Line #52 Characters/TheHarmonVerse


1	!! Main Characters
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3	!! Jack Harmon (Created by Soulless Warlock)
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5	The eponymous character in the universe and the protagonist of the See It My Way series, which covers the first three seasons of the show. He can best be described as Jesse St. James on steroids and wants nothing more than to become a star of stage and screen. He is talented, but arrogant as hell and is not afraid to tell the members of New Directions what he is thinking at all times.
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8	* TheAce: Taken to ridiculous extremes
9	* ActuallyADoombot: A Running Gag in FanFic/TheHarmonVerse. See below for more.
10	* TheAlcoholic: Is slowly turning into this. Played mostly for comedy.
11	* AmbiguouslyBi: See ReallyGetsAround for more details. This gains more merit when you realize that Jack has never stated ''why'' he wants to kiss everyone.
12	* AmbiguouslyHuman: There are moments that imply that Jack might not as human as he claims to be. [[ActuallyADoombot All of the resets might have something to do with it.]]
13	* AmbitionIsEvil: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] as Jack's ambitions and ends are not evil, merely a matter of how he achieves them that can be [[WhatTheHellHero questioned]].
14	* AcquiredPoisonImmunity: Once stated that after all the chemicals he's been exposed to, Jack is incapable of either getting sick or being poisoned.
15	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Jack has a tendency to become distracted by either the thoughts in his head or by whatever it is that is holding his interest, sometimes at the detriment of those around him.
16	* AttentionWhore
17	* BadassBoast: Jack to Sue.
18	--> '''Sue''': How did you get in here?\
19	'''Jack''': I am Jack Harmon.\
20	'''Sue''': That doesn't answer my question.\
21	'''Jack''': Yes, it does.
22	* BadassBookworm: Tends to decry his friends as illiterate whenever they don't understand his references to classical literature.
23	* BadassNormal
24	* BadassInANiceSuit: His basic clothes in Seasons 1 and 2 were this, and he has some nice ones for Season 3.
25	* TheBlindLeadingTheBlind: While certainly smarter and more observant than most of his friends, Jack is insane, so his plans are usually not that great upon reflection.
26	* ByronicHero: Cynical, intelligent, passionate, moody and magnetic, Jack tends to show many of these traits across his appearances.
27	* CampStraight: He's called Rachel Berry with a Five O'clock shadow for a reason.
28	* TheCasanova: There's a reason he ReallyGetsAround.
29	* ChallengeSeeker: Tell him not to do something you deem impossible, and you can consider it done. This tends to be the best way to get him to do something he wouldn't normally do.
30	* ComedicSociopath
31	* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Jack is incredibly blasé about the twisted things he has seen in his life, especially when describing things that happen at his family's company.
32	* CovertPervert
33	* CrazyPrepared: He calls himself the master of the elaborate setup for a reason.
34	* CutenessProximity: Put Jack in the same space as an animal (any animal) and he instantly turns into a very docile and agreeable sort.
35	* CynicalMentor: To Ridley, the Successor Project and the brand-new members of New Directions
36	* DeadpanSnarker
37	* TheDeterminator: He once spent all day trying to shoot down a rainbow, that should say something about his determination.
38	* TheDreaded: Most of the school board and staff are terrified of him to the point that they aren't sure what will happen if they expel him. Humorously, he's blissfully unaware of this fact.
39	* EasilyForgiven: Jack tends to be a very bad compatriot, but his friends and acquittances are so used to him being a selfish jerk that they simply shrug their shoulders and get on with their lives every time he does something terrible. Alex is the member of the club that ever really hates him and is stunned when he realizes that everyone is simply indifferent to his behavior.
40	* EnfantTerrible: Flashbacks and anecdotes about his early childhood paint him as a little brat and imply that he may have actually mellowed out since hitting puberty.
41	* EthicalSlut: He may [[ReallyGetsAround sleep around]] but he makes it a point not to sleep with people who are in relationships.
42	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Makes it quite clear that he won't prank Quinn while she's pregnant.
43	* FaceHeelTurn and HeelFaceTurn: Does this little two-step at least once in a story.
44	* GeekReferencePool: Knows a ton of nerdy things and isn't shy about sharing it with people much to their surprise
45	* GeniusDitz: He's remarkably intelligent, but his arrogance, paranoia and [[AmbiguousDisorder possible autism]] make him come off as an idiot.
46	* GunNut: He has an entire room filled with guns. In the later seasons, he is regularly seen with a gun holstered in his jacket or is seen cleaning his firearms.
47	* HiddenDepths: There are reasons why he acts certain ways, we just haven't seen them yet.
48	* InnerMonologue: More like an inner dialogue, but you work with what you got.
49	* ICallItVera: Named his car "[=McClaine=]" after Creator/BruceWillis' character in ''Franchise/DieHard''.
50	* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Jack has a very high opinion of himself...but an even higher of opinion of how he should be, and his fear of failing tend to manifest when he feels somebody has bested him, which leads to him making rash choices that usually blow up in his face.
51	* InsufferableGenius: He has an IQ of 160 and does not shut up whenever the situation calls him to explain something in his normal self-aggrandizing manner. He does, however, internally state that he could've worded his statements differently, but he prefers not to do so.
52	* ItAmusedMe: One of the reasons he didn't say anything about Terri and the Vitamin D fiasco.
53	* ItsAllAboutMe
54	* {{Jerkass}}: Guilty as charged.
55	** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his [[TheStoic carefully constructed veneer]] that makes him come off as [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]], [[RefugeInAudacity abrasive]], and [[{{Pride}} arrogant]], Jack actually cares about the glee club, its members and its success [[spoiler:going so far as to quit in order to protect from legal repercussions if his revenge plan against Vocal Adrenaline failed.]]
56	* KnightInSourArmour: He complains about anything that isn't good for him but is always the first person to react in a crisis.
57	* LargeHam: When he's not [[TheStoic the stoic]]
58	** The expression JACK HARMON UNDERSTUDIES FOR NO MAN comes to mind.
59	* LonelyRichKid: Subverted. His pride keeps him from interacting with others despite the fact that he has friends.
60	* MassiveNumberedSiblings: He has two stepsiblings, Puck and Sarah, as well as a younger half-brother, Jamie, and is heavily implied to be a half-brother to both Mason and Madison [=McCarthy=]
61	* LovesSecrecy: Tends to keep his cards close to his chest. Mostly because he loves seeing the surprised reactions on people's faces whenever he does something impressive, shocking or snatches victory from the jaws of defeat.
62	* MissingMom: A major arc in Season Two
63	* NayTheist: Jack does believe in God, but just doesn't prioritize a relationship with Him, nor does he really feel that God would want one with him.
64	* NeverGetsDrunk: He is rarely ever inebriated and that can be attributed to his genetics. His mother is [[spoiler: April Rhodes]] and his father and paternal line are notorious for their tolerance for alcohol.
65	* NeverMyFault: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] as Jack will admit to situations being his fault to himself and Rachel but will never admit to the situation to anyone else. It's part of his [[CharacterDevelopment character arc]] for him to admit to such transgressions to his other friends.
66	* TheNicknamer: Was one of his original trademarks before he became more and more eccentric
67	* NoSocialSkills: Is this trope in spades. He doesn't pick up on social cues, is, for the most part, amazed when he offends people and doesn't seem to think that people find some of his behavior off-putting.
68	* NonIdleRich: Could become a star based on his family's bankbook alone but chooses not to.
69	* NotSoStoic: Happens during Seasons Three a lot
70	* OriginalCharacter
71	* PhotographicMemory: Can easily remember things everyone else forgets and had no trouble remembering the faces of a group of [[spoiler:homophobes who attacked his friends]] even when no one else could remember what they looked like.
72	* PoliticallyIncorrectHero
73	* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Jack is 20 years older than his younger half-brother, Jamie.
74	* ReallyGetsAround: To the point that one of his goals is to kiss every member of the Glee Club before he graduates. Regardless [[HoYay of gender]]. He's been with more people offscreen then ''Brittany and Santana combined.''
75	* RenaissanceMan: Jack has a habit of learning things quickly and learning them well. He is skilled in acting, singing, dancing, playing three instruments, hand-to-hand combat, breaking and entering, is well-read, has a passing knowledge of multiple sciences, can speak Greek and understands many other languages (though he cannot speak them) and is a decent poker play. All things being equal, his devotion to these pursuits may be one of the many reasons he is as socially inept as he is.
76	* RunningGag: Several. This includes:
77	** His declining mental state.
78	** [[ActuallyADoombot Being a robot.]]
79	** His skills, which range from [[CombatPragmatist multiple]] [[ImprobableAimingSkills combat]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown skills,]] breaking and entering, and in the words of Gone Rampant: [[BadassDriver "Every now and then, Jack needs to get somewhere in a hurry, so he channels Steve McQueen, circa Bullet".]]
80	** Him giving nicknames to nearly every character in Glee, with the exception of Mr. Schuester and the rest of the adult characters on the show.
81	** Him being a light sleeper.
82	** His ability to read minds, which he claims not to have.
83	** Using his James Bond style gadgets for the [[MundaneUtility asinine things]].
84	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Basically, the street where he lives
85	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections
86	* [[spoiler:SexGod: He is heavily implied to be one]]
87	* SharpDressedMan: He wears a suit at almost all the time
88	* SophisticatedAsHell: He has a great command of the English language but sometimes he rubs his victory over people in the most immature ways.
89	* TheStoic: Sam has said he had "mad Vulcan skills."
90	* ThirdPersonPerson: Slips into this on occasion.
91	* TooKinkyToTorture: Implied. Jack's usual reaction to someone threatening him is stare at the person with a curious look, as if he's wondering if he may enjoy what they're suggesting.
92	* [[spoiler:TookALevelInKindness: Despite his blunt demeanor never changing, he becomes kinder because of his choice to join the glee club to the point that he's far more approachable in season six than he was in season one.]]
93	* {{Troll}}: Seems to get a kick out of pointing out everyone's character flaws while [[{{Hypocrite}} glossing over his own]]
94	* UptightLovesWild: Tends to vacillate in this role, depending on who is acting opposite him. He is the wild to Rachel's uptight, the uptight to Santana and Jenn's wild, the wild to Mr. Schue's uptight, et cetera, et cetera and so forth.
95	* UndyingLoyalty: His relationships with Rachel, Kurt and his father exemplify this trope.
96	** Best stated by SoullessWarlock in conversation with a friend. "Once Jack is your friend, he's your friend."
97	* VillainProtagonist: Could be considered this on some level
98	* VitriolicBestBuds
99	* WhatIsThisFeeling: [[spoiler: Is not sure if he's going insane or developing a conscience]].
100	* WhatTheHellHero: Frequently guilty of these sorts of actions
101	* YouNeedToGetLaid: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] as not getting laid is not the reason he's a pain in the ass nor is the fact that he has gotten laid makes him such, he's just that way naturally.
102	* YoureInsane: Is told this repeatedly to the point that he doesn't care when someone calls him this.
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104	!! Mitchell Mason (Created by ZeroBen)
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106	* AlliterativeName: His full name is Mitchell Marcus Mason
107	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: He may not suffer from ADD or ADHD, but this guy gets distracted at the worst possible times.
108	* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Sectionals chapter of A Different Point of View, Part One is a great example of this.
109	* DoggedNiceGuy
110	* OriginalCharacter
111	* RelationshipUpgrade: His relationship with [[spoiler:Quinn]] gets one of these at the end of A Different Point of View, Part I and continues into the sequel.
112	* RunningGag: He tends to space out a lot and miss things and him and Michelle always seem to fall over whenever they're in each other's presence.
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114	!! Dylan Armstrong (Created by Cola Flavoured Sherbet)
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116	* BerserkButton
117	* MrFanservice: In-universe example
118	* FaceHeelTurn: Takes place in [[spoiler:Asian F]]
119	* LovableJock: A soccer player yet stands up to the jocks multiple times.
120	* OnlySaneMan: Of all the [[OriginalCharacter OCs]], Dylan is easily the sanest and most logical.
121	* OriginalCharacter
122	* RelationshipUpgrade: His relationship with [[spoiler:Brittany]] gets one of these in Through Our Eyes
123	* TheBGrade
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125	!! Daniel Lawson (Created by Gone Rampant; adopted by Soulless Warlock)
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127	* BatmanGambit: Uses one in A Different Point Of View Part 2's version of The Substitute to join the Glee Club.
128	* BadassLongcoat: Has a coat fetish. Not that he'll admit it.
129	* ContinuityReboot: The character was adopted by Soulless Warlock after Gone Rampant left the fandom and will undergo a couple of changes while attempting to remain true to the characterization of the past.
130	* DeadpanSnarker: Lives and breaths this trope. He also believes he is the [[OnlySaneMan only sane man]], and that he is [[SurroundedByIdiots surrounded by idiots]].
131	* FirstPersonSmartass: His thought train.
132	* InnerMonologue: Says more in his head then he does out loud.
133	* {{Jerkass}}: Just as bad as Jack and and that's saying something.
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135	!! Jennifer "Jenn" [=McGraw=] (Created by Cola Flavoured Sherbet)
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137	* BadassNormal
138	* OriginalCharacter
139	* SarcasmMode
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141	!! Alex Hawthorne (Created by Cola Flavoured Sherbet)
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143	* ArmouredClosetGay: At least, in his first appearances
144	* InformedLoner
145	* LoveAtFirstSight: Falls in love with [[spoiler:Kurt]] in He's Alive's version of "New York"
146	* OriginalCharacter
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148	!! Michelle Grayson (Created by ZeroBen)
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150	* ADayInTheLimelight: Narrates the "Rocky Horror" episode instead of Mitchell in A Different Point of View, Part 2.
151	* [[spoiler:AbusiveParents]]
152	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Averted. Suffers from it, but it is portrayed in a realistic manner.
153	* CuteClumsyGirl: Lord almighty, is she ever.
154	* OriginalCharacter
155	* RunningGag: Her clumsy nature.
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157	!! Trevor Rayburn (Created by Soulless Warlock)
158	* DeepSouth: Tries to hide his thick Southern drawl, but it comes out [[RunningGag every now and then]]
159	* OriginalCharacter
160	* TheRival: He is Jack's rival from grade school.
161	* RunningGag: Whenever he loses his temper, he speaks in a thick Southern drawl.
162	* SouthernGentleman: Despite growing up in the North, his mother's influence on him is fairly obvious in his demeanor and the way he carries himself.
163	* TheBabyOfTheBunch: On his father's side, to the point that "Baby" or "the Baby" is the [[EmbarrassingNickname nickname given to him by his older sisters.]]
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165	!! Ridley Mayhew (Created by 100YardDash)
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167	* AffectionatePickpocket: Though she's only done it once on screen, her mother has indicated that this is Ridley's favorite way to steal from people.
168	* BadassBookworm: Despite how she appears, Ridley is extremely well-read and has a brown belt in judo.
169	* BerserkButton: God help you if you make a blonde joke or say anything nasty about her loved ones in her presence.
170	* DisappearedDad: A major plot arc for her in Season Five.
171	* EvenEvilHasStandards: When she pickpockets, Ridley almost exclusively targets who are clearly wealthy or are insufferably rude. She also refuses to target anyone who might be down on their luck.
172	* ExcessiveEvilEyeShadow
173	* GeekReferencePool
174	* GunNut: If her reaction to Jack's gun room is any indication, she's as enthusiastic about firearms as he is.
175	* OriginalCharacter
176	* PerkyGoth
177	* RunningGag: There are a handful of them, which include...
178	** Many people seem to think that her name is Ripley or Rigby. One person even thought her name was Rugby.
179	** She's not allowed to leave any of her friends' apartments without emptying her pockets first.
180	* ShipperOnDeck: She started shipping Jack and Rachel almost as soon as she met them.
181	* ShoutOut: Ridley has stated at least once that she couldn't sew if her life depended on it, unlike a [[Series/GossipGirl certain character]] that Momsen used to play.
182	* StickyFingers: When she's stressed, Ridley will steal useless objects from people (mostly shiny things like keys but she's also been known to swipe pens or paper clips).
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184	!! Minor Characters
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186	!! Kristopher Harmon (Created by SoullessWarlock)
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188	* AbsentMindedProfessor
189	* AffablyEvil: Implied. He is charming to everyone of Jack's friends, but no sane or decent human being would allow for half of HarmCo's experiments.
190	* DeadpanSnarker: Jack gets it from him
191	* MadScientist
192	* MassiveNumberedSiblings: He is the oldest of six siblings (Kristopher, Edward, Juliet, Karen, Roger and Shane) and is the father of several children himself (Jack and Jamie, the stepfather of Puck and Puck's younger sister and it is heavily implied that he is the father of the twins, Madison and Mason [=McCarthy=]).
193	* NonIdleRich
194	* OpenMindedParent
195	* OriginalCharacter
196	* ParentalSubstitute: He is this to both Puck and Sarah, and to his younger second cousin, Katie, after her grandmother (Kristopher's aunt, who had raised her since she was abandoned by both of her parents) passes away.
197	* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Much like his oldest and youngest, Kristopher is 20 years older than his youngest brother, Shane.
198	* ReallyGetsAround: It is heavily implied that Jack inherited his libido from his father, though Kristopher was far more subtle about it. He gave it up after falling in love with Lisa Puckerman.
199	* SecondLove: He and Lisa are each other's second attempt at marriage...and the one that sticks.
200	!! Dr. Latham
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202	* OriginalCharacter
203	* TheShrink: The benevolent kind
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205	!! Ethan Pressman
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207	* ArmouredClosetGay: An interesting case. He is out to his family and friends, but not publicly as [=McKinley=] tends to be a socially conservative school.
208	* DeadpanSnarker
209	* OriginalCharacter
210	* SpoiledSweet: He claims that his family spoiled him rotten, but most of his friends think it the opposite.
211	* StraightGay
212	* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Is the youngest of his siblings
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214	!! Diane Harmon
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216	* DeadpanSnarker: Seems to be a genetic trait in the Harmon family
217	* DrillSergeantNasty: Full stop
218	* OriginalCharacter
219	* ShoutOut: Her line to Blaine when they first meet? [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer "Hello salty goodness."]]
220	* SirSwearsALot: Female version of this trope.
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222	!! Harrison Rayburn
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224	* OriginalCharacter
225	* TheRival: Like father, like son, he is Kristopher's rival
226	* SerialSpouse: Has been married (and divorced) eight times
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228	!! Elizabeth Carey
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230	* OriginalCharacter
231	* SouthernBelle
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233	!! Henderson
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235	* BodyguardingABadass: One has to wonder if this guy is protecting Jack from possible threats or everyone else from the threat of Jack?
236	* OriginalCharacter
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238	!! Joshua Lawson
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240	* BerserkButton: Messing with Daniel.
241	* CrazyPrepared: He [[JustifiedTrope is]] Daniel's uncle...
242	* OriginalCharacter
243	* ParentalSubstitute
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245	!! Elise Mayhew (Created by 100YardDash)
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247	* EvilMatriarch: The fact that she's a highly-respected criminal notwithstanding, Elise has no problem using the people in her life (including her daughter) if the ends justify the means.
248	* MyBelovedSmother: She desperately wants Ridley to follow in her footsteps and become a thief worthy of the history books. She's also in complete denial over the fact that her daughter is trying to reform and become legitimate.
249	* MrsRobinson: Ever since her first appearance, she unabashedly flirted with Jack and [[spoiler: later slept with him during The Back-Up Plan]].
250	* OriginalCharacter

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