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* DoggedNiceGuy: Often this to impress his crush, Jenni Anderson.



* JerkAss: Depending on the episode. Sometimes she's outright nice, sometimes she's only a jerk when Martin bugs her too much, and sometimes she can be mean with little provocation. [[{{Flanderization}} She gets generally meaner]] the more the series went on, however.

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* JerkAss: JerkassToOne: Depending on the episode. Sometimes she's outright nice, sometimes she's only a jerk when Martin bugs her too much, and sometimes she can be mean with little provocation. [[{{Flanderization}} She gets generally meaner]] meaner to Martin]] the more the series went on, however.
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The Characters from the paranormal world of ''WesternAnimation/MartinMystery''.
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%%* FauxAffablyEvil: Seems pleasant at first, enlisting Diana into her agency, promising her to get advanced school years over her classmates, giving her own U-watch and praising her when she completes her missions in her ow , but all of this was a facade to use her to capture the most powerful monsters to create the Ultimate Monster, and when Diana refuses to join her, Octavia has no problem with trapping her in her mutation machine and turning her into a half-lizard mutant.
%%* ManipulativeBitch: She manipulates Diana into joining her agency by lying that their goal is to get humans and monsters to coexist peacefully, and when she reveals Diana her true motives, she asks her:
** Octavia:''Are you really that naive?''

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%%* * ManipulativeBitch: She manipulates Diana into joining her agency by lying that their goal is to get humans and monsters to coexist peacefully, and when she reveals Diana her true motives, she asks her:
** Octavia:''Are '''Octavia''': ''Are you really that naive?''

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* ShipTease: With Jerry Lewis, who is WOOHP's boss, in the [[Totally Spies]] Crossover.



* UnknownRival: Once was the indirect spark of yet another paranormal crisis when a girl jealous of her wished she could be more like her, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor and instead placed a dangerous curse upon herself.]] Jenni remained totally unaware of this - and in fact did not even mean to do the thing that made the girl jealous in the first place.

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* UnknownRival: Once was the indirect spark of yet another paranormal crisis when a girl named Darla who jealous of her being more popular with boys wished she could be more like her, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor and instead placed a dangerous curse upon herself.]] Jenni remained totally unaware of this - and in fact did not even mean to do the thing that made the girl jealous in the first place.




She's also the boss and founder of C.I.H.L. (Creature Intelligence Hybrid Laboratory), a rival agency of The Center.



* DisproportionateRetribution: She was fired from the Center for not being a good enough agent. Her response? Spend years creating an Ultimate Monster to destroy the Center, and get revenge on M.O.M.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: She was fired from the Center for not being a good enough agent. Her response? Spend years creating an Ultimate Monster to destroy the Center, and get revenge on M.O.M.M, also when Diana refuses to join her, Octavia has her turned into a half-human, half-lizard hybrid.



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%%* FauxAffablyEvil
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%%* ManipulativeBitchManipulativeBitch: She manipulates Diana into joining her agency by lying that their goal is to get humans and monsters to coexist peacefully, and when she reveals Diana her true motives, she asks her:
**Octavia:''Are you really that naive?''



* TheRival: Has a history with M.O.M.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The last we see of her is being defeated by semi-reptilian Diana's newfound abilities and being told by her that she'll be locked in a closet until her "perfect monster" is taken care of. It's totally unknown what happened to her afterward.

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* TheRival: Has a history with M.O.M.
M. and is the boss of CIHL, The Center's rival agency.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The last we see of her is being defeated by semi-reptilian Diana's newfound abilities and being told by her that she'll be locked in a closet until her "perfect monster" is taken care of. It's totally unknown what happened to her afterward.
afterward, thought it's likely she got arrested.



* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: It's made from various creatures captured by [[spoiler:Diana]]. It has at least one physical feature of all of those creatures.

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* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: It's made from various creatures captured by [[spoiler:Diana]]. It has at least one physical feature of all of those creatures.creatures, and fortunately it also has all their weaknesses.
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* PromotedToLoveInterest: An inversion, actually. In the original comics, him and Diana were lovers who eventually got married--but in the cartoon series, they're siblings (or, if you want to get technical, '''step'''siblings).
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* GeniusSweetTooth: At one point tries sugar as a study-aid, and is quickly enamoured.
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* {{Expy}}: [[DownplayedTrope Only visually]]; being a [[LittleGreenMen small green alien]] with a [[MyBrainIsBig large cranium]] who gets about on a [[CoolChair hovering chair]], he somewhat recalls ''ComicStrip/DanDare'''s the Mekon, although in [[NiceGuy demeanour]], he's very different.
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* ParentalFavoritism: Unintentional, but he seems closer to Diana and gets along better with her than he does with Martin.

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* ParentalFavoritism: Unintentional, but he seems closer to Diana and gets along better with her than he does with Martin.Martin, who is his biological son.
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* AnAlienNamedBob: An alien named Billy.
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** AdaptationalIntelligence: {{Inverted}}; in the original comic books he's a ''college professor''.

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** AdaptationalIntelligence: {{Inverted}}; in AdaptationalDumbass: In the original comic books he's a ''college professor''.
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*KrakenAndLeviathan: As the name suggests.


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*SwallowedWhole: What it does to a diver named Lance, and what it later does to Diana, Martin and Java.
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* Non-maliciousmonster: It only attacks if its treasure is stolen, and it leaves Martin and his friends alone when the treasure is returned.

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* Non-maliciousmonster: NonMaliciousMonster: It only attacks if its treasure is stolen, and it leaves Martin and his friends alone when the treasure is returned.
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* Non-maliciousmonster: It only attacks if its treasure is stolen, and it leaves Martin and his friends alone when the treasure is returned.

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* Non-maliciousmonster: It only attacks if its treasure is stolen, and it leaves Martin and his friends alone when the treasure is returned.returned.
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*Non-maliciousmonster: It only attacks if its treasure is stolen, and it leaves Martin and his friends alone when the treasure is returned.
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! One-shot Antagonists

These antagonists appear in a single episode, and don't have much significance on the overall plot.

!! The Leviathan

A Sea Monster dwelling at the bottom of the ocean. It guards over an ancient treasure chest, and will attack any creature that steals from it.


* NotSoDifferent: Attempts to use this on Diana to get her to join her, after revealing her true nature.

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!! Djini

One of the few recurring creatures in the series. First appears in ''Crypt of the Djini'', and later on in ''Return of the Djini''.

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!! Djini

One of the few recurring creatures in the series.
The Bogeyman

An entity that targets and kidnaps naught children.
First appears in ''Crypt of ''It Came from the Djini'', Bog'' and later on appears in ''Return of the Djini''.''Germs from Beyond''.


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* EvilSoundsDeep: Brian Drummond portrays him with a Dr. Claw-like tone.
* {{Revenge}}: His second appearance has him targeting Martin, Diana and Java for sealing him back in his book.
* SealedEvilInACan: He was imprisoned in a book that a child unintentionally opened and set him free.
* StarterVillain: Though Martin and Diana are already experienced members of the Center when they meet him, the Bogeyman is the first antagonist to be seen in the series.
* {{Telepathy}}: He seems capable on some level to read the thoughts of his victims, allowing him to know what misdeeds they've done. When Diana insists she's not a child but a young lady, she's shocked when he brings up she didn't do her lit homework.
* WouldHurtAChild: He kidnaps children and leaves them in his dimension to presumably starve to death.

!! Djini

One of the few recurring creatures in the series. First appears in ''Crypt of the Djini'', and later on in ''Return of the Djini''.
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* DemonicPossession: Can possess people and force them to state their wish.

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* BookSmart: In comparison to Martin's BookDumb, her knowledge mostly comes from academical stuff.



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%%* EyesAlwaysShut* EyesAlwaysShut: His eyes tend to appear closed, usually opening them when surprised.



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* GentleGiantGentleGiant: Two meters tall, incredibly strong and a very gentle and friendly soul.



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%%* MadeOfIron* MadeOfIron: He's shown to be very resilient, taking the most physical punishment among the team.




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%%* DaChief * DaChief: Her role as director of The Center.




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* LikeFatherLikeSon: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Their interests are completely the total opposite of each other, which results in some conflict in the episodes he's with Martin, which is both of his appearances (his video call with Martin and Diana on the Christmas episode doesn't count).

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* LikeFatherLikeSon: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Their interests are completely the total opposite of each other, which results in some conflict in the episodes he's with Martin, which is both of his appearances (his video call with Martin and Diana on the Christmas episode doesn't count).




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One of the few recurring creatures in the series. First appears in Crypt of the Djini, and later on in Return of the Djini

* JackassGenie: In spades. Wish for a one-of-a-kind statue? [[TakenForGranite She turns you into the statue.]]
* OurGeniesAreDifferent: Trapped in a purple gemstone skull.

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One of the few recurring creatures in the series. First appears in Crypt ''Crypt of the Djini, Djini'', and later on in Return ''Return of the Djini

Djini''.
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* JackassGenie: In spades. Wish for GreenAndMean: Her body and mist is green and she's a one-of-a-kind statue? [[TakenForGranite She turns you into the statue.]]
* OurGeniesAreDifferent: Trapped in a purple gemstone skull.
literal JackassGenie.




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* JackassGenie: In spades. Wish for a one-of-a-kind statue? [[TakenForGranite She turns you into the statue]].
* NightmareFace: Her face is normally human-like, but when angry her face becomes much more monstrous.
* OurGeniesAreDifferent: Trapped in a purple gemstone skull.




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* BigEater: He makes his hosts into this to an extent, and he prefers to eat raw meat, since he requires a heck of a lot of iron.



* BigEater: He makes his hosts into this to an extent, and he prefers to eat raw meat, since he requires a heck of a lot of iron.

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* BigEater: He makes his hosts into this to an extent, and he prefers to eat raw meat, since he requires a heck of a lot of iron.




* ShapeShifting: Venoso's primary ability, is to change her shape. Like a normal chameleon, she can take the colour of her environment, making her invisible. She can also change her shape to look like whoever she wants to, like M.O.M, Vivian Michelle (Martin's first crush), and Martin himself.

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\n* ShapeShifting: Venoso's primary ability, is to change her shape. Like a normal chameleon, she can take the colour of her environment, making her invisible. She can also change her shape to look like whoever she wants to, like M.O.M, Vivian Michelle (Martin's first crush), and Martin himself.----




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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Venoso's primary ability, is to change her shape. Like a normal chameleon, she can take the color of her environment, making her invisible. She can also change her shape to look like whoever she wants to, like M.O.M, Vivian Michelle (Martin's first crush), and Martin himself.




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* SpacePirates: Obviously. They are a variant along the lines of Metroid Space Pirates.



* ShapeShifting: Capable of this, and even morphing into one super-alien.




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* ShapeShifting: Capable of this, and even morphing into one super-alien.
* SpacePirates: Obviously. They are a variant along the lines of Metroid Space Pirates.




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* TheEndOrIsIt: At the end of the episode, he is seen in the now shut down Center, eying Martin and M.O.M's U-watches. This is after he was supposedly frozen outside the Gateway in Tibet.

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* TheEndOrIsIt: At the end of the episode, he is seen in the now shut down Center, eying eyeing Martin and M.O.M's U-watches. This is after he was supposedly frozen outside the Gateway in Tibet.




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* NeatFreak: [[LotusEaterMachine Invasion of her nightmares]] by the [[SupernaturalFearInducer Sandman]] immerses her in a disordered vision of her Torrington bedroom, in which she's overslept.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The last we see of her is being defeated by semi-reptilian Diana's newfound abilities and being told by her that she'll be locked in a closet until her "perfect monster" is taken care of. It's totally unknown what happened to her afterwards.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The last we see of her is being defeated by semi-reptilian Diana's newfound abilities and being told by her that she'll be locked in a closet until her "perfect monster" is taken care of. It's totally unknown what happened to her afterwards.
afterward.

!! Ultimate Monster

A 30-foot hybrid monster created from the various monsters captured by [[spoiler:Diana]] and sent to CIHL (Creature Intelligence Hybrid Laboratory).

* FinalBoss: Is the final monster to be fought in the series. It is also the most powerful one next to the Gatekeeper.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: It's made from various creatures captured by [[spoiler:Diana]]. It has at least one physical feature of all of those creatures.

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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: On the outside, Martin is immature and not very good academic, but when it comes to his missions that he often shown that he is more then capable and competent enough to get the job done often with a push of his sister being in danger.

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* CoolLoser: Martin is a rather fairly good looking man (At least from our view), but he doesn't get much respect or admiration from most of his peers especially with girls due to what he likes, immaturity and dorky personality.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: On the outside, Martin is immature and not a very good academic, but when it comes down to his missions that missions, he is often shown that he is more then capable and competent enough to get the job done often with a push of his sister being in danger.



%%* MadeOfIron

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%%* MadeOfIron * MadeOfIron: He can take so ''much'' abuse from Diana and the other girls yet still is fine after that.



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%%* OnlySaneWoman* OnlySaneWoman: Diana is only one rational enough to not fool around or think nonsense like Martin.



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%%* TheSmartGuy* [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Diana is one of the brightest students in Torrington.

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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: No matter how much she insults and hurts him, Martin cares deeply for Diana and will do anything to protect her.



* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite that Martin's mere presence annoys her so much, Diana loves him deep down and is very willing to save him whenever he is in need of help.



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%%* BrainyBrunette * BrainyBrunette: Pretty much.



* {{Jerkass}}: Less of a jerk than Martin, mostly because her jerkassery is generally centered around Martin himself and is ''sometimes'' but definitely not always, or even usually, provoked.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Less of a jerk than Martin, mostly because her jerkassery is generally centered around towards Martin himself and is ''sometimes'' but definitely not always, or even usually, provoked.

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* AlliterativeName
* BrotherSisterTeam: With Diana.

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AlliterativeName: '''M'''artin '''M'''ystery
* BrotherSisterTeam: With Step to be more specific with Diana.



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%%* ButtMonkey* ButtMonkey: Happens to him very often, but sometimes it's warranted.



* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass

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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadassCrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: On the outside, Martin is immature and not very good academic, but when it comes to his missions that he often shown that he is more then capable and competent enough to get the job done often with a push of his sister being in danger.



%%* ArbitrarySkepticism
%%* BadassBookworm

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%%* ArbitrarySkepticism
%%* BadassBookworm
* ArbitrarySkepticism: She normally tries to come to a scientific logical conclusion then Martin's supernatural view when it comes to the occurrences they're investigating.
* BadassBookworm: Academically smarter then Martin by a long shot.



%% * BrotherSisterTeam: With Martin.

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%%* DeadpanSnarker

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%%* DeadpanSnarker* DamselInDistress: She is often the first to be either kidnapped or transformed and have to be usually saved by Martin.
* DeadpanSnarker: Usually towards Martin.
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