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Robert Moses
Robert Moses is first named as a figure of New York history UC E7·00:43:12. Kugrash recalls him as someone never elected who had a lot to do with the building of New York and sat on government boards UC E7·00:43:12. Pete's contact calls him an old power behind the throne in Wall Street circles UC E7·01:45:13.
Robert Moses is a figure of New York history, a finance power behind the throne, whom Kugrash's records search ties to "Rob", the old businessman Pete met at the wedding, and who seeks out Pete UC E7·00:42:08 UC E7·00:43:12 UC E7·01:45:13. In person he says "My name is Robert Moses", tells Pete "You got fucked, kid", shows him footage of Kingston and rips Nod out of the mirror with a rope of blood UC E7·01:47:50 UC E7·01:49:54 UC E7·01:50:17 UC E7·01:55:00. On Christmas he meets Misty, says his friends need to be invited in, and offers to broker a deal with the fae court, which she refuses UC E11·01:57:19 UC E11·01:58:39 UC E11·01:59:28.
Don Confetti calls him a powerful undead and Isabella was working for him UC E13·00:59:25 UC E13·00:54:54. At the Stock Exchange he is the "King of the Undead", a lich, who casts Globe of Invulnerability and Power Word Kill on Pete, purifies himself with Bethesda water, and uses the golden lock on Nod UC E14·00:00:56 UC E14·00:38:04 UC E14·00:19:25 UC E14·00:55:30 UC E14·00:57:01 UC E14·01:59:37. Ricky takes his head off, and Brennan says later that he was destroyed but his spirit fled UC E14·02:22:13 UC E14·02:22:17 UC E15·00:01:57. His time stone fused with his phylactery shatters at the ball drop, and Brennan says Kugrash's sacrifice completely undid the phylactery's final inscription UC E16·00:01:26 UC E17·01:31:01.
By episode
UC E7: We Need to Talk About Pete
- Robert Moses — a figure of New York history, never elected, "a lot to do with the building and infrastructure of New York" (00:43:12), "part of a lot of government boards" (same line, DM narration); in person: "My name is Robert Moses." — 01:47:50; smooth: "Friends let you down, huh, kid?" — 01:47:41; shows footage of Kingston (01:50:17); "You're a Vox also?" — Pete; "No, hell no. I don't do a job unless I'm getting paid." — 01:51:40; fires a rope of blood from his wrist and rips Nod from the mirror (01:55:00); flung back by the blast (01:56:05). Pete's contact calls him "a big finance guy. Old, old power behind the throne in Wall Street circles." — 01:45:13.
UC E11: Home for the Holidays
UC E13: Faeries and Feces
UC E14: Showdown at the Stock Exchange
- Robert Moses (Bob Moses) — "King of the Undead, wheeler and dealer, mastermind of the highway hex" (Brennan) — 00:00:56; "lich" (Brennan's narration, "the lich Robert Moses") — 00:38:04
- Addresses Kugrash by another name: "Bruce Kugrich, you look different than the last time I saw you." — 00:37:44
- Casts Globe of Invulnerability on himself — 00:19:25; Fire Bolt for 28 — 00:43:52; Counterspell on Pete's Erupting Earth — 00:49:34; Power Word Kill on Pete — 00:55:30; Power Word Stun on Sofia — 01:24:13; Shield — 01:53:15
- "As I call upon the names of those that have passed, and the power given to me of life and death," / "Neither Heaven nor Hell can claim me." — 00:18:32, 00:18:48
- Purified himself with the water of the Fountain of Bethesda: "I am purified of my undeath, and thus the realms beyond cannot claim me." — 00:57:01
- Offers Kingston "the eagle? Or the kid?" and picks Pete by "Eenie, meenie" — 00:54:38, 00:55:03
- Ritual finished: "Sinatra's Law! If you can make it here…" — 01:48:30, 01:59:27; holds "a golden gnomish lock" that shoots into Nod — 01:59:37, 02:00:18
- Dies on Ricky's final blow: "I'll see you in the funny papers." — 02:22:13