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!Characters from the original series
[[folder: Brandon Walsh]]
!!Brandon Walsh (Creator/JasonPriestley)
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* EightiesHair: In the first couple seasons, although they were shot and set in the (early) '90s. The guy even sported a ''freaking mullet'' in The Pilot!
* TheAce: Successful, book smart, liked by everyone, and popular with girls.
* BackForTheFinale: A variation. He left the series a few seasons prior, but in the last episode he sends a video of himself congratulating Donna and David on their wedding, while also complementing Kelly in the process.
* BettyAndVeronica: The NiceGuy Betty to Dylan's TroubledButCute Veronica for Kelly's Archie.
%%* BewareTheNiceOnes
* BigManOnCampus: After his initial difficulties with Beverly Hills, he becomes just as popular as Kelly and Steve.
* CharacterFilibuster: Brandon, on occasion, tends to make long rattling speeches on various topics.
* ChickMagnet: To a ridiculous degree and lampshaded many times. According to his sister, no girl is immune to his charm since when he was 12.
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The responsible to Brenda's foolish. Flip-flopped. HE is the one who got drunk and almost drove as such and he's the one whose car got trashed after he left it outside a seedy nightclub (he was again impaired, though unwittingly; his drink had been spiked with Ectasy)
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Melancholic, though not depressive. (shares this with Kelly)
* GentlemanAndAScholar: A very smart student, but also friendly, socially active, and an all-around pleasant person.
* TheHeart: The moral center of the show and the glue that holds the gang together.
%%* TheHero
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He's best friends with both Steve and Dylan. During and after college, he even shares his house with Steve.
* NewTransferStudent: At the beginning of Season 1, he just moved from Minnesota to Beverly Hills, and as such is a newly arrived student at West Beverly High.
* NiceGuy: Known for being a largely virtuous and morally good guy. Most of the time, anyway.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale: The Noble to Dylan's Roguish.
* OnlySaneMan: More level-headed and reasonable than most of his friends.
* PlatonicLifePartners: How he sees his friendship with Andrea, although she has a crush on him in early seasons.
* PutOnABus: At the start of the season 9, Brandon leaves for Washington after accepting a job offer as a journalist there.
* RedOniBlueOni: The mature and serious Blue Oni to Steve's HotBlooded Red Oni.
* SerialRomeo: With shades of TheCasanova. He has many love interests throughout the series.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan:
** The Sensitive bookish NiceGuy to Steve's cocky, muscular Manly Man.
** The Sensitive NiceGuy to Dylan's tough bad boy Manly Man.
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[[folder: Brenda Walsh]]
!!Brenda Walsh (Creator/ShannenDoherty)
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She's instantly attracted to, and later in a long-term relationship with, TroubledButCute Dylan--even though she's a pretty straight Nice Girl and he has issues (a.o., a bad temper, parental issues and alcoholism).
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Kelly's Veronica for Dylan's Archie. She was Dylan's first (and stable for a while) girlfriend on the show, while Kelly and Dylan's relationship was more complicated.
* BrainyBrunette: It's mentioned that she gets good grades.
* DaddysGirl: Sometimes her father is protective of her, especially when it comes to relationships with guys.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Her father ''hates'' her "first love" Dylan at first.
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Deuteragonist}}: In the first four seasons, she is the female lead character, but she gets slightly less focus than her brother.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The foolish to Brandon's responsible. To some exent, she was the more rebellious twin, especially later on.
%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Phlegmatic (shares this with David).
* GirlNextDoor: In the first season, before her character begins to progress into being more rebellious and devious.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Has a close friendship with Kelly, at least before the love triangle with Dylan.
* NaiveNewcomer: In the early episodes of the first season, when she just has moved from Minnesota to Beverly Hills and has yet to get adjusted to the local culture; but she adapts well once she befriends Kelly and the others.
* NewTransferStudent: Along with her brother in the first season, since the show starts with their family moving to Beverly Hills.
* PutOnABus: In season 5 she leaves, explained In Universe as her moving to London to pursue an acting career. There were [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Real Life reasons]] she left too.
%%* RavenHairIvorySkin
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[[folder: Kelly Taylor]]
!!Kelly Taylor (Creator/JennieGarth)
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* AlcoholicParent: Her mother, Jackie, is an alcoholic who goes on and off the wagon throughout the show.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: With Dylan.
* BetterAsFriends: Though it's mentioned she has had sex with Steve once prior to the start of the show, she sees him as a friend throughout the series. In the early seasons, Steve aparently still hopes for a romantic relationship, but later they mutually see each other as friends.
* BettyAndVeronica:
** The Veronica to Brenda's Betty for Dylan's Archie. Brenda was Dylan's first (and stable for a while) girlfriend on the show, while Kelly and Dylan's relationship was more complicated.
** Later the Archie to NiceGuy Brandon's Betty and TroubledButCute Dylan's Veronica.
* BreakoutCharacter: She became the female lead after Brenda left.
* BrokenBird: In later seasons. She goes through a lot on the show, both physically and emotionally (amongst others: she gets scars and PTSD after surviving a fire (during which her boyfriend cheated on her, to boot); goes through a cocaine addiction; is shot; undergoes a few rape attempts, sexual molestation by her boss, plus an actual rape; etc. etc.)
* CharacterDevelopment: Kelly went from a spoiled rich girl with AlphaBitch tendencies to the [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Man]] of the group who was more likable, kindhearted, and willing to help.
* ConvenientMiscarriage: Suffers one towards the conclusion of season 7. Incidentally, Jennie Garth was pregnant with her first child around the same time.
* DamselInDistress: Raped, burned, placed in a cult, pregnant/miscarried, addicted to cocaine, shot, and so on. [[DeusAngstMachina The girl needs a hug]].
* DeadpanSnarker: She can be very snide, towards Steve or her other friends.
* DescentIntoAddiction: Suffered a cocaine addiction in season 6, though eventually kicked it.
* DisappearedDad: Her father was a business man who left his ex-wife, Jackie, when Kelly was two years old.
* DudeMagnet: The only one who can compete with Brandon in terms of popularity with the opposite sex. She was loved by pretty much every male character, at different times: she had had a sexual relationship with Steve prior to the start of the show, and he still had feelings for her at the beginning of the show; David had a crush on her in the earlier seasons prior to them becoming step-siblings; and she had relationships with both Dylan and Brandon.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Rich, beautiful, blonde Kelly is the most popular girl in high school.
%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Melancholic (shares this with Brandon)
%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Brenda and Donna.
* GoodBadGirl: Sleeping with pretty much everyone (but David), but still (generally) sympathetic.
* HiddenDepths: She is more than the typical spoiled rich girl she appears at first (especially in the first season).
* HollywoodHealing: Kelly suffered second-degree burns in a fire at Steve's rave in season 5, though seemed not to have many scars to show for it.
* {{Irony}}: In the first season she tries to hit on both Dylan and Brandon (in two different episodes) but was rejected by both. In later seasons, both guys are in love with her and fighting over her, leading the indecisive Kelly to TakeAThirdOption and reject both of their proposals.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Initially portrayed as a popular, stuck up snob but over the years she grows into a much more likable person.
* NearDeathExperience:
** Kelly nearly burned to death at the fire at Steve's rave, in the fifth season.
** She is shot and left for (almost) dead by a mugger later, and is in a coma for a while afterwards.
* RapeAsDrama: Was raped in an alley in the penultimate episode of season 9. She later shot the rapist to death when he attempted to assault her again.
* ReallyGetsAround: One of the most infamous examples from this show, due to her promiscuous lifestyle.
%%* SugarAndIcePersonality
* TraumaCongaLine: She probably had the worst luck of all the characters.
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[[folder: Steve Sanders]]
!!Steve Sanders (Creator/IanZiering)
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* AlliterativeName: '''S'''teve '''S'''anders
* BetterAsFriends: From Kelly's perspective, though he doesn't agree.
* BigManOnCampus: He has money, popularity, and a cool car.
* BoisterousBruiser: He's brash, loud and muscular.
* BookDumb: Not very academically focused, unlike his friend Brandon.
* ButtMonkey: Sometimes, but it's usually PlayedForLaughs
* CasanovaWannabe: Played with, he can be quite the ladies man but not nearly as much as he thinks, since Brandon gets more girls than him.
* DumbBlonde: He has blonde hair but he's more shallow and BookDumb than stupid.
* FalseRapeAccusation: Laura claims Steve raped her. It's not clear if she genuinely felt violated because he both blew her off afterwards and turned out to have been cheating on his girlfriend with her or if she was just trying to get back at him for both of these transgressions, but either way, Kelly gets her to admit that she never told him "no".
%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine (shares this with Donna).
* HappilyAdopted: The rich, adopted son of two famous TV stars. Though technically, [[LukeIAmYourFather Rush Sanders turned out to be his biological dad, anyway]].
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He's probably Brandon's closest friend.
* HopelessSuitor: When he was pining over Kelly in early seasons.
* HotBlooded: Can be very impulsive.
%%* IdleRich
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Immature, brash, and cocky but also a loyal friend for everyone.
* LovableJock: A muscular, athletic, fun-loving student.
* OppositesAttract: He married [[AsianAndNerdy Janet, who was intelligent, resourceful, and organized]]. Their marriage can be akin to an overexcited dog marrying a stoic cat.
* ReallyGetsAround: Less so compared to other character (and averted in early seasons) but he can still qualify. Considering he's been with Kelly, Clare, Valerie, and several other girls, and kissed Andrea. He also later married Janet.
* RedOniBlueOni: The HotBlooded Red to Brandon's serious and mature Blue.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The cocky, muscular Manly Man to Brandon's thoughtful, bookish Sensitive Guy.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He tends to overestimate himself many times.
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[[folder: Andrea Zuckerman]]
!!Andrea Zuckerman (Creator/GabrielleCarteris)
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* BrainyBrunette: Has brown hair and is very book-smart.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Concerning Brandon. She doesn't like to see him with other girls.
%%* ControlFreak
%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Choleric (shares this with Dylan).
* HolierThanThou: Like Brandon, she has her self-righteous moments.
* HollywoodNerd: She's supposed to be the nerdy newspaper editor of the school, despite being quite pretty.
* HopelessSuitor: To Brandon, in early seasons. She has a hopeless unrequited crush on him.
* GoGetterGirl: While coming from a poor background, she's extremely ambitious and driven to succeed academically.
* JewishAndNerdy: A Jewish girl who is also very studious.
* {{Meganekko}}: Probably because SmartPeopleWearGlasses.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: She once has a nightmare about forgetting to put on her clothes and going to school naked, without noticing until dream!Brandon points it out.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Her friendship with Brandon is this. Despite her initial crush on him, he only sees her as his best female friend.
* PutOnABus: To Yale, after season 5. She only makes rare appearances after that.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Her crush on NiceGuy Brandon.
%%* TheSmartGirl
* TeenPregnancy: [[DownplayedExample Downplayed]]. Andrea became pregnant as a freshman in college, making her roughly 18 or 19 at the time (also slightly less believable [[DawsonCasting considering Gabrielle Carteris was ''many'' years removed from her character]]). However, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot this was written in because Andrea's actress was pregnant at the time]].
* YourCheatingHeart: She had an affair in season five while married to Jesse, due to her loneliness and stress in her marriage. While the two seem to mend their issues and [[PutOnABus move to Connecticut for them to attend Yale]], Andrea later reveals that the couple are getting a divorce in season 8.
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[[folder: Dylan [=McKay=]]]
!!Dylan [=McKay=] (Creator/LukePerry)
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* TheAlcoholic: In season 5, Dylan's problems with alcohol and drugs come back after the events of the season 4 finale.
* BadassBiker: He rides a Cool motorcycle.
* BadassBookworm: He's very well-read, cultured and still a badass.
* BettyAndVeronica:
** The Archie for Brenda's Betty (his first stable grilfriend) and Kelly's Veronica (the sexy LovableAlphaBitch of the group).
** Later the "bad boy" Veronica to Brandon's NiceGuy Betty for Kelly's Archie.
* BreakoutCharacter: He doesn't even appear in the pilot and ends up being one of the most popular and iconic characters of the series, involved in a love triangle with two of the female protagonists.
* TheBusCameBack: He comes back to Beverly Hills in season 9 and 10.
* TheCharmer: Part of Dylan's charismatic bad boy appeal.
* ChickMagnet: Not as much as Brandon, but he's definitely good at attracting many women. It has also been said that he was target of affection for most girls in high school.
* DeadpanSnarker: Has no problem showing his snarky side and telling people what he thinks about them.
* FreudianExcuse: Con artist dad, New Age hippie mom.
%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Choleric (shares this with Andrea)
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Has this relationship with Brandon for most of the series.
%%* IneffectualLoner
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be tough and anti-social, but he really cares for his friends.
* LonelyRichKid: He's a brooding loner and his parents are never around.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Roguish to Brandon’s Noble.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He resembles a young Creator/JamesDean.
* ParentalAbandonment: His family grew divided during Dylan's childhood; his parents separated, and Dylan developed strained relationships with both of them.
* PutOnABus: In season 6, after the death of his wife Toni. TheBusCameBack, though.
* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: He doesn't appear in the pilot.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The TroubledButCute Manly Man to Brandon's Sensitive Guy.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: He has a snarky side.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Dark-haired, attractive, charming and taller than Brandon.
* TraumaCongaLine: A short list of the things he goes through include fighting drug addiction, witnessing his father getting blown up, losing his fortune and his half-sister to con artists, developing depression, nearly dying in a car accident, becoming a widower the day of his wedding...
* TroubledButCute: One of the original and most famous examples. He's portrayed as a aloof, brooding, tough, super-cool bad boy with abandonment issues, and very popular with girls (both in-universe and out).
* WidowedAtTheWedding: [[DownplayedExample Downplayed]]. Dylan and Toni are married without any problems, but Toni is shot and killed by a hitman hired by her father, who intended to kill Dylan instead; this caused Dylan to [[PutOnABus leave Los Angeles]].
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[[folder: David Silver]]
!!David Silver (Creator/BrianAustinGreen)
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* AdvertisedExtra: Despite being always credited as a main character, in Season 1 he was just a PluckyComicRelief who was mostly seen around Scott and rarely interacted with the other, older teen characters, if not for being an insignificant AbhorrentAdmirer to Kelly. He gets better in season 2.
* AscendedExtra: He was a relatively minor character in season 1, but from season 2 onwards he becomes part of the group and Donna's boyfriend.
* BetaCouple: With Donna in early seasons. They also have the longest-lasting relationship on the show.
* ChickMagnet: In later seasons he becomes popular with girls.
* CoolLoser: In season 1 he was looked down on by Kelly, Steve, and the others just because he was one year younger.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: In season 1 he and Scott were both the unpopular ThoseTwoGuys. Starting in season 2, David becomes part of the popular group and main cast while Scott remains unpopular, is DemotedToExtra, and eventually killed off.
%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Phlegmatic (shares this with Brenda)
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Initially. In season 1 the others weren't too fond of him (especially Kelly) and he was hardly considered a friend. He gradually grows out of this in season 2, especially after he starts dating Donna.
* HeCleansUpNicely: He goes from dorky and awkward to a handsome ChickMagnet over the years.
* HopelessSuitor: To Kelly in season 1. He has a crush on her but she can't stand him. Ironically he and Kelly become step siblings later on.
* InWithTheInCrowd: Starting in season 2 to the point he stops hanging out with his other unpopular friend Scott (his best friend in season 1).
* InformedJudaism: David is mentioned to be Jewish a couple of times, but this is not really a big plot point.
* JewishAndNerdy: He was definitely geeky in the beginning, though his Jewish background is downplayed, being brought up only a couple of times.
* MissingMom: His mother was mostly absent from his life.
* NiceJewishBoy: He's quite easygoing.
* TagalongKid: Initially he was seen as an annoying younger kid by the popular crowd.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Scott in season 1. Usually appearing together (though David gets more screentime), even in the opening credits. Both were just comic relief minor characters and not part of the main group.
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[[folder: Donna Martin]]
!!Donna Martin (Creator/ToriSpelling)
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* BetaCouple: With David in early seasons. They also have the longest-lasting relationship on the show.
* BookDumb: She found out that she had a learning disability.
* BreakTheCutie: Starting in season 5, with her abusive boyfriend Ray.
* ButtMonkey: Occasionally in early seasons, she gets stuck in awkward and embarrassing situations and it's PlayedForLaughs.
* CharacterDevelopment: She started as Kelly's shallow, ditzy sidekick but later the character's depth was more explored. Namely, she goes from being a girl who feels she couldn't be successful due to her learning disability to having the self-confidnece to run several successful business ventures by the end of the series.
%%* TheChick
* DaddysGirl: Donna is much closer to her father than her mother.
* TheDitz: She is extremely ditzy and naive.
* DomesticAbuse: She was repeatedly abused by her boyfriend Ray Pruitt.
* DumbBlonde: Not the sharpest tool in the shed, though she's occasionally seen with red hair in later seasons.
* TheFashionista: After college, where she studied fashion design, she opened a boutique with Kelly Taylor.
%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine (shares this with Steve).
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kelly. They are best friends throughout the show.
* TheIngenue: In contrast to the other characters, she's sweet, innocent, and a virgin.
* HiddenDepths: She may seem a silly character, but she is actually very insecure. She also has a learning disability that makes it hard for her to concentrate in school.
* NiceGirl: The nicest of the girls and probably the most innocent in the entire group.
* PluckyComicRelief: In early seasons, she's not much involved in the drama and is just there to be TheDitz of the group, sometimes to ButtMonkey levels.
* SpoiledSweet: Compared to Kelly, Donna is kinder.
* UpperClassTwit: Extremely rich but sheltered and not very bright.
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[[folder: Scott Scanlon]]
!!Scott Scanlon (Creator/DouglasEmerson)

* ADeathInTheLimelight: In "The Next 50 Years" he ends up accidentally killing himself.
* AdvertisedExtra: In season 1 he is credited as a main character and even appears in one of the covers instead of Dylan (simply because Scott was in the pilot and Dylan wasn't). However he was just a PluckyComicRelief who served as David's sidekick, never did anything remotely relevant to the plot, and almost never interacted with the main group.
* AlliterativeName: '''S'''cott '''S'''canlon
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: He doesn't seem to have other friends other than David.
* BackForTheDead: He's seemingly PutOnABus after season 1 (he's removed from the opening credits). After he comes back from Oklahoma, he gets a couple of ADayInTheLimelight episodes, before dying in the middle of season 2.
* ForgottenFallenFriend: When David becomes part of the cool crowd, he starts spending less time with his best friend Scott. He is mentioned a couple of times after his death, but otherwise absent.
* SatelliteCharacter: He is David's friend and not much else.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With David in season 1. Usually appearing together (though David gets more screentime), even in the opening credits. Both were just comic relief minor characters and not part of the main group.
* TooDumbToLive: The way he dies is a WhatAnIdiot moment. He accidentally shoots himself while fooling around with a loaded gun at his own party.
* TookALevelInDumbass: In season 1 he's often the voice of reason for David and sometimes realizes when David is making a fool of himself. In season 2 he acts as the more foolish, immature of the duo, which eventually leads to the trope above.
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[[folder: Jim and Cindy Walsh]]
!!Jim and Cindy Walsh (Creator/JamesEckhouse and Creator/CarolPotter)

* DemotedToExtra: Their role on the show diminished as their children went off to college, and they were basically there to react to whatever they did. Eventually, both were Put on a Bus (or plane) to Hong Kong at the end of season.
* GoodParents: Both are caring parents to Brandon and Brenda.
* HappilyMarried: As a couple, they are stable, although not without their issues (both tempted to have extra-marital affairs in season one).
* MinnesotaNice: The Walsh family in Season 1, shown to be much more polite and down-to-earth than the Beverly Hills natives.
* PutOnABus: After season 5.
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[[folder: Nat Bussichio]]
!!Nat Bussichio (Creator/JoeETata)

* AdvertisedExtra: Credited as a main character from season 6 onwards. He has his occasional ADayInTheLimelight but in most episodes he's just the owner of the Peach Pit diner who is on friendly terms with the main characters.
* CommutingOnABus: Nat popped in and out for the show's final season, even though he had very little to do as a main character.
* FakeGuestStar: From his introduction, Nat appeared in most of the episodes, though doesn't get promoted until season 6.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: He marries his former high school girlfriend, Joan, after being separated for about 30 years.
* HollywoodHeartAttack: He survives one about halfway through the show.
* NiceGuy: He's a good friend or even father figure to everyone in the main cast.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: A recurring character since the beginning. He appears in the opening credits from season 6 onwards.
* TeamDad: Especially after Jim and Cindy leave the show.
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[[folder: Valerie Malone]]
!!Valerie Malone (Creator/TiffaniAmberThiessen)
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Spends her first episode acting like an {{Expy}} of [[Series/SavedByTheBell Kelly Kapowski]]. But at the episode's conclusion, she calls her friend in New York and ensuing conversation, reveals that she has nothing but contempt for everyone.
* BrokenBird: She is emotionally troubled due to DarkAndTroubledPast and horrible family situation.
* ContrastingReplacementCharacter: A new girl introduced in the Walsh family after Brenda's departure. Unlike GirlNextDoor Brenda, she's a promiscuous and manipulative FemmeFatale.
* FalseRapeAccusation: Zigzagged. Valerie accuses Noah of having drugged and raped her. Everyone, knowing the Manipulative Bastard she is, thinks she is lying about this, especially when she files a civil suit for a large sum of money against him. Turns out she was drugged with roofies, and she truly thought Noah had raped her, but that in fact she had been Roofied not by Noah but by someone else. She wins the civil suit, but upon finding out Noah is innocent, she gives him back the money.
* FemmeFatale: As seductive as she is manipulative.
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Being the victim of ParentalIncest.]]
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Justified since she sleeps around and causes a lot of trouble for everyone. Kelly particularly hates her.
* ManipulativeBitch: A master of manipulation. She's revealed to be one since her first appearance.
* ParentalIncest: [[spoiler: she was sexually assaulted by her father multiple times, which led to Valerie killing him, which is the reason Val moved to L.A. in the first place]].
* ReallyGetsAround: All characters qualify to an extent, but Valerie more than everyone else.
* TheReveal: Several retcons are employed for this, but it turns out [[spoiler: Valerie shot and killed her dad]].
* RememberTheNewGuy: We were supposed to always know she was the daughter of friends of Brendon & Brenda's parents.
* TheTease: Acts like this around all the male characters.
* TokenEvilTeammate: A sly, cynical, slutty, bad girl who also doubles as TheFriendNobodyLikes.
* TheVamp: A shameless one, though she's not completely evil and some episodes reveal her HiddenDepths.
%%* VitriolicBestBuds: With everyone.
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[[folder: Clare Arnold]]
!!Clare Arnold (Creator/KathleenRobertson)

* CharacterDevelopment: At first she was wild-child bad girl, but she eventually matured and became an intricate part of the gang.
* GoodBadGirl: Becomes more sympathetic after a while.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In season 6 and 7.
* PutOnABus: Leaves the show after season 7.
* RebelliousPrincess: The wild rebellious daughter of a wealthy diplomatic and CU chancellor.
* TheSmartGirl: She's just as smart and academically focused as Brandon and Andrea.
* StalkerWithACrush: To Brandon, initially, but all her attempts to seduce him were unsuccessful.
%%* TheTease
* TeenGenius: Clare entered California University as a college sophomore, despite having graduated from high school only a couple of months earlier
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[[folder: Jesse Vasquez]]
!!Jesse Vasquez (Creator/MarkDamonEspinoza)

* AdvertisedExtra: Credited as a main character in season 5 but he's simply a SatelliteLoveInterest to Andrea. He has some storylines (helping Brandon to defend his presidency in one episode) but relatively minor compared to the other characters.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Started out as a caterer at the Walsh parents' wedding anniversary, soon became Andrea's boyfriend-turned-husband.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: He was simply Andrea's husband, and had little interactions with anyone else outside her.
* TokenMinority: Jesse is the only Hispanic main character on the show, though only for a season.
* YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on Andrea whilst at a meeting in Kansas City.
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[[folder: Ray Pruit]]
!!Ray Pruit (Creator/JamieWalters)

* TheBusCameBack: Twice. Ray returned late in Season 6 when the video company Donna and David were working for assigned them to do his video; Donna was terrified of him, but soon met his new fiancé and learned he was in therapy to deal with his anger issues, [[AmicableExes and they parted on friendly terms]]. Ray also made another appearance in Season 7, called in by the gang when David had a breakdown in Las Vegas, and was critical of them for not stepping in and helping him during his downward spiral.
* DomesticAbuse: He pushed Donna against a wall, and down the stairs. Ray later attempted to assault Donna at the beach house, only to get his ass kicked by Donna's then-boyfriend Joe.
* FakeGuestStar: In the fifth season, he appears in most of the episodes from his first appearance in episode 5.
* FreudianExcuse: His mother was an [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]], whilst his father was an abuser who later ran out on the family.
* ManipulativeBastard: Ray's charm often led Donna back to him, despite his abusive behavior.
* PromotedToOpeningCredits: In season 6, for half the season.
* PutOnABus: Left town after his trial against Joe Bradley was dismissed.
* StreetPerformer: Downplayed. Ray is a musician who usually plays for small audiences.
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[[folder: Noah Hunter]]
!!Noah Hunter (Creator/VincentYoung)

* TheAlcoholic: After his assets was confiscated by the IRS, Noah descended into a drunken depression that led to reckless driving charges and other acts which almost cost him Donna's love, before he cleaned himself up and focused on running the PPAD.
* CoolBoat: Where he lives.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: A former alcoholic, he drove drunk one time and ended in a car wreck that killed his girlfriend. He only escaped jail time due to his wealthy father's connections, but feels horrible about it.
* {{Expy}}: Of Dylan. A strange example, considering both were on the show at the same time.
* RichBoredom: He is wealthy, though he lives modestly (on a boat) and isn't particularly enamored with material possessions.
* TroubledButCute: Having a dark past, he tends to attract many girls, including Donna and Valerie.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Carly Reynolds]]
!!Carly Reynolds (Creator/HilarySwank)

* CountryMouse: Carly's originally from Montana.
* GlamorousSingleMother: Comparatively. Carly's not bad-looking and she hangs out with the likes of Steve and his friends.
* PutOnABus: After only sixteen episodes, no less. Carly goes back to Montana with her son to take care of her ailing father.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Janet Sosna]]
!!Janet Sosna (Creator/LindsayPrice)

* AsianAndNerdy: Janet is one of the most intelligent and down-to-earth characters on the show, and is of Japanese ancestry (the actress, Lindsay Price, is half-Korean in RealLife).
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Steve, whom [[spoiler: she later married]].
* ControlFreak: When things don't go her way, Janet tends to freak out and can prove to be controlling.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Her parents wanted her to marry someone who was of Japanese descent, and were vehemently against her relationship with Steve, even cutting her off because of it. They later come around at [[spoiler: the birth of Janet and Steve's daughter Madeline]].
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: To Steve]].
* ImperiledInPregnancy: [[spoiler: Janet and her daughter Madeline initially suffered complications after the birth, though pulled through]].
* OppositesAttract: Janet's often conservative lifestyle compared to Steve's lackadaisical personality, a match akin to a cat and a dog.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Starting in season 9.
* PromotedToOpeningTitles: At the beginning of the ninth season, continuing into the tenth.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Matt Durning]]
!!Matt Durning (Creator/DanielCosgrove)

* CrusadingLawyer: He was always there when the gang needed him for legal reasons, such as Noah's drunk driving charges, Valerie's self-defense plea, and David's bogus statutory rape charge.
* TheGenericGuy: When compared to the other guys, Matt seems bland. It seems the one time he did have a personality was when he got high at a campfire retreat and [[spoiler: slept with Amy]].
* OopsIForgotIWasMarried: He was married to a woman named Lauren, who was institutionalized for schizophrenia.
* TheRival: To Dylan, as both were in love with Kelly.
* YourCheatingHeart: Matt slept with a girl while at a retreat, which contributed to Kelly's breakup with him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Gina Kincaid]]
!!Gina Kincaid (Creator/VanessaMarcil)

* AbusiveParents: Her mother was very resentful of her sister's lifestyle and wasn't particularly caring towards Gina. Whereas her father turned out to be [[spoiler: Dr. Martin]], so he wasn't in the picture when she was growing up.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Her most notable relationship was with Dylan, our Byronic local bad boy. However, she did date [[NiceGuy David]] for some time.
* DisappearedDad: Gina's father didn't seem to be in the picture. However, [[spoiler: shortly before his death, Dr. Martin was revealed to be Gina's biological father, a product of an affair he had with his wife's sister in the '70s]].
* {{Jerkass}}: She has a bit of a bad attitude, and gets on everyone's nerves pretty quickly.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Gina wasn't ''completely'' terrible as a person.
* KickTheDog: At the receiving end by her own aunt, who told her ''to her face'' that [[spoiler: Dr. Martin's]] death was somehow her fault.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Dr. Martin is her biological father, thus making Donna both her cousin ''and'' half-sister]].
* ManipulativeBitch: She once helped her mother scam her aunt for money, out of spite. She seems to be very manipulative when she wants to be.
* PutOnABus: Towards the end of the series, Gina leaves L.A. after [[spoiler: her father's funeral]], and intends to continue her career elsewhere.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Introduced as Donna's cousin, though was never mentioned in the ''eight'' seasons before her introduction.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Gina and Valerie are very similar. Like Valerie, Gina appears to be a wholesome girl who turns out to be a BitchInSheepsClothing, and quickly becomes a ManipulativeBitch who ReallyGetsAround, who is the ([[RememberTheNewGuy previously unmentioned]]) relative of a main character, and has a bitter rivalry with Kelly. The icing on the cake? Gina arrives the ''very next episode'' after Val left L.A.
[[/folder]]

!Characters from the sequel series
[[folder: Annie Wilson]]
!!Annie Wilson (Creator/ShenaeGrimes)

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She falls in love with TroubledButCute Liam and ends up with him.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: In the season 1 finale and most of season 2, she's treated horribly and avoided by everyone, including her friends and her brother.
* BeneathTheMask: Pointed out by Liam saying that the whole good-girl routine that she was displaying in front of him was just a mask covering the frustration, jealousy, rage and anger that she's hiding.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Naomi's Veronica for Ethan's Archie in season 1.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Lampshaded by Liam in season 1, she's act like a volcano.
* BigDamnHeroes: In Season 5, she saved Liam and Vanessa preventing a Liam-obsessed {{Yandere}} and taking a shoot instead them
* BreakTheCutie: At the end of season 1, she suffers a major fallout from her peers after Naomi falsely accuses her of sleeping with Liam and narcing out to the police about the after-prom party at Naomi's house. Even getting into a hit-and-run accident, resulting in the death of a homeless man who happens to be the uncle of her then-boyfriend Jasper.
* BrokenBird: Slides into this in the beginning of season 2 while still suffering a falling out with her friends, popularity, getting into a hit-and-run accident and having a naked photo of her surfacing around the school in the process.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Gentle Girl to Liam's Brooding Boy.
* DudeMagnet: According to Dixon, almost every guy at their old school in Kansas had a crush on Annie.
* {{Expy}}: Of Brenda Walsh.
* FireForgedFriends: She and Naomi were antagonistic for most of the first two seasons, but by end of the show they end up as arguably the closest of all the girls.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The responsible to Dixon's foolish.
* GirlNextDoor: More down to earth and approachable than the other female characters who grew up in Beverly Hills.
* HappilyEverAfter: With [[spoiler:Liam]] in the finale.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Naomi and Silver.
* HighClassCallGirl: She works as an escort in season 4. Averted however, as she only ends up sleeping with one man, whom she ends up dating.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: In season 2, she falls for Jasper who is later revealed to be a psycho stalker.
* NaiveEverygirl: She's well-meaning, and more naive and innocent than her peers, especially at the beginning.
* NaiveNewcomer: At the start of the series.
* NewTransferStudent: Start of the series.
* NiceGirl: She is generally a nice, down-to-earth, wholesome girl.
* TeensAreShort: she is 5'3'' and very petite.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Naomi in season 1.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Dixon Wilson]]
!!Dixon Wilson (Creator/TristanWilds)

%%* BewareTheNiceOnes
* BigManOnCampus: Voted Prom King in season 1.
* BlackBestFriend: To Navid, and Liam.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Series/SouthOfNowhere Scott Carlin]].
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The foolish to Annie's responsible.
* FunctionalAddict: He becomes addicted to ADHD medication in season 4. He uses them to help him work.
* HappilyAdopted: By the Wilsons. He seems happy with his adopted family.
* LovableJock: He's a lacrosse player and very nice.
* NaiveNewcomer: At the start of the series.
* NewTransferStudent: at the start of the series.
* NiceGuy: Despite his flaws and mistakes, he's a good guy who cares about his friends.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Liam's Manly Man.
* SurferDude: he enjoys surfing
* TokenMinority: he is the only African-American main character in the series.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Erin Silver]]
!!Erin Silver (Creator/JessicaStroup)

* AlcoholicParent: Her and Kelly's mother.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She's a jaded and cynical teen with dark hair.
* AmbiguouslyJewish: She's half-Jewish on her father's side, though it's never brought up.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Silver is a nice girl, but if anyone ever offends her, she would intentionally insult people on her blog call ''The Vicious Circle'' by posting mean videos, animated shorts or comments for everyone to see.
* BrainyBrunette: The only girl with brown hair, and she's well-read and intellectual.
* BreakTheCutie: In season 1 with her bipolar disorder. Made even worse in the series finale when she's [[spoiler: diagnosed with cancer]].
* DeadpanSnarker: The character who is more prone to sarcastic remarks.
* DisappearedDad: Her father doesn't live with her. Unlike her mother, he's almost never mentioned.
* DudeMagnet: She's been romantically involved with the five main men on the show.
* FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: Her and Naomi were best friends up until middle school when Naomi betrayed her by telling everyone about her parents' sex tape. Thankfully, they've patched things up at the end of the first season.
%%* GranolaGirl
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Annie.
* HugeSchoolGirl: she is 5'8
* LastNameBasis: She prefers to be called by her last name Silver, but she doesn't seem to mind when her mother calls her by her first name Erin even though she does call her Silver later episode an the season.
%%* RavenHairIvorySkin
%%* TheSnarkKnight
* TallDarkAndSnarky: The tallest of the girls and also the snarkiest.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Naomi Clark]]
!!Naomi Clark (Creator/AnnalynneMcCord)

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: With Liam.
* AttentionWhore: She's very self-centered and loves being in the spotlight.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Annie's Betty for Ethan's Archie in season 1.
* BookDumb: She is more or less average intelligence but it's frequently mentioned that she's a poor student. She is told she might not get into California University because her grades are not good enough. By her own admission, "I am terrible at tests. But I'm an excellent dater."
* BreakoutCharacter: She gets a bigger role in the series by the end.
* CharacterDevelopment: She developed into a more nicer person during the course of the show, despite having cruel tendencies.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Towards Ethan when he was dating Annie in season 1.
* DeadpanSnarker: She playfully snarks at her friends from time to time.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Blonde and the most popular girl in the school.
* EvilFormerFriend: Of Silver's, but the two finally patch things up at the end of the first season.
* {{Expy}}: Of Kelly Taylor from the original series.
* TheFashionista: She has an UnlimitedWardrobe. To the point that everyone is shocked that one time she's seen in a tracksuit.
* FireForgedFriends: She and Annie were antagonistic for most of the first two seasons, but by end of the show they end up as arguably the closest of all the girls.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Annie and Adrianna.
* HiddenDepths: Although she comes across as a snobby airhead, she's a good person at heart and very protective of her friends.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Naomi's not that bad. She genuinely has a nicer side, but would still act like a bitch if anyone has ever hurt or betrayed her in anyway. She TookALevelInKindness in later seasons.
* TheMillstone: She has a bad habit of making things worse whenever she tries to help.
* OddFriendship: With Ivy in seasons 2-4.
* RichBitch: she often brags about her money, and only wears designer clothes.
* SpoiledBrat: A spoiled rich girl and a bit of a brat, before you learn about her HiddenDepths.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to Ivy's Tomboy, initially as rivals and later as an OddFriendship. Naomi is a fashion-obsessed shopaholic and ValleyGirl, Ivy is a PassionateSportsGirl who hangs out with the boys and doesn't care about her looks.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: she switches between these two personalities often.
* UpperClassTwit: Pretty much a shallow princess who was spoiled her entire life, and acts airheaded at times.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Annie in season 1.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ethan Ward]]
!!Ethan Ward (Creator/DustinMilligan)

* ChickMagnet: Only appears in the first season and manages to attract at least five girls, with three of them being part of the core cast.
* TheGenericGuy: The reason why nobody really missed when he left.
* LovableJock: A top athlete and good person.
* NiceGuy: Has a reputation for being nice and responsible.
* PutOnABus: He moves to Montana in season 2. He only lasted only one season without having any character development at all and is never mentioned again throughout the show's run.
* YourCheatingHeart: He was cheating on Naomi with someone else in the first season.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Adrianna Tate-Duncan]]
!!Adrianna Tate-Duncan (Creator/JessicaLowndes)

* AscendedExtra: She was billed as a recurring character in season 1, but became a series regular in the second season.
* BiTheWay: She enters in a bisexual relationship with Gia in the second season, though the relationship doesn't last.
* BrokenAce: In the first season, she was on top of the popularity food chain with her career as an actress, but dealt with a lot of drama with her drug addiction and her unplanned pregnancy.
* CharacterDevelopment: She started off as a troubled actress in the first season who struggled with her drug addiction and her pregnancy, but in the later seasons, she gotten better and is no longer the "Drama Adrianna" we knew before.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Navid was in love with her since he was a child. They end up together.
* DisappearedDad: Her father is almost never mentioned.
* FormerChildStar: her mother pressures her into pursuing the fame she once had as a child.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: In season 3, her friends start getting tired of her and she eventually loses her boyfriend and all her friendships because of her horrible behavior. She gets better in the final season.
* GiveHimANormalLife: She gave her daughter Maisie up for adoption after giving birth to her.
* HappilyEverAfter: With [[spoiler:Navid]].
%%* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Naomi.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Liam.
* ManipulativeBitch: She was called this by Silver after she leaked a demo of Michaela's song and says that she hasn't changed a bit since high school.
* PromBaby: She gives birth to her daughter Maisie on prom night.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In season 2.
%%* RavenHairIvorySkin
* RecoveredAddict: after she finishes rehab in season 1.
* ReformedButRejected: Despite saying that she's changed her ways, she's coldly rejected by her friends in season 4 after her fallout with fame and swapping Silver's bipolar medication with unknown meds.
* SuddenlySexuality: In season 2, though it didn't last very long.
* TeenPregnancy: In season 1, she becomes pregnant with her daughter Maisie after a one-night stand with Ty.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Becomes this in season 3, especially after her biggest KickTheDog moment.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In season 3 with her newfound fame.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Navid Shirazi]]
!!Navid Shirazi (Creator/MichaelSteger)

* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Teddy's Veronica for Adrianna's Archie. Later the Archie to Silver's Betty (the girl he has more in common with) and Adrianna's Veronica (who becomes a snobby diva in season 3).
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Normally friendly, but he has a mean streak when he gets angry.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Navid was in love with Adrianna since he was a child. They end up together.
* HappilyEverAfter: With [[spoiler:Adrianna]].
* JewishAndNerdy: Persian Jewish and the nerdiest character.
* NiceGuy: Especially in early seasons, he's one of the kindest and most loyal character.
* SchoolNewspaperNewsHound: He was the head of The Blaze at West Bev High.
* SpoiledSweet: One of the wealthiest characters, but not a snob at all. He doesn't fit any of the "rich boy" stereotypes.
* TokenMinority: he is of Iranian descent.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Liam Court]]
!!Liam Court (Creator/MattLanter)

* AbusiveParents: His stepfather is verbally abusive and his mother does nothing to defend him.
%%* BadassBiker
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Brooding Boy to Annie's Gentle Girl.
* TheCharmer: Due his bad boy charm.
* ChickMagnet: He's hardly ever short of female attention. This becomes especially common in season 4 when he becomes a model.
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Expy}}: Shares some aspects with Dylan [=McKay=].
* FreudianExcuse: He's been abused by his stepfather so many times, which could be the reason for his bad boy behaviour.
* HappilyEverAfter: With [[spoiler:Annie]] in the finale.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his tough, hostile exterior, he is a loyal, caring guy.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Adrianna.
* LonelyRichKid: Although he's lonely due to ParentalNeglect, he wasn't always rich. His family was actually poor, until his mother marries a rich {{Jerkass}}.
* MrFanservice: He gets a lot of shirtless scenes.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In season 2.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to Dixon's Sensitive Guy.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Relatively tall, and an extremely handsome PrettyBoy.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: He was especially snarky in season 1, before he TookALevelInKindness.
* TookALevelInKindness: In season 2 he starts to show his nicer, sensitive side.
* TroubledButCute: A reformed bad boy with {{Parental Issues}} who is still gorgeous and popular with girls.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Teddy Montgomery]]
!!Teddy Montgomery (Creator/TrevorDonovan)

* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Navid's Betty for Adrianna's Archie.
* TheCasanova: Was a known womanizer in season 2, before his relationship with Silver and (later) his ComingOutStory.
* ComingOutStory: In season 3, he comes to terms with his sexuality, which is accepted by his friends.
* IconicSequelCharacter: Introduced in season 2, but eventually becomes part of the core cast.
* LadyKillerInLove: His serious relationship with Silver in season 2 was genuine, although they later realize they are BetterAsFriends for obvious reasons.
* MissingMom: Like Silver, he also lost his mother to cancer to the show's prior.
* NiceGuy: Although he was less nice in his early appearances, he's definitely shown to be a good guy for the most part.
%%* PreppyName
* PrettyBoy: He's blonde, good-looking, and aware of it.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In season 2.
* RememberTheNewGuy: He was first introduced in season 2 as Adrianna's first boyfriend from her past.
* StraightGay: He's gay but has no flamboyant traits.
* SuddenlySexuality: In season 3, it's revealed that Teddy is gay despite no foreshadowing of this beforehand.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ivy Sullivan]]
!!Ivy Sullivan (Creator/GillianZinser)

* AscendedExtra: In season 2 she is a recurring character who occasionally hangs out with Liam and serves as a rival to Naomi. In season 3, she's part of the core cast.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Naomi's Veronica for Liam's Archie.
* BrokenBird: Right after Raj's death in season 4.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She disappeared in season 5 without explanation.
%%* CuteBruiser
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* DisappearedDad: her dad is not really in her life, as her parents are divorced, and her dad is remarried with a new family.
* IconicSequelCharacter: Introduced in season 2, but becomes one of the main characters until season 5.
* TheLadette: a tomboyish surfer.
* OddFriendship: With Naomi in seasons 3-4.
* OneOfTheBoys: She hangs out with the guys more than the girls.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In season 3.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Tomboy to Naomi's Girly Girl, initially as rivals and later as an OddFriendship. Naomi is a fashion-obsessed shopaholic and ValleyGirl, Ivy is a PassionateSportsGirl who hangs out with the boys and doesn't care about her looks.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Harry Wilson]]
!!Harry Wilson (Creator/RobEstes)

* HappilyMarried: To Debbie until season 3 when they file for divorce.
%%* HotTeacher
%%* PapaBear
* PutOnABus: In season 3 after his divorce from Debbie.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Is the princial of West Bev High in seasons 1-2.
* RememberTheNewGuy: We're told that he was Kelly Taylor's neighbor and longtime friend, but was never mentioned or seen in the original series.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Debbie Wilson]]
!!Debbie Wilson (Creator/LoriLoughlin)

* HappilyMarried: To Harry until season 3 when they file for divorce.
* MamaBear: Towards Dixon when he was dating Sasha.
* PutOnABus: In season 4, she moves to Paris with Ryan Matthews.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ryan Matthews]]
!!Ryan Matthews (Creator/RyanEggold)

* HotTeacher: A good-looking teacher who is also a ChickMagnet.
* PutOnABus: In season 4.
* SternTeacher: despite being young and cool, he's also strict.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Jen Clark]]
!!Jen Clark (Creator/SaraFoster)

* BitchInSheepsClothing: acts nice to everybody, but is actually very manipulative and scheming.
* CoolBigSister: To Naomi, initially. However, [[spoiler: when she learns that Mr. Cannon raped Naomi, she threatened to kill him]].
%%* FemmeFatale
* ManipulativeBitch: Kelly Taylor sees her for who she is. Her acts of manipulation include convincing Naomi that Annie had slept with Liam when in fact it was her, strung Ryan around when she wasn't really interested in him, and coaxed Naomi into sending an embarrassing photo of Annie to the entire school. And this is only in season 2.
* PutOnABus: Around season 4.
* ReallyGetsAround: She had multiple partners on the show.
%%* RichBitch
%%* SmugSnake
%%* TheTease
%%* UpperClassTwit
%%* TheVamp
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Jasper Herman]]
!!Jasper Herman (Creator/ZacharyRaySherman)

%%* LoveMakesYouEvil
* StalkerWithACrush: Towards Annie.
* {{Yandere}}: Has shades of this over Annie.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kimberly Macintyre]]
!!Kimberly Macintyre (Creator/JessicaLucas)

* ActionGirl: She's an undercover police officer.
* HotforTeacher: Had a romantic relationship with Mr. Matthews, though she isn't really a teenager.
* {{Jerkass}}: Acts this way towards Annie when they meet.
[[/folder]]

* FireForgedFriends: She and Naomi were antagonistic for most of the first two seasons, but by end of the show they up as arguably the closest of all the girls.

* FireForgedFriends: She and Annie were antagonistic for most of the first two seasons, but by end of the show they up as arguably the closest of all the girls.

* AbusiveParents: Has an abusive stepfather.

* AbusiveParents: His stepfather. See FreudianExcuse.
* BadassBiker

* LonelyRichKid

* TallDarkAndHandsome
%%* TallDarkAndSnarky

* TheCharmer

%%* TheDandy
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold

* IdleRich

* NiceGuy

* PrettyBoy

* StraightGay

* AscendedExtra: In season 2.

* CuteBruiser

* IconicSequelCharacter: Introduced in season 2, but becomes one of the main characters until season 4.

%%* TheFashionista

%%* AuthorAppeal

%%* GirlNextDoor

* HappilyAdopted: by the Dixons.

* NiceGuy

%%* DisappearedDad

%%* TallDarkAndSnarky

%%* DeadpanSnarker

%%* HotBlooded

* LovableJock
%%* NiceGuy

%%* DisappearedDad

%%* GoodBadGirl

%%* UpperClassTwit

* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Teddy's Veronica for Adrianna's Archie.
%%* BewareTheNiceOnes
* BollywoodNerd

%%* NiceGuy

%%* SpoiledSweet
* TallDarkAndHandsome

%%* UpperClassTwit

* GranolaGirl: Ivy's the West Bev version of this.

* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: The light to Adrianna's dark.

* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: The dark to Naomi's light.

* BigDamnHeroes: In Season 5, she saved Liam and Vanessa taking a shoot instead them