History Characters / InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailCageOfFlauros

* AccidentalMurder: Claims the death of an Apex member as one of these. But considering how Walter points out that he left the kid to die means that it's just Paul's way of saving face. It's later revealed that Electivire attacked the kid, Sean, in self-defense and Paul couldn't save him since he had no Water-types (particularly his Gastrodon) at the time.

* [[BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil Being Tortured Turns You Into Despair]]: The torture Walter puts him through is so horrific that, when everything is said and done, Paul, the last person of the four Pokémon trainers that are part of this ritual, cracks and becomes Despair.

* CallousnessTowardsEmergency: An Apex member, who was a child, was drowning in front of Paul. Despite Paul being fully capable of saving the kid, he didn't care and watched the kid drown to death. It later turns out he ''couldn't''; he wasn't carrying his Gastrodon at the time and was shocked to act.

* DespairEventHorizon: Hey, he's not denominated despair for nothing. Walter's goal with him to transform him into the ritual component he needs was to make him cross this. He's very much on the verge of crossing it. By Chapter 18, he's already broken. And later chapters have him stuttering when he tries to talk -- and whenever he talks it sounds empty -- avoid eye contact with others and looking more like a kicked Rockruff.

* FailureToSaveMurder: Paul couldn't help Sean from drowning because he didn't have any Water Pokemon on him and he wasn't the best swimmer. Walter cruelly twists this in his torture of Paul by making him think he ''left'' the boy to die, until he falls into despair and become another component for the Cage of Flauros.

* KillingInSelfDefense: Deconstructed. Electivire attacked Sean since the boy was trying to attack Paul's "Nulls" and sent him into the water. The problem is that Sean couldn't swim and was paralyzed from his fear of drowning and Paul was unable to save him. And even if it ''was'' self-defense, Paul just inadvertedly let ''a child'' die, his body dropped at the location the Train picked him up with his parents never figuring out what happened and now his soul is to be reincarnated into a denizen for a long time.

* SpeechImpediment: After the torture, he's shown to speak with a stutter. This continues even after being freed of Despair's influence.

* GoodIsNotNice: [[spoiler:If you abuse your denizen partner, he will punish you until you confess to your crimes. And if you're still not willing to talk, he'll hurt your loved ones. ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' has him assault Paul London in order to get Specter to fess up due to how London is the only person willing to actually advise the Knight of Hanoi to figure out what's going on with him. And even still, this got to the point that London was at death's door were it not for Easter's dark half fusing with him to aid in recovery.]]

* RefuseToRescueTheDisliked: According to Paul, he had been attacked by a member of the Apex. He refused to help the kid when the kid started to drown and watched him die. In actuality, Paul couldn't save the kid because of his lack of his Gastrodon and it's implied that Sean was unable to move because of Electivire's Thunder Punch paralyzing him along with his own fears.

[[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailRedLotusTrio Red Lotus Trio]] ([[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailChloeCerise Chloe Cerise]]) | [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailTheInfinityTrain Infinity Train]] ([[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailPassengers Passengers]] [[[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailTheApex The Apex]]], '''Cage of Flauros''', [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailTheUnsubsCrew The Unsub's Crew]]) | [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailPokemonWorld Pokémon World]] ([[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailVermillionCity Vermillion City]] [[[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailGohFujihachi Goh Fujihachi]], [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailParkerCerise Parker Cerise]]]), [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailKetchumFamily The Ketchum Family]], [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailPokemonTrainers Pokémon Trainers]]) -] ]]]]

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Discussed; the fact that Paul is broken down by Walter (who is a ''worse'' monster than Paul could ever become) is what Chloe considers "overdue karma" due to how he's been known to be an abusive Pokémon Trainer and a bonfide asshole overall. Saint Ash tells Chloe that despite everything Paul was before, he does ''not'' deserve any of the torture given to him or the idea of him never returning to Reggie, the only person who ever loved him. The discussion continues towards the climax of The Fog Car saga, as Chloe's DescentIntoAddiction reveals that, whether she meant what she said or not, she was trying to get her fix more than anything.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: He has an entire chapter on himself which acts the Prelude to Act 2; justified since he arrived on the Train before Chloe did.

* RealMenCanCook: He is the one who cooks up the feast for Grace's group and the Quarto. Chloe even lampshades that she had no idea that he was this skilled. He also is willing to make brownies for himself on the side. ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' has Aaron Hotchner mentally remark that he wasn't expecting a soldier to be so skilled in culinary arts.

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'''Note: Due to the highly spoilerific nature of this page, there will be unmarked spoilers for Arc 2 and 3 and characters will be notified by their ritual designations unless noted. Read at your own risk.'''

* EvilDuo: Both of them are playing a huge part in Arc 2's storyline for the Infinity Train, planning to get Chloe and her allies into the Fog Car alongside Grace, Simon, Hazel, and Tuba in order to obtain the last two pieces for their ritual: Destiny ([[spoiler:Chloe]]) and Destruction (Simon).

* HypnoPendulum: [[spoiler:Walter uses a bell on Paul to calm him down mostly as a dark joke about a certain Chimchar.]]

* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Despite their claims that they only want to stop the Apex from hurting anyone else, it quickly becomes clear that they'll only accept the ''death'' of the entire Apex. At the end of the car, the Apex have been utterly disbanded and the most dangerous member has been killed, but that's not enough for them. Alex even remarks that they almost ''want'' the Apex to continue causing pain just so they can feel like killing them is a noble accomplishment.

* VillainHasAPoint: Their methods are extreme, they've traumatized three trainers and are about to murder the Apex with a horrific ritual. But they make a very ''very'' valid point that something has to be done to them because One-One and the Train just giving them giant numbers for the denizens they massacre isn't getting into their heads that they are ''assholes'' nor are they given any sort of punishment for the damage they inflicted.

* WouldHurtAChild: They have Hop under some spell, [[spoiler:are torturing Paul, there's an Apex kid that's drowned in the lake and Chloe will eventually become "Lady Destiny" although Walter claims that the last one should not be harmed. And that's not counting what's going to happen to Paul, Hop and Chloe if the Cage of Flauros is successful]].

* HiddenDepths: He's a good cook as revealed in the dinner he makes, much to Chloe's surprise.

* KnifeNut: Carries a combat knife on him, threatening to use it on Chloe if she hurts Hop [[spoiler:and then uses it on himself to turn into the Bogeyman.]] In ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' he uses it to get Specter to ''scream''. And of course as the Bogeyman, we have the Great Knife.

* PunnyName: Alex Shepherd is A Shepherd.
* RealMenCanCook: He is the one who cooks up the feast for Grace's group and the Quarto. Chloe even lampshades that she had no idea that he was this skilled. He also is willing to make brownies for himself on the side.

* SpotOfTea: His favorite drink is chrysanthemum tea, something he got from his mother.

* SweetTooth: ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' and his origin story shows he has a thing for brownies and recalls that his mother made the best ones ever.

* WeaponOfChoice: As the Bogeyman that would be his Great Knife which can be replaced with a lighter spear.

** Even he is disgusted with Mad Ben's apathy when they meet in the Hazbin Car.

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Discussed; the fact that Paul is broken down is what Chloe considers "overdue karma" due to how he's been known to be an abusive Pokémon Trainer and a bonfide asshole overall. Saint Ash tells Chloe that despite everything Paul was before, he does ''not'' deserve any of the torture given to him or the idea of him never returning to Reggie. The discussion continues towards the climax of The Fog Car saga, as Chloe's DescentIntoAddiction reveals that, whether she meant what she said or not, she was trying to get her fix more than anything.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Show signs of this when he let an Apex child drown in the lake, stating that he didn't mean to kill them and that he's not a murderer.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Is it ''ever''. Paul is usually stoic, calm, and a jerk. This entire time he has been in the Fog Car, he's stammering, panicky and tear-stricken at what he's caused.

* PayEvilUntoEvil: [[spoiler:He decides to help Easter get revenge on Specter this way as he detests denizen abuse.]]
* PetTheDog: He cares for his Pokémon to the point that he takes the blame for letting Sean drown in the lake, turning him into Despair so that they don't die. He even tries to formulate a plan to have Hop deliver them to someone from their world so that they can be with Ash or Reggie.

** He's eventually stuck in a straitjacket, showing how his constricting views about strength ended up trapping him in a Hell he can't escape from and that he is not strong at all, but absolutely weak to the core.

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* TheDreaded: Is this to many denizens in ''Knight of the Orange Lily''. Even the likes of Ryugen and Gaim of the 400 Rabbits Car assume he's only a nursery rhyme.

* FlowerMotifs: Chrysanthemums in most countries of Europe symbolize mourning and death, highlighting the punishment for those who fail Silent Hill's trials [[spoiler:and his origin story reveals he ''died'' before being turned into a denizen.]] There's also a breed of chrysanthemum called "Shepherd" and chrysanthemums are good to ward off pests, again tying how he's [[spoiler:reformed to stop the Apex.]]

* RealMenCanCook: He is the one who cooks up the feast for Grace's group and the Quarto. Chloe even lampshades that she had no idea that he was this skilled.

** Desire's form is of the Bogeyman / Red Pyramid Head and is a goddamn ''juggernaut'' that can't be stopped. Thankfully he's mostly in his human form and would rather pacify Delight...unless he has no choice but to go all out. Given how ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' reveals that Desire gets enraged at passengers who hurt denizens, this is most likely made so he doesn't slaughter the Apex the minute he lays eyes on them.

* ArcVillain: While Grace, Simon, and the Apex are the overall villains for the ''Infinity Train'' side of the story, these two have the biggest influence on Arcs 2 and 3 as they ''want'' to torture the Apex for all that they did.

* CompositeCharacter: Both of them hold [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 Vincent Smith's]] smugness.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: For two denizens who reside in Silent Hill, they consider themselves nicer than those of the Apex. [[spoiler:Even if it means brainwashing one boy, torturing another, a third passenger crucified and turned into an empty shell and Chloe's role in the story, being used for a ritual to stop them. They later become just as bad, if not ''worse'' then the Apex]]

* VillainHasAPoint: Their methods are extreme, they've traumatized three trainers and are about to murder the Apex with a horrific ritual. But they make a very ''very'' valid point that something has to be done to them because One-One and the Train just giving them giant numbers for the denizens they massacre isn't getting into their heads that they are ''assholes''.

* AdaptationalSkill: He's good at cooking which Chloe and Aaron Hotchner take note of.

* ArcVillain: Of The Fog Car in ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' as he's specifically gunning for Specter on the accounts of him [[spoiler:abusing Easter and throwing them out a window.]]
* AscendedExtra: He has a bigger role in ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' as the author felt like she gave him the short end of the stick along with his own side-story.

** Hurt Hop and you will ''suffer''.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: [[spoiler: In ''Knight of the Orange Lily'', he does attack Specter for kicking Easter out a window, but this is also disregarding that Easter has forcibly taken over Specter's body multiple times and is outright ''demanding'' Specter to open his mouth up for once. He only sensed Dark Easter's pain from being attacked, not the reasoning why Specter would be pissed off at the lightinig bolt.]]

* CoolBigBro: He was one of this to Joshua in the past, and Hop is seeing him as one too...albeit not by his own free will.

** He's ''disgusted'' at Specter's treatment of Easter, so disgusted that he [[spoiler:plans on ''torturing Specter in retaliation''. He then clarifies he wants to punish, not ''kill'', Specter so he learns his lesson to stop being an asshole to his partner.]]
* FlowerMotifs: Chrysanthemums in most countries of Europe symbolize mourning and death, highlighting the punishment for those who fail Silent Hill's trials [[spoiler:and his origin story reveals he ''died'' before being turned into a denizen.]] There's also a breed of chrysanthemum called "Shepherd" and a certain brand of chrysanthemums are good to ward off pests, again tying how he's [[spoiler:reformed to stop the Apex.]]

* IronicName: Like Lexi, his first name is derived from "Alexander" or "Defender of Man". He's ''certainly'' not protecting Hop but rather leading him into the hands of Henry and Walter. [[spoiler:Although in a way, he's part of a ritual to protect the other denizens from that of the Apex...and compared to those two, he treats Hop with care, to the point that he finds it uncomfortable that neither Henry nor Walter call their prisoner/patient by their real names. He later lives up to the name when he fights off Henry and Walter to let Hop leave Silent Hill.]]

* MysteriousPast: [[spoiler:Hop]] can't figure out a lot about him, outside his dislike of chestnuts, some PTSD over burnt buildings, and the fact that he has a medal [[spoiler:that looks like a Poké ball. It's later revealed that Alex is actually a denizen and that medal belongs to Alain, as it contains his soul, and most of his background is just like in his home game with some changes.]]

* WillfullyWeak: IHas an abomination form like Henry and Walter, but chooses not to use it for fear of letting it go out of control (or presumably because he doesn't want to make Delight snap from seeing their true self). [[spoiler:He transforms into the Bogeyman when he sees Hop snap into Delirium.]]
* WouldHitAGirl: Has no qualms trying to clave Chloe's head in half with his Great Knife.

* SignificantWardrobeShift: As he begins to break away from the 'saint' archetype, he goes from white robes to increasingly dirty apparel to finally looking like his canon self.

* TheBadGuyWins: In a ''very'' roundabout way. The reason the Cage was created was to destroy the Apex once and for all, so they couldn't hurt the Train anymore. While the ritual gets ruined thanks to Chloe dismantling Delight/Delirium, Desire and Despair, Dream being awoken and Destruction eventually drowning in the lake the trauma of the events prompts Grace to reveal the truth to the kids following her, which causes the Apex to dissolve as they now want ''nothing'' to do with her. So Walter and Henry got what they wanted, just not in the way they expected.
* BalefulPolymorph: Once the ritual goes through, the components will transform into predatory monsters that'll hunt down the Apex until there's nothing left. We only see what happens to Destruction and Delight/Delirium

* DramaPreservingHandicap: Considering who Dream and Despair are, they could ''easily'' tear through the Fog Car and get the hell out of there. So they have to be tortured by the guilt of their actions in order to ensure that things are ''bad''.
** Desire's form is of the Bogeyman / Red Pyramid Head and is a goddamn ''juggernaut'' that can't be stopped. Thankfully he's mostly in his human form and would rather pacify Delight...unless he has no choice but to go all out.

* EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce: If the ritual is completed, then its game over. No continues, no retries, nothing.

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* PetTheDog: Considering what they did to their prisoner, using basic hypnosis to disconnect [[spoiler:Alain]] from what he's done, to the extent that his number doesn't rise at all because he's no longer the same person, is downright ''kind'' of them.

** The side-story ''Infinity Train: Chrysanthemum Shepherd'' explains it in more detail: [[spoiler:he was actually a pure ''human'' sucked in by One-One (back when he was One) then ''killed'' before being reprocessed as a denizen.]]

!! Hop Hyacin / Hoppy

* CompositeCharacter: The story takes place in the anime world, so it has Hop going out for the World Coronation Series, but he also encountered Bede like in the game and his Wooloo has a Friendship Bracelet like in ''Twilight Wings''.

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[[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailRedLotusTrio Red Lotus Trio]] ([[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailChloeCerise Chloe Cerise]], [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailLexi Lexi]]) | [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailTheInfinityTrain Infinity Train]] ([[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailPassengers Passengers]] [[[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailTheApex The Apex]]], '''Cage of Flauros''')| [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailPokemonWorld Pokémon World]] ([[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailVermillionCity Vermillion City]] [[[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailGohFujihachi Goh Fujihachi]], [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailParkerCerise Parker Cerise]]], [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailAshKetchum Ash Ketchum]]) -] ]]

* IHaveManyNames: The Bogyeman, Pyramid Head, and Dark Shepherd are titles he carries.

* KnifeNut: Carries a combat knife on him, threatening to use it on Chloe if she hurts Hop [[spoiler:and then uses it on himself to turn into the Bogeyman.]] In ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' he uses it to get Specter to ''scream''.

* OutOfFocus: Has easily the least amount of character focus out of all the components; while most of them get focus or at least do things, Alex spends most of his time tethered to Delight. He starts getting more focus when Chloe finally reaches Silent Hill. According to the author, she is giving him the most focus in ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' and has his own origin story ''Chrysanthemum Shepherd'' to compensate for this.

!! Alex Shepherd / The Bogeyman / The Dark Shepherd

* BodyguardingABadass: Hop, the single most powerful component, is his designated {{Protectorate}}. Though granted, that's mostly because ''somebody'' needs to keep Hop happy...

* NighInvulnerable: [[spoiler:As the Bogeyman, almost ''nothing'' can phase him. Not fire, not guns, not demon summons, and not a bunch of Apex brats kicking him. The only thing that has damaged him is Delirium slamming him on the ground via his tentacles, and the only thing that can ''kill'' him is drowning.]]

* WillfullyWeak: Has an abomination form like Henry and Walter, but chooses not to use it for fear of letting it go out of control. [[spoiler:He transforms into the Bogeyman when he sees Hop snap into Delirium.]]

* FlowerMotifs: Chrysanthemums, which are usually seen as the flower of the dead, highlightning the punishment for those who fail Silent Hill's trials [[spoiler:and his origin story reveals he ''died'' before being turned into a denizen.]]

* OriginEpisode: ''Chrysanthemum Shepherd'' goes into detail as to how he became the Bogeyman.

* PainfulTransformation: [[spoiler:Transforming into the Bogeyman is a painful experience, with it initially starting with him stabbing himself in the chest.]]

* SweetTooth: He has a thing for brownies and recalls that his mother made the best ones ever.

He's encountered in ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' by the White Gestalt and leads them into Silent Hill and has a side-story ''Chrysanthemum Shepherd'' that explains more of his origins.

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Human in his home game, [[spoiler: denizen here.]]

* AuthorAppeal: Green Phantom Queen considers him to be her favorite ''Silent Hill'' protagonist with Heather Mason as a runner-up, so she puts him as the focus Silent Hill character in ''Knight of the Orange Lily''.
* AnAxeToGrind: He carries a fire ax as he takes Hop to Silent Hill and initially had one when he [[spoiler:was taken onto the Train in ''Chrysanthemum Shepherd''.

** He's ''disgusted'' at Specter's treatment of Easter, so disgusted that he [[spoiler:plans on ''torturing Specter in retaliation''.]]

* GenreSavvy: As Arc 2 ends, he warns Henry and Walter how "no plan survives contact with the enemy" and that they need to double down if the Flauros will have any chance of success.

* SpotOfTea: His favorite drink is chrysanthemum tea.

!! Alex Shepherd / The Bogeyman

He's encountered in ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' by the White Gestalt and leads them into Silent Hill.

* AscendedExtra: He has a bigger role in ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' as the author felt like she gave him the short end of the stick.

* AnAxeToGrind: He carries a fire ax as he takes Hop to Silent Hill.

* OutOfFocus: Has easily the least amount of character focus out of all the components; while most of them get focus or at least do things, Alex spends most of his time tethered to Delight. He starts getting more focus when Chloe finally reaches Silent Hill. According to the author, she is giving him the most focus in ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' to compensate for this.

* AdaptationalSkill: He's good at cooking which Chloe herself lampshades.

* AnAxeToGrind: He carries a fire ax as he takes Hop to Silent Hill.

** He ''hates'' anyone who inflicts denizen abuse, not ust the Apex. In ''Knight of the Orange Lily'', he pursues Specter after he [[spoiler:threw Easter -- a living lightning bolt -- out of a window without pity.]]

* InformedAttribute: {{Discussed}}. At the start of the theme park visit, Chloe questions why he's considered Desire since he doesn't actively try to transform into whatever people desire nor is involved in the more..."adult" form of this. Alex points out that Desire can just mean wanting something so badly even though you can't get it, reflecting how he desires to have Hop as his brother forever. It's later revealed that he becomes a servant to someone else's desires. And also the initial symbolism of the Bogeyman / Pyramid Head represented James Sunderland's ''frustrations'' of not being able to have sex with his wife Mary and the desire to be executed for his sins.

* KnifeNut: Carries a combat knife on him, threatening to use it on Chloe if she hurts Hop [[spoiler:and then uses it on himself to turn into the Bogeyman.]]

* OutOfFocus: Has easily the least amount of character focus out of all the components; while most of them get focus or at least do things, Alex spends most of his time tethered to Delight. He starts getting more focus when Chloe finally reaches Silent Hill. In ''Knight of the Orange Lily'', he's planned to get the most focus.

* WeaponOfChoice: As the Bogeyman, that would be his Great Knife which he can also replace with a lighter spear.

** He's ''disgusted'' at Specter's treatment of Easter, so disgusted that he [[spoiler:plans on ''torturing Specter''.]]

* GoodWithKids: In ''Blossoming Trail'' he coddles Hop and in ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' Jack Hotchner finds him cool.

* BerserkButton: Hurt Hop and you will ''suffer''.

* EveryoneHasStandards: He agrees to the plan to trap the Apex, but feels somewhat uncomfortable that Henry and Walter don't even call their prisoner or patient by their names.

* MysteriousPast: [[spoiler:Hop]] can't figure out a lot about him, outside his dislike of chestnuts, some PTSD over burnt buildings, and the fact that he has a medal [[spoiler:that looks like a Poké ball. It's later revealed that Alex is actually a denizen and that medal belongs to Alain as it contains his soul and most of his background is just like in his home game with some changes.]]

* OutOfFocus: Has easily the least amount of character focus out of all the components; while most of them get focus or at least do things, Alex spends most of his time tethered to Delight. He starts getting more focus when Chloe finally reaches Silent Hill.

* TokenGoodTeammate: Amongst him, Walter and Henry, he's the nicest of the three, taking care of Hop like he was his little brother and disliking the idea of calling [[spoiler: Alain and Paul by their Ritual designations. He also feels horrible on letting Hop become part of the Cage of Flauros and knows that Hop will ''never'' forgive him for the deceit.]]

** Destiny: [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 Heather Mason]], being the youngest member and only female, who dyed their hair and is prophesized to help bring paradise via filling them with enough anger and hatred. They also initially wear white (Heather's vest and Chloe's beach dress before she swaps it out). Bonus points, she's already being praised as some holy figure (Saint Alessa for Heather and Lady Destiny for Destiny herself).

[[VideoGame/SilentHillHomecoming A passenger]] (maybe) who Hop encounters in a fog-filled car right after arriving on the Train who takes the boy into his apartment...in Silent Hill. Though something seems quite off about him...

* AlasPoorVillain: Despite everything he hates him for, [[spoiler:Hop still mourns his death, clutching onto Alex's flashlight and waves him and Josh goodbye.]]

* DramaPreservingHandicap: It's a ''very'' good thing that Alex doesn't want to be the Bogeyman and focuses more on keeping Delight happy as he's shown to be invulnerable to pretty much ''everything'' that comes his way in that state.

* IronicName: Like Lexi, his first name is derived from "Alexander" or "Defender of Man". He's ''certainly'' not protecting Hop but rather leading him into the hands of Henry and Walter. [[spoiler:Although in a way, he's part of a ritual to protect the other denizens from that of the Apex...and compared to those two, he treats Hop with care, to the point that he finds it uncomfortable that neither Henry nor Walter call their prisoner/patient by their real names.]]

* MysteriousPast: [[spoiler:Hop]] can't figure out a lot about him, outside his dislike of chestnuts, some PTSD over burnt buildings, and the fact that he has a medal [[spoiler:that looks like a Poké ball. It's later revealed that Alex is actually a denizen and that medal belongs to Alain as it contains his soul.]]
* NighInvulnerable: [[spoiler:As the Bogeyman, almost ''nothing'' can phase him. Not fire, not guns, not a bunch of Apex brats kicking him. The only thing that has damaged him is Delirium slamming him on the ground via his tentacles, and the only thing that can ''kill'' him is drowning.]]

* EveryoneHasStandards: He ''tries'' to state that he didn't mean to let the Apex member drown in the lake and he's shown to have some sort of moral code in the anime. That said, Walter doesn't believe it for a second and gaslights him to make it so that it was all ''his'' fault for the deed when it was all an accident from Electivire knocking Sean into the water in self-defense and him lacking Gastrodon.

** His current number is ''42007'', based on the premiere of the ''Diamond and Pearl'' anime in the US (April 20, 2007)

* ArcVillain: Easily the biggest threat the Red Lotus Trio face in Act 3, though Death (Henry and Walter) have the most prominent role.
* TheBadGuyWins: In a ''very'' roundabout way. The reason the Cage was created was to destroy the Apex once and for all, so they couldn't hurt the Train anymore. While the ritual gets ruined, the trauma of the events prompts Grace to reveal the truth to the kids following her, which causes the Apex to dissolve as they now want nothing to do with her. So Walter and Henry got what they wanted, just not in the way they expected.
* BalefulPolymorph: Once the ritual goes through, the components will transform into predatory monsters that'll hunt down the Apex until there's nothing left.

* DwindlingParty: As The Fog Car saga keeps going, the components slowly dwindle away: Destiny has no desire to fulfill her role, Delight/Delirium finally sees reason and they and Desire decide to help the heroes, Despair is broken out of their brainwashing, and Dream eventually wakes up. By the end of Part 5, the only components still active are Death and Destruction, and the latter is an omnicidal WildCard who quickly leaves to prove he's superior to everyone, and kicks the bucket Part 7, leaving Death as the Sole Survivor.

** Destiny: [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 Heather Mason]], being the youngest member and only female, who dyed their hair and is prophesized to help bring paradise. Bonus points, she's already being praised as some holy figure (Saint Alessa for Heather and Lady Destiny for Destiny herself).

** Destruction: [[VideoGame/SilentHill2 James Sunderland]], who ventures into Silent Hill in search of someone while also holding a very destructive streak in him despite his calm appearance. Bonus points, he butts heads with a young girl with blond hair [[spoiler:and his fate is with him drowning in Toluca Lake, which reflects the "In Water" ending James could potentially have if DrivenToSuicide]].

* RuleOfSeven: While there are technically eight members, Henry and Walter are identified as a single unit, bringing the total number to seven. And in this instance, it's ''not'' lucky.

* CompositeCharacter: Walter shows off [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 Vincent Smith's]] traits of smugness and FauxAffablyEvil attitude, and even questions Grace with Vincent's most famous line.
-->'''Walter:''' Monsters...''they [the denizens] looked like monsters to you?''

* ColdBloodedTorture: Walter torments his prisoner with waterboarding when he gets displeased.

** Walter: [[spoiler: His abomination form is destroyed by Chloe (Lady Destniy) and he is killed by Grace (whom he dismissed as being as insignificant compared to Simon.)]]

* AngstDissonance: InUniverse. Part of the reason he has so much trouble opening up about his struggles is that his travelling companions have suffered ''worse'' than he has, so he feels incredibly self-conscious about expressing his problems.

* HappinessInMindControl: Finds the hypnosis put on him a blessing as it helps him sleep at night and frees him from the guilt he had for his actions. And in a sense, it also prevents his number from actually changing since he's no longer Alain. In fact, he was so fine with it that the minute Hop tried to wake him up, he's immedaitely going into a FreakOut and begs to be back in the trance.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: As Dream, Alain is mostly stuck in his own world, smiling and looking stoned. If he's ''not'' and he starts shivering in fear, then something is wrong.
* OutOfFocus: Had less development time between him, Delirium and Despair because of how he was always asleep or with Henry and Walter. Changes in ''Voyage of Wisteria'' as it's implied that he's just as traumatized as the other trainers were.

* TheReliableOne: Feels like he has to be the grownup after he wakes up and travels with Hop and Paul, since he has the least baggage.

* FamousLastWords: "Goodbye [[spoiler:Hop]]...thank you."

* GuiltComplex: His FatalFlaw; if bad things happen, he believes it's his fault and also pushes others away so that they won't get hurt in the struggle but only strengthens his guilt even more. Henry and Walter weaponize this to turn him into the 'Dream' component of their ritual by making him forget he was ever Alain in the first place. Unfortunately he ''still'' hasn't gotten out of this as he keeps hiding his traumas to Hop and Paul in ''Voyage of Wisteria''.

* UnskilledButStrong: Has the most raw power out of the seven components, capable of ''changing the environment of the Fog Car''. However, since this is tied to his mental state, it only appear in brief flashes...and it should ''stay that way'' for everyone's sanity.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's said to hold an expression of "infinite kindness", but he also happens to be a backup plan in case "Lady Destiny" can't fulfill her role in the Cage of Flauros.

* DissonantSerenity: The calm, smiling saintly version of Ash who forgvies Chloe for everything she's done even as he shows off bleeding palms.

* GoodScarsEvilScars: He's said to have "lighting-shaped scars" all over his body.