History Characters / PhoebeAndHerUnicorn

* DoesNotLikeShoes: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. She goes barefoot more often than most (human) cartoon characters, but not excessively often.

* HasTwoMommies: The 2017-camping arc reveals that he's the son of a lesbian couple.

!!Sue

Phoebe's crazy bunkmate at music camp.

* LackOfEmpathy: At least until she reads an autobiographical novel written by a goblin and comes to identify with the AuthorAvatar. This leads to more CharacterDevelopment, but [[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2023/02/01 the process is not pretty]].

* {{Expy}}: The [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Hobbes]] to Phoebe's Calvin. Both Hobbes and Marigold have a high appreciation of themselves and a low appreciation for humanity. Played with in that Marigold can be seen by other people, unlike Hobbes.

* {{Expy}}: Often compared to [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Calvin]] due to having similar personality traits like LittleProfessorDialogue. With that said, she's not as terrifying or asocial as Calvin.

* CreepyChild: Every now and then, and always PlayedForLaughs. A good example is when she accidentally cuts off a paper SantaClaus's head during an arts and crafts project, then says the reason she did it is because “he asked too many questions”.

* GamerChick: A [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example, as she enjoys video games, but it's never treated as especially remarkable as it often is in other examples of the trope.
* LittleProfessorDialogue: Has been known to use words as big as “appalling” or “semi-autobiographical”.

* UnlimitedWardrobe: Lampshaded when a girl doesn't recognize her with her hair down. “[[ThisIsReality I'm not a cartoon character.]]”

* CatchPhrase: “Unicorn!” Usually said as an explanation for how/why she does the various magical or impressive feats she pulls off.

* Really700YearsOld: Claims to have seen “oceans become deserts become forests”.

* WeirdnessCensor: Uses a “Shield of Boringness” to prevent people from noticing her.

!! Ethan and Emily Howell

-->'''Creator/DanaSimpson''': Comic strip parents seemed like they stepped out of the '50s. I don't have kids. But I try to think what it would be like if people like me, the band geeks, had kids. I don’t want the parents to be like those in ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', where they fight all the time.

'''Phoebe''': ''(deadpan)'' A ''smart'' person would have said "yes".

* RedEyesTakeWarning: SubvertedTrope. His sclerae are red, but he's harmless.

* PronounTrouble: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], as neigh go by the standard Unicornese pronoun.

* {{Nerd}}: He's fascinated by science in general and electronics in particular. For Halloween, [[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2018/10/29 his costume]] is UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla: "Maybe one person's gonna get it, and that'll be the highlight of my day."

* AwesomeMcCoolName: Lampshaded by Phoebe when they first meet.

* NotAllowedToGrowUp: As of 2018, she's still nine years old.

A nerdy classmate of Phoebe's. He's Phoebe's closest friend outside of Marigold and is also her closest human friend.

* HasTwoMommies: In the 2017-camping arc, he's revealed to be the son of a lesbian couple.

Nerdy classmate of Phoebe's; her second best friend.

* HasTwoMommies: Is revealed to have two moms in a camping storyline from 2017.

Phoebe's crazy bunk mate at camp.

* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: "I should warn you, I'm sorta weird."

* ObliviousToLove: Does not grasp Marigold's crush on him.

!!Todd the candy dragon

'''Phoebe''': ''(deadpan)'' Yes.

* {{Transgender}}: Does not identify as male or female. It has not been confirmed whether this means neigh has NoBiologicalSex.

* SummoningRitual: PlayedForLaughs. Marigold contacts him by suing his "[[http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2017/10/17 magical summoning words]]",which turn out to be ''"Get out here, stupid!!!"''

** Turns out to apply to their entire immediate family, [[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2019/06/26?ct=v&cti=1790252 parents]] Maledicta Unavoidable Catastrophe and Onyx Darkbane, Foreteller of the World's End, while neir [[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2019/06/27?ct=v&cti=1790252 sibling]] Buttercup Jeweled Delight is a {{Goth}}.
* InterspeciesRomance: Neigh have a crush on Phoebe, according to Marigold.

-->“Comic strip parents seemed like they stepped out of the '50s. I don't have kids. But I try to think what it would be like if people like me, the band geeks, had kids. I don’t want the parents to be like those in ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', where they fight all the time."

* ParentalObliviousness: Completely averted. They're fairly involved in their daughter's life and are fully aware that she has a unicorn best friend from the start. Helps that they get eased into it by Marigold gradually lowering her Shield of Boringness around them.

Unpleasant neighborhood girl, who used to be Phoebe's enemy.

* {{Frenemy}}: Used by Phoebe to describe their relationship after it evolves.

* LightIsGood: She is a pure white unicorn, and self-centerness aside, a good person at heart and a true friend to Phoebe.