History Characters / TheBabysitter2017

* AffectionateNickname: Bee calls him "C." Max calls him "Coley," though the line between "affectionate" and "mocking" is a little blurry on that one.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: She says that she used to be small and scared, but after using the book, she was confident, so although she kills people, it started as a way to be stronger. It looks like she dies after one last heart-to-heart conversation with Cole, who she really did care about, but when she tries to do their ''{{Film/ET}}'' friendship signal one last time, Cole denies it and leaves. She then sheds a few tears before seemingly dying.]]

* EvilMakeover: In the second film, she is shown wearing casual, yet modest feminine clothes. While on the boat with Cole and her friends, she is wearing a long long sleeve [[WhiteIsPure white dress]] that reaches her knees, and brown leather vest. After she reveals herself to be the new leader of the blood cult, she and the rest of her allies go off to find Cole and Phoebe. The next time she is shown, she is wearing [[WhoWearsShortShorts very short jean shorts], her now [[HellBentForLeather cleavage-baring brown leather vest]], and cowboy boots. Additionally, she wears [[RedIsViolent red lipstick]] and her hair is notably wavier. Basically, she looks like a younger version of Bee.

* EvilMakeover: In the second film, she is shown wearing casual, yet modest feminine clothes. While on the boat with Cole and her friends, she is wearing a long long sleeve, [[WhiteIsPure white dress]] that reaches her knees, and brown leather vest. After she reveals herself to be the new leader of the blood cult, she and the rest of her allies go off to find Cole and Phoebe. The next time she is shown, she is wearing [[WhoWearsShortShorts very short jean shorts], her brown
now [[HellBentForLeather cleavage-baring brown leather vest]], and cowboy boots. Additionally, she wears [[RedIsViolent red lipstick]] and her hair is notably wavier. Basically, she looks like a younger version of Bee.

* EvilMakeover: In the second film, she is shown wearing casual, yet modest feminine clothes. While on the boat with Cole and her friends, she is wearing a long long sleeve, [[WhiteIsPure white dress]] that reaches her knees, and brown leather vest. After she reveals herself to be the new leader of the blood cult, she and the rest of her allies go off to find Cole and Phoebe. The next time she is shown, she is wearing [[ShortShorts very short jean shorts], her brown

* GreenEyedMonster: Melanie makes a couple of comments towards the end of the second film that seem to imply some jealousy over Cole now crushing on Phoebe instead of her. However, this is probably more about [[spoiler:the loss of the ego-boosting Cole’s feelings gave her, rather than having feelings for Cole herself.]]

* OnlyFriend: She's the only kid Cole's age who seems to like him.
* OnlySaneWoman: In addition to being well-behaved, she's remarkably level-headed for a 12-year old. Even when Cole apologizes for leading a shotgun wielding psycho to her house, Melanie brushes it aside since Cole was literally running for his life. And she remains calm throughout the ordeal, only showing a brief moment of nervousness when Bee nearly finds them.

-->'''Melanie:''' ''(from other side of the door)'' What're you doing?!\\

'''Cole:''' ''(after [[{{Beat}} brief pause]])'' Oh.\\
'''Melanie:''' ''(smiles)'' [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe It was really sweet of you, though.]]

* RelationshipUpgrade: By the end of the film, he and [[spoiler: Melanie]] have gone from just friends to {{puppy love}}. [[spoiler: It ends in tragedy]].
** [[spoiler:He has better luck in his relationship with Phoebe in the sequel.]]

* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:She lures Cole out to the lake by letting him think he still has a shot at getting together with her. ]]

* {{Hate Sink}}: He manages to be more unlikeable than the cultist killers trying to kill a kid.

* ScaryBlackMan: He's the neighborhood bully, complete with his own posse, and Cole is his favorite victim.

* [[OffWithHisHead Off with Her Head!]]: Combined with HoistByHisOwnPetard. In ''Killer Queen'', when she jumps onto the hood of Cole's escape car, he responds by crashing it into a rock, [[spoiler: causing the surfboard strapped on the roof to fly off like a missile and decapitate her]].

%%* StrangeGirl

* [[OffWithHisHead Off with Her Head!]]: [[spoiler:How she dies in both films. In the first film, a shotgun blast does it. In the second, her head gets caught between two rocks she tried to jump between, and Cole and Phoebe grab onto her body and start pulling, slowly tearing her head off.]]

* [[ScaryBlackMan Scary Black Kid]]: He's the neighborhood bully, complete with his own posse, and Cole is his favorite victim.

* ReallyGetsAround: Is implied to have gotten sexually active in the sequel, mentioning that "Plan B is more than the pill I take on Saturdays" and her father threatening to take away her IUD. Disturbing once you remember she's only 14.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Overlapping with ShesAllGrownUp, Melanie at age 15 bears a striking resemblance to Bee, which causes no small amount of conflicting feelings in Cole. [[spoiler: In the sequel, it turns out that she's deliberately taking after Bee in more ways than one.]]

* CoolLoser: On one hand, Cole is constantly picked on by the neighborhood bully (Jeremy), who also eggs his house. On the other, he's reasonably good-looking for a kid and he's pals with his smoking hot teenaged babysitter. Things change by the end of the second film, with Cole becoming an unlikely hero and now has [[spoiler: his first girlfriend]].

!!Others
[[folder:Samuel]]
!!Samuel
!!!'''Played By:''' Doug Haley
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheBabysitter2017''

A nerdy guy Bee invites to play spin the bottle with her friends.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Gets a pair of knives shoved into his skull by his crush after getting his first kiss. He lives a surprisingly long time, despite the obvious brain damage, and is in a lot of pain the whole time.
* NerdGlasses: Sports a pair.
* ShrinkingViolet: Is nervous at the thought of making out in front of all of Bee's friends.
* StereotypicalNerd: [[GeekPhysique Skinny and gangly]], wears glasses, and is timid and socially awkward.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: The first victim of the cult and in the movie.]]

[[folder:Boom-Boom]]
!!Boom-Boom
!!!'''Played By:''' Jennifer Foster

* {{Jerkass}}: From what little we see of her.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Her real name is never mentioned.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Killed off early by Melanie as a sacrifice.]]

[[folder:Jimmy]]
!!Jimmy
!!!'''Played By:''' Maximilian Acevedo

Melanie's boyfriend.

* JerkJock: Sporty and a {{Jerkass}} to Cole (intentionally or not).
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Killed off after attempting to quit the chase.]]

[[folder:Diego]]
!!Diego
!!!'''Played By:''' Juliocesar Chavez
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheBabysitterKillerQueen''

Jimmy's friend.

* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Killed off after attempting to quit the chase.]]

[[folder:"Big" Carl [=McManus=]]]
!!"Big" Carl [=McManus=]
!!!'''Played By:''' Carl [=McDowell=]
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheBabysitterKillerQueen''

The nurse and guidance counselor of Cole's school.

* AdultsAreUseless: Presumably well-meaning, but his best advice to Cole (who is below the age of consent) is "It's time for you to get laid".

[[folder:Phyllis and Archie Johnson]]
!!Phyllis and Archie Johnson
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/LeslieBibb and Creator/KenMarino
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheBabysitter2017'' | ''Film/TheBabysitterKillerQueen''

Cole's parents. In the first film, they leave Cole with Bee for the night while they spend the weekend at a motel. In the sequel, Dad gets an expanded role.

* ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime: Dad catches Cole chatting with Melanie online and sees the big bottle of lube next to his bed.
* TheStoner: In the sequel, Dad takes hits from the bong with Juan.
* SupernaturalProofFather: In the sequel, neither of them believe Cole's story about Bee and her friends being Satanists, and they are planning on shipping him off to a psychiatric boarding school. [[spoiler:Dad realizes Cole was right at the end when he sees Bee disintegrate.]]

[[folder:Juan]]
!!Juan
!!!'''Played By:''' Chris Wylde
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheBabysitter2017'' | ''Film/TheBabysitterKillerQueen''

Melanie's father.
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* AbusiveParents: He cares way more about his car than about his own daughter. [[spoiler:It's little wonder she turned out the way that she did.]]
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:In the sequel, Melanie cuts his arms off before killing him.]]
* BumblingDad: Melanie's dimwitted father.
* {{Manchild}}: A grown man who still acts like a teenage boy.
* ThePreciousPreciousCar:
** His souped-up black Chevelle, which was his childhood dream car. [[spoiler:He is understandably horrified when Cole crashes it into his house.]]
** In the sequel, he got a new classic muscle car, and when he finds out that Cole and Melanie took it to go off to the lake, he immediately joins Cole's dad in searching for them.
* TheStoner: In the sequel, he smokes a lot of weed.
[[/folder]]

!Children

--> '''Played by:''' Judah Lewis

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/EmilyAlynLind

* BettyAndVeronica: Both Melanie and Bee are blonde and have varying degrees of affection for Cole. Between the two, Melanie is presented as the cute girl who lives across the street and the only real friend Cole has. Whereas Bee is portrayed as his sexy teenaged babysitter in hot pants, whom he nurses a crush on. But by the end, Cole has seen Bee's true colors which brings him closer to Melanie. The GirlNextDoor wins. [[spoiler: In the Sequel their roles are switched, Melanie has become a cold and homicidal Satanic-Cultist, with very little regard for Cole and Bee has become a sort of guardian Angel for Cole. And even at her worst, Bee never was as callous as Melanie, at several points offering Cole a way out.]]

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/JennaOrtega

!Cult

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/SamaraWeaving

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/RobbieAmell

--> '''Played by:''' Hana Mae Lee

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/AndrewBachelor

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/BellaThorne

!Others

--> '''Played by:''' Doug Haley

--> '''Played by:''' Jennifer Foster

--> '''Played by:''' Maximilian Acevedo

--> '''Played by:''' Juliocesar Chavez

--> '''Played by:''' Carl [=McDowell=]

--> '''Played by:''' Miles J. Harvey

--> '''Played by:''' Leslie Bibb and Creator/KenMarino

--> '''Played by:''' Chris Wylde

* ContraltoOfDanger: She usually has a sweet, feminine voice, but after her [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn]], Melanie's voice deepens a lot for a teenage girl, showing how truly dangerous she is.

* ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime: Dad catches Cole chatting with Melanie online and sees [[ADateWithRosiePalms the big bottle of lube]] next to his bed.

* FilleFatale: She is barely 14 in the sequel, but it's implied she is already sexually active, and tends to dress up quite provocative, especially after her [[spoiler:EvilMakeOver]].

* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: [[spoiler:In the second film, she winds up sitting on ''both'' sides of this trope. Before TheReveal, she's wearing a fairly modest dress, but afterwards, she gets a HotterAndSexier EvilMakeover with a [[HellBentForLeather cleavage-baring brown leather vest]] and tiny jean shorts.]]

* {{Nerd}}: Skinny, gangly, and socially awkward.