History Characters / EscapeFromPlanetEarth

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WilliamShatner, Joshua Rush (younger)

* {{Ungrateful B|astard}}itch: When Kira tries to comfort Lena and [[spoiler:reassure her she can still do the right thing after the latter comes to realize Shanker was using her, Lena instead tries to kill Kira while mocking her for being naive.]]

* TheChick: She plays this role in the movie.

Scorch's younger brother and the head of mission control at BASA. After quitting (in which Scorch says he's fired), he decides to rescue Scorch himself.

Gary's older brother, an arrogant but benevolent space pilot.

* FriendtoAllChildren: His scene with Baab babies and relationship with Kip solidifies him as one.

* [[spoiler:BitchInSheepsClothing: At first,]] she is the sassy chief of BASA. [[spoiler:Now she is the true [[TheDragon Dragon]] to Shanker.]]

* AwesomeMcCoolname: With a name like Scorch Supernova, you can't help but expect awesomeness.

Scorch's older brother and the head of mission control at BASA. After quitting (in which Scorch says he's fired), he decides to rescue Scorch himself.

Gary's younger brother, an arrogant but benevolent space pilot.

* BigLittleBrother: He's is tall and broad, and his "big brother" [[TheSmartGuy Gary]], who is shorter, skinnier and, as he keeps pointing out, older despite that.

* NiceHat: The hat that he wore when he was watching his uncle on his mission.

* BigLittleBrother: He's the younger of the two brothers, but is taller and broader than Gary, leading many to assume he's the oldest.

* BeautyMark

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She is nowhere to be seen after she gets beaten by [[ActionMom Kira]]. After the film's events, she gets killed by Scorch as punishment for her crimes by [[OffwithHisHead chopping her head off]].

* TheLancer: To Scorch.

* TheProtagonist: Of the movie.

* TheLancer

* HeelRealization: During the film's [[Darkest Hour]], he apologizes for for his actions at the start of the film.

Gary's younger brother who is an arrogant but benevolent space pilot.

* DecoyProtagonist: He is the first character to appear in the movie. For the real protagonist is Gary.

* RedIsHeroic: Lena wears a red dress and wants to find the captured Scorch. [[spoiler:{{Subverted}}, she turns out be working for Shanker.]]

* NiceGuy: He hugged Gary when they became temporary bunk mates.

* BadassAdorable: Proves this when he manages to control the plane carrying the rest of heroes from mission control.

* ClingyJealousGirl: She tells other females interested in Scorch to stay way from him, ''on live TV''.

* TheDragon: [[spoilder:To Shanker.]]

* BigBadDuumvirate: With Shanker.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: At first, she is the sassy chief of BASA. Now she is the true [[TheDragon Dragon]] to Shanker.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: She is nowhere to be seen after she gets beaten by [[ActionMom Kira]]. After the film's events, she gets killed by Scorch as punishment for her crimes by [[OffwithHisHead chopping her head off]].

* BitchinSheepsClothing: At first, she is the sassy chief of BASA. Now she is the true [[TheDragon Dragon]] to Shanker.

* WhatHappenedtotheMouse?: She is nowhere to be seen after she gets beaten by [[ActionMom Kira]]. After the film's events, she gets killed by Scorch as punishment for her crimes by [[OffwithHisHead chopping her head off]].

* Keet: Always bursting around with energy.

A mouse-like alien who Gary befriends and weds Scorch and Gabby at their wedding. He hosted a radio show on his planet that got so famous that he invented the social networking service.

* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: She is nowhere to be seen after she gets beaten by [[ActionMom Kira]]. After the film's events, she gets killed by Scorch as punishment for her crimes by [[OffwithHisHead chopping her head off]].

* BitchinSheepsClothing: At first, she is the sassy chief of BASA. Now she is the true {{TheDragon|Dragon}} to Shanker.

[[folder:Doctor Bob "Doc" Robertson]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CraigRobinson

A mouse-like alien who Gary befriends and weds Scorch and Gabby at their wedding. He hosted a radio show on his planet that got so famous that he invented the social networking service.

* BigThinShortTrio: The Short to Io's Big and Thurman's Thin.
* DeadpanSnarker: The most sarcastic in the movie, second only to Gary.
* HatesBeingTouched: He reacts badly when Scorch strokes him like a pet.
* MeaningfulName: Doc is a radio talk show therapist.
* MilesGloriosus: He likes to act like he's brave and unshakeable, but often runs and hides when trouble comes.
* TheNapoleon
* PintsizedPowerhouse: He is small, but uses his [[TheBigGuy Big Guy]] powers.

[[folder:Thurman Parr]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' George Lopez

A 3-eyed slug-like alien with 4 arms who Gary befriends and becomes his cellmate at Area 51. He was a professor on his planet where he had invented touchscreen technology.

* BigThinShortTrio: The Thin to Io's Big and Doc's Short.
* NiceGuy: He hugged Gary when they became temporary bunk mates.
* NoSenseofPersonalSpace: That plus his slime makes it even more uncomfortable.
* TeamDad: He becomes this in the movie.
* TheMentor: He becomes this to Gary in this film.

[[folder:Io Anderson]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JaneLynch

A giant cyclops-like alien with anger management issues who Gary befriends. She worked as a librarian on her planet until she got so mad at looking up stuff for her kind that she invented the web search engine.

* BerserkButton: Quite sensitive about her eye.
* BigThinShortTrio: The Big to Thurman's Thin and Doc's Short.
* TheBigGuy: She is the biggest of the main characters.
* TheChick: She plays this role in the movie.
* {{Cyclops}}: One single eye.
* FieryRedhead: Io is a big, red-scaled alien with anger issues.
* VocalDissonance: Despite her enormous size, she has a pretty normal voice.

[[folder:Kira Supernova]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SarahJessicaParker

Gary's wife and Kip's mother.

* ActionMom: Kira has not lost her edge after becoming a mother.
* NiceGirl: The least snarky one in the cast and commentary states she wants to fix the pain that's happened in her family
* RetiredBadass: Kira retired from BASA so she could focus on being a mother. But, don't underestimate her.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: The Huge Girl to Kip's Tiny Guy.

[[folder:Kipper Supernova]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Jonathan Morgan Heit

Gary and Kira's adventurous son and Scorch's nephew.

* BadassAdorable: Proves this when he manages to control the plane carrying the rest of heroes from mission control.
* BigDamnHeroes: He has two: He saves Kira from Lena's guards and at the final battle, he swoops in to help Scorch, Gary, and his new friends defeat the jets.
* InSeriesNickname: Sometimes called "Kipper" by his parents and uncle.
* Keet: Always bursting around with energy.
* NiceHat: The hat that he wore when he was watching his uncle on his mission.
* TagalongKid: The youngest main character, but isn't a nuisance.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: The Tiny Guy to Kira's Huge Girl.

[[folder:Gabby Babblebrook]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SofiaVergara
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An anchorwoman on Baab and Scorch's girlfriend.

* AdvertisedExtra: Her actor's name is on the poster, but she only shows up the beginning and the end of the movie.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She tells other females interested in Scorch to stay way from him, ''on live TV''.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: We only know that she's a reporter and Scorch's girlfriend [[spoiler:and later wife.]]

[[folder:Lena Thackleman]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JessicaAlba

BASA's no-nonsense chief.

* BeautyMark
* BigBadDuumvirate: With Shanker.
* BitchinSheepsClothing: At first, she is the sassy chief of BASA. Now she is the true {{TheDragon|Dragon}} to Shanker.
* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler:Thinks she has one with Shanker, but is really just his UnwittingPawn.]]
* RedIsHeroic: Lena wears a red dress and wants to find the captured Scorch. [[spoiler:{{Subverted}}, she turns out be working for Shanker.]]
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: She is nowhere to be seen after she gets beaten by [[ActionMom Kira]]. After the film's events, she gets killed by Scorch as punishment for her crimes by [[OffwithHisHead chopping her head off]].

[[folder:General Shanker Saunderson]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WilliamShatner, Joshua Rush (younger)

The villainous head of Area 51.

* AlliterativeName
* BaldOfEvil: Which he covers with a wig when he talks with [[spoiler:Lena]].
* BigBad
* DisproportionateRetribution: He wants to wipe out all aliens because [[spoiler:the grays accidentally crashed their flying saucer on his father]].
* FantasticRacism: He despises all aliens.
* FreudianExcuse: See DisproportionateRetribution above.
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:He feigns romantic interest in Lena so she will send him Scorch (unwittingly carrying the flubonium Shanker needs for his weapon).]]
* StrongFamilyResemblance: To his father.

* Catchphrase: "Scorch me, baby!"

* Deuteragonist