Marcus Didius Falco/YMMV


 * Complete Monster: Happens occasionally. While the murderers are sometimes sympathetic, they rarely come here. Notable exceptions include the killer from Three Hands, from Ode and Philetus from Alexandria, although in his case it's a simpering, withering kind of way.
 * And Balbinus. Don't forget Balbinus.
 * Fridge Brilliance: In Time to Depart, after the death of, Petro is alerted to the death by a team of vigiles who came for him because of the pot shoved on the body's head, their leader just happening to remember that particular pot on the list of stolen property from the Emporium raid.
 * Funny Aneurysm Moment: In-text example- in Shadows in Bronze, Falco, Petro and Larius go to Pompeii. One of the first things Falco says about it is that it's obviously a place that intends to last. In the next few lines, he points out that yes, he did know what happened to Pompeii, but it was eight years before the eruption, and everyone who thought Vesuvius was a volcano had concluded that it was extinct.
 * Nightmare Fuel:  death in Two For the Lions.
 * Tear Jerker: Falco's description of the aftermath of the Boudiccan Revolt,  in The Silver Pigs.
 * The funeral of  - and the circumstances that led to  . Values Dissonance played for heartbreak.


 * What an Idiot!: Petro. He's a philanderer, and he decides to fuck
 * The Woobie: Petro. He really loves his kids and his wife.