History Characters / Snowpiercer2020Tail

* FantasticUnderclass: All those who live in the Tail are treated like garbage and used as slave labor; notably in Sanitation, where they have to clean the piss and shit in the train.

* HeroicBSOD: Breaks down when he realises so many of his followers have been killed in the episode 1 rebellion for the gain of only a single train car.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a resolute asshole, but he has genuinely noble intentions, is a true believer in rebellion against his oppressors, and isn't afraid to fight alongside those he would put in danger. Subverted later when the promise of good food and clean living after years of the Tail prompts him to [[spoiler: help Grey and the Folgers - even knowing it'll end in Layton's execution]].

* UndyingLoyalty: Season 2 expands on why Layton and Pike keep trusting each other despite everything; Layton saved Pike from being hung for cannibalism back when they were all crammed in the Tail, something he's never forgotten.

* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler:When he goes to kill Terence, offers him a shiv so he can at least do things the honourable way]].

* AmbiguousSituation: He's taken from the drawers by Grey and gives him information on Layton in exchange for the luxuries of First, but it's unclear if he is truly a turncoat or is simply stringing Grey along. The former seems to be the case when he admits to loving the joys of proper food for the first time in years.

* PutOnABus: He and two other Tail section rebels, Z-Wreck and Strong Boy, are consigned to the Drawers after the rebellion in the first episode.
** TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Grey reawakens him to provide information on how Layton thinks in episode 8]].

* LastOfHisKind: It's right there in the name: he's the Last Australian left alive, at least as far as he knows.

The Tail is located on the furthest end of Snowpiercer. The residents here are the stowaways, more commonly referred to as Tailies, who boarded Snowpiercer illegally. Due to not being considered passengers, they do not have any rights or have permission to visit other cars except on rare occasions. They live in the dark, and it has been stated that the people have not seen the sun since first boarding the train seven years before. The Tailies are packed like cattle, fed the bare minimum to avoid starvation, and treated as subhuman slaves. Even though there are enough room and food to provide for them decently. So it's no surprise the Tailies want to change that; they've led numerous rebellions over the years, all of which have ended in failure and body counts.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Two to three years after Snowpiercer left Chicago, there was a killing cult; the cult killed and ate anyone regardless of their age or gender to survive. Before the cult could kill everyone else, Layton, took it upon himself to take out the leader and his followers. After the deed was done, he took the leader's heart, split it, and ate the pieces alongside everyone else as a way to show that neither of them was innocent. There hasn't been an act of cannibalism ever since.]]

* FantasticUnderclass: All those that live in the Tail are treated like garbage and used as slave labor; notably in Sanitation where they have to clean the piss and shit in the train.
* PopulationControl: The women are forcibly sterilized and it's been stated that there hasn't been a child born in the Tail in five years.

A strong, no-nonsense woman who lives in poverty at the tail of the train. She cares for her sick husband as well as their precocious son and would do anything for her family.

* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:In season 2, she turns out to have survived the freeze in Melanie's office, but she is severely frostbitten, leaving her so disfigured that nobody realizes it's her until Zarah stumbles upon her while working in the clinic.]]

An 84 year-old former piano tuner and leader of the Tail.

A tailie rebel living with his grandmother.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Calmly takes in the success of the Rebellion and comforts a fellow prisoner while facing near-certain death from the cold]].

One of the tail section spokesmen and fighters.

* TheChainsOfCommanding: [[spoiler:He's in charge of the train following the defeat of Grey and the Folgers - and judging by episode 10, isn't finding it any easier than Melanie did]].

* AffectionateNickname: Referred to as "Miles and Miles" by Josie.

The Tail is located on the furthest end of Snowpiercer. The residents here are the stowaways, more commonly referred to as "Tailies", that boarded Snowpiercer illegally. Due to not being considered passengers, they do not have any rights, and they have no permission to visit other cars except on rare occasions. It has been stated that most haven't seen the sun since first boarding the train seven years before. The Tailies are packed like cattle, fed the bare minimum calories to avoid starvation, treated as subhuman, and are used as slave labor, even though it’s stated that there are enough room and food to provide for them decently; it's no surprise that the populace there want to change that, and have led numerous rebellions over the last seven years, all of which had ended in failure and large body counts.

* AnArmAndALeg: Every time a revolt goes belly up, one or more Tailies have their right arm put through a porthole until it's frozen, then shattered as punishment.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Two to three years after Snowpiercer left its station there was a killing cult that killed and ate anyone regardless of their age or gender in order to survive. Layton took it upon himself to take out the leader and his followers before they killed everyone else, and after the deed was done he took the leader's heart, split it, and ate the pieces alongside everyone else as a way to show that neither of them was innocent. There hasn't been an act of cannibalism ever since.]]

* AnArmAndALeg: Every time a revolt goes belly up, one or more Tailes have one of their arms put through a porthole until it's frozen, then shattered as punishment.

* FantasticSlurs: Referred to as "Talies" by those above them, though they themselves take it as a badge of honor as it's who they are now.
* FantasticUnderclass: All those that live in the Tail are treated like garbage and used as slave labor.

The Tail is located on the furthest end of Snowpiercer. The residents here are the stowaways, more commonly referred to as "Tailies", that boarded Snowpiercer illegally. Due to not being considered passengers, they do not have any rights, and they have no permission to visit other cars except on rare occasions. It has been stated that most haven't seen the sun since first boarding the train seven years before. The Tailies are packed like cattle, fed far worse, and treated as subhuman, even though it’s stated that there are enough room and food to provide for them decently; it's no surprise that the populace there want to change that, and have led numerous rebellions over the last seven years, all of which had ended in failure and large body counts.

* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Pike and Layton do ''not'' get along, with the aggressive Pike clashing with the more cereberal Layton. Yet, they're still allies and understand that they need to work together. [[spoiler:Layton even talks him into surrendering.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: According to his offical character profile he was a career criminal who'd escaped just prior to the Freeze, just in time to board the Tail as Snowpiercer left. This lends new ligh to his deperation to escape the Tail, as he'd essentially traded one form of incarceration for another.