithFire explosion-related]] TeleportSpam, [[MakeThemRot rotting touch]], [[MindOverMatter localized matter alteration]], spreading {{Hate Plague}}s, [[SpaceMaster touch-based mass manipulation]], and [[TheMinionMaster widespread arthropod control]] -- are also {{Cover Blowing Superpower}}s that would instantly out her as the current Butcher. As such, she has to either not use them at all or hide them as really being part of her "fake" identity as a heroic Tinker.

* {{Jerkass}}:

* BizarreAlienSenses:

* SimpleYetAwesome:

* VeinOVision:
* WarmBloodBagsAreEverywhere:

* CharacterDevelopment:

* TheConscience:

* GrewASpine:
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower:
* MentorArchetype:
* MindRape:

* OnlySaneMan:
* ParentalSubstitute:

* SpiderSense:

* TookALevelInBadass:

* DudeNotFunny: InUniverse, he was killed by Needler after she challenged him for making one too many insensitive jokes about how her homeland of Indonesia was horrifically devastated by Behemoth.
* DirtyOldMan:
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Virtually none of the other Butchers like him thanks to him constantly making crude insults and perverted "jokes" at the rest of the Choir's expense.
* TheHedonist:
* {{Jerkass}}:
* LondonGangster:
* MakeThemRot:

* AttackItsWeakPoint:
* BrokeTheGlassCeiling:

* HealingFactor:
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower:
* IncompatibleOrientation:

* BoringYetPractical:

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower:

* ItsPersonal: He's probably one of the most vocal members of the Butchers' Choir in taking the fight to the Empire.

* AngryBlackManStereotype: Gender-flipped example with the female bisexual Afroamerican Anchorage, who had a history of being mistreated by cops even before she became the Butcher. Suffice to say, just by herself she provides a supermajority of the Choir's antipathy and grievances against Taylor cooperating with local law enforcement.

* SpaceMaster:

A member of the independent Hero team New Wave. One of the only known capes to have a "healing" power in the world, making her immensely valuable and important.

* DefrostingIceQueen:
* HealingHands: How she chooses to have her biotinker abilities manifest.
* OddFriendship: Eventually forms something resembling a friendship with Taylor.
* OhCrap: Understandably freaks out when she realizes that she had just healed ''[[TheDreaded the Butcher]]'' back from unconsciousness.
!!Victoria Dallon a.k.a. Glory Girl
----
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Wards]]
!!Spitfire
----

* MindOverMatter:

* WakeUpCallBoss:

* TheDreaded: There are two types of people in Brockton Bay -- those who have a healthy fear of Lung, and those who are dead.
* GroinAttack:

* PlayingWithFire:

!!Madison Clements
One of the three bullies who made up "the Trio", the three female students who made Taylor's life at Winslow utterly hellish prior to her Trigger Event getting her transferred to Arcadia. Now, she's also been transferred to Arcadia, and is trying to re-start the Trio's bullying campaign against Taylor... but is finding far less success this time around.

* WillfullyWeak: Most of Taylor's most devastating and/or powerful abilities -- {{Agony Beam}}s, blood-fueled SuperSpeed, [[PlayingWithFire explosion-related]] TeleportSpam, [[MakeThemRot rotting touch]], [[MindOverMatter localized matter alteration]], spreading {{Hate Plague}}s, and [[SpaceMaster touch-based mass manipulation]] -- are also {{Cover Blowing Superpower}}s that would instantly out her as the current Butcher. As such, she has to either not use them at all or hide them as really being part of her "fake" identity as a heroic Tinker.

* SpiritAdvisor: The Butchers act like this on occasion for Taylor. Often times they give observations and advice during fights.

* ToxicFriendInfluence: Outside of former heroic Butcher members like Tactical, most of the Chorus try to have Taylor become more ruthless. Unlike with previous inheritors, however, they don't have nearly as much influence over her as they would like since she can silence the rowdy, more toxic voices.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Ironically, Taylor herself becomes a hero instead of a villain, despite having 14 serial killers in her head giving advice. She's on reasonably good terms with the PRT and New Wave, and Armsmaster respects her.

* CantHaveSexEver: Though not for lack of desire; Taylor still gets attracted to people, but she's not willing to even ''contemplate'' how inevitably {{Squick}}y it would be to try and get intimate with someone when she has the Butchers [[MomentKiller loudly jeering and excitedly making perverted comments whenever an attractive person steps into Taylor's line of sight]].

* HormoneAddledTeenager:

* MeaningfulName:

** Just like in canon, when she fights against Lung, she's able to get the advantage over him by basically rotting his genitals off... though here she uses Dirty Rotter's MakeThemRot power instead of a brown recluse spider's bite.

* RageBreakingPoint:

* TheStoic: Not only has the traumatic bullying campaign against her already severely deadened Taylor's general emotional state, but Taylor can help herself concentrate and better focus through temporarily "silencing" (her own phrasing is "shoving them into the dark") the voices of the Butcher's Choir, temporarily deadening her emotions and making her think in a more logical pattern.

* WhiteSheep: With the exception of Flinch (and possible exception of Tock Tick, who was ultimately more of a rogue than outright villain), Taylor is the only actual hero to wield the mantle of the Butcher.
* WillfullyWeak:
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Multiple people - Spitfire and Ironclad in particular - are surprised to discover the commanding, imposing young woman who's almost six feet tall is only a teenager (specifically, fifteen-years-old at the start of the story) like them.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes:

* TheFriendNobodyLikes:

An Indonesian immigrant, Needler is one of the first examples of a Grab-Bag cape, gaining a minor combat Thinker power to complement her much stronger regeneration. Despite her clean-cut style clashing with Rotter's slapdash approach to everything and his constant attempts to hit on her despite being openly lesbian, she accepted his leadership until Behemoth attacked Jakarta in November 1994. Devastated by the loss of her extended family who still lived there, and Rotter's cavalier response to the disaster, Needler challenged him for leadership, her regeneration allowing her to overcome his decay or blood-draining. Needler was a big change for the Butchers, being the first woman to claim the title. She was present when the Slaughterhouse 9 attacked Brockton Bay in 1996, and survived them, only to be defeated later by her one remaining subordinate. She remains one of the more restrained of the Butchers, relying more on persistence and skill- she is one of only two who had mastered a martial art in life.

* FightsLikeANormal:

The youngest to inherit the Butcher mantle before Taylor at 19, Firecracker was originally a teenage runaway and pickpocket who sank lower and lower after her trigger before joining the Teeth. After they were wiped out almost entirely by the 9, she challenged Needler for the title, using her teleportation to jump in and out while dealing damage. After taking the title, she made the call to leave Brockton and set up in Boston, rebuilding the Teeth there. She is impulsive and brash, the kid sister of the bunch, though no less dangerous.

'''Anchorage:''' ''(cheerily)'' Hell yeah! Get white girl a ''cutie!''\\
'''Taylor:''' ''(wearily)'' You ''do'' realize I'm straight, right?\\
'''Anchorage:''' ''(dismissively)'' Oh, give it time, you'll be swinging ''every'' which way soon!

* HorrifyingTheHorror: All of them are '''terrified''' of fighting the Simurgh, since even outside of her being [[TheDreaded one of the Endbringers]], her MindRape abilities could potentially turn the effectively immortal Butcher construct into a permanent [[DisasterDominoes "Simurgh time bomb"]]. One of the Butchers even outright tells Taylor that they shouldn't be in the same ''hemisphere'' as the Simurgh whenever possible.

* CantHaveSexEver: Though not for lack of desire; Taylor still gets attracted to people, but she's not willing to even ''contemplate'' how inevitably {{Squick}}y it would be to try and get intimate with someone when she has the Butchers [[MomentKiller loudly jeering and excitedly making perverted comments whenever an attractive person steps into Taylor's line of sight]] (much to her own embarrassment).

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: He is still not a hero on par with Flinch or Taylor, but as he was more of a rogue than an outright villain, he is also quite far from being as remotely monstrous as the more overtly villainous Butchers are.

* PersonalityPowers: It is incredibly fitting that someone as incredibly pattern-driven and meticulous as he is would trigger with a Tinker speciality based around clockwork.

A former [=E88=] cape who was kicked out due to disagreements with Kaiser, Bearskin left the Bay for Boston, deciding to damage the Teeth in order to carve out his own niche. His theory that driving the Teeth into a rage would circumvent the Butcher's inheritance was incorrect, and he was subsumed. A solid week of ranting broke his will and convinced him to lead the Teeth, once he'd been forcibly stripped of his racist and homophobic views. Used his rage power to great effect, sometimes tossing weapons into a crowd with Stoneknapper's power, then making them slaughter each other. Despite having thoroughly renounced his former views, the others have never let him forget his past. Responsible for the cheesegrater incident.

* HazyFeelTurn:
* ItsPersonal:
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:

* StartMyOwn:

The tenth bearer of the Butcher's mantle. A Thinker who naturally possesses [[TheStrategist an ancyclopedic knowledge of strategy, tactics and weaponry]].\\
A rival villain in Boston, Tactical attempted to use range in killing the Butcher, using IEDs and a truly overpowered sniper rifle. When he inherited the mantle, he capitulated out of sheer pragmatism, choosing to lead the Teeth with little prompting. His proficiency in strategy led him to expand the Teeth into New York, compensating for their relatively small numbers through a policy of constant movement and sheer aggression. The first to find and use the Butcher's signature minigun - he calls it Caroline. Can play guitar.

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower

* BlueAndOrangeMorality:

* FeelNoPain:

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower:

* MeaningfulName:

* MythicalMotifs:
* NaturalWeapon:

* SimpleYetAwesome:

Styling himself after the samurai of old and naming himself after a famous swordsmith, Muramasa is incredibly outspoken about all things Japanese, and spends much of his free time absorbing its culture. In reality he is compensating for his status as a second-generation immigrant who grew up in the Bronx. Formally challenged Nemean with several days warning, and managed to remove her head in one blow. He followed her example in wearing the skull of his predecessor, and created a suit of armour covered in blades to reflect his new status. He also sourced himself a genuine daisho, a pair of matched swords. He honours his mother every year by praying at her grave.

* BornInTheWrongCentury:

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
* FightsLikeANormal:
* ForeignCultureFetish: In a sense, at least.
* HiddenDepths:

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous:
* NobleDemon:
* SitcomArchNemesis: With Quarrel following them both becoming part of the Butcher's Choir, whereas in life they regarded each other as immensely loathed [[TheRival rivals]].

* TheLostLenore:
* SitcomArchNemesis: With Muramasa following them both becoming part of the Butcher's Choir, whereas in life they regarded each other as utterly despised [[TheRival rivals]].

!!The Empire Eighty-Eight In General:

* AlwaysABiggerFish:

* EvilerThanThou:

* HateSink:
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain:
* PragmaticVillainy:

!!The Merchants In General:

* NonindicativeName: Archer's Bridge collapsed long before Taylor was even born, but they still call themselves the “Archer's Bridge Merchants”.

* BewareTheSillyOnes:

* AdaptationalVillainy: In canon ''Worm'', Madison eventually went through a HeroicBSOD & HeelFaceTurn following a MyGodWhatHaveIDone reaction in regards to how horribly the Trio bullied Taylor, to the point where she even became a therapist helping troubled teens like Taylor. Here, she seems to have only doubled-down on being a despicable human being and even tries to continue her bullying campaign against Taylor after the both of them have transferred to Arcadia. Justified since Madison's canonical HeelFaceTurn only happened at least two years ''after'' Taylor's Trigger Event, meaning that the Madison of ''New Boss'' -- who starts appearing in the story only a few ''months'' after Taylor's Trigger Event -- hasn't had enough time to properly mature, go through a HeelRealization and change her ways for the better.

* NonindicativeNane: Archer she's Bridge collapsed long before Taylor was even born, but they still call themselves the “Archer's Bridge Merchants”.

* GadgeteerGenius: Thanks to having two Tinkers in the Chorus, Taylor inherits their techniques and abilities while also having them coach and train her on how to build and create her own tech. To everyone else, she's this.

A low-level Tinker rogue who mostly sold to villains, Tock Tick struggled to gain recognition due to the limited nature of his specialisation. After the Teeth harassed him one time too many times, he hit on the idea of using traps and weaponised automata to kill Firecracker without inheriting the mantle. Sadly, he was mistaken, and was hindered from using his power to defend himself due to the constant distractions of the Butcher collective, allowing the Teeth to smash through the defenses around his lair and bring the Butcher back to the Teeth. His power is now only barely above peak human engineering, and has only seen rudimentary use in traps or minor devices- the Butchers have little need for Tinkertech, and do not want to equip the subordinates who will one day try to kill them. Tock Tick himself is meticulous- although he strives to be spontaneous and outgoing, he reflects his power in working best with routine and predictability.

* ForWantOfANail: As Taylor didn't join the Undersiders in this story but ''did'' break the Merchants apart far earlier on, Whirlygig joins the Undersiders instead of the Merchants here.

!!Max Anders a.k.a. Kaiser

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Archer's Bridge Merchants]]
!!The Merchants In General:

* AdaptationalBadass: The Merchants, who previously only had three capes to their name in canon, are much larger here and also formed much earlier on, providing them with (comparatively) more of a stable power base.
* ArchEnemy: To Elpis.
* ButtMonkey:
* RunningGag: As the Butchers so love to note, ''all'' of their capes feature {{Atrocious Alias}}es.
!!Skidmark

!!Squealer

!!Mush

* BewareTheSillyOnes:
* ImprovisedWeapon:
* StarterVillain: He is the first major opponent Taylor fights as a cape.
!!Spitoon

* LethalJokeCharacter:
* OriginalCharacter:
* SuperSpit:
!!Mudslide

* DishingOutDirt:
* LethalJokeCharacter:
* OriginalCharacter:
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Azn Bad Boys]]
!!Kenta a.k.a. Lung

* TheDreaded: There are two types of people in Brockton Bay -- those who have a healthy fear of Lung, and those who are dead.
* GroinAttack:
* KickTheSonOfABitch:
* OurDragonsAreDifferent:
* PlayingWithFire:
[[/folder]]

!Other Characters
[[folder:Rogue Parahumans]]
!!Tarquin a.k.a. Konnigit a.k.a. Ironclad
----
* AtrociousAlias: Konnigit named himself after a bit from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', but was confused for an Empire cape as his name sounded like German, a racial slur, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs a German racial slur]]. Upon hearing his name for the first time, Miss Militia (who knew the reference thanks to Mouse Protector) groans in disbelief. He eventually changes it to Ironclad.

* ContrivedCoincidence:
* ExtraOreDinary:

* ProperlyParanoid: His shy and awkward nature is noted as being entirely sensible since he's a transgender boy who lives in Brockton Bay, "the [=Neo-Nazi=] Capital of the East Coast".
* WalkingSpoiler: It's virtually impossible to discuss Konnigit without bringing up how later on in the story it's revealed that he's actually Taylor's friend Tarquin from Arcadia.

[[folder:Other Non-Parahuman Characters]]
!!Madison Clements
One of the three bullies who made up "the Trio", the three female students who made Taylor's life at Winslow utterly hellish prior to her Trigger Event getting her transferred to Arcadia. Now, she's also been transferred to Arcadia, and is trying to re-start the Trio's bullying campaign against Taylor... but is finding far less success this time around.

* ExtremeOmnisexual: Lampshaded by Anchorage in the first chapter.

* BlessedWithSuck: Whoever becomes the next Butcher inherits weaker versions of the previous Butcher's power. The catch is that the next Butcher will also have the voices of previous Butchers running around in their head, which will eventually drive them insane or become an extension of the Chorus. Taylor's ability to "suppress" the Butchers gives her much more leeway and identity, and gives the Chorus a newfound level of sanity now that they aren't screaming over one another.

* CharacterDevelopment: Taylor becoming their latest host inflicts this. While they may grumble about her desire to become a hero and use their powers for the betterment of Brockton Bay, that her powers can suppress them and allow them to converse without needing to scream over each other allows them to slowly soften up and offer genuine advice.

* CompleteImmortality: With how the Butcher's power works, the only way the Butcher will well and truly die is if they're ''very'' far away from a viable host or if there are no other parahumans left for it to pass on to.

* ExtremeOmnisexual: Whatever their original preference, each new Butcher tends to shift towards this due to personality bleedover from the Chorus, which represents a mix of both genders, several orientations, and little regard for self-control.
-->'''Taylor:''' ''(wearily)'' You ''do'' realize I'm straight, right?\\
'''Anchorage:''' ''(cheerily)'' Oh, give it time, you'll be swinging ''every'' which way soon!

* OnlySaneMan: Aside from ''possibly'' Flinch, she's probably the only member of the Butchers' Choir who can at least give a workable façade of being a sane and rational person.

** Just like in canon, when she fights against Lung, she's able to get the advantage over him by basically rotting his genitals off... though here she uses Dirty Rotter's MakeHimRot power instead of a brown recluse spider's bite.
* OnlySaneMan: Aside from ''possibly'' Flinch, she's probably the only member of the Butchers' Choir who can at least give a workable façade of being a sane and rational person.

* OnlySaneMan: Aside from ''possibly'' Flinch, she's probably the only member of the Butchers' Choir who can at least give a workable façade of being a sane and rational person.

!Tarquin a.k.a. Konnigit a.k.a. Ironclad

* SerialKiller: Bearskin and Nemean are infamous for having indulged in this. While the former's murder spree hasn't been touched on, Nemean's is more understandable as she targeted pedophiles.

* FatalFlaw: As in canon, Taylor suffers from a severe lack of self-esteem and a ControlFreak nature.

* MythologyGag: During a coffee meeting with Amy, Taylor briefly laments how her insect control is now a CoverBlowingSuperpower, and how much of a shame it is that she couldn't use it more openly [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower in various inventive ways]] (i.e., localized near-omniscience, creating traps out of webbing, having insects chitter to mimic certain sounds, etc.). Virtually all of the potential ideas Taylor suggests are actual applications she had for her power during the canon events of ''Worm''.
* OnlySaneMan:

* SympatheticMurderer:
* TeamMom: Despite being the youngest of the Butchers by a ''wide'' margin, Taylor essentially takes up this role through doling out specific times when each Butcher can indulge in one of their creature comforts along with helping manage them all to work together.
* TokenGoodTeammate:
* WhiteSheep:

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Multiple people - Spitfire and Ironclad in particular - are surprised to discover the commanding, imposing young woman who's almost six feet tall is only a teenager like them.

A clinical psychopath, with a genuine love of hurting people. Founded the Teeth around the time of Vikare's death, quickly became a force to be reckoned with. Due to being the first and worst of the Butchers, he became the driving force of the collective, He spends most of his time now in the dark, and really hates Taylor for it- he can't wait to rip her mind apart once she gets herself killed.

[[folder:Vladimir (Butcher III)]]

* AccidentalMurder:
* ButtMonkey:
* CharacterDevelopment:
* CharacterTics:

* NiceGuy:

* ShadowArchetype:

* TokenGoodTeammate:

* DroppedABridgeOnThem:

[[folder:Rogues]]
!!Tarquin a.k.a. Konnigit a.k.a. Ironclad

* AtrociousAlias: Konnigit named himself after a bit from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', but was confused for an Empire cape as his name sounded like German, a racial slur, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs a German racial slur]]. Upon hearing his name for the first time, Miss Militia (who knew the reference thanks to Mouse Protector) groans in disbelief. He eventually changes it to Ironclad.
* BewareTheSillyOnes:
* ContrivedCoincidence:
* ExtraOreDinary:
* OriginalCharacter:
* ProperlyParanoid: His shy and awkward nature is noted as being entirely sensible since he's a transgender boy who lives in Brockton Bay, "the [=Neo-Nazi=] Capital of the East Coast".
* WalkingSpoiler: It's virtually impossible to discuss Konnigit without bringing up how later on in the story it's revealed that he's actually Taylor's friend Tarquin from Arcadia.

!Villains
[[folder:The Teeth]]

[[folder:The Undersiders]]
!!Lisa Wilbourn a.k.a. Tattletale

!!Whirlygig

* ForWantOfANail: As Taylor didn't join the Undersiders in this story but ''did'' break the Merchants apart far earlier on, Whirlygig joins the Undersiders instead of the Merchants here.
* MindOverMatter:

[[folder:Coil's Organization]]
!!Thomas Calvert a.k.a. Coil

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Empire Eighty-Eight]]
!!Max Anders a.k.a. Kaiser

!!Hookwolf

!!Krieg

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Archer's Bridge Merchants]]
!!The Merchants In General:

* AdaptationalBadass: The Merchants, who previously only had three capes to their name in canon, are much larger here and also formed much earlier on, providing them with (comparatively) more of a stable power base.
* ArchEnemy: To Elpis.
* ButtMonkey:
* RunningGag: As the Butchers so love to note, ''all'' of their capes feature {{Atrocious Alias}}es.
!!Skidmark

!!Squealer

!!Mush

* ImprovisedWeapon:
* StarterVillain: He is the first major opponent Taylor fights as a cape.
!!Spitoon
----
* LethalJokeCharacter:

* SuperSpit:
!!Mudslide
----
* DishingOutDirt:
* LethalJokeCharacter:
* OriginalCharacter:

[[folder:The Azn Bad Boys]]
!!Kenta a.k.a. Lung

* TheDreaded: There are two types of people in Brockton Bay -- those who have a healthy fear of Lung, and those who are dead.
[[/folder]]

!Other Characters
[[folder:Other Characters]]

!The Butchers' Chorus/Coir
[[folder:In general]]

A New York native with a whole stack of chips on her shoulder, Anchorage was already a criminal when she triggered, and fell in with the Teeth shortly after pulping a cop's head with the first object that came to mind, the anchor that gave her her name. Quickly grew to enjoy the lifestyle, and eventually challenged the Butcher out of a desire for greater power. She picked the environment- an abandoned harbour - and outmaneuvered Tactical by using her secondary power to run on water. Her time as the Butcher was characterised by heavy targeting of police and racist villains. Can play the drums, and is a proud-and-out bisexual.

* AngryBlackManStereotype: Gender-flipped example with the Afroamerican lesbian Anchorage, who had a history of being mistreated by cops even before she became the Butcher. Suffice to say, just by herself she provides a supermajority of the Choir's antipathy and grievances against Taylor cooperating with local law enforcement.
* KickTheSonOfABitch:

* RequiredSecondaryPowers:

* TwoferTokenMinority: She's an Afroamerican lesbian.

The twelfth bearer of the Butcher's mantle. A Brute and Changer Case 53 Notcis cape who possesses an [[SuperToughness insanely enhanced durability]] (including bulletproof skin), a [[FeelNoPain total immunity to pain]], the ability to extend both her fingernails and teeth into sharp claws and fangs respectively, significantly enhanced senses and the ability to [[TheSleepless survive without any need of sleep with no loss in mental faculties or physical health]].\\

* AccidentalMurder:

* BerserkButton:
* [[invoked]] CantHaveSexEver: Though not for lack of desire; Taylor still gets attracted to people, but she's not willing to even ''contemplate'' how unevitably {{Squick}}y it would be to try and get intimate with someone when she has the Butchers [[MomentKiller loudly jeering and excitedly making perverted comments whenever an attractive person steps into Taylor's line of sight]] (much to her own embarrassment).
* CharacterDevelopment:
* ChronicHeroSyndrome:
* CoverBlowingSuperpower:
* DarkIsNotEvil:

* GadgeteerGenius:

* HeroWithBadPublicity: In her civilian life, Taylor has a somewhat negative reputation at Arcadia. When she first transferred, she blew up at one of the popular students when he pressed her for gossip about the Butcher. This is briefly up ramped when Madison also transfers to Arcadia and claims Taylor rebuked her apologies for "silly pranks". Elpis' debut also gets some negative press for her use of an improvised flamethrower against Mush.

* BewareTheSillyOnes:
* BlessedWithSuck:
* BloodKnight:
* CasualDangerDialogue:
* CombatCommentator:
* ComboPlatterPowers:
* CompleteImmortality:
* CharacterDevelopment:
* DeadpanSnarker: A sizeable plurality of the Butchers cope with their bizarre situation through snarkily mocking both each other and the current holder of the Butcher's mantle.
* DeathIsCheap:

* DefrostingIceQueen:
* TheDreaded: The Butcher is a figure of nightmare for most capes. Armed with a plethora of abilities, each of them powerful enough to kill the previous Butcher; invariably driven insane by all the voices; and if you somehow kill him/her, you still lose, because you're the next host, and your power just got added to the collective to make your own rampage even deadlier than the previous ones. Panacea realizes that Elpis is Butcher and immediately freaks out.

* EnemyMine:
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:

* KlingonPromotion:

* SerialKiller:

* SympatheticPOV: A recurrent theme in the fanfic in regards to the Butchers.
* TookALevelInKindness:
* ToxicFriendInfluence:
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity:

[[folder:Muramasa (Butcher XIII)

[[folder:Taylor Hebert (Butcher XV)

[[folder:The Butchers]]
!!The Butcher's Chorus/Choir in General
[[invoked]] An infamous parahuman villain and the leader of the notorious crime gang "The Teeth". Even putting aside the numerous crimes each Butcher has performed, what makes them particularly interesting (and terrifying) is that they're effectively the only known cape to possess CompleteImmortality - as soon as the current Butcher is killed, whichever cape killed them takes up the mantle and gains access to all of the previous Butchers' powers... but with the caveat that they also gain access to all of the ''consciousnesses'' of all the previous Butchers. Unless the new Butcher is seen as "acceptable" (as in, a member of the Teeth), this manifests in the poor bastard being driven insane until they're either broken into a MeatPuppet or become a FullyEmbracedFiend, continuing the ViciousCycle onward.\\
The consciousnesses of the Butchers collectively form a MindHive [[FanNickname referred to by the readers as "The Chorus/Choir"]], and their typical pattern of new Butchers coming from the Teeth has been broken when they decided to stop over in Brockton Bay and were killed through sheer accident by a random teenager in the midst of her Trigger Event. Now, the Butcher's Choir has been struggling to adapt to the demands and control instituted over them by their new host...

* AnythingThatMoves:
* [[invoked]] BadassDecay: An InUniverse variation occurs with the previous Butcher's powers when the new Butcher takes up the mantle; the previous Butcher's powers become "weaker" in some fashion, being less effective than they used to be whenever the new Butcher tries to use them. According to WordOfGod, this makes Taylor ''incredibly'' important in terms that if someone else were to kill her and take up the Butcher's Mantle, they would lose Taylor's ability to temporarily calm the various Butchers' voices and the Butcher's Choir would go insane again.

!!Taylor Hebert a.k.a. Elpis a.k.a. Swarm a.k.a. Butcher [=XV=]

!!Butcher [=I=]

!!Vladimir a.k.a. Butcher [=II=]

!!Flinch a.k.a. Butcher [=III=]

!!Dirty Rotter a.k.a. Butcher [=IV=]

!!Needler a.k.a. Butcher [=V=]

!!Firecracker a.k.a. Butcher [=VI=]

* TeleportSpam:

!!Tock Tick a.k.a. Butcher [=VII=]

!!Stoneknapper a.k.a. Butcher [=VIII=]

!!Bearskin a.k.a. Butcher [=IX=]

* ForgivenButNotForgotten:
* FormerBigot:

* [[invoked]] OldShame:

!!Tactical a.k.a. Butcher [=X=]

!!Anchorage a.k.a. Butcher [=XI=]

!!Nemean a.k.a. Butcher [=XII=]

!!Muramasa a.k.a. Butcher [=XIII=]

!!Quarrel a.k.a. Butcher [=XIV=]

* SemanticsSuperpower: His Tinker specialization is in clockwork and mechanical mechanisms. While this automatically rules out some of the "fancier" and extremely effective forms of potential Tinkertech (i.e., virtually anything to do with programming), both Taylor and Tock Tick soon realize that the potential usage of "clockwork mechanisms" can actually be ''insanely'' varied with enough forethought and planning. See, for instance, "The Chariot", the CoolCar Taylor and Tock Tick were able to quickly scramble up virtually on the fly to help her travel around Brockton Bay.

The current bearer of the Butcher's mantle, which she gained by accidentally killing the then-current Butcher (Quarrel) in the midst of her own Trigger Event. Thanks to her Trigger Event, Taylor possesses one of the most powerful Master abilities in recorded history, being able to finely control all insects, crustaceans, and arthropods within a radius around her roughly equivalent to that of three city blocks. Unlike the previous Butchers, though, her insect control also manifests in her being able to temporarily "silence" each of the Butcher's voices within the Chorus (at the cost of temporarily deadening her emotions). Taking advantage of this opportunity, Taylor has decided to strike out on her own and make a name herself as the independent Hero Tinker "Elpis" by fixing up Brockton Bay.

* AscendedExtra:

* DeadpanSnarker:

* MindHive: Each inheritor of the Butcher mantle, in addition to the powers of their predecessors, also gets to have all their consciousnesses living in her head. If the inheritor is a duly promoted member of the Teeth, the voices will work together. If not, as was the case with Flinch, the voices will reject their host and drive them mad until the Teeth can reclaim their property.

* NamedByTheAdaptation:

* SenseFreak:

* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: How the Butcher's Mantle works; if one successfully kills the Butcher, they are simply added into the Mind Hive that is the Butcher's Chorus and becomes the next Butcher.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness:
* AdaptationalBadass:
* AdaptationalHeroism:
* AdaptationalSexuality: Thanks to having all of the previous Butchers in her head, Taylor has found herself no longer being attracted to just men and now also to women. Of course, it doesn't exactly help matters in that this mostly manifests as the Butchers loudly jeering and excitedly making perverted comments whenever an attractive person steps into Taylor's line of sight (much to her own embarrassment).

* CantHaveSexEver:

* DeadpanSnarker: Can show off a remarkably dry wit, which has only been further aided by the "coaching" of the other Butchers.

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower:

* HiddenDepths: As in canon, for all of her self-hatred, Taylor is ''shockingly'' charismatic and skilled at manipulating others when she really applies herself.
* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: A variation; Taylor has tons of super-awesome and effective powers, but revealing even ''one'' of them at just the wrong time and in the wrong place would out her as the current Butcher and royally screw up her entire life through painting a target on her back.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:

* MistakenForGay: Taylor's attempts to avoid looking at other teenage girls in the gym showers so she won't be technically providing the Butcher's Chorus with the equivalent of underage pornography is misinterpreted by her friends (while at a sleepover) as her being a lesbian and being afraid of EatingTheEyeCandy & being ForcedOutOfTheCloset.
* MythologyGag:

* RequiredSecondaryPowers: An interesting variation where this remarkably mundane power (Taylor being able to effectively "offload" her emotional reactions into her insect swarm) is inarguably her most ''valuable'', as it lets her effectively provide a RestrainingBolt on the sanity-eroding facets of the Butcher's Chorus, and helps her corral them into aiding her & being more effective.

* TeamMom:

* ClassicMovieVampire:

The seventh bearer of the Butcher's mantle. A [[GadgeteerGenius Tinker]] who specializes in [[clockwork and mechanical mechanisms.\\

A rival villain in Boston, Tactical attempted to use range in killing the Butcher, using IEDs and a truly overpowered sniper rifle. When he inherited the mantle, he capitulated out of sheer pragmatism, choosing to lead the Teeth with little prompting. His proficiency in strategy led him to expand the Teeth into New York, compensating for their relatively small numbers through a policy of constant movement and sheer aggression. The first to find and use the Butcher's signature minigun- he calls it Caroline. Can play guitar.

The twelfth bearer of the Butcher's mantle. A Brute and Changer Case 53 Notcis cape who possesses an [[SuperToughness insanely enhanced durability]] (including bulletproof skin), a [[FeelNoPain total immunity to pain]], the ability to extend both her fingernails and teeth into sharp claws and fangs respectively, and the ability to [[TheSleepless survive without any need of sleep with no loss in mental faculties or physical health]].\\

* TheSleepless:

[[folder:Heroes]]
!!Amy Dallon a.k.a. Panacea
A member of the independent Hero team New Wave. One of the only known capes to have a "healing" power in the world, making her immensely valuable and important.

* DefrostingIceQueen:
* HealingHands: How she chooses to have her biotinker abilities manifest.
* OddFriendship: Eventually forms something resembling a friendship with Taylor.
* OhCrap: Understandably freaks out when she realizes that she had just healed ''[[TheDreaded the Butcher]]'' back from unconsciousness.

!!Spitfire

* AdaptationalHeroism:
* AscendedExtra:
* BrokenPedestal:
** RebuiltPedestal:
* PlayingWithFire:
* TookALevelInBadass:

!!Tarquin a.k.a. Konnigit a.k.a. Ironclad

* AtrociousAlias:
* BewareTheSillyOnes:
* ContrivedCoincidence:
* ExtraOreDinary:
* OriginalCharacter:
* ProperlyParanoid: His shy and awkward nature is noted as being entirely sensible since he's a transgender boy who lives in Brockton Bay, "[=Neo-Nazi=] Capital of the East Coast".
* WalkingSpoiler: It's virtually impossible to discuss Konnigit without bringing up how later on in the story it's revealed that he's actually Taylor's friend Tarquin from Arcadia.

[[folder:Villains]]
!!The Teeth

!!The Undersiders

!!Coil's Organization

!!The Empire Eighty-Eight

!!The Archer's Bridge Merchants
----
!!The Azn Bad Boys
----

* YoungerThanYouThink: