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| 8 | [[index]] |
| 9 | * [[Characters/ParanaturalTheActivityClub The Activity Club and partner spirits]] |
| 10 | * [[Characters/ParanaturalConsortium The Consortium and partner spirits]] |
| 11 | * [[Characters/ParanaturalMayviewMiddleSchool Mayview Middle School]] |
| 12 | * [[Characters/ParanaturalTheAngelsCult The Angel's Cult and associates]] |
| 13 | * [[Characters/ParanaturalOtherGroups Other Groups]] |
| 14 | [[/index]] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 17 | |
| 18 | !!Activity Club Family Members |
| 19 | [[folder:Max's Dad]] |
| 20 | !!Peter Puckett |
| 21 | [[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dad_cast_6770.png]] |
| 22 | |
| 23 | ->''"Ride, my son... TO YOUR EDUCATION!"''\ |
| 24 | |
| 25 | Max and Zoey's father and owner of the Corner Store, the convenience store that doubles as the Puckett's home. A native to Mayview, who came back after his wife passed away. |
| 26 | ---- |
| 27 | * AchievementsInIgnorance: When Zoe goes to get pizza, he takes over playing for her in Monopoly. A few minutes later, she returns only to find her father has somehow managed to lose ''twice'' in a game where that shouldn't even be possible. |
| 28 | * AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: He incorrectly tells Max to "sext" and "meme" his friends. |
| 29 | * BizarreTasteInFood: Squeezes the grease from his pizza into his soda and eats eggshells rather than the yolk and white. Zoey only has an issue with the former because he wrings his slice out into her drink by mistake. |
| 30 | * BumblingDad: A played down version; most of the bumbling comes from the fact that he's a giant Cloudcuckoolander, rather than actually being dumb or not getting his kids. |
| 31 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He apparently spent hours playing with the automatic door the first night, and forgot to have stuff to sell at first. [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-3 Check out how he makes breakfast.]] The fact that he's in the ''laundry room'' is the ''least'' bizarre thing going on there. |
| 32 | * EpicFail: When he fails, he fails with style. |
| 33 | -->'''Dad:''' Ah, Zoey, I hope you don't mind... I played for you while you were gone. Don't worry... I only lost twice!\ |
| 34 | '''Zoey:''' I was downstairs for two minutes. ''We're playing Monopoly.''\ |
| 35 | '''Dad:''' [[{{Understatement}} I may have made a few risky investments.]]\ |
| 36 | '''Max:''' He tried to build a, and I quote, "tower citadel worthy of my sorcery" out of like twenty stacked hotels. On Jail. |
| 37 | * {{Expy}}: He's a dead ringer for [[Anime/{{FLCL}} Kamon Nandaba]], minus the glasses. |
| 38 | * LargeHam: As per the norm for any resident of Mayview. |
| 39 | -->'''Mr. Puckett:''' Ride my child, to the top of the hill... TO YOUR EDUCATION!!\ |
| 40 | '''Max:''' Cut it out, Dad. |
| 41 | * {{Manchild}}: He spent half an hour running in and out of an automatic sliding door. He has lightsaber fights with his preteen daughter. His lifelong dream is to own a convenience store. Yup, he qualifies. |
| 42 | * ShipTease: His interactions with Isabel's mother in Chapter 8 seem to hint at this with her. |
| 43 | * UnnamedParent: Is listed as just "Dad" in his official character bio on the website. It's not until Chapter 8, where his first name, Peter, is casually dropped. |
| 44 | * WackyParentSeriousChild: The batty parent to Max's snarky youngling. |
| 45 | |
| 46 | [[/folder]] |
| 47 | |
| 48 | [[folder:Zoey]] |
| 49 | !!Zoey Puckett |
| 50 | [[quoteright:134:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zoey_cast_6347.png]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | ->''"You're a LIAR, Dad!"''\ |
| 53 | |
| 54 | The youngest child. Has a higher tolerance to her father's antics than Max. |
| 55 | ---- |
| 56 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Not as bad as her father, but still worse than her brother, though not by much. |
| 57 | * CloudcuckoolandersMinder: She tag-teams looking after her father in his odder moments with Max. |
| 58 | * DaddysGirl: Most of her time in the comic is spent with her dad. |
| 59 | * WackyParentSeriousChild: She actively tries to be responsible, unlike Max who merely snarks. |
| 60 | * YouthfulFreckles: She has these now, as of her Chapter 8 appearance. |
| 61 | [[/folder]] |
| 62 | |
| 63 | [[folder:Max's Mom]] |
| 64 | !!June Puckett |
| 65 | |
| 66 | Max's mother, who died shortly before the series began. Appears in [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-4-page-111 a flashback]] in the Ghost Train chapter. |
| 67 | ---- |
| 68 | * ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:She's implied to be much more important than she seemed on introduction, as Agent Day, whom is greatly implied to have once been Max's babysitter when he was back in the city and made a brief appearance in Max's flashback of his mom in Chapter 4, mentions a request that "June ''Puckett''" made to her regarding Mayview, and Boss Leader later mentions that Day's business in Mayview is part of a laundry list of unsolved mysteries she inherited from her 'first' mentor, greatly implying that she's Day's old mentor and was involved in the Consortium. The final page of Chapter 7 reveals that she and Agent Summers, Mina and Rick's original mentor, are one and the same]]. |
| 69 | * EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: She looks completely different in her [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-1-page-7 first appearance by photo]], lacking any piercings, being noticeably thinner and having a more angular face than her appearance in the aforementioned flashback. |
| 70 | * {{Manchild}}: Not as bad as her husband, but she was a bit scatterbrained. |
| 71 | * PosthumousCharacter: Her death is the reason the family moved to Mayview. It's also implied it was a violent death of some sort, judging by some of Max's questions about ghosts. |
| 72 | * SelfDeprecation: Refers to herself in this manner when Max asks to go learn how to skate with some friends: |
| 73 | -->'''June:''' Right, um, so. I don't think... a ''responsible'' parent... would let a 7-year-old near a "Hole Pit"... unsupervised. And, uh, neither would I. |
| 74 | * WrenchWench: She was some combination of engineer/artist, making strange metal sculptures. |
| 75 | [[/folder]] |
| 76 | |
| 77 | [[folder:Amy Chen]] |
| 78 | !!Amy Chen |
| 79 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paranatural_amychen.png]] |
| 80 | |
| 81 | Isabel's mother, a registered nurse. |
| 82 | ---- |
| 83 | * TheTeamNormal: She's the only known non-spectral aware of spectral activities. She can't see or hear the spirit world, but she has a haunted ladle that she uses to smack her father in-law. |
| 84 | [[/folder]] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[folder:Francisco Guerra]] |
| 87 | !!Francisco Guerra |
| 88 | [[quoteright:181:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grandpa_cast_2634.png]] |
| 89 | |
| 90 | ->''"You missed the target's center by nearly nine centimeters. You call that a spectral energy compression projectile burstshot?''"\ |
| 91 | |
| 92 | Isabel's grandfather. He owns a dojo that trains spectrals on how to use their powers. Incredibly strict, and ''very'' harsh. |
| 93 | ---- |
| 94 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: To the point where he wonders how an "immaculate" and "majestic" being such as himself could cause the creation of someone as flawed as Isabel. Ironically, he finds her to be the arrogant one. |
| 95 | * TheConfidant: As his old teacher, Spender trusted him knowing his secret agenda, though he only agreed to be neutral. |
| 96 | * DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:[[https://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-7-page-24 This page in Chapter 7]] just casually throws out the detail that Guerra died at age 70 sometime before the comic began.]] Actually foreshadowed by Isabel and Dr. Zarei several times in the comic. |
| 97 | -->'''Zarei:''' Will you lose your social life ''too'' now that you can't import friends? |
| 98 | * FantasticRacism: He views spirits more as, well, tools than than sentient beings, which Isabel ingrained for much of the early comic. |
| 99 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He pushes Isabel quite hard in his dojo, prefers his other students to her and has no small amount of harsh words for her [[spoiler: when she loses Eightfold, not even bothering to listen to her explanation on the matter]]. He also considers the Ghost Train to be in better hands with one of his students instead of the one who actually tamed it, Doctor Zarei, and actually seems willing to fight over its ownership. On the other hand, he houses Ed without too much complaint, and [[spoiler:he grants Isabel a new spirit the morning after she loses Eightfold]]. |
| 100 | ** At least partially [[JerkWithaHeartofJerk subverted]]: [[spoiler:Flipflop later reveals that Francisco believed he was a worthless spirit that would force Isabel to stop relying on tools.]] |
| 101 | * LargeAndInCharge: He dwarfs many of his students, despite being an old man. |
| 102 | * ShapingYourAttacks: Something he teaches at the dojo. Some examples being spectral energy turning into fists or [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext dolphins]]. |
| 103 | * SecretSecretKeeper: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Francisco has somehow managed to learn that [[spoiler:Boss Leader is not a human trapped in a permanent coma because of her spirit, but a construct that the spirit itself uses to pretend to be human]]. Despite being aware of this, Francisco has not widely spread the knowledge around, implied to be partially because [[spoiler:Boss leader can [[LaserGuidedAmnesia selectively erase memories of others]], and has done so prior to protect herself]], so Francisco doesn't want to tip his hand to them. However, he ''is'' willing to use the DarkSecret as an AwfulTruth to convince a select few he deems worthy to join his Dojo, steadily amassing loyal students this way [[spoiler:implied to be in preparation for openly combatting the Consortium in the future]]. At least Scabs and Crush were recruited this way. |
| 104 | * SternTeacher: His primary teaching style is to shame his students into doing better. He's worst with his own granddaughter; he berates her for missing a target by nine centimeters, when she got far closer than all the adult students in the class. |
| 105 | [[/folder]] |
| 106 | |
| 107 | [[folder:Ángel Guerra]] |
| 108 | !!Ángel Guerra |
| 109 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paranatural_angelguerra.png]] |
| 110 | |
| 111 | Isabel's estranged father who owns an antique shop in town. |
| 112 | ---- |
| 113 | * DeliberatelyNonLethalAttack: Isabel states her father told her that swords are for the weak because they make the decision to kill for their wielder. He fights with sticks instead as he believes weapons should only be for self-defense, though Isabel remarks that his logic is stupid since all weapons can kill. |
| 114 | * EmotionSuppression: [[spoiler:Cherub's bell enables her to cast this on him to ease his mind and achieve his state of perpetual Zen clam, especially whenever he's beginning to harbour doubts or concerns about some of the more morally dubious actions they've undertaken, like masquerading as "The Angel" through a FusionDance to help lead the Angel's Cult of well-intentioned individuals in opposition to the other forces in town, or keeping Flipflop's master Polaris imprisoned in order to use his unique ability to alter spectral energy to achieve their aims. This is {{Deconstructed|Trope}}, as it leaves him blind to the fact that this is happening at an unhealthy rate and enabling Cherub to manipulate him as an UnwittingPawn, whilst also further distancing him from his daughter as he's unable to react appropriately to her emotional needs in turn]]. |
| 115 | * FightingFromTheInside: [[spoiler:It's implied that subconsciously, part of him suspects Cherub's manipulations and is attempting to resist, with Angel experiencing conflicting emotions over morally grey actions they've taken like imprisoning Polaris, but Cherub's EmotionSuppression power prevents this from turning into full-blown realisation for the moment]]. |
| 116 | * FusionDance: [[spoiler:He and Cherub can perform Spectral Fusion to take on the identity of Angel, the leader of Doorman, Forge, and Nin's cult]]. |
| 117 | * HatesTheirParent: He and his father do not get along, with Ángel seeing Francisco as controlling and disagreeing with his views on Spirits and Tools. Furthermore, Fransisco allegedly dislikes that Ángel manifested black Spectral energy instead of red, while the latter seems to blame his father's presence for Isabel becoming a Spectral at all. |
| 118 | * HippieParents: He seems to be one, if more focused and driven, with his spiritualism and seemingly calm laid-back attitude. |
| 119 | -->'''Isabel:''' …My dad made me thank a tree. For air. |
| 120 | * TricksterMentor: Deconstructed. He truly does want what's best for Isabel, but he uses a very roundabout way of aiding her that seems to mostly be an attempt to avoid his daughter's rejection by never offering her anything upfront. Spender is highly unimpressed with this and sees Ángel as someone trying to give his parenting responsibilities to someone else. |
| 121 | [[/folder]] |
| 122 | |
| 123 | [[folder:Dr. Gwen Burger ('''spoilers''')]] |
| 124 | !!Dr. Gwen Burger |
| 125 | |
| 126 | ->''"My life's work hasn't failed until it ends up the next generation's burden."''\ |
| 127 | |
| 128 | Ed's mother who disappeared many years ago. |
| 129 | ---- |
| 130 | * AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:It's not entirely certain ''what'' happened to her, but she and her husband went somewhere to do something for the Consortium. Wherever she is, she can barely get sleep and has no sense of time. It's unknown what happened to her husband, but it's implied whatever is happening to her already took him, and her dream is close enough to a Wight that is poses a threat to anyone who gets to her]]. [[spoiler:She said Mr. Spender bought her some time, but that was ten years ago]]. |
| 131 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler:Gwen appears as a dark blob in her dream that vaguely resembles her real self, which she explains is due to how far away her dream is, metaphysically. Her speech bubbles are also black and briefly turn white when she gets excited. There also ''something'' happening to her that seems to have already done in her husband]]. |
| 132 | * TimeDissonance: [[spoiler:Gwen can't keep track of time wherever she is, saying that three years could be centuries]]. |
| 133 | * WalkingSpoiler: What, were the constant spoiler tags not proof enough? It is very hard to talk about her without revealing major spoilers. |
| 134 | * YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:Wherever she's trapped, Gwen is clearly not having an easy time. She explains it could have been centuries since she vanished when it's only been three years and tells Rick he's bought her more time. Gwen also mentions that the toll of being where she is has already done something to her husband, and his absence implies he's gone for good]]. |
| 135 | [[/folder]] |
| 136 | |
| 137 | [[folder:Penny ('''spoilers''')]] |
| 138 | !!Penny Spender |
| 139 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/penny_ch5pg143.png]] |
| 140 | |
| 141 | A waitress in a Mayview diner who is revealed to be Mr. Spender's little sister. |
| 142 | ---- |
| 143 | * AlmightyJanitor: Her day job is a perfectly mundane waitress gig, but she [[spoiler:has white spectral energy, which is not natural to spectrals and marks her as somehow connected to a Wight, either being a medium for one or using the Wight Polaris to switch her potentially black energy color to white]]. |
| 144 | * ChekhovsGunman: She first appears as the waitress who serves Zarei and Day during their lunch in chapter 5. She is later revealed to be a plot-relevant character with ties to one of the main characters. |
| 145 | * DramaticIrony: Penny has somehow grown convinced that Rich fled to some tropical tax heaven after running away from their family, instead of... the other side of town, where he has a proper job and life-threatening adventures every other day. |
| 146 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: In addition to any spectral powers she might have, she is also a skilled swordswoman training with Isabel's father. |
| 147 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Her hair becomes slicked-back when she's preparing to spar -- right as her status as a spectral, a fighter, and a relative of Spender's is revealed. The slicked-back style is also reminiscent of Spender's hair. |
| 148 | * FamilyThemeNaming: Like Mr. Spender, she has a money-themed name. |
| 149 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: |
| 150 | ** When she spots a fly, she has a stereotypical "Ew, a bug!" reaction... except she goes into a perfect fencing stance and almost manages to skewer it with her pen. |
| 151 | ** Isabel's father mentions her spectral energy is white, and instructs her to keep it hidden. Boss Leader later elaborates on the significance of it, explaining that [[spoiler:it’s usually only accessible by wights and their mediums, although Penny’s teacher has found a way to change his black energy to the opposite]]. |
| 152 | * PercussivePickpocket: She "accidentally" [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-218 bumps into Mina,]] and it's not immediately obvious that Mina's lantern is missing after that. |
| 153 | * PunnyName: Like Rick (and her parents), her name hides a pun. Penny Spender. Unlike the rest of her family, however, she picked it herself when she transitioned. |
| 154 | * TransTribulations: She's a transgender woman, and her parents cut her off financially in protest of her transitioning (though the Spenders [[LaserGuidedKarma went bankrupt shortly afterwards]], so even if she still had access to their fortune she wouldn't have been able to make much use of it). |
| 155 | [[/folder]] |
| 156 | |
| 157 | [[folder:Isaac's parents]] |
| 158 | [[quoteright:527:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_5268.jpeg]] |
| 159 | [[caption-width-right:527:Isaac's parents doing completely original poses with King Catnine's weak form in front of them]] |
| 160 | [[/folder]] |
| 161 | !!Bound Spirits |
| 162 | |
| 163 | [[folder:Spoiler Character (Chapter 4)]] |
| 164 | !!Spender's Spirit/"The Shadow" |
| 165 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_shadowpng_0.png]] |
| 166 | ->'''Hijack:''' W-w-what is ''that!?''\ |
| 167 | '''Lucifer:''' A nuclear bomb. "Some freaky shadow spirit." Worthless scrap. Who knows.\ |
| 168 | |
| 169 | A spirit possessing Mr. Spender. Lucifer and Spender actively work to contain it, as it is apparently some sort of dangerous shadow spirit. |
| 170 | ---- |
| 171 | * CastingAShadow: Has shadow powers, and seems to be a shadow ''itself''. |
| 172 | * DarkIsEvil: As far as [[AmbiguouslyEvil Spender]] is concerned. Only powerful sources of light, such as Lucifer, can contain or repel it. |
| 173 | * SealedEvilInACan: And the can is Spender. |
| 174 | * WouldHurtAChild: '''Heavily''' implied. After showcasing during the fight with Forge that it can turn shadows into massive chasms, its first act upon its escape attempt is to cover Isabel and Max with shadows, causing Spender to instantly lose his composure. |
| 175 | [[/folder]] |
| 176 | |
| 177 | [[folder:Peekaboo]] |
| 178 | [[quoteright:214:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/peekaboo_ch5pg287_01_v1.png]] |
| 179 | ->''"PEEKABOO!"''\ |
| 180 | |
| 181 | A BedsheetGhost with the mind of a child. Its medium seems unwilling to use its powers. Its spirit realm is a child's playroom full of discarded toys. |
| 182 | ---- |
| 183 | * AmbiguousSituation: It’s weird even by spirit standards, having been with Dimitri since he was an infant at the latest but not healing at all. It also hasnt shown its energy color at all even when emotional. |
| 184 | * AmbiguousGender: Its simple design lends no clues to gender. The narration refers to it with it/its pronouns. |
| 185 | * BedsheetGhost: Looks like a small sheet ghost. Ironically, being a spirit, it's not of human origin. |
| 186 | * LovecraftianSuperpower: Its power manifests in such a way that its medium basically has their head ''warp around an incoming fist''. |
| 187 | * SpaceMaster: It can reshape the matter of whatever it's possessing. This would be fine if not for the fact that [[BodyHorror its spectral is an active medium.]] |
| 188 | * ThirdPersonPerson: Always talks in third-person. |
| 189 | [[/folder]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | [[folder:Spoiler Character (Chapter 7)]] |
| 192 | !!The other Wight |
| 193 | |
| 194 | The second Wight in Mayview. |
| 195 | ---- |
| 196 | * IdentityBreakdown: Its monologue at [[https://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-8 the beginning of chapter 8]] implies it has some ''issues'' in this regard. |
| 197 | * MadnessMantra: '''LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME -''' |
| 198 | * WalkingSpoiler: Wights themselves are a spoiler altogether, but this thing is deeply integral to whatever happened to Ed's parents and Spender's past. |
| 199 | [[/folder]] |
| 200 | |
| 201 | [[folder:Phantomime]] |
| 202 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9d19ef27_df50_425f_b014_72e46b5623e5.jpeg]] |
| 203 | Penny's spirit, a flamboyant and cheerful performer. Her ability allows Penny to mimic the abilities of other Spectrals' spirits, with their power and accuracy increasing the more the Spectral trusts and knows Penny. |
| 204 | ---- |
| 205 | * HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Has the ''potential'' to be this, as Phantomine's power could allow Penny to duplicate the abilities of virtually any other Spectral's spirit, opening the possibility for some powerful combinations. Unfortunately, it's ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] due to Penny's severe trust issues, forcing Phantomine to find a workaround that can produce some... mixed results. |
| 206 | * PunnyName: "Phantomime" is a combination of "phantom" and "pantomime". |
| 207 | * StageMagician: She is themed after theatrical performance, including stage magic. Two of her arms are rose bouquets, and the others are top hats with rabbit-ear-like white gloves for hands. Her shirt is a stage curtain, above her head is a top hat crossed with a spotlight, her face resembles a Venician carnival mask, and she has playing card rabbit ears on her head. |
| 208 | [[/folder]] |
| 209 | |
| 210 | [[folder:Polaris ('''Spoilers''')]] |
| 211 | [[quoteright:790:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paranatural_polaris.png]] |
| 212 | |
| 213 | Flipflop's teacher, a peaceful wight that slept in an arctic cave until he was supposedly captured for his power by a mysterious spectral. He is currently inhabiting a staff that is in the hands of Ángel. |
| 214 | ---- |
| 215 | * BearsAreBadNews: Subverted. While he is a wight, Polaris mastered his grudge, found inner calm, abandoned the path of power and took up the search for true enlightenment. |
| 216 | * DeepSleep: When his students came to him, he was found meditating in a spiritual hibernation and rarely muttered. |
| 217 | * DualityMotif: He is a black-and-white panda and his power, which Ángel calls "Polar Shift", revolve around this. Similar to his student Flipflop, he can reverse things but on a bigger scale, capable of turning something hard to soft, stain to shine, and even spectral colors, turning Ángel's black energy to white and the opposite. |
| 218 | * FightingPanda: Visually, Polaris wears robes that resemble those of a martial artist and he has black and white fur, split vertically, where his left half and right arm are black and his right half and left arm are white. Though, only the black half has a patch of white fur around his eyes. |
| 219 | [[/folder]] |
| 220 | |
| 221 | !!Ghosts, Free Spirits, and other entities |
| 222 | |
| 223 | [[folder:P.J.]] |
| 224 | !!P.J. |
| 225 | [[quoteright:133:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pj_cast_9159.png]] |
| 226 | |
| 227 | ->''"Just exercising my face muscles in case I ever feel happy again."''\ |
| 228 | |
| 229 | The child ghost haunting Max's house/convenience store. Best friends with Lefty. |
| 230 | ---- |
| 231 | * ChekhovsGunman: Makes an easy-to-disregard appearance in the first chapter before making a proper debut in the second. |
| 232 | * CreepyChild: A 9.4 on the international scale. |
| 233 | * CreepyCute: As he starts getting more confident, he slowly slides into this. Max claims that he just wants to "hand him one of those big swirly lollipops" when he's around. |
| 234 | * HeroWorshipper: Admires Max as some sort of superhero. |
| 235 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: It's revealed in Chapter 8 that he died when a meteor struck his house in the middle of the night, causing it to explode with him and his family inside. [[spoiler:It's implied this might not actually be the case, and there's more to the story that what PJ knows, especially since his guardian Lefty is all but confirmed to be the spectral hand of Davy Jones and shows concern for PJ's wellbeing. Given Davy's OverprotectiveDad traits towards his son Cody and Lefty's similar protectiveness, it's implied that PJ's death may have had a hand in affecting Davy to such a degree]]. |
| 236 | * JacobMarleyApparel: He died in his pajamas and has been stuck with them ever since. |
| 237 | * MeaningfulName: His name is PJ and he wears pajamas, though he later says that PJ was what he was called when he was alive and him being [[JacobMarleyApparel perpetually stuck in pajamas]] was just a coincidence. |
| 238 | * NoSocialSkills: [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-2-page-9 Case in point.]] PJ remarks that Max's mom dying a "sudden, grisly sort of death" is perfect for having her ghost remain, while not paying attention to how unnerved Max gets. |
| 239 | * {{Protectorate}}: Lefty is ''very'' protective of him. PJ mentions he doesn't like him going outside, and when PJ does sneak out to help Max during chapter 5, the disembodied hand sets out to find him and immediately drags him back to the store, whilst angrily shaking itself at Max to express its disapproval at his "bad influence". [[spoiler:Whether this has something to do with the hints that Lefty is connected to Davy Jones is unclear]]. |
| 240 | * UndeadChild: Of the unnerving, ghostly kind. The last few panels of this page, for [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-2-page-9 example]]. |
| 241 | * TheUnsmile: He's been out of practice for so long, his attempts at smiling are unnerving. |
| 242 | [[/folder]] |
| 243 | |
| 244 | [[folder:Lefty]] |
| 245 | |
| 246 | !!Lefty |
| 247 | [[quoteright:108:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lefty_cast_4367.png]] |
| 248 | |
| 249 | A poltergeist. Hangs around P.J and is his right (or left, apparently) hand man. |
| 250 | ---- |
| 251 | * BodyHorror: He's a severed hand. With all the anatomy that implies. |
| 252 | -->'''Max:''' [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-2-page-8 Oh, my. Them's tendons.]] |
| 253 | * ChekhovsGunman: Makes an easy-to-disregard appearance in the first chapter before making a proper debut in the second. [[spoiler: And given their similar spectral energy, its likely Lefty may be the left hand of Davy Jones.]] |
| 254 | * CrossPoppingVeins: He sports these in addition to an angry fist shake at Max to express his disapproval of his "bad Influence" when PJ sneaks out of the store to help Max during chapter 5 |
| 255 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: He has a sewed-over scar mark on the back of his hand/body. [[spoiler:Cody reveals a near-similar scar mark over his own chest, revealing it's a sign of his father's [[AbsurdlySharpBlade sword's power:]] the ability to cut anything in two, from colours, to concepts, in Cody's case being used to separate [[BeatStillMyHeart his heart]], presumed to be his one mortal weakness, from his body without killing him. Along with their same-coloured spiritual energies, this all but confirms that Lefty is the severed hand of Davy Jones himself, and raises further questions over his relationship with [[{{Protectorate}} PJ]]]]. |
| 256 | * HelpingHands: The completely disembodied sort. |
| 257 | * MindOverMatter: A poltergeist, AKA a spirit that can move physical objects. |
| 258 | [[/folder]] |
| 259 | |
| 260 | [[folder:Hissing Pete]] |
| 261 | |
| 262 | !!Hissing Pete |
| 263 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paranatural_hissingpete.png]] |
| 264 | |
| 265 | A rather odd spirit who lives in Max's house and does nothing but emit a creepy hissing noise whenever he feels threatened, hence the name. Not even P.J. knows what his deal is. |
| 266 | ---- |
| 267 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: His hissing defence mechanism alerts Max to Gorf's presence in the shop, as well as the Delinquent Trio shoplifting some of their supplies. [[spoiler:Gorf turns out to be a dangerous and violent spirit for the untrained Max to handle or for the weaker spirits that reside in their store, and the Delinquent trio are likewise later revealed to be just as dangerous -- namely, they're [[TeensAreMonsters vampires that were turned as teenagers]] and have no compunctions feeding on humans]]. |
| 268 | * SensorCharacter: He senses Gorf downstairs. [[spoiler:And the vampiric Delinquent Trio shoplifting, though that was passed over as an overreaction at the time]]. |
| 269 | [[/folder]] |
| 270 | |
| 271 | [[folder:Ravenous Gobbledygook]] |
| 272 | [[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ravenouspng_2.png]] |
| 273 | [[caption-width-right:253:[[labelnote:Click here to see its Grudge form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gobbledygook_ch1pg56.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 274 | |
| 275 | A small, but vicious spirit that takes the form of a feral-looking bat. It lives at Mayview Middle School, feeding on the ghost population, and [[RecurringBoss regularly gets into scrapes with the Activity Club.]] |
| 276 | ---- |
| 277 | * AnimalisticAbomination: It looks a lot like a bat (save with four legs instead of two), and behaves a lot more like a feral beast than most spirits. It doesn't even seem to be able to talk. |
| 278 | * ArcVillain: Of Chapter 1. It's the first dangerous spirit Max (and by extension, the reader) meets in the comic. |
| 279 | * ClippedWingAngel: When Isabel starts to get it on the ropes, it assumes a massive grudge form the size of a classroom. All that really accomplishes is making it into a bigger target for the rest of the Activity Club. The untrained Max, who hasn't even been properly introduced to the spirit world yet, takes it out when it attacks him simply by smacking it with his (metal) bat, which de-grudges it in one hit |
| 280 | * ExtremeOmnivore: It can ''eat'' spirits and ghosts, heavily implied to be some form of [[DeaderThanDead final death]] for the latter. It's unclear if it even needs to do this, or if it's just satisfying some kind of animal urge. |
| 281 | * FragileSpeedster: It's on the smaller side, but can avoid most attacks thanks to its flight and agility. Ed describes it as "Weak, but zippy". |
| 282 | * ItsPersonal: Spender lampshades how it's coming back to attack the activity club after they beat it before, and furthermore made the mistake of picking the strongest spectral out of all of them as its first target, seemingly just out of a desire for payback. It later ambushes Max in the hallways and recognises Max's bat tool when he attempts to pick it up to give it another thrashing with, using its ability to fly to stay out of Max's range. |
| 283 | * RecurringBoss: In addition to being the comic's StarterVillain, it also reappears to harass the Club in chapters 4 and 5. |
| 284 | * StarterVillain: The first dangerous spirit Max faces in the comic. |
| 285 | * WouldHurtAChild: Shows no hesitation in trying to eat P.J. after he saves Max from its ambush in Chapter 5. |
| 286 | [[/folder]] |
| 287 | |
| 288 | [[folder:Gorf]] |
| 289 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whale_frog.png]] |
| 290 | ->"''Behold... perfection."''\ |
| 291 | |
| 292 | A spirit who intrudes on Max's home in Chapter 2. Looks something like a cross between a whale, a frog, and an angry bodybuilder. His name was revealed on Zack's Twitter. |
| 293 | ---- |
| 294 | * ArcVillain: Of Chapter 2. |
| 295 | * DemonicPossession: Considers possessing Max's dad, but changes his mind and enters a plunger instead. |
| 296 | * FantasticRacism: Doesn't seem to like spectrals much. |
| 297 | * TopHeavyGuy: Is kind of this crossed with StoutStrength. At any rate, his legs are tiny. |
| 298 | * MagicMirror: Can create these at will, having the ability to summon crude copies of itself or others from any reflective surface. And by "any", we mean '''''"[[EyeScream any]]"'''''. |
| 299 | * MesACrowd: Brings his own reflection to life when we first see him. Then he eats it. It's treated as gross as it sounds. |
| 300 | * SdrawkcabName: 'Frog' spelled backwards. |
| 301 | [[/folder]] |
| 302 | |
| 303 | [[folder:Doctopus]] |
| 304 | [[quoteright:171:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paranatural_doctopus.png]] |
| 305 | |
| 306 | A benign type of spirit that feeds on pain, thus removing it from its host. Spectrals use it as a way of dealing with injuries. |
| 307 | ---- |
| 308 | * TheDitz: Friendly, cute, and totally devoid of thought. It spends most of its time smiling vacantly, at most expressing curiosity about the things happening around it. |
| 309 | * EmotionEater: Feeds off of physical pain, to no detriment of its host. |
| 310 | * EmpathyPet: The one Max gains post-Hitball can be seen copying his emotions and gestures. He also seems to have unofficially adopted it, naming it PK (short for Painkiller) and letting it hang out in his room. |
| 311 | * ExoticEyeDesigns: Has cross-shaped pupils/irises, referencing its medical nature. |
| 312 | * FeelNoPain: Induces this on its host. Simply putting one on Max when he's screaming on the floor from a broken arm has him walking and talking like normal. |
| 313 | * FourLeggedInsect: An octopus with four limbs rather than the standard eight. |
| 314 | * PunnyName: A portmonteau of "doctor" and "octopus". |
| 315 | [[/folder]] |
| 316 | |
| 317 | [[folder:Crush]] |
| 318 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paranatural_crush.png]] |
| 319 | |
| 320 | A ghost who's one of Francisco Guerra's disciples. |
| 321 | ---- |
| 322 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: Acts like a BigBrotherBully to the much physically weaker Ed and spends much of his fight against Ape boasting and taunting. |
| 323 | * BarrierWarrior: Capable of 'spectral tempering', a technique that allows him to form his spectral energy as armor around his body. This both protects him from attacks and augments his own. |
| 324 | * BrokenPedestal: Crush implies that this applies to both him and most of Francisco Guerra's students, [[spoiler:having joined him apparently upon finding out about Boss Leader's true nature as a Wight pretending to be a humanoid spirit in a dream, being disillusioned with the Consortium as a result. Crush implicitly states that he's loyal to Franciso because despite his caustic attitude, the spectral master exercises utmost BrutalHonesty, and actively rewards those who undergo his training regime with increased skills, as opposed to the empty promises of others]]. |
| 325 | -->'''Crush:''' You're not the only one who got tricked by a spirit! [[spoiler:Me and the rest of the Consortium did too! Isn't that all your goddess is? Some ''trickster spirit?!'']] |
| 326 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He is not the sharpest tool in the shed, apparently forgetting little fact like he's ''actually dead'' at points. However, when he faces Brother Ape in a fight, it turns out this dim-wittedness bellies a keen understanding of the intricacies of combat techniques, advanced spectral fighting, and psychological insight during a battle, [[spoiler:such that he deduces that Brother Ape is a ReluctantWarrior for the Death Cult, and isn't completely happy with his role]]. That said, he then easily falls for Sister Cat's mind games [[spoiler:and gets turned into a trophy for it]], so he's more of a straightforward fighter than a tricky one. |
| 327 | * DumbMuscle: Acts like a stereotypical jock. Apparently he keeps forgetting that he's a ghost. That said, he turns out to be ''very'' competent in combat, able to master Spectral Tempering to a partial degree, enough to use it as InstantArmour or a support if it gets broken, and proves insightful enough to deduce in the middle of their fighting that [[spoiler:Brother Ape isn't entirely happy being aligned with the Death Cult]]. So it seems he's more of a GeniusDitz when it comes to fighting. |
| 328 | * FogFeet: Since he's dead, his lower half is wispy. That said, he can shape his spectral energy to substitute his lower half so he can still kick. |
| 329 | * ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler:He gets turned into a trophy, thus defeating him. To add insult to injury, it's a trophy for third place.]] |
| 330 | * GoodOldFisticuffs: Of course, as a martial artist. |
| 331 | * InTheBack: [[spoiler:He gets sniped from behind by a hidden spirit.]] |
| 332 | * PurpleIsPowerful: His spectral energy is magenta-purple and he's a competent fighter, capable of advanced techniques like 'spectral tempering'. |
| 333 | * SleevesAreForWimps: The sleeves on his karate gi have been torn off. So has the neckline. |
| 334 | * UseYourHead: Defeats Ape with some resounding headbutts. |
| 335 | * TheWorfEffect: Played with. [[spoiler:He does get captured by the Death Cult to show that they mean business, but they actually completely fail to overpower him (he handily wins his fight against Brother Ape) and have to resort to ganking him from behind three-on-one.]] |
| 336 | [[/folder]] |
| 337 | |
| 338 | !!Other Assorted Characters |
| 339 | |
| 340 | [[folder:DJ Mothman and Professor Bigfoot]] |
| 341 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_fever___full_poster_ch6pg3_v2.png]] |
| 342 | |
| 343 | A pair of conspiracy theorist radio announcers, who run the radio channel called ''"The Fever"''. |
| 344 | ---- |
| 345 | * ConspiracyTheorist: They believe in conspiracy theories and talk about them on their radio station. Professor Bigfoot refers to ''Series/TheXFiles'' as a documentary series. |
| 346 | * {{Foil}}: The wacky large ham DJ Mothman and the calm, eloquent Professor Bigfoot. |
| 347 | * LargeHamRadio: DJ Mothman is the loud and hammy brand of radio announcer. |
| 348 | -->'''DJ Mothman:''' I'll be your server with the REAL updates, the DL patching holes in the TRUTH, your mixed metaphor mixmaster maitre'd, DJ MOTHMAAAAAAAAN!! |
| 349 | * OppositesAttract: The wacky, over-the-top goofball definitely has a thing for the calm, eloquent professor, who isn't averse to giving him another shot. |
| 350 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Professor Bigfoot's radio persona is a bookish intellectual, from the "Professor" title to the sweater vest and tie to the glasses he wears. |
| 351 | * StraightGay: They had some romantic involvement in the past (Mothman doesn't seem to be over it) and they don't fit any particular gay or bisexual stereotypes. |
| 352 | * WorkingWithTheEx: They used to have a closer relationship than just co-workers. Professor Bigfoot, via subtext, calls their past romance an "unforgettable experience" in the moment, but one that didn't stick with him long-term. |
| 353 | [[/folder]] |
| 354 | |
| 355 | [[folder:Miss Price]] |
| 356 | !!Lavish Price |
| 357 | |
| 358 | A rich local who lost her dog. |
| 359 | ---- |
| 360 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: She seems nice enough at first, but [[spoiler:is running a dog-kidnapping scheme.]] |
| 361 | * RichBitch: [[spoiler:She's kidnapping dogs to use to generate bitcoins.]] |
| 362 | * TheScrooge: She's rich, yet is angry about giving up seven cents. |
| 363 | * WealthsInAName: Her first and last name allude to wealth/money. |
| 364 | [[/folder]] |
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