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Main cast
Tom Pike
"I've never written anything like this before. I didn't want to be a screenwriter, I wanted to be a playwright!"
The main character and creator of the vlogs.
- Bad Boss: To Zack."If you get in front of the camera, I will stab you, I will actually stab you!"
- Butt-Monkey: Episode 10 pretty much solidifies Tom as this, what with him getting yelled at by The Administrator for something Dana said.
- Hypocritical Humor:Tom: (to Dana) Look, if you keep assuming that someone can't do anything right, sooner or later, you're gonna be proven wrong.Zack: Yeah!Tom: God, I wish I had some duct tape right now.Zack: Why?Tom: To shut you up!
Dana Shaw
"[I'm going on camera] because you need me to. I mean, Tom, you're... pretty hopeless. You're really hopeless, actually. You're like a lost little puppy, and whenever someone tries to help you out, you crap on the rug and bite their baby. But, see, that's where I can come in. I can be there with the rabies shots, and the carpet cleaner... and your incompetence means that I can actually make a difference here."
The producer, eventually promoted to character.
- Deadpan Snarker: She frequently snarks at Tom or Zack, but her jabs at Shannon really take the cake.Shannon: You just don't understand anything about love.Dana: Oh, my heart. She breaks. (makes tear outline on cheek)
Zack Wallnau
"Ha, therapy is for losers! ...I Made Myself Sad."
The cameraman.
- Character Blog: His Twitter account
. - Character Development: Zack starts to growing up out of his Manchild status in 2x11. He leaves his dad's house and moves in with Gaelyn, gets a Relationship Upgrade with her and quits Echo Chamber to find a real job.
- Child Prodigy: His dad says he made heart-wrenching films at the age of nine.
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Oh God..."Do you keep your dead cat in a box, too?"
- The Ditz
- The Faceless: For a while. In 2.11, you finally get a good look at him.
- Got Volunteered: By Tom, of course.
- Just Friends: Is put into the not even as a friend zone by Dana. Zack then puts Gaelyn into the friend zone during Season 2. Gaelyn pulls herself out of the friend zone by kissing him.
- Literal-Minded:
- Actually thinks Gaelyn was talking about fruit when she tried to invite him on a date.
- Brings an actual gun for the Chekhov's Gun episode.
- In "Forgotten Birthday" Tom tells him to reverse his thoughts every time he thinks, to which he responded to by somehow talking backwards.
Supporting/recurring cast
Mr. Administrator
"You have angered us, Mr. Pike, for the last time! Your next video will be a work of genius or we will SHUT YOU DOWN. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? End transmission."
The TV Tropes Wiki admin that Tom contacts about his vlogs. And the administrator of The Other Wiki, who contacts Mark about [citation needed]. Or so it seemed, until the season 2 final where they are shown to be an infinite number of iterations of Administrator Prime.
- "Not So Different" Remark: Zack, in episode 1.10:The Administrator: "After all, we are similar..."
- Not So Stoic: He actually laughs at one of Ace's videos.
- Parental Issues: He is shown... sympathizing with Zack in episode 1.10. No further explanation was given.
- In the season 2 finale it is revealed that his "father" is really Administrator Prime, and he is just an instantiation of him.
- You Are Number 6: When we finally see their faces, they have 8-digit numbers tattooed on their foreheads which they are referred to by.
Shannon
"CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I can't believe Tom is still making his stupid little show with that... fat boy and that ugly chick!"
Tom's psycho ex-fiancee.
- Attention Whore
- Buxom Beauty Standard: Tom starts sleeping with her again because she has great boobs, as many viewers have said in the comments.
- Character Blog: It's here.
- Informed Ability: Her acting skills. Justified as she's the only one who says so.
- Psycho Ex-Girlfriend
- Really Gets Around: If Dana is to be believed.
- Small Name, Big Ego: From her blog:When will they see that their crappy little show would be so much better if I was acting in it? And writing it? And directing it?
- Stalking is Love: Seems to believe this.
- Stalker with a Crush: Continuously follows around her ex-fiance Tom, completely oblivious that the relationship is over. When Dana states that she "could do better", and Shannon responds calmly, Dana infers that Tom is not the only one Shannon stalks.
- Yandere
Dave Wallnau, aka "Dave the Sound Guy"
Zack's brother. Dave mans the boom mic behind the camera and never speaks. He thought Gaelyn's message for Zack was for him, and may have a crush on her.
- All Love Is Unrequited: If the gag at the end of Episode 2.2 bears out.
- Manchild: Even more than Zack.
- The Unfavorite: To his dad.
- Visible Boom Mic: In Episode 1.6, Zack films Dave's reflection in a window.
- The Voiceless: For all of season 1 and most of season 2. He gets to talk starting in season 2 episode 7.
Porn Girl/Alyssa
One of the interviewees for the female role. She had a brief relationship with Tom.
- Girl of the Week: Literally.Tom: But Porn Girl, this has been the best week of my life!
- Only Known by Their Nickname: In-Universe only. The characters all call her Porn Girl, since they can't remember her real name. According to Terrible Interviewees Montage, it's Alyssa.
- Romantic False Lead: Well, duh.
Stephen Tonti, aka "Ace"
- "Well, I am pretty cool. The internet doesn't lie."
The star of a rival series, [citation needed], sponsored by The Other Wiki. Has charisma in spades and quickly starts overshadowing Echo Chamber's popularity.
- Accidental Misnaming: The only thing he's not good at is getting Tom's name right.
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Dawson Casting: Decides to play his younger self in a video for his webshow."Besides, I'm still just as adorable as I was ten years ago. Maybe more in some ways." - It's All About Me
- Jerkass: He's arguably a bigger one than Tom. He doesn't do anything outright horrible, but he has a bit of a smugness to himself. That is, until he reveals that he didn't actually hire Dana because he needed her for the show, he merely had a crush on her. That, along with the way he rubbed it in her face, solidified his position of being a bigger Jerkass than Tom.
Gaelyn, aka "Blueberry"
"Nobody really pays attention to me."
The camerawoman for [citation needed]. She has a crush on Zack, but he doesn't get it.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Becomes very jealous when she learns of Zack's feelings for Dana.
Mark Wallnau
Director of Transmedia for The Other Wiki and Zack and Dave's dad.
- Fantasy-Forbidding Father: Mark thinks that there's no such thing as a PhD in art, and he's disappointed that Zack got one instead of "fulfilling his potential" by focusing on his cinematography career.
- Knight Templar Parent: Episode 2.11 shows that Mark really does care for Zack and is trying to protect him. However, his overly strict parenting style winds up making things worse for everyone.
One-shot characters
Uncle Bill
Zack and Dave's uncle, whom they take after more than their own father. Appeared in Terrible Interviewees Montage.
Elyse
Also appeared in Terrible Interviewees Montage. She may or may not have been there for the therapy session Tom hijacked.
??? / Knife Guy / Wrench Guy / Connor
Another terrible interviewee. He might be a serial killer. Or a civil engineer. Or a therapist. We're not sure.
- Axe-Crazy: Sure looks like it.
- Blade Enthusiast: He invokes the trope, playing with a folding knife throughout his scenes, the lampshades it with "Are you afraid of the knife?"
- No Name Given: Refers to many nicknames According to Dana, its Connor.
- Serial Killer: Maybe.
- Wrench Whack
Umphrey Bridgeport aka Stefan
An associate producer hired by Mr. Administrator to whip Tom and Dana into shape when their bickering affects the show. Snide and ill-tempered, he insults Tom and Dana's work, even though the episode they make while he's in charge is much worse than anything they did before he took over. Appears in Tyrant Takes the Helm. Played by Stefan Dezil. Oh, and he's a Walking Spoiler with Hidden Depths, so don't read the spoilers below unless you've seen The Stinger for his episode.
- Bad Boss/Jerkass: ...but it's all an act, a role that Mr. Administrator hired him to play.
- Evil Brit: ...but he turns out to be a Fauxreigner.
- Evil Cripple: He walks with a cane...which he doesn't really need.
- Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: He drops it when out of character.
- Scary Black Man: Not in the usual way, but his formal, stern mannerisms make him quite intimidating. It's a complete act, as when he drops the character, he acts much more laid back.
- Shout-Out: His name is a reference to the Harry Potter character Dolores Umbridge, one of the best-known examples of the trope he personifies.
- Stoic Spectacles
- Token Minority: Umphrey is the only non-white character to appear on the show.
