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Johnnie Roberts

A young boy who encounters strange events.

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Also known as little Johnnie, Johnnie, Roberts

First appearance: the terror

Johnnie Roberts shows up with force in IX: The Light on the Water. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Little Johnnie is found dead, asphyxiated under mysterious circumstances, with no marks of violence.
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Johnnie Roberts first appears in 0036 the terror.

In IX: The Light on the Water: Little Johnnie is found dead, asphyxiated under mysterious circumstances, with no marks of violence.

Later, in X: The Child and the Moth: Found dead under the ashgrove in the meadow, with a moth on his forehead.

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MDMrs. DarnellDLDr. LewisMBMr. BillJCJoseph CradockKHKarl HeinzJRJohnnie Roberts

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Supernatural and Terror Investigators
  • Diverse Supernatural and Terror Participants

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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional peak occurs when the soldier awakens to a profound sense of "delicious ease," "assurance of comf…

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