History Characters / FangsAndFins

* Ineffectual Loner

Arianna is ambitious and independent. But she has a secret and is often preoccupied with keeping it. Because of the style her hippie human father and strict vampire mother raised her, Arianna thinks for herself, generally goes against the grain and is determined to follow her idealistic principles and whatever they dictate. This being said, she is extremely loyal to her family, and is willing to set aside her own wants and needs for the sake of the Cromwells, however painful that may be. Lily tends to bring out a softer, more optimistic side in her.

* TheSixthRanger / TheLancer: She's TheSixthRanger along with Ben and the new characters by default, but plays to role of TheLancer to Lily and Ben (and the group as a whole).

* HairofGoldHeartofGold: She has blonde hair and she's good-hearted.

The main character of the series. Rose starts off as an [[EmotionlessGirl absurdly quiet]], [[TheCynic cynical]] girl who is still distraught over the death of her mother six years prior. She starts dating a new arrival in town, James Wood, only to discover that he is not exactly normal - [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent though she herself isn't either]]. She [[CharacterDevelopment changes]] throughout the series, becoming more verbose and empathetic and becomes good friends with James's brother, Ben.

In season 2, she learns from Elisabeth Fitzgerald [[spoiler: that her mother was stripped off her mermaid powers after a shoddy attempt to become immortal which resulted in the death of three people, and that is suspected that her mother was changed by Issac Wood, James and Ben's father and faked her own death. Rose sets out with Ben to find out if this is true or not, and spends a good portion of season 2 fighting feelings for Ben and wondering if the years spent putting her mother on a pedestal were a mistake.]]

Rose's older, more responsible sister. Initially she's a very concerned CoolBigSis, but revels HiddenDepths as the series progresses. Initially opposed to Rose's relationships with Ben, James and Constance Wood to the extent that she was briefly affiliated with a group of vampire hunters. However, Lily eventually begins to accept all of them, and becomes especially close with vampire Arianna Cromwell.

Lily had a relationship with her best friend Lewis Williams, but ended the relationship as she felt it would put pressure on Rose's friendships with the two of them. She spends much of season 1 dealing with the aftermath of this decision, but eventually she and Lewis become the best of [[AmicableExes]] and are still best friends in season 2.

In season 2, she [[spoiler: struggles with her sexuality and her growing feelings for Arianna.]]

[[PowerTrio Lily and Rose's best friend]]. He and Lily used to have a thing, which he has a hard time getting over. Lewis is a responsible guy, is always there for the girls, and forms an OddFriendship with Ben over the course of the series.

In season 2, [[spoiler: he is changed into a werewolf, and joins Will's pack.]]

Ben starts off as a perverted, {{Jerkass}} who ReallyGetsAround / James's friend. He is eventually revealed to be James's half-brother, and we learn his Jerkass tendencies were a [[JerkassFacade a facade]]. He has an OddFriendship with the group.

Initially, James appears to be a prefect PrinceCharming. Kind of. However, underneath that, he's a BrokenAce and a ControlFreak who is constantly pressured by his father. James is compassionate, intelligent and has a deep regard for human life.

''"She was all alone. Her feelings mean nothing. Her life is nothing."''

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* ActionGirl: She can definitely hold her own in combat, most likely due to the training Ash gave her.

Minerva is hard-working and absolutely determined to succeed. She pushes herself and others to reach impossibly high standards]] ([[AlwaysSomeoneBetter standards which her three older, successful sister have already reached]]). She tries to befriend James on her parents' request, and is reluctant to encourage his feelings for her. She is aspires to be a pianist, but her parents would much prefer for her to attend Law School.

* AcademicAlphaBitch: Shows shades. She is immediately threatened when another girl in her grade gets the same SAT score as her and considers sabotage when she and the girl compete for a scholarship.

* RichBitch: Subverted. [[spoiler: Her family is relatively well off but they're not as noble as the Woods or Cromwells. Her family wants her and her siblings to marry into important families to boost their status. In 2.08 it is reveled that they are not as wealthy as they pretend to be.

* AttentionWhore: A minor example, and it's more subconscious if anything.

* RichBitch: Subverted. [[spoiler: Her family is well-off, but they're not as noble as the Woods or Cromwells. Her family wants her and her siblings to marry into important families to boost their status]]

* CoolBigSis

* Hypocrite: Rose can be rather hypocritical when dealing with Lily.

* TheMcCoy: Rose is this of the main trio between herself (The McCoy, Id), Lewis(The Kirk, Ego) and Lily (The Spock, Superego).

* TheKirk: Lewis is stable, balanced and the center of the trio of him, Lily and Rose and is often caught in the middle of their arguements, though he generally ends up taking Lily's side.

* RebelliousSpirit: Will.

* NiceGirl: Laurel.

* TheQuietOne: Laurel.

* Floral Theme Naming

* OddFriendship: With Ben, though it's a little bit more than just friendship.]]

* TheMcCoyLewis is this of the main trio between herself (The McCoy, Id), Lewis(The Kirk, Ego) and Lily (The Spock, Superego).

* Hair-Trigger Temper: It's a side effect of his lycanthropy.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: He (rather impulsively) rips Ash's heart out, through he is generally portrayed as one of the less violet characters.

* EeriePale-SkinnedBrunette

Minerva is hard-working and absolutely determined to succeed. [[{{Tsundere}} She has a quick temper and pushes herself and others to reach impossibly high standards]] ([[AlwaysSomeoneBetter standards which her three older, successful sister have already reached]]). [[AttentionWhore She has a thirst for attention]], but parents are much more focused on her oldest sister Marie's upcoming wedding. She tries to befriend James on her parents' request, and is reluctant to encourage his feelings for her. She is aspires to be a pianist, but her parents would much prefer for her to attend Law School.

* FallenPrincess

* [[spoiler:LightEmUp: Her power]]

* TheUnfavorite

!!Will and Laurel Burke

Will and Laurel are the children of Rose and Lily's father's girlfriend. Will is [[BrilliantButLazy laid-back]], a star on the school swim team and [[BigBrotherInstinct is extremely concerned about his sister's well-being]]. Laurel, on the other hand, is an [[HiddenDepths outwardly cheerful girl, but beneath her calm demeanor, she is unstable and harvesting a massive secret]].

* JerkJock: Averted with Will.
* NiceGirl: Laurel.
* TheOphelia: Laurel is a subtle one.
* TheQuietOne: Laurel.

!!Ash Johnson
--> '''Duration''': [[spoiler: Season 1]]
Ash is introduced as a boy in a few of Lily's classes who appears to be [[LoveInterests interested in her and vice versa]]. Eventually we learn that he is a vampire hunter trying to track down various targets of varying offences. [[spoiler: He kills Constance in the finale, thinking she had committed crimes that Ben was actually responsible for.]]
* AffablyEvil
* AntiHero
* AxCrazy

* BrainyBrunette

* DemotedToExtra

* ManipulativeBastard
* RomanticFalseLead

* WhatTheHellHero

!! Sofia Lockwood
--> '''Duration''' Season 2
Sofia is Jewel's smarter, more [[FauxAffablyEvil well-mannered]] younger sister. She enters the series having returned from a trip abroad trying to find her sister (there family did not tell her that [[spoiler: Jewel had died]]. She is excluded from vampire society despite her family being as important as the Woods and Cromwells as she is the illegitimate child of Beatrice Lockwood and a rouge vampire. Initially she appears to be an antagonist, but it eventually becomes clear the she [[spoiler: just wants to save her skin from the Woods/Lockwoods and find out who her father is.]]

* AxCrazy: Subverted. It may seem so in the beginning, but interaction with other characters make it perfectly clear that Sofia is sane.
* {{Badass}}
* BrainyBrunette: Especially compared to her sister.
* BrownEyes
* [[spoiler: DoomedHometown: The Woods and Lockwoods teamed up to destroy the town where Sofia's father came from]]
* FauxAffablyEvil

!! Beatrice Quinn

* LonersAreFreaks: Initially portrayed and percieved as this.

* TheSmartGuy:

* TookaLevelinBadass

Arianna is ambitious and independent. But she has a secret and is often preoccupied with keeping it. Because of the style her hippie human father and strict vampire mother raised her, Arianna thinks for herself, generally goes against the grain and is determined to follow her idealistic principles and whatever they dictate. This being said, she is extremely loyal to her families, and is willing to set aside her own wants and needs for the sake of the family, however painful that may be.

* DeadpanSnarker

James and Ben's adoptive sister.

* [[spoiler: HappilyAdopted: Kind of]]

The main character of the series. Rose starts off as an [[EmotionlessGirl absurdly quiet]], [[TheCynic cynical]] girl who is still distraught over the death of her mother six years prior. She starts dating a new arrival in town, James Wood, only to discover that he is not exactly normal - [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent though she herself isn't either]]. She [[CharacterDevelopment changes]] throughout the series, becoming more verbose and empathetic.

* AllTakeAndNoGive

* DisproportionateRetribution: Frequently
* EasilyForgiven

* LethalChef: If Lewis is to be believed her attempts at making eggs resulted in the Collins' need a new stove. She's right up there with [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Orihime Inoue]].
* LonersAreFreaks
* MissingMom
* OddFriendship: With Ben. [[spoiler: Though it's a little bit more than just friendship.]]

* TookALevelInJerkAss: YMMV.

Rose's older, more responsible sister. Initially she's a very concerned CoolBigSis, but revels HiddenDepths as the series progresses.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Subverted. Her friends are more devoted to Rose than they are to her (excluding Lewis).

* NamesTheSame

* TheSmartGuy

The main character of the series. Rose starts of as an [[EmotionlessGirl absurdly quiet]], [[TheCynic cynical]] girl who is still distraught over the death of her mother six years prior. She starts dating a new arrival in town, James Wood, only to discover that he is not exactly normal - [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent though she herself isn't either]]. She [[CharacterDevelopment changes]] throughout the series, becoming more verbose and empathetic.

* WomenAreWiser

* TheLancer

* {{Muggle}}

Initially, James appears to be a prefect PrinceCharming. Kind of. However, underneath that, he's a BrokenAce and a ControlFreak who is constantly pressured by his father.

* ApologizesALot: In the same boat as Lily.
* BewareTheNiceOnes

* BigBrotherInstinct

Arianna is ambitious and independent. But she has a secret and is often preoccupied with keeping it. Because of the style her hippie human father and strict vampire mother raised her, Arianna thinks for herself, generally goes against the grain and is determined to follow her idealistic principles and whatever they dictate.

* WomenAreWiser

* PlatonicLifePartners: [[spoiler: With Ben]]

* {{Tsundere}}: Pretty mild Type A, she's best comparable to Kagami of Manga/LuckyStar (i.e. the grumpy pessimism/straight-forwardness and here deredere-ness is in-regards to loneliness as a whole, not just romance)
* WhenSheSmiles: {{Lampshaded}} by Lily.

Minerva is hard-working and absolutely determined to succeed. [[{{Tsundere}} She has a quick temper and pushes herself and others to reach impossibly high standards]] ([[AlwaysSomeoneBetter standards which her three older, successful sister have already reached]]). [[AttentionWhore She has a thirst for attention]], but her only surviving parent is much more focussed on her oldest sister Marie's upcoming wedding. [[spoiler: She tries to befriend James, and is reluctant to encourage his feelings for her.]]

* DarkSecret
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: [[spoiler: Minerva moves from generic {{Tsundere}} to awkward teen girl with trust issues after she fights with Marie.]]

* {{Tsundere}}: A better example than Arianna. She's a pretty straight-forward Type A.

Sofia is Jewel's smarter, more [[FauxAffablyEvil well-mannered]] younger sister. She enters the series having returned from a trip abroad trying to find her sister (there family did not tell her that [[spoiler: Jewel had died]]. She is excluded from vampire society despite her family being as important as the Woods and Cromwells [[spoiler: because her mother had her out of wedlock with a rogue vampire who had recently been changed]]. Initially she appears to be an antagonist, but it eventually becomes clear the she [[spoiler: just wants to save her skin from the Woods/Lockwoods and find out who her father is.]]

* StartOfDarkness: 2.07 "Sofia"

* TheThreeFacesofEve: The child.

* TheThreeFacesofEve: Laurel is The mother.

* TheThreeFacesOfEve: The seductress.
* TookALevelInJerkAss

* HairOfGold

* HairOfGold

* LethalChef: If Lewis is to be believed her attempts at making eggs resulted in the Collins' need a new stove. She's right up there with [[{{Bleach}} Orihime Inoue]].

* BlueEyes

* BlueEyes

* BlueEyes

* BlueEyes

* BlueEyes

* AdultChild

[[PowerTrio Lily and Rose's best friend]]. He and Lily used to have a thing which he has a hard time getting over. Lewis is a responsible guy, is always there for the girls and forms an OddFriendship with Ben over the course of the series.

Initially James appears to be a prefect PrinceCharming. Kind of. However, underneath that he's a BrokenAce and a ControlFreak who is constantly pressured by his father.

Ben starts off as a perverted, {{Jerkass}} who ReallyGetsAround / James's friend. He is eventually reveled to be James's half-brother, and we learn his Jerkass tendencies were a [[JerkassFacade a facade]]. He has an OddFriendship with the group.

Will and Laurel are the children of Rose and Lily's father's girlfriend. Will is [[BrilliantButLazy laid-back]], a star on the school swim team and [[BigBrotherInstinct is extremely concerned about his sister's well-being]]. Laurel, on the other hand, is an [[HiddenDepths outwardly cheerful girl, but beneath her calm demeanor she is unstable and harvesting a massive secret]].

The group of young mermaids both [[spoiler: Elisabeth Burke and Violet Collins belonged to as teenagers]]. They operated in Perth but dissolved shortly after [[spoiler: Violet Lange was stripped of her powers and sentenced to live a normal life after she killed another member of the group.]]

* MindGameShip: [[spoiler:[[invoked]] With Elisabeth and perhaps Abigail]]

* MindGameShip: [[spoiler:[[invoked]]With Violet]]

Gabrielle is the most conventionally pretty and feminine of the girls. Because of this she worries about being stereotyped as shallow and dumb and compensates by engaging in multiple extracurriculars and trying to maintain a high GPA.

Apparently she left the group to become a vampire hunter, Lily and Ash meet her in ''Fangs & Fins''.

* DifferentAsNightAndDay: From her other sisters.

Second eldest Montgomery sister. She just graduated from college ([[ArsonMurderJaywalking double-major in biology and botany with a minor in Russian]].

* ApologizesALot: Often times, it's not even here fault.

* CloserToEarth

* CloserToEarth

* CloserToEarth

* {{Tsundere}}: Pretty mild Type A, she's best comparable to Kagami of LuckyStar (i.e. the grumpy pessimism/straight-forwardness and here deredere-ness is in-regards to loneliness as a whole, not just romance)

* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]: With Odile

* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]: With Elle