History Characters / TheVentureBros

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersOSI The OSI]][[note]]Col. Hunter Gathers, Shore-Leave/Holy Diver, Mile-High/Sky Pilot, Headshot and Amber Gold, General Treister, Doe and Cardholder, Molotov Cocktease, Myra Brandish, Race Bannon[[/note]]
* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersVentureAllies Venture Allies]][[note]]Pete White, Billy "Quizboy" Whelan, Dr. Byron Orpheus, The Alchemist, Jefferson Twilight, Orpheus' Master, Triana Orpheus, Jonas Venture Jr., Pirate Captain, The Impossible family[[/note]]
* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTheMonarchAndCohorts The Monarch and Cohorts]][[note]]The Monarch, Dr. Girlfriend/Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, Henchman 21/Gary Fisher, Henchman 24, The Murderous Moppets, AKA The Pupa Twins[[/note]]
* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTheGuild The Guild of Calamitous Intent]][[note]]The Sovereign, the Council of Thirteen, and other unionized supervillains[[/note]]
* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersOthers Others]][[note]]The Revenge Society, Crusaders Action League, and anyone else that doesn't fit in the above.[[/note]]

''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' has many characters, any one of which can pop up at any moment, and have just as many casualties. So here's a summary of the recurring characters.

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTeamVenture Team Venture]][[note]]Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture, Brock Samson, Hank Venture, Dean Venture, Dermott Fictel, H.E.L.P.eR, Sgt. Hatred, the Original Team Venture (Jonas Sr., Col. Gentleman, the Action Man, the Blue Morpho, Kano, Dr. Entmann, Swifty, Ook-Ook, Hector Molina[[/note]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTeamVenture Team Venture]][[note]]The Original Team Venture, Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture, Brock Samson, Hank Venture, Dean Venture, Dermott Fictel, H.E.L.P.eR, Sgt. Hatred, the Original Team Venture (Jonas Sr., Col. Gentleman, the Action Man, the Blue Morpho, Kano, Dr. Entmann, Swifty, Ook-Ook, Hector Molina[[/note]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTeamVenture Team Venture]][[note]]The Original Team Venture, Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture, Brock Samson, Hank Venture, Dean Venture, Dermott Fictel, H.E.L.P.eR, Sgt. Hatred, Jonas Venture Jr., Pirate Captain[[/note]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersVentureAllies Venture Allies]][[note]]Pete White, Billy "Quizboy" Whelan, Dr. Byron Orpheus, The Alchemist, Jefferson Twilight, Orpheus' Master, Triana Orpheus, The Impossibles family[[/note]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersOSI The OSI]][[note]]Col. Hunter Gathers, Shore-Leave/Holy Diver, Mile-High/Sky Pilot, Headshot and Amber Gold, General Treister, Doe and Cardholder, Molotov Cocktease, Myra Brandish, Race Bannon[[/note]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTeamVenture Team Venture]][[note]]The Original Team Venture, Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture, Brock Samson, Dean Venture, Hank Venture, Dermott Fictel, H.E.L.P.eR, Sgt. Hatred, Jonas Venture Jr., Pirate Captain[[/note]]

''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, any one of which can pop up at any moment, and have just as many casualties. So here's a summary of the recurring characters.

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTeamVenture Team Venture]][[note]]The Original Team Venture, Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture, Brock Sampson, Dean Venture, Hank Venture, Dermott Fictel, H.E.L.P.eR, Sgt. Hatred, Jonas Venture Jr., Pirate Captain[[/note]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersVentureAllies Venture Allies]][[note]]Pete White, Billy "Quizboy" Whelan, Dr. Byron Orpheus, The Alchemist, Jefferson Twilight, Orpheus' Master, Triana Orpheus[[/note]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersOthers Others]][[note]]The Impossibles family, The Revenge Society, Crusaders Action League, and anyone else that doesn't fit in the above.[[/note]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTeamVenture Team Venture]][[note]]Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture, Brock Sampson, Dean Venture, Hank Venture, Dermott Fictel, H.E.L.P.eR, Sgt. Hatred, Jonas Venture Jr., Pirate Captain[[/note]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersOthers Others]][[note]]The Original Team Venture, The Impossibles family, The Revenge Society, Crusaders Action League, and anyone else that doesn't fit in the above.[[/note]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersOSI The OSI]][[note]]Col. Hunter Gathers, Shore-Leave/Holy Diver, Mile-High/Sky Pilot, Headshot and Golden Amber, General Treister, Doe and Cardholder, Molotov Cocktease, Myra Brandish, Race Bannon[[/note]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTeamVenture Team Venture]][[labelnote:Note]]Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture, Brock Sampson, Dean Venture, Hank Venture, Dermott Fictel, H.E.L.P.eR, Sgt. Hatred, Jonas Venture Jr., Pirate Captain[[/labelnote]]
* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersVentureAllies Venture Allies]][[labelnote:Note]]Pete White, Billy "Quizboy" Whelan, Dr. Byron Orpheus, The Alchemist, Jefferson Twilight, Orpheus' Master, Triana Orpheus[[/labelnote]]
* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTheMonarchAndCohorts The Monarch and Cohorts]][[labelnote:Note]]The Monarch, Dr. Girlfriend/Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, Henchman 21/Gary Fisher, Henchman 24, The Murderous Moppets, AKA The Pupa Twins[[/labelnote]]
* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTheGuild The Guild of Calamitous Intent]]
* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersOSI The OSI]][[labelnote:Note]]Col. Hunter Gathers, Shore-Leave/Holy Diver, Mile-High/Sky Pilot, Headshot and Golden Amber, General Treister, Doe and Cardholder, Molotov Cocktease, Myra Brandish, Race Bannon[[/labelnote]]
* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersOthers Others]][[labelnote:Note]]The Original Team Venture, The Impossibles family, The Revenge Society, Crusaders Action League and anyone else that doesn't fit in the above.[[/labelnote]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersOSI The OSI]][[labelnote:Note]]Col. Hunter Gathers, Shore-Leave/Holy Diver, Mile-High/Sky Pilot, Headshot and Golden Amber, General Treister, Doe and Cardholder, Molotov Cocktease, Myra Brandish, Race Bannon[[/labelnote]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTheMonarchAndCohorts The Monarch And Cohorts]][[labelnote:Note]]The Monarch, Dr. Girlfriend/Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, Henchman 21/Gary Fisher, Henchman 24, The Murderous Moppets, AKA The Pupa Twins[[/labelnote]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTheMonarchAndCohorts The Monarch And Cohorts]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersOthers Others]][[labelnote:Note]]The Original Team Venture, The Impossibles family, The Revenge Society, and anyone else that doesn't fit in the above.[[/labelnote]]

''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, any one of which can pop up at any moment. So here's a summary of the recurring characters.

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrosTheMonarchAndCohorts The Monarch And Cohorts]]
* [[Characters/TheVentureBrosTheGuild The Guild of Calamitous Intent]]
* [[Characters/TheVentureBrosOthers Others]][[labelnote:Note]]The Original Team Venture, The Impossibles family, The Revenge Society, and anyone else that doesn't fit in the above.[[/labelnote]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrosOthers Others]][[labelnote:Note]]The Original Team Venture, other supervillains and superheroes[[/labelnote]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrosOthers Others]][[labelnote:The Original Team Venture, other supervillains and superheroes]]

* [[Characters/TheVentureBrothersTeamVenture Team Venture]][[labelnote:Note]]Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture, Brock Sampson, Dean Venture, Hank Venture, Dermott Fictel, H.E.L.P.eR, Sgt. Hatred[[/labelnote]]

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[[folder:''Spider Skull Island'']]

!!Sally Impossible
-->''"What could be more important than your family, Richard?!"''
-->'''Voiced By''':Mia Baron
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Richard Impossible's now-ex-wife. When the lab accident occured that gave Richard his stretching powers, she was affected too but was much less fortunate as she was given the "power" of making her skin visible, without utilising it her skin ''returns'' to being invisible and makes for a pretty gross sight. Her other family members, who were also caught in the blast, didn't fare as well (her brother Cody ignites when exposed to oxygen, while her cousin Ned became a walking tumor). To save his public image, Richard hid them away and refused to let Sally interact with anyone. Rusty winds up meeting her by accident and she tries to use him to escape Richard's grasp but Rusty quickly abandons her. In their next encounter Rusty used her to get a vital piece of equipment he needed from Richard's lab. It was during this encounter she met Jonas Venture Jr and the two quickly hit it off. Sometime afterward she divorced Richard and went to live with J.J along with Ned and her infant son Rocket (Cody somehow still staying with Richard).
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Tropes associated with Sally:
* BlessedWithSuck: Stuck with a power she never wanted and claims it take a great deal of effort to maintain control -- really, it barely even counts as a ''power'', more like a flat-out disability.
* BodyHorror: When she loses control of her power, yeesh.
* CaptainErsatz: Of The Invisible Woman from ''Franchise/FantasticFour''.
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:She still hates Richard, but saves him anyway cause he's Rocket's dad.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Minor one, before she was always cowering in front of her husband and gets sparks of courage if she knew she could escape or at least discredit him. She ratches up a bit when Richard shows his neglect for Rocket and by third appearance she done with his crap and is disgusted by his attempts to win her back (though she does show some appreciation for his attempted and supposed HeroicSacrifice). She is now a part of J.J's fighting force, helping to defend Spider Island from the Monarch in a giant mecha. As part of that, she's also improved her control over her visibility and managed to conquer her issues.
* YankTheDogsChain: She finally escapes her abusive husband, ends up with a man who truly loves and appreciates her [[spoiler: only for said man to die just a few years later, leaving her only with her young child and mentally handicapped cousin.]]

!!Ned
-->''"Ned go Boom Boom."''
-->Voiced By: Christopher [=McCulloch=]
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Sally Impossible and Cody's mentally challenged cousin. Formerly associated with Impossible Industries, Ned followed Sally to Spider Skull Island to live with Jonas Venture Jr.
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Tropes associated with Ned:
* CaptainErsatz: Of The Thing from ''Franchise/FantasticFour'', except mentally handicapped.
* HandicappedBadass: He packs a wallop when he wants to - guy's roughly the same size as Brock.
* SuperStrength: As noted above, the guy is super strong.
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[[folder:''The Revenge Society'']]
!!Professor Richard Impossible
-->''"(When asked what's more important than family)Sciiiennnceee?"
-->'''Voiced by: '''Creator/StephenColbert (Seasons 1, 2 and 6), Creator/BillHader (Season 4), Peter [=McCulloch=] (The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay)
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A fellow super-scientist and CaptainErsatz of ''Franchise/FantasticFour'' leader Reed Richards AKA Mr. Fantastic, but much, much darker. At first he seemed just like his counterpart... and then it was revealed his fellow members got useless, or in one case harmful, powers and that he kept them under wraps to save face. Doctor Venture won over his wife, Sally, while working with Impossible but left her behind when they left. She finally escaped with Doctor Venture's brother J.J. along with her and her son Rocket. He didn't take it well. He soon fell into a deep depression until his old buddy Phantom Limb convinced him to go over to the evil side, while remaining a super scientist to the public. He's now a super villain and part of Phantom Limb's Revenge Society.
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Tropes associated with Richard:
* AccidentalHero: Saves the whole Spider Skull Island from exploding, by trying to [[DrivenToSuicide kill himself with it]].
* BeardOfSorrow: Starts to grow one after Sally dumps him. Shaves it (with the help of Phantom Limb) immediately after joining the Revenge Society.
* CaptainErsatz: Of [[Franchise/FantasticFour Mr. Fantastic]], with a little bit of WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles mixed in.
* CardCarryingVillain: He really enjoys his new status of villain, [[ThatManIsDead changing his name]], throwing [[IncrediblyLamePun puns]] and all the stuff.
* TheDragon[=/=]EvilGenius: For the Revenge Society.
* DrivenToSuicide: Tried to kill himself at least two times after Sally dumped him.
* DomesticAbuser: Not physically, at least.
* FaceHeelTurn: Well, he was always a dick, but he's dropped all pretense of being one of the "good guys" now.
* ForScience: He conducted an experiment that blew up in his face. It granted him incredible stretching powers, but left his family with painful and hideous mutations. Not only is he completely unsympathetic to their plight, but he treats them like prisoners most of the time less they embarrass him. He is a thinly-veiled parody of ''The ComicBook/FantasticFour''[='=]s Reed Richards, who has slipped into this trope from ReedRichardsIsUseless more than once (most recently during ''ComicBook/CivilWar''). His crowning moment of For Science comes when confronted by his wife that their son was missing, he ignores her and handwaves it:
-->'''Sally''' "What could possibly be more important than your own son?"
-->'''Richard''' "... sssssssssssscience?"
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: In the first two seasons he identifies as a "good guy" despite being very despicable. In season three, after Sally leaves him, he crosses the DespairEventHorizon and at least has enough good in him to attempt a HeroicSacrifice. Then in season four, he joins Phantom Limb's Revenge Society and embraces his inner evil. [[spoiler:Then in the special ''All This and Gargantua-2'', he leaves the Revenge Society after his ex-wife convinces him to leave with her instead of dying on the space station.]]
* ICannotSelfTerminate: Has been unable to kill himself because his rubber body is so durable.
* IHaveNoSon: Barely acknowledges the existence of his son, Rocket. He even attempts to justify his neglect by claiming that Rocket is probably not his biological son.
* InsufferableGenius[=/=]SmugSuper: As a Reed Richards parody, he takes all of Reed's faults and turns them UpToEleven.
* JerkAss: He's a self-aggrandizing super scientist who would unthinkingly do horrible things for profit, glory, and scientific curiosity. While such a description would apply to many other characters in the show, Professor Impossible has repeatedly shown his contempt and lack of empathy towards others by coldly dismissing them as insignificant in the face of his own scientific pursuits and abilities.
* LaughablyEvil: Became waaay more humorous once he went off the deep end and joined the Revenge Society. This may have something to do with Bill Hader, though.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Even before his FaceHeelTurn, he was shown to have a very shaky grasp on ethics. His ''first'' solution to Hank being contaminated by [[SpontaneousHumanCombustion The Goliath Serum]] was to kill him. He doesn't even pause what he's doing when he finds out that his son is missing and is only concerned about it because his wife is beating on him and berating him because of it.
* NotSoDifferent: Phantom Limb points out that he wasn't that far from being a supervillain in the first place.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: While his lack of experience has kept him from being an effective supervillain thus far, it must be remembered that this is the same person who has devised a biological agent capable of turning living creatures into bombs and has harnessed [[spoiler: his brother-in-law's self-combustion powers]] to provide Impossible Industries with enough free electricity to go completely "green", all of which occurred before he decided to become a real supervillain.
* NighInvulnerability: Although he can still be harmed, his elastic nature makes him incredibly difficult to kill or even injure.
* RubberMan: He's a spoof of the Mr. Fantastic and the only one of the Impossibles to have a useful power.
* ThatManIsDead: Attempts this by calling himself Professor Incorrigible, but Limb wasn't crazy about the idea.
* TheSociopath: A high-functioning and affable one (in a 1950's TV-dad kind of way), but his interactions with people underlines that this guy has ''serious'' difficulty differentiating between people and disposable lab rats.
* VillainousBreakDown: After Sally leaves him.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He manages to keep up his good publicity up until his split with Sally. Though he isn't actually exposed for the JerkAss that he is, his mental breakdown and decline have become apparent to others.

!!Baron Underbheit
-->''"[[SarcasmMode As usual, your detective skills are impeccable, Samson. You succeeded in exposing my sinister plan to lock myself in a dungeon, chained to an albino.]]"''
-->'''Voiced By''':T.Rider Smith
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Dr. Venture's "other" ArchEnemy, Werner Underbheit is the tyrannical ruler of [[{{Ruritania}} Underland]] (pronounced oon-derland) who lost his jaw back in college - he blames Rusty for this, although it might have been the result of The Monarch's first attempt to kill Rusty. Ousted as ruler in Season 2. Now the muscle for the Revenge Society.
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Tropes associated with Underbheit:
* ArchEnemy: Considered himself Rusty Venture's arch enemy, but The Monarch completely eclipsed him during the show's run.
* TheBluebeard: Has killed his seven former wives.
* TheBrute: For the Revenge Society.
* TheBusCameBack: ''Love Bheits'' was intended to be the last appearance of the character in the series, as Doc and Jackson didn't find him interesting enough to write for. Until season 4 that is, and the formation of the Revenge Society.
* CaptainErsatz: A very blatant one of Doctor Doom, with The Monarch even making the comparison. This makes his recent team up with Dr. Impossible amusing - especially since Dr. Doom and Mr. Fantastic are ''also'' teammates in the Future Foundation now.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Subverted. He disappeared after season two, and then twenty-nine episodes later, he makes a couple cameos and becomes a member of the Revenge Society not soon after.
* EvilOverlord: Of Ünderland [[spoiler: until his deposition in Season 2.]]
* {{Expy}}: Monarch himself calls him a "dime-store Doctor Doom". Although the resemblance is little more than skin deep: beyond ruling a {{Ruritania}} with an iron fist and blaming an old colleague for a disfiguring accident, they don't really share anything in common.
* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: Underbheit anticipate this in he re-introduction in season four, [[NeckSnap providing an immediate demonstration]]. [[spoiler: Turns out he was WrongGenreSavvy and LeeroyJenkins about it. They only need him to sign a contract.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: From his early appearances and the promotion of him in the show's first opening, it appears that the original plan for Underbheit was that he would act as Rusty's "real," serious ArchEnemy while the Monarch would remain an IneffectualSympatheticVillain. However, the writers quickly found Underbheit too one-dimensional to fill that role.
* RedRightHand: Has a prosthetic metal jaw.
* {{Ruritania}}: Underland. [[spoiler: Subversion: it's located near Michigan.]]
* SpikesOfVillainy: Has these on his armour
* SweetOnPollyOliver: Tried to marry the captive Dean Venture (who was dressed as [[StarWars Princess Leia]] for a fancy dress party), mistaking him for a girl.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:In "All This and Gargantua-2", he is last seen arguing with Phantom Limb in the self-destructing space station. Phantom Limb and Radical Left are shown to have escaped via one of Fat Chance's enigma holes, but Underbheit is not with them.]]

!!Fat Chance
-->'''Voiced By:'''Christopher [=McCulloch=]
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A new recruit to the Revenge Society, Fat Chance was forever changed by a botched scientific experiment, which left him obese. However, it also gave him an "Enigma Hole" in his belly, which he can pull random (and occasionally useful) items from.
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Tropes associated with Fat Chance:
* BrooklynRage
* CoolGate: His Enigma Hole, even if he has no idea what's on the other side.
* CaptainErsatz: Possibly one to Chunk, a supporting character of TheFlash. He also was a scientist who, due to a mishap, was rendered obese and with the power to send objects to and from a parallel universe through his body. Not a very well known character, but it'd hardly be the most obscure reference Venture Bros has made.
* FatIdiot: To an extent.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Uses his name to create these.
* TookALevelInBadass: With a little training from Killinger, he eliminates the randomness that comes with his Enigma Hole.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:In "All This and Gargantua-2", he is last seen lying unconscious in the self-destructing space station. Phantom Limb and Radical Left use one of his enigma holes to escape, but it's unknown if Fat Chance escaped or not.]]

!!Henchman #1/Scott Hall/Zero

-->''"[[ThatManIsDead Henchman #1 is dead!]] I am Zero!
-->'''Voiced By:'''Christopher [=McCulloch=]
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A by-the-book henchman that was a stark contrast to #21 and #24. He followed all the old cliches, for which he was fiercely mocked by the GenreSavvy duo. He did go up in one final showdown with Brock that apparently ended with his death. He later came back as a centurion named Zero who used Captain Sunshine's butler Desmond (disguised as the Greek god Zeus) to kidnap Henchman and Sidekicks to fight to the death. He's later found out by 21, who distracts him while an army of supervillains attack. He somehow survives and joins the Revenge Society.
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Tropes associated with Henchman #1:
* AndThisIsFor: [[spoiler:Just before attempting to shoot Brock, he begins to say it's for every henchman Brock has killed. Unfortunately for him he gets distracted by Hank's entrance, causing Brock to kill him for real this time.]]
* {{Badass}}:Just like #21 he took on Brock Samson one on one and lived. [[spoiler: And when they fight again, it's a fairly even match that Zero nearly wins. ]]
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Re-appears as a new member of the Revenge Society in ''All This And Gargantua 2,'' only to finally have his neck brutally snapped by Brock. And if that didn't kill him, the exploding Gargantua-2 certainly did.]]
* TheCaligula: He makes supervillains and super scientists fight for next to no reason other than as penitence and for his amusement.
* EvilCounterpart: To 21. Both changed after a big event, both got a large number of minions. Both TookALevelInBadass. But while 21 was largely unmotivated before, Scott was already motivated. Whereas 21 has avoided becoming a villain on his own but is slowly growing into one, Scott immediately became one. Whereas 21 is fully willing to rely on dirty tactics when the situation calls for it, Scott fights with honor.
* GenreBlind: Falls into all of the old henchman cliches in his first appearance. He's mocked mercilessly by #21 and #24 for it.
* KnightTemplar:His scheme is revenge on what he believes to be the problem with superheroes and villains
* TheManBehindTheMan: Zeus is actually a holographic puppet used to inspire fear and confusion. He's the real one behind the Super Death Camp
* MauveShirt: Starts off as an exploration of the classic RedShirt. He survives and makes two more appearances, first as his own villain and then as a member of the Revenge Society
* MeaningfulName: His name Zero is because he used to be a henchman. It's how 21 guesses his secret identity.
* MyHeroZero: Serves not only as the Big Bad of the episode, but he turns out to be Scott Hall / Number 1, a henchman from a previous episode. Thus, while he may not be a hero, he survives not only being a henchman in a superhero/villain world, whose death is portented and lampshaded, but FIGHTING BROCK SAMSON, which counts as a superpower in its own right.
* NeckSnap: [[spoiler:How Brock kills him in ''All This and Gargantua-2''.]]
* NeverFoundTheBody: Becomes a plot point in season four when he turns out to be the villain of "Every Which Way But Zeus". Comes up again in ''All This and Gargantua-2'' when he is revealed to have survived once again and has joined the Revenge Society. [[spoiler: Subverted when he dies for good by NeckSnap]]
* NominalImportance: A Deconstruction of this trope.
* RedShirt: Again, Deconstructed.
* StopHavingFunGuys: To #21 and #24. [[invoked]]
* ThatManIsDead: Says it word-to-word when it's revealed that he is [[spoiler:Zero]].
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: He is seriously pissed off at people who disregard the lives of their henchmen.
* YouBastard: Gives this to #21
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[[folder:''The Original Team Venture'']]
!!Dr. Jonas Venture, Sr.
-->''"Remember Rusty, in here I’m your doctor not your father. Now lets get back to it shall we. You were telling me how you’re ungrateful for all the opportunities your father’s given you and you blame me for all your problems!''"
-->'''Voiced By''':James Urbaniak
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The grand figure looming over the remains of the current world today is the legacy left behind by Dr. Jonas Venture, Sr. Adventure hero, scientist, woman-chaser, celebrity, and media darling who could do anything ''except'' raise a son. Dr. Venture lived a life of luxury and adventure, with the world constantly revolving around him, and that was the way he liked it. Too often, this ended up with Dr. Venture ignoring important things like missing colleagues, the family's cursed artifact, and non-emotionally scarring time that should have been spent with his own son. Then, he would play down any negative consequences of anything he ever did until he could forget about it.
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Tropes associated with Jonas:
* AbusiveParent: Manages to top Rusty and Professor Impossible as the worst Dad in the series. He included Rusty in all his missions from ages 3-17, made him endure numerous kidnappings, and forced him to kill someone with a house key. Whenever Rusty attempted to express his frustration, Jonas would simply disregard it and call him ungrateful. His style of parenting was so bad, that in "Are You There God, It's Me Dean", even The Monarch admitted to Hank that Jonas really did a number on him.
* TheAce: Since he's a parody of characters like Franchise/DocSavage. Even after a ''lot'' of the varnish that is the man's legend has been wiped away throughout the series his son, the most prominent victim of his {{Jerkass}} behavior and someone well aware of the man's countless faults, freely admits that the man was "one hell of a scientist."
* BreakTheCutie: To Rusty.
* BrokenPedestal: He's a globetrotting super-scientist adventurer who has foiled the plots of countless supervillains. But when you dig a little deeper, you see that he was an emotionally abusive parent who constantly put his son's life in danger by dragging him along on dangerous adventures as well as being a habitual womanizer. He frequently lost interest in his projects, leaving many half-finished and anyone unfortunate enough to be involved to their own devices (E-Den, the drug addled orphans trapped beneath his compound, Dr. Entmann, etc.)
* TheCasanova: A habitual womanizer, known to throw "key parties."
* {{Crossover}}: According to ''VideoGame/PokerNight2'', he worked with [[{{VideoGame/Portal2}} Cave Johnson]] at one point. Appropriate as both were self-absorbed and eccentric men overly obsessed with science whose lifestyles wound up profoundly hurting the person closest to them.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: His first appearances seemed to make the audience think that Rusty is a jerk for not liking his amazing father more. It isn't until we later learn about some of the darker secrets of Venture Industries (such as keeping a population of drug-addicted orphans in the tunnels beneath their house for decades) that we begin to see Jonas as he really was.
* {{Expy}}: Is a [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructed]] version of Franchise/DocSavage and [[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest Dr. Benton Quest]].
* GadgeteerGenius: A brilliant inventor...until he would lose interest and leave many of his projects unfinished. Rusty seems to stay afloat by (poorly) completing Jonas' unfinished work.
* GenerationXerox: Like his father Lloyd Venture, he was a super-scientist and engaged in globe spanning adventures. He also installed this lifestyle into his son.
* HarmfulToMinors: Just about anything he did with his son counts.
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Died under mysterious circumstances and never said goodbye to Rusty. Near the end of the third season, [[spoiler: it is strongly implied that his bodyguard Kano killed him for trying to activate the O.R.B...which had ironically been rendered useless by Lloyd Venture's bodyguard Sandow.]]
* APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy: Has hosted a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_party#Key_parties key party]] at least once.
* PapaWolf: If there is one positive trait to him, he does look after and protect his own son - as a group of poor would-be Greek kidnappers found out the hard way. Zig-zagged in that Rusty is only ever in danger due to his own father's negligence and willingness to put him in dangerous situations. Not helping it is that the various Greek kidnappers actually did better to Rusty than his father could on any given day...
* PetTheDog: Related to PapaWolf, for all of the torment he subjects his son through, he at least has the decency to let his son keep his happy memories before savagely beating up said would-be Greek kidnappers.
* PosthumousCharacter: Died before the series began, though is seen frequently in flashbacks.
* RoguesGallery: Has a fairly deep one. Just going by those shown or mentioned in the show: Scaramantula, Brainulo, Manotaur, Half-Jackal, [[ChurchOfHappyology L. Ron]]... The first 3 even did a VillainTeamUp to kidnap Rusty.
* SpiritAdvisor: But only while Rusty is off his drugs.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Subverted in that he acted as one to Rusty, and by "Acted" we mean sneaking out whenever his son tried talking about his issues and calling him ungrateful for [[IJustWantToBeNormal not enjoying the life of a boy adventurer]].
* WellDoneSonGuy: to Rusty.
* WhatTheHellDad: He took Rusty with him on dangerous adventures as he didn't see anything wrong with it and didn't get why Rusty would want a normal life. Needless to say, it's understandable why he would considering that he had to kill a man at a young age twice among other things.

!!Col. Gentleman
-->''"That thing is gonna kick like a badger, so you have to re-level quick. Aim for the bastard's neck. Hold 'im up there, Kano! I don't care if he wets himself and your head; that boy is gonna see somebody die! And if he doesn't want it to be his father, he'll have to pull that trigger!"''
-->'''Voiced By''':Christopher [=McCulloch=]
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The apparent second-in-command of the 60's Team Venture, Col. Gentleman is the swinger of the group.
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Tropes associated with Gentleman:
* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: He claims to have been in the RAF, but the rank of colonel does not exist in the RAF. The equivalent rank is group captain.
* BadassBisexual: Bi and very much capable of fending for himself in a fight.
* BadassGrandpa: He's still very capable in a fight. He even gets Brock Sampson to back off thanks to his reputation and a well-aimed cane to the throat.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's certainly a nice guy, eccentrics aside. Badmouth or mistreat his friends or family and you're ''screwed.''
* CatchPhrase: "...a smack in the mouth!" (pronounced "[[FunetikAksent shmack in the mooth!]]")
* CloudCuckoolander: Enjoys making "crazy old person" lists and, apparently, gluing bits of a battleship model to his dog in his spare time.
* DepravedBisexual: Almost everything we learn about his sexuality is TooMuchInformation. He does ''not'' identify as any kind of sexuality:
-->'''Jackson Publick (in character during episode commentary):''' "Of course I have sex with Kiki! He's ''beautiful!'' That doesn't make me gay, it makes me smart!"
** He's also the first person Shore-Leave goes to for info on the "Rusty Venture" sex act, and claims to have invented the act. Yeah, he named a gay sex act after his friend's child.
* GameBreakingInjury: He's taken out of the fight on [[spoiler:Gargantua-2]] after [[spoiler:Prof. Impossible breaks his hip]].
* HeManWomanHater: Nearly every time he talks about a woman is to mention either screwing them or giving them a "smack in the mouth."
* HeroicBSOD: During the 5th season finale, after Kiki walks out for good. He rather glumly realizes all his favorite gay flings have passed on, that he's shacked up with a bitchy Persian a third his age, and that Tangiers has lost its appeal [[spoiler:on top of considering his sexual preference a capital offense. He moves to the States by the end of the episode, and he and the Action Man decide to room together.]]
* ManlyGay: Although it's somewhat clear he strongly prefers men as a rule; his autobiography is titled ''Gentlemen Prefer Gentleman'', after all.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He is essentially what you would get if William S. Burroughs were played by SeanConnery.
* OnlyMostlyDead: Hank and Dean found him dead in the second season. Turns out it was a diabetic coma, they were just too stupid to actually check that he was alive.
* PapaWolf: He decks Rusty when he finds out he broke his step-daughter's heart.
* YouAreACreditToYourRace: He says that Kano is an excellent pilot despite his "racial handicap."
** Most likely is an example of DeliberateValuesDissonance to reflect that Col. Gentlemen is rather out of touch with modern ideas about racial sensitivity.

!!The Action Man
-->''"Not me, i've got two years!"''
-->'''Voiced By:''' Christopher [=McCulloch=]
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The gun-wielding psycho of the '60s Team Venture, Rodney the Action Man has cooled down significantly with age.
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Tropes associated with The Action Man:
* BattleCry: "AAAACCCTTTTTIIIOOOONNNN! Action! Action! Action! Action! ACTION!"
* TheBerserker: See above. In his prime he seemed to enter some kind of battle frenzy.
* GassHole: Prone to flatulence at his advancing age.
* HappilyMarried... to his dead friend's widow.
* HeroicComedicSociopath: For a given definition of "heroic." He used to wake up a young Rusty Venture with an empty gun pressed to the boy's head.
** "Not ''today'' Rusty..."
* JerkAss: Was not nice at all to Major Tom's ghost about marrying his wife, shot Orpheus without a second thought and pulled Rusty's pants down in front of a large crowd at his 16th birthday so Col.Gentleman could shoot his dick with a shrink ray.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Surprisingly enough he and Hank hit it off pretty well. And he even admits during their time together that he does regret some of his actions to Rusty.
* ShoutOut: His name comes from a lyric in "Ashes to Ashes", the DavidBowie song that was a continuation of "Space Oddity" (and thus the story of the original Major Tom). Bowie got the name from the British equivalent of Franchise/GIJoe.
* SuperSoldier: He states that Jonas Sr. had him take "Go Juice" while they worked together, but he's kicked it once he retired. If Sergeant Hatred is any indication, this could be why he was so horrible to Rusty.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: After pissing off Dr. Orpheus, the latter tells Action Man that he's going to have a stroke in two years, seventeen days. This news doesn't seem to bother The Action Man in any way.
-->'''Crl. Gentleman:''' We're all going to die!\\
'''Action Man:''' Not me! I still got two more years!

!!Kano
-->[[spoiler:'''Voiced By''':Christopher [=McCulloch=] ]]

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The silent badass of the team, Kano was the cool, silent pilot and MadeOfIron martial artist. He is later revealed to have been Jonas, Sr.'s official OSI Bodyguard in the vein of Brock Samson.
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Tropes associated with Kano:
* TheBigGuy: With hands strong enough to crush a boulder, but gentle enough to crush a butterfly.
* GentleGiant: In his old age (or maybe all along), he's become quite soft, has hobbies in cooking and karaoke. He also seemed to be the primary caretaker of Rusty and was a borderline TeamMom.
* MeaningfulName: According to creator commentary for "Now Museum, Now You Don't", "Kano" is short for "volcano" and refers to his [[BreathWeapon firebreathing powers]].
* NiceGuy: By far the nicest, well-balanced, and least sociopathic member of the original Team Venture (other than Otto Aquarius, but he can be a bible-thumping prick at times too.)
* TheStoic: Has all of the mannerisms to go with the silence.
* TheVoiceless: [[spoiler:Turns out that he isn't mute. He took a vow of silence for killing a "great man"... who may have been Dr. Venture, Sr. himself.]]

!!Dr. Paul Entmann/Humongoloid
-->'''Voiced By:'''Stephen DeStefano
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The forgotten member of the team, Dr. Entmann was left stranded in a sealed room under the Venture Compound after an attempt to cure his super-gigantism turned him into an tiny human.
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Tropes associated with Entmann:
* CaptainErsatz: Of [[MarvelUniverse Dr. Pym/Ant-Man/Giant-Man/Goliath/Yellowjacket.]] Thoroughly lampshaded when Brock says he reminds him of a Marvel hero and Entmann's guesses ("Hawkeye?" "Sub-Mariner?") are way off.
* IncredibleShrinkingMan: With a ShapeshifterModeLock at tiny size.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Lived with the Action Man in a retirement home but got crushed underneath a rocking chair.]]
%%* MightyGlacier: As the Humongoloid (his giant form) but he was more BlessedWithSuck if anything.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: When he was a giant he bore a striking resemblance to AndreTheGiant, including slurred speech and curly hair.
* SquareCubeLaw: References it - he nearly went into cardiac arrest from the slightest activity when he was a giant, and expresses annoyance with the "many times its own weight" description of an ant's strength.

!!Otto Aquarius
-->'''Voiced By''': T. Ryder Smith
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Son of a drunken sailor and an Atlantean princess, Otto is a standard aquatic hero who has long since given up violence as an answer to his problems after joining Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Tropes associated with Aquarius
* ActualPacifist: Which is cool and all, but makes him all but useless when the boys call the original Team Venture together to save their dad.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Of either Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}...or [[OlderThanTheyThink the Sub-Mariner]]. There are just enough details that he could really be either.
* {{Atlantis}}: He's half Atlantian.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Salutations".
* FishPerson: Duh.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Thank to, in the Action Mans words, a "Drunken sailor having his way with his mermom.
* HollywoodJehovahsWitness: Pacifistic and hands out pamphlets.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Has his half-Atlantean DNA to thank for that.

!!Swifty
-->'''Voiced By''': Brendon Small
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In his prime, he was a middleweight boxing champion and a good friend to Jonas Venture, Sr. After becoming a punch drunk palooka, his wife left him and Jonas gave him (and Hector) a maintenance job at the Venture Compound out of pity.
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Tropes associated with Swifty:
* DentedIron: All the hits he's taken in the past have left him with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia_pugilistica dementia pugilistica]], so he's not too aware of his surroundings.
* ForgottenChildhoodFriend: Rusty seriously doesn't remember that this guy was his dad's best pal.
* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: Despite being grossly under qualified, Rusty fires him due to him not remembering him after working there for 30 years.
* [[JetPack Jet Boots]]: When he was a member of Team Venture.
* RetiredBadass: He may be slow and out of shape, but damn if he can't still throw a punch.
* TalkativeLoon: Speaks almost entirely in {{word salad}}s nowadays. "I remember there was a ''ring''... that ''loved'' the radio."

!!Major Tom
-->'''Voiced By:'''James Urbaniak

A test pilot who died in a crash while testing one of Jonas' planes. When the current Venture family and Brock Samson disturbed Tom's spirit, he climbed onto the Ventures' boat doing nothing but screaming. Eventually, Brock decapitates him and throws him back into the ocean.
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Tropes associated with Major Tom
* AcePilot: Hence his testing of the experimental craft.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Well being dead helped this, but he's never seen with the rest of Team Venture in flashbacks, even after Aquarius, Swifty, Hector and Ook Ook were retroactively added.
* DemBones: His face and left arm at least.
* LosingYourHead: Thanks to Brock.
* MajorlyAwesome: Is a Major.
* OverlyLongScream: Spends pretty much the entire episode screaming.
** SkywardScream: ...After discovering his widow married the Action Man.
* FlamingSkulls: For no adequately explained reason.
* TheUndead: Is a ghostly skeleton apparition.

!!Ook Ook
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A "mindless savage" and apparent unfrozen caveman who somehow got refrozen between 1969 and the present day.
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Tropes associated with Ook Ook:
* BadWithTheBone: Uses one as a club.
* ContemporaryCaveman: Was frozen and then joined the old Team Venture after thawing out. He is then apparently refrozen at some point and is now on display in the museum.
* FlatCharacter: Was only in one episode so it makes sense.
* HumanPopsicle: Even manages to get ''refrozen'' between 1969 and the present day.
* PokemonSpeak: Can only say his name.

!!Hector Molina
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-->'''Doctor Orpheus:''': Who is Hector Molina and why do I keep getting his junk mail?!
-->'''Voiced By''': Brendon Small
The Team Venture counterpart to [[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest Hadji]], a small Mexican boy who saved Rusty's life as a boy. Grew up and got a job on the Venture Compound. Rusty actually forgot that he existed. [[BerserkButton Doctor Orpheus still gets his junk mail.]]
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Tropes associated with Hector:
* AManIsNotAVirgin: In his 40s, he never even kissed a girl yet.
* ForgottenChildhoodFriend: Rusty has no idea who he is anymore.
* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: Like Swifty, Rusty fires him at the drop of a hat.
* HeroicBystander: Becomes a member of Team Venture after saving Doctor Jonas Venture's life by shielding him from a spear with an Aztec calendar as a child.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''The Fraternity of Torment'']]

!!Scaramantula
-->'''Voiced By:'''Toby Huss
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An elderly ex-villain of Italian descent, and former nemesis of the original Team Venture. In his retirement, he's become pretty mellow and well-adjusted by the standards of the show.
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* AffablyEvil: Very much so. The only reason he even offers to aid Brainulo in his revenge is because he hates how cheesy the museum pieces have made the decor.
* AnimalMotifs: Spiders.
* BadassGrandpa: Very spry and fit for his age, delightedly taking the stairs two at a time while his old foes lag behind.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[{{Franchise/JamesBond}} Scaramanga]].
* PokeThePoodle: Unlike Brainulo, he doesn't seem to hold any serious grudges against Team Venture, and his only form of "vengeance" is deliberately annoying them by getting a longer line of fans seeking autographs.
* RedRightHand: Or, hairy eight-fingered right hand.

!!Brainulo
-->'''Voiced By''': Christopher [=McCulloch=]
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A villain from 1000 years in the future, brought back by Jonas Venture Sr. Now elderly and (apparently) senile, he seeks vengeance against the original Team Venture.
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* {{Expy}}: Most closely of [[Franchise/GreenLantern Hector Hammond]], with his withered body, enormous head, and psi-powers, but his skull nodes and costume are derived from [[{{Franchise/Superman}} Brainiac]].
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: From the year 3000, until Jonas Sr [[NoodleIncident somehow trapped him in the past.]]
* MyBrainIsBig
* ObfuscatingDisability: He pretends to be senile to make people understimate him.
* PsychicPowers

!!Manotaur
A retired villain whose identity was stolen by The Monarch when he first seduced Dr. Girlfriend, to avoid being murdered by Phantom Limb. Later murdered by Phantom LImb because of this.
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* AllTheOtherReindeer: Was ostracised due to his size.
* CharacterDeath: No one retires from Phantom Limb's shit list indeed.
* SuperStrength
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Doesn't say a word before he's killed.
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[[/folder]]


[[folder:''Others'']]

!!([[WritingAroundTrademarks Action]]) [[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest Jo]]([[WritingAroundTrademarks h]])[[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest nny]] ([[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest Quest]])
-->''"Fathers are loving and caring and protective men, and I don't have one of those! But who cares, man? (breaking down) Who cares, who cares, who cares!? Maybe I did kill the dog! Maybe I was the Lizard Man who stole your precious serum! You loved that serum more than you loved me!! (falling to his knees) FATHER!!!! FATHER!!!!!"''
-->'''Voiced By''':Brendon Small'''
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You might know him from ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest''. He's picked up a few drug addictions and rage issues since then.
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Tropes associated with Jo(h)nny:
* BerserkButton: ''Do NOT'' mention his father. Surprising him with Dr. Z is also a bad idea. Seems to be getting better about this in later seasons, at least.
* {{Wangst}}: Deliberately invoked in as dramatic a way as possible.
* WritingAroundTrademarks: The writers are no longer allowed to call him "Jonny Quest" so that he doesn't do too much damage to the brand name.
** He still plainly ''is'' Jonny Quest, they just don't/can't call him that.
** Also justifiable because Johnny despises his father and refuses to be associated with him, claiming at the Rusty Venture daycamp that orphan boys were lucky not to have a father.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's actually older than Rusty, a fact he likes to poke fun at during therapy.

!!Mrs. Fictel
-->'''Voiced By''': Kate [=McKinnon=]
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Dermott Fictel's mother. [[spoiler:Unknown to him, Mrs. Fictel is actually Dermott's maternal grandmother. Dermott's "sister" Nikki is his real mother.]]
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Tropes associated with Mrs. Fictel:
* MamaBear: [[spoiler: While we haven't seen it with Dermott, even if he's not really her son, she was damn mad at Rusty for getting her daughter pregnant and made sure he gave her money and left, then there's raising her daughter's son as her own.]]

!!Nikki Fictel
-->'''Voiced By''': Kate [=McKinnon=]
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Dermott Fictel's sister. [[spoiler:[[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo Actually his mother]].]]
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Tropes associated with Nikki:
* CoolBigSis: [[spoiler: Or at least the role she plays.]]
* FanGirl: Of the Rusty Venture cartoon.
* FemmeFatale: Is introduced in this fashion during Hank's FilmNoir fantasy.
* MoreThanMeetsTheEye: In true FemmeFatale fashion.
* MrsRobinson: [[spoiler:She is nearly twice Hank's age.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler: The timeline means she is at least in her early 30's, but she doesn't really appear to be that much older than Hank or Dermott.]]
* ReplacementLoveInterest: [[spoiler: Nikki was a FanGirl of Rusty Venture growing up. After getting impregnated by him, she learned that the ''real'' Rusty was far from being anything like he was on TV. Fifteen+ years later she meets Rusty's son Hank, who actually has the qualities of the person she idolized]].
* TeenPregnancy: [[spoiler:Dermott being the product of said pregnancy.]]


!!Kim
-->'''Voiced By:'''Nina Helman
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Triana's once best friend. Has gained quite the fan following despite appearing for all of two episodes in season two.
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Tropes associated with Kim:
* ApatheticCitizens: Is not fazed in the slightest by Phantom Limb's lack of arms. Or being the offered the chance to become a supervillain.
* [[MistakenForSubculture Mistaken For Supervillian]]: Is mistaken for a supervillain by both Hank and Doctor Girlfriend due to her outfit and hair. She decides just to roll with it.
%%* PerkyGoth
* PutOnABusToHell: Was revealed to have fallen in with preppies, then addicted to drugs before becoming a born-again Christian. Now resides in Florida.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her outfit in "Victor. Echo. November.".
* SureLetsGoWithThat: Her reaction to being offered membership into the Guild of Calamitous Intent.

!!Princess Tinyfeet
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Sgt.Hatred's wife and later ex-wife. [[spoiler: And apparently wife again. Or not.]]
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Tropes associated with Tinyfeet:
* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins
* DoesNotLikeShoes
* MyGirlIsASlut: She apparently left Hatred for not being sensitive to her very kinky needs and was seen having a bizarre threesome with some of his former men. [[spoiler:Hatred later gladly took her back and was fine with playing rough... but then turns out to have shacked up with another man.]]
* TooKinkyToTorture: [[spoiler:When the Monarch kidnaps her as a bargaining chip with Hatred, he and Doctor Mrs. The Monarch don't even have to tie her up; she was already in bondage. She even ASKED to be put in the trunk.]]
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: [[spoiler:Spends "Operation P.R.O.M." in bondage with a ball gag in her mouth, and still manages to win Prom Queen.]]

!!The Outrider
-->'''Voiced By:'''Doc Hammer
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A necromancer who married Byron Orpheus's ex-wife. The Outrider is Triana's stepfather, and she currently lives with him.
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Tropes associated with The Outrider:
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To Orpheus at first, being able to acess the second world easily and stealing his wife (sort of). Later subverted as he took shortcuts to get that power that ended up backfiring horribly.
* BerserkButton: The only time he's been seen angry at all is when he attacked what he thought was a KKK member burning a cross on his lawn (it was just Dean in a ghost costume).
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Played with. To achieve his level of power, he had to take shortcuts, unlike Orpheus who worked his way there. While this did back-fire when he fought Torrid, his personal life is better than Orpheus's because The Outrider had more time for his loved ones, and other people, while Orpheus focused exclusively on his job.
* {{Irony}}: It hasn't been brought up in the show yet, but according to the DVD commentary for season 4, his wife has grown tired of him the same way she had with Orpheus (she likewise has a bored expression when we first see her, when Outrider is seeing Triana off). He's clueless about it.
* NiceGuy: Although like JJ he can be condescending.
* NiceHat
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: One example was when he tried to explain to Dean, that Trianna [[spoiler: had moved on and found someone else. He also said that their relationship was over, and Dean had to accept that if he wanted her to be happy]]. Dean's response was a [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck You!]]
* ShadowArchetype: To Orpheus. Both are necromancers, both are incredibly powerful, but while Orpheus is more skilled due to all of his training, the Outrider had to get there through shortcuts. While Orpheus speaks in a grandiose manner and is so immersed in his work he and his wife drifted apart, the Outrider is fairly personable, has no trouble interacting with people, and is now married to Orpheus's ex-wife.

!!Raven
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A handsome goth guy, he has something wrong with his legs and uses two crutches. [[spoiler: He is also dating Triana.]]
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Tropes associated with Raven:
* DisabledLoveInterest: A {{Goth}} who walks with crutches and looks like [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]].
* {{Expy}}: Looks exactly like Robert Pattinson playing [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]].
%%* {{Goth}}
* TakeThat: He's [[StealthPun lame]] and looks like ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'''s male lead.
%%* TallDarkAndHandsome

!!Col. Bud Manstrong
-->'''Voiced By:'''Terrence Fleming
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An astronaut that resided on the space station, Gargantua-1 (which was built by Jonas Venture), along with Anna. A very chaste fellow which isn't helped with both being the only two people on the station. He later reappears in the series when the station goes down and he somehow manages to pilot it into a terrorist camp, for which he receives a medal from the president.
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Tropes associated with Manstrong:
* AccidentalHero: Celebrated as a hero, but actually [[spoiler:''blacked out'' from a handjob]] while piloting the crashing Gargantua-1 back to Earth.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: Rusty calls him a "repressed masturbater" during the episode ''Guess Who's Coming to State Dinner?''
* CelibateHero: It reaches the point of deconstruction. (His girlfriend cheats on him with Brock and he blacks out during a hand job from her when they're about to die.)
* MommasBoy: Very devoted to his mother [[spoiler: partly due to her mind-controlling him.]]
* MyBelovedSmother: Even without the [[spoiler: mind control,]] his mother is very controlling and manipulative of him.

!!Lt. Anna Baldavich
-->'''Voiced By:'''Nina Helman
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The other astronaut on Gargantua-1, she and Bud were supposely in a relationship but Bud's resistance to her advances put a strain on that which wasn't helped when the Venture clan visited and she made out with Brock. She dies later in the series when then space station crashes back on Earth [[spoiler: but not before trying to get into Bud's pants one more time as a final request. He blacks out midway through.]] She always shown from behind and her face is apparently not the most pleasant thing to look at.
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Tropes associated with Baldavich:
* ButterFace: A TakeOurWordForIt example.
* {{Expy}}: She HAS to be a ShoutOut to Miss Bellum of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' fame!
* TheFaceless: [[TakeOurWordForIt And for a good reason]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Perishes when Gargantua-1 hits Earth.]]

!!Cody
-->'''Voiced By''': Christopher [=McCulloch=]
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Sally Impossible's brother, who painfully bursts into flame when in contact with oxygen. As such, Cody usually has to be encased in a stasis chamber to control his condition and relieve his pain. He did not initially follow Sally and Ned to Spider Skull Island, but was kept by Richard Impossible, who harnessed Cody's heat to power Impossible Industries.
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Tropes associated with Cody:
* BlessedWithSuck: He has PlayingWithFire powers and does not die from them... but can't turn them off or stop feeling ''pain''.
* CaptainErsatz: Of The Human Torch from ''Franchise/FantasticFour'', except without any control of his fire powers.
* ManOnFire: Whenever he comes into contact with oxygen, this happens. He's even [[AppropriatedAppellation called this]].
* PeopleJars: Spends most of his time in one. He is in extreme pain outside of it, and this includes the whole time he's powering Impossible Industries.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: An AvertedTrope. A perfect example of what happens when you gain the power to be on fire without having the ability to turn the fire off, while also being invulnerable to it.

!!Captain Sunshine
-->'''Voiced By:'''Creator/KevinConroy
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One of the few superheroes in the Venture universe, Chuck Scarsdale is gifted with incredible solar powers by day, and works as a news anchor by night, alongside the other members of his super-team. The loss of his sidekick Wonderboy at the hands of the Monarch left him... kind-of messed up.
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Tropes associated with Captain Sunshine:
* AlasPoorVillain: Despite thinking it was a trick at first, he actually sobbed uncontrollably at his [[spoiler:and presumably, the first Captain Sunshine's]] villain, Clue Clown's, funeral upon seeing the corpse as the "jack in the box" as the punchline for one last gag.
* AscendedExtra: First mentioned in passing by the Monarch in "Spider Skull Island", as sending the hero the charred corpse of Wonderboy III is on his list of evil tasks for his henchmen, and mentioned again in "Shadowman 9: In the Cradle of Destiny" when a younger Monarch is trying to impress Queen Etheria; it isn't until Season 4 that he finally appears in person, and he gets a ''lot'' of screentime.
* DysfunctionJunction: The Monarch killed the third Wonderboy, leaving him terrified that it'll happen again.
* GetOut: Said to Hank when he asks if he knew Batman.
--> Capt. Sunshine: '''Get out of my Sanctum Solarium!'''
* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler:He's the second Captain Sunshine. His butler Desmond was the first, and has the same power-set.]]
* LightEmUp: His main superpower.
* MistakenForPedophile: [[WordOfGod According to Jackson]], [[spoiler:he's not a pedophile, just REALLY emotionally scarred]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [[Music/MichaelJackson Lives in a Neverland Ranch-style mansion, and has a slightly creepy devotion to his young sidekick.]]
** The episode in which Captain Sunshine made his first appearance was written ''before'' [[TooSoon Michael Jackson's death]].
* PaperThinDisguise: The Action News team that Scarsdale is a part of is very blatantly the superteam that Captain Sunshine is a part of.
* ThePowerOfTheSun: His gimmick.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Desperately tries to make Hank into his new Wonderboy, as a way of coping with the previous Wonderboy's death at the hands of the Monarch.
* ShoutOut: He's Batman (with a British butler, a stately manor, a Batcave-esque lair, KevinConroy, and a seeming attraction to his sidekick) with superpowers vaguely similar to those of the Ray. Even his (deceased) archnemesis is a CompositeCharacter shout-out to SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker and The Riddler.
** He also shares a bit with Superman (his secret identity is a journalist) and Birdman (his powers depend on exposure to sunlight).
** His superteam is an {{Expy}} of the {{Comicbook/Freedom Fighters}}.
** And continuing with the Music/MichaelJackson elements, his mostly-white costume, light-based abilities, and name all echo Film/CaptainEO. (As the trope page for that film points out, "EO is so named to evoke the Greek root word meaning 'dawn'.")
* WellDoneSonGuy: If Desmond's [[spoiler: aka: the ''original'' Captain Sunshine]] snarking is any indication, the poor guy had a ''lot'' to deal with growing up.

!!Ben
A geneticist living in a house on the edge of the Venture Compound [[spoiler:who apparently helped both Dr. Ventures create the cloning technology that was later used for the boys. He also tells Dean he's a clone and helps the boy cope with the information.]]
-->'''Voiced By:'''Creator/JKSimmons
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Tropes associated with Ben
* CoolOldGuy: Helps [[spoiler: Dean cope with the fact he's a clone and gives him some beer ]] and there's owning a pet monkey(?).
* CoolPet: His monkey(?) Rico.
* RememberTheNewGuy: He worked with both Jonas and Rusty to [[spoiler: create cloning technology]] and has lived on the compound for years, yet he was never hinted at or mentioned before "A Very Venture Halloween". [[spoiler: This may be justified since Dr. Venture told his sons to stay away from his house, apparently because Ben has no problem with telling the boys that they're clones. Oh, and there's a mass grave in front of the house - and we mean a ''mass'' grave.]]

!!Thalia
-->'''Voiced By:'''Kate [=McKinnon=]
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Introduced in the Season 5 premier, she is a university student who befriends a downtrodden Dean while applying for one of Dr. Venture's projects. [[spoiler:She, along with the other applicants, mutate into a race of superhumans after being exposed to high levels of radiation. She reverts back to normal after given an antidote.]]
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Tropes associated with Thalia
* FantasticallyIndifferent: You wouldn't guess that something was wrong with her before [[spoiler: she showed her new set of arms to Dr. Venture, and she only shows some mild irritation when she has to point out that they're ''new''.]]
* HollywoodNerd
* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:Being exposed to radiation mutates her into a superhuman with telepathic powers, and an extra set of arms.]]
** BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler:Reverts back to being human after being exposed to an antidote.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:When reverted back to normal with the rest of those exposed, she and the others appear to lose their memories about their time at the Venture Compound. ]]
* NerdGlasses: Wears them most of the time.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only girl of the Palaemon Project workers.
* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler: Wanted Dean to become chief so that they could be King and Queen of the new age.]]

!! Venturestein
-->'''Voiced By''': Christopher [=McCulloch=]
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A nameless Monarch mook who had the misfortune to run into Brock during a raid on the Venture compound resulting in getting his neck snapped. Rusty used his remains to re-animate his corpse in the hopes of selling the Military an undead solider program, during the learning process he made peace with Brock. He shows up again in Season 5 having defected from the army when he recognized a friend of Rusty's during a raid on some strikers. Thanks to said friend's help his intellectual improved greatly and he started a guerrilla force to stop any mad scientists in the Amazon jungles, liberating their experiments along the way to join his cause.
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* FrankensteinsMonster: He's actually kind of scrawny, but he's got the requisite HulkSpeak, stitched-together head, and neck bolts.
* HulkSpeak: In his second appearance. Though unlike most examples, he is actually quite intelligent in most areas, able to perfectly understand concepts like communism, rebellion, the internet, and guerilla warfare. It's just his language skills that are lacking.
* NeckSnap: How he originally died.
* TechnicalPacifist: He has army training, has strength that comes with being a Frankenstein, and leads a well-organized milita. But he tries to avoid needless violence if he can help it. Even letting Hank go free his father and Sgt Hatred without any resistance (since after all, they're technically family). In fact his whole plan revolved around a ShamingTheMob speech toward all the scientists and their experiments of the jungle to live in harmony. ''Which surprisingly enough works!''
* TookALevelInBadass: Was mostly a dumb brute when he started off. Some army training and teachings from UsefulNotes/CheGuevara made him much more formidable.
* TheUndead: A "Frankestein" created by Rusty Venture from two dead Monarch henchmen.

!!Rose Whalen
-->Voiced By: Doc Hammer

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Billy's elderly mother. Originally living in an old folks home in Boca Raton, she shacks up with the Action Man and Horace at the end of season 5.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Still treats her grown son like a boy.
* BadassGrandma:[[spoiler: Turns out the old bird picked up a thing or two in her youth, and is still a fully capable ass-kicker. It seems she was something more than a "dancer", way back when...]]
** [[spoiler:It's heavily hinted that she was Triple Threat, a masked heroine who was an ally to the original Team Venture who in the 1960s was Action Man's girlfriend.]]
* OfficialCouple: With The Action Man.
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