| 1 | [[WMG:[[center:[-''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' '''[[Characters/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia Main Character Index]]'''\ |
| 2 | [[Characters/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaTheGang The Gang]] ([[Characters/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaDennisReynolds Dennis Reynolds]], [[Characters/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaDeeReynolds Dee Reynolds]], [[Characters/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaCharlieKelly Charlie Kelly]], [[Characters/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaMac Mac]], [[Characters/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaFrankReynolds Frank Reynolds]]) | [[Characters/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaTheGangsFamilies The Gang's Families]] | [[Characters/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaRecurringCharacters Recurring Characters]] | '''Other Characters'''-]]]]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | !Other Characters |
| 5 | |
| 6 | Characters who don't fit on any other pages should go here. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 9 | |
| 10 | !!One-Shot Characters (in order of appearance) |
| 11 | !!!Season 1 |
| 12 | |
| 13 | [[folder:Terrell Jenkins]] |
| 14 | !!Terrell Jenkins |
| 15 | !!!'''Played By:''' Creator/MalcolmBarrett |
| 16 | !!!'''Episode:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS01E01TheGangGetsRacist The Gang Gets Racist]]" |
| 17 | |
| 18 | A bar promoter and friend of Dee's from acting class. |
| 19 | ---- |
| 20 | * AllGaysLoveTheater: Terrell points out Dee should have known that he, a theatre director in Philly, was gay. |
| 21 | * CampGay: He SEES himself as this, but see StraightGay below. |
| 22 | * IncompatibleOrientation: Dee has a crush on him, even though he's gay. Terrell in turn has a crush on Dennis, who's straight. |
| 23 | * NiceGuy: Has the patience of a saint with the Gang’s racist remarks, and while he’s not into Dee, he is far kinder to her than a lot of her hook-ups. |
| 24 | * NWordPrivileges: When talking about the last place he promoted, he says "we got niggas hanging from the rafters [because there is no more room on the floor]!" Unfortunately, Charlie repeats him and it comes across as a reference to lynching. |
| 25 | * OnlySaneEmployee: When he was briefly employed as Paddys's promoter. |
| 26 | * StraightGay: Part of why Dee thought he was into her, and not her brother; he's pretty masculine and talks like a bro while shooting the shit. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | [[/folder]] |
| 29 | |
| 30 | [[folder:Janell Jenkins]] |
| 31 | !!Janell Jenkins |
| 32 | !!!'''Played By:''' Creator/TelishaShaw |
| 33 | !!!'''Episode:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS01E01TheGangGetsRacist The Gang Gets Racist]]" |
| 34 | |
| 35 | A University student who briefly dates Charlie, and [[spoiler: Terrell's sister]]. |
| 36 | ---- |
| 37 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Punches Charlie in the face when he finds out he was just using her to prove to the Waitress that he's not racist. |
| 38 | * NiceGirl: A proto-Ruby Taft in a way, as a nice girl genuinely interested in Charlie, who he's just using to get to the Waitress. |
| 39 | |
| 40 | [[/folder]] |
| 41 | |
| 42 | !!!Season 7 |
| 43 | |
| 44 | [[folder:Roxy]] |
| 45 | !!Roxy |
| 46 | !!!'''Played By:''' Creator/AlannaUbach |
| 47 | !!!'''Episode:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E01FranksPrettyWoman Frank's Pretty Woman]]" |
| 48 | |
| 49 | A prostitute Frank wants to marry. |
| 50 | ---- |
| 51 | * DiesWideOpen: Her eyes are still open as she suddenly collapses while Frank is proposing to her. |
| 52 | * HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Enough to make Dee look tame by comparison. |
| 53 | * HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Averted. Despite Frank's attempts to make an honest woman out of her, she truly is every bit as trashy and obscene as when she first appears. |
| 54 | * KilledOffForReal: Dies from a lifetime of drug abuse finally catching up with her. |
| 55 | * LadySwearsALot: Dennis is not wrong when he calls her "unspeakably crass." |
| 56 | * PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: She flippantly calls a sales attendant "gayboy". |
| 57 | |
| 58 | [[/folder]] |
| 59 | |
| 60 | !!!Season 8 |
| 61 | |
| 62 | [[folder:Ruby Taft]] |
| 63 | !!Ruby Taft |
| 64 | !!!'''Played By:''' Creator/AlexandraDaddario |
| 65 | !!!'''Episode:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E04CharlieAndDeeFindLove Charlie and Dee Find Love]]" |
| 66 | |
| 67 | The daughter of Howard Taft, of the extremely wealthy Old Money Taft family, who falls in love with Charlie. |
| 68 | ---- |
| 69 | * NiceGirl: Genuinely interested in Charlie and sweet to him. |
| 70 | * SpoiledSweet: Unlike her brother. She's one of the richest people in Philly, but is a total sweetheart. |
| 71 | * RomanticFalseLead: For a single episode, it seemed like Charlie would move on from the Waitress and enter a long-term relationship with Ruby. Unfortunately, he was [[JerkassBall cruelly using her]] to make the Waitress jealous. |
| 72 | |
| 73 | [[/folder]] |
| 74 | |
| 75 | [[folder:Trevor Taft]] |
| 76 | !!Trevor Taft |
| 77 | !!!'''Played By:''' Creator/JoshCasaubon |
| 78 | !!!'''Episode:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E04CharlieAndDeeFindLove Charlie and Dee Find Love]]" |
| 79 | |
| 80 | Ruby's brother who is[[spoiler: or pretends to be]] interested in Dee as a date and Mac as a buddy. |
| 81 | ---- |
| 82 | * AmbiguouslyGay: Him "wrestling" with Mac is a lot further than most people would go just to humor a "Dinner for Shmucks" guest... |
| 83 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Pretends to be a chill, friendly, down-to-earth guy; but he's really a spoiled asshole frat bro who likes to make fun of lower-class people. |
| 84 | * DidTheyOrDidntThey: He and Mac claim they were just wrestling, but... |
| 85 | * LaserGuidedKarma: He participates in a "Cruel Intentions" style game where he and his friends invite guests they see as beneath them to a party to make fun of them. Unlucky for him, he ends up choosing the Gang, which spirals into getting his dad's new business venture in trouble and him being blamed for it. |
| 86 | * RichBitch: He's not openly mean, but rather smug and manipulative. |
| 87 | * SmugSnake: Thinks he's leagues above the Gang, to the point of seeing them more as entertaining goofy pets than actual people. While he's not wrong about the Gang's idiocy and comedic failure to fit into society, he's not near as crafty as somebody like the Lawyer, and ends up being outsmarted by Dennis. |
| 88 | * UpperClassTwit: Reveals insider-trading secrets to a guy he doesn't even respect, just to brag. His father rightfully calls him an imbecile. |
| 89 | |
| 90 | [[/folder]] |
| 91 | |
| 92 | !!!Season 12 |
| 93 | |
| 94 | [[folder: Dottie]] |
| 95 | !!!'''Played By:'''Jozella Reid |
| 96 | !!!'''Episode:''' The Gang Tends Bar |
| 97 | |
| 98 | A new regular, who Dennis would like to keep around. |
| 99 | ---- |
| 100 | * MoralityChain: Having a level-headed regular for the first time in a while drives Dennis to actually want to make her experience at the bar a good one. |
| 101 | * SassyBlackWoman: Her quips are delivered this way. |
| 102 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: She was pretty patient with the Gangs' antics, and sympathetic to them wanting her as a regular; but there's only so much a sane woman can take. |
| 103 | |
| 104 | [[/folder]] |
| 105 | |
| 106 | [[folder: Brian Jr.]] |
| 107 | |
| 108 | Dennis's son, born in North Dakota. |
| 109 | ---- |
| 110 | |
| 111 | * MoralityPet: Holding him makes Dennis impulsively go to be a dad, even if he fails. |
| 112 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Dennis is prepared to explain to the Gang what happened to him, [[TheUnreveal but they don't give a shit]]. |
| 113 | [[/folder]] |
| 114 | |
| 115 | !!!Season 13 |
| 116 | |
| 117 | [[folder:Cindy]] |
| 118 | !!Cindy |
| 119 | !!!'''Played By:''' Creator/MindyKaling |
| 120 | !!!'''Episode:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS13E01TheGangMakesPaddysGreatAgain The Gang Makes Paddy's Great Again]]" |
| 121 | |
| 122 | The newest member of the Gang, introduced in the Season 13 premiere as a replacement for Dennis. |
| 123 | ---- |
| 124 | * DistaffCounterpart: To Schmitty. She's accepted into the Gang as a replacement for one of their departed members but is ALighterShadeOfBlack who is ultimately put off by their idiotic behavior and toxic herd mentality. |
| 125 | * {{Foil}}: For Dennis. Unlike him she's a genuinely good and smart leader, who is supportive and encouraging to the other members of the Gang. |
| 126 | * GoodCounterpart: Basically Dennis if he wasn't an abusive, narcissistic bully. Subverted in that she's not necessarily "good", but more pragmatic and averse to needless cruelty. |
| 127 | * TheLeader: She quickly assumes this position within the group. |
| 128 | * LesserOfTwoEvils: She's a terrible person, but a fair leader who is incredibly supportive to the other members of the Gang. Not that it matters to them in the end. |
| 129 | * ManipulativeBastard: Pretends to have genuine political convictions; but is really just playing the two sides against each other for her and her friends' gain. |
| 130 | * PetTheDog: Tells [[ButtMonkey Dee]] she's perfect to be a HoneyTrap because she's a beautiful woman, like it's a no-brainer. |
| 131 | * PlayingBothSides: Her main scheme is based around milking the growing political divide by pandering to both pretentious liberals and MAGA conservatives. In reality, she doesn't seem to hold any real conviction and mocks those who do behind their backs. |
| 132 | * PositiveFriendInfluence: With her encouragement, Mac gets into the best shape of his life, Dee has her looks complimented by the Gang, Charlie is able to maintain a relationship with the Waitress, and Frank doesn't spiral into quite as many self-destructive behaviors. |
| 133 | * PragmaticVillainy: She's a self-involved schemer like the rest of the Gang, but she doesn't devolve to their bickering and belittling because an environment of support makes their schemes more efficient. |
| 134 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: She departs the Gang after realizing they're a lost cause and unwilling to let go of their toxic attachment to Dennis. |
| 135 | * TokenMinority: The only non-white member of the Gang. |
| 136 | |
| 137 | [[/folder]] |
| 138 | |
| 139 | !!!Season 16 |
| 140 | |
| 141 | [[folder:Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul]] |
| 142 | |
| 143 | !!Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul |
| 144 | !!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BryanCranston & Creator/AaronPaul |
| 145 | !!!'''Episode:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS16E05CelebrityBooze Celebrity Booze: The Ultimate Cash Grab]]" |
| 146 | |
| 147 | The star of ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' and his ill-tempered handler, respectively. (No mention is made of ''Series/BreakingBad''). |
| 148 | ---- |
| 149 | * AdamWesting: Cranston plays himself as a doddering "old boob" and gambling addict who constantly rants about his history in acting; while Paul plays himself as a domineering, easily-annoyed jackass. |
| 150 | * ControlFreak: Aaron Paul micromanages everything Bryan Cranston does on their tour, including not allowing him to shake hands. |
| 151 | * TheGamblingAddict: They slapped their face on branded liquor and go on tour promoting it because Bryan Cranston lost all his money gambling. |
| 152 | * {{Greed}}: According to Bryan's speech, Aaron is never satisfied with what he has and always seeks more. |
| 153 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Bryan tears into Aaron for his domineering and greedy attitude [[spoiler: but he's just acting]]. |
| 154 | * SlummingIt: Bryan expresses interest in Philly for this reason; it reminds him of starting out without much money and paying his dues. Aaron doesn't share his nostalgia. |
| 155 | * ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: How Bryan ends his rant against [[ActorAllusion Aaron]]. |
| 156 | |
| 157 | [[/folder]] |
| 158 | |
| 159 | !!Non-Human Characters |
| 160 | |
| 161 | [[folder:Special Agent Jack Bauer]] |
| 162 | !!Special Agent Jack Bauer |
| 163 | !!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS03E14BumsMakingAMessAllOverTheCity Bums: Making a Mess All Over the City]]" |
| 164 | |
| 165 | A cat who was briefly Paddys' guard-cat. |
| 166 | ---- |
| 167 | |
| 168 | * MadeOfIron: Jumps out of an exploded police car unscathed. |
| 169 | * MoralityPet: One of the very, very few living things Dennis consistently treats with kindness and affection. |
| 170 | * NighInvulnerable: The guy at the junkyard who sells the cat to Dennis claims he's indestructible. As the end of the episode shows, ''he was not lying''. |
| 171 | * ShoutOut: Named for the protagonist of ''Series/TwentyFour''. |
| 172 | |
| 173 | [[/folder]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | [[folder:Poppins]] |
| 176 | !!Poppins the Dog |
| 177 | !!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS06E06MacsMomBurnsHerHouseDown Mac's Mom Burns Her House Down]]" |
| 178 | |
| 179 | Mac's childhood dog, a semi-feral mongrel who's somehow still alive. |
| 180 | ---- |
| 181 | |
| 182 | * ExtremeOmnivore: He'll eat anything, including cigarette butts. |
| 183 | * ImprobableAge: He was Mac's '''childhood''' dog. As of "A Woman's Right to Chop", he's still alive, and in that episode Mac is '''40'''. |
| 184 | * MadeOfIron: Survives things no real dog could. |
| 185 | * MoralityPet: For Mac, who acts like a happy little boy when Poppins is around. True, Mac is too stupid to actually care for his dog properly; but his intentions are purer with Poppins than with anyone else. |
| 186 | * NotQuiteDead: Dennis and Frank think they've killed Poppins after the dog gets into the drugged juice they gave to Dee and attempt to hide the body from Mac by throwing it in the trash. It turns out to be a false alarm, however, as Mac discovers Poppins alive and well, chewing on a diaper at the bottom of the trash can. |
| 187 | * YourTomcatIsPregnant: In "A Woman's Right to Chop". [[spoiler:Except he's not; he just impregnated a female dog who looks just like him.]] |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[/folder]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | [[folder:Rum Ham]] |
| 192 | !!Rum Ham |
| 193 | !!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E02TheGangGoesToTheJerseyShore The Gang Goes To The Jersey Shore]]" |
| 194 | |
| 195 | A favorite dish of the Gang, invented by Frank; [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ham that's been soaked in rum]]. Included under "characters" because it is treated as something of a living thing by Frank. |
| 196 | ---- |
| 197 | * BizarreTasteInFood: The ultimate combination of Frank's strange eating habits and the whole Gang's alcoholism. Mac and Frank still eat it after it's bee in the open sea for hours. |
| 198 | * TheBusCameBack: Makes its triumphant return at the end of "The Gang Misses the Boat". |
| 199 | * CompanionCube: To Frank; he even laments that it was Rum Ham lost at sea and not Mac. |
| 200 | * DisneyDeath: Is seemingly lost at sea, but later fished out by the [[BigDamnHeroes Guidos]]. |
| 201 | * ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Ham soaked in rum. |
| 202 | * {{Expy}}: Of Wilson the volleyball in {{Film/Castaway}}; an inanimate object with a vaguely human face that the protagonist anthropomorphizes while stranded in the ocean. Frank even calls out, "I'm sorry, Rum Ham!" |
| 203 | * LegacyCharacter: The slabs of ham in "The Gang Misses the Boat" and "Frank Falls Out the Window" are obviously not the same as the one in "Jersey Shore", but in the former the Gang greets its arrival with an enthusiastic "Rum Ham!" like they're seeing an old friend. |
| 204 | |
| 205 | [[/folder]] |
| 206 | |
| 207 | [[folder:Dennis Sex Doll]] |
| 208 | !!The Dennis Sex Doll |
| 209 | !!!'''Episode:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS13E01TheGangMakesPaddysGreatAgain The Gang Makes Paddy's Great Again]]" |
| 210 | |
| 211 | A sex doll Mac ordered, designed to look like Dennis. |
| 212 | ---- |
| 213 | |
| 214 | * CargoShip: The Gang accuses Mac of "pumping his loads" into it, which he eventually admits to. Toward the end of the episode, Cindy correctly deduces that they all ended up having an orgy with it. |
| 215 | * IncestSubtext: Frank, Dennis's adoptive father, participates in an orgy with a sex doll that looks like him; and Dee, his twin sister, watches. |
| 216 | * LoveDodecahedron: Hilariously ends up in the center of one. Mac "pumps his loads" into it, the Waitress (because of her crush on Dennis) cheats on Charlie with it which leads to their breakup, then Mac, Charle, ''and'' Frank have a strange orgy with it while Dee watches. |
| 217 | * ReallyGetsAround: Par of the course for a sex doll; Mac "pumps his loads" into it, the Waitress fucks it, and eventually the whole Gang have an orgy with it. |
| 218 | * ReplacementGoldfish: Mac got him to "fill the hole" left bt Dennis. Later Charlie, annoyed at the Waitress's "neediness", leaves it with her while he's at work. She ends up fucking it. |
| 219 | * ToxicFriendInfluence: Just looking at him and imagining what the real Dennis would say drags the Gang back down to dysfunction. |
| 220 | * TwoTimingWithTheBestie: Kind of; he's filling in for Dennis, and the Waitress "cheats" on Charlie with him. |
| 221 | |
| 222 | [[/folder]] |
| 223 | |
| 224 | [[folder:The Monkey]] |
| 225 | !!The Monkey |
| 226 | !!!'''Episode:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS15E04TheGangReplacesDeeWithAMonkey The Gang Replaces Dee with a Monkey]]" |
| 227 | |
| 228 | [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A monkey Frank hires to replace Dee]]. |
| 229 | ---- |
| 230 | * AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: In real life, a monkey could theoretically be trained to pour and deliver a beer. But this one does so on a consistent basis, along with being able to mix drinks (albeit in a basic form). All part of a plan to rob the bar. |
| 231 | * BlackComedyRape: The Monkey is implied to have sexually assaulted the Gang in their sleep. Charlie and Dennis are repulsed, but [[BestialityIsDepraved Mac]] seems to take it rather in stride. |
| 232 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: "The Gang Gets Cursed" reveals that he got stuck under the kegs and died after robbing the Gang.]] |
| 233 | * KarmaHoudini: Gets away with drugging, "mouth-raping", and stealing from the Gang... |
| 234 | * KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler: ... Until it's revealed that he got stuck under some kegs and died.]] |
| 235 | * KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: Mac finds his body a season later and keeps his paw as a good luck charm.]] |
| 236 | * LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Robbing and sexually assaulting the Gang leads directly to his death.]] |
| 237 | * ManipulativeBastard: Outsmarts the Gang by pretending to be a cute subservient pet and getting them blackout drunk; then robs them. |
| 238 | * MorePopularReplacement: InUniverse, the Gang discovers that the Monkey is better at serving drinks than Dee ever was. |
| 239 | * SlippingAMickey: The Monkey drugs the Gang's beers with whiskey in order to rob them while they're passed out. |
| 240 | |
| 241 | [[/folder]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | [[folder:Risk E. Rat's Pizza and Amusement Center Mascots]] |
| 244 | !!Risk E. Rat's Pizza and Amusement Center Mascots |
| 245 | !!!'''Episode:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS16E06RiskERatsPizza Risk E. Rat's Pizza and Amusement Center]]" |
| 246 | |
| 247 | The main mascots for the Gang's favorite childhood arcade, Risk E. Rat, and his friends. They've changed a lot over the years, so a lot of tropes about them come from InUniverse media analysis. |
| 248 | ---- |
| 249 | * BuxomBeautyStandard: Sneaking a peak at Justine the Teen Dream's boobs was; according to Mac, Charlie, and Dennis; an important moment in "becoming a man". |
| 250 | * CharacterCatchphrase: Risk E's used to be, "That's what the bone's for!", but this was phased out. |
| 251 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Several of the non-Risk E. mascots got the shaft, such as Justine the Teen Dream, Chef Greaseball Linguini, and Dr. Slice, for being offensive stereotypes or creepily sexualized. |
| 252 | * TheDandy: Dapper Duck dresses... well, dapperly. |
| 253 | * {{Expy}}: Of Chuck E. Cheese's mascots (animotronic and costumed) specifically; also more broadly to mascots of theme parks such as Disneyland. |
| 254 | * DeliberateValuesDissonance: Their 50s and 80s personalities and characterization, that the Gang remembers so fondly, are actually reckless, ephebophilic, ableist, and racist. |
| 255 | * FearlessFool: Risk E. ''used'' to be one, engaging in risky behavior without any safety gear. Nowadays he at least wears a helmet. |
| 256 | * HiddenDepths: The guy in the dog costume does a silly voice just like the other costume characters, but reveals he's a licensed child therapist when settling a dispute between a kid and [[PsychopathicManchild Mac]]. |
| 257 | * KindheartedSimpleton: Dingbat/Dapper Duck; although Downplayed in current days. |
| 258 | * MsFanservice: Justine the Teen Dream in-universe. |
| 259 | * SimpletonVoice: Even after changing his name to be more sensitive, Dapper Duck still has one. |
| 260 | * SpeechImpediment: Dingbat Duck spoke with a stutter in the past. This was phased out in the current day, as it was seen as offensive. |
| 261 | * TookALevelInKindness: Between Frank and his childrens' childhoods, Risk E. went from a mean authority figure who would slap and berate children, to an edgy rebel who entertained them and encouraged them to "do what [they] want". |
| 262 | * WouldHurtAChild: Risk E. slapped and verbally abused Gino back in the day. |
| 263 | [[/folder]] |
| 264 | |
| 265 | !!''The Nightman Cometh'' Characters |
| 266 | |
| 267 | [[folder:Little Boy/The Dayman]] |
| 268 | !!Little Boy[=/=]The Dayman |
| 269 | !!!'''Played By:''' Dennis Reynolds |
| 270 | !!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS04E13TheNightmanCometh The Nightman Cometh]]" |
| 271 | |
| 272 | A little boy held in servitude by a cruel troll, who must rise to become a man via ThePowerOfLove. |
| 273 | ---- |
| 274 | * AndShowItToYou: How he disposes of the Nightman, ripping the beast's heart out and showing it to him. |
| 275 | * AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: The Dayman appears at the end of the show to reveal that the story was all about how he used to be the Little Boy and became the Dayman. |
| 276 | * BraggingThemeTune: "Dayman." |
| 277 | * ComingOfAgeStory: The play chronicles his rise from a scared little boy to an all powerful hero. |
| 278 | * TheDogBitesBack: He was forced into slavery by Antonio the Troll and later fights back, killing his master and later his abuser, the Nightman. |
| 279 | * GoodCounterpart: As the Dayman, to the Nightman. |
| 280 | * GoodIsNotSoft: He defeats both of his adversaries in incredibly brutal ways. |
| 281 | * HerCodeNameWasMarySue: As the "Dayman" song reveals, he is essentially Charlie's AuthorAvatar. |
| 282 | * TheHero: He saves the Coffee Shop Princess and slays the villains. |
| 283 | * IncestuousCasting: In-Universe Siblings Dennis and Dee play the Little Boy and the Coffee Shop Princess, who are each other's romantic interests. Charlie attempted to stay away from this initially by casting Mac as the Little Boy, but Dennis' insistence in playing the part leads to some very awkward and unbelievable onscreen romance. |
| 284 | * InformedKindness: The Dayman is said to be a master of friendship in his BraggingThemeTune, yet spends most of his screentime brutally murdering his two enemies while callously mocking them. Justified in that his character is written by Charlie, whose understanding of what it means to be a kind person is warped to say the least. |
| 285 | * KidHero: Subverted. Despite his appearance, name, mannerisms and the way other characters refer to him, he is meant to be a young man. Charlie's complete inability to convey this and the heavy pedophilic undertones that stem from it as a result become a running gag. |
| 286 | * LightIsGood: The Dayman is the "champion of the sun", and the ultimate hero of the play. |
| 287 | * ManChild: Charlie describes him as "a young man with the spirit of a boy", his costume consists of blue footie pajamas and his room resembles a child's. |
| 288 | * ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: When he kills the Troll. |
| 289 | -->''"You know what it is, bitch."'' |
| 290 | * TookALevelInBadass: Goes from a defenseless little boy to the invincible Dayman by the end of the play. |
| 291 | [[/folder]] |
| 292 | |
| 293 | [[folder:Coffee Shop Princess]] |
| 294 | !!Coffee Shop Princess |
| 295 | !!!'''Played By:''' Dee Reynolds |
| 296 | !!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS04E13TheNightmanCometh The Nightman Cometh]]" |
| 297 | |
| 298 | A princess in love with a little boy. |
| 299 | ---- |
| 300 | * IncestuousCasting: In-Universe siblings Dennis and Dee play the Little Boy and the Coffee Shop Princess, who are each other's romantic interests. Charlie attempted to stay away from this initially by casting Mac as the Little Boy, but Dennis' insistence in playing the part leads to some very awkward and unbelievable onscreen romance. |
| 301 | * MistakenForPedophile: She's deeply in love with the little boy, who is meant to be a young man but is only ever referred to in ways that make him sound like an extremely young child. Defied by Dee, who's worried about people perceiving her as a pedophile because of her character. |
| 302 | * PinkMeansFeminine[=/=]PrincessesPreferPink: She wears a pink dress. |
| 303 | * WriteWhoYouKnow: {{Invoked}}. Considering the Waitress works at a coffee shop, she's probably loosely based on her. |
| 304 | [[/folder]] |
| 305 | |
| 306 | [[folder:The Nightman]] |
| 307 | !!The Nightman |
| 308 | !!!'''Played By:''' Mac |
| 309 | !!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS04E13TheNightmanCometh The Nightman Cometh]]" |
| 310 | |
| 311 | A grim reaper type figure who seeks the little boy's soul/hole. |
| 312 | ---- |
| 313 | * AnimalEyes: Cat eyes, specifically. |
| 314 | * AntagonistTitle: Of ''The Nightman Cometh''. |
| 315 | * BigBad: He's the main antagonist of the play. |
| 316 | * CatsAreMean: Mac wears cat eye contacts to make him appear both tougher and scarier. It ends up making him look even goofier than he already did. |
| 317 | * DarkIsEvil: He dresses in all black and is named "Nightman". |
| 318 | * InformedAbility: For the embodiment of all evil, it's Antonio who does all of the actual work. The extent of the Nightman's role is paying Antonio and (unsuccessfully) fighting the Dayman. |
| 319 | * LargeHam: Mac plays him this way. It actually leads him to become an audience favorite, but not for the reasons Mac intended (he wanted to come off as a scary badass, not a goofy LargeHam). |
| 320 | * MistakenForPedophile: He's supposed to be something of a grim reaper type figure after the Little Boy's soul, but Charlie's writing, Frank's continuous pronunciation of "soul" sounding like "hole" and Mac's attraction to Dennis all make him come off as a rapist. |
| 321 | * SssssnakeTalk: He speaks with a lot of hisses. |
| 322 | * VillainSong: "It's Nature, Shit Happens", which was unfortunately cut from the final version of the episode. |
| 323 | * WriteWhatYouKnow: In-universe. There's a strong possibility that the Nightman is based off of Charlie's [[CreepyUncle Uncle Jack]]... |
| 324 | [[/folder]] |
| 325 | |
| 326 | [[folder:Antonio the Troll]] |
| 327 | !!Antonio the Troll |
| 328 | !!!'''Played By:''' Frank Reynolds |
| 329 | !!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS04E13TheNightmanCometh The Nightman Cometh]]" |
| 330 | |
| 331 | A grotesque troll who keeps the little boy in servitude. |
| 332 | ---- |
| 333 | * FatBastard: He's played by Frank Reynolds who is fairly overweight himself. |
| 334 | * GreaterScopeVillain: Antonio is the one who the Nightman pays for the Boy's soul/hole, and keeps the Boy in servitude. The play makes it clear that he is a secondary party who doesn't work for the Nightman. |
| 335 | * {{Greed}}: If you want to get into that Boy's soul/hole, there's a toll to pay. A toll enacted by a troll, a troll toll, if you will. |
| 336 | * TheHeavy: While the Nightman is the main antagonist, Antonio is the one who does all of the major villainy that we get to see. |
| 337 | * KarmicDeath: He's killed by his own slave. |
| 338 | * LargeHam: Due to being played by Frank. |
| 339 | * VillainSong: "Troll Toll." |
| 340 | * WriteWhatYouKnow: InUniverse, his role as someone who allows the Nightman to take the Little Boy's soul, and then his attempts to keep the Little Boy trapped and controlled, suggests he might be loosely based on Charlie's mom. |
| 341 | [[/folder]] |
| 342 | |
| 343 | !!''Lethal Weapon'' Characters |
| 344 | |
| 345 | [[folder:Riggs]] |
| 346 | !!Martin Riggs |
| 347 | !!!'''Played By:''' Dennis Reynolds & Mac; Dee, Charlie, Pepper Jack (''The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 7'') |
| 348 | !!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS06E09ShapingAmericasYouth Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth]]" |
| 349 | |
| 350 | A loose cannon cop with a come-and-go Australian accent. |
| 351 | ---- |
| 352 | * AmbiguouslyGay[=/=][[AmbiguouslyBi Bi]]: In ''Lethal Weapon 6'', there is some unintentional ShipTease between Riggs and Murtaugh [[AuthorAppeal because of Mac]]. So he decided to add a scene with them at a strip club to make them appear straight, but all it did was make [[ArmouredClosetGay them look insecure about their sexuality]]. He did marry Murtaugh's daughter, but it's likely she was [[TheBeard his beard]], as he seems disgusted throughout the whole thing when played by Mac. |
| 353 | * AwesomeAussie: Only when Dennis plays him. |
| 354 | * HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: He sure does like looking at beautiful women, because he's not gay. |
| 355 | * TheHero: Though he steps down from the spotlight a bit in Lethal Weapon 6. |
| 356 | * MrExposition: When Mac plays him, he makes sure to go into extended detail about every single event occurring around him because, in Mac's words, "nobody ever knows what's happening in movies." |
| 357 | * NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Dennis gives him an Australian accent, while Mac doesn't even try. |
| 358 | * TheOtherDarrin: [[invoked]] A comedic example. Mac and Dennis switch parts abruptly in the middle of both movies. |
| 359 | * ShirtlessScene: When he (as Dennis) is being tortured by Lazarus' henchman (Charlie). |
| 360 | [[/folder]] |
| 361 | |
| 362 | [[folder:Murtaugh]] |
| 363 | !!Roger Murtaugh |
| 364 | !!!'''Played By:''' Dennis Reynolds & Mac; Pepper Jack, "Don Cheadle" (''The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 7'') |
| 365 | !!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS06E09ShapingAmericasYouth Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth]]" |
| 366 | |
| 367 | An older cop who's sometimes black and sometimes isn't. |
| 368 | ---- |
| 369 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Lethal Weapon 6 focuses on him a bit more than Riggs. |
| 370 | * AmbiguouslyGay/[[AmbiguouslyBi Bi]]: In ''Lethal Weapon 6'', to the point where the movie was confused for gay porn. He ''does'' have a daughter though, and ''did'' have a wife. So he's either bi or used his family as TheBeard. |
| 371 | * {{Blackface}}: Mac uses this trope when playing Murtaugh. Averted with Dennis, who finds it racist. |
| 372 | ** [[HypocriticalHumor Although Dennis does overdo his black voice, sounding nothing like Danny Glover because of it.]] |
| 373 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "I'm gettin' too old for this shit!" |
| 374 | * CoolOldGuy: He's supposed to be this, though Mac and Dennis are clearly the same age. |
| 375 | * TheLancer: Though he steps up to the spotlight more in Lethal Weapon 6. |
| 376 | * MrExposition: When Mac plays him, he gives an InfoDump so long they have to fast-forward through it. |
| 377 | * ObviousStuntDouble: In the shot where he throws the basketball in the climax, he's played by an actual black guy (despite non-blackfaced Dennis having switched to him by that point). |
| 378 | * TheOtherDarrin: [[invoked]] PlayedForLaughs. Mac and Dennis randomly switch between playing Murtaugh and Riggs. |
| 379 | * PreMortemOneLiner: When Lazarus is backed up against an electric transformer, Murtaugh tosses a cup of the tainted tap water on him. |
| 380 | --> "Hey Chief, ''have some water!" |
| 381 | [[/folder]] |
| 382 | |
| 383 | [[folder:Lazarus]] |
| 384 | !!Chief Lazarus |
| 385 | !!!'''Played By:''' Frank Reynolds |
| 386 | !!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS06E09ShapingAmericasYouth Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth]]" |
| 387 | |
| 388 | A corrupt Native American chief. |
| 389 | ---- |
| 390 | * ActorAllusion: With his umbrella factory in [=LW6=]. It's easy to associate Creator/DannyDeVito with [[Film/BatmanReturns umbrellas]]. |
| 391 | * AnimalMotifs: Chief Lazarus is given an exaggerated shark motif. His office overlooks a massive aquarium holding his pet sharks and is seen messily eating a shark steak and using shark metaphors/analogies in his first scene. In Lethal Weapon 5, he is killed when Murtaugh throws a glass of water at him while he's against the transformer which electrocutes him to death. |
| 392 | * BackupTwin: His new goon is the twin brother of his henchman from the previous movie. |
| 393 | * BadBoss: He uses his own goon as a human shield. |
| 394 | * BackFromTheDead: He is resurrected in Lethal Weapon 6 by a Native-American witch. |
| 395 | * BigBad: Of ''Lethal Weapon 5'' and ''6''. |
| 396 | * {{Brownface}}: Native American Chief Lazarus is played by caucasian Frank Reynolds. |
| 397 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: Of his casino. He also owns an umbrella factory, likely a planned safe haven for after his apocalyptic rain dance. |
| 398 | * JabbaTableManners: As seen when he meets with Riggs and Murtaugh for the first time. |
| 399 | * LargeHam: Frank is really enjoying playing a villain. Lazarus shouts, snarls, froths and groans. |
| 400 | * MeaningfulName: Chief Lazarus comes back from the dead. |
| 401 | * NativeAmericanCasino: He's a Native American who owns a casino. |
| 402 | * ReallyGetsAround: As one of the actor's stipulations, Chief Lazurus gets lots of ass. |
| 403 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After being brought back from the dead, he sets out on a mission of revenge and to do a rain dance that will drown the city. |
| 404 | ** Averted. Instead he transforms the witch into a young woman, and has sex with her. |
| 405 | [[/folder]] |
| 406 | |
| 407 | [[folder:Police Chief]] |
| 408 | !!Police Chief |
| 409 | !!!'''Played By:''' Charlie Kelly |
| 410 | !!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS06E09ShapingAmericasYouth Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth]]" |
| 411 | |
| 412 | The police chief. |
| 413 | ---- |
| 414 | * BadBadActing: Charlie's acting in ''Lethal Weapon 5'' is so terrible that Dennis and Mac seriously consider cutting him out completely. |
| 415 | * DaChief: Of the Police Department. |
| 416 | * MrExposition: He tells the two detectives the basic plot of the movie. |
| 417 | -->''"Turns out another person just died from tainted tap water. Turns out someone taint--someone tapped the tainted water supply. (pointing at Murtaugh) The person who just died was your wife."'' |
| 418 | [[/folder]] |
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