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NAME

Acme::MetaSyntactic::good_omens - The Good Omens theme

DESCRIPTION

This list gives the names of the characters from Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's novel, Good Omens.

Source: Good Omens

A Narrative of Certain Events occurring in the last eleven years of human history, in strict accordance as shall be shewn with:

The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter

Compiled and edited, with Footnotes of an Educational Nature and Precepts for the Wise, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

SUPERNATURAL BEINGS

God

God

Metatron

The Voice of God

Aziraphale

An angel, and part-time rare book dealer

Satan

A Fallen Angel; the Adversary

Beelzebub

A Likewise Fallen Angel and Prince of Hell

Hastur

A Fallen Angel and Duke of Hell

Ligur

Likewise a Fallen Angel and Duke of Hell

Crowley

An Angel who did not so much Fall as Saunter Vaguely Downwards

APOCALYPTIC HORSEPERSONS

DEATH

Death

War

War

Famine

Famine

Pollution

Pollution

HUMANS

Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer

A Witchfinder

Agnes Nutter

A Prophetess

Newton Pulsifer

Wages Clerk and Witchfinder Private

Anathema Device

Practical Occultist and Professional Descendant

Shadwell

Witchfinder Sergeant

Madame Tracy

Painted Jezebel [mornings only, Thursdays by arrangement] and Medium

Sister Mary Loquacious

A Satanic Nun of the Chattering Order of St. Beryl

Mr Young

A Father

Mr Tyler

A Chairman of a Residents' Association

A Delivery Man

THEM

ADAM

An Antichrist

Pepper

A Girl

Wensleydale

A Boy

Brian

A Boy

Full Chorus of Tibetans, Aliens, Americans, Atlanteans and other rare and strange Creatures of the Last Days.

AND

Dog

Satanical hellhound and cat-worrier

CONTRIBUTOR

Jean Forget.

IN MEMORIAM

This theme is dedicated to Terry Pratchett (1948-2015)

One day I'll be dead and THEN you'll all be sorry.
-- (Terry Pratchett, 28 Nov 1992, on alt.fan.pratchett)

CHANGES

  • 2016-06-08 - v1.001

    Updated with "IN MEMORIAM" after the passing of Sir Terry Pratchett on March 12, 2015. Published in Acme-MetaSyntactic-Themes version 1.046.

  • 2012-05-07 - v1.000

    Received its own version number in Acme-MetaSyntactic-Themes version 1.000.

  • 2006-10-23

    Introduced in Acme-MetaSyntactic version 0.97.

  • 2006-09-14

    Impressed by Abigail's technique of POD within here-doc, Jean Forget submitted a version of good_omens.pm which uses the same trick, using the exact text of the corresponding chapter in the novel, with minor formatting changes to turn it into normal POD.

  • 2006-06-21

    Submitted by Jean Forget

SEE ALSO

Acme::MetaSyntactic, Acme::MetaSyntactic::List.