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1The character page for the cast of ''VideoGame/SurvivingHighSchool''.
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8!!John Johnson
9* AcademicAthlete: Depending on the players choices, he can have a high GPA while still being one of the top players in the school football team.
10* TheAce: If the player succeeds, characters will express their respect for John whether it's for his athletic ability, intelligence, or popularity.
11* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: If you choose to date Beth.
12* BestFriend: With Howard in Football season.
13* BigManOnCampus: If you play your cards right, John will have won the BigGame playing as quarterback making him a star athlete, won homecoming king, and gotten a brand new sports car thanks to acing his test. The story title of their first day at College is in reference to the trope.
14* TheCharmer: He'll occasionally break out the charms when it comes to the ladies, or if he's working as another friend's RomanticWingman.
15* ChickMagnet: Judging by the fact that he manages to capture the attention of two girls on just his first day, he definitely qualifies as this. Other girls in school such as Taylor, Amanda and Paula can't help but admit how cute and cool he is at times.
16* FireForgedFriends:
17** With Adam, who is initially presented as his ArchEnemy. However, if you make the right choices, you can become bury the hatchet with Adam and even call him a friend by the end of the school year.
18** A bit more downplayed with Bryce, who was more of a FriendlyRival before becoming his roommate in college.
19* HelloInsertNameHere: Players are given the choice of what to name him but the default name provided is John.
20
21!!Linda Byrne
22* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Linda dated Kenji for a while.
23* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: She was the gentle girl to Kenji’s brooding boy.
24* DidNotGetTheGuy: Despite her feelings for both Kenji and Howard, neither guy is interested in dating her anymore.
25* TheDitherer: It actually becomes a running joke in The New Girl that Linda can’t choose between Howard and Kenji.
26* GirlNextDoor: Literally too. She was Howard's next door neighbor.
27
28!!Zoe Hill
29* TheAce: She was always a stellar student and athlete but it especially comes into focus during the latter half of The New Girl where everyone is highly aware of how well liked she is.
30* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Paige's Veronica and Owen's Archie.
31* BrokenAce: [[spoiler:After Jessica frames Zoe for being the one to try and overthrow Taylor, the whole school begins to hate her and she loses her popularity. She gains it back though.]]
32* TheConfidant: To Sam.
33* TheCutie: Most characters can’t help but love Zoe for her innocence and kindness.
34* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Zoe has several strands of hair covering over one of her eyes, which is replaced by a head band and both eyes being seen at the start of the "A New Start" reboot.
35* ExtremeDoormat: One of her most prominent features. It goes away by the time of A New Start.
36* FeminineWomenCanCook: She is renowned at Twin Branches High for her amazing cupcakes.
37* {{Flanderization}}: Not necessarily a bad thing in this case. Zoe initially started off as an all around likable girl who was nice but generally lacked flaws or development until homecoming made her extremely kind to the point that she made herself an easy target for being taken advantage of.
38* ForeignExchangeStudent: As an American student at her international school in France.
39* HasAType: Given her attraction to Howard, Matteo, Owen, and Nate, Zoe definitely has a thing for athletes.
40* HelloInsertNameHere: You're given the option to either pick your own name or stick with Zoe.
41* HighSchoolSweethearts: [[spoiler: Her and Howard are the first characters to be engaged.]]
42* TheIdealist: She sees the best in people and every situation which can be a benefit and disadvantage for her.
43* InSeriesNickname: Even after years, people still called her the "New Girl."
44* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: The light to Taylor's dark.
45* NewTransferStudent: First at Twin Branches and then again at her school in France.
46* RedOniBlueOni:
47** Sam and Zoe take turns between being red and blue. Zoe occasionally gets too overwhelmed with enthusiasm or is overcame with emotion and Sam is the one that puts her in check or Sam starts to lose her temper and Zoe is the one that has to try and calm her down.
48** Her and Taylor have developed this same dynamic.
49* SchoolIdol: Made abundantly clear in The New Girl when Keith told her that people will ''worship'' her word.
50* SecretKeeper: Zoe, along with Sam, is the only one who knows that Nick and Sara are dating.
51* SiblingYinYang: Although her and Sam are only cousins, their bond is as close as siblings (given that they do live together and have known each other since they were young). But despite their close bond, their practically opposites.
52* StrongFamilyResemblance: {{Averted}} and {{Lampshaded}} with Sam and Zoe who, despite being cousins with oddly identical mothers, look nothing alike.
53* SunnySunflowerDisposition: She ''is'' nicknamed 'Captain Optimistic'.
54* SupremeChef: Zoe's pastries are so loved by the students at Twin Branches High, Nate even pays for all of her cookies in advance.
55* TenderTears: Zoe is much more sensitive and prone to crying than other characters.
56* {{Tomboy}}: She was initially one but quickly grew out of it.
57* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: In the beginning, she was the tomboy to Sam's girly girl until half way through the New Girl where Sam became more of a tomboy, and Zoe became more girly.
58* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cupcakes are her signature treat.
59* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Zoe was completely under the impression that Jessica was trying to help her impeach Taylor so that Sam can join the squad but it turns out that Jessica was only using her to impeach Taylor so that she could become captain.]]
60
61!!Emily Kessler
62* BrokenPedestal: Emily idolized Sara before entering high school. However, after she [[spoiler:died]] she realized that Sara wasn't as perfect as she seemed.
63* PassionateSportsGirl: Just like her sister, she’s passionate about swimming.
64* StrongFamilyResemblance: Her and Sara share a very strong resemblance to one another.
65
66!!Owen Harris
67* BettyAndVeronica: PlayedWith between him and Nate over Zoe.
68* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:He transferred to Centerscore after paralyzing someone in a football game and was involved in a gang.]]
69* DidNotGetTheGirl: Despite his attraction to Zoe, their relationship stays strictly platonic.
70* MysteriousPast: He's highly secretive about what his life was like before coming to Centerscore, mostly because he's ashamed of himself.
71%% * NewTransferStudent
72* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: The poor suitor to Cromwell's rich suitor over Paige.
73
74!!Kimi Chen
75* AsianAirhead: To an extent. She is more focused on fashion and popularity than education and occasionally has her airheaded moments, but is conscious and insecure about the talents, relationships, aspirations and physicality she possesses—or the lack thereof.
76%% * {{Fangirl}}: Definitely.
77%% * GenkiGirl: Oh. So. Much.
78%% * StrongFamilyResemblance: Between her and her sister, Lily.
79
80!!Allison Applebee
81* AlliterativeName: '''A'''llison '''A'''pplebee.
82* HelloInsertNameHere: Like John and Zoe, you can chose a name you prefer or go with the default.
83* SiblingYinYang: Alison is intelligent beyond measures while Amanda has the IQ of a toddler.
84* TeenGenius: She's incredibly smart even by nerd standards.
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87[[folder:Main Characters]]
88
89!!Amanda Applebee
90* AlliterativeName: '''A'''manda '''A'''pplebee.
91* AffectionateNickname: Hector's nickname for her is Manda-Panda.
92* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Between her (redhead), Taylor (blonde), and Paula (brunette).
93* BrainlessBeauty: She's gorgeous but is also an airhead.
94* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Often times, it seems like she lives in her own world.
95* TheCutie: She’s extremely adorable and has a child-like innocence.
96* GeniusDitz: Despite lacking in everything else, Amanda is very well informed on cats.
97* HiddenDepths: When playing as Amanda, you'll often find that she ''is'' smarter than she makes herself out to be.
98* KindheartedSimpleton: Amanda is definitely not the brightest bulb but she has never been mean to anyone.
99* NiceMeanAndInbetween: The nice one to Paula’s mean and Taylor’s in-between.
100* PopularIsDumb: She is a very popular girl and extremely ditzy.
101* SiblingYinYang: Her and Allison are absolute opposites.
102* SunnySunflowerDisposition: She remains cheerful no matter what.
103
104!!Ben Kale
105* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: He was in a relationship with Jessica.
106* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Colt's Veronica for Denni's Archie.
107* BigManOnCampus: In the novel.
108* ChickMagnet: After his third transformation, he starts to attract a lot of female attention.
109* TheCutie: Especially prior to the ''A New Start'’ reboot where he was very naive, sensitive, and adorable.
110* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: His second appearance is meant to usher a change in characterization.
111* IAmNotMyFather: He avoids repeating his dad's mistakes after seeing that they did more harm than good.
112* ImportantHaircut:
113** His second face was supposed to foreshadow his rise to popularity.
114** His third transformation is supposed to trigger his complete transition to popularity.
115* LikeFatherLikeSon: {{Subverted}}. Ben initially strived to be like his dad until he realized that [[spoiler:his dad's behavior wrecked his marriage.]] Afterwards, he starts to break out of his shell a bit more.
116* ParentalNeglect: His dad didn't even remember his birthday.
117* PopularIsDumb: {{Averted}}. Ben remains a straight A student even after he becomes popular.
118* RedOniBlueOni: Ben is usually much more level headed compared to Spencer who is very aggressive although there have been times where Spencer acts as the more rational one to Ben when he is overly enthusiastic/emotional about something.
119* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan:
120** The sensitive guy to Spencer's manly man.
121** Also the case for him and Colt.
122* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: {{Averted}}. Most likely since he was meant to become popular and more attractive.
123
124!!Beth
125* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Raven’s Veronica for John’s Archie.
126* CommitmentIssues: The biggest struggle in her and John’s relationship (and the rest of them really) is her fear of commitment.
127* DudeMagnet: Judging by the number of guys she's been with.
128* GirlNextDoor
129* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has blonde hair and is generally kind and charismatic.
130* ReallyGetsAround: There’s a lot of conversation surrounding the number of exes she has.
131* {{Love Interest|s}}: One of John’s [[spoiler: three]] love interests.
132
133!!Brendan Berg
134* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: There was a short period of time where he dated Taylor while she was the head cheerleader.
135* AlliterativeName: '''B'''rendan '''B'''erg.
136* FreudianTrio: Along with Howard and Hector.
137* {{Geek}}: Especially when it comes to War Screwdriver Online.
138* GiveGeeksAChance: [[spoiler: He ends up with Taylor]].
139* TheKirk[=/TheSpock=]TheMcCoy: Which one he is depends on who's perspective you're playing from.
140* NerdGlasses: And therefore wears these.
141* RedOniBlueOni:
142** Him and Howard will take turns being this to each other depending on who's point of view it is.
143** Also for him and Hector.
144** Brendan is the level headed one to the very irrational Taylor.
145* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The savvy to Taylor’s energetic.
146* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He wear glasses and is fairly intelligent.
147
148!!Cameron Clark
149* AlliterativeName: '''C'''ameron '''C'''lark.
150* BigManOnCampus: He became this in Troublemakers.
151* TheCharmer: He's quite charming and flirtatious.
152* ChickMagnet: Multiple girls had crushes on him.
153* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Multiple girls around the school considered him to be good-looking.
154* HiddenHeartOfGold: He's quite shallow and vain but he does have a sweet side deep down.
155* ItsAllAboutMe: His ego is a part of his charm.
156* {{Kidanova}}: Several characters have referred to him as a womanizer.
157* {{Jerkass}}: Cameron was a cocky womanizer but his personality didn’t fully develop into this trope until he [[spoiler:kissed Allison and then ditches her after realizing her age and lack of experience.]]
158* LadykillerInLove: Even though he's mentioned to have dated a ton of girls, he falls for [[spoiler:Sara.]]
159* Pride: Cameron’s flaws include his arrogance.
160* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: While competing for Sara, Cameron was the manly man to Nick’s sensitive guy.
161
162!!Colt Warren
163* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: He dated Sam while she was a cheerleader.
164* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Ben's Betty for Denni's Archie.
165* BigBrotherMentor: To his sister Madeline.
166* BookDumb: Colt isn’t necessarily the brightest but he definitely has his street smarts.
167* BrilliantButLazy: There are times where he has actually proven to be a competent student when he tries.
168* TheCharmer: His charm earned him the attention of many girls at school.
169* ChickMagnet: He is the center of female attention when he first arrives.
170* DeadpanSnarker: Arguably the most snarkiest of them all.
171* FearlessFool: His reckless and impulsive behavior actually starts to cause problems in his relationships.
172* {{Hunk}}
173* InstantFanClub: When he arrived at Centerscore, he had a group of admirers.
174* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Colt can be insensitive, obnoxious, and immature but he actively seeks to be a better and more caring person.
175* JerkassRealization: After realizing how much pain he has caused Denni and Sam, he starts to change his ways and be more considerate of others.
176* {{Kidanova}}: It's mentioned that he's dated many girls.
177* TheNicknamer: Very fond of giving people nicknames.
178* RedOniBlueOni: He is usually the reckless red oni to Denni who is usually trying to rationalize with him.
179* RomanticRunnerUp: After Denni chooses Ben over him during Halloween. He eventually starts dating Denni after her and Ben break up though.
180* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Him and Ben fill these roles with the sensitive guy being Ben, and Colt being the manly man.
181* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's tall, has dark hair, and frequently mentioned to be handsome.
182* TallDarkAndSnarky: He's also full of many snarky and snide remarks.
183* ToxicFriendInfluence: He was definitely a bad influence on Sam, and was partially to blame on her [[spoiler:getting expelled.]]
184* TroubledButCute: As the resident bad boy of Twin Branches, Colt is subjected to this trope.
185
186!!Denni Fallon
187* AffectionateNickname: "Princess" and "Tiny Hipster."
188* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She ends up with [[spoiler:Colt.]]
189* ClingyJealousGirl: Only after Jessica tricks her into thinking that Ben likes other girls.
190* DeadlineNews: Her investigation and reporting almost gets her killed.
191* DeadpanSnarker: One of her most prominent traits.
192* DelinquentHair: She has purple streaks running through her hair to signify her rebel status.
193* ExtraCurricularEnthusiast: She is on the student news paper, debate team, and her environmental activism club W.H.A.L.E.
194* {{Hipster}}: She isn't nicknamed "Tiny Hipster" for nothing.
195* InsecureLoveInterest: After Jessica starts to toy with her feelings, Denni starts to think that Ben is interested in other girls and becomes jealous.
196* IntrepidReporter: Along with Nick Brown.
197* ObliviousToLove: Denni was too concerned with Colt’s whereabouts to even notice that Ben was interested in her.
198* QuirkyHousehold: The Fallon Family.
199* RedOniBlueOni: Definitely the rational one to the highly impulsive Colt.
200* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: {{Averted}} in her case. Although Denni is an intelligent student, she most likely doesn't wear glasses to indicate that she is a rebel.
201
202!!Dinah Nightingale
203* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: For her gothic appearance.
204* EmoTeen: She even writes about how emo she is in her diary.
205* GamerChick: Her relationship with Brendan was actually formed through ''War Screwdriver: Online.''
206* GoodParents: Her father, who she now lives with, appears to be very supportive of her choices to become a Goth, as she mentions that he told her to just be herself.
207* {{Goth}}
208* MissingMom: It's revealed in The Concert that Dinah's mother died in a tragic car accident when she was young.
209* RavenHairIvorySkin: Like Raven, she also fits this description.
210* ShrinkingViolet: The episode ''The Outcast'’ revolves around her status as a wallflower.
211
212!!Erik Erickson
213* AlliterativeName: '''E'''rik '''E'''rickson.
214* BumblingSidekick: In just about any situation.
215* GiveGeeksAChance: RichBitch Prissy goes out with him for a while.
216* {{Geek}}: Especially with Space 'Splosions.
217* GeniusDitz: Despite being a nerd, Erik has frequent ditsy moments. He is very well informed on Paul Revere though.
218* NerdGlasses: And he wears the glasses too.
219* {{Keet}}: Erik is adorable and ''very'' hyperactive.
220
221!!Hector Alonzo
222* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: He is in a relationship with Amanda.
223* AffectionateNickname: Amanda calls him "Hecky-Wecky".
224* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Zach's Veronica for Amanda's Archie.
225* TheCharmer: He's very lucky with women.
226* ChickMagnet: He was able to get any girl he wanted back in the ''Classics''.
227* FratBro: To an age-appropriate degree. He just wanted to party and make out with girls. However, since he's begun dating with Amanda, he's started to settle down but he still likes to party.
228* FreudianTrio: Between him, Howard, and Brendan.
229* {{Kidanova}}: Since this is a kid's game, he was mostly depicted dating and kissing girls rather than sleeping with them. He stops being this when he begins to date Amanda though.
230* TheKirk[=/TheSpock=]TheMcCoy: His position varies based off of which perspective you're playing from.
231* LadykillerInLove: He was a serial dater and had never fallen in love with anyone until Amanda.
232* NobleMaleRoguishMale: The Roguish male to Howard's noble male.
233* RedOniBlueOni: Hector and Howard tend to switch between this based on who’s perspective you’re playing from.
234** Same goes for him and Brendan.
235* TallDarkAndHandsome: He fits this description.
236* WhatTheHellHero: Helping Spud [[spoiler:convince Kat to cheat on Brendan]].
237
238!!Howard Wu
239* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: He is with Zoe who was a cheerleader for a while.
240* {{Bestfriend}}: To John in ''Football Season.''
241* BigBrotherMentor: To Kay and Kel.
242* DadTheVeteran: His dad is a retired member of the army.
243* DidNotGetTheGirl:
244** Subverted. Despite hinting that they would end up together, Howard doesn't end up with Linda in the end.
245** Averted with Zoe.
246* FirstGirlWins:
247** Zoe chooses him, her first love, over Matteo twice.
248** Even when she was in a love triangle between Owen and Nate, Howard who was the ThirdOptionLoveInterest still won.
249* FreudianTrio: With him, Brendan, and Hector.
250* HiddenDepths: It seemed as if his one and only interest is football, but he actually reveals that he's highly interested in Biology.
251* HighSchoolSweethearts: [[spoiler:Him and Zoe are engaged in the finale.]]
252* TheKirk[=/TheSpock=]TheMcCoy: He rotates between positions with Brendan and Howard.
253* TheLeader: Howard, as the captain of the football team.
254* LimitedWardrobe: An interesting take on this trope. Despite, the characters appearing in the same clothes in their icons, it's greatly implied that they do wear a different set of clothing everyday. However, it's actually stated that Howard wears the same clothes everyday.
255* LovableJock: Howard is among the nicer jocks at the school and doesn't care about popularity as much.
256* NobleMaleRoguishMale: The Noble male to Hector's roguish.
257* NiceGuy: Probably the best example in the entire game. He's actually criticized for this by Colt.
258* ThePrankster: It tends to run in his family.
259* TheQuarterback: While it's disputed whether he is the wide receiver or quarterback, Howard fits the traits of this trope, given that he is captain of the team, popular, and generally kind to everyone.
260* RedOniBlueOni: Varies with Brendan and Hector based off the perspective you're playing from.
261* Sidekick: He felt like he was this to John but he starts to break out of his shell.
262* StrongFamilyResemblance: He strongly resembles his father and sisters.
263* TallDarkAndHandsome: Howard shares all of these traits.
264* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Howard is a cheesy hopeless romantic who likes pulling off big romantic gestures.
265* ThirdOptionLoveInterest: To Zoe in A New Start.
266
267!!Kat
268* ClingyJealousGirl: Sure, Brendan spends a lot of time with Dinah, but the way Kat responds to this is way over the line. In case there was any debate, in ''Spud the Stud'', she's actually looking into fitting him with a ''tracking device’'.
269* Maganekko: She is a cute girl who wears glasses. But this trait starts to wear off when she becomes more possessive of Brendan.
270* NerdGlasses: Part of her nerd look.
271* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: As a nerd, this is practically required.
272* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler:She eventually becomes so obsessed with ensuring that Brendan doesn't cheat with her that it leads to Hector wanting to break them up (and eventually doing so successfully).]]
273
274!!Kenji
275* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Howard's Betty for Linda's Archie.
276* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Kenji is the brooding bad boy while Linda is the gentle and sweet girl.
277* GreaseMonkey: He enjoys working on cars and motorcycles.
278* HiddenHeartOfGold: Kenji can be aloof at times but he has a nice side.
279* TroubledButCute: As the bad boy of the Classics, he definitely fits this trope.
280
281!!Lisa
282* FamedInStory: She becomes a famous movie star following football season.
283* ThirdOptionLoveInterest: If the player opts to not pursue neither Beth or Raven, she’s presented as an option later in the game.
284
285!!Nick Brown
286* AffectionateNickname: ''Sweet Emo Cakes''.
287* CameraFiend: He is a devote photographer.
288* EmoTeen: He isn’t nicknamed Hottie [=McEmo=] for nothing.
289* IntrepidReporter: Along with Denni, he investigates the Immortals.
290* {{Hipster}}: He fits this trope to a T.
291* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Although he doesn’t show any feminine attributes, he’s a much more sensitive individual and doesn’t act macho.
292* RavenHairIvorySkin: His hair is black and his skin is pale.
293* RedOniBlueOni: He is relaxed, and mature while Sam is feisty, and temperamental.
294* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The sensitive guy to Cameron's manly man.
295* ShrinkingViolet: He is a self proclaimed outsider.
296* TallDarkAndHandsome: He has jet black hair and mentioned to be handsome.
297
298!!Paige Lenx
299* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She had a crush on Colt, mostly due to his rebellious nature.
300* AlphaBitch: Of Monarch Prep.
301* TheCorrupter: She encourages Sam to unleash her wild side during spring break.
302* DefrostingIceQueen: It takes some time but she starts to become warmer.
303* FallenPrincess: After her family loses her fortune, she becomes this.
304* IceQueen: When she first arrived at Twin Branches she was extremely cold hearted.
305* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Paige is typically cold, unpleasant, and insensitive but has her good moments.
306* LonelyRichKid: She admits to Sam that she feels very alone ever since her dad left.
307* RichBitch: During her time at Monarch Prep, she was especially hostile towards anyone that wasn’t as rich as her.
308* RichesToRags: Losing her family's fortune leads to this.
309* TookALevelInKindness: While dating Owen, she starts to become kinder.
310* ToxicFriendInfluence: During spring break in Hawaii, she tried to bring out Sam’s wild side.
311* {{Tsundere}}: Her sour demeanor is just hiding how sad she is inside.
312
313!!Raven Fallon
314* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Raven has long dark hair and can act emotionally distant and closed off from others.
315* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Beth’s Betty for John’s Archie.
316* BigSisterInstinct: Raven loves her sister, Denni, dearly.
317* CoolBigSis: To Denni.
318* {{Goth}}
319* MeaningfulName: The name Raven means dark-haired person.
320* PerkyGoth: While she might be a goth, Raven is actually fairly cheerful.
321* QuirkyHousehold: The Fallon.
322* RavenHairIvorySkin: As a part of her goth look. [[spoiler: Although, it turns out the ivory skin is actually makeup. She gets rid of it in college.]]
323* {{Love Interest|s}}: For John along with Beth and [[spoiler:Lisa]].
324* ShrinkingViolet: She considers herself to be one of the outsiders of the school.
325* SmallRoleBigImpact: Raven's appearance in ''Fair Catch'' eventually helps Brendan work up the courage to ask out Dinah.
326
327!!Sam Hill
328* AffectionateNickname:
329** Colt's nickname for her was "Sammy".
330** Spencer would refer to her as "Samface."
331** Nick calls her "Hot Sammy Snowflake."
332* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She was in a relationship with Centerscore's resident bad boy Colt.
333* AlwaysSecondBest: Part of the reason why Sam was cold to Zoe in ''The New Girl: Cheerleading Crush'' is because Zoe was constantly better than Sam at whatever they competed for. This rings true throughout the series too.
334* {{Bestfriend}}: She is this to Zoe.
335* BrutallyHonest: Sam believes that its better to be honest than nice.
336* TheConfidant: For Zoe.
337* DeadpanSnarker: One of the snarkiest.
338* EmbarrassingNickname: While at Monarch Prep, Paige nicknames her "Charity Case", "Bargain Bin", "Hand-Over", and "Freebie".
339* FishOutOfWater: At Monarch Prep.
340* GoodGirlGoneBad:
341** When she starts dating Colt while at Monarch Prep, she begins to start breaking more rules which leads to her [[spoiler:getting expelled.]]
342** Happens again after [[spoiler: she finds out Colt cheated on her]] and becomes an IceQueen.
343* GoodIsNotNice: She's a good person at heart but certainly not nice.
344* HairTriggerTemper: She is very temperamental.
345* {{Hotblooded}}: Especially in competitions.
346* IceQueen: She acts coldly towards all of her classmates when news breaks that [[spoiler:Colt cheated on her.]]
347* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: With Nick.
348* NewTransferStudent: First while at Monarch Prep and then again at Twin Branches.
349* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Strictly referred to by her nickname "Sam".
350* RedOniBlueOni:
351** Sam and Zoe take turns between being red and blue. Zoe occasionally gets too overwhelmed with enthusiasm or is overcame with emotion and Sam is the one that puts her in check or Sam starts to lose her temper and Zoe is the one that has to try and calm her down.
352** Sam is fierce, temperamental, and hostile while Nick is much more calmer, level headed, and rational.
353* ScholarshipStudent: During her time at Monarch Prep.
354* SiblingYinYang: Although her and Zoe are only cousins, their bond is as close as siblings (given that they do live together and have known each other since they were young). But despite their close bond, their practically opposites.
355* SourOutsideSadInside: [[spoiler:After being cheated on twice,]] Sam's hard exterior is largely made up of just anger and rudeness to hide all the hurt she has in the inside.
356* StrongFamilyResemblance: {{Averted}} and {{Lampshaded}} with her and Zoe. Even though their cousins and have identical mothers, they look nothing alike.
357* {{Tomboy}}: She doesn't hate all girly things but has a preference for meat lovers pizza, zombie movies, and sports.
358* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She is initially the the girly girl to Zoe's tomboy but the roles eventually reverse.
359* TomboyishName: A classic example of the name Samantha.
360* TookALevelInJerkass: She starts to become more hostile towards everyone after [[spoiler:she finds out Colt kissed Denni.]]
361* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Meat lovers pizza.
362
363!!Sara Kessler
364* CompetitionFreak: She had never lost a competition [[spoiler:until homecoming.]]
365* CoolBigSis: Emily idolized her.
366* [[spoiler:DiedHappilyEverAfter]]: [[spoiler:Sara and Nick had a very intimate moment together before getting into their car crash.]]
367* FantasyForbiddingFather: Coach Kessler urged her to focus only on swimming and disapproved of her taking part in anything else.
368* PassionateSportsGirl: She's a fierce dedicated, passionate, and talented swimmer.
369* {{Perfectionist}}: She works incredibly hard to be the perfect athlete.
370* SeriousBusiness: Swimming.
371* ShrinkingViolet: She ran her class presidential campaign on being an outsider.
372* StrongFamilyResemblance: Her and Emily look extremely alike.
373* Workaholic: A high school version of this trope. Sara dedicates almost all of her time to swimming and says that when she isn't swimming she's eating.
374
375!!Scott
376* AllWorkVsAllPlay: He’s carefree and fun loving while Justin is serious and uptight.
377* FratBro: He loves to throw parties.
378* StudentCouncilPresident: He serves as president during the first year of ''The New Girl’'.
379* UptightLovesWild: Him and Justin are good friends even though they have opposite personalities.
380
381!!Spencer Cooper
382* BerserkButton: Do '''not''' mess with his shoes.
383* BloodKnight: This is the guy who wanted to make a club solely for fighting called ''Fist Club’’.
384* TheBully: He was introduced as a bully but eventually reformed himself.
385* DumbJock: He's a talented football player but not very bright.
386* FearlessFool: Spencer doesn't really put much thought into any of the decisions he makes.
387* HairTriggerTemper: He's extremely quick-tempered.
388* {{HotBlooded}}: He's very passionate when it comes to just about anything.
389* JerkJock: At times, he can be a real jerk.
390* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's usually incredibly hostile but will occasionally reveal his nice side.
391* PopularIsDumb: He can be pretty dense sometimes.
392* RedOniBlueOni: With Ben. Ben is usually much more level headed compared to Spencer who is very aggressive although there have been times where Spencer acts as the more rational one to Ben when he is overly enthusiastic/emotional about something.
393* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The manly man to Ben's sensitive guy.
394
395!!Taylor Vale
396* AlphaBitch: [[spoiler:After overthrowing Paula, Taylor officially becomes the queen bee.]]
397* AttentionWhore: She enjoys being at the center of attention judging by how she only made a throne for herself on the homecoming float.
398* BetaBitch: To Paula.
399* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The blonde to Amanda's redhead and Paula's brunette.
400* BookDumb: Taylor is quite vapid but she is shown to have a cunning mind.
401* CoolBigSis: To her little brother Elmo.
402* DefrostingIceQueen: After she's impeached as captain, she begins to warm up.
403* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Being a popular blonde girl [[spoiler:at one point]] makes her vulnerable to this trope.
404* FaceHeelTurn: She was initially supposed to be a much better head cheerleader to Paula but gradually became just as bad as her.
405* FallenPrincess: [[spoiler:She becomes this after Jessica exposes her relationship with Brendan, making her lose her AlphaBitch status.]]
406* {{Flanderization}}: The weekly episode completely revert Taylor's Character Development in "Football Star", turning her from a NiceGirl planning to rebel against Paula with the occasional tendency to be a bit silver tongued to a complete AlphaBitch. Slowly she begins to progress to the former again, but it takes some time.
407* GoodIsNotNice: Despite her hostile demeanor, she is still good-hearted.
408* HatedByAll: By homecoming, just about everyone has had it with her.
409* IceQueen: She grows into this trope over time but starts to warm up after [[spoiler:her impeachment.]]
410* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It's no secret that Taylor can be vicious, but is not without a softer side.
411* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: The dark to Zoe's light.
412* NiceMeanAndInbetween: Between her, Paula, and Amanda, Taylor was definitely the in-between.
413* PopularIsDumb: As the AlphaBitch, she often had her airhead moments.
414* RedOniBlueOni:
415** Taylor and Paula when Taylor was the BetaBitch to Paula’s AlphaBitch. Taylor was significantly more rational, and tolerant compared to Paula who was openly hostile and intolerant.
416** Her and Zoe tend to reverse roles depending on the situation with occasionally Zoe being the over emotional and enthusiastic one with Taylor bringing her down to earth or Taylor is close to snapping and Zoe has to rationalize with her.
417** The headstrong and emotional red oni to Brendan’s intellectual, introverted, and collected blue oni.
418* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: She’s the energetic girl to Brendan’s savvy guy.
419* SoreLoser: Safe to say that she does ''not'' take losing well.
420* StudentCouncilPresident: She serves as school president during ''A New Start'' and ''Troublemakers'' after winning in ''The New Girl''.
421* TookALevelInJerkass: She started off as level headed and kinder especially in comparison to IceQueen Paula, but progressively became meaner and more obnoxious as AlphaBitch. This is taken up another level in homecoming where virtually no one can stand her.
422* {{Tsundere}}: She can seem pretty bitter on the outside and keeps her nice side reserved.
423
424[[/folder]]
425
426[[folder:Antagonists]]
427
428!!Adam
429* DarkAndTroubledPast: If living in the poorest part of town wasn't enough, there's also the fact that [[spoiler: his brother was killed in a driving accident. Bryce has noted that [[UsedToBeASweetKid Adam was significantly less of a jerk before the incident]].]]
430* DumbJock: Adam was a stellar quarterback but struggled with academics.
431* EveryoneHasStandards: While he can be a jerk to John at times, he's quick to come to his defense when he's cornered by Wilson High students. Most likely due to Wilson High being Centerscore High's biggest rival.
432* {{Jerkass}}/JerkJock: His position as quarterback tends to make him act like a jerk. Throughout ‘’Football Star’’ he taunts John and constantly berates him after attacking him on his first day.
433** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: But if you try to repair your relationship with Adam, he proves to have softer side.
434* PopularIsDumb: He is the school football star and has trouble in school.
435* TheRival: Starts off as this to John in ''Football Star'' but the player has the option to try and heal their relationship with Adam or make it worse.
436* TookALevelInKindness: Throughout the year in ''Football Star'', Adam can become progressively nicer to John if you try to mend their relationship. In Big Man on Campus, Adam's revealed to have left the football team, instead opting to pursue poetry, and personally apologizes to John for being a jerk to him in the first place.
437
438!!Jessica Blaire
439* AlphaBitch: For the latter of ''The New Girl''.
440* AttentionWhore: She usually made her cheerleading routines all about herself.
441* BitchInSheepsClothing: On the outside, she seems like a caring friend but is actually vicious on the inside.
442* BookDumb: Jessica can be a bit dimwitted but she sure is a clever schemer.
443* TheChessmaster: Jessica is exceptionally impressive at manipulating events to further her plans.
444* CommutingOnABus: She leaves after ''Nice Girl Unleashed'' but makes a few more appearances in ''A New Start.''
445* ConflictKiller: By the start of season seven of The New Girl, in Zoe's perspective, Taylor is seemingly the antagonist after she loses to Zoe at Homecoming, yet still has her position as head cheerleader. So where it seems that Taylor was ready to make cheerleading practice hell (which she did for a while), [[spoiler:Jessica is suddenly introduced as the plot antagonist after overthrowing Taylor from the position and having Zoe take the blame for how she did it.]]
446* ConsummateLiar: She is a compulsive and very convincing liar.
447* DudeMagnet: She was notorious for dating multiple guys. At the same time.
448* EveryoneLovesBlondes: She had a number of admirers.
449* FaceHeelTurn: She was introduced as just a promiscuous party girl [[spoiler:until Cheerevolution, Part 1 where we see just how manipulative, vicious, and mean she can be.]]
450* FalseFriend: She completely masqueraded as being a helpful friend to Ben, Denni, and Zoe only to be plotting behind their backs.
451* FilleFatale: Jessica was pretty good at getting what she wanted and would use her looks for it too.
452* HatedByAll: Once elections rolled around, nobody could stand Jessica.
453* IceQueen: In every way.
454* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:She manages to expose Brendan and Taylor’s relationship, overthrow Taylor as captain, frame Zoe for it, and break up Ben and Denni all in one season and gets away with it. In season 11, it all finally comes to bite her.]]
455* ManipulativeBitch: She managed to manipulate Zoe, Denni, Ben, Justin and the whole cheerleading squad into doing what she wanted.
456* PopularIsDumb: She has her strengths but academics is definitely not one.
457* ReallyGetsAround: She was dating three guys at the same time at one point.
458* SmallRoleBigImpact: Her brief appearance in ''Halloween: The Second Kiss, Part 2'' where she informs Denni, Colt, and Ben about Taylor’s whereabouts foreshadows the events in ''Cheerevolution: Part 2’'.
459* TookALevelInJerkass:
460** [[spoiler:After becoming head cheerleader she definitely became much more meaner, unpleasant, and devious.]]
461** Arguably ''again'', during the election when everyone noticed how she was acting even more uptight and ruder than usual.
462* ValleyGirl: Her signature word being "totes".
463* VerbalTic: "Totes."
464* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Due to her AlphaBitch status and attempts to make herself seem more kind and sincere to earn peoples trust, Jessica had most of the school's approval. [[spoiler:That is until class elections when just about everyone was getting sick of her.]]
465
466!!Maria Gonzalez
467* AlphaBitch: In ''How To Be A Star'' and the ''Troublemakers'' reboot, she fills this role.
468* FaceHeelTurn: She was originally a generally good-hearted cheerleader who was hopeful in becoming captain. [[spoiler:By ''Troublemakers’’, she follows Taylor’s footsteps and begins to act antagonistically.]]
469* TookALevelInJerkass: Maria was sweet and hinted at being a captain of the squad that wouldn’t let power get to their head [[spoiler:but as soon as she became head cheerleader, she started acting ruder and bossier.]]
470* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Due to her popularity.
471
472!!Nate Crawford
473* TheAce: He's a highly respected student at the school.
474* BettyAndVeronica: An interesting take on this trope. Although, his {{Jerkass}} tendencies would make him the Veronica, his charisma also makes him the Betty to Owen who could be the Veronica since he has a troubled past but also the Betty due to being the NiceGuy.
475* BigManOnCampus: Serves as this in ''A New Start''.
476* BitchInSheepsClothing: Started off as this in ''A New Start'' and initially in ''Troublemakers'', however, when the writers noticed that fans liked him as a potential love interest for Allison, they let his darker side gradually fade and even gave players the option to choose him as Allison's boyfriend in the series finale.
477* TheCharmer: Nate managed to charm just about everyone at Twin Branches.
478* ChickMagnet: Multiple girls had a crush on him when he came to Centerscore.
479* CrazyJealousGuy: His most prominent trait.
480* EveryoneLovesBlondes: A number of girls were attracted to Nate’s beauty.
481* GreenEyedMonster: His jealousy is his biggest flaw and often led him to make terrible decisions.
482* PrettyBoy
483* PrincelyYoungMan: Nate’s status as the wealthy son of the mayor and the fact that he’s ridiculously handsome makes him a popular student among the student body.
484* InstantFanClub: He managed to already have a group of admirers when he came to the school.
485* {{Jerkass}}:
486** In ''A New Start'', he quickly established his role as the resident douchebag.
487*** Troublemakers made him into a JerkassWithAHeartOfGold when fans started taking a liking to him.
488* ManipulativeBastard: Arguably one of the best examples in the game besides Jessica.
489* PreppyName: Nate Crawford is most likely a play on Gossip Girl's Nate Archibald played Creator/ChaceCrawford.
490* SchoolIdol: Practically, the whole school idolized him in ''A New Start''.
491* VillainWithGoodPublicity: As the SchoolIdol, he earned this title.
492
493!!Paula Anderson
494* AlphaBitch: The very first introduced in the series.
495* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The brunette to Taylor’s blonde and Amanda’s redhead.
496* CruelCheerleader: Paula was the vapid and hostile head cheerleader.
497* GirlPosse: Her posse consisted of Taylor and Amanda.
498* HatedByAll: No one could tolerate Paula as AlphaBitch.
499* IceQueen: Arguably the best example of this.
500* {{Jerkass}}: She is stuck up, obnoxious, self absorbed, and rude.
501* NiceMeanAndInbetween: Paula was the mean to Taylor’s in-between and Amanda’s nice.
502
503!!Tom Prince
504* FullNameBasis: Frequently referred to by his full name.
505* InnocentlyInsensitive:
506* {{Jerkass}}: He was especially this during the ‘’Classics’’.
507** but evolves into more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold in the beginning of ''The New Girl''.
508* PreppyName: His name ''is'' Tom Prince.
509* RichBastard: His wealth gave him an excuse to act snobby and haughty.
510* SpoiledBrat: ''Big time''. Even his father, Silas Prince, is constantly annoyed by him.
511* UpperClassTwit: Being rich gave him the impression that he doesn’t need to be smart.
512[[/folder]]
513
514[[folder:Background & Other Characters]]
515!!Andrew
516* InsufferableGenius: He’s definitely intelligent but way too smug.
517* LargeHam: As a member of the drama club, Andrew is known to be over the top, pretentious, and dramatic.
518* {{Jerkass}}: Andrew is unbelievably obnoxious, arrogant, rude and inconsiderate.
519* NerdGlasses: Seen in his icon.
520* ShamelessSelfPromoter: He can be narcissistic at times and even tried to take credit for making Sara look good during her interview.
521* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Given that he is a nerd, this is practically mandatory.
522
523!!Astrid Erickson
524* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She tends to speak and act in a bizarre manner.
525* ClingyJealousGirl: She’s madly in love with Howard and is easily made jealous.
526* FunnyForeigner: Her foreigner status makes great comic relief.
527* ForeignExchangeStudent: [[spoiler:She transfers to Twin Branches in ''Prom''.]]
528* StalkerWithACrush: She has an obsessive crush on Howard and even [[spoiler:moved to Centerscore so that she could be with him.]]
529* {{Yandere}}: Her fixation with Howard has reached obsessive, and dangerous levels.
530
531!!Autumn Brooks
532* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: She was the gentle girl to Wes’s brooding boy.
533* CameraFiend: Her main hobby is photography.
534* ShrinkingViolet: She considers herself to be a wallflower.
535
536!!Carson
537* ChickMagnet: Or so it is said that he is.
538* DeadpanSnarker: He’s full of snarky comments.
539* FratBro: Like Hector, he likes partying and girls.
540* OnlySaneMan: Out of the Spartans, he seems to be the only one to notice how absurd things are.
541
542!!Dex Mahajan
543* NerdGlasses: Given that he is a nerd, this is practically required.
544* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Like the other nerds, Dexter’s glasses are an indicator of his level of intelligence.
545
546!!Hannah Carmichael
547* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She’s highly interested in bad boys like Colt.
548* BrutalHonesty: She really isn’t afraid to hurt someone’s feelings.
549* ItsAllAboutMe: Hannah can be pretty full of herself.
550* {{Jerkass}}: Hannah isn’t above using people, playing mean pranks, and making offensive comments.
551* ToxicFriendInfluence: Whenever the swim team is hanging out, she's usually the one that's getting them into trouble.
552
553!!Hawk Gunner
554* TheCharmer: He had every girl wrapped around his finger.
555* ChickMagnet: Basically every girl fell head over heels for him.
556* FamedInStory: He’s famous for who knows what reason.
557* {{Jerkass}}: There isn’t a single character that doesn’t find him irritating to some degree.
558* {{Slimeball}}: Basically his whole personality.
559* SmallNameBigEgo: He really thinks he’s a hotshot even though he is pretty incompetent at everything.
560* ThirdPersonPerson: Usually refers to himself as “The Hawk”.
561
562!!Justin
563* AllWorkVsAllPlay: Has this dynamic with Scott who he served as Vice President to for a while. Justin was the uptight, serious, and fiercely dedicated to the presidency while Scott is fun-loving, relaxed, and less devoted to being class president.
564* NoSenseOfHumor: He’s so unbelievably serious and tense that he has no time for jokes ever.
565* StudentCouncilPresident: Justin desperately wanted to be class president and eventually became this for a period of time.
566* UptightLovesWild: Even though him and Scott are polar opposites, they’re best friends.
567
568!!Matteo
569* TheCharmer: His charisma had girls falling at their feet when he came to Twin Branches.
570* ChickMagnet: Basically every girl in France and [[spoiler:Centerscore]] has a crush on him.
571* ForeignExchangeStudent: First as an Italian in France and then again in [[spoiler:Centerscore.]]
572* InstantFanClub: There is actually a club dedicated to him at his school in France.
573* RomanticFalseLead: He was Zoe’s love interest for a short time to wreck havoc in Zoe and Howard’s relationship.
574* RomanticRunnerUp: Zoe chooses Howard over him [[spoiler:''twice''.]]
575* SerialRomeo: Sam actually points out how Matteo falls madly in love with every girl he is interested in.
576
577!!Nicole Black
578* BetaBitch: She's this somewhat to Jessica.
579* HiddenDepths: On the surface it seems like she only dates guys so that she can just make out with them but she reveals to Ben that she only acts this way to hide her insecurities and loneliness.
580* ReallyGetsAround: It’s stated that she has been with multiple guys.
581
582!!Prissy Van Tressling
583* BetaBitch:
584** To Paige.
585** [[spoiler:To Jessica to during A New Start.]]
586* ClosetGeek: She tries her hardest to hide the fact that she likes ''Space ‘Splosions''.
587* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Prissy rarely shows her nice side but its there.
588* RichBitch: Like many Monarch Prep girls, she’s snobby, and rude.
589
590!!Ryan
591* TheBully: Along with Travis, he goes around picking on students.
592* CasanovaWannabe: He can’t a get a single girl to date him but that won’t mean he’ll stop trying.
593* EvilDuo: Him and Travis. He's in charge most of the time.
594* HiddenDepths: Although he’s usually being a total {{Jerkass}}, he was really broken up about what happened to Twin Branches [[spoiler:after the earthquake.]]
595* {{Jerkass}}: Just about every character is repulsed by him.
596* {{Slimeball}}: He’s a total sleaze and lacks morals.
597* SmallNameBigEgo: He’s a pretty confident guy for someone that can’t get any girl to like him.
598* UncannyFamilyResemblance: His cousin Ryan Powell looks exactly like him but with red hair.
599
600!!Travis Turducken
601* BarbaricBully: In simple terms, he is a big, dumb bully.
602* TheBrute: When he’s not running things himself, he serves as Ryan’s muscle.
603* TheBully: Many scenes featuring Travis show him bullying nerds.
604* DumbMuscle: He’s very strong and ''very'' dumb.
605* EvilDuo: Him and Ryan. He serves as the henchman.
606* OnlyOneName: There is no last name provided for him.
607
608!!Wes Porter
609* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: The brooding boy to Autumn’s gentle girl.
610* LovableRogue: He definitely has shades of this.
611* OnlyOneName: There is no last name confirmed.
612
613!!Zach Reynolds
614* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: He was in a relationship with Amanda for some time.
615* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Hector’s Betty for Amanda’s Archie.
616* DumbJock: He fits this trope to a T.
617* JerkJock: His status as a popular football player can sometimes make him act like one.
618* PopularIsDumb: Arguably one of the least intelligent of the popular kids.
619[[/folder]]
620
621!!Others
622[[folder:Ms. Rose]]
623The elderly owner of the bakery Kim works at, and Kim's best friend. [[spoiler:She eventually dies of natural causes midway through Season 1, causing a huge HeroicBSOD for Kim, whom she passes the bakery onto.]]
624----
625* CoolOldLady
626* FaceDeathWithDignity: She tells Kim that she isn't afraid to die somday, and her only regret is the conflict she had with Mary [[spoiler:(which is solved days before she dies)]].
627* HiddenDepths: Her only regret in life: fighting (and ending her friendship) with her best friend Mary over a boy named
628* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:In "Secret Ingredients".]]
629* TheMentor: To Kim.
630[[/folder]]

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