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Another subordinate of Arthur, which she dislikes. She's typically tasked with doing meetings with men to persuade them using her sex appeal and charm. Has eyes for John and is jealous of Michelle for taking his attention instead.

* TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil: The protagonists and most of the characters around them are heroic. The Black Hats are the BigBad faction for most of the story, but most members are sympathetic {{AntiVillain}}s who are rather likable and have their principles, making them the Bad. The Evil faction would include some other antagonists who are despicable and reprehensible, such as Jack or Rebecca.

* GrassIsGreener: [[spoiler:Ever since she lost her company to the Black Hats, Michelle longed for a peaceful life, which she went about getting by robbing them back, handing them to the police then fleeing]].

* WorthyOpponent: John admits that he's impressed with Norman being able to take Arthur one-on-one in a fight.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Although he usually stays behind the scenes, Arthur has proved twice in the book that if he does go out to fight himself, he will be a challenge for his opponent.

* WillfullyWeak: During his fight with [[spoiler:Norman]]. It's clear Arthur isn't trying to harm him badly while also aiming to win the fight.

* CutLexLutherACheck: Her computer knowledge could've easily helped her earn money legitimately, but she chose to use to rob people's assets instead.

* BeardOfEvil:: Has a five o'clock shadow.

* BlackEyesOfEvil: He has black eyes.

* TookALevelInJerkass: She was once a NiceGirl, but her encounter with the Black Hats left her with a lot of bitterness.

* BeingEvilSucks: After years of being a successful solo criminal, her loot gets taken away by the Black Hats. This made Michelle vengeful and to bite back, she joins them and goes along with their evil while she finds a way to bring them down. After her arrest, she laments that her life became unpleasant thanks to all the horrible things she had to do to survive and for the sake of her revenge.

* BrokenBird: She's become a lot more rigid thanks to what she went through.
* DrivenToVillainy: Michelle used to be a normal girl until she was forced to turn to crime to survive.

* EvilPaysBetter: She tells Jake that working for the BH made her more money than ever.
* FreudianExcuse: She was forced to turn to crime to survive.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Michelle is called out on her actions by many characters who otherwise sympathized with her situation, but pointed out that by doing what she did, she became the very evil she sought to destroy.

* JustifiedCriminal: She spent most of her early life on the street, forcing her to turn to crime.

* PunchClockVillain: She tells Jake outright that she's not evil, she just does a job for a paycheck.

* SheWhoFightsMonsters: In pursuing her revenge, she ends up doing the exact same things the Black Hats did to her.

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Being forced to rob to survive at an early age drove Michelle into villainy and getting even with the Black Hats.

[[folder:Michelle]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Like Jake, it's hard to pin down whether she's truly evil or not. She seems uninterested in the actual dealings of the BH and only wants her paycheck at the end of the day. [[spoiler:Turns out she's definitely against them, but her selfish motivations of revenge make her a NominalHero]].
* AtLeastIAdmitIt: [[spoiler:When she hears about Jake's true identity and goals, she comments that at least she admitted to her wrongdoings outright, instead of plotting to hide her mistakes forever]].
* BeingEvilSucks: [[spoiler:After years of being a successful solo criminal, her loot gets taken away by the Black Hats. This made Michelle vengeful and to bite back, she joins them and goes along with their evil while she finds a way to bring them down. After her arrest, she laments that her life became unpleasant thanks to all the horrible things she had to do to survive and for the sake of her revenge]].
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Derrick is shocked to see her act so rigid with him in secret, in contrast to the sweet persona he first saw in her]].
* BrokenBird: [[spoiler:She's become a lot more rigid thanks to what she went through]].
* DrivenToVillainy: [[spoiler:Michelle used to be a normal girl until she was forced to turn to crime to survive]].

* EnigmaticMinion: Compared to everyone else in the gang, Michelle is not really invested in the evil acts they commit, she just wants a paycheck, and never says much about herself. [[spoiler:As mentioned below, she was working from the inside all along to bring them down]].

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: She was forced to turn to crime to survive]].
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: [[spoiler:She's called out on her actions by many characters who otherwise sympathized with her situation, but pointed out that by doing what she did, she became the very evil she sought to destroy]].
* {{Foil}}: Jake and Michelle have an interesting contrast once TheReveal about them happens: [[spoiler:Jake is Eliza's missing father Derrick aiming to bring them the Black Hats to protect his daughter and everyone around her, while Michelle (real name Karen) is doing the same thing for personal revenge against the organization for ruining her business. Once the BH are brought down, they both go their separate ways, and there's yet another glaring difference: Once Karen was caught, she accepted it and immediately admitted to everything, while lamenting how her revenge ruined her. Derrick on the other hand, faked Jake's death and came back pretending to have been missing because his brother Francis had quarrels with the Black Hats, when in reality, he was the one who killed him, albeit accidentally]].
* GivenNameReveal: Her actual name is [[spoiler:Karen [=McReary=]]].
* HiddenHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:Michelle is notably only nicer to Gerald in the end cause she says that he redeemed himself in her eyes]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:Although she is working for the Black Hats, she is against them, putting her on the side of good, but it's for her own reasons]].
* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:The Black Hats stole from the treasures she worked hard to steal, making her vengeful]].

* KarmicNod: [[spoiler:Eventually agrees with everyone saying she should still be jailed for what she did in the end]].
* KarmicThief: Downplayed. As we find out through the story, the Black Hats are actually mostly nice people who happen to work for a criminal organization so [[spoiler:Michelle's plan to rob them seems unwarranted. Until we learn that they actually ''robbed her first'']].
* LoveInterestTraitor: John has feelings for her [[spoiler:and is unaware she's secretly working against them]].
* TheMole: [[spoiler:She teams up with Derrick to leak the organization's info]].
* NominalHero: [[spoiler:Karen is also secretly working to bring down the Black Hats, but she's only doing so as payback for them stealing properties that she stole first]].
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: [[spoiler:Karen is revealed to be working on the inside to bring down the BH but it's for her own personal reasons]].

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: This is what Michelle sites her motivations for joining the organization to Jake, though he's secretly doubtful of it. [[spoiler:She's not exactly lying. The reason why she joined is to bring down the Black Hats for robbing her own loot]].
* PayEvilUntoEvil: In her own eyes, at least. [[spoiler:Michelle got robbed out of her life, so she plans to bring down the Black Hats and do the same thing they did to her to their organization]].

* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:Her interactions with Gerald, in which she acts slightly nicer than usual]].

* RevengeIsNotJustice: [[spoiler:Though her anger towards the Black Hats for what they did to her is understandable, everyone still holds her accountable for her actions. After getting arrested, she admits this herself]].
* SecretaryOfEvil: She's in charge of keeping track of records of the organization, [[spoiler:which comes in handy when helping Derrick take them out]].
* SheWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler: In pursuing her revenge, she ends up doing the exact same things the Black Hats did to her]].
* TheSmartOneTurnsTraitor: She's the tech savvy secretary of the division [[spoiler:and is secretly TheMole as well]].
* StealingFromThieves: [[spoiler:The Black Hats robbed her specifically sometime before, so she decided to rob them back for revenge]].
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[spoiler:Her partnership with Derrick is a little troubled thanks to her rough manner]].
* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler:She was once a NiceGirl, but her encounter with the Black Hats left her with a lot of bitterness]].
* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: [[spoiler:After working hard to infiltrate the Black Hats and take them down for what they did to her, Michelle admits after her arrest that her life has been ruined by what she did, and she feels absolutely miserable]].
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:She's also a spy like Jake]].
* WhenSheSmiles: [[spoiler:When Gerald visits her in the finale]].
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Being forced to rob to survive at an early age drove Michelle into villainy and getting even with the Black Hats]].

* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:When he comes face to face with Norman after kidnapping Evelyn, Norman doesn't want to listen to what Arthur wants to say, and makes it clear that he won't unless they have a fight]].
-->'''Arthur:''' [[SincerityMode This is gonna hurt me more than it hurts you...]]

* 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]].

* ArrestedForHeroism: Well, as heroic as it gets, anyway. [[spoiler:Michelle's actions were technically beneficial to take down a criminal organization, but the act of her robbing their good and running away to hide puts her on the police's list regardless]].

* BeingEvilSucks: [[spoiler:After years of running her successful company, it gets destroyed by the Black Hats. This made Michelle vengeful and to bite back, she joins them and goes along with their evil while she finds a way to bring them down. After her arrest, she laments that her life became unpleasant thanks to all the horrible things she had to do for the sake of her revenge]].

* CelibateHeroine: [[spoiler:Admits to Gerald in the end that she wouldn't have gone for John even if he wasn't a Black Hats member]].
* CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler:The Black Hats robbing and crashing her company]].
* DrivenToVillainy: [[spoiler:Michelle used to be a normal girl who was the head of a company. The loss of the company left her no choice but to join the same organization that caused her life to spiral to try and take revenge]].

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: The Black Hats also destroyed the company she had, which left Michelle with nothing]].

* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:She is actually in a similar situation to Derrick: Her life was crashed by the Black Hats ruining her business, so she made her way inside intending to bring them down and rob them back]].
* GoodIsNotNice: [[spoiler:The sweet persona Derrick sees in her at first turns out to be fake. She's actually rather rude despite working against the BigBad organization]].

* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:The Black Hats wrecked the company she had, making her vengeful]].
* JustifiedCriminal: [[spoiler:Her reason for planning to rob the Black Hats is because they destroyed her company before, which was all that she had]].

* KarmicThief: Downplayed. As we find out through the story, the Black Hats are actually mostly nice people who happen to work for a criminal organization so [[spoiler:Michelle's plan to rob them seems unwarranted. Until we learn that they actually destroyed her company]].

* MsViceGirl: Greed. [[spoiler:Her destroyed company left her desiring riches and thus doing whatever she can to get them]].
* NominalHero: [[spoiler:Karen is also secretly working to bring down the Black Hats, but she's only doing so as payback for them stealing properties that were rightfully hers before]].
* NominalVillain: The PunchClockVillain variant. See below.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: This is what Michelle sites her motivations for joining the organization to Jake, though he's secretly doubtful of it. [[spoiler:She's not exactly lying. The reason why she joined is to bring down the Black Hats for causing her business to crash and burn while simultaneously robbing them of all their money]].
* PayEvilUntoEvil: In her own eyes, at least. [[spoiler:Michelle got robbed out of her life, so she plans to bring down the Black Hats and do the same thing they did to her company to their organization]].

* PunchClockHero: [[spoiler:Even after revealing herself as good, she still isn't fighting for a heroic cause]].

* TheSmartGirl: Plays this role after we learn [[spoiler:she's on the side of good]].

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Losing her company drove Michelle into villainy and getting even with the Black Hats]].

* KickTheSonOfABitch: This is the BH's M.O. Yes, they do bad things to people, but generally it's towards people who have done reprehensible things in the past. They even go as far as researching their targets and making sure they did those things.
** Also, [[spoiler:Mason]] does this to Rebecca. He promises her money if she leads the cast to him, but then tricked her and left her with nothing.

* EqualOpportuniyEvil: It is mentioned that as long as you're loyal and competent, you can join the Black Hats.

* HeelFaceTurn: Kyle also reforms when he finds out that the Black Hats, who he aimed to take control of, [[spoiler:killed Norman's wife all those years ago]].

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Kyle is treated like Amy, a wannabe bad guy, but no one predicted he would be [[spoiler:willing to threaten to fire Samuel, use Matthew and Evelyn just to get to Norman. It eventually ended with him finding out that the BH were the ones who Norman did business with years ago, so he goes to decrypt their website and proceeds to contact them...]]

* FriendlyEnemy: Kyle is polite to the kids, despite them being wary of him for his hatred of Norman.

* EveryoneHasStandards: For all his love for John, Gerald admitted that his brother [[spoiler:killing Derrick in revenge for him]] was going too far/