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* UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper: He was one of the members of the cult.

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* UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper: He Jack The Ripper was one a devotee of the members of the cult.Hercules Method. "Was" not because he died, but was ritually bound and trapped in a very small box. He get lets out.

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[[folder:The Librarian]]
A practitioner of the Hercules Method responsible for distributing the book.

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[[folder:The Librarian]]
A practitioner of the Hercules Method responsible for distributing the book.
[[folder:Paul]]
Luther's bully.



* TheBully: Is one for Luther.
* IndulgentFantasySegue: Paul imagines punching Luther to the ground and stomping on his head.
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[[folder:The Librarian]]
A practitioner of the Hercules Method responsible for distributing the book.
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[[folder:Paul]]
Luther's bully.

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[[folder:Paul]]
Luther's bully.
[[folder:The Binder]]
A practitioner of the Hercules Method responsible for hunting down and capturing rogue students.



* TheBully: Is one for Luther.
* IndulgentFantasySegue: Paul imagines punching Luther to the ground and stomping on his head.
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[[folder:The Binder]]
A practitioner of the Hercules Method responsible for hunting down and capturing rogue students.
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* BeastAndBeauty: [[spoiler: With Petra by the time of ''Legend'', although downplayed in that he still looks mostly human..]]
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: His weakness throughout ''Strange Talent.'' He damn-near kills Paul while holding back, and ends up [[spoiler: killing his mother through his lack of control and The Librarian's DeadlyDodging]]

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* BeastAndBeauty: [[spoiler: With Petra by the time of ''Legend'', although downplayed in that he still looks mostly human..]]
human.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: His weakness throughout ''Strange Talent.'' He damn-near kills Paul while holding back, and ends up [[spoiler: killing his mother through his lack of control and The Librarian's DeadlyDodging]]DeadlyDodging.



* TopHeavyGuy: By the time of Legend, he's developed from a scrawny geek, to a [[MusclesAreMeaningless scrawny geek with super strength]], to a ripped, but plausibly-muscled {{Hunk}} to this trope.

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* TopHeavyGuy: By the time of Legend, ''Legend'', he's developed from a scrawny geek, to a [[MusclesAreMeaningless scrawny geek with super strength]], to a ripped, but plausibly-muscled {{Hunk}} to this trope.



* GunNut: She affectionately refers to her arsenal as her "babies."

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* GunNut: She affectionately refers to her arsenal as her "babies.""babies".



The first series' main antagonist.

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The first series' main antagonist.A practitioner of the Hercules Method responsible for distributing the book.



* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Like may of the students, he's only known by his moniker.
* EvilCounterpart: The Librarian was also a social outcast and frail man who discovered the Hercules Method, [[NotSoDifferentRemark a fact that he enjoys harping upon]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: The Librarian.



* OhCrap: Lets one out, [[spoiler: right before Luther sneaks up on him and rips his head off along with his spine]].

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* OhCrap: Lets one out, [[spoiler: right before Luther sneaks up on him and rips his head off along with his spine]].spine.



* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Like may of the students, he's only known by his moniker.

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Like may StrawNihilist: The Librarian. Luther Strode even [[LampshadeHanging calls him on cribbing Nietzsche]] after hearing his MotiveRant.
* WickedCultured: Show of hands. How many people know the meaning
of the students, he's only known by his moniker.word "soupçon?" Well, the Librarian does and can use said word in casual conversation. He's quite the educated bastard.



[[folder:The Binder]]
The second series' main antagonist.

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[[folder:The Binder]]
The second series' main antagonist.
[[folder:Paul]]
Luther's bully.



* TheBully: Is one for Luther.
* IndulgentFantasySegue: Paul imagines punching Luther to the ground and stomping on his head.
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[[folder:The Binder]]
A practitioner of the Hercules Method responsible for hunting down and capturing rogue students.
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A secondary antagonist in ''The Legend of Luther Strode''.

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A secondary antagonist in ''The Legend The UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper and a practitioner of Luther Strode''.the Hercules Method who was captured by the Binder.



* BoxedCrook: Hes was captured by the Binder for causing to much mayhem and bringing too much attention to practitioners of the Hercules Method. bound are occasional released to recapture other students. [[spoiler: Deconstructed: the second The Binder is too injured to stop him, Jack the Ripper kills him and runs off to commit an atrocity.]]
* UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper: He was one of the members of the cult. He is and Luther fights him in ''Legend''.

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* BoxedCrook: Hes He was captured by the Binder for causing to much mayhem and bringing too much attention to practitioners of the Hercules Method. bound are occasional Method, only occasionally being released to recapture other students. [[spoiler: Deconstructed: However, the second The Binder is too injured to stop him, Jack the Ripper kills him and runs off to commit an atrocity.]]
atrocity.
* UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper: He was one of the members of the cult. He is and Luther fights him in ''Legend''.



The third series' main antagonist.

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The third series' main biblical Cain and the series overarching antagonist.



* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: One of the key tenets of the philosophy espoused by the murder cult that the Librarian represents. It is not surprising considering that its founder is spoiler:Cain from Literature/TheBible.

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* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: One of the key tenets of the philosophy espoused by the murder cult that the Librarian represents. It is not surprising considering that its founder is spoiler:Cain Cain from Literature/TheBible.



* CurbStompBattle: Cain utterly decimates of Musashi simply by breaking out of his own chains]].

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* CurbStompBattle: Cain utterly decimates of Musashi simply by breaking out of his own chains]].chains.



Two minor antagonists in ''The Legacy of Luther Strode''.

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Two minor antagonists in ''The Legacy practitioners of Luther Strode''.the Hercules Method.



A minor antagonists in ''The Legacy of Luther Strode''.

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A minor antagonists in ''The Legacy practitioner of Luther Strode''.the Hercules Method.



* CultDefector: He was against Cain's ideology, so he isolated himself in the mountains of Russia, killing anyone who came near.



* OnlyOneName: His real name is Nikolai.



[[folder:Delilah]]
The biblical Delilah.

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[[folder:Delilah]]
The biblical Delilah.
[[folder:The Shooter]]
A practitioner of the Hercules Method.



* BeenThereShapedHistory: Delilah has been around for about 3000 years and has been attempting to spread Cain's philosophy to individuals who accepted Cain's Hercules Method. Those who didn't fulfill her expectations, she had killed or ruined in some way or another. Those individuals include Jeanne d'Arc, Samson, and Hercules.
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Delilah, The Biblical Samson's consort, is a practitioner of the Hercules Method which allowed her to accomplish the feats that made her famous (or infamous).
* JediMindTrick: Delilah's special ability allows her to subtly influence the minds of others. However, there are limits considering she could not influence an aggressive member of the Bound.

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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Delilah has been around for about 3000 years and has been attempting to spread Cain's philosophy to individuals who accepted Cain's Hercules Method. Those who didn't fulfill her expectations, she had killed or ruined in some way or another. Those individuals include Jeanne d'Arc, Samson, and Hercules.
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Delilah,
BornIntoSlavery: The Biblical Samson's consort, is Shooter was originally a practitioner of nameless African slave in the past before discovering the Hercules Method which allowed her Method.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Shooter doesn't like it when someone treats other people like they were things, tools, or pieces of meat
to accomplish be bought and sold.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: The Shooter is implied to be one, seemingly
the feats most rational of the students Luther encounters and appears to be a vigilante that made her hunts down human traffickers.
* LawyerFriendlyCameo: The Shooter, a nameless black gunslinger and former slave who goes around killing those who'd prey on and enslave the innocent in a poncho has [[BlatantLies nothing to do with]] the film that was released a year prior featuring Creator/JamieFoxx as a black slave turned gunslinger. or a [[Film/DollarsTrilogy
famous (or infamous).
* JediMindTrick: Delilah's special ability allows her to subtly influence the minds
series of others. However, there are limits considering she could not influence an aggressive member of the Bound.films]] featuring a nameless poncho wearing cowboy.


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[[folder:Musashi]]
A practitioner of the Hercules Method and a member of the bound.
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* BoxedCrook: He was captured and imprisoned by the Binder for an unknown reason, only occasionally being released to recapture other students.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Musashi refused to make Luther watch Petra and Delilah die due to his honor and decide to give him the clean and good death he earned.
* NobleDemon: Despite being one of the Bound, he has a strict code of honor which prevents him from engaging in mindless violence like the others and quickly agreed to help Luther and his crew defeat Cain.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Musashi is convinced to join Luther. Cain pulls his head off almost immediately.
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[[folder:Delilah]]
The biblical Delilah and a practitioner of the Hercules Method.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Delilah has been around for about 3000 years and has been attempting to spread Cain's philosophy to individuals who accepted Cain's Hercules Method. Those who didn't fulfill her expectations, she had killed or ruined in some way or another. Those individuals include Jeanne d'Arc, Samson, and Hercules.
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Delilah, The Biblical Samson's consort, is a practitioner of the Hercules Method which allowed her to accomplish the feats that made her famous (or infamous).
* JediMindTrick: Delilah's special ability allows her to subtly influence the minds of others. However, there are limits considering she could not influence an aggressive member of the Bound.
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Two minor antagonists in The Legacy of Luther Strode.

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Two minor antagonists in The ''The Legacy of Luther Strode.Strode''.


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[[folder:The Gardener]]
A minor antagonists in ''The Legacy of Luther Strode''.
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* BloodForMortar: The path to his cave is made out of the skulls of the people he's killed.
* HuskyRusskie: He lives in a cave in Russia and is a student of the Hercules Method.
* LanguageBarrier: He only speaks Russian.
* NemeanSkinning: He wears the pelts of animals he's killed, with the skull of one on his head,
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[[folder:Delilah]]
The biblical Delilah.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Delilah has been around for about 3000 years and has been attempting to spread Cain's philosophy to individuals who accepted Cain's Hercules Method. Those who didn't fulfill her expectations, she had killed or ruined in some way or another. Those individuals include Jeanne d'Arc, Samson, and Hercules.
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Delilah, The Biblical Samson's consort, is a practitioner of the Hercules Method which allowed her to accomplish the feats that made her famous (or infamous).
* JediMindTrick: Delilah's special ability allows her to subtly influence the minds of others. However, there are limits considering she could not influence an aggressive member of the Bound.
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[[folder:The Librarian]]
The first series' main antagonist.

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[[folder:The Librarian]]
The first series' main antagonist.
[[folder:Pete]]
Luther's best friend.



* GeniusBruiser: Is as intelligent as he is strong, which makes him ''very'' bad news to all concerned.
* ObviouslyEvil: He slaughers [[TheBully Paul's]] parents and wears his mom's apron, presumably, just so he can intimidate Paul into telling him about Luther.
* OhCrap: Lets one out, [[spoiler: right before Luther sneaks up on him and rips his head off along with his spine]].
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Librarian.
* StarterVillain: The first major antagonist, this makes him no less brutal than the others of the series.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Like may of the students, he's only known by his moniker.

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* GeniusBruiser: Is as intelligent as he PinnedToTheWall: He is strong, which makes him ''very'' bad news nailed to all concerned.
* ObviouslyEvil: He slaughers [[TheBully Paul's]] parents and wears his mom's apron, presumably, just so he can intimidate Paul into telling him about Luther.
* OhCrap: Lets one out, [[spoiler: right before Luther sneaks up on him and rips his head off along
the wall with his spine]].
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname:
knives by The Librarian.
* StarterVillain: The first major antagonist, this makes him no less brutal than PluckyComicRelief: Pete. Until his death at the others hands of the series.
Librarian.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Like may of ShooOutTheClowns: This is arguably the students, he's only known by his moniker.purpose of Pete's death. Though he does show up as a zombie in the ashcan to explain Luther's powers.



[[folder:The Binder]]
The second series' main antagonist.

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[[folder:The Binder]]
The second series' main antagonist.
[[folder:Ms. Strode]]
Luther's mother.



* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Like may of the students, he's only known by his moniker.
* HunterOfTheirOwnKind: He's responsible for hunting down and capturing rogue students of the Hercules Method.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Binder.
* StoutStrength: The Binder is fat, yet is as strong as every other student of the Hercules method.
* WeakButSkilled: While not as strong as some of the other students, he makes up for it by relying on skill and weapons to take down the out of control students.

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Like may of DomesticAbuse: Luther's father used to beat her.
* ImpromptuTracheotomy: Luther accidentally punches through her neck while fighting
the students, he's only known by his moniker.
* HunterOfTheirOwnKind: He's responsible for hunting down and capturing rogue students of the Hercules Method.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Binder.
* StoutStrength: The Binder is fat, yet is as strong as every other student of the Hercules method.
* WeakButSkilled: While not as strong as some of the other students, he makes up for it by relying on skill and weapons to take down the out of control students.
librarian, killing her.



[[folder:The Twins]]
Two minor antagonists in The Legacy of Luther Strode.

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[[folder:The Twins]]
Two minor antagonists in
Librarian]]
The Legacy of Luther Strode.first series' main antagonist.



* GeniusBruiser: Is as intelligent as he is strong, which makes him ''very'' bad news to all concerned.
* ObviouslyEvil: He slaughers [[TheBully Paul's]] parents and wears his mom's apron, presumably, just so he can intimidate Paul into telling him about Luther.
* OhCrap: Lets one out, [[spoiler: right before Luther sneaks up on him and rips his head off along with his spine]].
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Librarian.
* StarterVillain: The first major antagonist, this makes him no less brutal than the others of the series.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Like may of the students, he's only known by his moniker.
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[[folder:The Binder]]
The second series' main antagonist.
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Like may of the students, he's only known by his moniker.
* HunterOfTheirOwnKind: He's responsible for hunting down and capturing rogue students of the Hercules Method.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Binder.
* StoutStrength: The Binder is fat, yet is as strong as every other student of the Hercules method.
* WeakButSkilled: While not as strong as some of the other students, he makes up for it by relying on skill and weapons to take down the out of control students.
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[[folder:Jack the Ripper]]
A secondary antagonist in ''The Legend of Luther Strode''.
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* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Jack the Ripper was a practitioner of the Hercules Method which allowed him to accomplish the feats that made him famous (or infamous).
* BoxedCrook: Hes was captured by the Binder for causing to much mayhem and bringing too much attention to practitioners of the Hercules Method. bound are occasional released to recapture other students. [[spoiler: Deconstructed: the second The Binder is too injured to stop him, Jack the Ripper kills him and runs off to commit an atrocity.]]
* UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper: He was one of the members of the cult. He is and Luther fights him in ''Legend''.
* SealedEvilInACan: In a more literal sense, as he is kept in a box about the size of a mini-fridge. [[RubberMan He's six and a half feet tall.]]
* SuperSpeed: It's Jack the Ripper's defining talent, to the point he can carve intricate details into Luther's skin before the latter has time to react.
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[[folder:Cain]]
The third series' main antagonist.
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* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: One of the key tenets of the philosophy espoused by the murder cult that the Librarian represents. It is not surprising considering that its founder is spoiler:Cain from Literature/TheBible.
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Cain himself was the first practitioner and invented the Hercules Method
* {{Cain}}: The story is about the eponymous character gaining superpowers thanks to the Hercules Method based on a ReligionOfEvil, made by none other than Cain himself who's alive and is the BigBad of the story.
* CurbStompBattle: Cain utterly decimates of Musashi simply by breaking out of his own chains]].
* DeathByIrony: Cain ends up killed by Luther, a follower of the Hercules Method that Cain had originally invented, using the same method Cain used to kill his brother Abel to become the First Murderer, a large stone to smash his head to a pulp.
* TheDreaded: Cain.
* JediMindTrick: Cain when in play is able to reverse an element of it & pretty much take Delilah out of the fight with the vision of something.
* OmnicidalManiac: Cain
* PersonOfMassDestruction: As the Librarian states when he comes to get Luther "It's not as if Cain could come to get you. There would hardly be a city left".
* SocialDarwinist: He believes in the strong killing and dominating over the weak.
* YouCannotKillAnIdea: Cain invokes this trope as his master plan to become a belief and no longer be like any mortal man in history by becoming an idea of murder in the hearts and minds of mankind.
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[[folder:The Twins]]
Two minor antagonists in The Legacy of Luther Strode.
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* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: How Petra deals with the male twin.]]

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[[folder:The Binder]]
The second series' main antagonist.
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Like may of the students, he's only known by his moniker.
* HunterOfTheirOwnKind: He's responsible for hunting down and capturing rogue students of the Hercules Method.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Binder.
* StoutStrength: The Binder is fat, yet is as strong as every other student of the Hercules method.
* WeakButSkilled: While not as strong as some of the other students, he makes up for it by relying on skill and weapons to take down the out of control students.
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* MartialPacifist: Throughout *Legacy,* he tries constantly to reason with his opponents and bring a peaceful end to conflict. It doesn't work out often.
* TheMessiah: In the third series Luther had begun to forgive himself and seeks to redeem other students of the Hercules Method. It's very apparent as Luther constantly tries to reason with the other students even when the others seem completely beyond redemption. It even culminates with Luther killing Cain and despite the evil Cain has perpetrated along with the necessity of the action causes Luther to shed tears of sorrow over the fact that he could not reach Cain.

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* MartialPacifist: Throughout *Legacy,* ''Legacy'', he tries constantly to reason with his opponents and bring a peaceful end to conflict. It doesn't work out often.
* TheMessiah: In the third series Luther had begun to forgive himself and seeks to redeem other students of the Hercules Method. It's very apparent as Luther constantly tries to reason with the other students even when the others seem completely beyond redemption. It even culminates with Luther killing Cain and despite the evil Cain has perpetrated along with the necessity of the action causes Luther to shed tears of sorrow over the fact that he could not reach Cain.
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