Line #97 Characters/Panthera


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9	These are the main characters in the webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Panthera}}''.
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11	Beware: There are '''SPOILERS''' ahead.
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13	!!Jason Quinn/Leo
14	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cast-jasonleo_9445.png]]
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16	Seventeen years old, Jason was the first to transform at the hands of Ari. In addition to being a scholastic whiz, Jason is the "leader" of Panthera.
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18	* BattleCouple: Together with Tigris. [[spoiler:Not anymore as of chapter seven, though.]]
19	%%* BetaCouple: Jason/Kira versus Fletcher/Taylor.%%How?
20	%%* DishingOutDirt
21	* ElementalPersonalities: Leo controls the earth element and is the group's sensible, emotionally stable leader.
22	%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: A mix of Choleric and Melancholic.%%Meaning what?
23	%%* TheHero
24	* KnightTemplarBigBrother: [[http://www.pantheracomic.com/?p=1761 Poor Pardus]].
25	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Direct result of the above and [[spoiler:dragging his little sister into Panthera only to find out they won't live past the age of thirty]].
26	* MySisterIsOffLimits: Although he was originally oblivious to Pardus and Onca liking each other until Kira pointed it out to him. More recently, though...
27	--> '''Jason:''' If you do '''''ANYTHING''''' to her, in '''any way, shape or form''', I will quite litterally '''#%$&!$# EAT YOU'''. And you have '''NO''' idea just how '''DEEP''' I could '''BURY''' what'd be left of your sorry '''carcass'''. '''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill UNDERSTOOD?]]'''
28	* SayMyName: Used for drama when [[spoiler:Leo starts doubting everything he thought he knew about himself and his position in the team after North Korea]].
29	* TransformationConventions: He's the leader of the group and transforms into a lion, traditionally regarded as the king of beasts.
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31	!!Kira Hwang/Tigris
32	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cast-kiratigris_7460.png]]
33	->'''Kira:''' What are '''you''' doing here, anyway?\
34	'''Jason:''' Uh, looking for '''''you''''', actually. I just followed the '''''burning mayhem'''''.
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36	Kira was the second to join Panthera. She's seventeen years old and has been described as "Bridgedale's athletic goddess", a member of the soccer, hockey and lacrosse teams since her freshman year. Put simply, Kira is in Panthera for the action.
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38	%%* ActionGirl: Is she ever.
39	* BattleCouple: Half of one with Jason, [[spoiler:until they mutually decided to break up in chapter seven]].
40	%%* BetaCouple: Again with Jason.
41	* ClingyJealousGirl: To Taylor over Jason for most of the first story arc. She only manages to calm down and warm up to the poor girl in the last five pages or so.
42	* DeadpanSnarker: She has her moments in the second story arc.
43	* ElementalPersonalities: The critical, easily angered Tigris bears fire as her element.
44	%%* FightingYourFriend: Taylor hardly counted as Kira's friend at that point in the story, though.%%So why is this an example?
45	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Somewhere between Choleric and Melancholic.
46	%%* TheLancer: To Leo's TheHero.
47	* ItsPersonal: Lampshaded and parodied. [[spoiler: When Leo points out all the flaws with North Korea's shiny new Tiger Mecha, Tigris does not take it well.]]
48	-->'''Tigris:''' (Internal monologue) [[spoiler: "Okay, so they not only made their death tank a Tiger, they made it suck. As a tiger myself, that's kind of personal."]]
49	* PlayingWithFire: To the point where Jason has accused her of having "raging pyromania".
50	* PoorCommunicationKills: A literal CatFight ensues between her and Onca when Onca tries to explain that [[spoiler:they've been fighting for the wrong side all along and that Ari is actually Oosterhuis]].
51	* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Tigris seems to have hers, considering she noted that napalm "tickled a bit".
52	* ScarsAreForever: In 8.10, [[spoiler:due to her carelessness, Tigris gets half of her face blown off. While Pardus is there to heal her before she dies, she still gets scarred]].
53	* ShutUpKiss: She tries this to Jason when he's having an identity crisis in chapter seven. Subverted when Jason gently pushes her away.
54	* SinkOrSwimMentor: To Taylor, albeit very heavy on the "Sink"-bit.
55	%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She's the tomboy to Taylor's girly girl.%%How?
56	* {{Tsundere}}: Very strongly type A, only opening up to Jason in the beginning.
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58	!!Fletcher Emerson/Pardus
59	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cast-fletcherpardus_3684.png]]
60	->"That's the "'''''[[RightBehindMe right behind you]]'''''" look, isn't it. Man, I '''''hate''''' that look.
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62	While Tigris is in it for the action, Fletcher is in it because being a leopard with control over air is seriously awesome. While he's capable of being sober, he's usually playful and light-hearted, always joking around (Fletcher is the first and foremost contributor to the [[http://www.pantheracomic.com/?p=690 cat-pun jar]]).
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64	%%* BetaCouple: He and Taylor are this to Jason/Kira.%%How?
65	%%* BewareTheNiceOnes: Pardus gets quite dangerous.
66	%%* BlowYouAway
67	* CallingTheOldManOut: To [[spoiler:Ari/Oosterhuis]]: "[[spoiler: I only serve ONE God, and it ain't YOU.]]"
68	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He acts totally goofy until things get serious.
69	* ElementalPersonalities: The lighthearted, spiritual Pardus is associated with air.
70	%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine.
71	* GenreSavvy: Pardus shows plenty. Amongst other things, he's lampshaded CallingYourAttacks [[http://www.pantheracomic.com/?p=1680 here]], LetsSplitUpGang [[http://www.pantheracomic.com/?p=1175 here]] and RightBehindMe [[http://www.pantheracomic.com/?p=1629 here]].
72	* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Fletcher's mother was a hooker; she never even knew who his father was. He lived in foster care until his gay dads adopted him.]]
73	%%* TheSmartGuy
74	* TrustPassword: Pardus is the subject of one. When Leo had to verify a message from him via Onca to Tigris and Pardus, Leo told her that [[spoiler:Pardus dyes his fur]].
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76	!!Taylor Quinn/Onca
77	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cast-tayloronca_4511.png]]
78	->"Everything seems to happen so '''''fast''''' lately, and I'm so '''''confused''''' -- I don't wanna ruin this team more than I already '''''have''''' --"
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80	Jason's younger sister and the team's final recruit on Jason's reccomendation. While she's by no means a warrior, she still has a strong sense of justice and she's pretty smart.
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82	%%* BetaCouple: She forms one to Jason/Kira with Fletcher.
83	%%* CarnivoreConfusion: As the newest member, it's to be expected. [[http://www.pantheracomic.com/?p=1620 Tigris was not amused]].%%ZCE, links aren't context.
84	* ElementalPersonalities: Onca, adaptable and emotional, wields water.
85	%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Supine.
86	%%* LetsGetDangerous: [[spoiler:Aristotle]] finds this out the hard way.
87	* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Onca just [[http://www.pantheracomic.com/?p=914 couldn't get the hang]] of Growl in the beginning.
88	%%* NaiveNewcomer: Very much so.
89	* PoorCommunicationKills: A result of MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels, Onca couldn't explain at all to Tigris why she was trying to tell them [[spoiler:Ari is Oosterhuis]]. Tigris responded [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown violently]].
90	* PrematureEmpowerment: When Taylor is asked to join the Adventuring Club, she agrees... and then they knocked her out and injected with gene-altering treatments to turn her into a were-jaguar with elemental powers. It's only after ''that'' that she hears what the Adventuring Club really is.
91	%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Kira's tomboy.
92	* WaterIsWomanly: She wields water and is the GirlyGirl of the team.
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94	!!Richard Reynder/Aristotle
95	[[caption-width-right:341:[[labelnote:Click to see Ari]][[quoteright:269:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cast-reydner_5638.png]][[/labelnote]]]]
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97	Aged 39, Richard Reynder is the eccentric science teacher at Bridgedale High and in charge of the Adventuring Club. He is also a brilliant scientist and the man behind Panthera, aiming to take down the evil Ovid Pharmaceutical corporation.
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99	%%* AGodAmI
100	%%* BackFromTheDead: Either this or [[spoiler: HesJustHiding]].
101	%%* TheBigGuy
102	%%* BrokenPedestal
103	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: When Unica stops being his brainwashed pawn, he turns his gun on himself.]] Unica stops him.
104	%%* FiveManBand: Seems to be setting this up.
105	%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Phlegmatic.
106	* GloryHound: A big part of the reason for his initial attacks on [=OVID=] is that ''he'' will be the one to cure cancer, not anyone else.
107	* InsaneTrollLogic: He believes the best way to handle being accused of lying to, endangering, and manipulating four individuals he granted super-powers, without telling them the side-effects, dangers or consequences first, is to smugly admit he's been openly lying, and then ''demand their trust,'' only to go flying into a rage when they refuse to give it to him.
108	* KickTheDog: When he sees Unica have an emotional crisis over accidentally killing an unarmed civilian, he doesn't say one word of consolation, or sympathy. Instead he brings a gun, and openly condemns her for ''desisting'' in attacking the teens he betrayed
109	* MoralMyopia: Once the main cast encounters the F.B.I. and they hear [=OVID's=] side of the story, he happily and smugly comes forward and shamelessly admits that he's been manipulating and outright lying to the main characters for years, not to mention grievously shorten their lifespans, and calls them "useful failures." This does not in any way stop him from coming to the conclusion that '''they're ungrateful bastards who are betraying him'' because they refuse to believe in him, ''after he betrayed their trust'' and because he "gave them power," by essentially making them all giant tumors as a side-effect making them were-felines.
110	* NeverHurtAnInnocent: [[spoiler: After his first on-screen defeat, and his supposedly losing his superpowers]], he's openly sworn to "never harm an innocent." Of course, he's got a [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity really narrow definition]] of innocent, and blew up a high-school after deliberately trapping the janitor inside, by poisoning him with a powerful neurotoxin. He's also openly declared that [[KnightTemplar anyone who opposes him, regardless of the reason, is no innocent.]]
111	%%* NietzscheWannabe
112	%%* OneWingedAngel
113	* PlayingWithSyringes: Ovid and the F.B.I. finds his lab, and what they find inside is... not pretty, to say the least. We also learn that [[spoiler:Ari sent Ovid pictures of his victims, claiming they belonged to Panthera.]]
114	* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Ari is Oosterhuis. Moreover, he suffers from a massive case of AGodAmI and he's got powers stronger than Panthera when they're on their own.]]
115	* TautologicalTemplar: And HOW! Regardless of what name he decides to give himself, he's completely convinced that he's an invariably good person because his stated end goal [[spoiler: curing cancer]] is good and noble. Therefore, no matter what he does, from grabbing people off the street and experimenting on them, to their deaths, or conning teenagers into letting themselves be turned into were-felines with super-powers, at the possilbe cost of the majority of their lifespan, and becoming his disposable unwitting pawns to engage in grand theft, assault, and terrorism, and then betraying them when they've outlived their usefulness to him, he continues to believe wholeheartedly that he's done nothing wrong, and he tells himself, and anyone he recruits from that point on, that said teenagers ''betrayed him'' because they dared to defend themselves.
116	%%* TreacherousAdvisor
117	%%* WalkingSpoiler: Hard to argue with all the spoiler markings on his entry.
118	%%* WellIntentionedExtremist: At first, anyway...
119	* WithUsOrAgainstUs: He views anyone who doesn't bow down and serve his agenda, if not him personally, without hesitation or reservation, as either an enemy, or a traitor, even if the reason they turned on him is because he exploited, abused, or outright turned on them first, and they're merely defending themselves.
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121	!!Unica
122	A were-snow leopard, and the newest recruit for Oostherius.
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124	* CynicismCatalyst: Combined with StartOfDarkness. The death of her father due to a supposed chemical leak is what makes her succepticle to Ootherius and his agenda.
125	%%* TheDragon: To Oostherhuis.
126	* ForgottenFriendNewFoe: To Onca. Despite the fact that she's the one who cut off contact, and rebuffed, ignored or withdrew from any and all attempts from the latter to communicate, she continues to play the "you abandoned me" card to the latter. Onca eventually gets sick of it.
127	* HeelRealization: She finally realizes that while she may not know what's right or wrong anymore, Ootherius's agenda clearly isn't. Ootherius responds by pointing a gun at her.
128	* HulkSpeak: Due to her different vocal system, being a snow leopard, she can't vocalize "growl" well.
129	* MadnessMantra: As a direct result of her VillainousBreakdown.
130	---> "Shut Up! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!"
131	* MoralMyopia: She knowingly works for a ConsummateLiar, yet berates the main characters and accuses them ''of lying'' if they don't answer her questions in a way she wants to hear.
132	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Starting with a BigNo. She finally snaps out of her homicidal rage after she realizes she [[spoiler: struck down Andre who stumbled on the scene and was trying to talk her down.]]
133	* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Combined with JustThinkOfThePotential. She tries to rationalize that performing horrific experiments on "disposable" people, against their will, is perfectly justified because the end goal ''might'' save vastly many more lives.
134	* NeverMyFault: All her acts of villainy and BlindObedience to Oostherhuis? It's all Panthera's fault! [[RevengeBeforeReason AND THEY MUST PAY!]]
135	* ShockAndAwe: As befits an Aether based were-feline, her powers often center around electricity.
136	* TautologicalTemplar: She's convinced herself that Duolius, aka Ootherius is a good man, so everything he does, or tells her to do is good and noble without exception, and anyone who gets in the way, regardless of reason must be struck down.
137	* TeleportationWithDrawbacks: Her Aether powers allow her to perform small, line-of-sight teleports.
138	* VillainousBreakdown: Once Onca's pierced her BlindObedience, and she can no longer rationalize her villainy, she goes completely out of control. [[spoiler: To lethal consequences for a nearby civilian that happens on the scene and tries to talk her down.]]
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140	!!Dr. Sarah Pavilion
141	One of the Ovid scientists/F.B.I. agents who recruit Panthera to go after Ootherius.
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143	* BitchInSheepsClothing: She acts like a kindly mother-figure to Panthera. She's really a manipulative bitch.
144	* BrokenPedestal: The second in the series. [[spoiler: When she is caught and killed selling the Panthera team to Ari, by stealing classified data.]]
145	* CharacterDeath: She gets shot to death trying to steal classified data, after she pulls a gun and shot at the guards who tried to detain her.
146	* DoubleAgent: She's the one who recruited Panthera in the Ovid lab attacked by Aristotle, on behalf of Ovid and the F.B.I.. [[spoiler: In reality, she's been leading the teens on to help Aristotle in his mad agenda.]]
147	* MotherlyScientist: Subverted. While in front of Panthera, she ''acts'' kind and nurturing, like a good mother. In reality, she's just exploting them. [[spoiler: Even without being allied to Aristotle.]]
148	* TheSpook: Her motives for [[spoiler: helping Aristotle]] are never truly made clear.
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150	!!Andre
151	The leader of the school's newspaper club, the first to figure out something's up with the "camping" club, and Martina's closest friend.
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153	* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: Being hit by Unica's lightning kills him.]]
154	* KickTheMoralityPet: On the receiving end. Unica's stray blast hits him, and it causes Unica to stop her rampage, in shock and horror.
155	* OneDegreeOfSeparation: He's even closer to Martina than Taylor Quin was.
156	* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler: His death serves to show Unica just what kind of "man" she's been serving.]]
157	* SchoolNewspaperNewshound: He runs the school's newspaper club, and as a direct result decides to investigate the abnormalities of the "Camping Club."
158	* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Defied. He rushes out onto the battlefield to try to talk Unica down. He gets hit by her stray lightning.
159	* TooDumbToLive: He jumps in the middle of a fight between super-powered were-felines without protection of any kind. The end result is wholy predictable.
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161	!Other Antagonists
162	!!Jenga
163	A colonel in the DPRK, aka, the North Korean military.
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165	* BerserkButton: Exploited. Tigris briefly assuming her human form reminds her of the North Korean family that defected to the U.S., to avoid starving to death. She considers them "traitors" for doing so, and flies into a rage that negates what little I.Q. she has.
166	* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Of all the numerous problems with her pet mecha, all of which make it utterly unsustainable, the most obvious is that it lacks ''windshield wipers'', making it completely unusable in any inclement weather.
167	* FakeDefector: She lures Panthera to North Korea by impersonating a South Korean agent in need of rescue, through sending a false distress signal to the U.S..
168	%%* PatrioticFervor: To a truly unhealthy, and suicidal, degree.
169	* SmugSnake: She is so convinced that her home country of North Korea is vastly superior to the rest of the world, and being a loyal citizen makes her a vastly superior soldier to any other soldier in the world, that she immediately thinks the Panthera are ''frozen in fear'' upon seeing her pet mecha without understanding a word they are saying. What they were really doing was pointing out ''everything'' wrong with the vehicle and the concept behind it. Further, when Panthera broke out of the lab to have more fighting room, she immediately thought that they were fleeing in terror, and gave chase without any thought.
170	* SuicidalOverconfidence: She is so utterly convinced that her pet mecha is "invincible" that she doesn't take ''any'' defensive or preventative measures. As impractical as the mecha was, a more cautious pilot could still have used it effectively in many controlled situations, and would have been far more likely to kill Panthera and emerge unscathed. The only real difficulty Panthera had fighting ''her'' was the fear of starting a radiation leak.

Context Characters / Panthera