The character sheet for One Tree Hill. Currently under going a massive overhaul.
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Main Characters (Seasons 1 to 4)
Lucas Scott(Portrayed by Chad Michael Murray)
"You know, I shoot the ball, and it goes in. I don't ask questions. I don't think about it. That's just the way it is."
Lucas Scott is the son of Karen Roe and Dan Scott. He was abandoned by his father for his other son, Nathan Scott and raised by his paternal uncle Keith Scott. Lucas had a passion for basketball and played at the River Court with friends such as Marvin "Mouth" McFadden and Antwon "Skills" Taylor. It was this passion for basketball that saw Lucas be recruited to the Tree Hill Ravens, and be forced to interact with Nathan on a daily basis.
Betty and Veronica: The Archie to Peyton's Betty and Brooke's Veronica; later the Archie to Lindsey's Betty and Peyton's Veronica.
Cain and Abel: He and Nathan start out this way. They grow out of it by the end of the first season, and in a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, Nathan defends Lucas from Dan. The season ends with them acknowledging each other as brothers and friends.
Nathan Scott is the son of Deb Lee & Dan Scott. Under the watchful eye of his father, Nathan was raised with a basketball in his hands from the moment he could walk & eventually became the star player of the Tree Hill Ravens. However, Nathan is threatened when his half-brother Lucas joins the team & with an eye for Nathan's girlfriend Peyton Sawyer.
Broken Streak: Was the only cast member to appear in every episode, until episode 9x03.
Cain and Abel: He and Lucas start out this way. They grow out of it by the end of the first season, and in a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, Nathan defends Lucas from Dan. The season ends with them acknowledging each other as brothers and friends.
Defrosting Ice King: In Season One, he starts off being very icy indeed. Thankfully, Haley and Lucas activate the metaphorical radiators and Nathan gradually realizes that he wants to be a better person than he's been.
Happily Married: The Naley ship has been the most enduring ship on the show.
Jerk Jock: Nathan's initial personality. Gradually, he sheds the "Jerk" part with help from Haley and Lucas.
Mean Character, Nice Actor: Though Nathan was only mean during the first season, by the end of which he Took a Level in Kindness. Actor James Lafferty, by all accounts, seems to have been a very nice person right from the start.
The Nicknamer: It's revealed in Season 8 that Nathan is the one who coined Mouth's nickname, after getting fed-up of Mouth's wannabe sports anouncer tendancies at the River Court, declaring "You have a big mouth" & promptly punching him in it. When it's brought up, Nathan admits he doesn't remember doing that, but apologises for it.
Take a Third Option: Towards the end of Season 1, Dan and Deb demand that he live with one of them, as they separate. Nathan eventually decides to live with neither, and emancipates himself.
"I guess I'm just a riddle wrapped inside a mystery inside a bitch"
Peyton Sawyer is a rebellious cheerleader who shows her emotions through her art and love for music. With a deceased mother & father away for work most of the time, Peyton spends most of her time alone, or with her best friend Brooke Davis.
All Girls Want Bad Boys: Nathan was definitely a bad boy when she started liking him in season 1.
Badass Teacher: Becomes one after the four-year jump, or as one of the characters put it: "Tutor Girl becomes Teacher Girl". She gets an undeniably Badass Teacher moment when the new MoralGuardian Principal demands that she make a live apology for the "crime" of printing Sam's essay in the school newspaper, just because it mentions sex, drugs, and violence. Haley instead tells her class that she told them to write about the truth and that she's proud of them for doing so, says that she'd be a hypocrite if she made a fake apology, and leaves the room, urging her students to always stand up for the truth.
A Date with Rosie Palms: After Rachel catches Brooke treating herself to one of these, she coins the phrase "Brooke-ing yourself." It subsequently became a euphemism both in-universe and among the fans.
The Fashionista: Starts her own fashion company. Unlike most TV characters that fit this trope, Brooke runs her company in a very conscientious way, refusing to use real fur and demanding that one of her models gain ten pounds before she is allowed on her magazine's cover, stating "Anorexia is a disease, not a fashion statement." Doubles as a Crowning Moment of Awesome for Brooke.
Millicent "Millie" Huxtable(Portrayed by Lisa Goldstein)
Julian Baker(Portrayed by Austin Nichols)
Clayton "Clay" Evans(Portrayed by Robert Buckley)
Quinn James(Portrayed by Shantel VanSanten)
Alex Dupre(Portrayed by Jana Kramer)
Chase Adams(Portrayed by Stephen Colletti)
Chris Keller(Portrayed by Tyler Hilton)
Scott Family
Dan Scott(Portrayed by Paul Johansson)
Archnemesis Dad: This. Dan is this trope personified a thousand times over, both to Lucas (Dan initially alternates between pretending Lucas doesn't exist one minute, and then treating him like a smelly pile of dog poop the next minute) and Nathan (who he uses as a mere vessel for his own self-loathing). In one early episode, Nathan is about to score the winning shot at the annual Father-Son Basketball Game at the high school, when Dan aggressively moves in to stop him, despite the game being for laughs, growling "I couldn't let you beat me, son!". Yeah, that pretty much says it all. Honestly, along with Lionel Luthor from Smallville, Dan is probably the best example of this trope on TV (appropriately enough, Dan and Nathan's relationship in the first few seasons is A LOT like Lionel's and Lex's in the first few seasons of Smallville).
The Atoner: Complete with his own talk show and book deal. Yeah, he's one of those "atoners." That being said, he genuinely does regret killing Keith. And he does try to be a good grandfather to Jamie.
Papa Wolf: Or rather, Grandpapa Wolf, where Jamie is concerned. As horrible a father as he was, he tries to make up for it by being a good grandfather, and is very protective of his grandson. His brutal takedown of Nanny Carrie after she kidnaps Jamie most definitely counts as a Crowning Moment of Awesome.
Pet the Dog: Again, with Jamie. Dan's most unambiguously likeable moments are usually when he's with Jamie.
