The following characters appear in Volume 2-2: The City of Lightning
Page number note: The page numbers are zero-padded to match the format used in the online images.
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| Name | 1st Page | Notes |
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| Agatha Heterodyne | Page 001 ✣ |
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| The Beast | Page 001 ✣ | |
| Zeetha, Daughter of Chump | Page 002 ✣ | |
| Martellus von Blitzengaard | Page 002 ✣ | |
| Ardsley Wooster | Page 002 ✣ | This character is shown from a distance so he not clearly seen, but the identification given seems very likely. |
| Violetta | Page 002 ✣ | This character is shown from a distance and from the back so she not clearly seen, but the identification given seems very likely. |
| Krosp I | Page 002 ✣ | |
| Brother Ulm | Page 002 ✣ | |
| Brother Vadaxxus | Page 011 ✣ | |
| König | Page 011 ✣ | |
| Brother Matthias | Page 012 ✣ | He may have been shown before in this volume, from a distance in a crowd scene, but this is the first page on which he is clearly identified. |
| Count Wolkerstorfer | Page 017 ✣ | At this point in the story, only his voice is heard. He is shown on the next page. ✣ |
| Gilgamesh Wulfenbach | Page 029 ✣ | At this point in the story, only his voice is heard. He is shown on the next page. ✣ |
| Bangladesh DuPree | Page 029 ✣ | At this point in the story, only her voice is heard. She is shown on the next page. ✣ |
| Father Gerät | Page 030 ✣ | |
| Bohrlaikha | Page 030 ✣ | |
| Tybalt | Page 037 ✣ | Tybalt is not identified by name, but how many other humanoid Sparkhounds are likely to be serving tea and cake in St. Szpac? |
| Agatha's Wasp eater | Page 037 ✣ | |
| Dimo | Page 046 ✣ | |
| Doc Bear | Page 046 ✣ | Shoutout to “Doc” Nickel; unlikely to be explicitly named or appear after this scene. |
| Xerxsephnia von Blitzengaard | Page 059 ✣ | AKA Seffie. She is only an unidentified voice on this page, but she is revealed as the speaker on the next. ✣ |
| Gorgo | Page 059 ✣ | Lizard-like chauffeur of Seffie's limousine. |
| Mistress Spüdna | Page 061 ✣ | Spy working for Gil. |
| The Unstoppable Higgs | Page 061 ✣ | |
| Gritha Pantagruel | Page 063 ✣ | |
| Susa | Page 064 ✣ | Very small woman working as scout/spy for Gil. |
| Woger | Page 064 ✣ | Apparently normal man Scout/spy working for Gil. |
| Pierre van Stron | Page 068 ✣ | A student. This character is unnamed on this page, but is identified on the next one. ✣ |
| Jiminez Hoffmann | Page 069 ✣ | A student. This page is actually numbered 059, but this is clearly an error, as the last page was numbered 68 and there already has been a page 59 ✣ a while ago (Wednesday, June 3, 2015). |
| Drusus Beausoleil | Page 071 ✣ | Count Drusus Beausoleil may be a Professor of Philosophy and the Ars Mechanica as he says but he definitely turns out to be an agent of the Master of Paris. |
| Jenna | Page 071 ✣ | A student. She is not named until page 078. ✣ |
| Du Quay | Page 073 ✣ | On his first appearance he is addressed only as "Your Excellency." His name is finally revealed on page 079. ✣ |
| Castle Heterodyne | Page 075 ✣ | This isolated part of the Castle, located in Paris, identifies itself by name on the next page. ✣ |
| Simon Voltaire | Page 078 ✣ | Also known as the Master of Paris. First "in person" appearance in the entire series so far. Previously seen in seen in The Works and a marionette show. ✣ |
| Colette Voltaire | Page 079 ✣ | First "in person" appearance in the entire series so far. Previously seen in The Works. |
| Grandmother | Page 098 ✣ | This page is her first appearance in the comic, although she has been mentioned many times before. |
| Varpa | Page 099 ✣ | This character reappears nearly a volume later. ✣ |
| Madame Desmana | Page 102 ✣ | A personality sculpted on a clank core. The organic Desmana is dead. |
| Madame Velix | Page 106 ✣ | She is a Geisterdame. |
| Mole King | Page 116 ✣ | King of the Talpini. He is addressed on the previous page ✣ while he is off panel. |
| Othar Tryggvassen, Gentleman Adventurer | Page 120 ✣ | Just extracted, in perfect condition, from time-frozen Mechanicsburg. |
| Chronology Overview Internal Chronology | ||||||||||||||
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