History Characters / MostWanted

Character sheet for ''VisualNovel/MostWanted'' (under construction). Beware of unmarked spoilers.

* DecoyProtagonist: Can be the first character the player play as to get familiar with the gameplay.

* DecoyProtagonist: Can be the first character the player play as to get familiar with the gameplay.

* AxCrazy: Even Randell Grimes, leader of the Centurions, is scared of him.

* BlackBossLady

* DaChief

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: If talked correctly, she can grant permissions to both Dave and Sam.

* BunnyEarsLawyer

* TheLadette: She has an even more tough personality than Nikhil and Reza.

* TheBeautifulElite: She’s a glamorous star who owns lavish residential property.
* ChekhovsSkill: Dave casually mentions that Cassandra is applying for a pilot license. [[spoiler: This helps save the day during the climax.]]

* DamselInDistress: Is kidnapped by Tull in one chapter.
* NavelDeepNeckline: Just look at her folder image.

Ana de Luca is a fashion designer.

* InsufferableGenius: Has a massive ego (thinks it’s insulting to be considered ''one of'' the best contemporary fashion designers when she deems herself '''the''' best). Her creations are viewed, however, as truly elevated couture.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Ana starts very hostile towards Sam. After she stands up to her and tries one of her dresses, Ana immediately apologizes and finds her attitude so inspiring that she declares that Sam is her new muse. During Sam’s farewell party, she yells angrily at Sam because she is leaving her without her new muse.

* AssholeVictim: He is guilty of embelezzment, planned to ditch Hayley Rose and take Alyssa Griffin instead. Dave and Sam have to save him from John Tull killing him with a bomb.

* HyperCompetentSidekick: [[spoiler:She is the only person keeping up Cheerm, as she is the programmer who built all the Wi-Fi system]].

* BerserkButton: Mentioning Hayley in front of him is this as Dave exploited when he was holding Sam hostage. [[spoiler:Giving that she is his daughter and Dave is confronting him with the belief that he has a VillainousCrush on her, this makes sense]].

* TattooedCrook

* KilledOffForReal: Is beheaded at the end of the story.

[[folder: Hayley Rose[=/=][[spoiler:Hayley Tull]]]]

Hayley “Hayley Rose” Tull is a famous singer who became a suspect in Gavin Routh's murder after he leaked nude photos of her. [[spoiler:In truth, she's actually Hayley Tull, John Tull's daughter.]]

* BadassInANiceSuit

* ActionGirl

* {{Determinator}}: Will NOT let anyone get in her way. You can play her as an openly Jerkass to the other police officers in L.A.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: You can play her as an openly Jerkass to the other police officers in L.A.
** HairOfGoldHeartOfGold

John Tull is [[spoiler:one of the two]] main antagonists in the first ''Most Wanted'' book. He is a notorious hitman whose modus operandi is a point-blank shotgun blast to the gut.

* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:The motive for his murder spree is to eliminate his daughter Hayley's enemy]].
* StalkerShrine: Tull has one dedicated to Hayley Rose, apparently because he’s deluded and thinks her song “Outlaw” is about him. However, this was later revealed that the true reason is [[spoiler:she is his daughter]].

* VillainousCrush: [[spoiler: The team spends much of the first half believing Tull has this on Hayley Rose. It turns out that Hayley is his daughter.]]

Hayley “Hayley Rose” Tull is a famous singer who became a suspect in Gavin Routh's murder after her nude photo being leaked by him. [[spoiler:Is actually Hayley Tull, John Tull's daughter. See her entry for tropes after TheReveal]].

* BitchInSheepsClothing: She’s in fact Tull’s scheming and manipulative — as well as ''homicidal'' — daughter and appears as a Hollywood-fluffy “princess” when Dave and Sam first interrogate her.
* CuteButPsycho: Killed a 19 year old boy for cheating on her.
* DaddysLittleVillain: She is equally as ruthless and murderous as her father, if not even more so.

* IdiotBall: Wrote her crime as a song called "Outlaw" for no real reason.
* ManBehindTheMan: Orchestrate the entire murder spree in the story.
* ManipulativeBitch: She used her father's love for her to cover her murdering of her ex-boyfriend and killing off the people who knew about her origins, and played Dave and Sam to deviate the suspicions on her.
* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: InUniverse. Hayley Rose doesn't mind that Gavin Routh leaked some revealing pictures of her, especially since she's been doing lots of Pilates.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only appeared in a total of 4 chapter, 1 of them as Hayley Rose but her very existence motivated John Tull to commit the murder spree.
* ThatManIsDead: Desperately wants to believe to be this case as she wants to distant herself from her old life of Hayley Tull as much as possible. Can be exploited by Dave at the climax of the story in order to disarm and arrest her and is the only way to do so.
* WalkingSpoiler: Her very existence spoiled a majority of the mystery from the Novel.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Pretend to cooperate with the police in order to kidnap Cassandra as a hostage and keep them off her back.

* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:His entire murder spree is to eliminate his daughter Hayley's enemy]].

* WeaponOfChoice: One of Tull's trademarks is using a [[SawedOffShotgun Sawed-Off Shotgun]].

* AbsoluteCleavage: Just look at her folder image.

Hayley “Hayley Rose” Tull is a famous singer who became a suspect in Gavin Routh's murder after her nude photo being leaked by him.[[spoiler:Is actually Hayley Tull, John Tull's daughter. See her entry for tropes after TheReveal]]

Hayley “Hayley Rose” Tull is a famous singer who became a suspect in Gavin Routh's murder after her nude photo being leaked by him.

[[spoiler:Is actually Hayley Tull, John Tull's daughter. See her entry for tropes after TheReveal]]

!'''Law Enforcement'''

[[folder: Dana Beckham]]
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Dana Beckham is Captain of the L.A.P.D. Major Crimes Unit.

* BlackBossLady
* ByTheBookCop: [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Albeit not an inflexible example.]]
* DaChief
* FairCop
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Bears a striking resemblance to Creator/ViolaDavis.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: If talked correctly, she can grant permissions to both Dave and Sam.
* StatuesqueStunner: Narration refers to her as “a statuesque woman” in the first chapter. She also looks like the beautiful Creator/ViolaDavis, as written above.

[[folder: Reza Fassihi]]
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Reza Fassihi is a data analyst for the L.A.P.D. Major Crimes Unit.

* HollywoodNerd: He’s not traditionally unattractive, and his clothes aren’t particularly offensive to the eye either. A set of girls his age look his way and giggle in the last chapter, thinking he’s cute.

[[folder: Hayley Rose]]]

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Hayley Rose is a famous singer who became a suspect in Gavin Routh's murder after her nude photo being leaked by him.

[[spoiler:Is actually Hayley Tull, John Tull's daughter. See her entry for tropes after TheReveal]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Until you realize her true origins.]]
* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: InUniverse. Hayley Rose doesn't mind that Gavin Routh leaked some revealing pictures of her, especially since she's been doing lots of Pilates.
* PeripheryDemographic: She’s marketed as chiefly for teenage girls, but she tans and works out and wears sexy outfits. Thus, she apparently has fans among older men.

[[folder: Cassandra “Cass” Leigh]]

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Cassandra “Cass” Leigh is a famous actress and philanthropist who is an old friend with Dave.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Just look at her folder image.
* TheBeautifulElite: She’s a glamorous star who owns lavish residential property.
* ChekhovsSkill: Dave casually mentions that Cassandra is applying for a pilot license. [[spoiler: This helps save the day during the climax.]]
* ChildhoodFriends: With Dave.
* DamselInDistress: Is kidnapped by Tull in one chapter.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Laughs if Sam guesses that she has a dating history with Dave. Their bond appears to be completely platonic, but is by no means less special and strong than romances.
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: Not in ''Most Wanted: Book One''. Cassandra definitely isn’t stupid, but...

[[folder: Joshua Neely]]

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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Joshua is a pretentious and disagreeable likely-plagiarist who claims that if he had murdered Routh, it would’ve been “the perfect crime”. His version of “the perfect crime”, in addition to being unoriginal, turns out to be illogical. Sam doesn’t hesitate to point out its flaws.

[[folder: Otis Khouri]]

He organized the party where John Tull murdered Gavin Routh and Logan/Theresa.
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!'''Spoiler Character'''
[[folder:[[spoiler:Hayley Tull]]]]

Hayley “Hayley Rose” Tull is one of the two main antagonists in the first ''Most Wanted'' book. She is the daughter of John Tull.

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* AttentionWhore: Her main concern about being found out as Hayley Tull? Her fans will turn on her. Can be exploited by Dave and Sam at the climax of the story in order to disarm and arrest her and is the only way to do so.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She’s in fact Tull’s scheming and manipulative — as well as ''homicidal'' — daughter and appears as a Hollywood-fluffy “princess” when Dave and Sam first interrogate her.
* CuteButPsycho: Killed a 19 year old boy for cheating on her.
* DaddysLittleVillain: She is equally as ruthless and murderous as her father, if not even more so.
* KilledOffForReal: Is beheaded at the end of the story.
* IdiotBall: Wrote her crime as a song called "Outlaw" for no real reason.
* ManBehindTheMan: Orchestrate the entire murder spree in the story.
* ManipulativeBitch: She used her father's love for her to cover her murdering of her ex-boyfriend and killing off the people who knew about her origins, and played Dave and Sam to deviate the suspicions on her.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: She pretends to be just a dumb starlet when Dave and Sam first met her.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only appeared in a total of 4 chapter, 1 of them as Hayley Rose but her very existence motivated John Tull to commit the murder spree.
* ThatManIsDead: Desperately wants to believe to be this case as she wants to distant herself from her old life of Hayley Tull as much as possible. Can be exploited by Dave at the climax of the story in order to disarm and arrest her and is the only way to do so.
* WalkingSpoiler: Her very existence spoiled a majority of the mystery from the Novel.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Pretend to cooperate with the police in order to kidnap Cassandra as a hostage and keep them off her back.

* NotSoDifferent: If the player pays to have Reza tag along to Venice Beach, he will convince Jessica to surrender by relating to her and how being smart isolates her from others.

* NotSoDifferent: If Reza tags along with Sam and Dave, [[spoiler:he is the one who convinces her by pointing out their IntelligenceEqualsIsolation complexes]].

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: He presents himself proudly as "Data Analyst, amateur screenwriter and ''moderator of the Visual/TheCrownAndTheFlame Forums''".

* {{Adorkable}}: He is ''not'' a beach guy and panics at the idea of having to be around girls in revealing outfits.

* {{Adorkable}}: Although several people find his personality grating {{inuniverse}}.

* BiTheWay: As Sam, players are given the option to attract Hollywood actress Alyssa Griffin. There’s also copious {{Ship Tease}} between her and co-principal character Dave; and, despite her contempt for Ryan’s lifestyle, she is not immune to his charms. In exchange for diamonds, the player gains an opportunity to kiss him after the scene where they’re first introduced to each other.

* BiTheWay: Alyssa flirts with Dave. If the player selects the right choices in a later scene, she becomes romantically interested in Sam as well.

* SpoiledSweet: ...a few ''VisualNovel/TheFreshman'' and ''VisualNovel/RulesOfEngagement'' cameos characterize her as quite RichInDollarsPoorInSense. Despite this, she’s solidly well-liked: She’s benevolent, down-to-Earth, simpatico, beautiful, and presumably accomplished in her craft.

* SpoiledSweet: Based on the limited information disclosed so far about his early life, he seems to have been born into wealth and/or status. He’s also gracious, rumors of misbehavior notwithstanding.

* ImprovisedLockpick: Chapter 7 has Dave using a paperclip to pick the lock to John Tull’s trailer if he has enough points. Otherwise, Sam kicks the door in.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Expresses a desire to flip his own table at one point, during which their investigation isn’t going too excellently. [[FunnyMoments It turns out he’s actually already flipped Reza’s once.]]

* {{Adorkable}}: Although several people find his personality grating {{in-universe}}.

* HairpinLockpick: Chapter 7 has Dave using a paperclip to pick the lock to John Tull’s trailer if he has enough points. Otherwise, Sam kicks the door in.

* CuteButPsycho: Killed a 19 years old boy for cheating on her.

* HotScoop: She appears as one of the two reporters in VisualNovel/TheRoyalRomance.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [[Creator/{{TaronEgerton}} A lantern-jawed, sharp-dressed heartthrob with light brown hair and light-colored eyes is best-known for heroic roles,]] [[Characters/{{KingsmanTheSecretService}} especially a secret agent]]....

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Character sheet for ''VisualNovel/MostWanted'' (under construction). Beware of unmarked spoilers.

!'''Protagonists'''

[[folder:David “Dave” Reyes]]

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-->''“When you’re busting this city’s criminals, it helps to have friends in high places.”''

David “Dave” Reyes is one of the two protagonists of the ''Most Wanted'' series. He is a detective for the L.A.P.D. Major Crimes Unit and is currently partnered with Deputy Marshal Samantha “Sam” Massey.

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* BadassInANiceSuit
* BelligerentSexualTension: Plenty of other characters (and fans) certainly think there’s this between him and Sam. Players who would rather disregard the [[ShipTease Ship Tease]] in favor of a true “[[ShoutOut Jonah Hill]] [[Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet and Channing Tatum]]” dynamic can go with MistakenForRomance choices provided (although the ShipTease is never fully lost).
* TheCharmer: Most of the major decisions in his playthrough include charming the target.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Cassandra.
%%* CompetitionFreak: Shades of this.
* CutenessProximity: Whereas Sam remains focused on catching Tull, the [[PreciousPuppy Precious Puppy]] in Chapter 7 has this effect on Dave.
* TheDandy: Sam initially dismisses him as one. Although he proves his worth as a detective, there ''is'' some truth to her first impression of him.
-->'''Sam''': [[DeterminAtor I’m not going anywhere. I’ve come a long way to get this guy. I’m not getting benched by a suit.]]
-->'''Dave''': [scowls] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Hey, not just any suit. This is Armani.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Hinted at; never properly addressed in ''Book One''.
* EmotionallyTongueTied: Dave is. Every time Sam asks him about his past or anything remotely personal, Dave changes the subject and doesn’t respond. You’ll over have to spend diamonds just to get him to talk about a small detail about his life.
* FairCop: Hayley Rose comments that most of her fans are teenage girls, not unusually attractive policemen like him.
* GentlemanAndAScholar: To quote the trope’s main page: He manages to be both a highly intelligent expert in his chosen field and a pleasant, well-adjusted, and socially engaging human being, sometimes being even more attuned to the nuances of social etiquette than many less intelligent characters.
* HairpinLockpick: Chapter 7 has Dave using a paperclip to pick the lock to John Tull’s trailer if he has enough points. Otherwise, Sam kicks the door in.
* MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication: Inverted. Dave tends to try to solve problems by talking, while Sam tends to shoot first and ask questions later. Sam even mocks Dave for this in one scene when they are surrounded by flames and she sarcastically suggests that he can talk the fire into leaving them alone.
* MinoredInAsskicking: His most frequently used weapons are great intellect and charisma, but he’s shown to be [[MrFanservice physically fit]] as well and a competent fighter.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Sam’s Red. He has considerably more restraint and sensitivity than she does. However, they are both highly capable enforcers of the law.
* PlatonicLifePartners: If the player wishes, such a relationship can be cultivated with Sam.
** Cassandra laughs if Sam guesses that she has a dating history with Dave. Their bond appears to be completely platonic, but is by no means less special and strong than romances.
* PrettyBoy: Sam’s nickname for him at the beginning, and it isn’t a compliment. She means the phrase in [[TheDandy The Dandy]] sense, i.e. “a foppish, ineffectual man”. This turns out to be untrue — the ineffectual part, at least. He does care about how he looks, just not excessively. He’s a [[PrettyBoy Pretty Boy]] in the TV Tropes sense too: clean-shaven handsome appearance with corresponding styled hair.
* SharpDressedMan: Always seen with a suit.
* TheSocialExpert: Dave is a smooth talker who has formed a lot of connections in Los Angeles, even with celebrities. He is also good at reading people.
* StreetSmart: Dave has grown in Los Angeles and knows every corner of the city and how to interact with any people.

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[[folder:Samantha “Sam” Massey]]
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-->''“[…]I have a job to do. And I don’t have time to tiptoe just because you [Reyes] wanna cozy up to people who read cue cards for a living.”''

Samantha “Sam” Massey is one of the two protagonists of the ''Most Wanted'' series. She is a member of the U.S. Marshals from the West Texas branch and is currently partnered with L.A.P.D. Detective David “Dave” Reyes.


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* ActionGirl
* BelligerentSexualTension: Plenty of other characters (and fans) certainly think there’s this between her and Dave. Players who would rather disregard the [[ShipTease Ship Tease]] in favor of a true “[[ShoutOut Jonah Hill]] [[Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet and Channing Tatum]]” dynamic can go with MistakenForRomance choices provided (although the ShipTease is never fully lost).
* BiTheWay: As Sam, players are given the option to attract Hollywood actress Alyssa Griffin. There’s also copious {{Ship Tease}} between her and co-principal character Dave; and, despite her contempt for Ryan’s lifestyle, she is not immune to his charms. In exchange for diamonds, the player gains an opportunity to kiss him after the scene where they’re first introduced to each other.
* CowboyCop: Sam is a loose cannon that came all the way to L.A. from Texas to catch John Tull and does not like playing nice.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: John Tull killed her mentor Bill, took his shotgun as a souvenir and almost killed her when she was pursuing him.
* DefrostingIceQueen: How Sam can get over time if you make the right choices.
* {{Determinator}}: Will NOT let anyone get in her way. You can play her as an openly Jerkass to the other police officers in L.A.
** HeroicSpirit
* FairCop: “Busty blonde beauty”, as Tull words it.
* FishOutOfWater: Reza brings up the trope by name.
** StrangeCopInAStrangeLand: Sam is from Texas, but she goes to L.A. to hunt down John Tull. Her cowboy cop attitude and lack of knowledge of the local culture can get her into trouble.
* ItsPersonal: Sam to John Tull.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: You can play her as an openly Jerkass to the other police officers in L.A.
** HairOfGoldHeartOfGold
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Sam is a big fan of Cassandra Leigh. When she actually meets her (and also finds out that she and Dave are close friends), words barely come out. By the end of the case, Sam asks Cass to sign her an autograph.
* TheLadette: Commented on multiple times. This can be enforced by the players during the L.A.R.A. scene in which she can potentially: [[HumiliationConga got mocked wearing her default outfit, got photograph having a weird expression, fails to talk Alyssa from giving info on Hayley and steps on Reyes's foot during the dance scene]].
* MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication: Inverted. Dave tends to try to solve problems by talking, while Sam tends to shoot first and ask questions later. Sam even mocks Dave for this in one scene when they are surrounded by flames and she sarcastically suggests that he can talk the fire into leaving them alone.
* PlatonicLifePartners: If the player wishes, such a relationship can be cultivated with Dave.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Dave’s Blue. She can be aggressive, tactless, and irresponsible; which doesn’t mean she’s any less brilliant.
* SouthernFriedGenius
* StepfordSnarker:
--> '''[[BrutalHonesty Mirasol]]''': [to Sam] You use words as weapons. Ironically typical of someone who keeps people at a distance.
* UnderdressedForTheOccasion: It's possible for Sam to go to a fancy restaurant or formal party in her normal clothes, which gets commented on. [[BribingYourWayToVictory It costs the premium currency to get her dress in something more appropriate.]]


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!'''Major Antagonists'''

[[folder: John Tull]]

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John Tull is [[spoiler:one of the two]] main antagonists in the first ''Most Wanted'' book. He is a notorious hitman whose modus operandi is a point-blank shotgun blast to the gut.

* AxCrazy: Even Randell Grimes, leader of the Centurions, is scared of him.
* BerserkButton: Mentioning Hayley in front of him is this as Dave exploited when he was holding Sam hostage. [[spoiler:Giving that she is his daughter and Dave is confronting him with the belief that he has a VillainousCrush on her, this makes sense]].
* ProfessionalKiller: Is stated to murder multiple people for hire.
* TheHeavy: Is the antagonist with the most screen time. [[spoiler:His daughter is the ManBehindTheMan]].
* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:His entire murder spree is to eliminate his daughter Hayley's enemy]].
* StalkerShrine: Tull has one dedicated to Hayley Rose, apparently because he’s deluded and thinks her song “Outlaw” is about him. However, this was later revealed that the true reason is [[spoiler:she is his daughter]].
* TakingYouWithMe: During the fight against John Tull and [[spoiler: Hayley Rose]], in chapter 14, he takes out a live grenade eager to take out everyone on the plane, [[spoiler: including his own daughter]].
* TattooedCrook
* VillainousCrush: [[spoiler: The team spends much of the first half believing Tull has this on Hayley Rose. It turns out that Hayley is his daughter.]]
* WeaponOfChoice: One of Tull's trademarks is using a [[SawedOffShotgun Sawed-Off Shotgun]].
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!'''Law Enforcement'''

[[folder: Dana Beckham]]
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Dana Beckham is Captain of the L.A.P.D. Major Crimes Unit.

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* BlackBossLady
* ByTheBookCop: [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Albeit not an inflexible example.]]
* DaChief
* FairCop
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Bears a striking resemblance to Creator/ViolaDavis.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: If talked correctly, she can grant permissions to both Dave and Sam.
* StatuesqueStunner: Narration refers to her as “a statuesque woman” in the first chapter. She also looks like the beautiful Creator/ViolaDavis, as written above.

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[[folder: Reza Fassihi]]
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Reza Fassihi is a data analyst for the L.A.P.D. Major Crimes Unit.


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* {{Adorkable}}: He is ''not'' a beach guy and panics at the idea of having to be around girls in revealing outfits.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Has an Arabic name but no words on mentioning his actual ethnicity and his skin color is much lighter than Nikhil.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: An obnoxious ManChild in the eyes of Mirasol (and, in Chapter 4, has “just jokes” and no real ideas to help Sam and Dave), but unquestionably good at his profession.
* ButtMonkey: He is constantly the bottom of Mirasol and Nikhil's jokes at his expense.
* DatingCatwoman: [[spoiler:He briefly considers dating Jessica after they save her from being killed by Tull. Although he remembers that it isn’t the best of ideas given that she is involved with a case and he is in the force, Sam is not ''entirely'' unsupportive of the romance per se.]]
* HollywoodNerd: He’s not traditionally unattractive, and his clothes aren’t particularly offensive to the eye either. A set of girls his age look his way and giggle in the last chapter, thinking he’s cute.
* InformedFlaw: But if the player doesn’t bring him along to [[spoiler: Venice Beach]], he persists in his belief that he’s a total dork no girl would like ''that way'', to the long-suffering exasperation of Nikhil and Mirasol. Otherwise, he grows self-assured and returns their smiles with a “charming” one of his own [[spoiler: — although he won’t talk to them because his eyes are on Jessica.]]
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: He presents himself proudly as "Data Analyst, amateur screenwriter and ''moderator of the Visual/TheCrownAndTheFlame Forums''".
* ManChild: Mirasol has little patience for him and Nikhil, describing them as “basically just tall children” who require coddling.
* NoSocialSkills: [[spoiler: Changes if he joins Dave and Sam when they go to Venice Beach.]]
* NotSoDifferent: If the player pays to have Reza tag along to Venice Beach, he will convince Jessica to surrender by relating to her and how being smart isolates her from others.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Nikhil and Mirasol. (Less vitriol when it comes to Nikhil and Reza, albeit Nikhil enjoys affectionately “insulting” Reza.)

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[[folder: Nikhil Mantha]]
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Nikhil Mantha is a forensics scientist for the L.A.P.D. Major Crimes Unit.


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* {{Adorkable}}: Although several people find his personality grating {{in-universe}}.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Not in the story, but his cameo in VisualNovel/LoveHacks shows him flirting with Cole at a club, only rejecting a date because of his job.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Expresses a desire to flip his own table at one point, during which their investigation isn’t going too excellently. [[FunnyMoments It turns out he’s actually already flipped Reza’s once.]]
* BunnyEarsLawyer: An obnoxious [[ManChild Man Child]] in the eyes of Mirasol (and, in Chapter 4, has “just jokes” and no real ideas to help Sam and Dave), but unquestionably good at his profession.
* BollywoodNerd: Has an Indian name and is portrayed as a competent forensic scientist. His personality is radically different from most portrayals, however.
* CloudCuckooLander: If the player doesn’t spend diamonds on a [[spoiler:L.A.R.A. Gala]] gown for Sam, Nikhil happily talks about how “the sheeple” are scrambling to “define” Sam.
-->'''Nikhil''': This is like crack to me!
-->'''Sam''': [{{beat}}] [[[FriendshipMoment smiling]]] You’re a strange man, Nikhil.
* TheDandy: “Stylish Guy with Nice Hair” is more or less how ''VisualNovel/LoveHacks'' introduces him in his cameo.
* TheGadfly: Mostly talks whenever they are teasing Reza.
* GentlemanAndAScholar: He’s a skilled professional ''and'' stylish, as well as implied to be popular and social.
* {{Hipster}}: Openly admitted to be one. He declares Hayley Rose's song "Outlaw" brilliant, not because it's any good, but because it's so overrated, overplayed and catchy it makes it ironically good.
* ManChild: Mirasol has little patience for him and Reza, describing them as “basically just tall children” who require coddling.
* SoBadItsGood: Invoked. He keeps replaying Hayley Rose's "Outlaw" at the office because he finds it so bad that it's ironically good.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Reza and Mirasol. (Less vitriol when it comes to Nikhil and Reza, albeit Nikhil enjoys affectionately “insulting” Reza.)

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[[folder: Mirasol Bautista]]
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Mirasol Bautista is a criminal profiler for the L.A.P.D. Major Crimes Unit.

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* BrutalHonesty: Mirasol, being the resident psychologist, can read people accurately and tell them directly her thoughts. Sam can get on her good side by agreeing with her.
* BunnyEarsLawyer
* CompetitionFreak: Mere minutes after her introduction to Sam, Mirasol decides the blonde’s personality is a threat.
-->'''Mirasol''': I trust it won’t come to blows if we respect each other’s territory, but you should know that I’m training for that eventuality.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Reading psychopaths' profiles for a living but even Tull scares her.
* IronicName: She’s of Filipino descent and named “Mirasol”, the Tagalog term for sunflowers. {{Lampshaded}} by Mirasol herself.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She appreciates her colleagues despite her brash personality.
* TheLadette: She has an even more tough personality than Nikhil and Reza.
* NightmareFetishist: “Sometimes” pores over psychopaths’ profiles “for recreation”. Her idea of a nice desk decoration is a ''live grenade''.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Nikhil and Reza. (Less vitriol when it comes to Nikhil and Reza, albeit Nikhil enjoys affectionately “insulting” Reza.)

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[[folder: Rebecca [=McKenzie=]]]

Rebecca [=McKenzie=] is one of the police officers on the Gavin Routh case.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: She can be unlocked as a playable character in chapter 15 after being [[spoiler:severely wounded by Hayley and John]] at a movie set.
* FairCop: Otis calls her “Officer Pin-Up”. It’s evident that [=McKenzie=] doesn’t appreciate the unpleasant man’s demeaning “compliment”.


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[[folder: Evan Shipley]]
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Evan Shipley is a Deputy Marshal and Sam’s best friend and partner back in Texas.


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* FairCop: He, along with Sam and Bill, is a good law enforcer and friendly guy outside of work.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He looks like Michael Ealy.

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[[folder: Bill Holton]]
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Bill Holton is a deceased Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal from Texas and Sam’s former boss and mentor.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Is a ringer for Creator/SamElliott.
* TheObiWan: He was Sam's mentor and partner. His death is what motivates Sam into catching Tull.
* PosthumousCharacter: He dies before the first chapter and we get to know him through Sam's flashbacks.
* SoProudOfYou: [[TearJerker In Sam’s flashback in Chapter 2, Bill tells Sam he’s proud of her with his last words.]]


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!'''Hollywood'''

[[folder: Theresa Holland]]

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Theresa Holland is an up-and-coming actress. If the player chooses her in the first chapter, she dies.
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* DecoyProtagonist: Can be the first character the player play as to get familiar with the gameplay.
* HeroicSacrifice: May die in an attempt to save Routh.
* MultipleChoicePast: The player can choose to either make her an aspiring actress, a struggling screenwriter or unemployed.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Logan Mills]]

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Logan Mills is an up-and-coming actor. If the player chooses him in the first chapter, he dies.

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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Was originally a cross between his current self and the character who is now Gavin Routh: a cowardly sleaze. After the update, he became a much more genuinely likable (and tragic) guy. Depending on whether the player decides to take control of him or Theresa, he may [[HeroicSacrifice perish trying to save Routh]].
* DecoyProtagonist: Can be the first character the player play as to get familiar with the gameplay.
* HeroicSacrifice: May die in an attempt to save Routh.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Looks like a bearded Creator/ChrisEvans.
* MultipleChoicePast: The player can choose to either make him an aspiring actor, a struggling screenwriter or unemployed.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Gavin Routh]]

Gavin Routh is a widely disliked celebrity reporter.

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* AssholeVictim: Gavin is a sleazy reporter and the most hated man in L.A., according to Dave. He’s murdered by Tull after he digs up personal information on Hayley Rose, [[spoiler:Tull’s beloved daughter]].

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[[folder: Ryan Summers]]

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Ryan Summers is a famous actor who is a friend with Dave and became suspect for Gavin Routh's murder.

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* BrainlessBeauty: Very handsome, but comes off as vacuous. He isn’t actually stupid, however, according to Dave — well, “not ''that'' stupid”.
-->'''Sam and Dave''': [run after [[spoiler: Jamie Brooks]] when he refuses to be spoken with at the [[spoiler: L.A.R.A. Gala]]]
-->'''Cassandra''': [mouth wide open in surprise] Ryan, do you have ''any'' idea what just happened?
-->'''Ryan''': [[DissonantSerenity [smiling blithely] Not even a little.]]
* TheBeautifulElite: One of Hollywood’s poshest and most beautiful, and likes inviting the same crowd to his opulent manor.
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:The reason why he became a suspect in the case is because he was blackmailed by Gavin Routh, since he learned about Ryan's son from his hacked emails. Ryan then tells Dave and Sam that he wants to keep the existence of his son a secret because he doesn't want him to grow up with fake friends and paparazzi, just like himself during his childhood.]]
* HandsomeLech: Theresa Holland mentions Ryan Summers’ flings being a hot topic in the world of celebrity gossip. Gavin Routh also starts the nasty rumor that he’s paying a sex worker for additional pleasure. It turns out that he has a son, the result of him drunkenly sleeping with a caterer years ago, and the payments are in fact for the child. Like Dave, he’s made to sound something like an indiscriminate philanderer at first; but then is shown to [[HasAType have a type]], respect women, and be far from ''obsessed'' with sex, in reality. Overlaps with [[TheCharmer The Charmer]] and [[ChivalrousPervert Chivalrous Pervert]] — [[NoodleIncident Ryan once found himself in a physical altercation after dallying with a lady even though she was married]], but he ''asked'' if she was taken. She swore up and down that she was not.
* HasAType: Dave says Ryan takes real interest only in potential partners who are savvy, assertive, and drama-free. It explains why he’s uninterested in Hayley, who’s outwardly attractive but personality-wise ''the opposite'' of the description; as well as how, as he himself admits, Sam doesn’t genuinely catch his attention until (or unless) she demonstrates smarts and confidence when they first meet, even though he recognizes that she’s a beautiful woman.
* HiddenDepths: Deeply resents “the media circus” and their refusal to give him privacy, likes to play things safe, writes letters to his child's mother, sends lawyers banging on Routh’s door when he leaks them along with libelous posts, [[spoiler: but proves innocent despite his anger. The Hollywood environment is also the reason why he keeps the existence of his son a secret]]. Has a cameo in VisualNovel/TheFreshman: Book 3, where he articulates (with Cassandra) an insightful grasp of how the industry he’s in works.
* LanternJawOfJustice: Ryan is an action superstar who, as Dave notes, has the chin of a superhero.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [[Creator/{{TaronEgerton}} A lantern-jawed, sharp-dressed heartthrob with light brown hair and light-colored eyes is best-known for heroic roles,]] [[Characters/{{KingsmanTheSecretService}} especially a secret agent]]....
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: In ''Most Wanted: Book One'', wherein the tone is more serious, there is a focus on characters’ [[HiddenDepths complexities]]. He and Cassandra are utilized by the writers to satirize the sheltered affluent using this trope in their ''[[VisualNovel/{{TheFreshman}} The Freshman]]'' and ''[[VisualNovel/{{RulesOfEngagement}} Rules of Engagement]]'' cameos, on the other hand. It’s [[PlayedForLaughs Played For Laughs]].
* SharpDressedMan
* SpoiledSweet: Based on the limited information disclosed so far about his early life, he seems to have been born into wealth and/or status. He’s also gracious, rumors of misbehavior notwithstanding.

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[[folder: Alyssa Griffin]]

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Alyssa Griffin is a famous actress and singer described as “Hollywood’s latest It Girl”.

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* TheBeautifulElite: A member of the crowd described by the narration as “Hollywood’s poshest and prettiest”, invited to wealthy action superstar Ryan Summers’ manor.
* BiTheWay: Alyssa flirts with Dave. If the player selects the right choices in a later scene, she becomes romantically interested in Sam as well.
* BrainyBrunette: The most consistently judicious of ''Most Wanted: Book One''’s Hollywood non-villains.
* RedHerring: Sam and Dave suspect that she could be in Tull's target list, since she is set to be "the new Hayley Rose" according to her new manager, making her Hayley's enemy. [[spoiler:Turns out that Tull is after Jamie Brooks instead.]]
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: It’s clear that she finds Dave hot; but his brains, risk-taking, courage, and outstanding law enforcement work are the primary selling points for Alyssa.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Hayley Rose]]]

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Hayley Rose is a famous singer who became a suspect in Gavin Routh's murder after her nude photo being leaked by him.

[[spoiler:Is actually Hayley Tull, John Tull's daughter. See her entry for tropes after TheReveal]]

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Until you realize her true origins.]]
* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: InUniverse. Hayley Rose doesn't mind that Gavin Routh leaked some revealing pictures of her, especially since she's been doing lots of Pilates.
* PeripheryDemographic: She’s marketed as chiefly for teenage girls, but she tans and works out and wears sexy outfits. Thus, she apparently has fans among older men.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Cassandra “Cass” Leigh]]

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Cassandra “Cass” Leigh is a famous actress and philanthropist who is an old friend with Dave.

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* TheBeautifulElite: She’s a glamorous star who owns lavish residential property.
* ChekhovsSkill: Dave casually mentions that Cassandra is applying for a pilot license. [[spoiler: This helps save the day during the climax.]]
* ChildhoodFriends: With Dave.
* DamselInDistress: Is kidnapped by Tull in one chapter.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Laughs if Sam guesses that she has a dating history with Dave. Their bond appears to be completely platonic, but is by no means less special and strong than romances.
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: Not in ''Most Wanted: Book One''. Cassandra definitely isn’t stupid, but...
* SpoiledSweet: ...a few ''VisualNovel/TheFreshman'' and ''VisualNovel/RulesOfEngagement'' cameos characterize her as quite RichInDollarsPoorInSense. Despite this, she’s solidly well-liked: She’s benevolent, down-to-Earth, simpatico, beautiful, and presumably accomplished in her craft.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Joshua Neely]]

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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Joshua is a pretentious and disagreeable likely-plagiarist who claims that if he had murdered Routh, it would’ve been “the perfect crime”. His version of “the perfect crime”, in addition to being unoriginal, turns out to be illogical. Sam doesn’t hesitate to point out its flaws.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Otis Khouri]]

He organized the party where John Tull murdered Gavin Routh and Logan/Theresa.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ana de Luca]]

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Ana de Luca is a fashion designer.

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* TheFashionista: She is a Top Fashion Designer with a very expensive boutique in Rodeo Drive.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: She is known to be Cass’ best friend.
* HotScoop: She appears as one of the two reporters in VisualNovel/TheRoyalRomance.
* InsufferableGenius: Has a massive ego (thinks it’s insulting to be considered ''one of'' the best contemporary fashion designers when she deems herself '''the''' best). Her creations are viewed, however, as truly elevated couture.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Ana starts very hostile towards Sam. After she stands up to her and tries one of her dresses, Ana immediately apologizes and finds her attitude so inspiring that she declares that Sam is her new muse. During Sam’s farewell party, she yells angrily at Sam because she is leaving her without her new muse.
[[/folder]]


[[folder: Jamie Brooks]]

Hayley Rose's talent agent.

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* AssholeVictim: He is guilty of embelezzment, planned to ditch Hayley Rose and take Alyssa Griffin instead. Dave and Sam have to save him from John Tull killing him with a bomb.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Dave and Sam theorize that Tull wants to kill him for stealing money from Hayley. [[spoiler:Turns out that Hayley ordered Tull to kill him because he knows that she started as a runaway teen and her biography was made up by him.]]

[[/folder]]


!'''Other Characters'''

[[folder: Chad]]

Chad is one of the two co-owners of Cheerm, a company that provides free Wi-Fi.

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* TheStoner: He and Todd own the company, but all they do is getting baked at the beach and brainstorm stupid app ideas while high.

[[/folder]]


[[folder: Todd]]

Todd is one of the two co-owners of Cheerm, a company that provides free Wi-Fi.

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* TheStoner: He and Todd own the company, but all they do is getting baked at the beach and brainstorm stupid app ideas while high.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Monica[[spoiler:/Jessica]] Greene]]

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Monica [[spoiler:(real name: Jessica)]] Greene introduces herself as the sister of Cheerm co-owner Chad. [[spoiler: She is actually a programmer for Cheerm and was hired by Gavin Routh to hack celebrities’ phones.]]

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* DamselInDistress: Dave has to rescue her from being murdered by John Tull.
* HollywoodHacking: [[spoiler: She developed Venice Beach's free Wi-Fi to hack into celebrities' smartphones and sell the information to journalists like Gavin Routh]].
* HyperCompetentSidekick: [[spoiler:She is the only person keeping up Cheerm, as she is the programmer who built all the Wi-Fi system]].
* NotSoDifferent: If Reza tags along with Sam and Dave, [[spoiler:he is the one who convinces her by pointing out their IntelligenceEqualsIsolation complexes]].
* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler:She pretends to be sister of the owner and flirts a little with Dave to throw him off while she erases the evidence]].
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:She is initially a suspect of Gavin Routh's murder because he didn't pay her yet. She's instead on the hitlist.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Her identity gives away part of Tull's motivations]].

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Jamal Grady]]

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A street rapper and one of Dave's childhood friends.

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* ChildhoodFriends: He is Dave's foster brother.
* FaceOfAThug: When they first meet, Sam initially mistook Jamal with a drug dealer. He's actually just a honest independent rapper selling "his crack on the streets".
* StarvingArtist: He prefers selling his records on the streets because he doesn't want to compromise his vision with a big record company.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Donnie Brine]]

Resident Paparazzi. Dave can confront him to stop stalking Alyssa Griffin.

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* TheCameo: He makes an appearance as a reporter in VisualNovel/TheRoyalRomance.
* {{Paparazzi}}: He stalks celebrities for a living.

[[/folder]]


!'''Spoiler Character'''
[[folder:[[spoiler:Hayley Tull]]]]

Hayley “Hayley Rose” Tull is one of the two main antagonists in the first ''Most Wanted'' book. She is the daughter of John Tull.

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* AttentionWhore: Her main concern about being found out as Hayley Tull? Her fans will turn on her. Can be exploited by Dave and Sam at the climax of the story in order to disarm and arrest her and is the only way to do so.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She’s in fact Tull’s scheming and manipulative — as well as ''homicidal'' — daughter and appears as a Hollywood-fluffy “princess” when Dave and Sam first interrogate her.
* CuteButPsycho: Killed a 19 years old boy for cheating on her.
* DaddysLittleVillain: She is equally as ruthless and murderous as her father, if not even more so.
* KilledOffForReal: Is beheaded at the end of the story.
* IdiotBall: Wrote her crime as a song called "Outlaw" for no real reason.
* ManBehindTheMan: Orchestrate the entire murder spree in the story.
* ManipulativeBitch: She used her father's love for her to cover her murdering of her ex-boyfriend and killing off the people who knew about her origins, and played Dave and Sam to deviate the suspicions on her.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: She pretends to be just a dumb starlet when Dave and Sam first met her.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only appeared in a total of 4 chapter, 1 of them as Hayley Rose but her very existence motivated John Tull to commit the murder spree.
* ThatManIsDead: Desperately wants to believe to be this case as she wants to distant herself from her old life of Hayley Tull as much as possible. Can be exploited by Dave at the climax of the story in order to disarm and arrest her and is the only way to do so.
* WalkingSpoiler: Her very existence spoiled a majority of the mystery from the Novel.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Pretend to cooperate with the police in order to kidnap Cassandra as a hostage and keep them off her back.
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* BossBlackLady