1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
2 | [[folder:Protagonists]] |
3 | [[WMG:Timothy “Timmy” James [=McAllister=]]] |
4 | %%* BullyHunter: Becomes this after receiving Jiro in the mail. |
5 | * ButtMonkey: Before Jiro enters the picture, Timmy is a nobody who is subjected to bullying by the local delinquents and his own little sister. |
6 | %%* InnocentBlueEyes: Of the [[TaremeEyes Tareme]] variety. |
7 | %%* KidHero |
8 | * MessyHair: His hair juts out in a dorky fashion from his biking helmet. |
9 | %%* PickOnSomeoneYourOwnSize: Drops this line on Brock. |
10 | %%* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: In response to his sister’s teasing towards his getting kissed by Aleasa. |
11 | %%* YouthfulFreckles: He's an eleven-year old fifth-grader with freckles. |
12 | |
13 | [[WMG:Jiro Yoshida]] |
14 | * HandicappedBadass: He lost his voice after a fateful fight with his rival, Hakuryuu Nobunaga. |
15 | %%* HeroicBuild |
16 | * InformedAbility: According to an info card, he was once an accomplished singer whom critics referred to as “the Japanese Barry Manilow”. |
17 | %%* OfficialCouple: with Miss Melton. |
18 | %%* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue Oni to Nobunaga’s Red Oni. |
19 | %%* ShirtlessCaptives: Becomes this in volume two. |
20 | * TheSpeechless: Lost his voice during a battle with his rival, Nobunaga. |
21 | |
22 | [[WMG:Herman W. Poindexter]] |
23 | * ButtMonkey: |
24 | ** He's a painfully nerdy kid who gets the chess pieces beaten out of him by bullies. |
25 | ** In volume two, Big Bad Felicity literally shotputs him. |
26 | * ExtracurricularEnthusiast: He’s a member of the Chess Club, Opera Appreciation Society, Computer Club, International Council of Sci-fi and Fantasy Fandom, and the Calligraphy Club. |
27 | * GeekPhysiques: Of the tall and lanky variety. |
28 | * NerdyInhaler: “Can’t *hee* go on… *hee* Asthma…” |
29 | [[/folder]] |
30 | [[folder:Antagonists]] |
31 | [[WMG:Felicity Dominique Huntington]] |
32 | * AgeInappropriateDress: She sports new clothing from designer brands every day and is frequently shown wearing high heel shoes. |
33 | %%* AlphaBitch |
34 | * BigBad: She eventually orders her own army of ninjas and pulls a [[OneWingedAngel]] before taking over the entire town. |
35 | * EvilMakesYouMonstrous: The aforementioned villainous transformation. |
36 | %%* SchoolIdol: Complete with her own entourage and paparazzi. |
37 | * SeventiesHair: Sports a towering afro. |
38 | * SpoiledBrat: Her main motivation is getting revenge on Timmy for becoming more popular than she is. |
39 | * TheFashionista: Her first appearance is on a makeshift runway in a school hall. |
40 | * ValleyGirl: Including speech peppered with "likes" and "totallys". |
41 | |
42 | [[WMG:Hakuryuu Nobunaga, esq.]] |
43 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: He has a distinctive scar over his eye. |
44 | * HandicappedBadass: He looks to be blind in the aforementioned eye. |
45 | * KickTheDog: He is willing to [[WouldHurtAChild kill children]] in order to get what he wants. |
46 | ** Also, he once sued his own mother because he didn’t like the birthday present she got him. |
47 | %%* RedOniBlueOni: The Red Oni to Jiro’s Blue Oni. |
48 | * TheResenter: His main motivation for wanting to destroy Jiro is to make up for years of living in his shadow. |
49 | %%* TheRival: to Jiro. |
50 | [[/folder]] |
51 | [[folder:L. Frank Baum Elementary]] |
52 | [[WMG:Brock Breckenridge]] |
53 | * AgeInappropriateDress: He has a heart tattoo on his arm that reads [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas “MOM”]]. |
54 | %%* BarbaricBully |
55 | %%* BigOlUnibrow: Simultaneously Type I and Type II. |
56 | * CardCarryingVillain: Literally carries a card from the "American Bullying Association". |
57 | %%* {{Delinquents}} |
58 | * DumbMuscle: Strong enough to take on one of the White Dragon's top agents, dumb enough to be coaxed into risking his life to fight said ninja. |
59 | * Jerkass: With the exception of Lindsay, no one actually likes him because of this. |
60 | * TeamDad: Despite his abusive treatment of the twins, he often keeps them from bickering. |
61 | ** Corroborated in volume one’s original script [[http://chicagohumanities.org/~/media/files/studyguides/supplemental/elder-mail_order_ninja-book_1-chapter_1-script.ashx]], in which he smacks their heads together when they start fighting over the card they took from Timmy. |
62 | * UngratefulBastard: Jiro’s sacrificing himself for his safety didn’t factor into his decision to help Timmy. |
63 | * WithFriendsLikeThese: with the twins. |
64 | ** Remus (about Brock): ”Yeah, we’re his best friends, and even we can’t stand him!” |
65 | * YoungEntrepreneur: He runs a toll booth and a sales auction. |
66 | |
67 | [[WMG:Remus and Romulus Wolfe]] |
68 | * AgeInappropriateDress: Their eyebrows are pierced. |
69 | * CreepyTwins: According to the script, "Brock motions for the twins to search Timmy. They answer in eerie unison." [[http://chicagohumanities.org/~/media/files/studyguides/supplemental/elder-mail_order_ninja-book_1-chapter_1-script.ashx]] |
70 | %%* {{Delinquents}} |
71 | * EmoTeen: Subverted. They have the appearance, but their attitudes are far from the stereotype. |
72 | * IdenticalTwinIDTag: Their fringes, eyebrow piercings, and wallet chains are worn on opposite sides. They have different shirts. Remus wears a wristband while Romulus wears a choker. Also, Remus’ jeans are tucked into his shoes. |
73 | %%* SingleMindedTwins |
74 | * ThemeTwinNaming: Of the mythological variety. A subtle joke, considering that Romulus’ namesake killed his brother over a petty squabble, reflecting the twins’ belligerent natures. |
75 | %%* VitriolicBestBuds: They bicker often. |
76 | |
77 | [[WMG:Aleasa Duesenberg]] |
78 | %%* ExtremeDoormat: She breaks away from this trope in volume two, though. |
79 | * ShrinkingViolet: Stutters frequently and never raises her voice to Felicity, who is implied to be her only friend. |
80 | |
81 | [[WMG:Miss Sarah Melton]] |
82 | %%* ApatheticTeacher: Seems to be this before meeting Jiro. |
83 | * DefiantCaptive: Talks back to Felicity before her scheduled execution. |
84 | * HopeIsScary: She briefly rationalizes that Jiro wouldn't be interested in her because she's lived such an unexciting life until then. |
85 | -->"What could a jet-setting ninja like him ever see in a small town girl like me?" |
86 | %%* OfficialCouple: with Jiro. |
87 | [[/folder]] |
88 | [[folder:[=McAllister=] Family]] |
89 | [[WMG:Lindsay [=McAllister=]]] |
90 | %%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling |
91 | * BrattyHalfPint: Helps Brock and his goons extort Timmy in exchange for a cut of the profits. |
92 | * DeliberatelyCuteChild: Initiates [[PuppyDogEyes]] when asking their parents if they love her more than they love her older brother. |
93 | %%* GirlishPigtails |
94 | %%* YouthfulFreckles |
95 | |
96 | [[WMG:Thomas “Dad” [=McAllister=]]] |
97 | %%* HappilyMarried |
98 | * PapaWolf: Understandably, doesn't react well to his children being in danger. |
99 | --> “Get your stinking paws off my daughter, you darn, dirty ninja!” |
100 | |
101 | %%[[WMG:“Mom” [=McAllister=]]] |
102 | %%* HappilyMarried |
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