Line #51 Characters/MailOrderNinja


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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