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** Eliza's uncle Francis Hansen [[spoiler:who was accidentally killed by his brother Derrick in an argument and forced Derrick to go into hiding]].
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Kyle's single-minded determination to outdo Norman as a businessman and make profit and gain power often leads him to commit amoral acts.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Kyle is the CEO of his own computer company and is willing to do anything to make profit, and specifically beat Norman.
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* DragonWithAnAgenda: Mason accepts his position as Amy's assistant in planning schemes, but it's clear from first glance that he's just using her to advance an agenda of his own.
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* EvilAllAlong: Downplayed with [[spoiler:Eliza's father, Derrick. As Jake, he seemed morally ambiguous at best, working for the BigBad organization while not being too evil himself. In a twist, he's revealed to be GoodAllAlong acting as TheMole for the heroes. Later, we find out that he accidentally killed Francis, hid the body and went into hiding himself, and while he was planning to confess to Eliza, there is an implication that he did not want to come clean to everyone and just needed someone to stand by his side in case he was questioned about his disappearance, if only because he's too ashamed to look in anyone's eyes if they find out]].
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* HiddenAgendaVillain: Mason as explained above. It doesn't become clear what he's trying to achieve until we find out that [[spoiler:he's Jordan's ex and aiming to humiliate her, which would also make him a HiddenVillain]].
* HiddenVillain: A majority of the Black Hats members qualify, but the most notable are Arthur, the leader [[spoiler:who's later revealed to be Jeremy, a member Norman encountered years ago and he was the one to kill Rose]] and Jake [[spoiler:who's actually Eliza's DisappearedDad Derrick, though he was actually GoodAllAlong]].
* HiddenVillain: A majority of the Black Hats members qualify, but the most notable are Arthur, the leader [[spoiler:who's later revealed to be Jeremy, a member Norman encountered years ago and he was the one to kill Rose]] and Jake [[spoiler:who's actually Eliza's DisappearedDad Derrick, though he was actually GoodAllAlong]].
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* AlwaysABiggerFish: Jack has a good run as a BigBad, as he's actually quite dangerous and unpredictable. However, he learns too late that he's no match for [[spoiler:The Black Hats, specifically John, who takes him out, albeit with difficulty]].
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* CoolUncle: Francis serves as this to Eliza. His disappearance took a major toll on her.
* CoolUncle: Francis serves as this to Eliza. His disappearance took a major toll on her.
* CorneredRattlesnake: Jack might be a DirtyCoward who only picks on those weaker than him, but much to the surprise of [[spoiler:John, who was sent to kill him, he doesn't go out without a fight to the point of forcing John to actually act very brutally to put him down]].
* CorneredRattlesnake: Jack might be a DirtyCoward who only picks on those weaker than him, but much to the surprise of [[spoiler:John, who was sent to kill him, he doesn't go out without a fight to the point of forcing John to actually act very brutally to put him down]].
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** [[spoiler:Derrick's codename being Jake]] is a reference to the hacker named Jake from ''VideoGame/{{Duskwood}}''.
** [[spoiler:Derrick's codename being Jake]] is a reference to the hacker named Jake from ''VideoGame/{{Duskwood}}''.
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*** On that note, the Black Hats members we meet are Gerald (Real name: [[spoiler:Patrick]]), Michelle ([[spoiler:Karen]]) and Kate[[note]]Her real name [[spoiler:Melissa]] was just chosen because it sounds similar to "malicious"."[[MeaningfulName malicious]]".[[/note]] Plus the current leader and his right hand are [[VideoGame/RedDead Arthur and John]].
** [[spoiler:Derrick's codename being Jake]] is a reference to the hacker named Jake from ''VideoGame/{{Duskwood}}''. Alan Chase is also named after the police chief Alan Bloomgate.
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* BigGood: Alan Chase, the police chief, serves as this, opposing BigBad Arthur.
* FriendOnTheForce: The police chief Alan is already acquainted with Norman and comes to help the cast when they need it.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Mason sometimes makes a point to say he's above doing certain evil acts, such as murder. This seems to be just another part of his FauxAffablyEvil charm, but it seems more genuine when [[spoiler:we see him freaked out for the first time upon finding Jack's body]].
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** Mason sometimes makes a point to say he's above doing certain evil acts, such as murder. This seems to be just another part of his FauxAffablyEvil charm, but it seems more genuine when [[spoiler:we see him freaked out for the first time upon finding Jack'sbody]].body]].
** Kate might be the resident evil seductress, but she explicitly states that she's above using her charm on someone much younger than her or forcibly seduce someone.
** Mason sometimes makes a point to say he's above doing certain evil acts, such as murder. This seems to be just another part of his FauxAffablyEvil charm, but it seems more genuine when [[spoiler:we see him freaked out for the first time upon finding Jack's
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* OpportunisticBastard: Kate wants Arthur removed as leader, but she doesn't have a plan written down to achieve that goal, instead jumping at the chance of Kyle joining and secretly wanting the position to do so. John even condescendingly lampshades this to her:
-->'''John:''' You are useful indeed, Kate, but you lack forethought and can only leech off coincidences. Just be sure your usefulness [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness doesn't run out]]. [[PragmaticVillainy It's the only reason why]] [[ImpliedDeathThreat you're still here]].
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* TheStarscream: Kyle joins the Black Hats with the goal of usurping Arthur and taking over so he can have more power than Norman.
** John inwardly debates whether Kate is actually this or not, though she mostly seems okay with not being the leader as long as it's someone who lives up to the role in her eyes.
** John inwardly debates whether Kate is actually this or not, though she mostly seems okay with not being the leader as long as it's someone who lives up to the role in her eyes.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: [[spoiler:In the original series, Norman was always said to be a loving father and a nice person. Back of his backstory here however, is that he used to be a big jerk and a neglectful father with a major case of ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney, which is the attitude that led to him backstabbing Liam, Kyle and The Black Hats, the latter of which is what got his wife Rose killed]].
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** Amy's father [[spoiler:Liam]] Thornton and [[spoiler:Michelle's boyfriend, Liam]].
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* TheVamp: Kate uses seduction to advance her goals and is clearly the most evil of the Black Hats we see, barring Harold.
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* TheGhost: Amy's father, Mr. Thornton, is notably the only character who is constantly mentioned yet he never shows up in person.
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* MirrorCharacter: Norman and Arthur are more alike than they think. Both of them [[spoiler:had a wife they lost to murder, and it left them with a lot of emotional baggage, and both of them have since been trying to atone for it because]].
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* MirrorCharacter: Norman and Arthur are more alike than they think. Both of them [[spoiler:had a wife they lost to murder, and it left them with a lot of emotional baggage, and both of them have since been trying to atone for it]].
* MoralityPet: [[spoiler:Liam]] Thornton acts as this for both his daughter Amy and Kyle. While Amy's bad behavior can be traced back to her mother, itbecause]].is clear she didn't rot completely thanks to her father being a NiceGuy. Kyle on the other hand, [[spoiler:genuinely valued his friendship with him and a big part of the reason why Kyle hates Norman is because the latter's betrayal hurt both him and Liam]].
* MoralityPet: [[spoiler:Liam]] Thornton acts as this for both his daughter Amy and Kyle. While Amy's bad behavior can be traced back to her mother, it
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* GivenNameReveal: Mr. Thornton's name is revealed MUCH later as [[spoiler:Liam]].
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* AtLeastIAdmitIt: Kate believes she is among the few honest members of the Black Hats because she doesn't try to delude herself that what they're doing isn't for anything but to assert dominance and get power and money.
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* CallBack: The first thing that [[spoiler:John]] has to say to [[spoiler:Derrick]] in the finale:
-->'''[[spoiler:John]]:''' [[IWarnedYou Didn't I warn you about hurting him first thing that day?]]
* CatchPhrase: John tends to end his business meetings with "Good day". [[spoiler:When he comes face to face with Derrick in the finale, the latter [[IronicEcho sarcastically]] [[BorrowedCatchphrase throws it back at him]]]].
-->'''[[spoiler:John]]:''' [[IWarnedYou Didn't I warn you about hurting him first thing that day?]]
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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: This is what Michelle sites her motivations for joining the organization to Jake, though he's secretly doubtful of it. [[spoiler:He's right. The real reason why she joined is to bring down the Black Hats for causing her boyfriend's death]].
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* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Karen is actually in the same situation as Jake: Someone close to her died by the Black Hats' hands so she made her way in and earned a position as the computer girl in the organization]].
* ILied: [[spoiler:Harold promised Arthur that his wife Amanda would be spared if he killed Norman's wife Rose, but Arthur came home later the same day to find Amanda killed anyway. Harold takes great pleasure in taunting him over this, leading to his demise]].
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** Rose Simmons and Rose Miller (Evelyn's deceased mom).
** Nate Andrews and [[spoiler:Evelyn's biological father, Nate]].
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Although Gerald is the friendliest of the Black Hats, [[spoiler:Karen is actually revealed to be this. When she catches Jake looking for dirt on the gang, she reveals that she wanted to bring them down as well since they caused an accident that led to her boyfriend getting killed]].
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Rose, Nate and Dexter are friendly to the main cast right from the get-go here.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: In the original book, Dexter was merely a jerkish bully. Here, he's instead made into TheStoic DeadpanSnarker between himself, Rose and Nate.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: In the original book, Dexter was merely a jerkish bully. Here, he's instead made into TheStoic DeadpanSnarker between himself, Rose and Nate.
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* AntiVillain: Most of the Black Hats members are this, they're morally ambiguous and seem to only target people worse than them, or people who betrayed them and thus they feel justified in getting revenge against.
* ArchEnemy: To Norman, The Black Hats and Arthur specifically.
* ArchEnemy: To Norman, The Black Hats and Arthur specifically.
* BigBrotherBully:
** Xavier is this towards Mara until he gets better.
** Downplayed with [[spoiler:Francis. He did become less pleasant to Derrick over the years out of jealousy, but he didn't really go out of his way to antagonize him]].
** Xavier is this towards Mara until he gets better.
** Downplayed with [[spoiler:Francis. He did become less pleasant to Derrick over the years out of jealousy, but he didn't really go out of his way to antagonize him]].
* CoolUncle: Francis serves as this to Eliza. His disappearance took a major toll on her.
* CreepyMonotone: John has been described as speaking this way.
* TheDragon: We have John to Arthur, and Xavier to his father Jack.
* HappilyMarried: Almost all the parents we meet are this...except for Mara's and Amy's parents (both due to one spouse being abusive physically and/or emotionally).
* JerkassToOne: Francis was generally a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, but he started becoming more dismissive and passive aggressive towards his brother Derrick.
* LittleBigBrother: Derrick is taller and has a deeper voice than his older brother Francis.
* MeaningfulName: Or codename, in John's case. It's a very common name and taking the term "John Doe" into consideration, John has always been an enigmatic character that we don't even know what his real name is.
* NiceGuy: Mike, Evelyn, Eliza and Mara.
* PosthumousCharacter: We have a handful of them, and all of them play a role in the backstory:
** Evelyn's mom Rose [[spoiler:was killed by Jeremy under Harold's orders or else his own wife would be killed...which she was, so she counts as this as well]].
** Eliza's uncle Francis Hansen [[spoiler:who was accidentally killed by his brother Derrick in an argument and forced Derrick to go into hiding]].
** Harold Wilson, the previous Black Hats leader and pretty much the GreaterScopeVillain of the whole story.
** Evelyn's mom Rose [[spoiler:was killed by Jeremy under Harold's orders or else his own wife would be killed...which she was, so she counts as this as well]].
** Eliza's uncle Francis Hansen [[spoiler:who was accidentally killed by his brother Derrick in an argument and forced Derrick to go into hiding]].
** Harold Wilson, the previous Black Hats leader and pretty much the GreaterScopeVillain of the whole story.
* TheStoic: Matthew, Dexter and John all display little to no emotion compared to those around them.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Francis went from loving his brother to hating him with a passion and distancing himself from him.
* UndyingLoyalty: All of Arthur's underlings (except Kate) have this for him.
* VocalDissonance: Francis is said to have a higher voice than his younger brother Derrick. This, along with the latter's big stature, makes people mistake Francis for the younger sibling often.
* VocalDissonance: Francis is said to have a higher voice than his younger brother Derrick. This, along with the latter's big stature, makes people mistake Francis for the younger sibling often.
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* WouldntHurtAChild: Arthur is against killing innocents, and especially seems to be against killing children/teens.
* YoungerThanHeLooks: Francis, who looks younger than his small brother Derrick.
* WouldntHurtAChild: Arthur is against killing innocents, and especially seems to be against killing children/teens.
* YoungerThanHeLooks: Francis, who looks younger than his small brother Derrick.
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* CainAndAbel: The book has an interesting variation on this. [[spoiler:You have the AloofBigBrother Francis as Cain while the NiceGuy Derrick is Abel. It's Abel in this case that kills Cain, albeit accidentally]].
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* MetaphoricallyTrue : When Evelyn asks Arthur about a Black Hats member named Jeremy, he tells her "That man is dead, and I miss him." It seems to be a perfectly normal response revealing that Jeremy died a long time ago. It's only much later that the cast learns that [[spoiler:Arthur was name-dropping the ThatManIsDead trope. He was Jeremy all along]].
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* BenevolentBoss: Arthur, being the affable person that he is, serves as this to The Black Hats.
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* NeverHurtAnInnocent: This is Arthur's primary principle, and the reason why he collided with Harold in the past. [[spoiler:Harold believed Arthur is too soft to succeed him as leader because of this trope and planned to get rid of him, setting in motion the events that would shape the story later]]. Due to the other members' loyalty to Arthur, they also seem to apply this themselves as seen with [[spoiler:John in the finale. When he finds Matt together with Derrick (his target), he's shocked and immediately urges him to leave]].
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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Derrick pulls this off on John (who setup bombs to blow him up as an act of vengeance for Arthur) at the end, holding him off long enough so that they're both caught in the explosion)]].
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Arthur wants to turn himself in and apologize to Norman personally for killing his wife]].
* AvengingTheVillain: [[spoiler:John is out for blood after Derrick killed Arthur, and kills him (and himself) by blowing him up, just like how Arthur was killed]].
* AvengingTheVillain: [[spoiler:John is out for blood after Derrick killed Arthur, and kills him (and himself) by blowing him up, just like how Arthur was killed]].
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* BigBadWannabe: Amy fancies herself as the cast's ArchEnemy, but most of the time they don't take her seriously and consistently mock her, much to her chagrin.
* BookEnds: The Black Hats StoryArc starts with [[spoiler:Norman coming face to face with Arthur and fighting him]], and it ends with [[spoiler:Derrick coming face to face with John and ends in their deaths]].
* BookEnds: The Black Hats StoryArc starts with [[spoiler:Norman coming face to face with Arthur and fighting him]], and it ends with [[spoiler:Derrick coming face to face with John and ends in their deaths]].
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* DragonAscendant: John takes over as the BigBad and FinalBoss of the book [[spoiler:after Arthur's death]].
* DragonInChief: Though Mason is hired by Amy to help her humiliate the protagonists, it becomes clear that he's far more competent than she is. [[spoiler:His ultimate plan to frame his ex Jordan as abusive has more ramifications than anything Amy could hope to think of]].
* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:John was absent when Derrick blew up Arthur because the latter sent him away after discovering that he knew who killed his wife all these years ago. It's only at the end of the story that he takes action to avenge Arthur]].
* DragonInChief: Though Mason is hired by Amy to help her humiliate the protagonists, it becomes clear that he's far more competent than she is. [[spoiler:His ultimate plan to frame his ex Jordan as abusive has more ramifications than anything Amy could hope to think of]].
* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:John was absent when Derrick blew up Arthur because the latter sent him away after discovering that he knew who killed his wife all these years ago. It's only at the end of the story that he takes action to avenge Arthur]].
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* MyGreatestFailure: For Norman, [[spoiler:it's causing his wife's death due to messing with the Black Hats]].
** Ironically, the same ordeal is also this for [[spoiler:Arthur, as he was the one who killed Rose under the threats of Harold killing his own wife Amanda. Amanda getting killed anyways doubles this for Arthur]].
** Ironically, the same ordeal is also this for [[spoiler:Arthur, as he was the one who killed Rose under the threats of Harold killing his own wife Amanda. Amanda getting killed anyways doubles this for Arthur]].
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Jake, who joins the Black Hats later, seems suspicious but nothing can be confirmed. [[spoiler:Turns out he's GoodAllAlong and was Eliza's father Derrick. Well, "good" might be stretching it a bit...]]
* ArcWords:
** "[[BigBrotherInstinct Big brothers comes first to protect the young ones]]." First it was said by Mike, then by Xavier [[spoiler:in his HeelFaceTurn]], then by Gerald talking about his brother John, and finally by [[spoiler:Derrick lamenting his brother Francis]].
** "I cried for help silently...[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} but nobody came]]." Repeated by victims of abuse. Those being Jordan, Mara and her mother Dianna.
** "[[MyGreatestSecondChance Make it right]]." Said by characters attempting to remedy a mistake they made in the past, namely [[spoiler:Norman and Arthur]].
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** "[[BigBrotherInstinct Big brothers comes first to protect the young ones]]." First it was said by Mike, then by Xavier [[spoiler:in his HeelFaceTurn]], then by Gerald talking about his brother John, and finally by [[spoiler:Derrick lamenting his brother Francis]].
** "I cried for help silently...[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} but nobody came]]." Repeated by victims of abuse. Those being Jordan, Mara and her mother Dianna.
** "[[MyGreatestSecondChance Make it right]]." Said by characters attempting to remedy a mistake they made in the past, namely [[spoiler:Norman and Arthur]].
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** Arthur truly loved [[spoiler:his wife Amanda, to the point where he never married or looked for love again]].
** John truly cares about his little brother Gerald.
** It seems at first that Kate's love for John seems superficial and only a means to an end [[spoiler:to free herself from his blackmailing]] but her genuine sadness at him turning away from her suggests otherwise.
** Arthur truly loved [[spoiler:his wife Amanda, to the point where he never married or looked for love again]].
** John truly cares about his little brother Gerald.
** It seems at first that Kate's love for John seems superficial and only a means to an end [[spoiler:to free herself from his blackmailing]] but her genuine sadness at him turning away from her suggests otherwise.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Gerald is telling Jake that his brother John is kinder than he seems and that big brothers look after the young ones, Jake replies "Well, I'm glad they still exists." [[spoiler:Given that Jake is later revealed to be Derrick, he was definitely talking about how his own relationship with Francis soured]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Gerald is telling Jake that his brother John is kinder than he seems and that big brothers look after the young ones, Jake replies "Well, I'm glad they still exists." [[spoiler:Given that Jake is later revealed to be Derrick, he was definitely talking about how his own relationship with Francis soured]].
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Francis, Eliza's missing uncle, plays an important role in [[spoiler:his brother's backstory, as his jealousy of Derrick drove a wedge in their relationship, which led to Derrick confronting him about it and accidentally killing him during an argument]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Francis, Eliza's missing uncle, plays an important role in [[spoiler:his brother's backstory, as his jealousy of Derrick drove a wedge in their relationship, which led to Derrick confronting him about it and accidentally killing him during an argument]].
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* WhamShot: Jeremy ([[spoiler:who we don't know is Arthur yet]]) coming home to [[spoiler:find his wife dead, despite Harold's promise that she would be spared if he did as he was told]].
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* TheBigBadShuffle: First we have Amy and Kyle, both are thorns in the side but relatively harmless. Then we get introduced to Mason, who proceeds to manipulate Amy into [[spoiler:painting Jordan as abusive towards him and pinning all the blame on her. He disappears afterwards]] but his actions lead to something bigger: [[spoiler:The Black Hats found out about Norman due to Evelyn being on the news reports of Jordan's incident, and the leader Arthur takes over as the main antagonist for a majority of the story]]. Mara's father Jack also seems to build himself up as a BigBad, but his unpredictable and violent behavior only gets him so far, [[spoiler:he's killed by John]].
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* WakeUpCallBoss: With Amy being a HarmlessVillain who's constantly ridiculed by the main characters and Kyle being an UnknownRival to Norman, Mason is the first antagonist to really shake up the status quo and change the course of the story forever.
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** "A few things are going to change around here. Starting with me. From now on, I'll be called [[spoiler:Arthur]]". Said by [[spoiler:[[TwoAliasesOneCharacter Arthur]]]]". Said by [[spoiler:Jeremy]] Jeremy]]]] in a flashback.
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* ConnectedAllAlong:
** Amy's father, Kyle and Norman are the richest men in the town, and that's not the only connection between them. [[spoiler:They all used to be friends and business partners before Norman turned his back on the two and did business with the Black Hats]].
** Turns out Kyle's father who also owned a company before his son was [[spoiler:Derrick's and Francis' boss, and he was the one who gave the former the promotion Francis wanted for so long, making his jealousy full-blown]].
* ConsummateProfessional: John is very dedicated and serious about his position as the second-in-command.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: At the beginning, it seems like Kyle is the BigBad of the whole story, as the rival of Norman and a credible threat compared to Amy. Enter the Black Hats.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Mason sometimes makes a point to say he's above doing certain evil acts, such as murder. This seems to be just another part of his FauxAffablyEvil charm, but it seems more genuine when [[spoiler:we see him freaked out for the first time upon finding Jack's body]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Mason always acts like he's old friends with the protagonists, even though he's clearly a sadist who enjoys messing with them and hurting them.
** Amy's father, Kyle and Norman are the richest men in the town, and that's not the only connection between them. [[spoiler:They all used to be friends and business partners before Norman turned his back on the two and did business with the Black Hats]].
** Turns out Kyle's father who also owned a company before his son was [[spoiler:Derrick's and Francis' boss, and he was the one who gave the former the promotion Francis wanted for so long, making his jealousy full-blown]].
* ConsummateProfessional: John is very dedicated and serious about his position as the second-in-command.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: At the beginning, it seems like Kyle is the BigBad of the whole story, as the rival of Norman and a credible threat compared to Amy. Enter the Black Hats.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Mason sometimes makes a point to say he's above doing certain evil acts, such as murder. This seems to be just another part of his FauxAffablyEvil charm, but it seems more genuine when [[spoiler:we see him freaked out for the first time upon finding Jack's body]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Mason always acts like he's old friends with the protagonists, even though he's clearly a sadist who enjoys messing with them and hurting them.
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* InternalReveal: The audience is already aware ahead of time that [[spoiler:Arthur is in fact Jeremy]] thanks to a flashback. The characters InUniverse only find out [[spoiler:after his death by listening to a voice message he recorded]].
* {{Jerkass}}: We have [[AbusiveDad Jack]], [[BigBrotherBully Xavier]], [[TokenEvilTeammate Kate]], [[BadBoss Harold]] and [[ManipulativeBastard Mason]] to name a few.
* {{Jerkass}}: We have [[AbusiveDad Jack]], [[BigBrotherBully Xavier]], [[TokenEvilTeammate Kate]], [[BadBoss Harold]] and [[ManipulativeBastard Mason]] to name a few.
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* LoveTriangle: Although John insists he's not interested in Kate because he doesn't want romance in the first place, Kate believes that he's turning her down because he loves Michelle instead, and there are some subtle hints that this is true.
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* TheQuietOne: Mara, due to her shyness.
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* AffablyEvil: Surprisingly, most of the Black Hats members we meet are this. Arthur is polite and can be emotional, while John has a more professional approach to conversation, he's more stiff and standoffish. Gerald on the other hand, is outright cheerful and friendly.
** Mason West, revealed to be [[spoiler:one of Jordan's exes]], comes into play [[spoiler:and manipulates Amy]].
** Jack Nakamura, Mara's abusive and violent father.
** Arthur, the leader of the Black Hats is the overarching antagonist of the story, looming over everyone else.
** John takes this position as he becomes the FinalBoss [[spoiler:after Arthur's death]].
* GambitPileup: Once the Black Hats get involved in the plot, this kicks in hard:
** First, we have the main characters obviously planning to take down the organization.
** Once Kyle hears of Norman's involvement with the gang, he plans to become the new head of it so he can gain even more power and influence.
** Arthur's plan was [[spoiler:to setup a private meeting between him and Norman so he can explain what truly happened the day he murdered Norman's wife, apologize and turn himself in]].
** John [[spoiler:has been keeping Kate under his thumb all this time because he knows she's the one who killed Arthur's wife]].
** Kate [[spoiler:wants to get free from John's blackmailing and take down Arthur. Once she sees Kyle's ambitions, she comes up with a plan to achieve her goal by tempting the latter with power]].
** Jack Nakamura, Mara's abusive and violent father.
** Arthur, the leader of the Black Hats is the overarching antagonist of the story, looming over everyone else.
** John takes this position as he becomes the FinalBoss [[spoiler:after Arthur's death]].
* GambitPileup: Once the Black Hats get involved in the plot, this kicks in hard:
** First, we have the main characters obviously planning to take down the organization.
** Once Kyle hears of Norman's involvement with the gang, he plans to become the new head of it so he can gain even more power and influence.
** Arthur's plan was [[spoiler:to setup a private meeting between him and Norman so he can explain what truly happened the day he murdered Norman's wife, apologize and turn himself in]].
** John [[spoiler:has been keeping Kate under his thumb all this time because he knows she's the one who killed Arthur's wife]].
** Kate [[spoiler:wants to get free from John's blackmailing and take down Arthur. Once she sees Kyle's ambitions, she comes up with a plan to achieve her goal by tempting the latter with power]].
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:NEARLY everything bad that happens in the story can be traced back to Harold Wilson, the previous Black Hats leader. Had he not planned for Jeremy to kill Norman's wife, have his own wife killed by Melissa then torture him and try to kill him, the story would've gone a very different way]].
* KnightOfCerebus: Jack Nakamura, Mara's father, reprises his role as the most serious threat in the story.
** Arthur could also count as this, given how his involvement makes the tone serious, though he's much more sympathetic than Jack.
* MetaphoricallyTrue : When Evelyn asks Arthur about a Black Hats member named Jeremy, he tells her "That man is dead, and I miss him." It seems to be a perfectly normal response revealing that Jeremy died a long time ago. It's only much later that the cast learns that [[spoiler:Arthur was name-dropping the ThatManIsDead trope. He was Jeremy all along]].
** Arthur could also count as this, given how his involvement makes the tone serious, though he's much more sympathetic than Jack.
* MetaphoricallyTrue : When Evelyn asks Arthur about a Black Hats member named Jeremy, he tells her "That man is dead, and I miss him." It seems to be a perfectly normal response revealing that Jeremy died a long time ago. It's only much later that the cast learns that [[spoiler:Arthur was name-dropping the ThatManIsDead trope. He was Jeremy all along]].
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* OneSteveLimit: We have:
** Rose Simmons and Rose Miller (Evelyn's deceased mom).
** Nate Andrews and [[spoiler:Evelyn's biological father, Nate]].
** Kata's girlfriend Amanda Anderson and [[spoiler:Jeremy's wife, Amanda]].
* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler:John is actually well-aware that Kate was the one who murdered Jeremy's wife under Harold's orders but he chose to blackmail her just so she can continue to be useful to the gang while simultaneously sparing Jeremy from having to kill one of their own]].
* RealNameAsAnAlias: [[spoiler:When Jeremy first came into the Black Hats, he chose his real name as his codename without telling anyone about it. He decides to change his codename to Arthur after he becomes theleader]].leader]].
* ShoutOut:
** The previous Black Hats leader is named [[WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball Harold Wilson]], and it's no coincidence that they're both {{Hate Sink}}s.
** Two brothers named Derrick and Francis who have a bad relationship between them. [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV Now where have you heard that before?]]
*** On that note, the Black Hats members we meet are Gerald (Real name: [[spoiler:Patrick]]), Michelle ([[spoiler:Karen]]) and Kate[[note]]Her real name [[spoiler:Melissa]] was just chosen because it sounds similar to "malicious".[[/note]] Plus the current leader and his right hand are [[VideoGame/RedDead Arthur and John]].
** [[spoiler:Derrick's codename being Jake]] is a reference to the hacker named Jake from ''VideoGame/{{Duskwood}}''.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Kate is the only Black Hats member that we meet who is truly selfish and malicious. Case in point, [[spoiler:she was among the few who hated Jeremy and wanted him removed, so she went along with Harold's plan to eliminate him and killed Jeremy's wife Amanda]], though even she surprisingly has her share of good moments.
* WalkingSpoiler: Quite a few characters qualify, but two stand out:
** Arthur, the leader of the Black Hats. [[spoiler:He used to be known as Jeremy and he met Norman years ago while working as Harold's [[TheDragon Dragon]]. One day, Harold plotted to get rid of Jeremy because he saw him as too soft to be his trusted lieutenant. He had Arthur kill Norman's wife otherwise he'll have Arthur's wife killed, then had Kate kill Arthur's wife Amanda anyway to provoke him into attacking so he can kill him in self-defense. Jeremy did survive and become the leader but the incident left him with a lot of emotional baggage, scars and deep, deep guilt]].
** Derrick Hansen, Eliza's DisappearedDad. [[spoiler:He was Jake the whole time, and basically acted as TheMole for the heroes' side after infiltrating the gang discreetly. He also had reasons for doing it this way: He feared that if he got in touch with them directly, he would be questioned on his years long disappearance and eventually discovered that he accidentally killed his younger brother Francis in a moment of anger and that's why he disappeared for a long time]].
* WhamLine:
** "A few things are going to change around here. Starting with me. From now on, I'll be called [[spoiler:[[TwoAliasesOneCharacter Arthur]]]]". Said by [[spoiler:Jeremy]] in a flashback.
** Rose Simmons and Rose Miller (Evelyn's deceased mom).
** Nate Andrews and [[spoiler:Evelyn's biological father, Nate]].
** Kata's girlfriend Amanda Anderson and [[spoiler:Jeremy's wife, Amanda]].
* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler:John is actually well-aware that Kate was the one who murdered Jeremy's wife under Harold's orders but he chose to blackmail her just so she can continue to be useful to the gang while simultaneously sparing Jeremy from having to kill one of their own]].
* RealNameAsAnAlias: [[spoiler:When Jeremy first came into the Black Hats, he chose his real name as his codename without telling anyone about it. He decides to change his codename to Arthur after he becomes the
* ShoutOut:
** The previous Black Hats leader is named [[WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball Harold Wilson]], and it's no coincidence that they're both {{Hate Sink}}s.
** Two brothers named Derrick and Francis who have a bad relationship between them. [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV Now where have you heard that before?]]
*** On that note, the Black Hats members we meet are Gerald (Real name: [[spoiler:Patrick]]), Michelle ([[spoiler:Karen]]) and Kate[[note]]Her real name [[spoiler:Melissa]] was just chosen because it sounds similar to "malicious".[[/note]] Plus the current leader and his right hand are [[VideoGame/RedDead Arthur and John]].
** [[spoiler:Derrick's codename being Jake]] is a reference to the hacker named Jake from ''VideoGame/{{Duskwood}}''.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Kate is the only Black Hats member that we meet who is truly selfish and malicious. Case in point, [[spoiler:she was among the few who hated Jeremy and wanted him removed, so she went along with Harold's plan to eliminate him and killed Jeremy's wife Amanda]], though even she surprisingly has her share of good moments.
* WalkingSpoiler: Quite a few characters qualify, but two stand out:
** Arthur, the leader of the Black Hats. [[spoiler:He used to be known as Jeremy and he met Norman years ago while working as Harold's [[TheDragon Dragon]]. One day, Harold plotted to get rid of Jeremy because he saw him as too soft to be his trusted lieutenant. He had Arthur kill Norman's wife otherwise he'll have Arthur's wife killed, then had Kate kill Arthur's wife Amanda anyway to provoke him into attacking so he can kill him in self-defense. Jeremy did survive and become the leader but the incident left him with a lot of emotional baggage, scars and deep, deep guilt]].
** Derrick Hansen, Eliza's DisappearedDad. [[spoiler:He was Jake the whole time, and basically acted as TheMole for the heroes' side after infiltrating the gang discreetly. He also had reasons for doing it this way: He feared that if he got in touch with them directly, he would be questioned on his years long disappearance and eventually discovered that he accidentally killed his younger brother Francis in a moment of anger and that's why he disappeared for a long time]].
* WhamLine:
** "A few things are going to change around here. Starting with me. From now on, I'll be called [[spoiler:[[TwoAliasesOneCharacter Arthur]]]]". Said by [[spoiler:Jeremy]] in a flashback.
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* BigBad: The story has had quite a few of these:
** Amy Thornton, who acts as TheBully for the first half of the story and aims to humiliate the main characters to gain approval and respect. [[spoiler:She eventually reforms and befriends them]].
** Kyle Hoffman, the town's second richest man who acts as TheRival to Norman, aiming to put him out of business/surpass him by any means necessary. [[spoiler:He also ends up reforming]].
* TheGhost: Amy's father, Mr. Thornton, is notably the only character who is constantly mentioned yet he never shows up in person.
* HighSchool: Our main characters continue to be teens in highschool.school.
* MrSmith: The second-in-command of the Black Hats, John, presumably chose this codename with this trope in mind.
* NoNameGiven: John is the only Black Hats member that we don't get to learn the name of, adding more enigma to his character.
* RealNameAsAnAlias: [[spoiler:When Jeremy first came into the Black Hats, he chose his real name as his codename without telling anyone about it. He decides to change his codename to Arthur after he becomes the leader]].
** Amy Thornton, who acts as TheBully for the first half of the story and aims to humiliate the main characters to gain approval and respect. [[spoiler:She eventually reforms and befriends them]].
** Kyle Hoffman, the town's second richest man who acts as TheRival to Norman, aiming to put him out of business/surpass him by any means necessary. [[spoiler:He also ends up reforming]].
* TheGhost: Amy's father, Mr. Thornton, is notably the only character who is constantly mentioned yet he never shows up in person.
* HighSchool: Our main characters continue to be teens in high
* MrSmith: The second-in-command of the Black Hats, John, presumably chose this codename with this trope in mind.
* NoNameGiven: John is the only Black Hats member that we don't get to learn the name of, adding more enigma to his character.
* RealNameAsAnAlias: [[spoiler:When Jeremy first came into the Black Hats, he chose his real name as his codename without telling anyone about it. He decides to change his codename to Arthur after he becomes the leader]].
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''Intertwined Reimagined'' is a Website/{{Wattpad}} book by Tropers/{{IAmHoussem17}}. It is based on the previous series consisting of ''Literature/{{Intertwined}}'' and ''Literature/IntertwinedIITheLostSpirits'' and features the same characters while having a different plot that introduces new ones.
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!!''Intertwined Reimagined'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:While Jordan fell victim to BigBadSlippage in ''Intertwined'' due to her jealousy over Evelyn, in here she doesn't, and her antagonism towards the latter's crush on Matt is played as genuine concern for her]].
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Rose, Nate and Dexter are friendly to the main cast right from the get-go here.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: In the original book, Dexter was merely a jerkish bully. Here, he's instead made into TheStoic DeadpanSnarker between himself, Rose and Nate.
* HighSchool: Our main characters continue to be teens in high school.
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!!''Intertwined Reimagined'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:While Jordan fell victim to BigBadSlippage in ''Intertwined'' due to her jealousy over Evelyn, in here she doesn't, and her antagonism towards the latter's crush on Matt is played as genuine concern for her]].
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Rose, Nate and Dexter are friendly to the main cast right from the get-go here.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: In the original book, Dexter was merely a jerkish bully. Here, he's instead made into TheStoic DeadpanSnarker between himself, Rose and Nate.
* HighSchool: Our main characters continue to be teens in high school.
