History Characters / CucumberQuest

[[folder:Cucumber]]

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->''"Aren't you being a little dramatic?"''

[[TheHero Our illustrious hero!]] [[ButThouMust ...whether he wants to be or not.]] Cucumber is a smart kid who wants nothing more than to go to magic school and hone his spellcraft, but Destiny (in the form of his parents and the Dream Oracle) will have none of it. The OnlySaneMan in a world insistent on FunctionalGenreSavvy, Cucumber is nevertheless always willing to help someone in trouble -- though his combat skills and attitude may need a bit of work.

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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: He's a kid, cute as a button, and he's the most responsible person in the group after Carrot given that he has the most common sense. In particular he feels responsible for keeping his sister Almond out of danger on their adventure. This is exaggerated to the point of being funny when we found out it apparently even extends to his eating habits. Extra character information says that he's been trying to get Almond to quit eating junk food for ''years'', and he has so much restraint with food that he won't even eat ranch dressing with baby carrots.
* AntiMagic: By using the mute stone, his wand can dispel magic spells.
* BadassBookworm: It took him awhile to show it, but Cuco is a very powerful magic user.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: The reason he has to go on his quest. "It's in his blood!"
* BewareTheNiceOnes: His magic is a force to be reckoned with, but Cucumber's so nice and non-confrontational that actually getting him to use it takes some serious doing. When Cucumber does take part in combat, though, he's just as tough as Almond.
* BigBrotherInstinct: While he believes Almond can be, and would be, a better legendary hero than him, he doesn't feel comfortable letting her do it alone, mainly because of worry over how his parents would react.
* BiggerStick: Cucumber becomes much more useful in a fight after getting a new magic wand to replace his broken one.
* BrutalHonesty: After the near-disaster that was Rosemaster, Almond gets angry at Cucumber for actually sympathizing with the Disaster Masters. Surprisingly, he refuses to back down and points out that until she picked a fight they might well have been able to work out some form of non-violent agreement. When Almond angrily asks if he thinks it was ''her'' fault [[spoiler:most likely thinking of how she ended up mind controlled into attacking Carrot]] he bluntly says yes: If she had taken this quest seriously from the start then the entire revival of the Nightmare Knight would have been stopped before it even began. But no, Almond wanted to have a fun adventure. [[StunnedSilence She has no response]].
* ButThouMust: Played for drama; he wants to get into a magical academy and learn spells, but his pushy parents and the Dream Oracle are insistent that his destiny is to become a hero, because his ancestors were also heroes. The Dream Oracle's laziness and incompetence doesn't help matters.
* CharacterDevelopment: Compare his freakouts in the first few chapters to his more decisive actions in Chapter 3, when he pursues Azalea into Rosemaster's lair and saves himself from the Roselings.
* ChildProdigy: Cuco has the same magical power rating as prodigy ''Peridot''. His heroic quest also gets in the way of his planned entry into a prestigious magical academy for the 'gifted and/or incredibly wealthy'. It doesn't help that both his own parents and the laughably incompetent Dream Oracle ''want'' him to be a hero just because he has a HeroicLineage.
* TheChosenOne: He comes from a heroic lineage, making him the "legendary hero". Chosen by the Dream Oracle.
* CowardlyLion: Can be more cowardly than Carrot at times, but unlike Carrot, Cucumber rarely has to talk himself into helping people in danger.
* CuteBookworm: Cute as a button, and is looking forward to enrolling at Magic School and learning lots.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Cosmo mistook Cucumber for a girl when they first met. [[spoiler:In Chapter 4, when he accidentally adorns a MagicalGirl outfit identical to Punisher Pumice's thanks to a mishap with a TV prop, he definitely looks like he could qualify for a girl]].
* EmbarrassingButEmpoweringOutfit: [[spoiler:He adorns a MagicalGirl outfit identical to Punisher Pumice's thanks to a mishap with a TV prop that looks like his wand.]]
* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Variant.
-->'''Nightmare Knight:''' We meet at last, Legendary Hero. I have heard many things about you.\\
'''Cucumber:''' '''''THE NIGHTMARE KNIGHT IS SAYING WORDS AT ME'''''\\
'''Nightmare Knight:''' ...and it appears that all of them were accurate.
* HeroicLineage: His ancestors were heroes AND also happened to be brother-and-sister duos who look just like Cucumber and Almond. His father... seemed to be the only exception.
-->[[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/?webcomic_post=page-32 "SO IT SKIPS A GENERATION HERE AND THERE!!"]]
* HistoryRepeats: [[spoiler:In Chapter 3, he tries reaching out to Nightmare Knight, wanting to end things peacefully, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero only for a hostile Almond to barge in and ruin things]]. This was something that happened years ago with Walnut and Calabash, with Walnut trying Cuco's method on Nightmare Knight only to be stopped by a distrustful Calabash. Nightmare Knight is ''devastated'' by the similarities]].
* InSeriesNickname: Almond shortens his name to Cuco. Pronounced "cyu-coh."
* IronicName: Another for April fools day. Bacon points out Cucumber's hair looks nothing like a Cucumber unlike other characters with hairstyles similar to their names. It's quite fitting, since he's the only one in his family who doesn't want to be a legendary hero.
* KeepTheReward: As Cucumber begins empathizing more with the Nightmare Knight and the Disaster Masters he's begun to find equipping the Disaster Stones to be in bad taste. [[spoiler:He ultimately leaves Rosemaster and Quakemaster's stones with their loved ones rather than taking them for himself]].
* KidHero: Is quite young for a protagonist, and he's the hero of the story. Also plays with the trope, since he was forced into the role of Legendary Hero by his parents and the Dream Oracle, spends much of his time being freaked out by things, and starts questioning whether ''defeating'' the villains is actually the right thing to do.
* KillHimAlready: Says the "Finish him already!" variant to Almond when she fights Splashmaster.
* KnightInSourArmour: He may be on a mission to save the world, but he isn't exactly happy about that, due to having his destiny forcibly hoisted upon him by his own parents and the Dream Oracle. The incompetence of the Dream Oracle isn't helping matters.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon:
** Cucumber wanted nothing more than to attend magic school and become a mage, only to be saddled with the duty of saving the world by his parents and the (laughably incompetent) Dream Oracle. His father, when he was at his age, wanted to be a legendary hero, but unfortunately lucked out on the hero's quest thing and had to be turned away.
** It goes even farther back. [[spoiler:Cucumber's ancestor, Calabash, saw Nightmare Knight as nothing more than a baddie to defeat, and saw his proposition for peace as a trap, which made Nightmare Knight give up on reconciliation. Cucumber would later attempt to resolve things peacefully by making the same offer from years before... [[NiceJobBreakingItHero only for Almond to barge in and tell him that the enemy can't be trusted]]]].
* MakeMeWannaShout: By using the Noise Stone, his wand can produce this effect to knock enemies away.
* MakingASplash: In chapter two we see him use water magic by invoking the power of the Splash Stone with his wand.
* MorphWeapon: [[spoiler:His wand changes into a sword when it's set to MagicalGirl mode.]]
* OnlySaneMan: It's his schtick. A lot of his funnier moments come from questioning how reasonable conventional fantasy hero tropes are. Played in a more serious fashion in that [[spoiler: he and Princess Parfait are the only two cast members as of yet who have asked the Nightmare Knight to make peace and break the cycle. Cucumber continues to question the necessity of being a Legendary Hero, and in chapter 3 starts to outright defy the past, motivated not out of any desire to change history, but because of logic and kindness.]]
* OxygenatedUnderwaterBubbles: He can cast a bubble-head spell that gives characters a source of oxygen to breathe underwater.
* PerformanceAnxiety: [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/chapter-2-bonus/ Cucumber says]] that being cast as the bush in Legato's play was actually pretty good casting. He jokes that performing in front of people makes him want to "hide in a bush".
* PlayingWithFire: When saving Nautilus, the very first spell we see him use is fire magic. The Crabsters even mention this trope by name:
--> ''"YOW! This kid's [[PlayingWithFire playin' with fire!]] Let's scram boys!"''
* PowerCopying: The DiscardAndDraw variant. Cucumber can use the Disaster Stones to use the powers of the defeated Disaster Masters. Whether this is due solely due to his wand, or has something to do with his own magical aptitude remains to be seen.
* PyrrhicVictory:
** Cucumber points out that, even though Noisemaster lost, he doesn't really feel as though he and his team "won".
** At the end of the battle with Rosemaster, there's no feeling of victory whatsoever, and [[spoiler:he refuses to keep her Disaster Stone, instead giving it to the Roselings]].
* RedheadInGreen: It does a good job of making him stand out in Caketown, which has very little green with its pastry motif.
* RedIsHeroic: He's the hero, and has red hair.
* RefusalOfTheCall: He's tried to refuse anyway. [[ButThouMust Unfortunately, he doesn't really have a choice in the matter]].
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Rather than his hair being green or yellow[[note]]the color of cucumber flowers[[/note]], it's bright red, making him stand out in spite of his meek personality.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Cucumber, [[OnlySaneMan being who he is]], often tries finding logical solutions to outlandish situations, which everyone brushes off. He also wonders if it would be easier for Dreamside if the Disaster stones were destroyed, [[spoiler:but Almond gives the last Disaster stones to Peridot, saying that no heroic adventure can be without a villain to fight. This is what later provokes Cucumber to [[WhatTheHellHero call Almond out on her actions]] after dealing with the kerfuffle of Chapter 3, stating that everything could've been avoided if Almond hadn't been stupid enough to treat everything like a fun game]].
* SwordAndSorcerer: With Almond, as part of their BrotherSisterTeam dynamic. He's the sorcerer.
* TranquilFury: As opposed to the rest of the HotBlooded cast, Cucumber gets very quiet when he's angry. Demonstrated when he [[spoiler:finally calls out Almond on her reckless behavior.]]
* TheUnfavorite: To his father, Cabbage who clearly wanted a more conventionally heroic son, and who will happily share his anecdote about "the ''first'' time Cucumber failed him miserably." Understandably, Cucumber feels less loving towards his father than Almond does because of it.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:He finally calls Almond out on her reckless behavior and black-and-white views in Chapter 3, even referring to the moment in Chapter 1 where she willingly gave the Disaster stone they found to Peridot instead of destroying it, saying that things could've gone differently if Almond didn't treat everything like a fun adventure. Almond is initially furious at him [[NeverMyFault for pinning everything on her]], but later has a JerkassRealization where she realizes that the entire quest was because of her, so she decides not to antagonize her brother for doing his diplomatic talks anymore]].
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Sadly on the receiving end of this from both parents, especially his [[{{Jerkass}} father]], who's very disappointed that he wanted to be a mage instead of the legendary hero.
* VictorGainsLosersPowers: After he (or rather, his team) beat Splashmaster, Cucumber's wand is equipped with the Disaster Stone they obtained afterwards and grants him [[MakingASplash water spells.]] After some experimentation with Noisemaster's stone in the background of the comic, he confirms that he can equip any single disaster stone of his choosing to his wand. Fittingly, even his wand came from the aftermath of the group's first encounter with Peridot. [[spoiler:Eventually deconstructed when Nightmare Knight calls him out on this in Chapter 3 after getting the Rose stone, the context being that Cucumber's using the corpses of his enemies to power his wand. This later inspires Cucumber to give the Rose stone to Rosemaster's minions instead]].
* ZigZaggingTrope: Of the KidHero, which can also apply to [[ActionGirl Almond]]. Cucumber only wants to follow his dream to study magic and become a wizard, but his parents (especially [[{{Jerkass}} Cabbage]]) and the Dream Oracle forced him to become a hero because of his bloodline. He spends most of the story being understandably freaked out by almost everything he and his friends encounter, and as their adventure continues, Cucumber starts developing a degree of empathy for the villains, questioning if vanquishing them is actually the right thing to do for Dreamside. The Dream Oracle's incompetence and rudeness isn't helping matters.
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[[folder:Almond]]

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->''"All we can do is wait for my big brother to come and pfffffhahahaha I can't even finish that."''

[[TheHero Our illustrious hero!]] [[TheUnchosenOne ...'s little sister.]] Almond can't quite believe her nerdy brother is the supposed "Legendary Hero" when ''she's'' the one with the fighting chops, the can-do attitude, and the sheer grit to make it happen. Though she may tease Cuco like there's no tomorrow, Almond will always back him up in a fight -- and sometimes run ahead of him into said fight.

* ActionGirl: She's training to be a knight, and is great with a sword. She pretty much handles most if not all of the action, and she's really good at it. She wins fights constantly where other characters fail. And even orchestrates a jail break when she's captured.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: She'll sometimes pick on her nerdy brother Cucumber for her own amusement, and often brushes off his more logical solutions in favor of having fun, but she deeply cares for him. [[spoiler:She does admit she was rather scared that the Nightmare Knight would kill Cucumber instead of accepting his peaceful offer, which was why she stopped him. And after Cucumber bitterly calls her out on her actions in Chapter 4, Almond [[JerkassRealization realizes how foolish and hypocritical she was]], and resolved to support her brother no matter what]].
* ArmorPiercingResponse: Receives one from [[spoiler:Cucumber]] in Chapter 4. [[spoiler:When Almond [[NeverMyFault tries shifting the blame]] after Cucumber calls her out for treating the adventure like a game, he replies that [[BluntYes yes]], it really is her fault the hero's quest started at all]].
* BadassAdorable: Arguably, all CQ characters are adorable. But for her age, she certainly doesn't ''look'' like she could take on opponents many times her size.
* BloodKnight: Very eager to fight.
* BraidsOfAction: Wears her hair in two long pigtails. The braid segments are also drawn in the shape of almonds.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Rosemaster uses her magic to make Almond consider Sir Carrot so useless, he may as well be a villain. She proceeds to draw her sword at him, and makes him fall off a cliff. She's later rescued from Rosemaster's control by a transformed Carrot, who became more courageous through ThePowerOfLove, and she gives him a tearful, apologetic hug for his troubles]]. Afterwards, she emphatically does ''not'' join in the sympathy and regrets.
* BreakTheHaughty: A relatively nuanced example given that her proud nature stemmed more from being a child than any real hubris. Her confidence took a serious blow after the events of Chapter 3. In the wake of it, she has acted more like a scared child than a confident knight, and she has yet to fully recover. [[spoiler:She later gets a WhatTheHellHero speech from Cucumber for acting like a foolish hypocrite and jeopardizing everything, especially when Cuco tried to resolve things with Nightmare Knight peacefully. While initially angry, she does have a JerkassRealization, so she tries to shape up for her brother's sake]].
* BullyingADragon: When she learns Mutemaster's "weakness" is sudden noises, she screams in his face and topples him over. Unfortunately for her, this turns out to be his BerserkButton rather than a way to defeat him, and [[BewareTheQuietOnes the normally placid creature becomes enraged]].
* CallingYourAttacks: Evil-Vanquishing Almond Slicer!
* CherryBlossoms: Almond Blossoms in this case. They float around her on her mini print and her updated profile card.
* CrutchCharacter: Handles essentially all of the fighting in the prologue, but then the party is scattered. She came back in time for the first boss though.
* DeadpanSnarker: Almond may not be as much a straight man as Cuco but she still calls people on their ridiculousness.
* DecoyProtagonist: Almond definitely is up front and center in Chapter 0 and much of the prologue, but later she disappears and Cucumber begins to take his place back as protagonist.
* EdibleThemeNaming: Like everyone in the Donut Kingdom, she's named after food - her name comes from a type of nut.
* FlowersOfFemininity: She wears a flower decoration in her hair. It might have some meaning about her childishness, but it's probably mostly there just to look cute. [[spoiler: She gets more and more elaborate ones when she's picked to be a semifinalist in the contest to find a fitting Princess R.]]
* TheGadfly: Much like her father, Almond likes to tease a lot of the other characters and ask them {{Armor Piercing Question}}s to get a funny reaction, ''especially'' Peridot, who wants to deny she admires Almond. Her brother Cucumber is teased by her a lot, too.
* GlassCannon: 5-star Attack, but only 2 Defense. The comic highlights this a lot- while Almond is damn good with that sword of hers, she's still just a little kid, and goes down hard under sustained attack more often than not.
* HeroesPreferSwords: Which helps underscore the fact that it's her, and not Cucumber, who seems ideally suited to being a legendary hero. [[LampshadeHanging As both of them point out]], to no avail.
* HeroicLineage: Double-subverted -- yes, she's descended from the same line of legendary heroes that Cucumber is. ''But,'' she's not allowed to try out for being the legendary hero herself, because she's [[DamselInDistress the little sister whose job is to be kidnapped and rescued]]. ''That said,'' she'll still kick anyone's butt, and has latched on to this quest, and won't let go.
* HeroicSpirit: According to Gigi's commentary the apparent reason that Peridot's magic doesn't turn Almond's sword into stone is that she has enough "[[HotBlooded fighting spirit]]" to NoSell it.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Due to being a young kid with BlackAndWhiteMorality, she criticizes Cucumber for [[spoiler:giving Rosemaster's orb to the Roselings]] in Chapter 3, when in Chapter 1 [[spoiler:she started the whole adventure to begin with because she willingly gave Nightmare Knight's orb to Peridot for the sake of having a "fun" adventure, and brushed off Cucumber's concerns. [[WhatTheHellHero Cucumber was rather bitter about that and eventually called her out on it in Chapter 4]]]].
* IKnowMortalKombat: In one of the Questions and Answers, she claims that Television is the reason for her excellent swordplay. In a later one, she admits to having taken "actual" lessons, but her style is still directly inspired by it.
* JerkassRealization: [[spoiler:After getting called out by Cucumber, she was initially furious, but she gradually realizes her recklessness and everything she pulled Cuco through were indeed ''her'' fault. She decides not to antagonize Cuco anymore and reconciles with him]].
* LadyOfWar: On the rare occasions her more feminine side shows through. Her combat showing during the BeautyContest in the Flower Kingdom is a notable example of this, during which, using her sword, she swiftly disarms several of her opponents of the flower pins necessary to remain in the contest, never actually hurting any of them, and all the while never tarnishing her newly-acquired PimpedOutDress.
* LittleMissBadass: She's a rabbit kid, but she won't hesitate to use her sword to save the day. However, her young age and recklessness lead to some poor judgement calls.
* LeeroyJenkins: Her Plan A for every confrontation is to smash it with her sword, even if the person she's fighting is not technically doing anything wrong. Fortunately, she has Cucumber and Carrot to prevent any unnecessary fighting. [[spoiler:Eventually deconstructed when she nearly gets herself, Cucumber, and Carrot killed when she interrupts an attempt to make peace with the Nightmare Knight, causing Nightmare Knight to decide it was a mistake and try kill them all]].
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:When Cucumber [[WhatTheHellHero calls her out on her actions]], Almond gets upset and escalates the argument by trying to shift the blame onto her brother. Only to hear that, [[BluntYes yes]], [[ArmorPiercingResponse it really was Almond's fault that the whole adventure started, because she treated everything like a game]]]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: A trait of hers, due to her naivety.
** In Chapter 1, [[spoiler:she gave a Disaster Stone to Peridot instead of having Cucumber and Sir Carrot destroy it, all because she wanted a fun adventure]].
** [[spoiler:She was afraid that the Nightmare Knight would kill Cucumber instead of accepting his offer of peace, so she tried to warn him. Unfortunately, it nearly led to both of their deaths, and were only saved because Nightmare Knight had developed enough empathy to listen to Carrot's pleas to stop]].
** In Chapter 3, [[spoiler:she interrupted Cucumber's attempt to make peace with Nightmare Knight, saying that the Nightmare Knight can't be trusted. This causes the Nightmare Knight to remember the last time this happened, decides it was a mistake, and tries to kill the heroes instead until Carrot pleads for him to stop. This serves as the last straw for Cucumber, which leads to the WhatTheHellHero speech in Chapter 4]].
* SecurityCling:
** In Chapter 3:
*** After [[spoiler:Carrot defeats Rosemaster and ends Almond's brainwashing]], a tearful Almond runs to Carrot and cries while she hugs him.
*** She also ends up clinging Cucumber's hand when [[spoiler:Nightmare Knight shows up again in person, remembering how he tried to kill her, Cucumber, and Carrot]].
* StraightGay: Has a mutual crush on Peridot, and is stunned and heavily blushing when she first meets Princess Ametrine.
* SwordAndSorcerer: With Cucumber, as part of their BrotherSisterTeam dynamic. She's the sword.
* TalkToTheFist: "Bonks" Tomato with her sword during his boasting about why she should be scared of him.
* TheUnchosenOne: She's better at being a hero than her brother is. But being the older brother, Cucumber was chosen instead.
* WhatTheHellHero: Is given one [[spoiler:by Cucumber in Chapter 4. After the mess that was Chapter 3, Cucumber calls her out on her actions, bitterly stating that if Almond hadn't treated everything like a game and given Peridot the Disaster stone for the sake of having a fun adventure, everything they went through wouldn't have happened at all. When Almond [[NeverMyFault tries shifting the blame on him]], Cucumber replies that [[BluntYes yes]], [[ArmorPiercingResponse it really is her fault]]]].
* WistfulAmnesia: [[spoiler:After Peridot is removed from her memories, she gets confused, vaguely remembering that she was talking to someone]].
* ZigZaggingTrope: Of the KidHero, which she shares with Cucumber. While she's a powerful fighter and capable swordswoman, she's still a young, naive girl who's way in over her head]]. In Chapter 3, her belief in BlackAndWhiteMorality [[spoiler:foiled Cucumber's attempt to reconcile with the Nightmare Knight [[{{Hypocrite}} despite her friendship with Peridot]] and [[spoiler:nearly got both of them and Sir Carrot killed]], and she was quite traumatized [[spoiler:after Carrot rescues her from being BrainwashedAndCrazy by Rosemaster]]. Cucumber even [[spoiler:[[WhatTheHellHero called her out]] on her behavior in Chapter 4, stating that if she hadn't been treating the entire quest like a game, the group would've found a quicker solution to defeating the Nightmare Knight, or reached a compromise that would've prevented more bloodshed]].

[[folder:Sir Carrot]]
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->''"Lady Baguette, a respectable knight has the humility to know when he is outmatched."''

A loyal knight -- if not quite the bravest, or the most competent -- who has joined Cucumber and Almond on their quest. Has a wider knowledge of the world of Dreamside than either of the two kids. Will stop at nothing to rescue his fair damsel, Princess Parfait.

* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:When the Nightmare Knight seems about to kill Cucumber and Almond, Carrot resorts to this. Fortunately, Nightmare Knight has gained enough empathy at this point that Carrot's pleas influences him to spare the kids.]]
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: The knight's uniform in the Doughnut Kingdom resembles a hodge-podge of different parts than a proper suit of armor, which is rather fitting since Carrot is a CowardlyLion despite his wishes to be a KnightInShiningArmor. [[spoiler:His CharacterDevelopment into the knight he wants to be is marked by a love-powered magical transformation that gives him a ''real'' suit of armor]].
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: A handsome Caketown knight whose heart matches his looks. [[spoiler:He gets even more striking after getting a new armor upgrade]].
* BriefAccentImitation: He [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-426/ attempts a stereotypical French accent when playing Madame Tambourine]], likely based off Princess Parfait's own, and is mortified to think she might ever find out.
* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:The final line of Chapter 5...]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Carrot:''' This is difficult to say, but...I believe our travels together have come to an end.]]
* ButtMonkey: He used to be this when he was a BLT member according to Bacon's description of him on April Fool's Day, and does still end up in some undignified situations. The author is also fond of mocking him.
* CharacterDevelopment: Pre-Chapter 3, he was Parfait's loyal KnightInShiningArmor [[FailureKnight who couldn't live up to his profession]] because of his [[CowardlyLion crippling cowardice]], and is [[HeroicSelfDeprecation very much aware of that fact]]. Come Chapter 3, he decided to face his fears [[spoiler:through a combination of Nightmare Knight's intervention, his own locket, a sweet LoveLetter, and ThePowerOfLove]] and confront Rosemaster by himself. [[spoiler:His transformation reflects this, gaining shiny, heart-themed armor and an EnergyBow to match]].
* ChestInsignia: [[spoiler:His new armor gained in Chapter 3 has a large, magical heart that resembles a sparkling strawberry on the chest area - it allows him to [[SpontaneousWeaponCreation summon magical weapons]]]].
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: He and Princess Parfait were friends as children. Now, as adults, they are in a romantic relationship.
* CowardlyLion: When we first meet Sir Carrot he's hiding up in a tree from a "monster" who wasn't even trying to attack him. Other times in the story when faced with a fight he notes that he'd much rather run away. He won't abandon his friends however, and will steel himself into helping when necessary. [[spoiler:When he runs away during Rosemaster's fight with Almond, he finally gets over his cowardice and faces the enemy head on.]]
* EnergyBow: [[spoiler:After his locket transformation, he gets a magical glowing longbow that fires equally magical light-beam arrows. However, he could also will it so it could be used as a sword, such as when he parried a brainwashed Almond's blows in Chapter 3, and damaged Quakemaster's rock minions with a single strike in Chapter 5]].
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Is found cowering high up a tree by Cucumber and Almond in the Prologue; according to him, his enemy was a [[BearsAreBadNews vicious bear]]...with no teeth.
* FacePalm: In Chapter 2, when he hears Lute's awful poetry.
* FaceYourFears: Eventually does this in Chapter 3 [[spoiler:thanks to a combination of a confidence-boosting, LoveLetter, Nightmare Knight's interference, and Parfait boosting Carrot with her love through their magical lockets. The result was Carrot turning into a literal KnightInShiningArmor]].
* FailureKnight: Is completely devoted to Princess Parfait who he tried to save, but was tragically stopped by the BLT trio when they joined Cordelia. He continues to be a liability after joining Cuco and co. on their heroic quest due to his cowardice, something that Nightmare Knight points out, to his great shame. In his most triumphant moment, he later stops being a FailureKnight [[spoiler:and turns into a literal KnightInShiningArmor, complete with heart-themed armor]], just in time to defeat Rosemaster.
* TheFettered: He's very honorable and responsible, in a way that's typical of chivalrous knights. Unfortunately, his cowardice got in the way [[spoiler:until he TookALevelInBadass in Chapter 3]].
* FrothyMugsOfWater: Since their world has 'juice for grown-ups,' his favorite is 'green grape juice for grown-ups'
* GoodIsBoring: Sir Carrot represents this. The highlights for him at his Knight job were "rescuing stray pets" and "massaging his King's feet". He also agreed that Cucumber should [[NoManShouldHaveThisPower break the Disaster Stones]] to avert the necessity of their quest.
* GorgeousGarmentGeneration: He upgrades from his standard Caketown Knight uniform into a [[spoiler:pretty awesome suit of armor, complete with a [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-637/ turtleneck velvet cape, velvet pants, and heart chainmail.]] Even ''[[TheFashionista Rosemaster]]'' thought it looked pretty dang good on him]].
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Clearly views himself as unworthy because of his failure to protect the kingdom and his fearful nature.
* HiddenDepths: While he ''is'' cowardly and unwilling to fight, [[spoiler:in Chapter 3 he knows how to parry a sword and can draw and use a bow; both skills take a while to develop]].
* HumbleHero: After the defeat of Rosemaster, Cucumber and the rest wake up and wonder what happened to her. Almond panics because she was possessed during the battle, only for Sir Carrot to step up and say that Almond was the one who bravely vanquished Rosemaster, and not him. Almond receives some much-needed cheering up from the others as a result, but she throws Carrot a knowing look as thanks.
* InstantArmor: [[spoiler:The spiffy suit of armor he got in Chapter 3? He got it from being empowered through ThePowerOfLove thanks to Parfait]].
* IronicEcho: [[spoiler:When he begs the Nightmare Knight to stop attempting to kill Cuco and Almond, Carrot appears to his better nature, asking, "Are you not still a knight?". Later, after Carrot is sent falling over a cliff by a possessed Almond, the Nightmare Knight intervenes during Carrot's subsequent HeroicBSOD, asking him, "Are you not a knight?"]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: Zigzagged.
** He constantly aspires to be one and behaves like one, but despite having the ideals, he is too cowardly to fight anything and Caketown knights have little to no actual combat skills or experience, instead being glorified servants of the king and princess. Plus, had the knights been managed with higher standards, there would've been no way for a guy like Carrot to make it in, no matter how well-intentioned he is. Carrot knows he isn't cut out to be a true knight, and he nearly hits rock-bottom in Chapter 3 [[spoiler:until the Nightmare Knight intervenes, imploring, [[IronicEcho "Are you not a knight?"]]]]
** [[spoiler:Later played straight during the fight with Rosemaster; having been assured of Parfait's love, faith, and devotion to him, Carrot allows Parfait to empower him with her love, transforming his Caketown knight uniform into a shiny suit of armor, and giving him the ability to create magic weapons. He now has the conviction, power, and courage to put his chivalric ideals into practice and protect his friends and loved ones for real]]
* TheLoad: The knights of Caketown are really little more than glorified servants. Sir Carrot excels at mundane tasks, but is only able to make limited contributions to the quest, due to having few relevant skills, like combat. He gets hit particularly hard with this in chapter 3, causing himself to think he is truly worthless to even [[OneTrueLove Parfait]] [[spoiler:until he quite literally TookALevelInBadass]].
* MagicKnight: [[spoiler:After transforming through ThePowerOfLove in Chapter 3, he gains the ability to fight with magic weapons created by the heart on his chest armor]].
* MementoMacGuffin: A wishing star gave Sir Carrot and Princess Parfait a pair of magic pendants that would always keep them together, no matter how far apart. His takes the form of a strawberry to represent Parfait. [[spoiler:In Chapter 3, through ThePowerOfLove that was shared between Carrot and Parfait, the locket transforms Carrot's clothes into a shining set of armor and upgrades his spear into a magic heart that allows him to summon magic weapons at will, including a bow and a sword]].
* MenDontCry: Averted, to the point where the Nightmare Knight says that tears are his only weapon.
* MyGreatestFailure: He couldn't stop Cordelia from taking over the Doughnut Kingdom and the BLT trio from kidnapping Parfait, and had to escape.
* ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler:The love Carrot shared with Parfait through their [[MementoMacGuffin lockets]] is what helps him conquer his fears and level up into a true hero, gaining a new outfit and a new weapon]].
* PrettyBoy: There are subtle changes in the way he's drawn after [[spoiler: his armor upgrade]], giving him a more handsome look. His expressions play a big part in it.
* RummageSaleReject: In reality, the Caketown knight uniforms look like a hodge-podge created out of different parts; [[spoiler:after getting his new armor,]] [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/chapter-3-bonus-1/ he admits that he hated it and the marzipan kept sagging]].
* SanityBall: Sometimes he picks it up and takes the more rational route. When Splashmaster is terrorizing the Ripple Kingdom and their only way to get there is via Cosmo's contraption, Almond jumps at the chance, Cucumber refuses, but Carrot mediates, saying that as suspicious as it is, there's no other way to get where they need to go. He's not void of reasoning, but his cowardice often gets the best of him, hence why he's not quite the OnlySaneMan.
* SaveThePrincess: He joins Cucumber and Almond on their quest so that he can save Princess Parfait from captivity and find the Dream Sword.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: Once he learns to conquer his fears, [[spoiler:his outfit upgrades itself to a shiny suit of heart-themed armor, with the ability to pull magic weapons out of the large heart insignia on his chest]].
* TheSoCalledCoward: Prefers the nonviolent option, but he does stand up to Splashmaster to rescue Almond when he hears she's been captured. He loses and is captured too, but hey at least he tried! [[spoiler:He fully stops being a coward after Chapter 3 and defeats Rosemaster, his outfit changing to reflect this development]].
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: [[spoiler:He fights with different weapons made of magic after Chapter 3, such as a bow and a sword. Justified; the magic heart on his chest armor allows him to create any weapon he wants to]].
* SymbolMotifClothing: [[spoiler:His new set of armor in Chapter 3 has heart motifs all over it, even in the chainmail. It references the love he has for Parfait and, by extension, his friends, which motivates him to protect them all]].
* TokenAdult: He's the only adult in the group. Confirmed to be a young adult by [[http://gigidigi.tumblr.com/post/75358888766/princesskaiju-asked-you-if-you-had-the Gigi on tumblr]].
* TookALevelInBadass: His defining moment in Chapter 3; thanks to [[spoiler:Nightmare Knight's intervention, his MementoMacGuffin, and ThePowerOfLove]], with page 637, Sir Carrot is done running. [[spoiler:And his armor and spear permanently upgrades to reflect this, too]].
* WhamShot: A big one in Chapter 3, hence all the white in his folder. [[spoiler:After receiving a magical boost from ThePowerOfLove, he emerges from the bottom of the cliff he fell off to confront Rosemaster... and it cuts to a panel containing a transformed Carrot, sporting a shiny, heart-themed suit of armor. His new look stayed since then]].
* WholesomeCrossDresser: Looks pretty good once being DraggedIntoDrag by Count Legato in Chapter 2. [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-401/ He has experience being beautiful.]]
* WistfulAmnesia: [[spoiler:He gets scared away by Peridot. After she is disappeared by Rosemaster, he wonders what he was hiding from.]]
* WouldntHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Even after Almond attacked him and drove him off a cliff (he survived), Carrot knew she was only BrainwashedAndCrazy because of Rosemaster, so he shot a magical arrow that transformed into rope, binding Almond and preventing her from attacking]].
* ZigZaggingTrope: Of the KnightInShiningArmor trope. While Carrot has the ideals and behavior down pat, he actually isn't cut out to be a true knight because of his cowardice, and because of King Croissant's low standards, he and his co-knights are only glorified servants. As a result, Carrot ends up running more than he fights, [[MyGreatestFailure something that even led to Princess Parfait's capture and imprisonment by the villains]]. He ''knows'' that he's cowardly, but he couldn't help it, and gradually sinks into a HeroicBSOD over it after a string of personal failures in Chapter 3. [[spoiler:Then it's played straight when Carrot receives a LoveLetter from Parfait. Hearing that Parfait still loves him despite his shortcomings gives him much needed courage, and through ThePowerOfLove, he transforms into a literal KnightInShiningArmor who is capable of fighting and wielding magic]].

[[folder:Princess Nautilus and Liquus]]
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->''"No negative talk, Cucumber."''

The sweet and nerdy princess of the Ripple Kingdom, who is eager to help Cucumber, the Legendary Hero, succeed -- unfortunately, she appears to be more than a little scatterbrained. She's well-read on the history of the Disaster Masters -- but can't always quite recall the important details, er, in time.

* AcrophobicBird: Despite being the princess of the Ripple Kingdom, which is a chain of islands that's also partially underwater, she can't swim. Cucumber eventually teaches her how.
* TheBeastmaster: She's able to summon a familiar named Liquus who attacks for her. She was given Liquus as a birthday gift. [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/chapter-1-bonus-2/ Nautilus says]] that the summoner's personality determines what familiar they summon from the "royal instrument of summoning", and that she and Liquus were meant to be friends from the start.
* BespectacledCutie: She's a glasses wearing girl who uses so much positive thinking that it makes her very naive. She's still clever though, and knowledgeable about old legends, and other lands in Dreamside.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: While she is normally sweet, [[ThinkHappyThoughts and thinks everyone should think positive]], you don't want to make her mad. ([[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-438/ DUDE]])
* BlindWithoutEm: The result when Legato takes her glasses off. She wanders around aimlessly because she can't see.
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:She tells a frustrated Chardonnay that she used to look up to the Dream Oracle, only to find firsthand that she's not the wise and powerful person she thought she was. [[FunnyBackgroundEvent All while Cuco and Almond suggest less-than-polite descriptions for her to use]]]].
* ComicalOverreacting: A lot of her funniest moments are because of this. Some of them even border on CuteButPsycho, as people are seen recoiling from her in fear.
* CookingDuel: Variant: Challenges Splashmaster to a [[IncomingHam Limbo Duel]], for wearing the stolen [[CoolCrown limbo crown]], and having the gall to look cuter than her in it.
* CuteButPsycho: A more benign version of the trope, she can get pretty scary at times when she's upset.
* TheCutie: She was pretty much [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-237/ raised like that]].
* DamselInDistress:
** Her first appearance features her being menaced by a pack of tough-talking crabs that are about 1/5th her size and calling for help. To be fair, said crabs didn't realize she was the princess without Liquus on her, and assumed she was a harmless civilian and therefore easy pickings.
** Played more seriously in Chapter 3 where she's actually been kidnapped, a fate which she previously managed to escape in Chapter 1.
* DissonantSerenity: At one point, when everyone else is anxious due to their impending demise, she herself has a calm and rather creepy smile on her face.
* TheDitz: She persistently forgets crucial information from her studies until ''after'' it would have been useful, like the fact that the Melody Kingdom has two Disaster Masters.
* FailedAttemptAtDrama: Her [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-231/ dramatic declaration]] that she's about to perform her greatest duty as the princess is undercut when she has to ask for a marker.
* EmbarrassingNickname: One gets the impression that Cuco isn't the first person to suggest shortening her name to "[[AccidentalInnuendo Nautie]]".
* ExoticEyeDesigns: The "shine" in her eye that most characters have takes the shape of a star. [[VisualPun She's got stars in her eyes.]]
* GenkiGirl: Nautilus is ''very'' energetic, and always excited about their adventure. On a few occasions though her positivity has gotten in the way of her using ''[[TheDitz basic common sense]]'' in dangerous situations [[spoiler: and she goads the Nightmare Knight into attacking in the direction of her and Cucumber because of it]].
* InsistentTerminology: Her cell phone, with which she could summon Liquus, a hallmark of Ripple royalty.
-->'''Nautilus:''' It's not a ''cell phone'', Cucumber. It's a ''Royal Instrument of Summoning'' that's been passed down through my ''family'' for ''generations.''
* IronicFear: She's afraid to try swimming at one point, even though she lives in a island/kingdom surrounded by beaches, and lakes.
* JumpedAtTheCall: She was eager to join the heroes and help them on their quest.
* LargeHam: Mostly when her duties as a princess or limbo are involved.
* MagicAIsMagicA: She was able to use her order-pizza-when-nobody-wants-any spell to [[spoiler:save everyone from hitting the sun, but she can't use it to escape Rosemaster's lair... because she is actually in the mood for pizza. Hey, she can't control her cravings!]]
* MrExposition: Positively thrilled to be able to fulfill her role as this. But it's played with as she often forgets crucial information until it's too late, and her friends are frustrated by this.
* NerdGlasses: Of the round horn-rim variant. Knowledgeable of legends of the legendary hero to the point that she says "she breathes this stuff".
* NiceGirl: Friendly, kind and positive to everyone she meets, even her ''enemies'', though she'll get stern if she needs to. She was willing to go along with Legato's play until he [[BewareTheNiceOnes gave her a reason to be angry]], she gushed over Rosemaster's elegance and immediately apologized when she retroactively misgendered her.
* NightmareFace: She's usually got a big smile on her fact, but don't punch a BerserkButton or you may get something less cheerful. Or, [[TheUnsmile the smile itself will get scary]].
* NonActionGuy: Relies on Liquus to protect her in combat. Without him, she's pretty much harmless.
* ThePollyanna: ''Think positive, Cucumber!'' She'll even gush over getting an utterly pointless magic spell to order pizza only when no one's in the mood. [[spoiler:Although this does prove useful much, much later.]] Apparently she gets her "blind optimism" from her dad.
* PrincessClassic: Wears extravagant, sparkly clothes, and is entrusted with knowledge of Dreamside's legends, to help Cucumber because she's royalty.
* RageBreakingPoint: Nautilus puts up with Legato's play for most of the time, even though she's not very happy about it. But when Legato [[spoiler:breaks her Royal Instument of Summoning]], all stops are pulled and she [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech lets Legato have it.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a major one to Legato after he breaks her instrument of summoning, and because he was being a creep. [[spoiler:It ends up turning Legato back into Panpipe, a young, bullied nerd]].
* ShockAndAwe: Liquus uses electric attacks, on command, and is stated by Gigi to be an eel.
* SillyMeGesture: When she remembers a minor detail she should have mentioned earlier.
-->'''Nautilus:''' Oh gosh, I'm such a silly! I can't believe I forgot that the Melody Kingdom [[spoiler:has two Disaster Masters!]]\\
'''Cucumber:''' You forgot [+'''''WHAT!?'''''+]
* StoneWall: As the stat sheet would have it.
* SummonMagic: Her high special stats seem to come from being able to summon familiars.
* SupernaturalPhone: Sorry, ''Royal Instrument of Summoning''. Used to summon her familiar, Liquus.
* ThemeNaming: Her name, Nautilus, is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautilus sea creature]] related to octopi and squids; she even wears their shells in her hair. It goes with the Ripple Kingdom's tropical beach theme.
* ThinkHappyThoughts: When Cucumber groans about them probably not making it in time to stop the noise blaster from destroying the Melody Kingdom, Nautilus goes on a rant about how there's nothing you can't achieve if you're positive enough!
* ThisIsNoTimeForKnitting: When the heroes are on a spaceship about to crash into the sun, Nautilus distracts everyone casting her pizza summoning spell, ''apparently'' just to see what it does, much to her team-mates' frustration. Nevertheless, it turns out to be helpful.
* {{Unperson}}: She goes missing when Cucumber's group is attending Mr. R's fashion event on Chapter 3. And by missing we mean that she's also [[InterfaceScrew gone from the site's banner and character page]], with [[ShrugOfGod Gigi even acting like she never existed.]] When she eventually meets up with Cucumber's group, they have forgotten her completely, [[spoiler: due to Rosemaster's magic,]] making this trope work on both the story level and meta-level.
* WaterIsWomanly: Which is unsurprising considering she's the Ripple Kingdom's princess.
* ZigZaggingTrope: Of the MrExposition and GeniusDitz tropes. Nautilus is entrusted with learning the history of the Nightmare Knight, the Disaster Masters, and their conflict with the Legendary Heroes. But she often forgets to reveal crucial information until it's too late, to the frustration of her friends. To resolve this issue, Nautilus keeps a journal with her so she wouldn't forget anything.
[[/folder]]

! Major Villains

[[folder:Queen Cordelia]]
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->''"Lesson learned: NEVER trust a world with the 'conquest' built in."''

One of the two main villains of the series, not much is known about this enigmatic vixen who has set up residence in Caketown Castle. She has little patience with incompetent minions, and certainly no good intentions for Dreamside...

... but she does have a soft spot for Peridot.
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* ([[FauxAffablyEvil Faux]]?) AffablyEvil: Too early to tell where she falls on the spectrum at this point, but she squeals and hops up and down like a schoolgirl when Peridot brings the last Disaster Stone.
%%* BadassCape: Her [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-827/ galactic conquerer getup]] includes a billowing cape.
* BigBadDuumvirate: She shares BigBad status with the Nightmare Knight. Needing the power to conquer Dreamside she had the Disaster Stones gathered and revived the Nightmare Knight. They've since joined forces.
* ButtMonkey: Despite being one half of the BigBadDuumvirate, Cordelia spends much of her screen-time humiliated, freaking out, or insisting that she's a threat despite evidence to the contrary. Notably, this only applies when she tries to be a ''villain'' - when she's doing something nice for a change, she is treated with much more dignity. [[spoiler: The Nightmare Knight even tries dissuading her from evil, knowing that it probably won't end well for her]].
* CardCarryingVillain: She is fairly explicit about being "evil".
* CatsAreMean: She's modeled after a cat, her goal is ''World Domination'', and she cares very little about what happens to the people in Dreamside to get it done.
* CatGirl: Her ears are stated to be weird on her character sheet, and she's modeled after a cat.
* ComicalAngryFace: Cordelia has a tendency to make incredibly silly and over-the-top faces when she is surprised, furious or just utterly and thoroughly confused.
* CoolMask: Her [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-827/ galactic conquerer getup]] includes a full-face mask with a red, upturned visor and long, pointed ears.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Her relationship with Peridot is almost like mother and daughter and is genuine on both sides. [[spoiler:When Peridot returns crying after failing to stop the heroes in the Melody Kingdom, Cordelia runs over to her worried she may be hurt, shocking the Nightmare Knight who was in the middle of punishing Cordelia.]]
* EvilLaugh: [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/?webcomic_post=page-3 See page 3.]]
* FangsAreEvil: It's paired off with her cat-like traits for evil-ness.
* FrothyMugsOfWater: Her updated official bio calls her drink "juice for grown-ups", parodying this kind of {{Bowdlerisation}} in actual games and cartoons.
* FurAndLoathing: Her dress has a large fur fringe along the top edge.
* GalacticConqueror: Describes herself as such. She also mentions that [[spoiler:Peridot was was the first person she encountered on Dreamside]].
* HandsOffParenting: She is effectively Peridot's adoptive mother. Peridot loves her because she lets Peridot do just about anything she likes.
* LargeHam: The girl sure likes to make an impression. Whenever she has an audience, she makes sure that everyone remembers that she is their new queen, that she should be feared, and that no one will be able to stop her ''World Domination!!''. Even without an audience, she is prone to overblown reactions.
* MysteriousPast: Aside not coming from Dreamside, nothing about her past has been revealed. She herself calls her time before Dreamside as being an intergalactic conqueror.
* NoIndoorVoice: Immediately reacts with shouting upon getting angry, surprised or both.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Cat ears.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Peridot, her adoptive daughter.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her outfit is black with red fur fringe, and her goal is ''World Domination!''
* RubberForeheadAlien: She has cat ears, unique amongst the bunny-eared populace, and makes cryptic references to "this planet". Commander Caboodle's sudden crash landing in Chapter 1 all but directly states that she's actually an alien; the caption for [[https://twitter.com/gigideegee/status/810709588182007808 this]] piece of artwork also implies extraterrestrialism. Her entry on the cast page outright states that she's "from a distant star". In-comic, the Nightmare Knight later casually confirms it.
* SmugSnake: At first. Being constantly put back in her place by the Nightmare Knight slowly but surely helps her to grow out of this type, as she gets a better understanding of the power imbalance between the two of them.
%%* SpikesOfVillainy: Her [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-827/ galactic conquerer outfit]] has spikes on the shoulders and along the forearms.
* StatuesqueStunner: Relatively speaking, since her opponents are children, but she appears to be rather tall, taller than most characters, and has almost the same height as the Nightmare Knight when he is in his shrunken form.
* TakeOverTheWorld: After she took over Caketown's throne; there's only been one evil goal on her mind: ''World Domination!!''
* VagueAge: The stat sheet calls attention to it.
* VillainousFriendship: She's always been shown to get along well with Peridot, especially in [[FourthWallMailSlot bonus material]]. In fact, she can be outright motherly to the witch.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: [[spoiler:Cordelia points out to the Nightmare Knight that he could end everything right now by just destroying the legendary hero himself. This doesn't work out well for her as this just enrages Nightmare Knight who [[CantTakeCriticism doesn't like being told how to do his job]], but she's ultimately spared.]]
* WineIsClassy: Is typically clutching a glass of red wine -- er, "juice for grown-ups".

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Peridot]]
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->''"Listen, you better beat up this dumb oaf, okay? S-so I can beat you up later, okay?!"''

Queen Cordelia's top henchwitch, complete with pointy hat and flying broomstick. Her skill in magic far outstrips her maturity. She seems loyal to Queen Cordelia and dismissive of everyone else, and her preferred method of dealing with people who annoy her is to turn them into peridot statues.

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* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Like her namesake gemstone, Peridot wears green clothes, has geometrical green hair and square-shaped bunny ears, the latter which is a trait of Crystal Kingdom inhabitants.
* BlackMagicianGirl: Young and spunky, and uses offensive magic.
* BrattyHalfPint: Definitely has attitude and throws tantrums when she's embarrassed or doesn't get what she wants. Unfortunately for any bystander, this includes [[TantrumThrowing aimlessly throwing her petrification magic around]]. This is justified with Cordelia spoiling her and letting her do whatever she wants.
* CatapultNightmare: In the Chapter 3 interlude, [[spoiler:she wakes up terrified and covered in sweat just as the nightmare version of Cordelia starts demeaning her for not being a good villain]].
* CatchAndReturn: Figures out how to do this to counter [[TennisBoss Almond hitting her attacks back at her]]. For bonus points, she can also power up the projectile to create a sizable explosion.
* ColorFailure: Freezes, goes gray, and [[spoiler:develops a heart-shaped void that shatters her very being]] when she discovers [[spoiler:Almond doesn't recognize her]].
* CuteWitch: All of ''Cucumber Quest'''s characters are cute, including Peridot, who's a bratty kid with an angelic face. She's also from the Crystal Kingdom according to Gigi, is a magical prodigy, and has the power to turn things to peridot crystal.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied. [[spoiler:[[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-827/ Page 827]] revealed that Cordelia found Peridot sobbing alone with her belongings scattered around her after arriving on Dreamside]].
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Peridot seems to do this a lot whether it be calling the Disaster Masters names or [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-500/ just being mean to Nightmare Knight.]]
* TheDragon: She's the one out collecting the stones for Cordelia, and is clearly her most competent minion ([[SurroundedByIdiots though that really isn't saying much]]).
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Peridot's relationship with Cordelia. The latter is almost like a mother or big sister figure to Peridot and it is genuine on both sides. [[spoiler:When Peridot returns crying after failing to stop the heroes in the Melody Kingdom, Cordelia runs over to her worried she may be hurt, shocking the Nightmare Knight who was in the middle of punishing Cordelia.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Her magic and broomstick often leave trails of stars.
* FlyingBroomstick: Her primary mode of transportation. It's also her magic wand.
* HappilyAdopted: Cordelia is for all intents and purposes Peridot's mother. Peridot even states that because Cordelia is a queen she is already a princess. [[spoiler:However, Chapter 3 reveals that she secretly fears losing Cordelia's love and approval for falling in love with Almond (a hero) and not being a good villain]].
* HiddenDepths: The Chapter 3 interlude reveals that [[spoiler:she's secretly terrified of Cordelia's opinion of her crush on Almond, to the point where she has nightmares over it]].
* HoYay: InUniverse, she does this to Punisher Pumice and her friend Pancetta, who are characters on her favorite TV show, and is rather dismissive towards Pancetta's canonical love interest.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: [[spoiler:Hinted at on page 825, under all that boasting and bragging she hides a lot of anxieties and has bad dreams about them.]]
* MeaningfulName: She's named after peridot stones since she comes from the Crystal Kingdom, and it goes with the Crystal Kingdom's gemstone theme.
* MindOverMatter: Can telekinetically command anything that's under the effects of her TakenForGranite spell. She weaponizes this in Chapter 3, turning a field of crystallized flowers into an improvised FlechetteStorm during a fight with Almond.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: She ends up unwittingly helping the heroes more often than not.
* MoralityPet: She is Cordelia's, who shows genuine concern and love to her. [[spoiler:It seems she has somewhat become this to the Nightmare Knight as well.]]
* MysteriousPast: She comes from the Crystal Kingdom, but nothing else has been revealed. Page 827 reveals Cordelia met Peridot before they summoned the Nightmare Knight, and even she doesn't know much about her, except that she was crying when she found her, which led her to want to make her smile.
* NervousWreck: She puts up a cool front for Almond to hide it, but really just the idea of doing something uncool (which in her case is anything non-villainous) in front of Almond causes her to get panicky and nervous. When she "messed up" and saved Almond from being burned by one of Legato's minions, she ran back crying and screaming to Cordelia. [[spoiler:It gets to the point where she secretly develops fears of being punished by Cordelia for not being a good villain]].
* PaperThinDisguise: The "Marigold" girl who takes part in Mr. R's fashion contest is obviously Peridot in disguise. Bits of her green hair can be seen out of her wig, she has tape on her ears to look like she's from the Flower Kingdom and she is, as usual, uncomfortable around the pretty and cool Almond.
* PronouncingMyNameForYou: Her name is pronounced Peri-DOH. And it's a big enough BerserkButton for her to fearlessly chew out the ''Nightmare Knight''.
* SchoolIsForLosers: She says that only losers go to magic school when asked where she learned magic on her and Cordelia's [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/chapter-1-bonus-3/ Q&A page]].
* SitcomArchNemesis: Despite declaring herself Almond's enemy, she has helped her as often as she's fought her. She also becomes incredibly jealous at the thought of [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou someone else defeating her,]] to the point she will cheer for Almond in a fight.
* SweetTooth: She ordered Baguette and Tartelette to [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-53/ make her a cake.]] Gigi said that she ''pretends'' to have sophisticated tastes, but really the only food she ever wants is sugar of any kind. And it's something she and Almond have in common. [[spoiler:Learning that the Nightmare Knight is a SupremeChef who specializes in making delicious cookies and pastries was what allowed them both to bond for the first time]].
* TantrumThrowing: She throws her peridot-turning stars at the closest person or thing when she's really upset. [[spoiler:This has actually come in handy in Chapter 3 since doing so effectively broke Rosemaster's control over the Flower Kingdom and our heroes.]]
* TennisBoss: Almond defeats her in their first encounter in Chapter 1 by reflecting an attack back at her. Peridot manages to dodge it, but falls off her broom in the process.
* TakenForGranite: Her signature move is turning people and things into peridot statues.
* ThatCameOutWrong: To Almond:
-->"I'm not here for [[BeautyContest this thing]], I'm here for '''you.''' ''({{Beat}})'' [[{{Tsundere}} I mean-]]
* TheRival: In her updated character profile, instead of having the standard stars for her stats, they all say "better than Almond". She might be playing this up a bit too hard.
* {{Tsundere}}: Despite her attitude, she's easily flustered at times, particularly around Almond. Not to mention that a few of her lines seem to come straight from the tsundere handbook.
-->'''Peridot:''' I... I'm not taking this because I need your pity or anything, okay?!
* {{Unperson}}: After her defeat in the Flower Kingdom, [[spoiler:she [[SayingTooMuch taunts Almond about the whole contest being a trap]]. One cut later, Peridot has vanished from the scene, banner, and character sheet. Some pages later, we learn that Rosemaster has locked her up in punishment. Turns out, [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Almond doesn't remember her]].]]
* VillainousCrush:
** After being bested by Almond in their first meeting, Peridot developed a crush and tends to act tsundere around her. [[http://gigidigi.tumblr.com/post/1707484628/questions-i-get-a-lot Gigi has confirmed]] this trope to be in effect.
** When she discovers [[spoiler:Almond's memory of her has been erased]]:
--->I\\
hate this\\
'''''I HATE THIS!!'''''
** Interlude 3 opens with [[spoiler:Peridot and Almond's wedding. Peridot's rather taken aback but quickly accepts it. Turns out it's Peridot's dream which quickly turns into a nightmare when Cordelia accuses her of being bad at evil because she fell for a hero]].
* VillainousFriendship: She's always been shown to get along well with Cordelia, especially in [[FourthWallMailSlot bonus material]]. Now it's fully canon.
* VillainousRescue: She saves Almond from one of Legato's fire breathing musical instruments by turning it to stone. [[IWasJustPassingThrough Allegedly, she "missed."]]
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[[folder:The Nightmare Knight]]
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->''"Make an attempt to be serious."''

[[DarkIsEvil A dark and powerful malevolent entity]], revived by Cordelia. Can only be defeated by the Legendary Hero. He is willing to assist Cordelia in her plans, but makes it clear that he is '''''not''''' just another one of her minions, and is only working for her because of a common motive... or, perhaps, an ''ulterior'' motive.

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* TheHero: While every legendary hero and little sister fights and defeats the Disaster Masters, who are far from pushovers, Gherkin and Peanut somehow defeated [[EldritchAbomination the Nightmare Knight himself]] before he had any of his CharacterDevelopment or familiar NobleDemon qualities (i.e. [[NoNonsenseNemesis he was genuinely evil and actually trying to win]]). Since the Nightmare Knight had a HeelRealization immediately after being defeated by these two, every other pair of heroes has since achieved victory largely thanks to his [[OrcusOnHisThrone lack of motivation]].

* WitchBroomstick: Her primary mode of transportation. It's also her magic wand.

* GlassCannon: 5-star Attack, but only 2 Defense. The comic highlights this a lot- [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome while Almond is damn good with that sword of hers, she's still just a little kid, and goes down hard under sustained attack more often than not]].

* LittleMissBadass: She's a rabbit kid, but she won't hesitate to use her sword to save the day. However, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome her young age and recklessness lead to some poor judgement calls]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** She may have become an accomplished swordswoman at a young age, but at the end of the day, she's still a naive child who's way in over her head.
** [[spoiler:Not stopping to consider the possibility of Nightmare Knight pulling a HeelFaceTurn, or listening to Cucumber's reasons for a simpler solution, nearly gets both of them killed, only being saved at the last minute by Sir Carrot. It results in psychological trauma and receiving a very bitter WhatTheHellHero from Cucumber]].
** [[spoiler:Had she been a bit smarter, Almond wouldn't have given Peridot a Disaster Stone, causing the story's plot to start. [[WhatTheHellHero Cucumber calls her out on that, too]]]].

* ZigZaggingTrope: Of the KidHero, which she shares with Cucumber. While she's a powerful fighter and capable swordswoman, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome she's still a young, naive girl who's way in over her head]]. In Chapter 3, her belief in BlackAndWhiteMorality [[spoiler:foiled Cucumber's attempt to reconcile with the Nightmare Knight]] [[{{Hypocrite}} despite her friendship with Peridot]] and [[spoiler:nearly got both of them and Sir Carrot killed]], and she was quite traumatized [[spoiler:after Carrot rescues her from being BrainwashedAndCrazy by Rosemaster]]. Cucumber even [[spoiler:[[WhatTheHellHero called her out]] on her behavior in Chapter 4, stating that if she hadn't been treating the entire quest like a game, the group would've found a quicker solution to defeating the Nightmare Knight, or reached a compromise that would've prevented more bloodshed]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Being cowardly all the time can cause the people you're supposed to protect, and even your friends to lose faith in you. This is what Sir Carrot struggles with, despite his good intentions. [[spoiler:He goes through a HeroicBSOD over this in Chapter 3, believing himself to be useless to even his fair Princess Parfait. But thanks to Parfait's LoveLetter and ThePowerOfLove, he gets stronger and loses the cowardice permanently]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler:Being bullied and humiliated is not fun, but forcing everyone to give love and validation made Panpipe come off as a creep, according to Nautilus]].

* BigBadDuumvirate: He cast destruction and ruin across Dreamside thousands of years ago, and is ready to do it again. He's since teamed up with Queen Cordelia after she released him with the Disaster Stones, but he's significantly more powerful than her [[spoiler: and significanly less motivated]].

The BigBad of the series, not much is known about this enigmatic vixen who has set up residence in Caketown Castle. She has little patience with incompetent minions, and certainly no good intentions for Dreamside...

* BigBadDuumvirate / VillainTeamUp: She shares BigBad status with the Nightmare Knight. Needing the power to conquer Dreamside she had the disaster stones gathered, and revived the Nightmare Knight. They've since joined forces.

%%* BadassCape: The author has clarified that the smoke that obscures his lower body is actually a magical cape.

* BigBadDuumvirate[=/=]VillainTeamUp: He cast destruction and ruin across Dreamside thousands of years ago, and is ready to do it again. He's since teamed up with Queen Cordelia after she released him with the disaster stones, and shares BigBad status with her.

* {{Expy}}: He's almost exactly identical to Jack o' Lantern from ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTensei'', the biggest difference being between their hats.

* DistressedDamsel: Peanut is mentioned to have likely been kidnapped at several points.

* PeekABangs: Her default haircut, making her both menacing but also fragile or just beautiful depending on her emotions.

* PeekABangs: His hair hides one of his eyes on one side, it's part of his style to portray him as a beautiful PrettyBoy, which in this comic at least portrays him as sinister, or at least a deceptive trickster.

* PeekABangs: Her bangs occasionally obscure her glasses.

* PeekABangs: His hair covers one half of his glasses. [[spoiler:He also has this as Count Legato]].

* FashionDesigner: [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/chapter-3-bonus-2/ "I ~always~ set the dress code."]]

* BladeOnAStick: Carries a carrot-tipped pike. [[spoiler:After he transforms through ThePowerOfLove in Chapter 3, it gets upgraded to a magic heart that could create weapons of magic]].

* NoNonsenseVillain: Each has shown at least once that they're not interested in giving the heroes any wiggle room in their encounters if they can help it. They'll do ''anything'' to win, and fairness has no place.

* HasTwoMommies: Daddies, in this case - they're Aster and Sunflower.

* GenderNeutralWriting: Although they ''appear'' somewhat to be male, they've never been referred to as anything but... well, "Cosmo".

* BadassCape: Her [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-827/ galactic conquerer getup]] includes a billowing cape.

* SpikesOfVillainy: Her [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-827/ galactic conquerer outfit]] has spikes on the shoulders and along the forearms.

* BadassCape: The author has clarified that the smoke that obscures his lower body is actually a magical cape.

* WeaponOfChoice: A carrot spear. [[spoiler:He upgrades to a bow literally made of magic after he TookALevelInBadass in Chapter 3. And apparently, as of page 869, since the large heart on his chest armor is made of magic, he could pull anything he wants out of it]].

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Sunflower, based on the yellow petals and dark "face" of his namesake flower.

* BullyingADragon: For some reason, he thought it'd be a good idea to pick on ''Peridot'' to practice their villainous squad schtick. You know, the ''powerful witch'' whose idea of fun is to turn people into stone? Who is literally TheDragon to Cordelia, their own boss? I mean, [[WhatAnIdiot really?]]. Luckily(?) for him Peridot's pretty bored of their routine, and shrugs them off as "a bunch of freaks".

* DamselOutOfDistress: Tries to do this in Chapter 2's Interlude, and almost makes it, but the Nightmare Knight finds her and takes her back to her room. [[spoiler:She does manage to have a more amicable conversation with him, though...]]

->''"When she’s worked up, she yells so loud, the SPACE Kingdom can hear her! It’s CRAZY! I dunno where she GETS IT FROM!!!”''

* ChubbyMamaSkinnyPapa: Queen Cymbal is a lot curvier than her TallDarkAndHandsome husband, [[http://gigidigi.tumblr.com/post/79719466665/mr13lake-asked-you-does-the-donut-kingdom King Clarinet.]]

* LikeFatherLikeSon: Gender-inverted; they're both based on, and named after instruments that can be horribly loud - Piano has inherited her mother's tendencies for drama and volume.

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* MenDontCry: Averted, to the point where the Nightmare Knight says that tears are his only weapon. Might also be CryCute, depending on who you ask.

* NiceHat: A nice Jackie-O style one when wearing her third outfit.

* NiceHat: Her hat resembles a dollop of whipped cream with chocolate shavings and strawberries on it. It's pretty sweet.

* NiceHat: It's a bagel.