This character sheet is for the webcomic Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name. A lot of nifty facts can be found on the official cast page
, so check it out for Word of God and stuff.
The hero of the piece: red-haired, extroverted, enthusiastic, and loyal (though not the sharpest crayon in the box). He is also an Occult Detective, which in his case means a lot of running around, meeting supernatural beings and occasionally using his magic hammer and magic marker to rectify things.
- Body Horror: Implied not to have any internal organs or at the very least a very hollow remnant of them.
- Conveniently an Orphan: Any family ties that Hanna might have are completely omitted, and it's implied that he's alone in the city.
- Geek Physiques: Rail-thin, but with wide shoulders.
- Gender-Blender Name: Hanna is usually a girls' name, as the title suggests, but here belongs to a male. And he doesn't seem to mind it.
- Horrible Judge of Character: Hanna thought it was a perfectly sound idea to trust the vampire bat Adelaide. It wasn't.
- I'm Having Soul Pains: When a ghost passes through him, he passes out and appears to be in sizable pain.
- Improbable Weapon User: Hanna uses a hammer and sharpie for ghost hunting.
- Older Than They Look: He looks like a teen, but he's 24.
- The Pollyanna: Hanna isn't an overwhelming example, but he's hinted to have a pretty harsh past and is still easily the most optimistic and extroverted of the main cast.
- Squishy Wizard: He's 5'3 and skinny as a rail, and relies on his rune-writing abilities for most of his offense.
- Unwanted Assistance: Hanna 'helped' Conrad remove a vampire from his apartment... By accidentally turning him into one.
{...}/Dotdotdot/Zombie/Gallahad/Imhotep/etc is Hanna's colleague and best friend. He is green, undead and vaguely Asianish. He also (at first glance) appears to have only one expression (of mild misery), but in fact exhibits a wide range of emotions - in a non-showy way.Oh, and he's the comic's narrator.
- Anime Hair: He appears to have wings on his head, but it's really just white tufts of hair.
- Dark Is Not Evil: People generally have a negative impression of The Undead, but he's actually a pretty nice guy.
- First-Person Smartass: {...}'s narration is deadpan and wry, contrasting the high-energy feel of the comic and pointing out the ridiculous things that happen in it.
- Ghost Amnesia: Zombie doesn't even remember what his name was.
- Jacob Marley Apparel: Wears the clothes he un-died in, although it's a borderline case since he changes jackets and hats.
- No Name Given: Hanna keeps trying to name him, but they never stick for long. (He likes Gallahad best, so far.)
- Our Zombies Are Different: He has no interest in mauling people or eating brains, and is a fairly normal guy aside from being dead. Also, he clearly has sapience, though no memory of his past.
- The Stoic: Zombie is capable of a range of emotions—and is actually shown to be rather caring and empathetic—but it doesn't register very often on his face, leading people to believe he is one of these. Hanna keeps tabs of every time Zombie smiles.
- Suddenly Ethnicity: He's apparently Asian.
- Tall, Dark, and Snarky: He's taller than much of the cast, oddly good-looking for a green corpse and quietly snarky.
- Team Mom: Zombie's a bit of an unconventional example, but he is something of an Only Sane Man who tries to keep the others from hurting themselves. Always rushing to protect his allies; Zombie even goes as far as to put himself between friends and their attacker. He even cooks for Hanna!
Rounding up the trio of chaarcters (see above for the other two) is Conrad - a wussy, neurotic, but very, VERY angry designer. He comes to Hanna in the first chapter with an appeal for help and ends up being turned into a vampire. Which sucks because, as a vampire, Conrad is not particularly competent (i.e. the thought of biting some random stranger's filthy neck doesn't fill him with joy and anticipation). Still, he scrapes by the best he can.
- Butt-Monkey: One of Tessa's favourite things to do seems to be scaring, hurting or otherwise torturing Conrad. And it can only get worse from here on out.
- Chew Toy: The poor guy hires a paranormal investigator to get rid of a vampire and ends up becoming one.
- Cute Little Fangs: Actually, there's only one fang to speak of.
- Friendly Neighbourhood Vampire: Although the "friendly" part is debatable, he's pretty harmless.
- Gender-Blender Name: Hanna calls him "Connie".
- I Hate You, Vampire Dad: He still has some... mixed feelings about Hanna killing and resurrecting him. And he sincerely hopes he never runs into Adelaide, his Vampire Mum, ever again.
- Involuntary Shapeshifting: He hasn't mastered the ability to consciously control his transformations into a bat yet, so they take place unexpectedly.
A highly shady, sleazy, crabby and unpleasant individual who is Hanna's go-to for all medical purposes. His unique specialization (dealing with non-humans) is probably the only thing that keeps his business going, since he's not even a proper doctor but rather a med-school dropout. His main hobbies seem to be smoking, looking suspicious, fighting with his best friend/partner in crime Lamont and insulting Conrad who he is allegedly "keen on".
- Big Brother Instinct: Interviews reveal that he does in fact have a younger sister, and might have just a touch of a protective streak over her (to bad for him she’s apparently a swimsuit model)
- Dr. Jerk: He's not a genius to make up for his Jerkass-ishness, but Worth does seem to have a rather... unique specialization.
- Last-Name Basis: Referred to as either "Doc" or "Worth". His first name is Luce.
- Morality Pet: Hanna kind of seems to be this, a little. Doc has forbidden Hanna in past from dealing with ghosts, apparently because they always hurt him. He knows Hanna will disregard what he forbids him to do, so he urges {...} to look after him.
- Satisfied Street Rat: He is very content and happy, despite living in filth, being unqualified for his job, having troubles with finances and dealing with the supernatural on a regular basis.
- The Smart Guy: Well, he certainly has more sense than Hanna and he DID get into med school...
- Token Minority: Comic-wise, he's one of the very few humans.
- Trash of the Titans: He has massive mess and roaches at his place.
No, she's not in a band. (It's theater). No, she won't tell you where she buys those clothes. (They are cool though, aren't they?). No, she's not a weird human. (She's a werewolf). And YES, she WILL go berserk on you if you threaten one of her friends.
- Action Girl: She appears to be one of the most competent protagonists at fighting.0
- Older Than They Look: According to a
character Q&A, she became a werewolf in the 80s. Assuming the comic's set in or near the present, she's probably a couple decades or so older than she looks. - Mama Bear: Don't screw with her friends. Unless you feel like getting bitch-slapped by a werewolf.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: Toni's werewolf form is usually something along the lines of Savage Wolves, but due to her power source being damaged, she takes this form.
- Sleep-Mode Size: Since her talisman is broken, she has to take the form of a small dog instead of a full werewolf in order to conserve its energy.
- Twofer Token Minority: A girl, half-Asian, half-Latina, and a werewolf (in a comic where werewolves are rare).
- Voluntary Shapeshifting: Normally. Unfortunately, this strip shows that it's currently involuntary, as long as her talisman is broken.
- Weakness Turns Her On: Fans who ship her with Conrad tend to portray their relationship this way.
Big-eyed, sharp-toothed and ready to say something inappropriate at any given moment, Veser is a 19-year-old college student who happens to harbor several secrets: for one thing, he has Abusive Parents, and for another, one of his parents is not quite human.
- Abusive Parents:
- His dad clubs baby seals.
- We don't know much about his mom, but their relationship probably isn't great either: he once commented that he's lucky she didn't drown him as a baby out of spite.
- Goggles Do Nothing: Veser has a pair of goggles hanging around his neck, but he hasn't been seen using them yet.
- Half-Human Hybrid: He's is the child of a human and a selkie, although he doesn't really have much to show for it but a wonderfully dysfunctional family.
- Handsome Lech: Those shark teeth don't stop the ladies, apparently.
Accountant by day, clockwork aficionado by night. Sports the look of a Victorian gentleman and looks good in britches. Also, technically, he has only just appeared in the current storyline.
- Never Gets Drunk: Ples "does seem to drink a lot though, according to friends and co-workers. But he holds his liquor very well and never seems to get drunk in front of others."
- Younger Than They Look: He is 37, but looks considerably older than that.
Once a boring human, now a horrifying ghost who's lost most of his personality and seems to have retained only the negative aspects. When alive, was best friends with Veser's dad, which presupposes a spectacular talent at ignoring the unpleasant but obvious.
- Dem Bones: He is a ghost who looks like a glowing skeleton.
- Intergenerational Friendship: He and Veser seemed pretty close, although Lee was oblivious to the cause of the latter's bruises and sour disposition.
- Loss of Identity: He kept his memories after he died, but lost his personality and conscience. Making him the opposite of Zombie, in a way.
- Unlucky Everydude: Lee was in love with his best friend's wife, which was the cause of his undoing.
Two vampires who are powerful (but low-ranking) and "proper" (meaning they actually do suck blood). They complement each other's personalities nicely and travel everywhere together, to the puzzlement of those around them.
- Ambiguously Brown: Casimiro's skin is quite dark for a vampire. Word of God says that, being Italian, Cas was just very tanned when he died.
- Big Brother Mentor: One could imagine that Casimiro's brashness gets him into trouble more often than not. Fortunately, he has the older, wiser Finas to tell him when to sit down and shut up.
- Cheshire Cat Grin: Casimiro's the kind of guy who will cheerfully kick you in the face and tell you it was just "in good fun". At times he seems to walk the line between Cheshire Cat Grin and Slasher Smile.
- Stout Strength: Finas, who looks stout compared to the rest of the characters (excluding Lamont) but is actually all muscle underneath.
- Tranquil Fury: Casimiro may actually be scarier after he calms down.
Vampire lady and Conrad's sire. She is beautiful and treacherous, as Hanna found the hard way after undoing her curse. Casimiro has some beef with her as well.
- Action Girl: Since vampires are very strong, her injuring-people-and-zombies skills are particularly impressive.
- The Cat Came Back: While there is no word on how their last meeting actually went, Lamont’s reaction to seeing her in his car makes it seem like he might be a little …nervous, about her return.
- Hair Color Dissonance: She's been drawn with either purple or dark green hair. It's actually black. Also, if there's such a thing as Eye Color Dissonance then that applies too, since they're often rendered as pink or purple instead of the red that all vampires have.
- Killer Rabbit: This is the horrible vampire that maimed Zombie and killed Conrad.
- Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: She is a pinkish purple when in bat form. And in some panels appears to be wearing lipstick. As a bat.
Doc Worth's partner in crime and friend. Looking like a member of The Mafia, he is no less shady than his colleague - but considerably more polite and pleasant. He does business with the non-human populace of the city and is thus very knowledgeable about the suspicious characters who prowl the night.
- Character Tics: Laughs nervously when uncomfortable.
- Pointless Bandaid: Usually depicted with a bandage on his cheek.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: He and Worth express their friendship by hitting each other. Also it seems like Worth might be one of the few people he allows himself to act rudely towards.
Vampire hunter. He is mysophobic (that's "fear of germs" for ya) to the point of wearing a mask and gloves at all times. However, he seems to think his pet ferret Paradox (or Para-Para) is completely clean, and carrying the animal around and kissing him is apparently A-OK.
(That kissing thing was not zoophilia, promise).
- Badass Normal: One of the few truly human characters in the cast, and also one of the most badass.
- Loyal Animal Companion: His ferret Paradox goes almost everywhere with him, even while vampire-hunting.
- Malevolent Masked Men: He wears a surgical mask, accompanied by goggles. This means that his only visible facial feature in the vampire-hunting getup is his eyebrows.
- Vampire Hunter: Hunter of vampires. Don't take it personally, though. After all, he is a professional.
