Line #138 Characters/Powerless2017


1	A listing of characters who are in this series.
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
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5	!!Wayne Security
6	A branch of Wayne Enterprises located in Charm City.
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8	[[folder:Van]]
9	!Vanderveer "Van" Wayne, Jr.
10	->Played by: Creator/AlanTudyk
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12	The CEO of Wayne Security. Bruce Wayne's cousin.
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14	* ActorAllusion:
15	** In episode 7, Van claims to have learned everyone's names, and points out [[Series/{{Firefly}} Kay, Lee, Malcolm, Zoe, and Simon]].
16	** The show also makes reference to Creator/AlanTudyk's past DC roles as in episode 8, Van plays [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice Green]] [[Franchise/{{Injustice}} Arrow]] [[VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis darts]] and "Win, Luthor, Draw" sees Van consider getting super speed [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold like the Flash]].
17	* AscendedExtra: Is the only one of the people working in the company that actually originated from the comics.
18	* AbusiveParent: If his description of his mother is any indication.
19	* BadBoss: Van doesn't really care about his employees' well-being at all. He insists on being named Employee of the Month every month, and the one time he lost he fired that employee for taking home a croissant.
20	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jackie puts up with Van because he always remembers her birthday, got her kid into a good school, and paid to have her very sick dog put down. Also, he's fun to mess with.
21	* PointyHairedBoss: Van Wayne is an incompetent imbecile who couldn't care less about the well-being of his employees and basically expects Emily to do his job for him.
22	* SpoiledBrat: After screwing up a major account with ACE Chemicals, he's afraid that his father might take away any of the following: the boat, the ski-in-ski-out chalet, or the trust fund.
23	* WellDoneSonGuy: His father never thought much of him and completely losing what little respect his father had in him sends Van reeling.
24	-->'''Van:''' ''[singing while strumming a guitar]'' Daddy doesn't love me, I can ski in and out of the chalet but not into his heart.
25	* TheWonka: He is a terrible boss who can't read basic business charts and is so absent-minded[=/=]lazy that he tanked a major contract by not forwarding an important e-mail. Yet, he is also a good salesman who can read people extremely well and knows exactly how to butter them up when making a pitch.
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27	[[/folder]]
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29	[[folder:Emily]]
30	!Emily Locke
31	->Played by: Creator/VanessaHudgens
32
33	The main character. She is the new Director of R&D of Wayne Security.
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35	* ActorAllusion: Also, Vanessa Hudgen was part of a [[Film/{{Thunderbirds}} team of heroes]], though International Rescue isn't your typical hero team.
36	* AmbiguouslyBrown: It is revealed on ''Sinking Day'' that she is half Filipino.
37	-->'''Van's Father:''' They only want to deal with you and that... Filipino woman.\
38	'''Van:''' Oh, is that what she is?
39	* BewareTheNiceOnes: In "Emergency Punch-Up", she gets exposed to truth gas, causing her to vent her real feelings toward the team. It's not pretty.
40	* NaiveNewcomer: She came to Charm City and Wayne Security thinking that it would be a great adventure and that she'd get to meet lots of nice people. Reality tries ''very'' hard to dissuade her of that notion but she [[ThePollyanna does her best to remain cheerful and persevere]].
41	* ThePollyanna: No matter how much superhero battles threaten her life and how much her employees make clear that they don't like having her around, she never loses her sunny disposition.
42	* YouAreInCommandNow: Learns that she is the fifth director of R&D and that most of her previous predecessors were fired and that one was killed before even taking the job.
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44	[[/folder]]
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46	[[folder:Jackie]]
47	!Jackie
48	->Played by: Creator/ChristinaKirk
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50	Van Wayne's secretary.
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52	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She does give advice to Emily on how to handle situations and tries to empathize with her, but often between making fun of her naivety and wholesomeness.
53	* RefusalOfTheCall: Despite getting [[spoiler:super speed in "Win Luthor Draw"]], she decides that it's just a pain and will (usually) not use it.
54	* ServileSnarker: She has nothing but disdain for Van and makes it abundantly clear. She also has nothing but snark for Emily.
55	* StalkerWithACrush: While downplayed a little, she had an obsession with co-worker, Alex, which is enhanced by thinking he's the Olympian. She constantly made sexual statements towards him, but only out of his earshot.
56	* WillfullyWeak: [[spoiler:In the series finale, she gets the powers of Franchise/TheFlash, but isn't interested in using them for various reasons, such as it getting bugs in her teeth and leaves her without excuses for being late]].
57	[[/folder]]
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59	[[folder:Teddy]]
60	!Teddy Ramanujan
61	->Played by: Creator/DannyPudi
62	The Chief Design Officer.
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64	* CloudCuckoolander: Kept focusing on the color of the devices. And for some reason thought it was a good idea to say he like nice things when Van told them they were fired and admitted he should have went before Ron.
65	* GadgeteerGenius: In ''Cold Season'', he invents super heated gloves.
66	* OnlySaneMan: Shades of this, such as noting the unreasonable time frame Emily proposes in episode two and telling Ron that stalking Alex was creepy in episode three.
67	* OvershadowedByAwesome: How he feels about his brother.
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69	[[/folder]]
70
71	[[folder:Wendy]]
72	!Wendy
73	->Played by: Creator/JenniePierson
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75	The Lead Software Engineer.
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77	* FakeGuestStar: Is as much a member of the development team as Ron and Teddy and appears in every episode, but is billed as a recurring character.
78	* GadgeteerGenius: It was a variation of one of her devices that saved Wayne Security.
79	* SitcomArchNemesis: Basically all of her interactions with Emily are openly contemptuous.
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81	[[/folder]]
82
83	[[folder:Ron]]
84	!Ron
85	->Played by: Creator/RonFunches
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87	Head of Engineering and Chief of Childlike Wonder.
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89	* BlackViking: He's the only black Atlantean we see. On the one hand, we only see four Atlanteans at all, but on the other hand the other characters were clearly under the impression that all Atlanteans are white. Of course, they get a lot of things wrong about Atlantis.
90	* GadgeteerGenius: As head of engineering he's responsible for the construction of many gadgets and products that Wayne Security hopes to sell.
91	* HiddenDepths: It is revealed on ''Sinking Day'' that he is from Atlantis. Yes, his [[{{Pun}} "hidden depths" are literal]].
92	* MistakenNationality: Multiple people mention that they thought he said he was from ''Atlanta'', not Atlantis.
93	* RightForTheWrongReasons: He's right in thinking that Bruce Wayne is a superhero but wrong in which one (He think Bruce is the Flash.)
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95	[[/folder]]
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97	%%[[folder:Samuel]]
98	%%!Samuel Greene
99	%%->Played by: Creator/MichaelDCohen
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101	%%Head of Human Resources.
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104	%%[[/folder]]
105
106	!!Heroes
107	[[folder:Crimson Fox]]
108	!Crimson Fox
109	->Played by: Creator/AtlinMitchell
110
111	One of the lesser heroes in the world, Emily quickly takes a shine to her when Fox saves Emily on her first day in Charm City.
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113	* DeadpanSnarker: When freed from being trapped in ice by Emily and Teddy, her complaint about the experience being brutal wasn't in reference to the ice but being forced to listen to Emily and Teddy's conversation.
114	%%* RedIsHeroic: Her costume.
115	* SuperStrength: Can catch a falling train car.
116	[[/folder]]
117
118	[[folder:Olympian]]
119	!Olympian
120	->Played by: Creator/JoelMichaelKramer
121
122	A hero in Charm City.
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124	* AttentionWhore: He loves fame, such as TabloidMelodrama and getting to make a sexy but demeaning commercial.
125	* CoolHelmet: His flashy but identity-concealing gladiator helmet gets some praise.
126	* FlyingBrick: SuperStrength and {{Flight}}.
127	[[/folder]]
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129	[[folder:Green Fury]]
130	!Green Fury
131	->Played by: Creator/NatalieMorales
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134	* DudeWheresMyRespect: She resents how her heroics can't keep her from being TabloidMelodrama fodder.
135	* FlyingFirepower: She can propel herself through the air with fire, in addition to hurling fireballs offensively.
136	* MsFanservice: Her costume has a bigger CleavageWindow than anything the female main characters tend to wear.
137	* PlayingWithFire
138	* TechnicolorFire: She shoots bursts of green fire.
139	[[/folder]]
140
141	!!Villains
142
143	[[folder:Jack O'Lantern]]
144	!Jack O'Lantern
145	->Played by: Creator/KimianRaySmith
146
147	A Charm City villain, often seen fighting Crimson Fox.
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149	* ForTheEvulz: Seems to be the only reason he's causing so much mayhem is this.
150	* {{Flight}}: Has the power to fly.
151	* PlayingWithFire: Often as {{Fireballs}}.
152	[[/folder]]
153
154	[[folder:Frostbite]]
155	!Frostbite
156
157	An ice powered villain who comes to Charm City during Cold Season.
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159	* AnIcePerson: Has ice powers.
160	* EvilLaugh: Triumphant, villainous laughter is the closest he has to dialogue during his two short scenes.
161	* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Frostbite seems like one of the many interchangeable C-list ice villains who constantly freeze Charm City before defeating and freezing the powerful Crimson Fox. character.
162	[[/folder]]
163
164	[[folder:Starro]]
165	A menacing alien in Emily's old hometown.
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167	* WeHardlyKnewYe: Starro is shown climbing up a building before being reduced to a splash of goo after being blown up in battle.
168	[[/folder]]
169
170	[[folder:Joker]]
171	* TheFaceless: He is only shown being arrested on the news with a bag over his head.
172	[[/folder]]
173
174	[[folder:The Riddler]]
175	A Batman rogue whose MookLieutenant turns out to be Emily's new boyfriend.
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177	* TheGhost: He is mentioned, and his men read a text from him, but he remains offscreen.
178	* LeaveNoWitnesses: He tries to have his men kill Emily and Jackie after stealing a Wayne Security invention from them.

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