History Literature / RepairmanJack

* BuriedAlive

* ChurchOfHappyology

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The q'qrs, Otherness's living weapons, were four-armed -- and, presumably, very dangerous.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The villain from ''The Haunted Air'' sacrifices children without hesitation, yet is repulsed by the suggestion that he or any of his followers might ''molest'' such child abductees.

%%* HalfHumanHybrid: In ''The Tomb''.

%%* KillerRabbit: Oyv the (apparent) chihuahua

%%* TheMenInBlack: The Twins, the Yeniçeri.

* TomeOfEldritchLore: The Compendium of Srem, which helpfully [[TranslatorMicrobes translates itself into the reader's native language]] and even shows some animations. Too bad it malfunctions, showing pages more or less at random - and it has ''a lot'' of pages. Fortunately, Wheezy, thanks to her eidetic memory, can organize seen pages in the proper order in her head.

%%* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Several times.

* TomeOfEldritchLore: The Compendium of Srem, which helpfully [[TranslatorMicrobes translates itself into the reader's native language]]. Then it stops being helpful.
** To white hats at least...
* TheTrickster: Given a choice, he'd rather use his wits than force to solve a problem and he has a somewhat twisted sense of humor.%%"He" who?

The Repairman Jack novels are a series spun off from the ''Nightworld'' novels (AKA ''Literature/TheAdversaryCycle'') by F. Paul Wilson.

Repairman Jack is a self-styled "fix-it" man, although the more accurate description would be that of a "moral mercenary" - working underground to help people with problems who have no one else to call on. Of course, these cases are rarely simple, as Jack frequently finds himself having to deal with more fantastic threats and issues with nothing but his own cunning and skills. And all the while he has to keep his true identity and his work on the down low, hidden from actual authorities.

* AirVentPassageway: Used in ''Legacies''.

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: The Ladies
* AntiHero: Jack

* AnyoneCanDie

* AuthorAvatar: Parodied.
** And then some!

* BadassNormal: Jack
* TheBartender: Julio

* BodyHorror: People conceived or growing up too close to certain nexus points get "touched" by the Otherness and end up mutated to varying degrees.
** Ah, yes. The "Monroe Cluster"... Picture if you will: A man with tentacles for legs. A woman with a single fused finger on her left hand - and one fused nail. Which later turned into a claw.
*** ''Fatal Error'' reveals that these are not mutations but [[spoiler:''reactivated genes''. In ancient times, the Otherness made war on humanity by altering humans into "q'qrs" - six-limbed living weapons that later ages would remember as "demons". The Ally retaliated by releasing a biological weapon that [[{{Gendercide}} killed all the females of the species]]. In desperation, the males went on a rape spree, hoping to restore their ranks with HalfHumanHybrids. They were unsuccessful in producing further q'qrs, but a lot of that genetic material remains in the human genome as recessive genes. Dawn Pickering's baby, the result of both [[BrotherSisterIncest sibling]] '''and''' ParentalIncest to reinforce those genes to dominance - '''''is a freaking demon!''''']]

* ChekhovsGunman

* ConspiracyTheorist: A whole bunch of them in, appropriately, ''Conspiracies''. They even had their own ''convention''. Also Weezy and Harris in ''Ground Zero''

* CoolBigSis: Kate
* CosmicHorror: the Otherness
* CosmicPlaything

* CreepyChild: Tara Portman
* CreepyTwins: The (MIB) Twins.

* DamselInDistress: Vicki, a few times.
** Hey! [[JustifiedTrope She's not even ten!]]
** As mentioned above, in the ''Legacies'' novel, [[spoiler: Alicia Clayton gets kidnapped and briefly becomes this.]]
* DeathByPragmatism: Subverted

* EvilDetectingDog: every dog a Lady has
* EvilGloating: Rasalom enjoys this.

* EyeScream: Jack keeps his thumbnails long just for this advantage in a fight. He also stabs a fork through a man's eye.
** You mean through his eye ''socket''. Fork lobotomy!
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Nightfall.

* FertileFeet: The Lady, occasionally.

* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Several times.

* GoodIsNotNice: In Wilson's 'verse there's a specific gene set which [[HotBlooded increases violent impulses]] - Jack is the most potent carrier on record; e.g., he once tied a man [[spoiler:who seduced and impregnated his own unknowing daughter]] [[WhatADrag under a truck]]. At the moment he justified the modernized "draw and quartering" as a kill method which left no trace evidence, but after what was left of the body was identified by DNA testing just a day later, he realized he was just ''[[UnstoppableRage that violently angry]]''. Even '''he''' asks himself WhatTheHellHero.
* [[spoiler: HalfHumanHybrid]]: In ''The Tomb''.
* HeroicNeutral

* HumanResources
* HiveMind: The Unity
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Miller
* {{Immortality}}
* ImmortalityInducer: Ritual from ''The Haunted Air''. [[PoweredByAForsakenChild A living child heart has to be eaten]] between summer solstice and the autumnal equinox every year. After 29 times user stops aging and becomes immune to harm and diseases for as long as ritual is kept up. [[NoImmortalInertia Or else...]]

* KarmicDeath

* KillerRabbit: Oyv the (apparent) chihuahua
* KillerSpaceMonkey: Mauricio
* KnightTemplar: The Yeniceri

* MamaBear: Gia
* TheMenInBlack: The Twins, the Yeniçeri.

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The q'qrs, Otherness's living weapons, were four-armed - and, presumably, very dangerous.

* NeverFoundTheBody
* [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile Never Smile at a Mutant Crocodile]]: Devil, the twenty-foot horned alligator

* ThePowersThatBe: The Ally.
* {{Protectorate}}: Don't mess with Gia or Vicky.
* ProperlyParanoid

* RiddleForTheAges: Carl's deformity.
* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: Miles Kenway
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: ''Harbingers''.

* SacrificialLion

** [[spoiler: Herta]] also.

** In ''Harbingers'', Jack holds himself hostage this way when [[spoiler: Gia and Vicky are mortally wounded because of the Ally]]. He threatens to shoot himself if [[spoiler: they die, which would deny the Ally of its backup [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]]. It works - but the Ally purposefully leaves Jack's and Gia's stillborn child dead as punishment for defiance]].

* TheTrickster: Given a choice he'd rather use his wits than force to solve a problem and he has a somewhat twisted sense of humor.
* UltimateEvil: the Otherness.
* TheVirus: The Unity.

--->[[spoiler:'''Rasalom''']]: Physical pain is mere sustenance. But, [[ToThePain a strong man slowly battered into despair and hopelessness]]...that is a delicacy. In your case, it might even approach ecstasy. I don't want to deprive myself of that.

* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Jack becomes [[spoiler: the Heir of the Sentinel after he accidentally kills the Twins.]]

From Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}:

Repairman Jack is a self-titled "fix-it" man, but not in the common workshop sense. He is something of an underground mercenary, hired by everyday people to fix situations that cannot be dealt with through legal means (e.g.: blackmail). He is careful about whom he agrees to do fix-its for, preferring innocent, desperate citizens being victimized with no one else to turn to. These fix-its usually begin simply, but grow into complex problems that begin to involve more and more [[ScienceFiction sci-fi]] & [[{{Fantasy}} supernatural]] elements as the novels continue. The second novel, ''Legacies'', is the only one that is completely free of any overtly supernatural elements.

All of Jack's fix-its are immediately relevant problems in today's world, covering topics such as conspiracy groups, grassroots movements, designer drugs, public shootings, terrorists, legal dealings and scientific and biological experiments. Jack relies on his brain, wits, experience and real-life weapons and techniques to do battle, and though he makes increasing use of supernatural sources of information (a spiritual medium, an indestructible tome of unknown age), he has so far not used supernatural weapons or abilities in battle.

Jack hides his identity from the government by not voting, paying taxes, opening bank accounts, registering guns or cars, or doing anything else that will leave a paper or electronic trail. He uses a [=TracFone=] to leave untraceable calls, demands cash only for payment, and stashes his savings in gold coins in his apartment. He consistently wears gloves or wipes surfaces in order not to [[LocardsTheory leave behind traces]] of his identity. He advertises his services strictly by word of mouth and via an anonymous website.

Repairman Jack has appeared in the following novels:

* StopOrIShootMyself: In ''Harbingers'', Jack holds himself hostage this way when [[spoiler: Gia and Vicky are mortally wounded because of the Ally]]. He threatens to shoot himself if [[spoiler: they die, which would deny the Ally of its backup [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]]. It works - but the Ally purposefully leaves Jack's and Gia's stillborn child dead as punishment for defiance]].

* StormingTheCastle

* WeHelpTheHelpless

All of Jack's fix-its are immediately relevant problems in today's world, covering topics such as conspiracy groups, grassroots movements, designer drugs, public shootings, terrorists, legal dealings and scientific & biological experiments. Jack relies on his brain, wits, experience and real-life weapons and techniques to do battle, and though he makes increasing use of supernatural sources of information (a spiritual medium, an indestructible tome of unknown age), he has so far not used supernatural weapons or abilities in battle.

Three YoungAdult novels also star Jack as well... a Young Adult.

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: the Ladies

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler: Kusum and Kolabati]] have been around since the 1800's, and a villain from ''The Haunted Air'' claims to be over two hundred. Glaeken has been around much longer than that.

* StopOrIShootMyself: In ''Harbingers'', Jack holds himself hostage this way when [[spoiler: Gia and Vicky are mortally wounded because of the Ally]]. He threatens to shoot himself if [[spoiler: they die, which would deny the Ally of its backup [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]]. It works - but the Ally purposefully lets his newborn child die as punishment for defiance]].

* WholePlotReference: The villain and ghost from ''The Haunted Air'' are straight out of M.R. James's "Lost Hearts".

* GoodIsNotNice: In Wilson's 'verse there's a specific gene set which [[HotBlooded increases violent impulses]] - Jack is the most potent carrier on record; e.g., he once tied a man [[spoiler:who seduced and impregnated his own unknowing daughter]] under a truck. At the moment he justified the modernized "draw and quartering" as a kill method which left no trace evidence, but after what was left of the body was identified by DNA testing just a day later, he realized he was just ''[[UnstoppableRage that violently angry]]''. Even '''he''' asks himself WhatTheHellHero.

From TheOtherWiki:

* TheAntichrist: [[spoiler: Rasalom, and possibly the unborn child from ''Bloodline.'']]

* TheChosenOne: It's revealed that [[spoiler:Jack is actually the ''backup'' chosen one, should the current chosen one die. [[RefusedTheCall He doesn't want to be.]] It's unknown just how much the Ally has been influencing his life before]].

* ConservationOfNinjutsu: [[AvertedTrope Yeah, no]]. Numbers ''definitely'' make a difference when it comes to this series.

** That said, this trope got played completely straight in ''Legacies'', during a job involving some toys stolen from a donation center. [[spoiler: After Jack found out who the person was that was responsible, [[CrowningMomentOfFunny he donned a]] [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Santa Claus costume]], put on some weighted gloves, and proceeded to beat the living shit out of the guy. Even gets lampshaded by the ass-kicking victim himself.]]

* TheMenInBlack: The Twins, the Yeniçeri

* TheyKilledKenny: Yes, he did kill a punk named Kenny. Kenny's friends were not happy. "Oh my Christ, he must've killed Kenny!"

* TheChosenOne: It's revealed that [[spoiler:Jack is actually the ''backup'' chosen one, should the current chosen one die. [[RefusedTheCall He doesn't want to be]]. It's unknown just how much the Ally has been influencing his life before.]]

* ColdSniper: [[spoiler:Jack's father]]

* CreepyTwins: the (MIB) Twins.

* DistressedDamsel: Vicki, a few times.
** Hey! [[JustifiedTrope She's not even ten!]]

* TheMenInBlack: the Twins, the Yeniçeri

** Jack sometimes wanders at night, dressed like a tourist, waiting for someone evil and stupid enough to attempt to mug him. Then Jack beats the would-be mugger up, takes his money and jewelry, fences the jewelry, and donates the money to a kids' baseball league.
** Two bandits and later a mugger try to attack Glaeken. The mugger (probably) survives. The bandits are not so lucky.
** Some yeniceri try to hold up Julio's bar when they're searching for Jack. Julio's has a ''lot'' of well-armed customers, so they're forced to back off very, ''very'' politely.

* StopOrIShootMyself: In ''Harbingers'', Jack holds himself hostage this way when [[spoiler: Gia and Vicky are mortally wounded because of the Ally.]] He threatens to shoot himself if [[spoiler: they die, which would deny the Ally of its backup ChosenOne. It works - but the Ally purposefully lets his newborn child die as punishment for defiance.]]

* ThePowersThatBe: The Ally

* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: Jack receives an explanation as to why the Otherness doesn't kill him off:

* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Kate and Jeannette in ''Hosts''.]]

* BuriedAlive

* SignificantAnagram: [[spoiler: Rasalom]] loves using anagrams of his name.

* StopOrIShootMyself: In ''Harbingers'', Jack holds himself hostage this way when [[spoiler: Gia and Vicky are mortally wounded because of the Ally.]] He threatens to shoot himself if [[spoiler: they die, which would deny the Ally of its backup ChosenOne. It works.]]

* MadeOfIndestructium: The otherworldly portion of the Gaijin Masamune katana, which survived ''the Hiroshima bomb'' intact even as its normal steel components melted away.