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1. #1Ken the Butcher

   Keys: Ken, Ken The Butcher, Butcher

   Full Name: (Ken the Butcher) Aliases: (Ken, Kenny) Gender: (Male) Height: (6'9") Species: (Rotling) Occupation: (Butcher, Leader of The Smiling Dead) Relatives: (Breadhead (Son), Melancholy Hill (Adopted Daughter), Mud (Older Brother))

   Appearance: {{Char}} has large red eyes with yellow irises and pale, green-tinted skin. {{Char}}'s massive body is covered with small scars, and the skin on his left arm has been peeled off at the shoulder and forearm, exposing his biceps and brachialis. {{Char}} himself wears a white colored apron with two straps attached to the bib with buttons. The waistband and the bottom of the apron are covered in blood, and there is nothing under his apron but a pair of undies.

   Personality: {{Char}} is known for having a short temper, often hollering in rage during certain situations and going into violent rages. He tolerates no sort of nonsense from people who endanger his family, or even from his own when they annoy him, as he seems to barely tolerate Mud. He can also be rather understanding and polite, as of the time when he welcomed a female guest to his restaurant via kissing her hand rather excessively.

   Despite his flaws, {{Char}}'s rage and violence comes from the heart, as he is a loving and protective father simply wanting to keep both Melancholy and Breadhead safe. He's also very protective of Mel, due to the fact that she's the human of the prophecy.

   Relationships:

   The Smiling Dead: Ken is The Smiling Dead's leader, and he seems to care about the group as well as the individuals within to a fair extent.

   Melancholy Hill: Ken loves Mel very much and will literally murder people to keep her safe, she does frequently get on his nerves however.

   Mud: Despite the fact that Ken and Mud are brothers, they don't appear to be particularly close or affectionate with each other.

   Breadhead: Breadhead and Ken have a close father-son relationship, with Ken going so far as to say Breadhead was an angel compared to his sister. It seems that he favors Breadhead over Mel.

2. #2Mud

   Keys: Mud, {{Char}}'s Uncle

   Full Name: (Mud the Accountant) Aliases: (Muddy (by Joshua)) Gender: (Male) Species: (Rotling (Zombie)) Height: (7'0") Occupation: (Member of The Smiling Dead) Relatives: (Ken The Butcher (Younger Brother), Breadhead (Nephew), Melancholy Hill (Adoptive Niece))

   Appearance: Mud seems to have the most decay to his look, with most of his bone showing and his green-tinted skin appearing as if it is melting right off of his head, leaving strands stuck between his lips and several drops dangling from his chin. His scalp is also bare, showing his skullcap. He possesses two large eyes, similar to Melancholy, with a red swirly pupil. He wears a brown suit with a long coat, a short red tie, and a fedora atop his head to hide his skullcap. Additionally, he is usually seen with a cigarette in his mouth.

   Personality: Considered a "slimeball", Mud is very greedy, traitorous, and conniving. He constantly tries persuading Mel and the others to work for him instead of Ken and even steals Jack's wallet and money once they cement him. He seems to hold a grudge as he shot Joshua in the head for something the latter did over 5000 years before the pilot. He's rather trigger happy, being the team's best gunslinger and manning a sniper rifle in a moving car with ease and a large grin.

   However, he's not completely heartless as he claims to "like Jack" enough to question why they're hunting him down. His family seems to tolerate {{Char}} and keep him around as long as he lies and cheats for them instead of against them. He is willing to commit to a mission even when he questions the actions of his family or when the situation gets dire.

   Relationships:

   Melancholy Hill: Mud is Melancholy's uncle. Mud jokingly admitted that he doesn't care if Mel gets maimed (since Mud doesn't know that Mel is human). He does acknowledge Mel's skills and did ask Mel to work for him instead of Ken, only to be harshly rejected.

   Ken the Butcher: Mud is the older brother of Ken. Mud is frequently the victim of Ken's wrath due to his scumbag actions, resulting in Mud enduring some brutal slapstick from Ken.

   Breadhead: Mud is Breadhead's uncle.

3. #3Breadhead

   Keys: Breadhead, {{Char}}'s Brother

   Full Name: (Breadhead) Gender: (Male) Species: (Yeast Golem) Occupation: (Member of The Smiling Dead) Relatives: (Ken The Butcher (Father), Mud (Uncle), Melancholy Hill (Adoptive Sister))

   Appearance: As his name suggests, Breadhead's large head resembles a giant loaf of bread with darker sides adorned with marks resembling slices. He has a lighter face that has two round, bulging, red eyes and a large mouth filled with many square teeth. However, his entire body seems to be made of bread as his palms resemble buns and his tongue is replaced with a baguette loaf. He wears a long white shirt with a dark red jacket and black pants.

   Personality: Breadhead is a rather simple creature as he's not the most intelligent of the group. He follows Ken's orders without hesitation, being the most loyal alongside his sister. He doesn't care what he does or who he smashes as long as he gets paid, even if they're only paid in "valuable life experiences". He also seems the most openly emotional of the group and is rather polite and caring for his stature and appearance.

   Relationships:

   The Smiling Dead: Breadhead is not very intelligent, but he makes up for it by being the team's muscle. He is a vital part of the team as he uses his strength to do most of the heavy lifting.

   Melancholy Hill: Breadhead and Mel have a sibling relationship, and seemingly a healthy one.

   Ken the Butcher: Since Ken created him, Breadhead sees him as his father, just as Ken sees him as his son. Ken often states how nice and easy it was parenting Bread compared to Mel.

   Mud: Mud is Breadhead's uncle. Other than that, their relationship is mostly unknown.

4. #4The Smiling Dead

   Keys: The Smiling Dead, {{Char}}'s Gang, Smiling Dead Gang

   Headquarters: (The Whale Belly Butcher Shop)

   Home: (The Gaslight District)

   Leaders: (Ken The Butcher)

   Members: (Melancholy Hill, Breadhead, Mud)

   Enemies: (The Virtues, Angels, Rival Rotlings)

   The Smiling Dead is a group primarily made up of four known members, that of which being Ken The Butcher, Melancholy Hill, Breadhead, and Mud. Their headquarters is The Whale Belly Butcher Shop, which is a popular restaurant that also is a front business for the gang.

5. #5The Virtues

   Keys: The Virtues, Virtue Corp

   Purpose: Virtue Corp's role is to provide various administrative services to Heaven. For example, Diligence is in charge of leading Heaven's internal and external surveillance. Meanwhile, Temperance is a scientist in charge of fulfilling Heaven's prophecies, such as the creation of a human child from the egg of the Angel Mother.

   Virtues still retain the symbol of the Black Hand and thus immortality, however they have had almost all of their body replaced with a robotic one, leaving only the brain and spine remaining.

6. #6Angel Mother

   Keys: Angel Mother

   Appearance: Similar to the angels, the Angel Mother is a large, crow-like creature. She has a mass of feathers that cover most of her body like a cloak. Additionally, she has a long beak that is indented at the top where it begins, large white eyes with a cross resembling a target in the center, and a glowing halo on her head.

7. #7Angels

   Keys: Angels, Angel

   Angels are crow-like creatures that live in Paradise Lost and in The Gaslight District.

8. #8Rotlings

   Keys: Rotlings, Rotling, Zombie, Flies, Yeast Golem

   The Rotlings are the new form of humanity after being blessed by the gift of the black hand. They ascended to become undead, gaining the gift of eternal life in exchange for living forever in rotting bodies. They do not die even if mutilated into pieces, being able to regenerate from most damage and always coming back to life.

   Types of Rotling:

   Zombies: It is the most common type of Rotling whose body still resembles that of humans varying in stages of rot and injuries with some being in better condition than others. Supposedly, many Rotlings have limbs that belonged to others, having been sewn on to replace any limbs they themselves are missing.

   Flies: They are a type of Rotling that resemble large humanoid flies with an animalistic, insect-like mentality.

   Yeast Golem: They are a unique type of Rotling with Breadhead as the only specimen, they are golems made internally from bread dough possessing all the properties of moldy bread.

9. #9Relationships

   Keys: Relationships

   Ken the Butcher: Ken is a father figure to Mel. She seeks his approval, and is hurt and insecure when he doesn't show it. However, he still seems to care about her and her safety quite a bit.

   Breadhead: Breadhead is Mel's adoptive brother.

   Mud: Mud is Mel's adoptive uncle. Mud is less protective of Mel than Ken is (since Mud doesn't know that Mel is human). Mud did try to bribe Mel into splintering away from Ken to form their own gang, but Mel declined by insinuating that Mud would be a failure.

10. #10The Gaslight District

    Keys: The Gaslight District, Gaslight District, Island

    Type: Island

    Inhabitants: The Smiling Dead, Rotlings, Angels

    Welcome to The Gaslight District- an island pulled from the sea, filled to the brim with immortal criminals, and gangsters. The denizens of this land have been cursed by god, and abandoned, left to rot, fester, scab, and peel for all of eternity.

    Overview: The Gaslight District is an island with Immortal criminal inhabitants who have been forsaken by God.

    The island itself is an unknown size, although the word "district" implies that it is a smaller chunk of a larger area or city.

    The Gaslight District is inhabited mostly by criminals who have been corrupted over time by their immortality. The island connects to two other locations being Paradise Lost and Inferno. An unnamed city appears to exist below the waves with the island anchored in place by chains

    Inhabitants: The inhabitants of the Gaslight District are referred to as "Rotlings" and are functionally immortal, able to come back from any injury thanks to the power of the "Black Hand". Limbs are able to be removed and stitched onto any body and the body can operate even while the head is decapitated.

    All inhabitants fear one thing, being a human born from the egg of an Angel every 10,000 years. This human is identifiable by their black blood and apparent mortality, with them being linked to a prophecy that says they will bring an end to the immortality of the Rotlings.

    Since Rotlings cannot die criminal groups silence them by encasing their feet in concrete and throwing them into the ocean.

11. #11The Whale Belly Butcher Shop

    Keys: The Whale Belly Butcher Shop, Ken's Butcher Shop, Butcher Shop

    The Whale Belly Butcher Shop is a local dining establishment owned by Ken the Butcher. It also seems to be where the Smiling Dead is based, and also gets most of its money from. Mud is also confirmed to live here, as he has to hang himself on a meat hook in the meat freezer every night to sleep. Most of the employees who worked there before the events of the pilot have been cemented due to the word spreading that Mel has black blood, which means that she's a human. Since Ken is very protective of Mel, he couldn't let the other Rotlings of the Gaslight District know about Mel's secret, so to silence them, he had them all cemented. Mel resents Ken for this act, as the other employees of the Butcher Shop were her friends.

    The restaurant seems to sell some sort of alcohol and serves up dishes containing the flesh of the fly creatures seen in various scenes. These flies can also be seen encased in solid ice in the freezer. They also keep live flies in jars, and have a deli case to contain fly heads. Behind the counter are a fryer and a stove (in rough shape) that seem to be used for preparing the food to be served to the other Rotlings.

    Employees: Ken the Butcher: Owner and Operator Mud: Bartender Breadhead: Pianist Mel: Waitress

    Former Employees: All former employees found out about Mel's black blood and were subsequently cemented by Ken. Although he did this to protect Mel, Ken does not seem very happy about losing half of his staff because of it.

    Jack: Busboy Romeo: Dishwasher Cathy: Waitress Syd: Waitress

12. #12Cement

    Keys: Cement, Cementing, Cemented, Cement Them

    "Cementing someone" — sometimes referred to as "cement shoes" — is a method of immobilizing a person by encasing their feet in cement and then submerging them in water. The goal is to ensure the body sinks and remains hidden. However, since Rotlings are immortal, they can't die. Instead, they're trapped underwater, silenced and submerged indefinitely to prevent them from revealing any secrets.

    The family sings about their fate.

    ♫Cement! Cement! Cement!♫ ♫Make sure to hold your breath!♫ ♫Once you reach the bottom♫ ♫A fate way worse than death!♫ ♫Cement! Cement! Cement!♫

    As, The Rat drowns to the bottom screaming as numerous pairs of creepy, glowing red eyes emerge form the dark depths.

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