Line #59 Characters/HeartstopperTheParisSquad


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2	[[center:[-[[Characters/HeartstopperProtagonists Protagonists]] \| The Paris Squad \| [[Characters/HeartstopperFamilyMembers Family Members]] \| [[Characters/HeartstopperAntagonistsAndMinorCharacters Antagonists and Minor Characters]] -]]]
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4	!! The Paris Squad (gang)
5	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ao_characters.jpg]]
6	[[caption-width-right:350: Main characters (from left to right): Aled, Elle, Nick, Charlie, Tara, Darcy, Tao with Tori in addition.]]
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9	[[folder: Tao Xu]]
10	!! Tao Xu
11	[[quoteright:307:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tao_81.jpg]]
12	Tao is Charlie's BestFriend, a [[ChildhoodFriends long-time good friend]] of Aled and Elle [[spoiler:and the latter's boyfriend]]. He's extroverted, unfortunately talks too loudly, and can be very harsh when he wants to protect his friends to show he deeply cares for them. He loves wearing beanies.
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14	* AffectionateNickname: Elle occasionally calls him "Tiny Tao" because of his short arms.
15	* TheAtoner: He accidentally outed Charlie and kickstarted all the homophobic bullying he went through, which is the reason why he's so protective of him now.
16	* BigEater: {{Downplayed}} He never misses an opportunity to eat, especially if it's his girlfriend's food, but he stays reasonable.
17	* DefrostingIceKing: Tao is initially deeply mistrustful of Nick as he believes that Nick is only toying with Charlie's feelings. He comes around.
18	* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Has this dynamic with Elle, who loves to rib him about how short he is.
19	* [[TokenMinority Token Cishet:]] The only friend group member not said to be queer.
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22	[[folder: Tara Jones]]
23	!! Tara Jones
24	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_pf7uikiisb1tjvbzjo1_1280.png]]
25	[[caption-width-right:350: Tara (right) in love with her girlfriend Darcy]]
26	Tara is an introverted lesbian, a very empathetic and attentive friend. She's studious and wants to become a doctor. However, she has little tolerance for people's, especially straight ones, ignorance. She plays clarinet and met her girlfriend, Darcy, at Higgs orchestra. She has supportive parents she's out to.
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28	* AffectionateNickname: Darcy calls her "Jonesy".
29	* DaintyLittleBalletDancers: Loves ballet [[InformedAttribute according to her character profile]] and is graceful and feminine.
30	* DeadpanSnarker: Usually in response to [[TheGadfly Darcy's]] antics.
31	* IncompatibleOrientation: The reason why Nick's crush on her went nowhere.
32	* LipstickLesbian: She's distinctly more feminine than [[MasculineFeminineGayCouple her girlfriend]] is.
33	* RedOniBlueOni: The introverted and sensible blue to Darcy's outgoing and impulsive red.
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37	[[folder: Darcy Olsson]]
38	!! Darcy Olsson
39	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_344378220ed7ecbf21f08ccf2085549a_954fa0ad_1280_2.png]]
40	[[caption-width-right:350: Darcy (left) with her girlfriend Tara]]
41	A very extroverted lesbian blonde teen who chats a lot with everybody and deeply cares for her friends and her girlfriend Tara. They met at Higgs orchestra where she plays in brass section. Her parents are said to be really homophobic and judgemental.
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43	* BullyHunter: Very protective of her friends, she has no tolerance for people harassing them or being mean in any way.
44	* TheGadfly: Likes playfully pranking and ribbing others, presumably for attention. She blows a trumpet in Tara's ear, asks Mr. Farouk a couple of inane questions on the Paris trip ("Mr. Farouk, is pizza French?"), and posts an unflattering picture of Tara on her Instagram.
45	* GenkiGirl: She always has lots of energy and enthusiasm, loves talking, is rather quirky, easygoing, chaotic, and may be hyperactive.
46	* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: When she brought a bottle of vodka at her girlfriend's sixteenth birthday party and ended up drunk.
47	* RedOniBlueOni: The outgoing and impulsive red to Tara's introverted and sensible blue.
48	* StepfordSmiler: Tara states her to somewhat be this. While she is always cheerful and hyperactive, she's also subject to verbal and emotional abuse by her homophobic parents.
49	* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Darcy is very loud, outwardly confident (sometimes to the point of stupidity), boisterous, and straightforward, has chin-length hair and stated in a character Q&A that she hates wearing dresses. That said, she does still make an effort when it comes to dressing for social occasions.
50	* TrueArtIsBoring: Genuinely thinks that and dislikes museums.
51	[[/folder]]
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53	[[folder: Elle Argent]]
54	!! Elle Argent
55	[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/97a52401_1e09_400c_b63c_dc4d16345179_4.jpg]]
56	[[caption-width-right:310:some caption text]]
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58	A sweet, caring, and cheerful trans girl who loves art, books designing clothes, and baking. She's part of the Paris squad, a [[ChildhoodFriends Tao, Aled and Charlie's long-time friend]], Tao's LoveInterest [[spoiler:and eventually his girlfriend]]. She's one of the few characters who wears glasses. Her parents, Mariam and Richard, are very fond, [[OpenMindedParent supportive]], [[GoodParents loving but a bit overprotective and embarrassing.]]
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60	* AmbiguouslyBrown: {{Averted}} Her mother hails from Egypt.
61	* TheGadfly: She enjoys [[spoiler:lovingly]] teasing Tao about his appetite and Charlie about his love life (in a nice way).
62	* GirlyGirl: She likes wearing feminine clothes such as dresses, necklaces, and straw hats, tends to blush a lot, is calm, caring, and seems to like expressing her girly side.
63	* LettingHerHairDown: When she feels relaxed, she tends to loosen her hair much to Tao's delight.
64	* QuirkyCurls: She has curly brown hair that she likes to wear in pigtails.
65	* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Elle is distinctly taller than Tao, and she loves to playfully rub it in his face.
66	* TransTribulations: She suffered transphobic bullying at Truham before she transferred to Higgs, feels uncomfortable wearing a swimsuit, and hasn't been to visit her grandparents in Egypt for 4 years because of just how unsafe a country it is for trans people.
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69	[[folder: Aled Last]]
70	!! Aled Ethan Last
71	[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1a2219a2_80ad_4025_b21b_6edde4109edb.jpg]]
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73	Aled is a [[ChildhoodFriends long-time good friend]] of Charlie, Tao, and Elle thereafter. He's really shy and quiet.
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75	* HeroOfAnotherStory: He is the second main character in ''[[Literature/RadioSilence Radio Silence]]''.
76	* TheQuietOne
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79	[[folder: Sahar Zahid]]
80	!! Sahar Zahid
81	[[quoteright:427:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sahar.jpg]]
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83	A young Pakistani Muslim girl who became friends with Darcy, Tara, and Elle after sharing their room in Paris.
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85	* AmbiguouslyBrown: {{Averted}} She comes from Pakistan.

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