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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Mentions porno magazines frequently. Ray tells him she isn't surprised that the only women he sees naked are in magazines.


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* PornStash: Mentions porno magazines frequently. Ray tells him she isn't surprised that the only women he sees naked are in magazines.
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* ApologyGift: In his ending, ransom will give sandy a “Sorry for being a dick” card.

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* ApologyGift: In his ending, ransom Ransome will give sandy Sandy a “Sorry for being a dick” card.card [[spoiler:so he can redo his flashback]].


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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:If he insults Madame Morena again during his ending, he'll break down in tears, having blown his one chance at redemption.]]


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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: [[spoiler:In his ending, Sandy sends him back to the flashback of his final show so he can redeem himself. If done right, he gives advice instead of insults to the attendants, and prevents the destruction of his career.]]


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* TraumaCongaLine: After insulting Madame Morena during a show, Ransome was cursed to never be able to remove his makeup. This was immediately followed by his wife discovering his mistress and taking everything in the divorce, his house in Aspen burning down, his toy line being dropped, his lawyer leaving him, and the circus being abandoned.
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* ImYourWorstNightmare: If she talks to Chet she’ll say this to him.
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* FakeMemories: He states and writes things in his journal that imply he has heard of agent Ray before, which should be impossible considering that [[spoiler: Ray doesn’t actually exist in Thimbleweed park. It’s possible that Ray’s employer manipulated his memory]]
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* ChildHater: She admits herself that she hates kids.
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* Apologygift: In his ending, ransom will give sandy a “Sorry for being a dick” card.

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* Apologygift: In his ending, ransom will give sandy a “Sorry for being a dick” card.



* apologygift: In his ending, ransom will give sandy a “sorry for being a dick” before asking to be sent to his flashback.
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* apology gift: In his ending, ransom will give sandy a “sorry for being a dick” before asking to be sent to his flashback.

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* apology gift: apologygift: In his ending, ransom will give sandy a “sorry for being a dick” before asking to be sent to his flashback.
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[[folder:Ransome the *Beep*ing Clown]]

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[[folder:Ransome the *Beep*ing Insult Clown]]
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* ClusterFBomb: In explict mode, his dialogue is fitting of some Creator/JoePesci's character from a Scorsesse movie, easily setting a record in a videogame.
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Speculation + misuse (Too Dumb To Live is for when the character dies)


* TooDumbToLive: He falls for the Groucho Marx disguise three times. [[spoiler:Or maybe not, if he was the one who actually killed Franklin.]]
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'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NicoleOliver

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'''Voiced by:''' Javier Lacroix

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'''Voiced by:''' Elise Kates

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'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlexZahara

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'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IanJamesCorlett

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* SnarkToSnarkCombat: With almost everyone she speaks too. Particularly if she speaks to Lenore or Madame Morena.

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* SnarkToSnarkCombat: With almost everyone she speaks too.to. Particularly if she speaks to Lenore or Madame Morena.



* ClearTheirName: Wants to [[spoiler:clear the supposed culprit of the Pillow Factory fire, his beloved papa.]]

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* ClearTheirName: Wants to [[spoiler:clear the supposed culprit of the Pillow Factory fire, his beloved papa.]]papa]].



* GoshDarnItToHeck: If he catches Agent Ray lying, he'll call her on her "Bullpuckey."
* MementoMacguffin: The pocketwatch, which also serves [[spoiler:to get into the pillow factory]].

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* GoshDarnItToHeck: GoshDangItToHeck: If he catches Agent Ray lying, he'll call her on her "Bullpuckey."
* MementoMacguffin: MementoMacGuffin: The pocketwatch, which also serves [[spoiler:to get into the pillow factory]].



* BrokenPedestal: She used to idolize her uncle, albeit find herself frustrated with his insults towards her father. In the present, she admits that she's still "working through her feelings" about him and can be played as forgiving or disgusted. Even her final scene in the game has her admit she's still not sure if he's crazy or not.

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* BrokenPedestal: She used to idolize her uncle, albeit find finding herself frustrated with his insults towards her father. In the present, she admits that she's still "working through her feelings" about him and can be played as forgiving or disgusted. Even her final scene in the game has her admit she's still not sure if he's crazy or not.



* AnIcePerson: One of his [[spoiler:ghost powers]]

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* AnIcePerson: One of his [[spoiler:ghost powers]]powers]].



* UnfinishedBusiness: His final quest. [[spoiler: To say goodbye to Delores]].

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* UnfinishedBusiness: His final quest. [[spoiler: To say goodbye to Delores]].Delores.]]



* ShoutOut: Judging by his appearance, his origin story, and the locals' implications that he may be a serial killer, he is definitely a nod to Pennywise from ''Literature/{{It}}'', and to the stock MonsterClown characters from horrors in general. {{Subverted}}: he's a jerkass, but he's not really evil.

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* ShoutOut: Judging by his appearance, his origin story, and the locals' implications that he may be a serial killer, he is definitely a nod to Pennywise from ''Literature/{{It}}'', and to the stock MonsterClown characters from horrors in general. {{Subverted}}: {{Subverted|Trope}}: he's a jerkass, but he's not really evil.



* {{Jerkass}}: He's prickly, and condemns the American welfare system in comparison to the "superior" European one.

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* {{Jerkass}}: He's prickly, and he condemns the American welfare system in comparison to the "superior" European one.one.
* TeaserOnlyCharacter: Boris is the tutorial character until he dies after the first puzzle.



* TeaserOnlyCharacter: Boris is the tutorial character until he dies after the first puzzle.



* UngratefulBastard: He doesn't leave anything in his will to Franklin or Lenore, and only leaves Delores a T-shirt. [[spoiler: This may be a subversion, though, as his final journal indicates that he left clues over town knowing that Delores would use them to learn the truth that he had discovered, and the T-shirt is in fact a vital clue for completing the game]].

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* UngratefulBastard: He doesn't leave anything in his will to Franklin or Lenore, and only leaves Delores a T-shirt. [[spoiler: This may be a subversion, though, as his final journal indicates that he left clues over town knowing that Delores would use them to learn the truth that he had discovered, and the T-shirt is in fact a vital clue for completing the game]].game.]]



* TooDumbToLive: He falls for the Groucho Marx disguise three times. [[spoiler:Or maybe not, if he was the one who actually killed Franklin]].

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* TooDumbToLive: He falls for the Groucho Marx disguise three times. [[spoiler:Or maybe not, if he was the one who actually killed Franklin]].Franklin.]]



* DelinquentHair: Bright purple. Could possibly be a wig.



* DelinquentHair: Bright purple. Could possibly be a wig.



* GiverOfLameNames: She thinks every name she comes up with for her vacuum tube company is bad, so she hasn't changed it. Reyes can suggest one for her.

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* GiverOfLameNames: She thinks every name she comes up with for her vacuum tube company is bad, so she hasn't changed it. Reyes The agents can suggest one for her.



* OnlySaneMan: Observant enough to notice that [[spoiler:Willie isn't the murderer.]] Also keeps the key to the factory because it's a [[EverythingIsTryingToKillYou fire-damaged and unsafe building]], and that someone will probably engage in a frivolous law suit if they got hurt there.

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* OnlySaneMan: Observant enough to notice that [[spoiler:Willie isn't the murderer.]] murderer]]. Also keeps the key to the factory because it's a [[EverythingIsTryingToKillYou [[EverythingTryingToKillYou fire-damaged and unsafe building]], and that someone will probably engage in a frivolous law suit if they got hurt there.



* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: She's definitely got some magical powers, given that she cursed Ransome. But everything else about her, who can say if it's magic or drugs.

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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: She's definitely got some magical powers, given that she cursed Ransome. But everything else about her, who can say if it's magic or drugs.drugs?






* OurGhostsAreDifferent: They can [[GhostlyChill create freezing winds]], [[ShockAndAwe create surges of electricity]], [[IntangibleMan can float through walls]], cause surges of water, [[FlightStrengthHeart and can be heard over telephones, in a fashion]].

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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: They can [[GhostlyChill create freezing winds]], [[ShockAndAwe create surges of electricity]], [[IntangibleMan can [[{{Intangibility}} float through walls]], cause surges of water, [[FlightStrengthHeart and can be heard over telephones, in a fashion]].

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* InsultBackfire: When Carney Joe calls him "clowney" the first time Ransome meets him, the clown's response is, "That's Ransome the Clown, asswipe!" Joe then calls him "Ransome the Asswipe Clown" from that point onward.
* {{Jerkass}}: His entire persona revolves around him being a giant jerkass to everyone. He even has "Get everyone in town to hate me" checked off on his checklist (though Dave and Ricki Lee don't hate him).



* {{Jerkass}}: His entire persona revolves around him being a giant jerkass to everyone. He even has "Get everyone in town to hate me" checked off on his checklist (though Dave and Ricki Lee don't hate him).
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[[folder: Doctor Mort E. Shun-a-who]]

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[[folder: Doctor [[folder:Doctor Mort E. Shun-a-who]]



!!! Conspiracy Nuts

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!!! Conspiracy !!!Conspiracy Nuts



[[folder: Brett Lockdown]]

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[[folder: Brett [[folder:Brett Lockdown]]



[[folder: Carney Joe]]

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[[folder: Carney [[folder:Carney Joe]]



!!! Other Townsfolk

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!!! Other !!!Other Townsfolk



[[folder: Ricki Lee]]

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[[folder: Ricki [[folder:Ricki Lee]]



[[folder: Natalie]]

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[[folder: Natalie]][[folder:Natalie]]


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Hyperaffixation is a subtrope of Verbal Tic


* {{Hyperaffixation}}: "A-reno".



* VerbalTic: "A-reno".



* {{Hyperaffixation}}: "A-who".



* VerbalTic: "A-who".



* {{Hyperaffixation}}: "A-Boo".



* VerbalTic: "A-Boo".
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* DashingHispanic: Lenore and Ricki certainly thinks so.

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* DashingHispanic: Lenore and Ricki certainly thinks think so.
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* DummiedOut: There was going to be a quest involving getting the Quickie Pal's security tape from Leonard. It would involve showing him the whiskey bottle found at the crime scene, and using the [=BetaMax=] tape from the [=MovieTron=] outside. But it was cut, so Leonard is mostly a superfluous character.
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* ExtremeDoormat: His main character trait is his inability to stand up for himself or for his loved ones (specifically Delores).

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