History Characters / MenageA3

* BeautyEqualsGoodness: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with.]] [=DiDi=] is such a good girl (at least in her own mind) that her [--tiny [[GoodAngelBadAngel bad angel]]--] [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/oh-that-is-so-sad hadn't seen her since the third grade.]] Her good angel is [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/good-girl much bigger than the bad one, and indeed than [=DiDi=] herself.]] ''However,'' she's always naively inconsiderate, and as the comic continues and her sexual frustration increases, she becomes more and more selfish and obsessive, increasingly {{avert|edTrope}}ing the trope.

* {{Expy}}: She has a lot in common with Harvey Kurtzman's ''Playboy'' character, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Annie_Fanny Little Annie Fanny]]''. Both are blonde buxom statuesque BlitheSpirits, ignorant of the social complexities around them.

* LackOfEmpathy: In one, very specific area. [=DiDi=] has zero regard for the feelings of her boyfriends; one of them outright [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/text-call says]] (after [=DiDi=] cancels a date with him by text message) that she doesn't understand that they ''have'' feelings. Oddly enough, most of the rest of the time, she seems rather soft-hearted (though in a rather shallow, sentimental way), except when distracted by her problem with {{Anorgasmia}}. After Kiley basically dumps her, [=DiDi=] may finally understand what her past boyfriends went through -- but given her later behavior, any lesson clearly doesn't stick.

* TheLoinsSleepTonight: A very rare female version. When [[spoiler:her relationship with [=DiDi=] causes the loss of more than one friendship and the collapse of her band, throwing her into depression]], Zii's libido tanks ''hard'', leaving [[spoiler:[=DiDi=]]] intensely frustrated. It only comes back during a heart-to-heart talk about love problems with Gary. Him offering to [[spoiler:teach her the swirly-go-round]] blows the top off her libido meter, and when [[spoiler: they kiss so he can teach her the same way he was originally taught]], she's instantly horny.

* JapanesePoliteness: Actually, few people would consider Yuki terribly polite; all the men she's kicked in the crotch would certainly have arguments there. But she herself invokes the trope, combined with CanadaEh, [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/double-polite here.]]

* BleachedUnderpants: The former "Tentacle King" of {{Hentai}} manga is now moving into more respectable work, apparently as part of his attempt to improve his relationship with his daughter. (Also, years ago, [[invoked]] [[SoMyKidsCanWatch he created one comic that Yuki could read and respect him for]].)

[[folder:Roxie]]
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->''"You'll '''pay''' for that, blondie!"''

A new trainer at a gym attended by [=DiDi,=] who also turns out to be involved in a wrestling school; the two women get off on the wrong foot. After the end of ''Webcomic/MenageA3'' as such, Roxie shows up in ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix'' when Aaron and Zadie go to that gym, and she develops a relationship with Zadie.

* BruiserWithASoftCenter: She's a muscular wrestler who projects a tough image, but is a softy when it comes to romance.
* ButchLesbian: Roxie is stocky and quite muscular, mostly avoids "girly" traits like dresses or obvious makeup -- and expresses sexual/romantic interest only in women.
* ButtMonkey: Roxie is persistently sexually frustrated, and her attempts to get on in wrestling on her own terms are persistently foiled, while more attractive but less talented wrestlers succeed. In ''Webcomic/MenageA3'' she also has to put up with [=DiDi’s=] unthinking flakiness, and in ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix'', she has Zadie seeming ambiguously to flirt with her, all of which exacerbates that frustration. She rarely wins much. Eventually, she and Zadie end up in a happy relationship and enjoy a good sex life, [[spoiler: until Zadie's confession leads to Roxie dumping her to avoid complications with a poly relationship.]]
* ClosetKey: Roxie plays this role for Zadie in ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix''.
* EmbarrassingOldPhoto: When [=DiDi=] is trying to return Roxie's dropped wallet, she looks inside it for some clue as to where to take it -- and [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/i-know-how-that-can-hurt discovers a picture of Roxie]] in a [[PimpedOutDress Fantastical Cosplay-Style Dress]]. This really doesn't fit with Roxie's badass tomboy image, even the sweet-natured [=DiDi=] giggles at the sight, and it is subsequently strongly hinted that [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/counted-out Roxie would indeed find that image embarrassing.]]
* {{Face}}[=/=]{{Heel}}: When first seen wrestling in the comic, Roxie's persona is that of a face, albeit maybe tending to the "rebel" version. However, at the end of that match, she performs a classic wrestling FaceHeelTurn, attacking her own TagTeam partner.
* GamerChick: Aaron introduces Roxie to video games and she promptly starts beating him; she evidently enjoys them and is an interesting opponent, given that [[spoiler:Aaron is quite unhappy about her breakup with Zadie, since it may mean he will lose his gaming buddy]].
* GymBunny: Roxie is a kind of gender-flipped version; she’s gay, and not only a professional athlete, but obsessive about maintaining her physique, as [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/a-little-pie-crust this strip shows.]] She doesn’t do this to preserve her looks, but because she’s proud of her muscle tone for itself and determined to remain in peak fighting condition; still, Zadie seems to find it all quite appealing.
* HairTriggerTemper: Roxie resorts to physical violence more than once in her first couple of appearances alone; at other moments, she merely engages in angry verbal snark. There are subsequent hints that actually, she’s easily embarrassed, especially by anything that might make her look weak or vulnerable, and this lashing out is a defence mechanism.
* HeadAndHipPose: Roxie [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/i-like-to-reward-myself/ adopts an approximation of this pose when seeking to explain the benefits of exercise to Zadie]] in ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix''.
* IdiotHair: As noted elsewhere, in comics in this setting, this manga-style convention is mostly used to indicate surprise (often with a side-order of sexual stimulation) rather than stupidity. It shows up in this version on Roxie in ''Pixie Trix Comix'' in [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/give-her-space/ this strip.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint: Roxie's reactions to [=DiDi's=] behavior and Damien's flirtatious ways are often ill-tempered and sometimes ridiculously violent, but a lot of what she says about them is true.
* TheNapoleon: On [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/break-in-a-new-student-start-book-8 her very first appearance,]] Roxie proves to be short-tempered, aggressive, and touchy about her height.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Roxie is fairly short, and sometimes touchy about her height, but she teaches gym classes, including boxing workouts, and is dedicated to wrestling; she has the skill to put the much larger [=DiDi=] on the ground and get a hold on her, at least when attacking by surprise. ([=DiDi=] does subsequently get the better of her, but the amazon has the advantage of size and trained strength, and has some combat skill herself.)
* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Roxie is absolutely determined to project a tough image, in and out of the ring, and seems to lack some confidence in her own feminine attractiveness; hence, she frequently invokes this trope, not only not wearing dresses but, for example, avoiding going dancing. Both Brandy and Zadie (in ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix'') put some effort into convincing her to be a little more flexible. Note that this is very much a confidence issue with Roxie, rather than a matter of principle; she’s a lesbian who very much appreciates “girly” attractiveness in other women.
-->'''Zadie:''' Dance aggressive! Tough girls dance all the time!
* StageName: Roxie uses a slightly variant form of her name, "Roxxy", in the wrestling ring.
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[[folder:Senna]]
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->''"Well, my derriere '''is''' the best..."''

Senna Muniz, one of Matt's model colleagues, is an extremely attractive Brazilian transgender woman with a "perfect peach of a butt" and a ''[[ThePrimaDonna prima donna]]'' personality. She has also played a significant role in the plot of ''Webcomic/SandraOnTheRocks'', where her characterization shifts from whimsical to egocentric to outright nuts.
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[[folder:Brandy]]
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->''"Annnnd here comes Moxxy!"''

Roxie's partner in the wrestling TagTeam "Girl Crush" and sometime lover, who takes the [[StageName ring name]] "Moxxy". (Roxie actually addresses her as "Moxx" quite frequently, even in private, [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/show-her-the-ropes switching to "Brandy"]] as a sign of {{serious|Business}}ness -- a variant FirstNameUltimatum.) She is a clear ShoutOut to the character of Brandi Jones from Giz's previous comic, ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie'', and may even represent a full IntercontinuityCrossover, although the personalities of the two characters aren't very similar.
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* {{Face}}: "Moxxy and Roxxy" play to this trope, albeit tending perhaps to the "Rebel" version.
* StageName: "Moxxy" was presumably chosen for symmetry with Roxie/"Roxxy".
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* For Aaron, Becca, [=FiFi=], [=GiGi=], Lynn, Maura, and Tess, [[Characters/PixieTrixComix see the characters page for]] ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix''.

[[folder:Maura]]
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->''"I don't know what that means, but I have a date tonight and you don't, so..."''

Maura and her friend Tess are students at Damien's wrestling school, and are subsequently seen fighting as a TagTeam ("The Tempests") against Roxie and Brandy. (They initially look like an example of TheDividual -- specifically, the Syndividual -- but they subsequently develop as distinct characters.) They later make friends with [=DiDi=] while training with her, and Maura snags a date with Gary. Later again, they show up in ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix''. These two characters are a detailed ShoutOut; see the notes on that trope on [[Webcomic/MenageA3 the comic's main page]]. Maura is more of a {{ditz}} compared to Tess (or by any standards) and a compulsive flirt (which leads her to get that date).

* AmbiguouslyBi: Although she identifies as clearly heterosexual to begin with, Maura proves susceptible to Lynn's lesbian seductions. In fact, [[spoiler:it really stops being ambiguous when Lynn's efforts succeed]]. However, the short-haired, wiry Lynn emphasizes her own physical strength in their interactions, and Maura refers to her as a female "PrinceCharming", so Maura's taste in partners clearly runs consistently towards traditionally masculine features.
* CompetitionFreak: [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/competitive-flirting-instinct Tess notes that Maura suffers from a "competitive flirting instinct"]] -- when she's in a room with several other women and one guy, she automatically tries to get a date with the guy. She herself [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/i-over-competed subsequently admits]] that she tends to "over-compete", leading her to shoot her mouth off catastrophically. This even seems able to [[spoiler:send her AmbiguouslyBi; after Lynn manages to pique her interest by exploiting her {{Bifauxnen}} physique, Maura learns that [=DiDi=] is ''also'' interested, and the rivalry drives Maura into a full lesbian relationship]].
* TheDitz: Maura isn't terribly bright and is prone to silly accidents (such as knocking her date unconscious) while definitely being attractive (and blonde).
* ElementalMotifs: Maura's ring persona involves a lot of fire imagery (which fits with her status as a {{shout out}} to Laura of ''Webcomic/EerieCuties).
* ExactWords: Her "relationship" with [[spoiler: Lynn is justified in Maura's mind by seeing her through the lens of a "female Prince Charming".]]
* FanGirl: Both of the Tempests show an admiration for Lynn that verges on the worrying, but especially Maura, who tries to refuse to bathe ever again after Lynn autographs her chest.
* {{Heel}}: Maura and Tess are still learning the wrestling game, and they can be quite sweet when encountered in the gym, but in the ring, [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/in-their-sweet-ride they play the heels quite well and apparently enthusiastically.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Maura and Tess were school friends who became a synchronized swimming team (to Olympic standards), switched to become a wrestling TagTeam, and share an apartment. Their friendship is strong enough to survive some mutual snark and a little competition for the same guy. See the July 6, 2017 strip (somewhat NSFW) for some of the possible ambiguities in that relationship, but note that even when they fight, seemingly seriously, [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/very-considerate they can't stay angry for long.]]
* PlayingWithFire: Tess and Maura wrestle as [[StageNames "Frosti and Pyre"]], playing to [[ElementalMotifs these matched tropes]], albeit purely as a visual and stylistic matter -- they don't actually have superhuman powers. Maura is "Pyre", using fire imagery.
* OnlySaneWoman: Sometimes... Maura and Tess are mainly sane in relation to [=DiDi=]. They are among the few characters in the comic who don't seem to have their brains scrambled by her weird EvenGirlsWantHer sex appeal, they explain some aspects of wrestling to her clearly and usefully, and one of them even queries her tendency to PoirotSpeak. At other times, though, they're a bit more flaky -- especially Maura.
* PartsUnknown: Where the Tempests are billed as coming from.
* StageNames: "Pyre" is a far-from-covert ring name.
* UnknownRival: while on their first date, Maura and Gary encounter Peggy, and Gary's socially incompetent behavior leads Maura to see the other woman as her rival, and [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/you-will-not-outshine-me to try to one-up Peggy]].
* WomenPreferStrongMen: Maura is one of the few women in the strip to manifest this trope very clearly, declaring or acknowledging, more than once, that she has a definite liking for muscular men. She's not doctrinaire about it, though; she's prepared to go on a date with the slim and mild-mannered Gary, if only because her competitive tendencies have been triggered, and even jumps him when he says something kind to her. Incidentally, she also proves susceptible to Lynn's attempts at lesbian seduction when Lynn demonstrates her own muscular physique.
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[[folder:Peggy]]
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->''"What have I gotten myself into?"''

Peggy is a nurse who has the ''interesting'' luck to be sitting at the next table in the restaurant where Sonya is attempting to seduce Erik. By the end of the evening, she's dumped her boyfriend and is engaged in typical ''Webcomic/MenageA3'' sexual hi-jinks with various cast members -- despite the fact that she seems to be one of the ''sane'' ones in this universe. She may be a very rapidly AscendedExtra (the editor has noted that she was originally supposed to go back to her boyfriend at the end of that first evening, but this didn't work as a plot), or even an {{expy}} of Creator/EmmaThompson's character in ''Film/TheTallGuy''.
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[[folder:Tess]]
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->''"You and your competitive flirting instinct..."''

A student at Damien's wrestling school, subsequently seen fighting alongside her friend Maura as a TagTeam ("The Tempests") against Roxie and Brandy. (They initially look like an example of TheDividual -- specifically, the Syndividual -- but they subsequently develop as distinct characters.) Tess and Maura later make friends with [=DiDi=] while training with her. Later again, they show up in ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix''. These two characters are a detailed ShoutOut; see the notes on that trope on [[Webcomic/MenageA3 the comic's main page]]. Tess is somewhat smarter than Maura, at least to the level of using three-syllable words and recognizing the obvious, although she gets a little ditzy about her desire for Damien.

* ElementalMotifs: Tess's ring persona involves a lot of ice imagery (which fits with her status as a {{shout out}} to Cess of ''Webcomic/EerieCuties'').
* ElementalHairColors: She has blue hair and plays an ice-themed character in the ring.
* FanGirl: Both Tess and Maura show an admiration for Lynn that verges on the worrying, though Maura is markedly worse.
* GiveGeeksAChance: In ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix'', Tess initially finds Aaron as annoying as everyone else does, only associating with him because she’s desperate for advice on various geeky topics. However, she comes to find him amusing, even likeable, and perhaps EndearinglyDorky, and ends up [[spoiler:using him for nights of rampant sex]], which go very well. They have a weird sort of chemistry; it helps that she’s really not as (metaphorically or literally) cool as her image, while Aaron has been working out physically and very slowly improving his personality. There's also the added factor of Tess trying to develop a "relationship" with Dora, so what she and Aaron are doing doesn't count in her eyes; she can tell herself that they are JustFriends ([[FriendsWithBenefits With Benefits]]).
* {{Heel}}: Maura and Tess are still learning the wrestling game, and can be quite sweet when encountered in the gym, but in the ring, [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/in-their-sweet-ride they play the heels quite well and apparently enthusiastically.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Maura and Tess were school friends who became a synchronized swimming team (to Olympic standards), switched to become a wrestling TagTeam, and share an apartment. Their friendship is strong enough to survive some mutual snark and a little competition for the same guy. See the July 6, 2017 strip (somewhat NSFW) for some of the possible ambiguities in that relationship, but note that even when they fight, seemingly seriously, [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/very-considerate they can't stay angry for long.]]
* AnIcePerson: Tess and Maura wrestle as [[StageNames "Frosti and Pyre"]], using [[ElementalMotifs "ice and fire" imagery]], albeit purely as a visual and stylistic matter -- they don't actually have superhuman powers. Tess is the "ice" element of the pairing.
* AnIceSuit: Matching her ring persona, Tess wears a version of the bathing-ice suit pattern in the ring, with a fur-trimmed jacket sometimes worn over it.
* OnlySaneWoman: Both Maura and Tess seem exceptionally sane in relation to [=DiDi=]. They are among the few characters in the comic who don't seem to have their brains scrambled by her weird EvenGirlsWantHer sex appeal, they explain some aspects of wrestling to her clearly and usefully, and they even query her tendency to PoirotSpeak. At other times, Maura is rather more flaky, leaving Tess to play the sane role. However, when she gets an extended plot strand without Maura in ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix'', Tess does rather grab the IdiotBall.
* PartsUnknown: Where the Tempests are billed as coming from.
* PlotPoweredStamina: Tess's sexual marathons with Aaron run for ''hours,'' and [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/really-wore-me-out she only admits to being exhausted after twelve goes round.]] Admittedly she has the physical conditioning of a professional athlete (and Aaron is left completely exhausted), but this really verges on {{Anatomically Impossible|Sex}} or at least IdealizedSex (though of course it's written this way for the sake of comedy).
* StageNames: "Frosti" is Tess's far-from-covert ring name.
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[[folder:Tracy]]
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->''"Audio engineer student, but tuition fees are high, so on the side, I do a little, ummmm, crowdfunded R-rated video performance."''

Tracy is an audio engineering student with an internship at Dark Matter Games, who moonlights as a webcam girl to pay the bills. (Although she hangs out with professional porn actresses, she claims that her own performances are only "R-rated" -- though that might be questionable.) Tracy first meets Gary through Amber and Chanelle's porn actress friends, then encounters him again when he shows up for a job interview at Dark Matter. She also later turns up in ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix,'' where she turns out to have a brother, Felix. She can be a bit fanatical about games.
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[[folder:Lynn]]
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->''"She clearly put a lot of work into that cleavage. It'd be cruel to make her think it was for nothing."''

Lynn Brooks is a successful {{professional wrestl|ing}}er with the [[StageName ring name]] "Annie Conda", who shows up in Montreal on a scouting mission for her promotion's boss. [[FanGirl She's admired to the point of excess by Maura and Tess]], and rapidly falls for [=DiDi.=] She's also a very clear ShoutOut to the character of Brooke Lynn from Giz's fantasy comic, ''Webcomic/EerieCuties'', verging on a full IntercontinuityCrossover in that she shares a snake motif, a sexual interest in women, and a strong line in cool-headed irony.

* AnimalMotifs: Snakes for her wrestling persona. Her ring name is a pun on "Anaconda", her outfit is scaly like snake skin, and she has a snake AnimalCompanion named Mojo.
* BadassInANiceSuit: When she's out on a dinner date, Lynn [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/your-exception switches to a smart suit.]] It may be generic lesbian-chic, but she looks good in it, verging on the LadyInAPowerSuit look.
* ButchLesbian: Of the "dapper" sort. When dressing up out of costume, she favors suits and the like. [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/a-double-for-prince-charming Maura calls her handsome]] and compares her to Prince Charming.
* CoolShades: [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/trying-not-to-be-noticed Lynn uses shades]] as part of an attempt to avoid being recognized at a low-level wrestling match. They end up enhancing her badass look.
* DidntThinkThisThrough:
** Finding herself very attracted to [=DiDi=], she "autographs" [=DiDi=]'s chest with "Call me" and her own phone number as a way of hitting on her. Five minutes later, she has '''175''' messages on her phone, all from men who thought they were calling [=DiDi=].
** Judging by her expression [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/can-i-do-the-same here]], she probably didn't anticipate how deep a [[spoiler: relationship with Maura was going to be.]]
* FeatherBoaConstrictor: She has a snake, "Mojo", which she wears as a prop in publicity shots shows and public appearances, matching her ring name. (She also seems to regard it as a pet, talking to it when she's thinking aloud.)
* HasAType: She seems to have a particular attraction to blondes, and also perhaps to large busts. Maura (especially when she's wearing a push-up bra) and [=DiDi=] push both those buttons.
* OnlySaneWoman: She (not surprisingly) instantly sees through Maura's attempts to pass herself off as [=DiDi=], but chooses not to walk away because Maura is attractive anyway, and she can exploit the situation to her own advantage. She's mostly generally sane in other circumstances too, although sexual infatuation (especially perhaps, inevitably, with [=DiDi=]) can cloud her judgment.
* PowerHair: While most of the female wrestlers favor glamorous "feminine" hairstyles, Lynn wears a neat bob. It suits her self-assured style, and she makes it work.
* PunnyName: Her real life name is a pun on "Brooklyn", whereas her ring name is a pun on "Anaconda".
* StageName: "Annie Conda" is another of the very obvious wrestling ring names seen in this comic.
* WardrobeMalfunction: Lynn apparently [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/frog-splash/ once suffered one on live TV.]] But she's a professional with a FeatherBoaConstrictor...

[[folder:Rob]]
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->''"You've been running! Are the '''Bolsheviks''' after you?"''

Rob is the agoraphobic neighbor who lives in Gary's apartment building. It seems that he doesn't know that it's not The80s any more.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Rob doesn't appear in the strip for some years after the last time in [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/Wrong-apartment 2011]] -- though he is mentioned by name in October 2014. Then he makes an appearance in the [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/that-girl-can-run-really-fast 24th April 2018 strip]] and in an additional one in 2019, probably just to let him bow out in the last volume the same way he entered in the first.
* DirtyCommies: Possibly why he's a {{hikikomori}}; he seemingly fears they're taking over the world and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar is still going on!
* {{Hikikomori}}: The point of the joke here; Rob is only ever seen peering nervously round the door from inside his apartment, with occasional paranoid ramblings.
* ManChild: He shows no sign of adult behavior.

[[folder:Takeru]]
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->''"Thank you. But I'd rather you no longer call me 'Tentacle King.'"''

Takeru Oyama is Yuki's father and Gary's artistic idol, a famous manga artist.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: He never says much about Yuki's childhood, but his first reaction on Gary being introduced to him as Yuki's new boyfriend is to start talking marriage and babies in faintly creepy terms. And Yuki would doubtless be embarrassed by his [[{{Filth}} porn work]] if she didn't simply hate it.
* BleachedUnderpants: The former "Tentacle King" of {{Hentai}} manga is now moving into more respectable work, apparently as part of his attempt to improve his relationship with his daughter. (Also, years ago, [[invoked]] [[SoMyKidsCanWatch he created one comic that Yuki could read and respect him for]].)
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Takeru makes one appearance in the flesh in the present day, last being seen in [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/bad-question strip #574 (March 13, 2012).]] He is subsequently [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/healthy-attitude reported to have been mentoring Gary]] for a week after that. Then he drops off the face of the comic, despite his apparent belief that Gary and Yuki were all but engaged. He has presumably flown home to Japan; in the last volume, Yuki and Matt are said to be about to visit him there.
* IWantGrandkids: He brings the subject up within seconds of Gary being introduced to him as Yuki's boyfriend.
* TheMentor: Takeru is said to be mentoring Gary at one point, though not much has been seen of this.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: At one point, Takeru is mentoring Gary while apparently expecting him to propose to Yuki, and dangling the chance of a job in Japan in front of Gary's nose. Then he disappears from the story; evidently he goes back to Japan.

[[folder:Terry]]
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->''"Angel just fired me-''heuh-'''heuuuhhh!!!'''''"''

A drummer who Angel instantly ejects from the Pretty Boyz when Yuki offers her services in his place, and who then offers to take Yuki's place in the Troublemakers. Zii reluctantly accepts that this may be the best way to keep her own dreams alive. Terry subsequently turns out also to play guitar, and offers to switch to that when Yuki seeks to return; then, when Angel is planning a tour for which Yuki is unavailable, Angel takes Terry back (so apparently he wasn't ''that'' bad).
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* HeartbreakAndIceCream: Terry and Izzy go off for ice cream when Zii asks to be left alone for a while. [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/bounce-back When they return, Terry looks marginally less weepy, and is still eating ice cream.]]
* InelegantBlubbering: Terry's response to being sacked from Angel's band is to break down in tears, which just keep coming.
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* For Aaron, Becca, [=FiFi=], and [=GiGi=], [[Characters/PixieTrixComix see the characters page for]] ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix''.

* TransEqualsHypersexual: Even with how hypersexualized many characters in the series are, transgender character Senna stands out due being portrayed with pretty much every negative transphobic stereotype about trans women there is, including rape (she anally penetrated the male lead while he was too drunk to consent), a moment that is portrayed as a BlackComedyRape scene without any consequences of any kind.

* TransgenderFetishization: Even given the common hypersexualization of characters in the series, Senna stands out due to being ''extremely'' forward and eager to anally deflower men.

* InformedAttribute: Zii is repeatedly described, by herself and others, as a "punk rock chick", and yet is never shown listening to punk music. All the music she ''is'' shown listening to is metal or classic rock, despite the fact the two scenes generally don't get along. Her t-shirts, on the other hand, hint at a somewhat wider taste: she's been depicted with Music/TheRamones, Music/{{Melvins}}, Jet, Music/CheapTrick, Sloan, Music/{{Blondie}}, and [[Music/RobZombie White Zombie]] t-shirts, among others. Ironically, though, ''Yuki'' may have been depicted wearing more punk band t-shirts than Zii.

Rob is the agoraphobic neighbor who lives in Gary's apartment building. It seems that he doesn't know that it's not TheEighties any more.

* GiveGeeksAChance: In ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix'', Tess initially finds Aaron as annoying as everyone else does, only associating with him because she’s desperate for advice on various geeky topics. However, she comes to find him amusing, even likeable, and perhaps EndearinglyDorky, and ends up [[spoiler:using him for nights of rampant sex]], which go very well. They have a weird sort of chemistry; it helps that she’s really not as (metaphorically or literally) cool as her image, while Aaron has been working out physically and very slowly improving his personality. There's also the added factor of Tess trying to develop a "relationship" with Dora, so what she and Aaron are doing doesn't count in her eyes; she can tell herself that they are JustFriends.

* GiveGeeksAChance: In ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix'', Tess initially finds Aaron as annoying as everyone else does, only associating with him because she’s desperate for advice on various topics. However, she comes to find him amusing, even likeable, and perhaps EndearinglyDorky, and ends up [[spoiler:using him for nights of rampant sex]], which go very well. They have a weird sort of chemistry; it helps that she’s really not as (metaphorically or literally) cool as her image, while Aaron has been working out physically and very slowly improving his personality. There's also the added element of Tess being in a "relationship" with another woman named Dora, so what she and Aaron are doing doesn't count, and are JustFriends.

* GiveGeeksAChance: In ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix'', Tess initially finds Aaron as annoying as everyone else does, only associating with him because she’s desperate for advice on various topics. However, she comes to find him amusing, even likeable, and perhaps EndearinglyDorky, and ends up [[spoiler:using him for nights of rampant sex]], which go very well. They have a weird sort of chemistry; it helps that she’s really not as (metaphorically or literally) cool as her image, while Aaron has been working out physically and very slowly improving his personality.

* FemmeFatale: Downplayed, but she's working on that. She pursues Gary largely to annoy Yuki (though she initially thinks he might be interesting in himself), flirts with him when Yuki and Kiley are around (in front of them or by text message), seeks to seduce Zii (because she loves her) despite Zii's declarations of disinterest, and makes moves on Erik and later [=DiDi=] in the hope of splitting up them and Zii. Her weapons of choice are her attractiveness and a willingness to flaunt it in well-chosen outfits or [[VaporWear even less]], while not [[ObliviouslyEvil worrying much about morality]]. Her seduction technique is intermittently effective, even if it's far from subtle. However, the comic is a comedy, not a thriller, and Sonya isn't especially bright, with an [[AttentionDeficitOhShiny unreliable attention span]], and [[CantHoldHisLiquor less capacity for alcohol]] than her intended victims. On the other hand, as the comic approaches its end, she [[PutOnABus goes off to Europe]] with [[spoiler:her new girlfriend, Bianca, who's a ''professional spy'']]; if Sonya gets seriously involved in that line of work, she may get quite seriously ''fatale'' after the comic ends.

* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Well, yes, but [=DiDi=] has a distinct passion for them. Which means [[MarshmallowHell marshmallow heaven]] for anyone watching with her.

** She spends [[WebcomicTime weeks]] valiantly repressing her [[AnythingThatMoves habitual lecherous promiscuity]] [[LadykillerInLove for the sake of her budding relationship with Erik]]. But while on a girls' night out, after [[DidNotThinkThisThrough intercepting multiple drinks]] bought for [=DiDi=] by men (to save the latter from getting ''too'' drunk), she reverts to her baseline personality and [[spoiler:ends up in the apartment with Sonya (also drunk), who has been trying to get back into her pants, and [=DiDi=] (also drunk), whose pants she has been on a quest to get into, on and off, since the comic started. Cue [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy Orgy and personal disaster]].]]

* BoobsOfSteel: She's so strong, it is initially suspected that she might be a drag queen.

* GamerGirl: Tracy is very serious about gaming; in a room full of porn stars exploring Gary's sexual party trick, she gets distracted by his games hardware. Perhaps a little eccentrically, her declared favorite game is ''[[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball]]'' (for "the gameplay, the over-the-top sexy characters, the cheesy jiggle physics..."). Her obsession with that game plays havoc with her initial OnlySaneWoman image.

* HollywoodDateless: Gary's shift from virginal and genuinely dateless, through socially clumsy and still virginal but attracting the attentions of several attractive women and going on dates with some of them, to fully sexually active (if still socially inept), is so rapid that he gives the impression of fitting this trope.

* CompetitionFreak: [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/competitive-flirting-instinct Tess notes that Maura suffers from a "competitive flirting instinct"]] -- when she's in a room with several other women and one guy, she automatically tries to get a date with the guy. She herself [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/i-over-competed subsequently admits]] that she tends to "over-compete", leading her to shoot her mouth off catastrophically. This even seems able to [[spoiler:send her AmbiguouslyBi; after Lynn manages to pique her interest by exploiting her {{Bifauxen}} physique, Maura learns that [=DiDi=] is ''also'' interested, and the rivalry drives Maura into a full lesbian relationship]].

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Gary acquires one or two male admirers (notably Dillon and James, and also, implicitly at least, Matt), partly through looks and partly through being a nice, sensitive person. However, the guys in question are gay or bi, so he isn’t a very clear instance of the trope. Also, a minor inversion of the trope is later revealed in a ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix'' strip, in which [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/i-bet-you-are the lesbian porn star Becca mentions that she's only been with three guys in her life,]] "and even then, only mouth stuff"; alert long-time readers will recall that one of the three was Gary, whose mastery of cunilingus was evidently enough for this "out 'n' proud" lesbian to make an exception.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Gary acquires one or two male admirers (notably Dillon and James, and also, implicitly at least, Matt), partly through looks and partly through being a nice, sensitive person. However, the guys in question are gay or bi, so he isn’t a very clear instance of the trope. Also, a minor inversion of the trope is later revealed in a Webcomic/PixietrixComix'' strip, in which [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/i-bet-you-are the lesbian porn star Becca mentions that she's only been with three guys in her life,]] "and even then, only mouth stuff"; alert long-time readers will recall that one of the three was Gary, whose mastery of cunilingus was evidently enough for this "out 'n' proud" lesbian to make an exception.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Gary acquires one or two male admirers (notably Dillon and James, and also, implicitly at least, Matt), partly through looks and partly through being a nice, sensitive person. However, the guys in question are gay or bi, so he isn’t a very clear instance of the trope.

* For Aaron, [=FiFi=], and [=GiGi=], [[Characters/PixieTrixComix see the character page for]] ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix''.
* For Pierre, Sandra, and Tatiana, [[Characters/SandraOnTheRocks see the character page for]] ''Webcomic/SandraOnTheRocks''.
* For Amber, Angel, Chanelle, Dillon, Helena, Jerzy, and Nathan, [[Characters/StickyDillyBuns see the character page for]] ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns''.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Shown quite explicitly at least once, referenced on multiple occasions.

* AsianAirhead: Type Two. Yuki has decent looks and apparently some money (her father is very successful in his career, and she appears to get by without a full-time job, suggesting that he subsidizes her), and she isn't especially bright. (Her thinking can be [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} weird]], although she isn't actually ''notably'' dumb by the comic's standards.) However, she doesn't have especially extensive social relationships, and she is merely childish, not functionally retarded, so she averts those aspects of the trope.

* GamerChick: Though it's not shown, she does apparently enjoy video games, given that [[spoiler:Aaron is almost if not equally as devastated as Roxie and Zadie are about their breakup since it means he will most likely lose his best gaming buddy]].