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** [[spoiler:For Jesus, having an affair and lovechild, the sins that prevented him from becoming the Messiah and lead to Humperdoo taking his place as God's favorite.]]

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** [[spoiler:For Jesus, having an affair and lovechild, the sins that prevented him from becoming the Messiah and lead led to Humperdoo taking his place as God's favorite.]]
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* AssKicksYou: The Allfather's preferred method of executing those who disappoint him is by sitting on them, crushing them with his immense weight.
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* PhoneyCall: Herr Starr fakes a phone call so T.C. will stop making awkward small talk. T.C. doesn't take the hint and just waits for him to hang up.

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* AnArmAndALeg: Fiore and [=DeBlanc=] restrain [[spoiler:the Seraphim]] by severing her limbs and both binding and cauterizing the stumps so she doesn't bleed out [[spoiler:and restore herself]].

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* AnArmAndALeg: AnArmAndALeg:
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Fiore and [=DeBlanc=] restrain [[spoiler:the Seraphim]] by severing her limbs and both binding and cauterizing the stumps so she doesn't bleed out [[spoiler:and restore herself]].herself]].
** Herr Starr has a leg amputated by cannibals.

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* ContrivedClumsiness: [[spoiler:Jesse stumbles when the Allfather releases him from his restraints to kneel before Humperdoo so he can plant the electroshock device on the Allfather and grab his gun.]]

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* ContrivedClumsiness: [[spoiler:Jesse stumbles when the Allfather releases him from his restraints to kneel before Humperdoo Humperdoo, all so he can secretly plant the electroshock device on the Allfather and grab his gun.Allfather.]]


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* {{Kevlard}}: The Allfather shrugs off gunshots to his center mass.
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* BridalCarry: How Featherstone carries Herr Starr away from the cannibal lair after he has his leg amputated.
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* ApocalypseHow: Herr Starr wants to cause a Class 1, the All-Father wants to cause a Class 2, [[spoiler:and God wants to cause a Class 3a.]]

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* ApocalypseHow: Herr Starr wants to cause a Class 1, the All-Father Allfather wants to cause a Class 2, [[spoiler:and God wants to cause a Class 3a.]]



** The All-Father shoved Jesse's soul up his (The All-Father's) ass.

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** The All-Father Allfather shoved Jesse's soul up his (The All-Father's) Allfather's) ass.



* ContrivedClumsiness: [[spoiler:Jesse stumbles when the All-Father releases him from his restraints to kneel before Humperdoo so he can plant the electroshock device on the All-Father and grab his gun.]]

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* ContrivedClumsiness: [[spoiler:Jesse stumbles when the All-Father Allfather releases him from his restraints to kneel before Humperdoo so he can plant the electroshock device on the All-Father Allfather and grab his gun.]]



* DirtyCoward: Herr Starr, through and through. He proves utterly useless when he teams up with Jesse in Season 3, since he is too afraid of the All-Father to actually help Jesse defeat him, he uses his deaf translator as a [[BulletproofHumanShield human shield]] to survive a firefight at Masada, and [[spoiler:he plots to limit the apocalypse to strategic targets so that he will survive]].

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* DirtyCoward: Herr Starr, through and through. He proves utterly useless when he teams up with Jesse in Season 3, since he is too afraid of the All-Father Allfather to actually help Jesse defeat him, he uses his deaf translator as a [[BulletproofHumanShield human shield]] to survive a firefight at Masada, and [[spoiler:he plots to limit the apocalypse to strategic targets so that he will survive]].



** Herr Starr is horrified when the learns the All-Father plans to nuke the world.

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** Herr Starr is horrified when the learns the All-Father Allfather plans to nuke the world.



** [[spoiler:The All-Father when he realizes Jesse is about to send [[LudicriousGibs Genesis into his body]].]]

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** [[spoiler:The All-Father Allfather when he realizes Jesse is about to send [[LudicriousGibs Genesis into his body]].]]



* VillainousGlutton: Exaggerated with the All-Father.

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* VillainousGlutton: Exaggerated with the All-Father.Allfather.
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* OutOfFocus: Eugene, Hitler and the Saint Of Killers in Season 3. All three have significantly less screentime than the other seasons.
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:All of the mutilations Herr Starr endured throughout his series-long HumiliationConga are undone by God, and he even avoid prosecution for his role in The Grail when he kills the detectives pursuing him.]]

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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:All of the mutilations Herr Starr endured throughout his series-long HumiliationConga are undone by God, and he even avoid avoids prosecution for his role in The Grail when he kills the detectives pursuing him.]]
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* GoToAlias: Tulip insists on always using the alias Marie Pomerantz.

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* GoToAlias: Tulip insists on always using the alias Marie Marnie Pomerantz.
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* FatalFlaw: For both Tulip and Jesse, how quickly they resort to violence to solve their problems. [[spoiler:Pointed out by God, who promises to call off the apocalypse if Tulip can go one minute without attack him while he taunts her. She fails.]]

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* FatalFlaw: For both Tulip and Jesse, how quickly they resort to violence to solve their problems. [[spoiler:Pointed out by God, who promises to call off the apocalypse if Tulip can go one minute without attack attacking him while he taunts her. She fails.]]

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* DeathIsCheap: When angels die on Earth, they reappear moments later, none the worse for wear...but leaving their old bodies behind. It's ''better'' for them to be killed than wounded or incapacitated. [[spoiler:The exception is the Saint of Killers' bullets, as neither [=DeBlanc=] nor the Seraphim get back up after he shoots them. Later on, Fiore has the Saint shoot him in order to end his misery.]]

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* DeathIsCheap: DeathIsCheap:
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When angels die on Earth, they reappear moments later, none the worse for wear...but leaving their old bodies behind. It's ''better'' for them to be killed than wounded or incapacitated. [[spoiler:The exception is the Saint of Killers' bullets, as neither [=DeBlanc=] nor the Seraphim get back up after he shoots them. Later on, Fiore has the Saint shoot him in order to end his misery.]]
** By the end of the series, [[spoiler:Jesse and Tulip have both died and been brought back to life, and Eugene has been to Hell and back ''twice''.
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* ToxicFriendInfluence: Cassidy begins to worry that his son Dennis's bloodthirst will be a bad influence on him after siring him. [[spoiler:So much so that he [[OffingTheOffspring kills him over it]].]]

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* ToxicFriendInfluence: Cassidy begins to worry that his son Dennis's Denis's bloodthirst will be a bad influence on him after siring him. [[spoiler:So much so that he [[OffingTheOffspring kills him over it]].]]
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* LoveTheme: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm8QxQTv9kw "Pray for Lil"]] by King Khan & The Shrines plays whenever Tulip does something attractive that catches Cassidy's eye.
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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The first half of Season 2 follows Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy evading the Saint Of Killers and the second half focuses on The Grail's efforts to recruit Jesse.
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** During a massive brawl at a Middle Eastern sex club, a stray bullet kills the child Jesse came to rescue.


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* EnemyMine: The end of Season 3 sees Jesse teaming up with Herr Starr and Tulip teaming up with Featherstone in an effort to get free of Madame Marie.

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* CuttingBackToReality: Jesse Custer accidentally uses the power of Genesis to send [[spoiler: Eugene]] to Hell; however, in "El Valero," he manages to call [[spoiler: Eugene]] back to Earth, leaving him unharmed but desperate for a glass of water. While he drinks up, they discuss what to do with Genesis; however [[spoiler: Eugene]] happens to mention something that Jesse hadn't shared with anyone else, immediately arousing the preacher's suspicion... and then we cut back to a shot of the suddenly-unoccupied pew in front in front of Jesse, where the requested glass of water is still sitting, untouched. Turns out that the rescue was just a guilt-induced hallucination.

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* CuttingBackToReality: CuttingBackToReality:
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Jesse Custer accidentally uses the power of Genesis to send [[spoiler: Eugene]] to Hell; however, in "El Valero," he manages to call [[spoiler: Eugene]] back to Earth, leaving him unharmed but desperate for a glass of water. While he drinks up, they discuss what to do with Genesis; however [[spoiler: Eugene]] happens to mention something that Jesse hadn't shared with anyone else, immediately arousing the preacher's suspicion... and then we cut back to a shot of the suddenly-unoccupied pew in front in front of Jesse, where the requested glass of water is still sitting, untouched. Turns out that the rescue was just a guilt-induced hallucination.hallucination.
** Jesus considers becoming a bank robber. He accidentally shoots someone during a heist, only to snap back to reality and realize he should probably just be on lookout.
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* BreakThemByTalking: [[spoiler:God promises to call off the apocalypse if Tulip can refrain from attacking him for 60 seconds while he antagonizes her. When he mentions he can't remember why he chose to cause her miscarriage, she attacks him.]]


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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: [[spoiler:God can't remember what lesson he was trying to teach by causing Tulip's miscarriage.]]
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* BlackComedyCannibalism: Herr Starr is nursed back to health by a trio of friendly people after having his penis ripped off. As he breaks down into tears while thanking them for their kindness, he realizes they're feeding him his own severed leg.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The apocalypse is prevented, but Cassidy had to kill the innocent Humperdoo to stop it. Jesse gives God a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech when he realizes he's needy and uncaring before releasing Genesis from his body. The Saint Of Killers shoots God dead after God refuses to stay out of Heaven. Jesse and Tulip have a daughter and grow old together, eventually dying. After their deaths, Cassidy decides to move on to the afterlife via SuicideBySunlight. Eugene becomes a rock star and Herr Starr [[KarmaHoudini has his looks restored and gets away with everything]].]]
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** [[spoiler:While in Hell, Jesse has a tube of ants fed up his ass.]]
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* VomitIndiscretionShot: Cassidy, Tulip and [[spoiler:Humperdoo]] all projectile vomit on each other while hiding out in the woods.
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* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Odin Quincannon.


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** A flashback to God exterminating the dinosaurs is done in deliberately cheesy stop motion.


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* ThirstyDesert: The Australian Outback. The Saint Of Killers doesn't mind, since he doesn't need water.


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* ToxicFriendInfluence: Cassidy begins to worry that his son Dennis's bloodthirst will be a bad influence on him after siring him. [[spoiler:So much so that he [[OffingTheOffspring kills him over it]].]]


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* WalkingSpoiler: God.
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* PopCulturedBadass: Cassidy.
* PosthumousCharacter: John Custer.


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* RaceAgainstTheClock: The Saint Of Killers gives Jesse one hour to find him a soul before he kills Tulip and Cassidy in "Sokosha".


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* RevolversAreJustBetter: Especially the indestructible kind carried by the Saint Of Killers.
-->'''Saint Of Killers:''' ".44 Walker. It's the most powerful handgun ever made. And mine can shoot through planets."
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Jesse's efforts to bring Annville to God [[spoiler:ultimately lead to getting everyone in town killed]].


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* OutlawCouple: Jesse and Tulip.


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* PoorCommunicationKills: Herr Starr gives Jesse a placebo soul to test if Jesse will use Genesis to betray him before taking Jesse to his real soul. Seeing the empty soul vial, Tulip assumes Jesse already has Genesis back and opens fire on Starr and his Grail operatives, who speed away before Jesse can get his soul back.
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* MatchCut: From Cassidy jumping out of an airplane without a parachute to ketchup splattering on a plate.


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* ModestyBedsheet: {{Parodied}} after [[spoiler:Herr Starr and Featherstone have sex]]. She's holding the sheets tightly up to her neck as if she's trying to cover up, only to reveal she was wearing her uniform the whole time when she gets out of bed.


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* VillainousGlutton: Exaggerated with the All-Father.
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* LetMeTellYouAStory: The Saint Of Killers tells a story of a Civil War General who read a map sideways, killing all his men because his Colonel refused to point it out, [[spoiler:as part of one of God's tricks when Jesse is in Hell]].
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: After trusting Hitler learned his lesson the previous season, Eugene angrily declares Hitler hasn't changed. Hitler responds that he grew a soul patch.
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* ClothingConcealedInjury: Herr Starr spends most of Season 3 trying out a variety of different hats to cover up the scar across his crown that makes his head look like a dick. [[spoiler:Jesse pays him back for his constant betrayals by using Genesis to force Starr to be unable to wear hats.]]
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* HumiliationConga: Herr Starr is [[BlackComedyRape sodomized by three male prostitutes]], forced to [[AssShove shove Jesse's prayers up his ass]], shot in the crown [[GoodScarsEvilScars leaving a scar that makes his head look like a dick]], forced by Jesse to be unable to wear hats to cover up the scar, has his ear burned off and replaced with a grotesque ear made of foreskins, has his [[GroinAttack penis ripped off by a dingo]] and replaced with a faucet, has his leg amputated and fed to him by cannibals, and has his nipples ripped off when he is DrivenToSuicide. [[spoiler:He winds up with an EarnYourHappyEnding after all of this, [[KarmaHoudini despite being a villain]], with God granting his IJustWantToBeBeautiful wish after he finds Humperdoo.]]


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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:All of the mutilations Herr Starr endured throughout his series-long HumiliationConga are undone by God, and he even avoid prosecution for his role in The Grail when he kills the detectives pursuing him.]]

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