Characters / Coupon Kids

Main Characters

Quat

Kumquat "Quat" Simmon

Pik’s room mate. Waits tables at a diner, part time student at the City College.

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• Ambiguous Gender: Uses the gender neutral they/them pronouns.
• Butt-Monkey
• Non-Human Head: They have an orange fruit-like head. They've been described as a "tomato/persimmon/pumpkin person".
• Off the Wagon: They've quit smoking, but that doesn't stop them from standing down wind from Wesley when she's smoking.
• Rummage Sale Reject: Downplayed, but they do exclusively shop second-hand.

Pik

Picnik "Pik" C. Styx

Quat’s room mate. Lives off disability checks. Loves to have a good time.

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• Acrofatic: Is able to fight off a sewer demon (or...hold it off) and run around the city, not breaking a sweat!
• Ambiguous Gender: Uses the gender neutral they/them pronouns.
• Berserk Button: Do not bad-talk Fuddruckers.
• Definitely Just a Cold: Pik is very casual about their numerous medical problems.
• Friends with Benefits: With Acy, though calling them "friends" would be inaccurate. Pik would prefer they stay perfect strangers outside the bedroom.
• Funny Animal: They're a white cyclopean rabbit with no mouth. Sometimes.
• No Mouth: But only sometimes.
• Punny Name: Pik C. Styx = Pixy Sticks.
• Red Eye Take Warning: Though it's normally black, when it turns red, watch out.
• Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: With "some guy named Sid". Not that they can ever remember his name.
• Trademark Favorite Food: Fuddruckers, despite (or maybe because of) the borderline abusive customer service.
• Volumetric Mouth: Can get to the point where it overtakes their eye completely.
• Voluntary Shapeshifter: They can change the appearance of their face, allowing them to have a mouth, or multiple eyes. Doing too many at at time though gives them a headache.

Sunny

Sunny Hill

Owns a car and a cane. Majored in Engineering. Fixes cars. They just really like cars?

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• Ambiguous Gender: Uses the gender neutral they/them pronouns.
• Funny Animal: They're a golden retriever/pitbull mix. See Tribute to Fido below for more.
• Handicapped Badass: They walk with a cane because of a torn hip ligament. They also punched down Pik and Quat's apartment door and beat back a sewer demon.
• Tribute to Fido: They're essentially an anthropomorphized version of the author's childhood dog.

Honey

Honey Mitsu

A sweet girl who always tries to make things better. Single just FYI ;))))))))))))))

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• Dead Pet Sketch: When her cat, Halibut Jones, dies while she's on vacation, Pik and Quat try to find a replacement.
• Funny Animal: A frog.
• Nice Gal

Oolong

Oolong Solana

Quat’s half sister. Has a Masters degree in Literary Arts. Is a Graphic designer for some reason.

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• Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick: Her interests include working out, vacuuming, reading, dark magic, and "archery for some reason".
• Non-Human Head: Some sort of yellow flower.

Ferdinand

Ferdinand Gurrero

Local crust punk, been wearing the same trip pants for 5 years. Showers rarely.

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• Combat Haircomb: Also got sold a switchblade haircomb.
  Ferdinand: This'll do.
• Crust Punk
• Limited Wardrobe: He's been wearing the same pair of trip pants for 5 years. Justified, since he's implied to be homeless.
• Non-Human Head: A Cartoon Bomb.
• Stepford Smiler: He's always got a big grin on his face, even when things are going wrong.

Wesley

Wesley Wan

Click ^here  to see Wesley's old design.

Performance artist, lives alone or does she? I have no idea what she does for a living. Sooo mysterious!

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• Non-Human Head: A gingko nut. Her old design had grey skin and antennae similar to a bee.
• Prank Injuries: She's introduced with a fake eye popping out of her head. Pik makes her do it again for Quat, who passes out at the sight of it.

Acy

Acy Alicastor

Simultaneously knows a lot and nothing about computers. A boring, relaxed man. Has a Star Sars tattoo.

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• Extreme Doormat
• Friends with Benefits: With Pik, though calling them "friends" would be inaccurate. Pik would prefer they stay perfect strangers outside the bedroom.
• Non-Human Head: An onigiri, with the seaweed wrap making a sort of goatee/mohawk combo.

Alaska

Alaska

Quat’s paranormal studies substitute teacher.

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• Ambiguous Gender: Uses gender neutral they/them pronouns in addition to she/her.
• Big Ol' Eyebrows: Accentuated by being white against their otherwise black fur.
• Funny Animal: A black cat.
• Suddenly Shouting:
  Alaska Quite frankly your original curriculum..... WAS A DISGRACE TO ALL ACADEMIA.