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The Negas

The Negas are counterparts to the characters of GPF from an alternate universe in the Year 8 megastory To Thine Own Self... (see Major Storylines below), that are "different parts of the same whole" in relation to the GPF cast. For example, while Trudy and Nega-Trudy both grew up spoiled and selfish, Trudy became even more so after her father left her, but Nega-Trudy began thinking of others when her mother fell ill and begged her to find her sister.

(Note: The use of the term "nega" to describe the alternate universe counterparts is primarily a fan connotation. No official label has been designated within the comic itself to describe these characters, although several fan labels such as "nega", "pseudo", and "alt" have worked their way interchangeably into the story.)

• Emperor Nicholas the Puissant Nick's alter-ego, who, unlike the main Nick, conquered his world rather than joking about it. His personality is starkly different; he is very cruel and tyrannical, executing subordinates for offenses ranging from failing their missions to forgetting to charge his toothbrush. He seeks to control the Project Velociraptor in order to escape the alien invasion; the Gamester fears that he will cause an interdimensional catastrophe greater than the one that was prevented in Surreptitious Machinations. He sent "Bad Trish" to spy on Nick, and when she failed, set Duchess Ki to kidnap Nick. He abducts his counterpart, and plans to make him reveal his secrets, first by trying to use Duchess Ki to trick him into doing so, then by attempting to deceive Nick, and then by forcing Nick to work. The rest of the GPF crew and the resistance infiltrated the palace, and have captured him. When the aliens arrived, he convinces the others to allow him to work with his counterpart to enable the MUTEX to take them home; however, this is a ruse so that he can use it himself, take Nick's identity and take over the other dimension. However, Nick, foreseeing this, fails to install a guidance chip, and the MUTEX either disintegrates Emperor Nicholas or sends him to an undetermined destination; his fate is currently unknown.
• "Bad" Trish Marshall "Bad" Trish is an agent working for Emperor Nicholas. Believing she killed the other, Bad Trish has taken over Good Trish's life, claiming that Good Trish's actions were the result of multiple personality disorder. She attempted to get her hands on some of Nick's inventions, but failed and has apparently been executed for her failure.
• Duchess Ki In the service of Emperor Nicholas as Duchess of Europe, and a parallel version of Ki (whose voice and appearance match that of the Ki Nick and the others know). She transported Nick to her dimension, making him think that he was using the MUTEX, and is attempting to discover Nick's secrets by impersonating Ki. As her performance is based on the surveillance footage of her counterpart, she is prone to making mistakes, such as believing that the (intentionally incorrect) name of a kingdom in "The Counsel of Ethendale" is the real name, leading Nick to disbelieve her. Nick discovered that she had deceived him, and she was tortured in order to break Nick's will. She may be beginning to sympathize with Nick, and questions are arising as to how willing she is to die for Nega-Nick (who is implied to have been responsible for the deaths of her parents). She ultimately realizes that Nick is a better person than Nega-Nick, and when the latter plans on betraying and killing the former, she charges him. She is mortally wounded by Emperor Nicholas' laser welder, but succeeds in buying Nick enough time to grasp the welder that would have been used against him. Nega-Ki dies after telling her counterpart to love Nick.
• General Jason "F**k*r" Barker Another corrupt GPF employee in the parallel universe. He was sent to investigate Nick, but Nick bribed him and the rest of the UGA. He was made general of Nick's armies and secret police, and came up with the plan to use Gray technology. Unlike his counterpart, he is very muscular. He claims that he took responsibility for Nega-Justin after their father died and their mother left(the opposite of what happened in the primary universe), and, in sending Justin to the Nega-U.G.A., caused him to die while taking on a mission. He told the story in an attempt to gain mercy from Justin. Justin, however, rejected his plea, saying that Fooker was never responsible, and shot him in the chest. This causes him to fall off the ledge and land on the power systems' primary distribution node, killing him. However, the damage to the node will result in the reactor exploding and destroying the palace.
• Nega-Chuck: He joined after feeling betrayed by his friend Fooker, and served as a "triple agent", agreeing to pose as a spy for the Emperor in order to pass information back to the rebels.
• Governor Dwayne Duncan In sharp contrast to his idealistic and fair counterpart, this Dwayne is corrupt and cheats clients out of money. His involvement with Nick's takeover is unknown, but he was rewarded by being made Governor of Asia. He was a prisoner of the resistance for a short time, being at the palace at the time of their raid. But with the alien invasion, it was revealed that he and "Nega-Kilgore" were under the control of said aliens. They were killed by Fooker and Justin after they demanded the resistance's surrender.
• "Nega" Sharon A timid and depressed cleaner for Emperor Nicholas, someone who most likely was unable to get over her flaws in the way her counterpart did. While she seemed to help the rebels, she lured them into a trap in order to curry favor with "F**k*r". An explosion, however, buried her in rubble and killed her.
• "Nega" Trudy A person from a parallel universe who has the same name as Trudy, but a starkly different role. She leads a resistance movement against Emperor Nicholas, whom she formerly regarded as a friend. She was accidentally transported into the primary GPF dimension when Yoshi test-ran his reproduction of the MUTEX. She told the cast of Emperor Nicholas's rise to power and need for Nick's Velociraptor device, and introduced them to the members of the resistance. She infiltrated Emperor Nicholas' throne room with the other members of the resistance, with Chuck posing as a double agent, and was about to kill the Emperor, but Nick talked her out of it by mentioning the dark side within her. She switched places with her counterpart, and remained behind in the dimension, escaping with Chuck in the shuttle.
• "Nega" Yoshi Oshiro Ki's younger brother, and currently the most developed member of the resistance. A mechanical savant, as he has a keen understanding of machinery, but his other mental faculties are like a toddler. This was supposedly caused by Duchess Ki pushing him down the basement stairs out of jealousy, an urge that Ki herself felt but did not act on. His status is unknown; he was most likely killed during the attack, but may have escaped into the sewers, as the stormtroopers were ordered to fan out to search for survivors.
• Wong Li The resistance movement's demolitions expert. He is extremely small, but is a formidable operative. His primary universe counterpart is unknown, but he may be an "opposite" of Mister Inertia.
• Dr. Nefu A scientist for the resistance who has designed much of their technology. He was killed during the attack on the resistance headquarters.
• "Nega" Trent The leader of the resistance and "Nega" Trudy's lover. Is modest and brave, unlike the egotistical and cowardly primary Trent. He was killed during the attack on the resistance headquarters.
• Lord Dexter the Diabolical One of Nega-Nick's prisoners. His crimes are unknown, but he is extremely strong and homicidal in nature, and apparently helped design Nega-Nick's palace. He escaped after Dexter-Prime let him out, and seems to be cooperating with him and Justin, despite the fact that they do not completely trust him. After learning of Emperor Nicholas's palace's imminent self-destruction, he abandoned his companions and made his way to the streets, but is shocked to see the alien invasion force.
• Nega-Butch Kilgore One of Nega-Trudy's resistance members. The degree to which his personality differs from that of his counterpart is unknown; by the time the GPF crew arrives, he is already possessed by the alien invaders, and he works to render Earth vulnerable by fomenting unrest. However, after he revealed the Aliens' plans to the GPF crew, Fooker and Justin shot and killed him and Nega-Dwayne.
• Pi and Planck Two gray spies for the Resistance, named because of their numbers. Pi seems more serious and cynical, while Planck is more easy-going. Pi fears Persephone, and has attempted to destroy her. However, he failed, and Persephone apparently made him forget the incident. The explosion in the cell block has collapsed a holding cell, killing most of the hibernating Greys and cutting Pi, Planck and the rest of the survivors off from the resistance base. While typically under the control of the drugged Nega-Skaboola, the control has somehow weakened, and Planck rallied the aliens, first against the Emperor's troops and then against the aliens themselves.
• The Aliens Aliens that are enemies of the Nega Grays, and are invading Nega-Nick's empire as a result of his allying with them. Forum readers speculate that they are the Nega-slime molds, and while Nega-Nick suggests that they are using humans to do their bidding the way slime molds do, and Pi feels similarly, the true nature of the aliens has yet to be definitively revealed. However, Fooker refuses to respond to Sharon's inquiries about their nature, and if they are, in fact, slime molds, it could be because he fears that Persephone will be suspected of being an enemy (he points his gun at her until she identifies herself, then orders her to return to Ki's bag). While the aliens have attack ships and ground creatures that include hybrids of crabs and scorpions, and squids with feet, it has not been determined whether those creatures are possessed by the aliens, or are serving on their own free will. The Aliens planned to stir unrest on Earth in order to weaken it, so that they could consume its diverse fauna. Because Emperor Nicholas allied himself with their enemies, the Grays, they found Earth far earlier than they otherwise would have. It has been discovered that the aliens leave a trail of slime in their path. They appear to have been forced to retreat from Earth by the arrival of Gray reinforcements.
• Pandemonium (Nick's Informant) "His" exact nature is unknown, but it is confirmed that he is an extradimensional entity with a somewhat demonic appearance and clothing similar to the Gamester's. He enjoys chaos and destruction, and gives Emperor Nicholas the advice he thinks he should know, as he believes that his goals will be accomplished when Emperor Nicholas' are. He also was responsible for Empress Trudy's rise to power, and presumably the creation of the alternate future that never should have existed, but it is unclear how he did this or what the ramifications are. He fought with the Gamester, and was reduced to a small amount of energy. Mischief and Todd thought that this energy was actually the Gamester, and unwittingly restored Pandemonium to his former self.