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* {{Bishonen}}: He's certainly pretty.



* {{Bishonen}}: He's also very pretty.
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* AdultFear: She always worrying about Lyra's safety, and freaks out [[spoiler: when she realizes Lyra is involved with the sirens. Considering she found Lyra because her mother died from having said curse and being preganant, plus her direct link to it’s ''creator'', it’s not hard to see why.]]
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has pink hair.
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* MultiColoredHair: She has teal highlights in her golden brown hair.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Aside from the effects of the curse making her more like a siren,[[spoiler: she is revealed to be the child of a siren and has a connection to The Poseidon that has yet to be explained]].
* CannotSpitItOut: Due to Shon dating Aleah, she refuses to confess her feelings for him.

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Aside from the effects of the curse making her more like a siren,[[spoiler: she is revealed to be the child of a siren siren]]. Eventually this is subverted, though.
* BadassNormal: What she basically is in the end. While she's had the Siren's Curse [[spoiler: a few times]]
and has a connection had unusual resilience to The Poseidon that has yet said curse [[spoiler: thanks to be explained]].
Hona]], she's basically just a normal young woman.
* CannotSpitItOut: Due to While Shon was dating Aleah, she refuses to confess her feelings for him.him.
* ChildByRape: Quite heavily implied to have been this. A Poseidon-possessed [[spoiler: Ian]] tries to use it against her at one point.



* DisappearedDad: And based on [[spoiler: Ian's flashbacks]], it's probably better that way.



* MissingMom: Her adoptive grandmother is the only parental figure she knows. Her mother's fate is revealed later: [[spoiler: dying in childbirth as a siren]].



* TeamMom: She takes care of Ian and Shon a lot.

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* TeamMom: She takes care of Ian and Shon a lot. She also helped take care of Coen, Shon's younger brother.
** Exaggerated by the end, where [[spoiler: she helps rehabilitate ex-sirens full time]], serving a role like this for many characters.



* CharacterDevelopment: Never stops being a snarky goofball, but slowly develops a more heroic, loving side.



* VagueAge: Since we don't know when he turned into a siren, he could be considerably older than he looks.

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* VagueAge: Since we don't know when he turned into a siren, he could be considerably older than he looks. [[spoiler: he's at ''least'' old enough to be Lyra and Shon's father, as he was the love interest of Lyra's mother.]]



* DeathIsCheap: [[spoiler: While he's killed in the final conflict, he's brought back when Ophelia brings the sirens who had died back and cures them of the curse]].



!!Aleah

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!!Aleah
!!Aleah/[[spoiler: The Poseidon]]/[[spoiler: Ophelia]]



* AmbiguouslyEvil: Her exact motives and goals as [[spoiler: the Poseidon]] are not very clear. What is clear is how damaging they are to others.

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Her While her exact motives and goals as [[spoiler: the Poseidon]] aren't necessarily evil, they are not very clear. What is clear is how damaging they are to others. She also uses people mercilessly.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler: Even before becoming the Poseidon, she had some magical powers]].



* TheReveal: [[spoiler: She's The Poseidon, who created the Siren’s curse when she lost her first love to a ship accident and transformed her fellow mourners along with her]].

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* FailedASpotCheck: Somehow ''never'' ran across [[spoiler: her long-lost sister]] despite hanging around the flower shop that she ''owns''.
* IHaveManyNames: Of all the characters, Aleah has the most aliases.
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal]]
* TheMourningAfter: Alludes to this even though she's dating Shon. The fact that she lost her first love turns out to have story-defining consequences, as [[spoiler: her grief at losing him caused her to create the siren's curse]].
* OlderThanTheyLook: While she looks Lyra's age, she's actually closer to [[spoiler: Hona's]].
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Triggered by Lyra. [[spoiler: After Lyra helps her come to terms with her grief over Calder, she uses her power as the Poseidon to reverse the curse and resurrect dead sirens. The effort kills her.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: She's The Poseidon, who created the Siren’s curse when she lost her first love to Calder in a ship accident and transformed her fellow mourners along with her]].her]].
* VagueAge: With the reveal that she's [[spoiler: the Poseidon]], she gets this. Later on, it becomes clear that she's a bit younger than [[spoiler: her sister Hona]], but it's unclear how old ''either'' of them are.



* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: After [[spoiler: coming back from the dead, anyway]].
* AmnesiacDissonance: Zig-zagged. While much of her personality remains after [[spoiler: she's returned to life]], she's much more carefree without her husband.
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead]]: One of the characters to become this in the aftermath of [[spoiler: the Poseidon's sacrifice]].



* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After being [[spoiler: returned to life free of the curse]], she has shorter hair to go with her more carefree life.



* StepfordSmiler: She also seems quite sad about many things, including her marriage. [[spoiler: Especial when it’s implied [[ChildByRape she didn’t entirely “consent” to having Lyra thanks to her demanding husband.]]]]

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* KilledOffForReal: Dies of age-related illness midway through the story. [[spoiler: She's one of only three named characters to die and stay dead]].


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* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead]]: One of the characters to become this in the aftermath of [[spoiler: the Poseidon's sacrifice]].


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** When he appears [[spoiler: curse-free]] later, it appears that he was always blind.
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* LipstickLesbian: Skirts on this trope with ButchLesbian at times, but it is confirmed she has a girlfriend from her time in high school.

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* LipstickLesbian: Skirts on this trope with ButchLesbian at times, but it is confirmed she has a girlfriend from her time in high school.girlfriend.
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** [[spoiler: A lot, as it turns out. She’s indirectly responsible for her sister becoming The Poseidon and cursing and entire mass of mourners into the first Sirens]].

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** [[spoiler: A lot, as it turns out. She’s indirectly responsible for her sister becoming The Poseidon and cursing and an entire mass of mourners into the first Sirens]].
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* ShipTease: with Pele. [[spoiler: well, not so much tease anymore...]]

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* ShipTease: with With Pele. [[spoiler: well, Well, not so much tease anymore...]]
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* RelationshipUpgrade:[[spoiler: With Shon]].

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* RelationshipUpgrade:[[spoiler: RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: With Shon]].



* RelationshipUpgrade:[[spoiler: with Lyra.]]

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* LipstickLesbian: Skirts on this trope with ButchLesbian, but it is confirmed she has a girlfriend from her time in high school.

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* LipstickLesbian: Skirts on this trope with ButchLesbian, ButchLesbian at times, but it is confirmed she has a girlfriend from her time in high school.school.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In the first season she’s unaware that Lyra, [[spoiler: and later Shon]], is a siren. [[spoiler: She’s brought into the fold when Shon’s been missing for too long and works to help both of them.]]



* TheReveal: [[spoiler: She's The Poseidon]].

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* TheReveal: [[spoiler: She's The Poseidon]].Poseidon, who created the Siren’s curse when she lost her first love to a ship accident and transformed her fellow mourners along with her]].



** [[spoiler: A lot, as it turns out]].

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** [[spoiler: A lot, as it turns out]].
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*WalkingSpoiler: Season 2 reveals many plot twists connected to Hona’s past and the story’s mythology.

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* LipstickLesbian: Skirts on this trope with ButchLesbian, but it is confirmed she has a girlfriend from her time in high school.



* AmbiguouslyEvil: Her exact motives and goals as [[Spoiler: the Poseidon]] are not very clear. What is clear is how damaging they are to others.

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Her exact motives and goals as [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: the Poseidon]] are not very clear. What is clear is how damaging they are to others.



* StepfordSmiler: She also seems quite sad about many things, including her marriage.

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* StepfordSmiler: She also seems quite sad about many things, including her marriage. \n [[spoiler: Especial when it’s implied [[ChildByRape she didn’t entirely “consent” to having Lyra thanks to her demanding husband.]]]]



* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler: she's Aleah's sister and can cast magic]].
* AngerBornOfWorry: Her fight with Lyra before she goes out to look for Ian is clearly predicated on this.

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* AdultFear: She always worrying about Lyra's safety, and freaks out [[spoiler: when she realizes Lyra is involved with the sirens. Considering she found Lyra because her mother died from having said curse and being preganant, plus her direct link to it’s ''creator'', it’s not hard to see why.]]
* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler: she's She's Aleah's sister sister, and can cast magic]].
magic just like her]].
* AngerBornOfWorry: Her fight with Lyra before she goes out to look for Ian is clearly predicated on this. [[spoiler: And for good reason, given that the siren’s curse is linked to her long lost sister.]]



** [[spoiler: a lot, as it turns out]].

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** [[spoiler: a A lot, as it turns out]].


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* ImportantHaircut: She cuts her hair once she gets used to [[spoiler: her newfound humanity]], and becomes more assertive and determined afterwards.


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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: The Poseidon grows tired of Crim’s constant failures and needing to step in, and turns him into sea foam as punishment]].

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* WalkingSpoiler: It's pretty much impossible to discuss her without revealing one of the biggest twists in the story.



* AngerBorneOfWorry: Her fight with Lyra before she goes out to look for Ian is clearly predicated on this.

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* AngerBorneOfWorry: AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler: she's Aleah's sister and can cast magic]].
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* AmnesiacDissonance: Surprisingly averted! In his flashbacks [[spoiler: once he gets some memories back]] he seems to be much the same as he is now.

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[[folder: Emilia]]
!! Emilia
A young woman thus far only seen in Hona's [[spoiler: and Ian's]] flashbacks.

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* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler: Lyra's birth, specifically]].
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: On the surface, is this. However...
* StepfordSmiler: She also seems quite sad about many things, including her marriage.

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[[folder: Hona]]
!!Hona/Granny
Lyra's grandmother. She adopted her after witnessing her birth [[spoiler: and Emilia's death]]. Is in the hospital for the majority of the story.

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* AngerBorneOfWorry: Her fight with Lyra before she goes out to look for Ian is clearly predicated on this.
* GoodParents: Well, ''grand''parents, but the point is clear. She's clearly very fond of Lyra.
* HiddenDepths: She knows about sirens, though how much she knows isn't quite clear.

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!! Emilia
A young woman thus far only seen in Hona's [[spoiler: and Ian's]] flashbacks.
* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler: Lyra's birth, specifically]].
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: On the surface, is this. However...
* StepfordSmiler: She also seems quite sad about many things, including her marriage.

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[[folder: Hona]]
!!Hona/Granny
Lyra's grandmother. She adopted her after witnessing her birth [[spoiler: and Emilia's death]]. Is in the hospital for the majority of the story.

* AngerBorneOfWorry: Her fight with Lyra before she goes out to look for Ian is clearly predicated on this.
* GoodParents: Well, ''grand''parents, but the point is clear. She's clearly very fond of Lyra.
* HiddenDepths: She knows about sirens, though how much she knows isn't quite clear.
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Lyra's grandmother. She adopted her after witnessing her birth [[spoiler: and Emilia's death]]. Is in the hospital for the majority of the story.

* AngerBorneOfWorry: Her fight with Lyra before she goes out to look for Ian is clearly predicated on this.
* GoodParents: Well, ''grand''parents, but the point is clear. She's clearly very fond of Lyra.
* HiddenDepths: She knows about sirens, though how much she knows isn't quite clear.

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* TheLostLenore: Once he gets some of his memories back, Emilia is revealed to be this for him.



* ProperlyParanoid: Is absolutely right about distrusting [[spoiler: Ian after he's been captured and enchanted by the Poseidon]].



* AmbiguouslyEvil: Her exact motives and goals as [[Spoiler: the Poseidon]] are not very clear. What is clear is how damaging they are to others.



* ShipTease: with Pele.

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* ShipTease: with Pele. [[spoiler: well, not so much tease anymore...]]


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* ObviouslyEvil: Clearly not trustworthy.


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!! Emilia
A young woman thus far only seen in Hona's [[spoiler: and Ian's]] flashbacks.
* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler: Lyra's birth, specifically]].
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: On the surface, is this. However...
* StepfordSmiler: She also seems quite sad about many things, including her marriage.
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* AmnesiacDissonance: After [[spoiler: turning siren]], he tends towards self-preservation a lot more strongly.
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* {{Determinator}}: She doesn't let any setback stop her from trying to find an alternate way or breaking the curse, [[spoiler: and later does the same when Shon becomes a siren.]]

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Aside from the effects of the curse making her more like a siren,[[spoiler: she is revealed to be the child of a siren and has a connection to The Poseidon that has yet to be revealed]].

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Aside from the effects of the curse making her more like a siren,[[spoiler: she is revealed to be the child of a siren and has a connection to The Poseidon that has yet to be revealed]].explained]].
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[[folder: Crim]]
!!Crim

A siren seer. He's completely dedicated to the Poseidon and reacts violently to those who attempt to interfere with the Poseidon's designs. He sees sirens as superior to humans and is uninterested in returning to human life.

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* BlindSeer: Invokes this aesthetic with his bandaged eyes and claims of blindness, but the bandages are really hiding his [[spoiler:BlackEyesOfCrazy]].
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* {{Determinator}}: She doesn't let any setback stop her from trying to find an alternate way or breaking the curse, [[spoiler: and later does the same when Shon becomes a siren.]]


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* GirlishPigtails: She has had these when she was younger.


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* IAmNotPretty: She doesn't think too much of her looks, especially in comparison to someone like Aleah.


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* NiceGirl: Sweet, patient, and selfless, she fits this to a T.


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* SilkHidingSteel: She seems overly passive and selfless at first, but as the series goes on, she becomes more assertive and quite the {{Determinator}}.


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* {{Tsundere}}: She's usually sweet, but does get irritated with Ian when he pushes her buttons.


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* {{Bishonen}}: He's certainly pretty.
* ByronicHero: He's sarcastic and doesn't express his feelings too well. But he begins to warm up and care more.
* TheCharmer: He can be when he wants to.
* ChivalrousPervert: He rarely misses an opportunity to be shirtless and is quite TheTease, but there's a truly good guy down there.


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* HiddenDepths: He's much more strategic and people smart than he looks. Tua has pointed this out, and it shows when [[spoiler: he's able to provoke Shon into expressing his true feelings about how secretive Lyra's been.]]
* MrFanservice: He's shirtless often.
* MysticalWhiteHair: He's dark skinned but somehow has white hair. [[spoiler: He had it before he turned siren too.]]


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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He loves pudding.
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* BigDamnKiss: A heartbreaking example. [[spoiler: He kisses Lyra when she's in danger of fully turning siren, taking on her curse himself.]]
* {{Bishonen}}: He's also very pretty.
* BoyNextDoor: He's known Lyra for years, due to her being best friends with Kori, and is also very kind.
* DisappearedDad: He has one, as his father left his family when he was very young, leading him to be mostly in charge at home. [[spoiler: And since he's a fatherly figure to his younger siblings, when he turns siren he could be considered as this.]]


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* MrFanservice: Not to the extent of Ian, but his own shirtless scenes show he has defined abs.
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* StepfordSmiler: He hides his feelings as much as Lyra does, if not more.


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* VitriolicBestFriends: Although he annoys Ian constantly, it's obvious they care deeply for each other.


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* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: She saw Tua be taken by fisherman, and assumes he's been killed, not knowing he's also human now.]]
* OddFriendship: Although she didn't like Lyra at first, they eventually become good friends.
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* TheNicknamer: He quickly comes up with nicknames for almost everyone, Lyra is Fishbait and Shon is Loverboy for instance.


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* FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo: He ended up as the responsible "adult" of the family at an early age, which made things even more stressful for his siblings when he left home because of his mother's no longer wanted to see him after their father finally left for good.
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* AffectionateNickname: Shon calls her "Lyr."

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* AffectionateNickname: Shon calls her "Lyr."" Ian calling her "Fish Bait" eventually becomes this.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Aside from the effects of the curse making her more like a siren,[[spoiler: she is revealed to be the child of a siren and has a connection to The Poseidon that has yet to be revealed]].


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* DefrostingIceKing: Slowly grows more compassionate as the comic progresses, to the point of [[spoiler: refusing to pass the curse onto Aleah when given the chance.]]
* EmbarrassingNickname: He doesn't know it, but Lyra named him after her old goldfish.


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!!Humans

[[folder: Kori]]
!!Kori

Shon's little sister and close friend to Lyra. Loud and outgoing, she constantly tries to help Lyra break out of her shell and enjoy things.

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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Downplayed, but her antics do get on Shon's nerves sometimes.
* GenkiGirl: It's rare to find a scene where she's not full of energy.
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[[folder: Aleah]]
!!Aleah

Shon's girlfriend and the main thing that is keeping Lyra from confessing to Shon. She is incredibly reserved and straightforward but isn't particularly malicious. [[spoiler: At least at first.]]

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* BigBad: [[spoiler: As The Poseidon, she is responsible for the siren curse]].
* BrutallyHonest: Is very blunt, and at one point outright tells Lyra that her outfit doesn't suit her at all in Episode 56.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: She's The Poseidon]].
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!!Sirens

[[folder: Tua]]
!!Tua

A siren that Ian knows. He knows many stories and legends and delights in having someone to tell them to. Lyra and Ian go to him to see if he knows how to break their curse.

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* DistressedDude:[[spoiler: At one point, he is captured by siren hunters]].
* HumanityEnsues:[[spoiler: Is now human after passing the curse onto one of the hunters]].
* MrExposition: He tells Lyra about all of the lore surrounding sirens and the curse.
* ShipTease: with Pele.
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[[folder: Pele]]
!!Pele

Another siren in the area. Originally distrustful of Lyra, she grows to like her after she promises to find a way to break the curse.

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* HumanityEnsues:[[spoiler: Is chosen by The Poseidon during The Calling]].
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Took the siren curse in episode 84 to save Lyra from participating in the Calling]].
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The characters from ''Webcomic/SirensLament.''

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!!Main Characters
[[folder: Lyra]]
!!Lyra

The main character. A young woman who runs a flower shop, and is sort of a wallflower. She has feelings for her friend Shon, which he doesn't seem to reciprocate. She eventually gets tangled in a curse due to her broken heart, which causes her to be half human and half siren.

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* AffectionateNickname: Shon calls her "Lyr."
* CannotSpitItOut: Due to Shon dating Aleah, she refuses to confess her feelings for him.
* DudeMagnet: She is involved in a love triangle after all. Shon reciprocates her feelings, and Ian develops feelings for her.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: She has a tendency for this.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: She wants to find an alternate way to break the curse.
* ObliviousToLove: Remains oblivious to Shon and Ian's feelings for her.
* TeamMom: She takes care of Ian and Shon a lot.
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[[folder:Ian]]
!!Ian

The Siren who cursed Lyra. He tends to be very flirty and acts dumber than he is. He agrees to help Lyra find a way to break the curse.

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: He's darker than Lyra and Shon, but unlike Tua and Pele, his name doesn't reveal any hints of his ethnicity.
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[[folder:Shon]]
!!Shon

A friend of Lyra's whom she's had feelings for for a long time. He's incredibly selfless and kind, and is in the dark about sirens.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Kori and Coen.
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