| rdfs:comment | - A Knight of the Cross, wielder of the holy broadsword Amoracchius, Badass, and overall Nice Guy. His wife is Charity Carpenter, and the oldest of his many children is Molly.
* Badass
* Bargain with Heaven: They're called knights of the Cross for a reason.
* Berserk Button: Don't threaten his children, especially while claiming to be serving the cause of good while so doing.
* BFS: Amoracchius is described as 5 feet long.
* Big Brother Mentor: He's really close to being the big brother Harry never had. Well, one of two that he never had.
* The Big Guy: When even Murphy isn't enough.
* Church Militant: Known and feared as "The Fist of God," throughout the supernatural-nasty community.
* Contrived Coincidence: Justified, in that this is explicitly part of how bei
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| abstract | - A Knight of the Cross, wielder of the holy broadsword Amoracchius, Badass, and overall Nice Guy. His wife is Charity Carpenter, and the oldest of his many children is Molly.
* Badass
* Bargain with Heaven: They're called knights of the Cross for a reason.
* Berserk Button: Don't threaten his children, especially while claiming to be serving the cause of good while so doing.
* BFS: Amoracchius is described as 5 feet long.
* Big Brother Mentor: He's really close to being the big brother Harry never had. Well, one of two that he never had.
* The Big Guy: When even Murphy isn't enough.
* Church Militant: Known and feared as "The Fist of God," throughout the supernatural-nasty community.
* Contrived Coincidence: Justified, in that this is explicitly part of how being a Knight of the Cross works. When one of them is needed, coincidence occurs to get them where they are needed in time for them to help. This has ranged from Father Forthill's car breaking down near Michael's house just when Michael needs someone to watch his children while he heads out to fight evil, all the way into some really awesome Big Damn Heroes moments (Proven Guilty being the most notable one for Michael).
* Earn Your Happy Ending: Michael spends his entire adult lifetime fighting against the forces of darkness, fully expecting that he would die in that quest, and quietly afraid of what it might mean to his family. In Small Favor', he is crippled but alive, and forced to retire from his duties as a Knight, but this leaves him able to take care of his children, coach their sports games, and build houses, like he always wanted to. This is, ultimately, the best he could have hoped for, as Harry notes that most Knights end up retiring feet first in a wooden box.
* Good Is Not Dumb: Michael knew the entire time that Harry had picked up a Denarian coin to prevent Michael's son from getting possessed.
* Good Is Old-Fashioned: Played straight and subverted. Michael gets on to Harry about sleeping with a woman without marrying her. See his Knight in Shining Armor quote for the subversion.
* Happily Married
* Heroic Lineage: Descended from Charlemagne. All Knights of the Cross are descendents of royalty.
* Holier Than Thou: Averted hard. See "Open-Minded Parent" for just one example.
* Knight in Shining Armor: Figuratively and literally. Charity makes it. And reinforces it with Kevlar.
* "My Faith protects me. My Kevlar helps."
* Knight Templar: Averted in all its shiny glory.
* Meaningful Name: "Michael" is also the name of the Archangel of War; "Carpenter" is both Michael's family name and his day job. The latter is especially meaningful when one recalls a certain other carpenter.
* Nice Guy
* Open-Minded Parent: When Harry brings Molly home in Proven Guity, the first thing Michael does on seeing his daughter, now covered in tattoos and piercing, is hug her. While he then expresses concern about Molly he never condemns her.
* The Paladin: Embodies the archetype. Realistically.
* Papa Wolf: "Warrior" shows just how bad an idea it is to threaten his kids. Even as early as Grave Peril, we see this tendency as well; when Lea makes a coy offer to return the Sword to Michael in exchange for Molly, his response is to literally snatch her up and lift her off the floor and promise that he will destroy her if she messes with his children.
* The Paragon: Harry really doesn't believe he's a good person. Michael believes otherwise, and Harry will often rise to the occasion to be worthy of this trust.
* Precision F-Strike: In Warrior. Even Harry is floored.
* Retired Badass: Forcibly retired from the evil-slaying business due to injuries suffered in Small Favor. He is still, however, hinted to be under the personal protection of a literal Archangel - at the very least, he's confirmed to have a whole contingent of guardian angels protecting him and his family - so messing with him is still not a good idea.
* Per Word of God, getting shot and crippled as he was is his "happy ending." As Harry notes, most Knights end up retiring in coffins. In Michael's case, he gets to build houses and take his children to sports practice.
* Royal Blood: Descended from Charlemagne.
* Weapon of Choice: The massive two-handed broadsword Amoracchius, which is Excalibur.
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