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* GrandpaGod: Nodens, per Lovecraft's original description in the short story ''The Strange High House In The Mist''.
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* GrandpaGod: Nodens, per Lovecraft's original description in the short story ''The Strange High House In The Mist.''
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* {{Atlantis}}: Showcased in the {{Prequel}}
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* {{Atlantis}}: Showcased in the {{Prequel}}{{Prequel}}.
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* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Connor's fate more than likely, as to become a vessel for the Gith has his brain surgically removed from his body with his eyes still connected then placed in a jar and, after the brawl at the bar, Nyarlathotep places said jar in front of a mirror so that he can look on in horror as punishment. Throw in the fact that the Gith more than likely dies in the Godwar and we never hear of Connor again we can only assume he spent the rest of his existence in horror as a disembodied brain.]]
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* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Connor's fate more than likely, as to become a vessel for the Gith has his brain surgically removed from his body with his eyes still connected then placed in a jar and, after the brawl at the bar, Nyarlathotep places said jar in front of a mirror so that he can look on in horror as punishment. Throw in the fact that the Gith more than likely dies in the Godwar and we never hear of Connor again we can only assume he spent the rest of his existence in horror as a disembodied brain.brain... until he's found, reembodied, and commits suicide in a follow-up comic.]]
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* CanonForeigner: The Harlot, the Grey Man, Gith, the Masked Mute, Sysyphyx (and her son) are all new creations by the comic's writer, although they fit well enough aside Lovecraft's designs that no one notices.
* ChekhovsGun: The knife's only the most obvious one. [[spoiler:It's far less important than the Harlot's boxes, or Nyarlathotep's true name.]]
* ChekhovsGun: The knife's only the most obvious one. [[spoiler:It's far less important than the Harlot's boxes, or Nyarlathotep's true name.]]
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* CanonForeigner: The Harlot, the Grey Man, Gith, the Masked Mute, Sysyphyx (and her son) son the Gnruk) are all new creations by the comic's writer, although they fit well enough aside Lovecraft's designs that no one notices.
* ChekhovsGun: The knife's only the most obvious one. [[spoiler:It's far less important than the Harlot's boxes, or Nyarlathotep's true name. One of the Mute's discarded masks also qualifies.]]
* ChekhovsGun: The knife's only the most obvious one. [[spoiler:It's far less important than the Harlot's boxes, or Nyarlathotep's true name. One of the Mute's discarded masks also qualifies.]]
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* CheshireCatGrin: Shared by Arkham and The Harlot who are both TheTrickster though they work at cross purposes.
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* CheshireCatGrin: Shared by Arkham and The Harlot who are both TheTrickster though they work at cross purposes. A couple of the Masked Mute's masks also qualify.
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** Dirk gets one of the more heartbreaking ones, when in exchange for the location of the Gray Man's ceremonial blade, [[spoiler:the Harlot takes all the memories of his dead wife.]] [[spoiler:This saves his life later when a shapeshifter attempts to fatally distract him by taking the form of his wife. He doesn't know who tho woman is, doesn't care, and kills the shapeshifter.]]
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** Dirk gets one of the more heartbreaking ones, when in exchange for the location of the Gray Man's ceremonial blade, [[spoiler:the Harlot takes all the memories of his dead wife.]] [[spoiler:This saves his life later when a shapeshifter attempts to fatally distract him by taking the form of his wife. He doesn't know who tho the woman is, doesn't care, and kills the shapeshifter.]]
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* SlasherSmile: Another way to describe the Harlot's appearence, but how it is shown can make it an [[TheUnSmile un-smile]] sometimes
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* SlasherSmile: Another way to describe the Harlot's appearence, but how it is shown can make it an [[TheUnSmile un-smile]] sometimessometimes. The Masked Mute has a few masks that qualify, as well.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: You'd think a mother would frown on her seven year old receiving a gift from a woman whose [[AbsoluteCleavage breasts are barely contained]] in her [[OfCorsetsSexy corset.]] You'd be wrong, apparently.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: You'd think a mother would frown on her seven year old seven-year-old receiving a gift from a woman whose [[AbsoluteCleavage [[NavelDeepNeckline breasts are barely contained]] in her [[OfCorsetsSexy corset.]] You'd be wrong, apparently.
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* BlindingBangs: The Harlot's hair regularly covers her eyes, which is probalby a [[NightmareFace good thing]], until it becomes an example of PeekABangs.
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Luci Jenifer Inacio das Neves. Or Lucifer, for short.
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* ShapeshifterLongevity:
** As with the source material, Nyarlathotep is an eons-old Lovecraftian deity. Unlike the original works, the comics make it clear that Nyarlathotep really ''can'' shapeshift, a fact that he gleefully demonstrates through some disturbing instances of OneWingedAngel.
** Sysyphyx is a parasitic entity that can take on human form by decapitating a target and slotting herself into their neck stump, allowing her to assume their appearance; she's also capable of shapeshifting without parasitism, allowing her to mimic the loved ones of her targets. Also, as the prequel comic issue "Nemesis" reveals, she's been alive since the days of Atlantis.
** As with the source material, Nyarlathotep is an eons-old Lovecraftian deity. Unlike the original works, the comics make it clear that Nyarlathotep really ''can'' shapeshift, a fact that he gleefully demonstrates through some disturbing instances of OneWingedAngel.
** Sysyphyx is a parasitic entity that can take on human form by decapitating a target and slotting herself into their neck stump, allowing her to assume their appearance; she's also capable of shapeshifting without parasitism, allowing her to mimic the loved ones of her targets. Also, as the prequel comic issue "Nemesis" reveals, she's been alive since the days of Atlantis.
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* TheAdjectivalMan: The Gray Man
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* TheAdjectivalMan: ArcVillain: The Gray ManMan, it's noted by others that he is not linked to the BigBad of the series.
* {{Atlantis}}: Showcased in the {{Prequel}}
* BadassArmy: On one side we have Nodens' Hunting Party who've brought down nations, on the other the legion of nightmares and nighthaunts under command of Nyarlathotep. [[spoiler:With The Harlot's army of Whisperers ready to sweep up anyone left.]]
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Unsurprisingly. In particular, Nodens stand out because he is neither a Great Old One ''nor'' an Outer God. Of the mythos, he is perhaps closest to humanity, being one of our gods, yet his "morality" is entirely centered around hunting and he seens nothing wrong with hunting humans if they're good sport.
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* BlindingBangs: The Harlot's hair regularly covers her eyes, which is probalby a [[NightmareFace good thing]], until it becomes an example of PeekABangs.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Unsurprisingly. In particular, Nodens stand out because he is neither a Great Old One ''nor'' an Outer God. Of the mythos, he is perhaps closest to humanity, being one of our gods, yet his "morality" is entirely centered around hunting and heseens sees nothing wrong with hunting humans if they're good sport.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Unsurprisingly. In particular, Nodens stand out because he is neither a Great Old One ''nor'' an Outer God. Of the mythos, he is perhaps closest to humanity, being one of our gods, yet his "morality" is entirely centered around hunting and he
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* ChekhovsGun: The knife's only the most obvious one. [[spoiler: It's far less important than the Harlot's boxes, or Nyarlathotep's true name.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: The knife's only the most obvious one. [[spoiler: It's [[spoiler:It's far less important than the Harlot's boxes, or Nyarlathotep's true name.]]]]
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:A character with no speaking lines at all who can be spotted in a lot of backgrounds throughout the whole story turns out to be the final overmind (though not a villain per se) who orchestrated the whole story through a GambitRoulette.]]
* CheshireCatGrin: Shared by Arkham and The Harlot who are both TheTrickster though they work at cross purposes.
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:A character with no speaking lines at all who can be spotted in a lot of backgrounds throughout the whole story turns out to be the final overmind (though not a villain per se) who orchestrated the whole story through a GambitRoulette.]]
* CheshireCatGrin: Shared by Arkham and The Harlot who are both TheTrickster though they work at cross purposes.
* CoolMask: Anything worn by the Masked Mute, who is somehow related to Nyarlathotep (often referred as the god with a thousand masks) and looks like a little girl wearing a mask. [[HumanoidAbomination You don't want to know what's behind that mask...]]
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. [[spoiler:Cy manages to defeat Nyarlathotep by summoning him back to the Court of Azathoth, but only thanks to the schemes of the Harlot, and not only is he insane at that point, but he [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu succumbs to Azathoth's lethal influence shortly after]]. ]]
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* DeityOfHumanOrigin: Downplayed as she holds more of a PositionOfLiteralPower but The Harlot was once a human, this is explored and explicated in the sequel series.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. [[spoiler:Cy manages to defeat Nyarlathotep by summoning him back to the Court of Azathoth, but only thanks to the schemes of the Harlot, and not only is he insane at that point, but he [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu succumbs to Azathoth's lethal influence shortly after]]. ]]]]
* DisabilityImmunity: Sysyphyx is a shapeshifter who takes the form of a victim's loved one. Sheriff Dirk had previously [[AmnesiacHero lost his memory]] to deal with another threat, and as such is not fooled when the shapeshifter changes into his wife (as he doesn't recognize her).
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. [[spoiler:Cy manages to defeat Nyarlathotep by summoning him back to the Court of Azathoth, but only thanks to the schemes of the Harlot, and not only is he insane at that point, but he [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu succumbs to Azathoth's lethal influence shortly after]].
* DisabilityImmunity: Sysyphyx is a shapeshifter who takes the form of a victim's loved one. Sheriff Dirk had previously [[AmnesiacHero lost his memory]] to deal with another threat, and as such is not fooled when the shapeshifter changes into his wife (as he doesn't recognize her).
* DreamWalker: Many people who dream actually walk into the Dreamlands to talk or exchange information, The Harlot lives there for example, the fact that a simple mortal finds it so easily raises some interesting implications.
-->'''The Harlot:''' You're a special person, darling. There are men who waste their entire lives trying to enter the Dreamlands, yet you gain access as easily as the denizens who call it home.//
-->'''Cy:''' Well, I'd say it's more like it found ''me.''//
-->'''The Harlot:''' Which is more prophetic and more ''troubling'' than you know.
-->'''The Harlot:''' You're a special person, darling. There are men who waste their entire lives trying to enter the Dreamlands, yet you gain access as easily as the denizens who call it home.//
-->'''Cy:''' Well, I'd say it's more like it found ''me.''//
-->'''The Harlot:''' Which is more prophetic and more ''troubling'' than you know.
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* EgomaniacHunter: Nodens, arguably. He gets the wiggle room by account of him being an Elder God and thus, celestially opposed to the Old Ones and Outer Gods like Cthulhu and Nyarlathotep.
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* EgomaniacHunter: Nodens, arguably. He gets the wiggle room by on account of him being an Elder God and thus, celestially opposed to the Old Ones and Outer Gods like Cthulhu and Nyarlathotep.
* EverythingIsAnInstrument: PlayedForHorror, as expected in a lovecraftian work. During his third visit to the Dreamlands the Harlot shows Cy a group of people with pipes shoved down their throats and hung up by wires, they're whipped to elicit screaming that vibrates the pipes and makes music.
* ExpressiveMask: the Masked Mute EMBODIES this trope. Her communication is literally all the different expressions her masks make.
* ExpressiveMask: the Masked Mute EMBODIES this trope. Her communication is literally all the different expressions her masks make.
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* GambitRoulette: What the Harlot's grand scheme looks like after the conclusion of ''Apocalypse.'' Justified, for she's an EldritchAbomination that makes it her business to know everybody's secrets, including the gods'.
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* GambitRoulette: What the Harlot's grand scheme looks like after the conclusion of ''Apocalypse.'' Justified, for she's an EldritchAbomination HumanoidAbomination that makes it her business to know everybody's secrets, including the gods'.
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** [[spoiler: The Harlot averts this with Lucifer as punishment, showing her how the world will end, but leaving her her sanity.]]
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** [[spoiler: The In one issue Nyarlathotep reveals his true form to the inhabitants of a biker bar: by the time he's left, everyone in the bar is sporting MilkyWhiteEyes and catatonic with shock, except for the bartender, who is busily [[DrivenToSuicide setting himself on fire]].
** [[spoiler:The Harlot averts this with Lucifer as punishment, showing her how the world will end, but leaving her her sanity.]]
** [[spoiler:Cy has had the dubious honour of Going Mad From The Revelation ''twice'' in the same series. The first bout of insanity occurs when Nyarlathotep whispers his [[BrownNote true name]] in his ear; after spending the rest of the evening and the next morning in shock, and attempting to commit suicide, Cy finally descends into catatonia for the next year. The ''second'' time is some time after Cy's recovery, when he manages to save the world by sending Nyarlathotep back to the court of Azathoth; unfortunately, he manages to catch a glimpse of its main occupant. Cy doesn't survive this next brush with insanity.]]
** [[spoiler:The Harlot averts this with Lucifer as punishment, showing her how the world will end, but leaving her her sanity.]]
** [[spoiler:Cy has had the dubious honour of Going Mad From The Revelation ''twice'' in the same series. The first bout of insanity occurs when Nyarlathotep whispers his [[BrownNote true name]] in his ear; after spending the rest of the evening and the next morning in shock, and attempting to commit suicide, Cy finally descends into catatonia for the next year. The ''second'' time is some time after Cy's recovery, when he manages to save the world by sending Nyarlathotep back to the court of Azathoth; unfortunately, he manages to catch a glimpse of its main occupant. Cy doesn't survive this next brush with insanity.]]
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* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Downplayed. While they don't correspond to the original horsemen (other than Gith, who's pestilence), mr. Arkham gathers four beings that help him bring about the awakening of Cthulhu. Gith, the Masked Mute, Sysyphyx and Gnruk.
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* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Downplayed. While they don't correspond to the original horsemen (other than Gith, who's pestilence), mr.Mr. Arkham gathers four beings that help him bring about the awakening of Cthulhu. Gith, the Masked Mute, Sysyphyx and Gnruk.Gnruk.
* HiddenArmyReveal: One hidden in plain sight at that, [[spoiler:turns out that The Harlot is willing to release her "guests" from the seemingly endless boxes of secrets she has, proving to be enough to counter if not destroy Nyrethrotep's army]].
* HiddenArmyReveal: One hidden in plain sight at that, [[spoiler:turns out that The Harlot is willing to release her "guests" from the seemingly endless boxes of secrets she has, proving to be enough to counter if not destroy Nyrethrotep's army]].
* ImpossibleThief: Lucifer got her reputation for taking one of the [[spoiler:The Harlot's boxes]], something even the author isn't sure how she did.
* KeeperOfForbiddenKnowledge: Comes with a Lovecraftian work, with multiple entities taking the role. This story introduces ''The Harlot''', an obscene HumanoidAbomination who parodies a burlesque madame and one of the most powerful entities in the Dream Lands. The Harlot can provide virtually any form of information; for virtually any form of payment — like pieces of someone's body or mind. But to get the most of what she offers one has to become [[spoiler:her property kept inside a wicker box.]]
** Turns out she can give knowledge without asking anything in return, but she uses this as a punishment.
* KeeperOfForbiddenKnowledge: Comes with a Lovecraftian work, with multiple entities taking the role. This story introduces ''The Harlot''', an obscene HumanoidAbomination who parodies a burlesque madame and one of the most powerful entities in the Dream Lands. The Harlot can provide virtually any form of information; for virtually any form of payment — like pieces of someone's body or mind. But to get the most of what she offers one has to become [[spoiler:her property kept inside a wicker box.]]
** Turns out she can give knowledge without asking anything in return, but she uses this as a punishment.
* MurderBySuicide: Walt Morgan is ultimately proved to be a case of this [[spoiler:Mr.Arkham is the culprit]].
* OneWingedAngel: Nyarlathotep does this in [=GodWar=] where he discards [[LivingBodysuit Mr. Arkham]] and shows his true form.
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* PredatoryProstitute: Possibly the Harlot, given her title, she treats her KnowledgeBroker status as a an exchange for sexual services more than once.
* SarcasticDevotee: Connor, Mr. Arkham'sright hand man.right-hand man.
* SlasherSmile: Another way to describe the Harlot's appearence, but how it is shown can make it an [[TheUnSmile un-smile]] sometimes
* SarcasticDevotee: Connor, Mr. Arkham's
* SlasherSmile: Another way to describe the Harlot's appearence, but how it is shown can make it an [[TheUnSmile un-smile]] sometimes
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* TooBrokenToBreak: Part of what protects Cy against Nyrethrotep when they meet again.
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* TheUnSmile: The harlot has broken rotting teeth almost always open in a smile of some kind but it's not what anyone would call a smile.
