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Night Moves is a 2018 Urban Fantasy Comic miniseries by IDW.

Chris Dundee is a hustler who finds himself working alongside Las Vegas Detective Alexis Rohm in a case concerning demonic possession and corruption.

Night Tropes:

  • Ambition Is Evil: Tom O'Reily is a greedy and ambitious sociopath who will do anything for his own gain.
  • Devil in Disguise: Ashmedai is a demon who possesses anyone who kills his former hosts, takes their form, and is able to warp their bodies into horrific shapes as his means of attack.
  • Dirty Cop: Tom O'Reily uses his connections to become an officer in the Las Vegas Police despite being a former career criminal.
  • Fiery Cover-Up: O'Reily burns down a casino and kills all of its occupants for insurance money.
  • Framing Device: The story is told from the perspective of Dundee telling a young protegé, Nolan, about his past.
  • Friend on the Force: Detective Alexis Rohm is Chris Dundee's ally in the Las Vegas Police Department, and a romantic interest as well.
  • Loan Shark: Tom O'Reily is an amoral moneylender who aligns with the occult for his own gain, and eventually finagles his way into the police department.
  • Reality Warper: Ashmedai has the ability to manipulate physical materials as extensions of himself.
  • Taking You with Me: Dundee kills Ashmedai's host after poisoning himself, leaving Ashmedai without a human host.

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