Yusra:
- Everybody Hates Mathematics: Yusra is poor and dislikes math so much.
- Living MacGuffin: For Middle Eastern Armies because of her Psychic Power.
- Long-Lost Relative: Yusuf is her brother separated after a bombing during their childhood. She believes so, though he is not the real brother.
- Psychic Link: With Joseph
- Compressed Hair
- Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: Genki Girl to Joseph's Nice Jewish Boy.
- Ship Tease: Lots with Joseph
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes??: Yusra was afraid of planes when she came America because it reminded her of bombings in her hometown
Joseph
- Dance Battler: Joseph fought against robbers like breakdancing.
- Living MacGuffin: For Middle Eastern Armies.
- Long-Lost Relative: Mary is his biological cousin.
- Nice Jewish Boy
- Psychic Link: With Yusra
- Real Men Cook: He is good at cooking and once joked:"You're the Yiddish Mama we all aspire to be."
- Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: Nice Jewish Boy to Yusra's Genki Girl.
- Ship Tease: Lots with Yusra and some with Yael.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes??: Joseph is horrified of large insects, especially ones that fly.
Mary
- Action Girl
- Church Militant
- Expository Hairstyle Change:
Word of God, the author made Mary's bob hair short to emphasize her tomboyishness. - Friendly Sniper
- Happily Adopted
- Heroic Comedic Sociopath
- Long-Lost Relative: Joseph is her biological cousin.
- Nun Too Holy
- Shipper on Deck: For Joseph and Yusra
- Thou Shall Not Kill: Her gun fires special paralyzing bullets.
- Trademark Favorite Food: CHOCOLATE!
Yusuf
- Ax-Crazy: He goes mad especially when Yusra is wounded or he faces enemies who against Palestine.
- Big Brother Instinct: He really cares about Yusra. Even he made many rules not Joseph to be close to Yusra.
- Celibate Hero: Yusuf avoids talking to or touching women due to religious reason.
- Curtains Match the Window
- Funny Foreigner: Yusuf sometimes speaks strange English, such as to call Joseph Hommie.
- Hair-Trigger Temper
- Jive Turkey: Only towards Joseph, strangely.
- Long-Lost Relative: Yusuf claimed that Yusra is the separated sister in childhood.
- Subverted. Mary found that they are not actual sibiling.
- Meaningful Name: The name "Yusuf" is Arabic pronunciation of "Joseph."
- Super-Soldier
- Walking Spoiler
- Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters
Yael
- Action Girl/ Badass Israeli
- Implied Love Interest: She become more shy when she is with Joseph.
- Ojou Ringlets
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: Yael looks pretty and is bit of a shy girl. But she is always calm even if she is working as an Israeli soldier. She also does not mind killing people if they are her enemy.
- Super-Soldier
- Walking Spoiler
- Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters
