History Characters / GossipGirl

[[caption-width-right:300:Creator/BlakeLively as Serena van der Woodsen]]

[[caption-width-right:266:Creator/LeightonMeester as Blair]]

[[caption-width-right:300:Creator/EdWestwick as Chuck Bass]]

[[caption-width-right:305:Creator/ChaceCrawford as Nate Archibald]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Creator/PennBadgley as Dan Humphrey]]

[[caption-width-right:340:Creator/TaylorMomsen as Jenny Humphrey]]

The girl (guy?) who runs the blog the whole series is built around.

* CharacterBlog: The show features in-verse vlog written by a mysterious Gossip Girl.

* GossipyHens: Including a blog with everyone's secrets.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: We only hear her voice...[[spoiler: eventually subverted.]]
* InteractiveNarrator: The characters on the show frequently use her to spread rumors and/or spin a situation in their favor.

%%* BeautyMark

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Blair. More so in the books, where they take baths together, but still prevalent enough on the show.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Serena. To the point that when she forgives Serena for having slept with Nate and left to a boarding school without telling her, she seems to have felt way more upset about Serena leaving her than the whole "had sex with your boyfriend" thing.

* PerpetualExpression: Extreme confusion. Dubbed [[FanNickname Natefusion]] by the fans.

* ServileSnarker: Though mostly the facial expressions she makes when Blair says or does something she deems snark-worthy. Dubbed [[FanNickname Dorota's WTF face]] by the fans.

* BigBraToFill: Jenny in the books had double-D breasts.

* OneBornEveryMinute: Gets conned by her boyfriend in late season two.

* YourCheatingHeart: Confesses to Rufus that she cheated on him while they were engaged, with her ex-husband William. She seems to think it's not a big deal since she didn't sleep with him, they only kissed. Rufus feels differently.

* ManipulativeBastard: Like Blair he is vengeful, manipulative and able to scheme elaborate plans.

%%* SmugSnake

* WickedCultured: An elegant quick-witted billionaire who also can be quite ruthless.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a jerk, and proud of it, but he loves Blair with all his heart and would do anything for her.

* MoralityPet: In earlier seasons. It's downplayed since he never actually stops them for doing any evil, but villains do seem to have a fondness for him. His TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, in which he confesses his suicide attempt, is what triggers [[AlphaBitch Blair]] to make peace with Serena right in the beginning of the series, [[{{Jerkass}} Chuck of all people]] considers him something akin to a little brother, and [[BrattyTeenageDaughter Jenny]] (who can be a real jerk when she wants to) is his best friend. Even ''[[BiggerBad Georgina]]'' seems rather apologetic when she outs him to his family; granted, Serena doesn't believe it and Georgina outright says she might have done it on purporse, but that's the closest Georgina ever gets to have apologized for anything.

* {{Adorkable}}: Has a goofy and sweet side that most people (other than Serena) don't see.

* NoSocialSkills: Downplayed. Blair is very witty and has her own brand of [[{{Adorkable}} charm]], but she is also abrasive and sometimes awkward, especially compared to Serena's famously effortless social grace.

* {{Adorkable}}: Especially in Season 1 when he's trying to fit in.

* MotorMouth: In a mostly {{Adorkable}} fashion. Gets worse when he is nervous.

* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler: Even the MagnificentBastard members of the Bass family had to give him props.]]

* InWithTheInCrowd: Originally a loner, but eventually becomes friends with Serena, Nate, and the others.

[[caption-width-right:300:Ed Westwick as Chuck Bass]]

[[caption-width-right:305:Chace Crawford as Nate Archibald]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Penn Badgley as Dan Humphrey]]

* WeddingDay: Has two episodes centered around her getting married - once to Bart Bass, once to Rufus Humphrey.

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: Subverted. Everthing that Gossip Girl said about her went out with her approval.]]

* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Eric, for better and for worse.

* AbusiveParents: His father Bart, especially in the last season where he tries to kill his own son.

* ButtMonkey: Most characters (including his family) treat him like crap and never feel bad about it. Not that he doesn't bring it on himself at times.

* TheHedonist: When he's not with Blair.

%%* HotBlooded

** True he does a lot of bad things but he oftentimes gets his comeuppance, like for instance losing Blair multiple times due to his own schemes (which would be a aversion of this trope). It's arguable whether this applies to him re: attempting to rape Serena and Jenny. The first example got him kneed in the crotch and the second got him punched in the face, however he never faces any legal repercussions.
** He does a lot of bad things, like all characters on the show, but he also ends up losing his father ([[spoiler:only for said father to later return from the dead, take away the company Chuck has worked hard for and then try to kill him]], loses his company on more than one occasion, gets conned by his uncle and a woman pretending to be his long lost mother, gets shot, has all his friends turn their backs on him, nearly dies in a car accident... Basically, Chuck may do more bad things than the other characters but he also suffers a lot more than the other characters, meaning karma might actually be working just fine in his case.

* JustFriends: With Dan in Season 4, after they've develop more of a rapport.

* InformedAbility: Despite her success at fashion week, none of her clothes have seemed notably fresh or innovative for anyone versed in high fashion.

* DeadpanSnarker: Nearly all the time. If she's not being outright cruel, she's being ''very'' snarky, and even her close friends get their share of it.

* DeadpanSnarker: He's witty, he's smug, and has a a lot of good lines.

* DeadpanSnarker: Like Blair, he has a witty sense of humor and is often sarcastic.

* InformedAbility: We're told he's a really good writer and he managed to get published in the New Yorker. But when we actually get to see anything he's written it's merely okay. And the Charlie Trout thing was just [[{{narm}} narmy]].

* TheConfidant: Plays this role once in a while to other characters who are in a crisis, opening up about his own experiences and usually giving relatively good advice. His willingness to do this is [[WoundedGazelleGambit preyed upon]] by Georgina in season 1, [[spoiler:leading to his first breakup with Serena]].

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Not at first, but more and more each season.