| 1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 4 | [[folder: Main Protagonists]] |
| 5 | |
| 6 | Three sixth graders at Southwest Pondovadia Middle School. Their friendship is mostly because they live in the same floor on the same apartment complex together. |
| 7 | Tropes that fit the trio as a whole: |
| 8 | * ChromaticArrangement: Bell's orange/blue, Ponce's yellow/purple, and Toshi's red/green. |
| 9 | * FreudianTrio: Ponce is emotional and goes by his instincts, Toshi is somewhat aloof and goes by logic, and Bell (being the leader) is somewhere in the middle. |
| 10 | * MasculineFeminineAndrogyneTrio: Ponce is the Masculine, Bell the feminine, and Toshi the Androgyne (is a feminine looking guy who's been mistaken for a girl a few times in-universe.) |
| 11 | * MeaningfulName: All three characters' names relate to their environment (the titular pond): |
| 12 | ** Isabell Woodrow (she's a modern-day SouthernBelle and beavers chew wood) |
| 13 | ** Poncio (a Spanish name meaning coming from the sea) |
| 14 | ** Toshiyuki (a Japanese name meaning genius and happiness) and Ikeda (rice paddy through the lake) |
| 15 | * PeripheryDemographic: In-universe. 89 Days, a JJBA expy, is implied to be targeted for adults yet the three middle school protagonists are huge fans of the series. |
| 16 | * RedOniBlueOni: Bell and Ponce are the Red to their Toshi's Blue. |
| 17 | * TokenTrio: Bell is (presumably white)West Virginian, Ponce is Latino-American, and Toshi is Asian-American. |
| 18 | * TwoGuysAndAGirl: Technically. Played with in that Bell's the leader of their trio and usually comes up with the ideas. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | !!Isabell 'Bell' Woodrow |
| 21 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bell_5.png]] |
| 22 | |
| 23 | An extroverted beaver who's currently living in the city of Pondovadia with her older [[spoiler: half]] sister Klarisse. |
| 24 | |
| 25 | ----- |
| 26 | * BerserkButton: Speciesism against chimeras. This is justified since one of her best friends is a chimera. |
| 27 | * ColorCodedCharacters: The blue/orange one of her group. |
| 28 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter twelve puts a lot of focus on her. |
| 29 | * FieryRedhead: Energetic, someone you don't mess with when pissed off, and has orange hair. |
| 30 | * HeroicBastard: She's [[spoiler: the mayor's illegitimate daughter from an extramarital affair]], yet is a ray of sunshine who's willing to help her fellow animals. |
| 31 | * ObliviousToLove: She has NO idea that Tabitha is romantically interested in her. |
| 32 | * OneOfTheBoys: Is the only girl on the hockey team, her two best friends are both guys and she usually finds more guys with similar interests. Downplayed since she doesn't completely eschew femininity and doesn't mind if other girls invite her to their outings. |
| 33 | * OrangeBlueContrast: Her primary color scheme (blue fur, orange hair/outfit). |
| 34 | * PassionateSportsGirl: Part of the defense on the school hockey team, and she's very hotheaded about hockey. |
| 35 | * ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: Her parents dumped her on her sister after years of a toxic marriage. Being the child of an affair doesn't help either]] |
| 36 | * PeripheryDemographic: In-universe. Bell, a middle schooler, is a fan of the hard rock band Blyned Jagwar, noted as the target demographic being college students. |
| 37 | * PracticallyDifferentGenerations: She's a sixth grader while her older sister Klarisse is a senior in college. [[spoiler: This is because of her mom having an affair with the current mayor.]] |
| 38 | * PluckyGirl: A more tomboyish variant, but still plucky. |
| 39 | * QuirkyGirlQuirkyTux: She wears a brightly colored suit to the school dance. |
| 40 | * RoseHairedSweetie: Pink highlights in her hair and generally a nice kid unless pushed too far. |
| 41 | * SirSwearsALot: And '''fucking''' how! Much of the cast swears here and there, but she swears more than anyone else combined. |
| 42 | * StockAmericanPhrases: A Southerner who says y'all a lot. |
| 43 | * StockShonenHero: A gender-inverted version. She's extroverted, wears a lot of orange, usually accomplishes her goals thanks to teamwork and having many friends, can put up a good fight, and is the most impulsive one of the trio. |
| 44 | * TheUnFavourite: Implied to be Vincent’s least favorite child. [[spoiler: Justified since she's not even Vincent's child in the first place. Luckily, Joseph and her get along when they meet.]] |
| 45 | * TomboyishPonytail: Her hair is tied in a high ponytail and she's an energetic tomboy. |
| 46 | * TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's into hard rock, hockey, cursing, and usually hangs out with the guys, but also wears pink, has a huge bow in her hair, and doesn't mind hanging out with other girls if invited. |
| 47 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Peanut flavored anything and matcha energy drinks. She's also fond of Thai food. |
| 48 | * YouthfulFreckles: Has several freckles on her face. |
| 49 | |
| 50 | !!Poncio 'Ponce' Ramirez |
| 51 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ponce2.png]] |
| 52 | |
| 53 | One of Bell's best friends, is the multitalented one of the trio. He usually enables Bell's shenanigans. |
| 54 | |
| 55 | ----- |
| 56 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter thirteen follows him and his dynamic with his family, namely his mother who works in one of the hospitals. |
| 57 | * AnimeHair: His hair appears to be based on [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure a certain shonen protagonist]]. |
| 58 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Dark purple hair and one dark purple eye. |
| 59 | * CuteLittleFangs: He has a small fang on the left side of his mouth. |
| 60 | * GoodParents: Both Carlos and Marcela are these to him (put in time to care for him). |
| 61 | * DualityMotif: One dark grey and one purple eye. Justified since most chimeras have heterochromia due to their mixed genetics. |
| 62 | * GratuitousSpanish: Justified as Spanish is his mom's first language. |
| 63 | * HeinzHybrid: He's part-dog, part-otter, part-bat, part-hog, and half turtle. |
| 64 | * JackOfAllTrades: Ponce fits this to a T. He's intellectual enough to speak several languages fluently, he's good at medical science, is capable at physical fighting, good at playing darts, and completely aware of chimeras and their treatment in society. |
| 65 | * JockDadNerdSon: Inverted. Carlos' main job is a professional translator, while Ponce is more interested in athletic endeavors in comparison. |
| 66 | * TheMedic: Implied trait. He's knowledgeable in medical experience, justified since his mom's a nurse so he picked up knowledge from her. |
| 67 | * MixAndMatchCritters: Being a chimera, he's this by default. |
| 68 | * ParentalSexualitySquick: Gets embarrassed when his parents flirt in front of him. |
| 69 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Is the Manly (athletic monochromatic outfit, physically strong, into sporty endeavors) to Toshi's sensitive (elegant pastels, lithe physique, into pastels and pretty aesthetics) |
| 70 | * SleevesAreForWimps: Is the 'manly' one in the trio and doesn't have sleeves. |
| 71 | * YellowPurpleContrast: Yellow fur and purple eyes/highlights/hair. |
| 72 | |
| 73 | !!Toshiyuki 'Toshi' Ikeda |
| 74 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/unknown_822.png]] |
| 75 | |
| 76 | Bell's other best friend, the elegant yet snarky one of the trio. |
| 77 | ---- |
| 78 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter eight is about him babysitting his little siblings. |
| 79 | * AsianRudeness: Downplayed. Toshi is East Asian and the most snarky/sarcastic, but he's only a snarker with his friends. |
| 80 | * AsianAndNerdy: Downplayed. He's Japanese-American and into anime and manga, however, he sucks at math and usually hangs out with two more athletic characters instead. |
| 81 | * CoolBigSis: Gender-inverted version. His adopted siblings idolize him. |
| 82 | * DeadpanSnarker: Most snarky and sarcastic of the trio. |
| 83 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: Is mistaken for a girl in one chapter. His little siblings call the kid out. |
| 84 | * HappilyAdopted: Lives with his adopted dad and four adopted siblings, has a great life with them. |
| 85 | * InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: His hair is long enough to tie into a ponytail, he wears pastels, a long scarf and a tunic, has a pastel color backpack, and likes cute things in general. |
| 86 | * MeaningfulName: Toshiyuki means 'genius and happiness', he's generally a happy character when hanging out with his friends. His last name, Ikeda, means 'rice paddy through the lake', fitting the water motifs in Pondovadia. |
| 87 | * {{Otaku}}: Downplayed. Toshi is into manga. However, he has a social life outside of it. |
| 88 | * RedGreenContrast: Pinkish-red fur, green outfit and hair. |
| 89 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: He's wearing a scarf and quite capable in fighting. Heck, he uses it as a makeshift rope in chapter eight to save his siblings. |
| 90 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Is the Sensitive to Ponce's Manly. Downplayed in that Toshi is more snarky and aloof while Ponce has a warmer personality and more eager to approach new animals. |
| 91 | [[/folder]] |
| 92 | |
| 93 | [[folder: Aesthetic Club]] |
| 94 | |
| 95 | A group of girls in the sixth grade who run the aesthetic club. They're allies to the main trio when not involved in their own business. |
| 96 | ---- |
| 97 | Tropes that fit the group as a whole: |
| 98 | * ColorCodedCharacters: Tabitha (yellow/green), Leila (pink/purple), Violet (purple/blue), Keira (white/black/pastel), and Sandyna (cream yellow/pink/blue). |
| 99 | * FiveTokenBand: Tabitha is a half-British, half-Thai cat who may or may not be gay, Violet is a white American butterfly who's definitely gay, Keira is a Japanese-American chubby rhino, Leila is an African-America dolphin, and Sandyna is a Latina-American shiba inu who may or may not have ADHD. |
| 100 | |
| 101 | !!Tabitha Gingentle |
| 102 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tabs_5.png]] |
| 103 | |
| 104 | Another classmate of the trio, she's a domestic cat and makes her debut in chapter three. |
| 105 | ---- |
| 106 | * CatsAreMean: Subverted. She's a cat but is a kind animal. |
| 107 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Golden hair and golden eyes. |
| 108 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter fifteen is about her and the rest of the aesthetic club conspiring past the Halloween ban. |
| 109 | * GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: While classically feminine, she has no problem helping the rest of the group fight off their enemies in chapter three. Also she wears a lot of green instead of pink. |
| 110 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has golden hair, and is nice to most of her fellow classmates. |
| 111 | * TheFashionista: Her main character trait is focused on aesthetics/fashion. |
| 112 | * TheLeader: She's the president of the 'aesthetic club'. |
| 113 | * LipstickLesbian: Feminine presenting and clearly attracted to Bell. |
| 114 | * PlotAllergy: Has a life-threatening allergy attack to dairy in chapter ten. TruthInTelevision since cats ''cannot'' consume dairy safely. |
| 115 | * TextileWorkIsFeminine: Her main hobby is sewing and she's one of the more feminine characters. |
| 116 | ---- |
| 117 | !!Violet Harlacher |
| 118 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/butterfly_0.png]] |
| 119 | [[caption-width-right:350:"Nobody touches my Tabitha and lives!"]] |
| 120 | |
| 121 | A butterfly, and one of Tabitha's close friends, makes her debut in chapter three. |
| 122 | ---- |
| 123 | * AmbiguouslyGay: Implied to be madly in love with Tabitha, and is jealous when Bell gets her attention instead. She shows no attraction to the male cast members. |
| 124 | * BookDumb: Downplayed characteristic. Leila mentions she failed a math test to her chagrin. |
| 125 | * DeadpanSnarker: She snarks a ''lot'' during the field trip chapters. |
| 126 | * TheLancer: She's this for the aesthetic club. She's more snarky and wears shorts instead of a skirt or dress. She's also an insect instead of a mammal. |
| 127 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: She gets her last name from Erika Harlacher (who plays Violet Evergarden in ''Literature/VioletEvergarden'') |
| 128 | * NoodlePeople: She's this in comparison to most characters. |
| 129 | * OddNameOut: Her name is the only one in the aesthetic club to not end with 'a'. |
| 130 | * PrettyButterflies: She's a butterfly, and pretty cute. |
| 131 | * SpareBodyParts: Where most animals have two arms, insects like Violet have four arms. |
| 132 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Honey. She's seen eating it more than anything else. |
| 133 | ---- |
| 134 | !!Leila Domino |
| 135 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dolphin_girl.png]] |
| 136 | [[caption-width-right:350:Hopelessly romantic, ma'am!]] |
| 137 | |
| 138 | A purple dolphin and one of Tabitha's friends, also makes her debut in chapter three. |
| 139 | ---- |
| 140 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Dark purple hair, dark purple eyes. |
| 141 | * FriendlyPlayfulDolphin: She's a dolphin and friendly to others. |
| 142 | * ModestyShorts: She has these under her skirt. |
| 143 | * TheNicknamer: She does this with pretty much everybody. |
| 144 | * PinkMeansFeminine: She wears a lot of pink and part of a fashion club. |
| 145 | * TheSmartGuy: She's the most active in her education and gets the highest grades in the aesthetic club. |
| 146 | * VerbalTic: She has no problem calling her teachers sir or ma'am. |
| 147 | ---- |
| 148 | !!Keira Takeuchi |
| 149 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/keira_3.png]] |
| 150 | [[caption-width-right:350:Can I help you?]] |
| 151 | |
| 152 | A white rhinoceros who's part of the aesthetic club |
| 153 | ---- |
| 154 | * [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]]: She's the largest in her group and doesn't talk that much compared to the rest of the group, but is more intellectual in her talents (a fanfiction writer). |
| 155 | * BigBeautifulWoman: She's stocky compared to most characters, and is still as adorable as they are! |
| 156 | * FatAndSkinny: She's the fat to the rest of the club's skinny. |
| 157 | * GirlishPigtails: Has the pigtails, part of a fashion club. |
| 158 | * HiddenDepths: Writes fanfiction under the alias 'madam-takeuchi' and is good at planning raids. |
| 159 | * PerkyGoth: A pastel goth fashion wise, but the most down to earth of the quint. |
| 160 | * ProperTightsWithASkirt: Wears thick black tights under her puffy skirt. |
| 161 | ---- |
| 162 | !!Sandyna Sanchez |
| 163 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sandyna.png]] |
| 164 | [[caption-width-right:350:Heyyyy!~]] |
| 165 | |
| 166 | A loudmouthed shiba inu with no filter whatsoever. |
| 167 | ---- |
| 168 | * AerithAndBob: Sandyna is a pretty unusual name compared to most of the cast. |
| 169 | * DistaffCounterpart: To Aster. They're both neurodivergent puppies who are very talkative with their respective groups. |
| 170 | * GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Sandyna is pretty girly, but she also sometimes hangs out with guys and gets into pranking with Thomas and Kevin. |
| 171 | * GenkiGirl: The biggest one of the whole cast. |
| 172 | * TheHeart: Is the one that keeps the group together. |
| 173 | * {{Irony}}: She's very hyperactive but her fashion sense is based on vaporwave, a music genre based around slowed down music. |
| 174 | * MotorMouth: Speaks as fast as she possibly can. |
| 175 | * PreciousPuppy: She's a shiba inu puppy and is drawn just as cute as the rest of the cast. |
| 176 | [[/folder]] |
| 177 | |
| 178 | [[folder: Southwest Pondovadia Sixth Graders]] |
| 179 | |
| 180 | !!Minthe Pinnegedan |
| 181 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seal_5.png]] |
| 182 | [[caption-width-right:350:The pastels can't hide her past...]] |
| 183 | |
| 184 | A mint green seal that previously lived underwater until Bell found her. Makes her debut in chapter one. |
| 185 | ---- |
| 186 | * AbusiveParents: Has the most abusive parents in the cast so far. |
| 187 | * BrotherSisterIncest: This is what her parents are. |
| 188 | * DemotedToExtra: After being the star of the first chapter, she completely fades into the background. Her arc gets no resolution, and we never see her engaging with the main trio in a meaningful way again. |
| 189 | * TheIngenue: She's twelve and knows a lot less about the outside world than most characters. |
| 190 | * MeaningfulName: Minthe is Greek for mint, fitting her appearance. Pinnegedan is a pun on pinniped (seal family) and armageddon. |
| 191 | * MermaidInAWheelchair: To attend school, she uses a wheelchair to make up for her lack of legs. |
| 192 | * NonstandardCharacterDesign: The only character so far to not have any legs. |
| 193 | * PosthumousSibling: Exaggerated. She has '''thirteen''' of them. |
| 194 | * PrincessClassic: Describes herself as a princess, due to the heavy brainwashing her parents implemented in her. Deconstructed as she's heavily sheltered from being cut off from the world. |
| 195 | * PrincessesPreferPink: Her hair is pink and so is her dress. Although she's not actually a princess |
| 196 | * RoyalInbreeding: Her parents did this on purpose. Heavily deconstructed as her thirteen siblings all died and she's sheltered and doesn't have any legs unlike the rest of the cast. |
| 197 | * ReplacementSibling: She's number fourteen and hopefully the final one. Unless... |
| 198 | * SweetSeal: An adorable-looking seal. Well, except for her backstory. |
| 199 | * YoungestChildWins: Is the youngest of fourteen, but is the only alive sibling and gets to escape her hellish 'kingdom'. |
| 200 | ---- |
| 201 | !!Christopher 'Chris' Rothschild |
| 202 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chris_58.png]] |
| 203 | [[caption-width-right:350:Parkour time!]] |
| 204 | |
| 205 | One of Bell and Ponce's friends from school, is a porcupine. Makes his debut in Chapter Two. |
| 206 | ---- |
| 207 | * AmbiguouslyBi: Clearly stated to be dating Joan (for three weeks) but his actions with Aster imply something more than HeterosexualLifePartners. |
| 208 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter four is about him and Aster going on their own adventure. |
| 209 | * DifferingPrioritiesBreakup: Joan just wanted a quick summer fling, where Chris wanted a serious relationship. |
| 210 | * DirtyKid: Compared to the rest of the cast. He writes a lesbian cheerleader paper and gets excited over a painting of a naked lady. |
| 211 | * FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: It's heavily implied he's more perverted than the rest of the cast because he was molested by a teacher, and this is a coping method.]] |
| 212 | * {{Hipster}}: He dresses like one yet is more 'jock' personality wise. |
| 213 | * PunnyName: Rothschild is a subspecies of porcupine |
| 214 | * NiceGuy: One of the easy-going characters, and nice enough to hang out with anybody else. |
| 215 | * OddFriendship: An extroverted and impulsive porcupine with a dirty mind whose friends with a nerdy photography expert puppy. |
| 216 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Extroverted jock to Aster the introverted photographer. |
| 217 | * UnexpectedVirgin: Inverted. He's the same age as the main characters but is heavily implied to already had have sex. [[spoiler: One of these incidents however was NOT consentual.]] |
| 218 | ---- |
| 219 | |
| 220 | !!Joan Jorossi |
| 221 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jojo_2.png]] |
| 222 | |
| 223 | Chris's ex-girlfriend, is part-panther, part-falcon, and all punk. Also makes her debut in Chapter Two. |
| 224 | ---- |
| 225 | * BastardBastard: Well, she's more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and [[spoiler:her parents aren't married, her dad Pascal slept with several groupies, including her mom]]. |
| 226 | * BerserkButton: Blyned Jagwar. |
| 227 | * DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: [[spoiler:Her biological father is Blyned Jagwar's guitarist Pascal Terrarium, and he couldn't let his career get in the way.]] |
| 228 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Is featured prominently in chapter twelve. Namely, her and her relationship with Blyned Jagwar. |
| 229 | * {{Delinquents}}: Is one of the school delinquents and gets detention more often than everyone else. |
| 230 | * FlowerMotifs: Roses. She's wearing a rose print tank top, and is more on the 'thorny' side personality wise. However the roses could also be a reference to Guns N Roses or the song [[Music/{{Poison}} Every Rose has Its Thorn.]] |
| 231 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's usually this to other animals but has a slight soft spot for Bell. |
| 232 | * InSeriesNickname: Is known as 'Jojo' in chapter twelve. |
| 233 | * MixAndMatchCritters: Is half panther and half falcon. |
| 234 | * RambunctiousItalian: She's Italian on her mom's side and very rowdy. |
| 235 | * ReallyGetsAround: Implied by some of her actions. However these could be rumors made up by Maya. |
| 236 | * {{Tsundere}}: Acts like this to Bell. |
| 237 | ---- |
| 238 | |
| 239 | !!Aster Borealis |
| 240 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aster_7.png]] |
| 241 | |
| 242 | Chris's close friend, a young photographer and another chimera (downplayed since he's only half fox, one quarter Pyrenees, and one quarter Pomeranian, making him a canine in general), also debuts in chapter two. |
| 243 | ---- |
| 244 | * AerithAndBob: Aster is an unusual name compared to the rest of the cast. |
| 245 | * CameraFiend: Aster is one of these. Justified since photography is his special interest. |
| 246 | * ClashingCousins: He's this with his first cousin Carnegie. Aster is implied to have loving parents, while Carnegie says his parents divorced because of him. |
| 247 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Pink curly hair and pink eyes. |
| 248 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: He's this with Chris. |
| 249 | * HollywoodAutism: Averted. While Aster has many autistic traits (hates loud noises and eye contact, has sensory issues i.e. prefers grilled food and hates plain boiled food, is easily overwhelmed, literal minded, and a special interest in photography) he's good at making new friends if Chris knows them. |
| 250 | * LiteralMinded: He doesn't get slang/metaphors like third wheel or fourth base. |
| 251 | * {{Keet}}: He's one of these when talking about photography. |
| 252 | * MotorMouth: Mention anything photography related and he becomes this! |
| 253 | * MixAndMatchCritters: Is technically a chimera due to his mixed heritage (his first cousin Carnegie is stated to be a fox), but is more ambiguous on his heritage compared to most chimeras in the series. |
| 254 | * RoseHairedSweetie: Has pinkish-red hair and is a nice kid. |
| 255 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Is the sensitive guy to Chris's manly man. |
| 256 | * StellarName: Aster comes from the Greek name for star, and Borealis references the Aurora Borealis. |
| 257 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loves anything that's grilled. |
| 258 | ---- |
| 259 | !!Tobias Arequeno |
| 260 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tobias_7.png]] |
| 261 | |
| 262 | A scorpion new to the city of Pondovadia, makes his debut in chapter three. |
| 263 | ---- |
| 264 | * AudienceSurrogate: He's new to the city of Pondovadia and is slightly overwhelmed by how bizarre it is compared to his old home, but eventually gets used to the quirkiness. |
| 265 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Dark brown hair, dark brownish eyes. |
| 266 | * {{Geek}}: He collects comic books and enamel pins. |
| 267 | * GratuitousSpanish: Justified since this is his first language, and he is from Arizona after all. |
| 268 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: He's named after John Tobias (one of the Mortal Kombat creators). |
| 269 | * PoisonousPerson: Well, poisonous animal. He can sting other animals if he wants to, but only in danger. It's not that strong however since he is just a child. |
| 270 | * ScaryScorpions: Subverted, he's a fairly calm animal. |
| 271 | * SpareBodyParts: Four arms and six eyes! |
| 272 | ---- |
| 273 | !!Maya Mesora |
| 274 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maya_302.png]] |
| 275 | [[caption-width-right:350:Don't fuck me over..]] |
| 276 | |
| 277 | A poodle moth who runs Meteor by the Minute (the school paper), and a "total jerk" to everyone. [[spoiler: Until chapter eleven.]] |
| 278 | ---- |
| 279 | * AmbiguouslyJewish: Her last name Mesora is a term for critical notes made on manuscripts of the Hebrew scriptures, she's brutally honest and she uses Yiddish slang like "putzing" and some WordSchmord. |
| 280 | * BrainyBrunette: Dark brown hair and supposedly good at journalism. |
| 281 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Dark hair, dark eyes. |
| 282 | * HatedByAll: Nobody in the school really likes her. Justified since she's rude and condescending to everyone, even the other animals working in the school paper. |
| 283 | * ImmoralJournalist: A child version of this. She's twelve but she already runs the school newspaper and only uses it to trash talk other animals. Eventually she gets forced to reboot it. |
| 284 | * MothMenace: She's a moth, and is one of the ruder animals at Southwest Pondovadia Middle School. [[spoiler: Until chapter eleven where she gets chewed out by Bell and her group.]] |
| 285 | * MotiveRant: She goes on one at the end of chapter eleven about why she ran the paper she does. |
| 286 | * OddFriendship: Her friendship with fellow classmate Jamie. |
| 287 | * SchoolNewspaperNewshound: Well, news 'moth', but she reveals a lot about other animals through the paper for better or for worse. |
| 288 | * TakeThat: She gives a scathing one towards clickbait and Website/{{Buzzfeed}} at the end of chapter eleven. |
| 289 | * TookALevelInKindness: In chapter eleven she [[spoiler: decides to reboot her school paper after the trio and Becky help save Elijah's life]] |
| 290 | ---- |
| 291 | !!Benjamin Loveblow |
| 292 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/benjamin_loveblow.png]] |
| 293 | |
| 294 | An octopus who's a bit of a smartass and dresses in seapunk, his dad's a lawyer and he refuses to let you forget it |
| 295 | ---- |
| 296 | * CourtroomEpisode: He likes to instigate these (known as Trial Day) |
| 297 | * FourLeggedInsect: An octopus with only six limbs. |
| 298 | * MusicalThemeNaming: His last name comes from Outkast album The Love Below. |
| 299 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: He's named after Andre Lauren Benjamin (aka Andre 3000) |
| 300 | * SignatureHeadgear: A very stylish ocean themed snapback. |
| 301 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Caramel filled chocolates. He gets bribed by these. |
| 302 | * YouthfulFreckles: He has these on his face. |
| 303 | ---- |
| 304 | !!Jamie Valhallen |
| 305 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/calf.png]] |
| 306 | |
| 307 | A Texas longhorn and the only other animal working on Meteor by the Minute. |
| 308 | ---- |
| 309 | * AnimalGenderBender: She's a type of cattle but has horns like a bull. However she may or may not be transgender. |
| 310 | * GirlishPigtails: Part of her design. Hers are low and wavy. |
| 311 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Lampshaded by Violet. |
| 312 | * MusicalThemeNaming: She's named after [[Music/VanHalen the song Jamie's Cryin']] |
| 313 | * MoralityPet: She's this to Maya. |
| 314 | ---- |
| 315 | !!Robby Neruda |
| 316 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mongoose.png]] |
| 317 | |
| 318 | One of Bell's hockey teammates, he's an energetic mongoose, and the older of the Neruda twins (by five minutes). He's the most stereotypically 'Southern' of the main cast. |
| 319 | ---- |
| 320 | * CountryMouse: Well, country mongoose. He gets excited over a trip to the farm, says y'all, dresses the cowboy part. |
| 321 | * DumbBlonde: More reckless than dumb. He breaks his leg in a feat to impress a girl. |
| 322 | * {{Foil}}: Robby is a peppy Southern boy who's constantly optimistic and friendly to others, Beatrice is a pessimistic city snob who puts down everyone around her. |
| 323 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has light blond hair, sees the good in most animals. |
| 324 | * HalfIdenticalTwins: Both he and Beatrice have wavy blond hair, brown eyes, and cream fur. The difference is Robby dresses more traditionally Southern where Beatrice dresses similar to the 'mythicals' of Pondovadia. |
| 325 | * {{Keet}}: Nothing drags him down, not even a broken leg or a mean sister! |
| 326 | * MeaningfulName: The twins' last name comes from Pablo Neruda, who had a pet mongoose. |
| 327 | * OverallsAndGingham: He's from West Virginia like the rest of the cast, and dresses in overalls with gingham print accents. |
| 328 | * ParentalFavoritism: Implied to be his parents' favorite child, since Beatrice notes that she didn't want to go on the field trip yet when Robby asked if both could go, they said yes. |
| 329 | * SignatureHeadgear: He wears a distinct brown cowboy hat. |
| 330 | * SlobsVersusSnobs: The slob (speaks more with a Southern twang, way more casual with everyone else) to his sister's snob. |
| 331 | ---- |
| 332 | !!Beatrice Neruda |
| 333 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mongoose_2.png]] |
| 334 | [[caption-width-right:350:"I don't care."]] |
| 335 | |
| 336 | The younger Neruda twin (by five minutes) and Robby's polar opposite. |
| 337 | ---- |
| 338 | * AgeInappropriateDress: In chapter twenty two, she wears a revealing dress that's better suited for a nightclub. |
| 339 | * AgeStereotypicalFood: She's twelve but tries too hard to be an adult. This is reflected in her food choices (most twelve year olds don't drink black coffee, only eat vegan or prefer expensive food). |
| 340 | * BoomerangBigot: It's implied through part two that [[spoiler: she's a commoner who's a mythical supremacist.]] |
| 341 | * CityMouse: She's one of these, noted by her complaining about going to a farm and wanting to go to more "sophisticated" places like wine factories or art museums. |
| 342 | * HateSink: The most recurring one in the cast. She's speciesist against chimeras, doesn't like anybody else in her grade due to her perceived maturity, makes a fat joke at Keira's expense, asked Aster out as a joke. Where do we start?! |
| 343 | * {{Hypocrite}}: She calls other kids her age immature yet is whiny and pessimistic. |
| 344 | * {{Jerkass}}: The biggest one so far in the cast. She looks down on everyone else in her grade. |
| 345 | * PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: A child version. She looks down on other kids her age who are illegitimate and is openly speciesist against chimeras. |
| 346 | * SlobsVersusSnobs: The snob to her twin brother's slob. |
| 347 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Black coffee. This fits her bitter personality and trying too hard to act more like an adult. |
| 348 | * VegetarianCarnivore: Lampshaded. Mongooses in real life are carnivorous yet she's vegan. |
| 349 | ---- |
| 350 | !!Jennifer Hinden |
| 351 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/donkey_5.png]] |
| 352 | |
| 353 | One of Bell's old acquaintances from back in Oakland, she's a mild mannered donkey. |
| 354 | ---- |
| 355 | * AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The other kids in Oakland made fun of her for not being a rodent like them. |
| 356 | * CountryMouse: Well, country donkey. She's from rural West Virginia. |
| 357 | * FarmersDaughter: A child version of this. Her family is involved in an apple farm and she's quite adorable! |
| 358 | * MeaningfulName: Jenny is the term for a female donkey, where Hinden comes from Hinny (child of a male donkey and female horse). |
| 359 | * StubbornMule: She's very insistent on calling Bell out for her past treatment. |
| 360 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: For Oakland characters, she's the girly girl to Bell's tomboy. |
| 361 | [[/folder]] |
| 362 | |
| 363 | [[folder:Adults]] |
| 364 | !!Klarisse Woodrow |
| 365 | Bell's aloof yet caring older sister, she's a creative writing student at Monongahela University. |
| 366 | ---- |
| 367 | * TheAlcoholic: She's shown drinking a lot. It's genetic. |
| 368 | * AloofBigBrother: Gender-inverted example. She's usually busy with college so she comes off as cold, but she obviously cares for Bell in her own way. |
| 369 | * BrainyBrunette: Dark brown hair and intellectual enough to teach a fanfiction analysis class. |
| 370 | * {{Expy}}: Her sardonic behavior, color scheme for clothes, introversion and having one close friend suggests she's based off WesternAnimation/{{Daria}} |
| 371 | * ExhaustedEyeBags: Part of her design choice. |
| 372 | * DudeMagnet: Unintentionally. Several male characters, earlier in the series, point out her attractiveness. |
| 373 | * MostWritersAreWriters: Klarisse is an aspiring writer who's majoring in creative writing. |
| 374 | * PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Klarisse is a senior in college, where Bell is a sixth grader. |
| 375 | * PromotionToParent: Alice and Vincent dumped Bell off on Klarisse after a messy divorce. |
| 376 | * RedOniBlueOni: Klarisse is the Blue to Amelie's and Bell's Red. |
| 377 | * SiblingYinYang: Klarisse is an introverted brunette writer with one close friend, Bell is an extroverted redhead adventurer with many friends. |
| 378 | ---- |
| 379 | !!Amelie Polnareff |
| 380 | Klarisse's closest friend at college, she's a ring-tailed lemur and a waitress at Klarisse's favorite cafe. |
| 381 | ---- |
| 382 | * AmbiguouslyGay: Her actions with Klarisse imply this... |
| 383 | * {{Expy}}: Design wise, she's loosely based on [[WesternAnimation/{{Daria}} Jane Lane]]. Personality wise, she's anything but. |
| 384 | * IntergenerationalFriendship: She has one with Bell, treating her like an equal despite her younger age. |
| 385 | * OnlyFriend: To Klarisse, she's this. |
| 386 | * ServiceSectorStereotypes: She's a barista/waitress at the Indigo Elk (a small coffee shop), and she's a cute bubbly college girl. |
| 387 | ---- |
| 388 | !!Joseph Canadendrum |
| 389 | The current mayor of Pondovadia, he’s a North American beaver and delightfully eccentric. |
| 390 | ---- |
| 391 | * ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler: He and his wife Parla are this due to both being the same species. They're both miserable in it but are implied to stay together for their sons.]] |
| 392 | * BigGood: Despite the many bastard kids he sired, he’s still this to the city. |
| 393 | * GoodIsNotSoft: He may be a goodhearted mayor, but has no problem threatening stubborn mythicals to be competent. |
| 394 | * LargeHam: The biggest one of the adults, giving extravagant speeches when called to meetings. |
| 395 | * MeaningfulName: His last name comes from canadensis, part of the scientific name for his species. |
| 396 | * QuirkyCurls: Wavy orange and pink hair, and a fun loving extroverted mayor. |
| 397 | * RedOniBlueOni: He's the fun outgoing extrovert to his calm introvert assistant Jonesy. |
| 398 | * SharpDressedMan: He always wears a nice suit. |
| 399 | * SympatheticAdulterer: Has multiple children from outside of his marriage. [[spoiler: This is because he and his wife hate each other, but married only because they were the same species.]] |
| 400 | * WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:He's Bell's biological father.]] |
| 401 | * WineIsClassy: He tries to invoke this in chapter eighteen, to Jonesy's dismay. |
| 402 | ---- |
| 403 | [[/folder]] |
| 404 | |
| 405 | [[folder:Mythicals]] |
| 406 | Animals who are of 'mythical' species (like unicorns or dragons.) |
| 407 | !!Principal Portland Manteau |
| 408 | The principal of the private school Allegory Academy, he's a jackalope. |
| 409 | ---- |
| 410 | * DeanBitterman: A private school principal and a mythical supremacist. |
| 411 | * FantasticRacism: Like most mythicals, he thinks of himself as better than the common species. |
| 412 | * HairRaisingHare: He's a jackalope and a cold blooded sociopath. |
| 413 | * {{Jerkass}}: Selfish enough to let his students die over school funding. |
| 414 | * PunnyName: His name references the term portmanteau, what a jackalope technically is. |
| 415 | ---- |
| 416 | !!Emilia Daenerys Aries |
| 417 | The first 'mythical' the main trio meet for themselves. |
| 418 | ---- |
| 419 | * {{Delinquent}}: She's an Allegory Academy student and is already causing trouble for common species. |
| 420 | * KarmaHoudini: So far, she hasn't been punished for her murder in chapter seventeen. |
| 421 | * MeaningfulName: Her first and middle names comes from the Game of Thrones character and the actress who plays her (and associated with dragons!), while her last name comes from the western Zodiac sign (the first sign in order as well). |
| 422 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: She's a dragon, and based on the archetypal Western dragon. |
| 423 | * PlayingWithFire: She can summon small balls of fire to fight. Fittingly enough, Aries is a fire sign. |
| 424 | * SmokingIsNotCool: Emilia is a twelve year old who vapes, but she's also a school bully and has already killed someone for fun. |
| 425 | * StarterVillain: Emilia is the first of several mythicals the group have to deal with. |
| 426 | * TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: A twelve year old girl who smokes and has no problem with murder. |
| 427 | ---- |
| 428 | !!Rory Hollenoat |
| 429 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rory_0.png]] |
| 430 | |
| 431 | Frederick's roommate, he's a manticore. |
| 432 | |
| 433 | ---- |
| 434 | * MeaningfulName: His first name references lions (part of a manticore) while his last name is a reference to the song [[Music/HallAndOates Man Eater]] |
| 435 | * ReiAyanamiExpy: Gender-inverted version in appearance. |
| 436 | * SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: He wears his uniform frequently. |
| 437 | * TokenGoodTeammate: He's the only mythical who doesn't treat Frederick like garbage for being a 'common' species. |
| 438 | [[/folder]] |
| 439 | |
| 440 | [[folder:Unsorted Characters]] |
| 441 | Any animal who isn't in any of these categories yet. |
| 442 | ---- |
| 443 | !!Frederick P. Morrigan |
| 444 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bear_32.png]] |
| 445 | |
| 446 | A black bear who attends Allegory Academy, and Toshi's penpal. |
| 447 | ---- |
| 448 | * BullyMagnet: Most of the other Allegory students constantly bully and humiliate him for being a common species in a mythical school. |
| 449 | * {{Foil}}: Bell and Frederick are these to each other. Both are animals found natively in West Virginia and [[spoiler: have fathers involved in local government]]. However, Bell is a colorful energetic extroverted HeroicBastard with multiple friends who goes to public school, while Frederick is introverted, aloof, down to earth kid with only one friend and goes to private school. |
| 450 | * MissingMom: His mom died in chapter sixteen, in a flood that ravaged Pondovadia. However it is suggested that it was something/someone else that killed her. |
| 451 | * MysteriousMiddleInitial: What DOES the P stand for? |
| 452 | * OnlyFriend: Rory is Frederick's only friend in Allegory. Justified since they're roommates. |
| 453 | * SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: Wears his school uniform a lot. |
| 454 | * StoicSpectacles: He wears glasses and is more down to earth compared to the more outgoing Bell and company. |
| 455 | * TheStoolPigeon: In chapter twenty two he [[spoiler: does this to Emilia and her friends after they attempt to kill a classmate by blowing smoke]] |
| 456 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He wears glasses and is an intellectual who writes elaborate letters for a twelve year old. |
| 457 | ---- |
| 458 | !!Francis Pastello |
| 459 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/francis_2.png]] |
| 460 | |
| 461 | Bell's penpal, appears in part 2. |
| 462 | ---- |
| 463 | * DelinquentHair: A very stylish pompadour. |
| 464 | * GreaserDelinquents: Francis has the Italian last name, the black jacket, and the hair to go with it. However he's a nice kid when it comes to meeting new animals. |
| 465 | * MusicalThemeNaming: He's named after [[Music/ThePixies Black Francis]]. |
| 466 | * RambunctiousItalian: Italian-American and VERY loud about his image. |
| 467 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Milkshakes from the Greased Up Lightnin' diner. |
| 468 | ---- |
| 469 | !! Belinda 'Becky' Henwalsh (Verdante) |
| 470 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/becky_84.png]] |
| 471 | |
| 472 | An ally of the main trio. She's a fellow chimera like Ponce, but can pass for a non-chimera. |
| 473 | ---- |
| 474 | * BadassFamily: Implied for her father's side. |
| 475 | * BilingualBonus: Her family's aliases. Krasnyy is Russian for red, Arancio is Italian for orange, Ki Akuma is Japanese for 'yellow demon' and Verdante is a corrupted version of Verde (Spanish for green). |
| 476 | * BoyishShortHair: Light brown hair styled into a fauxhaux. |
| 477 | * ColourfulThemeNaming: Her father's side of the family does this (Krasnyy, Arancio, Ki Akuma, and Verdante). |
| 478 | * {{Flight}}: Being a bird, she can easily fly in the air. |
| 479 | * LargeHam: Biggest one of the kids. Loves giving campy speeches. |
| 480 | * MixAndMatchCritters: Eagle on her dad's side, seagull on her mom's side. |
| 481 | * RaisedAsTheOppositeGender: Implied. She's clearly a girl, yet is tasked upon her father's side of the legacy. |
| 482 | * SleevesAreForWimps: No sleeves, is one tough cookie. |
| 483 | * ShoutOut: Her outfit is a hybrid of [[Characters/MCUHawkeye Clint Barton]] and [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaIzukuMidoriya Deku]] |
| 484 | * TooManyBelts: She's got one on her waist and two more on her thighs. |
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