I’ll probably go and change some of these with time, but still.
Ambigous Gender - Top hats, dresses, discreet sexual partners.
FOR SCIENCE! - Are currently working on a tome (7 Journals) about the strange and shifting laws of the Iron Republic.
Bazaar of the Bizarre - They barter in tales about the items in their shops, in exchange for another story and a memento for future use.
Took a Level in Badass - You know, there was a time that they were just a craftsman that made detailed figurines. Oh, how long ago that was! (Less than a month, I say!)
Mad Scientist - Are going to the Iron Republic FOR SCIENCE! If that isn’t mad, I have no idea what is.
Even Neutral Has Standarts - Master Thief, Mad Scientist, K&C Veteran, won’t touch any of their clientele.
Fragile Speedster - One good hit, and they’re outta the game.
Cool Mask - Always have one. ALWAYS!
Malevolent Masked Individual - Yeah, they aren’t the most moral of the bunch.
Cool Sword - It glows, too! A relic from their K&C days.
Gender Neutral Writing - Could’ve guessed from the amount of ‘they’ above this one.
Reality Warper - In Parabola, abusing problems with local math.
Puff of Logic - That’s how they Reality Warp. Note: does not always end with less stuff than at the start.
Throwing Your Sword - Can come down to this, but most stop at the knives.
Kicking Ass In All Their Finery - Wear the same Bombazine-and-Parabola-Linen dress for every occasion.
Pimped Out Dress - If you fight in a dress, at least fight in one made up exclusively out of Neath Materials.
Note: some things were skipped due to how common they are in FL (Cultured Badass stands out most)
edited by Vavakx Nonexus on 7/10/2016
Eglantine:
Ambiguous Gender: Oh wow are they ever.
The Tragic Rose: Eglantine = a type of wild rose, also known as the sweetbriar rose. This is a person with some troubles.
Really Gets Around: They earned those points in hedonist.
Monster Roommate: Eglantine loves their weird buddies and companions. Yes, even the Snuffer and the Devil.
Gentleman Thief: Clever. Charming. Just keeps stealing things.
Updated my post to account for the latest arc.
Ooo, looks like fun!
Flesh-Stick-who amusingly enough, already HAS a section on TVTropes here
The Fallen London version has a few more tropes that can apply to him, however.
No Indoor Voice - Probably his most distinguishing trait in journals and on the forums. As a Psycho Bandit, he literally can’t help it. They all talk like that.
Love Hurts - His love life in the Neath has NOT been kind to him
Genre Refugee - He comes from a different game with a completely different tone in a completely different genre. Set more than a thousand years after the events of Fallen London.
Villain of Another Story - He’s a minor but fairly nasty villain in the game he’s from. His torture and death are not only QUITE deserved, but absolutely hilarious. He’s become a lot nicer since the Neath Woobified him.
Sad Clown - so much so, as his time in the Neath continues on
Super Gullible - He was WAY too trusting in the beginning. London has mostly stamped this out of him.
Horrible Judge of Character - One reason WHY his love life has been so punishing
Reformed Criminal - has become Chaotic Good since coming to the Neath
Mommy Issues - like all Psycho Bandits
Buttmonkey - Has pretty bad luck down here. Depending on his state of mind, he’ll react to this with either self-pity or cheerful obliviousness.
Anything that Moves - If there’s a chance he can take it to bed, he’ll chase after it. This trait has mostly faded away as he’s been hurt over and over.
Hates Being Alone / Desperately Craves Affection / Cuddlebug - Very extroverted, very lonely, and very demonstrative with his affections.
Weakness Turns Him On - A male example. Loves playing hero and will often become QUITE devoted to those he rescues. Also probably explains his attraction to meek, uptight men.
Why Can’t I Hate You? - Not true! He totally hates that Affectionate Devil and don’t you dare imply otherwise!!! Also, he does NOT keep a picture of said devil under his pillow. Shut up.
Delinquent Hair - Proud of his triple mohawk. I have no idea where he finds hair dye down here though.
Fiery Redhead - is a redhead underneath said hair dye and is very passionate/quick tempered.
Streaking - whenever he can!
Walking Shirtless Scene - He did not like the mayoral candidates pinning rosettes to his chest :P
The Berserker - like all Psycho Bandits, he can be civil and coherent (if very strange) but once he loses his temper or his fighting instincts take over, becomes a fiery whirlwind of vicious, vicious violence.
The Lost Lenore - The Scarred Naturalist, and, to a lesser extent, the Placid Patriarch. I guess we can add Eli Lowe to this as well now. And Cheeryman.
Tattoo as Character Type - Full Body type. Somewhat fits the raging psychopath interpretation, though he has calmed down a lot by now.
Attention Whore - Of course :P
edited by Kukapetal on 3/11/2017
edited by Kukapetal on 1/24/2018
Ooooo, I just remembered I’ve never done it for Derek!
Derek Davis:
Lover, Not a Fighter: before knowing the Professor and learning a few tricks from her, Derek has never truly fought anyone. Even today, he prefers too use his charm and silver tongue to get out of dangerous situation and can cheat like there’s no tomorrow.
The Casanova: Before his misadventures in the bat body, he was living an amoral and hedonistic life, which left a trail of ex-lovers behind him.
Gold Digger: Used to be his job. Everything he had was attained from Sugar Daddies (and Mamas) that he seduced in Society Balls.
Looking for Love in All Wrong Places: His current state. He is not so centered in self pleasure anymore, but will still get around, trying to understand all these strange feelings he is having since he started living with a decent woman that has absolutely no ulterior interests on him.
The Charmer: Now that he is desperately trying to mend his ways to prove himself to the Professor, Derek became less aggressive with his whole ‘using people’ thing, but he will still melt hearts with his charm to get his goals, if he figures that it won’t hurt his target.
Sharp Dressed Man: It doesn’t matter if he is snooping around to write his gossip column or in a society ball, he will always be impaccably tailored.
Gentleman Thief: In his pre-Strix days, he would prefer sleep his way to money, but wasn’t above pilfering valuables from the rich for a change.
Stage Magician: His first job after he got back to his normal body. He still runs his regular show at Saturdays in Mahogany Hall, but his money, nowadays, mostly come from being a reporter and helping the Professor with her cases for a cut of the winnings.
Sarcastic Devotee: He tries to be charming with the Professor, but can’t help himself from snarking or calling her an ‘old geezer’ or something like that. If anyone else does this to her, though, he will lash out at this person in a "hypocritical heartwarming" way.
The Watson: He is the sidekick of a detective, after all.
Intrepid Reporter: He doesn’t really need to do field work to write the gossip column, but he is dedicated to his craft (plus, it gives him an excuse to go out and follow the Professor around).
Deadpan Snarker: It’s easier to point out when he is not being sarcastic.
So Unfunny, it’s Funny: One of his methods to cheer up a salon or make a girl he is flirting open up to him. It’s not always successful, but it does tend to charm certain kinds of people.
Sharing a Body: His soul was trapped in a Sulky Bat body for a while, and would probably still be there if it wasn’t for a certain inquisitive academic. He had plenty of time to rethink his previous life choices.
The man who hides his knife behind his smile beats the man who bares his knife for all to see; in the end, they both rule by the knife.
What about the one hiding a knife behind a self-deprecating tryhard-comedian routine?