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    Riptide Crew (Bodie & Emilia) 

Emilia

Appears in: Dance Central 1-3, Spotlight, VR.
Voiced by: Stephanie Sheh.
A sporty dancer.
  • Action Girl: Participates in volleyball and boxing, and is more muscular than the other female characters.
  • Ambiguous Criminal History: Her official Harmonix profile notes that she has two misdemeanor arrests, but doesn't specify what they are.
  • Nice Girl: One of the more encouraging members of the crews.
  • The Rival: With Miss Aubrey, who feels is snooty with a know-it-all attitude, and plays pranks on her on occasion.
  • Tomboy and Girly Girl: Tomboy to Miss Aubrey's Girly Girl.
  • Town Girls: She serves as the Butch to Aubrey's Femme and Taye's Neither..
  • The Trickster: In her DC1 profile, she likes to make pranks, especially towards Miss Aubrey. Lampshaded in Audrey's phone message:
    Miss Aubrey: Hello there, you've reached the private line of Miss Aubrey. If it's Emilia calling to prank me again, it's not funny. If anyone else, leave a detailed message, thank you.
  • Vitriolic Best Buds: Played With. Before the first game, Emilia and Aubrey were the best of friends and played this trope straight with Emilia's teasing. But during the first game, their friendship is broken off. It's back to being played straight in the second game and beyond when they make up (but still fight each other relentlessly).

Bodie

Appears in: Dance Central. 2, 3, Spotlight.
Voiced by: Aaron Phillips.
A friendly, sporty guy.
  • Chick Magnet: In DC3, girls scream how much they love him, and there are a bunch of girls in the background with a sign saying "We <3 Bodie!"
  • Nice Guy: Is encouraging to the player, even if they get a low score.
  • Walking Shirtless Scene: His Retro 00's shirt is open and hangs on his shoulders. His Street Style one is mostly open.
  • "We're Live" Realization: Inverted. Bodie cheers and mugs for the camera, only for Emilia to tell him the cameras were off.

    Lu$h crew (Angel & Miss Aubrey) 

Angel

Appears in: Dance Central 1-3.
Voiced by: Marcos Aguirre (DC1), Cisco Reyes (DC2), Nicolas Roye (DC3).
A smooth Latino ladies man.
  • The Casanova: Angel is a suave and sophisticated ladies-man with charming appeal. He can woo over girls with his smooth voice, and impresses them with his stylish moves.
  • Cool Shades: In his DCI Agent Outfit in DC3.
  • Even the Guys Want Him: In DC3, occasionally a male voice can be heard requesting Angel to "have [his] baby".
  • Disco Dan: Angel was one in DC3, since he became accustomed to the living style of The '70s unlike his partner Miss Aubrey. When he arrives back at the agency, he stares at the portal, sighs in disappointment, and walks away.
  • Gratuitous Spanish: Sometimes uses Spanish slang and expressions, but speaks English most of the time.
  • Hopeless Suitor: He often flirts with Aubrey, and gets playfully shut down every time.
  • Ink-Suit Actor: According to Harmonix, every audition for Angel felt wrong or was attempting to fake a bad accent, so they chose their own choreographer (Marcos Aguirre) to voice him.
  • Mock Millionaire: Despite his style saying otherwise, he claims to not be extremely wealthy, asking girls who want to go out with him to pay for it as he claims to be "poorer than a goat".
  • Real Men Wear Pink: In his DC Classic outfit, he wears a pink shirt.
  • Round Hippie Shades: Wears a pair of yellow tinted glasses as part of his Retro Fitted outfit.
  • Shout-Out: His default outfit in the first game resembles Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" outfit, and he serves as a representation of the game's choreographer Marcos Aguirre.
  • Significant Birth Date: This Casanova was born on February 14th, Valentine's Day.
  • Walking Shirtless Scene: If his Show Off outfit is unlocked in the first Dance Central game. Also his DCI outfit in DC3.

Miss Aubrey

Appears in: Dance Central 1-3, Spotlight, VR.
Voiced by: Marieve Herington.
A dancer with a privileged upbringing.
  • The Rival: Her confidence comes off as snooty and arrogant, causing her to be in a rivalry with Emilia who occasionally pulls pranks on her, much to her displeasure.
  • Selfie Fiend: In VR, one of her greetings is to take a selfie. She'll also take selfies if you stand around without picking a song.
  • Spy Catsuit: Her DCI Agent costume in DC3.
  • Sugar-and-Ice Personality: More obvious in VR where there is No Fourth Wall, but Aubrey is actually pretty nice to her friends (save for Emilia), which contrasts with how coldly she treats others around her.
  • Tomboy and Girly Girl: Girly Girl to Emilia's Tomboy.
  • Town Girls: She serves as the Femme to Emilia's Butch and Taye's Neither.
  • Tsundere: Audrey says she has no interest on Angel. However she was seen to be angry when Emilia and Angel were talking among one another in a credit image for Dance Central 3, but whether or not it stems from her hatred towards Emilia or indicates a possible interest in Angel is unknown.
  • Vitriolic Best Buds: Played With. Emilia's a bit of a trickster, while Aubrey is too froo-froo for Emilia. Yet they're still friends for most of the games, despite their fighting.

    Hi-Def (Glitch & Mo) 

Mo

Appears in: Dance Central 1-3, Spotlight, VR.
Voiced by: Marcos Aguirre.
The one-man street team of Dance Central.
  • In the Hood: Some of his outfits feature hooded jackets.
  • Nice Guy: He's very encouraging, just like his partner and Bodie.
    Mo: Hold your roll, youngin'. Dial it back to threat level chill.

Glitch

Appears in: Dance Central 2, 3, Spotlight.
A young Asian dance prodigy who joins Mo in the High-Def crew.
  • Asian and Nerdy: A young Asian dance prodigy who makes gaming references and can be socially awkward sometimes.
  • Informed Ability: Is described a prodigy, even though Lil' T (who is about the same age or younger) gets no mention of her ability.
  • Minor with Fake I.D.: He bought a fake ID to try and get into Dance Central with Mo. Unfortunately for him, Hart recognized the fake and bounced him.
  • Nice Guy: He's a good sport and has fun doing what he loves.
  • Nonconformist Dyed Hair: He's freestyle hip-hop dance prodigy who dyes streaks of color into his hair. This goes with his more carefree personality and also helps him stand out on the street when he performs.
  • Only Known by Their Nickname: He's only ever known as "Glitch". He's also the only dancer whose name is unknown and has not been revealed.
  • Short Teens, Tall Adults: He and Li'l T are basically kids, thus are shorter than the rest of the young adult crew.

     Flash4wrd (Taye & Li'l T.) 

Taye

Appears in: Dance Central 1-3, Spotlight.
Voiced by: Chanel Thompson.
Dance Central's resident homegirl.
  • Delinquent Hair: In all outfits except Retro Fitted, her hair is styled in a mohawk with the tips dyed pink.
  • Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak: Is the default dancer of mildly suggestive songs, wears shirts that bares her midriff, yet is also default dancer to rap songs.
  • Hidden Depths: She is known to bake cookies with her nephews and nieces.
  • Sassy Black Woman: Along with her sister, Lil' T, the two are know for making snarky remarks
  • Town Girls: She serves as the Neither to Emilia's Butch and Aubrey's Femme..

Lil' T.

Appears in: Dance Central 2, 3.
Voiced by: Aly Casas.
Taye's little sister.
  • Sassy Black Girl: Along with her older sister, Taye, sassy remarks are their preferred method of communication.
  • Short Teens, Tall Adults: She and Glitch are basically kids, thus are shorter than the rest of the young adult crew.

     The Glitterati (Jaryn & Kerith) 

Jaryn & Kerith

Appears in: Dance Central 2, 3 (cameoes in VR).
Voiced by: Lucien Dodge (Kerith), Patty Mattson (Jaryn).
Twin siblings who believe that they are the best dancers in existence. They form the Glitterati crew.
  • Brother–Sister Team: One of two sibling crews, but the only one to be brother/sister.
  • Co-Dragons: In VR they work for Dr. Tan and basically handle all the decisions regarding the club.
  • Condescending Compassion: They're introduction in Dance Central 2 involves Jaryn mocking the player for not being a dance prodigy.
    Kerith: Now, now sister. Imagine you finally reach the top of the anthill... only to get trampled underfoot.
    Jaryn: Yes, I'd hate to be you right now. For so many reasons.
  • Creepy High-Pitched Voice: Jaryn's voice is higher pitched than the other female dancers and has an odd inflection to it making it even creepier.
    DCI (Rasa & Lima) 

Rasa & Lima

Appears in: Dance Central 3.
Voiced by: Arthur Inasi (Rasa), Obehi Janice (Lima)
DCI agents on mission to stop Dr. Tan's nefarious plans.

    D-Coy (Dare & MacCoy) 

Dare P. Batheson

Appears in: Dance Central, Dance Central 3.
Voiced by: Nikita Ramsey.
A British clubber.
  • Animesque: Her outfits seem to take inspiration from anime. Even her name, which was originally Kyoko before being changed to Dare, is animesque.
  • The Fashionista: According to one of her beginning dialogues in the first game, she makes most of her outfits.
  • Hard-Drinking Party Girl: One of her Chracter Selection quotes states that she's tired after clubbing the previous night.
  • Mysterious Middle Initial: What does the "P" stand for? No one knows.
  • One Head Taller: Word of God says Dare is 5'4" to MacCoy's 6'2".
  • One-Way Visor: The brainwashing device pink visor on her head is opaque.
  • Rose-Haired Sweetie: It's unknown if she dyes her hair or if it's natural but regardless, Dare is a very cheery and optimistic person with light pink hair.
  • Shout-Out:
    • Internal example, her name was given after the first game's lead artist, Dare Matheson.
    • Also, one of game developers suggested she could have a voice like Lady Sovereign.

Oleksander "MacCoy" Macko

Appears in: Dance Central, Dance Central 3.
Voiced by: Adam Friedman (DC1), Jonathan Regier (DC3).
An old-school hip-hopper.

     M.O.C./Murder of Crows (Oblio & Dr. Tan) 

Oblio Tan

Appears in: Dance Central, Dance Central 3, VR.
Voiced by: Chris Stapleton.
An aloof, introspective biker.

  • Badass Biker: In the first game's intro, he jumps into the group of dancers on a Cool Bike then slowly removes his motorcycle helmet. There is also an unlockable outfit where he wears the helmet while dancing.
  • Brainwashed and Crazy: In DC3, by his dad Dr. Tan. He recovers eventually.
  • But Not Too Foreign: Of the second kind. He's half-Chinese but carries very little in mannerisms and doesn't speak a lick of it. Justified since his dad abandoned the family early in his life.
  • Curtains Match the Window: One of a few dancers to have matching hair and eyes, although he is the most unique with blue hair and eyes.
  • Dark Is Not Evil: Despite his affinity for wearing black and tendency to be distant, he has the strongest moral compass out of all the dancers.
  • The Drifter: Prior to being kidnapped, he was known for coming and going, never really staying with the other dancers or being a part of their group.
  • Feather Motif: He wears feathers as a part of all his outfits, and in VR feathers will fall off of him during routines. This is symbolic of his continuous flight from Dr. Tan and overall free spirit personality.
  • Flip-Flop of God: In DC1 his eyes are blue, in DC3 they're brown, and in DC:VR, they're back to blue.
  • Hiding Behind Your Bangs: As part of the loner archetype, his hair covers the left side of his face — except in VR, where it covers the right side of his face.
  • Like Father, Unlike Son: He's pretty much his dad's polar opposite in looks, personality, and morality.
  • Machine Monotone: When brainwashed and under mind control, his voice becomes robotic in addition to his usual monotone.
  • Meaningful Name: His name is Italian for "oblivion"def  and he's the one dancer that no one knows anything about and who refuses to reveal anything about himself.
  • Missing Mom: He says in VR that his mother disappeared when he was an older teenager.
  • Not So Stoic: Upon first meeting him in VR, he's so upset at his father's plan to sell the club that he's raised his voice and ends up throwing his phone to the ground.
  • Parental Abandonment: His father left him and his mother when he was a very young child.
  • One-Way Visor: The brainwashing device has an opaque blue lens on it that covers half his face.
  • Reverse Arm-Fold: His default standing posture has his arms crossed behind his back as another tick of his personality.
  • The Stoic: He tends to show very little emotion, keeping his face masked in a neutral expression. His voice is pretty monotone, and even his high praise quotes aren't delivered with much inflection, compared to the other dancers who will cheer and yell.
  • The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter: A male example. Oblio is borderline Bishōnen, but Dr. Tan, his dad is unflattering.
  • Unpleasant Parent Reveal: Oblio says he had idolized the idea of his father when his mother told him his father was a scientist. Once he actually meets the man though, he's thoroughly disappointed.
  • Walking Spoiler: Good luck explaining why Oblio is in the third game without revealing that he's been kidnapped and brainwashed and that the person that kidnapped him is his own father.

Dr. Tan

Appears in: Dance Central 2, 3, VR (cameo in Dance Central and Spotlight).
Voiced by: Tom Kane.
The series' main antagonist.
  • Big Bad: In all three games, but makes his real debut in the second game.
  • Card-Carrying Villain: He'll remind the dancers and players about every two seconds that he's the villain, and he's here to take over the dance world and all creative freedom.
  • *Crack!* "Oh, My Back!": One of his outro animations in DC3 when you get four stars.
  • Creepy Crows: His overall motif in DC3.
  • Fluffy Fashion Feathers: His Crew Look outfit has crow feathers making up the collar as well as a short cape. Of course, being the owner of the self-named "Tan Industries", he's rich.
  • Laughably Evil: He may look serious and intimidating in the main plot of the game (most of the time), but when you pick him as a dancer in Dance mode, it's an entirely different story. Being the villain, he gets funnier the less stars you have.
  • Luke, I Am Your Father: Apparently Oblio's dad.
  • Mad Scientist: Uses his scientist background to first build robot mooks to stop the dancers, then a full-on time-travel machine to take over the world of dance.
  • Mecha-Mooks: In DC2, he challenges you with his robot dancers.
  • Ominous Multiple Screens: His mansion in Dance Central has these, as well as his airship in DC2.
  • Opaque Lenses: Naturally, as the Big Bad, the lenses of his glasses are opaque.
  • Pre-Insanity Reveal: VR reveals that he was actually a decent scientist once upon a time but went mad due to his workaholic tendencies and became obsessed with dance.
  • Robot Master: Uses robots to do his bidding in the first and second games.
  • Sequel Hook: He only appeared in the outro of Dance Central, monitoring all the dancers on screens, but focusing on one, specifically Oblio, for reasons unknown at the time.
  • Speaking Like Totally Teen: A lot of his post-dance quotes are failures at using the "hip slang".
    Dr. Tan: "I see that you also possess the mad skills."

     Ninja Crew (Ttiw Tolrep / Shinju & Kichi) 

  • Gratuitous Ninja: Shinju was added because the developers wanted to add a ninja to the game. Kichi for similar reasons, as the sequel put characters in crews, so Shinju needed a partner... and what better partner than another ninja?
    "We instantly knew [the character] should be a PINK NINJA (duh). No doubt about it... In the '80s, ninjas finally got their due recognition as destroyers of all competition, and it only seemed right that the ultimate dance ninja — no longer needing to hide in the shadows – would have a flare for fashionable color choice."
  • Technicolor Ninjas: Shinju is dressed in pink, while Kichi is in blue.

Ttiw Tolrep / Shinju

Appears in: Dance Central 1-3.
An unlockable character. Better known to the community as "The Pink Ninja".
  • Easter Egg: Shinju was unlocked by inputting the code "LUXURY"note  on the Dance Central title screen.
  • Real Men Wear Pink: Was known as "The Pink Ninja" in DC1, as his costume was mainly pink.
  • Shout-Out: His name in DC1 is derived from two of the game's character artists (Matt Perlot and Shawn Witt), similar to Noob Saibot from Mortal Kombat.
  • Sdrawkcab Name: Reverse Ttiw Tolrep, and you get Perlot and Witt.
  • The Voiceless: He doesn't speak, and gestures with his hands instead.

     Icon Crew (Marcos & Frenchy) 

Marcos & Frenchy

Appears in: Dance Central 2, 3.
Unlockable characters that look like the game's flash card illustrations when previewing a choreography.
  • Author Avatar: Marcos and Frenchy are silhouetted versions of DC choreographers Marcos Aguirre and Frenchy Hernandez.
  • Moveset Clone: Their poses before and after the song are taken for some of the other characters of the series.
  • Secret Character: Both can be unlocked after completing the Story Mode in any of the games.
  • Shout-Out: Their names are derived from two of the game's choreographers, Marcos Aguirre (who also voices Mo and Angel in DC1) and Francesca "Frenchy" Hernandez.

     Others (ELIOT, Hart) 

ELIOT

Appears in: Dance Central.
An unlockable character. He is a robot.
  • Fun with Acronyms: His name is short for "Excessive Live Information Overload Tracker".
  • Sinister Surveillance: He's responsible for the first game's statistics screen. Implied to be utilized by Dr. Tan to track the dancers.

Hart

Appears in: Dance Central (VR).
The bouncer of the club Dance Central.

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