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Eden College
General
Tropes that apply to the school as a whole.
- Biblical Motifs: "Eden" is the name of the Biblical garden, where Adam and Eve were persuaded by the Serpent to consume from the tree of knowledge. Schools are where children gain knowledge. On top of that, Eden's crest features an apple, which is a common depiction of the Forbidden Fruit.
- Boarding School: Students in Eden can optionally board in school, such as Damian, Ewen, and Emile. Mission 40 is set on a day when there's no school but they are still staying in the dormitory.
- Elaborate University High: The school covers a lot of subjects, and the official fanbook states that the school is the size of a small town. This is justified since it's an Elevator School that covers all grades from elementary school to high school. Since there are no bikes or cars to travel around within the school grounds, it makes commuting difficult.
- Elevator School: The school accommodates students from elementary to high school levels (specifically 6 years old to 19 years old).
- Elite School Means Elite Brain: Eden Academy has absurdly high excepectations for its students, with grade schoolers being taught mathematics that would usually be found around middle school level such as the pythagorean theorem. Despite that, most students, in Cecil Hall at least, seem to do well enough, with the excption of Anya.
- Everyone Has Standards: For all the school's insistence on their students coming from a Nuclear Family, no exceptions, Eden seems to have no problem with step-parents. Loid saw no reason to pretend Yor was Anya's birth mother, and during the interview Yor's status as Anya's step-mother was never itself a serious issue.
- Insistent Terminology: At a meta level. Despite being named "Eden College" in official documents in mission 1, as well as having the initials "EC" displayed on its school crest, most translations refer to it as "Eden Academy".
- Leitmotif: "Eden College"
, a Baroque-style melody whose back half makes heavy use of a harpsichord. "Cecile Hall" is used specifically for Anya's class, and has a more innocent and lighthearted tone. - Mark of Shame: A Tonitrus Bolt is a demerit that a student can get for having bad grades, misbehaving, or showing poor conduct (even something as small as forgetting to carry a handkerchief at all times). Getting eight Tonitrus Bolts is grounds for immediate expulsion.
- No Communities Were Harmed: The Eden College is an obvious reference to the Eton College in Britain. Apart from the similar name, both are schools for children of wealthy and powerful people, although Eden College is gender-neutral rather than boys-only like Eton.
- No Fame, No Wealth, No Service: Downplayed but present to a degree. The school is absurdly exclusive and any tiny fault found in the family can result in a student being denied entry. A certain amount of wealth is required just to get a chance to be accepted into the school. While the cost is still potentially within the range of a middle class family if they can get past the other obstacles to entry, such students face further difficulties from other students who are prejudiced against the "lower class," as well as some antipathy toward even rich families if they have no history with the school. Attending the school is still regarded as a fine goal simply due to the level of education and opportunity it offers.
- Nuclear Family: In order to be accepted into the school you have to be part of a traditional Nuclear Family: one mother, one father, and no more than three children. No exceptions—meaning no single parents, no grandparents/guardians, and definitely no gay parents.
- Our Founder: The statue of the founder of the college is at the front gate courtyard. He appears to be a bald man with a long beard. It also appears to be customary to pay your respects to the statue via saluting.
- Star-Shaped Coupon: A Stella Star is an award that a student can get for exceptionally high grades or acts of community service. When a student gets eight Stella Stars, they join the ranks of the Imperial Scholars, the elite students of Eden Academy.
- Terminally Exclusive Club: It's stated that despite their currently ridiculously high requirements the school was forced to relax some of their rules or risk going out of business.
- Theme Naming: So far, every student of Eden Academy has a first name that starts with an early letter of the alphabet — Anya, Becky, Bill, Damian, Demetrius, Ewen, Emile, and George.
Staff
Henry Henderson
Voiced by: Kazuhiro Yamaji (JP), Barry Yandell (EN) Foreign VAs
Played by: Soma Suzuki (JP musical)
"How élégant, if I do say so myself."
"Élégance is at the root of traditions; élégance is what will bring about a better world."
A history teacher and the housemaster of Eden College's Dormitory 3, Cecile Hall. He is one of the examiners that assess the potential new students at Eden. Due to Anya being assigned to the Cecil hall, he also becomes her homeroom teacher.
- Alliterative Name: Henry Henderson.
- Character Catchphrase: "Élégant" and all variations thereof, including "Very élégant!" when he finds something to be particularly pleasing.
- Chewing the Scenery: Whenever he gets really pumped up about anything and everything that has to do with "elegance", he goes all out with the dramatics, something that's only enhanced by the voice work of the anime.
- The Comically Serious: Though often over the top, he takes himself and others so seriously that you can't help but laugh at whatever he does.
- Cool Old Guy: Over-the-top antics notwithstanding, Henry is a brave and gallant old gentleman who will do everything in his power to keep his young pupils safe from harm, all the while never losing his sharp and impeccable sense of style.
- Cool Teacher: Eccentricities aside, there's no question that Mr. Henderson is a very caring and sincere man who does his best to look out for the well-being of his pupils and colleagues, even if it means placing himself in direct danger. His courage is particularly noted during the Red Circus hostage-taking incident when he offers to trade himself in exchange for an injured chaperone's freedom, and when one of the terrorists threatens to shoot Anya, he doesn't even hesitate to shield her with his body, ready to die for her sake. The children, in turn, all seem to adore and respect Henry for being who he is.
- A Day in the Limelight: His morning routine is the focus of Short Mission 4.
- Establishing Character Moment: His first scene has him stress that the Eden Academy families must be elegant and requests the disqualification of several families entering the campus. Soon afterward, he is confused upon seeing an animal stampede and upon finding out it isn't staged urges the staff to protect the applicants and their families. He is a strict teacher, but he's not unreasonable.
- Everyone Has Standards:
- He's harsh on all the students due to insanely high expectations but even he will not hold a kid crying over a sensitive topic such as a deceased parent against them, such that even he is upset at Swan's Jerkassery over Anya's dead mom enough to punch him in the face. Elegantly.
- He also wouldn't stoop to unleashing a stampede of animals on prospective students and was horrified to realize that it wasn't a trick someone set up. He is also okay with postponing their interview to freshen up instead of just kick them out since it was unlikely anyone would bring a third set of clothes (though the Forgers did).
- Regardless of who his students are, Henry doesn't play favorites. In Mission 26 after seeing Damian snap at Anya and make her cry, Henry immediately disciplines the boy for his behavior, warning him that harsher punishments will await him regardless of who his parents are.
- Go Through Me: During the climatic chapter of the Red Circus Arc (Mission 74), one of the terrorists (Vadim) threatens to shoot Anya when she defiantly stands her ground. Henry, almost on instinct, quickly dives in front of Anya to shield her from harm as soon as Vadim's gun is pointed at her. Thankfully, it doesn't end in tragedy for the housemaster since the terrorist leader (Billy) forces Vadim to stand down, but it's a commendable act of valor nonetheless.
- Gratuitous English: His catch phrase is the English word "Elegance" in the original version and the Viz translation. The Manga Plus version keeps it foreign with Gratuitous French instead.
- Hidden Depths: His A Day in the Limelight reveals that, for all his dedication to tradition, he's firmly anti-war and believes it's important to understand the "human element" of history rather than simply memorize important names and dates. The fact he's so vocal a critic in Ostania displays his foresight and bravery.
- In Mission 72, he seems to know Martha, Becky's valet, as they both are on a First-Name Basis.
- High-Class Glass: He wears a monocle as part of his Quintessential British Gentleman image.
- Hypocrisy Nod: Although Anya punched Damian in the face on the first day of school for being such a bully towards her and Becky, Henderson went light on her punishment for her reckless but noble actions. As given he did the exact same thing prior with Swann for being such a bully as well, Henderson went easy on her knowing he has no right to judge.
- Keep It Foreign: His English phrase was translated by Manga Plus into the same word in French (i.e. "sign of élégance"). Averted for Viz's translation and the English dub of the anime, which leave it in plain English.
- Large Ham: He always reacts in a dramatic, over the top manner to just about anything and everything that meets his "Elegant" standards.
- Leitmotif: "Very Elegant", a lofty and pleasant tune befitting Henderson's gentlemanly personality.
- Loophole Abuse: The way he gets the Forger family to pass their interview. He claims Loid saved Murdoch Swan's life by killing a mosquito (the one no one else noticed until Loid redirected the punch meant for Swan) and boosted their points (because mosquitos kill the most people each year, so he saved him from a "dangerous animal"). Loid doesn't believe this explanation but rolls with it anyway.
- Nice Mean And In Between: The In-Between to Evance's Nice and Swan's Mean. Henderson is prim and strict towards Eden's students since he greatly values elegance, but he's still a morally upright person who shows respect for those who deserve it and won't let his fellow housemaster get away with insulting a good family and making a little girl cry.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: He punches Murdoch Swan for being such a Fat Bastard to the Forgers, which gets Henry demoted for his efforts. It's downplayed, though, as Henry takes it in stride, thinking of his demotion as a way to rediscover his passion for teaching.
- Oh, Crap!: Mission 70 has him giving a huge one upon learning of his students being taken hostage by the Red Circus criminals while ordering his staff to manage the situation while he deals with the police helping the situation.
- Quintessential British Gentleman: He invokes this image and expects the parents of prospective students to adhere to his "elegant" standards. Henderson quickly becomes impressed with Loid's conduct.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Loid calling out Eden for emotionally abusing children before they've even attended their school made Henderson realize how harsh he's been as of late. As a result, he's become more level-headed towards the students he attends to. He lightened Anya's punishment after she struck Damian specifically because she was doing so in order to defend Becky (even though that was somewhat of a lie on Anya's part). He also commended Anya and Damian's team during the dodge ball match because they were willing to make sacrifices for each other, despite the fact that they lost.
- Reassignment Backfire: Following his attack on Swan, he was demoted to the role of schoolteacher as punishment. While Loid assumes it's humiliating for a housemaster, it's clear that Henderson is thrilled to rediscover his passion for teaching.
- Running Gag: Teachers being unable to show up and Henry taking their place. Henderson is not only demoted to a teacher, it seems he's the de facto substitute in everything.
- Shout-Out: Design-wise, he looks like a human version of Mr. Herriman from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and even has a similar prim, uptight personality.
- Stern Teacher: When introduced, his standards are high to the point of unreasonability, coldly ordering rejections for school applicants who aren't up to par. When he mellows out, that sternness is still there but much more reasonable. He's regularly there to curb unfit behavior like students being rude or aggressive.
- Stronger Than They Look: He's a thin and frail-looking man in his 60s, yet he is able to knock Murdoch Swan, an overweight man who's 20 years his junior, flat on his ass with a single punch. It's shown he goes on a run most mornings to stay fit.
- Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: After punching Swan in the face, Henry is seen with bandages on his hand from the incident. This makes sense, given Henry is in his 60s and his body can only do so much at his age, making it obvious he would suffer recoil from the punch.
- Take Me Instead: In Mission 72, he asks to take the place of an injured chaperone on the bus taken over by the Red Circus. While inside he's amazed at how calm and composed the students are and tries to reason with Billy Squire, the leader of the Red Circus, into letting the children go by appealing to the fact that he's a father himself. However, Squire mentions that his daughter was killed when Ostanian security forces cracked down on a peaceful protest march she was part of, and thus ignores Henderson's pleas to release the children and just keep him, a grown man, hostage.
- Trickster Mentor: Albeit a more serious, stern example than most, Henry is a rather by-the-book General Ed teacher, but uses subterfuge and an understanding of who he's working with and what they want to subtly convey moral lessons to his students when they need it. This crops up when he has Damian, Ewen, and Emile go with Mr. Green on a hike through the campus together, ostensibly as a punishment but implicitly as a means to have Mr. Green inspire cooperation and genuine friendship among the three, and when he has Anya help him with some clerical work with the promise of sweets so that he can impart upon Anya the knowledge that humans err but can still end up exceptional with a degree of luck and enough pluck.
- What Have I Become?: Loid's demonstrations of elegance and his retaliation towards Swan made Henderson realize that he's long forgotten that he had genuine passion for teaching. As a result he stands up to Swan's bullshit, acts sympathetic towards the Forgers, and acts as a more Reasonable Authority Figure to his students.
Murdoch Swan
Voiced by: Jin Urayama (JP), Christopher Wehkamp (EN) Foreign VAs
An economics teacher and housemaster of Eden College's Dormitory 2, Cline Hall.
- Bullying a Dragon: Insults the Forger family throughout the interview. While he'd no doubt be unaware of the parents' true identities (and professions), he was bound to have known about Yor managing to deal with a stampeding bull on her own and still decided to insult her and her child to her face.
- Fat Bastard: Quite the large man and very unpleasant to be around.
- Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse: Loid notes that Swan had recently gone through a nasty divorce that resulted in him losing custody of his child, which is why he decides to try and single out the Forger family to vent his anger. It doesn't earn him any sympathy, and the cruelty he shows towards Anya makes it clear that he cannot be entrusted with anyone's children (and was probably a big reason why his wife divorced him in the first place).
- Hate Sink: He's an obnoxious and repugnant asshole who uses family connections to get away with treating people like dirt and makes sweet little Anya cry just for the pleasure of it. The audience most likely cheered when Henderson punched him in his stupid face for making Anya cry.
- He-Man Woman Hater: During the interview he derides Yor as a poor wife because she doesn't cook, screaming 'What kind of wife can't cook?!'.
- Insane Troll Logic: Argues that a little girl crying due to being reminded of her dead mother means that she doesn't love her step-mother.
- Ironic Name: His elegant surname of Swan is a huge contrast to both his appearance and his behavior, which are anything but elegant.
- Jerkass: As his character description shows, he's an arrogant, greedy, and inconsiderate scumbag. It's easy to see why his wife divorced him.
- Kick the Dog: He despicably bullies Anya (and possibly other applicants before her) to tears by mocking her mother's death, simply to vent his envy and resentment towards happy families thanks to his recent divorce. Fortunately, Housemaster Henderson gives him a piece of his mind by elegantly smashing his cruel face in for his troubles as soon as the Forgers leave.
- Lack of Empathy: Instead of ceasing his horrifying prodding of Anya's feelings towards her real mother, Swan showed nothing but amusement that a child is weeping thanks to him having provoked a deep emotional trauma.
- Laser-Guided Karma: After breaking Anya by asking if she prefers her stepmother or real mother, Henderson promptly punches him.
- Nepotism: Twilight notes that the only reason he is employed at the school is because he is the only son of the former headmaster. He later tries to use his influence to go after Henry before Henry decks him.
- Nice Mean And In Between: The Mean to Henderson's In-Between and Evance's Nice. Unlike the other two housemasters, Swan is just an asshat who doesn't care about qualifying which children deserve to attend Eden and only wants to hurt families for being happier than him.
- Psychotic Manchild: Any adult, let alone one as educated as him, should know that it is morally reprehensible to bully a toddler to tears for your personal amusement and satisfaction, recent divorce or not. Made doubly worse by the fact that he justifies this sickening behavior by throwing the weight of his influential father around, marking him as a Spoiled Brat all grown up. It is implied that this is the reason why his wife left him and took complete custody of their daughter.
- The Resenter: He is an unattractive, middle-aged divorcee who lost his visitation rights to his daughter, only keeps his job through nepotism, and despises the happiness of other families as a result.
- Sadist Teacher: A cruel and petty brute who takes pleasure in the bullying children from happy families to tears, and his abusive conduct is barely tolerated due to his late father having being the headmaster of Eden Academy.
- Screw the Rules, I Have Connections!: He flaunts the fact that his name still holds sway at the school as a threat to Henderson. Considering the fact that all he manages to do is get Henderson demoted despite Henderson punching him, his influence doesn't seem to be as strong as he thinks, as a simple demotion is a fairly light punishment for assaulting a co-worker.
- The Sociopath: A Psychotic Manchild who uses the authority of his deceased influential father like a Spoiled Brat to bully innocent children to tears for the sake of his sadistic amusement.
- Stay in the Kitchen: He shames Yor for becoming a wife without learning how to cook, and dismisses Loid's compliments toward her other housework and motherhood as "things you'd expect any woman to be able to do". Loid finds himself offended on her behalf, despite only recently entering a Marriage of Convenience with her.
- Token Evil Teammate: He's the only housemaster who doesn't have even a single hint of decency and doesn't seem to care about education or the feelings of children: he just wants to ruin others' happiness.
- Too Dumb to Live: This entitled moron actually had the gall to continue bullying an already-weeping Anya when her mother Yor, whom he should know took down a charging bull with her bare hands, starts cracking her knuckles. He is very lucky that Loid snapped first (and had enough restraint to stop himself in time).
- What Happened to the Mouse?: He hasn't shown back up in the story since his initial appearance note , despite the fact that he's a teacher and housemaster at Eden, though he has been namedropped.
- Would Hurt a Child: Not physically but he will emotionally harm them.
Walter Evance
Voiced by: Hiroshi Yanaka (JP), Randy Pearlman (EN) Foreign VAs
An English teacher and housemaster of Eden College's Dormitory 5, Malcom Hall.
- Cool Old Guy: Unlike Henderson and Swan, Evance is described as being trusted by his students, and his attitude during the interview is very pleasant and professional as opposed to the stern Henderson and the immature Swan.
- Nice Mean And In Between: The Nice to Henderson's In-Between and Swan's Mean. Evance is known as the most pleasant and well-liked of the three housemasters.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Next to Henry who is a stickler for elegance and Green-Eyed Monster Jerkass Murdoch, Walter Evance is a man that Loid describes as honest and mild-mannered, along with being trusted by his students. Represented well by his responses to the Forgers' answers during the family interview, maintaining a fair and unassuming perspective.
Thomas Austin
Voiced by: Hiroki Gotō (JP), David Matranga (EN)
The 55-year-old in-residence-tutor for Cecile Hall.
- Awful Wedded Life: His wife has become incredibly annoyed by his various habits over the course of their 20 years of marriage and makes her contempt for him known in a very passive-aggressive way. Thomas in turn is completely terrified of what will happen if he tries to confront the problems with their marriage to the extent that he's begun having legitimate anxiety attacks.
- Catapult Nightmare: In Mission 77, he seems to wake up screaming because of nightmares ever since the bus hijacking, so Henderson recommends that he sees psychiatrist Dr. Loid Forger. Loid concludes that the real cause was his fear of disappointing his wife.
- Forgotten Anniversary: One of the causes of the discord with his wife is he forgot their previous anniversary.
- Guys are Slobs: Another cause of the discord with his wife is that he doesn't help with housework and leaves his dirty socks around.
- Henpecked Husband: As Loid finds out, Thomas is utterly terrified of his wife. It's to the extent that he's more traumatized by her increasing dissatisfaction than being involved in a bus hijacking.
Donna Schlag
"Tonitrus Strike!"
A member of the Disciplinary Committee who returns to school in Mission 61 after having been hospitalized for some time. She has the nickname "Old Lady Tonitrus" among the students due to her handing out tonitruses (eight of which results in immediate expulsion) to students over the most minor of infractions. She's rumoured to have been single-handedly behind the expulsion of over 100 students.
- Disproportionate Retribution: Just for a start, this cruel bat of a teacher will eagerly send students one-eighth of the way down the road to expulsion for not having a handkerchief on their person on a given normal school day.
- The Dreaded: Students of Eden fear her more than anyone else. She delivers Tonitrus Bolts for the slightest infraction and has the reputation of being single-handedly responsible for the expulsion of over a hundred students.
- Evil Old Folks: The students certainly think so. While "evil" may be a bit strong, her inner thoughts do reveal that she takes a lot of sadistic pleasure in throwing what she calls a "Tonitrus Party".
- Expy: Her role as a Sadist Teacher who suddenly appears at a boarding school and so enjoys slapping students with demerits for the slightest reasons (in a way that's physically painful for them) that even other strict teachers don't like her is similar to Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, with her design evoking Umbridge's original toady appearance from the book before the movie gave her Adaptational Attractiveness. The fact that she typically jabs the thunderbolt-shaped demerits onto students' foreheads in a way that resembles Harry Potter's famous scar is also likely a Shout-Out.
- Freudian Excuse: Assuming she didn't just make the story up to justify her own actions, the reason she's such an unreasonable stickler for rules and etiquette is that a promising student forgot his handkerchief during a bathroom trip during his last year and had to wipe his hands on his pants, which led to a Humiliation Conga that led to him throwing away his future and becoming a delinquent.
- Meaningful Appearance: Her hair is split down the middle in a way that looks like a lightning bolt.
- Morton's Fork: Oh, did you think you were allowed to bring snacks at school? If no, then you purposefully disregarded the rules and should earn a Tonitrus. If yes, then your ignorance of the most basic rules shall earn you a Tonitrus.
- Punny Name:
- Her name is phonetically identical to the German word "Donnerschlag", which means "thunderclap", referencing the frequency with which she gives out Tonitrus Bolts (which are shaped like lightning bolts).
- Ironically for such a stickler, "schlag" is also French slang for "loser" or "dirty".
- Red Baron: She is known as 'Old Lady Tonitrus' by the students.
- Sadist Teacher: She takes great pleasure in giving away Tonitruses like candy.
- Shadow Archetype: She's basically what Henderson was at the start of the series prior to meeting the Forgers, an overly-harsh disciplinarian with unreasonable expectations.
Students
Damian Desmond
Voiced by: Natsumi Fujiwara (JP), Caitlin Glass (EN) Foreign VAs
"I know father couldn't care less about me..."
The second son of Donovan Desmond, the leader of the National Unity Party of Ostania. To get Twilight close to his father, Anya attends Eden College with the mission to befriend Damian.
- Accidental Truth: When Anya gets rid of all her cards really fast during a game of Old Maid, Damian wonders if she can read minds. He does it again during the gala quiz when Anya displays knowledge of an old incident he had with his dog. He calls her out on it and she flat out admits to being an esper. Which he of course doesn't believe.
- Alliterative Name: Damian Desmond.
- Big Ego, Hidden Depths: He acts like an entitled brat half the time, but it's all a mask to hide how insecure he really is and just longs for attention, since his own father considers him a stranger and his mother, while somewhat better, has her own issues beneath the surface.
- Big Man on Campus: A grade-school example. He has a very high opinion of himself because of his family's pedigree, expects everyone to worship the ground he walks on, and most students suck up to him, including a pair who play the part of his boy version of a Girl Posse.
- Big, Stupid Doodoo-Head: On the first day of school, he calls Anya "a big, ugly uggo".
- Boke and Tsukkomi Routine: Most of his interactions with Anya qualify as this due to the back-and-forth frustration they inflict on each other; usually it's Damian reacting to her ignorance and naivety.
- Book Smart: Damian is ranked 11th out of 228 students in school exams. He has a particular inclination towards History, having earned two Stella Stars from his exam scores.
- Bratty Half-Pint: Deconstructed. Damian can throw a temper tantrum when things don't go his way, resulting in some of his classmates disliking him. Mission 26 has him partnered with Anya and when she messes up some of his work he yells at her making her cry, earning him a scolding from Henderson who warns him of more serious punishments should he not keep himself in check.
- Catchphrase Insult: Damian starts out the story referring to Anya as "uggo", "stumpy legs", "ugly short-legs" or a variation of the above three insults. As their relationship improves, he gradually "softens" to a still-rude Hey, You! when he is not actively angry at her.
- Crush Filter:
- In the anime, after Anya's tearful apology immortalizes his crush on her, Damian starts seeing Anya as being cuter than she already is◊: bigger, sparkly eyes, a light blush on her face, and her hair having more shine and detail.
- Come Mission 88, he's outright seeing Anya as a shoujo character.
- In the anime, after Anya's tearful apology immortalizes his crush on her, Damian starts seeing Anya as being cuter than she already is
- Dark Secret: Played for Laughs. Upon learning Yor has befriended Melinda, Damian's terrified his mother's mentioned his dark preschool-era secrets like wetting the bed, being unable to sleep without his favorite stuffie, and trying to act grown-up and eating a green pepper, but barfing. On top of that, he thinks about them in front of Anya, who takes note of them as good gossip.
- A Day in the Limelight: Mission 40 sees him learning to loosen up a little.
- Deuteragonist: As the series goes on, the Eden College side of the series ends up focusing on him almost as much as Anya.
- Everyone Has Standards:
- He may be envious of Anya for obtaining a Stella Star before him, but he doesn't hesitate to quash rumors about Anya obtaining the Star illegitimately.
- He doesn't make fun of Anya for her low score on her midterms, considering such to be adding insult to injury.
- He might be overly proud of his family name but the minute he hears that his group bankrupted George's family, he's quite kind to George throughout the day, even letting George borrow his Stella Star for a while.
- Foil: In many ways, Damian is Anya's polar opposite.
- Damian is at the top of his class, earning two Stella Stars for his test scores (his first on the midterms, the second on his history term final). Meanwhile, Anya is notoriously bad at school and barely passed her midterms.
- Damian has a relatively traditional but emotionally neglectful family; Anya has a warm and loving family despite it initially being formed out of convenience.
- Damian has a crush on Anya, but his pride and impatience with her antics make him act aggressively: Anya's attempts to befriend Damian are mistaken for a crush (at least by Becky), but it's largely just her efforts to facilitate Operation STRIX.
- Freudian Excuse: His father is hardly if ever at home and evidently couldn't care less about his youngest son. As a consequence, Damian's developed quite a Inferiority Superiority Complex, throwing his family name around for the sake of attention and becoming utterly obsessed with becoming the top student in Eden College so that he can finally earn his father's approval. Mission 65 reveals his own mother is also neglectful towards him, blowing off the fact he was punched on the first day of school like it was nothing.
- Green-Eyed Monster: In Short Mission 10, the look on Damian's face says it all when he notices that Anya's starting to form a bond with Ewen, of all people, due to their shared love of rockets and the idea of space exploration, with Anya taking particular interest in going to the moon. Damian awkwardly tries to get in Anya's good graces by murmuring about how he'll grow up to be a politician who'll make moon travels a reality, but his words fail to reach her, since she's too busy playing spacefarers with Ewen.
- Humble Pie: Being punched in the face by Anya on the first day of school humbled Damian enough to not try bullying Anya or anyone ever again.
- I Just Want to Be Loved: The source of his behavior. For all his posturing towards others around him, he's just a neglected little kid who longs for his parents' love and approval, having suffered nothing but neglect from both mother and father. While his parents ignore him, at least he finds solace in Ewin and Emile as the first friends he's ever made, giving him support after seeing how horribly his father treats him.
- I Love You Because I Can't Control You: Complex example. While Damian was initially interested in Anya because it validated his self-centered worldview, he quickly started bullying her because he concluded her to be a Social Climber and felt she was beneath him. Not helped by Ewin and Emile encouraging his elitism. When she finally punches him, he ends up being more frustrated and confused about how to contextualize her actions. It's only when she tearfully apologizes to him and asks to be his friend does his crush on her fully develop. While Damian is correct that Anya has ulterior motives in befriending him, since Damian is ignored by his family and every kid who gets close to him is a bootlicker, Anya ends up being the only kid he has any interest in (no matter how much he tries to deny it) precisely because she's far more genuine to him than the hangers-on that he's used to.
- Inferiority Superiority Complex: For all his posturing, Mission 15 reveals that he actually has a very tenuous grasp of his self-worth, which is tied to his father's acknowledgement.
- In-Series Nickname: Anya constantly refers to him as "sy-on boy"note in the manga's English translation. In the original Japanese language, Anya calls him as "Jinan"note .
- Jerkass Has a Point: While he can act like an annoying Spoiled Brat, he's had some moments where his opinion is valid.
- Upon learning of George's family going (supposedly) bankrupt, Damian sympathies with him, but makes a point to bring up that even if Damian's family is responsible for what's happening to George, that's no excuse to take it out on him, as he has nothing to do with George's situation. Becky, who dislikes Damian almost as much as Anya does, is the first to admit he was right.
- When he rebuffs Anya's efforts to befriend him after their moms seemingly befriended each other, he coldly points out it's because she just wants to get closer to his family and not him as a friend. While he doesn't know about the mission, he's actually right: Anya is only doing this for the mission (albeit for well-intentioned reasons) and not because she wants to be his friend.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He acts like an annoying brat, especially to those of low social status like Anya, but he has moments where he shows he isn't a bad kid deep down. He gets better as time goes on, with his worse qualities being relegated mainly to his temper and occasional insensitivity.
- Laser-Guided Karma: His bullying of Anya and Becky on the first day of school gets him a well-deserved punch in the face by Anya, which causes him to cry his eyes out in front of his whole class.
- Leitmotif: "Second Son", a melancholy woodwind theme reflecting his lofty upbringing and the emotional distance within his family.
- Lonely Rich Kid: He's severely affected by his father and mother's neglect and seems to have no friends other than Emile and Ewen.
- Love at First Punch: He already thought Anya was cute upon meeting her, but it's shown that this evolved into a full-on Tsundere crush after she decked him.
- Luminescent Blush: Following Anya's tearful apology over punching him triggering his official Tsundere feelings for her, his entire face legitimately turns bright red out of embarrassed attraction, something Ewen and Emile comment on and he tries to play off as him getting angry at Anya's attitude.
- Pet the Dog:
- Upon learning of George's circumstances, Damian is nothing but kind towards him throughout the day and gives him a parting gift at the days end.
- He stands up to Billy Squire to help get the bomb collar off Anya to him instead. While it was for nothing and just gets him a collar as well, it still counts as a very brave and compassionate moment on his part.
- Properly Paranoid: For all his efforts to earn his father's approval and attention, he's fully aware that his father couldn't care less about him. Mission 38 tragically proves his statement valid when his own father says within earshot of his son that he considers him a stranger.
- Sour Outside, Sad Inside: His arrogant personality is his way of coping with being neglected by his father and feeling the pressure of living up to his family's high standards. He's still an insolent brat, but there's moments he can show he isn't that bad deep down.
- Spoiled Brat: Downplayed. He was annoyed when he wasn't introduced as "Lord"note during the school entrance ceremony. In the VIZ manga translation, he instead thinks they should have called his name first (which actually makes a bit of sense, since, with kana removed, the students aren't being called with any perceived order anymore).
- Stronger Than They Look: He manages to block Bazooka Bill despite having the frame of a grade-schooler.
- Take Me Instead: During the Red Circle arc, Damian stands up to Billy Squire and demands he take the bomb collar off Anya and put it on him instead. While he showed courage in the act, Billy decided to put one on him and Anya instead, but the thought counts.
- Taking the Bullet: He suddenly steps in between a dodgeball and Anya, taking the hit for her. He claims he was trying to catch it but otherwise displays confusion over his actions.
- Tears of Fear: As befitting a 6 year old, Damian can only cry in fear over having been given a bomb collar around his neck at the hands of the Red Circle. Thankfully, Anya holds his hand to reassure him the bomb is fake.
- Tsundere: Harsh type. Damian is constantly insulting and making fun of Anya, which makes her mission to befriend him more difficult, but his blushes around her show that he already likes her more than enough. It's just that his pride makes him unable to accept that he'd develop feelings for a lower-class girl; moreso, a girl who decked him in one punch.
- The Unfavorite: Implied, given his older brother is far more successful in school and neither of his parents bother to pay him any attention or care for his well-being. Though given his parents' general behavior, it's entirely possible they don't actually have a favorite child.
- Uptown Guy: The main reason why he won't admit he has a crush on Anya is that he thinks the son of a high-ranking politician should never have feelings for a middle-class girl.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Appears to be becoming this to Anya, and Becky to a lesser degree, as of Chapter 76. After the ordeal with the Red Circus, he briefly considers her offer to invite her to his house before rescinding it at the last second. Back at school, Damian becomes jealous that Anya is basking in some newfound popularity, specially after she essentially calls him a crybaby. Damian then starts to insult her family, mentions that she also cried, and calls her stubby legs, the latter of which causes her to cry. Damian hesitantly apologizes by offering to buy her some candy, which just shows how he "wins" because he's the better person, which causes them to be late for class because they kept trading insults.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: Mission 15 reveals he's afraid that his father will no longer acknowledge him if he doesn't become an imperial scholar like his older brother. It later gets deconstructed in that Damian is aware that his father thinks little of him, but still works his tail off studying to earn his approval. This is further shown in Mission 40 with his constant studying taking a toll on his body that exhausts him physically and mentally, which Henderson takes note of, having deliberately punished Ewen and Emile to allow him to spend time acting as a kid rather than forcing himself to study.
- Wham Line: "I know Father couldn't care less about me." It really puts into perspective Damian's general attitude problems.
- What Is This Feeling?: After being decked by Anya, Damian wants nothing more than to confront her to get his revenge. However, every time he sees her, he cannot grasp a weird feeling that envelopes him that's causing him to be unable to actually speak to her.
- When He Smiles: When he doesn't have his usual smug look on his face, such as when he learned he got a Stella for his efforts, he gives a big smile much more fitting for a kid his age.
- Wine Is Classy: Played for Laughs in Mission 95 during the End-of-Class Gala, where he's commended by Ewen and Emile for drinking a grown-up drink like grapefruit juice, which is treated exactly like wine by them and is served like a martini.
Becky Blackbell
Voiced by: Emiri Katou (JP), Dani Chambers (EN) Foreign VAs
"I wanna be better friends with you! Since I'm the only one who knows your good side!"
Daughter of the CEO of Blackbell Heavy Industries, a major military manufacturer in Ostania, and Anya's only friend in school.- All Girls Want Bad Boys: She mistakes Anya's account of Loid being incredibly driven for him being abusively strict. She actually thinks it sounds hot.
- Alliterative Name: Becky Blackbell.
- Audience Surrogate: Becky tends to be the one to call out the absurdities going on around her when the focus is on Eden College, pointing out many of the things the audience would. She could also be a surrogate/Affectionate Parody of certain sections of the Spy x Family fanbase that are only involved for the romantic subplots, being a Shipper on Deck for Anya and Damian as well as being hopelessly in love with
resident Mr. Fanservice Loid Forger. - Book Smart: While there isn't much attention drawn to it, Becky's grades are definitely above average. Her rank in the term finals was 5th in Language Studies and 38th overall. While not the best, it's certainly nothing to scoff at.
- Comically Missing the Point: Whenever Anya expresses shock at the Fiction 500 of her family, Becky has a habit of only noting the minor errors, such as responding to Anya wondering if her family is a world-controlling shadow organization by stating they're a "legitimate" company.
- Cool Big Sis: Acts like one to Anya. After the two have become friends, Becky declares that she will always be on Anya's side and promises to protect her. It's later taken to an absurd level after Becky develops a crush on Loid and in her crazy fantasies, she hopes to one day "upgrade" her relationship with Anya by becoming her Good Stepmother. It also helps that Becky is likely a year or two older than Anya.
- Entertainingly Wrong:
- Due to having no idea about Operation STRIX, she ends up being convinced that Anya's attempts to get close to Damian are the result of her having a crush on him. Hilariously, she'd actually be completely right if she simply put it around the other way.
- She briefly believes that her attempts to seduce Loid are working when he expresses interest in her personal life, when in reality he's just trying to see if he can gain any useful information about her family due to their influence.
- Entertainment Above Their Age: Becky is a first grader, but enjoys romantic soap operas like Berlint in Love.
- Fiction 500: Her family is rich enough to gift her a tank AND a warplane as gifts. Indeed, even by the standards of Eden Academy's wealthy elite, the Blackbells appear to be especially wealthy.
- Fille Fatale: Subverted; she's convinced her extensive knowledge of mature romantic dramas has given her the skills to seduce Loid despite being a young six-year-old girl, but even if Loid wasn't well-versed in genuine seduction, her childish perspective and the obviously romanticized ideas those shows gave her leave her completely out of her depth when it comes to real romance and seduction. As such, her 'advances' do nothing but confuse Loid, as the idea that a six-year-old would even try such a thing doesn't even register on his radar.
- Freudian Excuse: Becky strives to act like a grown-up (more accurately, her idea of a grown-up) because she could never get along with other kids her age before. Believing she's too mature for them was her defence against loneliness.
- From the Mouths of Babes: Mr and Mrs Blackbell really should monitor the kinds of television shows that their daughter is allowed to watch; because the raunchy soap opera "Berlint In Love", which is at best inappropriate viewing even for teenagers, has taught six-year-old little Becky hilariously-sleazy "romantic tactics" such as "sexily" flicking her hair, crying out "Was I just a game for you?!" when faced with disinterest, and acting like a "drunken and easy girl" to get her crush (Loid's) attention.
- Girlish Pigtails: She's a cute little girl who keeps her hair tied into pigtails.
- Hopeless Suitor: Not only is she way too young to ever be with Loid, but he's also already married and clearly developing feelings for Yor.
- I Just Want to Have Friends: She's revealed to have been incredibly lonely and belligerent for most of her life prior to meeting Anya. Her servant Martha notes that Becky has become a lot happier and more adventurous ever since they met, showing that what she really needed was someone her age she could open up to.
- Innocently Insensitive: When Damian calls Anya ugly, Becky's defense of her is while Anya is uglier than her (Becky), she's not that ugly. She also comments on Anya's living room and bedroom being smaller than her storage room and her dog's doghouse respectively.
- Interclass Friendship: With Anya. Becky is the only rich kid at Eden who likes Anya and doesn't look down on her for being middle class as she thinks Anya is much better than the Spoiled Brats from their school. This allows them to quickly become good friends.
- It Was a Gift: She takes great delight in the sheep key-chains she and Anya share in spite of her reservations due to her upbringing.
- Leitmotif: "Precocious", a light, delicate, koto-based theme befitting her refined and good-natured, if sharp, personality.
- Lonely Rich Kid: Downplayed compared to Damian, since she seems to have a better relationship with her parents, but it's shown that she has trouble getting along with other kids and Anya's still her only friend.
- Lovable Alpha Bitch: Mission 36 shows that she's actually this, her true personality away from Anya making her no friends before she began attending Eden. There were hints of this in her first appearance where her thoughts showed that she was thinking about how to use Anya for her own amusement. Befriending Anya brought out her kinder side and finally having someone her age to spend time with was clearly something she craved for a while now.
- Love Before First Sight: She goes crazy over Loid when she sees what he looks like in Anya's family picture.
- Mister Muffykins: Becky's beloved pet Wiesel is a well-groomed toy dog, befitting her status as a young lady from a wealthy background.
- Nice Girl: Becky may be spoiled, but she's nothing but sweet and generous.
- Only Friend: Becky is Anya's only friend at Eden. It turns out Anya is this for her as well.
- Precocious Crush: She develops a crush on Loid after seeing a photo of the Forgers in Mission 25. She makes attempts to "seduce" him based on what she knows of romance from the TV dramas she watches, but it's made clear that she's too young to really know what she's doing and the manga's narration notes that she's detached from reality.
- Running Gag: Whenever she is contemplating how to win Loid's love near her butler, Martha will remind her that "Homewrecking is a no-no madam."
- Shipper on Deck: Despite her personal dislike of Damian, she becomes this for him and Anya after she finally notices Anya's fixation on him, not knowing that Anya wants to befriend Damian to help Loid complete his mission.
- Signature Headgear: Becky wears a little white hairclip shaped like a cartoon bomb to represent that her family are arms dealers. She sometimes switches out this hairclip for a different one, like a fighter plane hairclip, or a heart and arrow hairclip when she is trying to seduce Loid.
- Spanner in the Works: Since she is Anya's only friend at Eden, she is very protective of her from Damian and his goons. Unfortunately, this means she's a major obstacle in Twilight's mission since he needs Anya to make friends with Damian. This lessens when she becomes a begrudging Shipper on Deck for the two, and begins encouraging them to get closer.
- Spoiled Sweet: She comes from a family wealthy enough to buy her a plane and a tank as rewards, which she treats with the kind of indifference most commoner kids would show towards old cheap toys. She also has no problems being friends with a lower-class girl like Anya. Mission 36 shows that she was like this only towards Anya however, making her a subversion of this, which works its way into a double subversion as her friendship with Anya becomes a good influence on her and makes her sweeter in general. It's also somewhat zig-zagged, as it's implied that the reason Becky had so many issues getting along with other kids is because she thought they were nothing more than spoiled brats.
- Symbol Motif Clothing: The hair clip she usually wears is in the shape of a round bomb with a lit fuse, to symbolize that her family runs a major weapons manufacturing corporation. She also has another one that's shaped like a fighter jet.
- Thinks Like a Romance Novel: Understandable, since she's in her first year of school and has no romantic experience. Her TV dramas influence how she imagines a romance with Loid, and are how she approaches trying to "seduce" him (the narration notes that she's detached from reality).
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: The Girly Girl to Anya's Tomboy. She is an ojou in training, and is shown to be very interested in fashion, romance dramas/soap operas, and relationships, compared to Anya who is more adventurous and likes action-packed cartoons.
- Wingding Eyes: As soon as she sees what Anya's dad Loid looks like in a photo, her eyes turn into hearts.
Ewen Egeburg and Emile Elman
Ewen voiced by: Haruka Okamura (JP), Michelle Rojas (EN) Foreign VAs
Emile voiced by: Hana Sato (JP), Macy Anne Johnson (EN) Foreign VAs
Ewen: Once Damian is grown up, I know he'll make Ostania a better place to live!
Emile: Laying a commoner low with just three words... Utterly savage!
Damian's followers and fellow students from Cecile Hall.
- Alliterative Name: Both of them have a first and last name that starts with an E.
- Boys Like Creepy Critters: During the field research trip, they gleefully chase Damian around with live worms.
- Bully Turned Buddy: At first they are mean to Anya and call her ugly, but this trait levels off over time and they start becoming more amicable with her. In Short Mission 10, Ewen and Anya bond over their interest in the Ostanian space program.
- A Day in the Limelight: Short Mission 10 revolves around Ewen's love for the Ostanian space program; while Damian is around in the background, it's mostly for the sake of humorous asides.
- The Dividual: Initially they both shared the role of Damian's followers and mostly acted and thought the same. This gradually becomes subverted over time: Ewen dreams of being a cosmonaut and has a great interest in space travel (while Emile doesn't, as he mostly wants to live his life having snacks), which he speaks about in depth in Short Mission 10. Anya finds it exciting, even if she doesn't understand the particulars, and so they form a bit of a bond over it.
- False Friend: Played straight at first but eventually subverted. They initially only hang out with Damian because of his social clout, and secretly dislike him. That seemingly begins to change in Mission 39, in which they actually show concern for his well-being after he runs himself ragged studying constantly, despite them being on holiday. The rest of the mission proceeds to develop this further until they're legitimately friends with Damian by the end. Actually seeing how his father treats him in the previous mission might have had something to do with their initial turnaround.
- Fat and Skinny: Ewen is the skinny one and Emile is the fat one.
- Girl Posse: A boy version. They are always following Damian everywhere he goes. They don't do much besides sucking up to Damian and insult Anya.
- Goofy Buckteeth: Emile regularly sucks up to Damian and is depicted as stereotypically "ugly" with his buckteeth.
- Hereditary Hairstyle: Mission 75 indicates that Ewen and Emile got their hairstyles from their mother and father respectively.
- Hidden Depths: Short Mission 10 reveals Ewen has an intense passion for space travel that Anya shares, much to Damian's jealousy. Chapter 93 expands on this, with him ranking 9th in his year on the science term finals.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Both of them were initially sucking up to Damian in order to leech off of his reputation and privilege, but eventually genuinely become his friends after a camping trip and seeing how his father treats him.
- Meaningful Name: Ewen and Emile always follow Damian around. In the alphabet, the letter E follows the letter D.
- Obsessed with Food: Emile's dream for the future is to be able to eat a lot of candy and upon looking a starry sky, his first reaction is to compare it to sugar. Beyond his fear of space because of its lack of air, the biggest reason Emile dislikes the space program is because there isn't any food among the stars.
- Satellite Character: They only exist mainly as Lovable Alpha Bitch Damian's male version of a Girl Posse.
- Those Two Guys: They're always shown hanging together, usually around Damian.
- True Companions: To Damian in later chapters. In Mission 39, they deliberately break school rules so they can be "punished" alongside Damian so he wouldn't alone.
- Your Mom: One of them hoped for Damian to insult Anya by saying something beginning with "Your momma's so fat".
Bill Watkins
Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto (JP), Jarrod Greene (EN) Foreign VAs
The son of an Ostanian Army major, who attends Eden College as part of Wald Hall.
- Alliterative Name: Bill is a short form for William, so like all other Eden students he actually has an alliterative name, too. His nickname, "Bazooka Bill" is alliterative as well.
- Baritone of Strength: Downplayed. He has a deep, imposing voice that fits his body (albeit not his age) and enhances the absurdity of his character.
- Beneath the Mask: While he presents himself as a brutal, methodical machine, it's often highlighted that he is just a six year old, full of the same anxieties as his peers. The anime also reveals how much he adores his father and is just as eager to make his father proud as Damian.
- David vs. Goliath: During the dodgeball match, he's the Goliath for the entire opposite team's David. The only one who stands a chance against him is Anya, and only because she can read his mind to find out where he's aiming and evade it in time.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Prior to his proper introduction, he's the oddly-large student in the anime Loid stuck a note on his back intended for Anya.
- Everyone Has Standards: He normally limits his herculean strength against girls out of courtesy, only using it on Anya once she starts to dodge his throws and forces him to get serious on her.
- Face of a Thug: Outside of his extreme commitment to dodgeball, he's actually a very supportive and friendly kid despite his freakishly muscular appearance.
- Genius Bruiser: Muscular powerhouse he may be, he's also an expert marksman and strategist, and is shown using computer simulations to help him calculate throws during training. He later earns 2nd place on his math finals, earning him a second Stella.
- Gentle Giant: His intimidating size and face notwithstanding, Bill is more of a teddy bear than a grizzly bear, who readily offers kind sage-advice and emotional support to his fellow schoolmates, even antagonistic ones like Damian. In fact, he was the first child to take a defiant stand to the Red Circus Terrorists who hijacked the school bus in Chapter 70, giving his classmates hope that they will survive to see the next day.
- Gonk: He is a rare example of this trope that focuses on the physical body rather than the face. Bill has a relatively normal, if older looking, face; but he has a ridiculous muscular physique that makes him look like a cartoony body builder rather than a six-year-old boy. On top of that, he has very tiny feet and he towers over the other students yet is shorter than every adult.
- Just a Kid: Bill may appear to others to be a mini version of the Hulk, but on the inside he is still a typical six year old boy. His class’ encounter with the Red Circus proved that, though to be fair, he was braver than most.
- Nice Guy: Off the court, he genuinely warns Anya's class about Donna, bearing no grudge against them for his dodgeball humiliation. His popularity among his Wald Hall classmates outside of the game also indicates that he's kind enough that they don't notice his Face of a Thug.
- Pyrrhic Victory: He manages to win the dodgeball match, but it turns out winning it doesn't gives him the rumored Stella star he wanted. If Henderson's comment when revealing as much is any indication, he may have received a Tonitrus Bolt instead for threatening Anya during the match.
- Red Baron: He was given the nickname "Bazooka Bill" by his peers for his domination in sports since nursery school.
- Signature Move: A straight shot launched from the pressure of intensely hugging a ball to his chest, allowing him to “throw” it at unexpected times without warning his opponents with conventional wind-ups.
- Smart People Wear Glasses: Despite his hulking size, he's no Dumb Muscle and calculates his throws with acute precision. To show this, he wears glasses.
- Top-Heavy Guy: His upper body is heavyset and intimidating, but his legs are disproportionately short and taper down into child-sized feet. This comically juxtaposes his age-uncharacteristic strength with his actual age.
- Vocal Dissonance: He's supposedly no older than the kids in his grade, but sounds like a burly grown man. It gets funnier when you hear him talk to his father, saying "daddy" excitedly.
- The Worf Effect: Despite his physical size and reputation, even Bill is no match for Donna's ruthlessness, and is reduced to crawling to Anya and Damian's class to warn them about her.
- Younger Than They Look: He's only six years old, but easily looks to be in his teens and the anime gives him a very deep voice. It is stated he developed very early, and the anime shows that his father is also huge, with Bill only coming up to his waist, so it is also partially genetic. Lampshaded by Becky, who's shocked by his muscular appearance and disbelievingly says there's no way he can be the same age as her and the other students in their year.
George Glooman
Voiced by: Shun Horie (JP), Jad Saxton (EN) Foreign VAs
The son of the CEO of Glooman Pharmaceuticals and a student at Eden College's Cecile Hall. He believed his father's company had gone bankrupt due to the Desmond Group, but the truth is George was misunderstanding everything and the Desmond Group just bought the company.
- Alliterative Name: George Glooman.
- Big Ol' Unibrow: Thinner than most examples, but he's got one that makes him look like he's permanently glowering.
- Butt-Monkey: After his introductory story he is firmly established to be at the bottom of Eden's social food chain; most of his lines after that are basically comparing Anya's situation with that of his, the implication being her social position is still better than his.
- Exact Words: What drives him to trying to get Damian expelled. He overhears his father talking about the Desmond group and mention how "Glooman Pharmaceuticals would be no more." Believing that this meant the Desmond group would drive his family bankrupt, he seeks to get the Desmond scions expelled so as to "distract" them from their supposed Evil Plan. Even when he's exposed, he manages to gain everyone's sympathy and gets quite a few goodbye gifts from classmates who believe he'll be going away forever. Then he learns that Glooman Pharmaceuticals is actually being bought out, not forced into bankruptcy, and thus his school life was never in any danger to begin with. He goes back to school embarrassed and has to pay back everyone.
- Gonk: The top of his head is quite literally flat, and his face seems to be squished into a permanent scowl. He's like a miniature version of Universal's depiction of Frankenstein's monster.
- Heel Realization: Although he was Taking Advantage of Generosity by manipulating Damian into getting him juice and caviar, George genuinely thought his family was ruined and that he'd be sold into slavery in Westalis. When he said as much, Anya's genuine attempt to comfort him by patting him and telling him that Westalis was a good place made him begin crying without knowing why until he realized that the other students really were worried about him and he stopped asking for stuff.
- The Man Behind the Man: He's revealed to be the one who (via his butler) hired "Daybreak" to sabotage the test scores of the Desmond siblings, under the mistaken assumption that the Desmond group was going to run his family into bankruptcy.
- Punny Name: The dreary kid who thinks every inconvenience is a world-stopping tragedy is named Glooman.
- Strong Family Resemblance: He gets his unique head shape from his father.
- Taking Advantage of Generosity: Thinking he has only one day left at Eden College, George makes his classmates satisfy his every whim by telling them his family is going to end up poor (which is just a big misunderstanding on his part).
- Wounded Gazelle Gambit: In a last-ditch effort to get Damian expelled, he punches himself in the face while close to Damian to make it look like Damian did it. It actually nearly works with a nearby teacher, but Anya intervenes to prevent the teacher from pressing further.
