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3The characters from ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars''.
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5[[foldercontrol]]
6
7!!Main Cast
8
9[[folder:Aria Montgomery]]
10!!Aria Marie Montgomery
11!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LucyHale
12!!! '''Voiced by:''' Mireya Mendoza (Latin-American Spanish dub, seasons 1-6), Creator/ArisaOgasawara (Japanese dub)
13[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s7_aria.jpg]]
14[[caption-width-right:300:Don't look at me! I'm ready to hang a sign "[[MemeticMutation Bitch can see]]"!]]
15-->''"There’s a reason why we can’t just go around telling the truth. Because it comes back to bite you. Hard."''
16
17Born on July 22, Aria is the artistic rebel of the liars who moves back to Rosewood with her family after spending a year in Iceland after Alison went missing. She has returned as a mature, changed, insightful young woman who slowly reconnects with her old friends.
18----
19%%* ActionGirl: Especially after taking up martial arts.
20* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Aria is a composed, aloof, insightful brunette.
21%%* TheAtoner: In the final few episodes of the series.
22* BewareTheNiceOnes: She can be extremely ruthless and aggressive when provoked. [[spoiler:In "She's Come Undone", she completely trashes Ezra's apartment.]]
23%%* BookWorm: It's one of her most common traits, and how she connects with Ezra upon first meeting him.
24%%* BoundAndGagged: In "This Is A Dark Ride".
25%%* BrainyBrunette: Though not as much as Spencer, being more artistic than scholarly.
26%%* BrokenBird: Especially after [[spoiler: Ezra shows his true colors. She loses it.]]
27%%* ChekhovsGun: Taken quite literally. [[spoiler:It's how Aria kills Shana in Season 5.]]
28* ChildhoodFriends: She's been friends with Holden since kindergarten.
29* ConsummateLiar: Not as much as Ali, but definitely fits.
30-->'''Mona:''' Which one of you girls is best at hiding the truth from someone who's close to you?\
31'''Spencer, Hanna & Emily:''' ''[points at Aria]'' Her! \
32'''Aria:''' Wow, really? Thanks, you guys.
33* CoolBigSis: She's always looking out for Mike.
34* GirlyBruiser: Begins self-defense classes in "Turn of the Shoe" and uses it to take Red Coat in a fight.
35* DatingCatwoman: Gender-flipped: [[spoiler: Aria's had a romantic relationship with Ezra (aka A).]] {{Subverted|Trope}} when it turns out that he actually wasn't the bad guy, [[spoiler: he was just writing a book.]]
36* DisappearedDad: Averted in the case of Aria in the show, as her father refuses to leave the family when he and Ella separate.
37%%* DisgustingVegetarianFood: Aria is a vegetarian [[spoiler:(revealed to Jake in the episode "The Mirror Has Three Faces")]].
38* DrinkBasedCharacterization: Artistic Aria always orders a Soy Latte. Her vegan diet is described in the series is yet another aspect of her general {{hipster}}-ness.
39* TheDragon: [[spoiler:To Uber A. She becomes their right-hand woman after joining the A-Team.]]
40%%* DrivenToVillainy: [[spoiler:In Season 7, but the others forgive her.]]
41* EasilyForgiven: While the Liars started to hate Aria after they found out that she was working with AD, Ezra was the only person out of everyone in the group to forgive her for this and he felt guilty that because of him, Aria had to go through all of this just to get the police report she made against him because of his actions in season 4.
42%%* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Fits her PerkyGoth past.
43%%* EroticDream: Has one about [[MrFanservice Jason]] in the second season.
44* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:She joins the A-Team in the final season, acting as A.D.'s agent in return for her [[ChekhovsGun unfiled report of abuse]] that could land Ezra in jail.]]
45* {{Flashback}}: Aria is the first liar to have a flashback of Alison.
46%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The Melancholic.
47* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: With the help of flashbacks mainly, it's became clear Alison and Aria are this, Aria and Alison are mostly connected by blackmailling and [[spoiler: Ezra]].
48%%* {{Goth}}: In flashbacks.
49* HairColors: Aria used to have pink highlights prior to Alison's death and moving to Iceland.
50* HappilyMarried: In Season 7, Aria marries Erza.
51* HeartbreakAndIceCream: In "There's No Place Like Homecoming", when Aria is planning on not going to homecoming, her friends ask her what she will do instead. Her plans involve reading gossip magazines and eating copious amounts of Chunky Monkey.
52* HeroicBSOD:
53** Has this at the end of "Stolen Kisses", after [[spoiler: Ezra's mother blames her for his economic situation and getting him to quit Hollis and Rosewood High.]]
54** In "She's Come Undone", after [[spoiler:finding out that Ezra dated Alison in college, was writing a book about her, and knew who Aria was before they even met.]]
55* {{Hipster}}: She is artsy and imaginative and has a hipster style.
56* {{Hypocrite}}: She's furious with Byron for cheating on Ella, while she ''cheats on every boyfriend she's had''.
57* IDidWhatIHadToDo: {{Inverted|Trope}}. After she [[spoiler: kills Shana]] in defense of her friends, she is deeply upset and even has nightmares about it. It's her friends who assure her that she had no other choice.
58* IdolSinger: In the episode "The Perfect Storm", we learn that Aria is a talented singer.
59%%* JustFriends: With Holden. Both are fine with it, though.
60* KidnappedByTheCall: In "Welcome to the Dollhouse" Aria and other Liars are kidnapped by A and taking to a dollhouse.
61* KnownByThePostalAddress: In the episode "Fresh Meat" we discover that Aria's email address is aria_montgomery@yourmail005.com.
62* MeaningfulName: "Aria" is shown to be a talented singer, as demonstrated by her duet with Noel Kahn in Season One.
63%%* TheMole: [[spoiler:Uber A's, until she's uncovered.]]
64* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She deeply regrets [[spoiler: killing Shana]] in "[=EscApe=] from New York", even though it was in defense of her friends.
65%%* NearDeathExperience: In the season 3 Halloween special.
66%%* NiceGirl: As much as a ConsummateLiar can be.
67* OneHeadTaller: When she dates Noel Kahn, who is played by 6'1 Brant Daugherty, while Aria is played by 5'2 Lucy Hale.
68* PerkyGoth: Before Alison left, she was known for dark outfits and pink streaks in her hair with a friendly personality.
69* ThePianoPlayer:
70** Aria's tinkling away on a piano in "Moments Later".
71** In "Kingdom of the Blind", Aria tells Jenna she's ready to play with her in the assembly, Jenna and Aria both practice on the piano together.
72* PromotedToLoveInterest: In the first arc of the books, Aria briefly dates Sean Ackard after he breaks up with Hanna, until she cheats on him with Ezra and Sean finds out and calls the cops on them. No such thing happens in the series.
73* SecretlySelfish: When Spencer is missing and everyone splits up to search for her, Aria instead goes to Ezra’s apartment and then lies about where she has been. And she is willing to allow her mother to think that Spencer is interested in Fitz to protect herself. These are just a few examples of Aria’s most selfish moments.
74* TakeMyHand: Aria tries to save [[spoiler: [=CeCe=] Drake]] in ''Now You See Me, Now You Don't'', but fails. [[spoiler: Again, [=CeCe=] lives.]]
75* TeacherStudentRomance: With Ezra. This is even weirder because Aria's poor, oblivious mother works at the school too. Ezra eventually quits and goes to teach at- wait for it- her father's school.
76* TheirFirstTime: Aria lose her virginity with Ezra in the episode "If These Dolls Could Talk".
77* TheMovingExperience: After Alison disappeared Aria and her family moved to Iceland for a year, before returning to Rosewood.
78* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: "Bitch can see!"
79* UndercoverAsLovers: Aria and Holden pretended to be dating in front of their parents during season two, so she could see Ezra and he could go to the fight club.
80* VanityPublishing: After graduating from college, Aria becomes a publisher and helped Ezra to write his second novel about his missing girlfriend, Nicole.
81* YouBastard: The other Liars are particularly disgusted by Aria's handiwork when she [[spoiler:takes a mission from A.D. to trash Ali and Emily's nursery.]]
82* YouHaveToBelieveMe!: Aria doesn't believe Hanna when she tells her Zack tried to flirt with her.
83[[/folder]]
84
85[[folder:Hanna Marin]]
86!!Hanna Olivia Marin
87!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AshleyBenson
88!!! '''Voiced by:''' Marisol Romero (Latin-American Spanish dub), Creator/YuShimamura (Japanese dub)
89[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s7_hanna.jpg]]
90[[caption-width-right:300:Fool me once, shame on you. And fool my best friend, you’re dead-freaking-meat]]
91-->''"Sometimes telling the truth does more harm than good."''
92
93Born on March 7, Hanna is the "It Girl" of the group. After Alison's disappearance, she distances herself from the other girls and becomes best friends with another unpopular outsider named Mona. They managed to make themselves popular over the summer by becoming gorgeous and skinny. Hanna takes Alison's place as the most popular girl at Rosewood High School in her absence and wins 'Homecoming Queen'. She does everything for her loved ones and is the funny one of the bunch.
94----
95%%* ActionGirl
96* AdaptationDyeJob: She was a brunette in the books, but blonde in the TV show.
97%%* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Subverted in her relationship with Caleb.
98* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: She feels completely insulted that [[LipstickLesbian Shana]] flirts with every girl around but her. This, of course, leads to her not liking Shana at all.
99%%* BadassAdorable
100%%* BettyAndVeronica: In Season 6, the Betty to Spencer's Veronica and Caleb's Archie.
101* BerserkButton:
102** She does not take it well when Caleb insults Music/JustinBieber.
103** When A gets between her and Caleb, for that matter, driving her to an almost-obsessive search to unmask him/her in season 3 [[spoiler: after Caleb discovers there's a second A, which is likely to get him in danger for knowing too much.]]
104* BigBeautifulWoman: Prior to losing weight over the Summer, Hanna was still very pretty when she was overweight, with gorgeous blonde hair, cute blue eyes and a great personality. Really, her weight wasn’t what made her unattractive, it was her frumpy outfits and lack of confidence.
105* BigDamnHeroes: She charges headlong into a burning house to save [[spoiler: Jenna]], without even a second's hesitation.
106* BigEater: Prior to Alison's disappearance, she was quite an eater; she even sneaked food between meals, at least until Alison discovered her.
107* BookDumb: She once claimed that she couldn't even spell Louisiana, let alone know anything about its history.
108%%* CantHoldHisLiquor: Granted, it was Kate's fault since she didn't know she was ingesting alcohol, but still...
109* ClassPrincess: She's at the top of Rosewood High's PopularityFoodChain, but she's nice to just about everyone.
110* DeadpanSnarker: Despite her ditziness, she's quite witty and sassy.
111* {{Determinator}}: The most determined member of the group after Spencer to discover A's identity.
112* DisappearedDad: Her parents are divorced and she lives with her mother.
113* DumbBlonde: Although her grades aren't really bad, she has her dumb moments as well.
114-->'''Hanna:''' Please, Jenna can't hear us. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments She's blind.]]
115* EatingTheEyeCandy: When Hanna and Caleb are in the shower (he's bathing, she isn't) and he turns around, she likes what she sees...
116* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Blonde and popular at school.
117* FanservicePack: Season 3 shows Hanna wearing HotterAndSexier outfits. Hanna herself becomes HotterAndSexier.
118* TheFashionista: When Spencer's room was searched by the police, she mentions the cops taking some of her shoes, Hanna's immediate reaction is to ask if the Tory Burches might not have been confiscated too.
119%%* FishOutOfWater: When she's [[spoiler: following Paige]] and ends up at a lesbian bar. Of course, HilarityEnsues.
120* FormerlyFat: She used to be mocked by Alison (the Alpha Bitch and former "It Girl") for being overweight. Over the summer, after Alison's disappearance, Hanna became gorgeous and skinny.
121%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The Sanguine. Whenever she demonstrates any melancholic tendencies... it's ''bad.''
122* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: If occasionally shallow. She's still young, blonde, beautiful and kind when she wants to be.
123%%* TheHeart: Minored in TheBigGuy.
124* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Mona, after Ali vanishes from the picture. They later grow apart, [[spoiler: as Mona was revealed to be in the A Team,]] but their distance is bridged a little in the season4 premiere. It will probably never be what it was, though.
125%%* HotterAndSexier: As of Season 3.
126* InSeriesNickname: "Hefty Hanna", by Alison, due to her being fat before Ali went missing. This is later picked up by A, much to her annoyance.
127* MsFanservice: Although she did have a few scenes, she hits the ground running in season 4. "Grave New World" in particular; Hanna's Halloween costume accentuated her cleavage a lot more than the rest of the girls, which the viewers indeed noticed.
128%%* NearDeathExperience: In Season 1, when [[spoiler: A runs her over with a car.]]
129* NiceGirl: She's too nice to qualify as an AlphaBitch or even LovableAlphaBitch. Despite her popularity, she's anything but bitchy.
130%%* PluckyComicRelief: Her stock in trade.
131%%* PluckyGirl
132* SheKnowsTooMuch: In season 1, after A [[spoiler: runs her over with a car]], he/she texts Aria, Spencer and Emily that simply said [[InvokedTrope "she knows too much".]]
133* SarcasmBlind: Takes it as a compliment that she's as subtle as a hand grenade.
134* SmarterThanYouLook: Surprisingly, it's revealed in season 5 she scored very high scores in her UsefulNotes/SATs.
135%% * SpoiledSweet: She is a glamorous rich girl and at the top of Rosewood High's PopularityFoodChain, but she's nice to just about everyone.
136* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Although WordOfGod has stated that her name is Hanna (same name as in the book series), some fans insist her name is really Hannah.
137%%* UndercoverAsLovers: She pulled this off with Toby in "The Remains of the A".
138* UnsuspectinglySoused: Kate puts alcohol in her drinks at Tom and Isabel's wedding rehearsal, which does ''not'' end well.
139[[/folder]]
140
141[[folder:Spencer Hastings]]
142!!Spencer Jill Hastings
143!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TroianBellisario
144!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MariaFernandaMorales (Latin-American Spanish dub), Creator/ToaYukinari (Japanese dub)
145-->"''You know what they say about hope. It breeds eternal misery.''"
146[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s7_spencer.jpg]]
147[[caption-width-right:300:You know what Ali said that night? About our secrets keeping us close? I think it was the opposite.]]
148
149Born on April 11, Spencer is a classic overachiever, is confident, calculating, and could stand up to Alison when no one else could, showing her determination. However, Spencer begins to show a bit of strain when she and her friends begin receiving strange texts from the mysterious "A". She's the smart member of the group. Although she may come across as stuck-up, a know-it-all and comes from a rich background, she cares about her friends.
150----
151* AcademicAthlete: She isn't just into field hockey, lacrosse and tennis, but also one of the better students in her class and a potential captain of the academic decathlon team.
152* AdaptationDyeJob: Blonde in the books, brunette in the TV show.
153%%* ActionGirl
154* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: According to most people in Rosewood, this suits her relationship with Toby. Although now that [[spoiler:Toby has been revealed as part of The A Team]], it takes on a new light.
155%%* AloneWithThePsycho:
156%%** In the Season 1 finale, with [[spoiler:Ian.]]
157%%** In the Season 2 finale, this time with [[spoiler:Mona.]]
158* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She's a tall, mature, beautiful girl with long dark hair.
159* BadassBookworm: Not only the smartest liar, but also a {{Determinator}} and quite the detective. [[spoiler: in season 5, she threatens "to slit [[AloneWithThePsycho Noel Kahn's]] face open" with a bit stick (ironically, she and Alison are the ''only'' Liars who never actually kill anyone). YouGoGirl]].
160%%* BettyAndVeronica: In Season 6, the Veronica to Yvonne's Betty and Toby's Archie, as well as the Veronica to Hanna's Betty and Caleb's Archie.
161* TheBGrade: Considers getting a B "failing".
162* BigScrewedUpFamily: Especially as of season 2, the Hastings proves to be this.
163* BookWorm: Greatly emphasized in this quote:
164-->'''Spencer:''' I've been in the library so much, I am on a first-name basis with the homeless guy that sleeps next to the microfiche.
165* BrainyBrunette: Has brown hair and is the smartest of the liars.
166* BrokenAce: An excelling athlete and student (Ace), who lost her friend [[spoiler: NotQuiteDead]], battles an addiction [[spoiler: and a pretty bad relapse]], suffers a mental breakdown [[spoiler: more than once]] and deals with her parent's divorce. Pretty much covers the broken part.
167%%* DeadpanSnarker: Emphasis on Deadpan.
168* {{Determinator}}: She is a very driven young girl.
169* DrivenToMadness: [[spoiler: Spencer's mental breakdown. Until it's revealed she faked being crazy to get Mona to underestimate her. This allows Spencer to beat Mona. Sorta.]]
170* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Shana immediately hits on Spencer ''seconds'' after meeting her.
171* ExtracurricularEnthusiast: sports, academic clubs, you name it.
172* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Appears to join the A Team in "I'm Your Puppet". Later revealed to be fake, to learn the identity of A.]]
173%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The Choleric.
174* GoGetterGirl: She has straight A's, is an Academic Decathlon champion, and plays lacrosse and field hockey. Eventually, she pursues a career in politics.
175* GrammarNazi: She usually corrects other characters, particularly [[DumbBlonde Hanna]].
176-->'''Hanna:''' This isn't a secret it's a bombshell, like a nucular...\
177'''Spencer:''' Nuclear. Nu-cle-ar.
178* GenderBlenderName: Spencer is traditionally a male name, although it's not unheard of in females in real life. In television, however, it's not that common.
179* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: She doesn't really understand why, although being TheUnfavorite has a lot to do with it. That and her sister's abominable taste in men, who constantly go after Spencer.
180%%* HeroicBSOD: As of "Out of Sight, Out of Mind".
181* InformedAbility: She is apparently very talented in Field Hockey, but we never actually see her play.
182* InsistentTerminology: Post-TimeSkip, she takes a job supporting grassroots political campaigns. She is not, repeat, '''not''' a lobbyist, despite Veronica's claims to the contrary.
183%%* TheLancer: Was this to Alison.
184%%* MamaBear: To the rest of the group, in contrast to Alison's more manipulative power display.
185%%* TheMole: In [[spoiler: the A Team.]]
186* MustHaveCaffeine: The other girls won't drink any of the coffee she makes because it's too strong.
187* OppositesAttract: She and Toby are quite different, both in personality and background.
188* ThePerfectionist: She is known for being the competitive, overachieving, perfectionist of the group.
189%%* PluckyGirl
190%%* PreppyName
191* SanitySlippage: After finding out [[spoiler: Toby]] is in the A-Team. [[spoiler: Not clear how much was her actually slipping and how much was planned to get Mona to underestimate her.]]
192* SexyShirtSwitch: Has a tendency to wear her lovers' shirts, mostly Toby's but she also wears Caleb's after they sleep together.
193* TheSmartGirl: She's the smartest member of the Liars.
194%%* SpoiledBrat: According to Emily's SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome speech.
195* StatuesqueStunner: She's tall, athletic, and attractive.
196* TallDarkAndSnarky: A StepfordSnarker to be exact, given her general BrokenAce arc.
197* TokenGoodTeammate:
198** Of the Hastings family.
199** [[spoiler: Of the A Team, as she has actually joined to expose them rather than to help them.]]
200* TomboyishName: Spencer can also be a male name.
201* TookALevelInJerkass: After she and [[spoiler: Toby]] break up she possibly becomes a bigger bitch than Alison. However, this is due to the fact that [[spoiler: Toby betrayed her and is in the A-Team,]] not because of a simple break-up, so, it is somewhat justified.
202* TheUnfavourite: When Spencer's parents are home they tend to neglect her in favor of Melissa. [[spoiler: "The [=dArkest=] Knight" establishes that Spencer's parents aren't her ''actual'' parents.]]
203* UptownGirl: with Toby and with Alex, the tennis instructor. She likes those almost as much as she likes [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry her sister's boyfriends]].
204[[/folder]]
205
206[[folder:Emily Fields]]
207!!Emily Catherine Fields
208!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ShayMitchell
209!!! '''Voiced by:''' Rebeca Gómez (Latin-American Spanish dub), Creator/SeikoYoshida (Japanese dub)
210--> "''There's always more to a story than people think.''"
211[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s7_emily.jpg]]
212[[caption-width-right:300:If lying was a crime we would all be in jail.]]
213
214Born on November 19, Emily is the star of Rosewood's swim team. She struggled with an on-and-off relationship with Alison, who at times would say things to put Emily at risk of being outed. Initially, when Emily came out, her parents, especially her mother, struggled to handle the news, but now they seem to be accepting of her sexuality.
215----
216* AcademicAthlete: She is the most athletic of the group and a talented swimmer, and it's mentioned that she gets good grades.
217* ActionGirl: She wins in a fight against [[spoiler: Lyndon James, her stalker and Maya's murderer. She kills him in self-defense, an act that seriously traumatizes her.]]
218* AdaptationDyeJob: Has Red hair in the books. In the TV show, she has Black hair.
219* AdaptationalSexuality: In the books, she was bisexual [[spoiler: and had a baby which she gave up for adoption.]] In the series, she is, except for a lackluster relationship with Ben before she figures herself out and a confused grief-induced kiss with Nate, shown to be exclusively attracted to women.
220%%* TheAlcoholic: In Season 3, because of [[spoiler: Maya's death.]] She eventually grows out of it though.
221%%* AloneWithThePsycho: In "The Lady Killer", with [[spoiler: Nate.]]
222%%* BadassAdorable
223* BelatedLoveEpiphany: In season five, after Alison drove a wedge between her and Paige causing them to break up, and she finishes rebounding with Alison, she reveals this to Spencer
224-->'''Emily:''' God, the thing I had with Paige was so genuine! And now...\
225'''Spencer:'''Do you think you can fix it?\
226'''Emily:''' Sure, just go up to Paige and say you were right all along, let's kiss and make up.
227%%* TheBigGirl: Being the most athletic of the Liars.
228* BrainyBrunette: She gets good grades and has dark hair.
229* CallingTheOldManOut: When her mother freaks out at the idea of her and Maya even studying together, Emily tells her "For the first time, I am ashamed to be your daughter."
230* CartwrightCurse: Out of her four canon love interests, two are dead, one was [[NearDeathExperience almost killed]], and one was [[PutOnABus put on a bus]]. And she also had feelings for [[PosthumousCharacter Alison]].
231* ComingOutStory: Emily was thrown out of the closet by their nemesis.
232-->'''Emily:''' Why did you think I would take Maya to the dance? \
233'''Hanna:''' What? \
234'''Emily:''' You thought I wanted her as my date. Why? \
235'''Hanna:''' “A” sent me a picture of you and Maya kissing. So, can I just ask — You took Toby to the dance, but then you took that picture with Maya? \
236'''Emily:''' ''[Pregnant pause]'' ... I think I know what I want. ... But if I say yes to Maya, everything would change. You know it would. \
237'''Hanna:''' Yeah, it would. You wouldn’t have to pretend you’re someone you’re not. \
238'''Emily:''' But what if I’m wrong? What if I’m not … ''that'' person? \
239'''Hanna:''' Emily, you’re not signing a contract. You were Emily dating Ben and now you’re Emily dating Maya. We love Emily. No one cares who you’re with. \
240'''Emily:''' Really? [[{{Gayngst}} Have you even met my parents?]] [[MilitaryBrat Mr. and Mrs. Military and their perfect daughter...]]
241%%* ClosetKey: To ArmouredClosetGay [[spoiler: Paige]]
242%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindows
243* DaddysGirl: Despite Wayne not always being around due to work, compared to the other dads, he has a healthier and loving relationship with his daughter from immediately accepting her sexuality to prioritizing her well-being over being recruited for colleges. [[spoiler: Wayne’s death in the TimeSkip caused her to drop out and even drink as a coping method. But she gets better.]]
244%%* DamselInDistress: Happens to her more than the others.
245* DuetBonding: She and Paige became closer after singing a duet of Music/{{Pink}}'s "So What?".
246%%* EveryonesBabySister: Much to her chagrin, she's this to everyone in her circle of friends.
247%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The Phlegmatic. You do ''not'' want to see her choleric side. She is even worse than Spencer.
248* {{Gayngst}}: Because of her sexual orientation, she has been shamed, rejected, conflicted, blackmailed, and outed and that's all before the first half of season one is over. Her first crush goes missing and is found dead after a year. Her first girlfriend gets sent away by her parents after her mother turns her in for possessing weed, and is stalked and murdered by someone she meets in rehab camp, who goes after Emily and her next girlfriend, stalks and kidnaps them, and attempts to make her watch him murder her girlfriend and then her for both rejecting him and being picked over him by her previous girlfriend. Not to mention the main secret she was trying to keep and her main source of conflict in season one was her attraction to girls, leading A to use that against her. All this and more occurred in the first half of the show.
249* GirlNextDoor: Introduced as the perfectly obedient daughter and girl next door type.
250%%* GreenEyedEpiphany: In seasons one and five, when, after dumping Paige, she saw her with another character
251%%* HeroicBSOD: After [[spoiler: killing Nate]] in "The Lady Killer", which even required a CooldownHug.
252* LegFocus: The camera and some characters seem to pay special attention to her legs.
253* LesbianJock: Emily definitely fits the lesbian part. Whether or not being a swimmer counts as being a jock is debatable, but Maya has called her such on occasion.
254-->'''Emily:''' And you're looking at me 'cause I'm gay? \
255'''Aria:''' No, you just happen to be the sporty one.
256* LipstickLesbian: She's shown to be feminine and fashionable (maybe a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak since she is also an athlete).
257* LoveRevelationEpiphany: She didn't realize she had feelings for Paige until after she kissed her for the first time in season one.
258* MaintainTheLie: Emily concealed from her mother for years the fact that she dropped out of college, sending "letters" from the school. She even went so far as to claim a storm would prevent her mother from attending her graduation and sent a photo of herself in a rented cap and gown.
259* MilitaryBrat: Her father is in the National Guard and spends most of the series stationed away from Rosewood. In the second season, it looks like Emily may move to Texas with her parents for a year, but she convinces them to let her stay with Hanna instead. In the TimeSkip between 6A and 6B, Wayne is killed in action, leading Emily into a downward spiral that she only starts to pull out of when she returns to Rosewood.
260%%* MoralityPet: For Alison. Out of the four other liars, Alison is closest to Emily.
261* NearDeathExperience:
262** She and Paige were almost killed [[spoiler: by Nate]] in "The Lady Killer".
263** In the second half of season 3, when [[spoiler: Emily climbs out of an elevator that was stuck and seconds later, it re-activates and falls down with Jason still on it.]]
264** Then again in season four. First when she gets locked in the school at night and her dad has to climb a window to save her from an assailant, and then again when she gets kidnapped and nearly split in two in a sawmill.
265%%* NearRapeExperience: In Season 1, [[spoiler: but she's saved just in time by Toby.]]
266* NiceGirl: She is the sweet and loyal "good girl" of the group.
267* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Emily is consistently depicted as a [[NiceGirl kind-hearted person who can forgive almost any offense]], so if she's chewing you out, then it means that you have well and truly screwed up.
268* PassionateSportsGirl: The most athletic of the liars.
269* RaceLift: Emily is portrayed by Shay Mitchell who has mixed Filipino and Irish heritage. In the book, Emily is just plain Caucasian.
270* StatuesqueStunner: She's a tall and beautiful girl.
271%%* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler: Paige]]
272* TookALevelInBadass: In the beginning, "A" considered her to be the weak link, and repeatedly referred to her as such. By season 4, she is in many ways the strongest of the Liars. [[spoiler:Mona]] even lampshades it.
273%%* TraumaCongaLine: Read her gayngst entry
274* TwoferTokenMinority: She’s both a woman of color and a lesbian.
275[[/folder]]
276
277[[folder:Alison [=DiLaurentis=]]]
278!!Alison Lauren [=DiLaurentis=]
279!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SashaPieterse
280!!! '''Voiced by:''' Valentina Souza (Latin-American Spanish dub), Creator/YokoHonna (Japanese dub)
281-->"''Friends share secrets. That's what keeps us close.''"
282[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s7_alison.jpg]]
283[[caption-width-right:300: Two can only keep a secret if one of them is dead.]]
284
285Born on June 6, Alison was the "It Girl" and the Queen Bee of Rosewood High School until she mysteriously disappeared. One year after her disappearance, her body is found buried in the backyard of Maya St. Germain's house, which used to be hers. However, she is constantly remembered in flashbacks and has also appeared to the Liars through dreams in the present day.
286----
287* TheAce: The reason why she was the "It Girl," since she is attractive, smart, and charismatic.
288* AdaptationalHeroism: She's still an AlphaBitch, but she's nowhere near as horrible a person as she was in the books. She's not the BigBad and, after her return to Rosewood, seems to be trying to shed most of her AlphaBitch traits.
289* AdaptationalSexuality: The books make it clear that [[spoiler:both Alison and Courtney are heterosexual]], whilst the television show eventually has Alison realize that she is bisexual.
290* AdaptationalVillainy: Despite also going through AdaptationalHeroism, she’s a much more villainous character than [[spoiler:Courtney,]] going far beyond the comparatively more schoolyard bullying of that character, such as by blackmailing several people.
291* ADayInTheLimelight: "The First Secret" has Alison as the main protagonist for a change since the whole episode is a flashback to the Halloween before her disappearance.
292* AlmostKiss: With [[spoiler: Toby]] in a flashback shown in the season 4 premiere episode; they're interrupted by [[PosthumousCharacter his mother]] right before their lips touch.
293* AlphaBitch: She has her own GirlPosse - the Liars - and is at the top of the social pyramid. She's willing to do anything to stay there, including blackmail and bribery.
294* AmbiguouslyBi: It is unknown whether Alison actually was an ArmoredClosetGay who had feelings for Emily or she was just manipulating her [[spoiler: until she admits "those kisses weren't just for practice" in season 4. Again when she tells Emily that she loves her]]
295* AssholeVictim: She might have been only 15 when she died [[spoiler: though she's not actually dead]], but she managed to make so many people hate her that just about every other supporting character in the show had a motive for her murder.
296* TheAtoner:
297** The time she spent on the run has apparently made her realize just how much damage she did as AlphaBitch. In "Whirly Girl", she even tries to make amends to Mona and says that [[ThatManIsDead the awful person she used to be is gone.]] Her words during her fight with Mona in "Miss Me x 100" cast some doubt on whether or not she is genuinely trying to change her ways, though:
298--->'''Alison:''' All I had to do was say "I'm sorry" and Mindy and Cindy were ''begging'' to be my friends again.
299** After being wrongfully arrested over Mona’s murder, Alison makes a much more sincere HeelFaceTurn.
300* BigDamnHeroes:
301** [[spoiler: She runs into a fire to save Aria, Hanna, Emily, and Mona.]]
302** [[spoiler: She stops the buzzsaw trap that A used on Emily]] in "Now You See Me, Now You Don't."
303** [[spoiler: In "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Ian attempts to murder Spencer by pushing her off the bell tower. Someone in a black hoodie comes to rescue Spencer and pushes Ian off the bell tower, leaving him to fall onto ropes, hanging. It is revealed in "A is for Answers" that this was Alison trying to keep Spencer alive. She also reveals that Ian wasn't dead when she left.]]
304* BigSisterWorship: While not actually her sister, she adored her brother's girlfriend Cece and became just like her... which isn't a good thing. [[spoiler:And it turns out, Cece really was her sister all along.]]
305* {{Blackmail}}: She blackmailed [[spoiler: [[ArmoredClosetGay Paige]]]] and [[spoiler:Byron.]]
306* BrokenAce: By Season 5, she's clearly damaged by the hell she's gone through.
307* ChekhovsSkill: She learned how to hold her breath for extended amounts of time. Doing so [[spoiler: allowed her to survive being buried alive.]]
308%%* CompositeCharacter: Of Alison and [[spoiler:Courtney]] from the book series.
309* ConsummateLiar: The ''biggest'' liar of all the Pretty Little Liars.
310* CooldownHug: Gives one to Hanna when she walks into her house and finds her finishing an extra meal, which prompts the girl to start crying because she can't stop herself from eating more and more.
311* TheCorrupter: To the other four Liars. She gets Hanna to get into bulimia, for instance, and even assists Aria in [[spoiler: trashing Byron's office and framing Meredith for it.]]
312* CruelAndUnusualDeath: She was beaten up with a hockey stick and ''buried alive'' afterward! [[spoiler: She [[NotQuiteDead is later revealed to have survived,]] though.]]
313* DeadAllAlong: Remember when Ali was missing? Oh yeah, she was actually dead. Buried under her parent's gazebo since the night of her alleged "disappearance". [[spoiler: Subverted as of "Now You See Me, Now You Don't.]]
314%%* DeathGlare: According to her mother, she was an expert at it by age five.
315* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Alison provides a perfect deconstruction of the AlphaBitch and TheFriendNobodyLikes. Her behavior gained her and the Liars the disdain of 90% of the town, and she has multiple enemies in the A-team that want her dead. By season 5, the Liars themselves wonder why they ever put up with her and do everything they can to get her arrested when they suspect her of murder. In fact, Alison is so hated that [[spoiler:when she was hit in the head with a rock and presumed dead, her ''own mother'' buried her to cover for her attacker!]]
316* DeadlyPrank: She, along with the other Liars, blinded Jenna Marshall with a stink-bomb in a prank intended for Toby Cavanaugh.
317* EveryoneLovesBlondes: As the blonde school diva. Not loved by everyone though, since she has a lot of enemies.
318* FrameUp: In "I'm a Good Girl, I Am", she is found guilty of murdering Mona Vanderwaal.
319** Sometime between "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "Game On, Charles", she was released from prison. This is because of the footage from the dollhouse that Lieutenant Tanner sees at the end of "Welcome to the Dollhouse".
320* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:She survived a blow to the head and being buried alive, but disappeared afterward to make her attacker think she had died.]]
321* FemaleMisogynist: Ali strongly disliked Jenna seemingly because Jenna refused to be intimidated by Ali and refused to join her group of friends, saying that she'd prefer to pick her own friends.
322* TheFriendNobodyLikes: A dark deconstruction with Alison. While everyone in town hates her, the Liars put up with her. However, they spent most of season five wondering why and turned on her when she continued to lie to cover her tracks. They even suspected her of murder and did everything they could to get her arrested.
323* HatedByAll: Alison's behavior and antics have earned her the disdain of nearly everyone in Rosewood, and she has multiple enemies on the A-team that want her dead. By the time of season 5, the Liars themselves have gotten sick of her and wonder why they ever put up with her in the first place. Hell, even her ''own mother'' seems to hate her, to the extent that [[spoiler:when she saw someone hit Alison over the head with a rock, she ''[[BuriedAlive buried Alison alive]]'' to cover for her attacker.]]
324* HeelRealization: Being in prison makes her realize how horrible she was to her friends. By the time they realize she's being framed and reach out to help make things right, she feels she's the one who owes them an apology.
325%%* IcyBlueEyes
326* {{Jerkass}}: Was known for being cruel, selfish, and deceitful.
327%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At least she is to the other four. Particularly in her present-day appearances.
328%%* TheLeader: She is this to the Liars
329%%* LikesOlderMen: With many of her love interests, such as [[spoiler: Ian and Ezra.]]
330* ManipulativeBitch: Often using other people as tools in her manipulations.
331%%* MayDecemberRomance: Had this with [[spoiler: Ian, Ezra, Wilden, and potentially more unnamed adult men]].
332* MsFanservice: Particularly in season 1, where she appeared wearing only a bikini in some flashbacks.
333* MeaningfulName: Ironically, the name Alison means "truth" in Irish. It also means "noble" - everything Alison is not since she is a manipulative liar.
334%%* TheNicknamer
335* NobleProfession: Post-TimeSkip, she becomes a teacher at Rosewood High.
336%%* NotQuiteDead: Confirmed at the end of "[[WhamEpisode Grave New World]]".
337* OrWasItADream: Every time she appears in the present, there are ambiguous circumstances that make the viewer think that she could still be alive.
338* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: Or not, since she actually comes back and is revealed to be still alive.]]
339* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler: Being almost murdered will do that to you. She has a short list of people that she trusts.]]
340%%* SecretIdentity: [[spoiler: As Vivian Darkbloom.]]
341%%* SecretRelationship: With [[spoiler: both Ian and Ezra]] during the summer before her disappearance.
342%%* SelfProclaimedLiar
343%%* SiblingYinYang: With Jason.
344* SingleTargetSexuality: she [[spoiler: told Emily that all her relationships have failed because she always loved her]] but she isn't exactly known for her honesty.
345* SpotlightStealingSquad: InUniverse. Her funeral was a huge event that pretty much the whole town attended.
346* ThatManIsDead: In "Whirly Girl" she tells Mona that the awful person that the "Alison [=DiLaurentis=]" grave was made for is gone.
347%%* TokenEvilTeammate: Compare her to her GirlPosse, the Liars.
348* TookALevelInKindness: In her present-day appearances at least. She seems much nicer compared to her flashback appearances. Present-day appearances of her are only dreams. [[spoiler: It's later confirmed [[NotQuiteDead they're not]].]]
349[[/folder]]
350
351[[folder:Mona Vanderwaal]]
352!!Mona Vanderwaal
353!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JanelParrish
354!!! '''Voiced by:''' Cecilia Gómez (Latin-American Spanish dub), Eri Goda (Japanese dub)
355-->"''It's easier to forgive an enemy, than it is to forgive a friend.''"
356[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1282180563rpre-2732433725335431485_7972.jpg]]
357[[caption-width-right:350:I’ll shake people down — I love doing that.]]
358
359Born on October 8, Mona is a former loser who was tormented by Alison (yet still idolized her), Mona and Hanna became really close friends after Ali goes missing, and becomes the [[AlphaBitch top popular girls]] of Rosewood High. She's witty and can be mean at times, but treats Hanna like a sister and seems to get along with the other Liars as well. [[spoiler: The second season finale reveals that she's A, and she's sent to an asylum after being diagnosed as insane. She returns to school after "getting better" in the second half of season 3, but continues working with the second A all along, until she's betrayed in the season finale and almost burnt alive with the Liars.]] She is promoted to main character status in the fourth season.
360----
361* AdaptationDyeJob: Blonde in the book, Brunette in the TV show.
362* AdaptationExpansion: [[spoiler: In the original book series, Mona dies when she tries to kill Spencer. While the same scene happens in the Season 2 finale, she manages to survive. Everything from that moment onwards has been created exclusively for the TV series.]]
363%%* AlphaBitch: In early Season 1.
364* AmbiguouslyBi: She is EXTREMELY fond of Hanna. "A Is For Answers" hints that she was attracted to Ali as well.
365* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler:In Season 4, after her supposed HeelFaceTurn. It's still unclear if she has genuinely ended her vendetta against the Liars.]]
366* AscendedExtra: Her role wasn't that influential in the first season, but she gradually starts gaining more importance from the second season onwards. In season 4, she becomes a main character.
367* BeautifulSingingVoice: Has this in canon, and has several moments in the series where she gets to show off her vocal talent; most of them involve her singing [[IronicNurseryTune soft, creepy nursery rhymes]] to herself. Lampshaded by Hanna in one scene where she sings the bridge of Sara Bareilles’s “Gravity” to prepare for an audition:
368--> '''Hanna:''' Okay, Mona, we get it. You can freakin’ sing.
369* BigBad: [[spoiler:For the first two seasons, though none of us know this until the end of the latter. In Season 3, she becomes TheDragon, while pretending to have reformed, until she's expelled from the A Team in the finale. She becomes an anti-hero in Season 4, but returns to BigBad status in Season 5A, after she bands together an army of Ali haters to work against her. Ali ultimately takes the role from her near the end, when she goes rogue and starts her own army.]]
370* BigBadDuumvirate: With Charles in Season 3A. It seems that at the start [[spoiler: Mona and Charles/Big A were working together as partners, but Big A eventually took the game away from her and made it entirely his]].
371%%* BigNo: Upon discovering the RV was gone.
372* BitchInSheepsClothing: ZigZagged in regard to Hanna: [[spoiler: On the one hand, she used her friendship with Hanna to gain inside info on the girls, making her more effective as A. On the other hand, she seems to truly care about what happens to Hanna.]]
373* BrainyBrunette: She has dark brown hair and is great at hacking, computing, science, and most things. She was a geek before her makeover and was much more open about her talents as a genius before the world of popularity came into her life.
374* BrilliantButLazy: In her Freshman year she was unpopular, friendless and a nerd, however after Alison disappears she becomes the new Queen Bee. Even though she became vain she was still very clever.
375* BrokenAce: Her unique repertoire of skills [[spoiler:that allowed her to flourish as A]] makes her a useful ally to the Liars in later seasons, but the group (sans Hannah) never truly trusts or accepts her. She's also a mentally unbalanced individual who tends to lapse back into unhealthy behavior and obsession.
376* DarkerAndEdgier: As the series progresses, her character becomes much darker than the light-headed girl in the beginning.
377* DarkHorseVictory: And how. [[spoiler:She's the ultimate winner of the A game in Season 7, outwitting the BigBad, and imprisons her (and her mother) in her personal dollhouse in the penultimate scene of the series.]]
378* DeadpanSnarker: Now that she's been [[spoiler: revealed as A]], she indulges in this on occasion.
379-->'''Spencer:''' If you so much as touch one hair on their heads, I will make you very sorry!\
380'''Mona:''' ''[smirking]'' Looks like someone's been skipping her anger management classes.
381* DealWithTheDevil: Invoked. She describes her [[spoiler: arrangement with the true A as this]]. Basically, [[spoiler: she became TheDragon and gave control of the A-team over to the true A and in exchange, the true A arranged free passage in and out of Radley for her.]] Now, whether or not she was telling the truth about that is open to interpretation.
382* TheDragon: To [[spoiler: the second "A". She also sorts of becomes this to Ezra Fitz in Season 4, but clearly does not want to be in his employ]].
383* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: Is revealed to be the first "A".]]
384* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler: Mona was Hanna's best friend and later turned into her worst nemesis.]]
385* FalseFriend: [[spoiler: Mona is Hanna's best friend but only uses this to gather information on how to take the girls down as "A".]]
386* TheFashionista: Along with Hanna, she is stylish and interested in fashion.
387* TheFriendNobodyLikes: To the Liars. Even before she was revealed as A, only Hanna liked hanging out with her. After she is revealed to be A, she's generally kept around because she's useful and Hanna still likes her a little.
388* GirlishPigtails: In flashbacks, the pigtails were part of her dorky appearance.
389* GoodGirlGoneBad: She used to be a nerdy harmless girl who was frequently bullied by Alison in the past. She changes after she becomes popular.
390* HeelFaceTurn:
391** [[spoiler: She's trying to convince Rosewood that she's made one, but "Mona-Mania" confirms that she is definitely still on A's side.]]
392** [[spoiler: She makes one for real in "A dangerous gAme"]].
393* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Hanna, after Ali vanishes from the picture. They later grow apart, [[spoiler: as Mona was revealed to be in the A Team,]] but their distance is bridged a little in the season 4 premiere. It will probably never be what it was, though.
394* IfItsYouItsOkay: Mona is completely heterosexual by her own admission, but she jokingly tells Hanna that she'd totally go gay for her.
395* ItMeantSomethingToMe: Despite [[spoiler: having used her position as Hanna's best friend to help her attack the girls as "A"]], she tells Hanna this in the Season 4 premiere:
396-->'''Mona:''' I really did love you... ''[{{beat}}]'' and I really was your friend.
397%%* LovableAlphaBitch: Sometimes. She's certainly not loveable when she's bullying Lucas.
398* MightAsWellNotBeInPrisonAtAll: [[spoiler: During her stint in the Radley Sanitorium, she continues to act on instructions from the A-team and communicate with them. She even manages to leave for a night in "This Is A Dark Ride."]]
399* NearDeathExperience: [[spoiler: A]] tries to kill her in "Turn of the Shoe".
400%%* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler: Because she's alive]].
401* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: In 'Welcome To The Dollhouse' it's revealed that she wasn't killed, and the attack from 'Taking This One To The Grave' was actually a kidnapping]].
402* TheNicknamer: Coming up with nicknames, especially mean ones, are part of her heritage as AlphaBitch from Ali
403%%* ObfuscatingInsanity: In the third season.
404* ObfuscatingStupidity: She seems a bit dumb and ditzy initially, but in "The Naked Truth" she reveals herself to be smart enough to help Emily hack into Tamborelli's system. And of course, this is taken even further [[spoiler: when she's revealed to be part of the A team.]]
405* PlayfulHacker: Reveals to be a very skilled hacker in "The Naked Truth".
406%%* PreppyName
407%%* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler: In the season 2 finale, but it's later revealed to be obfuscation.]]
408%%* SixthRanger: With the Liars.
409* SixthRangerTraitor:
410** [[spoiler: Mona pretends to get texts from "A" and bonds with the girls over it. It is later revealed that Mona is A.]]
411** [[spoiler: She regains her status as the SixthRanger in the fourth season premiere.]]
412* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: If the TV series had followed the books, she would have been killed off in season 2. Instead, she appears to have been killed in season 5's midseason finale, but the season 5 finale reveals she's NotQuiteDead.]]
413* TookALevelInJerkass: After Alison's disappearance, she reinvented herself from the quiet, mousy girl she was into a new It Girl, and total bitch. She even adopted Alison's insult for Lucas, "hermie".
414* WellIntentionedExtremist: For all her {{Jerkass}} behavior in forming the Mona Army in Season 5, she seems to be honestly concerned that Alison's return is going to be bad for the rest of the Rosewood student body.
415* WithFriendsLikeThese: She only seems to get along with Hanna. The other girls only tolerate her for the most part and it's clear they don't completely trust her.
416* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:She was completely psycho as A but we do have to remember that she had no friends.]]
417[[/folder]]
418
419[[folder:The final "A" (spoilers)]]
420[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/95350d6255f5619391eaf4e9c4feb54f.png]]
421 [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
422!!Alex Drake
423-->"''You wanna know who I am? I'm just a girl who met a man when he came in from the rain.''
424
425----
426* AccompliceByInaction: In Season 5 and Season 6A. Alex was well aware that Charlotte was "A" and while she was not actually on the A-Team herself at this point, she never does anything to stop her and actually tries to come back to Rosewood with her.
427* AvengingTheVillain: Alex was initially driven by finding Charlotte's killer and continuing the Liars' harassment on Charlotte's behalf.
428%%* BigBad: Of Season 6B and Season 7.
429* BedTrick: She seduces and sleeps with Toby twice, while he's under the assumption that she is Spencer.
430* DragonAscendant: She was never TheDragon to Charlotte, nor a member of the A-Team, but she was well aware of Charlotte's actions during her reign as "A" and after her death, she takes over the game.
431* EarlyBirdCameo: She is not officially introduced until the series finale, but she had already been appearing as "A.D." and masquerading as Spencer.
432* EvilBrit: She's British and the final "A".
433%%* EvilTwin: To Spencer.
434* FinalBoss: She is the final main antagonist of the show and the final major "A".
435* MasterOfDisguise: Hides in plain sight via masks and disguises, including an old gardener, an old bellhop, a police officer, a maid and possibly a surgeon.
436* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Creator/TroianBellisario plays both Spencer and Alex.
437* SeparatedAtBirth: Alex was sold off to a rich family in London after she and Spencer were born.
438* TheReveal: She is Uber A. Her existence in general counts as this as well.
439[[/folder]]
440
441!!Acquaintances of Aria Montgomery
442
443[[folder:Byron Montgomery]]
444!!Byron Montgomery
445!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChadLowe
446!!! '''Voiced by:''' Víctor Covarrubias (Latin-American Spanish dub), Yasuhiko Nemoto (Japanese dub)
447-->"''I guess we’re all going to have to just pitch in a little bit more around here.''"
448[[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Byron_1328.jpg]]
449[[caption-width-right:295: I made a mistake, all right? And I will be sorry about it for the rest of my life.]]
450
451Byron is Aria's father and a college professor at Hollis. Shortly after Alison's disappearance, he moves the family to Iceland for a year as a sabbatical. He had an affair with a student prior to the moving, and was discovered by Aria and Alison. It's the first secret A uses against Aria and the Liars, threatening to expose it to Ella.
452----
453* AmicablyDivorced: With Ella, in the third season. [[spoiler: They get married again (with Aria officiating!) in season 6.]]
454* BooksVsScreens: Kind of. In both versions they are very lenient parents who try and act as friends towards their children. But in the books this is taken even more so as they insist on their children calling them by their first names rather than Mom or Dad. In the TV show however Aria and Mike call their parents Mom and Dad.
455%%* CommutingOnABus: In the first half of season three. He's there for most of the second half, though.
456* DarkSecret: His affair with Meredith. Garrett later reveals an even darker secret: [[spoiler: Byron and Ali met up on the night of her disappearance, due to her extorting him about the affair.]]
457* DoYouTrustMe: {{Invoked|Trope}} in the second half of season three; he asks this to Aria after she [[spoiler: finds the pages of Ali's diary containing their encounter.]]
458* JerkassHasAPoint: Like any parent would be, he was rightfully enraged after he learned that a ''24'' year old Ezra (her former ''high school English teacher'') was dating Aria, who was a ''minor''.
459%%* MayDecemberRomance: With Meredith.
460* MyGreatestFailure: His brother Scott [[DrivenToSuicide committed suicide]], and Byron has since then regretted not being able to help him.
461* OffScreenBreakup: Both times he broke up with Meredith, it was off-screen. Also, he divorces Ella in the six months timeskip between seasons two and three.
462* PapaWolf: His paternal instinct kicks in with Aria when he learns she's seeing Ezra, and when Meredith drugs and attacks her. This also goes with Mike when he has a bad depressive episode. Despite all his flaws, he ''does'' care about his kids.
463%%* PreppyName
464* RedHerring: [[spoiler: After his blackmail at the hands of Alison was revealed, he's treated as the main suspect both in canon and fanon. While it hasn't been 100% proven, Aria and the fanbase seems convinced he isn't the murderer.]]
465* SecretRelationship: His affair before the series begin. Also, in the second half of season one, he develops a secret relationship with Ella after the two reconnect.
466%%* TeacherStudentRomance: With his university student Meredith.
467[[/folder]]
468
469[[folder:Ella Jane Montgomery]]
470!!Ella Jane Montgomery
471!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/HollyMarieCombs
472!!! '''Voiced by:''' Cony Madera (Latin-American Spanish dub), Kaori Yamagata (Japanese dub)
473-->"''People aren't dolls. You can't just play with them and put them back in the box."''
474[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ella_Montgomery_8662.jpg]]
475[[caption-width-right:350:I haven't been on a date since George Clooney has been on E.R.]]
476
477Aria's mother and Byron's wife (later ex-wife), who later becomes a substitute teacher in Rosewood High (and a full-time teacher after [[spoiler:Ezra gives up the position]]). Ella believes in treating her children as friends, not as property. She has mentioned that she doesn't want to push into Aria's private life, and she thinks that Aria should be allowed to keep secrets.
478----
479%%* AmicablyDivorced: With Byron, in the third season.
480%%* BettyAndVeronica: She's Betty, while Meredith can be seen as Veronica.
481* BooksVsScreens: Kind of. In both versions she and Byron are very lenient parents who try and act as friends to their children. However, in the books this is more so as Ella and Byron insist on their children calling them by their first names rather than Mom or Dad. This isn’t in the show.
482%%* BourgeoisBohemian: Could be seen as this, due to her artistic tendencies.
483%%* BrainyBrunette: She is quite intelligent and has brown hair.
484%%* CoolTeacher: After she becomes a teacher in Rosewood High.
485%%* HotTeacher: She is very attractive and also intelligent and creative.
486* MayDecemberRomance: With Zack, the coffee shop owner. [[spoiler: They later broke up]].
487* OffScreenBreakup: She and Byron divorce between seasons. [[spoiler: But they marry again onscreen in season 6.]]
488* OpenMindedParent: She is much more open than Byron, and has stated that she treats her children more like friends, not an authoritarian figure. The best example is probably how she was more open to Ezra and Aria's relationship than Byron. She was shocked and mad, of course, but later (thanks to some CharacterDevelopment of her own) comes to accept them, unlike Byron [[spoiler: who gets Ezra fired instead.]]
489* SaveOurStudents: The reason why [[spoiler: she completes Emily's test for her, despite it compromising her job.]]
490* SecretRelationship: After learning about his affair and leaving her house, Byron and her reconnect and start secretly seeing each other again.
491* ShipperOnDeck: For [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight Caleb/Aria]], after seeing them talking really close. She also mistook a conversation between Spencer and Ezra as the two of them being in a secret relationship. Ella has pretty much been founding the [[CrackShip crack ships]] in the series by now.
492[[/folder]]
493
494[[folder:Mike Montgomery]]
495!!Mike Montgomery
496!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/CodyChristian
497!!! '''Voiced by:''' Miguel Calderón (Latin-American Spanish dub, seasons 1-5), Miguel Ángel Ruiz (Latin-American Spanish dub, seasons 5-6), Kengo Kawanishi (Japanese dub)
498-->"''You lie and cheat but you draw the line at hypocrisy. You're such a role model."''
499
500Aria's little brother with whom she is close to who has some secret activities
501----
502* AlliterativeName: '''M'''ike '''M'''ontgomery
503* BigBrotherInstinct: In this case he's Aria's ''younger'' brother, and he [[KnightTemplarBigBrother punches Ezra in the face after it's revealed the latter is dating her.]] One episode even has him promising to become more protective of her.
504* BigLittleBrother: He's significantly taller than Aria.
505* DemotedToExtra: In Season 3, he stops appearing entirely before returning in Season 4. Subverted in season 5B, where his role becomes pretty important.
506%%* LovableJock
507* OnlySaneMan: Along with Caleb in 5B, as he's the only one who understands that maybe, going to the police could be helpful in fighting -A.
508* OutOfFocus: He does not appear at all in season 3. Unlike other cases, his absence is not justified at any given point.
509* RememberTheNewGuy: He is still referenced several times in Season 3 despite not appearing once.
510%%* ShirtlessScene: Many in season 5B, since Cody Christian muscled up for a recurring role on ''Series/TeenWolf''.
511[[/folder]]
512
513[[folder:Ezra Fitz]]
514!!Ezra Fitz[[spoiler:gerald]]
515!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/IanHarding
516!!! '''Voiced by:''' Carlo Vázquez (Latin-American Spanish dub, seasons 1-6), Eiji Hanawa (Japanese dub)
517-->"''Fear is the number one motivator.''"
518[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ezra_Fitz_Season_3_1026.jpg]]
519[[caption-width-right:350:If A knows, I'm thinking B and C and everybody else knows.]]
520
521A new resident of Rosewood who is hired as a literature teacher in Rosewood High at the beginning of the series. Ezra meets Aria in a bar shortly before classes begin and the two connect and make out, only to meet each other later as student and teacher in Rosewood.
522----
523* AdaptationExpansion: In comparison to his book counterpart, who is a pretty minor character in the book series.
524%%* AmbiguouslyEvil: For most of the second half of Season 4.
525* BigBadEnsemble: With "A" in Season 4. He's an AntiVillain, who is only stalking the girls for his book.
526* BookWorm: How he connects with Aria, who is a bookworm herself.
527* BreakTheCutie: Season 6B wasn't that kind to him.
528* ChickMagnet: His love interests include a total of six girls: Aria, Jackie, Simone, Maggie, Nicol and [[spoiler: Ali]].
529* CoolTeacher: He is well liked by his fellow faculty members and by his students.
530* DeadpanSnarker: He uses sarcasm to deal with any threats from A.
531* DisappearedDad: An unintentional example though, since he didn't know about it. [[spoiler:And then it turns out he's not the father anyway.]]
532* HiddenDepths: We don't learn more about his backstory until the third season.
533* HotTeacher: Aside from Aria and his other love interests, Spencer, Jenna and Hanna have remarked on his good looks as well.
534* LadyMacbeth: A genderinverted and heroic version of the trope. But whenever Aria ends up murdering someone, Ezra seems remorseless about it and is willing to cover it up. Justified because they were hurting and tormenting Aria first.
535* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Ezra is the only one of the main characters' love interests to not know about [[spoiler: the second A.]] It's [[spoiler: ultimately subverted. He knows about the second A because of his surveillance to get information for his true crime book.]]
536* LonelyRichKid: Became this after [[spoiler: he got Maggie pregnant in high school, which made him abandon his family after seeing how easily his mother could make problems disappear with money.]]
537* NearDeathExperience: When [[spoiler:Shana]] shot him in the stomach in the season 4 finale.
538* NiceGuy : He is shown to be very sweet and kind mostly towards Aria and the other girls and steps up to help them in any problem.
539%%* LukeYouAreMyFather
540%%* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers one on his mother in "Hot Water".
541%%* SecretRelationship: With Aria. And with [[spoiler:Alison]] as it turns out.
542%%* SexyMentor
543* ShoutOut: Given the fact that he's a literature buff, his name is probably one to poet Ezra Pound and [[spoiler: author F. Scott Fitzgerald]].
544* TallDarkAndHandsome: Ian Harding's height is 5ft 11in, is also dark-haired, and considered handsome on the show.
545%%* TeacherStudentRomance: With Aria. And [[spoiler:Alison]] apparently.
546%%* {{Tsundere}}: Type B.
547%%* TraitorShot: In the season 4 summer finale
548%%* UndyingLoyalty: Towards Aria.
549* VillainProtagonist: In Season 4, he has his own team working for this book including Mona Vanderwaal and [=CeCe=] Drake. Though, he is much less antagonistic once the truth about the book comes out into the open.
550[[/folder]]
551
552[[folder:Noel Kahn]]
553!!Noel Kahn
554!!! '''Portrayed:''' Creator/BrantDaugherty
555!!! '''Voiced by:''' Ricardo Bautista (Latin-American Spanish dub), Shusaku Shirakawa (Japanese dub)
556-->"''Bad boys got nothing on mean girls. Guys have a fight, there’s a punch it’s over. Girls don’t fight fair. They gang up, keep secrets, plot. They can cut you down with a look.''"
557[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/PRDNoel1_7923.jpg]]
558[[caption-width-right:350:It’s kinda hot, knowing you think I’m capable of murder.]]
559
560Noel is a popular jock and a student in Rosewood High. He has feelings for Aria and briefly dates her, ending things when he discovers that Aria is seeing Ezra. Noel attempts to blackmail Ezra with this information, but ends up getting framed by A (for apparently stealing mid-term exams) and gaining a suspension. In the second season, he returns when said suspension ends, and begins a romantic relationship with [[ImpliedLoveInterest Mona]].
561----
562* AmbiguouslyEvil: Is he "A" or on the A-Team? Is he on the Liars side? Is he in a separate villainous club/evil on his own? The Liars are never entirely sure with him. Season 4 seemingly answers this question, revealing that [[spoiler:he knows Alison is alive and is helping her out]]. However, Season 5 has him back in the ambiguous category. Season 7 finally answers the question, revealing that he was a member of the [[spoiler:A-Team.]]
563* BigManOnCampus: A popular handsome rich boy.
564* BitchInSheepsClothing: Well, a jerk in nice-guy clothing. He seemed really pleasant when introduced. Then his relationship with Aria fell apart, and so did the facade...
565* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: He tries to blackmail Ezra when he learns of his relationship with Aria.
566* TheBusCameBack: He returns to school in season two, though.
567%%* TheCharmer
568* ChickMagnet: Noel has been shown to be very popular with girls.
569%%* DeadpanSnarker
570%%* HandsomeLech
571* ImpliedLoveInterest: Was this to Mona, since although it's mentioned many times that they're dating in season two, we don't see much interaction between them.
572* {{Jerkass}}: He acts like this towards the main characters, specially towards Aria since she chose Ezra over him.
573* JerkJock: The resident high school jock and a {{Jerkass}}.
574* JerkassHasAPoint: His page quote is pretty dead-on, at least as far as the mean girls in Rosewood are concerned.
575* JustFriends: With Alison. Neither were romantically interested in one another.
576* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Beheaded during a fight with the Liars in Season 7.]]
577* LifeOfTheParty: He frequently throws wild parties.
578%%* MrFanservice
579* OffScreenBreakup: How he breaks up with Mona.
580* OneHeadTaller: With all three of his canon love interest.
581* PutOnABus: In the first season, after he fails to blackmail Ezra, he's framed by A and is suspended from school.
582* ReallyGetsAround: He dated Aria, Jenna and Mona in the first two seasons alone.
583* TheReveal: He was a member of the [[spoiler:A-Team]] and was in the [[spoiler:Dollhouse, assisting Charlotte.]]
584* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:Knew Alison was alive the whole time.]]
585%%* SmugSnake
586* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's good-looking and played by 6'1 Brant Daugherty.
587%%* TallDarkAndSnarky
588* VillainousFriendship: With Jenna. They are romantically involved in earlier seasons, but are seemingly not a couple during the final season and only seem to be allies.
589[[/folder]]
590
591[[folder:Holden Strauss]]
592!!Holden Strauss
593!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ShaneCoffey
594!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EnzoFortuny (Latin-American Spanish dub)
595-->"''Sometimes what people believe is best for you is not really what's best for you.''"
596[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shane-coffey_300x300_6527.jpg]]
597[[caption-width-right:300:I'm not gonna spend the rest of my life sitting in front of a TV. ]]
598
599Holden is a childhood friend of Aria's who hasn't seen her in a very long time. He has been living in Portugal with his family and returns to Rosewood halfway through season two. He's very sweet and caring towards Aria, but [[JustFriends just as a friend]]. He loves martial arts and secretly practices it, despite having a heart condition that could cause his death if he's not to careful about it.
600----
601* CanonForeigner: He does not appear in any of the books.
602* ChildhoodFriends: An old friend of Aria as their fathers were also friends.
603* CommutingOnABus: He ''is'' a RecurringCharacter in Season 3, but he had so few appearances that people often forget about him. He hasn't appeared in almost twenty episodes by now, so it's pretty safe to assume he's been PutOnABus.
604%%* JustFriends: With Aria. Both are fine with it, though.
605%%* MistakenForGay: By the rest of the Liars, initially. HilarityEnsues when Aria doubts about it too.
606%%* MistakenForJunkie: When Aria finds something in his bag that looks like cocaine.
607* NiceGuy: Was always a good friend to Aria.
608%%* ShipperOnDeck: For Ezra/Aria (see below).
609* UndercoverAsLovers: Aria and Holden pretended to be dating in front of their parents during season two, so she could see Ezra and he could go to a fight club.
610[[/folder]]
611
612[[folder:Andrew Campbell]]
613!!Andrew Campbell
614!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BrandonWJones
615!!! '''Voiced by:''' Alan Bravo (Latin-American Spanish dub)
616-->"''You guys have history, that's rough.''"
617[[quoteright:346:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/75f31d6e00f1be0308daac28274f7374.jpg]]
618[[caption-width-right:346:War is a game that has to be played with a smile.]]
619
620Andrew is a Rosewood High student, almost as smart as Spencer, who he seems to be friends with.
621
622He first appears briefly in season 3, then in season 5 he connects with Aria and they have a brief romance, while signs seem to pile up to suggest he's more than what he seems...
623----
624* TheAce: He's one of the best students of Rosewood High.
625%%* BettyAndVeronica: Veronica to Ezra's Betty in season 5B.
626* HeelFaceTurn: He seems to be hedging closer and closer to the edge of it each time he appears in 5B. [[spoiler: Might have crossed it with his spying on Melissa's call in 'Welcome To The Dollhouse']].
627* NiceGuy: At least at first he seems to be nicer than Ezra.
628* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler: He was trying to catch "A" to impress Aria and prove himself worthy of being her boyfriend in Season 5B. Instead, he is arrested and accused of being "A" with Aria being the most vocal about his guilt during Season 6A.]]
629* OutOfFocus: After his appearances in season 3 he disappears almost completely until season 5B, appearing once or twice in season 4.
630* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to the Liars [[spoiler: after he is proven innocent of being "A" and released from jail during Season 6A.]]
631%%* RedHerring: Seems to be this in regards to the -A storyline in Season 5B.
632* ShirtlessScene: In one of his early appearances he and Spencer engage in some friendly Strip Decathlon, which leads to this.
633%%* TheSmartGuy
634[[/folder]]
635
636[[folder:Meredith Sorenson]]
637!!Meredith Sorenson
638!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AmandaSchull
639!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/LilianaBarba (Latin-American Spanish dub)
640-->"''Listen, sweetie. I'm not in high school. You don't have a say in this.''"
641[[quoteright:347:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/496694_1279671308775_full_3623.jpg]]
642[[caption-width-right:347:You are in this class to discuss American history, not mine, got it?]]
643
644Meredith is a former student at Hollis who had an affair with Aria's father prior to Alison's disappearance. She wished for Byron to leave his wife and be with her, but instead he broke the affair after [[spoiler: Aria and Alison trashed his office, pretending to be Meredith]] and left for Iceland. In the third season, she becomes the history teacher of Rosewood High.
645----
646* AdaptationNameChange: From Meredith Gates in the books to Meredith Sorenson.
647* AdaptationalVillainy: In the novels, Meredith was a kind-hearted, slightly soft-spoken SympatheticAdulterer who while not wanting to stop the affair with Byron [[spoiler: they eventually marry and have a daughter named Lola]], didn't brag about it (telling others about it was actually a source of embarrassment and shame for her) and meant no ill will towards any of the Montgomery's, even Aria who had been openly hostile to her for a while, and therefore welcomes her into her new family with Byron and the two actually develop a fairly healthy friendship. In the TV series, Meredith '''flaunts''' the fact that she had an affair with Byron '''to Aria's face,''' by showing up at places where Byron and Ella are and saying Aria is in no position to object [[FauxAffablyEvil while hiding her true colors behind a thin veil of kind cheerfulness]] and worst of all [[spoiler: drugs and beats Aria and locks her and the other Liars in the basement]].
648%%* BettyAndVeronica: She's Veronica while Ella's Betty.
649%%* BitchInSheepsClothing
650%%* EvilTeacher
651* {{Frameup}}: [[spoiler: Aria and Alison]] frame her up for the destruction of Byron's office, prior to Ali's disappearance.
652%%* HotTeacher: In the third season.
653%%* LoveMakesYouCrazy
654%%* LoveMakesYouEvil
655* NearDeathExperience: [[spoiler: Lucas sets a cabin on fire to kill Mona, yet he doesn't succeed and almost kills Meredith instead.]]
656* NewOldFlame: She begins to date Byron again after he divorces Ella.
657%%* OutOfFocus: In the second season.
658* PutOnABus: Sent on her way [[spoiler: to get medical help]] towards the end of season 3.
659%%* PsychoExGirlfriend
660%%* SanitySlippage: In "Misery Loves Company".
661%%* TeacherStudentRomance: With her college teacher Byron.
662* {{Yandere}}: For Byron, going as far as [[spoiler: drugging, beating and locking up his own daughter.]]
663[[/folder]]
664
665[[folder:Dianne Fitz]]
666!!Dianne Fitz[[spoiler:gerald]]
667!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MaryPageKeller
668!!! '''Voiced by:''' Loretta Santini (Latin-American Spanish dub, season 3)
669-->"''It's all romance and sacrifice in your little Paris garret. Except you determine what's sacrificed, not him.''"
670[[quoteright:232:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dianne-fitzgerald-in-stolen-kisses_332.jpg]]
671[[caption-width-right:232:Everyone has motives.]]
672
673Ezra's [[MissingMom estranged mother]], with who he parted ways when he came to Rosewood. She tracks him down in the third season, and is initially introduced as nice, but later we find out [[GoodIsNotNice she's not as pleasant as she seemed to be]]. Dianne does not approve Ezra's relationship with Aria, and has warned her not to bring her son down after he's [[spoiler: kicked out of Hollis.]]
674----
675%%* AbusiveParents: See MyBelovedSmother below.
676* CanonForeigner: Does not appear in any of the novels.
677%%* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry
678%%* EvilMatriarch
679%%* GlamorousSingleMother
680* GoodIsNotNice: She's not evil, but is by no means nice.
681%% * GrandeDame: Has some shades of it.
682* ManipulativeBitch: Shown in how she [[spoiler: bribed Maggie into getting an abortion, moved her out of town and had her raise her grandson in secret, keeping it from Ezra.]]
683* MissingMom: Played with. Ezra hasn't seen her in seven years prior to season 3, but that was just because ''he'' didn't want to see her.
684* MyBelovedSmother: Not only to Ezra, but to his brother Wesley as well. She expects highly from both of them, and since she does not like to be disappointed (as she has been with Ezra) she enforces her behavior on Wes, suppressing his true feelings and desires.
685* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers one to Aria in the very first episode she appears. In return, she gets one from her son after [[spoiler: the truth about Maggie and Malcolm comes out.]]
686%% * RichBitch:
687* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Whether it's Diane or Dianne is debatable.
688[[/folder]]
689
690!!Acquaintances of Hanna Marin
691
692[[folder:Ashley Marin]]
693!!Ashley Marin
694!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LauraLeighton
695!!! '''Voiced by:''' Yolanda Vidal (Latin-American Spanish dub), Yurika Hino (Japanese dub)
696-->"''When they find the maniac who did this to you, I will kill him. After I kill him, I will sue him.''"
697[[quoteright:324:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ashley_marin_4_4260.PNG]]
698[[caption-width-right:324:It's only a felony if they find out.]]
699
700Hanna's single mother, who works at a bank in Rosewood. She's a kind, wise woman and has a very good relationship with her daughter Hanna and her friends. Her ex-husband Tom, Hanna's father, left her and Rosewood prior to the beginning of the series. She also has a complicated relationship with the police, particularly with agent Wilden.
701----
702%%* ActionMom
703* AdaptationExpansion: Her book counterpart isn't very close to Hanna, and barely appears in the story at all before she's PutOnABus to Singapore.
704* AdaptationDyeJob: Has reddish-gold hair in the books, but brown in the TV show.
705* AmicablyDivorced: With Tom, although it's implied that this wasn't so much the case when they did get divorced, but after time passed by and she came to accept it.
706%%* BrainyBrunette
707%%* GlamorousSingleMother: As of season 3, minus the single part.
708%%* GoodBadGirl: Implied in a conversation with Ted.
709%%* HeroicBSOD: After [[spoiler: running over Wilden with her car.]]
710* HotForPreacher: In season 3, she begins to date a pastor.
711* MamaBear: She will do anything to protect her daughter.
712* MayDecemberRomance: She forced herself into this with [[FairCop Darren]], in order to prevent Hanna from being arrested.
713%%* MeetCute: When she meets Ted.
714%%* NaughtyNurseOutfit: In "This is A Dark Ride".
715* OpenMindedParent: She's shown to be a supportive mom to Hanna in many situations.
716* OutOfFocus: When the second half of season three begins, Ashley is not seen, and Hanna is living with her grandmother instead. She shows up a couple of episodes later, but an explanation for her being missing is not provided.
717[[/folder]]
718
719[[folder:Caleb Rivers]]
720!!Caleb Rivers
721!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TylerBlackburn
722!!! '''Voiced by:''' Miguel Ángel Leal (Latin-American Spanish dub), Tsuyoshi Inoue (Japanese dub)
723-->"''Knowing the right questions is better than having all the right answers.''"
724[[quoteright:349:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Caleb_Rivers_Season_3_4770.jpg]]
725[[caption-width-right:349:The rich girls steal, the pretty girls lie, the smart girls play dumb, and the dumb girls spend their days trying to be all of the above.]]
726
727Caleb is a street-smart new kid at Rosewood High, who has a checkered past and illegally hacked into computers for money when he first moved to Rosewood. He is found by Hanna and Aria living at the school because of troubles at his adoptive parents' house, which prompts Hanna to invite him to stay at her house, secretly, without letting Ashley know (although she eventually accepts him).
728----
729* BigBrotherInstinct: He's fairly protective of Emily. He even gives her a CoolDownHug in season 3's mid-season finale.
730* TheBusCameBack:
731** He returns in the season 1 finale.
732** Literally in Season 4, when he goes to Ravenswood. He planned to get on the next bus back with Hanna, but he stayed behind at her request, in order to help Miranda.
733* CanonForeigner: Caleb did not exist in the books.
734%%* CoolDownHug: Gives one to Emily after [[spoiler: she kills Nate]] in "The Lady Killer".
735* DarkAndTroubledPast: He tries to avoid talking about his experience in the foster system, but what he did tell is not quite nice.
736* DeadpanSnarker: More and more as the series progresses.
737-->'''Hanna:''' I almost killed you!
738-->'''Caleb:''' With a pink furry lamp, Hanna?
739* EatingTheEyeCandy: When Hanna and Caleb are in the shower (he's bathing, she isn't) and he turns around, she likes what she sees...
740* FosterKid: Caleb was given up by his biological mother when he was five years old, leading him to live in different foster care homes and with different foster parents.
741* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Lucas, the only guy in his school he genuinely likes, until his FaceHeelTurn in season 3.
742%%* LoveableRogue
743* NearDeathExperience: [[spoiler: He was almost killed by Nate in "The Lady Killer".]] He also has two of these during his time on ''Series/{{Ravenswood}}''.
744%%* OfficialCouple: With Hanna. Not anymore as of season 5. [[spoiler: Once more with Hanna as of season 7]]
745* PlayfulHacker: His hacking skills can also be useful to the girls.
746%%* PrettyBoy
747%%* PutOnABus: Literally, in season 1, when he breaks up with Hanna.
748* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He was the manly man to Lucas’s sensitive guy until he got darker.
749* StreetSmart: He is very resourceful and take care of most problems he comes across.
750* TheSmartGuy: He is a tech-genius and brilliant hacker.
751* TallDarkAndHandsome: Relatively tall, dark-haired, and good-looking.
752%%* TallDarkAndSnarky: To go with the trope above, he is also a DeadpanSnarker.
753* TroubledButCute: A reformed bad boy with a troubled family history, also a badass hacker, and quite attractive and charming.
754[[/folder]]
755
756[[folder:Lucas Gottesman]]
757!!Lucas Gottesman
758!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BrendanRobinson
759!!! '''Voiced by:''' Javier Olguín (Latin-American Spanish dub, seasons 1-6), Hideto Nitta (Japanese dub)
760-->"''Icebergs turn over. They just roll over and turn up all that buried junk. You don't want to get too close when that happens.''"
761[[quoteright:343:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/PRDLucas1_8490.jpg]]
762[[caption-width-right:343:Girls like her don't approach guys like me unless they have deep-seated self-esteem issues and a serious drinking problem.]]
763
764Lucas is a member of the yearbook committee who was tormented by Alison in the past. He becomes good friends with Hanna after the two work together on the yearbook and the prom and eventually develops a crush on her, but [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy steps aside]] when she begins dating Caleb Rivers. In the third season, he makes a FaceHeelTurn and his character grows darker as the series continues.
765----
766* AdaptationDyeJob: His book counterpart is blonde.
767* AdaptationNameChange: His last name is changed from Beattie in the books to Gottesman.
768* AmbiguouslyEvil: It's unknown whether he's actually evil or just plain creepy, but in the season 4 premiere the reveal that [[spoiler: he's the one who gave Emily the massage]] makes him look really suspicious...
769* {{Blackmail}}: [[spoiler: Mona]] has been blackmailing him for an uncertain amount of time.
770%%* CreepyChild: Well, he's not a child, but still...
771* CreepyMonotone: Specially in "Kingdom of the Blind". He was way too calm while he lit his [[{{Pyromaniac}} papers on fire]].
772%%* DarkerAndEdgier: As the series progresses.
773%%* DoggedNiceGuy: An unsuccessful one.
774%%* TheDragon: To Mona in her army.
775* FaceHeelTurn: From Season 3 he becomes a darker character.
776%%* GeekPhysique
777* HeroAntagonist: He's this in Season 5 as a member of Mona's Army. Unlike the other inner-circle members, he seems to genuinely just want protection from Alison and actually feels a little bad for her.
778%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Caleb, [[FaceHeelTurn until season 3]].
779%%* HomeschooledKids: As of "Mona-Mania" onwards.
780* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In the second season, he puts his feelings aside to let Hanna be happy with Caleb. His thoughts about this from the third season onwards are unknown.
781%%* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Before Hanna and Caleb, at least.
782* JustFriends: With Hanna. It was used to hurt him and Hanna in a school dance episode, with A forcing Hanna to dance with him, which causes her boyfriend Sean to break up with her and to hurt Lucas as well.
783%%* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces
784* NiceGuy: Prior to FaceHeelTurn, he was good friends with Hanna and Caleb.
785%%* NoSocialSkills
786%%* PlayfulHacker: Not as talented as Caleb or Mona, but still counts.
787* {{Pyromaniac}}: Let's see, lighting up some documents on fire? Check. Almost burning Hanna in the process? Check. [[spoiler: Burning down an entire gazebo to try to kill Mona?]] ''Check''.
788-->'''Caleb:''' Dude, you tried to set fire to my girlfriend.\
789'''Lucas:''' ''[with a straight face]'' Yeah sorry about that, I was being ground down by trivial bureaucracy.
790%%* TheSmartGuy
791* UsedToBeASweetKid: Until the third season. Lampshaded by Hanna, who comments on it early in that season.
792[[/folder]]
793
794[[folder:Darren Wilden]]
795!!Darren Wilden
796!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BryceJohnson
797!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ManuelCampuzano (Latin-American Spanish dub), Ryo Iwasaki (Japanese dub)
798-->"''Your mom may be hot, Hanna, but she’s not hot enough to make that go away.''"
799[[quoteright:301:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/301px-Darren_Wilden-1_8872.png]]
800[[caption-width-right:301:The evidence doesn't lie.]]
801
802A police detective who arrests Hanna for shoplifting in the Pilot episode. Ashley begins a sexual relationship with him in return for him dropping all charges against Hanna. He is later put in charge of the investigation on Alison's murder.
803----
804%%* AssholeVictim: When he's found dead in season 4.
805* TheBusCameBack: He was put off the investigation after four episodes, then returns to the case from season 2 onwards.
806* DeathByAdaptation: He never dies in the books.
807* DirtyCop: Darren uses some questionable methods while he is investigating the murder of Alison although he doesn't do anything that is actually illegal. After Hanna gets arrested for shoplifting, her mom starts a relationship with Darren to keep Hanna from getting in trouble. Thankfully, she eventually kicks him out of the house. He usually targets Hanna for interrogation and harassed Emily in one episode.
808%%* FairCop
809%%* HiddenDepths
810* InformedAttribute: He was apparently a "wild partier" in the past.
811* {{Jerkass}}: Wilden would often harass the girls in the process of the investigation.
812%%* KarmicDeath
813%%* LifeOfTheParty: Formerly, [[InformedAttribute according to him]].
814%%* MayDecemberRomance: With Ashley. Possibly with [[spoiler: Alison]] too.
815* MysteriousPast: He seems to know [[spoiler: Mona]] from before the series begin, but this has yet to be addressed.
816* NearDeathExperience: [[spoiler: Ashley runs him over with her car after he threatens her.]] He survived, though, [[spoiler: thanks to Jenna and Shana who passed by.]]
817* PutOnABus: Veronica is capable of getting him off the case, but he returns in "Over My Dead Body" when [[spoiler: the Liars are put in police custody.]]
818* RabidCop: Starts to fall into this as the series progresses. He threatens [[spoiler: Ashley]] in an episode by telling her to shut Hanna up, or he would.
819%%* SacrificialLion
820%%* SecretRelationship: Possibly, with [[spoiler: Alison]] in Cape May.
821[[/folder]]
822
823[[folder:Kate Randall]]
824!!Kate Randall
825!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/NatalieFloyd (season 1), Creator/NatalieHall (season 2)
826!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/DianaPérez (Latin-American Spanish dub, season 1), Claudia Motta (Latin-American Spanish dub, season 2)
827-->"''Training a horse, it's an art. You have to bend its will until it knows you are its master. That's how you are gonna feel when I'm done with you. Welcome to the family, sis.''"
828[[quoteright:296:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pll210-00485_3218.jpg]]
829[[caption-width-right:296:If someone messes with you, you should get to choose their punishment.]]
830
831Hanna's soon-to-be step-sister. Kate is the daughter of Isabel Randall, Tom Marin's fiancée, who comes to live at Rosewood with him later on. She seems to be poised and well-brought-up, but eventually reveals her desire to make Hanna's life miserable.
832----
833* AdaptationDistillation: Her book counterpart has a much bigger role in the story.
834* AdaptationDyeJob: Her hair is brown in the books.
835* BitchInSheepsClothing: She initially comes out as a normal, fashionable teenage girl, but after overhearing Hanna insulting her mother she begins showing a more aggressive and bitchy side.
836%%* TheFashionista
837%%* GoodIsNotNice
838* InformedAbility: Horseback riding and sailing are some of her mentioned talents.
839* KarmaHoudini: Played with. [[spoiler: While her framing Hanna was revealed to the school, her dad immediately pulled her out before we could see her get punished.]]
840%%* ManipulativeBitch
841%%* OutOfFocus: After "The Naked Truth".
842%%* PluckyGirl
843* PutOnABus: Then [[TheBusCameBack came back]] in season 2, and then she was sent away again.
844* ShrinkingViolet: After a photo of her naked is spread around school. [[spoiler: It later turns out, she did this herself and photoshopped the photo and tried to make it look as though Hanna did it as she thought Hanna was going to send actual photos of her as Spencer had photos of Kate from an allergic reaction at Riding Camp.]]
845%%* UnsuspectinglySoused: The perpetrator of this, to Hanna.
846[[/folder]]
847
848!!Acquaintances of Spencer Hastings
849
850[[folder:Peter Hastings]]
851!!Peter Hastings
852!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/NolanNorth
853!!! '''Voiced by:''' Roberto Mendiola (Latin-American Spanish dub), Takeshi Maruyama (Japanese dub)
854-->"''You're not supposed to watch me so closely.''"
855[[quoteright:296:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/288694_8117.jpg]]
856[[caption-width-right:296:I have a few other choice words I would reserve for Ian, but if I start listing them, I’ll never fall asleep.]]
857
858Peter Hastings is the wealthy father of Spencer and Melissa Hastings. He is a successful attorney and is all about winning and being the best. He is the picture perfect husband and father who controls a seemingly picture perfect family.
859----
860* AdaptationDyeJob: Like in the case of his daughters, his book counterpart has blonde hair.
861* AmbiguouslyEvil: The shady traits he shows after [[spoiler: the truth about Jason comes out]] have fans wondering...
862%%* AmoralAttorney: Much more than his wife.
863%%* CommutingOnABus: In Season 3.
864* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: His affair with Jessica.]]
865%%* DotingParent
866%%* HiddenDepths
867%%* InformedAttribute: His liking of sports such as tennis.
868* LukeIAmYourFather: He had an affair with Jessica [=DiLaurentis=] which resulted in the birth of [=Jason DiLaurentis=].
869* NonIdleRich: He's still practicing lawyerly, exercises and [[InformedAttribute plays tennis]] on a regular basis.
870* PapaWolf: Despite not showing much affection, he seems to care for Spencer at times.
871%%* ParentalFavoritism: To Melissa over Spencer.
872%%* ThePatriarch: Of the Hastings family.
873* ThrowingTheFight: He and Spencer play doubles with a potential client and his daughter. Then he tells Spencer to let them win so that they would hire him.
874%%* WellDoneSonGuy
875[[/folder]]
876
877[[folder:Veronica Hastings]]
878!!Veronica Hastings
879!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LesleyFera
880!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/LauraTorres (Latin-American Spanish dub, seasons 1-5), Rebeca Manríquez (Latin-American Spanish dub, seasons 6-7), Miwa Kohinata (Japanese dub)
881-->"''Our family doesn't handle imperfection very well."''
882[[quoteright:348:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pll109-01134_3001.jpg]]
883[[caption-width-right:348:Like it or not, this is your family.]]
884
885Veronica is Melissa and Spencer's mother. She is a well-educated woman and a caring mother for both girls (although, like her husband, tends to favor Melissa). She is a workaholic and is often out of the house. However, behind the perfect façade, she has her own flaws.
886----
887* AdaptationDyeJob: Like her husband and daughters, she's blonde in the books.
888%%* AloofDarkHairedGirl
889%%* AmoralAttorney: Sort of. She did take the Reynolds case, but [[spoiler: he ended up being innocent]] so it's quite debatable.
890* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: Melissa's unfortunate abortion.]]
891%%* DeadpanSnarker: See below.
892* HelloAttorney: She's a good-looking lawyer.
893* MamaBear: Not only to Spencer, but has this instinct towards all of the Liars, shown as how she hugs Alison in a flashback and how she gets Darren kicked out of the case when he harrasses Emily.
894%%* NonIdleRich
895* OpenMindedParent: Becomes a lot more open-minded in the third season.
896%%* ParentalFavoritism: Same case as her husband.
897* PutOnABus: She goes to London with her husband in the third season, but makes an impressively quick return when [[spoiler: Spencer is sent to Radley.]]
898* ShipperOnDeck: Surprisingly, she turns into this for Spencer/Toby by season 3, after accepting their relationship at last. She even helps her make lasagna for their anniversary!
899%%* StatuesqueStunner
900* TallDarkAndSnarky: She has her snarky comments, specially when she's on the job.
901%%* TwentiesBobHaircut
902%%* {{Workaholic}}
903[[/folder]]
904
905[[folder:Melissa Hastings]]
906!!Melissa Hastings
907!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TorreyDeVitto
908!!! '''Voiced by:''' Gaby Beltrán (Latin-American Spanish dub), Eri Goda (Japanese dub)
909-->"''I don't feel like I need to be the best and the first anymore. All those things that used to matter just... don't seem that important.''"
910[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/528210_1283104825795_full_4425.jpg]]
911[[caption-width-right:296: I've seen some stuff that makes you and your friends look pretty bad..]]
912
913Melissa is Spencer Hastings' seemingly perfect older sister. Melissa has everything her sister has ever wanted. She was accepted to the Wharton School of Business with nothing but praise from her parents. What she doesn't already have, she's not afraid to take, such as the barn. The thing is, her boyfriends seem to be attracted to her younger sister instead.
914----
915* AdaptationDyeJob: Like the rest of the Hastings clan, she's blonde in the books.
916%%* AloofBigSister: She acts like this at times with Spencer.
917%%* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Due to AdaptationDyeJob, since she was blonde in the books (but still aloof).
918%%* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: She's seen this way by her younger sister Spencer.
919* AmbiguouslyEvil: She's always been hostile towards Spencer, but the fandom are split as to whether she's willingly involved with the A game.
920* BrainyBrunette: Like the rest of the family, she's extremely smart.
921* BrokenBird: She seems truly broken after [[spoiler: Ian's murder,]] so much that she even warms up to Spencer with time. Not to mention after [[spoiler: the death of her unborn child.]]
922* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler: She and Jason hooked up in the Hastings' lake house. Granted, she didn't know they were related, but still...]]
923* CommutingOnABus: In the third season, she doesn't appear as much as the previous ones.
924%%* DeadpanSnarker
925* ExtracurricularEnthusiast: Similar to Spencer, she was an overachiever involved in many extracurricular activities.
926* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: With Spencer, although both are smart and pretty.
927* GreenEyedEpiphany: She runs back into Ian's arms after finding out Wren with Spencer, claiming that their time apart and her break-up with Wren made her see that Ian was the right one for her.
928%%* HappilyMarried: Appears to be this with Ian, [[spoiler: although it's for a brief time.]]
929* InformedAbility: Apparently, she's more talented than Spencer in many areas, but we have yet to see that in practice.
930%%* OffScreenBreakup: With Wren.
931%%* PreppyName
932%%* ShrinkingViolet: After [[spoiler: Ian's death.]]
933%%* TallDarkAndSnarky
934%%* TwentiesBobHaircut: Cuts her hair like this in the second half of season 3.
935[[/folder]]
936
937[[folder:Dr. Wren Kingston ]]
938!!Dr. Wren Kingston
939!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JulianMorris
940!!! '''Voiced by:''' Alan Prieto (Latin-American Spanish dub), Junpei Endo (Japanese dub)
941-->"''None of us are perfect, we all come with baggage.''"
942[[quoteright:311:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wren__2008.jpg]]
943[[caption-width-right:311:One does not come unfortified to the house of Hastings.]]
944
945Wren Kingston is the fiancée of Melissa Hastings, who became attracted to Melissa's younger sister, Spencer, which causes the two of them to break up after she finds them making out. He is a physician who works in a hospital. He currently has a rotation at Rosewood Community Hospital, and also currently volunteers at Radley Sanitarium.
946----
947* AdaptationExpansion: A lot of his parts in the tv series were added and are not in the books.
948* AdaptationNameChange: Wren was an Asian with a last name of Kim in the books, but here he is played by British actor Julian Morris.
949%%* AmbiguouslyEvil: From Season 3-onwards. Season 7 reveals that [[spoiler:he is, and he is a member of the A-Team.]]
950%%* CantHoldHisLiquor
951%%* DeadpanSnarker: Has his moments (like [[WorldOfSnark pretty much everyone in the show]]).
952%%* DeadlyDoctor: Possibly. See spoiler below.
953* DisposableFiance: For Melissa, finding him with Spencer [[GreenEyedEpiphany made her see how much she misses Ian.]]
954%%* TheDragon: [[spoiler:The true one for Uber A/Alex Drake.]]
955* FaceHeelTurn: He was a nice guy in early seasons but in Season 3 his character became more dark and suspicious. Fitting, since the final season reveals [[spoiler:he is a member of the A-Team.]]
956* HospitalHottie: A handsome doctor who attracts both Melissa and Spencer.
957%%* TheMedic
958%%* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Implied in what Spencer overhears [[spoiler: during her stay at Radley.]]
959%%* MrFanservice
960* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: In addition to being a good medical doctor, in Season 3 he also becomes a psychologist.
961* NiceGuy: In the first episode, when the Hastings parents show their clear favoritism for Melissa, Wren is genuinely nice to Spencer and reassures her. [[spoiler: This is put in doubt in season 3, after Spencer hears some rumors at Radley that seem to indicate the contrary.]]
962%%* OffScreenBreakup: With Melissa.
963%%* ShipTease: With Spencer in every season thus far and, briefly, with Hanna in Season 3.
964[[/folder]]
965
966[[folder:Ian Thomas]]
967!!Ian Thomas
968!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/RyanMerriman
969!!! '''Voiced by:''' Misael Martínez
970-->"''You know what they say about quicksand, Spence. The more you struggle, the faster you sink. And you're sinking fast.''"
971[[quoteright:302:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1226247459pre_1215.jpg]]
972[[caption-width-right:302:You know, you can't avoid me. I live in your backyard.]]
973
974Melissa's ex boyfriend, who she later starts dating after breaking up with Wren. He had a brief relationship with Spencer before he broke with Melissa the first time, while she was still 15, something only Ali knew about. He is appointed the field hockey team's coach in early season 1.
975----
976* AdaptationDyeJob: He has brown hair, as opposed to his book counterpart, who is blonde.
977%%* AmbiguouslyEvil
978%%* CovertPervert: Implied by the videos of the girls (and of [[spoiler: Jenna and Toby]]) that Alison finds.
979%%* CreepyBlueEyes
980%%* DroppedABridgeOnHim
981%%* EnigmaticMinion
982%%* HappilyMarried: Appears to be this with Melissa, [[spoiler: until he's killed.]]
983%%* HotTeacher: Well, coach actually, but still...
984%%* IcyBlueEyes
985%%* MayDecemberRomance: With Spencer. And it is later revealed that with [[spoiler: Alison]] as well.
986%%* MistakenForMurderer
987%%* RedHerring
988%%* SacrificialLion
989* SuicideNotMurder: [[spoiler: A stages his murder to make it look like a suicide.]]
990[[/folder]]
991
992[[folder:Toby Cavanaugh]]
993!!Toby Cavanaugh
994!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KeeganAllen
995!!! '''Voiced by:''' Gabriel Ortiz (Latin-American Spanish), Aigasa Keisuke (Japanese dub)
996-->"''Different is good. I like different... this town has too much of the same.''"
997[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/toby-cavanaugh-profile_9636.jpg]]
998[[caption-width-right:296:I've got friends in all the wrong places, and misery loves company.]]
999
1000Toby is a troubled young man from Rosewood who lives near Emily's house. He's a shy, quiet boy who was framed by Ali for the prank that made Jenna Marshall lose her sight, and spent some time in juvie because of that. He quickly becomes the lead suspect in Alison's murder investigation, and is regarded as an evildoer by almost all Rosewood. He begins a romantic relationship with Spencer by the end of season 1.
1001----
1002* AdaptationExpansion: He has a bigger role in the tv series, where [[spoiler: he remains very much alive, unlike the book series.]]
1003* AdaptationalHeroism: While the actions of him saving Emily from [[RapeAndRevenge being taken advantage of by her ex-boyfriend Ben]] and mostly cleaning up his act remain across the novels and TV series, Toby is a '''much more unsavory''' fella in the novels. In those, Toby intentionally spied on The Liars while they changed (only smirking when they saw him in the act) and [[spoiler: molested Jenna]]. In the TV series however, Toby is more of a NotEvilJustMisunderstood JerkWithAHeartOfGold than an outward pervert. For instance in the show, Ali was '''the only one''' who exclaimed Toby watched them undress (FridgeBrilliance: though this almost certainly was a mistake with Toby accidentally locking eyes with Ali's in a split second and Ali exaggerated the story to the others for drama as Ali's not the model of honesty) and '''Jenna''' was the one '''molesting Toby'''. Around Season 5, Toby becomes an official Rosewood Police Officer, further elevating his heroism.
1004* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: According to the people of Rosewood, at least, this fits his relationship with Spencer. [[spoiler: And then we learn that he's in The A Team, which gives a whole new meaning to this.]]
1005* AlmostKiss: With [[spoiler: Alison]] in a flashback shown in the season 4 premiere episode; they're interrupted by [[PosthumousCharacter his mother]] right before their lips touch.
1006* BigBrotherInstinct: He's pretty protective of Emily.
1007* BigDamnHeroes: When he [[spoiler: saves Emily from being raped by Ben.]]
1008* BodyguardBetrayal: Toby is Spencer's protector but he is really much better at luring her into the arms of "A".]]
1009%%* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler: Forced by Jenna. Although they're not actually siblings...]]
1010%%* TheBrute: Possibly his role in [[spoiler: The A Team.]]
1011* ButtMonkey: Nothing goes right for him. Ever.
1012%%* CreepyBlueEyes
1013%%* DeadpanSnarker
1014* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler: In Season 4. He trades Mona's RV with A for information about his mother's suicide.]]
1015* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: Subverted. He was working as a double agent.]]
1016* {{Frameup}}: Alison frames him for [[DeadlyPrank "The Jenna Thing"]] prior to the start of the series. Only the Liars, Toby and Jenna know the truth.
1017%%* IcyBlueEyes
1018* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: How Toby Cavanaugh is played at first. Later on, he drops the "Misunderstood Loner" part.
1019%%* MistakenForMurderer: In Season 1.
1020%%* MrFanservice
1021* NearDeathExperience: In Season 2, [[spoiler: A makes him fall off a notable height while he's working. Luckily, it failed.]]
1022%%* NotBloodSiblings: With Jenna, although forced to it.
1023* OppositesAttract: He and Spencer are quite different, both in personality and background.
1024%%* PerpetualFrowner: Given how much shit he goes through, its not hard to see why.
1025* TheQuietOne: In the beginning of Season 1, Toby '''barely''' says more than '''3 words''' to anyone who isn't Jenna or Emily. Later on in the show while he isn't the most loquacious, he opens up a lot more.
1026* SparedByTheAdaptation: He ends up committing suicide in the books, but survives the entirety of the TV show.
1027%%* TraitorShot: The subject of one at the end of "The Lady Killer."
1028* TroubledButCute: A motorcycle-riding Misunderstood Loner who has a relationship with one of the main girls.
1029* UndercoverAsLovers: In "The Remains of the A" he accompanies Hanna to a dance as her date to "scare off a creep that wanted to date her", although it's actually due to a lie Hanna told Ashley and it was the first thing that came to her mind.
1030[[/folder]]
1031
1032[[folder:Jenna Marshall]]
1033!!Jenna Marshall
1034!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Music/TamminSursok
1035!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarianaOrtiz (Latin-American Spanish), Yuka Nakatsukasa (Japanese dub)
1036-->"''I don't need a special flashlight to know what people around here are hiding. This school is filled with phonies and liars. They're everywhere.''"
1037[[quoteright:255:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1225771167pre_1240.jpg]]
1038[[caption-width-right:255:I'm fascinated by the nature of evil.]]
1039
1040Toby Cavanaugh's blind step-sister. She's a sly, smart young woman who had a very complicated rivalry with Alison after she turns down Ali's offer to join her group briefly after moving into town. The Liars accidentally caused her blindness in a prank intended for Toby that went horribly wrong. She does not approve of Toby's relationship with Spencer, but eventually Toby pushes her aside to be with Spencer.
1041----
1042* AdaptationalJerkass: The Jenna from the novels was a sweet, innocent, quiet girl ([[ThePollyanna even after getting blinded]]) [[spoiler: who bonded with Ali/Courtney over their sibling issues and planned what would later be "the Jenna thing" to get back at Toby, who had been molesting Jenna '''during middle school.''']] In the TV series, Jenna is [[JerkAss rude, manipulative and forceful]] which [[TookALevelInJerkass only worsened]] after "the Jenna thing" ([[AssholeVictim though not without reason]]) and uses her charm [[DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery and her blindness to a degree]] to get what she wants.[[NotSoAboveItAll Very much like Alison]], with whom in the TV series she had a longstanding rivalry with as a result of rejecting Alison's offer of friendship.
1043* AdaptationalVillainy: While Toby became more heroic and principled in the TV series, Jenna took a '''hard left turn''' on the morality road. In this, not only was [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Jenna the one molesting Toby]] , but she was also [[spoiler: on the A-Team throughout five seasons]] and in Season 7 entraps and actively [[DrivenToMurder attempts to '''murder''' the Liars.]]
1044* AdaptationExpansion: Her role in the tv series is much larger than in the books. [[spoiler: Plus, she's still alive, while her book counterpart isn't at this point.]]
1045* AdaptationNameChange: From Jenna Cavanaugh to Jenna Marshall.
1046%%* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She totally fits this trope physically and personality wise.
1047* AmbiguouslyBi: It's implied in "A Dangerous [=GAme=]" that she's in some sort of relationship with [[spoiler: Shana]], yet the nature of said relationship is never clarified. At least for now.
1048%%* AmbiguouslyEvil
1049%%* BlindSeer: How does Jenna know so much, yet sees so little?
1050* TheBusCameBack:
1051* TheBusCameBack: In the season finale, "A [=DAngerous=] [=GAme=]", she returns and keeps making on and off appearances until the final season. An explanation for her absence is not provided, though.
1052%%* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler: She forced her step-brother Toby into this. True, they aren't really blood-related, but still...]]
1053* DeadlyPrank: Became blind when she was the accidental victim of one by the protagonists.
1054%%* DeadpanSnarker: Has some traces of this.
1055* TheDragon: To [[spoiler:Uber A]] in the first twelve episodes of Season 7. She is the only known [[spoiler:member of the A-Team and agent of Uber A until episode thirteen.]]
1056* HeelFaceTurn: Well... maybe. In "If These Dolls Could Talk", she claims that she no longer hates The Liars, having been moved by [[spoiler: Hanna saving her life.]] However, she doesn't act much differently towards them.
1057* JerkassHasAPoint: While Jenna may be rude, sinister and manipulative and she did force Toby into a sexual relationship, her turning down Alison’s offer to join her friend group and make her own friends was a bold move. Although her methods of tormenting the Liars are quite strange, it’s hard to blame her after what the Liars did to her. Seeing as Alison and the Liars are the ones who blinded her, and that they let Toby take the blame instead of getting punished. And even when Hanna saved Jenna from dying in a fire, none of the Liars ever actually apologise to Jenna for what they did.
1058* LaserGuidedKarma: The DeadlyPrank that blinded her happened while she was in the middle of forcing Toby into BrotherSisterIncest (probably not for the first time either).
1059%%* ManipulativeBitch
1060* NearDeathExperience: In "Eye of the Beholder" [[spoiler: someone (presumably A) tries to kill her by locking her up in Jason's house and blowing it up. She is saved by Hanna just in time.]]
1061%%* NotBloodSiblings: The excuse she uses to [[spoiler: force Toby into sleeping with her.]]
1062* ObfuscatingDisability: As of "If These Dolls Could Talk", Jenna [[spoiler: has recovered her eyesight and has been pretending to be blind.]] When confronted by the four main characters, she claimed she was doing it to protect herself [[spoiler: from the person who tried to burn her alive in "Eye Of The Beholder".]] She drops the act in "That Girl Is Poison" though.
1063* PutOnABus: After "This is a Dark Ride" she is not seen again. It is later mentioned that she changed schools.
1064* TheReveal: She is revealed to be [[spoiler:a member of the A-Team.]]
1065* SparedByTheAdaptation: Killed in the books. Almost killed twice on the show, but eventually she comes back.
1066%%* SunglassesAtNight: Stops using them from "That Girl Is Poison" onwards.
1067[[/folder]]
1068
1069!!Acquaintances of Emily Fields
1070
1071[[folder:Wayne Fields]]
1072!!Wayne Fields
1073----
1074* GoodParents: Despite his work requiring him to travel, he always put his daughter first. He’d come home to look after her, and even prioritized her well-being and safety over a college scholarship. What’s even more, is that when Emily came out, he was accepting.
1075[[/folder]]
1076
1077[[folder:Pam Fields]]
1078!!Pam Fields
1079!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/NiaPeeples
1080!!! '''Voiced by:''' Ruth Toscano (Latin-American Spanish dub), Izumi Sawada (Japanese dub)
1081-->"''Emily, I still don't understand, but I love you. You're my child, and nobody hurts my child."''
1082[[quoteright:342:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/324193-1-_6194.jpg]]
1083[[caption-width-right:342: Don't take on a tragedy that has nothing to do with you.]]
1084
1085Pam is Emily's mother. She is usually very supportive of Emily's decisions, except when it came to Emily's sexuality early on in the series. At first she disapproved of Emily's sexuality but she eventually came to terms with it, and accepted Emily for who she is.
1086----
1087* AdaptationNameChange: Her name is Kathleen in the original book series.
1088%%* BrainyBrunette
1089%%* TheBusCameBack: In Season 3.
1090%%* ByTheBookCop
1091* CureYourGays: Pam initially thought Emily could be cured.
1092%%* FairCop: Third season onwards.
1093%%* HappilyMarried: Compared to the other parents, who either divorced or cheated on their spouse, she has the most stable marriage with her husband despite his work requiring travel.
1094* HeteronormativeCrusader: Her initial reaction to her daughter's homosexuality was... locking herself in the kitchen and crying. But then [[spoiler: she even gets Maya [[PutOnABus sent away]].]] She gets better, with time.
1095* MamaBear: Particularly in Season 1 when she [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome stands up to Paige's father and protects Emily from his accusations]]. It's also the first time she defends Emily's homosexuality.
1096%%* NaiveNewcomer: At the police station.
1097* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: She suddenly becomes a part of the Rosewood Police Department in season 3, despite not having shown interest in law enforcement previously. It's also possible she's just doing an intership, though. [[WhatExactlyIsHisJob It's never clarified.]]
1098* PutOnABus: She's sent to Texas to live with her husband in the second season. She wanted to take Emily too, but at her insistance Em stays at Hanna's house, for various months.
1099%%* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: At the police? It's still unknown to the viewership.
1100[[/folder]]
1101
1102[[folder:Maya St. Germain]]
1103!!Maya Anne St. Germain
1104!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BiancaLawson
1105!!! '''Voiced by:''' Karla Falcón (Latin-American Spanish dub), Mai Yamane (Japanese dub)
1106-->"''I admit I like to live life in the grey area, but the way I feel about you is crystal clear...''"
1107[[quoteright:315:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mayastgermain_647.jpg]]
1108[[caption-width-right:315:So I'm corrupting you. You okay with that?]]
1109
1110A new resident of Rosewood whose family has just moved into the house that used to belong to the [=DiLaurentis=] family. She and Emily began to bond, and the two soon began to develop romantic feelings for each other.
1111----
1112* AdaptationExpansion: Her character was given much more relevance than her book counterpart, which was more of a supporting character.
1113%%* BuryYourGays
1114%%* TheBusCameBack: In season 2.
1115* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: She survives in the original book series, but she is killed in the Season 2 finale.]]
1116%%* HardDrinkingPartyGirl
1117%%* HotBlooded
1118* LipstickLesbian: Like Emily, she's shown to be feminine and stylish.
1119* NewOldFlame: She's Emily's first girlfriend, and the two reconnect in season 2 after breaking up in the first season.
1120* OffScreenBreakup: Emily and Maya don't break-up while she's [[PutOnABus gone]], but their lack of communication eventually leads to this.
1121* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: Pam]] manages to send her away to a rehabilitation program.
1122%%* PreppyName
1123* RebelliousSpirit: At one point, Maya is caught with drugs and sent off to a rehab-type program.
1124* SheKnowsTooMuch: In "Crazy", Mona slips a couple of code messages to Aria and Hanna. One of them read "Maya knew". It's never explained exactly ''what'' she knew, however, and her murder wasn't related to it.
1125* TheStoner: She has a drug problem.
1126[[/folder]]
1127
1128[[folder:Paige [=McCullers=]]]
1129!!Paige [=McCullers=]
1130!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LindseyShaw
1131!!! '''Voiced by:''' Angélica Villa (Latin-American Spanish dub), Kayo Ishida (Japanese dub)
1132-->"''I wish I had fought harder for you.''"
1133[[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pm002_copy_8282.jpg]]
1134[[caption-width-right:295:I had nobody to turn to. I was completely alone.]]
1135
1136Paige is a talented swimmer and a member of the Rosewood High School's swim team. In the absence of Emily Fields, Paige had become the top dog of the swim team and was aiming to become the swim team captain. When Emily came back, she felt threatened. She was up against Emily for the Anchor Leg and tried to sabotage Emily via intimidation. However, soon after, Paige comes out as a lesbian to Emily, her long time crush.
1137----
1138* ActionGirl: She can definitely hold her own in a fight. She was able to save Spencer from the person in the Queen of Hearts costume by beating said person up.
1139* ArmouredClosetGay: Was this when she was first introduced, but eventually came out in season 2. In Season 3, it's revealed that this is because Alison actively made her think being gay was something to be ashamed of.
1140%%* BoundAndGagged: In "The Lady Killer".
1141* TheBusCameBack: She briefly appears in two episodes at the end of season 2, at first hoping to rekindle her relationship with Emily, then agreeing to just be friends. Starting with season 3, she sticks around for good and starts dating Emily again. Then after being put on a bus a second time in season five, she comes back again in season seven.
1142* CanonForeigner: She didn't appear in the books.
1143* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: ''Narrowly'' averted in the backstory. Alison was apparently so cruel to her, that she considered this. The only reason she didn't is because she realized doing that would mean "Alison would win."]].
1144* DuetBonding: She and Emily became closer after singing a duet of P!nk's "So What?"
1145* GirlinessUpgrade: She's initially less feminine than Maya or Samara, and is far more aggressive and competitive (including [[spoiler: almost drowning Emily]]), and yet she's not quite the ButchLesbian due to the makeover she gets in season 3: the writers decided to make her HotterAndSexier and so she was [[TheBusCameBack presented again]] with [[LongHairIsFeminine longer hair]], sexier clothes and more LipstickLesbian tendencies.
1146%%* HeelFaceTurn: After we find out that she's gay.
1147* HotterAndSexier: As the series progresses, Paige gets a makeover, long hair and sexier outfits.
1148* InformedAbility: According to Spencer, she's a great field hockey player (a penalty was named after her!) but like with Spencer, we never get to see her play.
1149* InSeriesNickname: "Pigskin", by [[spoiler: Alison.]]
1150%%* JerkJock: Prior to her HeelFaceTurn.
1151* LesbianJock: As a swimmer and a hockey player. There's even a penalty named after her.
1152* LockedOutOfTheLoop: By season 3, she and Ezra are the only ones of the main characters' love interests to not know about [[spoiler: the second A. Emily opens up about the second A in the season 3 mid-season finale (in order to protect Paige, who is being framed by A), before finally explaining everything in the Halloween special. After that, Paige is actively involved with fighting A alongside the Liars (and Caleb).]]
1153* LoveMakesYouEvil: Averted. She had every reason to join Mona's army and for a second it seemed like she might have, but not only did she not join them, but she gave them a powerful speech about identity in order to try and persuade them to disband, and in a deleted scene was shown to be trying to break the group up from the inside, by trying to appeal to Lucas's love for Hanna, and she even tried to warn Emily about the army Mona was gathering for protection against Alison.
1154%%* MistakenForMurderer: By Spencer, Hanna and Aria (especially the first one).
1155* NearDeathExperience: She and Emily were almost killed [[spoiler: by Nate]] in "The Lady Killer".
1156%%* NewOldFlame: To Emily in season 3.
1157%%* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: with Emily]]
1158* PassionateSportsGirl: Other than a competitive swimmer, she's apparently also a hockey player.
1159%%* StarCrossedLovers: with [[spoiler: Emily]]
1160* PutOnABus: After Emily breaks up with her at the end of season 1, Paige disappears.
1161* TransparentCloset: Fans supected her sexuality ever since her first appearance, before it was clarified.
1162[[/folder]]
1163
1164[[folder:Garrett Reynolds]]
1165!!Garrett Reynolds
1166!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/YaniGellman
1167!!! '''Voiced by:''' Christian Strempler (Latin-American Spanish), Takahiro Mizushima (Japanese dub)
1168-->"''Just because two things happen at the same time doesn't mean they're connected.''"
1169[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_m6hef0pjp41rzt41jo1_400_894.jpg]]
1170[[caption-width-right:300:Someone you know very well has you completely fooled]]
1171
1172Emily's old neightbor who is now a police officer. In season 2, he assists Detective Wilden with the investigation of Alison's murder. He's in a secret relationship with Jenna Marshall prior to the start of the series, and [[spoiler: he's killed in the Halloween train.]]
1173----
1174* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler:He's definitely shady, but he was innocent of the murder charges leveled against him, and was about to help Spencer before he was murdered.]]
1175%%* DeadpanSnarker
1176%%* DirtyCop
1177%%* DroppedABridgeOnHim
1178* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Not EVIL per se, but he was introduced as a very nice guy, before his murky past and ambiguous intentions became apparent.]]
1179%%* FairCop
1180* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:The reason why he's murdered by Darren Wilden in season 3.]]
1181* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:He's murdered the night he plans on telling Spencer everything he knows.]]
1182%%* {{Jerkass}}
1183* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Perhaps. [[spoiler:He didn't kill Alison or Maya after all, was genuinely crushed when Jenna ditched him, and seemed to hold feelings for Spencer. He was about to tell her everything he knew when he was killed.]]
1184* MistakenForMurderer:
1185** In "The Lady Killer", [[spoiler: it is confirmed that he didn't kill Maya.]]
1186** Also, in "This Is A Dark Ride", he tells Spencer [[spoiler: he didn't kill Alison, but Jenna genuinely believes he did.]]
1187* NiceGuy: At first. He becomes more of a {{Jerkass}} to the Liars when they find out about him and Jenna.
1188%%* SacrificialLion
1189* SecretRelationship: With Jenna. The Liars eventually find out, but the couple come out to the public after [[spoiler: the Liars are arrested in the second mid-season finale.]]
1190%%* SmugSmiler
1191%%* TallDarkAndSnarky
1192[[/folder]]
1193
1194[[folder:Nate St. Germain]]
1195!!Nate St. Germain[[spoiler:/Lyndon James]]
1196!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SterlingSulieman
1197!!! '''Voiced by:''' Rodrigo Carralero (Latin-American Spanish dub)
1198-->"''When I think about Maya, I want to think about how she lived, not how she died.''"
1199[[quoteright:334:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nate_5286.jpg]]
1200[[caption-width-right:334:I was actually really looking forward to hanging out with her again.]]
1201
1202Nate is Maya St. Germain's cousin, who arrives to Rosewood after the death of [[spoiler: Maya]].He enters Hollis College, where he is studying to become an architect, and becomes fast friends with Emily. [[spoiler: He's revealed to be actually Maya's stalker, not her cousin, who followed her from True North, and the one Maya seeked protection from.]]
1203----
1204* AxCrazy:[[spoiler:He was a mentally ill man from the beginning.]]
1205%%* BookWorm
1206%%* ConsummateLiar
1207* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:He's revealed to be Maya's stalker, not her cousin.]]
1208%%* HiddenDepths: Oh, so much.
1209%%* IfICantHaveYou: The reason why [[spoiler: he killed Maya.]]
1210%%* LiarRevealed: In "The Lady Killer".
1211* LoveMakesYouCrazy: [[spoiler: His actions when it comes to Maya and later Emily, as he is a psycho stalker.]]
1212%%* LongLostRelative: To his cousin Maya. [[spoiler: Later revealed [[SecretIdentity to be a lie]].]]
1213%%* TheMole
1214* SecretIdentity: [[spoiler: In "The Lady Killer", we learn that Nate never really existed.]]
1215* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler:He's revealed to be Maya's AxCrazy stalker who also killed her.]]
1216* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: Already dying, he grabs Caleb's gun and fires. Who he was aiming at is unknown, but the bullet hits Caleb.]]
1217%%* WalkingSpoiler
1218%%* {{Yandere}}: For Maya and Emily, [[spoiler: and the responsible for Maya's death.]]
1219[[/folder]]
1220
1221[[folder:Samara Cook]]
1222!!Samara Cook
1223!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ClaireHolt
1224!!! '''Voiced by:''' Lourdes Arruti (Latin-American Spanish dub)
1225-->"''If you don't want a commitment, we won't get the large popcorn''"
1226[[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/260px-samaria_6206.jpg]]
1227[[caption-width-right:260:They love you. I knew they would.]]
1228
1229Samara Cook is a friend of Emily Fields who tried to help Paige with her coming out to her father. She works for an LGBT Pride group as part of her extracurricular activities. She dated Emily during the first half of Season 2.
1230----
1231%%* ExtracurricularEnthusiast
1232%%* InnocentBlueEyes
1233%%* LipstickLesbian
1234* PreppyName: She's also an actual prep student.
1235* PutOnABus: She breaks up with Emily (thanks to A, of course) and never appears again.
1236%%* RebelliousSpirit
1237* RomanticFalseLead: For Emily... shortly after she's PutOnABus, Maya returns.
1238* SatelliteLoveInterest: To Emily. Justified because, unlike Maya and Paige, she only appears in a few episodes.
1239* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Her character shared a lot of personality traits with Maya. Shortly after Samara left, Maya is brought back due to this.
1240[[/folder]]
1241
1242[[folder:Sydney Driscoll]]
1243!!Sydney Driscoll
1244!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChloeBridges
1245-->"''Because it's not fun being on the losing team.''"
1246
1247Sydney Driscoll is a new student at Rosewood High in Season 5 and a member of the swim team. She befriends Emily and the two of them become close. [[spoiler: She is revealed to be a member of Mona's Army and a friend of Jenna and later as a member of the A-Team.]]
1248----
1249* TheDragon: [[spoiler:To Jenna in Season 5. To Uber A in Season 7, until Aria replaces her.]]
1250* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:She is revealed as an associate of Jenna and a member of Mona's Army in Season 5. However, she fully gains the "evil" part in Season 7, when she is revealed as a member of the A-Team.]]
1251* HeroAntagonist: Has shades of this. She claims that she and Jenna are not the actual enemy and that really likes Emily. [[spoiler:She mostly loses this in Season 7 and is on the A-Team.]]
1252[[/folder]]
1253
1254[[folder:Sara Harvey]]
1255!!Sara Harvey
1256!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Dre Davis
1257-->"''I tried to keep you safe.''"
1258
1259----
1260* BitchInSheepsClothing: Big time. She pretends to be an innocent and damaged victim of "A", claims to have run away from home and tells some sob story, and then ends up living, and eventually developing a relationship, with Emily. She's actually [[spoiler: Red Coat and the Black Widow, who is [=CeCe=]'s [[TheDragon Dragon]] and [[BigBadDuumvirate accomplice]] and Emily makes sure she pays for it.]]
1261* CanonForeigner: She doesn't appear in any of the books.
1262* CoolMask: Wears an Alison mask to hide her identity from even the A-Team. Though, "'A' Is for A-l-i-v-e" suggests that she just hangs around in it, even when its burned on one half.
1263%%* TheDragon: To [=CeCe=] Drake/Big A.
1264* DecoyAntagonist: More like Decoy Big Bad, since she's definitely an antagonist. She's somewhat part of a BigBadDuumvirate with [=CeCe=], the real Big Bad, and is her [[TheDragon Dragon]]. However, the two of them had Mona and the A-Team believing it was Sara in charge in the third season finale.
1265* EarlyBirdCameo: She is seen as Red Coat during the third season finale, The Black Widow in Season 4 and Season 5, and in stock photos in Season 4 before she is finally introduced in Season 6.
1266* HiddenVillain: Both her real identity and her disguises. The Liars assumed Red Coat was gone, just thought Black Widow was suspicious and never suspected Sara.
1267* InTheHood: Her infamous red coat has a hood. She may have also worn the black hoodie at times.
1268* LimitedWardrobe: Mostly seen in a red trench coat. Until it is revealed that she is [[spoiler: Sara Harvey, who was also the Black Widow]].
1269%%* TheMole: Presumably the reason she began living with Emily in the first place.
1270* OneLetterName: When using the identity of "A".
1271* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Pretty much all fans knew her as was Red Coat and the Black Widow.
1272* TheReveal: She is actually [[spoiler: the third Red Coat]] and [[spoiler: the Black Widow]].
1273[[/folder]]
1274
1275!!Acquaintances of Alison [=DiLaurentis=]
1276
1277[[folder:Jason [=DiLaurentis=]]]
1278!!Jason [=DiLaurentis=]
1279!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ParkerBagley (seasons 1), Creator/DrewVanAcker (season 2-7)
1280!!! '''Voiced by:''' Christian Strempler (Latin-American Spanish dub, season 1), Arturo Cataño (Latin-American Spanish, seasons 2-7), Creator/VictorUgarte (Latin-American Spanish, season 5)
1281-->"''You can leave Rosewood, but Rosewood will never leave you.''"
1282[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/x557_9592.jpg]]
1283[[caption-width-right:320:I can tell when someone's lying. Can you?]]
1284
1285Jason is the older brother of Alison [=DiLaurentis=]. He had an interesting relationship with his late sister; though they often fought, they were both conniving and willing to keep each other's secrets. Jason attended high school and was friends with Ian and Garrett, and returns to Rosewood after [[spoiler: Ian's]] death.
1286----
1287%%* TheAlcoholic: Prior to Ali's disappearance.
1288* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler: He and Melissa hooked up before the series begin, and shortly afterwards he learns that they were half-siblings.]]
1289* EroticDream: Starred in one of Aria's dream fantasies.
1290* FrameUp: At the end of "Over my Dead Body", it was revealed that Jenna and Garret tried to make him think he killed his sister.
1291* HeelFaceTurn: After he's revealed to be [[spoiler: Spencer's half-brother.]] t's actually more probable that after his sister went missing was when he first turned, although the girls stop seeing him as suspicious when Spencer discovers that secret.
1292* MrFanservice: From Season 2 on due to being played by a more attractive actor.
1293* {{Otaku}}: In a flashback in Season 2, Jason gets angry at Alison. When Aria asks what was up, Alison says that he thought she had stolen "one of his Japanese cartoon porn books", implying he is (or was) a {{Hentai}} fan.
1294* OffScreenBreakup: With [=CeCe=], prior to the start of the series, and (judging from what we could see in one of the ''Pretty Dirty Secrets'' webisodes) it did not end up well.
1295* OffTheWagon: Drove drunk in "crAzy".
1296* ShipTease: With Aria, and had quite a bit with Spencer prior to [[spoiler: being revealed to be her half-brother.]]
1297%%* SiblingYinYang: With Alison.
1298* TheStoner: He used to smoke pot before his sister went missing.
1299* VertigoEffect: When [[spoiler: Alison's remains fall out of the drink cooler in the Halloween train.]]
1300[[/folder]]
1301
1302[[folder:[=CeCe=] Drake]]
1303!![=CeCe=] Drake
1304!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/VanessaRay
1305!!! '''Voiced by:''' Mildred Barrera (Latin-American Spanish dub)
1306-->"''Take it from me, you're always better off with a really good lie.''"
1307[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1208768_1366730810755_full_5768.jpg]]
1308[[caption-width-right:300:People either love you, or they don't remember your name.]]
1309
1310----
1311%%* TheAce
1312%%* AlphaBitch: Has some traces of it.
1313* BigBad: [[spoiler:Of seasons 3-6. She takes over the role of "A" from Mona Vanderwaal]].
1314* BigSisterWorship: The subject of such from Alison, despite not being sisters. [[spoiler: Turns out that they actually are.]]
1315%%* BlatantLies: she told Emily that she didn't know the "beach hottie" in Cape May is.
1316* CanonForeigner: [=CeCe=] does not appear in any of the books. [[spoiler: Though, she is somewhat based on the real Alison from the books.]]
1317* ConnectedAllAlong: She is [[spoiler:Spencer's sister]].
1318* CompositeCharacter: She combines the backstory of Courtney from the books ([[spoiler: long-lost [=DiLaurentis=] sister who spent most of her youth stashed away in Radley]]) with the personality and role in the plot of Book!Alison ([[spoiler: murderous sociopath who torments the Liars as the second A]]).
1319* TheCorrupter: According to Jason she was a ''seriously'' bad influence on Alison.
1320* DaddyIssues: Much of her sociopathy is because her father refused to accept that she [[spoiler: is transgender]] and forced her to grow up away from her family.
1321* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the HiddenVillain. [[spoiler: As A, she is initially presented as a dangerous ManipulativeBastard who can predict the Liars' every move and come up with the perfect counter-move.]] However, once her identity is revealed and all the intrigue stripped away, she comes off less as "cool" (like the typical HiddenVillain) and more as tragic and pitiful. In the end, even her former victims can't help but pity her.
1322* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: She plans to kill herself in "Game Over, Charles"]], but is talked out of it by Alison and her friends.
1323* EvilAllAlong: After being friendly to the Liars in Season 3, she is revealed to be [[spoiler:Big A and Red Coat.]] She gets this again after her [[spoiler:death, when it seems like she reformed, but is revealed to have been planning to become "A" again]].
1324%%* TheFashionista: And makes a living out of it too.
1325* NearDeathExperience: [[spoiler: Aria pushes her from a height, but she manages to get up and walk away when the Liars aren't paying attention.]]
1326* TheReveal: [[spoiler: She is revealed to be Big A and Red Coat. She was born as Charles before transitioning to Charlotte.]]
1327[[/folder]]
1328
1329[[folder:Kenneth [=DiLaurentis=]]]
1330!!Kenneth [=DiLaurentis=]
1331!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Jim Abele
1332
1333----
1334* GreaterScopeVillain: WordOfGod says He and Jessica are the true villains of the series.
1335[[/folder]]
1336
1337[[folder:Jessica [=DiLaurentis=]]]
1338!!Jessica [=DiLaurentis=]
1339!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Anne Marie DeLuise ("Pilot"), Andrea Parker (Season 2 onwards)
1340
1341----
1342* EvilTwin: Revealed to have one in Mary Drake. Though, calling either of them the "good" twin is a stretch.
1343* GreaterScopeVillain: WordOfGod says she and Kenneth are the true villains of the series.
1344[[/folder]]
1345
1346[[folder:Shana Fring]]
1347!!Shana Fring
1348!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Aeriél Miranda
1349
1350----
1351* BecomingTheMask: She was originally [[spoiler: spying on Jenna for Alison, but then she fell for Jenna and decided to kill Alison as revenge for Jenna's blinding.]]
1352%%* LipstickLesbian
1353%%* SecretKeeper
1354[[/folder]]
1355
1356[[folder:Mary Drake]]
1357!!Mary Drake
1358!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Andrea Parker
1359
1360----
1361* AntiVillain: Everything she does evil has a few good reasons behind it.
1362* AmbiguouslyEvil: Both in and out of universe. The Liars and fans are both unsure whether she is on their side or working with/is Uber A. [[spoiler:She is not Uber A, but calling her "good" is a bit of a stretch. She helps Uber A kidnap Spencer in the finale.]]
1363* BigBadDuumvirate: She and [[spoiler:Elliott]] could be considered this for Season 6B. He comes up with the plan and she agrees to go along with it, doing most of the work.
1364* BigBadEnsemble: With Uber A, Charlotte's Killer and her partner, [[spoiler:Elliott]] in Season 6B.
1365* BedTrick: Slept with [[spoiler:Peter Hastings]], while pretending to be Jessica, resulting in the birth of [[spoiler:Spencer and Alex.]]
1366* CoDragons: She and [[spoiler:Mona Vanderwaal]] are the enforcers of Uber A in the finale.
1367* EvilTwin: Both she and Jessica are arguably this, as calling either of them the "good" twin is a stretch.
1368* TheReveal: Her existence in general is this. But she gets more in Season 7, when we discover that she is [[spoiler:Spencer's mother as well, and also the killer of Jessica.]]
1369[[/folder]]
1370
1371[[folder:Elliot Rollins]]
1372!!Elliot Rollins
1373!!! '''Portrayed by:''' Huw Collins
1374
1375----
1376* BigBadDuumvirate: He and [[spoiler:Mary Drake]] could be considered this for Season 6B. He comes up with the plan and she agrees to go along with it, doing most of the work.
1377* BigBadEnsemble: With Uber A, Charlotte's Killer and his partner, [[spoiler:Mary Drake]] in Season 6B.
1378%%* EvilBrit: [[spoiler:Revealed to be one of these.]]
1379* RedHerring: He is [[spoiler: not Uber A or even on the A-Team.]]
1380[[/folder]]
1381
1382!!"A"
1383
1384[[folder:A (in general)]]
1385!!A
1386
1387----
1388%%* BigBad: Of every season.
1389* CatchPhrase: Tends to end her messages with "Bitch" or "bitches", though not quite to the point of being a VerbalTic.
1390* TheChessmaster: Manipulating, blackmailing, and threatening the girls with text messages.
1391* DarkIsEvil: "A" makes appearances as a figure with black leather gloves, a black hood, dark pants, and dark shoes.
1392* HiddenVillain: A is the main antagonist of the show as they constantly blackmail the girls and has even attempted to kill them on several occasions. Their identity still is a mystery.
1393* InTheHood: The infamous "A" costume is a black hoodie.
1394%%* LegacyCharacter
1395%%* LimitedWardrobe
1396* ManipulativeBastard: Whoever takes this role (male or female) is clearly a skilled manipulator. Just ask the Liars.
1397%%* TheManBehindTheMan: To their followers.
1398* TheOmniscient: A has, on multiple occasions, demonstrated not only uncanny knowledge of people and their secrets, but actual prediction of future events. (Example: Emily picks a box of Alpha-Bits from the school cafeteria cereal selection, only to find that all of the pieces have been replaced with A's. Since we see no evidence that anyone else experienced this, that means that A not only knew that Emily would choose that brand of cereal, she knew exactly which box of it Emily would end up with.)
1399* OneLetterName: Just goes by '''A'''.
1400* TheReveal: In "[=UnmAsked=]", "A" is revealed to be [[spoiler: Mona Vanderwaal]]. She is sent to Radley Sanitarium for treatment, where [[spoiler: [=CeCe=] Drake]] began visiting her and took away the game.
1401%%* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: At times, you wonder if A is really [[Series/BreakingBad Jesse Pinkman]].
1402[[/folder]]
1403
1404[[folder:Original A]]
1405!!Original A
1406-->"''I'm still here bitches, and I know everything. -A''"
1407
1408----
1409%%* BigBad: Of Season 1 and Season 2.
1410%%* BigBadDuumvirate: With [[spoiler:Big A/[=CeCe=] Drake]] in Season 3A, before she fell into TheDragon.
1411* CoDragons: She and [[spoiler:Mary Drake]] are Uber A's top enforces in the series finale.
1412%%* TheDragon: To Big A/[[spoiler:[=CeCe=] Drake]] in Season 3.
1413%%* DemotedToDragon
1414* TheReveal: In "[=UnmAsked=]", Original "A" is revealed to be [[spoiler: Mona Vanderwaal]]. She is sent to Radley Sanitarium for treatment, where [[spoiler: [=CeCe=] Drake]] began visiting her and took away the game.
1415[[/folder]]
1416
1417[[folder:Big A]]
1418!!Big A
1419-->"''Mona played with dolls. I play with body parts. Game on, bitches.''"
1420
1421----
1422%%* BigBad: Of Season 3, Season 4, Season 5, and Season 6A.
1423%%* BigBadDuumvirate: With Original A/Mona Vanderwaal in Season 3A, before Mona became TheDragon.
1424* InTheHood: The infamous "A" costume is a black hoodie and she was also Red Coat.
1425* TheReveal: She is revealed to be [=CeCe=] Drake.
1426[[/folder]]
1427
1428[[folder:Big A's Ally]]
1429!!Big A's Ally
1430-->"''I tried to keep you safe.''"
1431
1432----
1433* CoolMask: Wears an Alison mask to hide her identity from even the A-Team. Though, "'A' Is for A-l-i-v-e" suggests that she just hangs around in it, even when its burned on one half.
1434%%* TheDragon: To [=CeCe=] Drake/Big A.
1435* DecoyAntagonist: More like Decoy BigBad, since she's definitely an antagonist. She's somewhat part of a BigBadDuumvirate with [=CeCe=], the real BigBad, and is her [[TheDragon Dragon]]. However, the two of them had Mona and the A-Team believing it was Sara in charge during the Season 3 finale.
1436* InTheHood: Her infamous red coat has a hood.
1437* LimitedWardrobe: Before Season 6, we only see her as Red Coat and the Black Widow Until it is revealed that she is [[spoiler: Sara Harvey, who was also the Black Widow]].
1438* TheMole: Presumably the reason she began living with Emily in the first place.
1439* OneLetterName: When using the identity of "A".
1440* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Pretty much all fans knew her as was Red Coat and the Black Widow.
1441* TheReveal: She is revealed to be Sara Harvey, who was a decoy Red Coat and the Black Widow.
1442[[/folder]]
1443
1444[[folder:Uber A]]
1445!!Uber A
1446-->"''I don't lurk in the shadow, I hide in plain sight.''"
1447
1448----
1449* AvengingTheVillain: [[spoiler: Alex was initially driven by finding Charlotte's killer and continuing the Liars' harassment on Charlotte's behalf]].
1450* BigBad: Becomes the main antagonist in season 6B and season seven.
1451%%* EvilBrit
1452%%* EvilTwin
1453* MasterOfDisguise: Hides in plain sight via masks and disguises, including an old gardener, an old bellhop, a police officer, a maid and possibly a surgeon.
1454* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: [[spoiler:Creator/TroianBellisario plays both Spencer and Alex.]]
1455* SeparatedAtBirth: [[spoiler:Alex was sold off to a rich family in London after she and Spencer were born.]]
1456* TheReveal: Uber A is later revealed to be [[spoiler: Alex Drake, the twin sister of Spencer]].
1457[[/folder]]
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