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''"Night will fall and He will rise''"- The men talking about the [[Devil]].
  
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'''The Men with Sticks and Rope''' are the [[Demon]]ic guardians of [[the Other Side]], and hunt down any [[Ghost]] who does not cross over properly and try to force said Ghosts to cross over. The Men apparently also serve [[the Devil]] to an unknown extent. Under normal conditions the Men with Sticks and Rope cannot exist in their natural form on the physical plane, although the Devil is apparently capable of allowing this to happen.
   
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The Men with Sticks and ropes are the demonic guardians of the Doors of Death and hunt down any ghost who does not cross over properly or is bound for Hell. Under normal conditions they cannot exist on Earth, and require powerful assistance in order to cross over from [[The Other Side]].
  
 
==History==
  
==History==
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Mentioned in Series 1 and 2 they are a topic of great fear among ghosts and vampires. They are seen and interact with vampires in the brief period before they are reborn; an experience that traumatises many new recruits requiring older vampiries to be present to offer comfort upon rebirth.
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The Men with Sticks and Rope are greatly feared among Ghosts and [[Vampire]]s. Vampires see and interact with the Men when they are temporarily dead during the recruitment process, an experience which is apparently very traumatising for them. (''[[Where The Wild Things Are]]'')
   
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After [[Annie Sawyer]] turned down her [[Crossover Door (BBC)|Door]], the Men with Sticks and Rope began to torment and hunt Annie, and made several indirect attempts to forcefully bring her to the Other Side. However, the Men's attempts failed until [[Patrick Kemp]] killed [[Hennessey]] to open a Door, which allowed the Men with Sticks and Rope to drag both Annie and Hennessey through. After capturing Annie, the Men with Sticks and Rope began discussing what to do to her, becoming furious with her after she dragged Kemp to the Other Side through a Door and threatening to lock her away in [[Hell]] forever. (''[[All God's Children]]'')
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In Series 2 they begin to torment and hunt [[Annie]] for refusing her door and attempt several indirect methods to drag her into the Other Side.
  
   
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In Series 3 Lia explains to Annie that because she was dragged through another person's door and not one they made for her it has tied their hands and she had been allowed to return to Earth until her time is due.
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As the Door which Annie had crossed over through had not been her own, the Men with Sticks and Rope were ultimately forced to let her go and allow her to return to the living world until her time was due. (''[[Lia (episode)]]'')
   
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When [[the Devil]] wanted to remove [[Alex Millar]] from the [[Honolulu Heights]] [[supernatural trinity]] so as to remove the threat she posed to him, he had the Men with Sticks and Rope try and take [[Alex ]]away to [[the Other Side]]. The Men sent [[Oliver]] to the house as part of an elaborate plan to trick Alex into crossing over, by convincing her that Oliver was marked for Hell so that she would try to take his place and cross over instead of him. The Men with Sticks and Rope crossed over into [[Honolulu Heights]] with assistance from the Devil to capture Alex, but were cut off and trapped in the living world when Oliver closed the Door they had come through. The Men with Sticks and Rope then warned Alex about the Devil and the Apocalypse before dying and vanishing. (''[[Sticks and Rope]]'')
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In Series 5 they appear in the House; a normally impossible feat thanks to the assistance of the Devil in order to capture Alex. Alex is able to escape when Oliver closes the door stranding them in the living world in their natural forms where they quickly vanish though not before telling Alex that "he will rise".
  
   
 
==Characteristics==
  
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In their true forms, the Men with Sticks and Rope appear identical to [[Human (BBC)|humans]], but with wormy, rotten-looking, grey, mottled skin, milky eyes and slightly distorted voices (although the Men's voices become normal and their eyes lose their milky quality and become more like humans' when the Men are cut off from the Other Side). The Men with Sticks and Rope are also dressed in a mix of Victorian-era surgeons' wear and dog-catcher gear, and possess nooses and catch poles.
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In their true forms they appear as grey skinned humanoids with milky white eyes dressed in a mix surgeons wear and dog catching gear. The sticks and ropes are catch poles and nooses. Being demons they can not enter the living world in their true forms; instead projecting themselves through electronics to work their agendas. If they become trapped in the living world in their natural forms their skin takes on human colouring and they appear breathless before vanashing.
  
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==Abbilities==
  
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The Men can't cross into the world of the living unless allowed by the Devil, and thus normally they instead project themselves and communicate through electronic devices. If and when the Men with Sticks and Rope become cut off from the Other Side and trapped in the living world, they will quickly die off and vanish.
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===Abilities===
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*'''Electrical possession''' - As they usually cannot cross over into the living world, the Men with Sticks and Rope possess electrical devices to communicate with the living world.
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*'''Mind manipulation''' - The Men can influence and control the mentally unbalanced to act as unwilling agents in the living world to help capture rogue Ghosts and force them to cross over.
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*'''Energy-sucking breath''' - The Men with Sticks and Rope appeared to be able to suck the energy out of Ghosts.
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*'''Shapeshifting''' - The Men can take the form of other Ghosts to catch their victims and targets off-guard; one of them disguised itself as [[Albert]] to lure in Oliver, before revealing itself once it had a hold of him.
   
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== Appearances==
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{{Appearances||content = *''[[Pilot]] (mentioned by Annie and Mitchell)
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*''[[Where The Wild Things Are]] (mentioned by [[Duncan Johnson]] after he woke up as a vampire)
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*''[[Serve God, Love Me and Mend]]'' (The Men use [[Terry Wogan]] to talk with [[Saul]] in the TV)
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*''[[Educating Creature]] (The Men appear in Annie's death body shape to speak with her)
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*''[[The War Child]] (Annie and Alex share their experiences with the Men with Sticks and Rope)
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*''[[Sticks and Rope]] (The Men first appear in their real form)
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*''[[The Road]] ([[BBC Novels and Audiobooks|Official Novel]])
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*''[[Chasers]] (Official Novel)
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*''[[Bad Blood]] (Official Novel)}}
   
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*Electrical posession: Since they can not cross over into the living world they posess electronical devices to comunicate with the living world.
  
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*Influence: They can influence the mentaly unblanced to be their agents in the living world; killing themselves to open dorways to capture rouge souls.
  
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*Choaking Breath: They can suck the energy out of a ghost; one of them breathed over Alex and appeared to suck the energy from her causing her to start dispersing.
  
 
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Revision as of 22:20, 9 October 2017

Menwithsticks
The Men with Sticks and Rope
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"You're too late. The end has begun. Night will fall, and he... will... rise!'"
―The Men talking about the Devil and the Apocalypse.

The Men with Sticks and Rope are the Demonic guardians of the Other Side, and hunt down any Ghost who does not cross over properly and try to force said Ghosts to cross over. The Men apparently also serve the Devil to an unknown extent. Under normal conditions the Men with Sticks and Rope cannot exist in their natural form on the physical plane, although the Devil is apparently capable of allowing this to happen.

History

The Men with Sticks and Rope are greatly feared among Ghosts and Vampires. Vampires see and interact with the Men when they are temporarily dead during the recruitment process, an experience which is apparently very traumatising for them. (Where The Wild Things Are)

After Annie Sawyer turned down her Door, the Men with Sticks and Rope began to torment and hunt Annie, and made several indirect attempts to forcefully bring her to the Other Side. However, the Men's attempts failed until Patrick Kemp killed Hennessey to open a Door, which allowed the Men with Sticks and Rope to drag both Annie and Hennessey through. After capturing Annie, the Men with Sticks and Rope began discussing what to do to her, becoming furious with her after she dragged Kemp to the Other Side through a Door and threatening to lock her away in Hell forever. (All God's Children)

As the Door which Annie had crossed over through had not been her own, the Men with Sticks and Rope were ultimately forced to let her go and allow her to return to the living world until her time was due. (Lia (episode))

When the Devil wanted to remove Alex Millar from the Honolulu Heights supernatural trinity so as to remove the threat she posed to him, he had the Men with Sticks and Rope try and take Alex away to the Other Side. The Men sent Oliver to the house as part of an elaborate plan to trick Alex into crossing over, by convincing her that Oliver was marked for Hell so that she would try to take his place and cross over instead of him. The Men with Sticks and Rope crossed over into Honolulu Heights with assistance from the Devil to capture Alex, but were cut off and trapped in the living world when Oliver closed the Door they had come through. The Men with Sticks and Rope then warned Alex about the Devil and the Apocalypse before dying and vanishing. (Sticks and Rope)

Characteristics

In their true forms, the Men with Sticks and Rope appear identical to humans, but with wormy, rotten-looking, grey, mottled skin, milky eyes and slightly distorted voices (although the Men's voices become normal and their eyes lose their milky quality and become more like humans' when the Men are cut off from the Other Side). The Men with Sticks and Rope are also dressed in a mix of Victorian-era surgeons' wear and dog-catcher gear, and possess nooses and catch poles.

The Men can't cross into the world of the living unless allowed by the Devil, and thus normally they instead project themselves and communicate through electronic devices. If and when the Men with Sticks and Rope become cut off from the Other Side and trapped in the living world, they will quickly die off and vanish.

Abilities

  • Electrical possession - As they usually cannot cross over into the living world, the Men with Sticks and Rope possess electrical devices to communicate with the living world.
  • Mind manipulation - The Men can influence and control the mentally unbalanced to act as unwilling agents in the living world to help capture rogue Ghosts and force them to cross over.
  • Energy-sucking breath - The Men with Sticks and Rope appeared to be able to suck the energy out of Ghosts.
  • Shapeshifting - The Men can take the form of other Ghosts to catch their victims and targets off-guard; one of them disguised itself as Albert to lure in Oliver, before revealing itself once it had a hold of him.

Appearances

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