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(Originally A & B but then Science! happened. This is also the main cast and their pet Misto... or maybe the other way round) Goblin King Jareth
Top: In his natural state.
Bottom: When he switches on the badass.
Bottom: When he switches on the badass.
- Modeled after David BowieCanon: Labyrinth
- Adorable Evil Minions: He is still the King Of The Goblins!
- Aesop Amnesia: He is prone to this... most prominently never ever truly learns to not Instant Cosplay Surprise the others. But he is capable of subverting the trope occasionally like in the Second Vacation Arc he did not repeat any mistakes of the First despite of everybody counting on it (he committed entirely new ones).
- Berserk Button: Don't you dare threaten his friends. Not to mention using his dark side to kill one of them. He will go at least Woobie Destroyer of Dream Lands because of that. His father's Evil Gloating / Passive-Aggressive Kombat.
- Big Ego, Hidden Depths: Oh, how proud, vain and arrogant he is while being a small name in both the supernatural and the mortal world at best thought of as nuisance worst a total loser. He is also, well look at this trope list, has more things hidden than anybody would guess. Deep down he has a lot of problems but basically is really a Nice Guy... and a true Fair Folk.
- Big Fancy Castle: Only rarely referenced, but he owns one Underground surrounded by a Living Labyrinth and his very own Magical Land, where his (Highly Under-appreciated) court historically resides.
- Brutal Honesty: He apparently believes in telling the truth and is bad at straight up lying. He didn't try to play the amnesia by possession card at the end of the Dark!Jareth arc for example. But he seems perfectly capable of misdirection by truth or just plain not telling.
- Cannot Dream: Or at least he rarely dreams. Seems to be a side effect of being a Dream Weaver and/or Fair Folk, or at least this bit Cryptic Conversation suggests something like that:Jareth: "I'm not used to being a dreamer."Javert: "Really? You, who all but lives in them?"Jareth: "Fish don't drink."
- According to
Ashe he also rarely sleeps.
- According to
- Can't Argue with Elves: Technically he isn't an elf but you can't argue with him anyway, or to be precise you can, it's just futile.
- Cosmic Plaything: Related to his stubborn destiny screwing attempts as he managed to attract the destiny's or more precisely the story's attention... and he is aware of this.
- Department of Child Disservices: His court in many ways is the magical equivalent. He takes unwanted children (probably other creatures too) in a wellmeaning attempt to give them a better life, but being his misguided, screwed up and clueless self makes it questionable how much he actually helps.
- Determinator: You probably couldn't really tell from how he normally acts but this guy is trying to change his fate since a really long time.
- Double Standard: Some small ones. Like he has problems with his father's uninvited misting in while having no second thoughts about poofing everywhere.
- Ethical Slut: He is an equal opportunity and generally tolerant guy, despite his sexuality being (as much as we can tell that is) Single Target.
- Eye Color Change: In times of high magic (so when his fae heritage is close to the surface) his eyes can turn Monochromatic or Dark where they shouldn't be. And then there's Living Mood Ring with Glowing Eyes of Doom. All of these are "Uh-Oh" Eyes but when it gets Monochromatic Eyes and Dark. Ummm... Hello Superpowered Evil Side Mr. Dark!Jareth!
- The Fair Folk: Thanks to the magic family tree he is even related to all of them (and the whole Mage Species).
- Fan of Underdog: To a ridiculous extent. He roots for all people who aren't treated well / fairly in / by their story (no matter how ditzy or otherwise flawed they may be). He isn't the king of "The Unwanted" for nothing.
- Fauxreigner: While he doesn't deny being fae but acts and identifies as British so much that Sarah even got roped into the British Boyfriends Are Better club. In reality his only connection to Britain seems to be Actor Allusion and Author Shout-Out on his mother's side but also... what should we call someone Half-Charnian, Half-Scandinavian/Germanic?
- A Friend in Need / Jareth. Please. Please! PLEASE!!! Stop Helping Us!: He is. He genuinely cares for his friends (random mortals probably not so much), would risk all... but given how bad he is in doing good he is the personification of the With Friends Like These... principle.
- Friend to All Children: He has a soft spot for children. Probably related to his standing as Fan of Underdog. It's also worth to note that he doesn't necessarily know how to do the friend thing, see I Just Want to Have Friends and Troubled Abuser.
- Gentleman Snarker: He fits this almost perfectly, even if his friends and Sarah tend to think of him as Upper-Class Twit. Only he is part of the Supernatural Elite, and has a Single-Target Sexuality (this doesn't mean that he doesn't appear Ambiguously Gay or as a Chivalrous Pervert though).
- Goofy Print Underwear: If not Painted On. Like this
unidentified silk "thing". - Hero with an F in Good / Villain Ball Magnet: He is almost perfectly in the middle of these tropes. He has great intentions but is either misguided or misunderstood. Because of the Theory of Narrative Causality his wish to be the good guy is maybe a Tragic Dream.
- Hidden Badass: On several levels. He is an incredibly powerful greater fae who can kick ass or warp time and space, manipulate mem
ories and dreams and more. Has a Superpowered Evil Side. And also:- Agent Peacock: Even more than canonically, he is proud and vain and known to suffer breakdowns when he notices that others are tallernote or thinner than him.
- Beware the Silly Ones: Let's see he seems like a keet, blond, prankster with questionable level of self-preservation instinct who only wants to have fun.
- Took a Level in Badass: He accepted his darker nature after the Dark!Jareth arc, which resulted in much stronger magic. It also manifests in a lot of different side effects like a Battle Aura (here), more frequent Glowing Eyes of Doom, his Crystal Ball changing form, flashier Instant Runes sometimes even a partial or full Transformation Sequence (here)
- Agent Peacock: Even more than canonically, he is proud and vain and known to suffer breakdowns when he notices that others are taller
- Idea Bulb: Idea crystal!
- I Just Want to Have Friends: He's always happy when he thinks he's helping them and loves doing things like taking them to the beach, but as seen at the end of the "Wild Hunt" arc he isn't so sure of his ability to hang onto them, given his nature.
- Impossibly Tacky Clothes / Rummage Sale Reject: There is a reason WHY the others don't approve his instant clothing spell. Yes. They see what we see. Technically he has Villainous Fashion Sensenote with some levels of Disco Dan and a penchant for Painted-On Pants. But HE always looks Awesome in them.
- Inferiority Superiority Complex: Arrogant sure but at times also demonstrates cripplingly low self-esteem like thinking that only in a dream could his Love Interest ever show affection for him.
- Infinite Supplies: Unlimited Wardrobe mostly with Sigil Spam, his own Cologne (OK. This one actually exists), Peach computer (Apple is not enough for the Goblin King) etc.. He has everything, always and custom made.
- Insistent Terminology: He doesn't steal children he just babysits. Helps his case that by his rules taking a child seems to be only possible if a caretaker wished her away (not that he can't twist and rules lawyer this).
- The Jailbait Wait: Ended, but he did probably the weirdest and most extreme one in fiction. His own Precocious Crush and given word bound him to wait for Sarah to be born and grow up to be legal age for his Mayfly–December Romance attempts. And he even played the Trickster Mentor (like in their movie) to ensure that the right future happens an the whole thing doesn't end in Temporal Paradox. See Precocious Crush in Kid!Jareth's tropes.
- Kaleidoscope Eyes: Normally he seems to have heterochromia but technically he hasn't as both of his eyes are blue just his different sized pupils create a similar effect. But it becomes Eye Color Change in times of high magic (so when his fae heritage is close to the surface) his eyes can turn Monochromatic or Dark where they shouldn't be. He can also get Glowing Eyes of Doom. Which is "Uh-Oh" Eyes but when it gets Monochromatic Eyes and Dark... Ummm... Hello Superpowered Evil Side Mr. Dark!Jareth!
- Keet: Most of the time. With some subtle shades of Sad Clown mostly after applied Fridge Logic.
- Manipulative Bastard: Thank goodness for his goodwill and terminal laziness.
- Medium Awareness: Specifically: He knows he is in a story that runs on Fanservice a lot.
- Monster Roommate: Of the main cast. Officially upgraded from Token Nonhuman since page 278.
- Mr. Fanservice: Add his Medium Awareness and you'll get the idea. He knows he is Mr. Fanservice and likes to invoke every Shirtless Scene opportunity possible and then lampshade it with something like a Goofy Print Underwear ''If you can read this, thank FANSERVICE".
- The Nicknamer: He is a moderate example or (contrary to popular belief) HAS a self-preservation instinct, but still one of the selected few who dares to call James (Norrington) Jamie.
- Nigh-Invulnerability: Only a handful of things can really hurt a Fair Folk and he has the protection of PG too.
- Numerological Motif: As canonically he is fond of 13. Maybe because of it's connection with change or maybe just because poor 13 Is Unlucky.
- Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: He reverts to the Foreign-Looking Font other Scandinavian-Germanic/Magical characters use when he is angry enough. Like here
- Pop-Cultured Badass: He is really into internet culture like memes and fandoms. For example he referenced the Rules of the Internet (intentionally badly), used the Mizzies Fan Nickname, and also countered in a game Super Hero with Nyan Cat. But appearantly never read the Evil Overlord List (thank goodness).
- Reluctant Monster: He is a highly powerful fae lord, who tries hard to subvert his very nature. Make no mistake, this doesn't make him weaker or less dangerous. Not to mention what (or who) happens when he pushes himself too hard to be good... or could happen if he lost his Morality Chain.
- Reluctant Ruler: He really tries to do as little as (non-)humanly possible to rule his court.
- Skewed Priorities: Being a fae this isn't much of a surprise but let just say that his fun and clothing tends to take top priorities, even to possible mortal danger. And also his friends and love interest top supernatural obligations... but this one can be negotiated. So when he found himself in a fantasy dreamland his first question wasn't "How did I get here?" or "What does this talking dragon do here?" but "Why am I in armor?".
- Slouch of Villainy: Because here Power Floats now sometimes even on thin air!
- Smarter Than You Look: As he is more dangerous than he looks he is also smarter than he looks (yeah... he looks like a Dumb Blonde, so much).
- Stalker with a Crush: It's his canon, but here, most of the time, he's less guilty than suspected.
- Stealth Mentor: Double Subverted. He is a Medium Aware children's story villain. It's his purpose to make the hero (and the audience) learn important life lessons, which he knows and doesn't intend to, but somehow still manages to do. And if he would by some miracle want to deliver An Aesop, it will most likely be mistaken for a different one (or become a A Lesson Learned Too Well). Yeah. His "luck" with morals is as bad as with morality.
- Strong Family Resemblance / Turn Out Like His Father: For his mothers great dismay. They look alike, dress alike (Painted-On Pants / Villainous Fashion Sense), have similar modus operandi and even share a Catchphrase or two... but for some reason, no Hereditary Hairstyle in sight (Jareth has '80s Hair while his dad is a Long-Haired Pretty Boy).
- Thicker Than Water: Averted. He feels no love, compassion or obligation for his family in general and parents in particular (they can still blackmail him into things though or just pay him). For his friends on the other hand...
- Troubled Abuser: Do you see all these tropes about his tragic backstory and being a fan of the underdog? Well, he tends to let out his frustrations (also inhumanity and dysfunction) on his minions... who by the way are the same as him just weaker, if not outright children turned goblins. He also has Jerkass Woobie on YMMV.
- Unskilled, but Strong: Sure he is insanely powerful but has control issues and rarely thinks about the possible consequences bordering on Lethally Stupid at timesnote .
- Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: He actually destroyed a (thankfully just dream)world, when he got pushed too far in the Such Stuff... arc. (His mother manipulated his Superpowered Evil Side into killing his best friend... and no it wasn't a redeeming point that she was aiming at his Love Interest either.)
Tropes about his magic:
- Animorphism: As in Canon he can shapeshift into a barn owl (like this) but here this can also happen to him involuntarily for example if he uses up too much magic like here. Also results in a lot of Feather Motifs.
- Attractive Bent Species: Well, he has at least one Owl stalker.
- Casting a Shadow: He was shown to be able to catch people with shadows. Not exclusively but mostly this is a power his Dark side likes to use... even his resurfacing is accompanied by tendrils of dark energy.
- Changing Clothes Is a Free Action: His Signature Move. This is actually an unwanted side-effect of his highly versatile magic but he learned how to exploit it, so he can even Instant Armor up if he needs to. He is also prone to bestow Instant Cosplay Surprise on the others.
- Crystal Ball / Power Crystal: For Surveillance, using magic, or just playing. These things (or at least most of them) are the physical manifestations of Jareth's spells until activation or expiration. The perfectness of the ball shape also seems to indicate how much control he has over the particular spell.
- Geas: Outside of the vows taken in his magically binding voice, he also has some other magical bindings like what he can or can't tell people about his magic. Example: He can't tell you the Right Words even if he wanted to.
- Healing Hands: Can heal small injuries and such, but it isn't his forte at all. This still makes him the closest thing to The Medic the main cast has.
- Hidden in Plain Sight: You know about the Right Words he can't tell anybody? Well, it's used in the first act of his movie, which is as available in the 'verse as in real life (in libraries, cable TV, video stores, not even counting the online alternatives).
- Instant Runes: See the pretty circle? His time magic tends to get these (kinda resemble stylized clocks).
- Magical Gesture: His primary way of spell-casting, he even uses Badass Finger Snaps sometimes. Seems like the range of movement he requires is inversely proportional with the needed fine control and directly proportional to the power level of the spell so sometimes (like in battles) this turns into full blown Full-Contact Magic.
- Magic Mirror: He had one. The first is the end of the Second Vacation arc, where he severely overexerted himself and his magic. The second is the beginning of the Dark!Jareth arc where he pays the price. It also returns in Such Stuff.
- Mark of the Supernatural: Jareth has several traits, but the most important one is his permanently dilated left eye, which his father sealed off to make him mortal.
- PG Explosives: His original attack spell.
- Power Makes Your Voice Deep / Power Echoes: We don't know which obviously (it's a comic) but his font changes to double-lined letters and it's acknowledged that this indicates a "that funny tone of voice that means that he has to follow up". It's not known if this is a side effect of him channeling "the magic of truth" (for the lack of better word) or is this tone itself magic. Yes. He must be very careful what he says in it. We saw two uses of this:
- Voice Of Truth: He can't lie or break his word given this way. This magic has a safeguard/exaggerated property though namely makes him literally unable to promise things he can't keep as he can't even err in it. So even if he doesn't know why it would be a problem to keep his word... if he for some reason won't be able to do it he won't be able to promise it.
- Voice Of Magic: What he declares or commands in this tone becomes reality (Telling a soul to "Go home" sends it back to it's owner. Declaring "We'll meet again" will make it happen. etc.).
- Storm of Blades / Gemstone Assault: His upgraded attack spell rains deadly crystal shards and spears on his enemies.
- Time Master / Space Master: In the broadest sense (even personal time-space).
- Words Can Break My Bones: His magic is mostly movement and voice of magic based but there are some against him:
- The Right Words, which force him to grant wishes (but nothing stops him being literal or a jackass) it even breaks any other limitation he might have.
- The Monologue, which may or may not only work for Sarah (or maybe love interests), that can banish him (and others) and make the user immune to his direct magic (indirect on the other hand is still fair game).
Erik Deshler
The Phantom.
- Modeled after Gerard Butler / Ramin Karimloo / Michael Crawford whichever is more convenient or funny.Canon: The Phantom of the Opera
- Badass Boast: Right here, reminding all readers just how Creepy Awesome he can be:"Wouldn't I? I, who murders at my displeasure? I, who brought down the chandelier? I, who would have blown up the Opera House at a simple "no"? Do you think me so reformed by my complacency and comfort? Do you think I fear the coda?"
- Berserk Button: Glitter. Speaking ill of operas, the French or the Europeans. More or less in this order.
- Big Brother Instinct: Apparently, towards Sarah. He's also quite protective of Christine, but that's a different trope.
- Cannot Talk to Women: Poor guy. According to the Wizard, this is why he played the Unseen Pen Pal. From his reaction to Mag in the elevator he was probably right.
- Catching Some Z's: His Z's are special (musical rest signs).
- Conveniently an Orphan: He is quite glad that his family can't show up to make his life miserable.
- Fish out of Temporal Water: Most characters are out of place in the Present Day setting of the comic but he suffers the worst effect.
- Friendless Background: No friends no family and he was never to enthusiastic about this whole friendship thing, but for his misfortune he met Jareth in a bar... and they drowned their sorrows together. What did you think?
- This also results in some social anxiety, not that he has No Social Skills as much as he finds it easier to interact with people if he can be The Faceless. See also: Cannot Talk to Women.
- Gadgeteer Genius: He is as good with machines and modern technology, as he is Fish out of Temporal Water normally. As a direct example he was the first to get a driver's license.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Mostly to Jareth. The guy has a gift to piss him off.
- Idea Bulb: He has an idea candle.
- Improbable Weapon User: Punjab lasso which also functions as Variable-Length Chain.
- The Insomniac: Related to being the Workaholic, so he is mostly type B or C.
- Kindhearted Cat Lover: The kindhearted part is debatable but he is a cat lover.
- Love at First Note: He has the tendency of falling in love with singing voices. Here with Mag's.
- Mad Artist: He still works on his opera that nobody can perform.
- Mad Scientist Laboratory: He seems to have one in the basement.
- Merlin Sickness: Contracted with the first re-imagining of his original story. He ages backwards (slowly). As fictional character he doesn't really age much... but fan expectations change (at least the executives say so) and because of this almost every new Phantom remake (re-imagining) has a younger and younger Erik and this affects the one in the 'verse of the comic.
- Motifs: Outside of his Animal Motifs he is also Music Themed as already stated in his Unusual Euphemism and Catching Some Z's entry but this goes farther than those: You can always expect to find a random treble clef, musical note or something like that on his things etc..
- Murder Is the Best Solution: He firmly believes in this. For his misfortune his roommate is hard to kill.
- Nosebleed: He is kind of sensitive to the lack of female attire.
- Please Put Some Clothes On: Rare male on male example as he rooms with Mr. Fanservice and he isn't approving all the Shirtless Scenes at all.
- Scenery Porn: His room is ridiculously detailed and posh.
- Stalker with a Crush: It's his canon, but here, most of the time, he's less guilty than suspected.
- Sufficiently Analyzed Magic: He is a firm believer in this trope despite lacking any magical talent, he managed to analyze at least Jareth's way of spellcasting enough to play magical advisor when someone else got that power.
- Tall, Dark, and Snarky: Because he is mostly based on the musical as opposed to his literary incarnation.
- Teleportation Sickness: Kind of a Noodle Incident because it's frequently referred to but never quite shown.
- Trap Master: You can believe that his room and by extension the building is full of traps and even more with secret passages. This actually got handy when the zombies appeared.
- Unusual Euphemism: He swears almost entirely in musical terms, so for him dubstep is a curse. When he switches to Symbol Swearing or Censor Box you know he is pissed.
- Wicked Cultured: Dresses well. Check. Uses polysyllabic words. Not always but: Check. Likes classical music. Check. Likes fine wines. Check. Has a body count. Just in canon but: Check. Yep. He is a fine example.
James Norrington
Our Only Sane Man sorta.
- Modeled after Jack Davenport.Canon: Pirates of the Caribbean
- Acquired Poison Immunity: Being a practicing alcoholic for a long time made him extremely resistant to most substances that could knock him out (including Jareth's magic peaches). He isn't perfectly immune but will get over such effects a lot faster than most people.
- The Alcoholic: He is recovering but falls Off the Wagon sometimes.
- Attractive Bent-Gender: He looks good as male, female, in a drag etc. with or without magical assistance. He is just special.
- Being Good Sucks: As he himself put it: "Stupid heroic streak...". He also has The Woobie on YMMV because of this (Ashe even calls him that, so join the OH NO! James! club).
- Break the Cutie: The King's War arc, affecting him even after it ended.
- Can't Tie His Tie: Well he can't. Despite being a sailor and good with knots, according to him it bothers him that this one is around his own neck.
- Catchphrase: "Just because I don't talk about it doesn't mean I don't rock."
- Chronic Hero Syndrome: Died in Heroic Sacrifice... twice.
- Covert Pervert: His Blind Date arc helping attempts, the allusions in his mother's Shovel Talk, his reaction in the Omake, etc. already gave hints that he is a lot more knowledgeable about such matters than his Nice Guy image and time period would suggest but this pretty much cemented his status (even if according to Ashe it wasn't intentional).
- Dating Catwoman: He is in a relationship with a girl of lesser standing and dubious "job" who is also French.
- Drop-In Character: He and Javert almost live at Jareth's and Erik's place. At least until page 278.
- Fun T-Shirt: The Gallows Humor variety fun, though. His most worn t-shirt has a target right over his heart. Self-inflicted Kick Me by the resident woobie.
- The Gadfly: Not as blatantly as his mother but he still systematically trolls his roommate with Fruit Baskets.
- Good Is Not Dumb: Whatever the others may think. Probably most blatant on this page, where he lampshades why it is a good idea to be on the good side of the Ax-Crazy Manipulative Bastard.
- Good Is Not Soft: He is the only genuinely good and nice main cast member and he is underestimated a lot because of it, but he is also Badass Normal navy officer, who proved himself against pirates, undead and sea monsters (and is more dangerous with ropes and nooses than Erik).
- Heroes Prefer Swords: He is even the closest thing to a hero.
- Hidden Backup Prince: Thanks to their parents relationship he can be Rules Lawyered into the succession line of Jareth's family, and they are Fair Folk, that's kinda sorta what they do.
- Hippie Teacher: He was born some centuries too early but otherwise he qualifies. Nobody respects the poor guy.
- Honor Before Reason: He is recovering, but his mother still lectures him about it.
- Humble Hero: Never got fame or praise and he never really wanted it. When he saved Phillipa Saito's thank was answered with "Oh- Of course. I'm just thankful I was fast enough.".
- In-Series Nickname: He is Jamie for Jareth and from his reaction probably also for someone else but this isn't perfectly sure yet.
- Medium Awareness: Specifically: He knows he is in a comic... he even knows the page numbers and when they where published.
- Momma's Boy: With great luck because his mother is a Cool Old Lady.
- Morality Pet: Also to Jareth, whose dark side isn't above to Kick the Morality Pet, but at least is nice enough to ask if he wants to be the hero and fight.
- Mr. Fanservice: No he doesn't have many Shirtless Scenes that's Jareth's domain. He is this, mostly playing on nurturing instincts and/or kinks like Bound and Gagged as seen here.
- Muggle Best Friend: The Badass Normal variety to Jareth. They are so close that it's bromance.
- Officer and a Gentleman: He doesn't dread his family's reaction to his girlfriend for nothing.
- Only Sane Man: Depressingly often for his own taste.
- Parental Substitute: Was this for Socks, the guy is so naturally nice that he didn't even notice before the kid called him "father".
- Real Men Wear Pink: Or floral hair clips while cooking / baking.
- Skewed Priorities: He thought that fixing his speechbubble icon is more important than telling the others about the "Poker Night(mares)" in their kitchen.
- Stiff Upper Lip: Tends to react this way to dangerous situations. So the universe tends to conspire against him just to prove that he is Not So Stoic.
- Team Mom: He is the closest to this. He gives Cool Down Hugs and makes muffins.
- There Is No Kill Like Overkill: Stuck elevator? Time to break out the TNT!
- Token Good Teammate: Of the main cast. Sure, the others are trying to better themselves but are still Jareth, Javert and Erik.
- Unknown Rival: Of Dr. Jones. He is the poor history teacher whose classes are empty because everyone goes to the archeology lecture.
- Weirdness Censor: At the beginning at least he tried really hard not to acknowledge that this place is weirder than his own movie. (For example when he first met Jareth what he first noticed was that the guy is shirtless not that he is clearly supernatural.) He reached the Fantastically Indifferent stage since.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: Implied to have this kind of relationship with his father. Who is Deader than Dead in this comic where Nobody Can Die because we fans hate the guy.
Inspector Javert
The worlds most relentless lawman. Currently Punch-Clock Hero.
- Modeled after Philip Quast mostly.Canon: Les Misérables
- Anti-Magic: One of his supernatural abilities, if it's supernatural all and not just a side-effect of his stubborn and cynical nature, that he is extremely resistant to magic. Managed to shrug off Jareth's Laser-Guided Amnesia spell and was the first to fight off the Character Rerailment one. Also the only to get up after Disbelief's I'm Not Afraid of You.
- Berserk Button: Lawbreakers (Gavroche holds a special place in his heart), Fruit Baskets. He is also likely to Heroic BSoD when reminded of his original canon (Valjean showing up for the first time basically renders him comatose; Enjolras sends his blood pressure through the roof).
- Bizarre Taste in Food: He is the only person in existence, who happily, knowingly and willingly eats Mrs. Lovett's "Worst Pies In London". Being the son of a Lethal Chef probably severely influenced his opinion on what counts as edible.
- By-the-Book Cop: He will lecture a demon (Crowley) about not smoking in the library.
- The Cynic: His own Canon was a deconstruction of everything he stood for. So yes. He doesn't believe. And sometimes he even acknowledges this as a character flaw (and then all the fangirls want to hug him making him a Stoic Woobie).
- Defrosting Ice King: Through the Power of Friendship and Love or considering the speed of his progress possibly Global Warming.
- Determinator: He doesn't really know the meaning of giving up.
- Drop-In Character: He and James almost live at Jareth's and Erik's place. At least until page 278.
- Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: He isn't a bad guy strictly speaking but he isn't much of a good one either, and he also used up his one free wish to get his uncle to do something nice for his mother.
- Expressive Hair: A strand of hair tends to free itself from his ponytail when he's showing strong emotions.
- Foreign Cuss Word: When he isn't censored or translated. The most common is "merde" but he also mused where the "enfer" did the river in the Second Vacation arc come from.
- Former Teen Rebel: We saw Kid!Javert as evidence.
- Friendless Background: He doesn't have friends canonically and isn't so keen about making new ones either. He wouldn't even meet his neighbors if James didn't insist and brings the Fruit Basket.
- Half-Human Hybrid: He has a Mage Species mom and a probably purely human father (not established here but the Spin-Off about him and Valjean named Clopin Trouillefou).
- Hot-Blooded Sideburns: Well, he has sideburns and is passionate about some things.
- Manly Gay: One of the (if not THE) manliest characters around, and, apparently, in a gay relationship. Albeit not a sexual one.
- Official Couple: With Valjean. Confirmed, after some hinting]], and is referenced from time to time.
- One Head Taller: Javert and Valjean. It directly contradicts their established statures in the book to highlight the dynamic of their UST Nobody's necessarily complaining, however. This height difference comes from the Dream Cast version of the musical... and because of this he is taller than anybody.
- I'm not sure about this contradicting the Brick - Javert is always described as very tall, whereas average height for male Europeans at the time was around 5'3". So Valjean may be burly and muscular, but he's unlikely to have been as tall as Javert (and I don't remember his height being specifically mentioned, either).
- Briefly inverted for the sake of a gag thanks to the new Film Of The Musical, though Word of God is Javert's going back to normal.
- And he is—except the person he was one-head-taller than can snow swap between both actors, eliminating most of Javert's height advantage.
- Punch-Clock Hero: He is just doing his job as security guard. He even contemplates pulling a Villain: Exit, Stage Left stunt when he realizes that the university doesn't pay him enough for all the troubles... but he is too stubborn to give up. He also has some other "heroics" to do for some yet unexplored reason like one (1) honest-to-goodness good deed per year... naturally he tries to get rid off it as early as possible.
- Sherlock Scan: He developed this skill in the course of the comic. The most obvious is where he and Sherlock play "Detect-Off".
- Sink or Swim Mentor: His idea of helping his roommate who suffered great emotional trauma (and has a drinking problem) is throwing him out of their apartment with "get over it or die"... or throwing him into a river.
- True Sight: The one clearly supernatural ability he has here. (This addition to his canon traits was justified by his gypsy (later outright supernatural) ancestry. It would be a useless ability in his original story anyway... here, on the other hand...)
- What Is This Thing You Call "Love"?: He normally is quite oblivious to such matters (he doesn't recognize other people's love problems either). Since the omake he got partially over it, but can still be quite oblivious.
Mr. Mistoffelees
Awwww What an adorable kitten!
- Canon: Cats
- Cats Are Magic: He isn't called the Magical Mystical Mr. Mistoffelees for nothing.
- Cats Are Mean: He likes to torture Jareth.
- Cute Kitten: Only the characters with True Sight (to be more precise fae sight, so this is the only time when the GO guys don't count) seem to be able to resist him and see his Cat Boy form. So Jareth and Javert.
- In-Series Nickname: He is Misto for Jareth.
Others in the building
Apartment "C":
Crowley and Aziraphale
- Canon: Good Omens
- Balance Between Good and Evil: They act as the keepers of this. This fact is one of the reasons why The Fair Folk (that is by definition isn't allied with either side) is creepier and more dangerous than the resident demon.
- The Cutie: Aziraphale so very much.
- Fourth-Wall Observer: Everyone has some level of Medium Awareness here... But they know the author, his/her phone number and Crowley steals his/her beer.
- Living Lie Detector: Aziraphale. "Crowley, my dear, lies work much better when they are spoken to those who don't already know them to be false."
- Not a Morning Person: Crowley. "It's too early for this shit."
- Schizo Tech: For agents of Heaven and Hell they have an oddly high-tech equipment... (Holographic Terminal, Augmented Reality etc.)
- Aziraphale losing his "work phone" has kicked off the latest plot.
Apartment "D":
Legolas "Greenleaf" Thranduilion
Captain Obvious Immortal Elven Warrior.
- Modeled after Orlando Bloom.Canon: The Lord of the Rings
- Calling the Old Man Out: Thranduil clearly does not approve of his canon friendship with Gimli. Legolas clearly does not approve of his father's racism, but he just falls short of voicing his thoughts.Legolas' Thoughts: Not cool, Ada...
- Captain Obvious: Less than in Girls Next Door but still has his moments.
- Combat Pragmatist: Guess who has guns and hidden ammo Survival Horror style. He also knows who the "period fighters" in the building are and thus arms them first in the event of a Zombie Apocalypse, as they are the least-likely to have working firearms.
- Cool Sword: Has to hang onto Orcrist, which he confiscated in the second Hobbit film, until it's needed for the third. Sadly Toby accidentally hits Jareth with it...
- Gun Nut: Stashed them all over the apartment complex in case of emergencies. Javert only wishes he could be surprised.
- Nice Guy: Is kind and smiley even in the face of the Zombie Apocalypse. He also seems to wish he and James could have worked things out and been friends despite his uncanny resemblance to Will Turner getting in the way. Finally despite rooming with Sweeny putting him in physical danger and causing him mental stress more than once, he uses avoidance tactics instead of his exceptional combat skills to deal with it.
- While mentally annoyed at his father's racism towards dwarves (specifically Gimli), he grins and bears it.
Sweeney Todd aka Benjamin Barker
The second murderous psyco to move in.
- Modeled after Johnny Depp.
- The Dreaded: Ashe noted on one of the covers that's he's a big reason why Legolas spends so much time outside instead of in his apartment.
- Failed a Spot Check: Or a lot. He is bad at recognizing people; a Paper-Thin Disguise is enough to fool him. Not to mention a Gender Bender caused by magic.
Apartment "E" 4B:
Christine Daaé
Her cookie baking skills in action.
- Modeled after Sarah Brightman.Canon: The Phantom of the Opera
- Damsel Outof Distress: She managed to talk herself out of a Damsel in Distress situation.
- Green-Eyed Monster: She is quite the jealous type...
- Guile Hero: She is perfectly capable of pulling off a Xanatos Gambit that even creeps out a fae.
- In-Series Nickname: She is Chris for her friends (mostly Sarah).
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: ...but can let go for her loved one's sake.
- Lethal Chef: Or at least she couldn't bake an edible cookie even if her life depended on it.
Sarah Williams
Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered... her life is still a mess.
- Modeled after Jennifer Connelly.Canon: Labyrinth
- Action Girl: One has to wonder where and how exactly did she got that "Witch king's sword" on this page.
- Anchored Ship: The one she has with Jareth. She is in denial and doesn't trust the guy at all (who blames her?).
- Damsel out of Distress: Like Christine but she fights her way out of distressing situations instead of talking.
- Big Sister Instinct: Mostly for Toby. She could honest to goodness Verbal Judo the Erlkönig out of wanting to hurt the kid.
- Brainy Brunette: She is good in solving problems and general magical mess.
- Curiosity Is a Crapshoot: She repeatedly lampshades that she really shouldn't give in to her curiosity... and then does it anyway (to date it turned out mostly good for her).
- Morality Chain: It's implied that she is this for Jareth and that his Dark Side would take over without her.
- The Nicknamer: The best example. She named Mrs. Norrington Mrs. N. after their first meeting, has some colorfull "nicknames" for Jareth (like Glittertwit) calls James Jamie, Christine Chris etc. not that bad considering that she isn't even member of the main cast.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: As currently stands all her supernatural problems can be traced back to her acts in the Kid!Jareth arc where she was basically just nice to a small child.
- Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome: She is inexplicably five or so years older than in her movie was.
- Sympathy for the Devil: At leat after the Dark!Jareth arc. See This Is Wrong on So Many Levels! on the main page.
- Touched by Vorlons: Not the touching Jareth envisioned, but She won special powers by interacting with The Fair Folk / besting the Labyrinth. She is mostly completely oblivious to them (or don't know how to use them)... except the power of the monologue she is in complete control of that one.
- Tsundere: For Jareth. Even if she tries really hard to hide any dere side. Not that she successeds:
- Weirdness Magnet: More than it's normal for the 'verse. She is the chosen of a powerful fae and that makes her interesting for anything supernatural, also her special powers include very vivid dreams with direct connection to the more established Dream Lands. (Like the Limbo from Inception.)
Apartment "F":
Nathan Wallace
Doesn't he look inocent?
- Modeled after Anthony Head.Canon: Repo! The Genetic Opera
- Opaque Lenses: You can't see his eyes when he wears his glasses... when he takes those off he is probably ready to Get Dangerous.
Shilo Wallace
Cute, but not too Genre Savvy.
- Modeled after Alexa Vega.Canon: Repo! The Genetic Opera
- Wrong Genre Savvy: Deary. You're not Tempting Fate in this comic without consequences... even if the place seems like a harmless Slice of Life webcomic! "Still, it's not like we're going to find any psycho killers or wicked manipulators in this place..."
Apartment "G":
Sherlock Holmes, and Dr. John Watson
Elementary my dear Watson!
Sherlock Holmes- Modeled after Robert Downey Jr..Canon: Sherlock Holmes (2009)
- Fish out of Water: This place is just too illogical for poor guy.
- Sherlock Scan: He deduced half of Sweeney's background from a "Hmpf".
Apartment "H":
Dominic Cobb, and his children
They need a better picture.
Dominic Cobb- Modeled after Leonardo DiCaprio.Canon: Inception
- Gentleman Thief: Dream thief that is. He learned the hard way that this is trespassing around here and the local Dream Weaver won't go easy on you... maybe he even fixes your movie!
Dominic Cobb's children (Phillipa and James)
- Canon: Inception
- all lowercase letters: Both talk like this.
- Arbitrary Skepticism: James doesn't believe in gobins... goblins. After living in the Building for years, seeing a zombie invasion and Jareth being in their neighbourhood.
- Hero-Worshipper: Phillipa is James' (Norrington's) second biggest fan after Socks.
Apartment "L":
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, and Toothless
- Canon: How to Train Your Dragon
- Deadpan Snarker: Even his very first spoken sentence was snark.
- Fluffy Tamer: Kid with a pet dragon.
Toothless
- Canon: How to Train Your Dragon
- Our Dragons Are Different: This one is a big, fire-breathing, flying kitty-cat.
The building staff
Because even #42 doesn't keep itself you know.
Ex-Superintendents M. Andre and M. Firmin
They tried to find a Phantomless job.
- Canon: The Phantom of the Opera
- Obstructive Bureaucrat: They manage to be this despite NOT being on the building staff anymore. They left a mess that Valjean still couldn't entirely sort out.
Superintendent Jean Valjean
He also has an unusual luck.
- Canon: Les Misérables
- The Illegible: Javert comments that his handwriting and spelling are horrid in strip 302.
- One Head Taller: He liked the new Les Mis cast from the film....namely Hugh Jackman's height and Javert's actor's lesser height.
- He now can mess with this by swapping between his "normal form" and his Hugh Jackman one. The look on Javert's face was priceless.
- Turn the Other Cheek: Oh Boy. He is still the master of this.
- Understanding Boyfriend: If you take the omake as canon, then yes. Seriously, Javert attacks him and the first thing he worries about is that Javert is in trouble.
- Official as of strip 302
Landlord Mr. Saito
You wish your landlord would be this cool!
- Modeled after Ken Watanabe.Canon: Inception
- Japanese Tourist: In Sarah's dreams no less. Jareth didn't appreciate it too much.
- Undisclosed Funds: He bought the building because "It seemed... neater."
