Characters appearing in A Moth to a Flame, a Dark Fic based on Amphibia. Beware of unmarked spoilers.

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The main antagonists of the whole story.

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Big Bad Duumvirate: Marcy, King Andrias and the Core are all working together.
Evil Plan: To take over the multiverse.

Marcy Wu

Marcy Regina Wu/Darcy

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"We were meant to find the Box, we were meant for this moment, right here, right now! This is our destiny! It always has been!"

^{Click here to see her during the throne room fight}

^{Click here to see "Darcy" (spoilers)}

A 13-year old Taiwanese girl and one of Anne's two (now former) best friends who purposely transported herself and her childhood friends to Amphibia with her. Marcy ended up in the high-class city of Newtopia, and quickly worked her way up the ranks to become the Chief Ranger of the Newtopian Night Guard. After meeting the Core, she has joined forces with it and King Andrias in their multi-dimensional conquest.

Adaptational Jerkass: Even before getting Mind Raped by the Core, flashbacks reveal that Marcy was already worse than in canon, such as when she framed another student for bringing alcohol to school because she was jealous of her relationship with Anne.
Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: Unlike canon, the Core includes some of Marcy's direct ancestors. It's this change that sets up the whole plot of King Andrias and the Core taking a route in wrapping Marcy around their fingers, by turning her into their Dragon and bringing her in on their Evil Plan instead of merely an Unwitting Pawn via 'Proposition'.
Adaptational Villainy: Marcy is much more callous and antagonistic here, with her outright joining King Andrias' quest as The Dragon rather than remaining an Unwitting Pawn who repents the second King Andrias exposes the truth. Interestingly enough, her motivations don't actually change, but it's her moral compass that's much less stronger in this story. Though it's partly implied to be the result of the borderline Mind Rape that she goes through at the Core's hand.
Admiring the Abomination: When Marcy first meets the Core after being being initially terrified, she describes them as beautiful through Tears of Awe, though this is heavily implied to be due the Core's brainwashing 'making' her admire them. In chapter 14, when Marcy sees the Mechanical Abomination again, she practically bows down to them begging to be their host through more Tears of Joy with a Broken Smile included.
Marcy: (Broken Tears) You're beautiful.
Affably Evil: Even though she's on the side of evil in this story, Marcy can still be her old happy-go-lucky self to those she loves.
All of the Other Reindeer: Marcy admits she always felt like this even with her friends.
Alas, Poor Villain: Marcy breaks down into tears when her friends reject her offer to join her multiversal conquest and label her a villain to be stopped.
Allegorical Character: Marcy's corruption by the Core can be seen as this for impressionable youth dissatisfied with their lives that have been brainwashed by cults or extremist groups.
Ancestor Veneration: Marcy does this with her ancestors in the Wu Clan after learning about their exploits in Newtopia, and practically treats the Core (which contains several of them in its Mind Hive) as her god, literally bowing down to it.
Angry Animalistic Growl: Marcy has been shown to do this when enraged, most notably when she holds Sprig out of the window and pulls a Go Through Me on General Yunan when she threats to attack the Core.
Apocalyptic Log: To a certain extent, Marcy's journal acts as this when we get a look at in Chapter 17, and witness her descent into corruption and madness in her own words.
Arch-Enemy: She has become this to her former friends, especially Anne.
Asian and Nerdy: Just like in the show, although she's an Evil Genius here.
Attention Whore: The Core accuses Marcy of being this, with her clumsy nature that puts her in harm's way is her subconscious desire for people to notice and care about her wellbeing. Marcy initially denies but ultimately relents that the Core is right about her.
Awful Truth: Not only did Marcy trap herself with Anne and Sasha in Amphibia on purpose, but she's also joined Andrias in his multiversal conquest.
Ax-Crazy: Thanks to the Core, Marcy reveals an incredibly warped, violent, and sadistic streak on occasion, and being with the Core in her Mental World has only worsened her insanity.
Bait the Dog: When Lady Olivia grabs her arm and tries to get Marcy to pull a Heel–Face Turn, Marcy notes she could easily slap her hand away, but Subverts this by gently brushing her hand off out of remaining fondness for her Newt friend... Then it gets Double Subverted when she spitefully tells her and Yunan that the Marcy they knew is dead, rendering her rescue attempt which put their lives on the line All for Nothing.
Because Destiny Says So: Marcy believes this for the trio coming to Amphibia to work with King Andrias to become Multiversal Conquerors together forever, due to her own ancestral connection and her obsession with their friendship. It's an Understatement to say Anne and Sasha aren't too keen on the idea.
Marcy: (Broken Smile) We were meant to find the Box, we were meant for this moment, right here, right now! This is our destiny! It always has been!
Berserker Tears: Marcy does this when emotionally worked up after being shown her bad memories in her Mental World by the Core.
Beyond Redemption: After Marcy declares that "The Marcy you knew... is dead", Yunan takes her at her word, swearing that she'll stop her former friend. Anne similarly feels that Marcy can't be saved, only stopped.
Big Bad Friend: Marcy is this to the heroes. Especially after she willingly merged with the Core.
Big "NO!": Marcy gives one when she sees Sasha using the Calamity Box to open a portal for the heroes to escape to Earth with.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Anne and Sasha now see Marcy as this.
Broken Pedestal: Marcy has become this to her former friends after her Face–Heel Turn is revealed to them.
Ivy: Marcy's... evil?
Broken Smile: Marcy has one of these as she desperately tries to convince Anne and Sasha that it was destiny that brought them to Amphibia, and that the three of them were meant to join King Andrias and become Multiversal Conquerors together.
Broken Tears: Marcy does this with a Broken Smile when she first meets the Core, during her Motive Rant after The Reveal to her friends and just before merging with the Core. These all showcase how unstable she has become.
Cape Snag: Sprig and Polly do this on Marcy in the throne room fight. She's forced to tear it apart to break free from them.
Cargo Cult: Downplayed. Marcy doesn't worship the Calamity Box itself but she holds it in high regard, like an irreplaceable family heirloom, due to being descended from the humans that created it.
Marcy savoured the moment. She caressed the Box, her birthright, allowing her bloodied fingers to trace the outlines of the intricate designs that decorated the exterior. The power that radiated from it was intoxicating. This must have only been a fraction of what her ancestors felt.
Clingy Jealous Girl: Marcy does not take it well when Anne refers to Sprig as her best friend "in this or any other world". She drops Sprig to his intended death for it and later tries to kill the whole Plantar family out of jealousy. Chapter 12 reveals that Marcy started a rumor about someone selling alcohol at her school and framed another friend of Anne's for the crime to keep her to herself.
Contrived Coincidence: Not only did Marcy happen to find the Calamity Box at a thrift store by chance and recognize it from a library book when she ran away from home after learning that her family was moving out-of-state, she just so happens to be a direct descendant of the humans who created it and lived in Newtopia. King Andrias and Marcy believe this was fate, and it only fuels Marcy's obsessive belief that she's destined to use the Box for greatness.
Corrupt the Cutie: Marcy goes through a brutal corruption arc and descending into madness due to the Core's influence. By the time of "True Colors", she has become a willing accomplice to King Andrias and intends to sell out her own planet in order to stay with her friends and rule it with them. She's even willing to fight and hurt them to achieve it, putting her firmly on the side of evil. Marcy gets even worse as she and the Core have one-to-one "therapy sessions" while she's recovering to make her more corrupted and brutal to become a more ideal vessel, something she agrees to voluntarily once the Core switches its plans for her from Demonic Possession to acting as The Symbiote.
Cute Clumsy Girl: Just like in canon, but the Core makes it clear she needs to subvert this trope on herself to succeed in their goals.
Dark Action Girl: While not as physically adept as Anne or Sasha, Marcy manages to hold her own in a fight with both of her former friends (sans Anne in her Calamity form), even managing to get some solid hits in.
Desperately Craves Affection: Marcy admits she always felt starved of attention and affection from even her parents and best friends. the Core takes advantage of this by giving her Affectionate Gesture to the Head plenty of times.
Detrimental Determination: Marcy wanted to stay with her friends so much that she made them steal the Calamity Box and transport them to the other realm without their knowledge about its powers. Her dream of living in a fantasy world destroys her friendship the girls apart when they learn the truth.
Divine Right of Kings: Just like King Andrias, Marcy has been Brainwashed to believe that because of her ancestors, she has the right to use the Calamity Box to become a Multiversal Conqueror.
Dissonant Serenity: Marcy calmly reassures a panicked Lady Olivia with a sincere smile that everything was going to be okay as she's about to willingly become the Core's host.
Don't Split Us Up: Her whole motive for trapping herself and her childhood friends in Amphibia in the first place. She tries to excuse her actions by pointing out the good times they had in Amphibia, despite the fact that she essentially tore her two best friends from their lives, but they did not appreciate this and end their friendship with her along with the fact she teamed up with King Andrias.
Dramatic Irony:
- When presented with her ideal fantasy, Marcy embraces the soulless puppets of Anne and Sasha here instead of thinking how wrong it is like in canon.
- When it is time to become Darcy, Marcy willingly joins the Core, even being in control of the Mind Hive rather than being its puppet.
Drunk on the Dark Side: Marcy tumbles headlong into this, especially after Gaining the Will to Kill thanks to the Core's final test, as she goes Laughing Mad and accepts the Core's offer to join their Mind Hive with Tears of Joy in her eyes.
Empty Eyes: Marcy gains these after coming out of the Healing Vat, symbolizing her complete Innocence Lost after Gaining the Will to Kill.
Entitled Bastard: Marcy has shades of this, thanks to the Core's brainwashing.
Entitled to Have You: A platonic version. Marcy has this attitude towards Anne and Sasha by Chapter 5, especially Anne. She completely disregards their wants and needs in favor of what she wants for them, to rule The Multiverse by her side and considers them Ungrateful Bastards when they reject her.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Even after all the stuff that happened, Marcy's ideal fantasy still has Anne and Sasha rule alongside her.
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Marcy simply can't understand why Anne and Sasha see "fulfilling their destinies" to Take Over the World with her and King Andrias as a bad thing.
Evil Former Friend: Marcy has become this to Anne, Sasha and the rest of the heroes.
Evil Is Petty: Marcy dropping Sprig out of the castle's window after Anne called him her best friend certainly counts as this.
Evil Laugh: Marcy does this after she massacres an army in her Mental World.
Fallen Hero: Thanks to More than Mind Control by King Andrias and the Core, Marcy is now fully onboard with their plans to conquer the multiverse, and is even willing to violently attack her friends when they reject her We Can Rule Together offer and defy those plans.
False Friend: It's revealed in her journal that she never considered the Plantars or the Wartwoodians her friends, and only put with them for Anne's sake.
Famous Ancestor: Marcy has a Jaw Drop moment when the Core reveals she's a direct descendant of King Wu of Chu from Imperial China.
Fantastic Racism: Thanks to the Core's manipulation, her poor treatment by the Woodwardians and jealously of the Plantars, Marcy has developed a very low opinion of Amphibia's frogs.
Foreshadowing: At the beginning of the story, a tinge of jealousy that Marcy feels at Anne leaving her with the Plantar family to go back to Wartwood is almost an omen for what is to follow.
Freudian Excuse: Chapter 11 does reveal Marcy's clinginess to Anne and Sasha stems from Parental Neglect from her parents whom were such Workaholics that they only really noticed her either if she demonstrated academic excellence or was injured (which would also lead to her subconsciously using her clumsiness as a way to gain love and attention from her parents) with the two girls being a Living Emotional Crutch to her as the only ones on Earth who would give her the love and attention she needed. One time, Marcy even resorted to taunting another girl who was abandoned by her own mother just for the sole purpose of getting her own ass kicked by her posse, as getting injured was able to get her parents to pay attention to her.
Going Native: Marcy is a dark version of this, rejecting her Earth origins for Newtopia.
Anne: It's over, Marcy! We're going home!
Marcy: (eyes bloodshot with rage) I am home!
Grand Theft Me: Subverted. Unlike in canon, Marcy joins the Core willingly and is in control of her body.
Hates Being Alone: She admits this to the Core. Now that she's a part of the Mind Hive she never will be.
Hidden Disdain Reveal:
- When strangling Sasha while in the midst of a Villainous Breakdown, Marcy admits to enjoying it, mentally reflecting on how she's always hated playing second fiddle to her for Anne's friendship. And with what she thought to be her Last Words after King Andrias accidentally stabs her, Marcy tells Anne she hates her.
- In Marcy's journal, it's revealed the girl greatly resented and despised the Plantars and the people of Wartwood for not only "stealing" Anne from her for their (initial) disrespect towards her for being an outsider respectively, believing they should be worshipping her for her heritage alone.
I Just Want to Be Special: Part of how King Andrias and the Core brainwashed Marcy into joining was appealing to this and her fear of having a boring, normal life.
The Core: You are far more special than Andrias initially led you to believe.
Marcy: I really am... aren't I?
Ignored Epiphany: While she was in a coma going through her memories, Marcy realizes that Anne is never going to take her back as her friend after everything she's done... so she decides she's not going to give her childhood friend a choice in the matter, as she becomes a Multiversal Conqueror.
Intergenerational Friendship: King Andrias is well over a thousand years older than Marcy, having personally met her ancestors. Unlike canon, he doesn't try and force himself to see her as just a pawn despite his genuine fondness for her and as a result they have a Villainous Friendship, they have basically become each other's Only Friend after this fic's version of the event of "True Colors".
It's All About Me: Marcy has been developing this attitude under the Core's influence.
It's Personal with the Dragon: In this AU where Marcy is voluntarily working with King Andrias and the Core, Anne and the others all understandably take her betrayal much worse than King Andrias being revealed as Evil All Along and they're unaware of the Core's existence either.
Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: Marcy spectacularly does this during her fight with her former friends.
Kick the Dog: Marcy does several of these over the course of the story.
- On King Andrias' orders, Marcy is the one that destroys Frobo with a Boomshroom attached to an arrow fired from her crossbow for protecting Polly from King Andrias without any hesitation or remorse.
- Marcy is left enraged hearing Anne call Sprig her "best friend". She then drops young frog out of the castle window rather than spare him when the heroes have surrendered to him, out of spite.
- Marcy ends her fight with Sasha by viscously stabbing her in the leg causing her to collapse, screaming in agonizing pain, after refusing to stand down. She then proceeds to kick her aside with a Slasher Smile and not giving so much as a second thought, despite seeing her as one of her best friends.
Lack of Empathy: Marcy has a case of this gets worse and worse as the story goes on.
Longing for Fictionland: Coming to Amphibia was a dream come true for her.
Love Makes You Evil: Played with. It's not romantic love that turns Marcy evil, but rather friendship, being desperate to keep her friends only to be rejected by them because of her actions. Completely devastated by the loss of the 2 people she could trust most, ultimately decided to follow through with King Andrias' plans to take over the earth.
Machine Worship: As part of her More than Mind Control by King Andrias and the Core, Marcy reveres the latter like a deity. Most notable in chapter 14 where she bows down in awe of it and takes a protective stance for it against Yunan.
Madness Makeover:
- By the time she gets her hands on the Music Box in the climax of Chapter 7 to stop the others from escaping, Marcy, suffering from a total Villainous Breakdown, has Messy Hair and bloodshot eyes, her cape torn apart, smashed armor, a bruised face and a Slasher Smile, while Laughing Mad and being Limp and Livid, showing how far she's fallen into villainous insanity.
Marcy: You're not going anywhere...
- She has another case of this in Chapter 14. When Yunan tries to attack the Core, an angry Marcy goes to its defense Suddenly Shouting at her to get away from her master. Her appearance involves discolored skin and sunken cheeks and eyes, along with Angry Animalistic Growl and a Death Glare. Backing off, Yunan calls it a sight more haunting than the Core, and it drives Olivia to tears.
Major Injury Underreaction: During the big fight in King Andrias' castle in Chapter 7, Sasha bashes Marcy in the face with the Calamity Box several times, eventually doing enough damage that she spits out two of her molars. Marcy's only reaction is to quip that her parents know a good dentist.
Manipulative Bastard: Anne and Sasha view Marcy when her deception and betrayal is revealed as this with latter seeing her as even more deceitful than herself.
Mask of Sanity: Lady Olivia views Marcy having this come off in the throne room fight. She's not exactly wrong as those who have read her journal have discovered she went off the deep end long before that.
Mirthless Laughter: Marcy reacts this way upon finding out Andrias and the Core planned for her to be the latter's host since the beginning... regardless of whether or not they were able to convince her to go along with it. Despite that she's still eager to go through it.
More than Mind Control: This is how Marcy is corrupted by King Andrias and the Core, who play on her obsessive desires for a special life and to always have Anne and Sasha with her, using those feelings to manipulate her into being their willing ally in the conquest of Earth and beyond.
Motive Rant: Marcy gives one in Chapter 5 when her and King Andrias' deception is exposed, trying to justify everything by detailing why she sees their plans of conquest as a good thing. She becomes progressively more unhinged as she speaks until she goes off the deep end.
Moving Angst: The events of story happened because Marcy didn't want to move away.
Never My Fault: She has developed this mindset over time.
Nerd in Evil's Helmet: After becoming Darcy, she's this.
Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: While Marcy claims she sees conquering worlds (specifically Earth) as a way to end conflict and poverty, she also mentions in her rant its to fulfill her I Just Want to Be Special wish and keeping her friends with her. And that's not even going into the Core brainwashing.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Anne knows Marcy to be the type of person where a surprise of the caliber that King Andrias revealing humans came to Amphibia before them just pulled would respond with Comical Overreacting. Her quiet, subdued response makes Anne start to realize Sasha was telling the truth.
Possessive Wrist Grab: In Chapter 5, Marcy grabs Anne in this fashion while desperately trying to convince her that they can use the Calamity Box to rule together.
Precursor Worship: Marcy does this with her ancestors, the Wu Clan, some of whom have joined the Core. As a result, she reveres the Core as a god.
Psycho Knife Nut: Marcy was given a Laser Blade knife by King Andrias and during her Villainous Breakdown stabs Sasha in the leg with it with a Slasher Smile.
Psycho Supporter: Marcy has become this for the Core. Praising them like a deity and all but begging to merge with the Mind Hive.
Punctuated Pounding: Marcy does this when Anne tells her she didn't deserve to have her or Sasha as friends, hitting her Hates Being Alone Berserk Button, and repeatedly smashes her face into the stone floor.
Marcy: TAKE THAT BACK!! TAKE IT BACK!!! I SAID TAKE IT BAAACK!!!
The Quisling: The premise of this AU is that, rather than being an Unwitting Pawn of King Andrias and the Core, Marcy is manipulated through More than Mind Control to view their plans for multiversal conquest as a good thing, with them specifically promising her control of Earth afterwards.
Redemption Rejection: In Chapter 14, Lady Olivia tries to convince Marcy to pull a Heel–Face Turn, pleading to the teen that her actions in the throne room fight wasn't the real her. Marcy instead coldly tells her the Marcy she knew is gone and she has fully embraced the Core's vision for Amphibia's future.
Related in the Adaptation: In this story, Marcy is a direct descendant of some of the Core's Mind Hive.
Royal Favorite: It's quite clear from their interactions that King Andrias is particularly fond of Marcy, holding her in higher regard than anyone else in his court. He heavily implies to Lady Olivia that he considers her to be the only one he can trust (sans his master), even going so far as to introduce her directly to the Core and explain their intentions, successfully bringing her in on their Evil Plan. This is due to her being a direct descendant of the original humans that lived in Amphibia and genuinely liking her.
The Runaway: Marcy's parents told her that her dad has a new job out of state and that they were moving. She ran away upset when she found the Box at the Pawn Shop...
Sanity Slippage: When the truth is revealed, Marcy doesn't slip into this trope so much as swan dive into it. Its later reveals in chapter 17, she was experiencing this starting a month prior thanks to the Core brainwashing.
Secretly Selfish: While Marcy believes that Earth should submit to the Newtopian empire because they can provide technology and resources beyond humanity's current capabilities, she also mentions in her Motive Rant that it appeals to her obsessive desire for a special life, to always have Anne and Sasha with her, and not have anyone tell her what to do. Anne at one point in their fight even calls her a selfish brat.
Skilled, but Naive: Marcy may be a Teen Genius, but the Core notes she lacks wisdom and maturity.
Slasher Smile: Marcy sometimes displays this during her fight with heroes, showing just how disturbed she has become. Most notably when she stabs Sasha in the leg and has the Music Box in her hands.
Smart People Play Chess: She's the only one to beat Andrias at Flipwart.
Suddenly Shouting: When Yunan tries to attack the Core, Marcy angrily screams at her to get away from her master so abruptly that the Newt jumps back, being more disturbed by the 13-year old human girl than the Mechanical Abomination.
Teens Are Monsters: Marcy, of all people, has become this.
That Man Is Dead: In Chapter 14, Marcy fully embraces the Core's, vision having fallen so far under its sway that she declares to a shocked Olivia and disappointed Yunan that the Marcy that they knew is dead, rejecting their attempted rescue.
Lady Olivia: Marcy, whatever he's done to you, it isn't too late! This isn't the girl I know!
Marcy: Oh, Olivia. (Quizzical Tilt) Don't you get it? (A malicious scowl forms) The Marcy you knew... is dead.
Thrill Seeker: Part of the reason why she goes along with the Big Bad is because she doesn't want to go back to her boring, normal life compared to adventures she could have in The Multiverse.
Tomboy with a Girly Streak: She may have been a happy-go-lucky adventurer and strategic planner with Boyish Short Hair and a love for video games, but her usual outfit in Newtopia consists of a makeshift skirt instead of pants.
The Tooth Hurts: Sasha knocks out two of Marcy's molars after repeatedly bashing her in the face with the Calamity Box; Marcy just quips she knows a good dentist after she spits them out. She regrows new ones after her stay in the Healing Vat following her accidental stabbing by King Andrias.
Toxic Friend Influence: Her obsession with her childhood friends is beyond unhealthy.
Tragic Villain: Marcy can be seen is this, especially as she breaks down crying in the Core's arms after failing to convince her friends We Can Rule Together and instead see her as the enemy.
Trapped in Another World: Averted. She was the only one between the trio that wanted to leave Earth.
The Unfettered: She increasing becomes this in her mental breakdown.
Unfinished, Untested, Used Anyway: King Andrias tries to tell Marcy that the Brain Upload device to transfer the Core's minds into Marcy hasn't been tested, so they'd be flying blind on it, which was why he had been pushing for them to delay the process. To his surprise, Marcy insists on going through with it immediately, trusting their master's judgement. It works perfectly.
Unwitting Pawn: Averted. She's been in on Andrias's plan since the Newt introduced her to the Core.
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Bee finds it difficult to believe the same Marcy that introduced him to her favorite video games, could be capable of selling out her planet and attempted murder.
Villain Protagonist: Marcy is this, as she is still a major POV character in the story who happens to be on the side of evil and increasingly insane, due to the Core's manipulations.
Villainous Breakdown: The whole throne room confrontation scene is a prolonged one for Marcy, as Anne and Sasha's rejection of her manipulations and plans causes her to snap into a berserker rage and attack them. By the end of the fight, she has had Madness Makeover, is willing to grievously harm her human friends to prevent them from leaving her, tries to kill her former non-human friends for "stealing" Anne from her, and the last thing she says to Anne before she escapes is that she hates her before passing out from her injuries.
Villainous BSoD: Marcy has a brief one shortly before the above-mentioned Villainous Breakdown when Anne calls her evil for joining forces with King Andrias in being a Multiversal Conqueror, collapsing to her knees crying. When the heroes take on King Andrias, Marcy screams like a banshee and attacks Anne with her Laser Blade sword.
Those two words that came forth from Anne's lips. They destroyed her. They ruined her. They gave way to the monster they'd made her out to be.
Villainous Lineage: It's discovered that Marcy is descended from the Wu Clan, an Ancient Conspiracy that ruled Eurasia from the shadows for thousands of years, and also aided the Newts in their rule of Amphibia and Multiversal conquests after they created the Calamity Box. Thanks to King Andrias and the Core's emotional and psychological manipulation, Marcy actually sees this as a Heroic Lineage, and is determined to live up to their legacy no matter what.
Visionary Villain: Marcy shows shades of this during her Motive Rant, as she sees conquering worlds (specifically Earth) as a way to end conflict and poverty.
We Can Rule Together: King Andrias and the Core successfully get Marcy in on this. Marcy also tries this on Anne and Sasha. But of course, Anne and the others are not interested and are even more creeped out and aghast by Marcy's actions than in canon. So when the battle breaks out, Marcy is forced to fight against them when they try to stop her.
We Used to Be Friends: Obviously, learning the true extent of Marcy's betrayal destroys her friendships with Anne and Sasha. She also terminates her bond with Lady Olivia after the latter tries to "rescue" her from King Andrias. As of now, King Andrias is her Only Friend and vice versa.
What the Hell, Hero?: Both Anne and Sasha are infuriated and horrified at discovering that Marcy's the reason why they were trapped in Amphibia and is selling out their planet to King Andrias; even when she tries to explain her motivations to them, they have none of it. Unlike canon, Marcy doubles down and fights them to stop them.
Why Did You Make Me Hit You?: Marcy has this attitude towards Anne for rejecting her We Can Rule Together pitch and getting into a fight to stop her.
Marcy: You think I wanted any of this, Anne? You think I want to do this to you?! You think I want to see you in so much pain?!
Would Hurt a Child: Marcy threatens to drop Sprig out of the window of the floating castle if Polly doesn't put down the Music Box. After Anne calls Sprig her best friend, Marcy follows through with it anyway.
Wrecked Weapon: When Anne goes Super Mode for the first time, she destroys Marcy's trademark wrist-mounted crossbow before she has a chance to fire it again.
Yandere: Marcy is a platonic version of this, willing to do what it takes to keep Anne and Sasha to herself.
Young Conqueror: Marcy aims to be this on a multi-dimensional level, alongside King Andrias.

The Core

The Core/Darcy

“We are a collective. We are pure intellect, consisting of the greatest minds Amphibia has had to offer throughout the entirety of its existence. We are scientists, doctors, philosophers, warriors, conquerors, rulers. We are the Core.”

^{''Click here to see first appearance" "We’ve gotta lot to talk about, Marcy. And I have a feeling... You and I are gonna become the best of friends."}

"Dear child, there is much you have to learn about the true capabilities of Amphibia. The capabilities that your ancestors bestowed."

A collection of Amphibia’s greatest minds preserved in a robotic collective that resides underneath Newtopia and whom Andrias serves. It is responsible for Marcy's corruption.

Abusive Precursors: The Core also contains some of Marcy's direct ancestors as well as the Newts. Although they present themselves as Benevolent Precursors during their time in Marcy's subconsciousness while she's in a coma, they are ultimately grooming the young teen to be their new vessel.
Adaptational Badass: The Core is able to enter Marcy's subconsciousness while she's in a coma. A power it didn't display in show in its Mechanical Abomination form.
Adaptational Intelligence: The Core has a better understanding of Marcy's psyche than in canon, likely due to interacting for a month. It also understands the need to adapt with times of change to suit its goals.
Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: Unlike canon, the Core includes some of Marcy's direct ancestors. It's this change that sets up the whole plot of King Andrias and The Core taking a route in wrapping Marcy around their fingers, by turning her into their Dragon and bringing her in on their Evil Plan instead of merely an Unwitting Pawn via 'Proposition'.
Adaptational Attractiveness: In the show, the Core's avatar form is Aldrich Leviathan, Andrias' father, an elder, giant newt. Here in story, the Core takes the form of a gorgeous woman of Chinese descent in a white dress (presumably one of Marcy's direct ancestors from Newtopia) in Marcy's Mental World.
Adaptational Nice Guy:
- The Core treats Marcy much better than in canon. However, the Core is acting as The Corrupter to Marcy, twisting her so that she wants to join them in their dimensional conquest. At the very least, they consider her smart enough to join them and is a direct descendent of some of the Mind Hive.
- Instead of grabbing her by the face as in canon, the Core takes her by the waist and cradles her gently into the seat. It went so far as to pet her on the head afterwards.
Affectionate Gesture to the Head: The Core does this a lot in their human avatar form to Marcy in the form of actual head pats and stroking her face. They also do this in their machine form too before they merge. Marcy, who Desperately Craves Affection, appreciates this.
The Assimilator: It assimilates the mind of whoever is currently ruling Newtopia to add it to its Mind Hive as they hand the throne to the next generation as well as those they think are smart enough to join them. They eventually decide to add Marcy to said hive, due to her valued intelligence and loyalty.
Benevolent Boss: The Core is this to Marcy, giving her a Cooldown Hug when she's upset, explaining her heritage to her, teaching her new skills in her mindscape, even apologizing after losing their temper with her when they showed her a bad memory and at the end of chapter 13 deeming her great enough to not only offer her to become one with them but allow her to be in control when they merge, even though they don't have to. Of course, this is all manipulation to keep her trust and make her a willing vessel.
Brain Uploading: The greatest minds of Amphibia (both newt and human) and past monarchs learned to cheat death by managing to upload their consciousness to a Mind Hive. They then transfer them them all into Marcy's mind, who is more than happy to go along with it.
Big Bad: Of the entire story.
Brutal Honesty: The Core can be this sometimes with Marcy under the guise of Tough Love to guide her. They do not sugar-coat Marcy's flaws after showing the girl her Wounded Gazelle Gambit memory that she needs to overcome for their plan to succeed.
Marcy: I’m a baby, aren’t I?
The Core: Yes, you are Marcy.
The Chooser of the One: The Core wanted the best and brightest for its potential host, and selected Marcy after she defeated King Andrias at Flipwart. Unlike canon, Marcy is all on board with it.
King Andrias: Our lord has craved [a host] for so long, and it wanted the best, the smartest... and then you, a Wu, arrived in Amphibia. When you beat me in Flipwart, that sealed the deal.
The Corrupter: Not only is the Core responsible for molding Andrias into the person he's become, it very successfully does this to Marcy, encouraging her issues of egomania and delusion, to make her an even worse version of herself, while making her believe they're helping her become a stronger person for the greatness that her ancestors began. It gets to the point of Marcy willingly becoming its host.
Digital Abomination: The real Core is actually combined intellects of the various rulers and brightest minds of Amphibia preserved in aCyberspace. It demonstrates this when it transfers from a robotic body to one that was mostly organic one — Marcy's body.
Dude, Where's My Respect?: Marcy couldn't help but notice that the Core is bitter about the fact that very few people on Amphibia or Earth remember the Wu Clan and what they had done throughout both worlds' histories. Just like in canon, it hates being irrelevant.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Even the Core itself seems fond of Marcy, being the great-great-something-something granddaughter of some of the Mind Hive, acting as a parental figure and teacher to her. Whether this is a sincere case of Affably Evil or Faux Affably Evil mixed with Pragmatic Villainy to control her has yet to be confirmed. Though, considering that they're allowing to be in control as Darcy, when don't seem to need to, it seems to be more than just manipulation.
Evil Mentor: The Core acts as this to Marcy, essentially the Palpatine to her Anakin Skywalker. They encourage her to have a darker mentality that consists of It's All About Me, Never My Fault, Entitled to Have You, That Man Is Dead and finally A God Am I, turning her into a devout follower who is utterly dedicated to the Mind Hive.
Evil Reactionary: Downplayed. While it understands the importance of change and learning from the past, it still wants to revert Amphibia and itself back to a much darker chapter of multiversal conquest.
Eye Motifs: Just like in the show.
Familial Body Snatcher: The Core contains Marcy's Amphibia ancestors and originally intended to assimilate her mind into theirs when they merge to become Darcy. Subverted when they change their minds to become The Symbiote instead.
A Form You Are Comfortable With: In Marcy's subconsciousness, the Core takes the form of a beautiful Asian woman in a white dress (presumably one of Marcy's direct ancestors from Newtopia) to put her at ease. They note that the girl would have freaked out if they started things with all thirteen eyes.
A God Am I: Just like in the show, it view itself as a deity, and Marcy agrees.
God-Emperor: The murals imply they were worshiped like some sort of deity, likely by the Wu Clan, like Marcy does today.
Grand Theft Me: Subverted. Marcy is a willing host, but planned to do this if she refused.
Greater-Scope Villain: As far as the heroes are aware, it's apparent that King Andrias is the Big Bad, having convinced Marcy to be The Dragon on his side, and are unaware that they are both Co-Dragons to The Core. After the throne room fight, it takes the role of Evil Mentor to Marcy until she becomes Brainwashed to the point she becomes a willing host for the Mind Hive, signalling that The Core is the true overall villain of the story and responsible for Marcy's Face–Heel Turn.
Headbutt of Love: The Core, of all people, does a familial version of this to Marcy at the end of chapter 13 in their human avatar form after wiping out an entire army by herself for her final test, telling their apprentice before she wakes up from her coma that she's ready to carry out their vision.
Hell Is That Noise: The Core's screech as it makes itself present to King Andrias, Olivia, Yunan and Marcy in chapter 14. Only Marcy doesn't flinch from it.
Immortal Ruler: This is the true ruler of Newtopia, and by extension all of Amphibia, and they exist as The Ageless, Mechanical Abomination that assimilates whichever figurehead is at the head of Newtopia into their Mind Hive once their service comes to an end.
Knight of Cerebus: Marcy's descent into darkness begins when Andrias introduces her to the Core.
Living Distant Ancestor: Marcy views the Core as this as the Mind Hive contains some of her ancestors.
Long-Lost Relative: Marcy and The Core are technically this to each other, as the latter's Mind Hive contains the minds of several of Marcy's ancestors.
Lack of Empathy: Subverted. Its able to understand Marcy's emotions and attachments to act accordingly to mold her to better fit its agenda.
The Man Behind the Man: The Core, the true Big Bad of the story, is this to King Andrias as in canon.
Manipulative Bastard: Much more successful at this than in the show, with Marcy, getting her to join them and become its vessel willingly.
Master Computer: The Core was created by converting the minds of Amphibia's previous rulers and geniuses into data and storing it in one giant Mind Hive.
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: It's unknown how The Core was able to turn Marcy from being terrified of it one second to calling it beautiful the next. Whether it's due to dark magic, advanced technology or some mundane brainwashing techniques, it has yet be confirmed how it got Marcy to loosen her moral code and pull a Face–Heel Turn.
Mechanical Abomination: The Core's original form has the appearance of a multi-eyed spherical robot with robotic tentacles and glowing orange eyes with lighter shaded pupils, it dwarfs even King Andrias who is no dwarf himself.
More than Mind Control: It's implied that The Core did this in order to get Marcy to cooperate in its plans. They play on her obsessive desires for a special life and to give her a chance to keep her best friends Anne and Sasha with herself forever. Using those feelings, they manipulate her into being their willing ally in the conquest of Earth and beyond, while encouraging her worst traits into bigger levels while she is healing. It succeeds as of Chapter 13, where Marcy's final test is to get rid of her hesitation and mercy by wiping out an entire army by herself, in which she gleefully does.
Orcus on His Throne: Just like in the series, the Core spends its time hidden beneath the castle, manipulating things from the shadows while King Andrias and Marcy carries out its will. However, this is a Justified Trope, since it is connected to many cables that are integrated with the inner chambers of the castle and cannot leave. This ends up working in its favor, as nobody outside of the castle even knows it exists, meaning the resistance believes that Andrias is the top dog and unaware that Marcy was Brainwashed by it.
Pet the Dog: After being impressed at seeing Marcy pass the final test they gave her, The Core decides to let Marcy be at the "helm" of the Mind Hive when they merge, acting as The Symbiote, with no indication of any strings attached or ulterior motive.
Pragmatic Villainy: Getting Marcy its side can be seen as this, not just a willing host. Befriending Marcy and learning to enjoy what aspects of Earth culture she brought with her, and putting her smarts to use in improving Newtopia, building up her trust to get her, and by extension, Anne and Sasha, into recharging the Box much easier than canon. This allows them to reawaken Newtopia's lost Magitek and reactivate their robot army, letting them begin preparations to be a Multiversal Conqueror, while also getting the girls to drain their powers into the Calamity Box at the same time, making Anne and Sasha them and leaving them defenseless when Andrias reveals the truth.
Psycho Psychologist: The Core acts as a surprisingly benevolent version of this to Marcy, although this is to mold her into a more ideal vessel than actually solve her legitimate psychological issues, many of which it's responsible for in the first place.
Red and Black and Evil All Over: It's initial form is a pitch-black machine with over 13 orange eyes, and when they become Darcy, they put her in an all-black outfit with a matching helmet.
Related in the Adaptation: In its Mind Hive, it includes some of Marcy's ancestors from over a thousand years ago that lived in Newtopia.
Royal "We": The Core refers to themself as "we" when talking to Marcy, which makes sense given they are an amalgam of various different beings.
Sadist: It takes great pleasure in watching Marcy turn darker and more violent under its wing.
Satanic Archetype: Just like in the show, except it manages to successfully corrupt Marcy.
So Proud of You: A dark, villainous example. The Core has this reaction when Marcy gains the will to kill in her subconsciousness saying she's ready to carry out their will when giving her a Headbutt of Love before the girl wakes up from her coma.
The Core: (Gives Marcy a Headbutt of Love) You're ready.
The Symbiote: As opposed to the Grand Theft Me it pulls in canon, her being a more willing partner makes The Core decide to take this approach with Marcy. Rather than take over her body and assimilate her mind, it instead merges with her in a more equal way, allowing her to stay "at the helm", as Andrias puts it.
Transhuman Abomination: That bizarre mechanical body is the shell for the minds of the geniuses of Amphibia's lost civilization, including the previous monarchs before King Andrias. Bonus points for having actually humans in its Mind Hive.
Villain Takes an Interest: The Core takes more of an interest in Marcy than in canon, due to her being a direct descendant of some of the Mind Hive. They are much more invested in turning her into their host and succeeding in getting her to join willingly.
Would Hurt a Child: When Marcy goes into Rage Against the Mentor mode after showing her Your Worst Memory, the Core resorts to grabbing her by the throat to get her to shut up and listen. To be fair, it did apologise after that.
Yellow Eyes of Sneakiness: The Core briefly shows an orange version of this trope as they manipulate Marcy further down the path of darkness.

King Andrias

Andrias Leviathan

"But now, the Box is back! And with its power, Newtopia shall finally return to its former glory! And who better to make this all possible than a daughter of Wu herself."

"Tell me, Anne, did you and your friends truly believe that you were the first humans to visit Amphibia?"

The ruler of Newtopia, the capital of Amphibia. While he is seemingly The Good King, he is actually in league with the Core and introduced Marcy to them for their conquest.

Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: Instead of treating her as an expendable Unwitting Pawn (while also harboring deep-seated remorse about his actions), King Andrias treats Marcy as The Dragon to his Big Bad now she's accepted his We Can Rule Together deal with the Core and in support of becoming a Multiversal Conqueror having a genuine Villainous Friendship.
Affably Evil: He is this towards Marcy.
All According to Plan: King Andrias's smirk at the end of chapter 5 as Marcy attacks Anne, implies he purposely acted as a Card-Carrying Villain beforehand to manipulate Marcy into a position where any attempt to justify her actions to her friends would fall flat to prevent Conflicting Loyalty and keep her on his side.
Beard of Evil: He has a white beard, stemming from having lived for over a thousand years, and is one of the main villains, plotting to finish the multiversal conquest his ancestors started, alongside Marcy who he helped Brainwashed into joining him.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Andrias acted as The Good King from a royal line of peacekeepers, but once he has the music box, he reveals that he's actually a descendant of Multiversal Conquerors along with Marcy and intends to continue their legacy. From here on, he and his accomplice sinks to such lows that Sasha and Grime seem like perfect heroes in comparison.
Curb Stomp Cushion: When the heroes decide to try and fight him, they find themselves severely outmatched against him. Nothing short of Grime's Warhammer or Anne's Calamity Form does any significant damage to him, and even those don't defeat him, just slow him down. He notably takes a lot more damage than Marcy does in the fight but with fewer injuries.
Disappointed in You: King Andrias feels legitimately let-down when he learns that Lady Olivia and Yunan were never onboard with his plans for multi-dimensional conquest and tried to "rescue" Marcy from him.
The Dragon: Andrias is second-in-command to the Core, along with Marcy.
Dragon-in-Chief: Since the Core lackd a good host to move around befor eMarcy, Andrias took center stage as the out-and-out main threat. None of the heroes are aware of the Core's existence, and as far as everybody outside his palace knows, Andrias the Big Bad with Marcy as his Number Two, when in actuality, they're Co-Dragons.
Easily Forgiven: Marcy doesn't hold any ill will towards Andrias for accidently stabbing her, which allowed Anne and the Plantars to escape to Earth. Instead, she blames Anne and Sasha for rejecting her We Can Rule Together offer and sees them as Ungrateful Bastards.
Emperor Scientist: He rules over Amphibia and is smart enough to use Amphibia's ancient technology to save Marcy's life.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Given that she is all-in on his plan, King Andrias has a genuine Villainous Friendship with Marcy, praising the girl for her role in getting the Calamity Box to him and finishing what her ancestors started. After coming out of her coma, he is more patient and compassionate towards her, wanting to make amends as her mortal injury was his fault. Marcy in turn doesn't hold any ill will at all towards him.
Evil All Along: In chapter 5, he explains that his ancestors and Marcy's were conquerors; he plans to reclaim his glory by using the recharged music box to conquer all other dimensions, including Earth, alongside Mar-Mar by his side.
Evil Gloating: King Andrias does this when he gets his hands on the Calamity Box and when it's revealed to the heroes Marcy has been working with him for the past month.
Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor: Despite having Marcy as The Dragon on his side, King Andrias takes pleasure in watching her tell her friends she got them Trapped in Another World on purpose to see their reactions to their former friend's betrayal.
Andrias: Now, was that so hard? You humans make things soooo hard for yourselves! (Evil Laugh)
Eyes Always Averted: Andrias does an "I Can't Look!" Gesture twice out of shame to Marcy in Chapter 14, due to having a Villainous Friendship with her: First, when the teen remembers that he accidentally stabbed her and second was when Marcy realizes he had planned for her to be The Core's host from the beginning.
Face Palm: In chapter 14, Andrias does this while taking a deep, calming breath when he realizes, Marcy was too out of it to hear what he was saying and had start again from the beginning.
King Andrias: Patience, Andrias, she's been in a coma for weeks.
Genius Bruiser: Being a 20 ft. tall Newt, he's fully adept in combat, and is knowledgeable on how the Calamity Box works and the lore of his world.
Horrifying the Horror:
- Despite pressuring her to do so in the first place, King Andrias admits that he found Marcy's erratic Motive Rant hard to watch.
- After Marcy is out of her coma, Andrias is cautious around the girl's shaky and unhinged demeanor.
Hypocrite: Despite his low opinion on friendship, Andrias all but considers Marcy his Only Friend.
If You Won't, I Will: After revealing his their intentions, Andrias implies to Marcy that if she doesn't tell her friends why she conspired with him to ensure the Calamity Trio never returned to Earth, he'll tell them himself like he does in canon. Unlike in "True Colors", he gives Marcy the chance to reveal the truth herself... but even he gets uncomfortable as the girl becomes increasingly erratic and unhinged during her Motive Rant.
Innocently Insensitive: She can be this at times, especially towards her friends. However, later on her Kick the Dog actions become very much intentional.
Insult Backfire: Unlike a devastated Marcy who falls into a Villainous BSoD after Anne calls her evil, King Andrias merely expresses mild annoyance just like in the show.
Intergenerational Friendship: Andrias is well over a thousand years older than Marcy, having personally met her ancestors. Unlike canon, he doesn't see her as a pawn and they have a Villainous Friendship, they have basically become Only Friend to each other after "True Colors", having genuine fondness for each other.
Just Between You and Me: Once he has the fully-charged Calamity Box, Andrias then drops his façade of The Good King and gives a Motive Rant explaining his true motivations and Marcy's legacy to Anne and the others rather than sending them home and preparing his invasion once they'd left. It's implied to be Invoked however, as Andrias only tells the heroes information that will demoralize them and cut ties with Marcy after her own confession on that he can keep the Fallen Hero to himself to rule with by his side, as evident by his smirk at seeing her attack Anne when the fight starts.
Kick the Dog:
- He takes pleasure in Marcy revealing her Dark Secret to her best friend giving a Evil Laugh.
- He orders Marcy to destroy Frobo for protecting Polly without any remorse. And this is after calling Frobo a defective machine.
- After that, he threatens to have Marcy drop Sprig to his death unless Polly puts the Calamity Box back, then gives the go ahead anyway because Anne called Sprig her best friend, noticed Marcy's enraged expression and he wants Anne to feel the pain of that loss.
Manipulative Bastard: Andrias takes full advantage of Marcy's desperation to not be separated from her friends and her I Just Want to Be Special wish in order to get her into delivering them a charged Calamity Box. This is even more effective than canon as he not only eliminates the Trio's powers, which are some of the few things capable of stopping him, but bring one of them on their side while cutting ties with the other heroes. Andrias also encourages a livid Marcy to drop Sprig to his death once he notices her jealous anger.
Mundane Utility: Andrias's Frobots may have been built to be war machines but are also shown to be capable of non-combative tasks too. Such as medical examinations, clothing people, drying them off, and brushing hair, as they do for Marcy when she gets out of the Healing Vat.
My God, What Have I Done?: King Andrias has this reaction after he stabs Marcy. Unlike in canon, this was an honest to god accident on his part.
King Andrias: ...Oops.
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: At the climax of the throne room fight, Marcy has Anne and the Plantars dead to rights as she has the Calamity Box in her hands and is about to deactivate the portal back to Earth... until a half-blinded King Andrias accidentally impales Marcy In the Back while trying to attack Sasha, giving the heroes the chance to escape the castle. "Oops" indeed.
No-Nonsense Nemesis: Unlike Marcy who is a case of Sanity Has Advantages, Andrias proves to be not the kind of villain who plays or messes around with his enemies.
Opportunistic Bastard: While normally The Chessmaster, King Andrias isn't against seizing an opportunity to present itself. Seeing Marcy's reaction to Anne calling Sprig her best friend, he decides to give her the green light to drop the frog boy out of the castle window to make the heroes suffer a loss.
He truly relished these rare moments when things lined up just perfectly.
Pragmatic Villainy: When Sasha and her rebel team are caught in his trap, King Andrias lets them know he doesn't plan to kill them. This isn't out of kindness but to instead parade them around in cages to Make an Example of Them to reduce the rebellions' morale. He also intends to deliver Sasha to Marcy when she wakes up her as an apology for stabbing her by accident, as well as to curry favour with the Core for his error.
Puppet King: King Andrias may appear to be the sole ruler of Newtopia to the heroes, but unknown to everyone (sans Marcy) we see him taking orders from The Core. It's entirely possible that the entire Leviathan dynasty was this to the Wu Clan when they came to Amphibia as they did this on Earth, before The Core was created.
The Reveal: King Andrias reveals that Marcy's ancestors were the first humans to arrive on Amphibia over a thousand years ago and they were the ones who created and gave the Calamity Box to the Newts, working together with them to build Newtopia together.
Secret Test: Before Andrias first introduces Marcy to The Core, he admits that he was testing her the whole time they met: The games of Flipwart, the missions he sent her on, the "secret library" with her friends, even going as far as luring the Barbari-ant colony to the city for her to drive off. He proudly states she excelled all his expectations and is truly worthy of the name 'Wu'.
Smart People Play Chess: He is known for his brilliance, one of Flipwart's best players. He's only ever been ever beaten at it by Marcy.
Smug Smiler: King Andrias does this quite a bit when Marcy crosses more lines.
There Are No Coincidences: King Andrias believes it was fate that Marcy, a direct descendant of the first humans that lived in Amphibia found the Music Box and came to Newtopia.
Villainous Friendship: Marcy and King Andrias are pretty much the Only Friend to each other at this point.
Using You All Along: Averted. He fully intends to share his conquest with Marcy.
Wham Line: King Andrias gives two more to the heroes than in canon in quick succession.
- He reveals who created the Calamity Box.
King Andrias: And these strangers made it all possible with this. (Gestured to the Box in his hand.) Honestly, it is truly amazing to discover what humans are capable of.
- He gives another one letting them know he knew more than he let on.
King Andrias: Tell me, Anne, did you and your friends truly believe that you were the first humans to visit Amphibia?
Would Hurt a Child: He tried to crush Polly and kill Anne with his Fro-Bots. His stabbing of Marcy was a complete accident when he was aiming for the 13-year old Sasha.

The King's Court

Lady Olivia

"Marcy, whatever he’s done to you, it isn't too late! This isn’t the girl I know!"

A stoic and dignified lady who serves as King Andrias’ advisor and befriended Marcy.

The Good Chancellor: She was King Andrias's top royal adviser and was honest and loyal to the crown until he revealed to be Evil All Along.
"I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: Lady Olivia tries this on Marcy in chapter 14. It doesn't work.
Legacy of Service: Lady Olivia's family has served as stewards to the Amphibian monarchy for centuries, possibly alongside the Wu Clan.
Right for the Wrong Reasons: Yunan and Lady Olivia intend to rescue Marcy because the latter believes the girl was only acting the the way she is has is because she's been Brainwashed by King Andrias. While its heavily implied the Core did this to the young teen in the first chapter with further More than Mind Control while Marcy was in the Healing Vat, King Andrias possesses no such ability or technology to do that. To be fair she had never heard of or met the Core until not long afterwards.
Unwanted Rescue: Lady Olivia and Yunan plan to rescue Marcy from King Andrias, believing her to be Brainwashed. Marcy all but states that she doesn't want or need saving and wants to be by his side.
You're Insane!: Lady Olivia calls King Andrias mad for allowing the Core to merge with Marcy.

General Yunan

Yunan Longclaw

"Don’t waste your breath, Lady Olivia. This traitor is too far gone to be saved."

An experienced Newt general who loves to tell others about her exploits, though she isn’t as willing to go along with King Andrias’ plans, despite her loyalty to Newtopia.

Beyond Redemption: General Yunan considers Marcy to be this after she declares That Man Is Dead.
Everyone Has Standards: While she has fought many dangerous foes and creatures, she considers Marcy's Madness Makeover to be more horrifying sight than the Core's Mechanical Abomination form.
Leeroy Jenkins: She prepared to attack the Core on sight, had Marcy not stop her.
Tomboy and Girly Girl: General Yunan is the tomboy to Olivia’s girly girl.
Wolverine Claws: Her armored gauntlets have retractable claws, and she knows how to use them.
Would Hurt a Child: She was more than prepared to throw-down with Marcy to save Amphibia.

The Plantar Family and Associates

Anne Boonchuy

Anne Savisa Boonchuy

A 13-year-old Thai girl who was accidentally transported to Amphibia by a mysterious musical box. While traveling to the city of Newtopia to find a way to go home, now she must stop King Andrias and her former best friend Marcy from invading Earth.

13 Is Unlucky: Anne was teleported to Amphibia on her 13th birthday.
The Ace: She's Earth's main defence against the invasion.
Acquired Situational Narcissism: She has been guilty of this in the past.
Action Girl: Just like the show, Anne isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty when the chips are down.
Adaptational Angst Upgrade: Anne has a much harder time maintaining her secret keeping because of Marcy's betrayal. Her constant mental episodes eventually results in her being periodically tormented by a hallucination of Marcy.
All Take and No Give: This was Anne's dynamic with Sasha. Sasha would constantly give her things and do whatever she wanted when asked, with one of these incidents contributing to them and Marcy all ending up in Amphibia. While Sasha does truly see Anne as one of her closest friends; her manipulative tendencies simply extend to everyone, and she views her regular coercing of Anne and Marcy as being for their benefit. Mind you, Sasha has aware of how controlling she can be, and does come to acknowledge how that harms their friendship.
Asian and Nerdy: Averted. She's not very book smart.
Big Damn Hug: Gives one to the Plantars when Sprig survives Marcy's attempted murder.
A Birthday, Not a Break: On Anne's 13th birthday, Sasha and Marcy pressured Anne into stealing a music box the latter had seen in a thrift shop. The music box turned out to be magical, and transported the three to Amphibia.
Book Dumb: She never had good grades.
Brilliant, but Lazy: She's trying to avert the last part.
Cry into Chest: Anne does this in her parents' embrace after explaining her traumatising experience during the events of "True Colors" at the end of chapter 14.
Delayed Reaction: Anne does this in her fight with Sasha in Chapter 3, when the latter claims that not only is King Andrias Evil All Along but that Marcy is working for him.
Sasha: I think Marcy’s in on it.
Anne: Yeah, yeah! Blah blah bla—what?
Detrimental Determination: Anne's borderline-obsession with returning to Amphibia to stop the invasion leads to her neglecting her mental-wellbeing. Luckily, Hop Pop sets her straight.
Didn't Think This Through: When Anne sent the Christmas letters to Sasha and Marcy's parents, she didn't expect Sasha's mother, who is a policewoman, to figure out she sent them via handwriting.
Innocently Insensitive: While Anne was more than happy to not shut up about Marcy's betrayal, she forgot about Sprig's near death experience at the hands of the latter, which he didn't take well due to painting herself as Marcy's only victim.
Internal Reveal: In Chapter 14, Anne reveals to her parents what happened during the throne room fight.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Although she was prone to brash recklessness and self-centeredness that made her controlling at times and prone to thinking that her often misguided ideals and methods are beneficial to everyone, she was genuinely a very kind girl loyal and dedicated to those she cares about.
Little "No": Anne whispers this right before Marcy drops Sprig out of the castle window.
Mirthless Laughter: Anne does this when explaining the events of "True Colors" to her parents to try and calm herself down.
Monster Roommate: The Plantar family initially saw Anne as this, seeing as how they'd never seen a human before and thought that she was some kind of monster.
Platonic Life-Partners: She's this with Sprig.
Post-Support Regret: Anne feels this way about trusting Marcy after her betrayal. Particularly as Marcy is not an Unwitting Pawn here, but willingly pulled a Face–Heel Turn, even dropping Sprig out the castle window due to being jealous of the Planters' bond with Anne.
Punctuated Pounding: Anne does this while repeatedly punching Marcy in the face, blaming her former friend for sending her to a Death World for 5 months.
Anne: YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A LIAR! A FILTHY! STINKIN'! STUPID! BACKSTABBING!! LIAR!
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Anne gives one to Sasha in chapter 3 about why she doesn't believe her claim that Marcy has pulled a Face–Heel Turn.
Sasha: Anne. Please.
Anne: ...How dare you. (Pushes Sasha away) I cannot believe I almost fell for that again! I mean, wow! Seriously, Sasha?! You're gonna try and save your skin by throwing Marcy under the bus?! HOW DARE YOU!! (Pushes her again) Let me tell ya something, Sash! (Pushes her a third time) Marcy's been more of a friend to me than you ever have! Marcy hasn't lied to me! She hasn't pushed me around! And she definitely hasn't tried to kill my family! Unlike YOU! (Death Glare) She's not only a real friend, she's my best friend! And so help me, if you ever talk about her like that again, I will personally stick this thing right in your— (Notices Toad Army approaching) You were right; I am better off without you. We both are.
Sanity Slippage: Anne suffers from sporadic mental episodes due to Marcy's betrayal. After a severe lack of sleep from trying to find a way back to Amphibia, she regularly hallucinates Marcy with her Madness Makeover taunting her and threatening her family. This results in her having imaginary fights in her head thrice which results in very real injuries.
Traumatic Superpower Awakening: Anne Boonchuy her Super Mode from her connection to the blue gem when the grief and rage from Sprig's supposed death by Marcy pushes her over the edge.
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: She became this when she stopped Sasha's coup, giving the box to Andrias and Marcy for conquest.
You Monster!: She goes as far as to call both King Andrias and Marcy evil for their plan for multiversal conquest, starting with Earth.
You're Insane!: Anne calls Marcy this when she offers her and Sasha a We Can Rule Together deal to her.

Sprig Plantar

The first friend Anne made in Amphibia, Sprig wants to do whatever it takes to help her.

Adaptational Angst Upgrade: Sprig has a massive example of this after arriving on Earth, due to Sasha and Marcy's betrayals giving him massive trust issues with the Boonchuys, unlike in canon. Marcy trying to kill him resulted in recurring nightmares of his death. One version has the Boonchuys kill the Plantars for dinner. Discovering the Chili Curry Frog dish in the menu when working that Thai Go didn't help at all and he nearly breaks off with Anne as well.
Backing Away Slowly: A disturbed Sprig does this when Marcy points to him as one of the good things that came of her stranding her friends in Amphibia during her Motive Rant.
Near-Death Experience: He's suffering from PTSD from Marcy trying to kill him.
Oh, Crap!: Sprig has this reaction after seeing how livid Marcy got when she heard Anne call him her best friend while she's holding her outside the window.

Polly Plantar

Sprig’s little sister who, while having a habit of picking fights, is arguably more sensible than her older brother.

Baby Of The Bunch: Polly is the youngest member of the Plantar family and the heroes overall.
Noodle Incident: Hop Pop reminds Polly that she's legally banned from handling fire after she apparently once burned down an orphanage. Anne decides she doesn't want more details than that.
You Monster!: A tearful Polly angrily calls King Andrias and Marcy this after the former orders the latter to destroy Frobo with a Boomshroom.

Hop Pop

Hopediah "Hop Pop" Plantar

Sprig and Polly’s grandfather who took Anne when she first came to Amphibia.

Positive Friend Influence: He's very much this to Anne.
Team Dad: Hop Pop is the oldest character in the main cast, and he does his best to maintain a sense of authority over his grandkids and comfort them when needed.

Frobo

A robot Polly befriends that joins the heroes' side.

Annoying Arrows: Averted. Marcy destroys Frobot by firing an arrow from her crossbow with a Boomshroom attached to it.
Oh, Crap!: Frobo has this reaction just before Marcy blows him up with a Boomshroom attached to an arrow.

Wartwood Resistance

Sasha Waybright

Sasha Elizabeth Waybright

Anne’s other best friend who was transported to Amphibia, eventually becoming the First Lieutenant of Captain Grime’s toad army. She now leads the Wartwood Resistance against King Andrias and Marcy.

Accidental Public Confession: After reaching her Rage Breaking Point after they get caught in King Andrias' trap, Sasha shouts the Awful Truth about Marcy... forgetting that some of the Wartwoodians next to her in the cage.
Sasha: [Marcy] and her ancestors have been screwing things up for hundreds of centuries, and now Andrias is gearing up for a MASSIVE INVASION! ALL BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE THAT MARCY WAS A LITTLE SLIMY TRAITOR!
Cassandra Truth: After discovering the mentions of the Wu Clan in King Andrias' mural, Sasha tries to tell Anne that something is wrong with Marcy. This just makes Anne angrier. Justified as Sasha's credibility was shot thanks to all the previous betrayals (including her most recent one just hours ago) and Anne couldn't fathom Marcy of all people being a traitor.
Chekhov's Gun:
- In Chapter 2, Sasha has several of her toad soldiers bring her all of Marcy's notes on the Calamity Box so that she can learn how to use it, which comes in handy in Chapter 7 when she's the one who opens a portal to Earth for Anne and the Plantars.
Sasha: Copied your homework, Marcy! Just like old times, amiright?
- Chapter 13 has Sasha note the hairpin that Marcy once gifted her, which is the one thing related to her that Sasha hasn't gotten rid of. At the climax of the chapter, she has Ivy use it as a projectile to set off some Boomshrooms in order to enable the captured La Résistance fighters to escape.
Cracks in the Icy Façade: She opens up to Grimes that not just angry by Marcy's Face–Heel Turn but deeply saddened too.
Crying Wolf: Sasha took advantage of her friendship with Anne to betray her and the Plantars in favor of the toads twice. This bites her squarely on the backside when she uncovers evidence that King Andrias and their friend Marcy are much worse than her or any of the toads. Unsurprisingly, Anne refuses to listen and disbelieves her claims until she gets proof in the worst possible way, which makes things go From Bad to Worse for everyone... except Marcy and Andrias.
A Day in the Limelight: Chapter 13 focuses on Sasha on how she processed Marcy's betrayal.
Deadly Dodging: While suffering from double vision due to Anne striking him in the head during their fight, King Andrias attempts to stab Sasha. She evades the blow, causing him to accidentally stab Marcy instead.
Demoted to Extra: Sasha gains less prominence after the throne room fight than in canon, thanks to the story focusing more on Marcy instead.
Detrimental Determination: Sasha is a downright Control Freak who wanted to manipulate her friendship with Anne and Marcy for her own sake. She doesn't stop until she gets what she wants, even if it damages said relationship, all because she believes she knows best.When she puts lots of effort into her false claim of making a Heel–Face Turn before the beginning of the story so she can win the trust of others and overthrow Andrias and conquer all Amphibia. When she discovers a hidden threat after revealing her treachery, no one believes her until it's too late.
Didn't Think This Through: When Sasha tries to warn Anne that King Andrias is Evil All Along with Marcy pulling a potential Face–Heel Turn, Anne points out that she has no reason to believe her for Chronic Back Stabbing Disorder with her latest one just over an hour ago. Sasha scolds herself for not taking a picture of the murals on her phone as proof.
Entitled Bastard: She acted like during her coup until Anne gave her a reality check.
Heroic BSoD: Sasha hits this in Chapter 13 when she and her team are caught in King Andrias' trap, believing that there's no way out and they've lost the war.
Internal Reveal: Chapter 13 has Sasha find out about Marcy's survival and rejuvenation. She also reveals Marcy's villainy to Wartwood in one of her rants by accident.
Hypocrite Has a Point: Sasha rightfully calls out Marcy on betraying her and Anne, not only separating them from their families and livelihoods, endangering their lives in the process but also teaming up with a ad guy for conquest, even if Sasha was just as guilty of this herself.
Ironic Echo: Sasha's yell of "END! OF! DISCUSSION!" to Anne in Chapter 7 to let her fight Marcy alone, which came from a place of genuine protection instead of manipulation.
I Told You So: Sasha gives this look to Anne when King Andrias reveals he's Evil All Along.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She's charming in her own way and is capable of caring very deeply about others, but has a mean streak a mile wide.
Lancer vs. Dragon: Sasha and Marcy briefly fight each other in the throne room.
.Lovable Alpha Bitch: Sasha is genuinely protective of and affectionate towards her friends, but these redeeming qualities only go so far when paired with her sheer selfishness, Control Freak tendencies, and sometimes outright cruelty. Luckily, she's trying to fix that.
My Greatest Failure: She views failing to stop Marcy's betrayal at Newtopia to be this.
Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense: According to her mother she's this.
Took a Level in Kindness: Over the course of the story, in contrast to Marcy.
Toxic Friend Influence: Bee has this opinion on Sasha, saying he's not surprised to hear that she tried to lead a coup in Newtopia. She's working on it.

Captain Grime

Captain Grimothy "Grime"

The former captain of Toad Tower who went on the run, Grime is now part of the resistance to stop King Andrias and his conquest.

Big Bad Wannabe: He sasha were this a t the beginning of the story Sasha. The plot to take over Newtopia actually went pretty smoothly, culminating in them snatching the Calamity Box and briefly usurping the throne. The main reason for their failure is them being unable to convince anyone of their discovery that King Andrias is the Big Bad and Marcy as The Dragon who intend to become Multiversal Conquerors, thanks to a combination of Sasha's constantly betraying their trust and Grime's own past villainous actions against the heroes making it impossible for them to get the heroes to listen to them. As such, the heroes help King Andrias take the city back and give him and Marcy access to the Box, unaware until far too late that Sasha and the toads were actually the Lesser of Two Evils.
Big "NO!": Just like in the show, Grime shouts this as he witnesses King Andrias blow up Toad Tower. Unlike canon, there's no indication that any occupants got out in time.
Oh, Crap!: He has this reaction when he sees the royal mural, along with Sasha.
Parental Substitute: Sasha almost outright says in her mind she sees Grime as a second father figure in Chapter 2, a brief train of thought that indicates she's much closer to him than her own parents.
This Is Gonna Suck: He has this reaction when Sasha is about to reveal the Awful Truth about Marcy in her mental breakdown.

Wartwood Citizens

Earth

The Boonchuy Family

Bee and Oum Boonchuy

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Bee (Left) Oum (Right)

Anne's parents. They run a Thai restaurant called "Thai Go" and help their daughter save Earth from the invasion.

Tropes that apply to both

Adaptational Expansion: There is a section in Chapter 11 devoted to Anne's parents, particularly her mother, when they found out about their daughter's disappearance along with the subsequent weeks of them coping with her gone missing.
Good Parents: They love their daughter very much.
Happily Married: Bee and Oum love each other very much. Even while dealing with their daughter's 5-month disappearance, their marriage remained strong supporting each other.
Internal Reveal: In Chapter 14, Anne reveals to her parents what happened during the throne room fight after the final Cloak-Bot attack. This includes King Andrias's ambitions for dimensional conquest, Sasha's coup and Marcy's betrayal.

Bee Boonchuy

Anne's father. He is devoted to his wife and daughter.

Cassandra Truth: When Bee tries to explain to the Wus where their daughters have been for the past several months, Marcy's mother is convinced he's lying.
Groin Attack: When Bee tries to defuse the situation by explaining to Marcy's parents where their daughter is and what she's done, Marcy's mother gives him this for his troubles.
This Cannot Be!: He has this reaction when Anne tells him Marcy pulled a Face–Heel Turn.

Oum Boonchuy

Anne's mother. She runs a Thai restaurant with her husband called "Thai Go" and was devastated by her daughter going missing.

"Could Have Avoided This!" Plot: Oum briefly ponders if they could have avoided the events in Chapter 16 if she had worked up the courage to call the Wus or Waybrights on their daughters' whereabouts during the months she knew the truth.
Drowning My Sorrows: Chapter 11 reveals that Anne's mother took to drinking to help cope with her disappearance, until one day she had a total breakdown and her husband convinced her to see a therapist, which helped her get past it.
Hidden Disdain Reveal: While fleeing from Marcy's mother as she's swearing up a storm at her, Oum remarks to herself that she never liked the woman very much.
Innocently Insensitive: Though she has no idea about it, Mrs. Boonchuy accidentally re-creates the scene of King Andrias accidently stabbing Marcy In the Back, during a play-fight that occurs between the Boonchuys in the shopping mall as they enact a Star Wars-esque battle. Her plastic light-saber is even yellow to drive the comparison home. However, unlike canon, this triggers Anne's PTSD causing her to have a panic attack, run away in terror and almost Stress Vomits.
Nasal Trauma: Marcy's mother punches Oum's nose so hard the poor woman ends up bleeding profusely.
My Beloved Smother: Oum acted like this to Anne when she first came back. Justified as her daughter was missing for 5 months.

Enemies from Earth

Mr. X

A fabulous, high-ranking F.B.I. agent who is put on the case after the Plantars are caught fighting the Cloak-Bot. Driven by his passion for finding, and capturing, extraterrestrial life, he works with Sasha and Marcy's parents to apprehend them and the Boonchuys.

Bunny-Ears Lawyer: This is Amanda Waybright's opinion on Mr. X: a weirdo who happens to be a really good FBI agent. She is willing to work with him to find her out where her daughter is from the Boonchuys.
Jurisdiction Friction: Sasha's mother Amanda is the Commander of the LAPD and very reluctantly works with Mr. X during his investigation into the Boonchuys and Plantars, nearly coming into conflict with him over custody once they've been captured before coming to an agreement that the FBI get the Frog Men to interrogate them on who they are.
You Have GOT to Be Kidding Me!: Mr. X has this reaction when he hears from Mrs. Waybright that Mrs. Wu is screwing up the whole operation to apprehend the Boonchuys.

The Wu Family

Marcus and Grace Wu

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Marcus (Left) Grace (Right)

Marcy's parents who planned on moving away prior to the start of the story.

Tropes that apply to both

Ascended Extra: In the show, Marcy's parents are heard but not seen. Here in the story, they're named, given A Day in the Limelight and act as Hero Antagonists towards the Boonchuys and the Plantars as try to find their missing daughter.
A Day in the Limelight: Chapter 15 focuses on the Wus coping with their daughter gone missing after the events of "Froggy Little Christmas". They intend to work with Mr. X to find out what happened to their daughter, by interrogating Anne and her parents.
Education Mama: They only really seemed to give Marcy the time of day was when she demonstrated academic excellence in her studies (but even that was only momentarily).
Happily Married: In the past they were, but Grace believes this is becoming subverted as their daughter's disappearance has put strain on their marriage with her believing its on their last legs as she becomes more resentful towards her husband.
Hero Antagonist: Marcy's parents aren't really villains, they're just desperate parents trying to find their daughter. However, the way they went about it does not endear them to Anne or her family, especially Mrs. Wu's actions.
Locked Out of the Loop: Alongside the Waybrights, both Marcus and Grace were deliberately withheld information by Anne and the Boonchuys to avoid needless complications, only being told the truth via anonymous letter by Anne out of her desire to give them a sense of closure and hope. That is until Chapter 16 when they confront them along with the Sasha's parents. When Grace in particular finds out they withheld information on where Marcy is... she is pretty unhappy about it.
Named by Adaptation: Their first names is Marcus and Grace Wu, which aren't given in the show.
Parental Neglect: Marcy's parents are such Workaholics that they only really noticed her either if she demonstrated academic excellence (but only momentarily) or was injured.
This Cannot Be!: Their reaction to Marcy's Face–Heel Turn.
Workaholic: Both of Marcy's parents are these.

Marcus Wu

Marcy's father who planned on moving his family to another state after he a new job prior to the events of the story and now wants to find her.

Everyone Has Standards: Marcus is shocked and aghast by his wife violently assaulting Anne, a 13-year-old girl, and then her parents. He also points out that her actions aren't helping them find out the truth of their daughter's whereabouts from them either.
If Only You Knew: Marcy's father made sure she read about the history of Imperial China to ensure his daughter was aware and educated of her proud heritage. What Mr. Wu doesn't know is that their ancestors not only were running Eurasia over thousands of years, but invented the means to travel between worlds.
[Her] Old man had no idea just how right he was.
Mirthless Laughter: Marcus laughs in disbelief after witnessing his wife having sunken to beating up Anne, a teenaged girl.
Only Sane Man: With Marcy's and her mother's Sanity Slippage, Marcus has become this in his family. He calls his wife out for assaulting the Boonchuys, pointing out that's not going to help anyone.
Parents as People: Despite ignoring Marcy's interests and failing to reveal the move before accepting the job opportunity until the last minute, Marcus indeed loves his daughter and delayed the move across country in the hopes of her coming home.
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Marcus's announcement of him getting a new job out of state, necessitating them moving, is what causes Marcy to run away in tears and trick Anne and Sasha into stealing the Calamity Box, which gets them all teleported to Amphibia to keep them together, kicking off the events of the entire story, including his daughter's villainy.

Grace Wu

Marcy's mother who is not coping well with her daughter's disappearance.

Abusive Parents: Grace Wu mentions to Anne that her mother used to beat her with a slipper.
Adaptational Villainy: Mrs. Wu, despite only being fleshed out a bit in Marcy's Journal and being shown to actually care for her daughter, is portrayed here as being just as violent and destructive as her daughter in this fic, like attacking the Boonchuys when running into them at the store. A confrontation that also reveals and adds her being a racist bitch to them on top of that.
Armor-Piercing Question: When Grace asks Anne if she intends to save and fix Marcy from the Core's brainwashing or kill her former childhood friend instead, the girl is left stunned and unable to answer. While Anne doesn't want to kill Marcy, despite everything she's done, she can't rule out the option that her Evil Former Friend may have to be put down permanently for good for the sake of The Multiverse.
Dramatic Irony: Grace Wu is convinced that Anne kidnapped her daughter, completely unaware that Marcy was the one that essentially kidnapped Anne and Sasha.
Drowning My Sorrows: Chapter 15 shows that Grace has turned to alcohol to handle things, often to the point of vomiting in the toilet.
Fury-Fueled Foolishness: Grace Wu definitely a case of this in chapter 16. She's so infuriated at Anne and the Boonchuys that she outright assaults them, while revealing that she'd never considered Anne "good enough" to be a worthy friend for her daughter.
Hidden Disdain Reveal: Grace states that she always thought Anne wasn't good enough for Marcy (and makes a racist remark about her Thai heritage as well).
It Runs in the Family: Mrs. Wu turns out to be just as mentally unstable and violent as her daughter, Marcy, when pushed far enough.
Literal-Minded: Downplayed. When Marcus claimed that his mother would be rolling in her grave if she found out there was an alcohol peddler at Marcy's school, Grace reminds her husband she was cremated instead. He remarks he was speaking figuratively.
Mama Bear: She doesn't care who she has to hurt to find her daughter.
Misdirected Outburst: Marcy's mother, Grace Wu, does not take the news of Anne's reappearance well, taking out her anger and frustration over her daughter's disappearance on her and the Boonchuys. (especially since Anne's been back for a month and they haven't told her where Marcy is). As Oum points out to Mr. Wu, Grace doesn't actually want to find Marcy; she just wants to take her anger out upon others.
The Millstone: Mrs. Wu is this in Chapter 16 to the LAPD led by Mrs. Waybright, making the Boonchuys' arrest way more complicated and violent than anyone else wanted it to be.
Politically Incorrect Villain: She has a low opinion of Thai people.
Sanity Has Advantages: Had Grace shown the same mental restraint as her husband and Mrs. Waybright, apprehending Anne and her family would have gone a lot smoother, and possibly getting to be more co-operative in telling them where their daughter is
Sanity Slippage: Grace's mental health has seriously declined over the months due to worry for Marcy's disappearance. When she learns that Anne is back, she jumps to the conclusion that she kidnapped Marcy, and after cornering her at SpendCo. brutally assaults her when she doesn't "confess". Oum points out to Marcy's father that Grace doesn't just want to find her daughter, she also wants to lash out and take her anger out on other people.
Spanner in the Works: Amanda's plan to corner the Boonchuys and Plantars and peacefully take them into custody spirals into chaos when an unhinged Grace decides to storm in and violently confront Anne about Marcy's whereabouts, causing Anne's family to fight back.
Villain Has a Point: While her actions in chapter 16 towards Anne and her parents are inexcusable, Grace Wu points out that the Boonchuys knew about her daughter's whereabouts for months and never informed her or her husband when they had every right to know. She also points out that for all they know Marcy could be dead for the past year. Oum and Bee have no counter-argument for this and can only look away in shame.
Would Hurt a Child: Grace shows herself to be just as brutal as Marcy, brutally assaulting Anne when she doesn't believe her story about where Marcy is.
Marcus: You attacked a child.

The Wu Clan

These great beings of magic and might. Travelled from beyond to serve the night. Bow before these children of man. Or know the wrath of the Wu Clan.

— The mural

These were Marcy's ancestors and shaped the history of both Earth and Amphibia a thousand years ago.

Abusive Precursors: Not only were King Andrias's ancestors Multiversal Conquerors, so were Marcy's. Hell, even before that they came to Amphibia they were usurpers, directly worked for dictators, Chinese warlords, witches and assassins of other emperors.
Ancient Conspiracy: The Wu clan has been shaping human history for over a thousand years. Their reach extended from Europe to Asia, where they influenced Ancient China and the Roman Empire from the shadows. Formed by King Wu of Chu, the Wu clan was able to remain in power even when the Qin Dynasty rolled around and annexed Chu, working behind the scenes of subsequent major players until the collapse of the Jin Dynasty. Meanwhile in Rome, they started the Ides of March when Gaius Julius Caesar became an obstacle to them, framed their assassination of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra as a suicide and installed the Emperors of Rome as their Puppet Kings until the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Even after all this, the Wus simply moved to their next plan, which is the creation of the Calamity Box which even made some of them join the Core itself, effectively hijacking it from the Newts.
Asian and Nerdy: Just like their descendants, albeit they're of Chinese ethnicity, instead of Taiwanese. Many were deemed smart enough to join the Core's Mind Hive.
Badass Family: Marcy's ancestors include: gladiators, warlords, sorcerers, nobles, conquerors, and the creators of the Calamity Box. She intends to live up to their legacy.
Been There, Shaped History: Marcy's ancestors did this for centuries, pulling the strings of civilizations from Ancient China to the Roman Empire, before moving on to Amphibia to help build up its conquest-based society in partnership with the newts, even helping to create the Core, with some of them joining its Mind Hive as a result.
The Clan: The Wu Clan, Marcy's distant ancestors.
The Conqueror: The Wu were this on Earth before leveling up to be Multiversal Conqueror.
The Dreaded: The Wu Clan was this a thousand years ago.
King Andrias: Where they were from, they were a truly terrifying force. Others trembled at the mere mention, nay, the mere thought, of their name. Everyone feared the Clan of Wu.
Evil Sorcerer: Some of Marcy's ancestors were these.
Founder of the Kingdom: Not only did King Andrias's ancestors, the Leviathan family, found Newtopia, but so did Marcy's ancestors.
Gladiator Games: Some of them were gladiators, too.
Greater-Scope Villain: The Wu Clan, Marcy's ancestors, were the ones that set up Newtopia's conquest society and helped create the Core with some members joining it over a thousand years ago. Even before all that they had been manipulating populations in Eurasia for their own benefit.
How the Mighty Have Fallen: Marcy's ancestors were an Ancient Conspiracy of royalty, conquerors, and sorcerers who controlled Eurasia from the shadows for centuries. She finds the fact that they've been reduced from that to struggling middle-class suburbanites in Los Angeles a bitter pill to swallow.
Imperial China: The first Wus helped build and lived in Ancient China.
The Kingslayer: The Wu Clan sometimes had emperors assassinated when they refused to play ball with them as their Puppet King.
Legacy of Service: The Wu Clan, served the Leviathan dynasty on Amphibia for centuries, much like Olivia's family. The Wu Clan also served various lines of emperors across Eurasia, though in that case the monarchs were all Puppet Kings to the Clan.
The Man Behind the Man: Marcy's ancestors were these to the emperors of Ancient China and Rome, using them as Puppet Kings. This makes it all the more fitting that some of them joined the Core.
Multiversal Conqueror: Not only were King Andrias's ancestors were ruthless conquerors, Marcy's ancestors helped them do so.
Never Suicide: The Wu Clan framed their assassinations of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra as suicide.
Not So Invincible After All: Despite being The Dreaded throughout Eurasia due to controlling most of it from the shadows for centuries, the Core bitterly explains to Marcy that the Wu Clan's influence didn't last forever. The outside forces that the Wus couldn't control eroded away their influence, such as the barbarian tribes causing the fall of The Roman Empire and even their stronghold in Imperial China faltering to a steady decline after the assassination of Emperor Gong. The split of the Northern and Southern Chinese dynasties would break their power irreparably and over the course of the next 200 years, all they worked for had eroded to nothing, causing some of them to pull a Screw This, I'm Outta Here and use the Calamity Box to move to Amphibia to start a new life.
The Core: Dear Marcy. No one empire, no one clan, can ever truly withstand the test of time, not even the Wus. That is the folly of being made of mere flesh, blood and bone. Like those before them, they fell victim to a changing world.
Predecessor Villain: The Wu Clan are this to Marcy and the Core, being the ancestor to the former that created the Calamity Box and having created the latter while creating Newtopia's conquest-based society.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: Many were born into royalty and took an active part in running The Empire they lived in at the time.
Un-person: By the story's beginning, the only one that knew of The Wu Clan's exploits on Earth and Amphibia was King Andrias and the Core until they brought Marcy in on their Evil Plan. They aren't happy about the fact their reputation was lost to the sands of time, with seemly their only proof existing on Amphibia were a mural hidden away and pictures of them in some old books.
Marcy: They’d lost everything they had on Earth… And when they finally came back, the whole world was so different, no one remembered who they were. Like they never even existed.
The Usurper: The founder of the Wu Clan, King Wu of Chu was crowned after he took the throne as Viscount of Chu from his brother Fenmao, as he did in real life.
Villainous Legacy: Despite being forgotten to the sands of time, the Wu Clan shaped the course of human and amphibian history. Only King Andrias and the Core knew this until he told Marcy she was descended from them preventing them from being an Un-person, which she views as a Secret Legacy.
The Warlord: Some of them were these during the time of Imperial China and possibly in Amphibia before Newtopia was founded.
Worshipped for Great Deeds: Marcy looks up to her Villainous Lineage, seeing her ancestors in the Wu Clan having taken down warlords like Gaius Julius Caesar, formed entire empires (including Newtopia and Imperial China), and shaped the course of human history for centuries all as magnificent things that she needs to emulate to become a Multiversal Conqueror.

The Waybright Family

In General

Amicable Exes: Sasha's parents appear to be this, at the very least are able to be civil with each other.
Ascended Extra: In the show, Sasha's parents don't make an appearance at all. Here in the story, they're named, given A Day in the Limelight and act as Hero Antagonists towards the Boonchuys and the Plantars as try to find their missing daughter.
A Day in the Limelight: Chapter 15 focuses on the Waybrights receiving Anne's letter after the events of "Froggy Little Christmas". They intend to work with Mr. X to find out what happened to their daughter, by interrogating Anne and her parents.
Hero Antagonist: The Waybrights aren't villains, they're just desperate parents trying to find their daughter. However, the way they went about it does not endear them to Anne or her family.
Locked Out of the Loop: Alongside the Wus, both Amanda and Rick were deliberately withheld information by Anne and the Boonchuys to avoid needless complications, only being told the truth via anonymous letter by Anne out of her desire to give them a sense of closure and hope. Unfortunately for the Boonchuys, Amanda's training allowed her to recognize Anne's handwriting and piece together enough details to realize that the Thai family knows more than they've been letting on, something she quickly cued Rick in about.
Named by Adaptation: Sasha's parents aren't given a first name in the show, in this story she's called Amanda and Rick Waybright.
Parents as People: Despite their faults, the Waybrights love their daughter and are doing everything they can to find her safe and sound.

Amanda Waybright

Commander Amanda Waybright

Sasha's mother who is divorced and a Commander of the Los Angeles Police Department and wants to find her missing daughter.

By-the-Book Cop: She tries her best to be this.
Jurisdiction Friction: Amanda is the Commander of the LAPD and very reluctantly works with Mr. X during his investigation into the Boonchuys and Plantars, nearly coming into conflict with him over custody once they've been captured before coming to an agreement that the LAPD gets custody of the Anne and her parents to question them on Sasha and Marcy's whereabouts for the past several months.
Mama Bear: She has been trying to track her missing daughter down for months and takes the Boonchuys into her custody to interrogate them.
Spotting the Thread: When Rick receives Anne's Christmas letter letting him know Sasha is safe, his ex-wife, Amanda, compares it to one of Anne's old letters and notices they have the same handwriting.
Static Stun Gun: Mrs. Waybright is forced to taser Mrs. Wu to stop her strangling Anne in Chapter 16.

Rick Waybright

Sasha's father, who is divorced from her mother but united with her in missing their daughter.

Papa Wolf: Needless to say, Rick isn't very happy to realise that when the Boonchuys' got their daughter back, they kept that a secret, lied about not knowing Sasha's whereabouts for months. He and his ex-wife fully intending to confront them.
What the Hell, Hero?: Amanda calls out Rick for eating some of Terri's yoghurt-covered pretzels on the job while chasing the Boonchuys. He justifies it by pointing out hard they are to find.

Characters / A Moth to a Flame

Amphibia

Newtopia

Leadership

Marcy Regina Wu/Darcy

The Core/Darcy

Andrias Leviathan

The King's Court

Lady Olivia

Yunan Longclaw

The Plantar Family and Associates

Anne Savisa Boonchuy

Sprig Plantar

Polly Plantar

Hopediah "Hop Pop" Plantar

Frobo

Wartwood Resistance

Sasha Elizabeth Waybright

Captain Grimothy "Grime"

Earth

The Boonchuy Family

Bee and Oum Boonchuy

Tropes that apply to both

Bee Boonchuy

Oum Boonchuy

Enemies from Earth

The Wu Family

Marcus and Grace Wu

Tropes that apply to both

Marcus Wu

Grace Wu

The Wu Clan

The Waybright Family

Commander Amanda Waybright

Rick Waybright

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Lady Olivia

Yunan Longclaw

The Plantar Family and Associates

Anne Savisa Boonchuy

Sprig Plantar

Polly Plantar

Hopediah "Hop Pop" Plantar

Frobo

Wartwood Resistance

Sasha Elizabeth Waybright

Captain Grimothy "Grime"

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The Boonchuy Family

Bee and Oum Boonchuy

Tropes that apply to both

Bee Boonchuy

Oum Boonchuy

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The Wu Family

Marcus and Grace Wu

Tropes that apply to both

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Grace Wu

The Wu Clan

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