Line #213 Characters/Damnation


1	Characters appearing in ''Series/{{Damnation}}''. Needs love.
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5	[[folder:Seth]]
6	!Reverend Seth Davenport
7	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KillianScott
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9	A politically radical small-town preacher currently organizing a farmer's strike in Holden, Iowa. His bloody past soon comes back to haunt him as he strives to fight the growing power of big business in America.
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12	* AbusiveParents: His father was a ''monster''. [[spoiler:Beyond physically and emotionally abusing him and Creeley, he also pressed them into service as hired guns for the oil companies in Wyoming, and also murdered Seth's girlfriend and her father]].
13	* AntiHero: While his goals are noble and he's generally a good man, it can't be denied that Seth is a violent, angry individual with a ''lot'' of skeletons in his closet.
14	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Feels intense shame over his past as a hired thug for the oilmen in Wyoming, with much of his current political outlook stemming from his desire to help the kind of people he once terrorized.]]
15	* BecomingTheMask: His preacher persona was originally just a tactic in order to evade the law and gain people's trust, but he eventually had a genuine spiritual awakening and now takes his role as preacher just as seriously as his political activism.
16	* BerserkButton: Capitalism in general, and especially big businesses taking advantage of the poor via the law or government. Snubbing his faith is also a good way to set him off.
17	* BigBrotherInstinct: Despite being the younger brother, Seth did everything he could to shield Creeley from their father's abuse. [[spoiler:This makes it sting all the worse when he makes Creeley take fall for the murder of their father, his men, and the Rainey family]].
18	* BombThrowingAnarchists: While he's never explicitly dubbed an anarchist, he rails against the state just as often as he rails against capitalism, and he's not shy about using violence to secure his political goals.
19	* CainAndAbel: He's the Abel to Creeley's Cain, being overall less prone to violence than his brother. [[spoiler:He used to be the Cain, and is the reason why Creeley is the way he is]].
20	* CainAndAbelAndSeth: He and Creeley are biological half-brothers, and they both had a brotherly relationship with Lew, the son of the family help.
21	* ChummyCommies: An ardent socialist, and an overall kind and decent man who strives to help those in need.
22	* GeniusBruiser: While he might not have a lot of formal education, Seth is a brilliant political organizer and definitely has a strong grasp of sociopolitical theory, he's also a lethal marksman and a strong hand-to-hand fighter.
23	* GoodShepherd: Despite his violent tendencies, Seth is genuinely devoted to the working people of Holden and works hard to satisfy both their material and spiritual needs.
24	* TheGunslinger: Is a terrifyingly good shot with his revolver, being able to shoot people inside moving vehicles while on foot. [[spoiler:He cut his teeth as a thug and murderer for hire in Wyoming]].
25	* HappilyMarried: He and Amelia are passionately in love and are utterly devoted to each other. [[spoiler:His bowing to pressure and giving out a radio broadcast denouncing the strike may have thrown a wrench in this]].
26	* HiredGuns: [[spoiler:He and Creeley both used to be hired killers and musclemen for oil companies in Wyoming to drive settlers off their land so the company could explore for oil unimpeded]].
27	* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Tortures the assassin set after him by Hyde in an attempt to get information, but is quickly enraged by the man's [[StrawNihilist nihilistic]] ranting and blows his head off before getting anything out of him.
28	* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: As a teen he fell deeply in love with Cynthia Rainey, a preacher's daughter who lived near him in Wyoming. Sadly she was murdered by Seth's father and his men after the latter found out about his son's plans to elope with her.]]
29	* MissingMom: Nothing is ever said about who his mother was save that she died when he was eight years old.
30	* NotMeThisTime: Despite being the prime suspect, [[spoiler:he really didn't murder Nunn's husband, Amelia did]].
31	* PreacherMan: A quintessential rural Christian preacher, down to the formal clerical garb, but with a militant left-wing twist.
32	* RabbleRouser: A rare (anti)heroic take on this trope, with him radicalizing and organizing the poor of Holden against the bank and businesses exploiting them.
33	* RevolversAreJustBetter: Prefers a .38 caliber revolver, a very common weapon for the time and location he's in.
34	* RousingSpeech: Most of his sermons are this, urging the poor of Holden to rise up against their abusers while couching it in Biblical phrasing. [[spoiler: He turns his denouncement of the strike into this after getting back to the radio, urging the working people of Holden and America at large to not give up fighting for their rights against big business and the government]].
35	* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:Kills his father after the latter murdered Seth's girlfriend and her father, then sets up Creeley to take the blame for all of it]].
36	* TeensAreMonsters: [[spoiler:As a teenage gunman working for the oil companies in Wyoming he was so brutal and cruel in his methods he made Creeley at his worst look good.]]
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40	[[folder:Creeley]]
41	!Agent Creeley Turner
42	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LoganMarshallGreen
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44	A [[PinkertonDetective Pinkerton]] agent and professional strikebreaker, called in to shut down the Holden farmer's strike by any means necessary. His past with Seth and his true employers soon lead to a massive outbreak of violence in the once-quiet countryside.
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47	* AbusiveParents: He caught the worst of his father's abuse due to the latter considering him "weak" due to his compassion and gentle heart.
48	* AffablyEvil: While his smile [[FauxAffablyEvil often just hides savagery]], he does show genuine goodness and decency to a select few.
49	* AntiVillain: While he's a brutal individual working for truly reprehensible people, Creeley is a deeply troubled and tragic figure with many redeeming qualities.
50	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Eventually chooses to fight alongside his brother and the strikers both to earn his freedom and make good some of the harm he caused.]]
51	* BoomHeadshot: Hands these out like candy.
52	* BoxedCrook: We hear that he has a rap sheet, and his work as a Pinkerton is his way out. [[spoiler: In reality he's effectively indentured to Hyde and Duvall by virtue of their securing his release from prison and giving him his Pinkerton badge. Hyde in particular constantly threatens him with going back to prison should he fail.]]
53	* CainAndAbel: The Cain of the two, being much more overtly brutal than his brother and working toward more nefarious ends. [[spoiler: Of course, he wasn't always this way]].
54	* CoveredInScars: Cuts a tally on himself for every kill he makes, resulting in his torso being covered with tiny scars.
55	* {{Cowboy}}: Plays up his image as a western gunfighter, to the point he's even called "The Cowboy" by the people of Holden.
56	* EvenEvilHasStandards: While he may be a murderous strikebreaker, even he finds [[TheKlan The Black Legion and their racism]] distasteful. [[spoiler:He's also horrified by his bosses' designs, and as a younger man was shocked at the sheer senseless brutality Seth committed]].
57	* FallGuy: [[spoiler:Made to take the rap for all of the Wyoming murders by his own brother, with him ending up with a life sentence he would still be serving if not for Hyde]].
58	* FauxAffablyEvil: Treats everyone with an easy-going smile and folksy western charm, even when gunning them down in cold blood.
59	* TheGunslinger: He pulls off some truly insane shots with his pistol, and is rightfully feared by everyone in Holden for his skill.
60	* KillTally: Cuts a tally for every kill he makes on his own skin.
61	* NeverGoingBackToPrison: [[spoiler:He's terrified of going back to prison for the murders in Wyoming, hence his initial loyalty to Hyde and Duvall.]]
62	* ImprobableAimingSkills: Kills a half-dozen men who had an elevated position on him in under a minute, all with one hand as he was [[ItMakesSenseInContext enjoying an ice cream cone]] at the time.
63	* NeverLearnedToRead: Unlike his brother, Creeley is illiterate and requires a "secretary" to read and write for him. He's deeply ashamed of this and takes pains to hide it.
64	* NiceToTheWaiter: While he doesn't mind throwing his weight around when pushed, Creeley's first option when dealing with people under him is generosity, tellingly he gives a massive wad of bills to a paperboy hawking newspapers for two cents and genuinely compliments the ice cream he's given by the soda fountain owner.
65	* PinkertonDetective: Is a Pinkerton agent, and is a typically violent anti-labor muscleman. [[spoiler:His badge is really just a formality, and his true employers are Hyde and Duvall]].
66	* SelfHarm: While his tally-mark scarring at first seems to be a sign of his [[MachoMasochism machismo]] and [[BloodKnight bloodlust]], upon learning about his past it's clear that it's really a tragic attempt at forcibly squaring what he's done with his own conscience.
67	* SonOfAWhore: Unlike Seth we do know that Creeley's mother was a prostitute whom his father had accidentally impregnated, and he had lived with her in the brothel for a few years before he was dragged out by his dad.
68	* WeakWilled: As a child he was always the "weak" brother, bowing to his father and requiring his brother to step in for him. [[spoiler:This leads to tragedy when he informs his father about Seth's girlfriend and his plan to elope, resulting in her murder, the subsequent killing of his father by Seth, and him taking the fall for all of it]].
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72	[[folder: Amelia]]
73	!Amelia Davenport
74	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SarahJones
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76	Seth's equally-radical wife who supports his campaign as a propagandist and co-organizer. Like her husband she also has a past she is trying to avoid.
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79	* BadassBookworm: Extremely educated and well-read, and a tough-as-nails labor organizer with a razor tongue.
80	* CrusadingWidow: [[spoiler:Killed the strikebreaker who murdered her first husband by ''burning him alive''. Coincidentally, that strikebreaker happened to be Connie Nunn's husband.]]* DeadpanSnarker: Is a sharp wit, both in playfully bantering with her husband as well as skewering those who cross her.
81	* DeathGlare: Has a serious glare which she breaks out when particularly angry or upset. [[spoiler: The worst by far is the one she give Seth when he denounces the strike in an attempt to save her]].
82	* DefectorFromDecadence: Grew up the privileged daughter of an industrialist, but left it all behind after realizing how destructive and cruel her family's business was to the workers.
83	* DisappointedInYou: Constantly expresses her disappointment in D.L. for his bowing to his boss' demands and failure to report real news. [[spoiler:When Seth bows to the threat against her life and denounces the strike over the radio, she shoots him a truly withering glare showing just how far he had fallen in her eyes]].
84	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A blonde and a genuinely kind and decent woman.
85	* HappilyMarried: She and Seth are completely devoted to each other and are still extremely passionate in their marriage.
86	* MoustacheDePlume: Pamphlets under the name of "Dr. Samuel T. Hawkins" both to throw off suspicion as well as to avoid the sexist response a woman writing politically-radical tracts would garner in the 1930s.
87	* SilkHidingSteel: While never demure she does present herself publicly as a mild preacher's wife, in reality she has just as much fire and backbone as her husband, if not more so.
88	* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: Connie confronts her over her role in the murder of the former's husband. Seth comes home to find his kitchen covered in blood and Amelia not answering his calls. Roll credits.]]
89	* UnwantedRescue: [[spoiler: Makes it clear she would have rather died than have Seth denounce the strike to satisfy her captors]].
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92	[[folder: Bessie]]
93	!Bessie Louvin
94	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChastenHarmon
95	A young black prostitute working for Madame Della in Holden. She gets taken on by Creeley as his "secretary" when she proves to be literate and cunning above everyone else. While at first ambivalent toward the strike and Creeley's appearance, she soon establishes herself as a major player in Holden's conflict.
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98	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Why she comes to genuinely love Creeley, being the only man to look past her race and profession and treat her with deserved dignity.
99	* DeadpanSnarker: One of the few people capable of keeping up with Amelia in this regard.
100	* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Is treated with extreme scorn within Holden due to her being black, a prostitute, and a woman.
101	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Seeing through Creeley's test and brazenly demanding double pay from him since she's the only one he can rely on.
102	* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: While she tries to put up a callous, professional front it's clear she's a good woman who cares deeply for those around her.
103	* MissingMom: She was dropped off at an orphanage as an infant by her mother, and she was brought to Holden shortly after [[spoiler:at her father's request]].
104	* OhCrap: Is understandably terrified of the Black Legion, their confronting her and Creeley being one of the few times she loses her composure.
105	* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Holds this attitude at first, but soon comes to genuinely care for Creeley and becomes invested in the happenings around Holden.
106	* SpottingTheThread: She's the first one to truly pick up on [[spoiler:the machinations of Hyde and Duvall in relation to the Holden farmer's strike and the Black Legion's activities]].
107	* SonOfAWhore: Assumed to be this, and holds this belief herself. [[spoiler: Her mother was actually a famous jazz singer whom Sheriff Berryman had deeply loved.]]
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110	[[folder: Connie]]
111	!Agent Connie Nunn
112	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MelindaPageHamilton
113	A coldblooded operative for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Burns_International_Detective_Agency William J. Burns International Detective Agency]] who has a personal vendetta against Seth Davenport. While she's initially an outsider to the conflict in Holden, her pursuit of vengeance ensures she takes a key role in its resolution
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116	* AgentProvocateur: Turns the miner's strike in Harlan, Kentucky violent by sniping people both on the picket line and on the side of the strikebreakers.
117	* AllForNothing: Nearly has a breakdown when she realizes [[spoiler: Seth wasn't the one who murdered her husband]]. But, her rage builds again when she figures out [[spoiler:it was Amelia who killed her husband]].
118	* ColdSniper: A crackshot with a rifle, and maintains an icy, murderous outlook toward her targets.
119	* CrusadingWidow: Will stop at nothing until she kills Seth Davenport for his murder of her strikebreaker husband. [[spoiler:Too bad he didn't do it]].
120	* FauxAffablyEvil: Has a bright, calm demeanor with everyone, even when gunning them down or discussing how much she enjoys murdering labor forces.
121	* ItsPersonal: Wants Seth dead above all else because he murdered her husband. [[spoiler:She seemingly transfers this attitude toward Amelia once she learns the truth]].
122	* MoralMyopia: Is driven to avenge the murder of her husband by militant labor forces, but doesn't particularly care about all the widows and orphans she makes herself.
123	* MyBelovedSmother: After "adopting" Brittany, Connie proves herself to be an extremely domineering and possessive mother figure to the poor girl.
124	* PinkertonDetective: Is actually a Burns agent, a rival outfit to the Pinkertons who engaged in similar anti-labor violence at the behest of American industry.
125	* ProperLady: Presents herself as the quintessential respectable middle-class American woman and works hard to drill Brittany into being the same.
126	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[spoiler:Provides marksman support for the strikers against the Black Legion, even though she still plainly hates all of them]].
127	* TranquilFury: Is in a near-constant state of this, never raising her voice or breaking her calm, but still being very plainly murderously angry toward labor forces.
128	* WoundedGazelleGambit: She gets close to her targets by presenting herself as a sympathetic labor widow before killing them in cold blood once their guard is down.
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132	[[folder: Berryman]]
133	!Sheriff Don Berryman
134	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChristopherHeyerdahl
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136	The spectacularly-corrupt sheriff of Holden county who finds himself caught up in the growing conflict as an opponent of both the strikers and of the murderous newcomers to the area.
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139	* AffablyEvil: He's a nasty piece of work for sure, but he's also genuinely affable and capable of real decency.
140	* CowboyCop: When he does bother to enforce the law he doesn't give much heed to pesky rules or procedures.
141	* CorruptPolitician: The series shows the more political side of American county sheriffs, with Berryman working hard to ensure his voting graft goes unchallenged.
142	* DirtyCop: A county sheriff who's more akin to a mob boss than a lawman.
143	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: First seen brutally pummeling an unfortunate moonshiner, not because [[CowboyCop it's against the law]] but because he wasn't cut in on the operation.
144	* GoldDigger: A rare male example, he was in love with Della but married her sister instead for her money.
145	* TheLostLenore: His late wife is this to him, mostly because he regrets how awfully he treated her in their marriage. [[spoiler:The Memphis Pearl is another, as he truly loved her during their affair and had a daughter with her, Bessie.]]
146	* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:He's Bessie's father via an affair he had with her jazz singer mother, the "Memphis Pearl", which is why he had her brought to Holden after her mother died]].
147	* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:Kills off the rest of the Black Legion in his custody, even though he knows it will ruin him, because they threatened Bessie's life]].
148	* SmallTownTyrant: The sheriff of Holden County who holds controlling stake in all of the moonshining, gambling, bootlegging, and prostitution in the area.
149	* UnwantedSpouse: He only married his wife for her money and connections and immediately proceeded to ignore and cheat on her, but does genuinely miss her once she's dead.
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152	[[folder: D.L.]]
153	!D.L. Sullivan
154	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JoeAdler
155	A young reporter working for the local newspaper in Holden while trying to launch an independent literary career. While originally content to toe his boss' line and pen only politically-safe pieces, his interactions with Amelia and Seth lead to him taking up his pen to report the real happenings around the county.
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158	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: A milquetoast and unassuming kid who's also a lethal shot from his days as a carnival sideshow marksman. [[spoiler:He nearly singlehandedly breaks himself and Amelia out of Black Legion custody]].
159	* DistinguishedGentlemansPipe: Often seen with a pipe when he's reading, setting him apart from the rougher denizens of Holden.
160	* GrewASpine: While he originally avoided any potentially-incendiary reporting out of fear for his job, he soon becomes the only one willing to stick his neck out to report on the strike.
161	* HopelessSuitor: He has a very obvious crush on Amelia, who's already in a committed relationship with Seth.
162	* IntrepidReporter: Starts growing into this under Amelia's goading. [[spoiler:Sadly he's killed before he can truly make anything of himself]].
163	* IShouldWriteABookAboutThis: Has lofty literary aspirations and namedrops [[Creator/ErnestHemingway Hemingway]] as inspiration for his getting experience reporting on the farmer's strike for his book.
164	* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: After seemingly freeing himself and Amelia, he's overcome and killed by Black Legion goons with his body sent with a message to Seth]].
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168	[[folder: Calvin]]
169	!Calvin Rumple
170	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DanDonohue
171	A corrupt banker who has collected the majority of debt on the local farmers of Holden, while he initially seems to be the chief agent of business against the striking farmers, it becomes clear that he's little more than another pawn in a much larger game.
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174	* BringMyBrownPants: Openly wets himself when threatened by Seth and Lew, and earlier the strikers joke he shit his pants at the penny auction.
175	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Chief executive of Holden Savings and Trust, and also engaged in criminal conspiracy to drive local farmers into bankruptcy.
176	* MorallyBankruptBanker: Openly conspires to fix food prices in Holden to force the farmers whose debt he owns to foreclose.
177	* NormalFishInATinyPond: He seems like a major financial figure on par with any Wall Street millionaire, but in the end he's still a small town banker in the backwoods of Iowa.
178	* OutOfTheFryingpan: The relief of his exit is short-lived, given it just brings Hyde and Duvall who are infinitely more dangerous and capable to the fore.
179	* PointyHairedBoss: For all his posturing he's incredibly incompetent in the conspiracy, requiring Hyde and even ''Creeley'' to spell things out and hold his hand.
180	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Cuts and runs when Seth and Lew kidnap him and threaten him with death should he stay in Holden.
181	* SmugSnake: Obviously sees himself as an untouchable capitalist tycoon, in reality he's a jumped-up accountant who's not nearly as smart or capable as he thinks.
182	* StarterVillain: While he takes center stage for half the series, once he ducks out it becomes clear who the true villains are.
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186	[[folder: Hyde]]
187	!Martin Eggers Hyde, [=PhD=]
188	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/GabrielMann
189	A shadowy agent for big business and the one pulling the strings in Holden, giving direction and backing to Rumple and the Black Legion against the farmer's strike.
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192	* TheDragon: He's Duvall's chief agent, carrying out his plans in Holden.
193	* FauxAffablyEvil: Puts up a front of erudite refinement which does nothing to mask the absolute evil which he holds in his heart.
194	* TheHeavy: While it's Duvall who truly sits at the center of the whole conspiracy, Hyde is the one who sets events in motion and orders around the lower-ranking conspirators.
195	* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:After spending the whole series hiring and disposing of people out of hand, he himself is shown to be just as disposable as those he thought his lesser]].
196	* KillThePoor: Holds extremely classist views, seeing the poor working people of America as nothing but vermin and roadblocks toward "progress".
197	* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Holds some kind of unspecified doctoral degree, a fact he [[InsistentTerminology never fails to remind people of]].
198	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Beyond his virulent classism, Hyde also seems to be racist or at the very least fine with racism given he doesn't think twice at using the Black Legion as foot soldiers.
199	* RecruitingTheCriminal: Hyde prefers freeing prisoners and using his connections with the Pinkertons to have them enlisted as agents as it gives him an effective means of control over them.
200	* TheyCallMeMrTibbs: Without fail introduces himself, and signs his letters with, "Martin Eggers Hyde, [=PhD=]", obviously very proud of his degree.
201	* UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler:Dies weeping and begging for his life after getting gutshot by Duvall, it's extremely satisfying]].
202	* YouHaveFailedMe: Regularly threatens his underlings, Creeley included, with severe punishment should they fail to satisfy. [[spoiler:Fittingly he's on the receiving end of this by his own boss]].
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206	[[folder: Duvall]]
207	!Tennyson Duvall
208	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ZachMcGowan
209	A multimillionaire industrialist, heir to an even more massive family fortune, beloved philanthropist, and the man truly at the heart of the conflict in Holden County with grand designs for the future of the United States.
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213	* EndearinglyDorky: Is so ''sincere'' when showing off his automated masturbation "health machine" to Creeley it's hard not to feel sorry for the guy despite how creepy and ridiculous the whole thing is.
214	* AffablyEvil: Unlike nearly all of his lackeys, Duvall himself is unfailingly pleasant and is genuine in his better qualities.
215	* BigBad: He's the man at the heart of every terrible thing that happens over the course of the series.
216	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Is disgusted by Hyde's more underhanded actions, and especially his hiring the Black Legion as security. [[spoiler:Which is why he shoots him dead at the end of the series]].
217	* FreudianExcuse: His obsession with "progress" started when his father finally took him away from his fundamentalist mother to be treated with modern medicine after nearly dying due to several childhood illnesses.
218	* KillThePoor: While not as malicious about it as Hyde, his plans ultimately see the elimination of the working class of America save to be mindless drones and cattle to be sacrificed for "progress".
219	* NecessarilyEvil: How he sees himself, understanding how much suffering his plans will cause but writing it off as needed to ensure America enjoys even greater prosperity in the future.
220	* SouthernGentleman: Is always polite and soft-spoken, and means every word he says.
221	* VillainousRescue: [[spoiler:Disables Hyde moments before he was about to kill Creeley, seeing the latter as the more valuable follower]].
222	* VisionaryVillain: Sees a future of total automation, where the "productive elite" of America enjoy every luxury in utopian plenty, too bad this means every barrier to this, the working class included, must be eliminated by any means necessary.
223	* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:Shoots Hyde in the gut after growing tired of his lieutenant's scheming, letting him suffer for a minute while giving him a heavy [[HannibalLecture dressing down]], before blowing his brains out]].
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227	[[folder: Stubbs]]
228	!Melvin Stubbs
229	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/PaulRae
230	The local food distributor in Holden who unknown to most is the leader of the local Black legion chapter. He's ultimately put up as Berryman's opponent for sheriff by Hyde who also makes use of his men as soldiers and security.
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233	* DeadpanSnarker: Has a surprisingly quick wit, throwing a few choice barbs in particular at Berryman.
234	* EarlyBirdCameo: Is introduced in the second episode being interviewed by D.L. about the farmer's strike, long before he has any real import in the story.
235	* FatBastard: A heavyset man whose views are so vile they make Hyde look mild by comparison.
236	* TheKlan: Heads up the Holden [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Legion_(political_movement) Black Legion]] chapter, terrorizing the local minority population and later becoming the footsoldiers for Hyde and Duvall.
237	* MookLieutenant: What he becomes for Hyde when the conspirators choose to dispense with subtlety, openly using the Black Legion as soldiers against the strikers.
238	* SmallTownTyrant: Goes along with Rumple's price fixing scheme as the sole food distributor in Holden.
239	* VigilanteExecution: Orders his men to lynch Sam Riley Jr. and Seth as a way to break the farmer's strike.
240	* WeHaveReserves: Calls in Black Legionnaires from across the Midwest to put down the strikers.
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244	[[folder: Lew]]
245	!Lew Nez
246	->'''Portrayed by:'''Creator/JuanJavierCardenas
247	An old friend of Seth and Creeley's now turned professional bank robber, while he's only in Holden for a short time he has a major role in how the farmer's strike plays out.
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250	* CainAndAbelAndSeth: The Seth, funnily enough, to Seth and Creeley's Cain and Abel.
251	* CuttingTheKnot: The Holden bank has a sophisticated, nearly indestructible vault door that can't be cracked by normal means, so he just dynamites the lesser-reinforced wall apart.
252	* DashingHispanic: While he doesn't play up his Latin heritage, he's a charming Mexican-American bank robber who uses his charisma to get away with his heists.
253	* DrinkBasedCharacterization: Blanco tequila, drunk neat, fitting for a rough-riding Mexican outlaw.
254	* EmbarrassingNickname: Used to call Creeley "Squealy" due to the latter's proneness to tears as a child. Seth warns him against calling Creeley that in the present.
255	* GunsAkimbo: Dual wields his revolvers during the bank heist.
256	* ToxicFriendInfluence: While not as pronounced as most examples, Seth noticeably becomes more quick to violence and resumes drinking heavily when he's around Lew.
257	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: While the money pulled from the Holden bank does give needed reprieve to the strikers, the brazen attack is what motivates Hyde to start taking more extreme action in the county.
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261	[[folder:Victor]]
262	!Victor
263	-->'''Portrayed by:'''Creator/ArnoldPinnock
264	A black dairy farmer in Holden, and one of the foremost leaders of the farmer's strike. However, longstanding grievances aggravated by Creeley's manipulation tear him between his duty to his family, and his duty to his comrades.
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267	* AngryBlackManStereotype: Only once, but his quietly furious speech toward Seth about how he, his family, and blacks as a whole have suffered for centuries while the white strikers have only dealt with a few years of the Depression has definite undertones of this trope.
268	* BattleTrophy: A downplayed example in his "souvenirs" from his time in WWI, which seem to be pieces of American gear he was able to smuggle back home.
269	* DadTheVeteran: Served in [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne The Great War]] in an all-black regiment, and the "souvenirs" he brought back from Europe prove key in turning back the Black Legion's assault on the Riley Farmstead.
270	* IHaveAFamily: Why he chooses to scab on the strike when offered double for his milk, being unable to bear his family's suffering when he can do something about it immediately.
271	* JustAFleshWound: Gets shot through the shoulder by a carbine-wielding legionnaire early on, but it hardly slows him down and he's back on the picket line in no time at all.
272	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Creeley slaughters the farmers who tried to prevent him from scabbing, Victor is visibly trembling in shame and sorrow, and can't bear to look anyone in the eye as he offloads his dairy.
273	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: While the rest of the strikers only barely tolerate him after he scabs, they recognize his fighting skills and military gear will be needed to fight off the legion.
274	* ThrowDownTheBomblet: A key part of his "souvenirs" are a brace of grenades which prove invaluable in fighting the Black Legion.
275	* WeUsedToBeFriends: After he scabs the rest of the strikers want nothing to do with him, with Martha Riley in particular harboring a lot of bad feeling toward him.
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