| 1 | This is a page for characters in ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall''. Beware of spoilers. |
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| 3 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 5 | !!Protagonists |
| 6 | |
| 7 | [[folder:Wirt]] |
| 8 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wirt_9101.png]] |
| 9 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"We are but wayward leaves, scattered to the air by an indifferent wind."'']] |
| 10 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ElijahWood, Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (Japanese) |
| 11 | |
| 12 | The older of the two brothers, a teenager who is more responsible than his younger brother, but has a habit of getting caught up in himself. A poet who has a way with words, but is awkward around people. |
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| 14 | * AllEncompassingMantle: Wirt's cape, an appropriate visual symbol of his insecurity. [[spoiler:The hat he finds with it implies it's a [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar Union]] [[BadassCape soldier's cape]] (real or costume).]] |
| 15 | * AllForNothing: [[spoiler:His attempts to run away from Sara after she gets his mixtape and the fear he had of her listening to his poetry ends up with him and his brother drowning in a lake and entering the Unknown, where Greg nearly became an Edelwood Tree. And if he got the nerve to actually speak to her like Greg insisted, he would've learned that Sara hadn't listened to it yet since she ''doesn't have a cassette player'' to play it. Whoops!]] |
| 16 | * AloofBigBrother: Starts easily irritated with Greg and doesn't really care much when he wanders off. It's implied part of this is [[spoiler:Wirt projecting [[ParentWithNewParamour resentment for his stepfather]] onto Greg ([[HalfSiblingAngst said stepfather's biological son]])]]. |
| 17 | * AudienceSurrogate: Out of all the characters, he's the one who reacts to the Unknown's strangeness the most like a normal person probably would. |
| 18 | * AuthorAvatar: Based on a teenage Pat [=McHale=], with his costume being inspired by a hypothetical "rock star alter-ego" he imagined for himself back then but never implemented. |
| 19 | * BadassPacifist: Subtle, but [[spoiler:Wirt manages to put an end to the Beast's terror simply by figuring out that the lantern that supposedly carried the soul of the Woodsman's daughter was actually the Beast's soul.]] |
| 20 | * BigBrotherInstinct: He begins the plot without one, growing more protective of Greg when he realizes how poorly he treated him before. |
| 21 | -->[[spoiler:'''Beatrice's Mother:''']] At least wait until the storm dies down a bit. You'll be no good to your brother dead.\ |
| 22 | '''Wirt:''' I was never any good to him alive, either. |
| 23 | * BuffySpeak: Stands out particularly loudly among the old-fashioned dialect more frequently heard in the Unknown. |
| 24 | * ByronicHero: Downplayed. He's brooding, melancholy, and melodramatic with HiddenDepths and, although he isn't morally ambiguous, his FatalFlaw is the driving force of his character arc. |
| 25 | * CannotSpitItOut: [[spoiler:Wirt is in love with a girl called Sara, but is too shy and insecure to ask her out.]] |
| 26 | * CharacterDevelopment: As the plot progresses, he finds some self-esteem, learns not to run away from his problems so easily and begins to show a sense of responsibility for his brother. Whilst the ending indicates that he still has a way to go, he ''is'' getting better. |
| 27 | * ChickMagnet: Amusingly ironic, [[spoiler:as the series is kicked off and driven by his romantic insecurities.]] Throughout the show, he has sparks with [[GirloftheWeek Lorna]], his [[spoiler:main love interest [[GirlNextDoor Sara]] clearly likes him]], and even Beatrice [[{{Tsundere}} is more fond of him than she lets on.]] |
| 28 | * ClassicalAntiHero: Wirt starts off as cowardly, grumpy, and weak willed. Wirt [[CharacterDevelopment got]] [[TookALevelInBadass better.]] |
| 29 | * CowardlyLion: Wirt's tendency to cower from his problems is what lands him and Greg in the Unknown in the first place, but nonetheless rises to overcome its many trials, including [[TheDreaded the Beast]]. |
| 30 | * DeadpanSnarker: Has these moments, especially with Beatrice. |
| 31 | * DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:His mother remarried with Greg's father. It's unknown what happened to his biological father.]] |
| 32 | * ExtremeDoormat: Played With. In "Schooltown Follies," Wirt usually does what he's told until Beatrice calls him "a pathetic pushover." Insulted, he then intentionally plays it straight to annoy her. |
| 33 | * {{Expy}}: Of Creator/DanteAlighieri. Both characters even wear a red hat, are associated with a girl named Beatrice, they're Author Avatars based on a real-life person and have a companion that accompanies them to a dangerous place. |
| 34 | * FatalFlaw: A big part of Wirt's journey in the Unknown is learning to face these flaws, [[spoiler:which was likely the key for him and Greg to return home.]] |
| 35 | ** His reluctance to accept responsibility, such as blaming Greg entirely for their predicament. |
| 36 | ** Anxiety. Oh, very much so. It not only makes Wirt fear the worst [[spoiler:The entire reason why he and his brother ended up in the Unknown is because Wirt believes himself to be a loser and giving a tape to Sara would be too embarrassing, even though he’s actually accepted by his peers, and his crush obviously reciprocates his feelings.]], but also afraid of decision-making, usually doing his best only whenever someone suggests a course of action to take. |
| 37 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: He thinks himself the responsible one, [[SubvertedTrope but isn't entirely]]. Often times he'll warn people of the dangers of what they're doing only to accidentally cause exactly what he's worried about. Many of his decisions are also shown to be excessively cautious and defeatist rather than responsible. |
| 38 | * FreudianExcuse: It's implied that the reason behind Wirt's initial dislike of Greg is [[spoiler:because of his mother marrying Greg's "stupid" dad.]] |
| 39 | * GleefulAndGrumpyPairing: The anxious ControlFreak Grumpy to Greg's Gleeful. |
| 40 | * HeroWithAUniqueName: Wirt's name sticks out as bizarre, as almost everyone else has a mundane name or NoNameGiven. |
| 41 | * HeroicSacrifice: Comes close to making one [[spoiler:by accepting the position of lantern-bearer so he can save Greg's soul]] but [[TakeAThirdOption takes a third option]] at the last moment. |
| 42 | * HiddenDepths: Has a surprising knowledge of architectural styles and musical instruments. |
| 43 | * InsecureLoveInterest: [[spoiler:Wirt is in love with a girl named Sara, but fully believes she would never like him.]] |
| 44 | * InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: He's a sensitive boy that likes poetry and playing the clarinet. It's actually something he worries about, as typical for many teens. |
| 45 | * ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:When Greg makes a deal with the Beast.]] |
| 46 | * JerkassHasAPoint: While not ''really'' a Jerkass so much as just an insecure JerkWithAHeartOfGold, Wirt ''can'' be pretty impatient and even a little mean with Greg, his innocent younger brother, blaming him every time they get into trouble. However, he's not wrong when he points out that Greg does cause some of their problems, such as knocking out the Woodsman, who was about to save them from the dog, after Wirt already said to NOT follow that plan, or throwing their pennies away for no good reason. |
| 47 | ** His growing annoyance with Greg's carefree attitude is justified. After all, not only are they completely lost in the Unknown, but Wirt is essentially tasked with a big responsibility as the older brother. |
| 48 | ** It's also honestly hard to blame Wirt's anxiety during their adventure. [[spoiler:He and his brother are sent into a strange world that they have little understanding of, after all.]] It actually makes sense why he is so content with following orders, since most of the people they encounter would logically know better than himself. |
| 49 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Wirt's a good guy, but he starts out as [[AloofBigBrother aloof]] to Greg when he feels frustrated. However, he grows to truly appreciate his little brother. |
| 50 | * MeaningfulName: He is named after the term "worry wart". |
| 51 | * MixtapeOfLove: [[spoiler:He makes one of these in "Into the Unknown" for a girl he likes, Sara. It's this mixtape that gets him and Greg indirectly thrown into the Unknown when Wirt tries to get it back before Sara listens to it.]] |
| 52 | * NervousWreck: He's excessively anxious and uncomfortable for the greater part of the series - in the Unknown, sometimes he actually has [[ProperlyParanoid reason to be.]] |
| 53 | * NeverMyFault: He is quick to blame Greg for causing trouble, but, as the Woodsman points out, he's responsible for Greg and should be preventing his brother from doing these things instead of just saying "I told you so." [[spoiler:It's also mostly Wirt's fault they're in the Unknown in the first place -- running away from Sara instead of going up to her to get his mix-tape back -- yet he never realizes this until much later.]] |
| 54 | * OnlySaneMan: He can be this when Beatrice seems overly focused on moving on. |
| 55 | * ParentWithNewParamour: [[spoiler:His mother remarried for unspecified reasons and had Greg, a fact Wirt resents and strains the relationship between the two.]] |
| 56 | * PassiveAggressiveKombat: With Beatrice. |
| 57 | --> '''Beatrice:''' Hey, Dunce! This is dreadful!\ |
| 58 | '''Wirt:''' Good! I'm glad you feel that way. |
| 59 | * PrimaryColorChampion: A tall, red conical hat and a dark blue coat with yellow buttons. |
| 60 | * PurpleProse: Every single one of his poems. [[spoiler:The [[{{Defictionalization}} defictionalized]] "For Sara" tape is a treasure trove of overwrought high school versification.]] |
| 61 | * RefusedTheCall: [[spoiler:When the Beast offered to make him the new lantern-bearer, he refused and instead threatened to blow the lantern out.]] |
| 62 | * ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:His attempt to take his mix-tape from Sara before she listens to it, fearing that she'd laugh at his poetry for her, ends up being this because Sara doesn't have the means to listen to it.]] |
| 63 | * SiblingTeam: With Greg. |
| 64 | * SiblingYinYang: Wirt is awkward, insecure, and grumpy, while Greg is optimistic, cheerful, and confident. |
| 65 | * SociallyAwkwardHero: [[spoiler:He ended up in the Unknown in the first place because the girl he liked found the tape he made for her and he couldn't take the embarrassment.]] |
| 66 | -->'''Beatrice:''' Well, Wirt, sounds like you're a real loser back home.\ |
| 67 | '''Wirt:''' Oh, thanks a lot.\ |
| 68 | '''Beatrice:''' I mean compared to how you are here. Here you're like a hero and stuff, right? |
| 69 | * TookALevelInBadass: Part of his CharacterDevelopment. Wirt goes from being a non-confrontational CowardlyLion who is [[https://33.media.tumblr.com/1028153e39053605e47b1c9d03224d68/tumblr_neaix1hFRZ1r2jjjuo2_1280.png most comfortable following someone else,]] to a character brave enough to [[spoiler:confront the Beast with the latter's own lantern. It actually serves as a key point, since it shows that he has learnt not to easily follow one's suggestions, even with his anxiety issues]]. |
| 70 | * TookALevelInKindness: Over their journey, Wirt comes to care about Greg and becomes less awkward. |
| 71 | * VagueAge: Wirt's taller and clearly older than his brother but the reveal that he's high-school age comes as a bit of a surprise. |
| 72 | [[/folder]] |
| 73 | |
| 74 | [[folder:Gregory]] |
| 75 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/greg_1265.jpg]] |
| 76 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"You can do anything if you set your mind to it!"'']] |
| 77 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Collin Dean |
| 78 | |
| 79 | The younger of the two brothers, a young child of boundless energy and merriment. Though somewhat naive and foolish, he never lets anything get him down, not even the mysteries and oddities of the Unknown. |
| 80 | ---- |
| 81 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Wirt finds some of his behavior annoying or reckless, and Greg often shows disrespect toward his wishes. However, just as often Wirt's annoyance [[SubvertedTrope is portrayed as unjustified]], being less of a fault of Greg's and more because he's too uptight. |
| 82 | * BelievingYourOwnLies: Well, it's not a lie ''he'' came up with, but Greg seems to really thinks that "Uncie Endicott" is their relative. |
| 83 | * BigBrotherWorship: Greg is quite fond of Wirt. |
| 84 | * CheerfulChild: He's so cheerful that he can make whole crowd spontaneously happier and [[ThePollyanna nothing]] really brings him down. |
| 85 | * ChildrenAreInnocent: The worst thing he does throughout the entire story is [[spoiler:steal a rock]]. |
| 86 | * ChronicHeroSyndrome: One of his defining traits is his desire to help anyone and everyone he comes across. |
| 87 | * CloudCuckoolander: He's a bit of an oddball, but he is just a little kid. |
| 88 | * DeadpanSnarker: He can be rather wry and sarcastic towards people when they do or say something that even he finds nonsensical. Wirt is the most frequent recipient of this, but this quality is most prominently displayed when the [[spoiler:Beast asks Greg to [[ItMakesSenseInContext put the sun in a china cup]]]]. |
| 89 | --->'''The Beast:''' [[spoiler:Lower the sun into this china cup.]]\ |
| 90 | '''Greg:''' ([[{{Beat}} Greg looks at]] [[spoiler:[[{{Beat}} the cup]]]]) Well that sounds impossible. |
| 91 | * {{Determinator}}: Nothing ever seems to wear him down. If he's set on something, he'll go for it. |
| 92 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Subverted, since he gets saved just before death. However, as he is being turned into an Edelwood tree, he doesn't leave crying or fearful. He simply tries to hand Wirt his "Rock Facts Rock" to return to Mrs. Daniels garden for him, as he's aware he likely won't be able to return it himself.]] |
| 93 | * FearlessFool: Greg's innocence and optimism prevent him realizing any danger he's in. |
| 94 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: He's very much the foolish kind, but his foolish behaviour makes things ''better'' as often as they make things worse, either through [[TheFool total luck]] or because his ideas are better than they seem. |
| 95 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Greg is shown to be quite the animal lover, given his attachment to his frog, his desire to be best friends with a dog, [[spoiler:and the fact that he dresses up like an elephant for Halloween]]. |
| 96 | * GleefulAndGrumpyPairing: The eternally optimistic and determined Gleeful to Wirt's Grumpy. |
| 97 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Gives himself to the Beast in exchange for Wirt's life.]] |
| 98 | * TheLoad: In the first several episodes, he either causes the episode's problems, makes them worse, or just gets in the way. He wanders away from Wirt, throws away the money they need to ride the ferry [[InsaneTrollLogic because he's mad at being told he has sense,]] and overall contributes very little beyond cheering people up. [[spoiler:Subverted in episodes 8 and 10; in the former he saves the Queen of the Clouds from the North Wind by himself, and in the latter he attempts to sacrifice himself to the Beast, which leads mostly directly to him and Wirt escaping and the Beast being defeated.]] |
| 99 | * MeaningfulName: The name Gregory comes from a Greek word meaning "watchful". Indeed, Greg is very aware of his surroundings, especially compared to Wirt, who is usually blind to everything except his inner conflicts. |
| 100 | * NiceGuy: Greg is a lot more chipper and kindhearted than his older brother. |
| 101 | * NoBrows: He has no visible eyebrows. |
| 102 | * ObliviousYoungerSibling: Greg doesn't seem to notice Wirt's aloofness towards him, mostly because he's only 5-7. |
| 103 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: His fight with the North Wind in Chapter 8. |
| 104 | * ThePollyanna: Greg's come face to face with a monster dog, a demon-possessed woman, and his own brother heaping the blame for getting lost on him, and remained utterly cheery throughout. Especially seen when the Beast [[spoiler:sets him three seemingly impossible tasks to complete, as [[GenreSavvy he knows he can't drive Greg into despair and opts to work him into exhaustion instead]].]] |
| 105 | -->'''The Beast:''' And I thought you might give up.\ |
| 106 | '''Greg:''' Give up? I'll never give up! |
| 107 | * SelflessWish: [[spoiler:Upon learning that the Queen of the Clouds can't send Wirt home with him, Greg changes his wish so that he can bargain with the Beast instead]]. |
| 108 | * SiblingTeam: With Wirt. |
| 109 | * SiblingYinYang: Greg is optimistic, cheerful, and confident while Wirt is awkward, insecure, and grumpy. |
| 110 | * StatingTheSimpleSolution: Episode 9 has him be the one to give Wirt one of these. [[spoiler:Instead of a convoluted plot to snatch his mix-tape from Sara, just ''confront her'' about it. If Wirt took this advice, the series wouldn't have happened!]] |
| 111 | * TooDumbToLive: Too many instances to count. He's usually the one to alert the bad guy or make a bad situation worse, and it's only through luck that he and the others get out unscathed. |
| 112 | [[/folder]] |
| 113 | |
| 114 | [[folder:Greg's Frog]] |
| 115 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gregs_frog_2944.png]] |
| 116 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Jack Jones |
| 117 | |
| 118 | A frog that Greg picked up, whose name he constantly changes his mind about. |
| 119 | ---- |
| 120 | * AuthorAvatar: [[spoiler:{{Inverted|Trope}}--"[=JasonFunderburker=]" is the name of the show's [[http://jasonfunderburker.tumblr.com/ official Tumblr blog.]]]] |
| 121 | * ConstantlyChangingName: The name of Greg's frog changes nine times before settling on the name [[spoiler:"Jason Funderburker"]]. |
| 122 | * MyNameIsQuestionMarks: The credits of episode one has Jack Jones credited as voicing ???. |
| 123 | * SuddenlyVoiced: [[spoiler:He sings the series's TitleDrop moment in Chapter 6]]. |
| 124 | * TalkingAnimal: [[spoiler:Turns out he can talk, [[TheSingingMute but only by singing]], unless he's acting [[NarratorAllAlong as the narrator]].]] |
| 125 | * TeamPet: Accompanies Wirt and Greg on their adventure. |
| 126 | * UpliftedAnimal: He become more humanlike as the series goes on, possibly [[FisherKingdom as a result of being in the Unknown.]] At the series' beginning, he's an entirely normal frog then a NearlyNormalAnimal. By the sixth chapter, he's capable of [[FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter walking on his hind legs]], clearly understands the meaning of Greg and Wirt's words, notices he's naked compared to some more humanlike frogs, and [[spoiler:can sing with a human voice!]] |
| 127 | * WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: One of the names Greg gives to is Wirt, immediately lampshaded by the real Wirt. The final name Greg decides upon is [[spoiler:Jason Funderburker, a name picked by Wirt to make fun of the other guy going after his crush.]] |
| 128 | [[/folder]] |
| 129 | |
| 130 | [[folder:Beatrice]] |
| 131 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beatrice_5250.png]] |
| 132 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Hey, dunce. This is dreadful!"'']] |
| 133 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here]]\ |
| 134 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/real_beatrice_6807.png[[/labelnote]] to see Beatrice [[spoiler:as a human]]]] |
| 135 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MelanieLynskey, Natasha Leggero (''Tome of the Unknown''), Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (Japanese) |
| 136 | |
| 137 | A talking bluebird with a lot of attitude. After Greg rescues her, she helps guide them home, claiming she owes them a debt of honor. This doesn't keep her from constantly arguing with Wirt. |
| 138 | ---- |
| 139 | * BadLiar: [[spoiler:[[DownplayedTrope Though not immediately obvious]], knowing Beatrice's motives makes many nervous moments obvious signs that she's deceiving Wirt.]] |
| 140 | * BluebirdOfHappiness: Zigzagged as she [[spoiler:was never really a bluebird to begin with]]. She does [[InvokedTrope play up the image]] when trying to help Wirt and Greg get home, but [[spoiler:it's so she can more easily lead them in to a trap. She later regrets this and helps Wirt save Greg in the end.]] |
| 141 | * CompositeCharacter: She shares her name and gender with the character from ''The Divine Comedy'', but Beatrice's role is more like Virgil, given which parts of the afterlife each guided Dante through. |
| 142 | * DeadpanSnarker: Almost always has some comment to make about Wirt or the latest antics going on around them. |
| 143 | * DefrostingIceQueen: She grows from being indifferent, and annoyed by the boys, to being genuinely concerned for their well-being and lives. |
| 144 | * EasilyForgiven: Despite her concerns [[spoiler:her family is shown to hold no grudge at all against her when they're human again, even teasing her gently about it.]] |
| 145 | * FieryRedhead: She has an outspoken attitude and [[spoiler:her human form has red hair.]] |
| 146 | * ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler:She is a human cursed to be a bluebird.]] |
| 147 | * HeelRealization: She comes to realize [[spoiler:selling the boys into servitude to Adelaide in exchange for saving her family was a terrible thing to do]], and later tries to [[spoiler:convince Adelaide to take her as a servant instead.]] |
| 148 | * HeroicSacrifice: She was prepared to [[spoiler:become Adelaide's servant in Greg and Wirt's place]]. |
| 149 | * ItIsDehumanizing: Doesn't take kindly to Wirt referring to her as an "it." |
| 150 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's snarky, rude, and blunt especially in regards to Wirt. However, she grows to truly care for them and [[spoiler:gives up the chance to turn her and her family back to normal because she couldn't bear tricking them.]] |
| 151 | * KarmicTransformation: [[spoiler:Beatrice reveals that she was once human and that she had thrown rocks at a bluebird, resulting in herself and all her family members being turned into birds.]] |
| 152 | * LittleMissSnarker: Rarely communicates in anything but sarcasm. |
| 153 | * MeaningfulName: Creator Pat [=McHale=] confirmed that she's named after Beatrice from ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' [[spoiler:who helps guide wayward souls through Limbo.]] |
| 154 | * MorphicResonance: Subtle but still shows up as [[spoiler:while her family became bluebirds because of her attacking one her [[FieryRedhead red hair as a human]] fits with the orange plumage around their chests and neck, and when we see her she's wearing [[TrueBlueFemininity a blue dress with matching hair accessory]].]] |
| 155 | * MustMakeAmends: To her family [[spoiler:for cursing them into bluebirds, and later to Wirt and Greg for tricking them.]] |
| 156 | * ServileSnarker: She owes a debt of honour to the boys and is forced to follow them reluctantly, no matter how much she dislikes it. [[spoiler:While her annoyance is genuine, her servitude isn't - she was leading them to Adelaide to sell them in exchange for the cure to her family's curse.]] |
| 157 | * TalkingAnimal: The first of the animals in the show shown to be capable of speech. Wirt has trouble believing it at first. |
| 158 | * TransformationHorror: [[spoiler:Though performed off-screen with little fuss, Beatrice's human form is restored by a magic pair of scissors ''[[HealingShiv cutting her wings off]]''.]] |
| 159 | * {{Tsundere}}: She comes to care for the boys, though she won't actually admit it. |
| 160 | * VagueAge: Beatrice is (equivalent to) a teenager, but you can't really tell given she's a bird (and her adult voice actress uses her natural voice). Her age is never brought up around Wirt or Greg, through the former does seem to come to treat Beatrice as a peer more than an adult. |
| 161 | * YouCantGoHomeAgain: In contrast to Wirt and Greg who can't go home no matter how much they want to, Beatrice is in a self-imposed exile from her family due to her own guilt. |
| 162 | [[/folder]] |
| 163 | |
| 164 | !!Inhabitants of the Unknown |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[folder:The Woodsman]] |
| 167 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_woodsman_2774.png]] |
| 168 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Beware the Unknown! Fear the Beast!"'']] |
| 169 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChristopherLloyd |
| 170 | |
| 171 | A very worn man who lives in a forest in the Unknown, constantly chopping up the mysterious Edelwood trees and grinding the wood into oil for a lantern he carries around. |
| 172 | ---- |
| 173 | * AndThenJohnWasAZombie: The show's intro implies that [[spoiler:his daughter got lost in the woods and that's how she ended up in the Lantern]]. The epilogue reveals that [[spoiler:he was the one that went missing in the forest]]. |
| 174 | * BadassBoast: "Hold your tongue or I'll remove it from your mouth!" Said in the final episode, to [[spoiler:the Beast]]. |
| 175 | * CityMouse: Was one in contrast to [[CountryMouse his wife]]. He was paranoid about the strange sounds of the woods and the stories of the Beast years before he started carrying the lantern. |
| 176 | * DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:The ending reveals he was the one lost in the woods, not his daughter. His last scene shows him reunited with her.]] |
| 177 | * TheDogBitesBack: When he learns [[spoiler:that the lantern contained The Beast's soul and not his daughter, he resists the Beast's attempts to manipulate him into pursuing Wirt and instead blows out the lantern, seemingly killing the Beast]]. |
| 178 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He never gives his name, and Wirt only referred to him as "woodsman". |
| 179 | * {{Foil}}: To Wirt, which emphasizes the latter's CharacterDevelopment. His isolation and singleminded quest to keep his lantern lit mimics Wirt's fear of socializing and Wirt's preference of safe, no-brainer solutions to his problems. [[spoiler:It's best seen when the Beast offers Wirt the chance to take on the Woodsman's role. Wirt (after his HowWeGotHere flashback showed him how flawed he was before entering the Unknown), refuses, having finally understood that such an existence is pointless and stupid. ]] |
| 180 | * GoMadFromTheIsolation: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]; it's implied that the Woodsman has NoSocialSkills because he's been wandering the forest alone for so long. |
| 181 | * TheHermit: He lives a self-imposed exile in a repurposed mill, milling wood from the Edelwood trees into lantern oil. [[spoiler:The epilogue shows he's moved back to a normal house with his daughter.]] |
| 182 | * MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:Wirt even thinks he's the Beast, but this turns out not to be true.]] |
| 183 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When he finds out the true nature of the Edelwood trees, he's horrified and distraught. |
| 184 | -->'''Woodsman:''' ''I didn't know!'' I didn't know ''this'' is where the Edelwood comes from! |
| 185 | * NoNameGiven: He is simply known as the Woodsman. |
| 186 | * NoSocialSkills: He appears intimidating, antisocial, and speaks in cryptic sentences without explaining himself properly, which causes Wirt and Greg to easily mistrust him. |
| 187 | * ObliviouslyEvil: Discussed. The Woodsman never knew the truth of the Edelwood trees until the Beast showed him [[spoiler:Greg sealed up in one]]. [[ManipulativeBastard The Beast]] counters by [[ArmorPiercingQuestion asking him if it would've mattered if he knew and if knowing would be enough for him to give up his daughter's soul]]. The Woodsman hesitates, but ultimately resolves to [[spoiler:free Greg]], noting that his daughter would never have wanted any of this. |
| 188 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:At some point in the past, he fought the Beast and ''won'', taking his lantern in the process. Of course, considering the true purpose of the lantern, it's plausible that the Beast ''let'' him take it.]] |
| 189 | * PapaWolf: He's only working for the Beast because he believes his daughter's soul is in the lantern. [[spoiler:He gains this attitude towards Greg when he finds out where the Edelwood trees come from. He refuses to harvest Greg, even though at that point he still believed his daughter's soul was inside the lantern and by helping Greg, he was killing his daughter.]] |
| 190 | * ShutUpHannibal: When he realizes what the Edelwood trees really are, the Beast tries to guilt trip him by [[spoiler:asking if he doesn't care about his daughter]]. The Woodsman answers by telling the Beast to shut its mouth, and that [[spoiler:his daughter wouldn't want to live at the cost of other people]]. |
| 191 | * SoulJar: [[spoiler:The lantern. It must be kept constantly lit, else the soul inside will burn out.]] |
| 192 | * SweetAndSourGrapes: [[spoiler:After Wirt points out the Lantern actually contains the Beast's soul and not his daughter's, he finally accepts that his harvesting of oil for the lantern has alienated him from society and will never save his daughter. However, after the Beast's defeat, his daughter is seen to have been alive all along and finally united with him.]] |
| 193 | * TragicHero: He's devoted to keeping his lantern lit, which has made him a recluse in the woods, living only to harvest the oil from Edelwood trees. [[spoiler:He ultimately runs out of oil, and is given a choice by the Beast to harvest Greg's body in the form of a tree or let his lantern go out and lose his daughter forever. He chooses to help Greg.]] |
| 194 | * WalkingSpoiler: Almost every time he appears something huge is revealed. He deserves much whiteness. |
| 195 | * WouldntHurtAChild: The Woodsman wouldn't hurt Greg to keep the lantern lit, even to protect his daughter's soul. |
| 196 | [[/folder]] |
| 197 | |
| 198 | [[folder:The Beast]] |
| 199 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_beast_649.png]] |
| 200 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Are you ready to see true darkness?"'']] |
| 201 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here for his true appearance]]\ |
| 202 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/otgw_beast_lit.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 203 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Samuel Ramey |
| 204 | |
| 205 | A mysterious, shadowy figure who stalks Wirt and Greg throughout their journey through the Unknown. |
| 206 | ---- |
| 207 | * AllegoricalCharacter: The Beast embodies depression and possibly suicide. He's associated with both [[DarkIsEvil darkness]] and [[LightIsNotGood light]]: The darkness represents depression, exhaustion, sorrow and generally the idea of giving up... but the light, [[spoiler:the true core of the Beast]], is the idea of death as an escape. He confirms as much in his VillainSong, where he outright calls death "a light for the lost and the meek". Effectively, the Beast is the embodiment of [[DespairEventHorizon that moment where a person falls so deep into despair and pain, physical or emotional]], [[DrivenToSuicide that death becomes the only salvation in their mind]]. [[invoked]][[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids You know... for kids.]] |
| 208 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:His death at the hands of the woodsman serves as very justifiable retribution for his all his manipulations and turning people into trees for his own gain]]. |
| 209 | * BadSamaritan: He presents himself as someone who wants to help you, but in reality, he only cares about himself. |
| 210 | * BigBad: He constantly pursues the brothers and is connected to most of the more dangerous things they encounter. |
| 211 | * ABeastInNameAndNature: Called the Beast, most likely a reference to the Beast of Revelation, since he's a SatanicArchetype. However, it's otherwise a NonIndicativeName, since he's an intelligent SoftSpokenSadist who has a mostly humanoid shape aside from [[HornedHumanoid his horns]]. [[spoiler:His true appearance, as shown in a FreezeFrameBonus, also makes him look [[BotanicalAbomination more plantlike]] than beastly.]] |
| 212 | * BerserkButton: His lantern is. Bring up the possibility his soul is burning inside it and/or threaten to blow it out the flame will cause him to go ballistic. |
| 213 | * BodyOfBodies: [[spoiler:His true form is literally constructed out of the faces of people whose souls he's taken. Overlaps with EldritchAbomination.]] |
| 214 | * BotanicalAbomination: [[spoiler:He appears to be an amalgamation of Edelwood trees. And because Edelwood is people, you could in one sense consider him a FleshGolem.]] |
| 215 | * ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: His eyes are the only thing that's not shrouded in darkness. |
| 216 | * CastingAShadow: The light completely drains from the area when the Beast threatens [[spoiler:Wirt]]. We never get to find out whether the Beast can actually do anything harmful using darkness, though. |
| 217 | * TheChessmaster: [[DownplayedTrope Of sorts]]. One thing he seems to be extremely good at is [[BatmanGambit predicting]] how people will behave and react in a given situation. This allows him to plan far ahead. However, he is not so good with XanatosSpeedChess. When someone fails to react how the Beast expects them to, he may be driven into a corner, unable to turn the situation around on the fly. This is shown when [[spoiler:Wirt manages to TakeAThirdOption and correctly deduces the Beast's soul is in the lantern. Instead of trying to spin a different lie that would convince the Woodsman to spare his life, the Beast tries brute force, then desperately goes back to a lie that's already been debunked.]] |
| 218 | * ColdHam: Rarely raises his voice, but when it sounds that deep and he's surrounding in darkness, he doesn't really need to. |
| 219 | * ConsummateLiar: He's not to be trusted, but he manages to make plenty of people fall for his lies because he's just that good. [[spoiler:Most notably, after losing his lantern, he tricks the Woodsman into thinking his daughter is dead and that her soul is in the lantern. This keeps the Woodsman working for ''years''.]] |
| 220 | * ControlFreak: He manipulates people for material gain, but clearly enjoy asserting his will over his victims. |
| 221 | -->'''Woodsman''': There has to be another way.\ |
| 222 | '''Beast''': No. There is only me. There is only ''my'' way. There is only the forest. And there is only '''surrender'''. |
| 223 | * DarkIsEvil: An EldritchAbomination that never leaves the darkness of the woods. |
| 224 | * DealWithTheDevil: His specialty, having made one with [[spoiler:the Woodsman]], and tries to make one with Wirt. However, all his deals are lies to get what he wants. [[spoiler:The deal he made with the Woodsman to save his daughter's soul inside a lantern? It was ''his'' soul the Woodsman was keeping safe. Showing Greg the way home? Tricking Greg into tiring out and freezing to death. Saving Greg's soul in the lantern for Wirt? Saving his lantern]]. |
| 225 | * DespairEventHorizon: His modus operandi is to force people over it, to drive them to a point where they lose all hope. And then he presents them with [[DrivenToSuicide a way to escape it all]]. |
| 226 | * TheDreaded: Every character who knows the existence of the Beast is scared out of their wits at the mere mention of his name. |
| 227 | * EvilLaugh: A deep, haunting one. |
| 228 | * EvilSoundsDeep: His deep, [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]]-esque voice only adds to his menace. It helps that his voice actor is a bass opera singer. |
| 229 | * TheFaceless: Spends the entire series hidden in shadow until the Woodsman reveals his true form for a split second by shining the light of the Beast's own lantern on him. |
| 230 | * TheFairFolk: Certainly shows eerie similarities to many of the Fair Folk, especially the Literature/ErlKing; a being who haunts forests, looking to steal away lost children. |
| 231 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He's surprisingly patient with Greg [[spoiler:while trying to get him to freeze to death,]] and generally is very calm and composed. While he rarely presents himself as being outright '''good''', he always makes it sound like [[DealWithTheDevil submitting to his will]] is [[NecessarilyEvil the most reasonable choice]] in any given situation. This results in a strange ambivalence about him, in that everyone knows he is evil and cannot be trusted, but they end up doing what he says anyways because '''he just seems to make sense''' until you really think it through. This ties into his "light and darkness" theme and feeds into his symbolism of [[AllegoricalCharacter death as an escape]] - he has to be able to make something that people tend to be naturally terrified of [[DrivenToSuicide start sounding like an attractive prospect]]. |
| 232 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: They're the only part of him that doesn't look black when he's in the shade. In closeups, you can see he has [[RedEyesTakeWarning red pupils]], [[SupernaturalGoldEyes yellow irises]], [[IcyBlueEyes and cyan sclerae]]. |
| 233 | * GreenThumb: He has some control over the Edelwood trees of the forest. [[spoiler:His actual body seems to be [[BotanicalAbomination made out of Edelwood]].]] |
| 234 | * HopeCrusher: The Beast stalks and taunts his victims until they give up and die. |
| 235 | * HornedHumanoid: He has numerous [[HornsOfVillainy antler-like lengths]] coming out of his head. [[spoiler:It's implied they're actually ''branches''.]] It makes him bear more than a passing resemblance to some representations of the {{wendigo}} (such as the one used in ''Series/{{Hannibal}}''), which might not be a coincidence considering [[spoiler:he "feeds" off people like a wendigo, if indirectly]]. |
| 236 | * HumanoidAbomination: He is a mysterious humanoid figure with antlers, [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing eyes]], [[UnseenEvil is only ever shown in the shadows]], [[TheHeartless and feeds off the despairing, lost souls trapped in The Unknown.]] [[spoiler:Not to mention that the one time we get a brief glimpse of his [[http://i.imgur.com/X1CIq9k.png true form]], we see that [[BodyOfBodies his body is covered with anguished faces.]]]] |
| 237 | * HungryMenace: [[spoiler:The Beast's main goal? Survival, which he attempts to prolong through his ''modus operandi'' of turning victims into Edelwood trees, in order for the Woodsman to harvest their oil and feed his SoulJar.]] |
| 238 | * ImmortalityImmorality: [[spoiler:It is revealed that the Beast's ultimate goal is not to cause suffering or fear; it is to keep his own soul, and by extension his life, going forever, by tricking mortals into keeping his Lantern burning. All the cruel and evil things he does are merely a means of keeping himself living forever.]] |
| 239 | * ItsAllAboutMe: The Beast has no concern for anything or anyone aside from himself and his own survival. |
| 240 | * KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Has the flame in his SoulJar snuffed out by the very man he tricked into keeping it lit.]] |
| 241 | * KnightOfCerebus: While the mini-series has a fairly dark and sinister tone overall (for a Cartoon Network show, at least) the Beast's very presence is treated with real fear and played about as seriously as possible. |
| 242 | * LeanAndMean: It's not always obvious thanks to his cloak, but he appears to be very thin. |
| 243 | * LightEmUp: The [[spoiler:light in the lantern]] flickers and expands seemingly at his will, but again to what extent he can manipulate it isn't known. |
| 244 | * LightIsNotGood: While obviously a creature of darkness, he's more subtly associated with light, most notably by [[spoiler:his SoulJar, which is a lantern giving off a white glow]], his brilliant white eyes and the fact that his [[spoiler:means to tire Greg]] was basically to ask for him to catch the Sun. |
| 245 | -->"There is a light for the lost and the meek." |
| 246 | * TheManBehindTheMan: [[AmbiguousSituation Though not spelled out as his design]], Adelaide mentions the Beast as her master, and her [[spoiler:coercing Beatrice into betraying Wirt]] does the heaviest lifting in advancing the Beast's goals. |
| 247 | * ManipulativeBastard: He manipulates both the Woodsman and Greg. [[spoiler:He manipulated the Woodsman into using the oil from Edelwood trees to keeping his soul alive by telling him it's his daughter's soul. He makes Greg take Wirt's place and put him through tasks that Greg thought would get them home, but only to wear him out and make him give in.]] |
| 248 | * NonActionBigBad: Is never actually seen doing anything besides standing around, with much of his menacing nature being largely implied. [[spoiler:His offscreen battle with the Woodsman in the last episode seems to end with him as the winner. Even though the Woodsman had overpowered him in the past, it is possible [[ILetYouWin that was all according to the Beast's plan]]. Of course, it's also possible that the Beast just used its mastery over the woods to avoid the Woodsman until he collapsed from exhaustion himself.]] |
| 249 | * NonindicativeName: He's only known as "The Beast", but he's [[HumanoidAbomination humanoid]], [[SoftSpokenSadist well-spoken]], [[FauxAffablyEvil rather civil]], and [[VillainSong can sing]]. [[spoiler:His true nature isn't like any kind of animal, but more like a ''[[BotanicalAbomination plant]]''.]] |
| 250 | * OurLichesAreDifferent: He fits many of the basic criteria of a lich, being an evil magic user who [[spoiler:has a mystical artifact that contains his soul and gives him immortality, whilst also being his AchillesHeel]]. Though it's unclear whether or not he also counts as [[spoiler:undead]]. |
| 251 | * PaperTiger: [[spoiler:The Beast looks and acts intimidating, and his [[ConsummateLiar silver-tongue]] certainly makes him dangerous, but when someone stops being afraid of him or calls his bluff, he's powerless. When Wirt realizes the Beast's soul is in the lantern and threatens to blow it out, the Beast's menace evaporates as he pitifully begs him not to. Wirt deems him [[NotWorthKilling so pathetic, he leaves him]] [[ThisIsSomethingHesGottaDoHimself at the Woodsman's mercy]] to get Greg to safety.]] |
| 252 | * PoweredByAForsakenChild: [[spoiler:His soul needs Edelwood oil to remain lit. People who lose all hope in the forest [[{{Transflormation}} grow into Edelwood trees...]]]] |
| 253 | * QuizzicalTilt: Does this from time to time while speaking. Given that we can't see his face, this helps make him more expressive. |
| 254 | * {{Sadist}}: He's not very good at hiding the pleasure he takes from stealing innocent children's souls. When the Woodsman tries to hit him with the axe he laughs sinisterly at his futile attempt. |
| 255 | * SatanicArchetype: Let's count the ways. He's called "The Beast", possibly after the demonic monster from the Book of Revelation. His shadow is that of a HornedHumanoid. [[spoiler:He's the original bearer of the lantern ("Lucifer" means "light-bearer")]]. He tempts people to despair. When he's not tempting people to despair, he's offering them a DealWithTheDevil. He lies to everyone he interacts with (you might even call him the Father of Lies). He gives orders and acts with authority while hidden in the darkness of the woods, making him a symbolic Prince of Darkness. And he's the BigBad of a story and setting, which frequently draws from [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Dante's Inferno]] (which also ends in the bitter cold) and may actually be [[spoiler: some kind of afterlife or limbo]]. ''And'', as a bonus, his VillainSong is deliberately the same cadence as "Oh Holy Night", inspiring connections to the way Satan was a fallen angel in the way the song is a corrupted Christian song. |
| 256 | * SoulJar: [[spoiler:The Woodsman's lantern houses the Beast's soul. The Beast carried it originally, but after the Woodsman took it, he tricked the man into thinking the soul in it was his daughter's so he would keep it lit.]] |
| 257 | * SoundtrackDissonance: His song is surprisingly jaunty for being sung by an avatar of human misery. |
| 258 | * UnseenEvil: The most we ever see of him is his [[SinisterSilhouettes shadowy outline]]. [[spoiler:We do however get to see a [[FreezeFrameBonus quick flash]] of his true form in the final chapter and let's just say [[http://i.imgur.com/X1CIq9k.png it's not pretty.]]]] |
| 259 | * VileVillainSaccharineShow: While the Unknown can be eerie at times, it's full of friendly characters and beings, and a running theme is "things aren't as bad or scary as they appear". The Beast is one of the few exceptions to this idea, and other legitimately scary things our heroes encounter (the dog, [[spoiler:Adelaide]]) are implied to be created by his influence. |
| 260 | ** Even the Beast [[spoiler:is not as scary as he appears, although he is just as bad as he appears - in the end it turns out that he has no real power except to persuade and deceive]]. |
| 261 | * VillainSong: "Come Wayward Souls", which he sings to [[spoiler:potential victims and apparently even the dying ones, to fill them with dread and let him turn them to Edelwood trees]]. The tavern keeper's song about him might also count. He's also heard singing the part "The Jolly Woodsman" (a piece based on a song in ''Theatre/HanselAndGretel1893'') in a few episodes, announcing that he's nearby. It's almost like a {{leitmotif}}. |
| 262 | * VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:The Beast utterly loses his calm demeanor when Wirt completely rejects his SadisticChoice and pieces together that it was actually the Beast's soul that was in the lantern all along.]] |
| 263 | * VillainsWantMercy: When Wirt figures out that [[spoiler:his soul is in the lantern and not the woodsman's daughter's, all of his menace vanishes to reveal what he truly is: a selfish, pathetic creature that relies on the suffering of others for survival, and the moment that survival is threatened, he can do little more than pitifully beg for his life.]] |
| 264 | * WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Tried to turn Wirt into an Edelwood tree, but eventually went after Greg and very nearly succeeded with him. He orders the Woodsman to kill them with his axe when Wirt exposed his lies. Also, they aren't the first victims the Beast has pursued and therefore not the first children he's turned into Edelwood trees]]. |
| 265 | [[/folder]] |
| 266 | |
| 267 | [[folder:The Dog]] |
| 268 | [[quoteright:189:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_inline_ng6srul7wz1ri743n.png]] |
| 269 | ->'''Voiced by:''' N/A |
| 270 | |
| 271 | The main antagonist of Chapter 1. An enormous wolf-like beast with unsettling glowing eyes which comes out of the woods to attack the boys. |
| 272 | ---- |
| 273 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: It pursues Wirt and Greg relentlessly and puts them in a lot of trouble, but its actions suggest it was more interested in eating the candy Greg was throwing around than Greg himself. |
| 274 | * CanisMajor: It's as large as a horse. |
| 275 | * ConnectedAllAlong: It's actually the [[spoiler:pet dog of Beatrice's family, inadvertantly abandoned after they were all cursed into being bluebirds. It's seen with Beatrice in the outro segment of the finale.]] |
| 276 | * DemonicPossession: It turns back into a normal dog after spitting up an Edelwood oil-covered turtle. It should be noted that its eyes are very similar to [[BigBad the Beast]]'s eyes when they're shown up close, [[spoiler:appropriate since the Beast is effectively made of Edelwood.]] |
| 277 | * NightmareFace: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ6rDvIhla4 "You have beautiful eyes."]] |
| 278 | * SweetTooth: It pursues the children because Greg kept candy in his trousers. |
| 279 | [[/folder]] |
| 280 | |
| 281 | [[folder:Villagers of Pottsfield]] |
| 282 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3_copy.png]] |
| 283 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Chris Isaak (Enoch) |
| 284 | |
| 285 | A town of pumpkin people, led by a pumpkin-headed titan named Enoch. |
| 286 | ---- |
| 287 | * CatsAreSuperior: [[spoiler:As revealed in the epilogue, the village leader Enoch is actually the black cat seen in the opening and who was celebrating in the festivities.]] |
| 288 | * CreepyGood: They're super disturbing [[spoiler:and undead, barring Enoch]], but they're legitimately just having a good time and are no real threat. |
| 289 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Despite their menacing appearance, [[spoiler:and the fact that they're all skeletons]], they're actually quite civil. This also applies to Enoch himself [[spoiler:as he's actually a black cat, usually signs of bad luck, who is the leader of Pottsfield.]] |
| 290 | * TheDeadCanDance: [[spoiler:Wirt and Greg first find them dancing around a maypole and celebrating a harvest festival. The festivities continue for hours, even as the boys leave the town.]] |
| 291 | * DemBones: [[spoiler:The entire town is made out of people wearing pumpkin costumes. It's only later that Wirt discovers the costumes are worn by living skeletons]]. |
| 292 | * ExactWords: Enoch accuses Wirt and Greg of murder but takes it back. [[spoiler:Because he's not talking about the pumpkins they destroyed; he's mentioning how everyone are skeletons and thus already dead.]] |
| 293 | * FriendlySkeleton: [[spoiler:The whole village with the exception of Enoch.]] |
| 294 | * TheGadfly: Enoch makes up a ListOfTransgressions, joking that Wirt and Greg committed murder, and states that their punishment is manual labor taking care of the fields. |
| 295 | * GoodCounterpart: Enoch can be considered an anti-Beast. They are both tall, dark, imposing creatures with booming voices (funnily enough, they're voiced by the same actor in the European Spanish dub), but while the Beast guides lost souls to their doom, Enoch provides them with ease and festivity. |
| 296 | ** If the Beast [[AllegoricalCharacter symbolizes]] a premature DeathByDespair, Enoch [[spoiler:may represent the idea of [[DontFearTheReaper accepting death with]] [[FaceDeathWithDignity dignity when your time comes]].]] Enoch also represents the idea of [[spoiler:a happy afterlife, while the Beast devours the souls of its victims and is associated with either Hell or TheNothingAfterDeath.]] |
| 297 | * LargeAndInCharge: Out of all the pumpkin people, Enoch is the tallest and has the largest pumpkin for a head, alongside the greatest authority. Wirt and Greg mistake him for the village maypole at first. [[spoiler:Later subverted: It ''is'' a maypole, Enoch is really a tiny black cat inside of it.]] |
| 298 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 299 | ** A [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter%27s_field Potter's Field]] is a grave for the unknown. |
| 300 | ** Like his Biblical namesake, Enoch is [[spoiler:a living creature -- in this case a black cat -- residing in a happy afterlife]]. |
| 301 | * PumpkinPerson: The residents of Pottsfield all have pumpkins for heads, and some also have pumpkins for bodies. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out that, barring Enoch, they're actually ''skeletons'' wearing pumpkins as outfits.]] |
| 302 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler:Enoch proves to be this,]] albeit quite strict. |
| 303 | * WalkingSpoiler: While they only appear for one episode (save for a brief appearance in the show's epilogue), TheReveal for that episode revolves around their core nature. |
| 304 | * WeWillMeetAgain: When Wirt says he wants to leave, Enoch just mutters, "You'll join us someday". And given that [[spoiler:everyone are skeletons...]] |
| 305 | [[/folder]] |
| 306 | |
| 307 | [[folder:Students of Miss Langtree's school]] |
| 308 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/schoolanimals1.png]] |
| 309 | ->'''Voiced by:''' N/A |
| 310 | |
| 311 | Miss Langtree's animal students. |
| 312 | ---- |
| 313 | * BarefootCartoonAnimal: Some of them don't [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal wear shirts]] (including the pig and raccoon), but none wear shoes. |
| 314 | * FunnyAnimal: The entire class are woodland creatures wearing clothing, learning to read and write. |
| 315 | * ThePowerOfRock: Greg succeeds in using music to solve many of their problems and save the day. He livens up the school's mealtime by leading them in a rousing song - and then helps their financial difficulties by organizing a benefit concert. |
| 316 | * SavingTheOrphanage: The students don't know that the school's in danger of closing due to lack of money. Greg finds out and arranges a benefit concert to save it. |
| 317 | * TheSpeechless: Unlike some other animals in the show, none of them seem able to talk. |
| 318 | [[/folder]] |
| 319 | |
| 320 | [[folder:Miss Langtree]] |
| 321 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/langtree.png]] |
| 322 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Janet Klein |
| 323 | |
| 324 | Miss Langtree is the school teacher in her father's school for animals, and even though she seems enthusiastic about teaching, she had her heart stolen away by a man named Jimmy Brown when he kissed her once and then left her. |
| 325 | ---- |
| 326 | * ApatheticTeacher: Downplayed. She clearly enjoys her job, but is prevented from caring for her students properly due to her emotional baggage. |
| 327 | * ComicalOverreacting: She's devastated by her lover abandoning her and has even written a complex song about her sadness through the alphabet. A song which, when heard in full, reveals that he's only been gone ''three days''. |
| 328 | * {{Schoolmarm}}: She's the only teacher at the school she runs. |
| 329 | * TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: She is a slim attractive Gibson Girl, as opposed to her aging father. |
| 330 | [[/folder]] |
| 331 | |
| 332 | [[folder:Old Man Langtree]] |
| 333 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mrlang2.png]] |
| 334 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Sam Marin |
| 335 | |
| 336 | Miss Langtree's apparently grouchy father, threatening to stop funding her school if she doesn't stop having fun with the animals. |
| 337 | ---- |
| 338 | * FantasyForbiddingFather: He comes to visit his daughter's schoolhouse, of which he is a patron, and confiscates the musical instruments off the children. [[spoiler:Subverted in that he actually funded his daughter's school at the expense of his house and savings. He was taking the instruments to pawn for more funds.]] |
| 339 | * FatBastard: Subverted. His first appearance suggests he's fairly hefty, but he later removes his coat and reveals [[LeanAndMean he's a lot skinnier.]] [[spoiler:He's also not a bastard.]] |
| 340 | * HiddenHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:It turns out he's only taking the instruments to sell them for the school.]] |
| 341 | * IncomingHam: In keeping with the chapter's wryly self-aware execution: "That's e-NOUGH! Is ''thiiiis'' what I've been paying ''foooor?!''" |
| 342 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Strict and confiscates the musical instruments [[spoiler:so that he can sell them to keep the school running.]] |
| 343 | * TookALevelInCheerfulness: [[spoiler:The school being saved from being closed down makes him a happier person.]] |
| 344 | [[/folder]] |
| 345 | |
| 346 | [[folder:Jimmy Brown]] |
| 347 | [[quoteright:130:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_141575_thumb.jpg]] |
| 348 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ThomasLennon |
| 349 | |
| 350 | Jimmy Brown is the love interest of Miss Langtree. [[spoiler:He turns out to also be the "gorilla" terrorizing the school - actually just a circus costume he couldn't take off.]] |
| 351 | ---- |
| 352 | * ActOfTrueLove: [[spoiler:He joined the circus, working to save up the money he needed to propose to Miss Langtree]]. |
| 353 | * ClingyCostume: [[spoiler:He's been stuck in a gorilla suit all the while, unable to get help due to his [[KillerGorilla frightening appearance]].]] |
| 354 | [[/folder]] |
| 355 | |
| 356 | [[folder:Tavern Residents]] |
| 357 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tavernpeople.png]] |
| 358 | |
| 359 | Strange, but harmless townsfolk who have ''very'' specific roles. |
| 360 | ---- |
| 361 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: The comic toys with the idea that the Highwayman may be a spirit, and their EarlyBirdCameo in the first episode's intro shows them as a tableau of dolls, and their obsession with designated roles brings to mind the way a child would play with their toys. |
| 362 | * AtLeastIAdmitIt: Seemingly their stance on the Highwayman: he's a thief but he does it openly and entirely on his own "workings with his hands." In comparison, they hate and fear the Beast [[ManipulativeBastard who manipulates others to do his dirty work.]] |
| 363 | %%* CommediaDelArteTroupe: Specifically the ''zanni''. They seem to believe Wirt is the ''Innamorato''. [[spoiler:Turns out they're kind of right]]. |
| 364 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: They introduce themselves entirely by their professions/roles. Also an EnforcedTrope: they seem incapable of understanding that Wirt and Greg have actual names, and instead try to shoehorn Wirt into some kind of archetype. |
| 365 | * {{Expy}}: The tavern keeper seems to be one of ''WesternAnimation/BettyBoop'' from her looks and voice. |
| 366 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: They're rather eccentric and touchy feel-y folks. |
| 367 | * ThatRemindsMeOfASong: ''Everything'' is an excuse to start singing for these people. |
| 368 | * TheVillainSucksSong: The Tavern-Keeper sings about the Beast, explaining his basic modus operandi. |
| 369 | * YouAllMeetInAnInn: The Inn is a meeting place for characters from a great variety of professions - from the Midwife, to the Baker, to the Highwayman. Justified in that it's in a secluded area and might be the only tavern for a long distance. |
| 370 | [[/folder]] |
| 371 | |
| 372 | [[folder:The Highwayman]] |
| 373 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hqdefault_4649.jpg]] |
| 374 | One of the residents of the tavern who claims to rob folks to "make ends meet". |
| 375 | ---- |
| 376 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: Like the other tavern residents, he may be a doll. Or, as hinted at by the comic, a ghostly spirit. |
| 377 | * BlatantBurglar: He wears a mask and dark clothing. |
| 378 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: As with the other tavern residents, he is only known by his title as a highwayman. |
| 379 | * TheHighwayman: He, of course, identifies as one of these, and even has his own IAmSong. On the other hand, he might just be an entertainer for the inn who dresses like one, however. |
| 380 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: He claims that he robs and hurts people to "make ends meet, like any man". |
| 381 | * KarmaHoudini: He's probably still robbing travellers and only loses his ill-gotten horse. |
| 382 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: During his VillainSong, he shifts from the normal animation of the other characters to a looser, more fluid style meant to imitate the rotoscoping of old cartoons such as ''WesternAnimation/MinnieTheMoocher''. |
| 383 | * OffscreenVillainy: The only evidence we have of his crimes is what he tells us about them. |
| 384 | * ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: We never actually see him robbing people on the road. |
| 385 | * VillainOfAnotherStory: He claims to be a dangerous roadside thief, but he never menaces Greg and Wirt or robs anybody in the cartoon. In the comics though, he's shown stealing Fred and murdering his old owner. |
| 386 | * VillainSong: He sings a brief song about how he "makes ends meet" by mugging people. |
| 387 | [[/folder]] |
| 388 | |
| 389 | [[folder:Fred the Horse]] |
| 390 | [[quoteright:130:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_141568_thumb.jpg]] |
| 391 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredStoller |
| 392 | |
| 393 | Fred is a talking horse who accompanies the main characters for a short time. |
| 394 | ---- |
| 395 | * BadLiar: |
| 396 | -->'''Fred:''' Why would anyone go to the parlour for? There's nobody in the parlour. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Certainly nobody after your money]]! |
| 397 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: The comics reveal he was an honest cargo horse until he was robbed by the Highway Man. But nobody believed him because the Highwayman was supposed to have been dead for a hundred years. When the judge tried to sentence him to 100 years of hard labor he escaped and ended up stuck as the Highway Man's horse until Wirt "kidnapped" him. |
| 398 | * IChooseToStay: [[spoiler: Decides to stat with Quincy and Margueritte as their "tea horse" after the events of "Mad Love."]] |
| 399 | * PluckyComicRelief: He invokes this in the two chapters he's featured in. |
| 400 | * StickyFingers: He spends a majority of his second appearance trying to rob Quincy Endicott, and unlike Beatrice, he doesn't seem driven to steal out of necessity. |
| 401 | -->'''Wirt:''' Fred's a talking horse. He can do whatever he wants.\ |
| 402 | '''Fred:''' I wanna steal. |
| 403 | * TalkingAnimal: He pretended to simply be an IntellectualAnimal when Beatrice was around, but then showed he could think and talk in complete sentences. According to a deleted scene he wasn't talking because he was too full from all the food he was eating through the tavern window. |
| 404 | * ThenLetMeBeEvil: In his backstory in the comic. After he is mistakenly known as a lying villain, Fred embraces his new identity. [[BadLiar Not that he's any good at it.]] |
| 405 | * TrappedInVillainy: Due to a misunderstanding he was stuck as the Highwayman's steed which he hated. |
| 406 | [[/folder]] |
| 407 | |
| 408 | [[folder:Quincy Endicott]] |
| 409 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/quincy_endicott.png]] |
| 410 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnCleese |
| 411 | |
| 412 | Quincy Endicott is the wealthy and extravagant owner of "Quincy Endicott's Health Tea", which he himself never drinks. He believes that his mansion is haunted by the ghost of a woman, which he has fallen in love with. |
| 413 | ---- |
| 414 | * AffectionateNickname: Greg, who treats him as if he were truly his uncle, addresses him as "Unkie." |
| 415 | * BusCrash: [[spoiler:A grave bearing his name can be seen in the graveyard in chapter 9. However, this was probably so far in the future that he couldn't possibly have still been alive--[[OrWasItADream and maybe]] he never existed and that's just where Wirt got the name "Quincy Endicott".]] His only appearance in the epilogue is [[spoiler:in a portrait that Margueritte is staring longingly at. Given that he was going senile already, he may simply have died from old age]]. |
| 416 | * CloudCuckoolander: A bumbling man with idiosyncratic tendencies (best seen in his EstablishingCharacterMoment when he rests his boots on the table - right smack on his food and cracking his dinner plate). PlayedForDrama when he reveals he can't tell the difference between his oddball habits and madness, and he fears he may be tipping on the edge of his sanity. |
| 417 | * LoveBeforeFirstSight: He falls in love with a portrait of a woman before even meeting her. |
| 418 | * NoodleIncident: He all but states that the means he used to accumulate his wealth weren't all that pleasant. |
| 419 | * RichInDollarsPoorInSense: For all his wealth, Wirt and Greg easily fool him into accepting them as his nephews. |
| 420 | * UnclePennybags: He's truly happy to finally have company and does his best to make his guests feel welcome, regardless of how creepy he may be. |
| 421 | * UpperClassTwit: He apparently runs a tea company, but is not shown doing anything related to work. He admits in his ghost-obsessed state, he even neglected to feed his pets. |
| 422 | [[/folder]] |
| 423 | |
| 424 | [[folder:Margueritte Grey]] |
| 425 | [[quoteright:130:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_141580_thumb.jpg]] |
| 426 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BebeNeuwirth |
| 427 | |
| 428 | Margueritte Grey is the person depicted in the painting whom Quincy Endicott falls for in ''Mad Love''. [[spoiler:The two actually live in the same giant mansion and mistake each other for ghosts.]] |
| 429 | ---- |
| 430 | * CuteGhostGirl: Quincy Endicott finds her to be one. [[spoiler:Turns out she's very much alive - unknown to them both, her house in interconnected with his, and her 'haunting' presence in the house was merely her going about her home.]] |
| 431 | * EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench: Possibly. While Endicott certainly thinks she's a sight to behold, she speaks with a French accent, has a French given name, and [[spoiler:Wirt recognizes her sections of the estate are French Roccoco inspired]]. |
| 432 | * MeaningfulName: There's a famous tea known as Earl ''Grey''. |
| 433 | ** She's thought to be a ghost and her last name is "Grey", probably a reference to the famous Grey Lady Ghost. |
| 434 | * RealAfterAll: [[spoiler:Margueritte is neither a ghost nor a figment of Endicott's imagination - she's merely a woman whose mansion just so happens to be connected with his.]] |
| 435 | * WalkingSpoiler: Finding anything out about her reveals [[spoiler:she's not a ghost at all.]] |
| 436 | [[/folder]] |
| 437 | |
| 438 | [[folder:Adelaide '''(spoilers)''']] |
| 439 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/adelaide.png]] |
| 440 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnCleese |
| 441 | |
| 442 | Adelaide is an old lady who appears in ''Lullaby in Frogland''. Also known as Adelaide of the Pasture, with the addition of, "The Good Woman of the Woods" by Beatrice, Adelaide lives in a secluded hut where she presumably quilts, as her tools and magic all draw from the materials of a sewing box. |
| 443 | ---- |
| 444 | * AdmiringTheAbomination: Adelaide extols her master as "the Beast of Eternal Darkness". |
| 445 | * ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire: Like a black widow spider, she has a red hourglass pattern on her shawl, a web of yarn strung around her house, and she traps Wirt and Greg by [[AllWebbedUp wrapping them bodily in yarn]]. |
| 446 | * BigGood: Beatrice tells the boys that Adelaide is their best chance of getting home, making her house the goal of TheQuest. Which couldn't be farther from the truth. |
| 447 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: She expresses her desire to do this to Wirt and Greg. |
| 448 | -->'''Adelaide:''' And once I fill their heads with wool, they'll become just like little sheep and follow my every command. |
| 449 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: She is the initial goal of the duo's quest, but when they reach her she's revealed to be an evil witch and a servant of the Beast, the BigBad. |
| 450 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[Film/TheWizardOfOz The Wicked Witch of the West]]. She has the RobeAndWizardHat, is not above enslaving children, is a TrapMaster and has a WeaksauceWeakness. She melts in a manner very similar to the Witch as well, and the song Greg makes up about her is highly reminiscent of "We're Off to See the Wizard". Even her title as given by Beatrice, "The Good Woman of the Woods", has a similar structure to the Wicked Witch of the West's. |
| 451 | * EvilAllAlong: Adelaide is exploiting Beatrice into bring her children she'll enslave. She also serves the Beast. |
| 452 | * FauxAffablyEvil: She speaks cheerfully about needing a child servant, but has no qualms about making them BrainwashedAndCrazy. |
| 453 | * {{Hypochondria}}: Played with. Adelaide claims to be frail and teetering at the edge of sickness. This may or may not be paranoia on her part, until Beatrice discovers that fresh night air is hazardous to her health, ultimately causing her to melt into a puddle. |
| 454 | * MasterOfThreads: She uses yarn threads to constrict her victims, and is implied to have the ability to MindControl a person by filling their head with wool. The curse-breaking magical item she offers Beatrice is a pair of scissors, tying into her evil seamstress vibe. |
| 455 | * RobeAndWizardHat: A little more lively and colorful than usual, but she definitely has the WitchClassic look. |
| 456 | * SolitarySorceress: Adelaide lives alone the woods and Wirt and Greg are seeking her aid in escaping the Unknown. And Beatrice wants her cure for her curse. |
| 457 | * SquishyWizard: [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]]. She has a wide array of magical powers (especially [[MasterOfThreads over yarn]]), but she is so old and frail that she thinks a "big, strong child" is a step up from taking care of herself. A literal gust of night air kills her. |
| 458 | * TrapMaster: The moment you step into her house, you're in her web. |
| 459 | * UnwittingPawn: Implied; Adelaide mentions the Beast told her to capture some children through Beatrice. She thought she was getting a pair of servants, but the Beast has his own intents for the brothers after Wirt discovers he's been deceived. |
| 460 | * WalkingSpoiler: It's basically impossible to say anything about her without revealing that she's actually an ''evil'' witch. |
| 461 | * WeaksauceWeakness: Her weakness is the night air, she can barely survive an open window. |
| 462 | * WickedWitch: She's an evil hag who attempted to enslave the heroes. She's also got the hat and the habit of melting. |
| 463 | [[/folder]] |
| 464 | |
| 465 | [[folder:Auntie Whispers]] |
| 466 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_141582.jpg]] |
| 467 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TimCurry (English), Ángeles Bravo (Latin-American dub) |
| 468 | |
| 469 | Auntie Whispers is Lorna's guardian and has vowed to keep her from "becoming wicked". She is a massive, monstrous hag who uses a MindControl bell to keep Lorna [[spoiler:or rather her evil spirit]] under control. |
| 470 | ---- |
| 471 | * ColdHam: Befitting her name (and her [[Creator/TimCurry voice actor]]), Auntie Whispers speaks softly and calmly most of the time, yet is still capable of being highly dramatic when she wants to be. |
| 472 | * CreepyGood: [[spoiler:She's actually the one keeping the demon in check.]] |
| 473 | * CreepyMonotone: She talks like this, which is a bit of PlayingAgainstType considering [[Creator/TimCurry who voices her]] and [[LargeHam the roles he usually plays.]] [[invoked]] |
| 474 | * CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:When she proves to be surprisingly benign]], she warns Wirt to beware her evil sister, [[spoiler:Adelaide. Who's ironically already been encountered and disposed of by that point]]. |
| 475 | * DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:In spite of her evil hag-like appearance, she's actually a rather nice woman who's keeping the evil spirit possessing her niece in check]]. |
| 476 | * ExoticEyeDesigns: Her pupils constantly change shape, taking on fairly normal and abstract forms. |
| 477 | * ExtremeOmnivore: Her EstablishingCharacterMoment has her popping a live turtle into her mouth before spitting out the shell. |
| 478 | * {{Foil}}: To fellow witch [[spoiler:and [[CainAndAbel sister]]]] Adelaide, above. Adelaide is initially presented as the BigGood of the series, looks decently human if sickly, [[spoiler:but is actually an evil witch who wants to enslave the main characters to do her bidding]]. Auntie immediately gives off a villainous vibe and looks grotesquely inhuman, and '''does''' enslave another character to do her bidding... [[spoiler:only because said character is possessed by an evil entity, and - [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation possible selfish reasons for not banishing the spirit right away aside]] - is a much kinder person than her sister]]. |
| 479 | * {{Gonk}}: By far the ugliest denizen of the Unknown seen, with a gargantuan head, bulging froglike eyes, white skin and pink hands, and sparse but rotten teeth. |
| 480 | * GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:She keeps making Lorna do chores to prevent the demon inside Lorna from devouring people.]] |
| 481 | * TheGrotesque: She looks incredibly ugly and creepy [[spoiler:but is actually kind-hearted by nature. When Lorna's spirit is banished, she immediately assumes that Lorna will leave her, implying that she might be aware of her repulsive appearance and may even have struggled with being rejected because of it before.]] |
| 482 | * LargeAndInCharge: She's huge and acts very domineering towards Lorna. [[spoiler:Turns out she was doing it to protect her from the evil spirit inside her. She eases up on her after the spirit is banished.]] |
| 483 | * MaidAndMaiden: The huge, old Maid to young Lorna's Maiden. |
| 484 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Enslaves Lorna with the ringing of a magic bell to keep her at chores and prevent her from meeting others and escaping. [[spoiler:This is to keep the evil spirit in Lorna from harming anybody, and it's implied that she keeps the spirit instead of commanding it away because she's afraid of losing Lorna's company.]] |
| 485 | * WalkingSpoiler: Much like her sister Adelaide just above - it is hard to say anything about her without giving away the big twist that [[spoiler:she's not as loathsome as she appears.]] |
| 486 | * WickedStepmother: Shelters Lorna and keeps her in servitude. [[spoiler:It turns out she really did love Lorna, and only treated her like that to suppress the evil spirit possessing her]]. |
| 487 | [[/folder]] |
| 488 | |
| 489 | [[folder:Lorna]] |
| 490 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lorna.png]] |
| 491 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShannynSossamon |
| 492 | |
| 493 | Lorna is a young, ill girl who lives with Auntie Whispers. [[spoiler:She is actually not ill, but possessed by an evil spirit.]] |
| 494 | ---- |
| 495 | * ApologeticAttacker: When she's forced to [[spoiler:attempt to devour Wirt and Greg by the spirit inside her.]] |
| 496 | * DelicateAndSickly: Has a wan complexion and is prone to coughing fits. [[spoiler:These clear up when the evil spirit is banished]]. |
| 497 | * DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:A man-eating spirit lives inside her, and it's implied that this is causing her illness.]] |
| 498 | * HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler:By Auntie Whispers, it seems. Lorna does admit that they aren't related, but she loves Auntie Whispers enough to stay with her even after the evil spirit is exorcised from her body]]. |
| 499 | * GirlOfTheWeek: She and Wirt quickly fall for one another, but at the end of the chapter, she ultimately opts to stay behind with Auntie Whispers. |
| 500 | * ImAHumanitarian: She implies Antie Whispers to be a case of this, although [[spoiler:it turns out the real people-eater is the spirit inside Lorna herself]]. |
| 501 | * NiceGirl: A sweet and compassionate girl. |
| 502 | * MaidAndMaiden: The young Maiden to Auntie Whispers' Maid. |
| 503 | * MuggleInMageCustody: She is being raised by the sorceress [[HonoraryAunt Auntie Whispers]], who uses a magic bell to [[MindControl force her]] to work constantly. Auntie Whispers insists that she has no choice, as otherwise Lorna would "fall into wickedness." [[spoiler:It turns out to be BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood--Lorna suffers from DemonicPossession, and the evil spirit has to be constantly occupied or it goes on a killing spree]]. |
| 504 | * ProperLady: Is very polite, sweet, and holds no hard feelings against Auntie Whispers. She even [[spoiler:wants to stay with her out of love and loyalty when she is cured of the spirit.]] |
| 505 | * RavenHairIvorySkin: Partially a result of her illness. [[spoiler:She is shown to have a rosier complexion after being cured.]] |
| 506 | [[/folder]] |
| 507 | |
| 508 | [[folder:Queen of the Clouds]] |
| 509 | [[quoteright:130:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_141584_thumb.jpg]] |
| 510 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Deborah Voigt |
| 511 | |
| 512 | The Queen of the Clouds is the ruler of Cloud City, and appears after Greg imprisons the North Wind to grant him a wish. |
| 513 | ---- |
| 514 | * TheHighQueen: She's shown to be nothing but fair, benevolent and gentle. |
| 515 | * LightIsGood: Her only appearance has her bathed in golden light, and among her subjects are angelic cherubs. |
| 516 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It is unknown if her or any of the other Cloud City residents [[OrWasItADream are figments of Greg's imagination]], but considering that she has knowledge of the Beast and [[spoiler: shows Greg a vision of Wirt being consumed by Edelwood]], she very well may be real. |
| 517 | * ShoutOut: Her appearance - a blue colour scheme and heavenly glow - voice, mannerisms, and wish-granting powers make her very similar to the Blue Fairy from ''{{WesternAnimation/Pinocchio}}''. Fitting, given that the cloud kingdom was based on animated shorts from the Technicolour era and those that predate it. |
| 518 | * TrueBlueFemininity: Has a blue dress, blue hair, and is very graceful and kind. |
| 519 | [[/folder]] |
| 520 | |
| 521 | [[folder:The North Wind]] |
| 522 | [[quoteright:130:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_141585_thumb.jpg]] |
| 523 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Mark Bordnar |
| 524 | |
| 525 | The North Wind is locked behind a large gate and wall in Cloud City and is set free by Gregory on accident. |
| 526 | ---- |
| 527 | * TheBrute: Subverted. His introduction portrays him as this, but Greg manages to stuff him into a bottle with relative ease. |
| 528 | * EvilOldFolks: A mean old man who wants to blow everyone away. |
| 529 | * {{Expy}}: As the world of Greg's dream seems to be inspired by old Disney and Fleischer cartoons, the North Wind is almost certainly based on the titular antagonist from ''WesternAnimation/TheOldManOfTheMountain'', being a wicked old man who scares a whole town away. |
| 530 | * FairytaleMotifs: Not just any wind, but the North Wind. As a character, the North Wind famously appears in many other fairytales, which helps establish the fantastic nature of the dream cloud kingdom, but also how bitterly cold the wind Greg and Wirt are feeling in reality. |
| 531 | * GenericDoomsdayVillain: Unlike [[KnightOfCerebus the Beast]], whose main drive is to feed, the North Wind has no clear motive. Justified in more than one way; he's either a character Greg dreamed up or a literal force of nature. |
| 532 | * TheOldNorthWind: The TropeNamer, and actually a more justified example than most. His character only exists in Greg's head, as a way of coping with the actual cold wind that's making it difficult for Greg to sleep. |
| 533 | * SealedEvilInACan: He's locked away behind a padlocked gate at first. Greg eventually seals him away again, this time in a bottle. |
| 534 | * VillainSong: When he and his little minions first appear. |
| 535 | [[/folder]] |
| 536 | |
| 537 | [[folder:Beatrice's Family]] |
| 538 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_static_3g7ec9et6t4w0k0s0gcck0kco_1280_v2.jpg]] |
| 539 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Shirley Jones (mother) |
| 540 | |
| 541 | Beatrice's huge family. |
| 542 | ---- |
| 543 | * ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler:Thanks to Beatrice, the entire family was cursed into the form of birds]]. It's for this reason Beatrice is too ashamed and afraid to return. |
| 544 | * MassiveNumberedSiblings: Beatrice has many, many younger siblings. |
| 545 | * YouthfulFreckles: Many of Beatrice's family have freckles and appear to be a lively bunch. |
| 546 | [[/folder]] |
| 547 | |
| 548 | !!Spoiler Characters |
| 549 | |
| 550 | [[folder:Sara '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']] |
| 551 | [[quoteright:118:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sarasheet1.jpg]] |
| 552 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Emily Brundige |
| 553 | |
| 554 | Sara is Wirt's love interest. |
| 555 | ---- |
| 556 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: Despite wearing white facepaint, her exposed neck and hands are a dark brown. Her costume has a kind of a Day of the Dead vibe, possibly suggesting Latin American heritage. The comic series reveals that she's indeed brown-skinned. |
| 557 | * AscendedExtra: She's given a larger role in the comics, where she goes into the Unknown with the brothers. |
| 558 | * DudeMagnet: Has both Wirt and Jason crushing on her. |
| 559 | * TheFaceless: A variation. When we first see her, she's wearing a full bodied mascot costume. Her other appearances have her in white face paint. Although we see her facial features, we never get to see what her face looks like naturally, until the comic series. |
| 560 | * GirlNextDoor: Gives off this general feeling. |
| 561 | * TheLostLenore: Wirt, in one of his poetic phases, makes her sound like this in the first episode. The truth is much less dramatic--she's a girl he likes but doesn't think he has a chance with even though he does, as she's pretty obviously into him. |
| 562 | * NonIronicClown: Her Halloween costume, coupled with skull facepaint for a MonsterClown effect. |
| 563 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: Wirt's tape for her, and Wirt's attempt to get it back before she listens to it, is what causes Wirt and Greg to enter the Unknown. |
| 564 | * TwiceShy: Although Wirt fails to see it, their interest in each other seems to be mutual, but she's only slightly more forward about than he is. |
| 565 | * WalkingSpoiler: Doesn't debut until the penultimate episode, but she's the reason why Wirt and Greg enter the Unknown in the first place. |
| 566 | [[/folder]] |
| 567 | |
| 568 | [[folder:Jason Funderberker]] |
| 569 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jason_funderberker.PNG]] |
| 570 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Cole Sanchez |
| 571 | |
| 572 | Jason Funderberker is Wirt's "competition" for his crush Sara. |
| 573 | ---- |
| 574 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: Despite being socially inept, he still proactively courts Sara. However, he seems to have backed off after seeing Sara go to Wirt as he's waking up, judging from the way he's holding another girl's hand. |
| 575 | * TheAce: Before he's seen, Wirt's descriptions make him sound like this. There's even a moment when the show seems to be setting up a cool jock character as Jason before revealing he's someone else. |
| 576 | * ComicBookFantasyCasting: The show's creator [[http://oldsidelinghill.tumblr.com/post/104039841956/as-promised-here-is-the-general-inspiration-for stated]] his appearance and style of dress is based on [[SelfDeprecation himself as a teenager.]] |
| 577 | * {{Foil}}: While Wirt is eloquent in speech, Jason has something akin to a massive speech impediment that makes him stutter. However, unlike Wirt, he's comfortable in the group and has several friends due to him having the courage to actually interact with people despite his shortcomings. |
| 578 | * FullNameBasis: Or LastNameBasis. No one ever calls him "Jason." |
| 579 | * GeekPhysique: A stereotypically skinny, awkward young man with a weak, quivering voice. |
| 580 | * GracefulLoser: Immediately sees that Sara prefers Wirt when they're in the hospital and doesn't make too much of a fuss over it. |
| 581 | * HopelessSuitor: Sara clearly rejects all of his advances. Despite this, Wirt believes he "has his act together" and views him as a great threat in his struggle for Sara's affections. |
| 582 | * InformedAttractiveness: PlayedForLaughs. Wirt constantly talks Jason up like he's some kind of Greek god who Wirt can't possibly hope to compete with, in reality Jason is a completely normal-looking guy who's ''way'' more pathetic than Wirt is. |
| 583 | * InherentlyFunnyWords: His name is often said by Wirt in an angry harrumph, which is funny enough, but the hilarity of it is best seen in Chapter 9: |
| 584 | -->'''Rhondi:''' You okay, Wirt?\ |
| 585 | '''Wirt:''' Yeah! Everything --Everything's [=JasonFunderberker=]!\ |
| 586 | '''Rhondi:''' What??\ |
| 587 | '''Wirt:''' Uh! Uh! [=JasonFunderberkerI=]-I-Igottago! |
| 588 | * JerkJock: Subverted. Wirt's initial vague description and reaction to hearing he plans to ask Sara out gives this impression. In truth he's neither, being; a) a fairly amiable sort of guy, and b) ten times the dork Wirt is. |
| 589 | * NerdyNasalness: Has a squeaky, nasal voice to go with his awkward demeanor. |
| 590 | * RedHerring: He's clearly set up, based on Wirt's reactions to him, as some kind of JerkJock romantic rival who Wirt cannot possibly hope to compete with. In reality, he's a rather pathetic dweeb and Sara ''clearly'' has no interest in Jason whatsoever. |
| 591 | * UnknownRival: Wirt's animosity towards him doesn't seem to be reciprocated. |
| 592 | * WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: [[spoiler:Seems honored when he finds out that Greg has named his frog after him]]. |
| 593 | [[/folder]] |
| 594 | |
| 595 | !!Characters from the 2015 comics |
| 596 | |
| 597 | [[folder:The Wayward Soldiers]] |
| 598 | |
| 599 | A group of four soldiers who ˝sail˝ through grain on a massive bicorne seaching for "enemies of the commonwealth". |
| 600 | ---- |
| 601 | * AttentionDeficitOohShiny: The General is very scatterbrained, especially if he sees something or someone he belives is an enemy of the commonwealth. |
| 602 | * BigEater: The round soldier is always holding some piece of food, even in his sleep. |
| 603 | * CloudCuckoolander: Mostly the General, even by The Unknown's standards almost nothing he says or does has any rhyme or reason, the others of course, unquestioningly follow him (though the baby can be forgiven). |
| 604 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The General and The Grenadier. |
| 605 | * {{Expy}}: The group, but The General in particular, have a lot in common with Don Quixote. |
| 606 | * FunnyBackgroundEvent: The baby is often seen playing with a toy of the bicorne boat during the comic. |
| 607 | * HarmfulToMinors: They casually count a literal infant among their ranks and allow Greg and Wirt to join them without question, all in their quest for warfare. |
| 608 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: The General is always brandishing a wooden spoon. |
| 609 | * IncomingHam: They're introduced on their massive bicorne boat singing about themselves. |
| 610 | * InsaneTrollLogic: The General's attempt at justifying a battle with some cows is even less rational than the rest of his dialogue. |
| 611 | * LargeHam: They're loud and proud about their seeking out of combat and sing about it twice in their sole appearance. |
| 612 | * ManChild: Lampshaded by Beatrice towards the end of the comic. |
| 613 | * NoNameGiven: The round soldier and baby are never directly referred to by another character (outside of being described in song). |
| 614 | * TheMadHatter: The General isn't surprised when Beatrice calls him crazy. He even jokes about it. |
| 615 | * WouldHurtAChild: PlayedForLaughs as they attempt to "battle" [[spoiler:Greg]] towards the end of the issue. |
| 616 | [[/folder]] |
| 617 | |
| 618 | [[folder:Papa]] |
| 619 | |
| 620 | A massive man(?) who takes up his entire house which is in the middle of a small field where he lives with his two daughters. |
| 621 | ---- |
| 622 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: His children seem human enough, but he's so massive that it's hard to imagine him being human. However his eyes are yellow like that of Auntie Whispers, implying he may have also been disfigured by eating black turtles. |
| 623 | * AnimalLover: Implied. It's likely the family dog in the issue is his specifically, since [[spoiler:his daughters obviously don't care about it's well being]]. |
| 624 | * CharacterTic: Tends to vocalize with "HARRUMPH!" before he starts speaking. |
| 625 | * TheDreaded: Is this to Wirt in the his sole appearance. [[spoiler:This perception proves to be somewhat unwarented.]] |
| 626 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He's only ever called Papa. |
| 627 | * GoodAllAlong: His daughters say he becomes "uncontrollable" when upset, it turns out this [[spoiler:is referring to him being so sad he floods the garden with his tears]]. |
| 628 | * LargeAndInCharge: He's the biggest living thing in The Unknown and is[[spoiler:, at first glance]] the main authority figure in the issue he appears in. |
| 629 | * LargeHam: Given his size [[spoiler:and crybaby tendencies]] he tends to be very loud and dramatic. |
| 630 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: [[spoiler:As he starts crying]] the weather, which has been sunny during the whole issue, suddenly becomes cloudy and it starts raining, however it's never stated if he caused the storm. |
| 631 | * MoodSwinger: When his daughters tell him what Wirt did [[spoiler:he goes from roaring rage to inconsolable sobbing in the span of two lines of dialogue]] |
| 632 | * NothingIsScarier: We only ever see his eyes peering out of his house, which is probably for the best since said house is bulging as if it's about to burst from containing his massive body. |
| 633 | * OcularGushers: [[spoiler:When he cries he literally floods the whole valley his house is in.]] |
| 634 | * PapaWolf: His first concern when his daughters cry for him is to sort out whoever did it, [[spoiler:or it would be if he weren't a massive softie]]. |
| 635 | [[/folder]] |
| 636 | |
| 637 | [[folder:Papa's daughters]] |
| 638 | |
| 639 | Two young girls who live in a small valley with their giant father, they hate doing chores. |
| 640 | ---- |
| 641 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: Considering that it's unclear whether or not their father is human, the fact their faces are never shown and how eerily smart they seem to be for their age it's fairly reasonable to assume they're not fully human themselves. |
| 642 | * BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: [[spoiler:Would have allowed Wirt to drown their dog just to get out of doing chores.]] |
| 643 | * TheBadGuyWins: They're the main antagonists of their issue and ultimately succeed in their goal of avoiding chores. |
| 644 | * CrocodileTears: They use this to their advantage several times. |
| 645 | * TheFaceless: Their faces are always obscured by their bonnets. |
| 646 | * TheDreadedPretendTeaParty: While Wirt is doing their chores the girls play pretend with Greg and Beatrice. They talk down to the former and outright ignore the latter. |
| 647 | * HateSink: There's essentially nothing redeeming about these two. |
| 648 | * {{Jerkass}}: They hold the brothers hostage to do their chores and [[spoiler:lie to and emotionally manipulate their father out of laziness]]. |
| 649 | * MadLibsCatchphrase: Some variation on saying Papa won't like the situation or that he'll throw a fit. |
| 650 | * NoNameGiven: Neither of their names are ever revealed. |
| 651 | * ShoutOut: They're visually based on Sun Bonnet Sue. |
| 652 | * TroublingUnchildLikeBehavior: The girls are scarily well versed in using threats, manipulation and double speak to get their way. |
| 653 | * XanatosGambit: [[spoiler:Whether Wirt understood their cryptic instructions and did what was asked, messed up the chores or refused to do them the sisters wouldn't have to do the chores themselves.]] |
| 654 | [[/folder]] |
| 655 | |
| 656 | [[folder:The Animal King]] |
| 657 | |
| 658 | A creature with the features of many animals and a crown, he uses an acordian-like instrument to seemingly control other animals. |
| 659 | ---- |
| 660 | * AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: He's a cartoon creature wearing a small crown. |
| 661 | * AmbiguousSituation: He only sings while playing music and never speaks normally. It's unclear if he can't or chooses not to. |
| 662 | * TheBeastmaster: He has shades of this as any animal that here's his songs does whatever the song instructs it to do. |
| 663 | * BigFun: A jolly creature who offers a [[spoiler:non-cursed]] pear and moment of peace to everyone who comes across his pear tree. |
| 664 | * CartoonCreature: Lampshaded by Beatrice, he's literally a mish-mash of animal features. |
| 665 | * GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Not only did his pears NOT turn the brothers into animals but he tries to console Beatrice about her inner conflict]]. |
| 666 | * {{Foil}}: He can be seen as this to The Beast, as both sing, have multiple creatures reflected in their designs and are tied to a certain type of tree, [[spoiler:but while The Beast preys on those who he comes across The Animal King tries to help them]]. There is also the fact that his physical appearance is fairly close to a typical fairy tale "beast". |
| 667 | * InvoluntaryShapeshifting: Zigzagged, He doesn't transform but the pears from his tree can [[spoiler:seemingly]] turn humans into animals and he may not even be aware of it [[spoiler:being seen that way by others]]. |
| 668 | * {{Leitmotif}}: At the end of the issue he appears in is the sheet music to his song "Round the Old Pear Tree" |
| 669 | * NoNameGiven: The above name comes solely from his appearance and actions as he doesn't seem to have a canon one. |
| 670 | * NoSell: When Beatrice smacks his instrument out of his paws and demands he tell her how to turn the brothers human again he just stares at her blankly before picking his instrument up off the ground and playing it again. |
| 671 | * VisualPun: He can be seen as a play on the term "The animal kingdom". |
| 672 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After he puts the other animals to sleep he isn't seen or mentioned again. |
| 673 | [[/folder]] |
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