History Characters / LockeAndKey

* HiddenDepths: While focuses on sorts and perhaps somewhat irresponsible he’s seen playing a guitar for a couple of girls at a party near the end of the series.

* BlackBestFriend: He takes exception to this trope. While Scot is otherwise his best friend, Jamal is infuriated by the thought that Scot may see him as a stock black friend from a tv comedy.

* CharacterDevelopment: In the last story arc, he reveals his original goals changed several times over. Initially he wanted to open the Black Door, releasing his demonic siblings and take over/destroy the world. After living in the human world for so long, he realized this was a bad idea because his species are violent by nature. He then decided on only allowing a few of his demonic siblings access to human hosts and would use the keys to become gods over the humans.
* DemonicPossession: Has a ...[[EldritchAbomination *thing*]] lodged in his soul (if some lines in ''Clockworks'' are to be taken seriously, it may be one of the [[Creator/HPLovecraft Thousand Young]]) that guides his actions. Comments by Sam Lesser indicate that the parasite has completely taken over and he simply retains Dodge's memories and personality, ala a Creator/JossWhedon vampire.

* HellishPupils: Sometimes [[spoiler: when the parasite is pissed]]. Notice that when Dodge sports them, he tend to be a lot more vicious and violent than usual.

* HybridMonster: [[spoiler: Dodge is both a living echo and possessed by a demon.]]

* JabbaTableManners: Displays some shortly after [[spoiler: getting possessed, when the parasite is still getting used to new human sensations.]]

* MindRape: [[spoiler: Knowing that they can't do anything about the demon and not wanting to kill their friend, Rendell's circle instead use the Head Key to rob him of all his memories of the last three years; the demon is still there but doesn't know about the keys or the Black Door.]] Ellie [[InvokedTrope explicitly compares this to rape]].

* BackFromTheDead: Sort of. [[spoiler: He is actually a living echo of his former self. As one point his corpse can be seen at the bottom of the Drowning Cave.]]
* BigBad: While there are bigger fish, [[spoiler:on the other side of the Black Door]] Dodge is the main villain.

* DemonicPossession: Has a ...[[EldritchAbomination *thing*]] lodged in his soul (if some lines in Clockworks #1 are to be taken seriously, it may be one of the [[Creator/HPLovecraft Thousand Young]]) that guides his actions. Comments by Sam Lesser indicate that the parasite has completely taken over and he simply retains Dodge's memories and personality, ala a Creator/JossWhedon vampire.

* InstantExpert: He is so good at fencing because he used the Head Key to absorb a VHS tape of the fencing masters.

* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:Is initially bound to the well house, but schemes to find a way out.]]

* WeaksauceWeakness: [[spoiler:If he passes through the door to the wellhouse...Poof.]]

* FreudianExcuse:Sam is a very smart kid (getting all 600s on his SATs, the audiodrama even states hes actually a year younger than everyone else having skipped a grade) consistently picked on and abused by classmates and family. As a result a result he just wants some love and affection. Some thing Dodge takes advantage of.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: As soon as he's done what Dodge wanted...''knifeneck!''

* BuryYourGays: Toyed with. [[spoiler:At the end of Head Games when he's run over, but is later revealed to be in a coma, which he eventually wakes up from to deliver important plot-relevant information.]]

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: he has feelings for Ellie

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Grabs Bode!Dodge, takes the Wellhouse Key and throws Dodge through the door, effectively killing him]]

* CoolBigSis: it’s unrevealed if she has any actual siblings but she babysits for Rufus and seems to be good with him, bringing over a toy to play with his collection.

* GracefulLoser: Introduced. Ring beaten by Kinsey in a foot race after having been unrivaled on the track team for some time and saying “fuck” as she kneels over panting. Then she clarified that was an impressed “fuck” and not an angry one, and congratulates/befriends Kinsey.

* LoveAtFirstSight: Towards Kinsey l, although it’s unrequitted.

* BikerBabe: Owns a pretty sick motorcycle. Interestingly, near the end of the series her father claims that it's actually her Mom's bike and that Jordan doesn't even have a license to drive it (which wouldn't be out-of-character for Jordan, although her father comes across as a distant parent who doesn't really know his child and could have been mistaken, or bene lied to by Jordan and/or her mother)
* BrokenBird: Has deep-seated psychological issues (Zac mentions she's been in psychiatric wards multiple times) that drive her towards self-destructive behavior.

* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice]]: [[spoiler: Kills herself, by jumping to her death, to save Jamal and Kinsey from choosing which one has to die.]]

* DeadpanSnarker : He has a very dry and deadpan sort of wit.

* IdiotBall: Sure, go ahead and tell everyone about the magical key that can unlock people's minds... I'm sure nothing bad's going to come out of ''that'' one. Lampshaded by Kinsey.

* CharacterDevelopment: [[spoiler:Initially she gets over the trauma of her father's death by simply using the Head Key to remove her sadness, fears, and trauma. She eventually comes to realize that this hasn't helped her actually get past her problems and not having any sense of fear is actually causing more problems for her, so she replaces her fear so that she can mature and deal with her problems like a proper human being.]]

* [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Father]]: As an adult he just has Tyler's chin, but when we see his teen self he's pretty much just Tyler with a different haircut. Arguably this is a smart choice, as much of Tyler's arc is filling in his father's shoes.

* BikerBabe: Owns a pretty sick motorcycle. Interestingly, near the end of the series her father claims that it's actually her Mom's bike and that Jordan doesn't even have a license to drive it (which could be in character for her, although her father comes across as a distant parent who doesn't really know his child and could have been mistaken)

* PluckyGirl: Actually ''enforced.'' She doesn't get scared or sad because she literally ''can't'' after using the Head Key to remove her fears and sadness. Deconstructed in that this also means that she lacks the benefits of fears and sadness, such as truly empathizing with others' negative emotions, and avoiding dangers.

* RaggingStiffie: He is distracted by Lucas's attractive female form. Lucas makes fun of him for it, right before he kills him.

* NobodyOver50IsGay: Averted. We don't know his exact age but he's no spring chicken.

* DisappearedDad: His father left to join the military.

%%* AwesomeMcCoolname

* ChekhovsGun: Played with. He mentions to Nina at one point that his mother enrolled him in fencing classes because she had a dream that one day he would need to defend himself with a sword. [[spoiler:However, when Dodge attacks him with a rapier, Mutuku just starts knocking him around with a rolling pin while lecturing him about how this isn't a fencing match.]] That said, while he wasn't actually wielding a sword, knowing ''how to defend against'' someone who ''is'' using a sword certainly came in handy.

%%* LovableJock: As a student.

* BikerBabe: Owns a pretty sick motorcycle.

* FantasyForbiddingParent: Wants to study at the Chicago Institute of Art, but her parents refuse to support her going to anywhere but Vasser.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:With Scot.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Dies after the Alpha Key is used to remove the demon.]]

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:With Jackie, after the demon parasite is removed from him.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Dies after the Alpha Key is used to remove the demon, although thanks to the Hercules Key he lasts for quite awhile and is able to save and help his fellow students.]]

* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:While Kinsey and Jamal argue over who should be sacrificed to the demons or die, Jordan jumps before either realized she was already gone. They later find her body on the ground, where she had died off-screen when her body hit the ground.]]

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:Unceremoniously impaled by a shadow.]]

* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler: He is the one to finish off Bode by dragging him into the wellhouse.]]

* UnstoppableRage: His reaction to learning that [[spoiler:his mother's killer Dodge is alive and inhabiting Bode's body?]] Immediately try to strangle him.

* [[spoiler: RedemptionEqualsDeath]]: [[spoiler: Kills herself to save Jamal and Kinsey.]]

* TheAlcoholic: She has turned to alcohol to deal with her trauma.

* TeensAreMonsters: Unlike Sam, he's neither crazy or being strung along by an evil spirit. He probably just tagged along for the chance to rape Nina.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Of the ironic variety. In one scene, he and a co-worker discuss who would win; [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] or [[Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface.]] Parsons insists that strength and weight are the only things that matter in a fight, and he'd make quick work of any skinny guy with knives. [[spoiler: [[{{Bishounen}} Dodge]] later shows up with knives and dispatches him effortlessly.]]

* ThirdPersonPerson: Most of the time he expresses himself through his action figures, referring to himself as "the kid.'' He does seem to know that it's pretend, though.