History Characters / Dimension20Mentopolis

* PosthumousVillainVictory: [[spoiler: Despite being dead before the end of the first episode Imelda eventually manages to steal the birthday cake he wanted.]]

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: He arrives at the final battle just in time to help save Dans life.]]
* {{Catchphrase}}: Ends every encounter with "You’ll never see me again." even when he's talking to Dan whose club he's been a regular at for years.

* ThePeepingTom: He is fond of listening at the bathroom of Shugah’s.

A woman infiltrating Don Avaricci's manor for some reason.

** [[spoiler:Announcing to a group of Shock Troops that the Big Guy is about to get some just gets him subjected to a police beatdown.]]
** [[spoiler:Following Imelda's lead of SexyCoatFlashing, he whips out his member in front of a bunch of gangsters - prompting everyone to shoot at him in horror.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's quite salacious and is implied to be very into kinks, but he is a little put off by the joy Hans takes in his role.
* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: Manages to win big gambling on prizefights while investigating with PI’s which is mechanically representent by him gaining the ability to pay a massive bribe to someone once before losing all the money he gained. [[spoiler: Since he never ends up spending it over the course of the investigation,[[SubvertedTrope he ends up using the money to revamp his club and buy other businesses in the area actually investing it successfully.]]]]

* TokenEvilTeammate: Dan is deeply self interested and hedonistic only interested in ensuring that Elias has more fun, which can make him overly hostile to anyone who he sees as opposed to him and easily tempted by villains who promise that their plans will make Elias happy.

* BringMyBrownPants: He manages to scare at least one mental process into shiting itself [[AccidentalNightmareFuel without actually meaning to be threatening in this case.]] [[spoiler: Its the Vagus Nerve and his attempt to get them to calm down not only manages to make the entirety of the Las Vagus casino shit itself in fear but [[GoneHorriblyRight makes the Big Guy shit himself too reducing the pressure as he does so.]]]]

* EatingSolvesEverything: He's mentioned to eat a lot of weird things. [[spoiler:When he gets the White Key in his hands, after a moment of fighting off its influence, he swallows it.]]

* TokenEvilTeammate: The Fix is a contract killer who has worked for a bevy of city figures, with him mentioning [[AmbitionIsEvil Mark Bition]], [[TheDon Don Avaricci]], and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney the Pulse family]] as prior clients. He starts the series hunting Conrad to murder him on Bitions orders and even after joining the rest of the group [[ReformedButNotTamed he still does not really regret many of the kills he did over the years.]]

* BirdsOfAFeather: Mixed with OppositesAttract. [[spoiler: He and Imelda are both too quick to jump to action when confronted with a problem, but where she’s an IdleRich BlitheSpirit, he’s a SeriousBusiness TheParanoiac. Somehow this works for them.]]

* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler: When confronting Mr. Henry, decided to bring a ''grappling hook'' with him to the meeting just in case. Also had been taking copper supplements to try to negate the effects of the Psychometer in case it was used against him.]]

* BirdsOfAFeather: Mixed with OppositesAttract. [[spoiler: He and Imelda are both quick to jump to action when confronted with a problem, but where she’s an IdleRich FreeSpirit, he’s TheParanoiac. Somehow this works for them.]]

-->'''Concept:''' Loathing[[spoiler:, ''Self''-Loathing, later Guilt]]

* HatesEveryoneEqually: Openly admits to this.

* CoDragons: He is one half of [[spoiler: the Key /Madam Loathing’s]] main forces in the city with the other being Mark Bition.

* TheQuietOne: Rather soft-spoken and reserved initially. Even when the Fix gets her to open up, her voice gets slightly strained while trading facts with him, suggesting she’s not used to talking so much.

A pervert and regular at Shugah’s who represents a very specific thing the Big Guy find enjoyable.

* BigDamnHeros: [[spoiler: He arrives at the final battle just in time to help save Dans life.]]

* CheckovsGunman: She appears for one scene midway though the first episode before not appearing again until the penultimate episode where it's revealed [[spoiler: she is the main agent that the key is using to destroy Elias and she's the one who killed Norrell.]]

* FanDiservice: Flirts with anyone she meets but it is clear that every time she's flirting is motivated by an all encompassing fear rather than any real attraction.

* TalkToTheFist: [[spoiler: He gets Decked by Elias in the middle of gloating to him.]]

* PragmaticVillian: It mostly targets the impulses and drives in Mentopolis that are most likely to be receptive to its goals. Not because it wouldn't completely take over everything if possible but because it is programmed to spend less energy that way.

[[folder: Madame Loathing]]
!!Madame [[spoiler: Self]] Loathing, [[spoiler:Guilta]]

-->'''Concept:''' Loathing[[spoiler:, ''Self''-Loathing, later Guilt]]

Owner and proprietor of Madame Loathing’s Home for Wayward Interests. Unsure if she loves or hates her job.

A shock officer in Mentopolis. Very lackidasical.

* BlitheSpirit: Extremely laidback, and willingly gives Anastasia all of his keys and his wallet to boot when she asks with no questions.

!!Donald "Don" Avaricci

* TheDon: "Don" by nickname, mafia don by profession.

* MadeOfIron: The man's survived a ''lot.'' At one point, he gets punched so hard that [[ExorcistHead his head spins 360 degrees]], and it is explicitly stated that this should have killed him.

* PhraseCatcher: Conrad’s insistence on being as inoffensive as possible, combined with a disregard for his own wellbeing in the face of pleasing others, often means he’ll say or do something which causes someone nearby to let out a [[DefusingTheTykeBomb horrified “Jesus Christ”.]]

* ThePowerOfFriendship: how he[[spoiler: saves justin from the influence of the White Key]]

[[caption-width-right:896:''"So would you like to turn around and go the other way, or would you like to see if I can keep myself from punching you too hard?"'']]

* NiceGuy: His sister and the owner of Thalamus&Sons have nothing but kind words for him, and for the latter, even before he knew of his death. [[spoiler:He also saved everyone in Metropolis by stopping the Psychometer from taking effect.]]

!!Madame [[spoiler: Self]] Loathing

-->'''Concept:''' Loathing[[spoiler:, ''Self''-Loathing]]

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: In the final episode, Conrad is able to convince her to accept ''all'' of the disparate parts of Elias' mind rather than just drowning in self-hatred, and she is able to break free from the Psychometer's influence and help the heroes to get Elias out of Gobstopper Industries. She later turns over her orphanage to The Fix and Pasha to run in the epilogue.]]

Elias's fight instinct. She was fired years ago along with the other 3 "F"s.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He’s naturally pretty weak and clearly is not a mental process that [[{{Pun}} gets exercised much]]. This is reflected by him only having a d4, the lowest dice possible on his Sharp skill. But with training from Popov he explodes on anything but a one managing to put [[MadeOfIron Hunch]] in serious danger during their prizefight.

* PostFinalBoss: [[spoiler: After the FinalBattle at Oblongata Station reaches its conclusion and Madame Loathing surrenders, he's the final antagonist left standing, still determined to force Elias to pursue his greed and ambition over everything else. By this point, most of his backup has turned or taken out, and it doesn't take much for Hunch and the Fix to finish him off.]]

* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler:Goes from pulling a gun on Imelda to making out with her.]]

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: He once stood up to bullies that were hurting his twin sister, and not only got slashed with ice skates for it, but [[UnwantedAssistance his sister yelled at him because she liked the guy]]. It is heavily implied that the sheer trauma from the incident caused him to suppress his conscience.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: He's mostly referred to as "The Big Guy" by Mentopolis' residents.
* PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars: [[spoiler: He has a prominent physical scar on his face from the ice skate incident, which represent his trauma and emotional repression.]]

* TheStoolPigeon: Given the impulse by Imelda and Conrad to keep his research to himself, and demanding some explanations from his bosses on what exactly his work will be used for.

* BadassBookworm: She's a brainy reporter that doesn't seem too tough, but [[spoiler:during the ambush in De'lux, she's one of only two people to be able to react before the then-hidden enemies can act]].

* NervesOfSteel: She can act as levelheaded in high-stakes situations than in normal everyday life.

* ChildHater: Hates her young charges, along with everyone else.
* EvilOrphanageLady: Embodies this trope.

* ThePowerOfHate: Seemingly grows stronger when The Fix focuses on her.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He fails a lot of what he attempts to do in this season, but when it comes to action, he's not to be messed with.

* CloudCuckooLandersMinder: Ends up acting as this when Hunch Curio is too enthralled by the pawn shop wares.

* WeTakeEverything: His pawnshop holds odds and ends that even he’s not entirely sure of the provenance of. [[Spoiler: Including the copper bullets to the gun that Norrell Ojiccle tried to use to take down The Key.]]

-->'''Concept:''' Sexual Desire

* BenevolentBoss: He treats his workers well, listens to what they have to say, and is pretty tolerant of their eccentricities.

The owner of Thalamus & Sons pawn shop.

-->'''Concept:''' Unknown

[[folder: Ivana Popov]]
!!Ivana Popov

-->'''Concept:''' The Fight Response

Elias's fight instinct. She was fired years ago along with the other 3 "F"s.

* HuskyRusskie: She’s an experienced fighter with a [[UnexplainedAccent Russian accent]] in a city of mental constructs with American accents.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives Conrad a brief one about how his complacency and fear of confrontation have caused many of the cities problems.
* RetiredBadass: She clearly knows the most about fighting out of anyone in Mentopolis but spends most of her days training boxers like Dom Nuntz and SD.

[[folder: Dominick Nuntz]]
!!Dominick Nuntz

-->'''Concept:''' Dominance

A wannabe fighter who cannot hide his extreme insecurity.

* BaitAndSwitch: In two different ways. When Hunch originally sees Dominance is a prize fighter he thinks he is looking for the hulking brute of the pair who is actually SD. He also thinks that either SD or Dom is Elias’s fight instinct working under an alias. That's actually their trainer.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The little guy to SD’s big guy.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He’s naturally pretty weak and clearly is not a mental process that [[{{Pun}} gets exercised much]]. This is reflected by him only having a d4, the lowest dice possible on his Sharp skill. But with training from Popov he explodes on anything but a one managing to put [[MadeOfIron Hunch]] in serious danger during their prizefight.

[[folder: SD]]
!!SD

-->'''Concept:''' [[spoiler:Self Doubt]]

A terrifying giant heavily tattooed prize fighter. Hunch and Dan are convinced he's secretly the Fight reflex.

* BaitAndSwitch: In two different ways. When Hunch originally sees SD, he believes the hulking brute is the one he signed up to fight, until SD calls the reedy Dom Nuntz over. He also thinks that either SD or Dom is Elias’s fight instinct working under an alias. [[spoiler:That's actually their trainer.]]
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The big guy to Dom Nuntz’s little guy.
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Is the brother of [[spoiler:Madame Self-Loathing. Their family name "Self-" comes first]].

[[folder: Don Avaricci]]
!!Donald "Don" Avaricci

-->'''Concept:''' Avarice

A mob boss for Mentopolis's criminal underworld.

* TheDon: "Don" by nickname, mafia don by profession.
* {{Greed}}: What he embodies in the Big Guy's mind. He will assist anyone who he thinks will elevate the Big Guy above everyone else, from [[spoiler:Mark Bition to Danny Fucks]].
* WouldHurtAChild: Has it out for Conrad Schintz, and is perfectly willing to have the kid whacked.

[[folder: Fanny Fawnsworth]]
!!Fanny Fawnsworth

-->'''Concept:''' The Fawn Response

An arm-girl and assistant for Don Avaricci.

* PleaseIWillDoAnything: Her standard response to any form of threat, which, given what she represents in the brain, isn't surprising.
* PragmaticPansexuality: Will flirt with and fawn over anyone, from Don Avaricci to Anastasia, if it means that she'll be safe.

[[folder: Stacy Fakename]]
!!Stacy Fakename

-->'''Concept:''' The Flight Response

A woman infiltrating Don Avaricci's manor for some reason.

* RealAfterAll: From a LazyAlias by Imelda to an actual, influential person in her own right.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Her response to everything.

!Mentopolis Government and Law Enforcement

[[folder: Officer Connell]]
!!Officer Connell

-->'''Concept:''' Unknown

A beat cop at the scene of Norrell Ojiccle’s murder.

* MeddlesomePatrolman: Keeps Anastasia from accessing the crime scene and carts away evidence.

[[folder: Officer Joie de Vivre]]
!!Officer Joie de Vivre

-->'''Concept:''' Enjoyment of life

A shock officer in Mentopolis. Very lackidasical.

* BlitheSpirit: Extremely laidback, and willingly gives Anastasia all of his keys and his wallet to boot when she asks with no questions.
* MellowFellow: Very difficult to excite or alarm, as Anastasia quickly discovers. However, this means he also takes Anastasia stealing all his personal belongings with no ill will whatsoever.

[[folder: Pasha N.]]
!!Pasha N.

-->'''Concept:''' Passion

A forensic scientist on the police force. Catalogues stimuli in the evidence room.

* BirdsOfAFeather: Underneath her polite exterior, Pasha has a deep love for little known facts and enjoys sharing them with people and learning new ones. The Fix, when he discovers this, is ''enamored''.
-->'''Mike Trapp:''' I’d like to roll to see how horny the Fix is right now.
-->'''Brennan Lee Mulligan:''' Yeah, that’s gonna be a snoop ''one''.
* FierySensuality: A little more straitlaced than your typical example, but she has fire instead of legs and flames licking out from her PrimAndProperBun. Intended to subtly show off her status as Passion.
* HotLibrarian: The Fix certainly seems to think so.
* TheQuietOne: Rather soft-spoken and reserved initially. Even when the Fix gets her to open up, her voice gets slightly strained while trading facts with him, suggesting she’s not used to talking so much.

[[folder: Chief Tightass]]
!!Chief Tightass

-->'''Concept:''' Tightassery

Chief of police in Mentopolis. Has an understanding with Danny Fucks.

* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler: Manages to get hit in the head by Dan Fucks breaking out of his handcuffs with too much force. This kills him stone dead.]]
* DaChief: Head of Mentopolis’ police department.
* DirtyCop: Even without the dubious actions of his force (i.e. [[spoiler: enacting PoliceBrutality on a whole train of pain couriers from the scalp]]), his backhanders to Danny Fucks show that he qualifies as this.
* MyCard: Revealed to have one that he gives to Anastasia, which just says “[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Police]]”.

[[folder: Mark Bition]]
!!DA Mark “M” Bition

-->'''Concept:''' Ambition

The District Attorney of Mentopolis. Provides targets for The Fix.

* AmbitionIsEvil: He's the literal personification of Elias' ambition and is portrayed in an amoral light.
* AmoralAttorney: He has no qualms of using his power to ensure that his goals are met, whether it's hiring a hitman to eliminate anything that is deemed a distraction or [[spoiler:ordering Elias' pleasure centers to be shut down so that he can complete his work.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Revealed to have been taken over by the Psychometer Key, which is using his position of power over Mentopolis to either bring Elias to heel or destroy Mentopolis entirely.]]
* BelievingTheirOwnLies: He believes that completing Elias' work will give Mentopolis the pleasure it needs for things to turn around, to the point where he [[spoiler:completely shut down Elias' pleasure centers in order to make him focus better.]] He is good at ignoring things that should be obvious to him - like that Elias is depressed because of his dogged commitment to his work ambitions or that there might be moral issues with Elias’ project - making it easy for other characters to convince him of things that he wants to be true.
* BigRedDevil: His character art has this as a motif, with his [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation bright red skin]], hair curls resembling horns and a tie that makes it look like he has a forked tail.
* CorruptPolitician: [[spoiler:Is revealed to be in cahoots with Don Avaricci, who gave him a campaign contribution check.]]
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:He has banned the pleasure centers of the brain for distracting Elias from his work and blames them for getting in the Big Guys way and stopping the eventual dopamine rush of completing his project. He ignores that the only reason that Elias needs that rush so desperately is because Bition banned any sort of other joy.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Hires the Fix to erase young Conrad Schintz, [[spoiler:presumably on Don Avaricci's orders]].

[[folder: Mayor Logic]]
!!Mayor Leon Logic[[spoiler: /Frank Freeze]]

-->'''Concept:''' Logic [[spoiler: actually The Freeze Response]]

Mayor of Mentopolis, currently running for re-election.

* SpellMyNameWithAThe: Consistently referred to as "The Fix", or even "''Mr.'' The Fix".

* GrewASpine: As the series goes on, learns to stand up for himself more and speak his mind about what’s going on in the city. He even manages to call Dan Fucks by his name!

* MoralityChain: Starts to serve as one to The Fix.

* InnocentBystander: A Cerebell Pacific employee who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

* TheReveal: In two layers; first when they reveal their existence to The Fix in the DAs office, and secondly when it's revealed that the shadowy figure is actually [[spoiler: Madame Loathing.]]

* RichKidTurnedSocialActivist: In a way. She refuses to abuse the generational wealth and power that her family has out of principle, and wants to focus on stories that matter more in the long run, rather than temporary roadblocks in the big guy's life and career.

[[folder: Officer Connell]]
!!Officer Connell

-->'''Concept:''' Unknown

A beat cop at the scene of Norrell Ojiccle’s murder.

* MeddlesomePatrolman: Keeps Anastasia from accessing the crime scene and carts away evidence.

[[folder: Officer Joie de Vivre]]
!!Officer Joie de Vivre

-->'''Concept:''' Enjoyment of life

A shock officer in Mentopolis. Very lackidasical.

* BlitheSpirit: Extremely laidback, and willingly gives Anastasia all of his keys and his wallet to boot when she asks with no questions.
* MellowFellow: Very difficult to excite or alarm, as Anastasia quickly discovers. However, this means he also takes Anastasia stealing all his personal belongings with no ill will whatsoever.

[[folder: Pasha N.]]
!!Pasha N.

-->'''Concept:''' Passion

A forensic scientist on the police force. Catalogues stimuli in the evidence room.

* BirdsOfAFeather: Underneath her polite exterior, Pasha has a deep love for little known facts and enjoys sharing them with people and learning new ones. The Fix, when he discovers this, is ''enamored''.
-->'''Mike Trapp:''' I’d like to roll to see how horny the Fix is right now.
-->'''Brennan Lee Mulligan:''' Yeah, that’s gonna be a snoop ''one''.
* FierySensuality: A little more straitlaced than your typical example, but she has fire instead of legs and flames licking out from her PrimAndProperBun. Intended to subtly show off her status as Passion.
* HotLibrarian: The Fix certainly seems to think so.
* TheQuietOne: Rather soft-spoken and reserved initially. Even when the Fix gets her to open up, her voice gets slightly strained while trading facts with him, suggesting she’s not used to talking so much.

[[folder: Chief Tightass]]
!!Chief Tightass

-->'''Concept:''' Tightassery

Chief of police in Mentopolis. Has an understanding with Danny Fucks.

* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler: Manages to get hit in the head by Dan Fucks breaking out of his handcuffs with too much force. This kills him stone dead.]]
* DaChief: Head of Mentopolis’ police department.
* DirtyCop: Even without the dubious actions of his force (i.e. [[spoiler: enacting PoliceBrutality on a whole train of pain couriers from the scalp]]), his backhanders to Danny Fucks show that he qualifies as this.
* MyCard: Revealed to have one that he gives to Anastasia, which just says “[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Police]]”.

[[folder: Mark Bition]]
!!DA Mark “M” Bition

-->'''Concept:''' Ambition

The District Attorney of Mentopolis. Provides targets for The Fix.

* AmbitionIsEvil: He's the literal personification of Elias' ambition and is portrayed in an amoral light.
* AmoralAttorney: He has no qualms of using his power to ensure that his goals are met, whether it's hiring a hitman to eliminate anything that is deemed a distraction or [[spoiler:ordering Elias' pleasure centers to be shut down so that he can complete his work.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Revealed to have been taken over by the Psychometer Key, which is using his position of power over Mentopolis to either bring Elias to heel or destroy Mentopolis entirely.]]
* BelievingTheirOwnLies: He believes that completing Elias' work will give Mentopolis the pleasure it needs for things to turn around, to the point where he [[spoiler:completely shut down Elias' pleasure centers in order to make him focus better.]] He is good at ignoring things that should be obvious to him - like that Elias is depressed because of his dogged commitment to his work ambitions or that there might be moral issues with Elias’ project - making it easy for other characters to convince him of things that he wants to be true.
* BigRedDevil: His character art has this as a motif, with his [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation bright red skin]], hair curls resembling horns and a tie that makes it look like he has a forked tail.
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:He has banned the pleasure centers of the brain for distracting Elias from his work and blames them for getting in the Big Guys way and stopping the eventual dopamine rush of completing his project. He ignores that the only reason that Elias needs that rush so desperately is because Bition banned any sort of other joy.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Hires the Fix to erase young Conrad Schintz.

[[folder: Mayor Logic]]
!!Mayor Leon Logic[[spoiler: /Frank Freeze]]

-->'''Concept:''' Logic [[spoiler: actually The Freeze Response]]

Mayor of Mentopolis, currently running for re-election.

* AnIcePerson: [[spoiler: Prone to freezing up when shocked, which given that he’s The Freeze Response…PlayedForLaughs when Anastasia revealing he took a much bigger risk than previously stated has him turn into a block of ice.]]
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: [[spoiler: Accidentally reveals himself when he starts yelling that Conrad doing the right thing has gotten them in trouble “like with the ice skates again”. As that memory was never processed, Leon Logic should have no knowledge of it. Freeze, however…]]
* MayorPain: Of the incompetent variety, given his covering up of the Mentopolis’ sundry infrastructure failures as “planned maintenance”. Our heroes visiting his office to ask for his help results in him listing out all the ways things could go wrong rather than contributing anything constructive. [[spoiler: Reveals that he knows this incompetency is likely why he was elected, so that other powerful players in Mentopolis can use him as a figurehead.]]
* ParalysisByAnalysis: Prone to overthinking a situation and listing out all the ways things could go wrong rather than coming up with a constructive conclusion. [[spoiler:Justified, as he’s actually Elias’ Freeze response.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Deputy Lance]]
!!Deputy Chief of Staff H. V. Lance

-->'''Concept:''' Hypervigilance

The Deputy Chief of Staff for Mentopolis. Very high strung.

* NervousWreck: Terrified of everything that could possibly hurt the Big Guy or damage his reputation, and determined to stop all of it with extreme force. [[spoiler: He is ''horrified'' to learn that Elias has shit himself while swinging to safety in public.]]
* TheParanoiac: Very determined to ferret out any and all threats to Mentopolis, real or imagined.

[[folder: Freddy Focus]]
!!Freddy Focus
!!!Played by: Brennan Lee Mulligan
-->'''Concept:''' Focus

Head editor of the Daily Observer, Mentopolis’ city paper.

* DaEditor: Head honcho of the paper, who threatens Anastasia with [[TurnInYourBadge a long ''talk'']] should her insistence on investigating Norrell’s case fail to turn a good story.

[[folder: Joey Sneezes]]
!!Joey Sneezes

-->'''Concept:''' Sneeze Relief

The congested bartender at Sugah’s.

* TheBartender: He works as the main bartender at Sugah's, though he doesn't offer the sage advice most bartenders would have.
* IronicAllergy: Reveals he’s allergic to Sugah’s building, explaining his constant sneezing while on the job. Dan still expects him to work.

[[folder: Libby Longshower]]
!!Libby Longshower

-->'''Mental Process:''' Pleasure from Long Showers

The steamy waitress at Sugah’s.

* BubblyWaitress: She's quite charming and affable to be around.

[[folder: Hans Schadenfreude]]
!!Hans Schadenfreude

-->'''Mental Process:''' Schadenfreude ("harm-joy")

The bouncer at Sugah’s who gets a little too much enjoyment out of his job.

* MeaningfulName: ''Schadenfreude''[[note]]roughly meaning "harm-joy"[[/note]] is a German term referring to the pleasure gained from viewing someone else's misfortune.
* SoftSpokenSadist: It's even in his name! While Hans appears to be a fairly nice person, he ''loves'' seeing people's pain and discomfort, especially if he's the one doing the job.

[[folder: Donny Urges]]
!!Donald “Donny” Urges

-->'''Concept:''' Intrusive Thought

A rough and rowdy thought plotting a birthday cake heist.

* BankRobbery: Albeit an unusual one. He’s planning to push the Big Guy to steal a bit of a birthday cake intended for someone in another department.
* BitPartBadGuy: Really just here to show us the rougher side of the subconscious and give the Fix a target.

[[folder: Madame Loathing]]
!!Madame [[spoiler: Self]] Loathing

-->'''Concept:''' Loathing[[spoiler:, ''Self''-Loathing]]

Owner and proprietor of Madame Loathing’s Home for Wayward Interests. Unsure if she loves or hates her job.

* ChildHater: Hates her young charges, along with everyone else.
* EvilOrphanageLady: Embodies this trope.
* HatesEveryoneEqually: openly admits to this.
* OrphanageOfFear: Runs one for all the non-work interests that the Big Guy holds, and appears to despise her charges.
* ThePowerOfHate: Seemingly grows stronger when The Fix focuses on her.

[[folder: Ronnie Reptile]]
!!Ronnie Reptile

-->'''Concept:''' Interest in Reptiles

A sweet young manifestation of an interest in reptiles.

* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Small, cute, and loves reptiles of all kinds.
* LovableLizard: His reptillian appearance combined with his charming characterization makes him a solid depiction of this.

[[folder: Max Medulla]]
!! Max Medulla
!!! Played by: Brennan Lee Mulligan
-->'''Concept:''' Medulla (Oblongata)

Stationmaster of Oblongata Train Station. Sees more than they’re comfortable with.

* CouldSayItBut: How they end up telling Anastasia and Danny Fucks about the [[spoiler: shock troopers storming the train from the scalp.]] Anastasia even nervously asks them if they’re safe after they testify.

[[folder: Wilton]]
!!Wilton

A pleasure courier who works with Dan Fucks. Travels to Mentopolis from the gonads.

* DirtyOldMan: He's depicted to be an old man who loves talking about sexual stuff, especially with Danny.

[[folder: Ivana Popov]]
!!Ivana Popov

-->'''Concept:''' The Fight Response

Elias's fight instinct. She was fired years ago along with the other 3 "F"s.

* HuskyRusskie: She’s an experienced fighter with a [[UnexplainedAccent Russian accent]] in a city of mental constructs with American accents.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives Conrad a brief one about how his complacency and fear of confrontation have caused many of the cities problems.
* RetiredBadass: She clearly knows the most about fighting out of anyone in Mentopolis but spends most of her days training boxers like Dom Nuntz and SD.

[[folder: Dominick Nuntz]]
!!Dominick Nuntz

-->'''Concept:''' Dominance

A wannabe fighter who cannot hide his extreme insecurity.

* BaitAndSwitch: In two different ways. When Hunch originally sees Dominance is a prize fighter he thinks he is looking for the hulking brute of the pair who is actually SD. He also thinks that either SD or Dom is Elias’s fight instinct working under an alias. That's actually their trainer.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The little guy to SD’s big guy.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He’s naturally pretty weak and clearly is not a mental process that [[{{Pun}} gets exercised much]]. This is reflected by him only having a d4, the lowest dice possible on his Sharp skill. But with training from Popov he explodes on anything but a one managing to put [[MadeOfIron Hunch]] in serious danger during their prizefight.

[[folder: SD]]
!!SD

-->'''Concept:''' [[spoiler:Self Doubt]]

A terrifying giant heavily tattooed prize fighter. Hunch and Dan are convinced he's secretly the Fight reflex.

* BaitAndSwitch: In two different ways. When Hunch originally sees SD, he believes the hulking brute is the one he signed up to fight, until SD calls the reedy Dom Nuntz over. He also thinks that either SD or Dom is Elias’s fight instinct working under an alias. [[spoiler:That's actually their trainer.]]
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The big guy to Dom Nuntz’s little guy.

[[folder: Judge Fusion]]
!!Judge Connie Fusion

-->'''Concept:''' Confusion
Lead judge of the Mentopolis court system.

[[folder: Stacy Fakename]]
!!Stacy Fakename

-->'''Concept:''' The Flight Response
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!Other
[[folder: Elias Hodge]]
!!Elias Hodge
!!!Played by: Brennan Lee Mulligan

Often known as "The Big Guy", he is a scientist working at Gobstopper Industries who is constantly looking for praise and attention from his bosses. Many of his pleasure centers are currently suppressed in favor of his more logical thought processes, but that doesn't seem to be doing any favors to his psyche.

* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler: When confronting Mr. Henry, decided to bring a ''grappling hook'' with him to the meeting just in case. Also had been taking copper supplements to try to negate the effects of the Psychometer in case it was used against him.]]
* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: He is a researcher with an interest in creating technology that lets people get a better understanding of the human mind. He also has a myriad of mental issues he scrupulously avoids ever reflecting on and treating.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
* DestinationDefenestration: [[spoiler:The current problems plaguing Mentopolis as of late are revealed at the end of the second episode to be a result of Elias Hodge being thrown out of a window when he confronted his bosses on the exact nature of his work. Later revealed to have been done by Elias ''himself'' as a desperate escape attempt.]]
* FeaturelessProtagonist: While Elias does have a distinguishing facial scar, his actual appearance is otherwise undescribed - whenever we see his perspective of the outside world, he's wearing gloves.
** It is implied that he's Black, or at least-dark skinned, as A. Tension has reported on him having ashy elbow.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Has the Psychometer, the project he poured his soul into, turned on his own mind.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: He once stood up to bullies that were hurting his little sister and got slashed with ice skates for it. It is heavily implied that the sheer trauma from the incident caused him to suppress his conscience.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: He's mostly referred to as "The Big Guy" by Mentopolis' residents.
* PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars: [[spoiler: He has a prominent physical scar on his face from the ice skate incident, which represent his trauma and emotional repression.]]
* PunchClockVillain: He's a scientist working for a cleary corrupt pharmaceutical company, but he only does it as a job.
* TheStoolPigeon: Given the impulse by Imelda and Conrad to keep his research to himself, and demanding some explanations from his bosses on what exactly his work will be used for.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mr. Henry]]
!!Mr. Henry

Head of Gobstopper Industries and Elias's Boss.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: A major executive at Gobstopper Industries, he is notably involved in a number of shady dealings. Notably in the series are his questionable plans for the psychometer project, involving its potential capability to alter the minds of those it is used upon.
* GreaterScopeVillain: He is another human being like Elias and is responsible for many of the issues in Mentopolis directly or indirectly. However since the protagonists can only interact with him through Elias [[spoiler: and Elias is hurtling out a window]] they have more pressing antagonists to deal with.

[[folder: The Key]]
!! [[spoiler: The Psychometer Key]]
!!! Played by: Brennan Lee Mulligan

An outside perspective in Mentopolis.

!Other
[[folder: Elias Hodge]]
!!Elias Hodge

!!Madame Loathing

-->'''Concept:''' Loathing

* WildCard: As a literal representation of impulsivity, whether she is working towards the Big guys best interest at any given time is pretty much decided by her mood. She is just as likely to try and make him do the right thing in an attack of conscience, as she is to try and make him scratch his groin in public.

* BirdsOfAFeather:

* TheQuietOne: Rather soft-spoken and reserved initially.

!!Mayor Leon Logic/[[spoiler: Frank Freeze]]

* GloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Has this with Anastasia, despite them being cousins. The two bicker regularly over Imelda’s reckless behavior and Anastasia’s attempts to distance herself from the family, but do love each other at the end of the day.

* GloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Has this with Imelda, despite them being cousins. The two bicker regularly over Imelda’s reckless behavior and Anastasia’s attempts to distance herself from the family, but do love each other at the end of the day.