History Characters / PeterPan

* {{Catchphrase}}: In the book, where she is described as uncouth and a bit of a "commoner," it's "You silly ass." She says this so many times that it's one of the first sentences in fairy language that Wendy learns to understand.

* PajamaCladHero: She spends the entire journey in her nightgown.

* GardenGarmet: Peter's clothes are described in the book to be made of skeleton leaves and tree sap, emphasizing his wild nature.

* GardenGarmet: The epilogue of the book mentions that Wendy had sown a frock made from the leaves and berries of Neverland and wore it during her future "spring cleaning" trips with Peter. Her only concern was Peter noticing that the leaf frock was growing too small for her, a sign of her growing up.

* VagueAge: She claims to be older than ten, but due to her short stature the narrator implies that this is doubtful. Since preteen and early teenage girls did sometimes work as housemaids in 19th and early 20th century England, she might indeed not be much older than Wendy, and in the 1950s and '60 telecasts of the musical, she's young enough [[note: played by Mary Martin's 14/15-year-old daughter Heller Halliday in the first two telecasts and 12-year-old Jacqueline Mayro in the third [[/note]] that she even [[AdaptationExpansion gets to fly to Neverland with the Darling children]].

* VagueAge: She claims to be older than ten, but due to her short stature the narrator implies that this is doubtful. Since preteen and early teenage girls did sometimes work as housemaids in 19th and early 20th century England, she might indeed not be much older than Wendy, and in the 1950s and '60 telecasts of the musical, she's young enough that she even [[AdaptationExpansion gets to fly to Neverland with the Darling children]].

* VagueAge: She claims to be older than ten, but due to her short stature the narrator implies that this is doubtful. Since preteen and early teenage girls did sometimes work as housemaids in 19th and early 20th century England, she might indeed not be much older than Wendy, and in the telecasts of the musical, she's young enough that she even [[AdaptationExpansion gets to fly to Neverland with the Darling children]].

* RaisedByOrcs: He was raised by fairies after falling out of his pram and wandering off, first in Kensington Gardens then in Neverland. Which explains a lot, really.

* TheCrocIsTicking: The TropeNamer, at some point in the past after eating Hook's hand, the Croc also swallowed an alarm clock which let's hook know when it's near. One of Hook's greatest fears is that the clock will eventually unwind and the Crocodile with catch him unaware.

* ManipulativeBitch: Shows signs of this when she tries to manipulates the Lost Boys into killing Wendy. She specifically targets Tootles because she knows he's the easiest to fool.

* StuffyBrit: He tries so hard to pull this off, trying to be a proper stoic English gentleman. He... doesn't really manage, though at the end of the story, when we briefly see him as a grownup, it's more than hinted that he eventually succeeded to the point of becoming an immensely boring person.

* VillainousValor: Hook is utterly fearless in battle, unless he's up against the [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes crocodile]].

* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Directly named as such. He's the youngest and smallest child, and so he's saddled with the role of "baby" since Wendy wants to have a baby. He sleeps in a "cradle" (really basket hung from the ceiling) rather than in the big bed with the other boys, and is generally babied by Wendy. He's not very happy about it -- but he's not willing to give up his role as baby either, when Tootles offers to swap.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original stories and plays by J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan was raised by TheFairFolk and comes off as a SociopathicHero - he doesn't show much concern for his "friends" and takes nightmarish pleasure in fighting pirates, due to [[ChildrenAreInnocent having no concept of his or others' mortality]]. Most versions, thankfully, left out this aspect of Peter.

* BusCrash: Michael's fate in the authorized sequel is that he died [[spoiler:in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.]]

* KilledOffForReal: ''Literature/PeterPanInScarlet'' reveals that Michael died [[spoiler:in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.]]

* ShadowArchetype: It's tradition for theatrical performances and adaptations to cast the same actor to play both George Darling and Captain Hook, the implication being that Hook represents what the Darling children see George as: a [[WickedCultured well-dressed man]] that poses a threat to their childhood. Whereas George is at least looking out for the best interests of his children, Hook maliciously scours symbols of childhood out of spite.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Peter chopped off his hand and served it to crocodile for his snack. As far as we know, that shit does ''not'' fly in Never Land.

%%* YouNoTakeCandle: In the play and book, she speaks like this.

* RedOniBlueOni: The blustery, temperamental Red Oni to Mary's calm, mild-mannered and soft-spoken Blue Oni.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original stories and plays by J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan was raised by TheFairFolk and comes off as a SociopathicHero - he doesn't show much concern for his "friends" and takes nightmarish pleasure in fighting pirates, due to [[ChildrenAreInnocent having no concept of his or others' mortality]]. Most versions, understandably, left out this aspect of Peter.

* NiceHat: He travels to Neverland in only his sleepwear... and in an elegant top hat. The hat is eventually used as a chimney for the Wendy House, leaving him bareheaded for the rest of the story.